Gappa Tappa corner thread 10 - general discussions - Page 114

Originally posted by: Dhanusg

Yes second hand novels as well as new ones i remember they still sell it at king circle. My mom got new davinci code there st such a low price😀

I think by my time aluminium boxes were out of circulation😂

Originally posted by: mishkil88

Mani's lunch home close to Ruia college, cafe Mysore, cafe Madras, Saraswati and ram bharose restaurants near Central matunga rly stn are small but very good south Indian restaurants in and around king's circle.

............And DP (Durga Parmeshwari) opposite Ruia for timepass!

Originally posted by: mishkil88

Mani's lunch home close to Ruia college, cafe Mysore, cafe Madras, Saraswati and ram bharose restaurants near Central matunga rly stn are small but very good south Indian restaurants in and around king's circle.

Yes and one day i made a blunder of ordering tea instead of coffee in that south indian joint i think cafe madras o mg yuckie tea 😡worst tea ever 😡n i am a tea lover n not coffee.

Othwise they offer nice southie snacks but never order tea ever

Originally posted by: kamalsh56

............And DP (Durga Parmeshwari) opposite Ruia for timepass!

Originally posted by: mishkil88

yes of course. Though I rarely visited these I thought our Mumbai friends would like to recollect those places.

Well during my school n college days me n my frds used to luv GK ie guru kripa esp mouth watering samosas n chholle n also living closeby also helps. GK also had very tasty pani puri sev batata puri dahi puri

I also like parathas n pulao from peninsula at sion circle .

Originally posted by: Dhanusg

Well during my school n college days me n my frds used to luv GK ie guru kripa esp mouth watering samosas n chholle n also living closeby also helps. GK also had very tasty pani puri sev batata puri dahi puri

I also like parathas n pulao from peninsula at sion circle .

Did you know that GK used to supply samosas to most of the theatres? Kalpana(kurla) and Badal Bijali Barkha were some of them.

Originally posted by: Arjunwagle

Yes IMHO you get the best bhelpuri at Chowpatty....The salt spray from the Arabian sea is free and nature's gift.😀... Also add the malishwala , ganderi wala and kulfiwala .... They all complete the picture ...last but not the least the majestic view of Wilson college in backdrop along with the sarakta Geena ( what a treat it was to play on it as kids with half pants and Bombay dyeing t shirts 😀 )

Sarakta geena...escalator; all of my cousins and I took a field trip just to go on that when it opened.😊

Yes, Girgaon Chowpatty has a special place and nothing can compare to the bhelpuri and kulfi found there during childhood days.

Originally posted by: kamalsh56

@red, Remember going round the King circle (towards Matunga side) to pickup all sorts of second hand books and magazines on the streetside. I would spend a couple of hours just perusing and bargaining some really huge range of novels/technical books and magazines.

@blue, anyone remember carrying their books and compass box in the quaint aluminum school boxes (more like mini trunks)?

I never used the aluminium school box. My older cousins did with their name engraved on it...later those were used as tool box. Streetside books, magazines - Churchgate and Fort area.

Originally posted by: kamalsh56

As we go into the nooks and corner of Mumbai, I remember going into the maze of streets of Bhendi Bazaar (Chor bazaar as it is known) during the school/college days to look for bargains. Friday was the designated day on which the wares were laid out on the congested dirty narrow streets and you could bargain to your hearts content. But the first rule that I had picked up was that once you bargained and he agreed to that amount (your offer could even be 10-30% of his first offer) you had to buy it else you could be thrashed black and blue.

Those were the days when imported electronics items were in high demand. I remember picking up an HP scientific calculator (red LED type) at a virtual throw away price as he could not show it was working (just that the battery was down). Also picked up a huge collection of Rock music 33 1/3RPM records which were available at dirt cheap rates.

Those were the days when Shiv Sena created terror in those areas. I remember one friday I heard a huge commotion and everyone started running as there was a riot nearby (mostly happened during the India Pakistan cricket matches) and I ran all the way to Grant Road station.

My parents wouldn't allow me to go to Chor Bazaar by myself. I've been there with my cousins and brother. Made many trips there and Lamington road when my brother and I built a computer in early 90s.

Originally posted by: Arjunwagle

Haha yes I remember that was a common phrase used to tease Don Bosco( D.B )students ...

Oh yes, Don Bosco in Borivli west too.