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Magical Monsoons @ the Club JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2019 Magical Monsoons @ The Club Chairman - Dinesh Khanna MANAGEMENT President & COO - Tushar Khanna General Manager - Arindam Chakraborty NOTE Vice President (New Business & Corporate Alliance) - Rakesh Gurung Executive Vice President - Sarina Menezes Dear Member, Vice President (Finance) - Hemanshu Joshi As the monsoon arrives, all one can think of is to sit back, relax and sip on hot tea Executive Housekeeper - Kajal Kotak accompanied by pakoras. To satiate your culinary cravings, we at The Club have Executive Publisher - brought you a food fiesta filled with the same as well as a selection of cookies, Maneck Davar Spenta Multimedia modaks, Asian delights, South Mumbai’s famed Mohammed Ali street food and Sr. Vice President - lots more! Besides, there are a host of activities and workshops lined up to keep Bobby Daniel your kids occupied and happy, while you can catch up with friends or attend Editorial meetings at our all-new Westburrys Bar, with improved food, drinks and decor. Caroline Chorattil Enjoy our relaxing therapies and treatments at Antara Spa and know more about Sr. Graphic Designer why Taj Bekal is the perfect getaway during the rainy months ahead. Learn about Bharati Khule what makes gin a class apart and about the cool Dragon Boat Festival. If you’re Digital Imaging Ninad Jadhav planning to hold an event, our banquets promise to fulfil all your requirements, from food and music to decor and everything else. Marketing Group Vice-President Our member Rashmi Bajpai describes her wonderful trip to the Maldives and Geetu Rai 9920023908 Dr Vijay Lulla talks about the future of healthcare in India. The Mumbai Sachin Desai Chapter of Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library (IPPL) is all set to begin 9820425612 with a poetry event at our library, so make sure you bring your family and friends Gujarat along and make it a success. Sanjay Chawda 98240 43072 If you’re in the mood for a hair makeover, walk into the Kromakay Salon during Published by Spenta Multimedia on Happy Hours and avail of the exclusive offers. Meet your fitness goals with our behalf of The Club. myriad fitness programmes and initiatives and particpate in fun events like Retro For advertising queries and Nite, The Bar Concept, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Unplugged with Shanay Shah. bookings call: 022 24811044. Turn the pages to know how you can rev up the monsoon and have a fab time at Also visit www.theclubmumbai.com The Club! The Club Mumbai, 197 D N Nagar, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053 Tel: 022 6611 7777 THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF ADVISORS AT THE CLUB Farzana Contractor Anil Harish Rashmi Uday Singh K. N. Gandhi Sabira Merchant Sandip Shah Meka Rajyalaxmi Rao Subhash K. D. Ghai Sunil. K. Alagh Rajpal Singh Chowdhury Asif Adil Ajit G. Khimji Udyan Bose Gary Harilela K. K. Nohria Sharad Patel Ghanshyam Sheth Ben Trivedi Kirit Damania 2 JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2019 08 16 04 COVER STORY 16 A peek into the brand new FESTIVE 24 Westburrys Bar at The Club Discover the fascinating customs and traditions of the 06 Dragon Boat Festival MY STORY An entrepreneur’s growth 18 story SPIRITS Learn what makes gin a 36 08 much-loved spirit BANQUETS & ANTARA SPA CONFERENCES Soothing therapies to refresh 21 A look at the range of your mind, body and soul THE ANADA WINE CLUB services provided by The A look at the new Anada Club Mumbai’s banquets 12 Wine Club BEKAL 38 A look at the exciting 22 READING CIRCLE monsoon packages at the Taj WELLNESS The Mumbai Chapter of Bekal Resort & Spa in Kerala On health and healthcare in Intercultural Poetry and India Performance Library (IPPL) 14 arrives at The Club CHILDREN’S CORNER 24 Monsoon activities for kids TRAVEL 40 A wonderful trip to the OUR TEAM CONTENTS Maldives A look at our young and talented Chef de Cuisine, 26 Pratik Thakare HEALTH ZONE 04 Plan your fitness schedule at 41 The Club CSR The Club Mumbai visits and 29 spends time with the young OUR SALON and the aged Happy Hours are here for your hair 42 PHOTO GALLERY 30 Snapshots of Life @ The Club GOURMET Delectable menus and special 44 recipes to help you tide over UPCOMING EVENTS the monsoon with a happy Fun activites lined up smile and tummy JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2019 3 COVER STORY A ROYAL EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE CLUB! Read on about the all-new Westburrys Bar launched at The Club. he next time you visit The Club, with a bang, welcoming you to swanky and character to it à la English pubs, the you might be greeted with posters interiors that can go head-to-head with new one sports a modern, contemporary T across the premises shouting out any stand-alone bar in the city. look and opulent interiors with a high ‘Need a drink? #HeadWest’. Now, you ceiling, high bar tables, a booth area, a might wonder what that’s all about! Well, With dim lights accenting soothing aqua conversation corner, a raised stage area, we are happy to report that your favourite colours, one may not even remember and pretty French windows that bring watering hole is back in a brand new what the old Westburrys Bar looked like. in natural light, opening up the bar even avatar. That’s right—Westburrys is back Whilst the old bar had a lot of charm more. 4 JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2019 The new Westburrys Bar is more complement your drinks and palate. performance-oriented and a chameleon There is a healthy mix of New and Old in its nature and purpose. Get ready for a World cuisines, including Indian and host of live band performances, in-house pan-Asian cuisines. Our innovative sliders and guest DJs, Anada Club evenings, and crostinis like the Lamb Dhansak ladies’ bar nites, comedy nites, poetry Crostini, as well as other dishes are readings, and many more performance presented in cool new ways for a visual gigs than one can imagine. and gastronomic treat that includes sliders on a skewer, tandoor platters on a grill, Our in-house DJ Viral is all game to fries on a bicycle and more such. spin tunes to set the mood for all kinds of occasions. From lounge music to There are also Japanese delights like Katsu Bollywood and EDM, you have it all Curry and freshly prepared sushi brought here, so get set to enjoy a musical feast. to you by our very own ace Japanese Chef de Cuisine Pratik Thakare. High-quality Talking about feasts, the Westburrys pork imported from Germany has been menu has been upgraded too! Open recently introduced on the menu, so you one up and you will notice some can savour some delicious Che Chow incredible drinks on offer. Indulge Dimsums, Pork Seekh Kebabs and more in some refreshing, light, signature at the Westburrys Bar. We have retained cocktails, mocktails and shooters such as your all-time favourite classics as well Pomegranita, Sour Passion, Mast Masala from the old Westburrys Bar menu and Guava, and Sparkling Berries made using our By The Waterside and Oriental Wok fresh ingredients, as well as high-end restaurants. single malts, crafted beers, artisanal rums, international and Indian gins like Greater Open from 5pm to 1am, the Westburrys Than and Stranger & Sons, and extensive Bar is now an all-rounder, with space wines, all curated by Subrata Sen, F&B for book clubs, conversations, watching Manager of The Club. You can also sport matches with one’s best buddies, avail of the 2+2 offer on select premium meetings, and parties. So, what are you imported and IMFL brands during the waiting for? Join us and have a drink! Happy Hours from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Our Executive Chef Gaurav Madan For table reservations, contact: has especially crafted the food menu to 022-66117777/763 JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2019 5 MY STORY MY KEY LEARNING AS AN ENTREPRENEUR The Club member and serial entrepreneur Hareesh Tibrewala, who is the Co-founder, Managing Director and Joint CEO of social media agency Social Wavelength and Co-author of If I Had To Do It Again, was also the co-founder of one of India’s first e-commerce ventures, Homeindia.com. He shares his entrepreneurial journey and the lessons he learnt along the way with us. ost people would vie for ourselves and ensure that timelines and a single chance to be an DON’T BE SHY OF KNOCKING ON targets don’t get missed. M entrepreneur. I was lucky EVERY DOOR to have had not one, but two chances. As a budding entrepreneur, one will need SENIOR TALENT IS VERY My first entrepreneurial venture, an a lot of help and guidance. And quite CRITICAL e-commerce site called Homeindia. often, this help and guidance is available The best investment one can make is com, did not quite take off as expected. in our immediate circle of friends, not in technology or in marketing but After almost a decade-long effort, I relatives and acquaintances. Don’t be in good quality senior talent. Good exited the business. A couple of years hesitant to ask for that help. Knock on professional talent brings in experience, later, I had the opportunity for another every door that you can. Some will help expertise, sagacity as well as a sounding shot at entrepreneurship. This time I you, some won’t. Leverage those who are board that can help in crucial decision- built a digital media agency business, able to assist… And you will see a lot of making. which I sold to WPP, the world’s largest valuable inputs come your way.
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