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PUNE’S WADASA Crumbling Legacy?

NEWS & FEATURES

COVER STORY ....................................38

The changing face of the Old City—

Pune’s are quickly disappearing

KNOW YOUR CITY ...............................84

The majestic forts around Pune are a

must-visit this monsoon

PEOPLE ...............................................94

Ashwini Despande breaks the boundar-

ies of the design industry

CAUSE ...............................................114

Deep Griha Society is making the poor

computer literate

HEALTH ..............................................108

Dr Rahul Patil sheds light on cardiac

complications

TREND ..............................................122

Luxury townships as Pune’s hottest real

estate trend

CIVIC ..................................................128

Senior citizens take charge

PET WORLD .......................................153

Pune’s boasts of its very first Pet ParkCOVER CREDITS: COVER DESIGN: ANIL GAWDE

REGULARS10 Citadesk

12 Citamail

32 Flashback

154 ITrends

156 Snapshots

161 Champagne Moments

JULY 2013 - VOLUME XXII No. 10

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LIFESTYLE

ART .......................100The Papertells Art Gallery gives handmade paper a new lease of life

TRAVEL ................144Indulge your senses in Mexico, a colourful land of excitement

DÉCOR ...................50Lovekar Design Associates moved into their new design studio

FOOD ...................150Tickle your taste buds at Charcoal Grill

THE IMAGEStylists!LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SHOP THIS FESTIVE SEASON? AAKARSONS HAS IT ALL UNDER ONE ROOF, MAKING SHOPPING EASIER FOR YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.

The Aakarsons exclusive shopping

destination had their grand opening in

October last year, heralding in Dusshera

2012. They display a wide range of ethnic

Indian and western clothing for men, women

and kids, ranging from ages two and above

comprising complete wedding ensembles like

and also

casuals, linen, clubwear, jeans and nightwear.

Aakarsons is the only showroom in Pune

that showcases the ‘Bawree’ collection. For the

uninformed, Bawree is a world famous brand

with stores in Dubai, USA, and Kenya, which

provides unstitched materials and ready-made

garments in all sizes for and bridal wear.

A look around the shopping centre boasts

of their signature style - bridal wear. It is

easy to fancy the separate Bridal and Groom

Lounges. It also has wide range of accessories,

bangles, make-up, clips, purses, perfumes and

undergarments. Ferin Vora, director, Aakarsons,

says, “We house a large range of brands, thus

providing a large variety to choose from...”

Aakarsons also caters to the masses

by undertaking customised orders in their

tailoring department from scratch, and the

group also has a specialized section for kids

wear as well.

VISTAPLUSSolutions

innovation and utmost perfection to deliver best in class service. They are your

VIP partner. VistaPlus is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company and follows industry

best practices.

VistaPlus has undertaken ‘Green Technology’ based solutions as a small step to

make this world a much better place for the coming generations. Every project they

undertake with their clients is like a virtual partnership. They work as partners with

their client and ensure that they understand the business goals and targets and then

provide solutions to meet the objectives. The VistaPlus consulting team works to

provide their clients and their business a neutral and unbiased consultation, which

is extremely important in these days, when it is believed that almost anything and

everything is fabricated.

VistaPlus has two divisions: consulting and services. The Consulting Division is

focused on solutions for manufacturing companies. They offer IT consulting, project

management consulting, green technology consulting and quality management

consulting services (ISO certifications).

In all, they aim to provide consulting solutions with information technology

consulting and ISO consulting (QMS); and service division solutions with web-

designing and graphic services, branding, online reputation management services,

marketing services, green solutions, identity and corporate management services

and sales services.

VistaPlus can be contacted at contact@vistaplus.in

or through their website www.VistaPlus.in

VistaPlus Solutions is a niche

IT and project management

consul t ing company wi th

a focus on providing technology

based solutions with an aim to help

businesses not only grow but remain

on top of the competition.

VistaPlus has a unique perspective

and understanding of the organization’s

or individuals’ mission, and great

appreciation of all the effort to make it

a reality. They treasure the opportunity

to work with you / your organization.

VistaPlus Solutions is a Pune-

based solutions firm committed to

providing excellence in client service.

With presence in India, USA and UK,

they have a global approach and

perspective.

At VistaPlus, they strongly believe

in the values of long term vision

(vista – a distant Vision), constant

ANJALI AND ASHWIN LOVEKAR, PRINCIPAL PARTNERS AT LOVEKAR DESIGN ASSOCIATES HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR NEW DESIGN STUDIO THAT OFFERS THEIR DESIGN TEAM A WORKING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO CREATIVITY. CITADEL TAKES A LOOK AT THE LUXURIOUS NEW SPACE.

CREATIVEPursuit

The team at Lovekar Design Associates