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A MAGNA PUBLICATION
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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.
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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
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VistaPlus Solutions is a niche
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VistaPlus has a unique perspective
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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.
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The team at Lovekar Design Associates