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| Moroccon coffee, anyone? Cafe evenings at Mocha |
How exclusive
can a coffee parlour get? Check out Mocha, a speciality coffee
and gourmet desserts café. Modelled after the Quaveh Khaneh (coffee
houses) of Morocco and Turkey, individual teakwood pieces, chess tables
and stained glass lamps lend to the Mediterranean ambience. A variety
of rare coffees like the Jamaican Blue Mountain, Yemeni Mocha, Sumatra
Mandheling and Indian Monsoon Malabar add up. The desserts seem more familiar
in comparison: Sorbets, Flans, Crème Brulees and Tiramisu. Costs
range from Rs 30 upwards for coffee and Rs 75 upwards for dessert. At
82, Nagin Mahal, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, Mumbai-20. Call (022)
230-1368.
 DELHI
Clothes Store
The Indian retail industry has competition. UK clothing major Marks and
Spencer is now in India, at Ansal Plaza in Delhi and at Crossroads in
Mumbai. For starters, the stores will sell a range of adult clothing-womenswear
(suits, lingerie), menswear (classic suits, jackets, trousers) and toiletries.
Richard Sweet, head of the international franchise group for Marks and
Spencer, says the clothes, as in the parent store, will be sourced from
around the world.
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| The 7,000 sq.ft Marks and Spencer store at Ansal Plaza
in Delhi |
An understated fashion show-which began fashionably late-at the residence
of the British high commissioner last week marked the Delhi launch. Marks
and Spencer, along with its India partner Planet Sports, have the task
of understanding the Indian market and competitive pricing. Check the
price tags: a pair of dark indigo jeans with white stretch lycra comes
for Rs 2,350, a perfect stretch white cotton shirt costs Rs 2,758. The
lingerie looks promising: satin nightwear, Gabriella lace lingerie bras
and knickers. Call (011) 628-1476/84/85.
-Contributed by Natasha Israni and Methil Renuka
UK SPECIAL: EDUCATION
Study in Peace
Indo-Pakistani relations will now find mention in Leicester
 Much
research has been done on the decolonisation of 1947, the Partition and
the tense security climate but the study of the tumultuous relations between
India and Pakistan has been rare in western academia. Seeking to bridge
this gap, the University of Leicester has set up the Institute for the
Study of Indo-Pakistan Relations. Brainchild of Professor Richard Bonney,
INPAREL has set itself the ambitious task of being a "non-partisan, non-profit-making
academic institute, dedicated to research, education and policy initiatives".
It will serve as a platform where leading lights of the subcontinent could
meet and interact. The institute aspires to improve relations between
the two countries by encouraging the exchange of ideas and the development
of policies and projects. It also aims at raising the level of public
understanding through papers and books, conferences and lectures. Among
the first initiatives is to organise seminars and conferences of UK-based
South Asia experts and academics in various universities; and publish
papers on key themes on the India-Pakistan relationship. "There is so
much potential for economy and growth if peace prevails between the two
countries," says Bonney.
-Prasun Sonwalkar
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