You can usher in this New Year’s at a boat party, with the Gateway of India in the backdrop.

The Mumbai police have allowed boat owners to organise New Year parties and cruises near the Gateway of India.
After the November 26, 2008 terror strikes — 10 Pakistani assailants came by sea and indiscriminately fired at Mumbaiites, killing 173 people — the police had refused boat operators permission to conduct New Year parties and cruises.
“There is no need to press the panic button. My men can control the situation on New Year’s …

With the monsoons starting off with a bang.. any plan for a marina in the city is questionable. The Gateway to India is not even close to ready for opening up its gates to the ‘marina lifestyle’.. a much awaited trend and the next big thing to look out for in the city.
There’s much more that goes into constructing a marina than just pontoons built for berthing and mooring yachts. A Marina is all about providing a complete infrastructure that facilitates a lifestyle of leisure and luxury.
Such a …

Was the Mumbai Boat Show a positive event? Will it do wonders in changing the mindset and lifestyles of the Indian people and the Indian Government? Will the world change its perception of Mumbai being an unclean city full of pollution and the poor? A marina might just help do the trick! Read on…
With not a single waste-bin along the footpath outside the Gateway to India and the 5Star Taj Mahal Hotel, the waters there are anything but clean!As this is the main spot for mooring, concerns for the maintenance …

…Albeit for only a few days!
As we all must be aware that the Samira Mumbai International Boat Show ‘08 is here and happening in full-swing, something that would surely excite us is the Sea Venue ie a temporary marina put up alongside the Gateway of India.
Just the thought excites us, since we all are well aware of the fact that Mumbai much requires a marina, and if we were to take a public opinion…the first and most obvious choice would be GATEWAY OF INDIA !
Little is known about why there …