Guhantara

Here is a cool place to rest your heels in the vicinity of Bangalore. Guhantara or cave resort is unique not only in its naming convention but also in its interior. The concept of the place as the name suggests is cave. It’s won few awards for the architectural splendor. Located in Kanakapura this resort is an ideal getaway for family, corporate or group of friends. Accommodation is also available for people who wish to breakaway from the city arc lights and rest in serene surroundings of Guhantara. Some of the facilities available here are multi-cuisine food court, well equipped bar, ayurvedic massage and spa, etc. Activities like rain dance, billiards, table tennis, tunnel trekking, cultural programs and many more are available. Special packages for 1 or 2 days are customized for corporate outings. For more details about Guhantara log onto http://www.guhantara.com/ or contact their sales office located in JP Nagar: 080 28432464/65/66
So what are you waiting for? Pack your bags and head towards the caves to dance in the rain!

Holistic Beauty

The buzzword doing rounds in the beauty arena is “HERBAL”. This phrase is attracting people like magnet towards it. Ayurveda always believed in the philosophy of remedies made from herbal products in a holistic manner. Beauticians like Shahnaz Hussein hailed the benefits of these no side-effect herbal potions. Age-old mixtures prepared by our ancestors to enhance beauty in natural way have now caught the present generations’ attention like never before.

Aruna Babu is a beautician with over 30yrs experience in the field of herbal beauty treatments. She provides various services like body massage, facial, hair treatment, specific skin treatments, etc. Her forte is the products she uses for these treatments. All of them have natural homemade ingredients which she takes special care to prepare herself. No chemicals are used for any products hence there is no risk of side effects.

Aruna inspects each customer individually for checking their skin tone, hair type before getting into the actual treatment. She is also a qualified Acupuncture and Reiki master. Hence she incorporates these into the massages and helps customer relieve of problems like back pain, neck pain, etc. She ensures that after the treatment the customer is rejuvenated and charged without any regret of treating the skin to harmful chemicals. She also sells homemade creams, oils, soaps, and face packs, all prepared with natural ingredients like milk, turmeric, fruits, etc. All the treatments are nominally charged and some may require more than one sitting for the result to be seen.

Aruna can be contacted at:
No.734, 12th cross,
22nd main, JP Nagar 2nd Phase
Bangalore- 78
Ph: 26586459

Taaza Masala Soda

Taaza Masala Soda or TMS for slang is the hotspot for the students of BMS Engineering College, Bangalore. Located in the vicinity of BMS Engineering College in Basavangudi this small eatery is a favorite among the college goers. Apart from the college crowd other people also frequent here to bite into the tasty parathas and snacks.

This place is the brainchild of a housewife, famously known as “Aunty” among the crowd. Initially it started of as a place serving nearly 50 varieties of chilled sodas like the common masala soda, sweet lime soda and some special arrays like strawberry, litchi, mint, etc. To this, a collection of mouthwatering parathas were added. Again a range of nearly 20 to 30 parathas are served here with curds and salad as accompaniments. Since this joint is located close to the hostel of BMS College it is a blessing for the students who find the food served here filling and light on the stomach.

More appetizing items were added to the menu like the scrumptious veg frankies, sandwiches, delicious pastries like blackforest cake, chocolate mousse, cookies, icecreams, etc. All the items are homemade and healthy. People flock here from day break till the wee hours to catch on some sizzling gossip and of course indulge in all the yummy fares. Even takeaway facility is available here. The prices of all the items are quite nominal. A meal comprising of 2 parathas and a masala soda will come up to around Rs.30

So next time you visit Gandhibazar or Basavangudi don’t forget to find an excuse to drop in at TMS and then SMS your friends about it.