CORNWALL

A bunch of Bangaloreans in London decided to get together, rent a BUS; well almost. It was a big Mercedes 8 seater Viano. Rent a cottage in Bude, Cornwall over the 4 day easter bank holiday and off we went. It was 4 days of driving, sight seeing, amazing food, indoor games and lots of talking with all the fun possible. We covered Tintagel, Lands End, Sennen, Durdle Door and a few random stop overs in Cornwall.

RENDEZVOUS - JULY 2011 & MOVIE MASALA- Delhi Belly

Type: Movie Masala
Date: July 2, 2011
Start Time: 15.30hrs
End Time: 1.00 am (A few left around 10.00 pm)
Location: Cineworld in Trocodero in Shaftsbury avenue; Katti Roll and Procupine Pub in London
Description:Bollywood movie Dehli Belly, dinner and drink
Attendees: Varun Rajendra, Roopa Rao, Tina Chaaba, Nish Karayi, Manu Pillai, Vineetha Nair, Indira Nagesh, Nuthan Meda Jaganath, Pallavi Bhaskar

Loads of popcorns, ice cream, aerated drinks and home made chaklis; there is no more perfect place to munch than inside the acoustic applied walls of the cinema. But little did I think the virtual stink emitting from the huge screen would put us off our crunchy snacks. With a heard of 11 Bangaloreans, Delhi Belly was the perfect movie to watch. All you needed was just tickets. What about mental modesty and decency? Sorry no entry! The rapid flow of funny sequences left no time to be embarrassed, flustered or even to smother your laughter at the raunchy scenes. 

It was exciting to catch a movie with total strangers, tied with a string called ‘Bangaloreans in London/UK’.  This was followed by Vivek’s Kati roll adventure, the perfect place to break the ice. Unintentional as it was, we enjoyed wading through the streets of Piccadilly Circus filled with colourful people carrying a lot of pride. Amidst the chaos Indira convinced the group to explore the oriental lanes of Soho. We then headed to a pub, the name of which I can’t remember (I am a teetotaller, so don’t image things). After a few drinks and lots of gup shup, a few headed home, while the rest of us hung around Leicester Square to dig into Chinese. Luckily I did not end up with a Karachi Crouch after all the hogging. So looking forward to the next event on July 23, 2011, sure we will have a huge turn out!  Thank you guys for the Bombat evening!   Tumba maja madidvi!
 Just a thought: They fell sick in India and called it Delhi Belly, no wonder we nick named our loos after their capital!
 

RENDEZVOUS APRIL 2010

Rendezvous April 2010
Type:
Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Start Time:
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 3:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 3:00am
Location:
Konditoor & Cook
63 Stamford St London SE1 9NB
Description

Regarded as one of the best places in London if you have a sweet tooth. The cakes & delicacies which scream Eat Me.

Attendees: Asha Dwarakanath, Divya Kaiwar and Rajesh Rao

Dinner and then Avatar3D at iMax for a 23:45pm show.

Meeting Point at 3pm is as below:
Address:
Konditor & Cook
South Bank
63 Stamford St
London SE1 9NB

Opening Times:
Monday to Friday 07:30 – 18:30
Saturday 09:30 – 16:30

Tel:020 7921 9200

http://www.konditorandcook.com/contact

Avatar 3D iMax 3D:
All those interested in watching the movie please rsvp with your interest and i shall purchase the tickets.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_imax/coming_soon/now_booking/avatar_an_imax_3d_experience_12a?utm_source=related2&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=related

RENDEZVOUS JANUARY 2010

Host:
Bangaloreans in London/UK
Type:
Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Network:
Global
Date:
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Caffe Vergano
Street:
Festival Terrace, Belvedere Road

A bright start to an otherwise cold New Year in the UK. With a turnover of over 17 people this made the highest number for any meet up in the history of Rendezvous BIL.

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Rendezvous January 2010

RENDEZVOUS OCTOBER 2009

Rendezvous October 2009
Host:
Bangaloreans in London/UK
Type:
Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Network:
Global
Date:
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Time:
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
13 Charlotte Place | Fiztrovia | London W1T 1SN
Description

The last Rendezvous Meet up for 2009 is scheduled at
13 Charlotte Place | Fiztrovia | London W1T 1SN
http://www.lantanacafe.co.uk/

This place is open only till 5 pm on the saturday.

Atendees: Abhishek Rajesh, Divya, Ramesh, Jithin, Vashu, Medha and Manoj

SUMMER TRIP 2009 : YORK

SUMMER TRIP 09: YORK

BRISTOL BALLOON FIESTA

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Bristol Balloon Fiesta 08/08/2009 23:22

Date:
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Time:
7:00am - 10:00pm
Location:
Bristol

Bristol Balloon Fiesta: Entry is Free.
http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk/content.php?pid=20

Saturday 8th August

06.00 Mass Balloon Launch
10.30 - 11.00 EXIT Parachute Display Team
11.00 - 11.30 Avon Fire and Rescue Display
11.30 - 12.30 Clifton Polo
12.30 - 13.00 Salsa Bristol
13.00 - 13.30 Lee Mccrory YAK 54 3D Aerobcatic Display
(13.00 - 13.30 City of Bristol Pipe and Drums) By Corporate Marquee
13.30 – 14.00 Royal Navy Historic Flight
14.00 - 14.30 EXIT Parachute Display Team
14.30 - 15.00 Pegasus Hawking
15.00 - 16.00 Local Reserve Forces Capability Demonstration
16.00 - 16.45 Royal Marines Band (Beat the Retreat)
17.00 'The Red Arrows brought to you by National Friendly'
(17.30 - 18.00 City of Bristol Pipe and Drums) By Corporate Marquee
18.00 Mass Balloon Launch
19.00 - 19.45 Royal Marines Band
21.30 Night Glow
22.00 End of Fiesta Day
22.30 Gates Shut

RENDEZVOUS JULY 2009

Date:
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Time:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Cafe Fratelli London (Waterloo/ Blackfriars)
Street:
58-60 Stamford Street, SE1 9LX
City/Town:
London, United Kingdom


Photo Album:

Rendezvous July 25/07/2009 23:56

MINISTRY OF SOUND - MAY 2009

Party Bangaloreans at Ministry of Sound

Date: 2nd May 2009
Time: 11:30 pm to 2:00 am
Place: Ministry of Sound, Elephant and Castle, London, United Kingdom
Attendees: Anand Managoli, Shyla Lakhan, Gautam, Vivek, Geetha K,Sushma Kumble, Gopi Aswath, Sneha Divakar, Naveena Syam, Anand Murugan, Shreyas, Piyush Kedia, Manoj Khatwani, Sudhanshu Jain and Sunny Chabria.(

After dinner 16 of us headed to Ministry of Sound to party through the night.

DINERS CLUB - MAY 2009

At Imli Restaurant

Date: 2nd May 2009
Time: 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Place: 167-169 Wardour St, London, W1F 8WR, United Kingdom
Attendees: Anand Managoli, Shyla Lakhan, Gautam, Vivek, Geetha K,Sushma Kumble, Gopi Aswath, Sneha Divakar, Naveena Syam, Anand Murugan, Marjorie GK, RameshSR, Shreyas, Piyush Kedia, Manoj Khatwani and Sudhanshu Jain.(same order left to right in the photograph)

With 5 friends from Dubai and Bangalore on a back pack trip across europe the Bangaloreas in London hosted a dinner for them all at Imli restaurant, an indian tapas bar in Soho, London. After a wonderful dinner a birthday surprise with a candle lit in an ice cream awaited one of those back packers. The biggest turnout with 17 people thus far was a pleasant evening.

RENDEZVOUS APRIL 2009

Rendezvous April 2009 :
When: 5:00 Pm, 25 April 2009, Saturday
Where: Starbucks, 201 Wood Lane, Media Village, BBC TV Centre, London W12 7TU (White City/Wood Lane)

A low turnout of just 5 people on this beautiful evening at the BBC media village.

Music for Mind & Soul : Outstanding British Asian Musicians

Date: Friday, March 27, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: 8 South Audley Street
Street: W1K 1HF

Two of the finest North and South Indian musicians join together to present a unique musical duet with tabla accompaniment, playing a selection of ragas from both the traditions with some new music written specially for this collaboration. The beautiful sound of sitar blends well with the Violin and both complement each other exploring the moods of the ragas.

One of the senior most Sitar players based in the UK, Dharambir Singh has trained under the late maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. Known for his contribution to Indian music education in the UK, he was the first artistic director of SAMYO (National South Asian Youth Orchestra) and TARANG (UK’s Indian classical music ensemble).

One of the finest violinists from India belonging to the younger generation, Bangalore Balu Raguraman trained under leading maestros including Late Ulsoor S Chandrasekhar, A Sundharesan and V V Subramaniam. He is a dedicated teacher at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London since 1997.

One of the most virtuoso tabla players of the Benaras style of tabla playing and a student of Prof Biswanath Bose and Pandit Kumar Bose, Kousic Sen blends the styles of Farukhabad and Banaras in his own unique way.


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http://gallery.me.com/vivek2sky/100020

RENDEZVOUS JANUARY 2009

Date: 24th January 2009
Time: 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Place: Westfields Shopping Centre, Shepards Bush and
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2BU
Attendees: Vivek Viswanathan, Sandra Mendonca, Sunny Chabria, Jutika Gehani, Gopi Aswath, Vivek $, Manoj Khatwani,Tejaswi Jagadish, Ramesh SR, Piyush Kedia.(same order left to right in the photograph)

A start to a new year and time again for a gathering of people who sang the same song and breathed the same air, sometime in Bangalore. The truly Global Bangaloreans after meeting up at the Buttercups cake shop and spending time in westfields headed to Ye Olde Cheshire; one of UK's oldest pubs which was renovated in 1667.

A wonderful bunch of people with some new faces and great to see so many lively international Bangaloreans.

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20090124 BangaloreansInLondon

RENDEZVOUS OCTOBER 2008

Rendezvous July 2008

Date: 12th July 2008
Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Place: HR Higgins Coffee Man, 79 Duke Street, London W1K 5AS
Attendees: RameshSR, Divya Kaiwar, Ajit Kaiwar & Vivek

After a bit of hiccup and lost enthusiasm to conduct any of the meet ups for the community, I said well life goes on, i love visiting coffee shops and in spite of who comes or not i shall go and sit in the coffee shops and if someone does turn up its just an added bonus. An interest from about 10 people prior to the meet saw a turnout of only 3. I myself was delayed by 1:30 hrs due to problem with the central line on the underground. When i did reach exactly when the coffee shop was closing, met up with Ramesh whom i already knew and the couple of Divya and Ajit.

HR Higgins, the coffee shop is a small coffee shop off Bond Street and has a wide variety of coffee and tea's. The coffee shop is located downstairs and has very limited seating. They serve a range of coffee's and tea's along with cakes and biscuits.
A nice place to spend an evening.

Rendezvous March 2008

Date: 15th March 2008
Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Place: The Arancina, 19 Pembridge Road, Notting Hill, W11 3HG
Attendees: Ramya, Kiran, Vivek

In continuation with an avergae but successful turn out of Bangaloreans in London wanting to meet each other the popular Rendezvous series was just more than a year old. A huge turn out in the last year's episode and after having met some wonderful people was looking forward to kick start this year's meet with a bang. However inspite of a turnout of over 8 expected, only 2 other people in the couple of Kiran and Ramya turned up at 5:30pm at the wonderful cafe Arancina in Notting Hill. A wonderful vibrant coffee shop with some lively music and great coffee and pizzas.

This is the place to meet some delightful people in some of the best cafe's in salubrious London for all the charismatic Bangaloreans in London/UK.

Rendezvous Bangalore 2007

Date: 30th December 2007
Time: 11 am to 12 pm
Place: Cafe Coffee Day in front of Bombay Stores, MG Road, Bangalore.
Attendees: Girish, Ramesh, Vivek

In the first of the reverse trend Girish, Ramesh and myself met on a pleasant sunday morning.

SCOOTERWORKS

Location: 132 Lower Marsh, SE1 7AE, (Waterloo)
Flavour: Italian

Would i go back: YES

http://www.scooterworks-uk.com/

Lot can happen over coffee with: Asha, Nasira, Prakash Belawadi and Vivek

On a beautiful evening we went back to this cafe for our second visit and first for a few. Scooters and coffee have been associated with Italy for a long time. This cafe has been set in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere. Tiny and cosy this is the perfect place in London where you can pass your time having a chat, playing some interesting board games, practicing your italian or just relaxing and reading a book while watching the cats in the shop move around you lethargically. The coffee has all varieties and are very reasonably priced. There is no food available in this cafe.

Rendezvous September 2007

Date: 1st September 2007
Time: 3:30 pm to 6 pm
Place: Scooterworks, 132 Lower Marsh Road, Waterloo Se17 ae
Attendees: Soumya Bharani, Abhishek Dimri, Asha, Vivek

The 4 of us met at this small Italian cafe with a wonderful ambience. After an initial round of coffee indoors we stepped out to sit in the open. We then went on to play a couple of games in this cafe. from Guess Who to Bringing it Down, the latter being quite an interesting game.

Rendezvous May 2007

Date: 28th April 2007
Time: 6pm to 8 pm
Place: Trafalgar Square, Starbucks
Attendees: Asha D, Ajith Hande, Hina R, Vikram S, Ramesh, Manoj K and Vivek S

After meeting up at Trafalgar Square yet again, we dropped down to the Starbucks on Villers Street between Embankment and Charing Cross. It was nice to catch up with the rest of the people, all of whom were a part of the wonderful Scotland trip as well.