In Bollywood-mad Mumbai, Neeta Lulla, a costume and fashion designer for the Indian film industry, is almost as famous as the celebrities she dresses.
In one day in this city of dramatic contrasts, we meet one of India’s most visionary businessmen, play cricket in a local park and travel to school with children from a Mumbai slum.
Life in India’s largest city means learning to appreciate the daily tumult and epic traffic, while enjoying life in the most cosmopolitan city on the subcontinent.
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The Indian state of Maharashtra has a rich Buddhist tradition, and is an excellent -- though still barely known -- destination for travellers seeking spiritual enlightenment.
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A city where the imagined reality and the real world come face to face.
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