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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Mall Ratting!

We went to one of the numerous Gurgaon Malls to watch Slumdog Millionaire (quite a watchable movie), so what else can I share but Mall pictures! These are taken with my camera phones. This is one of the less crowded Gurgaon Malls on the weekdays hence I could easily click pictures without people in it!

Lines and Shpes, Gurgaon Mall

While I was growing up, malls were not at all a significant phenomenon in India. The first time I saw a mall of any significant size was in 1999 when I went to Singapore. And I have to admit I rarely go to a mall and do not really like visiting them. And in Gurgaon, some of them get jam packed on a weekend. We try to avoid them like anything.

Lines on the Ground- Gurgaon Mall

When my two young nephews started living with us I was a little worried if they would become mall rats, after all they were in their teens and that is where they might have decided to hang out. I am very happy to report that they spend more time on Football and Basketball fields rather than at any mall!

So why am I talking about it here? Well, what else do I talk about if all I can manage is a visit to the mall? I know there is another alternative but let some of you suggest it :D

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12 Comments:

Blogger Lucy said...

there seem to be eyes on the wall above as well!

2:49 AM  
Anonymous Paradox said...

How did you manage to find the mall so empty? Btw....were there no notices that photography is prohibited? :o)

Well the other alternative I can think of is that you go and buy another round of samosas. Maybe this time you will find that the dogs are better behaved.

10:36 AM  
Blogger AJEYA RAO said...

Howcome the malls are so empty? I hate going to Bangalore Malls for there is no space to place legs.:-)

12:30 PM  
Blogger bindu said...

That's a fancy mall - incredible that there are no people in it. I like the parallel lines in the first picture. I hate malls too - go to one about once a year on average, max. They are guzzlers of energy, and unnecessary - just look at our colorful outdoor markets in India, and it's clear they are unnecessary!

1:21 PM  
Blogger Hobo ........ ........ ........ said...

The pictures says :
Either the mall is yet to open very soon or you inaugurated the same and clicked pics.
he ehehe.
:)

4:23 PM  
Blogger Mridula said...

That is a very interesting Lucy, I didn't notice the lights looking like eyes on my own!

Paradox, that is a nice suggestion, would try that tomorrow!

Ajeya, I understand, this one is a new mall in a residential area with very few shops operational as of now, only the movie theater is there.

Bindu, I agree they consume a lot of energy. My opinion is that malls that draw a lot of footfalls in Gurgaon are those that have multiplexes and eating joints!

No Hobo! It is open but with very few shops as of now!

8:22 PM  
Blogger Kelly said...

Pictures of an empty mall . . . kinda creepy.

11:03 PM  
Blogger mikkiel said...

Shop til you drop. That's what every singaporean girl will say. To select my choices, I sometimes visit http://www.visitors.sg/singapore-shopping.asp for new shopping destination ideas.

8:49 AM  
Blogger Catherine said...

Are those the malls referred to in the novel White Tiger??

10:07 AM  
Blogger Mridula said...

Kelly I know.

Mikkiel, hope you do get a few visitors from the link you left.

Catherine, I have not read the White Tiger, so don't know.

3:53 PM  
Blogger Fida said...

I saw my first mall in 1992 - in Edmonton. Canadians are very fond of them. It's become the social meeting place. I don't like them at all. Once you saw them, you never have to go again. They look the same (with the same shops) all over the country.

5:57 AM  
Blogger Mridula said...

I agree with you Fida entirely.

7:37 PM  

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