Melvin D'Cruz's Portfolio

  Visualise a picturesque shot of a tiny village and a high cliff in the background. Mesmerising, isn't it? Well, that’s Matheran for you. Matheran is an untouched tiny but the only hill station in Asia near Mumbai. It is automobile-free as it is an eco-sensitive region, So how do you go about this place? To be harmonious with nature, there are only 2 ways to move around, Horse riding and the other are your two beautiful legs.  You can reach Matheran by using the train to the Karjat station and hiring a shared taxi to the entry point of Matheran, or you could use the Toy train for the scenic route. Fun Fact - You can store your helmet at the entry with minimal cost. Once inside, there are about 36 breathtaking points that you can complete at your leisure.  Alexander Point, Louisa Point, Echo Point, Sunset Point, Panorama Point, and Little Chowk Point are some of the most memorable points that are a visual treat for your eyes. Make sure you carry food packets with you if y...

  Planning a vacation to visit Europe and still trying to finalise? Apart from the magnificent, breathtaking, awe-inspiring European cities of Paris, London, Barcelona, Venice and so on. There is one more city that is a must on your list, Amsterdam, which you can check off your bucket list in about 3 days.   A quintessential European city, Amsterdam has its charms, with over 21 million tourists visiting it each year as it is a chamber replete with unique treasures of art, architecture, and history with some incredible energy in its neighbourhoods.    Before starting your whirlwind romance with Amsterdam, please ensure you get your hands on the Iamsterdam Card. The card is available in physical or digital format on your phone. However, the digital card must be activated only when you are in Amsterdam, as it has an hour-based validity. This card lets you access certain experiences and bike rentals for free and offers discounts on restaurants. More details of the card a...

  What do you say when a product appears on the market scene and disappears all of a sudden?  It’s a fad, right?  So then what do you call a store which appears in your locality with the bare requirements of a shop and then suddenly disappears after the complete closeout sale that is termed as a teardown. As such, these stores are known as POP-UP Stores/POP-UP Shops.  These types of stores are not created just by small organizations but have been used successively by big firms such as eBay, Samsung, Reebok, Prada, Renault, Nike, Gucci, Louis  Vuitton and so on around the world.  The most surprising fact is that companies especially hire interior decorators and designers just for these shops to attract the bystanders to enter these shops  Now there are various reasons for these types of shops  1. Low-risk way to try out a physical store presence  2. Give customers a chance to touch and see your products  3. Promote your brand and oddly...

  Gunshots, flares, flags flying, horns blasting, people breaking into sudden jigs, youngsters   turning up in truckloads, and policemen staring at all this with a smile on their faces  ( Source:Firstpost.com)   What do you do when you see such a headline? You get astonished as did I but that’s what the policemen did as they knew that they were not in a bloody fight but for a celebration!  Afghanistan’s wait for a trophy was over! They defeated India, an economic powerhouse in the final of a game that they had lost two years ago.  Bravo Afghanistan!  But why are our Indian football team’s standards so low that they lose to a country which is ravaged by sectarian violence almost every day?  1. Is it due to the lackadaisical approach by the AIFF?  2. Did Wim Koevermans gamble of not playing Sunil Chhetri in the final XI fail?  The answer to the above questions may be any but these facts cannot be ignored considering the fact that India’s g...

               It has been a really interesting weekend with Real Madrid reaching the top of the table after levelling up with Barcelona. Now Barcelona fans will cry hoarse about the unfair advantage being given to Real Madrid. Three VARS in a row! And rightly so, even if the ruling was accurate on all three occasions.  And with the current pandemic hitting the globe, all matches are being played in empty stadiums which leads to an interesting point about the home-ground advantage being lost. There’s a good chance of Real Madrid reaching the finals, qualifying for the Champions League and probably even winning the La Liga league title with a fit team, and looking at Gareth Bale benched means that Zinedine Zidane has got a lot of attacking options with him helping him with the season’s challenges. We will see how that turns out in the following weeks which might lead to the high probability of the El Clasico happening sooner than exp...

The delicious warm smell of curry leaves and coconut mixed into an aroma of familiarity and comfort. That’s street food in some of the old shops in Bangalore. The rice fans in the crowd; this is your safe Haven. Whether you are a local or the IT crowd of Bangalore there is always a place to have the best food just around the corner. If you are an avid user of “Nanage Kannada gothilla”, worry not, we still got you. Here are the 5 best foods to have and the places to visit, to get your taste buds wanting for more. Dosa  The echo of people chatting around, the sound of dishes being distributed to the respective tables by the staff accompanied by the warm delicious smell of the comfort food is overwhelming. Old places, like CTR (Central Tiffin Room) & Vidyarthi Bhavan, and Gandhi Bazaar in Malleshwaram have got one of the most crispy dosas ever. It has got this golden center of deliciousness packed into one. The dosa here has this thick texture with fine fermentation. Mixed with th...

  Dear ………………….., We hope you are in the best of health and spirits.   We value our association with you.  As you are aware the whole world has come to a standstill due to the COVID-19 threat. However, in case you need any help, please feel free to call on us and we will try our best to deliver. Tough times come and go but a strong bond like ours shall sail through all of this and we all shall emerge victorious.  We assure you that we will be obliged to serve you as always.   Warm regards, Team 

                                                                                                                                           Experience can be this - a photo of a dirty restaurant                                                                  Or this - an image of a luxurious hotel stay But the kind that will change businesses and lives is a slightly d...