Ever because the parks reopened the gates, the newly renovated Kamala Nehru Park and the adjoining Pherozeshah Mehta Garden, aka Hanging Gardens, has been seeing a steady circulate of holiday makers from in every single place the country.
The iconic gardens had been shut for nearly a yr
Looking captivating of their new avatars, the luxurious greens landscapes interspersed with shiny colours and quaint elements from fairytales right away transports you into the pages of your favourite storybook. It is clear that the theme of the place is in response to the nursery rhymes and youngsters's books that we grow up on. So you'll find cane chairs as swings, a fish pond with lilies has changed the fountain and the walls come alive with characters like Humpty Dumpty, Mowgli and others iconic characters which might be popular with youngsters. The roof of the gazebo, the place the youngsters chill out, has been painted right into a galaxy of stars and milky means.
The Ashoka Stambh stands tall surrounded through an enormous flower bed, which may be in tricolours. The rainbow-themed amphitheatre is any other attraction for collegians who prefer to hang around here. Many visitors like to sit down at the colourful steps and click selfies. The grill fencing has a mural of black-and-white sheep motifs.
‘A go to to the park is a must all over vacations’
Though Reya Gurbaxani is now settled in Hyderabad, she returns to Mumbai and her favourite park the place she’s spend her formative years, every summer along with her two kids — Reyaan (eight) and Diksha (five). “I have many formative years reminiscences of playing in the lawn with my parents. So, when I make my annual go to to Mumbai, I get my kids too all over their summer vacations. It’s nice to see the renovated park and amenities. My youngsters had a good time in the park with its nursery rhymes in English, Hindi, and Marathi; my younger one, who’s just studying these nursery rhymes, had a gala time singing alongside to Ba Ba Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Macchli Jal Ki Rani Hai and Ye Re Ye Re Paavsa.”
‘Bright colours of the park have made a difference to my health levels’
Corporate professional Parag Khanna feels that the park looks much more stunning with shiny colours. A regular jogger, he says, “My health instructor had once instructed me about have an effect on of colors at the mood and the difference they make to health levels if you find yourself exercising. With the boring backdrop giving technique to shiny colours and satisfied artwork, they have indubitably put a zing to scenery. I feel the brand new, blank glance has additionally attracted more other folks to come back and exercise in the outdoors. It has indubitably added a spring to my step.”
‘There are more open areas now’
Meenakshi Bhat, a resident of Malabar Hill, may be proud of the makeover. “The Hanging Garden and Kamala Nehru Park are a blessing as they are the ones uncommon green spots in Mumbai, the place you'll be able to sit down and chill out, go for a stroll and hang around with your kids. Now that the park is again with a new blank glance, it feels good to be again here to benefit from the setting. There appears to be more open areas now throughout the lawn. Earlier, the aerial view of Girgaum Chowpatty was once restricted, however now we can see the entire Queen’s Necklace in the night time,” she says.
‘The lawn attracts crowds in the rains too’
Vegetable vendor Akash Babu, who runs a stall of freshly cut cucumbers, says that the group has added to his trade. “Earlier we had a steady circulate of holiday makers, however this summer we saw many more other folks coming in after the park re-opened. There is an increase in tourists ever because the news of the park looking higher has spread. We also have an equivalent number of town households coming in with their kids because the faculty vacations are on,” he unearths, including that it’s going to stay the similar in monsoons too. “Instead of cucumbers, I start selling garam bhutta with a splash of salt and lime all over the rains. The lawn attracts crowds all over monsoon as well; many couples come to benefit from the romantic mood in the greenery and rains here,” he says.
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The Old Woman’s Shoe, aka the ‘Boot House’ and ‘Mhataricha Boot’ is without doubt one of the primary attractions. Made utterly out of stone, it's inspired through the nursery rhyme, ‘There was once an old girl who lived in a shoe’. Kids love working up and down the long-lasting structure. The shoe has now been painted in shiny blue, red and white colours. It is must-visit for the ones prime on selfies as you'll be able to peep out from the home windows on achieving the highest or stand and lean in opposition to the shoe.
The iconic gardens had been shut for nearly a yr
Looking captivating of their new avatars, the luxurious greens landscapes interspersed with shiny colours and quaint elements from fairytales right away transports you into the pages of your favourite storybook. It is clear that the theme of the place is in response to the nursery rhymes and youngsters's books that we grow up on. So you'll find cane chairs as swings, a fish pond with lilies has changed the fountain and the walls come alive with characters like Humpty Dumpty, Mowgli and others iconic characters which might be popular with youngsters. The roof of the gazebo, the place the youngsters chill out, has been painted right into a galaxy of stars and milky means.
The Ashoka Stambh stands tall surrounded through an enormous flower bed, which may be in tricolours. The rainbow-themed amphitheatre is any other attraction for collegians who prefer to hang around here. Many visitors like to sit down at the colourful steps and click selfies. The grill fencing has a mural of black-and-white sheep motifs.
‘A go to to the park is a must all over vacations’
Though Reya Gurbaxani is now settled in Hyderabad, she returns to Mumbai and her favourite park the place she’s spend her formative years, every summer along with her two kids — Reyaan (eight) and Diksha (five). “I have many formative years reminiscences of playing in the lawn with my parents. So, when I make my annual go to to Mumbai, I get my kids too all over their summer vacations. It’s nice to see the renovated park and amenities. My youngsters had a good time in the park with its nursery rhymes in English, Hindi, and Marathi; my younger one, who’s just studying these nursery rhymes, had a gala time singing alongside to Ba Ba Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Macchli Jal Ki Rani Hai and Ye Re Ye Re Paavsa.”
‘Bright colours of the park have made a difference to my health levels’
Corporate professional Parag Khanna feels that the park looks much more stunning with shiny colours. A regular jogger, he says, “My health instructor had once instructed me about have an effect on of colors at the mood and the difference they make to health levels if you find yourself exercising. With the boring backdrop giving technique to shiny colours and satisfied artwork, they have indubitably put a zing to scenery. I feel the brand new, blank glance has additionally attracted more other folks to come back and exercise in the outdoors. It has indubitably added a spring to my step.”
‘There are more open areas now’
Meenakshi Bhat, a resident of Malabar Hill, may be proud of the makeover. “The Hanging Garden and Kamala Nehru Park are a blessing as they are the ones uncommon green spots in Mumbai, the place you'll be able to sit down and chill out, go for a stroll and hang around with your kids. Now that the park is again with a new blank glance, it feels good to be again here to benefit from the setting. There appears to be more open areas now throughout the lawn. Earlier, the aerial view of Girgaum Chowpatty was once restricted, however now we can see the entire Queen’s Necklace in the night time,” she says.
‘The lawn attracts crowds in the rains too’
Vegetable vendor Akash Babu, who runs a stall of freshly cut cucumbers, says that the group has added to his trade. “Earlier we had a steady circulate of holiday makers, however this summer we saw many more other folks coming in after the park re-opened. There is an increase in tourists ever because the news of the park looking higher has spread. We also have an equivalent number of town households coming in with their kids because the faculty vacations are on,” he unearths, including that it’s going to stay the similar in monsoons too. “Instead of cucumbers, I start selling garam bhutta with a splash of salt and lime all over the rains. The lawn attracts crowds all over monsoon as well; many couples come to benefit from the romantic mood in the greenery and rains here,” he says.
RE-BOOTED
The Old Woman’s Shoe, aka the ‘Boot House’ and ‘Mhataricha Boot’ is without doubt one of the primary attractions. Made utterly out of stone, it's inspired through the nursery rhyme, ‘There was once an old girl who lived in a shoe’. Kids love working up and down the long-lasting structure. The shoe has now been painted in shiny blue, red and white colours. It is must-visit for the ones prime on selfies as you'll be able to peep out from the home windows on achieving the highest or stand and lean in opposition to the shoe.
Mumbai’s iconic parks get a fairytale makeover
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June 01, 2018
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