The Mall culture

We in Chandigarh had been perhaps one of those lucky ones who were exposed to the culture of mall early on, while the Indian retail was still toying with the idea. Our Sector 17 had always been an open atrium with all brands, eating joints, and cinema houses clustered in one central place, and there had never been an evening that one could not quitely stroll through the central plaza, enjoying a dual-flavour ice cream, and window shopping.
The advent of malls recently has made many of the old cine landmarks in the city vanish. Though DT Mall in IT park was the first one to come followed by the Centra Plaza in Industrial Area, Paras Down Town Square in Zirakpur, and many more in the offing in Panchkula and Mohali areas.
However, we shall miss the round canopy of KC Theatre, and the grand facades of Jagat in 17, and Piccadilly theatre in Sector 34, which has also been demolished to give way for a shopping mall and a multiplex. Batra, Kiran, and Neelam are also in the queue to get their old structures replaced with swanky new malls. Will they succeed? But aren't you missing the good old theatres? Only thing is that these theatre owners never did anything to improve the ambiance or customer experience there, which has led to their downfall and low footfall.

Express Yourself

What are the key problems that face our city? As the city is growing and population swelling, we have perennial shortage of water, the drying Sukhna Lake, the inadequate tree cover, the traffic issues, and road accidents, and what not.
Please list out the key problems that you feel our city faces which need to be resolved and taken care of.
I shall appreciate your response.
CJ

Chandigarh Run

Were you there at the Chandigarh run? check out the updates on CATS blog. CJ

What's Up

This would be a new update every week about the events happening in your tri-city area, i.e. Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula.  To keep tab, just log on. And to have your event listed in here, do rush an email to us.

March 19-20: Regional Press: Power, Reach and Influence. Seminar by Chandigarh Press Club and Australian High Commission at Hotel Mountview, Chandigarh.

March 19-21: EnviroEnergy 2009 at Hotel Taj, Chandigarh

April 4-5 : Summer Exhibition 2009, Hotel Shivalikview, Chandigarh

April 10-12: The Women Expo, Hotel Shivalikview, Chandigarh

April 25-26: Times Beauty & Trendz Ahead, Hotel Shivalikview, Chandigarh

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