News: Mumbai rocks at night, Delhi by day
(FE 24/09/2006) Mumbai - The verdict is out. Amchi Mumbai has been voted as India’s most hip and happening city, closely followed by Delhi and Bangalore, in a survey conducted by The Financial Express and C fore among 20-30 year-olds.
Mumbai, the perennial favourite, topped the list of ten best cities with its trendy restaurants, buzzing nightlife and cosmopolitan lifestyle. And if Delhi’s shopping malls and sports facilities got it the second place, Bangalore’s pubs took India’s Silicon Valley to a respectable third place.
The survey asked the respondents to rate their favourite city on the basis of various parameters like nightlife, cultural haunts, eating out options, sports facilities, cost of living and law and order, among others.
The biggest surprise entrant in the list is Pune. Ranked fourth, the city is ahead of the other two metros, Kolkata (fifth) and Chennai (seventh). Hyderabad was at sixth place while Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Kochi account for the rest of places.
Mumbai got the maximum points for nightlife, with Bangalore coming a close second. With dedicated jazz bars and watering holes dotting it, this city of pubs sports a nightlife that puts Delhi to shame.
The capital scores a poor fourth in nightlife. For eating out options in the city, Mumbai, once again topped the list, with Delhi coming a respectable second, followed by Kolkata, known for its popular street food.
Thankfully, Delhi’s ever-burgeoning malls and multiplexes saved the day for the national capital. Ranked as India’s shopping paradise, Delhi also took the honours for its better infrastructure. No longer a retiree’s paradise, Bangalore ranks second as the costliest city after Mumbai, with Pune fast closing the ranks. Kolkata continues to be the cheapest metro, where having a good time is easy on the pocket.
Chennai follows a close second. It is the same story for cultural activities, with bhadralok Kolkata taking first place and laidback Chennai coming second. The southern metro has also been voted the safest city with Kochi and Pune taking second and third places respectively, even as Delhi continues to be the wild West.
And if you have a bohemian lifestyle and don’t want nosy neighbours, then Mumbai is the place for you with the most liberal attitudes. Surprise again, Kolkata is number two (the bhadralok is not inquisitive), followed by Bangalore with IT geeks constantly trooping in. Patriarchal Delhi is at number four followed by Pune at fifth place.
Sadly, none of the big cities, not even the metros, boasts of world-class sport facilities. Bangalore, with its great weather, has given the outdoors a go-by. Looks like the young techies prefer to spend their days in front of their PCs. The surprise was Delhi, with all its big stadiums and now swimming pools, golf courses and pool tables, at number one.
Mumbai, the perennial favourite, topped the list of ten best cities with its trendy restaurants, buzzing nightlife and cosmopolitan lifestyle. And if Delhi’s shopping malls and sports facilities got it the second place, Bangalore’s pubs took India’s Silicon Valley to a respectable third place.
The survey asked the respondents to rate their favourite city on the basis of various parameters like nightlife, cultural haunts, eating out options, sports facilities, cost of living and law and order, among others.
The biggest surprise entrant in the list is Pune. Ranked fourth, the city is ahead of the other two metros, Kolkata (fifth) and Chennai (seventh). Hyderabad was at sixth place while Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Kochi account for the rest of places.
Mumbai got the maximum points for nightlife, with Bangalore coming a close second. With dedicated jazz bars and watering holes dotting it, this city of pubs sports a nightlife that puts Delhi to shame.
The capital scores a poor fourth in nightlife. For eating out options in the city, Mumbai, once again topped the list, with Delhi coming a respectable second, followed by Kolkata, known for its popular street food.
Thankfully, Delhi’s ever-burgeoning malls and multiplexes saved the day for the national capital. Ranked as India’s shopping paradise, Delhi also took the honours for its better infrastructure. No longer a retiree’s paradise, Bangalore ranks second as the costliest city after Mumbai, with Pune fast closing the ranks. Kolkata continues to be the cheapest metro, where having a good time is easy on the pocket.
Chennai follows a close second. It is the same story for cultural activities, with bhadralok Kolkata taking first place and laidback Chennai coming second. The southern metro has also been voted the safest city with Kochi and Pune taking second and third places respectively, even as Delhi continues to be the wild West.
And if you have a bohemian lifestyle and don’t want nosy neighbours, then Mumbai is the place for you with the most liberal attitudes. Surprise again, Kolkata is number two (the bhadralok is not inquisitive), followed by Bangalore with IT geeks constantly trooping in. Patriarchal Delhi is at number four followed by Pune at fifth place.
Sadly, none of the big cities, not even the metros, boasts of world-class sport facilities. Bangalore, with its great weather, has given the outdoors a go-by. Looks like the young techies prefer to spend their days in front of their PCs. The surprise was Delhi, with all its big stadiums and now swimming pools, golf courses and pool tables, at number one.
posted by InCar Group Press Room at 14:34
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