Wow ! I sure didn’t expect so many people to participate in the giveaways. I had thought that I would be doing an “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” to select a winner. Instead, I put all the eligible participants’ names on a slips of paper and had my mother draw the names of the winners of the Giveaways. And they are: 🙂
Giveaway 1: Sapna (@dreamysap)
Giveaway 2: Poonam (@poonamc)
CONGRATULATIONS, Sapna and Poonam ! Since both of you are on Twitter, please DM your contact details to me 🙂
Earlier this week, this blog of mine celebrated its 4th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, I decided to have a special and exciting event on the blog, something that has never been attempted before here.
And that something, dear reader, is the First. Ever. Giveaway. on My Favourite Things. Did I say Giveaway? Correction. It should be Giveaways as there are two of them. Details with regard to what they are, how you can participate and win them, and the Terms & Conditions are given below.
GIVEAWAY 1
Giveaway 1 is a bundle of 4 books: The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz; Land of Seven Rivers; A Brief History of India’s Geography by Sanjeev Sanyal; Ladies Coupe by Anita Nair; and Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine A. Johnson (see photograph below). The books are not new, but are in excellent condition.
How to participate
You can become eligible for a chance to win this Giveaway by:
- Liking the blog’s Facebook Page OR following me on Twitter. (You can do both, if you wish to; I wouldn’t mind at all 🙂 )
- Sharing this post on your Facebook wall using the FB share button given at the end of the post OR Tweeting about Giveaway 1 using the Twitter share button at the end of the post.
- Leaving a comment below stating “I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post.”
Terms & Conditions
- Incomplete entries will not be considered.
- This is an India only giveaway.
- The Giveaway will be sent via Courier/Speed Post to an address in India. While every attempt will be made to send it in a secure packet, I will not be held responsible or accountable for delays in delivery or if the packet is lost/damaged/stolen.
- Giveaway 1 cannot be substituted with anything else.
- Competition ends on Thursday, 19th June 2014 at 9 pm IST.
- The winner will be announced on the blog at 9 pm on Friday, 20th June 2014. The winner will also be contacted via email/twitter. If the winner does not respond by 27th June 2014, a new winner will be selected.
GIVEAWAY 2
If you are a regular reader of the blog, then you will be aware of my explorations of Mumbai, the city I live in. Over the last 4 years, I have written quite a few blog posts on the city and the feedback received from readers has always been very encouraging. One the things I kept getting asked was — “Will you take us around when we come to Mumbai?” OR “I wish I had come with you to this place”.
While deciding on what the giveaways would be like, I suddenly thought: why not conduct one of the Mumbai explorations I have done as a giveaway? The more I thought about the idea, the more I liked it. And so, Giveaway 2 is just that — I will take the lucky winner on a personalised and guided walk to be chosen from any one of the following trails.
- Bandra’s street art (this link will take you to four posts on Bandra’s street art all of which can together be done as an art trail)
- The Sion Fort
- The Sewri Fort
- A Sunday morning walk in Mumbai
- Neighbourhoods of Mumbai: Matunga
How to participate
You can become eligible for a chance to win this Giveaway by:
- Liking the blog’s Facebook Page OR following me on Twitter. (You can do both, if you wish to; I wouldn’t mind 🙂 )
- Sharing this post on your Facebook wall using the FB share button at the given at the end of the post OR Tweeting about Giveaway 2 using the Twitter share button at the end of the post.
- Leaving a comment below stating which trail you would like to go on if you win and why. If you haven’t read the trails listed earlier in the post, I recommend that you read them, before making your choice.
Terms & Conditions
- This giveaway is open to all. However, if you are not a resident of Mumbai, do remember that you will have to travel to Mumbai for this.
- Incomplete entries will not be considered.
- The final decision on the winner of the Giveaway lies with me.
- The date and timing of the walk to be conducted will depend on the trail chosen by the winner, and the vagaries of Mumbai’s weather. While I will consider the winner’s wishes with regard to when the trail should be conducted, please note that the final decision lies with me.
- Giveaway 2 cannot be substituted with anything else.
- Competition ends on Thursday, 19th June 2014 at 9 pm.
- The winner will be announced on the blog at 9 pm on Friday, 20th June 2014. If the winner does not respond by 27th June 2014, a new winner will be selected.
That’s it ! Now all you need to do is to participate, spread the good word and keep your fingers crossed. I hope you are as excited about the Giveaways as I am.
Good luck to all. 🙂
“I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post.” Even at the cost of getting considered a greedy one. I want to win all of them all the trails and all the books… 🙂
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Thank you for participating, DesiTraveler. And at times like this, I think it is ok to be greedy. 🙂
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I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post.
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Thanks for participating, Raghav 🙂
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Hi Sudha, new on your blog and have only started browsing the various tabs. I guess ‘Exploring Mumbai’ will keep me hooked for quite a while. 🙂
About the Giveaway, “I would like to win Giveaway 1. The titles are both exotic and intriguing and have got me all curious.
I have liked your FB Page / have followed you on Twitter and have shared the Giveaway post.
Too bad I don’t live in Mumbai, else Giveaway 2 would have been the first choice. 🙂
For now, will just explore Mumbai virtually through your blog.
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Hi Raginipuri. Welcome to the blog and thank you very much for participating.in the Giveaway. The books are an interesting bunch and I specifically chose them to reflect my various interests. Good luck to you and have fun exploring Mumbai. 🙂
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I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page, follow you on Twitter and have shared the post… 🙂 🙂 And congrats on the 4th anniversary of your blog.
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Thank you very Much, Surabhi, for your wishes and for participating. 🙂
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I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post. I want to will all of them. 🙂
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Thank you for participating, Satyajit. 🙂
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I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post 🙂 You won’t believe it but I wanted to read 3 of those titles 😉
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Thank you for participating, Ishita. I think I can guess the name of at least one of the books you want to read – the one on Renaissance Art as it is all about, ahem, Italy. 🙂
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Haha No Sudha the books are very interesting and you will be pleasantly surprised that I always wanted to read Land of the Seven Rivers. The Renaissance Art is an added treat 😉 SO much competition can’t wait to win 😛
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“I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post.”
Actually I haven’t done that yet but I will do it from my mobile. Right now I am commenting from the office system. No FB and twitter allowed. Switching over to the Phone now 🙂
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Thanks for participating, Sapna. Much appreciated. 🙂
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Whoa! What a bonanza! I want it all! And I have tweeted and shared and follow your page on FB. But tell me, should one do this twice over to participate in both the giveaways? Or once is enough? Or is a person eligible to participate in only one giveaway?
Anyway, I would like to participate in the second one and my choice is ‘Neighbourhoods of Mumbai’. I hope there are other neighbourhoods than Matunga on offer.
But,,,,,I want the first giveaway too 😛
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hahaha Greedy 😛
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Thanks for participating, Zephyr.
I’ll reply to all the questions one by one. 🙂
Sharing once is enough. All you need to do is indicate which of the giveaways you want to participate in. You can participate in any one or both of the giveaways, if you wish to.
Only the Matunga walk is available for the giveaway 2. And if you want Giveaway 1, all you have to do is to participate 😛
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Wow! This is such a fantastic giveaway. Okay “I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post.” My mouth is watering at the prospect of those books :D. I would have loved to win Giveaway 2 had I stayed in Mumbai. Great idea, Sudha!
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Thanks for participating, Rachna. I think that Giveaway 2 is a good idea and I’m very very excited about that. 🙂
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I want both of them. . And this is not fair why only for india.
Nooooooooooooooooooooo
I want some special considerations..
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I already follow you and now tweeted toooo 🙂 so Do I WIN .. Do I WIN .. tell telll 🙂
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Wait and watch, I say 😉
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Awww… Sorry Bikram. These Giveaways are India based partly because of their nature and partly because this is the first time that I’m having something like this on the blog. Call it an experiment of sorts. If this succeeds then I might just have an international Giveaway next time.
I see that you have participated and if you can give me an India-based address, then I will definitely consider you in the draw for the winner of the first giveaway. Thanks 🙂
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I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB page and have shared the post.
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Thanks for participating, Priyanka. 🙂
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Hi Sudha, I ve shared the link on Twitter, shared on FB.. I would like to win both the Giveaways as both are close to my heart – History and Mumbai. But given that, if I have to make a choice, it will be Giveaway 2. I would like to explore Sion / Sewri / Sunday Morning walk in Mumbai. I have walked around Matunga a lot! Tweet at @lsunil
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Hi Lata. Thanks for participating. I have noted your choices. Good luck for the contest. 🙂
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Difficult choice – Each and every option is so tempting – But I decided that I will sacrifice Giveaway 1. for people who do not live in Mumbai. So I am participating for Giveaway 2. And would choose Bandra’s street art, simply because I love Bandra and Art and you and this combination is irresistible. 🙂
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Thanks for Participating, Sonal. And good choice too, I must say. 🙂
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Would love to do the Neighbourhoods of Mumbai: Matunga walk as despite having been there a number of times, it still seems so exotic!
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Thanks for participating, Deepak. For me Matunga, kind of represents the best of what is Bombay and of course the fact that it is home. 🙂
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Hey! That’s an awesome and unique way to celebrate the blog’s birthday..more power to u..unfortunately, not in India right now and can’t participate in the giveaways:)
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Thanks for your wishes, Vishal. 🙂
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Congratulations on your anniversary….great giveaway idea! Sadly I have neither facebook nor a twitter account, else would’ve shared the link, and signed up for giveaway 1 !
I do enjoy reading your posts in any case!
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Thank you, Nima. The next time I have a Giveaway, I will keep in this in mind for those who do not have Facebook or Twitter accounts.
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I will take giveaway-2 when I come to Mumbai – and without winning the contest 🙂
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Is that so, Suresh? But for that you’ll first have to come to Mumbai first. 🙂
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congratulations and happy blogiversary!!! 4 years is awesome, shows lots of perseverance… 🙂 of course, i saw giveaway 1 and my eyes fell out of the sockets.
i would love to win giveaway 1 (already have the sanjeev sanyal book though). I liked your FB page ages ago, and i follow you on twitter for sometime now and i have shared this post too… though by doing that i have reduced the probability of me winning. so wondering how i can somehow now delete that post 😀 (kidding!)
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Thanks, Bhavani. Perseverance, stubborness or tenacity – call it whatever you want, I think if you really want to so something, you’ll do it. Thanks for sharing and good luck for the contest. 🙂
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Liked the page always but I am sharing it on face book and though I am not active on twitter I shall start following you. Just give me the Giveaway 1. Please please and Bhavani if you win just give me the Sanjeev Sanyal book 🙂
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Haha … Margaret. Heard you loud and clear. And Bhavani, I hope you’re reading this too. Good luck, Mags 🙂
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Congrats on the anniv, Sudha! 4 years is a milestone indeed, and I only wish I had thought of such an interesting way to celebrate mine 🙂 of course, I would love to win both of ur giveaways, so please do consider me for both 😛
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Thanks, Anuradha. Your comments and feedback all through last year a major encouragement factor to keep me writing.
Thanks also for participating and good luck. 🙂
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I want give away 2…so when should I book the tickets? 😀
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You book your tickets, if and when you win 😛
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Giveaway 2 it is for me. That too Matunga. Spent all of my life here but still to learn so much. Also would love to get my 10 year old along so that she can learn now itself what I didn’t:-)
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Welcome here, Manish. Thank you so much for your comment, participation in the giveaway and the shares. Good luck for the contest 🙂
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Hoping to walk through Matunga and learn in the process.
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Reblogged this on Manish Kamdar's Blog and commented:
A very nice thought. Maybe time for me to conjure up something like this? But no following I guess:-) Loved the post on Matunga. Sion Fort is something that I have never been too despite being right in my backyard.
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Oh yes. Giveaways are great fun and you should do it. I wonder, why i didn’t have them earlier. 🙂
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We all learn in the process:-)
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I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page and also follow you on Twitter and have shared the post on both twitter and facebook !!
hello,
i love those book in giveaway and due to this attraction toward books i’m entering the giveaway and i eagerly want to win it.
Thank you so so much for this great givesway.
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Thank you for participating in the Giveaway contest, Kumar Shubham. Good luck 🙂
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On FB & Twitter 🙂 I’d like ‘Giveaway 2’ and either one of the forts. I’m a recent migrant to Mumbai and can’t seem to get enough of the city. I like the way you pay attention to the details in each place and give a bit of background/ history to it. I think seeing either of the forts with you would be very informative and interesting.
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ooooh…forgot to mention, I shared it on Twitter (@poonamc) 🙂
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Hello Poonam. Thank you for participating in the Giveaway contest, and good luck too. 🙂
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I would like to take a walk in Matunga, where for many years i went to buy veggies, borrow videos and relish Rasam vada.
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Thank you for participating in the Giveaway contest, Vijaya. Good luck. Am not particularly fond of rasam wada, but do understand the sentiment 🙂
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“I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page / follow you on Twitter and have shared the post.”
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Thank you, Vinay for participating. I really appreciate it.Good luck for the contest. 🙂
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Hi Sudha,
(Hope this comment gets posted. Phew!) I had set a remidner for thsi one and it saved me! 🙂
I think both the giveaways are lovely lovely ideas! But since there is bound to be someone with surer and easier access to Mumbai than me, I ‘d like to sign up for giveaway 1. They all look like fantastic reads 🙂
Abiding by the rules: “I would like to win Giveaway 1. I have liked your FB Page and have shared the post.”
Thank you for such a lovely gesture, Sudha. Wishing you many many more blog anniversaries (and more giveaways :P) 🙂
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Thank you very much, KTB. All the books are very good reads and I chose these as they reflect my some of my favourite genres as well. Thank you for participating and good luck.
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I hope I can use my hoem address in India (in the awesome and rare event, I win 🙂 ) Else, I understand.
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An Indian address works just fine. No worries. 😉
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What an awesome Giveaway. I would like to win Giveaway 2 and congrats on the Anniversary
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Thanks, Avinash. I think the Giveaways are pretty awesome too. Thank you for participating and good luck 🙂
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To all the wonderful people who participated, thank you very much. The contest is now closed. The winners of both the giveaways will be announced at 9 pm IST on June 20, 2014. 🙂
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