A visit to Forum

After more than a year, I stepped once again into Forum-the mall on Elgin Road (Address:10/3,Elgin Road, Kolkata - 700020. Phone: 033 22836022). Last time, I could not survey the entire mall but this time I ensured that I did. The 5 & ½ storeys have almost all the big brands under its roof. The top two floors (4th & 5th) have food and snacks counters, the 5th floor having the additional facility of seating arrangements. The few steps from the 5th floor will lead you to INOX, the multiplex. Some construction work is going on at present in the mall and the iron pillars beside the escalators ask visitors to cooperate. Overall, it was a good time pass checking out the stuffs at these shops. However, the malls in Kolkata could take a lesson from South City Mall and provide some seats in the corridor to rest the tired legs of the visitors (though that seems a distant reality as most of the former shopping malls, Forum included, have so little space in the corridors that putting seats in them would block space and cause more inconvenience to the shoppers). So, before venturing out to this place, ensure that your legs have had enough energy for long standing hours (unless you take time out to sit, savor the delicacies at the food court and rest your legs).