Update

I am sorry I have not visited my blog in a loooong time.

For all those who commented or asked questions and not got a reply - am sorry about that ! I see that its a long time since the comments were posted, so it might not be relevant to answer the question - the persons must have already found the answers !

The reason why I was not attending the blog ? We moved back to India, oh a long time ago ! Since then, no time..

So, to answer a few questions asked in the comments section.
Where do indians live ? well,  Yanlord Riverside Garden, in Puxi.Yanlord Gardens and Shimao Riviera in pudong,  is  where indians lived more. But now, Indians are almost everywhere... more no of indians are in shanghai than before.. You should tell your agent that you want places where more indians live and they will take you there.You can then decide.

Somebody was asking about alcohol (!!) yes, its freely available, when I was there Beer was cheaper than mineral water. Now.. prices and all, dont ask me.Am not qualified to answer this question. :) Bhoomi stores the Indian grocers stocks indian made liquor.

Schools.. I have already mentioned.. SSIS, the singapore school is closest to Indian curriculum. IB curriculum, all the international schools have IB . You need to google
international schools in shanghai and go to the websites of the schools, and decide.
Shanghai expat website has some discussions on schools too.

And yes, if you work in Puxi, better to stay in Puxi, and Pudong stay in pudong. You can commute, but it is a hassle. I am not sure whether now they have more Metro lines that make it convenient.