Thursday, November 30, 2006

Bombay Beauty

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Frankly, I think this is the most beautiful building in all of Bombay. I know people wax eloquent about Victoria Terminus , but this buildi...
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Thursday, November 23, 2006

Duplex living, Mumbai style

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I clicked this photo a couple of days ago, on my way to work. This is P D'Mello Marg, an arterial road that goes by the docks and is alw...
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Sunday, November 19, 2006

The Tea Princess

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Here she is - Infanta Catharina Braganza, Princess of Portugal. The island of Bombay formed part of her dowry when she married the English K...
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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Legend or fact?

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At a temple in Walkeshwar, this illustration caught my eye. Muscled and handsome, this is Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. The ...
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Friday, November 10, 2006

Invisible children

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I went to the Spastics Society of India (SSI) recently, and found them in the middle of something new. They are trying to bring disabled chi...
Thursday, November 09, 2006

Colour-mania

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If you hang around long enough at the Gateway, you'll eventually see all of India passing by (yes, a bit like Times Square!). Gujarati, ...
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

In praise of demi-gods

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The Prince of Wales Museum has this sculpture of a yaksha and a yakshi. In Hindu mythology, yakshas are mythical figures, half-god, half-dem...
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Who are the Marathas, anyway?

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Let's get some facts right, shall we? The tribal communities of Nags, Munds and Bhils inhabited Maharashtra in ancient times. They were ...
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Monday, November 06, 2006

Spice Story

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My masala box at home always has cinnamon in it - our ritual Saturday biryani is incomplete without this magic bark. The Romans used cinnam...
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Monday, October 16, 2006

Turtlerama

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Banganga in Walkeshwar is dotted with little temples, so it kept my camera busy. Of all the photos I clicked, though, this is the one that m...
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