Sunday, July 22, 2007

And another goddess is born

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Walking through Matunga, I glanced upwards and spotted this colourful carving. I couldn't figure out who this lady was. So I hunted arou...
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Sunday, July 15, 2007

Why I love the Pune highway

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It takes me 2 hours and 20 minutes to drive to Pune. In the monsoon, I love every minute of it. I went to Pune last week, to mak e a little ...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Photos in the Inbox

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This morning, I got these two lovely photos by email - they were from a Mumbai Magic bazaar walk last month. Jennifer, Noa and Courtney - t...
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Thursday, July 05, 2007

Tai Chi and Cats - An Evening at Marine Drive

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I was filming for an offbeat travel show on Mumbai, and we wanted some footage of Marine Drive. A mutual friend introduced me to Rohini, who...
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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Rain, rain, rain

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It rained hard last night. When I went to bed, I heard it beating against our large window panes. This morning, my daughter's friend cal...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

The Maker of Keys, and other migrant stories

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You move into a new apartment, and you get two sets of keys. You take one, your spouse takes the other. But now there is a problem - you nee...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

Pavement Parrot

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One early morning in Haji Ali, I saw this street dweller with her pet parrot. The lady had barely enough for herself, but the parrot seemed ...
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Friday, June 08, 2007

A goddess for men. And non-men.

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If you peer into the little sanctum of the Mumbadevi Temple, you'll see her - the Goddess Mumba - in all her glory. She is orange in the...
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Friday, June 01, 2007

Finding Warli where it belongs

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It is impossible to miss Warli art in Mumbai. You walk into any gift store, and you'll easily spot the a nimated white stick-figures on ...
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Saturday, May 26, 2007

Gandhi on women

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I always love taking visitors to Mani Bhavan, Gandhi's Mumbai home. It is on a quiet leafy lane near Chowpatty. On the top floor there a...
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