Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Gotta love Linking Road

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If you're on a budget and still want to shop, head for the street stalls on Linking Road. Nothing fancy about them, but they sell everyt...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Mystery Goddess

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I found a poster of this goddess in Null Bazaar, right next to the vegetable section. Anyone know who she is? I can't tell. She was in a...
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Friday, November 02, 2007

I learn an old cooking technique

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The walls of Mushtaq Bhai's kitchens are caked with soot, from years of cooking. Every time I go there, I get new lessons in cuisine. Th...
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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Mythology in everyday language

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- by Janaki Krishnan Last week, I visited my friend Nirupama in Dadar. It was 10:00 in the morning. "Where is your son?", I asked...
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Sunday, October 21, 2007

One year of dance lessons

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- by Deepa Krishnan Today is Vijayadashami, the tenth day of the Dassera festival. This is the day on which every dancer seeks the blessings...
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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Starting a conversation

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- By Janaki Krishnan Perhaps it is the frequent weather changes in the UK that make the Englishman begin a conversation with remarks about t...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Perfume-crazy

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- By Deepa Krishnan Anyone who has travelled to India will tell you that we're very fond of perfume. Flowery perfume, that is. We strew ...
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

The Naming Syndrome

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- by Janaki Krishnan There is one sphere in Indian society that has undergone tremendous changes in my lifetime - the naming of the first-bo...
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Sunday, September 30, 2007

The Ethics of Slum Tours

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- By Deepa Krishnan A newspaper reporter interviewed me recently. One of the questions she asked me was about the poverty in Mumbai, and o...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Ganesha in my kitchen

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- By Deepa Krishnan I clicked a photo of the little Ganesh idol in my kitchen, installed and decorated specially for this year's Ganesh ...
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