Mumbai Magic

A blog on Mumbai - the city, its people, its culture. Three of us write here - my daughter Aishwarya, my mom Janaki, and I. If you like something, leave a comment! - Deepa

Saturday, August 30, 2014

"Half the Sky" - University of Washington Foster School of Business

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- By Deepa Krishnan Yesterday I addressed a group of 25 girls from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. They w...
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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Finding Watson's Hotel in a sleepy Cumbrian village

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- By Deepa Krishnan Anyone who has been to Kala Ghoda knows the decrepit Esplanade Mansions, popularly called Watsons Hotel. But not m...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Fishing ban in the monsoons

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- by Deepa Krishnan A few years ago, I clicked this picture of Koli fisherwomen at the Null Bazaar fish market. It was still the monsoon...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Metro ya Local?

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-by Aishwarya Pramod The Mumbai Metro began operations on June 8. Since it was a Sunday, lots of families came to check it out. Ther...
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Saturday, May 31, 2014

In which I learn about popular culture

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- By Deepa Krishnan I took this picture of our neighbourhood poster guy, as he set up his pavement stall in the morning: In one quick...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Teaching and Learning

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- by Deepa Krishnan These days we're doing a training / sensitization series at my office. It is a summer program for young people w...
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Sunday, May 04, 2014

Taoos Chaman ki Myna

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by Aishwarya Pramod This Sunday, I went to see a children's play at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Chowpatty). The play was called Taoos Ch...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Mariaai, the Goddess of the people (also called Renuka, Yellamma, Mariamman, Ekvira)

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- By Deepa Krishnan I was walking along Dadar Kabootarkhana yesterday, and I spotted someone going from stall to stall, with the Goddess...
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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Dharavi Art Room

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- by Deepa Krishnan I went to Bandra yesterday to see an exhibition of photographs clicked by children in Dharavi. I confess I did not ...
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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Turichya Shenga - a winter delight

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- By Deepa Krishnan With the winter season gone, it is time to say goodbye to the last of the "turichya shenga" - the green po...
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