Saturday, May 08, 2021

Learning to Let Go

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- by Deepa Krishnan The government's handling of the pandemic has become a heated political debate. Today in three of my WhatsApp groups...
Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Lessons from Mumbai's bubonic plague

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I'll tell you an interesting story. It's a little long, but bear with me. If you want to know how epidemics actually play out in ...
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Saturday, January 04, 2020

Pickled peppercorn

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The sight of fresh green peppercorn in the market brings out the pickling fiend in me. This is the simplest of pickles, but packs such a...
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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Coral Jasmine - a carpet of flowers

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If you visit a flower market in Mumbai, you will usually not see the coral jasmine. It flowers at night, and when day breaks, all the flowe...
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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Walking through Dharavi

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It's always eye opening to walk through Dharavi. Today I was with Kathy and Clive, they have been to India 5 times already, but to Dhar...
Monday, March 04, 2019

Indian Aesthetics - The Poetry of Krishna

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- by Deepa Krishnan Yesterday at The Magic Room, I attended a marvellous session organized by Expansions (curated by Sarayu Kamat). We ...
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Saturday, November 24, 2018

Bandhara at Aptale Village, Jawhar region, Maharashtra

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In May 2015, I went to a tribal area, about 4hrs drive from Mumbai. Since then, I have been working on a series of water projects there. Al...
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Sunday, October 21, 2018

Milestones

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So I turned 50 yesterday. I thought about what I want to do with the next 10 years of my life. I want to work further on rural water manage...
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Sunday, July 08, 2018

Van Ruith and the Western gaze

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- by Deepa Krishnan Horace van Ruith, a painter of German origin, arrived in Bombay in the late 1800's. He stayed in Cumballa Hill an...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Women Entrepreners in Tourism in India

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I was happy to be featured in Tourism India's Cover Story on women entrepreneurs in tourism. Interviewer: Mumbai Magic is considered...
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