The red locomotive is the first thing that catches your eye. The nondescript, partially open gate a few feet ahead … More
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Hitting pause
It’s 9 a.m. The crowd is just starting to spill on to the road outside Chembur station. I try to … More
Art by the bay
You smell Sassoon Docks before you see it. The olfactory hints grow stronger past the red and white archway, as … More
Indigo diaries
They were among the first ones to go up. Flapping back and forth on the flimsy wire, my eyes kept … More
Donning the sleuth’s hat
A typewriter with a half-written note, an old map of Mumbai, some books and photographs, a electronic safe and a … More
Becoming a child at Kahani Tree
“Aaaaaaaaccchhhooooooooooooooooooooooooo” Blork! Bluurf! I seem to have caught Gajapati Kulapati’s cold. Just wait till I catch hold of that elephant … More
A bibliophile’s guide to the city’s bookstores
The last time I visited a bookstore (which was just last week), I sat down to read Neil Gaiman’s The View … More
Walking back in time
It’s 1874. Mumbai’s first tram has just pulled away from Parel TT towards Colaba. As the horse-drawn carriage trudges ahead, … More
Treasure trove
This time I was in the desert, watching the story of Dodola and Zam unfold from a distance. From the … More
Finding the muse
Walking through the maze of green, past sparsely populated animal enclosures, you wonder if the visit is going to pay … More
Pinkish hues
They were everywhere, hundreds of them, swarming in the waters nearby. Most of them had their necks down, busy hunting … More
Soul Street
I was walking past the Jehangir Art gallery when a man called out to me. “Would you like a portrait?” … More
