Mumbai : my city
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At the bottom of the lane from Little Po’s school is a magnificent tree with a pretty, flouncy, tiered skirt around the trunk. I once captured this parasite in a leafy side lane at Gamdevi and my father actually identified it and told me it’s name . The fuchsia efflorescence peeping out from the green… Read more
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Still waters run deep Who would imagine that these still waters would one dark night launch a night of horror? This afternoon I was invited to lunch and happened to look out . I saw this quiet fishing village in the South of Mumbai. I then realised that this was the spot where 6 armed… Read more
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The streets of Bombay they say are paved with gold . I definitely haven’t seen any gold on Mumbai’s streets but I do know it’s pavements are filled with hawkers. Apart from the regular vegetable and fruit sellers, you have all kinds of vendors . Come December you have Tibetans selling sweaters. All year long… Read more
Twenty- five Seven 