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Category Archives: Mumbai
Mumbai, Lunar Calendar & the 21st Century
It started when I spotted the packets of aam papad stacked in the makeshift stalls. Those born in the pre-globalized India will remember this tangy-sweet unique thing made out of sugared and boiled raw mango. Sold by itinerant vendors of … Continue reading
Posted in clues, crony capitalism, History, incredible india, Indian elite class, Mumbai, reality-check, Trends, Uncategorized
Tagged History, India, Markets, Mumbai
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Maggi fiasco & Bollywood : Cartoon Tota-Myna
Posted in Business, Culture, Humour, incredible india, market- mythology, Mumbai, reality-check, Trends
Tagged Bacchan, Bollywood, Business, Cartoon, Humour, Madhuri, Maggi
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Animal rights vs. Vegetable rights : Cartoon Tota-Myna
Posted in Business, Culture, History, Humour, Indian elite class, law or justice, Mumbai, Politics, reality-check, signs of times, Trends
Tagged Beef, Business, Drama of Elites, History, Humour, India, Indian politics, Mumbai, Politics
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Obscenity a la mode : Cartoon Tota-Myna
Posted in Business, clues, dependent capitalism, Humour, Mumbai, signs of times
Tagged Business, clues, Finance, History, India, Market Mythology, Mumbai
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Dadar in December
What passes for winter in Bombay is here and having read a good … Continue reading
Posted in clues, History, Mumbai, People, signs of times
Tagged clues, Dadar, History, India, life, Mumbai, Parsi Dairy, People
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Stories Old and New
Ganpati Bappa Having talked about it for many years it was around this time last year they had decided to do something about the feeling that life had … Continue reading
Poetry of the day
A Bombay Morning Deep months Of Monsoons in Bombay. Raining since morning; Grey lowering sky, grey inward sea, mists, and a blurred city. I sit watching a tall building under construction, indifferent, proud under the pelting rain. … Continue reading
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