The Feels This Week: Going Fishing
A photowalk at Sassoon Docks fish market sends me on a deep dive about my creative identities, my home planet and of course, fishing.
City
Cityscapes, city sights, urban communities, metropolis life, city dweller identity, focussed on Mumbai with an occasional mention of Delhi, Bangalore and other cities I’ve been in.
Books | City | Home & Identity
Fishing For Identity In A Moving Marol Village
A new metro line in Marol & the silver edition of Kala Ghoda Art Festival make me ponder my identity in this changing city.
Who You Are By Where You Are: Mumbai ’s Location Politics
Mumbai ’s location politics define class, identity & belonging. These are thrown into chaos when public infrastructure builds access.
The Safest City: Mumbai 26/11 Terror Attacks
In 2008, the city that raised me became a battlefield. This is my story of Mumbai during the 26/11 terror attacks. Through the eyes of one of its citizens.
Mining Joy On A Joyride: Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3
Mumbai’s first underground metro, Line 3 or the Aqua Line opened with a route from Aarey to BKC. I took a joyride to see my city change.
How We Talk About Violence: The Bengaluru PG Murder
A Bengaluru murder reveals deeper issues of gender violence, victim-blaming & cultural conflicts. We need to reconsider how we think about violence.
Thank God: Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid & Bombay Riots
Religion met politics in a thunderclap of violence & my city burnt. It was never the same again. I was never the same again. Thank God.
Christmas In My 40s: Navigating Yuletide In A Desi Identity
Christmas is complex for me. It’s a journey through painful nostalgia, colonised history, the morality of forgivness & questioning where I really belong.
Dissociation On A Train To Dadar
I took a train journey after over 5 years. It simultaneously felt like a new experience & an old pleasant ache that showed up. Is this what dissociation is?
A Time-Traveler’s Guide To Bangalore: Millennial Angst In IT City
I made an impromptu visit to my first-love city, Bangalore. How does it feel to date a former lover after two decades? Nostalgia, fear & thrills all in one.