The Feels This Week: My Home In Photographs
An old-school post from a 2000s photoblog. My evening through Andheri in photographs. Feel free to skip to the pics if you like.
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.
Watching the Watchers: How Art in Mumbai Reflects Its People
Exploring Mumbai’s art scene through Jehangir Art Gallery & Tarq. A personal journey of photography, painting, and the people who make art come alive.
Cropping the City: Lessons from Sassoon Docks
Mumbai Paused’s wisdom to me was to crop. I’m finding clarity in discerning the different stories of me in a single photograph taken at Sassoon Docks.
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.
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.