MayShortReads16: Crossing Lines
Today’s short story is about the power of lines – physical and intangible. The prompt was a famous Bollywood dialogue, which also appears in the story.
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.
MayShortReads15: Coffeeshop
Café Mocha, Suresh had learnt, was coffee with a little squirt of that chocolate syrup they had in squeeze bottles. It’s what he always ordered at a coffeeshop now. Coming from the state with the oldest and largest coffee plantations in the country, Suresh found it curious, even unfair that…
MayShortReads 01: The Man Upstairs
It turns out that May is Short Story Month. So I’m going to try and serve up a Tiny Tale every day through May. Enjoy! ====================================================== Chandran stepped into his hawai chappals, grimacing. Even his slippers were slick with sweat. Nevertheless, he moved to the balcony, hoping the sky would…
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Bookworm Adventures
It’s no secret, my grand love affair with books. I’ve also written about my obsession with bookstores, big and small. Flipkart has replaced Landmark in my affections because it’s so much more convenient. But I do miss the adventuring that went with real world, poking-through-shelves book browsing. A bookworm needs…
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Electric Girl
For best results, paste on electric box. This month’s blockbuster promises to be quite electrifying: Current Maare Goriya
Repeat Business
Spotted on the back of autorickshaw driver’s seat. Everyone in Mumbai wants repeat business.
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Modak For Mogambo
Spotted on the side of a building wall. I’m guessing the dangling man offering the modak came later. Street art is an ever evolving form, after all.
The Mumbaiker’s Prayer
The Mumbaiker starts the day with a prayer to guide them through the daily adventure that is a public commute.
Who’s Your Daddy?
As much as I complain about autorickshaws, I can’t deny they certainly improve the stuck-in-traffic experience. ‘If ur bad, I am ur dad.’
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The City and The City-China Mieville: Stunning, Surreal & Sensational
The City and the City by China Miéville My rating: 4 of 5 stars Recommended by: Sumant Srivathsan At one level, there’s a story about two cities that share the same space. Not twin cities, not neighboring cities even, these are two different cities that sit on the same geography….