Conversations with a tree: February In The City – Part 1
I spotted this tree at the junction of a rapidly disappearing Mumbai and the greedy new city emerging in its place.
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.
Where I Regret Doing The Right Thing
It was respite from the morning’s fight, a common occurrence in the horror story I lived in. It didn’t feel right.
Part Time Lovers
The 60s talked of free love. Millennials say fuck-buddies or if they want to be nice, friends-with-benefits. How do we navigate our many lovers?
What You Thought The Future Was Going To Be
The hardest thing to let go of, is what you thought the future was going to be.
I’m Always Coming of Age
I think I’ll be coming of age for the rest of my life. I immerse myself in people & experiences, that it is the death of the rest of me.
Flamingos Fly Through The Ruins
My years working in Chinchpokli were checkered with the ruins of the past as well as the promise of flamingos. It shaped me in so many ways.
Of This City
“That looks like me. I belong.
In my skin,
in this city.”
I remember this moment. It was so of this city.
A Story That Wrote Me
This has been a year of such drastic changes and shifts that my whole outlook has been the here and now – surviving these. But I am a creature of nostalgia and the past doesn’t impede me. It teaches me, it nurtures me and it gives me fodder for the…
I Wear: Bohemian Rockstar
I was featured in an event themed ‘Women Empowerment’. And my look was a fashion-forward, sex-positive rockstar.
I Wear: Candy Valley Girl
I was in Kandivali (Candy Valley).