Bangalore

A Time-Traveler’s Guide To Bangalore

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023

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I made an impromptu visit to my first-love city, Bangalore. How does it feel to date a former lover after two decades?

City | Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Poetry

Two Cities I’ve Loved – Bangalore & Mumbai

November 11, 2022September 17, 2023

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Feeling the tug between two places – one that feels like home and one that is dutifully home.

City | Home & Identity | Pop Culture

Cityzen – A Mumbai Retrospective

February 21, 2021April 23, 2023

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My divided love affair between the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai

City | Map Of Emotion

Hello 2015, Welcome In…

January 1, 2015March 28, 2023

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Hello 2015, Welcome in. You are going to occupy my life starting now. And I’m welcoming you in. I have been looking forward to seeing you for a long time now. You see, you end with a 5 which is a very nice satisfying number to be. I wouldn’t call…

City | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

The Bangalore Story

December 27, 2009March 17, 2023

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I came to Bangalore over 10 years back. I was falling in love. Not with a person or even a place. I was really, completely, truly committing myself to life. I was 19. I had just weathered a tempestuous adolescence culminating in my dropping out of college. Then I licked…

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