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.
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MeMumbaiker | Mumbai | Politics | Religion
Thank God 🛕🕌 – 1993 Bombay Riots
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Over three decades ago, an agnostic city called BOMBAY experienced the might of GOD. I was a child when religion met politics in a thunderclap of violence.
Read the story ‘Thank God‘ here.
Not An Easy City To Love: Mumbai Floods
On 26 Jul’05, Mumbai experienced unprecedented rain – the heaviest in 100 years. This is my story of survival. It is also a love story.
A Mumbai Kind Of Welcome: Vileparle Variety
Mumbai says welcome in many languages. There’s one place where you can taste them all. Vileparle says welcome home.
A Mumbai Kind Of Welcome – VileParle Variety 🚂
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Mumbai says welcome in many languages. There’s one place where you can taste them all. Vileparle says welcome home.
Read ‘A Mumbai Kind of Welcome – Vileparle Variety‘ here.
Big City Girl: Marol Memoirs
The joke goes that people from anywhere else in the city need a visa to enter Andheri. The Marol of my past was another world.
Big City Girl: Marol Memoirs
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I grew up in a big, bad metro city. I grew up in one of its oldest villages. The journey from Marol gaon to where I am today is as winding as Andheri Kurla road. The text of ‘Big City Girl – Marol Memoirs‘ can be viewed here.
City | Poetry | Relationships
Another Island: Mahim Memories
This tiny station doesn’t feature in most Mumbai narratives but Mahim is full of the rich, unspoken connections that make this city.
Another Island: Mahim Memories
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I found home years after losing it, on a different island. Mahim was full of stories. Read ‘Another Island‘ here.
Capitalism | MeMumbaiker | Mills | Mumbai | Performance
FLAMINGOS 🦩
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A story of two realities (flight & bondage) juxtaposed in a corner of Mumbai’s forgotten history. Read ‘FLAMINGOS‘ here.