Do I have the courage to be loved by that which is bigger than me? Yes, it’s a question of courage. Also of ego. The spiritual masters say that love is a lesson in your own projections & insights on your being that appear as reflections in the beloved. I…
The image is a depiction of the Mumbai skyline done in makeup. The text is a story about Mumbai’s goddess.
I love cities. I’m a city dweller and I have a powerful connection to every city I have been in.
Mumbai people often forget that in addition to the financial capital and Bollywood, we also live on a tropical island.
What about the Mumbai class divide?
My divided love affair between the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai
People are stories, works in progress Politics of affection and sexual congress But a face is a fullstop, brackets even I picture your face when I’m grieving The ‘I don’t care’ writ large and wide Autographing what’s breaking me inside Happy face, loveface all forgotten Fullstop points to all that…
I left work late but determined to use the remaining hours. The back of the cab was silent. I got to my to-call list, hitting deadends. I paused for those rare seconds in a Mumbai day when one thinks of absolutely nothing. Then I realised I was flying. Riding flyovers…
I feel like a character in someone else’s coming of age story. The kind about a young man discovering life, love and that, contrary to what his mama said, the universe does not revolve around him. I’m Sunday morning breakfast in a social calendar filled with boozy Saturday nights &…
If you are reading this, you are very likely to survive everything that’s going on. My privilege is an epiphany that’s helping me cope.