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New breed of ‘writers’ thriving

I must be totally ignorant…but so many categories of “writers” have emerged of late. So, I was flummoxed on receiving a mail asking me if I needed my “resume” to be prepared when I go job-hunting.

Ganpati festival, filmi style

The Ganpati festivities ended in the city with the final immersion on Wednesday, followed by late-late night thunderclaps and bolts of lightning — the kind, which haven’t been experienced for years.

For the love of Bombay/Mumbai

When Priya met Christopher Taylor, a concept emerged. She’s a novelist-poet and cinephile, and he’s a British photographer who lives in France.

The fading charm of Chowpatty

Every time I pass by Chowpatty — which is every day — I check out the Nana-Nani Park at the tip of Walkeshwar. And to my dismay, I see no grandpas and grandmas or even uncles and aunts there.

Forgotten memories of a kind soul

In one of the serpentine lanes of Banganga, Walkeshwar there’s one sprightly young woman, who’s been sorely missed. I tell you her story today because it went completely unreported.

The curious case of music collections vanishing from CD stores

The way things are going, I suspect music CDs will become extinct.

No novelty, romance in same-ol’ rains

If anyone says “The rains are here. It’s time to stay home with a cup of hot chai and steaming pakoras”, I’ll scream blue murder.

A rookie reporter’s stroll down memory lane

A rookie reporter’s stroll down memory lane

No place like Mumbai sans traffic

To a tiny degree, the city’s nightmare traffic has eased up. It always does circa May, when Mumbaiwallas head for cooler climes to domestic and international destinations.

Sailing down SoBo’s exclusive club

Maybe I’ll never be able to pronounce the word “yacht” correctly. It requires an uncultivated fluency.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.