Man in Bombay » Photos http://www.maninbombay.com Walking the streets of Bombay Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:25:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 17 families, 1 house http://www.maninbombay.com/2009/08/15/17-families-1-house/ http://www.maninbombay.com/2009/08/15/17-families-1-house/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:49:54 +0000 tathagata http://www.maninbombay.com/?p=87 17 families, 1 house

The ‘Committee Chawl’ which houses 17 families in one structure – all the 17 families are, or were, associated with the Khotachiwadi cricket club. The interior of this chawl, by the way, is a striking example of efficient usage of space and good design.

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The bright colours, wooden stairs, balconies, tiled roofs and the narrow bylanes had me blink a few times. On a hot Bombay March afternoon, the air was surprisingly cool and unsurprisingly tranquil.

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This building (Gresham Life) is on Sir Pherozeshah Mehta Rd, opposite the Mint. The sun behind the building shrouds it in near-darkness.

]]> http://www.maninbombay.com/2009/01/19/33/feed/ 0 High, higher, highest http://www.maninbombay.com/2009/01/14/high-higher-highest/ http://www.maninbombay.com/2009/01/14/high-higher-highest/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:28:05 +0000 tathagata http://www.maninbombay.com/?p=23 St Thomas Cathedral, in Fort in Bombay. The cathedral towers over the surroundings till it comes up against the blue sky.

St Thomas Cathedral, in Fort in Bombay. The cathedral towers over the surroundings till it comes up against the blue sky.

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