Empathy
On Sunday, I had occasion to go to the railway police station in Mumbai Central to file a FIR for a suitcase that was stolen from the train when I was coming back to Bombay after attending a friend’s marriage in Gujarat. This was the second visit, the first one being to the Dadar police [...]
Khau Gallis in Bombay
‘Khau Galli’ is a Bombay term, which can be loosely translated into English to mean ‘Food Lane’. It is also a collective noun for the food available in these lanes, street food. From tomorrow onwards, over a few weekends, I will write about some of these khau gallis, the ones I end up going to.
Khau [...]
Sun n’ Shade
This building (Gresham Life) is on Sir Pherozeshah Mehta Rd, opposite the Mint. The sun behind the building shrouds it in near-darkness.
High, higher, highest
St Thomas Cathedral, in Fort in Bombay. The cathedral towers over the surroundings till it comes up against the blue sky.
