Ek akela is shahr me… It is difficult to feel crowded when the entire sea and sky are stretching out in front of you… That is where Bombay finds its space. One of the places. Also… In a book read standing in the super-crowded ladies compartment of the Borivili local in the evening. In fingers… Continue reading Space and the city
Category: Travels
Tales from the road
Hampi celebrates Independence day
Patriotism takes on a different dimension in small town India – while we jaded urbanites sigh in delight over a midweek holiday (or if lucky, the prospect of a long weekend), real India brings out the tricolor and all the colors of patriotism. My fondest memory is of an Independence day procession on the road,… Continue reading Hampi celebrates Independence day
Lalbagh: what flower show?
I walked into the Lalbagh Horticultural Trade Show today – also deceptively called the Lalbagh Flower Show. And walkedout in twenty minutes. For a few disoriented minutes, I believed I was back at Dadar station, the way I got pushed and elbowed, except I heard lots of Telugu around me (not Kannada, not Tamil) and… Continue reading Lalbagh: what flower show?
Table for three at crystal
[Continued from an earlier post – let me count the ways…] Atmosphere – that is the word that describes Crystal – the tiny place is thick with that elusive quality called atmosphere. Not to be confused with that other abused word ambience. If Crystal had a cool ad agency to create a positioning statement for… Continue reading Table for three at crystal
What’s sauce for the goose
Shubhangi here writes about Japanese pop-culture and the concept of Kawaii – Kawaii means cute and cute seems to be the all pervading trend in Japan. She adds – The most popular fallout of Kawaii – the ‘Hello Kitty’ motif, adorns lunch boxes, clothes, office stationary, even kitchen appliances. Pink is the favorite color and… Continue reading What’s sauce for the goose
UK goes smoke-free
So what’s the big deal about this photograph? This was taken at Covent Garden more than two weeks before the UK went smoke-free… This is where the man was standing and smoking his afternoon cigar. Notice the signboard on top of his head: I have a couple of posts on London and around up on… Continue reading UK goes smoke-free
The heart of Incredible India
This is the best state tourism ad I have come across in a long time… most states have the same kind of ads… focus on one monument, one beach, or anything else that is believed to attract visitors… and a few obvious descriptors. Madhya Pradesh tourism this neat collage taking the viewer through the length… Continue reading The heart of Incredible India
Holiday out. Real world in.
Two weeks is just too short – I started getting depressed at the thought (yes, I know, I get depressed rather easily – I used to a cheerful person in an earlier life) of getting back to work. I did some of the things I wanted to and did not manage many others. Ditto about… Continue reading Holiday out. Real world in.
Headed to London
I am off to London tomorrow for two weeks for a much needed break. June has been a month of no work and sickness – after two weeks of (advised and attempted) bed rest with a terrible back, I am just recovering from a bout of throat infection and fever. Croak. Tired of sitting at… Continue reading Headed to London
Let me count the ways…
Life has come full circle from ten years ago – when I moved to Bombay, job in hand, PG room in Khar, four-figured salary (gasp! what will I do with all that money? and my own visiting card with my own name!) – and nights out in what used to be called ‘town’ (still is?).… Continue reading Let me count the ways…