Chembur ki Chidiya – Story1-Parrots

Their Story: After almost four years of marriage, Rupali and Gurudatta were going through the same anxiety and stress that any couple would go through when planning a family and not able to have children. Depressed and discouraged with the situation, Rupali started taking affirmations from a book she read, ‘Power of a Subconcious Mind’.…Read More

Sculpting the Divine

     He has one hundred and eight names, and is beloved among Hindu gods. Ganesha, also called Ganapati, is worshipped as the god of success, wisdom, knowledge, and prudence. This wise and playful god, considered the destroyer of evil and obstacles, is always invoked first in any Hindu festival.      Ganesh Chathurthi, the…Read More

Source: Bombay Guide Map Including Parts of Salsette, Survey of India, 1933

The forgotten railways of Trombay island

A few years back, a friend and I stared agape, as did a bunch of excited others from all walks of life, when the brightly-coloured, bug-like coaches of the monorail hummed their way into the terminal station next to Fine Arts. For years, we had groaned in collective exasperation, as a much-touted wonder of rapid…Read More