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Mumbai’s Eternal Voyage
A poem on the 'universe of diversity' to be found in Mumbai's local trains.
A Tale of Two Cities
No two people have lived in the same Mumbai because no two people can live in the same Mumbai. There exist two figurative cities within this single piece of …
Commuting Via Mumbai Locals
A poem based on observations made while commuting in Mumbai local trains every day.
Home, or the Idea of It
I am discordant and out-of-sync in both places that could-have-been-home. With the riches of two cities to choose from, I can lay claim to neither.
New Work in the City
How reading helped me make sense of Mumbai and fulfil my desire to belong.
How to Slutwalk Past Your Highly Conformist Family
It's no secret that Indian families have their own versions of cancel culture.
‘Gone Case’: A Comic Book on the Dark Side of the Internet
Shiv Pannikker's comic book is based on a Mumbai policeman with a dark past and the stories he encounters while escorting an inmate back to an asylum.
Three Women and Notes From a Lockdown
A college lecturer shares snippets of her everyday interaction with her mother and two-year-old toddler.
Mumbai: The City Where No One Cares
Lest we forget, the backbone of the Indian economy is the migrant worker.