Mahalaxmi Temple
My first employment after graduation was in a private college in Orissa where my uncle served as the Principal. He was known as a...
Fort and Dharavi
Taxi drivers in Mumbai are loyal and diligent. While I was wondering if I could find the driver, I saw him waiting right at the final...
Mahim and back
Thinking about the human conditions in slums is stressful. Most of humanity is poor but they do not live in slums. The basic fabric of...
Departure from Mumbai
Mornings in Jitendra's apartment are pretty quiet. Though he retired as a fairly high-level senior civil servant, he had not acquired...