Category Archives: mumbai

Candy Shops for Bibliophiles 3

Posted on May 30, 2009 by

After the initial post on bibliophilia [here], and book shops in Nagpur [here] and Pune [here] we now come to the third in this series. The city of Mumbai [formerly known as Bombay] . There is too much to write … Continue reading →

Posted in bibliophile, books, cst, flora fountain, fort, mumbai, old book shops, old books. used books. old books market, second hand books, sterling, strand | 5 Comments

Delhi April-May 2009 Day 1

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

I am finally in Delhi after two year gap. Last time I was here was in the summer of 2007. Since then much water has flown below the bridge. But this time I am on an `official’ visit. Anyways. Since … Continue reading →

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Slumdog Oscarpati!!!!!!!!

Posted on March 1, 2009 by

Slumdog Oscarpati!!!!!!!!  Slumdog Oscarpati!!!!!!!!And the Oscar goes to ….. Slumdog Millionaire!!! Well finally it happened. A Oscar to a film made in India with all Indian actors. An when it rains here, it pours, literally. So when Uncle Oscar came … Continue reading →

Posted in films, friendship, India, islam, morals, movie, mumbai, people, politics, slumdog millionare | Leave a comment

Mumbai Locals…

Posted on August 13, 2008 by

Well Mumbai locals are the life line of the city. But ever wondered how many people can one local train carry? Here I try to estimate the carrying capacity of the local train. We first want to make an order … Continue reading →

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Windwolf Re-Registered

Posted on May 16, 2008 by

The Plan  To ride to Pune [पुणे] and get the registration of WindWolf done on the same day.  This was something long overdue. I had to ride to Pune to get the registration of WindWolf done again. The validity of … Continue reading →

Posted in agents, babudom, biking, bureaucracy, enfield, mumbai, panvel, Pune, rayban, registration, ride, roads, rto, windwolf | Leave a comment

Flamingos!!

Posted on May 11, 2008 by

Flamingos are a genus of migratory birds which come to India in the summer. The classification is as given under [from Wikipedia]: Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves Order: Phoenicopteriformes [Furbringer, 1888] Family : Phoeniconteridae [Bonaparte, 1831] … Continue reading →

Posted in avians, birds, boats, egret, flamingos, fort, ibis, mangroves, migratory, mudflats, mumbai, sandpipers, sewri, waders | 8 Comments

Of Bibliophilia…

Posted on April 4, 2008 by

Well the other day while surfing the net I found some thing about me. Something about the things that I do has been so clearly defined,I never even wondered that there could be people who have defined and categorised terms … Continue reading →

Posted in bibliomania, bibliophilia, books, ebooks, mumbai, Nagpur, Pune | 1 Comment

Vasai and Arnala

Posted on March 25, 2008 by

The Aim: To Do Vasai [Bassien] and Arnala Forts in one single trip. The day finally came when the planned trip to Vasai fort had been finalised. This fort was long overdue. Maybe from last 4-5 years. Finally the party … Continue reading →

Posted in arnala, baobab, bassien, battle, chimaji appa, fort, marathas, mumbai, portuguese, ruins, vasai | 3 Comments

The Problem of Raj

Posted on February 18, 2008 by

Now that the dust is settling over the issue of `north indians’ in Mumbai, the central character in this issue Raj Thackrey has become known to more people that he was before.The point I want to emphasize is that all … Continue reading →

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Kala Ghoda …

Posted on February 3, 2008 by

Yesterday in the evening went to Kala Ghoda – The art festival – in the art district of Mumbai.. Did not have much cash to buy any thing…. But any way went there… The atmosphere was charged, people all around … Continue reading →

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