The Asiatic Society of Mumbai has its origins from the Literary Society of Bombay founded by Sir James Mackintosh that met in Mumbai on November 26, 1804, for the first time. It was named as Asiatic Society of Bombay in 1954, after the institution broke away from the Royal Asiatic Society. When the name of…
Peace Be With You!
For the past few my posts seem to be glum, gloomy and distressing. And considering all the negativity that has bothered me on all day through news sites, newspapers and social media, I guess a bit of inner peace, self-reflection, calmness and Nirvana is in order. Life is short, uncertain and the best gift of…
The Commoners
If you have walked the roads of Dadar and locations nearby, you would pass many old souls with two baskets full of vegetables loaded on a balance on their shoulders cheerfully. You will usually spot them in typical half-pants and a Gandhi topi as they cheerfully carry the heavy loads carefully maintaining their stability, pace in a jolly…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Old Fashioned 2
Flora Fountain, at the Hutatma Chowk is another heritage structure which is found at the heart of Churchgate, south Mumbai. Constructed in 1864, the working fountain is surrounded with intricate sculptures and depicts the Roman goddess Flora. Although parts of the structure are broken, I sure hope that they restore it soon. The fountain looks…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Old Fashioned
The most amazing thing about the town side of Mumbai, specifically CST and Churchgate are of the city is the tall and magnificent Victorian Structures. However, what I would want to highlight in this picture of the Rajabai tower at the Fort Campus of the University of Mumbai, designed by English architect Sir George Gilbert…
Humble Beginnings
Churchgate has been etched in history for many right and wrong reasons. However, this ‘town’ in the city of Mumbai is special to me because I started my professional life here. Personally, it is the town of many firsts, a place where me and my closest friend sowed the first seed of professional ambitions. It’s…
Lighting It Up!
I love experimenting with lights on my camera, and recently I found myself playing around with the focus. I took this shot from the windscreen on a car, just as it was pulling out at a green traffic signal, amidst streetlights. Although I would’ve preferred the lights to be better aligned, it did come out…
Building Castles in The Sand
As kids we all built castles in the sand, some with all the right tools and some, like us by sheer guess and judgment. In the end we all had fun, with no strings attached.
Snack Time!
Fryums as these are locally called are usually found in almost every traditional Indian house hold. Growing up, I remember those summers when all the women in the building decided on a day when they would prepare these early in them morning and leave them to sun dry for a couple of days. All the…
The Irresistible Color of Saccharine
Growing up, mom used to always throw a fit of we wanted to eat cotton candy. called as Buddhi ka baal (old lady’s hair) locally, mom used to warn us that we shouldn’t eat any even behind her back. You see, we didn’t exactly grow up in the “pocket-money / allowance era”, so the only…
Snapshots of my World 