Archive for the 'Mumbai' Category

It rained this night ….

Posted by gargi on 03 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, Mumbai, Music

…. in Mumbai, giving a respite from the terrible mugginess that has been upon us !
i went out and walked in the rain …. glorious feeling …cannot stop smiling like an idiot.
all seems well with the world.
and here is an amazing rendition of garajat barasat sawan ayo re ….

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A Stuffed Head….

Posted by gargi on 20 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, Mumbai

since the end of December,Mumbai has been going through bizarre weather and weather patterns. It's been 2 months since I switched on the fan at night… and most of these nights were spent under multiple blankets…But, it is the days which are really wierd…. sharp sun shine. chilly yet hot… sharp 
As, a result of the [...]

Me Too Marathi….

Posted by gargi on 13 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: India, Mumbai

…. says Uddhav Thackeray - to counter his more charismatic cousin, undoing the last year of the Shiv Sena trying to reach out to ‘other’ communities.
“Outsiders coming to Mumbai hoping to work in the airport project would be packed off and sent back in a cargo plane,”
cargo planes are traditionally used to transport body [...]

Outsiders, Insiders & Others

Posted by gargi on 06 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: India, Mumbai, Society

In the last week, a simmering problem just boiled over. There has been violence against the “North Indians”. And, I am surprised that people are surprised. I am appalled. I am horrified. But, I am not surprised. Infact I expected it to happen rather earlier.
In the last 13 years that I have been back [...]

A Trip to Town

Posted by gargi on 04 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: India, Mumbai, Photographs

Yesterday, on a chilly winter’s afternoon. On a Sunday - no less- I overcame severe inertia to visit the Kala Ghoda festival.
The journey was itself adventurous. A fully packed local train with its assortment of characters. Fights between sales people who ply their colourful wares in the compartments, the jostling for space, and the [...]

The Black Horse Rides Again….

Posted by gargi on 02 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: India, Mumbai, Society

….. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is back this year with a whole bunch of events designed to balm the soul. Catch it from the 1st February 2008 till the 9th of February 2008.

As usual, there will be something for everyone at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, 2008 - from workshop for kids, to traditional art [...]