Mumbai | 4 months ago
Mumbai riots 1992-93: The days that changed the city
Mumbai, Dec 6 - It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early - to rush from south Mumbai's Nariman Point to the northwest suburb of Borivli, at the other end of the city.At 7 p.m., as I warily entered the Churchgate station, I stopped in my tracks: it was eerily empty! On normal weekdays, every inch was occupied with commuters in the day, e ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Mumbai riots 1992-93: The days that changed the city
Mumbai, Dec 6 - It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early - to rush from south Mumbai's Nariman Point to the northwest suburb of Borivli, at the other end of the city.At 7 p.m., as I warily entered the Churchgate station, I stopped in my tracks: it was eerily empty! On normal weekdays, every inch was occupied with commuters in the day, e ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Mumbai riots 1992-93: The days that changed the city
Mumbai, Dec 6 - It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early - to rush from south Mumbai's Nariman Point to the northwest suburb of Borivli, at the other end of the city.At 7 p.m., as I warily entered the Churchgate station, I stopped in my tracks: it was eerily empty! On normal weekdays, every inch was occupied with commuters in the day, e ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Mumbai riots 1992-93: The days that changed the city
Mumbai, Dec 6 - It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early - to rush from south Mumbai's Nariman Point to the northwest suburb of Borivli, at the other end of the city.At 7 p.m., as I warily entered the Churchgate station, I stopped in my tracks: it was eerily empty! On normal weekdays, every inch was occupied with commuters in the day, e ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Mumbai riots 1992-93: The days that changed the city
Mumbai, Dec 6 - It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early - to rush from south Mumbai's Nariman Point to the northwest suburb of Borivli, at the other end of the city.At 7 p.m., as I warily entered the Churchgate station, I stopped in my tracks: it was eerily empty! On normal weekdays, every inch was occupied with commuters in the day, e ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Mumbai riots 1992-93: The days that changed the city
Mumbai, Dec 6 - It was a rather cool evening in the second week of December 1992 when I was permitted to leave early - to rush from south Mumbai's Nariman Point to the northwest suburb of Borivli, at the other end of the city.At 7 p.m., as I warily entered the Churchgate station, I stopped in my tracks: it was eerily empty! On normal weekdays, every inch was occupied with commuters in the day, e ... read more

Mumbai | 11 months ago
Mumbai, a city that never stops eating!
Mumbai, May 21 - Mumbai knows no boundaries! If the city doesn't sleep, it doesn't stop eating either. While jostling one another in the overcrowded streets, Mumbaikers love to savour street food. From sinking their teeth into kheema ghotala to savouring hot fafda jalebi to enjoying the usual bun maska with chai - they relish every cuisine available in the nooks and corners of the bustling city.Th ... read more

Mumbai | 1 year ago
When Mumbaikars got a reason to smile
Mumbai, Oct 7 - 'If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine', 'Wear a smile - one size fits all' -- carrying colourful posters that read messages like these, over 20 children from Mumbai slums Friday greeted commuters at a railway station for 'World Smile Day' and 'Joy of Giving Week'.With colourful roses in their hands and cheerful smiles on their faces, these slum children from the Lig ... read more

Mumbai | 1 year ago
Mumbai dabbawalas join Anna, office-goers go without tiffin
Mumbai, Aug 19 - Striking work for the first time in their 120-year-old history, Mumbai's famed dabbawalas Friday stepped forth to support Anna Hazare in his fight for a stronger Lokpal bill.Nearly two lakh Mumbaikars depend on the dabbawalas for lunch. But Friday was a day for them either to eat at their office canteen, or order from or visit a neighbourhood restaurant -- if they were not on a ho ... read more

Mumbai | 1 year ago
Mumbai dabbawalas' first-ever strike - for Anna
Mumbai, Aug 18 - Striking work for the first time in their 120-year history, Mumbai's famed dabbawalas will Friday join protests in support of activist Anna Hazare in his fight for a strong Lokpal bill.'We are breaking our 120-year-old tradition by not providing tiffins tomorrow -. This is the least we can do to support Annaji who has been fasting for over 50 hours,' Nutan Dabbalwala Trust secreta ... read more