Bombay Daak

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A mid season issue
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One year of Bombay Daak
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Frank O’Connor, considers the novel in terms of the passage of time. “To me a novel is something that’s built around the character of time, the nature…
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There’s an old essay on Bandra’s Zenzi written by Juhi Pande — Last Call. It is one of my favourite pieces written about Bombay, or at least a slice of…
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In my village begins the river Nila. A little away from my hamlet (it literally is one), near the town centre lies an obscure bridge running across…
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The storm clouds from Tauktae have not receded here yet, and another one begins elsewhere. The cyclones and storms of Bay of Bengal are often more…
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It In the building across the street from my home is a toddler. I see him, as he comes in his mother’s arms to look at the world from his window, as I…
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A small note on vaccination before we proceed. Do get one if you can. But, the vaccine right now is a lottery. Those who haven't had theirs might get…
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Left with nothing to do the city corporation has once again begun digging my road. The dust, the persistent noise of its rummage, both are a respite out…
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I have nothing to say to you today. I hope you and your loved ones are safe. We will get through this, even if it gets worse we will get through this…
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Ernst Josephson, Romanticism
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It is strange to look at this skyline of mine. I write from a Bombay where under a pale sky the bright roofs of tenements have departed. The walls are…
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