Mumbai Magic

I was in Assam, in a small village of the Karbi-Anglong people.

Large parts of India are highly endogamous, with deep awareness of jati.

Four tips from my visit to Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve: 1) Adopt the Coconut-Seller Look early in the game.

In October 1875, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert embarked on an extensive 8-month tour of the Indian subcontinent.

A fun morning among masalas and pickles at Lalbaug Spice Market and Chivda Gully.

- by Deepa Krishnan In 2015 October I took charge of Abhyudaya, an education NGO, and suddenly found myself also becoming part of the teaching faculty at SPJIMR, which is the chief sponsor of the NGO.

Yesterday Amma got her first smart phone.

Visiting major pilgrimage sites is always an ordeal due to crowds and endless queues.

The Magic Room is a textiles and crafts store in Sion, which I opened this month.

- by Deepa Krishnan The government's handling of the pandemic has become a heated political debate.

I'll tell you an interesting story.

The sight of fresh green peppercorn in the market brings out the pickling fiend in me.

If you visit a flower market in Mumbai, you will usually not see the coral jasmine.

It's always eye opening to walk through Dharavi.

- by Deepa Krishnan Yesterday at The Magic Room, I attended a marvellous session organized by Expansions (curated by Sarayu Kamat).

In May 2015, I went to a tribal area, about 4hrs drive from Mumbai.

So I turned 50 yesterday.

- by Deepa Krishnan Horace van Ruith, a painter of German origin, arrived in Bombay in the late 1800's.

I was happy to be featured in Tourism India's Cover Story on women entrepreneurs in tourism.

Lakshmi Insurance Building, Bombay This is the Lakshmi Insurance Building on Pherozshah Mehta Road, opposite Bombay Store.

- by Deepa Krishnan I went to Kala Ghoda yesterday to meet a young man named Yazad.

- by Deepa Krishnan In the late 1700's and early 1800's, Jews from Iraq began arriving in Calcutta and Mumbai.

- by Deepa Krishnan Today I am waiting for a guy named Rajnikanth to come home.

- by Aishwarya Pramod Yesterday, I tried black pav bhaji at Maruti Pav Bhaji in Vile Parle.

-by Aishwarya Pramod and Janaki Krishnan Like all Palakkad Iyers, I love kanatha vadam.