A shade of Mama Nature or her expression of fury?! In her tongue she warns... "Stop messing with me." Fireworks and roaring thunder, winds and whipping rain; two weeks into October, the season of harvest. Mutiny and mayhem of life, property and food. But monsoon isn't ready to take its leave just yet. Mumbai hasn't... Continue Reading →
Eid Milad-un-Nabi Mubarak
Eid Mubarak to all our dear Muslim friends... Yesterday was Eid Milad-un-Nabi, also the night of Sharad Poornima. What a beautiful coincidence! To be honest, I had never heard of this Eid until yesterday. Until I witnessed this... hundreds and hundreds of people on trucks, in beautifully decorated autos, on bikes, pedestrians waving the Islamic... Continue Reading →
Imitations, emulations, copies will come and go.But legends, they stand, firmly rooted, undeterred and unaffected. Rocksolid. Lucky Restaurant, sitting proud at the busy crossroads of suburban Bandra for more than 80 years is one such.Specializing in Mughal cuisine such as scrumptious kebabs and kepsa, luscious kormas and an array of lipsmacking Biryanis, Lucky has been... Continue Reading →
It's 9 after sundown. Traffic has thinned comparatively; this otherwise busy Mahim lane seems to be at peace. Except for the rhythmic chipping in Imran's roadside shop of hand carved wooden goods. The smell of varnish and raw wood is hypnotic. I'm drawn in. Imran lets me flip through their catalogue of mandirs, bookshelves, mirrors... Continue Reading →
Idol from my complex. The decoration was spellbinding with a backdrop of countless white orchids. Idol from a mall with peacock themed decoration
Shravan - the holiest and also the busiest month as per the Hindu Calendar.Holiest, because the entire month is devoted to Lord Shiva. And every day of this month is an auspicious day for the beginning of everything new.This is also a month of fasting. Irony is, Shravan is full of festivals. Every week. I've... Continue Reading →
Dahi Handi At My Mom’s
This was the exact same spot I'd stand along with a bunch of friends and watch young boys of our complex make a human pyramid. Amongst all that laughter and cheers and many many attempts of crashing and rising and crashing again, they'd manage to reach the top and finally break the handi. What a... Continue Reading →
Bandra-Worli Sealink
Evening drive has to be like this... Azure skies dotted with cottony, rain-soaked clouds and most importantly, traffic-less roads 🙂
Natasha Gracious 