After our Lalbaugcharaja darshan on Monday, we decided to walk up to the other famous Ganesh in the same neighbourhood – Mumbaicharaja. Touted as the oldest Ganesh mandal in Mumbai, Mumbaicharaja is famous for its changing themes every year. This year, they made a replica of the Somnath Mandir of […]
Lalbaugcharaja is a pilgrimage of sorts. Every year, millions throng its pandal for a darshan of this Rajah of all Ganeshas in Mumbai. They queue in the sweltering heat for hours for just a peek of the good Lord. So long we had been put off by stories of the serpentine […]
September is special for Mumbai. It is not only Ganapati time now, but also time for the week-long Mother Mary Feast that celebrates the birth of the Virgin Mary. Every year, the festivity starts from the Sunday after 8th September. Also known as the Bandra Fair, this year the dates are […]
Barely weeks into our Mumbai-living in the February of 2007, the pressures of settling down in a new city took its toll on me. I suffered a miscarriage. That was the second time I went through an MTP (Medical termination of Pregnancy). The first time was when I contacted chicken-pox […]
Now, who doesn’t know about Haji Ali Juice Centre in Mumbai? The joint is probably as iconic as the Dargah itself. Started by Fareed Noorani (he is the same guy who owns Café Noorani down the street)about 40 years ago, this joint has grown from a juice center to a […]
Yesterday’s post on Fasting and Feasting During Ramazan @Bohri Mohalla might have just given you enough courage to hit the streets of this South Mumbai Mohalla this weekend, but wait. In case, you are a first-timer, you need some quick gyan on Bohri Mohalla!! • Your umbrellas and good walking/rain […]
Come Ramazan, and Jayant itches to go to Bohri Mohalla (near Crawford Market) in South Mumbai. It’s been seven Ramazans in Mumbai now, and his excitement doesn’t seem to ebb. In fact, with every passing year, he gets bolder and surer with the food options at the many streets of […]
Whatever i have, He gave it to me; whatever i lost, He took away; whatever i don’t have, He never gave. Shri Ramakrishna. Nestled amidst greens at a busy intersection in Khar, Ramakrishna Mission, is where you turn to when the worldly ways have stretched you mercilessly. You come here […]