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11.07.06
Time 6.24pm, date July 11, 2006, Western Railway trains and stations, Mumbai’s test in tolerance, patience, resilience and helpfulness, duration 11 min. The first blast ripped the first class compartment of Churchgate-Borivli 6.00pm train at 6.24pm, near Khar station. About 15 people initially were reported to be admitted in hospitals. Soon the news of more […]
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Imaginary Us
I finished my arguments silently She had heard me patiently Looked hard at my face Lowered her eyes and slowly… turned away She walked a few steps towards the setting sun Sun was red in the face Was it angry red? Or hopeless red She stopped after a few steps Sun sank a little lower […]
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Hrishida, forever
Aug 27, 2006 evening – Breaking news splashed ‘Hrishikesh Mukherji No More’ on my TV screen; ‘Film maker Hrishikesh Mukherji Dies’ announced another scroll under the news reader. Gradually it hit me what had happened and soon enough I was feeling really sad. We had lost a very talented veteran film maker, who has left behind […]
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Gogi Anand
Someone said ‘you are as unique as everyone else is’. Like everyone else in my life too there have been many people who not only crossed my path; but also walked along with me for a while… some stayed long enough, some as little as 24 hours. At various stations some got off, some of […]
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Why!
i will go for a walk later why? it is too bright right now bright? do you want to go when it is dark? yes why? because… what because because they all whisper, whisper? who? what do they whisper? they say, ‘here he is again’ who says that them… they say who them, who are […]
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Capital Changes
it has not been raining well at all in mumbai this year. perhaps we mumbaikars are in for a shortage to sever shortage of water. there was already a news item in papers saying that “if the dry spell continues; there will be a water cut…” it is only august right now. monsoon is still […]
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