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Mumbai

The Innocence of Loss

Haima Deshpande

Ishrat Jahan’s 2004 death has left her family in Mumbai without a sense of closure. Investigators have confirmed that she was murdered. But what she was doing on a highway in Gujarat with three shady characters, they have no idea

Confessions of a Bollywood Struggler

“Even top people in the industry are sleeping with someone or the other. That’s just how it works. But nobody talks about it”

City of Echoes

Forget anything subversive, or even original. Almost everything they call ‘high street fashion’ in Mumbai is borrowed

Mumbai’s Star Paanwalas

One has a website and the other holds a Guinness record for his bell collection

Lady in a Pickle

A faux tribute to our ever-vigilant airport security

Beware Bollywood

Living in Mumbai can stifle the talent of any creative filmmaker, especially one who draws on his familiarity with India beyond the big cities

The Injured Are Everywhere

As we come under attack, yet again, what do our reactions say about us?

Mumbai’s Food War

It’s out on the streets, and it’s all about laying claim to an authentic Maharashtrian snack for the masses

On the First Night, Resignation

“I have seen so much, I want to cry,” a storekeeper said from behind the metal barrier he’d pulled down after the blast

Where There’s a Wheel

Sheru Rickshawala’s gareeb rath has Dharmendra’s blessings. His dream passenger: Sachin Tendulkar

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