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Bombay / Mumbai , India
« I prefer to use the older name, ‘Bombay,' as it symbolizes the inclusive and cosmopolitan character of my city. » —Ranjit Hoskote
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This is the city of dreams, not for their fulfillment, but for those that it consumed and passed down as heirloom; you can see these on the streets at half past seven, bare fists... media_text
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My uncle had a strange habit of gathering people.
Not less than 25 he would take on an outing.
Like: Aunty Perpetual with her breast cut
who would lift her t-shirt every time to show us her story,
Avo who would stand...
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Snakes and ladders I met Mrs. Kumar twice in my life. The first when I was an administrative assistant and she, the wife of a man who had climbed the slippery corporate ladder... media_text
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Doorways to destiny’s legerdemain come alive after demitasse has leavened. Epiphanies: asymmetries must realign. Judging someone knocking at your door is incipient of intent. ... media_text
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Jibbed, old hungers gnaw at your chance media_text
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Plurality isn’t enough to tickle you pink. media_text
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When Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asked India’s first cosmonaut, Rakesh Sharma, at a video conference in April 1984, how India looked from space, he replied without missing a beat: “Saare jahan se achcha.” Every... media_text
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I am the creature that country clichés often mention— This restless wonderment media_text
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At the time of my birth, my small town Kalyan, did not have a library. It had no road rage, few beggars, one defunct traffic signal at Murbad Road, and fewer cars. Horizontal... media_text
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