Shaam ho chali hai – a sunset on this chapter of life 19 Nov 2012 | 12:00 am

Haan yeh zaroori nahin Jo paas hai, woh saath hai. Na ye zaroori hai ki Jo saath hai, woh paas hai. This is a passage that I’ve always found to be remarkable and meaningful. It’s a beautiful lyric fro...

from bronwyngrace to littlebirdbombay.com! 5 Jan 2011 | 10:05 pm

Thank you for wanting to hear what I have to say. My memoirs of Varanasi and current writings on Bombay are now at : www.littlebirdbombay.com I hope you follow me over there!

a clown in a rickshaw ocean 29 Dec 2010 | 10:09 pm

A new rickshaw wala abandons his rickshaw in the standstill traffic to go and get a paan. He stands and listens to the cross-legged paanwala complain about his wife while he sucks and chews and masti...

wonder in house-searching in bandra 27 Dec 2010 | 08:26 pm

I talked to Ashutosh on the phone the evening before I came to see the room. “Well, the thing is that I already have two people who are interested in the room, but they don’t like cats. Do you have a...

Merry Christmas from Bombay 24 Dec 2010 | 03:46 pm

Each as they want, choose or feel forced to do. 22 Dec 2010 | 12:04 am

Vehicles carrying animal and human lives line up at the junction of two major roads. They are in a staggered row, depending on each driver’s anxiousness or impassiveness to get going as soon as the li...

How to obtain an Indian visa in the most honest manner possible within an impossibly corrupt system 16 Dec 2010 | 10:39 pm

In Bombay, the most likely place to find foreigners (after places like Bagel Shop in Bandra or Blue Frog in Lower Parel) is the Foreigner Regional Registration office. In the same way, in the last li...

in between 12 Dec 2010 | 12:15 am

An Indian consulate is a fascinating place. It’s like a circus without animals and without a master of ceremonies. Everyone is performing, something, but they don’t know why, and they don’t know who t...

From Bronwyn, to Bombay : “It is only I who love you, insanely.” 9 Dec 2010 | 06:24 pm

First off, I will not say ‘Mumbai meri jaan,’ because we both know that I am yours. I have been away from you for too long! You didn’t notice when I left, you were preoccupied with other things. At ...

From Bronwyn, to Bombay : “It is only I who love you, insanely.” 9 Dec 2010 | 01:24 pm

First off, I will not say ‘Mumbai meri jaan,’ because we both know that I am yours. I have been away from you for too long! You didn’t notice when I left, you were preoccupied with other things. At th...