'More Than One Way To Cook Goat'
On Bohri food and an emerging community voice.
Roads and Kingdoms / December 2017
Co-founder and editor of TheDailyPao.com and freelance journalist. Formerly with MumbaiBoss.com, 'The Times of India' and 'Time Out Mumbai'. Email me at pronotid@gmail.com
On Bohri food and an emerging community voice.
Roads and Kingdoms / December 2017
A few bars and food businesses in Mumbai are now producing their own tonic water.
Mint Lounge / November 2017
A profile of Radhi Parekh, who promotes local, handmade design at her gallery Artisans'.
The Hindu / September 2017 / [Pdf , 392 KB]
On the 70th anniversary of the divsion of India and Pakistan, archivists try to construct a museum from the memories.
New Statesman / August 2017
In these politically fraught times, the absence of political issues in the works of Mumbai’s theatrewallahs is particularly disheartening.
TheDailyPao.com / December 2016
Actor Amol Palekar’s recent petition in the Bombay High Court has revived the debate over censoring performance.
TheDailyPao.com / September 2016
The two-acre field has been cultivated by the Gedia family for more than 90 years.
TheDailyPao.com / February 2016
The church in Navy Nagar plans to play simple tunes on its bells in order to attract more visitors.
TheDailyPao.com / January 2016
The mangroves near BKC contain a picturesque network of ponds carved out of the swamp by Koli fishermen.
TheDailyPao.com / May 2015
The country’s newspapers rarely criticise their own kind. But when a Bollywood star uses the power of social media, the story is hard to ignore.
Mumbai Boss / September 2014 / [Pdf , 160 KB]
A new bill seeks to change life for Mumbai’s destitute, who are frequently arrested for sleeping and begging on the street.
Mumbai Boss / August 2014 / [Pdf , 107 KB]
The Mumbai Port Trust has squandered an opportunity to build a planned neighbourhood for its citizens.
Mumbai Boss / May 2014 / [Pdf , 145 KB]
Mumbai ‘s entrepreneurial spirit and aura of community make our city an attractive magnet for the French.
Mumbai Boss / March 2014 / [Pdf , 239 KB]
By attempting to rename areas, the only people restaurateurs and builders are fooling are themselves.
Mumbai Boss / February 2014 / [Pdf , 124 KB]
A profile of Marcellus Baptista, who has been covering Mumbai’s nightlife scene for more than 30 years.
Mumbai Boss / August 2013 / [Pdf , 98.7 KB]
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