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Spending the Holidays Three Houses Down from America’s Christmas Lights Display Winner – #sonyholiday
I’m spending the holidays in Tallahassee, Florida, which happens to be the town from which the Whitis family, the winners of Good Morning America’s “Our Lights Are Better Than Your Lights”, hail. I’m not only in the same town as this Christmas lights attraction, but approximately three doors down from it. When my family and [...]
On Republic Day, A Sad State of Affairs
Today’s a day off from work, so I can’t complain. Nevertheless, I thought I’d “celebrate” Republic Day by following up on the BMC demolition drive. It seems that the BMC wants to delist slumdwellers from the voter rolls because, in essence, once their homes are destroyed they no longer have addresses. And, without an address, [...]
Not Much New in the New Year
Several weeks and a new year since I last wrote, the tsunami has wreaked unimaginable havoc in Asia, though, luckily, not in Mumbai. Many of my friends and family, as well as many people I’ve never met before, have gotten a good lesson in geography, which has resulted in many more emails and calls than [...]
Oh Christmas Tree
No one ever said finding a Christmas tree in Bombay would be easy. But that’s exactly what we set out to do this past weekend.
The Holidays Are Here
Bombay has been incredibly merry for the past several weeks because of Ramzan (aka, Ramadan) and the run-up to Diwali. In fact, Bombay has sort-of lived up to its name: BOMB-Bay. Neighborhood kids are setting off massively loud fireworks at all hours of the day, and the boom can be quite disconcerting to the uninitiated. [...]
Dussehra sara’…whatever will be…
Alas, the Yankees couldn’t pull it off against the Red Sox last night, er, this morning. So, the only thing that could possibly soften the blow of a Yanks loss is…a day off of work. Woohoo! Tomorrow is Dussehra here in India and it’s a national holiday. So, two four-day weeks in a row..and Diwali [...]
Gandhi’s Birthday
I would be remiss if I didn’t also mention before I blog off that today marks the 135th anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi’s birth. So, here’s a nice link to the Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya (aka Gandhi Museum). Peace.
Ganpati Immersion Day on Chowpatty Beach
Alternative names for today’s post: Taj Mahal, Schmaj Mahal, or So, This is What One Million People Looks Like Alas, the days of Ganpati 2004 are over, after an exuberant night of immersions, marigold tossing, and general revelry. The crowds were immense, estimated at 1 million with about 35,000 cops standing guard. Sounds like a [...]
Barefoot in the Dark
Every night of the past week has been set to a soundtrack of tablas and cymbals, with groups of men, women, and children dancing to the beat on the way to immerse Ganesha. Despite the heat and humidity, it really feels like Christmas, as there are lights strung up over roads, vendors selling holiday snacks, [...]
Glimpses of Ganesha
Not a whole lot of time for me to debrief you today, as I’m writing just before heading off to work. Nevertheless, I wanted to send you a few pics that I captured last night of some of the Ganesha idols in the neighborhood. They are incredible! The pictures can not begin to capture the [...]
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