Think Tank

The Wine Shop  
I was sitting in a restaurant waiting for my order to be served. Just in front of it was a buzzing road. And on the other side of the road there was a wine shop. I gave it a look and also noticed that it was very busy with business. Many people came [...]

(Mumbai) (India) Lessons from handling of Mumbai Terror Attacks - Nov 2008 The Mumbai Terror attacks in November 2008 are a classic case of how inefficient governments are our main problem, and not over-reactive media.  When Pakistan sponsored terrorists were striking at the Taj and other five star hotels in Mumbai, the national media kept covering the [...]

(Mumbai), (India) How Honest is India? I would judge someone honest if s/he does good and just even when God is not watching. Judging a nation or place in general is very difficult, because of diversity. Here is an interesting report about honesty in Mumbai/India.  Reader’s Digest came up with a report (Aug’07) on an exercise it [...]

Mumbai Past Perfect: Present Imperfect  Visiting the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay (formerly known as Prince of Wales Museum) was a long time dream of mine, which I fulfilled some months back. Though I made a quick round, I noticed some things which I can never forget:  *** 1.   The wonderfully planned Drains and Sanitation system during [...]

MumbaiFew strong people…and a weak system… As Sneha Kale (20) rushed to catch the 12.24 pm Kalwa local at Byculla after giving her psychology exam on Monday, she had little idea that her life would change forever within moments. Like hundreds of other commuters, the second-year physiotherapy student tried to force her way into the ladies’ compartment. [...]

MumbaiIndiana Jones @ Eros Two years before, when I got a job interview in Mumbai, I was not decided if I wanted to join in there. One of my friends and colleague convinced me that I should give it a try. And during our talk, he told me some really interesting stories about life @ Mumbai. [...]

MumbaiMumbai is safe, and how!  I don’t know why I didn’t tell you about this incident when it happened, in the beginning of March.  ~!~ My room-mate went out of our building to make a phone call. After half an hour, he returned back, learned and how! A group of around 10 boys reached our neighbour mithai-wallah [...]

What to preserve?  To preserve or not to preserve: that is the question… a little bit of Shaikh Speer (courtesy VT) in Mumbai?  Of late there is a large hue and cry in the media, mainly among a section of elite journo, to protest the redevelopment of Crawford Market in Mumbai. The sprawling building of [...]

 The whole Mumbai has become saffron. Today, one day after the festival started, I can see children, ladies and men of all ages on the streets, charring their Ganapati Bappa with them for immersion.They are all colored in abeer. They shout:  Ganapati Bappa Morya! Mangal Murthi Morya! Ek Do Teen Chaar, Ganapati ki Jaya-jaya-kaar! There are homes [...]