Articles with tag: bombay

Bombay Lefties

Prashant Bhatt Jul 29, 2009 interacts: 187

You can still find some of the old vanguard sitting in the garden at Horniman circle in the Fort area of Bombay, discussing the murder of the Communist MLA Krishna Desai.

Mumbai's Farida Khanum Fiasco

aakar patel Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 8

Pakistani singer Farida Khanum sang in Mumbai on Friday night for the first time in her 72 years at a concert memorable also for being embarrassingly organised.

Superseded

Anand Mahajan Oct 12, 2007

A divorced woman, suspects misfortunes to rob her again in a new turn in her life; this time it didn’t end up tragic.

Opportunity Knocks But Once

sheela jaywant Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 1

The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.

The Recluse

Anand Mahajan Aug 29, 2007 interacts: 3

The man could easily have taken little more trouble to develop his works, sold the patents and earned millions...

What about Bombay 1992?

Aijaz Zaka Syed Aug 14, 2007 interacts: 169

As the perpetrators of Bombay 1993 are brought to justice, it is only fair to ask where are those who planned the Bombay 1992 carnage?

What is it going to take to have a Clean Bombay?

Ajay Kamalakaran Mar 6, 2007 interacts: 94

If we are to ever look civilized in the eyes of the world, it has to start with ensuring that our major cities are clean.

Mumbai Rocked by Seven Bomb Blasts

Chowk Staff Jul 11, 2006 interacts: 638

The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh put India’s major cities on high alert and called an emergency meeting. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for this dastardly act.

Fleshened Bones

Farzana Versey Aug 8, 2005 interacts: 34

It was always love for me. Let me hold you in my arms, Sister, mother, fellow bitch, I won’t applaud you for your spirit

Project Mumbai Makeover: Casualties of Development

Shivali Tukdeo Jul 11, 2005 interacts: 114

Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra (India) was recently in the US, marketing and showcasing Maharashtra for possible investors.

Tales from Behind the Bar

Farzana Versey Jun 1, 2005 interacts: 21

The bar dancers have come out in the streets to protest, some with the ends of their sarees covering their faces.I cannot imagine Pooja Devi covering her face. 'I broke a bottle and stood in front of one man's table,' she says.

Second-hand? Yes. Second-best? No

Sunil K Poolani May 8, 2005 interacts: 6

In a stretch of about two kilometres — on which educated, Shakespeare-quoting street vendors have hawked books for the past 20-30 years — around 200,000 books are up for grabs. Every day.

Politics of the Leg and the Peg

Harish Nambiar Apr 3, 2004 interacts: 16

To an Englishman, bars do not dance, period. But, dancing bars, as people from Mumbai understand it, do rock. To those who live in this metropolis, bars where young girls and women dance, are characteristic of their city.

Just Another BLOW-UP?

Farzana Versey Aug 25, 2003 interacts: 184

The moment I saw that shiny steel box, I knew it spelled trouble. I had no idea of what it contained, but my gut feeling was that it would not be a fair report.