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Lights, camera, Bollywood: exploring cinematic MumbaiNov 16, 2018 • 6 min read
Dubbed the city of dreams, Mumbai is synonymous with Bollywood, India’s largest film industry and one of the biggest movie machines on…
South India Travel Stories
foodEat the streets: discovering Mumbai’s best street foodApr 13, 2018 • 5 min read
Mumbai is a dizzying, dazzling metropolis, a city that never tires and never sleeps. If you’ve ever wondered what keeps this Indian megacity going, you’ll…
festivals and eventsTowering temples of South IndiaOct 7, 2014 • 6 min read
Many people think the skyscraper is a modern invention. Think again. In South India, people were building towering, multi-storey gopurams (temple towers)…
Riding the rails like a MumbaikarNov 4, 2011 • 5 min read
At rush hour in Mumbai, the ladies’ car of the city’s Western Line train is stuffed with working ladies in smart salwar kameez sets, tribal women with…