Mumbai Memoir- Exploring beyond Mumbai’s borders!
As the year started rolling, Mumbai’kars started ‘seeing light at the end of the tunnel’, given the pandemic situation. The vaccination drive in India has started since 16th January...
Mumbai Memoir 139- Welcoming 2021 with Art!
On New Year eve Mumbai city was silent as never before. A curfew time was set by the Police and the ‘hotspots’ of Mumbai city like Marine Drive, beaches...
Shraddha’s Favourite Article of the Year. Mumbai Memoir 125- Exploring food in Quarantined Mumbai!
Its been a month now that Mumbai city is in the ‘lock down’ mode. Initially it was a compulsion-like feeling for all, as everyone was unable to move out...
Mumbai Memoir- Mumbai’s Cultural Jewel-The Royal Opera House.
With the pandemic conditions still around, one needs immense motivation to sail through these trying times. One way to keep up the spirit is to focus on positive memories...
Mumbai Memoir ~ All for a pot of curd!
The 21st century Mumbai buzzes with all the activities that a modern world city possesses. But besides it modern appeal, its ancient roots still reflects when the city celebrates...
Mumbai Memoir 138- Diwali message to my readers!
As the festival of Diwali is just round the corner, Mumbaikars pensively are thinking of how to go about celebrating the fest in midst of a pandemic. The festival...
Mumbai Memoir 137- Fiction time during lockdown!
Recently Mumbai has opened up on various fronts. Though Mumbai’s railway service is still not operational, people are moving around in buses & private vehicles for their work and...
Mumbai Memoir 136 – Mumbai in Picture Postcards!
‘Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder’- This popular quote actually means its ‘perception’ that matters. The city of Mumbai has its own good, bad and ugly side...
Mumbai Memoir 135- Virtual Travels from Mumbai city!
Travelling is a great way to free the mind. It’s a way of transporting one’s self into a totally different environment and refreshing one’s soul in the process. But...
Mumbai Memoir 134 – Truly an Eco-Friendly Ganesh Festival in Mumbai!
Ganesh festival is a big 10 -day festive event in Mumbai. But this year due to the pandemic, the festival celebration was as invisible as the new coronavirus! Festivals...
Mumbai Memoir -133- Glitter in the midst of Mumbai’s ‘darkness’!
This year’s 15th August marked the 74th Independence Day of India. Due to the COVID-19 ambiance most of Mumbaikar’s are experiencing a surreal gloom about the festivals that are...
Mumbai Memoir 132- Experiencing the ‘Vertigo’ Mumbai!
With the limited mobility of the COVID-19 pandemic, every fitness freak are WFH that is, ‘working out from home’! Being a fitness freak myself, I have chalked a diagonal...
Mumbai Memoir 131- Throwback moments
In school days, my most preferred work desk was always near a window. The trees and urban hustle bustle of the town outside, was sheer infotainment. Even while travelling...
Mumbai Memoir 130- Exploring the new Mumbai, the Web & the Mind!
The lockdown in Mumbai continues with news of some anti-COVID 19 vaccine being developed that would be released on 15th August (Indian Independence Day). Though everyone is sceptical of...
Mumbai Memoir 129- Exploring Minimal pleasure in the ‘Maximum City’!
Its been almost 3 months now that Mumbai has lost its social gravity. Since the ‘Un-lockdown phase’, which started in Mumbai from 8th June’2020, there is an ambience...
Mumbai Memoir 128- When the cyclone ‘Nisarga’ passed by!
Last week Mumbai & Mumbaikar’s helplessly stood witness to the devastation of its neighbouring districts, as the cyclone ‘Nisarga’ raced into the coastal belt of Maharashtra state on 3rd...
Mumbai Memoir 127- Exploring ‘coolers’ to combat the ‘heat’ of the lockdown!
Its been almost 2 months since the lockdown in Mumbai, and the pace of the city has almost come to 10% of what it used to be in its...
Mumbai Memoir 126: Lockdown geography of Mumbai!
Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Its been almost 2 months since the lockdown was announced in Mumbai. Due to the restrictions...
Mumbai Memoir 124- Feeling ‘Human’ in Mumbai City!
Its am & I sit by my living room window to write this article. The dawn skyline of Mumbai city looks like a thick ‘seismograph’ that goes across...
Mumbai Memoir 123- The surreal calm of Quarantined Mumbai!
It is been 7 days, since Indian government announced a complete ‘lock down’ of the nation that nurtures 1 billion plus people! My hometown Mumbai started shutting down since...
Mumbai Memoir 122- The duality of a city like Mumbai!
When tourists visit any world-famous city, they are taken to the historical corners of the town or to the famous tourist spots by the tour guides. The visitors innocently...
Mumbai Memoir 121- Orissa Diary Part III- Experiencing Odisha & returning back!
I believe, travel is the best form of ‘informal’ education. Being an avid History lover, I get fascinated while reading about travels done by ancient & medieval explorers and...
Mumbai Memoir 120- Orissa Diary Part 2- Arabian Sea to Bay of Bengal!
Around 8:15pm, after a very fulfilling visit to the Sun temple at Konark, I decided to leave for Puri the same evening. Since I had to attend an urgent...
Mumbai Memoir: Orissa Diary Part I- Seeking blessings from the Sun God at Konark
Being a travel buff, its always fun to explore places even on a work trip. Late last year, when I was invited to conduct a workshop & lecture at...
Mumbai Memoir 118- 6th Anniversary of Mumbai Memoir!
Exactly 6 years before, my very first article got released in I got this opportunity after I introduced myself to the members of Society of Women Writers and...
Mumbai Memoir 117- Exploring Cityscapes & Landscapes!
The bygone year always leaves footprints on one’s memory. The ‘not so good memories’ helps us gain wisdom and the ‘good memories’ help us recharge in times of gloom...
My Favourite Mumbai Memoir- In search of freshness, greenery & Duke’s Nose!
The arrival of monsoon in Mumbai is a huge relief from the heat & humidity that is experienced during the summers. Every Mumbai’kar wishes to embrace Mother Nature when...
Mumbai Memoir 116- Watch, Support & Sail!
November is a time when I drop my work cloak & explore & build the other dimensions of me. This year there were two occasions which made my November...
Mumbai Memoir 115 – IFFI’s ‘Golden’ Moments!
It’s hard to take a break from all the exciting activities I pursue in Mumbai, but over the years, the month of November has shaped up to be a time...
Mumbai Memoir 114- Bell, Curtains & ‘Live Action’!
Maharashtra, the state of my origin, has exposed me to the Marathi culture. Besides the celebrations of various Marathi festivals like Padwa, Ganesh Festival, Dasra, Diwali, the culture has...
Mumbai Memoir 113- ‘Cinema, Psychology & Therapy!’
Cinema has been a part of my identity since early teenage. Over the years, as a Psychologist, I have realized that in a society where family systems and...
Mumbai Memoir 112- Iconic Buildings of Old Mumbai
As I take my morning walks in South Mumbai, it’s a joy to pass by iconic institutions and building structure of Mumbai which still stand strong even after their...
Mumbai Memoir 111- The Glory of Mumbai- 400004
September witnesses Mumbai in its festive glory, as the streets make space for installing the idol of Lord Ganesha. During the Indian freedom struggle, it was the initiative of...
Mumbai Memoir- ‘Cat walk’ at Mumbai’s Cat Café Studio!
Cats had been a part of my life until year 2001. My childhood memories are flooded with me and my brother playing with cats. We use to fight on...
Mumbai Memoir 110- Nostalgic Moments beat the city blues!
When it rains in Mumbai, the city literally gets paralysed and most of the Mumbai’kars prefer staying back at home to avoid the havoc of the rain-soaked streets. When...
Mumbai Memoir 109- In search of freshness, greenery & Duke’s Nose!
The arrival of monsoon in Mumbai is a huge relief from the heat & humidity that is experienced during the summers. Every Mumbai’kar wishes to embrace Mother Nature when...
Mumbai Memoir: Touring the rain-soaked Mumbai Cityscapes!
After experiencing a hot Mumbai summer, Mumbaikars wait for the city to get soaked with rain. It is amazing to see how the city’s ambiance changes as soon as...
Mumbai Memoir 108- With ‘Kind’ Regards from Mumbai!
Living in a city like Mumbai is not a cake walk. Though the city has huge potentials to upgrade materialistically, but when it comes to rejuvenating one’s spirit,...
Mumbai Memoir 107- Mumbai’s Cultural Jewel-The Royal Opera House.
Mumbai is known for its entertainment industry. Besides nurturing the film industry, the music & other performing arts flourish under its wings. Because of modern technological advances and online...