Eats, Feeds & Digs
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
In defence of the 'Adopt a Heritage' scheme
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The last few days have seen a huge uproar in the media and on social media regarding the Government of India (GoI)’s scheme to al...
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Saturday, April 14, 2018
14th April 1944: The day that WWII came to Bombay
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At 3.50 pm on 14th April 1944 my grandfather Hirji Rustomji Dalal was seated in his Navy jeep next to his driver at the Dhobhi Talao juncti...
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Monday, August 14, 2017
My name is Pateti and I am no one's New year!
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Around this time of the year I begin to dread the sound of the words 'Happy Pateti' or 'Pateti Mubarak' trilling off the ...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The Parsis - 3 different calendars and 4 'New Year' days
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A lot of my friends have been asking me how its Parsi New year today when the calendrical event is supposedly still 30 days away. This pos...
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
Of Failed meetings and Fine Food - Lunch at Malvani Aswad.
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A few weeks ago an old friend asked me to do an old friend of hers a favour. What was the need of the hour was an archaeologist to speak ...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Pitnaik's Chikki Shop, Revdanda
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Wandering through the by-lanes of towns and villages in the Konkan during Archaeological Explorations one comes across some truly uniq...
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The Emancipation of Parvati Kadam
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Parvati Kadam was affectionately known as my mother's dowry. As a very young bride she came down to Mumbai to live with her (much olde...
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