Man From Matunga Chronicles
These are a selection of my writings from 1999 till 2014, all published at www.manfrommatunga.com, which is now defunct and many published in the Mumbai Mirror
1.4 - What I Write About, When I Write About Running (with Due Respect to Mr. Murakami) Paid Members Public
Background: This was the piece that convinced Meenal to give me my own column. After Writer’s Bloc died a natural death, essentially due to lack of interest and contributors, I didn’t have an outlet for my writing. People who knew me would keep coming up to me all
10.8 - No-Horn "Athai" Paid Members Public
Background: This came out in December 2007, immediately after I tried this out as an experiment. To Subscribe Matunga is famous for its “athais”, which are 8-day fasts that Jains undertake during “pajosan”, a festival of penance, which usually comes around Aug-Sept. A Jain fast means no food at all,
1.3 - Mapless in Matunga Paid Members Public
Background: This was the first piece, written and published under my own name, that appeared on June 04, 2005 in Mumbai Mirror, in a section called Writer’s Bloc. My brief was to cover Matunga and depending on the number and frequency of the contributions by other authors, I would
10.1 - I am Finally Published Paid Members Public
Background: I wrote this piece in April 2001, after my “funny” essay titled “Black, White and Various Shades of Brown” (1.2) was published in Sulekha Select. It was a multi-author book. Sulekha morphed into an all-purpose site and is now a different animal entirely. I AM FINALLY PUBLISHED! And
2.1 - The Top Ways of Becoming Fair Paid Members Public
Background: This was written as an irritated response to some of the serious feedback that I received from those who actually took the contents of my piece titled “Black, White and Various Shades of Brown” (1.2), seriously. This was written in September 2000. An earlier article of mine "
8.1 - Of Plagiarism, Mid-Day and Chalomumbai.com Paid Members Public
When the person plagiarizing becomes the aggrieved party
2.6 - Pyaarimausi.com (Lovingaunt.com)…A Modern Day Fairy Tale Paid Members Public
The crazy dot.com boom of 1999 and 2000
2.2 - The Top Ten Rules that Mumbai Taxi-Drivers Follow for Passenger Comfort and Satisfaction Paid Members Public
A funny piece about the black and yellow cabs in Mumbai
