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
1.3 - 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
2.7 - The Least Polluted City in the World Paid Members Public
Trying to get Mumbai to be less polluted
2.5 - Desis of the World Unite (...or You may Lose Your Netentity) Paid Members Public
Background: This was a satire written in November 1999, during the dot-com boom, where everyone and anyone was blocking domain names and trying to sell them at inflated premiums. It was also a play on the word “desi”, which in the 90s was a common word used to describe Indians
