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‘I was there when it happened’

‘I was there when it happened’

Presenting eyewitness accounts of epochal events which rocked the city and country in the last century

25 May,2025 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
‘All people are more than their disability’

‘All people are more than their disability’

Foodies and fitness buffs, students and singers, trekkers and dancers, young Mihaan Dhall and Vir Kapoor share a warmly special friendship

18 May,2025 08:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
‘Analysis is another shot at life’

‘Analysis is another shot at life’

Tracing the journey of the Psychoanalytic Therapy & Research Centre in Mumbai, in the week of Sigmund Freud’s birth anniversary

11 May,2025 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
A century of splendour

A century of splendour

April 28 marks 100 years of the Art Deco movement, launched at the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs. We map a trio of Bombay buildings wearing this architectural style, with interesting back stories to match

27 April,2025 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
‘This is such an open, expansive city to explore’

‘This is such an open, expansive city to explore’

Human rights and gender activists Bishakha Datta and Geeta Misra connect on the commonalities of advocating diversity

20 April,2025 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
‘No fence in Spence’

‘No fence in Spence’

How much of the community bonding once marking Spence Lane in Byculla really remains?

13 April,2025 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Proud recreation of the Parsi past

Proud recreation of the Parsi past

Who were the dynamic duo of collectors who contributed rare finds to the city’s only centre dedicated to Zoroastrian history and culture? We find out more at the re-opening of the FD Alpaiwalla Museum

06 April,2025 09:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Have faith, will flourish

Have faith, will flourish

What endears a 300-year-old well in the heart of Bombay’s business district to all citizens? A commemorative book of essays offers ranging reasons and personal vignettes affirming the power and peace of the recently renovated Bhikha Behram Kuvo

30 March,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Well done, Baby Bombay!

Well done, Baby Bombay!

Two mothers explain how it’s never too early to kindle a sensitised love for Bombay history in even the very youngest

16 February,2025 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
‘Even when silent, we converse’

‘Even when silent, we converse’

The musical genius of Marialena Fernandes complements a longstanding friendship with political cartoonist Alexyz Fernandes

09 February,2025 07:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia

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