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Celebrating the contribution of educationist extraordinaire, Dolat Doongaji, in the month of her birth and death anniversaries Mrs...
Presenting a flavour of responses from readers who have offered an extended take on people and places featured on these pages The...
What role did Bombay play in the last years of MPT Acharya, one of India’s foremost anti-colonial revolutionaries? In the week of Acharya’s 70th...
The miles between Bombay and Stockholm melt swiftly when social entrepreneur Smarinita Shetty and banker Anisha Sabharwal catch up on soul sharing ...
As a sequel to a recent column, a family romance that celebrates the magic of music in fusing an uncommon bond Homi and Homai...
Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala Road presents a rich mix of histories—contributing to Worli, state and country Cousins Shahrook Munsiff...
The man who spoke to generations of Indians with his shuddh Hindi and clear diction looks back on what it took to become radio's best known name ...
The room comes alive with a sparky energy when writer-comedian Anuvab Pal drops in on photographer-archivist Anusha Yadav Yadav and...
Retelling the romances of iconic Bombay couples who happily made their shared professional worlds—across theatre, radio and medicine—personal ...
Did the Shakespearean tragedy truly christen this pathway? Why was it called Batak Gully before being renamed for a patriot? Presenting the stories...
Between two cities, Sohrab Ardeshir and Ranvir Shah keep an old Bombay friendship interestingly alive Ranvir Shah and Sohrab...
They might well sound strange but are real all right. Some oral histories the city throws up sound almost too dramatic to ring true ...
The Chinese calendar declares 2024 as the Year of the Dragon. In Bombay, the mythical creature has always implied wide-ranging connotations ...
Unusual by most standards, the friendship bridging 36 years of age between architect Clement DeSylva and homemaker Aylma Curry maps a heartwarming...
As Christmas dawns upon the Bandra villages of Sherly, Rajan and Malla, its residents recall striking memories from its vanishing past ...
As the spirit of the season takes hold, there is soul-searching and celebration in equal measure. What stays overwhelmingly constant is an attitude of...
Imprinted on the walls of public buildings and private residences, as well as Mumbaikars’ minds, Latin phrases across town continue to have an...
Avowed city lovers, Harish Kapadia and Vijay Kothari bond best in the clear air of the Himalaya Vijay Kothari and Harish Kapadia in the latter’s...
Celebrating its golden jubilee with an exhibition of its children’s paintings, the NSCC Children’s Complex, started in Kherwadi by Zehra Ali Yavar...
A selection of our favourite funny lines, gathered from interviews for these pages over the years Keshava Acharya (left), supervisor at New...
When a long-time advocate for civil society pairs with a human and cultural insights expert, the dynamic is expectedly vibrant Ingrid Srinath with...
What was a central little suburban lane like with life centred around the factory naming it? Jennifer D’Souza and Bernadette Cardoz with their...
Besant Montessori School in Juhu celebrates 75 years of gifting holistic early education to generations of young citizens Mamta Karalkar...
Two online editions later, the Con Brio festival is back onstage next weekend—with a history waiting to be told Parvesh Java conducting at the...