The Idea-smithy

About two months back, I wrote about the exciting experience of being part of The Wall Project in Mumbai. A BMC initiative, a number of citizens turned out to beautify and place their own mark on the wall running along Tulsi Pipe Road, between Mahim and Matunga Road.
Yesterday, we commenced on Phase II of the [...]

Mumbai awoke this morning (for those who did manage to sleep) to reports of commandos being dropped from helicopters onto the critical locations under attack. There was also a mention that the Taj Mahal hotel was secure but that’s something we heard around midnight yesterday too and it turned out to be a hasty (and [...]

July 11, 2006.
The last time I said, “See you in half an hour” and got onto a train, believing it.
The last time I saw train compartments plastered with only ads for spurious products and hormonal graffitti.
The last time a guy weighed down with a bag struggled to get in and I actually sympathised.
The last time I [...]

We live
We awaken
We run
We work
We worry
We laugh
We frown
We jostle
We cram
We breathe…just about
We hear
We gape
We jump
We run
We carry
We drip….blood, sweat and tears
We walk
We sleep
We awaken
We survive
……………….
We awaken
We run