Comments on: The Mumbai caste system

By: Aditya

Aditya — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:45:10 +0000

Absolutely…

That is another reason why I do not feel that connected to Mumbai any more, the way
I did in school
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By: IdeaSmith

IdeaSmith — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:56:12 +0000

@Aditya: Yes, I’ve heard that a lot too. Pissing off, isn’t it?

By: Aditya

Aditya — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:19:21 +0000

Hmmmm …

I have often heard people telling me…

“You live in Andheri, I dont even consider that a part of Mumbai, oh sorry Bombay!”
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The Bandra-Worli Sealink Opening | Mumbai Metblogs — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:00:21 +0000

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By: ideasmith

ideasmith — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:19:06 +0000

@ Shubhojit: Precisely. See my reply to Sensorcaine.

@ Mishi: Sad, no? We’re victims of our own compulsive stereotyping.

@ Pensive Lawyer: Yes well, there are few angels among the demons…as also a few human beings in the profession of law

By: pensivelawyer

pensivelawyer — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:16:25 +0000

Caste system between the burbs and town?….whatever could you possibly mean?….:)

By: Mishi

Mishi — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:04:50 +0000

Moral of the story- Casteism is inborn with us- put us anywhr and we will find a way of distinguishing ourselves and classify ourselves- highs and lows:)))

By: Shubhojit

Shubhojit — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:22:58 +0000

I agree with you to an extent. This sort of casteism does exist. But there are other forms of casteism as well. People staying in bandra or Lokhandwala since childhood, hardly know of any other place in Bombay. For them Bombay is the Colabas & Worlis, the Bandra & the Lokhandwala and the Versovas & Phoenix Mills. Whereas the real Bombay was always the the Parels(with the mills), Lalbaug (with the spice markets), Masjid Bunder(with all trading) and so many others.
Some of my friends who have been born & brought up in Bombay call me(I’m just 5 years in this city) to ask directions if they are going to Thane or Sewri. For them anything on the Central suburbs just deos not exist.

By: ideasmith

ideasmith — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:30:15 +0000

@ Sense: Did not. That’s the stuff of another post.

By: Sense

Sense — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:11:26 +0000

you forgot teh sub-casts thate xisist withing the casts- like the east and the west, western line and central line… suburbs and navi mumbai….