Game Of Thrones: Fall Of The Maharashtra Government Was Two Years In The Making
Ever since Shiv Sena abandoned its pre-poll alliance to form a government with Congress and NCP, the BJP has been eyeing to topple it and grab India's financial capital
Maharashtra Politics: Uddhav Thackeray Made Serious Efforts To Take Shiv Sena In A New Direction
But all the good work of Uddhav Thackeray could come to a naught if Eknath Shinde returns Shiv Sena to its Marathi manoos roots.
Elevator To The Burroughs: The Growing Housing Crisis In Mumbai
The Maximum City of Mumbai is groaning under its own weight as the metropolis continues to find ‘space’ to house all those who have made it their home
Mills And Boom: Mumbai’s Social Fabric And The Ubiquitous Chawls
A history of Bombay, from John Company in the 18th century to the real estate mafia of the 21st, with pitstop at the chawls that have defined Mumbai's working class past
Bol Bachchan: Speaking Together And Sticking Together In Mumbai
Evolving out of the streets and the migrant multitudes, Bambaiya, the language of the taporis, took final shape and gained legitimacy from Bollywood
Photo Essay: The City Of Bombay That Could Have Been
Since its founding, Bombay's administrators sanctioned but then rejected a slew of progressive plans that included everything from humane housing and expanded parks to sanitation systems. The story of Bombay
Songs Of Suburbia: Mumbra Meri Jaan
Muslim-majority Mumbra is on the verge of radical urban transformation.
I Am MumBhai: Gangs Of Bombay
The pearl of the Arabian Sea was always destined to be a playground for the underworld.
Reflect, Reclaim, Restore: The Spirit Of Mumbai
Mumbai has seen it all; riots, gang wars, millworkers’ strike, celebrations, drunken dancing, grieving migrants and cocooned elites. What is the Spirit of Mumbai? We hide so many things under this catchphrase.
The Bombay Ghazal: The Nightmare Behind The 'City Of Dreams'
Penned by Shahryar and composed by Jaidev, the song 'Seene Mein Jalan' from 'Gaman' speaks about helplessness and dispossession at the heart of the film
Mumbai: The City That Resurrects Itself
Bombay rises from the sea every day, always hungry, forever looking ahead, even as many individual dreams get snuffed out in its maw
In Absence, Bal Thackeray's Shadow Looms Large Over Shiv Sena's Future
Split in its ranks, ideologically altered, the Shiv Sena, the original harbinger of Hindutva finds itself confused at a busy Mumbai crossroad, with no Bal Thackeray to lead the charge
The Sainik’s Last Stand: Unease In The House Of Marathi Manoos
Nurtured over decades by an instinctive hatred of the Other, the Sainik on the streets today finds himself rudderless
Coalition Games: Stability And Coherence, The Defining Features Of Coalition Governments
India’s experiments indicate that a successful and stable alliance needs three key elements—an anchor party, an unanimously chosen leader and ideological congruency between partners
‘Singapores of Girangaon’: How Mumbai Mill Workers Are Fighting For A Home Amid The Real Estate Boom
The history of GKSS, a trade union representing workers of closed textile mills of Mumbai, encapsulates the evolution of working class unity and class action in the neo-liberal era
Bombay Rains And The Fascinating World Of Two Bollywood ‘Sound-makers’
All the films that I have made, I have gone back to them. They are masters of their craft, and now they are superstars in their field. They don’t have time, their days are packed. Big filmmakers have to wait for their time.
Mumbai: In Black And White Or Eastmancolor, The City Of Dreams Always Sizzles On Screen
All through its history, Bollywood has captured Bombay/Mumbai in its myriad moods and shades
Photo Essay: Mumbai Sleeps Covered In Old Posters
Photographer Ritesh Uttamchandani knows his Mumbai; he watched its continuous premiumisation, its transformation, the language of the posters, changes they predict, and the journeys they undertake
Musings On A Literary Allegory Of Mumbai Where Many Dreams Go To Die
Perhaps no literary work captures the Bombay of yore, and anticipates the Mumbai of now, as Manohar Shyam Joshi's Kuru-Kuru Swaha
Mumbai Diary: View From The High-rise Balcony
Recollections of growing up in Bombay before it became Maximum City.