Desi diaspora spaces are a chimera, near home aesthetically yet a foreignness to it, a transnational sphere which has an in between characteristic, a creole texture- where the pav bhaji from Kailash Parbat at Syed Alwi Lane in Singapore connects one to Colaba where the Sindhis set foot from Karachi after Partition.

Sindhis have a history as a dispersed polity from Kowloon to Bur Dubai to High Street Centre next to the Singaporean Parliament. We search for intimacy and love in our own terms, transnational spaces offer that succour.

The picture is from 2019, next to the Sindhi Community Centre in Bur Dubai.

The racism in transnational migration networks gets translated into how dismally it gets reflected in the scholarship as well. So much for decolonial writing.

There are so many fire safety accidents and workplace injuries that can be prevented, through proactive measures. There is a massive depletion of investor value through it being a material risk.

ESG Due Diligences assist in creating a filter for risk for investors, and if done well can be an enterprise value add over the long term.

#ESGDD

A recent conversation with an Autowala in peak summer afternoon revealed the extent of heat stress on gig economy labor, the reduced work hours, the few places to refill cold water, the skin infections and the preferred Uber rides instead of the auto. Climate change is real.

Never had an opportunity to attend B School, however HBR every two months is continuing education.

As a services start up co founder a couple of times over, the analytical muscle of ideas is the founding fuel.

Pav Bhaji exemplifies Bombays make do spirit of Luso Goan Bread or Pao meeting a mash of left over veggies which is now a staple of Indian Vegetarian fare the world over.

Navratna, the staple of Navi Mumbai’s food scene churns out the very best Pav Bhaji.

Chai spaces as a site of circulation from Kuwait to Jakarta has been an analytic to grasp transnational flows. These are quotidian spaces of joy, where chai is accompanied with cricket watching. This pic is of IPL watching on a phone through the Jio Cinema App is a game changer this year where the primary interface of viewership is on the digital.

IPL Watching

Navi Mumbai, May 2023