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

Starbucks is an index of globalisation in Asia, the taste of the ubiquitous cheese cake is constant and comforting for the Indian Ocean nomad in me.

Prof Kabir speaks on the transcolonial ‘Fort Creole’ where registers of research delve into architectural politics of heritage to building material to language to cartographic resources.

The scale is indeed trans regional in the words of Prof Eng Seng Ho.

Working at a startup comes with its vagaries, and it’s not everyone’s cup of kopio as by definition it is volatile. Younger folks crave stability which is true yet a paradox. It is a fluid terrain of work, and it is important to be comfortable with discomfort.

There is always a friendly Shwarma place next door selling desified fare with insanely extra mayonnaise and sauces.

The culinary ties between Bombay and the Khaleej are archipelagic.

There is always a friendly Shwarma place next door selling desified fare with insanely extra mayonnaise and sauces.

The culinary ties between Bombay and the Khaleej are archipelagic.

Revenue or opportunity generation or simply growth is done by individuals and organizations alike through lead generation, grant or proposal writing or simply networking for the next cue. It is the lifeline and should be mainstreamed.

I read this book during the pandemic when I was writing professionally during the pandemic, and this book spoke to me and was a kind of work and scholarship which would be a benchmark. As an independent scholar it would be unlikely for me to find a PhD which would fund me, but hope to self fund with my engineering work in the days ahead.

The chai tapri in a gentrified format with neat space to sit and have a bite. These quotidian spaces are the social nodes of Mumbai where chai chats are ruptures in the rhythm of the maximum city.

The owner operator of this store runs it with one more staff and serves everything from Maggi to Garlic Bread.