And just around the corner, I found this little scene:
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Sunday, 29 June 2008
29.06.08 - Ghanteshwar Temple, Khar
Dedicated to Hanuman, this is where you leave a bell if your wishes are fulfilled. Seems to work quite well.
And just around the corner, I found this little scene:
And just around the corner, I found this little scene:
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Flowers
Travelling - a half-hearted excuse and some additions
In a previous post, I called the B.E.S.T. buses "Evil Things". This may be a somewhat distorted view, as I recently learned that they only kill 40 people per year. In Bombay, that is. This is a mere percent of what the trains do. Ok, then.
Indian road traffic, by the way, produces more than 100,000 fatalities in a year - more than Malaria, Aids and TB together, and more traffic victims than in any other country on this planet.
An then, just when you thought that air travel would provide a safe alternative, this story leaks out.
Indian road traffic, by the way, produces more than 100,000 fatalities in a year - more than Malaria, Aids and TB together, and more traffic victims than in any other country on this planet.
An then, just when you thought that air travel would provide a safe alternative, this story leaks out.
The Cultural Centre of Russia...
... is, in case you ever look for it, not quite inside Russia. It seems to lie, like the centre of gravity of some oddly shaped objects, outside its political and geographical boundaries: On Pedder Road, Mumbai, India, in fact.
28.06.08 - Dhobi Ghats, near Mahalaxmi Station, Mumbai
Mumbai's open-air launderette and home to a sizeable community of people who deal with laundry for a living - the Dhobis.
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Public Transport
Before getting into the matter of the great auto rickshaw, here are some other means of public transport:
Trains. For risks and side effects, see the previous post and also this article in today's Times of India.
B.E.S.T. buses. Evil things. 
And taxis. They come in two flavors: the basic, black and yellow Padmini, and the air-conditioned, blue and silver Cool Cabs. Here is a non-A/C one:
Saturday, 14 June 2008
13.06.08 - Deepa Bar, Vile Parle, Mumbai
Some things seem to go with a bang, others just slowly dissolve...For some of the colourful stories surrounding Deepa Bar, see this or that. As to the general concept of a Bombay Dance Bar, read Suketu Mehta's "Maximum City".
For your own decorative scooter see BAJAJ, who also make fabulous auto rickshaws.Actually, I had to learn that the old Vespa-based Chetak is no longer built. I will have to write a post on the auto rickshaw...
Monday, 9 June 2008
Commuting by Train - Some Figures
Fatal accidents on Bombay's suburban railway lines last year:
Central Railway: 3937 deaths in 2006/2007
Western Railway: 612 deaths in 2006/2007
CR told a Mumbai court that the high number was down to "tremendous increase in Mumbai's population to people's lack of law abided ness and the influence of movies". There you have it.
Source: Times of India 05.06.08
see also: http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/article4026843.ece
Central Railway: 3937 deaths in 2006/2007
Western Railway: 612 deaths in 2006/2007
CR told a Mumbai court that the high number was down to "tremendous increase in Mumbai's population to people's lack of law abided ness and the influence of movies". There you have it.
Source: Times of India 05.06.08
see also: http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/article4026843.ece
Sunday, 1 June 2008
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