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Lessons for life from the resting place of the dead

Lessons for life from the resting place of the dead

In the humdrum of Mumbai’s frenetic pace and the mad pursuit of goals and targets, where few have the time to share a kind word with the person beside them, it’s important to appreciate when beautiful strangers remind us of such simple acts of goodness

13 January,2025 06:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reopens Bhau Daji Lad Museum after four years

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reopens Bhau Daji Lad Museum after four years

City’s oldest museum, established in 1872, reopens today after extensive renovation; buzzing arts and cultural itinerary to return to popular institution

09 January,2025 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
'This is fiction born out of reality’: Murzban F Shroff on his new book

'This is fiction born out of reality’: Murzban F Shroff on his new book

One of the city’s most discerning writers is back to doing what he does best. Murzban F Shroff’s new book, Muses Over Mumbai, is a deliciously layered tribute to the metropolis, with its flaws, eccentricities and everything in between

06 January,2025 11:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Inconvenience is regretted. Really?

Inconvenience is regretted. Really?

Sir PM is back from a week-long stay in Bandra, and had a rude shock with the civic disarray. He and Lady Flora discuss how this is representative of a city that’s in a permanent state of repair

06 January,2025 06:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Gripping plots, tell-all memoirs and more: Major book releases in 2025

Gripping plots, tell-all memoirs and more: Major book releases in 2025

This year promises an eclectic mix of page-turners, with the return of big-ticket writers, gripping non-fiction, racy plots and tell-all memoirs by famous faces

01 January,2025 09:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Wishing and hoping… for 2025

Wishing and hoping… for 2025

What do our citizen champions Sir PM and Lady Flora hope for Mumbai in the coming year? What are their expectations from the civic gods and those responsible for the city’s health and wellbeing? This is their forecast

30 December,2024 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Christmas 2024: Activities to enjoy this festive week in and around Mumbai

Christmas 2024: Activities to enjoy this festive week in and around Mumbai

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and you wouldn’t want to spend it lounging on your couch. Check out these simple yet fun activities in and around the city this festive week

26 December,2024 07:35 PM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
If Santa Claus could make it happen

If Santa Claus could make it happen

Our sutradhaars reveal contents of their letter to St Nick, hoping, wishing and praying that he’ll manage to pull off a Christmas miracle for their beloved city

23 December,2024 01:12 PM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Desperately seeking city icons

Desperately seeking city icons

Our sutradhaars wonder if this generation and the next are devoid of genuine icons to look up to visionary builders of the city and the nation— when the time comes to assess such critical aspects in modern-day history

16 December,2024 07:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Who moved my walking path?

Who moved my walking path?

As increasing number of once-quiet locations within and beyond Fort get usurped for different activities every weekend, our sutradhaars believe that shrinking spaces in the city is the reason for this permanent headache that fellow citizens will have to deal with

09 December,2024 08:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez

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