Man From Matunga Chronicles
These are a selection of my writings from 1999 till 2014, all published at www.manfrommatunga.com, which is now defunct and many published in the Mumbai Mirror
Concerts in Contrast Paid Members Public
About the Sonu Nigam concert in 2006, comparing it to the Tull concert
Tull in The Backyard Paid Members Public
After the Jethro Tull concert in Jan/Feb 2006
7.2 - Of the Idli Ilk Paid Members Public
The rasam-idli epiphany
Tull They Come Paid Members Public
About an anticipated Jethro Tull concert
7.3 - The Story of Khotto (And That's Not Gujarati) Paid Members Public
About khottos and mudhos in Matunga
1.3 - Mapless in Matunga Paid Members Public
Background: This was the first piece, written and published under my own name, that appeared on June 04, 2005 in Mumbai Mirror, in a section called Writer’s Bloc. My brief was to cover Matunga and depending on the number and frequency of the contributions by other authors, I would
10.1 - I am Finally Published Paid Members Public
Background: I wrote this piece in April 2001, after my “funny” essay titled “Black, White and Various Shades of Brown” (1.2) was published in Sulekha Select. It was a multi-author book. Sulekha morphed into an all-purpose site and is now a different animal entirely. I AM FINALLY PUBLISHED! And
2.1 - The Top Ways of Becoming Fair Paid Members Public
Background: This was written as an irritated response to some of the serious feedback that I received from those who actually took the contents of my piece titled “Black, White and Various Shades of Brown” (1.2), seriously. This was written in September 2000. An earlier article of mine "
