bombay | Helter Skelter Magazine https://helterskelter.in/label/bombay/ Fresh Voices and New Writing From and About India Wed, 26 May 2021 06:39:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 A Eulogy for My Royal Blue Botanical Pyjama Set https://helterskelter.in/2020/09/a-eulogy-for-my-royal-blue-botanical-pyjama-set/ https://helterskelter.in/2020/09/a-eulogy-for-my-royal-blue-botanical-pyjama-set/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:13:55 +0000 https://helterskelter.in/?p=12985 Each time I folded the collar of my shirt, it felt like I had dog-eared the day and marked its existence in my mental journal of lockdown memories.

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Boyfriend https://helterskelter.in/2018/03/boyfriend/ https://helterskelter.in/2018/03/boyfriend/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2018 06:46:37 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=11715 Fear and guilt, judgement and inconvenience: one writer recounts her struggles of staying over at a male friend's house in a city like Bombay.

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A Struggle Against Invisibility https://helterskelter.in/2017/07/a-struggle-against-invisibility/ https://helterskelter.in/2017/07/a-struggle-against-invisibility/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:07:58 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=11498 In conversation with the inimitable Jerry Pinto about his latest novel Murder in Mahim.

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Bombay Meri Hai https://helterskelter.in/2016/04/bombaywalla-simin-patel-irani-cafes-history-bombay/ https://helterskelter.in/2016/04/bombaywalla-simin-patel-irani-cafes-history-bombay/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:04:12 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=11076 In conversation with Dr. Simin Patel about her blog, Bombaywalla, her upcoming book about Irani cafés in Bombay, and the past, present, and future of the city.

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The Virtue of Visibility https://helterskelter.in/2013/01/the-virtue-of-visibility/ https://helterskelter.in/2013/01/the-virtue-of-visibility/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:46:12 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=6560 As a woman, you are never entirely independent and detached; everyone has a stake in keeping your freedom in check. And they will never let you forget that.

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