“Not again.”

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 5/15/2013 3:57:00 PM

'And so I did not wish you on this mother’s day, it wasn't that I forgot   thanks to the numerous mothers’ day shares flooding my face book wall. It was only because I did not feel like wishing you this time.Gone are the days of handmade greeting and surprise kisses, for it was different between us then. Some call it generation gap, you call it pride and difference, and I am yet to figure it out.Even now, I do wake up to your voice, only the tone differs, and I en(...)'

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The escape

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 4/28/2013 12:18:00 PM

'Disclaimer: Pure work of fiction,  Read many a articles,  came  across many videos of brutal SriLankan genocide, that prompted for this post.Though we were warned to stay indoors, the sore disquieting aura that packed the basement of the Ship couldn't be tolerated anymore.  Moving out of the crowded room wasn’t tough, for it was much tougher to withstand the scene outside. The horizon in shades of red, dusk had just dawned in. Sunset was never this pain(...)'

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REVIEW : RIP by Mukul Deva

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 2/25/2013 7:14:00 AM

'RIPAuthor : Mukul DevaPages : 286Cost : Rs. 200Rating : 4/5This one book has been my start of the day since the last week, Not that it took me an entire week to read it, best is , it kept me gripped to it, in spite of the busy schedule I had. Reading it during my 2 hour train journey everyday never let me realize the time.NOT among one of those books that make you fall asleep after the fourth page. A read that lets you think beyond the chapters, relate the story (...)'

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Review : Winter Evenings

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 1/17/2013 5:37:00 PM

' Name     : Winter Evening Author  : Navtej Sarna Publisher : Rupa Publications Cost      :  Rs. 350Navtej Sarna's stories are keenly observed vignette of ordinary lives, told with profound empathy,a keen eye for the telling detail,and economy of style .                                            &nbs(...)'

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Guide to the Ladies DiBbA

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 1/13/2013 2:07:00 PM

'No, Inspiration for writing this post, five to six years experience is more than enough to post about a Ladies compartment of Mumbai Local.Note : Pun intended everywhereNow the area of Interest aka the Ladies dibba can be categorized as,  front wali ladies, middle and the Last Ladies. ( purely in the true Mumbaikar train life jargon).Beginning from the start, Lets start exploring a character from the platform itself:1. Grab it first Aunties: Now these are the most fam(...)'

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S(h)ave

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 1/6/2013 10:18:00 AM

'She never leaves him alone, By the time he manages to get rid of her and forgets her, she returns back to screw the happiness and fun in our life. Every time he ends up looking in the mirror, and keep on mumbling this , we look so good together thing and there he is , in the most dreadful tone, "Don't you feel so?", I end up staring at him, while he still fantasies her.She clings to him like nothing and For a time being, He wastes more time at the (...)'

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Dearest Daddy

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 12/25/2012 7:52:00 PM

'This is the first time I am writing  a birthday post, and the very first one is for the only man in my Life, To my dearest Dad.Dear Dad,So Its an half century this  time. You have turned fifty, For I cant believe you are Fifty , For me you have always been the most young and handsome man on Earth. I have told you a number of times, Am very jealous of Amma. She is the luckiest woman on the Earth .Fifty years was no cakewalk for you, For you have always inspir(...)'

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‘Incomplete’’ – my entry to the GetPublished contest’’

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 12/24/2012 6:54:00 AM

'A new friend of the narrator at college, falls ill that leads to her first visit at her friends place.For this s neither the narrators story, nor her friend. Before you assume this visit to be the beginning of the story, It isn't. Perhaps the story had almost ended ,by then.The story that started from a painting that narrator admired at their porch. A silent seashore, with calm waves beneath the yellow  dusk sky .It wasn't beautiful  neither did it have the (...)'

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Shave Or Crave

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 12/23/2012 11:31:00 AM

'She glanced through the wardrobe againThis time with much stress and strainRed, black or blue oneIts the purple touch, doneAt the mirror, she chose the colorbe it the eye shades, or the lip  glow'er'Checked the blush and the hairstyle,alas., shes done , another smileThe  tedious task was yet to beginthreading , waxing and the pain withinIf it wasn't for the evening with himShe would hardly tried anythingThere she was, so pretty and lublyAll ready to impress (...)'

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THE BODY OF THE RAPED.

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 12/21/2012 8:06:00 AM

'I am her body, the body of the raped.I AM HER BODY , THE BODY OF THE RAPED.I am her body, the body of the goddess they worshipI am her body , the body of the mother who breastfed themI am her body , the body of the daughter in their homesI am her body , the body of the prostitute who would have satisfied their lust, whom they could have approached .I am her body, that was left naked on the road after their lust engulfed me, and no one bothered to look upon.I am h(...)'

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Mumbai Calling

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 12/15/2012 4:49:00 PM

'Recently I attended a seminar organized by Mumbai  Police "ALERT MUMBAIKAR", regarding the facts and precautions a mumbaikar must be aware of. They claimed Mumbai to be the most targeted city against terror threats.The start was very good,  A very unnoticed fact about Mumbai, in its name, the meaning of 'MUMBAI'MUM-- BA--AAISplit the word,  Its 'Mother ' in English, Gujarati and Marathi respectively.Acco(...)'

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HER 2

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 12/10/2012 9:08:00 AM

'This is a sequel to the post HER,  Its good to know the story well before reading the climax. And this ones incomplete without that either.*********************************************************************************She did not resemble a bride, in fact inside the veil, there were those tearful eyes that longed for an escape.She was tired , tired of celebrations, of the lights and sound, tired of change.Neither could she name the feelings or the thoughts that passed ac(...)'

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I Live in India

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 11/25/2012 10:01:00 AM

'Disclaimer: Not intended to hurt political or religious sentiments. Apologies before hand ( And yeah no pun intended in the disclaimer).I live in the  assumed to be democratic country called India.I live in a country where I may need a lawyer anytime if  I am managing to have an Internet connection or planning to use  my freedom of expression over Internet.        I Live in a country where kissing in public is an offence but pis(...)'

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Her

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 11/14/2012 12:03:00 PM

'*strictly Fiction*Way back home,  she always looked forward for this time of the evening, her space, her time, freedom.Everyday after school,  after she parted from Sana and Razia at the Rustom circle, she still had to cover a distance of  half a kilometer towards her colony. A narrow lane that lead to city market , across cinema city , and the few more steps from the Marwadi Godown, it takes her around half hour reach her place everyday from school.She used this time(...)'

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Book Review

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 11/9/2012 11:25:00 AM

'Barnabas: Bombays First Private Detective Author: Sangeeta NambiarPublished by : Westland PublishersPages: 234Price:  Rs. 250/-Barnabas, Though the name misleads the reader to take it as a British detective in the old British Bombay, the introduction mentions Mr Barnabas C  Mehta to be a person more of the British ideology but rooted to Indian mentality by origin.Unlike any other Thriller or murder mystery novels, this book is one among those thrillers wherein the tho(...)'

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AND he gave up

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 10/7/2012 10:41:00 AM

'This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 32; the thirty-second edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The theme for the month is 'An Untold Story' ;;; The irregular green lines on the monitor grew fierce, wires that extended to his chest, hid the tender heart battling for blood. He raised his left arm though the oxygen mask could not hide his smile.  Hi(...)'

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To the father

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 10/2/2012 4:38:00 PM

';;;  Amidst the chaos you rose, the leader in thy led us to freedom. You taught us the power of silence and consistence. However today I wish you were alive, not just on the currency or photographs, in our deeds, thoughts and principles.  I wish we could see more of you in them, honest and true.                                                   (...)'

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Stop..Its the LOC of INDIAN WOMEN

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 9/25/2012 5:05:00 PM

'Foreigner :  Why Do Indian Women have this red mark on their forehead?Indian:    That means is Bhumi ka Bhumipoojan ho gaya hai (This land is already occupied).If you are one among many who laughed at this joke, mind you This sms did hurt many a women.I was hurt, for any women would have been hurt. The worst is that it was a lady friend of mine who forwarded the text to me.Right from my childhood I had this many questions about the rituals and traditions the marr(...)'

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Of Reservations AnD DiScriminations

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 9/17/2012 8:11:00 PM

'Part 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------THE 'RESERVED ' OLD MAN SPEAK -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking about myself, Born to a very Low Caste, poor family in a remote village in developing India.My Childhood was Pretty Pity.Exactly like the ones old colorless Bollywood movies portrayed. Born in a Dirty  hut to the witch faced old woman who claimed to be the God mother of almost every unt(...)'

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Chitro_graphy: Of bugs and bees

Author : The madrasi      Blog : THE MUMBAI MADRASI      Date : 9/12/2012 3:38:00 PM

'My maiden hits at photography at kufri in Shimla:)'

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