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‘Even when silent, we converse’

The musical genius of Marialena Fernandes complements a longstanding friendship with political cartoonist Alexyz Fernandes

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Magical mystery tour

Magical mystery tour

Earlier personal associations with iconic city monuments strike sad to glad notes

02.02.2025 6

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They stay with us in 2025

They stay with us in 2025

A pick of personal favourite anecdotal discoveries on these pages from the last year

19.01.2025 20

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Lead kindly light, 2,000 years on…

The eight-night feast of Hanukkah started on Christmas day—a special occurrence last witnessed in 2005. Jews across town recollect this “festival...

05.01.2025 10

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‘To not judge makes for a free-flowing relationship’

Heritage activist Heta Pandit and writer-painter Madhuri Iyer sustain a friendship, born in advertising, over four decades Madhuri Iyer (left) and...

30.12.2024 7

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Where the postbags piled once… and other triangular tales

The Colaba Post Office junction has little to large institutions with histories jostling for the telling Fr Christopher Ephrem SSS, at St Francis...

22.12.2024 5

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‘We are not a unidimensional cardboard cutout’

Salil Tripathi’s magisterial account, covering the Gujarati community worldwide, questions existing views about a people who ought to be known for...

08.12.2024 4

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Eternal storehouse of the eclectic mind

Celebrating some rare exhibits in the special collections of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, which completes 220 years this week The iconic facade...

24.11.2024 6

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‘No time for disputes in our short and happy lives’

Having known each other as 10-year-olds, theatre actor Dolly Thakore and author-activist Farrukh Dhondy declare they are closer than most siblings...

17.11.2024 3

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Celebrating a dream, 150 years on

The restoration of the 1875-built Dwarkadhish temple in Kalbadevi resurrects a landmark haveli and the neighbourhood it graces Architect Dhruti...

10.11.2024 3

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‘A friendship lasting 60 years is beyond precious’

Four women from the contingent representing India at the 1964 New York World Fair recall how they forged bonds that stay strong Meher Amersey,...

27.10.2024 4

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A legacy of language, a legacy of love

Celebrating a lady who has left us with much more than her wonderful translationof a book of quirky Parsi phraseology At the launch of Parsi Bol 2...

20.10.2024 4

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‘Life-changing cancer brought us even closer’

Creative entrepreneur Shormistha Mukherjee and design practitioner Himanshu Rohilla stay bound by everything, from the grave to the joyful...

15.09.2024 10

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Ninety years of giving with grace

Among the most iconic institutions gifted to Bombay, the Time & Talents Club stays robust and relevant. Its firm humanitarian resolve engages with...

25.08.2024 10

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‘Ours is a great balance of mutual respect and learning’

An award-winning archaeologist and widely feted vocalist form a unique young culture combine Sandeep Dahisarkar and Rutu Jadhav share musical...

18.08.2024 10

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‘We live with no chiaow-miaow’

When can sanity and humanity rise above communal hatred unleashed by partisan politics? Oftener than we dare to think The Mahim shrines of Vitthal...

11.08.2024 10

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‘Hey kharach tya veli model society hotey’

Nestled quietly near Kennedy Bridge, Model House has been a cultural cradle grooming some of the finest artistry seen Jayamala Joshi (right) with...

28.07.2024 9

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‘There’s the comfort of an old friend, like a well-worn glove’

Social entrepreneur and activist, Kate Currawalla, and former national golf champion and teacher, Kiran Kanwar, miss the friendship with each...

21.07.2024 9

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