by chhavi | Sep 19, 2015 | Essays & Commentaries
Every year here in Mumbai, Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of new beginnings, gets an 11-day party. He comes home to those who invite him. It’s a happy, fun and noisy time of year in this part of the country. For a festival that started out as a single day on which...
by chhavi | Dec 24, 2010 | Essays & Commentaries, Narratives & Features
An essay on the changing trends of Christmas for Earthbeat aired as part of their “Preparing for the holidays” show. Christmas is mainly celebrated by 25 million Indian Christians – under 3 percent of the population. But in recent years, Christmas has...
by chhavi | Nov 1, 2010 | Essays & Commentaries
A piece I did on Mumbai’s kitten conundrum aired on TSWI this week. ” In a city teeming with millions who live in poverty, why would anybody care about stray kittens?” If you know me, you also know that I do. Here’s my essay. You can listen to...
