of freeways, highrises and mangroves

From the Mumbaiscapes series. This one is taken at Sanpada in Navi Mumbai, and the wide road cutting across the image is the Palm Beach Road. To its left are the high rises of Navi Mumbai's "Marine Drive", as the locals like to call it. To the right are the large swathes of mangroves that buffer the land from the sea. The road ensures that residents never interact with the mangroves, and have to be content with their views from their apartments instead.

apartments by the bay

nariman point's tetrapods, the back bay and apartments at cuffe parade.
part of a new series: mumbai_scapes.

tresspassers not welcome

while trespassers aren't welcome anywhere, this particular house and the sign on its wall seem rather serious about it. as if, if you do anything wrong, the mean-angled house on the corner shall swallow you up.

now is it just me or does someone else also get the same vibes from this? perhaps it is just me at this ungodly hour. anyway, this house is in khotachi wadi which is easily amongst the most photogenic places in the city. for more photos from this neighbourhood, just hit it up in the search box on the right.

lines and repitition

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of windows open and windows shut

neither completely open nor completely shut. a little of both. like most things in life. a bit of this and a bit of that.

26 jul 2005

five years ago, on the 26th of july 2005, torrential rain, a cloud burst and governance apathy caused unprecedented floods in mumbai. my grandfather's house was under five feet of water for over 10 hours, and this is how one of the rooms looked after 2 days. endless muck, ruined furniture and belongings, an icky smell and a high chance of every object being contaminated. all this however pales in comparison to the hundreds who died or the thousands who lost their homes. have the powers-that-be learnt their lesson? not quite.

green and green

in the porch of a quaint, old bungalow in khotachi wadi, on a quiet morning. other photos from this set: on flickr or on facebook. or, for more photos from this neighbourhood on this blog, hit up 'khotachi wadi' in the search box on the right.

saturation

saturation: people, houses, tracks and colours - some visible, others evident

boxed up

boxed houses, boxed playground, boxed celebrations

one step at a time

the protector

entrance to a housing block in versova village. the sea and all its myths and creatures are popular motifs and appear in varied forms throughout the neighbourhood.

the red window

colours of khotachi wadi. other photos from this neighbourhood: rear view, now what and mumbai 400004
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the rear view

looking back at one of the few remaining houses at khotachiwadi, a 19th century settlement of the east-indian community in south mumbai.

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reflections - july theme at city daily photo. to view other photos from around the world, go here

hanuman and hues

hanuman guards a house in the versova fishing village.

housing block

a residential tower in versova, typical of most housing blocks in mumbai. other housing photos in mindless mumbai here.

monstroussness in the sky

at bandra bandstand. see other photos in mindless mumbai tagged architecture or housing.

bright hues and coloured lights

clothes on the clothesline in harmony with diwali-lights and decorations. at khotachiwadi in south-central mumbai. khotachiwadi is a neighbourhood of the east indian community with a bunch of quaint old wooden houses. in mumbai's wadis and gaothans life seems to move at a pace very different from the bustling city that envelops them.

another pic of khotachiwadi in mindless mumbai here. and a set of photos on flickr / facebook

silhouette and sky

an under-construction building's silhouette stands out against the evening sky at versova

19°4'25"N , 72°49'53"E

grill pattern at aparna's

haphazardly high

this residential building - with the most un-imaginative name - has been in the neighbourhood gossip, for more reason than one over the past few months. for some reason, i'd have the bamboo scaffolding permanently put up. it adds some texture to the facade.