tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post116265726404794263..comments2024-03-18T14:53:56.122+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: To Qurban Ali's in MasjidAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-48768701701961661762013-04-18T09:36:48.948+05:302013-04-18T09:36:48.948+05:30Enjoyed the entire post...and there were parts of ...Enjoyed the entire post...and there were parts of it that were just great...for instance, the "standing there i could smell the years gone by" Reading this post and the story behind one water fountain makes me wonder how much there must be to know in an entire neighbourhood in Bombay or in any place elsewhere in India!! So, it's for us to find out? And, reading your comment 'TheIndian Bazaarshttp://www.indianbazaars.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-35871382093753747082010-02-15T23:00:30.946+05:302010-02-15T23:00:30.946+05:30great post. I would love to follow you on twitter....great post. I would love to follow you on twitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-58249432436170177002009-03-30T12:27:00.000+05:302009-03-30T12:27:00.000+05:30I just found your blog (thanks for the comment on ...I just found your blog (thanks for the comment on mine) and I'm totally charmed by your post. I was rooting for you to pick the disco chai, btw, and I'm so glad you did! I will have to go wander around Masjid and find this chai wala myself :) <BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-83223105665834987782008-10-09T23:33:00.000+05:302008-10-09T23:33:00.000+05:30enjoyed your post.i'm the playwright of the play: ...enjoyed your post.<BR/>i'm the playwright of the play: 3 sakina manzil.<BR/>and no the building does NOT exist. its a combination of four buildings like safiya manzil, lucky mansion, etc in the same area.<BR/>hope this helps?Ramu Ramanathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853304014552294788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-54197738967786825012007-06-17T04:54:00.000+05:302007-06-17T04:54:00.000+05:30Gel: Thank you. It's a pleasure.Gel: Thank you. It's a pleasure.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1166867901391405102006-12-23T15:28:00.000+05:302006-12-23T15:28:00.000+05:30Fascinating accounts of a country I have not visit...Fascinating accounts of a country I have not visited.<BR/>Your descriptions are a delight, peppered by intriguing photographs. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1165089001934039252006-12-03T01:20:00.000+05:302006-12-03T01:20:00.000+05:30To Suraj: Thank you.To Abhishek: Thanks. Yes, mean...To Suraj: Thank you.<BR/><BR/>To Abhishek: Thanks. Yes, meandering about a place allows for an unhurried look at one's surroundings, and I suppose that's when one tends to pick out the small things and give them more than a cursory glance. It is then that things begin to take on meaning in their own, small, often well-rounded contexts. Then they stand by themselves as much as they merge into Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1165043456525793952006-12-02T12:40:00.000+05:302006-12-02T12:40:00.000+05:30Those steps sound very dangerous! Wonderful descri...Those steps sound very dangerous! Wonderful descriptions as always and lovely to have the pictures to accompany.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164782421545263182006-11-29T12:10:00.000+05:302006-11-29T12:10:00.000+05:30I got to know about your blog through Modal Minori...I got to know about your blog through Modal Minority. Teju Cole had cautioned that your blog is not for the one who is in a hurry. So true. Great blog - the long and meandering narrative is just right, captures the spirit of eternity, that time is a continuum from towers and fountains of yester years to the present day Chai shop and road side cricket matches. I am looking forward to reading your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164690871076293082006-11-28T10:44:00.000+05:302006-11-28T10:44:00.000+05:30Wow you write so good.I have never read descriptio...Wow you write so good.<BR/>I have never read description like this; of a place, before.I Remember wandering on the streets of Masjid Bunder as an executive for a share broking firm.I used to hate going to this place.Haath Gaadis,crowded small streets,awfull smell used to make me paranoid.<BR/>Biggest thing is searching for a address.There are so many different small streets and roads that it Abhishek Upadhyayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261948796942644289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164644278236978882006-11-27T21:47:00.000+05:302006-11-27T21:47:00.000+05:30beuitful blog...very truelu indian.keep it cominbeuitful blog...very truelu indian.keep it cominsurajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712113500332257578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164384260885541062006-11-24T21:34:00.000+05:302006-11-24T21:34:00.000+05:30To Bombay Addict: I'm honoured, truly. Thank you. ...To Bombay Addict: I'm honoured, truly. Thank you. This will keep me going :)<BR/><BR/>To Indianarchie: Thank you. Yes, I've visited Banganga, and will be putting that up sometime later. It was an experience different from Mumbai so to speak despite being in Mumbai. Took quite a few pictures too. Will post them.<BR/><BR/>To Vi: Thanks :)Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164254876603993712006-11-23T09:37:00.000+05:302006-11-23T09:37:00.000+05:30Can't say anything much that hasn't been said alre...Can't say anything much that hasn't been said already; wonderful choice of words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164225228728552382006-11-23T01:23:00.000+05:302006-11-23T01:23:00.000+05:30Hey, great post! Btw, how about a visit to Bangang...Hey, great post! <BR/><BR/>Btw, how about a visit to Banganga, in Walkeshwar, south Mumbai?<BR/><BR/>IAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164210033023500502006-11-22T21:10:00.000+05:302006-11-22T21:10:00.000+05:30awesome! awesome! simply awesome!awesome! awesome! simply awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164207144283356792006-11-22T20:22:00.000+05:302006-11-22T20:22:00.000+05:30Anil - Even though you've done it again, this is o...Anil - Even though you've done it again, this is one of your best posts ever. Thanks.Bombay Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813763491251675343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164202166126606842006-11-22T18:59:00.000+05:302006-11-22T18:59:00.000+05:30To N: I find those names intriguing too.To Priya: ...To N: I find those names intriguing too.<BR/><BR/>To Priya: Thank you. Those stairs were quite a thing actually.<BR/><BR/>To Patry Francis: Thank you :) Visit again.<BR/><BR/>To Ruchika: Thanks :) Very true. This is the India. It is difficult to beat simplicity that travels at the pace of time as opposed to a rushed sense of living. You cannot freeze moments without the moments freezing you. <BR/Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1164201631758612222006-11-22T18:50:00.000+05:302006-11-22T18:50:00.000+05:30Hi Anil,You have a lovely way to put the world for...Hi Anil,<BR/><BR/>You have a lovely way to put the world forth, almost like that of Khushwant Singh and how i adore him for that!<BR/><BR/>Another thing that appeals to me is your fotography. No technical hoohah would i put on them. but yes, liked the most of them. Am into clicking myself. <BR/><BR/>See you around<BR/>Best wishes<BR/><BR/>SidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1163770710948414672006-11-17T19:08:00.000+05:302006-11-17T19:08:00.000+05:30A very vivid description. I like your attitude tha...A very vivid description. I like your attitude that you not only visit the place but also feel it & also some nice pictures to go with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1163655267682369762006-11-16T11:04:00.000+05:302006-11-16T11:04:00.000+05:30Well captured reality ! The soul of Mumbai u have ...Well captured reality ! The soul of Mumbai u have on this post !Seemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788469185089781020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1163607085010353062006-11-15T21:41:00.000+05:302006-11-15T21:41:00.000+05:30You ability to see the beauty in the smallest of d...You ability to see the beauty in the smallest of details is just awesome!Rohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234347487003665907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1163407476723244372006-11-13T14:14:00.000+05:302006-11-13T14:14:00.000+05:30Am very glad that you visited my blog and so I got...Am very glad that you visited my blog and so I got to read yours! What an interesting recount of old world Bombay.. <BR/><BR/>This is real history.. this is real India.. people LIVE there.. we just get to see a glimpse of their lives, we dont know how it really is or was.. and that makes it more exciting and intriguing perhaps than actually living it.. but it sounds charming, sounds real, and espStill Searchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771129066300765626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1162868257020674312006-11-07T08:27:00.000+05:302006-11-07T08:27:00.000+05:30Amazing pictures--both the photographs and the one...Amazing pictures--both the photographs and the ones you painted with words. I'll be back.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1162867633591034162006-11-07T08:17:00.000+05:302006-11-07T08:17:00.000+05:30Anil: Your presentation made me feel my presence t...Anil: Your presentation made me feel my presence there.<BR/><BR/>I like the pictures of stairs, the bull, fountain:-))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1162825251283599382006-11-06T20:30:00.000+05:302006-11-06T20:30:00.000+05:30maybe i will make the trip one of these days. I th...maybe i will make the trip one of these days. I think stations along that line have the loveliest names : cotton green, raey road..nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200663835554850461noreply@blogger.com