Sunday, September 9, 2018 Bombay Celebrating Bandra Feast! And Meeting a Youthful Publisher. Namaste from Bombay! My mornings have taken on a routine of their own–and so it was today: blogging, reading, responding to and drafting email. Awoke early at 4.30 am–used ‘morning brain’ to get on with work. Brekkie was…
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It’s Bandra Feast! Preliminary Research Reading Begins …and my First Visitor
Saturday, September 8, 2018 Bombay It’s Bandra Feast! Preliminary Research Reading Begins…and My First Visitor Namaste from Bombay! I awoke to the realization that today is Bandra Feast–the Feast of the Nativity of Our Blessed Mother. In Bandra, traditionally, this day is celebrated by the Catholic Community as ‘Bandra Feast’. That’s…
Damage Control!!
Friday, September 7, 2018 Bombay Doing Damage Control! Namaste from Bombay! Today was all about setting my banking error corrected! But, at the end of it, I actually got down to doing some research work. Finally!!! I have all the tools in place to begin working. And it felt…
Going Swimmingly..until a Banking Crisis Hits
Thursday, September 6, 2018 Bombay Going Swimmingly…until a Banking Crisis Hits! Namaste from Bombay! Waking up to another day at Silly o’Clock (about 4.35 am), I got down to email responses and blogging. I also spoke at length to Llew (a most soothing conversation as he set so many of my…
Another Day Spent Waiting–but Internet Arrives in my Studio
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Bombay Another Day Spent Waiting–But Internet Arrives in my Studio. Namaste from Bombay! I seem to be settling in slowly–but, I repeat, slowly. Things move at a different pace here. Most service workers do not begin their rounds until 11.00 am. Most service providers do…
A Largely Unproductive Day: Shopping for Bed Linen with Shahnaz , then Dad
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 An Almost Unproductive Day: Shopping for Bed Linen with Shahnaz and Dad Today was all about waiting—and I am beginning to realize, more than ever, that a very good part of one’s time in India is spent waiting for something to happen, waiting for someone to show up, waiting for somewhere…
Settling Down…on Janmashtami
Monday, September 3, 2018 Bombay Getting Settled…on Janmashtami What is Janmashtami? I awoke in my new studio for the first time on Janmashtami—I knew it as Gokulashtami where I was a girl growing up in India. It is a bank holiday and so a lot of shops and other business establishments were closed. It is…
Moving Day! From the West End Hotel to a Bandra Studio
Sunday, September 2, 2018 Bombay Moving Day! From the West End Hotel to a Bandra Studio Namaste from Bombay! It was a red letter day for me! I left the wonderful West End Hotel in downtown Bombay about which I cannot say enough god things after a week. Had the privilege of meeting the owner and…
Finally! I Have a Studio in Bombay that is my Own!
Saturday, September 1, 2018 Bombay Namaste from Bombay! Finally, the formalities associated with ‘closing’ the contract on my Bombay studio occurred today. It was a fairly lengthy process as I have a landlord who is a stickler for legal detail–not a bad thing overall. I reviewed a couple of…
Waiting…waiting…waiting for Apartment Contract
Friday, August 31, 2018 Bombay Namaste from Bombay! Once again I was spoiled by the wait staff at the Dining Hall of the West End Hotel where I breakfasted on idlis with sambhar and coconut chutney, channa batura and a freshly made dosa over hot coffee. I could get used…