Food & lifestyle journalist, hunter-gatherer of rare coins, co-founder the late Caribou Drift. Bombay waali. Deputy Editor, Roundglass Thali. Formerly TOI & DNA
There’s a ghost on the corner of 3rd and Broadway
I noticed him the other day, as I made a left turn at the light.
He wasn’t there a week ago.
He must be new.
Nobody I recognize, but then again, his face is blurry and indistinct.
I look at him now, and I drive past. 1/
What’s the point of mentioning INR figures in million, billion and trillion when both the writer and the reader have to convert it back to crores and lakhs to understand it?
So remember how I said I didn't wanna wear some expensive glam goo designer to the International Emmys? I wanted to introduce someone struggling and new to the world. Pradeep wrote to us. He's a student, I'm gonna be buying and wearing his stuff. World meet Pradeep.
Apropos of a conversation I had a month ago with someone, who claimed that you can be paid well in journalism if you're "good enough", I'd like to tell all reporters and editors to take their skills elsewhere. Don't punish yourself into thinking you are the reason this career...
Rope makers were once part of a thriving trade in rural Maharashtra. Now, farmers rarely buy ropes and many others prefer nylon versions. The Bhores are the last family in Boragaon village still hand-crafting rope
https://t.co/veYkMGdonO
There is a story I have been meaning to tell for a while. During the Afghan evacuation operation, a girl arrived at Al Dhafra airbase, exhausted, with an unusual possession: a bird. She had fought all the way at Kabul airport, to bring the treasured little thing with her.
1/8
RIP subscription economy ⚰️⚰️
What happened- starting yesterday, a new set of auto-debit rules brought by the RBI will stop most automatic recurring payments in India- from subscriptions, to recharges, to other mundane transactions.
Basically RBI CANCELED YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS!LOL