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...
by chhavi | Oct 12, 2010 | Essays & Commentaries
A piece I did on how Mumbai is lawfully a silence zone and how ludicrous that really is – along with what we face every day. Including hideously loud suprabhatam aartis at the crack of dawn on a Sunday! You can listen to the piece along with a reaction to it and...
by chhavi | Sep 12, 2010 | Essays & Commentaries, Narratives & Features
A commentary I did for Radio Netherlands about dirt, germs, and our growing national obsession with hand sanitizer… you can listen to just my piece (click to hear, right click to download and save to your computer) or you can listen to the whole show online,...
by chhavi | Nov 5, 2009 | Essays & Commentaries, Narratives & Features
Earthbeat: We air our clean linen in public, talking about the right to dry our clothes outside. Some housing associations ban it, but forcing people to use dryers is expensive and bad for the planet. India is following in America’s footsteps – but in a land...
by chhavi | Feb 9, 2009 | Essays & Commentaries, Narratives & Features, The State We're In - India Edition
Sonologue helped get the interview with lawyer Gautam Patel for this essay about how Mumbai refused to be cowed down after the terrorist attacks in November on Radio Netherlands’ The State We’re In program. Click either of the links to reach the piece...
