by chhavi | Dec 13, 2009 | Narratives & Features
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal/Union Carbide gas leak, RNW commissioned us to do a several part series on what things are like now. For the human rights angle on things, visit The State We’re In to stream audio on the various pieces – an...
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 | Oct 26, 2009 | Narratives & Features, Podcast: Bombay Talkies
This episode of Bombay Talkies features Cariya Breemen, an American culinary artist who’s guest chefing (is that a verb?) a 9-course vegetarian dinner at Valhalla on the 27th and 28th of October. She talked to Sonologue about what culinary art is, how it differs...
by chhavi | Sep 30, 2009 | Narratives & Features, Podcast: Bombay Talkies
All week long, we’re celebrating Joy of Giving week. Indians have been singled out for being pretty damn stingy with their time and money. In July, Mint carried an exegesis on “Why Indians don’t give back to society.” This is a...
by chhavi | Aug 17, 2009 | Narratives & Features, Podcast: Bombay Talkies
This was done for Radio Netherlands’ Newsline show – they wanted to profile a hot spot that spoke about the people of the city rather than just what was trendy. Leopold Cafe made sense because it’s had two resurgences despite being the oldest...
by chhavi | Apr 2, 2009 | Narratives & Features, Podcast: Bombay Talkies
On April 1, the long awaited “people’s car” – the Tata Nano made its debut at select car dealerships in Mumbai. We went over to one in the evening and talked to (and recorded) a few of the eager people milling about. We got information on the...
