Finishing touches

Applying finishing touches to his pots in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

CDP Theme for September - Teach

The child is listening so attentively to what her grandfather is teaching in Worli Koliwada.

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Only drama

The Mumbai sky last evening. Just threatening to rain but sneaking away in a whiff.

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Charge of the bird brigade!

An alert team of crows lead the charge while the egrets scan for submarines. 

Yearning

Fisherman longing to get home having concluded his deals at the Sassoon Docks.

Haircut, Banana or Laundry

Get shaved, grab a banana, pick up your laundered clothes and rush to work! A street sight in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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Monochrome mania

A narcissistic bunch of egrets admiring their reflection in the Arabian sea, off the Worli coast in Mumbai.

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Blog break

Will be holidaying in U.K for a month. If you wish to follow my travels you may do so by following my Instagram account, Facebook account or Twitter account.

Cheers guys!

Monochrome mania

An armada of fishing boats heading towards Sassoon docks in the Arabian sea at sunrise.

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Fish vendor

The fish vendor is a door to door salesman in Mumbai. This is in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

Ready for school

Waiting to get to school. A morning scene in Worli koliwada.

And it dawns....

A blue dawn at the Sassoon docks in Mumbai.

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Hope for the soul

A Shiva temple in the narrow bylanes of Kumbharwada, Dharavi. Like the people there, God too resides in a tiny space.

Baskets of hope

Tools of his trade hanging outside a fisherman's home in Worli koliwada.

The Upper Deck

The Upper Deck of a fishing boat docked in at the Sassoon docks.

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Monochrome mania

Keeping the hearth fire burning in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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Wall art

Wall art in Worli koliwada (fishermens colony).

Boats and buildings

A colourful morning at the Sassoon docks.

Skywatch

The evening monsoon sky in Mumbai.

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Pretty door

A pretty doorway in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

Coastal guard

A heron on the Worli jetty guarding its coast.

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Monochrome mania

Morning activity on the peripheral street of Sassoon docks.

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Claying around

Preparing the clay for the pots in Kumbharwada (Potters' village), Dharavi.

Sticks and stones

Possibly playing some game devised by the child in Worli fishermen's village.

A Mumbai Sunrise

A Mumbai sunrise over the Arabian sea viewed from the Sassoon docks.

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Happy chef

Cooking outdoors must be better than sweating it out in stuffy kitchens. This was at the rear of a restaurant in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

Cool Cat

Waiting for the fishermen to bring in their catch.

Boats and masts

A maze of boats, masts and flags at the Sassoon Docks where you will find the biggest fish market of Mumbai.

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Monochrome mania

Morning household chores in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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Iconic bridge

The Bandra Worli sealink, a symbol of developing India.

Life silhouetted

Life on a fishing boat silhouetted at Sassoon docks with a sunrise in the background.

Behind bars

Woman of the house cleaning up the forecourt of the house in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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Monochrome mania

To fly or sail is the question. Wondering on Worli jetty.

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Breakfast flight

The birds out at sea for their breakfast off the Sassoon docks.

Darkening sky

The sky in Bandra east last evening.

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Beautiful doorway

Artistic doorway in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

Reminiscing..

Sitting on the benches facing the sea in Worli, reminiscing about their lives at sea...

Stay calm in chaos

The boats dock in, fish offloaded, auctioning done, money accounted for, now a sense of calm prevails at the Sassoon Docks as the rising sun lights up the sky.

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Monochrome mania

A window in one of the homes in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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Jumping ship

Jumping ship or changing loyalties commonly seen in political parties of India today.

Haunted ruins

A fishing boat sails past the haunted ruins of the Mukesh Textile Mills in the background. The story goes that after it shut down in 1982 due to the workers' strike, it caught fire in which some employees died and their ghosts return to haunt the living till date. Movies are shot there during daytime and they vacate the area by sunset. Had posted another picture here on 21May18.

Aerial drama

The cloud threatening to gobble up the bird in flight!

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Quick dry

Clothesline near a Potter's oven in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

Bridging the gap

Bridging the gap between 2 buildings in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).

Worli jetty

Activity on the Worli jetty as the small fishing boats get their catch in.

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Monochrome mania

Kyani the 'Legendary Irani restaurant, Bakers' at Marine Lines. It is one of the few iconic Irani cafes surviving in Mumbai. You can check my review of this restaurant here

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Sous chef

Minding the fireplace cum kitchen in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

Mother and kids

Waiting for the next catch to come in at the Worli jetty.

Thundering sky

Thunderstorms predicted for the weekend.

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Clean up

The birds doing their bit to keep the oceans clean. A view of the Arabian sea at dawn from the Sassoon docks.