Sweets shopping

Shopping for sweets outside Minara masjid.

Thirst quencher

A fruit juice stall to quench the thirst of shoppers on a hot afternoon.

Multipurpose

Use as a sun shade in the afternoon and as a bed at night! Smart porter.

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Monochrome mania

Street entrepreneur fighting the summer heat in the morning at Bhuleshwar market.

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Redevelopment in Girgaon

The old giving way to the new in Girgaon. From Bombay to Mumbai.

Cannons as bollards

These are Cannons inverted and buried to act as bollards or markers between Zaoba wadi and  Navi wadi in Girgaon. But the local story is that they symbolise the end of strife and beginning of peace.

Gordhandas in Girgaon

A beautiful old building against a cloudy sky in Girgaon.

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Spiral staircase

In the olden days domestic help were supposed to use this staircase and enter homes through the back door. This is one of the surviving relics of that period in Chira Bazaar, Girgaon.