tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post112013186819229076..comments2024-03-07T01:41:31.621+05:30Comments on Green channel: TransitionRahul Bhatiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120668769473913162005-07-06T22:22:00.000+05:302005-07-06T22:22:00.000+05:30First time reader of your blog.. what a wonderful ...First time reader of your blog.. what a wonderful read! I fancy myself as a bit of a writer (or rather 'I could be one, if I tried' if I had the discipline to sit down and pen something).. but I read simple blog entries like these and am put to shame. Very well written... kudos! I'll come back and read other entries here from time to time.. write on! and yes.. Enjoy Bombay, a most unique of cities.. full of contradictions, surprises, and a wide contrast of life adventures.Sanjeevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503892343682253668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120283068444960142005-07-02T11:14:00.000+05:302005-07-02T11:14:00.000+05:30This is my first visit to your blog.Wonderful post...This is my first visit to your blog.<BR/>Wonderful post. I loved itNinadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113273489975994425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120245986153582312005-07-02T00:56:00.000+05:302005-07-02T00:56:00.000+05:30Rahul, Great post! I felt the same way leaving Ch...Rahul,<BR/><BR/> Great post! I felt the same way leaving Chennai and landing here in the US.Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816716465385536333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120235907963839272005-07-01T22:08:00.000+05:302005-07-01T22:08:00.000+05:30it's odd- to understand and get what (something so...it's odd- to understand and get what (something so spersonal) someone has written...but it is tempered with one's own moments, subtleties......<BR/><BR/>nice post...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120230444270948412005-07-01T20:37:00.000+05:302005-07-01T20:37:00.000+05:30Great Post Rahul! I can already identify with it, ...Great Post Rahul! I can already identify with it, as I am moving back to Bombay soon from New Jersey. Keep blogging buddy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120225545055531432005-07-01T19:15:00.000+05:302005-07-01T19:15:00.000+05:30Amazing post!!! Certainly identified with it as I ...Amazing post!!! Certainly identified with it as I have been on the move every few years of my life and recently moved to Norway from Hoboken, NJ (via Mumbai).Iyer the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489989806800962955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120196821423782952005-07-01T11:17:00.000+05:302005-07-01T11:17:00.000+05:30Thanks a lot guys.Olinda, you mentioned the New Yo...Thanks a lot guys.<BR/><BR/>Olinda, you mentioned the New York blackout. I had linked to this earlier, but here's a Suketu Mehta piece on the incident. Very nice, I thought: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=29742Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120194498787590292005-07-01T10:38:00.000+05:302005-07-01T10:38:00.000+05:30Lovely. Sheer poetry.And I couldn't agree with Son...Lovely. Sheer poetry.<BR/>And I couldn't agree with Sonia more -- get started on that book.mandar talvekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060905096456474640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120185473828118802005-07-01T08:07:00.000+05:302005-07-01T08:07:00.000+05:30Lovely, just lovely. You need to get started on th...Lovely, just lovely. You need to get started on that book.Sonia Faleirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110570082643289106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120177297473333062005-07-01T05:51:00.000+05:302005-07-01T05:51:00.000+05:30Awesome piece Rahul...Been followin ur blog since ...Awesome piece Rahul...<BR/>Been followin ur blog since quite some time now...and have enjoyed it immensely...<BR/>especially identified with the last 2 lines of this piece...<BR/>Keep writing such good stuff dude..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120170542511882062005-07-01T03:59:00.000+05:302005-07-01T03:59:00.000+05:30bhatia,Bombay is in many ways very very similar to...bhatia,<BR/><BR/>Bombay is in many ways very very similar to NYC or vice versa.<BR/><BR/>But New York is very well organized if i may say so. Neighbourhoods have unique names and character. Architecture, culture and the inhabitants change within neighborhoods. <BR/><BR/>Bombay is sadly not so well documented in the basic understanding of itself as a city. If you scrape off the upper layer, its as interesting if not more than NYC. <BR/><BR/>Go to areas that u only read about in the TOI or Mid-Day...Dongri, Umerkhadi, Sonapur, Bhuleshwar, Wadi Bunder, Dockyard, Behrampada, Jawahar Nagar, and u start to see the real essence of bombay. <BR/><BR/>Sadly Modegar today is one place i would not go to. Lonely Planet destroyed the joint when it featured it in their tourist guide. Previously the only foreigners u found there were hippies or backpackers. Now they are the tourist guide toting, wide eyed tourists coming from West Village NYC :)<BR/><BR/>Within the same area, go to Gokul Bar for the cheapest pitchers of beer, New Martins next to strand for amazing food....outa the world, Brittania and Olympia near Cusrow Baug for amazing biryani and Varanasi near the Yatch Club for the best sugarcane juice anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120170110130488112005-07-01T03:51:00.000+05:302005-07-01T03:51:00.000+05:30There are quite a few bookshops.Three that come to...There are quite a few bookshops.<BR/><BR/>Three that come to mind are<BR/><BR/>Academy on 18th betn 5th and 6th<BR/><BR/>Urban Center Books on 52nd and Madison<BR/><BR/>Pyramid on Kenmare and lafayetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120167042606654162005-07-01T03:00:00.000+05:302005-07-01T03:00:00.000+05:30Nandu, there are some specialized bookstores that ...Nandu, there are some specialized bookstores that are worth a look. In the West Village there's a store that sells nothing but mysteries, but I can't remeber the name of it at the moment. There's also Posman Books, one store near NYU and another inside Grand Central, they have an interesting selection. The bookstore at Columbia University is pretty good, and there's Shakespeare & Co. at 42nd St between 5th and 6th. And one really cool place is Housing Works Used Book Cafe in Soho. They have new books as well, they have events and a cafe, and are only a few blocks from the Hampton Chutney place that does dosas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120164113130361812005-07-01T02:11:00.000+05:302005-07-01T02:11:00.000+05:30aweomse man.. this piece rocks..i will me moving o...aweomse man.. this piece rocks..<BR/>i will me moving out of LA soon and I can feel it alreadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120160786901145812005-07-01T01:16:00.000+05:302005-07-01T01:16:00.000+05:30Well, I left Bombay to come to NYC recently, so in...Well, I left Bombay to come to NYC recently, so in some sense, I can identify!! And yes, I can understand how Bbay can be similar in some senses and different in others from NYC. You WILL have a good time there.....give it some time for you to understand the city. Go to Cafe Mondegar or Leopold's in Colaba for a West-Village-ish feel. Smoker's Corner near St. Xavier's College for a bookstore with character. Can't think of something which is quite South St Seaport, though....there used to be this place called Cloud Nine in Colaba, which was a hotel rooftop bar, which overlooked the sea and was wonderful in the evenings. Dunno if they are still open and besides, dunno if its a good idea now; heard it's pouring in BBay!! Suggestions for bookstores apart from the Strand in NYC? And I don't want the Barnes & Noble types....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120160582974339432005-07-01T01:13:00.000+05:302005-07-01T01:13:00.000+05:30hey, my first visit to your blog. a very well writ...hey, my first visit to your blog. a very well written piece - i like your style. i'll come back!sameerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999826474561294090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120159105097265312005-07-01T00:48:00.000+05:302005-07-01T00:48:00.000+05:30Lovely post, Rahul. You make me suddenly draw back...Lovely post, Rahul. You make me suddenly draw back and look around me at things in a different way. Good stuff.amit varmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962970953254354616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120154763197678252005-06-30T23:36:00.000+05:302005-06-30T23:36:00.000+05:30Yes, I've left and come back several times.I can't...Yes, I've left and come back several times.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine anyone missing South Street Seaport, but there you are!<BR/><BR/>The blackout was an opportunity to see the city as you usually don't. Someone on radio said it was like somebody had gone to a library, shaken the books, and all these characters came falling out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120152337969771792005-06-30T22:55:00.000+05:302005-06-30T22:55:00.000+05:30Hi Arzan, I think this post is leading up to somet...Hi Arzan, I think this post is leading up to something bigger I wanted to write about Bombay. Incidentally, it was about how cities change. But like Bombay, or any other big city with history, I'd imagine New York's spirit stays the same. Good to know not much has changed.Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120150306092129962005-06-30T22:21:00.000+05:302005-06-30T22:21:00.000+05:30bhatia...very nicely written. Just wondering what ...bhatia...<BR/><BR/>very nicely written. Just wondering what made u write this all of a sudden. Something u wanted to get off yr chest, or something that brought back the memory of those days. <BR/><BR/>NYC is still the same. Of course its not THE same, but its the same !<BR/><BR/>Everytime i return to bombay, usually after two year intervals, superficially it all seems different. But a deeper look and its all the same. I like that. I dont think cities should change so much that one forgets what they were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120135132581476722005-06-30T18:08:00.000+05:302005-06-30T18:08:00.000+05:30You left New York too?The people, definitely. The ...You left New York too?<BR/><BR/>The people, definitely. The giant pizzas, the bookshops, and Union Square. And South Street Seaport.Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1120134731704475722005-06-30T18:02:00.000+05:302005-06-30T18:02:00.000+05:30And do you ever miss New York? What do you miss?T...And do you ever miss New York? What do you miss?<BR/><BR/>The first time I left, even though I'd traveled a lot, I thought I would miss it no end, but I guess the newness of the new home kept me entertained enough to keep the morriƱas at bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com