Bazaar Walks

Occasional walks and adventures in the city.

• Masala Central
  I was walking through Crawford Market when a row of bottles with neat blue labels grabbed my attention.
  May 23, 2008 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: City Life, Culture: Desi, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: Urban
• Desi Pickle, Foreign Spice
  Mangakari, one of my favourite South Indian pickles, uses a spice from Afghanistan.
  Apr 22, 2008 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: City Life, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban
• An Offering to the Goddess
  In the little lane behind the Mumbadevi temple, doodh pedhas are still made the old fashioned way.
  Apr 20, 2008 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: City Life, Culture: Desi, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban
• I Learn An Old Cooking Technique
  The walls of Mushtaq Bhai's kitchens are caked with soot. Every time I go there, I learn something new.
  Dec 8, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: City Life, Culture: Desi, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: History, Culture: Urban
• Photo Essay: Perfume-Crazy
  I've often seen little bottles of kewra in Mumbai. But until recently, I didn't know where the perfume came from.
  Oct 12, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: City Life, Culture: Religion, Culture: Urban, Culture: Society, Culture: Rituals
• Hospitality, Delhi-Style
  Mankind's long traditions of hospitality are still alive and kicking.
  Oct 1, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: City Life, Culture: Desi, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban
• How The Chilli Conquered India
  Ground into paste, or sprinkled as powder, chillies are the secret weapon of every Indian cook.
  Aug 12, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: History
• And Another Goddess is Born
  Walking through Matunga, I discovered a thousand year old story.
  Jul 23, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Religion, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Women, Culture: Society, Culture: Romance, Culture: History
• A Goddess for Men. And Non-Men.
  This is India. There's a goddess for just about everything. And everyone.
  Jun 9, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Religion, Culture: Rituals, Culture: Society, Culture: Women, Culture: Sex, Culture: Men
• Fish, Forts and Pirates
  A walk through Mumbai's Worli fishing village leads to a pirate story.
  May 23, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: City Life, Culture: History, Culture: Desi, Culture: Travel
• Who are the Bhandaris of Mumbai?
  This interesting community of Mumbai - what are they, toddy tappers or fearless warriors? And what do they aspire to?
  May 1, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban, Culture: History, Culture: Desi, Culture: City Life
• Bazaar Walks: Discovering Unani
  In case you thought Unani was a 'Muslim' medicine, sorry - it's Greek!
  Apr 28, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Health, Culture: Religion, Culture: Urban
• Bazaar Walks: Insider-Outsider
  You can choose to get into the heart of a country, or you can choose to be an observer.
  Apr 12, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: City Life, Culture: Desi, Culture: Travel, Culture: Urban
• Bazaar Walks: God is a Woman. Without Bawling Babies.
  Strangely enough, for a country that is hung up about fertility, none of the goddesses I see in temples today seem to have borne children.
  Feb 6, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Women, Culture: Society, Culture: Sex, Culture: Religion, Culture: History, Culture: Desi
• Bazaar Walks: A Lesson in Mutton Korma
  Muslim cuisine in the bylanes of Chor Bazaar
  Feb 3, 2007 | Deepa Krishnan | OPINION | Culture, Culture: City Life, Culture: Desi, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: Men, Culture: Photography, Culture: Travel, Culture: Urban