Mamu Bakery
He rattles past you in breakneck speed from the wrong side every morning during rush hour, attempting to deliver fresh from yesterday bread on time for tomorrow’s breakfast.
Baby Kutty
Serving dosas since 1995. Baby makes the dosas and Kutty cleans the vessels.
Surtal Singh & His Audience
He loves his land, loves his camel, loves his music. Perfect way to relax after roughing it out all day. Only that the camel doesn’t have much of a ear for music, especially after roughing it out all day.
Boom Singh
I went to Baajaa Gaajaa this weekend -what a great effort. Boom Singh is dedicated to the Dholis from Rajasthan for their earth shattering music. This one is also special because it comes autographed by none other than Shubha Mudgal.
Chain Reaction
A tiny incident sparks of chaos that is so characteristic of India.
Happy Republic Day
The Dabbawala has served the people of Mumbai of all castes and religion for decades with impeccable integrity, empathy and hard work. He is the true Indian and Marathi Manoos.
Verry India Debut Exhibition
Verry India limited edition digital prints go up at Malaka Spice, Koregaon Park, Pune on 18th January for a week. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Damru – The Temple Dog
Temple ka kutta… na ghar ka… na ghat ka… na kisi kaam ka. Bhook lagti to plastic rubber sab kha jata. Lafda hota to na aage dekhta na peeche dekhta… chup chap kalti ho leta.
Verry Christmas!
Wish you and your loved ones a verry happy Christmas!
Pandu Hawaldar
Custodians of law, they have broken every single one.
Macchi Bai
Loud and quick witted, these fisher-women will readily sell you rotten fish for a fortune without you smelling anything fishy.
Croquembouche
Five by Nine feet mural at a cafe in Koregaon Park, Pune
Birju Nai
For cheap and inexpensive haircut or a shave in a shady corner.
Hum Do Hamare Sao
Large middle-class families whiz around the town on a small scooter on holidays. It seems a little risky and awkward but it’s great fun.
Bhagwan Lodge
Nondescript lodges that mushroomed a couple of decades back are today doing everything to up their service to stay competitive. But they will never change the sheets.
Goan Musician
The music in Goa is lively, soulful and so much fun that everyone just wants to join in.
Dhondu Dhobi
Extremely outspoken, extremely slow dhobis (manual laundromats), very capable of misplacing or burning an extremely huge hole in your favourite jacket. They do pick and drop your clothes, but only after you have made twenty trips to their road-side stall fortified by huge bundles to remind them.
Guru Ghantal
Sadhus teach you to let go of all your material wealth and belongings. They also go out of their way to assist you in doing so with their greedy daan petis (donation boxes).
Tea Ka Ram
Omnipresent chai walas (tea-stalls) serve piping hot tea with lots of milk and gossip with lots of masala all day long. Check the bench before sitting.
Verry India
Verry India is a caricature series on daily life in India by Vikram Nandwani. It is an attempt to capture fast disappearing rustic images of the country that is urbanizing rapidly.
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