Dussera at Girgaon Chowpatty

Last evening, I made my way to Girgaum Chowpatty - Mumbai’s best known seafronts where people converge for every important celebration. It is at one end of the Queen’s necklace (as Marine drive is popularly known) and unlike the Marine Drive, it has a beach. So, there is access to water. I have never been here for Dussera, so I thought I would practice some live sketching and street photography last evening. Dussera is a festival that celebrates Lord Rama’s triumph over Ravana.

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Independent & Emerging Words & Sounds, Mumbai

I am at antiSOCIAL, one of Mumbai’s busiest live music venues. I’m here thanks to my friend Aniket’s recommendation - he tells me that a talented young artist called Yashraj is dropping his new EP at midnight.

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