Rain anxiety trumps the ‘spirit of Mumbai’ for millions
For many in Mumbai who lived through or know of the devastating flood on July 26-27, 2005, every monsoon brings…
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Why Mumbai has failed to become flood-ready
The city of dreams is wading through a flood of problems. The rain photos are the same every year —…
Verse on water: Monsoon’s many languages
The monsoon lends itself to poetry and rhyme. But how to capture its majesty, its melancholy, its morbidity in a…
Saavan ka kya thikana? Bollywood rain songs fade out
For decades, mainstream Hindi cinema romanced the rain with songs. From the quintessential Pyar hua ikraar hua and semi-classical Barkha…
