Reimagining Mumbai: From flood-prone to sponge city
Over the years, reckless development has destroyed the city’s ecology, increasing the risk of floods. Mumbai’s lakes, marshes, and salt…
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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…
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…
