roThe first step has been taken for the long-harassed Mumbai commuters experiencing an era of world-class travel with the country’s first Monorail. Used to dirty, cramped, uncomfortable – though extremely reliable – suburban trains and BEST buses, the Monorail is like a breath of fresh air on the 8.9-km-long journey. After a series of successful […]
Mumbai’s landscape, never dull, harvested a rich crop of festivals Tuesday. Its skies were dotted with kites marking Makar Sankranti, Punjabis danced around the Lohri fires, south Indians churned up Pongal dishes, north-east Indians celebrated Bhogali Bihu, and Muslims celebrated Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Maharashtrian families were seen distributing the traditional sweetmeat, […]
