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Which ?Wala? is That?
Roving salesmen are common in Mumbai. They often roam from street to street, and apartment complex to apartment complex, peddling their wares. Usually, they will announce themselves with a droning and unintelligible chant, which they repeat over and over again.
Mumbai, Monsoon & Malaria
The above cocktail of happy pills is what you can look forward to consuming if you get malaria, like I did. There's a widespread outbreak of it in Mumbai this monsoon season, due to the incessant heavy rain..
Have You Paid a Bribe in India?
I'm extremely impressed with this unique initiative recently set up by Bangalore-based not-for-profit organisation, Janaagraha. Called "I Paid a Bribe", its a website where anyone who has experienced corruption can go to report the details. But the best thing is how informative it is about bribery.
Wanted: Bride for Sexually Unfit Groom
I was leisurely scanning the matrimonials in the Hindustan Times this morning, when I came across this rather unusual ad. It was highlighted in the Divorcee/Widower column, sandwiched in between Engineers and NRIs..
Sickness, Sickness, and More Sickenss
This monsoon has been the wettest in five years in Mumbai. Last month, it rained constantly and heavily most days. The weather has been perfect for the spread of a whole range of nasty illnesses.
Sickness, Sickness, and More Sickness
This monsoon has been the wettest in five years in Mumbai. Last month, it rained constantly and heavily most days. The weather has been perfect for the spread of a whole range of nasty illnesses.

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