Author Archives: Matt Daniels
Network Protocol
Our resident expat records a week spent trying out Mumbai’s various dating sites. Read More »
MB Recommends: ‘The Wildings’ by Nilanjana Roy
Nilanjana Roy’s parable of Delhi’s street cats is fit to curl up with. Read More »
Jeet Thayil: “I Wanted To Record A Time That Had Vanished”
The author of the Booker Prize-nominated Narcopolis talks to us about making the shortlist, not caring for the critics, and that six-and-a-half page opening sentence.
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Know When To Hold ’Em
A Mumbaikar’s major decisions often hinge on real-estate arbitrage, says our resident expat. Read More »
Sci-Fi Visions of the Future Mumbai
A magic mushroom generates electricity in Dharavi, and other sci-fi visions of the future. Read More »
Book Review: Poor Little Rich Slum
Rashmi Bansal’s new look at Dharavi is nearly as chaotic and cramped as the slum itself. Read More »
Secrets of Endurance
Our columnist defends his undefeated competitive eating record. Read More »
How To Traverse Mumbai In The Rains
Mumbaikars have an improvised, three-dimensional relationship with the street. Read More »
First World Problems
Our columnist takes offence at the increasingly frequent suggestion that Mumbaikars lack civility. Read More »
