Photographer hashim_badani and BombaywallaBlog's siminpatel take us on an exclusively curated tour of the hidden gems that give the city its distinct character. Mumbai Environment NewIssue
I’ve been a resident of Mumbai for all of my 27 years and, yet, I must shamefully admit that much of this ‘maximum city’ remains a mystery to me. I continue to depend on Google Maps to get me to familiar places, I lose my way more often than I’d care to reveal, and I almost always miss discovering a hidden route or quaint nook because I’m preoccupied with my phone.
Patel and Badani collaborate on selective Bombaywalla projects that involve documenting small business enterprises like music classes and laundries, and they are also putting together a coffee table book on Mumbai’s Irani cafes.
At first glance, the cafe appears identical to Marine Lines’ Kyani & Co., which is not entirely inconceivable, seeing how both of them are famous for serving a top-notch Irani spread. I have to say that I’m on home ground here; my mother is Persian, and I indulged in my fair share of kheema pav when I used to have the luxury of time for a leisurely breakfast. Patel and Badani instantly go up to the owner, Gustad Irani, with whom they launch into a conversation.
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