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Diti Kotecha lives and works in Mumbai. Armed with a camera, she shoots at sight. Kotecha shared with us some of the pictures she shot of the city she loves.
It is a common sight to see vendors at a traffic signal in Mumbai. Books, balloons, car accessories are sold all year round and umbrellas, ganesha idols, santa caps, etc. are sold seasonally. It's quite a shopping experience!
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Anyone who lives in Mumbai feels a sense of nostalgia about its numerous family-run Irani cafes because they have always been there and they have never ever changed. As soon as you enter in one it's like you are transported back in time...; the circular darkwood chairs, old table fans, marble tables, checkered tablecloths, brun maska, kheema pao and the famous milky chai...
The best way to get a cheap haircut anywhere in India! Armed with a pair of scissors and a plastic comb. These guys are super quick, extremely trendy and talented and have loyal and repeated customers!
Currently spread across the city of Mumbai, with lovely people painting kilometers and kilometers of walls funded by the government and spreading rapidly to other cities as well, The Wall Project has added life, colour and texture to all the people involved.
The first march for freedom organised by Mumbai's queer community was attended by homosexuals, lesbians, hi-res, transponders and heterosexuals alike.
Farooq Ansari is one of the highest sellers of Bean Bags in the city of Mumbai because of his smart temporary yet omnipresent advertising technique!
Diti blogs at ditikotecha.blogspot.com