Chapter 1 Bunny Ears Part 6 Bunny Ears      One afternoon I decided to visit the Haji Ali Mosque.      The mosque is the whole of an island in the middle of Worli Bay on the western coast of Mumbai. The only way to reach the island is by a permanent walkway that curves out [...]

Chapter 1 Bunny Ears Part 5 One Billion People      “Where from?” Came the usual question as I wandered back in the Colaba District.      The men and their insincere questions leading to an attempt at sales had become annoying. I tried -once I realized that none of the men cared about me, but only [...]

Chapter 1 Bunny Ears Part 4 Bits of Chicken and Cars      Walking randomly down an alleyway, it quickly became a dead end filled with poultry. It was claustrophobic, despite the open sky, because it was filled with people, clucking crates of chickens, chopping blocks and men with cleavers.      There were no clear lines [...]

Chapter 1 Bunny Ears Part 3 Early Morning      On my first few days in Mumbai, I awoke early and left the hotel as the sun arose. The streets were dank and gray. I walked aimlessly about, watching the soft gray light slowly fill the spaces between the buildings. In that moment, between rising sun [...]

Chapter 1 Bunny Ears Part 2 Finishing School      There must be a finishing school in Mumbai on the art of selling goods to foreigners. The school trains all salesmen in the same script; to ask the same questions. After a few days I realized that this school must be centered in the Colaba District, [...]

Travels in India and Nepal or, Observations while Meandering About a Sub-Continent Chapter 1 Bunny Ears Part 1 My Girls      The two girls insinuated themselves into my life when I stepped from the Mumbai hotel. Sisters, I thought, because the older both coddled and was infuriated by the younger. They must have been waiting [...]