An old postcard sent in 1936 to Mr Roy in London, describing a maiden trip to Germany. The scratched, hurried handwriting on its yellowed paper – a witness to historical moments and some quiet personal milestones.
A decrepit, old radio sitting at the edge of a crammed shelf, in an overflowing antique shop. Its rigid design is almost a reminder of the disciplined yet enjoyable evenings in a drawing room echoing with music and laughter.
In Mutton Street in Mumbai, popularly known as Chor Bazaar, multiple decades exist together and things aren’t just physical objects. If you look beyond and care to listen, they are excellent storytellers. Remnants of fulfilling lives lived, symbols of forgotten loves and mementos of celebrations that have long ceased.
Are you listening?
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