What's your favourite thing about Mumbai?
I like that it’s a working class city with a democratic stance, giving everyone an almost equal opportunity. Mumbai’s position as a textile hub at the turn of the twentieth century - home to flourishing cotton mills - made it a city run as much by moneyed traders as daily wagers. It’s this that continues to lend it a purposeful vibe, leaving its residents - original and adopted, privileged and pedestrian - little time for bootless errands. “Time khoti karne ka nai” – that’s Mumbai for you. 

Define yourself as a creator. 
I am a journalist, a teller of stories. As editor of Mumbai’s oldest tabloid, I put together a news concoction every day that’s part-public service, part-entertainment.