<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119</id><updated>2011-04-21T18:32:05.655-07:00</updated><category term='bombay'/><category term='shout outs'/><category term='cityloves'/><title type='text'>girl, urban</title><subtitle type='html'>indulging the city in me</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-8276642202946013296</id><published>2008-11-27T00:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T00:20:43.729-08:00</updated><title type='text'>mumbai in terror - save my city</title><summary type='text'>As I watch flames engulf whole wings of the magnificent old Taj hotel and hear surprisingly level headed media reports talk about more casualties, encounters and in a way the entire city being held hostage by kids with guns &amp; grenades I feel only thing. What the hell am I doing?As someone who has always proudly claimed Mumbai as the best city in the world ever since I was a kid, as someone who </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/8276642202946013296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=8276642202946013296' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/8276642202946013296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/8276642202946013296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/11/mumbai-in-terror-save-my-city.html' title='mumbai in terror - save my city'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-8013582916031541804</id><published>2008-11-21T02:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-21T02:34:44.532-08:00</updated><title type='text'>GOGOLA</title><summary type='text'>from the youth curry blog, here are some brilliant examples of great mumbai ingenuity </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/8013582916031541804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=8013582916031541804' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/8013582916031541804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/8013582916031541804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/11/gogola.html' title='GOGOLA'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SSaOhXYR0VI/AAAAAAAAAFY/WhBRgp41nPU/s72-c/goladetail.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-4021126347722834621</id><published>2008-11-08T22:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-09T03:42:37.127-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cityloves'/><title type='text'>bangkok, 5 things to love</title><summary type='text'>1. the airport is lovely. ive been to dubai and people will probably say that dubai airport is better/ richer looking but i love bangkok airport. the view is awesome and you instantly get a flavour of the city with the strange food places lining up for you when you're exiting. 2. fried chicken bones. i ate a lot fo weird things there but to make even chicken bones an incredible meal by itself </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/4021126347722834621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=4021126347722834621' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/4021126347722834621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/4021126347722834621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/11/bangkok-5-things-to-love.html' title='bangkok, 5 things to love'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-7955888282867616598</id><published>2008-10-30T08:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-30T09:33:23.069-07:00</updated><title type='text'>gurF**kinggaon!</title><summary type='text'>sun sets on the concrete empire. this is a city that i have come to despise. not just because its completely devoid of any kind of chaos but also because its succeeded in killing the spirit of everyone who came to live here in search of a better life. Oh im sure there are people who 'love' the 'clean streets, the peace and high rise apartments with service quarters'. But really your only form of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/7955888282867616598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=7955888282867616598' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/7955888282867616598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/7955888282867616598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/gurfkinggaon.html' title='gurF**kinggaon!'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SQneKD55UbI/AAAAAAAAAEw/9slnKv7PIZA/s72-c/17052008107.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-4583922669860567960</id><published>2008-10-28T21:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T21:47:13.769-07:00</updated><title type='text'>{  CITIESCAPE  }</title><summary type='text'>bought the first of 10 books i intend to collect. courtesy lonely planet.small square books with colors 2.0BRIGHT :)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/4583922669860567960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=4583922669860567960' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/4583922669860567960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/4583922669860567960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/citiescape.html' title='{  CITIESCAPE  }'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SQfqwr1D9WI/AAAAAAAAAEY/yo_SDJ0ditw/s72-c/29102008332.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-7460778942097283662</id><published>2008-10-25T10:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T10:33:41.082-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shout outs'/><title type='text'>note to tiger cub</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/7460778942097283662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=7460778942097283662' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/7460778942097283662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/7460778942097283662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/note-to-tiger-cub.html' title='note to tiger cub'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SQNYWZmgyNI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/e4nf8mruKZk/s72-c/08082008223.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-4154657877320326791</id><published>2008-10-25T10:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T10:14:52.606-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bombay'/><title type='text'>walk free, head up high</title><summary type='text'>i used to walk around a lot when i was younger. all around the city. i remember walking from churchgate station to colaba almost everytime i wentthere. friends thought i was insane. but i guess i fell in love with this city like that. Just walking around looking at things and talking to myself about them in my head. i think if a city permits you to walk freely inside it, its worth living there. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/4154657877320326791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=4154657877320326791' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/4154657877320326791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/4154657877320326791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/walk-free-head-up-high.html' title='walk free, head up high'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-3266315235018411348</id><published>2008-10-16T05:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T06:03:47.283-07:00</updated><title type='text'>cosplay</title><summary type='text'>from wikiCosplay short for "costume play" is a type of performance art whose participants outfit themselves, with often-elaborate costumes and accessories, as a specific character. Characters are usually sourced in various Japanese and East Asian media, including manga, anime, tokusatsu, comic books, graphic novels, video games, and fantasy movies. Other sources include performers from J-pop, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/3266315235018411348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=3266315235018411348' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/3266315235018411348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/3266315235018411348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/cosplay.html' title='cosplay'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SPc7izlt6AI/AAAAAAAAAEA/juEXgTE-naE/s72-c/779px-Harajuku_bridge_02.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-65783614477729144</id><published>2008-10-14T01:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T01:28:17.045-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Unnati's take on Mumbai</title><summary type='text'>Mumbai, the melting pot of cultures, or so say they say. Mumbai is known as the New york of India. It is probably the most developed city in the country. A horde of young men and women come to this city everyday, from all over, in the hope of making their dreams come true. They say that the city welcomes all with open arms. But there is a marked difference between what they say, and what the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/65783614477729144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=65783614477729144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/65783614477729144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/65783614477729144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/unnatis-take-on-mumbai.html' title='Unnati&apos;s take on Mumbai'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-5639669644581776750</id><published>2008-10-10T07:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T08:15:35.114-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A room of one's own</title><summary type='text'>a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction; and that, as you will see, leaves the great problem of the true nature of woman and the true nature of fiction unsolved.- Virgina WoolfSo the advertising copywriter decided to find herself a room of her own to write, think and work in. but she was surprised to find that years later in the Great City, the true nature of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/5639669644581776750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=5639669644581776750' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/5639669644581776750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/5639669644581776750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/room-of-ones-own.html' title='A room of one&apos;s own'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-6133771523651116358</id><published>2008-10-06T23:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T23:33:54.844-07:00</updated><title type='text'>overheard in new york</title><summary type='text'>The Republicans' New Anti-Immigration Video Is a Little Over the Top Hipster girl: What's that?Salvadorian guy: My benefits card, like food stamps. You could get one!Hipster girl: Really?Salvadorian guy: You should! We could barbecue non-stop! For free!--Starbucks, Astor Place</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/6133771523651116358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=6133771523651116358' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/6133771523651116358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/6133771523651116358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/overheard-in-new-york.html' title='overheard in new york'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646635514372554119.post-2649718252390609462</id><published>2008-10-06T21:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T23:39:24.445-07:00</updated><title type='text'>born urban, raised by the city</title><summary type='text'>female, born urban, raised by mumbai city. a love for citylife in general. this is the placei pay respects, shower abuse, serenade and in general indulge the city. will fix blog up properly first.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/feeds/2649718252390609462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5646635514372554119&amp;postID=2649718252390609462' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/2649718252390609462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5646635514372554119/posts/default/2649718252390609462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bornurban.blogspot.com/2008/10/born-urban-raised-by-city.html' title='born urban, raised by the city'/><author><name>meghu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05285989826352145883</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_p8EDtcWU_MY/SBmo_TzH8rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/koq2KKQK4Gw/S220/goa+happyiness.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
