Retrieved via the Wayback Machine. Originally posted by Yazad Jal

For the last week I’ve been coming to Kala Ghoda daily. Once you walk into Rampart Row you see the josh, the energy of the festival. The food counters, the puppet shows, the dancers and even the installation art has certain vitality. The corridors of the David Sassoon library look cool and inviting with lovely pictures of Bombay’s past. The garden in the back can be packed with hundreds who’ve come to listen to Shantaram.

The one thing I haven’t seen is disruption of traffic. Or any intrusion into the lives of those who simply want to pass by without peeking in. I walked to Regal today. Once I left the environs of Kala Ghoda, I was back in “normal Bombay” as if there was no Kala Ghoda Festival on. I believe this is one of the great successes of the organizers - being able to run such a vivacious festival without inconveniencing others. If only it were adapted more widely!

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