I love Mumbai, but there are days when the city tests me. When I'm walking in sweltering heat amid a cacophony of horns, dodging dog poop on the pavement, coughing up dust churned up by zigzagging rickshaws.
The home of Bollywood and India's commercial capital, Mumbai continues to entice travelers with its rich culture, fascinating history and electric energy. As well as being home to some of the country's most enticing historical landmarks, the cosmopolitan destination has evolved into a hub for high-end travel, where visitors can enjoy top-tier restaurants and glitzy shopping districts. A city of contrasts, for first-time visitors, the culture and chaos can often feel overwhelming.
The CSMVS has retrofitted three antiquated public buses as mobile mini-museums, plying historiography on the chaotic highways of the world's most populous country. The objective, according to the CSMVS curators, is to engage citizens in an evolving understanding of history that reflects contemporary values.
It's the eyes that stay with you... As Sushma Jansari explains, it's not surprising that the eyes have it. Making direct eye contact, getting a glimpse (or darshan) of the divine, is the whole point.
