An online search revealed that Wadi Bunder in Mumbai is quite known for truck body construction and decoration. A cab trip to that place and a few blocks of walk later, I met Ghanshyam Vishwakarma. Ghanshyam owns a workshop, which was passed on to him by his ancestors who had been in the business for 60-65 […]
Shree and I were booked to leave for Chennai that evening. To have enough time to pack and leave, we decided that plans for the day should be short but meaningful. So we decided to meet Glenn J Dmello — an art director in DDB Mudra. Glenn along with his team had used truck art […]
It was my third day of the research trip to India and I was eager to visit the truck workshops to start the research process. After doing a quick online search, I found out that the Mohammad Hussain Compound in Kurla (Mumbai) is known for its truck repair workshops. Accompanied by Shreedavy and Istling, I […]
With the research on my mind, I saw Mumbai with a very different perspective now. I was paying much more attention to the hand-painted signs and typography that I was being bombarded with on my way.
After landing at the Mumbai Airport last night, my first day in India started with a visit to the one of the oldest and largest libraries of the country – the Asiatic Library in Mumbai.