Published · March 2025
Opened in 1924, MTR has grown into one of Bengaluru’s most beloved institutions. This book chronicles the men and women who built it, from generations of workers behind its kitchens and dining rooms to the loyal patrons who sustained its legacy. Together, their stories reveal a century shaped by food, memory, labour and community.
Children’s picture book · 2021
Riyaanu is spending summer at Ajji’s when a wooden box arrives, packed with hay and fragrant mangoes. Ajji shows him how to sit chakla makla, roll a mango soft between his palms and eat it the deliciously messy way. Between sticky hands, shared laughter and a lesson about planting the seed, a simple summer afternoon becomes a story about food, family and the memories they create together.