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In our time, all the action was at Shamiana, you know, the Taj coffeeshop. The arty sorts were at Samovar when skint and at Shams when flush with funds. Culture ruled over endless cups of chai. Those were the days! There you go again — always talking about the good ol’ times! We have great stuff happening now too. Where? At all the faceless coffee bars and multiplexes? Mumbai culture is dead. No way! In fact, something really radical starts tomorrow. There’s gonna be book readings, cin

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