Michael Edison Hayden


Ghost Town: The Forgotten History of Grant Road’s History (Mumbai Boss)

Click here to read the article on Mumbai Boss   Ghost Town: The Forgotten History of Grant Road’s Cinemas MARCH 19, 2012 8:23 AM BY MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN It’s a Wednesday evening and an insane woman is shrieking and pounding the metal hinges of the front gate of Alfred Talkies with bruised fists. A small mustachioed security guard appears […]

03.19.12 | Filed Under Mumbai Boss, Non-fiction

Faking It—Why We Need A More Truthful Discussion About Sex

From MUMBAI BOSS Faking It—Why We Need A More Truthful Discussion About Sex FEBRUARY 27, 2012 8:35 AM BY MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN Sexual knowledge, when rendered truthfully, can illuminate the unconscious longings of an entire culture. Two stories on Indian sexuality published earlier this month, however, prefer to keep India in the dark. The first, taken from India […]

02.27.12 | Filed Under Mumbai Boss, Non-fiction

Death of a Chronicler (Mumbai Boss)

An obituary for the author & historian Sharada Dwivedi. Please visit the article online by clicking here. Sharada Dwivedi: Death of a Chronicler FEBRUARY 7, 2012 9:40 AM BY MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN  The first time I ever visited Mumbai I stayed at Sharada Dwivedi’s fifth floor flat in Churchgate. My family didn’t give me many personal details about […]

02.07.12 | Filed Under Mumbai Boss, Non-fiction