Stars have been discovered, and love lost and found, on Mumbai’s iconic red buses. Hop on for a road trip. Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi started his career as a bus conductor in Bombay, in 1942.

His colleague, Santosh Sawant, responsible for issuing tickets on the lower deck, sat idle, as commuters and enthusiasts flocked to the upper deck of the bus for one last glimpse of Mumbai’s ...

I was reminded of the Johnny Walker story when I realised, earlier this month, that BEST, the government-run Mumbai bus service, turned 150 this year. It started off as a horse-drawn tram service ...