Issue 1 · Case 2 · 7 August 2026
Bombay school desk · 1957 · Sushila Ketkar
The Grant Road Proof Slip
Two conflicting correction slips stopped a small 1957 print run before the forme was locked.
REPORT: Grant Road, 1957. A neighbourhood printer has halted an evening job after finding two correction slips for the same line, each bearing a different name. The customer authorised only one change; using the other would falsify the order and waste the print run. The foreman has kept both slips and stopped the forme from being locked. Four people worked on the job. The customer saw the person carrying the Twine bundle take the correction slip out of the job envelope and conceal it. Identify the person who carried the Twine bundle and the place they visited.
Library counter adds a rainy-afternoon register
The Five Gardens reading room has set aside a ruled register for borrowed umbrellas and satchels while the monsoon clouds gather over its verandah.
Type rack and Galley brush entries do not match
The carrier of the Galley brush did not visit the Type rack.
Tram bells carry through the first drizzle
Morning riders were advised to keep their fountain-pen notes wrapped as a brief shower made the pavements near the circle slick before breakfast.
Harish Bhat's handling record names two items
Harish Bhat's item was either the Galley brush or the Page docket.
Handwriting medal shared by two patient pupils
A small Matunga school awarded its copybook medal jointly after two pupils kept equally clean margins through the term, according to the head clerk.
Nirmala Vaze's handling record names two items
Nirmala Vaze carried one of two items: the Galley brush or the Brass rule.
CLASSIFIED
Press twine cut for night editions
Grant Road Press Supply bundles pages, galley brushes, and brass rules before the formes cool and tempers warm.
Harmonium rehearsal opens the annual-day programme
A neighbourhood music teacher will lead a short harmonium rehearsal before the curtain rises, with the handbell kept by the stage manager until the final cue.
Harish Bhat's movements narrow to two stops
Harish Bhat visited either the Type rack or the Dispatch shelf.
Cycle shed key to be returned before noon
The caretaker asks families using the rain-dark shed to leave its brass key at the front office, so the younger pupils are not kept waiting at dismissal.
Proof table traced to the Brass rule record
The person carrying the Brass rule was the visitor to the Proof table.
CLASSIFIED
Palm Court Irani Café keeps the sugar jar ready
Palm Court Irani Café offers bun maska, brun pav and a strong cup of chai beside a bentwood rack of old weeklies. School satchels may rest under the table, not on it.
Dispatch shelf traced to the Page docket record
Whoever carried the Page docket visited the Dispatch shelf.
A request-card bundle waits for a future wireless desk
The postman collected a tied bundle of song requests addressed to a small harbour studio, a quiet early note in the larger case-world archive.
Joseph Pereira's handling record names two items
Only the Galley brush or the Page docket could have been the item Joseph Pereira carried.
Deduction board
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| 1Lata Kulkarni | 2Nirmala Vaze | 3Joseph Pereira | 4Harish Bhat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Galley brush | ||||
| 2Brass rule | ||||
| 3Page docket | ||||
| 4Twine bundle |
| 1Lata Kulkarni | 2Nirmala Vaze | 3Joseph Pereira | 4Harish Bhat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dispatch shelf | ||||
| 2Type rack | ||||
| 3Proof table | ||||
| 4Ink room |
| 1Galley brush | 2Brass rule | 3Page docket | 4Twine bundle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dispatch shelf | ||||
| 2Type rack | ||||
| 3Proof table | ||||
| 4Ink room |
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| 1Sus 1 | Lata Kulkarni |
|---|---|
| 2Sus 2 | Nirmala Vaze |
| 3Sus 3 | Joseph Pereira |
| 4Sus 4 | Harish Bhat |
| 1Imp 1 | Galley brush |
|---|---|
| 2Imp 2 | Brass rule |
| 3Imp 3 | Page docket |
| 4Imp 4 | Twine bundle |
| 1Loc 1 | Dispatch shelf |
|---|---|
| 2Loc 2 | Type rack |
| 3Loc 3 | Proof table |
| 4Loc 4 | Ink room |