Students outside Hassaram Rhijhumal (HR) College of Commerce & Economics at Churchgate are on a break from lectures. A bunch of girls giggle at a group of boys, some with spiked hair, who are taking a selfie. “Ask them to pout,” says a girl, which sets them off into hysterical laughter.

Principal P Gidwani with his daughter Deepa P. Pic/Sneha Kharabe