It is about three weeks now that we are back in aamchi Mumbai. The soaring heat in
Mumbai was initially too hot to handle for us pseudo Brits (since we got
accustomed to the rain and cold of Britain in the last 16 months).
However, since we have been born and
brought up in this great city, all it takes is a little over two weeks to stop
fretting and start enjoying the heat!
Summer time is the time for Mangoes, Coconut Water, Kokam
Serbet, lot of buttermilk / chaas, Neera, Aam Panah and a host of other
coolants and local food that helps keep the body cool, when the sun bakes you
mercilessly at 35 degrees celcius for nine hours a day, with no weekends off!
These experiences always unravel a part of you that was
perhaps lost in your memories for a long time.
The people watching, bumper to bumper traffic, autorickshaws driving you from one point to the other, the AC buses chugging strongly under heavy sunlight all make you feel at home in your own country.
The people watching, bumper to bumper traffic, autorickshaws driving you from one point to the other, the AC buses chugging strongly under heavy sunlight all make you feel at home in your own country.
In spite of the hurdles or challenges – the overall optimism
in people, the confidence and energy they bring to their everyday lives is indeed
an eye opener if you are looking for any motivation in life.
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