Friday, November 28, 2025

Mumbai diaries

An ode marking my recent trips to Mumbai...


Sitting in a chair in a locality where nothing changes
At least nothing that meets the eye
The past few days colored the same as another few distant days
Everything is the same
In contrast to the hustle and bustle of a city that consumed me 
Head to toe
All of my senses
Aamchi Mumbai - a city as vibrant and colorful as chaos itself
The city is always alive with the constant chatter of its people and livestock...
Even the desolate ant is busy climbing a mountain
The ant that is me and the mountain that is the forever consuming schedule 
Tending to one errand after the other
And to top it - even in this chaotic madness, nature and life - 
find a way to survive, to prosper -
To build a livelihood that is self sustaining...
A proof of the fact that even in the extremities - nature and life thrive
The more you push yourself the greater you become
Because it's not really you - it is the law of survival at all odds 
And I am sure while I am consumed by thinking and jotting all of this down, 
Mumbai must still be dancing in its rhythm to the tunes of a zillion hearts that keep the city alive, and an ecosystem that forever thrives...


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Mumbai diaries

An ode marking my recent trips to Mumbai... Sitting in a chair in a locality where nothing changes At least nothing that meets t...