Must must experience the... by Renuka
Must must experience the monsoons, because here the idiom really vindicates itself, 'when it rains, it pours'. My fondest memory of Bombay as I still call it instead of the politically correct usage of Mumbai is Bombay itself. Everything about Bombays, its teeming millions, its putrid waste, the stench, the sea of humanity relieving itself out of crowded trains at Churchgate of VT, the absolutely mouth-watering food at Bade Miya, friends, growing up, well, really, it's so difficult to pinpoint any one thing abut Bombay especially when you've grown up there and love it for what it is -- a throbbing tornado of energy, waiting to burst at its seams, but still seamlessly carrying on with an energy and a joie de vivre which is difficult to replicate or imagine. You've got be here. So where would I take someone in Bombay? The pubs, restaurants, bowling alleys, Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Fashion Street, Bandra Elco Arcade, Linking Road, Nariman Point, Churchgate book vendors and oh lots more....Its pace, its professionalism, its no-nonsense attitude to getting things done, its smoothness of functioning despite odds, its 'I don't believe in snobbery' attitude, its sheer energy and home.
