Mumbai Rains

Its been nearly 14 months since i am in bombay. I had been a vicitm of July 26th,2005 last year when rains created a havoc here and now gradually it seems history is going to repeat itself in a very short span.

I wonder how one can sustain a family life in this city. Taking my example(Though am a bachelor), i leave my flat at 8 in the morning and come back after nearly 12 hrs. By the time i reach my flat iam so dead tired that i dont feel like talking to anyone.

The kind of ordeal i undergo while travelling from my flat to office is beyond my capability to put in words. A stretch of 20 odd kms which in a normal course should not take more than 35 mins generaly consume more than 90 mins. Add to this the wrecked roads and excess traffic -a perfect recipe to create a headache.

Slum urchins selling peanuts and minor traffic tiffs are a regular feature. The only good thing from this experiance is now am able to connect and associate very easily with Suketu Mehta ' Maximum City'