Shanghai Dreams Come Crashing - Mumbai Rains

I have stayed in total about 4 years in Bombay out of the 23 years since I have been in this world. The rest has been in Nigeria, New Delhi, and now Dubai, with the maximum in the capital city of India. But somehow, I relate the most to Bombay as a person, to its people, to its challenges, and to its way of life.

The love affair between the Rains and Bombay residents would never end, and why should it!.

All the pictures below, are quite ironical... The sparkling life and excitement which the rains bring with it, and on the other hand, how the life simply comes to a standstill, in the Financial Capital of India.

The authorities boast about a Disaster Management Committee and Plan which works throughout, after the 2005 floods which paralysed this city otherwise always on the move. 5 years gone, but the plan is still not out of the planning stage. This is not just for the rains, but also Terrorism, case in point the 2006 Bombay Blasts, and the more recent 26/11 attack. The city was simply left stranded by the authorities.

I would prefer watching Bombay Dreams, than even think of the Shanghai dream being shown to all of us. [pretending....]

Sidharth Mehta,

Dubai, UAE

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All pictures above are courtesy of Hindustan Times.