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Mumbai Rocks! Mumbai
Sizzles!
A colleague of mine said during one of our official trips. We were on our
way to office quarters from Delhi Station. It was 7.30 a.m. in the
morning. The roads looked deserted and calm as compared to our buzzing
Mumbai roads.
Mumbai roads are bustling with activity all the time. Even during
night, one may find people on the road having a rollicking time. Bomb
blasts, floods, communal riots - nothing can ever deter Mumbai's spirit.
It is the city of dreams where thousands come in a day from different
cities, states and villages to become something in life, to be successful.
They have dreams in their eyes and hope in their hearts. Some are very
ambitious and come here to make it big in the filmdom. They get so
addicted to the fast pace life of Mumbai that they drop their plans to go
back to their hometown. They might not get a job initially but the city
makes them tough. They might even sleep on the roads for days for they
have the faith that they can survive here or say an uncanny attachment to
the city.
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Mumbai is also known as the tinsel town of India. The city has a
glamorous side to it. The who's who of the film industry and
industrialists can be spotted at late night parties and become Page 3
celebrities. These same people are in the news for the wrong reasons as
well.
However, the real heroes are the so called middle class of Mumbai.
They travel by the crowded train and go to work. They juggle a lot of
things in a day. Even if they are tired at the end of the day, it is the
enthusiasm and energy in them that keeps their life kicking. The trains
are the lifeline of Mumbai. They carry millions of people to work and back
home. If the trains are disrupted even for an hour, the city comes to a
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If you are
not traveling by train then you would be missing out on a whole lot of
filmy hot gossips, daily soaps, the latest trends in dresses and
accessories, office politics and so on.
The city respects people for their hard work and sincerity
irrespective of class, caste or status. Have you ever heard of dabbawalas
giving speech to management students? It happens only in Mumbai. They give
lectures on time management, as they are famous for delivering lunch boxes
at the right time at different places and are never late. Their time
management kissas are so famous that they were even invited for Prince
Charles wedding.
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When you meet a Mumbaikar, you will not be able to make out where he
or she is from. It is a cosmopolitan city. A Mumbaite is a mix of
everything as they imbibe the culture and traditions of everyone. One can
learn all the languages right from Tamil, Malyalam to Urdu, Bhojpuri,
Nepali, Bengali and even know their culture and traditions. |
The financial city of India is divided into two parts- South Mumbai
and the suburbs. In South Mumbai only the rich and famous live while
working class people dominate the suburbs. The difference is due to
exorbitant real estate prices. Then there is the third area where people
live in small and dilapidated huts near railway tracks, in large grounds
and near building sites - the slum area.
The largest slum area in the world exists in Mumbai - Dharavi.
There is no proper sanitation, not enough supply of drinking water, and
the surrounding area is very unhygienic. Still people lead their life
there with a smile on their face.
The governments dream to transform the city into Shanghai might be very
difficult but it is not impossible. It might take a decade for the city to
change, as it has to wipe off poverty and provide accommodation to
thousands of people who enter the city everyday. For this, the citizens of
Mumbai should lend a helping hand and provide support to slowly eradicate
poverty and keep the city clean.
Contributing Author: Lakshmi is a freelance
writer and has been working as a Sub Editor for the past three years.
lakshmi.p24@gmail.com
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