Here
is the thing about our lives till we don’t lose it we don’t understand how
important it is to us. I recently visited Goa for a week for some work. I know,
for most of us Goa is equivalent to party but that’s not the case when you have
to go there for work. And after staying there was just 1 week I started missing
my city: Mumbai, the dream city, city that never sleeps… That is when I realized
how much I love this city and how ingrained it is in my life and I’m sure in
everyone lives who live here.
There
is something surreal about this city that resonates with each and every one who
either lives here or even visits it. It’s like a continuously flowing river
which encompasses everyone who comes in this city of light.
This
is my entry for the Zonal War conducted
by Tata Motors (http://madeofgreat.tatamotors.com/) and IndiBlogger, I'm writing
about the city im in love with: Mumbai; on 3 broad basis that give the city its
heartbeat; Drive, Design, and Connect.
Drive:
The
most important fraction of the city that never sleeps is its mode of
transportation or in this case drive. Drive can in terms of roads or also what
drives this city and the answer of both is its never tiring people. The main
attraction of this city marine drive or nariman point would be just a lonely
place without the people spelling live in its nooks and corners.
Design:
Mumbai
is contradictions and antithesis personified. Here you would find that the
richest of the rich share the wall with poor. You would find both slums and
skyscrapers side by side coexisting in their own little bubble. You can find beautiful
architectural finesse in south Mumbai or popularly known as SoBo towards CST and
crampiest slum in Dharavi, still once can find same happiness in the people
dwelling in these parts.
Connect:
For
anything to grow it needs to have strong network and connections, and Mumbai being
the financial capital of India is very well connected in all aspects, from
telecom to roadways to railways. Also the people are really well connected. In
this city you can feel connected and detached from your fellow beings at the
same time. Like I said this city is antithesis personified in every aspect. Mumbai
is made by its mumbaikars and their spirit which brings people close during the
festivals and also during crises which has been demonstrated through the
natural and manmade calamities in past. It is possible for people to feel
utterly lost in the city but also meet some distant friend out of blue.
This
is Mumbai the city of dreams my city my home and like as everyone feels after returning
home I was at ease in its hustle and bustle in no time.
