Stepping off the flight from Kerala into the bustle of Bandra, Mumbai..
The feeling is.. a complete surprise.
Mumbai is charming
with some of the most awe-inspiring buildings
dotting the quaint lanes,
but outright chaotic with the traffic
& crazy within the same day.
I concur it's truly the city of dreams.
The city boasts the stories from all walks of life -
from Bollywood superstars
and prominent industrialists
to slum holders,
makes it a melting pot of different lifestyles.
Indeed a stunning mystery of desire
and disturbance,
magic, and madness,
where the shaping modernity of India
has been encountered considerably intense.
Even though Winsomely World highlights
only the positives of what I see,
I can't stop myself
from pointing out the negative sides of it.
Of course, heavy traffic means a robust global economy,
but these people are wasting their time
sitting in traffic.
I read in Logical Indian that
Saturday evenings were a torment
for daily commuters
as the congestion rate spikes up to 95%.
It’s so crazy,
no matter who you are
or what you’re driving,
you will be stuck here and there
in the insane traffic.
Here the car horn is a weapon.
Drivers use them literally every second —
to alert & to berate.
For the reckless honkers,
the Mumbai police put up a few signs —
“Honk More Wait More.”
Which is a device
attached to the signal light that detects horn noise.
When people honk at red lights,
which they often do to get other drivers warn to move,
the lights stay red.
But it looks like not everyone understood what's happening.
When you drive in India, they say,
you sure need a ring of eyeballs
around your head to see what’s coming.
That's good that if you can drive defensively here,
chances are,
you are prepared to drive,
or more than that,
anywhere in the world effortlessly.
Mumbai never falls short of positive adjectives..
the city is intoxicating,
generous, wild,
kaleidoscopic, and many more..
There are plenty of reasons for you to visit Mumbai.
I'm gonna let you see more with YOUR eyes and ears..
Lose yourself in this fascinating world,
or whatever..
you name it..
as you walk through the pages of history..
Mumbai really is a city like no other.
Thanks for Joining me
on the driving tour around the city..
and exploring the city's richness in heritage and architecture..
So see ya later!