You have to be a quintessential Bombayite to enjoy the monsoon rains. I don't know of too many people who don't like the sight of dirty brown waves crashing on to Marine Drive.
The monsoons give this city life and water and they are a great remedy for various mental ailments. I love the smell of the earth after the first rain. I love seeing children in my building enjoying the rain and getting wet. There is a romance to the monsoons: added green cover, cloudy days, reflection of illuminated monuments on water puddles at night.
This is a season of hope, renewal, rebirth. A season of warm masala tea and samosas. Of ragas. Of treks on the hills around the city.
Rain, wash away the tears from saddened eyes, cleanse the troubled souls as you cleanse the dusty and parched earth. Bring joy and excitement back to this wonderful city.
The monsoons give this city life and water and they are a great remedy for various mental ailments. I love the smell of the earth after the first rain. I love seeing children in my building enjoying the rain and getting wet. There is a romance to the monsoons: added green cover, cloudy days, reflection of illuminated monuments on water puddles at night.
This is a season of hope, renewal, rebirth. A season of warm masala tea and samosas. Of ragas. Of treks on the hills around the city.
Rain, wash away the tears from saddened eyes, cleanse the troubled souls as you cleanse the dusty and parched earth. Bring joy and excitement back to this wonderful city.
i like monsoon in bombay too!.. does it make me a quintessential bombayite?.. ;)
ReplyDeleteYes :) By all means.
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