Nearly a year since I last wrote. Am I losing it? The touch I mean, not my senses! But I guess this mad city does this to you. Mumbai leaves you gasping for breath. But first things first. In August 2011, Sona surprised me in the morning one day when he told me I had been posted to Mumbai. What??? The initial sense of wonderment gave way to dismay and then anger. Protest was not going to help. As it is, there had been this niggling feeling that people were manipulating my entry into Mumbai. I have this propensity to look at the Sunny side of things. I saw this as a professional upgrade. But Archana saw it as a mega-ton disaster. She had her views - of being picked up from a merry carousel and left on the sidelines. To Aadya, it made no difference. Anyway, here we are, in Mumbai, since Nov 2011. Professionally, I couldn't have for anything more satisfying. But personally, everyday, or rather, evening, is a constant search for recreation for the family. But then, this is giving us the opportunity to explore the city. Where else would you see a roller coaster that covers an entire floor, including an 'O' twist? Anyway, this city has been a part of our lives from my childhood. This time I get to actually stay in it an experience its myriad moods and colours, the fervour of the Ganesh festival, the hustle-bustle, the 'couldn't-care-less' attitude and the angst, ours included.
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