Mesmerizing Organized Chaos...why Mumbai can be exasperating and exhilirating all at once
MSNBC - Mesmerizing Mumbai and the Big Bazaar
To people that have gotten stuck in Mumbai at the wrong end of the stick (the riots of Jan 1993 or the serial blasts in mid 1993) I feel sorry your experience of this vibrant city is limited to something that you would never want to wish on your worst enemy.
But Mumbai represents everything that is India, and then some. Organized chaos in what is arguably the world's largest slum can be depressing. But just don't tell the proud Mumbaikars that, as they go about their business in what is IMHO the world's most throbbing city. Sorry New York, sorry Paris, sorry Rome and sorry London, but you are all the glitz of the high and mighty and rich. This is sheer citizenry at its varied and earthy non-sophisticate best.
Beat that if you can!
1 comment:
that brings me back the memories of my mumbai life.. the local trains, the best buses, friendly autowallahs, (hey beware of the dadar taxiwallahs) all adding upto the organized chaos as u had rightly put it.
Aamchi Mumbai....miss ya
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