Devil has Arrived !!

DEVIL has Arrived !!!!!!!!!!!!! 20th June ,9.30 am

Yes , The Devil has arrived. On June 20, 2009 at the midnight stroke the devil has creeped into the city that seldom sleeps. Putting an end to all speculations and billion of rupees “ Satta” ,Devil Monsoon has arrived today in Mumbai with a bang.

Arrival of the first showers, announced by dance of the peacock, the birds begin their songs. The smells of the damp soils roam the air, and the Earth turns to a modest green. Monsoon rain always gives you nostalgic feeling, taking you back to child hood times when you rushed out just to get the feel of that first drop. Rains are the best thing which work as a mood switcher , however stressed you are it washes away those worries and tensions and brings to you a little spark.

The silence before rainstorms give a feeling of excitement, and the immeasurable peace following them leave a feeling of satisfaction and contentment, as though a great pressure had been released.

But , People who knows Mumbai would understand why I choosed the word “ Devil” for this sweet and unarming phenomena of nature . Rains are completely embibed into the mumbaikar culture and brings with it a new flavour to this city . Obviously there is joy of rains but along with also comes a fear of what might paralyses the city .

I used the phrase “ it embibes into Mumbai culture” because henceforth inspite of whether it pours or not the day would start with the thought of rain and end with the same thought. Umbrellas would now become an essential part of daily routine and you cant imagine moving yourself without this 2 feet creature. As any other city , water logging and transport problems are complementary gifts with the entire package . The world has already seen the pictures what rains brings with it to Mumbai. E mails have already started started jamming your inbox telling you when not to move out of your homes and when to move out early from offices.

Personally the 2 M’s , Myself and Monsoon entered the city last year at the same time . Though I have always been in love with rains but somehow I hated it last year after my initial days in Mumbai . As I wrote before :

“Rains and travel are the two things I am worried about the most in Mumbai. Both are so unpredictable that for first you always have to carry an umbrella and for second you always have to keep extra time at your stake. The funniest part is even after taking care of both the things you might end up struggling with both.”

As everybody I sincerely hope that rains this year should portray itself as that sweet and unarming phenomena coloring Mumbai in green and bringing the best of the valleys rather than exhibiting the power ( floods and high tides) which it showed 2 years back .Everyone salutes the mumbaikars spirit but none of us would like to check that again .
As I conclude the rain have started again though with a much little bash….

“ Ghode jaisi chal , Hatthi jaise dum” Plays in the background

PS : Humans have sought to be in such perfect tune with Nature that their own heart is consumed with its beauty, moods, and expressions. However when there is a trade off between them the ego of both hurts each other . For all these floods , late monsoon it is us who are responsible. It is us who should take a pledge and do our little bit to save environment .
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