''''CITY OF DREAMS''''. Review on Mumbai

“City of dreams”

A lonely man in his dhoti, got down out of the train and looked around the station and he sees only people all around, its around 11.30pm in the night and is amazed at the number of people around. He comes out of the station and he gets to see the busy traffic and busy office goer’s, teenage guys, hawkers he is really inspired by this fast moving city and feels that inspite of leaving this village he feels at home…This is the common man of India , in the India’s Commercial Capital Mumbai.

Welcome Common Man!!! To this city of dreams!!!…Hope your dreams are achieved…

This review of mine is not going to touch any of the political aspect and would like to present my favourite city and were my roots are their, City of Dreams my MUMBAI.

Like my review on India, Mumbai has also had a nostalgic aspect and cant take anything away from this great city, were every person getting out of the VT (CST NOW) railway station comes out with a dream.

Mumbai or Bombay

Like Shakespeare has said, what’s there in Name? How true, by changing the name will that change the city of Bombay or Mumbai …No it won’t. It is sad that because of few morons, the name conversion has been taken whether Bombay to Mumbai or Madras to Chennai, or Calcutta to Kolkota.

When Mumbai’s famous railway station Victoria Terminus (VT) was changed to Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus, we used to joke them as the Centuries biggest sex change.

Do we follow the past

Anyways, Mumbai is a place, which has been always liked by many rulers, and the English liked it so much that they gave it as a dowry gift to its Queen. It’s a mix of 7 islands. The Portuguese initially occupied it and the first Parsi trader Dorabji Nanabhai had settled in this city of dreams, hence you can see good amount of Parsi Population in Mumbai.

In the 20th Century lots of Textile mills started setting up and it became the source of India’s main revenue. This Financial Capital of India is well supported by air, water, and road and railway network.

Lord Shiva…stays here …

Some of the places to look are the Elephanta Caves, which is 1hrs boat ride from the Gateway of India, which is bang opposite Taj Hotel. You can find some great and excellent sculptures of Lord Shiva in different stages right from the Dancing Natraja to the Fierce Killer, killing a demon. This has been one of the great places for the tourist to look out, on your way; you can see the most advanced seaport of India.

Mumbai is the only cosmopolitan cities in the world were all the religion has special place. Hajiali, Mountmary, Siddhivinayak Temple, Mahalaxmi temple are some of the places to visit, were it has special place in the heart of all the mumbaites.

Platform No 4 train is 15mins late…

This fast life of Mumbai has made it the most populated city in the world. Mumbai’s railway system is said to carry nearly a Lakh of commuters in a day. Which is highest in any part of the world. The two railways, western and Central railway carry a total of more than Lac commuters, right from Churchgate to Kasara which is handled by Western Railway and VT to Karjat / VT to Panvel by the Central Railways.

This is a city were the last Local train will be filled by people either singing Bhajans or playing cards or sharing the days hard work or which companies shares have gone down. For a normal mumbaite every day is different and you see the unexpected. Hence every mumbaite will have a different story to tell you every day.

Raste ka maal saste mein…

For all you guys who want to wear a Omega watch or a Rado watch, but your pockets are not responding to the price then you have the heaven of duplicates. The Musafir Kana or the Manish Market or the Heera Panna, you have the latest watches, shoes, shirts etc. The Fashion Streetis place for people who want to be in current trends and but cant afford it, get the latest T-shirts, shirts, trousers, shoes and you can tell your friend …”Hey Buddy…have u seen my latest Omega watch and my Red Tape Shoe” No doubt you can’t make the difference.

Pav Baji…se…Vada Pav tak ka safar

For all you food crazy guys, you have the latest cruisne available whether you want to try the Mc Burger at the Mc donalds or the Pizza’s at the Pizza Hut all you get in Mumbai. But if you are in Mumbai and you have not tasted a hot Vada Pav with a pack of Digen Verma (Frooti) then you missed the essence of Mumbai food.

Pav Baji, is one thing which none of the city can better, a great evening snack with a couple of friends at your local snack shop can’t be missed.

The food of Mumbai is the Bhel Puri’s at the beach, which is spicy as the city of Mumbai itself. Again don’t miss the spicy food of Mumbai…

No where in India will you find all the dishes, you name it and you have got it. Whether it is a South Indian Dosa, or the Gujrathi Dohkla or the Punjabi Panner , or the Parsi Egg Dish or the Chinese Manchurian. You have it all here…

In the middle of the night…

Mumbai is known for the nightlife, whether it is the pubs and discs of Mumbai or the parties happening or the Dandiya during navarathri. This short poem gives you the names of most of the discs and pubs of Mumbai…

It was the year 1900s at the Taj which had aroused a chemistry of Fire&Ice between a girl and a boy, which was nothing but close to a Cyclone but their was Earthquake in the pipe line, but they didn’t cared and had a Temptation to be at Jolly Rogers but the music created Madness which was at the door no J49. The Headquarter was arising with commotion because they were Three Flights up which was shaking with the beats of Techno so they finally settled down at Jazz at bay

Lights, Camera , Action

This is a home to world’s biggest Film Industry they call it Bollywood. (Still don’t know why do they call it Bollywood?). Want to check some action then don’t forget to visit the Film City.

I can go on and on about this great city but this space is too small to write about a city where dreams are achieved. Even a small person from a village comes to city and goes out successful. I don’t know whether I have done justice to this City, I know I have missed many things, but the question how can you describe this city in Three words…

“City of Dreams”

This song by Billy Joel perfectly suits my Mumbai and would dedicate this song to my Mumbai…

In the CITY OF DREAMS…