Personal Blog of Abhishek Dilliwal

glimpse of mumbai

“I tried to read your blog but its kinda technical” 

So, here I go for those who think I write too technical for them to understand… 

Its being more than one year in Mumbai and I had sweet and sour moments. To share with you, I will write some of them which realize you that you are in mumbai! 

• In the morning 6 you see people on street not for morning walk but with their office bags.
• You took a pause in a bus or train or anywhere and someone says “pude chala!”  (trans: move ahead)
• You tried to hire an auto and one says “no gas”, other says “nahi jayega” (trans: will not go) and finally you realize you should walk instead.
• You ask a mumbai-guy about some location he will answer you “just at the walking distance…” you end up walking miles and still someone guides you “just at the walking distance…”
• While on way you encounter two vehicles collided… silence remains… no farting around, no arguments and they just move by…
• You come to a bus-stand and it seems no one was there… a moment later you stretch your neck a bit right and see a very long queue waiting before you…
• You manage to get inside the bus/train but what was that… some people behind (who were actually shouting to get inside quickly) didn’t come.. so what?… magically your mobile-phone/wallet is missing.
• It was a nice day you are coming early from office @ evening 7… somehow you manage to get in the train/bus but all of the sudden it started heavy rain (as if it never happened)… you kept standing and people continued coming in the same bus/train… now u started feeling the power-massage (free of cost)… you getting choked as there was no oxygen(seems) but still people continued coming in… (this scenario is depicted as “gardi”)
• You go to a restaurant and in menu most of dishes have name “pav”(bread), example pav-bhaji, samosa-pav, vada-pav, bhajiya-pav, omlete-pav etc.