A lazy Sunday afternoon

Its a rain soaked day at Mumbai when it prepares for the farewell of its favourite God today evening. The roads in Mumbai will be flooded and the beaches will be crowded with people who will witness the immersions of the Ganesh idols which will be brought from all over the city ‘pandals’. The procession of Lalbaug ka Raja is covered by most TV channels. I am amazed at the fact that people queue up for 12 to 18 hours for just one glimpse of the imposing Ganesh idol.

As all of Mumbai gears up for the hustle bustle of the evening, I sit at my home enjoying the cool climate , watching the rain from my room & cuddling up with a book which has a collection of articles written by Behram Contractor (Busybee).

When I first read his articles that appeared in the ‘Afternoon’ daily, I was too young to appreciate them. Today when I undersand and am able to appreciate his work, he is no longer a part of this world. I wonder what he would have written about in this day and time. It would have been interesting to read about the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony , the fuss over Big Boss on TV , the drama that unfolded recently in the Indian Parliament and all of that ; from his perspective.

Its time now to go back and enjoy the rest of my Sunday before the start of another week ahead.

~ by dimplesblog on September 14, 2008.