I'd placidly waited for this time...90 days is a long time...especially when you resided in a land that's alien to you. Finally, on December 5, I flew out of London to land in good ol' Mumbai. It's always a pleasure to be home! But honestly, Mumbai is no longer home for me...I don't know when/whether it will ever be...
Friends I shall always cherish and they are an integral part of who I am but I'm no longer sure whether Mumbai 'meri jaan' still tingles me.
I loved the sun and the familiarity and the warmth of being with people who I know actually missed me, but the city itself has not changed an iota and I can't say the same about Mumbai what Vir Sanghvi had said about Kolkata...'you can take me out of Calcutta but not Calcutta out of me'.
For me, Kolkata is home and London is where I live now.
Mumbai is where my friends live...the excitement, the razzmatazz, the buildup...it's a different racket altogether. True though, if I were to return to India, Mumbai it will always be!
Sometimes, I honestly cannot comprehend the nuances and intricacies of life. A year back, who would've ever imagined that I'd leave it all behind to start from scratch...to draw upon life somethings that I'd never thought I would...As I always believe, life goes on and so does time.
What remains are memories and a few people that leave some indelible impressions on you...So is LIFE!
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ReplyDeletehey you.. welcome back! :> i was wondering where you were off to when the post stopped coming. anyhoo, staying past new year's i guess? catch up in some time, aye?
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