Mumbai Meri Jaan !

[eternal_ot]

“Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahan, Zara Hat Ke, Zara Bach Ke
Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan"1

Living in this city for more than two decades has made me realize that I have unwittingly fallen in love with it. I may crib; I may rant; but at the end of the day I’ll stand up for the “spirit” of Mumbai and blend into the crowd to be proudly called a “

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[rayaso]

This was fun to read and a heartfelt tribute to your city. The food sounds wonderful!

[eternal_ot]

Hey :) Thanks. I wondered whether it would work since I used a lot of Hindi words and then a paragraph of explanation later. I am relieved to know you enjoyed it :)
You surely should try the food someday!
Thanks a ton for stopping by <3

[adoptedwriter]

This was fun to read. I love travel.

[eternal_ot]

Thanks! I am glad that you enjoyed it, was a bit worried about the translation and too much of Hindi usage. So reading this makes my day :) *hugs* Good to see you stop by <3

[i_17bingo]

It's wonderful to be in love with a city. When I lived there I felt the same way about New York, smelly patches and all.

[eternal_ot]

Yeah :) I have heard New York is quite similar to Mumbai, glad to know that the feelings connected. Thanks a ton for stopping over <3 Means a lot!

[penpusher]

There's nothing like a travelogue with someone who knows their city well! I also liked the video you linked with the pickpocket explaining the ins and outs of what old Bombay was back in the day!

Really, your description has at least a few parallels to my hometown, NYC, not the least of which is the rail lines (in our case the Subway) being the lifeline to the city and the really good street food you can get there... though most people don't "survive" on it, the food trucks that park on the street corners do serve some pretty amazing stuff and are often better than some of the restaurants! And of course our Baseball teams, the Americanization of Cricket!

Now I'm hungry for some Indian food!

[eternal_ot]

Happy to know that you liked the video :) It's a very old song and yet still holds true.

Ah! I have heard that New York is quite similar to Mumbai and now after reading this I can actually see the parallel. I would love to try some street food from there. And actually, I almost wrote about Cricket after researching the prompt and was explaining the term to my family & friends with a cricket analogy :D

I hope you try some Indian delicacy this weekend :) Thanks a ton for stopping by <3 I liked what you shared here.

[alphaloria]

Loved reading this so much. Your writing is so delightful, and this inspires my wanderlust :)

[eternal_ot]

Ah! That's a great compliment. Thank you kindly :) Good to see you stop by <3