[...] to be a Mumbaiker and faced bandhs, riots, bomb blasts, train explosions, bus stoning incidents, hostile weather conditions and various acts of local violence. All this and I got up matter-of-factly and went to work the [...]

OMG. I’m sorry I hadn’t read this until now. I am so sorry you had to see your people go through this, and I’m glad you stayed safe.
Anything they published in the newspapers or magazine falls short of what you just explained here. This should be published.

at such times the govt. only had to issue one warning….stay where u are and cd have restricted movements…im glad we stayed back at school…
Good to know u r safe

I never understood the extent of devastation until I read this post. I hope the rain eases up soon and things come back to normal.

Nice post & glad that u made it safely!

Good for the Mumbaikars.

Ideasmithy,
Glad everything is ok. Was nice to talk to you the other day The Mumbaikar spirit will never die!
Cya in Mumbai
Srini

I visited your blog courtesy the comment you wrote on mine months back. The reason i stopped by is, that you are from mumbai and i was expecting a self-experienced narration of the devastating rain.
let me tell you, i was touched by what i read in newspapers of the undaunting spirit of mumbaikars in the event of the ongoing crisis. your blog elucidates that further! Hope the brave city and its exemplary citizens have a speedy recovery and aid reaches affected-areas in the way they should.

A(wo)men to that!

what an experience. i’m glad you’re well