Sigh !!!!!!
My heart bleeds... The things that they have done to Mumbai.
I came to Mumbai in June 1990 for further education.
The charm of Mumbai that lured me...the city.
The beautiful stories that I had heard. Rags to Riches stories. Stories of love,
of unquestioning freedom, of strength, of sacrifice, of mafia dons who cared for
the poor, of trains that run in both directions (most people who come for the
first time here are amazed !).
And look what they have done to it.
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/05sld1.htm
and
http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/29sld01.htm
and
http://in.rediff.com/news/mumrain05.htm
and
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/Salt_pans_may_be_up_for_grabs/articleshow/2093268.cms
Raped over and over again.
Not by one but by all politicians and political party.
She survives, not cared for by the people she has nurtured over the years, but
on her own, like the whores of Mumbai found from the infamous 'red light' areas of Mumbai to the 5 star hotels.
Many visit her, some use her for a short time, some, a prolonged affair and
others a distant gaze, all wondering what pleasure can she give, but none asking what she needs.
And for those who love her, their hearts will bleed, the so-called political
owners using them for their own purposes.
A mill-land dereserved here, another park de-reserved there, the salt-pans taken.
How much, O Mumbai, will you take, before each drop of blood is sucked dry,
before each pure breathful of air is taken away, before you breath your last.
Epitaph :
(xxxx--2xxx)
Here lies the great city, dead and still being scavenged by a few million.
My heart bleeds... The things that they have done to Mumbai.
I came to Mumbai in June 1990 for further education.
The charm of Mumbai that lured me...the city.
The beautiful stories that I had heard. Rags to Riches stories. Stories of love,
of unquestioning freedom, of strength, of sacrifice, of mafia dons who cared for
the poor, of trains that run in both directions (most people who come for the
first time here are amazed !).
And look what they have done to it.
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/05sld1.htm
and
http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/29sld01.htm
and
http://in.rediff.com/news/mumrain05.htm
and
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/Salt_pans_may_be_up_for_grabs/articleshow/2093268.cms
Raped over and over again.
Not by one but by all politicians and political party.
She survives, not cared for by the people she has nurtured over the years, but
on her own, like the whores of Mumbai found from the infamous 'red light' areas of Mumbai to the 5 star hotels.
Many visit her, some use her for a short time, some, a prolonged affair and
others a distant gaze, all wondering what pleasure can she give, but none asking what she needs.
And for those who love her, their hearts will bleed, the so-called political
owners using them for their own purposes.
A mill-land dereserved here, another park de-reserved there, the salt-pans taken.
How much, O Mumbai, will you take, before each drop of blood is sucked dry,
before each pure breathful of air is taken away, before you breath your last.
Epitaph :
(xxxx--2xxx)
Here lies the great city, dead and still being scavenged by a few million.
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