Aamchi Mumbai? Not Really

People have often told me that Mumbai is the greatest city in India. Alright, I'll grant you that no where else can I enjoy a vada pav or a plate of Pani Puri, or just plain pav like I can in Mumbai, and it's the land of opportunity etc etc.. but the greatest city? I'm not sure. I say this with great deference to my Mumbai crazy friends who will probably have me drawn and quartered for my 'lapse' in judgement.

But, I do have enough evidence to back my theory. Living in this city is like navigating through a mine field. In the five years that I have lived here, I have witnessed the Mumbai floods, the Mumbai train blasts, the Mumbai terror attacks and some more general rioting, flooding and and terror threats along the way..

I have come to the conclusion that the people of Mumbai can pit themselves against these kinds of odds only so many times before the house wins. And isn't the saying that the house ALWAYS wins?

So with my history of clumsiness and general bad luck (what with Murphy practically hanging over my shoulder), I thought it's time to cash in my chips and run on home.. before I lose some much needed part of my anatomy to this city!

But yes, I'll admit, the beauty and splendor and sheer resilience of this city is simply remarkable. And it probably does make a wonderful home to the millions of people who probably have greater survival instinct and, well, balance than me.