my work has brought me to the city of opportunities...mumbai...


i've been putting up at the guest house of the iit powai hostel. from my room i get a blocked view of the powai lake... a small sea whose waters i watch as they change colors from a lustrous gold to a grey silver...surrounded by the sillouhete of palm trees...

its a small walk upto the lake and from far i can see birds flying around chaotically over the pond...its strange...i wonder why i don't get to see some sort of formation which is typical of birds during the evening..."bats"...uday informs me.

we sit close to the lake and watch the water birds on the glass of the lake and the bats flying above them. the silence is sacred. a light breeze whispers constantly in my ears and runs lightly through my hair. as it grows darker the citylights gain prominence, but nothing can distract my attention from the surface of the lake.

uday hums what sounds like a carnatic tune ( which was nothing but a bollywood number i was later told, much to my disappointment). the moment is just so perfect. there is a quiet charm in this feeling of stillness, almost stagnation. i can sit here for hours. the powai lake and the forest-like appearance of the campus provide me with the perfect getaway....