Comments on Bombay Diaries: One September sky

Thanks for the comment, Ranjan!

2007-10-11T08:40:00.000+06:00

Thanks for the comment, Ranjan!

After coming to Bombay and looking at the vast hor...

2007-10-10T23:41:00.000+06:00

After coming to Bombay and looking at the vast horizons in the sea has opened up my mind. Bombay is truly an enriching experience with all the pain thrown in too.

Oops! Thanks again, Ojas!

2007-10-01T22:11:00.000+06:00

Oops! Thanks again, Ojas!

Unitech.

2007-10-01T21:17:00.000+06:00

Unitech.

Ojas - Probably is..you are, I'm guessing referrin...

2007-10-01T21:07:00.000+06:00

Ojas - Probably is..you are, I'm guessing referring to DLF. I guess perhaps its not "Delhi" culture to follow this ritual which is so common in Mumbai. Thanks for the visit and the comment!

Very well put. I am a great fan of Bombay but curr...

2007-10-01T20:54:00.000+06:00

Very well put.

I am a great fan of Bombay but currently based out of Gurgaon. My office building is owned by one of the biggest construction giants and they have their office in the same building. The lift here, you have to press the destination floor before entering it. There is a Ganesha Moorti just above this control panel. I have never seen a single employee of this construction company heading to lift before touching the idol, then the forehead, and finally the neck.

Contagious?

Anon - Thanks for the comment. Indeed, it doesn't ...

2007-09-26T20:00:00.000+06:00

Anon - Thanks for the comment. Indeed, it doesn't matter if its religious or not!

quintessntial bambaiya...but the shopkeeper in any...

2007-09-26T14:24:00.000+06:00

quintessntial bambaiya...but the shopkeeper in any aprt of india does that, may be the stock broker too. But more bankers are doing it now. See the queues in front of Siddhi Vinayak on Tuesday mornings and evenings. The belssed ones rtaher than those seeking blessings are there. Religious or not, who cares. Faith that someone esle can probably tug the strings of fortune and good health.

Well said, Bombay Dosti. No wonder they call this ...

2007-09-24T14:03:00.000+06:00

Well said, Bombay Dosti. No wonder they call this city and overwhelming experience. Thanks for the comment!

caught a number of flashes.. but will reaffirm the...

2007-09-23T21:51:00.000+06:00

caught a number of flashes.. but will reaffirm the dialogue from the movie metro...
"this city gives us a lot and takes a lot from us too" thats the flash i often have - of how much i have got from this city and how much i have lost, as you said - in the pursuit of happiness, freedom,money independence and so on

Hey meetdream - thanks so much!

2007-09-21T12:30:00.000+06:00

Hey meetdream - thanks so much!

boss the way you ended it...sahi tha..ekdum

2007-09-21T01:53:00.000+06:00

boss the way you ended it...sahi tha..ekdum

Hello Parul - thanks for the comment!

2007-09-19T11:03:00.000+06:00

Hello Parul - thanks for the comment!

hello, I am a Mumbai resident but not a fan...just...

2007-09-18T23:10:00.000+06:00

hello,

I am a Mumbai resident but not a fan...just thought I would say hello before leaving...so hello!

justme - thanks for sharing that personal experien...

2007-09-18T17:13:00.000+06:00

justme - thanks for sharing that personal experience! I think it does look like a mark of respect or deference.

ve been seeing my dad do it for the past 30 years....

2007-09-17T21:35:00.000+06:00

ve been seeing my dad do it for the past 30 years.. I do it as well if I go along with him when he opens the shop/ our business for the day.

Never thought y i do that coz I am not among those religiously incline people.. but i still do it every time I head back home and to my dad's business.. Maybe as a mark of respect to the place that has given me everything I have wanted in my 20 plus years of existence in this world.. It symbolizes us Indians and the importance we attach to work...