The meeting of the seas

DSC07065, originally uploaded by Pranay Rao.

Anubhav being stuck in Mumbai, thanks to no flights wanted me to show him Mumbai. Madh island/Marve, a quiter and more private beach was my first choice. However giving him directions to there would have been really difficult.

So alternately, I showed him Juhu beach. The last time I was at Juhu was final year engg, when we used to frequent this paratha place - Balaji on the beach. For just 60 bucks, the guy would give us unlimited parathas, sabjis, an ice cream and a chotta Thums up. Considering our appetites, it's a wonder how he made any money.

This time though we had a Pav Bhaji and some Chaat. We so wanted to eat something more but faced a minor obstacle - money. 2 IIM grad ITC managers had a sum total of 100 Rs. in cash between us :).

Juhu beach in many ways is the best snapshot of Mumbai, one can provide. There's these millions of people on the beach. Each having his own bit of fun in his own way. There are small outlets serving everything from Chaat, Pav Bhaji to ice creams and Paan which are just a stone's throw from hotels like the Marriot.

Anubhav mentioned something which seemed quite pertinent. In Mumbai, the sea is the only direction where you would see no human beings.

- Pranay