Mumbai Meri Jaan It has been 4 months since we moved out of Mumbai and I thought a reflection of life at Mumbai is a fair thing. We moved to Mumbai, as a family of 3, in Sept 1997. The place has lost its charm for sure, but still I guess it is the city I love most. We started living in 4 bungalows, a nice 2 BHK flat in the second floor of a 7 floor building. De souza's next door were great people and our young family was eagerly accepted. We were floored by the corner flora departmental store, they would home deliver even Rs 10 worth of stuff any time of the day, as long as they were open. This one service factor of Mumbai is something you can never beat. Shop keepers would deliver even the smallest quantity at your door step. This is some thing the emerging retail chains and hypermarkets would never be able to do and one of the reasons why kirana stores will survive. 4 bunglows was one place where every thing was available. You just stepped out of the house and got what you wanted...
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Let me bring you up to date We have moved to Chennai (from Mumbai). I continue at the same company Kids are studying at PSBB Millenium and Lakshmi teaches mathematics there. Dad and Mom stay with us, while Shekar, Gaya, Apputs and Naveen are in the next block Our recent snaps This is of Lakshmi and me cutting cake on our 16th wedding anniversery The kids enjoying themselves