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Mumbai 2011-Part 1

Mumbai -- A name synonymous with a fast paced life in a crowded street, which can put New York City to shame with all it’s glitter and glam. Mumbai is a place where I grew up and a city that I always will call “Home”. From the past nine years, I have lived in a land far removed from all the blitz and the crowd that is associated with living in any big metropolitan city of the world. I often visit Mumbai - but it’s not that often as I would like to visit. I always look forward to go there, and every time when I come back from Mumbai, there is always a feeling of, well how do I say it -- “Home Sickness”. Mumbai has changed a lot in the past nine years. Every time I go back, I always have a question - “What makes Mumbai tick and move forward for more than 22 million “official” Mumbaities even with its limited resources at it’s disposal? A lot of things are broken in terms of infra-structure, the society, the rising inflation, the smell of politics and corruption, the school education a...