The Status Gap of Mumbai
Dear Mumbai, How are you? Feeling quite good being host to the favorite God huh? Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!! Everyone is at their peak, celebrating this grand festival while I am alone left to admire the magnificent idols, profile people going around and wonder about the City. Today I won't speak much about myself (Quite a Shock, huh?) Last week of observing the city has made me get more philosophical. The more I explore the city, the more it surprises and confuses me. Here is a small byte of my thoughts... Mumbai apart from being the Entertainment (Bollywood, mainly) capital of India also is the Financial capital of the country. Makes up above 5% of Countries total GDP (Gross Domestic Product) they say....I don't know about these facts and how they are attained. On the streets of Mumbai I get to see only a Gap and not the percentage of GDP. A blatant Status Gap wh...