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WHAM-BAY!

'Saab, aap Bumbai mein kaam kar liya toh akkha world mein kidhar bhi kaam kar sakta hai...’ When I had first come to Mumbai as a kid in the mid 1990s, it was called Bombay. I instantly loved the name. It had a bay attached to it. Funny how other port cities did not follow suit. But Bombay in those times was more of a tourist destination than the hardcore industrial hub it is now. I remember people visiting the Gateway of India. Going to beaches for picnics. Enjoying rides in Essel World. They filled movie halls to the brim. At least that’s what I can recollect now. As I grew up, I forgot all about it. Life moved from here to there and I ultimately ended up in the media industry. A few years into work, Mumbai came into conversation and I was psyched to know what the city had become through my growing years. It had become important. Last year, I got a job offer from Mumbai. I was elated. I took it up almost instantly and started making plans for this massive shift. ...