"We've put you on the 17th Floor, Madam," said the Mumbai hotel receptionist, reassuringly..."that's where we put all women traveling on their own" ! This was the first time I'd ever encountered this kind of consideration ....a kind of 21st century purdah ? In the global gender equality index, India rates 105 out of 135 countries.....so this was a salute to that statistic !
One of the very pleasing aspects of the Holi celebration of a few days ago, is the breaking down of barriers, gender, age and religion....a good time is had by all, as identity is obliterated.
However, the view from the 17th floor was impressive and one could only marvel at the superb lines of the Rajiv Gandhi Sea-link opened by Sonia Gandhi in 2009, with its 420 ft high concrete towers and fine mesh of suspension cables, linking West and South Mumbai and costing 16 billion rupees - a highway over the Arabian Sea.
One of the very pleasing aspects of the Holi celebration of a few days ago, is the breaking down of barriers, gender, age and religion....a good time is had by all, as identity is obliterated.
However, the view from the 17th floor was impressive and one could only marvel at the superb lines of the Rajiv Gandhi Sea-link opened by Sonia Gandhi in 2009, with its 420 ft high concrete towers and fine mesh of suspension cables, linking West and South Mumbai and costing 16 billion rupees - a highway over the Arabian Sea.
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