mumbai is infamous for having very few public spaces. a direct result of this is that people adapt to the existing architecture around them to claim a spot for themselves. this is predominantly seen in case of hawkers on footpaths, the homeless sleeping on dividers, railings being used to dry clothes etc.
this photo is from within a residential society in juhu scheme. the society constructed a metre high wall along its spare gate to prevent water gushing in from the road during the monsoons. this low wall now serves as a seating spot for hawkers, rickshaw drivers and urchins. the gate and the side walls form the perfect backrest, and an adjoining tree provides adequate shade...
Oh Bombay looks so bright and lovely. Home! That's where my heart is.
ReplyDeleteI wish the pic was smaller. Took me forever to have a dekho as my connection at home is a dial-up!
@ web-oj: bombay IS home-sweet-home!
ReplyDeletei had smaller photo sizes as my template earlier, but i think this one works much better for photoblogs.