Comments on: This Beautiful Mumbai Garden Saved My Sanity

By: Sharell

Sharell — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:22:56 +0000

Oh, I just had a look at your website. When you said you conducted a ritual in the garden, it was a Wicca ritual? How fascinating. I’ve read quite a bit about Wicca, and saw that article in the Mumbai newspaper too.

By: Sharell

Sharell — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:18:11 +0000

Wow, I’m thrilled that you’ve been to the garden! It’s amazing how much development has gone on in Mumbai — from garbage dump to garden! I agree that creek is so horribly filthy and polluted.

By: Sangeeta

Sangeeta — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:14:58 +0000

This garden is really beautiful. I’ve come here several times and I even once held a ritual here. But the all-pervading reek of rubbish floating in the creek behind the garden doesn’t allow me to forget that this place used to be a garbage dump about 10-odd years ago

By: Ramit

Ramit — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:49:11 +0000

Thanks! I saw it!

By: Sharell

Sharell — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:32:30 +0000

It’s a spread that’s dark brown/black in colour and contains a lot of yeast/vitamin B. Hence people’s disgust towards it. Just for you Ramit, I’ll write an amusing post about it (with pictures).

By: Ramit

Ramit — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:27:56 +0000

Nik: Thanks for the tip. Pray, what is vegemite? (I know I’m dumb and too lazy to google) Besides, what are friends for? Enlighten me oh great sires all over the world!

By: Ramit

Ramit — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:26:49 +0000

Oh June you’re so sweet and hilarious!

By: Sharell

Sharell — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:31:34 +0000

Thanks for the tip Eskay! I actually did the 10 day Vipassana course years ago when I was living in Melbourne. Although I’m yet to forget the distinctive sound of Goenka ji’s voice, unfortunately I haven’t been very good at keeping up the practice. Maybe it’s time I went back again.

By: Eskay

Eskay — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:19:13 +0000

Try to take 10 days off and make it to a Vipassana meditation camp in Igatpuri (just a couple of hours drive outside of Mumbai). It sure is a liberating experience and totally free of cost. More details can be found at http://www.dhamma.org
Namaste.

By: Akshay

Akshay — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:56:05 +0000

I have to commute to my college in town everyday and it’s a draining experience to say the least. I can barely stand the pollution and the heat. It must be even more difficult for you, because you must be used to less than 3 people per square kilometre in Australia.

The population of Mumbai is 18 million, only 1 million less than that of the whole of Australia!

Here in Nerul we have 6 pretty large gardens. And fortunately the corporation does a good job of maintaining them. Overall I can say the pollution situation is a lot better here, and there is a lot of greenery.

Having grown up in New Bombay, I feel like an outsider whenever I’m in the city. I don’t think I can ever live in a place like Andheri or Kandivli. The noise on the Western Express highway itself would kill me.