2023’s final month, December, flew past quickly just like the year. A dense grey mist covered the city at daybreak. Hiding the sun. Darkening a dawn. Winter begins its relationship with the city. Having trouble staying awake due to early street lights last night. The air nips slightly. The temperature was refreshingly low. Due to overnight cold north-westerly breezes. City residents remain huddled in bedrooms, cooled by ACs. Gaining a few extra minutes of sleep. It’s hard to resist mornings like these. Some auto-rickshaw drivers sleep in their three-wheelers parked on residential highways at night.
Poor men lack beds. They are uncomfortable in the back seat of their car. Covered by blanket. They’re migrants. They have no lodging. The car is their home. They gather money and move from villages in North and Central India to buy a vehicle and start a life.
Trusting Bollywood movies. It is said that Mumbai has gold-paved roadways. Upon arrival, they realize this is untrue. People sleep on the roadways due to costly housing. At least they have cars. And nighttime blankets. It can’t be as comfortable as your bed and mine. However, they sleep justly. On mornings like this, they deserve a little extra snooze time.
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About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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