The cuckoo’s rainstorm melody Summer is just barely getting its sweat-soaked hold over Mumbai. But the weatherman for the Indian Meteorology Department and Skynet, his corporate counterpart are busy swinging at each other trying to figure out when the southwest monsoon will arrive and what kind of rainy season we can anticipate.
I do not confide in by the same token. Worse than good. One has headquarters in Noida, which is dry and arid, a city far from getting rain. And the other one is a Government babu, so you know what can be expected. Therefore I solely rely on and am confident in the Pied Peaked Cuckoo that is victoriously singing its storm melody outside my window since Mid-April. I am familiar with the call of the crow. It
occurs half a month before the monsoon. Since it is a shy bird, we can anticipate rain at the end of May. Its nature of being in isolation is clear from its behavior. It calls loudly and hides among the trees, leaves, and branches outside my window. It sounds to me. However, I was unable to spot it. Similar to how the IPL celebrity sounds during games’ less exciting moments. I have been following the IPL since its inception in 2007, but I have yet to locate the trumpet among the stands that were also the case with the cuckoo in the past. Then the following year, I saw the crow right outside my window sitting in the middle of the bare branches of a Gulmohar, which will bloom in May
and be referred to as the Flame of the Forest once more. However, its melancholy cries indicate it. That and quills standing out of the rear of its herd. As if it had a bad haircut. I immediately snapped this photo. This year perhaps outraged the cuckoo relocated to a new hideout. I don’t have the foggiest idea where it comes from or where it will go when it starts to rain. The cuckoo is a transient bird. I long for it to remain. I am becoming accustomed to its sound.
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 been 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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