WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING
1.
It was a very quiet Diwali. Like I was telling Noopur earlier today, the festival has lost most of its shine for me. I think the main purpose it serves my life now is that of a punctuation for time passing by, and a reminder to do a round of deeper household cleaning and upkeep, just as one does in the spring.
Amber and I didn’t do any lights this year, nor any decorations — which is as much as we ever do, given neither of us is interested in the religious aspect of the festival. We met my parents for lunch, and cooked and ate some vegetable cutlets together, a thoroughly non-traditional affair.
2.
We’ve been struggling with our neighbours recently. They have been flouting community rules and guidelines related to renovation and usage of public spaces, and have been quite immune to our requests and those of the residents’ welfare group. It is a frustrating situation with no solution in sight.
3.
We had a bumpy start to our travels. The hotel we had booked for Mumbai ended up being sub-par and we’ve landed in an old favourite instead, albeit in a different part of the city. The room, the amenities, everything is much nicer and I’m very glad for it. Things began to look up from Sunday morning when we attended a walk organised by Art Deco Mumbai, which was quite fun.
