A Thunderstorm of the Retreating Monsoon

After a few months of a not very good rainy season as the sun began to set one evening in late September, the sky went overcast and a dull yellow glow spread all over the city as the wind started to blow from the east towards the sea. Over land I saw large groups of [...]

Posted at 11:58 am on May 5, 2011 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Nature, Urban | read on

Tetrapod

The south mumbai coastline along Marine Drive is shrouded with mountains of tetrapods along its periphery. These tetrahedral concrete giants help break the heavy monsoon waves that pound the coastline annually. Within these formations are little pockets, like miniature caves where pools form and eddies of water stream in and then get sucked out as [...]

Posted at 11:30 am on May 8, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | read on


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