The Phoenix City of India

I have always wondered why of all the cities, Mumbai gets all the hype in the media, there are numerous cities in India what is then the mystic attraction of this city that keeps attracting the attention of both Indians as well as foreign nationals to this city.Even I too thought of coming back to this city of my birth after my graduation, and even today I do not miss the opportunity to come down to this place.
Even though I have lived in almost all the major cities like Delhi, Chennai yet I always dreamt of coming back to mumbai.
During my childhood have seen this city witnessing various problems but yet it rose again after every calamity, the pepole of this city too rose again unscathed by the wounds left behind by every misfortune whether personal or economic or political. I have also found that the misfits from every town, city, society always dream to come to mumbai.It is as though al the misfits finds solace in this mystical city.
Also I have found that every other person who dreams a different dream or follows a different star finds in peace with himself, where else could you find a waitress dreaming of being a film star, a unuch dreaming of being a politician, a gay dreaming of getting married to a gay.
The mystery lies in the inhabitants of this place, they accept anybody and everybody, without any judgement or rebuff nobody is looked down upon no matter what social or religious background he comes from.......the simple philosohy practised and followed by both young and old being ...live & let live.