Mangalore: Monsoons are finally here. The rains and winds are bringing down the temperature in Mangalore and people are rejoicing. Children with colorful umbrellas and riders with raincoats are fast becoming an integral part of the city 's setting.
“Be it walking or dancing in the rain, jumping in the puddles or just sitting beside the window and watching the rain fall, these things can make one feel excited and happy” said an ecstatic Nazia, a postgraduate physiotherapist.
The rains brings with it happy childhood memories for homemaker Sameena. “I loved rain because 1st of June was beginning of academic year. New raincoat and umbrella, jumping on puddles, holiday declared on days of heavy rain, everything was great experience,” she says recalling her childhood.
NRIs in gulf still miss monsoon days in India. “Monsoon season in India, particularly in coastal region, is a rejuvenating experience” says a Mangalore-based freelance writer currently residing in a gulf state. “Nature turning greener, activities of paddy fields in the rural areas, water over flooded everywhere, soothing smell of mangoes, jackfruits etc are unforgettable memories of monsoon which haunts when we live in gulf” he recalls.
“After living in a desert like Kuwait, rain is a bliss.” said Munazza, a medical student in Mangalore, who had spent over a decade in gulf nation. “Arrival of monsoon is not just rain pouring down. Associated with it are many more little packets of happiness. The beautiful misty dirt smell, the magnificent coconut trees swaying away, king of fruits-mangoes, the cool breeze getting in through our windows , the mud puddles, the needle like pricking of the droplets against your cheek. Everything about rain is simply beautiful...,” she goes on explaining.
For some businessmen the rain brings mixed feelings. On one hand construction is being slowed down and cold drink sales reducing, on the other hand stores selling umbrellas and raincoats are doing huge business. Zaheer, a shop owner in Kankanady says, monsoon is definitely better for business. Other than umbrellas and raincoats even sandals are sold more during monsoon, he says.
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