As Cyclone Biparjoy barrels down the Arabian Sea, causing hundreds of thousands of people living along the south-west coasts of India and even Pakistan to leave their homes and flee to safety, my thoughts go to the men manning the lighthouses in
these troubled waters. Cyclones fascinate me. And I watched in awe on TV news the majesty and might of Biparjoy as it wickedly stirred the depths of the Arabian Sea to send gigantic tidal waves, extremely heavy rains, and winds gusting up to 150 mph to
coastal Kutch and Karachi. The image that stayed with me is of a lonely lighthouse in Saurashtra taking a terrible battering from the fearsome waves and the torrential rain. Making me wonder about the poor lighthouse keeper. Some lighthouses are right out in the sea. Cut off from land. What do these lighthouse keepers do during cyclones? Are they also evacuated? Or were forced to stay on duty, sounding their fog horns and making sure their lighthouse’s powerful beam scythes through the black night, warning distressed ships of the presence of other vessels helplessly bobbing in the rampaging waters and of the treacherous rocky coastline? The rest of the year, they must
lead dull lives, after all, how much of the sea can you take? Are they now shaken out of their boredom and quaking in fear? Or sitting back to enjoy a grandstand view of the spectacular show? Knowing that cyclones come and go, and huff and puff as mightily
as they want, they cannot knock the lighthouses over?
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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