The monsoon rains have been pouring down in Mumbai for weeks, but there’s one umbrella I’m not going to use. I’ve had it for over 20 years, but I’ve never taken it out in public. It’s a small, folding model designed by my friend Aziz Currim of Ebrahim Currim & Sons, the makers of the popular Stag Umbrellas. The canopy is made from pages of a city newspaper I used to edit, and one of the fabric panels features a picture of me from a weekly column I wrote in the early 2000s.
I’m too embarrassed to use the umbrella in public. I’m notorious for losing umbrellas, and I would hate to lose this one. It’s a keepsake, and I don’t want to see it end up in someone else’s hands.
The umbrella is also a bit of a novelty. It’s easy to forget that you’re carrying it, especially if it’s a sunny day. I once made the mistake of buying an umbrella and then leaving it behind in the store. I’ve also walked out of restaurants into the rain, gratefully accepting an umbrella from a confused doorman. And once, I accidentally switched my old, shabby umbrella with a brand new one at a multiplex.
I’m not a bad person. I just have a bad habit of losing umbrellas. But I’m determined to keep this one. It’s a reminder of a time when I was younger and more carefree. And it’s a reminder that even though I’m prone to making mistakes, I’m still capable of cherishing something special.
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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