Amma's Bombay memories
This time Iam presenting you some glimpses of childhood years my mother spent in Bombay decades back. Enjoy. Hello friends, If I were given a chance to turn the clock backwards, I would love to revisit my childhood years that I spent in Bombay (Mumbai now) during 1950s to early 1960s. Since my father had a transferable job in Telephones department, we frequently shifted from one place to another. I still consider my childhood years that I spent in Bombay as precious, formative years. Our residence was in Jansukh Nivas, Kandivali. All our houses were single storeyed. During those days , the toilet facilities were common to the group of residents and naturaĺly they were away from our homes and less convenient. There were not even taps in the toilets and we had carry our own bucket of water. One frightening incident I remember even today was a natural calamity. In our next compound, separ...