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Oh, I love the Gateway of India. Earliest memories of childhood in Colaba, living in Ionic building, a quiet leafy lane that ends in Dilip Sardesai Chowk. Seeing the limitless ocean from the Gateway, became a globalist for life, seeing the rest of the world as a huge opportunity, never a threat. Not an Aatma Nirbhar bone in my life. Always preferred Kraft to Amul cheese, which made its debut at that time.
Oh, I love the Gateway of India. Earliest memories of childhood in Colaba, living in Ionic building, a quiet leafy lane that ends in Dilip Sardesai Chowk. Seeing the limitless ocean from the Gateway, became a globalist for life, seeing the rest of the world as a huge opportunity, never a threat. Not an Aatma Nirbhar bone in my life. Always preferred Kraft to Amul cheese, which made its debut at that time.
That line about the Oberoi Udaivilas having its own Aadhaar card? Gold. Absolute gold.