
Monsoons: Raincoat vs Umbrella
Growing up in Pune, June meant monsoons, the start of school and a new raincoat. In college, we were too sophisticated to wear flowery raincoats, so we all wore wind cheaters, never mind that our legs got wet. Fast forward to Mumbai and I found I was the only one in a crowded bus wearing a jacket and dripping onto everyone around me. Umbrellas are more suited to travelling in Mumbai as most people rely on cars, buses, trains or rickshaws. And the volume and power of rain in M