Walking Around Matunga

Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka

They say big things come in small packages or to quote our very own Hindi version Chotta packet bada dhamaka. Ever wondered why the smallest of nimbu (lemon) adds that mouthwatering khatta taste to any of your foods like poha or that spicy bhel. Or the smallest green chilly fried and served with that spicy batata vada gives the zingiest taste to it. The Dus wallah channa –shor garam at the neighborhood channawallah tastes the best and gives you immense pleasure and cuts your boredom while waiting at the bus stop or the railway station. The simplest of toy the wind mill with its attractive colours and free spinning nature never fails to give happiness to your kids when you buy it at the garden. Or the ice cream dolly (duet) with its natural and exquisite taste that comes for Rs.20 gives even more pleasure than eating a Magnum @100 . I still remember the taste of the hot dog served at our canteen in I.E.S School . A simple combination of veg pattie buttered long bread (pav), some tangy and spicy mix chutney and topped up with onions & tomatoes. A hit with the students during recess and after school. The demand was so much sometime we would be disappointed when the Canteen manager would say sorry beta its over , come tomorrow.

I recently heard from the misus that her friend and an ex-student of I.E.S School had celebrated their class re-union and the start attraction of the party was this humble Hot Dog…..

So happiness can be found in  small things or small memories , all you need is a content heart and ability to enjoy life in all its diversities.

If you want to enjoy some simple food and if you don’t fancy a dine in restaurant you can try the “Jayesh Milk Bar” just opposite to Ruia College. In its old glory it was a typical Maharashtrian restaurant with wooden tables , run by its Kokanastha Brhamin owner Mr.Ambdekar. With waiters in uniform and a asal Maharashtrian menu of the best ever batata vada , kothimbir vadi , thalipeet , sabudana vada and sabudana khichadi. Over the years it lost its glory due the owners indulgence in local politics (unsuccessfully tried to get elected as a Independent Corporator twice but lost) and trying yo cash in on the real estate scene by becoming a broker and a travel agent rolled into one.

Had to even sell off his space (gala) used as kitchen to the local wani –Laxmi Stores to recover finantial losses. Now his daughter has taken over and tried to restore its glory. First thing she did was rent the front portion of the space to 2 vendors . One who best in the art of chaat making and the other in sandwhich. Earlier these vendors used to hawk their wares from near the Five gardens , but under constant pressure from local BMC ward officers for hafta (weekly bribe) . Now this new symbiotic relationship was best for them. They were happy to get a place to sell and Ms.Ambdekar got her rent + commission on the food they sold.

Here you get the finest pani puri with its explosive mint flavored pani , lip smacking sev puri with the crunchy mix of spicy fried dal , roasted peanuts , the bright yellow sev , pieces of the sour raw mango to give that tanginess and mashed potatoes and diced tomatoes and onions to make it filling. The Sev puri plates sell like hot cakes among the student crowd from Ruia , Poddar and Wellingkar’s. Sometimes you spot Marathi Television celebrities like Deepak Shirke and Ajay Phansekar of famed Marathi Tele series –Ek Shunya Shunya a Cop –Crime Series in 1980’s on Doordarshan. Then you can spot Sanjay Narvekar Dedfutya of Vastav fame sipping chai and having a hot batavada or a plate of chat. Being a alumnus of Poddar he is seen almost every year during Ganesh Utsav celebrations at the Ruia Naka Ganesh Mandal and participates during the final immersion procession along with the students of these colleges.

At the same eatery the Sandwich wallah makes the finest sandwiches stuffed with fresh cut slices of cucumbers , tomatoes , onions , boiled potato and beetroot . Topped up with yellow sev to give it a crunchy bite. You can also try his Veg Potato Taost sandwich stuffed with potato baji and topped up with green chutney and Amul butter after toasting. Making this sandwich an altime favorite snack of the students hurrying to class or coming out of a boring lecture.

With confidence restored Ms.Ambdekar has stared a take away for the Maharashtrian dishes of the crispy kothimbir vadi , crunchy sabudana vada and even keeps chapatti and usal (moong or matki) during lunch time. You can see people lining up for these during afternoon time.

Another gem is the tiny eatery “Udpi Idli House” at King Circle . Tiny in size but large on options. Its part of the famous Ramanayak’s Udpi Restaurant which is a brand by itself in South Indian cuisine. This one if the specialty restaurants that serves only Idli’s . But every option possible. Looking at the menu you will get confused what to order and what to eat first. A small palce with 4 tables , you see people standing in the area marked for self service and just outside eating away their personal favorites. Even the regular white idli is as soft a cotton and eaten with the tasty sambhar , the feeling is divine. You could try their khotto a cousin of the idli but steamed in Jackfruit leaves giving a special taste and smell. The vegetable idli with dices carrots and tomatoes is colorful and great to eat. My personal favorite is the Kanchpuram Idli , yellow in color and with its unique taste of the chand dal ,cumin and mustard tadka and flovored with dry ginger powder (soonth) and black pepper (kali miri) to give a peppy taste. Another specialty is the mudho , the cup shaped idli steamed in kedki leaves and served on banana leaf served with dollops of butter on top and eaten with Muga podi the spicy dry chutney powder. The other unique dish beyond imagination is their Kakdi Idli made of grated cucumber and giving it a sweet tangy flavor combination. Then you can try their Oondi (small white balls ) , masala idli or the rawa idli.

You would have enjoyed the regular idli with the usual sambhar and coconut chutney but a unique combination here is the Dalitoy , tur dal cooked to perfection and tempered with pieces of ginger , mustard and curyy leaves and dried red chillies in pure ghee. Giving it a heavenly taste. After eating the idli you want to just sip this gravy / dal.

With the belly full , the best after taste still lingering on your taste buds and fond memories you can then walk to the King Circle garden to enjoy the rest of the evening.

So next time you think that only big and expensive things can make you happy , think again and always remember “Big things come in small packages” …….

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The Phenomenon that is Rajikanth …..The Thailva

It is said you have to experience the craze to belive the phenomenon of Rajnikanth .. The Boss .. Thaiva the mega Super Star . Adjectives fall short for the man known as the King of Tollywood Rajnikanth ….No one creates a buzz like he does. His fan following transcends age, language , state and even the country.

Did you know the biggest fan following Ranjikantha has outside of India is in Japan , there they even have a Rajnikanth fan club similar to the crazy fan clubs in Chennai (erstwhile Madras) .So much so that normal producers- directors in the south at the most release their movies in Tamil and if the story has inherent strength in Kannada , Telgu and Malyalam. For fact I can vouch even the standard movie in Tamil land has the story and finnes to beat the pants out of our Bollywood movies. Anyways coming back to Rajnikanth, his directors release their movies not just in the 4 languages of the South + Hindi , but simultaneously release it in Japanese , Balanese (Indonesian) and now even in Chinese with the latest being “KABALI”….

The teaser of KABALI not even a proper trailer released on YouTube a month ago gather 27 million views a feat no actor forget Bollywood not even the highest paid actor in Hollywood be it Daniel Craig (James Bond ) or Russel Crowe (Gladitor) can even come close. The adulation among the fans is because of the emotional bond they have created with not just the actor but the person that is Rajinikanth.

Though his on-screen persona is larger than life,in real life he is a down to earth person with no qualms of a superstar. People very close to him know him as a son of a Marathi couple Ramabai and Ramoji Rao Gaikwad a police constable settled in erstwhile Mysore State now known as Karnataka. . Named Shivaji Rao Gaikwad  after the Maratha warrior king Shivaji Raje. With middle class roots  and values but who had a dream of making it big in film and theater. Worked as bus conductor in Bangalore Transport Service with only his passion for films and dream to make it big ,to take him further. He joined the then famous Madras Film Institue (equivalent of FTII –Pune) and tasted success in K.Balachander’s Tamil Movie “Apoorva Raagangal” in 1975 and there was no looking back.

Initial films cast him in negative roles as village ruffian, or a womanizer or dominating bully . Somewher in 1978 he started being cast in positive roles as a prime antagonist in Mathu Tappada Maga which happened to be his 25th release. Bhairavi released in the same year was the first Tamil film to cast Rajinikanth as a main hero directed by M.Bhaskar It was in this film he earned the sobriquet "Superstar" . S.Thanu who was one of the film's distributor placed a cut-out of Rajinikanth over a height of 35 feet . Which became a trend which continue even today.  His next appearance Ilamai Oonjal Aaddukirathu, a quadrangular love story made by C.V.Sridhar, saw him playing the role of a man who sacrifices his love for his friend, played by Kamal Hasan (another great & intelligent actor)

He had nearly quit the film industry by 1980 , but was coaxed by Tamil film fraternity and his fan made a huge come back in “ Billa” a remake of Amitabh Starer Bollywood movie “Don”. With great dialogues , one liners , fights and foot tapping song it was the front benchers delight. It was in this movie he started his benchmark gestures, stylized mannerisms. Remember the way he flips the cigarette and lights it before he takes a puff or the way he swings the sunglasses before he wears it , totally mind blowing.

But the movie that catapulted him into a demi god status was “Baasha “ in 1995. Later in 2002 he wrote the screen play of “Baba” a movie revolving around the reforming of a gangster is shown as an incarnation of Hindu saint Mahavtar Babaji . The film was hyped and marketed well but the audience did not respond as expected. The film distributors faced huge losses. He took it to heart and even returned money to the distributors to cover their losses, such is the persona of Rajnikanth a humane actor than a superstar in real life . Later he gave super duper hits like , Sivaji –The Boss . For Sivaji ,he was given a remuneration of Rs.26 Cr which made him the 2^nd highest paid actor in Asia and next only to Jackie Chan. During this period his also stared in the critically acclaimed Dalapathi along with Malayalam star Mamoothy and directed by The Nationally acclaimed director Mani Ratnam. The story was a contemporary adaptation of Mahabharta with the story revolving around the friendship between Duryodhana and Karan.

Another anecdote about the power of Rajikanth’s communication skill and his fan following was evident when in late nineties the wily Tamil politician GK Moopanar broke away from the Congress Party and formed his regional party Tamil Manila Congress just a few months before the state assembly elections. Though he tied up with the MK Karunaniddhi of DMK and was ready to fight against Amma J.Jayalalitha’s AIADMK . He shrewdly registered the common man’s mode of transport the Cycle  as his party symbol. At that time a recent Rajnikanth starer the film Annamalai  had him riding the Cycle. He also enlisted Rajnikanth for campaigning who rode the cycle at a few rallies and in a much publicized television interview he dropped a bombshell by saying “ Even God can’t save Tamilnadu if ADMK returns to power”  . The result was a a 2/3^rd majority for the DMK-TMC alliance in the assembly.

The craze among his fans when any of his movie is about to be released, can be gauged from their enthusiasm , the fans pre-book the tickets months in advance. The distributors to make the most out of the opportunity have shows as early as 5 am and around 8 shows for the day in single screen theaters. And around 18-25 shows in Multiplexes. Another thing unique to the releases are the processions and abhishekam of Rajnikanth’s Cut outs at various theaters.

With the release of his latest “Kabali” this craze has gripped our Matunga. Matunga is the only part of India outside of Chennai (formerly Madras) where you have the official Rajinikanth Fan Club. The president of the Maharashtra Chapter Mr. Anand Raj lives on 90 feet road in Dharavi a stone’s throw away from Matunga and runs a CD/DVD store dedicated to all Rajini Sir’s Movies. At the Arora Theater ,the 700-seater Theatre in King’s Circle, a bastion of Tamils settled in Mumbai –there is a semi permanent shrine to Rajinikanth and is run by an ardent fan Mr.Nambi Rajan. It is the only place where each of the Thalaiva “Rajinikanth’s” movies are celebrated with a huge procession of fans culminating in an Abhishek of Rajini Sir’s Poster with milk & Panchamrit. The laltest Kabali cut out has been erected at the theater . To keep up with the craze the first day first show was held at 3 am. with the following shows scheduled at 6 am, 10 am, 3 pm, 6 pm, and 9 pm,. It was published in the newspapers the next day that Inside the theater fans gave a standing ovation and culminating their cheering with maha-aarti when the character of Kabeeleshwar came on the screen. 

Such is the emotional connect Rajnikanth has with his fans. A good human being ,a great actor , the larger than life “superstar” , The Boss …….The one and only “ Thalaiva”

Some of the gems - one liners from Rajnikanth’s movies

Idhu eppdi irukku? (How's this?)

See-eeviduven! (I'll lop off your head!)

Nallavana erukallam annal romba nallavana erukakudathu (You can be a good person. But you shouldn't be a very good person)

Naan eppo varuven, epdi varuvennu yarukkum theriyathu. Aana vara vendiya nerathula (No one can tell when or how I'll arrive -- but I always do, when the time is right)

Andavan solran. Arunachalam seiran (God commands, I obey)

Naan solrathaiyum seiven, sollathathiyum seiven (I'll do what I say. I'll also do what I don't say)

Pera kettaale chumma adhirudhulla! (Doesn't everything quake at the mere mention of my name?)

En vazhi, thani vazhi (My way is my own)

Naan oru thadava sonna, nooru thadava sonna maadiri (If I say something even once, it's as though I've said it a hundred times)

Kannaaa Pani Thaa Kutama Varu Singo Singala Tha Varum (Only pigs come in groups, a tiger comes alone)

And the latest joke trending on Whatsapp which is more fact than fiction…

Salman releases his movie on Eid because it’s a holiday , Shah Rukh releases his movie on Diwali because its an holiday , Aamir releases his movie on Christmas because it’s a holiday . But Rajnikanth releases his movie in the middle of the week and it is declared a holiday……

My Salute to Rajnikanth …………..The only Superstar……

Walking Around Matunga

Garden’s Galore

Three things are in abundance in Matunga, restaurants for foodies , clothes and accessories shops for shoppers and the 3^rd and most important thing , open spaces in the form of Gardens and play grounds . In this day and age of high rise towers , maddening crowds , traffic chaos and all that stress we are surrounded with , one thing that brings a smile of the face and a real inner peace is looking at all the tiny tots and children playing and having a gala time in all the Gardens in Matunga.

The most famous and most recognized garden in Matunga is the Five Gardens or the Mancherji Joshi Gardens right is the midst of Matunga –Wadala and Dadar Parsi Colony triumvirate. Even though I have captured the essence of Five Gardens in my very early blogs, you can very well go on and on about these wonderful gardens which act as the lungs of Matunga . A visit here is sure to drive away all that stress and tension you feel in your body and mind. Just a walk around these gardens and breathing in the fresh air brings a spring in your step and music on lips. You can find a whole lot of people of all statures, big , small , tall , short , thin , obese , the athletic type the sluggish type the stressed out weight losers type all walking round and round in circles around these five gardens trying to become fit as a fiddle by burning those extra pounds gained by the frequent hogging on pizzas and burgers with those extra cheese and mayo.

The fun part is that not only are these Five Gardens best for the health conscious types  but they are equally fun for all the kids in the neighborhood . The recently opened play area in one of the 5 gardens is a huge hit with children of all ages between 2-12 years. The garden has a big multi slide section with options for tiny tots and older kids. There are small ladders / steps for these preschooler to climb on , entwining tunnels connecting one section to the other to crawl through and small slopping slides to slide on. For the older kids there are the helical slides and tall towers to climb on. Then there are bridges and rope-ways for all to balance on and have a lot of fun. Towards the other end of this garden there are swings and jungle jims , balancing beams and sea saws . All in all a fun filled wolrd for the kids and their parents. Looking at the kids playing and running around and hearing their screams of joy brings a broad smile from ear to ear to your face.

These gardens are also a paradise for the romantic types or the first time lovers with dreamy eyes and love in their hearts. Best place to meet your sweet hearts , away from the crowds , creating a world of their own in the nooks and corners of these gardens.Sometimes you can get pretty embarrassed if you catch them lovey –dovey couples indulging in rather intimate PDA (Public Display of affection).

Just outside the children's garden the are lot of fun activity options  like the giant wheel , merry-go-round and swinging ship . Other attraction is the Horse cart ride for smaller kids and live horse riding for the older kids. The horse handlers are experts and make the horse walk , trot and gallop as per the age of the rider. Visit this five gardens and enjoy an evening with your kids , you will love it.

If the crowded five garden is not your cup of tea , walk down to King Circle Garden now named as Maheshwari Udyan . This circular garden has been maintained by L&T the Indian Construction giant for last 15 years and has been winning the best garden award from the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) gardens department. This garden is well laid out and landscaped to make this small garden appear large from inside . Once you step in you find a clear demarcation of kids play area and space for sitting and strolling.In the kids area again there are clear signage's near play equipment's mentioning age groups they are meant for. So you have small slides and duck shaped merry go rounds for the preschoolers . Then there are larger group of slides inter connected with small bridges and intermittent steps and ladders , where the older kids can enjoy walking up and down and sliding down.

Just near by you have jungle-jim on which the kids can use their motor skills and spend their energies climbing , crawling and hanging from the horizontal bars in between. Or just climb to the top and sit and have a great view. Then there are the regular swings and see-saws to have fun on and some special duck shaped swing for the tiny tots.

Out side the kids section there is a well laid out lawn with soft & green grass. You can just sit on the grass and enjoy the evening or play an game of catch with the flying disc or the Frisbee . Or have a go at football with your kids. There are stone and wooden benches for the grand pa’s and grand ma’s to sit on when they accompany these mischievous kids who play around. Right in the middle of the garden is a Water fountain started around 7 pm every evening . the water looks mesmerizing in the accompanied glow of colorful lights bright blue , pink , orange and yellow. You can sit and look at the sprinkling water and enjoy the serenity.

There are othe smaller gardens across Matunga , like the Samosa garden a triangular shaped garden behind Pramanik stores with garden swings or the metal jhulas on which entire family can sit and enjoy the leisurely swaying. Or right across the Napoo Marriage Hall is the Napoo garden a small but well maintained garden which is another option for the kids. Then there the Padmakar Dhamdhere garden opposite to I.E.S School (King George High School). This one is equally favorite of the kids and the parents alike . Kids can enjoy the slides , swings and see saws and the parent can enjoy a jog or a brisk walk on the well laid out jogging track.

The newest addition to all the gardens present in Matunga is the freshly opened Garden under the King Circle –Dadar TT bridge. Its starts at the Ruia Signal end and ends at the Maheshwari Udyan . It’s the first of its kind, conceptualized by local Matunga neighborhood group, funded by the local corporator Nayna Sheth and the BMC to effective use the area below the flyover which other wise would have become a home to junkies or beggars. Now this space is properly gated and fenced to bar their entry. The interior is landscaped professionally. The concept was to bring out a look of a river bank , in this case the Godavari (made out using blue ticker tiles ) , depicting its flow . The side lines are well lined with green shrubs flowering plants and small palm trees . The sidelines are fitted with small white led lights which shine like tiny stars all across the length of the garden. From a distance it looks like the night sky has descended in Mantunga.  It also has well laid out walking path for the evening walkers , a designated sitting area in the form of steps in the middle , looking like the ghats on the river bank. Then there are mulit coloured lights focused on the flyover pillars which gives a mesmerizing look to this garden. Hues of pink , green , yellow and deep blue makes you feel as if you have entered a dream world. All this despite the garden being in the middle of the ever busy Dr.Ambedkar Road and the surrounding traffic. Hats off to the great efforts by all the concerned people who got involved in creating and implementing this one of a kind garden right in the middle of Matunga.

So come and enjoy Mumbai’s only garden district, the magical place that is Matunga…….

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Nature’s Paradise

Growing up in Matunga I was fortunate to be in midst of nature in all its glory. Right in our building compound we still have so many trees in all sizes and shape. There is the short but ever flowering “tagar” more a shrub than a tree, with its short branches and deep green leaves and bright white flowers .The color combination so beautiful and the flowers so delicate and pure. Even to day I pluck them and offer them to the gods placed in our small but serene mandir at home. I remember “Patti” my Tamilian friend’s Sriram’s grand mother always smiling and dressed in traditional cotton saree , every morning plucking these very same white flowers and making small garlands and offering to the gods in their home . Though short in stature she would bend the small branches till she could pluck those tagar flowers and every once in a while if we were around she would ask us to help her pluck more flowers if their were some special occasion in their home like Pongal or Satynaryana , mini trees. 

You could see deep red Hibiscus (Jaswand ) flowers hanging from the branches. The bright red flowers were plucked to be offered to Ganesha as they are supposed to be his favourite after the sweet Prasad of Modak and the durva (grass).

Do you know the story behind the offering of durva it is said many many years ago a demon was born out of  a love relation between the great Yamraj and a dancer he fell in love with. This demon was known as Analasura. He was the most fierce and menacing demon who had red eyes oozing fire and would destroy any one who came across his path. He started harassing the gods and holy men . The gods then appealed to Ganesha to help them. Ganesha took the form of a small child Bal Ganesha and went to vanquish Analasura. Finding the small Bal Ganesha , Analasura , laughed and threatened Bal Ganesha that he would swallow him . But instead Bal Ganesha appeared in his huge incarnation and gulped Analasura. But as soon as he did this Ganesha fell down on the ground clutching his tummy as the heat from Analusara was unbearable. He became restless and started rolling in pain. All the gods became worried , Indra offered the Shital (cool) moon to Ganesha to put on his head but it did not help , Lord Vishnu offered him the Lotus flower , but this too did not help, Lord Shiva removed his Cobra and tied it around the belly of Ganesha , but this to did not help finally some sages made bunches of 21 durva’s ( tips of grass) and put them on Ganesha’s head. And magically all  the burning sensation was gone and Ganesha felt better. From that day onwards Lord Ganesha said since the lowly grass could help subside the burning and made him alright , anyone who offered Ganesha the durva with devotion would be blessed and get Punya of a 1000 puja’s or equivalent of visiting all the religious places on earth………..

From the same earth in our compound we saw the great big Mango tree rise above our small building . It was a 3 storied building before it was redeveloped into a 7 floored tower. From the terrace of this 3 storied building we used to pluck the green raw mangoes (Kairee) during the summers in the most ingenious ways. We used to take an old badminton racquet remove the strings , fix a small knife at the base of the elliptical ring , tie a plastic bag to the ring and finally tie this racquet to a long wooden pole and then pull at the kairee. The kairee would be perfectly caught in the plastic bag. The loot was then equally distributed among the friends. And the raw mango or the kairee would be washed and then eaten with sprinkling of salt and lal mirch. What fun that was.

Then there was a great big Peepal tree right across the compound in the neighbouring building. It was host to great bunch of Sparrows. Yes those small but sweet birds who made the chirping sound so sweet to hear. Early in the morning all these Sparrows would make a whole lot of noise and we would come to know that the Sun has risen in the sky. There was never a need for an alarm clock. And to think we are now talking of Sparrow conservation as they are vanishing from Mumbai. We grew up hearing their melodious chirppings. Some other birds which can still be sighted in Matunga are the Salunkhi or the Indian Mynah , a small brown coloured bird with a bright yellow beak and a melodies voice . Found perched on the nearby trees or simpley hopping around on the ground pecking at the bit and pieces of food on the ground. If we are talking about Mynah how can we forget the traditional rhyming Jodi of Raaghu Mynah. Yes Raaghu meaning the green and vibrant Parrot with a eye catching color combination of red beak and green lean body looking so royal sitting on a branch or alive and sprightly when flying in flocks across the evening sky. You can find these parrots in droves on the trees in the Five Garden just behind from where I live.

If you happen to walk around the Five Gardens during late May or just before the monsoons in June , the fiery red Gulmohars are sure to catch your eye. These tall brown trees line the Five Gardens all across its perimeter and are in full bloom with the red and orange flowers . If you look at them from far it looks like as if trees are on fire with flames erupting from their tops in hues of bright crimson red’s and flaming orange’s. The same is the case if you walk thorough the Hindu colony by-lanes. It gives a wonderful feeling walking thorough these by-lanes away from the scorching sun during hot summer afternoons , with pavements lined with the fallen Gulmohar flowers. Then there is the Pangara trees or the Indian Coral tree with their spindly leaves ,prickles and unique “Shenga” or long dark brown pods filled with maroon seeds . On these perched are the reverse hanging bats in hordes all across the stretch from Five gardens to the VJTI Engineering College , turning Matunga into Gotham City at nights with bats flying across the night sky looking scary in the moonlight above.

Then again these bats blend in like the new tall towers mixing in with the old heritage building in the Parsi Colony. Walk the by lanes here and your nostrils will be filled with the sweet smell of the Jasmines (Chaffa) in various colours, white with tinge of yellow or pink , in small or big sizes . The flowers falling down and  covering the pavement near the Dadar TT circle.

To sum it up I would like to recite the famous lines written by Sufi Poet Aamir Khusro for Kashmir

“Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast,Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast”  It means “ If there is a paradise on earth it is this , it is this , it is this“

I would like to rephrase it as “if there is a natures paradise in Mumbai then it is in Matunga , it is Matunga ………it is in Matunga “