{"id":515,"date":"2009-02-19T08:02:32","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T08:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=515"},"modified":"2009-02-19T08:02:32","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T08:02:32","slug":"looking-for-a-hot-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/looking-for-a-hot-bath\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a hot bath ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nCompletely jet lagged from my flight from NY, I thought perhaps that I would indulge in a hot bath in my hotel room in Powai (Mumbai),. And I felt really guilty doing so. I imagined the water lying in the bathtub and looked out of the window and saw a slum. I wondered how many families would be standing near dry taps for hours waiting for water. The water in my bathtub would be at least 20 bucketfuls. I realized when you read and think deeply about issues, like the environment, you really do change your perspective. Its all about re-educating yourself to the changing world around yourself, and re – aligning to it.
\nAll my life, living in India, in Europe and in the US, I have loved the idea of soaking in a hot bath, but having thought about the issue’s of water facing our planet, and especially India, I find I am no longer able to do so. After all my film Paani is just about that. The people in the upper city have swimming pools while those in the lower city are standing in line for hours waiting for tankers to bring them water
\nThe pic above is from my hotel room. The swimming pool against the gradually dwindling lake at Powai. I remember this lake. The late Kaifi Azmi ( Shabana’s poet father) and his friends used to come here and spend hours fishing. It felt like the countryside then. But now of course, it is teeming with high rise buildings, and a gradually shrinking lake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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