Post <blockquote>^ You know, historically Bombay's strong minority Parsi community (of which Zubin Mehta was a part of), even smaller Jewish community, the pan-Indian-ness of Bollywood gave it a cosmopolitan feel. I remember many years ago, one of the small motor boats rides in the evening off Nariman Point, rides on the fiat taxis (Bombay was the only city where fiat taxis were de rigueur). But the regionalism of Marathi culture (the "Shivaji" DNA) which the RSS tapped into, the corruption of Bollywood by Gulf syndicates, etc. made for a paradise lost. Of course, Marathi regionalism defining the core of Bombay today is matched by Bengali regionalism (hidden under the cloak of pseudo-intellectualism) on the other coast. Delhi is the only city in India, reviled for its shallow Punjabi culture by other parts of India, which is the one and truly cosmopolitan one. I only wish they took care of the pollution there!</blockquote>

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