I live in Koramangala, a beautiful locality in the south-eastern region of Bangalore. Laden with beautiful tree lined boulevards and marvelous architectural buildings, no points to those who guess why it is one of the most happening places of the city. It is also home to corporate such as Siemens, Wipro, JP Morgan, NDS and many more. Amidst a paradise like landscape, there flows a waste water sewage which collects probably all the good materials of the city and flows into some place quite unknown to me. It releases a fragrance which is quite indescribable in any single word of any available dictionary. On the banks of that drain, there stands an apartment, quite beautiful in terms of architecture and quite costly too. The emotional builders of that apartment named it ‘Hibiscus’ which also happens to be a flower that releases a nice fragrance, quite different from that of the drain. Now, whenever I pass through that building, the scent of the drain fills all my body and soul making me walk as faster as I can. At that point of time, I can do nothing but hurl silent and choicest abuses at the builders of that apartment, failing to understand the rationale behind the name. Recently, I also came to know that Amitabh Bachchan is also planning to construct a star hotel along the banks of that drain and I wonder what the name would be! Will it be Rose International? Will it be Jasmine Residency or will it be Tulip Resorts, only time can say!!
