Rain.....

There has been many romantic notions about getting wet in the rain throughout the world. But no where else has it been embodied in such a wide variety of colors, shapes and emotion than in our films.

Be it a lustful encounter, a romantic duet, a sorrowful parting or an electrifying first meeting rain is a "natural actor" to give the scene an appropriate color!!

But frankly for me its a nuisance, especially when you have to wash your own clothes and you dont have good water in your house to take a bath.

Chennai is one place where rain is a "Natural Villain". It just has to rain for 5 minutes for the roads to be awash with muck from the open garbage cans (if any) and open sewer :( !! Worst in Chennai you cant even pray for no rains cause, as that is the only source of water for the millions of people over here. Funny why none of the bright brains in Chennai never thought of the sea a source of water. Desalination plants are quite common in the world now and certainly Chennai could use that as a cure for its water shortage.

But then bright ideas are never associated with politicians and bureaucrats.....