reminiscing

for the greenery that once was and hopefully will not disappear as the concrete structures sprout up everywhere.
for the fact that every corner of the city is reachable.
for the lovely little cafes and old bakeries still going strong.
for the loyalty that a lot of places enjoy.
for being full of mixed crowds everywhere.
for being one of the safest cities still.
for easily being one of the few places where even if you're alone, you'll not feel totally lost. there's a very homely air to it.
for looking beautiful in the monsoons.
for having one of the most non-interfering crowds - you can simply be.
for being one of the very few rare places where you're not worried over the fact that you're a girl every moment.
for being that rare place where wealth or wealthy people are not in your face. (anyone who's lived in delhi would understand what i mean)
for being the kind of place where you'd want to spend as much time outdoors as indoors.
for being a place where you find as many old couples/friends hanging out as the younger ones.
for being by and large an educated city.
for being a place where you can still encounter kindness and honesty.

i love pune for the small town feel but big city perks it offers.
it will always hold a special place in my heart for making me grow into the person i am today.
i wonder when and if i'll ever get to go back...it's easily one of the best places to live in india. where it lacks, most other places lack too (goes with the general state of infrastructure/administration/traffic etc in the country), but what it offers is unique, simple but proud.