After last week’s brilliant sunrises, I was terribly disappointed to find my Mumbai cast in a pall of grey smog. Without even the slightest chill, it’s gloomy and grey almost like a monsoon day. I do hope this smog clears up else we’ll be having a winter of coughs and colds.

A brilliant swirl of pink and gold

Feel the glow of the morning sun

A glorious sunrise

And today a sky that’s grey and glum

My city’s vanished in the smog!

You know it’s winter in Mumbai when you see