MANTARLELE BET by VYANKATESH MADGULKAR

I WAS LUCKY TO BORN ON AN ISLAND. I WAS BORN ON THE ISLANDS OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK. IT WAS A SMALL WORLD. I WAS BORN HERE AND WAS IMMENSELY IN LOVE WITH IT. AS I GREW UP I REALIZED THAT THIS PLACE BELONGS TO ME AND I BELONG TO IT. THEREAFTER I NEVER HESITATED TO MOVE ALONG ANYWHERE IN MANHATTAN. I ROAMED TO PLEASE MYSELF. I WATCHED WHAT I DESIRED AND WISHED. I ENQUIRED ABOUT THE THINGS I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT. OF COURSE, WHILE I WAS YOUNG I DID NOT GO FAR AWAY. BUT AS I GREW IN A REAL SENSE, I GATHERED COURAGE. I STARTED EXPLORING IT. I WALKED DOWN THROUGH EVERY LANE OF NEW YORK.