Posted on 09/03/2009 8:48:47 PM PDT by Steelfish
This Man Spent A Lifetime Among Dead For A Good Night's Sleep
Roana Maria Costa 4 September 2009
MUMBAI: On the face of it, 60-year-old Mukund Prabakhar Agte looks like a regular middle-class bloke with a steady job and a cosy home in a distant suburb. But this well groomed man in a light blue striped shirt, olive green trousers and a ready smile has a little secret. When the sun goes down and nocturnal creatures emerge from their hideouts, he heads to where not too many people would dare—one of the city's crematoriums for a good night's rest.
This abode of the dead is what Agte calls home most of the time—for the rest, he's equally comfortable settling down in a corner of a Western Railway corridor or platform, or even a South Mumbai footpath. But he's no destitute, just a loner with a little quirk—of not wanting to rent property in Mumbai despite a salary of Rs 25,000.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...
Creepy.
“Agte then got down to the business of life in Mumbai. He slept at the Mahalaxmi, Marine Lines and Virar crematoriums for over two decades, used the WR public washrooms, ate one meal a day at the WR canteen and lived out of a small brown bag which contained all his worldly belongings.”
I wonder if he wears Timberlands?
I don’t find it creepy... just interesting. So he sleeps in crematoriums....big deal. Pretty peaceful. Doesn’t look to be a burden to society, doesn’t look to be doing anything deviant, knows he doesn’t get along well with his relatives and chooses not to associate (how many of us would choose not to associate with relatives, given the choice?), not asking for any handouts (except for the one meal a day), takes care of himself. We could use a lot more of that in this world... doesn’t say in the article if he supports his wife and children/grandchildren. Am hoping that he does at least support his wife!
just had to ping ya
:’) Sleeping in a crematorium? As if it’s not hot enough in Mumbai...
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