Some days ago, there was an earth­quake in Gujarat. On the 6^th of April, there were a few more.

Tremors have liter­ally become common­place today. Prior to the Latur earth­quake of 1993, I used to think earth­quakes were a rare occur­rence signi­fying the awesome power of nature. I still remember the fasci­na­tion I felt when I realized that I was actually experi­encing one. If it weren’t for the loss of lives and property, it would have been a fun thing, even despite the fact that everyone at home blamed me for “shaking the bed”.

Now, if an earth­quake were to occur, I’m more far more likely to say, “Oh, did you feel the second one?”

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