The Monsoons are here!!!

The wait is finally over. The scorching heat will be gone at least for a few months. It is that time of the year when you get to drench yourself in the pouring rain. Here come the “Monsoons”. Yes, you heard it right. The South-West monsoons have hit the Indian coast and are well on schedule. Infact ahead of schedule by 6 days. Kerala and parts of coastal Karnataka have already started experiencing torrential downpour. The speed of the monsoons winds is said to be very high and so they would engulf the whole country in their charm and might within the next one month.

The “Monsoons” have always fascinated me. The way the cloud and wind formation take place and how they ensure that they strike the Indian Sub-continent at roughly the same time year after year. They are truly the bread and butter of many an Indian soul. They ensure that nearly 2/3rds of India’s population is kept happy which contributes to about 1/5^th of India’s GDP. The met department has predicted a 93% monsoon.

Come the monsoons and soon drops the mercury levels bringing a smile on everyone’s face. It has been overcast here in Bangalore for the past week or so accompanied by heavy winds. It has made the weather very pleasant here.

The arrival of the monsoons will ensure the filling up of rivers and lakes. Ensure greenery all around. Come September when the Monsoons have nearly come to an end we will get to visit many of the scenic places and hopefully get to have a nature shower in the waterfalls.

I am truly looking forward to a rain filled next few months.