The Mumbai heat hits like a Tyson punch. Sweat streaming down the densely-packed bodies of the Middle-class commuters in the suburban local trains Halting on long lines that shimmer in mid-May sun. The A/C whines and whirs, unable to cool The interiors of the sedan discomfiting the women Talking Versace and Venice, loud tones, fiddling …

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