Context: Between 1891 and 2020 only 50 cyclones have formed in September in the Indian subcontinent. They are mainly formed in October and November —  the main cyclone-regenerating months.

• Since cyclones started getting officially monitored in 1975, only 11 have formed in September: Six in the Bay of Bengal and five in the Arabian Sea. But cyclone ‘Gulaab’ achieved the rare feat of forming over both.
• Watch the video to know how and why.