For all u ppl wondering if i have lost my head you can be rest assured tat apart from certain periodic moments of insanity, i am SANE!
Scene I
2 weeks ago i was back in Calicut, Kerala and taking a walk down the lane. I was thinking of nothing in particular, apart from "eeeks" , footwear n greens when this typical mallu lady walks upto me. She smiles the smile, i smile back. She come close to me, whispers "molle nee Muslim aano??" (*Child, are u a Muslim?). Lakshmi tells grandma, grandma takes lakshmi's holds lakshmi's forehead, whips out her eye liner n fervently draws a bindi stamping her religious roots on her forehead!
Scene II
Dad's surgery is over. He's recovering well. So the water can was empty and I decide to take a walk to the cooler and refill. The nurses come over and ask me ''which sect molle?" Me thinking 'sect' is a (medical?) term for a hospital room no. (!!!) answer in all innocence (read stupidity), "540". Response? Blank look! she asks again "No no..ur a christian elle, which sect?" sigh.."No sister. My name is lakshmi, remember the goddess? the Hindu equivalent of the World Bank?? I am a Hindu"
Scene III
I am at work and trying to work (heh!) and a new tech writer (who is a sweet gal) comes to me to solve a query. we do the general gup shup. She asks me "where do u stay?" Me "Sembakkam". She says "you are a Brahmin na" Me, "No i am not. long live chicken, long live fish n other animals"..
Moral of the story.. Lakshmi has a lot of options and alternatives :) Long live Secularism..Jai Hind! sniff* :)
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6 comments:
babe, wht r u anyways..?? :D :D
nair! :)
Very nice writing. I guess you chose your profession with all the skills already in the bag.
@ dusty fog
thank you! read some o ur blogs too. good stuff! :)
Very interesting Lakshmi..
Wondering whether you havent come across sikh's... :P
In my case..once it happened that ( being kannadiga) when i speak in hindi,relatives of mine call me "why do you speak muslim's language"(taking hindi as urdu).
Keep going..
ehzrudhinillay?...next post epozhal?...: )
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