“You are Marathi?”. Yessir, mee aahe marathi manoos.
I could sell ice to an eskimo, but may find it tough when it comes to convincing people that I am a marathi manoos. I get passed off as a relocated keralaite, a gaothan catholic, or a nice telugu. Or sometimes as an alien.
Reason 1 – My diction. [...]
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Mee aahe marathi manoos…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bombay, chai, chitale bandhu, deccan plateau, diwali, friends, lonavala, maori, marathi, marathi culture, marathi manoos, mumbai, nagpur, pune on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Innocence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child, children, friends, growing up on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, I scolded Myra for not listening to me. She didn’t cry for long but the fear and more importantly the questions I saw in her tear filled eyes were agonizing. Megs was upset at me doing this, not for scolding Myra, but for the way I did it. Menacing she said. I realized I [...]