NORTH MEETS SOUTH

I apologize to my few readers ; - ) for my delay…but  Office work has kept me very busy that I am almost cut off from family and friends…but with my own set deadline of....one blog per month…I would never want to be a defaulter so better being late than never!!!

I would want to start this blog of mine with a pat on my back for having thought of such a lovely title…I know everyone would be wondering why the pat at the onset!!! I am not even waiting for my readers to appreciate…Well here comes the answer…this is the second best title I believe I have ever thought off , the first best ever title I thought for was undoubtedly “My Daddy Stongest” : - ) In fact I shared this title of the blog with many and wanted them to ponder over the title or atleast make some guesses what would be the contents for the title but none have been smart enough : - ( So clearing all the clouds which would have formed in your minds…let me unfold the already mentioned title yet again ”NORTH MEETS SOUTH” Anyone still guessing what I would be touching upon through this title???No prizes for guessing… I would want to write my thoughts on 2 people of my life…and they are my brother-in-laws aka jijaji’s aka bawa(in telgu)

My eldest sister had probably taken the boldest of decision of her life to go for an Inter caste Love Marriage….she married a guy from Patna…while my other sister decided to marry as per our parents wishes and married a guy from Chennai…and since then I feel blessed that I am their sister-in-law and a famous dialogue  to quote – “Roop rang mein chahe gori ho ya kali ho…khush naseeb who jija hai jiski saali ho…jiski saali ho who dedh guna such paye…nain rakhe saali par biwi sang batiyaye…kehat kavi rajesh amrit such ras ki payali saali hoti hai pyare aadhi ghar wali” from the movie HUM AAPKE HAI KAUN would just make everyone know that sister-in-laws are special …I don’t take any inspiration from the last part of the extended dialogue though..but then many brother-in-laws would love to boast about it…ha ha…he he… ; - )

This blog is however not to make me feel special but it’s just to tell my readers that how contrast both my brother-in-laws are just like the title NORTH MEETS SOUTH . The striking differences between them are - one is a hardcore north Indian who has been born and raised at Patna…while the other is a south Indian to the core as he has been born and raised at Chennai. The next difference would be one is aggressive in nature and the other is more submissive in nature. The next difference would be one is too much into devotion to god while other does not show that kind of devotion. I don’t want to sound like a Class-1 student trying hard to remember the difference between living and non-living things…ha ha… I could actually carry on with many more differences…bcoz there are in fact too many to be blogged down…he he…but then many of readers have suggested me to keep it short…so I would just want to end the blog on the best similarity both ends of the pole have…THEY ARE THE BEST COOKS IN THIS WORLD obviously after MOM…and LOVE FEEDING ME and anyone for that matter and hence could be righteously called MALE VERSION of ANNAPURNA DEVI only point to make a mention here is that I AM NOT A FOODIE BY NATURE but nevertheless I LOVE WHATEVER THEY COOK bcoz they make it with all their LOVE FOR THEIR ONE AND ONLY “SAALIJI”. Needless to say I LOVE THEM BOTH : -)