Wednesday, October 26, 2005
True Hyderabadi
Today I will tell you the story of Bhagmathi. Did someone ask, why Bhagmathi? Because without Bhagmathi you do not have any Hyderabad. Surprised? Well, Hyderabad was earlier called Bhagyanagar, and Bhagyanagar was named after Bhagmathi. Hence you see without Bhagmathi you cannot talk about Hyderabad.
Before I tell about Bhagmathi, I must tell you about Hyderabadis. When you come to Hyderabad you should behave like a Hyderabadi ( when in Rome you should be Roman).
Now how do you find out a true Hyderabadi. I am giving you some tips to identify a true Hyderabadi:
You have come to Hyderabad, on the road, searching for an address. You ask anyone on the road, the answer invariably will be ‘Seedhe chale Jao’, whether you ask direction for Moosapet or Moosarambagh or Mojamjahi Market.
You will find people on the road able to speak Hyderabdi Hindi, Hyderabadi Hinglish, Urdu etc. fluently, except Telugu.
Any street you take, there is at least one mobile kiosk that serves chinees delikecies such as vegitable soft noodles, Navrotten Kurma, chicken manchewrian or American chompsee.
You will come across tailor sporting the board, immediate delivery, in two days only.
Seating in a five star hotel you find people asking for mangoe pickle while having lavish continental banquet dinner with exotic Chinese, Mexican, Italian and Lebanese dishes.
You will find people ordering for tea just after having finest desert after a lavish dinner.
Within a square yard you will meet at least One Srinivas, one Raju, one Reddy, one Venkatesh and one Prasad.
You will find everyone having at least one cousin, friend, collegue or acquainteance in the US in software.
Every time somebody gives any good news, the first response he/she receives, ‘ Party kab hai?’
“Parson” the word you will find used extensively for any past act, whether it happened day before yesterday or long before. For example don’t get surprised to hear ‘ Birla Mandir? Oh to parson parson bana.’ Actual date of construction should be some where in seventies.
In a fixed price shop you hear, ‘Dene Ka bhav bolo’.
You have an appointment at 5 P.M. and at 5 P.M. you start thinking at your residence what dress to wear.
You end up buying Salwar Kameez, whether it is in theatre, workshop, food mela, consumer expo, designer jewelry show, science show or an automobile convention.
Your response to any sane advice. ‘Kya dimag kharab hain?’
Well, I have again taken you to a wrong path, digressed from Bhagmati. Quite natural, after all, I am a true Hyderabadi.
Before I tell about Bhagmathi, I must tell you about Hyderabadis. When you come to Hyderabad you should behave like a Hyderabadi ( when in Rome you should be Roman).
Now how do you find out a true Hyderabadi. I am giving you some tips to identify a true Hyderabadi:
You have come to Hyderabad, on the road, searching for an address. You ask anyone on the road, the answer invariably will be ‘Seedhe chale Jao’, whether you ask direction for Moosapet or Moosarambagh or Mojamjahi Market.
You will find people on the road able to speak Hyderabdi Hindi, Hyderabadi Hinglish, Urdu etc. fluently, except Telugu.
Any street you take, there is at least one mobile kiosk that serves chinees delikecies such as vegitable soft noodles, Navrotten Kurma, chicken manchewrian or American chompsee.
You will come across tailor sporting the board, immediate delivery, in two days only.
Seating in a five star hotel you find people asking for mangoe pickle while having lavish continental banquet dinner with exotic Chinese, Mexican, Italian and Lebanese dishes.
You will find people ordering for tea just after having finest desert after a lavish dinner.
Within a square yard you will meet at least One Srinivas, one Raju, one Reddy, one Venkatesh and one Prasad.
You will find everyone having at least one cousin, friend, collegue or acquainteance in the US in software.
Every time somebody gives any good news, the first response he/she receives, ‘ Party kab hai?’
“Parson” the word you will find used extensively for any past act, whether it happened day before yesterday or long before. For example don’t get surprised to hear ‘ Birla Mandir? Oh to parson parson bana.’ Actual date of construction should be some where in seventies.
In a fixed price shop you hear, ‘Dene Ka bhav bolo’.
You have an appointment at 5 P.M. and at 5 P.M. you start thinking at your residence what dress to wear.
You end up buying Salwar Kameez, whether it is in theatre, workshop, food mela, consumer expo, designer jewelry show, science show or an automobile convention.
Your response to any sane advice. ‘Kya dimag kharab hain?’
Well, I have again taken you to a wrong path, digressed from Bhagmati. Quite natural, after all, I am a true Hyderabadi.
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