When Chennai and East of Indus-West Of India/Gujju/Hindi/Baroda Decided to say "I do"
Its a pretty convoluted title - a direct rip off of the super popular "When India and Vietnam said I do".
Here, I present the story of two of my very good friends who decided to get married. Its a bit weird to see two people who you think are in a strictly platonic relationship to suddenly plunge into matrimony. But the platonic part was the result of a "Dont ask Dont tell",aka US troops homosexuality policy,strictly followed by me and others. It wouldn't be a surprise to the closest of their friends for the signs were all over. Oh! for the power of hindsight. At the end of the day, one realises that this was indeed destined.
Back to the story. The guy is a Tamil Iyer (a claim strongly disputed by a now retired traffic constable from Mylapore,Chennai who swears on his integrity(gulp!) that the guy is not an Iyer). Hes a somewhat typical Mylaporean. Definitely a typical BITS-ian. Knows his shit, and gets shit done.When a Iyer boy sucessfully thwarts parental pressure for marriage so long, there is something amiss. It made sense last night.
The gal is mystery atleast to me. She, like the boy, has claims about her ethinicity. The whole world thinks she is Gujju,but she begs to differ. She is from East of Indus-West Of India/Gujju/Hindi/Baroda, also known as the Sindhi land. She is beautiful,extremely helpful and knows her shit.
After years of struggle, they made it at last. All romaticist rejoice. Nerds, geeks and wanna-bes, do whatever you do on a Friday night ;)
So, what to expect from the marriage? Chennai might become a little more hipper, and Baroda a little more saner. Chennai gets a dash of Guuju-Sindhi culture that will make Madisaru mamis dance and Baroda will be forced to stop partying and start introspecting (and also be forced to read The Hindu)! Its also ok to expect a progeny of super-smart ,super-hip, super-good-looking youngsters who are neither Tamil nor Gujju-Sindhi but who will thrive comfortably cloaked in the veneer of American cosmopolitism. And yeah, of course, family cherry pickings during spring!
What does the present hold? A promise of a life-long relationship built on years of trust, friendship and mutual-well being(I should have just said love here, duh!). Of all the couples I know, they might be the closest to ideal - they complement and supplement each other. The immediate world around them will not change, but it sure has made a lot of people real happy.
I raise my glass to toast them. Cheers.
Here, I present the story of two of my very good friends who decided to get married. Its a bit weird to see two people who you think are in a strictly platonic relationship to suddenly plunge into matrimony. But the platonic part was the result of a "Dont ask Dont tell",aka US troops homosexuality policy,strictly followed by me and others. It wouldn't be a surprise to the closest of their friends for the signs were all over. Oh! for the power of hindsight. At the end of the day, one realises that this was indeed destined.
Back to the story. The guy is a Tamil Iyer (a claim strongly disputed by a now retired traffic constable from Mylapore,Chennai who swears on his integrity(gulp!) that the guy is not an Iyer). Hes a somewhat typical Mylaporean. Definitely a typical BITS-ian. Knows his shit, and gets shit done.When a Iyer boy sucessfully thwarts parental pressure for marriage so long, there is something amiss. It made sense last night.
The gal is mystery atleast to me. She, like the boy, has claims about her ethinicity. The whole world thinks she is Gujju,but she begs to differ. She is from East of Indus-West Of India/Gujju/Hindi/Baroda, also known as the Sindhi land. She is beautiful,extremely helpful and knows her shit.
After years of struggle, they made it at last. All romaticist rejoice. Nerds, geeks and wanna-bes, do whatever you do on a Friday night ;)
So, what to expect from the marriage? Chennai might become a little more hipper, and Baroda a little more saner. Chennai gets a dash of Guuju-Sindhi culture that will make Madisaru mamis dance and Baroda will be forced to stop partying and start introspecting (and also be forced to read The Hindu)! Its also ok to expect a progeny of super-smart ,super-hip, super-good-looking youngsters who are neither Tamil nor Gujju-Sindhi but who will thrive comfortably cloaked in the veneer of American cosmopolitism. And yeah, of course, family cherry pickings during spring!
What does the present hold? A promise of a life-long relationship built on years of trust, friendship and mutual-well being(I should have just said love here, duh!). Of all the couples I know, they might be the closest to ideal - they complement and supplement each other. The immediate world around them will not change, but it sure has made a lot of people real happy.
I raise my glass to toast them. Cheers.
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