An Analysis Of Bidging The Divide By Tushima Rattan
Bridging the divide by Tushima Rattan
I had always heard that north and south Indians do not always get along. North Indians tend to look down upon the south Indians because of their dark skin and most of the south Indians point at the north Indians for not having as much education. Northies turn their noses up at the mosquitoes they have encountered on their holidays at backwaters, south Indians think that north Indians are snobbish, rude and think highly of themselves.
Since the day I decided to move to Kerala and till today when I am back to my city beautiful, there have been endless discussions with friends and family on benefits of living in north over living in south and vice versa. I have named the chit chat as Kings XI v/s Kochi Tuskers match. Despite the best of my efforts to be out of this unfruitful discussion, I found myself being sucked into the same whirlpool. My status messages on Facebook showed what I loved about Punjab "I love Chandigarh", "Missing makki ki roti, sarson ka saag" kind …show more content…
Perplexed and jaded by the scramble, I resolved to back out. Loving south does not mean that you must hate north and the other way round. Why is it so difficult for the people of India to accept its different cultures rather than considering one superior to the other? After experiencing both the places, I have zeroed in on a few things that fascinate me. Here are a couple of things that I found pleasant in both the cities.
The food is the best part of both the places. In north, one can enjoy paranthas (stuffed with different types of fillings), chicken (including butter, kadhai, tandoori, chicken do piazza), mutton, dal makhani, greens like palak (with paneer) and sarsoon da saag with makki di roti, mint and coriander chutney and yogurt raitas. In desserts, barfi, gulab-jamun, rabdi, dhoda, kalakand, peda, laddu and jalebi, to name a few, are regular
I had always heard that north and south Indians do not always get along. North Indians tend to look down upon the south Indians because of their dark skin and most of the south Indians point at the north Indians for not having as much education. Northies turn their noses up at the mosquitoes they have encountered on their holidays at backwaters, south Indians think that north Indians are snobbish, rude and think highly of themselves.
Since the day I decided to move to Kerala and till today when I am back to my city beautiful, there have been endless discussions with friends and family on benefits of living in north over living in south and vice versa. I have named the chit chat as Kings XI v/s Kochi Tuskers match. Despite the best of my efforts to be out of this unfruitful discussion, I found myself being sucked into the same whirlpool. My status messages on Facebook showed what I loved about Punjab "I love Chandigarh", "Missing makki ki roti, sarson ka saag" kind …show more content…
Perplexed and jaded by the scramble, I resolved to back out. Loving south does not mean that you must hate north and the other way round. Why is it so difficult for the people of India to accept its different cultures rather than considering one superior to the other? After experiencing both the places, I have zeroed in on a few things that fascinate me. Here are a couple of things that I found pleasant in both the cities.
The food is the best part of both the places. In north, one can enjoy paranthas (stuffed with different types of fillings), chicken (including butter, kadhai, tandoori, chicken do piazza), mutton, dal makhani, greens like palak (with paneer) and sarsoon da saag with makki di roti, mint and coriander chutney and yogurt raitas. In desserts, barfi, gulab-jamun, rabdi, dhoda, kalakand, peda, laddu and jalebi, to name a few, are regular