Jun 1, 2014

Discus throw of the Jagraon-wasis

It is mainly India, which is so much averse to an owl. Even a multinational company has started advertising 'India ko no ullu banawing'. Nowbody makes an owl of anybody in the west. Now that the birds are getting extinct owls along with other birds need to be loved. But we people are by default always glued to the tradition and the poor owl is most likely to be abused racially till eternity.
In the west who would run after anybody after washing his hands? Here 'Hath dho ke peeche pardna' (to be after soneone after cleansing the hands) is so very common. If a person is after someone post washing his hands, then there is no escape route left for the victim.
In India an idler always kills flies (Makhi maarna) whereas in the west he does anything except this.
In India displacing one's headgear (cap or turban) is an extremely serious issue. In contrast drop of a hat in the west is a very minor thing. They say, 'He picks up a quarrel at the drop of a hat'.
In North India a male is soberly dressed if the torso is covered. It is absolutely normal if the legs are bare. Howeved in south India, the upper part of the male body can remain nude while it is not acceptable if the legs are bare.
Other than Punjab there is hardly any place where a person would lift piles of wooden blocks if he is over enthusiastic and overflowing with energy. In Punjab the first thing that a healthy and cheerful person might do is lift 'Fatte' (long, flat, wooden benches used at construction sites).
In other parts of the world immigrating to other places might be the last resort but in Jagraon a family is not worth its salt if it is not able to expel its children out of the nation which they call as 'Bahar Kadna'. A father may boastfully say, "Asin apne sare bache bahar kaddtte"(We have secured visa for all our children). Canada is, ofcourse, the most favoured destination.