This story started many centuries ago it is as old as "MERA BHARAT MAHAAN"
Well there are basically eight Sages from whom all us mortal Indians have descended...Find it funny..dont trust me...ehhh..well chk out this link...
http://www.gurjari.net/ico/Mystica/html/gotra.htm
Out of the eight odd sages we are worried about only two: Viswamitra and Kashyapa..a small point to note Kashyapa is an original Brahmin, whereas Viswamitra was a convert.The two sages went on to have their own clans and lineage which are still found in all parts of India..
Cut to the present...
A guy from Bangalore met a girl in Chennai in yet another IT firm..but magic did not happen at first sight..it took many sightings..tonnes of emails and some really good sense of humour to win over the girl.. the year was 2003.. the month June.. the weather..hot,humid,burning,sweaty..typical Chennai..getting the pic.. :)
The guys background..he is SUPPOSEDLY a Punjabi ..but settled in Bangalore for eons..if u look at him u will find more of a Tamilian..than a Punjabi in him :))
The girls background..she is a Tulu girl settled in Chennai..Orthodox Brahmin is the keyword here..
But as we know love knows no religion, caste and creed..
The guy and girl proved it..one more time
So the guy and girl start going out for movies, lunches..the general stuff..They get serious abt each other..bcoz they hav nothin else to get serious abt :))...and this is where the story takes a turn...hmm..for the worse..
The guy and girl have their own career hassles...wonder how career came into all this :))
The Guy decides he needs to leave his job and do an yUMBA..
The girl says why the hell..u have me..y do u need an MBA??
The Guy is stubborn and gets his way and goes away to do his yUMBA...The Girl meanwhile sits back in Chennai..and finds herself on the way to the US of A..
You may think that Time and Distance may come in the way of love..but well you were wrong..
The guy and girl decide in true filmy style that neither time nor distance can come in way of love..and it is proved below:
Mathematically : Speed =Distance / Time
Assume distance b/n Guy and Girl is 20000 km
Time: 1.5 yrs approx 545 days
Therefore, speed is 36 km/day
Hence it is proved that their love was always on the move and not stagnant..
Actually the true reason for the speed to be maintained was ASTRONOMICALLY high Telephone bills..
The rumour goes that a telecom company broke even for the first time in its history..
Reason cited: excellent Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) on long distance calls
Well there is always money to be made even if people are in distress :))
Scene Shift:
After 1.5 yrs..and zillions of telecons later..the guy and girl have a brainwave..the only way to cut down telephone bills is...to get Married!!!!
Moral:There is always a complex solution to a simple problem.. :))
Lets re-look at the obstacles facing a cost reduction exercise in telephone bills..
The girls clan..South Indian..Orthodox brahmin..Viswamitra style..pure vegetarian..eat their curd rice..they say their prayers..they go to their family temple..do their rituals...
The guyz clan..North Indian..Khatris..dont know their clan..eat their butter chicken except on Monday and Tuesday..go to any temple whenever they feel like.. bascially dont bother much abt anythin spiritual..
So we can see that they are OPPOSITES...
Do you Think Opposites Attract????
I thnk they do... :)
The girls parents feel that North Indians are.. kinda crude..brash..basically a total MISFIT for their girl..
The guys parents..are more than happy that the guy found a girl for himself...and dont have to bother themselves of going on an India Darshan searching for a girl...
Ok taking a snapshot of the whole situation:
Boy in India.. Girl in US
Boy like girl
Girl likes boy
Girl family not like boy
Boy family likes girl
The only problem girls parents have to agree to their marriage..
Problem facing girls parents:
Guy is Punjabi
Guy is not Brahmin
So what happens next is that the girl comes down to India for 19 days..to spk to her parents..But at the very same time period guy goes to Russia..courtesy his company..time period given 12 + days in Moscow..
So if we look after 1.5 years the guy girl have approximately 6-7 days to solve the issue...
But due to Russian immigration officials ;) and prayers of Brahmin girl some where in Chennai... the Guy comes back early...
The guy girl sit together after 1.5 years..plotting on how to turn the tide...
So in true yUMBA style a plan is drawn to counter each point...
The Guy is a Punjabi... negative point
But what would be portrayed is that the guyz family is settled down in Blr for the past 50 odd years..The guyz dad would use his Kannada skills to prove that they are as normal as any other Bangalorean..
Guy is not a Brahmin.... Big negative point
To counter this point the girl decides to turn to the internet...
There is a saying...Google has more answers than God..
The next few lines could just prove that...
Actually the girl turns to wikipedia..and searches for the term Khatri..the guyz family name..
And Behold..some where in the webpage it says that Khatris were Sarswat Brahmins many centuries ago..whatever that meant :))...the keyword to hang on is BRAHMINS...
The guyz parents are equally surprised that they are Brahmins...yikes..there goes the butter chicken :)))
So using this fact the guy and girl decide to counter any point thrown against their marriage...
The day is set..December 23, 2006..time 6:00 pm..
In preparation of this D-Day the guy is made to try to a tonne of clothes..after all the first impressions are last impressions :)..
D-Day arrives..the guy is totally tensed up..his parents are cooool..At 6:00 pm the girl...her dad and uncle arrive... basically descendants of Viswamitra :))...
What happens for the next one hour is a bit hazy..
The guys dad speaks in chaste Kannada and everyone is floored...No one even cares to look at the guy..who is totally decked up in a new shirt and pant..worth price Rs.3000..But whats happening around is priceless.. Mastercard style :))
Overall the conversation progresses well..the girls side are impressed..Wahi's usually are impressive ;)
After tonnes of truth and one half a lie..ehhh..the perception is the guys side are grass eating Punjabis..
Well it ends with a few sweets exchanged..and sound of laughter ..and two sighs of relief...obviously the guy and girl's..
The next day a phone rings and a tricky question is posed..which gotras do the guys clan belong to...because if it is Vishwamitra..then marriage would not take place...since then the guy and girls would be related...Some freakin weird logic...ehhh
So now the guys side start calling up all near dear relatives all over India..to find out which clan if any do they belong too...one uncle reveals that Khatris belong to Kashyapa clan... this information proves to be a marriage saver..as Wikipedia proved that Kashyapas are among the original Brahmins..
With this information in hand..the month of November is chosen as the auspicious month for the holy matrimony...
The girl goes back to the US of A..with a promise to return..
The guy..back in Bangalore... in the hope that she returns
Current Status: Telephone bills are back to normal...Astronomically High :))
Moral of the Story:
Some Punjabis love Tulus
Some Tulus love Punjabis
Internet can save some love stories
And Some love stories do come true
