Learning Hindi - Internationally
Part - I
This is a part in the progress of his story
Midhun (like in the Malayalam movies of the 80’s): I (pause)..I…don’t know (pause)….. how to…how to ... tell what I have to…
Ladybird: kuch bolne ka hein tho jaldi bol, kaam baaki hein.
Midhun still not in his best of Hindi, remembered the good old photography class at SIMC. A chill runs down the spine.
(In contemplation)
Group - B2.
Class - Photography.
2 minutes of Hindi by Borkhedkar sir.
Mouth agape Midhun looks right.
He sees another ‘about-to-cry’ soul looking to the left.
She is Dalia, the poor soul who came with high hopes to find herself juxtaposed with some mountain goats.
Their eyes meet. Intense emotions fly.
Pity in her eyes. Tears in Midhun’s eyes. For a moment he felt Dalia to be a long lost twin. Like a pair of windows opening, both look back at their Hindi teacher.
Midhun doesn’t accept failure and jots down whatever English he could understand.
His note read something like this – “focus, May, attendance, Lens, teen, cheese…And so on…”
The actual sentence received from the manuscript available in the Pune museum read as follows. (Bible-o-graphy: Rejil, The studious. 2008: 64).
“Idhar Phocus nahi karega tho mein attendance nahi doonga. Lens mein theen cheez hein…”
(Midhun back to reality)
Realizing that the girl is walking away, shouts in the Hindi he knew
“humko tumko acha lagta hein.”
Ladybird (folded hands in prayer, looks up to the gods for help): “oyeye maaa…Hindi ka tho SIBM* kar dega yeh lafanga!!!”
Synonyms
*SIBM = rape, kichdi, dahi ( contextual).
TRULY INTERNATIONAL, WITH FACULTIES SPEAKING THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE. DO THEY PRESUME THAT TUITIONS IN HINDI ARE GLOBALLY COMPULSORY BEFORE JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES??
SIMC ON TOP............................................... OF A HILL.
6 comments:
fabulus the bsr ever !! am in tears
one of the best yet.. one of the best by far!! :d
TOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD....one of the best actually...how i told u i will read after doin my prsnt...NOTHING...!!!!HAD to HAD to HAD to read it...n it was sooo worth it...!!!!Midhun is star, man...!!!!!
This blog made even more sense during the screening of Junoon as it did not have any subtitles. Gitanjali was seen translating for Dalia and Kedar for Midhun!!! :P
@ Niharika
Thank you dear :) now i'm sure that there are good people in this world.
@ blogged in
No other ways open for me, ask and comprehend...as it is an exam concern ;)
@rejil the 'good old mad'
Loved the last part..and thank u for gifting me an international twin...mera pyaari behan...
and the rest i felt as if u were there with me for the photography class..honestly
@ Rejil
I think it is important to add that besides the aforementioned souls, Srini and I too dont understand 'the words coming out of Dhananjay Sir's mouth' - Hence, spoiling of photographic paper & using the mobile in the dark room :P
Post a Comment