Since this got put on a site called Dsplaced and I thought I'd have it included here as well. Its a nice site that asks for contributions from people who feel displaced. I thought I'd write something and apparently they thought it was worthy of being posted on the website. Most of you have already read it, but I thought I'd have it here as well..
I thought I’d be miserable out of Bombay, never having been out of the city for more than a month since my birth.I have always wanted to go to America & pursue my dream. So I sit here in my American apartment today and wonder, why is it that after 4 months of coming here and barely having ever felt homesick, am I in so much rage? I realise now that these past 4 months have been full of new experiences, new people, new places, new everything. It’s a nice place, I quite like it here but when I start to think about my life, all I can ever think about is Bombay. I miss travelling in the crowded trains, I miss taking my mom’s dabba to office, I miss walking into St. Xavier’s and feeling at home there. Most of all, today I miss being in Bombay at the time that the city that I love has been attacked. I don’t care which part of the world I live in for the rest of my life, I realise today that at heart I am and will always remain a Bombayite..
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
of course you will remain a bombayite my dear. Sometimes we don't realize how much a part of our identity is based in something until we are removed from it.
What is a dabba?
You write well, nice blog!
Dabba is the Indian word for Tiffin. "Tiffin" is an old-fashioned English word for a light lunch, and sometimes for the box it is carried in. Everyone's mom gives tiffins that you carry to school, college or work.. The last time I carried tiffin was when I used to work at the Museum..
And yeah, I actually didn't realize how much of a Bombay person I was till I left it..
Thank you for readin' it and I'm glad to hear you like it.. :-D
This is Jinal - from Dsplaced. Just wanted to let you know again that your story is beautiful :) And ofcourse, it is worthy of being on the site.
@ Jinal: Thank you Jinal :-)
Post a Comment