Thursday, December 16, 2010

Vineet's father is the Juhu Beach lifeguard.

xxx

My brother's friend was telling me a funny story the other day.
In Mumbai, you have Gujurathi colleges, Sindhi colleges, Christian quota colleges, etc.
What this means is that the college was originally set up by donors of that particular sub-caste and speaking that particular language to uplift and benefit the younger members of their group.
Till date the government allows the college a certain percentage of caste quota.

My brother's friend is a Gujurati (Varna-Vaishya,Traders) and had gone to apply for admission at a well known Gujurati college, Mithibai.
As he was waiting in line at the counter, a fellow Gujurati girl asked him.
'Science?'

'No'

'Commerce?'

'No'

'Pachi kya?' (Then what could you possibly be applying for?)

'Arts,' he says.

'Acha...
Drawing ma saru che?'
(oho!, so ur good at drawing?)

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