In spite When I was a child I took admission to Holy Cross School, Bokaro Steel City, and once I reached Class Upper K.G. my first teacher or the class teacher was a South Indian lady. With Bokaro being a mixed culture city and people across every religion and ethnic group residing there I gradually find solace in one of my friend Sajit B. Nair, who has to fight verbally with many other classmates of South Indian origin before taking me in his stride as other South Indian students were apprehensive about including me in their group.
He started spending his considerable time with me during the lunch period and other times and the most common liking among us was the songs of Mr. Kamal Hassan as I always use to sing with South Indian twang the Ek Duje Ke Liye songs and found myself to be better with well behaved South Indians rather than any other fellow classmates. Gradually, Asha Pillai also started conversing well with me but Busy B. Nair and other few had a frown on their lips but we never crossed the path of each other.
Sajit has a better fan following in girls and was a very chirpy and nice fellow and together we were quite a force and as far as I remember I being a very hefty one during childhood once topple a senior by my legs when he was trying to destroy a sand castle which we were making at a site in the school where there was a lot of sand kept for construction purpose. So, we were never afraid of each other company and were becoming a personality also taking care of school property and the classmates (Without explaining much into it) as we have been emulating James Bond as well at times.
Unfortunately, he left the school at Class 7 and the void as a class-fellow never filled up after that and personally I become very alone. Now, thinking about South India as a visit it happened first to Bangalore when my sister was studying at IHM, PUSA, Bengaluru in the year 2004 and after that I went to Chennai and Mahabalipuram in the year 2005. Now, I have visited thrice the Karnataka Capital Bengaluru and find it one of the most beautiful city down South with people who are neither apprehensive in helping others nor they try to create unnecessary problem in the life of others and do not get into personal space which matters far more in terms of unforeseen consequences. The Media, Police and all other Government machinery is far better and there is nothing called rumors associated with any person or creating any problems in the life of others.
Similarly, Pune and Mumbai have the same way to offer peace and tranquility as compared to North India and I personally feel at ease after visiting these cities. Now, talking about food habits Sajit use to share his homemade dosa with me and I immediately use to relish his food but he never reminded me in life about the so many dosas I gulped from his tiffin. He was very near to me and this made me eat more of South Indian dishes when I use to visit Sector 4 which has many South Indian food joints thus making me feel comfortable with Idlis, Vada and Dosa along with Uttapam and sambhar-Chawal.
Also, if one goes to South India, the greenery is predominant everywhere and even the agriculture is more of flowers apart from the regular cereals and other necessary crops. People are also not into each others throat and neither they try to punish you verbally but certainly, they get a little volatile when you say Bihari to a person who is from Bihar over there and try to show the attitude of the South Indian films which unnecessary show a lot of violence on the street and everywhere else, as there is nothing such scenario in personal life and the overall life is peaceful with Police always alert on duty and helpful in every possible manner.
In spite of having my own home at Raj Nagar Extension, Ajnara Integrity my mind drifts towards spending a beautiful and fulfilling life in these cities and one thing would like to say that if you do a small good deed towards South Indian, he will remember it throughout his life but the same cannot be found in North Indians esp. if the person is from Bihar. So, one should leave all kinds of apprehensions about South Indians as they are more literate and they certainly "MIND IT" if you rub them in a wrong manner!
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