Karnataka Express-Delhi to Bangalore

A lot of Delhiites dont believe me when i say that I love Bangalore. But the fact is, I do! I feel that I belong in that South Indian city more than I do in the city where I was born. Delhi has a psuedo-cosmopolitan atmosphere. Which means that although a Punjabi may rub shoulders with Mizo while entering his office, he still looks at the Mizo as if he is an alien. A Bengali may have lived in Delhi since he was born, he still continues to hear "Machhi khaataa Bangali", albeit in a more sophisticated tone now.

What I find all the more difficult to adjust is the fake bhakti people seem to have in abundance here. Late night jagran, fasting and what have you. Yet its just to bribe God to shower them with money (Delhiites will get money, by hook or by crook). They may hate their Muslim neighbors yet think they are Oh So Pious! They confuse astrology with dharma. Just to hear their Shani and Rahu ki antardasha. I forgot to mention Vashikaran, Its crazy thing which Delhiites are obsessed about.

N there is this strange notion of how girls should behave, what they can say in front of men, what is right and what is wrong.

I feel more at home in Bangalore may be because I dont know kannada well enough to understand their own version of pseudo-equality. But I am sure that people there are more genuine than they are in Delhi.

I am glad I am moving back to Karnataka soon. I miss Bangalore very much.