To be with the truthful

korakaghaz:

saawanbarse:

The south’s urban culture is more intellectual. My hypothesis is that this is so because its culture is dominated by the Brahmin….

There are way too many fucking things wrong with this article it’s making me sad and angry

The sixth observation is the commonly found ability of south Indians to speak another (southern) state’s language. This comes from proximity more than from any pressing desire to be multicultural. But it shows the southerner’s openness, and even his canon of sacred music includes songs from another state, in another’s language.

That doesn’t make any sense. This article is hogwash. A Patel who makes the assumption that Mumbaikar Gujaratis are ‘not an intellectual people’ simply cannot be taken seriously. As a piece of hilarious and blatant racism however, this article is a gem:

The third thing is southern tolerance. Unlike the Baniya’s, the southern Brahmin’s vegetarianism isn’t oppressive. The intolerant and insular Gujaratis and Marwaris of Malabar Hill (writer Bachi Karkaria called them the Malabar Hill Tribes) have banished all meat from their neighbourhoods.

There is little sign of such horror of pork and beef eaters around where I live. This may be because the area is not a traditional Brahmin neighbourhood. But generally speaking, the Gujarati’s fanaticism against meat is absent.

BRB CRYING THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT I’VE EVER READ WHAT ARE YOU EVEN SAYING

I have mixed feelings after reading this article. I love Mumbai. So I’ll never agree when someone says that South India is better. Even the author admits that “Mumbai has it’s charms.” I’m Muslim and my ancestors are from North India. North Indian culture which is influenced by Persians and Arabs is beautiful and I think the author being a Gujju Hindu doesnot appreciate that. Though I do believe that what he said about the Marwaris and Gujaratis of Malabar Hill is true. They are very intolerant of non vegetarians and Muslims. But they are a minority. The greatness of Mumbai lies in it’s cosmopolitan culture which is not found in the south.