On Friday 14 Dec 2007 1:06 pm, Abhishek Hazra wrote: > just curious. why weren't there any indian language books in this list? > reading this made me think of my childhood which was spent reading books in > both bengali and english. and quite a lot of popular bengali children's > magazine too.
Because I am a true Macaulay-putra - with my school education have been spread between Bangalore, Porbandar and Pune, with the only common language being English. not even Hindi. I was almost wholly English for much my early life. English tastes. English values. English mannerisms. Even last year when I spent a happy two weeks driving through England and Scotland I was surprised at my own euphoria at being able to understand every word that was said by anyone, and being able to read every sign anywhere. But I'm not English. At most I could be a coconut, no more. And I chose to return because there is a desi in my core. shiv
