Disclaimer:
This article/series is not to offend any single community caste or person. This is to be taken in the lighter vein.
For those who don't know yet:
Tam Brahm: Tamil (The Language spoken in Tamil Nadu) , Brahmin (A South Indian caste developed based on King Manu's rules)
Mama: Uncle in Tamil. Universally used for any Tamil Brahmin Male aged above 35-40 Years
Tam Brahm Mama: Not easily definable
Place:
Made in South India 'Wonly'. Can be born anywhere deep down south but takes the name of the nearest known town/city as his birthplace so that people think he is from a known locality (Civilized Locality in his terms). When asked about the town city, gives lame excuses that his grand parents had moved out long back and he has not visited place for long.
Attributes:
Comes in different shapes, sizes,nature/characteristics. Likes to flaunt the religious symbol on forehead. Likes wearing anything from Dhoti to Bermuda to Three Fourths. Can roar like a lion while snoring or sneezing and shamelessly ignores that it happened
Names:
Generally Long and difficult to remember. Reduces it to a short name when travels outside the country to meet his son or daughter like Mr.Sam (Sampath Srinivasa Rangan), Mr.T.Than (Thiruvengadatthan).Has many times a middle name which can be the place where he was born or a long family name.
Likes taking the names of 3 generations in function invite cards when the current generation itself may not be famous enough among the relative community.
Food:
Thair Sadam (Curd/Yogurt Rice), Sambhar/Kozhambu (Thick Gravy made of tamarind paste with vegetables and garnishing, Specifically Vetha Kozhambu...hard rock spicy), Rasam/Sathamudu (Watery Thin liquid made of tamarind paste /tomato/lemon/neem flower/pepper and corriander garnishing), Mavadu (Raw 'Mango'lets soaked in spicy solution), Mahali (Specific variety of Roots soaked in spicy solution), Moar (Buttermilk with more water that it is translucent garnished with mild spices), Puliogare (Spicy Tamarind+Red Chilly Rice), ...and the list goes on.
Likes eating the gravy from the back of the hand when it flows from the front as he is slurping up the content with a noise that can make a drugged sedated human to wake up from slumber as if he just had a nightmare.
Has a list of vegetables / fruits one should not eat as per the cultural / religious rules.
Prefers eating from Banana Leaf or silver plate and wants to be the first person to catch the beginning Pandhi (Course Meal in a marriage / function) to make sure he does not get diluted gravy or secondary sweet serving.
Thought Process:
Calls out the name of his favorite deity while sitting, lying down, something good happens, something bad happens. Vibrates as a source of knowledge in tradition and religion but needs his wife to remind him of his marriage date and parent's srardham (Regular Rites performed on calendar basis for the ancestors who have passed away).
Still Chauvinistic in the age old way. Needs obedience at home at a military level..leading to son/daughter's maximum use of mother's chellam (spoiling by getting concessions through mom) probably ending up with a son who is tangentially opposite to his views of acharam and anushtanam (brr...difficult to explain...just take it a cultural and religious policing).
Likes to show off that he is calculative in every penny he spends. Always takes his past as a reference for explaining a situation like how he walked all the way to school or satisfied his hunger by eating one dosa and one coffee or how he used to go to friend's or uncle's house to watch 'Oliyum Oliyum' on EC TV or Dyanora/Solidare (An old brand)....
Gets angry if not invited for an event or if someone invited does not attend. Considers it as a personal insult and does not attend the next function in the non attendees family but ends up attending some funeral....
Reads Hindu with Morning Filter Coffee, Believes Pranoy Roy more than his well wishing friend, Drinks hot water like he never had water before, prefers having water in a sombu(metal pot small and shapely) or bottle near him always. Hates Instant Coffee, Bottled Cool Drinks and packaged fast food.
Either Listens to old pen torch battery Radio even when iPads have come up or ends up becoming extra painfully tech savvy person unmanageable by the next generation...both extremes possible i say!
(to be continued....)
This article/series is not to offend any single community caste or person. This is to be taken in the lighter vein.
For those who don't know yet:
Tam Brahm: Tamil (The Language spoken in Tamil Nadu) , Brahmin (A South Indian caste developed based on King Manu's rules)
Mama: Uncle in Tamil. Universally used for any Tamil Brahmin Male aged above 35-40 Years
Tam Brahm Mama: Not easily definable
Place:
Made in South India 'Wonly'. Can be born anywhere deep down south but takes the name of the nearest known town/city as his birthplace so that people think he is from a known locality (Civilized Locality in his terms). When asked about the town city, gives lame excuses that his grand parents had moved out long back and he has not visited place for long.
Attributes:
Comes in different shapes, sizes,nature/characteristics. Likes to flaunt the religious symbol on forehead. Likes wearing anything from Dhoti to Bermuda to Three Fourths. Can roar like a lion while snoring or sneezing and shamelessly ignores that it happened
Names:
Generally Long and difficult to remember. Reduces it to a short name when travels outside the country to meet his son or daughter like Mr.Sam (Sampath Srinivasa Rangan), Mr.T.Than (Thiruvengadatthan).Has many times a middle name which can be the place where he was born or a long family name.
Likes taking the names of 3 generations in function invite cards when the current generation itself may not be famous enough among the relative community.
Food:
Thair Sadam (Curd/Yogurt Rice), Sambhar/Kozhambu (Thick Gravy made of tamarind paste with vegetables and garnishing, Specifically Vetha Kozhambu...hard rock spicy), Rasam/Sathamudu (Watery Thin liquid made of tamarind paste /tomato/lemon/neem flower/pepper and corriander garnishing), Mavadu (Raw 'Mango'lets soaked in spicy solution), Mahali (Specific variety of Roots soaked in spicy solution), Moar (Buttermilk with more water that it is translucent garnished with mild spices), Puliogare (Spicy Tamarind+Red Chilly Rice), ...and the list goes on.
Likes eating the gravy from the back of the hand when it flows from the front as he is slurping up the content with a noise that can make a drugged sedated human to wake up from slumber as if he just had a nightmare.
Has a list of vegetables / fruits one should not eat as per the cultural / religious rules.
Prefers eating from Banana Leaf or silver plate and wants to be the first person to catch the beginning Pandhi (Course Meal in a marriage / function) to make sure he does not get diluted gravy or secondary sweet serving.
Thought Process:
Calls out the name of his favorite deity while sitting, lying down, something good happens, something bad happens. Vibrates as a source of knowledge in tradition and religion but needs his wife to remind him of his marriage date and parent's srardham (Regular Rites performed on calendar basis for the ancestors who have passed away).
Still Chauvinistic in the age old way. Needs obedience at home at a military level..leading to son/daughter's maximum use of mother's chellam (spoiling by getting concessions through mom) probably ending up with a son who is tangentially opposite to his views of acharam and anushtanam (brr...difficult to explain...just take it a cultural and religious policing).
Likes to show off that he is calculative in every penny he spends. Always takes his past as a reference for explaining a situation like how he walked all the way to school or satisfied his hunger by eating one dosa and one coffee or how he used to go to friend's or uncle's house to watch 'Oliyum Oliyum' on EC TV or Dyanora/Solidare (An old brand)....
Gets angry if not invited for an event or if someone invited does not attend. Considers it as a personal insult and does not attend the next function in the non attendees family but ends up attending some funeral....
Reads Hindu with Morning Filter Coffee, Believes Pranoy Roy more than his well wishing friend, Drinks hot water like he never had water before, prefers having water in a sombu(metal pot small and shapely) or bottle near him always. Hates Instant Coffee, Bottled Cool Drinks and packaged fast food.
Either Listens to old pen torch battery Radio even when iPads have come up or ends up becoming extra painfully tech savvy person unmanageable by the next generation...both extremes possible i say!
(to be continued....)
great......
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