For all those who don’t know who a MALLU is, please do read this article, for the whole purpose is not to define who he (/she) is but to describe few attributes of the person engraved in soul with such a personality with world’s all limped modernism present externally. I had one of my friends staying with me for a period of almost 40 days. This was a time to share the same room, same set of books & notes, and almost the same hackneyed routine. But mind you, did you hear the word ‘same’ quite a number of times!!! Believe me, it’s purely a matter of coincidence, for we too were very different, not just geographically, but in respects of age, thinking, money, girls, and what not!!! The list is endless…
“Ballzzzzzz….” as would my ex-room-mate, Mr.SRK would say on hearing something nonsense, gibberish and highly calorific.
A regular conversation between me and him would lead the way as if going through a wild safari though Western Ghats destined to somebody’s home-land Kerala:-
Me:- Wassup SRK!!! Didn’t you notice the hot chic today with that sexy skirt?
SRK: - (as usual) Ballzzzz…I hope that she’s definitely a Pallakadian (a place in Kerala), for I got to marry someone like her for sure.
Me:- Hell You, do you actually think that you get those kindaa beauties in your place back home?? Get some logical/realistic rationale working for you man!!!
SRK: - I would tell you Raghav, either I’m marrying a Pallakadian in my life or a Punjabi who knows pretty well how to prepare good food.
Me:- you seem to be talking now.
Before I could continue further, he interrupts in between,
SRK: - Ballzzzzz…..
I waited thinking that he might want to say something, but that was the biggest silence I ever delved into!!!
SRK: - Raghav, you know what, one of my Surd friends told me in the past that if you see a South Indian & a snake, choose the snake over South Indian.
Me:- (thinking as to what to make out of it with my eyes rolling in all directions, believe me, even 11 dimensions of universe were less at the moment) AAhhhhhh……….silence
After a pause,
Me:- Why do you say that yaar?
SRK: - I don’t, it was my friend who said that, you ass…
Me:- anyways…
SRK: - (certainly out of nowhere) you are one such bond with a CGPA of 3.7/4, with a great company experience to bank upon, and studying here XYZ (name changed), in such a great college...what else do you need in life man?
Me (with full sarcasm in tone):- I know I know…I’m one such unfortunate great studying with a guys like you…I should have been into something like IIMs, XLs…
SRK: - Ballzzzzz…
(Now somebody make him realize that I’m trying to justify why we all here, not why we all couldn’t make it to those great places, and this guy has just one thing to give me, in fact the pluralist form)
Me (on a serious note):- Look at you…you are the talent of tomorrow, you got the name of SRK with you, and people know you and accept you everywhere you go!!!(What was I saying even I couldn’t make head n tail of it, he was one person who imbibed within you what he possessed all along!!!)
SRK: - Ballzzzzz… Studying here, I would go places with a bowl in my hand asking for monetary help!!!
Me:- ha ha… (Don’t know if it was really funny, but did feel like one!!!)
SRK:- Raghav, management is all about studying great people like Kotler, and it would be great if we can get into a company like Texas Instruments for summers!!!
Me:- (with mouth wide open, contemplating the thought, have I been living two lives one for management n other for engineering where latter has come to the fore-ground at the moment, or is this again one of those jokes by SIR SRK which shoots over & above my understanding??) Woah, that’s awesome…that sounds a real cool proposition (somebody please come as a saviour)
Above is just an excerpt of daily musing like those that used to happen between us. Now SRK is one such guy, who would place ethics, morals, integrity, hard work, passion and money at the top level. Yes, money also occupied the same podium. Known for his wit & humor, and the immature knack of being over worried, over conscious and over what not, he is pretty famous amongst friends & esp. girls. He’s been one sincere person around and a reliable material.
Being SRK would be a lot different from being a Mallu. This individual having seen many places did learn quite a lot by adjusting amongst all sections of society, and went on to become a great friend.
Today, he puts up with another of our college friend in a hostel. His room-mate is a core Punjabi by nature, and SRK is getting accustomed to loud tunes of Punjabi folk with Gurdaas Mann topping the chart. Unknowingly, he is made listen to those Punjabi numbers he didn’t even know of as a special request by him!!! I wonder if he’s been practicing Bhangra with heavy south Indian look on his face and ondu, vondu and wannakam chants that go with the beat. No wonder, if SRK comes back to me one day, and asks one question, & that too the most important one, “What is the procedure to change the room??”
Apologies for hurting any sentiments across…all care was taken not to do so, apologies for any uninviting remark!!! All mistakes are coincidental due to incidents that happened and nothing personal in what so ever respects has been tried to bring to the fore.
