This post is about Indian surnames - and it is not meant to poke fun at any race - I love everyone from enterprising Gujjus to energetic Tams, to sharp Bongs to cunning Marathis. This is just to show you how we are a country of countries. Where a Singh has his palatial estate in Jalandhar, a Nair drives along Marine drive, and the space between them can fit in a few World-Cup winning countries.
Enough senti, enough disclaimers. Let's get right into this, now.
Gujju poet: George Bernard Shah
Mumbai chauffeur : Raju Drivemykar
Mallu skyscraper architect with an ego : IM Iyer
Punjabi Plumber: Fixthekitchen Singh
Telugu Eager Beaver : IM Reddy
Oriya F1 racer : Juan Pablo Mohantoya
Tamil dude who deals with computer momory : Didiarwan Ram
Bong outdoor advertising specialist : Saurav Bannerjee
Mallu schizophrenic guy with two personalities who couldn't be more different : Cheesen Chacko (desperate one this)
Bong dude with tendency for forming wild mobs (no surprise this) : Ganguly
Delhiite who was once a verbal messenger : Goyal
Kannadigas who can be counted on in a tough period : Kamath D Hour, Kamath D Man
Marathi bodybuilder : Kulkarnie
Delhiite who always comes before the storm : Lal
Aloof Parsi fellow : Mistry
Konkani person's autobiography : Life of Pai
UPites who devote 24 hours per week to chewing : Pandey
Generally a scared Mallu : Panicker
Untruthful Mallu : Pillai (but as you can see, he's taking medicines for it)
Gujju with sudden growth from the end of the spine : Patel
1951 novel about Karnataka's outfielders : Catcher in the Rai
UPite who's always able to laugh off his evil doings : Sinha
The tallest Gujju ever : Solanki
Circumspect Bengali due to imminent earthquake : Abhishek Tiwary
Spanish-heritage Mallu who has a gaggle : Thomas Varghese
Chennaiite who'd do anything to see that innings of 222 again! : Vishwanathan Astle (ok, really bad)
Phew, thats quite enough :-D
15 comments:
lolz..that's quite a fantastic few..any such insights on your name ? :P
worst post EVER! :P
Bah! You're just jealous Trisal isn't a common Indian surname!
* sniff, sniff *
U can add this one - People with unsure dancing skills - Asif Shaikh
Here, take a flower bunch. Awesome.
Chucky who's the other Trisal :O
@ Atrisa: Sorry... I thought Ash was you :P My very very bad.
@ Ash: Uhmmm :D
Very good post :)
Again to add a few:
1) Mr Daaruwaala - One who drinks a lot of beer and predicts on other's life
2) BUSH - Full form was Beat Up Saddam Hussain
maaaan... u ve improved way too much since u left college maaaan!!!! this is brilliant.... i ve no words! dude seriously... i think u shud start exploring into writing a book n all... filled with slapstick humour...
@ Niks: Haha yes, considered Daaruwala but that was too obvious. The trick is to let the reader think a little also, no? Like Solanki? ;)
@ Nirmal: Thanks for the appreciation, dude. I really mean it. Yes, I've considered writing too, but a book is too huge a jump. Hopefully in a few months, you'll see a few bylines in the online space, but that's still just working out. Have to juggle between work also! Will keep you posted :-)
Thanks so much for reading.
@Ramesh: Honoured, Ramesh. You're one of my favourite bloggers. Cheers!
This post is just what I needed now, something to lighten up my mood, in a non-mediocre way. Thankyoo :D
Ha ha! Nice post, chuckling! :) :D
Waise, Chuck and Deepak. Where and how did D become C?! Lol!
MAn this surely is awesome stuff!!! :-D
chuck_gopal - I have found an idol in you.
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