Amma ki Haandi (Translated: Mother's Kitchen)
The Village, Banglore: "Sir ji, We provide you the best possible flavors of Paan (Betel Leaves), mixed with the international desi combo, which we call as the Village"
These were the phenomenal (and strange) lines delivered to me by the paan vendor, who was apparently cherishing every moment of meeting a UP guy over the infamous Paan. I was on a trip down south- bored by the free time that one gets in the joining period. So I am wandering hither and thither with my friend, when we come across this Indian village themed restaurant- The Village.
Let me describe the whole setup- It's a complete village styled location (presumably Gujrati village)- complete with wooden chairs, trucks, a souvenier jail and washrooms that read "Ladeez and Jhantz". Then there's the food- in full prison sized plates- which you can enjoy while sitting on large milk containers. Then there's provisions for "garbha-a 5 step dance" and even a local puppet show.
What's the point of writing a post about this experience?? Irony....We are in one of the BEST metropolitian cities of India- the Silicon Valley- and we have a waiting line for some place so rural.
The critic in you will say that it's okay- people need new places as a weekend experience. It's then I ask? So why not go to a real village and experience the ACTUAL thing. Sure, kudos to the management for giving people a close enough experience- but the caricature is all that remains same. You get to have a daily rural experience, with centralized air conditioning system, branded washrooms and to top it all- DJ mixing songs on a laptop (not to mention the Free Wi-fi). So yaah you are going to a village- but to be honest, you are not!
The best part is, people go outside, with a disc entrance based tattoo on their arms, saying, "this is what a village must feel like!". You could not be more wrong...A village has some of those facilities- food in big plates, garbha dance but that's where the similarity ends.
The comforts of your everyday city does not even come close to the hardships the villagers face. Try imagining waiting in queues to fill a pail of water. Or imagine rushing to the nearby city in case of any emergencies. Or (and the worst part), fending of the various mobile phone vendors, who are desperate to sell you the latest CHEAP cellphone, when you do not have access to electricity.
That's what a village is. Sure, you can go and enjoy the experience, but try going to a real village someday.
These were the phenomenal (and strange) lines delivered to me by the paan vendor, who was apparently cherishing every moment of meeting a UP guy over the infamous Paan. I was on a trip down south- bored by the free time that one gets in the joining period. So I am wandering hither and thither with my friend, when we come across this Indian village themed restaurant- The Village.
Let me describe the whole setup- It's a complete village styled location (presumably Gujrati village)- complete with wooden chairs, trucks, a souvenier jail and washrooms that read "Ladeez and Jhantz". Then there's the food- in full prison sized plates- which you can enjoy while sitting on large milk containers. Then there's provisions for "garbha-a 5 step dance" and even a local puppet show.
What's the point of writing a post about this experience?? Irony....We are in one of the BEST metropolitian cities of India- the Silicon Valley- and we have a waiting line for some place so rural.
The critic in you will say that it's okay- people need new places as a weekend experience. It's then I ask? So why not go to a real village and experience the ACTUAL thing. Sure, kudos to the management for giving people a close enough experience- but the caricature is all that remains same. You get to have a daily rural experience, with centralized air conditioning system, branded washrooms and to top it all- DJ mixing songs on a laptop (not to mention the Free Wi-fi). So yaah you are going to a village- but to be honest, you are not!
The best part is, people go outside, with a disc entrance based tattoo on their arms, saying, "this is what a village must feel like!". You could not be more wrong...A village has some of those facilities- food in big plates, garbha dance but that's where the similarity ends.
The comforts of your everyday city does not even come close to the hardships the villagers face. Try imagining waiting in queues to fill a pail of water. Or imagine rushing to the nearby city in case of any emergencies. Or (and the worst part), fending of the various mobile phone vendors, who are desperate to sell you the latest CHEAP cellphone, when you do not have access to electricity.
That's what a village is. Sure, you can go and enjoy the experience, but try going to a real village someday.
It'll be worth it!
Aap to senti ho gaye! :P
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