Hello, Meeru kuda ekkadooo North India lo intiki dooranga unde Telugu bidda ah? Intlo vaallu entha Vadhu ra, Vadhu ra anna kuda, vinakunda godava padi mari LPU ko, Amity ko, Delhi ko, NITs' (inkaa chaaala unnai) veelara ??! Ithe welcome to the club. Ee kindha unna ghana karyalu anni manam chesinave, chusi tarinchandi:
1. Ah Thindi entraa baabu:
Where is our Pappu? Where is Annam? Ina white rice badhulu, Jeera Rice evadandi thintaduu..? Ah Dal Chawal, Rajma, Roti, Chana ivi Ika manaki unna ekaika saviour ,College campus lo unna South Mess/ South Indian Food Stalls. Akkada Idly, Dosa dorakatame mahabhagyam, so ela unna, entha rate unna kallu muskoni thineyatame.
2. Bhaasha:
'Brooo neeku Hindi vacha?' 'Merko Hindi Nahi Aata' ee okka mukke vachu. First 6 months idhigo evaranna North ollatho matladali ante ilage Sign language lo, manaki vaadiki artham ayye sagam, sagam butter english lo matladi manage chestham.
3. Cinema Cinema Cinema:
Asale mana Telugu-ollaki Cinema-la pichi maamulga undadhu. Alanti manam ikkada, North India lo unte, mana baadha varnaatetam. Chuttu theatres lo, Hindi, Punjabi, aakhariki Bhojpuri cinema-lu kuda aadthai thappa, Telugu cinema chudali ante eppudoo okasari 'Baahubali' lanti cinema-lu thappa, manaki ah chance ledhu.
Idhi oka case ithe, inko case undhi andoi.. ikkada Telugu movies ni manolla kosame special ga aadistharu. Mari antha special ga aadisthunnappudu, ticket price kuda anthe special ga ne untadhi mari. Ina sare eh mathram thaggakunda, anni star-hero movies first day ne chustam manam. (Avi bagopothe edusthu bayataki ostham, adhi vere vishayam).
4. Friendship Beyond Boundaries:
Ilanti colleges lo chadavatam valla, mana friends-gang chudataniki acham oka IPL team la untadhi. Oka Telugu-odu, Oka Tamil-odu, Kontha mandhi UP-ollu, Haryana-ollu. Ila most diverse people tho friends ayye chance only manake untadhi.
Ika, if you're a 'sports-person', India lo anni states nunchi manaki minimum oka friend untadu.
5. Hostel Life:
Total 4 years lo, first 2 years kotha kabatti, amayakamga, rules anni follow avthu, time ki thintu, padkuntu, Warden kanapadagane 'Good Morning Paaji' ani chaaaala disciplined ga untam. Ah tharawate, Hostels khali chesi, sagam mandhi bayata rooms ki velipotharu. Crazy, I say.
6. Full night: LAN Gaming
Hostels lo anni enjoyments antha oka pakka ithe, ee LAN gaming enjoyment next level. Ippudu ante PUBG vachisdhi kani, oka 2, 3 years back, CounterStrike, FarCry, Call Of Duty ivi anni rathri antha kurchoni aadthunte.. abboo.. ah racha vere level.
7. Full Language Freedom:
North lo chadavatam valla, inko advantage entante, manam konchem try chesthe, Hindi manaki artham avudhi. But vaallu entha try chesina mana 'Telugu' vaallaki artham kadhu. So phone lo, Intlo vallatho, GF tho evartho ela matladali anna, full freedom, I say.
8. Mana Gang lo Hindi ochina Devudu:
Prathi gang lo ilanti oka devudi bidda untadu (Ma gang lo nene ?). Manam ekkadikanna shopping ki vellina, movie ki vellina, mana gang mothaniki translator maname.
9. Humko bhi Hindi aata:
Mari inni ellu ikkada unnam ante, 'Mellaga mellaga, Humko bhi Hindi aata'. Entha baaga aata ante, final year lo CV lo 'languages known' deggara Telugollu andaru confident ga 'English, Telugu, Hindi' ani rastharu.
10. Homecoming feels like heaven:
Manam emanna Anakapalli lo unnama, 1 month ki okasari intiki ochi vellataniki. Ekkadooo North lo unnam. Edho 6 months ki okasari intiki velthu untam. Appudu manalni chusi parents, vaallani chusi manam.. feeling emosanal, I say.
Mari, what was the best memory for you as a Telugite in North India? Cheppalamma.. andaru kindha comments lo cheppali.
