After 2+ months of travel, it was the perfect time for us to get back to our roots.....India. We spent the majority of our time with family in Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune. As always, our relatives absolutely spoiled us with our favorite foods - Pallavi had plenty of gazar ka halwa and pinneaple raita, while I had enough gulab jamun, papad, and paan to tide me over until our next visit to India. We also watched a bunch of Bollywood movies - Dostana was better than we expected (the song 'Desi Girl' is sure to be a hit at weddings in New Jersey).....the new Karz was worse.....much worse. We even caught a glimpse of Amitabh's SUV exiting the gates of his mansion. (For the non-Indians out there, Amitabh Bachchan is a Bollywood actor and a living legend in India.....if you combine the popularity of Oprah, George Clooney, Bono, and Barack Obama, you start to approach Amitabh's popularity here......I'm not even joking). We also picked up some skills while we were in India - Pallavi's can now understand basic Marathi fairly well, while I developed a surprising proficiency for killing mosquitoes with my bare hands.
The best part, of course, was hanging out with our relatives (and Mohammed, the driver).....although I'm not sure why they all kept trying to force us to take naps even when we're not sleepy.
We also spent two days in Udaipur, which coincidentally is known as the 'city of lakes' (the minneapolis of the east?). Now unfortunately, due to a logistical snafu (I'd rather not get into it), I won't be able to upload pictures from India for another week to 10 days. But rest assured, I will post pictures of our relatives, Udaipur, and of course, a few Tushar look-alikes. Stay tuned.
We were very sad to leave India....but we hope to be back soon......Parth, Sanket, or Choti - it's time to start planning Destination Delhi Part Deux.....
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It felt good to know that your mother's motherland is your motherland too.
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