There is more to Multani than just Multani Mitti!

This post was originally written on my personal blog in February 2009

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My maternal as well as paternal grandparents had to come down to India during partition. I’ve heard stories of how they were forced out of their palatial homes back then. I guess that was the case with most migrants. As newly married couples, they set up a home in India – the paternal side in Bombay (now Mumbai) and the maternal side in Delhi. A lot was lost during this transition. What remained was just the language, a few cuisines and a couple of religious rituals. A minority soon became a minor minority in India… You can read the entire original post here.

Punjabi, but not quite punjabi

This post was originally written on my other blog in May 2008.

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For quite some time I have been thinking of doing a ‘wholesome’ search on Multanis… whatever I know about our caste, community and language… it is thanks to my parents and grand parents… although I can understand multani to an extent… speaking in multani makes me sound like an alien. It is time now for multanis in India to come together and spread the rich culture that we belong time (beside ofcourse learning the language which my mom says is relatively easy). Although Parsi community as they say is diminishing… then what will I say about Multanis… I wonder what’s the total multani head count in india is… You can read the entire original post here.