11 Genuine Signs You Belong To Banaras And Love It Unconditionally 1. You must be using Hi-Hello-Namaste to greet others elsewhere, but in Banaras it goes by Har Har Mahadev. 2. If you belong to Banaras, your surname has to be ‘Guru’. Grab a copy of Kashi Nath Singh’s satirical masterpiece Kashi Ka Assi to know more about the same. 3. ‘Bhosdi Ke’ is a highly sweetened-up remark for folks over there which livens up any part of conversation. No profane connotation in it. 4. Despite the clothing style of Banaras has evolved over the years, gamcha is still a widely recognized fashion statement of men on road. 5. Banarasi Paan is distinctively mind-blowing. Period. 6. Kulhad wali chai is preferred over Old Monk or Royal Stag. 7. ‘Jiya Raja’ is a colorful exclamation used to acknowledge exciting moments and fortunate things around. 8. You can’t discover anything more tranquilizing or serene than strolling on Dasaswamedh Ghat to watch Ganga Aarti in evening. 9. Banarasis talk Bhojpuri, walk Bhojpuri, and laugh Bhojpuri because Bhojpuri is a damn cool language. 10. Vishwanath Temple and Gyanvapi Mosque are valued equally because Banaras has a special knack for Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb 11. In much of the Banaras, excluding shopping malls, people consider price tags only a subject of debate. Yes, they haggle their way out to prove themselves a last-minute bargaining expert.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 08:31:14 +0000
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