From Berhampur to Brahmapur!

This Blog is shaded with a few of the colourful hues of a place quite familiar to all of us. ‘The place that had clawed itself out of the Madras Presidency of British India and made it’s presence felt in Orissa. A place called Berhampur- my Daddy’s hometown and the city where I was born. Just to annoy me, Shankar often referred to it as the ‘filthiest village in the world’. But for the Alice in me it is a wonderland. For the child in me it is a Disneyland. For the adult in me, Berhampur was, is and always will be… Paradise!’
(That is an excerpt from my first book...'Daddy')

Every month I make a trip to Berhampur to meet mummy but unlike my previous visits, which we spend mostly glued to Mummy’s bedside, this time I carried a camera along. And despite mummy’s strict orders NOT to venture out and waste precious time, I somehow managed to take a short walk and capture its quaint settings. Surprisingly, except for the name, nothing much has changed. It’s almost like the place is caught up in a time warp. Even the shops are the same- the only difference being that where once the father sat across the counter, the son now sits :-}

So let the journey begin......




Whatever 'pur' it morphs itself into, for me it will always be the richest of the 'purs'...:-}




Mua Mua on the Stall........Who is the hardest of them all? ;-}




The blouseless beauties selling Munjal. I call them 'ice apples'. But what is it called in Oriya? Taal, Taad, Taar....?!?





Some quaint and delightful signs :-}Excuse Moi.....but what eggjacktly does this mean?





Errr.....do what ;-}




So after you have thunk twice, maybe you can start the construction process right here.....hahahahaha!




Of course whatever you 'do', for 'better service' it'll have to be in a uni'que' style.....only one after one....;-}



Last but not the least Bhaai aau Bhounimaane, bhaatebher you do pleej keep ebhrything cloj to your heart....ebhen your gates....:-}

Hope you Njoyed your Brahmapur trip!

Originally posted in sulekha.com albeit in a slightly different format...:-}