RSVP… A Desi Love Letter

I often talk to my Desi friends about their intriguing, vibrant culture. They tell me that on the upside, it’s amazing to be part of such a rich, heritage, with such warm, loving family and community based traditions and let’s face it, fabulous food.

On the flip side, they say it can be challenging to grow up slotted between two cultures, with what my London based Desi buddies call “an English head and a Desi heart.” This is never more evident than when it comes to love and relationships.

A New Tradition

I read a fabulous phrase on one Desi blog that said “traditions are rarely traditions when they start.” From what I can see, all Desi parents want the best for their kids when it comes to love and marriage but this can sometimes be suffocating.

According to my Desi chums, who are the same age as me (the age where parents of any culture start tapping their toe and squinting at your ring finger)  there’s a new Desi tradition beginning, one that fuses respect for heritage with open-mindedness and intrigue towards some of the opportunities provided by “Western” culture.

It would seem the path to true love for today’s young Desis embraces both heart and head, and this was never better resumed than in Meenakshi Dutta’s Desi Love Letter for Cite Hr.com, which just made us all laugh out loud. Enjoy…

Desi love letter…..

A Desi chap was deeply in love with a girl, whom he wanted. But he did not have the courage to talk to her in person.

So he decided to go alone and with the help of a dictionary, he wrote a letter of proposal to her.

HE WROTE :

Most worthy of your estimation after a long consideration and much mediation, I have a strong indication to become your relation.

As to my educational qualification, it is no exaggeration or fabrication, that I have passed my matriculation examination (no doubt without any hesitation and very little preparation).

What do you say to the solemnization of our marriage celebration according to the glorification of modern civilization and with a view to the expansion of the population of present generation. On your approbation of the application,

I shall make preparation to improve my situation, and if such obligation is worthy of consideration it will be our argumentation of the joy and exaltation of our joint dissimilation.

Thanking you in anticipation and with devotion; To remain victim of your fascination.

SHE ANSWERED :

Dear Mr. Victim of my fascination,

Congratulation for your lengthy narration of course full of affection aimed at an affiliation for a combination, which on examination I find is a fine presentation of your ambition.

You have passed your matriculation with little preparation, what about my graduation after a long botheration, so improve situation in education and make an application by acquisition of post graduation and minimum qualification for the convocation and before taking your photo for circulation undergo beautification.

Further strict observation of the following conditions is the regulation for the determination of our relation:

1. Consultation of my parents before approaching for my connection.

2. Communication of your confirmation that you are not a victim of any fascination and,

3. Procreation must not be your recreation.

In anticipation of a solid action instead of continuation of paper conversation.

I Remain, unaffected by your affection.