Of Food and Migration
Found in translation
Food is a major conversation starter in India, even analogies and metaphors are often related to food. A very common example with obvious variations in different parts of the country is the metaphor regarding the evolution of a great Indian epic, the Ramayana.
As Hinduism spread, the Ramayana was translated into different regional languages across the length and breadth of India. The warrior classes of Northern and Western India were known for their emotionally and physically strong women, so the character portrayal of Sita was that of a strong, no nonsense kind of woman quite like Dilli ka laddoo ‘a sweet made of gram flour which is quite hard’. The proverbial laddoo then rolled down the Gangetic plain, all the way to Bengal. The Bengali women unlike their Northern counterparts were supposedly quite sweet, pliant, poetic and soft
spoken. Hence the Bengali Sita was soft and sweet like the Rasogolla – a sweet, sugary and soft sweet originally from Bengal.
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G’Day! Driftingtraveller,
I just stumbled across this and, Bird migration is an amazing phenomenon. Some birds fly non-stop for days, while some break their journey at pit stops. Bird migration is a complex phenomenon and still not fully understood by scientists. The simplest explanation is that migration happens in search of more food and an ideal place for breeding.
Catch you again soon!
Well I wasn’t talking about Bird Migration here.
Excellent post however , I was wondering if you could write a litte more on this subject? I’d be very thankful if you could elaborate a little bit more. Appreciate it!