ETUNAGARAM TOUR ( EPISODE - 26 )

Prady: - This is not the Goat’s meat (Khashi), but it is of lambs only.

Arindam: - But, how do you understand the difference between a goat’s meat and that of lambs?

Prady: - the meat of lambs are very soft and spongy type, whereas, a goat’s meat is like a hard rubber type, which is not too soft or spongy and has a Ghee-type smell. By that ghee-type smell only, you can make out that it is a Khashi meat.

Arindam: - Hmm…anyway, the meat of this lamb is not bad either.

Prady: - Hey, Arindam, just listen to the conversation carefully between those married couples at that right hand corner table.

Arindam: - Yeah, they are talking in Bengali among themselves.

Prady: - They may have either came in Warangal for a tour from Kolkata or maybe stays in this town only.

Arindam: - I don’t think that they are Indian Bengalis.

Prady: - How can you say that?

Arindam: - Look at those married women. They are not wearing any red bangles and white shankhas. They are also not having any vermillion in their forehead. The way they have wore the saris is of typical Muslim type. Moreover, their Bengali tone is of Bangaal type. It is more like Chittagong style.

Prady: - Yeah, you are right. They are talking in pure Bangaal tone, which is very hard to understand. Actually, Warangal is a Muslim town and the Muslims of this region of Andhra Pradesh have good connections with the Muslims of Bangladesh.

Arindam: - Andhra Pradesh is the second hub for Bangladeshi Muslims. You will be stunned to know that the banned SIMI of India and HUJI of Bangladesh have their own training centers in Old Hyderabad and maybe in Warangal too.

Prady: - Anyway, we should not discuss about these things inside this restaurant. You never know that this restaurant owner maybe a Bangladeshi Muslim also. Have you not noticed the signboard outside this restaurant? It was written there, ‘Amago Banglar Khabar’. Also, the hotel boys are saying among themselves, ‘arrey, oi table e tey paani ditey hoibo’. So, it is a Bangladeshi restaurant rather than an Indian Bengali restaurant.

Arindam: - Let us just finish our dinner and go back to our lodge. Already, I am feeling very tired.

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Prady: - Our lodge is at least at distance of 3 Km from this restaurant. We need to take an auto.

Arindam: - Ei, auto, roko roko…we need to go to Ashok Lodge near the Warangal station.

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Prady: - Our Auto is going through a street, where I can see the branches of all PSU banks. I think that this street is the bank street of Warangal town. All banks are in this street only.

Arindam: - Arrey, is there any festival going on in this town? Look at that lane in our right side. There are lots of lighting in that lane. Also, I can see many people are selling ‘Gajras’ made of white flowers. Many people are buying it.

Prady: - Aaah…don’t you understand, what is inside that lane? It is like our ‘Golden Tree’ Lane of Kolkata. You can get several ‘Umrao-Jaan’ in this lane. As a Hindu, are you interested in ‘Umrao-Jaan’ rather than Champa and Chameli?

Arindam:- He he he…Aishwariya Rai is not as good as Rekha in terms of the character ‘Umrao-Jaan’, but that does not mean that the character of ‘Umrao-Jaan’ cannot satisfy you like the Champa and Chameli. Sexual relationship breaks the barrier of religion and caste. Come on, let us visit that lane.

Prady:- My goodness, after wasting so much energy by walking 11 Km today, you still have so much enthusiasm in your body to visit that lane….he he he…