Monday, January 24, 2011

Delhi- Dehleez

Biji: Delhi- Dehleez: "Read somewhere or heard... don't remember but the fact of the matter is... When the mughals came to Delhi, they saw the city as a stepping s..."

Biji: Biji-ji

Biji: Biji-ji: "Yes that's what I used to call my grandmother. The whole world used to call her Biji and me and my sister, being the super good girls that w..."

Biji: Punjabi words- lost

Biji: Punjabi words- lost: "Words of my childhood, lost..... Starting with my granny's home- Bua (door), Baari (window), Kunda(it could be a lock or door nob that can ..."

Biji-ji

Yes that's what I used to call my grandmother. The whole world used to call her Biji and me and my sister, being the super good girls that we have always been, decided to show some extra respect and call her- Bijiji. And extra ji for respect. Nobody stopped us, and we never realised, till one of our older cousins pointed it out to us, and accused us of apple polishing. By then it was too late- we still refer to our grandparents as- Bijiji and Baujiji :)