I have came to Kerala as a camera crew member of Neo Prime to cover the Nagjee International Club Football Tournament. Nagjee Cup a age old popular football tournament of India has restarted after 21years. During our stay we have almost little or no time to roam around Kozhikode. Yet during the morning walk I have captured some moments here are those for your eyes.
The clean streets, cleaner sea beaches & yummy food platter of calicut will surely put your soul to a elevated level. You would ask your conscience THIS IS GOD'S OWN COUNTRY! IS IN'T IT. Common people here merely knows hindi or English very fluently but language is not at all a problem. There generosity, warmth and smiley face would certainly solve all the problems regarding language barrier. After my morning walk I halted for a cup of tea in a roadside thatched tea stall. Ordered a glass of Raw Tea (tea without milk) and a Murukku (local snacks). After finishing my morning tea I asked the shopkeeper "How much to pay?" He raised his ring finger, middle finger & index finger. I gave him INR 30. He started talking something in Malayalam which was something like Greek & Roman to me. A local group of young people were also having morning breakfast in the same shop. Looking me in a helpless situation they came forward and said Bhaiya teen rupiah de do, teesh kiun de rahe ho? Unke pass chutta nehi hai. ( Why are you giving INR 30.00 he don't have a change the price is INR 3.00
I WAS SHOCKED!! Asked WHY? Bashir Bhai, the shopkeeper explained, (with the help of my co-eater young interpreter which I understood) "look price of tea is one rupee and the Murukku costs two rupees, so total bill is three rupees". Being a Kolkatan and a bengali I was used to with the roadside 5 to 10 rupees tea habit. I have been to Oxford Cha Bar(Park Street) , Dolly's Tea(Dakshinapan) , Punjabi Dhaba (near SSKM Hospital) and T3 The Tea Table in Kolkata ; had Gurguri Chai (Tea of Laddakh tea made of butter & salt) loosen wallet a lot for my paranoia for tea. But Bashir Bhai's liquor tea was surely a Brain Jerker for me. Flavor of the tea was no less in standard than any Kolkata roadside tea stall (yet better). Cleanliness of the utensils will have no hygiene risks, yet the price is so much in reach that even the homeless, the destitutes and the vagabonds will also afford to have a prestigious breakfast here. A big salute Bashir Miyan.
The clean streets, cleaner sea beaches & yummy food platter of calicut will surely put your soul to a elevated level. You would ask your conscience THIS IS GOD'S OWN COUNTRY! IS IN'T IT. Common people here merely knows hindi or English very fluently but language is not at all a problem. There generosity, warmth and smiley face would certainly solve all the problems regarding language barrier. After my morning walk I halted for a cup of tea in a roadside thatched tea stall. Ordered a glass of Raw Tea (tea without milk) and a Murukku (local snacks). After finishing my morning tea I asked the shopkeeper "How much to pay?" He raised his ring finger, middle finger & index finger. I gave him INR 30. He started talking something in Malayalam which was something like Greek & Roman to me. A local group of young people were also having morning breakfast in the same shop. Looking me in a helpless situation they came forward and said Bhaiya teen rupiah de do, teesh kiun de rahe ho? Unke pass chutta nehi hai. ( Why are you giving INR 30.00 he don't have a change the price is INR 3.00
I WAS SHOCKED!! Asked WHY? Bashir Bhai, the shopkeeper explained, (with the help of my co-eater young interpreter which I understood) "look price of tea is one rupee and the Murukku costs two rupees, so total bill is three rupees". Being a Kolkatan and a bengali I was used to with the roadside 5 to 10 rupees tea habit. I have been to Oxford Cha Bar(Park Street) , Dolly's Tea(Dakshinapan) , Punjabi Dhaba (near SSKM Hospital) and T3 The Tea Table in Kolkata ; had Gurguri Chai (Tea of Laddakh tea made of butter & salt) loosen wallet a lot for my paranoia for tea. But Bashir Bhai's liquor tea was surely a Brain Jerker for me. Flavor of the tea was no less in standard than any Kolkata roadside tea stall (yet better). Cleanliness of the utensils will have no hygiene risks, yet the price is so much in reach that even the homeless, the destitutes and the vagabonds will also afford to have a prestigious breakfast here. A big salute Bashir Miyan.
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