An bitch report of the migrating Shivalli brahmins.
Guthu mane – traditional homes of bunt community
The resounding waves of the Arabian sea, the swaying palm, sounds romantic. Till recently the high of our life was the romance between the flower vendors daughter at the temple square and the young priest.
Then came the great american dream. Every self-respecting Udupi brahmin house exported a son to the cause of uncle sam. (I agree that every country exports only the surplus). over the past 15yrs. from being a status symbol to have a son or a son-in-law in the states it has become an everyday affair.
The matchmakers of the community have newer challenges in their professions, finding the right partner has now become a highly specialized areas. like New run aways, first generation runaways, off springs of the first generation runaways, and those castaways who refuse to leave home shore. To this all ready challenging area we have to fit in the fabric of the mid-east dwellers and people from the down below.
Mothers and mothers-in-law are busy discussing the holiday options in bay area vs. god knows where.
We are planning to have an annual family get together, to celebrate any one festival as a family and the prompt is let’s do it in July august so that the family from the states can at least participate alternate years. In the 3 weeks, the events in the wife’s family, the events in the husband’s family and a little discover india holiday should all be balanced keeping a watch on the belly health. wow life has become tough
Maybe it would be less taxing if we official exported the coastal Karnataka Brahmanical families to US of A and declare the few of us left behind as either archeological remnants, or ethnic reserve like we have those tiger reserves.
We can also prove that the immortal Parashurama has had a revival just as he got the Brahmins from Kanauj to parashuramakshetra he has now transported them to unclesamkshetra.
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