5 States- Memoirs of Almora, Uttarakhand
5 States- Memoirs
"Homesickness is not a thing until you have left the place you call home."
Come and delve with me
as I jump into the experiences
of my four friends
and one including my own,
who are from different states;
as they share their thoughts
on what it feels
to be away from home
and what do they miss
1)What is your name and it's meaning in your language?
- Mansi- means finding peace in her own guidance.
As a confidante of Mansi, I can confirm that she is truly like a peaceful boat in control of her own rudder and the direction of her sails!
As a confidante of Mansi, I can confirm that she is truly like a peaceful boat in control of her own rudder and the direction of her sails!
2)Which special dish is your favourite that reminds you the most of home?( Could be your state special but please do mention who makes them that makes you reminisce the feeling of back home)
- Ghughut made specifically by grandmother. But mostly male members of family and childrens also make together.
It's literally like desi cookies incase you were wondering! (Yummmmm)
3)Tell me about the landscape of your place where you live(The weather, geography of the place etc)
- Its like cold overall twelve months hardly sunny.
What's hard to believe is how our dear Mansi here feels cold even though her place is accustomed to the chilly frosts of winter lol!
4)There is a general vibe decided by the people living in that place.How are the people in your hometown?( You may compare it with the current place you are living in eg:Punjab)
- Very peaceful and down to earth as compared to Punjab. Helpful and very coperative mtlb vha aake bhut alag mahoul milega skoon vala.
Peaceful.Grounded.Helpful.Cooperative.
Qualities of Mansi for sure!
5) Can you please speak something in your language and translate it for us?
- Tumuka yaan aabel bhut ta bhal lagal means tumko yahan( uttrakhand) aake bhut acha lgega .
Makke Mansi pahadi sikhonai pe makke bhut bhal lag!
( Mansi teaches me pahadi and I love it!)
6) How does your lifestyle look like in your hometown and what has changed after coming here? (Compare with providing examples like the food you eat or the pace of life here etc)
- Here people lives in their own imaginary world away from this city life. The food we eat has its natural taste means like when we eat one can easily guess the materials used in that dish. We used to eat very simple and traditional type of food like Lasank nun ( mashed pudina, garlic and salt) with chapati.
Looks like the food there is wholesome and life is simple!
7) Which festival is the most celebrated in your hometown? Describe in detail how you celebrate it at home as well as in your locality (Perhaps something that your mother used to make or do which reminds you of home or the overall rituals that only people in your hometown do which makes it so memorable and festive)
- Harela - ye uttrakhand ka sepecially kumaon region ka famous festival hai. Is mai jo phli fasal hoti mtlb harvest krne vali usko lord shiva or Gauri mata ke naam se poojte hai. So jo ghar ke bade hote hai vo iss fasal se ghar ke choto ko ashirvad detr hai mtlb ye jo crop hoti hai iss head se foot takk rkhte hai;
Dusra festival hai ghugutiya jo January mai celebratre krte iss din se humara new year celebrate hota hai.
8) Which special dishes are prepared in your festivals?
- Kheer, ghuhut, puri.
Just imagine the hot kheer, sweet ghughut and freshly fried puris melting in your mouth in the cold of Uttarakhand!
Just imagine the hot kheer, sweet ghughut and freshly fried puris melting in your mouth in the cold of Uttarakhand!
9)Can you give us the recipe of one of your favourite dish back home? (Please keep it original, something that your mom makes or grandmother or dad or grandfather or some local special; you can ask the recipe from anyone but the internet!)
- Recipe of Ghughut- dough type made of flour ,gudd( Jaggery)or sugar syrup, milk, and ghee . It can be made in the form of any shape but the most famous is half eight shape , damroo shape which lord shiva carry on his hand.
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| This is how it looks! |
10) If you would go back home today,what would be the first thing that will tell your senses, mind and body that you are back at the place you belong? (It could be the first thing that you do, like eating some food you only get back home or taking a ride in a vehicle you only find there or the classic weather that you only find in that place!)
- Bhut cheeje hai ek to jaise hi ghar phuchte to fresh hone jate to vha ka thanda pani means it comes under weather only. Vo thanda weather feel hone lgta as we reach the higher peaks.
Secondly the way of eating food we just sit on the chakh ,its like small wooden sitting material .
Mansi described to me how all the houses in her place are at an altitude and the moment the car starts climbing through the pass, there is a shift in air; more fresh and invading your nostrils with the cold wintery caress like a mint candy popped into your mouth!
Mansi described to me how all the houses in her place are at an altitude and the moment the car starts climbing through the pass, there is a shift in air; more fresh and invading your nostrils with the cold wintery caress like a mint candy popped into your mouth!
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