Mhaisal - a village, on the banks of the river Krishna, is in Sangli district of the western state of Maharashtra. Being on the boundary between Karnataka and Maharashtra, it is a confluence of cultures, languages and religions. Though the official language is Marathi, almost seventy percent of the population is bi-lingual. The highway to Bijapur and Belgaum, passes through the village. Agriculture is the main occupation, with sugar-cane, and grapes being the most important crops. Mhaisalkars are lovers of festivals, which are celebrated all year round with fervor and gaiety. (Map)
It is fortuitous that not only do I hail from Mhaisal, but chose, to spend my life here.


Saturday, June 5, 2010

Rhyming Problem!

Our cousin gifted us a Cocker Spaniel female. Like all pups, she so endeared herself to all of us that for some time she was the only topic of discussion in the family. Manisng, my son promptly named her, Lizza. (For some strange reason, it is customary, to give English names to cats and dogs in our family, we have a German Shepard named 'Tyson', and a couple of mixed breeds named 'Jockey' and 'Lion' ).
Though we have always owned many different breeds of dogs, this is the first time we have got a Cocker Spaniel. Our parents, as part of proper grooming, had taught us to rinse our mouths after every meal, but now we realised for Cocker Spaniels, this was not enough!, their ears too need washing after every meal, as the poor animals just cannot help dipping them into the food while eating.
A few days later, we brought home Lizza's sibling, as both of them were lonely without each other. I named her "Daisy"- and there began a rhyming problem!. The two are always together, and they need to be addressed simultaneously. They were either called "Lazy-Daisy", or "Lizzy-Dizzy". Now with her tremendous verve and energy, Lizzy was certainly not lazy, and neither did Daisy show any signs of  dizziness.

Our staff, who, did not like the English names anyway, promptly changed them, to  "Champi-Dampi", to be immediately admonished by my  better half, Varsha. She felt it sacrilege to change a name so lovingly given by her son and hubby.
Any suggestions here?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

How about Dimple-Twinkle,its Bollywoody but rhymes :)
Also Run-Jhun, Jhil-mil, Junie-Juhi,Payal-Kajal...I think I should stop,before it sounds too silly!