What can you expect from an Indian who is living abroad? Reminiscing about days spent in India, about friends back home, about little joys with the loved ones, and looking out for Little Indias all over the foreign land.
I visited Old Sanaa today and found one of the Little Indias I was looking for. A loudspeaker atop a shop was blaring out a Hindi song.
“Dus bahane karke le gayi dil…..”
I couldn’t resist the temptation of talking to the shopkeeper. Hindi songs are very popular here, especially in old Sanaa, he said. Do you understand any of it? Not much, but the music is lovely. I ended up buying a couple of cassettes from him, and gifted it to one of our drivers, who makes it a point to play Hindi songs, when ever he drives me. In return I got a big smile accompanied with a shy hug.
