A Delhi Boy Doesn't Need Language to Say Things

Wait! What? Humour Me!

There's a language you speak, read, write, and learn in.

Then there's a language that the history of your country imposes on you. The vernacular of your people.

And then there's the language spoken in the city.

• Like "Pencho" in Delhi.

• "Chalega? Chalega!" in Mumbai.

• Innit, Bruv and so on in London.

• "Fuhgeddaboudit" in New York.

And there's the language you speak to your friends in, a language filled with slurs and insults, yet it's the most calming and endearing. Makes you belong, in an instant.

And then there's the language you speak to your sweetheart in. A language where you can express a thousand thoughts without uttering a single word.

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With Love, A Delhi Boy