Monday, May 11, 2009

geographical rhyme

some 15 years ago, in the DehraDoon classified, there was a list of 100 places within DehraDoon district which ended with 'walas' - doiwala, dhamawala, tunwala, adhoiwala, bhaniyawala, and 94 more... i found it quite amusing and for a few days tried to remember all the 100 walas. how well was my effort and memory is visible from the fact that i just remember 6 walas right now.

if we divide Asia into two halves [minus middle east], the geographical rhyme appears here too, on the western side... Khazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Tajikstan, Turkemenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and unofficially, Hindustan!

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