2 STATES !!!

‘Main aatma-hatya karna chahta hoon. Tum South Indians ke dil bilkul tumhare gharon ki tarah; ekdum khali.’ The Tamilian student didn’t like the Gujarati Sambhar in the canteen of IIM Ahmedabad. Now, how can you expect a Head Cook of IIM Ahmedabad to cook Tamilian Sambhar? After all, it is IIM Ahmedabad not IIM Chennai. After passing the CAT exam, all the new students who get admission in IIMs are full of energy and attitude. The Head Cook of IIM Ahmedabad became angry on that girl student. Krish Malhotra requested the Head Cook to give his 1 rasogolla to Ananya Swaminathan. ‘Please kahi bahar jaa ke khaatey hain.’ Krish and Ananya went outside the IIM Ahmedabad Campus during the lunch break to enjoy some good foods. ‘Gandhiji ka janam hua tha yahan.’ ‘Aur woh Beer ke against teh?’ Oho! Gujarat is not a friendly state for alcohol lovers. ‘Tamil Brahmins non-veg nahi khaate, mein shuddh Brahmin hoon isiliye.’ Oh! No! Pure Tamil Brahmins are non-vegetarians. ‘Panjabi hoon, daaru ke bina hamara chicken hajam ee nahi hoti.’ The Punjabi boy and the Tamilian girl became good friends. Welcome to IIM Ahmedabad. Cooking up of a love story is on the cards.

In the 1^st Semester of any MBA Course, you have to read about the subject of Macro-Economics and Micro-Economics. The Professor of Economics class wanted to know about how the Basic Marginal Utility Curve is represented mathematically from an Economics Graduate Student. Oh! No! The Economics student failed to answer it.  The topper of a College in Economics was not having the basic knowledge of Economics but an IT Engineer had. The Group Study started. Group Study of two opposite sexes and that too inside a campus is not so bad, but, better control your hearts if you really can. Krish wanted to become a writer one day. ‘Story mein Hero woh ya na ho, baas story hit honi chaiye.’ The girl who used to stay in AVS Girls Youth Hostel appreciated the future plan of Krish about becoming a novel writer. Ananya wanted to become a good marketing professional only. After the 1^st Semester results, Ananya got B+ but Krish got A- in Economics. ‘Ek kaam karo apna Gold Medals jaa ke Professor Chatterjee ko dikha doh.’ Krish was not happy with the dressing sense of Ananya. ‘Shorts kafhi short hain.’ Ananya covered up her body in black outfits to impress Krish. Girls are always too smart. They will know about your likes and dislikes. After that, they will impress you by capitalizing on your likes. Krish’s heart started feeling, ‘Eklauta mera dil tha, bholabhala simple tha, tujhse main takraaya, sarphira ho gaya. Mujhe pyar laaga jo, tujhe laaga bhaichaara. Baanke musibat peeche pari hain, yeh comedy hain ya tragedy hain; na hona tha kyon ho gaya.’ One day, Krish’s heart had the romantic outburst. ‘Humein saath saath padai nahi karna chaiye. It is not you with me.’ After a few days, Ananya came to the AVS Youth Boys Hostel to meet Krish at his room to know the exact reasons about why Krish is ignoring Ananya. Krish clarified everything, ‘Yeh dosti ka natak mujhse nahi hoga. Main tumhe meri girlfriend banana chahta hoon. I just want to kiss you.’ What Ananya wanted to say, Krish told her that before she could say about it! Aha! It was like a double bonanza offer for Ananya. As a net result, Ananya and Krish got lip-locked to start a new journey of love and romance. ‘Yahan kuch nahi hain, yeh ladka sirf padhai karta hain.’

‘Yeh tumhara first time tha?’ ‘Tumhare saath first time tha.’ Krish told her about her ex-girlfriend, Rashmi, the daughter of the Principal of the College in which Krish studied. Ananya didn’t want to become another Rashmi. That’s why; Ananya had a plan to shift her focus towards the commitment factor of their love relationship, but before that, she wanted to tighten her grip on Krish. ’Dil ka dimaag se jhagra lagaya kaise; peeche ke darwaaje se daabe paayon aaya kaise? Isse daanth ke bhagao ya seeney se lagao.’ Placement was about to start at IIM Ahmedabad. Krish wanted some more time to think about commitment. Ananya backfired, ‘2 saal kaafi nahi thi Krish. Tum mardon ka na yeh bahut accha hain. Khelne khudne  ke liye bilkul time hain par jaara sa commitment maago, toh sochne ke liye waqt chaiye.’ While giving the job interview for the Sunsilk Company, Ananya got a proposal. What was that? After the last semester results, it was time for the Convocation in IIM Ahmedabad. Ananya’s parents and Krish’s mother saw each other for the first time in that IIM-Ahmedabad Convocation Ceremony. The battle of egos started. Their battle was far more intense than any IPL match between Kings XI Punjab Team and Chennai Super Kings Team. Krish went back home at Delhi. Ananya got a marketing job in Sunsilk Company and got posted in her home town, Chennai itself. Yes Bank gave an offer letter to Krish. The HR Policies of Private Banks are far more flexible than that of PSU Banks as the Private Banks give you an option to write about your 3 Preference Places of Posting in preferential order. Krish was confused whether to get a posting in Delhi or in Chennai. Vikram Malhotra, the retired military person cum owner of Malhotra Securities always hated his in-laws and as a result, his relationships with his wife and son also deteriorated with time. Krish decided to get out of Delhi and got the job posting in Chennai. 

Welcome to Chennai. Ananya invited Krish one day at her house for dinner. Chennai is still having water and electricity problems. Full credit to DMK and AIADMK, ha ha ha. Shiva Swaminathan was fed up of his hometown. Ananya gave an idea to Krish to give IT tuition to her younger brother. ‘Mann mast magan, baas tera naam dauhoraye.’ Ananya’s father made it very clear that Krish, a Punjabi boy cannot marry Ananya, a Tamilian girl. Vikram, being a father understood the fact that why his son took the job posting at Chennai. Krish managed to impress Radha Swaminathan, the mother of Ananya. Ananya visited Krish’s house in Delhi. Vikram became angry on Krish again. ’Ish naalayek bete se kaho seedhe muh baat kiya kare.’ Few years back, Krish told about Rashmi to Vikram. At that time, Vikram and Krish had a very rough time. That mental wound in the relationship between a father and a son has not got healed yet. In a Punjabi wedding ceremony, Ananya impressed Kabita Malhotra! In India, only love is not sufficient to go for marriage. From Love to Marriage, it is not so an easy journey. Mumbai became the destination for a vacation to make understanding between Chennians and Delhites. But, situation worsened. ‘Adhoori adhoori kahani, adhoora alvida’. Krish started typing his love story. Why a Father is always a Father for his children? Daddy Cool! Why the Punjabi Puttar started liking his Punjabi Papa? Finally, did those Punjabis and Tamilians succeeded in breaking the cultural, sociological and mental barriers between the “2 STATES”?