They say you learn something everyday.
While mentioning that I am from Calcutta, one of my colleagues (who happens to be from Sudan) in my London office exclaimed: Oh! Calcutta-Bilaad-Al-Naamis" (!!)
When I asked what that meant, he told me that since the ancient Arab days, this has been a popular statement among people in Arab (just like our comments like "Mecca-of-cricket" or "Chicken-A-La-Kiev", etc.). He even agreed to write it down:
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| "Calcutta-Bilaad-Al-Naamis" |
So what does it mean? Apparently it means "Calcutta the house of mosquitoes" (!!).
Now I do know that Kiev and Chicken are not related. Nor is Mecca with cricket. But I can't deny that Calcutta and its little friends are not related.
At last now I know of something other than the Rosogolla that has been making our city famous (since the last 1000 years!)
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