The German connection

Finally one Jalligampala went to phoren for higher studies. One small step for the Girlligampala ... but a giant leap for the Jalligampalas.  This was something outstanding, considering the entire world for this family was Odissa.

When she said she got admission in Tubingen, Germany, her Uncle asked her whether Tuborg comes from there.  Thanks to Hard Rock Café, we Indians are now having access to newer brands of European beers.  No, Tubingen does not make Tuborg beer, it produces something far more useful than those necessitating frequent trips to the loo. It has the oldest University in Germany and also some of the finest research institutes like Max Plank’s.  Though, Max Plank’s Constant and the Quantum theory would also make people go to the loo, but for a different purpose.  Physics can upset most people’s intestines.

She is apparently doing her Ph.D in Biotechnology, and that too through a scholarship. This girl sure has the brains, the spunk and the beauty. Breaking a few German hearts would be an inevitable part of the program. While her mommy dear is hoping  (and praying probably) that she comes back and marries a handsome, well educated, sensitive, caring, rich Indian boy, Google says ‘no search results for that category’. However, Mr Patnaik the family astrologer is optimistic and so she has more rings on her fingers than the fingers on her hands.  

As far as I am concerned, she can have any name on her wedding card but visiting her while she is in Germany is definitely on my card. And yes it would have to be in Oktober.  No beers for guessing why.




FYU - This blog is on my hubby's niece, who has gone to Germany to do her master's in biotechnology. She is first and only one to study abroad in the family.