Hi!
My name is Poha. You can call me Po.?
Recently, for some bizarre reason, I was in the news. That’s a first for me because no one really talks about me. I just exist in their lives; silently filling up their stomachs, be it day or night and honestly, I don't mind that.?
This morning was super weird for me because my best friend, sev, told me that some people were talking smack about me.?I mean baat hi karni hai toh tell me about the awesome snacc I am.?
The yellow-turmeric rich flat rice, the crispy peanuts, the pomegranate sprinkle that up my market worth, the dash of coriander, and of course, the sev that saves the day for you. Itni instant aur clean energy ka source toh phir memes hi hain. Yet people are talking sh*t about me!
Dekho, main shaant hoon. Mujhe apne propaganda mein kyu involve kar rahe ho? Maine toh aapki tarah?Constitution bhi nahi pada hai.
Main kahaan se kisi ki identity determine kar sakta hoon? Apparently, only the government can do that.
Sev also informed that people think that just because I’m cheap, only poor people like me. I am cheap because I want everyone to enjoy what I can offer them -- simplicity. Par nahi, yeh toh mujhe Bangladesh bhejna chahte hain. Par main toh sach mein Indian hoon. *Checks poha papers*
Aur agar meri international following hai bhi toh I just want to quote Kareena's mom from Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon - 'Toh phir problem kya hai?'
Dekho yaar, na toh mere mein beef dalta hai aur pyaaz bhi ek tarah se optional hi hai. Na main north se hoon, na south se. Hoon bhi bilkul beech ka item. Live and let live, bro.?
On top of it, if these statements haven’t hurt my sentiments enough, I also discovered that people are combining me with other dishes. The whole point of me is to be basic, why are they ruining my vanilla-ness?
If someone’s infiltrating me with sambhar, somebody else is drowning me in ketchup. Are you confusing me with my older brother, Mr Rice? He’ll love it, you know how older siblings get.
Guys, I am not any complex Kabeer ka doha, just a simple Poha.
Update: Poha was never to be found again after this. Rumours say, he actually ran away to Bangladesh because he couldn't find his papers. But the question remains: did he run or was he made to run? We'll never know.