The anti aloo man…

Way back in February, I met this Tamil guy in Barmer, Rajasthan which is not far from the Indo-Pak border and hence the very visible BSF presence. And now that I've got the historical details down...He was an accountant with the BSF. So while waiting to get our tickets at the Barmer railway station- the one with the gorgeous plastic yellow and green palm tree - we indulged in a pleasant anti-Bihari (read North Indian) rant (in Tamil of course!). His main complaint was the Bihari penchant for aloo. Aloo-gobi, aloo-peas, aloo-beans…the list is endless. Our canteen (i.e. mein office) actually serves aloo-karela!