Now translate.. Khatmal is a bedbug Thulla - not sure the way its written in English script, but maybe 'drunk' Pandu and sakharam are typical 'hayseed' / rustic names
As y'all can probably guess, the average street cop isn’t the most popular guy around > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Jai Iyer > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [silk] Police Ram Sene? > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Mahesh Murthy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A khatmal in Hyderabad. > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Nikhil Mehra > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> A thulla in Delhi. > >> > > A 'pyaadhey' in Bangalore, actually. > > -Jai > http://iyermatter.wordpress.com > > >> > >> Nikhil Mehra > >> Advocate, Supreme Court of India > >> Tel: (+91) 9810776904 > >> Res: C-I/10 AIIMS Campus > >> Ansari Nagar > >> New Delhi - 110029. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Bonobashi <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --- On Thu, 12/3/09, ss <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > From: ss <[email protected]> > >> > > Subject: Re: [silk] Police Ram Sene? > >> > > To: [email protected] > >> > > Date: Thursday, 12 March, 2009, 5:18 PM > >> > > > >> > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >> > > > >> > > On Thursday 12 Mar 2009 3:58:11 pm > >> > > Vinayak Hegde wrote: > >> > > > I always thought the word Pandu was used in Mumbai to > >> > > refer to > >> > > > Policemen. Is this used in other cities as well ? I > >> > > think the genesis > >> > > > of the word Pandu was from the satirical/farcical Dada > >> > > Kondke [1] > >> > > > movies. > >> > > > >> > > It's only me. I grew up in Pune, and just like "cop" > >> > > derives from London's > >> > > copper - a Pandu is a Pandu anywhere, except when he is a > >> > > Sakharam. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > shiv > >> > > >> > > >> > Not so fast - in Calcutta, he's a Mama. > >> > > >> > > >> > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to > >> > http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ > >> > > >> > > >> > >
