Technically speaking as far as I know I am a Konkani by birth, raised in Bombay/Mumbai, and Marathi is not my mother tongue. Neither of my parents had a good command over Marathi language nor do I have (but my step mom is a maharastrian). But I was raised in a Marathi speaking neighborhood with madrasi neighbours. Growing up I spoke Marathi and hindi as my primarily language and English as secondary. Though I was educated in a convent, I couldn’t speak proper English till I was in 9th Std, when we shifted houses...
March, 17 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves