Subject:      Re: Matrimonial: Bengali Male, Economist in Washington DC, 31, 5'4"
From:         Anurag Acharya <acha@bookworm.cs.umd.edu>
Date:         1996/11/14
Message-Id:   <qkpw1hnmw7.fsf@bookworm.cs.umd.edu>
Newsgroups:   alt.culture.us.asian-indian

Sinha@cris.com (S Sinha) writes:

>Bengali kayastha parents seek suitable match for son, 31, 5U4S, liberal,
>non-smoker, MS and MBA from Europe,  working as energy economist at
>international organization in Washington DC.  

I have always wondered 
On the ways of this world.
Lazying away my life this way
Warm and snugly curled.

Why do people look for matches
Won't lighters do?
In this day and age, I ask
Tell me please, won't you?

> He is very broad minded and is comfortable with all cultures. Compatibity
> between both parties is the main issue. 
> Caste no bar.

I would have taken that for given
The broad-mindedness I mean.
Once you go the other way,
It is quite very hard to wean.

Far from me to set me up
As arbiter of taste.
But I would really like to say
No bar is really a waste.

> p.s. If you wish to contact the boy directly, please send email and I can
> forward the phone numbers.

The last time I dealt with boys
They were three, five and ten.
Now I find the world has changed
They can be as old as Big Ben.

anurag