[PEN-L:11197] Re: interimperialist rivalries (IV)

["James Michael Craven" <CRAVJM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 In his famous speech to the U.N.
>on the ugly machinations of U.S. Imperialism, the Defense Minister
>Krishna Menon (friend of both Nehru and Chou En-Lai) alluded to the
>behind-the-scenes machinations going on of which India was an
>unwilling participant (the slogan in India right before the border
>war was "Hindi-Chini Pai Pai".
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I thought the slogan was "Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai". Bhai, of course, means
brother in hindi. Does "Pai" means brother in Malyalum Jim? Cheers, ajit sinha

Response: No, ajit you are correct. I simply turned the "Bh" sound
into a closer phonetic equivalent in English; sorry about that, but
for those who have not heard Hindi spoken I thought the "p" would get
them closer to how the slogan would sound in Hindi. In Malayalam, for
the unfamiliar or non-family-related "brother", Bhai-Ji is also
commonly used (not as much resistance to Hindi in Kerala as in
Madras).

Thanks for the correction.

                                  Jim


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