Why Hyderabadis are Hobbits?

Let’s face it, both our names start with the same first letter, have the same number of i’s and end with s. It doesn’t just end there, there’s plenty more..

1. They love their food
2. They love their comforts
3. They look forward to and actually plan many meals a day
4. They are hairy folk
5. Given the appropriate terrain (anything not having glass or objects that burn/pierce flesh) they wouldn’t need shoes
6. They have their own games that sometimes don’t make sense to others
7. They love their parties
8. They need an excuse to have a celebration
9. Their parties have many freeloaders
10. Food plays a huge role in parties
11. They love a good smoke after a nice meal
12. They think a good nap will cure most troubles
13. They take their time in doing things
14. They are meticulous about their property
15. They have large families
16. Their family trees are large, complicated and intersect with others’ family trees
17. They know their family trees by heart
18. They are generous in their own way
19. They are natural story tellers
20. Their stories don’t just have a beginning, a middle and an end but sub-plots, characters, background stories for characters and related stories
21. It is hard to tell how much of their story is fictional

Which one were you thinking of when reading the list above? Hyderabadis? Hobbits? The resemblance is uncanny isn’t it? I am convinced that J. R. R. Tolkien was thinking of us when he was writing about hobbits.

Given the lateness of the hour I have written a few basic points to prove my initial point and my now desire to catch some sleep doesn’t let me add any visual aids right now, I promise that I will update this post with legible proof tomorrow when I am dozing off at my desk but for now please be a dear and click on this for a detailed rambling .