Iam born and brought up in Mumbai, aged 35 years. My mother tongue is Tamilian. I have a friend who is a Maharashtrian, aged 27 years. Who is more of a Maharashtrian, my friend who is born a Maharashtrian and has spent 27 years in Mumbai or me who was born a Tamilian and has spent 35 years in Mumbai. Who decides as to who is more of a Marathi Manoos? People like me know only Mumbai as the city where they were born, where they studied, where they earned a livelihood etc. For us this city is our native place, where do we go? Can anyone answer that?
