mylilworld

Being multi-lingual - I owe it to the CBSE board for including second and third languages as an academic requirement. And to my first school in Jeddah, run by the Embassy of India, enabling me to have a true multi-lingual expo sure.  While I completed my entire education in English, Arabic was my third language in the school. While I decently mastered the artistic script with the able support of my Parker fountain pen, I couldn't best my parents' knack of making day to day conversations in the language. My mother tongue is Malayalam. However, I always spoke a mix of English and Malayalam with my friends. I even tactically resorted to using the spattering of Malayalam I knew as a code language in school until I got ratted out and reprimanded by a teacher.  Eventually, I learnt. Moving back to India meant I had to complete one academic year requiring a third language. My mother taught me the Malayalam alphabets ( Aksharamala ). Armed with that, tons of practice and a lot of spell