I have to applause to one of the best TV ad ever, the Diwali advert by Petronas. Deepavali is over but I still think about it and never fail to mention about it, for the fun of it. Its about a bunch of modern teen age Indian guys who were acting (and dressing too) as if they were black Americans, talking and rapping like one. You know the type when they "Yo" here and "Yo Man " there, "Were gonna partyyy all nite man.. " "Wats up man.. ?" bla bla bla bla. And on their side was a group of girls, giggling over them and one of the guys was trying to flirt with the girls when he suddenly noticed, at the other side of the road, his old grandmother ! Dressed in sari and very much Indian with a plastic bag on her side, just standing and looking at them. He was shocked and was squeezing himself while telling his friends "Patiii ! Patiiii ! (Pati is Grandmother in Tamil)" and his friend who still didnt get it, was yelling " Yeahh man..... we re going to party tonite mannnnn !"

The grandmother then walked towards them and greeted them in Tamil asking the boy where his mother was and whether hes having cold because of all those jumpers and wind breakers hes wearing. She then asked the friend (the one who wanted to have party all nite) his name and he said "Sam". The old lady didnt buy it, in Tamil she asked "What Sam ? Dont you have a proper name?". "Muthusamy Karrupaiah"

It was hillarious and how true when the ad ended with a message that no matter how advanced we have moved, we should never forget our roots.