Megha Rajagopalan acquired the Pulitzer Prize together with two different contributors
New Delhi:
The web is stuffed with memes on simply how robust it’s to impress Indian mother and father and there’s no denying the tinge of fact in it. Though the notion that Indian mother and father are extraordinarily educational and outcome oriented usually borders on the stereotypical, there are a number of humorous posts on social media so as to add credence to this perception. And now, Indian-origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan from BuzzFeed News, who not too long ago acquired the Pulitzer Prize, shared with the world simply how sparing and understated Indian fathers may very well be with their reward.
In a Twitter put up that has gone viral because it was shared on Saturday, Ms Rajagopalan’s father may be seen congratulating his daughter with a easy, “Well done.”
In the screengrab shared by the journalist, her father wrote, “Congratulations Megha. Mom just forwarded me. Pulitzer Prize. Well done.” To this Ms Rajagopalan replied, “Thanks!!” Sharing the picture, she wrote, “Understated Indian dad reaction.”
Understated Indian dad response pic.twitter.com/bdE7I0Kaq2
— Megha Rajagopalan (@meghara) June 11, 2021
The father’s response resonated with a number of customers on Twitter, with Indian Twitteratti saying that he had pulled off the proper “Indian dad” response to the scenario. Author and producer, Meena Harris stated that Ms Rajagopalan’s father may very properly be ready for her to bag the Nobel Prize subsequent.
In the meantime he’ll be ready on that Nobel
— Meena Harris (@meena) June 11, 2021
Exclamation factors are reserved for the Nobel Prize solely, one other person stated.
No punctuation after “well done” as a result of exclamation factors are for Nobels. But significantly, congratulations!
— Gautam Hans (@dispositive) June 11, 2021
Mimicking a standard line of dialogue that Indian mother and father undertake whereas asking their little one to goal larger, one person stated, “Just one Pulitzer? Why not two? Only one of your articles during all the year was okay?”
“Just one Pulitzer? Why not two? Only one of your articles during all the year was okay?”
— vhj (@vhj2012) June 11, 2021
Another Twitter person additionally used the chance to trace on the common Indian mother and father’ choice for physician and engineer jobs.
Still not a physician, Megha, however…properly performed, Beti.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) June 11, 2021
Several others stated that the proud father could be busy sharing the information with household and mates.
Don’t fear. They’ve additionally absolutely by now forwarded it to everybody they’ve ever met together with the bizarre aunty down the street.
— Varun Vira (@VarunVira_) June 11, 2021
each #IndianDad – very refined with their reward to you however will sing paeans about you to others if you aren’t round 🙂 cc @SMedia4https://t.co/TbVGKMQBNf
— Ranjani (@RanKay2011) June 13, 2021
Take a take a look at a number of the different reactions
Four sentences. Two intervals. Zero exclamation marks. Marvelous.
Also… CONGRATULATIONS!
— Santa Maria (@briansantamaria) June 11, 2021
“why wasn’t it a pulitzer plus?”
— Scott Lucas (@scottlucas) June 11, 2021
How many people having hassle with expression as Megha’s dad right here? I do know I battle. Something about the way in which we’re raised teaches us to at all times suppress emotion, to the purpose that even after we need to, we won’t discover the phrases.
Congratulations, Megha! This is large. https://t.co/Gvr0bSKTUf
— Kiran Jonnalagadda is ½???? (@jackerhack) June 12, 2021
What, no Nobel?
Congrats to @meghara— Well performed. And additionally Rare. https://t.co/4jkSj9bzV7
— Jonah Blank (@JonahBlank) June 12, 2021
Ms Rajagopalan acquired the honour together with two different contributors, Alison Killing and Christo Buschek, for investigative reviews on an unlimited infrastructure of prisons and mass internment camps secretly constructed by China for detaining lots of of hundreds of Muslims in its restive Xinjiang area.
In addition to Ms Rajagopalan, one other Indian-origin journalist Neil Bedi from Tampa Bay Times additionally received the Pulitzer Prize. He acquired the honour for native reporting.
