'Nika and Niki - Panjabi style' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

Today's newspaper informs that Nick Jonas and his parents are in Mumbai for 'Roko' ceremony. For the uninitiated in the Panjabi marriage mumbo-jumbo, roko literally means stop or to stop. Very roughly it is a ceremony precursor to the ceremony of engagement. Legal friends would perhaps explain it by saying that it is something like 'estoppel'. Having been roko-ed, one is stopped for looking around....Got it?

I must confess that till about a few days back I had no idea of who Nick Jonas was.  Even though the 25 year old chap is said to be singing acting and song writing since he was 7. He is reportedly known as 1/3rd of Jonas Brothers Band. Anyway I am not a fan of "Yeah Baby, Yeah..." kind of music so my ignorance was a bliss.

But now with every one talking about saddi (Panjabi endearment of 'our') Priyanka and Nick I do feel feel left out of the conversation. So let us talk about Nick.


Actually from the photographs, Nick seems to be a nice, not very tall, boyish sort of chap, some one whom the Panjabis would call Nika or the little one in endearing way.

Nick and Niki (little one for girls) for Priyanka.

Or Nika & Niki to complete the Panjabi touch!

One is looking forward to Nick Jonas doing bhangra to the tunes of Priyanka - soon!

Oye, Balle - Balle Ji!