Was I a Rajasthani in my last past life?

Love for Rajasthan

It never occurred to me till the time my new Rajasthani colleague told me Surely you were a Rajasthani in your last past life. She was surprised to see a North-East girl being so fond of Rajasthani food and fashion. According to her, vegetarian food cooked by me tasted so Rajasthani. I wondered. After getting to hear so much from her I started thinking about my connection with Rajasthan. I still remember when I was small I used to dance a lot on the song Morni baga ma bole from the Hindi movie Lamhe. I would never get tired dancing on that song. I used to love Sri Devi in that song, the scene in the sand with bonfire. Another movie which is so closed to my heart is Dor, a story about two women from two extreme places - Kashmir and Rajathan. The movie was shot mostly in Rajasthan. I first heard the Rajasthani folk song Kesariya balam in this movie. It touched my heart deep inside. I felt as if the song was addressing me, something was welcoming me to Rajasthan. 

My first visit to Rajasthan was a spontaneous road trip to Jaipur. It was a car+bike trip which was an amazing experience. It was not deja vu but when I reached there I felt the place was quite familiar. I didn't feel that I was coming there for the first time. Slowly things changed. In the past couple of years I have been to few other places in Rajasthan. But I did not get that feeling anymore. In fact I have forgotten how I used to feel when I visited there. Then came this Rajasthani song from Coke Studio - Laadki. It refreshes the connection. This song mesmerizes me, simply takes me to somewhere I don't know. I love listening to this song again and again. I love dancing to the beats of this song again and again. I am heading to Jaisalmer and Jodhpur very soon. I am excited about my trip, and much more excited to see if I get connected to the place. Perhaps this trip answers my question Was I a Rajasthani in my last past life?.