About

Dheere Dheere Samajh Aa Raha Hai is a phrasal template common in India. The phrase means, "Slowly slowly I am beginning to understand," and is used as a means to share personal realizations or developments. The meme began as a tweet that was widely shared on Facebook and Instagram before it was turned into a meme.

Origin

On August 5th, 2022, Twitter^[1] user @Priyank_hahaha posted a tweet that read, "Dheere dheere samajh aa raha hai, ki log Psychiatrist ke paas kyu jaate hain..," which translates to "Slowly slowly I am beginning to understand why people go to the psychiatrist." The tweet gathered over 600 likes in over 7 months and was reposted to various meme pages.^[2][3]

Spread

The phrasal template grew popular soon after the aforementioned tweet was widely reposted. On September 24th, 2022, Instagram^[2] page @haq_se_engineers posted a meme using it, gathering over 4,000 likes in over five months (seen below, left). On November 10th, 2022, Twitter^[3] user @firki07 posted a tweet using the template as well, gathering over 900 likes in over three months (seen below, right).

On November 16th, 2022, Instagram^[4] page @rvcjinsta posted a version of the meme that gathered over 100,000 likes in over three months (seen below, left). On November 21st, Instagram^[5] page @beingtroll posted a version of the meme using the Ronaldo and Messi playing chess template, gathering over 3,000 likes in over three months (seen below, right).

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