दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

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rr Delheela kaam udikingun geletha nava.  Mayavaraantha (kholicha baada mahinaala daha rupaye, dhone vela paana gaalun jevana thees rupaye, thyaja vina mahinaala paancha aththi jevana, paashte dhone rupayela chaare illa nava thoopaacha abisheka karun, aeka dhiruda, degree coffee Kaliyaakudi bhojanaalayaantha!) hothathea kaam soduntakun Delheela gela, kaayki Delheecha beedheentha panchaamruthaacha pravaaha palatha astha maningun.  (Sevti kaaye, panchaamrutha sodaa, chokkota Paani pini palatha nahotha, pousa padlathra mogreecha paaneecha palatha hotha).  rraala themma aekonvees vaya, nankara naajuk vayacha.  Kaam miljori asa thasa hindatha hotha. 

Thae gaanvncha loka askin gore gore paayaala neeta hothe. Thaeyin sardar loka doskaavora pagdi baadhingun beshacha hothe. Hey kona, thae kona manun khoon kalingaala rraala nankara dhivasa jaala. Pagdi baandhingun thevda sardarjiyin aekacha manushaaska hothe.  Baaika pori ? Theniyin gore gore chaangla hothe. rr payillacha aekdha Delheela gelotha, themma thela pandhraacha  vaya, theyin razaantha aek mahinecha hotha, themma ghaanv hindaalacha vela barora hotha, thyaja vina vaya una hotha, nahoka? Aththa? Vayaacha guna. Asa thasa parthun, pirun paathoka? Chaaleesaantha England wale lokaana rr paaylaaye, ardha England ardha India wale lokaanayin paaylaaye, thae gorapan vegla, rogishtaaska asala, chaangla manun saangaala nahi. Paranthu yeah Delhiwale pori chaangla hothe. Asalthirin kala?  rr kheda gaanvncha, Madras vina vegla kottin geletha nahi. Heththa askin nava nava hotha. Thaeyin thae poreencha gaala thasacha thambda asala.  rraala ascharya vaatala. Baarah thera varshaa nantharacha thae rahasya kalla.

rraala madhya-sarkaaraacha thapal kaaryaalayaantha kaam milungela.  Kaaryaalayaantha aeka pori pini nahothe.  Ponaavanta loka vaya jaalthe, Pakistaanaanthasun palun althane. Pannaas varshaachaa pini thees varshaachaa manun latka affidavit dhevun millatho. Thasa barun dhane hothe.  Fatheh Chand Bawakar manun aeka satha maathaarapini kaam karatha hotha.  Kaaryaalayaantha rr payilla Dakshini Bharathiya (Madrasi manun manthila - themma thyaansa Vindhyaachalaacha Dakshini patisa asnaare thevdadhaneyin Madrasi cha) karthan maryaadhaala kaayin una nahotha, Chandran ji Chandran ji manun praan sodthila.

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Thera varsha thae kaaryaalayaantha kaam karuntakun dusra kaaryaalayaantha gela rr.  Theththa? Baikaacha baikaa thevda baika. Chaangla gora gora pori barun dhane hothe.  Heththayin rr lokapriya hungela, naanva poortha badhlungela, Chandran ji aththa raamaa ji hungela.  Chaanglupana kaaye jaala?  Asa asa, nankara thaambaa.  

Aeka dhone theene varsha rraala baarah dhana barora aeka kholintha basun kaam karaanvaska padla.  Akra pori, aeka varaada holthe baiko, rr!  Vichaaraavanka! Khemma paa bolatha asthila, baandhingthila, radthila, gatkaala aekdha rest roomaala jaavun veshboosha badhlingun yethila.  Themmacha rraala kalla gaala kasa thevda thambda astha manun.  Thonda pusingthaathka, thambda asaacha lipstick kaadun dhone gaalavorayin appingtheela, thyaja vora nankaracha thondaala lavingaacha powder laavtheela.  Thevdacha!  

Changlupan paayaacha dhrishyaantha nahi, paanaaraacha dhrishti konaantha ahe manun kalaala udhanda Varsha kaalam rraala.