दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

Aada manje rraala payilla kona saye yeyila? Avo aaji cha. (Aththa livaacha payillayin livlaasuya, Englishaantha livlaasuya, kaan, Amcha marathintha yin livlaasuya, rraala vismarthe adhika. Asalthirin nava nava samagamaantha millathaansayin nankara kaapumnaka manun livaacha.

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Kaaye, payillacha vaachlaayanthaka? Varaadaacha gharaala jaathon, jevaala basthon, paanaantha kaaye kaaye ki vaadthaatha. Thevdinka kaadthon, avadlatha kaathon, avadnaatha sarkivuntakthon, naahithra sivnaatha soduntakthon, nahoka? Aththa aggi varaadaacha gharaantha upavaasa modaacha upa aaharayin balkata astha - thae kaalaantha aeka gulchita, dhone illa, aeka mridhu vada (medhu vadai) thevdacha asala. Aththa? Karyaalayaala kaamaala jaanaaraana asundhe manun nankara balkatacha astha. Aekaala dhone gulchita (thyaantha aeka thurukodaancha rajya chaalivnaaracha naanva, Badusha, aeka potaantha gelthirin sarkna, monda, thasacha udhanda usira potaantha baslaasala), kaashi halwa, godhi halwa, anaanaas galun karlathe gulchita (pine apple pudding) vagairah vagairah. Nanthara uggi ki kichchadi ki; uggi Badushaacha vadil bhavu, kichchadinthla thela ki vanaspathi ki gaalaantha cha asun praan kaadala. Kalle utharna. Thyaja vina, illa, kaalvanaantha bijivalthae laahn illa, dhiruda, Mysore bonda (yeh gaanvaan pateesacha thae, Mysore gelthra theni Maddur vada manthaatha), poori, vagairah vagairah. Hyaantha adhika loka gulchita nokko amcha aangaanthacha gulchita ahe manthila, rr vargae kaandhe nokko manthila, asa pajjetha kaavun nokkotha soduntakthon nahoka, thasacha, vaachnayin vaachnaathayin vaachnaaraancha ishtaa prakaara. (Uththarekada asnaara Alpaahara manthila, aahaaraala alpa manuyaaka? Thasa mannaara askin alpa loka, manje kaaye, nankara lokacha, thumi vegla kaayin maninguka.) Thasa maningun vaachnuka, baroka?)

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KiVaJa(gannathan) - UVeJa(gannathan) naho - manun aeka Upanyaasak hothe, aravaantha paar besha upanyaas karthila. Varshaa varsha Karthik mahina Srivanchiam dhevulaala upanyaasa karaala yethila. Madhdhe madhdhe barun upakatha saangthila, parthun kotta sodleki theththa barora parthun yevun jaathila. Thasa Avo aajicha kaanila parthun yevumnaka?

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Pallavapuram gharaala Kumbakonche Nondi aachare nanthara, Rangappaachare cha aasthaana purohitha. Thyaancha Srimathicha Avo aaji (Rama Bai manun naanva). Rangappaachare swargaantha paurohith karaala gelampiri Avo aaji ponaavanta Pallavapuram yevuna rraacha aajila upakaara karthila.

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Themma, 1948-49 maningthon, nava aada gharcha parsoontha khaandun kaam chaalatha hotha. rraacha aaji chaar ghantela utun adaakada jaavun snaan karuntakun bindheentha adikivalthe German yanthraantha baajaltha coffee dhaane galun dhalun arakh kaadun dhoodh thaavaal tivthila. Maagacha Avo Aaji yin snaan karun yevun jaathila. Baapaayin utun jaathila, saade chaar ghante la, aajimma, Avoaaji, amma, bapa askin coffee pivuntakthila.

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Aek dhivasa Avo aaji adaakada gelthemma, kaayki sabdha alaki manun aajimma, amma, bapa parsoontha palatha gelthra Avo aaji dekhna, nanthara aada aanthasun kaayki sabdha alaki manun lavun paayilthara, aaji aadaantha aeka pateesa dharingun tharpadaacha kalla. Aadala aniki binthe baandhle nahothe, bonthaale vitkara ugocha tivlothe. Avo aaji charantaantha thora thaambya baandhun aadaantha sodletha, vitkara sarkun aadaantha padungeletha, barun paani pivuntakle. Dhevaacha dhayaantha aadaantha paaye tivaala tivaltha vitkara dharingun tharpadatha hothe. Varda vardi aikun gaanvncha loka ale. Kasa aajila vora anna? Kuntaanthasun ki aadaanthasun ki baaghaala paani usaala lokhandaantha karlatha saal manun aeka asala, kaan tivaltha thelthavaaska thora asala, aeka manusha aantha basuya. Baaghaanthasun thae saal anivun dhone kaanaanthayin charaanta bandhun aeka manushaala basivun aadaantha uthrivle. Thae manusha aajila uchlun thae saalaantha basivla. Vora otakaltha loka dhoni pateesasun charaanta vora odun baayaara tivun aajila uthrivle. Aajicha pota chempun chempun pilthe paani askin baayara kaadle. Aaji kaampatha hothe, nankara heththa theththa maar laaglotha, vaanchungele.

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Jaalaka? Aajila aeka pateesa laaja thevda lokaan puda konki sivun uchlun pota chempun..... Thedhdhi theni jevlecha naahitha. Askin saangun saangun nankara coffee pilae. Kaanantha paani gusun kaana sevtori aikalacha nahi. Aek mahina bhrama dharlaaskacha hothe, barora jompe nahi. Kummbonaala jaavun nankara dhivasa asun parthun ale.

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February 20 , 2017