दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

Mee Delheela geltha nava. Hindi bolaala kalna, koni bolaacha ponavanta samjna. Konthri siva dhelthrayin kalna. Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabhaacha Madhyama vaachlothon manun naanva.

Dak vibhaagaantha kaamaala millothon. Naoroji Nagaraantha hothon, Sarojini Nagar manaacha tikaanaanthasun kaaryaalayaala jaayaala bus dharaanvan, theththasuncha nigala, barun loka pankthi pankthivini otaaklaasthila. Aeka amcha patisla vaya jaaltho niththe beek gyaala yeyila, konthiri paise dhilthra aatha uchlun aashirvaadha karaaska karala, dheenathra aravaantha veda vankhda siva dheela. Thyaaja lonka chokkota kaamaantha hotha, asalthirin yo beek getha asala.

Aeka dhivasa mee aatha thonda pusingaacha padka kaadingun jaayaala visurungelon, kaaye karna, thae naahithra mala aath modlaaska, themma themma thae padkaavaate thonda pusingaanvan. Thonda palichchisi hothaki naahiki, padka avasya malka hoyila.

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Maaga thor bajaar hotha. Bus yaala dahaa pandhra nimisha hotha, pankthintha maaga puda asnaaraankada saanguntakun, aeka padkaacha dukhaanaala gelon, kerchief pajje mantlon, dukhanwaalaala samjalni, hand kerchief mantlon, aathaavaate thonda pusingun dhaakivlon, kaayin prayojana nahi, dukhaanwale askin paschimi Pakistaanaanthasun palun althane, thevda dukhaanwaleyin ponavanta aekaala aeka soyreeka. Evdaantha maja bus evungela, mee palath (laahn vayachki) jaavun bus vegungelon. Karyaalayaala alon. Aath pusaala padka pajjeki, aeka nava 'duster' maahingitlon, pandra besha hotha, thae dhivasa lotuntaklon. Kaaryalayaantha saangitle 'rumaal' manun vichaaraanvan manun.

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Kaaryaalayaantha milun aek vaara pathori vorla thalaanthacha hothon. Prakruthicha balaanvna althra kotta jaana manun kalla nahi, konaali vichaaraalayi sankocha, kaaye manun vichaarna manunayin kalna. Akra varsha shaalaantha vaachalthemmayin utun panthojikada aeka bota dhakiviltha nahi. Kaaye karna? Bussanthasun uthraacha tikaana aeka saamoohik vyavastha hotha, aeka vaara theththacha jaavun halka hun yeyina. Dhusara vaara, bhojana velaantha (aeka ghantenthasun dheed ghante pathori) kalla boyeecha thalaantha jaavun paavumna manun aantha guslon, aekla khakhi nijaar, angarka gaalingitlatho palatha yevun mala dharun kaayki vichaarla, mala kaayin samjalni, tho Hindeentha bolatha hotha, mee mala kallatha Englishaantha (akravincha vaachlothon, theyin Tamizh dhwara, kevda English kallaasala?) bolatha hothon. Mala dharun odingun vorla thalaanthala thor adhikaarikada balangun jaavun kaayki saangitla. Thenaala mee kaaryalayaantha millathe kalala. Englishaantha vicharle, kaaye thumala, kalle baayaarla desaancha parcel askin pallasala, thumi kona manun thela kalna, thyaa kartha majakada balaagun alaaye, mantle. Mee maja vichaar saangitlon. Theni thyaala samjivle. Tho, Gyan Chand manun naanva, mala kalle balaangun jaavuna maaga asaacha thae tikaana dhaakivla. Mee thera varsha thae kaaryalayaantha hothon, tho sevtori mala sewa karatha hotha. Mee kaam sodun jaathaana radlaa pini.

Himsa gaanva (chaar mahine) kartha paadha raksha paavul poora jaankun asaanvan karthan pannaas rupaye dhevun aeka shoe getlon, Bata naho, aeka Sindhi Shoes manaacha dhukaanantha getlon, varsha poora una molaala (?) vikaacha dukhaana, Pakistanaanthasun althe lokacha. Mee chaalaacha lakshanaala thae theththa theththa thond ugaduntaakla, sivan sutungela. Varumun kaappom manun Tamizhaantha aththa aggi saangthaatha, mukhyavini heththa alikada sarkar chaalivalthane. Thae kaalaantha Madraasaantha sarkar chaalivnaaraansa adhika chaangloopanaantha bolaala yeyina, paranthu theni - Sarvasri Rajaji, Kamaraj, Kakkan, Venkatraman, Subramaniam, Bhakthavathsalam, Manikkavelar, Bhoovarahan, vagairah - kaam karnaantha chaangloopana dhakhivtheela. English wale jaavun pandhrah varshacha holotha, prevention is better than cure manun mee vaachlothon. Thyaajaska dhone paadha rakshaayin adhika paataacha puda barora karaanvan maningitlon. 

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Themma Delhi Tamil Sangam Connaught Place manaacha tikaana hotha, thora thora dukhaana, molayin thasacha. Kemmathirin aeka dhivasa Tamil chal chithra paayaa karthan ayiththa vaara paashte Regal Theatre jaayina - dhevulaala jaayaaska arnodhi loukara utun snaan karuntakun nigaanvan, 9 ghantela chithra aaramba honjaayila (Gopalan mannaara manthila, ayiththa vaara paashte sardarji aggi Gurudwarala jaathila, Christian loka aggin Churchaala jaathila, ami askin chal chithra paayaal jathon manun), pandhra dhivasaala aeka dhivasa Tamil Sangamaala jaavun arava pusthaka badhilingun yeyina. Thikkada jaathaana barun chapli sivnaara baslaasthila, aeklaakada maja paadha raksha kaadun dhaakivlon. Tho kaayki vichaarla, mala samjalni. Tho kaaye karlaa, shoe kaadun asa thasa mudhirivla, evdooska sivan sutlatha tikaana aggi paatka barun hungela. Pona rupaye hoila mantla, paise adhikacha (1962) vegla vaat naahi, tho shoe gaalingaala hoinaaska paatuntaklaa. Barora, kare mantlon. Sivthaan sivthaan mala kaayki vichaaratha hotha, mala kaaythrin samjalthrachaki jawab dhyaala, mee doska (doyee) alivatha hothon. Ardha ghanta jaala, sivlaampiri nankara pala pala karaala kaayki laavla, visthaacha kaadi jaalivun shoe vora aggin kaayki jalivlaa. Majakada dhevun paanch rupaye dhe mantla. Mala uchlun gaatla, baarah ane kotta, paanch rupaye kotta, mala udhanda adhika paise thae. Mee thyaajakada, pona rupayaa, baarah ane, manun sangatha shoe adikingatha aeka rupayecha nota thela dhyaala gelon. Tho kaayki bolatha konalki balaavla, aek kshanaantha saath aat dhane, thevdin chapli sivnaara yevungele. Vegla vaata naahi, paanch rupaye (bari vela, majakada hotha) dhevuntakun yevungelon. Thyaaja nanthara prevention is better than cure ka varumun kaappom ka, chappli gaalaala hoinaaska paatjori upayog karana, aththaayin thasacha.

Maaga livaacha:

Kiththeka vishaya livthaane manun maningna, paranthu, yathaartha, livloyen, kshama kara. Kevda chokkata chokkata lekha loka livthaatha, mee kaayki upayog naahitha lekha livthon. Amcha marathintha aek dhone ghoshte livuyaki manuncha. Thyaaja vina mala baaki vishayaantha thevda gyan naahi, thevdacha.