दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

June 1958. Madraasaanthasun parthaltho - Veedhividangan – 

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Asa chinthun paayilon, aeka mahina Madrasaantha hothon. Paashte saade paanch ghantela utun, dhaanth ghaasna, saha ghantela coffee pina, baaki paashte karaacha vidhila aggi nankara raakuna (aekacha snaanaacha koli, thyaaja maaga sandaas, loka baruna, baika aanga dhuvuntakun sampaaka karaanvan kaaryaalayaala jaanaara, shaalaala jaanaara), angoli karun (hyaaja madhdhae aekle Vijay Manjrekaraaska, runnayi badivnaatha outayi hoinaatha dheed ghante aanthacha astheela), kaayithri kaavuntakun, asa baayaara jaavun, imsa paani pivun, Kalathi* boichanecha burfi kaavun parthun yevun, baaraah saade baaraahla jevuntakun, nankara nijun, adeecha ghantela coffee pivun, paanch ghantela aalu arku kaavun, asa thasa baayaar jaavun yevun raathri saade aat nou ghantela jevuntakun, daha saade dahaala anthunaantha nijun jaayina. Niththe hecha kram.

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Heththa? Paashte paanch ghantela utlathra saade paanch ghantela coffee. Dhaantha gaasna adaakadaki aanganaantha ki. Saandaas? Ghaanv barun tikaana (swachcha Bharat yeyaala aniki attaavan varsha ahe), theththa kuntaki, paani jaatha asaacha nadhinthasun yaacha vaaikkaal ki. Snaan adaakada ki kolinthaki. Unappaani manje koli, nahithra aada.

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Unappaani thaavaacha paathra, kaansaacha andaa, thae kaalaantha majabachchaan uncha asala, sevti koniki choringun nungela, pani visan karingaala thor piththalaacha gangaala, thyajantha mee pini aththa basuya, panilaa unacha nahi . Paashte ponaavaantaa shilaa baatha, kemmathiri illa, dhiruda, saade akra baarah ghantela jevana - aaja Renuka Devila pooja karun, soorya namaskaara karaanva. Thor Mama baayaarla kaam sampivuntakun yaanvan. Shaal naahitha dhivasa askin milun chakraakar jevaala basana. Dhone ghantela Coffee Tea, nanthara kaayithri khaayaala. Saath ghantela raathri jevana. Electricity nahitha karthaan chumni thelaacha dhivacha. Dhivasaa madhdhe naarli jaada vegun koula naaralaacha pani, baghaantha amba, chinchona, palm treenthasun utharivalthe nungu, avla, bora, kela, dhoodh kela, kodukkaapuli, papaaya, asa samay palala.

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Aniki Aeka, nankara dhivasa puda aggi chaangalupanaala thondaala laayingaacha padhaarthaala Aloe vera milivalthe manun gaatlatha hothae. Thae amcha ghaavaancha pateesa aggi barun milaacha Kaththazai cha. Amcha ghaavancha pateesa thela Soththuk (baathaacha) Kaththazai manun manthila. Ami thae anun vorla saalpata kaaduntakun saakare ki madha ki laavun khaayina, aangaala udhanda chokkota, imsa manthila. Thunnooththup Pachchilai manun aeka ropa asala. Thyaaja been (seed) kaadingun yevun paanintha galun saakare milivun sharbath karun peena, thevda vaasa, thevda rooche. Aththa aggi haecha Bengaluruntha varaada vaevaala aggi juice karun dhethaatha. Thaela kaayithri nava naama tivlaasthila.

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Mala Vaithilingam manaacha Hishobi (Kanakkuppillai) vichaarle Madras kasa hotha manun. Amcha ghaanvacha parava nahi mantlon. Thae kasa? Yenaara jaanaara aggi Madras asa thasa manun udhanda aasa dhakivlothe, paranthu vaasthavaantha Madras thevda kaayin nahin manun mala vaatla. G.K.Chesterton saangitle, 'too much of anticipation leads to disappointment' manun. Thae kaaye kaadlathaala aggi thoo Chesterton, Chesterton manthosa manun thumi vichaaruya. Mee adhika English pusthaka aggi vaachalthe nahi. Saangitloye nahoka, shaalaantha mala Englishayin tamizh dhwaaracha sikun dhethila. Thyaajamala English pusthaka askin vaachasaka gyan nahotha. Asalthiri Sir Isaacc Asimov (askin pusthaka), Arthur Hailey, Robert Ludlum, Edgar Wallace, Erle Stanley Gardner, Ian Fleming, asa kiththeka pusthakacha vaachloyen. Paranthu G.K.Chesterton livalthe kiththeka ghoshte mala udhanda avadala, Habits die hard, Too much of anticipation leads to disappointment, Everything depends upon the emotional point of view, vagairah.

Aththa Taj Mahal ahe. Ami laahn panaanthasun vaachloyen thae kasa asala, kevda besha asala, yeh boothalaanthala saath adhbuthaantha thaeyin aeka asa manun. Maja manaantha Taj Mahal kasa asala manun aeka srushti karun tingitlothon. Asa maningun chavvees varshaa nanthara somora payilon. Kasa hotha? Besha hotha, thevdacha. Aaha, oho manaaska nahotha. Amcha pateesa kevdaki dhevula gopura ahe, thae askin kevdaki chada Taj Mahala bachchan. Yaecha manushyaalin. Mee laahna asthaana cha Bharath swathanthra jaala. Loka askin Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru vagairaala dheva samaan samajtheela. Mahatma Gandhi la mee paayilthe nahi vivara kalun, theni Gunturaala althemma maja amma barora jaavun paayilon manthila. Paranthu Nehrujila dhone dha paayiloyen. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi vagairaala aek dhone dha paayiloyen. Thor thor manusha aggi ami vaachalthe/aikaltheska asthinitha. Mala thasa kaayin visesh manushaaska kalthinitha. Asa kevdaki dhane udhanda oonchala sthaanaantha asnaara manun vaachlonki/aiklonki theni askin saadhaarana manun mala vaatla. Kiththeka dhane saadhaarana manun maningitlathane udhanda thor manusha vini asthaatha.

Pataake ahe nahoka, atom bomb manun gethon, garcha lokaana aggi balaavun, atom bomb petivaala jathon, dhoor otaaka, kaan jaankingaa manun saangun petivalthara thae pussssss manun jaayaaska. Buswaanam laavaala javvala jaavun lavun petivthaana thae pataakeska shabdha karatha putaaska. 

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Yeh sevatla vaakhyaa karthaan evda thora kaani livaavanska padungela. Doska (doyee) pirna, kapaal soola aggi konaal konaal alaki mala kshama kara. Ithpar Aashaada mahina aeka, amaavaasyaala aeka, thevdacha livna.