दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

• Kemma kemma vela (samay) miltha ki, dhevulaala jaayaacha dhandaka asaanva.-

• Dhevulaala jaathaana nankara dhoorathiri chaalatha jaanva.

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Veethividanganaantha asthaana themma themma Srivanchiam dhevulaala mama barora jaayina. Latka kasaala bolaanva, dhevulaal jaathaana mama Sankar Cafentha ghavaancha halwa gevun dhethila.

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1965 maningthon, Delhintha hothon Nauroji Nagaraantha. Shri Gopalan saangthila, 'Sundaynna sardarji yellaam gurudwara povaanga, Christians ellaam Churchukku povaanga aanan inge irukkira naamellaam cinema theaterukku poyi cinema paakkurom. Romba punniyam'. Kaaye karna, Ayiththa (Adhitya) vaara paashtecha arava (Tamizh) pata ghaalthila. Thevdathini loukara utun snaan paan karuntakun bus dharun jaathila, ponaavaanta Connaught Place Regal theateraala.

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Meeyi kemmaathiri aeka dhivasa jaayina. Dhevulaala saayankaalcha vela jaayaacha dhandakayin hotha. Aeka unaala dhivasa gharcha baaju Raj Nagaraantha aeka ghota (tent) theateraantha Kalyaana Parisu manu aeka chal chithra ghatletha, jaavumnaka manun maja sahapaati Subramanian mannara vichaarla, jaavumna mantlon, gelon, ghraanthasun paancha nimisha chaalaacha dhoora. Thora tent, tinnaacha, payillaandha jaathon. Ramesh Talkies manun naava. Chithra aniki aaramba holni, ghaana ghaatlothe. Aslaaska asun aeka thora shabda, theen chaar nimishaantha ghotaacha alaala aaramba hungela. Loka baayaara palaala prayathna karle amiyi baayaara yevungelon. Paayilthara, Aandhi - Samudhra thataantha cyclone, puyal manun saangthila, Delhintha Aandhi manun yeyila, vaaluska maathiyi milun bhayankara vegaantha vaara badivala, dholentha aggi maathi gusun paanacha srama hunjaayila, thae vaara raahjori bandi aggi otaakivuntaakthila. Gharaanthka kidiki, kavaada aggi jaankuntaakthila, nahithra ghara poora maathicha. Hay vaaraa badivlathra nankara ushna una hoyila. 

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Aththa ami doga dhaneyi baayaara yevun aek tikaana otaaklothon, theateraanthasun thevdadhani baayaara palatha yevungela, paanchacha nimishaantha thae theatre thor sabdha karatha padun gela, padlatha veghaantha sheet aggi vegla vegla hungela. Aek aek sheet udaalayi aaramba hungela. Thevda bayankara vaara. Dhevaacha dhayaantha ami vaanchalthe punar janma maningun shaankaali dhevulaala jaavumanu maningitlon. Shaankaali R. K. Puram Subramanyaacha dhevulaala niglon. Jaathaana chaalatha gelon.

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Dhevulaala Jaathaana nankara dhoorathiri chaalaanva manu aidhika, maja aajimma saangthila, Tiruvaaruraanthasun Pukivalam dhevulaala dhone mile chaalatha jaathila, meeyin thyaancha barora chaalana, baaki loka bandintha yethila. Uttara Swamimalai manun dhevulaacha naanva. Dakshinaantha Swamimalai dhevula ahe, Uttarekada yeh dhevula nirmaana karlathaamala Uttara Swamimalai manthila. Donguravora (hillock) asaa mala Malai mandhir manthila. Uttarekalla loka Malaai (saaye, aedu) mandhir manthila.

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Maja barora kaam karatha hoththa Sri Shiv Prakash Nagar manthila, 'thumi kaandhe kaayinaa, lahsana kaayinaa manthaantha, paranthu thumcha dhevulaantha non-vegetarian bhajana karthaatha' manuna. Theni dhevulaala jaathaana aggi bhajana chaalatha asala, Muruga, Muruga manu, thyaancha kaanaala thae Murga, murga (Chicken chicken) manun pallaaye! Kasa? Mee aek arava pusthakaantha livun sevti livlothon, 'Sevalankodiyonaiye sevalaakkiya perumai nanbar Naagaraich chaarum' manun. Sambar Rupaye puraskaar milla, dhevaacha dhayaana.

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Thae asundhe. Ami doga dhane dhevulaala gelon, dharsana karlon, paranthu yethana bus 46 dharlon. Dhone parchi (Ticket) karthaan chaalivnaarakada pannaas paise dhilon, tho sevtori parchi dhilanahi. Utharacha tikaana ala, loka amaala lotun kalle utharivuntakle. Kalle parchi getlon ka nahika paayaacha adhikari otaaklothe. Amchakada parchi nahotha. Amala aek patisa otaake mantle. Thevdhanaacha parchi paavuntakun amchakada ale. 'Pandath ji, aap jaavo, iss conductor ke khilaaf shikaayath aayi hai, iseeliye hum aaye hain'. Amaala paar santhosha, paranthu 'Pandath ji?' Dhevulaantha dhilthe vibhoothi Subramanian kapaali poora laavingitlotha. Mee? Abhishek karlathe gandha gevingun kapaali lavingitlothon. Thyaajamala vaanchlon.

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Paashte Dhevaacha dhayaamala punar janma. Shaankaali punayi Dhevaacha dhayaamala aeka sankataanthasun bayaara alon.

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Kshama kara, chaar dha livun maja vedapanaa mala kottiki lappingusolla. Yeh payilla livalthaaska mala thripthe naahithri, aaje thumaala aggi ghola gyaanvvan manu nischay karlathkarthaan, asacha phaativthon. Barun chooke asala, thelaayi milun kshama kara.

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Aaje puray. Aniki yevuyaa, mee vaa a.

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Rajaram Ramachandran

06-10-2015

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