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Sowla owla - kaale sodlatha tikaanaanthasun....

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Gharaantha vadyaa ghaalaacha dhandaka hotha, sowlaala veghla, owlaala veghla. Aajimma ki amma ki nahi dhoga dhaneyin milun sowlaacha vadya ghaalthila - laanyaacha vadya, poyecha vadya, kolavadya, kuru vadya manun. Thae naarlicha jaadaacha matta (Tamil) - aekata mattaa, duppata mattaa - veni ghaatlaaska karun chaampaaska asala, thela paanintha bijivun (sowlaantha) vaalun ghaalun thyaaja vora vadyaa vaalun ghaalthila.

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Owlaacha vadyaa manje aanganaantha vaalun ghalthila ami lenkra baala vaaghaacha tikaana. Sowlaacha vadyaa parsaapatisa aeka cementaacha tikaanaavora ghaalthila. Dhoninthayi kawla thonda tivla manje gharaantha upayogaala kaadingnaatha. Sowlaacha vadyaala aniki aeka thantaa. Parsuntha aada hotha, ghaavncha loka aggi thyaanthasuna paani kaadingun jaathila, snaan karthila. Theni thae vadyaa aggi sivnaatha. Ami aggi badhlun badhlun raakhana asana. Kiththeka samay beedhicha lenkrayin snaan karaala yethila. Thae lenkraana sowla, owla, sivthaane manaacha kaayin kalna. Rakhana asnaara paynaathemma konthiri aek lenkru sivuntaakla manje, thevdacha, thae vadyaayin gela, thae mattaayin thenaalacha kaadingun jaa mantaakthila.

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Amcha gharaantha asa manje, baaju hoththe maja kaka kakicha gharaantha sowla aniki adhika. Mee Pallavapuramaala althra ponaavanta kakacha gharaanthacha asana. Kaka kakila majavora adhik preethi. Kaka maja barora sagaja vini bolun chaalun karthila. Kaki thora paathraantha (tumbler) coffee milivun dhethila, kaayaalayin kaayithrin karun dhethila. Paranthu sowlaana asthaana udhanda Sowla paathila.

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Maja amma owlaacha baajna aggi raathri aat ghantevoracha karthila. Aanganaacha aek patisa unappaanicha choole asala. Thyaanthacha thevdin karthila. Themma aggi amcha ghanvaantha electricity nahotha, raathri saade saatha, aat ghantelaacha ghaanvan aggi jompi noonjayila. Nou ghantela ardha kaama hunjaayila. Amma aekle choolikada baslaasthaana meeyin sedhaari jaavun baslaasana, amma thoo jaavun neeje mantlathirin aikanaaska. Dhivasa pooraa sowlaacha kaama astha karthaan owlaacha kaama adavela raathri karthila.

Baaikaa pori theen dhivasa somora yethaana, sowlaana asnaaracha kaanaath padaaska bolthaane, udhanda srama bhogthila.

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Thae kaalaantha thasa aggi challa! Atingun paayilthiri ascharya astha, thasaltha kaalayin valaandun aloyen manu.

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Aaje evda puray. Aniki evuya mee vaa a.

Rajaram Ramachandran

13-10-2015