दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

Janana, marana askin barobar kaadingaanvan. Laahna vayaantha saangaacha vishay naho ye, asalthiri saangitle maja vadil mama.

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Amcha gharaantha,  Veedhividangaantha, janana themma themma hotha asala, maja maaye aajaacha thor kutumba, lenki, soona askin baalaanthpanaala amcha gharaalacha yethila. Gaavncha vaya jhaalthe aeka baikocha baalaanthpana paayingtheela. Meecha thae kolinthala kaam aggi karana (Errand boy) maningaaka. Baki loka soula soula manu javvala yeyinaatha. Lenkra aggi udhanda laahna, thya karthaan mee kaam karana. Yevda kaan, meeyin thae kholintha ujalthocha. Nankara thorla jaalaampiri, thae kolicha kavaadaavora 'Delivery Room' manun mee livlothon.

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Mee paayiltha payilla marana maja ammaacha kakaacha. Theniyi, kakiyin thaecha gharaantha aek patisa hothe. Thyaansa lenkra nahotha.

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20 November 1952. Mee Veethividangaantha hothon. Theddhisa aeka dham vaara pousa, vaara manje vaara thasaltha vaara, gundaalun gundaalum badivla, barun jaadi judpe modun padungela. Pousayin santhadhdhaara, richivuntakala. Mee nou vayaacha, paayaala paanch saha varshaacha poraaska asana. Kavalaacha ghara nahoka, vaara pousaantha kavala sarkun gharaantha yeththa theththa paani ghalatha hotha. Mee aeka kattaacha peti aantha baslothon. Maja vadil bahineecha lagna (varaada) hun pandhraah dhivasacha holotha. Varaadaacha khaayaacha padhaartha aggi khaayaala themma themma dhetha hothe. Chokkot thoopa thelaantha karlathe karthaan naasnaatha hotha. Ghanvanthasun baayaara jaayaacha vaata aggi jaada modun padun jaankungela. Aek vees dhivasa nantharacha nankara barora jaala. Amcha garcha naarlicha jaadayi barun modun padungela. Meeyi maja aajayin dusara dhivasa paashte jaavun naaral aggi kadingun alon. Manusha koni alnitha. Thyaancha thyaancha gharaanthayi vaara pousala udhanda srama hungelotha.

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Yentha ghaavche doga vaya jaalthane marungele. Udhanda dhivasaanthasun anthunaavoracha pallothe, chikithsa dhyaala baayaara jaayaala holni. Thaecha dhivasa ghaavaantha theen lenkrayin ujla. Aek vaara nanthara theni theni amcha gharaala yevun mamakada dhone mathaare marlathe theen lenkra ujalthe livun tivaa karthaan ale. Maja mama munsif (village head man, pattaamaniam) hothae. Mee thae paavuntakun maja mamakada vichaarlon, 'yeh varshaantha ghavaantha yeh pathori baara (12) lenkru ujlaaye, vees (20) dhane marungeletha. Ae kaaye hishoba, kasaala evda loka marthaatha' manu. Theni nidhaana bolnaara, majakada saangitle, mee laahna pora ki manu paainatha 'janana manu aeka asthaana marana manaachayi astha, koni ae bhoolokaantha niranthara asaala hoina. Thoo aaje pooraa jevun kaavun karthosa, thae potaantha hallu jiranaala yetha, udhya paashte nokkotha chakka aski baayara yevunjaatha. Asa niththe hotha. Aeka chaar paanch dhivasa thae chakka baayaara alni manje, payilla srama hoyila, pota dukhala, thyaajasvora potaantha tikaana asna. Thula Narasimhaavathaaracha khaani kalal nahoka, theni khaamba podingu alaaska potaanthala kuppa aggi pota paatingu yevunjaayila. Thyaajaska ye bhoomintha ujalthane thevdhanayi asle manje, bhoobhaara adhik hunjaayila. He aggi baro kara karthaan maranayin hotha astha, bhoobhaara barora astha, samjalaka?' mantle. Themma samjala manun doska alivuntaaklon, nanthara vaya veghthan veghthaan samjala. Paranthu laahn vayaantha lenkra baalaancha marana? Ami sarkaaraacha dhukaanaantha saakare, thaandhula, dhaale gyaala pankthintha hotaaklaasthaana, aek doga dhane maaga yevun amcha puda jaathinithka, thyaajaska, thenaala kaye avasaraki! Nahi, theni bhoolokaantha altha kaam jaala manun Deva balaangisodthaatha ki kaayki!

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Aaje puray, aniki yevuya mee vaa a.

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Rajaram Ramachandran

02-10-2015