Zaaniv!!!

Zaalelyaa prakaaraatun saavarnyaachaa prayatna karnyaa saathi Samarth platform varchya seat var paach minta doka dharun basun raahilaa, javalchi bag ughadun tyaatun tyaane paanyaachi baatli kaadhli aani don ghoat peeun toh chaalu laagla...

Je ghadla te visarnyaacha prayatna karat, chaalat raahila. Azun angaavar kaata yet hotaa, aapan tyaa apghaataatun jivant vaachlo he swataahla saarkh saarkha saangat hotaa. Je ghadla te ghari mulich saangaaicha naahi he tyaane manoman tharavla suddha…pan aaplyaala asa baghitla tar Aai ghaabrel aani ekdaa teene prashna vichaaraailaa suruvaat keli ke mag sutka naahi..kaaran tichyaashi khota bolna ashakya.

Mhanun swataahla saavarnyaa saathi toh tyaachya aavadtyaa thikaani mhanje bridge var jaaun baslaa. Keeti tari sandhyaakaal tyaane tyaa bridge var ghaalavlyaa hotyaa. College varun kadhich toh thet ghari gelaa naahi, pahili bhet bridge laa, teethe tyaachi vaat baghat aslelyaa Sudhaa laa. Tyaala Sudhaala laambun baghna nehmi aavdaaicha, tee kadhich ushiraa yaaichi naahi. Nehmi velevar kinva agodar, Haa maatra nehmi late.

Sudhaane 5 varshaat ekdaa hee tyaala, “Ushir kaa zaala, he vichaarla navhta” Ulat haach jaaun darroz veg vegli kaarna saangaaichaa. Pan tyaane ushir nehmich kelaa. Agadi tyaa divshi suddha jevhaa te ek mekaana shevatche bhetnaar hote. Agadi shevatche…

Prayatna karun suddha tyaala velevar nightaa aale navhte, vaat baghun mag Sudha nighun geli hoti, kaayamchi..tyaala sodun…

Aaj achaanak he sagla kaa aathavtay??? Toh vichaar karu laaglaa…

Hee jaaga…haa bridge, haach kaarnibhoot aahe. Maajhya ayushyaacha paan an paan jyaane vaachlay ashaa yaa bridge paasun kaahich laplele naahi…tyaalaach bahutek aaple khare roop maahit asaave.

Aani velo vel tyaane aaplyaala samzaavnyaachaa prayatna kela dekhil pan naahi…kaahi upyog zaala naahi..

Samarth laa nehmi havi havishi vaatnaari tee shaantataa aaj khaaila uthat hoti. Tee shaantata tyaachyaa samor kaal parva paryant chaa Samarth ubha karat hoti, Jo aaj achaanak tyaala nakosaa vaatat hotaa. Kroor naahi mhantaa yenaar, pan nirdayi hotaa toh evdha maatra nakkich. Swataahchaach satat vichaar karnaara, dusryaana kami lekhnaara.

Mag tee Sudha aso, kinvaa Kaushal, tyaacha eke kaalchaa jigri dost. Samarthalaa bhetlyaa shivaay ek divas hee kaadhu na shaknaarya Kaushal laa tyaane shullak kaarna varun nako nako te bolun durr lotle hote aani swataahchyaa ahankaaraa paayi punhaa kadhich tyaachyaaashi bolaaila gelaa navhta. Aata tyaa goshtilaa teen saade teen varsha zaali hoti.

Sudhaa nanter tyaachya aayushyaat aaleli Poornima, teene tar tyaachyaavar bharpur prem kela hota, pan Sudhaa laa visru na shaknaarya Samartha ne tilaa nivval ekaa khelnyaa pramaane khelavle aani mag chaanglasa kaaran shodhun soyi pramaane vegla kela.

Tyaachyavar prem karnaarya pratyekaala tyaane durr lotle hote, toh asaa kasaa badal la he maatra tyaala kalat navhte aani kevhaa paasun tay aathvat dekhil navhte. Saglyaana garaze purta javal karaaiche aani garaz samplyaavar taandlaatlyaa khadyaa pramaane baajula kaadhun thevaaiche. Mhanunach bahutek Taeene suddha tyaachyashi bolne kamich kele hote.

Aaj tyaala yaa saglyaachi zaaniv zaali hoti aani mukkhya mhanje tyaala pachhataap hee hoat hotaa… Aaplyaa haathun zaalelyaa yaa saglyaa chukinaa kaahi pramaanaat kaa hoeena pan sudharnyaachi sandhi aaplyaala devaane deeli asaavi mhanunach tar magaashi aapan martaa martaa vaachlo. Mrityuchyaa itkyaa javal jaaun aapan aata sukhrup aahot haa nivval chamatkaarach asu shakto. Pan saglyaa chamatkaaraan maage kaahi na kaahi kaaran asta. Yaa maage ekach kaaran hota, Praayaschitta..

Evdha mhanun toh uthlaa aani utsahaane chaalu laaglaa, halu halu andhaar hee pasaru laagla hotaa. Bharpur ushir jhaala mhanun toh bharaabhar chaalat hotaa. Ek navin josh, navin umed manaat gheun toh ghraachyaa dishene sutlaa. Madhech tyaala Poornima laa fone karaava asaa vichaar manaat aala mhanun tyaane khishaatun cell baaher kaadhla tar toh bandh. Magaashi toh padlaa tevhaa toh chaativar padlaa hotaa aani varchyaa khishaatla cell pan aadal laa hotaa…mhanunach toh badh padlaa hotaa asa tyaala vaatla.

Andhaar baghun tyaane ghadaalyaa kade paahile tar te saade paach laach bandh padle hote, aani kaach pan tutli hoti. Mhanje 250 – 300 chaa fatkaa laagnaar var mobile pan bighadlaa hotaa mhanun don teen hazaar chee fodni aahe. Pan je haravla tyaa paekshaa hee jaast kaahi milavla hota tyaane, Tyaane swataahla milavle hote, Swataahla punha zaanun ghetle hote, saglyaa chukinchyaa shikshelaa saamore jaanyaas toh tayaar zaala hotaa.

Tyaane jaata jaata bharpur varshaane ganpatichyaa devlaa samor haath zodle aani gharaa kade nighaala. Aapan don teen taas vichaar kela kharaa, pan tyaatun chaanglaach dhadaa shikaailaa milaala yaach vichaarane toh faar khush hotaa. Ghar jas jasaa javal yet hotaa, tyaacha utsaah vaadhat chaalla hotaa, jaaun poornima laa fone karaaichaa, Sudha chaa number kasaa tari milvaaichaa, Kaushal laa mail lihaaicha, Taee chyaa ghari jaaun teechi maafi magaaichi aani saglya goshti sort out karaaichyaa… “Very good Sam…very good” asa mhanat toh building paashi aala.

Building madhe ek veglya prakaarchi shaantataa tyaala janavli hoti, naahitar nehmi sagli bachche company khelat astaat, pan aaj kunich disat navhte, aani kaahi loka eethun teethe ghaeet firtaana disli, tyaane Raje kakana aadvaaicha prayatna kela, pan kaahi bolaaichyaa agodarach te tihun nighaale. Kaahi tari vichitra ghadla hota…zaraasa aswastha hounach toh lift madhe shirlaa, pan lift nehmi pramaane out of order hoti, mag paayich tyaane shidyaa chadlyaa, dusryaa maalyavar aaplyaach gharaachya samor prachand gardi paahun tyaacha chhatit Dhassa zaale…Aaai laa kaahi..zaala tar nasel naah?????

Tyaane gharaat yetaach mothyaane AAAAIIIIII…mhanun haak marli..

Kuthe tari lamb baslelyaa tyaachya Aai ne tee aikli asaavi tashi tee baaher aali aani saglyaana moth mothyaane saangat sutli…aani jaaun chaadrit lapetlelyaa ekaa dehaavar aadal li…

“Aaho toh baghaa…toh baghaa malaa bolavtoy…tyaane aata malaa haak maarli…toh aahe…toh aahe…naahi jaau shakat toh sodun malaa…Samarth…parat ye….Aaai saathi parat ye!!!!!!”

Maajhya Aathvanitla kuni tari...

Gaavi jaaicha mhatlyaavar me lahaanpani makdaa saarkhya udyaa maraaicho aani teethe gelyaavar suddha yaa udyaa chaaluch asaaichyaa. Aamchyaa kankavlichi, tithlyaa gharaachi, samorchya shetaachi, ganpati visarjan kartaat tyaa nadichi, rameshwaraachyaa devlaachi, aani mukkhya mhanje Nana kakaanchi aathvan aali kee motha zaalyaachi khant vaat te…

Gaavaala jaaicha yog tasaa kamich yaaichaa aani pratyek velelaa gelo kee veg veglyaa aani bharpur aathvani gheun me parat yaaicho aani punhaa jaaee paryant tyaa aathvaninchi chaadar karun tyaat swataahla gurfatavun ghyaaicho. Pan saglyaa aathvanit ek paatra ekdum pakka asaaicha, Naana kaka…

Me tyaana pahilyaanda kadhi baghitla thaavuk naahi…pan jevhaa paasun gaavaashi olakh zaali tevhaa paasun Nana kaakana olakhto evdha maatra nakki...Te maajhya babaanche laambche kaka..pan malaa maatra baaki saglyaanpeksha javalche…

Tyaana me kadhich dukkhi, vichaar kartaana, oradtaana tar sodaach pan kuthlyaa he goshti baddhal kurkur kartana kadhich paahile navhte, nehmi hasatmukh asaaiche, babaanche kaka asle tari te faar mhataare navhte babaan pekshaa 10-12 varshaani mothe astil mhanunach bahutek me tyaana aajoba na mhantaa kaka bolu laaglo.

Malaa baghitla kee te nehmi mhanaaiche, “hyo subhash cho zheel vastaad haa pan pudhe maldikaraancho naav kadhtalo” Malvani neet kalat naslyaamule agodar tyaacha arthach kalat nase…

Aso tar Nana Kakaancha maajhya var bharpur jeev hota, sakaali me uthaaichyaa agodar tay maajhya saathi garam garam bhajyaa aanat, rastyaat ekhaada porgaa dislaa kee tyaala raanaat paathvun maajhyaaa saathi karvanda todun aanaailaa saangat, kadhi aambe, ekhaada fanas, khadkhade laadu, raataambe, goad kokam, maajhi nusti changal asaaichi…

Tyaancha saglyaat aavadtaa udyog mhanun kee kaai poat saaf karaaila malaa Vahaalaavar nyaaiche, aani mhanaaiche, “tumkaa tyaa bhaandyaavar basun haguk jamtaa kasaa??? Paay ghasrun padlaas tar kaai kartalas??????????”

Malaa tyaanchyaa ya prashnaanchi gammat vataaichi, aani gaavahun aalyaavar mee keeti tari divas commode var adjust vhaaichoch naahi…

Te aatopun mag swaari nadivar nighaaichi, malaa paanyachi bheeti vataaichi mhanun te swataah maajhya barobar paanyaat utraaiche aani ekaa baajula mhashi aani dusryaa baajulaa aamhi ashi sagli gura aisho aaramaat aanghol karaaicho…

Maajhyavar tyaani nehmi swataahchya naatvandaapramaane prem kela, mhanje malaa aathavtay to var tyaanchyaa mulaanchi lagna zaali navhti, pudhe kaai zaala mahit naahi…

Aso tar Nana Kaka pattiche pohnare hote, ganpatilaa sagle mothe ganpati visarjan karaailaa saglyaat pudhe aani chhote ganpati astil tar haathaat bappachi murti aani khaandyaavar Me, paani tyaanchyaa potaala laage paryant aani maajhe talve bhijeparyant chaalat rahaaiche..aani parat yetaana malaa ganpati bappa saarkhe uchalun aanaaiche…

Maajhyavar sakkhyaani prem naahi kela tevdha prem Nana Kakani kela…aani azun hee gelo tar azun hee kartil yaachi malaa khaatri aahe…kaaran tyaanchyaamate me saadha sudhaa mulga nasun ek Rajkumar hoto aani tyaani malaa tasach vaagavla agadi me shevatchaa tyaana bhetlo tevhaa dekhil…

Tevhaa malaa kalat navhta, pan kaslyaa tari kaarnavarun aamchyaa gharaat bhandaana zaali, sakkhya bhavaani ek mekaanchi tonda baghaaichi sodun deeli tar yaa laambchyaa kaakalaa kon vichaarnaar. Tyaana gharaatun baaher padaaila saangitle.

Tyaani aamchyaa gharaachyaa baajulaach ek chhotishi zopdi bandhli aani teethe rahu laagle…Maajhya lakshyaat asleli Nana kaakanchi tee shevatchi aathvan..

Aaz tabbal 23 varshaani mee punhaa maajhyaa gaavi jaanaar aahe, toh pan yoga yog, aamchi govyaala jaaichi gaadi nemki kankavli laa bighadli aani eethe utarlyaavar malaa ghari jaaichaa moh aavrenaa…

Supriya la mhatla, chal jaaun yevu…Kuni tari aapla teethe vaat baghat asel…tila Nana Kaakan baddhal agodarach saangitla hota mhanun tilaa hee rahaave naa..Yash laa pan aajobaancha aashirvad milel haa tichaa mudda..

Kankavli bustand varun ek Trax dharli aani aamhi Sangvyaak aalo, aani gharaasamor gaadi thaambli. Maajhi utkanthtaa vaadhat challi hoti, malaa azun kunaalach bhetaaichi ichcha navhti, ekdaa Nana kaka bhetle kee maajha yena safal hoeel asa vaatla..

Rastyaala laagun asleli tee paayvaat tashich hoti, kaahich badal la navhta asa mhannaar itkyaat, samor mahaalaa saarkha ghar baghun mee chakitach zaalo, me shevatcha baghitla hota te maajha tumdaar ghar, pan haa kunaa mothyaa maansaacha mahaal hotaa, ekaa poraala dharlaa aani vichaarla, kee ethe maldikar kuthe raahtaat, tar tyaane tyaa gharaa kade boat daakhavla aani mhanaala… “Kon sonar shet naah??? Taa bungla tyaanchaach haa, tumka kon vhayaa???” (arthaat tumhaala kon havay?)

Aata yaala kaai saangu?? Malaa kon havay te…me sahaz ek chakkar maraavi mhanun banglyaachyaa magchyaa baajulaa gelo tar teethe ek padki zopdi azun hoti…ti paahili aani jevaat jeev aala…

Palat gelo aani agodar daar thokla…tevdhyaat Supriya yash laa gheun aali hoti…Ekaa mhaataryaa aajine darwaaza ughadlaa…

“Me mhatla, Nana Kaka aahet kaa??????”

Tyaa Aajine maajhya kade paahila aani mhanaalyaa… “Kon vhayaa????????” aajinaa bahutek kami aiku yet hota..me oradun mhatla, “ Nana kaka, Nana Kaka, Te Maldikar aahet naah, tyaanche thorle bandhu…”

Tyaa var zaraa aashcaryachakit houun tee mhanaali, “Nana?????? Mhanje Shaantaram Maldikar naah???”

Nana Kakancha naav Shaantaram hota te malaa tevhaa kal la…

Me mhatla… “bahutek...te eethe rahaaiche te…”

Tyaavar tine haathane khun keli… “Shaantaram gelaa, gelyaa varshich gelaa, Hard attack eela tyaaka, mumbaieetach hota, thayach gelaa”

Me sunna houn aikat hoto…Nana kaka Mumbaieet hote…aani mee itki varsha tyaana bhetu shaklo naahi…Malaa he sagla asahya hoat hota…sagla jag firtay asa vaatu laagla…pan Shantaram Maldikar he naav kaa kunaach thaavuk aiklya aiklya saarkha vatat hota…

Kankavli laa aalo aani gaadit baslo..titkyaat kaahisa aathavla mhanun office la fone laavla…

“Jenny, do you remember last year, when Supriya was in the hospital, some person had come and was sitting in the office for almost 2 hours waiting for me, can you just check the visitor’s diary and let me know that person’s name, I think the date was 24^th July, just a day before Yash was born”

“Please do that and call me fast”

Me ghaamaghoom zaalo hoto, haathaatla mobile eka khelnyaa pramaane ya haathatun tyaa haathaat nusta udvat hoto, Supriya te sagla baghvat navhta..teene toh maajhya kadun khechun ghetlaa, aani tevdhyaat toh vaazla..

“Yes Jenny", Me mhatla…

“Sir, I suppose it was someone by the name, Shantaram, he left no address, no telephone number and signed in marathi as Nana Kaka”

Think Again!!!

“Chhote, ek badaa goldflake denaa…” thodyaashya zad manaane me cigarette maagitli. Tar malaa baghun toh tapriwaala udaalach,
“ kyon saahab, mujhe lagaa aapne chhod dee, paanch chhe mahine se dekh rahaa hoon, harroz yahin se guzarte ho par dum marne nahi aate, aur aaj achaanak??? Memsaab se jhagdaa huaa kya???”

“ Kaun memesaab???” mee zaraa vaitaagunach vichaarla,

“ Arre wohi jo aapke saath harroz hoti hai…jo neelkamal mein rehti hai” bhaiyyala saglyaanchyi ityambhut maahiti hoti..

Me ek mothaa zhurkaa ghet mhatla, “koi memsaab vemsaab nahi hai, chal chaltaa hoon, arre yeh dukaan badi ho gayi, kaafi kamaa rahe ho”

“Saab ise bade hue toh chhe mahine ho gaye aapka dhyaan kahaan padtaa hai garibon kee taraf???”

Me nighaalo…actually toh bolla tyaat tathya hee hotach, maagche 6 mahine me ekaa veglyaach jagaat vaavrat hoto, Tilaa sodun jagaat azun kaahi aahe hee goshta malaa amaanya hoti aani tyaa mulech keeti tari goshtin kade me durlaksha kela hota..
Aata haa paanwaala..tyaachi ek chhotishi gaadi hoti, aata dukaan zaalay malaa pattach naahi, ase azun bharpur badal malaa maajhya darroz chyaa vaatevar disle,

divider laa agodar paandhryaa aani kalya pattya hotyaa, aata tyaa pivlyaa aani kaalya zaalya hotyaa,

King’s bakery paadun ek chhota café chaalu zhaala hota,

ek navin building hee construct hoat hoti, yaa saglyaa zapatyaane badalat chaallelyaa goshti, maajhya nazre aad kashyaa rahilya…

Bahutek majhi nazar tilaa sodun azun kaahi baghuch shakat navhti…

Barobar aahe…divasbhar baajuchyaa cubicle madhe basun suddha aamhaala kaamatun vel milat nase, ekaant milaaichaa toh fakt station varun gharaa paryant, tyaach 20 mintaat ek mekaana zaanun ghyaicho aani tyaatach me kadhi tari tichyaa premaat padlo, mhanje tee malaa aavdu laagli…
Premaat padna vagaire faar filmy hota…Evdhi kee tichya saathi mee maajhyaa saglyaat javalchyaa maitrinilaa durr kele hote, maajhi mothi gold flake, kunaa saathi smoke karna sodnaryaatlaa mee navhto, pan ek divas tee mhanaali, “Jagaat bharpur chaangli kaarna aahet aani soyi aahet, ananda kinva dukh vyakta karnyaachyaa, tari loka dhuraala aani daarula kaa zaval kartaat kon zaane” bass tevdhach pure hota.

Tee ashich aahe, tirka bolte pan tumhaala uddeshun aani tumhaala te tochel yaachi dakshata gheun. Mhanje kuthlyaach prashnaala saral uttar naahi, hichaa salla vicharaaila java tar, Ho mhannyaa aivajee tee “Think Again” mhante…
Actually tilaa Ho mhanaaicha asta, but khabardaar mhatlyaa saarkha. ‘Think Again’ mhante…

“Kimaya, haa shirt baraa vaat to…kaai bolte??”,
“Think again”

“Chicken Kababs maagvu kaa???”
“Think Again”

“Sandhyaakaali 7.45 chaa show aahe Fame laa”
“Think again”

Agadi patent dialogue...yaacha artha malaa kalto..tila mhanaaicha asta, Malaa aavadlaay, pan tu vichaar kar, Chaan aahe pan tu vichaar kar, Ho, me tayaar aahe, pan tu vichaar kar…ityaadi ityaadi

Aayushyaat kadhi Ho kinvaa Naahi mhanel tar shappath!!!

Sorry chuktoy…aaj tee NAAHI mhanaali….

Anyway, sampla sagla…

Mhanje, we can be friends, you still are very special to me, asle fill in the blanks saarkhe shabda tine vaaparle khare, pan aayushyaat nirmaan zaaleli he mothi POKLI mee bharun kashi kaadhu???

Damn it, how will I fill this blank space????????

Asaach vichaar aatmanirikshan karat chaalat raahilo, 20 mintancha rastaa aaj achaanak 40 mintaancha vaatat hotaa, nehmi gazbazlelaa asaaicha tari tee bolli ki sagla spashta aiku yaaicha aani aaz ratri paavne baaraalaa malaa shaantataa suddha aiku yeinaasi zaali aahe…

Ardhi odhleli cigarette pan fekun deeli aani chaalu laaglo, aayushyaat pahilyaanda kunaala tari swataah pekshaa jaast mahatva dila hota, aapan sodun azun kuni barobar aahe yaachi zaaniv pahilyandaach zaali hoti, mhanun ticha sagla aikavasa vaataaicha, tee ragaavli kee tilaa “Tel laavat jaa” asa kadhi mhanaavasa vaatla naahi, Aaene kadhi maajhya saathi kapde nivadle naahit, pan maagchya sahaa mahinyaat ghetlelaa pratyek shirt hichya pasantinech ghetlaa,

Pathetic, Simply Pathetic…

Dusryaana nehmi Chidvaaicho, Be a Man..Kaai porgi saangte aani tu Karto...Self Esteem vagaire kaahi aahe kaa naahi...asle futkal dialogues marun mitraana shivyaa ghalaaicho, aani nanter me hee tyaatlaach ek zaalo hoto…

Aata swataahla pan tech sangaaichi vel aali aahe…Come On, Siddhesh, Be a Man…visar tilaa…Sampla sagla…Kaai mhanun tu tilaa lagnaa saathi vichaarlas??? Sahaa Mahinyaanchyaa maitrilaa tu Prem samazlaas??? Disgusting…

Pan mann manaaila tayaar hoat navhta, Teene nakaar dilaa??? Malaa????

Ego…maajha prachand Ego dukhavla hotaa..mhanunach office sutlya sutlya tichyaa barobar ghari na jaata me straight Club var gelo, tine ekdaa hee vichaaraailaa fone naahi kelaa, tyaach naadat jevaicha pan visarlo, aani tine aathvan hee karun naahi deeli, kaal paryant tilaa me ghetlelaa ghaas an ghaas maahit hotaa…aani aaj achaanak…eetke duraavlo…

Forget it…aata ghari jaaun masta zopto, asa vichaar manaat aala…aani tevdhyaat fone vaazla…vaatla Kimaya asel..tichaa vichaar badal la asel tar??? Mhanun ghaaee ghaaee ne fone kaadhla..pan ticha navhtaa, Maushi chaa hotaa…

“Hello….” Me mhatla….

“Happy birthday beta….kuthe aahes?????”

“Ghari pohochtoy maushi…thanks “

“Savvis varsha chaalu zaala, aata lagnaacha manaavar ghyaa…”

“Ho baghu aata...Maushi dusraa call yetoy, udyaa bolto..thanks again” asa mhanun mee fone thevlaa…

Saglyaa naadat swataahchaach birthday visarlo..aani visarlo te barach zaala, kaai upyog..toh visarlelaach baraa…asa mhanat darvaaza ughadlaa…

Aani ekach gongaat zaala….sagle dive achaanak petle aani maajhya samor 10-12 jana aksharsha karrkkash ashaa suraat ‘ Happy Biirthday to you…Happy Birthday to you…Happy Brthday dear Siddya, Happy Birthday to you” asa besur oradu laagle…

Surprise zaalo hoto kharaa…but wasn’t a pleasant one…

Until…

haluch saglyaa madhun vaat kaadhat haathaat Cake gheun tee aali…

Aani maajhya samor Cake thevlaa…aani malaa hug karun happy birthday mhanaali…Dolyaat paanyacha ek themb tapkan aala aani tyaach panaavlelyaa dolyaane me cake kade baghitla…tyaavar Happy Birthday lihila navhta…

Tyaavar lihila hota….

“Think Again!!!”

Swapnamadhil gaava....

Paachgani (also known as Panchgani) laa me barobar 15 varshaani aalo, maagchya veles aalo hoto tevhaa me bahutek paachvit asen kinvaa sahaavit..
Faar badal lay te gav, mhanje aata te gaav pan raahila naahi...shahar mhannyaa itki navhe pan pragati zzaali aahe...
Halli kuthlyaahi gaavachi pragati zaaliy kee naahi he kase olakhnya karitaa ekach prashna vichaaraava.."eethe malaa internet cafe milel kaa?" Uttar "HO" aslyaas, tyaa gaavaachi pragati zaali aahe ase samzaave...
Eethe tar aata thikthikaani fast food corners aahet, gaadyaanchya nav navin models distaat. Ek goshta jee badalli naahi tee mhanje eethla nisarga saundarya aani eethla vaatavarantar mulich badalla naahi...
Pan eethlyaa daryaan pramaane, maajhya eethlya aathvani hee dhurkat hoat chaallya hotyaa...neet sa kaahi aathvat navhta...

Raatrabharaachya pravaasaacha thakvaa kami vhava mhanun divas zopun kaadhla hotaa aani aata sandhyaakaali ek rapet maraailaa mhanun baaher padlo...Maajha Camera, Mee aani Maajha Jacket ase aamhi teegha paavsaachi sar kadhi padtey yaachi vaat paahat chaalu laaglo..(mhanje chaalat me hoto)

Nakalatach maajhe paay eka olakhichyaa rastyaavar chaalu laagle, Ekaa baajulaa gharaanchyaa oli aani dusryaa baajulaa jhaadaanchyaa aani kaahi gharaanchyaa madhun disnaari tee sunder dari aani teela chahu baajuni vedhun ubhi asleli tee hirvyaagaar dongraanchi maal...

Saahaajikach me he sagla agodar baghitla hota yaachi malaa jaaniv hoti pan yaa parisaraachi aani maajhi ek chamatkaarik olakh aslyaacha bhaas malaa hoat hotaa...Maajhi aani ekhaadya vyaktichi olakh asaavi tasaa...

Kaahi velaatach me pudhe malaa kaai kaai disel yaacha purva andaaz baandhu laaglo...
Ek boaring chaa pump...
Shaalecha Tutkaa Board...
aani tevhaa modkalilaa aalela..pan aata vyavasthit baandhlela ganpaticha tumdar mandir...

Sagla kasa avishvasniya hota...chamatkaarik, bharpur varsha na milaaleli aani aaplyaach haathun haravli asel ashi samzut karun ghetleli aapli aavadti goshta saaf safai kartaana achaanakach saapadlyaavar jasaa vaat ta, tasach kaahisa vaatat hota...

Ya pudhe hee kaahi tari aahe...aani teech goshta malaa eethvar khechun gheun aali aahe..yaa goshtichi malaa zaaniv jhaali hoti...

15-20 paavla chaalun eka valnaavar malaa je disla tyaane kaalachya dhagaa aad laplelaa aayushyaachi ek chhotishi andhaari kholi achaanak ujedaat aali...

Mt. Carmel International School...chaa toh bhalaa mothaa board...tyaalaach laagun asleli tee chhotishi paayvaat...vaatevar ujhvyaa baajulaa aslelya zaadaantla paachva zaad....
Sagla Sagla hota...Pan pudhe kaai???????????

" Aye thombyaa...kaai kartoys???????, Khadda kashyaala khantoys??????" tee savayi pramaane khekasli...tilaa lahaanpani paasun kuni neet bolaailaa shikavlach navhta asa malaa vaataaicha...

"Tu Thaamb zaraa..." Me tutak pane uttar dila...aani kaamala laaglo...teene raagane naak udavla aani dusri kade baghat raahili...tilaa asli nataka jamaaichi...

"Hay bagh.....Aga bagh naah...Aapan aata khadda khanlaay naah..tyaat aapan tujhi baangdi aani maajhi hee banduk donhi purun thevu...aani bagh kaahi divsaat eethe ek baangdicha aani ek bandukicha zaad yeta kee naahi bagh???" Maajha 10 varshaacha scientific mann faar faar excited hota..pan tyaavar teene virzan ghaatla...

" Aye mad...asa kadhi hotaa kaa?????/ mhane bandookicha aani baangdicha zaad...veda kuthlaa... asaa kasaa re tu????????? Dhimmma...." Dhimma mhanje kaai malaa azun hee maahit naahi...

" Tu gappa bass...aapan try tar karu..."

Eka kshanaat mee 15 varshaa cha pravaas karun aalo hoto...aani vedyaasaarkha tee jaaga khanu laaglo hoto...Kaahi vel khanlyaavar ek 2 footacha khadda zaala kharaa...pan aat kaahich saapdenaa...mag me toh attahaas sodun dilaa...aani kaahi milvaaichaa nirdhaarane pudhe chaalu laaglo...

Ardha taas...mee Mt. Carmel chyaa office madhe baslo hoto...ek information sodhun kaadhaaila itkaa vel???????

Shevti tee sister aali...aani tichyaa typical accent madhe mhanaali....
" Mr. Maldikar, there you go...here's the address and contact number of Miss cud be Mrs. Rashmi Ganpule, our brightest student of the 99' batch...This database is so huge...Anyways good evening..."

Me tilaa Thanks mhatla...aani baaher padta padta ek number dial kelaa...

98233......punha ek callertune....
Those were the best days of my life...aani ekdaacha teene fone uchalla...

"Hello...Rashmi Ganpule here..."