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idllaI tXaI Aaplya barIca pircayaacaI Aaho. [ya<aa caÝqaIt Asalyaapsauna idllaI Aplyaa jaIvanaat p`vaoXa
krto. maIhI idllaIlaa [ithasaacyaa pustkatca paihlaolao AaiNa idllaI ABaI dur nahI yaa mhNaIt.. yaa
mhnaIcaa Aqa-hI [ithsaatunaca ]lagaDt jaatÜ. naMtr doXaacaI rajaQaanaI AaiNa Anaok rajakIyaÊ saamaajaIk
GaDamaÜDIMcao koMd` mhnauna idllaI Aaplyaalaa samajat jaato. qaMDIcyaa idvasaat inacatma tapmanaÊ ]nhaL\yaat
]ccaaMk gaznaarI idllaI. [ithasaÊ BaugaÜlaÊ Aqa-krNaÊrajakarNaÊ XaOxaNaIk kÜNa%yaahI xao~acao pana idllaIiXavaaya
hlaNaar naahI.
yaa Xahracao Aaplyaa manaat ek vaogaLoca sqaana Aaho ho maa~ na@kI. idllaIt rahNao saÜpo navho Asaoca
p`%yaokaDuna eoklao hÜto. qaÜDosao kutuhlaÊ baircasaI BaItI Gao}na maI inajaamai_na sToXana var pihlao
pa}na Taklao. QauLIcyaa vaadLancao AaiNa ]nhacyaa JaLaMcao to idvasa hÜto. yaa garma hvaocaI AÜLK gaÜvaa
e@sap`osa maQyaoca JaalaI hÜtI. %yaaMcyaaXaI hstaMdÜlana kÉna maaJyaa vaastvyaalaa sauÉvaat JaalaI.
Aaya Aaya TI caa nayanarmya pirsarÊ naItI - nyaaya magaa-rIla prdoXacaa Baasa inamaa-Na krnaaro vaatavarNaÊ doKNao raYT/\ptI BavanaÊ [MiDyaa gaoT
sagaLoca ksao AgadI sauroK. navaI idllaItIla svacC saundr rstoÊ [tr Xahrat ABaavaanaoca AaZLnaarI svacCtaÊ
izk izkaNaI Asanaara pÜilasa baMdÜbast Êsaaroca ksao yaa Xahracao vaogaLopNa daKvaIt hÜto. [tr maoT/Üja
p`maanao AsalaolaoÊ satt QaavaNaaro jaIvana [qaohI Aaho. Aaplyaa manaat vasalaolaI idllaI hI naahI
Aaplyaalaa maaiht AsaNaaáyaa idllaIcaa ha kovaL ek Baaga Aho. ha Jaalaa idllaIcaa sava-pircaIt Baaga.
[ithasaatuna BaoTlaolaI idllaIÊ ihMdusqaanaatlyaa javaL\javaL p`%yaok rajyak%yaa-caa p`aNa AsalaolaI idllaIÊ
piXcamaokDuna Aalaolyaa p`%yaok AaËmanaalaa tÜMD dotÊ kQaI XarNagatI p%krNaarIÊ tr kQaI XahId hÜNaarI
idllaI malaa saapDt navhtI. Aaplyaa puva-jaanaa durca raihlaolaI idllaIÊ saMgaItÊ klaaÊ saaihyaacaI p`orNaa
AsanaarI idllaIÊ javaL\javaL p`%yaok saMsaÌtIcaa AMXa ijacyaat Aaho AXaI idllaI malaa pahayacaI hÜtI.
AKorIsa maaJaI XaÜQayaa~a sauÉJaalaIÊ tIhI laala ikllyaavaÉna. laala ikllyacao mah%va Aapna sava- jaaNtÜca.
laala rMgaatunaca %yaacao vaogaLopna ]zuna idsato. AjamaorI gaoTÊlaahÜr gaoTÊ kaiXmar gaoT Ê mau#ya drvaajaaÊ
%yaacyaa BaÜvatalaI Asanaaro KndkÊ AaiNa AjaunahI ]<ama isqatIt Asalaolaa ha ikllaa [ithsaa%lyaa Anaok
maha%vapuNa- GaDamaÜDIMcaa saaixadar Aaho. 1857 cyaa saMga`amaat idllaIcaa paDava vhayalaa qaÜDa jaast
vaoL lagalaa hÜta. laala ikllaa hatI yaot navhta karNa yaaca mau#ya drvaajaatuna ikllyaat p`vaoXa krayalaa
.[Mga`janaa Aaz idvasa laagalao hÜto. yaa laala maatIca AaplyaakuNaa AaPtoYTacao r> saaMDlao Asaola
AaiNa ha ikllaa Aaplao naava saaqa- kirt AsalyaacaI KuNa pTto. nakLt DÜLo paNaavatat. idvaana e AamaÊ
idvaana e Kasa maQaoca kQaItrI Anaok kT iXajalao AsatIla. isaMhasana paihlyaavar sahja manaat yaoto
kI yaalaa imaLvaNyaasaazIca ik%yaok AayauXyao KcaI- pDlaI. ikllyaacao AMtrMga kQaIkaLI Kup doKNao Asalao
pahIjao yaacyaa KuNaa jaagaÜjaagaI idsatat. yamaunaa nadIcyaa iknaaravar baaMQalaolaa ha ikllaa kQaIkQaI
Asvasqa krtÜ. maraz\yaaMsaazI ek svaPnaca raihlaolao ho isaMhasanaÊ ihMdusqaanaacyaa [ithasaalaa vaLna
doNaaáyaa Anaok Klabatacao saaxaIdar Asalaolao ho sqaanaÊ AaGaat saÜsaUnaÊ ijaMknaaáyaalaa saamaavauna
GaonaaroÊ A##yaa ihMdusqaanaacaI baixaXaI bahala krnaaro AaiNa hrNaaáyaacao Aist%va saMpivaNaaro ho sqaana.
ikllyaatunaca AaplyalaasamaÜr idsatÜ tÜca tÜ saup`isaw caaMdnaI caÝk. laala ikllyaatuna baahor pDuna caaMdnaI
caÝkakDcyaa rs%yaavar yaayalaa baraca vaoL laagatÜ. naahIÊ naahI Ê ha rsta far laaMba naahI pNa rs%yaatuna
vaaT kaZnaoca AvaGaD Asato evaQaI gadI- Asato. navaI idllaIcyaa rs%yaanvar AaZLnaarI XaaMtta [qao naavaalaahI
naahI. yaatuna trNao saÜpo naahI. Aata laala ikllyaalaa BaoT do}na Aalyaanao qaÜDo XaÝya- AaplyaalaahI
gaajavaavaoca laagato.
pihlaa hllaa hÜtÜ tÜ KajagaI basavaalyaancaa. mauinarkaÊcalaÜ calaÜ sarÜjaInaI nagarÊ emsavaalaoÊ
Aaya esa ibaTI vaalaoÊ calaÜ calaÜ Ê KajagaI basavalyaancao caolao AÜrDt Asatat. rsta Ëa^sa krtanaaca
TaMgaovaalao AaiNa saayakla irxaavaalao yaaMcyaaXaI jaujabaI baatcaIt kÉnaca puZo jaavao laagato. %yaatunahI
tumhI sahIsalaamat baahor Aalaat AaiNa Aata idllaI AaplaIca Asao jar samajat Asaala tr puZcaa Xa~u samaÜr
hjar. bauTacyaa laosa pasauna naoklaosa pya-Mt sagaLo kahI imaLola Asaa baajaar. pNa [qao jaÜ roMgaaLlaa
tÜ saMplaa. yaa TÜL\yaamaQauna sauTka kÉna GaotlaI trca f<ao. Aata qaÜDo puZo gaolyaanaMtr saÜya krayacaI
tI AaPlyaa vaahnaacaI.
yaa pirsaracaa Kra AanaMd tÜ hI kuNaaXaI baacaabaacaI na krta Gyaayacaa Asaola tr TaMgyaalaa ikMvaa saayakla
irxaalaa pyaa-ya naahI. Aqaa-t yaa TaMgyaamaQyao basauna ifrnyaacaa majaa kahI AÝrca Aaho. nakLt [ithasaat
pÜhcalyaacaa Baasa hÜtÜ. AaiNa svatÁlaa nabaaba samajanyaat kahI gaOr naahI Asaca [qalaa maamalaa Aaho.
rsto qaÜDo AÉMd Aahot AaiNa %yaamaanaanao gadI- far. pNa Aaplyaalaa kaLjaI krayacao karNa naahIÊ Aaplaa
saarqaIÊ saa^rI Aaplaa TaMgaovaalaa baGauna Gao[la.
pihlyaaMda BaoTtÜ tÜ iXaXagaMja gauÉd\vaara. iXaKaMcao piva~ sqaana. AÝrMgajaobaacyaa AGaÜrI Anyaayaacao
p`itk. iXaKancao navavao gauÉ gauÉ toGa bahaduraMcaa iXarcCod kolyaanaMtr %yaaMcao iXaXa yaoqao ]Dlao
hÜto. yaa izkaNaIca naMtr gauÉd\vaara Jaalaa.
Aata qaÜDo ivaEaaMtIcao sqaana Aalao to mhnajao GaMTovaalyaacao imaza[cao dukana. iXaXagaMjacyaa AgadI
samaÜrca Aaho. yaa dukanaacao vaOiXaYz\ya mhNajao yaa dukanaatIla imaza[ kQaIkaLI rajaorjavaaD\yaanaI
doKIla KallaI Aaho. ho dukana javaL\javaL 250 vaYao- jaunao Aaho. AgadI kÜpáyaat Ê CÜTo TprIvajaa Asalaolyaa
yaa dukanaatIla imaza[ maa~ laajavaaba. kulfIÊ saÜna papDIÊ samaÜsaa Kavaa tr [qalaaca. AaiNa %yaa dukanaacyaa
[ithasaatIla sqaanaaba_la maaihtI Asaola tr navaabaaMcyaa pM>Ilaa basalyaacaa AanaMd vaogaLaca. imaza[caa
manasaÜ>Ê vajanaacaI pvaa- na krta AanaMd Gaotlaa kI puZcyaa safrIlaa sauÉvaat. prt navaIna TaMgaovaalaa
XaÜQaNao Aalaoca. punha %yaacyaabarÜbar qaÜDI thacaI baÜlanaI JaalyaanaMtrca yaa rqaavar AaÉZ vhayacao.
Aasapsacyaa [maartIMvaÉna sahja najar TaklaI kI Aapna Krca dÜna Xatko maagao gaolyaacaa Baasa hÜtÜ. to
maÜGalakalaIna sajjaoÊ naxaIdar drvaajaoÊ iKD@yaaÊ kQaIkLI [qao mau#ya baajaarpoz hI AsaavaI. AaNaKI qaÜDo
puZo gaolyaanaMtr Aaplyalaa gaailabacaa vaaDa idsatÜ. AataXaa bairca pDJaD JaalaI Aaho. pNa AapNa gaailabacao
Gar baGaItlao yaacaaca AanaMd AiQak hÜtÜ. [qaoca kQaIkaLI mauXaayaro Jaalao AsatIlaÊ Anaok Xaayar [qao
basaunaca XaorÜXaayarIt baohÜXa Jaalao AsatIla. qaÜDo puZo gaolyaanantr laagato nayaI saDkÊ naava nayaI
saDk Asalao trI pirAr Kup puranaa Aaho. hI doKIla bajaarpoz Aaho. %yaacyaa Aasapasaca maujaroÊ naaca gaanao
rMgalao Asaola. ga,ailabacaI gallaI tI hIca.
gadI- ho yaa puranaI idllaIcaaca Baaga Asalyaanao AaQauinak vaahnaanaa prvaaNagaI naahI. %yaamauL yaa
TaMgyaat ikMvaa saayakla irxaat basauna AaplaI saÔr majaot hÜt Asato. tumhalaa vaacanaacaa XaÝk Asaola
tr diryaagaMja maQyao svaagat Aaho. [qao kÜNa%yaahI ivaYayaavarcao pustk tumhalaa imaLu Xakola. sagaLokDo
f> pustkoca pustko AaiNa ho kmaI mhnauna dr rivavaarI fuTpaqaarca basauna ivaËI hÜt Asato. [qao tumacyaa
baagao-inaga klaocaa ivakasa hÜt AsatÜ. 1000 cao pustk 100 Épyaalaa maaigatlao trca tumacaa iKsaa Xaabaut
raihla AaiNa ivakNaaáyaalaa tumacao paNaIhI kLola. AaNaKI ek mah%vaacaI gallaI mhNajao kapD\poz. Anaok
sauMdrÊ AakXa-k vas~aMcaa Kjaanaa [qao Aaho. p`%yaok dukanadar tumacyaa svaagatasaazIca ]Baa AsatÜ. kahIhI
KrodI na krtahI tumhI dukanaatuna baahor pDnyaat pTa[t Asaala trca svaagatacaa isvakar kra. [qao payaI
ifrNaoca ]<ama. f> caalatanaa qaÜDI saavaQagaIrI baaLgaavaI laagato. Asaoca ekda eka jaunyaa [maartIKalauna
jaat Asatanaa maaJao DÜko fuTta fuTta vaacalao Aaho. baakI qaÜDo caalalyanaMtr tumhalaa Bauk laagat Asaola
tr ivaXvaasa zovaa ho Xahr tumacaoca Aaho. [qao pavalaa pavalaavar KÜmacaovaalao ]Bao Asatat. KaNyaacao
XaÝikna Asaala AaiNa svacCtoba_la farsao Aaga`hI nasaala tr ]<amaÜ<ama caIjaa tumacyasaazI poXa
hÜtIla kulCoÊ CÜlaoÊ caaTÊ ppDIyaaÊ Aalau kI iT@kI ... naavao trI iktI saaMgau. KvayyaaMsaazI hI jaÙt
Aaho ho maa~ na@kI. ]nhaL\yaat gaolaat tr baolaacao sarbat AaiNa jalajaIra maa~ na ivasarta Pyaavao.
ihMdIcaI naanaavaIQa Épo [qa AnauBavaayalaa imaLtat. hI KrI risakancaI idllaI. ha pirsar inaiXcatca manaat
Gar krtÜ. iktIhI gadI- AsalaIÊ AsvacCta AsalaI trI ekdatrI [qalaI safr kravaIca. ha ek AnauBava AahoÊ
Aaplyaaca KuNaa kuzo trI XaÜQanyaacaa. [qao ekT\yaanao jaaNyaat majaa naahI.Êyaa maahÜlaacaI hI ek vaogaLIca
naXaa Aaho itcaa AanaMd ekT\yaaNaoca AnauBavaNyaacaa krMTopNaa maa~ nakÜ. Aqaa-t Aaplaa hmasaÔr hI tovaZaca
risak AaiNa ijaMdaidla Asaavaa trca %yaacaI gaÜDI vaaZola.
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Aj_onnet
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caaÉÊ Cana ilahlayasa. mast kolao Aahosa Aaplyaa rajaQaanaIcao vaNa-na.
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Sanjuda
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| | Monday, May 09, 2005 - 8:09 am: |
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caa$Ê
Aaplyaaca KuNaa XaÜQaNyaacaa ha p`ya%na Ê kaya @laaisak ilaihlaasa ²
XaOlaI KUpca Cana ²²
idllaIcyaa sahvaasaatIla AazvaNaI tajyaa Jaalyaat .
idllaIlaa caaMdnaI caÝkat gaavarana tupatlyaa ijalaobaIsaazI KvaOyaaMcaI raMga laagalaolaI Asato. to dukana
GaMTovaalyaacaM Aaho ka Æ
baakI diryaagaMjacaa AnauBava majaoXaIrca ² gaalaIbacyaa GaracaM vaNa-na
risak manaalaa hLvaM krNaarM TcaI ilaihlaMsa ²
idllaI idlavaalaÜkI KUpca Cana ²
ilaiht rha ²
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Dineshvs
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sauMdr vaNa-naÊ pNa Ajauna ilaihNyaasaarKo Kupca Aaho ik idllaIba_la.
maaJaM idllaIlaa jaaNaM hÜtM to kamaainaima<aca. %yaamauLo inavaaMtpNao baGata AalaIca naahI kQaI idllaI.
idllaI poxaa dohlaI ³mhNajaoca dohirca Aqaa-t }Mbarza ´ ha Xabd jaast yaÜgya Aaho.
idllaItlyaa laÜkaMXaI baÜlatanaa eka Kasa TÜna maQaoca baÜlaavao laagatoÊ naaihtr Aaplao paNaI to caaMgalaoca
jaÜKtat. ]da jaI haÐ cyaa eovajaI haMjaI krNaM.
idllaIt jaayacaM to KrodIlaaÊ AaiNa Kayalaa Pyaayalaa.
idllaIt jaI sagaL\yaa rajyaaMcaI dalanaM AahotÊ itqao Kroca Cna hstklaocao p`kar imaLtat. itqaoca ek tI
gaulaabaI rMgaacaI payaáyaa payaáyaaMcao iDJaana AsalaolaI maart AahoÊ %yaat maI dID laaK ÉpyaaMcaI
saaDI baiGatlaI hÜtI.
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Champak
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caaÉÊ Cana ilaihlaosa.
ima ivasaa saazI 2 vaoL idllaIlaa gaolaolaÜ.
saMsad Bavana prIsarat raht hÜtÜÊ MiDyaagaoT Ana Aajaubaajaucaa prIsar mast Aaho²
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charu cahangal lihilela aahes...mala pan delhi la jaych aahe ekda.....tyachaya aadhi tumhi mahiti puravilayabaddal aabhari aahe..
vijay
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Charu_ag
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| | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 2:53 am: |
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p`itsaadaba_la savaa-Mcao AaBaar.
saMjaudaÊ GaMTovaalaa AaiNa %yaacyaasamaÜrIla eka dukanaapuZo AXaI raMga Asato.
Kohindedev Ê tumhI na@kI kÜNa%yaa season maQyao jaanaar AahatÆ f> pya-TNaasaazI jaaNaar Asaala tr maaca- ikMvaa Aa@TÜbar ]<ama. KrodIhI krayacaI
Asaola tr jaanaovaarIÊ karna yaa maihnyaat Anaok maolao Asatat. ].da. saurjkuMD maolaa. Kup Cana AsatÜ.
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Tulip
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| | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 3:46 am: |
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vaa.. caa$. mast kolasa idllaI ca vaNa-na
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Charu_ag
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| | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 3:54 am: |
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idnaoXaÊ tumhI jao vana-na kolao Aaho tI hstklaocaI dalanao state emporiun mhNauna AÜLKlaI jaatat. p`%yaok rajyaacao dalaana yaoqao phayalaa imaLola. %yaaMcaI naavao hI vaOiXaYz\yapuNa-
AahotÊ ].da. maharaYT/acyaa dalanaacao naava Aaho i~mautI-Ê maQya p`doXacao ma`uganayanaI. tumhI jaI dID
laaKacaI saaDI baGaItlaI tI kdcaIt gaujarat dalanaat baiGatlaI AsaavaI. sagaL\yaat mahaga Aaho ho dalana.
AgadI dup+ hI 1000 po@Xaa jast. pNa Kup sauMdr Aahot sava- vastu. ibahar empÜirma doKIla Cana Aaho. pihlyaa
building maQyao idllaIÊ ibaharÊ gaujaratÊ maharaYT/ evaZIca dalanao Aahot. yaa [maartIcyaa puZo saaQaarna 100 imaTr
var baakI dalanao Aahot. ]<ar p`doca cao Kasa laKnavaI [qaoca imaLto. ihmaacala p`doXacao doKIla Kup
sauMdr Aaho. yaa dusaáyaa [maartIcyaa samaÜrca qaÜDo maÜkLo pTaMgana Aaho yaa pTaMgaNaat jaanaovarIÊÔoba`uvaarI
maQyao kaiXmar maolaa BartÜ. Anaok sauMdr klaaËutIMsaazI ekda trI BaoT VavaIca. AaiNa AaQaI saaMigatlaolyaa
pihlyaa [martIsamaÜr KadI BaaMDar Aaho.
tumhI mhNata to Kro Aaho kI ilaihNyaasaarKo Kup AahoÊ laÜTsa ToMplaÊ mala mandIrÊ kutuibmanaarÊ p`gatI
maOdanaÊ rajaGaaTÊ jaMtr maMtr.. KUp kahI. nausa%yaa ka^naa^T Plaosa var Ê itqalyaa ivaivaQatovar vaogaLa
laoK hÜ[la. pNa hI kovaL XahracaI AÜLK JaalaI. [MiDyaa gaoT laa maI ek AdÜnadaca gaolaI AsaonaÊ yaa pirsarat
maI samarsa hÜ} Xaklao naaho. navaI idllaIcaa pirsar Ìi~ma vaaTtÜÊ eKaVa pirsaracaa Kra AanaMd ikMvaa
%yaa izkanacao caOtnya @vaicatca imaLola. AaiNa p`%yaok izkaNacao svatÁAcao Asao zovaNaItlao Kasa kahItrI
Asatoca. %yaa izkanacaa Kra AanaMd ho Kasa Asao XaÜQanyaatca imaLtÜ. itqalyaa jaIvaanaacaI KrI AÜLK kÉna
GyayacaI Asaola tr krÜla baagaÊ gauÉd\vaara rkabagaMja ikMvaa baMgalaa saaihbaÊ vaNa-na kolaolaI puranaI
idllaIÊ eKado Aasapasacao jaaT KoDo yaalaa ja$r BaoT VavaI. Try to be a part of it .
tumhI BaaYaoca mhNaalaat to AgadI barÜbar. [qao rahayacao Asaola tr qaÜDI maga`urI daKvaavaI trI lagatoca.
maaJyaa ihMdIvar baracasaa kanapurÊ badayau p`doXaacaa p`Baava Asalyaanao jaast ~asa Jaalaa naahI. pNa
navaIna laÜkanaa ivaXaoXatÁ marazI laÜkanaaÊ di@knaa%ya laÜkanaa yaacaa sarava vhayalaa vaoL laagatÜ.
dohlaI yaa naavaavar [Mga`jaaMcaa p`Baava Aaho. AgadI BaÝgaÜlaIk d`uiYTkÜnaatuna baiGatlao trI idllaI
hoca naava yaÜgya vaaTto. idlavalaÜMkI idllaI yaa iXaYa-kacao Eaoya maa~ malaa nakÜ. ha idllaIcyaa jaaT
samauhacaa Kasa vaa@yap`yaÜga Aaho. %yaaMcaI jaIvanaXaOlaIca vaogaLI AahoÊ but enjoyable . %yaavar punha kQaItrI.
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Dineshvs
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| | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:22 am: |
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caaÉÊ
tumhI %yaa dalanaatlyaa Aasaama cyaa dalanaalaa AvaXya BaoT Va. itqao mask cao Ap`itma A<ar imaLto.
XaT- caarda Qautlaa trI tÜ vaasa jaat naahI.
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maI ilaihlaolaI ek [nga`jaI gaÜYT TaktÜya.qaÜDo cauktya pNa risakanaI vaacaUna p`itsaad idlyaasa Aanand
hÜla
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maI ilaihlaolaI ek [nga`jaI gaÜYT TaktÜya.qaÜDo cauktya pNa risakanaI vaacaUna p`itsaad idlyaasa Aanand
hÜla
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A GIFT FROM DOROTHY
-raviupadhye
It was a cold winter evening in Canada. By Sunset, temperature dipped to subzero. To make matters worse it had started snowing. In an alien country, with nowhere to go, to pass evenings was always an ordeal. After all how often can you hire a cab and go around a small town like Midlands?
The entire small population seemed to have retired in their cozy homes, probably relaxing next to the fireplace with their near and dear ones. All I could see from my hotel room was the spread out homes with their tiny lights sparkling inside the rooms with hardly a sign of movement. Life seemed to have come to a standstill.
At last exasperated with sheer monotony, I moved out of my hotel room, wandered listlessly in the lobby and at last entered into the only curio shop.
As soon as I pushed the door, a chime rang sonorously announcing my arrival. I was welcomed with a warm and polite greeting by a distinguished looking elderly lady, pouring over some book behind the counter under the light coming from a table lamp. With a mop of snow-white hair, wrinkled face, warm eyes behind her spectacles and a slightly stooping gait she looked very graceful. Her face was serene and her eyes glowed with kindness. She must have been in her seventies or early eighties. Upon declining a courteous May I help you, son? by Just browsing, thank you ma'm, I set myself upon browsing through a large collection of old books on the shelf. Most of the books were leather bound, well preserved and in spite of being quite old they were in excellent condition. The collector must have been a connoisseur. A tasteful collection indeed! My obvious admiration for the cultured taste of the collector probably could be easily seen on my face. This pleasant surprise did not go unnoticed.
I found a leather bound volume of Readers Digest condensed edition of Paul Gallicos collected works - of particular interest to me. It was a rare finding and I kept the book aside. Seeing me do this, the lady rose and started talking and also recommending various other books from the collection. Her explanation about the books, the authors spoke volumes about her taste and immense knowledge. My repeated attempts to enquire about the price of the book of my particular interest were getting ignored, probably inadvertently. She proceeded with great gusto and enthusiasm and took me around the shop; showed me fascinating potpourri, creations of by local artisans, World War medals and memorabilia, dolls and even offered me home made maple syrup, all integral parts of any small town curio shops.
Patiently nodding my head with approval, overwhelmed by her enthusiasm, sense of beauty, patriotism and last but not the least her old world charm and graciousness, I continued to try to persist with my query about the price of the chosen Paul Galico book.
At last I was successful. She responded by quoting an affordable price. I was very happy.
But then, all of a sudden her enthusiasm seemed to have waned. She looked tired. With heavy steps and a pronounced stoop she came back to the cash counter. For the last time, she wiped the book clean, probably caressed it, put it in an envelope, accepted the money, and murmured her gratitude before bidding me good night. I was not sure if I saw a tear or two in her tired and worn eyes. I came out from the shop very happy for having spent a fruitful two hours and having bought a book long cherished by me. I returned to the room and slept.
Next evening I wanted to go to the shop again. I was disappointed. The sign on the shop said
We are closed today. Regret inconvenience Dorothy Roosevelt
I went to the room planning to spend a pleasant evening in the company of my favourite Paul Galico bought the previous day. I opened the book and on the front page it simply read
To my darling wife Dorothy, on our fiftieth anniversary, a tribute to our poetic fifty years of marriage
- Graham Roosevelt
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risak vaacak ima~aMcyaa p`itiËyaa vaacaUna baro vaaTola
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risak vaacak ima~aMcyaa p`itiËyaa vaacaUna baro vaaTola
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Champak
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Ravi,
This BB is for marathi stories and if you could translate this in marathi, people will like it more!
Good luck!
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Nice writeup. Been to Delhi only once, nice place.
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nice touching story Ravi...very well written...Why don't you start a new BB for your story?
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Thank you Nakshatra,but will Hitguj permit stories in English?
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