आई

मला झालेला आनंद ...

पहिलं हसू तुझ्याच ओठांवर फुलवतो...!!!

माझं मन दु:खी असलं ...तर

पहिला अश्रुही तुझ्याच डोळ्यांतुन पडतो...!!!

माझं ध्येय पूर्ण व्हावं ... हा

पहिला ध्यास तुझाच असतो...!!!

मी स्वत:च्या पायांवर उभी रहावी ... म्हणून

पहिला प्रयत्नही तुझाच असतो...!!!

माझ्यासाठी स्वत:च्या इच्छा दाबण्याचा ...

पहिला त्याग तुझाच असतो...!!!

मी यशस्वी झाले की ..

पहिला अभिमानही तुलाच वाटतो...!!!

माझ्याकडून चुक झाली ...तर

पहिला राग तुलाच येतो...!!!

पण नंतर माझ्या पाठीवरून फिरणारा ...

पहिला हातही तुझाच असतो...!!!

माझ्या थरथरत्या पायांना ...

पहिला आधार तुझाच असतो...!!!

म्हणून देवाआधीही माझा

पहिला नमस्कार तुलाच असतो...!!!

"विसावा"

श्रांत झालेले दोन हात,

जेंव्हा एकात एक पाहिले ...

उगाचच काळजात,

काहीतरी हलले...!!!

चेहऱ्यावर सुरकुत्या,

हातावर वळ्या...

पण मिटलेल्या डोळ्यांतुन वाहते,

कुणासाठीतरी अखंड माया...!!!

मुलाने हाकलले,

मुलीने नाकारले ...

त्यांच्यासाठी उपाशी राहून काढलेले,

दिवस तेंव्हा आठवले...!!!

जेवताना थरथरता हात,

ओठापाशीच थांबायचा ...

आईची वेडी माया,

पणाला लावायचा...!!!

भिंतीवरच्या चित्रात पाहून

नंदाचा गोपी (कृष्ण) ...

मनातून वाहू लागायची,

कडू आठवणींची कुपी...!!!

मनाचा असा कोंडमारा,

जेंव्हा असह्य झाला ...

हाती आला तेंव्हा,

विषाचाच प्याला...!!!

दोन अतृप्त जीव जेथून,

अनंताच्या प्रवासाला निघाले होते ...

त्या वृदधालयाचे नाव,

"विसावा"  होते...!!!

नाना

हे पाय चालणं शिकले ...

पण त्यांना योग्य मार्ग दाखवला तुम्ही...!!!

हे डोळे बघणं  शिकले ...

पण त्यांना धेय दाखवलं   तुम्ही...!!!

माझ्या मनात असलेला ...

आदराचा विशाल सागर तुम्ही...!!!

आणि माझं प्रेरणास्थान असलेलं ...

उत्तुंग शिखरही तुम्ही...!!! 

Malgudi Days...a time to remember...!!

                          There are not at all or a very few people who know nothing about "Malgudi Days"..!! Everybody is well acquainted with that popular tune "Ta na na...Ta na..na na na..." Everybody has a special memory for this series..including me..!! The name "Malgudi Days" brings a smile on my face..!! This R.K.Narayan's child really makes me forget everything..!! Whenever I watch these episodes I feel like I am living in Malgudi and I am among all those characters..!!
                 'Malgudi' though is a fictitious town in Southern India..can be any town..!!Because the stories...people...and so many small things can happen in any other town..!! You can find all these characters around you...!!! Those landmarks like that only fountain in the town...the fictitious 'Sarayu' river..'Palace Talkies'..and what not can be a part of every town..!! A very interesting thing about 'Malgudi Days' is that R.K.Narayan first pictured the Railway Station with a small platform..a Banyan tree..a station Master..and two trains a day..!! And not Malgudi Town..!! Even the first sentence he wrote about this town was..'The train had just arrived in Malgudi Station..'
                 And R.K.Laxman's illustrations are really amazing and they have really added life to the title song..!! And Carnatic musician L.Vaidyanathan's music is really touching...it itself takes us to the journey of Malgudi..!! And talking about the characters..I can write a special blog for every different character...still just want to mention some characters here..!! 

                  'Aaya'....who is so emotional towards others' kids...can not get love from her own sons..!! Her husband who has left her long back....when he comes back...she is so happy to see him rather than getting angry on him..and leaves everything for him..!! I myself have seen such woman right in my house..!! Even I had an 'Aaya'..though she was not just an Aaya for me..!! I was so close to her..that even if I think about her...I just can not control my tears..!! Though she is no more...she will always be in my heart..!! May her soul rest in peace..!!
                  'Kali' a very heart touching character...who is so affectionate towards school going kids..that he buys some sweets for those kids even when he can't afford it..!! And when he distributes those sweets among kids...other people mistake him...!!! When I saw that scene...it really moved me..!!

                    'Siddha' another nice story...the way he tells 'Leela' the stories about moon...is really amazing..!! A man who is not much educated can use words so nicely..!!

                    'Sheshadri' a funny character who is so fond of telling unbelievable stories about him..can be anyone around us..and he tells it so nicely that unwillingly other people tend to believe him..!! The place where all these people gather is a statue of Mr.Lawley,seated on a horse..is another landmark in the town..!!

                     And the most unforgettable character till today is 'Swami'..!! That cute little 10 yr old child and his innocent friends reminds me of my school days..!! A loving granny...a cute younger brother...strict but still caring parents and 2 very close friends..'Albert Mission school'...are his whole world..!!

                      He and his friends are so fascinated by cricket that they form their own cricket team..but 'Rajam' captain of the team has to leave the town soon after their first match..!! This is a nice story of Swami and Rajam...the journey of how they meet to how they depart..!!

                      I can write much more everyday about 'Malgudi Days'..!! Well..Thanks to R.K.Narayan and all the team members of 'Malgudi Days' and all the actors who made 'Malgudi Days' such an unforgettable memory for us..!!

                   

My home...my baby..!!

                 For the last few months...we were contineously hearing about the shifting of people to New Jersey...but nobody knew when..!! And I had already started looking for apartments in New Jersey on internet..!! At that time I was a little happy to go to Jersey as my friend Geeta is there..!! Also, in Jersey we will get varieties of fresh veggies and what not(Typical Housemaker)..!!
                 But yesterday evening when Mandar told me about shifting in next month...everything seemed so different suddenly....even my home...!!! It just looked like a confused,scared baby to me..!! And I was looking at it like a helpless mother..!! For more than a year I've been taking care of this home...!!! When I stepped in this home for the first time...there was not a single thing in this home..!! Me and Mandar made this building our home..!! It's not just our home but it's every inch is full of our memories that we both can never forget..!! And now when its time to move from this house...I am thinking what will the other person do to this home...will that person take care of this home just like we did..?? How will this home look like when we will not be here..?? Or when someone else is here..?? Even can we at least see it again..?? Sooo many thoughts crowded my mind last evening...I am still looking at all the things like I've never seen them before..!! And now I truly understand the meaning of a nice old song.."Ye tera ghar..ye mera ghar.." And especially the first four lines..."Ye tera ghar..ye mera ghar...kisiko dekhana ho gar,to pehale aake maang le...meri najar..teri najar...!!"
               I will miss this home soo much...!!! It has given me all the experiences which were really important in my life..!!         

An introduction to Mrunmayi...!!!

                                       Mrunmayi...is a very simple girl who loves to write..!! She is very emotional and believes in writing her heart out than speaking..!!

                                       I was very small when I started loving writing..Nana(my father)used to encourage me to write..!! And I loved to write diaries..I used to write it everyday.!! At that time I had an imaginary friend to whom I used to write in diary..!! As the time passed....so many things changed like I had to concentrate fully on my studies and school..!! And I somehow forgot about writing diaries...!! Every time Nana used to show me his new diaries (he still does...as he knows I love writing in them) I used to get fascinated to write again..!! But the same old story...!!!

                                     But,now as I am married and have ample of time..Nana and my Mamujaan suggested me to write again..and this time I just can't stop myself from writing..!! So...all my blogs are dedicated to Nana and my Mamujaan..!!