VOPARINCHEA BHANDDARANTLEM

Voparinchea Bhanddarantlem:
“ Eka lognak bara vignam”

‘Love Marriages v/s Proposed / Arranged Marriages’, hea vixoyacher ek pavtt ‘debate’ zali. Zaitim karonnam sangun, ap-aplo pongodd zoitivont korunk, tornnateanche proytn zale. Mogachim lognam borim mhonn, ek pongodd aplim karonnam sangot ravlo. Mogan logn zalolo zat-kat mandinam, gorib-girest mhonn vollkhonam, nennar-zannaranchi ontor korinam, punn sogllea vegllocharacher tancho mog zoit vhorta. Mogan axil’lo aplea sangateak asa toso mandun gheta ani tacho mog torekvar proxnank fuddo korta.
Soirikechim lognam borim mhonntolim oxem mhonno: Mog-mog mhonntat tim lognam adinch fog kortat. Zaite pavtt avoi-bapaiche khuxe add, tancho axirvad nastanam tim logn zatat. Tea uprant tanchea logni jivitant vhoddilanchi budh ani adar tankam mellonam.
Don-ui pongodd zhogoddtanam, eklean oso aplo sondex dilo. “Amkam mogachim lognam nakat ani soirikechim lognam nakat. Amkam zai teo ‘proposed love marriages’. Konn tori vo zonn eklo dusreak ‘propose’ korta ani magir tancho mog zata. Mogachi tenkxi koxi, tancho mog lognachi gantt marta. Koslim-i zaum tim lognam, punn aiz tankam bara vignam. Kiteak kai?
Aiz logn zal’leam modem magnnem nam. Sokallim utt’tanam ghov-bail veg-vegllea vellar utt’tat. Punn nhidunk tori vangdda vochunk zai aslem. Nhidunk veche adim Devak ani ekamekak dhin’vaslolo zalear, Devachem ani ekamekachem bhogsonnem maglolem zalear, Deva ani ekameka mukhar apleo gorzo khaltikayen ghaleleo zalear...oslem magnnem logni jivitant folladik zavpachem. Devachem Utor amchea panvlank uzvadd zata, tersachem magnnem Saibinnichi bhokti vaddoita ani Jezuchea soddvonnechea ghuttant amkam vantto dita.
Aiz logn zal’leam modem somjikai nam, sosnnikai nam. Ekamekak tim asat toxim mandun ghenant. Eka mekacheo osoktayo somzonant. Dusreacheo chukeoch kaddtat. Dhin’vasnni disonam. Khaltikai nam, sogllo gorvixtt utrancho boddbodd! Zonn eklo ap-aple bhaxen sogllim kamam korunk sodta, dusreacho adar-sohokar ghevnk sodinam. Matxi chuk zalear, sogllench ifern zata. Jem lhan utramnim, somjikayen sangum yetalem, tem ragan tapon sangtat. Sosnnikai mat-ui disonam. Haka lagun aiz lognam tuttun-futtun poddtat. Aiz logn zal’leam modem bhogsonnem nam. Monis osokt. Osoktayen to khala poddta. Punn dusro taka somzun ghenam. Bhogsunk konnuch toyar nam. Dusreacheo chuki monis bhogxinam tem pollevn to aplea khas jivitant chuk korinam-so dista. Bhogsonnem dinastana-ghenastanam aiz kitlim logn zalelim vorsanchim-vorsam ragan ani ekameka lagim uloinastanam jiyetat. Oslim Deva koddlean tori aple chukik bhogsonnem magtat kai?
Aiz logn zal’leam modem bhasabhas nam. Zonn eklo aplea monantlem korta. Dusrea kodde ani budh ghevop nam. Apunn korta tem sodanch sarkem, oxem taka dista. Ani taka dusrea lagim ulovnk, bhasabhas korunk vell nam. Bhasabhas kel’li zalear kitle proxn suttave zavpache, kitle dubav pois zavpache, ani logni jivitant kosle tharav ghetat te yesvont zavpache. Dog zannanchim chintnam ani dog zannanche anvdde bhasabhas korun ekttaim haddlear, logni jivit mozbut zavpachem. Logna disa dadlo ani ostori kallzan, monan otmean ani kuddin ek zal’lim. Logni jivitantlim vignam pois korunk, anvdel’le anvdde ani chintlelim chintnam logn zal’leancho sasnnik bandpas mozbut korum-di.

Nevel Vell’lekar

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“Mazor Maslli Soddit, Tednam Bebdo Soro Soddtolo”


Bebdikai ek pidda. Bebdikayek lagun kitleamnim aplem jivit ibaddlam, ghorabe kosoddleat ani somazachem noxtt vaddoilam. He piddek ilaz asa mhonn zaite visorleat. Punn zannim aplem bebdikayechem patok ollkhun ghetlam, jivit novsorlam, tannem khoxalkayechem zoit melloilam.
Nicky D. hachi khobor zaiteamnim aikolea. Tachem mullavem nanv Nicholas D’Silva. Vell’lle ganvcho, amcho soiro to. Belganv xiktalo. Xikpant ani khellant huxar aslo. Ixttam borabor misoll zatanam soreant-ui misoll zalo. Bebdikayechea barantuch xikop sompoilem. Mumboichea ‘Bank of Baroda’-nt-ui nokri melloili. Eka disak ‘Bank Cashier’ zalear dusrea disa Benkichea panvddear bosun moddiche poixe meztalo. kazarache pirayecho zatoch, Leonniechea mogan poddlo. Tika mellunk vetanam soro kednach pivunk nam ani Leonniek Nicholas bebdo mhonn kosloch dubav poddunk nam. Kazar zatoch tanchea ekvottak dogam bhurgim zolmolim, Myrtle ani Maud. Itlea mhonnosor Nicholas-an aplea kazarachem sutt ani kazarachi mudi pasun vikun kaddloli. Poixeank patixer zavn to Leonniek boddoitalo. Nicholas eka darantlean bhitor sorta zalear, Leonnie, dogaim bhurgeank khankeant marun, dusrea darantlean dhanvtalem. Mezachea govetant, ghalun pasun, tinnem bhurgeank samball’lim. Myrtle iskolak vetana, Nicholas lokot-lokot aple dhuvek soreache noxer pavounk vetalo. Sisterin taka pollelo ani to konn kai mhonn Myrtlea lagim vicharlem. To bebdo aplo bapui mhonn sangunk, taka loz disli. To aplo bapui nhoi, punn aplo ek xezari mhonn tannem sanglem. Hi khobor dusrea disa iskolak vetanam, Myrtlean aple avoik sangli. Tednam Nicholas nigtoch uttlolo. Aple dhuvechi khobor aikun taka jintt marli. Apleak lagun aplo ghorabo sonsta, hem taka thavem zalem. Dolleantlean dukham vhanvtalim. Apunn soro soddtolo mhonn thoinchea thoimsor tannem nichev kelo. Tea disa thaun tannem soreacho ghontt ghevnk nam. Nicholas aslo to Nicky D. zavn bebdikayek sampoddloleank he piddentlo bhair kaddunk vavurta. Ratchea khuinchea-i vellar, konnem-i fon marlear, tanchea akantak rokddoch dhanvta. ‘Mercilite’ hem AA-chem masik to vhodda umedin choloita. Nicky D hem uzvaddit kirnn soglleak fankarit asa.
Zaiteank hi bebdikai bhurgeponnich suru zata. Kazarank ‘party’-ank soro funkott mellta. Funkeacho soro aiche tornnate dhonkit ravtat. Tanchea pievpak xim’ ani mer nam. Zo tornnato piyenam to tanchea borabor sobonam, taka kuxin kaddtat. Aiche tornnate, bieracher suru kortat...... tea uprant viski, brendi, rum, xevottak feni! To soro ‘branded’ asunkuch naka, koslo-i upkarta. Funkea mellonam tednam poixeamnim piyetat. Piyeunk poixe nam zatoch chortat, nagoitat. Mhojea jivitant hanv ‘wine’ soddun kosloch soro pielolo nam. ‘Cheddum zalam re, hatak kanknnam ghalun bhonv,’ oxe mhaka challoitale. Heam mhojeam ixttank sokallim utt’tanch soreacho ghontt zai zalo. Nam zalear tanche hat koddkoddtale. Sokallim dha vaztam, te maddak veng marun astale. Tantuntle thodde aiz maddak veng marlole-i disonant. Challis zavche adim morun somple.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplench jivit ibaddta. Tachea jivitant tea uprant Devak zago uronam, magnnem, mis, ters mhollear taka ek fokann koxem zata. To magir chor-nagovnno zata. Tachea tonddantlean noxtteam utranchem lisanv bhair sorta. Taka sarki jhem poddonam. To torekvar piddancho gulam’ zavn bhonvta. Apli zobabdari visorta. Tachea jivitantlo hetu pollun veta. Nitollsann mhellsannint bodolta. To aple mornnache dis mezta.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplo ghorabo konsllun uddoita. Taka ghorabeacho ‘time table’ lagonam. Taka lagun tachim ghorchim vangddi sonstat. Tea bebdeak lagun tankam kitlem mhonn unneponn! Osoch mhozo ek titiv aslo. Newton 45 mhollear taka konn-ui vollkhotalo. Tannem aplem jivit soreak bhettoilelem. ‘Are to tuzo soiro nhoi re’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. ‘Soiro nhoi, punn mhozo khas rogtacho titiv to’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. Soro pivon-pivon to somplo. Ghorabeacher kallo dag ghalun gelo.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis somazachem noxtt vaddoita. Taka konnuch man dinam, punn ho somaz taka kenddta. Eka bebdeak lagun somaza-chi xanti bigoddta, bolatkar vaddtat, khun-maramari choddta, fodd-modd, zhuzam-moddam toyar kortat. Somazant ontor disun yeta.
Bebdikai jivitachem, ghorabeachem, somazachem, nisonnton korit asa. Ani voilean bebde lok, Jezun udkacher axirvad ghalun soro kel’lo, to vaitt zavnk zainam oxe boddboddtat. Jezun soro mon’xachi loz vattavnk kel’lo, il’lo piyelear vaitt nhoi to, punn hispa bhair piyelear, soglleankuch lojek ghalta. Soro sodd ani novea jivitak survat kor, tednam Dev tujem jivit, ghorabo ani ho somaz axirvadan bhortolo.

Nevel Vell’lekar


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“Addechea Udkan Rikami Baim Bhoronam”


Soimbik girestkayen ami girest zale. Kai borim tim nhesnnam, kuddichi sobitai vaddoitalim! Kai borem tem ghorant toyar kelelim ruchichim jevnnam amchi kudd mozbut kortalim! Punn aiz amchea nhespachim ani jevpachim ‘fashion’-am bodlot asa. Punn hi ‘fashion’-am amkam faideak poddtat vo nam, hem sangonk mat avgodd zata!
Adim igorjentuch nhoi, punn adlo lok sodanch moriadin nhestalo. Cheddvam bhailo ‘maxi’ nam zalear, apli nheson dimbie khala ghaltalim. Tea kallar nhesnnak ‘cut’ naslole. Choddxim miriechim nhesnnam distalim, cheddvam kalsanvam ghalunk loztalim, ostoreo saddio nheslear bombleo dakhounk fattim sortaleo. Chedde, dadle choddxe ‘formal’ nhestale, ‘jeans’-ui naslim, kaichea kai nhesop moriadi bhair poddta, oso tancho somoz aslo. Adlea kallar moriadin nheson sogllim sobit distalim ani moriadin nheson-ui amchean sobit disum yeta, hem tannim amkam spoxttponnim dakhoilem.
Atam ‘fashion’-achim addechim udkam amchi nhespachi tan bhagounk sodtat. Tan bagoitat punn kuddik kosloch gunn poddonam. Lamb kens dovrun ostori sobit dislo. Atam lamb kensachi konnak addkholl zata vo te kens sobitayen samballunk tanchean zainant dista. Thoddeank mottve kens bore distat, soglleank nhoi. Atam kitlech addeche kens vo ‘Wigs’ ailelim asat. Hodd’ddo zalear pasun ‘grafting’ korun kens ghaltat. ‘Wigs’ mhonn ani koslim.... thoddim chevrisam mathear ghalun bhonvtat kai dista, thoddeanche tokler onos piklam tem polleun hansunk yeta. Thoddeanchem ‘wig’ rosrosxit kallea kensachem punn tem ghaltoleache tonddak mat mirio poddleat. Sogllim kortat mhonn thoddim apnn-ui kens tambdde kortat. Te magir apleak sobta vo nam, tem ani pollevop nam, ‘Indian Hippy’ zaun soglleak bhonvtat. Atam kitleach torecho ‘make-up’ aila. Amche katik ‘match’ zatole ‘make-up’-ache ank asat. Punn konnem tori amkam ‘gift’ dilolo ‘make-up’ aplea tonddak sobta vo nam tem pollenastanam tonddak kallo lep, magir thoddim rupnnem ghalun bhonvtat kai dista! Kednach tinnem ‘make-up’ korunkuch nam, punn nhesounk yetat tim oklecher itlo lep thaptat, ti magir okol ollkhunkuch mellonam ani oklechi maim magir ‘make-up’ korun aplea tonddacheo mirio kaddun oklechi bhoinn koxi dista. Kitle-i dukhum atam ‘eyebrows’ kaddpachem anik ‘fashion’ zalam. ‘Lipstick’ pasun atam chikchikamnim chokchokta. Ho addecho chomotkar korun amkam ‘allergy’ pasun zaum punn atanchi pillgi hem sogott soddunk toyar nam. Ani atanchi nhesnnam ani koslim, Saiba! Konnachi fatt ugtich asta. Magir fattir kosli-i kollovnni vo ‘notice’ boroum yeta. Konnacho fuddo ugtoch dovortat. Ani cheddeank dadleank tallnneache gulam’ kortat. Thoddeanchim nhesnnam fintancher lambtat. Tem fint chukon tuttlem zalear....! Thoddeanchim nhesnnam ‘tight fit’ bhitor kitem nheslam tem sogott kollta. Chedde, dadle ani ‘Advertisement T-shirts’ ghalun eke vostucho prochar kortat. Tanchea angar aslolem ‘tight’ nhesnnam tanchi kuddichi ollokh ditat. Moche ani kosle? Thoddeamnim te moche ghalun ani cholunk zainam, punn aplea sangatea borabor lamb disunk zai mhonn te ghalun ttok-ttok korun bhonvtat. Atam nhespachim kitlinch ‘fashion’-am aileant khorim, punn khuim kitem ghalop ani apunn nhesta tem apleak sobta zalear aiz monis polleunk ani apleak vicharunk visorla.
Ani aiz ‘fast foods’ ani zaleat kitle! Ghorant kitlem-i borem rand, aichea bhurgeank ani tornnateank tench borem lagta. Ami tan laglear udok piyetale, atam il’lo pot’to konnak sangonastanam fridgin vochun ‘pepsi’ vo ‘coke’ donktat. Tim jivitak vaitt mhonn kitem-i sang, konn aikota? Ghorchem jevonn ruchichem, punn ti rosteaveli ros-omlette, noodles, tanduri odik ruchik lagta. Heo rosteaveleo vostu koxeo ani kitem vapddun toyar kortat tem pollelear teo ani khavunkuch nakat. Ani oslea rosteavelea jevnnak ami kitle mhonn poixe khorch kortat! Ani oslim jevnnam jevun pottak vaittak poddlear formasint amkam pil’lam melltach. Ani oslim jevnnam haddun khatoch randtolo susti zata. Ek pavtt hotelant jevlear Aitarachem porian amkam thoim-soruch vochunk dista. Osleam jevnnamnim ami amchi bholaiki ibaddun uddoitat.
Monant haddchem............... soimbik sodanch togotlem, addechem tem soimbik girestkai pokrun khatelem.

Nevel Vell’lekar

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Thoddem Ulovchem, Chodd Aikochem

Ek zannar mhonntalo “Devan amkam jib ani don kan dileat........ thoddem ulounk ani chodd aikonk. Punn ami portench kortanv. Eke jiben ami chodd uloitanv ani don kanamnim ami thoddem aikotanv. Dadlo ek kanan aikota ani dusrea kanan bhair ghalta. Ostori don-ui kanamnim aikota ani jiben bhair ghalta........” tea zannarachea heam utramnim sot disun yeta. Oxem sot zalear ami thoddem ulovchem ani chodd aikochem.
Kitem ulovpachem? Mhotvachench tench uloi, “Tujem ulovp oi zalear oi, nam zalear nam zaum-di. Ogllem kitem tem devchara koddlean yeta”....... oxem kitem amkam Povitr Pustokant mellta. Thoddem ani gorjechem tem uloita taka xanno mhonntat. Konnak koslo-i proxn vicharpacho asa zalear thoddeanch utramnim spoxttponnim vichar ani konnak zobab diuncho asa zalear thoddeach gorjecheam utramnim di, hantunuch xanneponn asa.
Konnak bhett ditanam ulovpachem asa zalear, tum bhettek gela tachem boreponn uloi, tachi khobor ghe, tuzoch boddbodd korun, tujench pemprem vazoinaka. Tujeam utramnim gorjevontank husko, piddevontank bholaiki, eksureank sangat, dukhestank buzvonn ani patkeank uzvadd mellum-di.
Tum uloita tim utram mansugechim zaum-di. Amcheam utramnim ami rag posraitanv...... amchea utrantlean mog mellum-di! Amchim utram pozddim zait asat......amcheam utramnim ami nirmollponn rakchem! Amcheam utamnim ami fott uloitanv..... utram sot ulounk ami vapuddchim! Utram vapddun ami Devachem nanv be-manan ghetanv...... Devak amchea ek-ek utrantlean man diuncho!
Kedna-i amkam konn-ui bhettlo zalear zaite pavtt ami amchench ani amchea kuttumbachench vhoddponn sangtanv. Amchench boddoitanv. Ani zaite pavtti dogam bhett’tat tednam ami amchem uloinanv, punn dusreancheo khobro kortanv. Taka amcheam utramnim khala apttitanv, tachea nanvache vadre korun soddtanv. Pollenastanam porian, dubavi vik monant dovrun tem amchea toddantlean onktanv.
Thoddeank amkam rokddoch rag yeta. Ani uprant ami ragan uloitanv. Ani ragachea bharar kitem uloilam tem rokddench visortanv. Tich vost amchean mogan sangonk yetali. Ragan-tapon uloilear dusro somzotolo oxem amkam dista. Tich vost mogan ani sonsnikayen sanglear dusro bore bhaxen aikota, somzota ani pallta. Aiz-kal ragan-tapon sangche bodla, ‘Baba, Puta!’ mhonn dis kaddunk zai.
Chodd boballta to apli oskotai dakhoita. Chintinastanam uloita tachem fals poddta, anik zaitem dukh nirmann korta. Ji dusreachi chuk amcheamnim dusrea utramnim sangum yetali ani dusream utramnim sanglolem taka somzota aslolem zalear soroll utramnim sangun dusreak okman korchi goroz nam.
Monis osokt. Osoktayen to chukta. Punn apli chuk ollkhun ghevn to novem jivit suru korunk sodta. Amchea thoddeanch utramnim ami zaite pavtt tacheo adleo chuki ustitanv. Ani teo tachea tonddar martanv. ‘Tujean ani novem jivit jiyeunk zavchem nam. Tuka tujem adlench jivit borem......’ oxem taka ami sangunk sodtat kai?
Aikochem chodd, hem zobor godd. Dusreak aikotanam, zoim bobatt nam, ani bore bhaxen mon lavun aikunk zata, oslo zago vichun tankam aik. Tankam aplem kalliz tuka ugtem korum-di. Tim uloita tem tum chit divn aikota tednach tankam somadan zata. Tim uloita tem tankam sompoum-di. Tum modemkot uloinaka. Tanchem ulovop chalu dovrunk tujean ek-don utram mhonnum yeta. Tum tankam aikota mhonn tuje chalintlean taka kollun yeum-di. Tim tuka sangta tednam jem kitem tannim tuka ugtem kelam, tem tum anik konnak sangchonam mhonn to tujer patiyeta. Ani tachea visvasak ghat korinaka!
Ho aikopacho xegunn soglleank ascho. Nam tannim apnnaucho. Dusrean tuka sangche adim tum tujench sangonaka. Poilem dusreak aik. Tachea monant kitem asa tem somzun ghe. Tujeam ghorcheank aik. Tuje potinink tuje kocherichea vavrachem kainch somzona zait, punn tichi suchna tuka upeogachi zaum yeta. Tujea ghorkarak tujea randpachem kainch gomonam zait, punn tachea sangnnean tujem jevonn odik ruchik zaum yeta. Avoi-bapai udexim bhurgeamnim, Jezucho tallo aikocho ani jivtachi vatt dhorchi. Dekhun soglleamnim ulovchem thoddem, aikochem chodd, hem zobor godd!

Nevel Vell’lekar

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“Mazor Maslli Soddit, Tednam Bebdo Soro Soddtolo”


Bebdikai ek pidda. Bebdikayek lagun kitleamnim aplem jivit ibaddlam, ghorabe kosoddleat ani somazachem noxtt vaddoilam. He piddek ilaz asa mhonn zaite visorleat. Punn zannim aplem bebdikayechem patok ollkhun ghetlam, jivit novsorlam, tannem khoxalkayechem zoit melloilam.
Nicky D. hachi khobor zaiteamnim aikolea. Tachem mullavem nanv Nicholas D’Silva. Vell’lle ganvcho, amcho soiro to. Belganv xiktalo. Xikpant ani khellant huxar aslo. Ixttam borabor misoll zatanam soreant-ui misoll zalo. Bebdikayechea barantuch xikop sompoilem. Mumboichea ‘Bank of Baroda’-nt-ui nokri melloili. Eka disak ‘Bank Cashier’ zalear dusrea disa Benkichea panvddear bosun moddiche poixe meztalo. kazarache pirayecho zatoch, Leonniechea mogan poddlo. Tika mellunk vetanam soro kednach pivunk nam ani Leonniek Nicholas bebdo mhonn kosloch dubav poddunk nam. Kazar zatoch tanchea ekvottak dogam bhurgim zolmolim, Myrtle ani Maud. Itlea mhonnosor Nicholas-an aplea kazarachem sutt ani kazarachi mudi pasun vikun kaddloli. Poixeank patixer zavn to Leonniek boddoitalo. Nicholas eka darantlean bhitor sorta zalear, Leonnie, dogaim bhurgeank khankeant marun, dusrea darantlean dhanvtalem. Mezachea govetant, ghalun pasun, tinnem bhurgeank samball’lim. Myrtle iskolak vetana, Nicholas lokot-lokot aple dhuvek soreache noxer pavounk vetalo. Sisterin taka pollelo ani to konn kai mhonn Myrtlea lagim vicharlem. To bebdo aplo bapui mhonn sangunk, taka loz disli. To aplo bapui nhoi, punn aplo ek xezari mhonn tannem sanglem. Hi khobor dusrea disa iskolak vetanam, Myrtlean aple avoik sangli. Tednam Nicholas nigtoch uttlolo. Aple dhuvechi khobor aikun taka jintt marli. Apleak lagun aplo ghorabo sonsta, hem taka thavem zalem. Dolleantlean dukham vhanvtalim. Apunn soro soddtolo mhonn thoinchea thoimsor tannem nichev kelo. Tea disa thaun tannem soreacho ghontt ghevnk nam. Nicholas aslo to Nicky D. zavn bebdikayek sampoddloleank he piddentlo bhair kaddunk vavurta. Ratchea khuinchea-i vellar, konnem-i fon marlear, tanchea akantak rokddoch dhanvta. ‘Mercilite’ hem AA-chem masik to vhodda umedin choloita. Nicky D hem uzvaddit kirnn soglleak fankarit asa.
Zaiteank hi bebdikai bhurgeponnich suru zata. Kazarank ‘party’-ank soro funkott mellta. Funkeacho soro aiche tornnate dhonkit ravtat. Tanchea pievpak xim’ ani mer nam. Zo tornnato piyenam to tanchea borabor sobonam, taka kuxin kaddtat. Aiche tornnate, bieracher suru kortat...... tea uprant viski, brendi, rum, xevottak feni! To soro ‘branded’ asunkuch naka, koslo-i upkarta. Funkea mellonam tednam poixeamnim piyetat. Piyeunk poixe nam zatoch chortat, nagoitat. Mhojea jivitant hanv ‘wine’ soddun kosloch soro pielolo nam. ‘Cheddum zalam re, hatak kanknnam ghalun bhonv,’ oxe mhaka challoitale. Heam mhojeam ixttank sokallim utt’tanch soreacho ghontt zai zalo. Nam zalear tanche hat koddkoddtale. Sokallim dha vaztam, te maddak veng marun astale. Tantuntle thodde aiz maddak veng marlole-i disonant. Challis zavche adim morun somple.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplench jivit ibaddta. Tachea jivitant tea uprant Devak zago uronam, magnnem, mis, ters mhollear taka ek fokann koxem zata. To magir chor-nagovnno zata. Tachea tonddantlean noxtteam utranchem lisanv bhair sorta. Taka sarki jhem poddonam. To torekvar piddancho gulam’ zavn bhonvta. Apli zobabdari visorta. Tachea jivitantlo hetu pollun veta. Nitollsann mhellsannint bodolta. To aple mornnache dis mezta.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplo ghorabo konsllun uddoita. Taka ghorabeacho ‘time table’ lagonam. Taka lagun tachim ghorchim vangddi sonstat. Tea bebdeak lagun tankam kitlem mhonn unneponn! Osoch mhozo ek titiv aslo. Newton 45 mhollear taka konn-ui vollkhotalo. Tannem aplem jivit soreak bhettoilelem. ‘Are to tuzo soiro nhoi re’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. ‘Soiro nhoi, punn mhozo khas rogtacho titiv to’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. Soro pivon-pivon to somplo. Ghorabeacher kallo dag ghalun gelo.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis somazachem noxtt vaddoita. Taka konnuch man dinam, punn ho somaz taka kenddta. Eka bebdeak lagun somaza-chi xanti bigoddta, bolatkar vaddtat, khun-maramari choddta, fodd-modd, zhuzam-moddam toyar kortat. Somazant ontor disun yeta.
Bebdikai jivitachem, ghorabeachem, somazachem, nisonnton korit asa. Ani voilean bebde lok, Jezun udkacher axirvad ghalun soro kel’lo, to vaitt zavnk zainam oxe boddboddtat. Jezun soro mon’xachi loz vattavnk kel’lo, il’lo piyelear vaitt nhoi to, punn hispa bhair piyelear, soglleankuch lojek ghalta. Soro sodd ani novea jivitak survat kor, tednam Dev tujem jivit, ghorabo ani ho somaz axirvadan bhortolo.

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“Addechea Udkan Rikami Baim Bhoronam”

Soimbik girestkayen ami girest zale. Kai borim tim nhesnnam, kuddichi sobitai vaddoitalim! Kai borem tem ghorant toyar kelelim ruchichim jevnnam amchi kudd mozbut kortalim! Punn aiz amchea nhespachim ani jevpachim ‘fashion’-am bodlot asa. Punn hi ‘fashion’-am amkam faideak poddtat vo nam, hem sangonk mat avgodd zata!
Adim igorjentuch nhoi, punn adlo lok sodanch moriadin nhestalo. Cheddvam bhailo ‘maxi’ nam zalear, apli nheson dimbie khala ghaltalim. Tea kallar nhesnnak ‘cut’ naslole. Choddxim miriechim nhesnnam distalim, cheddvam kalsanvam ghalunk loztalim, ostoreo saddio nheslear bombleo dakhounk fattim sortaleo. Chedde, dadle choddxe ‘formal’ nhestale, ‘jeans’-ui naslim, kaichea kai nhesop moriadi bhair poddta, oso tancho somoz aslo. Adlea kallar moriadin nheson sogllim sobit distalim ani moriadin nheson-ui amchean sobit disum yeta, hem tannim amkam spoxttponnim dakhoilem.
Atam ‘fashion’-achim addechim udkam amchi nhespachi tan bhagounk sodtat. Tan bagoitat punn kuddik kosloch gunn poddonam. Lamb kens dovrun ostori sobit dislo. Atam lamb kensachi konnak addkholl zata vo te kens sobitayen samballunk tanchean zainant dista. Thoddeank mottve kens bore distat, soglleank nhoi. Atam kitlech addeche kens vo ‘Wigs’ ailelim asat. Hodd’ddo zalear pasun ‘grafting’ korun kens ghaltat. ‘Wigs’ mhonn ani koslim.... thoddim chevrisam mathear ghalun bhonvtat kai dista, thoddeanche tokler onos piklam tem polleun hansunk yeta. Thoddeanchem ‘wig’ rosrosxit kallea kensachem punn tem ghaltoleache tonddak mat mirio poddleat. Sogllim kortat mhonn thoddim apnn-ui kens tambdde kortat. Te magir apleak sobta vo nam, tem ani pollevop nam, ‘Indian Hippy’ zaun soglleak bhonvtat. Atam kitleach torecho ‘make-up’ aila. Amche katik ‘match’ zatole ‘make-up’-ache ank asat. Punn konnem tori amkam ‘gift’ dilolo ‘make-up’ aplea tonddak sobta vo nam tem pollenastanam tonddak kallo lep, magir thoddim rupnnem ghalun bhonvtat kai dista! Kednach tinnem ‘make-up’ korunkuch nam, punn nhesounk yetat tim oklecher itlo lep thaptat, ti magir okol ollkhunkuch mellonam ani oklechi maim magir ‘make-up’ korun aplea tonddacheo mirio kaddun oklechi bhoinn koxi dista. Kitle-i dukhum atam ‘eyebrows’ kaddpachem anik ‘fashion’ zalam. ‘Lipstick’ pasun atam chikchikamnim chokchokta. Ho addecho chomotkar korun amkam ‘allergy’ pasun zaum punn atanchi pillgi hem sogott soddunk toyar nam. Ani atanchi nhesnnam ani koslim, Saiba! Konnachi fatt ugtich asta. Magir fattir kosli-i kollovnni vo ‘notice’ boroum yeta. Konnacho fuddo ugtoch dovortat. Ani cheddeank dadleank tallnneache gulam’ kortat. Thoddeanchim nhesnnam fintancher lambtat. Tem fint chukon tuttlem zalear....! Thoddeanchim nhesnnam ‘tight fit’ bhitor kitem nheslam tem sogott kollta. Chedde, dadle ani ‘Advertisement T-shirts’ ghalun eke vostucho prochar kortat. Tanchea angar aslolem ‘tight’ nhesnnam tanchi kuddichi ollokh ditat. Moche ani kosle? Thoddeamnim te moche ghalun ani cholunk zainam, punn aplea sangatea borabor lamb disunk zai mhonn te ghalun ttok-ttok korun bhonvtat. Atam nhespachim kitlinch ‘fashion’-am aileant khorim, punn khuim kitem ghalop ani apunn nhesta tem apleak sobta zalear aiz monis polleunk ani apleak vicharunk visorla.
Ani aiz ‘fast foods’ ani zaleat kitle! Ghorant kitlem-i borem rand, aichea bhurgeank ani tornnateank tench borem lagta. Ami tan laglear udok piyetale, atam il’lo pot’to konnak sangonastanam fridgin vochun ‘pepsi’ vo ‘coke’ donktat. Tim jivitak vaitt mhonn kitem-i sang, konn aikota? Ghorchem jevonn ruchichem, punn ti rosteaveli ros-omlette, noodles, tanduri odik ruchik lagta. Heo rosteaveleo vostu koxeo ani kitem vapddun toyar kortat tem pollelear teo ani khavunkuch nakat. Ani oslea rosteavelea jevnnak ami kitle mhonn poixe khorch kortat! Ani oslim jevnnam jevun pottak vaittak poddlear formasint amkam pil’lam melltach. Ani oslim jevnnam haddun khatoch randtolo susti zata. Ek pavtt hotelant jevlear Aitarachem porian amkam thoim-soruch vochunk dista. Osleam jevnnamnim ami amchi bholaiki ibaddun uddoitat.
Monant haddchem............... soimbik sodanch togotlem, addechem tem soimbik girestkai pokrun khatelem.

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