Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(104)

When Samantha reached I.K. After ten years she found no change. She collected her suitcase from the luggage belt and after fulfilling all passport formalities came out. She hired a taxi, the taxi fair was too much she immediately calculated and compared with the rupee, but no way to avoid it. She asked the driver to take her to the nursing home. The life style of British people and Indians was totally different. Here right from the beginning children were brought up like independent personalities, from hospitals they can’t be taken home in lap instead in a seat attached in car seat specially for babies tied with seat belt. At home baby can’t sleep near mom but in his independent cot, if you are going for a walk, you can tie baby at your stomach with baby’s face looking front. Up to five years you need to take baby in buggy with belt. And very soon child start day out or play date in friend’s home, and then sleep over also at friend’s house. All these things make him independent and not like Indian children who all the time hold their Mom’s “ Pallu” the corner part of her saree. All these things effect the social system differently to both the countries.———— Continued———-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(103)

Nathu was still confused , suddenly he got distracted towards the big dressing table , he moved towards that. It was a big dressing table. Big mirror was at the centre. There were six drawers at both the sides, three in each side, In the centre hollow place there kept a small stool with soft covered cushion, so that one can sit and do make up. Nathu opened all the drawers one by one and found only some bangles clips combs and make up things like lipstick snow powder etc. He was upset, and suddenly he saw in the mirror, it was not his image but it was Shamu , he was smiling , Nathu was speech less and got stuck at that place, Shamu’s right hand came out and it started tightening Nathu’s neck , Nathu was trying a lot to get rid of the grip , he was shaking his hands legs in fact whole body but failed. Within no time he was chocked, he couldn’t breathe.and he fell down Shamu was vanished. It was now silence all over.Nathu who came here to steal precious things had lost the most precious thing his life. He had stolen many things up till now. He was expecting a big amount from here which could make him relaxed through out his life but he lost his life here. ————- Continued———-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(102)

Nathu climbed up the stairs he quickly entered in Kavita’s room, though he didn’t know it was Kavita’s room. He opened the wooden cupboard one was full of dresses hanging on the hangers . He knew Kavita was a beautiful girl, he had have a glance once when the family was going somewhere to attend a birthday celebration, It must be definitely children’s party because everyone knew that Kavita always stayed at home while her parents were out many times to attend Party, big people’s party with drink and dance. Nathu suddenly saw Kavita’s photo in a frame hanged on the wall. He looked at her and memorising her face he had seen. Suddenly he saw Shamu in the frame instead of Kavita. He rubbed his eyes oh no ! She was Kavita, and at the next moment he saw Shamu in that frame. This time he was not smiling but looking Nathu with anger. Nathu felt scared, he thought, he should do for what he had come here. He opened the next cupboard, In upper part there were many boxes of jewellery. He couldn’t understand they were of real gold or imitation jewellery, which was popular those days called “ Rold Gold “ As buying pure real gold was not within everyone’s means. He was confused should I take that or not. ———— Continued —-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut! (101)

 Samantha Jones was Kavita’s tuition teacher and she was asked to teach all subjects along with English speaking. Chandan Chaudhary wanted Kavita to appear privately fifth , eighth and tenth exams. From which she had passed fifth and eighth exams successfully and she was preparing tenth when the horrifying incident happened. Samantha had been teaching Kavita right from the beginning. Samantha was a lonely lady ,she found here a family like atmosphere. There was a perfect study room for Kavita attached to the drawing room. A quite big table near the wall four chairs, shelves with full of good books  of good writers, Samantha used to take the books with Kamini Devi’s permission. Every day at tuition time Shamu used to move around from childhood. Once or twice Samantha asked him to sit and learn but he ran away.For Samantha both the Children were loving cute. Samantha was seeing them growing doing playful banter with each other.Both the children had have a special place in their hearts for Samantha because after teaching, every day she used to tell a funny story to both and Shamu never missed that. We can say a special relationship was growing among the three, love respect and a feeling of intimacy tied all of them together. ———- Continued———

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(100)

 Miss Samantha Jones decided to go and meet her father. She withdrawn all the money from her saving account of Post office. It was very little amount she needed more money to go to U.K. it was good that she had updated her passport just a few months ago when many of the people went to the district place just to have a picnic.It was a big question in front of her, from where she would get money. She needed to pay money for Visa too. Suddenly Chandan Chaudhary’s thought came in her mind. He was very soft towards her. She that evening when went to teach Kavita, hesitantly she described about father’s illness and a plan to go to U. K. For a month. She also said that she was in need of some debt and she will repay that after coming back. Chandan Chaudhary immediately took out twenty thousand rupees from the cupboard and handed over them to her. Those days rich people were very fond of the British people and their life style too. Chandan Chaudhary was a big fan of their style of living and so, Sofa in drawing room and dining set in dining room, everyone’s bedroom and the clock tower different servants for different works and servants quarters for them were adopted by seeing their houses he had seen by chance. Miss Samantha became so happy she thanked again and again and promised to return it back soon. She then got the Visa packed her suitcases and flew to U. K.Just a before some days of that horrifying incident. ——- Continued——-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(99)

 Nathu was quickly climbed up stairs. There were two rooms here one for Kavita and another for Kalyan Singh . Kalyan Singh used to come home for holidays and these were the best family days full of fun. Brother Sister’s playing cards , sometimes Chandan Singh and Kamini  Devi also accompanied them. Asht-Chang-Pe was the most favourite game of Kavita. If it’s festive holidays then the fun used to be double. They, in such holidays used to go to the district place by hired taxi and see cinema in the only cinema hall there. Both the brother sister loved each other a lot. Kavita being a girl studying at home and she was preparing for eighth board exams . Miss Samantha Jones was her tutor and teaching her best, She used to say Kamini Devi that your daughter is brilliant and she will definitely pass the exam with good marks. Just before the horrifying incident Samatha Jones received a cable from her neighbour that her very old father is seriously ill. He was kept in Old age home there. Samantha came to India as personal help for a British lady. The lady went back and Samantha stayed in India. She liked the small place and the Missionary colony here a little far from the village. She had have a small quarter here and she used earn sufficient for own self.Her father was above 90 and when she received cable all her neighbours insisted her to go and meet her father otherwise she will not be able to forgive herself. ——- Continued——

Dharm & Darshan !!Ekch Pohochato ( Marathi )

 तिबेटमधल्या एका गुरूच्या शिष्याने गुरूंच्याच आज्ञेने दूर डोंगरात, दुर्गम भागात एक आश्रम बनवला होता.

शिष्याने आश्रमाची उभारणी केली आणि गुरूंकडे निरोप पाठवला की आता मला एका सहायकाची गरज आहे. 

ताबडतोब पाठवा.

मजल दरमजल करत काही महिन्यांनी हा निरोप त्यांना मिळाला. गुरुजी सगळ्या शिष्य भिक्षुंना गोळा करून म्हणाले, तुमच्यापैकी शंभरजण पहाडाकडे कूच करा.

शिष्य एकमेकांकडे पाहू लागले. गुरू आपले जरासे तिरपागड्या डोक्याचे आहेत, पण इतके भैसाटलेले असतील, असं वाटलं नव्हतं, असा भाव काहींच्या नजरेत होता. काहींना गुर्वाज्ञा ही चिकित्सेची गोष्टच वाटत नव्हती. काहींनी गुरूंना विचारलं, शंभर कशाला? फारतर दोन पाठवा, चार पाठवा. शंभर जास्त होतील. 

गुरू म्हणाले, नाही. शंभरजण निघतील. 

शंभरजण निघाले. 

दोन दिवसांच्या प्रवासानंतर ते ज्या गावात पोहोचले तिथल्या राजाचं निधन झालं होतं. राजपुत्राचा राज्याभिषेक करायचा होता. शंभर भिक्षुंची गरज होती. दहाच गोळा झाले होते. आणखी नव्वद ताबडतोब हवे होते. राज्याभिषेकातल्या सहभागाचा मोबदलाही भरपूर होता आणि महिन्याभरानंतर आपल्या वाटेवर निघण्याची सोयही होती. नाहीतरी गुरूंनी अनावश्यक शंभर माणसं धाडली होती. 

त्यातले थोडे थांबले, उशिराने गेले, तर काहीच बिघडणार नव्हतं.

नव्वद भिक्षु मागे राहिले.

दहा पुढे चालू लागले.

आणखी दोन गावांनंतर एका ठिकाणी गावातल्या पुजाऱ्याचा मृत्यू झाला होता. त्याच्या जागी त्यांना एक भिक्षु हवा होता. त्याला घर होतं, दक्षिणाही चांगली मिळणार होती.

आणखी एकजण मागे राहिला.

पुढे आणखी एक गळाला… मग आणखी एक…

करता करता शेवटी ९८ भिक्षु गळाले आणि दोघेच राहिले.

जिथे पोहोचायचं होतं, त्या आश्रमाच्या अलीकडच्या गावात एका नास्तिकाने या भिख्खुंना आवाहन दिलं की तुमचा धर्म म्हणजे एक थोतांड आहे. माझ्याशी शास्त्रविमर्श करून मला पटवून द्या, नाहीतर आपला धर्म खोटा आहे, हे मान्य करा.

दोघांपैकी एका भिख्खुचा राग अनावर झाला. तो म्हणाला, आश्रमात येतोच मी दोनचार दिवसांत. पण, याचं तोंड गप्प केलंच पाहिजे. आपण आव्हान नाकारून पळालो, असं कोणालाही वाटता कामा नये.

शेवटी एकजण त्या आश्रमात पोहोचला.

तिथल्या शिष्याने विचारलं, तुम्ही कितीजण निघाला होतात?

पोहोचलेला म्हणाला, शंभर.

शिष्य हसून म्हणाला, मला माहितीच होतं. शंभर निघतात, तेव्हा एखादा पोहोचतो… दहा वर्षांपूर्वी आम्हीही शंभरच निघालो होतो.