50 50

Life can be described at its best as a 50 50 endeavor. It is divided between happiness and sorrow, success and failure, winning and losing, hope and despair, day and night, winter and summer. At the start of  this summer of 2019, I had a wish list of three things that I had no control over to happen: Mumbai Indians winning IPL, Modi winning general elections and Kohli lifting World Cup. Summer still is at its glory in this part of world while monsoons have set in finally in most part of India ending long summer there. Ignoring IPL to be non-serious matter, on the rest two accounts it was fifty-fifty verdict. While India and Modi won riding on a very effective campaign, lack of opposition and support of aspiring India, Virat lost it thanks to bad selection and decisions, half an hour of bad cricket at crucial moment. This column has said lot about why India won when Modi won. Though we will delve upon what next after the election and what needs to be the agenda for Modi2.0, but while analyzing World Cup we should also now focus on what’s next. As many serious thinkers will find it childish to equate cricket with National cause, but for this column cricket is passion while politics is a way of life. Cricket this time was 50 overs matter and in Indian Politics its about 50 % absolute majority and only around 50% of voters bother to Vote.

Summarizing Summer of 19: Indian Victory?

Summer of 69 is immortalized in history of this part of world. 50 years later can it be same for Indians

Summer is here finally in this part of the world. Gone are those chilly days, snow days, shivering, and indoor life. Now it’s the time to give up hibernation, explore outdoors and have fun under the sun. Sadly it is different back home. Furnace keeps burning outdoors compelling us to stay indoors. Thankfully there are Mangoes, Vacations and IPL. Last time I wrote on this forum, a day before IPL final. What a match though not quite good cricket played with dropped chances, bad batting. Brilliance of Bumrah, experience of Malinga and useful contributions by all finally ended juggernaut led by Dhoni and his experienced Brigade albeit by narrowest margin possible. But sure a treat for cricket fans and MI fan within me.

Fan in me also won when Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi was sworn on 30^th for the second time. Lot has been said about this election: Polarization, EVMs, Secularism, Khan Market Gang, Battle of Bengal, South Indian identity politics, topsy-turvy results across three states lost by BJP, End of communist movement in India, Social Media wars, Unnecessary and wrongful intervention of opinions by International Media, meltdown of opposition, rise of stars like YSR Reddy, Stalin and sadly MIM.  For me three things really impacted on ground zero.

To all those who tried all the dirty tricks

Despite all analysis or otherwise, ONLY thing matters is now we have a clear democratically elected well meaning , corruption-free and proactive PM of India unless you take a dig at decision capability of Indian voter or blame EVM/EC like a typical 'elite' who know it all especially liberals , pseudo secular, and antinational , corrupt media (including international ) and politicians/intellectuals/actors and so on.

मराठी पत्रकारितेतील पुरोगामी ज्येष्ठ पत्रकार, संपादक, पुरोगामी कार्यकर्ते नेते ज्यांना महाराष्ट्रातील शेतकरी कष्टकरी आणि सामान्य नागरिकांच्या समस्यांचे आणि जनमानसाचे सर्व खरे मुद्दे कळतात अश्या सर्व काकांना साष्टांग दंडवत. . सरकार च्या चुकीच्या धोरणांमुळे जनता कष्टली आहे आहे , रांजली आहे हे आपले म्हणणे अतिशय योग्य आहे पण जनता आपल्या प्रमाणे सुब्बूद्ध नाही .

विडिओ चा  आवाज  बंद कर रे 

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तो डोंगरांचा काटकोन व ती लांब रेघ

तो  डोंगरांचा काटकोन व ती लांब रेघ

शनिवार आला आणि माझ्यातला आनंदयात्री जागा झाला. वातावरण अगदी मराठी मॉन्सून  सारखे चिंब. हवेत पुणेरी गुलाबी थंडी सारखा सुखद गारवा . नुकताच आलेला वसंत ऋतू नावाचा  पाहुणा ह्या वर्षचक्रात शिरल्याचा पुरावा म्हणून काही दिवसांपूर्वी निष्पर्ण असलेल्या  वृक्ष्यांनी पानांचे  हिरवे   किंवा वेगवेगळ्या  रंगांचे   शेले पांघरले होते.  नेहेमीप्रमाणे पर्यटनाची साद घालताच जिवलगांनी होकार दिला आणि  आमचा  रथ  घराच्या जवळ असलेल्या द्रुतगती  रस्त्यावर   मार्गक्रमण करू लागला. स्वछ गावे , सुंदर रस्ते,  घरे , आलिशान ईमारती , दुकाने, बागा , झाडी , चढउतार  सगळे होते . सारे काही सुंदर आणि रमणीय होते. जिवलग  तेच होते . नव्हता  फक्त डोंगरांचा एक काटकोन आणि एक लांब रेघ . 

घरी सुरेख कांदा भजी होते .  पिठले पण छान होते ,  भुट्टा करायला कणसे पण मिळतात . चहा पण मिळतो . ताक पण  जमते . सगळे काही असते पण नसतो तो  डोंगरांचा काटकोन आणि ती लांब रेघ

आता इथे मावळातील आंबेमोहोर तांदूळ हि मिळतो त्याच वासासकट. आंबा पण मिळतो . वास्तविक आंबा न  आवडणारी माणसे देव बनवूच कसा  शकतो हेच कळत नाही.  चितळ्यांची बाकरवडी, बेडेकरांचे लोणचे सगळे मिळते पण नसतो तो डोंगरांचा काटकोन आणि ती लांब रेघ

इथल्या घराच्या  मागे एक तळे आहे , चोहीकडे छोटे जंगल आहे .  चालायला सुंदर   ट्रेल आहे, बसायला  पिकनिक चे बाक आहेत, बार्बेक्यू चे ग्रिल्स आहेत. सगळे काही असते . नसते ती पश्चिम टेकडी, झाडे , पार्किंग  मैदान , हनुमानाचे  मंदिर  आणि त्यावरून दिसणारी ती पसरणाऱ्या शहराची बशी आणि   तो  डोंगरांचा काटकोन आणि ती लांब रेघ

Suspense

When I was in school, Exams used to get over by the first or the second week of April and summer vacations used to set in. Then there was a dreaded day of Final Result of that standard around April End. The period between exams and result was the best timespan spent as a child.  No worries of studies, no aftershocks of results and impending tasks for the next academic year. Add to that fun part of travelling, mangoes, friends, books. Thankfully our parents were not so keen on summer camps as today’s parents are.

Now that we are one week into May, we as a country are in same stage: exams over, results awaited. It’s a suspense which is keeping us enthralled, worried, anxious till the D Day of May23rd. Maybe as a Nation it’s so important whether we continue on strong path or get into dark days of coalition and compromises on national causes. Why is all mainstream media except few,  thrusting upon nation that India is under threat under current regime and situation is so intolerant? On the contrary majority of social media voices sound otherwise. But social media is not real world of ballots. Thus we live now in suspense till the last phase is over.  Same is the case for all of diehard cricket fans,  as we wait World cup to unfold the form of Indian Team. Same as we wait for a normal monsoon to solve serious water crisis. World also is observing various events to unfold as northern hemisphere looks forward to summer life.

माझ्यातला मराठी पुणेकर

• ·         जगाच्या इतिहासात महाराज हे सगळ्यात महान आहेत असे मानतो
• ·         पाऊस आला कि भिजलेल्या  मातीच्या वासाची   आणि ओलसर ढगांमध्ये  सिंहगडावरच्या (अथवा कुठल्याही सह्याद्रीतल्या डोंगरावरील) कांदा  भाजी गरम चहा ची आठवण काढतो
• ·         चार मित्र गोळा झाले कि अमक्या किंवा तमक्या गडावर ट्रेक चा प्लॅन करतो
• ·         उन्हाळ्यात हिमालय ट्रेक व  त्याच्या तय्यारी साठी  पर्वतया 'करतो '
• ·         दोन किंवा तीन वाक्यातून एकतरी  पुलं चा  विनोद टाकतो
• ·         मृत्युंजय , स्वामी, राजा शिवछत्रपती, छावा , पानिपत , श्रीमानयोगी ची पारायणे करतो
• ·         मधूनच एखाद्या रविवारी शांतेचे कार्टे , सौजन्याची, वासूची सासू, गेला माधव, वस्त्रहरण नाटकांच्या dvds बघतो

Game Set and Match

Game Set Match

My father called me very late in a winter evening. He stays merely a 10 minutes’ drive away from my house where I live with my wife and kid. I had just completed another long day at the office. As I freshened up and was heading towards dining table, I received the call.

He said: “Rajabhau is no more. He passed away in hospital today at 7 30 pm. Cremation is at Vaikunth at around 10”

I told him that I will pick him up in around half an hour from then.

Rajabhau was very ill and hospitalized. Last week his son and daughter flew from US which indicated the gravity of the situation. My father also did some hospital duties being close to him since their schooldays.

We reached at Vaikunth crematorium where a large gathering was waiting for the mortal remains to reach. He was a popular man across the segments of society: professional, social and personal. He was a social worker to feature in the credit rolls off many marriages that happened in Pune and nearby for almost three decades after the emergency.  He was initially a sales guy turned businessman who later undergone transformation as an IT guy. Yours truly can make it to the credit rolls in that upgradation if you can call it as one. Many IT professionals though will disagree looking at the work they do despite the terminology of words they use to describe their profession and use extensively while they carry out their profession.  Coming from an established family he had plenty of branches of relatives and due his people first attitude had wide range of friends. Many of them had gathered at the crematorium.

आनंदयात्रा साजरी करा

गुढीपाडवा म्हणजे वार्षिक परीक्षा , बासुंदी हादडणे , गुढी वरील गाठ्या खाणे आणि सगळ्यात महत्वाचे म्हणजे कडुनिंबाचे पान चावणे हेच आठवते. थोडी अक्कल आली तेंव्हा कळले कि हे तर भारतीय नववर्ष. थोडे आजून शहाणपण आले तेंव्हा वाटायला लागले कि सगळे जग न्यू इयर तर थर्टी फर्स्ट ला ' सेलेब्रेट ' करते तर आपण का उगाचच वेगळेपण दाखवतो. मग थोडे आयुष्य बघितल्यावर लक्षात आले कि वर्ष म्हणजे काय पृथ्वीची सूर्य भोवती एक फेरी. निसर्गचक्र मग जेव्हा पालवी फुटते तेव्हा नवचैतन्य तेच खरे नवे वर्ष. भारतीय असण्याचा अभिमान वाटला . अस्मिता जाज्वल्य असायला हवी. थोडे जास्तच ना? खूप मजा करा खूप खा, मित्रांना भेटा आणि मोदींना परत आणा. गुढीपाडव्याच्या शुभेच्छा