ZATINCHIM DURGAM ANI TODDZODD

Mog soglleam addkholincher ani odruxttancher zoit vhorta hi kolpona amkam novi nhoi. TV-cher ani cholchitramni ami tem polletat ani sahityantui tem amkam vachunk melltta. Soglea avhanak ani koxttank fuddo korun aplea mogak somazachi man’yotai tim koxim mellovn ghetat  henvui ami pollelam. Punn osleo kannio kolponik (utopian) aslolean amkam khorem chitr dixtti poddonam. Boroilam vo dakhoilam titlem tem sompem nasta.

               Pandharinath D. Lotlikarachi poilich kadom’bori Toddzodd amkam oslich ek kanni sangta. Konknni vachpeank Lotlikar onvollkhi nhoi karonn tannem aplem likhann Romi ani nagri lipint chappun haddlolem asa. Akaxvanni ani Durdorxonacher tannem nokri kelea ani Romi lipintlea borovpeanchem sahityik yogdan vollkhun ghevun ani aplem likhann chodd ani chodd vachpeam meren pavchem mhunnon tannem hi kadombori romi lipintlean uzvaddak haddlea.

              Hi kadom’bori veg-vegllea patram bhonvtonnim ghunvta: Kristanv-Hindu, voilea ani sokoilea zatinche ani gorib-girest. He kadom’borichem mukhel patr Suzan. Tem gorib ghorabeantlem ani sokoilea zatichem oxem Pandharinath-babachea likhannantlean spoxtt zata. Suzan aplea patranvachea putachea, Babushachea, mogan poddta ani kazar zaunche adinch tem gorbest zata.  Oslea vellar, patranvacho put Babush ghorcheancheo addkholli astanaim Suzana lagim kazar zavunk kobul zata.  Punn tachim ghorchim tancher add yetat. Haka lagun ghorbhpata xivai dusro rosto Suzanak disona ani lojek poddchim nhoi mhunnon Gulfant aplea bapai sorxim tem ani tachi avoi vetat.

               Suzanacho mam’ adhunik vicharancho. Tachea mota pormonnem mog asta thuim zat ani kat manop sarkem nhoi mhunnon. Dekhun Antao-Uncle fuddakar gheta ani Suzanache famili borobor kazarachem ulovop korunk Babushachea ghora veta. Punn tankam thoimchim dhanvddaitat ani  pulisancho adar gheun tankam bhonddkhonnint pasun ghaltat. Kadom’borint Babush ek tovnas bhurgo oxem dakhoila zo apleo vaitt sonvõyo kosoch soddunk sodinam. Kaim vorsam sorlea uprant Suzan Gõyant portota.

               Aplea sobhavak lagun Babushachem vaitt nanv ganvbhor posorta ani taka ekui soirik yena. Babush apleo khonti-dukhi soreant buddoita. Tachea avoy-bapaik zori chinta zata tori mijaxen ani vhoddponnan buddlolim tim astat ani dusreank – odik korun sokoilea-zatichea mon’xeak – hinnsavpachem tim soddinant. Punn hanga kanni ek vegllench vollon gheta. Tanchi dhuv Subhada eka Biharchea tornattea borobor pollon veta. Tednam tankam kollon yeta ki Subhadacho ixtt, Udai zo mhaleanche zatintlo asta ani zannem nigtench aplem dotorponnachem xikop kobar kelolem asta, to Subhadak boro sangati sobhtalo aslo mhunnon.

               Oxir monachim him mon’xeam xevttim aplem chintop bodoltat ani soglem zagear ghalunk vavurtat. Babushachem mon azunuim Suzanak axeta. Jednam Suzanachi famil ani Delhi-cho ek builder­ tanchea bhat-bhensachea kestanvant guspota tednam vatt meklli korunk Babush tankam adar dita ani hem polleun Suzanacheim mon bodolpak lagta. Xekim Suzan ani Babush kazar zatat ani sogllim sukan aplem jivit sartat!

                Mhojea mota pormonnem zaite mud’de borovpean kadom’borint zori voir kaddleat tori zaite uzvadd ghalinastanam urleat ani te ami bariksannem niyallunk zay. Zaticheo beddiyo toddtolo zalear Lotlikar-bab suchoita tem oxem: Aplea bhurgeamni ghetlolea oslea nirnnoyant voddilamni modem poddchem nhoi. Punn kadomborintlea Adlem Chintop hea mathallea khal boroilolea bhagant, zatichea ani dhormachea vadak lagon poddloli futt, vachpeak somzun ghevunk komi poddtta.  Borovpi dhorma vixim kai zati vixim boroita tem titlem spoxtt zainam.  Ontor-zati ani ontor-dhormik lognam (inter-caste/religious marriages) somazak nyai ani sukh mellovun ditolim, hem Lotlikar-babachem dhoronn amcheamni sompeponnim manun ghevunk zainam.  Kiteak oslea ontor-zati  kazaram modem je prosn uprastat te  Toddzodd kadom’borint zori sompeponnim hatall’leat tori te gombhir ani monant gondholl korpi asat. Dekhik, hea adhunik ani novsorlolea kallant ‘vorn-vevostha’ (zacher zat dhorloli asta) ostitvant nam oxem jem borovpi boroita tem manun ghevunk kotthin lagta.

           Suzan hem zori kadom’borintlem mukhel patr, torui tachea jivitantle sogle nirnnoi tacho Uncle-Antao hoch gheta vo aplea noxibant jem nirmilolem asa tem Suzan moneamni manun gheta oxem dakhoilam. Suzan jednam kazar zata tednam tem aplo dhorm ani nanvui bodolta – Suman, mhonnge borem mon oso tacho orth.  He ghoddnukecher borovpi vistaran boroinam ani toxem te sohoz ghoddta oxem dakhoita.  Hanga Suzanacho avaz ho tacho svotacho oso disonam.  Eke vatten vaitt tem soddun divun, borem tem apnnavunk borovpi ulo kortanam eke ostoren aplo dhormuch nhoi tor apli vollokh ani osmitai pasun soddun divop hacher Lotlikar-bab titlo uzvadd ghalina. Oslea ontor-dhormik/zati logna viximchea nirnnoyant avoy-bapain toddzodd korunk zai oxem he kadomboricho hetu asa.  Punn hanga gorib ani sokoilea zatichea Suzanan matr chodd toddzodd keloli disun yeta.

            Zatichem ani protinidhitvachem rajkaronn (politics of representation) koddek dovorlem zalear, Pandharinath Lotlikar ho Konknnintlo ek boreantlo boro borovpi oxem amcheamni mhunnonk zata.  Tachi bhas sundor ani rosall.  He kadom’borint bore hansovpache khinn amkam vachunk melltat.  Dekik, Carnival Ball-ak Babushachim kelolim fokanddam.  Zorui ami  Toddzodd hea utrache don bhag kele zalear amkam don vegllim utram mellttat: todd (mhonnge toddop) ani zodd (mhonnge zoddop). Novo somaz ghoddunk vechea poilim, zatichea bhedbhavacheo sankhlleo ami toddunk zai.  Magir amkam toddzodd korchi gorozuch ghoddiye poddchinam.

Toddzodd borovpi Pandharinath D. Lotlikar (Ponnji: Dalgado Konknni Akademi), 2011; panam 155, Mol Rs. 50/-; Fon: 91-0832-2221688 (Mellta Dalgado Konknni Akademi, Ponnje)

 

(Ho lekh Amcho Avaz-acher uzvaddak aila, tarik: 14 Setembr, 2013, pan 10)  

Inglezint hoch lekh vach hanga. (English translation)