Station var pohochalaot… 2:30 vajale hote… Railway la ajun ardha

taas hota… Vidarbha express cha ticket hota mhanun thoda kantala aala hota…

baryache vela late houn jate ti… aani ekatila pravas karyacha mhanun pan thoda

kantala aala hota… 1st class cha ticket miLala hota… me vichar karat

hoti ek tari changli company havi kiva nakoch koni coupe madhe… nighavasa vatat

navhata Nagpurvarun… pan tikade college suru houn gele hota na… aadhich late

zala hota… ugach pudhe pudhe dhakalat hoti me… aani mag ekdam java lagatay aata

tar Vidarbha cha ticker milala…

tevhadyat Prasad mhanala "lavkar chal na ga tai… dabba lamb aahe

ajun " 

me zat zat pawale takayala lagali… 

coupe madhe yeun basalot.. ajun konich navhata aalela… Prasad

thoda vel basala… tevhadyat 2 shittya zalyat… tyala sangitale, "nigh tu baher

aata… 1st class madhe kalat suddha nahi gaadi kadhi chalu zali te...

mag nantar ghai hoil ugach… kalaji ghe re aani… ugach ratri ushiraparyant baher

nako rahat jau… " 

"nahi ga tai… aai tula ek ek suchana det asate… ni tu mala… chal

Happy Journey ga tai… aani chain dagine vagaire kadhale aahet na?"

"ho re" 

3ri shitti zali ni gaadi nighali… ajun paryant konich navhata

aalela… Ajani station var faar kami loka yetat, vatala aata aaplach rajya… matra

ti sukh thodach vel tikala… Ajani station var daravar konitar knock

kela…

daar ughadala… Panchavishitala tarun hota… "Hi.. maza pan hyach

coupat reservation aahe"

mala vaitag aala… me mast paiki aata walk man jorat lavun gaani

aikat basanaar hoti… loka asale dabyat koni aani gaani awadat asali tari tyanna

dusryanni lavalelya gaanyancha trass hoto.

"excuse me"

"un… sorry" mhanat me bajula zale… seat var jaun basale

maazya

to aata aala ni tyacha seat kade baghat hota… maza pasara karun

pan zala hota evhan… bag seat var thevali hoti samoracha aani ti ughadun tyatala

kahi samaan vagaire kadhala hota… 

"un.. sorry.. uchalate huh"

"nahi rahu dya na…. Basayala ashi kitishi jaga lagate… fakta

side la karun dya eka"

me tyachakade laksha na deta ti uchalun maazya seat khali

thevali… thoda awghadun basale… 

hya coupe madhe AC asato tyamule khidaki pan ughadayachi

panchait… ughadali ki lagech dusaryanna vatata kay pan low standard loka aahet

mhanun… khidaki ughadali ki baher pahat basata yeta… mag ugach pustak haatat

gheun basali.. 

tyacha aaramat chalala hota… gaana gungunat hota kuthalasa ek…

juna hota… aani chalivarun khatyal vatat hota… me dolyanni kahi vachat navhati,

pan tari tya pustakat doka khupsun basali hoti… kaan tyachakade hote…



tyane aaramat boot vagaire kadhale.. sleepers ghatalya…

shirtachi inn kadhali… baget kahitari khuspus keli ni mag sthiravala… aaramat

basala… me vachat aahe baghun mhatala, "pravasat vachan mhanje vel ghalavanyache

uttam sadhan"

me fakt smit hasya kela… 

"kuthala vachatay ho?"

"un…. Thikari"

"are wa… VaPu ka?

"ho"

"mala purvi khup awad hoti VaPunchi… aata khass nahi

awadat"

me thoda utsukatene vicharal, "te ka?"

"toch toch pana vatato tyancha likhanat… aani tyanni rangavalele

characters tashe loka nasatatach"

"tumhi ashe kitishe loka pahile aahet?" Ti thodi swatahatach

harawali hot… 

"aani te vividh charitrach tar plus point aahe tyancha

likhanacha… mansacha kiti bhavananvar te lihitat…"

"khara aahe.. pan tari bore vatata… striyanna barach awadata pan

tyancha lekhan"

aata matra me kharach chidale… agadi marmavar ghav kela

hota…

"tumhala nakki kay mhanayacha aahe?. Tumhala je lekhan awadata

tech changla… aani VaPu tumhala awadat nahi mhanun tyancha changla nahi,

striyanchi choice changli nasate?" 

kay bolat hoti neet maza malach kalat navhata… pan me vaitagali

aahe jaam yavhada tyala kalat hota…

"nahi ho tasa kahi nahi… pratyekachi choice asate na…" mag tyane

kaan dharale swatahache "barr chukalo buva"

tyachi kaan dharanyachi tarha pahun mala khup hasu

aala…

"nahi mazach chukala… VaPu mhanje agadi sensitive vishay aahe

mala… kahi na samajata ugach chidali lavkar.. Sorry"

to parat tila chidavayala lagala "VaPuncha nayika shobhatata

kharya… sarakha sorry mhanat asata… VaPu lihitil ek stri… diwasatun jila 100

vela sorry mhanayachi savay aahe… "

nusta hasu yet hota… pan tari bolnyat jast involve navhata

vhayacha… 

"barr barr, pan aata vachu dya, nahitar VaPu ragavatil

maazyavar."

"nahi ho.. tyancha nayikevar kasha ragavatil te?"

"te nayikevar ragavatil ki nahi mahit nahi… pan nayika matra

nakki ragavel… un … seat number 30 var.."

"are wa… mala navin naav dilat tumhi.. Seat number 30.. ni

tumcha seat number 26"


me hasali… majedaar manus aahe… pan pidnaar asa disatay… kadhi

bolayacha thambel kon jane… 

"kharach ho… tumcha naav kay? Ajun barach vel sobat aahot

aapan... navachi mahiti asali ki bolayala sopa jail na… maza Avinaash Mujumdaar…

tumcha?"

"Prajakata"

"god naav aahe…Prajaktacha sugandhasarakha…aani ho parat VaPucha

nayika… "

"purushanna suddha naava god vagaire vatatat he aajach kalala…

pan parat ka nayika banavalat? "

"aho…. Fakta naav sangitalat… adnaav nahi mhanun… kuthalyasha

goshtit aahe na striyanna adnaav nakoch asala kahitari…. Pan pahilya comment var

maza aakshep aahe…. purushanmadhe rasikata nasate asa ka vatala

tumhala?"

"tumcha tumhalach mahit te"

ekun gamatidaar conversation chalala hota aamcha.. .konich

serious navhata ghet… tya badbadyala pan thoda time-out hava asel mhanu shant

zala… kuthalatari masik vachayala kadhala… berth var adava zala ni vachayala

lagala… 5 mintat swari zopi suddha geli… kiti nirdhastpane zopala hota to… mala

aaj zopayachi tar panchait… gadh zop lagana shakyach nahi… insecurity vatel… kay

pan panchait asate striyanchi ekatine pravas karatanna… 

thodi padali mag berth var… zop kahi yet navhati… aai babanna

sodun java vatat navhata… madhech radavasa vatayacha.. mag sketch book kadhala

bagetun… asach regha odhat basali… kahitari sundar drusha kadhayacha hota mood

changla karayala… manatalya bhavana mokalya karayala kahitar sketches

kadhanyachi mazi savay… aata kahi neet jamat navhata pan… ek tar mood changla

navhata aani tyat gaadicha halana…. mag asach swatahacha kesanchi khelat basali…



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kiti sundar disat hoti ti swatahachach kesat khelatanna… ugach

hatat firvit hoti… veni ghalun sodat hoti… kadhi ti ticha agadi sul sulit

kesanmule aapoaap sutat hoti… khup lamb nahi ni lahan nahi ashe kes… agadi

reshamasarakhe.. aani pista colorcha to dress ticha gorya rangavar kiti uthun

disat hota… tapore dole… kaalebhor kes… aapli bayoko kashi ashich havi… fakta

sundar ashi nahi… tya saundaryat kahitari jivantpana hava… nahitar aapan ji

mulagi pahayala gelot ti sundar ka navhati? Pan nahi ruchali tari… 

tevhadyat ticha laksha gela tyacha kade…. ti ticha kesancha

chaLyanna lajali thodi… kahitari bolayacha mhanun mhatali 

"uthalat suddha ardhya tasaat"

"un… ho… thakalo hota thoda.. mhanun patkan zop lagali… nahitar

kamamule dupari zopayacha savay modali aahe… aani tyat 4 vajata vagaire kasali

zop lagatey…"

" ithe kahi kaamasaathi aala hotat?"

"ho office cha kaam hota kahi"

"achha"

"actually kaam kadhala hota… tasa mulagi pahayala gelo

hoto"

"pasant padali mag?"

"changli hoti… pan ho mhanen asa nahi vatat"

"te ka?"

"mazi bayakochi apeksha jashi aahe tashi navhati ti"

"kashi havi tumhala bayako?"

to tila chidavat mhanala, "agadi tumchasarakhi ho Seat No.

26"

ti thodi gondhalali… pan hasu pan yet hota

"accha… maazyasarakhi?.. mag maazyshich ka nahi karat lagna Seat

No. 30?"

"are.. mhanje Seat No. 26 chi sammati aahe tar… bola kadhi yeu

tumcha aai vadlinashi bolayala?"

"agadi kadhihi ya?"

"tumchi mala havya tasha aahat.. pan me aahe ka tumhala hava

tasa?"

"un…ho….. agadi tashech aahat agadi…" ti thodishi swatahmadhech

harawali hoti… 

mag parat mood madhe aali… "agadi ideal nawaroba aahat tumhi

Seat No. 30.."

"barr barr.. pan lagna zalyavar suddha maazyashich aho kaho

madhe bolnaar ka?"

"nahi… agadi shivya det bolaven"

"mag aata pasunach savay kara na"

"tu mala maharani sarakha vagavanaar aahes ka?.. tumhi vagaire

mhanat?"

"mag kay… agadi..."

Nuste hasat hote te… mag madhech to serious zala.. 

"tumhi sketches kadhat hota?" bajula thevaleli sketch bool tyala

disali hoti…

"ho"

"dakhavanaar ka? Ki fakta VaPunna vagairech

dakhavata?"

parat hasalet dogha… 

"bagha na… khup changli nahi jamat… ugach virangula mhanun aapla

kahitari kadhate" ti tyala vahi det mhanali..

to ek ek sketch baghayala lagala surwatipasun… agadi barkaine…

kuthalach sketch tine kaaly sketch pencil ne kadhala navhata... kaala rang

kuthech nahi… sagale vividh rang.. vividh vishay… pratyekacha barkaine nirikshan

kela… shevatacha pahala..

"he shevatacha aata kadhalat?"

"nahi ho… kaal kadhat hote… "

"naraj hotat?"

"nahitar"

"ugach vatala.."

"un… hote khara kaal thodi.. aai babanpasun lamb jatey

na"

"hmm"

"tumhala aahe awad paintings chi vagaire?"

"kadhayachi nahi… pahayachi aahe…"

"aaNkhin kasali awad?"

"art kuthalach nahi yet tasa… lekhan nahi.. kavita nahi… pan

tyancha cheej aahe.. je loka karatat tyancha kautuk vatata……… aani sadhya tumcha

khup kautuk vatatay" 

"maza ka? Sketches mule?"

"te pan.. aani… aani… saundaryacha pan kautuk vatata khup… tumhi

khup sundar aahat nuh"

ti god lajali… mag ugach samor na aalele kes kaan mage aankhin

ghatta kelet donhi hatanni… 

thodya velat Akola aala… 8 vajale hote… gaadi aatapasunach ek

taas ushira chalat hoti… mhanje tikade nidan 2-3 taas tari ushira pohochel…

Kalyan la pohochala ki Local na rasta dyayala mhanun hi Vidarbha thambavun

thevatat… aani mag loka udya marun kay chadhatat… jaude chalata... nidan bore

tari nahi honaar aahe hyacha sangatit... 

to utarat hota station var… "chaha aanu tumhala?"

"ho chalel… thanks… nahitar thamba… me pan utarate.. paay mokale

hotil tevhadech…"

dogha utaralet… ekmekanbarobar chalatanna chhan vatat hota…

doghannahi… madhech ticha manat vichar aala, pahanarya lokanna kadachit vatat

asel ki kiti chhan jodapa aahe mhanun… vada paav var taav marali doghanni..

chaha ghetala… ni gaadit khayala mhanun karvanda ghetalit… 

"itake nahi khalalya jaat na karwanda?"

"ekach ghyayacha ka mag?"

"un.. Nahi… me nahi denaar maazya yatale."

"he baray.. vaya jaudyayache pan share nahi karayache… Puneri

vatata agadi"

"nahi ho.. tumcha Mumbai la rahiliy na thode diwas.. mhanun ashi

zaliy…" 

gaadit aalot… ambat god karvanda khat aamcha gappa suru zalya…



mag gaanyacha mood zala… tyane suru kelit… 

"ye dil na hota bechara, kadam na hote aawara, jo khubsurat koi

apana humsafar hota…."

Agadi mokalya awajat tyane gaana mhatala… 

"One more"

kahich odhe vedhe na gheta to mhanu lagala… mala chidavayala

mhanun… 

"nakharewali… o o o.. .dekhane me to hai bholibhali"

nantar ekata mhanayala tayar hoina… sobat denar asale tarach to

mhanen asa mhatala… mala pan awad aahech gaanyanchi… BSc la asatanna famous hote

agadi gaanyansaathi… 

"ok.. tumhi chalu tar kara"

"haal kai kaisa hai janab ka… kya khayal hai aapka… hum to

machal gaye o o o.. yuhi fisal gaye aa aa aa…. "

mag surwat karayachi mazi turn… me pan tyacha peksha kahi kami

navhate… ek aathavala asach favorite… 

"chhod do aachal jamana kya kahega.. 

in adao ka jamana bhi hai deewana… diwana kya kahega"

did taas aamhi gaani mhanat hotot… hasun hasun nusti pure vaat

hot hoti… 9:30 zale hote… agadi sanakun bhook lagalyachi janiv zali ekdam… me

aaine sobat dilele awadiche kandyache thalipeetha kadhalit… tyane Railway

station varacha awadat nahi mhanu Hotel varun Aloo parathe aanale hote… agadi

bindhast ekmekancha khat hoto… 

tyane tar agadi hakkane jabardastine khallet thalipeetha… aamhi

bhandu lagalot lahan mulansarakha thalipeethavarana… "he bagha 4 thalipeetha

aahet… tumhala doncha var ek pan nahi milnaar"

"are wa he baray… me vayane tumcha peksha mottha asen… mala jast

milayala have… tumhi have tar aloo parathe ghya na"

"mulich nahi… maazya aaine dile aahet te.."

"sasu bainni tyancha laadkya javaya saathi dile aahet

bara"

"oo ho oo.. he baray…"

agadi juni maitri asalyasarakha vatat hota… kasalach awghadpana

vatat navhata vaganyat… kasa asata he nuh sagala? … ekhadi vyakti kitihi diwas

sobat rahili asali tari tichashi patat nahi… asa hasata bolata yet nahi… aani

hyachashi janu magacha janmiche Rrunanubandh aahet… 

mag me bathroom madhe jaat hote change karayala… 

"ithech kara na." mhanat to baher gela.. 

zopayachi tayari keli… lights vagaire off kelet… 10:30 vajale

hote... pan zop yet navhati… tyala pan ni mala pan… mag madhech to uthala aani

light lavala.

"chalel na light thevala thoda vel tar?.. zop yet

nahiye"

"ho chalel na… mala tari kuthe zop yetey"

to serious zala hota.

"tumhala raag nahi aala na diwasbhar trass dilyacha?"

"un.. raag kasala tyat? Chhan vel gele ulat tumcha

sobat.."

"mala ugach vatala…dusryanna gamati awadat asatil ki nahi hyacha

vichar na karatach kadhi kadhi gamati karato…"

"mala awadatat ho ashe loka kharach… mala awadata gappa

marayala… gaani mhanayala…aani gamatit flirt suddha chalata… kimbahuna changla

kelela flirt awadatach na striyanna.. "

tyala thoda bara vatala.. 

"mala ekeritach bolav na… mitra zalo aahot na aapan

aata?"

"ho… aani tumhi mala aho jao karata tyacha kay?" chehryavar

lataka raag aanala tine… 

"barr ho kaku bai.. nahi mhananaar"

"……."

"shikateys sadhya?"

"ho MSc karatey"

"kashat?"

"Botany"

"hmm… pala pachola awadato vatata"

"ho na……. Rang awadatat re… phulanche vividh rang.. tyancha

sahavasat rahata yaava mhanun Botany"

"Oh" to ticha kade pahat rahila… ti kuthetari harawali hoti…



"Nagpurla ghari asatanna itaki kharch karayachi phulanvar… aai

nehmi chidayachi paise udhalate nuste mhanun…"

to aikat hota..

"asalyach khup goshtinchi haus… cinema… nataka… paintings

aanana… te sagala ka awadata tyanche vaishitya sagala diary madhe lihun

thevayachi… asalya goshti pahayala tyancha aswad ghyayala khup

awadata…"

"aayusha enjoy karata yeta agadi tumhala…"

"…………"

"khara sangu mala ashich sobati havi aahe.. dhund honari… ekhada

painting pahata pahata tyat harawanari… bebhanpane prem karanaari…"

dogha ekmekankade pahat rahili kiti tar vel… tyala vatat hota

uthun ticha tya sundar othanna sparsha karava… ti pan mantra mugdha hoti… pan

kiti thodya velachi olakh hoti tyanchi… 

kay bolayacha konalach kahi kalena… 

"zopuyat aata…"

"ho… Alarm lavalay… mhanje sakali Nasik la vagaire chaha gheta

yeil… nantar nahitar panchait hote. Good Night"

"Good Night"

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khup vel panghrunat chulbul chalu hoti… ekmekanbaddal vichar

karat hote…

tyala ek kshan vatala tila aatacha aata lagnala vicharava… pan

jem tem 7 taasanchi olakh tyanchi… pan mag arranged marriage asach nasata ka?..

1-2 tasancha olakhivar aayushacha nirnay ghetat… aani tyaveli tar kiti dadpan

asate… They show the best they can be… mojake prashna… mojake uttara… aani aata

tar dogha kiti vel bolat hote.. kuthalyahi dadpana khali na rahata… pan tari

itakya lavkar asala nirnay nako… udya ticha phone number vagaire gheu… parat

nakki bhetuyat… tevha kadachit…

asa swatahala samajavat to zopi jayacha prayatna karu lagala…



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sakali uthalet… Nasik Road kadhich gele hote… Mumbai javalache

chhote chhote station yayala lagale hote… gaadit aalela chaha ghetala… eka

station var tyane patkan utarun vada paav aanala… tine kaal sangitale hote na

khup awadato tila mhanun… gaadi barich late zali hoti… Kalyan pasun madhe madhe

nusti thambat hoti 15 –15 punha punha… 

gaadi late hot hoti te aaj pahilyanda bara vatat hota doghanna…

tevhadich sobat vadhat hoti… thodya faar gappa suru hotya… kaalcha itaka mokale

pana navhata pan… tyala rahun rahun ticha number magava vatat hota… pan thoda

awkward vatat hota… 

Avinaash Mujumdaar khodun tyane Visiting card var lihile Seat

No. 30, aani te tila det mhanala, 

"Aga… he gha maza visiting card… kadhi vatala tar phone kar…

bhet… aani tuza number de na"

ti thodi gondhalali… 

"nahitar rahu de… me Karen tula phone… tevha de number… pan ek

sangu muli asalyach asatat bhav khau… patkan aapla number konala det nahi… to

manusha kiti sajjan asala tari"

"sajjan swatahala mhantay"

"mag kay… ithe dusara kon aahe sajjan"

"ho.. rahu dya huh"

"phone nakki karashil nuh?" 

"ho" 

ti khali pahayala lagali… 

"aga… nahitar tula vatel… ha pravasach kasatari kela

hyachasobat… aankhin kashala sobat haviy hyachi…. Aatach kadhi sutaka hote asa

zala asel nahi?"

ti kahich nahi bolali… 

chalu gaaditach kuli chadhale… doghanni tharavalet kuli… station

cha baher nighu lagale… tevhadyat koni tari aawaj dila

"Prajakta"

tine chamakun pahile, "tumhi?"

"ho ikade kaam hota mhatala yaava ghyayala"

"oh"

Avinaash ne prashnarthak najarene ticha kade pahila… tya dusrya

manushane ticha kade pahat vicharala "he kon?"

"un… coupe madhe hote sobat… Avinaash Mujumdaar"

"accha… me Prajaktacha nawara… Aakash… Nice Meeting You Mr.

Mujumdaar"

to sunn houn pahat rahila… te dogha nighalit… ti dur dur jaat

rahili… ekada valun pahila bass… agadi vegalyach najarene… jasa mhanat hoti

"Sorry"

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mahina lotala hota hya ghatanela… manat kadhi kadhi dukhayacha…

18 tasanchi olakh aamchi… me tila vicharala pan nahi lagna zalay ka… tichi tari

kay chuk? pan madhech ti ashi pahayachi janu… ki maza gairsamaj hota to mala

awadali hoti ti mhanun? Pan tine kahich ullekh kela nahi… tila Time Pass hoto ka

me fakta? Nahi nahi asali ti nakkich nahi… pan nantar ticha kahi phone pan nahi…

tine number pan nahi dila mala… nahitar ekada phone karun vicharala tari asata…

asa ka mhanun… tyat ek tari bara ki me tila tevhach lagnasaathi vicharala nahi

te… nahitar swatahachich laaj vatat rahili asati… 

achanak ek diwas ek patra aala… paathavanaryacha patta navhata…

maza patta matra agadi surekh aksharat lihilela hota… Hirwya shaine… 

"Avinaash,

patracha survatila kay lihayache kalechna… mhanun kahich

sambodhat nahiye…. khup diwasanpurvich lihayache hote… pan lihu ki nako hya

duvidhet hote… shevati lihayache tharavale… 

tuzyabarobaracha pravasatala vel khup changla gela… vatat hota

tu maza janmacha sobati hava hotas… kiti sukhad zala asata jeevanacha ha pravas!

Pan nahi… karan maza lagna aadhich zalay… Aakash barobar… 

Aakash je such deu shakat nahi te tu dilas… haluvar stuti… chhed

chhad… The feeling that I’m worth something… he saara tu dilas…. Mala te havasa

hota aani… jar lagna zalay he tula sangitale asate tar kadachit tu

anaupcharikatene bolala asatas… mhanun sangitale nahi tula… aanikhin dusara kay

mhanu? mala tu kahi sukhad kshan diles… pan maazya mule tula kadachit trassach

vatyala aala… kahi karana nahi dyavishi vatat… I’m really sorry…

Tuzi eka Pravasachi sobati,

Prajakta."

Patra me kiti tari vel hrusayashi dharun thevala… Dole band

karun basalo kiti tari vel… ticha aathavaninmadhe harawalo… khara shobhate ti

VaPunchi nayika… 

tevhadyat aaine haak dili,

"kay ga aai?"

"are Nagpur varun ek sthal aalay parat… ekdam changla aahe…

photo bagh… kiti sundar aahe mulagi"

"jain ga aai… pan hyaveli plane ne jail… lambacha pravasancha

trass hoto… "

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Aabhar – Hawa_Hawai