An Unsung Hero.

Aplya sarvanchya ayusshat Aai - Vadil, Ajji - Ajoba, Kaka - Kaku, Mavshi - Mama... hya saglyancha ek mahatvaacha vaata asto. Aplyavar chaangle sanskar karun ek chaangla manusshya ghadavna saadharan hyanchya haati asta. He tyancha contribution apan saglech, kaayamach mani baalgun raahto ani ayusshachya vividha tappyanvar tyanchi shikvan jaanvat rahte. "Natevaik" hya eka avadhavya category madhye basnaari hi sarva mandali. Pan Bhartiya sanskrutit hya natevaikan chya madhyaat ek raktacha naata nasleli vyakti suddha aplyaala sambhaalat aste janu kahi apan tichach mool ahot... ti mhanje aplya ghari kaam karaayla yenaari bai. Ata 'kamwaali bai' pharsa adarniya shabda nahiye pan hyaacha paryayi shabda ajun tari aplya bhaashet tyanich kaam chalvaava laagta. Pan mala hya lekhaat he designation vapraaycha naslyamule mi naav saangunach taakto…

Maajhi Aai full time job karte ani tichya poti janmaala ali hi don kaarti. Tyaatla jara varchya paatalicha mi. Shaahana asto tar saadharan mala sambhalaayla konitari nemaaychi garaj padli nasti pan aso… Ti garaj padli, hya vakyavar apan sodun deuyaat. Lahaanpana paasnach majhya don maitrini jhaalya, Soni ani Asha tyanchi naava. Ingraji madhye hyanna 'Babysitter' asa mhantaat, tashyach hya majhya babysitters. Mama cha ghar, saap shidi, phuli gola vagere ase basic khel tyanni mala shikavle ani ashich amchi gatti jhaali. Kahi varshanni mala kharya maitrini milaalya, kharya mhanje majhya vayaachya. Tyanchya barobar vayaanusar mi kahi vegle khel khelu laaglo mhanje arthaatach lapa chapi, pakda pakdi ityadi. Asha, Soni va maajhi sangat ithech sampushtila aali. 

Mala sambhalaayla lagnaarya don mulinpalikade amchyakade ajun ek vyakti aahe. Svayampak karnaari… Ticha naav Rekha. Rekha suddha mala lahaanpana paasun olkhun aahe. Ti amchya gharaat raahat nasli tari amchya gharaatil ek sadasyach aahe. Rekha la mi amchyakade kaam karaayla yenaari bai asa mhanu suddha nahi shakat ani na-hi asa vichaar karu shakto. Jevha paasun mala jara kahi goshti samjaayla laglya ahet tevha pasun mala athavnaari Rekha mhanje maajhi ek maitrin. Sakaali yete, breakfast ani lunch karun nighte. Dupaari yete, dinner cha banvun thevaayla. Ekun chaar te paach taasacha rojcha yena jaana. Rekha chya haatcha svayampak epic asto. Mutton Biryani khaaychi tar farmaaish yete mitrankadun. Karaaycha mhanun karnaryaatli naslyamule, tichya svayampaakat ek premaachi chav aahe.

Ata Mutton biryani karaaychi mhanje nusta bhaat laavun tyaat mutton ani masala ghaalun thevun dila asa nahi. Tya divashi Basmati vaparnaar… Mutton cooker madhye vegla shijvun bhaata madhye tyaache thar karnaar. Batatyache mothe kaap karun ardha jallelya batatyanchya chaadrivar bhaat algad jhopavte, tyavar muttonacha paanghrun. Evdhach nahi tar shevti jaalun taklela kaanda, kankecha gola ani tyavar ek dum maraayla kolsa. Tumchyakade ashi Biryani banatach nasel hyaachi mi hami deu shakto ani jar banat asel tar ajun mala aamantran ala nahiye hyacha dukkha vyakta karto. Hotel Management chi degree mirvat mi aslo tari kuthlyach hotel chya jevnaachi tulana Rekha chya jevnaashi karta yenyasaarkhi nahiye. Ithe kitchen practicals madhye saha padartha karaaychi vel ali tevha nako tya jaaget ghaam phutla hota. Te suddha ekdam chef coat, chef cap, apron vagere ghaalun. Amchi Rekha nivaant saadi nesun yete, eka veles chaar shegdyanvar laksha (ani majhyavarahi) Kharach baghnyajogi aahe… ticha kaam karaaycha veg ani tyaatil barkaave. Mumbai varun kadhihi suttila ghari alo ki kuthlyahi swayampak karnaarya vakti pramaane, Arre kiti bareek jhaalays, khaayla det nahiyet vatta tula tikde asa ek generic vaakya thokun dyaaycha. Te mhanun jhaala ki, "Mala pan shikav na kahitari" asa mhanaaychi. Ata bombla ka... ithe malach kahi ghanta yeina, ani mi kasla shikvu. Cooking peksha shabdaanvar apli majal aslyamule, "Aga itka kahi nasta, tu je kartes tyalach jara jad shabda dile astaat" asa mhanun Vishay badlaaycha. Pan tichi shikaaychi iccha asunahi tyala mi contribute karu shakat nahi hyaachi khanta suddha manaala laagaychi. 

Rekha ani maajhi hello mhanaaychi paddhat suddha agli vegli aahe. Amhi ekmekanna 'Yo' mhanto. Ti maajhi maitrin pan nahiye, actually sister of another mister aahe. "Wassup Rekha?" vagere la ti "Haan rahude" kinva "Gapp re" asa mhanun nighun jaate. Thodyavelaani yete masta vaaph sodnaara chaha gheun. "Ghya sheth!" asa majhya pasarlelya tangdyaansamor yeun maajha tharlela chaha cha mug thevte. Laajekhatar neet basun, tila Thank You mhanat ti jaiparyanta vaat baghaaychi. Mag ahech sofa lolaayla ani ata tar dupaarcha chaha suddha! Asach ekda amchi chaha var charcha chaalu hoti…

"Rekha aajcha chaha rojsaarkha khaas nhavta jhaala"

"Goadsar hota na? Tumchya saathi jara Brahmani chaha kela hota aaj"

He amchya Rekha bainche tomne.

Hyavar mi hasatach mhanaalo, "Ho ka?? Nako mag asla, tumchyasaarkhach kar"

Tichya chehryavarchi santushti paahun tya divsa pudhcha pratyek chaha potaat navhe tar direct hrudayaat jaaycha. 

Tasa mi Rekha la jara ghaabarto suddha… kaaran Aai kamavar astaana maajhe kay kide chaalu ahet hyaachi direct link aahe ti. Kadhi kuthlya maitrini barobar baslo asin ki aatunach awaaj yeto, "Aaj kiti chaha dyaayche ek ka don?" Ti maitrin laajat jari nahi nako vagere mhanat asli tari Rekha cha chaha pyaaylya shivay kuthlihi vyakti jau naye hya agrahapoti mich anekda don chaha pyaaloy. Tashi Rekha pan mala khup sambhaalte, bolun nasel tari tichya moun rahnyaane. Anek kide tyamule Aai chya "Hit" paasun vaachle aahet. Rekha Aai la sangel hya dhaakapoti mi kiti tari vela velevar jevlo aahe ani te suddha vyavasthit kaaran jini svayampaak kela aahe tila tar lagechach kalel, mulga baaherun khaun ala ahe ki kharach ghari jevla aahe. Tasach kiti tari vela double suddha jevlo aahe kaaran kuthlya mitrakade mashyaacha bet hota, konachya ghari chicken banavlay… ata ghari kobichi bhaaji aahe maahit aslyavar kasa kay nahi mhanaaycha hya goshtinna?

Aaj baaher rahtaana Rekha chya kashtaanchi mala khari janeev hote. Ghari alyavar dabe ughdun aaj kay kelay hya prashnachya jaagi aaj kay jevaaycha? haa prashna padto. Hotel chya cafeteria madhla goadsar chaha peetana Rekha ni banavlelya gavti chaha chi nehmi athvan yete. Maitrinin saathi pan svatahach chaha banavto! (He phakta effect dyaayla lihila aahe, majhya ikadchya ghari yeun tyach chaha banavtaat amha doghaansaathi) 

Aaj Rekha cha vadhdivas nahiye, ti kaam sodun pan kuthe challi naslyamule ticha farewell suddha nahiye pan kuthlya vyakti baddhal lihaayla kahitari occasion laagta hya vicharaacha mi navhe. Majhya ayusshatlya tichya vatyaachi janeev mala ahe, he tila suddha kalaava mhanun haa ek chotasa lekh. Tini tichya svayampaakani maajha pot ani mann bharla mhanun majhya shabdanni ticha mann bharaava ashich ek chotishi iccha.

Yo Rekha! Thank you!