What I did do while I was on this so called break is visit a whole lot of blogs…to read, to experience, to learn…and some times just to sit back and enjoy…! Left comments…read reactions…it’s been fun I must say.
Well after Holi, when Vedant has his school break I will be less frequent in any case. It’s difficult to write with him around me 24X7!! He’s constantly jabbering away and right now he’s going through the “I must spell everything” phase…and in luvv with a new book “Story Time with Winnie the Pooh” which has 4 stories in it that I have read out to him over and over again!! Now he can read them back (the power of ruttafication!) I think I’m getting allergic to Winnie the Pooh now! I’ve had similar times with his obsession for movies (cds / DVDs) such as “The Lion King”, “Ice Age”, “Monsters Inc”, and “Hanuman”….Help!
My pc is in what is the third bedroom in our house and like the guest room but most of the time, its Vedant’s Toy Room! I can’t believe the number of toys, puzzles and books this kid has...it’s insane! It’s mostly papa’s (rajiv’s) indulgence…I can still say NO! Despite some verrryyy embarrassing moments in malls and in and around toy shops!
"Sweet n Innocent! ...all dressed up for a play @ school"
One such incident involved him lying in the middle of “Pacific” mall (anyone who’s been there will know the central lobby like area) and yelling his heart out….! Or the time he stood at the door of the men’s clothing store while Rajiv was in there getting something…he just stood there refusing to let anyone IN or OUT! All he said was a firm, “Jab tak mere papa nahi aayenge…koi nahi aayega…jaayega!”…and I tried to get him to budge but NO! And people stood there waiting..! Lolzz…don’t ask me why he did that…he just did! I avoid any mall that doesn’t have a playpen…coz without that it’s difficult to manage him.
Last evening we went to “Dilli Haat” after ages. I have a cousin who lives that side and we decided on dinner at the West Bengal food stall coz I wanted to have food that would remind me of home. Had a thali which I couldn’t get through! Followed by Kulfi :-)! It felt good to be there though being a Sunday it was full of people. Had a look at the different stalls before leaving. When I was in college, I would go often to “dilli haat” with friends esp. to have the momos there…it was either “dilli haat” or “chanakya” for momos! Or we’d end up at priya… (Now PVR Priya)
Well…here I am rambling on…jumping from one topic to another and forgetting the main reason I am here and back so soon from my “break”. When I moved from Yahoo to blogger I moved most of my previous posts (read poems) too but there was one I missed out and that’s what I am putting up now.
Thamma’s poem for me
My paternal grandma wrote me a poem when I was a year old. She wasn’t living with us at the time, so it’s like her lil’ letter to me:-) … she called me Anandita (one who gives joy) because I was born soon after my grandpa died. A lot of her poems were published. People say she wrote very well… that her poems on love and longing were beautiful. In one of her books, there are poems on her children and grandchildren…she wrote for all of them and every poem is unique in describing her feelings for each one of them and sometimes describing the people she was writing about. I lost my grandmother (thamma I called her) few months before I got married…she wanted so much to be at my wedding. Even chose the sari and shawl she’d wear on my wedding day. I do miss her a lot. I think of her often. We shared rooms for many years and we fought a lot too about sharing space…it was funny now that I think back:-). Her side of the room would have pictures of all the Gods and Goddesses she worshipped (she was very devout) and my side of the room would have posters of my favorite singers / groups…. actors and actresses! Thamma was loving, kind and unique in many ways. She was very progressive in her views too. Once an aunt commented on the shorts I was wearing and thamma coolly replied, “I wish I were young like her, I’d wear them too.” She was 70 odd years then! Well I’ve decided to post the poem she wrote. It’s in Bengali but I’ve tried to explain what she was trying to say… needless to say, this is my favorite poem ever:-)
**I can’t translate it to perfection…but I think I manage to convey what the poem says…of course in Bengali it rhymes :-) **
“Ekti bochhor purno holo
Anandita tor
Anando te thaakbe moni
Aei kaamona mor
Shushto deh mon diye
Deergho jibi hoye
Din guli tor kaatuk budi
Haashi aar gaan diye
Dukhini tor thamma aaji
Bodo dur hotey
Aador chumi paathache je
Aashirvaade’r shaathe’
Kotokhoni bodho holi
Dekhte bodo shaad
Maa’ke bole ekti chhobi
Pathaash kichu din baad
Dadader paashe diye
Tulish jodi chhobi
Tau ekta dibir aamay
Aashay thaakbo aami
Tor kotha bhaabte aamar
Khoob bhaalo laage
Tui je aamar dukher diney
Jaaliye chhili aalo
Bodo hoye maa’r kaachhe
Jaanish aamar kotha…”
And now the translation of the above poem...
“One year u have completed Anandita
I wish your days pass by in happiness
May you have good health
And live long
May your days be full of laughter
And songs
From far away…
Your sad unhappy thamma
Sends you her love and kisses
Along with her blessings
Today…
How big you’ve grown?
I long to see…
Tell your mother to send your picture to me…
If you take a picture with your brothers…
I will wait for you to send it to me
I love to think of you…
You lit me life like a shining star in my sad days…
When u grow up, from your mother, you will hear about me always…”
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