A New Dawn With Family

A New Dawn With Family

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"Aatya... What do you plan for a new year? What is your new year resolution?" I asked Aatya on phone.

"Yes. I have a resolution, I...” she was answering the phone.

"Which one?" My next question.

"In the new year, I have decided to do a wandering. I will go to new places, forts, and Tourist Places. The man becomes wise. Seeing the new place, the tiredness of the mind disappeared. New enthusiasm is to be heard by the person." She expressed her resolve.

"Wow... wow... wow... Great. I have not decided any other resolution yet. Because even if it is resolved it does not complete by me." As soon as I said, we both laughed.

"Why don't you do that, you begin your resolution from our village? Come to Satara. We will see Ajinkyatara. Have dinner in the field and welcome the New Year. Now the new year has remained for only two days. Please, come fast... And take Chirag and Rani with you." I almost made the order.

"Aai... Pappa... Aaji... Ajoba..." Aatya, Mama both come to our home on December 31st. With Chirag and Rani." As I said, my parents were very happy.

Our farm is in a small village in Satara. There is a house in the field. Like every year, this year too it was very cold.

December 30th day went out; and came December 31st. At the same time; Aatya, Mama, Chirag and Rani came to our house. I was very happy to see them at the door. When they came into the house, I hugged Aatya.

"Taai, we have come here to your house, now we have holidays for Christmas..." Chirag and Rani said to me.

They met Aaji and Ajoba and take their blessings.

"How much cold is here, teeth are clumsy, I think I am in the Himalayas?" said Mama and then everyone laughs out.

"Yes, Satara is like the Himalayas, you don't know because you are the people of Mumbai. You will never know about the cold." There was a chat started between Pappa and Mama.

"Let's all eat Poha with tea." Aai said and she went to the kitchen for making tea. After eating Poha and taking Tea, I play Carrom with Chirag and Rani. Aai and Aatya were busy in making of parathas and chutneys. After some time, we were going to the fort so that it was going on early. Ajinkyatara Fort was just a few kilometres away from our village. Aaji and Ajoba were going to stay at home. They would not have been climbing the fort. In the evening, bulls also had to do fodder and water. We caught the car and we all reached the fort.

Ajinkyatara Fort is very big. Ajinkyatara is a fort type in Giridurg. The total height of the fort is 3220 feet. This fort is at a height of 900 feet from Satara city. The entire Satara city has a panoramic view from the fort. From the fort, how beautiful and awesome the city of Satara looked...! After seeing the Temple of Hanuman, we chose a convenient place to sit and eat there. The eating of parathas and chutneys in the fort was a very pleasant experience. After seeing, the rest of the fort and seeing Mangaladevi Temple, we are on the returning path. The sun was coming to set. From the Ajinkyatara Fort onward, there was a great joy to see the sunset from the fort. It was the last Sun in this year. The last sunset of the last year... We greet to the last Sun. Now, in the new year, the sun was going to appear. When we came home, it was just beginning to fall in darkness. Even in the cold days, darkness falls so early.

"Can we go to the hotel for dinner?" I asked pappa.

"Forget about a hotel, it is so cold. I will make a Bharit And Bhakari on earthen-stove." Aai said to me. When I heard the words of Bharit-Bhakari, I felt pleasant.

"Yesss ... Yesss ... Good... Wow... I love it so much," said Chirag.

Aatya was roasting brinjals on earthen-stove. The aroma of roasted brinjals came out. Aaji was peeling garlic. We lived in the fields. Most of the time, earthen-stove was used for cooking. I was observing Aai, Aatya and Aaji while cooking.

After that, Aatya roasted chillies for green chillies chutney. Aai had cooked bajara bhakari after the roasting of chillies and one bhakari was on the griddle. There was no expensive perfume in world's expensive perfumes, then the aroma of roasting bhakari. Not possible. The fragrance is found only here in the bhakari of fields. After making the bhakari, Aai used to prepare green chillies chutney.

"Mami, you made a lot of dishes, ...Bajara bhakari, bharit, roasted papad, with radish, onion, chutney... How great you are... so much ... today is a lot of fun for me... but a crazy child too have fun... " As Rani said, Chirag started laughing.

"It is such a clear sky, for the moon and moonlight; we are not able to experience, the people of Mumbai. Thank you, for making my last night and new year's morning unforgettable... Thank you..." Aatya said to me. Before tears came to her eyes, I hugged Aatya.

"Tai ... Come on, let's play cards…" Chirag said.

We all played cards at home. Together we enjoyed family's fun. No one has ever experienced the beautiful night of the year. When we all laughed. It was twelve o'clock. New year had started. Everyone just shouted.

I woke up early in the morning and greeted to the first rising sun in the new year. When I was bathing, my mother worshipped Tulsi after making rangoli in the courtyard. Until then the sun had come up very well.


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