Jevha ShaleBhovati Bhinta Navhati...

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Mazyaa shaleche he Suvarna Mahotsavi varsha aahe.
It is more than 10 years since I passed out of the school, AannaSaheb Vartak Smarak VidyaMandir, Virar; and "The Wall" I m writing about was constructed when i was in 6th or 7th standard. But still.... some faint memories....

The school now has a 15 feet high wall around it now...with a big gate..It was not the case till I was in 6th or 7th... that is around 13-14 years ago... It was a world without a Kumpan

Shaleche maidaan aata aahe tyaapeksha officially thode mothe aani unofficially barech mothe hote. Shalebhovati keval ek taareche modake kumpan hote. Pachhimela Railway yard aani shaleche maidaan yatali adhikrut seemaresha te kumpan dakhavit ase aani arthatach aamachya maidaan hyaa shabdaachya vyaakhyet te railway yard suddha included hote.

Tyaa Yard boundry war ek chhaan hirvegaar chincheche zaad hote. aani mule tyaakhaali jamoon gappa marat... aata te zaad bahutek shalechyaa navyaa emaratichyaa mage kuthetari aahe... kase vatat asel tyaa zadala? "Vaalit taakane" mhantaat te hech ka?

Pavsalyaat especially khoop maja yaaychi... sadhyaa navi imarat jithe ubhi aahe tyaa bhagaat; to be precise navyaa emaratichyaa payryaa aahet tyaanchyaa samor, may be 20-25 foot ahead ek choukoni uthal khadda hota jyaat valu hoti... aani generaly long jump compitition sathi to vaparala jaaycha. Pahili Dusari madhye asataana paavsalyaat matraa toch maidanacha lahaan kopara aamachyaasathi "mini samudrakinara" banaaycha. Madhalyaa suttitala aamacha barachasa vel tyaa valut kille aani bogade banavanyaat jaaycha.

Shalechyaa maidanacha jo bhaag mukhyaa bldg aani railway yard chi bhinta hyaanchyaa lagat aahe to thoda khol aahe. Tithe pavsalyaat baryaapaiki pani sathate.... to ek mini talaav mhanava lagel. Actually to jevadha shalechyaa maidanaat aahe tevadhach kinva thoda jasta to railway yard madhye aahe. So when the wall was not there, it was a pretty good scenery... aamhi madhalyaa suttimadhye chapate dagad panyaavar fekun to kiti vela tappe khato te mojaaycho. aata matraa to talaav bhinti mule ardhaa ardhaa vaatala gelaay.....

Aanakhi ek mahatvaachi goshta ji hyaa kumpanamule gayab zali ti mhanaje... madhalyaa suttit khelnyaasathi fukataat milnaare balls. Shalechyaa bajoola steel chyaa bhandyaana buffing karnaare barech lahaan kaarkhane hote. Buffing karnyaasathi ji kapadachi gol wheels vapartaat ti wear out zalyaavar maidanachyaa bajula eka jaagi fekun det asat... madhali sutti zali ki aamhi tyaatala ek "Buffingcha Ball" gheun cricket... catch-catch.. aaba dhubi asale khel khelat asu. bhinta aali aani to source hi banda zala...

Dakshinela shalelagat ek railway line aahe. Tyaa lagat 2-3 Gualmohoraachi mothi zade hoti...bhinta zzali aani bahutek ek don pavasalyaat ti zade dharashayee zali. Bahudha bhintichya paayaa ne tyanchi eka bajuchi mule tutali asaveet.

Bahutek sahavichyaa sumaaraas shalebhovati bhinta baandhavnyaacha "pahila prayaas" suru zala aani shalebhovati vitaanchi javalpaas 4 footi bhinta ubhi rahili.... pan ti tichyaa apekshit kaaryaat kadhich yashasvi zali nahi. Nitkrushata darjaache baandhakaam aani mulaanche prayatna yaamule lavkarach tyaa bhintichi unchi 4 varun baryaach thikani 2 futaavar aali...

Aathavit yeta yeta ekadaachi ti bhinta poorna zali. Hyaa navyaa bhinticha sarvaat lakshaneeya parinaam mhanje "Lahaan Gate" gayab zala. Aata ashalela fakta ekach gate urala. Lahaan gate mhanje ek vegalech prakaran hote. Khare saangaayche tar lahaan gate band hoiparyant barichashi mule (tyaat meehi) mothyaa gate cha vapar karit nasat. Shala sutali ki lahaan gate pashi mulaanchi gardi whaaychi. Aani mag konitari shipaai shevati to gate ughadun dyaaycha. Aani bajuchyaa chali madhun aadrastyaane aamhi ghari jaaycho.

Tyaa bhintine kahi goshti hiravoon ghetalyaa tari tyaahun mothyaa kahi goshti shaletalyaa mulana dilyaa... sarvaat mahatavaachi goshata mhanje surakshitata...aani thodifaar shista pan lavali.