A Letter to my Sister on her Birthday!

Dear sister,

Its 13th August 2020!

Wishing my sister a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I never miss to post a blogpost on this day... It doesn't matter how busy I am! I have been sharing all this blogposts on your birthday for many years. I just do this to let you know that her brother didn't forget her. I still know the date. I don't need calender entries or reminders or alarms to remind me your birthday. I always wish and pray for you and I will keep doing it till the last breath of my life. I just hope and pray that you are are reading this from your place.

In this journey of many years I searched for your presense on many social media platforms. I found many Facebook profiles by your name; but I was not sure which one was your real profile or even you exist on this virtual world of internet. But last year, I came across one profile on popular platform called Facebook; I strongly believe that the profile I searched might be a destination of this virtual travia to find a correct profile of my sister. If the profile really belongs to the person I am searching for; I can say that my sister is married. I even know my niece's name! No! I won't mention names of my sister or her relatives in this blogpost. I got to know that you have been shifted from your place to another one in the same district.

This post is just for wishing you a Happy Birthday! I never dared to greet you on your birthday but I shall try to do this year. I have tweeted my wish through my Twitter handle which won't reach to you as you don't use Twitter. I tried to publish this blogpost in the midnight but I couldn't do that due to unexpected dim light provided to our ward by MSEDCL. Its a happy day for me as well since its my sister's birthday. 

If my sister is reading this article, I would like to only inform you that your brother has cracked Madhya Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test with All MP Rank #157 in the UnReserved category by optaining 119 out of 150 marks. I have been provisonally selected for the post of English teacher at Madhya Pradesh Middle School.We all selected candidates are waiting for Documents Verification which is pending due to COVID-19 pandemic. I will make you proud my sister. I will make you proud!

Before concluding the blogpost I pray for you and your relatives' healthy life and happiness!!

May Allah bless you all the happiness you wish! May your all wishes come true!!

Wshing once again a very very HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SISTER🎂!!

Only yours,

A brother. (Rajesh D. Hajare)

(I hope and pray that you still remember me!!)

देवा रे देवा (Deva Re Deva - A poem by Piyush T. Gharat)

देवा रे देवा!

देवा रे देवा 

लक्ष द्याल केव्हा?

तुमचा भक्त करतो 

आहे तुमची सेवा 

आम्ही भक्त करतो

तुझ्या मंत्रांचा ध्यान 

आता तरी लाभू द्या 

आम्हा वरदान 

'पियूष' करतो पूजा-पाठ 

वाचतो धर्मग्रंथ 

अवतार घ्या धरतीवरी 

बनूनी या संत 

लाभू द्या भक्तांना 

तुमची छत्रछाया 

जशी पक्ष्यांची माय देते 

पाखरांना माया 

कवी: पियूष टी. घरत व राजेश डी. हजारे (आमगाव जि . गोंदिया)

कवीचा परिचय: 

पियुष ताराचंद घरत हा बालकवी असून अभिनव विद्या मंदिर रोंढा /सालेकसा येथे इयत्ता ७वी मध्ये शिक्षण घेत असताना शाळेतील शिक्षक राजेश डी . हजारे यांच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली त्याने सदर कविता लिहिली आहे. या कवितेशिवाय मराठी व हिंदी भाषेत अजून निवडक कविता त्याने लिहिलेल्या आहेत. 

दिनांक: १५ नोव्हेंबर २०१९ / २७ एप्रिल २०२० 

प्रथम प्रकाशन: गुरुवार ३० एप्रिल २०२० (पियुष टी . घरत च्या वाढदिवसानिमित्त)

सादरीकरण: अभिनव विद्या मंदिर रोंढा /सालेकसा (टॅलेंट  हंट - द्वितीय विजेता: पियूष टी. घऱत)

© पियूष टी. घरत व राजेश डी. हजारे |  सदर कवितेचे सर्वाधिकार कवींकडे सुरक्षित असून कवी/कवींच्या परवानगीशिवाय, कवी/कवींचे नाव बदलून किंवा निनावी हि कविता सादर, अग्रेषित व/वा प्रकाशित करता येणार नाही; दोन्ही कवींच्या नावासह सदर कविता जशीची तशी अग्रेषित व प्रसारित करण्यास हरकत नाही.  

Thanks for your greetings and best wishes on my 28th Birthday..! 18th April and Saturday – A Perfect Combination!

8^th Blogpost On My Birthday

Dear Readers,

I, once again welcome all of you to read my blogpost on my birthday. Today is the 18th April, 2020. This is my 28th birthday! 28th! Oh My God! Am I looking old? I can't believe that I have turned 28 today! No… No! I am still young! Budha nahi ho gaya mai! (I have not grown old...!!) Kya? HahahaJ!! Lol!! I am eagerly excited to express my feelings on this very special 28th birthday of my life.

Sourge: ctl.s6img.com

This birthday is something special for me. You would ask me- why? Because – it’s a Saturday! I am born on 18th April 1992 on Saturday. This coincidence of same date on same day comes rarely in a Gregorian calendar year. After 1992, 18th April came on Saturday in 1998, 2009, 2015 and now in 2020 only. I did not know even a concept of birthday in 1998, I was totally unreachable or out of coverage from the virtual world of internet in 2009; however I remember that I had celebrated my birthday in 2009. You can read my blogpost on my 23^rd birthday in 2015; and here is my 28^th birthday today! 28^th!! Uff!! Oye hello!! Abhi to meri shadi bhi nahi hui (I am still single/bachelor)! HahahaJ!! Lol!! But this perfect combination made my birthday more special!

When sister's birthday falls between Eid Al Adha, Indepedence Day and Rakshabandhan...!

Hello friends, 

I hope you all are fine... This is quite a long time when I am writing a blog post. This is the date which encouraged me to write a blog post as I have been doing so for few years... This is the 13th August... It doesn't matter how busy I am! I do find some time and write a blog post for one of the most closest person to my heart... That's my most lovable sister...!! Yes!! My Di! My Tai! One of the best sisters in the world... How can I forget to publish a blog post on her birthday..? It won't happen... Its my respect for her!! Its my tribute to her... I can see that time is 1.33 am in night and I am writing a blogpost on the occasion of her birthday!!

I was really busy nowadays and thatswhy I could not find time to publish blogposts in last few months... By the way this is not the post to share all these... However, there is a list of some plenty of topics to write but again my busy schedule pulls me from blogging... I understand my responsibilities as a blogger and as a teacher as well and I will try to publish some great stuff on regular basis on this forum. Let it be...

This is the 13th August... I am celebrating my sister's birthday though she is not with me... It is also an another fact that she would have even forgotten me and even my name since we have not contacted each other in last eight years due to our personal reasons and understanding... She might have forgotten me but I do call her my sister and believe me I mean it... For me it's not a contact or conversation but its all about feelings which keep us attached and bound to someone in any relationship... Distant relationship may be painful but its not that bad to love, care and feel some great emotions for someone in whom you see your sister...  There are our personal reasons and understanding behind not contacting each other but believe me my love and respect for her is not lessen even a bit in these eight years... 

I built a relationship of Brother and Sister with another 2 persons on this planet and I try to equally love all of my sisters but I can't deny that I can't love other two as I do to this one... Sorry Shaikhah and Jasmin Di... But you both know how I love my Ruksanatai... I respect my sister a lot... Shaikhah is busy in her personal life and Jasmin Di is facing with tragic flood in Sangli... But I don't know what's happening in my sister's life... I always wished that someone will tie Rakhi on my wrist but I was a bit unlucky... My Jasmin Di has been sending me Rakhi for 2 years and I am waiting for the third one... But again I am also waiting for a Rakhi sent by my sister.... Let it be.... 

I know there is nothing in this blogpost... I wanted to write something worthreading in this blogpost. But whenever I write about my sister, I forget the topic... I always digress unintentionally... Emotions come out in flow and my fingers type them without even thinking that what my readers would think after reading my blogpost.... I don't like to share my feelings on public platform or social media channels... but I have no other option to greet my sister on her birthday... And yes, I like my readers a lot... but I don't care about them in the blogpost about my sister... So readers, if you are bored; simply click or touch back button and read any other blogpost... Because I write for my pleasure and satisfaction here when I write about my sister... I write to let my sister know that still her brother has neither forgotten her not her birthday... I always wish to call her and greet her on her birthday... I determine to do so, but on the day I can't gather courage to speak to her despite giving a missed call... Today I have determined the same once again... I will fully try to speak with my sister or her any family member to let her know that someone wants to wish her on birthday... I say her sister... Its one of the most sacred relationship... And I respect my sister a lot...

Before concluding this blog post I would like to share with you all that I have cracked Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) obtaining 103 marks out of 150. You might remember that I got 117 out of 150 marks in Madhyapradesh Middle Teacher Eligibility Test (MPTET) and sadly I am not selected in recently released list of candidates recommended for teacher without interview... But I accept my failure in a positive manner... My destiny must have planned something better than this failure in my life.

Lastly I would like to share that I have recited a Marathi poem 'Paani Wachwa - Jeewan Wachwa' (Save Water - Save Life) at Kavisammelan organised by the Tirora branch of Vidarbh Sahitya Sangh in Tirora on dated 11th August 2019. I am overwhelmed and proud to share that my poem was appreciated among all recited poems there by the president of the program and a member of Maharasthra State Sahitya Sanskruti Mandal Mr. Lakhansingh Katre sir..

On this day I would like to greet my sister for another two occasions... Yesterday 12th August 2019, The whole worlds celebrated the joyous festival of Eid-Al-Adha aka Bakri Eid!! I am celebrating my sister's birthday on 13th August today.... and just 2 days later, 15th August brings a holy festival of Rakshabandhan this year... On 15th August, the whole nation will be celebrating Rakshabandhan along with a national festival Independence Day! I pray to Allah to keep my sister safe and May Allah keep her protected and bless her in her entire life... May Allah shower his love on my sister... May my sister be blessed and happy through her life... Happy Birthday dear sister...!! Happy Eid Al Adha!! Happy Rakshabandhan!! Happy Independence Day!! 

Thanks!!

-Rajesh D. Hajare (RDH) 

13th August 2019 (Tuesday)

at 2.30 a.m. (midnight) in Amgaon

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'पाणी वाचवा - जीवन वाचवा' (Save Water - Save Life)

विदर्भ साहित्य संघ शाखा तिरोडा व फुलोरा बहुउद्देशीय सामाजिक संस्था यांच्या संयुक्त विद्यमाने रविवार, दिनांक ११ ऑगस्ट २०१९ रोजी मातोश्री terन्स तिरोडा जि. गोंदिया येथे आयोजित 'श्रावणसरी' कविसंमेलन मध्ये कविसंमेलनचे अध्यक्ष, सुप्रसिद्ध साहित्यिक तसेच महाराष्ट्र राज्य साहित्य संस्कृती मंडळ चे सदस्य मा. श्री लखनसिंह कटरे यांच्या द्वारा विशेष दखल घेण्यात आलेली अखिल भारतीय मराठी साहित्य परिषद तसेच काव्यप्रेमी शिक्षक मंच चे गोंदिया जिल्हाध्यक्ष राजेश डी. हजारे 'आरडीएच' द्वारा लिखित कविता 'पाणी वाचवा - जीवन वाचवा'

प्रस्तावना: सदर कवितेत काखेत कळसी घेऊन पाण्याला जाणाऱ्या चित्रातील चिमुरडीचे मनोगत व्यक्त केले आहे.

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कवितेचे शिर्षक: पाणी वाचवा - जीवन वाचवा

कवी: राजेश डी. हजारे 'आरडीएच'

एक म्हण आहे भारतात

"काखेत कळसा - गावाला वळसा!"

तशी ती म्हण म्हणजे नकारार्थीच...

पण आम्ही जगतो ती म्हण...

होय! मी चालते काखेत कळसा घेऊन...

कळसा म्हणा वा कळसी...

काय फरक पडतो(य)?

मी चालते अनवाणी...

फिरते गावभर... करते पायपीट...

भटकत असते सकाळ-सायंकाळ

फक्त पाण्यासाठी... 

होय पाण्यासाठीच!

मी! अन् माझ्यासारख्या कितीतरी

शाळकरी मुली... 

या खेळण्या-बागडण्याच्या वयात

करत असतो पायपीट... 

फक्त पाण्यासाठी...

कधी टंबरेल, कधी बकेट, तर कधी कळसी घेऊन

जसे झेपेल तसे...

शाळेचे गुरूजी म्हणतात-

"मुलींनी शिकायलाच हवे"

ते काय म्हणतात ना-

"मुलगी शिकली - प्रगती झाली"

पण आई म्हणते-

"आधी पाणी मग शाळा"

कारण घरात पाणी नसेल

तर प्यायचे काय? अन् खायचे काय?

पाणी तर लागणारच...

ओss सिटीतले काका

आमच्या गावात पाणी येत नाही; 

असं नाही बरं का?

येतं ना पाणी... टँकरने... 

दोन-तीन दिवसाआड...

कधी पाणी मिळतं... 

तर कधी डोकं फुटतं... 

पाणी भरायच्या भांडणात...

अन् फिरावं लागतं माघारी... पाण्याविनाच!

अन् मग... पुन्हा सुरु होते... 

अनवाणी पायपीट... 

घोटभर पाण्यासाठी...

गावभर... घरापासून शेतापर्यंत... 

तर कधी... परगावच्या वेशीपर्यंत...

अन् जेव्हा मिळत नाही पाणी कुठेही...

तेव्हा मलाही आपलंसं वाटतं 

एक मराठी गाणं...

अन् वाटतं... 

जणू आम्हालाच विचारलय-

"गढूळाचं पाणी, कशाला ढवळीलं?"

पण तुम्हाला काय ठाऊक?

की तेच गढूळाचं पाणी भागवतं...

आम्हा दुष्काळग्रस्तांची तहान...

पुढचा टँकर येईपर्यंत... 

किंवा पडेपर्यंत... पुढचा पाऊस...

पण तुम्हा शहरवाल्यांचं मस्त हाय बुवा...

कारण घरात येतं ना नळाला पाणी... अगदी चोवीस ताssस...

अन् म्हणूनच... तुम्हाला नाही कळणार...

आमची भटकंती... 

कळसीभर पाण्यासाठी...

पण एक मात्र नक्की सांगेन

लहान तोंडी मोठा घास घेऊन... 

तोही पाण्याविना...

कारण आम्हाला सवयच झालीय हल्ली

पाण्याविना अन्न गिळण्याची

तर मी काय म्हणत होते-

ह्म्म... 

तुम्ही किती नासाडी करता पाण्याची? 

होय तुम्हीच!

तोंड धुताना, कपडे धुताना, 

स्नान करताना, भांडी घासताना,

इतकच काय स्वयंपाक करताना सुद्धा?

किती पाणी व्यर्थ घालवता तुम्ही?

हे जरा थांबवा आता...

कारण आमच्या नशीबातली

पाण्यासाठी भटकंती केव्हा संपणार?

व माझ्या काखेतली कळसी केव्हा जाणार... 

हे तर देवच जाणो...

पण तुम्हा शहरवाल्यांना नाही झेपणार

अन् त्याहून महत्त्वाचं म्हणजे-

तुमच्या स्टेटस ला नाही शोभणार

काखेत कळसी घेऊन पाण्यासाठी भटकंती...

अन्यथा अजून एक म्हण तयार करावी लागेल-

"काखेत कळसा शहराला वळसा"

म्हणून म्हणते... 

पाणी काटकसरीने वापरा...

आमचं तर ठीक आहे

तशी आम्हाला सवयच झालीय आता

काखेत कळसा घेऊन गावाला वळसा घालत

पाण्याविना 'जीवन' जगण्याची...

होय 'जीवन'' जगण्याची!

कारण अजून एक म्हण आहे ना-

"पाणी म्हणजेच जीवन"

मग हे 'जीवन' जगण्यासाठी 'जीवन' तर लागणारच

तुम्हालाही व आम्हालाही...

म्हणून शेवटी एकच सांगते-

"पाणी वाचवा-जीवन वाचवा!!"

कवी: राजेश डी. हजारे 'आरडीएच'

पत्ता: घर क्र. १३८९, श्री कॉलोनी,

सरस्वती विद्यालयाच्या मागे, बनगाव (आमगाव)

ता. आमगाव जि. गोंदिया -४४१९०२

भ्र.क्र.: ०७५८८८८७४०१, ०९५११८०७४१२

रचना दिनांक: ०५ ऑगस्ट २०१७/रविवार/११.५२ रात्री (जागतिक मैत्री दिन)

प्रथम प्रसिद्धी: व्हाट्सअप व फेसबुक

पुनःप्रसिद्धी: जागतिक जल दिन २२-२३ मार्च २०१८, 10 अगस्त 

काव्यवाचन: विदर्भ साहित्य संघ शाखा तिरोडा द्वारा आयोजित 'श्रावणसरी' कविसंमेलन, मातोश्री लॉन, तिरोडा जि. गोंदिया, ११ ऑगस्ट २०१९