Take a bath!

Ah! The luxury of taking bath without worrying that you have to rush out for office or that the water is running out। The comfort of getting a massage without spending on exotic spas. Wish I could explain my toddler how lucky she is at her age! Growing up in Mumbai suburbs in the 1980’s … Read more

Udda ghaal

उद्दा घाल उद्दा घाल भुड्भुड्भुड् । गांदा साबुन घेय्या ।। बाब्बाल आंगा लाय्या । चिक्कोल वचून थळ्थळी ।। बाब्बाल आंग पर्मळी । गंगा भागीरथी तुगेल तीर्थ भुड्भुड्भुड् ।। uddā ghāla uddā ghāla bhuḍbhuḍbhuḍ । gāṃdā sābuna gheyyā ।। bābbāla āṃgā lāyyā । cikkola vacūna thaḻthaḻī ।। bābbāla āṃga parmaḻī । gaṃgā bhāgīrathī tugela tīrtha bhuḍbhuḍbhuḍ … Read more

Tete ragadi

तेत्ते रगडी बाळाक तेल रगडी । हातांत रगडी बाळाळ पायाक् रगडी ।। तेत्ते केल्ला पर्मळी । बाळाळ आंग थळ्थळी ।। तेल लावनु सट्सटी । बाळाळ आंग गुट्गुटी ।। tette ragaḍī bāḻāka tela ragaḍī । hātāṃta ragaḍī bāḻāḻa pāyāk ragaḍī ।। tette kellā parmaḻī । bāḻāḻa āṃga thaḻthaḻī ।। tela lāvanu saṭsaṭī । bāḻāḻa āṃga guṭguṭī … Read more

Bala jo jo re

“Bala jo jo re” is a traditional lullaby describing the story of Shri Ram. There is a lot of debate around the language used in the song. Some have asserted it is in Marathi while native Konkani speakers can identify Konkani in it and have grown up hearing this song from their grandparents and parents. … Read more

Yashoda gayek dhar kadta

[print_link] यशोदा एक गायेक धार काडता । खोल्लो धोर्नु एक चेर्डु रडता ।। दूध मागूनु पिवचाक् आशा काडता । यशोदा गाल्लाक् उम्मदित्ता ।।१।। yaśodā eka gāyeka dhāra kāḍatā । khollo dhornu eka cerḍu raḍatā ।। dūdha māgūnu pivacāk āśā kāḍatā । yaśodā gāllāk ummadittā ।। धार काडलेले दूध अाम्मा दित्ता । तेंवय पीव्नु चेर्डु दिस्ता … Read more