एते एते मोरा बैस रे कीरा चारु खात्ता बुरु खात्ता बुकुळे चे पाणी पित्ता भुर्र म्होणु उडून वत्ता The meal time rituals had been established. Plug in the nursery rhymes and feed the child while the same songs droned on and on. Anything to make the child eat! The first few times I relied on … Read more
My Ajji’s sister whom we lovingly called Dahisar Ajji (because she stayed in Dahisar, Mumbai) would often tell me this story titled Kannu pilipili bala patapata…. There was once a poor family – a mother and her 3 children who lived on the outskirts of a forest. One day, after selling her daily forest collections at … Read more
“Chai! Dant pale kitle chakchaki jalle, jeebh phuta jalle pale (Look your teeth now appears brighter (chakchaki) and your tongue is so clean)” said my cousin grandmother admiringly. My eight-year-old self-had agreed to follow her out of the world advice of brushing with a leaf from the cashew tree. The leaves neatly folded to rub … Read more
आम्गेलो हातु खय गेल्लो गोया गेल्लो गोयाँ दकुन कसन् हाळ्ळे केळे हाळ्ळे केळे कसन् केल्ले गायक् दिल्ले गाय्न कसन् दिल्ले दूद दिल्ले दूद् कसन् केल्ले देवा दिल्ले देवान् कसन् दिल्ले फूल दिल्ले फूल कसन् केल्ले मात्तेरी माळनु घेत्ले मात्तेन कसन् दिल्ले उ दिल्ली उ कसन् केल्ली बाँय्चे काट्टेरी बैसून तुसुक् तुसुक् केल्ली बाँय्न कसन् दिल्ले … Read more
Its a new song beautifully written, sung and picturised with such simplicity. Music : G.Muralidhara Shenoy Lyrics : L.Krishna Bhat Rendered by : Sandhya Baburaj Camera : Anush A Bhat Program me Coordinator : T.Umesh Bhat