Contributed by RaviTeja Ayyagari
Place...Sankarshan Bed Room… Time...6am malli alarm mrogindi...
Sankarshan roju laage aa roju kuda ganta kottinattu 6 kalla lechipoyadu. Lechina ventane oka message vacchindi, Meenakshi nunchi Meenakshi: Good Morning. Mee phone number message pettandi okasari. Sankarshan thana phone number text chesadu. Ventane oka whatsapp message vacchindi. Oka number nunchi. Open chesi chusadu. “This is Meenakshi (Meena). This is my number. See you at 10...” ani message. Display picture chusadu. Chala candid photo. Photo chusi oka navvu navvi lechi tayaru ayyi, elagaina Meenakshi haters list lo join avvakudadu ani 9.45 kalla akkadiki vellipoyadu. Vellagane phone chesadu. Phone lift chesi matladindi. Meenakshi: “Hello!” Sankarshan: “Hello! Meenakshi garu nenu Birla Mandir ki vacchesanu. Main entrance daggara untanu. Meeru vacchaka call cheyyandi.” Meenakshi: “Meeru aaku paccha rangu kurtha veskuni vacchara?” Sankarshan: “Avunandi, meekela telusu?” Meenakashi: “Oka sari mee venakala tirugu chudandi!” Sankarshan venakki tirigadu, akkade edurugunda metlu diguthu kanipinchindi Meenakshi. Sankarshan: Entha sepaindi meerocchi? Meenakshi: ippude 11 pradakshinala mokku okati teerchukuni bayataki vayyanu, mee phone vacchindi. Sankarshan: ante meeru inka mundu vacchara? Meenakshi: Yeah. oka padihenu iravayi nimishala krithame vacchanu. Sankarshan: Oh. Lopaliki veldama? Meenakshi: Padandi. Sankarshan: Naku oka vishayam cheppandi. Meeru inka mundara enduku vacchesaru? Ante manam 10 anukunnam kada, andukani adiga
Meenakshi: Meeku 10 ani cheppinappudu, meeru vacchaka, naa mokku kosam mimmalni malli wait cheyinchadam naku ishtam ledu. Dani badulu ee lopulo naa mokku teercheskunte ayipothundi gaa. Anthe. Meeru kuda 15 nimishala munde vacchesaru kada. Sankarshan: Ante, nenu ravadaniki vere reason undi lendi. Meetho time lo poti padadamani. But malli odipoyanu. Ayina devudi mundara evaraina sare wait cheyyalsinde kadandi. Meenakshi ki aa maatalu vanagane oka chinna navvu navvindi. Devudi darshananiki gudiloki vellaru. Darshanam ayyaka oka khali chota kurchunnaru. Prasadam tintu... Sankarshan: Meenakshi garu, mimmalni oka maata adagaccha? Meenakshi: Adagandi. Sankarshan: Poojari garu teertham icchina tarvatha meeru thalaki hatthukoledu? Meenakshi: Poojari garu manaki teertham icchina tarvtaha manaki sathagopam addutharu. Manam teertham teeskunna tarvatha mana chethikunna engili mana talaki antukuntundi. Idi nenu ekkado chadivanu. Sankarshan: Nice! Ee vishayam naku teliyadu. Chala manchi vishayam chepparu. Meenakshi: Adi sare, meeru ekkadiko teeskeltha annaru? Ekkadiki? Ela veldam? Ikkada nunchi entha dooram? Malli eppudu vastham?” Sankarshan: Meeru inthaka mundu question papers set chese vaara? Oka prashnalo inni prashnala? Sare, naa car lo veldam. Malli sayanthram 6 kalla mimmalni ikkada dimpestha. Is that ok?
Meenakshi: haha...alantidi emi ledu. Edo curiosity. 6 is ok for me. So, shall we start? Sankarshan: Yeah. Start avudam. Malli late avuthundi. Car ekkaka Sankarshan: Meenakshi garu. Indakati nundi library lo unnattu feeling vasthondandi. Edaina matladandi. Meenakshi: Yeah, meeku chaala thanks. Mee punyama antu chala rojula nunchi unna mokku ni ivala teerchukogaliganu. Sankarashan: Oh! Nice. Inka nenu Birla Mandir anagane, mohamataniki oppukunna nijaniki emanukuni untaro ani tega feel ayipoyanu. Naa picchi kakapothe, modati sari oka ammayi ni kalavadaniki temple ae choose cheskovala? Ye coffee shop choose cheskovacchu kada? Ide alochana ninnantha. Meenakshi: Nijam cheppana, naku coffee shops peddaga nacchav. Meeru kaluddam ante ye coffee shop antaro emo ani anukunnanu, but temple anesariki, chala surprise ga anipinchindi. Sankarshan: Ponlendi, nakoka tension teercharu. Meenakshi: Avnu, inthaki manam ekkadiki velthunnam? Sankarshan: Suspense ani cheppanu ga. Just 45-50 minutes. Chusaka meeru nannu appreciate chestharu ane aasisthunnanu. Meenakshi: Bhongiri route lo emundandi? Sankarshan: Wait and see! Meenakshi: Okay okay. Inka cheppandi, stories kakunda inkem chestharu meeru? Sankarshan: Chess aadatha, cooking ante ishtam, telugu navalalu chaduvuthu unta. Mari meeru? Meenakshi: Nenu embroidery chestha. Every weekend okasari, orphanage ki veltha. Akkada pillalatho enjoy chestha, Gardening chestha. Maa inti terrace meedane oka 30-35 different types of sapplings ni naatanu. Sankarshan: Oho...Janatha Garage lo NTR type anamata...interesting Place...Bhongiri Fort… Time...12:34 pm... Sankarshan: Bhongiri Fort. Naa kathala prapancham. Nenu kathalu raskunedi ikkade. Naku chala sentiment and special. Meeru story annaru ga... anduke nenu ikkadiki teeskoccha. Meeku nacchindane anukuntunna. Meenakshi: Vividhamaina manasthathvalu kaligina manushulu tirige pradesam, satabdhala charithra kaligina kota, mana kaalla kinda chinna ga kanipisthu... kashtalu kuda chala chinnave ani chepthu kottha uttejanni icche bhagya nagaram, chuttam chupula appudappudu veeche gali, manishi lo kavi ni kadilinchadaniki intha kante manchi rangasthalam emuntundandi? Sankarshan: Chala kottha ga varnincharu. Meenakshi: Sare, katha start cheddama?
Sankarshan: Sure. Nenu general ga approach ayye vidhanam chepthanu. Nenu naa jeevitham lo naa chuttu jarige oka sanghatana ni teeskuni oka story start chesthanu. Ante aa sanghatana ki mundu, aa tarvatha em jaragabothondi? Ani alochisthanu.Daani chuttu oka katha alluthanu, aa tarvatha daniki keelakamaina paathralu srushtisthanu. Aa tarvatha dialgoues rasthanu. Endukaina manchidi ani konni manchi quotations munde raskuni pettukuntanu. Aa time ki saripothundi anukunte okati vadesthanu. Meenakshi: Haha! Mee daggara chala undi nerchukovadaniki. Okka rojulo kashtam. Mee daggara training teeskovalsinde. Vallu katha gurinchi discuss cheskunnaru. Sankarshan ki chala rojula tarvatha oka rakamaina santhrupthi kaligindi. Thanalage inkoka writer ni kalavadam, thanatho chala ishtamaina story writing gurinchi matladukovadam chala kottha anubhuthini icchay. Meenakshi: Thank you Sankarshan garu. Mee nunchi chala kottha vishayalu nerchukunnanu. Okavela nenu oka danne raasi unte, ee katha ki intha manchi andam vacchedi kadu. Thank you so much. Sankarshan: Nenem chesanu. Meeku kathalu rayali ane aasakthi undi. Nenu just naa ideas meeku present chesanu. Anthe! Meenakshi: Aina kani! Thank you very much! Sankarshan: You are welcome! Mimmalni okati adagana? Meenakshi: Adagandi. Sankarshan: Nenu rasina katha naa jeevithanni aadharanga teeskuni rasinade ani meeku ela anipinchindi? Meenakshi: Ada! Emonandi, chaduvuthunte alane anipinchindi. Ee kaalam lo yuvatha lo prathi okkaru ilanti paristhithi ne edurukuntunnaru kada ani meeru mee life lo jarigina sanghatana ni base cheskuni raasaremo ani anukunna. But mee gurinchi telisaka definitely not ani artham ayyindi. Sankarshan: Actually, adi na life lo jarigina oka experience ae. 5 samvatsarala kritham chala depression loki vellipoyanu. Nenu chasthunna daniki, cheyyalanukunna daniki ponthana ledu. Enti ee paristhithi naku ani alochinchi alochinchi picchi ki finish line daggara varaku vellipoyanu. Alanti paristhithi lo manishi general ga mandu thodu teeskuntadu, kani naku aa alavatu kuda ledu. Appudu ekkada nunchi vacchindo teliyadu, naa antharatma natho matladinattu naku encouragement icchanattu anni merupu teega laga jarigipoyayi. Appudu naku vacchina realization tho PhD lo join ayyanu, simultaneous ga naa kathala meeda concentrate cheyyadam modalu pettanu. Today I am very much satisfied. Meenakshi: You are an ocean of surprises. Mee gurinchi edo oka vishayam telisindi ani anukune time lo asalu edi teliyadu ani artham avuthundi. Sankarshan: Time avuthondi, bayaluderadama? Meenakshi: Yeah! Sure! Vallu car daggaraki vellaru. Meenakshi Sankarshan car meeda raasina quotation chusi navvindi. Meenakshi: “Talli ee prapanchamlo evaru padalenantha kashtam anubhavinchi manalni prapnchaniki parichayam chesthundi, Tandri ee prapancham lo unna kashtalanni edurkuni ee prapanchanne parichayam chesthadu, Valle naa prapancham” Ee quotation meeru rasindena? Sankarshan: Avunu! Valle naa prapancham. Okka car enti, meeru chudagalagale kani, vallu naa gundelo kuda untaru. Meenakshi ki aa maata vinagane chala santosham vesindi. Ee kaalam lo ilanti abbayi untada ane oka doubt, at the same time, ilanti manishi ni kalisinanduku oka rakamaina anandam kaligayi. Sankarshan Meenakshi ni Birla Temple daggara dimpesi, akkada nunchi valla intiki bayaluderadu. Thanalage alochinche inkoka rachayitha ni kalisi matladadam anedi chala anandanncchindi. Iddari madhyalo ekkado oka anuvu lo prema modalayyinda? Emo chuddam kaalam ee katha ni etu malupu tipputhundo.
