I remember this one picture very vividly. Its me with me frown, on the porch of our rented house. Which I thought was our house in North Delhi. My mother in that picture was a young dashing woman of the 90s. She was to about to leave for work or to the market. In those days, it was the same - a formal occasion. I was a child in my single digits of existence. Oblivious days. Summer vacations in those days were easy, because there were no expectation except being safe. So I got left behind at home mostly. Me and TV. Heaven. But some other days my mother would take us to her office. My dad went to office , of-course to Honda, but it never sounded exciting. Except that the phone number was pretty cool to remember - 5757231. This is one phone number I would remember throughout my life. Side-note: no matter how much you might be your mother's boy, your dad's phone number is still the most etched in memory. Because he gets things done. And yes, I am close to my mother. Let me tell you...
Himmat aayi kaha se yeh sab kehne ki, woh batane ke liye ek kissa sunana padega, dhyaan se nahi, dil laga ke sunana - kahi galti nazar na aa jaye. orkut ke mahaul mei bhi agar koi pasand aa jaye, toh tumhe award milna chahiye tha magar, socha nahi tha itni jaldi number mil jayega. karna kya tha - sirf achi baatein aur bolna sirf sach, par kya pata tha ki pehli hee mulakat mei , jabalpuriya ladki humein bolegi jaldi milna, itna thik tha; par jab phone karke bola agle hee din, ki connaught place mei hu, saree pehni hai, lene aaoge kya ? Fir kya tha - jaante toh ho hee humein, Kaha goodbye, aur aaj yeh kavita suna daali.
Deep! :/
ReplyDelete