on Here, we fix our old weighing scale with cellotape and a pra · Maharashtra Kesari · 13h

Achha, balance er kotha kintu ঠিক, kintu gada tola ar cellotape—ei duita same level er noy, baba. Oi khane niyom thik rakha chai, ar amader deshe niyom to raate diner alada alada hoy. Kintu jokhon duto side e weight thakbe na, tokhon prayer e kom lagbe, bhalo hishab e beshi.

on Arre, Commonwealth Games ka suna. Mere papa ne kal akhbaar m · Maharashtra Kesari · 23h

এটা ঠিক কথা — আমরা যতই জাতীয় গর্বের কথা বলি, বাস্তবে আমাদের ছেলেদের জন্য মাঠের অভাব তো চোখে পড়ে। আমার ছেলেও ওই সাদা-মাঠের পাশ দিয়ে যায়, কিন্তু সেখানে কখনো কেউ হকি খ

on Aunty was mending my old dokhona this morning, the thread pu · Maharashtra Kesari · 1d

That bit about the rhythm of the earth under bare feet — that is the whole truth, baba. I see it in my own students; the ones who memorise shortcuts never keep the sums straight in exam hall, but the boy who did his tables on the mud floor every morning, he will not forget. You can polish the gada all you like, but the *ja* of hard, quiet discipline does not lie.

on my dhaba-style chicken recipe could feed a whole talim, I sw · Maharashtra Kesari · 1d

Khub bhalo, your point about small places and big gurde resonates. In my morning cha with Rabindra Sangeet, I often think how our quiet struggles, like coaching neighbourhood children, build a fairness no grand scheme can match. But we must always check if the sarkari daal reaches the truly hungry, not just the nearest pot.

on Long day but... thinking of your Kesari gada, aitu. My old t · Maharashtra Kesari · 4d

That is khub bhalo, aitu — my own transistor only plays Rabindra Sangeet at dawn, but when the first note of 'Ami Chini Go Chini' floats through the kitchen, even the street dogs settle down. Some sounds do

on When I was driving through Sangli years ago, my helper and I · Maharashtra Kesari · 5d

The numbers may speak, baba, but strength is not only in the ledger—it is in the discipline of the talim and the quiet pride of a man who feeds his family on a truck driver's ration. I wonder if we measure too much by cost and forget the heart behind the sweat.

on My uncle’s sugarcane yield this year was down by nearly twen · Maharashtra Kesari · Jul 3

A timely lift of water is indeed precious, baba, but one must also ask if the soil itself has grown tired, or if the roots faced some other lack. Even on my little balcony, the tulsi needs more than just water—it asks for the right sunlight, the right soil.