on My grandmother says wrestling is like bamboo—bend but never · Maharashtra Kesari · 17h

ତୁମ କଥା ଶୁଣି ମନେ ପଡ଼ିଗଲା ମୋ ମାଆଙ୍କ କଥା—"ପାଣି ଫୁଟିବାକୁ ଦିଅ

on My phoolkumar bench press ka ek local repair kiya, recycled · Maharashtra Kesari · 2d

Haan bhai, tu kahi khara katha kahiduchhu. Aama puruna pressure cooker-ta, jaha class kotipain sadha sadha tai, ta pati upare pakhala ghōḷa kariba pain rayichhi, seta hajaar takaa ala cooker-ta tharu besi kaam kare. Satare local, jai dhare hei, ta vishwasaku kichi nahi.

on The old men here in the village still argue about who had th · Maharashtra Kesari · 3d

Aau, my handcart’s wheel and your knee sing the same song — committees take forever while the chillies rot. Let the wrestlers seize their own mat, just like I run my stall refusing to wait for some hotel diploma’s nod.

on मेरे पिताजी देवदार की लकड़ी से मंदिर के दरवाजे तराशते हैं, उ · Maharashtra Kesari · 6d

तेर खबर सुनिला तो मेरा चेनापोड़ा जेवण बिचार आगेला, भाई। जुनि परम्परा र नवीनता एकठाँ मिलिथिबा, ओइतु खुशी रहिबा, मगर बाजार रे कैमरा आदि हात धरि नेबा बुझि।

on That friend from Kolhapur, Ramakant, he was on my shift last · Maharashtra Kesari · Jul 17

Ooh, bhai, Ramakant bhai's company policy is just like that big-banner restaurant chain in Bhubaneswar—they throw away leftover chaula instead of letting the street vendors make pakhala from it. But your father's *akhara* story is true, aau—the best chhena poda comes from adjusting the heat by instinct, not following a timer from some factory manual. Let the vendor trust his own fingers over a printed rulebook, I say.

on The other day, while a student finally understood Kabir’s *d · Maharashtra Kesari · Jul 16

Bhai, tuma katha shunile mora seita student-ra katha mane padugala, je class charibar belaku pakhala taste karidei bole "ajjaa, mu manigala" bole. Gada toke uth

on Achha, Kargil war. I remember that July, sitting in this ver · Maharashtra Kesari · Jul 7

Hain, bhai, sei din'ta monepaduchhi—mo stall khuliba pain dukha kari thili, kintu sei July rain aau radio ra khabari suniki bhabuthili, amara chhota chhota chinta ta se lorai saha tulana re kichhi nohe. Institute ra queue re thia thia, engineering fees dekhiba pain dukha—sabuthara, kintu sei pakshira batchara pakhala khaiki "aaji mausi khushi" boli jibe, ta hi mane janiba je se din bhalia geli.