Kurchi ki konchem dhaggaraga,
“Lakshmi, aandharu ochinatte kadha ?”
“Haa vacharu lendi. Meeru kastha prashanthanga kurchondi”
“Mana ammai function lo manam kurchunte elage ?”
“Ippudu meeru atu itu thiruguthu baagogulu adagadam valla vachedhem ledhu kani, kurchondi”
Kurchi ki Kilometer dhooramlo,
“Rey, entra ee function ? Pelli chesthunnara Hima ki ?”
“Arey pichi yedhava, mature function ra. 14 years dhatithe andharu ammailaki chestharu.”
“Oho, mar… Rey Hima valla nanna ra.”
“Hello uncle.”
“Yemma, Rahul… Siva bavunnara ?”
“Haa bavunnam uncle.”
“Bhojanam chesara ?”
“Haa chesesam uncle.”
“Chesam uncle.”
“Sare amma aithe, aah….”
“Okay, bye uncle.”
Uncle vellipoyaru ani nirdhaarinchukunnaaka, “Thinadanike osthe, thinnara ani adugutharenta ?” annadu Siva.
Kindha antha intha hadividi ga unte, oka kurchi lo kurchoni em ardham kaka, thingari choopulu choosthundhi Hima. Valla nanna hadavidi ga atu itu thiruguthu unte choosi navvukuntu, aa moola kurchunna kontha mandhi abbailu thanani choosi navvuthunte valla vaipu malli kallu thippakunda, Oka sthambanni anukoni, aa abbailani kopamga choosthunna valla annayani choosi emaindho ani aalochisthu, podhunna nunchi em thinaka aakali tho amma ni piludham anukuntu undaga…
“Hima….”
“Ma’am, Good afte… Hello ma’am”
“Enti Hima, Function idhantha endhuku ? Ippudu nuv mature ayyav ani andhariki cheppukodam antha avasarama ? Intlo odhani cheppaledha nuvvu ?”
Hima em matladakunda thala kindhaki dhinchi nunchundhi.
“Idhi andhariki jarigedhe kadha ? Abbailaki chesthunnara 14 years dhaatithe function ? Ammailaki mathram endhuku ?”
Hima inka em matladatledhu.
“Aagu nenu matladathanu, mee father tho.”
“Odhu Ma’am, aagandi.”
“Enti Hima ? Idhi ikkaditho aagadhu, akkada choosava aa abbailantha ela choosthunnaro ? Intha ibbandhikaramaina paristhithi lo asalu oka ammaini ela kurchopedatharu ?”
“Bhojanam chesara Megha garu ?” anukuntu inthalo Hima valla nanna ochadu.
“Randi randi, asalu ee function endhuku chesthunnaru sir meeru, thanani okasaraina adigara ?“
Hanumantha Rao ki okkasariga hadavidi mabbu motham vidipoyindhi. Hima valla teacher vaadi meedha endhuku arusthundho vaadiki ardham kaaledhu.
“Emaindhi andi ?” ani bhayam bhayamga adigadu.
“Ala kaadhu andi, meeko abbai unnadu ga, vadiki chesara mature function ?”
“Em matladuthunnarandi ? Abbailaki mature function enti ?” ani arichadu Hanumantha Rao.
Idhantha choosthu, Hima konchem bhayapadindhi.
“Function nannu adige chesaru ma’am” ani gattiga cheppindhi Hima.
“Nuvvuruko Hima, neeku theleedhu. Idhi nee first time kabatti idho varam la celebrate chesthunnaru. Oka nela tarwatha, malli idhe roju, nee chuttu intha mandhi janam undaru, mee nanna kooda undadu, nuvvokkadhanive, nela meedha padukovali, neeko gadhi ichi andhulonchi baitaki ravodhu antaru. Ippudu varam annadhe appudu saapam antaaru.”
“Megha garu, ma intlo alantivem paatincham andi. Ee function kooda Hima ni adige chesam. Meeru dhayachesi ikkada godava em cheyakandi.”
“Thanante edho chinna pilla andi, meerela… Akkada aa abbailni choosara, ela choosthunnaro ? Asalu oka aadapilla mature aithe intha chaatimpu eyalsina avasaram entandi ?”
Hanumantha Rao em matladatledhu.
“Cheppandi… ?”
Hanumantha Rao inka em matladatledhu.
“Cheppandi…?”
Meeru cheppandi….
Mimmalne Hanumantha Rao garu,
Mee kuthuru Hima ki mature function endhuku chesaru ?
Emo le,
Hima inka abbailatho ippativaraku unnantha chanuvu ga undaledhu, undakoodadhu ani thanaki cheppadanikemo
Ledha,
Chinna pille kadha ani mudhutho buggalu gille magallaki, “maa ammai pedhadhayindhi” ani cheppadanikemo
Ledhaa,
Mee akkako, chelliko mee nanna chesadu kabatti emo ?
Karanam edhaithe emundhi le kani, aavida evarandi ala vaaguthundhi.
Abbailaki mature function cheydam entandi asalu ?
“Adhe kadha, adhi dhaani vaagudu” anipisthundha ?
Evandi Hanumantha Rao garu, aavida adigina dhantlo “mee abbaiki chesara mature function ?” ane prasna mathram theesesi choodandi. Aavida adigina dhantlo thappemundhi ? Meeru mee kuthurni adigaru kabatti saripoyindhi, adagakunda function chesi unte ? Thanu aa ibbandhiki thattukolekapothe ?
Saati adadhaniga Megha garu adigina prasnalu sarainave.
Aithe manakendhuku aavidadhi “vaagudu” anipisthundhi ?”
Aa prasna adagadam tho aavida oka pseudo-feminist ayindhemo ?
Equity and Equality are different, so are Feminism and Pseudo-Feminism.
Feminism ekkada poorthavuthundo andhariki thelusu (bahusa thelusani anukuntam anthe).
Kani adhi modhalayyedhe,
Ammailu, Abbailu okela undaru ani nammadam nunchi.
Aa nammakam antha dhooranni dhaatentha dhairyam lenappudu, Horizon is a forever myth.
April 18, 2024 Venu Pulagam