Gajali Gajali

Saw the mighty tree shedding today heap of leaves gathered on the pathway  with agony, I asked   they were the ones to keep you alive  they were the only once worked for you all the time  what did they do wrong?  With contentment, she answered  Do you think I enjoy this?  Some memories have to be sacrificed for the new ones Beautiful pain has to be endured to survive tough times  Neither I am wrong nor they   It's just the circumstances life trying to slay  survival for me adieu to them  It's about letting go  It's about smiling through the pain  It's about bringing in the new magic  It's about respecting nature has to offer  It's life my babes Don't be offended by the autumn in life  cherish the new beginning nature has to offer in your life 

I tried running  and stumbled  I tried walking  incapable of even a mile  They were heavy? yes They were uncomfortable? Yes  They weren't fitting me? Yes  Gazed at my feet  they were damn ugly  Stood there wondering  how could he do it with such ease? He could run  while sick  He could walk  regardless of loads   He made it look simple  with a calm and peaceful face   He proved the overrated world of patriarchy and misogyny incorrect  by just being in those shoes  Stepping into my pappa's shoes was damn difficult for me. This poem is dedicated to my pappa. pic credit: Google images

It was the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi I was wearing a beautiful white chikankari kurta hand-stitched by one of the local tailors. It was looking so pretty and me too definitely 😉. I actually had stitched it specially for Ganesh Chaturthi but for the entire 5 days did not get time to wear it or you could say it was raining very heavily so I was worried about it getting dirty. Finally, on the last day, I wore it while going to my cousin's place.  All the time I was just worried about what if it gets dirty, my manstruation date was due so I was worried what if it gets stained. Since it was raining heavily what if some car splashed water on me. Not one but a thousand questions 😏.  And to be frank with all these questions I wore it till Visarjan and when I came back home just changed into my old clothes ... started doing all the work wearing that same old t-shirt which has one hole on the sleeves given by a stray dog. My old clothes were already stained with turmeric stain which I g

To know that you will have to read the entire story...it will be short I promise 😉.   So recently I shifted to a new place and was taken back by the garden area(I blindly said yes to the place just because it had pretty good ). It was such a huge place where I could do my farming. Yes, farming veggies and growing plants are another of my hobby which I hardly show to the world. In fact, why should I show everything to the world?  And just 4-5 days back I was supposed to travel to Bangalore. Now my veggie garden was growing wonderfully well since I was taking very good care of it like my babies. I think only plant lovers will understand what I am talking about here I did not want to extend my stay in Bangalore for the same reason I knew that given the summer heat in Goa and no water my plants would have not survived and the garden land is a little mountain area (that land is really hard if there is no water even for 1-day, plants literally get burnt - my tiny babies were at risk after a

 A few days back my neighbor's mango tree collapsed... There may be various reasons why the tree fell...but the main reason is since it's mango season their tree was overloaded with raw mangoes...Everyone passing by would look at the tree and would say wooooow...Definitely, everyone had an eye on mangoes which would ripen within 1 month....but destiny had some other plans and that poor tree collapsed... The day it collapsed my heart pinched badly...I loved that tree not because it gave a lot of fruits or it was loaded with mangoes but because I share some emotions with leaving/non-leaving things including plants...Somewhere I felt tree had too many expectations from everyone and even from itself. I see that tree every year give fruits(BTW it's Goan king Manjurad)...every year it would bloom moderately but this year it was just overflowing with raw mangoes. Was it because the tree felt worthless for giving fewer fruits in past years?? was it because a tree had too much of ex

  Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha। Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvada॥ Goa is known for its Nature, beauty , beaches and people ,  another reason where in most of the tourists don't know is for celebrating its festivals. It may be Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Christmas or any jatra or feast for that matter we see to it that we enjoy each and every moment and also celebrate it religiously.  Tomorrow is Ganesh Chaturthi so you will find entire Goa busy in making preparations for the big day . I know its the covid time, some people might say what is the need to celebrate when time is so much crucial but Ganesh Chaturhti is not just a festival its a feeling of each and every Goan individual who belong to Hindu family and I think no one can stop us in celebrating in our own house with family members. Lord Ganesha here is not considered just as the god but as if its a family member, or a close friend who was staying away from us for entire year and who visits our house