Rangpanchami (Marathi)

by V.P. Kale

Rangpanchami, festival of colours, it is celebrated with great enthusiasm, a variety of colour are used to play this festival. Throughout our life, we come across people, no one resembles other, everyone is different, everyone is special, everyone is the one and only. People meet us at every mode and corner of life. They brighten our life, they add colours to our life, they help our life to blossom, each bringing in a different shade of colour, every shade different yet beautiful. The shades have a great variety, they reveal all the feelings a human mind possesses; sorrow, happiness, depression, enthusiasm, wisdom and foolishness too. Va Pu`s life was full of these colours like any other common man, but he had a very sensitive mind, he was able to see the difference in the shades, to put them into words, to use them to enlighten some dark and gloomy moments, to make them last forever. When we see the colours in the light that he has presented them with, we feel that "yes, this has happened in my life too,` then what is special about them? It is Va Pu`s Midas touch that has made every moment so memorable, at the same time, making us think over life. And what does this great author think about "Rangpanchami`? Let us read it in his own words. "This writing is by a common man, just like you, but the one who has always loved other human beings for what they are. This common man came across with many others; some loved him immensely, showering him with their affection, widening the horizons of his understanding. I was blessed with many things, I received a lot, but have given so less in return. Once you set for a journey can you count the number of trees on your way? You all must have seen the common man presented by R. K. Laxman, I am just like him. I lived a life of a common man, and penned down what I came across throughout this journey. Actually, I have not reached anywhere or achieved anything today, the credit goes to those who have read me throughout these years and have made me what I am today. Actually, I have adopted a lot from all and have simply presented it to you as mine. Do you remember that when we stand in the great river Ganga, we fill our hands with its sacred water and offer it back to her, I have followed the same pattern. I have enjoyed each moment of life throughout this journey. I have been coloured in so many colours of life that now it is very difficult to find out my original colour. This book is the sample of some of those colours, which I have enjoyed so much, so far.

Genres: Marathi

276 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Vasant Purushottam Kale, popularly known as Va Pu, was Marathi writer who wrote short stories, novels, and biographical sketches.He authored more than 60 books. His well-known books include Partner, Vapurza, Hi Waat Ekatichi, and Thikri.

Reviews

[Shivam Swami · Rating 5 out of 5]

आमच्या तुमच्या आयुष्यातील माणसं, त्यांच्या तऱ्हा, त्यांचे स्वभाव, त्यांचे रंग वपुंच्या लेखणीतून...
अप्रतिम !

[The Bibliophile Doctor · Rating 4 out of 5]

"माणसावर मनापासून प्रेम करणार्‍या एका साध्या माणसाचं हे लेखन" असे वपुंनी आपल्या ह्या लेखनाबद्दल म्हटले आहे. त्यात विनय नाही तर ते खरोखरच खरे आहे. पण वपुंचे भाग्य असे की त्यांना नानाविध प्रकारची नाना माणसे भेटलीत ! त्यांच्याकडून हातचे न राखता जे मिळाले ते वपुंनी भरभरून घेतो. ती एक प्रकारची रंगपंचीमच होती; त्या रंगात नखशिखान्त भिनलेल्या वपुंनी तेच रंग त्यांच्या सार्‍या छटांसह आपल्या पुढ्यात आपल्या मिस्किलतेची झालर लावून जसेच्या तसेच ठेवले आहेत. आपणही हे रंग अनुभवलेले नाहीतच असे नाही पण आपल्याजवळ ती नजर नाही म्हणूनच वपुंच्या शैलीतून ते सारे वाचताना त्यात कृत्रिमता तर काही वाटतच नाही, काल्पनिकतेचा दोषही देता येत नाही उलट हे सारे आपलेच वाटते, आपल्याला भेटलेले वाटते न् ते सारे पुर्नप्रत्ययाचा आनंद देऊन जाते.
मूळच्या 'खोचक' लेखनाला शि. द. फडणीस ह्यांच्या कुंचल्याची मुखपृष्ठापासून मलपृष्ठापर्यंत मिळालेली 'बोचक' साथ अप्रतिम!
लेखणीतून कुंचल्यातून ह्या 'रंगपंचमी'तील काही रंग आपल्यावरही उडत असले तरी त्याबद्दल फिर्याद करावीशी वाटत नाही, उलट दाद द्यावीशी वाटते.

[Amogh Pendse · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Dr.Madan Bhimsen Jadhav · Rating 5 out of 5]

टिपिकल वपु आणि व्यक्तीच्या स्वभावातील वेगवेगळे परंतु आपलेसे वाटणारे पैलू दाखवणाऱ्या त्यांच्या कथा..😍