April 17th 2014, go vote. Its not an option but your responsibility...

You don’t have to be gr8 to start; you got to start to be great...So start...

Namma heart every second hegge beat aagtito, namma fbnalli  haage updategalu gocharisutiddavu.. Yaava fb page nananna seleyito  gothilla. Volunteer maaduva saluvaagi, like otti, comment maadde, address togondu horetenu weekend gungalli.   Bangalore mele surya heavyaagi torch bidtida, battery 38 degree charge aagitu, namma tale mele towel aakolodu ondu baaki ittu. Hengo yendinante bus pass itkondu, bus change maadkondu, ondu eradu forlong nadedu destination serbekhitu. Idu namma commitment aagitu..(gaadi barovargu hinge namma daari). Ogli bidi, destination yeno talpde, yavdappa idu anta keltira?? Well, namma Bengaluru Press Club.. cubbon park samipadalli iruva e jaaaga sumaru 45 varsha haledu, nodakku hange ide bidi.. Gida maragalu takkamattige usiraadtive. kathe, kavana , papernalli prakata maado articlesgallanu bareyallu sukhta sthala.  Bengalurinallli huttu beladiddaru, e sthala nanage hosadu, innu neevgalu idannu first time keltirtira ansuthe. Anyways, bandiro kaarana, illi nadeyo event ina bagge tilidukollo kuttuhala nimmage yeshtidyo, naanu anubavisida aa kshanagalannu bichiduva kaathura nannalu ide.. ondondaaagi bichiduta hogutini, just sit back and sip a tender coconut, you won’t get bored!

Sanna jaaga, adali, badali sanna stagegalu, vote2pledge campaign na bannergalu. Bruhadakaardalli yaava prachaara gittisikolluva saluvaagi e prayatna nadelilla, badalige makkala drawing competition roopagondittu. E karyakramada ruvaari VFC(volunteer for the cause) ngo sadasyaru. Shanti nagar haagu kaleagettapura govt hostelgalinda banda makkalu. E makkalu summaru 5rinda 15 varshada varege kandu bandaru. Bisilina ushnaamsha hechhagutiddante, sakkala sadasyara betti aayetu.. avara NGOvina prayatnakke mechuge padeiside. Pencil sharp maaduta, makkalige drawing sheet kotte. Election atradalle iruva saluvaagi, makkalu tammage tochiddanu elections inna bagge chitra bidisuvudaagi tilisidevu.. (appa amma bandu vote haaki anode simple concept).Summaru 90 makkalu baagiyaagiddaru.. 20 jana volunteers makkala aava-bhaavagalige spandisabekhagittu. Superman krish roopadalli kelavu volunteers makkalige entertainment needidaru. Drawings kevala mane, haagu gida maragalanu ondiralilla, alli asali politics na drushyagalu , hana, lancha, katti, mosa ivella amshagalu iddavu. Saakashtu pratibeyannu ulla e makkalu, nammanta yuva piligege haagu samasta poshkaralli, e naadina janatege brashtaachaarada viruda mathu voteina mahatvavannu simpleaagi, kenne mele tatti helidaagittu. E program na media davaru uttsukhadindaane cover maadidru. Vote2pledge board na ittkondu mediada mulakha jannarige vote maaduvudu agatya yendu tilisikottevu. 

Press club manger haagu police commissioner haajariddaru... makkala drawings annu vikshisi, avara chaaturyateyanu aascharyachakitavaagi kandu beragaadaru. Vote maadi yendu raajyada jantatege vinantisidaru mathu voting na mahatvavanu saadaarana bhaasheyalli tilisidaru haagu vote2plede banner mele tamma sandeshavannu haaki sign maadidaru, naavu ade maargadalli hejje ittevu.

              

                Ishtayelladara naduve, madhyana aayetu anode tiliyalilla, uri bisilina naduve, makkala asivu , baayarike neegisalu, uppma, kesaribath haagu ondu glass neerannu vitarisalaayetu.. yella makkalige kottevu.. naav aagidre kotid takshna tindu bidutiddevu, aadre e makkalu ottige prayer maadidaru..adu ondu mareyalaagada sangathi..

Adara kelavu saalugalanashte grahisalaayetu..

“Annapurne sadapurne shankar pran vallabhe
Gyan vairagya siddhyartham bhiksham dehim ch parvatim

 Aham vaishvanaro bhukta praninam deham ashritam
 Pran apan saman yuktam pachannam annam chaturvidham…”

 “Vadani kaval gheta naam ghya shrihariche
  Sahaj hawan hote naam gheta phukache
  Jivan kari jivitva anna he purna brahma
  Udarbharan nohe jaanije yadnyakarma”

   Sahanou bavattu, sahanau gunattu,

   Sahaveeryam karavaavahai, tejaswina vadi damastu maha vidvi shaavahai..

   Om shanti, shanti, shanti he...

   Annadaata sukhino bavantu, anna kottorige devru  oled maadli...

  Danyavaadagalu..

Yaako last eradu linegalu mannasanu tattitu.. Naavu sada hanada hinde hoguvaaga, nammage anna kotta yavde vyakthige danyavaadagalannu tilisuvde illa.. (We feel lucky enough to eat but not grateful!) Illi e makkalali aa generosity haaagu simplicity na naa kande. 

E event organize maadodu dodda vishya aagirlilla, e media, commissioner nalla karkondu barodu dodda vishya yenalla, aadare e makkallali kanda kelavu chikka chikka vishayagallu nammanu vismayagolisute, matte jeevana nadesuva aasare needute..

Bisilu kammi haago yaava lakshanaanu kaanalilla, prizes kottu certificate needidru, e makkalalli utsaha yenu  kammi aagalilla... next stop Balbhavan annovashtralle line maadi, voluntersnalli protsaha tumbi, namma chikku bukku rail hortebittitu..Haaduta, kuniyuta, negeyuta, kuguta, e makkala sainya balbhavan talupuvaagale, nanna baalyada nennapugalu hange kanmunde flash aayetu. Wow! I was in 2^nd stardard, when I had made my visit here... Ade Jawar Bal Bhavan, ticket counter badalige giraffe picture, godemele ganeshana chitra, 10 boggi ulla namma evergreen, longlasting electric train. Blore ge metro alla first, namma e train first bandidu.(weekendnalli ondsalli visit maadi banni, yenu kalkolalla, yakandre alli kaldru yen illa).  

      Naavu hogid time nalli train chaalaka ottake hoggida,   Naavu sumne iddaru makaalu sumne irolla, aatadokke jaarabande, uyyale ivarigoskaarane kaayutiddavu. Tirugi, odaadi makkalannu control maadoshtralli namma kaalgalu biddodavu. Makkalige juice kodsid aayetu, popcorn baayalli ittidu aayetu.. konegu train station ge vaapas bandidu aayetu.. Train baro aa kshana, makaalige yelillada utsaha, bogigalla mele haaridaru, jothege naavu kuda avara jothe horatevu.. kuuuuuu, chikku bukku chiku bukku rail nidaanavaagi chalisitu.. makkalalli lightaagi mugalnage bimbitu.. ghante odeyuta, film songs haaduta, tata-bye bye annuta, prayaana munduvaritu.. kelavu kshana kannu muchi , tereyuvashataralli, alavaaru nennapugalu manada pettigeyinda orabanditu, e kshanada annubhavagalanu pettigeyalli sada nennapisikolluva ondu amulyavaada , bele kattalaagada vastuvaagi uliyuvante maaditu.

        

        Journey koneya baaga talupitu, train stop aayetu, makkalige sanje oota nidi tamma hostel drop niddid aayetu.. Aa makkalige idu ondu hosa journey, namage idu ondu kaliyuva journey... E ondu journeyyalli naa kandadu hosa parichayagalu- Tanveer ahmed naa utsaha, (tanna tandeyannu kaledu kondiddaru, aa makkali santoshavannu kandu jeevanotsahavannu belasikondu bandiruva vyakthi), Surein, E ngo sthapisida vyakthi, great job indeed! Naveen, chaitra, deepa haagu vikram ivaru e event nalli baagi aada volunteers.  Last but not the least divya, who had similar interests like me to volunteer for any cause.

Lifenalli mathe mathe jeevisuvdaake aase utkolode e events gallali baagi aadaga, alaavaru hosa parichayagalu aadaga.. My entire article would blow in front of you like a wind, where you could just close your eyes and feel it! If you got to experience it, come along with me...

See you next time with lot more fun and happiness, until then do sit in your cubicle and work!! Please don’t waste time... Your boss might be watching!!