Tuesday, March 14, 2023

THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS !!!

Welcome to Madhumalai forest of the Tamil Nadu state of India nation in the year of 2019. Can you see that man having a close watch on all the creatures of the forest just like a leader of the forest. He belongs to the 'Kattunayakan' tribe. The Tamil word, 'Kattunayakan' means the 'leader of the forest'. 'Kattu' means forest and 'Nayakan' means leader. Since the ancient Dravidian culture of ancient India, this 'Kattunayakan' tribal people have been the protector of wildlife in the wild forests of South India. Even, it is in the gene of 'Kattunayakan' tribal people for generations after generations about how to have a good relationship or how to deal tactfully with wild animals. 'Theppakadu Elephant camp' is one of the oldest elephant camps in Asia which is around 140 years old. Raghu had no one and was not uniting with any herd inside the forest. 

The forest department assigned Bellie whose former husband got killed by a tiger, to take care of Raghu. Raghu got cured and survived. 'Don't lose your bell, else, we can't find you, if you are lost.' Krishna is Raghu's best friend. The emotional quotient of animals which live amongst human beings gets upgraded and they can understand everything, though, they cannot talk. Taking care of animals is not an easy task indeed. Raghu's favourite food is coconut, though, he cannot ignore millet balls too. Monkeys love to eat millets and they are always active whenever it is a feeding time for the elephants. 'The monsoon has arrived, the grasses will grow and you will enjoy those grasses.' Bomman feels proud to be a  'purohit' and a 'maahut'. 'Ganapati Bappa Moriya'. O Bhagwan Ganesh, give your blessings to these elephants. Another one got lost in the jungle. Baby Ammu in the camp ! 

Bellie weds Bomman ! 'We all are a family now.' Sanjana, the granddaughter of Bellie is also falling in love with the elephants and she needs to learn how to take care of them. Love them, they will give back love in return. As per the orders from the forest department, Raghu had to go to another place. Bellie felt the same pain as it was when her daughter started the journey towards heaven. Bomman felt very disappointed as Raghu was really a special one for him. Ammu felt very lonely. The monkeys were observing and understanding everything. Bellie became famous as 'Yaanai Amma'. 'Save the forests, save the animals'. The children of the forest are becoming good friends of the elephants, which is a good positive sign for them in the future to become "THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS". 

Friday, March 3, 2023

HARMONIUM !!!

'Saanjh er tara haathchhani daye, bhor er tara taane.' 'Bimala, ei dyakh ki enechi !' A musical instrument of 'Dwarkin' company ! 'Se bhalobaasile jeeban o mamo, kusum o samo pulak e haase.' Bimala's mother had a very sweet voice. Raja Bhupendrakishore can feel that his daughter feels lonely sometimes. 'Ebar byabsadar der golami korbe'. 'Desh e jomidar thaka uchit noy.' Let us go for a tour to Rupnarayanpur. 'Mon bole ami mon er katha jaanina !' Bimala lost her father in her childhood days and even had a failed married life. The 'Zamindar House' got sold and all the household items were auctioned. 'Jomidaar der sarbaswa kinleo jomidar hoya jayena Nayeb Babu, aabhijaatyer songe rakter ekta jog ache.' 

The master supports his corrupted slave as the master is also a corrupted person. 'Paap konodin chapa thakena, revolution asche.' A cop came to Harendra Kumar Chatterjee's house to give the final warning to Sanjib Kumar Chatterjee. 'Indian penal code e, chele khoon korle, baap er fnaasi hoyna.' 'Gaan er master khoja hocche, tumi darkhasto karo na !' Basanti's father gifted her a musical instrument which he bought at an auctioned price of 250 rupees. Basanti got a new music teacher ! 'Ghee aar aagun konodin pashapashi rakhte nei, jwole othe.' A marriage proposal came in for Gayatri. 'Kusti r jakhan icche, takhan meye Rajasthan ei jaabe.' A fantastic wedding ceremony with delicious food items ! 'Artha jaader ache, taader kache arthaheen noy, jaader nei, tara ee kebal artha khuje paayena.' 

Pratap Kumar sang a Rajasthani folk song ! 'Rajasthan er mato, ekhane duel fight hoyna, ekhane sab boma bonduk er kaarbaar.' As Birju was ill, so, Bimala went to Shyamali's house to take care of her. The lovebirds became desperate ! 'Tomar bon Ashok er songe bhegeche.' 'Hey bhagaban, e tumi ki yug niye ele !' No general diary got filed at the police station as the policeman gave them good advice. 'Jodi pregnant hoye thake, tahole kintu apnar chele bipad e porbe.' But, the lovebirds were in a happy mood. 'Emni kore jodi bolte paari, tomay bhalobesechi.' The girl was rescued by the Kolkata police inspector ! A new guest in the 'Melody' music shop. 'Tomar naam dilam 'Darbaari'.' Around 200 years ago, Maharaja Jaynarayan Ghosal created a fantastic temple near Khidderpore. 'Eto baro Shivlinga Bharatbarsha r aar kothao ache bole janina.' 

The story related to that musical instrument continues. 'Tora sabai ese dekhe ja, Ratan da ki eneche.' Maasi started to sing a classical song. 'Bando ke Ishq ne mujhe, Banda bana diya.' Shyama became nostalgic about her parents as Ratan sang the song, 'Maynamati r path er dhare, dekha hoyechilo.' The singing tradition is back again ! 'Aha ! Chhal kore jwal aante ami, Jamuna teh jaai; se ache daariye path e, bnaashi khani niye haath e.' 'Kal khusi r tufan udiye, aaj udhas kano ?' Haran Ghosh did a murder ! 'Chatterjee Saheb ke balo, je aaj aar raid er dorkar nei.' Shyamali's father heard the song, 'Kano bonchhito habo charan e.' The IAS officer had a plan to open up a singing school. The cop gunned down the murderer. God has played the game. 'Ami kichu bolini didi.' Raja Bhupendrakishore's daughter got back her "HARMONIUM".