About 2 years ago I posted a series of articles with
Ganjam-Visakha Telugu on the SCIT. Once agian, I would like to
reopen that series. This is a fictitious conversation
between my friend Dr. Prasad Tata and his hypthetical
friend, Paiditalli. This is dedicated to Sri Prasad Tata.
--pAlana
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Dislaimer: Characters, settings, and dialogues are fictitios and not real.
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piTTusubargula mana ijiinagaram paiDitalli
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One night, that midnight
On a bone-biting cold night
The three rivers in Pitt are frozen as hard as granite rocks
The icy waters crack open while nature obeys the laws of physics
Then the devilish noises come out from the bottom of the rivers
A teenager, ice fishing, nearby gets terrified and shivers
On Penn hills the winds hum swinging the conifer needles
Venkanna, on Old William Penn gets tired and puts off the lamps
Then rings the phone in Tata Prasad's house - restless!
Tata prasad receives the phone with sleepy eyes!!
Operator: "You have a collect call from PhaiDITha'llii! Will you accept
charges?"
Tata Prasad: Still Thinking "Who is this Pha'iDiTha'llii?"
paiDitalli : "nEnamDii pamtulu ba'v! mii nEsta'nni. marisipOyina'vETi.
gamTastambam ka'Da ma' illu, duka'namoonu. paiDitallini......
(keeps talking)
Operator : "Will you accept charges?"
Tata Prasad: Still Thinking "evaDra' ii paiDitalli? idO karcannama'Ta"
"OK! I do!"
Then continues:
"ekkaDnumcira' paiDitallii pilustunna'v? EmiTii ii
ardhara'tri nii gOla?"
paiDitalli: "ikkaDnumcamDi. lagava'Di numsi."
Tata Prasad: "lagava'Di ekkaDra'? kOrukomDa daggara'? poolba'gh daggara'?
lEkapOtE ra'matiirtha'la daggara'?"
paiDitalli: "ETamDii ta'ta' ba'v? nirdaya mattimka' pOlEdETi? legamDii.
nooya'rkula lagava'Di airupOrTu ka'Dnumsi pilastannanamDii.
marekkaDnumsi pilastannananukunna'vETi? bomkuladibba
ka'Dnumsa'? sa! akkaDa pEDa piDakalu tappa
pOnlekkaDunna'yamDii ya'kTaru ba'v! naTana taggalEdu ii
manisiki. amta' ya'ksanE yamTii vODi la'ga. avunu ga'nii
aipOyina'DamDii mii yamTii vODu. pa'supOrTiccEsina'ru a'Di
pEmilii vOllu."
Tata Prasad: Looking at the clock, sweting...
"orE paiDitallii! a' iina'Du kaburlu ii pOnu miida imka a'pu.
aitE nuvvu kooDa' amerika' vaccESa'vannama'Ta."
Thinking .."imkEmumdi. nEnippuDE, sakuTumba ka'rusamEtamga'
ii amerika' vadilEsi, arabbu dESam veLLi a' turakala cEta
viipu sa'pu cEyimcukOvaDam tappa vErE gatyamtaramlEdu"
Continues...."emdukura' amerika' nuvvu vaccEvu. Em! mEmu
giisE geDDa'lu nuvvu koTTEdda'mana'?"
paiDitalli: "ETamDii ala'ga para'sakam sEsta'v? amta eTaka'ramaipOna'da
mana laiPu? seppindi ba'ga' inukOmDi pamtulu ba'v!
monna ka'sii issana'dham ba'v kanipimsina'Du tirupatila.
nEnu niikO kaburu pampimsina'nu a'yana nOTi miida.
seppalEdETi neeku! marisipOyumTa'DulE. yeyyi ka'lla jerri
a' ma'shTaru ga'ru. nEnu marO remDu gamTalla piiTTusubargii
pa'rostunna'namDi. vaccinadEmO DelTa' vODi bamDi.
avunu ga'nii ba'ga' tOlta'Da' DelTa' vODu bamDiini? lEkapOtE
mana ijiinagaram lambar Too siTii bassu Draivarii na'
koDukula'ga tOlta'Da inama'nam? amta' a' EDukomDalODi dayE!
air pOrTuka'Dakocci nannu mii imTiki komDipOmDi maga'nu
ba'va'! a' a' DelTa' vODi inama'nam lambarii mooDomdala
muppai tommidi Di Ennu! sarigga' Taimuki ra'yamDii.
miireppuDoo E pani sEsina' a'lassemE! EmTii vODu sooTimguki
pa'roccinaTTu pa'rosta'ru! marisipOkamDii!"
Tata Prasad: Thinking...."caccimdira goRRe! ii paiDitalli ga'Du
ikkaDa, Pittsburgh ki vEmcEyaDama'? emiTo ii vidhi
vaipariityam?"
Continues...."sarE! ra'! vacci ninnu pick up cEsukumTa'!"
This Paiditalli is a childhood friend of Tata Prasad.
Both were very close friends. Paiditalli studied upto BA.
Paiditalli is a barber also. Both Paiditalli and Tata
acted in several plays at Vizianagaram. Tata used to spend
his spare time at Paiditalli's barber shop and learnt the
art of shaving, hair cutting, nail clipping, sharpening the
razors and scissors.
Two hours later, Tata goes to the Pittsburgh airport and
picks up Paiditalli. On their way to Tata's home......
Paiditalli: "sa'la' samtOsamamDii pasa'damoo! nEnETi, amerika' ra'vaDamETi?
amta' kala', nijama'? phEmiliis ba'gunna'ra'?
Tata Prasad: "orE! phEmiliis EmiTra'? na'kunndi okkaTE phEmilii!
ala' ma' a'viDa mumdu ma'Tla'Daku. na' panautumdi!
ba'gumdira'! mottam miida ii dESam vaccESa'vu.
asa'dhyuDivE! sarE! Em pani miida vaccEvu ikkaDiki?"
Paiditalli: "maLLa' na'Takamla marO amkameyyakamDii! na' daggara
da'parikamemdukamDii! mamdulODa'! Ori ma'yalODa'! ani
pilisEvOru gada' mimmalni! nijam seppamDi. ikkaDa
amerika'la amdarakii kaniisam O remDu mooDu phEmiliis umTa'yani
TV la soopistunna'Du imDiya'la. adi soosi, mana ijiinagaram
la'mTi paTTana'lla sarToo pEmTEskunna na' koDukulamta'
remDEsi mooDEsi sTEsanlETTesukumTunna'ru Uravatala, Urumadhyala,
Urusivara. adi sarE ka'ni ETii ramana'reDDi ga'Di avata'ram.
persana'lTiila Emii ma'rpiDi lEdu. ETi barjarlu tinaTam
modaleTTa lEda'? mamdu koDatannava' imka' lEda'? avunu ga'nii
blEku lEbilii ka'nii vumcuta'va' mamcu peTTila imTika'Da?
imTikeLLina'ka komsem pOyimcamDii mamdu. inama'namla ollu
noppETTipOyina'di. airu imDiya' vODu mana bamDii na'yuDu la'ga
tOlina'Du inama'namuni. okaTE kudupu paya'namamta'! ETamDii a'
amma'yiilu inama'namla. ka'msana kamTE goppa amdamgunna'ru."
Tata Prasad: "sarlEra'! a' va'guDu taggalEdu. black label lEdu brown label
lEdu. vedhavaki na'kanna' viiDikE amerika' gurimci ekkuva
telusu. adi sarE ka'ni emduku vacca'vO ikkaDiki nuvvu
ceppalEdimka'."
Paiditalli: "maramDii! ka'mTra'kTu pani miida vaccEsina'namDii. sa'la'
mamdi mamgala'lam vaccina'mamDii. ii maddina amerika'la
vunna himdoomatastulamta' sa'la' baktimamtulaipOyina'ramDii.
a'lni soosi amerika' vODu kooDa' himdoo aipOyina'DamTa kada'!
iilamta' mana gullakelli tala niila'liccEstunna'raTa rEtirii
pagaloonu. iilaki gullu giikaDa'niki amerika'lOnunna
mamtrulu saripOvaTam lEdaTamDii. mari piTTusubargu,
ka'lipOrniya', noo a'rku, cimcilna'TTi, cikagO a' anni sitiis la
nunna kOvella adika'rulu imDiya' pa'rocci, mammalni
ka'nTra'kTula ii dEsam voTTukoccEsina'ramDii. mari ma' tammuDu
silika'nii ya'liila Dokkula kampeniila vunna'Du kadamDii.
ma' ayyaki kukka samtOsamaipOna'damDii nEnu kooDa' amerika'
yelipOtunna'namTE. na'ku piTTusubargu yemkaTeswaruDi kOvella
gullu giiyaDa'niki ka'nTra'kTu iccina'ramDi. adii samgati."
Tata Prasad: "Ori! a'Kariki amerika'lO guLLu giiyaDa'nki kooDa' mamgali
va'LLu lEra' ii rOjullO. sarE! vaccimdi mana yillu.
ja'gratta! green room kaburlEmii ma'Tla'Davaddu ma' a'viDa
mumdu. black label anna'vamTE viipu sa'pu cEsta'!"
Paiditalli: "amta' siikaTla siikrETiilE pamtulu ba'vki. manisi ma'ralEdu.
ba'v! koddiga ja'gartaga ka'ru tOlamDii. ma' pEna'lu
mii sEtiila oggEsina'nu! bagamamtuDa'! avunamDii! imta
pedda timimgalam laTi ka'ru ekkaDa konna'vamDii? lEka pOtE
mana imDiya' sajju konEsina'va'? avunu piTrOlu emtamDii
liiTarii ikkaDa? asalu sisalaina piTrOlu dorukutda' ikkaDa?
lEka pOtE kirasanoone, amudam, pEDa, agaDam, bugaDam
kalipEsta'Da' ikkaDa piTrOlula mana kottagraha'ram ka'Da
bamku ka'Da la'ga? ikkaDa ballaki asalu tOka ka'Da pogE
ra'du, poga kanipimsadu kada'! mana baLLa yenaka mailu
dooram varaki okaTE poga doopamEsinaTTu. mana manusulu
sirigeTTlu ma'nEsi, ika ii poga piilsEstunna'ru ijiinagaramla."
They got down, went into the house, and Paiditalli ate
some snak. Tata showed him where to sleep. Then:
Paiditalli: "avunamDii pasadamoo! idi kalaru seTTEna'! a' sinnima'lu
miiku pasa'ramauta'ya'? peTTamDii a' ca'nelii!"
Tata Prasad: "Ca! vedhava! avEmii ikkaDa ra'vu. paDukkO."
Next day, Tata drops Paiditalli at his apartment.
Two months passed. One day Paiditalli calls and tells:
Paiditalli: "namaska'ramamDii pamtulu ba'v! nEnu cikagO elpOtunna'namDii.
ikkaDa ma'ki gira'kii taggipOyina'di. jana'lu amtaga'
ra'vaTamlEdu gullu giikimcukOTa'niki piiTsubargu kOvela ka'Daki.
cikagOla janamekkuvaina'raTa. akkaDa giika'li gullu.
rEpelipOtunna'nu cikagO."
Tata Prasad: "ja'garta aitE! cika'gO numDi piluvu. kallekTu ka'l cEy.
akkaDa bayaTa tirakku. domga vedhavalekkuva."
Paiditalli: "parlEdamDii! mana ka'Da podi eppuDoo vumTa'dilemDi.
rEjarii yeTTi kosEtta'na' domgana'koDukulni.
marETi ga'bara paDi manasu dumba'la sEsukOkamDi.
sa'la tEmksulamDii mii saga'ya'niki. ammaga'riki
na' damDa'lu seppamDi."
Six months later, Paiditalli calls again....
Paiditalli: "nEnamDii! paiDitallini! elagunna'ramDii?"
Tata Prasad: "ba'ga'nE vunna'mura'! nuvvekkaDnumci pilustunna'v?"
Paiditalli: "nEnu ka'liPoorniya numcamDi. ikkaDki pampimsEsina'ru
mammalni. cikagOla ma'ku DimamDii taggipOyina'di.
ka'liPoorniya'la gullekkuva giikalsi vaccina'di.
ikkaDa ma'tammuDu ka'DumTunna'namDii. a'Diki mamsi
apa'rTumemTii umdamDii. a'Du sillika'nu ya'liila
Dokkula kampeniila panisEsta'DamDii."
Tata Prasad: "nii panE ba'gumdira'! amerika' ya'tra!
adRshTavamtuDvi! ja'gratta! appuDappuDu pilustoo vumDu."
After 1 year, again Paiditalli calls Tata...........
Paiditalli: "nEnamDii ta'ta' ba'v! paiDitallini. la'su vEmjaliisu ka'Dnumsi
pilastanna'namDii. na' somta apa'rTumemTuu numDamDii!"
Tata Prasad: "arE! aitE California lO guLLa gira'kii ba'ga'nE vumdannama'Ta.
ba'gumdE! akkaDa settle aipOya'vanna ma'Ta a'Krki."
Paiditalli: "avunamDii! ka'liPoorniya' ba'gumdamDii. ka'nii ippuDu
gullu giisina bijinessii oggEsa'namDii. ippuDu nEnu kooDa'
Dokkula kampeniila pancEttuna'namDii. imTunna'va'?
kimdaTEDu ma' tammuDu na'ku Dokkula miida pOgrEmulu
ra'yaTam nErpimsEsina'DamDii. pagalu guDila gullu giikaDam,
rEtira pOgrEmulu giiyaTam abya'sam sEsina'namDii. pa'ska'lii,
sii plussii, Orukellii anni eska'la miida pOgrEmulu
ra'sta'namDii. adi soosi O dokkula kampeniilavODu iccina'DamDii
na'ku uddOgamu. ba'gumdamDii. mari gullu giiyakkarlEdamDii.
amta' a' yemkaTEsvaruDi daya."
Tata Prasad: Immediately started thinking..............
"ba'gumdi. okka sa'ri viiDu shEvimgulu vadali,
Dokkulu paTTEDu. nayamE! juttu giikaDam vaccu kada'
ani E surgery lOnO short course cEsi O kidney surgeon
ai koorcOlEdu. prajala pra'Na'la samgati a'
BagavamtuDkE teliya'li...ayyO amErika' gatO!!!............"
----pAlana
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idi kEvalam evvarinii uddEsimci vra'sinadi ka'du.
Please don't try to extract inner meanings in this fiction.
No brain storms! No flames! Please!
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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed above are not those of the CAS at all.
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