Ananda Kokila

"Kokila.... okasari ila raama". Tattaya pilupu vintune chengu chenguna perati lonchi parugutho vachi ayana ollo valipoindi tana muddula manavaralu.

"Tattaya.. nen last year naatina malle chettuki moggochindi telsa? Ra chupistha" garvamga cheputuna aa kalla loni merupuni chusi murusipoyadu Ananda rao.

"Tapakunda chusta. Kani mundu nakoka manchi paata vinipinchali nuvvu" manavaralni mudduga degariki teskuni tana manasuloni korikanu baita petadu.

Sangeetam ante Ananda rao ki pranam. Tana thalli madi vanta samayamlo tanani vantintloki adugupetanivakapoina avida kammaga pade patalani tana chevina veskovadaniki edo oka pani vanka tho vantinti gummam bite gantala tarabadi kurchuni vinevadatanu.

Pelli chupula samayam lo kuda tanu kaboye bharyamanini adigina oke oka prashna ameki sangeetam vacha ani. Suseela ki sangeetam rakapoina tana thalli ki ame entagano nachadam valana kevalam paadaledu ane vanka tho sambandam vadanadam ishtam leka opeskunadu.

Kanisam koduku dwara ina sangeetam ochina ammayine tana inti kodaliga techukundam ana prayatnamu tana bhaarya karanamga viphalamindi.

Anduke manavaralu puttagane 'Kokila' ani namakaranam chesi tanaki etti paristhutulonina sangeetam nerpinchalisinde ani nadum bhiginchukunadu.

Kokila moodo yeta nunche sangeetam lo cherpinchalani kodukuni kodalini moodu cheruvula neeru taginchadu Mr. Ananda rao. Tana adrushtamo emo Kokila gonthu entha madhuram ga untundo tanaki sangeetam patla ishtam kuda ane paalu undatam tho padhakundo yetake Carnatic sangeetam lo degree sampadinchukundi. Kokila talli tandrula kante kuda Ananda Rao anandaniki hadulevu. Aakasamantha pandiresi, oorandarini pilichi bhojanalu petti pedda pandage chesadu. Tana okaganoka kala inelaku neraveresariki ananda rao kaalu nelanu takadam epudo marichayi.

"Sare tatayya. Kani ee sari savithri paata kaadu. Inkedana padta. OK na?" tana gaddani patukuni adugutuna aa chinni chetuluni tana chetuloki teskoni, "nu edi paadina vintanu ra thalli" anadu.

"Inkoka condition!" asale peddaga unde kallani inka peddaga chesi kanubommalani egaresi chilipiga chusindi Kokila.

"Nenu paata madyalo oka line paadta. Nuvvu ade paato chepte motham paadta. Chepelekapoyavanuko, ivala padedi ledu. Malli repe. OK na?"

"Idekadi nyayame? Mee tatayya musalivadu nanna. Nuvvu kammaga padithe vintadu kani ilanti quizulu avi aadaledu" jaali, bhayam kalagalipina moham petadu Ananda Rao.

"Ala ithe mothanike cancel. Nenu paadthe nuvvu entertain avtav. Mari nenela entertain avali? Give and take tatayya!"

Tanu nethi nooru badhukuntu cheptune unadu aa corporate schools ki pampavadu ani. Inti pakane una government school lo ithe pilla degare untundi. Rojuki kevalam nalugantale kabati ekuva sepu tanatho gadapochu. Tanithe chakkaga bhagavad gita, ramayanam lanti kavyalu chadivi vinipinchevadu. Mana samskruthi, sampradayalu chakaga abbevi. Ipudu chudu 'give and take' ta! Na bonda ta!

"Adenti mavayya ala antaru? Pilla meeda prematho dani bhavishyatu nasanam chestama? Chuttu pillalu enchaka corporate schools lo English adaragotestunte mana ammai ni matram telugu medium ki ela pamputam? Piga government schools emadya asalu balevu. Toiletlithe varaniki okasare kadugutaru ta. Alanti unhygenic place ki kokila ni pampadam naku ayanaki asalu istam ledu." Karakandi ga chepesindi kodallu. Inka chesedem leka ishtam lekuna opukunadu. Ipudu dani phalitam anubhavistunadu!

"Tattaya , Ok na kaada chepu?" Kokila adagadam tho malli ee lokam loki vachadu Ananda rao.

"Sare kani", tanu test fail ina kanisam koddo goppo padutundi kada adina vindam ani worst case scenario ki prepare ipoyadu.

"Ea seema daanavo, egiregiri vachaavu.. alasi untaavu manasu chedirivuntaavu..
Ma malle poolu neeku manchi kadhalu chepune.. aadamarachi ee reyi haayiga nidurapo" agipoindi Kokila.

"Goronka guttike cheeravu chilaka.." andukunadu Ananda rao.

"Bhayamenduke neeku bangaru molaka" kalisi paadaru Ananda rao kokilalu.

"Nu adiginatu paata padanu kada, ipudu chudama na malle mogalni?" adigindi Kokila.

Tana thalli, Kokilamma vantu chestu epudu ee paate paadedani tana manavaraliki ki chepinattu asalu gurthe ledu Ananda rao ki!



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