Saturday, March 09, 2013

If Tukaram Was Alive Today


WELCOME BACK
MISTER TUKARAM!
WE'VE MADE A LIST
OF 'MODERN'
THINGS FOR YOU
 TO DO

*GO TO M-TOWN (ask The Pune Times for the directions to reach there)

*USE TWITTER (or Facebook)

*BE A JUDGE ON 'SA RE GA MA PA' (or a dance contest featuring Marathi Bollywood hottie)

*WRITE FOR AN 8-PM-MARATHI TV SERIAL (or write a screenplay of blockbuster Marathi movie based in your times featuring the practice of sati or any such regressive social practice against which you might have railed all your life.)

*WRITE A COLUMN FOR A WEEKEND EDITION OF A MARATHI DAILY WITH A TITLE SUCH AS 'KAUTUKA' (कौतुक) [or write for  two-dozen 2013 'Diwali anks'. Sorry, you are too late to make it to 'Lalit' poetry special.]

CAN'T I WRITE
ABHANGS? I LIKE
WRITING ABHANGS...

WELL...
I SUPPOSE SO.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO...


Read the above after soaking in this wonderful picture:

Artist: Tom Gauld, November 26 2012

2 comments:

  1. ही पोस्ट कालच वाचली, पण प्रतिक्रिया दिली नव्हती. पण आज मराठी पेपरांच्या रविवार पुरवण्या पाहिल्यानंतर पुन्हा ही पोस्ट आठवली म्हणून..

    सर्व बाजागिरी वाटती ही खरी । पहातां येथें उरी कांहीं नाहीं ॥
    आतां मज दुःख वाटतें अंतरीं । उपाय झडकरी सांग कांहीं ॥ - तुकाराम

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  2. Thanks Ek Regh...what a moving abhang there...पहातां येथें उरी कांहीं नाहीं but even if the great man were to be here again...उपाय झडकरी सांग कांहीं ॥ may not work!

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