Before making blogs I used to write the most unforgettable things which happens in my life in so called my persona dairy, never maintained it properly but few of them I still preserve.
There are many extraordinary & complex things which happened in my life, but this one I will never forget in my whole life, this happened to me when I went to my village. My native is a small village Shewti , in province of Maharashtra ., but I was born in Bangalore now the name is changed its now Bengaluru and 12 years of my life I spent in the garden city Bangalore ., then moved to Hyderabad and my studies were going on there it self.
But in every summer holidays we used to visit my villages ., by the way although I nearly starve in villages as I don't like village foods but I love villages a lot especially in rainy seasons and summer for eating mangoes.
I still remember those days when I met a ghost; it was 26 th of December in the year 2003.
I was in other village @ that time .I left Hyderabad on 23 December2003 for Maharashtra and my mother went there to meet my grand father, grand mother in fact every villager of Shewti.We enjoyed the scenic beauty there for two days and left it for Karanja(lad) not far from Shewti..There we stayed with Uncle Waman, Aunt Kiran, cousin Sangharakshit & chakuli.
After one day we went to other village Vapti -Kupti for one day and returned back , in Vapti-Kupti my mothers sister(Tai-bai) lives ., she is extra ordinary women ., people say that she is suffering with some kind of mental disorder but I don think it is ,but sometimes for few movements she goes into her own world and start jabbering like devil closing eyes which of course is abnormal thing .That day while every one was busy in discussing some or other issue , she got that kind of attack again and said to my mom about a man who died nearly 40 years ago .My mom was shocked as she herd the news of death , of a person who died nearly 40 years ago.
We stayed in that village for one day and returned back to but to my surprise we saw lock at that house. I wondered why there was lock there; I mean we informed that we would be coming there. Then from Karanja my mother phoned to my dad who was in
“Hello, hello.., I am Manda ., how is every one there & how is Nichade Uncle .,Hello hello”
It was apparent that the phone connection in country side areas won’t be that good as will be in cities.
By the way my mom too got strange response. The response was “DON’T YOU KNOW, HE IS NO MORE.”
After hearing this we (I & my mom) both started for Bhande Gaon.
We had to reach our destiny by hiring a shared jeep. I asked a gentle man about the departure of the jeep .He said “Mam Kaali-Peeli (Black and yellow) jeep will be leaving for Bhande Gaon in 15 minutes”. That person was the driver & conductor of that jeep. It was very peculiar to hear such words like Kaali Peeli as the jeep was painted in Black and Yellow Color. As that jeep was a new jeep, he took his first trip performing pooja , lighting a incense stick & crushing a lemon under the lemon under the tier of the jeep .The jeep was made luxurious and the windows were covered by cooling glass(You cant find in ordinary jeeps).It had four seats & each seat with capacity of four members so 4 multiplied by 4(In my words 4 -4 za) which is 16 .Only 16 members at once can travel in it .Alas to my surprise it was not so .The jeep took nearly 28 members ,as far as I could count .Just imagine what might be my & my co passengers condition. Indeed it’s over population. By this I remember a joke which one of my Tibetian friend said “Why is
Answer is simple “Chinese are hard working than Indians” he he he just a joke not offending any one.
<----- This the only thing I hate, do you want to travel like this.Coming back to my story -The jeep was closed on all sides as it was a new jeep no one among us could open the shutters & windows of that jeep even, many of them tried but their attempt was in vain. At that time my weight was 50 kg nearly and was sitting on an old man who was indeed suffering a lot, seeing his condition took pity on him and got up suddenly, the problem raised hear .As I suddenly got up the grill which was over was in severe contact to my head & now I was in miserable condition, instead helping me the old man started laughing!!!.In fact all did, .As I was 5 feet in height I could not stand erect I stood like an old man or an ape, holding a grill which was upright and half leaned downwards .Till now it was O.K.,., but after some time I screamed in high pitch, it was so loud that the driver had to stop the jeep. Every body stared @ me & asked what was the matter, I showed the finger in the grills which I was holding I could feel the downward pressure & could also understand that few people were sitting on the top of it .The man who was unknowingly was sitting on my fingers was asked to get up, the man got up I took out my fingers and relaxed for a while. I could see shadows dancing and colors of my fingers too changed same as chameleon changes its color. The colors of my finger changed from blue to red. I took a look out and could see many people hanging out the door .I & many of them tried to open the windows & doors for ventilation but as it was a new jeep no one could do that including the owner of that jeep .In between at a station the jeep stopped and 6 to 7 members went out as their station had arrived ,now there was enough space I took a long breath and relaxed , I was wet due to sweat but at the same next moment nearly 12 to 15 people got in. Now there was no air to breathe either, intense heat & pressure, no ventilation, in such horrible condition I could not think of any thing, I decided to apply my favorite plan, when ever I will be in trouble or in distress I will just sleep .So I closed my eyes and went into dreams .Even my sleep did not accompany me properly, the road on which we were traveling was in very bad condition., here & there we could spots on roads and filthy water filled in it .At that time the driver applied a sudden break ., and as I was standing in half erect position, fell down and got severe pain in my skull .I thought better to see others and pass my time. But suddenly from no where a loud burpp sound I herd., I thought the tire of the jeep might have got punctured., the second time the same noise we all herd later after few seconds I ve understood that some one in that closed jeep have farted out ., eeh now I was dyeing due to suffocating of the horrible smell which we all smelled ., few of them fainted due to that smell .,later every one was staring @ me doubting I ve did it ., at once I shouted “I have not did that don’t stare at me like that” – ooh every one understood that I was innocent any ways I guess the person who did it also donno what he did. After half an hour or so Bhande Gaon was at our sight I felt as if I ve jumped out of hell. I got out of that jeep and said buh bye to all my co passengers who were still suffering., after completing one and half hour journey in it.
Rules are equal for all not only Human ,cattle and their foods ., animal & goods are not spared
That was not all .I got out from the back side of the jeep and my mum from the other side ., she was sitting with other women’s there .We how ever did not go there on a good occasion ., we were attending the funeral .My aunt’s fathers death was caused due to cancer. As soon as we went there they took away the dead body to bury it., then all of the sudden every one began to cry, scream and weep in high tempo .Few who were near & dear to the dead man were in deep sadness and were weeping and some pretended and cried at 440 watts .My mother cried and praised the dead one as every one was crying I too participated began to cry ,although I did not know much about them ., I just met him 3 or 4 times in my life ,as far as I know them ,Domaji Nichade , a bank manager was very good man and worked as a bank manager .He was well know in society for his nature of helping every one ,many times he also helped strangers .Every one had arrived there ,my aunt fell unconscious due to the pain of losing a loving father and her brother did not eat from past two days due to the pain which were left as memories in heart .
The house had five big rooms, well the rooms in villages are usually not very big .That night, in one room all the ladies slept, second one all the males I too was there, in third all those for whom doctors gave saline & medical treatment were sleeping(they actually lost their consciousness because they cried a lot) ,the fourth room was empty and fifth room ,the kitchen was locked.
Bhande Gaon was very rich & prosperous village compared to other ones & the village was surrounded by water canal, the water was used for irrigation in fields .At that time it was winter & due to canal water the temperature was even low , atmosphere was totally cold .It might be nearly 12 to 15 degree centigrade there .The room in which I was sleeping was small but nearly 25 person slept there .,
I again had no way to compromise there as I ve did in the jeep. I just walked out and went to the fourth room & was surprised to see that room was empty o one was there, I wonder why the room must have been left instead every body adjusted themselves in such a congested room, I did not think about it much as I was feeling sleepy, moved further and was looking some thing to sleep on ., at that very moment suddenly the electricity power was gone ., it was very dark now I could not see any thing no nothing & that dark night became much night because of cold climate. Yet I mustered all my courage and moved further after a long search I could feel a cot was present there made of iron and was cold on it like ice .That time suddenly some one closed the door of that room from out side. I was shocked no light and now the room closed!!!!
Well then I slept on it with a hope that I could find some pillow or bed to sleep but found nothing .I just kept my body on that iron cot and was trying to sleep so on my trial to sleep went on till midnight, I could only hear dogs barking out side the house .The bitter cold was increasing ever minute to minute that was very much painful to me
IN SUCH CONDITION SOMEONE TOUCHED & RUBBED MY LEGS!!!!
The words are not enough to explain my fear at that time .Only then I got my answer for my question that why no one slept in that room,
The reason is the Old man who was dead took his last breath on that cot in same room!!
I was deadly frightened .I did not dare to move an inch neither to scream nor to get up. I shivered the whole night not because of cold but due to fear. Now the first ray of sunlight struck on ground I could see nothing but I had very good luck the door of that room was little small there was nearly 18 cms gap under the door, so an idea lit in my mind and I tried to come out by crawling under it like snake .I tried and tried very hard to come out of it but could not, in between I was struck and at last after a long trail I pushed my body out of that and was out finally., phewww
After I came out the sun was about to raise, I did not understand what to do where to go ,I just ran here & there like mad dog and at last went near my grand mother and slept there ., I said about how I suffered last night that of course entertained them a lot but I did not tell them about some one s rubbing my legs ,as that was a village I thought that these superstitious people will go mad after they hear about it so, I better to be quite .I tried a lot to forget all that but could not the more I tried to forget more it went deep in my mind.
I thought about it clearly again & again & again .,I am sure there was some one with me in that room .,As the doors were closed ,who could enter there , was that any kind of invisible body? , was it a soul of my grand father (I personally now know that soul does not exist)? , After all I remember that touching as human beings hand which rubbed my feet first and then rubbed my legs so that I could get out of cold shivering .It could not be any rat or cat that I am 100 % sure about it & was neither my reacting mind I was fully conscious at that time .Still I don’t know who it is but I don’t think I can ever forget him/her ,as it was kind to me it rubbed my legs so that I should not shiver from cold ., I am sure its aim was not to frightened me or to cause inconvenience to me.
This all on whole I told it, only after coming back to
My mom said that it was just my frightened mind.
My dad said due to cold I might have felt so
My elder brother said about ghost, devils, spirit e.t.c which he saw on N.G.C & Discovery.
I don’t know who was it or what was it , but who cares, I rarely think about my past.
Live in the Now
Buddha said:"Do not pursue the past.
Do not lose yourself in the future.
The past no longer is.
The future has not yet come.
Looking deeply at life as it is
in the very here and now,
the practitioner dwells
in stability and freedom."
-Peace to you all-
Any ways now a days I can see much development in villages of Maharashtra and North Indian Villages , I was born in Bangalore {now called as Bengaluru} even long time ago when rest of India was bit dull and even the villages of Karnataka near by Banglore villages were prosperous & superb.
India lives in villages and most people depend on rain water for agriculture.
People there rejoice a lot in festival and also when rain comes,a best example I can give of their method of culture and celebrations is in this video.
