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Rishte, taqraar aur ghar ki baatein
Shanti Nivas ka wifi password chhe saal se ek hi tha. Naye secretary Milind Phatak ne use badal diya — suraksha ke liye. Par usi wifi par society ka CCTV chalta tha, lift ka phone chalta tha, aur paani ke pump ka timer bhi. Ek password ne chhabbees flat ka aisa hisaab khol diya jo koi kholna nahi chahta tha.
Bettiah ke Ramnagar gaon me toote hue sarkari primary school ko chaar saal me ek aadarsh pathshala banane wale Anand Master ji ka achanak Patna transfer ka aadesh aa jaata hai. Gaon ke Mukhiya Ramakant Chaurasia, rasoiya Meera Devi aur gaon ki pehli graduate ladki Radha Kumari samet poora gaon is aadesh ko manzoor karne se inkar kar deta hai. Ek taraf Patna me bimaar maa ki dekhbhal ka farz hai aur doosri taraf ek gaon ka vishwas aur bachon ka aane wala kal.
Shanti Niketan CHS. 48 flats, ek lift, aur ek WhatsApp group jisme 212 members hain — flat 48 hain. Secretary Deshpande ji ka sapna hai ek AGM jo bina ladai ke khatam ho. Is baar agenda me ek item hai — bhoot.
Kanpur ke Govind Nagar me retired railway clerk Jagdish Prasad ke chote se makan me har mahine ki pehli tareekh ko ek naya toofan khada hota hai. Bada beta Ramesh ghar ke badhte kharche aur karz ka rona rota hai, bahu Sunita ration aur dawaiyon ka hisaab maangti hai, aur beti Pooja sasural ke dabav me apna hissa lene aati hai. Par pita chupchap baithkar chai peete rehte hain. Jab bank ki passbook khulti hai, tab pata chalta hai ki unki chup ke peeche kitna bada balidan aur sach chhipa tha.
Vidarbha ke sookha-grast gaon Borgaon me zameen se paani nikaalne ke liye paanch sau foot gehra borewell khoda jaata hai. Rig operator Tukaram aur hydrologist Ananya ko casing pipe se paani ke bajaye kisi ke ek se lekar chhattees tak ginti ginne ki ajeeb aawaz sunayi deti hai. Gaon ke purane patil aur kisaan parivaron ke beech unnis sau chhanve ke us sookhe ka sach khulta hai jahan bache hue kuye ko zinda kisaano ki qabr bana diya gaya tha.
Rajkot me Vora Castings sattais saal purani hai. Malik ki maut ke baad teen bete bache hain — ek jo factory chalata raha, ek jo Surat me kama raha hai, aur ek jo abhi tak pita ki baat maan raha hai. Aur ek behen hai jiska naam kisi ne ginti me nahi liya. Pita ki wasiyat ek band lifafe me hai, aur use kholne ki ek hi shart hai.
Ramanlal Mithaiwala ki dukaan 60 saal purani hai. Unki mohanthal Ahmedabad me mashhoor hai. Ramanlal ab nahi rahe. Bade bete Jignesh ko dukaan chahiye, chhote Parth ko paise. Aur mohanthal ki asli recipe — wo kisi ke paas nahi.
Kochi ke ek sadiyon purane tharavadu ghar me Lakshmi Amma ki maut ke baad unka kamra bheetar se chitkani lagakar band ho jaata hai. Jab unka beta Madhavan aur behen Devika jaydaad ka faisla karne aate hain, to kamre ke andar se unhe Amma ki purani pital ki ghanti, lori aur lakdi ke farsh par khadau ki aawaz sunayi deti hai. Madhavan aur Devika purane sevak Shankaran ke saath milkar unnis sau chauranve ke us gehre parivarik raaz ko kholte hain jise Amma ne chaalis saal tak apne seene me dafan rakha tha.
FC Road ki Cafe Roshan me mez number chaar par subah Ishaan baithta hai aur shaam ko Sanjana. Ek din ek notebook wahin chhoot jaati hai aur usme jawab aa jaata hai. Do mahine tak dono likhte rehte hain, bina naam bataye. Aur phir cafe band hone ka notice lag jaata hai.