आप्पा रेडीज आणि सुगावा परिवार

आज २५ जानेवारी, आप्पा उर्फ रघुनाथ रेडीज यांची आज दुसरी पुण्यतिथी !

आयुष्याच्या शेवटच्या दिवसांपर्यंत "आंतरजातीय लग्न" या एका ध्येयाशी अविचल राह्यलेली ही व्यक्ती महाराष्ट्रातील सामाजिक परिवर्तनाच्या चळवळीत एक अविस्मरणीय युग होय. सामाजिक चळवळीला त्यांनी जे योगदान दिले आहे, त्याची महाराष्ट्राने जेवढी घ्यावी तेवढी घेतली नाही, ही खेदाची बाब आहे. आज महाराष्ट्र सरकार आंतरजातीय विवाह करणा-या दांपत्याला रू.५०००० इतकी रक्कम बक्षिस म्हणून देते, पण पुरोगामी महाराष्ट्रात आंतरजातीय विवाह व्हावेत म्हंणून जवळपास २५ वर्षे आपल्या निवडक सहका-यांसह तन - मन - धन अर्पून, खिशातील पैसा खर्चून, एखादा वधू-पिता जशा चपला झिजवतो, त्याप्रमाणे आप्पा आमची लग्नं जुळविण्यासाठी तहान भूक विसरून दिवस रात्र एक करीत होते.

माझं आणि माझ्या सारख्या काहीजणांची अशक्य वाटणारी लग्नं त्यांनी जुळविली, हा एक चमत्कारच मानायला हवा, लग्न जुळविण्याबरोबरच सर्वांशी सतत संपर्क ठेवणे, कुटुंबातील विरोध कमी होत दोन कुटुंबाचं मिलन होईल हे पाहणे, मेळावे - स्नेह-संमेलने भरविणे, शक्य तिथे किंवा मिळेल त्या व्यासपीठावर या संकल्पनेचा प्रचार करणे, सामाजिक कार्यकर्त्यांकडून विवाह-अर्ज भरून घेणे, तब्येतीची, उन, पाऊस, वा-यांची पर्वा न करता, मुंबईचा लोकल प्रवास करीत लोकांना भेटत राहणे, सर्वांना पत्र लिहीत राहणे...हे आम्ही पाहत होतो आणि ही चळवळ महाराष्ट्रभरात पोहचेल तेंव्हा त्यांच्या जीवाला शांती लाभेल असं आम्हाला वाटत राही.

ज्यांची आंतरजातीय लग्ने झाली आहेत, असे तरूण-तरूणी, व हा विचार ज्यांना मान्य आहे, असे हितचिंतक यांचा सर्वांचा मिळून अशा मोठ्या परिवाराचे ते कुटुंब प्रमुख होते. हा सुगावा परिवार त्यांनी मोठ्या मेहनतीने घडविला, त्या सुगावा परिवाराने काय काय केले, याची नोंद या निमित्ताने घ्यावी व सगळ्यापर्यंत पोहचवावी, असं माझ्या मनात होते. आज त्यांच्या दुस-या पुण्यतिथीच्या निमित्ताने त्यांच्या आणि आमच्या सुगावा परिवाराचा प्रवास जेवढा शक्य होता तेवढा आज आंतरजालावर प्रसिद्ध करायला मला खूप आनंद होत आहे. आज सुगावा परिवाराची माहिती देणारा व आप्पा रेडीज यांच्या कार्यावर प्रकाशझोत टाकणारा ब्लॉग प्रसिद्ध करायला मला खूप आनंद होत आहे. अजून ब-याच जुन्या गोष्टी, लेख, कार्यक्रमाची माहिती यावर टाकली जाईल, आपल्या सूचना जरूर कळवा. ब्लॉगवर सदस्य व्हा.

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3 Idiots or Only One Idiot

Watched 3 Idiots yesterday, liked it as I could co-relate our mad days at our Engineering College. I remembered that we used to be in vicious circle of attendance, Labs, Journals, Viva, Weekly Tests, must-visits to Canteen, Gym & Hostel, GTs, and so on....But more than that the messages it gave very clearly, I felt them more important. I read some blogs & opinions on this movie but failed to understand that some people, talented they are in their fields, could not get the simple straight message. The simple message was "Don't race, Don't mug, Learn" & "Do what your hearts tells you to do". With that perspective, I think there was only one idiot & not three idiots and not one message but many messages.

Race : The movie is sure critical about the education system where the learning should be provided, but our kids are already in race of scoring marks and it starts not at adolescent age but right in the primitive stage. We simply push our kids in that race with the warning that Prof Vinu sahastrabudhhe gave, "if you don't push to win, you loose...run in this race to go ahead of others....you will be winner only if you are first, the second winner is not a winner" and this race continues life long, unfortunate but true. Last 2-3 years, i am closely watching the Italian culture, and really I never felt this race here, obviously because resources are plenty and men less. But what is alarming is that race is becoming mantra in India.

Heart : The other important message in my opinion was 'Do what your heart tells you to do'. I was not comfortable during my last days in L&T, thoughts of resignations coming over again & again, but middle-class mentality was dragging back from my decision, I was not able to make any decision, that time I attended one seminar where I got the same message from the speaker, the second day I resigned. The underlined message is that you become successful, earn fame and money if you are working in the same area of your liking.

Success : The other important message was 'Run after excellence, success will follow you' is true beyond doubt. Try to be excellent in your area which of course requires thirst for knowledge, dedication, commitment, but success follows excellence. The people may be successful without excellence, but it does not last, I believe it firmly. Above all, the satisfaction you get from your excellence is pure and long-lasting, even if you are not successful.

Attitude : Fair & frank attitude wins you everything. The interview scene in movie is true reflection. I believe that the nature supports fair and frank attitude and brings good waves around you, which in turn makes you happy at core.

All is well : Finally these words is the core message. I appreciate the way this message is passed and it is the need of an hour to build in this confidence in all those who are at suffering end in daily life, which would bring the change in one's personality.

About the controversy : Bollywood is no less than don and mafia world. I observed that the producers are behaving against their messages and are not fair and frank when it comes to giving story credit. If the story is based on 'Five point something' then they should give due credit to Chetan Bhagat & put the names of Joshi & Hirani as adapters or screen-play writers. But bollywood is full of characters and they show their culture. I appreciate stand taken by Chetan Bhagat, to leave it to them to take decision by appealing to their consciousness. But the bottomline is both the movie and controversy is full of messages to follow.

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