Saturday, September 23, 2006

Roots


I moved to Mumbai from Karnataka. I am from a village and whole mind-set up is of village. I learnt hindi here, and managing some how. But I miss my village. I really dont miss parents or relatives. But I miss everything that made the whole thing. Component include roads, ponds, trees, roadside snake gods, parents, friends, old barber shop, a curve in road, how much more shall I wired?. I happened search my village in goggle earth. It was a great experience . 2hr of searching and finding my village was really so fascinating. I couldn't get at first. So I went to my district ie Shivamoga. From there, I started searching I followed the honnavarahighway, wow, soon through Ananthapura I reached Sagar. It was great, I just saw my highschool on the way ( at that point I felt like I was in pushpakaviman) then Ganapthi kere (pond), the road took a bend moved ahead. Now I reach a crpss and took a right turn, it is Jail road, I can see Jail, (not the inmates) ,now I reach vardha river bridge , then raiwaycrossing, wow- goa ahead, then on the road to Sorab , I find one by one village passing by, each road curvatures and small and large bridges passed by , I could recognize each of them, in one village there is large rice field, wow it looked great. took a turn we are near Ulavi (near by village) here I have to take a left turn. My heart beat was in raise. I couldn't contain my excitement, now I am moving my mouse slowly, navigating in excitement, I reach twin villages just before my village, teh mud road has crossed the main road looked like a PLUS mark. Moving ahead , one bend one down , now I am deviating ,to my village road. Now I am dead slow and viewing from 2993feet, I reach near our village pond and little further , my home, wow wow, I can make out coconut trees behind and arecanut trees infront, from that height also there is a textural difference between two trees. Ican make out tailed foof top of my home, and next to that my uncles home, remarkable....... Icalled home and taked mother and father, I told them whole thing, my father still don't belief it , I am plannig to send one photoI will write second part of roots later.