लोकसत्तात दिवाळी अंकांचं परीक्षण दरवर्षी इतक्या उशिरा का देतात कोणास ठाऊक. ते वाचून मग अंक शोधायला जावा तर कुठेच मिळत नाही. मला 'उत्तम अनुवाद', 'दर्यावर्दी' आणि 'ऋतुरंग' असे ३ अंक हवे आहेत. मागल्या आठवड्यात तिन्ही अंक कुठेही उपलब्ध नव्हते. शुक्रवारी संध्याकाळी स्टेशनबाहेरच्या पेपरवाल्याकडे सहज म्हणून डोकावले. खरं तर देवानेच बुद्धी दिली म्हणायची. कारण मागच्या आठवड्यात त्यानेही नन्नाचा पाढाच लावला होता. पण शुक्रवारी चक्क 'उत्तम अनुवाद' दिसला त्याच्याकडे. मी लगेच झडप घालून उचलला. विचारलं तर म्हणाला की आजच आलाय. म्हटलं आणखी काही येणार आहेत का तर कुठले हवेत अशी विचारणा झाली. मोगेम्बो खुश हुआ! लगेच 'दर्यावर्दी' आणि 'ऋतुरंग' हवेत म्हणून सांगून टाकलं. आता उद्या-परवा विचारते.

पंकजा मुंडेंनी शनी शिंगणापूरच्या वादाबद्दल व्यक्त केलेली प्रतिक्रिया वाचून हसावं का रडावं तेच कळेना.

आपल्या देशात 'सती' ही सुध्दा आधी 'परंपरा' च होती.
'विधवेचं केशवपन' ही सुध्दा 'परंपरा' च होती.

त्याबद्दल मुंडेंबाईंचं काय म्हणणं आहे?

Matheran

ना किसीकी नजर बुरी ना किसीका मुंह काला
सबका भला सोचे ७३२९ वाला

(Seen at the back of a truck)

Elementary, Season 4

I went 'here we go again' when the Season Finale of Season 3 ended with Sherlock staring morosely straight ahead, high on drugs. I almost didn't want to watch Season 4. And the opening shot of the first episode seemed to confirm my worst fears what with 2 dead prostitutes on a blood-soaked bed with Sherlock sitting next to them. Mercifully, it was only a replay of probably the Jack-The-Reaper murders.

I wasn't glad that Sherlock and Watson won't be able to work with NYPD anymore. Going by the way the FBI agents have been portrayed across countless shows so far (and this one is no exception!), their stint with the agency wouldn't have been anything to write home about. So I almost jumped with joy when the duo decided to take up Sherlock's father on his offer and get back to working with NYPD.

Here's to the team and a lot of interesting cases :-)

Supernatural

I missed last 3-4 episodes of the latest season. I missed the first one when I was down with fever. Though Dean, Sam and Castiel (certainly!) are normally a sight for the sore eyes, I was so sick that I didn't even think about watching the episode. I just lay in my bed wondering if it would be better to die instead :-) The fever was gone by the next weekend but the fatigue remained and it was a task to concentrate on anything for more than 5 minutes. I am sure I would not have been able to follow the plot even if I had parked myself in front of the TV. Then I sort of lost interest in the show for the next 2 weeks. Enough of the angel-demon fights, enough of the darkness and if the world is coming to an end, so be it!

Still, I followed the plot on wiki. Looked like the Winchesters were back to solving cases involving the supernatural. Castiel seemed to be back to his usual self (what a relief!) and Amara was in Crowley's care. So I tuned in this weekend.

Sure, I have never understood the whole concept of an 'imaginary friend'. So the idea that there is a whole supernatural tribe associated with it was a bit hard to stomach (totally with Dean on this one!) but the moment it was revealed that Sully is Sam's imaginary friend, it was plain that the whole purpose of this episode was to guide Sam to do what he thinks he must do.

Okay guys, Lucifer and cage and whatever else you are going to throw at us, please don't stop working on these cases. Because though they border on being ridiculous at times, they also act as a kind of pressure valve when the whole darkness-about-to-engulf-the-world story goes too dark, at least for my taste!

खमंग - दुर्गाबाई भागवत

पेशवे घराण्याचा इतिहास - प्रमोद ओक

पेशवे - श्रीराम साठे