PART 1
After all the thing in mela Shiv was quite interested to know about this Bal vivah thing in deep.
"Although it's no more in practice, how many have been and are bearing its consequences?" Shiv thought ot himself while he got sometime alone after standing among the people who were trying to impress him...
Everything was quite by now atleast if compared the crowd was less it was just the few shopkeepers settling their shops (stalls).
Just then his gaze went to the girl whom he felt was perfect to ask his questions from... He saw her talking to two elderly ladies and seeking blessings from them, seeing this his lips curved into a smile he just din't know Why?
He took a step in her direction and her eyes landed on him, she saw him walking towards her she just forced a formal smile on her face as soon as thier eyes met with each other. She shifted her concentration from him to the ladies who said, "Anandi beta ab hum chale hain ghar pe ghanro saaro kaam pado hai!"
"Ji Kaki sa" she said as she bowed a li'l bit and folded her hands "Ghamba ghandin kaki sa"
"Ghandi ghamba" the lady said and and went in other dirction .
by this time Shiv was just a few steps from anandi , a perfect distance to talk from. she turned to him and politely asked "jee? aapko kuch chahiye?"
He looke at her, "nahi.. wo actu..just pucchna tha??? er..." he moved his eyes in other direction and said " er... aur kitne log hain ese?"
"matlab?" she asked?
"i..mean us bacchi jese?" Who all suffer with tihs? kis kis ke aath esa hota hai??"
She understood the serious concern he had for the Child widow...
"Ye pratha bohot saalon se se hai hamare samaaj me uhin to khatm nahi ho sakti halaki ab baal vivah toh kaafi hadd tak balki bilkul hi band ho chuka hai jaitsar mein par uske dushparinaam abhi bhi hai ab logon ki soch toh pidhi dar pidhi badalte badlte hi badlegi naa?"
He nodded.. as he listened to her carefully...
Just when Dadisa was looking for Anandi to go home she saw both them walking together smiling to each other and talking...
She went away along with the family members leaving Anandi and Shiv in the Mela groung all alone...
Edited by ayushi.luvsid - 13 years ago