Updated September 10th
The next day, Alok comes to pick up Anandi to take her to CH. Bhairon and DS are both surprised to see Sambandhisa coming to pick Anandi.
Alok ' Shiv ko urgent meeting tha, isliye usne mujhe Anandi ko pickup karne ki request ki aur main chala aaya.
Bhairon, for whom this is all new says'Kyon aapne thakleef ki, Makhan choda deta na Anandi ko.
Alok'Kuch sochne ki baat nahi hai. Anandi hamari bhi beti hai aab. Tho, uska dekh baal karna bhi hamara kartvya hai and aur yeh main kushi se karr raha hoon.
Bhairon, DS, and Anandi listening to these words are very happy. Anandi realizes that interactions with Shekhars has opened up a new open transparent world for her where she can be herself and happily gets in to the SUV 😊. Tells DS and B that she will be back well in time.
Alok and Anandi reach CH. Alok calls out- Papaji, Ira'Sarpanchniji aaye hai, chai-paani ka prabandh karo. Irawati has a surprised look on her face 😕. But Dadaji is laughing slyly 😉. A enters the hall when Shiv comes in.
Dadaji'yeah lo, collector saab bhi aagaye.. .
Irawati- yeh sab aapko kya hogaya hai? Unka naam lekar kyon pukarte nahi 😳?
Dadaji- kya karen? Ira tum ne notice kiya'mangni ke din se, yeh ek doosrke naam leke ek doosre ko pukaare? Nahi na?? Lagtahai, inko practice ki zaroorat hai.
Says- Shiv 'Anandi'Aamne ' Saamne Nidar hoke attention me khade hojao 😃.
Shiv still in his collector saab dress avatar is asked by Dadaji to remove his blazer and chashme 😊
Shiv tum das baar Anandi Anandi kahoge ' Aur Anandi tum bees baar Shiv Shiv kahoge. Kya karoo'army life se aadat hogayi aise hi sikhaake- aapse CH ka chakkar lagwa nahi saktha, hoon na...
Shiv, who knows his dadaji too well complies does the Anandi jaap 10 times.👏
Now , it is Anandi's turn. She starts chanting: Shivji, Shivji, Shivji..😲
Dadjai'yeh? Kya maine Shiv kahaana. Kailash parvat ke Shivji yahaan kahaan se aagaye.
Anandi innocently blurts out par unka naam kaise sabke saamne loongi?
Dadaji'Ira, aarati lekar aao. Lagta hai, hamari Anandi ko Shivji dikh rahe hai, Shiv ke badle. Anandi, whose vivid childish imagination suppressed all these years starts visualizing Shiv in Shivji avatar all with Vibhuti, abhaya hasta and starts giggling.
Ira and Alok watching the fun know exactly what is going in Anandi's mind.😊
Finally, unable to stop giggling any longer, she becomes serious and says Shiv, Shiv twenty times. Does not want the practice to increase 🥳.
With mood in the house so lively, kachoris tasted heavenly and everyone enjoyed them. Anandi volunteers to make adrak wali chai, when Ira suddenly says- Ek baat bataana bhooli gayi main Anandi tumko. Shaadi ke baad na, tum kabhi bhi hesitate mat karna, shiv ko ghar ke kaam me haat batane ke liye poochna. Isko maine basic cooking bhi sekhaayi hai'daal, simple si sabzi banana. IAS ke posting ke waqt pata nahi tha ki door gawaon me khane ka intazam kaise hota hai and hamare ghar waalo ka maanna hai ki sab kaam mil baant ke karne hai. Anandi nods her head understandingly. Shiv is fascinated with how his mother is reassuring Anandi so gently that she need not have any apprehensions of her life with them ⭐️.
Anandi looks around and asks ' CM nahi dikh rahi?
Irawati- haan, Mahi ka tabiyat accha nahi hai, isliye Udaipur gayi hain.
With the chai session over, Shiv says- Anandi aapka kaam ho gaya tho, ek official confidential baat discuss karni hai. Karlete hai.
Anandi- main kitchen me help karti hoo aur aajaati hun. Both Anandi and Irawati are clearing up the dining table, washing the dishes and arranging them back in the kitchen counters. Irawati wants to know more about Anandi and what better timing than the friendly banter in the kitchen.
Irwati- Anandi, tumhaare bare mein Shiv se bahut kuch sunaa hai. Per aacha hota agar tum tumhari bare me kuch batao'bachpan ke bare mein? With this starting conversation, Irawati gently draws out from Anandi about her childhood, her dreams , aspirations and finally compromises that she had to make. Irawati's eyes are moist thinking about anandi's lost childhood, but quickly turns away from Anandi as she does not want her to see her unhappiness. Shiv who had come to drink water is privy to the entire conversation and mentally thanks his mother in drawing out the hidden Anandi.
Shiv- anandi, agar aapka yahaan ka kaam khatam ho gaya tho thoda official work discuss kare? Both of them move to the study. Shiv is preparing a confidential note about the farmer compensation plans as he does not want anyone in the collector's office to get an idea that this will be taken up at the highest level. You never know who is upto what to sabotage his plans 😡. Anandi reads through the note and also the request for an appointment with the CM to discuss farmers' plight and nahar ka project.
Once the discussion is over and finalized, Shiv says- Anandi- aapko bura na lage yeh main tere liye laaya hoon and hands over the fab shades. Anandi hesitates and Shiv can see that she has become sad and looking lost.
Anandi ' koshish karti hoon yeah pahne ke liye'thodi cheeze bahut kadwe situations ka yaad dilaathe hain aur main aajkal is beeti hui baato ko ignore karna koshish kar rahi hoon. Shiv understands what she is going through and says'Haan, yeh pehan lijiye'kyonki aapki khubsurat aankhe ka hifaazat meri zimmedari and winks 😉.
Anandi blushes and walks out of the room. Addressing everyone, she says- ab mujhe chalna chahiye der ho rahi hai. Aaj main bahut kush hoon and innocently asks Dadaji kya main aapse milne ke liye jab mera ji chaha aajaao?😊 Irawati, Alok, and dadji are too happy to note this request and happily nod their heads.
Shiv is driving the SUV and Anandi is lost in her thoughts.
Shiv ' anandi kya socha rahi ho?
Anandi- socha rahi thi ki maa kitni acchi hai'logon ko parakhne ki aur unko understand karne ki skill unme hai and aur lagta hai , yeh kala aapko unse aayi hai. Shiv is surprised at Anandi's analysis. Haan, maa ko binaa kisike mann ko dukhi kiye bagaire samajhna aata hai.
Anandi cannot but help think about how the Singh household lost an opportunity in bringing up J as a honest hardworking person. If only Sumithra and Bhairon's influence had worked 😭' There is no point in crying over spilt milk now..😲
Anandi'Shiv, ek baat aapne notice ki, aaj 15 taareek hai na? Ha, kyon? Isi din Hamari safar shuru hui thi'Collector saab aur Sarpanch ki kuch mahino pehle. Aaj hum Shiv aur Anandi ki rishte me band gaye hain.
Shiv says emphatically ⭐️'Haan, yeah dono rishte main manta hun do ahem cheezo paar bane hai. Ek bharosa (trust) ki hum kisi ko dukh nahi denge kisi keemat par aur Respect collector 'sarpanch ka professional rishta ho yaah phir later pati patni ka. Anandi looks reassuringly at him and they reach the haveli gates.
Shiv opens the door for her and Anandi gets down. He backs the car and sweetly acknowledges the goodbye from Anandi. 😊
Anandi cannot decide whom she adores more'kadak kadak collector saab or Shiv her mangetar. Maybe the entire package!!!!! 👍🏼
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Some points to note:
- Got the idea of Shivji from some of the posts in the AT threads. Was too funny and couldn't help from incorporating it. Thanks to the forum members..
- Hoping that in the future episodes Irawati and Anandi have a heart to heart talk, not just on how to make best nimbu achar or kachoris, which is such a passe. BV writers need to show that women are capable of discussions beyond kitchen and its politics. Times are changing, and we have so many wonderful examples of mothers and mothers in law encouraging their daughters and DILs to go out and fulfil their dreams and vice versa.
- Last but not least BV writing team who have given these amazing characters that inspire good stories from us 😊