WHAT I SEE : A 21st CENTURY RAMAYAN TS
Hello Everyone ! This is me SenAnu (Anu) back again!!! And this time I am here with something that you all know me for :)
This is a 10-shot TS on the modern reinterpretation of the Ramayana, or its various Khands, from the eyes of Shutkeerti, or Sumi, for us. She takes us all through a journey of ups and downs, happiness and distress, lessons and morales, and shows us how we can learn to take the best of what we can from this short time on Earth that we have.
Why such a thing one may ask? Its because
a) It was requested by one of my very dear friends, Mili (LakshMila) .
b) It is a very different and fresh thing to write for me, and I hope you all will enjoy it too.
So, As We Begin, I would like to Thank all of you for your constant support and encouragement that motivates me to write this. Without you, this would have never been possible.
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"""""WHAT I SEE"""""
11 Dec 2016,
Sunday.
I can't believe I have started writing my diary in the last few weeks of this year. I know it doesn't make sense, but what can I do? Shravan is forcing me to do so. He says that venting out your feelings on a piece of paper feels much better than telling them to anyone else. I asked Shravan, if he feels uncomfortable in sharing anything with me. I am his wife, and it kind of scares me when I think of it that way. But he only says, that some things are only understood once they are written down.
But I trust him completely. I know the passcode to his diary and he does to mine. We never hide anything from each other. Its just that, both of us are a little shy when it comes to expressing love for the other. Maybe those are some of the problems that arise when two people so alike are married off to each other. Its quite funny too!
Oh dear, I haven't told you anything about me. You can understand now how much for an absent minded person I am. Anyways, let me begin by telling you my name. Sumi Mithilesh Suryavanshi. My name is Sumi, my paternal surname Mithilesh and my surname after marriage, Suryavanshi. Im 26 years old, happy, fun and lively. I work as a fashion designer under Siya Seerdhwaj's fashion label, SiyaRam'. And incidentally, this woman also happens to be my eldest jethani, or husbands sister in law. But I dont like to call her that way. I call her Badi Di'.
If I tell you about Siya Di, you won't believe me, because she's just too good to be true! She's beautiful , she's charming, sweet, caring, loving and just so perfect! She is ambitious and has so much love for everyone and everything around her. I aspire to be like her, literally. From the day I came into this house, she has been my role model and guide.
And coming to SiyaRam' , the brand name has a very interesting emotion to it. My eldest jeth and my father-like Brother, Ram Suryavanshi and Siya Di truly resemble the real Siya-Ram. Ram Bhaiyya is just like her, and they have so much in common. Even though he is the MD of one of the country's biggest industries, he is so down to earth. No one would ever know what he position he holds if they met him for the first time, ignorant of his background. The two of them are really goals' to us. And by us, I mean Shravan and I, Laksh Bhai and Urmila Di and Bharat Bhaiyya and Malini Di.
Bharat Bhaiyya and Malini Di. They are the sweetest couple of our house. Bharat Bhaiyya is Ram Bhaiyya's cousin brother, but they grew up together under the same roof. Shravan and Bharat Bhaiyya are real brothers, and similarly Laksh Bhai and Ram Bhaiyya; but then, its difficult to call them real' and unreal' as they are really closely related and their bond is beautiful.
Bharat Bhaiyya and Malini Di are both calm, shy and quite introvert-ish. But the only difference between them is that Malini Di is a surprise shell when it comes to chit-chatting with us. Once you get her started, she won't stop. Bharat Bhaiyya on the other hand is a man of less words, but he too loves all of us unconditionally. He's very emotional, and sometimes Malini Di tells us that she's worried about that. But Malini Di herself is like an emotional support to him, and that makes up for their hurdles. I relate to Malini Di the most amongst all us daughter-in-laws , and I spend most of my time with her. Oh, and by the way, she too works as a fashion designer under the same label while Bharat Bhaiyya, Shravan and Laksh Bhai are involved in Ram Bhaiyya's business.
What should I say about Laksh Bhai! He and I are only a few months here and there and my god ! He is the one brother I never had and I so wish he had been there with me since my childhood. You see, Im the only child to my parents, and so I never really felt what having a sibling is like. But Bhai! He's the brother a girl would wish for. He's smart, funny, charming and a kind of a prankster, but at the same time he is protective, sharp and short tempered. Its not that he gets into an argument easily, but he loses his temper when something happens to any one of us in the family. He cared for all of us a lot, almost to a point where he could harm anyone physically if they did anything to us. I understand his worries, but everyone has told him to keep a tab on his anger. Its bad you know.
And Bhai is such a prankster. He keeps pulling mine and Urmila Di's leg on the smallest of things and troubles Urmila Di a lot :P . But they love each other a lot. Their love is special, you know. They can give up on anything for each other and go for months without even talking to each other but still their relation will remain the same.
Urmila Di is a wonderful person. She is very different and yet just like us. To be honest, she is more than just a working woman. She is very beautiful, smart, ever smiling and really warm. But at the same time, she's every, what should I say ... Selfless. Yes, selfless. She lets go of things just for the sake of others' happiness. She helps Siya Di with the design department. She and Siya Di run an NGO in which me and Malini Di help whenever we get time.
Urmila Di can sometimes be funny, sometimes serious, and one day she will prank you and the next day she will come and share your pain with herself. She is difficult to understand, yet so simple.
Other than them, in my sasural, or home after marriage, I have my mother in law, Kaushalya Suryavanshi, father in law Dushyant Suryavanshi, and Shravan's mother, Ketaki Suryavanshi. She is actually Kaushalya Maa's sister, but since she lost her husband which was many years back, she has been living with her. My in-laws are more like my very own parents. They never made me feel that I have left my house and come here. Its a very warm atmosphere here.
Our family is not religious, it is spiritual. We dont follow one God but we follow All, Because Dad believes that as the teachings of all the Lords are same, there must be only that one power that unites us all. And I agree with him.
Oh dear, it's dinner time now. I mustn't be late, or everyone will keep waiting for me. Diary, I'll tell you about Shravan and how we met later.
Bye for now :)
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Sorry if it hurt anyones personal sentiments. I did not intend any discrimination and If I have, kindly apologise me :)
So, that was it for PART 1 :)
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P.s. ALL CHARECTERS IN THE TS ARE FICTIOUS ... ANY RESEMBLANCE WITH ANYONE LIVING OR DEAD IS PURELY CO-INCIDENTIAL 😆😆
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