मासे निवडताना… कालनिर्णय स्वादिष्ट जून २०२५

Thrilled! It’s a dream come true. As a young girl I grew up reading Kalnirnay back to back. My Aai used to tell me to check Chandroday or Ekadashi on Kalnirnay. Diwali faral experiments or weekend specials were made from the recipes on the back. In the newspapers one couldn’t miss Jyotirbhaskar Jayant Salgaonkar’s columns. He was highly respected among Maharashtriya people. He was very outspoken about his political views and alignments. Who would have thought I would write for his publication in my 50s? 

I was so excited when I received the request letter from his son Jayraj sir to write this article.

This article is special as I wrote it in the year when I resumed eating seafood after 35 yrs. It captures the concise generational as well as modern knowledge I gained as a Koli on how to choose and buy fish. You would not want to miss adding it to your collection. Go buy Kalnirnay Swadisth soonest, rush ! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️

Thank you for thinking of me Dr. Mohsina Mukadam @mamukadam and @shaaqt Shakti Salgaokar - Yezdani  ❤️❤️

A big cheer for Shakti for creating and nurturing Swadisth edition through the years !!!

Ageing Is Not About The Wrinkles

Two pictures 16 years apart. I have aged pretty well. Fine lines on the face showing up at 54 yrs. Is aging about the wrinkles? Is it about wisdom? Realisation ? What is it? 

Few months ago Prashant my cousin said something that I really understood well. He said when we are very ill or terminally ill, we are not even aware about our self. Why then should we bother what will happen to us? We should not worry unnecessarily but rather enjoy the life in the present.

So true ! 

I have watched many in that state. Most recent was my cousin S. She had fought with every one including me. Yet when she was in the last stage of her illness and life. She wasn’t in the state to understand what was going on with her. She was taken care of by her sisters. My family made arrangements for her treatment. Sapna got her the best financial support, doctors and treatment. This for a woman who knew no kindness ! 

Probably there was some good deed in her life or past life serving her well. 

I go back to Shree Gondavalekar Maharaj’s guidelines. Chant Naam while you are in good health and consciousness. He assures to take care of the soul and body in unconsciousness. That is his promise. 

At 54 yrs I can see through all the futility of relationships and life. I laugh at how societal norms drive our life. The foolishness that we believe that another person can give us happiness. No one, not your spouse, not your siblings, not the children no one. Yet we go through the cycles of attachment and delusions. 

I may sound like I talk more about delusions in the last one year or more. I have been through so much of life. That I don’t get enticed by anything. 

If at all I need anything now is my own security. Physical and material. I am fortunate to have that and can last me my lifetime. 

Rest nothing worries me. Taking everything head on as I prep for a plan. More on it later…