tinnadaragadu - guDDa nalagadu

Long time ago I was talking to Dr. Urimindi N. Reddy of SMU. He told me that his brother from India called him and was complainig how hard they work over in India and those who live in the US are the happiest, especially in their professional lives. Dr. Urimindi told me that his brother works in a Nationalized bank in India who wears a clean and ironed safari everyday to work (without a single fold or dirt spot on the flashy dress). It is also obvious that those who work in the Banks in India never leave their guts empty - keep constantly grazing. Those Bank employees in India are always neatly dressed, never hungry, filthy rich, often obese, and above all busy for nothing complain that they work hard. So my friend Urimindi felt that this type of attitude of the Bank employees of India is ridiculous and coined the Telugu phrases #"tinnadaragadu - guDDa nalagadu"# which exactly reflect the life styles of those rich and fortunate. Dr. Urimindi gave me the idea to write a few lines on those Bank employees of Andhra Pradesh in Telugu. Read and enjoy. Let me know how you feel.

Ramarao ekkaDa pancEstunnaaDu? State Bank of India main branch lO naTa. Emi panO? Teller aTa! amTE? kiTikii daggara koorcOvaDam, baataaKaanii koTTaDam. vEsukunna guDDa nalagadu. tinna timDi aragadu. proddunna cakkagaa BOjanam cEsi, Prakasam kiLLii koTTu daggara O padi nimishaalaagi, O jardaa kiLLii bigimci, O Red Wills cigaret veligimci, akkaDakkaDa vummukumToo, daarilO skooLLaku kaalEjiilaku veLtunna SiitaakOka cilukalni kaLLu pOyEla' coosukumToo padi gamTalaku bank cErataaDu. (telugu lO "bank" nu "byaamkii" lEdaa "byaamku" lEdaa bEmku" ani pilustaaru. emduku aa "ya" vaDi tagilistaarO teliyadu.) imtakii aa sTETu byaamk lO elaa udyOgaalu vastaayi? Ramarao elaagO Olaaga college degree sampaadimcaadaTa. vaaLLa naanna maaTa vimToo university lO cEraaDaTa. cadivinadi BSc botany. University lO cErinadi MA social work lO. mottam miida MA pariiksha pyaasu ayyaaDu. degree paTTukoni imTiki tirigi vaccaaDu. Ramarao vastunnaaDani teliyagaanE vaaLLa naanna viidhilO vunna vaaDukalOlEni muTTu pamca booju dulipimci, sunnam koTTimci, amdulO O camp cot paDEsi sidhdham cEyimcaaDu - vastunna mana panilEni tinamarigi gurimci. naannagaaru manavaaDini mumdu gadi aakramimcamani uttaruvu jaarii cESaaru. tamDri maaTaku tirugulEdu. elaa aitEnEm aa muTTu pamcalO mooDELLu gaDipi, mooDu vamdala pariikshalu vraasi, muPPai imTarvyoolaku pOyi, aaKaruku jayimcaaDu - State Bank of India lO O gumaastaa girii. parOkshamgaa jarigina tamtu aa param'tmunakerika. Ramarao tamDrigaaremta aamyaamyaa amdimcaarO aa udyOgam gurimci? manavaaDi jaatakam maarimdi. mottam miida unna oorlO udyOgam sampaadimcaaDu. udyOgam vaccina daggarnumcii Ramarao gouravam, parpatii, hOdaa, darjaa, Thiivii annii perigi aakaaSaannamTutunnaayi. EmanukunnaarO? maaTalaa! majaakaalaa! vaccina udyOgam State byaamkulOnamDii! saakshaattu Lakshmi dEvitO saavaasam. jillaa collector kainaa amta gouravam ivvaru kaanii State Bank lO gummam mumdu tuppu paTTina double barrel gun paTTukoni niirasamgaa balla miida koorconi kunuku paaTlu paDtunna retired ARP gaarDuki maatram vipariitamaina gouravam istaaru mana Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Bezawada, Hydarabad praamtaalalO.

Ramarao laamTi vaaLLu O vamda mamdiki paigaa vunnaaru main branch lO. amtaa domduki domdE. viiLLamdarikii vooLLOnii, iLLalO raajahOdaa kaakumDaa - byaamkulO imdraBogam. Ramarao, aatani sahOdyOgulu byaamkulO E panulu cEstoo vumTaarO? Emi cEstaaru? Dabbu maatramE lekka peDutoo vumTaaru. cillara vaipu kannettaru. nOTla miidE vyavahaaram. adE nOTi vyavahaaramE vaari muKyamaina pani. amdaroo Ramarao laaganE padi, padinnaraku cErataaru byaamku gummam daggaraku. komdaru scooter la miida, marikomdaru Maruti lalO, imkomdaru amjigaaDi rikshaalO vastaaru. amdarikamTE O gamTa mumdu BM gaaru vacci kaacukkoocumTaaru ii markaTa mELam gurimci edurucoostoo. vastoonE ii Teller la mELam vaaLLa vaaLLa aasanaalanu samiipistaaru. mumdugaa vunna mugguru pyoonlu (boys) kurciilanu tuvvaalutO tuDustaaru. mana gumaastaalu simhaasanaalanu adhisTistaaru. imtalO O Teller gaaru "orE! siMhAcalam! pOyi O kappu kaaPii paTraa! Em? ii fan pani cEyaDam lEdu? fan panicEstOmdO lEdO ani cooDaalani niiku burraa, budhdhii lEdaTraa? bloody fellow! vukkabOsi castunnaa! mumdu ii fan sardu. taruvaata kaaPii paTraa!" ani ugranarasimha roopamlO arustaaru. kOpamgaa unnapuDu annii English tiTlE vastaayi mana byaamku Teller gaariki. avannii "useless fellow, bloody fellow, dam fool" laamTivi. Engliishu tiTlu vaaLLa hOdaanu marimta pempomdistaayi. imtalO O cashier gaaru " Ori Simhasalam! naakoo kooDaa O kaaPiiya oTraa! vastoonapuDu, remDu kiLLilu kooDa tE!" ani arustaaru.

asalu byaamku teravakumDaanE, O gamTa mumdunumDii muKadvaaram mumdu janam baarulu tiirci koorcumTaaru. Dabbu lEdamTaaru mana dESamlO amdaroo. coostE prajalamdaroo cinema haaLLa daggara, byaamkiila daggara kaapuraalu peTTEstunnaaTlu kanipistumdi. imtakii Dabbu podupucEyaDaaniki vastunnaaraa byaamkulaki, lEka Dabbu appuceyyaDaaniki vastunnaaraa? miiru Dabbu deposit ceyyaalannaa, withdraw ceyyaalannaa - gamTala tarubaDi byaamkulO cekka Bajana ceyyaali. mii Dabbu mii ishTam vaccinaTlu tiisukOvaDaaniki, vEsukOvaDaaniki, vaaLLa ishTam vaccinaTlu vaaLLu (byaamku vaaLLu) mimmalni tOlubommalaaTa aaDistaaru. mii Dabbu withdraw cEsukOvaalamTE, mumdu O Teller kiTikii daggariki veLLaali. miiru samtakam peTTi withdrawal slip lEdaa check aa Teller gaariki samarpimcaali. Teller gaaru aa kaagitaanni table miida peDataaru. kaanii prakkanunna fan gaali dhaaTiiki adi egiripOtumdi. appuDu aa fan ni tiTTukumToo kurcii miidanumci nidaanamgaa lEci aa withdrawal slip paDivunna pradESaaniki, table krimdaku veLtaaru mana Tellerjii. tiiraa table krimda coostE kiLLiilu cuTTE kaagitaalu, vaaTi madhya mana customer gaari withdrawal slip vunnaayi. withdrawal slip EdO, kiLLilu cuTTE kaagitamEdO telusukOvaDaaniki mana Teller gaariki O padi nimishaalu paTTimdi. sarE! appuDu aa withdrawal slip tiisukoni, saNukkomToo table miida peTTi, O cEttO paTTukoni, marOcEttO billulu guccE ittaDi dimma "Thapii" mani aa withdrawal slip meeda paDEstaaru. aa ittaDi dimma kaastaa Teller gaari ciTikina vElu miida komcem gaTTiga mOdutumdi. daamtO Teller gaariki kaLLu bayarlu kammutaayi. komta sEpu baadha taTTukOvaDaaniki mounam vahistaaru. appaTikE kiTikii daggara nulconivunna modaTi customer gaariki kaaLLu piikulu modaleDataayi. venuka numDi migataa customers modaTi customer ni appuDappuDu aavula mamdalO aavullaaga poDustoo vumTaaru. mana Tellerjii iilOgaa O padi paryaayamulu lEci haDaaviDigaa aToo iToo veLtoo vumDaDam, vacci kurciilO koorcOvaDam cEstoo vumTaaru. Teller gaaru koorcunnna kurciilO muLLunnaayEmO! madhyalO prakkanunna cashier gaaru E cinema gurimcO, road miida scooter gurimcO, garrage lO Maruti gurimcO, ceruvugaTTuna gumTa gurimcO cinna piTTa kadha ceppaTam praaramBistaaru. ii Teller gaaru EvO pustakaalu tiragEstoo vumTaaru. madhyamadya tanu kooDaa aa coppadamDuga prasamgamlO paalgomToo vumTaaru. iilOgaa coffee tEvadaaniki pOyina Simhacahalam coffee lu tiisukoni vastaaDu. amdaroo karuvulO timDiki vaacipOyina manushullaa siMhAcalam cuTToo cErataaru. siMhAcalam coffee lu amdiyyagaanE Teller lu, cashier lu, vunnaTlumDi panulu ceyyaDam taatkalitamgaa maanEstaaru. ika cooskOmDi mana customer la paaTlu. idi modaTisaari coffee party. illaamTivi O dajanunnara coffee party lu vastaayi O rOjulO, mana byaamkulO! aa samayamlO O mega level lO baataKaaniilu jarugutoo vumTaayi. mana modaTi customer gaaru ippaTikE sumaarugaa O 20 nimishambulugaa paDigaapulu kaastoo vunnaaru kiTikii daggara. Ormi komcem taggimdi vaariki. komcem kOpamlO tana pani tomdaragaa poorti ceyyamani kEkalESaaru customer gaaru. adi vinna vemTanE mana Teller gaaru vaLLu kaastaa dulupukoni EdO pustakam tomdaragaa temmani boy Apparao ni kEkESaaru.

boy Apparao, moyyalEka mOstoo O 25 KG la baruvugala, nallaTi aTTagala, aDugunnara veDalpoo, remDunnara aDugula poDavoo, enimidi amguLamula daLasari kaligina pedda pustakamokaTi tiisukoni vacci "dhaBii" mani mana Teller gaari desk miida paDESaaDu. daamtO Teller gaaru tana miida bomb paDinaTlu adiripaDi "baagumdOyi Apparao! jaagratta! naa ceyyO, jabbO viricEsETaTTunnaavu ii ledger tO" ani byaamku daddarillElaa kEkalESaaru. aa kEkalu vini mumdu nulconi vunna tupaakii vaalaa daggarnumcii, lOpalunna BM gaari varakoo amdaroo okE saari jaTTu kaTTukoni vacci amtaa tilakimci, navvukomToo tirigi vaaLLa sthaanaalaki vaaLLu veLLipOyaaru. aa leder teravaDaaniki remDu cEtuloo vupayOgistoo avastalu paDutunnaaru Tellerjii. aa ledger lO EmumdO? citraguptuDi ciTTaa laa vumdE! Teller gaaru haDaaviDigaa ledger lO pEjiilu tiragEsEstunnaaru. mana customer gaari withdrawal slip tega coosEsi, ledger book lO EvO raatalu raasEsi, aa slip ledger lO peTTEsi, "dhaBii" mani ledger moosEsi "Venkatrao! ii ledger tiisukupOyi head cashier gaarikii, BM gaarikii coopimci raavOyi!" ani adhikaara vaakku palikaaru. coffee traagutoo, dhiimaagaa, mana cashier gaaru ledger pariSiilimci, samtakam peTTaaru. taruvaata ledger kaastaa Venkatrao BM gaari daggaraku mOsukeLLaaDu. mana BM gaaru CamDaSaaSanuDu. withdrawal slip ni Bootaddam lO tega coosEsi, pariSiilistunnaaru. haDaaviDigaa mana modaTi customer daggariki vacci marO maaru samtakam peTTamannaaru. customer gaaru visukkumToo "baagumdamDii BaagOtam! imtaku mumdE mooDu saarlu samtakam peTTEnu. idEmiTamDii miiru maLLaa samtakam peTTamamTunnaaru. naa miida miiku nammakam lEdEmiTamDii? naa DabbamDii! naa ishTam. naa Dabbu 150 roopaayilu naa mohaanna koTTaDaaniki 45 nimishaalu tiisukunnaaru ippaTikE kadamDii! imta jaagarta paDataaru, vamda saarlu samtakaalu peTTimcukumTaaru customer la cEta kaani pOyina samvatsaram mii paata head cashier 10 lakshalu maayam cEsi paraarayipOyaaDamDii. Em cESaaDu BM? Barata naaTyamE!" ani O dulupu BM gaarini dulipESaaru. suit nalagani BM gaaru maaTlaaDakumDaa samtakam peTTimcukoni, tanu samtakam peTTi, Teller gaari desk miida aa kaagitam peTTi, burratiruggaa tana AC gadilOniki, booTlato naDustoo "Thak!Thak!" mani amdarikii vinipimcElaa veLLipOyaaru. aatani venuka boy Bhimarao cEtulu kaTTukoni kukka pillalaa veLLaaDu. Teller gaaru "dhaBii! dhaBii!!" mani stamp lu (seals) pustakaalamiidaa, kaagitaala miidaa baadEsi (post offfice lO laaga), samtakaalu peTTEsi, tuvvaalutO moham tuDucukoni, madhyalO O padisaarulu Fanta bottle lO pOsina coffee gukkalu gukkalugaa sEvistoo, "Thimg!" mani O cilli ittaDi biLLa (TOKEN) customer mumdu counter miida umcaaru. "Next!" ani viradhOraNilO aricaaru.

"baagumdamDii ii ramkumumDa vyavahaaram! gamTa vaayimcEramDii naaku naa 150 roopaayilu ivvaDaaniki. ippuDii biLLa (TOKEN) tiisukeLLi aa cashier gaaDikivvaali. vaaDi daya. aa cashier gaaDu DabbistaaDO, lEka pOtE moorCa rOgilaa ii biLLa nannu tagilimcukOmamTaaDO?" ani goNukkomToo kaamti kamTE vEgamgaa mana customer gaaru cashier kiTikii vaipu douDu tiiSaaru. cashier gaarumDE pradESam cinna jail cell laa vumTumdi. lOpaliki pOyi cashier gaaru taaLam vEsukoni koorcumTaaru. bayaTaku veLLagaanE taaLam vEsukoni veLtaaru. amtaa voocalagadi. kiTikiiki cinema haaLLalO ticket lu iccE kiTikii maadiri O cinna cekka talpu. amdulOnumDi kaagitaalu maatramE dooragalavu. lOpala pedda inappeTTe. daaniki mooDu taaLaalu. aaSagaa mana customer gaaru cashier gaaru gurimci tega vedikaaDu aatani gadilO. cashier gaaru tana cell lO lEru. ekkaDunnaarO? ala' vediki vediki cooDagaa, moolanunna cinna gadilO marO mugguru gumaastaalatO kalisi vulli doSaloo, masaalaavaDaloo, kaaPiilu laagistunnaaru mana kuBEracakravarti cashierjii. ippudu imkaa 11:30 AM aimdi. lunch ki vELa kaalEdE imkaa! imdaakE O 40 nimishaala krimdaTa amdaroo coffee party cEsukunnaaru. maLLii ippuDu tiffinlu, tEniTi paaniiyaalu. paina coostE customers tiirtha prajalaa kaacukkoocunnaaru. mana byaamkii udyOgulu maatram lOpala prEmayaatralaku pOyina valapu jamTallaa haayigaa, vullaasamgaa kaalam gaDuputoo vunnaaru. pratii ardhagamTakii tea lEka coffee lEka gold spot kaavaali. pratii gamTaki dOSO, gaarO, samOsaayO kaavaali. viiLLadi kaDupaa? kaLEbaram ceruvaa?

"brEv" mani trEncukumToo, Gold Flake cigaret nOTa bamdhimci, proga vadultoo, kiLLii namultoo, vEsukunna cokkaa, pamTlaamu nalaga kumDaa, shirt collar nalupekkunEmOnani, cinema lO rouDiilaa O tella rumaalu cutti collar venuka sardukumToo, taaLaalu tiisukoni, cell lOniki vacci, kiTikii talupu nidaanamgaa terici "aa! Edii aa Token" ani aricaaru cashier gaaru. 15 nimishaalayimdi Token amdukoni. mana customer gaariki Dabbu amdE adrushTam imkaa kalgalEdu. imka aavESam aapukOlEka "baagumdamDii naa cekka Bajana! gamTannaraimdi. 150 roopaayilu naa Dabbu naa nettina koTTaDaanki emta sEpu cEstunnaaramDii mahaanubaavaa! cooDDaaniki kouravullaa noorugurunnaaru. okkagaanokka customer ni tinnagaa cooDalEru." ani customer gaaru reccipOyi aricaaru. adi coosi cashier gaaru "elaa immamTaaramDii mii Dabbu? mii biLLamTE miiru iccaaru kaanii, mii papers imkaa naa daggaraku raalEdamDii. boy Apparao tEvaalamDii. mii aavESam aapukOmDii" ani kOpamtO kaalarettukoni samaadhaanamiccaaru cashier gaaru. boy Apparao EDii? eTu pOyaadu? BM gaari imTiki veLLaaDaTa. vaaLLa ammaayini school numDi imTiki tiisukoni raavaalaTa. baagumdi viiLLa vyavahaaram. cashier komta gomtu cimcukoni aravaTamtO, boy Simhachalam gaaDu kaagitaalu cashier gaariki tudaku amdivvaDamtO mana customer gaari pamTa pamDimdi. tana Dabbu 150 roopaayilu cEtiki amdimdi. "ii byaamkii naa koDukuliki tinnadaragadu, guDDa nalagadu. Uru sommu raamBajana. byaamkiilu Bootala svargamayyaayi ii badhdhakishTi raajulaku. oka ramBO, UrvaSOO takkuva ikkaDa. aa naaTygattelu kaastaa umTE ikkaDa imkEmumdaa ii byaamkii bullOLLa BaagOtam?" ani arustoo, BM gaariki taddinam peTTukumToo, Baaratamaatani bootullO tiTTukumToo, bemciilanii, talupulnii, akkaDa paDigaapulu paDutunna migataa customer la kaaLLanii tannukumToo, bayaTa paDDaaru mana modaTi customerjii.

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