Dongaata

"Please request to look after us, a woman of virtue, Sita Devi"

"Daughter of King Janaka, Our mother Janaki Devi"

"Please request to look after us

Mother! Father!

-What? -Mom, I am going to the Railway station

-time for cousin's train -Why you dear?

-Ask the servant to go -No!

He might feel bad If I don't go

Mom! You get hot water and pumpkin ready for him

-Get oil and paste ready too -Ok dear

Ramulu! Make the bullock cart ready! Time for my cousin to arrive

"Oh dear parrot! My dear parrot!"

"Your dreams have finally come true!"

"Month of magha arrived with jasmine flowers"

"Oh dear parrot! My dear parrot!"

"Your dreams have finally come true!"

"Month of magha arrived with jasmine flowers"

"Oh dear parrot!"

"My dear parrot!"

"All you dreams!"

"Have finally come true!"

"Oh beautiful cloud! Please honor my word!"

"Please convey him the" "news about my waiting!"

"Smiley roses, stop smiling now!"

"look at all your beauty in my cheeks"

"Just imagining the young lad's" "look, my cheeks turn red with shame"

"With the luster of my elegance flowing"

"Oh dear parrot!"

"My dear parrot!"

"All your dreams!"

"Have finally come true!"

"Oh cuckoo hiding in the soft leaves!"

"I have listened to the songs" "you sang in an intoxicated state"

"Don't tease me with pride," "that you are unbeatable"

"When I am with my lover, don't" "torment me with your songs"

When all the hopes of my heart are flying "like birds, don't let the secrets out"

"Don't blink your eye and" "tease me when I am in middle of romance"

"Oh dear parrot!"

"My dear parrot!"

"All your dreams!"

"Have finally come true!"

"Month of magha arrived with jasmine flowers!"

-What Subbalakshmi? -Master! Is my cousin's train arriving?

It will, but we don't know when!

No! You ring the bell, show the flag and the train will arrive

Look dear! we must ring the bell when the train comes, not the other way

I have flowers in my hair not in my ears, don't fool me

-Please ring the bell -Will the train arrive soon for you?

-It will come when it has to -Not like that

-The 54 Hyderabad is blocked -Oh! right time, ring the bell

-Hyderabad train! is it coming? -Yes

-Master, I want to ring the bell please -Ok, go on

Wow! my cousin's train arrived

Cousin! Cousin!

Cousin!

Cousin!

Look while you are getting down!

Cousin! Cousin!

Cousin!

Cousin!

Subbalakshmi! your cousin hasn't arrived yet?

Train has left! my cousin has not arrived!

Is there not another train coming from Hyderabad?

This is the only train coming from Hyderabad

I will wait and check all the trains

-This is the only train from Hyderabad -I will wait till evening and go

-Ok! your wish -He may come in the other one

The train must have been missed when he got down for water!

I don't want to hurt your feelings,but one thing

Oh god! Why do you need to hide something from me?

With who else can you share, if not me? come on tell me

Subbalakshmi! More than my past education, my future education will be more useful

That is my future

Yuck!

-Crow excreta! -Crow excreta is a good omen

What good!

Your dad wants me to stay here and look after the farms instead of going to town

You say! We will soon get married!

-We will have kids -Yes

Either for their studies or for our status!

It is better if we move to the city

If not! They will become farmers too

-Oh! -Right! So you must talk to your father!

You must convince him for my further studies in the city

Oh god! Do you have to convince me so much?

You are not just thinking of yourself, but for us and our future and kids too

You get ready to leave to city, I will convince dad

I will not agree at all. It's as nonsense as raw mango with jaggery

Enough of his city education till now!

We are stopping here! that's it.

-No dad! Cousin! -This! this is what

Just because you listen to all his words, he doesn't care what I say!

Look son! Even if you are young, act like a middle man and suggest!

-Talk on my behalf -Please tell me

-You and Prakash are friends right? -Yes Sir!

-You came to visit our village right? -Yes

-How is it? good right? -It's better than what he told me

-What is the course he studied? -Bachelor's in Agriculture

-So it is study about agriculture right? -Yes

-Then where is agriculture? -Here

Then why does he want to stay there?

He can happily get married to Subbulu, and enjoy all luxuries here

Looking after all our farms and orchards with pride

Instead of prospering here, what will he do there?

It's a mistake

-Is it not right to ask him to stay here? -It is right only

After your father's demise, we went bankrupt

he supported you, educated you and wants to give you his daughter's hand too

Listen to your uncle and live here and support him

How can he stay dad? After studying so much? is it right to just do farming?

You brainless girl!

He studied agriculture and is embarrassed to do farming? how will it work?

We have a lot of workers to do that right?

-Brother! you tell me -Right dear!

-After thought what you said also is right -What about you?

You are saying yes to me and also yes to her!

Is this the middleman-ship of city? I will never agree!

So! Don't push him too much!

He will feel very happy if you go and tell him that you are ready to stay here!

Don't say no to my word

If you say no! he will feel bad. I won't feel good if he feels bad.

Oh baby! Please don't cry

My heart flutters faster! Now what did I say?

I will keep him in the city and sponsor his further education

-uncle! I- -You stay in city

You thought I would deny your request so you made my daughter do your job done

My lovely father!

What are you looking at me now serve food for everyone

Brother, wash your legs and come

Prakash! I came casually to visit, the village greenery,

These people are so pure hearted

You are so lucky to become part of this loving and caring family

Lucky fellow

Yes I am so grateful to them.

What are you writing?

-Letters! -To whom

To myself

I will feel better if you drop a letter saying " I am fine"

Mango, gooseberry, gongura pickles and...

-Where are the sugar wafer sweets? -Did we prepare them?

-We did prepare them -Here they are!

-Idiot you don't tell me anything -Hey! what is all this?

This is a light snack for when you get bored

Is this light? it is like sending new bride to her in-laws place

To take all these things you need a ship not on Hyderabad express

-Look at this brother! -Stop it man!

She cooked these with lot of love

He is ringing the bell as if he is in a hurry

-Train is arriving, I will leave -You will be back soon right

You have asked me 100 times and I have told you 1000 times

You will come once in a year right?

When will you come? for sankranthi festival right?

-Yes -You must come fast!

-Train has arrived! -Stupid train! Is there no other train?

-This is the last train subbulu -See how it came running

Oh! I forgot take it and keep it safe

Take care! Eat timely! Brother you remind him! You must come for festival!

-Ok! -You will come right? Write a letter!

Ok! I will write

-Varu come out, I need to talk to you -Coming

-You go! I shall come later! -Okay.

You go man! No ok! No dokay!

Why are you so dull?

What happened?

-My cousin did not come! -Did not come?

You said he would come for sure this festival

-Also you were to get engaged! -Yes

He said that he would come for sure! But see he did not turn up!

There are no replies to my letters I wrote a month back too!

-Why? -I don't know! I am worried

Please check if there are any letters today?

No dear! My father just checked the whole post just now

there is no letter from your cousin!

Did not come! Oh no! Now another trouble just landed!

What is it?

My father doesn't like cousin to stay in city

If he comes to know that he did not come for festival, he might fetch him from city

My cousin's education will get spoiled. Oh god!

-Don't know how this issue will get solved -You don't worry! go home

I will come to your father and manage something

-He will not listen even if you say? -I will do something! you go

No point we should bring back all his luggage here

I will see to that he never goes back

This is all because of you,I stopped you then itself

but you cried and shut my mouth and let him leave

See he did not turn up for the festival,

I will not let him stay there for a minute, I will bring him back

Uncle!uncle

-Prakash has called from Hyderabad -What he called?

-What he called you? -Yes uncle

What did he say? why not he turn up?

He has special classes these four days

If he leaves and comes now! His year will be wasted it seems

-Oh! -He said that he will come after classes

See! However an educated person is an educated person

These ladies! They only have such urgency!

They irritated me to the pack up to go and bring him from city

Look dear! if you get a call again

Ask him not to worry and come after completion of his education

We will celebrate the festival only after he comes