Dr. Sharad Thacker
The day was July 20, 1969. A day for mankind to conquer the moon. Millions of people around the world watch TV. And became a participant of this event through radio. The next day's newspapers were full of pictures of Neil Armstrong and the moon, as well as moment-by-moment accounts of this lunar conquest. This event is a night when billions of people around the world rode a wave of joy and ecstasy. Dr. Ashutosh was leaving a late night party and was heading home in his Fiat car. His doctor wife was sitting on the seat next to Mo. Five-year-old Pinakin fell asleep in the back seat. 'Ashu, will you park the car?' Dr. Mona suddenly asked, 'Look carefully to the left, do you see what I'm seeing?' A dingy road, broken street lights, an eerie darkness, a path through the bushes on the left, and a female figure walking on that path. The white saree was slowly sliding forward. Dr. Ashubhai understood. The whole city knew that this path was the path of final journey for the human beings who had lost their lives. The other end of it fell towards Bhammaria well which was infamous as the suicide well. The doctor left the car and ran. He had a pencil torch in his hand. The doctor quickly reached the woman and blocked her path with two open arms, 'Sister, who are you? Why did you fall into the well and go out to kill yourself?' First a whisper and then the answer was heard, 'What will you do knowing the reason?' Why can I say that without knowing? But I know that there is not a single cause in a man's life for which he should commit suicide.' The doctor wanted to buy time by talking about anything. In most cases only a moment or two of weakness has to be preserved. Psychologists have noted that a depressed person who has left home with a firm decision to commit suicide is greeted with a smile or a 'Hi, how are you?' If even one sentence like this is heard, the depressed person stops committing suicide and goes back to his home. Here the incident was different. In the conversation it was learned that the girl's name was Sunayana. She was all alone in this world. Her first crime was that she was a virgin and her second crime was that she was a prostitute. As the house rent could not be paid for six months, the landlord started exploiting it. It was now his fourth month. The landlord said, 'I don't know anything. This is someone else's sin. Leave the house and go.' At that time DNA The test was not conducted in India. MTP for Abortion It was still two years before the actor came. By then the baby will come! What if Sunayana walks by herself? Thus, the helpless girl left the darkness behind and left in the direction of Bhammaria. The doctor took Sunayana's hand almost dragging her to the car, the window near his wife was open. The doctor only said, 'She is Sunayana. A Case of Pregnancy Without Marriage. Shall I hand it over to you or to Bhammaria Kuva?' The doctor wife did not even waste so many sentences to reply. She got out of the car with lightning speed, woke up her son who was sleeping on the back seat and sat next to her, took Sunayana's hand and made her sit too. Dr. Ashutosh looked at his wife and flashed a sweet smile, then drove off. Dr. Ashutosh was a child specialist, Dr. Monabehan was a gynecologist. When the month was over, Sunayana gave birth to a daughter like a piece of moon in her own maternity home. For a moment, Janeta's face, which was enraptured by the sight of her daughter's face, suddenly turned pale, 'Who will accept this illegitimate daughter of mine in the society?' Dr. Ashutosh said, 'No child in the world is ever illegitimate, illegitimate is only the man or woman who gave birth to it.' After shifting the mother-daughter in the room, the doctor's son Pintu came running, 'Who is this?' Dr. Ashutosh picked up the newborn doll with the cushion and placed it in his son's arms, 'Son, this is your daughter of Sunayana Foi, your younger sister.' Pintu got up. The doctor looked at Sunayana and murmured, 'Did you see, Sunayana? Your doll got an accepting 'society' as soon as it was born!' Twenty-five years have passed since this incident. Sunayana became a member of the doctor couple's family. After daughter Gini grew up a little, Sunayana took over the management of the hospital. Procuring medicines, maintaining cleanliness of operation theatre, fixing duty of staff members, paying salaries, preparing income and expenditure books and Dr. Assisting MonaBhen in operations. Within two years, Sunayna was ready as a senior in-charge sister of a big hospital. In return, Dr. Monabehan saved it, 'I give you two large furnished rooms on the third floor of the hospital for your stay. You have to eat with us. Gini will attend the same school as Pintu. Tell me how many holidays you want to take in a year. And pay what you say…' Sunayana cried loudly, 'How much will you make me cry, Bhabhi? You gave me a new life, you gave birth to my daughter from my womb, you sheltered us, gave us warmth, raised Gini as your son and now you ask how much I get paid? Even if I shed my skin to make your shoes, I cannot repay your favors.' Yes, from the very first day of Dr. Sunaya. Ashutosh's brother and Dr. Monabhaen used to address her as Bhabhi. In twenty-five years, Sunayana did not demand a single leave for herself. There was not a single relative in this world whom he had to leave to go home. His vacations were connected with the doctor's family. Where brothers-in-law and nephews go, Sunayana and Gini also go. Twenty-five years of happiness ended and a time of never-ending sorrow began. Dr. Mona died of blood cancer. Everyone was in mourning. Dr. Ashutosh was left alone. Pintu (Pinakin) has grown young, but what to do now, when his wife comes and takes over the house? Praudha Sunayna left her residence and came to live with the doctor. Took over both administration and business. One day an old acquaintance came home and said to the doctor, 'How are you two brothers and sisters? Sunayanabehan still looks beautiful. Marry her. Pintu will get a mom and Gini a dad.' 'Don't worry about Pintu-gini,' the doctor got angry. Pintu has just got Sunaya's foi and Gini has got Mama. There is no need to change the shape of a relationship once formed. Sister, you say something!' Sunayna was chopping vegetables. That's all she said, 'He who holds the palm of a woman in his own palm is her husband, but the man who pulls a dying girl's neck in the middle of the night and brings her back to life can only be a brother.' – Title line : Kailas Pandit
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