Friends,
Today, as I sat down to write my biography, about the incident at the Indian Embassy in Italy, suddenly I heard loud thunder and lightning from the sky. I stood by the window of my house, watching as it started raining heavily. I got so lost in watching the rain that it brought back the entire memory of my time in Italy, and I drifted deep into my thoughts…
Right now, rain is pouring down from the sky, just like, at that time, tears were pouring from my eyes. After seeing this rainy atmosphere, I vividly remembered that interesting incident because the Indian High Commissioner had insulted me in Italy and made me cry, while that same High Commissioner later brought tears of joy to my eyes in Australia.”
This is a story that you will thoroughly enjoy reading. At the start, I was traveling with a friend. When we were in the capital of Greece, Athens, we met two South Indian cyclists. These two had come directly from India to Greece. After meeting us and learning about our records, they were quite impressed, and they requested us, “Please, let us join your journey.”
We told them, “Okay, give us a day or two to think it over, and we’ll get back to you.” Greece was the first European country on our journey. The next morning, we went out exploring Athens and later decided to rest in a garden. We were stunned by the scene there. In the garden, everyone was sitting so close, practically cheek-to-cheek. It was our first time witnessing European culture.
Those two South Indian cyclists were with us, and they were staring at everyone and taking pictures nonstop. After two days of careful thought, we decided, “Alright, instead of just two, let’s make it four of us. It’ll be fun.”
The next day, we held a press conference and announced that these two South Indian cyclists would join us from here on our journey ahead. After that, we went to the embassies for visas for France and England. Seeing our files and records, both countries granted us visas. These two also received their visas.
Then, the four of us began our journey, cycling through Greece. After visiting some places, we took a ship from the coast of Greece to Italy. From there, we cycled to Rome and checked into a hotel, all four of us.
The next morning, out of nowhere, these two started fighting with us for no reason. My friend and I left the room to cool off. When we returned to the hotel a few hours later, the two had disappeared along with their cycles and our belongings. They had taken our gas stove and other things we had bought in partnership in Athens.
It was only after they left that we realized they had entirely different intentions that we hadn’t understood. These two had wanted to settle in France or England, but since they weren’t getting visas, they had joined us. They took our belongings and left, and we had run out of money, too. We were in deep tension, wondering what to do next and how we would continue our journey. In Rome, we didn’t find a single Indian or anyone from my community.
Finally, the next morning, we went to the Indian embassy and requested an appointment to meet the High Commissioner, but with great difficulty, they gave us a time two days later. When we finally met High Commissioner Mr. Akbar Khalili, our situation was so dire, it felt like we had no blood left in us.
To be continued…
Dosto,
Aaje jyare hu mari biography lakhva betho hato Italy Indian Embassy na incident wali, tyare achanak aasman mathi jordaar vijli na ekdam kadaka bhadaka na awaajo aavva sharu thay gaya hata. Ee joine hu mara ghar ni barima ubho thaine jova lagyo, ane etli vaar ma to dhum dharaka sathe varsad sharu thay gayo. Ee jovama hu atlo tallin thay gayo hato ke mane mari Italy ni akhi story ee vakhate remind thay gay ke tya bhi aavu j kay thayu hatu.
Atyare aasman mathi pani varsi rahyu che, jyare a vakhate hamari aankho mathi aa j rite dhodhmar pani varsi rahyu hatu. Aa varshadi mahol joya pachhi mane mari akkhi interesting ghatna barabar yaad aavi gay. Kem ke Indian High Commissioner Italy ma hamare be-izzat kari ne rovdavya hata, to biji taraf ee j High Commissioner Australia ma khushi na aansuo thi rovdavyo hato.
Aa story evi che ke tamare vanchvama ghani majha aavse. Starting ma mara sathe bijo ek dost bhi hato. Hame jyare Greece ni rajdhani Athens ma hata tyare bija 2 South Indian cyclists hamare tya mala hata. A beve jana India si direct Greece aavya hata. Hamara sathe mulakaat baad, hamaro record joine ekdam impress thay gaya hata ane hamare request karva lagya ke, “Tame hamara beve ne tamara sathe journey ma jodi lo.”
Hame emne kahyu ke ok, ek be divas ma sochi ne jawab aapisu. Greece hamari safar nu pehlu European country hatu. Bija divase saware hame yaha Athens ma farva nikla hata ane pachhi ek garden ma rest leva gaya hata, tyare tya no scenario joine hame ekdam dhagaay gaya hata. Garden ma badha ek bijani choch ma choch nakhi ne betha hata. Yaha nu European culture hame pehli vaar joy rahya hata. Hamara sathe pela 2 South Indian cyclists hata. A beve jana to badhane ghuri ghuri ne joya karta hata ne photao padta hata.
2 divas pachhi hame beve ye khub vichar kari ne nakki karyu ke chalo apne 2 na badle 4 thay jaisu ane majha aavse. Bija divase hame press conference bhari, ane ema declare kari didhu ke ee beve South Indian hamara sathe yaha si aagal java mate join thay rahya che.
Pachhi hame France ane England ni visa mate beve embassy ma gaya. Hamari file ane record joine, hamare beve countries ni visa mali gay. Hamara sathe ee beve ne bhi visa mali gay hati. Tyar baad hame chare jana ye Greece ni safar sharu kari, cycle par aagal java nikli gaya. Greece ma amuk jagya ee farya pachhi, hame tya thi dariya marg by ship Italy ni border par pohcha. Tyar baad by road hame Rome pohchi gaya, ane tya ek hotel ma hame chaare jan sathe rokaya.
Bija divase saware uthine, ee beve jana koi pan karan vagar hamara sathe jhagdo karva lagya hata. To hu ane maro friend beve jana room maasi bahaar nikli gaya, ane amuk kallak pachhi jyare hame pachha hotel par aavya, to ee beve jana gaayab thay gaya cycle ane samaan sathe. Jema hamaro gas no chulo ane biji vastuo bhi lay gaya hata, je hame Athens si partnership ma lidho hato.
Amna gaya pachhi hamare khabar padi ke emno intention kay alag j hato, je hame samji naa sakya. Ee beve jana ne France ya England ma jaine settle thavu hatu, pan emne France ane England ni visa nohti malti mate ee 2 jana hamara sathe jodaya hata. A beve jana hamari vastuo laine chala gaya hata ane hamara pase paisa bhi khalas thay gaya hata, mate hame ekdam tension ma aavi gaya hata ke have su karisu ane aagal kay rite jaisu. Tya Rome ma hamare koi bhi Indian na malya, ke mari community nu bhi koi na malu.
Chhevate bija divase saware hame Indian embassy ma gaya ane High Commissioner ne malva mate appointment mango, to bahu mushkeli si bija divas no time aapo. Jyare hame High Commissioner Mr. Akbar Khalili ne malya, to hamari evi halat thay ke koi kaape to khun na nikle.
To be continued…