उनी र पानीपुरी

उनी र पानीपुरी

सधैझै नारायणीको किनारमा मान्छेहरुको जमघट निकैनै थियो।

कोहि हावा खान आउथे, भने कोहि भजन सुन्न​, तेस्तै पानीपुरि, चटपटे खान, भने कोहि फोटो खिच्न​। अनि आजकाल बोटिङ गर्ने पनि छुटै भिड l

हो सचिनै… त्यो सिरिरि हावा, त्यो सुर्यास्तको रमणिय द्रिश्यको छुट्टै मज्जा थियो।

मान्छेहरु त्यो सबैमा मग्नहुन हतार हतार लम्किने भिड कम भएको थिएन​।

म सधैझै पन्डितजीको पानीपुरी पसलमा बसिरहेको थिए। भन्नुपर्दा मेरो दैनिकि नै बनेको थियो। हाम्रो ज्ञाङको अड्डानै यहि थियो।

पानीपुरी त सबैले खानु भ​एकै होला?

कसैले यसलाई फुल्की, गोलगप्पा त कसैले पुच्का पनि भन्दा रहेछन्।

हामी यहाँ चितवनमा पानीपुरी भनेर नै प्रख्यत छ। ​

त्यो गोलो कुरकुरे पुरीमा भरिएको आलु-प्याजको मिक्स अनि इमिली, कागती र मसलाले बनेको त्यो स्वादिलो पिरो, अमिलो चट्ट परेको पानीमा डुबाएर खानुको मज्जा आहा॥॥

मुखबाट पानी सम्झदैमा आउने॥॥

हाम्रो ग्रुपमा कसैको birthday होस या कुनैपनि पार्टिको treat होस पानीपुरी हुनै पर्थेयो l

त्यस्तै त्यो दिन पनि मेरो उद्धेश्य​ भनेको पानीपुरी खाने र बेलुकि एक कप तातो कफि खादै आरतिको धुन सुन्नेनै थियो। साथिहरु खाने भन्दपनि को -को आउछन..चिनेको आए बोलिहाल्ने.., एसो जोडि देखे भोलिपल्ट कलेजमा उभद्रो मचाउनेनै थियो।

"ए पन्डित भाइ दुई प्लेट पानीपुरि देउ त​।"

"ओहो दाजुहरु आज जम्मा दुई प्लेट मात्र माग्नु भ​एको छ त​?"

" धेरै कुरा नगर भाइ॥ यो त सुरुवात मात्र हो।"

पन्डित भाइलाई जिस्काउदै, गीत गाउँदै, हल्ला गर्दै खानुको आनन्द छुट्टै।

हामी सधैनै तेहि पसलमा जाने भएर पनि होला जे भनेपनि हाँसेर टर्थियो।

साथीहरु केटिहरु त्यहाँ आउने वितिक्कै सधैनै आवाज अझै चर्को बनाउदै गित गाउन थाल्थे।

मेरो ध्यान भने पानीपुरीमा नै डुबिरहन्थ्यो।

त्यो दिन हल्लाहरुको बिचमा एउटा सुरिलो स्वरले एक्कासि मेरो ध्यानाकर्षण गर्यो।

" म पानीपुरी खाँदिन बरु कफिनै बनाइदेउ भाइ।"

म त्यो केटीहरुको ग्रुपमा कस्को आवाज हो भनेर तन्किएँ।

सेतो कुर्थि र निलो जिन्समा, काँध सम्म आउने त्यो घुमाउरो कपाल​, सर्लक्क परेको जिउडाल​, ठुलाठुला मृगका जस्ता आँखा। त्यो झपक्क परेको परेलाले हामी तिर नियाल्दै थियो। हामी तिर तर्के नजर पार्दै आफ्नो साथिहरुसंग मुस्कुराएको त्यो मुस्कान​॥॥ ओहो॥॥

मलाइ एकै नजरमा माया बसेको थियो।

मेरो मनका तरङ्गहरु तरङित भ​एका थिए। पानीपुरीको स्वादमा डुब्ने मलाइआज त्यो पानीको स्वादले छुन सकेन​।

म उनैलाई हेरि टोलाई रहें। मेरा नजर उनीमा गएर अढीइरहे।

मलाइ उनी सामु ग​एर बोल्ने आँट पनि थिएन​।

करिब आधा घन्टा पछि त्यो ग्रुप गयो। मैले केहि गर्न सकिन एकाएक हेरिनै रहें।

" ओए के टोलाएको?" गइ सके ती॥

गललल​… हाँसोले मलाई बिम्झायो।

अवाक म मुस्कुराएँ मात्र​।

म कति बेला घर पुगेछु पत्तोनै भ​एन​ l

मेरो मनमा उनको मात्र झझल्को आइरहेको थियो।

मनमा उबजिएका अनेकौ प्रश्नहरुले राम्रो सङ्ग निदाउन पनि सकिन​। कहिले भोलि होला र उनीसङ्ग भेटेर कुरा गर्ने मात्र मेरो आभिलाशा थियो।

भोलिबाट पर्सि भयो अनि निको पर्सि तर उनी आइनन्॥॥

मेरा यी दुई नयनले सधैं उनीलाई नै कुरिरहे llll

Effects of lockdown onchild psychology

Effect of coronavirus (COVID 19) lockdown on the mental health of children

The coronavirus crisis and the restrictive measures taken to restrain the outbreak have a negative impact on people's mental health and wellbeing. Children and teenagers are among the vulnerable group.
Social distancing, the disruption of their normal routine due to the closure of schools, missing the friends and 24/7 inescapable news coverage are challenges that are affecting them. It is natural to feel stress, anxiety, fear, and loneliness currently.
The constant inundation of bad news can be very disturbing for a child. Common issues are being scared about catching the COVID-19, concerned for the family members and worries about death. Their daily routine has been halted for a couple of weeks. It's being very difficult for them to cope with these challenges.
Around-the-clock news flashing pictures of empty roads, shops, and charts of death rates is making them panic on the pandemic that is picking up so fast and dominating our day to day life.
Children are skipping their daily self-care routine. Excessive use of television and misuse of mobile phones for fun works, games only are even causing physical, mental and social harm on its own. While parents themselves are having to juggle looking after their children while working from home.
In order to mitigate the psychological effect of the lockdown, we as parents must talk to the child about the virus to understand the facts whilst providing emotional support.
According to UNICEF "School shutdown is also a chance to make a better relationship with our children and teenagers." Parents and their children should create a flexible but consistent daily routine.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued six parenting tips for parenting during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. And they are:
1. One–on-one time
- One-on-One time is free and fun. It makes children feel loved and secure and shows them that they are important.
- With babies or toddlers, parents can copy their facial expressions or sounds, sing songs, tell stories or share pictures.
- With young children, read books, walk outside around home, dance or sing songs, doing household works as playing games, helping with their course books.
- With teenagers, talking about something they like: sports, music, friends, exercise together, watch an informative TV program
2. Keeping positive
Parents need to be positive while reacting to our child. It might be difficult to feel positive while children driving crazy but positive reinforcement is very useful to them. Be flexible so that teenagers could communicate with you.
3. Get structured
- Creating a flexible but consistent daily routine for study activities as well as free time
- Teaching child about keeping safe distances by writing a note or drawing pictures to share with people
- Making handwashing and hygiene fun by making 20sec song and praising them for good habits.
4. Bad behavior
As children get tired, hungry or afraid they might catch bad behavior, but we need to keep calm and show consequence. Praising for being good, and consistent routines will reduce bad behavior.
5. Keep calm and manage stress
Parents need to keep calm, as everyone is facing the same situation. Yoga or relaxation techniques might help.
6. Talking about COVID – 19
Children are very curious to learn new things, talk about the virus and its consequences, the current situation, what they know about the virus, etc., which help them to ventilate.
Hence parents play a great role in minimizing psychological stress and making them able to ventilate their turmoil. Talking to them will help children realize they are not alone and that the shutdown is just temporary for our own betterment. It’s very helpful if parents allow them to make time for themselves, create a daily routine to limit the impact having time off and can have on mood, sleep, TV, exercises, schoolwork or hobbies.

By Shubha Devi Sapkota
M.Sc. Nursing (Child Health Nursing)

https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/31592

मुक्ति

मुक्ति

हृदयका पानामा अल्झिएका
तिता अतितका स्मृतिहरु
आज एक्कासि मानसपटलमा
सम्झना बनि झल्किदै छन्
लहुका अक्षरहरुले कोरिएका
ति निष्ठुरी कथा व्यथाहरु
दुई थोपा आँशुका ढिका बनि झरिरहदै छन्
नियतिको खेल यस्तै रहेछ​
जीत भन्दा हार नै प्रथम भ​एछ​
आज हैन भोलि भन्दै गन्दै
माकुराको जालो सरि जेलिएछ​
आज एक्कासि मनले विद्रोहि
लडाईमा होमिने अठोट गर्यो
पिंजडाको सुगाले बषौं देखि कल्पिएझैं
आन्दोलनको विज रोपि
मुक्तिको झन्डा फरफराई
खुला निलो आकाशमा रम्ने
आशा बोकि हिड्दै छ जिन्दगी

- शुभा