SALLO-DI-HATTI
'Hatti' bole toh Dukaan. Yahan ek saath bahut saari dukaan toh usko bolte 'Hattian', the Market. 'Hattian', the market of Ladori, was considered to be a central visiting place by all, especially by both young and old males. Some of them were so addicted to visit Hattian, that their food would not digest unless they visited the place more than once a day.
Evenings had its own charm at Hattian when almost all the elderly and retired people and lot of children would converge in front of Padhian-di-Hatti everyday where village school headmaster would read out daily Urdu newspaper to the gathering. Everyone present listened patiently, discussed and analyzed day's news before dispersal. Two-three bunches of card playing people at the same place sitting under a huge Burr Tree nearby, however, never bothered about what was going on around the world!
Prior to the arrival of dakia from Nurpur GPO, few elderly mians could be seen enjoying sanjha hukka with Pandit Devi Chandji Padha at his shop. This hukka had its own reputation. It had two pipes separately for mians and brahmins. It had always been a meaningful gathering and youngsters like me, learned many good things from those good oldies.
There was another shop in Hattian which was famous for its pedas and pakodas and was known as Sallo-di-Hatti. Shri Saligram used to make tasty and sizzling hot pakodas with green chatni every evening, aroma of which travelled each nook and corner of adjoining households.
Saligram's elder son Brahmo, who always asked his pony to say 'Ram-Ram', before work, could never solve his father's puzzle of 'Bichli-Gall'. Bichli-Gall was Saligram's pet dictum which he often used when he was in confrontation with his sons on trivial matters.
Mangal Dass, popularly known as 'Meento' is younger to Brahmo. He is a short statured, intelligent and shrewd type of a person who worked in revenue department and permanently settled at Dharamsala before his retirement.
Third son Krishan, derived his pet name as 'Peda' from the famous sweet of shop. Yoginder, the youngest lad could not resist himself coming to the shop at odd hours. Saligram would pick up a stick (shimk) and run after Yoginder in an effort to send him back home. He would aim the stick and say, 'Aya Trangad, Mur Pichhe' and Yoginder would abruptly cry and shout, 'Chande Chacha Mat Banda'.
Saligram's close-to-heart-wish of having two kilograms (Batti) currency notes, from out of the blue, was, however, never got fulfilled in his life time!
Prior to the arrival of dakia from Nurpur GPO, few elderly mians could be seen enjoying sanjha hukka with Pandit Devi Chandji Padha at his shop. This hukka had its own reputation. It had two pipes separately for mians and brahmins. It had always been a meaningful gathering and youngsters like me, learned many good things from those good oldies.
There was another shop in Hattian which was famous for its pedas and pakodas and was known as Sallo-di-Hatti. Shri Saligram used to make tasty and sizzling hot pakodas with green chatni every evening, aroma of which travelled each nook and corner of adjoining households.
Saligram's elder son Brahmo, who always asked his pony to say 'Ram-Ram', before work, could never solve his father's puzzle of 'Bichli-Gall'. Bichli-Gall was Saligram's pet dictum which he often used when he was in confrontation with his sons on trivial matters.
Mangal Dass, popularly known as 'Meento' is younger to Brahmo. He is a short statured, intelligent and shrewd type of a person who worked in revenue department and permanently settled at Dharamsala before his retirement.
Third son Krishan, derived his pet name as 'Peda' from the famous sweet of shop. Yoginder, the youngest lad could not resist himself coming to the shop at odd hours. Saligram would pick up a stick (shimk) and run after Yoginder in an effort to send him back home. He would aim the stick and say, 'Aya Trangad, Mur Pichhe' and Yoginder would abruptly cry and shout, 'Chande Chacha Mat Banda'.
Saligram's close-to-heart-wish of having two kilograms (Batti) currency notes, from out of the blue, was, however, never got fulfilled in his life time!
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