SWINGING IN THE MEMORIES
The wistful memories of Dilip Chitre portrayed in his poem "The house of my childhood " brings the readers to a nostalgic aura. "Nostalgia "is a greek word expressing the sentimentality towards the past, a period or a place and severe longing to the good old days. Even a single photo which copies the warm childhood is powerful to escort a smile with dewy eyes. We 4, in the lapse of nature swinging through the branches enjoyed those moments to the fullest. We called it 'Erappu' . The hours of fun in the fields making branches to seesaw , swinging in the roots, sliding through the terraced grounds, playing with our kids (goat) and finally sweating in the interdistrict game of batminton is a time where all the worries fade and recollect our innocence. I called it interdist...