The MahaDiet Wars Circa 2014

When someone who is a walking, talking, driving, encyclopedia on popular Food places and traditional foods across Maharashtra, is faced with spending time at the Nature Cure set-up  , Nisargopchar Ashram at Uralikanchan, a haven for simple sattvic food,   and an  ayurvedic lifestyle, anything can happen.

An initial acceptance, then slow seeds of intolerance, a desperate  pining for Spices,
and a harking back to the "Good" food days. 

All this in a running war with the Satvik Food Party.... 

But these are nor ordinary Mahabharata wars.

They are  the Uralikanchan Diet Wars.

And the possibility of a Diet Geeta emerging did exist.  For a while at least....

Read on .

सन २०१४ मध्ये उरळीकांचन येथे झालेले महा आहार्युद्ध … एकीकडे गांधीयन तत्वांशी एकनिष्ठ राहून लढणार्या नाचणीच्या भाकरया , स्वच्छ चेहेर्याच्या बिनामेकप्च्या कोबीबाई , फेर आणि लवली न लावता नम्रपणे एकीकडे पानात बसणार्या फ्लावरा बेन , ताटक्षेत्रात विखुरलेल्या, साधे पणाची शपथ घेतलेल्या तोंडल्या, आणि अचानक आलेले कडु काढ्याचे पोट वादळ …. इकडे मिठाचा विरह सहन न झाल्यामुळे मसाले वाल्यांच्या वाटाघाटीत सामील झालेले राजाभाऊ , कुणा एका तिखट मिरचीला भुलून भारावून युद्ध सोडून देण्याचा निश्चय करतात काय, वहिनींचे उत्तम सारथ्य न जुमानता रथ सोडून बाहेर पडतात काय , आणि मिसळपाव,श्रीखंड ,बटाटेवडे अश्या कौरवी मंडळींच्या नादि लागून दुसर्या एका रथात बसून मुम्बापुरीत परततात काय ! इथे श्रीकृश्णाने डायट गीता सांगायला सुरु केली, तर अर्जुन चक्क गुल ?

The Great UraliKaanchan Diet Wars, Circa 2014.... On one side, Nachni Bhaakrees, in a principled Gandhian stand, along with Miss Cabbage, clean scrubbed, devoid of makeup, while a pale Caulifloweraben devoid of Fair and Lovely accoutrements sedately sits to one side; And then some young Tondlis, all in pieces, stoic in their promise of simplicity, just wondering about the bitter Kaadhaa concoction that just passed by them to create havoc in the innards. On the other side, an opposition, led by Rajabhau, distraught after the loss of the Salty Lass, almost giving in to the Masala plotters, and blindly following the come hither gestures of Lady Mirchi. And then what do you say about a Rajabhau, who abandons his Champion Vahini Charioteer, and the war, and walks away with the villanous Misal pao, Shrikhand, and Batata vada deserters, only to drive away in another 4-wheel chariot led by himself ? Krishna trying to explain the Diet Geeta, and Arjun , nowhere to be found ?