Kutte Ka Naam Karan

One of the most unforgettable incidents of my childhood is when I came up with the idea of organizing a naming ceremony for a stray puppy. My younger brother and couple of other kids of my village were my partners in the crime who enjoyed it to the bits. All of them are married now (except my bro) and we hardly get to see each other but whenever they meet me they never cease to cherish the memories of being the part of this unusual ceremony. I have penned down this whole incident before in the form of a short story but then I thought it would be interesting to create a poem out of it. So here it is:

Mannu phoola bahut samaya tha

Jis din usko wo paaya tha

Ek kaala chota sa pilla

Jo uske dil ko bhaaya tha

Nanhe nanhe kadmon se usne

Phir kooch kiya chotu ke ghar

Jiska lagta tha kabhi na mann

Apni behna muniya ke bin,

Chotu ne dekha pille ko

Aur cheenkh lagayi behna ko

Daudi daudi ayi muniya

Khel kund thi bas jiski duniya,

Jaise hi muniya ne dekha

Usne phir ek pal ko socha

Ki kyun na karein hum naam karan

Aur dein pille ko naya janam,

Par kaun karega tayyari ?

Ye soch ke chotu ghabraya

Par muniya thi chaturon se chatur

Usne sabko phir samjhaya

Din taya hua aur card batein

Sab aas pados ke bachhon ko

Jo hue khushi khushi tayyar

Us naam karan me ane ko,

April ki bhari dopahari mein

Sab pahunche mannu ke kheton par

Jahan baithi thi muniya pehle se

Apne kaagaz patri lekar

Chotha baitha pille ke saath

Mannu nange tinku ke paas

Ab shuru hua bhai program

Bole sab zor se siyaa raam,

Phir apne school ke baste se

Muniya ne kheenchi ek kitaab

Jispe thin likhin ABCD

Jo thi muniya ki sabse khaas

Phir oot pataang mantra padhkar

Muniya ne palta panno ko

Apni nahi ungaliyon se

Baancha Angreji aksharon ko,

Chotu phir bola Muniya stop

Aur D akshar ko kiya lock

Sab sochein D se naam kya ho

Mannu bola kuch bhi rakh do

Dada, Monty, Rango and Ron  

Chota bola kyun nah ho Don,

Sab raazi hue naam sunke

Pilla ko puchkara jamke

Phir kheench ke usko apni or

Padka uske ek kaan ka chor

Aur jor se Muniya chillai

Tera naam abse hai Don bhai,

Chota bola ab aisa karein

Don ko hum settle kardein

Kyun na banayein ek pyara sa ghar

Jisme rahe Don din bhar

Tinku Mannu ne beenin eent

Chotu ne khodi  nanhi si neev,

Ghol ke paani mitti mein

Bana cement yun chutki mein

Minton mein chotu ne kiya khada

Ek bheent ka banglow khoob bada,

Phir karne ko jaanch padtaal

Bheja Don ko andar tatkal

Tabhi kaain kaain Awaaz ayi

Sab soche ye kya hua  bhai!!!

Dekha to ghar tha dahaa pada

Neeche tha uske Don daba

Muniya boli mera pyaraa Don

Kisne toda mujrim hai kaun?

Hum phir se banayenge tera ghar

Phir tujkho hai kahe ka darr

Par Don tha sab kuch samajh gaya

Usne phir socha bahut hua

Kutte ka apna roop dikha

Usne phir sabko kiya dafaaa,

Ab Bahut jhel chuka the don

So toda usne apna maun

Par yaad ayi use muniya ki

Chotu Tinku ki duniya ki

Phir kooch kiya wo unki or

Jinse hi bandhi thi uski dor

Jaise bhi the wo the pyare

Lage Don ko wo sabse nyaare,

Muniya ne dekha Don ko jab

Usne socha ek pal to tab

Ki kiya jaye iska kya ab?

Par sabko tha Don pyara

Ankhon ka tha wo ab taara

Phir miljul kar ye taye hua

Kyun na bane ab ghar ek naya,

Jisme rahe don khushi khushi

Ye soch ke sabko ayi hansi

Par nahi bana phir koi ghar

Raha don pyar se apne bal par .

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