Satish Bhat

It was 1983 March. I was Sameer on that day and my love S... was Naina...we bumped in to each other by fate in a function of nearly a thousand students. That day similarly like Naina I lost my peace and sleep not my S... unlike Naina. I was love struck hopelessly. My S... was 17 then and I was 24 ...I was also not acceptable match in their sect like Maheshwaris and Agarwals,yet we were to be hopelessly in love then on...yeh un dino hamari Bath hogayi thi..aur aaj bhi hai. I married my love not before lots of dramas, thrills, objections, fears and suspense like the serial and then acceptance by her father. .. We had our leave and reunite dramas and nothing in life was sure till we got married on 25.08.1985. I prayed to which ever God and deities till our Shadhi. However we had our own dose of lovely things that happen to lovelorns. We enjoyed all those blissful sweet experiences like Sameer-Naina those rare electrifying touches of holding hands, those 'I love you' thrills, love letters watching stars, rain and even small hugs from behind without physical contacts beyond a point and camouflaged flying kisses and stolen winks whenever we met with something that hoodwinked everyone else. ......I could feel my eyes moisten and heart beat louder as it was the same type of bump we met and fell in love. Poor my S she bumped in front 100s of students and had to conceal embarrassing moments while I was totally stoned oblivious to her dilemma.When I saw Sameer and Naina dashing scene I relived my day... it set the pace for us and many other things there after.life was never same for us.Just like Sameer bumping Naina hahaha I too bumped my S and charm of her touch was preserved on my body for 3 days as I did not bathe for 3 days lest I wash away my S.'s touch ...today it lives in my heart... I am indeed lucky to have seen love, hate, thrill, breakup, rekindle, rebukes, insults, sense of pride, get better, think to kill oneself, and finally marry my love and feel blessed. Having almost similar background and struggles I lived my own life in YEH UNN DINONKI BAATH HAI... I pray the story to see Sameer and Naina unite. My prayers for them are same prayers I had for me and my S long back then..36 years back.. At 60 now I get to be younger by 36 years daily when I watch the serial and see myself and my S... in Sameer and Naina. I love this serial as much as I love myself. I am lucky I could marry the girl of my choice who is more valuable than my life and I feel even more fortunate to have felt the love of a sweet 17 girl they are rare gift of god and very fragile and need to handled carefully. There is nothing more heavenly than loving smile of girl who is sweet 17 there nothing more electrifying than her touch and better place to invest your all hopes and love and live in her heart. I am glad I could meet her and be fulfilled. When I read love tragedies or girls broken heart stories my heart pains. The producer and team of actors and technicians of this serial need to be given Oscars. Values of life and purity of love and relationships are missing today. Today love is more of biology than poetry of those days. I love you of those days were like tribute for becoming worthy and seldom given unless the girls heart was won. I am sorry but Today it is like tips to waiter in hotel.Love changed persons to become better those days and responsible like how it made me. Well my father was ahead of his time in 1958 I too in 1985 and pray my son also finds some charming sweet 17 who can make him better than his best someday. I also wish him eventful romance that I had . I wish he too gets those charms and bliss of love from someone destined to be his Naina .... Yeh un dinonki baath hai .. wah bhai dil jeet liya....😄