Prabha and Me

Our Relationship- a monologue:
I am Prabha,
I belonged to a rural ex-jamindar’s family
The basic education had instilled in me courage and conviction to withstand all trials and tribulations of an Arranged Marriage.I had heard that my would-be was very handsome and modern. I was little apprehensive but was prepared for it.
“Saptapadi” of 5th June 1959 was a ritual, but “Tripadi” on “Suhagrat” became cardinal basics of my married life. His conversation, which I term “Prathampadi” He asked me, “Am I acceptable to you?” In split second, it conveyed his magnitude and sense of equality in marriage. I felt relieved and instantly aroused deep obeisance for him, which has even grown in these years. I call it “Dwitiyapadi”, when He asked me, “ Will you adapt to my family traditions caring much for my parants?” This was evidently indicative of his concern for a joint family life. I avowed to remain dedicated to his parents and family and accepted it as an obligation despite many vagaries and roughshod treatments. The “Tripadi” , for me was his desire,” Restart your education afresh to commensurate with modernism”. This was explicitly his adoration and concern for me. I resolved and thereinafter did I.A., B.A.,M.A and Ph.D. Although, I was relunctant to join Politics, He enthused me to become and in deference to him, even refused to swear-in as a minister in Bihar in 1983. Besides, he is helpful for anything and everything. He says “I brought light for him.” I say “HE gave me a-bhushan of Vidya.” And the happiest couple, “VIDYA-PRABHA”, had been shinning as full-moon even in the 56th year of marriage.
I am Vidya Bhushan.
I, handsome and smart, finished my B.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University in the 20th year. I had girl pen-pals from Hungary and Germany. Ultra-modernism and international environment of B.H.U. had cast an illusory concept of an urbane beautiful butterfly as would-be wife. I heard of settlement of my marriage with a girl of modest looks and rural background, it was a shock of the life. But my friends, though highly sophisticated themselves, argued and instilled in me spirit of adaptability to face hard realities of life. I relented. On our “Suhagarat”, the literary instinct in me found “Prabha” adorable, raw but smart and adaptable beyond my comprehension. I admired her modesty and realised that she could be an excellent life-partner if properly guided, moulded and shaped. Unaware of even basics of elementary cooking, within months, she excelled in all types of foods. She proved the dictum “ stomach is the gate-way to man’s heart”. Since then we have been sharing food together in one plate. We have no children but her modesty made her darling to all in my family and relations.
Only a matriculate before marriage, she finished post graduation by 1964 and did Ph.D while performing her all obligations of household. Her assertiveness and humble approach eventually resulted in her becoming MLA and Minister-designate. Adoration, adaptibility and adherence to principle are the" three aces", which have the duo of myself, an admlnistrative service officer, and she, an able housewife and busy politician, reaching this long phase of successful married life.