Pu.La. parat hone nahi

For the last few days me and Sandhya(my better half) have been saying .. it's been a while that we have not heard pu.la.
So on this day of gudipadwa after the pooja and gudi sthapana we decided to play the video for Chitale Master , 100% Pestonkaka.
Towards the end of Chitale Master katha ,a hoarding that stood at the Lakdi Pool chowk flashed before me .. Parat Pu.La hone nahi ....... Never will we have some like him ever again.. That thought brought tears to my eyes...
What a personality !
What appeals to me is the simplicity with which he put the day to day things our life his compositions, stories.
The ocean of knowledge on every topic that he has handled. You can take from the laundry fellow "PARit", chitale master, pestonkaka , sakharam , gulacha ganapati.
His contributions to the marathi cinema. His expanse over other languages.
Let me use the words he used for Sakharam Ghatane --
"SARASWATI TYANCHYA JEEBHE VAR NACHATE !!" , Kiti pustakanchi pane pu.la ni swataha khalaliastil..His observational capabilities and putting it in front of the audience with such ease..
I skipped a heart beat when one of my NON-MAHARASTRIAN (not from the state of Maharastra) colleagues asked me who Pu.La.Deshpande was!!!
Are they not missing something in life !!!
But the reality lies.. PARAT PU.LA HONE NAHI!!!