EAT GOLD

Kalappa Shetty was one of the most reputed personalities in Ambala Village he was a landlord and also owned factories like cotton, oil, and fertilizer and had a yearly turnover around 600 cr even the district magistrate, commissioner, MLA or MP would take his advice or approval before introducing any schemes to village and and most of Kallapa Shetty wealth was spent for village welfare

All the villagers respected and loved Kallapa Shetty for his generosity and kindness he only wore a simple white shirt and white Dhoti and always influenced by Gandhis ideals of Simplicity and Self-Sufficiency and he always kept his wants to limit being so rich and popular he lived a very simple life

Though he was always cool and did not lose his composure as situation prevailed he was also strict and rude

Kallapa Shetty loved working in his paddy fields and during his young age he used to single-handedly do Land Preparation, Seed Selection, Seed Treatment, bullock farming and even physically carrying the paddy grains to his storage house though he had enough servents to do the job even his wife and children's insisted him on doing it he never listen to them worked in pre-monsoon for all 6 months from dawn to dusk in paddy fields since Kallapa Shetty was growing old doctor has suggested him avoid working in fields due to his old age but Kallapa Shetty used to monitor his servents work in field and guide them

Kallapa Shetty had only son by name Karunakar Shetty who was 25 years of aold he was one of the most handsome men in the village most of the village girls had a crush on him lawyer iby profession he helped his father in his business

Kallapa Shetty's wife Nandani thought it was the right time to get his son married and she started looking for bride equal to their status

Mahabala Shetty landlord from another village came to know that Kallapa Shetty;s family is looking for a bride he wanted to marry his daughter Vandana who was extremely beautiful to Karunakar Shetty

When Vanadana came to know it she happily agreed to marry with Karunakar Shetty she already knew about Karunakar Shetty and had a crush on him but Mahabala Shetty was avaricious and cunning he always disrespected the people one who is not equal to his status

and for him only the person's bank balance, gold and land the person owned mattered

vanadana her character mirrored her father she always had friendship with girls equal to her status since she was Karunakar Shetty's junior in collage she was attracted by his charisma but she made sure to find out his status before even loving him but she never ever expressed her love towards him

Mahabala Shetty sent his messenger to Kallappa Shetty for bridal relationship Kallapa Shetty's wife happily accepted the proposal as she saw vadanas picture and attracted by her beauty she thought Vandana was perfect match for her son she called them home next day to house to confirm the marriage proposal and also she Vandan

Preceding day Mahabala Shetty with his wife saroja and Vanadana and they came stood near the gate of house and rang the bell Mutamma house maid opened the door .

Mahabala : We came to meet Kallappa Shetty to talk about bridal relationship where is he?

Mutamma: he and his family are working in a paddy field look there Muttamma showed towards the field and went towards the field to inform Kallappa Shetty about the Mahabala Shetty arrival

Since Kallapa Shetty, s house was middle of the his paddy field and his paddy field was easily visible from house

Hearing this Mahabala Shetty, Saroja and Vanadana looked towards the field

the entire paddy farming has been completed and the paddy grains have been carried to store room but while carrying the grains manually few of the grains fell to ground

Mahabala Shetty his wife and son were collecting those fallen paddy grains with their rag bags and nandani was collecting cow dung to sue it has fertilizer for coconut trees

Looking to it Mahabala Shetty, s wife Saroja

Saroja: Darling what is this are we giving our daughter to someone who collects paddy grains from field and picks cow dung its so disgusting only servant do such a kind of job

Mahabala: hmm even I feel the same but Saroja I heard that Kallappa Shetty having annual turnover of 600 cr and nearly 500 acres of land for farming no one is as rich as him in entire district

Vandana: But still Dad its so cheep what is this collecting grains and cow dung from field is so cheap and dirty I will set them all right after the marriage

Mahabala: hmm its very important baby if any one of your friends visit house and look your husbands family working like slaves in filed then just think how insulting it is

Accidentally Muttamma heard all this conversation

Soon mutamma went and called kallappa Shetty, s family but even the conversation between Mahabala Shetty and family feel into Kallapa Shetty ears through muttamma

Kallapa Shetty gave a grand welcome to Mahabala shetty's family and also asked them to stay for lunch

During the lunch hour muttamma bought golden plate and servered to Mahabala Shetty and his family seeing this Mahabala Shetty family were delighted and thought that they have looked for the right groom for their daughter

Again nandani came will the large silver bucket and instead of rice she again served gold ornaments looking at this Mahabala Shetty family were surprised again Nandani returned and servered diamonds to plates seeing this Mahabala Shetty got frustrated

Mahabala Shetty: Kalappa Sir what is this can we eat gold and diamond why are you serving us gold and diamond

Kallappa Shetty without losing his composure: so you know that we cannot eat gold and diamond then why do you look down the people who working as farmer I think you had a problem while me and my son were picking the paddy grains and nandani collecting cow dung from the field when the men is hungry its not gold and diamonds that quench our hunger its only the food we consume In Upanishad this food has been called parabramha the supreme being because it nourishes the hunger of millions of beings in this earth and we worship it as Anna puranswari and you have insulted the anna Purnashwari and I would never has a bridal relationship with people who doesn't know the value of the paddy gains.