Monday, December 31, 2007

Shubho Noboborsho



Noboborsho..
notun horsho
tolayomaan 'torso'
ki durdhorsho!

Notun chhondo
mukhe ki gondho!
Chullu ba scotch
ek i anondo.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Mama

Mama shobdoti esechhe sanskrit matul theke. Majhe majhe eke 'double mother' o bola hoy. Taar mane maa ja koren mama taar dwigun korben. Ei thekei bodh hoy mama-baRhir abdaar shobder utpotti. Mama ra emnite nirbirodhe manush tobe sahitye ba itihaas e enader besh durgati hoyechhe. Mahabharater dui mamar kotha to sobai janen. Prothom holen Kongso mama aar tarpor Shakuni Mama. Aaro ek mama chhilen Shalya. Durbhagya boshoto ei tin mamai tNader bhagner haate morechhilen. Kongso mama to ekebare apon bhagner haate. 'Bhagne jodi bhagye thake' tahole aar ki kora jaabe?

Kothay bole 'naranang matulakrama:' mane chhelera tader mamader motoi hoy. Amar mama to sarakkhon maa maa korei katan. Kali keertan, bhoktigeeti ei sob geye aar ki? Ami oboshyo Rum bhokto, kalibhokto noi. Tobe onek kalibhoktoi shunechhi Rum bhokto hoye thaken. Kali to shoktir proteek. Beer-sinchito ta hole oneker i beer ros jaage na. Amar mama oboshyo satwik manush. Ami Ramkrishna dev er kotha moto onyo mot e maa ke pete chaichhi. Rum bhokti'r anusheelon sampurna holei amar kali bhoktir poth poriskar hobe. Tarpor amio mamar moto maa maa kore gaite paarbo.

Jug er songe taal miliye mama shobder o biborton ghotechhhe. Ekhon shudhui mayer sohodor noy onyo onek kei ei naam e sombodhon kora hoy. 'Ki mama, ki khabor?' Ei bakyati bortomaan e bahul procholito. Mama'r poriborte 'guru' bosale o ekhane dosh nei. Jodio tokhon byapartir gambhirjo bere jay. 'Jio mama' bolle sekhane mama ke jeebito korar cheshta bojhay na, bojhay kono chamakprodo kaaj er bahoba prodaan ke. Aar sob shesh keu jodi apnake 'mama to!' bole se kintu apnake bhul kore mamato bhai ba mamato bon bole daakchhe na, se o shabasi dite chaichhe.

Mama shobder bikriti shudhu aaj noy bahudin age thekei chole aaschhe. Chaand ke mama to sei Lokkhon Sen er amol thekei chole aaschhe. Amader barhi'r pashe'r kaku'r naam Surjya holeo, akasher surjya ke kokhono kaku bole dakte shunini. Borong chhoto obosthar surjya keo robimama bole daka hoy. Tai khullatata, khuro ba kaka der naam 'mama'r moto kokhonoi bahul procholito ba jonopriyo hoye otheni. Chaand er porei ase fNaad, aar fNaad manei police. Ajkaalkaar dine mama ar police samaarthak. Bodh hoy 80'r doshok theke eti chalu hoyechhe. Mama'r bari holo e khetre jailkhana. Sekhane jabar soubhagya ekhono ghoteni, tobe shunechi abdaar sekhane bhaloi kora jaay. Korlei mamara alhaade aatkhana hoye haaste haaste asen ebong aat khana kore rekhe chole jan.

Somosto jaati'r modhyei ektu aadhtu ohonkaar ba gorbo achhe, seta thaklei olpo-bistor jaati ba borno boishomyo o chole aase. Bharitiyo ra markin desh e esei Choinik der 'chapta' ba 'chinki' ebong Krishnanga der 'kallu' bola shuru koren. Amar gatroborno onekta sheshokto byaktider motoi, ektu rod porlei aaro kholtai hoye othe tai ei shobdoti ami shona ba bola motei pochhhondo kori na. 'Satya' namok hindi chhayachhobi te 'Kallu Mama'r obhinoy amar khhub i bhalo legechhilo, ebong onekdin onaake niye gaan ti o aami shuntaam. Sei thekei bodh hoy krishnanga der oneke 'Mama' ba 'uncle' bole thaken. Oboshyo shwetanga der ekhono aamra saheb bole thaki. Jaihok Markin desh e prothom baar ek mama'r songe kothopokon er kotha ekhane bolbo. Tokhon July maas, besh gorom. Sobe markin desh e esechhi, tokhono porashona shuru hoy ni. Bishyabidyaloy ta ekbaar ghure ghamte ghaamte bari firchhi, sNiri tei dekha holo. Siringe chehara, gaye sando genji, aar porone half aar full pant er majha majhi ekta bastu, mathay tupi ta ulto kore pora. Amake dekhe baam haater torjoni aar kore angul tule, baki angul gulo mure (onekta kuchi puri nartak der moto) haat nariye bollo "What's up bro?". Ami to obaak! Suddha banganubad kore kichhui maane bujhlaam na. 'Upore ki bro?' Seta abar ki? Tarpor aaro bhebe lojjay laal thuri beguni hoye gelam. Chhatrabaas e onekdin theke Rum-sebar kalyane chehara ta ektu nadusnudus chhilo tokhon. KIntu tai bole ei bhabe opomaan? Dui angul tule ki setai bojhate chaichhilo se? Kichhudin pore oboshyo 'bro' er asol maane jaante pere nischinto hoyechhilam!

Mughal amole ba taar o age Sultan der somoy singhason jaate onyo bongshe chole na jaaye se jonyo 'Chacha apon chachi por/chachir meyeke biye kor' prothar procholon chhilo. Dokkhin bharat e serokom i 'Mama' ke biye korar procholon achhe. Erokom bibabho naki besh soubhagyajonok! Oboshyo e khetre je mama'r biye hochchhe se patri'r chhotomama othoba chhoto mama holei bhalo. Keshto thakur mama dingiye mami ke hami diye beraten. Kintu se onyo golpo.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Bhaab Samprasaran

Bangla jNader prohom bhasha chhilo,mane mukhe na holeo kagoje kolome jara prothom e 'o' 'aa', 'ko', 'kho' porechhen tNara bhab samprasaran shobdoti'r songe bhaloi poricheeto. Bhaab er sampurna prsaraan kei bhab samprasaran bola hoy. Soja banglay bolte gele bhaab er abeg e ekkebare habudubu khaoa jakey bole. Ei dharun ekti kishore chhele rasta diye jachchhe, nojor gelo arekti kishori'r dike. Chokh e chokh porlo, chhele mone mone chumu tumu sob kheye fello. Tarpor jodi meyeti ektu muchki hese dilo to chhele chole gyalo soja chhadnatolay, bhaste bhastei gyalo... bhaab er samprasaran korte korte.

Ami oboshyo shabdatir aakkhorik byakhyai ekhane korbo. Kobi ba lekhok ra likhei khalas, kintu tNara sei sob lekhar somoy ki bhebechhilen sei niye todonto korar jonyo, ebong madhyashikkha porshod er odheen chhatro-chhatrider 'tight' debar jonyoi ei rokom bhoyanok jins abiskrito hobe? Ke chalu kore chhhilen thik jana nei. Vidyasagar koren ni bolei mone hoy, karon tNaar Bhabnar onyo onek karon chhilo. Sir Asutosh o to uchchashikkha porshod e chhilen. Tahole hoyto kono bhabuk adhunik shikkhamontree E hoben.

Bhab samprasaran korte chaile aro ekti jinis taar bodole kora jeto, bodh hoy setar naam chhilo 'Sarangsha'. Eti bhaab er samprasaran er bodole ekebare apasaron kore dito. Sob abeg tabeg fele diye shudhui khaNti kotha thakto sekhane. Beshir bhag golpo, upanyas lekhok rai asol kotha paaRhte giye onek dhanau panai koren (ei jemon ami korchhi), tai sarangsho lekha emon kichhu shokhto kaaj noy. Kintu chhoto thekei shune aaschhi Sahityo ar Itihaas, joto beshi likhbe toto beshi nombor. Kana ghushoy e o shona jeto ei sob subject e ojon dor ei nombor pore. Tai ke E aar sahos kore sarangsho likhte chay?

Bankim Babu'r dada Sanjib Chandra khub ekta beshi lekhen ni. Jongol e jongol ei ghure beraten mone hoy beshir bhag somoy, kintu sei tini shudhu ekti bakya byabohar kore somosto chhatrokul ke je koto akul korechhen taar iyotta nei!

'Bonyera bone sundar, shishura matreekroRh e'

ei bakyatir bhab samprasaran Shudhu Madhya Shikkha porshod ei noy , khonj korle Tripura Board, Madrasa Board hoyto Dhaka Board e o paoa jaabe. Acchha ei bakyatir byakkha korar kono karon ki achhe? Eta porlei to jol e moto poriskar hoye jaay lekhon ki bolte cheyechhen. Kintu naa! Bakytir gushtir pindi na chotkale babuder thik monoputa: hochchhilo na! Ei ekti bakyer pichhone je koto dishta dishta kagoj noshto hoyechhe, aar sei kagoj toiri korte je koto shoto bon lopat hoye gyachhe, se kotha tokhon bujhle SanjibChandra aar e kotha likhten na! Tahole dekha gelo, abeg er bosh e hut kore kichhu kotha likhe felle pore heet e biporeet hoy.

Jibon e prothom baar jokhon ei kaaj korechhilam besh beg pete hoyechhilo amake, abeg o asei ni ulte shikkhon er kachhe opodsohtho hote hoyechhilo...akkhorik orthe E bolte paren. Paa muRhe hNatu bhenge aadh ghonta kneel down! Er karon oboshyo Sanjib Chandra chhilen na. EI ku keerti'r shrsohta aaro bahu ku kaaj korechhen. Ini aar keu non amader oti porcheeto Rabi Thakur. Tokhon bodh hoy Ashtam Shreni, kichhu kichhu chheler hormonal prokop gNof gojaleo amar tokhon o gojay ni. Mongolbar third period e Bangla. Tar ager dinei eisob Samprasan niye kta boktrita diyechhilen Dhananjay babu. Onar kotha age ektu bole ni. Besh golgal nadusnudus chehara, gayer rong toktoke forsa, besh ekta hrishtapushta bhab. Kintu bhab dekhe bhulkorle cholbe na, karon onaar naam i holo maar aar maar nam i holen uni. Jaihok ager din osob kochkochani thik kane jaini, tai byaparta thik bujhini sedin. Mangal baar je amar jibone amangal deke aanbe sekotha jaanle oboshyo ektu mon diye shuntaam. Class e dhukei Dhananjay babu board e boro boro kore likhlen:

'Dekhite giyachhi porbotmala, dekhite giyachhi sindhu
dekha hoy nai chokkhu meliya,
ghor hote shudhu dui pa feliya
ekti dhaan er sheesh er upor ekti shishir bindu|'

Tarpor bollen 'ne etar bhab samprasaran kor'

Ami to bhebei akul. Prothomoto shobgulir maane thik thak jana chai. Porbot khub sohoj byapar, pahar porbot to hordom e dekha jay. Sindhu nod niye koyekdin agei Bhugol class e porano hoyechhe. Itihaas e o Sindhu nod chhilo mone porlo. Kintu jotodur mone porlo ota tokhon Pakistan er modhye chilo (ekhono achhe). Tarpor 'chokkhu mela' to khub sohoj byapar roj ghum theke uthe aamra ja kore thaki..dhaan er sheesh o bujhlam. Kintu shishir bindu kichhutei mathay dhuklo na! Shishi, botol to besh boro shoro jinis, tader abar bindu hobe ki kore? Bhebe bhebe amar gayei bindu bindu gham jome uthlo, edike somoy chole jachchhe.. 15 minute er modhye khata joma dite hobe. Aar beshi bhabte na pere 'Joy maa' bole likhe fellam.

'Kobi ratri belai tNaaar asudh er Shishi haraiya feliyachhilen. Sara raat tNaar sei karone ghum hoy nai. Tini Shishi khunjite Pakistan giyechhilen. Sekhane onek pahaRah porbot ebong Sindhu nod e tNahar harano shishir anusandhan koriyachhilen. Sindhu nod e jaal o feliyachhilen, kintu tNahar shishi mele naai. Byartho hoiya tini abar kolikatay firiya asiyachhilen. Kobi jokhon jibeeto chhilen tokhon kolikatay o dhaan khet dekha jaito. Ekdin ghum bhangibar por kobi dui pa feliya tNahar baRhir pasher dhan khete giyechhilen. Sei sthane jaibar por kobi dekhilen ekti dhaan er sheesh er upor tNahar harano asudh er shishir ekti bhanga tukro lagiya achhe. Ei dekhiya obaak hoiya kobi ei kobita likhiyachhilen.....' er por kobi ki bhabe todonto kore jaante paarlen je tNaar chakor E je shishi ti bhengechhilo ebong dhan khete fele esechhilo se sob kotha aar lekhar sujog hoy ni. Tar agei Dhananjay babu bollen 'de khata de, somoy hoye gyachhe.' tarpor ja hoyechhilo se to itihaas. Sidnhu je amar jibone 'Bishadsindhu' hoye dekha debe se ki aar tokhon jaantam?

Shudhu ami na, amar moto hajar hajar chhatro chhatri ei bhabe bhab er ghore churi na korte pere opodostho hoyechhe ebong ekhon o hochchhe, tobuo bhab samprasaran ekhon syllabus tike achhe. Aaj theke ponchaas bochor por hoyto Chandrabindu'r kobita (?) Madhyashikkha porshod er syllabus bhukto hobe. Tokhon jodi proshono kora hoy:

'Amader bogol bhhora struggle achhe, chhagol bhora mangso'.. ekhane bogol bhhora struggle bolte kobi ki bojhate cheyechen?

Keu ki bolte paarbe? Kobi (Upal na Chandril?) ki satyi E ekhane kichhu bojhate cheyechhilen?

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Shubho Noboborsho



Hic..

Monday, December 18, 2006

Dampatya

Bibah shabder akkhorik ortho, 'bishesh rup e bohon kora'. Soja banglay bolte gele sangsar er bojha ghaRhe chapano. Bojha ghaRhe oThar por take 'bishesh rup e bohon' na korte parlei muskil, bahon ebong bahok er modhye monomalinyer sambhabana. Bibaher opor naam Panigrahan maane haat deyoa-neyoa. Je haat dichchhe, tar mone 'Sholay' chhayachhobi te Sanjiv Kumar er moto bhoy er udrek hotei pare. Tahole dekha jachchhe haat prodankarini, ebong bojha bahankari ubhay er mon E bibaher sambhabamanay asshankapurna thake. Setai swabhabik. Kintu proti bochhor som theke robibar, boishakh ba agrahayan, aparanha ba godhuli te ei samajik anusthan chole aaschhe ebong bhobishyot eo aasbe.

Bibaha poroborti jeebon ke bhalo banglai bola hoy dampatya. Shobdoti esechhe Dampati theke, jetir sandhi bichchhed korle hoy Jaaya o Poti. Ekhon jaaya o poti mile Jompoti holei bodh hoy sohoj hoto. Jomjomat hoto o bola chole. Kintu sandhir porei 'Jom' er naam aanle bichchhed er probol sambhabana dekha dite pare tai bodh hoy panditera otike ektu palte diyechen. Etir onyo byakhya o oboshyo sambhab. Parashurm jemon dekhiye gyachen stree biyog er por goirik dharon kore 'Swami' haoa duruha noy, temni Poti hote gele o purush er bibaher proyojon hoy na. Erokom onek udaharan er modhye kichhu holo, Narapati, Kulapati, Nripati ba Rashtrapati. Ei somosto poti ra bishesh kore Nripati ra oboshyo udar mone ekadhik dargrahan karten. Kintu ei bhdrolok er moto chirakumar poti o itihas e biral noy. Enar chirakoumarjyo niye oboshyo onyo onek kanadhusho shona jay, kintu se sob kotha thak. Asol kotha holo onyanyo jekono poti haoa jotoy shakta hok na keno, Dampati haoa E sob cheye koshtokor. Ei prakar er 'Poti' hobar porei purush er 'dom' bondho hobar upakram hoy.

Dom bandho hobei na ba keno? Jaaya'r opor naam holo stree, soja banglai jetake amra boli istiree. Istiree'r motoy Streer kaaj holo chaap diye banka jinis ke soja kora. Tobe istiree gorom korte jemon koylar unan ba baidyutin sanjog laage, streeder belai temon noy. Onader matha emnitei gorom hoye thake. Oboshyo dampatyer prothomm porbo poti ba potni ubhay er pokkhey besh anonder. Kintu joto din jaaye totoi bojha baaRhte thake sei songe taptata o.

Premika'r mukhe nijer naam shunte kaar na bhalo laage? Tokhon taar sob kothai premik er kachhe 'kuhu-rob' bole mone hoy. Kintu premika jokhon bodhu hon, tokhon 'premi' kata giye shudhu poRhey thake 'ka'. Diney ratey Ka-ka rob shunte tokhon kaan jhalafala. Dampatyer boyos baRhar sathey sathey purush er shraban shakti komte thake ebong nari'r kanThaswar totodhik baaRhte thake. Er karon hoy to uporkto bakya ti te paoa jaabey.

Dampatyer boyos ebong prem er baRha koma niye onek rokom gobeshona kora hoyechhe. Beshir bhag khetrei dekha gechhe bibaha poroborti ek batsarkaal ateeba anander. Taar por anada aaste aaste kome jaye, abar kichhudin por baRhe, othoba aaro kome. Onek tarka bitarker por dampatya jibon ke mulata: chaar ti bibhag e bibhokto kora hoyechhe: swabhbik, du:khadayak, pahaRhi ebong bichchhedkarak.




Swabhabik dampatye ananda kromosho komte komte pray du:kher porjaye chole jay, tarpor abar baRhar por ek i rokom thake. Beshir bhag chha-posha lokjon ra ei parjaybhukto. Du:khadayak dampatye anondo kromosho komte komte talani te ese theke. Ei somosto dampati ra bujhtei paren na tNara satyi i anonde acchhen kina. Bahu batsar por ekjon er mrityu ghotle tobei bojha jay dampatya koto sukher chhilo. Tritio prakar dampatya holo 'paharhi'. Enader sukh-du:kho ghorHir 'pendulam' er motoi edik theke odike jay. Eisob dampatider swabhab onekta shib thakur er moto, alpetei tushto, abar tuchchha karonei agnisharma. Ei somosto khetre Patni'r pitraloy o shashuraloy kachhakacchhi haoa E banchhoniyo. Chaturtha ebong shesh prakar dampatya holo sab cheye khanasthayee ba 'bichchhedkarak' dampatya. Engriji te ei dharoner dampatya ke 'celebrity marriage' akhya deyoa hoy. Kintu Upor er chhok e se khetre shudhu bochhor er jaygaye 'maas' bosiye nite hobe. Uporokto 'chhok' ti amar seemito gNyan er porichayok. Sangsar samudrer teer e ami ekhono nuRhi kurHochchhi. Tai bhhul haoa E swabhabik. Khanasthaiyo anondo jemon hothat 'gohona laabh' ba 'Biriyani khaoa' ebong khanasthayee du:kho jemon barambar bola sattwe o 'janjal na fela' ullikhito chhok ti te byabohar korar sujog ghote ni.

Swabhabik dampotyo ebong paharHi dampotyo niye duti lekha samprati antarjaal lipi te prakishito hoyechhe. Pathak pathika der onurodh korbo seguli parjalochona korte.

Moter upar dampatyer boyos baaRhle prem kome asai swabhabik. Sob somoy mone rakha darkar 'love' beshi hole loksaan o beshi. Shudhu bhalobaslei to hoy na, tar songe bhalo 'basa' o chai, basar por ei gaRhi, tarpor saari ityadi ityadi. Tai jesob dampati ekhono pNaach bochhor katiye othen ni, ba jesob hobu poti ba patni ekhono mukto haoay dom nichchhen tNara bhoy paben na. Dampatya, jampatyer moto jomjomat na shonaleo, nitantoi kharap noy. Er joto boyos baRhey totoi sthayee hoy. Ek kothay dampatya ke 'chirasthayee bondobosto' o bola chole.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Pujo'r meeting


Pujo niye bibhinno 'antarjaal-lipi' te onek lekha porlam. Ajke baRhite phone kore jaanlam je eta shoshti. Ebar markin deshe pujor subidhar jonyoi bodh hoy din khon dekhei saptahante pujo poRhechhe. Pujor din pujo na hole, jodio kichhu aase jay na, kintu hole mondo na. Onek boRho sohore oboshyo ek soptaho age ba poreo pujo hochchhe. Kintu seta mone hoy, onyanyo onibarjo karon boshoto.

Age je shohore (gram i bola jay) thaktam, sekhane pujo hoto na. Ghonta duyek dure ek sohore hoto. BoRhai korar moto na holeo besh boRho korei hoto. Ekbar Joy Goswami o esechhilen amader 'joy' debar jonyo. Biyer age ebong biyer pore pujo dekha kintu markin deshe sampurna alada. Biyer age shudhui thakur dekha (matir ebong rokto mangser) ebong sukhadya khabar lyaTha. Biyer pore thakur dekha (shudhui matir pratima) ebong sukhadya banano'r Thyala. Purush ba naari, jotodin abibahito thake totodin tara nirbibade pujo dekhe, chanda diye kheye ase. Kintu biyer por seti ar kora hoy na. Tokhon shudhu khelei hoy na, ranna o korte hoy. Ekbar oboshyo ekti abibahito chhatro ke diye 50 ti luchi bhajiye niyechhilen ek kormokarta. Tar por theke chheletir naam i hoye gelo 'luchi'. Je bochhor biye korlam sei bochhor i pujor ek maas age ek dada'r (dadui bola chole, boyos andaz e) phone elo. 'Ki Panchu shunlam tumi khhub bhalo gaan gao?' Ami to akash theke porlam. Bollam 'seki? apnake ke bollo? Amar gaan er pratibha goto char bochhor ami chapa diye rekhechilam. Amar roommate rai chepe rekhechhilo bolte paren. Gaan gaite shuru korlei, mukh chepe dhorto amar. Etodin pore sei protibha baire elo ki kore?' Shune dada bollen 'hNe hNe, amar songe maskara hochchhe? Gaan er kothata emni bajiye dekhlam, kintu eta to satyi je tomar bou bhalo ranna kore?' Etokkhone bujhlam gourchandrikar asol karon. Bollam 'hain se to amar bou hobar ageo korto. Ami biyer por khhub beshi kichhu shekhate parini oke. Ekbar to ilish machhe bamboo shoot diyechhilam bole rege giye maachh tai khelo na.' Dada byasto hoye bollen "se thik achhe thik achhe, tomake to ranna korte bolchhi na, tomra ekhon ekta 'family' hoyechho kichhu to korte hobe. Ei dhoro 100 ta luchi bheje aanbe shonibar din sokale" Ami bollam 'amar bou to luchi belte paare na,sob Australiar map hoye jay.' Kintu dada tokhon o chhaRbar patro non. Bollen'thik achhe tumi belbe aar tomar bou bhajbe.' Shunei amar buk chhom chhom kore uthlo! Belar kotha shunei. Biye korar age to eisob bela-beli korte hoy ni kokhono! Tahole biye korar por E belabeli sob palte gyalo keno? Achchha apnarai bolun biyer age ekjon 'graduate student' er je kaaj thake, biyer por ki seta kome jay? Motei na! Biyer age maas e ekbaar 'vacuum' kortam, biyer por protyek soptahe korte hoy. Biyer age chNeRha T-shirt pore, daRhi na kamiye ghure beratam, biyer por sesob aar kora chole na. Stree jibone ele, songe istiree o ase. Na chaileo korte hoy! Kaaj baaRhe ki na? Panchuginnir o nischoy beRhechhilo, kintu sesob bistarito kore aar nijeke chhoto korbo na. Jaihok onek bhebechinte sebar oi shohor er pujote jabonai thik korlam. 100 ta luchi belar cheye du ghonta beshi gaRhi chalano onek soja, tai arektu dur er ek puja te gelam. Tar porer bochhor theke oboshyo jabar sujog i ghoteni, karon oi sohoro er maya tyag kore chole esechhilam.

Eisob nanarokom karon boshoto Bangali-anusthan er kono meeting e ami jete raji hoi na. 'Eating' e amar kono apotti nei 'meat eating' e to noy E. Kintu meeting er kotha shunlei amar buk kNaape. Ki jaani abar jodi 100 ta luchi bhajte bole! Age na hoy Panchu ginni songe chhilo, ekhon to ekebare nijer ghaRhe! Achchha apnarai bolun 100 ta luchi jodi ami bhajtei paari, tahole ki aar nije na kheye baaro-bhhut e bilote jaabo? Pizza aar maggi na kheye luchi E to khetam tahole roj!

Ager bochhhor, ekhon jekhane achhi, ei shohor er pujote giyechhilam, khabar dabar besh bhaloi chhilo. Kintu prothom bochhhor keu amake chinto na, amio kauke chine nebar sujog o dei ni luchi bhajar bhoye. Kintu, bochhor goRhale bandhu bandhob o baRhe, aar samajikota o korte hoy. Seirokom i ek bandhu...(amar mote a-samajik bandhui bolte paren, nahole arek bandhu'r eto boRho sorbonash korte paare?) onyo ek bandhu'r baRhi beRhate niye jaabe bole bhuliye bhaliye amake ene fello sei 'meeting' ei! Ekkebare durga-pujar meeting e! Sei onyo Bandhu'r barHi'r rasta je eto bondhur hote paare, ta asar somoy o bujhini!

Eta amar jiboner dwitiyo adhyay er prothom pujo'r meeting. Chhatrabosthay ishkul er saraswati pujo'r meeting e chhilam, kintu se to chhoto khato byapar. Chup chap ek kone giye boslam, jaate keu dekhte na paye, dekhte peleo jaate nirjeeb, durbal praani bhebe chheRhe dei. Kintu meeting shuru hobar age cha deyoa shuru holo. Cha na chekhe ki thakte pari? Badhyo hoye kon theke beriye aaste holo. Cha er songe 'chaat' o chhilo. Kintu sei chaat khete khetei 'chat' shuru holo. Pujor horta-korta ekjon, Mr. Chatteerjee bodh hoy naam ta, amake chaatlen besh kichukkhon.

HK:Tomar naam ta ki jeno?

Ami:Agge ami Panchu

HK:Panchu? Besh interesting naam! Ajkaal kar dine dekhai jaina. Tumi kotodin holo ekhane esechho?

Ami:Ami..ei ek bochhhor holo

HK:Ager bochhor pujote esechhile?

Ami:Hain esechhilam to.

HK:Oh! tahole to ek bochhor er beshi hoye gechhe! Ta tumi ki student? Ei somoye ami bhablam mithye kothata bolei dei. Kintu paashei dekhlam amar sei a-samajik bandhuti dNaat ber kore haaschhe! Tai badhyo hoye bollam 'na maane...oirokom i bolte paren..postdoc'

HK:Oh, tai naki? Biye hoye gyachhe?
Ami shunei mone mone promaad gonte shuru korlam. Ei bujhi 5 Kg pNatha rannar bhaar dilo! pNaach Kg'r chapei tahole Panchur panchtwa prapti hobe. Bollam 'hain hoyechhe, kintu amra separated.'

HK: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! Tomra ei boyoser chhele meyera ki je koro! Ami aar tomar boudi (kakima/masima noy kintu) goto 30 bochhor dhore ek songe achhi!
Ektu mushRhe porlen bhodrolok.

Ami: Na jaa bhabchhen taa noy, amar stree onyo ek jaigai poRhashona korchhe, tai badhya hoyei...
Shunei asha'r sanchar holo bhdrolok er mone! Naba utsahe bole uthlen 'Age bolbe to!
Ami to bhablam ki na ki. Sorry, esob kotha bollam bole kichhu mone korona jeno. Kintu ajkaal to esob akhchhar i hochchhe! Jaihok, tomar bou aaschhe nischoy pujote?'
Ami: Aaschhe... kintu, Shonibar sokale. Or shukkurbaar TA thake to...'

HK: Are bolo ekdin chhuti niye nite. Ekhane saobai mile anondo kora jaabe. (maane luchi bhaja jaabe, mangso ranna kora jaabe eisob aar ki?). Amra jokhon 70's e ei sohore aasi tokhon bangali matro char jon. Ei je sangastha ta dekhchho, eta amar nijer haate toiri kora. Ekhon boyos hoye gyachhe, tai aar parina. Tomra na korle ke korbe bolo?

Ami: Mone hoi na paarbe, tachhara tikit katao hoye gyachhe...

Erpor hotash hoyei bollen 'tahole tumi E eso Friday sokal sokal, onek kaaj achhe kintu'. Bolei aar dNarHalen na onyo ek natun mukh er sandhane chole gyalen.

Erpor meeting shuru holo. Prothomei alochona shuru holo bibhinno protijogeeta aar segulor puraskar bitaran niye. Bachchhader jonyo Bose-anko, spoon-race (chamoch-guli), aar 'jemon-khushi-saajo'. BoRhoder jonyo hNaRhi bhanga aar musical-chair. Prothomei bitarka shuru holo bose-anko niye. Onek bachchha rai bose aankte naki pochhondo kore na, tader jonyo dNarHiye ankar o bondobosto korte hobe! Shesh porjonto thik holo, matite noy, table er opor aankte deyoa hobe. Bachchha ra ichchhe moto bose ba dNariye aNkbe. Er por samasya dekha gyalo spoon-race niye. Chamoch paoa geleo, guli kothay paoa jaabe? Erokom samasyar kotha jaanle desh theke kichhu kNaach er guli niye aastam. Kotokgulo bodh hoy amar almaari tei poRhe achhe onekdin theke! Ekjon buddhi dilen m&m er guli-chocolate byabohar korar. Tateo apotti! Arekjon bollen sei chocolate guli jodi bachchhara kheye nei? Guli-khor hoye jay jodi? Kintu tNaar apotti onyo ar keu patta dilen na.

BoRhoder khela niyeo somosya dekha dilo. Agr bochhor hNaaRhi bhanga protijogeetay tin tin te matir hNaRhi bhanga gyachhe, ebong ek boyosko bhodrolok er laaThi o! Tai ebar thik holo, plastic er halloween chalkumRho kena hobe, ebong plastic baseball bat ke laThi banano hobe! Protijogeetay rong anar jonyo chalkumRho'r opor Mahishashur er chhobi sNatiye deyoa hobe. Keu keu oboshyo 'Greg Chappel'er chhobi lagano'r kothao bolechhilo, kintu se prostab nakoch hoye gyalo. Sob sheshe musical chair. Sekhane kon gaan chalano hobe sei niyei kotha chalachali chollo besh kichukkhon. Amar totokkhoney matha dhore gyachhe. Mone holo 'gun' i chaliye dei ekbar esob thamanor jonyo. Kintu bhablam amar o kichhu bolar dorkar. Bollam 'dayal baba'r gaan chalale kemon hoy?' Onek boyosko byakti i bujhte paarlen na ami ki bolte chaichhi. Kichhu kichhu torun turkey saye dilo. Kintu shesh porjonto seta nakoch hoye gyalo kichhu bhodro-lok er apotti te. :(

Protijogeeta niye alochona shesh hole, alochona shuru holo puraskar bitaran niye. Thik holo bachchhader sobaikei puraskar deyoa hobe. nahole oder mon kharap hobe! Ami jokhon chhoto chhilam bose-anko te pursakar na jetaye amar ek baar O mon kharap hoini jodio! Amake ayojok ra nijeder taka khosiye je kagoj dito setai ba kom ki? Ekbar 'ekti bajar er drishya' eNkechhilam, seta dekhe nijeke kichhutei bishwash korate paarlam na, je seta kono bazar. Bazar e kalo-kalo lok er matha, sabuj sabuj tori-tarkari, laal rong er paNthar mete aar rupali rong er maachh er aaNsh sob mile mishe kemon ekekar hoye giyechhilo chhobita te. (ekhon kar dine oboshyo otake 'abstract art' bole chaliye ditam) Shesh kaale badhya hoye niche 'bazar' likhe esechhilam, ektuo byajar na hoyei. Puraskar na paoate ektuo du:kho paini! Markin desh er 'kid' der mon hoyto satyi kid der motoi boRho komol, du:kho petei paare. Sob sheshe dekha gyalo bibhinno protijogeeta miliye mot 50-60 jon protijogee(nee), aar somosto puraskar er jonyo sarbasakulye $150! Aaro aadh ghonta puraskar niye bitarka hobar por thik holo, sobaike ekti kore 'shangsha potro' aar kit-kat dhoriye deyoa hobe!


Eisob alochona kortei kortei sandhya goriye gyalo, asol kaaj niye bishesh kotha holona! TaRhahuRho kore ja thik holo, tate amar bhagye poRlo alu chharano, aar khichuRhi ghNatar dayittwa! Songe abar nijer chhuri o niye jete hobe! Ami sei chhuri tatei shaan dichhi. Sujog pele amar sei a-samajik bandhu tar oporei ek kop bosiye debo alu'r bodole!

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Taimur er juto

Bochhor khanek agger kotha. Tokhon o bishwabidyalayer porHashona shesh hoi ni (ekhono hoyechhe ki?). Majhei majhei sandhya holei khelte bostam amra. Amra maane char bandhu..ami, Aslam, Bidyut aar Tapan. Ekta 'cafe' chhilo,sekhane daba khelar 'board' chilo khodai kora..besh boRhosoRho. Khoda-r kripa tei bodh hoy okhane chhilo ota, amader khelar subidhar jonyo. Chhotobelay baba'r songe daba khelte giye besh daga peyehhilam mone, uddyam debe giyechhilo ekebare. Amar raja protibar i chho-saat chalei maat hoye jeto. Matal er moto eka ekai egiye jeto aar ki? GhoRhar khur er aghate ba hatir payer chapey mara jeto. Maajhe maajhe samanya boRhe'r haate mara gyale tokhon aar lojjar shesh thakto na. Sei lojjar haat theeke bNaachtei ar daba kheli na. Hotash hoyei taas kheli shudhu. Dabar 'board' er dudike duto 'chair' sNatai thakto,aar o duto 'chair' tene ene taas er 'table' kora hoto setake.

Je diner kotha bolchhi, sedin chhhilo June maas er ek budhbar. 'Summer' e beshir bhag kochi-kNacha rai baRhi chole jaye, 'University' fNaka. PoRhe thaki shudhu amra porityakto ra, jader uttyakta korte keu asena. 'Cafe' o bikeler agei bondho hoye jaye, shudhu fNaka 'table-chair' gulo thake. Ek ek kore char jon joRho holam. Amader modhye sobai gobeshona korchhilam, kintu alada alada bishoy-e. Tobe akkhorik orthe gobeshona korchhilo ekmatro Tapan, gobadi poshu niyei eshona chhilo or. Horinghatay kichhu horin mere, sorasori markin desher goru-mosh der dike neknojor diyechhilo. Bidyut ra tin bhai-bon, o sobar chhoto. Chhoto thekei seijonyo chhutchhe bodh hoy, bidyut begei bola jay. Ishkul, college e onek puraskar-turaskar jite esechhe. Markin deshe eseo or chhota-chhuti jay ni. Jokhonkar kotha bolchhi tokhon o Chicago marathon e ongsho nebe bole besh onusheelon korchhilo. Amar abar esob chhota-chuti khela bhalo lage na. Bose bosei jokhon khela jay, tokhon aar douRha-douRhi kore ki laabh? Amra sobai motamuti modhyobitto barHi'r chele, Aslam chhaRha. Or baba kaka sob 'IAS officer'. Amla giri chhheRhe o keno projuktibidya'r opor hamla korlo ta amader ajana. Aslam daabi korto or kono ek purbapurush naki Hyderabad er Nizam chilen astadosh shotabdi'r majhamajhi, sinhason niye maramari'r somoy nihata hobar por or pro^(n+1) pitamohee or pro^n pitamoho ke niye prothome Murshidabad sekhan theke Kolkatai paliye asen. Or naam Aslam Khan holeo, or naamer pore ekta Jang o uttaradhikar sutre prapto chhilo. Bahu-byabohar e jong dhore giyechhiloi bolei bodh hoy ota aar byabohaar korto na. Or Nizami'r golpo nije ami bishwash korleo, onekei aRhale hasahasi korto.

Jaihok aaste aaste taas ber kore khela shuru holo. Amar partner Bidyut, aar Tapan er partner Aslam. Bidyut er 1-club er jobabe Aslam 'pass' diyechhe. Ami 1-spade debo na 1-Heart debo bhabchhi. Emon somoy lok take dekhte pelaam, 'heart fail' korar i jogaRh holo ekebare. Doshashoi chehara, gaale khNocha khNocha daRhi, gholate chokh, aar kandhe ekta jhola-bag. Amader dikei egiye aaschhilo. Dekhe chhatro ba adhyapak konotai mone holo na. Amader kachhakachhi ese bhanga bhanga ingriji te bollo 'Amar naam Timur, ami Tashkent theke aaschhi'. Shunei jol er moto poriskar hoye gelo byaparta! Taas khela dekhtei lokta emon hontodonto hoye chhute esechhe. Ami se kotha boltei, Bidyut amake dhomok diye thamiye dilo. Tarpor bhodro bhabe jiggyes korlo 'ami apnake ki bhabe sahajyo korte paari?'

Lokta kichukkhon itastata korlo, tarpor bollo 'ami ekta jinis dekhate esechhi.' Sobai utsuk hoye prothome or dike tarpor or jhola'r dike takalam. Lokta aaste aaste jholar modhye haat dhukiye ek paati juto ber korlo. Manusher na bole setake yeti'r juto bolai bhalo. Jutota damRha holeo besh purono, kichhu kichhu jaigai chamRha uthe aaschhe, aar samner dikta nagrar moto pNyachalo. Amra obka hoye bollam 'eta aar ki emon dekhar jinis?' Lokta miti miti hese jiggyes korlo 'bolo to eta kaar juto?' Aslam byango kore bollo 'boyos dekhe to mone hochchhe tomar dadu'r juto eta'. Lokta bollo 'thik i andaz korechho, tobe dadu naa, eta amar ek purbapurush er juto pray 600 bochhhor purono.' Aslam bollo 'thik achhe ta na hoy, bujhlam kintu juto'r arek pati koi? naki ektai paa chhilo tomar purbapurush er?' Lokta ektu rege giye bollo 'Onar ekta paa khNoRha hote paare, kintu kata konodin i chhilo na!'

Tapan er ektu itihaas er dike jhNok achhe hothat uttejito hoye jiggyes korlo 'Ki naam tomar purbapurush er?' Lokta bollo 'Amir Timur, tomra onake Timur Leng bole jaano.' Ei shune Tapan aaro uttejito hoye gyalo. 'Eta satyi Taimur Lang er juto, kintu juto ta khNora paayer, na bhalo paayer?' jiggyes korlo. Bidyut dhamak diye bangla tei bollo 'tui tham, gorur daktarai kore kore tor buddhitao gorur moto hoye jachchhe, ei byata Uzbekistan theke esechhe amader Uzbuk banate. Aar tui o tai shune nachchhis.'

Lokta bodh hoy jhogRhajhatir karon bujhte pere bollo 'tomra bhabchho, eta nakol juto ta kintu naa, eta Timur er asol juto. Ei juto porei tini shesh boyose ghoRhai choRhe ghure beraten.' Etokkhon chup kore chhilam, aar thakte na pere jiggyes korlam, 'ta ei juto ta niye amra ki korbo?' Lokta hese bollo 'tomra jodi bhalo daam dite paaro, tahole eta bikri kore debo, aamar ektu takar dorkar. Asole ei juto tar ekta itihaas achhe. Tomra to Bharotiya tai tomader kachhei age elam. Taimur jokhon Dilli theke firchhilo, tokhon onek bondi der modhye sekhankar ekta muchi ke o dhore enechhilo. Eta taar i toiri kora.' Tapan utsahito hoye bollo 'Hain, hain Taimur hatir pithe chapiye onek jinis hatiye niyechhilo bote. Onek lok ke bondi koreo niye giyechhilo.' Juto'r bornona jotoi romanchokor hok na keno, juto kenar ichchhe amader karur i chhilo na. KIntu Aslam hothat bollo 'Koi, juto ta ekbaar dekhi?' Ami jigges korlam 'kire kinbi naki?' Amar dike kotmot kore takiye aaro monojog sohokare ulte paalte dekhte laaglo jutota.

Tarpor hothat prai khepe giyei bollo 'e jutote amaar o adhikar achhe, Taimur amar o purbapurush'. Amra sobai obak hoye gelam. Tapan bollo, 'tob je boltis, Nizam ra tor purbapurush.', Aslma bollo 'tate ki holo? Taimur Nizam der o purbapurush.' Ei okatyo jukti'r sopokkhe ba bipokkhe haater kachhe kono proman na thakay, amara mriyaman hoye gelam. Kintu Tashkent er Uzbek se kotha maanbe keno? Buk fulie se uthe dNaralo. Juto ta niye tanatani shuru kore dilo. Aslam er gaye besh jor thakleo, oi doshashoi chehara'r songe eNte uthlo na. Lokta ek jhatkai jutota keRhe nilo. Tarpor haater samne kotokgulo taas peye segulokei raager mathay khondo khondo korlo. (Bhagyabashata: segulo 'joker' chhilo.) Tashkhand er songe taas er somporko ebar bhalo kore bujhlam. Juto take jholar modhye pure amader dike ekbar kotmot kore takiye chole gelo. Sedin aar taas er asor jomlo na.

Ratre Aslam phone kore jiggyes korlo, or 'cell phone' ta dekhechi kina. Amar mone porlo na. Tarpor din sokale bibhinno jaiga khonjar por, taas khelar jaiga ta o tonno tonno kore khonja holo. Kintu kichhui paoa gyalo na. Sedin sandhye belatei CNN e dekhlam Amir Timur Museum theke Taimur er ek pati juto churi hoye gyachhe. Juto ta onar khNoRha paayer. Aar juto ta uddhar korte paarle Uzbek sorkar 10 lokkho Som puraskar debe. Issh..juto tar dam i jiggyes kora holo na lok take!