Friday, December 16, 2005

Lungi

Poschim ebong purbo banglar ghore ghore lungi byabohar kora hoi. Onek unnasik byakti lungi pora pochhondo koren na, ba keu lungi porle taar dike neechu nojor e dekhen. Amar mote lungi holo mohila der sari'r jobab. Pyjama, pant dutoi porte somoi laage. Pyjama'r sobcheye asubidha holo dori porano, aar sei dori bhhul jaigai ebong bhhul somoye chNire jabar o bhoi thake. Pant porte geleo onek rokom jhamela: shrinkhol (chain), botam, komor-bondho (belt) ityadi. Arekti poshak-dhuti, ekhon to biye bari chhara loke porei na. Dhuti'r kNocha bandha je ki bhoynkor shokto byapar, se je porechhe se bujechhe. Ajkaal oboshyo toiri-kNocha dhuti sob dokanei paoa jai. Tate elastic o atkano thake, sudhu goliye nilei holo. KIntu eirokom koncha mere dhuti pore ar kotokkhon thaka jai?

Eisob somosyar somadhan korar jonyoi hoito bangla'r tNaati ra lungi banano shuru korechhilo. Lungi porle nijeke kemon halka halka laage.. thik khancha bhenge mukti paoa bon er pakhi'r moto. Bangla'r pyach pyache gorome lungi jeno cholonto sheetotaap niyontrok jontro (air condition). Lungi porar je aram ta hoito 'chiffon' sari porar cheye beshi. 'Chiffon' er lungi hoi kina janina, kintu lungi'r sob cheye boro gun holo etir ekta matro pNyach, jekhane sari'r ekadhik. Kono pathok ba pathika jodi ei dui dhoroner poshak nijer onge dharon kore amake janate paren konti beshi aramdayok, tahole badhito hobo.

Lungir sobcheye akorshok gun holo tar rong. laal, neel, sabuj theke shuru kore beguni emon ki nosyo... sob dhoroner rong ebong boichitre ei poshak paoa jai. Eheno poshak er morjyada aaj prai dhulisyat. Dokkhin bharoter purush ra bir bikrome khato dhuti pore rastai ghure beran, Maharastre’r birangona ra o kNocha bandha shari porte lojja paan na, sudhu amra bongopungab rai lungi ke sudhu bari’r char deyoale seemabodhho raakhi. E khub i onyai! lungi baire na pore ber hobar ekta jukti songoto karon oboshyo achhe, seti pore bistarito bhabe alochona korchhi.

Pujo’r somoi jama kapor kena katar sobcheye upojukto somoi, ebong se sob er biJnapon sob jaiga tei chokhe pore. Kintu kosmin kaleo ku ki lungi’r biJnapon dekhechhen? Chhoto thekei shune aaschhi ‘pujoi chai natun juto’, natun jama, sari, dhuti..Garihata, Traders’ assemnbly..ityadi. Emon ki purusher ontorbaas er biJnapon boro boro okkhore rastar dhare jwol jwol kore, ba radio te surela golai kokilkonthi geye othe:

“Raju raju raju raju
Genji, Jangiya aar moja
Sothik maap er raju shokti ane
Raju bishwosto sobai jane.”

Raju jodi shokti aante paare, tahole lungi o mukti aante paare! Koi se kotha to keu ek baar o bole na! Aaj Robindranath benche thakle likhten:

“Ora lungi pore
Pothe, ghate, nodite, prantore
kNocha mere dhuti pora joto ful babu
Mathe, ghate, gramyo pothe hoye jan kabu."


Pant ba Pyjama porar somoi lokhyo rakhte hoi soja ba ulto hochhe kina, eta samner dik na pichhon dik, eisob. Lungi'r kintu digbidik jNyan nei, samne, pichhone, ulto, soja jedike khushi pora jai. Amar chhatrabaas (hostel) er ek dada (senior) o oboshyo tar KDL (khub Daami Lok = VIP) ontorbaas ke ei bhabe chardin por por porto, kintu seta hoito syasther pokkhe ektu hanikar.

Bhola da markin deshe achhen onekdin holo, onar stree e-deshi, tai sohoj e 'sabuj patra' o peye gechhen. Ei bhola da kintu ekhaneo ghore lungi pore thakte bhalobasen. Ek bar bhola dar ek shwetango protibeshi oke jigges korehhilen, ei bastu ta ki? Tar uttore bhola da lungir upojogita, ebong muktijog niye emon boktrita diyechhilo je sei protibeshi bhodrolok Bhola dake totkhonat 4 khana lungir order diyechhilen. Porer bar desh e fire Bholada dor daam kore 800 takai 5 jora lungi kinechhilo. Tarpor ekhan fire oi protibashi bhodrolok ke $20 e 4 ti beche baki gulo nijer jonyo rekhe diyechhilo. Ekhon na ki bhola da aar tar bandhu ke sondhyabelai barandai lungi pore bose coffee khete dekha jai. Bhola da oboshyo mohapurush, sobar jodi erokom byabsayik buddhi thakto, tahole Bangali manush hoye jeto!

Lungi'r upokarita niye onek kothai bollam, kintu lungi porar kichhu osubidha o achhe. Pothe ghate lungi'r prodhan shatru holo be-parHar nerHi kukur. Lungi pora lok dekhlei janina keno oder dNaat kirHmirH kore othe! Hoito ora du-thNege manush dekhe obhyosto, tai erokom stombher moto ek thNege poshak dekhe stombhito hoye jaai. ShNarH jemon laal rong dekhle khepe jai, kukur ra temni lungi dekhle. Joto beshi molin rong, toto beshi gheu gheu. Kali pujor bajare o lungi'r khub karun obostha hoto. Rocket, ba hawaii baaji nischoi dekhechen, botol er modhye rekhe charle ek i dike shNo kore chhute jai. Eirokom i arekta baaji sohojei banano jai, chNucho baji. ChNucho baji'r maal-mashla rocket er i moto, kintu sudhu dik nirdharoner jonyo kono kathi thake na. Lungi'r prodhan osubidha holo je, tar 'dokhino duaar' soroboda 'khola'. Emotabosthai, chNucho baji je koyekbar digbaji kheye khola doroja diye dhuke porbe se ar aschorjo ki?

Kintu je bangali ekdin helai lonka joi korehhilo (Sourav Ganguly'r kotha bolchhi na, eti Bijoy Singha), sei bangali ki samanyo neri kukur ar chNucho bajir bhoye lungi pora chhere debe? Noibo noibo cho:!
Tai,

Eso mora sobe mili
kori aaj kolakuli
pore lungi porone te
mohanonde uthi mete.

Monday, December 12, 2005

Bijoya Sommiloni

Pujo onekdin holo kete gechhe. Ami age Markin juktorastrer modhyo-poschim er je chotto sohore thaktam sekhane pujo hoto na. Ektu dure arekti sohore hoto. Sei pujo te anondo, moja holeo khaoa ta thik jompesh kore hoto na. Markin deshe sob pujoi motamuti ek rokom: Dupure pushpanjoli, tarpor khichuri. Sondhye hole prothome kichhu naach, gaan, natok tarpor khaoa. Onek boro boro sohore oboshyo 2-3 din dhore pujo hoi. Pujo te amar prodhaan akorshon holo adda aar khaoa! Beshi Khete paari ba na paari khaoar ichhe ta probol. Ei rokom baroari pujo te beshir bhag jaiga tei raat er khabar dokan theke ase, tao abar niramish, tai thik moner moto hoi na.

Khabar asol asor bosto pujor soptaho khanek por, bijoyasommiloni te. Se sob khabar er kotha bhable ekhono jibh e jol ase. Sondhyebelai bichitranushthan shuru hoto. Prothom e kichu dhoirjyo sangeet (dhoirjo dhore je songeet shunte hoi, jemon Robindrasangeet, raag prodhaan ityadi) ebong abrittti korten ektu boyosko bhodro mohol ebong mohilagon. Tarpor bachhader naach, tukro chhoRha ebong shesh e lare lappa hindi/bangla gaan. Kono kono somoi shruti natok o hoto.

Ei bijoya sommilonite kichhu kichhu shilpi ke ek i gaan ba kobita bochhor er por bochhor abritti kortee ba geye jete dekhecchhi. Agekar dine (ekhono hoito kichhu kichhu jaigai) biyer age meyeder tin khana gan shkhenao hoto. Chheler bari theke dekhte aasle prothom ei proshno asto "maa gaan jano?" Meyer baba bole uthten "hain hain jaane to, pakka tin bochhor Nobin master er kachhe najrulgeeti aar adhunik shikhechhe. Maa ekta gan shuniye deto. Sei gaan kor na 'mayeer paye joba hoye." Meye jothareeeti gaan shesh korlei sombhabonamoi (prospective) shashur mohashoi abegpluto golai bole uthten 'aha maa ki sunder gola tomar'. Kintu hobu bor ba tar bandhuder der ki ei bhokti geeti bhalo laage? Tai tader modhye keu fut kaatto "kichu adhunik taddhunik jana achhe?". Tokhon meye gaito "Saat bhai chompa jaago re" ba "Akash prodeep jwole"r moto ekta gaan. Kono kono pathoker mone sondeho jaagte paare "ekta deshlai kaathi jwalao" ba "besh korechhi prem korechhi"r moto gaan keno gaito na? Aha sobai ki aar apnader moto (opo)-sonskritibaan jubok? Jaihok dukhana gaan hobar pore ar khub beshi onurodh aasto na, karon gaan er sur ebong golar swor dutoi aste aste bedonadayok hoye dNarato. Tao jodi 'bhul' kore kono kono meye dwitiyo gaan ti bhalo geye felto, kono kono jaigai tritiyo gaan er abdar hoto. Byas! Er por aro onnyo onek porikkha chhilo, jemon "maa ektu hNete dekhao to", "ki ki ranna korte paro?" ityadi, ityadi! Bijoya sommilonir songe kone dekhar somporko ki? Bolchhi setai! Amader Nondita di ke dekhe mone hoto uni bodh hoi, biyer age ekta gan i shikhechhilen, othobaa baki duto gaan be-malum bhule giyechhilen!

Nanditar di'r boyos amar didimar soman ba taar theke ektu kom, kintu taao taake 'didi' boli keno? Esob ki onasrishti proshno? Janona? Markin desh holo 'sabuj' er desh, ekhane koto sabuj sabuj gaach, kochi kochi ghaas, tai ekhane manusher kochitto ektu baarHbe se to jana kothai! Nonditadir swami holen Poromesh da, uni amader Bishwobidyaloyer ekjon odhyapok, tNaar boyos ni:sonddehe amar dida'r cheye beshi. Ekbar amar ek bandhu Sunil er ma ekhane berate esechhilen gorom kaale. Sekhane RobindraJayanti anusthan e Poromeshda sunil er maa ke 'masima' bole dakai tini porom bismoye poromesh daar dike onekkhon takiye chhilen! Sunil tarpor rege giye amake bolechhilo ' Shala, buro taake ebar publicly dadu bole daakbo." Sunil 'dadu' dekhechhilo kina ta amar jana nei, tarpor beshidin aar oi sohor e chhilam na.

Eisob gaan o kobitar por asol lare lappa gaan shuru hoto, sei onusthan er porichalok chhilo Chayan. O prajuktibidyai gobeshona korte esechhilo. Chayan protibar i anushthan shuru hobar age bolto "amar golatai ektu thanda lege gechhe, tai bhul truti hole khoma kore deben'! Kintu ekbaar gaan shuru korle aar thamto na. Sheshe oke GuGaBaBa'r 'theme thak' geye ulto gaan er gNutoi thamano hoto.

Er por e shuru hoto khaoa. Prothom ei maachh er chop. Ei chop banano'r dayitte chhilo Subirda o Nupur di. Subirda okhane postdoc korechhilen onek bochhor. Proti bochhor bijoya sommiloni te dekhtam Subirda'r mathar chul aaste aaste kome 'smriti tumi bedona' hoye jachhe! Maane ager bochor ja chul chhilo, ei bochor taar cheye onek kom. Tarpor onek jolpona kore chhele chokrara bujhte paarlo 'Chop e chul' shobdoti'r mahatmyo kothai.

Chop khaoar por fried rice, daal, ful kopi'r torkari, matar paner aar mangso. Eisob khabar gulo ekadhik bari te banano hoto, ebong jNara khabar banaten tNara je jaar khabarer pichhone dNariye 'amaar ta nao, amar naao' bole biJnapon diten. Amar prothom bijoya sommiloni te eisob dekhe bhoi peye giyechhilam.

Prai proti bochhor i mangso banaten Parboti di, karon otai tNaar bisheswotto. Ami jokhon Fried rice, daal, ityadi periye mangser table e pouchhechhi, tokhon dekhlam ekjon bishalakriti bhodromohila (Parboti di) amar dike takie chNeychachhen

"Amar mangso ta nao, amar mangsota nao".

Ami ghabre giye koyekbar mangser dike aar koyekbar Parbotiddi'r medoboti chehara'r dike takiye bollam
"beshi fat hobena to?"

Parbotidi bollen "are nana eto chicken..."

Ami hNaaf chhere banchlam "Oh chicken, tai balun, ami bhablaaam..."
Amar mukh er kotha kere niye Parbotidi bollen, "ekhane pantha bhalo kothai pabo bolo?"

Eisob guru bhojon er por thakto barite banano mishti. Tarpor safai. Obibahito jubok haoar sobcheye subidha chhilo kono rokom ranna korte hoto na. Sudhu nyunotomo chanda aar safai chhara kaaj chhilo khaoa aar bawali kora.

Ekhono Bijoyasommiloni hoi, tobe ager moto noi. Bangali beshi thakle ektu jhograjhati to hobei, kintu ekbar emon legechhilo, se juddho Engrej ar Forasi desh er shotoborsher juddhokeo haar manai. Ekbaar to bijoyasommiloni tei hatahati'r upokrom! Tarpor theke aar jaoa chhhere diyechhilam. Subir dao chole gechhe onyo jaigai, sei chop o nei, aar sei chul o nei. Sudhu nirbibadi Parboti di eka eka 'Amar mangso nao, amar mangso nao' bole ekhono haasi mukhe biJnapon dichhen.