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.