Upohaar

Amar maa koyek din holo school theke retire korechhe, 37 bochhor poRhanor por. Ager soptahe phone kore bujhechhilam mon ta ektu du:khi du:khi..hobaar i kotha. Etodiner somporko! Ei soptahe phone kore dekhlam, mood onekta bhalo hoyechhe. Paash theke bon bollo baRhite naaki ful er bagan bose gyachhe! Bidai sombordhona byaparta besh odbhut, bidai E jodi korbe tahole abar sombordhona kiser? Jaihok sombordhona pete ke E na bhalobaase? Tar songe jodi thake ful er toRha, ar onek rokom gift. Swabhabotoi amar maa o khhub khushi.

Gift er bhalo bangla upodhoukon ar sohoj bhashai upohaar. Age kaar dine hoito chhoto khato gift er jonye sudhui maala ba haar porano hoto, tai borHo soRho gift er naam holo upohaar, maane haar er o upore. Dhoukon shobder ortho jiggyes korle, ami shudhu koyekbaar dhok gela chhaRha aar kichhu korte parbo na! Bidai Sombordhona'r kolyane onek gulo boi baRhite esechhe, jader modhye ekti Sharadindu omnibus. Asha korchhi porer baar baRhi firle ota atmosaat korte paarbo. E chhaRha o maa chaar chaarte ghoRhi peyechhe. Duto deyoal ghoRhi, ekta table clock, aar ekta haat ghoRhi. Shaatordho (60+) mohila ke erokom somoi-socheton korar prochesta'r modhye onyo kono motlob lukiye achhe kina seta aar maa ke jigyes korte sahos paini! BombagoRh na hole noi, du ekta ghoRhi ghee e dubiye rakha jeto! Kintu prithibite BombagoRh er moto jaiga'r khhub obhaab, tai mone hoi beshir bhag ghoRhi E re-gifted hobe.

Re-gift shobdo ta 'Seinfeld' jara dekhen tNara bujhben. Gift er recycling holo re-gift, jeta prithibir somosto desh er manush i kore thaken. Ar o ekti shobdo hochhe de-gift, seta khhub mormantik byapar, gift diye abar firiye neyoa. Ami jibone ek baar i matro de-gifted hoyechhilam, jodio re-gifted bahubaar hoyechhi (ojaante) ebong re-gift bohubaar korechhi.

Biye te age kar dine bandha gift chhilo boi. Boi er modhye sob cheye popular chhilo Sanchoita, Sanchita ba Bharat Prem Kotha. Amar ma-babar biyer agei hoito Kazi Nazrul er mrityu hoyechhilo, tai boi er almaari te khan tinek Nazrul Smriti dekhechhi. Oi sob boi er bibhinno patai boRho boRho horof e 'Sreeman omuk ba Srimoti Tomuk er bibaho jibon sofol houk, Shubhechhante, iti Shree Omuk' lekha thakai segulo aar re-gifted hoi ni. Biyer gift er boi hisabe oenk ke abar Bishabrikkho, baa Chokher Bali o dite dekhechhi. Esob khetre upohaar prodankari'r uddyesho ki chhilo, ta oboshyo amar jaana nei!

School e poRhar somoi, kono bandhu'r baRhi biyete nemontonno hole sobai mile chanda tule gift kena hoto. Kom lok thakle budget kom, tai fuldaani, ba laal neel alo jwola electric lamp diye kaaj saarte hoto. Beshi lok thakle Cha er set, Bonkim Rochonaboli ba motamuti ekta sari kena hoto. Ek baar mone achhe ek mastermoshai retire korar por, onake amra daami ekta lighter aar khan duyek '555' er packet kine deyoa te uni khub khushi hoyechhilen. 555 hoito ekhon sohojei paoa jaai, kintu tokhonkaar dine special order dite hoyechhilo. Du:kher bishoi holo sob gift peye eibhabe khushi haoa jai na, taai beshir bhag khetrei eisob gift kono kaaje laage na, re-gifted haoa chhaRha.

Onek biye-baRhite lokhyo korben bou gift gulo haat pete nileo, taar pashe nonod gochher koyekjon thake gift gulo soriye rakhar jonyo. Prai sob gift er opor 'Preeti Upohaar' er card e boRho boRho kore lekha thake, upohaar ti kaar deyoa. Jokhon thake na, tokhon sei sob nonod der kaaj holo songe songe likhe neyoa seti kaar haat theke esechhe! Na hole ek i barite re-gift pathale seta de-gifted hobaar motoi opomaanjonok byapar!

Markin deshe abar biyer agei bor-kone 'wish list' baniye rakhe. Sei sob wish-list nirdharito boRho boRho dokane 'Wedding Registry' hisabe beriye jaai. Maane 'amar omuk jinis ta chai. Faltu jinis diye amar ghor nongra korben na'..sorasori bole deyoa hoi. Wedding Registry ber hobar opekkhai amontrito ra udgreeb hoye thaaken. List ber holei sobar age sob cheye shoshtar gift ta ke dite paare sei jonyo! Ekhon to gift kinte dokan e jabar o dorkar hoi na, internet e khunje order kore dilei ekkebare wrapped hoye gift apnaar dorgoRhai pNouchhe jaabe. Amar mote etir dosh, gun dutoi achhe. Gun er kotha to agei bolechhi, ojotha ghor nongra hoi na, ba re-gifting er jhamela thake na. Kintu etar modhye kirokom ekta hyangla hyangla bhaab. Bor kone jeno ghuriye bolchhe, 'amai ei gift ta dibi nahole toke khete daakbo na!' Janina koyekdin pore hoito desh eo erokom shuru hoye jaabe. Age premik premika ra paliye 'Registry Marriage' korto ekhon amontrito ra 'Wedding Registry' dekhe palabe.

Biye hoye jabar por mohila mohole ke ki dilo sei niye alochona ebong somalochona cholte thaake. Ghonishto atmiyo der modhye keu jodi haar na diye kaan er dul dei, baa sona na diye imitation dei, tahole to aar kothai nei. Sobai naak ghuriye, mukh benkiye, nichu swar e sei obhagaar udhyeshe bhodro bhashai galigalaj shuru kore. Imitation aar asol er ki tofat seta aami aaj obdi bujhte parlaam na, amar mote chok chok korlei... Se jai hok shudhu ami noi, amar shashuri o ei bhhul korechhilen. Biye te Panchuginnir paRhar ek bhdrolok khhub sundor ekta rupo'r gelas upohaar diyechhilen. Shashuri'r onurodhe ami o ota suitcase e purechhilam. Prothom koyekdin besh bhaloi chhilo, kintu joto din jachhilo toto jeno rong er bahar baaRhchhilo! Rupo batase thakle sulfur er songosporshe kaalo hoye jaai, e jeno ekkebare ulto! Prothome seta sonar rong nilo, ami bollam 'Bah! sonar glass diyechhe, upore rupo'r jol kora!' Panchuginni mukh jhamta diye bollo 'Sona na chhai'. Ar koyekdin porei, seti arektu laalche hoye, ekdom tamate rong dharon korlo. Sei theke aar otar rong paltai ni! Bhabchhi porer baar deshe firle oi bhodro(?)lok ke glass ti ferot diye de-gifted hoye aasbo.