Namkoron

Shishu'r jonmer agei taar namkoron hoye jai. Bharatborshe naam er obaab nei, ebong somoyer songe natun natun naam er o utpotti hochhe. Agekar dine naam sorasori uthe asto dhormiyo pushtak er pata theke. Jemon Peetambor, Jonardon ityadi. Naam koron er prodhaan utsyo chhilo Mahabharat. Kothai bole 'Jaa nei (maha)bharat e ta nei Bharat e'. Arjun, Krishnaa, Nokul, Sohodeb khub i poricheeto naam. Swolpo poricheeeto holo Judhishthir, Bhim ba Kunti. Ami ekhono Gandhari, Droupodi ba Hidimba naam er kono mohila ke dekhini tobe Duryodhon, Keechok emon ki Shakuni naam er purush der dekhechhi. Agekaar dine Banglar ghore ghore erokom ekta duto kore chhelemeye jonmato na, hoto ekebare dol e dol e. Sei sob namkoron er dai ese porto baba maayer gharHe. Gandhari aar Dhritarashtre'r kotha bhablei amar bhoi kore! Tokhon kar dine putrasontan (ekhon o onek jaigai) chahida konyasontan er cheye onek beshi chhilo. Tai tin chaarte meye jonmano'r por abar jokhon meyee jonmato tokhon baba maa haal chhere Ma Kaali'r shoronaponno hoten; meyer naam diten Annakaali (Aar na Kaali). Amar dida ra chhoi bhai bon. Prothom tin ti konyasantan, amar dida chhoto. Tin ti meyer por jokhon ekti chhele holo tokhon dida'r ma baba'r anondo holo; chheler naam rakhlen 'Anondo'. Tarpor jokhon abar chhele holo tokhon anonder matra bere gelo, chheler naam dilen 'Mohanondo' ebong tar poreo jokhon arekti chhele jonmalo tokhon anonder seema poriseema chhariye gelo. Chheler naam holo 'Poromanondo'!

Amader baRhite ekbar kichhu o-bangali raajmistri kaaj korte esechhilo. Khhub sambhaboto tader baRhi chhilo bangla-bihar seemanter kachhakachhi. Tader modhye ekti chheleke amar khub bhalo laagto, haasi-khushi, gayer rong amar thekeo koyek pNoch beshi kaalo. Aar haasle mone hoto black-board e khoRhir lekha fute uthchhe. Chheletir naam chhilo Munna. Amar baba ei naamkoron er byakkhya korechhilen. Munna jokhon shishu, or dadu naaki oke kole niye uthone bose chhhilen. Sedin purnima, akashe thalar moto gol chaand uthehhe, Munna'r pisi-maasi ra 'Kaisa na Madhupu..r' gaan gaichhen. Dadu onekkkhon dhore ekbar chand ar ekbar natir dike takacchchhen. Chaand er dike takiye bhabchhen 'Moon'?, tarporei abar natir dike takiye bolchhen 'Nah!'. Sei thekei natir naam hoye gelo Munna!

Naam jotoi galbhhora shonak na keno, loke apnaake ki bole daake setai boro kotha. Naam sonkhipto korar porcheshta sob desh er manush er modhyei dekha jai ebong erokom korte giye onek somoi i naam er maane palte jaai. Amar ingriji shikkhok chhilen Anathbandhu Samanta, kintu tNaake bandhuheen kore sobai Ananth baniye diyechhilo. Eirokom i Galbhhora nam Shyamaprasad, Ramaprasad ba Umaprasad, prasadheen hoye shudhu Shyama, Rama ba Uma hoye jaai. Amar naam i dhorun Panchugopal, kintu emon i kopal kharap ami chhoto theekei gopalheen. Oneksomoi abar Ponchanon ke o panchu bole daka hoi. Panchu naam ti etoi sulabh je alada korar jonyo beshir bhag somoi i naam er age ekti bisheshon laage. Jemon amar Kele, serokom e mota, bNete, roga ityadi nanan bisheshon achhe. Erokom i arekti poricheeto naam holo Modon, kintu ei naam er bahul byabohrito bisheshon ta likhitobyo noi! Banglai ajkaal beshir bhag naam i kintu Bisheshon (adjective), bisheshyo (noun) noi. Jemon Tonmoy, Chinmoy, Jogonmoy.. sob i kichhu na kichhur bhab! Bhaggyis ei sob naam er songe chhondo miliye karor naam Gomoy rakha hoi ni! Arekti porchiloto naam er shreni shuru hoyechhilo Deep diye ebong naam er gobhrita barate Deep er age tate Pro, Su, Deba, Chira jog korlei onek gulo natun naam beriye esechhilo. Ei naam e 'aa' jog korlei abar eguli meyeder der naam hoye jaai. Jokhon aro kono Deep khunje paoa jai na tokhon Deep er bisheshon Deepto ba Deeptaa byabohar kora hoi. Era sob jwaliye deyoa chele meye! Bangla naam niye byakkhan shuru korle ei lekha ar shesh hobe na, tai ami ektu onyo desh ba prodesh er dike jachchhi.

Chin deshe naam er khub obhab. Ek i naam er hajar hajar lok paoa jaai. Bangalider motoi orao 'modhyonaam' (Middle name) byabohar korena, tai oder moha muskil. Cheenader sob naam er i bharotiyo naam er moto ekta maane achhe. Amar ek Sohopathinir naam chhilo Xiaoxia, seti shunte Shosha shosha shonaleo seti'r maane naki bhor er kuasha! Erokom ek Cheena boyiganik kaaj korten 'Kendriya Chaumbakiya Sangspandan' bibhag e, tNaar nam Chhilo Shu Xu (banglai uchharon korle shonato Shu Su). Ei bhdrolok er naam er uchharon shonar por aar nam er maane jiggyes korar sahos pai ni!

Manush er naam niye onek kotha bola holo, ebar ektu poshu pakhider naam niye alochona kora jaak. Beshir bhag beral er naam hoi meni ba hulo, oneke oboshyo ador kore sonamukhi, chandramukhi eisob naam o rakhen. Hollywood er ek chhayachhobi te dekhechhilam Beral naam rakha hoyechhe 'Mr. Jinx'! Beral bole ki somman nei? Poschim bonge Kukur poshar shokh oneker i achhe. Lokhyo korle dekhben lalu, bhulu koyek ta nam baad dile beshir bhag kukur er i naam kintu Ingriji! Jeno kukur ra Ingrej der jaat (ultota ta likhle maanhaanir mamla hoye jaabe)! Mithundaar bikhyato Disco Dancer e ekti gaan chhilo 'Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy, aaja aaja aaja'. Ami jodio ekhon Mithundar khub boro bhokto, chhotobelai ami Hindi chhobi dekhini bollei chole. Tai ei gaan ti shune amar mone hoyechhilo kono kukur ke biskut dekhiye ei gaan ti gaoa hochhe. Amar ei bhhul dharonar jonyo Mithunda ebong tNaar somosto bhoktoder kachhe ami khoma prarthi. Ami jokhon khhub chhoto chhilam amader ekta posha nerHi kukur chhilo, naam 'Lucky'. Tar shesh jeebon ta jodio khub durbhagye ketechhilo. Chhad er opor Lucky ekbaar ek Kathberali ke tarHa korechhilo, kathberali chad theke laaf diye pash er narkel gachhe othate Lucky o laaf diyechhilo, ebong tar porei ekebaare popat dhoronitole. Tarpor ar beshidin bNacheni. Pore aro ek baar kukur pushechhilam ektu boro hole, Lucky'r somman e ei kukur hhanar o naam diyehhilam Lucky. Kintu taar o 'luck' khub ekta bhalo chhilo na, jonmer koyek maas porei poitik golojog e mara gelo! Kukur der namkoron niye kotha hochhilo, se kothatei fire aasi. Kukur der deshojo naam rakhleo ektu muskil achhe. Amar ek uttar Bharotiyo bandhu'r kukur er naam chhilo 'Anubhav'! E niye ar beshi kichhu likhchhina, apnara anubhob korun naam er tatporjyo. Panchu ginni'r o chhotobelai kukur poshar shokh chhilo. Ekbar kukur er naam 'Raja' rakhai, pasher barHir Raja'r ma prochondo protibaad korechhilen. Tar por kukur er naam bodliye rakha holo 'Bruno' Tokhon naaki Bruno Tyson ke hariyechhilo mushtijuddhe. Panchu ginni'r dwitiyo kukur er naam chhilo Reagan! Je se nam noi ekkebare Marikini rashtropoti! Amaar o esob shune ichchhe hoyecchhilo er por kukur pushle taar naam Clinton ba Bush rakhbo. Tarpor bhablam sudhu naam er jorei ekjon rastai giye baaje kaaj aar onyojon be-parHai giye kamrHakamrHi kore aaste paare! Er cheye amar lalu, bhului bhalo!