Haren Babur Horin Chhana

Gaurangachak MajherpaRha Prathamik Vidyalayer pradhan shikkhak Haren babu. Puro naam Harnedranath Chakraborty. Toktoke forsa gayer rong, proshoshto kopaal. Kopal khani tar seema chhariye mathar samner dikta o dokhol korechhe. tNar kesh-heen mathar samner dikta etoi chokchoke chhilo, je keu ichche korlei setike aina hisabe byabohaar korte paarto. Bochhorer pray sob dinei tNaar porone thakto sada dhuti o sada punjabi. Sheet, grisma, borsha nirbisheshe haate ekti kalo chhata o sob somoy thakto. Chhata ebong laThi dutor kaaj i hoto bodh hoy. Haren babur chokh er drishti onekta rege jaoa Shib thakur er moto, dekhlei mone hoy bhosmo kore deben. Sob miliye besh ekta raash bhaari bhaab. Kopal boRho holeo Haren babu'r mote tNaar kopaal tai kharap. Nahole Ingiri je record nombor er kachhakachhi peye o keu Matrick fail kore? Haren babu'r onko-bheetir jonyo, Gangaram er moto 19 baar na holeo, gota tinek baar matriculation diyeo paas korte paren ni. Badhyo hoye Prathomik vidyalaye dhukte hoyechhe. Oboshyo tNaar ingriji gyan er kotha ashe pasher pNaach gNayer loker jana, tai High iskool er chhele meyera o tNaar kachhe private tuition nite aasto. Primary iskool e Haren babu onko chhhaRha aar sob kichhui poraten. Bidhatar (poRhun Bamponthi sarkar er) emoni porihaas sekhane ingriji namok kono bishoy chhilona. Tai beshir bhag somoy i tini chatra-chatri der haat er lekha ba reading porte bole nije mota mota dictionary porten. Haren babu bipantik hoyechhen onek bochhor holo, santanadi o nei. Kintu stree-biyog er por aar dwitiyo bibahao o koren ni. Hoito nari-songer obhaab tini dictionary te puron korten. Nahole oto mota, niras boi er modhye je ki ras thakte paare ta amar ajana!

Haren babur atmiyo swojon bolte dui bhaipo.. tara sohore thake. Maajhe maajhe puja parbone desh er baRhite fere. Purono bonedi baRhi'r beshir bhag taai fNaka. BaRhir samne besh boRho soRho ek bagan..tate aam, lichu, jamrul ityadir gaach. BaRhir pNachil bhanga holeo, chhele chhokra ra Haren babu'r bhoy e bishesh gaachh er fol churi korte sahos peto na. BaRhir saaf sutro, ranna banna korar jonyo chhilo Kala Thakuma. Kala Thakuma o balya bidhaba, boyos Haren babur motoi. PaRhar loke e niye onek rokom ingit o korto, kintu segulo asatya bolei amar dharana. Kala Thakumar golpo arekdin bola jaabe!

BaRhir dwitiyo sadasya chhilo 'Kid'..taar anyanya jaat bhayer motoi, taar o chaarti paa, duti chokh ityadi chhilo, kitu taar gayer rong ti chhilo adrishtapurba. Kaalo lom er maajhe majhei sada o patkile rong er chheta, taake onyanoo chhagol der theke alada kore dito. Shishu obosthay Haren babu etike tNaar baganer ek konay kuRhiye paan. Keu janena kibhabe se okhane ese porechhilo. Jaihok ingriji pondit Haren babu chhagol chhanar naam 'Kid' rakhben, e ar aschorjer ki? Deher boichitramoyotar jonyoi hoito paRhar lokera aRhale setike Haren babur Horin chhana bolei daakto. Jokhon kaar kotha bolchhi Kid tokhon aar 'kid' nei, aaste aaste sabalok hochchhe, thutnir niche ek guchchho natun lom er uday hoyechhe, mathar du pasheo shokto shokto duti jinis ber hochchhe. Athero-Unish er manushya santan er motoi Kid er aar ghore mon teke na, hriday uchaton hoi, matha chulkay. Maajhe majhei se lichu gaachh er gNuRhi te nijer matha ghose aase, aar mihi golai myaahyaa myaahyaa othoba byaa byaa kore. Chhagol jokhon chhoto thake tokhon maatribhokto thake, boro holei pitribhokto hoye jaay. Kid er tokhon koishore cholchhilo, tai maa baba dujonkei pala kore daakto se. Manush soho sob jeeb jantur-E boyos er songe songe buddhi baaRhe. KIntu chhagol, ektu boRho hole panTha hoi, aaro boRho hole boka-panTha hoy. Se jaihok, Kid tokhono taar sampurno pNaThattwa laabh koreni, boka-panThattwa to durer kotha. Shaishab o jouboner majhamajhi ek uttejonakar somoy er modhyo diye tokhon taar din kaatchhilo. Santanheen Haren babu Kid ke nijer chheler motoi bhalobasten, aar Kid o tNaar khhub neota chhilo.

Sedin sokal sokal ishkul e ese prothom class nite nitei Harenbabur mejaj khinchre gelo. 'Pakhi sob kore rob, raati pohailo' porate porate dekhlen, tNepi jaanlar baire dike takiye paakhi dekhchhe. tNepi'r bhalo naam Bandana Pal, kintu Haren babu'r kalyan ei ishkul e taar naam paalte tNepi hoye gechhe. Ek bochhor age se jokhon ishkul e prothom bhorti hoy, tokhon se saradi janala'r gorad dhore bose thakto, kichhutei porashona korto naa. Sei thekei Haren babu'r or opore bhishon raag. Ekdin take deke bollen 'tor naam aaj theke tNepi'. Er por Oxford er dictionary khule dekhalen sekhane satyi i 'tepee' bole ekta shobdo achhe! Jodio tar uchcharon ektu alada, kintu tNepir naamkoron korar jonyo etuku promaan i jothesto chhilo. Sei theke Bandana ke sobai tNepi bole daake. Oxford dictionary ghNete chhatra-chhatri der naamkoron ba tader naam er onyo artha ber kora Harenbabur otontyo priyo chhilo. Ei jemon Tinku aar Chimpu dui khurtuto/jyaathtuto bhai er kothai dhorun. Tinku besh chalakchatur, sob proshner jobab dite paaree, sohojei chhoRha mukhosto korte paare. Aar Chimpu thik taar ulto, sarakkhon ut er moto mukho tule hNaa kore thake, kichhui bojhena. Ekdin Harenbabu Chimpu ke deke bollen, tui to sob somoy ut-mukho hoye thakis, taai tor aar 'u' er dorkar nei, 'u' kete aaj theke tor naam dilam Chimp. Tarpor abhidhan khule dekhalen 'Chimp' maane shimpanji, bandor er jaat bhai!

Haren babur erokom naamkoron er paradarshitar jonyo beshir bhag chhatro-chhatri rai tNaaken opochhondo korto. tNepi to Harenbabu ke du-chokkhe dekhte paarto na. Haren babu birakta hoye bollen 'ei tNepi, janalar baire ki dekhchhis?' Shune tNepi thotomoto kheye gelo, aaj abar pagla master ki bolbe ke jaane. Bhoye bhoye bollo, 'paakhi'. dNaat khinchiye Haren babu bollen 'paakhi? edike je 'pakhi sob kore rob' pora hochchhe, seta ke shunbe? Ai edike aay'. Bhoye bhoye tNepi desk er dike gelo. Haren babu jigges korlen 'tor bhalo naam ki?'

'Bandana' jobab dilo se.

'Bandana maane janis?'

Ghaar narllo se.

Tahole to dictionary dekhte hoy! Bole Haren babu pata oltalen. Kichukkhon porei tNaar mukhe ek chilte haasi fute uthlo. Tarpor bollen 'Bandanna maane hochchhe rumal', bole dictionary khhule dekhalen praman swarup. Chiilo tNepi, hoye gelo rumal!

Haren babu'r jwalai shudhu chhatra rai noy shikkhak raao onekei othisto chhilen. Tini majhe majhei natun niyom korten ishkul e. Jemon dharun sob mastermoshai der hajira khatay soi kora. Aage jokhon Bipin babu headmaster chhiln esob jhamela chhilo na. Maajh er paRhar Bishtu babu 2nd period er class ta poRhiye, poitrik mudi-khanardokan e chole aasten, abar last period e porate jeten. Kintu ekhon Haren babur kalyane tNaake purota somoy-i ishkul e katate hoy. Mastermoshay ra arHale bolen 'Hareen er joto sob foreign plan!' Bishtu babu'r puro naam Bishtucharan Nag, tini onekbar Haren babu ke bujhiye bolar por kono laabh to hoi-E-ni, ulte Haren babu dictionary khule dekhiye bolechhen 'Apni Nag to tai apnaar swabhab i holo 'nag' kora'.

Sedin ishkul theke ferar pothe tNepi taar praan er bandhabi Rakhir songe alochona korlo ki kore Haren master ke jobdo kora jaay sei niye. Onek chinta bhabnar por tara bujhlo, onar ektai durbalata seti holo tNaar adorer horin-chhana.

Porer din sokale ishkul na giye tara Haren babur baRhir panchil er aRhale lukiye roilo. Jei Haren babu chhata dolate dolate ishkul er pothe raoana holen, ora dujon chupi saaRhe Haren babur bagane dhuklo. Lichu gachh er nichei bandha chhilo kid. Natun mukh dekhe bhoy peye se mihi swar e 'mYahaa mYaha' korlo. Kintu tNepi aar Rakhi toiri hoyei esechhilo. Ager din i tNepir dada chNechiye chNechiye chhagoler rochona porchhilo. Sekhan thekei tNepi shunechhe chhagol Kanthal pata khete bhalobaase ('Chhagole ki na khay?', ei probaad bakyati tokhono shoneni se). Tai tader baRhi'r pichhon theke kichhu kanthal pata kuriye enechhilo. Aaste aaste kid er golar doRhi khhule dilo Rakhi, aar tNepi Kanthal patar lobh dekhiye take bagan er baire ber kore aanlo. Tarpor besh kichhuta dure niye giye Kanthal pata gulo or mukh er samne fele palalo. Muktir sandhan peye Kid atmohara hoye gelo. Kanthal pata shesh kore ashe paash er nana rokom gaach er dike nojor dilo. Naba abiskrito prithibi taar kishore mone chanchalya srishti korlo, ebong taar rasana natun natun khabar er aswad korar jonyo byakul hoye uthlo. Haren babur bagan e aar fire gelo na se.

Er porer ghotona to itihaas. Haren babu onek lok jon lagano sattweo Kid ke aar khunje pelen na. Keu keu bole Das paRhar chhelera naki Kali pujor 'feast' korechhe or mangso diye. Abar keu keu bole Damodar e bhaaste bhaaste Gongay porechhe se, tarpor sekhan theke sunderbon. Sunder bon e onyano horin chhanader songe se naki shukhei achhe. Haren babu ei ghotonar por khhub mushRhe porlen. Dictionary porteo tNaar aar bhalo lagto na karor natun naam-koron kora to durer kotha.