Taimur er juto

Bochhor khanek agger kotha. Tokhon o bishwabidyalayer porHashona shesh hoi ni (ekhono hoyechhe ki?). Majhei majhei sandhya holei khelte bostam amra. Amra maane char bandhu..ami, Aslam, Bidyut aar Tapan. Ekta 'cafe' chhilo,sekhane daba khelar 'board' chilo khodai kora..besh boRhosoRho. Khoda-r kripa tei bodh hoy okhane chhilo ota, amader khelar subidhar jonyo. Chhotobelay baba'r songe daba khelte giye besh daga peyehhilam mone, uddyam debe giyechhilo ekebare. Amar raja protibar i chho-saat chalei maat hoye jeto. Matal er moto eka ekai egiye jeto aar ki? GhoRhar khur er aghate ba hatir payer chapey mara jeto. Maajhe maajhe samanya boRhe'r haate mara gyale tokhon aar lojjar shesh thakto na. Sei lojjar haat theeke bNaachtei ar daba kheli na. Hotash hoyei taas kheli shudhu. Dabar 'board' er dudike duto 'chair' sNatai thakto,aar o duto 'chair' tene ene taas er 'table' kora hoto setake.

Je diner kotha bolchhi, sedin chhhilo June maas er ek budhbar. 'Summer' e beshir bhag kochi-kNacha rai baRhi chole jaye, 'University' fNaka. PoRhe thaki shudhu amra porityakto ra, jader uttyakta korte keu asena. 'Cafe' o bikeler agei bondho hoye jaye, shudhu fNaka 'table-chair' gulo thake. Ek ek kore char jon joRho holam. Amader modhye sobai gobeshona korchhilam, kintu alada alada bishoy-e. Tobe akkhorik orthe gobeshona korchhilo ekmatro Tapan, gobadi poshu niyei eshona chhilo or. Horinghatay kichhu horin mere, sorasori markin desher goru-mosh der dike neknojor diyechhilo. Bidyut ra tin bhai-bon, o sobar chhoto. Chhoto thekei seijonyo chhutchhe bodh hoy, bidyut begei bola jay. Ishkul, college e onek puraskar-turaskar jite esechhe. Markin deshe eseo or chhota-chhuti jay ni. Jokhonkar kotha bolchhi tokhon o Chicago marathon e ongsho nebe bole besh onusheelon korchhilo. Amar abar esob chhota-chuti khela bhalo lage na. Bose bosei jokhon khela jay, tokhon aar douRha-douRhi kore ki laabh? Amra sobai motamuti modhyobitto barHi'r chele, Aslam chhaRha. Or baba kaka sob 'IAS officer'. Amla giri chhheRhe o keno projuktibidya'r opor hamla korlo ta amader ajana. Aslam daabi korto or kono ek purbapurush naki Hyderabad er Nizam chilen astadosh shotabdi'r majhamajhi, sinhason niye maramari'r somoy nihata hobar por or pro^(n+1) pitamohee or pro^n pitamoho ke niye prothome Murshidabad sekhan theke Kolkatai paliye asen. Or naam Aslam Khan holeo, or naamer pore ekta Jang o uttaradhikar sutre prapto chhilo. Bahu-byabohar e jong dhore giyechhiloi bolei bodh hoy ota aar byabohaar korto na. Or Nizami'r golpo nije ami bishwash korleo, onekei aRhale hasahasi korto.

Jaihok aaste aaste taas ber kore khela shuru holo. Amar partner Bidyut, aar Tapan er partner Aslam. Bidyut er 1-club er jobabe Aslam 'pass' diyechhe. Ami 1-spade debo na 1-Heart debo bhabchhi. Emon somoy lok take dekhte pelaam, 'heart fail' korar i jogaRh holo ekebare. Doshashoi chehara, gaale khNocha khNocha daRhi, gholate chokh, aar kandhe ekta jhola-bag. Amader dikei egiye aaschhilo. Dekhe chhatro ba adhyapak konotai mone holo na. Amader kachhakachhi ese bhanga bhanga ingriji te bollo 'Amar naam Timur, ami Tashkent theke aaschhi'. Shunei jol er moto poriskar hoye gelo byaparta! Taas khela dekhtei lokta emon hontodonto hoye chhute esechhe. Ami se kotha boltei, Bidyut amake dhomok diye thamiye dilo. Tarpor bhodro bhabe jiggyes korlo 'ami apnake ki bhabe sahajyo korte paari?'

Lokta kichukkhon itastata korlo, tarpor bollo 'ami ekta jinis dekhate esechhi.' Sobai utsuk hoye prothome or dike tarpor or jhola'r dike takalam. Lokta aaste aaste jholar modhye haat dhukiye ek paati juto ber korlo. Manusher na bole setake yeti'r juto bolai bhalo. Jutota damRha holeo besh purono, kichhu kichhu jaigai chamRha uthe aaschhe, aar samner dikta nagrar moto pNyachalo. Amra obka hoye bollam 'eta aar ki emon dekhar jinis?' Lokta miti miti hese jiggyes korlo 'bolo to eta kaar juto?' Aslam byango kore bollo 'boyos dekhe to mone hochchhe tomar dadu'r juto eta'. Lokta bollo 'thik i andaz korechho, tobe dadu naa, eta amar ek purbapurush er juto pray 600 bochhhor purono.' Aslam bollo 'thik achhe ta na hoy, bujhlam kintu juto'r arek pati koi? naki ektai paa chhilo tomar purbapurush er?' Lokta ektu rege giye bollo 'Onar ekta paa khNoRha hote paare, kintu kata konodin i chhilo na!'

Tapan er ektu itihaas er dike jhNok achhe hothat uttejito hoye jiggyes korlo 'Ki naam tomar purbapurush er?' Lokta bollo 'Amir Timur, tomra onake Timur Leng bole jaano.' Ei shune Tapan aaro uttejito hoye gyalo. 'Eta satyi Taimur Lang er juto, kintu juto ta khNora paayer, na bhalo paayer?' jiggyes korlo. Bidyut dhamak diye bangla tei bollo 'tui tham, gorur daktarai kore kore tor buddhitao gorur moto hoye jachchhe, ei byata Uzbekistan theke esechhe amader Uzbuk banate. Aar tui o tai shune nachchhis.'

Lokta bodh hoy jhogRhajhatir karon bujhte pere bollo 'tomra bhabchho, eta nakol juto ta kintu naa, eta Timur er asol juto. Ei juto porei tini shesh boyose ghoRhai choRhe ghure beraten.' Etokkhon chup kore chhilam, aar thakte na pere jiggyes korlam, 'ta ei juto ta niye amra ki korbo?' Lokta hese bollo 'tomra jodi bhalo daam dite paaro, tahole eta bikri kore debo, aamar ektu takar dorkar. Asole ei juto tar ekta itihaas achhe. Tomra to Bharotiya tai tomader kachhei age elam. Taimur jokhon Dilli theke firchhilo, tokhon onek bondi der modhye sekhankar ekta muchi ke o dhore enechhilo. Eta taar i toiri kora.' Tapan utsahito hoye bollo 'Hain, hain Taimur hatir pithe chapiye onek jinis hatiye niyechhilo bote. Onek lok ke bondi koreo niye giyechhilo.' Juto'r bornona jotoi romanchokor hok na keno, juto kenar ichchhe amader karur i chhilo na. KIntu Aslam hothat bollo 'Koi, juto ta ekbaar dekhi?' Ami jigges korlam 'kire kinbi naki?' Amar dike kotmot kore takiye aaro monojog sohokare ulte paalte dekhte laaglo jutota.

Tarpor hothat prai khepe giyei bollo 'e jutote amaar o adhikar achhe, Taimur amar o purbapurush'. Amra sobai obak hoye gelam. Tapan bollo, 'tob je boltis, Nizam ra tor purbapurush.', Aslma bollo 'tate ki holo? Taimur Nizam der o purbapurush.' Ei okatyo jukti'r sopokkhe ba bipokkhe haater kachhe kono proman na thakay, amara mriyaman hoye gelam. Kintu Tashkent er Uzbek se kotha maanbe keno? Buk fulie se uthe dNaralo. Juto ta niye tanatani shuru kore dilo. Aslam er gaye besh jor thakleo, oi doshashoi chehara'r songe eNte uthlo na. Lokta ek jhatkai jutota keRhe nilo. Tarpor haater samne kotokgulo taas peye segulokei raager mathay khondo khondo korlo. (Bhagyabashata: segulo 'joker' chhilo.) Tashkhand er songe taas er somporko ebar bhalo kore bujhlam. Juto take jholar modhye pure amader dike ekbar kotmot kore takiye chole gelo. Sedin aar taas er asor jomlo na.

Ratre Aslam phone kore jiggyes korlo, or 'cell phone' ta dekhechi kina. Amar mone porlo na. Tarpor din sokale bibhinno jaiga khonjar por, taas khelar jaiga ta o tonno tonno kore khonja holo. Kintu kichhui paoa gyalo na. Sedin sandhye belatei CNN e dekhlam Amir Timur Museum theke Taimur er ek pati juto churi hoye gyachhe. Juto ta onar khNoRha paayer. Aar juto ta uddhar korte paarle Uzbek sorkar 10 lokkho Som puraskar debe. Issh..juto tar dam i jiggyes kora holo na lok take!