Mama

Mama shobdoti esechhe sanskrit matul theke. Majhe majhe eke 'double mother' o bola hoy. Taar mane maa ja koren mama taar dwigun korben. Ei thekei bodh hoy mama-baRhir abdaar shobder utpotti. Mama ra emnite nirbirodhe manush tobe sahitye ba itihaas e enader besh durgati hoyechhe. Mahabharater dui mamar kotha to sobai janen. Prothom holen Kongso mama aar tarpor Shakuni Mama. Aaro ek mama chhilen Shalya. Durbhagya boshoto ei tin mamai tNader bhagner haate morechhilen. Kongso mama to ekebare apon bhagner haate. 'Bhagne jodi bhagye thake' tahole aar ki kora jaabe?

Kothay bole 'naranang matulakrama:' mane chhelera tader mamader motoi hoy. Amar mama to sarakkhon maa maa korei katan. Kali keertan, bhoktigeeti ei sob geye aar ki? Ami oboshyo Rum bhokto, kalibhokto noi. Tobe onek kalibhoktoi shunechhi Rum bhokto hoye thaken. Kali to shoktir proteek. Beer-sinchito ta hole oneker i beer ros jaage na. Amar mama oboshyo satwik manush. Ami Ramkrishna dev er kotha moto onyo mot e maa ke pete chaichhi. Rum bhokti'r anusheelon sampurna holei amar kali bhoktir poth poriskar hobe. Tarpor amio mamar moto maa maa kore gaite paarbo.

Jug er songe taal miliye mama shobder o biborton ghotechhhe. Ekhon shudhui mayer sohodor noy onyo onek kei ei naam e sombodhon kora hoy. 'Ki mama, ki khabor?' Ei bakyati bortomaan e bahul procholito. Mama'r poriborte 'guru' bosale o ekhane dosh nei. Jodio tokhon byapartir gambhirjo bere jay. 'Jio mama' bolle sekhane mama ke jeebito korar cheshta bojhay na, bojhay kono chamakprodo kaaj er bahoba prodaan ke. Aar sob shesh keu jodi apnake 'mama to!' bole se kintu apnake bhul kore mamato bhai ba mamato bon bole daakchhe na, se o shabasi dite chaichhe.

Mama shobder bikriti shudhu aaj noy bahudin age thekei chole aaschhe. Chaand ke mama to sei Lokkhon Sen er amol thekei chole aaschhe. Amader barhi'r pashe'r kaku'r naam Surjya holeo, akasher surjya ke kokhono kaku bole dakte shunini. Borong chhoto obosthar surjya keo robimama bole daka hoy. Tai khullatata, khuro ba kaka der naam 'mama'r moto kokhonoi bahul procholito ba jonopriyo hoye otheni. Chaand er porei ase fNaad, aar fNaad manei police. Ajkaalkaar dine mama ar police samaarthak. Bodh hoy 80'r doshok theke eti chalu hoyechhe. Mama'r bari holo e khetre jailkhana. Sekhane jabar soubhagya ekhono ghoteni, tobe shunechi abdaar sekhane bhaloi kora jaay. Korlei mamara alhaade aatkhana hoye haaste haaste asen ebong aat khana kore rekhe chole jan.

Somosto jaati'r modhyei ektu aadhtu ohonkaar ba gorbo achhe, seta thaklei olpo-bistor jaati ba borno boishomyo o chole aase. Bharitiyo ra markin desh e esei Choinik der 'chapta' ba 'chinki' ebong Krishnanga der 'kallu' bola shuru koren. Amar gatroborno onekta sheshokto byaktider motoi, ektu rod porlei aaro kholtai hoye othe tai ei shobdoti ami shona ba bola motei pochhhondo kori na. 'Satya' namok hindi chhayachhobi te 'Kallu Mama'r obhinoy amar khhub i bhalo legechhilo, ebong onekdin onaake niye gaan ti o aami shuntaam. Sei thekei bodh hoy krishnanga der oneke 'Mama' ba 'uncle' bole thaken. Oboshyo shwetanga der ekhono aamra saheb bole thaki. Jaihok Markin desh e prothom baar ek mama'r songe kothopokon er kotha ekhane bolbo. Tokhon July maas, besh gorom. Sobe markin desh e esechhi, tokhono porashona shuru hoy ni. Bishyabidyaloy ta ekbaar ghure ghamte ghaamte bari firchhi, sNiri tei dekha holo. Siringe chehara, gaye sando genji, aar porone half aar full pant er majha majhi ekta bastu, mathay tupi ta ulto kore pora. Amake dekhe baam haater torjoni aar kore angul tule, baki angul gulo mure (onekta kuchi puri nartak der moto) haat nariye bollo "What's up bro?". Ami to obaak! Suddha banganubad kore kichhui maane bujhlaam na. 'Upore ki bro?' Seta abar ki? Tarpor aaro bhebe lojjay laal thuri beguni hoye gelam. Chhatrabaas e onekdin theke Rum-sebar kalyane chehara ta ektu nadusnudus chhilo tokhon. KIntu tai bole ei bhabe opomaan? Dui angul tule ki setai bojhate chaichhilo se? Kichhudin pore oboshyo 'bro' er asol maane jaante pere nischinto hoyechhilam!

Mughal amole ba taar o age Sultan der somoy singhason jaate onyo bongshe chole na jaaye se jonyo 'Chacha apon chachi por/chachir meyeke biye kor' prothar procholon chhilo. Dokkhin bharat e serokom i 'Mama' ke biye korar procholon achhe. Erokom bibabho naki besh soubhagyajonok! Oboshyo e khetre je mama'r biye hochchhe se patri'r chhotomama othoba chhoto mama holei bhalo. Keshto thakur mama dingiye mami ke hami diye beraten. Kintu se onyo golpo.