Swaadhinota : ekti upolobdhi

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Dhaankheter maajh boraabor aaler opor daariyei beg'ta ter pelen biswanath... etota path hete
elen...seo kom kore mile khaanek habe ... kono kasto hoyni ... nijer gram'e dhokar aage
nibaran'er ei bishaal dhaankhet'ta perote hoy ... ekta rasta achhe aboshyo ... kintu se baro
ghorpyacher ... anek samoy laage ... taar cheye barong ei dhaankheter majh borabor chole
aaste paarle anek taratari hoy ... sei bhebei biswanath ei raasta'ta niyechhilen ... kintu
sheshrokkha holo koi? kheter majhe dariyei biswanath thaahor korlen taar beg aaschhe ...
erakom ekta bipotti hotei paare dhore niyechhilen tini ... seijanyai aaro kheter modhyo diye
aasaa ... kintu bipod'ta r eraano gelona ... khub birokti r shorir'er asthirotay biswanath ektu daralen haaf dhorbar janya ... baddo
taarataari haatchhilen tini ... ekhon ektu daralen ei aashaay je ektu jiriye nile bodhoy
beg'ta kome aaste pare ... takhon abar dhireshusthe hete fera jaabe ... bhison birokti'te
bhuru duto kuchke gechhe taar ... daate daat chepe asfute bollen "Shala..baanchot...." kake
je gaalaagaali'ta dilen seta abashyo nijer kaachhei khub spasto noy ... bodhoy nirapodo'kei
dilen ... biswanath aage thekei andaaz korechhilen erakom ekta bipotti hote paare...
seijanyai nirapodo'ke bolechhilen "ektu dara baap .. praatokammo'ta sere nei..." ta ke shone
kaar katha !...jor kore praay dhorpaakor kore niye gelo ... praatokammo korar'o samoytuku
dilona ... ekhon bojho thyalaa ...
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anya diner matoi aajker sokaal hoyechhilo biswanath'er ... biswanath'er mato manush'der
sokaalgulo ekta aarektar cheye khub ektaa aalaadaa hoy na ... ektaa khoro chaaler ghar ...
ekfaali uthon ... laaumachaay ducharte laau ... barir pechhoner chhotto jhingekhete hoyto
kayekta shukno jhingephool ... eituku chouhoddir modhye bachte bachte biswanath'er
sokaal-din-raat sabkichhui kemon ekgheye,paanse hoye gechhe ... bhagobaan'der deyaa jiban
... taai naa morey beche thaakte hoy ... sokaale othar par daaton sere biswanath oi ekfaali uthone ubu hoye bose cha khachchhilen ...
chheler bou besh baro ek gelaas cha kore diye gechhilo ... ei cha'tuku taar baro priyo esha
... ei bajare cha baro ektaa sastaa noy ... na khele je du paysa bache taao sansar'er pakkhe
kom noy ... tabu ei neshatuku chharte parenna biswanath ... abashya sansar bolte r achhetai
ba ki? ek tini r oi chheler bou ... meyetaar kopaal kharap ... gato bachchhor theke bidhoba
hoyechhe ... du bachhor aage shibnath'er maa chokh bujlo ... hepatitis na ki jeno hoyechhilo
... jela haaspaataale jakhon niye gelen takhon shesh abostha ... bou morte gharta baro khaa
khaa korto ... barite ekta meyemanush na thakle sab jeno kemon agochhalo hoye jay ... tini r
shibnath'o kemondhara hoye gechhilen ... graamer r pachjoner katha shune biswanath takhon
chheler biye diye ghare bou aanlen ... shibu temon ekta lekhapora shekheni ... jelaar ekta
printing press'e kaj korto ... tabe chehara r kathabarta chhilo bhaari chamotkaar...meyetao
dekhte mando na ... swabhabtao bhaloi bola jay... dujonke maniyechhilo besh ... chheler biye
diye biswanath bhebechhilen eibaar bujhi ektu shantite jiban kaatbe ... kintu oi je opore
royechhen ... bhagobandaas ... tar maathaay je gorib maanush'ke maaraar kato fikir thaake
... biyer ek bachchhor ghurte na ghurtei ek raate barite pulish haanaa dilo ... baari ghete
kothaa ekgaadaa kagoj ber korlo ... rajyer sarkaaar'er naame jato rakto garom koraa kathaa
... shibu sab dekhe ghaabre gelo ... bollo se esaber kichhui jaanena ... press theke ek
bundle kagoj diyechhilo ghare raakhaar janya ... tai se ene rekhechhilo ... kintu pulish
ekbaar baari choraao hole kono khoti na kore ki jaay ? shibu'ke bedharok maar maarte maarte
tule niye gelo baari theke ... dudin par baanshjhaar'er modhye theke shibur gulite jhajhra
laash paaoya gelo ... hatobaak biswanath'ke pulish bole dilo, shibu naki chhilo maobadee
nokshaal ... seraate se pulish'er chokhe dhulo diye palate cheyechhilo ... tai taake naa
mere upaay chhilonaa ... bou'ta ekbachhorer modhye bidhoba hoye gelo ... anekbaar
bolechhilen biswanath ... "amake chhere choleja ... tor bayes kom ... dekhte-shunte mando na
... abaar giye ghar baadh "...bou'ta aahaammok ... kichhutei taake chhere gelona ...sei
theke tar sansar'e ei duto manush...biswanath'er bayes hoyechhe pray baahaattor ... shorieo tato jor nei ... ekhon r kaajkammo
korte parenna baro ektaa ... tini tai baritei thaaken ... baarir pechhoner chhotto jomite
ektu-adhtu sobji chaas koren ... shibur bou jela haaspaataale aayaa'r kaj kore ... r aachhe
shibu'r jomaano kichhu takar opor sud ... eisab miliye tader sansar chole jay ...uthone ubu hoye bose cha'tuku besh tariye tariye khachhilen biswanath ... cha khaoyata shesh
kore ekta biri niye paaykhanay jaben ...bachhor duyek aage panchayet theke sabaar barite
badhyotamulokbhabe paakaa paaykhana baniye diye gechhe ... er aage to sei gaaru haate
jhop-jhaarer aaraale bose pora chhara r kono upaay chhilona ... keno ke jaane ... ei
paaykhanay dhukte biswanath'er aajo kemon jeno ekta advut bhaab aase ... sei chhoto theke
chole aasaa abhyesta hothat bodle felaar ekta advut abhigyota to achhei ... taar pashapashi
aaro kichhu ekta ... kintu seta je ki ta biswanath khub bhaalo kore bujhe uthte paarennaa
... cha shesh kore birita dhorate jaben ... thik seisamoy uthoner berar doja thele dhuklo
nirapado...
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nirapabo shibur school'er bandhu chhilo ... eki class'e portona abashya ... nirapado bachhor
duyeker baro chhilo ... porashonay ekebaare golla ... class five'e dubaar fail kore shibu r
o eki classer hoye gelo ... sei thekei bandhutwa ... nirapado abashya baroloker chhele ...
or baba naamkora mohaajan ... tai madhyamik'er choukaath na dingote parleo nirapado'r kono
bhaabnaa chhilona ... se ekhon babar kaarbaare haat lagiyechhe ... tabe shibu'ke boraabor
bhaalobaase chheleta ... r tai or baba'ke pachhondo na korleo nirapado'ke bhaloibaasen
biswanath ...gato bachhor shibu jakhon pulisher gulite morlo shibu nirapado'r seki
achharipichaari kaannaa ... shibuke shoshaane niye jabar samoy Kaadh diyechhilo se ...
baba'ke dhore anek chestaa korechhilo puishguloke shaasti debar ... kintu kichhui hoyni ...
jaanaa chhilo je kichhu habenaa ... tabu nirapado je khub chestaa korechhilo etuku bhablei
biswanath'er montaa bhore othe ...
--kemon aachho jyathaa?
--bhalo re ... tui kemon ?
--ei cholchhe r ki ...
--boumaa , chhele-meye sab bhaalo to ?
--hyan, tenarao achhen bhaaloi...baba'r shorirta bishesh bhalo na ... r maa to janoi ... sei
kabe theke bichhana niyechhe...
--hmmm... tobu dekh ...chaarpaashe taakaale tui tobu kichhu maanush dekhte paas ... aamaar
katha bhaab dekhi... chaardikta khaali khaa khaa kore ...
nirapado aprastut hyr pore bodhoy ... ektu galaa khaakaari diye bole...
--aaj osab kathaa thaak jyathaa...
--Hyan...thik'i bolechhis ...ektu bos tahole ... cha khaabi?
--aaj boste asini jyathaa ... tomar kachhe darkaar chhilo...tomaake ekhon ekbaar aamaar
sange uthte habe ...
biswanath ebaar ektu abaak hoye gelen ...
--ekhon? kothay?
--ekbaar aamaader graame jete habe jyatha ...khub darkaar...
--keno ? ki byapaar? kono bipod naki ?
nirapado ektu haaslo ...
--na, na jyathaa .. utolaa hao keno ? anya kaj achhe
--uff !!! baachaali ... aajkal bayes hochchhe to !!! baro bhoy hoy re !!! kar je ki hoye jay
...ta ki byapaar?
--jyathaa ... aaj dinta ki baloto ? kato taarikh ?
--baro bekaaydaay felli re ... taarikher to hiseb raakhina ... r rekhei baa ki habe ... --naa ..tomaar sabkichhui gyachee dekhchhi ... aaj swaadhinotaa dibos ... poneroi august ...
--o ... biswanath'er mukhe kono bhabantor nei ... --habe hoyto ... taa se khabore ami ki korbo ?
--aha .. seijanyai to tomaar kachhe aasaa...ektibaar aamader graame jete habe ... aamraa
okhaane ekta chotokhaato anusthaan aayojon korechhi ... tomaake diye amra sekhane potaakaa
uttolon korabo ...
er chaaite binameghe baaj porle biswanath anek sahoje hajom korte parten ... swaadhinota
dibaser potaka uttolon korben tini ? nirapado ki moskoraa korchhe naki ? kintu mukh dekhe to
serakom kichhu mone hochchhenaa ...maathaataa ekebaare ghuliye jachchhe ... sobta bojhaar
janya tini arekbaar bollen ...
--hyan re ... kisab ultopalta bokchhis re ? yaarkee marchhis naki ?
--jyatha tumi baaper boisi ... yaarkee marbo ..emon aspoddha achhe ?
--tahole esab ki bolchhis ?
--tomaar eto abaak hobar'i ki achhe ... e tollaate tomader mato lekhapora jaanaa guni
porbibaar r ektao dekhaate parbe? tomar baap-dada'ke ekhaankaar sab puraano lok ekjan
swaadhinotaa sangrami bole kato shroddha kore !!! aamraa dekhini baro hoye ... kintu
sakolkaar kachhe shunechi to !!!
kathaataa abashya ekebaare khaati ... taar baba chhilen sediner University ferot chhatro ...
lekhapora adorsho kore desher manush toiri korben bole sabkichhu chhere nijer vite'te fire
esechhilen graame lekhaporaa shekhaaben bole ... ekta school'o toiri korechhilen ... ekhono
graamer sobaai sei school'ei pore ... baba'r khub probhaab chhilo dadar opore ... seo
lekhaporay besh bhalo chhilo ... kintu 1942'e hothat sab chherechhure diye "bhaarot chhaaro"
andolon'e neme porlo... phal'o pelo haatenaate ... ekdin pulish ese maarte maarte dhore niye
chole gelo ... biswanath'er takhon dosh bachhor bayes ... jele eto maar khelo je dadar daan
haat chirokaaler janya nulo hoye gelo ... konodin r kono kaaj korte paarlona ... taarpor
desh ekdin swaadhin holo ... desh bhenge gelo ... sei aanch taader graame elona thik'i ,
kintu sakoler buke ekta gobhir khat rekhe gelo ... swaadhinotar pare sarkaar theke ekta
maasohaaraar byabosthaa korechhilo ... dada seta nilonaa ... biswanath ekbaar karon jigges
korechhilen ... dada mridu hese bolechhilo ... "desh swaadhin hobar par anek chor'o to
chhara peyechhilo ... tarao to oi maasohara nite jaabe amar sange ... jaaraa deshtar janya
sab dilo taader kathai mone rakhlaam naa... ekhon oi chor-chhyachorder sange maasohara nite
jete baro lojja korbe re !!!" erpar dadar sange ei niye r kono kathaa hoyni ... dada emnitei
kathaa bolto khub kam ... nijer matoi thakto ... baba mara jabar par aaro chupchaap hoye
gelo ... ekebaare gutiye gelo nijer modhye ... asole biswanath konodin'i dadar sange kathaa
bolaar mato baromaaper manush hoye othenni ... dada seta bujhleo konodin bhaike seta bujhiye
diye kasto dite chaayni ... tachhaaraa nije kono kaaj korto na bole hoyto ektaa paapbodh'o
chhilo ... sab miliye dada sansar thaklo na thaakaar mato korei ... tarpar maaraa gelo seo
pray ek jug aager kathaa ...
--kigo jyathaa ... ki bhabchho bebhuler mato?
biswanath ekebare purono kathay moshgul hoye gechhilen ... nirapado'r ddake ekebaare chomke
uthlen ... tarpor bokaate golaay bollen..
--purono katha bhabchhilam re ... ta kathata tui bolechhis thik'i ... kintu seto amar
baba-dada'r kathaa... ami to chhotokhaato manush ...
--kije balo ... tumi tader eto kachher jan ... tumi ki chhotokhato manush hote paro ?
tarpar pray dhostadhosti kaando ... tini jabenna r nirapado'o chharbena ... sheshmesh taake
raji hotei holo ... tarpar jakhon tairi hote jaben takhoni thik mokkhom kathata mone porlo
... aasol kajtai to sara hoyni ...
--hyare ..ekta katha chhilo ...
--ki katha abaar? nirapado besh birokto
--ekhono to ... ki bole .. iye .. oi ...pratokammo sara hoyni amar ... ota ektus ere aasi
...
--jyatha , tumi ki amake paagol thaaurechho ? tomaake ekbaar chhere di r tumi okhaane dhuke
bose thaako ... osab chaalaaaki chharo ... jaa baaki achhe pare habe ekhon ... eibaar tumi
taaraataari toiri hoye naao dekhi ...
kono kathaai r dhope tiklonaa ... bou torongo theke saadaa dhuti r tasore panjaabi baar kore
dilo ... anekdin par besh sejeguje berote biswanath'er mando lagloa ... shudhu moner modhye
ektaa khochkhochaani ...
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swaadhinota dibaser aayojon'ta hoyechhilo graamer ekmatro club'er maathe ... ektaa maati
diye banano bedi ... taar modhye dehser mohimaamoy terangaa khutir ekebare niche thebre
pore aachhe ... taar saaamne ekta baansh diye baanaano mancho ... mancher paashe kayekta
chhelemeye daariye achhe jarosaro hoye .. eraai bodhoy gaan-baajna korbe ... mancher opor
tinte chair'er dutoy graameri dujon bayosko maanush bose achhen ... ektaa chair faakaa ...
biswanath aandaaz korlen potaakaa tule onaake okhanei boste hobe ...jonakayek nirapado'r
bayesi chhele-chhokra khub chhotachhuti korchhe chaardik saamaal dite ... ekgada
chherakhora, talimara jama-kapor pora baachchaakaachchaa, kichhu maajhbayesi mohila-purush r
jonakayek briddho mancher samne sataranchi'r opor bose aachhe ... sakoleri chokemukhe
birokti ... anekkhon bodhoy bose aache ... biswanath edik-odik chaitei mather uttor-purbo
kone dekhlen khabaarer packet baanaano hochchhe ... bojha gelo ei janyai etokkhon dhore era
bose aachhe chole naa giye ...biswanath pouchhotei ekta gunjan shuru hoye gelo ... "oi je esechhe , esechhe ...baachaa
gelo " erakom kayekta kathaao jeno shunte pelen ... biswanath chupichupi nirapado'ke
bollen...
--taaraataari shuru kore de baap ... ki korte habe bol ... chatpat kore baari firi ...
--hyan hyan jyathaa ...
nirapado besh guchhiye du-tin minit dhore kathaa bollo ... anyer mukhe , sakoler saamne
nijer baba r dada'r prosongsha shunte besh bhaloi laglo biswanath'er ...
eibaar potaka uttolon ... chaarpaahser chotchot haattali'r modhyo diye biswanath potaakaa
tullen ... maatite thebre thaaka terangaa akashe pot pot kore urte pere besh ektu swasti
pelo bole mone holo ... potaakaa tola shesh hote na hotei mancher paashe dariye thaka
chhelemeyer dal eksange "janoganomano .." bole taarosware jatiyo sangeet shuru kore dilo ...
aneke jaane jatiyo sangeet'er samoy daaraate hoy ... taaraao dariye pore gola melalo ...
jara jaanena tara bosei roilo r taader saamne jara dariye porechhe taader'ke bose poraar
janya haakdaak shuru kore dilo ... er modhyei sthir hoye daariye jatiyo sangeet shunte
shunte biswanath'er pet'er vetor ekta mochor anubhab korlen ... daate daat chepe mone mone
bollen "shaalaa ..."
potaka tolar pare ebaar prodhaan atithir vaashon ... biswanatha jibone konodin esab korenni
... besh ektu ghaabre giye prothome khaanikkhon fyalfyal kore takiye roilen ... tarpar
keshe-teshe gola khaakre aamta aamta kore ja bollen seta daaraalo eirakom ...
"uposthit bandhugan ... ami er aage sakoler saamne konodin kichhu bolini ... kichhu bolte
habe erakom bhabioni ... kintu aaj baro bekaaydaay pore bolte hochchhe ... oi je nirapado
... amake giye bollo , aaj swaadhinota dibas ... aamaake potaakaa uttolon korte habe ...
eisab bole dhore niye elo ... ami khub saadhaaron maanush ... konodin kaaror
upokaar-tupokaar korini ... kintu amar baba , amar dada era korechhen ... era manusher
kathaa bhebechhen ... kintu ami aajkaal baro dhande pore jai ei bhebe je esab koreki ghorar
dim labhta holo ... swaadhinotaar aage amra gorib chhilam ... dubela bhaalo kore khaoya
jutto na ... ekhono jotena ... aamaader graame jato ghar gorib chhilo taaraa ekhono gorib'i
aachee ... chhotobelay chaaser jomite sonaar fasol folte dekhechhi ... ekhon sabkichhute
bish ... aager kato aaabaadi jomi ekhon tnaar hoye pore achhe ... maatir buke jal nei ...
graame aageo haaspaataal chhilona , ekhono nei ... bijli chhilona, ekhono nei ... jal
chhilona , ekhono nei ... r atyachhar ... seo kom holo koi? sei 1942'e ... dada'ke jakhon
pulish ghar theke tule niye gelo ... seki maar !!! amar takhon 8/9 bachhor bayes ... ekhono
spasto mone pore ... r ei je sedin ... amar chheletake dhore niye gelo ... or kono dosh
chhilona ... tabu dhore niye gelo ... sedin'o je pulish oke marlo ... koi ... kothao to kono
tofat dekhte pelaam naa ... aamaar chaarpaashtay to kothao kichhu bodlayni ... tai biswas
karen, ami satyi bujhina ei swaadhinota maane ki ... tabu aaj aamaay dhore niye elo bole
elam ... kichhu bolteo holo ... aapnaaraa sobaai bhalo thaakben ... "
eituku kathaa boltei biswanath praay 10 minit samoy niye fellen ... kathaa shesh hotei
aabaar chotchot haattaali ... sobaai khub khushi boktritaa shesh holo bole ... mancher opor
dhupdhaap kore chhelemeyera uthe elo ... gaan shuru holo "muktir mondiro sopaanotole " ...
biswanath'er pet'ta abar arekta mochor dilo ... biswanath mancho theke neme elen chatpat ...
ebaar baari firte habe ... ei aswasti niye thaakaa jaaynaa ... mancho theke naamtei ekjaan
buromanush egiye elen taar dike ... haatduto dhore bollen "baro bhalo bolechhen " ...
biswanath kathata shune ekebaare haa ... aaj sokaal theke je ki hochchhe ... taar ei
boktritaar'o keu prosongsha korte paare ... tini ekebare binoye gole gelen jeno ... ki je
bolben bhebe na peye khub he he kore sore elen ... nirapado khabar gochhanor kaaj todarok
korchhilo ... taake deke biswanath bollen
--ebaar amaake je jete habe ...
--ekhuni ki jaaben jyathaa ? ektu kheye deye jaan ...
--naare ... ekhuni jete habe amaake .. shorirta subidher thekchhenaa ... tui barong
bedhechhede de ... niye jai ...
--shori kharap laagchhe naki? tahole kaauke sange debo ? pouchhe debe..
--naa naa .. taar darkaar nei ... toraa sab byasto edike ... aami chole jabo ...
nirapado besh jatno kore sab bedhechhede dilo ...
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pete aarekta joralo mochor maartei jeno ghum theke jege uthlen biswanath ... aaler opor
bosechhilen ektu jiriye nebaar janya ... hothat kore abaar begtaa elo ... ebaar besh joralo
bhabei ... peter bhetorta ektu gurgur kore uthlo ... abaar ekta kaachaa khisti chhurlen
biswanath ... dhaankheter charpashtay takiye dekhlen ... aashepaashe kono janomonishyi nei
... kintu temon aaraal'o nei ... taachhaara dhaarekaachhe joler kono bandobasto nei ...
sabcheye baro katha eisamoy saapkhoper baro bhoy ... nijeke niye baro biponno hoye porlen
biswanath ... peta'ta aabaar gurgur kore uthlo ... biswanath'er ebaar jed chepe gelo ... je korei hok, baari pouchhotei habe ... rod'tao besh chora hoye uthechhe ... ebhabe aaler opor bose theke
kichhu habena ...biswanath aaler opr uthe dariye paa chaalaalen ... jatota jore sambhab ... bayes hoye gechhe ... khub jore haatte parenna ... tobu paa chaalaalen ... daatet daat chepe ... jatota
sambhab kom niswas niye ... peter modhye majhemajhei mochor dichchhe ... besh joralo, asthir
kore deya mochor ... majhemajhei mone hochchhe r paarben naa ... kintu tobu biswanath
thaamlen naa ... jakhoni mon durbal hoye porchhe , biswanath bhabte shuru korlen sei sada
kaapor pora briddher katha ... jaar preronaay baba sab chhere graame esechhilen shikkhaar
bistaar ghotate ... jaar preronay dada bhalo bhabishyater katha bhule giye ghar chhere pathe
nemechhilo andolon korbe bole ... pete ekhon khub ghano ghano mochor dichchhe ... mone
hochchhe peter sab baadh aalgaa hoye geo bujhi ... dom felte parchhen na biswanath ...
surjer taape, shorirer asthirotay chokh-mukh laal hoye uthechhe ... tabu khaabaarer
packet'ta saamle dhore biswanath haatlen jato jore sambhab ... baarir kachhaakachhi pouchhe
biswanath'er r jeno tar soilona ... praay chhutte shuru korlen ...
baarite dhuktei saamne pore gelo chheler bou ... biswanath'er laal chokhmukh, ulojhulo
chehara r haafaani dekhe besh bhoy peye gelo se ... kintu kichhu bolaar aagei tar haate
khaabaarer packet'ta guje diye urdhoshwaase paaykhanar dike chhutlen biswanath ... sabkichhu
dekhe bou bodhoy bujhte parlo byaparkhana ... ektu muchki hese khaabaarer packetta niye sore
gelo se ...
ektu pare beriye elen biswanath ... chokhe mukhe swastir chhoyaa ... triptir chhap ...
beriye aasaar par hathat ekbaar mone holo sujog pele khanikkhon aage deya boktrita'ta ektu
bodle niten tini ... ekebaarei je kichhu paanni taato noy ... ei to peyechhen swaadhinotar
58 bachhor parer ekta paaona ... gaaru haate jhop-jhaarer aaraale chole jaabaar badole
itbadhano, jhakjhake , poriskar ekta sanitary paaykhana ...

Transcreation of "The Jamaican Farewell"

Down the way where the nights are gay
And sunshine steady on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And on reaching Jamaica I made a stop

But I am sad to say I am on my way
I won't be back for many a day
Oh! My heart is down,my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girl swinging to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
Though I have been from maine to Mexico

But I am sad to say I am on my way......

Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
Akae, salt, rice, fishes are nice
And Rum is fine anytime a year

But I am sad to say, I am on my way.....


Pather praante jetha stabdho raat
Aar surjalok aane naboprobhaat
Paahaari, chhotto nodi kharosrot
Aaar paagolpaaraa ek jalopropaat

Aha aanmona ek pichhutaan
Shudhu byakul kore dey dui noyaan
Sei chhoto gnaaye ek chhoto meye
Aajo raat jage mor path cheye

Haasir dheu tole chhalochchhal
Setha utol ghaagraa poraa meyer dal
Aajo ghurchhi desh theke deshaantar
Tabu buker modhye jaage chhotto ghar

Aha aanmona ek pichhutaan......

Haasi-kanna bhora jamjammat
Proti shukrobaar setha boschhe haat
Taatkaa phal, taajaa phuler baas
Aajo smritir paataay phele dirghoshwas

Aha aanmona ek pichhutaan....

Valentines' Day

samay'ta sandhebela....surya akasher paschime dubbo-dubbo korchhe.......neel akasher niche ei dhulomatir prithibite hajar manusher bhire oi briddha manushtio achhen, jini subhash park'er ek kone ekta benchir opar besh guchhiye bosechhen...sureshbabu- nandan-pally'r ganyamanya bayaska lokeder [mane jader dekhle ekhonkar dineo chhelechhokrara hater cigarette lukoy] ekjan.....asta suryer dike pith diye bosechhen......hater lathita pashe helano...chokhe-mukhe ekta biraktir chhaya....oph! ekhonkar diner chhelepilegulo ja behaya hoyechhena....aar meyegulo-tader katha jato kam bala jay bhalo...tader dine nijer did'ke dekhechhen na! ...hum hum baba...bari theke beronor seki karakari...jadio ba bikeler dike ektu beroto, sange sabsamay panchur ma...aar ekhonkar dine dekho...ma-babar ahladi meye chollen oi ekta jeans'er pant aar hatkata jama pore...beronor kono samay-gamay nei..raat-biret-kono patta nei...ta abar kader sange ghurchhe? na, jato rajyer chheleder sange!! etai naki adhunikata ! bhabteo ga-pitti jwale jay...sureshbabu rager chote ekbar thotta kamre nilen.......parker pash diye ekta gari hush kore chole gelo- garir bhetor uchu sware bajchhe- ITS THE TIME TO DISCO...uph! ei arek jutechhe-jato rajyer akhadya hindi gaan!! aha! purano sesab diner gaan! EK BANGLA BANE NYARA!! pankuj mullik'er galay- sureshbabu darun amode chokh'ta bujei phellen.....eman samay abar-HUM HAIN NAYE,ANDAAZ KYUN HO PURANA...oph! era ki dudando shantite boste dbena naki? aaj abar aaro barabari...tar abashya ekta karon'o achhe...aaj ki ekta VALENTINE'S DAY na ki jeno....natni subarna'ke jigges korechhilan...se to kayekdin dhorei barite hulusthulu badhiye diyechhe..eta kinchhe, eke phone,tar sange khil-khil...o ja bollo tar mane aaj rasta-ghat jure chhele-meye prem kore berabe...bhaba jay!! gharer jinis-barojor phoolbagane chalte pare-setake ekebare rastay namiye enechhe!!.... aar prem ki bachchharkar jinis je ekdin saraswatipujor mato kore nilam ...ke jane...subarnao to berolo...chheletar naam anindya na ki jeno....bari thekeo baron korlo na..abashya baron'i ba ke korbe? tar cheele-chheler bou'i ki dhoya tulsipata naki? subinoy'er M.Sc'er result barbad'i holo paramitar pallay pore...raatdin college katchhe..parashonay mon nei...tini takhani sandeha korechhilen....bhebechhilen chheleke deke khub shashan korben.....ta, surama seta kortei dilo na... ki ek bou je kapal kore peyechhilen!! sarajiban hese-khele katiye dilo...kono chinta nei, bhabna nei...subinoy'er katha shune khub ekchot hese bollo-'ta besh to, babar pathei to gechhe...paramita meyeta kintu besh bhalo- tumi eta niye ekdam jhamela korbe na...aar tachhara chheler dosh dekho ki kore? duyekta class kate ei ja! baper mato entrance'er anka parikkha na diye premikar sange anya grame mela deklhte to jay ni!!'
ei ja! ei kathata to ekbaro mone hoy ni!!.....sureshbabu nore-chore boslen...mukhe etokkhon je biraktir bhaj porechhilo seta sare gelo....barang, mukhe ekhon ekchilte hasir abha....surama-r janya paglami tini ki kam korechhen ?....ekhon chhelepilera saradin meyeder sange mishchhe....tar modhye duyekta chhutko-chhatka prem.....tao sabgulo abar teke na...sei niyei ki buk chitiye ghure beray...aar tini? sei bish shataker dordandaopratap baba....pan theke chun khoslei hate chhari....gharer bhetor shanta, bhitu maa- chokhe jal, kintu mukh bhasahin....bharosar modhye bidhaba thakurma aar pisir prashray......sei subadei na suramar sange prem'ta tike gelo....se ki prem!! hum!! ekhonkar fichel chhelera sesab ki bujhbe? ekhon to dekha karar ichchhe holei phone'e appointment...katha balar ichchhe holei phone, bidesh-bibhuiye thakle chat...sab byabostha kara achhe samparkata tikiye rakhar janya...tabu era rakhte parena...aar tini? mone achhe ekdin suramake dekhar ichchhe holo- edike dekha karar upay nei...kono katha nei...prathame nijer ichchhe atkanor chesta korechhilaen..tarpar na pere ekdam shesh raat'e bari theke haoya, du krosh periye pouchholen bhorer bela...suromader barir bagane lukiye roilen-keno na janten bhorerbela suroma chan sere bagane phool tulte asbe....onake dekhe to abak-pray murchha jay! oph! ki bhalo legechhilo je sedin!! suramar sange alap'o to erakam'i advutbhabe...beparay ghuri orate giyechhen bhar dupurbela...anyer ghuri kete giye porlo suramader bagane... bagane dhuke dekhlen ekta golgal misti shyamla meye bagane bose achar khachchhe, pashei ghurita jatna kore rakha...kichhutei ghuri debena...sei ghuri chharate pakka ekti ghanta bojhate hoyechhilo...sheshmesh ghuri to pelen, kintu moner ghuri to laat kheye gelo......biyeta kintu khub sahaje hoyni...baba to sab shune take ekta ashbati niye tara korechhilen...thakurma r pisi na thakle morei jeten...sheshe thakurmar jedajeditei biye holo...biyer par abashya kono samasya chhilo na...suroma sakaler priyo hoyechhilo...baba to sheshdike tar theke putrabadhukei beshi biswas korten.....
suramar sange nijer prem'er katha bhabte giye sureshbabu keman jeno medur hoye gelen....ektu aage charpasher chhele-meyeder je bhirta dekhe tar beellapana mone hochchhilo-hathat seta dekhei bhari sundar laglo...oi je chheleta-meyetar haat dhore ghurchhe- unio to ekdin suromar haat dhore melay ghurechhilen, tarpar sandhebela ghare pherar pathe andhakar rastay ekta chumu...suroma puro lal hoye gechhilo...ghare phire abashya uni laal holen...lajjay noy, beter barite...anka parikkha kete jabar doshe...sei pray abchha hoye jaoya , hariye jaoya diner katha mone pore tar khub hasi pelo....oi je dure kayek jora chhelemeye sar bedhe phuchka khachchhe- dekhei to mone pore jay sei je melay eksange ghati-garam kheyechhilen.....opasher cinema hall'tar baire jorar bhir...ba, ei to eder modhyei sureshbabu dibyi sedin'er sei parikkha palano chheletake dekhchhen je kina tar premikar sange raat jege ekdin jatra dekhechhilo...tar parei oder kathata besh kayek gram'e chaur hoye gelo...tar parei sureshbabur birdarpe biyer prastab ebang biye....
aha, seisab purano diner katha bhule ki brithai aajker dinta katiye dilen...nijer opar khub raag holo ektu aage ei sab kachi chhelemeyeder prem dekhe birakta habar janya....ish! onader samay to eman ekta din chhilo na!! thakle nischay unio anek kichhu korten...achchha aajo to kara jay...suroma abashya kichhui bujhbe na...burir sab chul pekechhe, dat pore gechhe, chokhe mota chhanikata chashma....tabu oi buri to tar baro bhalobasar jan...aaj jadi sabai tar priyojanke bhyalobasa janate pare tahole uni keno janaben na? bhaloi hoyechhe ...aaj barite keu nei...suiroma ekai achhe....achchha ki neya jay or janya? suroma golap khub bhalobasto, barite golap-bagan korechhilo...muri r aloor chap khete ekhono khub bhalobase...buss! problem solved...sureshbabu birdarpe parker baire theke ekta golaper tora kine phellen...lokta jigges karay gambhir mukhe bollen-'premikake debo'....fooler tora hate niye, tapaner dokan theke ekthonga aloor chap kine jakhan barite dhukben takhan kolkatar rastay saribaddha lamppost aparthibo alo adharite dhekechhe ei premik saharke...mayabi aloy bhaschhe kolkata....

Amar Chhotobela : smritir saronipathe

when i was young i'ld listen to the radio
waiting for my favourite song..
when they played i'ld sing along
it made me smile..those were such happy times..
and that was long ago..
now i wonder..where they'ld gone
but they are back again..
just like a long lost friend..
all the songs i loved so well...every shalalala..
every word..still shine
every shingalingaling.
that they started to sing..
so far oh my best memories..
come back quickly to me
some can even make me cry..just like before..
it's yesterday once more..


amar chhotbelar dupur..anurodher asor
amar priyo gaaner katha vasto surer velay
tar sangei miliye ditam amar abujh hriday
tukro khushir sesab dupur hariye gelo helay....

buker majhei hariyechhe aaj sesab sonar din,
hathat kakhon periye gechhe anekgulo bachhar
aajo ami abaak bhabi, kothay gelo tara
emon samoy aajke hathat peyechhi tar khabor

anekdiner hariye jaoya priyo bandhu amar
amar buke riniriniye baajto je tar sur
dami kimba tuchchha sesab gaaner jato katha
esechhe aaj- hariyechhilo jara anekdur

harano seb meghla diner aleek jamayete
abar khushir bristichhat lagchhe amar chul'e
amar priyo smritir dheu abar sagorkul'e
tufan tole amar buke , amar chokher jal'e

Pub sagorer paar hote kon elo parobaasi

aaj besh kadin holo akashe suryer dekha nei... hyderabad'er akashe ekhon jolbhora megher anagona r kakhono du-ek pashla, kakhono mushaldhare, kakhono ba klantihin jhirjhire bristi.... amar priyo bristi...amar bhalobasar bristi... amar swapner bristi....akash'tar dike takalei mone hoy jeno ekta shymla meye bose achhe anekdure r tar chokh theke abiram jhore porchhe ashru...mone hoy mishe jai, miliye di nijeke sei birohi shyamla meyer chokher jaler sange... veja ghaser opar shuye thaki besh kichhu samay...buk bhore ni soda matir sughran.... mone hoy sei chhelebelar dingulor mato chhalaat chhalaat kore dapiye berai rastay jome thaka gorali bhejano jale...ichchhe hoy abar sari sari kagojer nouko baniye bose jai barir kachhakachhi kono ekta nichu nabal jomir dhare...bristir jal jekhane jomechhe besh ayesh kore...nabal jomita jale toitambur...tar buk chire uthe achhe ghaser gochhagulo...amar kalponay sei jale bhara mathta amar atlantik...r ghaser gochhagulo kono durer sabuj ghase dhaka daruchini dweep...bhasiye di amar kaguje nouko sei atlantik'e r jaler dhara barabar boye jete jete sei nouko chhuye chhuye jak oisab sabuj dweepguloke.... kothao nouko bheranor upay nei...amar baro tara...baro tara sei kaguje noukotake anek, anek dure thele debar.... tai kono ghaser gochhar golipathe nouko atke gelei ami paare dariye khanikkhon dekhbo jaler dhara taake anya konodike niye jay kina...jodi na jay, tahole khanikkhon par theke nijer haate thele debo jaler srot..jate tar bharosay amar chhotto nouko sei sabuj dweeper maya-mamotar bandhan chhire abar pari jomay...jodi tateo na hoy ebar nijei neme porbo hatubhejano jal'e.... ber kore anbo noukotake bosiye debo abar kono anukul sroter mukhe jate se abar pari jomate paare nirbighne.... eibhabe amar sei kagojer noukota jakhon anya paare giye pouchhobe, ami duhaat tule lafabo , anonde ami pagol hoye jabo....... amar pa theke mathar chul parjanta sab bhije eksha hoye jabe.... chhutte chhutte bari ferar pathe dubar ichchhe kore achhar khabo jate jama-pant kaday makhamakhi hoye jay.... . r barbar joriye dhorar chesta korbo bristir fotaguloke...parbona...tabu barbar chesta kore jabo...chesta korte, korte klanto hoye jabo...tabu mukhe lege thakbe ek anirbachoniye hasi r anonder resh.....
roj ghum theke uthe more asa rod'e bisonno charpash'ke dekhlei amar erokom ekta ichchher bhut ghare chape...kintu shesh parjanta kichhui hoyna.....ami ghum theke uthi...bhalo chheler mato daat maji...tarpar gombhir executive'er bhongite khaborer kagoj niye bosi...moner bhetor khabor porar faake faakei kut-tarko chole.... tarpar khaborer kagojta jakhon shesh kori...takhon dekhi.... ami jebhabe sab samasya solve korlam..tate amake india'r dayitwa dile ami ekmaase desher cheharai bodla ditam :-D ...amar baarfatttai shesh hoy...ebar badhya chheler mato ekbati cornflakes kheye boi niye porte bosi...karon moner bhetore jatoi damal ichchhegulo hriday uthal-pathal kore tuluk...kutil magoj to sabsamay ei bole shasay " ohe ...osab nouko bhabsanor din anek agei periye esechho...mone pore kabe pratham half-pant chhere full-pant porle? jene rekho...sedin theke tomar lajjar sange sange aaro anek jinis dheke deya hoyechhe... dheke deya hoyechhe tomar chhelemanushi..dheke deya hoyechhe tomar dustumi...sesab dhakte kapor lageni...tumi nijei sesab dhekechho tomar swabhiman diye.... aaj keno abar sesab dhaka pore thaka dhulo makha purono jinis'er dike haat barao? barong programming'er boi niye bose paro... tomar jibaner lokkho ekhon kagojer ekta nouko'ke epar theke opare niye jaoya noy...barong, tomar lokkho aaro promotion... jodi pao dekhbe, konodin hayto ekta satyikarer jahaje bhese jabe satyikarer atlantik'e"...... magojer dhamoke kaj hoy...karon satyi to kakhon jeno nijer ajantei nijer chhelebela'ke fele chole esechhi...ekhon amio seyana hoye gechhi.... tai bose pori boi-pattor niye.... bela goriye jay.... dupur hoye aase..kakbheja, barshanmukhar dupur... snan kori... dhopdurasto jamakapor pori...deodorant ba perfume anusange jakhon beroi ...takhon khub sachetonbhabe nijer oi swabhimaner chhera faata dhakna diye uki mara chhelebelatake gharei bandho kore beroi...konodin bhul hoyna... tai bari theke jakhon beroi...takhono hayto jhorchhe abiral bristir dhara.... mukh thamtham kore achhe shyamla akash... tabu amar haate thake chhata..mathatake sajatne bachiye ni...kheyal rakhi haater dami ghorita jeno bhije na jay... dami jutote jaler fota porlei udbigno hoye uthi....
emonbhabei amar priyo bristir sange ekrakom aari kore.... tar theke mukh firiye niye pouchhe jai office'e.... tarpar dube jai ek anabil bissarone.... amar charpashe hajaro kajer mela.... hayto delhi'r kono ek bikhytao rastar bikhyato apartment'er kono ek royis customer ek miniter janya katha bolte parenni tar share bajar'er agent'er sange... hayto jene nite parenni kathokhani uthlo tar kena share'er daam... tar udbeg, tar nalish, tar abhijog'e ami khan-khan...ei aparthibo bristir din'e...jedin samasta gachher pathay lege achhe ajasro bristir fota ateeter swadugandhomakha smriti tukror mato.... jedin akash jure megher damal chhutochhuti nei...barong bayosko, bisonno megher dal kalo mukh kore thitu hoye boschhe akasher ekkone...shonate chaichhe tader dukkher galpo...kede nichchhe niralay.... sedin'o ami nirupay.... tader aloukik dukkher theke mukh firiye ami takhon byasto ekjan customer'er loukik dukkho dur korbo bole...jate se nirbighne jene nite pare share bajarer khabor...jeno tar joma-kharoch'er khatay kono faaki na pore.... sabar joma-kharoch'er khatar hiseb melate melatei bela boye gelo.... diner shese nijer dike takiye dekhi...faak pore gelo shudhu amar joma-kharocher khatay....bandho ghare kadte-kadte ghumiye porechhe amar nissango chhelebela.... je sab dukkhi meghera ese dudando bosechhilo amake tader katha shonabe bole...tara byartho chokher jal fele kakhon jeno biday niyechhe.....
akash jure bisonno godhuli....surya asto gechhe kimba jayni.... taake niye gota prithibir kono mathabyatha nei.... akasher buke hayto ekta-duto kore fute uthchhe tara....megher arale tara je kothay hariye gechhe dekhai jayna.... chand'o uthechhe niyom kore ...kintu tar'o kono hodis nei.... hayto sabai mile akasher akkone jamayet hoyechhe megheder galpo shunbe bole... tader bedonar galpo, tader ashrur galpo..... neme aschhe andhakar.... ektu parei prithibi dheke jabe andhokar'e...takhon sab bisonnota muchhe jabe... janmo nebe rahasyer chhaya...jhijhir daake, bristir jhirijhiri sabde...pathcholti pathiker payer chhap chhape...... byanger nirantar daake.... sei aparthibo sandhyay kothao halka aalo-adharir abochayar charpashe jome uthchhe bhuter galpo...ghanishtha sutrer mukh theke shona ekekta abyartho gaye kata deya abhigyata.... ektu bayoskora sabta mon diye shune bolben " sab gajakhuri" ...ektu chhotora khanikkhon bhaye sitiye thekeo galpogulo shonar chesta korbe.... mayeder shorire lege thaka sneho, nirbhay r bristir sodagandhe makhamakhi swapner ushnotay lepte thakte thaktei eksamoy ghume duchokh joriye asbe tader..... maa bolbe "chol, tui kheyedeye ghumiye por"... chhele bolbe " aaj ki redhechho maa?" "khichuri, papor bhaja r dimbhaja" chheleburo sabar mukhe takkhuni uss, uss sabdo.... jibher goray abadhya jal chheler baba jiv kete bolbe..."ish emon barshay ilish machh bhaja hole darun jomto kintu...amar na monei chhilona..." maa bolbe "tomar ki kakhonoi kono kajer katha mone thake? ekhon r bole ki habe......" ektu parei...hayto anek galpo bolar porishrame, kimba khichurir matoyara kora gandhe...sakoler khide peye jabe.... anyadiner cheye anek aage.... mukh tipe hese chheler maa khabar poribeshan kore jaben.... aaj bristir dine sakoler mon medur, besh ardro, bheja... chheler baba tai besh abeg niye bolbe "tumio to bose gelei parte...faltu deri karar kono mane nei...sakole mile bose na khele maja kiser?".....................
hathat chhutanto garir joralo horn'er sabde fire asi chena jagote...amar charpashe gurutwapurno rastay jwale othe sodium vapour'er lamppost'er aalogulo.... ekebare nikhutbhabe...ektar'o bhul hoyni jwale uthte...amar charpashta aaloy jhakjhak kore...vison spasta...kothao ekchilte rahasya nei...... jhirjhire bristi porchhe ekhono...setai majhe majhe ekta patla aswachchho parda tairi kore mone bibhram tairi kore...ja dekhchhi taki satyi naki maya..... buss...etukui...r kono swapner hatchhani nei...ei vison aaloy moner modhye norechore bosa asankhyo bhuter galper sange chole asa bhutgulo abar dub mare moner gobhire...anek chesta koreo rastay dekhte paina ektao manush'ke, jar chhaya porchhe na...ekta gachher dal thekeo jhulte dekhina lamba duto kalo thyang.... ekla pathe chalar samoy keu ekbar'o naki sure pichhu dakena.... seisab bhut ateet hoye abar dub diye amar ekbuk smritir pukure.... ami raater khaoya sarte jai.... moner modhye roilo sneho r satarkota meshano khichurir swad, gandho, uttap.... addar majhe majhe anibaryabhabe anusango hoye otha paporer kurkur sabdo.... dimbhajar mayamoy gandho.... kintu dami plate theke dami chamoch kore amar mukhe dhoke ek mahargho restaurant'er chicken fried-rice....dami...masaladar...kintu bhalobasahin, biswad, pet-bhorano kintu mon bhorano noy......
emni korei amar chokher samne din goriye raat hoy...raat goriye samoy pa baray aaro ekta natun diner dike.... amar kajer bela furoy.... baire beriye dekhi charpash nischup...rastay ektao lok nei.... sodium aalo ekhono jwalchhe nirbhulbhabe... charpash dhuye dichchhe aaloy...shudhu mon kharap hoye thaka akash kede chole ...abishranto...ghyanghyane meyer mato.... kono biram nei, klanti nei.... duranto, abadhya abhiman'e.... amar ga jarano anirban klanti... kajer klanti.... ekbuk smritir pukure habudubu kheye satar katar klanti.... office'er gari pouchhe diye jay gharer darjay.... company'r baroi kheyal... aramer chhole amar chhelemanushi bhuliye rakhar.... ke bolte pare ei ekla raate bristi bhijte bhijte ami jodi abar khuje pai amar fele asa dingulor anirbachoniyo swad...jodi bhule jai, hariye jai ei shukno prithibi theke...tahole delhi'r oi ketabi loktir labh-loksaaner khotiyan samlabe ke? tai bhison manojoge amake ayese mora gari kore pouchhe diye jay gharer darjay.....ami dhirpaye opare uthe jai...jantrer mato...anubhutihin, abhibyaktihin........
jamakapor bodle jei ektu guchhiye bosechhi omni kotha theke pagoler mato chhute ese amar buke jhapiye pore amar sei ghar bandho chhelemanuhsi.... tar bhalobasay, abege ami ebar bhese jai...baire othe jhar...seo pray gharer darja bhenge dhuke pore achhre pore amar shorire... sei matal jharer sange ajasra bristir fota bhijye dey amar sabkichhu, amar samasta satta... amar anubhuti...amar abeg.... jharer damka haoyay kothay ure jay amar peshadaritwa...sore jay amar thunko swabhimaner parda.... amar buk bhore jay ek matal anonde... ami paaye payye beriye aasi gharer choukath dingiye.... amake charpash theke ghire dhore pagol haoya...amake ghire neche othe bristir jal....sei haoyar sansan sabde r bristir rinirini'te ami abar khuje pai amar seisab nouko bhasanor din, sei sab bhuter galper sandhye r khichuri-dimbhajar suswade magno raat......................