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 ...