Rahul-er Diary Theke (Shompurno)

[Indranil]

Rahul-er Diary Theke (VII)
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Rahul-er diary theke:

"...

Majhkhane akdin amar ghorer janla diye lafiye ghore dhukechhe ekta
ball. Ektu pore mukh uthechhe shei janlay. Nak diye jhol
goDachchhe. Ami-o chomke uthechhi. Jolodhor ato taDataDi phire elo naki?

Na. Onyo karo bachcha chhele. Bhoye bhoye ball-ta chaichhe. Dhore-i
niyechhe paoa jabe na. Mone poDlo je amader chhotobela-o
petaam na. BuDo tuDo-ra ki
gaal-i na dito. Tar kon pothyir oshudh-er gochhit puDia poDe bhenge
gachhe tai amader ball to debe-i na, ulte bejonma, bNadorer bachcha bole
kutshit kotha shonachchhe. Tokhon-o amra dhore nitaam je ota amader-i
prapyo. Ball hNakabar koushole dosh. Akhon bhabi je oi loktar-i
hoyto choddo-ta chhele-meye hoyechhilo, gota shottor nati-puti. Jara amader
shonge khelechhe. Tokhon to oto beshi kore-i hoto. Bachcha jader beshi hoy
tara bachcha kokhono pochhondo kore na.

Jai hok, ami chhele-tike ashwash dilaam je tar ball shiggir-i paoa jabe. Khater
niche dhuke gachhe. Baksho pNetra, hNaDi phNaDi achhe onek. Tar modhye
ondhokare kothao dhuke boshe achhe. Ami na parleo, keu na keu thik she
ball-er shondhan pabe.

Chhele-ti nijei eshe half-pant shomet shei
ondhokare dub diye du-duto ball ber kore anlo. Ekta bodh-hoy amader
baDir ball. Bastu-ball. Sheta-ke ami abar bhitore rekhe dite bollam.

Ei bachcha-take dekhe chomke othar karon Jolodhor-er shathe or mukher mil.
Chhotobelay thik erokom-i to chhilo Jolodhor! Dhola half pant. Nak diye
jhol. BoDo boDo chokh.

Chheletar naam Kapil. Ami take ektu dNaD koriye bollam - Khub
shabdhane thako Kapil. Kono risk nio na.

Chhele-ta besh buddhiman. She - Okay uncle, bole hashi dilo khub
shundor.

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Bachcha Jolodhor amar jonyo ekbar pray morte boshechhilo. School theke palachchhi
fourth period-er por. Football-mather tola diye ekta boDo sewage pipe
chhilo; byabohrito hoto na kono karone. Pashe ekta khad moto chhilo,
shekhan theke pipe-ta-te dhoka jeto. Shei pipe diye shiki mile gele boDo
rasta ebong ofuronto chhuti.

Shedin shokale prochondo brishti-te duto bus ashe ni. School bolte gele
khali. Keu jokhon nei, tokhon Jolodhor-ke bollam ami - amrai ba theke ki
korbo? Pipe-e giye dhuklaam. Shurjer alo kichhudur gachhe, tarpor
ondhokar. Jolodhor bollo - bhitore ki achhe janish? Jantam na, tobu
bollam - Jani. PNak achhe. Aya-tya thakte pare. Side diye diye douDote
thak.

Ami age Jolodhor pichhone. Aste aste chhutchhi. Ekebare ondhokar
noy. Halka alo achhe. Hothat ekta jhNajhalo gas-er gondho. Phenyl ar
shorshe bata ar mol mutro akshonge mile jerokom gondho hoy. Nak-e haat
diye egochchhi. Gondho-ta teekhno theke teekhnotoro hochhe. Dom bondho
hoye ashchhe. Tobu egiye jachhi. Mone hochchhe, arektu egoi, batash peye
jabo thik.

Jolodhor akshomoy - matha ghurchhe re, bole pichhu phire
douD dilo. Jate she palate na pare tai ami aro jore douDe or pantalun
dhorlaam pichhon theke. Jolodhor ek jhotkay hat shorate giye hothat pa
pichhle matite. Ami giye poDlam or ghaDe.

JamakapoDe kada lege gachhe. Tar upor nihshash nite parchhi na
keu-i. Jolodhor hNa kore bollo - morlaam, morlaam. Tokhon or obostha
dekhe amio ghabDe gechhi. Nijer koshto-o dwigun hoye galo jano. Dujonei
uthe poDi ki mori kore iskooler dikei chhut. Beriye eshe mather dhare
chitpat. Nihshash nichhi kintu mone hochhe buk-pet bhorti
gas. Matha ghurchhe, ga gulochhe. Jolodhor balir modhye gorto kore bomi
kore dilo. Shomane bole jachhe - morlaam, morlaam, kano tor kotha shunte
gelaam?

Fifth period-er sheshe dujone class-e chupi chupi dhuke last
benche giye matha nichu kore boshe achhi. Sharadin dhore matha jhim
jhim korlo dujoner-i. Oto chhoto boyeshe gas poisoning. Chhoto bolei
hoyto bNeche gelaam. Chhoto buk. Nihshwashe batash nitaam to khub kom..."

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Rahul-er diary: "...

Shei Jolodhor-er khela shango hobar por-ei elo goromer din. Prochondo
khor tap-er modhyei puDchhilo lash. Or baba putrobiyoge shojyashayi, tNake
bNachate chhotobhai baDi ar hashpatal kore morchhe. Bonomali-i bhalo
kore ghee makhiye dilo kopale, dugale, shomosto buke, kNadhe.

Tar niche jaoa galo na. Shada kapoDe dhaka. Kara jano ektu tule dekhei
dhaka diye diyechhe. Bollo - Buke makhalei hobe. Ashol kotha amra
jani. Tolpet bole ja achhe ta dekhar jogyo noy. Bladder phuto hoye
gachhe. Aro ja phNashbar phNeshe gachhe. Ontro-naDi shob chhNiDe
phordaphNai. Upore upore muchir shelai. Drishti-r aDale
thakai bhalo.

Patla shada kapoDe Jolodhor. Du chokh bondho. Ghee chok chok
korchhe. Chardike bhoyanok phuler gondhe ga guliye ashe. Goromer modhye
Jolodhor-er thanda ga chhNutei bhalo lage akrokom. Limca ene day
akjon. Ami ar Bonomali dujonei byapok ghamchhilaam.

Dhu dhu kore jolchhe chita. Onekkhon boshe boshe
dekhlaam. Tarpor ar kothay manush kothay kath kichhu bojha galo na. Bonomali
ar ami uthe giye Jomunar jole hat, pa, ghaaD dhulaam bhalo kore.
Ekti naga shonyashi Eucalyptus ar bNash-er jongol theke kath
kuDochchhilo. Amader dike lal chokh kore takachchhilo. Lokta-ke ageo
dekhechhi. Jomunar tire tar ekta kather macha achhe kichhudin jabot.
Bonomaali bollo -
Lokta bar bar amader dike takachchhe kano? Ami bollam - ChheDe
de. Bonomali ja kakhono kore na tai korlo shedin. Achomka uthe hon hon
kore egiye galo loktar dike. Loktao bNasher jongole odrishyo.
Bonomali shekhane dhukte giye-i hothat chhit-ke beriye eshechhe.
Kichhu ekta ghotechhe, dur theke dekhte pai ni ami. Lafiye dure shore
eshechhe Bonomaali, tarpor okosmat dikbidik gyanshunyo hoye
she douDe giye kather machata dhore
jhNakachchhe. Bhenge phele debe shob. Edike Naga Shonyashi-r tiki-o dekha
jachchhe na. ChoDchoDe rode Bonomaali pagoler moto bNasher khNuti dhore
jhNakachhe. Ami bollam - Pagol holi naki? She bollo - Janoyar-ta amar
gaye ki shob chhitiye dilo. Ayaah! Nongra kore dilo amay! Ayaah!

Edike oshouch.
Jolodhor-er moDa chhNuye achhe je sharadin tar abar shuchi oshuchi ki?
Bonomaali kakhono erokom oshonglogno kotha bolena. Khub shanto, dhir,
thake. Ami or dekhadekhi onyo ekta khNuti dhore jokhon jhNakate shuru
korechhi tokhon she pot kore shanto hoye matite thutu phele abar chole
galo hat, pa dhute.

Phire
eshe dekhi atotuku chhai poDe achhe. Jol bhorti matir hNaDi bhenge
sheishob gorom dhokdhoke chhai amra thanda kore dilaam. Nabhita
khNuje bar korlo chondal. Bonomaali-i nilo hate. Totokhkhone tar matha
akebarei thanda. ..."

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Rahul-er diary theke:

".... Jamon tamon kore porikhkha dilam. Kono note noy, kono guess-paper
dekha hoy ni. Bonomaali, ami, Haaru ebong onyodike shombhoboto
Polash. Jolodhor amader je dubiye diye galo shekotha Bonomaali-ke boltei
she thanda golaay bollo - oshob ojuhaat dish na. Debar dorkar-o
nei. Gotobar jerokom result hoyeche tate ebar ar keu tamon kichhu asha
korchhe na.

Kintu akdin Shukhen babu amake department-e khNuje bar korlen. Bollen -
Amar close friend-der modhye ordhek-i akhon goto. Kichhudin pore
jibitorai minority hoye jabe. Tai bole ami theme jai ni. Jara bNeche
achhe tader dike ektu beshi monojog diyechhi. Etai ki logical noy?

Otai logical. Shushtho, shavabik thakai manusher kortobyo. Mora manush
holo khali tel-er tin-er moto. Phele diye bhule jao. Moner upor
brain-er control rakho.

Ekodin oniyom kore kore shorir bhenge gachhe. Khabar por
bomi. Petbyetha. Ato uposhorgo niye poDashona kora jay na. Amar kortobyo
er chikitsha korano.

Bhorbela lomba line diye daktar dekhalam. Din-ke din rugir line shudhu
beDe-i cholechhe. Chardike rokto, dettol, savlon-er gondho. PNuj,
bandage, saline water. Karo chokh diye kof beriye
poDchhe. Shwedgondhomoy bharotborsho. Ekbar tuk kore maternity ward-ta
ghure elam. Koyek sho poyati mohila shontushto bhabe
boshe achhe. Orthat aro bachcha
ashchhe. Jolodhor. Kapil. Era ki khabe, kothay khelbe tar kono thik
nei. Shudhu thik hoye achhe kon hashpatal-e boshe muddophorash pet shelai
kore thandaghore dhukiye rakhbe.

Amar-o pet-e rog. Bhitore accident. Ulcer. Amrityu jalabe. Oshudh achhe
oboshyo. Uposhom-er. Shei shonge thanda doodh. Pete-r deyale chunkam
kore jotodin chalano jay. Biscuit khete hobe ghontay ghontay. - Drink
koro? Jhal moshla khao? - AgNye prothom-ta occasionally, dwitio-ta majhe
majhe. - Make the occasions rare. Noile oshudhe kichhu hobe na. Pet-er
lining kete shob baire chole ashbe.

Shei bhabei porikhkha dilaam. Ak ghontar bell poDlei nistobdho
examination hall-e ke kuDmuD shobdo kore thin arrowroot biscuit
khay. Shobai kaan khaDa kore shone. Edik odik ghaD ghuriye
takay. KuDmuD kuDmuD. Oi abar esechhe kuDmuD-ashur. Lokjoner
birokto mukh. Porikhkhr hall na picnic? Akdin invigilator dNaDiye
dNaDiye hashimukhe adh dojon biscuit khaoa dekhlen. Kichhu bollen
na. Mukhe chapa anondo. Invigilator amar pokhkhe. TNar nijer kon
chulkani-duruho gopon chormorog achhe ke jane! ..."

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Rahul-er diary: "....
Porikhkhar por nirobochchhinno obokash. Mod khaoa pray chheDe
diyechhi. Haru Law College-e bhorti hobe kina bhabchhe. Shei shutre
Kolkata galo. Oshouch kobe kete gachhe kintu ami ar Bonomaali mone mone
moDa chhNuye boshe achhi. Bonomaali library theke kichhu shadhu
shonyashir boi enechhe poDbe bole, kintu poDchhe na.

Mash deDek ki duyek por akdin Debuda amader baire khaoyate niye
galo. Polash Debudar scooter-er pichhone boshe-i elo. Connaught Place-er
ekti sheet-tap niyontrito jayga. Bonomaali ar ami age-i giye
boshechhilam. Bonomaali ekta beer aniyechhe. Polash-der scooter-e ashte
dekhe bollo - ashchorjo! Ora thik prem kore jachchhe! Like birds and
bees. Wild geese!

Ami bollam - rege achhish to eli kano? Jolodhor-er jonyo puro prithibi
theme jabe naki? Tui morle Jolodhor shadhu hoye jeto?

Bonomali shanto golay bollo - Polash-er proti tor durbolota-ta khub-i
oshleel.

Bonomali amar shathe ichchhe kore ekta jhogDa badhate chaichhe bujhte
pere ami chup kore roilam. Debuda office theke phirechhe, ebong golay
tie. Polash jotheshto shajgoj kore eshechhe. Eshob dekhe Bonomali
bhitore bhitore aro rege gachhe sheta bujhte parchhi. Ami kichhu bolle
aro kharap-i hobe. Shobcheye baDo bhoy Debudar shamne-i onuchit
kichhu jodi bole phele!

Debuda eshe-i bollo - Ki khabe bolo? Drinks anai?

Polash lime juice analo, ami milkshake. Debuda nilo ekta beer. Bonomaali
amar chokher nishedh ograjhyo kore ekta hard cocktail order kore boshe
roilo. Jotokhkhone shei cocktail elo, totokhkhone tar ager beer-ta she
shesh korechhe.

Debuda ar ami onyanyo bishoy niye kotha bolchhi. Oder prem, biye,
Jolodhorer shesh hoye jaoa, amader shok eshob niye ichchhe korei keu
kichhu bolchhi na. Polash kichu-i bolchhe na. Ami Polash ar Bonomalir
mukh dekhei mone mone promaad gunechhi. Kintu Debuda Bonomali-ke
chirokal chupchap jenei kichhu bujhte pare ni ba shei bhab
dekhachchhe. Cocktail-er por elo khabar. Bonomali arekta beer
analo. Polasher mukh jotheshto thomthome. Lal hoye achhe. Shesh porjonto
Debu-da prothom bhulta korlo.

Polasher dike ekbar takiye niye Debuda gola namiye bollo - Tomader ekta
kotha agei janiye dichchhi. Akhon-i kauke bolo na. Byepaarta amader
modhyei thakuk. Amader biyer ekta tentative date thik hoyechhe. Agami
dumash ami Bangalore-e thakbo. Phirbo August-e. September-e biye.

Bonomaali udbhashito mukhe omni duhaat tulechhe - Hoooooorray.

Ami taDataDi bollam - Congratulations.

Kintu chhaDbe na Bonomaali. Jokhom bagher moto Polash-er dike jhNuke
bhanga golay bollo - Eta ki engagement-er party, Polash? ...."

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Rahuler diary: "....

Debuda ektu thotomoto kheye gachhe. - Ta thik noy. Sherokom formal
engagement kichhu hochchhe na.

- Informal engagement bodh-hoy. Bonomali kete kete bole. Polash-i
Bonomalir lokhkho.

Atokhkhon Polash kono kotha bole ni. Ebar chamoch-ta plate-e rekhe she
table-e duhaat bhNaj kore boshlo. Klanto ekta drishti. Jano, ja bolar bol!

Bonomali bhrukhkhep na kore kheye jachchhe. - Party deoa khub bhalo, amrao ekta
debo shiggir.

Amra mane? Amra mane ke? Debuda? Polash? Ami? Prosno-ta machhir moto
oDauDi korchhe. Keu bolchhe na. Bonomali-i byeparta porishkar kore
day - Amra kojon arki. Haru, Rahul, Shyamol, ami. Tui-o sponsor hote
parish.

Debuda bollo - Kisher party?

Bonomali ektu-o na atke bole - Farewell party. Party chhaDa kauke
puropuri biday kora jay na. Shobaike janiye dite hobe je Jolodhor is no
more. Bhalo hobe na?

Bonomalir chokh akebare lal. Quite drunk. Shechchhay niyontron
harachchhe. Debuda chot kore chair-ta pichhone korei uthe dNaDiyechhe. -
Ektu bathroom hoye ashchhi bujhle! Ato beer pete-e poDechhe. Bloated
hoye gechhi. Tomra khete thako.

Debuda chole jetei Polash jhNuke amay bollo - Amar upor tora amon rege
achhish kano bolto? Tora janish na ami akhon biye korte chai ni?

Polash-er upor amar atotuku rag chhilo na. Mod-o khai ni. Kintu
Bonomalir pashe boshar pholei amar ki holo ke jane, mukh phoshke ekta
odbhut kotha beriye galo. Bollam - Kintu prem korte cheyechhili!

Shune Polash-er chokh hothat, akosmik dhwok kore jole uthechhe. Bujheo
bujhlam na ami. Ki bole phellam? Ki kore berolo mukh diye? Jibh puDe
galo na kano? Buker bhitor dhukpuk dhukpuk.

Polash aste kore bollo - Ar tui? Tui konodin karo shathe prem korte
chash ni?

Ami ar Polash poroshporer dike takiye achhi. Ekta jomat, nistorongo
nihridoyotar byabodhan. Aste aste dure kore dichchhe amader. Ki
cheyechhilaam, kon dike jachchhi! Polash amake erokom-bhabe bolte parlo?

Shob bujhte pereo amar bhitor theke ektu ektu kore rag, krodh,
byarthota, bhalobasha ebong ghrina beriye shomosto buddhi-britti-ke
kabu kore day. Odike Bonomali amader dike takiye beer-er glass-e sip
diye bollo - Dirty buisness. Oshleel! Debudar shamne ekta scene korish
na tora. Please. ......."

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Rahul-er diary theke:

"......... Sheidin-i Polash-er shathe chhaDachhaDi. Jetuku chhilo,
shomosto cut-off hoye galo. Jolodhor-er moto noy. Hut kore okaron chole
jaoa noy. Amon noy je shobar onihchchar mukhe chhai diye desk bhorti
boi, second year-er porikhkha, rajniti, adjourn kora dabar chhok, shob
chheDe hela-phelay ghor khali kore chole jaoa. Kintu Jolodhorer porei
Polash-o galo. Naki agei giyechhilo. Ter pai ni. Dubar-i kichhu korte
pari ni. Shudhu Polasher jaoata ar keu janlo na. Buker upor theke ekta
pahaDi pakhir bhari palok neme galo jano. Shobar olokhkhye, tobu koshto holo.

Tarpor jantam shudhu baki achhe Bonomaali. Erpor ar ki hote pare?
Bonomaalir shonge shNete roilam. Shondhyebela Odeon, Rivoli, Plaza,
Sheila-r shamne tikit kete dNaDiye thaktam. Tuition-i shere phirto
Bonomaali. Konokonodin ato deri korto - Hall-er shNiDi-te boshe mukh
kalo kore ami bhabtam amake tikit blacker-i mone hochchhe
bodh-hoy. Bhishon lobh hoto. Kichhu extra kete rakhlei hoy, nijeder
khoroch-ta uthe ashe. Hoyto dhape dhape uthe jete pari. Aj ei hall, kal
oi hall. Pichhone iNdurer moto public, police. Khub beshi khatnio
nei. Bonomaalir jonyo opekhkha korte korte part time. Koto ki je kuchinta
mathay ashto tar thik nei. Kintu konodin opothe pa baDai ni.

Bonomaali ak akdin adhghonta akghonta pore esheo amake shNiDite boshe
thakte dekhe bodh-hoy obak hoye jeto. Otohpor hatDate hatDate ondhokare
seat khNuje ber kora. Er kol-e boshe, or hNatu-te haat rekhe Nasir-da,
Mithun-dar jogote dhuke poDa. Tinghonta bahyogyan-heen. Shomosto jagotik
shochyashochyer urdhe.

Lekhalikhi tokhon-i chheDe diyechhi. Shotyikarer kobita bolte ja bojhay
ta amar jonyo noy. Lekhar shonge shonge poDao chheDe dilaam. Likhbo na
jokhon tokhon poDei ba ki hobe? TachhaDa ja poDte bhalo lagto shobai
bole sheguloi opathyo. Baje lekha. Tahole hoyto drug-er moto bhul
jinishe-i ashokto chhilaam. ChheDe deoa jokhon shohoj tokhon chhaDai
bhalo. Jah!

Akdin cinema dekhte dekhtei ghumiye poDechhi. Ghumer modhye mone holo
notun jibon shuru korechhi ekta. Onyo jibon, onyo naam. Bangali-i
noy. Chena jana keu nei shei shwopne. Ekebare oporichito ekti meyer
shathe hindi-te kotha hochchhe. Chini na. Kintu hab-bhabe meyeti ato
shwotontro, kono chena meyeke atota jibonto bhabe dekhi ni. Ghumer
modhye meyetir naam thikana kichhu-i jante parlaam na. Dekhte kamon
shetao mone korte pari ni pore. Shudhu tar kothabarta, byabohar-er
modhye ekta atmobishwash, amon shwokiyota, morjadabodh chhilo ja kono
kalponik choritrer hotei pare na.

Shutorang ei choritro ami kothao
dekhechhi, ba meyeti kothao achhe. Abishkar-er opekhkhay. Rajar baDite-o
hote pare, gonikaloyeo hote pare. Shob jaygatei chokh kan khule rakha
dorkar. Tar byektitwo holo tar obhigyan. Amakei chine nite hobe. Amon
jano kichhutei na hoy je she pash diye chole galo ar ami Dushmonter moto
rajkarjo niye byasto. Ar amar rajkarjo je ki dhoper tato janai
achhe. Jibone ekti matro kajer kaj korechhi. Ekbar camp-er kachhakachhi
rastay ekta roga khNekure lok dhNUkte dhNukte moder dokaner khNoj
korechhilo. Take chhol kore TB hashpataler dike raona kore
diyechhilam. Haru byeparta dekhe pith chapDe diyechhilo. Tar beshi
kichu pai ni, paoar kothao noy.

Tahole meyeti je amar bishoye kichhu janlo na ta akdik diye
bhaloi. Tar moner moto hote parbo ei asha rakhi na. Tobu tar bondhutwo
orjoner cheshta korte hobe.

Ghum bhangtei ekta ullash bodh korlaam. Mone holo meyeti hall-er
bhitorei kothao achhe. Balcony-r seat-e boshe achhe apadmostok kalo
borkha poDe. Sherokom hole je bhab korai kothin hobe e shomoshya-r kotha
mathay elo na. Tokhon shudhu mone holo - amay hindi-urdu-pharshi
probhriti o-bangla bhasha bhalo kore shikhte hobe. Ghalib ar Hafiz poDe
prostut hoye thakte hobe. Urdu-te gojol lekhar shathe shathe cholbe
onweshon. Amon ekta notun, preetijonok adventure jibone eshe gachhe
jenei shei ullash. Jano bipul boDolok hoye gechhi. Jamshed-ji dottwok
niyechhen, kimba podmobhibushon peye gNdaphuler kg kg malar modhye
horshomotto shombordhona.

Hashte hashte pasher seat-e bosha Bonomaali-r urute chapoD martei
shondhya-ti pondo. Shei chapoD phire elo galer choD
hoye. Modhyobooyoshko onyo akjon lok - chena jana kichhu nei - amar
pasher seat-e boshechhilo. Prothome she lafiye uthe gaal
diyechhe. Tarpor amake hashte dekhe merechhe ak choD. Shei dhakkay amar
tondra puropuri ketechhe ebong ami kichhutei thahor pachhi na -
ondhokare ei nongra matal oporichito gondher kholifa-r pashe ami elaam ki kore?
Bonomali-i ba kothay?

Tarpor dutakar seat-e boshe taka bNachabar ja phol hoy tai hatenate ter
pachchhi. GNutogNuti, kostakustir modhye shamner charte shari juDe
bNadorer nrityo. Shokolei chay onyora chup koruk. Tai she gola phatiye
chNechachhe. Bonomali-o Gibreel-er moto jothashomoye eshe poDlo ebong je lokta
amay marchhilo take pichhon theke chuler jhNuti dhore tule nilo. Amar golay
atokhkhon ja atke chhilo ta shei jhNakunite mukhe. Kashte kashte ektu kof
tokhon ami na cheyei loktar payer upor thuk kore phelechhi.

Otai shedin amar akmatro oporadh. Kintu projector bondho kore alo jaliye
amader dhore niye galo baire. Ami lightman-der majhkhane matha nichu
kore - dhora poDa homosexual - jate tabot hall-er lok dekhleo borkha pora keu
chinte na pare.

Manager-er ghore dhukiye chokh rangani. Kintu totokhkhone Bonomaali ar
ami dujonei tutophata ingrijite kotha shuru kore diyechhi. Ami je
homosexual texual kichhu noi sheta proman korar jonyo mithye kore bollam - oi
loktai amar jamar bhitor hat dhokachchhilo. Gale gal thekate
chaichhilo. Loktar jama kapoD nongra, mukhe biDir gondho. Moder
gondho. Tar kotha ke bishwash korbe? Promaner obhabe dujonke-i koDa
warning diye chheDe deoa holo.

Baire esheo, ashchorjo, ullash-ta jay ni. Bonomaali bollo - Legechhe?
Ami haha kore hashchhi - Tui to merechhish. Amio kof phele diyechhi
paye. Tar kachhe ekta duto choD lage na.
Bonomali bollo - Sorry. Ghumochchhili tai jagai ni. Half-time-e
bathroom-e jabo bole berolaam. Ato lomba line, dosh minute dhore
dNaDiye-i achhi. Moot-pagol lok shob. Cigarette dhoralaam ekta. Hishi
kore cigarette-ta shesh kore jokhon phirlaam tokhon byetara alo nibhiye
diyechhe. Toke ar khNuje paoa galo na. BNadike ekta phNaka row dekhe
boshe poDechhi.

Bollam - kuchh poroya nei. Dorkarer shomoy je chhili sheta-i
jotheshto.

Connaught Place-er phNaka rastay, park-e shei ager moto hashte
hashte ghoraphera korchhi. Bonomali-ke shwopnotar kotha bollam. Monojog
diye shunlo. Bollo - Ager kono chena meye-i hobe. Tokhon quality chinte
parish ni. Derite onko bujhte parar moto akhon matha-ta khulchhe. Mukhta
mone achhe? Ami bollam - Na. Bonomaali tokhon pet, komor, pith, nitombo,
ston o uru mone achhe kina ei niye seriously jera kore galo.

Shudhu byektitwo, atmabhiman ar kotha bolar dhorone ki ekta meyeke mone
rakha, chine phela shombhob? Jolodhor thakle er Freud-iyo byakhya petam
kichhu nishchoi. Jolodhor to ar nei. Achhe shudhu Bonomali.

Bonomali amar shwopne dekha meyetike niye ektu
oshobhyotami korchhe. Ami tatei khushi hochchhi. Bonomalir shathe jano
cut-off na hoye jay. Ar ja hoy hok. Ishwor-ke dakchhi.

Eite tumi dekho...."

********** (Kromosho:)

[Indranil]

Rahul-er diary theke (III)
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Rahuler diary theke:

" .... Club-ta bodh-hoy ar mamar haate thakbe na. Lokhkhi-nogor,
Gandhi-nogor, Seelam-pur-er chhelera niye nebe. Mama bollo - Apod jabe,
ami to bNachbo.

Kintu amader shobar mone ektu ektu dukhkho achhe. Ashol kotha, dinkaal
paltachchhe.

Onek rokom bhabe ter paoa jay. Jan bahon barchhe. Kato lok gaDi kine
phello goto bochhor. Age school theke pherar pothe dekhtaam Old
Secretariat theke line kore cycle cholechhe. Atlas ar Hero. Mamar
cycle-ta ektu purono, chhabbish inchi Hercules. Besh bhari.
Akhon shei jaygay Bajaj, Hero Honda, Maruti.

Lokjon palte jachche. Age Punjabi-rai beshi chhilo. Paray dutola Z type
quarter-er majhkhane ektu khola jomi. Tate ratribela shar shar khatiya
pete deoa hoto. Jol chhitiye bhejano hoto pathorer shan. Ektu thanda
hoye gele stree-purush chhele meye shobai baire khola akasher niche
shutaam. Ekta timtime lamp-post chhilo. Koto tara chhilo akashe. Pasher
barir shindhi-der kalo kukur-ta ghure ghure pahara dito. Tar-o cheye
baro bhorsha chhilo shordar Jarnail Singh. Tar khatiyar pashe bNadha
thakto ekta mosh. Shokale uthei aktaa balti pete dudh duye neoa hoto
tar. Ma bolto - amio pari. Amader chhagol chhilo to C quarter-e
thakte! Nijer haate dudh duiye khetaam. Dwitio Bishwojudhdher shomoyer
kothai bolchhi. Markini-ra eshe shei je DDT chhoriye galo bujhli, tarpor
tirish bochhor kono mosha dekhini ekhane. Tarpor Jonota Party power-e
elo. Akhon ar kothao safety achhe?

Shei chhagol doanor aro golpo shunechhi. Orthat protyek din ektu ektu
kore ki bhabe ekta shohor palte jay. Ma bolto - Dakh tokhon ato
Punjabi chhilo na ekhane. Partition-er por ora hur hur kore dhuke
porlo. Kothhao thakar jayga nei. Poysha nei. Tar modhdhei ashchorjo
hikmoti lokgulo. Dokaan fokaan kore thik dNariye galo koyek bochhorer
modhdhe. Amra bangali-ra shei shorkari chakri niyei pore achhi.

Ma golpo-ta bhalo bole. Mezda-r ekta pNatha chhilo, bujhli. Tar naam
Kalu. Ekebare kuchkuche kalo pNatha. Tar ma-er bNate tholi bNadha
thakto. Lok eshe beDiye anto chhagolguloke. Phire ele dudh
doatam. Tarpor Kalu-ke chhere deoa hoto. Lafate lafate giye mayer pete
dhNu mere nijer boraddo dudh-ta she ber kore nito.

Jai-hok, thik kora holo, Kalu boddo boro hoye jachchhe. Oto boro pNatha
shamlano mushkil. Musholmaan koshai-ke bola holo Kalu-ke tumi niye
jao. Ar ki, akdin mezda bikelbela school theke phire - amar kalu koi,
bole chitkar kore bari mathay kore tullo. Kothay kalu? Purota ar nei,
tobe kichhuta achhe oi hNaDir modhye. Mezda hNaDir dhakna tule dekhlo korma
hoye pore achhe kalu. She ki kanna!

Ratri bela shobai jokhon khete boshechhe, dekha galo mezdao boshe
porechhe mukh muchhe. Kono bikar nei. Akshomoy shudhu bollo - AMAR kalur
mangsho, AMI beshi khabo!

Mama eshob shune mridumondo hashe. Erokom onek golpo achhe ma-r stock-e.
Chokher shamne shei Dilli-ke dekhte pai. Lutyen-er
Dilli. Drishti-paat-er Dilli. Nehru-r Dilli. Bangalider tinte pocket.
Gole Market. Kashmiri gate. Ar Timarpur. Kota pujo hoto? Matro duto. New Dilli
Kalibari tokhono hoy ni. Tees Hazari-r Kali pujo-ta ki chhilo? Itihasher
boi ghNete dekhte hobe. Durga
pujo hoto Kashmiri Gate-e ar Timarpur-e. Bolod-e tana gaDite kore protima
bishorjon-er shobhajatra beroto. Ei akta byepaar akhono bNachiye rakha
hoyechhe. Ar shomosto protima ashe Truck-e. Kashmiri Gate akhono joDa
bolod-er gaDi ane. Gorib bole Timarpur-er oboshyo ektai bolod.

Sheshob din chole galo bole Ma-ke kakhono akhkhep korte shuni-ni.
Jiggesh korle bolbe - Dakh, chhele-meye hoye
jabar por ar chhele meye hobar ager dingulo totota bhalo bole mone hoy
na.

Ma je ektu odbhut type-er achhe sheta onek chhotobela theke-i
lokhkho korechhi..."

********

Rahul-er diary:" ... She chhilo ak shomoy ar akhon ak shomoy. Chokher
shamnei dekhchhi
lokjon ki rokom paltachchhe. Kashmiri Gate-er pujoy Bonomali ar ami
gechhi. Notun projonmer chhelemeyera adda dicchhe. Schoolfinal diyechhe
ki day ni. Bonomaali bollo -
Lokhkho kore dekhechhish oder shobar hip pocket-e ekta kore chiruni
achhe? Chiruni diye sharakhkhon du kaner upor chul aNchrachchhe. Bole
dekhiye dilo aNchrabar kaydata - dan haate chiruni, bNa haat-ta tar
pashe cup-er moto shNete cholbe. Ami lokhkho kore dekhlaam shotyi-i ora
pNach minute-e akbaar kore chul aNchre nichche. Eshob to
amader dekhe shekhe ni! Shikhlo kothay?

Aro achhe. Kichhu chhele gombhirmukhe dhuti panjabi pore hNatahNati
korchhe. Kasmiri Gate-er bonedi lok era. Besh ektu basto-tar chhap.

Ami Bonomaali-ke bollam - Tora to ekhankar shobcheye purno lok, tui
eshob byepaare utshaho nish na kano? Bolte na boltei oder akjon chole
elo amader kachhe. Mukhe ak gaal hashi - E ki re, tora bangali-r chhele
hoye pujor dine ekta dhuti porte parish ni?

Bonomaali eshob kotha nihshobde hojom kore. Ami pari na. Ei bangalir
bachcha-ti bostuto bhalobhabe bangla likhte ba poDte jane na. Bangla
school-e poDeo or juktakhkhore oshubidhe hoy ami jani. PNach-khanar kom
do-e shunno ro diye Rabindranath banan kore dekhate bolle shadher
dhuti-ti bhijiye shop-shope kore phelbe. Ebong ektu age ora nijeder
modhye Hindi-te kotha bolchhilo.

Ogotya tar shamnei Bonomaali-ke bhishon dhomke di-i ami. Tui abar bangali?
Pant shirt pore bangali hoa jay? Dhuti poDbi ar Hindi-te kotha bolbi.
Protigya kor!

Eibhabe amar shotru-bridhdhi hote thake. Dinkaal-er shathe fit korte
parchhi na. Dilli-r bangali-ra kothay cholechhe? Amra cholechhi kon
dike? Ar dosh bochhor pore oder amra chinte parbo? Debu-da-ke?
Polash-ke? Madhyomik-er chhele-meyeder?
Nijeke ar Bonomaali-ke mone hoy Kashmiri Gate-er joDa
bolibordo. Fee bochhor mukh dekhate ashi. Bodle jachche shob
kichhu. Amra koyekjon bolod-er moto oitihyobaan hoye poDe achhi..."

*********

Rahul-er diary theke:

".... Kal shara-rat dhore shilabrishti hoyechhe rastay. Baranda theke
dure hirer moto alo boshano kalo pahaD dekhlaam onekhkhon. Shokale uthe
shomosto shanto. Kothao kichhu nei. Pocket khNuje shudhu akbela khabar
moto poysha paoa gelo. Tai amra thik korlaam Dilli phire jabo.

Ebar pahaDe giye onek kichhu shikhechhi. Amul-e bodle
gechhi. Shombhoboto ar kakhono jabo na Polash-der baDi. Kaj korbo
monojog diye. Bideshi Cinema dekhbo beshi kore. Mod khabo, kintu matra
rekhe. Bonomaali, Jolodhor, Haru. Eder shathe beshi shomoy
katabo. Kobita likhbo ektu adhtu. Kintu onyorokom.

Shara-rat shilabrishti hoye gachhe Shimla pahaDe |
Mall-er upore poDe phetechhe amol muktomaala,
shogorjon batash eshechhe dur uttor-kinnor
rohtang pass theke adyopanto biboron niye |

Bonomaali eka shudhu nirontor galagaal dilo
amader, kano amra bhor rate beriye poDchhi na,
hoi hoi korchhi na kano, churi kore shaheb bagane
dhuke snowman-er shada gola theke khule niye tie ....?

Dofay dofay ghum, bhaDa kora toshok balishe
meyeli rokter daag, shopner bhitor-o jege thaki .."

********

Shimla theke pherar por College ar baDi kore jamnon tamon bhabe dingulo
katchhilo. Rahul bhablo - "Ami erokom-i. Oporinoto mon niye hoi hoi kore
kaatiye debo. Beshi chinta bhabna korbo na. Durga pujoy dhunuchi niye
naachhbo." Amon shomoy Shyamoli ar thaakte na pere phone korechhe tar
baDite.

- Erokom bodle gechhish kano Rahul?

- Manush ki ar chirokaal ak thake? Tui-o ektu mota hoyechhish ager cheye.

- Besh korechhi. Kintu tor patta pai na kano? Tui ki amake avoid
korchhish?

- Ashole ta noy. Notun ektaa tuition-i peyechhi. Kajer ektu chaap achhe.

- Mithye bolish na Rahul. Ami Leela, Janhobi-der kachhe shomosto khobor
pai. Tora alada kore adda dish. Amader College-er dike ashish na.

Polash ki dukhkho peyechhe? Bhabe Rahul. Shohojei dukhkho pay Polash.

- Jabo akdin. Shiggir-i. Bole Rahul.

- Kal?

- Kal? Kal hobe na. Ektu onyodike jabar achhe.

- Porshu tahole? Ashbi to? Langchaa niye ashbo tor jonyo....

*******

Shyamoli-r pray korun obostha dekhe ar Rahul eDate pare ni. Jabe bolei
kotha diyechhilo. Shyamoli-r College-r pichhone Cafeteria-y dekha kora
jay. Besh kichhu chhele-meye adda day dupurbela. Othoba University-r
dike hNete giye mather porjudosto ghashe alokito hoye bosha.

Age pray-i jeto Rahul. Dupurbela Stephen's-er pichhoner lohar chhoto
gate-ta periye oshwoththo gachher tola diye bhije matir gondho nite nite
Shyamoli-der College-er dike. Chirokaal dhore achhe eshob. Oi mathe
boshe Rahul-er ma-o chinebadaam kheten ak kaale.

Tokhon pray-i deri hoye jeto Rahul-er. Ghori-ta akbaar dekhe niye-i jore
pa chalato she. Kono konodin pithe bag niye chhut.

Physics Department-er pashe Shukhen babu dhorlen akdin. Cycle-e kore
jachchilen. Mathay sholar tupi. Erokom lok Dilli-te akjon-i achhe.

- What's the hurry young man?

- Bhalo achhen? Rahul thomke giye dNariyechhilo.

- Nishchoi. Tumi kamon achho?

- AgNye bhaloi.

Cycle thamiye neme poDlen Shukhen babu. Sholar tupir tolay
choshma. Boyesh hoyechhe. Choshmar kNachgulo ektu gholate.

- Amar shonge ektu kotha bolte apotti achhe tomar? Ami akjon fellow
student khNujchhi kotha bolar jonyo.

- Fellow student?

- Sanskrit-e M.A-r class-e bhorti hoyechhi. Onek diner ichche chhilo. Retire
korar por original Kalidas poDbo. Eta shesh hoye gele-i Pharshi-te M.A
korbo. Stephen's -eo class hoy. Shutorang tumi ar ami shohopathi
akhon. Shoteertho. Ato roga hoye gachho kano?

- Amader baDir dhat. Baba-r dike shobai roga.

- Kintu tomar dadu roga chhilen na. Khali paye shayeb-der shathe
khelten. LoDten-i bola chole. Bollen Shukhen babu. Height beshi chhilo
na. Oshombhob spirit. Onomoniyo monobol. Durdanto shahosh. Egulo tomar
dhate achhe?

Matha nichu hoye jay Rahul-er. Bhor rate uthe dosh baro mile hNete All
India Radio-y chakri korte jeten dadu. Shayebder shonge otha
bosha. Hitler cut gNof rekhechiilen war-time-e. Subhash Chandra ke
sneho korten. Hitler ke bolten Morod-er bachcha. Ingrejder bhishon
bhalobashten. Oder mod khaoya-tao shojhyo kore niyechhilen.
Ratribela ga maj maj korle hothat uthe giye du pNachshobar
dumb-bell bhNeje niten.

- AgNye didi eshob peyechhe kichhu kichhu. Ami baba-der dikei giyechhi
bodh-hoy. Bole Rahul.

- Tomar priyo rong holo neel ar merun. Tumi rosh-er mishti khete
bhalobasho. Thik bollam?

Chomke jay Rahul. - Thik.

- Tomar shordir dhat achhe. Boyesh hole kidney kharap hoye jabe. KNachkola ar
eNchoD khabe beshi kore.

Shukhen babu mathata namiye kachhe eshe shorojontro korar bhongite kotha
bolchhen.

- Ar shono. Ato chhotphot koro kano tumi?

- Koi na to!

- Koro. Manusher bhitore lukono khomota thake. Sheta-ke goti dao. Be a
vector. Vector bojho to?

Rahul matha naDe.

- Scalar hoyo na. Vector hao. Science Academy-r Library-ta dekhechho?

- Dekhechhi.

- Giye poDashona koro. Shahityo Academy-r library-tao bhalo. Onek
itihash jaante parbe okhane. PoDte thako. PoDte poDte toliye jao
gobhire. Then give yourself a direction. Bujhle kichhu?

HNya, na kichhu-i bole ni Rahul. Hashi hashi mukh kore taratari biday
niyechhilo. Tarpor vector-er moto obyortho bhabe chhute giyechhilo
Shyamolider College-e.

*********

Tokhon pray-i jeto. Gelei khorcha hoto. Coffee-te, cutlet-e. Shyamoli
prochur dhar dito. Masher sheshe tuition-er taka theke gune gune shobar
dhar shodh korto Rahul. Ebar ar khoroch hoy ni. Nijer poysha khoroch
korei Shyamoli Cha khaiyechhilo. Tiffin box khule luchi ar langchaa
poribeshon korechhilo hashimukhe.

- Ato jotno kano Polash?

- Karon achhe. Ekta kaj kore dite hobe toke. Age kheye ne.

- Debu-da-ke ami contact korte pari ni.

- Jani. She ja byabostha korar ami-i korechhi.

- Kotha pakapaki kore phelli? Mukhe luchi niye chibote chibote
bolechhilo Rahul.

***********
Rahul-er diary theke:

"...Polash shesh porjonto Debu-dakei select korlo. Kintu biye
korte onichchhuk. Edike Debudar baDir lokera chap dichchhe.
Amake bollo - Rahul, ekta meeting arrange
kor. Debuda-r baDir lokera thakbe na. Shudhu ami ar tor Debuda. Ami tin
bochhor time chaibo. Totodine MSc-ta hoye jabe.

Ami bollam - Tin bochchor brohmochorjo palon korte hobe toke pabar
jonyo? Debudar kotha-tao bhab. Boyesh to kom holo na...

Polash gombhir mukh kore bollo - Brohmochorjo palon korte ato koshto
hole korte hobe na. Ami ki bNedhe rakhchhi kauke?

Tarpor mishti kore heshe bollo - Kano, amra tin bochhor prem trem
korte pari!

Ei kothata Debuda-ke bolte hobe amay. Debuda kamon achhen? Amake chinte
parchhen? Rahul. Half-pant pora obosthay dekhechhen. Apnader ball kuriye
ditaam...
Shei Rahul aj apnar kachhe eshechhe doot hoye. Doot obodhyo,
janen to? Very good. Ebar bolun, apni ki agami tin bochhor shukno prem
trem kore katate parben?

Pore Polash bojhalo. Beshi kichhu bolte jash na. Kabyo tabyo noy.
KNachiye dibi tui. Bhoy peye jabe lokta. Kimba bhab-be ami ekta shosta
meye. Tui shudhu bolbi, Shyamoli apnar shonge kotha bolte chay. Ekante.
Byas eituku-i. Bakita ami manage korbo.

Shune ektu irsha-i hoyechhilo. Shada full pant pore Debudara cricket
khelto. Ami shudhu ball kuriyechhi. Kachhe giye kotha bolar-o shahosh
hoy ni. Akhon koto onayashe Polash bole dite pare je Debu-da-ke she
manage kore nebe.

Mone erokom ekta byethaar bhab niye shedin baDi phirechhilaam. Phire
dekhi Bonomaali amar ghore alo jaliye boshe golper boi poDchhe. Dujone
abar baDi theke beriye hNat-te hNat-te Plaza obdhi chole gelaam. Okhan
theke Bonomaalir baDi jotodur amartao tototai. Plaza-r shamne night
show-er line poDechhe bishaal. Pichhon dike ekta hishi korar jayga
achhe. Pashapashi dNariye hishi korchhi. Cigarette khachchi. Amon shomoy
Bonomaali bollo - Shimla jabi? Ami bollam - Poysha ani ni. Bonomaali
bollo - Kal niye ay. Tor tinsho amar tinsho Jolodhor-er tinsho, Haru
kichhu dite parbe na. Ami bollam - Ar kothay kothay jabo? Bonomaali
bollo - Kulu, Manali to jaboi. Rohtang pass jodi khola thake tahole
chole jabo Rohtang obdhi. Shekhan theke Tibbot-e jabar gopon shob route
achhe. Ami bollam - Ar tuition-i? Bonomaali bollo - Kal bikele char
ghonta poDiye course shesh kore de. Egarortay Kalka.

Ondhokare chhut-te chhut-te baDi phirlaam. Kalo akashe ujjol shob
signboard. Nijeke mone hochhilo Jim Corbett-er cheeta bagh-er
moto. Biponno. Kintu shwadhin...."

********

Rahul-er diary:
"... Debu-da-ke contact korte pari ni. Shimla theke phire eshe shunlam
Polash nijei appointment thik kore phelechhe. Amake College-e deke
langchaa khaoalo. Bollo ekta kaaj kore dite hobe. Appointment to hoyei
gachhe, abar ki kaj? Bollo - age kheye ne. Pore bolchhi.

Charte baro size-er langchaa kheye jokhon nijeke bikiye diyechhi tokhon
Polash bollo - Rahul, tui shukkurbar bikele amar shonge jabi? Ami bollam
- kothay? Polash bollo - Ekta restaurant-e. Shune-i ami ghabre
gelaam. Bollam - Ar kichhu shunte chai na. Ami toder private byepaar-e
nei. Tokhon Polash mukh nichu kore bollo - Amar akhon besh bhoy korchhe
re. Tai toke bollam.

Dekhi Polash-er thNot kNapchhe. Ghame bhije gechhe kopaal. Shaloyar-er
pith-ta bhije lepte gachhe gayer shathe.

Ami bollam - Amar-o khub bhoy korchhe. Borong Bonomaali-ke niye ja. O
Debu-da-ke amar cheye bhalo chene.

Polash bollo - Tui ki shobai-ke eshob bole diyechhish naki?

Ami bollam - Na to!

Polash gombhir bhabe bollo - Ekhkhuni byepartake bishwomoy chaur korte
chai na. Gele, tokei jete hobe.

Ami bollam - Debudar mone ekta shondeh-er beej dhuke jete pare. Hoyto
bhab-be ami tor premik. Dekhe shune bor thik kore dichchhi.

Polash thatta-ta bujhlo na. Bollo - She niye tui bhabish na. Otao ami
manage kore debo...."

***********

Rahul-er diary theke:

" .... Itimodhye akdin bikele shomoy kore mamabaDi gelaam. Court-e shunani
chhilo. Team niye mokoddoma. Mama ei boyeshe dupur rode court kachhari
kore morchhe. Ami ar Haru kono khobor-i rakhi na. Akdin shuni Haru
mama-ke boka jhoka korchhe. Tomar eshob byepaar-e joDabar ki dorkar
baba. Jader team tarai jodi ga na kore, tahole tomar ki?

Mama khete khete bollo - Amar ki? Kichhu-i na.

Tokhon Haru ar ami dujonei chup.

Mama rastay dekha holei lokjon-ke deke bole - Porshu Tees Hazari court-e
shunani achhe, ami jete parchhi na. Tomra keu giye ontoto dNarao ekbar.

Du akbar onyora galo. Tarpor ar keu jay na. Team-er kheloyaD-ra akhon
shob-i Gandhinagar, Lokhkhinagar-er bangal chhelera. Tara team-tai keDe
nite chay. Mama bollo - Timarpur-er chheleder ar chance dite parbo na
tahole. Shesh cheshta kore dekha jak.

Jedin ray deoa hobe shedin bikele mamabaDi giyechhi. Shondher por baDi
phirlo mama. Haru baDi nei. Ami bollam - Ki holo?

Mama bollo - Baaprey ki Judge re! Ki dhomok dhomkalo oder!

Courtroom bhorti naki lok chhilo. Lokhkhinogor-er chhelera nijeder
shomosto shakhkhi shabud niye eshechhilo. Onyodike shudhu mama.
Prosno-ta jotil. Team-ta mamar
kintu kheloyaD-ra akhon team-er niyontron chay. Hoyto tara naam palte
debe team-er. Atodiner ekta oitihyo bhenge jabe.

Judge-shaheb bagher moto gorje bollen - Sen babur team ke nite chay?

Du ekti chhele egiye eshe minmin kore kichhu bolte chailo. Tader ak
dhomoke chup koriye
diye Judge-shaheb bollen - Jao tomra giye onar pa chhNuye pronaam koro
age.

Bola matro-i shuD shuD kore shobai eshe mamake pronaam kore jachhe.
Mama shobai-ke ashirbaad korchhe.

Judge shaheb mamake bollen - Sen babu, ki korben apni team diye?

Mama bollo - Kichhu-i na. Ami jader jonyo team bNachiye rakhchhilaam
tara-i ekhane nei.

Judge bollen - Ei chhelegulo apnake srodhdha kore. Ederkei diye din
team-ta.

Mama bollo - Tothastu!

Shiggir-i retire korbe mama. Chittoronjon park-e giyei thakbe
ora. Otodur theke Ambedkar-e khela dekhte ashao jhonjhat. Shobai bollo -
khub bhalo hoyechhe. Bojha naamlo ekta matha theke.

Ami jani mamar drawer bhorti akhono shei chhoto chhoto cup ar shield
achhe. Pore achhe du ekta lohar bNashi. Mamar biraat bhari Hercules
cycle-ta jhorjhore hoye gachhe. Boshbar ghore dadur chobita shaf shutro
kore rakha hoy. Smito hashchhe dadu. Okhkhoy hashi. Echhara, ar shob-i
paltachchhe. Palte jabe.

Rate Haru ar ami ak ghore shuye ghumochchi. Janla khola. Shamner pathor
boshano chottore akhon ar keu shoy na. Ratre khub purono ekta bhoyer
shopno dekhe ghum bhenge gelo. Odbhut ekta janoyar ghure berachhe
rastay. Tai shobai khatiya tule chole gachhe ghorer bhitore. Ami
balish-ta tule doure eshe dekhi dorja bondho. Kichhutei toka dite
parchhi na dorjay. Edike pichhone kichhu ekta eshe poDchhe. Aste
aste. Payer ayoyaj pachchi tar.

Ami mane shei chhotobelar ami. Kanona dorjata prokando. Ar hatol-ta
amar mathar cheye uNchu-te. Pray nagaler baire .."

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(Kromosho:)

[Indranil]

Rahul-er Diary Theke VIII
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Rahul-er diary theke:
"...

Borsha eshe poDechhe Delhi-te. Akdin bola nei koa nei prochondo aNdhi
hoye rasta ghat akebare dhuloy bojhai hoye galo. Pocket-e, dNater phNake
bali kichkich korchhe. Thu-thu kore jotoi pheli, jay na. Onekdin mamabaDi
jaoa hoy ni. Haru kolkatay. KhNojkhobor neoa dorkar. Ma bollo - ja giye
dekhe ay.

Robibar shokale akash bhenge brishti. Mota mota shila poDchhe hatuDir
moto. Matite poDe achhDe bhangchhe, goDiye jachhe naptha-r ball. Bata-r
chotita bhije norom hoye galo. HNatu porjonto pant gutiye hNat-te hNat-te
giye bus dhorlam.

Timarpur-er rastar dhar diye nodir moto jol
chhutchhe. Nichu jomi. Atattorer bonyar shomoy konomote bheshe chhilo.
MamabaDir shamne ekta bohoman khal. Oikhane akshomoy onek kagojer nouko
ar jahaj bhashiyechhi.

KhiDkir dorjay bhuter moto ke dNaDiye achhe. BuDi, thuththuDi. Shoner
moto chul. Ami pichhone giye bollam - kamon achho bou? Kaharer bou ghure
takiye-i prothome thik chinte pare na. Tarpor phokla dNat ber kore heshe
bole - Khokababu, kaise ho? Ami bollam - ar bolo na bou. Boddo buDo hoye
gechhi. Komore byetha. Tomar kono daoai achhe naki?

Kahar-er bou khonkhone golay petnir moto hashchhe to hashchhe-i.

Kono ekta shomoy karo ekta bou chhilo. Chirat mamabaDir kaje bohal. Tar
chhanaponarao kaj korto. Jokhon je ashto kheye jeto. Kobe theke ei
odhbhut byebostha jani na. Hoyto dadur shomoy thekei. Kimba mamima ashar
por. Haru thatta kore bole - e amader baDir chirosthayi bondobostho.

MamabaDir onek bondobosto-i ektu alada dhoroner. Hishebi lok shunle
aNtke uthbe, tai baDir khobor baDitei chepe rakha hoy.

Jamon kaharer bou-er kothata. Dudin pore retire korbe mama. Harur chakri
hote deri achhe. Pension thakbe oboshyo, kintu shonchoy kichhu-i
nei. Er-i modhye baDite duti sthayi kajer lok to achhe-i, uporontu tader
chhelepule, natinatnira pray-i khete tete ashe. Kaharer bou-ke ei
durdiner bajare ekti mashik pension deoa hoy. Orthat mambaDite chakri
pray shorkaari chakrir moto. Eshob jene je durjone mamimake Queen
Victoria bolbe tate ar ashchorjo ki?

Khub shombhoboto shei mashohara nitei kaharer bou-er asha. Meyeke ba
natike pathay na. Poysha-ta tara mere debe bolei bodh-hoy. KhiDkir
dorjar pashe boshe glass-e kore gorom ak cup cha khabe akhon. Shukh
dukhkher kotha bolbe mamimar shathe. Tarpor takata niye biday
hobe. Kaharer bou akhon ar kono kaj korte pare na.

Bochhor pNachek ageo bajar tajar korto. Robibar robibar akkilo mangsho
hoto baDite. Kaharer bou line diye mangsho-ta ante jeto. Pore koshai
mamake deke bolto - achchcha apnader baDi theke nosho gram kore mangsho
anano hoy kano? Mama akash theke poDe. - Kano slip diye pathano hoy to!
Ak kilo mangsho. Shei dam-i to nao. Koshai matha neDe bole - slip flip
pai na. JhogDa kore thik nosho gram mangsho niye jay...."

*********
Rahul-er diary theke : "....

Ghore dhukte na dhuktei brishti-ta dhore galo. Pichhone pichhone buDo
musholman machhwala eshe hajir. Mamima bollo - Rahul khub poya
chhele. Shonge machh niye-i eshechhe.

Timarpur-e kono machh-er dokan nei. Jumma Masjid-er bajar theke machh
kena hoye othe na. Mashe du-ekbar machhwala kripa kore eshe hajir holei
machh hoy. Kokhonoi take phiriye deoa hoy na. Ilish, mrigel, rui, ja
paoa jay rekhe deoai niyom.

Lokta bhalo. Jodio mejaj khub tirikhkhe. Mamimar upor chota thake shob
shomoy. Machh-ta ami-i giye pochhondo kore dilam. Mamima chhNuyeo dekhe
na. Shuchi bai. Pet tipe tipe ami shokto solid gochher ekta katla-i
tulechhi. MachhbuDor shaf kotha. Purotai nite hobe. DNaDiye tehke katate
holo. BuDo majhe majhe pitti galiye phele. She kotha boltei bNoti
dekhiye bollo - nijei kete nao bapu. Kute nao. Shobjanta. Mamima taDataDi
eshe amake bNachay. - Maf kore dao chhokra-ke. Orbacheen chhele. Ki
jane? Piece-gulo beshi chhoto koro na kintu.

MambaDite obhaber-i shongshar. Kintu obhabe karo shobhab noshto hoy
ni. BoDo boDo piece chhaDa machh hoy na ebaDite.

Obhaber byeparta chhotobela ami ba Haru konodin aNch pai
ni. Paonadar-ra ele khiDkir dorjar phNak diye kichhu koDkoDe taka tader
ber kore shamoyikbhabe bhagiye deoa hoto.

Akdin amon obostha - tokhon Haru ar ami khub-i chhoto - ration theke
tola kerosene tel ar koyla dui-i nihshesh. Kono karon-e - takar obhabei
shombhoboto - black-er bajar theke kichhu kena shombhob hochhe na. Mama
gombhir hoye boshe achhe. Todanonteen grihobhrityo Gulab Singh amar kane
kane bole galo - aj beshi douDodouDi koro na. Tahole beshi khide pabe.

Ami-o bokar moto bollam - Beshi khide pele beshi khabo. Tai to bhalo.

Gulab Singh muchki heshe bollo - Ranna hobe ki diye? Aj rate shobar
uposh. Beshi kore jol kheye nio borong.

Rate amader uposh korte hobe erokom chinta shopneo ashe ni
konodin. Uthoner anach kanach theke boDoder habbhab dekhe mone holo
kothata shotyi holeo hote pare. Mama bishonno mukhe boshe achhe. Unun
dhorano hoy ni. Shondhye hoye elo pray. Gulab-ta nishchoi baire theke
omelette kheye eshechhe!

Mamimar kachhe giye shesh porjonto bhoye bhoye bollam - aj naki ranna
hobe na? Koyla nei!

- Oma ranna hobe na kano? Mamima obak hoye bole. - Kath achhe to?

Gulab Singh hya hya kore heshe bole - kothay kath? Ekta chela porjonto
nei.

Mamima nijer notun pNiDita dekhiye bollo - Ota ki?

Tarporer drishyaboli aj-o chokher shamne bhashe. Kath cherar kuDul diye
Gulab Singh uthone boshe pNiDi-ta-ke tukro tukro kore katchhe. Genji
pora, gham-ghame ga chokchok korchhe. Amra shobai gol hoye dNaDiye
dekhchhi.

Ekta pNiDir kathei hoye galo doshjon loker bhat ar dim-er jhol. Jotodur
mone poDe uttejonay onyodiner cheye ektu beshi-i kheyechhilam. Mamima
dNaDiye theke shob todarok korlo. PNiDiri jonyo kono dukhkho nei. Shob-i
proponcho to! Maya...."

*******

Rahul-er diary theke: "...

BoDoghore TV chaliye boshe achhe mama. Hate khoborer kagoj. Amay dekhe
bollo - Rahul, eshechhish? Bosh. Shomosha khabi?

Mamima bollo - Motorer kochuri baniye dichchi, shomoshar cheye bhalo, ki
bol?

TV-te robi-bar-er bNadha program hochchhe aker por ak. Ektu pore
mohabharot shuru hobe. Mama bollo - Shokuni-r obhinoy khub bhalo
lagchhe. Tai khule rekhechhi. Noile eshob chNechamechi ke dekhe?

Ami jigyesh korlaam - Haru kobe phirchhe?

- Ke jane! Kothay jay, ki kore kichhu-i to bole na. Akhon shunchhi law
poDbe.

- Bhalo line to!

- Sherokom kut-budhdhi achhe? Shokuni-r moto hote parbe? Mokkelrai oke
choriye na khay.

Odike kahar-er bou-er jonyo cha-er jol chapano hoyechhe. Mama deraj
khulbe bole chabi khNujchhe. Kichhudin pore nijer pension theke kaharer
bou-ke pension debe. Majhe majhe kaharer bou increment chay. Kokhono
shokhono monjur hoy. Ei poribesh-er modhye theke ki Haru jhanu ukil
hoye berote parbe? Parle Harur-i credit.

- Mama holo shokuni. Orokom mama tora peli na. Kichhu-i korte parlam na
toder jonyo. Dukhkho korlo mama.

Sofar upor Statesman poDe achhe. Ei baDite ingrijir text hishebei
byebohar kora hoy. Mama dukhkho kore bole - editorial-e ar ager moto
dhar nei. Ingrej-ra je shotyi desh chheDe chole gachhe ta bojha
jay. Ato boDo ek ekta sentence lekhe, chho shat-ta clause. Sheshe oder
nijeder-i grammar guliye jay. Ami Nesfield-o check kore dekhechhi.

Mamake dekhle mone hoy shomoy theme achhe. Goto dosh bochhor dhore thik
ak-i rokom. Gorome cream ronger shirt ar khoyeri pant. Batar ambassador
juto. Shokale uthe cherry-blossom diye palish kore Hercules cycle niye
office. Hercules-ta churi hobar por akhon oboshyo Atlas.

Sheet-kale kombol-coat. Gorom kapoDer pant. V-neck sweater. Tie. Tie
chhaDa konodin coat porte dekhini. Wills navycut chhaDa cigarette khete dekhi
ni. Chule Bengal Chemical-er Cantharidine chhaDa kichhu makhte dekhi
ni. Akshomoy khub-i shoukhin chhilen, bole loke. Shonali frame-er
choshma, goroder dhuti punjabi pora chhobi album-e dekhechhi. Ma bole -
tokhon mejda luchi chhaDa breakfast kheto na. Function tunction-e onek
onurodh korle mihi golay duto ki tinte oshadharon gaan geye
shonato.

Record company-ra naki shadhashadhi-o korechhilo. Kintu dadu eshob
lolitkolar ghorotoro birudhdhe chhilen. BaDite chapa golay
Robindronath-kei banglar odhohpotoner jonyo dayi kora hoto.
Ki shob likhchen Robi-babu? Bhalobeshe shokhi nibhrito jjotone amar
naam-ti rekho tomar moner mondire! Chhoh! Robi-babu ki
puro banglar purushder eibhabe meyelok baniye chhaDben? Dadu bNeche
thakte ma-mashi-der biyer kono cheshta-o kora hoy ni. Dadu shudhu
akhkhep korten. Kar shathe debo? Deshe ekta purush-lok kothay?

Didima bhishon chote, nishphol krodhe mukh jhamtadiye bolten - Ho,
purush bolte shudhu aso tumi ar tomar polara!

Uthone akdike mugur, onyodike dumb-bell niye dadu muscular gaye shorsher
tel mekhe jeten ar Hitler gNof-e ta diten. Nijer chheleder upor tNar
bhorsha chhilo...."

*******

Kochuri, machher jhol, bhat. Tarif kore kore khelo Rahul. Kaj shesh hoye
gele mamima Rahul-er shathe golpo korte boshe. - Rahul tui-i janbi. Thik
kore bol to, Robi-thakur biye korar porei Kadombori Debi atmohotya
korlen?

Mamima Robi-thakur, Otulproshad, Nazrul-er bhokto. Kobita gaan-er totota
noy. Jibon choriter. Ghume Rahul-er du chokh buje ashe.

- ThakurbaDir ondormohol boita khule dekhe nao na!

- Dekhlam. Oder khaoar menu ki diyechhe dekhechhish? Baap re ato khabar
loke khete pare?

- Sheijonyei to orokom lekha beroto oNder haat diye. Sofay shuye shuye
bole Rahul. Rabindranath London-e giye dinner-e ek ekta asto goru shabaD
kore diten. Trahi trahi obostha. Ingrejder taDalo ke?

Mamima chote giye bole - baje bokish na Rahul. Gurudeb beaf kheten naki?

- HNu? Rahul totokhkhone ekebarei ghumiye kada. Pash phire shoy
she. - Brahmo-ra hindu naki?

Mamima boi-er pata oltate oltate anmona hoye jay. Ektu pore bole -
Shotyi bolchhish Rahul? Shotyi naki?

**********

August-er goDay strike hoye shomosto university bondho. Police,
michhil, hoi hoi kando. Ratarati kara jano rajniti-cheton hoye
uthechhe. Rahulder class-e dhuke Professor-ke bollo - Michhile phNaki
diye class nichchhen? Dorjar goDay notun time-table shNata achhe dakhen ni?

Professor kNachumachu hoye bollen - Michhiler kichhu bujhi na. Ami
shudhu onko korai. Tokhon tara nak shNitke bole galo - Class bondho.
BaDi giye homework korun.

Bonomaali-der College-er hostel-e Bihari ar o-Bihari chheleder duti
shwotontro goshthi chhilo. Tara ei durdine ak hoye gachhe. Jubillee
hall-e ratribela mombatir agune jolpona kolpona, shoDojontro. Koyekti
chhele jamay kerosene dhele shohid hoyechhe. Tader keu bNachate jay
ni. Kintu akhon tader naam pathore utkeerno kora hobe. Kranti chowk-e hobe
naki shei shoheed minar. Tianamen Square-er moto proshidhdho.

Rahulder shathe rastay onko sir-er dekha. Uni shaf bole dilen - Tomra
amar pichhone ghuro na he. Lukiye poDachchhi jante parle choshma bhenge
debe. Du bochhor por retire korchhi, akhon ar oshob bhallage na. Jao na,
michhile jao.

Class-er kichhu poDua meye akebare bhenge poDechhe. Sharadin-e akpata
note nite pare ni. Pray nihshwash na nite parar moto koshto
tader. Rahulder shamnei Namrata jhor jhor kore kNede phello. Final-e
ebar ki hobe sir? Nishchoi second division pabo.

Onko sir udash hoye bollen - Final? Final ki ar hobe? E bochhor bodh-hoy
tomader porikhkha chhaDai promotion dite hobe.

Haru kolkata theke phire notun udyom niye law college-e
dhukechhilo. PoDashonar kono chaap nei dekhe she shomosto udyom shoho
politics-e neme galo.

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Rahul-der kachhe e ak mojar khela. Jolodhor rajniti bujhto. Eishob
michhil fichhil dekhle bishom chote jeto she. Take niye ekta jhamela
hote parto. Jolodhor-er bhai edike tin-er drum-er upor uthe
boktrita day.

Bonomali akdin eshe uposthit Rahul-der college-e. Rahul-ke gombhirbhabe
bollo - dhormo korbi? Rahul bhebe pay na hothat dhormo korbe
kano. Bonomali bojhay. Keu dhormo korte bolle rajniti ar rajniti korte
bolle dhormo korar ichchhe hoy amar. Akhon shobai bole michhile
jete. Tai ichche kore shantiniketon-e giye gurudeb-ke dekhe ashi.

Rabindranath? Jiggesh kore Rahul.

She gurudeb ki ar akhono achhen? Kobe shob lekha tekha shesh kore
pNach bhut-e bileen.

- Tahole ar Gurudeb ke? Kono film-star naki?

- Na. Bonomali gombhirbhabe matha neDe bole. Rishikesh-i amader
shantiniketon. BaDir kachhe, pahaD nodi-r kule, aronyok
poribesh. Oikhane ekta university achhe, janish to? Gurukul
university. Kono strike nei, rajniti nei. Bed-uponishaod poDano hoy.

- Shekhanei gurudeb?

- Kauke na kauke thik peye jabo. Ebochhore Delhi-te ar kichhu shekha
hobe na sheta to porishkar. Okhane gele dhor metaphysical kichhu prosner
jobab peye jete pari.

Prosnogulo ki ar jigyesh korar shomoy pay ni Rahul. Tar agei byektigoto
jibone arekti jhamela. Jerokom jhamela chirokal jiboner goti nirdharon
kore. Rahul-er jibone je por por erokom crisis ashte thakbe shekotha ak
shokher jyotishi-o bolechhilen. - Crisis tomar phurobe na. Jotodin na
biye korchho ba morchho, whichever comes first.

Shune Rahul muchki heshechhilo. Biye tokhon tar thikthak ekta hoyei jabe
bhabto she. Ei niye chinta korar kichhu nei. Polash-der baDite obadh
jatayat. Onyo meyerao bondhutwopurno byebohar kore.

Akhon abar ultota bhabe. Jolodhor-er moto hothat dum kore more jaoa-o
oshmbhob noy. BaDite ar jara achhe tara ei dhakka shamlate parbe na, tai
Bonomalir shathe kotha hoye achhe. Kichhu hole shotkar theke sradhdho
porjonto shob-i she korbe. Bonomali-r kichhu hole Rahul. Eshob jinish
agebhage thik kore rakhai bhalo.

Strike-er majhamajhi akdin university-r cafetariay proshidhdho rajnoitik
union-er chhele-ra Rahul-er tolpete nokh diye dag kete dilo. Orthat oi
dag borabor chhuri diye kata hobe. Pore, harte shomoy niye suegeon-ra
eshob korbe. Akhon Rahul boshe boshe din gunuk.

Bonomali tokhon dhare kachhe chhilo na. Haru, Shyamol keu noy. Jubillee
Hall-er Suresh Poddar ar tinte Bihari chhele bNachiyechhilo
Rahulke. Kintu ei bhabe bNacha abar bNacha? Sharakhkhon ghader upor
khNaDa jhulchhe. Rasta diye hNatle pichhon theke ambassadoe gaDi chapa
dite ashe. Lafiye footpath-e uthe bNechechhilo Rahul. Eker por ek
crisis!

- Chol Rishikesh-ei jai. Aj-i jete raji achhi. Bonomali-ke giye dhorlo
shesh porjonto Rahul. Akhon-i niye chol. Gurukul-e ayurbed poDbo. Oshudh
banano shikhbo.

Bonomali bollo - Hothat?

Rahul bollo - ei poDa shohore ar bhallage na. Assasination attempt
hochchhe.

Bonomali bollo - puro ghotona-ta bol.

Ashole Rahul-er-o ektu dosh chhilo. Russia theke ak bus bhorti changDa
chingDi eshechhe ki jani ki dhoroner shongshkriti banate. Dupure tara
khabe bole university-r cafe theke dujon reader, akjon college-er
odhyapok-ke tule deoa hochchhe chayer table theke. Union-er neta, akjon
uthti rajnoitik gunda purobhage theke mushabida korchhe. Rahul-er
podarthobidyar odhyapok-er kan opomane lal. Chup kore thakai
niyom. Rahul pakamo kore bolte galo - Russia-r obostha khub kharap,
tader jonyo atota na korlei noy? Japan hole alada kotha chhilo.

Gundara je aNte gha lagano kotha shohyo korte pare na totkhonat hate
nate tar proman peyechhilo Rahul. Peter kapoD tule Bonomali-ke dag-ta
dekhate holo. Mercuro-chrome lagano. Bladder-er upor diyei
gachhe. Bonomali dekhte dekhte ujbuk-er moto hNa. Shombhoboto Jolodhorer
peter shelai-er kotha mone poDe gachhe.

**********

Shebar haoa amon-i gorom, keu Bonomali Rahul-er shathe jete raji holo
na. Amonki roga potka Haru-o akdin coffee house-e oder shonge du minute
kotha bolei bhishon bore hoyechhe amon bhab dekhiye bollo - chol duto
Police pNediye ashi.

Bonomali hashi chepe bollo - Delhi police amar bhalo lage na,
Rishikesh-e giye moner shukhe UP constabulary-r lok pNedabi to cho.

Haru tarahuDo kore beriye galo. ITO-te naki birat prodorshon
achhe. Chhatroder show of strength. VP Singh-er kushputtolika daho kora hobe.
CRPF tear gas charge korte pare. Deri kore phelle mojatai mati.

Haru-ra chole gele Bonomali ar Rahul thanda coffee-r dam ar char ana
tips dite giye dekhlo coffee house-er pichhoner dorja diye chhai rong ar
holud ronger shaloyar kamij poDe dujon dhukchhe. Shyamoli ar
Krishna. Rahul-er kachhe akhon dui-i shoman.

Krishna hoi hoi kore bollo - Rahul tui bNeche achhish? Toke naki murder
korbe bolechhe?

Shyamolir dike Rahul ar Bonomali khub shohanubhutir drishti-te
takay. Rahul mukhe angul diye bole -sh-sh-sh-sh. Omni Krishna-r-o mukhe
angul. Fish fish kore bole - Ki hoyechhilo bol na! Please bol!

Rahul jane akhon jodi she shokoler shamne peter kapoD tole, Shyamoli
otyonto birokto, opomanito hobe. Shotyikar-er mrityubhoy eshob meyeder
nei. Shombhrom thaklei holo. Mone mone she bhabe prothome Krishna-r pete
angul diye line tene dekhabe. Tateo jodi kaj na hoy tahole naikunduli-te
solid khNocha mere bolbe - bull's eye-ta naDar niche thake na upore?

Kintu Bonomali Rahul-ke kNadh diye aDal kore day. Shyamolike jigyesh
kore - tora bheeD baDate jachchish na?

- Kothay jabo?

Shyamoli ar Krishna adou jane na kothay kar kushputtolika daho kora
hochchhe. Rahulder cheyeo kom rajniti bojhe dekha galo. Krishna bollo -
Dakh amra to kono khobor-i pai na. Class cancel hoye gachhe bole coffee
kheye baDi chole jacchhilam. Tora jachchish naki kothao? Ami jete raji
achhi.

Bonomali khub gombhir hoye bole - Desher obostha khub kharap. Chardike
ki hochche ter pash na?

Krishna kNachumachu hoyebole - Pai. Kintu kake support korbo bujhte pari
na. Ashole ato doladoli amar bhalo lage na. Achchha bolto ei VP Singh
lokta bhalo na kharap?

Bonomali daDi chulke bole - Akhon ekta re-allignment of forces hochchhe,
bujhli? Bhalo kharap bole kichhu nei? Bol "kar pokhkhe bhalo?". Anyway
tor boyfriend kake support korchhe?

- Amar kono BF nei. Chotpot jobab day Krishna.

- Mathemetics-er bihari chheleta?

- Just a friend.

Rahul onyomone peter gha chulkochchhilo. Shyamolir shathe chokhachokhi
hotei hat chalano bondho. Shomosto cutoff hoye giyeo tar buk guDuD
kore. She jodi Delhi-tei theke jay? Murder hoy? Lash bhoye chhNobe na
Shyamoli. Kintu dur theke tar jwolonto chitar shamne dNaDiye hoyto khoma
chaibe biDbiD kore. Oti oboshyoi khmoa kore debe Rahul.

Bonomali coffeehouse-er counter theke mouri tule nite nite bole -
Krishna, politics-ta chhelekhela noy. Jibon moroner byepar. Nije jodi
bhebe thik na korte parish tahole ekta guru dhor.

- Guru pabo kothay? Shobai confused. Shyamoli-o thik bojhe na. Ashchhe
bochhor naki election hote pare. Kake vote debo kichchu jani na.

- Bor-i holo toder guru bujhechhish? Bigyer moto mouri chibote chibote
upodesh day Bonomali. Senior, borishtho poti is porom guru. She jake
vote debe torao take chokh buje diye dibi.

Rahul dekhte pay Shyamoli abar oshombhob chote gachhe. Kintu Krishna
khik-khik kore heshe bole - Ak bochorer modhye bor jotabo koththeke? BF-i
nei. Amar ma ar baba kintu opposite party-ke vote day. Seriously bolchhi
- they do it on purpose.

Shyamoli dNat-e dNat chepe bole - Amader bhobishyoter byebostha toke
korte hobe na Bonomali, tui nijer jonyo kono guru jotate parish kina
dakh.

- Precisely. Bole chaoDa heshe aste aste coffee house theke beriye jay
Bonomali. Shobai obak. Krishna fish-fish kore jigyesh kore - rag korlo
naki? Rahul amon ekta bhongi kore jar mane - hoteo pare, nao hote pare.

**************

Tarpor shei bohu protikhkhito din. Durpallar bus-e deerghodiner moto
malpottor, roshod tule Rahul ar Bonomali Delhi-r potobhumika theke
opsrito. Dekhte dekhte kete jay akmash, deDmash. Delhi-te shoroter rode
kNacha holud-er rong. Shingher chokher moto.

Akdin scooter-e chepe
Debnath Shomaddar ar Shyamoli Rahulder baDite. Rahul-er ma dorja khule
Shyamoli-ke chinte parlen. Lajuk hashchhe Shyamoli. Hat joD kore
nomoshkar korchhe Debnath Shomaddar. Biyer nemontonno korte tara
nijerai eshechhe.

Bairer ghore tader boshiye kajur halua khaoalen Rahuler ma. Mukhti tNar
lal. Ekbar chokh-o chholchhol kore uthlo.

- She to tar bondhur shathe aj dumash pray Delhi chhaDa.

- Kono khNoj khobor nei? Gombhirbhabe jigyesh kore Debnath Shomaddar.

- Mashe ekta postcard. Thikana thake na.

- Ashchorjo dayitwogyanheen to! Shyamoli bhishon birokto bodh
kore. Apnar khNoj khobor nay na ektuo?

- Ekta phone number diye rekhechhe. Dorkar hole shekhane phone korte
boleche. Sheta kothakar, kar phone tao janina. Konodin kori-o ni. Obhiman
kore bollen Rahul-er ma. - Amar buDo bhai to achhe. Dorkare takei dakbo.

Debnath Shomaddar bhishon bibroto bodh kore. Shyamolir mone hoy Rahul-ke
hater kachhe pele pitiye chhatu kore day. Nijeke ki mone kore o?

Rahul-er ma bolen - Baba nei. Mayer kotha shone na. Chheleta akebarei
hater baire chole gchhe.

Debnath Shomaddar nijer ekta card ber kore. - Kono dorkare amake phone
korte dwidha korben na. Beshi dure thaki na. Scooter achhe. Chot kore
chole ashte parbo.

Shyamoli Rahul-er mayer hat dhore ashwash day - Rahul-ta thakuk ar nai thakuk,
amra to Delhi-tei achhi.

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[Indranil]

Utshorgo: High School o College-er corridor-e jader shathe hNetchhi shei
shongIder.

Rahul-er diary theke -I
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Rahul-er diary theke:
" .... Aj meghla shokaley Arjun gachher patar modhye diye hi hi kore
thanda batash ashchhilo ghore. Janlar gorade matha thekiye shei him
kheye amar ki holo ke jane. Gorom Korta-ta gaye chapiye drain pipe beye
neme gelaam rastay. Kukurer tara na kheyei shoja
university-r mathe. Gheshureder shathe golpo korlaam
kichhukhkhon. Tarpor Camp-er bajar theke at anar chholabhaja kine
hNat-te hNat-te Polash-der bari. Tagore park. ....

..... Chhater upor Polash snan kore ghurcchhilo. Bhije chul pither upor
phela. Kutkut kore chholabhaja kheye montake shanto kore nilaam. Tarpor,
at-ta bajlei, megher toshor phNak kore jokhon ektu phekashe alo dekha
galo tokhon .."

**********

Chhat thhekei Shyamoli lokhkho korlo Rahul-ke. PNachiler dhare dNariye
ki khachchhe. Edik odik hNatchhe.
Ki motlob? Chokhkhulojja bishesh nei chheletar. ANchol-ta
komore joriye chotpot chhat theke neme elo Shyamoli.

- Hothat ekhane ghur ghur korchhish kano Rahul?

Shyamoli-ke dekhe Rahul thotomoto kheye jay.

- Ei shokalbela ekhane kano? Shyamolir shwor niruttap. Motlob-ta ki?

- Bari theke paliyechhi. Obogyar shathe bole Rahul. Drain pipe beye
naamlaam.

Rahul-er bhulbhal kothay ektu-o chomkay na Shyamoli.

- Drain pipe beye jara naame, tara ei paratei ashe kano? Biroktir shathe
prosno kore she. Onyo kothao jay na kano? Ekhane keu nemontonno
korechhilo?

- Ta bolte parish ek-rokom. Phosh kore bole Rahul. Moner kachhe
moner nemontonno. Hridoyer dak...

Bolei bujhte pare bhul korechhe. Palta jobab ashe totokhonat, chapa
golay. Dhomoker shure.

- Shokal theke-i abol tabol bokish na. Eta bhadraloker para.

Shyamoli ektu tetechhe. Rahul bolte chailo: - Kano mithye bolechhi naki?
Amar shathe tor kothabarta paka hoye achhe na?

Kintu Shyamolir mukher dike takiye bhoye sheshob bola hoy na. Kothabarta
ekebarei hoy ni. Holeo khub kNacha-i bolte hobe. Tarahuro kore aro
kNachiye dite chay na Rahul.

- Chole jete bolchhish? Thik achhe. Chhola-ta kheye niye chole
jabe, bhabe Rahul. - Darun khide pay ei shokal-belatay. Tor pay na?

Kothata jete day Shyamoli. Proshongantore chole jete chay.

- Rastay dNariye oshobhyer moto chNechate hobe na. Bhitore ay.

Rahul onor. Porboter moto ochol. Himaloyer moto chhola chibote thake.
Jete udyoto Shyamoli thomke jay.

- Ki holo?

Jedi gadhar moto dNariye thake Rahul. Aj bhitore jabar din noy. Baire
berobar din. Ak koyedkhana theke beriye onyo garode dhukte hobe naki? Polash
ki bujhte parchhe na? Meghla akash, pagol kora haoa, Arjun gachher
shorshorani, uronto aNchol, dure baro rastar bhije asphalt-er
upor DTC bus-er gor gor ayoyaj ... shobai bolchhe shudhu ektai kotha. Pala,
pala, pala, pala .....

Mukh ghuriye Rahul bolte chay - Ay Polash, chol palai!

**********

Shyamolir sthoirje chiD dhore gachhe.

- Ghore jabi ki jabi na? Na jete chaile ekhan theke kete poD.

Rahul Shyamolir dike gobhirbhabe chay. Chokh diye kotha bole. Polash ki
shunte pabe?

- Toke nite eshechhi Polash. Elope korbo. Bujhli byepaarta. Gandhorbo mote
milon. Barir lokeder jonyo ektaa chirkut chhere jabi : Ma, amake
rakhkhoshe dhoriyachhe. KhNujibar britha cheshta korio na. Tahole
rakhkhosh tomar meyeke khaibe. Iti tomar papishtha o hotobhagini konya.

Shyamoli hashbe na kNadbe bujhte parchhe na. Gol gol chokhe cheye achhe
Rahul. Kicchu bolchhe na. Chhele-ta din ke din
kirokom hoye jachchhe. Beshi cinema dekhar phol? Drugs nichchhe ki?

- Bhitore chol, Cha khaoabo.

- Tor baba beriyechhen?

****************

Koyek mash age, du dosh jon bondhu mile ora picnic-e giyechhilo.
Ke akjon jiggesh korlo - meyeder biyer jonye baba-mayera ki akhon thekei
lege porechhe? Tokhon-i bhitorer khobor kichhu jante parlo Rahul.

- HNya. Ghar nere shay diyechhilo Shyamoli. - Onek shombondho ashchhe
amar. Daktar, CA, Engineer, Politician. Akjon to abar
lekhok. Shotyikarer protibhaban natyokar akjon. Bhalo bhalo shob shombondho!

Bhalo bhalo shombondho?! Obak hoye bhebechhilo Rahul. Bhalo bhalo mane?

- Shobaikei pochhondo hochchhe naki? Jiggesh korechhilo she.

- Nishchoi. Tor moto bishwo bokhate noy keu. Shoru chokhe ekbar Rahul-ke
porjobekhkhon kore bolechhilo Shyamoli. Shokolei nijer nijer field-e
shera. High achievers. Dekhteo bhalo. Chho foot lomba!

- Shokkole chho foot? Rahul aro obak hoye prosno korechhilo.

- Du-akjon bade. Taratari bolechhilo Shyamoli. - Amar kachhe chhobi
achhe. Dekhbi naki? Barite ashish, dekhabo. Tui jake pochhondo korbi
takei ami ..

Deerghoshash gopon kore tokhon Rahul bhebechhilo - kar mukh dekhe
uthechhilaam aj!

*********

Rahul pore diary-te likhechhilo: " ... Amonbhabe opomanito hoi ni konodin. Koyekta
daktar, engineer-er photo dekhbo boshe boshe ami? Atodur nami ni akhono.
Bhablam. Moner modhye kintu koi-er kNata thik bNidhei roilo. Lekhok-tao
ki chho foot? Tahole dube morai uchit amar ..."

**************

Hotashar otol theke Rahul bolechhilo - mukh dekhei ki manush
chena jay Polash!

- She to akshobar! Purushmanush-er cheharatai shob noy. Gun achhe kina
shetao dekhte hobe. Bolechhilo Shyamoli.

Rahul-er mone aro ektu bhangon. Purusher cheharatai shobai
dekhlo? Gun niyei matamati korlo? Ar bhalobasha? Hridoy? Tar ki kono
mulyo nei?

Er-i modhye Shyamoli bolechhilo -
Era shobai guni. Moha talented. Five figure slaray. Deshe bideshe koto
naam. Khoborer kagoje to hameshai chhobi beroy. Politician-ta ki
bolechhe janish? Bolechhe - Polash, shob function-e, udbodhone, chhobi
othe amar. Kintu kamon eka eka lage shei shob chhobi. Tomar moto ekjon
shundori meye pashe thakle aro bhalo dekhato. Shei jonyei biye korte
chai. Noile shodesh premi-der jibone biyer sthan kothay?

- Ki fantastic? Ki atmotyag, tai na? Jholshe uthechhilo
Shyamoli. Modhumita thNot bNekiyechhilo. Rahul chup kore-i chhilo.

Pore ektu ekante peye she Shyamoli-ke jiggesh korechhilo.
- Toke oi betaa politician Polash bole dake?

- HNya. Bolchhilo - ami Poltician theke Polash-cian na hoye jai! Modhur
heshe janay Shyamoli. Ki sweet tai na?

- Ridiculous! Bolte badhyo hoyechhilo Rahul.

Tarporer kathopokothon ekebare kharap line-e chole jay.

********
- Tui, tui ekta mean minded ...

- Scoundrel. Tai to?

- Chhotolokder moto mukh kharap korish na.

Jobabe Rahul boktrita namiye day.

- Kothata tui mukhe na bolleo, mone mone bhabchhili. Mon dushito korar
chaite mukh kharap kora dher bhalo. Hashi, kanna, raag, dhikkar eshob
ami chepe rakhte pari na. Nijeke oshadhu babshayir moto mone hoy. Jamon
ekhkhuni tor bishoye ki mone hochche janish? Mone hochche tui mithye
ohonkare ondho ak meyemanush. A woman blinded by vanity.

Shesh kothata bodhhoy bola uchit hoy ni. Rahul atkate pare
ni. Chhorrrar moto phosh kore beriye gachhe. Shune Shyamoli khanikhkhon
stobdho hoye dNariye chhilo. Tarpor mochor mere jete udyoto
hole desparado Rahul khop kore tar bNa hater kobji chepe
dhore. Hindi cinemay erokom loafer-er moto keu prem nibedon kore
na. Rahul jiboner ekti smoroniyo muhurte eibhabe akebare khelo kore
phelechhilo nijeke.

- Chhere de haat! Chhar bolchhi!

- Polash shon!

- Kono kotha shunte chai na. Tui ekta chhotolok.

- Ami toke bhalobashi.

- Shut up. Tachhara I don't care.

Tarpor Rahul Shyamolir haat chhere day. Shyamoli dNate dNat chepe -
beni dolate dolate chole jay. Ektu pore amon bhab dekhay, jano kichhu-i
hoy ni.

**********

Dure radio colony-r uNuchu transmitter-er upor diye ek jhNak pakhi ure
cholechhe. Choturdike bhorbelar proshanti. Rahul-er mathar chul elomelo
hoye jachhe.

- Polash!

- Bol.

- Tor ar amar shomporko-ta ki shavabik?

- Tor kono kichhu-i thik shabhabik noy. Amar shob kichhu-i shabhabik.

- Picnic-er din ja holo tar jonyo ami dukhkhito.

- Ageo bolechhish. Ami bhule gechhi.

- Politician-take mone achhe?

- Abar she prosno uthche kano? Ar jalash na mairi. Cha khabi to
kha. Noile ei para theke ja. Amader barir shamne joker-er moto dNariye
thakish na. Lokera to meyeder-i durnam kore!

- Sheta thik. Gombhir bhabe matha nare Rahul. Amaro kane kichhu kichhu
kotha eshechhe. Kharap lage shunte.

Rahul lokhkho kore ni Shyamolir protikriya. Apon monei bole she egiye
jachchhilo. Shyamoli jete jete-o thomke gachhe. ToDitahoter moto.

- Tar mane? Ke ki bolechhe amar name? What do you mean?

******

Rahul-er diary: "...Polash-er shobcheye boDo durbolota, she mithye bolte
pare na. Jara mithye kotha bole na, tara mone kore onyorao mithye bole
na. Ei bhebe thoke jay. Tai mithye kotha majhe shajhe bola bhalo.

Polashder barite uth-ti boyesher chheleder ghonoghono jatayat. Nijeke
dhorchhi na. Odbhut shob chhuto kore chhelera dhuke pore oder
barite. Polash ebong tar ma dujonei eshob chheleder hate bachcha. Akbar
Tarun-er borda akbochhor gayeb theke phirlo. Jail-e chhilo bolei
shunechhi. Oder barite giye sheo luchi torkari kheye elo. Bollo Australia
ghure eshechhe.

Polashder barite chhelera jay bole parar lokera ektu adhtu ninde
kore. Eshob amra shobai shunechhi. Polash-er baba ichche korlei ei
khochchorer doltike kan dhore ber kore dite paren. Gayer jore onar
shathe keu parbe na. Kintu ashchorjo bhulomon ..."

*********

- She ki re? Toder parar lokerai bolchhe, othochho tui tar ektu-o aNch
pash ni?

- Baje kotha na bole, ashol kothata bol.

- Chol tor ghore jai. Matha thanda kore shunbi.

- Na toke akhon-i bolte hobe. Ke bolechhe? Oi Ganguli-der barir keu?

- Ami karo naam nite parbo na.

- Nishchoi orai bolechhe. Ami oder hare hare chini. Porosrikator, kripon
ebong chhotolok.

- That's right. Ei je amra rastay dNariye khoshgolpo korchhi eta ora kintu
observe korchhe. Ga ghNeshe dNariyechhi. Ora note kore
nichchhe. Chhobi tulei je rakhchhe na ke jane!

- HNa kore bokar moto dNariye na theke shoja barite elei to parti!
Shudhu shudhu scene create korar ki dorkar chhilo?

Gate diye dhukte dhukte Rahul lokhkho kore je Shyamoli anmona hoye
gachhe. Take niye parar lokera chorcha korchhe shune kon meyer mon bhalo
thake? Shyamoli-ke hothat mone holo besh durbol.

Ghore dhuke ektu shvabik hoye jay Shyamoli. Shyamoli-r ma Rahul-ke ei
shat shokale dekhe obak hoye gelen.

- Hothat? Ki byepaar?

Rahul-ke konodin jobab dite hoy na. She hashimukhe dNariye thake.

- Koyekta boi niyechhilaam ma. Pherot nite eshchhe. Ma ke shohojei
bhNaota day Shyamoli. Dujone giye dhoke Shyamoli-r ghore.

Deyale Aamir Khan-er ekti shusri poster. Rahul ektu hashe.

- Hashli kano? Shyamoli-r koutuhol. Rahul shujog peye matinee idol-er
bhabmurti du adhkhana kore day.

- Besh dekhte chhokra-ke. Acting-o improve korechhe.

- Oto shobjantar moto bolte hobe na. Acting-er tui ki bujhish?

- Shotyi-i kichhu na. Amar agagorai nikhad shotyo. Mithyeke shotyi
bananor kaj amar noy. Ei proshonge jiggesh kori, tor oi politician
premik-er ki khobor? Shotyikar-er shilpi orai. Shada-ke kalo, rat-ke din
korte oder cheye shafolyo ar kader?

Ichhakrito khNocha-ta gaye makhe na Shyamoli. - Cha hobe?

- Hok. Ekta chair tene niye boshe Rahul.

Shyamoli ghor theke beriye gele payer upor pa tule boshe Rahul. HNa kore
janla diye baire takiye thake. Kicchu ekta bhabchhe. Janlar baire
Ganguli-der chhat. Ekta belgachh. Chhate kichhu kapor shukochchhe.

***************

Rahul-er diary theke: " ... jhulonto shayar pichhon theke akjora
bishonno chokh
amar dike cheye chhilo. Purush na meye bojha galo na. Ami janlar kachhe
giye hat narlaam. Phish phish kore daklam. Omni chot kore shore galo
chokh duto.

Oder shubidher jonyo ami janlar pordata bhalo kore shoriye dilaam .."

*****************

- Cha.

Thok kore table-er upor cup rakhar ayoaje shukher chotka bhongo hoy
Rahul-er. Ak hat bariye nihshobde chayer cup-ta tene nay she. Plate-e
kichhu nimki ar ekta baro sharo machher dim-er bora-o jutechhe.
Shyamoli
sharir aNcholta bhalo kore komore joriye khater upor pa jhuliye
boshechhe. Tar hate kono cup nei.

- Cha kom porechhe! Basto hoye bole Rahul.

- Ami akhon khai na. Beshi cha khele rong-o kalo hoye jay.

- Tai naki? Tahole shayebra ato phorsha holo ki kore? Orai to edeshe cha
ane.

- Phaltu bokish na Rahul. Kajer kotha-ta bol.

- Kaj?

- Ganguli-ra ki bolechhe bol. Kichchu lukobi na.

- O. Shei kotha.

Rahul aram kore chaye chumuk day. Gangulider chhate ar kauke dekha
jachchhe na. Radio-te shokaal belar gaan-er ashor hochchhe
kothao. ..Inhi logNo ne le lina dupatta mera ...

- Khub-i shanghatik kotha. Rahul du charte chumuk diye bole shesh
porjonto. Mind you. Ke bolechhe sheshob kichhu bolchhi na. Jonoika
mohila ekadhik mohilader kothata bolechhen.

- Kotha-ta ki?

- Toder barite naki bhut achhe! Nirlipto bhabe dimer boray kamor day Rahul.

********

Rahul-er diary: " ... Oshadharon rannar haat Polasher mayer. Polasher
babar ektu khaoadaoar batik achhe. Shat shokale dimer bora! Tao ekti
pray-loafer opodartho apatoto-onatmiyo chheler jonye. Ei barite Jamai shosthi-te ki
khaoano hobe bhabo ...."

*********

- ANya! Ki bolli? Shyamoli ekebare hotobhombo hoye gachhe. Erokom
obhabito kotha Rahul-er kachheo she asha kore ni. - Thatta korish na
Rahul. Mairi bolchhi loppor kheye jabi.

- Bidya. Rahul totokhonat dibyi gale. Golar chamra tene dhore Ma Kalir
name shopoth kore she. - Are ami-o shune eirokom-i tajjob hoye gechhi!
Akebare-i obishashyo! Tui akbar bole de nei, tarpor dakh ami oder ki
kori. Rahul bhab dekhay jano she shotyi-i uttejito hoye gachhe. Cha ta
table-er upor shoriye rakhe she.

Shyamoli bujhte parchhe na ki bolbe. - Bhut? Amader barite bhut? Tui
thik shunechhish to?

- Albat? Toder barite ratre keu prodip hate ghur ghur kore?

- Koi na to?

- Hoyto tor ma kichhu khNojen. Prodip ki manushe jalay na? Rahul
shahajyo korte chay.

- Ma abar ki khNujbe? Bokar moto kotha bolish na Rahul. Bollam to keu
ghore na. Birokto hoye bole Shyamoli.

- Okay, okay. Bagane majhe majhe badur jhule thake ki?

- Motei na.

- ShNirir ghore dupurbela ga chhom chhom kore?

- Bhat. Baniye baniye bolchhish eshob?

- Bidya. Rahul abar konthonali dhore tane.

- Oshob kichhu hoy na amader barite. Ke bolchhe eshob?

- Tahole gotomashe Gangulider meyeta chhate ogyan hoye pore gNo gNo
korchhilo kano?

Shunei Shyamoli bhishon khepe galo. Phete porlo akebare.

- Ei kotha bolechhe ora? Ei kotha? Oi meyetar fit-er rog ar dosh hobe
amader barir? Kano, bhut thakle to oder baritei thakar kotha. Oi meyer
ghare chape roj.

Rahul haat tule shanto korte chay Shyamoli-ke. - Matha thanda kor
Polash. Ragar ki achhe? Barite bhut thaka-ta to ar dosher na. Tobe,
thanda mathay bhebe bol, toder
baganer oi bel gachhta kete phelle kamon hoy?

Shyamoli-r mukher hNa aro baro hoye jay. - Kano? Bel gachhta kar ki
khoti korechhe? Ashchorjo!

- Kichhudiner jonyo loker mukh bondho hoy ar ki. Oi gachhta beye-i
ekta lok dupure ojotha otha-nama kore to!

- Mithye kotha. Ke dekhechhe?

- Sheta ei muhurte reveal korte parchhi na. Tobe byepaarta bhebe
dekhish. Jole theke kumir-er shathe bibad bhalo noy. Ei paratei thakte
hobe to toder?

- Thik achhe. Dekha jak ke kumir. Utko pNach-joner kothay amader
atodiner bel gachh-ta kete phelbo? Tui oder bole dish shahosh thake to
amader shathe shojashuji kotha bolte.

- Thik achhe. Khobor-ta pass kore debo. Rahul table theke akta golper
boi tene nay. Boi-ta koler upor rekhe shabdhane cha-ye chumuk dite
thake. - Shobaike chhere toder niye-i lokera ato gujob rotay kano bolto?

*************

Rahuler diary: " ...... Polasher table-er ekta paya bhanga. Perek diye
jora achhe. Dokhkhiner deyale Bengal Sweet Home-er
calender. Ramkrishno-r chhobi, upore belur moth, ma kali. Oi chhobita
ghum theke uthei dekhte pay Polash. Dandiker kather almari-ta chabi diye
bondho kora thake. Okhane ki rakhe ora?

Eishob bhalo lage amar. Akdin thik mone hobe je boyesher tulonay budhdhi
khub-i kom chhilo amader ..."

*********

- Kano amader name eshob rotay janish? Shyamoli ghorer majhkhane
dNariyechhe. Chul khule ektu bhoyonkor dekhachchhe take. Mukhe besh ekta
hingsrotar chhap.

- Karon ora amader hingshe kore. Amra karo name kichhu rotai na, amar
baba shei shokal bela beriye jay, ratre phere. Oder karo babader moto
noy. Oi Dr.Gupta-r moto noy. Mohila-der shathe oshobhyo kotha bole
na. Ma shob jaygay jay kintu lokeder name ninde kore na. Amar bhai-ta
porashonay ektu bhalo. Sheijonyo. Eishob karone ora amader dekhte pare
na. Amra oder moto noi bole amader ninde kore ora. Ajke jodi ami oi
Chowdhury-der tinte meyer moto parar dada-der shathe dholadholi kortaam
tahole ora amader nijer dole tene nito. Ami sheta kori na bole ora amay
shohyo korte pare na.

Ak nihshashe moner bedona prokash kore phele Shyamoli. Chokh diye agun
thikre porchhe tar.

- Ei hochche amader para. Era naki shobhyo, shikhkhito, probashi
bangali. Rabindranath-er jonmodine neka neka kobita-r onushthan
kore. Abar holi-te jolsha-r naam kore baje meye ene stage-e
nachay. Tokhon tui dekhish ni eder! Jader Kaka-Jetha bole daki tader ki
lobhi drishti! Chhih!

Ghennay bNeke gachhe Shyamolir mukh. Khanikhkhon chupchap dNariye she
aNcholer khNut chibote thake. Tarpor phosh kore ghure giye Gangulider
barir diker janla-ta shoshobde bondho kore day.

Radio-te onyo gaan hochchhe. Dur theke Rafi-r gola. ... Kitna pyara
wadaa hay in matvali aNkhon ka ...

Rahul boi theke chokh tule Shyamoli-ke mugdho hoye
dekhchhe. Chhotobelar hindi pathyopustoker line mone pore
jachchhe. ... Khub laDi mardani woh to jhNasi wali rani thi ...

Besh kichhukhkhon deyaler dike mukh ghuriye dNariye chhilo
Shyamoli. Tarpor jokhon ghure takalo, tokhon dushchintar shob rekha
shore giye halka hashi jholmol korchhe. Ekti ujjol diner jonyo ekti
ujjol hashi. Rahul taratari chokh namiye nay.

*********

Rahul-er diary: "... Mukher upor dushtu-budhdhir chhaya dekhlaam. Polash
amake bollo - Chokh bondho kor Rahul.
Ami bollam - Please kan bondho korte bolish na. Ichchhe kore
bollam. Polash-ke ragiye dite ki aram. Bhishon birokto hoye o bhrukuti
korlo ar ami hashi chepe bolte thaki - Please, chokh bondho korlei kan
bondho hoye jay amar. Nihshash nite pari na. Mone hoy dube jachchi. Tui
to janish ami thik sound noi.
-Chokh bondho kor chupchap. Kora golar adesh. Ogotya mene nilaam. Polash
phik kore ektu hashlo mone holo.
Chokh bondho kore pheltei moner drishti khule galo. Bujhte pari Polash
ghorer ak dik theke onyo dike jachche. Almarita khullo. Ki achhe oi
Almarite? Lomba moto. Khoborer kagoj jorano. Khanikta kather. Ebong
khanik-te jhokjhoke steel-er.

Bonduk!! Rifle, nihshondehe!

Kotha bolchhe Polash. Moja kore kore. Bhuliye rakhar moto kotha. - Sound
noy? Sound noy? Kothay golod re tor?
Shei shonge toto bhorchhe. Dukhana, battery-r moto baro baro
toto. Bahanno millimeter buckshot! E diye to bagh mare!!

Ei obostha-teo ektu garbo mesha tripti hoy. Boli - golod-ta
paribarik. Ei ekhane. Dan hater torjoni diye kopaler majhkhan-ta dekhiye
di. - Ekhanei to shob dosh. Head office-e.
Mone mone boli - Ekhanei mar! Point blank range-e.
Phish phish kore bole pheli - Miss korish na.

- Ki bolli? Shunte peyechhe Polash.
- Kichhu na.

Khut kore ekta shobdo hoy. Safety catch-ta tule dilo bodhhoy. Tarpor
onekhkhon besh chupchap. Odhoirjo hoye pori. Aim korte atokhkhon lage?

- Chokh khol!

Eire, ar ichchhe korchhe na chokh khulte. Shudhu mon diyei to chomotkar
dekha jay. Mon diyei dekhbo. Jokhon tokhon matha dolabo. ShNurer upor
tule nebo puro jogot-takei.

- Ki holo, chokh khol!

Ami oshohishnu hoye uthi. - Kano, besh to dekhte pachchi. Tor problem-ta
ki?

- Dekhte pachchish?

- Nishchoi.

- Ki dekhchhish?

- Ektu age dekhchhilaam buckshot. Akhon dekhchhi hatir shNur. Ektu pore
hoyto dekhbo ... dekhbo .. romanchokor snaner drishyo.

Bolte boltei sposhto dekhlaam baro baro duto kishmish....."

**************

Shoru shoru angul eshe jor kore chokher pata tene khule dilo Rahul-er.

- Eibar bol ki dekhchhish.

Paya bhanga table-er upor charte color chhobi. Tinte close up. Ekta
middle range. Rahul-er dilruba-r charti ujbuk paniprarthi.

- Gadhar chhobi tule film noshto korchhish kano?

Hashite upche pore Shyamoli. Flute-er moto shurela shwor beriye ashe tar
gola diye.

- Jealousy, jealousy! Uh ki hingshe! Babbah! Ei dakh, eke
dakh. Udiyomaan kheloyar. Bank-e chakri kore. Baro baro jayga theke
khelar jonyo offer ashchhe.

Hate niye chhobita mon diye dekhe Rahul. Jotota shombhob nirlipto bhabe
bichar korar cheshta kore. Patro hishebe ei utshuk meyetir kotota jogyo
e?

- Family kamon? Jiggesh kore Rahul.

- Khub bhalo. Ashshash day Shyamoli. Hong Kong-e chhilo dosh bochhor.

- Chho foot?

- Right-o. Bole mathabhorti chul jhNakay Shyamoli. - Dekhte bhaloi, tai
na?

- HNya. Shikar kortei hoy Rahul-ke. Besh khNajkata mukh. Dabra
choyal. Ishot badami chul. Bangali chheler pokhkhe khub-i bhalo chehara.

- Eke hate rakh. Chharish na. Shesh porjonto shuchintito obhimot day
Rahul.

- Shotyi bolchhish?

- Mithye bolar kono goroj thakte pare ki?

- Ar e gulo?

Baki chhobigulo elebele mone hoy Rahul-er. Ekti chheler julpi
lomba. Backbrush. She naki jutor babshaa kore. Rahul-er mone hoy
chheletake she bus-er pichhone dNariye biDi khete dekhechhe.

- Etakeo try kore dekhte parish. Mehnoti chhele hobe. Babshaa korchhe
jokhon. BiDi-ta jodi obhyesh kore nite parish ..

- Dhat. Ashole eder kaukei amar tamon pochhondo noy. Ami `na' bole diyechhi.

- Tobe je bolli bhalo bhalo shob shombondho?

Chhobigulo tule nay Shyamoli. Abar tasher moto phele day table-e.

- Bhalo diye ki hobe Rahul? Bhalo to onek achhe. Rahul-er bokami-te jano
klanto bodh kore she. - I want the best!

********* (Kromosho:)

[Indranil]

Rahuler Diary Theke (V)
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Rahul chapa golay bollo - Bhalo-i holo, aNya? Ja bolar shoja
shashuri-kei bolte parbi.

Bhodromhila Rahul-der dekhte pan ni. Edik odik takachchhen. Debu-da
dekhte peye ak gaal haashlo. Shyamoli mukh-ta hashi hashi kore
rekhechhe. Kaan duto lal hoye gachhe tar. Haate ekta rumal. Sheta diye
thNoter gham muchhe hashimukhei bollo - Tui ekta idiyet Rahul. My God ,
akhon ki kori?

Shyamoli chair chheDe uthe poDechhe. Dekhadekhi Rahul-o
uthlo. Bhodromohila ebar choshmar modhye diye khub monojog diye
Shyamoli-ke dekhchhen. Debu-dara kachhe ashte dekha galo Bhodromohila-r
chule pak dhorleo boyesh khub ekta beshi noy. Debudar ma na hoyao
shombhob. Shyamoli dujonkei
nomoshkar korechhe. Rahul chokher ingeet-e bolte chailo - Pronaam korte
hoy! Boka meye! Shyamoli chokh phiriye nichche. Bhoyonkor jedi. Shomoshya!

Rahul mone mone bhabchhe - ebar Shyamoli kichhu ekta korbe. Kintu
Shyamoli-r mukh-er hashi modhur theke modhurtoro hoye
jay. Bhodromohila-i age kotha bollen. Egiye eshe Rahul-er pithe haat
rekhe Shyamoli-ke jiggesh korlen - Tomar bhai?

Prothom line-ei hNochot khelo Rahul. She matha neDe bollo - Na. Kintu
Shyamoli totodhik khipro-bhabe ghaD jhNakiye bole phelchhe -
HNya. Bhai-er-i moto.

Bhodromohila ak muhurto chup kore theke bollen - Ami Debu-r chhoto pishi. O
kintu amake ante chaichhilo na. Ami-i jor kore elaam. Tumi raag koro ni
to?

Rahul dekhlo Shyamoli niribikar mukhe mithye bolchhe. Matha-ta ektu
nichu kore sholojjo heshe she bollo - Na, na. Ki je bolen? Rag korbo
kano?

Ebar Shyamoli pronaam korte udyoto. Uttor-bharote oto pronaam fronaam
chole na. Bhodromohila na na kore hat dhore tule dNaD koriye
dilen. Rahul ektu jhNuke abar shoja hoye dNaDay. Shyamoli ekta protocol
mene cholchhe. Age porichoy, tarpor pronaam. Kintu Rahul-er mone hoy
chale bhul. Agei pronaam korle kono khoti chhilo na. Biye ekta duruho
balance-er khela. Meyeder shonge meyeder shompork-er shukhkho
bharshamy-er byepaar. Ekhane shamanyo truti-o khela bhondul kore dite
pare.

- Debu bolchhilo ekai naki dekha korte chao. Amader kono omot nei
tate. BaDir shobai khub khushi. Ami to Dilli-te thaki na. Dudin pore
abar Bombay chole jabo. Bhishon koutuhol holo amar. Kichutei shamlate
parlaam na. Debu-ke bollam - amake niye jetei hobe. Onekkhkhon jhogra
korechhi or shonge. Bole hi hi kore hashlen bhodromohila. ThNote pan-er
lal rong, Rahul-er besh laaglo Debu-dar pishi-ke.

Debu-da bachchha chheler moto ektu hNe hNe hashchhe. Shyamoli lojjay lal
mulor moto ranga hoye gachhe. Rahul-er mone holo Shyamolir obhibhabok
hishebe tar-i kichhu bola uchit. Thik shomoy thik kothata mathay ashe
na. ADchokhe cheye dekhlo Debu-da Shyamoli-r dike hNa kore cheye
achhe. Bhishon bhalo laaglo Rahul-er. Shyamoli-ke ekti jogyo patr-er
haate tule debar pichhone jodi tar oti shamanyo obodan-o thake taholei
chirojibon shei kotha bhebe she dhonyo bodh korbe. Ichchhe holo Debu-da
ar Shyamoli-ke kachhakachhi ene char haat ak kore modhur milon ghotiye
day.

- Tomra ja bolte chao amar shamnei bolte paro. Ektu-o lojja koro na. Ami
to Debu-r bondhu-r moto. Debu-dar pishi chair-e boshte bosh-te bollen.
Tomar jodi oke pochhondo na hoy tahole shoja bole dio. Chheler onek
khNut achhe amader. Amra jani. Monta kintu shishur moto. Bollen Debuda-r
pishi. Balok shobhab. Pishir theke-i peyechhe bodh-hoy. Batil korte hoy
batil kore dio. Lojja koro na. Ami shudhu tomar shathe alap korte elaam.

- Or monta-o shishur moto. Rahul phNak peye Shyamoli-r dikta agle day. -
Chhotobela theke-i shishur moto. Alap korlei bujhte parben.

Debuda bollo - Tomake ami chini. Tomar naam Rahul na?

Rahul-er mone hoy Debudar lomba pa theke ekta electric spark beriye
mejhe-r upor diye eshe tar shorire dhuke galo. Debuda or naam jane!
Janto! Mone chhilo! Ki kore janlo? Konodin dake ni to! Ar ki jane Debuda
tar shombondhe?

Abar spark. Rahul chomke chomke jay.

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Rahul-er diary theke "...

Amader class-e, (orthat amar ar Polash-er class-e)
dui bhai-bon poDto. Shiuli ar BuDo. BuDo-r bhalo naam
Badol, shobai BuDo bolei chinto take. Bhai bon dujoner-i matha-ta kharap
chhilo ektu.

Shiuli ektu beshi paagol. Bhulo-bhala paagol. Sharakhkhon ekta boka boka
hashi. Majhe majhe hothat obhimaan. Du paye du ronger moja pore she
school-e ashto. Mathe dNariye chil-der deke khabar khaoato. Kobita
mukhosto bolte bolle amon lojja peto jano Cinema-y obhinoy korte bola
hochchhe. Du-to chul-er jhNuti-te du ronger ribon bNedhe she du hate
mukh dheke phelto. Prothom prothom khepe giye Jodu babu bench-er upor
dNaD koriye diten. Shekhane dNaDiye dNaDiyei she khik khik kore
hashto. Shesh porjonto akdin Jodu babu bollen - Tor mathay golmaal achhe
naki re? Shomosto class obak hoye shunlo Shiuli phik kore heshe
jobab dichhe - Apnar doyay!

Jodu babu shei je rege giye chup korlen (Jolodhor-er bhashay cantaculus
raag), tarpor theke ar kothai bolen ni Shiulir shathe.

Alochyo choritro-ti holo Shiuli-r bhai BuDo. Shiuli-r cheye ak bochhorer
chhoto, BuDo chhilo amader bondhu. Jodio paagol bondhu, kintu tobu
bondhu. BuDo-r khamkheyal-gulo Shiuli-r cheye kichhu kom-i
chhilo. Hashir rog-ta chhilo. BuDo kheladhulo korto na khub ekta. Majhe
majhe hoi hoi kore mathe neme barongbar handball kore shobar kachhe gaal
kheto. BuDo bikhyato hoyechhilo primary class theke middle class-e othar
shondhikhkhone. PNach class-e. Shiuli-r moto-i ekti cantaculus byepar
ghotiye. Class nichchilen Ronjona didimoni. Tokhon tNar atota
boyesh hoy ni. Dekhte shunte besh.

Ki ekta kothay hothat BuDo dekhi haat tulechhe. Shadharonoto she haat
faat tole na. Chup chaap-i thake. Aro kichhu chhelemeye haat tulechhilo,
Ronjona didimoni BuDo-ke utshaho debar jonye bollen - Tumi-i balo
Baadol.

BuDo uthlo. Keu bhabe ni amon kichhu hobe. Dhire shusthe uthe
dNaDalo BuDo. Tarpor thanda shwore ekti palta prosno korlo.

- Achchha, apni ki Kumari?

She-i arek cantaculus kando. Ronjona didimoni BuDo-ke chul-er muthi
dhore seat theke tene niye giye nijer desk-er upor tar matha-ta
thukchhen. ShaDir aNchol fNachol khule giye lotpot korchhe. Orokom
chomotkar mishti mohilar oi rup dekhe amra chhele-rai bhoye deyaler
cheye shada hoye
gechhilaam. Ronjona didimonir naam hoye galo Ronochondi didimoni.

Pore amra BuDo-ke bollam - Tui ki khepa naki re? Kopale shNidur nei,
Kumari chhaDa ar ki?

BuDo bollo - Otai miss kore gechhilaam. E bhul ar hobe na..."

********

Rahul-er diary theke :

" ... Shei BUDo-r chhilo onker matha. Library ghNete bangla horofe lekha
Keshob Chondro Nag-er boi theke bhishon shokto shob onko korto she boshe
boshe. Delhi Board-e oshob lage na. Laagleo class six-er chhele-der
jonyo noy.

Class eight-e BuDo-ra bodli hoye chole galo. Jabar age she Bonomaali-r
kachhe tar okhkhoy keerti-r duto nomuna rekhe gechhilo. Bonomaali-ke
khub-i bhalobashto BuDo. Bolechhilo - Egulo rakh. Akdin kaje lagbe tor.

Onek din pore Bonomaali eshob omulyo jinish dekhiyechhilo amay. Tokhon
ami ar Bonomaali akhsonge kushonge mishchhi. Dujone dujonke chokhe
chokhe rakhi. Pachhe poton-er pothe akjon arekjon-ke pichhu phele egiye
jay.

Shondhebela ghorer bhitor alo jele dekhiyechhilo duto
noksha. Khub-i bishonno chhilo. Ami-to du phNota chokher jol-o
phelechilaam harano bondhu-der udyeshye. Bonomaali oboshyo
jonmoto: kNade na.

BoDo shada kagoje duti pyramid-er noksha. Onek matha khatiye BuDo
baniyechhilo naki. Kagojer tolay khude khude okhkhore onko kosha achhe.

Bonomaali angul diye diye dekhiyechhilo - Ei dakh. Pyramid-er jomir
khetro-pholer shonge prithibir ayoton
ebong shurjo theke prithibir durottwo gun korle ta thik pyramid-er
ayoton-er shonge shurjer ayoton gun korle ja hoy tar shoman. Kimba
pyramid-er deyaler ayoton-er borgomul-er shonge pyramid-er uchchota-r
jogphol shouro-mondoler byashardher thik ak-koti koti bhag-er ak
bhag.

Bangla-y lekha shob. Bangla boi theke jamiti poDto BuDo.

Aro achhe. Pyramid-er janla gulo amon bhabe boshano je
okhyangsho onujayi pyramid-ke bisheshbhabe dNad korale thik bela barotar
shomoy pyramid-er bhitore shudhu ekti pathor chhara ar shob kichhu
ondhokar hoye jabe. Shei pathor shoralei nicher gorbho-grihe jabar
rasta.

Erokom chhotrish-ta shutro mene toiri kora hoyechhe noksha-gulo.
Othocho pyramid duto dekhte ekebarei alada hobe. Shob dik thekei
shoman, kintu shadrishyo dekhte gele chokh buje onker chokh niye dekhte
hobe.

Bonomaali bollo - Ekebare ashol pyramid-er moto jotil. Kono dik thekei
tar cheye kom noy. Othochho size-e khub chhoto. Du-tola baDir shoman.

Ami bollam - tahole to amrai banate pari.

Bonomaali bollo - Seriously nichchish naki? Paaglar kando. Onkota thik-i
achhe. Check kore dekhechhi. Smriti hishebe rekhechhi. Majhe majhe
dekhi.

Ami bolechhilaam - Banalei ba khoti ki? Sharajibon dhore poysha
jomabo. Tarpor morle shob niye
Pyramid-er bhitor. Salt Lake-e mayer jomi achhe tin
katha. Desh deshantor theke lok ashbe dekhte. Kota bangalir pyramid
hoy? Bhalo hobe na?

Idea-ta mone dhorehhilo Bonomaalir. Bollo - Ekta toke dite pari tahole. Tor ar
Polash-er biyer joutuk.

Tokhon-o sherokom-i hobe bole thik chhilo. Polash ar amar biye hobe e
bishoy shondeho chhilo na amader. Protyakhyan korechhilo
Polash. Kintu asha chheDe debar moto kichhu noy. Mone hoyechhilo,
khelachchhe. Khelate khelate thik dhore nebe. Debu-dar kotha ekbar-o
othe ni tokhon.

Bonomaali Phorash-khana theke photocopy kore diyechhilo shei ratrei.
Original-ta day
ni. Sheta-r onyo mulyo achhe. Tachhara ami bhishon jinish harai.

Pordin ghum theke uthe, nesha chhut. Dujone-i hashahashi
korlaam. Copy-ta Bonomaali ar pherot chay ni. Ami-o di-i ni.

Shei noksha akhon amar bichhanar toshoker niche. Bonomaali
janena. Shondeho korte pare. Rekhe diyechhi. Gupto-dhon-er moto.
Bhablam Polash-ke phulshojyar rate diye bolbo: Let's do it...."

********

Rahuler diary :

" .. Let's do it. Amon kichhu ekta kori, jate amader bhalobasha
chirayoto, omor hoye jabe. Jibon-er kachhe, mrityu-r kachhe eo to ek
ogniporikhkha! Esho ogni-porikhkha di-i.

Akhon shei kothatai Debu-da bolbe. Onek beshi manabe Debu-da-ke. Onek
shundor hobe shei bola. Polash hashbe na. Bolbe na - Ar kobita pholash
na, Rahul! Borong mon diye shunbe. Chokh baDo baDo kore.

Oder biyete kichhu debo na. Kono mulyoban crockery set noy. Moharghyo
Phuldani noy. Robi Thakur-er jibon chorit-o noy. Amon kichhu noy ja amar-o
thakbe. Thakte pare. Ba shokoler-i thake.

Pyramid-er noksha-tai debo. Oder pyramid hok. Oder hok shukher
shongshar. Babu-i pakhir basha. Bhobishyot. NeeD.

Omorota oder. Shoubhagyo. Oder hobe nonod, thakurpo, shala-shali. Jamai
shoshthi. Onyoprashon. Shadh. Ga guliye uthbe bachcha hobar age. Oder
jonyo shouro-mondol-er bashardho otol hoye rudhdhoshashe
opekhkha korbe pyramid-er.

Teto beer kheyechhi ak botol. Tai ga gulobar kotha tullam.

Amar kichhu hobe na. Pyramid to noy-i. Ami thakbo nordomar aborjonar
moto. Shobhyota theke dure. Shukorer paniyer moto.

Chhoto kobor hote pare. Shat foot by tin foot. Matir niche,
shNatshNete ondhokare. Shombhoboto Kono sheyal daka jongoler
kachhe. Ghalib-er koborer theke dure.

ChNader aloy mati theke uthe eshe boshbo shei mosrin koborer upor. Koler
upor posha hyena-r norom shorir. Haat bulochchhi. Pholok theke
dhore dhore, eka-eka path korchhi nijer epitaph.

Ak muthi chhai - jodi uDe jai

uDe giye poDi - tomader ghore

aNcholer ghaye - abar uDiyo....

Sentimental podyo Bonomaali-ke dekhano jay na. Nirash hoye poDe.

Ki kore bojhabo, shob lok ak-rokom bolishtho hoy na? Ki kore bojhabo
bhalobasha manei durbolota?

Ki kore bojhabo, ami bhitu? ... "

****************

Rahul-er diary theke:
" ...Debu-da akbar-o janachchhe na, kotha theke naam janlo amar. Tahole ki
jebar school-e table tennis-e runner up holaam shebar Debu-da, ba tar
chena keu prize distribution-er din amake lokhkho korechhe? Kimba e-o
hote pare bideshi cigarette ene class-e khete giye je tinjon dhora
pore assembly-te bet khelo, Debu-da amak-eo tader modhye-i
dhorechhe. Tader akjon-er naam-o to chhilo Rahul. Othoba Debuda khNoj niye
jenechhe kara kara Polash-der baDite jatayat kore. Tahole eo jenechhe
ami ar kothay kothay jai.

Ami shabdhan holaam. Debu-dar pishi-ke bollam - Ki khaben bolun. Debuda
omni hNa hNa kore bollo - Tomra ki khabe balo, ami anchhi. Tarpor ami ar Debuda
uthe gelaam footlong, pizza ar tutti frutti ice-cream niye
ashte.

Counter-er shamne dNDiye Debuda gola namiye bollo - Shyamoli
ki khub raag korechhe? Pishi-ke niye elaam bole deri hoye galo. Ami eka
ele scooter-ei chole ashtaam. Pishi bollo pillion-ride korte parbe na.

Ami bollam - Ektu bhoDke gachhe arki. Shei jonye-i amake ashte holo.
Debu-da ha ha kore heshe bollo - Amake bhoy? Amrai ajkalkar chhelemeyeder
beshi bhoy kori. Tomra amader cheye dher beshi shahoshi. Ami to pishi
ashate bNachlaam. Tumi-o eshe bhalo korechho.

Ami bollam - Debu-da, Polash-ke apni bhoy pan?

Debuda chokh pit pit kore bollo - Polash! Dak nam?

Ami matha naDlaam.

Debu-da bollo - Dakho Rahul, tomra to akhon baDo hoyechho, tai eshob
bolchhi. Age chhoto chhile. Chhoto bole dekhechhi. Tarpor hothat shobai
baDo hoye gele. Dinkaal palte gelo. Akhon shobai khub taratari
baDe. Amader moto noy. Amra onyo ak jug-e atke achhi. Tomra onyo arek
jug-e. Onek bishoy-e tomra amader cheye-o baDo hoye gachho. Bujhle?

Ami bollam - Na.

Debu-da chup kore theke heshe phello - Amra meyeder shathe thik mishte
shikhini. Class-er meyera onek agai be tha kore kete gachhe. Biye,
courtship eshob byepaar-e amra ekebare novice. Hate khoDi-o hoy
ni. Tomader, bishesh kore tomader boyeshi meye-der eshob byepaare nijer
cheye senior bolei mone hoy.

Ei kotha! Shune ami-i obak hoye gelaam. Je Debu-da notun ball-er
swing-ke bhoy peto na she akhon meyeder bhoy pay? Bhoyer ki achhe?
Meyera ki rakhkhosh?

Debu-da ke shahosh debar jonyo ami bollam - Meyeder amrao ektu ektu bhoy
pai. Tobe Polash shero'm meye noy. Polash onekta chheleder-i moto. Kono
oshubidhe hobe na apnar, dekhben.

Khanikhkhon chup kore theke Debuda bollo - Tai? Khoborta diye bNachale
bhai. Chheleder moto hole khub-i shubidhe hoy amar.

Tarpor amader order eshe galo. Gorom gorom thala haate niye ami kNata
chamoch jogaD korte chhutlaam..."

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Pizza-y chhuri chalate chalate Debu-dar pishi bollen- Tahole tor
ma-babar shathe dekha kore ekta tarikh thik kore pheli? Ki bolish? Ami
abar ashbo. July mashe.

Pishi onekhkhon agei tumi theke tui-te neme eshechhen. Rahul-keo tui
bolchhen. Ekhane-o Rahul note korlo pishir akromonatmok khela. Shyamoli
thikmoto defense korte parchhe na.

She vegetable pizza-r piece niye boshe achhe. Gilchhe kintu
khachchhe na.

- Ato taDataDi korar ki dorkar achhe?

- Kano? Debu-ke tor pochhondo noy?

Shyamoli ki bolbe bhebe pachche na. - Ta noy... Kintu, amar to poDashona shesh
hoy ni.

- O ei kotha. Tui to amader baDi theke-i poDashona korte parish. Keu
baron korbe na. Debu-r baba to bhishon poDashonar bhokto.

Rahul Shyamoli-ke shahajyo korar jonyo bole - Biyer por jodi poDashonay
mon na dite pare! Shei bhoy korchhe bodh-hoy.

Pishi chokh pakiye Rahul-ke bollen - Chup kor dNepo chhele. Biye na
korle-i meyeder mon uru uru hoy. Biyer por ekta sthirota ashe
bujhli! Paye ektu shikol poDe thik-i. Kintu monta shanto hoy. PoDashona
to biyer porei shobcheye bhalo hoy. Janish amar ek bondhu biyer por IAS
holo. Tar meye biye kore duto bachcha manush korte korte plane chalachchhe!

Debu-da bollo - Ah, chhaDo na oke! PoDashona korte chaile iye-ta dudin
baad-e holeo hoy.

Pishi bollen - "iye" mane? Biye bol!

Debu-da bollo - Tai to bollam!

Pishi bollen - Totodin tora dujon dekha-shakhkhat korbi na?

Debu-da footlong-e amon lomba kamoD dilo je tar ar kichhu bolar upay
roilo na. Shyamoli coffee-r cup-e chini gulchhe mon diye.
Rahul bollo - Amader ichchhe dujon dujon-ke
chine nik. Dhorun shoptahe akdin jodi ora ektu edik odik ..

Pishi hashte hashte goDiye poDlen. - "Amader ichche"! Tui ki or guardian
naki re?

Shanghatik aggressive khela! DhNok gillo Rahul.

*********

Rahul-o ektu byomke gachhe. Taratari shamle niye bole - Elder
brother! Kothabarta shune amak-ei chhoto mone hoy. Kintu ta noy.

- O tai! Pishi hashi thamiye dom nilen - Ar "edik odik" korte gele
podashona-ta kon dike jabe jaadu? Joto dosh shob biyer naki? Shon Shyamoli,
ekta idea di-i toder. Biyeta kore phal. Shoshur baDi-te giye dudin
thak. Jodi dekhish podashona hochche na, porikhkhar age baper baDi chole
jabi. Koyek mash tene poDbi. Ki bol?

Rahul haat tole. - Maratmok kutshapriyo paDa oder. Baaper baDite meye
phiriye diye gachhe janle ke ki bolbe thik nei. Khub-i kharap lagbe
shunte.

- Mane? Bhoyonkor chote gachhen Pishi. - Bollei holo? Ar "edik odik"
korle keu kichhu bolbe na? Eta ekta kotha holo naki? Biye ekta
respectable byepaar. Shyamoli ekta bhalo meye, Debu ekta bhalo
chhele. Joto taratari biyeta hobe toto-i bhalo hobe!

Shyamoli korun mukh kore Debu-dar dike du akbaar chailo. Debu-da chailo
Rahul-er dike. Aro korun bhabe. Rahul onubhob korlo tar dui kNadhe
osheem dayityer bojha. Abar ak ak shomoy mone hochchhe - Dhuttor! Ato
jhamela-r ki dorkar? Biyeta kore nilei to pare!

- Arektu pizza nin. She pishi-r ekagrota bhongo korar cheshta kore. -
Chomotkar hoyechhe, tai na?

- Bombay-te er cheye bhalo banay. Tora okhane ay, toder khaoabo. Pishi
eknagaDe onekgulo kotha bole ektu hNapiye gachhen.

- Thank you! Rahul bole. Shiggir-i Bombay jabo. Kothay thaken apnara?

- Colaba-y. Gechhish naki konodin?

- Na. Okhan theke Mithun-dar baDita kotodur?

RAhul khelar goti-ta paltate chay. Nijer paye ball rakhar
byepar. Possession football.

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Pishi ektu thotomoto kheye gachhen. Ei prothom Rahul ektu upper hand
nite perechhe. Pishi aste kore jiggesh korlen - Mithun-da ke? Mithun
Chakraborty-r kotha bolchhish naki? Pishi-r golay ektu pizza atkechhe.

- Abar ke? Oi naam ar kojoner hoy?

- Tumi cheno naki take? Debu-dao ashchorjo hoye gachhe. Rahul aDchokhe
dekhlo Polash otyonto oshontushto mukh kore tar dike chaichhe. Kintu
akhon thamle ar Pishi-ke atkano jabe na. Rahul bhablo - Hoy espar ki
ospar. Shobai-ke road-roller diye flat kore she egiye jabe.

- Khub bhalo kore! Hashimukhe Debu-da-ke bole she. Bombay gele
Mithun-dar baDitei uth-te hobe. Noile rokhkhe nei. Kumfu diye Arob
Shagore phele deben.

Pishi nak shNitke bollen - Mithun Chakraborty toke othith-shotkar korar
jonyo boshe achhe! Chhoh! Tomake oi Colaba-tei uth-te hobe,
chNadu. Bombay-te Hotel bhaDa to jano na.

Rahul gombhir hoye bollo - Mithun-da bhishon bhalo lok. Amake chhoto
bhaiyer moto dakhen. Jogita boudi-r ekta phutphute pahaDi kukur
achhe. KhNoj niye dekhben, tar naam-o Rahul.

Rahul-ke je shotyi-i Mithun Chakraborty sneho koren, tar er cheye
okatyo proman hoy na. Shune Debu-dar-o chokh kopaale uthe gachhe.

- Tumi eshob baniye baniye bolchho na to Rahul?

- Na Debu-da. Baniye bolbo kano? Oder chhoto chhele Mimo amar khub
naota. Oke ami bangla shekhabo bole kotha diyechhi. Bodole Jogita boudi
amake Gujrati ar Italian shekhaben. Jogita boudi khub bhalo Italian
bolen, janen to?

- Eshob bhitorer khobor ki shobai jane? Debu-da sandwich chibote chibote
bollo. Tomar name kukur pushlo kano baloto?

- O sheta! Ha, ha kore hashe Rahul. - She ak romhorshok golpo. Pishi-r
bishshwash hobe na. Rahul nijer seat-e chaoDa hoye ektu haat pa chhoDiye
boshe. Shyamoli kNuchke chole gachhe onyodike. Rahul-er chhNoya-o ar
shoichhe na tar. Kintu jome gachhe khela. Akhon choturdike
boundary mere Pishir length, line, swing shomosto noshto kore dite hobe.

Pishir dike aluminium-er thala egiye diye Rahul bole - Arektu khan
Pishi. Bombay-r moto na holeo, Delhi-r best.

Onek kichhu bolar chhilo Rahul-er. Onek dayitwo chhilo ghaDer upor. Hothat
Shyamoli ushkhush kore uthe shob banchal kore dilo.

Pishi bollen - Uthbe ektu?

Shyamoli bollo - HNya.

Shyamoli ar Pishi uthe bathroom-e chole gelen. Debuda Rahulke bollo -
Biyeta hoye gele-i kintu bhalo hoto. Baba-ma baddo buDo hoye
poDechhen. Bishesh kore ma-er shorir-mon bhalo thake na. BaDi-te ekta
notun lok ele anondo paben oNra.

Rahul chup. Debuda hashte hashte bollo - Mithun-er byepaare ato jaanle
ki kore?

Rahul ghaaD chulkoy. - Magazine-e podechhi. Chithi-o likechhilaam
duto. Bombay gele onar okhane uthbo kina jiggesh korechhilaam. Mimo-ke
bangla shekhabo. Jobab asheni. Mouno-ta shommoti-r-i lokhkhon na?

Kukurer namer byeparta ar Debu-da jante chay na. Hashtei thake.

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Rahul-er diary theke :

".... BaDi phirbaar pothe Polash scooter-e uthe mukh gNoj kore
roilo. Ami bollam - Achcha jar jonyo churi kori shei bole chor!

Polash hothat norom hoye bollo - Labh ki holo bol? Majhkhaan theke
atogulo mithye kotha bolli. Erpor keu tor kono kotha bishwash korbe?

Na korle tader-i khoti. Polash-ke eshob bojhano amar kommo na. Ami chup
korei roilaam.

Ashchorjo! Ami ki shotyi kotha boli na? Odhikangsho shomoy-ei to shotyi
boli! Du akbar baniye bollei ki average kharap hoye galo naki?

Debuda-r Pishi-ke srota baniye diyechhilaam. Bishshash korun ar nai
korun, hNa kore shunchhilen. Puro niyontron chhilo alochonar
upor. Tarpor bujhlaam, shobai Polash-er birudhdhe. Amon-ki
Debu-dao. Shudhu ami-i pap kore kore bNachabar cheshta korchhi meyetake.
Shesh porjonto shobai kichhu kichhu pelo. Pishi-r holo jit. Debu-da pelo
bou. Ami pelaam mithyebadi-r kolonko. Polash shudhu pelo na kichhu.

Ami mone mone bollam - Polash, ekta golpo shunbi? Shudhu tor jonyo
eker por ek mithye bolte pari. Shudhu tor jonyo loker chokhe chhoto hoye
jabo. Kolonko nebo. Ektukhani tor. Bakita shob amar.

Kintu Polash cheye roilo onyodike. Udash hoye. Baire rastaghat chhutchhe
ulto-dike. Phuriye jachchhe poth...."

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Rahul-er diary theke :

" .... Hoy ni. Kintu hoteo parto. Polash chailei hoto. Chay ni, tai
shudhu golpo.

Dui Rahul-er golpo (Shudhu Polash-er jonyo)
*******************************************

Debuda bollo - Tomar name kukur pushlo kano baloto? Ami bollam - She ak
obishyashyo ghotona. Kulu Manali-te sheet-kale shooting hochchhe. Ektai
baDo Hotel. Mithun-da uthechhen. Director, Dance Director, Fight
Director erao shob uthechhe. Unit-er lokera edik odik chhoto chhoto
motel-e jayga kore niyechhe. Amra chhilaam Hill View -te. Duto ghor
bhaDa niye. Sheet poDechhe besh, kintu borof-er dekha nei.

Debuda bollo - Mithun-er shathe rastay dekha hoye galo?

Ami bollam - She to hotoi. Ashte, jete dekha hoto. Keshar-er dhaba-y
eshe omelet khete bhalobashten. Amra gola phatiye
banglay adda dichhilaam, Mithun-Da
baire theke jete jete ak raate chNechiye bollen - kotha kom, kaj
beshi. Byas amra hero hoye gelaam. Dhabar malik amader table-e eshe
gola nichu kore bolchhe - Mithun Chakraborty kya bola aplogNo ko?
Amra bollam - Beshi
kore khete bolechhen, jate muscle hoy. Do do omelet aur le ao.

- Kintu romanchokor ghotona-ta ghotlo akdin shokale. Shooting-er shomoy.
Vashishth bole ekta jayga achhe. Manali theke kichhuta dure. Hot spring
royechhe prochur.

Pishi bollen - Jani. Sulphur achhe jole. Onek-e shei jonyei jay. Skin
disease share naki.

Ami bollam - Thik. Shekhane jabar pothe ekta pahaDi jhorna pore.
Rasta theke ektu
dure. Borof nei, tai gaan-er scene tola jabe na. Kintu ekta fight scene
bodh-hoy tola jete pare. Ei thik kore okhane unit niye giyechhe fight
director. Mithun-da kalo chamDar jacket ar kalo choshma pore easychair-e
boshe pahaD dekchhen. Pashe Mimo khela korchhe, Jogita boudi ool boonte
boonte rod poyachchhen. Shonge ekta shada, chhotto, kutkute kukur.

Debu-da bollo - Rahul.

Ami bollam - tokhon-o namkoron hoy ni. Mithun-da khub kukurer bhokto
janen to. Kukur-ta sthaniyo. Mithundar pochhondo hoate fan-era
present kore diyechhe. Edike hoyechhe ki,
khelte khelte hothat kukurta pa pichhle pahaDi
jhornar jole jhopang kore pore gachhe. Shobai galo galo
bolchhe. Hulusthul kando! Mimo-to jole jhNap day ar ki!

- Tarpor? Pishi jiggesh korlen. - Tui-o jhNap dili jole?

- Are na. Bollam ami. Downstream-e chhilaam to! Kukurta bheshe ashtei
ekta pa baDiye dilam or dike. Moja khimche dhore uthe elo. Khub-i
budhdhimaan kukur. Ekhankar kukurder moto noy. Kintu shesh
muhurte ami-i slip kore jole poDe pant tant bhijiye phellam. Mithun-da,
Jogita boudi, Mimo, shobai khub khushi. Fight director bollen -
Bombay-te chole esho. Kaj debo. Akshathe boshe lunch khelaam. Mimo to
chhaDtei chay na. Jogita boudi bollen - Ratre dinner-e esho amader
Hotel-e. Kintu ami jete parlaam na.

- Tui Mithun-er shonge dinner appointment miss korli? Pishi-keo obak
kore diyechhi totokhkhone.

Ami bollam - Bhishon jwor hoye galo. Shordir dhat achhe to. Orokom haD
kNapano sheet-e bhije gaye chhilaam onekhkhon. Dinner khabo ki?
HNush-i nei pray. Ratribela dekhi baDo shaDo ekta haat mathay bulochchhe
keu. Bili kete dichchhe.
Ami bhablaam Bonomaali. Bollam - Kheyechhish? Jobab elo -
Hum. Golata ektu bhari shonalo. Ami katre uthe bollam - Amar dinner-ta galo
re. Orokom ki ar konodin khete pabo? Bhari golay abar jobab elo - Kotha
kom, kaj beshi. Dinner paliye jachchhe na. Akhon ghum.

Puro tindin jwore poDe roilaam. Mithun-da, Jogita boudi shooting-er
phNake phNake eshe khNojkhobor niten. Pholer tukri rekhe jeten. Sheshob
amar bondhura kheto. Tarpor shere uthe roj dupure Mimor shathe oder
Hotel-e giye kheltaam. Jogita boudi-r shathe golpo kortaam. Mithun-da
ghore elei gombhir bhabe bolten - Kotha kom kaj beshi. Tai niye hashashi
kortaam boudi ar ami. Shooting-er shesh din darun dinner party
holo. Film-er Heroine Kimi Katkar Hall-er majhkhane dNariye bollen - Rahul
ekti pran bNachanor jonyo nijer pran biponno korechhe. Ladies and
gentlemen please give him a big hand. Potpot kore tali poDchhe. Tokhon
Mithun-da hall-er majhkhane eshe bollen - Aj theke ei kukurtar naam holo
Rahul. Jate o konodin na bhole ke or pran bNachiyechhilo. Abar godgoD
kore hat-tali. Tarpor Kimi-di dui Rahul-er kopale duto kore chumu
dilen. Rahul-er kane kane bollen - I love you.

Pishi bollen - Kimi toke eshob bolechhe? Gul dish na Rahul.

Ami bollam - Amake noy. Onyo Rahul-ke.

Shobai hNaph chheDe bNachlo. Debuda bollo - Onyo Rahul-er boyesh koto
akhon?

Ami bollam - PNach. Protyek jonmodin-e chhobi pathay ora.

Aro onek kichhu bolar chhilo. Onek dayittwo chhilo amar kNadhe. Kintu
Polash ushkhush kore uthlo. Pishi bollen - uthbe ektu?

Polash bollo - HNya.

Ora dujon uthe galo Bathroom-e. Khelata jite enechhilaam. Kintu ora
khelte dilo na.

Ora uthe gele Debuda amar kane kane bollo - Ami tomar
Polash-ke chai, Rahul. Ami oke Manali-te, jhuro jhuro borofer modhye
log cabin-e agun jaliye kusti korte niye jabo. Polash-er ki ta
bhalo lagbe na, balo?

Debuda-r chokhe shei fireplace-er shoto shoto chela khater agun.

- Biyeta pichhote dio na Rahul...

-Shomapto-

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Rahul-er diary theke :

"...
Kamon holo Polash? Shesh line-gulo? KNata diye uthlo na gaye?

Shobai tor biye dite chay. Ki kore thekabo ami? Ami-o to tate khushi-i.

Toder shonge Honeymoon-eo jabo. Nepali daroyan hoye. Sherpa Rahul
Thapa. Toder log cabin-er baire kuDul diye du inchi kore chire rakhbo
kath. Shokale dorjar baire pabi shajano breakfast. Coffee-pot. Debu-da
toke majhe majhe bokbe nishchoi. Tokhon tor mon bhalo korte ashbo
ami. Shara dupur carpet-er upor shuye pahaDer golpo korbo dujon.

Toke golpo shonabo bolei to boshe achhi.

Jokhon ichchhe. Joto chai ..."

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[Indranil]

Rahul-er Diary Theke X
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- Who are you? Apni ke?

Rahul-er kothagulo bujhte shomoy lege gelo Shyamoli-r. Tarpore-i
telebegun-e jwole uThechhe she. muTho pakiye dNat kiRmiR kore
oThe. rahul-i obostha bujhe shamle jay. Shyamoli-i bote, ar keu noy.

- Thatta korchhilam. iya hu. torao ekhane uThechhish naki?

edik odik takiye Rahul ar kauke dekhte pay na. Shyamoli-r baba ma
kachhakachhi-i kothao achhen aSha kora Jay. Kintu ato jayga thakte ei
shostar dhormoShalay keno?

- No questions. Shyamoli koThin thake. MaTi theke chabiTa kuriye niye
nijei tala-Ta khulte egiye Jay. Jeno eshob-i tar odhikar. Rahul akhon
kichhu bole na. Ekdin shob niye hisheb hobe.

- Ja proSno korar ami-i korbo ekhon. Age bol - gaye namaboli keno?
Shonyasi hobar cheshhta korchhish naki?

- na:, sheshob kichhu na. Mashimara kothay?

- No questions bollam na? Shyamoli talaTa puTush kore khule phele. Dorja
khultei aTok dhnoyar gondho. Odiker janla-ta brishhTir jonyo bondho kora
chhilo. Nak tipe ghore dhoke Shyamoli. Ghorer majhkhane ekTa dori
Tangiye partition kore diyechhe Bonomali. DoRiTay bhije gamchha ar
pajama jhulchhe. Dudike duTo khaTiya. Besh shNyatshNete bhab achhe ekTa.

- My God! Ekhane thakish tora?

- HNya, darun jayga, tai na? ETai naki dhormoShalar Honeymooon suite.

- Baje iyarki marish na. Shyamoli ekbar giye rahul-er dikTa arekbar
Bonomalir dikta bhalo kore ghure dekhe ney. Bonomalir dikTa ekebarei
ogochhalo. Bichhanar upor jamakapoR, khoborer kagoj, jhola, kolom,
magazine chhoRiye achhe. KokShaster chhobioyala boi. Shyamoli chokh gol
gol kore dyakhe. Rahul bojhe, poRar ichchhe, kintu shokoler shamne eshob
dhora jay na.

DeerghoShwash poRe Shyamolir. TNater ShaRite take klanto klanto
dekhay. Muk-khana tobu shundor. KokShastro ar kamShastrer boi duTo she
tule dhore. Shyamolir oshadhyo kichhu nei, Rahul ekmuhurter jonyo bhabe
ulTe dekhbe. Kintu Shyamoli aste hNete giye kNAcher janlata dhakka diye
khule boi duTo dhir hate shik goliye phele diyechhe okosmat.

- Tora ki pagol hoye giyechhish rahul?

Rahul mone mone bhabe - ke kake ki bolchhe? HoThat bhogoban-ke dakte
Shuru kore dey. Shyamoli-ke niye konodin erokom chintay poRe ni. BiR biR
kore bole Rahul - ei pagol meyemanusher hat theke amay bNachao
bhogoban. er baba-ma kothay? Gurdian koi?

Mamimar kachh theke Shekha kotha duto bar bar aoRay. - Gurudeb doya
koro, hori-Thakur rokshhya koro.

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Rahul-er diary theke: " ...

Amar to mone hoy golper Sheshh. Ki hobe ar diary rekhe? Khader dhare
eshe pa jhuliye boshe porechhi. Ichchhe hoy phire giye ektar por ekTa-ke
dhori ar peT phNak kori. tarpor to ora amay expert hate marbei.

Ichche hoy Polash-der dotolar ghore dhuke huRhuR kore shomosto
luchi-torkari-machher boRa bomi kore pherot diye ashi. Ichche kore
college-e phire shobkota porikshhay boshi. Pash-fail to bidhatar
hate. Nijer hate jototuku achhe. Ma-ke ekta cinema dekhate niye
jai. Morar age shobaike dekhiye di - ki dhoroner manushh chhilam ba hote
partam shothik pothe rakhar shobai jodi ekTu cheshTa korto.

Iskool-e thakte keu kore ni. Korleo temon ga diye noy. Amra to etogulo
chhele ekshonge kharap hoye gelam - sheta ki Shikhkhok Shikhkhika-der
nojore pore ni? Nishchoi tNader nojor chhilo onyodike. Physical
education-er classs nite eshe Giribabu desk-e matha rekhe ghumoten - ei
tora reading por, bole. Amra to ja shikhlam shob Gomez, Pannalal - eder
kachhe. tarai board-e meyeder peter bhitor kishob thake eNeke shobai-ke
bujhiye diyechhilo. Meyerai dekhe shune tho.

Sharmila Tofadar - je pore daktari porte jay, shei shudhu oshontushTo
hoye bolechhilo - peTmoTa meyeder uterus boRo ekhobor toder ke diyechhe?
Jobabe bodragi Panna sharmilar choshmar dNat bNekiye diye diye
bolechhilo - board-er chhobiTa bhalo kore dyakh, idiot. Ekhon shei Panna
ekta pan-er dokan khule boshe achhe. uchcho-madhyomik-e zero-te all
out. Porer bochhor follow on kore abar golla. College-e dhuktei parlo na
bechara. Ekbar dhuke gele thik beriye jeto. College-e keu fail kore
na. Koto opening peto. Leadership quality chhilo chheletar. Jotner
obhabe noshTo. Amader school-er shikhkhok shikhkhika-ra take school-er
gondi per kore debar shamanyo dayitwo-tuku palon korte parlen na. Tahole
ashole fail-boy kara?

Borong primary school-er didimonira bhalo chhilen. Gun-bhag-ta ThikThak
shikhechhi. TNader maine double kore deoya uchit.

Pore shei Giribabur-o dayitwoheenotar jonyo chakri jay jay. Aro
koyekbochhor por. Ak-i class. Physical education-e bochhor-er por
bochhor shei ak-i diagram. Bodh-hoy iyegulo protyek bochhor ekTu boRo
kore aNaka hoto. Giribabu akdin porabar cheshhta kore heshe
phellen. Shei dekhe amra jei ekTu gombhir hobar bhan korechhi, omni
kayda kore bollen - eshob tomader babader-o achhe. Pichhoner desk theke
omni ke bollo - kintu apnar babar to chhilo na. tarpor theke Giri babur
kachh theke amra chhelera shudhu ghrina-i peyechhi. Ghrina ar obogya.

School inspection-er din Giribabur upor chorom protishodh. Class-e eshe
chup kore boshe achhen, hNarir moto mukh. Amra boi khule reading
porchhi. Class shuru hobar age ke ba kara board-e chalk diye char
line-er kabyo likhe rekhechhe, caligraphy kore. Giribabur nojore poRe
ni, karon tini konodin board-er dike takan na.

Class-er majhamajhi inspector eshe dhuklen. Delhi board-er boRo
officer. Obangali bhodrolok, bangali mohila-ke biye korechhen naki,
bhalo bangla bolte paren. Protibochhr bangla school-gulo ini-i
dyakhen. Vice Principal tnake dorjaR goray ene chheRe dilen.

- Class ten? Boltei Giribabu hNa hnA kore ghum theke uThe bollen - yes
sir! Yes sir!.

- Kisher class hochchhe? Bhodrolok dhukei omayik bhabe jigyesh korlen.

Nobonita, first benche boshechhilo, she-o ghaR bNekiye lajuk heshe bollo
- sex education sir!

Giribabu hoi hoi kore ingriji-te bollen - She means physical education,
physical education! Ei thik kore bolo!

Inspector muchki eshe class-er bhitor du pa dhuklen. Giribabu atoi hat
kochlate byesto je Nobonitar kotha totkhonat bhule giyechhen. Inspector
ghurei dekhlen board-e bangla okhkhore podyo. Aste aste gorber shathe
shudhdho bangla uchcharone poRlen. Charte shadharon, mamuli line -

Bar bar jodi tumi chotkabe take
ekdin thik tumi motkabe take
mone rekho ei kotha Giri-raj koy
meyeder bhoy nei, chhele-der-i bhoy.

Shune kintu Giri-babur mukhTa lal TokToke hoye gyachhe. Inspector bollen
- er mane ki Gireesh -babu? Giribabu mukh nichu kore totlate totlate
bollen - I don't know sir!

Porer din shunlam Giribabu ashen ni. Keu bollo oshustho, keu bollo
suspended. Vice Principal class-e eshe bollen - tomader kachh theke
erokom byebohar asha kori ni. Tarpor meyeder udyeshyo kore bollen -
tomra nishchoi dekhechho ke likhechhe?

Meyera janto. Kintu keu jobab dilo na.

Ei meyerai amader shonge picnic ticnic-e thik chole jeto. Amra kharap
hoye jachchi jeneo. Uchyo madhyomk-er por jara medical ba engineering-e
chance peye gyalo tara ar shomporko rakhar shomoy pelo na. Chhelera
shobai average ba kharap result korlam. Chirokal-i tai hoy ei school-e,
du ekjon byetikrom bade. Shob dosher jonye-o chhelerai dayi.

Gomez pichhoner desk theke hat tule bolechhilo shudhu - I object sir!
Lekhata kono meye-o likhe thakte pare. Tahole ki amader frame kora
hochche?

onyo keu hole mar kheto. Gomez-ke mere shudhu nijer hate byetha hobe,
tai VP kichhu na bole chole gelen. Meyera tokhon fikfik kore hashchhe.

Atodin pore ami tader shobaike ei prosno-ta korte chai. Shob-i to
bujhlam. Tader onekei tuktak biye -tha kore bhalo ghore dhuke
poRechhe. Bolai bahulyo sheshob bhalo ghorer chhelera amader school-er
noy. Amader bipothe raona kore diye tara to nam josh kenar poth-i
dhorlo. Manobikotar dik diye tahole tara kNahatok shachcha? Shudhu ki
bhalo diner bondhu?

Polash shedik diye lokhkho gun bhalo. Bohudin porjonto pashe
chhilo. Orokom du-ekjon chhilo, achhe. Aste aste chhaRchhe. Tobu
kritogyo bodh kori. Mone hoy ebar nije thekei eder chhari. Dhwongsher
pothe mohila o shishuder nite nei. Polash-ke ebar life boat-e tule dite
hobe. Jar nam Debu-da...."

***********

Shyamoli janlar kachhe dNaRiye hat jharte jhaRte bole - she kothay?

She mane ke? Bonomali?

- Tar nam mukhe nite chai na. Irresponsible, oshleel chhele. Eishob boi
tui-o poRish Rahul?

- Na. PoRte dey-o na. Sharadin khaTiye mare. ETa ene de. OTa ene
de. Bhikhkhe kore an. PoRbo kokhon?

- PoRte hobe-o na tomake? Tui ki bujhte parchhish na je shobai toke
exploit korar cheshhTa korchhe?

Rahul ortho-bohul ekta pause dey. Shyamoli-r chokhe chokh rakhe. Dui
haat joRo kore dNaRiye Shyamoli, jeno koto-i utola.

- Ke amake exploit korchhe tui janish?

Shyamoli ghure janlar duTo palla haT kore khule dey. Bhije bhije baTash
ashe oi dik theke. PNachil-er oparei goli - shekhan theke kochuri bhajar
gondho.

Kochurir gondhe dujonei ekTu hotobak hoye jay. Serious kothabartar
modhye ekta lobher byepar eshe porechhe. Dujonei jeno nak uNuchu kore
gondho nebar cheshhTa kore. JaygaTa kharap na. Jotoi boluk
Shyamoli. rahul nijer bichhana-ta ektu tan tan kore diye dake.

- Boshbi to bosh.

- Dyakh tor jonyo shei bhor shokal bela uthe beriye poRechhi. Sharakhkhon
na khaoya. Koto koshhTo korte holo. Boshte boshte bole.

Abar chokh chhol chhol na kore othe, promad gone rahul. Ki kore khobor
pelo tara ekhane eshe basha niyechhe? Kar shathe elo? Guardian koi?

- Amar jonyo?

- Tor jonyo noyto ki? Ma-er khNojkhobor niyechhish kichhu ekodin? Tor
kono dayitwogyan nei? Je ja bolchhe tai korchhish?

- Mayer ki holo?

- Kichhu hoy ni. Toke phire jete hobe.

- Aj-i?

- Amader shonge-i. Baire gaRi dNaRiye achhe.

Rahul-er mone poRe jay, boRo rastar upor ekta taxi dNaRiye
chhilo. Dilli-r number plate. Ekhane birol noy. Rahul-er oboshyo
nijoshyo oshubidhe achhe pherar.

- Kintu Polash amar je life risk? Bonomali-i to bNachalo!

- Phaltu ojuhat dish na rahul. Tui emon keu na jake na marle gundader
cholchhe na. Kobe chuke buke gyachhe shob. Akhon to regular college
hochchhe. kono jhonjhat-i nei. Problem hole tor Debu-da shamle debe
bolechhe. Or chena lok achhe duto party-tei.

- SheTa age bolish ni keno?

Shyamoli khaTer upor arekTu jNakiye boshe. Ceiling-er dike cheye bole -
jantam naki? Ei to janlam. Aste aste janchhi shob, dekhchhish na? Ne: ar
deri korish na. Jinishpotro pack kore ne. Uth-te hobe.

- Ar Bonomali?

- Moruk she.

*************

Rahul-er ekta rucksack bhore phelte beshi shomoy lage na. Shyamoli-o
shahajyo kore. Namaboli-ta khule ekta shirt porechhe. Shyamolir
kothamoto bathroom-e giye pajama khule pant-o pore ashe.

- Namaboli-tao jabe?
- Dam diye kena..

Shyamoli ar dwirukti na kore atbhNaj kore phale. rahul-i theshethushe
dhokachchhe shob.

- Eshob abar ki?
- GNajar chhilim.
- What?!!
- bonomali khay. Ami to smoke kori na.

Shyamoli neRe cheRe dekhe rekhe dey.

- Quick, quick. Dhiledhala kaj ami pochhondo kori na. Ei kagojer modhye
ki?

Khoborer jagoj joRano tin charTe bhije under pant. Kichhu bolar agei
khule dekhechhe Shyamoli. Bonomalir probhabe akhon rahul shasroyi
hoyechhe. Shat-dine ekbar underwear paltay. Bonomali bujhiyechhilo -
purushder oto lage na. Ektu porishkar thakbi. Dry thakbi. Tahole
du-shoptaho-o chalano jay. Moylagulo jomiye rekhe akdin kachlei holo.

Rucksack kNadhe niye Shyamolir pichhu pichhu beriye ase Rahul. chabita
Aggarwal-ke diye beriye jabe. Bonomalir kachh theke-o okhanei biday niye
nite hobe. Atodur theke keu nite eshechhe, take ki phiriye deoya jay?

Aggarwal-er office-e dhuktei Shyamoli-r guardian-er mukhomukhi. Debuda
chair-e boshe hatoler upor ekta lomba pa tule rekhechhe. Rahul-ke
dekhiye Shyamoli bolchhe - kotokhkhon laglo eke ante?

Debuda ghoRi dekhe bole - ponero minute. Kom-i hobe. Ei speed-e cholle
gongay ekTa dub diye jaoya jay.

Bononali pasher seat-e hotobhomber moto boshe achhe. Aggarwal hoi hoi
kore bollo - rahulbabu chole jachchhen naki? Ami to bhablam apnar
dost-rai theke jaben.

Shyamoli bollo - achchha gongar ghaT ekhan theke kotodur?

Debuda bole - Porer bar. Ghat-ta shotyi kotodur?

Aggarwal bole - Adha mile. Rahulbabu-i niye jaben apnader.

Bonomali tabil-e ekTa biraaT chapor mere bole - Damn it! Tui chole
jachchhish?

Ei shobdokolper modhye Rahul eka thanda. Bhebchinte bole - Tui bolish to
theke jai.

Ebar Shyamoli ar Debu-dar hotobhombo hobar pala. Ar bonomali nijer
chair-e aram kore boshe edik odik chay.

**********

Shyamoli ar Bonomalir modhye erokom kichhu ekta hotoi. Onekdin dhore-i
batashe ekTa jhoRer purbabhash paoya jachchhilo. Etodin dhore bonomali-i
ekta upper hand niye eshechhe - tar kono durbolota chhilo na bole. She
jodi bolto - Rahul tui jachchhish? Ja. Tahole Shyamoli jiteo jitto
na. Hoyto Rahul Dilli obdhi giye abar pherar bus dhorto.

Shob-i bujhte pare Rahul. Take ekTa side nite hobe. Je jitbe she dikei
jabe ki? Bonomali_ta baundule - jibone kichhu hochchhe na tar. Kintu mon
khub shokto. Kaner modhye abar keu bol dey - je pokhkher porajoy she
pokhkho tyajite more koro na ahvan. Kintu porajoy je kar hobe sheTai
thahor paoya jay na.

Shyamoli rahul-er rucksack-ta khimche dhore thake. Jeno bonomali gayer
jorei keRe nebe. Rahul-er mone hoy Shyamoli bhoy peye gyachhe. Bonomali
hat pa chhoRiye boshe Debu-da-ke bollo - eto jhamela korlen keno? Khobor
chai to phone korlei hoto.

Shyamoli-ke she patta-i dichchhe na.

Debu-da bollo - surprise! surprise debar jonyo to. Tomra ki rahul-er
jonyo fight korbe naki?

Bonomali smito heshe chupchap boshe thake. Hothat Shyamoli amon ekTa
gola ber kore ja shonar jonyo keu prostut chhilo na. Bhanga bNashir moto
- pray bhNyak kore kNede phelar age meyeder jerokom gola hoy.

- Erokom shotruta korchhish kano Bonomali? Toder ki ar biye hobe na?

Debu-da kothata shune tar agu-pichhu kichhu-i bujhte na pere hNa hoye
gyachhe, ar Bonomali chairTa ek jhoTkay pichhone shoriye toRak kore
laphiye uthe torjoni tule shhaShate thake.

- Damn it, Polash, Damn it! Rahul-ke niye ja khushi kor. I don't
care. But watch it! Watch it! Kar shathe kotha bolchhish sheTa kheyal
rekhe -

**********

Rahul-er Diary theke: "....

Ashol kothaTa tai. Polash bojhe. Bujhbe na hoy?

Shobai ek ekdike chhiTke jachhhi. Keu upore keu niche. Chhele-ra dichche
pan-er dokan, meyera khulchhe dispensary. Polash shoja poth bechhe niye
debu-da-ke biye kore phelchhe. Dosh-er noy, dosh deoya-o uchit noy.

Shudhu amader, jader kichhu hochchhe na - tader byarthota-bodh o tai
theke-i ekTu ektu rag bidwesh eishob jonme porishkar moner jol ghola
kore day. Polash-er kachhe (ba dur theke) Bonomalir hoye, nijer hoye
khoma cheye nichchhi. Amader poRashona, chakri, biye kichhui holo
na. Guru pelam na. Jibone settle hote parar shomoy bodh-hoy periye-i
jachchhe. Ta hok. Jara tader poth khNuje peyechhe tader hingshe korbo
keno?

Borong kachhakachhi thakbo. Tader shukh theke anondo pabo. Ek ekdin -
kono chhuTi kimba puja parbon-er dine - bhalo istiri kora jama, suit
ityadi pore chole jabo tader baRite. bagane dinner-er tabil-e Polash-er
chhele-ke hNatu-r upor boshiye (chhele-i hok ei kamona) nachabo. Tin
char-ghonTa quality shomoy kaTiye hNatte hNatte phire ashbo ekla ghore.

Hu hu kore taxi-r janla diye haoya. eishob bhabchhilam. Pichhon-er
seat-e ami, Polash, Debu-da. Shamne driver-er pashe
Bonomali. Haridwar-Dilli-r rastar dudike akher khet. Tar opare shurjyo
osto jachchhe. Chokh dhNadhiye jay.

Debu-da sharakhkhon bokor bokor kore Bonomali ar driver-er shathe. Ekbar
bollo gaRi thamate - akh tule ana jay kina dekhbe. Bolte boltei driver
gaRi-o thamiyechhe. Ora tinjon neme gelo khete-r modhye. Dekhlam
Bonomali ar driver akher upor hishi korchhe. EkTu dure Debu-da akh-er
danda dhore tanatani.

Polash bollo - e ki loker pallay porlam re baba! Shobai-ke dholai
khaoyabe. Ami ar Polash gaRi theke neme ektu hat pa chhoRiye nichchhi.

Polash oder dike aRchokhe eknojor dekhe chokh phiriye niye bollo - oi
akh ami dhuyeo khabo na. Ami bollam - chena lok-er iye bole? Familiarity
breeds contempt. Shune Polash hashlo. Bollo - biyer por amra pray-i
erokom beriye porbo, Ki bol?

Amader shonge nibi? Jigyesh kortei bollo - nebo. Toder dujon-ke
nebo. Ami bollam keno? Polash bollo - ei je kotha shunli, tai. Ami
bollam - she to tui bhNyak kore phelli bole. Polash bollo - rakh tor
bhNyak. Ektu seriously kichhu bollei tora bhabish emotional hoye
poRechhi. Ashole shokal shokal snan kore amar gola dhore gyachhe. Ei
bole tonsil-ta ekTu tipe dekhalo.

Debu-dara nichu akh khet theke ekTa akh tule lukiye niye ashchhe. Ami
Polash-ke bollam - Achchha, amar jonyo eshob korchhish keno bolto? Tui
ki amake bhalobashish? Tahole sheta shojashuji-o to bola jay.
Debu-da-ke joRali keno?

Polash kichhukhkhon chup kore roilo. DuTo hat Bibekanonder moto bogoler
bhitore. MaTi-r dike dekhchhe. Juto diye ghasher chabRa tulchhe. Bollo -
rahul, tor problem_Ta ki janish? Ek nombor - bhalobasha ki sheTa tor
jana nei. Dui - Ja janish na ta niye bhishon boRoboRo kotha bolar
shwobhab. Tin - mathaTa eto pnechiye gyachhe je meyeder moto kore
jogottake kichhutei dekhte parbi na.

Ami bollam - Orthat bhalobashish na, ei to? Koruna, doya ityadi dekhate
eshechhish?

Polash maTite gorto kore abar bujiye diye bollo - dhush, tai bolechhi
naki? Dhor jodi boli-o, I love you, tui ki bujhbi?

Ami bollam - Age to bol!

Tokhon Polash aste aste tinbar shotyi tai bole dilo ebong bolei put kore
gaRir bhitor.

Debu-da eshe bollo - AkhTa ki dicki-r bhitor jabe? Onek chesta koreo
sheTa dhokate para gyalo na, bhanga-o gyalo na. GaRir bhitorei dhokate
holo. Janla diye bipojjonok bhabe onekta beriyeo roilo.

Shobai gaRite uthe porar poreo ami shurjasto dekhar bhan kore baire
dNaRiye achhi. Debu-da bollo - tumi-o bathroom-e jabe naki?

- Na:, bole dandiker dorja-ta khule dhukechhi bhitore, emon shomoy
Polash noRechore uthe chokh nachiye bollo - kabyo ashchhe mone, Rahul?
..."

**********

Rahul-er diary theke: ".....

Amake chhNuyechhe she - chhNute pare abar kokhono -
ekhoni diner kachhe alo kichhu aro cheye rakhi
jate she abar chhNoya dekhe tobe chhuTi nite pari -
Amake chhNuyechhe she - abar kokhono chhNute pare

Amio bipod kichhu chhNuyechhi nijer buk diye
jodi tara ashe, jodi taRiye kothao niye jay -
aykdin ami take eibhabe pichhu phele jabo -
bhalobasha kake bole bujhi na to - kishe bhoy pabo? ..."

************

October-er majhamajhi - banglar aswin mashe - dilli-te komola ronger
rode bahito hoye koyeksho chithi giye poRlo lomba golar moroger moto
lal dakbaksho gulo-te. Rahul kichhu nije giye post kore elo shesh
muhurte - kenona bondhuder oneker-i nam kaTa giyechhilo. Rahul jante
pere shorashori Shyamolir ma-ke giye dhore. - Erokom korle to mukh
dekhano jabe na! Shyamolir ma dhormobhiru - ba emni
bhiru mohila. Shamajik loklojjar bhoy dekhale ekebare bosh hoye jan - eta
Rahul janto. Tini bollen - era toder-i bondhu? Tahole Polash nam bollo
na keno? Rahul bole - uttejonay bhule gyachhe - ami bole dichchhi apni
ekhkhuni nam likhe chiThigulo amay din. Durbhagyoboshoto Shyamoli
tokhon-i pasher baranda diye jachchhilo. Kichhu ekTa andaj kore she
ghore dhuke poRe. Chirokaler shondehobatik tar.

- Oke ki dichchho, ma?

- Biyer chiThi. Toder onek bondhu miss hoye gyachhe. Ekhkhuni post kore
dile hoyto peye jabe.

- Kon bondhu miss hoye gyachhe dekhi!

Ei bole Rahul-er list keRe pore jay Shyamoli - Goutom Odhikari, Torun
Sen, Trideeb Haldar. Proshejit BoRua ... era kobe amar bondhu chhilo?
Trideeb Haldar-er to nam-o shuni ni!

- Oi Proshenjit-er bondhu. Bole Rahul. Bondhur bondhu manei amader
bondhu, tai noy?

- Ki rubbish! Amader bondhu? Era keu amar bondhu noy. BokhaTe, fail kora
chheler dol. Class-er pichhone boshe comment pass korto. Akbochhor,
chhomash akshonge poRechhi bole ki biyete khaoyabo?

- Bhishon du:kho pabe Proshenjit.

- She to ekTa lofer. Shuchismita-ke nongra chiThi diyechhilo.

Shyamoli-r ma chiThi-gulo Rahul-er hate tule dite giye thomke jan.

- She ki re?

- Noile ki? Eder shathe shomporko rakhle bhodrolokra gaye thutu debe.

Rahul du haat tule ma o meye-ke nibritto kore. - Hold it, hold
it. Half-time, pNi pNi.., eibhabe jhogRa korle kono shomadhan hobe
na. Borong Polash tui oghore ja, ami tor shathe alada kore alochona
korbo.

Kintu Shyamoli mayer gayer shonge lege dNaRiye thake. Joutho poribar-er
shinghi-nir moto.

- Fine. Rahul kNadh jhuliye har shwikar kore nay. - Proshenjit kichhu
bhul korechhe school jibone. Akhon shudhre ghyachhe onek. Polash-ke
oshombhob srodhdha kore.

Shune Shyamoli ha ha kore hashte thake.

- srodhdha kore na onyo kichhu! tui ki poysha kheye eshechhish Rahul?
Biyete eshe gondogol korbe? Baba-ke bole police protection
rakhbo. eshober modhye jorash na Rahul. Boka bole tui age morbi.

Shyamoli-r mayer kachhe ar rahul-er prestige thake na. Bhodromohila
bhaben kirokom chhele-re baba! Rahul Shyamolir pichhu pichhu tar ghore
giye-i dhoke.

- Please shyamoli!

- Age ashol ghoTonaTa bol.

Rahul goRimoshi kore Sheshh porjonto bole. - eder dolTate dhokar
cheshhTa korchhi. Ke oder bole eshechhe amar girlfriend-er biye hoye
jachchhe, ami naki buke pathor rekhe poribeShon korbo. Ora eshob dekhte
chay. Ashuk na. Kono jhamela korbe na.

Shyamoli bole - Impossible! Mod kheye ashbe, gurujonder shathe baje
byebohar korbe. Pondo kore debe shob.

- TNader ekTu shoriye rakhlei hoy..

- Shut up rahul. Amar biyete amar gurujonder shoriye rakhbo? Bhabli ki
kore?

Pore cardgulo churi korei post kore dey rahul. CArd na pele aro beShi
kore ashto. Tokhon shotyi jhamela hoto. Card pele dhore nebe police
thakbei. PhNad pata achhe ekothao bhabte pare. Eshob kotha meyeder ke
bojhabe?

Shyamolir kichhu meye bondhu shotyi baad pore giyechhilo. Meyera meyeder
mone rakhte pare na. Rahul puro list check kore bismrito-der notun list
toiri kore.

- Ke Rinki?

- Bhalo nam Sushanta. Bole Rahul.

- Oh, shei meyeTa. She-o to fail korlo kotobar. Take-o dakte hobe?

- Daka uchit. Ki ekTa karone tar biye hochchhe na. Na dakle bhabbe avoid
korchhish.

- thik achhe niye ja chithi.

Nijer hate-i niye gyalo shei chithiTa. Rinki-keo ekbar dekha hoye
gyalo. MoTa hoye gyachhe beSh. BaRitei boshe achhe. Class nine-e
tiffin-er ghonTay jokhon shobai maThe khelte gyachhe, tokhon tinTe
class-er kichhu chhele-r shathe rendezvous kore class-room-e eshe dekha
korechhilo, ebong odbhut ek striptease dekhiyechhilo. Prokritopokshhye
jamakapoR kichhu na khule Shudhu skirt-er gher ekTu ekTu kore onekdur
obdhi tule. Tarpor class ten-er chho shat_ta chhele ekshonge - balle!
balle! balle! balle! - bole jhNapiye pore. Tokhon rahulrai shobai mile
buk diye bNachiyechhilo. MeyeTa ekhono Rahul-ke srodhdha kore shei
jonyo.

Rinki bollo - Shyamolir biye! Kar shathe? O-ma Debu-da!

Rahul-er khub jante ichche kore Debu-da-ke kokhono striptease
dekhiyehhilo kina rinki. Rinki rahul-der cheye ontoto bochhor tineker
boRo.

- Jabo kina bolte parchhi na re. Ami biSheshh beroi na ajkal. Ki hobe
oto ghure bol? Debu-da-ke jigyesh korish amay mone achhe kina? Anmona
hoye bole rinki.

- Sheta oboshyo-i korbo. Mone mone bole Rahul.

- Tui ki korchhish Rahul? Chakri takri?

- Kichchhu na. Tor biyer ki holo rinki?

- Kichchu na.

Dujonei dujoner dike cheye hashe. Dujonei ekTu kharap, noshhTo prokritir
chhele meye ar ki. Bond kore jay totkhonat.

- Tui jabi Shyamolir biyete? Jigyesh kore Rinki.

- jabo.

- Tahole ami-o jete pari. Na gele Shyamoli-ke amar hoye congratulations
bole dish.

Rinki ekhon ar skirt pore na bodh-hoy. Pa duTo moTa moTa hoye
gyechhe. Rahul mone mone bole - Ay Rinki amra phire jai. Chomotkar din
chilo, tai na? Ontoto amader pokshhye.

Rinki bole - rahul tui nije eli keno? Toder baRi to onekdur.

Rahul bole - Karonta Shunle biShwash korbi na, bolte iye-o lagchhe.

Rinki bole - Amay dekhte?

Rahul ekta onyo chokhe dyakhe Rinki hashte hashte ShaRiTa tulchhe ekTu
ekTu kore. Phorsha, moTa shoTa pa jora dekha jachche. Mone hoy eTai jeno
classroom. Ekhkhuni VP eshe hater bet_ta dorjay thuke bolben - eTa ki
hochche? Tomader kachh theke eshob aSha kori ni. Ei boyeshe-o rahul-er
buk dur dur korte thake. Sofa chheRe uThe pore dNaRay.

- Chollam. Bhalo thakish.

- bolli na to keno eshechhili?

Rahul ekTu bhabe. - Dhor jodi boli, I love you, tui ki bujhbi?

Rinki-r mukhTa serious hoye jay. - Ki bolchhish eshob? Bujhbo je tor
matha kharap hoye gyachhe.

Rhul-er hoThat mone hoy nishThurbhabe she Shyamoli-r reen ekhane Shodh
kore jabe. KoshhTe nijeke niyontrone rakhe. Ar kichhu bole na.
Hashte hashte beriye ashe.

- Ta ta, Rinki.

- Ta ta, Rahul.

Shomosto chithi bili kore diye tar buker
bhitor-ta singing beach-er moto gom gom kore.

Jolodhor-er baRir kachh diye hNeTe jete jete dyakhe tar baba-ke chhat-er
upor TV-r antenna niye narChaRa korte. Jolodhor-er bhai-ta ekebare
opodartho. Ekbar giye jigyesh korle hoy - kemon achhen? Tarpor mone hoy
- dhuttor ki hobe abar shob mone koriye diye.

Sharadin dhore edik odik ghoraghuri kore. Bonomalir baRite giye Shone
she nei. Shekhan theke beriye shondhyebela hNaTte hNaTte
college-e. Pichhoner ekta gate adh-kholai thake. Sheyaler moto ektu
thele dhuke jay compound-e.Keu koththao nei. Baganer ghashe ekta darun
ondhokar ghapTi mere boshe achhe. Shekhanei giye ghasher upor jhNapiye
pore. Shoy, boshe abar Shoy. Eibhabei onekhkhon keTe jay. Baganer paSh
diye majhe majhe du ek jon hNeTe jay. Hostel-er chhelera. Golar ayoyaje
bujhte pare oneke-i tar chena. Mess-e jachchhe rater khabar khete. Sheo
jete pare. Karo shonge boshlei khaiye debe. Mulyo dite hobe du-ghonTa
bokor bokor. Omuker cinema, tomuker gaan eshob niye alochona. Tar cheye
khali peTe thakao bhalo.

Ondhokare ektajwol jwole chokh. KhNuje khNuje Rahul-er kachhe chole
ashe. Daroyan-er lyangRa kukur. GondhoTa chene. Gheyo gaye ekta hat
rakhtei kNui kNui Shobdo. sheta-ke pashe niye-i Shuye pore
rahul. Onubhob kore akaSher tara. Tar modhye ekta pother
nirdeSh. SposhhTo-i dekha jay. Atodin dekhlo na ki kore? Byarthotar
modhye-i to punorjonmer ichchhe.

Jolodhor, Polash, Rinki, Bonomali, Tavleen, ma, debu-da gheyo kukur shokole
milemiShe je moronSheel jogot tar modhye chitroShilpir moto keu take
phuTiye tulchhe. Ek-i naam, ek-i mukh. EkTu adhTu nijoshwo choritro. Er
beShi ke chay? Er beshi kar lage?

*************

Rahul-er diary theke - "....

Pujor thik agei biyer din poRechhilo. Polash-er biyer bajar korte ora
shobai himshim. Ami ekta shirt peye gelam. Shombhoboto debu-da-der karo
jonyo kena hoye pore pochhondo hoy ni. Age hole shojashuji jigyesh kore
nitam. Ekhon bhishhon bhalo laglo peye. Bollam - biyer din eTai porchhi
tahole.

College-e jachchhi shomoymoto. Class abar ager moto hoi hoi kore
hochchhe. Lecturer jigyesh korlen - tomar mukh to dekhi ni age baba?
Kothay lukiye chhile atodin? Bollam - oshustho chhilam, medical
certificate debo.

Bole-o di-i ni. Ke ki kore pore dekha jabe.

Bonomalir shathe dekhashakshhyat hochhilo. Ekdin college paRay ekTa
mom-er Shikhar moto shundor meyer shathe ghurchhe dekhlam. Ki kore
jotalo - aShchorjyo! Tokhon ar disturb kori ni. Pore bikele baRi giye
dekha kortei bollo - most shadharon meye ekta. Momer Shikha na ununer
dhNoya. Bhoyonkor bore korechhe.

Orthat Bonomali paltay ni. Shune mone Shanti pelam.

Akdin Polash-er sshonge berolam Debu-dar jonyo totwer jiniSh kinte. -
Kauke bolish na ami kinechhi, Shyamoli bole day. Loke kharap bhabbe.

Amake ar eshob bole dite hoy na. Emporium theke ekta kalo wool-er coat
kiniye dilam choRa dam-e. Polash itistoto korchhe dekhe nijei pocket-e
hat dhukiyechhilam, jodio shekhane biSheshh kichhu chhilo na.

Bari phire ekTa purushh-der adday aTka pore gelam. Polsh-er baba-r
shathe paRar tin bhodrolok. Cha khachchhen shobai. Kar jani imarot
meramot hochchhe, tar golpo. Ichche holo boshe ekTu Shuni. EkTa cross
cultural exchange hok.

Polash-er baba shobar kachhe boro mukh kore bollen - Ei hlo
Rahul. Polash-er bhai-er moto. Ek-i school-e porechhe, brilliant
chhele. First division pay. Prochur tuition-i hate. Ki bolo rahul?

School-er por first division paoya kothin hoye gyachhe, kintu Polash-er
baba latest khobor jene korben-i ba ki? Shekhane boshe boshe-i ekta
tuition-er offer pelam ebong shaRombore protyakhyan korlam - hate shomoy
nei bole. Jodio onyo kono tuition-i hate chhilo na ebong pele khub
bhalo-i hoto. Kintu Polash-der paRay ami ja ami ta.

Polash-er baba bollen - meyer biye to eder jorei dichchhi. Eto kaj ke
kore?

Ami gombhir hoye bollam - Police-er byabostha-ta kintu apnakei korte
hobe meshomoShai. Apni guardian.

Shune shobai khanikhkhon chupchap. EkTu pore Polash-er baba hNaTu chapre
heshe teshe ekakar. - ETa bhalo bolechho rahul. She byabostha hoye-i
achhe. Thanar O.C-ke card diye eshechhi.

Emarot-er alochona abar shuru hoye jabar por ami akshomoye uThe ghorer
bhitor chole giyechhi. Pray ghonTakhanek pore Polasher baba bhitore eshe
amake hatchhani diye dakchhen. oNr pichhu pichhu abar
boiThok-khanay. ProtibeShi bhodrolok-ra chole giyechhen bodh-hoy. Ami
bhablam emarot-er golpo ebar amar shathe-i hobe, kintu Polash-er baba
Tuk kore dorjaTa bhejiye diye-i bollen - eshob ki bolchho tumi Rahul?

Ki bishhoye jigyesh korte bollen - oi je bolle Police-er byebostha korte
hobe. Keno?

Amio onar chokhe chokh rekhe bhuru nachiye bollam - kano, je jonyo
rakhte hoy she jonyo!

Tokhon uni khanikhkhon chup kore theke aste aste bollen - ta obShyo
ami-o bhebechhilam. O.C -ke bole rakhbo niShchoi ashen jate. Kintu
Rahul, ei prosnoTa shokoler shamne na korlei cholchhilo na tomar?
Abar okopoTe bollam - joto lok jane toto-i bhalo noy ki?

Tokhon uni hoThat jeno shob bujhte perechhen ei bhab dekhiye ha ha kore
heshe bollen - o tahole shobTai tomar pre-planned, bolo? Ghughu chhele
to tumi! Ei bole sneho kore kNadhe hat rakhlen ekTa.

Proshenjit-der shonge ghurte ekTu iye lagchhilo idaning. ByeparTa Thik
nirapod noy. Ei ghoTonar por biyer diner jonyo nijeke moTamuTi prostut
bole mone hote laglo amar. Ja hobe dekhe nebo, erokom ekTa bhab...."

*************

Eto kando kore tobe Shyamolir biye. Opekshhya kore kore dinTa jokhon
elo, jeno ar phurotei chay na. Shokal shokal berobe Rahul. Ma-ke dekhiye
diye ashe ki dhoroner shaRir chol ajkal. oNra shobai gorod porchhen,
emni silk noy.

Rahul-i almari ghNeTe gorod ber kore day. Bhalo kore chhobi eNeke
dekhiye day kibhabe biye baRi jete hobe. Rahul-er ma bikele eka jaben.

Rahul kajer lok bole shabyosto hoye jabar por tar age-i tolob
poRechhe. Jotokhkhone giye pNouchhoy, dupur hoye gyachhe oboShyo. Meyera
holud mekhe nachanachi korchhe. Pandel khatano hoye gyachhe barir
shamne.

Shyamoli-r bhai Chitto, Rahul-ke kaje bohal kore day.

- Totwer packet-gulo list dekhe melao, ekhkhuni gaRite tulte hobe.

- Thik achhe.

Eshob list mohila-ra onekbar agei check kore rekhechhen jane Rahul,
Chitto chole gele she list pocket-e niye baire chole jay.

Amake chhNuyechhe she, abar kokhono chhNute pare..

Chhat-er upore ghurchhe keu, Shyamoli hote pare, kintu biyer din kono
meye chhate ghore na. Onyo keu-i hobe. Rahul mone mone bole -
Ashole ami kajer lok noi. EkTuo khaTte pari na. KoshhTo hoy. Shokal
shokal elam Shudhu ghur ghur korbo bole. Ami kono kajer noi Polash, ami
ekTa bhut.

EkTa bachcha chhele ghuRi hate beriye eshechhe baRi theke. Shyamoli-der
atmiyo. Rahul take ghuRiTa uRiye dite cheshhTa kore byartho hoy. Char
dike electrick-er pole ar gachh. Bhoy hoy. Kothao aTke na jay. EkTu pore
bachcha chheleTa-ke tar ma eshe deke niye jan.

Shondhyer age Rahul-er bondhura keu ashbe na. Bonomali hashte hashte-i
ashbe, bhulbhal kotha bole lokjon-ke hashabe ba choTabe. Polash-ke
shokoler shamne emon kichhu bole debe jate dukan Thik lal hoye jabe
tar. Shob biyetei Bonomali erokom.

Rahul ghor-er bhitor giye dhoke - pulishi byebosthar ki holo sheTa khNoj
nebe bole. Shoja Polash-er ma-yer mukhomukhi.

- Eki, tomar notun shirt?

- Bikele ma niye ashbe, akhon porle - kajer modhye - moyla hoye jete
pare.

- Bhalo. Bole mohila douRe palan.

ERabo erabo koreo abar Chitto-r nojore pore jay Rahul. Bor ante
berochche tara. Dhuti futi pore babu.

- Rahul-da totwo-gulo load korte hobe.

- Kothay achhe?

- She ki? Uporer ghore! List dekhe melale na?

- Ei to jabo!

Uporer ghore-i uThe jay rahul. Shyamolir ghore. Ba Shyamoli-r prakton
ghore.

EkTu hulusthul hoye achhe. Rangta diye moRa packet shajano
akdike. Onyodike Shyamoli-r almari. Jar gaye Amir Khan-er purono kintu
omlan chhobi.

Tantei khule jay almarir palla. Bhitore Shudhu
jamakapoR. Rongeen. Scent-er besh ugro gondho.
jhop kore pallaTa bondho kore day. Pichhone shore ashe.

Rahul bhabe -

Ei to chhilam nastik - je ja bole mantam. Akhon abar deyale shei beluR
moTher chhobi. Bolchhe bosho. Ekhane eka eka kotobar boshe cha
kheyechhi. Harano bishwash khNuje petam. Ekbar Polash snan kore eshe
bhije chule Tuk kore ekta nomoshkar korlo amar dike pichhon phire. Mone
hoyechhilo tar pichhu pichhu ami-o - je dorjagulo bondho shegulo periye
jabo.

Almarir rohoshyo-o bhed hoye gyalo. E kodin khulte shahosh hoy ni. Jodi
kichhu mone kore. Akhon khule dekhchhi kono lukono rifle kimba takbhorti
chiThi noy. Shudhu meyeli jiniShpotro. Ja na dekhe-o kolpona kore neoya
jay.

Tobu dekhe neoyar mulyo alada.

Majhe majhe jodi ontoto ei ghorTate eshe boshte par? Ganguli-der baRir
dike cheye? Pordagulo ar thakar dorkar nei - khulei rakhe debo
ami. Chair-e boshe - khaTer upor pa tule - hu hu batash khabo.

Bel gachhTar bhobishyot niye kichhu bhebe rakha jete pare. EkTa na ekta
kichhu mathay eshei jabe. Polash chole jaoyar por tar bab ma-yer ghar
theke kirokom ekta bojha nambe tao kolpona korte pari. Uchchopodostho
jamai bole jemon gorbo, temon-i meye-ke niye pujo-parbone, shamajik
upolokshhyo-gulote ar udbhoT golpo-guchchho upohar pete hobe
na. chitto-r bhabgotik shubidher noy - take niye to bhugte hobei - kintu
purushh-er kolonko kichhu thakleo ta gNof-daRir modhye thahor paoya
kothin. Ar je koTa objectionable byepar achhe - belgachher durnam tar
onyotomo - shegulo Polash biday hobar por ek ek kore shoriye phellei
hobe.

UThe giye janlar pordaTa shoriye-i day Rahul. MuktokonThe shwikar kore
je she-i atodin shobar cheye oporinoto monoshhko chhilo. Shobar
mukhapekshhyi. Amon ki ei janla diye Ganguli-der shonge shanketik
bhashhay kotha bolar o drishhTi akorshhon korar cheshhTa korechhe
kotodin! Shyamoli jante parle kurukshhetro hoye jeto. Hoy Rahul-ke mere
phelto noy she dorja bhenge paliye ar ebaRite dhukte peto na. Belgachher
upor shotyi jodi kono opodebota chepe thake tahole sheo jane Rahul
janlar kachhe eshe mithye korei bolechhe - Bhalo achhen sir? Dekhte
pachchi kintu!

Tahole sheta-i thik roilo. Shyamoli prosthan korlei chupchap eghore eshe
dhukbe Rahul. BhaRa neoya jay kina she bishhoye kotha bole dekhte hobe
Shyamoli-r baba-mayer shathe. University-r kachhe ekTa poRar ghor thakle
mondo hoy na. - Ashbab kichhu palTabo na, almariTa bondhoi rakhbo. Bolun
bhaRa dite raji achhen kina?

Dur tao ki hoy? Obastob!

Tahole choli! Bole rahul. Ekbar final check out. Kichhu churi kore niye
jachchi ki? Boi toi? ArekTu chhoTobela Shyamoli shotyi dNaR koriye jamon
dekhe nito. Othocho ekhan theke kichhu churi kore ni konodin. Borong
onyotro theke na bole ana ba nijer risk-e shorano library-r boi dite
eshe protyakhayan peyechhe. Bag khule dekha - bolto Shyamoli. - Je chor
she chor!

Ar je bhukha? je daku? je ichchhuk? je Shudhu moyla?

*************

Pichhoner dorja kholar ekta kNya-a-a-a-ch kore Shobdo.
Ghure dNaratei Shyamolir mukhomukhi.

Neel shaRi. Shyamla rong. Shobe shajte Shuru korechhe. ChulTa bNadha hoy
ni, bhurute kalo rong. Dekhachche kal boishakhir moto. Shundor o
duronto. RAhul-ke dekhe na cheye-o lal hoye jay ShNakalur moto.

- Ekhane ki korchhish?

- Prohor gunchhi. udash bhabe bole rahul. - Tor shoichhe na jano, kano
ke jane! Holud makhle gaye jwala hoy?

- Ja: bhag. Shyamoli eshe almari ghNaT-te thake.

Rahul totwer du-doshTa packet tule niye jete udyoyto. She ichchhuk? she
moyla? she ki kritogyo?

Shyamoli thamay. - Shon pagla!

- Ki?

- Ami jabar por ebaRite ashbi to?

- keno bolto?

- Emni. Ashish. BhaiTa-ke dekhish ektu. Toder cheye chhoTo.

- Smart achhe. Budhdhite boRo.

- chhai. Ashish tui.

- OK. tui-o ashish.

- thik achhe, ekhanei dekha hobe majhe majhe.

Rahul khepe khepe totwer packetgulo namiye gaRite tule day. Chitto
Rahul-ke aro kichhu kaj bujhiye diye beriye poRbe. Chitto bole jay,
rahul Shunte cheshhTa koreo dhorte pare na ki bola hochchhe. Onekhkhkon
por bole - arekbar bolbe ekTu Chitto?

Chitto akasher dike ekbar takiye emni-i chole jay. Tader gaRi beriye
jetei shob jeno phNaka phNaka. Meyera shob kothay giye lukiye poRechhe.

ShNiRi beye chhaTe uThe jay Rahul. Keu kothao nei. Dure kono jayga theke
borjatri raona hote prostut. Chhate uThe besh kichhukhkhon eklai boshe
thake. Sambit phere bachcha chheler golar ayoyaje. ghuRi latai niye uThe
eshechhe je murtiman.

**********

Ebar moner shukhe ghuRita tar uRiye dey Rahul. Hu hu kore boichhe
batash. Shuto chhaRte chharte jotodur shombhob dure paThiye dey shada
kalo ghuRiTake. Ondhokar akashe pray dekhai jay na.
Onekkhon oray. Jotokhkhon na ayoyaj pay
gaRir. Jotokhkhon na nicher theke huludhwonir Shobdo.

**********

- ghuRiTa ebar namate hochche Piklu. Bor eshe gachhe bodh-hoy.

- Amar nam Piklu noy, Bablu.

- Bhul-er jonyo du:khito. I apologize.

Jor Tane namay ghuRi. ChoRchoR kore akaSh chire beriye jete chaichhe,
jeno namai kothin. Tante Tante shada shuto-tei hat keTe jabar upokrom
hoy.

- GoTate parchho bablu?

- HNya, ei dyakho na!

Nich theke debu-dar Pishi-r gola. - Eshe gechhi! - Eshe gechhi amra!

Ke pagla? ke chalu? ke moyla? ke mithyuk?

Prosnogulo Shune chorkir moto ghure giye dive day Shada kalo peTkaTi. Ei
re: bole kichhu korar agei hater ato kachhe eshe-o bNo kore durbinito
bel gachher dale. Mono:shonjog kichhu noshhTo hoye giyechhilo, tai
bNachano jay ni. Dale giye abar chorkir moto dupaak ghure bhalo kore
joRiye boshe thake.

- Holo to Bablu?!

- Good God!

ChhNeRe ni kintu. Serious choT nei.

ShutoTa gotao - bole chhat theke bel-gachh-er dal dhore jhule poRte hoy
rahul-ke. BaRir shamner dik Theke todanontin ayoyaje byagro kan
rekhe. Shyamoli-o rekhechhe erokom, ei bhebe. Bhabte bhabte jhulte
jhulte gachher bolishhTho kander kachhe giye pNouchhoy. Haat
baRay. GhuRiTa khule niye chheRe dey. Bablu-ke bole - tumi guTo-o, ami
namchhi.

Bor boron hochchhe. Huludhwoni ar shNakher shobdo. ChhuTochhuTir
shorgorom ayoyaj. Onekgulo gaRir dorja khulchhe ar bondho hochchhe.

Bel gachh theke nama totoTa shohoj noy, upolobdhi hoy Rahul-er. Dal-er
dudike kNachir moto pa jhuliye obosthar mulyayon kore. Shyamolir ghorer
bhitorTa pordar phNak diye ekTu dekha jay. Dotolay ar keu nei
oboShyo. HuRohuRi kore neme gachhe bor dekhte. Kan khaRa kore shei
duragoto dhwoni Shone. Jagotik, parthib shomosto shongshkar. Shob-i to
bhangar cheshhta korechhe. Ichchhe hoy maTite namte parle dNaRabe giye
sheshob-er modhye.

EkTa shNiRi anate hobe naki? Lojjar byepar. Bhabte bhate-i Ganguli-der
meyeTar shathe lokottor drishhTi binimoy.
Jar shathe bohubar sign language-e kotha bolar cheshhTa korechhe, shei
meyeTa bisfarito chokhe aj cheye achhe tar dike. Shajgoj kora. Chhate
uThe eshechhe kokhon. Bor dekhe nambe ei bhebe bodh-hoy.
Gachher ghono patar arale ekTu ondhokar. Rahul bujhte pare na take
porishhkar dekha jachche kina. Hat neRe phishphish kore bole - onyodike
takan! onyodike takan!

Kintu meyeTar chokh shore na. Dekhte dekhte du-chokher tara uThe jay
upor dike. Mukh diye osfuT gNo gNo Shobdo. Rahul gachhe aTka poRe gachhe
ekTu. Bojhe, ekhon dhora oshombhob.

Odike ophuronto ulu. Edike chokh kopale tule oshohay meyeTa aste aste o
onibarjyo bhabe ogNyan hoye pore jete thake.

(Shomapto)

[Indranil]

Rahul-er diary theke (II)
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Rahul-er diary theke:

"....Shimla-r rastay chhata-babu amra dujon,
ar golite kalo padri, gumboot-etei kamon lage
chomotkar tahake aj, chhut-te chhut-te shoronarthi
Mohuabone khola ak biprolobdhar vanity bag-e |

Akash doityo, batash doityo - dakho tahader kando-ta ki!
Jokhon monmotho dishe-hara, goddalikar niyombirudhdho
shandhyo ei shobha goponiyo jeneo khantobrishti bikelbela
ekti ashaDhe jonosruti kina rotiye dile bishyo-shudhdho?!!

Shotyo-mithyay bahoba de Bonomali, hay moner shokto jwore
roop likhailo - amar shoi nilo chhonde - shikhailo bhalobashte |
Kintu ki labh? Shunechhish ki, eshob kothay hashte hashte,
Shayeb school-er progolbho chhatrira ga tepatepi kore?

Shimla, Manali, Kulu-te, sheet-er modhye Bonomali-ke shob kotha bole
phellam. Dekhte dekhte kothata chhoriye galo. Haru, Shyamol, Jolodhor,
Pele. Ki bhabe dalpaala
gojalo tar. Pore ami chintei pari na. Ei ghotechhilo amar ar Polash-er
modhye? Ami Picnic-er din Polasher haate bNa gaale, shNirite Polasher
mayer haate dan gaale ar gate-er kachhe or Babar haate abar bNa gaale
choD kheyechhi? Erokom ki ami kauke bolechhi?

Bonomaali-i amar bhalo counselor. Amake nijer poyshaa khoroch kore
momo khaoalo, dimshedhdho ar maal khaoalo. Bollo - tui to tobu onekta
egiyechhish. Ami shudhu dur theke dekhi.

Ami bollam - Kar koshto beshi?

Bonomaali bollo - Tor. Shejonyei toke dekhe irsha hoy re.

Erokom shohoje khNati kotha bole dite pare Bonomaali. Montaa bhoriye
dite pare. Erpor dudin amra ak nagaDe mod khelaam ar hoi hoi
korlaam. Brishtir modhye Polyester-er ghuri kine ene oralaam.
Jolodhor amader oder paray ekta dokaner shondhan dilo, jekhane bohu raat
porjonto maal bikri hoy. Amra thik korlaam Polasher phulshojyar din
oikhane shararat katate hobe.

Bonomaali-der bari-ta Delhi-r ekebare puronoshyo purono paray. Lal
pathorer shohore. Ratribela deyal theke rokto pore. Fatehpurir Masjid-er
upor akash agrashi chNad. Ghuri ore shobshomoy. Ar chhuharawala doodh-er
goli diye bidyut bege kara jano cycle chaliye chole jay. Bonomaali amake
rastar dhare thele day nirapottar jonye. Chokh kan khola rekhe
chole. Kintu ta shoteo cigarette dhorate jokhon jwolnto dorir mukh
khNujte thamer odhare giyechhe tokhon pajama punjabi pora shusri ekti
lok amake potiye paatiye shNirir upor ak dhap tule day. Ki shundor tar
kothabarta. Paan khaoa hashita-o modhur.

Ei barigulo-o koyeksho bochhor purono. Tolay motor parts-er
dokaan. Bathroom fitting-er dokaan. Uporer ghorgulo theke ghungur ar
harmonium-er ayoyaj ashe gobhir ratre. Diner bela maalgaaDir ayoyaje
shob chapa pore jay. Bonomali eguloke bole Nursing Home. Bikelbela koto
lok-ke dekhechhi rastar odhare hNaa kore Nursing Home-er dike cheye
achhe.

Bonomaali shNiri diye uthe chNechamechi shuru kore day. Jaano ami kar
chhele? Amar haat dhore hiDhiD kore tene namay. Ei paDay eshob kaj
kakhkhono noy. Arektu hole babar naamta bole phelechhilaam. ShNirir upor
theke dhwok dhwok kore agun jwole othe. Keu amader gaaagal kore. Amra
taratari ondhokaar rasta diye Phorashkhana, Honumaaner goli par kore
chole jai.

Jilipi bhaja hochche moDer dokaane. Ato raate ke jilipi khay
re? Bonomaali shune obak hoy. Ekhane kakhono raat hoy na. Charsho
bochhor dhore shudhu din. Diner belatei ondhokar. Toke shob chiniye
debo. Jaaler moto pata achhe. Kato shaper gorto, kato goli! Mishti
khabi?

Bonomaali nije mishti khay na. Chhoto chhoto japani shingara, gajak, eshob
khay oder barite. Amra golir matha theke gajak-i kini. Konodin dekhini e
jinish. Chinte hobe. Bonomaali-ra ei elakar purno lok. Shottor bochhor
dhore achhe. Ar tirishta bochhor jodi thakte pare .. tahole ekta oithyo
hoye jabe mone hoy. Kotodin thakbi tora ei barite? Jiggesh korle hashe
Bonomali. Forever. Mirza Ghalib-er barita dekhechhish? Koyla bikri
hoy. Ghalib bNeche thakle hashten. Khushi-i hoten. Amon-i to lok chhilen
tini. Golir lok. Jumma theke Kashmiri Gate, Baraf Khana to Azad Market
shudhu goli diye-i ghure asha jay. Akbar-o baro rastay namte hobe
na. Protyek-ta golir gondho alada. Chokh buje shudhu gondho shNukei
hNata jay. Dhor jodi Sadar Bazar theke hNat-te shuru korish. Prothome
ghorar gondho. Sheta periye dhuke porli moshlar golite. Hing, javitri ar
elach-er cocktail ekta gondho. Tarpor batasha-wala goli, chini
chini gondho, Naya Bans-e dhuke peli paan shupurir arot. Tar ekta halka
jhNajhalo pata pata gondho. Chhuharawala doodh-er mishti rabDir
gondho-ta paowa matroi dandike duto shNiri pabi. Ami to ebhabe gondho
shNuke kotobar bari phirechhi.

- Cho amra Debu-da-r shonge kotha bole ashi akdin.

Bonomaali amake aD chokhe dekhe. Thik achhe jabo. Clean break korlei
bhalo hoto na? Besh to uthe jachchhili Nursing Home-e. Jete dilei
partaam.

Jete dilei to parto! Amar ar ki achhe, ja bNachiye rakhbo? Mirza Ghalib
jeten na? Bonomali-ke shekotha bolle o bolbe - Ghalib-er moto likhte
parbi?

Clean break-i korbo. Kintu ebhabe paliye paliye noy. Ete amar shorir
noshto hoye jachhche. Jwor jwor lage shobshomoy. Bononali-ke
bollam. Khub-i korun shonachhilo nischoi. Nijeke korun kore phelte
ekebarei bhalo lage na amar.

Bhalo kore ghumo. Aj ar bari jete hobe na. Theke ja. Ekta phone kore
dichchi..., bujhli ...?"

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Rahul-er diary:

" .....

Bonomaali-r kukurta gobhir ratre ekbaar bhuk bhuk kore. Bonomaali amake
ashshash day. Chor noy, paaner godaame lok otha nama korchhe. Tokhon-i
ashchorjo bhabe paane-r godaamer loktar shathe amar chokhachokhi holo.

Oder barir chale Shajahan-er payra. Dutolar uthoner ek chilte akashe magic
carpet-er moto bheshe ashe megh ... Ami ke?

Ami ekti shaapgrosto jokhkho. Shomosto mohima amar ostogoto. Duto
tution-i gachhe thik shomoy
moto jai na bole. Akdin giye dekhlaam onyo ektaa lok porachhe amar
chhatri-ke. Cha ar chanachur khaiye biday kore deoa holo. Talaq kothata
uchcharon porjonto korte holo na kauke.
Barite giye
pNach dine pNochishta kobita likhlaam. Shagorika, Paromita ar Lajuklota
namni mohilader udyeshye. Ashole Polash-ke udyeshyo korei lekha. Ektao
bhalo hoy ni. Bonomali bollo - Agune de. Jolodhor bollo - Shohomorone
ja. Shimla jabar age ekta notun khata kinlam. Notun kore shob shuru
korbo bole. Kufri-te giye borof chNorachNuri korlaam. Govinda-r shooting
delkhlaam. Chomri gai dekhlaam. Kimi Katkar-ke dekhbo bole sharadin
hNata hNati korlaam Mall-e. Rate Kalibari-te phire nongra bichhanay ga
ditei ghum. Shere jachchhilaam. Akdin shokale ora bollo - Dakh amra
Dilli phire jachchi. Tui jotodin thakbi thak...."

***********

Rahul-er diary:

" .... Best mane ki? Ami onek bhebechhi e niye. Bonomaali-ke jiggesh
korlaam. Tor ki nijeke kono bishoye best bole mone hoy? Bonomaali bhebe
chinte bollo - Ami Naya Bans-er best private tutor holeo hote
pari. Shomproti ekti bhishon boka chhele-ke class seven theke eight-e
tule diye or darun atmobishshash hoyechhe.

Ei sreshthota niye tui kotodur jabi Bonomali? Polash-er moto meyera ki
prem korar jonyo private tutor khNujchhe? Tor ar kono jogyota achhe?

Nei, kintu aste aste hobe. Graduate hobo. Bank-er porikhkha gulo
debo. Ekta na ektay lagiyei phelbo. Boss-ke bojhabo ami koto
budhdhimaan. Eibhabe uthte thakbo. Sreshtho theke sresthotoro.

Kintu jekhanei jabi, tor ekta boss thakbe. Tar upore boss-er boss. Timir
upore timingil. Kothay giye shesh hoyechhe ke jane. Polash takiye achhe
infinity-r dike. Sreshthotoro bole kichhu hoy na. Best mane better noy.
Best mane Best.

Sherokom best amader para theke beroy na.

Bonomaali kothata bolei bujhte perechhe koto baro bhul. Ghalib
beriyechhilen. Hanif Muhammad-o ekhanei kothao thakten. Akhon shob
koylar dokaan hoye gachhe oboshyo. Kintu sresthora shob jaygatei
achhe ba chhilo. Erabar upay nei.

Meyeder mone sreshtho-der jonyo ekta alada footpath thake. Gavaskar,
Amitabh, Amjad Ali-der jonyo shongrokhkhito. Jate eNeder paye dhulo na
lage. Shwetpathor-er-i toiri hobe. Golapjol diye dhuye muchhe toktoke
kora. Mukh dekha jay.

Bonomali amay bollo - Polash-er ato srestho-tar baatik kano? Ektu
compromise to shokolei kore? Amra korchhi na?

Tokhon-i bujhlaam je Bonomaali ar amar khatiyar majhkhaneo ekta otol
khad-er byabodhan roye gachhe. Polash-ke to ami sreshtho bolei
dekhi. Best-ra best-der chaibe na? ....."

************

Shyamoli-ke shojashuji-o jiggesh korechhilo Rahul. Sreshtho-tar
botrish-ta lokhkhon ki ki? Gavaskar-o to bNete.

- Aamir khan-er moto?

- Film-er lok hole cholbe na. Bolechhilo Shyamoli. Oder kono character nei.

- Tahole ki rokom best?

- Tui bujhbi na. Eshob bojhano jay na. Ami thik chine nebo.

Rahul-er ektu obhimaan hoyechhilo. Best kirokom sheta thikthak bojha
gele she ekbaar shesh cheshta kore dekhto best hoa jay kina. Ichche
korchhilo Shyamoli-ke khNocha diye kichhu bole.

- `Na' bole diyechhish jokhon, tokhon ei chhobigulo rekhechhish kano balto?
Jiggesh korechhilo Rahul. Protyakhato-der album banabi naki?

Chote giyechhilo Shyamoli. Kintu raag kore ni.

- Tor ato jene ki hobe? Chhobigulo pherot chay ni ora, tai
rekhechhi. Officially akhono na bola hoy ni. Amar mot nei.

- Bah. Very good. Tarif korechhilo Rahul. - Bhalo khelchhish. Budhdhi
hoyechhe tor.

- Toke gyan dite hobe na. Orai jeche chhobi pathiyechhe. Alaap korte
cheyechhilo. Ami raji hoi ni. Akhono jhulojhuli korchhe. DNara arekta
chhobi achhe.

Shyamoli badami khamer modhye hat dhukiye ki jano khNujte thake. Ektu pore
arekta chhobi beroy. Sheta hate peye hashi phote Shyamoli-r mukhe.

- Eta ektu interesting case. Bolto chhobi-ta kar?

Rahul haat bariye chhobita niyechhilo. Chhoto passport size chhobi. Black and
white. Erokom chhobi Shyamolir kachhe elo ki kore?

Chhobita dekhe aro chomke giyechhilo Rahul. Lomba-te mukh. Chhoto chhoto kore
kata chul. Ektu osthir drishti. Camerar dike noy.

- Debu-da na?

Mukh tipe heshechhilo Shyamoli.

- Ebar bol!

Rahul besh nara kheyechhilo. Chhobi-ta haate korei she khanikhkhon boshe
thake. Kichhukhkhon kotha phote ni tar mukhe. Shyamoli ki Debu-da-keo
protyakhyan korbe?

- Or bishoye ja janish shob bol amay. Kichchhu lukobi na.
Shyamoli gNyat hoye boshechhilo khat-er upor. Utshuk mukhe.

Rahul-er mone hoyechhilo hothat onek kichhu nirbhor korchhe tar upor.
Shyamoli onurodh kora shotteo she ar machher dim-er bora khete pare ni.
Khide chhilo na.

Kimba onyo kichhu-o hote pare.

**************

Debuda-ra odercheye pNach chho bochhorer senior. School-er mathe lomba
ekta chhele chhokka mere ball gayeb kore dito. Dur theke takei Debu-da
bole chinechhilo Rahul. Tokhon-o tar half pant. Class-er ekti duti dhaDi
meye shobe bra porte shikhechhe. Koththeke eshob khobor-o peto Rahul-ra.
Shombhoboto meyerai gorbo kore janan diyechhilo. Tader kachhei khobor
peyechhilo je Polash akhono `genji-poriye'-der dole. Class-er kichhu
khochchor chhele akdin tiffin-er shomoy Jolodhor-ke niye desk-e desk-e
ghurchhe. Jolodhor tokhon notun eshechhe ebong ekebare dhopar gadhar moto
shorol. Oshombhob dhola halfpant pore she school-e ashto. Ar dui naak
diye kromagoto jhol gorato tar.

Jolodhor-ra chhilo Jamuna par-er bashinda. Je shob udbastu bangal-ra
Chittoronjon Park-e jayga pay ni, tader oneke okhane bari korechhilo.
Bolte gele tarai Rahulder school-take bNachiye rekhechhilo. Go
rib-der school bole khyati chhilo tokhon school-tar.

Jolodhor-ke niye shei khochchor-der dolti desk-e desk-e jachchhe ar
bolchhe - Jolodhorer jonyo chNada tulchhi. Boi toi kine dite hobe.
Or boi nei? Jiggesh korle bolchhe -
Kena hoy ni, ora gorib achhe to ektu. Jolodhor-o hNa kore shob
shunchhe ar shay dichchhe.

Polash-der bench-er kachhe giye chNada chailo. Thik ki kotha holo keu
jane na. Rahul pore shunechhilo Desouza, Maiti era naki Polash-ke
bolechhe - Tor
genji chhoto hoye gele Jolodhor-ke dite parish. O porte pare.

Byepaar-ta Principal Sir obdhi goriyechhilo. Desouza-ra bet-er baDi
kheye eshe buk chitiye bollo - Loker bhalo korte gele ero'm-i hoy.

Jolodhor notun chhele bole shebar chhara peyechhilo. Kintu tarpor theke
she class-er meyeder jom-er moto bhoy peto.

******

Shyamoli-r genji kobe chhoto hoye giyechhilo she khobor pay ni
Rahul. Hoyto akdin mathe dNariye Debudar chhokka dekhte dekhtei top kore
hoye giyechhilo kandota. Hoyto kono shobdo hoyechhilo. Hoyto Rahul jete
jete shei shobdo shunechhilo ebong bhebechhilo tar-i shirt-er botaam
chhNire galo ekta. Hoyto Shyamoli bhoye bhoye tar maa-ke giye bolechhilo-

- Ma, amake duto bolta kamrechhe.... Buke ...

******

Rahul ei niye chintabhabna korechhe baro hobar por. University theke
kodachit hNat-te hNat-te bari pherar pothe school-er mathe dNariye
shurjasto dekhechhe du ak din. Tokhon eishob adult chinta mathay ashto
tar. Aste aste doure giye goal post-er majhkhane cross-bar-ta dhore
jhule porto Rahul.

Ei mathe-i onek goal kheyechhe tara. Diyechhe-o
totodhik. BNadik diye Jolodhor khepa gondarer moto ball niye
egoto. Nichu class-er koto bachcha-der mariye jeto tar thik nei. Akebare
goal line-e giye center korar agei hothat hurmuriye pore jeto -
ooooofffff... bole. Rahul khelto right in. Khelar mathe she best hobar
cheshta-i korechhe chirokaal. Kintu football-e konodin-i puropuri pere
othe ni. Teertho Sen bole ekta chhhle chhilo. Odhbhut payer kaj. Pore
baro team-er hoye khelechhe. She-i chhilo best.

Debuda-ke school-er baire dekhechhe football khelar mathei. Ambedkar
Stadium-e DCM ba Durand-er khelay. Biraat dolbol niye ashto ora. Shob
East Bengal-er supporter. PNaD bangal. Du takar gallery-r ekta ongsho
dokhol kore boshto. Tokhon Punjab-er dolgulo atota otheni. Kerala-r
team-er naam-i shone ni keu. Football manei bangali. Dorshokder modhye
chhilo tinte dol. Jumma Masjid theke mangsh-er dokaner malikra ashto
Mohammedan Sporting-er khela dekhte. Tader kortar dhola pocket-e hajar
hajar taka onayashe phela thakto. Kon dol jitbe tai niye baji rakhto
era. Dwitio dolta chhilo Punjabi-der. Punjab Police ar JCT-r
supporter-ra. Seat-e bosha istok okothyo gaalagaal korto shomosto
kheloyarder. Nijer team-keo chharto na. Tarpor shesher dike chair fair
tule ekta maramari. Tritiyo o brihottomo dol-ta chhilo
bangalider. Mohanbagan-er cheye East-Bengal-er shomorthok-i beshi. Rahul
chhilo Mohanbaganer supporter. Mohan-bagan-er supporter-ra beshi lompho
jhompo korto na.

Kolkatar team jitle du-takar gallery phete porto. East Bengal hole to
kothai nei. DCM-er semi-final-e JCT-ke East Bengal harabar por gallery-r
upor JCT Mills-er biraat signboard-tai jaliye dilo East Bengal-er
supporter-ra. Supporter-ra odhikangshoi Jamuna-par-er
bangali. Chittoronjon Park-er poysha-wala bangali-ra erokom agun niye
khelbe na. Dur theke eder tandob nrityo dekhechhe Rahulra. Pujor shomoy
Jamunar tire mike lagiye ei nach-i abar nachbe tara. Delhi Gate-er baire
rastar upor adhmile elaka tokhon kNapiye dito bangali chhelera. Police
dakte hoto.

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Rahul-er diary theke:

"... DCM-er final-e Mohanbagan-ke tin goal-e haralo East Bengal. Durdanto
khelechhilo Bhaskar Ganguli, Pintu Bannerjee. Mama purono
football premik. Delhi-te ekta chhoto team niye bohudin
kheliyechhe. Shimla Young-er kachhe at dosh goal-e she team jedin harto
shedin Mamar mukhe erokom ekta bhab dekhechhi. Nirbikar othochho kamon
gombhir. Barite eshe kora ak cup cha kheto chupchaap boshe. Tarpor
jhola theke spare moja, anklet eshob ber kore tule phelto ektaa kather
deraaje.

Rokter bhitor football thakle erokom hoy. Dadu Mohanbagan-e
khelten. Chokhe-o dekhini tNake konodin. Bairer ghore ekta baro chhobi
dekhechhi. Hitler cut gNof. Sharadin dumb-bell ar mugur bhNajten. Mamara
keu o dike jay ni. Mugur-duto chhotobela ami du akbar
ghuriyechhi. Apatoto shegulo mamabarir rannaghorer ak-kone boshe dhNoya
theke tel khachchhe.

Mama nije football khelte pare ni, tai kheloyar
toiri korar dike mon diyechhe. Er bari or bari theke chhele dhar kore
khelano hoy. Shomosto shoronjam nijer pocket-er poyshay. Ami
mama-ke bohubaar bolechhi amay team-e nite. Chance pele dekhiye debo.
Kintu amar roga payer shot dekhe mama sref na bole diyechhilo.

Sheet-kaale office theke phire majhe majhe ma Team-er moja chaito ekta.

- Mezda, tor oi team-er moza ekta amay dibi? HNatu obdhi dhakle baro
aram hoibo.

Kintu team-er jinish mama kauke day ni. Amra majhe majhe notun moja, jersey,
half pant eshob hate niye nak dubiye gondho shNuktaam. Lohar lomba
whistle-e phNu ditaam. Chhoto chhoto purono kichhu cup ar shield pore
chhilo, shegulo dekhtaam.

- Kano dibi na? Tor oi player-der seye ami bhalo kheli. Uttejito hoye
bolto ma.

Mamar kintu nijer player-der upor bhorsha chhilo. Dosh-er bodole shaat
goal khele sheta-ke onek shomoy joy bolei dhora hoto.

- Bhaloi khelse re ora az. Improve kortase.

Ma moja na peye chote giye bolto - Rakh tor improve kortase. Ami zodi
sele hoitaam tahole dekhtish team-re kothay loiya zaitam.

Ashole ma
football-er kichhu bojhe na. Dadur kachh theke odbhut aktaa back pass
shikhechhilo jodio ... Football-e bolte gele ototuku-i amar
uttoradhikaar. Mone kore poroborti generation-e forward pass kore dite
hobe.

Mohanbagan jedin tin goal khelo, ami ar mama Ambedkar theke
beriyechhi. Mama bollo - Patties khabi? Amra bairer stall theke chicken
patties kine khachchhi. Mather oidik-ta-te onekhkhon dhorei hoi hoi
hochchhe. Amra bhiDta ektu komlei bus dhore phelbo. Amon shomoy dekhi
riot police-er ekta baro dol mar mar bole kader tere jachchhe.

Nirapod durottwo theke uNki jhNuki mere dekhi Bangali chhele-der shathe
kader lorai thamate na pere Police neme pore elopathari lathi
chalachchhe. Amra onekkhkhon dhore lokhkho korchhi Police-er akjon
boro-korta plain dress -e puro operation-ti direct korchhen. Maramarita
ekhane bondho hoy to okhane shuru hoy. Bus fus theme gachhe. Rastar
majhkhaan diye duddar kore lok chhutchhe.

Amon shomoy stadium-er bhitor theke akdol chhele urdhoshwashe doure
beriye elo. Banglay kNacha khisti korchhe tara. Tader pichhu pichhu lathi
Police. Plain dress -e je borokorta-ti chhilen tini ektu egiyechhen
chheleguloke bhorke debar jonyo, amon shomoy oder modhye theke lomba moto
akjon chhute eshe kNyat kNyat kore tNar pachhay juto paye lathi koshate
shuru korlo. Borokorta ar tNar shongira erokom obhaboniyo ghotona
ghot-te pare asha-i koren ni. Du char muhurto hotobhombo
shokolei. Chheleta totokhkhone lathi mara shesh kore shontushto mone
abar onyo akjon-ke marte jhNapiye porechhe. Beshidur jete holo na
oboshyo take. Adh minute-er modhye chho shat jon Police giye chang dola
kore tule niye elo. Otogulo loker modhye shudhu tar hatei haatkori
poriye van-e tule deoa holo.

Mama ar ami hNa kore dekhchhi. Mama bollo - chheleta ke? Ami bollam -
Debu-da. Amader school-er chhele. Mama bollo - Reckless. Career-ta noshto
kore phello. Police-ke kakhono marte hoy? Ami bollam - Darun brilliant.
Shob jaygay naam daak. Kono ekta boro company-te chakri
kore. University-r top scorer. Record korechhe naki.
Mama bollo - Ebar Police record kore ar shob record bhenge phelbar tal
korchhe!

Eke Mohanbagan-er shok. Tar upore ei ghotona. Khub-i bharakranto hridoye barite
phirlaam amra dujon....."

********

Rahul akmone shei Debu-da-r chhobi dekhchhe. Dim-er bora khabe na. Mukhe-o kono
kotha nei.

- Kichhu bol gobet. Chokh pherate parchhish na! Tui-i prem-e pore geli naki?

Shyamoli odhoirjo hoye porchhe.

Onekhkhon shomoy nichchhe Rahul. Onek dayittwo tar. Ekti sreshtho meyer
patro khNojar bhar tar upor. Meyetir proti nijer bhalobasha jano
bhalo judgement-er ontoray na hoy.

Chhobi theke chokh tule ektibar dom niyechhe Rahul. Ar opekhkha kore ni.
Koromordon korbe bole dan hat-ta baDiye diyechhe she.

- He is the best. Congratulations, Polash!

*********** (kromosho:)

[Indranil]

Rahul-er Diary Theke IX
***********************

Rahul-ra Delhi chhaDar deDmash pore kranti chowk-e dNaD korano shohid
minar bhenge gNuDiye dilo police. Pathor cement-e gNatha hoyechhilo
charfoot by aDai-foot-er pholok. Bikhkhubdho chhatroder oneke gaye
kerosene dhele atmohotya korar cheshta korechhe - keu keu shofol
bhabe. Tader naam utkirno kore smritistombho. Shekhanei roj shokale joDo
hoto koyek hajar chhatro chhatri. Delhi-te chhatro rajneetir amon
shworno jug age kokhono ashe ni.

Kintu dhwongsher beej buke niye jonmechhilo andolon. Jor kore class
bondho kore debar por-eo university-r bus-gulo chalano hobe asha kora
jay na. Mashkhanek full isteam-e cholar por krantichowk-er jomayet ektu
patla hoye ashchhilo. Akdin rate Delhi Police-er bulldozer eshe bhenge
dilo shohid minar. Shokalbela rasta fasta meramot hoye akebare
shafshuf. Aktukro cement ki pathor nei kothao.

Shyamoli-ra akdin college theke dol bNedhe giye dekhe elo kranti
chowk. Kothao kichhu nei. GaDi ghoDa cholchhe jamon chole. Krishna bollo
- Ish, ar koyekdin age ele shob dekhte petam! Shyamoli-r moneo ekta
apshosh roye jay. Kirokom shohid minar chhilo ke jane!

Coffee house abar jomjomat. Ekta duto kore class hochchhe. Professor-der
ghorer kachhakachhi ghurghur korchhe kichhu poDua
chhelemeye. Chhatronetara ghoshona korechhe porikhkha pichhiye na dile
abar strike. Erokom niriho, sharbojoneen hitakankhi strike hole
Shyamoli-r moto nirdoliyo chhatrochhatri-rao khushi.

Miranda House-e fire eshe ghasher upor pa gutiye boshechhe chho-shatjon
meye. Shoroter roddure onek ronger shaloyar kamij, medi-skirt, blouse
jholmol kore. Tiffin baksho khule deoa neoa kore khaoa. Majhe majhe
khalsa ki ramjas-er uthti chhelera moriya hoye dhuke poDe ebong patta na
peye beriye jay.

Shyamoli bag theke lal holud ronger kard ber kore naam likhte thake.

- Tor biyer card? Akshonge jigyesh korlo onyora.

- Abar kar? Shyamoli boltei khaoa bondho kore shokole jhNapiye poDe tar
upr.

Koi dekhi card! Ato tadataDi biye? Bolish ni to age? Porikhkha dibi
to? Naki poDashonai chheDe dibi? ShoshurbaDi kothay?

- DNaDa, dNaDa. Shyamoli hat tule thamay shobai-ke. Akshonge ato prosno
korish na. Erokom jhop kore date fix hoye jabe nijeo bhabi ni. PoDashona
jamon chholchhilo tamon-i cholbe. Kichhu paltabe na. Shudhu shNithi-te
ektu shNidur lagabo, ar ki.

- Hai tulte tulte class korbi! Tor dekhadekhi amrao tulbo. Bole Gayetri
mukhe hat chapa diye hai tule dekhay kibhabe notun biyer por hai tolar
niyom.

- Jah, jah. Tor biyer por tui tulish hai. Ami porikhkhr age baper
baDitei thakchhi.

- Debnath Shomaddar ghorjamai hobe naki? Ghasher upor pNach chho-ta meye
bibhinno rokom ongo bhongi kore hai tulte thake. Gate-er phNak diye
khalsa-r chhele-ra helmet hate shei lashyomoy drishyo dekhe chomke chomke
jay.

***********

Rahul-er diary theke - "....

Tin char-te chhele chhilo. Shashthokor reshareshi. Shobai shobai-ke
shomiho kortam. Shobai cheyechhilam chiroboshonto. Phalgun masher
bishesh dine, she, mane Polash, amader nojor kaDlo.

Bonomali ar ami gongar ghate boshe monmanosh-er purono khata theke ekta
duto ghotona, chhinnobichchhinno shlok ghNete bhanga bhurjopotrogulo
onyoder theke alada kore rakhchhilam. Jate atmojibonir khondochorit
lekhar shomoy kono shongshoy kimba dukhkher sholaka amader bidhdho na kore.
Dukhkher gaan godyo kichhu-i amar bhalo lage na. Tader ami jibon theke
dure rakhte chai.

Bonomali onekdin pore bollo - Kichhu shona. Tokhon purono lekha theke-i
kichhu kichhu mone poDchhilo amar. Amon shob diner kotha jokhon
football, gorom-er chhuti, high school-er uniform, shoroshwoti pujor
montro eshober modhye diye bhalobashar kotha thikthak bolte partam.

Sroter golar upore gola tule bolte hoy.

Hoyto golaape tar aaDi
kNatagache phNeshechhilo shaaDi
bebak amra shudhu bolechhe bachal bonomali -
e meyer mukhe hay, kon bhagyoban debe kali?

Tokhon haoyay
koyek hajar dNaad bay
boshonter tiya,
bole jay - biya, biya, biya -
hobe na ko ar

(shudhu akjon bade)
amader gorhito shobar.

Bonomali shNatar na jenei khorosrota nodir jole neme galo. Har ki pauDir
bridg-er upor aste aste bheeD baDchhe. Brishti-r pore bhije badla
haoa. Shondhye hoye elo. Jolosrote bhashte bhashte atdosh jon badami
manush giye bridge-er nicher lohar shikol dhore phelchhe. GhoDang kore
shobdo. Bridge-er opare gongar dharer chaoDa bNadhano ghater upor gomol,
gomutro, kushthorogir gNadaphul, pNach dosh poysha, pherari ashami ar
buDo thuDo shadhur chhilim. Ato manusher ato shommilito aborjona, bayu,
pitto, kof, haD-mash, chhai shob niyeo gonga ekhane motamuti
pobitro. Protul joler oishworjyo. Borshar por aro phule phNepe
uthechhe. Shomosto dam barrage khule rakha achhe. Tobu lal dag-er
kachhkachhi jol. Tarpor kumbho melar shomoye koti koti lok eshe
cholera-r dasto bomi shob shomet teerthokhetre ujaD kore debe
nijeder. Tai niyeo pobitro thake horidwar. Gongar kolodhwoni.

Ami joler rekhar ektu uNchute rekhechhi pa. Sheet sheet korchhe bole
namini. Ekta mota jamao porechhi. Brishti-te bhijechhi ager
dudin. Golite hNatu obdhi jol. Gola ektu byetha korechhilo shokale. Shei
theke mone bhoy. Bonomalir ghaDe boshe oshustho hote chai na.

Lohar shikol dhore ga bhashiye rekhechhe Bonomali. Ulte palte
jachchhe. Thik bharshamyo nei.

Aroti shuru hobar age ga muchhe uthlo she. Amra bridge-er upor diye
jhalmuDi, shapbaji ar belun-er hawker-der pashe dehati shehati loker
moto er or bou-er pichhone pichhone hNat-te hNat-te chole elam
rastay. Shunechhi ekhane melay onek sholo, shotero, kuDi bochhor boyoshi
juboti, notun ba ektu purono gramyo bou jhee-ra hariye jay fee
bochhor. Ki hoy tader jani na. Onek shommoy bor-erai durer melay niye
giye chheDe diye ashe bouder. Goynar, chuDir dokane dhukiye dilei
holo. Meyemanushi onyomonoshkotar shujog niye kete poDa. Lokgulo phire
giye dukhkher gaan gay. Notun shongshar pate. Meyera konodin phirte pare
na. Ke nebe ghore? Melay hariye jaoa nirokhkhor juboti-der jonyo besh
koshto hoy mone.

Abar mone hoy jogot-er ei niyom. Er modhyei akdhoroner bohoman
orthobohulota achhe. Shomosto pap tap-er upor to brof-er moto thanda jol
poDbe bolei neme ashchhe ato dur theke. Hariye jaoa meyeder kolonko,
tader ghore na phirte para, hoyto barmukhi hoye jaoa, eshober modhye
jano teebro akorshon bodh kori. Mone hoy tader akjonke khNuje
pabo. Hoyto amar Hafiz, Ghalib, Firdousi-r kichhu she bujhbe na. Kintu
tar borkha ba ghomtar niche shukumar torun mukhe sposhto dehati
uchcharon-e ami tar chhelebela, gram, railgaDi, shwami shoshur-er
punkhanupunkho biboron shune thik mugdho hobo. Pet khule dekhabo dag.
Tar kolonko ar amar mrityubhoy poroshpor poroshpor-er asroy hote
pare..."

************

Rahul-er diary - "....

Bonomali guru-r jonyo khetechhe. Amakeo khatiyechhe khub. Prothom
prtohom amra shokal shokal losyi ar porota kheye beriye poDtam. Paye
hNete Rishikesh, Lachhmanjhula. Chila-r jongole, Konkhol-er gul-er adday
choshe beDatam dujone. Para-r toiri shibling-er shamne ekbar shotyikar-er
dhyanostho ekti lok-ke dekhlam. Shadharon korta pajama pora. Kono
bhodong nei. Mukhbhorti daDi, ekta kosht-er chhap, jano shodyo ghum
bhengechhe. Kono shadhu-ke erokom dekhini. Kotojon-ke to khNutiye
khNutiye dekhlo Bonomali. Shob jal. gerua pora bhikhiri. Shudhu dhanda
ki kore pNach-ta taka kora jay. Bonomali dosh dhore na. Jinishpotrer ja
dam, rajorshi bishwamitra-o bokhe jeten. Akdin bolei dilo ak
shadhu-ke. Sharadin dhore bhikhkhe koro dekhi. Toptap koro kokhon? Naki
sheshob ja korar kora hoye gachhe?

Shonyashi kNachumachu. Amta amta korchhe. Bonomali mone dukhkho diyechhe
bhebe khotipuron hishebe take ekta taka-o diye elo.

Bhikhkhe korao ekta neshar moto. Ekbar jake dhore ar chhaDe na. Abar
onek kuchokri thog-o achhe. Jader ashol byabshaa gobechara gram-er
lok-der shorboshwanto kore chheDe deoa. Gongar ghate grihostho-der dhore
dhore haat dekhe. Bonomali Horidwar-e neme-i Merath theke chhapano
jyotish o kok shastrer gota tinek hindi choti boi, pustika, ekta
uponishod-er hindi onubaad eshob kine phelechhe. Dhormoshalar ghore
shuye shuye dudin poDlo shob. NeDe cheDe dekhlam amio. Bonomali
smritidhor, bollo ja shikhewchhi tatei thikuji lekhar byabshaa shuru
kora jay. Poite to achhe-i. Amar oto-ta byutpotti hoy ni shune she nirash
holo.

Akdin kono ak mohatma-ke dekhe Bonomali-r pochhondo holo. BoDoshoDo
chehara, brisho-skondho, riju shorir. Ajanulombito dui bahu. Birat
kan. Kalo kuchkuche jotajut. Ekta trishul ar baghchhal poriye dilei mone
hobe poshupoti mohadeb. Har ki poDir kachhe rastay itostoto bichoron
korchhilen. Bonomali-i bollo - ay dur theke follow kori. Age lok-take
bujhi, tarpor contact korbo.

Mohatmar pichhu pichhu amra eghat oghat e goli o goli kore dokhkhiner
Ramkrishna mission ar sluice gate par kore pray shohorer baire chole
eshechhi. Atokhkhone shadhubabab amader dekhte pan ni ta hotei pare
na. Amar mone holo majhe majhe chora chokhe pichhon dike
chaichhen. Bhablam Bonomali-ke boli - ebar contact kora uchit, noile
kharap dekhay. Kintu shekotha bhabte bhabtei rastar odhare ekta Hariyana
State-er shada bus themechhe ar amader mohatma okosmat shobaike pichhu
phele ak douDe giye acrobat-er moto tar pichhone chhate othar shNiDi
dhore jhule poDlen. Shekhan theke-o ghure ghure shei chora
drishti. Bonomali bollo - bhoDke gachhe lokta. Sharadin khalipete
ghure erokom thokbar por nirash hoye bhablam erpor theke buDo boyoshko
loker pichhone chhaDa jabo na. Bonomali-ke shekotha boltei she biroktir
mukh kore roilo.

Ak dui kore din periye jachchhe. Aste aste dekhlam kichhu-i shikhchhi
na. Jerokom guru pabo bhebechhilam sherokom lokera hoy ar nei noy
atmogopon kore achhe. Amar ba Bonomalir kormo noy tader khNuje ber
kora. Kintu dinkal bhalo-i katchhe. Peter dagta-o mone hochchhe aste
aste miliye jabe. Tai nijer jonyo totota dushchinta chhilo na. Edike
Bonomali kirokom jano uDonchondi hoye galo. Pratohkale uthe beriye jay
kothay. Ami ghum theke uthe eka ekai kheye ashi. Kokhono kokhono shei
dokanei dekha hoye jay tar shathe. Akdin dekhlam dur theke amake ashte
dekhe-i chot kore pasher golite dhuke galo. Ami losyi porota niye
opekhkha korchhi kintu she ar elo na. Sharadin-i patta paoa galo na
tar. Shondhyebela dhormoshalar manager agarwal-er shathe boshe daba
khelchhi amon shomoye she ushko-khushko chul niye shNiDi diye uthe
aschhe. Dabar chhok chheDe tar pichhu pichhu gelam. Ghore dhuke joler
gelash khNujchhe. Ami bollam - kothay chhili bolto? She bollo - toke
shob bolte hobe naki? Ami bollam - gopon korar ki achhe? She bollo -
bolar moto kichhu nei. Ami bollam - akshathe eshechhi, alada alada
ghurchhi kano? She bollo - ebar alada alada thakbo. Ei bole joltol kheye
nijer bag-ta niye check-out kore beriye galo. Keu kauke goodbye bollam
na. Kano she rege achhe sheta porjonto janiye galo na. Onek bhebe-o mone
korte parlam na, amar kon byabohar tar kharap lege thakte pare. Konodin
konokichhu niye motobirodh to hoy ni. Hobar shombhabona dekhle nijei
chup kore gechhi. Shondhye-raat porjonto ami ar agarwal daba
khellam. Shohojei here jachchhi, ja konodin hoy na. Mathay shudhu
ghurchhe Bonomalir kotha. Kono shomporko-i otut hoy na. Kintu hothat
bondhutwo bhenge debar ekta karon thaka uchit to? Polash biye korbe bole
chhaDlo. Sheta bujhte pari. Mene nite pari. Kintu Bonomali?

Othocho jani, konodin take e prosno korar shahosh hobe na amar...."

******

College theke bag ghorate ghorate
baDi pherar pothe Shyamoli-r mon abar kharap hoye
jay. Biye thik hoye jabar por theke-i mood swing hochchhe. Kokhono mone
hochchhe shomosto shwadhinota shesh hoye galo. Abar kokhono ekta ajob
dhoom. Ajke mone hochchhe college-er dingulo shesh hoye
galo. Ebar eshe ki shotyi shotyi-i hai tulte hobe? GhoDi dhore tinte
class shesh korei baDi chhut-te hobe bodh-hoy. Giye shaDi pore bou sheje
ranna banna. Bhoy bhoy korte thake Shyamoli-r.

BaDi-te dhokar age ki mone hoate public telephone theke phone kore
Deu-da-ke. Prothom prothom apni korei bolto. Shombodhon korto na. Iye
shunun, jeans porle apnar ki apotti hobe?

- Ami porle apni apotti korben? Debu-da-o thutni chulke jobab
diyechhilo.

- Na, na, prosno-i othe na. Bolechhilo Shyamoli. - Ar apni
amake tumi kore-i bolben.

- Ditto, ditto. Bole omayik bhabe heshechhilo Debu-da.

Tarpor theke tumi korei bole. Biyer por boltei hoto. TaDataDi apni theke
neme ashte pere hNap chheDe bNechechhilo Shyamoli. KIntu ki bole
shombodhon korbe bhebe pay ni. Tar boyeshi-ra shobai Debu-da
bole. Bor-ke dada bola jay? Debu-dao amon oshbhut, bhebechinte
bolechhilo - shudhu debu na bole debu-da bolai bodh-hoy bhalo, ki bolo?
Boyesh-er ato-ta pharak. Jah, bole uDiye diyechhilo Shyamoli. Debu,
debu-da kichhu-i she bolbe na. Tamon dorkar hole puro namtai
bolbe. Mister Debnath Shomaddar.

Phone tule tai bollo.

- Mr. Dbnath Shomaddar achhen?

- Speaking. Shyamoli naki? Debnath Shomaddar utshahito hoye
othe. Office-e kokhono phone kore na Shyamoli.

- HNya. Kamon achho?

- Chomotkar! Bah! Hothat ki bole?

- ye, emni. Shyamoli-r khub rag hoy nijer upor. Office-e hothat
phone korar ki dorkar chhilo?

Debnath Shomaddar gola namiye jigyesh kore - class holo na?

- Na. Ke jane, pore holeo hote pare. Amar bhallagchhilo na.

- Berobe kothao?

- Dhyat, tomar office. Tumi kaj koro. Ami rakhchhi.

- Shono, rekho na phone. Akdin kaj katiye deoa jay.

- Na, na, dhut. Oshob koro na.

- Ektu adhtu shobai kore. Boss-er-o bou achhe. Kothay achho boloto?

- Kingsway Camp-er kachhe. Public booth-tay.

- Tumi ektu hNete college-er gate-er kachhe giye bosho. Ami tomake
pick-up kore nichchhi.

- Jah, eta ki hochchhe?

- Khub kharap dekhachchhe? Amar boyeshe eshob manay na, tai bhabchho to?

- Of course ta bhabchhi na.

- Tahole ar ki? Cholo black-e ticket kete cinema dekhe ashi. Maine pyar
kiya. Bhalo gaan achhe.

- Loke ki bolbe boloto? Ma jodi jante pare?

- Shobai bhabbe tomar pallay poDe Debnath Shomaddar bokhe galo.

- Is that true? Shyamoli jante chay.

Debuda ha ha kore hashte thake. - Tomar preme hobo shobar
kolonkobhagi. Achcha Shyamoli konodin nijeke erokom lajuk, bhitu
bhabini. Tomar shonge rastay berole erokom bhoy bhoy kore kano boloto?

Shyamoli matha jhNakiye bole - Tumi to bhitu-i.
Tomake aj kranti chowk-e shobar shamne chumu khabo. Dekho kirokom bhoy
pabe tumi.

- What!!!

- See you. Khut kore phone rekhe day Shyamoli. Bukta dhoDash dhoDash
korchhe. E abar ki bole phello! Kan theke ghaD porjonto lal hoye gachhe.

Abar jete hobe college-e. Gate-er shamne opekhkha korte hobe. Tar age
bathroom-e giye ektu make-up. Chul-ta thikthak kore neoa chai. Ektu age
kirokom oboshonno chhilo mon. Klanto, hotash lagchhilo.
Akhon mone abar shei dhoom. Shotyi shotyi chumu khabo naki? Bhabchhe
Shyamoli. Bhabbe ami
pagol. Besh hoy kintu. Ekta bhitu, ekta pagol. Kaj kormo nei. Shongshar
pete boshe gelam. Dhut.

***********

Jamon achomka giyechhilo Bonomali tamon-i bola nei koa nei hut kore
phire elo abar. Besh kichhudin edik odik khNujechhilo Rahul. Jole hNatu
porjonto dubiye, olite golite. Kothao pay ni. Mone ekta bishwash hoye
jachhilo - Bonomali Horidwar chheDe kete poDechhe. Hoy uttore kedar
bodri korchhe eka eka. Kimba Dilli-tei phire gachhe. Pocket-e hat diye
poysha gone Rahul. Ar kotodiner khorak achhe dekhe nay. Manager
agarwal-ke jigyesh kore dine dubar - kono phone tone eshechhilo kina.

Akdin majhrate Bonomali kokhon eshe nijer bichhana-ti dokhol kore shuye
poDechhe. Ghorer dorja kholai chhilo. Rahul chan tan kore ghum bhangalo
tar. Breakfast-e jabi to? Khete khete-i kotha bola jabe - bhebechhilo
she.

Kothay chhilo, ki kheto kichhu-i bollo na Bonomali. Ragtag kichhu
nei. ToDak kore lafiye uthei bollo - khash ni to kichhu? Cho cho
tahole.

- Kothay? Kothay?

Nodir dhare bridge-er niche gNajakhor-der akhDa-r kachhe dosh bish jon
probhatbayu shebon korar shathe shathe-i dhormochorcha korchhe. Bonomali
ekta shada payjama panjabi porechhe. Rahul-ke bollo - Jolodhor-er ekta
pindi diye jai, ki bol? Gongar ato kachhe-i jokhon achhi.

Ghater bNadhano shNiDir upor namaboli gaye ak purut koshakushi shajiye
boshechhe. Pindi debar byabshaa. Bonomali dur theke pa chalay. TaDataDi
cho. Onyo keu dhore phelle deri hoye jabe.

Rahul-der dekhe buDo purut duto ashon pete day. Dujonei pindi debo naki?
Rahul jante chay.

- Dujone-i dao. TaDataDi kusher angti banate banate purut bole. - Shosta
hobe.

- Dujone dile akjon-er cheye shosta?

BuDo kono jobab dichchhe na. Bonomali shafshuf jante chay. - Dujone dile
shosta kano?

- Akjoner tirish taka. Dujone dile pNoytallish. Dwitiyo-ta ponero-takay
hoye jachchhe. Shosta noy?

Bonomali bole - diye de Rahul. Jolodhor-t bNeche thakle take ponero taka
ditish na?

Dujonei ashone boshe poDe ora. BuDo taDataDi khoDkuto jwele agun kore
ektu. Matir chhotto bhNade bhat chapiye day. Tirish takay elahi kichhu
hoy na. Erokom-i byabostha.

Ektu dure chhotto ekta kothokotar ashor boshechhe. ShNiDir upor ashon
pete boshechhen shada shaDi pora ak mohila. Khola, bhije, kalo
chul. Lomba goDon. Gayer rong ritimoto phorsha. Kachhakachhi chhoDiye
chhitiye boshechhe jon ponero purush o nari. Rahul golar
ayoyaj pay mohilar. Teekhno, dharalo shwor. Ektu khonkhone. Ektana
golper moto bole cholechhen mohila. Uponisho-der golpo. Jonok rajar
upakhyan. "... Jagyobolkyo muni Jonok raja-ke bollen - moner modhye ei
poromatma ba brahmon-ke upolobdhi korai holo pranir kortobyo..". Rahul
onyo shomoy hole prosno korto - kano? Kintu Jolodhor-er pindo toiri hoye
gachhe. Montropath cholchhe. Rahul ar Bonomali hat jod kore biD biD kore
bole jay - Bharadwaj gotrasya pretasya Jaladhara-sharmannah
... ityadi. Kichhu kichhu mane bojha jay. Jolodhor-er obhukto atma-ke
shidhdho-bhat-er ahare poritushto kore debar cheshta. Rahul mone mone
koto ki bhabe. Bonomali-r mathay je bhut chepechhe sheta jodi eibhabe
neme jay tahole tobu bhalo. Noile Jolodhor jodi shotyi shotyi gongar
ghola jol theke dogdho golito matha tule chhop chhop kore hNete ashe?
Breakfast khabo! Montre jodi bol thake tahole to hotei pare! Hoa-i
uchit! Kirokom hoy tahole Rahul?

Ei bhije gola nongra shakanyo khabi to kha Jolodhor! Purut-er mundu
bhenge kha. BuDo purut ghNot ghNot fNot fNot kore montro
aoDachchhe. Gholate chhani poDa chokh. KhNoch khNocha daDi. Eke ar kar
mukhe ruchbe? Oyak! Tarpor theke shomosto pindi-r byepar-ta theke-i mon
uthe jay Rahul-er. She du kan khaDa kore shudhu kothok mohilar kothokota
shune jay. Besh akorshon bodh kore. Teekhno khonkhone gola. Tin-er
korat-er moto. Ak ak shomoy aDchokhe cheye mone hoy tader dikeo nojor
rekhechhen mohila. Rahul bhabe kothay uponishod, kothay amra takar
sradhdho korchhi.

***************

Pindi deoa shesh hole taka niye koshakushi guchhiye phelte thake
purut. Bonomali unpredictable, odhbhut. Kokhon ki bhabchhe ke jane. Ektu
age mon diye montro aoDachchhilo, akhon mone hochchhe ki ak proshanti-te
dube achhe. Jano Jolodhor shotyi pretjoni theke shokaler batashe mukto
hoye giye bollo - thank you.

Onotidur theke shadhikar gola bheshe ashchhe. - Banprosthe jabar age
rishi Jagyobolkyo nijer dui stree-r shonge dekha korte elen. BoDojoner
naam Katyayoni. Chhotojon Maitrayi. Jagyobolkyo bollen - Ghor baDi, goru
chhagol ja achhe tomader modhye bhag kore dite chai. Kar konta beshi
priyo janao.

Bonomali biDbiD kore bollo - Jolodhor-er tinte priyo khabar, pindite
deoa holo na. Ki ki bol to?

Rahul ektu bhebe phishphish kore bole - Aluposto diye bhat, kimakaleji ar
ruti. Tritiyo-ta bolte pare na. Bhab-bar cheshta kore. Kothok-er gola
ashchhe. Nodir hu hu haoar shathe uDe. Monohshongjog noshto hoye jay bar
bar.

- ... Tokhon Katyayoni eshe shei shob sthabor-osthabor shompottir bhag niye
nilo. Jagyobolkyo Maitreyi-ke bollen - Tumi ki chao?
Maitreyi bollo - GhorbaDi pele ki ami omor hote parbo?
Jagyobolkyo bollen - Na.
Maitreyi punoray jigyesh korlo - Goru-chhagol pele ki ami omor hote pari?
Jagyobolkyo bollen - Na.
Tokhon Maitreyi bollo - Ja niye ami omor hote parbo na, ta diye ami ki
korbo? .....

Ato-ta bole themechhen kothok. Dom nichchhen. Ekta natokiyo
biroti. Rahul-der purut chhoto chhoto pindi-gulo shalpatay mude
phelchhe. Rahul chup korei achhe. Nodir ayoyaj chhaDa ar kono ayoyaj
nei.

Bonomali hothat shobai-ke chomke diye gola chheDe ha ha kore heshe
uthechhe!

Rahul-der purut ektu bhoDke gachhe. Rahul bujhechhe byepar-ta. Pashe
bosha jomayet-er lokjon kichhuta chomke giye kichhuta birokto hoye edike
cheye achhe. Ujbuk na pagol? Shadhika mohilar bhuru kNuchke
gachhe. Kichhu bolte giye chup. Rahul onubhob korlo tar kan-o lal.

Bonomali-i shudhu nirbikar, khuk khuk kore heshe bolte thake - Four
Square Kings. Je kono khabar-er por duto. Mone nei? Live life kingsize!

Rahul akdike bhebe chomotkrito hoy! Shotyi matha bote
Bonomali-r. Kirokom chine rekhechhe Jolodhor-ke! Jano tatka ekta
cigarette cheye khelo she eimatro. - Thank you, bole.

Onyodike dobay Bonomali. Asto ujbuk-er moto pocket thabDe nijeo
cigarette-er packet ber kore shadhika-r dan payer kachhe bosha korta
pore gNufo bhodrolok-er dike cheye chokh nachiye bole - machis hay,
guru?

*********

E kodin Bonomali-r mathay ekta rogchota mamdo bhor kore
chhilo. Ushkokhushko chul. Morod-er mejaj. Kichhudin theke shei bhab-ta
komechhe. Jolodhor-er pindo debar por akebare halka phurphure. Jano
atodin por Jolodhor-er kachh theke dhar kora shat shotero takar hisheb
shude ashole chuke buke gachhe.

Gongar dhar diye onek dur hNete giye ekta nirjon ghat paoa
galo. Bonomali tar obhigyotar thole khule e-kodin-er shonchoy ak ak kore
namay. PuDiabhorti shobuj ghasher gNuDo. Matir chhilim. Tolay
phuto. Rahul-ke bole - chhilim-ta bhor to!

- Kon dik diye bhorbo? Du-dikei to phuto! Rahul matir shonge shomantoral
rekhe dudik theke-i ektu ektu kore gNuje day ghash. Bonomali hashte
hashte dekhiye day. Chhotto ekta nuDi phele chhoto phuto-ta bondho kore
de. Tarpor ulto dik diye bhor. Deshlai chhNui-ye rumale joDano chhilim
nicher dik theke ekbar tantei Rahul-er buk-ta tepantor-er math-er moto
khNa khNa hoye jay. Ghat-er upor chitpat. Ektu pore mone hoy goDiye jole
poDe jabe. Baki-ta Bonomali eka-i boshe boshe shebon kore. Muchki muchki
hashe.

Shorir jhorjhore hoye gele dujonei jamakapoD shob khule nangto hoye neme
jay jole. Ektu pore Bonoali hya hya kore hashchhe to hashchhe-i. Rahul
jante chay. Ki re? Ki re? - Ekta ghotonar kotha mone poDe galo. Bole
Bonomali. Atanu-ke mone achhe? Kasmiri Gate-er Atanu? Tar ekta pagla
kaka chhilo. Kichhu na pore, ei amader moto jole neme jeto. Akdin ekta
kNakDa eshe tar chhuntun-ta chepe dhorechhe. GNak gNak korte korte tai
niye she shoja baDi. Shekhane plus diye kete kNakDa-ta chhaDiye debar
por Atanu-r ma-r dike shobai chaite-i uni ki bollen bolto? - o kNakDa
ami rNadhte parbo na!

Bolte bolte-i ho ho kore hashchhe. Dujonei. Tarpor hothat akshonge mone
poDechhe nijeder chhuntun-er kotha. Totkhonat baba-re bole bishal bhoye
shikol fikol dhore pichhlote pichhlote dujonei ghater upor. Bikele khaoa
daoa-r por nesha kete gele Rahul bollo - Bohota nodite kNakDa thake
naki? Atanu-r kaka nishchoi dobay nemechhilo.

Bonomali bollo - Shomudre to thake! Nodi ar shomudrer modhye kototuku
tofat?

**************

Eishob bibhrantikor chinta-o beshikhkhon sthayi hoy na. Goli diye edik
odik hNat-te hNat-te kapoDer dokan theke ak boishnob-ke beriye ashte
dakhe. Holud namaboli aye. Notun notun gondho berochchhe. Dekhe
bangali-i mone hoy. Bonomali panga korar jonyo dui angul joDo kore
dekhay kamon fashclass! Darun maniyehhe! Lokta hashe. Bhanga bhanga
hindi-te bole - gola kat liya. Kintu kapoD-ta bhalo. Rahul hat diye
sporsho kore dakhe. Patla shutir kapoD. Ujjol holud-lal ronge
chhopano. Maniyechhe besh. Nijer-o lobh hoy. Jigyesh kore - koto nilo
dada? Tirish taka. Neche neche bole boishnob. Besh meyeli habbhab tar. -
Dordam kore namate holo. Amader jodi bechte na pare to kake bechbe? Hore
krishno. Bonomali-o Rahul-ke ushke diye bole - taka achhe? Kine phal, kine
phal. Rekhe ki hobe? Hoy gNajay noy kolijay beriye jabe. Atmar shanti
hobe na. Dujone tarpor dosh nombor dokane dhuke jigyesh kore - ki ki achhe
namabolir, dekhao diki.

Uponishod-er montro nei shune Bonomali bilokkhon chotpat-o shuru kore
day. Jutor byebsha-i koro he tomra. Shastrogyan nei she abar manush?
Order deoa jabe? Ei amar bondhur jonyo. Yenahang namrita syam kimahang
tena kuryama. Uchcharon korte gele dNat bhangbe jani, likhe dichchi
nahoy.

Keu order nite raji hoy na. Sheshe Rahul-i hore-krishno namaboli
pochhondo kore phele ekta. Dhuttor ei hore-krishno diye ki hobe Rahul?
Moja-ta kothay? Rahul ektu lojja pay. Bonomalir jalay ekta bhalo jinish
kenar upay nei. Dur theke ke montro poDbe? Bujhbe kota lok? Bonomali-ke
bojhay she. Shudhu rong-tai dekhbe loke. Ki amon kharap? Lomba achhi,
motamuti phorsha. Shada dhuti ba pajama-r upor porle bhalo-i dekhabe.

Khanikhkhon loDe chheDe day Bonomali. - Hore-krishno-r bodole Levi's
Levi's lekha thakle alada kotha chhilo.

Shei namaboli joDiye shara bikel hNatahNati kore Rahul. Mone hoy jano
shoni-r boloyer moto take ekta shokti ghire rekhechhe. Kono papir
drishti ta bhed korte pare na. Pet-ta bhalo kore dheke rakhe. Namgulo
theke jano punjo punjo jyoti berochchhe. Galagali ar debo na. Mone mone
bole Rahul. Kotota upore otha jay dekha jak.

Bonomali shudhu Four Square thuk-te thukte shabdhan kore day. - Shob-i
bhalo. Meyeli hab-bhab-ta na hoye jay Rahul. Sheta ektu dekhe.

**********

Rahul-er diary theke - " .... Bonomali eshob kando korar por theke-i
Four Square-er packet dekhle mone hochchhe amader ei Kingsize jibon puDe
dhuDe khak hoye galo. Horidwar-e eshe kono guru-r dekha pai ni. Kintu
Bonomali ar ami poroshpor-er obimrishyokarita ar bokami theke-i
shikhechhi onek kichhu.

Shondhye rate ghore timtime bati jaliye Bonomali gNaja tanto. Dekhe
dekhe darun dukhkho ar hotashay bhore jeto mon. Kintu kono ichche hoto
na nesha korar. Prodhan shomoshya holo ei je Dilli theke pranbhoye
paliye eshe-o shudhu choturdike mrityubhoy chhaDa ar kichhu dekhchhi
na. Maitreyi-ke mone hochche college-er-i kono brahmon-er rugno mangolik
meye. Amar shabhabik mar kheye mrityur bhoy. Tar-o cheye gobhir kono
bhoye she biborno hoye achhe. Keu chaichhe bastobik omorota. Keu
chaichhe aro duto cigarette. Jolodhor bNeche thakle bolto - e abar ekta
system. Thoo!

Bonomali-ke diye kotha bolanor cheshta britha. Kichhu alochona korte
chaile bolbe - podyo likhchhish na kano? Khata koi? Age thaktei jani -
tar mrityubhoy joto na, tar cheye beshi bhoy beshidin bNachar. Purono
Dilli-te boDo hoar phol. Ek ekta deyal Nadir Shah-er amol theke dNaDiye
ache. G. B. Road-er dudike prachin beshya paDa diye hNat-te hNat-te ak
buDike dekhiyechhilo akbar. Footpath-e bichhana pete tan tan hoye shuye
achhe. Roga, kalo, bhoyonkor daini-r moto chehara. Bonomali seriosly
bolechhilo - Oi je dekhchhish? Or naam rani. O holo omor. Alap korbi to
cho.

Bhishon bhoye ami pray douDe paliyechhilam. Bonomali-r tatei ullash. Nijer
bhoy-bhiti she eibhabe dheke dhuke rakhe ar ki.

Nirash-i thaki. Kono shorbangeen shantona khNuje pai na. Shukhen babu
thakle ki bolten ke jane. Kintu ekhane to keu nei, je kichhu bole ..."

**********

Aro pNach ponero din bade brishti-ta dhore jay. Uttarkhand-e kedar
bodri-r poth khule jabo jabo korchhe. Kichhudin khulei abar bondho hoye
jabe. Tushar-er jonyo. Bonomali bollo - poyshakoDi phurut. Last chance
nebo jodi kichhu dhar paoa jay. Tahole ekbar gongotri ghure asha
jay. Rahul obak hoye bole - dhar debe ke? Bonomali monokhkhunno. - Kano?
Agarwal? Agarwal dekhchhe Bonomali dibaratro gNaja kheye poDe achhe. She
debe taka? Rahul bole - tar cheye jyotishi pholiye jodi kichhu rojgar
korte parish to hoy.

Shokale uthe dekhe ashe Garhwal mandal-er komola bus-gulo ondhokar-ei
shoari niye cholechhe. Sheet sheet haoa - meter gauge-er rail-line dhore
hush hush kore chole jay bhorbelar gaDi. Kuhok jyotsnar modhye
Rishikesh-er pothe hNete cholechhe mohaprothaner pothik. Rahul-ra hi hi
korte korte gongar tir obdhi giye ekta dub diye ashe. Adho ondhokare
onek meye purush-i ashe. Akashe adhmochha chNad. Jol-batash-er oparthib
sporshe-i to teerther mohima. Bonomali ghater ekta ongsho dekhiye thik
kore nay okhanei byabshaa shuru korbe.

- Tor namaboli-ta lagbe Rahul.

Snan korte kortei bhor hoye jay. Bairer gonga diye chondon-kather gNuDi
bheshe jachchhe, tar shugondho. Joler ononto kolorob. Eishob theke
prithibir proti bishwash phiriye anar cheshta kore Rahul. Mone mone
shopother moto bole. Jodi ami more jai, pret hoye onyanyo pret-er shathe
obhukto, jole sthole bileen hoye jai jodi - taholeo ei him ritur
proti-ti oporiharjyo din niye tumi omor hoye theko Maitreyi. Amar khub
bhalo lagbe.

Rahul-er mone hoy Dilli-te tar chhok kata rajnoitik hotyar okusthol
babar moto shudhu dakchhe. - Ami achhi. Tumi jokhon ichhe hoy esho. Kono
taDa nei.

*******

Aste aste rod uthe poDe. Besh bela hoye jay.
Nijer nijer ogochhalo mon niye dujone thanda
oligoli otikrom kore jay. Jilipi porota bhaja hochchhe. Chayer dhNoya,
kathkoylar dhNoya eshe odhikar korechhe rajpoth. Gobakhkho theke bondho
kopat khule dichhe ke. Rahul bahbe - kichhu ekta hobe to?

Dhormoshalay dhuktei Agarwal office theke dake. - Edike ektu.

Bonomali bole - tui ja. Ami kotha bole ashchhi.

Rahul shNiDi diye topatop upore uthe dakhe lal dure shaDi pore ekta meye
barandar odiktay ghur ghur korchhe. Shombhrom rakhbe bole namaboli-ta
bhalo kore gaye joDiye nay. Chul akhono bhije khulir shathe lepte
achhe. Buk dekha jachchhilo bodh-hoy. Pocket theke chabi ber kore talay
dhukiye ghorate jay.

Barandar odik theke keu egiye ashchhe. Tar payer shobdo. Rahul-er buk
guDguD kore. Pet-er dag borabor jano phNak hoye jachchhe. ChoDa golay
hothat ke bole othe - fantastic!

Bhishon chomke baap-re bole tinpa pichhiye jay Rahul. Hat theke chabi-ta
jhonat kroe poDe mejhey. Lal shaDi pore Shyamoli kimba Shyamoli-r
bhut. Chul khola, hate ekta kolom. Sheta-ke thNote thekiye Rahul-ke
dekhchhe. Golp-er bhut-er-i moto. Kotha bolchhe - fantastic! Namaboli
je!! Dekhi dekhi ki lekha!

Rahul shotyi shondeho korte thake. Meyeta bNeche achhe to? Oneke more
giye priyo bondhu-der shathe dekha korte ashe. Naki Rahul-er chokher-i
bhul. GNaja.

- Hore krishno, hore krishno krishno krishno hore hore .. Shyamoli ba
Shyamoli-r rup dhora sheijon roshiye roshiye poDe. Darun, darun!!
Chomotkar! Boishnobi koi?

Kothabarta shune Shyamoil-i mone hoy. Tobu shabdhan-er mar nei.
Mathata jhimiye to achhe-i. Shat
pNach bhebe bhodrolok-er moto ekbar jigyesh korei nay Rahul.

- Who are you? Apni ke?

************ (Kromosho:)

[Stobdhota]

Indranil bhai,
Apnake Obhinondon. Pray oshombhob ekti kaaj ke apni shombhob korechen.
Rahul er dairy theker moto bishal (Nisshondehe chomotkar..ekhono amar pora
sesh hoyni..hole janabo..) ekti kichu post korar dhorjo shobar thake na.
Amaro chilo na...kintu apnar ta pore mone hocche..nah...shombhob!
Dekhi...jodi pari amar choto golpo post korbo eibhabe..Oshonkho dhonnobad
:)
Pappu