Rakhir lekha Travelogue ta ekhane post kore dilam:
The Five Man Army
Jalatanko—Arka A.P.sode
“Pagla kukur kamre dilo, dum pat pat patas
Masir bari fatlo hanri khut khat khat khatas”
Arka thik middle-centre alignment-e bosechhilo Qualis-e; samne
Shantanu, pechhone Avik ar Bishu, ban dike Shaunak ar dan dike ami,
jate bristir, bonyar ba anyo kono rakam jaler ek fontao or gaye na
lage. Jete legechhe 6 ghantar ektu beshi, ar oi puro 6 ghanta Arka jal
choyeni (khabar jal-o na). Majhkhane gelo garir chaka bose, tarpor
breakfast ar tarpar shuru holo jhir khir kore brishti … bristi jato
bare, Arka tatoi kam katha bale, shesh obdhi jakhon pounchholam A.P.
Tourism Guest House, Arka takhon puropuri nirbak!!
A Fish out of Water—Shantanu episode
Maharaj Shantanu ke Ganga theke tule ene Godavari-te felle ja haye …
puro samayta khabi kheye gelo, eke to bhanga haat, tar opor oi haate
chhobi tule hater byathay kator. Shukrobar pounchhe, bikel-sondhyer
dike amra ghurte beriyechhilam, ashe pashe ..hente hente jatodur jawa
jaye. Godavari nodita ekdike ar anyo dike bajar dokan ei sab. Amra
Godavarir diker rasta ta dhore hantte thaki ar rastar ek pashe matir
murti gore Ramayaner galpota bala achhe, sei murti dekhe dekhe
Shantanu amader galpo shonachchhilo, kintu tar jemon Ramayaner gyan
temon Mahabharoter…bole “Shantanu konodin Satyaboti ke biye koreni…
amake diyei to Mahabharat shuru, ami janbona Shantanu-r katha?”
Noni babu—Avik episode
Sedin rate ar tar parerdin-o bahukhan amra Antakkhori/dumb charade
kheli ….. 1 rate-e amay charade kore dekhate bala haye “Nonibabur
Biye” filmta. Tar thik age agei Avik amar CDgulo amay ferot daye jar
modhye “Nonibabur Biye”o chhilo. To ami smartly giye prothome Avik-ke
dekhai tarpar haat diye CD bojhanor chesta kori tarpar nijeke dekhai.
Tate keu kichhui bojheni. Takhon ami abar digun utsahe prothome Avik,
tarpor ghomta sindur, tip esab bujhiye abar CD dekhai tarpar nijeke.
Tate Avik sanghatik confused hoye giye bhabchhilo ‘biye ta to bujhlam
kintu seta asole kar? Amar, Rakhi-r na anyo karo? Ar jodi amar-i habe,
tahole ki sindur parar darker porbe?’ ;-)
Chaap nisna………………ULTIMATE!!!—Bishu episode
Pardin sakkal sakkal Hanu-man er naam kore beriye porlam amra, sahor
ghurte…
Gari chhilo sange, sei Qualis ar Azim bhai (gari chalachhilen). Jabo
thik korlam Papi Konda, jekhane giye Ushno prosroban/hot water spring-
e chan korle sab paap dhuye jaye….. 6 p_ _ pi chollam moner anonde.
Kintu Kunavaram obdhi garite giye jana gelo er par aro 3 ghanta
boating kore jete haye ar takhon jhup jhup kore bristi porchhe, nodir
jal-e bhishon srot ar Arka chhata niye gachher talay danriye. Sab
dekhe shune Bishu bollo “chaap nisna, ekhankar Ram Seetar mondir-i
darshan kore jai, etai Ultimate, pare abar Papi Konda jawa jabe.” To
or katha mato sedin amra okhankar mondir darshan kore soja chole gelam
Parnashala, jekhane Ram Seeta Lakkhan 14 bachhar katiyechhilo, soja
kathay patar kutir. Tarpar sekhan theke bari, mane hotel. Erpar
aboshyo bahubar-i amra shunechhi “chaap nisna” ar “ultimate” ar tai
Bhadrachalam ghure asar par amra ar konorakam kono chap niyina ar ja-i
kori setai ULTIMATE haye jaye!
Thanks…..Thanks a lot…….Thanks again—Shounak episode
“Ghar…fera hayeni amar ghar………country roads”
Robbar 8.30 tay Bhadrachalam mondire giye thakur dekhe, pujo diye (keu
keu) beriye porlam Hyderabader uddeshye. Pathe 1ta Plant dekhar katha
chhilo ar Mount Opera-y jawar kathao chhilo, kintu sabai eto tired je
konotai ar hayeni. Ar Shounak ke jal, cake, biscuit, boomer, poppins
jai dewa holo tatei o barbar bole gelo “oh! Thank you!.....thanks a
ton….thanks a lot….thanks again!” :-)
A feminine take on the trip to Bhadrachalam: signing off Rakhi