Rahul-er Diary Theke IX

[Indranil]

Rahul-er Diary Theke IX
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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.

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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..."

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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...."

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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.

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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 ..."

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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.

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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?

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