Rahul-er Diary Theke VI
Indranil
Rahul-er Diary Theke (VI)
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Rahul-er diary theke :
"....
Shomoy thakte thakte Debu-dar upor ekta dossier banate hobe. Apatoto
jototuku jani tai diye ekta kathamo toiri kora jay.
Preliminary Report
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Tarikh : March 13, 1987.
1. Naam : Debnath Shomaddar.
2. Thikana : 208 A, Bansi Wala Gali, Laxminagar. Delhi.
3. Pesha : Corporate Executive. (Manager gochher kichhu).
4. Boyesh : 28-30 bochhor.
5. Shokh : Kheladhulo (akhon achhe ki?).
6. Uchchota : 5'10" +
7. Ojon : 70-80 kg.
8. DaDi GNof : Nei.
9. Kotha-barta : Shamanyo Bangal tan. "Ishe"-r byabohar. Shoprotibho, kintu
Polash-er shonge kotha bolte giye jibh joDachhe.
10. Shashthyo : Baire theke dekhle khub bhalo. Liver-e toka mere dekhte hobe.
11. Shompotti : Nijeder baDi. Ekmatro chhele. Scooter achhe.
12. Bank Balance : Jana hoy ni. Ki kore kothata paDi?
13. Shikhkha : Master's degree. PoDashonay khub bhalo. Result bhalo-i
hobe. KhNoj neoa hoyni.
14. General Knowledge : Amar cheye beshi. Kotota beshi sheta amar pokhkhe
bojha shombhob noy. Film-star-der khobor bishesh rakhe na.
15. Dhumropaan : Korte dekhechhi. Kintu chain smoker noy. Anguler phNake
kono badami chhop nei.
16. Modyopaan : Kore bolei jani. Alchoholic kina jana dorkar. Bikeler por
dekha korte hobe. Appointment chhaDa.
17. Nari-ghotito doshadi : Nei. Pray nishchito.
18. Bondhu-bandhob : Bichitro. Kushong-er shongsporsho thaka oshombhob noy.
19. Mon : Komol prokriti. Baba-ma-ke bhalobashe. Polash-ke bhoy
pay. Apatodrishti-te udaar.
20. Rajniti : Kore na. Bojhe kina sheta Bonomali check kore janabe.
21. Shilpo-shongshkriti : Gaan-er gola bhalo, tobla bajate pare.
22. Udyeshyo : Bhobishyot niye kono gobhir chinta korechhe bole mone hoy
na. Biye korte chay. Kintu kano? ...."
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Rahul-er diary theke :
" ...
Rasta jude kalo shukiye jaoa rokto. Jolodhor-er.
Ami tonno tonno kore khNujlaam. Or ghoDi, moneybag, kichhu kothao nei.
Footpath-er niche dhuloy mukh gNuje poDe achhe akpati juto...."
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Jolodhor-er jibone ekta rohoshyo achhe.
Er konodin kinara hobe na. Rahul-ra haal chheDe diyechhilo.
Subhash-chondr-er niruddesh hobar moto.
Pagla-Madhob-babu, school-e Subhashchondr-er jonmodin-e chokh pakiye
ekti bhashon diyechhilen. Bolechhilen - Netaji hate gol dial-er
ghoDi porten, kintu tNar puDe jaoa lash-er hate chouko dial-er ghoDi.
Why?
Why, why, why?
Tokhon Rahul-ra chhoto. UNchu class-er ke ajon, Debu-da-o hote pare,
pichhon theke bolechhilo - Duto ghoDi chhilo bodh-hoy. Er cheye-o kharap
montobyo korechhilo oboshyo class eight-er Kaloo. She bolechhilo -
Collision-e chaptaa hoye gachhe sir. Tarpor she kobji theke ekta shoru
steel-er bala khule niye hater chape shetake chaptaa kore dekhiyechhilo.
Pagla Madhob kichu bolen ni, kintu Niren-babu Kaloo-ke chuler jhNuti
dhore Hall-er baire niye giye bedhoDok merechilen. Odike Pagla Madhob babu
Rahul-der phish phish kore bolechhilen - Ei prosn-er uttor akdin amra
pabo. Pabo-i. Tini-i eshe deben.
Otohpor hat-tali. Rahul-ra onekdin opekhkha korechhilo Subhashchondrer
phire ashar. Sheshe akdin shunlo Pagla-Madhob-babu Shulekha-didimoni-ke
corridor-e dNaD koriye bolchhen - Ei century-te phirben na Netaji. Next
century-te flying saucer-er technology niye ashben. Shulekha-didmoni
ashchorjo hoye bollen - Kintu British-ra to chole gachhe? Bhuru nachiye
Pagla-Madhob bollen - Abar ele?
Tokhon-i akdin Jolodhor, sheet-er shokaale kNapte kNapte eshe chithi-ta
dekhiyechhilo Rahul-der. Shei rohoshy-er kachhe ar Netaji-r niruddesh
hoata tamon gurutoro kichhu mone hoy ni.
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Chithi-ta paka ingrejite. Neel rong-er Inland-e shukhkho hate lekha.
Matro tinte sentence.
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Dear Jolodhor,
I am a girl.
I love you.
I am coming to your sacred thread ceremony.
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Niche kono shakhkhor nei. Kichhudin agei Jolodhor-er poite
hoyechhe. Matha neDa. Kamon ekta thotomoto khaoa bhab.
Bonomali bollo - Age bolishni kano byeta? Poiter shomoy chaddik bhalo kore
dekhechhili?
Jolodhor bollo - Ma Kali bolchhi shondehojonok kauke chokhe poDe
ni. Onekei didir bondhu. Bakira mayer chena mohila, atmiyo-shwojon.
Bonomaali bollo - Sacred thread ceremony kothata kota lok jane baba? E
kono ghughu meye. Mohila-o hote pare.
Jolodhor kNapte kNapte bollo - School-er didimonira
eshechhilen. Bhikhkha nilaam. Moitreyi didimoni hashte hashte pa chhNuye
pronaam korlen.
Rahul bollo - Pijush, Hulo era bojjati kore dite pare na chithi-ta?
Bonomaali bollo - Ato bhalo ingreji kar pet theke berobe re? E nirghat
kono convent-e poDa meye.
Moityei didimonir haater lekhar shathe punkhanupunkho-bhabe miliye dekha
holo chithir lekhata. Kichhuta milchhe. Kichhuta milchhe na. Bonomaali
bollo - BNa hater lekha hote pare. Ghughu mohilara du hate-i likhte
pare. Tahole ar kichhutei jana jabe na. Tui next chithir opekhkhay thak,
hoyto dekha korte bolbe.
Jolodhor phyakashe hoye giye bollo - Ami school paltabo. Binoynogor-e
chole jabo. Oder result bhalo.
Rahul, Bonomaali dujonei khNichiye bolechhilo - Haati. AKe to tak matha,
tar upore bhitur dim. Toke tiffin-bela bathroom-e dhore niye giye nangto
kore chheDe debe. Ke bNachabe tokhon?
Pore Rahul-ra shahosh diyechhilo. - Bhoyer ki achhe? Amon bhab dekha
jano kono chithi-i pash ni. Amra achhi to.
Oi ekti chithi diye Jolodhor-er chhatrojibon ak-i shonge durbishoho o
mohim-moy kore tulechhilen kono ogyato-kulosheel, shombhoboto
convent-e poDa mohila. Rahul-ra Jolodhorer ashepashe thakto.
Jotoguli shombhob chena meyer hostolipi jogaD kora hoyechhilo tokhon.
Duruduru bokhkhe tai niye
gobeshona hoto. Pore ar chithi ashe ni. Kintu DtTar-i ba ortho ki?
Amon ki hote
pare je meyeti poite-r din uposthit thakte pare ni, ebong akhon kono
joruri kaje atke poDechhe? Moitreyi-didimoni-r class-e Jolodhor murtir
moto boshe ghamto ar aD chokhe chaito Rahul-er, Bonomaali-r dike.
Ei rohoshyer-o kono shomadhan hoy ni. Chithi-ta Jolodhor chhNiDe-i phelto,
Rahul-ra ta korte day ni. Otai akmatro shutro bole. Tarpor akshomoy sheta
Jolodhor-er pile ki jokrit-er moto-i shorirer ekta ongo hoye
jay. Onekdin por akdin Moitreyi didimoni Jolodhor-er habami ar shojhyo korte
na pere take kan dhore deyaler kachhe dNaD koriye diyechhilen. Shedin
class-er sheshe Jolodhor-er mukhe hashi ar dhore na.
Ato je shondehobaadi Bonomaali, sheo bolte badhyo hoyechhilo. -
Rohoshyo-ta akhono achhe Jolodhor. Tobe ekta phNaDa ketechhe tor.
Kintu onyo phNaDa-ta kateni. Pore bhebechhilo Rahul.
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Rahul-er diary:
" .... Polash ar Pishi Bathroom-e. Kotha ghorabar jonyo ami bollam -
Debuda apni akhon-o cricket khelen?
Music system-e instrumental cholchhe. Shur-ta amar chena. Naam "Whiter
shade of pale". Organ-e bajachche keu. Duto baje pray. Kamlanagar-er
rastay megher bhitor diye rod. Ghum ghum dupur.
Debu-da rumal diye mukh muchhe bollo - Khub majhe majhe. Company-r
inter-departmental khelagulote namiye day. Form akebare poDe
gachhe. Slip-e catch diye diye bat-er dhar bhangi. Tumi? Tomra khalo?
Ami bollam - School-er TT team-e chhilaam to. College-e uthe ar chance
pai ni. PoDAr chap-ei kuliye uthte parchhi na.
Debuda bollo - Laxminagar-er bangali chhelera bikele football
khele. Ami majhe majhe jai. Timarpur football club-er president tomar ke
ekta hon na?
Ami bollam - Mama. Ojon kom bole team-e nay ni. Bolchhe shoulder push
korte parbo na. Club kintu ar thakchhe na mamar haate.
- Kano? Ashchorjo hoye prosno korlo Debuda.
- Retire korchhe mama. Club akhon chhele-ra-i chalabe.
- Hum. Bole chup kore ektu Debuda. - Tomar mama-ke pray-i
dekhechi. Stadium-e. Shob khela dekhte jeten.
Omni rodalo onubhuti holo. Jano sheet-er dupure Shimla Young-er shada
jersey poDe ami Corner Kick nichchi. Firoshah Kotlar dik theke Lal
Kellar dike ghuronto, holud banana kick, second bar ghNeshe jale
joDiye jachhe ball. Ghasher upor chinebadamer khosha. Mama kalo frame-er
choshma ar kombol coat poDe stand theke haat naDchhe. Chicken
patties khabi?
Ami bollam - Debuda, apnake onekdin dhore ekta prosno korbo bole boshe
achhi. DCM-r final-e jebar East-Bengal Mohunbagan-ke tin goal-e haralo,
apnake Police-er gaDite tule niye giyechhilo na?
Debuda coffee-r cup mukher kachhe dhore hothat statue-r moto sthir hoye
gachhe. Ektu dure Polash ar Pishi-ke phire ashte dekhlam. Ki niye khub
hashchhe ora. Jano onekdiner chena. Debuda amar chokhe chokh rekhe
bollo - Shshhhhhh.. Kotha kom, kaj beshi........"
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Rahul-er diary theke:
" .... "Whiter Shade of Pale" shesh hoye "Come September". Ami ar
kheladhulo niye kono kotha bolchhi na. Pishi phire eshe-i bollen - Kella
fote. Polash raji.
Ami bishom khelaam. Pishi joler gelash-ta egiye diye bollen - Aha re. Ei
ne beshi kore jol kha. Limca khabi? Borof diye aniye debo. Tui to akhon
amader kutum.
Ami ektu jol-e chumuk diye aro bishom khelaam. Pishi bollen - Mathay
chNati mar Debu. Brohmotalu-te uthe gachhe. Debuda amar mathay ekta alto
thabDa dilo. Besh bhari, norom haat.
Polash bollo - Rahul, keu tor kotha mone korchhe.
Pishi bollen - Mithun-da bodh-hoy. Shooting korte korte anmona hoye
jachche. Ne arektu jol kha. Ha, ha.
Shobai ektu hashchhe, ami chhada. Polash bollo - Tor taDa achhe ki
Rahul? Kothao jabi?
Pishi bollen - Girl-friend opekhkha korchhe naki?
Ami kashte kashte-i bollam - Na to! Sharadin-i free.
Debuda amar kNadhe ekta haat rekhe bollo - Aj ar girl-friend noy. Aj
amader shathei thako tumi. Football-er golpo kora baki achhe.
Hoi hoi kore kichhu chhelemeye dhuke poDlo dokane. Jayga khNujchhe
tara. ShNiDir kachh-ta bheeD hoye gachhe. Amader College-er
Tavleen. High heel-er juto pore shNiDi-te hNochot kheyechhe. Amake dekhe
hat neDe chokh tipe dilo. Mukhe chewing gum.
Pishi bollen - cho, uthe poDa jak. Kamlanagar-e
jokhon eshei poDechhi tokhon ektu pujor bajar shere ni.
March mashe abar pujo?
Amra line kore beriye jachchi dokan theke. Shobar age Pishi, Polash,
tarpor Debuda. Ami counter-er pash diye jabar shomoy Tavleen chokh
nachiye aste kore bollo - Hi Sweetie. Stay with us.
Ami bollam - Ak shorte. Tor bubble gum-ta amar shathe share korbi?
Bitikichchiri mukh kore Tavleen.
- Ja phot......"
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Kamlanagar-e edik odik onek ghurechhe charjon. Shesh porjonto shaDir
dokane. Pishi bollen - Polash-ke ekta shaDi dobo.
Debuda ar Rahul pichhone pichhone hNatchhilo. Debuda bollo -
dao. Shyamoli onek bar na kora shotteo pishi jor kore niye dhuklen
dokane. Jayga kom tai Rahul ar Debuda bairei roilo.
Rahul bollo - Polash-er shathe arekta date fix kore nin Debuda. Aj to
kono kothai holo na. Ami Polash-ke jiggesh kore apnake janabo. Kimba Polash
apnake direct phone-o korte pare.
Debu-da biDbiD kore bollo - Shei bhoy-i korechhi. Pishi-o thakbe na,
tumio thakbe na. Eka ami. Ar odike shat-ta joyan. Dokan-er meyeta tomake
ki bollo Rahul? Dakchhilo mone holo.
Rahul bollo - Amader college-er meye. Khete invite korchhilo.
Debuda bollo - Chomotkar meye. Tomar ichchhe hole thakleo parte.
Rahul bole - Thaki majhe majhe. Goto bochhor lab-er porikhkhar din khub
shahajyo korechhilo. Kintu ajke apnar football-er golpo-ta shona baki
achhe.
Debuda hashte hashte bollo - O. Eta abar tomar Polash-ke bolo
na. Debnath Shomaddar-ke ar respect korbe na tahole.
Dur theke ekta cycle dekhte pachhe Rahul. Upore
kono arohi nei. Shonge hNete cholechhe ekti lok. Besh roddur achhe
akhono. Tobe halka, mishti haoa.
Chardike kapoDer dokan, mishti-r dokan, stationary-r dokaan. Footpath
juDe ojosro tukitaki jinish-er dokaan. Rasta-y onoboroto scooter,
motorgaDi. Akashe electric tarer upor chil. Nanarokom-er shohure
ayoyaj. Generator-er ayoyaj. Golgappa, rabDi, ghee-e bhaja laddu,
ar campacolar gondho. Footpath-er uporei kichhu meye boshe gachhe haate
mehedir rong korate. Hee hee hashchhe. Phuchkawalar kachh theke
jhogDa kore phuchka aday korchhe ak mohila. Rahul onubhob kore shohore
boshonter obornononiyo roop. Kamla Nagar-er shada, holud, komola ronger
baDir oprichhonno deyalgulo tar mone hoy darun.
Ekhanei bheeD-er modhye
kothao lukiye thakte pare Shakuntola. Take dheke rakhar
jonyoi jano ak aronyok ayojon. Manusher byastota oboshyo, oronyer cheye
hoyto shundor.
Rahul ekta golpo shonar cheshta korchhe. Monohshonjog thakchhe na
kichhutei. Barbar khei hariye jachche. Jano she kakhono Rahul, kakhono
kono mehedi pora meyer oloukik anondo.
Debuda bollo - GaDi-te kore niye galo thanay. Hate haatkoDa. Pithe koyek
gha rule poDechhe. ShirdNaDa, komorer muscle-e besh byetha. Chupchaap
neme bhetore gelaam. Prothome ak uniform poDa officer naam dhaam jiggesh
korlo. Jantaam thik naam-ta bolte nei. Jhot kore mathay kono naam elo
na. Bole dilaam - Jibonanondo Dash. Thikana bhulbhal ekta
dilaam Gaziabaad-er. Tarpor boshiye rakhlo benche. Ghamchhi. Pet-e
khide chNui chNUi korchhe. Jol teshta. Khaki urdi pore cholaphera
korchhe Police. Keu patta dichhe na.
Pray pNoytallish minute por shei plain dress-er bhadralok eshe dhuklen
ghore. Hate ekta kather rule.
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Rahul cheshta kore mone mone drishyota kolpona korar. Plain dress-er
shai officer. GNufo. Beshi height na. Bhalo, byektityobyanjok chehara.
Debuda-ke bolchhen - Babar naam-ta bolo. Baba-ke ekhane anachhi tomar.
Debuda mukh gNoj kore boshe achhe.
Officer bollen - Gaziabaad noy, tumi Delhir-i
chhele. Ato bondhu niye keu Gaziabaad theke ashe na. Tomar baba na ele
tomake chhaDa hobe na, criminal case kore jail-e pure debo. Tokhon bail
dite, mamla shamlate baba-ke ashtei hobe.
Bojhachchhen-o - Ami to tomar babar moto. Amake tumi lathi marte
parle. E kotha-ta tomar baba-ke janate hobe na?
Debuda bolchhe - Babar moto hole nijei bail-ta diye din na.
Officer bolchhen - Tar age tumi pa dhore khoma chao.
- Kisher khoma? Bhul to kichhu kori ni! Debu-da tej-er sahthe jobab dichhe.
- Tar mane? Tumi police-der gaye haat tulechho. Sheta crime noy?
- Tarai age amader merechhe. Lathi charge korechhe. Sheta crime noy?
- She to tomader doshei. Officer obak hoye gachhen.
Mathe eshe maramari korar kono odhikar nei tomader. Khela dekhbe,
peacefully chole jabe. Shanti-bhongo hole Police-er kaj Police korbe na?
Debuda bolchhe - Shanti age onyora bhongo korechhilo. Amader dike chair,
iNt, patkel chhNuDchhilo. Badhyo hoye jobab diyechhi.
- Taholeo Police-ke mara-ta onyay. Amra jodi dekhi mathe
oshanti hochhe tahole badhyo hoye lathi charge kortei hobe. Dudol-kei
amra shoman mere rasta phNaka kore di. Shadharon manush-er ete-i labh
hoy. Lathi charge amra korboi.
- Tahole amakeo kick charge korte hobe. GNO dhore gachhe Debu-dar.
Tokhon officer nijer rule-ta diye Debudar pithe du gha boshiye pichhu
phire dNaDiye bollen - Koro kick charge.
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Shedin rate Rahul-er shopne ekti chaoda kNadhoala lok pushkorini-te
machh dhorchhe. Pichhon theke dekhchhe take Rahul.
Hay cheel, shonali danar cheel
tumi ar kNedonako uDe uDe dhanshiDi noditir pashe..
- Apni Jibonanondo?
- O naame deko na amay.
- Kano?
- Police. KhNujchhe.
... Tomar kannar shure beter pholer moto tar mlan chokh mone ashe..
... Abar tahare kano deke ano, ke hay hridoy khnUde bedona ...
Rahul bujhte pere totostho hoye jay. Edik odik dekhe nay. Kalo jol-er
upor fatna. Choturdike ekta thomthom-e bhab. Kichhu ekta ghotle shei
jano dayi.
- Sorry.
- Thik aachhe. Orokom hoy. Basu Borading House-e uthechhilaam.
Gole-Market-e.
- Bhalo jayga to. Rahul bole. Niche-i boiyer dokaan.
- Tarai dhoriye dichchilo. Chokhe dhulo diye paliyechhi. Achcha ora amar
boi rakhe na kano bolte paro?
- Police-er bhoy?
- Tai hobe. Bangla-r ponjika rakhe. Shetao amar-i lekha. Chhodmonaame ...
keu jane na. Paliye Karol Bagh-e gelaam. Meshe chhilaam
kichhudin. Beshidin noy, Police-er nojor khub koDa. Akhon jamuna pade
achhi. Udbastu colony-te. Banglar mukh ekhane dekha jay. Tumi dekhechho?
- AgNye na.
- Dekho. Football-e achhe. Machher chokhe chokh rakhle dekhte
pabe. Shonkh-er mukhe ekta hashi achhe dekhechho?
University-te chhilaam kichhudin agerbar. Shobai chene. Tai
odik-ta jete bhoy kore. Tumi ki jao?
- Niyomito.
Ekta machh poDechhe shutoy. BaDo machh bodh-hoy. Wheel theke dhire dhire
shuto chhaDte thake lokta. Bhishon duruho, monohshonjoger kaj. Kothao
kono shobdo nei. Kalo joler upor jhilmil korchhe fatna, chhoto-chhoto
dheu. Pukur theke bhapsha gumot batash.
- Ekta kaj koro. Library-te amar gota chhoyek boi achhe. Akdin shomoy kore
shobkota niye esho. Rabindranath-er kichhu boi-o eno.
- Podben?
- Dhulo mapbo. Kar boite kotota dhulo jome. Eke bole comparative
literature. Millimeter-e mapte hoy shadharonoto.
Pocket theke footscale bar kore dekhay chaoda kNadhwala lokti.
- Ei dakho pencil diye daag diye rekhechhi. Rabindranath, Baudlaire,
Kalidash, Jibonanondo.
- Kar-ta beshi?
- Kalidash. Lucknow-te 70 mm, kolkatay 135, Dhakay 385. Ami second. 120,
95, 85. Protyek bochhor baDchhe oboshyo. Kalidash-ke dhore phelbo
bochhor kuDir modhye.
- Police khNujchhe kano apnake?
- Jano na tumi? Ashchorjo! Shobai jane. Chaakri debe bole! Rabindranath
mara jabar por boDokortar chair to shunyo.
Lokta machh dhorchhe tonmoy puropuri hoye. Phur phur kore
punjabi uDchhe haoyay.
Rahul bojhate chay. Bujhte chay loktake. Jano she khub-i labhoban hobe ei
kothopokothon theke.
- Chakri-te bhoy kisher? Koto lok to chakri pay na!
Pichhu na phirei kNadh dolay motsho-shikari. Rahul-er shopno theke
beriye jay chador kombol chire phNuDe. Shada akash, kalo pukur, machh,
fatna, gole market, haoa shob mile mishe ekakar.
- Shokolei kobi noy. Keu keu kobi.
Shopne eshob kothar mane porishkar bujhte pare Rahul.
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Bhitor theke Pishi bollen - Debu, ei shaDi-ta tor pochhondo?
Bhitore shaDi thoi thoi korchhe. Rahulra otibegni ronger ekta shaDi
dekhte pay Pishir hate. Debuda hoi hoi kore bole - Darun. Amar-o ekta
chai.
Debu-dar kothay patta na diye Pishi shaDir shomudre jhNapiye poDlen abar.
Rahul-er dike phire
Debu-da bollo - Byas. Khel khotom. Atokhkhon je loktar shathe kotha
bollam. Baper boyeshi lok. Ingreji-te bhadrobhabe kotha bolchhe, akhon
take lathi mari ki kore?
Rahul bollo - Tarpor?
Debu-da bollo - Tarpor ar ki? Ak minute jete na jete-i officer abar
pithe du gha marchhe. Pichhu phire bolchhe - maro kick.
Erokom gota charek bar hobar por byathaar chote ar parlaam na
thakte. Bhadralok-er pa ta chhNuye bole dilaam - Ebarkar moto chheDe din
sir, ar konodin korbo na eshob. Tokhon officer chair-e boshe hawaldar-ke
bollen - Do thums-up le ao.
Rahul bollo - ChheDe dilen tahole apnake?
Debu-da kashtho heshe bollo - Thums-up khaiye akghonta golpo
korlen. Bhadralok-er naam O.P.Bhatia. Amake bollen - Gymkhana-y giye
tennis khelar byabostha kore dichhci. Kushonge na mishe oishob
karo. Porikhkha, poDashona eishob-er dohai diye onek koshte katalaam.
FIR ar lodge kore ni. Rat nota nagad chheDe dilo. Ami-o khNoDate
khNoDate baDi.
Rahul bollo - Amra to bhebechilaam Police Record hoye galo apnar.
Debuda bollo - Baghe chhNule atharo gha. Police-er shathe lego na Rahul.
Amra tokhon akdom bhebechinte kaj kortam na. Khub beporoya
chhilaam. Bhalo noy.
Rahul bollo - Bhalo ki kharap jani na. Tobe apnara khub shahoshi
chhilen. Kauke bhoy peten na. Akhonkar chheleder moto noy.
Debu-da bollo - Akhonkar chhelera onek budhdhiman. Koto ki shikhechhi
tader kachh theke! Akhon ami shobai-ke bhoy pai. Police-ke, nijer
company-r labour-ke, Shyamoli-ke, nijekeo.
Rahul hothat ki mone kore jiggesh korlo - Debuda, amar naam apni janlen
ki kore bolun to? Keu kichhu bolechhe naki amar nam?
Debu-da ha ha kore haschhe. Chardike chhoDiye poDchhe hashi. Akshe chNad
uthe gachhe, belabeli. Honumaan mondire ghonta bajlo dhong dhong kore.
Bhitor theke abar Pishi-r gola. - Debu, ektu ashbi?
- Ak minute. Debuda aro hashte thake. - Tomar naam to shobai jane, besh
bikhyato chhile tumi.
Rahul thik thahor pay na. Bikhyato? She, bikhyato holo ki kore? Tar to
bikhyato hobar kotha noy! Shobkichhu-tei she majhari.
Shudhu ekbar kobita path kore consolation prize, ekbar table tennis-e
runner up. Kono rokom-e kukhyato hoye gachhe ki she?
Alo more ashbe ektu pore. Theme jete pare haoa. Dure, Shaktinagar-er dik
theke goDgoD kore bus-er ayoyaj. Rastay khushi hoye matha jhNakachhe
ekti shantoshishto goru. Rahul udgrib hoye jante chay tar kukhyato hobar
karon.
- Dubar pa bhengechhile. Ekbar haat bhangle. Darun plaster cast
chhilo tomar. Plaster boy bolei jantaam. BNa payer lomba
cast-er gaye shobuj rong diye calligraphy kore likhechhile nijer
naam. BaDo baDo okhkhore. Oshonkhyobar.
Ei kotha! Lojja pay Rahul. Hashte thake Debu-dar shonge. Kharap kichhu
noy tar mane. Emni emni-i.
- Aro bondhu-der naam chhilo. Bole Rahul. - Jolodhor kotobar sign
korechhilo! Tar naam dakhen ni?
Akashe pot pot kore uDe jay payra. Onekdin pore shei plaster phire
ashchhe mone. Bichhanar tolay rakhto Rahul.
Goromer chhuti-te beDate giyechhilo Deradun-e, shei shomoy churi hoye
jay. Ke niyechhe tao jane, kintu promaner obhabe kichhu kora jay
ni. Shetai chhilo shesh plaster. Tarpor ar hat pa bhange ni akbar-o.
Bhitor theke Pishi hNak peDechhen. - Taka short poDechhe Debu-u-u-u..
Tui kichhu di--bi-i-i-i?
Dokane dhukte dhukte Debu-da biDbiD kore bole - Debo na mane? Begni
shaDir jonyo jan kobul.
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Begni noy, holud ronger shaDi kena holo. Shoru lal paD. Chokchoke
mosreen silk-er ga. Polash bollo - Ato taka kano khoroch korchhen Pishi?
Pishi bollen - Chinta nei. Pore Debu-r kachh theke niye shodh kore
dish. Rahul tor jonyo ekta shirt kinte chaichhilaam, kintu taka phuriye
gachhe.
Chena dokan chhilo Rahul-er. Dhare-o kena jay. Kintu Polash she kotha
andaj korei jano chokh diye Rahul-ke shanto bhabe shashachhe.
Rahul bole - Shirt akdom bhallage na Pishi. Rumal-i amar priyo.
Pishi bollen - Dur boka. Rumal ki kauke dite hoy. Rumal dile jhogDa hoy
janish na?
Kamlanagar theke hNete hNete ora University-r dike chole elo. Aste aste
ondhokar hoye ashchhe. Pakhira phire ashchhe bashay. Rahulra Mall road
theke ekta scooter dhore nebe. Dure, cycle sharanor dokaan theke
beriyechhe ekti lok. Mathay sholar tupi. EKtu theme uthte cheshta
korchhe cycle-e.
Debu-da bollo - Pishi, oi tomar Shukhen babu.
Pishi shoshobyasto hoye bollen - Koi? Koi?
- Oi je, cycle-e, tupi mathay, neme jachhen dhalu jaygata diye.
- DNaD kora. Dak na? Ektu kotha bolbo! Please dNaD kora! Chhelemanusher
moto bollen Pishi.
Debu-da bollo - Ki bole dakbo, amake chenen na bodh-hoy. Rahul tumi
dako.
Rahul douDe galo university ground-er kachhe. Dur theke goD goD kore
chole jaoa cycle lokhyo kore daklo - Shukhen babu!
Cycle-ta cooperative store-er pash diye baDo rastay uthe bNak niye
odrishyo hoye jay. HNat-te hNat-te phire ashe Rahul.
- Shuntei pelen na bodh-hoy.
Pishi onek asha kore chhilen. - Oma, shunte pelen na? Ish. Khub ichche
chhilo dekha korar.
Rahul bollo - Kachhe-i thaken. BaDi-ta ami chini. Jaben naki?
Ektu bhebe Pishi bollen - Nah. Thak. Abar hoyto dekha hobe.
Ridge-er bNador du ekta eshe podechhe rastay. Pishi bollen - Koto ki
paltechhe University-te. BNador gulo shei ager moto-i achhe. Amra buDo
hoye gelaam.
Rahul bhabe. Koi? Shukhen-babu ki buDo hoye gachhen? Tahole akdin she-o
buDo hoye boshbe kono babla gachher tolay. Tavleen-er shonge komorer
byethar oshudh niye alochona korbe. Amar oshudh bhalo na tor byetha
beshi? Hah, hah, hah. Ghure ghure ekta hashi Rahul-ke akromon
kore. Erpor ar konodin-o buDo hobar kotha tulben na Pishi, karon amar
eshob bhalo lage na. Black and White cinema amar bhalo lage na. Joto
shob more jaoa lok. Meenakumari, Modhubala, Nargis. Ghure ghure du:kher
gaan. Aro du:kher naach. Khali khali chokher jol phela. Eshob ami
shojhyo korte pari na. Bikeler dike rastar dokane shei gaan-ta hochhilo.
Iye chiraagh bujh rahe hNai. Mere saath jalte jalte...
Shei theke ti mathay ghurchhe. Shunte shunte mone hoy shobaike niye kono
hirok-khonder bhitor dhuke chirokaal-er jonyo sthir, ujjwol hoye thaki.
Ashun na amra chinebadaam kini. Muthoy kore tar ayoyaj shuni. Khola
bhangi. Ekta kichhu hote thakuk. Polash-er mukh-er hashi dekhte dekhte
bhule jai eshob kotha.
Pishi bollen - Dakh, Shukhen-da onek senior amar cheye. Kintu shobai
chintaam. Amar didir ek bondhu to chithi diyechhilo onake. Ki shashthyo
chhilo. Akmatha kNokDa chul. Atodin pore amake ki mone rekhechhen?
Hoi hoi kore Pishi bollen - University-te jokhon-i ashi, monta akdom
chhelemanush-er moto hoye jay. Ichhe kore ghasher upor chhutochhuti
kori.
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Rahul-er diary theke :
" ... Shob thikthak cholchhe. PoDashona-ta-te arektu jor dite hobe
shudhu. Kichhudin Hostel-e giye thakte hote pare. Goel, Deepak era kothhteke
khobor pay porikhkhay ki prosno ashbe. Shob oboshyo mele na. Kintu
orokom selective poDa korle akhere onek labh. Kom mehnot-e bhalo
phol. Amake nijer ekti prosnopotro toiri kore niye jete hobe. Bolbo
Miranda House-er meyer kachh theke peyechhi. Didimonir handbag theke
shorano.
Bonomaali gotobar nijer class-e second last hobar por ebar uthe poDe
legchhe. Amay bollo - Bujte parchhish, amra chhaDa ar shobai lukiye
note banay. Shegulo jogaD kor. Bemokka shomoye hostel-e giye dorja thele
dhuke poDbi.
Ami dhuklei ora boikhata lukiye phele Playboy ber kore boshe. Sheijonyo
ekta decoy chai. Shada kagoje Miranda House-er didimonir prosnopotrer
nokol. Sheta hate achhe jante parlei, shobai shuDshuD kore amar shonge
poDte ashbe. Onyodike ekta tuition-i hate achhe. Agami du mashe kichhu
takar mukh dekhbo, dhar shodh koreo jotkinchit thakte pare hate. Shob miliye
ekti shombhabonamoy goromer chhutir protyasha korle dosh-er hoy
na. Nijer kortobyo thikthak kore jete parle shushomoy apna theke-i
ashe...."
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Robibar dupure Bonomaali-r phone. Jolodhor gaDi chapa podechhe. Shomosto
rokto beriye chhoDiye gachhe rastay. Rahul-er hat kNapchhe, oshombhob
rokom. Ma eshe dhorchhe telephone.
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(kromosho:)
Debajyoti Choudhury
Indranil (dgu...@buphy.bu.edu) wrote:
: Rahul-er Diary Theke (VI)
: ************************
anekdin par net-eese masto labh ! naki khoti ? harano chhelebelar
katha mane kariye dilen ! sei padani-te da.nRiye (kkachit jhule)
kamla nagar, shakti nagar er bhiR Thele manthar gatite egono |
class kamai kare k-nags e ghora | kimba shudhui kono college-er
maThe base aDDa deoa | ba dal be.ndhe ambedkar-e jaoa | tarasware
utsaha deoa, ba baje khelle TiTkiri deoa. maThe jhagra. achchha,
simla youngs ki akhono achhe ? maThe ar bhiR hoy ? naki sabai
teleserial dakhe ?
debajyoti
pu: galpaTa bhaloi fe.ndechhen | tabe akTa khaTka lagchhe. rahul-ra
pizza khelo kothay ? amar kano jano mane hachhe, CP'te ba ashe pashe
kothao. tai ki ? tahole sekhan theke shaRi kinte k-nags jaoaTa ....
hoyto bhul karchhi.