Rahul-er diary theke (Golpo)
Indranil
Rahul-er diary theke
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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 .."
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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?
Shyamoli-ke dekhe Rahul thotomoto kheye jay.
- Kokhon eli? Sharita besh ..
Shyamoli-r chokh-er dike cheye tar buker rokto kichhuta him hoye
ashe. Thanda, shitol chahoni. Eke bole akpurushghatini
drishti. Jar shamne pore Ghatotkoch-er moto probol purush-o lomba hoye
shuye pore. Rahul second year-er chhatro.
- Ei shokalbela ekhane kano? Shyamolir shwor niruttap.
- Bari theke paliyechhi. Obogyar shathe bole Rahul. Drain pipe beye
naamlaam. Haate ektu phoshka porechhe.
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 boshe Rahul. Moner kachhe
moner nemontonno. Hridoyer dak...
Bolei bujhte pare bhul korechhe. Palta jobab ashe totokhonat, chapa
golay. Dhomoker shure.
- 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
jabo. 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!
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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.
- 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?
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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!
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Rahul-er diary theke: " ... 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 ..."
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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.
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 bole Shyamoli. Ki sweet tai na?
- Ridiculous! Bolte badhyo hoyechhilo Rahul.
Tarporer kathopokothon ekebare kharap line-e chole jay.
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- Tui, tui ekta mean minded ...
- Scoundrel. Tai to?
- Chhotolokder moto mukh kharap korish na.
- 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.
Kothata bodhhoy bola uchit hoy ni. Kintu Rahul atkate pare
ni. Chhorrrar moto phosh kore beriye gachhe. Shune Shyamoli khanikhkhon
stobdho hoye dNariye chhilo. Tarpor mochor mere jete udyoto
hole desparate-er moto Rahul khop kore tar bNa hater kobji chepe
dhorechhilo. Kono 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.
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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. Toritahoter moto.
- Tar mane? Ke ki bolechhe amar name? What do you mean?
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Rahul-er diary: "...Polash-er shobcheye baro durbolota, o mithye bolte
pare na. Jara mithye kotha bole na, tara mone kore onyorao mithye bole
na. Ei bhebe thoke jay. Tai mithye kotha ektu adhtu bola bhalo.
Polashder barite uth-ti boyesher chheleder ektu beshi 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 ..."
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- 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.
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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 .."
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- 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 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.
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Rahul-er diary: " ... Oshadharon rannar haat Polasher mayer. Polasher
babar ektu khaoadaoar batik achhe. Shat shokale dimer bora! Tao ekti
pray-loafer opodartho onatmiyo chheler jonye. Ei barite Jamai shosthi-te ki
khaoano hobe bhabo ...."
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- 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!
- Mane 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 boiri 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?
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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 ..."
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- 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.
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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. Kather. Ebong jhokjhoke
steel-er.
Bonduk!!
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. Boli ami.
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?
- Bhalo diye ki hobe Rahul? Bhalo to onek achhe. Rahul-er bokami-te jano
klanto bodh kore Shyamoli. - I want the best!
********* (Kromosho:)
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 lagatar maal 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...."
************
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.
********
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 dilo.
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.
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-ta 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! O ja korechhe .. he is finished now.
Eke Mohanbagan-er shok. Tar upore ei ghotona. Khub-i bharakranto hridoye barite
phirlaam amra dujon....."
********
Rahul akmone chhobi-ta dekhechhe. 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.
- He is the best. Congratulations, Polash!
*********** (kromosho:)
Tirthankar Bose
I need information about any research that is currently under way or has
been done RECENTLY (=since the '80s) on Bengali historical narratives.
Thanks.
Tirthankar Bose
Dept. of English
Simon Fraser University
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 hobe. 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:
"... 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...."
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Rahul-er diary theke:
" .... 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.
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 cheyeo uNchu-te. Pray nagaler baire .."
****** (Kromosho:)