Monday, October 18, 2010

DUGGA DUGGA-DEBALINA SENGUPTA



Interstate 10 er dhare kashful janan dey, Pujo eseche. Email khule pujor shomoy, location, road directions janar shomoy, eseche. Ki shari porbo, bank er locker theke kon goyna ta ber kortey hobe, sheishob thik korar shomoy eseche. Pujo ki ei weekend e? naki next? Well, in anycase, pujor ager din realize kroar theke agey thekei ready hoye thaka bhalo. e bochor ma duto shari pathiyechilo, ekta swarnochori, arekta katha stitch. Bhabchi swarnochori tai porbo, katha stitch ta ekta wedding e porechilam, bangali community r praay onekei dekheche, ar nojoreo poreche.


Ei holo porobash e pujo. Dhaker awaj nei, anjali r announcement nei, luchi ar ghee e bhaja sujir bhog nei. Shosti, Soptomi, Ashtami, Nabami, Dashami nei. Nei notun jama r gondho, Sondhebela pandel er adda ba bhai er sathe eggroll khawa. Obossho, kaner kachey potash potash cap fatanor awaj ta relief in one way. Kintu, basically, baki shobi nei. Anyway. Ki nei er listi bhabte boshle ki ache, sheta miss howar chance beshi. So, lets get back to business.

Pujo mane ki?

Pujo r main uddessho sobai ke ek hoye anondo korar sujog dewa. At least, tai howa uchit. Ebong, porobash er pujoye sheta prochur korechi. In fact, deshey thakte ei level er mosti korar shujog pawa jeto na, karon barir kora sashon e theke raat 8 tar moddhye ghore firte hoto. Ranikuthi te cultural program dekhte gele ma songe jeto, ar jhari marar time dupurer halka sajei simito rakhte hoto. Kintu ekhon ar ta noy. Pantua bananor daitto porle milk powder ar whipping cream diye 500 piece pantua banate raat kabaar hoye jawatai swabhabik.

Amar bor abar poite pora bamun thakur. LSU r chotto community te bamun er khub obhab, tai bhor hotei tenake jor gaye joriye hawai choti (plastic er, chamra naki chutey nei) poriye International Cultural Center (pujor location) e pouchey debar daitto ta porto amari. Shei bhor 8 tar moddhye beral par korei ami firtam sajte, gujte. Emnite amar bishesh ekta saj goj er batik nei, kintu oi, lokjon jake boley NRI Boudi, shei boudi hobar sokh ekdin puron kortam.

Odike to Ashok da ar Somnath da komore gamcha bNedhe khichuri r ayojon complete kore feleche. Ashok da pakka Medinipur er aloor chop bhaja radhuni. Tar abar shukno lokna foron e chai-e-chai, noile naki thik khichurir swad othe na. Somnath da r dual duty. Kichuta Ashok da ke company diye choley jaye purut moshai er assistant hote.

Ami jehetu ghor nastik, tai pujor dike jawar chesta na kore ranna ghor ei hyajate beshi prefer kori. Ek bar boro buro der hashi mukh ta dekhiye eshe ICC r kitchen counter top e gyat hoye boshey goppo ar adda. Aha. Amar dak porto beguni bhajar shomoy. Shei caterer der bishal pump stove er moto ekhane gas er unon. Tatei boro korai te ek gallon tel dhele deep fried beguni ar light fried papor. Silk er sharee bachate labcoat.

dupure khichuri labra papor bhaja khabar por ekta jhimuni ashe besh. Shei shomoy kichu over enthusiastic bangali purush ebong mohila ra robindroonuragi hoye gan tan gawar torjor koren. Shunte mondo lage na. Tobe ek bochor ek 30 urdho mamoni r sleeveless salwar suit pore "dance of envy" from Dil to Pagal Hain dekhe besh hokchokiye gechilam. Madhuri Dixit hobar shokh thaka bhalo, tai boley ei??

Anyway. Bidesh e pujo r sombondhe bolar onek kichui thake …. tobe bhalo bhalo kotha likhte hoy, baki ta money rakhte hoy. Tai etukui thak. Pujo fi bochor ashuk, shobar mongol hok, khichuri ar labrar quality aro better howk ei kamona kori. Dugga dugga.

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