Bijoya Dashami-RAKTIM (JERRY)

16/10/2010 Sat (Nabami)

Paa e byatha thik Ashtami r din sokaal e Pukur er dhaare bhai er sathe khelte giye paa ta pichle gechilo besh fuleche....bose chilam ek bhabe mail box ta khule hotath ki mone holo purono mail box ta khullam...password ta bemalum bhule gechilam,pakka 12 bochhor por password ta hotath mone porlo.Mod kheye shei raat e palte felechilam Souvik ta khub yearki thatta korechilo ami biye korbo shune,jodi ulto palta kono mail pathaye shei bhoy ami paltechilam.

Ashankho mail pore chilo Gauri'r,bochor duek agge dekhechilam gauri ke ek bandhu r biye te kotha bolar sahos pachhilam na.Sheidin amar sathe or kotha hoyechilo o beriye asbe coffee house porer din bikel e,amra biye korbo hotath Souvik pichiye gechilo asole or baritei othar kotha chilo koekdin ami shei bhorsha tei hyan bolechilam tarpor ami bishu da'r kache gechilam kichu taka'r jonno dhar kore sonsarta boshabo amake oi khan theke police dhorechilo

soja burtolla thana e chalan kore chilo ami kichu bolar sujog o paini sheidin police r lok gulo kichhu sunte chaini.

Raat e ekjon SI khub merechilo ami jotto bolchi je ami CU te pori mantei chaiche na bolche "poris to ki?"pakka 6din er matha e ami beriyechilam soja gechilam Coffee house e shuni din duek gauri esechilo ghure chole geche tar por r kono khoj e paini.

sheidin hotath ki mone holo ekta sahos kore chithi likhlam karon ami jani Gauri regular mail ta check kore sob likheche amake porlam nijeke kirom jeno abosh mone hochhilo ...last mail ta porshu r likhechilo je gotokaal o asbe Bardhamann'e, ami o ekhon Durgapur e posting ekai thaki ekhon bhai eseche chuti katabe bole,KV te "Bangla teacher" er chakri ta peyechi onek din holo prothom e Purulia chilo ekhon Durgapur e.

"Gauri,ajj hotath tomar mail gulo porar sujog pelam jaa ghoteche tomarkotha gulo porlam pore janlam majhe krisnendu r kache khanikta sunechilam baki ta ajj janlam,phone number ta niche dichhi kaal sondhey bela ek bar asbe ami tomar jonno wait korbo Inox er samne Bardhaman e jodi asho niche amar number ta diyechi ekta phone kore deo-Avik"

"hello"

"ke,Gauri"

"........" halka ekta kanna r abhash pawa jachhe

"ki holo,kotha bolcho na keno...?asbe na?amarkintu onek kichu bolarchilo tumi to bolechoamakeo ektu sujog dewa uchit"

"asbe kaal?na kaalkeo...?"kanna jorano gola'e halka byango mishiye uchharon ta khub gaaye laaglo amar

"ami'e to aste bollam"

"shei baro to tumi'e bolechile,bhule gecho?"

"ghumo be na?"

"bah! kotha ta khub sundor kore eriye gele kintu"

"nah ami ekhon kichu bolte chaina"

"paanchta nagad ami aschi ....ami kintu kichhu chini na ekhon ei khane rickshaw ke bolbo Inox tumi rasta e theko"

17/10/2010

  

sokaal e uthei Dashami r din mon ta sanghatik rokom er hutpath korche,kichhu thik kore korte parchi na,chaa ta diye gelo debu tokhon e bhaat dite bole dilam,tar porei baron korlam,kagoj ta khule porte boslam thik kore sheitao porte ichhe korche na...nijer bhetore ekta chorom uttejona bujhte parchi ...daari tao nije kamaini haath kNaapchilo jodi kete jai ...berolam jama ta choriye saloon e gelam ...kono rokom e daari ta kaatalam tarpor sojaa bhablam kichu ekta kine niye jawa uchit,gelaam City Center'e,ekta sharee nilam besh pochondo kore oke jokhon sesh dekhechilam shei chehara r sathe manabe bhebei nilam.

Ek'tar moddhey toiri hoye soja Bike niye beriye porlam,ekta extra helmet ta nilam,jodi o uthte chai bike'e tahole ektu ghorabo.Shei somay khub sokh chilo or bike e chorar,kono din sujog hoyni.Ekhon bike ta ache but O nei ...

4.55 Pulse ta nijei feel korchi prochondo gotibeg e berei chole hoyto sheera cNhire beriye porbe eibar rokto'r dhara gota rasta ta roktakto hoye jabe.

panchta dosh hoye gelo,nah asbe na mone hoy ..

ar ektu dekhi ....

Poune Chota ..."dekhi ei khan'tae rakho..." ghure dekhi o rickshaw wala nirdesh dichhe gola ta obikol ek rokom e ache ....gaal'e sindur saree moy sindur kol'e ekta boro Bag r hath'er purse theke taka ber korche ...

"Cholo,jabe eibar aamake niye"

ami kintu eibar firbo na tomar sathei thakte esechi ....ekta chithi eibar'o likhe esechi Shankar ke.

ami bujhte parini tokhono ...bollo ami ekhon theke tomar sathei thakte esechi bari chere shankarke chere Vinayak ke or Dida'r kache rekhe ...sudhu tomar jonno arro ekbar

Bike Choleche Durgapur Expressway diye .... Bag ta'r jonno ektu beg pete hochhe jodio ...

aste aste jachhi shei jonno ... pash diye ekta Lorry Chole gelo lok jon bhorti tate ...Dugga Thakur Bhashan jachhe ... ek jon Chnechiye uthlo ..."Joy Dugga Mai ki" baki ra songo dilo ..."Asche Bochhor abar hobe"...

AGOMONI- RAKTIM (JERRY)

** ei golper sob choritro kalponik **

Gaari ta boddo aste cholche,ajj gouri r khub tara shei sokaal bela utheche uthe shankar ke khabar toiri kore diye Vinayak ke sajiye gujiye beriyeche,ajj 11 bochhor por gouri or bari firche.Baba ei prothom phone kore oke boleche pujo te ashte,shei je bari theke raag kore beriye gechilo part-I er por tar por r o mukho hoyni.Kon mukh niyei ba jabe chithi te jaa sob likhe eshechilo tarpor r ferar upay chilo na.

Takhon or chokhe onek sopno Avik dekhiyechilo,Avik or net friend tokhon Yahoo!te porichoy hoyechilo shei theke aste aste sopno dekha shuru tarpor jol onek dur goraye ek somay thik kore paliye jabe karon barite mene nebe na Avik er tution r kobita r aamdani,khub sundor gaa'e bolei Gouri'r mone hoyechilo,dekhteo mondo na.Bardhamaan station theke train dhore soja kolkata'e college street'er Coffee House e du soptaho or ek bandhobi r sathe or mess e chilo gota college street chottor e khujeo paini o Avik ke,Avik chobi dekhiyechilo onek bar sheitai or shombol chilo thikana o chilo na,phone e kotha hoto tobe avik er nijer kono phone chilo na tokhon to mobile eirom hathe hathe ghurto na shei jonno avik e kono ekta std booth theke phone korto or barite sondhebela jokhon maa jeto pujo korte.Paini shey avik ke khuje ajj o or chokh khuje berai shei sundor kontho r odhikari ke.Online mail koreche onek bar kono uttor paini ekhono.

Gouri tarpor onek ghat'e ghure onek kosto kore ekta beautcian course kore nijer somosto sombol bikiye diye tar por Shyamoli di'r Parlor'e chakri jute jai shei khanei porichoy hoy Shankar er sathe,Shankar khub e niriho ala bhola type r manush soddyo lojja lojja mukh kore esechilo Shyamoli di'r kache ektu aram pawar jonno Shyamoli di amakei bolechilo tarpor Shankar roj aste shuru korlo ekdin hotath bollo or naki gouri ke khub bhalo legeche gouri ke prostab dilo o biye korar jonno,Shankar er proti o gouri r ekta oti sukhho bhalolaga jonme chhilo chilo r jai hok manush ta pisach noy tarpor bhodro o lajuk ebong gouri'o chaichilo eisob theke mukti pete tarpor shankar nijer porichoy dilo o kendriyo sorkari kormi Gouri sujog ta kaje lagiye nijeke mukto kore nilo ekhon Gouri Shankaer Bibahita Stree somaj e protisthito delhi te quarter ache kolkata e nijeder bari ache kendriyo sorkari maine pottor o bhalo.Gouri ajj jai hok Shankarer jonno ontoto nijer mukhta aayena r samne tule dhorte pare.

er moddhey Gauri kono chesta e koreni bari te kono khoj pathano r tobe Gouri ditiyo bar pregnant howar por Shankar e bole je bari te ekbar kotha bolo Bari r sobbai khub khushi hoyechilo or sathe kotha bole songe songe chole aste bolechilo tobe Shankar somay korte pareni tai'e thik hoyechilo je Pujo te Gouri eibar Bari firbe ...Shankar aste pareni kolkata e atke poreche kaaj e gari ta jogarkore diyeche bari pouche dewar ....shei niyei beriyeche hotath school building ta dekhei chomke gelo arre eshe gelam to eito samne mor ghurei to bari ta.

Gaari ta dNaar korate bole gauri ...hnete jabe ei poth tuku Vinayak ke niye ...Phone kore dada ke ekbar korei neme pore gaari theke .... egiye chole bari r gate r dik'e ... oi to gate maa dNariye ache hath'e ki oita .... Borondaala .... pechone Dhaak baajche ...ulu dichhe hotath kheyal holo........... ajj Saptami,Gauri Baap er bari elo.

OCHENA-PUSPAK DASGUPTA

Ami nijeke koto tuku chini?

kakbhore ghum theke uthe

bathroom er jhonkjhonk e Belgium kanch e

bronoheen porishkar moshrin mukh

barbar gunte thaki sommohito manusher matha

tarpor ghorir kanta chule barotar ghor

ekok doshok shotok er hisheb konshe

ashole er sathe bere othar sukh

Ami nijeke koto tuku chini?

shiter raat e apadmoshtok balaposh mure

shwopne anki laalpori, neelpori r dana.

Onnyo chobi te koyekti chele meye

kunkre katay sheet er foot pathe.

amar kortobyoroto hridoy kanpe dhere , ghumer majhe .....

PRABASHER KHOSHRA- PRIYANKA ROY BANERJEE

Act 1 Scene 1

America’r dokkhin prante ekti campus town. Pray graam. Durga pujo’r ekmash ager sandhya. Ekti apartment er drawing room e besh koyekti chhele meye chhoriye chhitiye boshe-dnariye achhe. Sobai mile katha bola’r fol e karur kathai bojha jachhe na.

Arijit(besh chnechiye): ei tora sobai ektu chup kor na. PLEASE!

Sobai thomke chup kore gelo.

Arijit: uff, matha dhoriye dilo mairi! Ekjon ekjon kore bol na, eto tara kisher?

Niladri: sobai uttejito hoye porechhi amra, prothom pujo bole katha!

Debadeep: kintu sotti, prothom pujo holeo, erokom chillamilli korle kono plan i kora jabe na. tomra eke ek kore bolo na.

Ranjita: ai nilu da, chup kor toh. Sobcheye beshi tui i chnechachhili. President da, tumi shuru kore dao.

Arijit: iyarki marish na. (pause) amra sobai probash e kolkata’r pujo khub miss kori, tai ekhane ebar prothom bar pujo kora’r katha bhabchhi.

Ranjita (aste): dhyar, eta sobai jane. Tarpor bolo.

Prateek: bhag shala, ami jibone kolkata’r pujo dekhi i ni. Dilli’r pujo i miss kori.

Arijit: jehetu amader budget ar lokbol dutoi kom, khub plan kore ar sobaike dayitwo niye kaaj korte hobe.

Niladri: president da, bekar bhashon diyo na, oto time nei. Samner week ta puro mid-term. kaajer kathay esho.

Arijit: tahole ami bolchhi ki ki lagbe, debu ekta list kor.

Debadeep: bolo, ami ready.

Arijit: ek holo, thakur. Amader poisha nei, kajei boro thakur ana’r kono scene nei. Ei chitra ekta chhoto durga murti niye eshechhe Kolkata theke, ota kei sajiye guchhiye pujo kora jabe.

Sharmi: ai kisher murti re chitra?

Chitra: arre, kath er upor bronze diye rong kora. Dakshinapan theke enechhilum ghar sajabo bole.

Tanmoy: haan haan, otei hobe. Chhar toh. Pujo’r spirit tai ashol.

Arijit: du nombor hochhe pujo’r venue. Aro kichhu member thakle nahoy campus hall book kora jeto, ei kojon e okhane giye sobkichhu samlate parbo na.

Ishita: amar ekta suggestion achhe. Pujo ta amader barite hok. Ektola ta purotai living room toh. Motamuti jayga hoye jabe ei kojon e.

Tanmoy: agey bol kojon lok hobe. Ami toh ja dekhchhi gune gnethe 30.

Niladri: na go, amader so-called anti-party keo nemontonno korbo. Dekha jak kojon ashe. Chokkhulajja’r khatir e ashbe mone hoy keu keu.

Chitra: sotti, ami ekhane eshe obaak hoye gelum je eituku ekta jayga, ei kojon matro bangali, tar modhyeo duto bhag!

Arijit: dur oshob chhar ekhon, lok ami 35 dhore rekhechhi. Venue ta niye karur apotti nei toh? Tahole ishita der baritei hok.

Prateek: haan hok. Next bol ki kaaj.

Arijit: next holo sob jogar jontor. Ami sob list kore debo, kintu bajar dokan gulo toder korte hobe. Pujo’r thik ager sopta tay hebby chaap e thakbo.

Debadeep: se jogar hoye jabe, kintu list chai toh. Pujo’r jinish er, khabar dabar er, decoration er.

Prateek: abbey, pujo ta korbe ke seta agey thik kor.

Ishita: ei toh nilu achhe. Arijit ke ranna’r dike thakte hobe, o parbe na.

Niladri: jah shala, ami! Otokkhon uposh kore pujo, mara jabo toh!

sharmi: tahole tumi onyo kauke suggest koro.

Ranjita: dekh, sukalyan sir ke bolle hoy na? uni toh proti bochhor nijer barite saraswati pujo koren, etao namiye dite parben.

Chitra: kintu anti-party eta niye bawal dile?

Tanmoy: amader kojon kei giye sir ke manage korte hobe. Prateek, President, kaal i chol.

Niladri: sob i toh holo, tora khaoa daoar katha keu bolchhish na keno re?

Ranjita: uff, ei elen petukchnad. Toke ki amra na khaiye rakhbo re pujote?

Ishita: niramish bhog hok, khorcha o kom hobe, khatni o. ta chhara bijoya sommiloni te anti-party ra biriyani khaoabe toh.

Arijit: nilu tor special khichuri korbi. Labra as usual ami. Ishita chatni korbe, payesh ar beguni ta keu dayitwo ne.

Prateek: ei indra, tui kichhu bolchhish na je?

Indraneel: ami toh notun, sob shunchhi. Ja kaaj bolbe kore debo, chaap nei.

Act 1 Scene 2

5 bochhor pore. Ireland er uttor prante ekti industrial town. Pray graam. Durga pujo’r du soptaho ager ek bikal. Dujon torun-toruni footpath dhore hnatchhe. Meye ti’r haate camera. Se majhe majhei dnariye porchhe chhobi tola’r jonyo. Kichhukkhon bade ora eshe dnaralo ekti Bangladeshi dokan er samne.

Ranjita: e ma, ei dekh, ei poster ta.

Shantanu: koi, ki dekhbo?

Ranjita: arre ei je dokan er window te. Durga puja hobe naki ekhane.

Shantanu: ayn, se ki! Erokom toh katha chhilo na.

Ranjita: dekh mail id diyechhe register kora’r jonyo. Ekhane bangali association o achhe, jantum na toh.

Shantanu: dnara, dokandar ke jigyesh kori.

Porer din dupur. Office desk e boshe ranjita. Dekhe mone hoy khub byasto. Desk e boshei lunch box khule anmone khaoa shuru korlo. Hothat ki mone howate gmail ta khullo.

Kono ek sharmishtha bhattacharya, jini pujo’r udyokta, or mail er uttor diyechen.

“apnar mail peye khub khushi holum. Amra ebar e prothom pujo shuru korchhi ekhane. Khub beshi bangali toh nei, tao je kojon ke kuriye-bariye paoa gechhe tader jogajog korechhi. Apnar o chena aro keu thakle tader janaben. Amader plan sonkranto duti attachment pathalum. Pore apnar sathe phone e katha bole nebo.”

Khete khete ranjita’r mukhe alto hashi fute uthlo. Swagotokti kore bollo, “abar ekta prothom pujo, abar ekta chhoto shohor, dekha jak!”

Du din por. Sandhya 8 ta. Rannaghar e kormoroto ranjita. Shantanu internet e bodh hoy kono bill er payment korchhe. Phone ta bajlo.

Shantanu: hello…

Opor prante mohila konthoswor banglay: ranjita achhe?

Shantanu: hain dhorun..

Ranjita: hello..

Opaar er mohila: hello, ranjita? Ami sharmishtha bolchhi.

Ranjita: sharmishtha...oh achha, bolun.

Sharmishtha: oi je pujo niye mail e katha holo.

Ranjita: hain bujhte perechhi, bolun.

Sharmishtha: apnara ki ekhane notun na purano basinda?

Ranjita: na na, amra sobe du mash holo eshechhi, chakri sutre.

Sharmishtha: oh, apni ki eka na family niye?

Ranjita: ami ar amar husband thaki, dujone ek i jaygay chakri kori.

Sharmishtha: oh, amra ekhane bochhor dui holo achhi.

Ranjita: pujoy kojon lok hobe bole mone hoy ekhane?

Sharmishtha: ekhono abdi ja response peyechhi tate 40-50 mone hochhe, bachha der niye.

Ranjita: tahole toh prothom pujo hisabe mondo na.

Sharmishtha: hain, kintu ekhane sobai toh byasto je jaar chakri niye, somoy ber kore jetuku kora jay. Ami motamuti list korechhi ekta ke kon kaaj e thakbe pujor dingulote. Apni jeta korte parben janaben. Hall booking o hoye gechhe 3 din er jonyo.

Ranjita: hain janiye debo oboshyoi. Amra oboshyo plan korchhilum onyo kothao boro pujo te jaoar. Kintu ekhanei hochhe jokhon…

Sharmishtha: na na, please ekhanei thakun. Boro pujo toh onek dekhte paben, amra prothom bar korhchi, sobaikei darkar.

Ranjita: hain ekhanei thakbo thik korlum. Achha, apnara ekta meeting korun na pujo’r agey sobaike niye. Amra toh kaukei chini na dhorun, alaap o hoye jeto.

Sharmishtha: eta khub bhalo idea diyechhen. Tahole mahalaya’r porer din i kora jay, ota toh shukrobaar porchhe, sobai ashte parbe sandhyabela. Ami sob arrange kore apnader mail e janiye debo.

Ranjita: hain oboshyoi. Amra jabo.

Sharmishtha: thik ahche, rakhlum tahole.

Phone ta rekhe ranjita shantanu’r dike takiye orthopurno bhabe hashlo.

Ranjita: shunli toh?

Shantanu: uff, ei prothom pujo manei koyekta bangali ek jaygay hoye maramari korbe.

Ranjita: dnara na dekhi kemon hoy. Amader campus er moto seirokom hobe na nishchoi.

Shantanu: dur, ekhane sob ochena jonota dekhchhish toh, toder okhane tao bondhu bandhob chhilo. Bhallage na shala.

Ranjita: arre dekhi i na ekta bochhor, borolok NRI der pujo kemon hoy.

Act 2 Scene 1

America’r sei campus town. Pujo’r tin din ager bikal. Ishita, ranjita ar chitra bus e boshe jachhe kothao.

Chitra: achha, oi durer Indian store tay pujo’r sob jinish paoa jabe ishita di?

Ishita: ami phone korechhilum oder. Besh kichhu jinish paoa jabe. Baki dhor, jemon gongajol. Ota arijit er kachhe achhe, besh kichhuta niye eshechhilo india theke. Nishthabaan bamun toh!

Chitra: ar koshakushi hyan tyan?

Ranjita: ogulo sob sukalyan sir er kachhe achhe.

Ishita: uff, sir ke je raji korano gechhe ei onek. Nahole abar purut khnoja niye jham hoto.

Ranjita: ajke amra fera’r path e fol er bajar tao kore rakhbo. Prasad er jonyo lagbe toh.

Chitra: e ma, tahole aro kauke songe niye ele hoto, oto bojha boite hobe.

Ishita: tui kake songe aante chaichhish amra bujhte parchhi, kintu se toh ekhon gaan er rehearsal dichhe.

Chitra: dur, baje boko na.

Ranjita: uff, tora ei nyakami thama, amader stop eshe gelo.

Ghonta dui pore. Tin jone haate maal potro niye bus theke namlo. Minute dui hnete ekti dotola apartment e dhuklo. Ei sei living room jekhane pujo hobe. E barite ishita, ranjita ar niladri thake. Ei muhurte living room e indraneel gaan dhorchhe, prateek guitar bajachhe, niladri, debadeep o tanmoy boshe achhe. Meye tin ti ke dhukte dekhe ora gaan thamiye takalo.

Ranjita: uff, kotokkhon laglo mairi. Ei dekho sobai, bajar kore enechhi sob.

Tanmoy: bhalo korechhish. Amra kalke jabo bakigulo korte, arijit ektu free hok.

Chitra: tomader rehearsal koddur? Tanmoy da’r abritti?

Indraneel ekbar chokh tule takalo or dike.

Tanmoy: cholchhe bhaloi.

Prateek: ishita ki jeno surprise dibi bolchhili sobaike?

Ishita: oh hain, surprise nijei chole asha’r agey intro diye di. Kalke office building er sniri te uthte uthte shunlum keu banglay gun gun korchhe. Giye dekhi ekta notun meye, late e join korechhe ei fall e, visa’r problem chhilo bollo. Ami toh janish i, notun bangali dekhei khop kore giye dhorlum. Toh se bollo bhalo nache naki. Ami soja oke pujo’r program e dhukiye dilum. Ajke ashbe, tora ektu alochona kore nish kokhon ki korbe.

Niladri: baaba, ekta notun meye ke 10 minute dekhei tui eto khobor bar kore felli?!

Ishita: arre cali lage boss. Ami oke ektu khnochatei orkut khule or naacher video dekhiye dilo. Besh bhalo nache re. tora ektu coordinate kore nish or sathe. Meye ta’r naam holo rimjhim. Ektu porei ashte bolechhi ekhane.

debadeep: besh, tahole programme er list hochhe, prothome ishita di ar chitra’r agomoni gaan, tarpor tanmoy da’r er abritti, majhe rimjhim er naach hoye jaak, ar last e indra’r gaan. (pause) ar keu last minute e kichhu korte chaile korbe.

Tanmoy: uff debu, tor ei sob kichhu te list deoar swabhab ta ar gelo na!

debadeep: list na dile sob kaaj nambe?

Niladri: bhaloy bhaloy pujo neme jaak, dugga dugga!

Act 2 Scene 2

Ireland er sei graam. Ekti community hall er drawing room e besh koyekjon bhodrolok-bhodromohila chair e saari diye boshe achhen. Sobai motamuti chupchap, keu keu eke opor er dike, keu ba janala diye baire, keu ba ceiling er dike takiye achhen, du charti kishore-kishori nijeder modhye fish fish kore golpo korchhe. Sakulye ekti bachha chushikathi mukhe pram e shuye achhe.

Sharmishtha(uthe dnariye): Onekei toh eshe gechhen, ebar tahole amra alochona shuru kori?

Du tin jon sommotisuchok matha narlen.

Sharmishtha: kathay bole, bangali jekhane jay tero parbon songe kore niye jay. Amra onekei ekhane onek bochhor dhore achhi, pujo te boro shohor e jai proti bochhor, karur bhagyo bhalo thakle se deshe jay pujo te. Kintu eto bochhoreo ekhane keu durga pujo shuru koreni. Hoytoh chhoto jayga, kom bangali bole. Kintu prabashe doiber boshe jokhon amra eshei porehchi, ektu udyog niye pujo ta shuru korte khoti ki?

Ranjita mobile er notepad e kichhu ekta type kore shantanu ke dekhalo.

“sob jayga tei ki ekta kore arijit da thake naki re? faltu bhashon dichhe.”

Sharmishtha: alochona shuru kora’r agey ami chaibo sobai ek ek kore nijeder naam gulo likhe ektu tag kore nin please. Ekhane onekei notun eshechhen, baki der chenen na.

Sobai ek ek kore kagoje naam likhe gaye snete nilo.

Ek bhodrolok (bina name tag er): tahole sharmishtha, eibar kaaj er list dhore discussion shuru koro.

Sharmishtha: hain, sobai ektu attention din. ami list dhore ek ek jon er naam bolbo jara sei kaaj gulo korte raji hoyechhe.

Ranjita abar notepad e likhlo: “ebar ami ghumiye porbo re.”

List e ranjita’r naam o jog holo, prasad er fol kata o bitoron er kaaj e.

Ek bhodrolok, jaar buke naam lekha abhijit: amar ekta request achhe apnader kachhe. Pujo kora’r dayitwe ami ar subho da achhi, apnader karur Sanskrit mantra gulo’r sothik uchharon jana thakle please help korben.

Ek briddho bhodrolok, jar sweater er hatay naam lekha subir: ami jani, help kore debo khon.

Sharmishtha: jehetu amader budget o kom, pujo’r fol-mishti gulo’r jonyo amader sponsor chai. Apnara sobai egiye ashle khub bhalo hoy.

Shantanu ebar notepad e likhlo: “erokom boudi ra dakle ami sobsomoy egiye jete raji.”

Ranjita eta pore or dike hashimukhe chokh pakalo.

Ek briddho pechhoner sari te boshe jhimochhilen, hothat dhormor kore uthe boshlen.

briddho ((jar buk pocket er upor theke name tag ta khule ashate naam ta bojha jachhe na): oshtomi’r pujo’r fol ar mishti ami sponsor korlum.

Sharmishtha: dr. ghosh er jonyo sobai haat taali din!

Ek bhodromohila (bina name tag er): ami tahole nabami’r din payesh baniye niye ashbo.

Sharmishtha: tomar naam ta ki bhai?

Bhodromohila: sonali.

Duti chhele, jader buke naam lekha himadri o sanjay: sharmishtha di, amra toh student, beshi kichhu dite parbo na. mishti kothay paoa jay bole din, dujone share kore kine anbo.

Sharmishtha: bah, onek dhonyobad sobaike. Ei toh dekhun ki sundor sob byabostha hoye gelo. Ebar pujo ta bhaloy bhaloy hoye gelei hoy. Joy ma durga! 

OPORICHITO - PUSPAK DASGUPTA

Ekrash stobdhota r majhe choto opekhya

chokher kone lege thaka nishongota;

etuku e sudhu paoya.

emon dhara jole o brishtir snigdhyo shobdo

jeno oe mather sesh pranto theke

chute ashte pare kono chena hashi

tobu tomay peye pelam shob e

aar megh brishti hoyto tomar jonnyo e ashto

ashanto rate fanka corridor e likhe diye jeto

tar daknaam

klanto norom matir upor bheja patay pore thakto

tar oporichito kolam .

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.

KANAD BASU - AMAR PUJO

Amar chotobelar pujor dingulor kotha mone pore gelo. Burdwan e boro hoyechi..thaktam University Teachers' quarters Tarabag e. Amar pujote thakur dekha ba prochur jamakapor chilo na. Onektai ghorkuno, ba bhalo kore bolte gele parakuno pujo hoto. Sokal bela ghum theke uthei dekhtam ma beriye geche anjali dite/pujor jogar korte. Orthat breakfast hochhe Pauruti r dim seddho. apotti thakto na. karon tarpor suru hoto tana 3-4 ghontar cricket. Khub chotobela thekei nastik bole konodin pujote anjali dewar kotha mathay anini. Dupurbela eshe pujabarshiki Anandamela+Suktara niye bosa. Gograshe gelar por bikel holei DD7 khola. Suru hoto Puja Parikrama. Kolkata ba onyanyo jelar bibhinno mondoper pujo TV tei dekhtam. Sondhye holei amader pandal e chole jetam. Prosad khawar por suru hoto sangskritik onusthan. Konodin parar chelera mile natok korlo ba meyera nach/gan er ayojon korlo. Konodin baire theke kono magician elen. Abar konodin Porda fele dekhano hoto "Born Free" (eta niye amar ghor apotti thakto, somehow proti bochori ekii cinema dekhano hoto).

Konokonobar pujor somoy barir baire berono hoto. ekbar Sonkorpur gechilam mone ache. Somehow, baba chaiten na dosomir din Tarabag er baire thakte. dosomir din van e kore thakur bosiye sara para ghorano hoto. tarpor bisorjon o laddu bitoron. Baba bari fire Thakuma r Thakurdar chobi te mala diten. Dujoner kaukei ami konodin dekhini. Thakuma mara gechen jokhon babar 2 bochor boyesh r Thakurda jokhon babar boyesh 10. Ekbar dekechilam dosomir por baba eka ghore chup kore thakumar chobir dike takiye ache. Jani na, thik ei karonei ki bangali bar bar sarodutsov kore?