Taito!!!.......ajto boroi khusir din!.....Chitra r Saibal er ekmatro chele Srijukto Abhinandan Sen….orofe Bittu shiter chutite bari firche.....ei prosonge ektu golpota rewind kora dorkar…….Bittu 5 bochor boyesh thekei barir baire manush……Chitrar boraborer eche chilo cheleke convent school-e porabe…….Ma Lokkhir kripay Sen poribar borabor shochholtar aancholer tolay thekeche……tai basona puroner pothe ekmatro badha arthat ma-babar putrosneho ke onek bhuliye-bhaliye shanto rekhe…….Bittu ke bhorti kora hoy Dehraduner kono ek naam kora convent school-e. Ajo Chitrar mone pore…….jokhun wardener haate chere chole ashche….ki hapuss noyone Bittu knedechilo!!......bhableo du-chokh bhore ase!................Schooler por colleger pala.Ebar nijer foisla Bittu nijei kore.Delhi-r IIT te B-Tech korche se….Electrical enginnering…..3rd year cholche……sobe semester shesh hoyeche…praye bochor 3ek por bari firche…….gotobarer chutigulote protibari bondhubandhober songe kothao-na-kothao berate chole geche……..chele boro hoyeche….sobeto….ki,keno,kothay,kobe…..jigesh kora jayna............Bittu khub bhalo chele……porashunoy bhalo, dekhte rajputrer moto,boroder sonman day, chotoder sneho kore……….kintu ektai afshosh……borabor baire manush haoya Bangalianar chnooya lageni………bangla likhteto pareina…….bole thik-e…….kintu sei bolay jeno aash metena!.......Saibal nije 100% bheto bangali……dupurer khaoar por ektu goraano, bhir bus-e aporichito sahojatrider songe khoborer kagojer prothom pata niye motbinimoy, biyebarite rossogolaar competition, EastBengal-Mohonbagan matcher din office theke taratari kata, 25se boishakh Debobrato Biswas shona, maacher bajare ek haate pajama r tolata tule dhore(bhije jabar bhoye) 5 taka niye doradori kora……..egulo bishon essential certified bangali hoar jonno………kintu er ektao Bittur modhe nei!........eto poisa khorcha kore cheleke shikhhito kora holo…….kintu bangali kora gelo na!!..........jai hok…….asha ekdom-e nei bolle bhul hobe…….shantona puroshkar ei khetreo kichu ache boiki........Bittu khirkodom khete khub bhalobashe……..rosogollar moto khirkodom-o bangalir oittijho bote..... tai sudhu pudding noy……kal ratre ekbaksho khirkodom-o ana hoyeche…..Balloram Mullick & Sons theke......... etimodhe mashi, pishi, mama, kakader phone aste shuru kore diyeche…..Sen poribar age joutho chilo…..Ballygaunger LakeView roader upor bishal bari chilo…ekhun se bari bhenge promoting kore bishal flatbari hoyeche….sekhane dui kaka thake..Arun r Barun Sen…….Saibal...flat na niye taka nay…..tar upor kichu loan kore Behalay ei barita dnaar koray..Saibal er baba-ma dujonei goto hoyechen…..mara jabar age obdi sei Janani serial er moto tara ekbar ei cheler bari…..ekbar oi cheler bari korten…..Bittur prothom 5 bochor enader hatei manush hoyeche….tai dadu-thammar proti ekta alada taan ajo roye geche………………..
Bittur ashar somoy hoye gelo……..Saibal station-e geche aante……..Chitra rannaghore busy……ajker menu…..bhat,kalojire r rosun diye musurdaal,alu bhaja,mourola maach bhaja,topse fry,murgir mangsho(Bittu abar patharmangsho khayna),aamsottor chatni r pudding.
Bolte bolte baire ekta taxi ese daralo………Amola mashi chechiye bole uthlo…..”O boudi!!....dadara chole eseche….eso shiggir!”…….Amola mashi Sen poribarer goto 25 bochor dhore seba korche…..ghor-dhor mocha, kaporkacha,basonmaja,rannakora r oboshoi PNPC koray tar juri mela bhar!....Bittuke se jonmate dekheche….tai bola bahullo tar proti sneho, maya, mamota kichu kom nei tar mone.
“O baba!....koto boro hoye geche!!”……bolei Bittur gaal duto dhore chotke dilo!!....
Bittu [allade godo godo hoye]: “Are charona ki korcho!.....boro hobona?......tumioto buri hoye gele!”
Amola mashi:”ta hobona baba?....boyesh ki kom holo?....eso eso…..dadababu amay dao bag gulo…tomra dhoko age….”
Chitra pechonei opekha korchilo….ebar egiye giye Bittur gale ekta haami khelo…….
“Uff!!......ki hochhetaki……bhetore cholo……rastar majhkhane jotorajjer paglami!!”
Shurur excitement r uchhas ektu thitiye jabar ageii abar phone aste shuru korlo…….aro ghonta khanik eibhabe jabar por……cookerer siti dudubar ‘shniiiiiiiishniiiiiiiii’ kore beje uthlo……..ma ghoshona korlo…….”khabar ready!......”
Bittu:”ami chane gelam….give me my gamcha .….jama dao,pant dao, saban dao, tel dao….”
Chitra:”sob kolghore rakha ache…….geyser-e gorom jol peye jabi………r dara!....dara!....hnaa kor….hnaa kor……”………bole Bittur mukhe ki ekta pure dilo….
Bittu[khete khete]:”Ummm… khirkodom!....aro ekta dao….one more please”
Chitra:”nah..pore khabi abar……bhat khete parbina….tor favourite sob khabar hoyeche aj….”
Bittu:”Ok….kauke debena kintu…..ami khabo sob!....tomrao kheo….kintu bairer kono guestke diyona kintu…”
Chitra:”are hain onek ache…..tui chane ja age….”
Khaoadoar por golper ashor boslo……Saibal chara sobai hazir…….se tokhun as usual naak dakiye ghumochhe…….Bittu lugguage unpack korche……r ekisonge Chitra r Amola mashir nanan proshoner uttor diye choleche……
Chitra:”hain re…….porashuno thikthak cholche?”
Bittu:”yupp…”
Chitra:”ki?..”
Bittu:”hain…..abar ki !”
Amola:”Dilli te thanda poreche khub?”
Bittu:”its freezing out there!.........ei nao Chandni Chowk er Sohan halua……”
Chitra:”hain re…….maflar, monkey-tupi poris to thikthak?”
Bittu:”hain……”
Chitra:”thanda khasna to?”
Bittu:”na……..”
Amola:”borof porche naki?”
Bittu:”na……..here is your shawl…..”
Amola:”bah!!!........khub bhalo hoyeche!......thank u…..”
Bittu[hense]:”your welcome!”
Chitra:”hain re kauke pochondo holo?.....”
Bittu:”uffffff!!......na hoyni……..hole tomake bolbo……”
Chitra:”jake khusi pochondo kor…….sudhu bangali holei holo……noyeto tor baba abar tiring-biring kore lafabe!”
Bittu:”tahole to abangali-e pochondo korbo!...in fact Punjabi girls are pretty hot.........eo nao jardosi sari tomar……”
Chitra:”puro uchhoner dore gecho dekhchi!....oshob punjabi-tanjabi hobe na bole dilum…..r bangalir chele banglay kotha bolbe….eisob ingriji ekhane cholbena…..r hain ki hoyeche esob?........puro scholarshiptai ki uriye diye eli naki?!”
Bittu:”sesob tomay bhabte hobena…….pochondo hoyeche kina bolo?.....”
Chitra:”hmm…..khub pochondo hoyeche!..........tor biyete porbo!.......”
Bittu:”ufffff!!!.......baje na boke……r ekta khirkodom dao dekhi…….”
Chitra:”dara anchi……fridge-e ache……khub thanda……baire rakhi…..ektu bade khabi……”……bole fridge theke ante chole gelo….
Bittu:”na ekhuni khabo!.......”
Chitra:”uff!........jaliye puriye khelo amay!......erpor golabyatha hole ke dekhbe?”
Chitra[ekta misti bariye diye]:”ne dhor……mukhe rekhe kha…….”
Bittu[mistita mukhe diye khete khete]:”……acha ma……..ami bhabchilam……Khirkodom ke Khirkodom keno bola hoy?.......Khirkodom mane ki?”
Chitra:”Khir diye toiri r kodom fuler moto dekhte……..tai Khirkodom”
Bittu:”Kodom ful abar ki ful?”
Chitra:”bhogoban!!.........loksamaje eshob bolisna........bangalir chele……kodom ful chene na!”
Bittu:”ete abar bangali kotha theke elo!......onekei onek kichu chenena……..konodin dekhini to chinbo kikore!?”
Amole:”are gol gol hoy go!......ei Khirkodomer moto dekhte…..khub misti gondho!”
Bittu:”kalke kine enoto…….dekhbo kemon……”
Chitra:”kodom ful kinte paoa jayna……..gache fote………jhore pore jay..”
Bittu:”are sob ful-e to gache fote jantam!!”
Chitra:”are!.......khub ucho gach…..keu pare na……matite jhore pore……r ekhun pabina…….borsha kale hoy……”
Bittu:”bah!.........tahole ami chinbo kikore?........darao Google –e search korbo…….english-e ki bole bolo….”
Chitra:”Kodom fuler english!!.........sesob ami janina baba.......”
Bittu:”uff!!.........tomra na kono kajer na…so uncool ! ”
Chitra:”ki… kul khabi?.....ache kal tor babake ante bolbo….”
Erokom gorimoshi chale aro du-tindin chollo….Saibal-Chitra eri modhe onekbar chesta koreche Bittu ke bangali traditioner paath porate…..kintu kichutei bhobi bholar noy!........bazar jete bolle Bittu shopping mall dekhiye day…jolkhabare kochuri r ekpaker jilipi kine anle..sesob chere bread n butter khay…..football dekhte bolle EPL dekhe….StarAnanda dekhte bolle CNN-IBN dekhe……..acha mushkile porageche!....Chitra ei niye otota gaa na korleo….Saibal er jeno eta kichutei gola diye naamte chayna je Bittu bangali hoyeo bangali noy….besi kichu bolte gelei seta jhograr porjay chole jay……tai jemon cholche choluk…………………………………………
Kintu kothao, kono ek adrishho keu…chaichilona jemon cholche choluk……….something was about to happen!........kichu ekta ghotte cholechilo…..and it all started with a phone call…….
Sedin dupurer dike ekta phone elo….Chandannagar theke…………………………….sei phone ke, keno korechilo….tar modhe jabar age eta bola dorkar……hothat Chandannagor keno?......
Chandannagore Saibaler mamarbari……Saibaler tin mama……tader gynati-gusti eto boro….golpo kore bolle…..pathak keno…amio bore hoye jabo……tai jar jokhun golpe entry hobe….sathe-sathe tar porichoy-o jane jabe……apatoto jeta janar bishoy seta holo Saibal-er mejomami Srimati Anupama Ghosh khub ashustto….kobe achen kobe nei bola kothin….Bittu-r ashar khobor shune allada atkhane….ekbar natike samna-samni dekhte chay…tai Saibaler mamatobhai Souren Chandannagor theke phone kore onek kore ashar jonno boleche…..r Saibal barir onno karor songe poramorsho na korei raji hoye geche…ekebare sopta 2ek giye thakar jonno…..Bittu r Chitra tokhun Chitrar boner bari giyechilo….sei tale Saibal office-e boss ke bole chuti-o jogar kore feleche…..porshu raona hobar plan………….sob kichu thik-e cholchilo kintu Bittu bari fire jante perei tumul ashanti start koreche…………porshu Bittur MTV Roadies er audition...se kono mote raji noy Chandannagor giye ei chance harate…..eidike Saibal-o nijer decision-e onor…..tarkatorki,chitkarchamichir modhe Chitra ekbar Sailbal-er pokhho niche, r ekbar Bittur….r tar-e fanke fanke upolobdhi korar chesta korche Roadies haridasta ke?!.........sheshe jeet Saibal-er holo….Chitrar counselling kaje diyeche….”babar boyesh hochhe”, “ekhun eto rag korle pressure barbe” , “cerebral attack, stroke , aro kotoki khoti hoye jete pare”……….eisob kothay kaj hoyeche……Bittu eibochorer jonno Roadies ke tata byebye bolte badho hoyeche…………….
Porshu shokale jokhun station jabar jonno taxi ese daralo….tokhun ghorite baje 8ta……pasher barir Mukherjee da ke barir dike lokhho rakhte anurodh kore Saibal taxite uthe muchki ekta jetar hansi hense ghosona korlo………”Cholo lets go!........”
Bela 11ta nagat jokhun gari Chandannagore dhukche….mobile-e phone aste shuru korlo….”kire r kotodur?”, “kothay poucholi?”………….r min 15 or modhei gari Kundur ghat-er pasher goli diye jokhun turn nilo…samnei dekha gelo…barir gatei sobai hazir welcome korte……..gari theke namte na namtei……..”uff!.....eto deri…kon dik diye ele tomra?...Andul road?”,”kotodin por!.....”,”o ma!.......kotoboro hoyegeche…Bittu to?”,”kire chinte parchis?....ami ke hoi bolto tor??”……….r ke, keno kichu bojhar agei 2-3 jon barir bou Bittur gal tipe dilo, chul unske dilo……………tarpor pronam-er pala shuru holo……Souren, tar stri Rakhi, chotomamar meye Nila,paser barir Biswanath Kundu o tar stri Kamola….se jeno line diye sob dariye porlo!...ekjora pa-er pata shesh na hotei aro ek jora ese jay!...Bittu pianor reed-e ek pranto theke r ek pranto haat bolanor moto ekek kore pronam kore cholche…..tokhuni…….”are are ki korcho!......ami na…Bittu da….amito choto go!”…..boltei sobai ho-ho kore hense uthlo…….Bittu mukh tule dekhlo……Souren r Rakhir meye Dipti hansi hansi mukh kore dariye……..tar paase tar dosh bochorer bhai Shontu didir aancholer aarala unki mere natun atithider mepe niche…….jakge……alap porichoyer pala shara hole Souren bollo….”cholo sobai…upore cholo….ma tomader jonno opekha korche….”………barir bhetore dhuktei bishal boithokkhana…..mandhatta amoler sofaset,shet-pathorer table, pathorer meje, kolka kora chair, deoaal almari diye sajano….ghorta besh ondhokar ondhokar….janle diye je tuku alo ashche…r deoaale sob fele asha diner hazaro sriti hisebe frame-e bandhano black-n-white chobi birajomaan….Bittur chokh gelo segulor dike…se bollo….”tomra egoy….ami ashchi….”………eke eke sobai chole geche………boithokkhanay ekhun eka Bittu dariye…..se eke eke egiye giye chobigulo dekhte shuru korlo……….prothom chobi…..Saibaler mejomamar…mane Souren er baba…..Chandronogerer Federation Cup jite team-er songe pose diye dariye…..prottekta kheloaarer chokhe se ki adbhut dristi….joyer ullash,abhijatto,ahongkar makha se ek adbhut chahoni……jeno habe-bhabei bujhiye diche..”we are invincible!”……..porer chobite Saibal-er chotomama r mamike dekha jache….biyer poshake….misti-snigdho chobi….kirokom jeno ekta molayaam bhab chobitate……porer chobita ek sanyashir……..eni holen Saibal er boro mama….eni 24 bochor boyesh-e sannash nyan…….tarporer chobita..ek jora altay makha podochinho…………tarpor ek shikarir chobi….royal bengal tiger shikar kore porom bikrome bonduk haate dariye……r sob shesh ekta group photo….pray sobai ache tate…..Bittu kheyal korlo tar babao ache chobite…..chotobelar chobi…..pray abikol chotobelar Bittu!…..sei bhitu bhitu mukh….Bittu age ma-r kache Saibal er chotobelar chobi dekheche….tai chinte bhul holona…..babar moto dekhte bole Bittur khub gorbo!.....chobite babar pase ke bose ache dekhte jabe thik tokhuni…………
”amay pronam korbe na?”…………Bittu hothat thotomoto kheye edik-odik dekhlo…….gota boithokkhanay ekbar chokh buliye nilo…….na keu to nei!......hothat jeno buker bhetorta chyannt kore uthlo!........r ekbar chobigulor dike chokh gelo……ekta ddhok gile bhoy bhoy Bittu bollo……”ke?”……..uttor elo….”ami”…ekta kochi konthoswar……..Bittu shahos kore bollo…..”ami ke?”…….uttor elo….”ei je ei dike”……Bittu awaj sune dik nirnoy kore pechon fire dekhlo….ke jeno dorjar aarale unki marche……”ke okhane!”………..ebar se aaral theke beriye ese bollo…..”ami Shontu…….sobaike pronam korle…amay korbena?”……………baloon fule uthar por hawa chere dile jerokom hoy…serokom ekta anubhuti holo Bittur buker bhetor…….tar porer muhurtei dhatosto hoy bole uthlo……..”tobe re!…… “………boltei Shontu pechon fire dour!............Bittu bhablo….na onek hoyeche….r ektu holei heart-attack hochhilo!....opore jaoa jak…..bhebe egote jabe…………omni……………….”Statue!...........khobbodar jodi norecho…….amar hate bonduk ache……..norlei shesh kore debo!”………ekta kom boyeshi meyer konthoswar……..”dekheto bojhai jayna!.....chor-chanchorao dekhchi besh modern hoye geche ajkal…..to kiki shorale bachadhon?”
Bittu [bhebachaka kheye giye] :”na mane…”
Kontoswar:”abar kotha bole!....bolechi na statue hote?.......bangla bojhona naki?.....ekbar policer lathi pithe porle bangla, urdu, hebrew sob bujhte parbe.....amader elakay churi…….shahosh to mondo na!.....jano ami ke?”
Bittu :”nato?”
Kontoswar:”abar kotha !......ekdom chup……..haat upore koro….”
Bittu sthir hoye dariye ache…..
Kontoswar:”kiholo…..bollam na haat upore korte…”
Bittu :”statue hole haat tulbo kikore?”
Kontoswar:”roshikota hoche!.......acha thik ache….haat upore tule statue hoy”
Bittu haat tulte jabe….tokhuni Diptir gola sunte pelo……
Dipti :”are are koro ki!.......Abha di…….. o chor noy go…….Bittu da……..Saibal kakar chele……..”
Kontoswar orofe Abha :”anyaaaaaaaaa!........”
Dipti :”hainnnnnnnnnn…….”
Abha holo Biswanath r Komolar ek matro meye. Kundu poribar namei Ghosheder protibeshi….bondhutter shekol duiporibarer modhe etotai mojhbut je protibeshi sobdota er samne khub-e choto shonoy…..Dipti Komola ke boroma bole r Abha Rakhike bole chotoma….Abha 1st year-e porche Physics Hons..Chandannogore college….Dipti ebar Madhyamik debe…Krishnabhabini Narisiksha Mandir theke …r Shontu pore Kanailal Vidyamandir-e class 5e…….chotobela berate ele Bittu r Abhar jhogra-marpit legei thakto……Bittur sob mone pore gelo………se ebar statue mode theke beriye pechone fire takalo….dekhlo Diptir pase ekta forsa chipchipe meye haate ekta airgun tip kore dariye ache………..
Bittu :”are tui sei daant-fokla Abha!....koto boro hoye gechis!.......bonduk sora…lege jabe…….”
Abha[bondukta namiye niye]:”boyesh barle to loke boro hoy bolei jantum………ebar mone poreche!.......tumi-e sei ghunsi mere amar daant bhenge diyechile na!.......tarporei amar ei goj daant ta uthlo”…….bolei daant eeeeeeeeee kore mukher dan pasher ekta daant chinhito korlo……..
Bittu[hense fele]:”se ami ghunsi na marleo porto…emitei kobe theke norbor korchilo”………..kothata sunei Abhar bhuru duto khucke gelo………..
Dipti:”jak ge sesob kotha pore hobe khun….upore cholo…thamma dakche….”
Bittu:”hmm…..chol…chol…..”……….bole egote jabe…..
Abha:” ‘Over’ na bola obdi statue ke statue-i thakte hoy bole jantum…………..”
Dipti:”uff……..acha ami bolchi…’Over!’ ………….cholo ebare……….”
Barir bhetorer dorja diye dhuktei bishal uthon…uthoner opashei rannaghor…aro koekta porpor ghor…..r ekdike shiri uthe geche…dotolar……dotolay uthei baranda..nicher uthoner chardik ghire…….barandar dik korei sobkota ghorer dorja…..ekhane manusher moto ghorer-o naam ache…boroghor,mejhoghor,shejoghor,chotoghor,thakurghor,gaanerghor,dokanghor,officeghor,narkolerghor..etc……upore uthe Dipti bollo…”boroghore chole jao…..sobai ache…”…tarpor Abha ke udessho kore…”tumi cholo amar sathe…”……………..onekdin age eleo Bittur sobi mone ache…se aste aste dokhin diker prothom ghortai dhuke dekhlo….barir sobai ekta khaat ghire dariye ache….Bittu ke dhukte dekhei Nila bollo……..”aya…aya…bhetore aya”..tarpor bichanay suye thaka Anupama debi ke uddesho kore bollo…”jethima dekho ke eseche!”………Anupama debir boyesh pray 90 chuichui….shorir boyesher thalay aste aste okejo hoye porche…tao aste aste ghar ghuriye…haat tule ishare korlen kache ashar jonno……mukhe hansi futlo……..Bittu giye khater pase bose bollo……”kigo kemon acho?”….Anupama debir mukher hansita ebar aro sposto holo….Bittur haatduto dhore bollo…..”bhalo achi baba!”…..chokher kone tar dufonta jol dekha gelo………..
Dupurer khabarer elahi ayojon…….Anupama debi nije instruction diye ranna koriyechen…….seshob secret recipe shuneto Rakhi abak!......etodin tar biye hoyeche…kotobar jigesh koreche…tao buri boleni!….sesob kotoki special moshla anate holo……jaayfol, joyitri,randhuni,golaper shukno papri,keyoorar jol…aaro kotoki…….menu ghoroya…kintu swade-gondhe anoboddo…….bhat, gaoya ghee, chola r kuchochingri diye mocharghonto,barite pata bori diye shukto, bhetki macher kanta diye chanchra, jhuri alubhaja, machermuro diye daal, narkolbhaja, rui macher korma, pneper plastic chatni r barite toiri rabri……echara Komola abar kaankra ranna kore eneche……..khete bosa holo…niche rannaghorer samner royaak-e……matite babu hoye bose …..kolapatay kore khaoa hobe…….Shontu ekgocha kolapata niye ready…Rakhi ebar bollo…”chole eso eka eka……”……..green signal petei Shontu eke eke kolapata sajate laglo….Bittur kache astei ekta chera kolpata dite jabe..omni Bittu boro boro chokh kore takalo….r omni chera kolapata soriye ekta bhalo dekhe kolapata bichiye diye Shontu bhaloy bhaloy egiye porlo…….pechonei Dipti r Abha…Dipti matir bhnare jol diche…r Abha..nun r lebu…..Bittur pater kache ese ekbar mukher dike takalo..tarpor…thhhhop kore proyojener cheye besh besi ektu nun fele diye nak uchu kore sore porlo………..
Rakhi:”rakh …onek hoyeche….ebar bose por….poribeshon ami r Nila korbo……..Shontu….besi norkol khabe na….kalker pet byatha mone acheto?”………Shontu subodh baloker moto ghar narlo………”Dipti….2to moraa niye aya to……Saibal dar hantute byatha…matite boste parbena……..”
Saibal:”are nana….o kichu na……..kotodin bade…eibhabe khaoa-daoa hochhe…nare Dipti….kichu ante hobena…….”
Dipti ba Rakhi keu sekotha sunlona…..moraa ana holo……..eke eke khabar baraa holo…………
Saibal:”Nila, Rakhi…tomrao bose gele parte………”
Nila:”are tomra khao to age……….eije Bittu babu………kono lojja korbenna kintu…….cheye neben……..petbhore khaoa chai…….”
Bittu:”hain…hain…”………omni fik kore ekta hansir awaj elo……Bittu takiye dekhlo…Abha r Shontu….mukh buje khache….bhanta emon jeno bhaja maachti ulte khete janena……
Saibal:”off!!...sei agekar kotha mone pore jache!!...mone ache Souren…..sei chotobela jokhun goromer chutite berate astam amra?”
Souren:”mone thakbena!!!....uff….ki mojai na hoto!......amrao to wait kore thaktam…kobe chuti porbe r tomra asbe…..tumi,Arunda,Barunda,Tulu pishi,pishemoshai…….sei mone ache?...cycle chalano shekha?...kotobar je porechi!”
Saibal:”tarpor sei Dattar maathe cricket khela!....sei ball lege Nilar naak fete ki rokto!...mone ache?”
Nila:”mone thakbena r!?......ki maartai na kheyechile pishemoshair kache!”
Saibal:”se r bolte!.......tarpor chotomama ese babake thamiyechilo……tarpor Bhola amar pithe molom lagiye diyechilo……hainre…bhola chakor benche ache?”
Souren:”na…..pray bochor 5ek holo mara geche….or chele Modhu tarpor kichudin kaj korechilo….ta Kolkatay ki besh thike-mojurer chakri peye kete poreche….”
Nila:”hainre Bittu!.....o ki korchis!.....oi bhabe daantgulo to astoi thakbena!”
Bittu onekkhun dhore ekta kaankrar dnaar niye onekrokom bhabe kamreo subidhe korte parchena….etokhune Nilar seta chokhe poreche…..
Bittu ektu aprostut hoye bollo……”dekho na….kichutei bhangte parchina!”
Omni pash theke Abha foron kete bollo….”ajkaler chelepuleder daante jor boroi kom dekhchi……bhalo kore dekhle hoyto daante pokao paoa jete pare…..”
Komola[hense byango kore]:”baba!!...ke ki bolche!....agermashe dentister kache keno jete hoyechilo shuni?”
Abha[birokoto hoye]:”aah ma!....sob kotha ki sob jaygay boltei hobe!....”
Nila:”Bittu….ei shanrashita ne….eta diye bhenge khaa……..”
Omni abar fik kore hansir sobdo…….Bittu abar takiye dekhlo….Abha r Shontu matradhik onnomonoshkko!....jakge…eibhabe gorimoshi chale khaodaoa jokhun shesh holo….boithokkhanar dom deoa pendulam ghorita 3 bar ‘dhonng!dhonng!’ kore beje uthlo……..sobai kheye uthe porle…barir meyeder PNPC shuru holo……khanikkhun taale-taal miliye Nila uthe gelo paan sajhte……3:30 nagat………khaoa-daaor por Bittur mone holo barita ektu ghure dekha dorkar……..bishal tana baranda puro barita ghire royeche…….upore matir talir chhat….tar fanke fanke paayra basha koreche...adbhut ekta nishtobddota….r tari majhe hothat hothat kane ashche…ekbar paayrar bokombokom,ekbar pasher goli diye chole jaoa dhunuri oi adbhute dhonuker moto jontrer ‘tynaaaooo! tynaaaooo!’ awaj, r ekbar lerikukurer ‘gheugheu’……..Bittu baranda dhore edik odik dekhte dekhte hente choleche….majhe majhei ekta synaat-synaate gondho naake ashche…….hothat ekta korkosh sware ke bole uthlo……”tui ke re beta?”……..Bittu edik-odik takiye dekhlo….keu to nei!.....abar oi eki gola……”tui ke re beta?”………tarpor golar korkosota onekta komiye sur kore bollo…”Modhuuuuuu……o Modhu……Modhuuuuuu…..chole jashni Modhu…..” Bittu ebar ektu bhoy peye giye bole uthlo…”ke??!.....ke??!”…….omni hanste hanste Nila samner ghor theke beriye elo…….
Nila:”kigo Bittu babu!.....bhoy peye gele naki go?”…..bolte bolte ekta pakhir khnachar dike egiye giye khnachar bhetorer kakatua take udesho kore bollo….”ei je Rosunlal…..Bittu babuke bhoy paiye diyecho?”….tarpor Bittur dike takiye bollo….”eso ei dike….aalap koriye di….”……Bittu egiye ese dekhlo….khnachar bhetore ekta bhari sundor lal-jhuti-kakatua pakhi…..
Nila:”e holo Rosunlal….ei barir paharadar……r e holo Bittu”
Bittu:”hello Rosunlal !”…..Rosunlal omni dubar ‘knyaa knyaa’ kore uthlo….
Nila:”Modhu chilo or best friend….se chole jaoate or mon kharap….noyto dekhte kotha kake bole!!”
Rosunlal[sur kore]: “Modhuuuuuu……o Modhu……Modhuuuuuu…..chole jashni Modhu…..”
Nila[hense]:”paan khabe Bittu babu?......eso amar songe”
Bittu:”nana Nilapishi…ami paan khai na…”
Nila:”are ekdin kheyei dekho na….eso…”
Ghore niye giye Nila Bittu ke ekta mitha paan seje dilo….seta mukhe diye chebate chebate Bittu ghorer edik-odik dekhchilo….tokhuni ekta deraj-e tar chokh gelo….
Bittu:”Robindro Rochonaboli!.....”
Nila:”hmm…tui poris nakire?....amito jantam tui bangla porte parisna!”
Bittu:”oi thukre-thakre konorokom-e pori……english translation porechi kichu…”
Nila:”bojho cheler kando!!.......eidike tor baba-mar to dharona je tui bangalider, bangla-sonskritoke ghrina koris!....”
Bittu:”its not like that…..ami nijeo to bangali…..ghenna-tenna korinato?…”
Nila:”tobeje tor baba barbar afshosh kore toke naki bangali korte pareni?”
Bittu:”setato boarding-e pathanor age bojha uchit chilonaki?...”
Nila Bittur gaale haat buliye bollo:”o abhimaan?.......ebar bujhechi!”……..Bittu chup kore roilo…..tarpor bollo……”jano ami nijer chestay bangla shikhechi!.......net theke bornoporichoy download kore shikhechi…..keu se khoj rakhe?.....”
Nila:”acha baba rag korena!….eidike aya…dekh tor ja ja eche tui niye porbi ekhan theke……keu jante parbena….”
Bittu:”ami oto bhalo porte parina…ekhuno juktakhhor bujhte parina….”
Nila:”se thik shikhe jabi….tui boigulo niye ja chupichupi…..ekhane pore pore dhulo jomche….”
Bittu:”keno tumi porona?…..”
Nila:”nare….amar songsar niyei somoy kete jay….echara amar oto porar nesha nei….se tor pishemoshai jokhun chilo…………..jakge thak se kotha…..tui dekh kiki boi ache…”
Bittu:”hmm…dekhbo kintu pore…..ekhun ektu edik-odik ghure dekheni……barir pechon dikta ki ache go?”
Nila:”pechone baagan ache ja……..niche khirkir dorja kholay thake….berolei baagan…ghure aya”
Nilar kotha moto niche neme khirkir dorja diye beriye Bittu baagane ese porlo. Besh onekta jayga jure bagaan….koto boro boro gaach….dekhei bojha jay khub ekta porichorja hoyna…besh agache hoyeche charidike…ektu egiye chokhe porlo…..tinjon ki besh korche….kache jete dekhlo….Abha, Dipti r Shontu……Abha matite kata ki ekta chhoker upor ek paye lafiye lafiye jache…r Dipti r Shontu takiye dekhche……Bittu hothat chechiye bole uthlo…..”Abha statue!!.....Shontu statue!!”…omni Abha lokpok korte korte ek paaye pathorer moto dariye porlo…..Shontu etokhun pray statue-i hoye chilo…ebar r ektu joroshoro hoye gelo…
Dipti:”oma!...hothat e shasti keno?....kitkit khelchilam to amra”
Bittu pash theke besh shoru dekhe ekta gacher daal chire nilo…..tarpor egiye ese bollo….”bhablam baaganta ektu ghure dekhi…to ese dekhi eiduto unwanted creatures uposthit…tai ei upay korte holo”……bolte bolte gacher daalta diye Abhar uthe thaka pa-er chetote susuri dilo…..r ditei statue nore-chore uthlo…..”bujhli Dipti ajkalkar statuegulo boroi beyaadop!....very misbehaved!......ektu sujog pelo to norechore uthlo..”….Abhar kaanduto already besh laal hote dekha gelo……”chol amake ektu baaganta ghuriye dekha….acha dara….ei statue tar haate ki dekhi ota…”….bole Shontur dike egolo…..Shontur haate ekta paka peyaara….Bittu seta nite geyi giye dekhlo….haater mutho besh shokto hoye geche….bogoler tolay ektu katukututei kaj dilo…..peyaarata niye Bittu Abhar mathay seta balance kore rekhe bollo….”hmm…ebar cho”……Dipti hense bollo…”uff…tumio paro bote….cholo……dekho Abhadi…ami kintu kichu korini….amar upor pore chotpat korona jeno…..”
Dipti ghure ghure Bittu ke baagan dekhate laglo……”eta aamgach…himsagor…..eta jamrul…..oi dike kalojaam….eita peyaara….ota kodomgaach”……Bittu interrupt kore bollo….”ki?....ki gaach bolli?”
Dipti:”kodomgaach…..”
Bittu:”mane jate kodom ful hoy?”
Dipti:”hmm…kintu ekhun na borshakaale…”
Bittu:”amar kopaltai kharap!...ki eche chilo kodomful dekhar…”
Dipti:”samner borshay chole eso….”
Bittu:”hainre!...kodomful dekhar jonno toder ei dhadhhare gobindopure abar asi r ki!”
Dipti:”ki!!... dhadhhare gobindopure!!....kotota dekhecho tumi Chandannagorer?....age sob dekho tarpor bolbe……cholo bikele Strand er ghata jai sobai”
Baaganta boro holeo Abha r Shontu sob kothai kaan khara kore sunchilo r mone mone fushchilo….Bittu ebar bollo..”ei duto jambubankeo niye jete hobe naki?”
Dipti:”ta hobe boiki!.....”
Bittu:”besh tui jokhun bolchis………..’Over’..”……..boltei statue dutor shorir jorota shithil holo…r besi kichu bojhar agei ekta paka peyaara Bittur dike shojore ure elo!!...Bittu puro matrix style-e setake dodge korlo…r ektu holei chokhta jachilo!.....
“amra jambubaan!!!.......”…….samne buno snnar tere aste dekhe pran haate niye palanoi tokhun Bittur safest option chilo….ebong se tai korlo……
Shitkaal…onek taratari shondhe naame….5ta jokhun baje…tokhun-e pray surjo doobbe doobbe korche……barir boroder permission niye 4jon beriye porlo Strand-er uddeshe……jaor pothe Baba Panchanan Bhandar theke Bittu sobaike misti khaoalo…Shontuke dole bherate khub ekta mehonot korte holona…..2to malai-chomchom r 50gm chaanar cakei kaj hasil!…..Bittuda tar kache ekhun debtullo!....jodi konodin kothao, 180 degree palti khaoar competition hoy…Bittu nishchit Shontu tate 1st hobei!!.......Dipti khelo snigara r khirer chop…..Bittu nije khelo 2to khirkodom……r Abha khelo beson!!......raager paarata tokhuno komeni…tarupor nolenguler rosogolla khete giye golay rosh antke se jata obostha….kashi thamena…mukh-chokh laal hoye jache dekhe Bittu pithe duto keel maarlo….jol-tol kheye se ekhun khanikta dhattosto hoyeche…chokh diye jol beriye eseche…..bekayday pore ki bhaggi raagta khanikta komeche….tobe 2to keeler kotha thik mone ache……
Strand Road-e jokhun ese poucholo…..tokhun pray ondhokar neme eseche…..rastar dudharer streetlight gulo jolte shuru korche…….ki sundor jayga!!......sundor kore bandhano Gangar ghat…..tar pase pray 1km lomba, 20-25ft chaora raasta chole geche…..r tari r ek pase French architecturer nidorshon swarup atulonio kichu sthapotto dariye ache…….
Dipti :”eto bhalo bhalo misti chere khirkodom khete gele keno?....”
Bittu:”ota amar favourite……acha kodomful ki thik khirkodomer moto dekhte na?”
Dipti:”hmm…ekdom……..o tai tumi kodomful dekhte chao?”
Bittu:”hmm……”
Abha:”kodomful kheteo thik khirkodomer moto………..tainare Shonte?”……Shontu felfel kore takiye kisob bhabte shuru korlo…….aste aste thanda barche…r Gangar dharer shirshire hawa teerer moto gaaye bnidche……Dipti jor kore Shontu ke monkey tupi poriye dilo…….tarpor khanikkhun sobai chupchap kotha na bole haantlo…..comparisonta hoyto oneker kache far-fetched mone hote pare…tobe bolte bandha nei……jibone onek somoy emon ase jokhun mone hoy Somoyta ghorir 2to kaanta dara porichalito kono puppet na borong lobhoniyo ekta mouchaak…kothao adrissho keu jeno seta ningre choleche…..r sei misti modhu mukhe-thonte lege ekkakar hoche…..pet to kobe bhore gechilo……kintu mon bolche..”aro dao!..aro dao!”
Bittu:”ki adbhut ambience!.......monei hochhena West Bengal-e achi….”
Dipti:”tobe!.....khubto bolchile dhaddhare gobindopur!.....”
Bittu:”sorry!...bhul hoye geche…..acha otaki…….oi barita?....”
Abha:”ota holo Paatal Bari……..oi barir ekdom nicher tolate underwater…..ei barite Rabindranath r Isharchandro thekechilen….”…….tarpor r ek dike lokhho kore bollo……”r eta hoche The Sacred Heart Church of Chandannagar……..”
Bittu:”bhetore dhoka jabe?..”
Abha:”na ekhun bondho hoye geche…….”
Aro khanikkhun haantar por Bittu gungun kore gaan dhorlo……”Aaa..nandolo..ke…..mangala..lo..ke……la…la…..laa…..la.la…lalala……”……….”Aaa..nandolo..ke…..mangala..lo..ke……la…la…..laa…..la.la…lalala………….dhurr kothaguloi bhule gechi!....”
Abha:”Aaa..nandolo..ke…. mangala..lo..ke…..bi..ra..jo…….satyosun..daro”……..4jon eke onnor dike cheye muchki haanslo……4joneri 4jora chokh eki bhashay kotha bolche!.....
Dipti:”Cholo Museum-e dhoka jaak……7ta obdi khola thake……”……..boro boro thaam diye toiri bari…..baire boroboro kore lekha…… Chandannagar Museum and Institute ( Institute de Chandannagar )…….gate khule dhuktei nuripathore paa porlo…..dudik-e duto boro boro topp rakha…..barite dhuktei lomba corridor…..fanka dhu-dhu korche…durdur obdi kauke dekha jachena…….museum-e dhuke je jar nijer moto ghurte laglo….bakider museumer oli-goli mukhosto….kintu Bittur noy….se dhire susthe sob kichu ghure dekhte laglo……choto museum…….ek tola……..porpor koekta ghor…tate sob fela-asa diner striti songrokhhito kore rakha…….ekta ghore chhat theke ekta mosto jhar-lonthon jhulche…..tar niche ekta khaat…matradhik uchu maati theke…Bittu lokhho korlo…khaate othar jonno kather shiri royche……..khaater pase ekta Organ rakha royeche….Organer reedgulo dekhe r chena jayna….kichu asto,kichu bhenge geche….bandike firtei!!!.....samne ke!.....Bittur pulse-rate chorat kore digun hoye gelo..tar poro muhurtei abar neme gelo……samne ekta mosto aayna….tar ulto dike ekta mohilar chobi….seta hothat aaynay dekhe aantke uthechilo Bittu….ebar pechon ghure chobita dekhlo……..kono ek forasi mohilar chobi…..porone neel ronger gown…..adbhut sthir,shanto dristi…je dik thekei takao…mone hobe tomar dike cheye ache….thik Monalisar moto…….ei mohilai hoyto ekdin ei khaat-e suto…ei Organ bajato….ei aaynay mukh dekhto….Bittu tar shorire shihoron anubhab korlo….mone holo golata jhara dorkar……”uhmmm..uhmmm”……omni…….”Ssshhh!!!!.....aste”……Bittu pechon fire dekhlo dorjay haalan diye ek bodrolok dariye…sthir bhabe Bittur dike takiye ache…boyesh 30+ hobe, syaamborno,lomba,haalka gonf ache,gaaye shawl muri deoa ……Bittu kichu bojhar agei se fisfis kore bole uthlo…”aste kotha bolo….ekhun er ghumonor time………abak hochho?.....tumi-ami ghumote pari to bhuteder ghum payna bujhi?”…Bittu bhabachaka kheye dariye chilo…..lokta abar mukh khulte jabe omni Abha, Dipti r Shontu pasherghor theke ese hajir holo……
Dipti:”kigo Khogenda!.....notun lok peye bhoy dekhacho?”
Khogenda:”nare bhai!...ami bhoy dekhabar ke?.......bhoy dekhar jinis na….paoaar jinis!!”
Dipti:”aalap koriye di…..e holo..Bittu da…amar khurtoto dada….r eni holen Khogenda…aka…sob-janta-babajibon !!......peshay museum-er curator….”
Khogenda:”pesha!.....se je boroi mojar nesha…..bhuliye day nijer songe mesha……hay re pesha!”
Abha:”dhurr…oshob heyaali charoto….bolchi oi samner 2to topp kon juddhe use hoyechilo jeno bolechile?....”
Khogenda:”Anglo-French war……”
Abha:”oi juddher golpo bolona……..”
Khogenda:”na aj r na…….7ta beje geche…….ebar bhaloy bhaloy sob kete poroto……museum bondho korte hobe ebar……”
Abha:”aah…boloi na….kotokhun r lagbe?.....”
Khogenda:”na…niyom is niyom…..aj na…abar onnodin…….sondhe hoye geche….bari jao…”
Khogenda jotoi bondhur moto hok…tar kothar upor kotha bolar sahosh karor nei…tai prosthan kortei holo…….gate theke jokhun beriye jache….Khogenda pichu deke bollo…..”Bittu!.......kal chole eso…..aj bhalo kore aalap kora holona…..”…Bittu ghar nere sommoti janalo……bari ferar pothe sobai fuchka r ghugni khelo……….
Sedin raate ghum aste Bittur khub asubidhe hochilo……natun poribesh…otirikto nirjon….majhe majhe jhijhir daak….ghorer modhe pechoner baagan theke 2to jonaki dhuke poreche tarpor…hothat hothat timtim kore jole uthche….shitkaal bole janla-dorja bondho…lep muri diyeo jeno thanda katchena….onek koste ghum elo………
Porer din ghum bhanglo derite….raatre 2dubar ghum bhengegeche…2 bari eki dusswopne---sei forasir mohilar sopno……boro boro 2to daant bar kore rokto khete ashche….Bittu palate chaiche…kintu pechon theke Khogenda tar haat dhore ache…..r pase dariye Abha ho-ho kore haansche!!.......
Daant-taat meje astei Bittu dekhlo ek tolay bishal hoi-choi hochhe…..baranda diye jhuke dekhlo…duto lok thelagari kore barite fol-sobji bikri korte eseche….tader songe barir bouder doradori cholche……”2 aanti dhonepata nile lonka keno free debena shuni?”….”tomato pocha!”…..”palong saak koto kore?...”……Bittu ei prothom dekhche barir modhe bazar boste…tai besh agroho niye baparta bojhar chesta korche…omni…….”Statue!!”…….Abhar gola…Bittu omni sthirr hoye gelo…..thik poromuhurte pithe ‘ghip! ghip!’ kore 2to keel porlo…….tarpor doure ektu dure paliye giye…..”Over!!”……tara kore labh nei…pakhi totokhune ure geche…..
Mach kinte Saibal r Souren bazare jache…..Chitrar khub eche Bittuo songe jak….
Chitra:”ja na baba!…..ghore bose bose ki korbi?”
Bittu:”amar bhalo lagena…..”
Chitra:”are geleto bhalo lagbe!.....r kodin eibhabe cholbe?.....babar boyesh hoche….loke sunle ki bolbe?......chele bazar korte janena!....ebar shekh eigulo!....sudhu porashuno korlei hoyna”
Bittu:”amar bazar jabar jama nei….jeans nongra hoye jabe gele”
Chitra:”uff!......”
Nila ghore dhuklo…….
Nila:”kigo ki niye eto torkatorki shokal shokal?”
Chitra:”are dekhona…bazar jete bolchi……”
Nila:”to ja na…ghure aya…bhalo lagbbe…..”
Chitra:”ultopalta bahana!.....bazar gele naki jama-pant nongra hoye jabe…..”
Nila[hense]:”se niye toke bhabte hobe na…ami keche debo khun….”
Bittu:”nana!...kachle amar jeans nosto hoye jabe..”
Nila:”acha dara…tor pishemoshai-er jama dichhi….tahole hobeto?”
Chitra:”are nana!....se hoyna!....puro nongra kore asbe”
Nila:”se tomay bhabte hobena…..”
Bittu:”amar gaaye hobe?..”
Nila[hense]:”dibbi hobe!....dara niye ashchi..”…..bole ghor theke beriye gelo……minute 2ek por…
Bittu:”ma……Aabir pishemoshai kothay chole geche?..”
Chitra:”Sshhh!!.......aste!......Nila sunte pele kosto pabe!!”………kotha shesh hoaar agei Nila jamakapor haate niye ghore dhuke porlo…….
Nila:”keno go?.....kosto pabo keno?!....ete kosto paaoar ki ache?......koi se to kosto paini?!...”
Chitra[Nilar haat dhore]:”amay khoma kore dao Nila!!……”
Nila:”ema!!..chichi!...e ki bolcho boudi!.....kiser khoma?.....tomrato kono dosh koroni?…kopaler likhon to keu paltate parena!.....”
Bittu kichui bujhchilona…..tao kachumachu mukh kore bollo…”sorry Nilapishi!...”
Nila[hense]:”dhurr boka chele!......ei ne eigulo dhor…..toke besh manabe…ja ghure aya bazar theke….ar deri korle maach uthe jabe”…….bole ghor theke beriye niche ektolay chole gelo…..
Khanikkhun por….
Chitra:”eta khub kharap holore!.....bekar kosto dilam meyetake!....sob tor jonno!..ulluk kothakar!”
Bittu:”ami bujhbo kikore chole asbe?.......ebar bolo….ki hoyechilo?....Aabir pishemoshai kothay?”
Chitra:”se onek kotha….pore ekdin bolbo…ekhun bazar ja….”
Bittu:”na ekhuni bolte hobe…noile jabona bazar…..”
Chitra:”uff!!......”
Bittu:”bolo…bolo…bolo…bolo…bolo…”
Chitra:”tui tokhun onek choto……Nila college-e pore……hothat ekdin bari ese bollo…or naki ekta cheleke pochondo……chotomama tokhuno benche…..sunei to tulkalam lagiye dilen……bhalobeshe biye korake sekelar lokere emnitei nichu chokhe dekhten….tarpor Aabir tokhun ritimoto party-politics korto….mane ekrokom activist bolle bhul hobena….shanghatik jedi chele…..adorshobodh prokhor…ekbar kichu thik korle korbei…..”
Bittu:”tarpor?....”
Chitra:”tarpor r ki?.....torkatorki, ragaragi…se onek jhamelar por chotomama raji holo…..biye hoye gelo Nila r Aabirer……kintu bochor gorate na goratei r ek jhamela!.....Aabir nijer barir lokeder songe jhogra kore bari chere beriye elo….kichudin bhara barite thaklo…tarpor chotomamar jorajorite ekhanei ese uthlo…”
Bittu:”Ghorjamai?....”
Chitra:”nare naamei sudhu jamai……Aabir e barir jonno ja koreche…nijer cheleo korena…chele hoyna or moto!....kintu puuro pagol….hothat bazare aam dekhe bhalo lagloto…2-3 jhuri laangra aam niye chole elo!…paray chor dhora porlo to mere mere adhmora koredilo!...rege gele mathar thik thaktona….ekbar kibesh ekta lekhalekhi korche..eidike Dipti r Abha…chechamichi korchi…ekbar thamte bolate…Nila boleche je bachader jokhun eche kheladhulo to korbei…to tokhun kichu boleni…..raater bela…sobai ghumoche….ekta knashar thala haata niye thakurghore giye bajate shuru korlo..’taang!..taang!...kore….se awaj-e bachara sob ghum theke uthe pore kannakati shuru korlo…sara barite hoichoi pore gelo….jigesh korte…uttor dilo…”bhogobaan ke je kono somoy daakte echeto hotei pare manusher!”………tarpor ekdin…mejomami khub chuchibai…bazarer thole theke ekta piyaaj goriye pore geche……omni songe songe puro uthoner mejeta jol diye dhuye fello….thik tar age Aabir uthonta jhat diye porishkar kore shukhno koreche…party-ir potaka banabe bole kagoj rekheche….seigulo jole bhije jete kichu bollo na…….kintu raater bela…keu lep-kombol kichu khuje pachena…..chhate uthe dekhe….seigulo jole shopshop korche!....piyaajer khola naki ure ese bichanay porechilo…tai shogri hoye geche…otoeb Aabir seigulo sob jole dhuye feleche!!.....shit kaal!!...shob thokthok korche thanday!.....se ki obostha!....Aabirer kono bikar nei….emon raag!......”
Bittu:”tarpor?.....”
Chitra:”tar r por nei!........erokom dibbi cholchilo……ekdin hothat Aabir r Nila r khub jhogra holo….rege giye sei je Aabir bari theke beriye gelo…..r fereni!....kothay ache…kemon ache…keu janena…..police report kora hoyechilo…..kono faayda hoyni…….Nilar boyesh tokhun 24……biyer sobe 2yrs hoyechilo…..sobai onek kore bujhiyechilo abar biye korte…..Nila kichutei raji hoyni……ekhuno mathay sindoor day…pagli meye!.....janisto Bittu…..manusher shorir nwoshhor hote pare….kintu samporker mrittu hoyna!!...............”
Bittu Nilar deoa jama-kapor pore uthone ese daanralo…..haalka shobuj ronger full-haata khadir punjabi r sada pajama….
Rakhi:”oma!!!....eta ke re!!??”
Nila:”are!...e to puro young Soumitro re!!....”
Bittur esob shune ritimorto blush korche!......
Komola:”motei na…..puro Saibal dar carboncopy!....ki sundor laagche!.....nare Abha?”
Abha khanikta oprustute pore giye bollo…..”hain pajama-punjabi porleto sobaikei bhalo lage….”
Chitra:”dara ekta shawl gaay de….thanda lege jabe….”
Rakhi:”Abha….jato…mejhoghorer aalnay shawl ache ene de…”……..Abha besh anichha dekhiye shawl ante chole gelo…..khanik bade ese dekhe Bittu boithokkhanay chole geche….giye bolo….”nao….dhoro”……Bittu shawl ta niye onek bhabe chesta korlo gaaye deoar…kintu kichutei parlona…protibaare goriye pore jache gaa theke…..Abha etokhun rogor dekhchilo….kintu ekta shawl gaaye dite eto mehonot korte dekhe hothat maaya holo….
Abha:”dao…..amay dao……”
Bittur deaor eche chilona…kintu dekhlo…na diye upay nei!......shawl ta jorate giye Abha dekhlo….kichutei subidhe kora jachena….ekei Bittu tar cheye besh lomba….tar upor eto chotpot korche je poranoi jache na……otoeb ektai upay………”Statue!!...”…..Bittu sthir hoye gelo…..pase ekta chouki chilo…..seta ene tar upor dariye jokhun Abha shawlta porache….lokhho korlo statue-r thonter kone haansi futeche……
Abha:”Over!!.....genuine idiot!!...”
Bittu:”ki??!!....”…….baire theke Souren er gola shona gelo…….”Bittu!...r deri korisna…erpor r mach pabona…..”
Bittu:”er hiseb pore hobe!.....tata!”
Abha[muchki hense]:”Birla!....”
Saibal er ritimoto sondeho hochilo je se diner bela sopno dekhche!!...ek-dubar chokhta mucheo nilo…….Bittu pajama-punjabi-shawl pore tar samne dariye!!....ekbar mone holo…”eta amari cheleto??!!”……etodine tahole bhagoban mukh tule takiyechen!!
Sedin dupurer khabarer swaad jeno bere 4gun hoyechilo!......baap-beta mile bazar koreche….bhalo na hoye jay kothay?.......khaoar por ghumote jaoar age Saibal Chitra ke aarale peye bollo….”jeno…ajke Bittu ke dekhte khub subdor lagchilo….rastay sobar cheye sundor!....dekhlei chokh jabe…oneke abar takiye takiye dekhchilo!....”……sune Chitra bollo…”thamoto…r sobai mile nojor diona amar cheletake!..”
Bikeler dike abar dol bendhe sobaiMuseum-e gelo…Khogendar kache judhher golpo sunte……..
Khogenda:”23se June, 1757, bhor 7ta……nawaber soinnora akromon kore juddher shucona korlo……bela 11ta nagat Mir Madan, nawaber khub bishhosto lok ebong senapoti….British senar biruddhe jordar akromon korlo….kintu kichukhun jete na jetei British topp-er golar aaghate dhorashai holo……eidekhe nawab-er senasibire chanchollo dekha dilo….monobol bhenge r-dhek hoye gelo!...bela 12ta nagat probol jhor-bristi arombho holo…Britishra khub taratari tader gola-barud,topp..dhaka diye fello…erokom situation tader kache achena noy…they were far more experienced and prepared…bristi thamle nawaber topp-kamaan sob akejo promanito holo…eidike Britishra soman bege akromon chalate thaklo…..artillery officer Monsieur Sinfray er netritte French soinnora shahajjo korchilo thik-e kintu tateo shesh rokhha kora gelona…dupur jokhun 2to baje…Robert Cliver chief officer Kilpatrick akromon korlo…nirdesh deoa sotteo Mir Jafarer soinnora tader jayga chere norlona…bikel 5ta nagat juddho shesh holo……gune dekha gelo…Britishder 22jon moreche, 50jon jakhom hoyeche…….nawaber 500 soinno birgoti labh korlo….kichudin por ferari nawab dhora porlen….praandondo deoa holo take………….”…………..2-3 second chup…baire biddut chomkate shuru koreche…mone hoche bristi naambe….Khogenda abar chechiye bole uthlo……..”look at these cannons!.......takao eder dike!.....kolpona koro…ek dike sholte jolche…kaamaner mukh tomar dike kora….sholte pure choto hoche…aro choto..aro choto…choto hote hote furiye giye……………………3-2-1.………dhoooooooooom!!.......................tarpor…….sunnyota……chokkhu-karno-nasika-jiwhaba-twak…..tomar paanch indrio……hothat jeno hariye geche…….tumi dekhte pacchona, sunte pacchona, kono gondho pacchona, swad pachhona….choonch fotaleo ter pacchona!........kemon lagbe tomar Bittu?.......bhoy korbe?.....kiser bhoy?...kake bhoy?......bhuter bhoy?.......bhut ki Bittu?....ei je 500jon bir jara shahid holo….eraoto bhut…..ei bhutdero bhobisshot hote parto….kintu tomar Sonar Bangla ke bnachate giye era nijeder bartomaan ke hoytta kore aj bhut hoyeche……eder tumi bhoy pabe?...erai to Itihaas….History!.......are u afraid of ur History my friend??........then u better be afraid of yourself!......protibochor tomar jonmodin ase….ki hoy jano seidin?....seidin ekta kore Bittu more jay r ekta kore Bittu jonmay…..5 bochorer Bittu more geche, 10 bochhorer Bittu more geche….era sobai bhut hoye ghurche tomar ashepashe….tumi kake kake bhoy pabe Bittu? “……….khub jore ekta baaz porlo…jomjom kore bristi porche……4jon fel fel kore takiye ache Khogendar dike……dekhe mone hochhe jeno bosh kora hoyeche……golar swar ebar ektu namiye Khogenda bollo…”na ektu besi hoye geche!!!....sorry!.....kire Shonte bhoy peye geli nakire?”……Shontu ghar nere sommoti janalo……..Khogenda bollo..”dhurr boka….kiser bhoy?.....be brave!!....be a soldier!!....hazar hazar bishyoye bhora ei prithibi……mon khule…pran bhore bhalobash eke!!...........” ei bole Khogenda gungun kore ki ekta gaan dhorlo…..
Khogenda:”kiholo!...haat-taali kothay?.......etotao kharap gaina to?.....”……tao sobai chup……baire ebar bristi kome eseche……”jakge….bristi theme geche….ebar tomra eso……”……………Bittu jaoar age bollo…”jachhi Khogenda….”……….Khogenda sune bollo….”jachhina…bolo ashchi…..”………tarpor pray roj-e Bittu Khogendar kache aste shuru korlo…….jotei mishche loktar sathe…totoi obak hochhe…..ki na jane!....je kono topic-er upor aashor jomiye dite pare….itihas,bhugol,sahitto,bigyan,keladhulo,cinema,rajniti…sob kichur khobor rakhe…r adbhut ekta chumbokiyo akorshon ache loktar modhe!......onek chotobela naki ma-baba maara jay…tarpor ek Anglo saheber kacche manush…..museum-er chakri chara onek social work-er songeo actively involved….roktodaan-sibir, medical camp, bonnar traan….sorbo-ghater-knathali kola bolleo bhul bola hobena……
Eibhabe dinkotok dibbi katlo….ekdin sobai mile Bandel church berate jaoa holo…..samnei 25se december…tai khub sajano hoyeche church…..temni loker bhir-o hochhe….thanda khub poreche ebar….r tarpor theke theke bristi hoche r konkone hawa diche…..bikelgulo besh bhaloi kate Bittur…konodin Khogendar sathe adda mere…konodin station-e giye train dekhe…kintu shokalbela ektu boring lage…Shiter chuti cholche bole Abha, Dipti r Shontur tution shokalei thake….barir bhetor edik-odik ghurei somoy katate hoy…erokom ekta shokale hothat lokhho kora gelo Roshunlal-er mood khub bhalo……moner anonde sheesh diye choleche…….Bittu baranday dariye onekkhun lokhho korchilo…….ebar khnachar kache egiye giye bollo…”ki Roshunlal?......eto mood bhalo keno aj?”…..shune Roshunlal ekbar ghar ghuriye takalo…….Bittu abar bollo…..”acha…bolo dekhi…..’Abhar daante poka’….bolo bolo…’Abhar daante poka’…..”……Roshunlal ghar nariye ek-dubar kothata sunlo…kintu r kono response korlona…..aro ekdubar chest korar por Bittur dhoirjjo ektu komlo….
Bittu:”kire bolna beta!......acha dara…”………..baranday lal-lonka shukote deoa hoyeche…ekta lonka tule ene khnachar kache dhore bollo…..”lonka khabe naki Roshunlal?”
Roshunlal:”ghush deoa moha paap…….ghush deoa moha paap….”
Shune Bittur mejaj gelo bigre….lonkata jei khnachar samne theke shorate jabe…..
Roshunlal:”ghush neoa paap noy…….ghush neoa paap noy…”…bole thont diye lonkata chepe dhorlo…..tokhuni Nila pasher ghor theke beriye elo…..
Nila:”ki Bittu babu?......Roshunlal ki bole?......”
Bittu:”nana…o kichuna…”
Sedin bikele jokhun Bittu museum-e gelo…dekhlo….corridor-er ekta kone bose Khogenda ekta stove jele ruti shnikche…..Bittu ke dekhe bollo……”aya…aya…bhalo somoy esechis…..ruti-torka baniyechi….kheye ja….”
Bittu:”sekigo!.....tumi ranna korteo jano!.....r tao abar museum-er bhetor randhcho!....keu jante parle chakri jabeto!.....”
Khogenda:”amay tarale ei curatorer post fnakai theke jabe….tai oi niye amar chinta nei…”
Bittu:”keno?....fnaka thakbe keno?....”
Khogenda:”bhuter bhoy museum-e gota Forasdangay keu kaj korte chayna…tai….”
Bittu:”eire!!...abar bhoy dekhachho!!.....”
Khogenda:”koi na to!!.....r toke bolechina….bhoy dekhano jayna…bhoy pete hoy…..tai bhoy paoa na poaato tor haate”
Bittu:”jakge charo……..eta ki ajker kagoj?”
Khogenda:”hain……”
Bittu paser chair-e rakha khoborerkagojta tule porte shuru korlo…….
Bittu:”ei dekho…abar kothay attonkkobadira hamla koreche….12jon maara geche…ei Osama tai joto noster gora…”
Khogenda:”kota ruti khabe Bittu?...tomar khide ki bole?....”
Bittu:”3te khabo…..”
Khogenda:”acha ekhun jodi tarkar jaygay mangsho thakto…tahole kota khete?....”
Bittu[hense]:”tahole hoyto r ekta besi khetam….”
Khogenda:”keno Bittu?....tokhun ki tomar khide bere jeto?”
Bittu:”na…ta na…kintu lobher bose hoyto ek-adhta besi kheye feltam……”
Khogenda:”Thik tai Bittu…your hunger is not the same as your greed….tumi jodi eta na bujhte tahole tumi sob mangsho-rutigulo kheye felte taina?.....bhabtena onnora ki khabe……kere neoaya munusher probritti…..setai ‘Struggle for Existence’ er mool montro…kintu sei probrittoke niyontron korte pari bolei amra manush…..r jokhuni keu sei niyontron hariye fele…..tokhuni Osama, Hitler, Auragzeb…eder moto keu jonmay…………kotota nrishongsho hoya jay bhabte paro!..praane maara ek jinis…teele-teele maara ki marattok jinis bhabto paro Bittu?.....Holocaust-er somoy..concetration camp, gas chamberer kothato nishchoi sune thakbe……Auschwitz-e German SS officer Dr. Josef Mengele-er medical experimentation block-er naam sunecho?......jano ki hoto sekhane?....jibonto manusher upor nanarokom proyog hoto sekhane…kokhuno pressure chambere rakha jotokhun na chokher moni fete beriye asche….kokhuno freeze kore shorirer rokto jomiye deoa…chokher rong paltanor jonno saddojato Eehudi shishuder chokhe chemical dhele deoa….amputation, surgery ki na hoto sekhane!!... Vera Alexander bole ekjoner lekha porchilam…se bolche….’ek din ek jora bochor 4ek er jamoj shishuke Operation Theatre-e niye jaoa holo…..jokhun tader O.T. theke niye elo….tader peeth duto surgery kore jure deoa hoyeche..just like Siamese twins…..ghaye dogdog korche…..poonj beroche….bachha duto jontronay kattrache…..ek din por tader nijer ma tader morphine khaiye mere fele tader mukti dilo….’….”
Bittu interrupt kore bollo…”thamo Khogenda!!!........chaina sunte!!...please thamo!!...”………..sedin bari ferar somoy nijer ajantei Bittur chokhe jol elo…..keno, kar jonno,kar kotha bhebe je kosto pachhilo setao bujhte pachhilona…….nijeke erokom ashohoy to er age kokhuno lageni tar?!..........
Ekhun r raate ghomote asubidhe hoyna……raatre sopne sei forashi mohila ba Khogendao r asena……thanda prochondo poreche…tar upor emon theke theke bristi hoche….mone hoche jeno borshakaal………..
Porer din poush-sangkranti……narkoler ghorer chabi khola holo….sarabochor dhore joro kora narkoler pahaar!!...ginnider todarokite barir chakorra bachai kore pray khan 15 narkol bar korlo….tarpor shuru holo sei gulo korar pala……..line diye 5-6jon chakor kuruni niye kurte bose gelo….se ek dekhar drissho!!....’knaash! knaash!’ kore narkol kora hoche…r kurunir niche sada dopdope narkolkuror stuup toiri hoche….para-protibeshidero belanor bapar ache….tai onek narkol dorkar……..bikel bela pithe toiri shuru holo……kotorokomer pithe!….ashke pithe, bhaja pithe,khirpuli,patisaptta…aro kotoki…..Bittu duhaate duto gorom gorom pithe niye khete khete Diptir ghorer samne ese dariye porlo…..unke mere dekhlo….Abha chair-table-e bose mon diye ki lekhalekhi korchi…pase calculator….mone hoche angko korche….hothat mathay ekta bodbudhhi khello…….”Statue!!”……..Abha omni sthir hoye gelo……Bittu ebar table-ir samne ese bollo…..”statue-ra to angko korena!.....bole Abhar haat theke pen ta niye…eke eke pen-er khaap, refill shob khule khule table-e shajiye rakhlo….tarpor calculatorer battery tao khule pase rakhlo…rekhe ghor theke beriye gelo………
Pray ghonta khanek bade Bittur kheyal holo Abha ke ‘Over’ bola hoyni……ghore giye dekhlo…Abha ekhuno statue hoye ache…..duchokh diye jhorjhor kore jol porche!...Bittu songe songe bollo…”Over!!.....ki pagol re!.....ettokhun…eibhabe……”…..kotha shesh hote na hotei Abha hamle pore Bittur upor chor-thapporer bristi shuru korlo…….ki hoche kichu bojhar agei…Abhar nokher aanchore Bittur haat kete gelo..”Aaaaaahh!!....ki korchis!!....”……hothat choraat kore matha gorom hoye gelo….dikbidik chinta na kore jore chuler muthi chepe dhorlo Abhar…..Abha chechiye uthlo….”Aaaaah!.....chere dao!....”
Bittu:”ebar!!.......bol……r korbi??........khub shahosh na??”
Abha:”charooooo!!!........lagche amar!!.......”………hothat Bittur gyaan holo….ki korche se!!...omni haater muthota alga kore chuler muthi chere dilo……Abha hapuss noyone kaandte kaandte ghor theke beriye gelo…………minute 5ek laglo bojhar jonno je ki hoye gelo ekkhuni!!........khanikhun bade Dipti dhorpor kore ghore dhuklo…..Bittu diker obak hoye takiye bollo…”kigo?......ki hoyeche?.......Abhadi orokom hauhau kore kaandche keno?....ki hoyeche?.....tumi kichu bolecho naki?....”
Bittu:”amar songe jhogra hoye geche…….”
Sonkhepe sob kichu shune Dipti bollo….
Dipti:”uff!!!.......tumio paro bote!.......or to rege jaoar-e karon…….kal or angker sir porikhha neben….eto home-task diyechen……na kore niye gele sobar samne apomaan korben…….ekhun ki kore jabe kalke Abha di coahing-e?...r na gele Bishu jethu bokaboki korbe........ki je korona!......”…….bole ghor theke beriye gelo…..
Bittu khanikkhun chupchap bose puro ghotonata bhablo……..tarpor anushochona holo…..se motei thik kaj koreni…..kintu ja haoyaar to hoyei geche…r seta sodhranor kono upay nei…..angkor khatata khule Bittu delkho….10ta 2nd order Differntial equation solve korte deoa hoyeche…..ektao hoyni…prothomta shuru korechilo…setao bhul pothe egochhilo…..Bittu eke eke 10ta angko solve kore…khatata bhnaaj kore rekhe ghor theke beriye gelo…….
Tarpor 2-3din kete geche……Abhar songe kotha bondho…….dekha holeo na dekhar bhaan kore beriye jay…….bikelbela Khogendar kacheo r jayna……Bittur prothom eto kharap lagche karor jonno…..moner bhetor je ki cholche se nijei byakhha korte parchena……Dipti chara barir onno keu ghotonata janena……Dipti boyeshe choto oke bolte lojja hoy…….kintu Nilapishike to bolai jay…….Nila shob shune ektu hanslo…….tarpor Bittur mathay haat bolate bolate bollo…..”bondhu rege gele taketo manate shikhte hobe bhai!!......Abha khub bhalo meye….r tumio khub bhalo chele…..kintu bhul jokhun korecho….songshodhon to tomakei korte hobe…..eto didhaa kiser?......jake eto sneho koro,bondhu bhabo…tar kache man-abhimaan kiser shuni?......kotha bolo…….sob thik hoye jabe…..janoto…….kotha bolle sob mushkil asaan hoye jay…kintu jottokhun-e aamra seta bujhi…tottokhun-e onek deri hoye jay…sottikarer bondhu paoa bhagger bapar……dekho…take konomote hariye felona jeno!!.......”
Nilar kotha shune Bittu mone mone thik korlo…na se kotha bolbei Abhar songe…..kaaktaliyobhabe thik tokhuni Abha tution er baag knaadhe niye ek tolay naamche……Bittu pechon theke daak dilo…….”Abha!!.....”…………kintu omni….’kynaat! kynaat!’ kore Roshunlal bolle uthlo…..”Abhar daante poka….Abhar daante poka….”…….Abha kotkot kore ekbar Bittur dike takiye gotgot kore siri diye neme gelo…….
Shandya bela……..Bittu Chitrar kole matha diye shuye ache…….ajke r Khogendar kache jete eche korchena…..Gangar dhare berate jete eche korchena…..kichuiiiii eche korche na!!.......Chitra mathay haat bolate bolate bollo……
Chitra:”ki re mon kharap?.......”………Bittu kono uttor dilona……”ekhane bhalo lagchena?....”……tao kono uttor dilona……..”r kodin badei to abar Dillite fire jabi……amader eche korena bol toke dekhte…tor sathe kotha bolte?......ekhane sobai toke koto bhalobashe dekhechis?........erpor tor biye hoye gele…amader to bhulei jabi…….”
Bittu:”aahh!......thamao to ek kotha…….”
Chitra:”se bolle ki hoy baba?........acha ekta kotha boli toke……..tor baba tor jonno ekta meyeke pochondo koreche……”
Bittu:”ki!!!!!!!!!....tomader ki matha kharap hoye geche naki??”
Chitra:”are baba!....ekhuni noy…5-6 bochor porei hobe…ekhun theke sudhu dekhe rakhche…..”
Bittu:”e ki chelekhela naki!........naki rastay dekhe khelna pochondo holo r kine dilo!!.....babake pochondo korar adhikaarta ke dilo!?”
Chitra:”e bhabe keno kotha bolchis?.....tor pochondoi final….amra to sudhu……”
Bittu:”sudhu ki??.........sarata jibon-e ki tomader kothay uthte-boste hobe amay!?....”…..kotha shesh na hotei Saibal ghore dhuklo…….
Saibal:”Bittu!!!!......mar songe ki bhabe kotha bolte hoy tao bhule gecho!...ei shikhha diyechi amra tomay?....”
Bittu:”na….shikhha tomra dite jabe keno?......shikhha to boarding school diyeche…..tomrato taka diyecho, boikhata kine diyecho, jama-kapor kine diyecho……shikhha to daoni….dile mother-tongue na janar jonno bondhuder samne apomanito to hote hoto na?....bazare giye konta iilish konta bhetki to chinte asubidhe hoto na?........ja diyecho…ta sudhu adesh…..porikhhay 1st hobar adesh….khelay 1st hobar adesh…bangali hobar adesh….r aj…biye korar adesh……..”
Chitra:”etui ki bolchis Bittu!!......janis tor baba ki na koreche toke manush korar jonno!........toke bhalo school-e bhorti korar jonno hazarta jaygay dourjhap…..tor jatena kono asubidhe hoy….na chaitei toke computer kine deoa…….bazare gele sobcheye bhalo khabarta tor jonno ana……..ki na koreche tor baba tor jonno!…..”
Bittu:”ekbaro jante cheyeche ami ki chai?.....”…….bole ghor theke beriye gelo………
Sedin raate bishesh kichu na kheyai Bittu ghumiye porlo…..Chitra onek jorajori korli….kichutei sunlona……sute jaoar age Saibal ekta Cadbury Fruit n Nut Chitra ke diye bollo….”eta Bittu ke diyoto……”……..tarpor ghore dhuke dekhlo Bittu ghumochhe……aste kore pase bose lepta bhalo kore gaaye diye dilo….tarpor khanikkhun Bittur mathay aalto kore haat bolate bolate nijeo kokhun ghumiye porlo…..
Porerdin thik holo dupur bela museum er paser jhil-e maach dhorte jaoa hobe……mach dorar chhip, knechor chara…sob kichu niye jhil-e jaoa holo…..Abha prothome jete chaichilona….Dipti jor kore niye gelo…….rastay Bittu ekbar bollo…”kire r kotha bolbina amar sathe?......”……Abha tar kono uttor na diyei egiye gelo……..
Ghonta khanek dhore chhip fele sobai bose……maach to dure thak…chunoputio dhora porlona……eidike abar megh kore asche……chata nei karor kache….bristi porle bhijte hobe…… khanikkhun por hothat jole ekta chanchollo dekha gelo…..Bittu bollo…”ei amar chhipta bhaari lagche….norche….”
Shontu:”taano!.....taano shiggir!!.......”
Dipti:”taratari koro…..paliye jabe….”
Bittu gaayer jore taan marlo…….kintu ja uthlo….seta kono angle theke maach na…….nishsondehe ek pati chamrar gumboot!!!.........shikar dekhe pash theke Abha ekbar fik kore hense uthlo……Bittur sonmane laglo………aanrshir mukh theke juto shoriye abar jole chhip fello…..eidike bristi shuru hoye geche tiptip kore……khannikkhun bade abar chhip-e taan porlo……khub boro maach mone hoye…..tene para jache na…Shontu, Dipti, Bittu eksonge taante laglo….besh khanikkhun lorai korar por jore ekta haanchka martei shikar jol chere daangay ese porlo….r sei shikarer aakar-akriti dekhe sobar chokhu-chorokgach!!......mach noy, juto noy……ekebare jolojanto shaap!!!!..........joldhora na keute bojhar agei……..’pala!....pala!’… bole je jekhane parlo dour dilo…..eidike bristio ebar jore porte shuru hoyeche…..bekayday pore Dipti r Shontu chutlo museum er dike….chhip samlate giye Bittur ektu deri hoye gelo…Abha-o tar pechone pechone chilo…..kintu bristi etokhune eto jore porche je doure palaleo museum obdi jete jete puro bhije jete hobe……badhho hoye dujone ekta bot gacher tolay asrroy nilo……..jhomjhom kore bristi porche……khanikhun darabar por Bittu ekbar bollo……”kire ebar to kotha bol…..”
Abha:”ki?....”…….bristi porar awaj-e Bittur gola chapa pore jachhilo….se ebar ektu jore bollo….
Bittu:”bolchi ebar to kotha bolbi naki?...”…….Abha kono uttor na diye mukhta onno dike kore nilo……”eto kiser raag tor?.......kire?”……..tao kono sara nei………..
Bittu:”Statue!!......”……omni Abha sthir hoye gelo………Bittu mukhta jor kore nijer dike ghuriye niye bollo……..”eibhabe statue kore rekhei paliye jabo……tokhun bujhbi thela!.......khub moja peyocho!!.......bolchi etokore kotha bolte…..ki hoyeche tor?.....eto kiser ahongkar?...etoi baje naki ami?......choleito jabo dudin por……tor kotha mone porbe amar khub……..kikorbo tokhun hain?......bol ki korbo?.................tor mone porbena amar kotha?......ta r porbe keno bol?......ami to sudhu khoti kori tor!.....acha hnyaa kor dekhi…..”….Abha react korchena dekhe Bittu nije jor kore Abhar mukhta khule tate dutokro Fruit n Nut pure dilo…..statue r mukh norche…’koror-moror’ kore Cadbury chebanor awaj dibbi ashche……Bittu abar bollo…”kibhabe ki korte hoy oto janina….but I am proposing you Abha….I Love You…..amar kache aro chocolate ache…..haan bolle debo…..na bolle debona”…..Abha ebar chocolate chebano bondho kore sotti statue hoye gelo…..Bittu nijer gaa theke windcheater ta khule alto kore Abhar gaye joriye dilo……tarpor chute khanikta dure paliye giye chechiye bollo….”Over!!...”…r bolei abar palalo…………..Abha ekhuno sei sthir hoyei dariye ache……mone hoche jeno chokh diye jol porche kintu bristite dhuye kothay chole jachhe!!.....khub shit korche…gaaya kaanta dichhe!......bristite gaayer jama-kapor bhije sopsop korche……lojja, bhoy, ashonkay,bhalolaga sob miliye jeno shorir theke theke shnitke uthche……windcheaterta ebar aro chepe gaayer songe joriye nilo!!…..
Abha bari fire dekhlo pase Diptider barir samne ambulance dariye……..hothat kichu ektar ashonkay moner bhetore otha jhorta jeno ebar ektu shanto holo……Ghosh bari r Kundu barir ektoladuto ekta common baranda diye connected….sei baranda dhore giye jokhun boroghore dhuklo…dekhlo barir sobai uposthit…tar baba-mao ache…….Bittur dikeo chokh gelo…..ekta kone dariye…….Dipti egiye ese bollo…”eki puro bhije gechoto….jama-kapor palte nao…….thammar shorir khub kharap korche….Horen dactar eseche….ambulance-o ana hoyeche…hoyto hanspatal-e dite hobe……”…………na….hospital-e niye jaoar proyojon r holona…….onekkhun mrityur songe lorai chaliye shesh obdi Anupama debi haar manlen……….tar shesh somoye tar sob priyojonere tar pase chilo……er theke bhalo biday bodh hoy r hoyna!....... ……..Bittu ei prothom shoshan gelo……..tar borabor khub bhoy korto shoshan jete……….kintu ebar keno janina nijer thekei gelo…….ekhankar shoshane ektai electric furnace ache…tai onekkhun line diye opekha korte holo…….eke eke deadbody ashche…..tader anttiyo-sojonder bhir….majhe majhei kannar rol uthche…..dom-eder songe poisa niye dorkoshakoshi……..Bittu mone mone bhablo…”moreo shanti nei!”……..lokho korlo…ekta deadbody-ir daan haater angul theke tar nijer chele shob sonar angtigulo khule niye pocket-e purche……r ek dike ek shadhobar deadbody….besi boyesh na…..lal tuktuke benaroshi porano hoyeche….shnithi bhorti kore sindoor……gaa bhorti goyna porano….furnace-e dhokar opekha korche…….r ek dike chokhe porlo….ekta 10-12 bochorer choto bachhar deadbody eseche…..jana gelo shaaper kamore mrityu…..ma-babake dekha jachena….kaka-jyatharai shudhu eseche…………
Shoshan theke jokhun sheshkritto somponno kore sobai firlo….tokhun baje raat 2to……Souren ke ei thandar modhe kacha golay dite hoyeche…..se thokthok kore kaanpche dekhe Rakhi jor kore take ekta sweater poriye dilo………..
Porerdin Saibalra kolkata firche……..bikelbela berobe……..shokale Bittu ekbar museum gelo Khogendar songe dekha korte…….
Khogenda:”erpor ekbar Jagadhatri pujor somoy chole eso……..dekhbe ki dhumdham…..20ft lomba protima hoy janoto?........”
Bittu:”hmm….asbo……..tumi Kolkatay gele amader bari asbeto?”
Khogenda[hense]:”nishchoi asbo…..kintu gele tomay pabo to….naki abar Dilli jete hobe?....”
Bittu[hense]:”nana….pabe…pabe………..”
Beronor age Bittu pronam korte gele Khoganda thamiye diye bollo…”amar ashirbaad tomay cheye nite hobe na Bittu!.......manusher moto manusah hoy…..tumi hobe…ami jani……nao….this is for you…….bari giye khule dekho….”…bole brown papare mora ekta upohaar egiye dilo Bittur dike……….
Bari fire ese Bittu dekhlo…gojgaj pray shesh…..Nila Bittu ke dekhe jigesh korlo…..”Bittu babu erpor abar kobe asbe?”
Bittu[hense]:”jobe bolbe…….”
Nila[hense]:”o ei bapar!......mone thake jeno……bollei aste hobe kintu………”
Bikel 4te nagat jokhun malpotro niye Bittu ektolay namche…..tokhun hothat……..”Bittuuuuuuu………o Bittu…… Bittuuuuuuu…….chole jasni Bittu…”……Rosunlal-er gola……ebar Bittur chokh duto cholchol kore uthlo……
Saibal taxi deke ante geche….Chitra uthone dariye Rakhi r Komolar songe kotha bolche….Bittu boithokkhanay opekhaa korche……Abha elo dekha korte……..
Abha:”Bittu da!......abar kobe asbe?....”
Bittu:”dekhi abar kobe sujog hoy……r esei ba ki hobe?.....amar jonno kei ba wait kore ache?....”
Kanikkhun chup theke….
Abha:”nao…..tomar windcheater….”……..bole plastic er packet-e mora windcheaterta egiye diye abar bollo…..”chocolate debe bolechile je?.....”….boithokkhanar alpo aloteo porishkar bojha gelo Abhar mukhta joljol korche……
Bittu[muchki hense]:”are bodole ami ki pabo?......”
Abha:”seta chocolate dilei bujhte parbe…….”
Bittu hense pocket theke baki Fruit n Nut ta ber kore Abha ke diye bollo….”ei ne……ebar amar paona?....”
Abha:”ektu darao……”….bole ghor theke beriye bagaaner dike chute chole gelo….tarpor 5min bade ekta kagojer thongay mure ki ekta niye elo…….”ei nao…..”……..Bittu haate niye khulte jabe…..”ekhun na…pore khule dekho….”……Bittu hense bollo…”as you wish…….”
Taxi ese dnaralo……eke eke maal-potro dikite tola holo….kichu jinis tholete tule haate-haatei rakha holo….Rakhi ek hnaari jhola gur diyeche…..seta sabdhane niye Saibal garir samne boslo…….sobaike tata korar por gari start dilo……..khanikta jokhun egiye geche….Bittu looking glass diye lokhho korlo….Abha, Dipti r Shontu ekhuno dnariye dekhe jache….aste aste looking glass-er range theke beriye gele Bittu gari theke mukh bar kore ekbar dekhar chesta korlo…kintu r chokhe porlo na……..
Aro khanikkhun gari cholar por Chitra bollo….”besh bhalo katlo bol Bittu ei kotadin?....”
Bittu:”hmm…….oi tholeta daoto”…bole Chitrar paayer kache rakha ekta choter tholer dike ingit korlo……Chitra tholeta egiye dilo……….tholer bhetor theke brown paper-e mora Khogendar gift ta bar korlo Bittu………wrappingta aste aste khule dekhlo…..kather frame-e bnadhano ekta chobi…samne knaach deoa….sei forashi mohilatar chobi!…miniature version…….Bittu khanikkhun seta haate dhore dekhte thaklo……
Chitra:”bujhli to Bittu…..tor baba r ami kotha bolchilam………oi Abha meyeta khub bhalo bujhlito…..lokhhisri ache, porashunoy bhalo, bhalo family……mane tor jodi pochondo thake tobei ….mane kono jor nei…..tui bhul bujhisna jeno…….”
Bittu:”dhurr oto puro pagol……..”
Chitra:”o ache…….thik ache…..”
Bittu:”na mane pagol na…….oi ektu kham kheyali r ki………..mane ektu pagol r ki……dekho ki hoy……”……….bolte bolte ebar Abhar deoar kagojer thongata aste aste khullo………….r khollar sathe sathei sara taxita misti ekta gondhe bhore gelo……
Saibal:”bah!.......kodomfuler gondho na……”………Chitra ebar thonga ta Bittur haat theke niye bollo…o ma taito!.........kodomful!............dekho ki sundor!”……Bittu omni thongata niye niye khule dekhlo………ek guchho kodomful…….gondhe bhurbhur korche……..thongar kache mukhta niye giye buk bhore nishash niye bollo…………………………….”Khirkodom!............”
