Arctic er roudro-hin sitolota obosh korey dey amakey. Hoito kono romhorshok golper nayoker duronto adventure er songi hoye bhese cholechhi iceberg er pithey chepe. Choturdikey nirmom sada borofer pahar, payer nichey seetol somudro jeno thanda agun. Raat. Ei ratrir nei gohon kalo goponiyota, nei ghumparani gaaner moto madok ondhokaar. Ekhaney hospital er bed ey suye thaka nistej klanto suryer mrito abha borofer gaye dhakka kheye kheye firey jay. Chhoriye diye jay ek klanto, neel ondhokaar.
Ei sob sada borofer golpo, hothat hana dewa tushar-jhor, thanday oxyzen komey asar climax ami sochorachor eriye choli. Jekono golper boier uporey kono sada prochhod thakley kenar agey porey niy pichhonta. Othocho sadar sathey amar temon birodh nei. Jodio swet-pathor amay tanena temon, taj-mahal er cheye humayun-er somadhiti-i besi gorimamoy money hoi, kintu id-er diney hajar hajar sada kurta pora upasonar chhobi dekhey mugdho hoye jai. Je sob film er poster-ey sada background er opor heroine er mukh ta bhese thakey, ami ektu dariye jai segulo dekhey, ektu toliye dekhi film ta dekhtey jabar sombhabona.
Tai somosya ta bodhoi sadar sathey noi, somosya ta sitolotar sathey. Ek ekta rong asoley ek ek rokom onubhuti jagiye toley, neel-sada egulo thanda rong, sitolotar dyotyok, odikey ujjwal holud-laal-er abha aney ushnotar sporsho. Ar ami keno jani na, hoito chhotobela thekei ektu roga-bhoga, khinokaya chhele boley alo-ushnota-agun-rod-kora gondher proti amar akorshon khub. Money achhey amader barir dotolaar shobar ghorey poschimer janla diye protibesir chhad topkey, baranda goley seetkaler tercha rod ese porto bichhanay. Ar ami ar ma dupurey khawa dawar por, hoi ekta boi niye kimba anondomelar notun ekta songoskoron niye bostaam rodey pith diye. Komlalebur khosa chhariye du angul diye chapley khosay jomey thaka joler foyara dekhtey petam rod ey dhorley. Obodharito bhabey ekta-duto atosh kaach niye chesta korey jetam khoborer kagojey agun dhoranor ar obak hoye bhabtaam archimedes-er koto baro atosh kaach chhilo je sob roman soinyo der jahajey agun dhoriye diyechhilo! Astey astey bela barto, rod ta bichhna chherey mejhetey giye porto ar tarpor ekdom komjori hoye eley janla bondho hoye jeto moshar bhoye.
Tokhon dourey choley jetam chhadey, dekhtam sada-fyakashey kolkatar akash muchhey dichhey bechara surya ke ar tar sathey jholokey jholokey firiye dichhey thanda batas. Eisob uttor sohortolir chapa-chupi dewa jibon, bikeley concrete er chhader dewal-ey ball chhurey chhurey nijer songey khela, parar kono dadar sathey chhadey hutopati korey cricket kokhono sokhono ar muloto nijer sathey ojosro kotha boley jawa - jeno sei nilchey-sada rong takei futiye toley money. Tar modhye ektu praner ushnota niye asto oi roddurer dupur-gulo. Aj jokhon chhobi tultey jai dekhi sei tercha aloi kono amogh akorshoney tantey thakey amay. Ujjwal holud rod - kokhono paharer gaye tar alulayito sorir, kokhono kellar siri diye kishorir moto lafiye namey se, kokhono ba jongoley patar phak diye lukochuri khele jay. Ar ami - tar mogno premik, onusoron kori nirobey, bina prorochonay.
Rabindranath-er japan-jatrir diary-te bornona chhilo ek japani silpir aka ekti chhobir. Jekhaney ekjon ondho manush haat bariye protyokkho korchhey bhorer surya-key. Rabindranath likhechhilen chhobita dekhey tnaar money pore gechhlo "tamaso ma jyotir-gamayo, asado ma sad-gamayo, mrityu ma amrito-gamayo". Amay bhison bhabey nara diyechhilo ei ongsota, school jetey jetey nijer money aoratam "tamasoooo ma jyotirgamayoooo", ondhokaar theke jeno alor dikey jatra korbo amio. Money hoto sei ondho manushtar moto jeno haat bariye bosey royechhi, keu tene niye jabey aloy.
Ebhabei bhitorer alo ar bairer alo miley-mishey gechhey jiboney. Kokhono alo khujtey khujtey choley gechhi canvas er bairey theke jiboner bhitorey, kokhono ba keu ujjwal korey diye gechhey antar - ujjwal hoyechhey pariparswik-o. Tai bolchhilam, sitolotakey baro bhoy amar - takey eriye, periye, topkey choley jawai amar jibon. Dekha jaak - suronger seshey alo khujey pai kina.
