Khondo-chitro

1.
Physics er coaching.
Swapanbabur baritey.
Bhodrolok osombhob sharp, bhison serious. Kothay bartay, chokher chaunitey onar rashbhari bhab-ta ar tikhno intellect fete beroy.
Aj obdi amader keu ekta jokes crack koreni onar samney. Porano-ta bujhtey na parley jiges korar agey du-bar dhok giley ney je keu.
Uni kono khatay lekhen na onar notegulo, poratey poratey dami loose-paper ber koren A4 size-er, tatey ekta kalo gel pen diye lekhen chhoto chhoto horofey.
Lekhagulo-o onar i moto ekta chapa ujwwalata niye jege thakey.

2.
Ami aj bhangbo.
Amader society ta bherua.
Amra sob kechor moto bukey ghosey hete jai.
Conductor khuchro na diley gali dey, bike-ola khekiye othey rasta na chharley.
Manush nei amra ar, beral hoye gechhi, indur hoye gechhi rastar.
Bhangbo ami ei dapot.
Rastay namiye debo sob sala key dhorey dhorey.

3.
Uni porachhilen.
Heisenberg-er Uncertainty Principle.
Ekta konar goti ebong obosthan eksathey nirbhulbhabey jana jay na. Goti joto nirbhulbhabey janbo, obosthan jantey toto bhul hobey.
Ghorey pin porley sona jabey. Sudhu onar bojrogombhir swar.
Sudhu A4 paper er opor futey uthchhey nikhut kalo achor.
Greek bornomala sesh hoye aschhey.
Ghorer chardiker somosto bookshelf theke takiye achhe russian, german, french mathematician ar phycisist-ra.
Choddo-ta chhele meyer matha humri kheye porechhey onar lekhar opor, mugdho, mugdho mononibesh.

E dapot ami bhangbo.

4.
Chair chhere uthechhi, chair ta ahoto jeno ei opomaney, kokiye uthlo.
Onar bojrogombhir konthoswar, kapeni kothao.
Uncertainty bojhachhen, uncertainty!
Uthey gechhi boro bookshelf tar dikey, amar mathar upor koyek haat uthey gechhey seta.
Thasa bideshi boitey.

Hichrey prothom tanta marlam.
Oporer rack theke koyekta boi khosey porlo.
Porano theme gechhey (ha ha)
Ponero jora chokh amar dikey.
Abar taan merechhi, ebar sob sokti diye, porchhey porchhey ...
Ultey jachhey shelf-ta, opor theke somosto boi khosey porchhey, dhulo dhulo..
Molat chhirey, pata chhirey neme aschhey boi er dhol, himobaher moto
Ar tar pichhoney kyarkyar korey neme aschhey shelf ta

"KII KORCHHO TUMI!!!!!!"
(ha ha ha)
dapot dapot
Porer almari ta dhorey taan merechhi ebar
Swapanbabu chhitkey uthey porechhen chair theke
Bismoy ar raag
Ghrina ar obiswas
Chokh jwalchhey onar .. odbhut odbhut
Ami haschhi omolin hasi, moner bhetor theke nishpap, jhoro haway pagoler hasi
Uni chhutey aschhen amar dikey, parchhen na, boi topkey, almari topkey
Choddota chhele meyekey topkey
Arekta almari neme elo, onek folder chhilo etey, loose paper, bodhoi notes
Seeter jhora patara - neme aschhey - sara ghor jurey - sada, brownish.. silpo ha ha silpo
Uni esey gechhen kachhey, haat bariye amar chul dhorar chesta korchhen, jama
Chhitkey sorey gechhi, bataser moto durbar ami aj
Urey gechhi pray sesh almari tar dikey
Fela jachhey na etakey, atkey jachhey dorjay
Boigulokey dhorey dhorey chhurey felchhi
Swapanbabu ekta khil tuley niyechhen dorjar paas theke
Beparoya ghorachhen
Amay miss korey gelen dada, arai inch

Dorja diye beriye porechhi
Dotolay onar bedroom, stri achhen, chhoto dui chhele
ha ha ha ha ha
Uthey jachhi uthe jachhi siri diye, konodin uthini

Ghorey dhokar somoy dum korey dhakka kheyechhi dorjay
Onar stri chul achrachhilen dressing table ey
Paper weight ta missile
Ayna hese uthchhey, khil khil korey
Sohosro protipholoney chiruni dhora mukh
Bismoy ar bhoy
Ar chitkaar

Uronto TV, konodin dekhenni physics professor
Sirir opor theke neme elo
Chokitey sorey gelen, khipro
Picture tube-er burst korar sobdo, madhu madhu
Bachha-ta kadchhey
HA HA HA
Swapan babu bosey porechhen, sirir nicher dhaptay
Onar dikey urey jachhey gochha gochha ful, tob somet
Ar sobdo, misti, norom, dhongser sobdo.

Ar neme aschhey santi, proti ta janlar kacher sathey,
Proti-ta kacher dish-plate er sathey

Ar ami dotolar baranda theke lafachhi rastar opor
Ar mochkano pa niye dourochhi ... kono byatha nei amar
Kothao kono jontrona nei ar..

Interview

Jonoiko TV sangbadik bhablen je keboli amra celebrity der deke eney koyekta norom gorom prosno kori. Dorsok-ra sudhu hattali den moncher bairey theke. Kenona amra ekta program chalu kori jekhaney interview hobey aam-admir.
Projojok gaigui korlen ektu, tarpor raji hoye gelen 4 ti soptaher jonno. 4 ti soptaho, proti sukrobar ratey 9 ta theke 10 ta kono ek aam-admir ekti korey interview. Hoito joley gelo poisa ta, kintu sangbadik mosai-er namei news-channel ta choley, tai sahos korlen na chotatey.
Lucky-draw korey bachhai korben bhebechhilen prothomey, tarpor arektu dustu buddhi khello sangbadik er money, Telephone directory theke chokh bujey angul diye jakey pabo, takei deke anbo thik korlen.

Prothom din elen ek asi-urdho briddha. TRP-er bhabna sikey tuley suru holo interview.

- Apnar naam ta jodi amader dorsok der janan.
- Srimoti Suhasini Halder.
- Nomoskaar, srimoti halder, bari kothay apnar?
- Belghoria.
- Apnar sonmondhey kichhu janan amader.
- Amar boyos hoyechhey.
- Ok .. hah ha .. er cheye nischoi arektu besi bolar achhey apnar? Suhasini-debi?
- Ki jani baba, nijer sonmondhye bhabley etai prothomey money asey.
- Achha besh, nahoi boyos hoyechhey, tatey ki, apni to ekhono dibbi sustho achhen. Kibhabey nijer sorir ta rakhlen jodi amader dorsok der janan.
- Sorir ki bhabey rakhlam?
- haan, maney ei je fitness apnar, ekhono hete choley berachhen, onekei to parena..
- Sotti bolchi janina baba, sorir sorirer moto thakey, ami amar moto...
- Eta ekta odbhut kotha bollen, boyoser sathey sathey ki ei alienation ta maney duratwo-r bodh ta toiri hoyechhey apnar?
- Ta duratwo ektu berechhey bapu, jokhon notun biye hoye esechhilam sorir ar ami, ami ar sorir dujoney eksathey thaktam, tarpor astey astey dekhlam tomader meso dorjay sekol tolar porey ghorey je thakey se sorir ar chhadey chander aloy eka eka je hatey se ami, ar taroporey ...
- Maph korben, ahem, eta asoley family channel, amra ektu amader chhotto bondhuder kothao mathay rakhbo...
- O achha .. ta tumi-i to baba eisob sorir torir boley suru korley..
- na maney asole ami onyo ekta philosophical aspect theke egochhilam, ta suhasini debi apni porasuno kotodur korechhen?
- Matric obdi porechhilam, tarpor biye hoye gelo
- Tarpor ar kokhono ichhey koreni portey?
- Na baba, oi iskuler porar theke onek besi boi porechhi jiboney, master-er boi dekhey reading pora suntey ar ichhey hoini kokhono...
- Tai! boi porechhen apni? ki boi porten?
- Ja hatey petam, sorot-bonkim-michael-dinobondhu, kokhono dosyu mohon, sherlock holmes, treasure island -er onubaad, rabindranath. Tarpor holo giye somoresh basu-sankar.. idaning natir kaachh theke niye tintin-o porey feli...
- bhison impressive, ei je eto kichhu poren apni, kon choritro ta apnar sobcheye kachher money hoi?
- era sobai amar boro kachher baba, erai to amar sob
- Apni ki boltey chaichhen apnar poribar -key apni kokhono kachhey panni sebhabey?
- Tara boddo besi kachhey thakey jano, money hoi ektu durey gele hoito bhalo hoto..
- Apnar chhele-meye, nati-natni rao hoito ei onusthan dekhchhey, tader hoito ekotha suntey kharap lagbey!
- Ki jeno boley...
- maph korben?
- arey ki jeno bolo tomra? porey jay ghono ghono?
- aan? oh.. TRP?
- haan haan .. oi .. TRP porey jabey bolchho amar?
- ha ha ha .. nischoi noi, amra asha korbo emon hobey na..
- sotti kotha boli baba, o niye amar ar kichhu jay asey na, sarajibon rakhar chesta korechhi TRP, sobar mon jugiye jugiye kotha bola, diney du bela ranna korey porikkhar result beronor moto korey sosur-bhasur-bor-chhele-der mukher dikey takiye thaka ... ekhon ar kichhu asey jay na
- Bujhlam, kintu suhasini-debi, apnar bhoron-poshon to ajo onaderi hatey
- ber korey debe bolchho bari theke..
- na na ebhabey keno bolchhen?
- ki jani baba, saradin to tomader tokko-bitorko suni tv-tey, tomader konta humki ar konta sonka bujhtey boro golmaal hoye jay. Tobey se jai hok na keno, ber korey dileo bisesh jay asey na jano!
- sotti bolchhen? kintu rasta-y neme asa ekebarey, apni hoito sebhabey kokhono barir bairey beronni
- Amar sorir-ta beroyni
- oh! ar money money apni ..
- sara prithibi ghurechhi.. ora bhabto meyemanush, jano, janlar dharey bosleo khota, ek gola ghomta tene ghurtam barir bhitor, kintu amar boi-er modhye, dui molater bhetor ki achhey ora bujhtona. Sekhaney ami rodey-joley purey ghurey beratum, ghaser upor suye thaktum du haat du pa chhoriye, biliti night-club-ey saheb-der gola joriye gaan gaitam. ha ha ha, ora bhabto bouma sudhu ranna korey, bhabto bouma baro posh menechhey...
- konodin money hoini, je ebar ekta bodol ana dorkaar?
- money hoto, kintu ki korbo bolo, hatey to keu bonduk tuley deyni!
- bujhlam, maobadi-der ki chokhey dekhen?
- bonduk bollum boley bolchho? ki jani baba, ami ekta manusher hatey bonduk dhora bujhi, onek manush hatey bonduk dhorley money hoi eta raag noi, raajniti.
- besh. Ar rajniti tey je ei protidin khun-kharapi hochhey ekey ki bolben?
- ami ki bolbo bolo baba, ami tomader moto gonyo manyo manush noi, ekhaney to dekhi roj du-charjon korey asen ar boley jaan, je tader doler lok khun hochhe, othocho tnara santi bojay rakhchhen, esob suney mojai lagey.
- ki money hoi, kobey thambey esob?
- se tomra jano bapu, amar ar besidin noi, tuk korey paliye jabo, byas santi tarpor.
- porojonmey biswas koren?
- Srikrishno bolechhilen. Buddha-o bolechhen. Eksomoy biswas kortum. Tokhon money hoto porer jonmey jodi ekta chorai pakhi hoye jonmai, tuk tuk korey lafiye berabo. Ekhon ar kichhui manina. Money hoi ebar sesh kor bapu, onek holo.
- Ar iswar? Iswar-o manen na?
- Konodin bujhlam na tini achhen boley, sarajibon ful-fol dilam, koto prarthona korey elam, kichhu purno holo, besirbhagi holo na. Kintu sotti boltey ki jano, bisesh kichhu elo-gelo na. Ekhon money hoi, eto pondo-srom na korleo cholto.
- sesh prosno. Ponchas bochhor ager desh key apni dekhechhen, ajker desh key dekhchhen, ponchas bochhor porer bharat kemon hobey boley money hoi?
- borojor America hobey bodhoi, tar besi kichhu hobey na.
- wow! ar ki hotey parto?
- ki jani baba, oto buddhi nei amar, tomra bhebo, bhebe bolo, ar ki hotey parto.
- Ojosro dhonyobad Suhasini-debi.
- dhonyobaad.
- bhalo thakben.
- haan baba, amay kharap rakha boro kothin je.

TRP temon darayni program-er, rating bolchhey kono age-group er manush i sebhabey neyni onusthan-ta. Producer mosai ekta muchki hese sangbadik-er pith chaprey dilen,
- It was a good idea though..
- hmm

Kintu sangbadik mosai key kothao jeno chhuye gelo interview ta. Ratribela gari chaliye bari firtey firtey onar money holo je jiboney prothombar ekta roktomangser manusher interview nilen jeno. Tarpor o onekdin mathay ghurto burir kothagulo, ar majhey majhey onyo-monosko gholatey chokh duto cheye thakto onar dikey, bolto,
"ebar sesh kor bapu, onek holo."

Dialogs 1

- keno?
- janina
- karon to ekta achhey
- sob kichhur karon hoyna
- taley ebhabei?
- haan
- othocho ki sundor chhilo suruta
- eromi hoy
- kintu kintu
- kono kintu nei ar
- firiye ki ana jay na?
- Dhonuk theke berono teer ki fere?
- upoma rakho
- upoma to tumi bhalobastey
- ar basina
- keno
- karon upoma sudhui olonkar, sotti noi
- sotti-ta ki
- sotti holo ajker dinta, sotti holo ei muhurto-ta
- ar er agey? er agey kono sotti chhilo na
- hoito chhilo, kintu aj seta mithye hoye gelo
- bangla cinemar moto sonachey
- bodley nao channel
- bodleo mukti nei, jotoi ghorai sei eki program, eki-eki
- ki korbey taholey? pull the plug?
- sahos nei oto
- se jani
- sotti? jantey? boloni kintu etodin
- ki hoto boley, bodlatey tumi?
- na, kintu ektu bhorsa petam. Jantam je tumi bojho.
- oh, setai taholey karon! Ami bujhi na?
- hoito
- ki achhey bojhar boloto? sotti korey?
- amakey.
- ke tumi? eto baro duniyay tomar moto koto lokkho koti manush. Tumi ki khub alada tader theke?
- na, noi, ami taderi moto
- taholey, alada korey bojhar moto kichhu roilo ki?
- roilo.
- ki?
- roilam ami, amar somosto ekgheyemi niye, somosto cliche onubhuti niye, sob-kota paka chul ar haphanir taan niye. Je amikey ami bhalobasi. e jonney noi je ami ek keuketa, e jonnei je ami nijekey bujhi, e jonney je amar ami chhara ar keu nei.
- oh, somobedona chaichhiley? tomar byartho jiboner pithey buliye dewar haat?
- somobedona sobdota baro koster, mon kharap hoye jay
- taley ki bolbo? bhalobasa?
- nah bhalobasa-ke tene eno na. Bhalobasa jayna amay, ami jani
- ki korey janley?
- nijeke aynay dekhi ami roj, dekhar chesta kori tomar chokh diye, sudhu ghenna uthey asey, sudhu ga-gulono bhab
- ghenna?
- ar ar morey jawar ekta ichhey
- palanor ichhey?
- sob kichhu chhere, ei sobhyota, shopping mall, board room, guha manober moto
- ar ami?
- tumi?
- amakey rekhey diye jete ichhey korey? ei vat-ey?
- tomay? kintu tumi to ... tumi to sundor..
- haan, sudhu aynar samney daraley
- darao? tumio?
- amar iccheygulo ekdom tomar moto hoye jay
- tomaro? palatey ichey korey?
- thak se kotha...
- na na, bolo..
- ki hobey... borong balo, cha bosai? boddo gumot bairey..
- haan .. bosao, ar sono... aj jodi bristi hoi, ektu khichuri korbey rattirey?

The Other Life

1.
- so, you love me?
- I don't know..
- it does not matter though
- why?
- because the words have lost gravity up here, like everything else.
- LOVE is not just a word
- what else it is?
- it's LOVE.

We were floating down the Milkyway, in a cheap spacecraft stolen from the ISRO hub. Apart from Pritha the other living being on-board was our precious Petunia sapling.

We have chosen the Petunia sapling for 2 specific reasons -
1. Because you need to keep a plant in a spaceship so that you can come back to earth - like in Wall-e.
2. Because Petunia reminds us of the great chapter in Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy and adds humor to our otherwise doomed travel.

We were having our dinner when Pritha realized that we were actually lost. So she started.
- Seriously, Drik, does it not scare you that we are going nowhere?
- It used to scare me long back in the earth, Pritha. When I used to sit in front of a dumb mainframe terminal, catering to the Danish clients. I used to think every day in the backseat of my night-cab - "I am not going anywhere, I am not going anywhere".
- But we are not going anywhere Drik, look through your porthole, do you recognize any of these stars?
- I don't have to Pritha, I don't care. I am light-years away from earth, I am in a spaceship of my own and I am traveling through the middle of the milky-way. Where else would I like to go? I don't want to reach anywhere Pritha. I am already there...

2.
I was sleeping when it happened. Pritha was probably awake all night. Girls are like that, they want to settle down, even in the endless vacuum, they look for shelters. Pritha was up with all her astronomical charts trying to figure out where exactly we were when it happened.

- Drik! Drik! Do you feel it Drik!
I was numb with a pain in my elbow, must have hit something in sleep when the gravity came in.
- Where the hell are we?
- hahaha ... look who's asking now... Mr. Space-rover, I have no idea. But we are being pulled, that much I know.
- Yeah, you don't have to be a Hawkins to know that, my elbow tells it. But what is it, a star?
- mmm ... nops, I don't see anything glowing nearby, could be a planet though, they are always difficult to locate...
- A planet? back into another solar system!... man, I hope they don't have IT down there.

Our Spacecraft wobbled.

- Oh wow, that is interesting, we've got some torque here.
- Shouldn't we be docking gently through the gravity gradients?
- Yes, we should, unless we have irregularities...
- Irregular gravity? you mean pulled by different bodies...!!
- That's one option.
- go ahead...
- I dunno, maybe gravity is not fixed here, what about pulsating gravity?
- no... you are losing me Mr. Drik-instine...
- yeah... I am talking nonsense I guess... let's find out the monster!

Pritha was right, there was not much to see through the portholes. Our radio telescope was tracking the nearest large object 0.5 lightyears away - a red giant. We have got a few meteoroid clusters here and there but not big enough to create such a gravity.

- What's the g?
- mmm .... 3.23 ... and steadily increasing
- excellent ... prepare for a Crashdown, you can wear a seatbelt if you like
- Come on... we can create back thrusts and have a safe landing
- unless the gravity is a little stronger
- stronger like what?
- like in a black hole...!
- It's not a black hole
- Why not, our radio telescope tracks nothing, the meteor clusters are not big enough, we don't see any planetary system... black hole would be a logical conclusion...
- no, it can not be a black hole...... because...
- because?
- oh my...

And right at that moment, both of us knew for sure, that it was not a black hole.

3.
How do I describe It? Or shall I say Him?

It was transparent with a hint of blue.

It was more like the jelly beans, only thinner in density.

Our spaceship was halfway buried into it, after the soft crash-landing through the jelly-like surface. The whole thing had a bluish after-glow which was pulsating with a slowly changing rhythm. The frequency decreasing ever so slightly every time. It reminded me of the rotating light of a lighthouse I saw in my childhood.

The lighthouse by the Sea of Eternity!

We started talking to it through very-low-frequency infrared signals. Any frequency more than that was able to penetrate it and returned nothing.

Pritha spotted it first.
- You know Drik, why your radio-telescope didn't catch it?
- why?
- because it's so thin Drik, its like water, it does not reflect our strong signals.
- so what do you suggest?
- go soft Drik, use lower frequencies...

When we started decreasing our frequencies it first gave out a very feeble signal in form of tremor.

- I told you Drik, she is a tender thing, be gentle and she will reward you.

When we went even lower the planet started changing itself. The blue started to fade and purple emerged. A purple so light and soft that we stared at it for days.

- Don't do anything else Drik, let it be this way and let us look at it. I can stare at it for eternity.
- Enjoy your eternity Pritha, I am going for a nap.

After a few days, I became restless and started pushing it a little further, trying even lower frequencies with apparently no result. The thing stayed as it is, with the purple haze pulsating softly.

The humming started at near-zero signal input. A deep bass sound coming from all directions. It was barely audible. It was so thin that we had to hold our breath to listen to it. We started our amplifier on-board. The sound-analyzer gave a flat frequency display, horizontal, without any ups and downs.

Our infra-red emitter was at its lowest, so we could not go further down. We kept it on, and the humming continued. 7 days of this and our ears were adapted to the sound so well that it felt like silence.

One day I felt the music.
- Do you hear the music Pritha?
- where
- I am not sure if it is there, its as if it is coming from within.
- shh
- ...
- yes, I can Drik, its music, it's coming from everywhere. The humming! its a music!

It was buried deep into the humming. Our ears have adapted so well over the last months that the music was audible. The music was structured, like a piece of western classical - Clear, orderly with surges of ups and downs creating a perfect harmony.

- It's telling us something
- so I guess...
- what is it, Drik
- I don't know Pritha, I don't know what that animal tells us
- You think its living?
- What else Pritha? it responds to our inputs, it changes itself, it creates music. What else do you need to call it living?
- But, it does not breathe, it does not eat, it does not reproduce...
- You are referring to a particular type of life that emerged on the earth by chance. There can be other forms of life Pritha. Which can be entirely different. Like this one. A whole big living planet. Full of life.
- And we are the parasites.
- yes, and it's not throwing us out yet!
- But we are good parasites Drik, we will not harm it.
- Do you want to get out?
- Let's get out Drik.
- Take the cylinders.
- No Drik lets get out like this. Let's see what it does to us.
- The jelly would kill us Pritha, we won't have a second.
- It might not kill us Drik, the mother planet, it can not kill.

We opened the sliding doors of the spaceship. And the jelly came in rushing. We did not stop it, we did not hold our breath. The jelly went in through my windpipe - to my lungs - I failed to take breaths. I felt like being sunk thousands of feet below the sea-level and sinking deeper. Everything went black a moment later.



4.
Then the violet light shone again. I was breathing again. I saw Pritha a few meters away. Smiling.

I shouted,
- We are alive Pritha
- yeah, It did not kill us
- How I am breathing, I do not understand it Pritha
- It knows us now, Drik, it transforms itself to air when it gets in.
- So, I am breathing the planet Pritha!!! I am breathing in life!
- yes Drik, it is trying to keep us alive, it loves us
- It's changing itself to keep us alive! Why Pritha? it does not have to...
- that's what love is Drik, you do things when you are in it, things you don't have to...
- ...


- you OK?
- Do you love me Pritha?
- does it matter, Drik?
- it does Pritha, it does. Its the difference between being alive and being dead.
- I don't know Drik, I have to find out, maybe I do...

Then we saw the Petunia plant floating out of the spacecraft waving its freshly grown leaves. And a bunch of purple flowers stood out boldly.

Chhotobela

1.
Chhadey kheltey kheltey kheltey Tinni-r cricket ball ta chhad topkey nichey porey dhukey gelo ekta jhoper bhetor. Ball kurotey giye jhopey dhukey kichhutei ball ta khujey pachhe na Tinni. Egotey egotey jhop tar onekdur dhukey jawar por matitey ekta jholmoley nilchey ball-er moto jinis dekhtey pay se. Tultey giye dekhey jinista besh bhari ar gol. Size ta ekta cricket ball er motoi hobey. Nijer ball er bodoley aro sundor ekta ball pelo boley neel-ball takey ghorey niye asey o.

Ratey barir sobai ghumiye porar por Bubun-key ghum theke tuley dey Tinni.
- dada, ekta jinis dekhbi?
- ki?
- ei dekh..

school bag theke lukano nilchey jinista ber korey aney Tinni. Ondhokarery ball-er bhetor theke jeno alo thikrey beroy. Ghor ta ekta neel oparthibo alor bonyay bhese jay.

Bubun ghabrey jay,
- kottheke peli eta, ki eta?
- janina, jhoper bhetor pelam, ball khujtey giye. Eta ki khub dami pathor re dada? Hirey?
- hirey neel ronger hoyna. Ar eto baro-o hoy na.
- Keno, Francis je heerer pahar peyechhilo?
- ota golpo chhilo re, ar tachhara...
- ki re?
- er bhetor theke alo berochhey, battery dewa naki..
- kothay battery thakbey? eto puro gol re.. kono khaj-taj to nei
- hmm .... kintu ghormoy ki alo hoye gechhey dekh...
- haan... dada, eta boma-toma noi to re?
- dara .... dewal-ta ektu dekh ...
- ki sob jeno anka-anka na?
- ekta Map..
- kon desher map re?
- janina ... kintu map er moto ... ektu dewaler kachhey anto etakey...
- dada!!!
- chechas na... dekhechhi.

2.
Pordin school theke dourey fere Tinni, esey dekhey Bubun firey gechhey aro agey. Bikeler jol-khabarer table-ey dujoner chokha-chokhi hoy - "chhatey cho".

Ball-takey boi-er almarir pichhon theke ber korey chhatey dour marey Bubun, pichhoney tinni. Seetkaler bikel, alo porey aschhey taratari. Ball-ta diner aloy temon obak kora kichhu noi, kintu jwoljwoley ekta byapar royechhey-i.

Tinni pichhoner pocket theke ekta magnifying glass ber korey,
- ei ne.
- ma dekheni to?
- na, babar porar ghor ta khola chhilo, dorja kholar sobdo hoyni
- sabas!

Bubun magnifying glass ta niye ball-tar opor jhukey porey, ghar-er opor niye tinni-r matha. Ball-tar kacher moto surface tar bhetorey dubey jay Bubun.
- kichhu dekha jachhey re
- haan, dewaley jemon dekhechilam kaal
- map-gulo?
- haan
- norchhey ekhono? kalker moto?
- na .. norchhey na, kintu ajker map-ta onnorokom.
- kirom?
- ajkey kalchey jayga-gulo kom, besir bhag tai neel
- maney sob somudra?
- haan, danga kom jeno.., jodi kalchey jayga gulo tui danga dhoris...
- dada, eta prithibir map noito? Hoito bhobisyoter map, sob to joley bhese jabey boley bigyanira, Water-world -er moto..
- mm... nah, danga-gulo dekhtey to amader mohadesher moto noi, onnorokom, erom kono desh nei prithibitey
- ar dekh to meru-duto achhey kina?
- nah tao nei ... besir bhag tai jol ar jol
- borof-o nei?
- na, sada kichhu nei, tobey lalchey du-ekta futki achhey kothao kothao...
- neel jodi somudra hoi, ar kalo jodi danga ... to laal ki?
- laal maney gorom...
- volcano?
- hotey parey... nao hotey parey..

3.
Erpor Tinni-Bubun-er rojkar ekta khela hoye jay ei ball tar dikey takiye thaka. Bikele magnifying glass er modhye diye, chhutir diney dupurey roder samney dhorey, ratrey ghorer ondhokarey neel-ball ta notun notun cheharay dhora dey. Bhetorer sei noksa-gulo, jegulokey tinni-bubun map bolto, segulo kokhono sthir thakey, kokhono bodlay. Tinni-bubun onek alochona korey nijeder modhye eta-key niye, rater por raat jege katay kotha boley boley. Babar laptop-ey chance pelei google-search korey fele. Kintu erom ball-er kono hodis payna kichhutei.

Astey astey oder boyos barey. Tinni-r chhele bondhu jotey ekta-duto. Bubun lukiye cigarette dhorey. Jibon tar daal-pala mele ney onek durey durey. Ball-ta roye jay sei boi-er almarir bhetorey, oxford dictionary-r pichhoney. Keu moneo rakhena se kotha. Se ball aj laal ki neel tatey karo ar kichhu asey jay na.

4.
Kodin holo Tinni esechhilo mayer kachhey, Tuki-key niye. Suddha gechhey 7 diner jonno Bangalore office-er training-ey. Tuki-tar chokhey mukhey prosno. Saradin tar prosner bonyay ma-thakumar jibon durbishoho. TV-tey ki ekta program dekhchhilo, hothat dourey mayer kachhey,
- Ma, trebuchet maney ki?
- ki??
- trebuchet? t-r-e-b-u-c-h-e-t?
- mmmm

meyer kachhey somman bachanor chesta korey tinni dhokey chhotobelar porar ghorey. Boi-er almari-ta roye gechhey pray serom-i ajo. Oxford dictionary-ta ber kortei beriye porey sobder ortho noi, neel-ball ta.

- ma, eta ki?
- eta? ... eta holo...
- ki go eta, dekhbo ami?
- nao, kintu sabdhan, khub dami jinis eta, jano to...
- ki bhari go eta, ma.
- hmmm...
- ma, egulo ki go er bhetorey?
- ogulo, mmm... map achhey na?
- na, map na, ei je chhoto chhoto norchhey?
- koi dekhi?

Tinni dekhey tar sei neel ball ar thik neel nei, ektu fyakashey hoye esechhey seta, ar bhetor-ey chhoto-chhoto pil-pil korchhey pokar moto ki jeno sob. Ga-guliye othey Tinni-r.
- yucks, isss.. myago, poka moka hoye gechhey er modhye, fele dao eta janla diye
- na na, ma, ami rakhbo eta, plz, ami poriskaar korey nebo
- na ekdom na, ekkhuni felo tumi, ki osukh korbey er theke .. ke janey
- naaaaaaaaa
- fele dao .. fele dao tumi...

Tuki-r haat theke kere niye chhurey fele dey Tinni ball takey, janlar bairer jhopey. Money porey, ei jhop thekei ekdin esechhilo ball-ta.
- tumi fele dile? ki sundor chhilo...
Tukir golay kanna, chokh chholchholey

- ota niye kheltey nei sona, nongra! cholo tomay aj happy-meal kiney debo, tar sathey
khelna pabey...

Tuki-r mukh ta ektu ujjwal dekhay...
- ota ki chhilo ma?
- ota? .. ota je ki chhilo... sotti boltey ki amio janina sona... chhotobelay khub kheltam ota niye sudhu money achhey...
- kheltey?
- haan, roj!
- ar fele diley tumi aj? ki sundor chhilo!
- aj ar sundor nei re. Dekhli na, koto pokamakor, ki sob jeno... chhotobelatei sundor lagto ... kijey habijabi bhabtam tokhon... bad dey. Ki jeno ekta meaning jigges korchhili?
- mmm.. trebuchet
- haan ... t t t r r r...


Janlar bairey jhopeyr bhetor chupchap porey roilo amader neel-ball. Mohabiswer sob-cheye chhoto planet-ta. Jar bhetor thik dos souro-bochhor agey praner udhbhob hoyechhey. Mohabiswey dwitiyo-bar.

Chhobi ar Sobdo

Loadshedding-er raat. Jhor er raat. Tin-tolar baranda-y easy chair-ey adh-soya hoye thakar raat.



Koley iPod.

Chhotto speaker-ey ektar por ekta folk song.
"O Brother, Where art thou".
Mithey sur.
Metho sur.
Songey duliye diye jawa guitar-songot.



Porey pawa choddo ana-r moto obosor.
Obosor kaaj-er theke.
Obosor obosorey computer-er samney ghar gujey bosey thakar theke.
Obosor hard-disk ey jaro kora somosto cinema dekhey felar tara theke.




Obosor rojkarer obosorer theke.





Akashey megh. Meghey chand. Chand-ey mora alo.
Baranday mora alo.




Paser barir janlay khiyoman emergency lamp. Rastay mobile-er aloy hete jawa lok. Cycle-er cring ekta duto. Bacchar golay bhese asa chitkaar.




Amar album sesh. Durey kothao radio mirchi-tey "hai apna dil". Rannaghor theke ektu chyak-chhok sobdo. Dhuloy-dhulo domka batas. Mobile-ey chora golay "ke bolchhey esob kotha". Moner modhye bluegrass music er sur.

Kochi golay "escheeeeeeee"....

Park Street er agun er por TV Camera-r samney koyekjon

Park Street er agun er por TV Camera-r samney koyekjon

- Haan, ami jhap merechhilam 5 tolar baranda theke ekta telephone er taar dhorey
- Haan, amra 3 jon bosey chhilam ekta air-conditioner-er compressor er opor 2 ghonta
- Na, amar money nei ki company-r AC chhilo ota...
- Haan, amar meye bari fereni ekhono, phone tulchhena
- Na, ami janina amar thik kirokom lagchhey...
- Haan, je badami jama pora lokta jhap merechhilo tini amar baba chhilen
- Na, national channel ey telecast holeo amar ma ekhon comment ditey parben na...
- Haan, ami kadchhilam ultodiker footpath ey dariye
- Na, amar kono priyo-jon mara janni, tobu ami kaadchhilam...
- Haan, ami jani ei moi ta dhorey thakley ami part-time kichhu pabo na
- Na, ami porer soptahey sok-jatray jabo na, ami just dariye achhi jodi kichhu dorkaar lagey tai....
- Sorry, ei agun-ta raatey lagley dekhtey sundor hoto kina boltey parchhi na...