Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Sheet-kaal

All you can offer a reader is a few moments of reflection.

Srijit-er baritey ganda ful hoto khub. Oder okhankar matita naki ganda fuler jonno ideal, loke bolto. Sei ganda ful i kaal holo srijit er.

Damayanti office korto dhormotolay, marwari company-r back-office. 7 tay computer off korey metro dhorto 7:12-er.





26se december seet chhilo besh, office faka hoye giyechhilo 6:30 er modhye, Damayanti-er ekta pivot table khub problem korey, berotey berotey 7:45 bajey sedin.


Nishant sedin Dunlop jachhilo maliker bari theke ogrim mainey nitey. Raat 9:30 tay train chhilo or howrah theke Chhapra jabar. Khub tara chhilo Nishant-er, park street fly-over er opor diye 70ey chalachhilo taxi-ta.

Srijit tokhon gardening er opor ekta boi nerechere dekhchhilo Grand er nicher footpath theke. A pictorial guide to backyard flower garden. Emon somoy chitkaar ta soney o. Giye dekhey ekta Taxi, ekti salwar-kameez pora meye ar khanikta rokto porey achhey rastay.





Damaynti-r gyan fere taxi tei, ochena alo adharitey kichhu bujhtey parey na second 10-ek. Tarpor jontrona-ta ter pay. Ba-pa ta jeno keu kete niye jachhey. Tarpor chokh porey sit bhorti chotchotey roktey.

Damayanti key hospital ey chhere Nishant-key jete hoi police station-ey. Sedin ratey tar ar Chhapra jabar train ta dhora hoy na.

Srijit bari fere onek raat-ey, Ultodangay adh-ghonta daratey hoi takey Auto-er jonno.

Damayanti-r gyan fere pordin bikeley, se jantey parey tar ba pata baad ditey hoyechhey gorali-r 2 inch opor theke. Khobor ta suney, bairey takay se. Ekta salikh pakhi tokhon tar holud pa niye nursing home er bondho kacher odikey khabar khujchhilo.





Srijit jokhon Damayanti key dekhtey jay Sonibaar din bikeley tokhon pray sondhya hoye esechhey. Seeter bikeler mora alo nursing home er janlay khela korey. Seerno hatey Damayanti fuler gochha-ta niye hese fele.
- "Eto ful thaktey seshey Ganda"
- "Amar naam Srijit"
- "Jani, 24 ghontay dupurey dekhiyechhey"
- "Oh... prithibita onek chhoto hoye gechhey ami bojhar agey"
Mlan hasey Domoyonti,
- "Thank you, amay bachiye rakhar jonno..."
- "O kichhu na, je keu etai korto. Kintu kharap khobor ta sunlam..."
- "Pa-ta?"
- "Hmm ... obosyo ekhon to onek kichhu hochhey, Artificial leg niye olympic-ey jachhey lokey"
- "Ta botey. Apni bosun."
- "Apnar barir kaukey dekhchhina."
- "Ma ar bon aschhey, Metro cancel hoyechhey duto. Keu jhap diyechhey."
- "Ei ek achhey"
- "Keu mortey jay ar karo kachhey mrityu asey!"
- "Baad din. Aj kemon lagchhey sorir"
- "Ekdom fit. Chhere diley dourey ... khuriye bari choley jabo. Tobey eder sokaler juice-ta fatafati, ota miss korbo."
Sobdo korey hasey dujoney.
- "Orange?"
- "Na, mixed fruit, tatey abar dried fruits nichey."
- "Bhaloi to achhen money hochhey. "
- "Jemon rekhechhen."
.......
- "Apnar ma esechhen, ami taholey egoi, apni rest korun."
- "Haan, kintu ganda-ta keno bollen na."
- "Arekdin bolbo, lomba golpo"
- "Suspense-ey roilam"
- "tata. Abar asbo"
 - "Asben."


Nishant-er chakri ta jay. Driver-er chakri takey ar ditey chay na keu. Se ekhon Howrah-y vendor er maal khalash korey.  Gramer jomi ta hoito ebar bechtey hobey, ekta alur bostay thesh diye bosey bhabey Nishant.


- "Thank you"
- "Ei bod obhyes ta ebar chharun!"
- "Chharbo na."
- "Keno?"
- "Apni bujhben na"
- "Ta thik, ami ektu kom bujhi" hasey Srijit.
- "Ki darun weather-ta"
- "Ektu goromer dikei bola jay"
- "Char maas porey bairey beroley osob gaye lagey na. Uff, bechey gelam aj."
- "Du bar apnar jibon bachalam taholey, bolun?"
- "Ekdom. Ar ami emniteo ganga -er dharey khub kom esechhi.."
- "Seki, Kolkatay thekeo.. Ei du ektai to jabar jayga!"
- "Ami jetam na, sudhu Mall-ey jetam, South city amar favourite chhilo."
- "Achha, okhaneo taholey jawa jabey ekdin."
- "Nah, tar cheye eta bhalo, Ganga."
- "Briddha, kolushito, din-hin Ganga"
- "Tobu ... baro bhalo lagchhey aj..."





Nishant ekta chhoto dokaan dey Howrah-tey - jomi bechar takata diye. Bou key gram theke aniye ney se. Khaler dharey tader ghorey ratribela ekta bulb jwaley. Tishu ghumey dholey boi-er opor. Saloni gojgoj korey bhater harir samney bosey. Nishant onek raat-ey fere ajkaal, tolomolo paye. Oder ghorer jhograr awaz misey jay serial-er sobder sathey.






- "Pujoy beroben Ekdin?"
- "Amay dekhey ki money hoi? Ek paye khara?"
- "Arey fakay fakay jabo, sudhu Maddox Square. Onek baro math achhey."
- "Tobey ar ki, ekka dokka khela jabey."
- "Egulo kintu bajey hochhey. Ektu sahos korlei berono jay. Ami to thakchhi-i"
- "Sei..... eta kheyal-i korini"
- "Dhuss .. ami rakhchhi."
- "Haan, ar doya korey pujor kota din ekti sustho meyer sathey ghurun ..."
- "Maney ta ki?"
- "Kontar?"
- "Ki?"
- "Kontar maney? Sustho-r na meye-r na ghora-r ... "
- "Bbaps, apni mood ey achhen dekhchhi, ami rakhi ..."
- "Sei bhalo. Ei paglami ta ebar bondho korun. Onek holo."






Nishant singh er jhulonto mritodeho-ta prothom dekhey cha-bili kora ekti chhele. Chechiye lokjon dakey se-i. Bikel morgue-ey giye Saloni sonakto korey taar dehoti. Saloni swami-r chita-bhosmo matir-ghotey purey acholer nichey rakhey. Howrah bridge peronor somoy obak hoye dekhey lohar sei jongol. July er goromeo sit-ey kepe othey se ekbar. Du-haat oporey korey ganga-maiya key ekta pronam korey.








Srijit-er paglami bondho hoi na, borong barey. Seet-er haway oder barir ganda fuley kuri asey. Sokal bela office beronor agey Srijit seesh ditey ditey gachhey jol dey. Chorai pakhir ekta jhak ektu dur theke lokkho rakhey holud kuri gulor upor.






26se December jakiye thanda porey ebar. Bikeler por sorir obosh hoye asey Domoyontir. Tobu beriye porey se. Eka. Ek bochhor por.

Sondher dikey dhormotola-ta faka aj, Srijit Grand er nichey esey daray. Tar hatey ek gochha ganda ful.

Domoyonti taxi theke neme onekkhon cheye thakey rasta-tar dikey. Seshey srijit tar hatey alto taan dey, "Chalo".





Saloni kajer bari theke pa chaliye bari fere. Tar hatey ekta pastry-er bakso. Babur chheler jonmodiner cake - Boudi diyechhey jotno korey. Aj khub khusi hobey Tishu, bhabey se.




Kolkata chhutey choley. Hoarding-ey New Year offer bhir korey thakey.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Dinkaal

Chouko ar gol, trikon ar lombatey
simarekha-guli
Amakey ghirey thakey
protidin.

Swapney
ami neel, santo, ujjwal
ek akasher nichey bosey thaki
pakhi ar kath-pipreder majhey.

Ar sokal, (protiti sokal niyom korey)
amay tene niye jay ojosro manusher
bhirey, aborjonay, sohor namer
ek bidrupey.

Akasher samney giye amar matha nichu hoye jay
chokhey alo lagey khub
ghasey baro sisir, ami
choti porey hati.

Ar amar chokher samney
protidin
Prithibi tar somosto oisorjjyo sajiye
opekkha korey...

Ami cheye dekhi na. Ami byasto.