Prothom oddhay-
Raat tokhon 8 ta. Sheet’er rate gram’er golite raat tokhon anek beshi dakhacche. Charidike jhi-jhi poka’r daker shobdo kromosho berei utheche. Jano tara jor golai ake-aporer shonge kono nihshongshotar protibaad janacche. Ki amon bolte chai tara roj? Khubdo pokara, jader dak diner kolahol’e bindu matro shona jaina tara jano abirame tader uposthiti’r proman diye choleche. Kothao jano doore katogulo kukur dukkher raag-alap korche. Kerosin bati’te alo kom hoye esheche. Barite kerosin nei, gato soptahe tel kena haini. Poisa chilona. Baba bollo kath jaliye alo korte habe kintu kath’o elona. Jai shyamolidi’r bari theke ektu tel cheye ani, raat takono mote katate habe. ( Bole Chilka hathe akta bikkhato brand-er thanda paniyo’r botol niye beriye porlo).
-Palta tui dorja ta bhalo kore bondho kore de. Amar golar swar sunlei khulbi.
Palta doure eshe dorjai khil kosher dilo. Palta Chilka’r choto bhai. Boyosh 8 bochor. Ajkal gramer abostha bhalo paina bashinda’ra. Tai shondhe holei bari ghorer dorja ar khola thakena ager moton. Kisher jano bhoi charipashe, keu ar shanty te nei. Kokhon jano ki hoyegalo kothao.
Chilka’r ma ashustho kayak mash dhore. Barite doridrota chirokalei. Kintu edaning abostha kromosho kharap hoye choleche. Konobela khawar jote to konobela adhpet kheyei thakte hai. Chilka’r baba Tapas, onnanno der motoi chashi. Chas bash kore tader din jai. Shudhu Tapas’i noi tader purbo purush rao chash kore kheto. Tapas jane bibhinno kaler bibhinno chash’er kayeda. Ekhane Tapas er moton anekei achen jara kayak purush dhore roye chash kare. Eder akmatro sompod jake era shobtheke bhalo bashe- mati. Mati ke era ma bole thaken karon ei mati tader jug-jug dhore lalon-palon kore esheche. Choto-boro jar jai thak, etai eder shob kichu. Rajyer kaddo utpadon’e ei gram’er bishesh abodaan. Jamoni hok, diner sheshe shabai khusi chilo tader moner moton kaj niye.
Gram’e akta choto sarkari prathmik biddalay chilo, jekhane Chilka ar Palta porte jeto. Chilka’r boyesh 12. Barir baro meye. Choto khato goron gayer rong moila. Mathai lamba chul fite diye bandha thake. Gram’e loke snan’er shomay baad diye chul khule rakhe na, bole bhut-pret’er baash hai chule. Ma asustho, tai barir adhikansho kaj’i takei korte hai. Ghor porishkar kora, goru ke chara dewa, ranna kora, kapor kacha, tubewell theke jol bhora shobi she ekai korto. Kintu tar moddheo she dine 2 ghonta biddaloye jete bhulto na.
--koi re. Chilka to onekkhon beriyeche baritheke. Akhono firlona? Ma jiggesh korlen.
- didi boleche syamolidi’r bari geche, ektu porei chole ashbe. Palta bole uthlo khatar patai rong pencil ghoste-ghoste.
-ar tor baba’o to firlo na Gobukakur bari theke. Kano je ato raat baire thake. Ajkal dinkal bhalo na.
-Ma ami akbar dekhe ashi Gobukaka’r bari baba ki korche?
Ashole Gobukakar barite radio ache, ei chutoi Palta giye latest hindi cinema’r gaan shune ashbe. Kintu ajkal radio te gaan ar keu shone na. shobar kan shudhu shongbad’e. mara-mari, latha-lathi, rajjo sarkar, kendriyo sarkar, ei shudhu bole othe radio.
-Thak toke ar jete habena. Bujhina, tor kisher atha?
Edike bati’r alo kromosho nibhe esheche. Ar kichu kkhoner moddhe tel na dile poorotai nibhe jabe. Dorjar kodai nada porlo.
-Ke? Ke esheche?
-Khol ami eshechi.
-Ooo babu?? Palta chute giye dorja khullo.
Tapas ghore dhuke cheler mathai hath buliye ador kore jiggesh korlo, ajke tui school jasne?
-Koi? School to katodin dhore bondho, ajkeo kholeni.
-Ki je hocche, shuncho Palta’r ma shune elam khub taratari naki sarkar kono akta byabostha nebe. Ar beshi din na, amra abar ager moton thakte parbo. Gobu bolchilo, kalke shohor theke dada’ra eshechilo, shantona diyeche ar kichu habe na. shohoreo naki er protibad hocche. Loke dhormoghot dekeche. Bolche shanti na firle ar kaj habena.
-Shobi kopal bujhle Palta’r baba. Tomar-amar baba ki bhebechilen je akdin gram’er ei abostha habe. Loke shob kichu chere pran bachiye palabe. Ato ottachar-onnay’er shommukheen hote habe.
-Agge ja bolecho. Chilka ke dekhte pacchina. Koi she? Ghumiye porlo naki?
-Nago, amar to chinta hocche, ak ghonta age beriyechilo syamoli’r bari. Kerosin tel ante. Akhono firlona. Ami boliki, tumi noi akbar dekhe asho giye. Kono bipod holo naki?
-Accha ami jacchi. Nao ei takagulo dhoro ar shabdhane rekhedao. Ei robbar shohore giye beej kine anbo ar Chilta r Palta’r jonno kali pujote notun jamao kine anbo. Ebar taka na thakai, pujote oder kichu joteni.
Etimoddhe dorjai aghat-
-Paltaaa! Paltaaa! Dorja khol.
-Didi esheche.
-Kothai chili atokkhon? Janishna dinkal kharap.
-Baba shamolidi’r biye habe kalipujor din. Oi pasher gram’er Robida, tar sathe.
-Accha meyetar biye hocche? Ta tui ki korchili atokkhon?
-Amake syamolidi biyer goina ar jamakapor bashun ettadi dakhacchilo, ami dekhchilam. Ki moja habe taina? Shamolidi bou sajbe, bor ashbe ki mojai na habe.
Hathath baire jore jore golar awaj. Besh kayekjon. Jore jore dorjai naDa porlo. Palta-Chilta ma’er pechone lukiye porlo.
-Ke ke??
-Amra shohorer ak beshorkari shongstha theke eshechi. Apnader uddhar korte. Dorja khulun.
Tapas shunechilo omon keu ashbe, kintu aj noi, agami kal.
-Kintu apnader to agami kal ashar kotha?
-Hya kintu kal shohore dhormoghot tai amra ajkei pouche gechi. Doya kore daroja khulun.
Tapas mone ektu ashonka niye alto kore dorja khullo. Shonge shonge bayu’r bege kichu lok ghore dhuke porlo. Dorjar pechone darano Tapas chitke doore pore galo. Palta ‘baba’ bole chenchiye uthlo. Lokgulo ghore dhuke palta’ke dewale jore thele dilo. Ke era? Ki chai? Bujhte beshi deri holona Tapas ar Paltar mayer. Chilka’r chuler muthi dhore take kichu aslil galagali dilo lokgulo. Palta’r ma’yer hather taka chine nilo. Lathi diye Tapas ke bejai mardhor korlo. Banchabar proyashe palta’r ma egiye ashate takeo marte charlona. Adhmora shushtho mohila ke marteo tader bindu matro dwidha holona. Shob taka-poisha chiniye , khawar-dawar keDe niye galo tara. Ar jete-jete bole galo, “Prane bachte chaile, paliye ja”.
Kintu paliye kothai jabe era? Etai to eder shob kichu. Chotobela theke era ekhanei manush hai. Er baire je kono jogot ache sheta era janena. Ekhan theke chole gele kothai jabe? Ki khabe? Krishi chara era kichui janena. Ar mool kotha ‘Kano jabe?’
Ei mati, ei gram tader. Ekhane thaka tader odhikar. Era karur kono khoti koreni tahole kano ato durbhog eder kopale? Ke uttor debe? Aneke gram chere praner bhoye paliye gache. Aneker bari-ghor jole gache. Aneke pran hariyeche ei kayek mashe. Kato nirjaton shojjo korte hoyeche ei kadine. Kato baccha nijer ma-baba ke hariyeche. Kato meyera dhorshito hoyeche. Ar katodin ei bhabe cholbe?? Ke uttor debe??
Raat tokhon 8 ta. Sheet’er rate gram’er golite raat tokhon anek beshi dakhacche. Charidike jhi-jhi poka’r daker shobdo kromosho berei utheche. Jano tara jor golai ake-aporer shonge kono nihshongshotar protibaad janacche. Ki amon bolte chai tara roj? Khubdo pokara, jader dak diner kolahol’e bindu matro shona jaina tara jano abirame tader uposthiti’r proman diye choleche. Kothao jano doore katogulo kukur dukkher raag-alap korche. Kerosin bati’te alo kom hoye esheche. Barite kerosin nei, gato soptahe tel kena haini. Poisa chilona. Baba bollo kath jaliye alo korte habe kintu kath’o elona. Jai shyamolidi’r bari theke ektu tel cheye ani, raat takono mote katate habe. ( Bole Chilka hathe akta bikkhato brand-er thanda paniyo’r botol niye beriye porlo).
-Palta tui dorja ta bhalo kore bondho kore de. Amar golar swar sunlei khulbi.
Palta doure eshe dorjai khil kosher dilo. Palta Chilka’r choto bhai. Boyosh 8 bochor. Ajkal gramer abostha bhalo paina bashinda’ra. Tai shondhe holei bari ghorer dorja ar khola thakena ager moton. Kisher jano bhoi charipashe, keu ar shanty te nei. Kokhon jano ki hoyegalo kothao.
Chilka’r ma ashustho kayak mash dhore. Barite doridrota chirokalei. Kintu edaning abostha kromosho kharap hoye choleche. Konobela khawar jote to konobela adhpet kheyei thakte hai. Chilka’r baba Tapas, onnanno der motoi chashi. Chas bash kore tader din jai. Shudhu Tapas’i noi tader purbo purush rao chash kore kheto. Tapas jane bibhinno kaler bibhinno chash’er kayeda. Ekhane Tapas er moton anekei achen jara kayak purush dhore roye chash kare. Eder akmatro sompod jake era shobtheke bhalo bashe- mati. Mati ke era ma bole thaken karon ei mati tader jug-jug dhore lalon-palon kore esheche. Choto-boro jar jai thak, etai eder shob kichu. Rajyer kaddo utpadon’e ei gram’er bishesh abodaan. Jamoni hok, diner sheshe shabai khusi chilo tader moner moton kaj niye.
Gram’e akta choto sarkari prathmik biddalay chilo, jekhane Chilka ar Palta porte jeto. Chilka’r boyesh 12. Barir baro meye. Choto khato goron gayer rong moila. Mathai lamba chul fite diye bandha thake. Gram’e loke snan’er shomay baad diye chul khule rakhe na, bole bhut-pret’er baash hai chule. Ma asustho, tai barir adhikansho kaj’i takei korte hai. Ghor porishkar kora, goru ke chara dewa, ranna kora, kapor kacha, tubewell theke jol bhora shobi she ekai korto. Kintu tar moddheo she dine 2 ghonta biddaloye jete bhulto na.
--koi re. Chilka to onekkhon beriyeche baritheke. Akhono firlona? Ma jiggesh korlen.
- didi boleche syamolidi’r bari geche, ektu porei chole ashbe. Palta bole uthlo khatar patai rong pencil ghoste-ghoste.
-ar tor baba’o to firlo na Gobukakur bari theke. Kano je ato raat baire thake. Ajkal dinkal bhalo na.
-Ma ami akbar dekhe ashi Gobukaka’r bari baba ki korche?
Ashole Gobukakar barite radio ache, ei chutoi Palta giye latest hindi cinema’r gaan shune ashbe. Kintu ajkal radio te gaan ar keu shone na. shobar kan shudhu shongbad’e. mara-mari, latha-lathi, rajjo sarkar, kendriyo sarkar, ei shudhu bole othe radio.
-Thak toke ar jete habena. Bujhina, tor kisher atha?
Edike bati’r alo kromosho nibhe esheche. Ar kichu kkhoner moddhe tel na dile poorotai nibhe jabe. Dorjar kodai nada porlo.
-Ke? Ke esheche?
-Khol ami eshechi.
-Ooo babu?? Palta chute giye dorja khullo.
Tapas ghore dhuke cheler mathai hath buliye ador kore jiggesh korlo, ajke tui school jasne?
-Koi? School to katodin dhore bondho, ajkeo kholeni.
-Ki je hocche, shuncho Palta’r ma shune elam khub taratari naki sarkar kono akta byabostha nebe. Ar beshi din na, amra abar ager moton thakte parbo. Gobu bolchilo, kalke shohor theke dada’ra eshechilo, shantona diyeche ar kichu habe na. shohoreo naki er protibad hocche. Loke dhormoghot dekeche. Bolche shanti na firle ar kaj habena.
-Shobi kopal bujhle Palta’r baba. Tomar-amar baba ki bhebechilen je akdin gram’er ei abostha habe. Loke shob kichu chere pran bachiye palabe. Ato ottachar-onnay’er shommukheen hote habe.
-Agge ja bolecho. Chilka ke dekhte pacchina. Koi she? Ghumiye porlo naki?
-Nago, amar to chinta hocche, ak ghonta age beriyechilo syamoli’r bari. Kerosin tel ante. Akhono firlona. Ami boliki, tumi noi akbar dekhe asho giye. Kono bipod holo naki?
-Accha ami jacchi. Nao ei takagulo dhoro ar shabdhane rekhedao. Ei robbar shohore giye beej kine anbo ar Chilta r Palta’r jonno kali pujote notun jamao kine anbo. Ebar taka na thakai, pujote oder kichu joteni.
Etimoddhe dorjai aghat-
-Paltaaa! Paltaaa! Dorja khol.
-Didi esheche.
-Kothai chili atokkhon? Janishna dinkal kharap.
-Baba shamolidi’r biye habe kalipujor din. Oi pasher gram’er Robida, tar sathe.
-Accha meyetar biye hocche? Ta tui ki korchili atokkhon?
-Amake syamolidi biyer goina ar jamakapor bashun ettadi dakhacchilo, ami dekhchilam. Ki moja habe taina? Shamolidi bou sajbe, bor ashbe ki mojai na habe.
Hathath baire jore jore golar awaj. Besh kayekjon. Jore jore dorjai naDa porlo. Palta-Chilta ma’er pechone lukiye porlo.
-Ke ke??
-Amra shohorer ak beshorkari shongstha theke eshechi. Apnader uddhar korte. Dorja khulun.
Tapas shunechilo omon keu ashbe, kintu aj noi, agami kal.
-Kintu apnader to agami kal ashar kotha?
-Hya kintu kal shohore dhormoghot tai amra ajkei pouche gechi. Doya kore daroja khulun.
Tapas mone ektu ashonka niye alto kore dorja khullo. Shonge shonge bayu’r bege kichu lok ghore dhuke porlo. Dorjar pechone darano Tapas chitke doore pore galo. Palta ‘baba’ bole chenchiye uthlo. Lokgulo ghore dhuke palta’ke dewale jore thele dilo. Ke era? Ki chai? Bujhte beshi deri holona Tapas ar Paltar mayer. Chilka’r chuler muthi dhore take kichu aslil galagali dilo lokgulo. Palta’r ma’yer hather taka chine nilo. Lathi diye Tapas ke bejai mardhor korlo. Banchabar proyashe palta’r ma egiye ashate takeo marte charlona. Adhmora shushtho mohila ke marteo tader bindu matro dwidha holona. Shob taka-poisha chiniye , khawar-dawar keDe niye galo tara. Ar jete-jete bole galo, “Prane bachte chaile, paliye ja”.
Kintu paliye kothai jabe era? Etai to eder shob kichu. Chotobela theke era ekhanei manush hai. Er baire je kono jogot ache sheta era janena. Ekhan theke chole gele kothai jabe? Ki khabe? Krishi chara era kichui janena. Ar mool kotha ‘Kano jabe?’
Ei mati, ei gram tader. Ekhane thaka tader odhikar. Era karur kono khoti koreni tahole kano ato durbhog eder kopale? Ke uttor debe? Aneke gram chere praner bhoye paliye gache. Aneker bari-ghor jole gache. Aneke pran hariyeche ei kayek mashe. Kato nirjaton shojjo korte hoyeche ei kadine. Kato baccha nijer ma-baba ke hariyeche. Kato meyera dhorshito hoyeche. Ar katodin ei bhabe cholbe?? Ke uttor debe??
Antim Oddhay-
Dipabali kache eshe choleche ar tar sathe Shyamoli’r biye. Shyamoli gram’er abaitonik prathomik biddaloyer shikkhika. She gram’e thakleo porishkar bangla likhte pare. Onko bolte jog, biyon, bhag, goon ettadi korte pare. Shyamoli’r baba age aki iskool’er shikkhok chilen. Onar nikhoj howar por Shyamoli onar jaiga nei. Gram’er lokeder tar upor khub bhorsha,
“Shyamoli’r moton ar dwitiyo pondit nei ei gram’e”.
Shyamoli’r baba kayak mash age hothat akdin bari theke beriye ar firlen na. Anek khoja-khuji kora hai kintu tar kono khobor pawa jaina. Kayak mash agee tini pasher gram’er ak attoyo’r sathe Robi’r bari Shayamoli’r biye thik korte jaan. Tar por ar bari ferenni. Shei shomay ei gram’e prothom baar probol bicholon dakha dai. Kotha theke ajoshro lok ebong shena-bahini, hathe boma-guli niye chora-churi korte thake. Era kara ebong kanoi ba erom korche? Janachilona aneker. Anek din jabot gram’e akta jomi niye bibad cholche. Ar shei niye shuru hai ei loDai. Jomir loDai jibon-moron’er loDai’ye porinoto hai. Anek rokhtopat, charidike shudhi chitkar ar bomar-guli’r awaj. Jokhon sara bharotborsher lok ake-oporer gaye abir lagiye ei milanotsab palon korchilo tokhon ei gram’er lokerao khelechilo ‘Holi’, rokhter holi. Manushke nihshongsho bhabe mara hai. Ghare dhuke ashohai sishu, briddho ebong mohila’der upor ottachar kora hai. Ma’er chokher shamne tar shontanke dhorshon kora hai bar-bar. Bohuloke pran harai, keu harai atto-shomman ar keu harai benche thakar uddheshyo.
Haito shekhanei Shyamoli’r baba pran hariyechen. Kintu sarkari shutre jari suchipotre taar namer ullekh chilona. Tai Shyamoli’r ma’r mone kothao akta asha’r alo ajo jole jai. Kintu baki grambashider sahte Shyamoli-o jane je tar baba ar firben na. Amon aro kato lok mara jai shei bar jader naam sarkari shuchi te chilona. Kato lash ke nodir jole bhashiye dewa hoyeche tar kono hodish nei. Shontrashbadi’ra shena-bahini’r poshake charidike choriye chilo. Manush kake biswas korbe? Manush tokhon bibekheen….Amanush. Krishubhumi ranobhumite porinoto hai. E-jano ak shwadhinota’r lodai.
Ajke Shyamoli’r biye. Biye hobe shokalei, gram’er ak mondire. Anek din jabot kono bhalo kaj haini ei gram’e. Khub kacher kichu lok’ke daka hoyechilo ei biyete. Chilta ar Palta- nimontrito chilo. Shakal –shakal bhalo kapor-jama pore dui bhai-bon beriye galo bari theke. Palta’r ma bari theke beroy na. Tapas dupurer dike nimontonno khete jabe thik koreche.
Shokal thokhon 9. Shyamoli’r porone ak lal sari, kichu shamanno gaina, paye-o-hathe alta, ghomta diye mondire boshe ache. Chilka tar pashei bou’er prodhan bandhobi’r sthan niyeche. Khobor esheche bor akhono rastai, oi gram theke shokal 8 tai rouna diyediyeche. Uposthit protibeshi ar atmiyoswajon’er mukhe hashi, jano tara par kore asha shei din gulo ar monekorte chaina. Edike hashi-thatta cholche ar odike thakur moshai biyer prostuti shuru kore diyechen. Ar this shei shomay dur theke Lanka(gram’er ak jubok) chitkaar kore chute ashe edike..
-Kakimaaa… kakima…shob shesh hoye galo…
-Ki re Lanka ki holo? Omon kore chechacchish kano.
-robi’r guli legeche. She mara gache. Ar sahte joto bor-jatri chilo tarao prai shobai mara gache. Pasher gram’e shontrashbari ra abar akromon koreche. Abar guli cholche. Bari-ghor manush shomet puriye dicche. Shobai paliye jao..
Eri moddhe boma-guli’r awaj shona jete laglo. Loke praner bhoye nijer barir dike chutlo. Shyamoli’r biye nimeshe shesh hoye galo.
-Palta tui bari ja, ami Shyamolidi ke bari chere aschi.
-thik ache. Tui taratari ashbi..
Chilta Shyamoli ke dhore bari cherte galo. Er moddhei chairidike hoichoi. Dorja bhenge ghore dhuke elo kichu lok bonduk hathe. Chilta’r choker shamne dhorshito holo Shyamoli.
-Tui paliye ja Chilta, doure paliyeja. Kampa-kampa golai Syamoli chechiye uthlo.
Ei shune oi lokgulor dhyan Chilta’r dike galo. Chilta doure ghor theke beriye gal oar chutlo jedike duchokh jai. Ondher moton dishaheen hoye chutlo she, take ar dakha galona.
Shondhye hoye galo, gola-guli akhono cholche. Tapas bari fereni akhono. Chilta’r kono khobor nei. Barite kannakati shuru. Hothath kotha theke ak aguner gola barir chader upor porlo. Shukno khor’e dao-dao kore agun choriye porlo. Palta tar ma’ke tene ghor theke berkorbar chestai byartho holo kintu tao chesta chaliye jai. Ar edike agun charidike dao-dao kore jolte shuru kore. Palta shahajjer jonno jore-jore chitkar korte shuru korlo kintu tar awaj ke shone? Shabai nijer barir agun nebhate byasto. Palta praner jore tar make tana shuru kore ar itimoddhe jwalonto chad bhenge ghorer moddhe pore.
-Palta tui paliyeja, amake chere de. Amar katha bhabish na. toke bachte habe, baro hote habe. Baba ar didi’r kheyal rakhte habe baba… Tui pala, nijeke bacha.
Ga pure jacche Palta’r obosheshe she akai beriye ashe ghor theke. Ma’ke jyanto purte dakhilo Palta, kato ashohai mone hoyechilo tar. Gram’e charidike agun, loke piprer moton charidike doure choleche. Palta mandir’er shiri te boshe kende choleche. Tar dukkher shima nei, Ma ar nei ei prithibite, bon ar baba’ke shokal theke dakheni she. Kothai jabe, kothai khujbe tader. Mandirer shirite boshe tar duchokhe asru’r dhara boye jai. Aj keu nei tar pashe, she kato aka.
Sheidin deepabali. Abar sara desh utsab’e mete utheche, baji-bom jalacche, prodip diye ghor alo korche. Ar shekhane ei gram agune uddipto, jole-pure chai hoye choleche. Baji noi boma diye dipaboli palon korche era. Aguner deepmala, konotai nokol na shobtai ashol. Ato kichu holo kintu purlona kono Raban, tara akhono benche dongsho chaliye jawar jonne. Kandte-kandte palta ghumiye pore mandir’er shiritei, ghum bhange bhorer alote. Gram’e keu nei, charidik fanka. Charipashe shobkichu kalo. Palta chute shuru korlo, jedike tar chokh jai. Jano ei shob kichu theke she paliye jete chaiche. Gatokal’er kicchu she mone korte chaiche na. Bortoman theke paliye kothao lukiye jete chai. She kicchu mone korte chaina. Anekta dur she doure chole esheche, eta kondik, kon gram kichu janena she, tao doure choleche pooro pran’er jore. Hathath hochot kheye pore jai she ak mathe, pashe dakhe ak mritodeho. Chinte parlona kar. Shorir theke hath khule beriye esheche ar matha ghure gache. She ak bhibhotsho drisshyo. Palta aro bhoye pelo ar chota shuru korlo, kintu ar beshi dur chute parlo na. khanik durei she dekhte pelo Chilta’r lash; nirbostro ebong khoto-bokkhoto. Aro katokichu dekhte habe Palta’ke ei boyeshe? Palta nijer poroner jamatuku khule Chilta’r gaye dheke dilo. Du-chokhe abiraam ashru jhore jai. Didi’r sathe atogulo bochor heshe-khele katano, take she aj ei bhabe dekhche. Palta ar thamlo na, abar she chota shuru korlo, chute-chutte gram’er por gram periye galo. Obosheshe ar na pere boshe porlo. Tar baba koi? Kothai pabe take? Sheo ki mara gache? Ebar she ki korbe? Kothai ashroy nebe? Amon anek proshno choto Palta’r mone, jar uttor she janena, amio janina.
Shamapto
Madhurima Acharya
23 NOV ‘07.
Dipabali kache eshe choleche ar tar sathe Shyamoli’r biye. Shyamoli gram’er abaitonik prathomik biddaloyer shikkhika. She gram’e thakleo porishkar bangla likhte pare. Onko bolte jog, biyon, bhag, goon ettadi korte pare. Shyamoli’r baba age aki iskool’er shikkhok chilen. Onar nikhoj howar por Shyamoli onar jaiga nei. Gram’er lokeder tar upor khub bhorsha,
“Shyamoli’r moton ar dwitiyo pondit nei ei gram’e”.
Shyamoli’r baba kayak mash age hothat akdin bari theke beriye ar firlen na. Anek khoja-khuji kora hai kintu tar kono khobor pawa jaina. Kayak mash agee tini pasher gram’er ak attoyo’r sathe Robi’r bari Shayamoli’r biye thik korte jaan. Tar por ar bari ferenni. Shei shomay ei gram’e prothom baar probol bicholon dakha dai. Kotha theke ajoshro lok ebong shena-bahini, hathe boma-guli niye chora-churi korte thake. Era kara ebong kanoi ba erom korche? Janachilona aneker. Anek din jabot gram’e akta jomi niye bibad cholche. Ar shei niye shuru hai ei loDai. Jomir loDai jibon-moron’er loDai’ye porinoto hai. Anek rokhtopat, charidike shudhi chitkar ar bomar-guli’r awaj. Jokhon sara bharotborsher lok ake-oporer gaye abir lagiye ei milanotsab palon korchilo tokhon ei gram’er lokerao khelechilo ‘Holi’, rokhter holi. Manushke nihshongsho bhabe mara hai. Ghare dhuke ashohai sishu, briddho ebong mohila’der upor ottachar kora hai. Ma’er chokher shamne tar shontanke dhorshon kora hai bar-bar. Bohuloke pran harai, keu harai atto-shomman ar keu harai benche thakar uddheshyo.
Haito shekhanei Shyamoli’r baba pran hariyechen. Kintu sarkari shutre jari suchipotre taar namer ullekh chilona. Tai Shyamoli’r ma’r mone kothao akta asha’r alo ajo jole jai. Kintu baki grambashider sahte Shyamoli-o jane je tar baba ar firben na. Amon aro kato lok mara jai shei bar jader naam sarkari shuchi te chilona. Kato lash ke nodir jole bhashiye dewa hoyeche tar kono hodish nei. Shontrashbadi’ra shena-bahini’r poshake charidike choriye chilo. Manush kake biswas korbe? Manush tokhon bibekheen….Amanush. Krishubhumi ranobhumite porinoto hai. E-jano ak shwadhinota’r lodai.
Ajke Shyamoli’r biye. Biye hobe shokalei, gram’er ak mondire. Anek din jabot kono bhalo kaj haini ei gram’e. Khub kacher kichu lok’ke daka hoyechilo ei biyete. Chilta ar Palta- nimontrito chilo. Shakal –shakal bhalo kapor-jama pore dui bhai-bon beriye galo bari theke. Palta’r ma bari theke beroy na. Tapas dupurer dike nimontonno khete jabe thik koreche.
Shokal thokhon 9. Shyamoli’r porone ak lal sari, kichu shamanno gaina, paye-o-hathe alta, ghomta diye mondire boshe ache. Chilka tar pashei bou’er prodhan bandhobi’r sthan niyeche. Khobor esheche bor akhono rastai, oi gram theke shokal 8 tai rouna diyediyeche. Uposthit protibeshi ar atmiyoswajon’er mukhe hashi, jano tara par kore asha shei din gulo ar monekorte chaina. Edike hashi-thatta cholche ar odike thakur moshai biyer prostuti shuru kore diyechen. Ar this shei shomay dur theke Lanka(gram’er ak jubok) chitkaar kore chute ashe edike..
-Kakimaaa… kakima…shob shesh hoye galo…
-Ki re Lanka ki holo? Omon kore chechacchish kano.
-robi’r guli legeche. She mara gache. Ar sahte joto bor-jatri chilo tarao prai shobai mara gache. Pasher gram’e shontrashbari ra abar akromon koreche. Abar guli cholche. Bari-ghor manush shomet puriye dicche. Shobai paliye jao..
Eri moddhe boma-guli’r awaj shona jete laglo. Loke praner bhoye nijer barir dike chutlo. Shyamoli’r biye nimeshe shesh hoye galo.
-Palta tui bari ja, ami Shyamolidi ke bari chere aschi.
-thik ache. Tui taratari ashbi..
Chilta Shyamoli ke dhore bari cherte galo. Er moddhei chairidike hoichoi. Dorja bhenge ghore dhuke elo kichu lok bonduk hathe. Chilta’r choker shamne dhorshito holo Shyamoli.
-Tui paliye ja Chilta, doure paliyeja. Kampa-kampa golai Syamoli chechiye uthlo.
Ei shune oi lokgulor dhyan Chilta’r dike galo. Chilta doure ghor theke beriye gal oar chutlo jedike duchokh jai. Ondher moton dishaheen hoye chutlo she, take ar dakha galona.
Shondhye hoye galo, gola-guli akhono cholche. Tapas bari fereni akhono. Chilta’r kono khobor nei. Barite kannakati shuru. Hothath kotha theke ak aguner gola barir chader upor porlo. Shukno khor’e dao-dao kore agun choriye porlo. Palta tar ma’ke tene ghor theke berkorbar chestai byartho holo kintu tao chesta chaliye jai. Ar edike agun charidike dao-dao kore jolte shuru kore. Palta shahajjer jonno jore-jore chitkar korte shuru korlo kintu tar awaj ke shone? Shabai nijer barir agun nebhate byasto. Palta praner jore tar make tana shuru kore ar itimoddhe jwalonto chad bhenge ghorer moddhe pore.
-Palta tui paliyeja, amake chere de. Amar katha bhabish na. toke bachte habe, baro hote habe. Baba ar didi’r kheyal rakhte habe baba… Tui pala, nijeke bacha.
Ga pure jacche Palta’r obosheshe she akai beriye ashe ghor theke. Ma’ke jyanto purte dakhilo Palta, kato ashohai mone hoyechilo tar. Gram’e charidike agun, loke piprer moton charidike doure choleche. Palta mandir’er shiri te boshe kende choleche. Tar dukkher shima nei, Ma ar nei ei prithibite, bon ar baba’ke shokal theke dakheni she. Kothai jabe, kothai khujbe tader. Mandirer shirite boshe tar duchokhe asru’r dhara boye jai. Aj keu nei tar pashe, she kato aka.
Sheidin deepabali. Abar sara desh utsab’e mete utheche, baji-bom jalacche, prodip diye ghor alo korche. Ar shekhane ei gram agune uddipto, jole-pure chai hoye choleche. Baji noi boma diye dipaboli palon korche era. Aguner deepmala, konotai nokol na shobtai ashol. Ato kichu holo kintu purlona kono Raban, tara akhono benche dongsho chaliye jawar jonne. Kandte-kandte palta ghumiye pore mandir’er shiritei, ghum bhange bhorer alote. Gram’e keu nei, charidik fanka. Charipashe shobkichu kalo. Palta chute shuru korlo, jedike tar chokh jai. Jano ei shob kichu theke she paliye jete chaiche. Gatokal’er kicchu she mone korte chaiche na. Bortoman theke paliye kothao lukiye jete chai. She kicchu mone korte chaina. Anekta dur she doure chole esheche, eta kondik, kon gram kichu janena she, tao doure choleche pooro pran’er jore. Hathath hochot kheye pore jai she ak mathe, pashe dakhe ak mritodeho. Chinte parlona kar. Shorir theke hath khule beriye esheche ar matha ghure gache. She ak bhibhotsho drisshyo. Palta aro bhoye pelo ar chota shuru korlo, kintu ar beshi dur chute parlo na. khanik durei she dekhte pelo Chilta’r lash; nirbostro ebong khoto-bokkhoto. Aro katokichu dekhte habe Palta’ke ei boyeshe? Palta nijer poroner jamatuku khule Chilta’r gaye dheke dilo. Du-chokhe abiraam ashru jhore jai. Didi’r sathe atogulo bochor heshe-khele katano, take she aj ei bhabe dekhche. Palta ar thamlo na, abar she chota shuru korlo, chute-chutte gram’er por gram periye galo. Obosheshe ar na pere boshe porlo. Tar baba koi? Kothai pabe take? Sheo ki mara gache? Ebar she ki korbe? Kothai ashroy nebe? Amon anek proshno choto Palta’r mone, jar uttor she janena, amio janina.
Shamapto
Madhurima Acharya
23 NOV ‘07.
