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Bristi oder hostel-er library in charge. Bbesh kichu notun boi esayche—sutorang baddho hoyeibristi ke boste hoyechhe hisab-potro niye. Biri-o esay bosechebristi ke company dite. Pathok ra janen je bristi-r hisab Ips kore –sutorang tara Ips kei asha korben hisab-poterer poribesh-e. Ebong setai shabhabik. Kintu ekhan-e tader janano uchit Ips-er saath-e bristi-r aaj jogra hoyeche tai bristi Ips ke dake ni. Sei jonnoi Ips ke hisaber poribesh howa sotte-o dekha jachhe na. Ekhon nischoi koutuhol jagche je ki emon bisaal jogra holo jar karon-e bristi maths-er moto chaap-er kaaj korte-o raji hoye gelo!Jograr karon aar keu-i noi soyong Gopal da. Ips khub gombhir bhabei hawa-i katha bhasiyechhilo, “part 1 samne aschhe lokjon ke ektu naachanachi komiye ektu bhalobhabe porasuno suru korteo to bolte hoi.”Bristi-o katha-r uttor diyechhilo, “amar katha shunte karo bhari boye gechhe”. Ips aar thakte na pere poriskar bhabei bollo, “just stop assuming. Tui oke bolechhis? Bolis ni—aar ta na bolei ki kore dhore nichhis je o tor katha shunbe na--”. Bristi ki kore bojhai j or pokkhe gopal da ke esob katha bolte jawa sombhob noi—thik ei somai sakhi esay jutlo. Bristi sakhi ke sakkhi mante or aar Ips-er modhye ja ja katha hochhilo sob bollo. Oke aschorjjo kore diye sakhi janaloje oder saathe dekha holei naki ora gopal da bolche bhalo kore pora shuno korar katha, adda kom marar katha etc. Bristi Ips -er dike takiye bollo, “tahole to hoyei gelo. Eto jon jokhon chinta korar ahche tokhon aar ekjoner chinta kora ba nakorai kei ba esay jai--”. Ips ei katha-r kono uttor na diye sakhi ke bollo, “amar ekhon anek ankho korar ahche toder katha thakle bai re ja”.Sakhi bristi-r boi pherot dite esaychilo Ips-er katha shune mukh bekiye bollo “baba toder ghore ashai jala” bolei beriye gelo. Bristi bhebechhilo Ips ke katha shonabe kintu tar agei, pri sakhi beriye jawar sathe sathei Ips phete porlo—na shaki ra gopal da ke bolche bristi bolche na –er jonno noi. Saakhi ke oder dujono-r alochonai involve korar jonnoi. Bristi dekhlo hawa ulto dike boiche tai aar nijer katha tulloi na borong nije ke bacchanor jonnoi bollo, “tor department-er senior. Tui bolle-o to paris. Bhab o jodi C.U te stand kore tobe toder department-er mukh ujjol hobe—amar ki je ami bolte jabo”?Ips sojasuji bristi-r dike takiye bollo, “O tor ki tai na, ebar theke kadte hole rastai jabi, room-er modhye jeno karo choke jol na dekhi. Ar amar saathe jodi etotuku somporkho thakto tobe sudhu porashunor katha keno aro anek katha-i bole ditam, proyojon-e hostel-e deke enay anek kichhu dekhiye-o ditam”---bolei kono uttor na shunei nijer boi khata niye moni di-r room-e chole giyechhilo. Ota khub shokto thai. Okhan-e Ips ke kichu bolte jawa manei moni di ke jechhe gopal da-r katha jana no(moni di ekhon-o jane ni bayper ta). --Sutorang Ips ke baad diye nijei hisaab niye bosechhe bristi.
Kintu ora to ora-i. Golpo korte korte no. of entries-ei bhul koreche. Ebong jokhon hisab milche na tokhon-o oder mathai nei je no of entries-eo bhul thakte pare. Kotha-o bhul khuje-o pachhe na athocho hisaab-o milche na---kaal sokaal-ei ei sheet ta jama dite hobe. Agottya raat 3 ter somai Ips ke dakte gelo biri. Biri-r mukh dekhe bodaai abostha-r andaaz korechhilo Ips tai esay ekta-o katha bollo na—biri utshaho niye oder kaajer nomuna ta Ips ke dekhate giyechhilo kintu Ips sedike phire-o dekhlo na—nijei prothom theke suru korlo. Ips-er to 15mins-o somai laaglo na. Shesh kore sheet ta oder ke dilo. Haap chere baachlo bristi 'jak baba ebar aar taka-r gondogol hoi ni”. Kintu birir bodhai ektu pakami marar ichhe holo—tai bollo “dekhi dekhi kothai bhul hoyechhilo”Bristi promad gunlo, bhablo ekhon-i Ips abar jhar lagabe kintubristi ke abak kore Ips hesay ute shanto shorei bole “ no of entries to check korbi gadha gulo –ja ghumate ja”. Bristi ra ghorer dike paa barhachhilo pechon theke Ips-er shor, “toke jete bolechhi bristi”?Bristi ebar mone mone besh ghabre gelo pechon ghure bollo , “mane ei to bolli ghumate jete?” Biri-o dariyechhe.Ips aro gombhir hoye bollo, “se to ami biri ke bolechhi, toke noi. Boli eto naachanachi na kore ekjoner kache maths niye ektu sikhte bosle-o to paris ,tate amar haar jurai—raat tin ter somai ghum theke utay esay ei bhabe maths niye boste hoi na”. Kothai je bristi ke naachanachi korte dekhlo ips ta bogobaan-i jane. Ish ekei to besi katha hoi na tar opor jodi dekha holei anko korte bosai—baypar ta bhabtei chobi ta chokher sanme bhesay utlo, songe songe ips-er opor abhiman holo bristir. Bebhe chilo kichu bolbe na kintu thakte na pere bolei utlo, ' er cheye amake royal bengal tiger-er kaache pathiye de na sundor baan-e. tar sathei borong baas kori. aar baagher kaach thekei borong maths sikhi. Tahole tui-o shanti te ghumate paris.”--(er kichu din agei bristi sundorbon ghurte giyechhilo. Tai baagher bhut ekhon-o ghar theke naame ni.)Ips-er ebar sorasori proshno, “hyaan re tor oke dekhe baagh bole mone hoi? Ta baagh-i jodi mone hoi tahole--'. Bristi totokhon-e bhujhe geche je upomaar bhul proyog hoyechhe, sutorang nije ke samlate bole utay,”Maths baagher cheye-o bhoyongkor kichhu ekta ta maths ke niye jara je sobsomai thake take baagh bole bhul kora ki emon aporaadh?”--Prosonger iti taante ba bola jai Ips-er haat theke muktir abhipri-e bole otay--”jak ge jak , amaar khub ghum paachhe , ami ghumate chollum”. Kintu chailei ki aar sobsomai sob kichhu pawa jai?--ekhetre-o tai mukti pawa holo na bristir. Ips bhalo kore bristir dike takiye dekhe bollo,” chokhe to ghumer bindu matro resh dekhi na—aaj bodhai biri-r ghore shute jabi?”Biri-r ghore shute jawa-r arthoi adda mara. Kintu aaj Ips ja rege ahche taate bristi bhabchhilo baypar ta bolle Ips-er reaction ki hoi--. Kathai ahche jekhan-e baagher bhoi sekhan-e sondhya hoi—ekhan-o tai holo bristi kichu bole utar agei biri debi okhan-e esay hazir holen bristi-r deri dekhe. Oke dekhe Ips-e kaache baypar ta alo-r moto poriskaar. Bristi tao sesh chesta korlo. Kichhu-i jeno jane na emonmukh kore bole utlo,”tui abar eli, ghumas ni “--asha korechhilo katha-r ingit ta biri bujhbe. --Kintu biri to biri-i. Sutorang bolei boslo, ' ba re plan ta chokha sesh holo na to tai tor jonno wait korchilam—eto deri korchis keno?” --Ips-er aar jante baki thaklo na kichhu-i, o bujhtei parlo je oder maan hisaab-e kom plan-e besi chhilo. Aar jai kothai muhurtei or modhye kaar master ni ta jege ute bollo--”annker somai mathai jodi anno chinta ghore taboe anke bhul hoya tai shabhabik.'. Atopor khub gombhir bhabe birir dike takiye bollo “tui ja bristi ekhon jabe na –or saathe katha ahche amar”. Ips-er mukh dekhe biri-o bodhai ghabrechhilo tai aar katha na bariye kete porlo. Bristi-r abostha bodhai pathok ra andaaz korte parchen. Ips bristi ke niye shiri te boslo.. Bristi to mone mone jobbor jhar khawa-r prostuti suru kore diyechhilo—kintu abar oke aschorjjo kore Ips khub norom surei prosno korlo, “tui gopal da ke bhalobasis to?” Erom ekta proshner jonno adeu prostut chilo na bristi, uporontu er uttor Ips-er ajana noi, taropor ei prosongo utlei kotha theke ekrash lajja esay bristi ke chepe dhore –esober mishro protikriya te bristi ekbar Ips-er dike takiyei mukh naiye nilo. Ips bristir protita haab-bhaab khub bhalo kore chene tai or proshner uttor khuje petay Ips-er deri na. Tai abolilai bole”tahole nischoi tui chas je or bhalo hok”. Bristi ebar asphute bole,”abossoi”. Ips bole”tahole part1-er agay laphalaphi ta bondho korte bolte parchis na?shunli to saakhi-o oke porashuno korte bolche aar tui--”?Ebar bristi sposto bhabei bollo,”Or saathe amar somporko koto tuku bol. Ami oke bhalobasi seta amar problem or noi. Dhor ami bolteo gelam kintu jodi o amake ulte bole je ami oke esob katha bolar ke tokhon?”Ips kichukhon chup kore thake er por. Mone hoi Ips bujhte payreche bristi-r badha ta kothai. Kiichukhon chup takar por bollo” seta thik . Kintu oke sob kichu khule bolte partis. --abosso ekhon aar bolis na—samne exam. Agay jodi boltis tahole hoito aaj--”. Erpor aar ektao katha na bole nijer monei kichu bhabte bhate chole gelo.
Bristi Ips-er ei ahchorone kichukhon nischup bose roilo tarpor nijer bichanai phire dhire dhire pari jomalo ghumer desh-e.

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“O maiya josoda---rupp tharo kana ki nirali/-- o maiya maay to dil hari---”
Chele kole bristi aar biri dui jugol murtite berhiyechhilo hostel-e tohol marhte. Eta oder ekta nitto noimittik kaaj. Ta tohol marhte marhtei ora esay pouchaalo saathi der room-e, ebong saathi debi ke dekhe dui-murti pri atke utlo. Karon saathi debinijer rup chorcha-r ango sorup mukhe sabuj rong-er kono pack laagiyechhilenebong ja dekhe bristi debi-r mone hoyechilo saathi-r mukhe shayola gojiyechhe.Ta jodi bristi sei moner bhabtuku gopon rakhte parto tahole hoi to ei adhayai lekhar proyojon-i hoto na kimba golpo ta ektu anno rup nito.Kintu bristi to bristi-ei—se aar kobe nijer mono bhab gopon rakhte perechhe.?Tai hi-hi kore hesay utay bollo--, “ saathi tor mukh dekhe amar mone holo tor mukhe shayola jomechhe”. Songe songe biri tate phoron diye bollo, “ bhab jodi sottei saath-r mukhe shayola jome tobe sei birol projatir shyola-r naam ki hobe?”--Erpor jodi pathok kul asha koren je saathi debi chupchap thakben ebong hesay bolben “ta ja hoi de” tobe tader seta durasha.Romonikul aar kobe nijeder rupchorchar opor kotakhhopaat sojjo kore chup kore thekechhe(ta abar saathi debi to aaj ker naari)tai saathi debi-o bhule gelen je facepack chorchito mukhe katha bola uchit noi ebong bollen,”ki korbo sobar skin to aar gopalda-r moto noi”(Gopal namok dada tir skin ebong gaal-er chorcha girls'hostel-e notun noi ebong bolabahullo je gopal da-r opor bristir baytha-r khobor ti-o aar gopon nei.)--Saathi-r ei uttor-e bristi thoto-moto khele-obiri sunipun khelowar-er moto haal dhore bole ,”ta ja bolechhis, Gopal da beauty advisor hoye gele pare—tahole antoto amara free te beauty tips petam”. Ebar rammya-r-o aar chupchap thaka holo na tai se bole otay,”toder to eto bondhu ekbar jiggesh kore jan na o ki cream use kore. Ar bristi tor dara jodi kichhu hoi.antoto amader katha bhebe oke propose kor--”. Bristi dirghoshash phele bole, “ kintu biraler golai ghonta ta badhi ki kore bol?”
Ebar hoi to rammya abar bolbe, “ish jodi or hostel-er room-e giye chupi chupi dekhe asha jeto o ki cream makhe tahole ki maja hoto bol”, tokhon biri gombhir mukhe rammya-r bhul songshodhon kore bolbe, “o or pisir barite thake”. --Shakhi or bokro-ukti korbe,”oi jonnoi or skiner jella ekhon-o tike ahche –chaya di-r haater ranna gille ota eto din-e hawa hoye jeto' Biri abar bolbe”kintu manusher mukhe goron to jawar noi”--er por saathi-r proshno, “ Achha oder family-er sobai kar gaal-i erom aar soft soft??” Bristi bolbe,”hote pare”. Biri tokhon bigger moto bishleshon korte boshe bole utay,” dekh meye ra sadharonoto baba-der gyun pai aar chele ra maa der. Sutorang dhore newa jete pare aunty(gopal da-r maa)-er skin khub sundor aar aunty-er gaal gulo-o erom gubligubli.Ebong aunty eta hoito peyechen onar baba-r kaach theke –so, gopal da eta peyeche or dadu-r kaach theke. Hoito biri ke ei bhabe cholte dile gopalda-r aro koto dadu ebong dida ra esay bhir korto saathi der ghore ta bola muskil kintu biri-r ei alochona ke majh paath-e thamiye deyei ramya bole otay,-”pelei to hoi na seta ke maintain korte hoi”-ei kathai alochona-r morh ghure jai ebong hawa-i bhaste thake anek proshno, “Gopal da-r bari-r sobar skin eto bhalo kina?, aunty gopal da ke choto belai dudh-er sor makhaten kina?
O choto belai ki kheto? Hote-o pare o uncle der family theke erom skin aar gaal peyechhe?”--esob proshner uttor-e keu bolbe, “hoi to aunty oke choto belai dudh aar golap jol-er papri diye ba daber jol shashn koraten,roj daber jol khawaten,keu bolbe “apple sidh khawa-le skin khub bhalo hoi, keu bolbe dudh khele-o skin bhalo hoi, keu bolbe bear-o makhate paren as bear-eo skin khub bhalo thake.” Byason theke sonkho guro, chondon tel theke alcohol koto ki je utay aste pare rup chorcha-r samogri hoye ta erom alochonai na bosle bojha jabe na.--aunty ki korten ba ki khawaten erom alochona aro kotokhon cholto bola muskil jodi na rammya-r urbor mostisk-e proshno jagto, “ahccha aunty nischoi gopal dar sathe dekha korte asenoke jodi boli aunty ebar ele onar sathe amader dekha kora te , amader ektu khub important dorkar ahche tahole ki o dekha korabe na?” Rammya-r hotat aunty ke ki dorkar porlo seta bujhte na perei bristi jiggas korlo, “ aunty-r sathe dekha kore ki hobe?”Jeno proshno ta nirathok ebong jeno rammya chailei aunty tar chele sundor gaal-er rohosher chabi rammya ke diye deben emon bhabe rammya bole utlo,” Aunty ke jigesh korlei to jana jabe gopaldar beauty tips”. Ebar biri-o aar chup kore thakar patri noi, tai o bole utlo, “ dorkar ta kar rammya tor na aunty-er? Aunty keno asben, tor janar dorkar thake tui ja aunty-er kache”. Ei katha ta bodhai saathi-r khub mone dhorlo tai bollo, “thik-i to aunty keno asben amarai jabo. Saakhi der okhanei to oder bari. saakhi amader niye
niye jete parbe. Ar aunty nischoi amader tariye deben na, ba bokben-o na. Chol amra borong aunty-r kaach thekei bayper ta jene asi. . Biri phot kore bole utlo amader ei abhijan tar naam dei “misson beautiful”. Atopor thik holo samner saturdaytei aunty-r kaache jawa hobe.-( tin jon rup chorcha-i pagol aar dujon to rupchorchar dhardhare na—sudhu rup chorchar jonno lok-e ki ki korte pare seta dekhar anonde pagol)--Kintu saakhi beke boslo je se kichu tei oi nakh uchu cheletar bari jabe na--. Saathi aar Rammya rup chorchai ektu besi-ei pagol tai tara pri hater muthoi esay pora soundorjer chaabi harate naraj tai ora jhulojhuli korte laaglo, sesh-e sthir holon saakhi oder baire theke bari ta dekhiye debe ,ora charjon jabe aunty-r kaache. Ei somai biri-r mathai bidyut chomoker moto arekta idea elo, o bollo, “ agay gopal da- kei jiggesh kor na –o jodi na bole tokhon na hoi aunty-er saathe ekta appointment fix kore jawa jabe.” Bristi bollo , “eta thik hoi to amara jabo oder bari aar hoi to uni gopalda-r sathe dekhaa
korte ekhan-e chole asben,tokhon?”(ki bhaggis oder ei su-moti tuku hoyechilo. Pathok gon ekbar bhabun ei paach ta bandri jodi aunty-r kaache giye hazir hoto tahole oder aunty-r abostha ki hoto?) “kintu ke jiggesh korbe gopal da ke?”-ei proshno ta jei na rammya korlo, omni choi jora chokh bristir dike. Ei somai bristir matha teo ektu dustu buddhir udoi hoyechhe sutorang khub niriho bhabei bollo, “besh tai hobe”. Oke ei bhabe mene nite dekhe biri-r sondeho hoyeichilo tai sobar ashakhate bollo, “daal me kuch to kala hai—ki plan boss?” Bristi hese bolechhilo “dekhtei pabi”.
Ta sudhu biri keno pri puro hostel-i dekhechhilo ei ghotonar kichudin por saakhi, saathi, rammya gota chola bhege bhege powder bananor chesta korche, gorom kaal-e gadaphuler pata khuje berachhe,komla-lebu-r khosha-r jonno honne hochhe,holud thetho korar jonno et niye chotachuti korche,joba pata,ghass,nimpata, tulshipata, togorphul, golapphul,debdaru pata seddho korte giye metron-er kache boka khachhe,pepe, apple, sosha,aam, lichhu, lebu esober ros charha oder mukh gulo dekhai jachhe na. Ar digha jawar plan korche shonkho anar jonno. (Bristi-r katha anujayi gopalda naki sonkho guro chandan tel-r saathe mishiye paste baniye roj ratre mukhe mekhe ghumate jai)

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“De tora amai notun kore de notun abhrone---”
Bristi aar doll blade diye soddo perhe ana aamgulo ke katchhe aar nunjhaler jhaler matra niye songshoi prokash korche. Iti modhei doll ke bristi janiyeche tar ekanto gopon anubhober katha. Sedin to pri jor kore-i bristi ke tante tante niye giyechhilo doll Stats department. Plan chilo jake ghire eto kichu tar sathe sorasori doll katha bolbe bristir samne. Tarpore jodi oder ke princi-r kachhe niye jawa hoi tao jabe, rusticate to aar korbe na college theke. Kintu adeu se college-e esayche kina ba ele-o tar abosthan kothai ta ora janto na. Tai take anusondhan tar department thekei suru kora hobe. Kintu hotat Stats-e jawar ki proyojon seta jodi keu jante chai tai ora thik korlo thanda jol-er chuto kore jawa jai, karon ekmatro stats department-ei ahche water cooler. (ei water cooler ti niye oi departmentlokjoner ahongkar-er sesh nei. Jodi-o bristi-r moto aro anekei mone kore anko korte korte stats-er lokjon matha-r tapmatra bipodjonok nsima-i majhe majhei pouche jai ebong ta shabhabik asothai phireye antei ota lagano hoyeche. Anno kono department-er lokjon sei jaigai pouchai na tai tader kono dorkar-o hoi na). Jemon bhaba temon kaaj ora thanda joler chuto baniye stats department-e giye hazir holo. Kintu sekhan-e je oder ekdol bhimruler haate porte hobe taa ke janto? Jake khujte ora eto chol kore elo seo kina nije-o ekta bhimrul hoye oder, “awaj” namok hul ti photalo.Ekei bodhai bole “jar jonno kori churi sei bole chor”.Ta sedin to bristi kede ketay eksha hoyechhilo, bhebechhilo ar konodin college jabe na,(jodi-o 4 din college na giye sesh-e college chere thakte na parai abar college jete-i holo), Ips-er boi-potro chure phele diyechhilo, Stats-er loker sathe thakbe na thik kore room shift korbe thik-o kore phelechilo. Seshe Ips oder departmentlok-joner hoye sorry bole, thanda jol-er bodol-e ice-cream khaiye poristhiti ayotte enechilo. Tobe sedin-i ora thik korechilo je more gele-o aar 'taake' kichhu janano hobe na konodin-o.Sesob-o to hoye gelo besh kichudin. --ta jai hok ekhon dujon mile bose bose paa dolate dolate aam khachhilo aar bristi gaacher dike takiye takiye boro boro aam khojar chesta korchhilo.ei somai hotat kotha theke bhui phorer moto biri-r agomon.. Samner kagoj theke ek khabla aam tule niye kochor- mochor chibate chibate bollo, “ shon rupali jodi ekhon tor saath-e katha bolte asay oke just katiye jabi. Pore sob bolbo--”. Ki bishoye katha , rupali-r hotat ki proyojon kichu janar agei biri okhan theke hawa hoye gechehyaan, iti modhei ekdin raate siri te(biriaar bristi-r gopon sholaporamorsho korar jaiga chilo oder hostel-er shiri)bose biri janiye diyechhe naru gopaler gaal-ta(Gopal da-r gaal ta chilo oder college-er anek mey-er-i priyo ebong girls hostel-e bohu chorchito bishoi-er ekti)aar kichu-r opor or baytha nei sutorang bristi--. Jaihok ora jokhon 'ki hote pare?', “rupali-r ki dorkar?' esob niye bhabchhe tokhon soyong rupali ese hazir. Bristi ke ekta sundor hasi upohar diye jante chailo, “ tor aaj naacher school nei to? Tui aaj sondhai hostel-ei thakbi to?” Bristi or hasi oke oke phiriye deyei janalo se hostel-ei ahche sondhye bela. Baypar khana ki seta janar jonno jodi-o khub koutuhol hochhilo kintu biri-r sotorkikoron alarmer moto bajchhilo. Tai aar kono katha egonor sujog na diye doll ke niye library te chole gelo ebong boi-er arale mukh lukhiye rupali-r take dorkarer sombhobbo karon niye alochona korte boslo.
Sondhai shobha bosechhe bristi-r ghore. Biri-i murhi mekheche. Aajker chop-er sponsor rupali. Muri khete khete biri bollo, 'bristi-r sathei gopsl da-r besi ghonisto somporko. Sutorang jodi tor katha ta keu oke janate pare se ekmatro bristi--”. Katha ta etoi aprotashito ebong eta shune bristi eto jor chomke chilo je or golai khabar atkano-r jogar!Samle niye anek koste jigesh korlo, “ ki katha? Mane ki bolte hobe?”. Rupali ek rash lajja makhano mukhe bollo, “actually I love him. I just cannot live without him.”Bristi haasbe na kadbe nijei bujhe uthte parlo na. Aar chokhe ekbar birir dike takiye dekhlo biri dustumi-r hasi hasche, bristi-r sathe chokhachukhi hotei chokh tiplo. Bristi nije ke baachate bollo,” amar saathe aar ki emon ghonistota bol –o to Ips-er department senior tui borong Ips ke bol.” Ebar aar lajja pelo na Rupali borong jor deyei bollo ,' oke sob fest-e tor sathe naach te dekha jai aar tu bolchis o tor close noi”? Bristi porlo maha jalai oke ki kore bhojhabe je oi naach tukui oder somporko. Rupali aro bollo, “Ips ke tui or notes enay dis, roj oder departmentthanda jol ante giye or saathe ghontar por ghonta golpo koris, canteen-e tui thakle o aar kau ke chokhei dekhte pai na—tao tui bolbi je--” naach abodi tao sob thikthak chilo kintu porer katha gulo je kaar urbor matha prosut-o ta bristi-r sottei ajana. Kintu ekhoni eder katano dorkar karon didi ra jodi phire esay ghorer ei abostha dekhe(chari dike muri chorano, bichana kochkano)tahole je bristi-r kopal-e boka khawa badha se bayper-e kono sondheho nei –ta sei jonnoi bristi bollo--”achha ja ekhon or saathe dekha hole bole debo.” Bristi sedin raate-i biri ke jacchetai jheraychhilo. Adbhut shanto bhabe biri bolechhilo, “ or bhalobasa-r dourh kotokhani ekbar mepe dekhte hobe na?” Bristi ei jukti te aro rege giye bolechhilo, “ karo feelings niye khela korte tor lajja kore na. Dour mapar daektto ta toke ke diyechhe shuni? Jodi or feelings sotti hoi tahole pore toke kintu poristhiti samlate hobe ami kichhu bolte parbo na kau ke.” Biri aro shanto shore bolechhilo, “ besh tai hobe kintu dohai ekhon kar maja ta nosto koris na. Aar tui jodi ei maja ta nosto koris tahole kintu rupali-r katha gopal da-r kane na pouchale-o tor katha ta pouche debo.” Sutorang bristi baddho holo mukh bondho rakhte.
Erpor roj sondhaya tei rupali hana dei. Konodin chur-mur, konodin egg-roll, kono din ba college theke tene niye jai coffee-house-e. Sobsomai-i biri 'chine-joker' moto setay royechhe rupali-r saathe.
Ta jai hok protita manush-er ekta dorjjo ahche. Du shoptaher besi rupali-r bhalobasa gorai ni. Ekdin hotat college theke tante tante oder ke chiniz-e niye gelo rupali. Alap koriye dilo ekta cheler saathe. Chele ti Jadavpur-er student., Rupali-r bortoman premik. Bristi bojhar chesta korchhilo Gopalda kobe atit holo, Biri haste haste bole utlo, “ ki re du soptahei dom phuriye gelo.” Rupali bollo, “ ki aar kora jabe, he is so unapproachable.” --Na kono hotasha ba dukhho khuje pelo na bristi rupali-r sore.
CAUTION:- B'lore basi gopal da-r bondhu der proti:-last news pawa porjonto rupali debi B'lore biraj korchen.Ebong ekhon tini single. So jodi amader col-er kono meye-r sathe apnar somporko hoi tobe identify koriye neben tini-ei amader golper rupali debi kina. Karon nahole apnar kosto bartho kore gopal da-r dekha pele tini abar gopal da ke approach kore boste paren (asha kori rupali ekhon senior junior-er gondi ta bhangte parben). Tokhon apnar chesta bartho hote pare.

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“NEEL DIGONTE OI PHULER AGUN LAAGLO --/BOSONTE SOURABHER SHIKHA JAGLO”
Dekhte dekhte chole elo bosonto. Amer monjurir gondho, poronto diner kachha sonar rong-e raganno roudro, polashi agun ,kichhui soprsho korchhilo na Bristi ke. Kuyashachonno ekta deep-e bristi jeno baas korchhilo eka eka. Biri, shaki sathi-ra barbar jiggash koreche --”ki hoyeche tor? Dindin erom nayta hoye jachhis keno?”Bristi nijei jane na ki hoyeche tar to anno kau ke ki janabe. Aschorjjo jonok bhabe Ips oke ekta-o proshno kore ni, sudhu khub norom bhabe bolechilo, “khub bhalo korechis nije ke sob kichu theke bichinno kore niye. Kokhon-o kokhon-o nije ke bujh te gele nijer modhye dhub dite hoi boi ki. Asha korbo ekhon aar kono chholona korbi na, nije ke nije thokabi na”--. Bristi kono kono din college jaachhilo kono kono din hostel-e thakto—boi porha, gaan shona kichhu bhalo lagto na –bristi pritom ke chithi likhto.
Erom-i ekdin-e bristi giye chupchap bosechilo oder college-er modhye barandar-r siri te.Hotat amer monjorir gondho bhora batas nake ese laaglo bristir—monta mochor diye utlo. Maan-e porlo oder barir aam gaacher chaya tar katha,maa-er mukh aar maayer buke mukh guje shuye thaka-r katha--.kau ke kichhu na janiyeBristi soja hata lagalo station-e tarpor train dhore soja bari. (jibon-e ei prothom ebong asha kori sesh bar without ticket-e train-e travel, ei abhigota jeno karo na hoi ei prathona thakbe)
Ek soptaho pore bristi jokhon hostel-e prothom ta to proshno aar galagali-r jhor boye gelo. Keno hotat bristi oi bhabe chole giyechhilo ta o nijei jane na tobu sobai ke shanto korte bollo, “ hotat maam-er jonno khub maan kharap korchhilo tai”(sobai jane bristi-r maam maam batik ahche)tai ei katha keu abiswas korlo na. Sobai chole gele Ips dorja bondho kore muchki hesay jiggas korechhilo”khuje peli”? Bristi katha bolte pare ni sudhu “haan” suchok ghar nerhechhilo. Bristi kau ke bolte pare ni ei kodin se sudhu ek joner asostitto-i upolobdhi koreche. 'se' tar “neel t-shirt”, “haat narha', 'bhru bhongi”, “bhaat boka”--sob kichu niye bristir maan ke tolparh korechhe, kokhon-o kokhon-o bristi kedechhe, kokhon-o ba maja peyechhe aar kokhon-o bhoi-o peyechhe. Nije ke ektu datosto kore niye Ips ke bollo,”ami ebar aar bari theke phire astei chai ni--”(bristir besh bhoi hoyechilo je se jodi jene jai ebong principal ke janai tai bristi phirte chaichilo na, , hostel-e jabo na bole kanna kati korchilo—bristi-r maam ebong bapi ke bistor khor kuto puriye take hostel-e pherot pathate hoyechilo, ebong tar bapi nije esay take hostel pouchediyechhilo). Ips bristir chokher dike sojasuji takalo,jeno porhe nite chailo bristir antorsosthol porjonto—bristi or ei dristi-r samne kepe utlo, bhablo ekhon-i chechabe, torko jurbe—kintu aschorjjer byaper sesob kichhu-i korlo na. O borong bristi ke abak kore diye hesay utlo, aar bachha der moto bristir gaal tipe diye bollo--”tor darha kishhu hobe na”.Bristi ebar Ips-er dike sposto chokhe takiye-i uttor dilo, “kichu to hoya te-o chai na”.---Alochona aro kotokhon cholto bola jai na kintu dorja-i jor jor dakkar phole dorja khule detei sakhior mitmite hasi hesay bollo,”dorja bondho kore eto ki gopon katha hochhe?” Bristi ki bolbe jokhon bhabche tar agei Ips poristhitir haal dore uttor dichhe,” srta jodi bolei debo tobe aar kathatar goponiyota thaklo ki bhabe?”--kathar hul ta hojom kore niyei saakhi janalo hostel-e-r dol-utsav-er katha. Bristi etokhon-e ekta kajer moto kaaj peyechhe (akaaj korte pele bristi-r aar kichhu chai na) sutorang maha utshahe cholte laglo porikolpona.
Duto din kete gelo jhorer moto. Aaj college hoye college-o doler chuthi porbe. Taai aaj college-o abir khela cholche. Bristider department-e aaj bosonto utsav palon kora hochhe. Bristo ke pri jor korei angsho grohon korte badhho kora hoyechhe. Bristi ke sajano hoyechhe ritu-rani, ritu-raj bosonter potni,
paath natikai konodin-o abhosto noi bristi, tate porichito gondir lokjoner samne tar anno rup jahir korar bindu matro ichhe chilo na tar, tar opor take jar bou sajte hoyechhe arthat rituraj ti ke duchokkhe sojjo korte parto na bristi. Kintu shree-r chokrante sob kichhu pondo holo. Ji hok EH aar KC-er udoygge khub jome utlo bosonto utsov. Anyanno anek bibhager chaatro chatri rao jog diyechhilo. Khub aprotyashito bhabe Ips-o esay jutechhilo—ebong sobar kaan bachiye bristir kane kane bolechhilo--” aaji bosonto jagroto dbaare, jhutaa rituraaje ki maan bhore? Taar cheye borong tui antor theke daak de” khol-o khol-o dhaar rakhiyo na aar, bahire amai daraye ''(hoi to bosonter matal somiron Ips-keo korechhilo progolbho karon Ips er agay ba pore kono din-o erom ahchoron kore ni)..Anusthan sesh korei Bristi hostel-e phire jabe bhebechhilo. Aaj kaal canteen chottor eriei chole(athoba karo mukhomukhi hoyowa ke eratei--)--kintu bristi-r bhab na ke bhondo korte anno ekjon pri jhorer motoi ese bristir paath atkalo. Jini esay paath atkalen tini aar keu non---amader su porichito biri debi. Pri tante tante-i niye gelo canteen-e. Sekhan-e sakhi, sathi, doll soho aro ek dongol lokjon chhilo. Kichukhon-er modhye-ei abir-er ronge regay gelo bristi. Ei somai aro ekjon chhilo ektu dure gopini der sath-e abir khelai basto. Bristi pri jor kore okhan theke sorhe gelo. Kintu dristir arhale gele I je sob kichhu maan protyahar kore na se proman bristi pelosedin-i raat-e jokhon jotshna shnan korar jonno ora dujone(biri,brist)mile dolnai dulchhilo tokhon bristi geye utlo:-
“ mohe chor na—o mohe chor na nand ke lala
ki main hi briji bala, nahi main radha teri--”
Duchokhe jol aste chaichilo, kintu biri thakai--.Bristi nije ke songjoto korte abol-tabol bhaat mara suru korlo. Kintu biri to biri-i.Thik jar prosongo ta erate cheyechilo tar prosongo tai tene ber korlo—janalo o thik bhujte parche na or baytha ta kar opor besi—Gopal da na deb er opor. Ei proshner uttor-e bristi aar kei ba bolte pare—sudhu bollo”nije ke ektu somai de, thik jene jabi”. Biri chotpot bole utlo, “oto shoto parbo na baba—jake pari propose ta kore pheli ki bol?”Bristir uttor ebare-o songkipto, bollo “ja khushi kor”.. Ebar biri je dabi rakhlo setar jonno bristi adeu prostut chhilo na-- gopal da ke biri-r hoye chithi likhe dite hobe ebong sei potro bahok bristi kei hote hobe. E prostabe bristi kichhukhon hotobak hoye giyechhilo. Sesh-e bollo, “chiti likhe dite pari but dite parbo na as o ja tate hoi ei chiti princi-r table-e jabe noi canteen-e khilli-r khorak hobe”. Kintu biri-r jedh or chiti bristi kei niye jete hobe. Sesh-e bristi raji holo. Biri aro kichu bole jachhilo jar kichhu ar bristi-r mathai dhukchhilo na.
Obosesh-e gobhir raat-e , jokhon jotshanai bhaschilo aakash aar prithibi, dustu howa dapadapi chalachhilo ghormoi tokhon bristi “birir- phormasi” chithi likhte bosechhilo. Anek gulo pata noster por bristi likhechhilo:
“Ami tomar preme hobo sobar kolonko bhagi
ami sokol dage hobo dagi kolonko bhagi
tomar paath-er kata korbo choyon
sethai tomar dulai shoyon
sethai ahchol patbo amar
tomar raag-e anu raagi kolonko bhagi.
Ami shuchi ashon tene tene
berabo bo na niyom bidhan mene
Je ponkhe oi choron porhe
tahari chaap bokhhe magi---
Tumi ki phirabe more? Naki--?????
-----Sei Meyeta
Sokaal hote na hotei hostel-e jhor shor kore holi khela chalu holo. Sidhhi-r sorbot, abir , rong sob mile faager rongen rogin hoye utlo sobar maan.Eri majhe ek phake esay biri chithi ta niye giyechhilo. Jodi-o khub besi maan-e dhore ni tobu-o kaaj chaliye newa jabe bole maan-e hoyechhe or. Ips puro ghotona ta jene gechhe oder katha thekei. Esob shune bristi ke nibhirte peye bolechhe,”pashani”. Bristi torko kore ni borong hesei bolechhe”eto din-e janli”.
Kintu haai! Sob chithi-ei ki pouchai thik thikanai. Je chiti bristi likhlo biri-r jonno. Hoito ba bristir moner madhuri-o abochetone chiuye chuiye dhuke porechhilo –sei chithi saakhi jhuor kore kere kure niye gelo anno kau ke dewar jonno. Biri jokhon ei barta bohon kore anlo tokhon bristi stombhito,biri uttejito,aar Ips anondito. Biri jokhon chechachhe, “shala amar prem potr anno keu niye gelo—amar aar propose kora holo na—nikuchi koreche prempotro lekha-r---” Ips tokhon mridu sore bolchhe, “dhormer kol batas-e norhe”.

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“Matite bosano jala thanda buk bhore ahche jol-e/ekhon-o bujhi ni thik bhalobasa kare bole”.
Bristi der department-er magazine beriyechhe aaj ke. Hazar bar bola sotte-o aveek pakamo kore bristi-r asol naam tai diyechhe.--Bristi lekhe anno naam-e. Ei niye besh kichukhon katha kata-kati korlo aveek-er saath-e—teto mejaj-e department theke beriye porechhilo bristi.Soja college-square theke kotbeler achar kine nijer gaachher daal-e pouche giye sostir niswas phele bhebechilo-jak bachha gelo kobite-r kochkochani theke , ebar shanti te ahchar khawa jabe”.Kintu bidi sottei baam.Ardek ahchaar-o sesh hoi ni biri esay hazir, sutoraang--!!
Biri anek ta gopon tothho phaas korchhe emonbhabe bollo j gopalda ra nakioder canteen-er malik promod da-r bou ke alochona korchhilo—jake ora bou di bole jane se naki promod da-r asol bou noi.Bristi-r ei tothho sotti-ei jana chhilo na. Ora janto boudi-ei promod da-r bou ebong jeet promod da-r chele.Tobe kina sopner rajputtro holo ghora, aar ghorar mukher khobor-e abiswas korar kono karon nei.Pore abosso ora-o bujhechhilo je jibon-e emon anek proshno thake jar uttorsottei pawa jai na.--Promod da je ki kore canteen-e nityo notun bou di ebong bachha der niye asay ebong bou di der saath-e j or ki somporko ta aneker kaachei rohoshho, ei prosner uttor jemon gopal da ra khoje temon oder anek senior ebong junior rao khoje—ei uttor khojar tradition ta bodai oder college-e choltei thakbe.
Jaihok Bristi-r kaane jokhon ekbar sopner jadukorer naam gechhe ebong tar tikir dekha pawa-r sombhabbo sthaner sondhan pawa gechhe tokhon aar bristi ke atkabe ke—biri ke pechone phelei bristi douralo canteen-er dike---nah!sekhan-e sopner jadukor nei.Teto mejaj ta bhalo hoye giyechhilo or naam-ei ekhon abar bristi-r mone megher chaya porlo.Biri chute esaychhilo bristi-r pechon pechon-i hotat or mukher poriborton dekhe jiggesh korlo--”ki hoyechhe erom bhabe chute eli keno?--aar er modhei mukher chehara palte gelo keno?”Bristi, “ kichhu na, ami bus-e jaachhi”--bole uttor-er apekha na korei paa baralo---kintu poth-er bakei dekha gelo aakaashi neel t-shirt pore lolita ,bishakha(ei du joner saathe amader college-er gopal ba kaniya ke besi dekha jeto tai oi dujon ke sri krishner priyo sokhi-r naam-ei naam koron kora holo, eder asol naam jante hole gopal kei dhorte hobe) soho besh kichhu sokhi poribritto hoye koli-r kesto hoye bose ahche sopner jadukor.oke dekhei anonde maan ta nechhe utlo kintu sokhigulo ke dekhe birokto-o laaglo—or saath-e katha bolte jabe ki jabe na bebe bristi “n jou n tosthou” abosthai dariye porlo.Ei somai pechon theke biri-r agomon. Oke ei abosthai dariye thakte dekhe o or bikhyato phichel hasi ta hesay or dristi anusoron kore dekhlo sokhi poribesthito kesto kaniya ke. Bayper gulo eto druto ebong eto akoshik gotechhilo je bristi or dristi soranor somai-i pai ni,aar oke kichu koiphot toiri korar somai na diyei biri bollo--”ekhan-e ei bhabe dariye oi dike ki dekhchhis”? Bristi chotpot kono uttor khuje na peyei bollo” akaashi rong ta dekhchhi-adbhut ekta signdhota diyechhe rong ta''.Biri ki bujhlo ta oi jane, kichukhon gombhir bhabe or dike takiye bollo, “ rong dekho khoti nei kintu jhari marar chesta koro na—karo ami--”bolei druto paa-e hata lagalo biri. Jodi-o biri puro bakko ta sompurno kore nitothapi baki artho ta dhore newa jolobot torol.Bristi katha ta anudhabon korte somai nilo,Katha tar abhighaat etotai akoshik j kichukhon bristir matha kaaj kora bondho kore dilo, je abosthai dariye chhilo sei abosthai dariye roilo , parthokko sudhu ektai agay o sopner jadukor ke dekhchhilo ekhon takiye ahche kintu kichu-i dekhchhilo na.Ei abosthai kotokhon dariye chilo ke jane rammya-r dake sombit phirlo . Rammya jigesh korlo “ki hoyechhe”?Bristi katha bolte giye anubhob korlo or gola-r kaache kichu jomat bedhe ahche—kono rokom-edudike matha narlo bristi arthat kichubojhate chailo kichhu hoi ni tar.Rammya kolkol kore or new market bhromon-er britanti shonate laaglo. Bristi anno monosko bhabe hu-haa kore jete laaglo. Hotat bristi-r mone holo biri ebong sopner jadukor du jonei or khub khub priyo—oder somporko toiri hole to or khushi howa uchit kintu bristi khushi hote parche naborong birup protikriya-i hochhe.Ebar nijer kaachei nijer khub kharap laagchhilo, jor kore nije ke khushi korte chailo. Bus-e utei anno din-er moto badramo suru korlo—kintu nijer kaachei segulo khub antor sar sunno mone holo, gola diye gaan-er sur kichhu tei berate chailo na. Annojon jodi kichhu bhuje phele sei ashonkai baki rasta chupchap ebong hostel-e phirei tarha tarhi naacher class-e dour lagalo.Ei muhurte karo mukhomukhi howar basona bristir chhilo na.
Naach bristi-er jibon-er annotomo prodhan anoggo.Sur-taal-loi-er duniyai nije ke dubiye diye bristi jogot bhulte pare—kintu aaj kichutei bristi nije ke sur-er jogot-e dhokate parchhe na barbar taal ketay jaachhe. Sesh-e bristi nijer opor biroktto hoyei totkaar suru korlo. Bristi totkar practice korar somai chokh bondho korei kore aaj icchhe korei chokh khola rekhechhilo.16gun periye jokhon 32 gun dhorlo tokhon sur, tobla bol achhonno kore diyechhilo bristi ke—bristi nijer ajantei chokh bondho kore dub dite chaichilo surer jogot-e kintu chokh bondho kortei biri-r aar sopner jadukorer mukh ta besay utaychhilo or chokher samne,nijer songkrinota tao chole esaychhilo nijer chokher samne---gun palte dilo bristi suru korlo 48 gun—naacher loi-e bhasiye dite chailo nijer songkirnota,nijer maan kharap sob- sob kichhu ke.--Kintu sesh korte parlo na—Chhitke pore jachhilo bristi—Amita di dhore phellenetokhon ghorer modhye chhilo bristi—ghor kaattedekhlo du paa roktarokti hoyechhe—anubhob korlo shorire shakti abosisto nei. Sei 3 bochor boyosh theke bristi naach suru korechhe erom chitke pore jawar gotona kokhono ghote ni—ei prothomkhub asohai laagchilo bristir. Amita di tokhono-o dhore dariye chilen—bristi-r chokhe abar bristi naamchilo—didi or mukher dike takiye bollen”maan-e andhokarer ashon pete alo ke ahobhan korte gele jhor to utbei—jah aar kono din-o erom korbi na”. Sedin anno ekjon hostel-e pouche diye gelo bristi ke. Jodi-o bristi ekai aste parbe bole bolechhilo kintu didi kichhu tei take eka charlen na.Bristi-r maan ta aro bisonno hoye gelo ei puro ghotonai.
Ghor phakai chhilo tai karo proshner samnasamni hote holo na bristi ke. Shuye porlo nijer bichanai. Chokh bondho kortei abar biri-r hasi makha mukh, sopner raj putro—aar nijer opor dikkaar.
Kokhon ghumiye porechhilo bristi nijei jane na. Ghum bhanglo Ips-er dake.Ips jiggesh korlo, “kaadchhis keno,ki hoyechhe?”Bristi nije-o jane na kokhon tar chokh diye jol goriye porechhilo.Kintu Ips-er golar sore emon kichhu chiloja bristi ke aro drobbo kore dilo—bristi-r chokh diye aro koyek jolok jol goriye porlo—Ips alto kore bristi-r haat dhorlo, khub aste jeno nije kei shonachhe emon bhabe jiggesh korlo, “ki hoyechhe”?. Bristi sob khule bolte Ips mridu hesay bollo” ei tuku tei ki kono manush choto hote pare? Kintu eta bojhar chesta korle upokrito hoi keno koli-e kesto-r opor biri-r baytha shune tor kharap laagchhe—anno karo opor anno karo baytha shune to laphano hoi, prem potro likhe dewa hoi—tahole--eta toke eto ta bidhlo keno?”Bristi nirob roilo, karon ei proshner uttor tar kaache-o nei.Ips abar bollo, “oi ke hai hridoi khure bedona jagate bhalobase—er jogot theke baire beriye esay nije ke khure uttor ta ber kor tahole dekhbi bhalo lagbe. Atleast nijer theke mukh lukiye thakbi na”. Bristi-r mathai-o prosno ta tokhon dalpala mela suru kore diyechhe--, “tobe ki se---kintu---kobe---”. Bristi aar bhabte chaichilo na. Hotat khub bhaoi laagchhilo bristi-r –mone hochhilo e asombhob hotei paare na. Chotphot korchhilo bristi—paashe Ips aar or shonkhaya-r jogot.Bristi bichana theke neme baire jachhilo. Anno din hole Ips kheyal-i korto na kintu aaj o pechon theke dak dilo, pashe bosiye khub norom kore bollo—kau ke bhalo laga, bhalo basa kono paap noi, etay lajjar-o kichhu nei, borong etai sotoshurto, shabhabik—nijeke somai de, thik bhujte parbi je ota moho na bhalobasa—alo aprokashito thake na konodin-o. Anek gyaan holo ebar amar pashe chup kore shuye por”. Bristi chupchap shuye porlo. Maa-er moto Ips bristi-r mathai haat buliye dite laaglo aar bristi bhabte laaglo, “bhalobasa kare koi?”

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“Ektu kaachhe aaste bol/ amai bhalobaste bol / bahire noi bahire noi /bhitor jol-e bhaste bol”
Bristi dube chhilo cha-bagan, angrabhasa, bon-jongol-e,--Deepabali-r saathe pouchhe jaachhilo shiliguri theke jolpaiguri. Nijer monon diye bojhar chesta korchilo amarnath , ramala sen ke. --Ei somai Priyangbada aar biri esay janalo tader adbhut prostaab—priyangboda-r hoye bristi ke prempotro likhe dite hobe—bristir to chokkhu chotok gaach ei prostaab shune. Anek bojhalo bristi oder,se kicchu tei ei kaaj korte parbe na—odike ora naachor baanda.Sesh porjonto bristi ke haar mantei holo.Agottaa khata kolom niye boshe porlo bristi aar ektar por ekta pata nosto korte laaglo.Er por nijer kritti dekhe nijei bhablo ebhabe hobe naa. Notun bhabe lekhar jonno bristi nije ke somosto kichhu theke bichhinno kore,nijer chinta, chetona ke kendribhuto korte chailo ektai sottye”somosto chiti-i manush asole lekhe nijekei, bhul thikanai”--maner bhaar mukto hotei shobdho esay bhir jomalo—suru hoye gelo chiti lekha;
priyotomosu,
bosonter matal somiron, kokil-er milon piyaashi daak jokhon barta pathai, ' aaji bosonto jagroto daarhe'
tokhon-i dekhechhi nim phuler gondhe, modhushree-er beshe, amar raajraheshwar ke. bonge te agun laage polaash ronge,mone te tuphaan tole palaash rong-e. Emoni ek polaashi tuphaan-e tumi ele aamaar jibon-e---hey sundor dhonno holo jibon aamaar, purno holo antor.Tomaar jadu kathir sporshe jege uthlo amaar attya—attya-r dhoni tomaar kaachhe pouchhe ditei ei potrer abotorona;
Ami ek sadharon meye. Ishwar amake shristi korechhen nitantoi abohelai.Ghasher buke shisirer je sondhorjo tao amaar nei---nijer maaner bhaab bhasai amar nei taai nijer attyar utgoto dhoni byakto korte dhar korlam kaabyer ukti-ei---
“aami tomaare koribo nibedon/aamaar e hridoi- praan-maan-o”--!!
chitranggoda rupe bhuliyechhilo—aami sudhu bolte pari; “rup-e tomai bholabo naa go/gaan diye dhaar kholaabo”.
Tomaar kormo jogot-er bishalata tomaake korechhe biramhin—anujog nei, abhijog-o nei kono karon tumi tokhon-i sobcheye sundor hoye oto jokhon tomaar sedhbindu tomaar lolate eke dei joyo tika—tomaar ei biraam hin jibon jodi kaalnti aane tokhon esay bosho aamaar paashti te—aami ekjolok thanda batas hoye tomaar shranti debo kaatiye, shyamol maath hoye tomaar maaner bikhiptota korbo dur,chader kiron hoye tomaar dehe debo akshay maadhurjjo aar sondhya tara hoye tomake abhrantto bhabe pouchhe debo tomaar abhisto lokkhe.
--kaaler norton chondo anoboroto, bishram hin goti taar—raater paharawala janiye dilo raat hoyechhe gobhir—aaj ker moto bidai nebar somai holo—sopne eso. Dujon-e berate jabo sei khaane jekhaan-e raamdhonu mele rekhechhe taar saat ronga pekhomkhani.
Ek somudro bhalobasai,
priya.
Bristi chitita likhe ghumiye porechhilo. Porer din ghum bhanglo ditidi-r dake.Joba di, monidi, shormi di, sobai khub gombir. Shormi di khub gombhir bhabe oke fresh hoye aste bollo. Bristir ghumer ghor tokhon-o kate ni sompurno. O kichhu bhujte parchhilo na chutir din take sobaieto sokaal-e ghum theke deke tullo keno, kenoi ba ei saatsokaal-e sobai orom gombhir mukh kore oder room-e esay joro hoyechhe—proshno gulo mathai niyei o fresh hoye elo.Ips kono katha na bole or dike chaa-er cup ta bariye dilo. Paach jora chokh tokhon or dike sthi. Bristir khub asosti hochhilo seta katate o bollo; “ki hoyechhe go?”Moni di khub shanto driro sore jiggesh korlo; “ chele ta ke?”Bristi to hotobombho, bhujte parlo na kaar katha jigesh korchhe era—bokar moto proshno korlo; “kon chele?”Joba di tar sobhab biruddhho rurhotai bollo; “bujhte parchhis na naki bhujte chaichhis na—jake chiti likhechhis se ke?”Diti di bollo; “kotodin dhore cholchhe esob?”Shormi di bollo,”amader ekbar janali na porjonto—to por bhabis amader”. Bristi etokhon-e bhujte perechhe puro bayper ta—chithi ta o bhul kore Ips-er khata tei mone hoi likhe phelechhilo, sokaal belei nirghaat oi chithi ta dekhechhe aar sokol ke deke deke dekhiyechhe.Ooh ekta jodi katha pete thake meyetar pete—khub raag hochhilo or opor bristir—mone mone or mundu paath korte korte bristi “potro kander”asol ghotonata byakto korlo. Kintu didi der mukh dekhei bojha jachhilo ora biswas-abiswas-er dolai dulchhe. Tokhon moriya bhabei bristi biri aar priyangboda ke deke ante pathalo Ips ke.Ips oder deke anlo—bayper jante biri-r ghorer, priyangboda-r ghorer sobai hazir tokhon—koutuholi hoye aro guti koi senior-o hazir hoyechhe. Sokol-er samne sotti ta prokaash hole priyangboda-r gale abir choriye gelo, bristir bukh theke sostir swas porlo.chithi ta besh jore jore-i pora holo—tukro montobbo urhte laaglo, dujon oi chitir zerox chailo nijeder boyfriend ke dewar jonno, keu keu esay abdar janalo oder hoye chiti likhe dite hobe bristi ke.
Bhir khali hotei Ips-er opor raag ta hurmur kore beriye elo. Ips ke kuchute, abiswasi kichhu boltei badh rakhlo na bristi. Ips -er saathe aar konodin-o katha bolbe na ei protigga kore ekta boi niye lawn-e chole gelo bristi. Mathai kichhu dukhchhilo na tobu ekta boi niye bose roilo bristi. Kichhukhon por dekha gelo Ips breakfast-er plate niye aschhe. bristi je breakfast nei ni seta kheyal korechhe tahole—bristi matha gojh kore shokto hoye boslo—bollo; “ami breakfast khabo na, tui niye ja” Ips alpo hesay plate ta bristi-r koler opor rekhe dilo, tarpor anekta sogoto uktir moto korei bollo; “ porer jonno na likhe lokjon to nijer jonno likhleo pare”. Bristir mathai kichhui dhukchhilo na tai o bollo; “mane?” tarpor nijer jed bojai rakhtei bollo; “besh korbo likhbo kaar tate ki?” Ips bollo “jaar ja se to sarakhon nechhe berai, ekei stats, tate English medium—literature bujhte giye seshe stats-er theory na bhule jai”.
Bristir matha thakle emnitei matha kaaj kore na,taropor Ips-er alo adhari bhasha anek ta “shandhyo bhasha”-bole mone hochhilo bristir. Kintu ei muhurte 'aathi benghe saash ber” korar cheye Ips ke ki bhabe jobdo korar jai seta-r chok koratei bristi-r ahgroho besi—mone mone stats-er mundupath kore bollo; “ami kau ke sahitto bojhar jonno mathar dibbi dei na—aaj theke keu amar boi-e haat dile taar haat ami kete debo”--bolei uttorer apekha na kore biri-e ghore chole gelo bristi. Sedin dujon mile Ips-er, stats-er anekkhon dhore mundupaat korlo ora.
Ei potro upakhaan-er jer cholechhilo anek din—karone akarone , ichhe- anichhei bristi ke aro besh koekti prempotro likhte hoyechhilo. Etake bondho korar jonno sesher dike chiti pichhu ekta kore boro Dairy milk nite suru korechhilo bristi. Aar Ips-er bichhanai er por anek din porjonto piprer mela dekha jeto, hotat hotat or khata boi bhute niye jeto,or bag-e keu janto byaang bhore raakhto, o ghumale ashorira or nakhe kaan-e sursuri diye jeto,Emon ki or saban-shampoo, tel,biscuts, gaamchaa,baalti porjonto pakha mele urhe jeto. Or sada salowar, rongin kurti-te kara jeno rong-er chite diye rong-goli baniye dito.

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“Muchhe jawa din guli amai je pichhu daake/ sriti jeno amar e hridoi-e bedonar rong-e rong-e chobi aake”--- Dekhte dekhte boshonto esay gelo. Ei somai bristi der hostel-er chariker rasta gulo phule phule bhore jai. Palash aar shimul-er rong abesh chorai bristir mone,amer mukul-er gondho mekhe hawa janai ghor cheray baire asar amontron. Ei somai bristi, biri, rammyaroj din niom kore oder hostel-er pashe children's park-e jai,slop-e utay bose dolna dole—kokhon-o kokhon-o saakhi, sathi-rao esay jog dei oder songe.--Shakhi or aar arnob-er prem kahini shonai, ramya shonai or shitiz bhaiya-r prem kahini,sathi shonai or moner dolacholota—bristi oder gaan shonai. Erom-i kono kono din hotat hotat briti-r maan ta udas hoye jai—domka hawa,kokil-er milon piyashi daak mone bristir mone poriye dei sopner jadu kor ke. Boro nishttur se---kotto din dekhai dei na.
Bristider hostel-er kaache mela boshechhe – bristi-r aar birir to phurtir praan gorer maath—roj kono na kono didi der saathe melai jachhe tara.Jedin kau ke pachhe na sedin nijerai jachhe. Aar teul-er achhar, papor bhaja, alu kabli, phucka esob diye dinner saarhchhe. Moni di, joba di rao e k diner jonno oder pora shunar opor chaar diyechhe.Erokom-i ekdin ora phirchilo mela theke.Bristi didha katiye biri ke jiggesh korlo sopner jadukorer katha—biri adbhut bhabe takalo bristir dike ebong pri songe songei ek jhak proshner tir chute elo bristi-r dike,”eto chele thakte or katha keno?, hotat koree tor or kathai ba mone holo keno?”(sedin-er raat ta chhilo jotshanai makhamakhi, sathe chilo sei maan kenon kora hawa,ora alochona korchhilo chad niye)--bristi nijeo jane na chader katha bhabte giye tar katha keno mone porlo—jai hok prosongo tar iti tante khub gombhir bhabei bollo,” emni anek din dekha hoi na tai”.Biri or phichel hasita hesay prosongo tar iti tanlo tokhonkar moto—kintu bayper ta je bhullo na tar proman dilo pore hostel-e phire. Bristi roj kar moto aajo Ips ke melar golpo shonachhilo aar kine ana achar kachhilo. Biri baire theke bristi-r naam dhore chechate chechate ghore dhuklo—jar artho bristi-r phone.Bristi ektu abak holo karon ei asomai-e oke ph korar keu nei—bristi tai biri-r kaachhe jante chailo “kaar phone re”?Biri abolilai bollo, “jar khoj korchilis”?Bristi abaak—kono kichu bhujhe otar ageibiri tara lagalo, “ja tara tari 10 mins hoye jabe”. Bristi eto tai abak hoyechhilo je or bichar buddhi lop peyechhilo—se phone dhorte giyechhilo ebong ph dhorei bhujhechhilo biri-r gupibaji ta.Bristi jotokhon-e ghore phire elo totokhon-e bristi-r achar ardhek sabar kore diyechhilo biri.Bristi khepe giye dum-dham kil bosachhilo biri ke.--Ei somai Ips er prosnno:- “ tor kiser jonno eto raag—biri tor ahchar khelo bole na taar phone elo na bole?(bola bahullo biri sobai ke janiyechhe je bristi kaar khoj korchilam)
proshno shune bristi hokchokiye gelo—nijei bhujhe pelo na keno tar eto raag hochhe, “jani na” bole beriye gelo ghor chere. Eka eka lawn-e hat te laaglo. --Ei somai sakhi aar sathi hostel-e dhukchhilo –oke dekhte peye hoi hoi kore kaache esay janalo porer din ek dol lokjon ek saathe melai jawar plan korechhe. Dol-e jara jara jabe tader sobai-e bristi-r porichito,sudhu je naam ta bristi shunte chaichilo sei
naam ta bade sobar naam-i shuniye dilo shakhi.Bristi aar notun kore purono bhul ta korlo na, ebar aar jigesh korlo na je sopner jadukor oder saath-e jabe kina.Sudhu ekta khin asha niye protikhai thaklo bristi.
Bristir asha-r mul chinno holo, jadu kor elo na. Kintu sei jonno bristi jawa batil-o korte parbe na—jai hol ora sobai mile melai gelo. Suru holo roj karer moto mela porikroma, hotat bristi bhujte parlo je deep-er saath-e katha bolte bolte ora dolchut hoye porechhe.Bristi baki der khojar uddaam nitei deep jukti dilo j ei bhire annoder khuje pawa pri asombhob. Katha ta je mithe noi ta bristi nije-o janto, tai oder khojar bayrthochesta cherhe deeper sath-e hostel-er dike paa barhalo. Ekaatha o kaatha-r por deep sorasorhi bristi ke prem nibedon korlo—bristi shunechhilo deep porjaikrome sakhi ebong saathi ke prem nibedon korechhe tai hotat erom prostabe bristi thamkalo, tar sobhab sidhho drirota jege utte laaglo, mathar modhye hazar ta naginir chobol porte laglo,--koyek ta muhurte nije ke songjoto kore jotota sombhob sore bango phutiye bristi bollo,”ami to jantam bhadro mashe tora partner khujis ekhon to badro maash noi--” deep boka boka mukh kore jigesh korlo “mane?” bristi mukhe adbhut ekta hasi phutiye bollo, “dugddhho poshho deb sishu, --mane ta na hoi nijer maa kei jigesh koris”.--Bolei deep ke pechone phele gotgotiye hata lagalo hostel-er dike. Hostel-e jokhon pouchholo tokhon-o matha ta dopdop korchhilo bristir, nijer opor birokti lagchhilo orkom ekta girgiti -r saathe eka aste raji howar jonno.
Bristi chupchap bosechhilo ,or ei bhab sobar porichito, tai diti di, jaba di sobai mile chepe dhortei bristi sob kathaa khule bollo. Sob shune joba di bollo, “ekta borho bhul korechhis,oke misti kathai bhuliye bhaliye hostel-er samne enay amader daak te partis, tor hoye uttor ta amrai diye ditam.”Diti di bollo , “ er por toke kichu bolte ele bolbi amar hoye amar didi ra tor saath-e katha bole thik korbe tui amar joggo kina. Jodi interview dite toiri thakis tobe hostel-e asis amader”. Moni di bollo , “ mukhosh pora kau ke chinte paris ni bole nije ke dosh dichhis keno? Manusher asol mukh ta khub kom somai-e dekha jai”. Sobai nijer kaaje basto hoye gele Ips bollo, “ rastai cholte gele paa e gobor laagtei pare , seta joto taratarhi paa theke dhuye phela jai totoi bhalo”.
Bristi nije ke shanto somahito korar jonno chokh bondho kore shuye porlo.---ekta mukh ke aaj bristi-r khub mone porchhe,mone porchhe fest-er somai ki bhabe se nirapottar gondi tene diyechhilo bristi-r charpase,--aaj besh kichudin tar dekha pai ni bristi,---take khub khub dekhte ichhe korchhe bristir,--Aaj ker ei apoman-er katha ta take bolte ichhe korchhe—hotat mone holo aaj se aastei parto,oke badh diye pri sobai esaychhilo—aar o ele bristi kono din-o anno karo saath-e hariye jeto na karon bristi sob somai or saathei thakto,taholei erokom poristhitite bristi ke portei hoto na—esob katha mone hotei bristir khub raag hote laglo.
Bichana cherhe bristi Ips-er khoje gelo. Ips oder barandai bosechhilo bristi-r Walkman kane guje. Oke oi bhabe bose thakte dekhe aro raag holo bristi-r.Bristi or theke Walkman kere niye Ips ke jharte laaglo; “ stats-er lokjon naak uchhu, pagol-chagol gulo, bhabis ki tora maths kore rajjo joi korbi” --etc etc.
shesh-e ghoshona korlo or wlakman o kau ke bisesh kore se jodi stats deparment-er hoi take kono motei debe na. Ips kichukhon hotobhombho hoyechhilo tarpor or mukh-e phute utaychilo ek adbhut shanto hasi, jeta aro asojjho lagchhilo bristir. Bristi ek chuti abar nijer ghore pouchhe giyechhilo,ghore dhukei walkman ta ke achar merechhilo Ips-er bichanai, bristi-r pri sathe sathei Ips-o pouche giyechhilo ghore. Walkman ke achar merei bristi mukh guje shuye porechhilo nijer bichanai. Ips kono katha na bole bristir pase esay boshlo tarpor dhire dhire mathai haat bolate laglo bristir. Sei sporshe badh bhaga chol chute elo bristi-r chokhe.

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Ei sundor sornali sondhai/eki bondhon-e jorale go bondhu/ kon roktim-o polash-er sopno mor antore chorale go bondhu--”
Dekhte dekh te bristi der college-er fest chole elo.Er modhye sakhi chutiye prem korche, Sathi-r maan dulchhe dodul dolai, bristir gaach theke pore thot phatano chara temon kono gurutto purno ghotona pri kichhu-i ghote ni.
Etai bristi der prothom college fest. Utshaho udiponar modhye dingulo kaatte laaglo. Kokhon-o esrajjer taan-e ashe mughdhho ta, kokhon-o porosh pathor ene dei maadokata.Ei somai protidin-ei dekha hoto bristi-r sopner jadukor-er songe.kokhon-o tara mathe hetay berato—kokhono canteen ba tank-er opor adda jomato, kokhono gaaner taal-er ga bhashato. Ei somai jadu korer saath-e bristi anek ta somai katai. Tar sabolilota, praan-o chol bhab, sochhota borabori bristir khub pochondo tai tar ahobhaan-e bristi sara dei sototoi. Jadu korer sporshe utsober hoye utay aro anek besi rongin--.
Haai tokhon-o bojhe ni bristi je jadu korer jadu kathhir sporshe bristi-r moner korok poris phutito hochhe dhire dhire-- koumarjjer dhyaan bhongno hochhe jouboner ahobhaan-e, bristi-r mone aschhe boshonto--.
Bristi ke dur theke jadu korer saath-e chore berate dekhaychhilo Ips. Hostel-e phire alto kore katha bhashalo,” bujhchhi na thik hawa kondike boichhe”Bristi na bhujei bolechhilo “hawa abar kon dike boi be?” Ips bolechilo “mone hochhe stats-er dike”. “Bristi jiggesh korechhilo, “Mane”?
Ips kichhu bole ni sudhu hesaychhilo. Or hasi dekhe Bristi oke jiggesh korechhilobaar baar –tate chotto katha bole chhilo Ips:”mone hochhe hawar goti path subidhar noi”. Ips-er heyali-er uttor khujte khujte bristi ghumiye porechhilo.
Ei uttor jante bristi-r aro anek din somai giyechhilo.

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"Borho eka lage ei adhar-e / megher-o khela aakash-o pore"

Hostel ta kha kha korchhe---maan ta udas hoye gechhe bristi-r hostel-e paa ditei.Saakhi, saathi,biri gechhe shanti niketan-e berate. Bristi keo jete bolechhilo ora, kintu joba di ra oke jete baton diyechhilo. Tachara Bristi-r-o jawar ichhe chhilo na , jodi-o se shunechhe sopner jadu kor jachhe—tobu-o bristi jane doll , Ips era na thakle or kono motei bhalo lagbe na, tai biri jokhon ghyaan ghyaan korte esaychhilo tokhon biri ke class test bole katiye diyechhilo.
Jokhon shakhi esay sobar naam bolar somai sopner jadukor-er naam ta uchharon korlo tokhon bristi-r mone holo or kaan-e keu jeno gorom shishe dhalchhe. Jei shakhi beriye gelo omni raag ta giye porlo Ips-er opor, bollo, “ khub bhul hoye gechhe stats-er jonno gola phatano, khub to senior senior korchilis ekhon sei to lej nerhe nerhe sakhi der saathe jachhe---mohaan tora--” shune Ips or gonbhir mukh ta ke aro gombhir kore anko khata khule bosechhilo.
College theke phire eka eka-i bristi tohol marhe hostel-e. Ek somai nijer monei dolnai giye bose bose chader saathe megher lukochuri khela dekhte thake.Hotat samne chaya dekhe chomke utay bristi tarpor bojhe ota Ips-er chaya. Ips ke asomai-e pora theke aste dekhe bristi khub abaak hoi—tar cheye-o besi abak hoi jokhon Ips bristi-r kacche porte na bosar koiphot tolob na kore nijei bose pore paser dolna tai aar khub komol bhabe jigesh kore-, “tor ki khub maan kharap laagchhe''? Bristi du dike ghar nare jar artho, “Na to”. Ips bole, “ na korlei bhalo, manush-er maan-er katha jodi manush nijei janto”. Bristi Ips-er katha-r sur dhorte na pere regay utay bole, “ki jata bokchhis” Ips bole , “kichhu na”. Golper mor anno dike ghuriye dei ora. Bristi ei din prothom janlo Ips-er ankor-er proti bhalobasa-r karon, sob cheray stats porar karon—sunlo ek chotto meye-r maa hoye otar golpo. Ips-er ei rup ta bristi ke ekadhare mugdhho aar bismito korchhilo.Golpo bristi ke romanchhito korchhilo, bishoye bihobol korchhilo.
Kokhon jeno oder golpo phuriye giyechhilo, ora utay esaychhilo—Bristi chup kore shuye porechhilo Ips-er pase, ips-er ek haat dhore, Ips haat buliye dichhilo bristi-r mathai---nistobdhota gorhe dichhilo eder bondhutter bhit ke mojbut theke mojhbut toro.

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“Eso shyamol-o sundor-o/ano tobo topo hora trisha hara songo sudha/ birohini chahiya ahhchhe akaash-e---”
Aakaash-e bidhyut-er chabuk, borshon dharay shaan-o roto prithibi. Bristi aar doll canteen-er shiri te bose prithibir shaan-o roto modhur, sundor ,singhddho rup dekhchillo. Anek din sopner jadu korer saath-e dekha hoi na Bristi-r.Kono udashi hawar-r jhoka, meghla aakash maan kemon kora alo, bisonno dupur, nijhum raat kokhon-o kokhon-o mone porai sei sopner jadu korer katha—jemon aaj ei muhurte khub tar katha mon-e porchhe bristir—aar barbar mon ta udas hoye jaachhe.
Bristi nijer mon kemon kora bhab ta ke sur-er kheyai bhashate geye utlo" shrobon-o ghonai du noyon-e
/aakaasher-o moto aakhhi mugddhho borishon-e”. Kono eek ajana karon-e bristi-r aakhi teo laaglo shrabon-er sporsho.Nijer aakhhi-er borshon lukhate bristi eek chhute chole gelo baairer borshon dharay—birsti ke bhijte dekhe doll-o neme elo bhijte. Dui sokhi te sarha college ghurte laaglo—aar sur chorhiye dite laaglo mather ek praanto theke anno praante.
Eto brosha te-o bristi-r maaner megh kaatchhilo na—borong maan ta bhari-ei hoye utchhilo kromosh-o.kaak beja hoye dui baandhobi phire elo canteen-e Chaa niye abar giye boslo oder shiri te.Bristi gunguniye doll ke shonachhilo:- “hey sokhi haamaaro dukher-o nahi oor/ e bhora bador-o mah bhaador-o shunno mondir-o mor”. Doll-o kichhu jeno bolchhilo kintu kichhu shonar agei bristi-r chokh atke gechhe anno jaigai-- jekhan-e sopner jadu kor tar dui sopno songini(??) ke niye tar sobhab sidhho bhongi te haat -mukh nerhe bhaat maarhchhilo. Bristi-r ei drishho ta khub tiktto laagchhilo, mon-er bhaar ta-o hazar gun berhe jachhilo –matha dhorhe bole doll keo pash katiye berhiye gelo bristi. Baki somai ta chupchap nijeder hostel-er bus-e bose katalo. Hostel-e phire arek dopha Ips aar or boi gulo-r opor atyachhar korlo—tarpor ekdom chup-chap hoye giye kadte kadte ghumer desh-e pari jomalo.

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“Asha chilo bhalobasa chilo/ ar asha nei bhalobasa nei--”
---Bristi dhube chilo “tumi sondhya-r megh”-e, Ips dube chhilo or sonkhya-r duniya-i. Hotat biri-r chitkar kane elo oder pasher ghor theke. Ips biroktto.Bristi bhabche biri eto chechachhe keno, shobdho gulo bojhar chesta korte laglo,Ips biroktto hoye biri ke dhomkate jabe kintu tar agei khub uttayjito abosthai ghore dhuklo sathi, shakhi, biri.
Oder katha shune bhojha gelo gopal da ke shakhi propose korte giye-o kore ni karon se naki atyanto nakh uchhu chele, st. xav-er chele bole sob janta hab-bhab dekhai kintu adope kichhu-ei jane na,sei jonnoi-ei ekta phaltu subject-e honours niye porchhe,meye dekhlei chokh chokh kore berai, erom aro anek anek dosh ahche.Biri er prodibadh-e chillam-chilli suru koreche.
Shakhi-er sobjanta hab-bhab-er jonno oke besh apochondo korto Ips, tar-opor or department niye katha utaychhe taai o-o aar theme thakte parlo na.Bristi chup-chap theke oder jogra ta enjoy korchhilo kintu seta aar or bhagge holo na jokhon shakhi gopal dar family ke jograr majhe tene niye elo. Karon karo saath-e jogra hole tar family member ke ulto-palta bola ta bristi-r ekebare sojjo hoi na. Byas erpor to dundhu maar kando.shakhi joto gopal da-r department ke gali dei, or family ke gali dei toto or birodhi pokkher jono sonkhya barhe. Ebong adbhut bhabe dekha gelo oder college-er proti-ta department-er meye stat department hoye lorhe jachhe sakhi-er birudhhe. Ek somai ardhek hostel-er sodosso ekdike aar sakhi aar sathi ekdike. Abostha eto dur bigrabe sakhi bodhai andaaz korte pare ni.Jai hok shesh-mesh kanna kati kore ron-e bhonggo dite baddo hoyechhilo shakhi, ek jon anuposthit theke-o girls' hostel-e popular hoye giyechhilo (anekei sedin gopal da ke na chine-i or pokkho niye jogra korchhilo shakhi-r bhul-bhal katha-r jonno.),Ips khub gombhir bhabe bolechhilo “ei naki eder prem-er chehara”, biri geye utaychhilo”asha chhilo bhalobasa chhilo/ aaj asha nei bhalobasa nei”, aar bristi sedin porate phaki marte parar anonde Ips-er naru khete khete Ips ke treat dewar jonno bolchilo karon bristir-r dabi chhilo—Ips der phaltu department-er jonno bristi jogra kore anek calory burn korechhe. Ei babei ekta sombhobana moi prem hariye giyechhilo jonotar kolahol-e.

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“Aaj maan cheyechhe aami hariye jabo/haariye jabo ami tomar saathe---”
---Bristir maaner aakaash kichhudin holo besh meghla hoye aachhe. Kodin dhore college jete-o bristi-r
ichhe korchhe na. Tin-chaar din college dhub marar jonno didi-ra jerar por jera korchhe aar proti bar-i bristi shorir kharap-er ajuhaat diye kaataachhe—aar college kamai korchhe.
Sokol-e college-e beriye gele hostel nistobddhho hoye asay—sei nistobddhhotai bristi chiti lekhe tar priyo bondhu pritom-er uddesshhe, kono din ba boi pore katai, kokhon-o chupchap shuye thako. Kichu din theke tar karo saath-e katha bolte, dustumi korte kichhutei bhalo lagchhe na.
Sedin-o alosh dupure alosh prohor katachhilo bristi. Hotat phone-er jantrob chitkaar-e chhire-khure jachhilo dupur-er alosh, mayabi aabesh.kichhuta birokto hoye-i phone ta ke chup korate bristi phone ta dhorte gelo.---Phone-er oi pare Doll. Kichhukhon jeraa korar por sorhasori porer din ghurte jawar pori kolpona-r kathaa bollo.
Porer din khub bhore ora pouchhe gelo dokhineswar-er mondir-e, sekhan-e pujo diye gonga periye pouchhe gelo saroda math-e. Mayer mondir-e anekhon ghurhe beralo dujon-e. Abar dujon-e phire elo gonga-r dhare. Sekhan-e chupchap bose thaklo ora dujon dujon-er haat dhore.Sudhu shunte thaklo nodir cholat chol-cholat chol. Dhire dhire bristi-er maan-er megh kete jete laglo.
Erpor theke oder jokhon-i khub maan kemon korto ora chole jeto okhan-e saradin dhore shunte nodir cholatchol aar saroda moth-e khuje berato oder sonali saroda misson-er din gulo.
Hoito ei dingulo-i nishobdhe oder hridoi tontri ke bedhe diyechhilo emon ek abichheddo bondhon-e, je aaj ora abolilai bolte pare:
“jekhan-e amra dujon haat dhora dhori kore hetay jai tar koti koti alok borsher modheye-o keu nei amader kachhe”.

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"Kotha-o amar hariye jawar nei mana---"

Din cholechhe nijer goti-tei. Er modhye college-e MM-er nakhe sursuri dewa, chuler jhuti bedhe dewa, KC-er gaye arshola charha, Principal sir ke dakka mere sorry uncle bola(eta kintu na jenei kora) charha prai kichhu kore ni bristi. Ar hostel-o metron-er dhuder packet theke sirinj diye dudh churi, kitchen staff-der narkol-er naru churi, driver da-r bou-er ahchar churi aar metron-er bor ke kola-r chokai slip katano charha prai kichhu-i kore ni bristi. Moni di-r boka kheye shanto hoye-i cholche ekhon.

Sedin-o bristi shondhye belai Ips-er bichanai "titas ekti nodir naam" niye dubechhilo. Hotat-i 8 tar dike tin murti, shakhi, sathi, biri-r abhirbhab oder room-e(haan ekhon ora 8-30-9tar agay college theke phere na). Shakhi mukhe ekrash lajja makhiye boslo bristi-r bichanai, bristi r Ips ke thele thule biri boslo oder majhe aar sathi paichari korte korte anek ta lecture dewar bhongi te goshona korlo shakhi naki baytha kheyechhe gopal-da-r opor ebong kaal naki ora ek saath-e bari phirche, tokhon-i shakhi propose korbe oke.

khobor ta eto tai aprotyashito je bristi aar Ips dujonei jor chomke utaychilo.Chomoker ghor katiyeora shakhi ke Congrats aar All the best bollo. Shakhi aar sathi beriye gelei. Ips ekta katha-i bolechilo"bador-er golai mukto mala porar joga-r", biri kisob jeno montobbo korchhilo bristi nijer kheyal-eikokhon paye paye or priyo jaigai, arthat oder hostel-er pechoner dolna tai esay bosechhilo. Dujon ke pashapasi borho bemanan lagchhilobristir-o. Er modhye besh koyek bar bristi sei sopner jadu kor ke dekhechhe ,khub besi katha na hole-o katha hoyechhe bristi-r. Taake bhalo bhabe chene na thik-i kintu joto tuku chenay tate-o bristi kichu tei chobi ta purno korte parchhilo na, kothai jeno sur ketay jachhilo.Kichhukhon por biri-o esay boslo pasher dolna tai. Bristi kichhu bolar agei biri bole uthlo-"du jon boddo bemanan re gopal da-r saath-e shakhi bhabi jai na--". Jodi-o bristi thik ek kathai bhabchhilo tobu mukh theke berolo anno katha:-"tor tate ki je ja khushi koruk ge jak, tor sob tate nakh golano-r ki ahche, keu ki kochi khoka"---Bristi-r golar jajh-e biri chomke giyechhilo, topic theke sore giyechhilo.

Sedin anek khon porjonto ora dolna-i dulechhilo,sedin-o bristi bojhe ni hotat tar chok-e jol aschhilo keno.Sudhu mone hoyechhilo anek anek dure kotha-o chole jetay parle bhalo lagbe----Ja bhaba tai kaaj sedin biri aar bristi pechhoner pachhil topke paliye chhilo hostel theke. Anek raatri obdi rasta-i rasta-i ghure chhilo ora. Tarpor klanto hoye phire esaychhilo hostel-er dolnai. Sokaal-e sobai jenaychhilo ora dolnai dulte dulte-i ghumiye porechhilo, sotti katha ta keu jane ni.

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"Kahare herilam aha--/seki sopno, seki maya,seki suborno kiron-e ronjit-o kaya--"

Bristi sokol-er ajantei fresher's party-er sopner jadukor ke khujchhilo. Sakhi,sathi der kathai bujhte pare majhe majhe-i se udoi hoi college canteen-e. kintu ekdin-o bristi-r chokhe pore ni se er modhe. Bristi prai dhore-i niyechhilo aar konodin-o dekha hobe na taar saath-e. Kintu somai-er gorve ki lukano thake ta ki keu jane?

Ekdin bristi nijer department-er passage theke udas choke megh roudrer khela dekhchhilo. Hotat chokh chole gelo maathe--chomke utlo bristi--mather majh khane haat-paa-mukh nerhe khub boktima marchhe je se aar keu noi--se sei sopner jadu kor, jake bristi anek din khujeychhe.

Bristi ek chhute neme esaychhilo nichhe, sonmohiter moto hata laagiyechhilo mather dike, digbidik bhule--hotat kheyal holo kothai cholechhe se? kenoi ba chollechhe? Abar ulto mukhe hata lagiye pouchhe gelo canteen-e. Samnei doll, chutte esay joriye dorlo bristi ke. Doll aar bristi bose porlo canteen-er shiri te. Oke kichhu bolte jawar agei shakhi, sathi , biri esay jutlo. Shakhi-r samne bayparta bola thik hobe kina bhujte parchhilo na bristi karon shakhi aar sei baykti eki jaigai thake-, abar nijer ahchoron-er-o kono karon khuje parchhe na bristi, -ei sob niye bristi jokhon dulchhe thik sei somai murtiman sei khanei hazir-- bristi mone mone bollo hey bogoban ekhoni aste holo toke!!Aghoton aajjo ghote. Er por ki ki katha hoyechhilo ta aar mone nei bristi-r--sudhu mone aachhe sedin-o maya montrobole bristi-r mon-er sob megh uriye diyechhilo ei jadukor.

Sedin hostel-e phire Ips ke prai jor kore tene niye giyechhilo dolna chorte. Oke anek gaan shuniyechhilo bristi nije thekei. Tar modhye abossoi chilo "kahare herilam---" Tar praan eto pulokito keno hoyechhilo ta sedin jane ni bristi--jante chai-o ni. Sudhu sur-er kheya-i chore pari jomiye chhilo dur-e bohu dur-e.

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yaar-o dosti barhi hi hassin hai----
Dekhte dekhte bristider mess-ing-er pala esay porlo. Bristi aar Urmi. Jibon-e prothom bar erom kono daiektto pelo bristi. jor kodom-e cholte laglo menu bananor kaaj. Ati utshahe bristi prothom je menu ta banalo ta j kono biye barir menu hisab-e chalano jai. Joba di aar diti di menu dekhe bollo," tofa hoyechhe. Sudhu ekta bor-er komti aachhe, dekh jodi chaya di ra(oder hostel-e ranna-r staff) ei ranna korte raji thake , amra ekta chele aar mala ene debo--tui sudhu golai mala ta jhuliye dis", biri bollo"tui amar golai mala de", Bristi gombhir bhabe bollo:"amar shiv aachhe"--bolei jib bhengche notun menu banate bose gelo. Ha-ha-hi-hi hasir modhe diti-o menu banano holo somobeto sokol-er motamot niye.
Bristi to uttejonai taantaan--jibon-e prothom bar sobjir, mudir bajar korbe--!! 9 tar modhye 4 te ghori te alarm diye bristi ghumate gelo. Sedin rik-er(bristir putul , jeta chara o ghumato na)- ador jutlo na, Ips keo jalaton sojjo korte holo na (ips ke ghumate jawar agay jalano bristi-r regular kaaj gulo-r ekta chilo).
Bhor 5ta theke bristi aar urmi bajar jawar jonno toi-ri hoye boro boro tin-te thole niye hostel-er barandai paichari shuru korlo, gate kholar apekhai.Joba di chobi tullo oitihasikh shakhhir jonno. Aboshesh-e 7 tai gate khullo, ora bajar korte rowna holo.
Bristi aar urmi laphate laphate boishakhi market-er dike jete laglo. Rastai 4rgetmenot phul parlo bristi ghorer phuldani te rakhbe bole. Phuler thoka gochate gochate aboshesh-e akanshito sthane esay poucholo. Moner anonde sobji bajar korlo bristi ra. Prothom dakka ta bristi khelo maccher bajare giye. Ora keu maach chene na tar opor Bristi veggy. Maachher gondhe bristi-r shorir kharap korte laglo. Urmi budhhi dilo maach na kine chicken kenar.Sei budhhi te naak mukh dheke chicken kinte dhuklo ora. Sekhan-e arek bipotti, koto ta chicken lagbe ora jane na, 70 jon mey-er bristi jodi bole 35-ta chicken lagbe to urmi bole 25 ta lagbe..Aboshesh-e ora maach kena-i monosthir korlo--but oi bajar-e dhokar agay perfume kinte hobe. abosesh-e perfume kobji aar rumal-e lagiye anek koste maach kena holo(jodi-o pore jenechhilo maach ta chilo basi).

Bajar niye kono rokom-e tolte tolte phire elo ora. Prothom bajar korar anondo tai mati kore diyechhilo machher ashte gondho. Saradin jhim hoye suye chilo bristi. Porer din chhilo chicken ---ebar aar amount of chicken -er jonno gondogol holo na(chaya di ke jigesh kore niyechhilo ora), ebar gondogol badhalo blood of chicken.Bristi matha ghure pore gelo ulto danga bazar-ei aar urmir haat pa abosh hoye jachhe tai kando holo. Bazar-er lokjon oder ke oder bazar somet taxi te tule dilo.
Ei bhabei porhe-dhore 7ta din par holo. Sesh din-e haap cherhe bachh te parbe sei anonde sokol-ke doi aar misti ek saath-e khawalo ora.--Kintu tokhon-o ora jane na boro ekta mess-up oder jonno oot pete ahche. Jokhon hisab korte boslo tokhon dekhlo pri Rs6000 -er short-fall. Ora hisab korar jaiga teo chilo na. Kau ke kichu na bole nije ra nijeder modhye bhag kore diye dilo taka ta.
Hostel-e kono katha gopon thake na. Ei katha ta-o thaklo na, porer din-i sobai jene giyechhilo. College theke phirtei joba di ra chepe dhorlo urmi aar bristi ke. Ora ja daam diye jinis kinchhe ta ek ek kore urmi bolte laglo , bristi shuye chhile mukh dhekhe. Daam shune sobai oder niye ki korbe bhuje uth te parchhilo na. Jinisher daam chilo anek ta---1 kg alu-Rs.38, 100 grm lonka--Rs25, 1pcs narkol--Rs55. Tarpore-o jana gelo ora kichur-ei hisab melate parchhilo na (as damm-i note kore ni ora )maths-e hazar bhul-er jonno. Ips to prochur chechachhilo bristi-r opor, didi-ra-o. Kintu kono katha-r uttor na peye oder jokhon sondheho holo tokhon dekhlo jor-e bristi behush.
Tindin ektana jor chhilo bristi-r. Jorer ghore jokhon-i bristi chokh khuleche tokhon-i mathar kachhe jaba di, Ips, diti di, moni di ke dekh te peyechhe.
jorer ghore bristi ki bolechhilo bristi jane na--tobe sustho howar por Ips gombhir bhabe bolechhilo:--"ebar theke tor hisab-potro gulo amakei korte dis--anek annko korechho maa amar, aar naa korle-o cholbe" Aar didi ra bolechhilo" er porer bar tor mess-er chicken aar maach amrai ene debo, toke aar jete hobe na"

Aar bristi sokol-er bhalobasar om-e somprikto hote hote gun-guniye utay chilo "yaar-o dosti barhi hi hassin hai/ eya na hoto bolo phir kiya ye jindegi hai".

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"Jago nobo jibon-er-o chonde/e shubho probhaat-e porho abhoi-o tilok-o bhale/prem-o rakhi badho monibondhe"

---Dekhte dekhte esay gelo hostel-er fresher's.

Iti modhei senior der shenho,5 bondhur preeti te badha porhe gechhe bristir maan. Bishesh kore joba di, diti di,(bristir room mate), ananya di, nisha di,simi di,shormi di, moni di,simi di.--Era khub khub kaache chole esaychilo bristi-r. Bristi abolila-i eder khabar churi kore kheto,simi di-r chul tene dito, diti dir chokh bondho kore pujo korlei or pujo-r thala theke pyara thule chut dito,shormi di theke ananya di porjonto sobar golpo-r boi dhore tanatani korto, monika di phire porar katha jiggesh korlei kachumachu mukh kore jaba di der ghare dosh chapato. Aar jaba di jokhon proti sondhai jhor kore porate bosato tokhon bristi porto koto tuku ta jani na tobe didi der modhyekaro pithe konodin sticker, karo khopai jaba phul,bichanar chador-e phul-phol, goru- chagol-er chitro,balish-e compass diye kora phuto shmohimai biraj korto.

Haat-e naat-e dhora porle didi ra kono din gamcha diye haat bedhe dito, kono din jama ba bichanar chador chobate bolto surf-er jol-e. Tobe ekhetre bristir ekta subidha chilo badha haat moni di ke dekhiye anno der boka khawano jeto,surf, jol niye bosle to kathai nei moner anonde phena urano-r protijogita cholto biri-r saathe, niden pokhe ips-er dui gale phena lagiye oke khepano jeto.

Eto kichu korar saath-e saath-e bristi arekta kaaj-o kintu korechhe jor kodom-e, sedin-er sei sopner jadukor ke anek khujeche kintu hotash hoyechhe, ektu ektu dukho hoyechhe kintu bristi patta dei ni. Anek bar bhebechhe Ips ke jigesh kore kintu keno jani na jigesh kora hoye utay ni.

Jai hok hostel-er party-er din sobai ke sari porte bola hoyechilo.Bristi porechilo sada taat r ips ke poriyechilo dushor taat,sondhey theke besh phur-phure mejaj-ei chilo bristi.Kintu bristi ke jokhon gaan gaite bola holo bristi geye utlo:-

"Dariye aachho tumi amar gaaner opar-e/amar sur guli pai choron/ ami pai ne tomar-e--/

---batas bohe mori mori aar bedhe rekho na tori /eso eso par hoye mor hridoi majhare--"

---Bristi nijei jane na bristi keno e gaan geyechhilo, keno ba kar jonno bristi-r khubmaan kharap lagchilo,sokaal theke to khub lafachhilo bristi,thik kore rekhechhilo gaibe--"jago nobo jibon-er chonde" --tobe gaite bose anno gaan keno gailo,kiser jonno chokhe jol aschilo--bristi sotti-ei jane na.

Shudhu bristi jane, sobai jokhon party niye byasto tokhon sokol-er premer rakhi hridoi-e bedhe, andhokaar ghore, andhokaar maan-e shuye porhechhilo bristi. Sedin nijer kaachhe nijei adhora chilo bristi-r maan.

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"Hridoy aaji mor kemon-e gelo khuli/jogot asi setha korichhe kolakuli--"

--Bristir aar anno college-e jawa holo holo na, borong ekhon college-e na gelei maan kharap kore. hostel-e-o sobar saathe-ei besh bhalo bondhutto hoye gechhe. Oder 6 joner ekta dol-o aachhe--sathi, sakhi,rammya, ips, aar biri(biri bole daka hole-o or asol naam ekta anno kichhu chhilo --ekhon maan-e nei). Oder ei 6 joner dol-e ips chhilo boddo bemanaan,kintu ips chhilo bristir room-mate.Oder jara chene tader koutuhol hotei pare, ebong koutuhol-ta ashahabik-o noi je kaakoshho modheye bok jotha---oder dol-e ips keno ebong kibhabei ba ips-r shaathe ei hullorbaaj gulo-r bondhutto hoi.

--Ei proshner uttor dite hole somai-er nirikhe ektu pichiye jete hoi. Bristi tokhon prothom hostel-e room peyechhe. Tar room-e Ips charha baki dujon-ei chilo senior.Dhukei jenechilo Ips Stat department.Emni tei maths ebong maths-er lokjon theke bristi-r dure thakai pochondo,tar opor Ips -r ja gombhir gombhir hab-bhab--. Kintu bristir abar ekta bod obbhesh o besi khon katha na bole thaktei pare na,tar opor se jodi room-mate hoi tar saathe na mishe thaka bristi-r pokkhe asombhob.Tai kichuta baddho hoyei katha bolar chesta shuru korlo. Prothom k din10-ta katha-r ekta uttor dito Ips.--Ekdin dhoijjer badh bhege gelo bristir--karon kono ekta bishoi niye khub laphate laphate bristi giyechhilo ips ke bolteaar ips dube chhilo or shongkhar duniya-i ---puro ghotona ta ek nishaash-e bolar por bristi jokhon bujhlo jake bola hoyechhe se kichhu-i shone ni, tokhon eek jhotkai or samne thaka boi-ta kere niye matite aachhar merechhilo,abhiman aar raage naker pata pholate pholate anek katha bole giyechhilo(egulo oi boyesh-ei sombhob)--Ips stombhito hoye giyechhilo, abaak chokhe dekhchhilo bristi ke--tarpor heshe bolechhilo--"sotti-ei tui ekta paagli--raag hole aamaake maaris ebaar theke , aamaar boi ke aachhaar naa mere". Bondhutto ta shuru hoye giyechhilo sedin thekei. Bristi dustumi kore Ips-r boi lukiye dei, calculator lukiye dei--Ips-o didi-didi haab-bhaab niye bristi ke parate bosai. ei bhabei ips aar bristir-r modhye bondhutto hoye giyechilo gobhir aar ips hoyegiyechilo oder dol-er sodoshho.

Dekhte dekhte bristi der fresher's welcome-er party esay gelo. Bristi ips-r get-up change korar jonno utay pore legaychilo. Ips-r lomba kokrano chul oke aro gombhir kore dei bolei bristi-r dharona tai barbar ips ke chul katar katha bole bristi aar ips dubei thakte chai or shonkhar duniya-i bairer sob kichu bhule. Erom-i ek raat-e bristir dhoijjer bandh abar bhage, nishut raat-e ips ghumiye porle bristi chupi chupi kaichi chaliye diyechhilo ipshita-r chule. Phole baddo hoye porer din ips ke chul katte hoyechilo. Aar bristi ke saradin lukiye thakte hoyechilo oder college-er chad-e.

Aboshesh-e oder protikha-r somapti ghotiye oder akhanshito dinta esei porlo.Ora prothom thekei thik kore rekhechhilo oder hostel-er group ta eeksaath-e thakbe--kintu sedin sokaal-e utay jokhon shunlo ips college party te jabe na tokhon mejaj tai titkute meray giyechhilo bristi-r. Sei teto mejaj niye-i canteen-e giye bosechhilo ora char jon. Rammya or sadharon niom motoi mishe giyechilo or college-r bondhu der dol-e. Shakhi aneker saathei sedin alap koriye dichhilo bristi-r. Asole bristi ke som-e pheranor chestai chhilo ora.Kintu bidhi chhilo baam karon doll-o esay-ei bolechhilo je oke tarhatarhi chole jete hobe.Raage,dukhhe bristi-o thik korechhilo , o-o phirei jabe hostel-e.--Tokhon biri bole utaychhilo je oder dekhiye dewa uchit je ora chharha-o amra enjoy korte pari--(eta abosso oder ke jalanor-i plan chhilo).

Thik ei somai-i shakhi-r kalyan-e ek joner saath-e alap holo bristi-r. College-e sobai take gopal naam-e chene.(Asol naam ekta ahche su diye but amar karo naam mone thake na, tai sudeep theke subhrodeep ja kichu hote pare tar naam)Jai hok ja bolchilam gopal sotti-ei Gopal arthat nonichora krisher baal-rup jemon monohor se-o serokom-i monohor. Krishner anusongo ta ei jonnoi ekhan-e tanlam karon porobortti khetre ei anusongo ta barbar ghure asbe. Besh bhalo legechhilo bristi-r gopal da ke prothom alapei, kichhukhon katha bolar por titkute mejaj ta-o bhalo hoye jachhilo bristir. Rong chote jawa dintai rong bhore utchhilo kromoshho.

Naach-gaan hoi-hullor-er modhye kete giyechhilo dinta. Hostel-er room-e phire bristi anekta hawa-i katha bhashano-r moto bole chhilo:-"stat dept.-er sobai kintu huko mukho hangla noi"! katha ta shunei ips montobbo shuru korechhilo kintu se kathai kaan na deyei balish niye bristi soja hata diyechhilo shakhi der room-e. Sekhan-e-o fresher's party-er golpo. Sesob kichhu-i dhukchhilo na bristi-r mathai. Se tokhon bhabchhilo eki dept duto chele-meye-r modhye eto tophat hoi ki kore, ek jon dinta sur chire diyechhilo arek jon jadur sporshe din ta ke surela kore dilo--pri haat theke khose pora dinta ke anondo moi kore phiriye dilo bristir haat-e. Mayabi jadu korer saath-e abar dekha howa-r asha niye bristi dhire dhire pari jomalo ghumer desh-e.

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"kon se alor sopno niye jen amai-- ke dhake aay chole aay"---
Itihasher gondho mekhe nobinotter pronochholotai bhorpur bristider college-er-o ek sonmohini maya aachhe. sopner nilanjan chokhe eke duru buru buke bristi prothom paa rekhechilo college praangone.
H.sc. porikhaasuru howar por thekei bristi shune aschilo prachin oitijjho bahi college-tar naam. Tumul bristi-te kaak-bheja hoye jedin form tulte giyechilo bristi sedin-i prachinotter gondho makha nobin praaner milon khetro college tar preme porhe giyechhilo bristi.Tarpor to to gelo admisson test, manoshik dola cholota , bhortir jhamela. Abosheshe elo chorom akhankito muhurto. chokhe sopno, mone kichu uttejona,kichuta ba bhoi niyebristi pouche gelo nijer shreni kokhe nirdisto somai-er besh kichuta agei. bari theke beronor somai je manoshik jhor ta chilo kromosoi ta khen hoye aaschhilo. Barbar mone hochhilo se jen taar chiro porichito gondi cherhe deepantore chole esaychhe.Jodi-o se janto, ei bichhinno deepe taar priyo baandhobi doll-o esaychhe, ekhan adjust naa korte parle ba subject pochondo na hole-o tar kono khoti hobe na karonanno college mass-communication-e tar admisson newa-i ahche tobu kichhu tei nijer nijer buker dukh pukani ta komate parchilo na bristi. moner jhor ta jeno protiggai korechhilo phire na asar.
Besh kichhuta asthir paye-i bristi paaichari suru korechilo saamner barandai--kotokhon somai ketechhilo jaane na bristi---sombit phirlo ekta misti meye-r daake. Promthom ta chinte pare ni bristi--pore mone porlo admisson test-er din bristir samnei bosechilo meyeta,laykhok aar boi-er naam guliye phele porikhar hall-ei katha bolechhilo bristi-r saathe.--Ei muhurte oke samne peye bristi mone holo 25 number 25 hazar hoye phire esayche tar kachhe. Barnali ke niye bristi jokhon class room-e dhuklo tokhon baki 18 jon pouchay gechhe sekhan-e. Dhire dhire som-e phirchilo bristi--dhire dhire porichoi porbo sarchilosobar sathe. Tritiyoborsher dada-didi ra jokhon oder saath-e porichoi korte elo tokhon bristi anektai saabhabik. Put-pat kore oder proshner uttor-o dilo, gaan-o shonalo. Jokhon oder college canteen-e niye jawa holo aar ekbar muhurter jonno dola cholota phire esaychilo bristir modhye karon anek baje rotona ahche oder college-er canteen tar naam-e. Kintu canteen-e pouchhe bristir kharap lage ni---. Okhanei doll-er saathe-o dekha dekha hoye gelo bristir. oder keo oder senior ra niye esaychilo canteen-e. Tarpor to sobai ke pash katiye ora suru korlo college porikroma ,chad theke suru kore tank,hare school,sob department gulo. Office giye ek phake jene-o elo bristi-r hostel pete aar matro 5din baki. Tarpor dui bondhu te hata lagalo college square-e. Sekhan-e jol dekhte dekhte dui bondhu sriti romonthon korlo oder purono college-er.Alochona korloei notun college tai thakbe na thakbe na---tarpor sidhantto nilo :-" kichu din dekhai jak."
Ei bhabei kete gelo bristi college-er prothom din ta.

prathomik kichu katha---

---shishir-er shober moto shandhya naame----

amder jibon ghotonar brittey abortito hoi.kokhon-o shoroter akaash-er moto nirmol roudro ujjal, kokhon-o ba utal ghonoghota---abar kokhono kuyasha abrito--
jiboner protita muhurtoi hoi ek ekta golpo---erom-i kichu golpoer mala gathtei hoito elam ekhan-e--.