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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.