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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?”