Engaged

17^th September, 2010 theke 27^th September, 2010, ei 10 dine Kolkata o tar ashepashe 4 jon lok cholonto train er tolay chapa poRechhen. Signal-kaaj korchhilo, level crossing er danda bhulboshoto tola chhilo na , durghotonasthole aain srinkhola poristhitio swabhabik chhilo.

Na, ekjon-o atmohotya korar jonyo baRi theke beronni. antoto serokom kichhu sakkhyopromaN to pawa jayni.

Lokjon chNechiye tNader sabdhan korechhe, level crossing er pashe asthayii foler dokani chitkar kore, “didi dekhe!!!” bole oRna dhore tenechhe, maayer kole shishu bhoye kNede uthhechhe, college chhatriira,”maa go!” bole chokh chapa diyechhe, komboyesii keu keu ekti khondo muhuurter jonyo holeo nijer praNer maya bhule chhute dhorte gechhe, tNara kichchhuti ter panni.

Pawar kothao noy. protyekei mobile-e kotha bolchhilen. Athoba gaan shunchhilen.

GaRi chalate chalate, rasta paar hote hote, train line perote perote mobile-e kotha bolte baroN korata old fashioned. ami se rastay hNatchhina. ar sotyi i to, tNaar mobile, tNaar poysa diye kena, sorbopori tNaar praaN, ami bolbar ke?

Ami shudhu bhabbar cheshta korchhi, jNara hNete hNete giye train-er chakar tolay kuchikuchi holen, apatodrishtite anichchakritoi, tNara ki kotha bolchhilen mobile-e? jeta kothao pNouchhe bola jeto na?

Emon kothay jachchilen tNara, jate theme phone ta sere niye tarpor jawa jeto na?

BorNona shune nihoto sobaike amar motoi sadharoN lok bole mone hoyechhe, ebong ami amar sara jiibon tonno tonno kore choshe pheleo emon ekta kothopokothon mone korte parlam na jetar jonyo ami amar more jawa justify korte pari. maayer sathe jhogRa korte korte, advisor-er sathe nijer rujirutir opor udyoto khNaRa niye negotiate korte korte, bhule jawa manusher sathe notun kore somporko patate patate , jiibon theke kauke chhNete phelteo phelteo ami train-er tolay jete chaina.

Tobu ami kaane earphone gNuje rakhi 24 ghonta. bolar moto kotha nei, kintu shonar moto gaan to achhe. Playlist-er bostapocha gaangulo ghure ghure baaje, amar maather bhetore sarajiiboner moto gaangulo chheni-batali diye khodai hoye gechhe bolle ektuo atyukti hobe na, ekta gaan shesh hote na hote porer ta, porer ta bhallagchhe na ar, gaa guliye uthhchhe almost etobaar shunechhi, aagerta, nana, tar aagerta, uff keno kichhu pochhondo hochchhe na, keno ektao gaan shonar moto nei.... ki boring bhogobaan.... ei korte korte ami raajpoth paar hoi, grocery kori, laundry te kapoR gNuje di, vacuum-er awaj ke chapa dite volume baRate thaki jotokkhoN na mathar bhetor dopdop korte thake.

Otake ta kaan theke khule rakha je ekta sombhabyo bikolpo hote pare, seta ekbaar o mathay aase na.

Apni keno shonen? apni keno phone-ta kaane gNujei rekhechhen, jokhon apni janen ektao joruri phone asbena apnar? (joruri shobdota apekkhik, kintu train-er tolay jawar moto joruri ki kichhu achhe apnar o, amar sondeho achhe.)

Asole etodine amra somoyer muulyo haaRe haaRe bujhechhi. shudhu rastay hNete somoy noshto korbo keno, tar theke kotha ta ekhoni sere ni. karo sathe kotha bolar nei? tahole songiitchorcha kora jak. Music kromosho ekta mohamarii te ruupantorito hochche kheyal korechhen ki?

Bhabun to, jNara ei mrityukaliine kotkhopokothoner anyo prante chhilen tNader trauma ta? eto kachh theke mrityuke protyokkho korar jonyo ami tNader ektuo hingse korchhi na bola bahulyo. thhik korechhi ebar theke phone tulei jante chaibo bokta ki abosthay achhen, kothay achhen. onake cholonto train-er tolay chapa poRa theke rokkha korte noy, baki jiiboner moto nijeke ekti bhoyaboho du:swopno theke bNachate.

Ami seriously cheshta korchhi amar earphone ta hariye phelte. jotodin ota chhilona dibbi bNecheborte chhilam to. chhotobelay baba maa bhoy dekhiyechhilen, ‘walkman’ shunle kaan kharap hoye jay. Science ei bhoyke nosyat kore diyechhe kina ami janina, tobe etuku jani ager theke ami kaane kom shuni. Kaane kom shuni, chokhe kom dekhi, nyuunotomo swabhabik buddhitukuo lop peyechhe amar je ami hu hu kore chhute aasa gaaRi-sonkiirNo boRo rasta perote giye edik odik dekhte porjonto bhule jachchhi. Rail line peronor somoy je sojag thaka dorkar, jonme theke haate dhore shekhano ei shikkha, instinct hoye jawa uchit chhilo jeta etodine, seta porjonto mone rakhte parchhi na.

Apnio please kichhu ekta korun. bus-e bose bose bored laagle janala diye takiye hoarding poRun, samner seat-e bosa premik premikar khunsutite aaRi patun, rasta peronor somoy rastatai dekhun, signal ta kokhon kibhabe DONT WALK theke WALK hoy tate monojog din.akkhondo monojog. chaile shohorer rastaghaat, bhiR, kolorober moddhye theke songiit khNuje bar korar cheshtao korte paren. ja apnar praaNe chay. asubidhejonok poristhite phone ele nijeke badhyo korun seta ignore korte.

More jawar karoNer abhab nei. mrityur samne amader asohayotar o na. kintu gaan shunte shunte athoba kotha bolte bolte hNete hNete giye more jawar moto sosta ekhono hoye jayni amader jiibongulo.