Compulsory

Badhyotamuulok je kono kichhur i ami ghor birodhii. er sopokkhe sowal korar jonyo 'swadhiinotay hostokkhep' athoba 'byaktisottar bikashe bighnosrishti' jonito suchintito abhimot achhe amar emon asha korle thhokben. aboshyo se asha thakle apni amar prolap poRte asten na, setao thik.

Kajei anyo somosto bishoyer motoi, e bishoyta niyeo ami kebol amar nijer kothai bolte pari.

Apnar kotha janina, ‘Compulsory’ shobdota ekai je kono bishoyer proti amar somosto utsaho ebong agroho ni:sheshe shushe newar pokkhe jotheshto. ‘Polligramostho Projader Durobostha BorNon’ becharar kono dosh i chhilona, sref syllabus-er angsho howa chhaRa. shudhumatro ‘compulsory’ howar aporadhe ami or najyo bhager somosto somoy janalar opare cheye theke noshto kortam. tarporeo haate somoy thakle ‘prokashoker nibedon’ porjonto poRte raji chhilam ami, kintu PPDB? noibo noibo cho.

Apnar hoto erokom?

Class 6-e sob meyeke diye jokhon nijeder maaper laal niil beguni sweater bonano holo, tokhon Uttarpara Govt. High School-e bose jara ‘Phenyl’ banachchilo athoba ebRokhebRo ‘Caustic saban’, tader soubhagye ami jwolepuRe mortam. abaro, er satheo lingoboishomyer bindumatro somporko nei. amake Phenyl banate badhyo kora hole, sweater bunte na parar dukkhe amar raate ghum asto na se niyeo ami nishchit.

Somosya ta oi “kortei hobe” niye.

Sei eki jukti follow kore, apni jodi amake Diwali party-r dance floor e tene namate chan, “nachtei hobe” bole, sei muhuurte amar bhetor theke somosto nach antorhito hobe, e ami apnake guarantee dite pari.

Jodio emnite nach bolte ami agnyan. anonde, abege, preme, shoke, biyebaRir bandparty-te ebong bhasaner michhile ami neche dhundhumar phele dite pari. nach amake somosto dukkho bholay, hotashar atol theke tule ane, ‘liberate’ kore.

Kintu bhasaner truck-er samne nacha ar alo-aNdhari ghorer ghuronto chokmoki aloy, charkoNer charti 1000 watt speaker theke utpadito,buker thik moddhyikhane giye dhakka mara shobdobrohmo, ar chhayamuurtider bhhiRe nacha to ek kotha noy.

Se kotha bojhate jetei sedin ekjon bhoyanok rege gelen. teRe ese bollen, “yarki hochchhe? amra nachbo, tomra bose bose dekhbe? eta ki mujro peyechho? dekhte gele nachte hobe.”

Dekhun dekhi ki anyay. ami gorib manush porer dwara bahito hoye party te esechhi, tNara jotokkhoN na amake amar baRite pherot pNouchhe dichchhen amake totokkhoN okhanei mukhchun kore ghurghur korte hobe. tar opor jodi nachte badhyo kora hoy seta manobadhikar longhoner cheye komta holo kise?

Sobtheke boRo kotha, okhane keu i emon bhalo kichhu nachchhilen na jeta dekhar jonyo ami honye hoye chhilam. bhari to elopathaRi haat paa chhNoRa, nach dekhatao okhane ‘compulsory’.

Kintu eita bolle sedin amar khun hoye jawao kichhu bichitro chhilo na. tai saat pNach bhebe ami ar mukh khulini.