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BNacha gechhe. apod chukechhe. balai ghuchechhe. kiser kotha bolchhi bujhte parlen to? are sei aloppeye alombush Irene . nah, ami tar nyajer nagale chhilam na kokhonoi. Torch ar battery ar joler botol kinte honye hoye amake ghurte hoyni, bus-tram bondho hoye sara soptahanto ghorbondii hoye thakteo hoyni, baRite ghono ghono phone kore janan diteo hoyni je chintar kichhu nei, ekhono amar haat paa dhoR mundu sob nijer nijer jaygatei achhe, jhoRe uRe jayni. Kintu gelei bodhoy bhalo hoto. ba jabar upokrom hole. Kichhu kichhu lok je ki abishwasyo borat niye prithibiite esechhen, nijer chokhe na dekhle bishwas hoyna. amar bhage kebol bhuumikompo , tao chhai mote 5.8, ki holo bujhe uthhte uthhtei sob je ke sei, ar enader bhage bhuumikompo AND HURRICANE. Big bad Irene . Shohorer itihase prothom, rajyer itihase choturtho, desher itihase soptom ityadi shuniye amake impress korte chan odiker bondhu. AnekkhoN dhore ghaaR neRe neRe klanto hoye giye ami sheshrokkhar ekta cheshta kori. boli...

Jogoter sera du:khii ke? Jah, eta ekebare dudh-bhat proshno hoye gelo. probasii. sobai jane. Se nahoy jante pare. kintu ki du:kho, koto du:kho jane ki? seta jante hole probaser niranondo bonobase giye theke dekhte hobe. anyo kono short cut nei. Bisheshoto shoRorritur rajyo theke 4 seasons-er deshe giye poRle to ar kothai nei. Shorot nei, KrishnochuuRa bihiin Bosonto thekei ba ki, Hemonter asha nahoy baad-i dilam. Tobu amar Borshar jonyo sobtheke beshi mon kemon kore. sotyikarer borsha. je borshay akashe kajoler moto megh jome, huhu kore batas boy, gachher matha nuiye, janalar porda uRe ghor dhuuloy bhore jay. jerokom borshay bhije gobor hoye Kakkeshwar Kuchkucher aporuup ruup aro kholtai hoy, seirokom borsha. Office-er janala diye baire brishtir naame prohosonta dekhe Rishrar baRir janala diye dekha borshar jonyo shok notun kore uthhle uthhlo amar. khimche khimche chokh theke jol bar korar moto kore ami mone monei haat paa chhNuRe nalish korte laglam. baRir se janalata ne...

কেমন আছেন? আমার চলে যাচ্ছে কোনওমতে। সেই থোড় বড়ি খাড়া আর খাড়া বড়ি থোড়। অবস্থা এমন পর্যায়ে পৌঁছেছে যে আজ দুপুরের রিখ্‌টার স্কেলে আড়াই পয়েন্টের ভূমিকম্পটা আপাতত আমার জীবনের সবথেকে রোমহর্ষক ঘটনা। ফোনে, চ্যাট বাক্সে, ই-মেলে ফাঁক পেলেই সবাইকে ফলাও করে শোনাচ্ছি কী রকম বলা নেই কওয়া নেই হঠাৎ চেয়ার দুলল, মাথা ঘুরল। কী হচ্ছে বুঝতে না বুঝতেই কী রকম চ্যাটলিস্টে সারি সারি মেসেজ জ্বলে উঠল, “Earthquake!!! OMG!!! RUN!!!” বসে বসে ভাবছি ভূমিকম্প ভাঙিয়ে কী পোস্ট লেখা যায়, বান্টি ফোন করে জিজ্ঞাসা করল আর্থকোয়েক উদযাপন করতে রাতে খেতে যাওয়ার প্ল্যান হচ্ছে, আমি রাজি কিনা। লাফিয়ে পড়া ছাড়া আর কি কোনও অপশন আছে? আমাদের গণতান্ত্রিক গ্রুপ। বাইরে খাওয়া হলে সকলেই পালা করে পছন্দের কুইজিন বাছার পালা আসে। আমি সবসময় চাইনিজ নয়তো থাই খাবারের পক্ষে ভোট দিই। খাবারগুলো তো ভালো লাগেই তাছাড়া ওইসব দোকানে খাওয়া ছাড়াও নানারকম চিত্তবিনোদনের ব্যবস্থা থাকে বলেও। যেমন ধরুন ফরচুন কুকিস। খাওয়াও হল আবার খাওয়ার পর টেবিলশুদ্ধু লোকের কার কপালে কী আছে জানাও গেল। তবে বেশিরভাগ ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী অসম্...

Jotoi buk thuke boli na keno, ekta dada ba bhai thakle amar baba maa tate amate bindumatro probhed korten na, ekebare dNaRipallar dudik miliye manush korten, kothata sotyi noy. hNya eta thik, amake gNeyo bhut baniye rekhe tNara chheleke Ingriji school-e pathaten na ba amar juljule drishtir samne diye boRo machhtao rojroj chheler paate tule diten na. borong ultota howar sombhabonai beshi chhilo. amar chena anek dadake du:kho korte shunechhi, baba maa emon totostho hoye thaken pachhe ekchokhomi hoye jay, niyom kore machher matha, murgir thyang boner paate giye poRe. Agei sondeho korechhilam bhaibon thakar kichhu na kichhu apokarita thaktei hobe. Jekhantay amar maa (babar paap-o ebabode kichhu kom nei, tobe se niye anyo post-e katachhNeRa kora jabe) golmal kore phelten, seta hochche ruupcharcha. JNara ei porjonto poRe mukh chapa diye, ba dNaat bar korei, haschhen, tNader sobinoye mone koriye di, ruupchorcha kora ar se chorchay kaaj dewa ek kotha noy. maayer chorchay amar kichhu...

Anek bhebeo sthir korte parlam na swadhiinata dibos niye kii lekha jay. aproyojoniiyo eto jinis niye amar eto kotha bolar thake, erokom ekta guruutwopuurNo bishoy niye nei keno, seita ashchorjo. Hoyto amar kachhe bishoyta guruutwopuurNo noy bole. chhotobelay potaka uttoloner por basi nimki ar goja, boRobelay bochhorer shurute calendar poriikkha kore 15th August Sombar athoba Shukrobar poRle ullas, Shani Rabibar poRle “zoghonyo boss” bole next 5 minute-er shokpalon. e chhaRa amar jiibone swadhinota diboser bhuumika nogoNyo. 1947-er chaite borong 1991 amar (ebong amar dekha Bharatbarsha-r) kachhe anek beshi tatporjer. Globalization o desher arthoniitite tar suprobhab kuprabhab niye regression run kore e jiiboner moto pet chole jabe amar. swadhiinata labher arthonoitik gurutwo niye shesh kobe publication hoyechhe dekhan dekhi. Tate aboshyo swadhiinata dibos udjapon atkay na. Patel Brothers-e dhhalao miniature teronga potaka bikri hochhe, kine ene dorjar koNe gNujlei hoy. Doordar...

Prothombar hostel chheRe apartment-e songsar patar somoy jeta sobtheke beshi chokhe legechhilo, seta holo je byaparta ki asombhob porishkar. porishkar bolte ami porichchhonnota bolte chaichhi na. Apartment-e dhuke dekhlam setay apadomostok notun rong, notun carpet, janalay notun blinds. emonki purono rannaghorta porjonto upRe phelechhen kortripokkho. jate ager bhaRateder chhNoyatukuo kothao lege na thake. JNara thekechhen tNara janben, ei byaparta hostel-e kora asombhob. jotoi rong kora hok na keno, jotoi carpet bodlano hok na keno, jotoi ghoshe ghoshe dewaler chhalchamRa tule phela hok na keno, kothao na kothao ekta antoto sticker lege thakbei. Drawer-er khNaje Donatos-er coupon. kingba koNa domRano dresser. puurboton basindader krodh, uchchwas ba sref boredom-er chinho hisebe. Bolai bahulyo desher hostel-e loke pizza coupon-er chaite anek beshi interesting chinho rekhe jay. Hostel-baaser prothomdin, ghore paa diye dekhi goto 5 bochhore desher joto khoborer kagoj, joto magazin...

Kotokichhu je cheyechhi ami jiibone. kotokichhu je paini. Eksomoy proti Robibaar gaan shikhe pherar pothe Chinese khawar bayna kortam, petam na. ekhon roj rattire Styrofoam-er baksher bhetor shuye thaka Orange Chicken-er dike takiye mone mone bhabi, mrityu er theke ar kotoi ba biswad hobe? Chinese khawa ar more jawa. dutor ekta ichcheo puroN hoyni amar. Ami baRite Limca-r machine bosate parini. roj bikele bhalobese nijeke ice cream kine dite parini. Fluorescent komola ronger ice-cream, full fat ar chete chete khete hoy. paRasuddhu kukurchhana jhNetiye baRite ene pushte parini. boyam suddhu Bubble gum kine ante parini jate sobkota sticker eksathe hostogoto kora jay. Sudipto-r moto bujhdar bondhura santwona dewar cheshta kore. bole,” tate ki hoyechhe Kuntala, ichche to somoyer sathe sathe paltay. ki paoni setar dik theke chokh soriye ki pele seta dekho. Count your blessings. “ Blessings na chhai. ek oi kukurchhana baad dile (Self-diagnosis shobdotar maane jedin theke jenechh...

Sedin protibha niye kotha hochhilo. protibha niye, protibhabander niye. nijeder protibhahiinota niye. ki bhalo hoto amader sokoler bhage jodi ektu kore protibha boraddo korten bhogoban. fosfos kore idea beroto matha theke, golgol kore publication, tenure niye tension nei. “jiibonta ki soja hoto bhabte parchho?” Banti diirghoshwas phele. Soja jiibon-i jodi chaibi tobe ekbare takapoysa chailei hoy. emonki paper lekhar koshtotukuo korte hoyna. tate raji noy keu. shudhu boRolok hoye labh nei. 10 ta loke chinbe, dakbe, mudrasphiiti niye muulyoban motamot cheye pathabe khoborer kagoj, tobe na? Kothata aswiikar korte parina. modhyobitto Bangali hoye jonmechhi. peter rog ar protibhar lobh jonmosuutre pawa. Kothay ekta poRechhilam, protibha durokomer. ekrokomer protibha dekhle sondeho thakena je lokkhokoti bochhor por por, ajut-nijut permutation combination periye groho nokkhotro suurjo tara akashe ekti bishesh binyase sthito hole tobe eNra dhoray asen. Einstein, Nikhil Banerjee, Chan...

Mini Mittir-er boyos mote ek. shunte bhoyanok kom mone holeo, or naamta je bishesh subidher rakha hoyni seta bujhte Minir pokkhe ek bochhor-i jotheshto. shudhu naam keno, naakta maayer moto na hoye babar moto ar gayer rongta babar moto na hoye maayer moto hole je akhere kaje dito esob-o Mini bhaloi bojhe. Eguloke niyoti-nirbondho bole mene nite Mini raji achhe, kintu jonmodine ekgada lok deke bhut khawanor juktita Minir mathay dhokena. ar lok khawabi khawa, tader monoranjaner jonyo sara sondhye Minike ekta bhoyonkor kutkute jama poriye rakhata kirokom bibechonar porichoy, seta Mini seriously jante ichchhuk. Chotemote Mini asohojoger rasta dhore. bhogoban doyalu lok, baakshokti ekhono denni bote, kintu golay jor diyechhen entar. ar goto ek bochhorer abhignotay Mini jane, chNechano actually kotha bolar chaite anek beshi karjokorii. Kajei Mini chNechay. praNpoN. chena, achena, half-chena je keu oke kole newar upokrom korlei ba or mota mota gaaler dike angul baRalei Mini chilchi...