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Chhotobelay khub kom lokei nijeke du:khii ba bonchito mone kore. sejonyo ami anekdin porjonto bujhte partam na, pujor somoy amar mamato bhai-bon amader baRite beRate jawar kotha uthhle haat paa chhNuRe kanna juRe dito keno. Pujor somoy Kasba chheRe Rishra giye thaka ar more jawar moddhye bishesh parthyo nei, eitai chhilo oder boktobyo. Ami boltam, keno amader paRate pujo hoy to. niye jabo toder. ar boRo pandal dekhte hole Srirampur gelei hoy. Suman-Dolon amar dike emon mukh kore takato jeno ami nije shunte pachchina ki bolchhi. kothay Bosepukur-er theme pujo, ar kothay Nabinpalli-r golir bNash ar tripoler pandal. Kothay phNaka pandal-e noRboRe chair-e bose mosha marte marte paRapoRshir hNaRir khobor chalachali, kothay Maddox Square-er oitijhyomondito adda. Kintu je jinis konodin dekhini shunini, setar anuposthitite koshto pawa shokto. tai amader paRar pujota jotheshto bhalo chhilo amar pokkhe. Folding chair-e bose paa duliye oi kota sokal bikel kabar kore kokkhono afshosh...

Somoyer sathe sathe manusher dol, mot, niiti, aadorsho kiirokom ar kotokhani palti khete pare, nije chokhe dekhleo anek somoy bishwas hoyna. Koto lok dekhlam, apnarao dekhechhen nishchoy, jara college canteen-e 'live together'-er pokkhe gola phatiye 25 perote na perote aguner samne bose purut moshaiyer sathe sathe যদিদং হৃদয়ং তব aaoRate laglo. joubone jini KalapahaRer sakkhat abotar chhilen, sontaner Madhyamik poriikkhar age sei tini-i douRe giye Dokkhineshwar-er rode-agun chatale khali paaye pNyaRar changari haate line dilen. School-er “Kusongskar-NibaroNii Somiti’ r president chakri-te dhuke haater 10 angule 10 rokom pathorer chash kore phello. Banti bole, “Hypocrites”. ami boli “boyos hole bujhbi.” Tobu maa jokhon sedin hukum dilen, “cholo Sona, tomar jonyo ekta TV kine niye asi.” tokhon amar bishom lege bhirmi khawar jogaR. Khawar-i kotha, karoN TV-r sathe maayer shotruta ajker noy. eksomoy Superhit Muqabla-r khoppor theke amake bNachate maa je ki porimaN en...

Aj bikele maa chole gelen. Serechhe. oporer line-ta likhe amar jerokom golmele thekchhe, poRe apnader-o serokom thekchhe ki? byaparta golmele noy motei, dNaRan kholsa kore boli. Maa amar kachhe beRate esechhilen kichhudiner jonyo. aj bikele tNake ta ta kore diye elam. Phirte phirte bhabchhilam, ki jani kemon lagbe khali ghortay chabi ghuriye dhukte, chokhe jol-i asbe hoyto. proti muhuurte mone poRbe maa thakle ekhon ki kortam, koto tuchchho kothay hese goRiye poRtam, koto gurutoro bokuni khete kheteo khetam na. Kintu manush bhabe ek, hoy arek. Ese theke jinispotro khNujte khNujtei amar sara sondhye kabar hoye raat ghonalo. ar sei songe etao porishkar hoye gelo, sara dupur office-e bose ami jokhon aporadhbodhe dogdho hotam ar ghontay ghontay phone kore jante chaitam, maa thik kotokhani bored hochchen ekla ghore, tokhon keno tini moha birokto hoye bolten, “aah Sona, nije kaaj koro, amakeo korte dao.” Ami bhebe petam na, eto kaaj maa pachchhen kotthheke? oi to ektukhani ba...

Ek paRay thakbo bole jokhon amra je jar baRi chheRe ei complex-tay uthhe elam, tokhon prothom chokhe poRlo, gate-er kachhe ekta borof joma nongramoto pool ar yard-er thik moddhyikhane ekta nam-na-jana haR jirjire gachh. tarpor jeta nojore poRlo seta hochchhe complex-er pechhondiker pNachiler thik odharei 200 bochhorer purono pellay ek koborkhana. sari sari uNchunichu pathorer pholok, kono konotar gaaye helan diye rongberonger phuler guchchho rakha. gorosthaner majhe majhe birat birat gachh chhaya mele dNaRiye achhe. Shibalee bollo, “proshnoi nei.” Somasree gombhiir hoye roilo. Banti ek laaf diye bollo, “kobe move-in korchhi?” Bechara Shibalee. o pNachil theke sobtheke duurer khali apartment-ta niyechhe. jeno bhuter haat otoduur pNouchhobe na. Bhut somporke apnader ki mot? ami esob aboignanik jinispotre bishwas korina, kintu tai bole bhoy pete to badha nei. edike abar bhuter golpo poRao chai, bhuter cinema dekhao chai. bohu bochhor age ekbar TV te ‘Kaun’ diyechhilo. dekhe por ...

Kichhu kichhu jinis somoye soye jay, jemon dhorun kumRo. chhotobelay baRite kumRo ranna hole khete bose ami, amar maa ar thakuma, 3 jonei naker jole chokher jole hotam. bhinno bhinno karoNe. kintu sei jebar 7 ghonta drive kore majhrattire hu-hu khide niye hajir holam ar Aparajita jotno kore bosiye dhobdhobe sada plate-e dhNoya othha gorom bhat, bhaja muger daal, Chicago-r bajar theke cooler-e kore boye niye asa machher patla jhol ar kumRor chhokka poribeshon korlo, sedin theke kumRor sathe boiriita amar ghuche gechhe. Ekhon somporkota oi ‘Hi-Hello’ porjonto ese thhekechhe bolte paren. Kichhu kichhu jinis abar somoyer sathe sathe aro bhalo, aro dami, aro sundor hoye othhe. purono chhobir album, dadu dida thakuma, sotyikarer prem. samajhdarera dabi koren wine-o naki ei gotre poRe, tobe se dabir sotyasotyo jachai korte hole tNaderkei jigges korte hobe, ami bolte parbona. Ar ei dui rokomer baire arekrokom jinis hoy, jader opor somoyer karikuri ekkebare achol. 20 bochhor ager bars...

sheshporjonto hasita je thakumai hasben ke janto. amar aboshyo ekhon sondeho hochhe thakuma nije janten agagoRai, kebol pete pete rekhechhilen. khulei boli. amar mathay jokhon uthhe jawar moto chul aboshishto chhilo, tokhon hitoishiira oi shesh ko’gachha bNachiye rakhar jonyo nanabidho upodesh diten. ei jemon lohar koRai-e seddho kora jobafuler ros kingba chhNachi pNeyaj bete mathay mekhe office jawa. athoba roj sokale chule mayonese lepe 10 minute shiirshason. bhalo kotha shunte amar aj noy, konodin-i bhalo lage na. tai jobaful khNojar bodole ami ‘Health and Personal Care’ aisle-er ghurte gelam. giye mayonese-walader jonyo mon koruNay bhore gelo. thore thore koto award-winning shampoo! Volumizing, invigorating, damage repairing, deep penetrating. er moddhye amar konta kaje lagbe bhabte bhabtei dekhi ek koNe Indo-Aryan-Mongol-Dravidian stock-er lokeder jonyo special shampoo rakha achhe. kine ene sokal bikel makhchhi ar bhabchhi tao chul othhe keno, tokkhuni ‘no-poo’ biplobe...

2 bochhor ki nostalgia-y bhogar pokkhe jotheshto diirgho somoy? ekhon jodi apnader boli aj theke 2 ti Bosonto ar 24 ti puurNima ar ke jane kotoshoto joyar-bhNata age, ek jemontemon Budhbarer sodhyey, amar ghorer secondhand lamp-er mitmite holde alor tolay bose ami bola nei kowa nei Abantor likhte shuru korechhilam, seta ki khub adikhyeta shonabe? Goto 2 bochhore ja ja ghotlo, phurolo, notun kore shuru holo, “ar jabo na” nakkhot diye kNede phire ese NyaRa abaro Beltolar dike gutiguti hNata lagalo, sesober tatporjo jothartho anudhabon korte hole apekkha kora chhaRa goti nei. aj theke bochhor 25 pore somoy, hoy amar kkhomar ajogyo bhulgulo chokhe angul diye dhoriye debe, noyto pithh chapRe bolbe, “good job.” Abantor amar dinrattirer kotota gobhhiire daag rekhe gelo, ba adou rekhe gelo kina, seta jante holeo amake apekkha kortei hobe. Kom se kom 10 bochhor to botei. Kintu otodin porer kotha bhebe ar jei bNachuk, ami bNachi na. ei muhuurter kotha jodi jigges koren tahole bolbo 2...

2 jon Bangali ekotro hole je Banglay kotha bolbe, uposthit anyo bhashabhashii songiider proti soujonyer toyakka na korei, se niye ar nalish kore labh nei. o niye Bangali ektuo lojjito to noy-i, ulte amar mone achhe JNU-te class-er songkhyaloghu chhelemeye jokhon gotyontor na dekhe sheshmesh bhanga bhanga Bangla bolte shuru korlo, tokhon amader sokoleri gorbe buk 10 haat phule uthhechhilo. Edike Banglay nijer namer banan bhul likhle bindumatro lojja hoyna. bichitro. Jai hok, ajke baje golper bishoy Bangali je Banglay kotha bole seta noy, borong ki niye kotha bole seita. amake jodi jigges koren tahole bolbo, prithibiir beshir bhag Bangalir beshir bhag kothopokothoner bishoy nimnochap noy, kheladhuulo noy, CPM Trinomool noy, emonki Rabindranath-o non. Bangalir kothopokothoner abisongbadito nayok, asukhbisukh. Chandril jotoi akkhep korun na keno, shoriir niye chhutmargo ar jar-i thakuk, Bangalir nei. alap howar 10 minute-er moddhye amra eke oporke marital status jigges na korar...