Ashtomite hNete hNete

Ajkalkar chhelepuleder dekhle amar je ga-jwala kore, emni emni na. ei jemon Bantir kothai dhorun. roj school theke phire emon mukhchokh korbe jeno mara jete or ar beshi deri nei. sedin koto kore iniyebiniye bollam, “chol baba, golituku periye, rastata topke, goRer mathher size-er parking lot-khana hnete giye, eibela pujor bajarta kore ani.” tate chhNoRa ki bole janen?

Bole, “ore baba oto hnatle amar hnatu khule haate chole asbe. tomar pujor jama, tumi kenoge jao.”

Bujhun. tui hotobhaga buke-peshi-mukhe-haasi togboge noujowan, 25 periye 26-e paa diyechhis ki disni, tui hNatbi na to ke hNatbe?

Eder boyose amra pesticide-e chobano toritorkari sokal-bikel kheye hojom kortam, gym-fym er dhar dhartam na, tobu dorkar poRle shohorer ardhek hNetei mere dite partam.

Amar jiiboner ek smoroNiiyo hontoner golpo shonabo apnader ajke. je somoyer kotha bolchhi tokhon amar boyos Bantir cheyeo anek kom, mathar edhare odhare sadar chhitematro lageni, galer ekhane okhane ekta duto broNo bhul kore tokhono uNki marchhe.

Sei somoyer ek pujor ashtomiir sokale amra kojon Coffee House-r thik nichtate ese jutlam. motlob holo paaye hNete pandal-hopping. ami maayer paatbhanga akashi Dhakai samle Tarakeshwar local ar 44 nombor thengiye knatay knatay 9 tay ese hajir holam, Salt lake theke Moumita ar Lake Town theke Tannishtha arArchita poter bibi seje ese pnouchholo 9 ta 25 nagad. Hajra moR theke Payel hontodonto hoye elo jokhon tokhon pakka 9 ta beje 37 minute. sheshe ghorir knata jokhon 10 ta chnuichnui ar amader dhoirjer bnadh bhango-bhango, tokhon Baithakkhana bajarer ekta adyikaler jhurjhure baRir dotola theke neme ese Nabanita, jeno kichhui hoyni emon bhab kore bollo, “Let’s move, guys.”

Atoeb move kora holo. College Square-er thakurta nomo kore, dugga bole Bidhan Sarani dhore nakborabor uttormukho amra jatra shuru korlam.

Uttor Kolkatay ar jar-i thak na keno, golir abhab nei. jotogulo goli, totogulo pujo pandal. anami machhi taRano pandal-o jemon dekhlam, sharod sommaner jonyo jaanpraN loRiye dewa pandal-rao baad poRlo na. Simla Byayam Samiti, Girish Park, 37 Palli, Chalta Bagan, Vivekananda Sporting. hNete hNete nijeder college-er kachhe aste na astei Kolkatar konyera eliye poRlen.

Instant energy-r jonyo chinir juRi nei, ar chini khete hole Nakur Nandy-r chaite bhalo jaygao nei ar.

Tokhon amader 20 bochhor boyosii metabolism, chini keno, ekta gota haati kheye phelleo shoriirer kotthao ta ekbindu joma hoy na. dokane dNaRiye guchhiye jolbhora sondesh ar rosogolla sNatano holo. mishtir chote mukh gola jibh jokhon joRiye jobjobe, rastar dhar theke mutton roll kheye mukhshuddhi korlam sobai.

Kheyedeye abar hNata shuru. amader plan chhilo Bagbajar porjonto giye abar phirti pothe Kumartuli hoye Ahiritola pNouchhono. sekhan theke Ganga paar hoye ami mofoswoler kole pherot asbo, bakirao je jar rasta dhorbe. kintu khanikduur jete na jetei ter pelam, jolbhora sondesh, mutton roll, mathar opor kromosho gongone hoye othha roddur ar notun juto pora klanto payer pata, milemishe je byaparta hoyechhe, tate ekta biroti newa joruri. Haatibaganer pandal-e bose khanikkhoN jirono gelo. peter bhetor roll ar sondesher milito bidroho thanda korar jonyo ekta kore ‘Thums Up’ niye boslam.

Abar hNata shuru. Bagbajarer thakur dekhe, pasher asthayii dokan theke jibhe jol ana hojmi guli kine khete khete amra Kumortulir poth dhorlam. pothe kono ekta pandal-e dekhi nagardola ityadi niye ekta chhotokhato melar byabostha kora hoyechhe. bhordupure sob bondho. kintu tate ki? totokkhoNe amader dolna chapar ichche probol hoye uthchhe. edik odik khNuje dolna-walake dhore ana holo. tar probol apottite korNopaat na kore amra 6 jon moyuurponkhii dolnay choRe boslam. dolna kromosho goti nilo, Tannishthar “thamao thamao” artonaad chhapiye bakider aatonko ar ullas meshano chitkare pandal-prangoNer dupurer shanti churmar. kando dekhe byajarmukho dolna-wala niche dNaRiye dNaat baar kore haste laglo.

Jatrapother shesh stop Ahiritolay jokhon amra ese pNouchholam, tokhon karo gaaye ar ekbindu shokti aboshishto nei. shaRi kNuchke, salwar kamizer istiri chotke ekakar. roddure jholsano mukh, nagordolar haway chul ghNeteghute eksha.

Sondhye nama ar bagh beronor probadta promaN korar or theke upojukto somoy ar hoyna.

Chair tene sobe bosechhi, body phelechhi bolai uchit, hothat shuni, “tomader sathe ektu kotha bolte pari?” takiye dekhi prochur doRadoRi, jontropati, birat ekta camera ghaRe kore kotogulo lok amader ghire phelechhe. bikhyato TV channel-er logo aNka mike haate niye Pallab Kirtaniya amader dike haasimukhe cheye achhen.

Sedin raate TV te amar chehara dekhe maayer bhirmi lagar jogaR. bollen, “tora ki thakur dekhte beriyechhili, naki juddhe gechhile?”

Juddhoi bote. kintu asol kotha hochche sedin amra juddhe jite phirechhilam. se joyer gorbo ar anondo ekhono sara mone lege achhe.