Ekele parboN
Tokhon chhilo phNaka mathh, ekhon loklokiye uthhechhe flatbaRi. tokhon paRasuddhu loker "jah aabaaar gelo" chNechiye othha loadshedding, ekhon ghore ghore ni:shobdo inverter-er alor abiram supply. tokhon pujor mukhe Debosree Ladies Tailors-er samne lomba line, ekhon Shoppers Stop-er rastay sarabochhor janjot. tokhon sokal 8-ta bajte na bajtei ei ettokhani Amul butter diye bhate-bhat nake mukhe gNuje school-e chhota, ekhon 3 bela plate-bhorti ghaaspata niye bose mindful-eating. tokhon 12 maas juRe moNimuktor moto chhoRano 13ta poth-cheye-thaka parboN. ekhon? khub katchhNat kore gunleo kompokkhe 1300 ta hobe.
Aj (ekhon aboshyo gotokal bola uchit) sei baRti 1287 khana parboNer ekkhana hoihoi kore palito hochchhe Paschimbanger ghore ghore.
Happy Dhanteras. ajker ei shubho abosore Abantorer sokol pathokpathika-ke janai amar hardik shubhokamona.
Dhanteras sombondhe ami prothom jante pari khoborer kagoje. ekta bignapon, seta TV-r naki gaRir naki Hawai chotir naki pressure cooker-er bhule gechhi, shudhu mone achhe tara sobbaike udbuddho korchhilo tader jinis kinte, karoN sedin chhilo Dhanteras. kenakata korai naki ei diner rewaj.
Utsab manei je poysa khoroch se kotha notun noy. pujoy gushtisuddhu aatmiiyoke jama kine dite hoy, Kalipujoy baji poRanor sathe kagojer note poRanor tofat korenna anekei. sebhabe dekhle Christmas-o Cathleen-er dokane giye pocket halka korar bahana chhaRa ar ki?
Kintu ta bole shudhumatro poysa khoroch korar jonyoi ekkhana aasto utsaber amdani?
Khoroch korar moto poysa amar chhilona kokhonoi, tai ami dhanteras niye bishesh utsaho bodh korini konodin. kintu dinkal paltechhe. kaal maa Dalhousie theke Rishra station porjonto 45 minute-e pNouchhe giye, station road-er jam-e atka poRe rikshay bosechhilen aro 45 minute.
Rastar dudharer somosto dokan jinispotrer bhare phete poRchhe, chardike aaloy chokh dhNadhiye jawar upokrom, pocketbhorti taka niye sroter moto manush neme poRechhe pothe, dokanira ghonta proti 30 takay lok bhaRa niyechhen, jara dokaner samne dNaRiye chonga mike-e sobaike ‘dhamaka offer’-er fordo poRe shonachchhe. Dhanteras-er shubho abosore fridge kinle microwave, microwave kinle pressure cooker, pressure cooker kinle Scotch-Brite. ekkebare free.
Rikshay bose maa sposhto dekhechhen, je dokanta theke amra bochhorkar Boroline ar shiitkale Pears Glycerine saban kini, sei ‘Sananda’-r bhodrolok tar school-e poRa dui chheleke dokaner samne placard haate dNaR koriye diyechhen. 3 te Glycerine saban kinle ekkhana deodorant free debar protishruti diye.
Janjote Rishrar jonojiibon stobdho kora khub soja kotha noy. Durga-Jagaddhatri ja parenni, Dhanteras ta kore dekhiyechhe. apnara jNara etodin take sref ‘hujug’ bole mukh bNykachchilen, burjoya pNujibadii utsob bole tachchilyo korchhilen, Dol-Durgotsober sathe ekasone take boste dichhilen na, tader jhule poRa chibuker samne diye gotmotiye hNete giye, Dhanteras Banglar palaparboNer hall of fame-e nijer jayga arjon kore niyechhe. anayase.
thik bolechho... sonar goynar erom bhirmi laga daam k bolbe dokane bhir dekhle.. ritimoto pandel bendhe kichhu dokane ei somoy lokjon samal dite lage.. abar mayera jokhon goyna kinbe young meyeder jonyo free entertainment er jonyo royechhe mehendi ba ice cream ba phuchka.. oi dokaner modhyei.. mane dokan campus puro mela prangon. ei dhanteras ke thik thak somman jananor jonyo tara pasher barir uthon etc. bharao niye nichhen... uuuff.. hothat ei utsob ta kemon ure eshe jure boshlo...
ReplyDeleteamar er sathe dil ka rishtaa khub kom, ami borong tomay "happy bhoot choturdoshi" wish korlam palta...
I hate ei din ta. ki je confusion hoto ki bolbo. eta ke Bihar e bole "choti diwali". Bhalo kotha. kintu chuti ta kobe paoa jabe college e, "choti" te na "baDi" te, sei bhebe bhebe last moment odbhi baRi jabar ticket kata hoto na. ki gyanjam tomake ki bolbo.
ReplyDeleteBut tarpor din Kali Pujo. Amra abar Thakur dekhte jabo :) tumi ki korbe?
Aha, ajkalkar parbon manei to taai. Shudhumudhu Dhanteras ke dosh diye labh achhe kono? Ei je roj Fathers' Day, Mothers' Day, Valentine's Day legei achhe, egulo ki shudhu card, phool ar gift bikrir chhuto noy? Fathers' Day te ki babake loke baki 364 diiner theke ektu beshi bhalobase? Ami to basina. Tobe? Tarpor dhorun ei je Halloween, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Black Friday - egulo ki shudhumatro hamle poRe sale-e jinis kenar utsab hoye jaayni? At least Dhanteras to honestly bolchhe je eta kenakatar utsab.
ReplyDeleteTobe oi saban-taban bikri howa gulo notun songjojon. Ami UP te manush hoyechhi, dekhechhi Dhanteras e loke metal kinto, ar jehetu goyna ta dami jinis, 90% lok bason kinto. Ato matamati aage dekhini eta niye. Era ei USA'r modelta follow korchhe.
Dhanteras byaparta ami sotyi i bujhina..kibhaje jano, amar priyo manush guli ei "ulte dekhun palte gachhe" r jugeo sekele choshma ete bose achhe: amar maa aj o debasree tailors ei bhir jomay,pujoy atmiyer jama kinte chhote adi okritrim adi mohini mohan ba dhakeswari bastralaye..dhanteras hoche sei kolkatar parbon, je kromei boro,aro boro hoye uthe gras kore niche amar chena shohortake, jar arale kromei chapa pore jachhe bhiru, tuchho, madhyobitto akta kolkata--j kolkatar ojosro dosh tumi khuje pabe adhunikotar choshma porle, kintu sei kolkata tai aj o amar bhishon apnar, bhishon bhalolagar..
ReplyDeleteAmar to Sugato'r post ta porar agei Black Friday sale er katha mone holo. Bhor raat thakte manushe line daye kenar jonye. Columbus day tay gulo jani na oboshyo chhuti ta agey hoyeche ba sale ta agey hoyeche :-)
ReplyDeleteDhanteras er kathay boli, actually chhilo oi dine metal er jinish kinte hoy. Tar mane ghar gerosthalir bason patro. Seta ekhon businessman ra market korche sonar goyna keno bole. Manusher poisa'r abhab hoche shunte pai, kintu ja dekhte pachhi tate khub contradictory lage :-)
Sohini, seki phuchka ghush diye khodder dhorchhe?! kalekale holo ki. tobe uthhon bhaRa diye ei sujoge khanikta taka kora gele bhalo. tomakeo 'bhuut choturdoshiir' anek shubhechcha janalam.
ReplyDeleteSumana, hNya ei chhutir kotha bhebe ticket kata moha jhokomari. ami kichhui korbona go kalipujoy. Net-tet surf korbo. tomra thakur dekhe ese notun post likhbe, segulo poRbo-torbo.
Sugata, ami kintu Dhanteras-er sathe kichhu boimatreyo byabohar korte chaini. ekhon sob utsob-i Hallmark utsob, seta thik-i bolechhen.
Swagata, amar baRir lokjon-o bhagyokrome khub-i sekele. amaro purono Kolkatai pochhondo. tai otake niye oto nindemondo korar sahos pai.
Sayari, amio tomar sathe ekmot. poysar abhab to nei-i, ulte dorkarer theke kinchit beshi-i hoyechhe bolei amar dharoNa.