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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...

Haater kachhe boRo didira thakle chhelepulera je ki porosmoipodii hoye poRe ki bolbo. Jishnur mamato didir meyer jonmodiner upohaar bachhar dayitwota protyashitobhabei amader ghaRe ese poRlo. Abhoy diye bollam, “ghabRas na. Internet royechhe ki korte? tui shudhu koyekta information dibi, byas. Internet millisecond-er moddhye upojukto upohaar recommend kore debe. “ Jemon bhaba temon kaaj. Laptop tene 2-3 te click kore jaygamoto pNouchhe Shibalee jante chay, “Ready?” Jishnu sotsahe ghaR naRe. “OK. prothome bol tor bhaagni hipster naki spiritual self naki Do-it-yourselfer? naki Fitness & Health Nut?” Jishnur hotobhombo mukh dekhe birokto hoye amra taRa lagai. Internet jetuku somoy bNachiyechhilo setuku mathhe mara jete dekhe. ekta soja proshner uttor dite eto somoy nile cholbe? jonmodiner date-tai ba kobe? serokom hole ‘Last minute gift’-er section-tay dekhte hobe to. Jishnu janay ‘sorting by personality’ approach cholbena. bhaagnir boyos mote ek. Hipster hote ekhono...

‘Blog’ kothata je ‘Web log’ theke esechhe eita jante amar anekdin legechhilo. ei sedin porjonto ‘Review of Theoretical Literature’ likhte giye protyekbar ami ‘ theor a tical’ type kortam. ar Ouagadougou je Burkina Faso-r rajdhanii esomporke amar bindumatro idea chhilo na. Amar agnanotar dike drishti akorshoN korte chai na ami ar. jetuku beriye poRechhe tai jotheshto. jeta bolte chai seta hochhe je blog tar mane online diary chhaRa ar kichhui na. Tofat achhe aboshyo ekta. Diary niye sorboda totostho thakte hoy ei bujhi keu poRe phello, ar blog keno keu poRchhena, sei du:khe raate ghum ase na. Jokhon 'Abantor' likhte shuru korechhilam tokhon amar drirho bishwas chhilo je swoname likhchhi bote, ta bole amar tikiti chhNute parbena keu. ami kemon, ki khai, ki pori, kader sathe othhabosa kori kaakpokkhii janbena. kintu blog jehetu adote diary, tar kachh theke nijeke lukono asombhob. ki khai to chheRei din, amake kemon dekhte, amar baRisuddhu lokke kemon dekhte, amar raa...

Soptahotake konomote shesh kore baRi phire aaram kore sobe chat baksho khule bosechhi ar bhabchhi samner 48 ghontay kii kore jiibontake lutepute newa jay, omni lokkho lokkho bochhor periye ekkhana email ese hajir. Purono bondhu shohore. dekha na korar kono jukti achhe? Jodi thakeo, se jukti byakhya kore bojhanor chaite anek kom porishromer, dekha kore phela. atoeb diirghoshwas chepe mohargho weekend-er ekta bela bolidan dite ami toiri hoi. monke ahetuk santwona di, ke jane bhalo-o to lagte pare. Smriti byaparta bhoyanok golmele. kon tuchcho byapar je mone thakbe, ar koto gurutwopuurNo kotha je bemalum hawa hoye jabe matha theke, tar kono mathamundu nei. rastar opar theke Bangali golay “Kunti! Kunti!” chitkar shonar ager muhuurto porjonto jemon amar monei chhilona, diirgho 10 bochhor dhore otai chhilo amar ‘school’-er naam. dhNaa kore naamta mathay ese jawar por tonno tonno kore rastar opare chokh chaliyeo ami chitkarer utso uddhar korte parlam na. tarpor dekhi ekjon hrishtopu...

Edesher je kota baRabaRi dekhle ekhono apna thekei thNot bNeke jay ar gola theke “jottosob” beriye ase tar moddhye ‘summer’ niye adikhyeta ekta. Khotkhotiye roddur na uthhle hahutasher ki achhe seta anekdin porjonto amar mathay dhukto na. roddur uthhlei borong chhata kholo re, golgoliye ghamo re, ekhaate chhata samle arek haate rumal baar kore sei gham mochho re. esob korte giye abodharito hoy chhata noy rumal athoba dutoi hariye jay ar baRi phire ese shunte hoy je eto irresponsible hole jiibone kichhu howa mushkil achhe. Aboshyo tarpor jokhon 6 maas dhore borof poRlo, ar sheshkale rastar dupashe joma borof kaalo kada hoye gelo, ar ami achhaR khete khete ar haat paa mochkate mochkate amar health insurance-er quota pray phuriye phellam, tokhon ekdubar amaro je summer-er jonyo praN kNadeni ta noy. Kintu ekhono ami monepraNe bishwas kori achhaR khawa, chhata hariye gaali khawar theke bhalo. JNara etodin summer–bihone mushRe poRechhilen, tNader jonyo sukhabor. Summer ese gech...

Nijer sombondhe sotyi kotha hojom kora prithibiir anek shokto kajer theke beshi kothhin. ar se sotyer mukhomukhi joto komboyose howa jay totoi bhalo. paRar nrityonatye porpor 3 bochhor jokhon mathay fetti bNadha grambasiir role chheRe berote parlam na, sei dhakka tokhon joto sportingly niyechhilam, ekhon hole ki hoto bhableo shiure uthhi. Counselling nite douRote hoto nirghat. Counselling bolte ekta golpo mone poRe gelo. amader graduate dorm chhotokhato meramotir jonyo kichhudiner jonyo bondho hoye jachhilo. ek bochhor baki thaktei sokolke chithhi dhorano hoyechhilo jate pore keu “ami to jantam na” bole jhamela pakate na pare. sei chithir sathe dekhi arekta chithhi esechhe. tate lekha achhe, dorm chheRe chole jawar trauma jodi keu samlate na pare, tobe tar jonyo University binamuulye counselling-er byabostha korbe. Kajei rajkonya ba nidenpokkhe rajkonyar prodhan sohochoriir role-eo chance na pele je counselling lagbei, tate ar aschorjo ki. Arektu boRo boyose jokhon Jyamitir s...

Banti shunle marmukho hobe ar bolbe, “chhi chhi Kuntaladi, muurkho thakar chaite emonki more jawao bhalo.” tobu ami nishchit je kichhu kichhu gnanprapti na ghotlei jiibonta anek beshi aaramer hoto. ParomaNobik shoktir khNoj peye manobsobhyotar akhere labh hoyechhe na kkhoti, seisob gobhiir torke jachchhi na. ar se niye lokkho lokkho chhelepule Madhyomike rochona likhe guchchho guchchho nombor peyechhe. tader chaite beshi guchhiye bishoyer sopokkhe bipokkhe sowal kora amar pokkhe sombhob-o na. Kintu bishwabrohmander nirikhe poromaNobik shoktir ja gurutwo, tar theke kono angshe kom noy amar tuchchho jiibone Megavideo-r bhuumika. ar apnader sondeho thakte pare Megavideo-r sathe porichoyer phole amar akhere labh hoyechhe na kkhoti, amar nei. Megavideo na thakle eddine ami aro 5 ta (bishwas hochhe na? achcha khub kom kore dhorleo 3 te to botei) paper likhe phelte partam, Abantorer patay aro khanikta aboltabol prolaap boka jeto, bondhubandhob atmiyoswojoner sathe somporkogulo joljy...

Aj sokale fridge muchhte muchhte ter pelam goto 1 ghonta dhore ektai gaan mathar bhetor ghurpak khachhe. setate abak howar kichhu nei, jeta abak korar seta hochche oi poristhite oi gaanta mathay asa. ‘Chandan sa badan’ mone achhe? Mukesh-er molayem gola ar Hawkins (naki Prestige?) pressure cooker-er bignaponer sei udbhinnojoubona ruuposii? Prithibiite sobkichhu jodi jukti mene cholto tahole ekhon amar mathay 24 ghonta kebol ‘4 baj gaye lekin party abhi baki hai’ ghorar kotha. kintu jukti jinistai ajouktik. Gaan niye bhabte bose dekhlam, ekta ekta kore emon anek gaan jomechhe ei 30 bochhore, jegulor sathe sarajiiboner moto ek ekta smriti, ek ekta somoy milemishe gechhe. ebong jeta swiikar korte giye amar nijeri mon kharap hoye jachchhe, seta hochchhe je amar ei gaangulor ektao pujo pandal-e bajle ar kortripokkhoke ‘sera pujo’-r prize pete hochchena. Jemon dhorun, ‘Bunty aur Babli’-r ‘Nach Baliye’. jemon cinema temon gaan. kintu kothao jodi oi gaaner ekta tukro-o amar kaane (ba...

E juger theke se juge sob kichhui beshi bhalo chhilo. Chelemeyera mukhe mukhe kotha bolto na, buRobuRira sokal hote na hotei park-e giye somobeto hNeRekonthhe attohasyo hese paRasuddhu loker pile chomkato na, maayera eNchoR ketekute ranna korte janten, babara bhuru kNochkate na kNochkate bNador chhelepule kotha na baRiye boi khule bose jeto. Eto boleo maayer sadh metena. bolen, “are emonki sejuger pagolgulo porjonto ejuger pagolder chaite ekshoguN beshi paate dewar jogyo chhilo.” Amader pagolgulor naki rokomsokom chhirichhNad nei. ekkebare pagolchhagol. pagoler moto pagol chhilo bote sekale. dekhleo bhoktishroddha hoy. protiti paRar nirdishto ekjon pagol. proti pagoler elaka bNadha. jini chhoto meyeder school-er samne roj sokale gombhiir mukhe duty diten, ar bhitugochher, chokh nichu kore guti guti hNata shishukonya dekhlei mota golay deke jigges korten, “ei je, poRashuno hochhe thik kore? naki kebol beyadopi?” tini roj oikhantatei bosten, bhuleo khelar mathher dike pa baRaten ...

Blog lekha sheshmesh ekta chakri. bina mainer. Kaan ebong mon, duyer swasthyer pokkhei ‘D K Bose’-er chaite Darbari Kanada beshi upokarii. Ek sitting-e ek packet Chips Ahoy shesh korle mon bhalo hoyna. kintu ojon baRe. Bishwo-bikhyato rNadhiyer ‘Chicken salad Veronique with tarragon and green grapes’-er chaite maayer dukkhi mangser jhol banate soja. Calorie ardhek. ar sotyi kotha bolte ki, kheteo bhalo ekshoguN. Shibalee-bihiin coffee shop-er koNar sofa-ta kebol ekta sofa matro. bishoNNo dupure bedhhop futon-er phNad theke amake bNachate dokaner golakata daamer teto coffee ar sofa-r nibhrito koN jotheshto noy. ekmatro pothyo manusher songo. sobtheke bhalo kaaj dey Shibalee. Raag, after all ripu. raag diye kichhu bodlano jayna, kauke bodlano jayna. raager aage ar pore advisor, maa, toll free nomborer oparer jantrik konthho, amar thyabRa naak - jemni chhilo abikol temni thake. borong protibar chole jawar somoy raag amar mathar aro kota chul sada ar chokher kol aro khanikt...

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