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Kono chinta nei

Kasbay mamar baRi ar Konnagare jethur baRi chhaRa ami jiibone je jaygatay sobtheke beshi baar gechhi, seta holo Puri. maayer kole chepe gechhi, babar 6 foot uNchu kNadher dudike du-paa jhuliye bose gechhi, protyek annual poriikkhar por gechhi, protyek alternate goromer chhutite gechhi, college-e poRar somoy jokhon prithiibir sobkichhu niyei abishwas tunge tokhon gechhi, ebong baRir sobar muchki haasi agrajhyo kore mondirer trisiimanay paa na diye eka eka somudrer tiire bose borer hoddo hoyechhi. Somudre hutopati kore snan ar pheriwalar kNadhe jholano aluminium-er patre shalpata dhaka dewa mishti khawa ar probol doradori kore sosta jhinuker mala kena chhaRa Purite ar je bishoyta anibarjo chhilo seta holo Kunthiya poribarer songe sakkhatkar. Gouranga Kunthiya tosyo pita Gopal Kunthiya tosyo pita Gagan Kunthiya erokom ke jane kotoshoto tosyo aage amar kono ek puurbopurush kono ek Kunthiya pandar khatay nijer naamdham likhiye esechhilen, sei theke Puri gelei Kunthiya poribarer totka...

Sahaj sotyi

Step jump kora amar bohudiner rog. amader school-e class 6 porjonto angke 100/100 pele ekkhana isspecial prize dewa hoto. 100 pawar hisebta aboshyo oto sorol chhilo na. Half yearly-r age 3 khana monthly test newa hoto, pore aro 3 khana. sei test-er nomborgulo jog, biyog, guN, bhag, square root ityadi probhriti kore ekta sonkhya beroto, tarpor half yearly ar annual poriikkhar nomborduto niye abar khanik jolghola kore arekta sonkhya. tarpor sei sonkhyaduto niye pher nanarokom keramoti kore thik kora hoto ke prize pabe. Tobe masik, shaNmashik, barshik sob poriikkhatei jodi keu full marks peye jeto tahole ar didibhaira oto jhamelar moddhye jeten na, sorbosommotikrome takei prize diye khel khotom korten. Ami baarkoyek protijogitar last lap porjonto giyechhilam, kintu sheshmuhuurte bad sadhto oi step jump. Annual poriikkhay shesh angkotay bidyutbege mathar bhetor 17 ar 27 jog kore tar theke 5 baad diye confidently 38 bosiye, khata joma diye mohanonde hall-er baire beriye astam. ar am...

Fine-er phere

Jiibone je koti haategona dhrubosotyer sathe amar porichoy ghotechhe, tar modhye ekta holo library-r membership newa ar niyomito ‘fine’ dewar chuktipotre soi kora, eki kotha. se ami jotoi charter jaygay ekta mattor finfine choti boi niye asina keno, ba tinkhanar jaygay ekkhana saRe satattor minute-er DVD, jotoi cup-er por cup koRa coffee kheye ar electric bill baRiye raat jege se boi ar DVD shesh korina keno, sheshporjonto screen-e amar naamer pashe roktakto akkhore ‘due fines’ dopdop korbei. Kintu prithibiite chirokal-i kichhu lok thake jara monepraNe bishwas kore, cheshta korle manush sob pare. durbhagyoboshoto serokom koyekjoner sathe amar ghonishthhota achhe. taderke bhul promaN korar jonyoi ekdin ami moroNpoN kore nirdishto somoysiimar shesh din, library bondho howar kNatay kNatay 5 minute age boi DVD sob bag-e pure ghamte ghamte hNapate hNapate counter-e uposthit holam. odiker mohila baRi jawar jonyo bag gochhate shuru korechhilen. birokto mukhe bag soriye rekhe boigulo sca...

Notun kore

Ki khobor? kemon cholchhe apnader? amar sotyi kotha bolte ki kichhui cholchhe na. dine dine jibonta kirokom ghumpaRani ganer chehara nichchhe. Tobu bNachoya, ami jader sathe uthi-bosi khai-shui tader abostha amar moto koruN noy. ghumpaRani gaaner chaite hollagaRir sathei tader jiiboner saadrishyo beshi. tara hoihoi kore preme poRchhe, preme hNochot kheye hNatu jheRe uthheo poRchhe, poriikkha dichchhe, nombor pachchhe, gaddu khachchhe, chakri khNujchhe, peye “dhur boss-ke hebby baje dekhte” bole se chakri chheRe anyo chakri nichchhe. Banti sedin ese sollase ghoshoNa korlo, dupurbela office-e bose haater kachhe korar moto ar kichchhu na peye o sheshmesh vegetarian hoye gechhe. amakeo dole tanar cheshta korechhilo, ami raji hoini. matha kharap? sokaler dimseddhota baad dile bNeche thakar aro ekta chhuto kome jabe amar. Goto maase erokom byastobagiish dui bondhur sathe house hunting-e beriyechhilam. amar jonyo noy, bolai bahulyo. tNader jonyo. beronor ichchhe chhilona ektuo. ab...

Andy Rooney

Second gulo kibhabe minute-e, minute gulo kibhabe ghontay, ghontagulo kibhabe dine, dingulo soptahe, soptaho mase, maas bochhore palte palte jachchhe bhogoban-i janen. ar 45 din por bochhortai phuriye jabe edike amar ‘2011 resolution list’-er saRe charkhana item-o cover kora hoyni. Joghonyo. Atyashchoro byapar holo kaajer kaaj ektao hochchhena, athocho akajer kajer jonyo ekphNota somoy nei. jemon dhorun goto Shukrobar jokhon mone poRlo 11 ta beje 11 minute 11 second-e chailei bhogoban chhoppor phNuRe ja chaibo tai deben, laphiye uthhe ghoRir dike takiye dekhi already 2 to beje 43 minute hoye gechhe. Ekhon bose thako hNaa kore 100 bochhor, abar kobe sei birol cosmic somapoton ghotbe sei apekkhay. Tobe 11.11.11 miss kore jawar thekeo amar beshi du:kho hoyechhe ekti mrityur khobor miss kore jaway. Probaser prothom shiiter bishoNNo sondhyeguloy, jokhon kothay Banti kothay ke, serokom ek sondhyey amar bohu-haat-pherta lojjhoRe TVr sakulye 3 te channel-er 1 ta channel-e Andy Ro...

Tarar sathe friendship

Kemon achhen? anekdin bade dekha holo. amar dibbi chole jachchhe. majhe ‘phNakibaji’r moRok lege gota ekta soptaho hapis hoye jawa bad dile. ar already dujoRa gloves ke jane kothay hariye asa bad dileo. Sedin celebrity niye kotha uthechhilo. majhemajhei othe. jokhoni juddhobigrohe khanikta bhNata poRe, moroNottor quotation-er stock phuriye ase, sopto billion-tomo bachchhar jonmer por dinkoyek atikranto hoy, advisor-er songe Bantir saptahik dekha korar dinta periye jay, soja kothay Shukrobarer sondhyer bajar gorom korar moto bishoyer abhab holei amar tarokader niye tanatani kori. Aj porjonto ektibaro tNara amader hotash koren ni. aboidho prem, wardrobe malfunction, angoprotyonger size magic-er moto baRiye komiye amader adday abiram indhon jugiye gechhen. sedin abar shunlam ke jeno pete balish bNedhe michhimichhi pregnant sheje ghure beRachchhilen. ajkalkar sci-fi camera-r chokh, phNaki dite chailei to ar dewa jayna. thik dhore phelechhe. aguntibaar videoclip dekhiye dekhiye utte...

Mokkhom proshno

Amar age group-er je kojoner ekhono wicket poRte baki chhilo, tara buddhimaner moto, ar apekkha na kore patro-patri khNujte shuru kore diyechhen. poriikkhito ebong promaNito pothe. baba maa, paRapoRshi, Anandabajar, Projapoti dot com. Tader moddhye haategona jader songe ekhono anodhikar chorcha chalano jay, serokom ekjonke chatbakshe pakRao kore jigges korlam, “aalap howar por ki jigges korli? tokei ba ki jigges korlo?” Jene rakha bhalo. Bondhu janalen, leisure time-e ki kore seta jana khub important. Pub-hopping naki ‘Pyaar kii ye ek kahani’. Non-veg na veg. Social drinker naki na khele raate ghum ase na. Subaltern Baulgaan na Chamak Challo. ei sob general proshnottor. Ami mon diye shunchhi dekhe bondhu jhuli theke beRalta sheshmesh bar koren. “aboshyo esob khali opor opor dhuulojhaRa. Beating about the bush. asli compatibility-r poriikkha nite gele ekta proshnoi khali korte hobe toke.” Ami utkorNo hoi. Bondhu totokkhoNe dhorei niyechhen compatibility-r koshtipathore p...

Ekla cholo

Amar bondhuder ami je kotokhani pochhondo kori, seta nishchoy bole dewar dorkar nei. dutor beshi tinte kotha bolte gelei amar hoy Banti, noy Sudipto, noy Shibalee, noy Somasree, noy Chiru-r prosongo tana chhaRa upay thakena. oder chhaRa amar Shukrobarer bikel arthohiin. Shukrobarer bikeler poth cheye katano soptaner baki 6 khana bikel-o meaningless. Oder sathe ekta gota raat jege adda marar por pordin office kore ese abar sararaat jagte pari, shing bhenge Go-karting korte giye nijeke chorom apodostho korte pari, oder sathe soptahe ekbar Bangla-ingriji medium niye paaye paa badhiye jhogRa na korle amar sandwich hojom hoy na. Ekbindu baRiye bolchhi na, bondhutwer siima chhaRiye ora kojon sotyi sotyi amar kachher lok hoye uthhte perechhe. Kintu kachher lok holei je sorbokkhoN tader kachhe kachhe thakte ichchhe korbe tar kono maane nei. borong ultota howar sombhabonai beshi. prem bhalomoto neme jawar porei hothat ekdin saradin chatbakshe alo na jwolle mon khushi khushi lage. SPA...

Chhipi-botol

Thakuma bolen bhogobaner rajye bhulchuk howar jo nei. botol thakle chhipi thakbe, chhipi thakle botol. hNaRi thakle thaktei hobe tar mukher mape khape-khape fit kora sora. Shudhu thakbei na, du’chokka poRe gechhe, 3 nombortar poton jeno-teno-prokareNo thamanor moto kore praNpoNe jhNakiye joto chhotrakar korei tader phelo na keno, tara eke oporke thik khNuje bar korbe. botoler mukhe chhipi ese jutbe, noyto chhipir sathe botol. “milaaiyare milbei.” keu atkate parbe na. Amar maayer kothai jemon dhorun. tNar somosya holo tini manusher naam mukh kichhui mone rakhte parenna. 5 bochhor dhore Tarakeswar local-e pashapashi bose Howrah gechhen, sei lokke hothat Babughater dock-e maayer samne ene hajir korun, maa chinte parben na. se nahoy na parlen, tate kichhu jay ase na. jate jay ase seta holo maa bechhebechhe emon loker pashei bosben train-e, jNara Babughate dekha hole hasimukhe egiye ese jigges korben, “meyeke niye beRate jawa hoyechhilo bujhi?” Rastaghate, mudir dokane, launch-gha...

French leave

Forasi-der sob bhalo. khabar bhalo, fashion bhalo, ghorer pashe saRe 300 bochhorer buRo thutthuRe Chandernagar uponibesh, seo aj etodin badeo dekhte shunte ki bhalo. emonki forasi dim-pauruti porjonto anyodesher dim-paurutir tulonay ekshoguN bhalo khete. Kajei Shukrobar sokale ghum theke uthhe jokhon dekhlam matha tiptip, sara gaa kemon byatha byatha, jol khete giye mone holo golar bhetor keu bujhi shotoshoto maankochur chash kore rekhechhe, tokhon ami bina dwidhay forasi kayday chhuti newai sabyosto korlam. Banglay jake ‘dub mara’ bole. na phone, na email, na kichchhu. sref dub. Ashchorjer kotha ki ar bolbo, monosthir korar adhghontar moddhye mathabyatha udhhao, 45 minute badei emon changa bodh korte laglam, mone holo jeno ekdome 100 khana donboithok dite pari. tarpor ghoRir kNataduto jei emon abosthane pNouchholo jokhon ar chaileo office jawa jabena, tokhon ami douRe giye freezer theke ‘Cookies and Cream’ er koutokhana bar kore ene TV-r samne bose poRlam. Thyanger opor t...

Shubho diipaboli

Abantor ar amar torof theke apnader sobar jonyo diipabolir anek shubhechchha roilo. Diipaboli naamta amar khub priyo. ‘Satkahon’ mone achhe? ki sahosii mohila bolun dekhi. Amader baRite ekbar Kalipujo hoyechhilo. mane ekebare pandal bNedhe, kumorpaRa theke promaN-size protima kine ene light jwaliye dhaker badyi bajiye pujo. tobe du:kher bishoy se alo ba bajnar kichhui amar mone nei. karoN amar boyos chhilo tokhon mote 3. ar amader baRite tokhon handycam to duur asto, kono rokom camerar-i balai chhilona. kajei promaN chaile jibh kete maap chaite hobe. Ami aboshyo pore golpo shune shune dhaker awaj, tube light sob-i kolpona kore niyechhi. Pandal kothay hoyechhilo, thakur kondike mukh kore bosano hoyechhilo, amar maa thakuma pisi jethi kirokom notun shaRi pore byasto hoye ghoraghuri korchhilen, baba kaka jethu chhute chhute purutmoshaiyer khNoj nichchhilen, ekshobar bajare jachchilen aschhilen, sob ami chokh na bujei dekhte pai. Nijekeo dekhte pai. pujoy pawa ekkhana frock pore ...

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 pressur...

Arokkhito abosor

Anek bhebe ami bar korechhi amar asol somosya konta. mane somosya achhe agunti, kintu jodi bola hoy tader moddhye bechhebuchhe bhalodekhe ekta bolte, tahole konta bolbo seita thik korechhi. Nijeke niye bhabte kii bhalolage na? Jai hok, je kotha hochchhilo. amar goRar golod hochchhe ami shoyone-swopone, khete-shute, cholte-phirte bhabi, bhebei jai je aj theke 10 bochhor aage ki hoyechhilo, kotto moja hoyechhilo, aj theke 10 bochor pore ki hobe. kissui je hobe na, bhebebhebe sei somporke kromosho ni:songshoy hoi. Ajker dintar ei muhuurtotar songe amar somporko pray nei bollei chole. Eto bhebe ami bujhe gechhi lekhok howa ejiibone hobena amar. gaaiye? No chance. bhalo Economist? haha. emonki jeta bhishoN sohoje gaaye hawa lagiyei howa jeto, sei ‘badhyo sontan’-o howa hobena amar dwara. Howa jokhon hobena, tokhon bhebe labh nei. thik kina? Kintu kaal majhraate ghum bhenge emon ekta jinis bhebe bar korlam, ba nije nijei beriye poRlo bola uchit, tate amar gota raater moto ghu...

Mohobhongo

Protyekbar asar age maa jante chan, amar kichhu lagbe-tagbe kina. protyekbar-i ami boli, kichchhu lagbe na. bishesh kore khabardabar anar to kono manei hoyna. ekhane sob pawa jay. Ar sotyi bolte ki, ekta somoyer por tiler naRu khete pachchhina keno sei du:khe buk phateo na. Out of sight, out of mind. Maa “tothastu” bole suitcase bojhai kore narkel ar tiler naRu, Bapi chanachur, badamer tokti niye asen. ar segulo hojom korar jonyo dubotol Sorbiline. Pepto-bismol ke maa praN thakte bhorsa koren na. Raag korbo bhabi. boyos to hoyechhe. ei boyose oto bhari suitcase etoduur tene tene anar kono maane hoy? kintu maa naRur kouto ar hojomer oshudher shishir por suitcase-er tola theke emon koyekta jinis baar kore anen, jate amar raag-taag gole jol hoye jay. Bangla boi. bNadhai-khola, luchibhaja, lokkobar poRe konthostho hoye jawa boi. nachhoRbanda, attention-lobhii. jara school theke phire uniform chhaRar somoytuku porjonto dito na. maa chole jawar por hothat khali hoye jawa ghorer d...

Block

Koyekdin dhore dekhchi pother majhe ek block uposthit hoyechhe. Block bolle block, phNakibaji bolle phNakibaji. idaning sobai khub Steve Jobs-er quotation forward korchhe, tar-i ektate poRlam je uni bole gechhen, hridoy ar intuition-er kotha shune cholte. amar bindumatro clue na thakle ki hobe, e dujon naki already jane ami jiibone thik ki chai. Ami jani shunle fajlamo mone hobe, bishwas korun fajlamo korar kono uddeshyo nei amar, antoto ei muhuurte na. tobu ami prochur matha chulkeo YouTube ar 'Law and Order' chhaRa ar kichhu bhebe pelam na jake amar hridoy chay. sotyi sotyi chay. Ar intuition ki bolchhe? saradin dhore YouTube ar Law and Order dekhle poriNoti ki hote cholechhe? ba ghuriye bolle, ki ki hobar kono chance nei? sesob ami nijer kachhei swiikar korte chaina, apnader kachhe to proshnoi othhena. Tobu amar Jobs-er opor bhorsa achhe. oto boRo gnaniguNi ekta lok, ekebare na jene ki ar bolechhen? kajei ami apatoto amar hridoy ja chay tai korte chollam, block per...

Asomoyochito anondo

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Songiihiin soptahanter bikele ami hoy grocery korte jai, noyto bose bose Law and Order-er lokkhobar dekha episode gulo abar kore dekhi. dutotei cholonsoi timepass hoye jay. tobe kono kono bikele mathay bhut chape. ejabot ki ki hoyni, hochchhena ar hobeo na, segulo notun kore gunte bosar. Sei sob bikele amar songe potheghate dekha hoye gele khobordar jeno “hi- hello” korte asben na. potropathh goli paltaben. Kintu er baireo koyekta bikel ase jokhon mone hoy, “bah ei to dibbi achhi. khachchhi dachchhi ghumochchhi, office jachchi, phNaki marchhi, maine pachchhi, Abantor-e adda dichchhi, abar ki chai?” sesob bikele ami 4-te bajte na bajtei laptop gutiye, mukh dhuye, chul aNchRe, besh koRa ek cup cha ar dukhana Saltine kheye, ‘Wanna be my chamak challo’ gungun korte korte beriye poRi. Mile khanek gelei trail. keu douRoy, keu cycle chalay, keu hasimukhe haat naaRe, keu pattai dey na. ektukhani giye bNapashe ekta mosto mathh poRe. ami hNatar goti samanyo dhile kori. porishromiira Frisb...

Diirghojiiboner kamonay

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Quiz time! GhabRaben na. General Knowledge khub ekta uNchudorer knowledge kina se niye amar songshoy bohudiner, kajei ami tar porikkha nichchhina apnader motei. Tobe jiibonbhor GK-r sadhonay brotii na howar mane ei noy je chokhkaan buje chollam. kothay ki hochchhe kichhui khobor rakhlam na. ke bNachlo, ke morlo, ke ghush khelo, ke khete giye dhora poRa gelo. tahole bNeche thakar ardhek mojai mati. Chokhkaan khule jodi apni chole thaken, achchha aro soja kore dichchhi, chokhkaan khule jodi apni Abantor poRe thaken tahole etodine ki ki nojore poRechhe bolun dekhi? Gutikoyek adhyobosayii bondhu ar tNader nirolos nishthha nishchoy chokhe poRechhe. Ar ei bhodrolokke miss kore gechhen bolle ami bishwas korbo na. Aj Sugatar Happy birthday. arektu holei bhule jachchilam, kaan ghNeshe bNeche gechhi. bhagyis. Sugata, chai apni aro anekdin susthodehe bNachun, likhun , chhobi tulun, amar ‘apni’ bolar chhelemanushike proshroy din, ar majhe majhe somoy kore guchhi...

INdur-medh jogno

Office jabo bole ready hochhi, arthat kina ek minute antor ghoRir dike takiye bhabchhi ei ar 5 minute bade uthhlei hobe, tokkhuni screen-er koNe komola ronger aalo jwole uthhe jigges korlo, “INdur kise more?” “INdur?!?! mane rat?!?!” Proshnokorta moha birokto hoye bollen, hNya hNya iNdur mane rat mane chuha. “kise more?” Late hobei jeneo ei abhuutopuurbo kothopothon theke mukh pherano gelona. jante chaitei holo, hothat iNdur-i ba elo kottheke, ar take maramarir proshnoi ba uthhchhe keno. shunlam kichhudin aage jokhon rannaghore dhuke alo jwalatei mone holo fridge-er pechhone suRut kore ekta badami ronger kii jeno adrishyo hoye gelo, tokhoni sondeho hoyechhilo. tarpor kaal majhrate jokhon roommate rannaghore dhuke, “ei to tuk kore fridge khule ice cream ta niyei chole jabo, khamoka abar alo jwalanor khatuni keno” bhebe andhokare norom norom romosh jyanto kiser opor paa diye chNechiye gota Brooklyn mathay tullo, tokhon ar iNdurer abirbhab niye kono sondehoi roilo na. Ahare....

Atmobishwas o khNyada naak

Gotokalker post-ta likhte likhtei ar lekhar poreo anekkkhoN dhore sondeho hochhilo, thik ei bishoyta niye age ekta post likhechhi na? eki ghotona, eki bhashay borNona korlam na ei kodin agei? Type kora shesh hole, jotokkhoN dhoirjo thaklo totokkhoN Abantor-er purono post-er bandil khNujlam. tarpor “dhuttor” bole ‘publish’-e click kore dilam. Bujhun abostha. Abantorer jhuRite aro ekta post jomlo ar amar atmobishwasta aro ko’dhap neme jekhane giye theklo, sekhan theke take tule ante gele khali haate kulobe na, jhul-jhaRu gochher kichhu ekta lagbe. Chup kore bose thakle to cholbena, kichhu ekta to korte hobe, ei bhebe hrito atmobishwas punoruddhare berolam. edike khNuji odike khNuji, office-e khNuji, baRite khNuji, haate mathhe busstop-e grocery-te take gorukhNoja khNujlam. pelam na. Abosheshe khNojakhNujite istofa diye baRi phire internet khule khate eliye poRa gelo. atmobishwas na thakleo cholbe, kintu net connection na thakle sref mara jabo. Tokkhuni, poroshpathor. dek...

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