Kobita noy.

Mashta November kintu rodta akhono bhishon chora;

Rojkar shei akgheye jibon, she ak somoshsha,

Ar oi diner sheshe matha dhora.

E jano ak lorai.,kintu hothat ei loraier phake chokh chole jay oi neel akashtar dike.

Ki shundor akta neel canvas! Shada tulor moto meghgulo jachche bheshe.

Shohure glamour, shopping mall, disc, night life jotoe kobja kore rakhukna kano,

oi akhashtar kache shob glamour e hoye jay fike.

Shomoy ache kar kache je takay tar dike?

Oi akash nie she koto e na lekha lekhi,new generation er kkobider antlami,koto kobita, koto kabbo.

Ichcheto amaro chilo lekha r kintu ami je kobi noi;

Kaje e sadh thakleo chilo na shadhdho.

Sadh to shudhu eta e chilo tao na.Chilo aro onek kichu.

Udbhranter moto chutechi shopner morichikar  pichu.

Khub ichhce hoy oi akhasher buke ure berano oi pakhigulo r moto ure jabo ak din.

Thakbena kono badha nishedh ,  keo atke rakhte parbena.

Jibonta ar korte parbena black mail.

Kono chinta thakbena na, ar hisheb korte hobena chaowa-pawa , pass- fail.

Kobi noi jodio, likhte parina kobita, kaboo.

Sadh thakleo nei shadhdho.

Bishorjoner pala

Pujor koyta din besh fata fati keteche. Ghoora fera,  adda mara, khawa daowa-Akdom mast! Achcha keo ki bhebedekhechen je amra jokhon masti korte basto, tokhon akjon bhodro lok, ei boyosh sottor chui chui, mathay shada chul, mukhe wrinkles, shada dhuti punjabi pora , kothao boshe boshe kichu akta bhabchilen.Ei nobomir din....ak dike dhak bajche, "thakur thakbe kotokkhon, thakur jabe bishorjon!"Ar uni boshe boshe bhabchen ,"Hain ta bote amader o bishorjoner pala elo bole.."ar koyekta masher deri, bas tar por, "Khel khatam, paisa hazam"...ashche 2011 Bidhan Sabha elections.......

Bhodro lok debi Durgar samne boshe riti moto chokher jol felte laglen..."Maa!E tumi ki korle? Shobito bhalo e chilo. Oi 2009 shaler Lok Sabha voter pore to shob e galo.Maan somman tuku o dubiye dile je maa!Ta maa ami ki amon dosh korechi bolo?Ei dakho na, amader rajjo ke kothaaaaaaaaaaaa theke kothaaaaaaayyyyy nie eshechi.Aj rajjo, shikkhay No.1,Shashthe, No1, Tottho projuktite No.1, Shilpe No..........Na na shilpota thak akhon.Akhon oi birodhider opor doshta chapiye dile e holo.Ote amra oder jonno e hote parini No1...Ta oi "Number" take niye e to joto jhamela...are koto ki bhebechilam. "Industrialization" "Industrialization" chitkar korbo ar ektu nije khabo, party r lokerao ektu khabe.Ar public o khabe,"dhoper chop" ;.. She gure o bali.Ta maa, ota chara to shobete e amra No1!Tobuo kamon jano shob golmele... Tobuo kano public lang dilo boloto?"

Ta number1 bote.Amader barir kajer meye Laxmi r khub ichche tar meye pora shona kore khub boro kichu hok jate or meyeke or moto loker bari kaj korte na hoy. Khub bhalo!Laxmi onek koshto kore meyeke shorkari school e bhorti kore. She akhon class six e pore. O ak din amar barite niye ashe or meyeke.Meyer school chuti  chilo.Ami oke amar pashe boshiye golpo korte shuru kori.Hothat amar naam e akta chithi ashe. Ami Laxmi r meyeke chithita diye boli."Porto kar chithi.Dekhito tui kamon porte parish!"

O amake obak kore dilo. Bollo,"Ami thik moto porte parina". Ami shune obak!"Sheki?!porte parina mane?School e ki korish tobe? Teachers ra kichu bolenna? Ar class six porjonto qualify korli e ba ki kore?"

O chup. Akta uttor dite parlona. Hain sotti rajjo shikkhay No.1 bote.Ar eta e hochche tar nomuna. Janina amon koto Laxmi ache jara shara din mathar gham paye fele nijeder chele meyeder pora shona koray.Tara ak din matha unchu kore banchbe tar shopno dekhe.Tara nije ja korte pareni, sheta ak din tader chele meyera korbe she shopno dekhe.Kintu ashol baparta er cheye onek alada. Hajar hajar shikkhito chele meyera SSC exams e select hochche, teachers hochche.Kebol matro mash gele maineta pabar jonno e.Ta chara ar kono uddeshsho ba karon  amar chokhe ontoto pokkhe porchena...

Ami kono din kono shorkari hospital e jaini.Ak din kono ak karone jete hoyechilo.Ei koyek mash ager ghotona ar ki. Hospital e dukhe akta dharona sposhto holo.."Norok/hell ar shorkari hospital er modhdhe parthokko akta e.Norok e mrito lokera thake.Ar shorkari hospital e kokhono kokhon janto manush ar kukur beralder o dekhte pawa jay. Norok e  Jom dut thake ar Shorkari hospital e thake doctors."Hain ei shashtho porisheba No1 e bote...

Ar apnader ei "Maobad" ar eshob niye je ato matha batha.Janen ki? "Maobad /naxalism eshob kono rog noy. E holo giye roger symptom,Ashol rog ta hochche "political paralysis". Shei bhodro loker jana uchit je bachar odhikar shudhu TATA, ZINDAL ar kotipotider e hoyna ba jara kari kari taka shopping malls e orate pare tadero shudhu  hoyna.... Amrao manush. Shadharon manush! Manush ke manush hishebe gonno na korle "manush" bash ba lang duto e debe...

Ta shei bochor sottorer bhodro lok  ei rajjo ke No1 bolte e paren.Mukh ache bolar jonno.Ete karo ki kichu korar ache ki moshai?

Tobe hain, ei bhranto dharonay apni thakte paren.34 ta bochor manush o thekeche.Kintu akhon ar oi shob dhoper chop keo hojom korte parena.Peter osostha bhalona karo.

Ta joto e apnader posha news channels gulo  shokal hote e TRAIN E KI KI ACCIDENT HOLO TA TELECAST KORTE BASTO HOYE PORUKNA KANO, tate karo kissu eshe jayna ba apnader bishorjon tao keo thekate parbena...Sotti apnara jono dorodi. Rail accident e manush mara gele ki kosto e  na hoy apnader.Kintu jokhon oi "industrialization" er chokkore koto manush boli holo tokhon sheta.................O t ato hote e pare. Dui ak jon morle kissu eshejayna.amader rajje shilpo hobe, ato boro companies invest korbe tate du char jon mara geleo khoti ki?Ei du char jon kon chasha gramer lok.eder hisheb ki keo rakhe?jottoshob "waste of time"..Taina?.

Bhodro lok ke chinte mone hoyna ar karo baki ache.Uni amader "porom priyo"Buddho babu.Shunte parchen to sir, "Thakur thakbe kotokkhon;thakur jabe bishorjon"....

Somoy je eshegalo...Keo thamate parbena...

Jokhon cholegele

 "Are ei semester ta shesh hole e bachi."

Shubho phone e jokhon bondhu r sathe kotha bolte basto,tokhon Jhilik or ghore dhoke. Shubho ter payni. Jhilik  mugdho hoye dekhte thake Shubho r anka sketches gulo. Shubho phone e kotha shesh hole hothat Jhilik ke dekhe chomke jay!
"Eki!Tui kokhon eli?"

"Ei to ashlam. Tumi phone e kotha bolchile.Tai ar disturb korlamna. Tomar sketches gulo dekhchilam. Ki shundor anko tumi! Koto talent tomar! Ar maa bole tomar moto pora shona korte jate amio tomar moto topper hote pari!"
"Kano ei sketch gulo ki ei prothom dekhchish tui?Amar semester er chap akhon.Tai notun sketches banate parini. Eshob to  purono! Ar tui nijer ghore kom amar ghorei beshi thakish. Topper hobi ki kore?Pora shona korish?"
"Sketches purono bote kintu jotobar e dekhi notun lage!"
"Hoyeche ar akhon akdom birokto korbina. Amar semester ache. Ar ki korte eshechili? Aj school jashni kano? Higher secondary exams dibi ar  ghure ghure berachchish?Ar tor maa toke banabe topper?Ridiculous!"
"Oh! Amito bolte e bhoole gechi. Tomar phone engaged chilo tai tomar maa onekkhon dhore try koreo panni. Aj tomar birthday je. Amio tomake wish korte eshechi,Happy birthday!"
"Oh tai bujhi? Ami maa ke call back korbo pore. Tui ja akhon. Amake berote hobe practical classes ache."
"Ami tomar jonno kichu enechi."
"Ki enechish abar?"
"Chocolates".
"Ami ki kochi khoka naki je chocolate khabo? Ja akhon. Ar tor haat e ki ota?Ki lukochhish?"


Jhilik ker mukhta shukiye jay. Kichu na bole Shubho r ghor theke beriye ashe chup kore. Tar por chutte chutte chole jay chade. Haat e je phool ta lukiye rekhechilo oke debe bole sheta bar kore. Sheta dekhe kandte shuru kore.
Shubho panch bochorer boro Jhiliker theke. Shubho r bari Jalpaiguri te. Baba mayer akmatro chele. Kolkata y engineering college pore. Jhiliker baba ar or baba dujone chotobelar ghonishto bondhu. Shubhor baba cheleke hostel e rakhte bhorsha panni. Tai she goto char bochor dhore Jhilik der barite e thake. Shubho tate khushi noy mote e.
"Jhilik!"
Maa er gola shune Jhilik chokher jol moche, "Aschi , maa".
Maa chilen ranna ghore. Jhilik ranna ghore dhukle, maa bolen, "Ki re aaj school gelina kano? Tor shorir bhalo ache to? Mukhta ato shukiyegache kanore?"
"Koi?Na to... School jaini emni..."
"Emni emni school kamai?Thik ache ja porte bosh."

Shedin Shondhe belay Shubho bari firle Jhilik abar jay or ghore.
"Ki re abar ki holo?Bolechina birokto korbina."
"Coffee enechi. Deri kore firle je? kothao giechile naki?"
"Kothay jabo abar?"
"Bhablam birthday celebration er jonno kothao gacho hoyto?"
"Kisher birthday? Akhon oshob niye bhabar somoy nei."
"Tomar maa ke phone korechile?"
"Korbo...Tui ja akhon."
Jhilike r baba office theke fire dak den meyeke,"Jhilik!"
"Ashchi baba."
Jhilik chutte chutte jay baba r kache.
"Amake dakchile?"
"Hain! Tor Bose kaku ke mone ache?"
"Hain mone ache1 Kano boloto?"
"Aj dekha hoyechilo. Toder school er function e tor classical dance er performance ta dekhechilen uni. Sheki proshongsha tor!"
"Tai naki?"
"Amio obak! Bole kina tor modhdhe onek potential ache shetake tui jano waste na korish."
Er modhdhe Jhilik er maa eshe poren.Uni ranna ghor theke shob shunchilen.Uni bollen, "Ta ja bolecho! Kintu kono kichu e o seriously nayna. Shudhu chot pot kore.Practice o thik kore korena. Ami bolchi ki or aro bhalo dance teacher er kache shekha uchit. Ote aro boro shujog pabe bhobisshote".
"Hain ta ja bolecho! Pora shona or dara hobena. Kaje e je jinish e or talent sheta e or kora uchit. Ki bolo?"
"Hain amio to tai boli."
Jhilik er sheshob dike mon nei. Or mon pore ache oi Shubhor ghortar dike. She chup chap chole jay tar nijer ghore. Gie kandte shuru kore. Shubhor babohare aj khub khosto peyeche she.

Shokale abar Shubho r ghore jay.
Abar she e roj kar moto dekhte thake sketches gulo. Shubho tar assignment complete korte basto.
Jhilik ke dekhe bole, "Ajo school nei tor?"
"Na ache!".
"Ta ekhane ki korchish?"
"Tomar breakfast niyeeshechi."
"Oh rekhe de. Pore kheye nebo"
"Jano, ami bhabchilam kichu."
Shubho haste shuru kore.
"Tui bhabchili? Oto bhabishna, mathay chap porbe je."
"Na ashole baba kal bollen amar dance take seriously neowa uchit."
"Hain ta bote. Pora shona tor dara  hobena. Ar janina tui kamon nachish!"
"Amar school er annual function e gele e dekhte parte kamon nachi".
"Oshob function e gie ami bore hoyejai. Ar tor  talent holo, khawa, ghumono,  ar amake birokto kora. Ar ki talent ache tor?"

Kothata shune Jhilik er ar shojjo holona. Kono din o Shubho r kono kothay kichu mone koreni she kintu aj jano or kotha gulo suncher moto bidhlo.Kichu na bole e she beriye elo or ghor theke.
Baba tokhon office jabar jonno ready hochchen. Jhilik baba r kache gie bole, "Kal tumi kono bhalo teacher er kache amar nach shekhar kotha bolchile na? Ami toiri."
Baba maa dui jon e bhishon khushi hon Jhilik er ei decision e.

Aj bari fir eshe Shubho khub tired chilo. Proti din she bari firle Jhilik coffee niye ashe.Aj asheni. She Jhilik er mayer kache jay."Kakima, coffee paowa jabeki?'
Or kotha shune kakima jano aakash theke porlen,"She ki! Roj to Jhilik coffee baniye niyejay tomar jonno. Aj dayni?Darao darao ami baniyedichhci .Meyetake nie ar parina?"
"Na thik ache. Amar coffee hole e holo.She jei dik na kano."
Coffee r cup haat e niye nijer ghore fire ashe. Aj jano ki akta nei coffee te, tar mone hoy.  Na shob e to thik ache. Kintu tao jano ki akta nei.

Tar por din  shokale she jokhon nijer assignment niye basto, tokhon keo tar ghore dhoke. She bujhte pare Jhilik esheche. She tar dike na takiye e bole, "Kire kal coffee niye ashishni kano?"
"Ki jani ki hoyeche or? Chup kore ache kichu bolcheona. Aj baba r sathe tara tari beriyeche. School jabar age ak boro dance teacher er kache admission nite gache. Tomar breakfast tai ami e niyeelam".

Shubho obak eto Jhiliker maa! She dino breakfast khabar somoy kichu akta mone hochchilo tar. Ki mone hochhcilo, thik bujhte parchilona.
Ebhabe onek din kete jay. Jhilik mon day dance practice e. Kichu diner modhdhe e akta boro stage performance chilo tar. Desher shomosto boro dancers ra ashbe shekhane.Tai show ta chilo tar kache akta khub boro challenge.Ato tara tari ato boro stage e perform korbe ki kore shei niye tar chinta.

Shubho mon dite parena porashonay. Ki jano akta miss korte thake.Kintu bujhe payna ki. Shob e to thik ache. College , assignments shob kichu. Tao she bujhte parena ki hoyeche.

Na pere she ankte shuru kore sketches. Shob kichu amon ki agami kaler college assignment bhoole ankte thake.Anka shesh hole o tar mone hote thake jano kichu akta nei.Keo dekhar nei. Keo proshongsha korar nei.Keo pagoler moto ake sketch bar bar dekhar nei.Ragge chire fale shei sketch.

Shob kichu jano bhishon oshoshtikor!Kichu to nei akta. Kintu ki?

Jhiliker stage performance er  din kachiye ashe. Ei koy din ki bhabe keteche shudhu shei jane. Monta hoyto shei guest room ei pore ache tar. Kintu kono rokom e shamle rekheche nijer monke.
Shondhe belay Jhilik er maa jhokhon coffee niye Shubho r ghore dhoken, Shobho tokhon jiggesh kore, "Kakima Jhilik er ki hoyeche?"
"O akhon bhishon basto. Kal or ak boro dance performance ache je."

"Oh tai naki ami to jantamna. Kichu to boleni amake."
"Boleni?Or show kal! Achcha card debo tumi esho. o khushi hobe tumi ashle.Amra shobai khushi hobo.Kintu tumi ato busy ar tomar to abar porikkha ache.Tumi ki ashte parbe?"
"Hain kakima parbo. Khub parbo.. parbona kano?"


Tar por din stage performance e Jhilik shobaike mugdho kore. Shubho tar performance dekhte jay. Jhilik er nach dekhe tar mone pore she diner kotha jedin she opoman korechilo Jhilik ke.
Performance er por shobai ghire dhore take. She jano rata rati star hoyejay. She bhirer majhe Shubho tar kache pouchote parena. Aj onek dure Jhilik tar kach theke.Aj take choya oshombhab.Baba maa aj bhishon gorbito.Ei bhirer modhdheo she dekhte pay Shubho ke. Kintu bhir ar press er jonno kotha bolte pareni.

Shubho beriye ashe hall theke aka. Shekhane ak bench er opor eshe boshe. Aj jano jibon e kamon ak shunnota. Jeno shob kichu hariye nishshyo hoyegache.
"Bhetore elena to?"
Shubho cheye dekhe Jhilik. She bishshash korte pareni je she shob bhir theke beriye eshe tar sathe kotha bolbe.
Jhilik tar pashe eshe boshe.

"Tomar ei shob function e aste boring lage. Tai ar bolini. Ar bhebechilam tumi ashbena kono din eshob boring dance show dekhte.Ar tomar porikkha o to ache.Tai ar bolini."

Shubho aj ato e lojjito je kichu bolte parena.Jhilik bole,
"Ami kichu din por amar crew er sathe world tour e jachchi.Shows ache."
"Firbi kobe?"
"Fire amake Hyderabad jete hobe.Okhane e thakbo. Classical dance shekhar sujog onek beshi shekhane. Baki pora shona o shekhane e korbo."
Shubho obak hobe jay!bole, "Ar firbina?"
"Kano tumi e to bolechile jano tomake birokto na kori."
She ektu heshe bole, "mone hoy ishshorer kache onek prarthona korecho.Uni tomar kotha shunechen obosheshe. Ei char bochor kom birokto korini tomake. Ar tomar pora shona r somoy keo birokto korbena.Shob kichu e khub tara tari hoyegalo. Khub tara tari."
Shubho aj kichu bolar moto obosthay nei.She chup chap sunte thake.Aj Jhilik er shob kothai jano tar khub bhalo lage. Janena ar kotokkhon dekhte parbe take.
Jhilik bole, 'Amay jete hobe."
"Ato tara tari?"
Jhilik ektu heshe bole, "Ashi! Bhalo theko".