Chandra Kotha – Part II (Bengali)

Gargi der bari te dhokar thik age thomke dariye porlo tomal. Tar mon ta khub kharap hoye gelo. Se jono akta itihas er samne dariye achhe. 100 bochhor age phire gelo se jeno… Moner chokhe dekhte pelo… Sei shomoy e bari te dhukte hole urdi pora darwan er porshner jobab diye take sontushto korte hoto age… Tarpor bishal tala khule prokando lohar gate 2 pashe sore jete jete gol nuri-pathor bosano rastay swagoto janato. Prokando uthon periye prashad-somo bari te pouchate hoto. Uthaner majhe akta pathorer murti… Samner paa 2to sunne tule duronto gotir rash tene thomke dariye sourjo ar domver prokhash korchhe akta peshi bohul ghora. Aaj o sob e achhe… Kintu kaal er nisthurotay ar nijeder usringkholotay khoy-rog e jora-jirno dosha. Bishal lohar gate aaj ar nei… Sosta kath diye kono rokome akta kopat toiri kora hoyechhe… Ja 2 pasher rajokiyo stomvo 2tor songe…

Jodio tara o bardhokke nuye porechhe… Akantoi be-manan. Obosso gate e kopat laganor dorkar e chhilo na… Karon charpasher pachil e gate er chaite o boro boro chhidro toiri hoyechhe. Kopat ta sudhu jeno e barir lupto-somman ke sesh shroddha janatei toiri hoyechhe… Karjokarita nei kono. Gargi tader 2jon ke niye gate thele vitore dhuklo… Age kar din hole hoyto ei shomoy kothao sankh beje uthlo.. Kintu akkhon sudhu ghun dhora kather pallay lagano morche dhora lohar kobjar artonad chhara ar kono sobdo holo na. Rasta ta akkhono nuri-pathor bichhano… Karon pathor sohoje khoye jay na. Kaal er shakkhi dite tara anekdin abikrito thake.. Jodio ghonotto hariyechhe. Uthan er murti tar kachhe ese abar dariye porlo tomal. Asadharon vashkorjo… Khub beshi boro noy pathorer ghora ta… Tobe bikkhato kono shilpi anek jotno niye baniyechhilo… Dekhlei bojha jay. Ucchotay 7 fut moto hobe…

Kintu ghora tar fule otha peshi theke akkhono jeno shokti chuiye porchhe. Tomal akbar haat bolalo ghora tar gaye. Tarpor egiye chollo samne. Kuheli jemon bolechhilo… temon e jirno dosha bari tar. Dotola bari… Room o anek gulo.. Kintu tar kota je bosobash joggo achhe… Se bishoye sondeho jage. Bari tar nirman soili o ektu advut. Pathor ar iit er songmisrone toiri bari ta. Kichhu kichhu angsho pathor diye toiri… Baki ta iit er. Je ongsho gulo pathorer segulo akkhono obikrito royechhe… Iit pray khoye gechhe. Ar ei boiporitto barita ke aro advut korechhe. Raja vikharir poshak porle jemon dekhte valo lage na… Anekta serokom. Samne anek gulo boro boro pathorer tham… Ar majhkhane akta gari-baranda royechhe pathorer.

Ei tham gulo na thakle hoyto vengei pore jeto bari ta. Gari-baranda tar upore akta tin-kona mukut er moto chura royechhe… Jemon agekar diner jomidar bari te dekha jeto. Tar niche chaora akta border… Tate khop khop kora… Proti ta khope pathor kete bivinno upodesh mulok golper chhobi khodai kora… Konota te khorgosh ar kochhop er dour protijogita… Konota te srigal er angur fol nagal na paoa… Konota te kolshi te kak er pathor fela…. Abar konota te shingho ar idur er chhobi khodai kora. Ato sundor kore khodai kora hoyeche je protita chhobi jibonto mone hoy. Tomal sedike kichhukkhon montro-mugdher moto takiye thaklo. Koi tomal da… Asun… Gargir dake mugdhota katlo tomaler… Han… Cholo…bole gargir songe vitore dhuklo tomal ar kuheli. Gargi prothomei niye gelo akta ghore. Akta toktoposh e ak briddho suye achhen. Gargi porichoy koralo… Amar baba… Tomal nomoskar kortei tini uthe boste gelen…

Ar kashir domoke abar benke gelen. Balish e mukh guje kashte laglen tini… Gargi egiye giye tar pithe haat ghose dite laglo. Tarpor ak glass jol egiye dilo. Kono rokome jol er glass e chumuk diye abar suye porlen briddho… Tomal bollo… Thak.. Onake bisram korte dao… Pore alap kora jabe. Tarpor gargi siri diye dotolay uthe akdom koner akta ghore niye gelo. Sekhane akjon bochhor 40 er mohila bose achhen. Gargi bollo… Amar boudi… Vodro mohila nomoskar kore bollen… Amar naam Trisha…. Trisha Roychowdhury…. Bosun… Ektu cha kore ani. Tomal er o khub cha testa peyechhilo… tai ar vodrota kore na bollo na. Trisha chole jete tomal bollo… Tomar dada kothay? Gargir mukh ta thomthome hoye gelo… Bollo… Tar kotha ar bolben na… Achhe kono tash ba mod er adday. Tomal ar kotha baralo na. Ghure ghure ghorta dekhlo tomal. Daridrotar chinho nipun haat e dhakar chesta kora hoyechhe..

Gargir boudi besh gochhalo bojhai jay…ar tader daridro niye lojjito o. Dewal er plaster khose iit beriye porechhe… Sekhanei ruchi sommoto vabe suchi-shilpo ba anka chhobi diye sundor kore sajiye diyechhen tini. Sadharon sob jinis o jar jar nijer jaygay royechhe… Table er upor anek boi potro o dekhlo tomal… Nerechere dekhchhilo tomal… Gargi bollo… Boudi golper boi er poka… Ar goyenda golper to ondho-vokto. Tomal bollo… Amar asar uddessho ta boloni nischoi? Gargi bollo.. Ta bolini bote… Tobe boudi kichhu sondeho korechhe. Tomal bollo… Valo kotha… Amader ki porichoy diyechho? Gargi bollo… Kuheli ke sobai chene e barite… Ar apni holen tar dur shomporker dada. kokkhono gram dekhen ni… Tai gram dekhte esechhen. Tomal bollo… Jak… Shomporko ta dur e rekhe valoi korechho… Tarpor dustu hanshi dilo chokh tipe. Trisha boudi cha niye ele sobai cha sesh korlo nirobe.

Tarpor trisha boudi bollo… Oder ghore niye jao gargi… Ato dure esechhe… Khub klanto nischoi. Tomal bollo… Na na… Klanto beshi noi… Tobe fresh hoye gram ta ektu ghure dekhbo. Trisha bollo… Hmm gram dekhte esechhen… Se to dekhben e… Jan fresh hoye nin… Gargi niye jabe. Tomal bollo… Ami apnar theke chhoto… Amake apni bolben na plz. trisha bollo… Achha… Tai hobe vai….. Prottek tola te 6ta kore room. Dotolar ak kone gargir dada boudi thaken… Onno konay tomaler thakar bebostha hoyechhe… Tar pasher ghore thakbe gargi ar kuheli. Gargi der bari te overhead water tank er bebostha nei. Electricity achhe jodio… Tobe pump lagano hoyni. Niche kolghore tubewell bosano achhe. Sekhan thekei jol ante hoy dotolay. Dotolay akta common bathroom achhe. Sekhane choubachhay jol vora achhe. Tomal nijer jonno boraddo ghore bag rekhe fresh hoye nilo. Kuheli fresh hobar pore tomal gargi ke bollo…