Chandra Kotha – Part II (Bengali)

Cholo tomader gram ta ghure asi. Gargi bollo.. Akkhoni jaben? Tomal bollo… Ha cholo akkhoni jai… Ar tumi kuhelir bondhu… Amake apni bolo na… Tumi e bolo. Gargi ektu hense ghar narlo. tomal abar bollo… Valo kotha… Tomar thakurda je kobita ta diyechhen tomake… Ota songe nao. Gargi abar ghar nere seta ante nijer ghore chole gelo. 3 jone metho poth diye hatte hatte ghram ta ghure dekhchhe. Jayga ta akkhono sottikar er gram e royechhe. Adhunikota dhokar chesta korchhe bote.. Tobe akkhono khub akta subidha kore uthte pareni. Chhara chhara kichhu ghorbari royechhe… Keu keu olpo bistor paka kore niyechhe… Tobe beshir vag e kancha. Gargi der bari theke besh khanikta dure akta nirjon jaygay chole elo ora.

Samne akta khal dekhlo… Besh boro. Sedike tomal takiye achhe dekhe gargi bollo… Eta age ak shomoy sakha-nodi chhilo… Akkhon moje gechhe bole ponchayet theke songskar kore chash-bash er jonno jol sorboraho korar kaje bebohar kora hoy. Tomal matha nere bojhalo… Bujhechhe se. Khal er paar ta besh uchu… Ar jhop jhar e vorti side 2to. Ora uchu paar theke ektu neme ese dhal er upor akta faka jaygay boslo… Upor theke dekha jachhe na oder. Tomal er 2 pashe gargi ar kuheli boslo. tomal bollo.. Koi dekhi kagoj ta dao gargi. Seta haat e niye nere chere dekhlo tomal. Khub purano akta kagoj… Lal hoye chhop chhop dag pore gechhe. Besh sokto o hoye gechhe… Chap dile venge jabe amon voy o royechhe.

Tomal sabdhane kagoj tar vaj khule dekhlo founten pen e lekha akta lomba kobita. Akbar chokh buliye bollo… Thak pore porchhi.. Ager kotha age jana valo…. Tumi borong prothom theke bolo gargi. 3 jon e ektu norechore aram kore boslo. Gargi bolte suru korlo… Amader bari ta dekhe bujhtei parchhen… Ak shomoye ei bari akkhonkar moto chhilo na. Gram er manush akkhono eke jomidar bari naam ei dake. Ingrej der tabedari kore roychowdhury upadhi paan amar thakurdar propitamoho… Induvushon roychowdhury. Anek jomijoma chhilo tar. Ingrej der toshamodi kore bivinno upaye seta fule fepe rajokiyo hoye uthlo tar amole. Jomi jomar songe songe bebsha banijjo o suru holo… Sinduk vore uthe upchhe porte laglo. Tarpor ja hoy tai holo…

Bilashita ar babugiri o ese porlo maa-lakkhir pichhu pichhu. Induvushon er pore jomidari pelen tar putro shoshisekhor roychowdhury. Tini babugiri ar usringkholota ke pray shilper porjaye niye gelen. Tar songe jog holo lampotto. Desh bidesh theke baiji aste laglo pray din. Mod ar jounotar foyara chhutlo. Gram ta shohor theke anek dure bole ingrej der boro korta der baganbari hoye uthlo eta. Ar bideshi provuder khosamodi te jothechho ortho-nash hote suru korlo. Vora choubachhay chhidro hole jevabe joler stor chupi sare namte thake… sevabei sonchito dhon komte suru korlo. Amar thakurdar baba Chandranath roychowdhury jokkhon sompottir uttoradhikari holen tokhhon ordhek er o beshi nosto hoye gechhe.

Khub mon diye sunchilo tomal ar kuheli.. Tomal norom ghash er upor chit hoye suye porlo. Kuheli tar buker upor suye konui e vor diye matha uchu kore rakhlo. Tar buk tomal er buker upor asroy nilo. Sedike takiye gargi ektu muchki henshe abar bolte suru korlo…. Sara jibon lampotto ar kholam kuchir moto taka uriye sesh boyose onutap holo bodh hoy shoshisekhor er. Tini jibon dharar rash tante chesta korlen… Kintu totokkhone anek deri hoye gechhe… Boyos take osomortho kore tulechhe. Jomidari te tokkhon aay er chaite byay beshi.

Tai bodh hoy tini chheler naam e akta upodesh… kobita akare likhe chheler haat e dilen. Etai sei kobita… Ba chhora. Kobita ta diye chhele ke bollen… Jodi konodin bipode poro.. Eta ke mon diye poro… bipod theke uddhar er poth khuje pabe er vitor. Kintu jomidari rokto shorire royechhe… Prothom boyose amar thakurdar baba o besh kichhu taka uriye dilen babuani te. Kintu tini shikkhar alor poth dekhechhilen. Sei juge o amar thakurdar baba B.A pass korechhilen. Bairer somaje mishe tini sompottir kodor korte shikhlen. Babar deoa kobita ta o hoyto tar shuvo buddhir jagoron ghotiyechhilo. Tini chesta kore gechhen poribar ke bachiye tolar. Kintu kothay bole ak purush por por valo ar kharap gun bongsho dhara te prokash pay.

Amar thakurdar vitor o shoshisekhor er kharap gun gulo puro matray prokash pelo. Amar thakurdar naam alokesh roychowdhury. sara jibon songsar somporke udashin. Vog bilash e dube thaklen joubon e. chandranath er boyos hoyechhe… Tini chhele ke bage ante parlen na. Daridro ese hana dite suru korlo poribar e. Valo poribar dekhe chheler biye dilen chandranath… ak chhele ebong ak meye holo tar… Nikhilesh o sarbani… Mane amar baba o amar pishi. Tonmoy hoye sunte sunte tomal er buker upor suyei porechhe kuheli…

Tomal tar chul gulo niye bili katchhe… kintu purno monojog gargir dike… Gargi bole cholechhe…. Chandranath o akdin tar chhele ke deke babar deoa kobita ar aki upodesh chhele alokesh ke diye prithibir maya katiye gelen. Shoshishekhor jemon poronto belay ese onutap korechhilen… Alokesh er vitor o seta dekha dilo. Tini lokkho korlen ak purush por por bongshogoti te gun er probaho tar chheler belay khatlo na. Tar chhele mane amar baba o jomidar bongsher somosto dosh gulo dharon korlen… Chandranath er gun ba shikkha… Konotai pelen na amar baba. Tar okormonnotay songsar er lokkhi poribar chhere chole gelen.. Ar daridrer otole toliye gelam amra. Alokesh chesta korechhilen poribar ke sringkholay badhte…

Tai sesh boyose tini besh kothor ebong ragi hoye porechhilen. Amar pishi sarbani ei shomoy akjon nichu jaat er chheler prem e poren. Bari theke paliye take biye o koren. Alokesh rege giye take sompottir uttoradhikar theke bonchito koren. Kichhudin pore tader ak sontan hoy… Amar pishtuto dada… Srijon. akta accident e pishi pishemoshai 2jon e mara poren… Srijon da er boyos tokkhon 12 ki 13. thakurda venge poren meyer mrityu te. Sompotti theke bonchito korle o srijon da ke barite asroy den. Sei theke se ei bari tei achhe. Amar baba maa er 2ti sontan…