It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by providence as an evil to mankind.
Ekta shomporko, Modhurota diye gora, Tiktota tar majhe chaya feleche. Chaya..?...... ta she nokol o hote pare? Ashol—Nokol -------- kototai ba farak? Tobu ta probhab fele…..
Ekta shomporko, Modhurota diye gora, Tobu tar majhe royeche ektai shobdo ------ Byabodhan
Koto katha, ja tomake bola hoyni---- Prothom dekhar por naam jana sotteo jiggyasha korechilam, “ Tomar naam ki?..” Smito heshe tumi bolechile, “Monalisa”
Sarater sunirmal aakash, shada megher phakhe (2) surjer lukochuri khela—eishob janla diye dekhte dekhte hothat-I tandra maton eshe giye chilo Jhhinuk-er. Parar pandel-e maik-er joralo aoaj kane astei tandra bhenge gelo. Aaj astami. Maa gechen parar pandel-e pujo dite. Ebarer pujoy Jhhinuk eka. Besirbhag bondhura shob Kolkata-r baire. Barite se aar maa. Baba-r katha Jhhinuk-er chelebelar epashe nei. Baba shudhu maa-er galpe aar gharer deoale kather frame-r modhhey. Pujor dine ektu rastay na berole bhalo laage naa. Kintu jatokhhon na maa phere tatokhhon berono jabe naa. Kajei Jhhinuk apekhha korte laglo. Maa ekbaar berole keno je eto deri kore???
(2)
Anasmita Roy—naamta sara college-e khubii porichito. Hashi-khushi, pranochhol ekush bachorer ei taruniti sabari priyo. Tobe sabtheke bodh hoy she Arghya-r beshi kacher. Arghya—tader classeri ek chhele. Ekmaro Arghyar kachei she besh free hote pare. Ekbaar oder dujon ke ekshathe park-e dekhte peye or maa bari-te eshe ja bokechilo---------tarpor theke shudhu college-I ja katha hoy aar majhe modhhey phone; tao maa-er ajante.
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Khut kore darjar shabdo hotei Jhhinuk bujhlo maa phireche. “ekta pujo dite giye eto deri? Aar edike aami berotei parchi na.” “ki korbo bol? Anek line chilo je…” “thik ache ekhon ektu berochhi; phirte bela hole chinta koro na.” “tobe ektu taratari phirish.”
Maa-er mon. kothay aabar ei sakale berolo ke jane? Baron korle to aar shunbe na, ulte hajar katha bolte thakbe. Chelebelar ekta katha tar mone elo---- takhon Jhhinuk-er bachor choy boyesh. Prachando duronto. Jhhinuk-ke bhorti korate ekti missionary school-e niye giyechilen. Shekhankar adhyakko jiggesh korechilen, “achha tahole Sunanda debi ei hochhe aapnar meye? Ki naam tomar?” “Anasmita Roy” “Tomar maa je bolche tumi khub dustu.” “sheijanyo to ekhane asha. Aapnara dustumi shariye aamake aabar bhalo kore tulben.” Jhhinuk-er shei katha shune adhyakko mahashoy porjonto na heshe paren ni. Shei meye aaj eto boro, eto porinoto.
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Jhhinuk phirlo ektu bela korei. “Jhhinuk?” “ki maa?” “Arghya phone korechilo.” “kichu boleche” “naa, toke aabar phone korte boleche. O bodh-hoy janto na je aami bari achi, tai na?” “Keno hothat ei katha?” “naa kichu naa or katha bolar bhongi shune mone holo.” “tomar to sabsamay oi shob mone hoy.” “tor bhalor janyo boli. Orokom utko cheler shonge nai ba ghora phera korli.” “Arghya utko noy; o ritimoto porashona gharer chele aar antato ei rokom bhara bari te thake na.” “ja ichhe tai kor. Pore bujhbi. Ja ekhon haat much dhue aye. Aami bhat barchi.”
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“hello, ke Arghya? Aami Jhhinuk.” “o ha shon, toke aami bolechilam na aamar ek kaka Nottingham-e ache.” “ha.” “tini aajkei chithi pathiyechen. Okhane aamar janyo ekta chakri thik korechen. Pujor porei aamay chole jete hobe.” “o tai, tahole aami ki korbo?” “tui aar ki korbi. Apatoto porashona, tarpor ekta biye aar tarpor ghar shansar.” “toke bolechilam na aamar maayer shonge katha bolabo. Tato aar holo naa.” “tar aar darker-o nei, karon ekhon aamar biyer kono prashnoi othe naa. Okhane jai, chakrite join kori tarpor dekha jabe.” “o tar mane tui ekhankar shob pat chukiye chole jachhish.” “motamuti tai. Tobe ekhanakar flat-ta rakha thakbe, jodi konodin phiri tobe darkar porbe.” “tui ki ei katha boltei phone korte bolechili?” “ha, shon tor shonge jaoar aage ekbaar dekha korbo.” “tar aar proyojon nei. Bhalo thakish. Rakhchi.”
Bolei kot kore line-ta kete dilo Jhhinuk.
Ki korbe she ekhon? Chelera ei rokomi hoy. Kokhono kono meyer monta tara bujhte chay na, emonki bojhar chestao kore na. Maa-o take bujhte pareni. Ei niye maa-er shonge tar koto jhagrai na hoyeche . Kintu Jhhinuk swapneo bhabeni je Arghya ei kaaj korbe. Maa kei ba ki bolbe? Shondhe hoye esheche. Kintu aaj ei sharod-shondhay bristi keno? Jhhinuker mon bhar hoye esheche. Tar modhhey theke kanna samasto kichu thele beriye aste chayiche. Khub kore kadbar janyo Jhhinuk janlar dhare giye boshlo. Kintu she kandte parche koi? Tar to ektuo chokher jol porche naa, barancho tar hoye bairer aakashtai ajhore kede choleche…..
