Bengali Short story
By: Manidipa Bhattacharya
12/27/2013.
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Ar ekta bochhor o sesh hote chollo…Din gulo kemon huh u kore
sesh hoye jachche.
Somoy take atkano jachche na.
Protidin karur na karur mrittu r khobor pai.
Bochhor er sesh ta y jeno osubho kharap khobor gulo beshi
sunte thaki.
Khoborer kagoj, news channel eo nana khobor thake.
Ei obdi likhechhi sobe, tokhon I Joy elo.
‘Ki likhchish?’
‘Ei jonmo mrittu niye bhabchhi…’ Ami bollam.
‘Jonmo thakle mrittu to hobei.’ Joy chair tene boshe amar
lekha ta porte laglo.
Ami bollam,’achcha ,aar sobar mrittu ek bhabei keno hoyna?
Joy: ‘Sobar jibon o to ek I rokomer noy.’
Ami:’Ekta shishu jonmale jemon take niye amra uttejonay mete
uthi, sei bhabe I mrittu keo celebrate korle kemon hoy?
Joy:’Bhaloi hoy…’
Ami:’Bachcha jonmale, se kande, bakira hashe, manush morle
amra keno kandi?’
Joy:’Tui bhab…’
Ami:’E bochhhor ta te amar ekta jeno bhaber udoy dekhte
pachchi.’
Joy:’Tai?’
Ami:’Hya,Bhebe dekhlam, ami onek bhul korechhi jibone…’
Joy:’Tao bhalo..’.
Ami:’Nijek sodhrano to dure thak,borong onnoder dosh
diyechhi nijer bhule…’
Joy:’Ei suru holo…..’
Ami:’Ekhon dekhchhi, ‘Jah baba, bakira thik, ami I bhul…:’’
Joy:’Matha ta dhorte choleche..’
Ami:’ Sei theke na, ami, ortordonde bhuge I cholechhi.’
‘Uff baba, tor gyaner kotha sunte sunte pagol hoye gelam…Din
ke din tui osojhjho hoye uthechish kintu!!’
Priyo bondhu Joy er khoncha mara suru holo amake.
‘Hya, ta bote…. ajkal ektu beshii gyan dichchi…Ashole bhalo
hobar chesta korchhi..’
‘Tui tham…gyan gulo nije r modhdhe I rakh.’
‘ na , mane egulo sune Jodi karur upokar hoy..!!’
‘Upokar hochche na..osojhjho lagche…’
‘Kon ta?amar gyan?’
‘Toke’
‘Tahole sobai sikhbe ki kore?’
‘Onnoder sekhabar age, nije sekh age bhalo kore..’
‘Nije theke sikhechhi bole I to….’
‘Ar ekta kotha bolechhish ki, ami chhole jabo..’
Joy er ei ultimate dhomkani tea mi chup korte badhdho holam.
Kintu kotha gulo amar peter modhdhe jeno kemon kilbil kore.
Na bole shanti pai na.
Mushkil ta holo, shonar lok nei.
Keu I shunte chay na.Sobai kebol bolte chay.
‘Garbage in, garbage out’ bole ekta kotha ache….’
Manush sara jibone joto ta shone, morar age mone hoy toto
tai bole jete hoy….
Joy ke bolte gelam se kothata, khya khyak kore othlo…
‘Tui nije bojh, amake bojhate hobe na..Pagol kore dichchish
amader..’
‘Achcha baba, ar bolbo na…’
‘Amake na , kauke na…’
‘Ami to kauke boli na…..’
‘Bolish…lokeder bore kora tor shobhab…’
‘Tui to dekhchhi, amar pichhe I pore achhish…’
‘Tui o tai…’
‘Moteo na..’
‘Jokhon theke esechhi, tokhon theke ghyanor ghyanor…’
‘Ektu bolte o parbo na?’
‘Na….’
‘Keno?’
‘Ajob toh, ki proshno!!!’
‘Ki proshno korlam abar?’
‘Ei je bolli, ‘keno’?’
‘Tui I to bolli , ‘Na’ ‘
‘Tui to sarakhkhon bolei chholechish, tai ‘Na’ bollam…’
‘Tui o to kom kichhu bolchhish na…’
‘Tui bolchhish dekhe I amay bolte hochche…’
‘Ami to bhalo kotha I bolchhi…’
‘Bolish na’
‘Ki?’
‘Doya kore tham…’
‘Achcha thamlam…Tui jokhon sunbi I na…..’
‘Ami na khali, keu I sunbe na…ar tui bolbi o na…’
‘Thik ache ami mukh bondho ri rakhbo..’
‘Ar likhbi o na….’
‘‘tor ei dhoper gyaner kotha keu sunte chay na…’
‘Tui porish keno?’
‘Porbo bole I to likhish…’
‘Toke poranor jonno to likhi na’
‘Jake I porabar jonno likhish, seta I likhish na…’
‘Tui bolar ke?’
‘ami je I hoi, tor bhalor jonno I bolchhi..’
‘Amar bhalo korar jonno I tor jonmo hoyeche bujhi?’
‘Phaltu eto baje bokte parish tui !!’
‘Tui I ba ki emon non-phaltu bokchis’?
‘Bhogoban tor mukh ta diyeche, brain ta dite bhule geche…’
‘Bhogoban to toke amar brain gulo diyeche, tai na?’
‘Excess thakle to dito, kintu eto I kom porechhilo tor
bhage…’
‘Toke bhogoban eshe bole geche bujhi?’
‘Bhogoban ke bolte hobe keno, dekhle I bojha jay…’
‘Dekhe I tui bujhe jash? Bhogoban toke onek I brain diyeche
bojha jachche..’
‘Thambi tui? Tokhon theke boke I cholechhe….’
Joy er ei proshner pore ami thamlam thik I, kintu oke uchit
jobab debar jonno ami kotha bhabte laglam….
‘Chol cinema dekhe ashi..’ Joy bollo.
Ami bollam ‘na’
Joy:’Keno?’
Ami:’Sob kotha toke bolbo keno?’
Joy:’Bolish na, nije r I to pet dhol hobe kotha bolar
jonno…’
Ami’Tui I to amake bolechhish kotha na bolte…’
Joy’Baje kotha bolte baron korechhi..Ek kotha ghyanoy
ghyanor…’
Ami’Sunte chash na , Tobe abar jiggesh korchhish keno?’
Joy:’Bollam tor gyaner kothaa sunte chai na’
Ami:’Ja I kotha boli, tui bolbi gyaner kotha..’
Joy:’Normal kotha bola jay na?’
Ami:’Kemon normal kotha suni !!’
Joy:’tor sathe kotha bolata ek prokar er shasti..’
Ami:’Ar tor kotha gulo puroshkar, tai na?’
Joy:’Paye pa lagiye tui jhogra korte bhalobashish..’
Ami:’Jhogra ta ami korchhi na tui?’
Joy:’Meyera I jhogra kore beshi…’
‘Tui ki kore jabli?
‘Boi pore…jeta tui porish na..’
‘Kon boi e lekha ache
kothata?’
‘Tui janbi ki kore, boi I to porish na…’
‘Otoi Jodi boi er kotha follow korish, tahole amar lekha
pore ga jole keno?’
‘Ke bollo gaye jala dhore?’
‘Tai niye I to etokhkhon amra jhogra korchhi…’
‘Ami jhogra kori na…’
‘Etokhkhon tahole ki korli?’
‘uuuf tui ekta mathamota’
‘Ar tui ki jeno? Mathaola lok?’
‘Abar….suru holo..’
Ki hoyeche toder? Sei thek jhogra I kore chholechish.’
Ma hathe cha jolkhabar niye esheche amader jonno…
‘Bah, luchi torkari? ‘ Joy hath dhute gelo !!
‘Ma, tumi ki sob somoy bhalo chhile?’ jiggesh korlam….
‘Ne kha to, bok bok korishna….’ Ma chole gelo…
Joy phire elo, ami jiggesh korlam, ‘ami ki sudhui boki?’
Joy:‘Mane?’
Ami,’Mane, ami khali bok bok kori?’
Joy:’Is this something new?’
Ami:’Mane?’
Joy:’Mane ta tui janish..’
Ami:’Tui bol…ar ekbar suni..’
Joy:’Keno?’
Ami:’Keno abar ki?’ Tui I to bolli…
Joy:’Ami ki bollam? Tui I to start korli?’
Ami:’Hya ba na te jobab dile I hoto’
Joy:’Ki jobab debo seta o bole dibi Jodi, tahole jiggesh
kora keno?’
Ami’Paye pa diye abar jhogra korchhish?’
Joy:’Kar pa?’
Ami:’Mane?’
Joy:’Pa duto Jodi ek joner hoy?’
Ami:’Thik, dutoi tor…’
Joy:’Tui I suru korechhili, tai ota tor pa…’
Ami:’Bangla porechhish? Janish kotha tar mane?’
Joy:’Gyani to tui…sob janta…’
Ami:’Tui tahole ki?’
Joy:’Ami….tor gyan sonar lok..’
Ami:’Tahole sunchish na keno?’
Joy:’Cinemay jabi?’
Ami:’Kon cinema?’
Joy:’ Uff ….’
Ami:’Chol, jai………’
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