I, Be Good

Bhalo Hoye Choli

Bengali Short Story

By Manidipa Bhattacharya

11/30/2014

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Shei chottobela y sekha chhora tar prothom line duto ami roj aurai:

mone monei,

’sokale uthiya ami mone mone boli,

saradin ami jeno bhalo hoye choli’….

Bhalo hoye chholar mane ta ki ?

Tar mane ki, ami kharap?

Bhalo kharaper songa ta ki?

Ei lok tai ba bolar ke?

Bhabte bhabte ei kobitar lekhoker opor khappa hoye uthlam bejay.

Lekha ta kar?

Internet e khujte boshlam.

Ajkal internet e sob i khuje pai.

Kothar mane, spelling, rannar recipe, barir thikana,

emon ki, amar nijer nam, dham, thikana, boyesh o khuje pai ekhane.

Boyesher kothay mone porlo, shedin Mrs. Basu nijer boyesh jokhon lukachchilen amar kache, ami tokhon internet e onar sothik boyesh ta….

Jak, she kotha.. Ki jeno khujhchi?

Onekhkhon khojar por ami realise korlam ami Deepika Parukoner latest gossip column porchhi mon diye.
Jeta ami khub i bhalobashi. Joto gossip, rumours.....

Tahole....?
Cinema theatre i hochche mul culprit.

Tai ….

ami hoyto kharap ii..........

Joto noster mul ei Cinema.

Chhotobela theke i cinema amay tanto.

‘Ulto Roth’ bole ekta magazine ba boi chhilo, tate nanan filmstars der chhobi, ar boroder golpo thakto.

Boroder golpo porar ekta alada moja chhilo.

Mayer kora shashon dingiye kichhu korar swad chhilo chomotkar.

Tarpor dhora pore bokuni, mar, chor chapati kheye o sikhkha hotona.

Tar mane…

etai bojha jachche, ami kharap i chilam chirokal.

Kobita ta porar konoi sufol ba asar pore ni khub ekta amar opor bojha jachche!

Nah, bhalo amake hotei hobe.

Bhalo kichu boi porte hobe, bhalo kichhu cinema dekha jete pare.

‘Kindle’ e boi, ar internet TV tei cinema ache.

Sofa theke norar o dorkar nei.

Emnitei ami bhoyonkor kure.

Ma bolto kurer badshah!

Badshah bolar ki dorkar chilo bujhina!!

Bad shah …oh no, it is bad, bhery bhery bad.

Amader bangalider ekta alada bornomala hoya uchit.

‘Bangla’ ebong ‘Benglish'.

Jara bangla porte paren na, kingba, paren kintu computer e ba facebook e banglay lekhen, tader jonno bornomala invent ba abishkar er bhalo sujog.

Ekhon ei ‘Benglish' bornomala r i kodor beshi.

Chena jana bondhu bandhob sobai ‘Benglish' i use koren.

'Ki re kemon achish?'

kingba

 'aj ki korchho? Chole esho , Ilish mach ranna korechi....' ityadi

Kichu prachhin ponthi bondhu ba atmiyo lekhen, ‘ How are you?’

Tader ke o ami ‘Benglish' ei reply dei, ‘bhaloi'…..

Tar jobab ashe, ‘so, what are you upto?’

Ami kothatar mane bujhi na, tai uttor dite pari na.

‘Upto’ ? sheta ki?

ke jane baba!!!

Notun kichhu word o bujhte doshbar dhonk gilte hoy.

‘LoL’,’XO XO’,’RIP’….

Nana dhoroner shortcut beroy roj roj.

Eke loker nanan kaj, office, bari, batcha kachcha, stress…

Life is too busy.

More jayoya bekti r jonno o puro kotha lekhar somoy nei karur. ‘Rest in Peace..’ likhte loker khub kosto hoy. 'RIP' likhei kaj saren.

Short cut!! 

Age iskul college e guti koyek bodhu bandhob thakto, parar bondhura, office e kichu, mohila somiti ba park er songira, chele meye nati puti ei chhilo jibon.

Ekhon Facebook er zamanay eto somoy kothay?

Ghorir kanta lafiye lafiye egiye choleche.

Life is too short..

Kom somoye ja kichu korar kore phelte hobe…

Need to achieve something!!Need to be famous!!

Chholo, kichhu kore dekhai…

Facebook eshe kemon duniya i palte dilo.

Protteker 800/1000 ta kore bondhu.

Kichu ochena, kichu chena.

Chena bondhur modhdhe proti niyoto protijogita.

Ke egiye, ke pichhiye!!

E Cancoon, to o Africa……E Obama, to she Modi……

Photo,Camera,Smile !!

Picture says it all..

Jug jug jiyo facebook..

Kotha theke ki kothay chole gelam.

Bhalo cinema khuje na peye, chomotkar ebong phyatra ekta hindi movie dekhlam boshe.

Amar baba jeguloke bolto ‘Trash!!’
'Ki sob Trash dekhchho, TV te?'

Trash!!

News, Classical Music ba Rabindrosongeet chhara TV te ar sob i chhilo Trash. 

Dekha baron chhilo Hindi movies. Hindi gan chholle bolto 'Paner Dokan peyechho?'
Kora shashon.
Discipline.
Majhe sajhe 'Sat Panke Bandha' ba 'Chhoddobeshi' ..type er cinema dekhar onumoti milto.

Tao dekhtam Trash, lukiye, baron korleo!! Sei je bollam, bhalo ami chilam na kono kalei.

Shei proti week e ekbar ‘chitrahar’ dekha…

‘Black and white’ o pore, ‘colored’ television e.

Age sob kichute anondo onubhob kortam.

She ki uttejona, jokhon ‘Pele’ ashlo football khelte Kolkatay,

ba eksathe, cha muri chanachur niye, world cup cricket dekha.

Robibarer sokaler shei ‘mohabharat’ serial dekha T.V te…rasta ghat sunsan, phanka……

Aah….bhimroti dhorlo ki amar?

Jagjit singh er gazal, ‘woh kagaj ki kasti’ likhte boshlam dekhi…

Nah…

Trash movie na dekhe, bhalo boi pora jak borong.

‘Sesher kobita’ ki bhalo boi?

‘Amit-o’ o ‘Labonyo’…uuff ki romantic !

Kingba, Sorot Chondrer Porineeta .

Na na, Saif ar Bidya Balan er acting er ‘Parineeta’ movie tar kotha bolchi na.

Boi porar je anondo, seta TV dekhe ba internet e pore she anondo hoyna.

Boi porte porte, kolponay meshano choritre nijeke miliye debar ki odbhut onubhuti.

Shei ronge anka, shopner prithibi , jeta chhilo amar nijoshsho.
Khub kachcher.

Thik shei onubhuti ekhon hoy, jokhon, deshe nijer barite jai,
bagane r neem gach tar dike takiye akash ta dekhi.
Surjer alo ta edik odik diye chhoriye pore.
Shalik Pakhi duto ek mone amake dekhe.

 Chhotto o boro belar shei smriti, ek er por ek chobi bheshe othe moner album e,


Ei gulo Facebook er ‘status’ e  kokhon o update kora hoyni.
Jate nei kono ‘Like’ o.

Moner gobhire lukhiye thaka shei chhoto chhoto golpo gulo.
Bhalo kharap er jar kono hiseb nei.

Dhuttor, shei buroder moton bigoto diner smriti romonthon.

Ami ki buro hoye gelam tobe?

Pak dhoreche, chule bote!!

Hair Color na korle chholche na aar. Highlight o korate hobe chhul e.

Eye brow pluck, facial ta ei hoptatei korte hobe.

Next weekend e office party, Mrs Guptar bari dinner, Manashi r birthday celebration……uuuff, koto kaj!!

Aj Macy’s dokane e sale o cholche bhalo.

'Ladies night out' e ghyama dress kinte hobe…Photote abar mota lage nijeke.

High heel pole paye byatha kore…

Ta hole o ekta matching juto kinbo.

purse o to lagbei.

Diamond earring tai porbo?

Last time, Minakshi khub show off korchhilo…

Ar Ranjana r ‘Sabyasachhi’ r saree r collection dekhle to ga jole jay..!!

Oh no!!

Abar ami !!!…….

Copyright…….. @Manidipa