Ekdin Mirike

Khub chhotobelay ekbar Darjeeling-Sikkim tour e ese Mirik jawa hoyechilo amar. Sebar amra pray 40 jon mile group e berate esechilam. Barite ekhono amader 4 joner boating er chhobita ache. Ekhane chole asar pray mas pachek pre ekdin hothat thik holo Mirik ghurte jawa hobe. Net ghete kichhuta porashona holo. Kichhuta er or kachh theke khobor newa holo. To ek Shonibar vor belay beriye porlam. Bus dhore soja Siliguri. Tenjing Norge Bus Stand. Norger pashei Siliguri Junction Station.  Station er samne thekei Mirik jawar share er gari chhare. Counter theke per head Rs. 100 diye ticket newa holo. Khider chote peter vetor tokhon ritimoto Tsunami ese gechhe. Nehat gari ta chharte minute ponero deri chhilo. Alu motor er torkari diye groom groom 6ta luchi fotafot uriye dilam. Share er gari mane oi pahare jawar jonne je modified Bolero gulo thake, oi gari. Amader majhkhaner seat e bosar bondobasto. Samne bosa gelona. Seta naki already booked. Gari chharar ektu age ek jora payra ese sekhane bose porlo. Bujhlam erai age the book kore rekhechilo. Chhele ta boro hada voda type. Tulonay meye ta bes smart. Chokhe-mukhe kotha bole.

Gari chhere dilo. Eke majher seat. Tar modhye ami bosechi ekebare majhe. Siliguri sohor chhere gari dhuke porlo Darjeeling More hoye. Ei rastay ektu egolei Salbari. Ei rasta tar ekta moja holo, pashe pashe chhoto Train er line ta chole. Amra jodio Salbari periye Sukna’r rasta dhorlam badike ar Rail Line ta nijer moto soja chole gelo. Sukna boro sundor. Elephant corridor dhore gari egoy ekhane. Hati hoite sabdhan type board diye rekhechhe Bon Doptor. Amar tate bhrukhhep nei. Hati dhorle dhorbe. Sukna Military Base periye gelo. Dandike chole gelo Rohinir rasta. Oi rastay Darjeeling gele somoy kom lage karon Rohinir rasta khub khara howay olpo somoye onekta uthe jawa jay. Rohinir rastay dhokar mukher thik biporite Shimul Bari cha bagan. Amra cha baganer area dhore Miriker dike egote thaklam. Sotyi bolte ki, ei rasta ta Sworger theke kom kichhuna. Miriker somosto oncholtai jen cha shilper jonno utsorgo kora. Eker pore k cha bagannr modhye diye gari egochhe. Samner kach diye jotota dekha jay dekhchi. Samner seat er payra gulo khub active. Tobe chhele ta khub shanto. Meyeta pray jot korei jeno  oke diye kotha bolachhe. Meyetai selfie tulche. Meyetai bokbok korche, meyetai majhe majhe chheletar kaandhe matha rakhche.  Chheleta kemon myadamara hoye bose ache. Amar kemon jen rag holo. Emon osadharon sobujer utsav dekhle sob meyei to uchhol hobe. Tui sala meyetake ektu support de. E ki re. tar modhye se abar muffler pore bose ache. Ekta meyer sathe dating e jachhis Mirik e. Muffler porechis keno re Bhai. Khub kharap lagchilo meyetar jonne. Ekbar vablam chheletake boli je Bhai amar seat e chole aye. Tor Moyna ke ami samlachhi. Ta jai hok, esober modhye diye eksomoy ekta chhoto jonopod moto jaygay ese porlam. Jaygatar nam Dudhia. 

Besh Nepali ghesha purono jayga. Protyek barir samne fuler gachh wala tub. Cute Nepali bachha ra ghure berachhe. Dudhiate Balasan nodi perolam. Besh expanded nodi khat. Tobe jol beshi nei. Upole upole hip hop nachte nachte Balasan choleche. Ei noditai somotole neme Siligurir mofossol Matigara te NH 31 er nich diye boye gechhe. Bagdogra te Buri Balasan bole ekta purono khat ache. Ei khate Balasan age boito. Buri, mora eisob shobdo je nodir namer sathe thake sekhane bujhte hobe je oi khat gulo se nodir purono khat. Poroborti kal e nodi probaho palte onno khate boye gechhe. Buri Balasan o tai. Mora Torsha-o tai. Seta jodio Coch Behar e.

Ei Dudhiar pashe Gokul bole ekta durdanto jayga ache. Du-ghor er ekta rest house ache sunechi. Ei circuit e sadyojato spot Bankalang. Home-stay ache. Bankalang Balasan er upottakay osadharon sundor ekta wallpaper. Muloto gram. Lokjon khub kom. Nirala, nistobdho. Patajhora ekta background e jeno ekta pahari kolkolano music. Bankalang emontai. Dudin katale sriti hoye thakbe. Bou niye jawar jayga noy. Bankalang e ele mishit premikar sahochorjo dorkar. Gachher gurite premikake bosiye golpo koro. Tar thanda lagle jacket er chain ta tene dao. Hatte hatte tar payel khule gele tar pa e abar seta poriye dao. Nepalider gram e premika ke niye Jodi hat dhoradhori kore hata na holo to prem kiser. Bou er sathe prem jomena. Jai bolona keno. Jeta ektu nisidhho, ektu hatke setai prem. Meyedero ekhane premik niye asa uchit. Bor niye na. soja kothay bolte gele baire onek somoy pre-marriage orientation tour hoy. Bankalang sedik theke onoboddo location. Tobe egulo golpo kotha. Swapner moto. Osob amader somaje jote kojoner.

Dudhiar por theke kintu pak khete khete upore otha. Cha bagan je eto sundor hote pare seta sotyi ei pothe na ele bojha muskil. Tea garden likhe google e search marle jerokom swopno makha cha bagichar chhobi dekha jay, thik serokom cha bagan ekhane royeche. Share er gari te jawar bisesh osubidha holo, gari ta nijer ichhey thamano jayna. Tai bagangulor moja valo kore newa gelona. Nijer gari ba dedicated cab e ele se sujog pawa jabe. Ar tar sathe pawa jabe ei otuloniyo prokritir sporsho ar mon-moto chhobi tolar sujog.  Besh kichu cha bagan khub boro boro cha company er malikanay. Bagangulor pashe foloke lekha ache. Beshirvag company er head office Kolkatay. Majhe majhe ekta kore jonopod periye jachhe. Kono konotay amader gari darachhe. Keu namchhe ba uthchhe. Protyek jaygay Nepalider chhoto chhoto bari ar khabarer hotel, chowmin, momo, taipo sob pawa jay. Cha-coffee to achhei. Hotel gulo konota Gurung er, konota Chhetrir, konota Rai er. Prtyekta jaygay dekhchilam komla lebu niye bosechen Mohila ra. Tokhon November er sesh dik. Sobe Miriker komla bajare eseche. Komla bagan o onek dekhlam. Gachhe gachhe komla jhulchhe. Miriker komlar jogot-jora khyati.

Evabei aste aste Mirik giye dhuklam. Besh sajano gochano town bola jay. Nepalider byapare ekta sotyi kotha bolte pari. Nepalira always khub fit-fat. Kauke sadharonoto dekha jayna odd dress-up kore beriyeche. Darun darun jeans, sweater ar jacket e cheharagulo dekhteo darun lage. Prothomei ferar garir ticket kete nilam. Noile pore abar muskil. Hiseb kore dekha gelo hat e pray tin ghonta somoy ache ghorar jonye. Mirike dhokar thik age garite bosei akasher kone ektu sada sada vab dekhe mone hoyechilo je ini tini. Kintu elevation er jonne Miriker taxi-stand theke unake dekhte pelam na. Lake er dike egiye gelam. Samendu Lake kintu natural lake noy. Manusher banana. Jolt a ektu sobuj sobuj. Tobe lake ta sundor. Lake e boating kora jay. Chhoto belay korechi. Ebar korar temon plan chhilona. Lake tar majhkhane ekta khub sundor bridge royeche. Ar lake er pashe boro-soro math. Sekhane prochur lok bose adda marche. Bachha ra khelchhe, chhele-meyera prem korchhe. Besh ekta eco-friendly byapar. Math er pashe rasta ar rastar dhar borabor khabarer dokan. Bridge periye opare gelam. Ghora-wala der vir. Mirike onekei horse-riding kore. Khub besi khoroch nei. Amra hete dandike ektu egotei neel akasher modhye uni dekha dilen. Kanchan –Sona. Borofe Dhaka murtimoti Devi jeno. Oi lohomay Mirik asata Poisa-Wasul cinema hoye gelo. Besh kichhuta dure upore ekta Gumpha dekhte pelam. Sunlam seta Mirik Monastery. Kichukhon edik odik ghoraghuri holo. Fuler chhobi tola holo. Pakhi dekha holo. Bridge periye abar opare chole elam. Ebar uthte hobe upore. Gontobbo Miriker ei osamanyo Monastery.

Hatte hatte ekta school e poucholam. Besh sundor school ta. Samkne onek fuler gachh. Schooler samne ekta lok ke Monastery jawar poth jigges korte lokta school er pasher ekta rasta dekhiye soja upore uthte bollo. Amrao ektu egiye dekhlam rasta ta duvag hoye gechhe. Dandike uthle Monastery ar ba dike uthle Don Bosco Church. Amra dandik dhorlam. Ekta Ashram er pash diye uthe besh khara pathorer sirite giye pouche abar uthte thaklam. Sirita ekta rastay ene chhere dilo. Sei rasta dhore ektu upore uthtei upore dekha gelo Monastery ta. Rasta te ghure ghure utheche. Ektu egiye ek bideshinir sathe dekha. Hi-hello holo ektu. Ektu pore ese dhuklam Monastery te. Boker Monastery.  Chhobir moto sundor. Poriskar, porichhono. Ektuo nongra nei kothao. Manstery er niche Lama der sikhha-kendra. Chhoto chhoto hobu Lama ra tokhon nijeder modhye khele berachhe. Monastery theke Mirik er lake ta darunvabe dekha jay. Upor theke drishyota  osadharon lage dekhte. Besh kichu chhobi tullam. Tarpor aste aste neme elam niche. Ei Monastery te ar Church er kotha poroborti kale amar golpe likhechi. Se jatray Church e jawa hoyni amar. Sei ichhe puron ke choritartho korar jonno Mombatir nayika Haimanti ke Church e pathiyechi. Evabei amar pray somosto bhraman dhuke pore amar golpe. Chena-ochena rasta ar ondhokar oli-gili gulo matha tule amar golpo guloy dariye pore.

Niche neme ese lake er pashe ek hotel e lunch korlam. Dui bon mile chalay dokanta. Namta khub relevant mone holo. Sisters’ Café. Groom mom oar thukpa. Besh valo ranna kore. Jomiye khelam. Tarpor aste aste ese porlam taxi-stand e. Share e gari te jokhon Shimul Bari cha bagan perochhi tokhon Shimul Bari hat pray sesh hoy hoy. Gari te bosei dekhte holo. Ekdin ekta dedicated cab niye asar ichhe holo khub. Sukna periye jokhon Salbari dhuklam tokhon hothat ba dike chhoto Train ta dosyi bachhar moto horn bajiye pash diye chole gel. Or pichhon pichhon amrao egote thaklam Siligurir dike.

1st Polling-1st Time

Jobe theke Uttar Dinajpur e Chakri niye esechhi, tobe thekei nana joner mukhe ekta byapar niye nana kotha sunechi. Kotha gulor modhye kichu valo ar kichu otishoy kharap. Kichu lok sahos jugiyechen ar kichu lok voy dekhiyechen. Asole byaparta boroi gurutoro o golmele. Byapar ta Vote. Mane Election. Sarkar Bahadur er Chakri korle Election Duty ekti otibo guruttopurno o obosso kortobbo byapar seta notun kore bolar kichu nei.Election er nana rokom duty. Tar modhye bodh hoy sobtheke jhamelar kaj ta amader jonno boraddo. Booth e bose Vote newa. Nana kotha sune sune moner modhye kemon ekta odvut dharona jonme gechhilo. Nana kotha nijer moto kore bujhe bujhe ekebare bojhai hoye gechhilam. Kintu sob miliye ki holo, setai ekhon bolbo. Tobe songkhepe. Bore korbo na.

March mas ei Election ghosona hoye gelo. Hiseb kore dekha gelo 17 April ekhane Vote. Somvoboto amar duty porbe. Ki korte hobe exactly janar upay nei. Bivinno jayga theke gyan niye bujhlam Presiding Officer puro byapar ta manage koren. Booth er Korta tini. Birat daitto. 1^st Polling Officer er kaj Voter Card ba Voter Slip dekhe Electoral Roll e chhobi soho nam miliye Voter ke verify kora. 2^nd Polling er kaj holo koto jon Vote dichhe tader hiseb rakha ar Voter der soi ba anguler chhap register kora ar 3^rd Polling Voter der ekta notun Slip issue koriye diye EVM ke control kore Vote ta niye newar kaj koren. Sob dekhe sune bujhlam Presiding Officer er bemokka chap er kaj. Sob kichhu korte hobe. Malpotrer jimmedari. Booth er jimmedari. Jodi kachal badhe tobe seta samlano, tarpor nana rokom hiseb miliye mela rokom form fill up kore segulo niye joma dewa.Se Je moha daitto. 2^nd ar 3^rd Polling er kaj ta khub porisromer mone holo. Mane gadhar khatuni. 1^st Polling er kaj tai besh valo. Besh fulbabu hoye bose Polling Agent der dike takiye Voter der Serial Number ar nam dhore besh kore heke dilei lyatha sesh. Baki kaj baki lokeder.

Ekdin Royalty Drive e gechhi. Royalty Drive mane holo mati chor der dhora. Bivinno jaygay loke mati kete niye jachhe. Sarkar ke prapyo Taka deyna. Sei Taka aday korte amader special drive chole. To ekdin  Asuragarh er dike ghure berachhi, hothat ek Dada’r mobile e ekta sms elo. Election Commission take 1^st Polling Officer hisebe appoint korechhen. Islampur e training.  Amar mathar madhoe palpitation suru hoye gelo. Ebara mar sms asbe re. Kichu khon porearek Dada’r sms elo. Same post sudhu training Raiganj e. Ebara mi aro chap e pore gelam. Islampur theke Raiganj jawar somoy pothe Dalkhola bole ekta bishom jayga pore. Sekhane Rail er crossing er gate porar jonne ar bhutta wala der truck er vir miliye fatafati jam hoy. Oi jhamela periye Raiganj e training e jawa khub chap. Kichukhon er modhyei sms elo. Dekhlam 1^st Polling Officer. Training Islampur ei. Khaub valo kotha. Islampur College e training hobe. Bari theke kachhei. Chap nei kono.

Din er din training holo. Prothom training. Erpor aro ekta training hobe. Sei onujayi posting hobe mane Vote nite jete hobe.Chirokal sune aschi khub dure dure jete hoy. Ager din sokale jete hoy Distribution Center (DC) e. Sekhan theke EVM ar nana rokom jinis niye nirdishto gari te uthe Vote kendre jete hoy. Sekhane mela kaj. Booth take sajiye ghuchhiye  toiri koro, rat e chatai pete ghumao. Vor bela toiri hoye sokal 7.00 ta theke bose Vote nao. Bikel  5.00 tar por kagoj potro ready kkore oi Center e eso. Totokhone se center ta Receiving Center ba RC hoye gechhe. Malpotro joma dao tobe chhuti. Kagoj porter chap eto tai je prothom din sondhe bela Booth e pochhei sesob niye boste hoy.

Din krome egiye elo. Kopaler jore amar second training tao Islampur College ei holo ar posting tao Islampur Bidhan Sabhay holo. Bujhe gelam kachha kachhi match khelte jabo. RC pouchhe gel ear chap nei. Duto training ei pakhi pora kore onek kotha bojhano holo. Bujhechhilam kichu kichu. 

Second training er chithi te puro team tar nam thake. Presiding Officer professionally Assistant Head Master. Ekdin Office e giye unar phone pelam. Apnar ki ager oviggotta ache? Prosno ta sune sobiniye janalam je ekebarei nei. Tate uni bollen je uni vabchhilen nam ta katiye neben. Ami ovoy dile uni ar ta korben na. Ami joto ta pari golay sahos ene unake aswosto korlam. Sahosta, bolai bahullo, ekdom meki. Jai hok, second training er din team er sathe porichoy hoye gelo. 2^nd Polling Officer Goalpokher ei thaken. Sudhu 3^rd Polling Officer asben Malda’r Gajol theke. 16^th April ghum theke other somoy sms pelam. Sundargaon Free Primary School e duty. Islampur theke 40 minutes. Ekhetre bole rakha valo, Election er ager pray 14 days ami Electoral Roll niye kaj korechi SDO Office e. Ei kaj ta amay khub confident kore diyechhilo karon 1^st Polling er puro kaj tai ei Electoral Roll niye. Chhobi o onnanyo details dewa chhapano boi er moto. Okhan thekei Voter ke verify korte hoy. Ei sob kichhu bidye-budhhi niye Islampur DC te poucholam.

Malpotro newar agei duto jhamela holo. Notun niyom onujayi Presiding ba 1^st Polling jekono ekjon ke mobile number register kore nite hobe. Puro reporting ta sms er madhyome EC ke korte hobe.Presiding er number ta registered holo na technical karone. Ami koriye nilam. Ami emnio sms er maharaja. No chap. Ei somosyar por sunlam Presiding er Account e Taka dhokeni. Remittance er list eon am nei. Uni bollen dur Taka na dile ami jabona. Mathay baj venge porlo. Unar obortomane amar upor chap. Ki sorboneshe kotha. Seshe Control Room te giye ekjon Deputy Magistrate er ovoybani sune amra mal potro nite gelam. Taka naki thik dhuke jabe.

Ekta Tata Magic e chore sob mal potro niye Sundargaon er dike raona holam. DC te porichito onek  Dada der duty chhilo.Tader kachh theke khobor niyechhilam. Sundargaon oti chamatkar jayga. Cha bagan ache. Hindu belt. Tribal prochur. Muslim er sonkhya kom. Gari te egote egote jayga gulo bes valo laglo. Ki sundor baansh jhar gulo. Amader garir pichhone ar ekta gari te Polling Party ache. Amader Room 1 ar tader Room 2. Ar amader samne ekta gari te poth dekhiye niye cholechhen amader Sector Officer jar daitte sob miliye pray 10 ta Booth. Darivit bole ekta jaygay ekta More er matha theke dan dike amader gari ta egiye gelo. Nibir gram. Utsahi ojosro chokh. Ektu egiye amader Driver ekjon ke jigges korlen School tar location. Nirdeshito poth e egiye gari ta ekta bes boro cha bagan er modhye diye cholte laglo. Top view dekhle besh koyek acre jure sobuj cha bagn ar tar modhyer rasta diye cholechhe por por 3te gari. Cha bagan periye amader gari birat ekta math er o prante holde rong School e ese daralo. Sundargaon F.P. School. Gari theke neme porlam.

Darjeeling pahare British ra jokhon cha bagan toiri kore tokhon Nepali der modhye pray keu sekhane kaj korte raji hoyni. Baniya British Bihar ar ajker Chhatisgarh mane Saotal Pargana theke shromik niye ase. Ektu valo vabe bachte chawar love katare katare Saotal, Orao, Munda, Maria o onnanyo nana Upojati ra ese jog dey cha shilpe. Nirokhhor shromik der British joriye fele dasotter saap-pyanche. Sudhu matro tipsoi dewar khomota thakar jonne shromik ra bujhteo pareni je sorbonash ta kivabe hoye gelo. Suru hoy soshoner diary. Solpo mojuri, onahar o sondhe belay sostar desi mod. Bagan malik ra ichhe korei shromik basti guloy mod er supply e jor ditto jate nesha vuliya rakhte pare soshon ar bonchona ke. Rupadarshi Gour Kishore Ghosh er Sagina Mahato ei byapare otyonto ullekhjoggo boi. Tapan Sinha’r ciname tao boi tar joggo version transfer.  Ei soshoner protibade aste aste rajnoitik vabe dolbodhho hoy shromik ra ebong koshto kichhu ta komleo ek somoy tara rajnoitik dol gulor hateo soshito hoy. Cha banagner durdoshar khatian bole sesh kora jabe na hoyto. Cha bagan gulo aste aste nesha, oporadh ar deho-byabsar chora-kendra hoye gechhe. Dooars elakey Mal Bazar, Alipurduar, Nagrakata, Birpara pray sob cha kendrik jaygay ek obostha.Pet e bhat jotabar jonne oneke thot er lal lip-stick er upor vorsa rakhchhe. Boro dukhher kotha.

Cha baganer lave r har besi howay Darjeeling er pashapashi Uttar Dinajpur Zilla teo oneke dhan er boodle cha lagachhen. Sundargaon te erokom besh kichu lok achhen. Hoyto kono kale Darjeeling theke cha baganer kaj chhere ese ei sob lok ekhane ese thakte suru koren. Bangladesh thekeo besh kichu manush ese othen ekhane, Sei subade tothakothito Refugee ar Tribal der niye Sundargaon khub sundor ekta jayga. Sondhe belay School e pouchhei alap hoye gelo Para-Military dada der sathe. Bot gachh er moto chehara niye amader ar EVM er nirapottar jonne EC theke motayen kora char jon Jawan. Booth pichhu dujon kore. Dujon Orissa’r. Ar ekjon er bari UP. Infact Banaras er kachhe. Ar ekjoner ghor er kotha ekhon arm one nei. Ektu relax kore kaj e bose gelam. Mane nana rokom sei form-fill up. Kichukhon pore dujon Polling Agent elen. Alap holo. Ekhane kono din kono jhamela hoyni ar hobeona. Unara temon tai bollen. Baire Mohila konther awaz peye baire elam. Dujon lal-par sada saree pore mohila. Self-help group. Vote korte ele erai khabarer jogandar. Presiding Sir er hukul hoye gelo. Ektu pore cha elo. Rat e ruti-torkari elo. Dujoner sathei bes alap jome gelo. Opekhhakrito smart o chotpote jinni tar nam Chandrani Sadhu. Hasi mukhe janalo Chandrani, ekhon to kaje esechhen. Ranna banna sob gotanugotik. Kokhono amader otithi hoye asun. Er theke onek besi appayan korte parbo. Kaj kormo kichu ta egiye mejhe te dhokra pete suye porlam. Sara Bangla’r modhye ekmatro Uttar Dinajpur ei sleeping kit dewa hoyeche. Karon hoyto ei dhokra. Pat er shotoranji type. Besh valoi. Malda ar UD te ei dhokra shilpo khub unnoto. Jodio ekhon pat chas e khamti dekha jachhe. Dhokrar boro carpet o hoy.  Segulo export hoy. Amar dharona chhilo ekdom ghum hobena rat e. Emnio vor 4tey uthe ready hote hobe sobaike. Sob miliye 14 jon lok. Ar bathroom ektai. Bahot na-insafi hain.

Alerm er agei ghum venge gelo. Fajar er namaz er azaner time e. Assalato khairum minon niom. Ghumiye thakar theke namaz pora valo. Ghumiye thakar the Vote newa valo. Sedin azaner emontai mane korechhilam ami. Hiseb kore dekhlam oprotyashitovabe bes valoi ghum hoyeche. 4-5 ghonta moto holeo bes solid. Brush korlam. Ghor e amader 3rd Polling bhai nei. Beriye dekhlam sobe halka ektu alo. Boro khola math er upor osadharon lagchhe. Emon vor to dekhtei paina. Tokhon to ghumai. 3^rd Polling bhai eto valo. School er ektu dure ekta deep tubewell chhilo. Balti amader dewa hoyechhilo. Sathe mug. Uni ek balti jol ene amar samne rekhe bollen, jan bathroom e chole jan. Ami ovivuto hoye gelam. Seriously bolchi nijer elaka theke etodure ei valobasa ami kolpona korini. Hothat dekhi amar Presiding Sir uthe porechhen. Mathay khele gelo unake ekhon hold e diye dite hobe. Chot kore torch niye balti ar towel niye bathroom e chole gelam. Para-Military dada rao tokhono othenni. Bathroom e thakar somoy dorja khulte chawar chestar awaz peyechhilam ekbar. Amol deini. Beriye dekhi onekei jege gechhen. Durer kol par e snan o suru hoye gechhe. Vor bela snan er ovves nei. Chap ta newa uchit hobe na mone holo. Jol er khali bottle chhilo amar kachhe ekta. Seta niye kol er kachhe gelam. Presiding Sir dariye achhen. Balti hat e niye. Jol vore snan korben. Amay dekhe hasimukhe bollen, apni bathroom e chhilen? Dekhlam somoy kom tai odike mathei…….. Ami hese fellam. Jole bottle ta vore niye matha ta samne jhukiye matha borabor dhele dilam jolt a. Splash done. Fire ese ready hoye nilam. Motamuti 5.15 baje. Cha aseni. Bag e khabar ache kintu apatoto khide nei. Ektu porei Polling Agent ra chole asben. Amra sobai ready. Booth o ready. Baire elam. Puropuri alo fute gechhe.Meghla akash. Ekdom groom nei. Hothat samne ektu dure ekta pakhi ure gelo. Sposhto dekhlam take. Ei prothom. Etodin nam suneo dekhte na pawar akhhep ta uriye diye gelo se. Shah Bulbul. Asian Paradise Fly Catcher. Banglay bole Dudhraj.Jothartho nam. Sada ga ar birat lomba sada lej. Mon vore gelo. Vote hok ar jai hok, pakhi to dekhboi.

Kichukhon porei Polling Agent ra chole elen. Mock Poll suru hoye gelo. Ei somoy EVM e thik moto Vote porchhe kina seta Polling Agent der dekhiye taderke Mock Poll Certificate dite hoy. Thik 7.00 tay Poll start hoye gelo. Mock Poll er somoy thekei EC theke sms asa suru hoye gelo. Amio thik somoy moto nijeder Repoting sms gulo pathate suru kore dilam. 1st Male Voter ar 1^st Female Voter ke Certificate dewa holo. Voter ra eke eke aste thaklen ar ami Electoral Roll e tader verify kore Polling Agent der dike takai. Tader miliye newa hoye gele Voter giye Vote diye den. Polling Agent der kachheo Electoral Roll thake. Voter ra VI Card mane EPIC ba Voter Slip niye aschilen. Voter Slip gulo ebare EC thekei issue kora. Cholte thaklo Vote grohon. Sotyi bolte ki each and every moment enjoy korte thaklam. Chandrani misti hese cha diye gelo. Khelam. Bag theke biscuit ber kore khete khete Vote nichhi. Polling Agent ra vison vodro o porosporer bondhu. Ei prothom bar Vote newa. Er age sudhu Vote diyechi. NIjer jaygay. Ar Vote nichhi nijer bari theke pray 500 kms ero besi durotte bose. Onabil  hasimakha mukhgulo. Votadhikar proyog korte esechen sobai. Jeno Vote ekta utsab. Budhu Soren, Madhab Orao, Santosh Das, Pritilata Baske, Noor Jahan Begum. Berei chollo list ta. Saotal, Orao, Munda, bangali Hindura ar Muslim ra line kore dariye Vote dilo. Vote dewar por 17A te signature korte hoy. Signature na korte parle Thumb Impression. Ek kom boyesi Muslim meye ke TI er kotha boltei se gorber much niye janalo je se signature korbe.Bujhla amar Bharat egochhe. Hoyto aste aste. Kintu egochhe. Ei sudur gram e jekhane sondhe 7.00 ar rat 2.300 er modhye kono tofat nei, rat e sial er awaj sona jay, onek gulo gram er jonne ektai High School, Primary School er obostha otyonto sochonio sekhane kono ekti byakti tao se eke Muslim tay meye, Jodi egiye ese bole je se tipsoi dewar boodle signature korbe, seta khub guruttopurno ekta byapar. Ei cha bagan ghera aranyak prokriti te dariye upolobdhi korar ekta alada matra ache. Uttar Dinajpur khub pichiye pora ekta Zilla. Islampur Sub-Division ta age Bihar e chhilo. Ekhon Bengal e. Ei transferred territory te onek ovab. Lokjon kintu darun sorol. Ei gramyo sarolyo tai voriye rakhlo saradin. Dupure Chandrani dal, bhat, ekta mixed sobji ar mach khawalo. Mach her jhol ta ektu jhal chhilo. Chandrani ar tar sohochori khub jotno niye poribeshan koreche. 5.00 tay Vote mite gelo. Abar papers niye boslam. Sector Officer ese gelen. Chandrani ese bollo, Jodi kichu vul truti hoye thake tahole kichu mone korben na. Hese fellam.  8.15 nagad beriye porlam. Kichu kaj baki chilo tokhono. RC te pouche baki kaj gulo guchhate holo. Ek plate momo khelam. Sob mitiye jokhon bari firlam tokhon rat 1.00 baje.  By the way, DC theke RC obdhi amar Presiding Sir 3 packet cigarette kheye chhilen. Ami 2 packet. 1^st Polling hisebe amar to ekta kortobyo ache. J

Ekta Cuty Pie Paan Payra

Ekdin ekta bishes karone thik holo Chakulia tei rat katano dorkar. Karon porer din kichhu problem er jonne Islampur theke Office asa somvob nao hote pare. Utpal er bari. Jekhane Tushar Da-o thake. Plan hoye gelo. Utpal rat e murgi ranna korbe. Besh ekta mojar picnic. Odike Tushar Da jodio nijer bari te gechhe. Nijer bari mane Balurghat. To Office hours er pore hete hete Utpal er bari giye dhuklam. Dhuktei Landlord ar unar chheler sathe aalap. Chhele mane Dibas da khub  my dear lok. Unar uporei daitto porlo murgi anar ar ranna korar. Uni khub khusi hoye beriye gelen. Kichhu khon pore Utpal bollo emni Dada khub valo kintu pet e du patro porle muski. Tokhon kintu kichhu mone thake na. Jodi murgir kotha vule jay. Kichhu khon pore thik holo amadero murgi kine rakha uchit. Mojar byapar holo Utpal murgi eneche ar Dibas Da-o. Sob miliye Utpal ranna korte boslo. Onek murgi, ruti ar chholar dal. Super khawa dawa holo. rate e ghumiye porlam. Pordin sokal ta vari sundor. Meghla akash, tip tip bristi. Janlar baire ekta boro pukur. Ordhek ta Amruli shak e vore geche. Office jawar kono tara nei. Karon 10 mnts er modhye Office. Tokhono hat e pray 2 hours. Janlar samne bose adda suru holo. Halka bristi porchhe. Pukure je jaygay jol dekha jachhe sekhane boro boro fota pore boro circle toiri korche.  Je jaygay Amruli shak achhe, sekhane bristir bishesh provab bojha jayna. Prothom thekei kheyal korchhilam besh koyekta kal Bulbuli pukur er pasher gachh e neche cholechhe. Kalo Bulbul mane Red Vainted ba Red Tailed Bulbul (Cafer). Emni kalo. Kintu lej er kachhe lal. Bristi ektu jore namtei tara kothay jeno chole gelo. Pukur er jol e ekta soru moto baansh agagora vaschhilo. Kichhu khon pore ekta Bogula mane Pond Heron se baansh e ese boslo. Pukur er machhei eder main agroho. Chup kore bose achhe machher ashay. Ar ami chup kore bose achhi kokhon o machh ta dhore seta dekhar jonne. Hat e camera nei. Moner dukhhe chup kore dekhe cholechi.  Hothat dekhi Pond Heron ta gola nakiye second er modhye ki ekta jol theke tule niye khete aromvo korlo. Machh kina bujhte parlam na. Machh chharao era onno khabar pete pare pukure. Basically phyto planktons ar zoo planktons. Kichhukhon porei sei Pond Heron ta bose thakte thaktei ekta White Breasted Water Hen ese boslo baanch er ek kone. Deep bluish-brown rong er pakhi. Buk ta sada. Chokh ta kalo. Chokh er charpash naturally sada karon mathar samne thekei entire front position ta sada. Eto cute pakhi khub kom dekha jay. Cuty pie baansh er theke neme Amruli shak er ypor dariye porlo. Ebar suru holo jol er upor vese thaka shak er patar upor diye cholafera. Tar modhyei tar khhabar khoja o khawa cholchhe. Kono tension nei. Bristir jol ga e porar jonne birokti nei. Jol er upor diye dourobar jonne kono voy-dor nei. Onayas ghora fera korte korte se amader janlar dike egote thaklo. Chup kore dhoirjo dhore bose achi ar se khabar khujte khujte amar dike egiye aschhe. Koyek minit pore pakhi ta amar 3 hat samne. Jibone er age eto kachh theke kono din WBWH dekhar souvaggo hoyni. Utpal bole uthlo, eta majhe majhe barir modhye dhuke pore. Ami sotyi obak hoye gelam. Pakhi ta je manush ke khub ekta voy pachhe na, seta ekta khub boro byapar. Nijer kheyale ghure berachhe. Kono chap na niye. Vaggis ekhane esechhilam. Noile to eke evabe dekhte petam na. camera na thaka ta khub koshto diyechhilo.

Cuty Pie sedino barir modhye fdhukechilo. Utpal ar Subrata dekhechhe. Amake dekhte dekeochhilo dekhabe bole. Ami bag gochhate deri kore felay seta abar bariri pechhone chole jay. Miss hoye gelo ektu. Tobe sob miliye gain ta nehat kom nnoy. White Breatsed Water Hen. Jol er pakhi. Jolabhumi onchole besi dekha jay. Jol thekei khabar jogar kore. Banglay bole Dahuk ba Paan payra. Ar ami nam diechi Cuty Pie.

Edik-Odik

Chhilo Ishwarpur. Holo Islampur. Kobe obdhi chhilo ar kobe theke holo seta ekhono jana hoyni. Jene nebo. Hindu-Musalman uvoyeri pasha pashi bas. Tobe Iswarpur theke Islampur ekta boro conversion. Ek Dada'r mkhe sunlam, ei bistirno elaka naki Bhabani Pathak er ghora-ferar jayga chhilo. Bhabani Pathak mane Debi Choudhurani'r mentor. Raiganj theke Siliguri obdhi elakay naki tini bichoron korten. Birat Kali Ma er upasak chhilen. Islampur er ojosro Kali Mandir er modhye besh koyek ti jothesto prachin. Tader modhye ektu holo Sidheswari Kali Mandir. Ei Mandir tio naki Bhabani Pathak er upasana sthal chhilo. Pray sobkoti Kali Mandir er suchona kale Debi'r odhisthan chhilo Bot gachh er modhye. Tokhon Debi pujo peten Bot gachh er odhisthatri hoyei. Poroborti kal e paka Mandir gore othe. Erokom ojosro ghotona royeche. Aste aste janbo ar bolbo. Dhoirjo dhorte hobe. Mandir er kotha jokhon uthloi tokhon Ikar Chala Mandir er Ma Kali'r kotha bole newa dorkar. Ikar Chala Mandir ti Panjipara station er age. Ma ekhane khub jagroto. Bus theke conductor neme giye jolonto Dhup Kathi niye ese gari te bosiye abar gari chhare. Sidheswari Mandir e erokom hoy kina jani na. Jante hobe. Rail poth er hisebe jodi dhora hoy tobe ekhane Islampur bole kono station nei. Station er nam Aluabari Road. Nam ta onekeri sona. Bohubar jatayat hoyeche oneker ei station er upor diye. Aluabari Road theke rail jog e Dalkhola jete Gunjariya, Gaisal, Panjipara, Kishanganj ityadi station ase. Gaisal mane sei durghotonar station. Sekhaneo ek nam e jayga nei. Jaygar nam Dhantola. Ajeeb baat hain.

Ekhane asar por thekei jader sathei kotha hoyeche, tader odhikangso lok er ekta bishes prosno, biye korecho?koro ni? Are kore felo. Parle tohoni meye fix hoye jay ar ki. Pore sunlam ekhane oi chokkor achhe. Chhele-pile ele oneker biye hoye jay. Ki jontrona. Mouchak cinemar Sitesh Roy ke mone pore gelo. Amar ki hobe ke jane. Islampur ar Chakulia te ghure berate berate lokhho korechhi komboyesi meye, besi boyesi meye, didi, boudi, kakima, pisi, thakuma ra sobai amay lokhho koren. Sobar kachhei bibaho jogya patri achhe kina ke jane. Hoyto keu nijer jonne, keu didir jonne, keu bon er jonne, keu meyer jonne, keu natnir jonne amay pochhondo kore felechhen.Valo jalay pora gechhe. Byapar ta mojar holeo sob somoy mojar noy. Tarpor biyer golpo fede bolse to muskil. Office e already ek Muhuri ekti meyer kotha boleche. Sekhane naki dowry pawa jabe. Pray 10 lakhs. Muhuri 2 lakhs nebe. Take chup koriyechi kono mot e.

Ekhane ekta osubidha holo, khawa dawa ta ektu muskil er. Lunch-dinner thik achhe. Kintu Kolkata te sokal-sondhe je dhoroner khabar pawa jay segulo ekhane toto ta nei. Thakleo quality oto ta valo na. Ar dam tao khub besi. Ekta dokan achhe jekhane 40 takay ekta plain dosa pawa jay. Ja ta byapar. Sokale kochuri dekhini kothao. Nam Islampur holeo ekhono ekta thik moto biryanir dokan pelam na. Je hotel e prothom theke khetam setir obosthan bus stand e. Nam Ruchira. Khub valo khawa-dawa. Poriskar. Ekhane pray sob hotel ei desi murgi pawa jay. Ekhono khawa hoyni.Panjipara'r age Khan Hotel bole ekta hotel achhe. Sekhankar ruti ar desi murgi naki bikhyato. Gravy naki joto chaibe toto. Ekdin jawar plan hochhe. Tobe Ruchira teo desi kore. Age ekdin sekhane khabo. Uttar Dinajpur er tin te jinis khub famous. Tulaipanji chal, khasir mangso ar bikor er begun. Tulaipanji  nam ta sune mone je penja tulor moto bhat hobe. Kheye dekhechi. Osadharn. Khub sensitive. Khub dekhe dekhe ranna korte hoy. Khub sugandhi chal ta. Mutton ekhane opekhhakrito kom dam. Tasty. Tulai er bhat ar mutton kheyechi Raiganj e. Darun byapar. Bikor bole ekta jayga achhe. Shit kal e sekhane boro boro begun hoy. Ek-ekta pray 700-800 gms. Begun-pora kawar jonne adorso. Tobe NH achhe, tai ojosro dhaba achhe. Sekhane darun khabar pawa jay. Jekono din bus dhore jekono dike gelei dhaba te kheye asa jay. Chatpata khabar er jone Kishanganj jawa jete pare. Bihari ra emnitei ei sob kochuri, pakora, chat darun banay. Khub tasty. Amader Kolkata teo Bihari der onek dokan ba thela ba stall achhe. Kochuri, singara, litti sob pawa jay.

Ruchira te desi murgi ar ruti khelam. Era ekta murgi ke 4te piece kore. Duto leg ar duto breast. Poultry hole obosso chhoto piece. Kharap laglo na. Tobe khub valo korte pareni. Gravy ta darun kintu mangso ta aro tasty howa uchit chhilo. Bakkhali te ekbar desi kine hotel e ranna koriye niyechhilam. It was really good. Tobe boro piece howar jonno obossoi taste poultry er tulonay onno rokom o valo. Sathe 5 ta ruti merechi ar peyaj. Am always ek piece lebu niye mangser upor chhoriye niye thaki esob khetre. Tai korechi. The gravy was fun. Jani na Khan Hotel kemon hobe. Ekhane New Town bole ekta jayga achhe. Duniyar Sorkari Office gulo sekhan . Bes faka faka hoye jay sondher por. Ekta boro math achhe. Onek gulo Staff Quarter achhe. Amrta onek din sondhe bela New Town e chakkar marte marte adda mari. Actually sondher por theke to bishes kichhu korar nei. Onek somoy boddo nirbason type mone hoy. E kothay ese porchhi. Somoy katte chay na. Edike gorom. Majhe majhe bristi. Ekhane 36 degree manei onek. Biroktikor. Ar jokhon bristi hoy tokhon mone hoy proloy eseche. Uttar Banger bristi bole kotha. Rath er din mela holo. Dekhte gelam. Hothat bristi holo. Adh ghontar modhye sob kichhu chhoriye lat. Bristi ta ke mushaldhare bolle kom bola hoy. Office theke bristi dekhte darun lage. Puro khola jayga to. Samne dhan khet. Entire area ta bristi hole sada, fyakashe ekta look peye jay. Chhelebelay pora Sunirmal Basu'r Oi Elo Jhor mone pore jay. Gram er bristi osomvob ruposi. Onek ta Raveena Tandon er moto. Anchol vijchhe, kajol vijchhe. Onek din hoy ki Office jawar somoy hothat halka bristi suru hoye jay. Gram er chhobi gulo por por collage er moto chokh er samne chole ase. Ei somoy ami Kajri sunte sunte jai. Kajri mane Kajri Dhun. Sanai te. Courtesy Ustad Bismillah Khan ar Sumit Paul. Ekjon bajiyechhen. Ar ekjon nijer phone theke amay blue tooth e diyechhen. Uttar Bharat e jokhon borsha ase tokhon Kajri Dhun gawa hoy. Gachh e dolna lagano hoy. Meye ra dole. Monsoon is a festival of life. Trust me, auto te jete jete kan e headphone lagiye Kajri sunle ki rokom lage seta bola somvob na. Kabhi karke dekho.

Erokom obosthay hothat ek Sunday Kulik jawar plan holo. Kulik Pokhhi Abhayaronno ti Raiganj sohorer kendro sthhol e. Siliguri More theke matro 10 minutes.. Kulik Asia'r ditiyo brihottomo pakhiralay ebong Shamuk Khol ba Asian Open Bill Stork er ghor-bari. Muloto borsha kal e OAB Stork er migration hoy. Ei migration ta kintu onno pakhi der moto shit kal e hoy na. Asian Open Bill Stork ba Shamuk Khol ar Painted Stork ba Sona Jongha, ei duto pakhi muloto Kulik e dekha jay. Jodio Sona Jongha dekhar souvaggo amar ebare hoyni. Kulik e echharao onno pakhi dekha jay. Gate theke dhukei watch-tower. Tar upore uthlei durdanto drishho dekha jay. Kulik nodi o tar du dike ojosro gachh. Ar sob gachh er mathay dol bedhe Shamuk Khol bose achhe songsar sajiye. Islanpur theke Kulik jete motamuti arai ghonta somoy lage. Jawar somoy Kulik er kachhe pouchhe dekhlam akash e sari sari Shamuk Khol ure berachhe, onek ta Jurassic Park er Terodactile er moto. Seta genuinely ekta dekhar jinis. Sada sada boro boro bok er moto pakhi, sathe sathe ekta kalche jacket. Odvut vabe dake. Gachh er uporei muloto eder obosthan. Kokhono niche nemeo ghas e bose thake.
Kulik pokhhi obhoyaronno Asia mohadesh er modhye ditio brihottomo pkhiralay holeo sevabe aj o procharer mukh dekheni. Ekhane asar somosya age thakleo ekhon khub ekta nei. Kolkata the Raiganj er sorasori train hoyeche. Siliguri ba Uttar Banger somosto sohore jawar jonne Kolkata theke je bus gulo pawa jay, tar sob kotai Raiganj hoye jay. Bus e gele somosya ektai, seta holo NH 34. Ei rastar odhikangso jaugai cholbar ojoggo. Tobe asahar kotha ei sorok somprosaron totha sree-bordhon er kaj cholchhe. Hoye gele Uttar Banger manush-jon er besh khanik ta subisha hobe.

Sedin hothat kore Office e picnic holo. Sob kichhu ready korte 1 hour lege gelo. Ranna suru hoye gelo. Sathe bristi o. Dupur 2.30 nagad jokhon khete boslam tokhon thermokol er thalay basmati chal er gorom bhat, jhal jhal desi murgir jhol ar papad vaja. Murgi ta ektu jhal holeo fatafati. Bristi veja dupure jhol ta diye bhat mejhe khete khete mone holo etai omriter concept. Kom somoye arrange howa durdanto picnic. Onek besi bhat khawa hoye gelo. Rat obdhi khidei payni. Por por 3-4 din valoi bristi holo. Sobuj khet er upor sada, dhoate ekta odvut magic. Maya makhano. Tar modhye dure dekha jay keu cycle chaliye jachhe. Koyekta bachha anonde dhei dhei kore nachchhe. Evabe cholte cholte hothat ekdin akash er ekta dik poriskar hoye gelo. Dur theke dekhe mone hochhilo megh gulo pahar er moto shape niye dariye achhe. Auto te firte firte alochola suru hoye gelo. Ogulo megh na pahar? Pore sotyi bojha gelo ogulo pahar. Ebong pahar gulo jekhane sei jayga ta amader Bharat Borsho noy. Desh ta Nepal. Bojho kando.

Sudhani Nodir Piyali Machh

Ek robi bar dupure new Shanti hotel ta abiskar korlam. Actually ektu swad bodoler ichhe chhilo. Taste bud gulo Ruchira Hotel e kheye kheye ruchi bodle felechhilo, jeno ekgheyemi tai jibon. Jai hok, soja giye bose porlam table e. Ebar chirokal er bikhyato conversation ta suru holo. Machh ki ki achhe? Rui, Katla, Ilish ar Piyali. Mangso? Chicken ar Mutton. Dim er curry nei. Sesh-mesh Rui tai thik holo. Lok ta ekta bati te kore boro ekta Rui machh er piece niye elo. Table e rakhar por amar ki mone holo, seta niye giye ilish machh ante bollam. Ekta Ilish machh er gada chole elo table e.  Sorsher jhol e dubano. Besh valo laglo khete. Kintu mathar modhye Piyali machh ta ghurpak khete laglo. Er age Piyali'r kotha likhechi. Chakulia hat a pawa jay. Amar dui sohokormi jodhha ranna kore bhat diye khan. Asole Khagra theke Chakulia jawar pothe Lahil bole ekta jayga ase. Er age etao likhechi. Ei Lahil astei ekta sap er moto joldharar dekha mele. Seta kichhu dur poth er pashe pashe egoy. Khanik pore ritimoto moje jawa ekta concept hoye jay. Sekhane regular ami White Breasted Water Hen dekhte pai. Asole oi jayga tay kochuri panar jongol. Kochuri pana thakle White Breasted Water Hen  thake. Tarpor se nodi bak niye edik odik chore beriye amader Office er pichhon dik hoye egiye rastar nich theke opare chole jay. Ei sundori nodir nam Sudhani. Besh koyekta gram ghure ghure sundori Sudhani komore lachak tule aanmone choleche. Kokhono tirtire jol e boye jawa jawan khoobsurti, kokhono kochuripanay moje jawa budhhi aurat. Hoyto sob nodi guloi meyeder moto. Nazuk kishori theke por khawa proura. Majhe onek ta somoy. Onek ta zindagi. Onek ta behuda masti ar onek ta duniya dari. Ta ei Sudhani theke gram er machh-mara der dol Piyali dhore. Se machh Chakulia hat e bikri hoy. Besi dhora porle kachhe-pith er hotel guloy khodderer thalay pouchhe jay. Thik hoyto bangla jhol noy. Ektu chochhori ghesa ranna. Tobe bhat mekhe khete hoyto osubidha hobe na. Ekdom poriskar chhoto sfotik er moto Piyali. Sathe gorom basmati chal er jui phool bhat. Sudhu sunei jachhi. Khawa ar hochhe na. Jedin khawar ichhe holo sedin amar hotel e se ranna hoyni. Grahoker formayesh na mitate parle hotel er lok khub misti kore janay je se oparog. Customer delight. Jinis na thakleo misti kore customer ke onno mal becho. Cross selling. Hotel er baire ekta lok sob somoy lok der khawar jonne deke choleche. Thik jeno golapi sonde bela notun ganewalir dalal. Khodder jodi onno jaygay giye bose pore. Jedin Piyali ranna hoyechhilo, sedin ami onek besi khorcha kore Ilish kheye morlam. Pore cheye paini, Akalmand.


Courtesy - Shyamal Gangopadhyay (Shahzada Dara Shuko)

Maya Kajol Er Khusboo

Gram-dehat er khet-khamar er upor jokhon surjo dobe, seta bes onno rokom byapar. Somudrer totha kothito sunset noy. Par venge uchhle otha jol tokhon somudre thake na. Karon tokhon vata chole. Olpo olpo dheu ar onek pichhone ekta lal komla lebu aste aste jol e neme jachhe. Ek somoy lebu ta jol e toliye jabe ar bagh er moto hothat kore ondhokar ese sob kichhur dokhol niye nebe.  Abar onek somoy somudro jedike thake tar ulto dike surjasto hoy. Bivinno jaygay bivinno byapar ar ki. Ei jemon Lolegaon te Jhandidara View Point surjasto dekhar jonnoi bikhyato. Pahar e onekei surjodoy dekhte ekhane okhane jay. etai chalu hiseb. Pahar e surjasto tao je ekta dekhar jinis seta khub besi promoted hoyni. Jai hok, khet-khamar e fire asi. Khet manei adigonto bistrito ekta concept. Sobematro dhan lagale sobuj, gom ba bhutta lagale holud. Abar dhan peke gele sonali. Borsha kal er kotha vable sobuj khet er kothatai muloto mathay asbe. Karon oi dhan. Veja jomite sobuj, kochi kochi dhan er chara. Hawa dile sobuj carpet dule othe ar sathe mon tao. Borshar akashe ekta byapar dekha jay. Sokale ba dupure bristi hoye gele akash jeno bikel bela nijeke ektu gorom kore nite surjo ta ke ber kore ane. Chhera chhera megh er jigsaw puzzle er modhye diye sei komla lebu ta alo thikre mati te ar haway ektu tej bariye dey. Pankouri ar Jolpipi ra dana seke ney ar manush vabe, jak ektu somoy diechhe bari ferar.

Ei somoy onno der sathe amio ghor e firi. Chorai, Shalik, Finge, Khunte bok rao fere. Sobuj galcher majhe dariye thaka jhankra gachh. Tar pechhone dure current er over-head line tene niye jawa lohar doitto ar tar pechhone megh er fake surjo ta. Chhobi tule ektu shadow maro, dekhbe sudhu surjo tei alo. Echhara sob kichhu kalo rong er. Sudhu oboyob gulo bojha jay. Eke shilouette bole. Ekta picture-perfect condition. Kalo gachh gulo kemon jeno sorire ondhokar mekhe dariye thake. Sondhe name. Gachh er patay, ghas er phool e, Mandir er ghontay sondhe name. Chardike theke nive asa alor maya kajol gaye mekhe ghor e firte thaki. Surjo jeno system theke sign-out kore ghumote gelo. Din furiye gelo aj. Bus ta jonopod periye pump e dhoke. Cholar rosod chai. Amaro khide peye jay. Dokan guloy sondher alo jole gechhe. Chop ta gorom hobe to? Sathe muri din ektu.

Aloy andhare vijte thake higway. Dhaba guloy torka chapano hoy boro gamlay. Khodder ele rutir sathe dewa hobe. Sathe ektu achar, peyaj, lonka. Mangso kosha hote hake puro dom e. Hush kore kichu gari beriye jay rasta dhore. Joralo headlight e samner duniya jhokmoke. Brishti te dube jawa dhan jomir upor abar jhipjhipiye brishti name. Byang er dak ar jhijhi pokar chellamelli te hothat mone hoy e kothay ese porlam. Hawa ta thanda hoye jay. Hothat mone hoy ekta tupi porle valo hoto. Dure kichhu ghor e timtime saanjh bati. Ondhokar e jonakir moto jole achhe. Hothat chole jay ekta Express. Tar ga e nam pora jayna alor ovabe. Jana jayna kotha theke elo ar kothay jabe. Sudhu vetore alo vora ekta prithibi dekha jay. Apato nojore tara sobai sukhi. Train cholle sobai sukhi. We are going places. Jibon er sob sthabor-osthabor mathay niye, khet venge, math venge dour.

Bus cholte thake. Pechhone cholte thake ondhokar. Sondher bajar etokhhone jome gechhe. Odik theke ekta bus topke jay amar bus ta ke. Janlar pashe bosa meye ta matha rekheche chhele tar kandhe. Kalo borkhar sashon ograhyo kore mukh er dhakna khule thanda hawa laganor chesta. Brishti theme megh sore halka ekta chand uthechhe. Chhele ta bairer chand ta ke thahor kore khusi mone meye tar dike takalo. Khokar tokhon du duto chand er dapot e doguni Eid. Ami chokh soriye nilam. Eid Mubarak.

Khushboo jaise log mile afsaane me
Ek purana khat khula anjaane me
Shaam ke saaye baalishto se naape hai
Chaand ne kitni der lagaa di aane me ----- Gulzar

Sobuj Sobuj

NH 34 rasta ta suru hoy amader Uttar 24 Parganar Barasat theke ar sesh hoy amader Uttar Dinajpur er Dalkholay ese.NH 31 rasta ta suru hoy Bihar er Nalanda theke ar esh hoy ideally amader Guwahati tee se. Mojar kotha holo NH 34 ar NH 31 Dalkhola tee se meet kore. Dalkhola Uttar Banger besh porichito ekta Business spot. Onek factory achhe jara biscuits, health drinks etc toiri kore tai ei anchalar Bihar theke onek truck bhutta niy sekhane ase. Sei bhutta gulo ei sob karkhana te chalan hoy. Jar fol holo Dalkhola te ohoroho traffic jam jeta pray nightmare hoye gechhe. Ei Dalkhola theke aro 25 kms ele Bihar er onnotomo guruttopurno Jela Sodor Kishanganj. Ar aro pray 30 km ele Islampur. Islampur theke Siligurir durotto 80 kms. Uttar Dinajpur er Jela Sador Raiganj. Islampur theke 105 kms. Islampur ei Jelar ditio Mohokuma sohor. Tar mane jeta daralo seta holo ei Jelar Rajdhani Raiganj. Raiganj Jela Sadar ebong prothom Mohakuma sohor. Ditio Mohokuma sohor holo Islampur. Raiganj theke Dalkhola. Kishanganj o Islampur periye tobe Siliguri. Islampur ekhon amar Rajdhani ar Raj karjo korte jekhane jete hoy sei jaygatar nam Chakulia. Mane amar sakin West Bengal. Kormo khetro West Bengal. Ar kaj korte jawar somoy Bihar hoye jai . Moja tai na?

Prothom jedin asi sedin ek Dada bolechhilen je ekhane age Punishment Posting dewa hoto. Ami sune kichhu bolini. Islampur Bus Stand theke bus dhore Kishanganj er Khagra jeta Kishanganj Bus Stand er thik porer stoppage.Ar sekhan theke auto te chore soja Chakulia. Islampur theke Khagra obdhi NBSTC er bus darun speed e ase. NH er ba dike dhan khet ar bhutta khet ar boro boro gachh.Dandikeo tai. Sathe barti paona ekta Rail Line. Setai Uttar Banger main line. Sarakhhon nana rokom malgari ar lal-nil train jhom jhom kore cholechhe. Sobuj math chire NH ar Rail Line. Jokhon chhutonto State Bus er pashe  nil ronga Express chute thake tokhon mone hoy e jibon amar. Ar kichhu na thak, ekta Highway ache. Pashe chute thaka Train ache. Baundule-pona ache. Hawaw elomelo chul ache. Tate angul chalano ache. Ekta hariye jabar prokolpo ache. Fire na asar sonkolpo ache. Bulla ki jaana main kaun. Ami janina ami ke. Ei gan ta ei situation e sona hhoye jay. Mobile e ache. Kan e headphone tao to ache. 

Gram amar jothesto dekha achhe. Amar Rajye emon kono Jela nei je Jela ke ontoto ekbar ami chhuye dekhini. Ontoto Train ba  Bus e topke gechhi. Chakulia Block er 153 ta Mouzar onchol gulo gram. Jemon hoy. Khagra theke egiye ba dike dhuktei ekta rail gate. One din gate kheye dariye thaki. Onek rokom train jay. Sobtheke ullekh joggo Haldibari-Kolkata superfast ta. Chhoto train. Khoka chhote khub jore. Neel rong er. Ekbar etay uthechhi. Ar majhe majhe Delhi-Dibrugarh ta Rajdhani ta jay.Lal rong er Raja-Goja train. Proja der dike dekhei na. Ebar gram er kotha bola jak. Auto te jete jete ekta snap-shot pawa jay. kothao boro boro gachh er guri kete kath cherai kore khat-table banano hochhe. Kothao charte bachha chhele bose auto tar dike cheye achhe. karo porone ektuo kapor nei. karo macha te holud rong er dhundul phool er bon. Pashe jhinge gachher machateo holud phool. Kothao ekta nodir moto jolodhara. Tate onek jol howay jaygata besh thanda. Machh dhora hochhe. Chhoto machh hat e bikri hobe. Piyali bole ekta chhoto machh er kotha sunlam.Heavy naki khete. Kobe jutbe jani na. Amar ek collegue bondhu ar ek dada ek bari tei thake.Nijera ranna kore khay. Ami taer bolechhi. Ekdin khawa hobe. Piyali machh er jhol, desi murgi. Prosongoto bola dorkar, onek desi murgi ghure beray ekhane. Jothesto porimane poultry nei tai poultry er murgir dam ratio-wise besi ar desir dam ratio-wisw kom. Sundor sundor dekhte murgi gulo. Dekhlei ichhe kore koshe ranna kore koyekta ruti diye mere dei. Sathe peyaj, lonka ar lebu. Jete jete kothao dekha jay sobuj dhankhet er majhe boro sada bok mane Great Egret bose achhe. Echhara Pond Heron, Yellow Bittern, Pied Myna to achhei.

Ekhane ashar por theke notun kichhu pakhi dekhechi. Teli Munia mane Scaly Breasted Munia, Chestnut Tailed Sterling, Yellow Bittern, White Breasted Water Hen, Fantail dekhechi. Sobtheke obak kora pakhi dekhechi Bagi Gola Kath Kurali mane Streak Throated Wood Pecker. Pet er dik ta holud, peeth ta sobuj ar matha ta lala. Ruposir ek-sesh. Ar moha mulyoban Shamuk Khol. Asian Open Bill Stork. Raiganj er pashe Kulik Pakhiralay eder abas sthol. Ami ekdin highway er pashe ekta math e dekhechi.Bus e chhilam. Dui Shamuk Khol prem korchhilo. Sada bok er moto. Aro boro. Gaye kalo rong er jacket. Moter upor pakhi-baji valo cholchhe. Photo nichhi tuk-tak.


Echhara Collered Kingfisher dekhechi. Ekdin train theke Stork Billed Kingfisher dekhech. Jake Banglay bol Gurial ba Machh Ghorel. Art sedin jiboner sob theke dami pakhi ta dekhechi.Prothom bar. Indian Roller. Jake Banglay bole Neel Kontho. Odvut roop tar.  Shova Bazar err Deb der bari te Doshomi'r din ekta Neel Kantha pakhi orano hoy.Procholito biswas sei pakhi Kailash ure giye Baba Mahadeb ke khobor debe je Ma fire aschhen.Atin Bandopadhyay er ekta boi achhe 'Neelkantha Pakhir Khonje" bole. Sei boi pora hoyni. Bhodrolok Murshidabad er. Pora uchit chhilo. Echhara Fatka Machhranga dekhechi. Pied Kingfisher. Sada-kalo chhop chhop, dekhle mone hoy hothat keu ekta Dalmatian kukur ke pakhi te convert kore dieche. Cholte cholte hothat dekha jay besh kichhu lok ekta jol vora math e neme nana rokom chash er kaj korchhe. Ekhon emnio borsha kal. Math moidan jole bhora. Dhan laganor morsum cholchhe. Manush-jon odvut drishti te amar dike takiye dekhe. Bhab ta emon je mal ta ke? Notun keu? Ki kaj ekhane? Moja lage. Poth e ekta school pore. Lahil Junior High School. Co-Education. Bachha ra moja kore kheladhula kore samner math e.Du-ekjon Didimoni amader sathe auto kore porate jay. Ekjon Lahil e name. Onek somoy dekha jay ono bachha meye kol e ekta chhagoler bachha niye hete aschhe.Hoyto chagoler bachha ta khelte giye deri korchhilo. Kothao cha er dokane ba gachh tolay chhele-buro der adda. KOthao meye-bou der fisfis. Sedin to ek mohila hat e ekta posha desi morog niye auto te amar thik pechhone boslo. Morog ta majhe majhe kok kok kore deke uthchhe ar ami vabchhi ei hoyto laf diye amar mathay uthe porbe. Finally seta hoyni. Esob choltei thake. Sara gram er chhobi dekhte dekhte jai-asi. Kan e headphone. Sarakhon gan baje mobile e. Gan gulo sunte sunte gele ei sobuj drishyo-pot ta aro enjoy kora jay.

Ekhane onek ta akash dekha jay. Horizon kotha tar meaning thik kore bojha jay.Kokhono dekhi chhutonto Express er pasher math e kono meye dariye train tar dike takiye achhe. Hoyto keu firte deri korchhe. Sajna kaate na ab raatiyaan tere bin. Gan ta Prashamita darun geyechhe. Ideal for this landscape. Sunte sunte jai to.