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)