Agomoni

aar baro-tero din. tar porei Durga Pujo. er samne aar kichui matha tule daRate pare na. kokhonoi na.

chotobyalaye Ma bolto, kono kharap howa manei, samne bhalo asche. ami tokhon Ma-r shob kotha shuntam kina, tai eta monepraNe bishwash kortam. shei somoy "kharap" ta chilo porikkha, aar "bhalo" ta chilo Pujo. protibaar half yearly porikkha shesh hote na hotei Durga Pujo-r chuti shuru hoye jeto. porikkha dite ditei kolpona kortam, ei chuti kikore katano hobe, kon kon pandel e ghora hobe, ke ke baRite ashbe, kar kota jama holo, aar sobar upore, ki ki khaoa hobe tar list. tar shonge obosshoi pujabarshiki Anondomela.

tokhon pujor din e shokkal shokkal ful kuRote jetam. baRite ekta laal jhuRi chilo. aar bagane ekta shiuli gaach. ghum theke uthe dekhtam uthon moy sada aar komola roNger choRachoRi. gaach ta ke dhore naRa dile, toptop baaki ful gulo jhoRe jeto, aar shei shonge haath, mukh bhore jeto shishir e. ki sundor ekta gondho thakto charidike. shei ful diye, khub shokh hole mala banatam majhe sajhe.

er moddhyei rannaghor theke luchi bhaja r gondho ashto. kon gondho ta beshi bhalo, ful er na luchi-r, eta bola shokto. tobe dutoi pujo-r gondho. luchi -r shonge hoy cholar daal, noy alur dom, noy begun bhaja. bNode ba ledikeni ba jilipi :-) ei diye shokaal shuru hole to din emni i bhalo kaate, bolo? tokhon tv te chuti -chuti dyakhar dhum chilo. ekhon bachchader binodon-er shonge tulonaye hoyto go haran harbe, kintu nirbhejal moja chilo nonte-fonte, betaal, thakuma-r jhulir golpo gulo te.

ei shob er moddhyey pishi-r meye, Tumpa-r probesh ebong totkhonat, "bonu, shaRi poRe aye, amra khelbo" r aadesh. shaRi poRa amar kokhonoi roche na. tai ami sorbokkhon chele sajtam. bajare jetam. mane bagane. boRo boRo pata tule antam. Tumpa shei pata gulo cough syrup er botoler dhakna diye kete sobuj roNger ruti banato. tar shonge rannaghor theke shak sobji-r khosha. hoye gyalo putul-er khaoa. :-)

dupur byala ei bata, oi bata, ei ghonto, oi choRchoRi, ei mach, oi maNgsho diye jake bole bhoj. ki kore oto tingtinge roga chilam tokhon ke jane?

khaoa r porbo mitte na mittei shuru hoto, ajke ki jama poRe Thakur dekhte jaoa hobe? pochondoshoi fulchaap jama ta hole ekta Thakur kom dekhleo khoti nei. kintu oi mashi, shei pishi diyeche, na poRle kharap dyakhaye gocher jama holei shob pondo. tar shonge notun juto, aar mathaye hair-band. shaaj complete. ebaar beronor pala. train hok, bus hok, porer dike metro, tar o pore taxi, bigoto du bochor holo gaaRi, kore shei Barasat theke kothaye na beRate gechi amra. teen din Thakur dyakha to noy, gota Kolkata choshe beRano. tar upor abar Baba-r dhomkani, "bol to, kota Thakur dyakha holo?", ore baba, ekta miss hole aar rokkhe nei. kicchukhon por mone hoto, kokhon baRi firbo. eto haNta, eto bhiR kromosho oshojjo hoye uthto. pandel-er bhetore du minute, line e adh ghonta. kono mane hoy? tar majhei abar er baccha hariyeche, tar shalli okhane daRiye ache...brishti hole abar notun jutor dofarofa...

raat e baRi fire, alu sheddho bhaat ( shorir e kulole, ghee, lonka, pNeyaaj sohojoge), kheye bichanaye poton.

tokhon light er bahar, phuchka-r jhaal, aar Oshur er gayer noNgra roNg tai sudhu kheyal kore dekhtam, shiuli tulechi, ektu kalo thakle dur kore fele diyechi, Baba bolche, aar ekta dekhei fire jabo, ami line e daRiyei ghume dhole poRechi, train e jhalmuRi ala kaku ke onayashe obogga korechi, Maa ke bolechi, amader baRite cable tv nei kyano? keu laal roNger jama dile almaRir shesh tak e thele diyechi...patta diy ni kichukei.

ebaar Durga Pujo kyamon hobe ami janina. na shiuli ful ache, na dhaak, na dhunuchi. na mon matano pandel ache, na mike theke bheshe asha notun gaan er kolahol, na maa-r hather naRu ache, na Oshesh er iyya boRo pantua. okhane thakle, hoyto boltam, dhur ami ebar Thakur dekhte jabo na. oi bhiR bhatta aar poshaye na. kintu ami to okhane nei, tai monta okhanei poRe ache.

tobu, khaoar list ta ami baniyei rekhechi. bola to jayna, Maa jokhon tokhon eshe poRbe :-)