Characters: Onuradha, Sohini, Onureema.
char mash holo.. Onu barite. school-college-er padashona tar sesh hoyeche. puro student life-tai se hostel-e katiyeche. baba-r bodli-r chakri chilo.. tai prothom koyek bochor dadu-thakuma-r sange oder purono Kolkata-r barite theke se podashona korechilo.. tarpore Baba-Ma oke hostel-e bhorti kore daey... cho mash holo Baba retire kore Kolkatay settle korechen. o-r likha-poda-o sesh hoyeche... tai ekhon o barite.... Kolkatay bishesh kauke o chene na.... kintu rastay hothath kauke dekhe o-r bhishon porichito mone hoy.... mone hoy... hoyto dadu-thakuma-r barite thakte unake dekheche..... kintu she barir shob sriti-e tar abcha... sejonno nischith hote pare na....
Kolkatay bondhu-bandhob o-r bishesh hoy ni. aag bariye bondhutyo korar moto meye o noy... ektu laguk gocher... tai aaj pujo pandal-eo o Ma-er sangei boshe aache.... boshe aache aar silently pandel-er lokeder aana gona dekhche... Sakal bela o bar-koyek 'pandele jabona' bole o protibad korechilo..." kintu ashtami pujo-r anjali na dile-i noy... tai Ma-Baba-r kothay oke berotei hoyeche.... pandel-e boshe o-r khub ekta kharap lagche na... eta pada-r pujo.. ashe pashe-r koyekta flat-r kaku-kakima aar dada-boudi-ra mile arrange koreche... baparta ghoroya... tai kolkata-r characteristic bheer ekhane nei.. uporontu aaj din-tao besh sundor... a bright sunny autumn morning... the kind poets often romantisize in their verses.....
Onu bachelors-e socialogy niye podeche. She always wanted to do social work. O-r icche chilo, Kolkatay eshe kono ekta local organization-er hoye kaaj korbe. prothom dike kaajer kojhe du-ek din o beriyeochilo. kintu Kolkata bus-er bheer o-r poshay ni. eto thela-theli dhakka-dhakki-r modheye she felt suffocated and also a little lost. tai baba-r poramorshe she had decided to take some time off and absorb the essence of Kolkata.... ekhon sara din o tai baritei thake. Ma-ke ghorer kaje sahajhyo kore aar kajer phanke phanke rasta-r lokeder anagona dekhe. rojer pherioyala-der o ekhon chine geche. oder modhye koyekjon okeo chene... machoyala oke baranday dekhlei nich-er theke chachay "ki didi mach neben naki. tatka rui enechi..." "na lagbe na" othoba "opore esho ma dakche" bole se uttor dey.
eti modhey Ma-mashi-ra o-r jonno patro khujte arombho kore diyeche. Bodo-mashi-r kolkatay onek porichiti. majhe majhe-i Ma-ke dupur bela phone kore notun patre-r sandhan dey. kintu se shob kichu serious noy. kokhono kokhono Onu-r mone hoy je kebol nijeder amoder jonnoi ora or biye niye alochona korche.. ora ekhono seta niye serious noy. serious hoyar kono karon-o nei. o shobe ekushe pa diyeche... eto kom boyeshe ki aajkal keu biye kore naki? kom boyoshi bibaho jogyo meye barite thakle tar jonno patro khojata fashionable... setai rewaj... sejonno tara nijederke aei ostentatious kaaje niyojito koreche. tai Ma-mashi-r aei preoccupation-er proti o-r je initial resentment-ta chilo... seta o katiye utheche... "Boda-Mashi-r afternoon calls" are now merely a joke that she shares with her hostel friends in the long emails which she writes to them.... Biye korte o-r apotti nei kintu ekkhuni o prostuth noy. to her such an arrangement seems like the culmination of all her dreams... her dreams of doing something no matter how small or insignificant that might be... to uplift the living conditions of the less fortunate... college-e thakte ora koyekjon mile regularly hostel-er kacher slum-er baccha-der podate jeto... future-eo o-r semni-e kichu korar icche aache.... goto char mashe o ektu ektu kore Kolkata-r adob kaydar sange kichuta vakibohol hoyeche.... tai ekhon o-r mone hocche je hoyto siggir-e o nijer dream-job-er sandhane berote parbe.......
char mash holo.. Onu barite. school-college-er padashona tar sesh hoyeche. puro student life-tai se hostel-e katiyeche. baba-r bodli-r chakri chilo.. tai prothom koyek bochor dadu-thakuma-r sange oder purono Kolkata-r barite theke se podashona korechilo.. tarpore Baba-Ma oke hostel-e bhorti kore daey... cho mash holo Baba retire kore Kolkatay settle korechen. o-r likha-poda-o sesh hoyeche... tai ekhon o barite.... Kolkatay bishesh kauke o chene na.... kintu rastay hothath kauke dekhe o-r bhishon porichito mone hoy.... mone hoy... hoyto dadu-thakuma-r barite thakte unake dekheche..... kintu she barir shob sriti-e tar abcha... sejonno nischith hote pare na....
Kolkatay bondhu-bandhob o-r bishesh hoy ni. aag bariye bondhutyo korar moto meye o noy... ektu laguk gocher... tai aaj pujo pandal-eo o Ma-er sangei boshe aache.... boshe aache aar silently pandel-er lokeder aana gona dekhche... Sakal bela o bar-koyek 'pandele jabona' bole o protibad korechilo..." kintu ashtami pujo-r anjali na dile-i noy... tai Ma-Baba-r kothay oke berotei hoyeche.... pandel-e boshe o-r khub ekta kharap lagche na... eta pada-r pujo.. ashe pashe-r koyekta flat-r kaku-kakima aar dada-boudi-ra mile arrange koreche... baparta ghoroya... tai kolkata-r characteristic bheer ekhane nei.. uporontu aaj din-tao besh sundor... a bright sunny autumn morning... the kind poets often romantisize in their verses.....
Onu bachelors-e socialogy niye podeche. She always wanted to do social work. O-r icche chilo, Kolkatay eshe kono ekta local organization-er hoye kaaj korbe. prothom dike kaajer kojhe du-ek din o beriyeochilo. kintu Kolkata bus-er bheer o-r poshay ni. eto thela-theli dhakka-dhakki-r modheye she felt suffocated and also a little lost. tai baba-r poramorshe she had decided to take some time off and absorb the essence of Kolkata.... ekhon sara din o tai baritei thake. Ma-ke ghorer kaje sahajhyo kore aar kajer phanke phanke rasta-r lokeder anagona dekhe. rojer pherioyala-der o ekhon chine geche. oder modhye koyekjon okeo chene... machoyala oke baranday dekhlei nich-er theke chachay "ki didi mach neben naki. tatka rui enechi..." "na lagbe na" othoba "opore esho ma dakche" bole se uttor dey.
eti modhey Ma-mashi-ra o-r jonno patro khujte arombho kore diyeche. Bodo-mashi-r kolkatay onek porichiti. majhe majhe-i Ma-ke dupur bela phone kore notun patre-r sandhan dey. kintu se shob kichu serious noy. kokhono kokhono Onu-r mone hoy je kebol nijeder amoder jonnoi ora or biye niye alochona korche.. ora ekhono seta niye serious noy. serious hoyar kono karon-o nei. o shobe ekushe pa diyeche... eto kom boyeshe ki aajkal keu biye kore naki? kom boyoshi bibaho jogyo meye barite thakle tar jonno patro khojata fashionable... setai rewaj... sejonno tara nijederke aei ostentatious kaaje niyojito koreche. tai Ma-mashi-r aei preoccupation-er proti o-r je initial resentment-ta chilo... seta o katiye utheche... "Boda-Mashi-r afternoon calls" are now merely a joke that she shares with her hostel friends in the long emails which she writes to them.... Biye korte o-r apotti nei kintu ekkhuni o prostuth noy. to her such an arrangement seems like the culmination of all her dreams... her dreams of doing something no matter how small or insignificant that might be... to uplift the living conditions of the less fortunate... college-e thakte ora koyekjon mile regularly hostel-er kacher slum-er baccha-der podate jeto... future-eo o-r semni-e kichu korar icche aache.... goto char mashe o ektu ektu kore Kolkata-r adob kaydar sange kichuta vakibohol hoyeche.... tai ekhon o-r mone hocche je hoyto siggir-e o nijer dream-job-er sandhane berote parbe.......
aaj Ma jhod kore Onu-ke ekta sari poriyeche. ekta tute ranger south cotton. prothome o ektu resist korchilo... tarpor bhablo porei ni. sara din dhore to baritei thaki.... berono-r aage nijeke ainay dekhe she felt pretty.... tai shobar sange pandel-e boshe o-r ekhon bhaloi lagche...... hoyto arektu bhalo lagto jodi phul-di last moment-e aasha-r plan-ta cancel na korto... theek berono-r aage p-di phone kore janiyeche je oder aasha hobe na... bari-r kaaj sesh korte korte o-r deri hoye geche.. aar jamai-babu declare korechen je kolkata-r bheere uni gadi niye beroben na .... tai oder aaj aar edike aasha hobe na... 'uff bhalo lage na... barita ekdin ektu kom gochaleje phuldi-r je ki khoti hoto... eto aasha kore chilam... ' boshe boshe Onu eshob bhabche emon samay O-r choke podlo ek mohilake.... bhari mishuke.... sabai-kei greet korte korte pandel-e dhukche.... porone ekta lal-parer dhakai jamdani.... dekhte shanghatik sundor noi... kintu bhishon attractive... and obviously noticeable. unar sange ekti meye.. oke Onu age dekhech, nische rastay ...... elo-melo chul-e, cheda frock pore shamner bosti-r baccha-der sange onekbar oke o khelte dekheche... kintu aaj meye-ti bhesh-bhusha alada.... ekta sundor phul-phul holde ranger jama pore o pandel-e esheche. o-r chulta-o poripati kore bandha... notun shaaje oke bhari sundor dekhache... kintu kono karone o-r mukhe aaj hashi nei.... dekhe mone hocche je aei atmosphere-e o kinchit uncomfortable...
Pujo-r thala-ta bedi-te namiye, bhodro mohila Onu-der dike-e elo... Pashe-r flat-er Bose-kakima porichoy koriye dilen... 'O Sohini. Amar boner meye. recently e-paday shift koreche...' tarpor Onu-r Ma-er dike dekhiye bollo 'uni Mrs. Choudhury. uni Kolkatay notun. koyek maash aagei aamader pashe-r flat-e eshechen. aar O Mrs Choudhury-r meye.' Sohini, Mrs Choudhury-r dike smile kore bollo, 'o aapnara recently shift korechen... tai chinte parchilam na... college-e thakte to ami mashi-r barite pray-e aashtam... tai motamoti ekhane sobay-kei ami chini...' tarpor Onu dike takiye bollo 'ami Sohini. tomar nam ki?' Onu uttor dilo 'amar nam Anuradha. bondhu-ra sobai Onu dake...' tarpor Sohini-r sange je meyeti pandel-e dhukechilo tar dike eeshara kore giggesh korlo... 'o bhuji aapna-der barite kaaj kore... ami oke onek bar bari-r barandha theke dekhechi... rashta-r baki bacch-der sange... khub misti meye...bhari mishuke.... ' Onu-r kathay Sohini ektu uneasy hoye gelo... Onu bujhte parlona keno... tarpor meye-tir dike takiye bollo 'O-r nam Onureema, amar Onu.... ami oke adopt korechi... '
Pujo-r thala-ta bedi-te namiye, bhodro mohila Onu-der dike-e elo... Pashe-r flat-er Bose-kakima porichoy koriye dilen... 'O Sohini. Amar boner meye. recently e-paday shift koreche...' tarpor Onu-r Ma-er dike dekhiye bollo 'uni Mrs. Choudhury. uni Kolkatay notun. koyek maash aagei aamader pashe-r flat-e eshechen. aar O Mrs Choudhury-r meye.' Sohini, Mrs Choudhury-r dike smile kore bollo, 'o aapnara recently shift korechen... tai chinte parchilam na... college-e thakte to ami mashi-r barite pray-e aashtam... tai motamoti ekhane sobay-kei ami chini...' tarpor Onu dike takiye bollo 'ami Sohini. tomar nam ki?' Onu uttor dilo 'amar nam Anuradha. bondhu-ra sobai Onu dake...' tarpor Sohini-r sange je meyeti pandel-e dhukechilo tar dike eeshara kore giggesh korlo... 'o bhuji aapna-der barite kaaj kore... ami oke onek bar bari-r barandha theke dekhechi... rashta-r baki bacch-der sange... khub misti meye...bhari mishuke.... ' Onu-r kathay Sohini ektu uneasy hoye gelo... Onu bujhte parlona keno... tarpor meye-tir dike takiye bollo 'O-r nam Onureema, amar Onu.... ami oke adopt korechi... '
