Asche Bochor abar hobe !!

DURGA MAI KI JAI 

Dashami...

Characters: Arindam Dey, Paramita/Shubra Dey,  Teesta/ Oindrila Dey

Aaj Dasami. Ma-r bari pherar samay hoye gelo.  shakal theke aaj akash bhenge bhristi nemeche. Teesta-r mukhe aaj aar hashi dhorche na.  tar brishti bhishon bhalo lage. Aaj Arindam Paramita-ke katha diyeche je se meyer sob abdar puron korbe.  tai Paramita ke Pandal-e namiye aasha ododhi Arindam purono khaborer kagoj diye nauko baniye Teesta-r haathe dicche aar Teesta sabdhane barandar railing-er phank diye haath bariye sei nauko gulo ke jole bhashacche. uttar kolkata-r drainage system-e aar jei okhushi hok na keno... aaj Teesta aar tai Arindam seta niye poritripto. emon kharap drainage system na hole ki aar brishti-r dine barite boshe eto moja hoto...

Baki baccha der theke Teesta alada. jonmer thekei se alada... whereas Paramita immediately fell in love with her tiny little darling, Arindam-er ektu samay legechilo before he could accept the fact that Teesta padar aar panchjon panch-der moto noy. kintu by the age of  two, Teesta had won the hearts of all those whom she met. such was the potential of  her beautiful dimpled smile.....  and the gurgling of her laughter..... shohoj, shorol aar pranojjal !

choto bela-r thekei Teesta had a fascination for water, boats, fishes and all water-creatures.... jokhon aaro choto chilo thokhon thekei drawing-room-er aquarium-tar dike takiye se ghanta-r por ghanta katiye dito.. ekhon-o aquarium-er kona-tai bari-r modhye tar shob chiye priyo... kichu-din holo Paro lokhyo koreche je mache-der sange tar konya-r ek bondhu-tyer samparko hoyeche. majhe majhe se tader sange giye galpo kore aar kokhono kokhono tader-ke nijer gaan-o shonay... kokhono kokhono Ma-r kache se bayna kore"nauko baniye dauna... bhashabo.." aar Ma baniye dile sei kagojer nauko gulo-ke gamlar jole bhashano-o tar ek priyo khela... aar  Diamond harbour-e picnic... seta hole to aar kothai nei... tokhon meyeke aar pay ke .... tai hajar kajer majhe-o jodi kono din Teesta bole othe "bodo jhol dekte cholo na,"  Paromita tothkonath ekta chotto picnic pack kore meye ke niye beriye pore.... sekhane Ganga-r paare boshe Teesta-r kheel-kheel hashi-r shobder adale Paro-r shob klanti chole jai. At this point of their life Arindam aar Paro realise koreche that everything in their world revolves around Teesta's laughter and for the sake of that gurgling sound they are both ready to forgo everything which had once seemed important to them....

sadharonoto aajke-r moton bishesh utsab-er dingulo-te pada-r baki shob baccha-ra jokhon sheje guje pandel-e jay, tokhon Arindam tar konya-ar aquarium-er  jonno ekta notun variety-r mach niye aashe... kintu aaj Dasami-r jonno shob dokan bondho. tai konnyar abdare kagojer nauka baniye se konya-ar haathe dicche aar Teesta khub shabdhane segulo-ke bashacche. pechone record player-e anatara choudhury-r "dhai kur kur dhai kur kur" bajche. emon samay Paro pandal theke phire eshe bollo, "aaj thakur bishorjon dekte jabe ? sobai jacche." Ora generally eto bhire-r modhye meye-ke niye beroy na. tai Paro-r proshnotay Arindam khanekta obak hoye bollo... :"janina.....aei brishti-kanda-r modhye Teesta-ke niye pukur-pare jete ami bishesh shahosh pacchi na... tomar ki jete khub-e ecche korche ? "  Nijer eeche aar anicche-r kotha babbar oboshor tar goto koyek bochore hoyni.  Pada-r shob baccha-rai bishorjon dekte jaache, - tai dekhe aaj hothath Paro-r nijer choto-belar kotha mone pore gechilo.... jokhon didi-r sange o-o bishorjon dekhte truck-e kore ghat-e jeto.  ki mojha-tai na hoto... Teesta bheer, celebration e-shob khub bhalo bashe... bari-r function gulo-te o dadu-thakuma, kakai aar moni-er sange besh enjoy kore... tai Teesta-r kotha bhebei, Paro proshnota korechilo..... kintu Arindam-er uttor shune she realized how irresponsible her question might have sounded.... tai aar kichu na bolei o bhetore chole gelo... and resigned herself to her regular chores.

Ma-er aei sindor makha shaj, Teesta-r jonno notun. goto bocho-er kotha tar mone nei. tai Ma-er aei roop ta absorb korte tar ektu samay laglo. tarpor-e se jiggesh korlo "Baba, thakur bishorjon ki? amra kothay jabo?"  Konya-r shohoj proshno-r uttar dite giye, Arindam-er purono katha mone pore gelo... memories of his school days.... sei purono shaad ta jeno mukhe phire elo.... eessh ki anondo-tai na kortam...(kotha theke jeno sei familiar voice gulo unison-e bole uthlo "Durga Mai ki jai" aar tar sange-i ma-kakima-r chechano.... "dekhis sabdhane... bhai ke dhor... beshi dure jabi na..." aar dhak aar bom-er aoyaj....) meye-r mukhe-er dike takiye se tokhon bujte parlo Paro aaj keno bishorjon-e jete chay.... the best part about parenting ones child is perhaps the opportunity it gives to re-live your childhood on your own terms.... while still keeping its best moments intact. tai bodhoy inspite of the adversities, aajke Paro does not want to deprive her princess of the little joys that are a part every Bengali child's best memories..... and as if in a trans Arindam bole uthlo "amra aajke nodir pare jabo.... okhanei thakur bishorjon hobe.. okhane shobai aasbe... shobai... kukun-didi, shonai-dada.... shobai, dekhbe ora koto moja korbe, dhaker sange nachbe, bom phatabe... kintu bom-er aoaj-e tumi bhoy pabe na to ?"  meye anonde Baba-ke joriye dhorlo. "amra bodo jhol dekte jabo ?" tarpor daude ma-er kache giye bollo, "ma,- amra bodo jhol dekte jabo. baba boleche."

'Bodo jhol dekte' jaaoyar anonde aaj aar Teesta-r chokhe ghoom nei. Ma boleche ghoom theke uthe notun jama-ta pore bikel belay nodir pare bishorjon dekte jabo....kintu kokhon je bikel hobe... khanekkhon se bichanar modhey chotphot korlo... tarpor uthe giye nijer mach bondhu-ke tar berate jaoyar kotha bollo... tarpor Ma-r kache phire esshe jiggesh korlo, "Ma, bikel kokhon hobe..." "Bikel ki hoye geche.." "amar jama-ta ki poriye debe ?" "O Ma, bikel to hoye gelo... cholo na...." Finally jokhon dhak aar bom-er aoaj ta aaro clearly kane elo tokhon pujor notun jama-ta poriye Arindam aar Paro dhak, dhol aar dhunuchi nache-er bheerer modhey diye thakur bishorjon dekte poucholo. Ma-er bishal murti.... eto lok, eto jhol, eto excitement dekhe meye-er mukhe to aar tokhon hashi dhore na....emonta drishyo to se age kokhono dekhene.....  se-o sabar sange gala miliye bolte laglo "DURGA MAI KI JAI...." tarpor jokhon Paro ektu annomanusko aar pada-r dada-kaku-ra "asche bochor abar hobe.... Durga Mai ki jai" bole ma-er murti niye jhol-er modhye  neme poreche... tokhon nijeke aar contain na korte pere.. hothath Ma-r haath-er aatok chariye Teesta choot dilo.... jhol-er dike... Paro udbhanter moto chootlo oor pechone...  kintu kaday pa pichle giye... kemon kore jeno o jhol-e pore gelo... por muhurthei haath pa chudte chudte TEESTA.... TEESTA bole kede uthlo Paro...... tokhon Arindam-er gola tar kane elo, "Teesta ekhane, amar kache... tumi theek accho toh..."... opore takiye  Paromita dekhlo.. Teesta Baba-r kole... Ma-r dike takiye kheel kheel kore hasche aar haath tali diye barbar bolche... "Baba, dekho Ma maach hoye geche..... Ma maach hoye geche..."