"Bangla Bhashar Phorasi Lekhok" A personal essay on Sandipon Chattopadhyay, in Bengali -- by Meenakshi Datta

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cr A@aAS @U@ cq ~Aa | ~S@ c^  swsw ArAU  ja | Acq @U@ sc ~w gAc, jc R  Z @c,  cA sc, A@  S | c Acq s  swsw q , ^fS OoF  ToF j@BS | Ac, wca a |

wca @U@ sc ~wq Zc AaUT s ^fS d ~m | Aw SUT  TU ia | s   ZS @AaUS -- , @Ac R ^fS g AcrABl OFvAB -- ~T Tq AOA@lrm@ S, ~prF gwcS@ oSFc A cUUS s ^fS AcT | A@ ZS   ASU VFv @ cdha S , @H AJA gC @  | ~ATR @ Z s UT S @H ~T Jv ZS jTSq cF s ASU Ri ~c | BFA AwAaU ~crF,  ASAaU ~T FA@r SA ASrS s  ca  a j@Av @FT@ |  aAc U ZA U ^fS-fS R BFA ~ aAc U | S BS  ew @ Ua j@Av ~A TkUFcS AUU, ~T @a j@Av ~A TkUFcS mpA |

@H ^fS sA UZ@ SR  o @ZS  IU@ BSFq ~T mpA ~Q  @  | UZ sTS, @R TS, ^fS AaU  -- j@q  y R , (aA R )  T Q A@co, A@ UZ, A@ @, @BS ~a TS @ A S |

^fS@ @c T ZAaUT TS @ O @Aa | BFA w mvfv cA A@ ? c@ UFcvA Ti ? @UB mvfv @A ? ~T @SA\  VFv f@ (TBT)  j@ Acc @U  jAaU SA@ ? TS Sq | TS A@ @ ? ~S@, ~S@ AS AO, OA\Ur, JA\Ur, r caR   | ZS@,  q P@r dS F dH Ov o TS ~a | ZS s AUZ d @a  @U @ ~U -- AaAa cSc T, Uc BNc A AU dH qA TSfKf cU OUS s |

cm, BFA cU, ceU r A UZ@ ^fS OoF | mJU, cU Bw TSK , ~Sq-A | ~T B^ ~oAS@T  cvq |

SF S@ oH  ~Tq T mgAc@ TSK,  ~W , ~W , gUc, gUc S, gUc  A@  S -- SF A o ~T S@ SA@ :Z cFA, B wAc, Z Zf q | ^fS OAnAU cU jq AST Zv S |  S@ ~c Ac-S@ -- Anti-hero (S@q o, ASB@ ASq   AUZ wa | T  SF SwAvg OAn, A@av c kQ ~SgkA rkSF |) ~T j@v k iU , ~T   j@L  A S,  OqR S, FgKH @H TI TI AcpG co @A cAI c |  vq UQF |

Av W, j@Av SfU TrA, O@ABfcf mf, j@Av @SF R j@Av A@ T (A@ cOq A Bw @cZS--BAS S  @S f@f ~ ~a A@ S) -- ^fS Q jq AaU s | , Sf, T, r-Acr, SSS @, TAB@, rS  jq TSF @H cU @q AS ~ | jqv@q  OU s | AFq , AAv TSKq A@ Rq @H cU @q BfcS @v S ? ^fS j@ Fcf, ~S ~O A@ UZ@, c gKq jq T^ AcU | SfU T Pc A@AS@ ~AS , BfcS@ ~cp @AS Tos, @AS BfcS  Vvr @ mS O | BfcS  ^fS @ ~A rfU R ~FSAUAv@U | cFAw BfcS s c FgKH @  S, UZ cF  T Fcf | Zc j@v @\SR ~r SAS | R obsession AaU R mf, fS | gU @, T^ @, Ac @, ASr @, mf@ AWq R @A fiction, s ~U F | vUmv r r OAn AS R ~F f AUZAaUS, ~ ^fS j@AvTn Sf@ AWq AcrAnT @a |

AAS-j @Ar j@Av UZ ^fS AUZAaU s  TAvAAU@ c^ Arc a-- s a  S  o ^fSq UQ @a | rS jq AO^, jq aAcfS @\S qA--gf gcS rS ~AS |

^fS SF OR ~@KHf  AF TUOS | ~T @U@ An@  j@v @UT AaU--~F@qAT | A@aq AaU S Acn--sacred-- @a, jTSA@ cf^SR SS |  T o cf^S @S, gwcSq j BNc-vNc  JUR T  BNcv ZU AS  |

mw  RS AaS BfcSS^, cf^S jAw j JAaS J@ mw BS | ZS  oA-Ac ~ -  @U@U U@v AAcF wvwv @ mw A@ Jv ~a |  ~S@ZAS | fW @c BS--^fS T j@T :

 | cXo-vXo cq jU | AT  rA^AS@S ~ U S |
Bf | AOAi AAaUT ~S@ | -j@c |
 |  AqAS ?
Bf | S ; c ~r AaU s c | AcrK @ FAS  AA^ cAe @ sv AUZAaUT | r ~ ~S @ sIS AaU | AaU qSS ~ ^ @ |  Ov AwAaUS co @A |
 | T | ZS c @ AaU T ?
Bf | cqr-qr |
 | S | s  ~v ca ~w j@AS AUZc, co AUZc --  P@Al Ac Ai@q AaU AOAiv | .... T  wF-oS ~wT BATS BSF ~cS | ~T @ c R | ~AT  SF AUZq UT S |
Bf | @S w ?
 | FJ | A@   ~ R ~F f-j T S A@a | m c BR S |  SgU ~c cU c^ AT  q @q cUa | ~AT  ZS AAS Rq c | Rq m-vm | , AT  c AcgkA, r, TAS@@R SFA@ Ac TSAS | ~crF RR  c jZS cc BSF ~Fq @a | rHf Jc ~aR @@BS | jq g^ gS Bw R c OAZAS @ S | ~T   ATq T |
Bf | FJ | w-@ AcrAF ~SFT r SF Ac TS AS ~T AXo AaU | jZSR ~a |
 | T Rq @Acv @Ac An@ sZS T cU -- @f sS STv AaU ?
Bf | TpF ~w |
 | FJ-FJ | rK UqSv AaU "@f AZ Oq ~ ... ^ @r  s AZAS A@ @@ ?"
Bf | cAI |
 | ~FJ ?
Bf | AZ AaU S | AaU cAI | c jZS cIUT, AZ Uq Ai@  |
 | ~ -    | q cXoc@ AUZUT--
Bf | AUZUS AOnT | oq AOnT ! ~AT A@ ~ A@a S ?
 | A@ ZSR  Rqv a T ~ A@a AAS c | Rq T^cF o Rq UZ BSF | T F-wF--scf UZ c   U jZS | vUmv@ cUUT, ZS ZS | jq q UZ sZS ~ cU A@a Sq -- UZ sZS B^ Aha UZ@ | @Ac B^ Aha @Ac@ | sZS ~w wS,   mAUA ; @ s BS S, jq q OJ R Ai | ZSq @ iAaU, T@ jZS ~S |
Bf | s@w | gU @ S  !
 | vUmv gU AS ? AS  rA@ UZ@ cUq TSS S | ~O, ~B AS TS @S, US AcB JA ~a s v T R --  j@v rA U ~ j@v Av, j jAUv |
Bf | jZS jAUv@ U TSS ~AS ? cIS vIS !

fW UZ TSF ~er Xop @UT | j@ rf @U (cA ?) ^fS jq UZAv  ASAaU ~T@ | ~T  AaUS UScf ASTq OoF R AOn@ AH ATn | Ai@ TS Sq, co ~B@U Accf cAAaU | BFA@ c BSF j@Av @AR ^fS AAaU ~T@, jZSR ~T @a ~a | mq, jq UZAv AUZ  cr ZAr AaU, S  rS S |

^fS AOAiR OAnSw | BFA@  cr A@a AOAi AUZa, cq mv@ | AUAS ~AT j@AvR, ~r @A ~T @U@ cA c ~a Ai@T | j@v AOAi @ cAU | j@c ^fS BFA@ cUU c sc BSF @a@Aa j@v gU Bw ST @ | gU TS Oq ASBS, @pA@ M^s ~ rmR  c | BFA  j@Av A Bw ST @ cUU, cAS sR |

JRU wH ~ cfgkT A^mU, sZS c ceU TUgkAT A  ASa, Z sha TK T c AvU, s  c ~a  -- @T j@ Bw cAS | ZS S@rU ~TU | RqZS j@ ~rcf cFA j@v mU ZUAaUS, S@rU q mU A AAaU | ~nTH Ai@ q BFA AwAaU | ^fSR BFA @ cAS OU wU |

cAS @ A ^fS j@v AOAi iU | Ai@ gK  A c S, s TS a  U :

AS cB ~T S TmvTrq  Z | cUUS, AU  WAa, Wq sAha, Ta cB ~S | @a s g  | cUUT, TmvTrq, j@ @B @dS, AvUA A@SS | Tn v@ A@U, SS ia cU @ @S S |
AS cB TmvTrq  ~c Z | ~T@ Zq A @a j cUUS, ~ @@ cU S sS | cIU BFA, ATR sS ...

AOAi  cI c cAS  Zc gU Uwa, jq, s  O S BFA ~ @@ cU -- Ag  sc |

j@v T AaU sZS ~T U cJo c sT--~w @ Am @ @S Bw S, sZS ZS | R mvrS Aw s vS qha c i , sZS qha ST | j@c ~T Ai@ @UT, U ZU s c @R | ~T A c^ WS wmTf cUUS, Bw ~AT Ai@ @c jc | cq o ~T@ T R mvrS WA U OU j |

mvrS MJa Z wU  JAOr AArBS ja | WS U c @ w@, c@, U-SAO |   ~aq, ~ jaS @ UZ@, AOn@, ~AgS, w@ | ^fS ja  T@ AS, pH ZS  a |

~T AwAaUT U \vA@ j@ Bw, sZS w R T j ATUa | WS j@ AO@ wT |  ~w OU Aw j@v j@U cAq g @ Za |  v W R c^ ; jTSA@ gm cdT |

AS U, AS q OJ ~U s @f ^ | Sff @ ZU, @ wS R SO | ~S@  ~T  jUT | WS AAv cFcm | q W @S @S Z A@S AcaS a, s sZS    | ^fS, ~@U (r^ c, BFA @f) R SS (c Ae, AOn AOU@) @ sS oR  wU | ~T B c^ @  UT | wgf  wT ASmNo@ gC A rS wU ASAv dK wU  R c wS : ZUS, ZUS X | AZcS S ~ | cA ~T J | ^fS cUU, ~ ~AS-~ S cUU T sA B S ZU !

SS ~ ~@U@ BT @ A ^fS s  n ~c cA AaU   BS AaUT |  r AaU @S |   @ jSAaU j@Av ~A ^ A\@  @J AmvO U O | j@T ZU,  @Jv j@v  @S cU ^fS  o O BA cA sha |  j@v i i gc, q Rq coS |

AS @U  sZS AU @ AB @ U  @ AaU |  cUU, ~, Z  WT AhaU S | Z w  @  ! sc OZ cIAa ZAa @v  S AU SOa  |

AS U | ~Ac, BU C, AOA@A -- c A@a aaA | ~ wS | ~ SO | @ cBha bU@, @ cJAr | WS TA^ cBS | c A@a rK jZS sR c fAW mS @ | U cr A@a ~\cf T AaU, SS ~ ~@U  J rZ cXoA@ | ^fS  JA A@aQH sc@X@ ZU |  cUU, Rgc A@  | T sR, @Uwa @v AS j | RR AWA i j @ @ (co WS AO@ Ac sF) @Uwa Bw @ ~SU | sq S BU wa a, ~TAS ^fS BU IJ | j BAS (j@Av dHf ST AaU BAS) cU @ ^S ArQ S ^fS cFm  U | SS R ~@U s @f c@v cSU  ~ cU S | R TZ gc Z AR AhaU ~c :ZR AhaU | A@ ^fS OMoF  AsAw A@  c ?

co dHf  BUnf Uq ^fS AS dH TBB | ~^fS T o fAW TTA @  wT oSfcFA cA AcU gB |  Sff U R OU A Jv | ^fS j@v  j@v ASr r@f cc f ASAaU |  j@v :

@TAU csa @S
R  @fs @S @ BS !

AS @ AUZ AUZ ^fS jce ~TR A c^ WS R cf (OMof) @ Zc TS a | @ Bw ~T j@ wAa, @ ~S^ @Aa ~T | WS BU Uc^ mv mv Z BSU @O gC g b@Aa | TB R pAcf AcpG ~WF S R wf Wv@ j@ 31r Ac  @AvAaUS wS w | ~^@ BU ~S BAU  ~T SOAaUT | cf R WS BSq ~T ~@ml OU wa |

S ~T T cUU, ^fS TpFR ja ~@ml,  @ cU cU |

TI j@v T ^fS A ~AT Zc Ac  AwAaUT | BdA ~cm T BFA sZS qA^ w^f @pA  @U@ An@ BdA ~cm Acof eZF c @ BSF cFm ZS ^fS cr ~SF ~OH @AaU | BSF ~S@AS   w AaU | A@ c cFq ~m ~m rAT  ~, a Rq T ~T ~A A ~S@ TSKq  rA @a T ASO @AaUS, ~W ja ~S@ Bw @, TAS ~rfgc sFR Aa ~S@ @a @ |

^fS TSK Arc @TS AaU ? Ai@  p OAn T | BfcS  F @ S cUUR  UZ  @ZS ~SpgKH @AS | F@q ASB UZ ASB@ A@av AS ~S--c C cU -- j@v mU, j@v c TAxv@, j@v ~rcf  c | ^fS @a  Ai@ \v |  ASB@ jTS j@v ~S TS J @Aa s j@ convex mirror--s ZU M^s@R TS  ZJ | BdA ~cm T ~AT ^fS@ gcAaUT @dK | ^fS UZ ~S@ quotable quotes-j ToF j@v U, @dK  wU  @  | ASB A jTS ASTT R  ~ @ a ?  ASBq cUa, ~AT R ~T UZ j@q |

^fS A UZ@ AaUS TAS@ c^FoF,  cO A | @H,  cUAaU, A^ Tp cAUr U wf ZS,  TpF  sS  cAUr U sA A@a Zq   sS  U SO qA@ |

(c-37; TO, 2006)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?