Bengali short story by Tanushree Chakraborty

c c@mv (kH)

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SF

c^/BfcSf/mpA/AF gK/~AgoS/qA..

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Srf Oncf

cc-T ~S@ ~ R ST ~@ @ cpA j@Tq cpA gU Uw S | T cc c^c^c c @aq j-AS T^cF S a SS T | cpA TSq q FOFO gc, BU aJv Uw  AcaS c FJFJ, R ~S@ sL BS j@^ ASB aWv ToF AgB  a, m cU rA c U AgB ~erv  BA BA sR - c ATAU cpA Zc j@v Z@ ~Ag S cpA @a | W cK@U B^a cU jq ST,   T-cc BSq cpAwU | cc  cpA AS TITI jTS @ s Aq  | @UB s O S, B B wS B R, aT qAUr ZJB cB av, ~ q j@ cS, AZOA ~ qAUr gB - A@ ~B@U q AZAr cc TZ q rA^ sS j@v @T, ~ TR Zc j@v ATZ @ S ~B@U | cpA cI j cq  BSFq | cpA c  ~ir aJq aJq UR R B R @SASR @S nQ TS e B cc S | T-cc c^c^c ~LfmBS ~S@ sA@, ~S@ w-~AgTS LR jq O TZ SAmf@ @ AB AS R | U j@Tn ~ ~ wc T il @ sS ccT @a j@v ~mAm @H  JAa | Ac O ~^ Sq @ - gSoFf eZF  A@a @T S, ce ~mAm@ @T cAr | SST SS cpA@ nm @ O OUaq | cpA nm  ~A Sq, o BB c ~ ~ha,  ~T TT ~S BAS c- ~SBS@ ~ASEO BfcS @U T ~@H S @ Qf S cF hOm ~A cpA OMof, Av  ccT j@Tn ^S, rf, wp@TASH, f jce AFSwf |

jTS gcq cdH  @ kn | @ cUv ccA  sc , c^ cUvq cAr cF@H | TBTA B A@ @S j@ g, ~TA@ gU @AS qASf, n Ac ccT TST, jZS o BS BS@ gU UwUq  | BS wa cdHR  @S Z Ac ~A, jA@ a^-~a^ cov Z cU jZSR ~cAo TS @@ gU UwAS s@ Ac @ s | cdH ccT  TSA@gc q cpA ccT ASB TU aS B, ~B@U@ aUT AS TB @aS,  Qq TS ToF j@v O ~mAm AS Ac ASaS | j gU Ac, aUAvR ASEOq gUq c, JR, T T@  OS, ~w @q SO S - T wBwB @aS | R j@v Zc, cpA aAc Z cdH a^ a, R T cUUS | ~R cUUS cdH ~T SSc ASa |  S ~U @ ASB ToF @c cU O |  ~T T A@ cU ? cdH aAc Z R a^ U A@S v BS ASR ~w,  S ~c ~ cUc ~AT ~S@ @ cU T S @ Oq S, v j@v cB cF c|

T r TS TS  cpA | R cdH@ @TS Uwa ? A@ @  c j@ @ ! ~S@AS oq TBTA TZ cdH SS H@fS S TS TS A@a AcrKL re S @ AS, AcrK sU ASB  TU | o TI TI ^   TA qha @ cA cU, R@ lA @ BSF | Ac v U cdH ~A, q R cA @ ~T ~T @ T s aAcv R AaU v s j@v v v@ c @  @S ^ Sq | cpA T g gq ~ j@v aAc O jSAaUS, j@v w v, R T ~FUcT @ SR | Tv OZ AaU SB @ T cAXof OZv, ~ w vv UQ @AaU j@v BUBU A, j@v oH O@ ~oH j@v Tn jS-R A | gU UwAaU ~mf@ @ Ug Sq | BfcS Tc jAaU q S-BS gUUw m | A@ Tkq cmc A jAaU | j ~wR jTS ~S@ c^ ja, ~oWxv @ cU q c @TS F@r Uwa | s  ~oWxv @ cU  TS TS AcK ZJB    BfcS A@ @ @vS s ?  a ~S@ TSK AS ASAT @B @  s@  A@ ~ BS S s o Z A@aq j s S | ZR c jTS A@ ~ gU, oHq cU OU | ~O R Rq A ~ OZ ToF jTS A@a j@v AaU sv cpA@ SA A AaU | T TZ cdH S ~  S q gUUwv ~c A jAaU |

cdH S @AaU ? -  AS @U Zc vAcU T Sg AB ~SFTSm cpA @S MJaU j@v A | FJ, @AaU  ! ~c A@aQH OO ~mAm@ ASmNo | BS SR sv T T cU O - cc qr @ vAcU a i wUS | T QS cI waS s U Zc j@v Aco S | A@  ? TZ R@T Acgc @S ? - ~:, Za S cq cpA a ? ~A sc TZ B B - Ac Uwc Sq c @S ? cU cpA i  | T TS c @ ~ ~mAm | jQAS AB @cS c ZJAvSAv ! T jq j@v A@ cpA AcrK ~a^, c cAr T WTS cpA gU @, Z @ AS | ~O R gUUw, ZUw-U@ TkUF S S AcrK | TI TI Tc^ Uw | cc R R@ A@av cIS; R mofS AO^gcS@ TS AS dS c S dS, ~^ ~S @S S |

@U cdH Sv jq ~mAm@ cpAv Tq R ~AmLv@ j@v FJFJ ~SgkA A wa | BfcS jTS @ZSR AS s @@ j gU Uw wa, S Zq, o @ cU, s @ c cU TS AS j@cR | ~O q @  q BS wa @ ~U BS BS @, sS cq ~U, sS q Td q TSK | wS, AF, dAO, TSA@ - cq Acm cFcoS | ~O q ~ww AcfTd cA^@R R sS TS @ I U a S | jgc  S, c cIR cc TS ha O @ Z QA A@ ? R wU mv jZS @S ga - s-m Sq T @q gUUwv ~ c wAaU -T cpAR gU Uw S ? ~Xg ! T@ gU Uwc T @Hvq  AaU T ST ! - gU Uwc ? ~T@ gU UwAaU R ? jv gcq gU Uwa @S ? A@ c @ sZS rK U, cdH wU r gcv R @S jAS ! R cUAaU Z ~T BSq cU@, j@v gU AXo^ AS ASB BfcS AcKT @ gU ~T @q @c S | ~T TS  ~R j@v gc @ ~T | R jR BASAaU s R cc-T R@ BBA @aS jq Ac cF, A@ R cU Aa j cF R TTq O^ | ~AT SAa ATR jq j@q T Acrf, q ~r @A AT cIc ~T ccFv |

c cIR ~B ASB@ cI j @ ha @S c ? cc TS ha jq @AS jgc @@ gU Uw sR @f @ c ! cc TS AaU cdH @ cU q gfKH ASBm j@v mvqU, @ J@ J@ BU A, BfcS avZv gUU@ TB TB @ U@ @ R, jq ~AAOA ToFR qA@ T - ~S@AS c cpAR sS H ZU AaU, A@  c wwU  wU | ~c TS ha cdH S  ~ cUAS ! gc Z cUa ! jZS TS ha a^-~a^ gUUw ZUw cq ASg @ AAmA  | sA TS @ @  BSF BfcS c A@aq co cU SR s | mf avcU Twf Bcq Z BfcS ~ Te mr @AS, ~ mTf cAB ZU sL jA s -  TF A@ ? ~U ^ @  c | wS c AF gUUw Qn AcKw v  BdA S, BdA U wS c AF dAO @vq | sv BdA, j@^, v m A gUc ~ gTco | v@@ g @q  mv OU s | - jU @U R cU AS @S ? v A@ jq @H s  @r  s R j@v cArq lf  a j-cF ? v @r U A@ ~LS j@v ~W Uw ? AFq  q | j-AS j T WThaq c @S R ! R: jq cpA ! TSA@gc sS ~R R@ AT A sAhaU !

Sv jAaU ~S@  | UqS  TF AhaU, R AcKv BdA cU,   sha ZR S @ coF  a jTS BASAaU cdH | T  @U j @ cU  TS AhaU s ZAU OZ ZU  T T mf Rv j@v Acv gwF | ~T ccTR j ~SA^ c @, A@ @U ~S@ gc ZUT s T  ~T TSA@ ~ATU O | oH cFU a AUR, ~T oS l @pAw | AT U cmccf, mv jce AcOQH, gc @B @ Qf, ~AT ZS AS^q j@ cATS ~ TAxv@ @pA TSK, ~T @vq ~U | ~AT m AZ s ~T c c, R ~T U U ATAU OUc, cmc TAv @ j@v  Jvc, j@v gUTS,  @SAS  ^ @ gU sc, A@   AT OS v c @ c ~ BFT A @FU-Uqv AS c, TI i o qha @a cU Ue-qg sc cS @c, ~  AS bU bU ~A sc T ~T  w @c R cS  AAa cU | ~  ca c @c cpA ASU ~r, sASU @vc ~T o v, AcrK sL cSS @JO RU-W Wv, cq cpA rN aA sc ~T jUTU c @ wS, v Aw AgBc ~ TS g gB ~wq cpA T wU v  j  AgB q@FAUv U B B IJA@ S@U cpA cSc - s@w jc @, jU  AFq @ZS SR  A, A@ j A ~r a A qha @a S | Ac TS  TAS SR BASq, A q, A@ @@v cF ~T TS  TAS SR @S TSq  S - T A@ T ? ~crF TR ASEOq @U TS a s ~AT T j@cq swF Sq, q S ? ~AT TI TIq cAr rf U mS S-@q ~A OU sq S AT sgc OT@ iU, ~AT ZSq cIAa s ~T ~ @SR O^ Sq - : :--

~S@  A@ cFU@AS B c o ~RB T WT gC wU | cq ~I cpA ha ZS | Bv A@ c^ @ gU  wAaU rc ~w ? ~^@ ToF ~oWT^ OZ B c^ @ j c^ cpA@ Z ge@ OT@ iUS | cpA JA ~a c^, rcH ~I o AgB  @a R  rf | T  ~J@ iUS - A@  q jgc AgBAa ? ~gF Sq, i Uw rf Z  sc  !

A@a c S T, gU Uwa cpAv --

BfcS Tc T AFq cpAv gU UwAaU cpA | @H q BU o o sAhaU R OZ BU, sv r JAR T OZ AaU S |

(c 38, Sgc, 2006)

~UH: Srf Oncf

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?