Tapan Ray Chaudhury's Bangalnama, reviewed by Robin Pal

c c@mv (kH)

@Ac

w\/TFOS/Sv@

SF

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

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Parabaas Moviestore

Parabaas Moviestore

S OMof cq

 : cCUST

AcS U

cCUST, S OMof ;~S^, @U@; 2007; p: 402;ISBN: 81-7756-669-5

w j@ca c Aa sc cq,  j@Av - cCUST | Tc, SS @B J@, JOv AcBAc UZAUAZ OZOAZ A@ J@ J@, AXfc A^U  @U, , Ac@U, ^F, H  S,  TS ~S^ |

cCUST j@ cCU OZ r AS Z, ~crFq  @^ UZ@ me | STv SUq rST @ ZcST  Ar@UST (gwf ATr) TS  | ST-STA cq qSfe s @S @Hq @, ~T ~@KH ca | cCUST STv ~r@ ATn sMA@ TS AS | ASST U gU  | (r, w^ TUOS) A@ cArUf cCU OZ AcrrS  jq cq ~a, ~   ~a cUF gkAT, TSK, empA @ | A@ @ Z UwAS ~T |

cCUST UZ@ ZF AA@ S OMof | AS qA ~oF@ Acq pAcf ZF | c, cCAU @a, T^S ~c gfTA OAOO (1993) jce cCUST (2007) J OS-ZFA, mvqU ZFA@ cH cAo @a ^ Sq | Scc ~ aS R AaS fWAS | ~TA@, ~AU cW cW AcFSR J ZFA swF R AA | @U@ AcrAcFU, A\Uf Bf ~AgUZw, A\Uf mU ~ q@SAT@, A\Uf AcrAcFU gpA ASR (j@Av c) AaS | AEOTc j@ AcrAcFU qA ~oF@ cUaS - S OMof ? AAS A@ c T AA@ ? ~T  TS  S | jq T^cF @ cI s AcrAcFU qA ~oF@ oHv @ fAT | sA ~ gA  A  U cAU -  BfcS qA OO BSF ~ @ A. AUv jce RZSq ~F ATST O, T^f-~TU B @ TU S | J qA OO j@v a Z jZS R @ Av @H - @) AAS s qA OO AcAr  TH @ BSF Z) AAS s TSsw cf @S  dL R |

~oF@ T^UU @ J@ qeAB S, qA i ~SAH @S | (p. 97) jT. j. r @ TWUsw TAB@ ~PSA@ qA AS wcKH @cS cU A  d @S | gqB ~oF@ q^gkKH c^FoF ArZ qA AcK gf qA wcKH T TBALL@ AcrKH ~TAS @S | (p. 184) j a sS @, SfS  H AaS SSgc | wcKHkn TUF R AH UZ  cI S wfB R RU^B gK gf qA AcK O TUTrU ~a | ~jc O gK ArQ d | cf@U UF ~AgUZw fWca gK ArQ sw AUU mcB WJv,  ASr JA | (p. 227)  @U@ AcrAcFU r @ AA - ~@c Bf ~TU F AcAB ceU TAB@ qA (p. 191) | AASq @U@ T A. AU  j@BS | ~ qA-OO AUT aS g-AcrK @AUS Ag j @a | Anmv AU c A BA\S c^BSAO gc @B H A waS | ~ S@UfS wcKH @cS Ai@ @S - gcK @U O @AS cFckn o gf cAHBF jce ~SfA qA | (p. 221) j \UZswF @B -cU ~ ~@c ~F Bf sZS qA ~UOS SpLL gc ~T O @S A@pl A@ vT j T | 1972 j AO Kr @ ASr r@ ~cAo cCAU AcA@ BfcSr jce SfAco AcK c^ s FOU S cT @p e@US ~a | (p. 294) @AcB AmvA@FU TFwABS j BSF UZS - qAS SFrSAUBT ~FB ~FASTFU AUAv@ sZS @AcB A g qA AcK@ ~UOS SUOS AaU | (p. 356) J q A@SA (1987) cq j gkAT@ Scc UZS - mekH UR jq w^Av SAcer r@ ceU AcSrfU scQH-An, ~SgkA R TSA@ qA AcK j@Av cF@ ~UOS ~er | jq m@ j@Av rF U - SAcer r@ g EOF empA s c BAvU jce AFkH TkUFS AaU, q H jJ AO^o mS | jJ cU gkc, cAT R Acc@S^ EOF AcK@ AO^, TkUFS qFA | J fWAS cS - cCAUTS AcK j@Av cq UZ | qA an @a AAO @AcB q@SAT@ AAmv ~ qA S @aS qS Acc  | T^S J ceU OO  @S ~L@r, AcrK Tp R AAS s AXofS ~BS @S -q c @ Ua cCUST T cpl cq | jq eAQ \UZ @ cI cS J wcKH Qn @ cF, LL R F @ AA | ArQ@, wcK@, LLco@ AcR J ZFA @T S | jTS j@BS AA@ sA sgc ~UAO S S U S OMof A@a s ~ S | ~T AO^ OS PSF, ~LT AScAXoq @v   |

cCUST v Acv, 1926 @ 2006/07 s^ Acmp | cArU @ AA^  ~, A\Uf @ Td s^ Acmp | j A@a J Prrc @ sMcS H AccH, A@a J wcKH R O@A BfcS qASA @ | A@a gTHcp^ | U j OS@ mpA@-q cU c, sAR j SS AcK TkUFSR s ~a | T Z ASq UZ@ OSAv @ A@ cU OaS | @) kH mpAAgA@ OS .... j@v A UZ | U cr A@a gU ~a | (p. 7) Z) co@F jq OS, q Acmp c AcU Bw AccH | (@v ~T TS  ~er: F, @H, g c EOF TSA@ ~S@vq jZSR  qASA oJOv cB Za, sAR cArUf wT-TSA@ ~B Fq AcU) UZ@ ZS r@, cB rOAn ~AgS | ~l cTS OSAv ~LBfcSf S, mpA@ | (p. 10) US @ Aw cUS - T^SR mpA@ S, mOc@ Tn | (p. 10) w) cTS OS oS rF j@ U sw mpA AcrS @ | (p. 71) W) cTS OSAv ~S@erq Acmp c U j@ Bw @AAS (p. 123) C) ~T jq UZ oS BfcF j@v sw aAc (p. 314) O) cTS UZAv cFAw @AAS O TAB@ qA ~SF AUU Acq i@ @a ~AT Am @Aa | (p. 320) jq c T^cF @ ~T AXo^ AS A gcq - jZS AAS Acwsw @ cUaS, ASB BfcS ArQ R O@Aw c Ri @ cUaS, qkn ~a if ArQ@, @Tf @, ~ J s cq TB ~^w q cqAv mpA-@iT qAR cv | ~ TB qA ~wHf wcK@, q TB AccS @ sw Uq T^cF AAS Am @aS | SfU woF Av T^cF jZS cFc @ s  : @) UZ@ jAv@ ~L@ cU OSAS, cUaS mpA@ | ~crF c ~LBfcSfq  j@ @ mpA@ Z) cqAv ST A@av UW TS UR OSAv  US ~S@ wgf | UZ ~A@R T^S  jq mpA@ ~S@  | jce TkU oAv jZS qAAgA@ | (cq r, BSf-TO 2008 )

cqAv T c U - B^mS, B^S @ @U@  ~ (10-58 p.), AXf c - @U@ mU @UB AcrAcFU (58-162 p.) pf c - @TBfcS - gcK | jq 1T R 2 c J@ J@ cArU  AcT Sq,  mSw PcArF, SfSf cFA R  , Ac U@BS ~ sR @a | Oc - ~ anBfcS (1953-57) (192-268 p.) @TBfcS d R SAe  @UB | Tc - @ c@ (255-264 p.) ~l O@A mc a, SR sha S | K c - A\Uf @TBfcS, T c - EOF @TBfcS (297-309 p.) ~T c - Acc (309-320 p.), ScT c - A\Uf O@A, ~ O@A (1973-1993) (321-335, 336-360 p.), rT c - AcAg^ rgTH (361-402) | SfUcc Ai@q cUaS rKer cqAv gTH-@AAS cUq TS  | jq AcAOn@ UZ@ J ~TSF c@vL ~T @a o AaS |  eQ Accp @ ~T Q ~F^ @AiS | Ter ~a cArU SfTp@ Acr - ZS cArUf ~AU@ gK esw AAS ^, @@aS, Sf@U, sn Z, @fAr sR, AcAg^ c^, AcBS rgsn, @cB T m qFA r O^ gJqTAU, W TS, A JoAS Sw R O@, BSU, rfU BFi, mU SS ArQ@ @ cUaS | jqc ha ~ha AcK Scc ~@KH s | s ~SF @ @ S, A@ sc AAS @ ~@KHf @ UaS | c T TSK AAO R ~Lfkn ~aS @@BS |  ToF Accf fS S, BSfAAc A@Hr , AOA@l@ AcoS O^ , AA@ ^S S ~aS | UZ@ A@ av c ha@ ~c @SAS | ~ gAT - ^, Ac ~Ag@R gc mS | J UZ ArQ@ cp^ s | ~UAO aS - rf@T, co S, Tv, of r, SfA OoF, AcS @, @T S TZ | jJ @ @ ~crF J ArQ@ SS, @Tf | SfA@T A@ w\ ~F^ gwF |

jq cqAv A\UAZ @@Av dLkH AcK U - A\Ur T^^, aOA\Ur , ~q. jS. j. Ac, OA\Ur mofS qFA | UZ@ gf BfcS jq cT T ToF A waS | U FQ j@v TkUF ~Smf@s | 155-156 p  s AccH R TkUFS ~a  Zcq dLkH | TkUFSAv \UZ @A - Rq AS AS @U@ rS cFcm A@ AF gC AaU ?  cf WvScAU AcO @U  TS  S | sZS MB, AUr, T@U c m STU ZS  kccm AA ~S @SR T UwAS |  TS j@vq J | @pQ  qha @, S S AScAXocr  Av cAaUS | A@ m @ AUr F @ @f sha ZSBZT @  Ay @ o ~ScoS U - j@ Acr @ @AiS | (p. 155) 154 p cUaS FQrf UZ @U@  AccH cAr AAS | A@ A@a  ~a | ^f c^FoF aOA\Ur  : qA A@ A ST a A@ TkUFcS cqAv A@a mpA@ ~a, AOn@ cc TZoF @A @ T aAc, TfBS TS mpAAOn, ~r@ ATn, TAS@^U S, fS TZAB mpA@ TS a | a An@   AccH ~a |  qA OS AS AAS AA@ OS AcrKH sSAS | S  A\UAZ A@ TkUFS Sq | PrUr c^FoF AO g  qA A\UAZ   | ASTU c j T mpA@ ? S, \UZ Sq | T^^ ASR ~S@ cq UZ a | e@US a | cMoS OoF A TB R empA eZF, @rfS OoF e@AU f ceU \UZswF AUU | wU U documentary novel r , r r, S rf, j  ~F^ \UZswF | ~TF S T^^ AcK@ cq j TkUFS AAS jA waS | U wfS- OTl@ cqAvR J @a dL AS | ~crF, AcnTABl - UZ @ ~a | c, Scc, A\Ur T^^ s TSKFp j@ jA sSAS |

s UZ@ AA@, q qA AcrKH, qA wcKH J@ jc AS cr A@a @ ~a j cq | 193 p cUaS - wcKH @BvR s ArZ  - jq AO^ lmU ~TA@ | 203 p cUaS @AUS Ag ArAZaS  qSTrS s AcKAv @ i@ oH j@vR jwha S,  ASTTgc aJvq @ c |  pq cUaS AA@ OS AccHf R sA A@q TS SB A  | 204 p R 206 p A@ qA OO @ TUOS @ cUaS - (@) (A@) qA ~ cm fH Tc @SR @F @a S - coFq  ia ccF rL ASrS (Z) (A@) AO ~FTxv - ASB A\ ca SR - ~o BT R W ~SwU a ~Q w AhaS | w^ T mf Uc  haS S | j@T T^cF ~ ew @ s  | A@ BS Sq | cCUST ~a cCAU, gf, ~-gf cr A@a AA@ @, sJ A^oF AAS jAaUS | jq Av ~AgSc, ~^: ~T @a, @H TTA@ AA@ AS @c, s AAmvRwA ~^w, ceU qAS | jq cA ~@KH AS A@a @ cUc | AA@ co, AA@ OS sTS TAB@ BfcS BS, TAS BS AF QnR | jAUv j@ cUaS J Tradition and the Individual Talent c^ | ~TUr AnAi cUaS - "~f AS qA @c, A@ AA@ cTS J ~f cFZF gAc @ |" ~TUrcc NZ A AS A cFc @aS |  U - "sA ~AT ALL@ T c r g mk a A@aq ZT S | A@ ~AT s AA@, BfcS@ gUcA |" jq rK T^cF Scc @R sBF | s-@, ~T ZAa AAS sS @, rgS @, HABl , qS Acc, AT @ gpA gf jce @AUS Ag, AgSxv U, vg , Anmv AU, A BUAS gpA ~gf AA@ @ AS T^cF @aS | qAAc OS R OS XoA qSfe iFkAO ~^g a | A@ cB OUA @S cqq jJ 2/1 BS c ~ @R @ @S @ Sq | A@ @R dLkH | co TZoF T^cF @aS - Jadunatha Sarkar was not a born good historian but a true historian made - the consummation of a life of preparation, planning, hard industry, and ascetic devotion to a great mission. (Evolution of Historiography in Modern India, Pg. 32) S OMof cUS - @) SOO cF Rq @i TSKAv  ~gc AaU S | (p. 185) Z) AS RJ @B AF AcK@, AUvA cU TS @S | (p. 186) w) AS AAv  AAv @B RJ BfcS @^f rFAv  cJo | W) OS s-m jq TS dK cq Amof  c @S r@ :Z  ZS AB | (p. 188) jqgc AA@ cFABfcS R @ToS mA a | rgScc ~oFSZFA jk MJaAaU s Scc mAvr a AA^ OU ~S J @a @ i Sc BSF | s @SR BAvU AcK AS j@v Aha^ Z U oS | (p. 114) HABl w T^cF AaU - RJ @a (rgScc) ~T qA ~FSvAT cI ArZAa | (p. 114) ~TUr AnAi ASAco gUTSK  jce AcAr \UZ ~a, A@ wcKH  @ Sq | HABl  @ sTS cr A@a BfcS  ~T BS A | AAS s c-~UvS wf  R S, j@ Acr wHA^@ sc nvA, fAT ~cB qFA BS  s | qS Acc AcK, \UZ j@Ao@, sAR AcK ~UOS Sq | AT @ qAOO AcKR T^cF Sq |  @a TSK @ T^cF jA waS |

@AUS Ag AaUS ~ gAcrK | sL @ SA WJv oAccHf OS R cFZF kn cU OU AAS gU AA@ A@ ~oAS@ ~ AcrKH c qA wA @pA ASoH TBAcS cFc RJ ~ AaU S | (p. 199) Anmv AU AaUS T@cf AA@, mSW gwf, ~ ~erf Ac gUq sw AaU | sAR AU @B@T @ T^cF OZ  S | AU AO^ OS @ ~TUr Anif qA R AA@ cqAv @ ~\ UR j@v oH PA  | BUAS AcK ce Scc T@xi | BUAS ASr R Acr r@ ^ TAB@ qA AcK BwBf A | qA OO cF AAS @SR cJo  A@ SS | RJ Acm@ @B j@Av @\AS@ OAn@ AW TSK Z ^S qA | jce RJ @B gc ~T AO^ a, c FQgc S | (p. 305) ~ j@Bw cUaS, RJ BPSA@ TT QHrfU cUq ~T oH | (p. 350)  ~\ UT, c mSH gU Uw | @AcB mU gAcK@ ~UOS J a^ AaU S | j fc TUOS @ c^ UZS |

AA@ c cr A@a c^c^c sJ ~T @a J @B kn AcZF J @ cUaS cr A@a @ | c ZSR @B @ c A anecdotes j A@q AAS Qf | jQn @T , ~TF, A  gpA  S TS  Ov @ |

S OMof an jce ArQ@ Ac AcrZF | SS Ac@  Uq @ AAS ZFA Ok iaS | ArQBw AcrK mofS cf gf ArQBw @ J A@a ~AgUNo TQT T^cF ~AcA BSF ~T ZAr @ | sJ @S S @S gc ArQBw  s  jc T^cF  Ac @c (m W Uw BSF),  ZAr @c (QAwm TSK ^S) | @T A@a @ AB @ s@ : @) @AU AcrK @H Rq ASAU (~l @A @UBAU) j@ -@OUS empA w iAaU | (p. 177) Z) cc cUaS q. AB. ~STA ArQcFcm ^A T@Ai OS Hc S, OS eZF - cAUr ~ Ar | w) O@A  U T QT^ cFA  T A@ @ j@ wU wd  c | ~crFq q T Acn cT^ | (p. 322) W) PcAc@ ~r Acrf cT^f cAXoBfcf UcAB qA smS AUZc | (p. 258) C) ATARAnAv T j@U^-j av av XfAU ~A @ ~LQ @ |  cJOc O c T U  S | hO@Av c ArQAS oecrK g cn aS | (p. 286) - jc @ s ~@vF  ~mf@ @ A S | cI s, cT S Q ZAU Ovc  ~Arca c j AAS ~BS @aS |

gf ArQ AcK Scc AcrKH R T^cF ~r@ ATn AcU w cU TS a | ~T  TS AS | @H, gcKf AcFH g ST AH | ~r@cc J QH QH TZ@S, TS@S jce AXOA cBS @ U (s ~ c S) cIS @p AAmA ~R Z | ~T AcrAcFUAU @SASq ~ @AcB T@Q c S, @H S cT wA ~owA ASUB KT@f ASw, ArQS wH criteria cU wa | ~O ~Lp ~AT@ ~^ Sq |

oHgc TB @ J scQH fAT A @ T | @) ~\AS @A O@A @ cIAa s Bfm a ~SF @SR @H @A O@ @ZS A@a @S S | mBSKH, l@OwH cq Rq j@q Tl rF | (p. 267) Z) gf sZS cBA @S ZS BSm a ~ @SR rF J @ S | (p. 285) w) QT^ wf ~Acyp ABAS ~crFq jqc AUwrS ~U @ @S | (p. 347) s c ~swF U@, s c AcK cp @ Acr s, ~^: ceU @,  ~Ag @ cU A j@ ~@vF F | W) ZUT R wA OUS ArZ  gkAT  | (p. 299) C) ZSR cCAU W W qAm cf ASFkB OU AS | (p. 89) O) cqr rcH ~T @a o Bf r@ AS S, Bf AS ASR  ~a | (p. 97) - (cf^ rc @ U@ OU A aJ AS T^cF) a) @U@ A ~T AgQ BSF j@vR gJv AS, ce A B J Uq iAaU | (p. 127) (A\Ur T^^ oSf rHf) B) cUUT, ~crFq, ~AT ~oFAL@ AO^  AcAOn BAT B^gkAT gcK ^S | (p. 230) I) q^m s gf ~gF BoSf,  AcK ~T @SR er Sq | (p. 234) ~R ~S@ ~a | ~ jq s^ |

S OMof j@ Bw cUaS - ~AT ASB ccq aFcU @pA TSK | (p. 116) @v j@v wH cBS @ AS c | AAS 2/4Av ~rfU  ~A OTl@ gc AcrS @aS, A@ Tv R aFcU cU s cAI ~T JOBS,  A@ AAS SS | cU s  AAS qA@ @ gUcS, TB @S SS dwf AcK AS (s j@v cAr Tn ~a T^S cqAv), ce AAS AA@ jv cUq gU |   ATra rK | jq A OS gwF cAa cH, j@ ~mf@ @ sc S | j@T A@a H A^Ac @ s@-

(@) j BSq @AT-@AT ZU ~AUA@ w\ TAUmv (p. 25) jZS cArUf ~AU@ ceU ~@KHf cAa | sTS - ~w cA, Tw cA, BwfrF, ZqUF, ^ | q cA rAr q cA @SF | (Z) Sfcf role model j ZJB ~T jq Ap-Ar BfcS R OAn TfQ @ S | (p. 40) (w) AT STS T @SR A@ dH Ae ArrAv sL ew @S | @U@AU  ~rfcm cmAv AAS @AS @U iA@ AS | A  i | (p. 45) (W) cAUw wgSTxv mU c anq vJT@ OAU AaU | (p. 66) (C) TFAv@UrS fQ@ qmU ATr @SR ~ @H Tp@USArSf cU Zc ~S^ S | (p. 85) (O) ~B@U@ mv anf, sc T TS A S @  ST Aa Bc@T vq | (p. 86) (a) cCAU EOHAcr ~JU ZAr cS | (p. 93) (Acrf rN Ai@ hOH AS T vAv @ AOTAv @v a) (B) jTS AcSf ~gF @T TA@ U@ cB v AUR R @AiS  | (p. 95) (I) ~O-cFc @Uq AcSO^ r | (p. 357)--- j@T A, rK  cqv ~ ~S@ ~a | jc AU@ A@ pA @U cI s S OMof J j@Av ASBm gKfA ~ @ ASaS |  gK cAXof, A BU, c A ~S@ Qnq g A@Al rAH cAXo cf @ | jq ~SSF gK ~T AZ BAT, aJOAT, ~TA@ ZhO, FJAT, c@cB, OFeAT gpA rN ~S@ lT rN r Bw @ AS gK@ fAT ~@KHf @ Ua | AAS, kcq cUAa, ASB@ aFcU @pA TSK cUaS | cer aFcU AAS SS, ~^: cCUST, c cUq A, aFcU Bw J j@cq ~AAO AaU S |

sS @ T, S OMofR qA AF@ ,  @ OAaUS | 291 p AAS cUaS - qA ~cUF ~T@ s ~@KH @AaU  ha AcKAv AF | P@r vwASg  AO jce vwASg Nest of the Gentry gU Uw @, cAT, cf^, rl, A@^, rAU, A@v, wURA, FTS, c A @ cUaS (p. 73) | ~a TWk, @Tc, ~AgS r@^UT, @cf i @ | BfcSS^ j@q r TSK | BfcSS^ r @Ac cI S  @, TSKAv BSF @ R @ cUaS | (p. 84) A@ BfcSS^ c @Acq A@ cI S  @ ? S A@ TSsw S R @ ? AcG  @Tf, ~f AaUS cUq  j@v cAr TSsw aS | c 47 j mofS AS ~S^ ~B ~S^ ~fT CAs @AcAv Zc j@v mHf Ar\@T S | J ~SF ~S@ mHf @Ac ~a, ceU @Ac i@ Tnq  BSS | BSf@^  @AcL, cF@Ac rAT UR RJ ~S@ @Ac cr JO  - j@ ~S@q TScS S | ~AO^F S@ AAS a^ @S S, J Ac cF ATF F ASg w\ UZ BSF | A@ ~AO^F@ A@ F@ wArfU UZ@ cU sc ? (p. 315) wArfU AaU ~AO^F Qn O j@Av FrS,  ~S@q ~UOS @ AZaS | r - cSU SF BAT j@ TAxv@ aAc U o AaU, sAR rK A@ UZ r rHf Ac BAT ~^:rkSF @q cUaS | (p. 161) jq T^cF r c cSU @ A AcO @ AS cUq TS  | Sfcc UZ oS q s@ cU U cU q rAH |(p. 371) q A@ ? s @S sensible U@  Tvq AccO@ T^cF cU TS ScS S | c, AF \UZs T^cF J TSArS AaU ~crFq, sAR  @S wgf co AO@ S | jTS H - (@) ~ cF TkUFfS S @Ac r A R ~a .....| (p. 239) (Z) jq Sv AsAS d J rn cU UwU, s gU@ qw rAH TSK | (p. 260)

AA@ q. jqO. @ cUAaUS AA@@ ^ objective R T^ cFZF Scylla R Charybdis j ToF A BB OU  | S OMof q @aS | cCUST j@ ~ W AW ToF A J T cCU Ac@Ar c qA, j@q cqAv @U eAQ qA R qA sUOS |  @S ~q cCU q@v ZS (~r@ ATn) S | Rq cOSAv ~ ~U | ce jZS ~a q r gkAT, TS@pA, cFcm T^U mS, A@a To, A@a A - UZ@ TSAc@ PcArF AO@ | cCAU @S AA@ mpA@  MgwF ~T AS | A@ @ j cqAv ~T @a ~SSF |  j@q  A TBU, AFHA^, i R rK g | UZ@ OF EOF, cT S @S Q Sq | ~S@v Tgc AAS cFA, AAmA, c^ R cKfS @ cU waS | nAv  ~a, ~kH ~a, A@ @Sgcq ~e S - jv cUU ~AcO @ c S |

(c-41, T, 2008)

aAc : cCUST @

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?