Kabarkhanar Chaabi -- Bengali short story by Kaushik Sen

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~AF@U S R@ @i vAcUv Sq BS Uw wU | AvS Tr AAaU vAcU  b@ R mv ZU U s@ | c AB AS, T sAS SO @ , Rq mq vv @ j c, Rv ~mq @@ S |

U ZAU @ T i@ @ A@ sS j@v U @i TI | c v U AS Za  Zaq jA@ ~T s Rq BwU vAcU vS ATAT Z wUT | rK@U U a A AvS c U | ~AT J AZJAO j@v Om wUwAU A sc A@ c  ABASv Z O wUT | AU j@v c OAc,  Tv @d@s @, cr qxvAmve Z | oS A^@ ~AT @ZS AZAS c jq@T OAc ZS AAcF TAS s |

~ j c OAc A@ | cr FT TS ha  | T T  ~FAxv@ BTS rZ AaU S - AvSR j JAa |

c sS WT @ Bw iU, S S jv T S ~T ABAS, A AwAaU | A@ gA ~c@ @, jAS c | q  gA ~EOs cF |

~EOs cFv s A@ v AS R @a @ c @ UT S | R TUn vS il Zc cFm  U | ZAS@QH WFS WFS @ ~TR U a AUT | R ~SF r @, c T @@AS ~w AS T @AvaS | ASU , ABASn AcAUc^cm @ R A c AS cq | jr r@R cr dAvSTA@, @ TS @ ,  aA @J cU OU S |

c ~ AvS jq rq c a | BSq ~T qASgAAv c^, ~T @BS @F j@ IU @T, jr gK s@ cU Fe ~v | c cFv cJAr AwU Ac @ UU,  gU O@A AS OU wU Ar@w | ~AT jZSq  wUT, TI TI R FATAU ZcZc ASq, R jU ~T cA qOq @ j@An @v | TS TS Ai@ @ ZUT sc ~w cFv@ oc, OAc w S c |

R sR @ Tc n, AS @B @ A AZ AvS j@ TZ g @ c ~a, c oR | R SA@ A@c eWA@ @A @B  wa, jQAS q s c | cA R T Sq, O@A AS vSvAS | c Acw ~qvT UTFS, jS jAS S v A@ sS j@v cO | ~wR j@T ~\ SAvr R@ vF s a, A@ jcv ~TR ccA i@U | AvS  fATS Wc wa | R SA@ w AS scl TI ~cAo coF gK @ @  @c OUAhaU,  ~B @U  S  F@ @ A |

 ~T c s@ cU TA\vAUU, avcU @va BTAS ~ ^ | R cc SAg U@, i Uq T q mvrS AaUS  r ca | c T c @ c gK Ai@ @ cU s S | j@ j@ gK j@ j@ @T ~U slq  |  ~ -cw  j@vZAS O^Ac^ ATAr @ cUUq SA@ T T Uw | q qvAUS ~  TU sTS BT, ZvTv BTS, O c ArS  o@aR S | RA@ ~c ggK AOAc AOAc @ T @ U AcAvr ~F@xv ~r | c TU cO AS W c, jc R BS @ | A@ q cU jq@T AcA@ r@ T il @ FS O @v A@@T | jq Tv coS @  |

AvS@ cAI cUUT - cc-T T wU aU @TS j@v  s ZS R @v AS j@v UwT ~Uw R gU | sc ~ @ T\U M TAB ~cAo |  BS ATU S-@Av AS Av@AvgAwA @ cUT, c ~A @ d @ nAv @ @AS | j@v q cI wU s c Accwf AS, @@ AS gwRAS | R jZS FA, ~A @A @Bq ~a, q@j ~wq Ar@w Ac | R c o ASAaU s R   sha | c A@S cq BS R R@AU@,  ~A @Bv@ vAC Z OAS | @ Zc j@v AOA^ S Z wU |

AvS j@q A wU c |

 ca@@ @va, R gUq ~a, e ca BSq, s s @B AS cFm @Aa | TI TI qTqU OUOAU a, A@ ZQl ~  RiAS |

 JOca  j@ wwU Ac@U c  TU@  wU j@c w cq TS |

c^  @ ~T @U U@gc ScS S | ~B@ ^ s d a @U  AEOT wUo  aA c | QHrfU @AB @ ~B@ ABA ^ @ ha, @U@ ~UBAS c |  BTAS c vA@r,  qeUF ceUAr U ~c |  q Sc-FAc a ST jU  ~S SO ccS A@ c^ ZS A  sc ~S@ | sXo  ~T m rAT@ Ac s ~TAS @Aa, q jZS ~T TAB@ ~,  aJv U U ~T cJAO | jqgc AcXo cJOS O enT@, j U TsXo, qA q ArQq  | ~T ~U rn ~@H A, TAB@ ~SF, Acc@fS v@cAB, A@ A@ @ ~T pA A Z a | jq J@ @ ~S SF ~Ao@ @ AS F | c^ U U j Ac ATU S | ^ @ZS ~TA@ T YfS, cB UU ~ @rS WAS K O@ U ATU c S |

c wU Ar AU OJOha | @U@ S, FA m, A@ @c IJI ~ cAU@ gcgA j@q @T | @ c Z cr Uw A@ TTA d  wUq TrA@U | TS TS vU A@ RS AhaUT, il AZ ATAaU OSTZ | j@c gK TZB @Ac T ~T c FA ATAaU Jva |

jZS A@ @Aa ?

@S^ | q jZS A@ @Aa ?

US @B AaUT | jqc @ d  FA jAa TB Z |

cr @Aa | ~TA@S cU o FJ sA |

~ S S | OU vU ~ Tc | ~S@ A@a @FO ~ @ ~a |

vU R j@ ITU @H U  r  ~OU | @AB c @A O@A @  U@ aJvq @aS, AvTxv c cAaS, q AS v qASSU  Uw oTWv ST a | w @@ r@ q U@ \@ ZvAS, WS WS aAvav ~ nU v wg @A swAco ~gFm  AwAaU, ~S@v ~T r U@Tf TS | ASB ArS cB jZS ~vr  wAU T  c@  O ca | w  AcKJ TS a ^cf TU g, kc q ~ ToFOF @ ~ ~B qATwFxv, jZS RZS wBS  c ~mS, sU@ cAm cUq gU | c ATAU j@ AcAA@AhaA ~cm |

jqc @ cU cU q c^  OUAaUT | FA j@ ~Xg r, jq ~U jq ~^@ | ~oAS@ B w WJK ~AF@U ScAR AAcF AvJ@ a | R@Tq j@ ~^@ wAU TZ c ~T@ jS UU | Rv SA@ rv@v |

 q T m OAcv @ TS ~a ? Rv jq  A, ~AT OA @AaUT, R j@ ABA T @a @ | c il cUU, ~ Rq JAZS c  Z Z wv @ rSq | jZS ~cAo @@ cAUAS |

~AT ~J@ iUT | jTASq wAUv aTaT, v ^BS@ O U@BS,  ToF c FT @c | ~AT g cCAU ~T@ jc @SrS ToF BS @S c | c @ rS n S, R@ sS gk a, ~T@ B @ j@v c AS cU | ZS U@BS c cFA ~ cB C ~cJl AS ve  ~a |

~T cc TAS @ AaUS q  BAS | ASrr O U, i Uq ZS T | cc FA mv, T ~ ca c ~ATR ZS | ~AT c aUU q U@U cAU@  Tr S A@ T UqAS T  @UO dH g | ~AT  mU sT, ZSq ~T TAS  ~U |  ~T BS cA@ c @ ~U, ~AT ~TA@S A@ KU~S  Sq, TAS ABA, jZS R cU T | ABA ~U  r U@, BSAv@ A@ @ Bi ~ B  R O ATU ~a | @ @ cU qUAT@ sw T A@ jq o 1100 U Sw R g a |  STFA@  W W, qABv  cU@S ~ kc q MJa s | w JOr ca o R q SS Bw  Z cAa | cqBxvqS ~TU qA T  Bv@q nf cSS AaU, ~vTS ~TUR q |  qf TB @ ~U @ Z @R R T TA R a, @R @S @v R a | qA  l jq s R S ~a @S Bcm oTAcr, S ~a cFccAHBF T | SlA R q@Agc ZS @ BSF TcqU A@AUe qASv cASAaU, UZ @ Rq T T wa | Agv kc qR R a @ cU AS | jAS  jq j@Acer r@ gF ^ R ~ j@c ra @ Oqa | ~T sTS @S A@a a^ S Uq ZS ~S-~TA@S UcU T Aq RR TS cUa   R S ^ @ gw | ~c@ c A@aq Sq |

~T Sr o wa A@ @ @SA@ OUa TUT ha S - ABA, OAc, BSq | c A@ cUq OUa |

TAS Rqv@ T A@ ~Xg c w\ cU Rm | mU ~T gU Uw S, sw Uq jZS RZS W sT | TAS O e, I@I@ @U OZ, ~ j@bU OU ~T@ Oc@ T vS | ~T ~Fg OMA Zc j@v c AaU S, v chO aUT cAr k wU AUr o g AaU | A@ TAS @ v @S TFq S, R q ToF SS@T w @Jv UwS ~Acy @ U | @ sXo T qA UA@ AaU, @S v AST Ave , c SA@ ~T mU Or | R w\ AS TSK ~ gk cr mgAc@gcq rAr @, cmc  FSvA AcrK @S @ AaU S |  cIAaUT Aa^TkU, ~FOA BSwf w\ jq@Tvq mgAc@, j cq T@B q j@r ca AS: rAm gw @a | cmc AS @a j AcrK A@a R ~r Sq |

~T T\U Ai@ rq j@v AcrU @cZS AaU, @ A @ BS | ZSq ~T mU US cUU @v s | @cZS sA@v cm  OO w UwS ZS U@BS ~sR AaU, ~T RZSv jA OUT | @v@ j@c o U mU Zc AAaU | ~T sT AaSA@ j@v JAOUW  BAT, ZS @@v gC, rFRUo mvS jA@ RA@ aA ~a, TIZS j@v @ | j@o qS ~ q@FAUv A, ~SFA@ ~sL c Ri W  cO wa @S  qhaT SO cha AS | RqZS AaU ~T ~AgsSU @v | A@ ABA @F SSS TK@ w\ BS @UR TQT j@v Zc TAS BS S | ~T Jg A BwAv ~U j@v cSq, Rq W U ~S@ @U  ~a |

cSq cmv A@ cAI cU @ | S ~TU, jq o @@r ca ~w ~cAo ^ wfcc U@ s @AS @S  Sq,  @c R j@ m XoA OU AaU | OO aS j@v JAOUW Bw R @AS aq BAB J R  | wJ @FAU@ @a T R OO OMA ToF @ Bdf, q  fc A@a AQH cU jq Acov@ cFcm @S |  w ac g @ Rv ASAKXo @  | ~B@U  @q Sq, vU U ~S@ ~wq U@ wA c^cm @ Z | AF cU A@ @c cU gf mvqU AnTrS @ ca | A@ Rq JAOUW TiU j@v ~mAm@ ST T jZSR OO AB  wa - cSq c AZS | gU@ sTS Ac @cU ZrS @, U O, TSv jA@ @ @S | ~m ~m RU @ cq gU sc Tv q ~r aS |

jq FA @ AcZF TvA ~a, STB c @Ac, Ar\f, SA ZS  ~aS | AcAn ZS vFAmv Ag, wHFTSF U@ ~SwS | jA@ cRAr T q AZS ~T BvAaUT q ~vq, mU US aUT - j@BS ABA ~SFBS cS ~TA@S | BSq  cS ~ ~FO qA, q cAI RqZSq jTS @ BT iAaU ~T ZUW | ~T TAv AbAc @\U wT, @ ~vUAxv@ AATT BB gT | TI TI AUvAU OAU -qAS  @ TAS@ Xo @  | ~c TTv @c sZS @xv @U  s s ~cm, TAS Ai@ q T T^ BU ~ U Ar@ AS PA |

c Sro ~ OZ ~T A@ i A@ ~a | ~m ~m cUU, ZJAv ~S^, ~SAT NAe BfcS Rq @T AaUT |  AS W @ A@ Aa - T, c^L, gUc, , e, chO A, TAB@ A ~T@, ASA jq Acv @, SSS r ~@r, TS, qZS | c BU TrS @R q TFAB@, q T Sq - @R Sq |

~AT TS TS gcUT - J J cc cF c ~a A@S BASS, A@ cCAU @Ac c Aa cU AwaS cv | Sf Y, T, Arr, wp S cZAS | ~ S @fA S mhaU S |

c cU OUU -  s@w, sBSF j gkAT@ q OAc OA wv rK @A | Rq@T TAv AbAc ZJ Aw j@AS BNc oS cA jU - j@v chO T ZAU ~ Rq OAcv |  s A@ g, ~S^ ~ BS TrS ~cm ~T - ~U oS R ~ cA@ A@ ? ~Q ~Q c sZS ATU sha | jq  q BUF T ZAU ~ A^@ OAc |

c UQ @U S A@ ~AT ZUT ~ ASBS SO cU | FA jq j@ Ac- @ s qeAB cI, @ S  WHQ v c B Sq |

Rq s ARU U@v cUAaU S, Aq U c S w, c cU OUU, jFAS Iv oS gw @ T @S T AS | A@ jc ~T T AO^ b@U - jv TTkUFcS cm AS A@ @ s | jZS Z wU ~SF @S ~AgsnfU j wc @ A  | ~c  AS wU ~w Ai@ @  s @Sv @ gw c | TAS cIU s ~ OAcv @a ZUq s | ZAU w ~JA@cJA@ @v S @ ~a, v TTg @ Uq A^@ MJaS sc |  OAc   ~aq | Z wU ~T BSq A@ A^@ OAcv Z OqAa | ~T mwc vq rK AS |

AS A TS AS mU wUT | ZAS@v ASTAB q OAcv TAS @a Z AAa A@ Ai@ mAm ha S | j ABA O cU, R gU UR R cc-T @TS U@ @ BS |  ToF ~AT TSAm @ UUT - OAcv A ZS cS  BS ZAUv Z AUT |  T cI mU @ R |  Ac@U ^F c qUT A@ TAS  Sq | AS mU Aw AZ TAS ~AS | mUXo cq cUcAU @a, @TS @ ABA Tv cFw @ @@ T, w, T ZAU jqc R wa | chO @a j j@v BWSF H, jqBSFq ABA @A mU  R AO S, qFA qFA | gAwF AvO ^ @ Tv cFw O @AaUS SU @ A@  @ BS | cq w ve, Tv@ ni mU @ c @ R a | cFv jk wAa s Zc @wB ~cAo AB | ~A rfU f TB  mS Av ToFsw c cA ja | S: ~T STR @ BS S, ~T   cFv sS @S @q Sq | cq ce ~rm s K ~T A@a j@v QA  sAS |

 @@v AS ~T mU sR AS wU T TAS ZJB @Aa | n T Za ~AT cAUrO A JA JA @JAa | A@ cAXo ~AT ZAUv R cFw Z wUT | A@ @ R@ ZJB c, A@ @ cIc s OAcv OAaUT cv A@ R@ J  OqAS | o j@v F, j@v OT@ A, ZJAv BUF T Uv TU cUcAU @ OAaUT | ~AT  BST S ABA chO O ^ @ OZ OZ Z ,  @ A@a Uq R cFw T O c | ABA T cFw @ cT T ZAU cU  UU A@ @T Jc R ~T AO^ cq AaU | A@ jc @ cIc @@ - RA@  ABA @F gFASr qSv A N | ~T Rq@T a^ ~cm Z cc AOA^  iUS | ca W S Wq ~T ^ v OA@ TAUF  |

ABA jq @Tvq J r @ j@BS TZ ZUU, TTU @S, ~c AUR TS S, @ W K O S | cwA@ ZU Jc U   | ~ cc OA-BhOAq @Ac  RU Amvv Rm @a S cJo, cqTASv gU @ rZ |  S JOr ca o c@ cST @A cha |

c bFCTS, ARU, Uc OU ASvU, FA SrU j@T O Trq Z s | jAw j ~U @U |

~AT Ag, ~S w\ r,  dK FAAS | ~r @A -j@v Zq oA AU A@a TS @cS S | OAcv A@ jZS ~S @a ~a ?

c BSU s OAcv ZJB c  R B FA j ~S@ ZJBZc ASAaU | R S  mU i wa, q AZS jZSR ~a cv A@ TAS cU @S ABA T ZJB R rq RiS | ^ jU R Fv@ OAcvR @ | ABA w K Z S, @F U   cq@ QT @ Ac OA@ U | R ~T T AgAAvg  rZAS, ABASn BAT ZR BSS | ~AT ASAEO^ s ~S c^cf ~S@ T @ AaS | c Rq @cZS OAcv smS AA AU, ~SR AEO  ~ RZS@ L A@a Aco   | cO j ca o Rq BAT ~v@  ~a A@S |

 TS ? ~T gFcO@ Z A@ qUT | gU@ cU OUaS |

S ^ SS@T Xgv  AaU BSS  | @cZS Ag OAc Z R  ToF j@v | @cZS B U T  Ag @ |  @v@ OO ToF A cq j  B U T ASB @v s | jc g sA cd O,   Uv ZU c | R Aco BSF j@v OAc Z R  | q ~AogMA@ OAc ~AS IJ AaS | s rfq Sq  U ZU cd c @S :Z Rc r @ Ug Sq | gk @ sc vR m @ BS sS A@ OO A@ s gUR scS jv ASAEO^ | q cq Bv ZU gw Uq Aco | ~ ~S Rq AZS  cq A@q AaU q S | gcS AZ B ZU U RZS@ L Ac Av @ @ Aco, S ~a @AS, S ~a @ | ce OO r gU@q @dH ~cm, j@ @AS @T,   OJq@ OJq wFSqv cS | ~AS TIZS @ OAc A @ A T TrA@U @aS | sS @U@q Aw gk OAc gk  A ~S |

TI vU vU vU  U | ASq@ U Ai@ AUr o |

 AS r j@@T r^ | FeRg @Av, c q S T\U AZS sZS AB UT, QH  wA Ac@U | q JAOU Sq q UR Sq, ~T jA@RA@ Z OAcv j@@H Z AUT, gk ~r@A ZJB Sc |  q c^ W R c Zc j@Ov UT | S AS HZU A | ~T TS U Or ~ ~S@q q A sw Aha | c OZ Z TS ha R rK ~cAo A a R scmc AS | ZS @U OU b ZAU jQAS av ~c R q ABA A@rf | q ~ ~Q sS c BU v @ ZU, ksF ~U ZS UvAv Zha |

(c-47; BSA, 2011)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?