Kodin age office jachhilam bus-e kore. Motamuti fanka bus chhilo. Amar thik pechhoner seat-e ekta lok-ke dekkhlam han kore ghumochhe. Goromkaler alse dupurer bhatghum bodh hoy. Boyosh chollish-er shesher dike ba ponchash-er shurur dike. Amader khub chena modho-bitto Bangali jerom hoy, puropuri serokom – khanikta bodh hoy outdated hoye gechhe aj.
Pitch-gola goromkaler dupure majhe majhe khub busy crossroads gulote hothat hothat ekta adbhut uncanny nirobata nebe ease. Eta kotota frequent jani na tobe ami besh koyekbar encounter korechhi.
Sedino serokom hoyechhilo. Duniyar klanti jeno chepe dhore tokhon. Loktar mridu nak dakata tai khub ekta doshoniyo mone holo na. Er khanikkhon porei conductor ticket chaite elo. Loktake bar duek dekeo sara na peye jokhon khuchiyechhe, tokhon sukher ghum bhenge lokta khichiye uthlo: “Ki holo taki… dekhchhis na ektu chokhta bujechhi… birokto koris keno? Kono time sense nei toder?” Last syllable ta shesh hoar agei abar chokh bondho ebong koyek second er modhyei abar nak daka. Chhokra conductor bodh hoy er cheye beshi confused hoyni kokhono. Chup chap er-or mukher dike takiye abar gate-er dike egiye gelo.
Swabhab-bhiru modhyobitto Bangalir adventure-romanticism er sposhto chhobi chhilo barbar hotashar klantite ghumiye thaka loktar mukhe. Ghum bhangiye debar aporadh-er thekeo beshi aporadh korechhilo conductor ta loktake tar safalatar swapno theke bar kore ene.
Hoyto eta coincident, jaygata chhilo Bowbazaar, Kolkatar sonar khoni. Boka McKenna rastata chinto na tai oto bhugechhilo. Ekhane swapno manufacture kore protyekta dokane. Ar sei sob lal, neel, halud, sabuj pathore surjyer alor jholkanite swapno niye banche ori moto asonkho modhho-bitto Bangali.
Anek bochhor age, tokhon reporter chhilam, stock exchange-e Ketan Parekh scam er por ekta joint parliamentary committee probe korechhilo, sei panel er press meet cover korte jachhilam sokkal bela, hai tulte tulte. Bus-e ek mota Marwari mohila dhulchhilo. Hothat dekhi conductor khub khepe giye take khuchiye tule dilo: “Sokkal sokkal bus-e uthe ghumoben na… shala sarata din baje jabe amar.”
Aschorjyo, ei ghotonata jekkhane ghote, sekhan theke ektu durei stock exchange – ar ek dream factory. Ebhabei swapno dekhe manush ar dhakka kheye injured swapno ke repair kore ghumer modhye.
Ekbar Park Street diye hathte hathte ekta lok-ke dekhechhilam. St Xavier’s er ulto dike ekta poster lagiye darie chhilo. Poster tay lekha: “Bring any problems of maths/statistics and get instant solutions.” Tolay ekta rate chart – Class IX – Rs 10, Class X – Rs 15, BSc (Maths) – Rs 20, BSc (Stats) – Rs 20 ityadi. Obak hoye dariye porechhilam. Bihar theke maths honours niye pass kore o Kolkatay esechhilo chakrir khoje ar tarpor chena golpo: kono ek achene lok-er songe alap, chakrir promise, taka niye bola ekhane darao ekhuni appointment letter ene dichhi ar tarpor na asa. Chheleta St Xavier’s er nam sunechhilo tai nijer buddhitei okhane pouchhe dariye porechhechhilo. Last dudin-e pray 300 taka rojkaro hoyechhilo. Kichhu tuition pabar asha jomte shuru korechhilo sobe ar tokhoni Park Street thanar constable ese 150 taka fine korlo. Amar songe kotha bolar somoy o bhabte shuru korechhe somehow ticket-er poisa ta jogar kore deshe fire baper songe chash korte shuru korbe.
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