Shubho Nabobarsho

Raat pohalei barsha baron, bangalir prothom parbon eshe gechhe. Ei ekdin amra garbo kore shudho banglay tarikh boli, mane ordhekta arki. Karon, poila baishakh obdhi thik achhe, tar por choddosho kato jeno? Ekhanei maximum loke honchot khay. Jagge, furshat kore anandabazar ta dekhe nilei habe... mone mone note niye rakhi.

School er chhoto classe thaka kalin aunty ra bejay jalaten ei shomoy. Poila boishakh niye rachona kikhte habe. Banglay tobu thik achhe, kintu ingrejite likhte besh hyapa chhilo. Mane, oi boDoder paye haat diye pronam karake ki lekha jay? Touched feet? Did pranam? Took blessings? Ei niye besh torkatorki lagto she shomoy. Tar por dharo adda mara... eta ki transaltion habe? Chatting? Gossiping? Kintu bangalir adda aro onek brihottaro ekta byapar noy ki? Mane, chatting e ar ke kabe political right-left niye chayer cup e tufan tulechhe? Ar discussion to nitantoi juvenile byapar shyapar... adday or theke onek beshi tej thake... ta shei tej ta ingrejite ki kore translate kara jay? Jagge. she shob niye ekhonkar bachha der bhabte hoy kina ke jane! ami to baba benche gechi.

Ja bolchhilam, nabobarsho. Ta nabobarsho manei school office chhuti. Aar bachhorer prothom din manei shokal bela ghum theke uthe snan kore notun jama para. Ma shokal belai shabdhan kore diten, 'aaj emon kichu koro na, jate bokuni khete hoy.' Tahole naki shara bochor bokuni khete habe. Ekbar bhebechilam, dekhi, shotti bachorbhor bokuni khete hoy kina. Kintu risk nite parini. Tomra keu try korechho?

Ranna ghar theke khushboo bheshe ashto polau aar mangshor. Ei dinta oi chilo amader barir bandha menu. Shonge cholar daal kimba fish fry... egulo change korto, kintu oi mangho bhaat ta fixed! Tai bela egarotar modhyei khide peye jeto. Ranna gharer shamne ghur ghur kortam... 'ma, taste korte habe?'

Edike TV te jor kadome jalsha hochhe... intellectual ra (orthath jader shomosto intellect choyale eshe jaDo hoyechhe) shada dhuti punjabi ba lal peDe shari pore jharjhare bookish banglay baani diye cholechhe. Nabobarsho mane Rabindrasangeet holo must. Sange kabita. Aar puro onushthan shongjojona hoto dhara galay prochondo emotionally script path kore... jemon 'Grishyer daab dahe jakhon dhoritri chatok pakhir nyay akasher dike takiye achhe, takhon prokriti kaal boishakhir sheetol parosh diye jaay'... byas shuru hoye gelo programer next item... kachi kachi meyera skirt blouse er opor garoder shari pore aar mathay bob chuler opor half dozen hair pin diye belkunDir mala lagiye group dance 'esho he baishakh esho esho'!

Dupur belata besh shada mata hoto. Notun jama pore ghumoteo ichhe korto na, abar poDte boshteo ichhe korto na. Pare cable TV ashar por TV r shamne boshe jetam... Ekta Uttam Suchitra ba Satyajit ray dekhabei. Bikel holei beriye paDa. Hoy karo baDite, noy kono theatre dekhte. Prochur adda mara hoto. Charidik theke bheshe asha bangla gaan, rajani gandhar gandho... bachorer prothom dinta besh bhaloi kaTto.

Tar por raat pohalei Abu Hoshener khoabnama shesh. Abar dhutdyath korte korte school e jao, rachona lekho, class test dao... maar odike jhi asheni bole tension, bapir inflation niye BP baDano... mithye protisrutir banya, stupakrito aborjona... durgandhe naak bandho, bubhukhher khide... ekdom routine. Kintu, oi majher ekta din jeno kemon onno rakom hoto. Kemon shob slow motion e cholto! Shei boi e jemon lekha thake na... purano bachorer glani muchhe phele notun bachhor ke swagato janano... thik temon... ekdom mahot mahot byapar. Kintu abar doshra elei je ke shei... keno je amra bachore matro ekdin mahanubhabota dekhate pari... ekhono thik bujhi na. Hoyto, roj roj dekhale sheta aar novelty thakbe na.. tai... ke jane!

Ekhon bodhoy aar sherakom poyla hoy na. Ekhono ki haal khatar nemontonno niye card ashe? Shei card hate niye kora shari pore lajuk lajuk mukhe ginni ra shonar dokane giye mishti kheye ashe? Jani na. Ekhon Choitrer mashe hoyto Shoppers Stop e sale dey (10% discount on everything), hoyto oh Kolkata y Daab-chingDir jonno paat poDe, hoyto notun kono bangla band nijeder dewa shure Rabindrasangeet gaay, hoyto mishtir dokane Sandesher badole kaju barfir bikri baDe, Hallmark banglay greetings card bajare chaDe... kintu modhyobitto bangalir jibone ei din novelty ekta thekei jaay. Ayojon juger shonge badlabei... kintu upalakkho ta je ek i achhe, shetai ki onek noy?

Ebar nabobarshe shabar jonno roilo antoril shubhechha. Shobai bhalo theko. Aar je jemon korei hok, ei ekta din ektu bangalitto celebrate koro... she kanta chamoch rekhe haat diye bhaat mekhei hok ba radio r Jazz channel ta ke rest diye ekta najrulgeeti shunei hok. Shubho Nabobarsho!