Shantiniketan er Diary

Nomoskar , sobinoy nibedon. Aaj ekta ghorar golpo tule dhorte chaai. ghora maane english e jaake horse boli ta noy , e holo romyorachona ba bhromon kahini. Tobe sayeed mustafa siraj ba saeed mujtoba ali r moton noi jaate patay patay shihoron , chhotre chhotre lomohorshon ba lekhar noisworgik soundorjo jekhane kabyik lohma ke chhunye jaay .. ta noy

amar ta nitantoi formayeshi lekha bolte paaren...bangalore e MNC te kaaj korar por je ekhn o kichu sahityo obosishtho acche ta dekhe nijei utfullo hye jaai. jaani ekhan thekei anupam , srijit der utthan, , tader, nidenpokkhe amar chhoto maima Sambrita Basu je amar dekha best travellogue lekhen, tader tulonaay ami nehaat e nogonyo o aakat mukhyo... Tobu lekha aase ebong prokashito o hoy.

Somogro pathak pathika der aar beshi bore korbo na nijer firisti diye , kahini te podarpon kora jaak ...uronchondi maane toh janen e. jeno uthlo baai toh cuttack jaai. sevabei ebaare chhuti te kolkata e esechilaam. bhaloi kaatchhilo, chhoto bhai rohit er sathe katha bolte bolte mathay bhoot chaaplo je santiniketan theke ghure aasbo..jemon bhaba temni kaaj , 2017 r 5th to 7th February er plan kore fellam.

5th chhilo Sunday. Aager din amar barite chobyo chosyo lehyo peyo r bondobosto chhilo barir lokeder jonyo. taai ghumtaao bhalo kore hoini. tobu sokal 4tei uthe porlaam.. daant brush kora hyto uchit chhilo kintu mukhe ogni sangjog maane cigarette na khele sokale pratokrityo sombhob hbe na bole "Silk Cut" dhoralam . onyo ghor theke eki rokom ghumonto chokhe dekhlam bhai beriye elo.. chaa kheye beriye porar e plan chhilo .. kintu agerdiner fridge e rakha thanda mangsho ta chakhte giyei ektu deri hoye gelo..Uber e uthe finally 5ta nagad sealdah obhimukhe jatra korlam. bhaloi laagchhilo sokaler kolkata dekhte, thanda ta tokhon o kichhu obosistho achhe, hothaat bibhrat !!! samne bari ghor paalte giye dekhi khaali holud rong er taxi.. eksathe rastar dupaashe jeno shoye shoye taxi rod pohacche.. bujhlaam CIT road e eshe porecchi..kolkata r modhyonchol jemon gujarati der haate , ei jaigata o jeno bihari taxi driver der boson o snaner jaiga.. jaak parthibo jhamela niye bhebe laabh nei ... eder jonnoi bangalore er moto kannada capital e aaj maximum lok bangali.. ogrosor holaam sealdah er dike .

Sealdah station pouchalam. Station er samne duto salt lake stadium dhuke jaay kintu vendor er der soujonye jaigatao jeno local train er vendor kamra hye gecche..nongra, bod gondho o manushe manushe ekakar. horek maanush , keu north bengal theke bhromon kore fera poribar niye , keu office babu ti , north line theke neme south e jacche, keu maal bowar jonno coolie r kaaj korcche, abar keu dim pauroti niye boshe gecche bikribatar chokkore. dekhe ektu kinto aswosto holaam, karon ekhanei jeno sei chiroporichito chitro ta abar chokher saamne porishfuto hye uthlo.. Dominique lapierre er city of Joy te je keno bhikkha aar dushon dekhiyechhilo seta ekhn bujhte paari. Jodio sobjaigaay nil sada lamppost bujhiye dicchilo je vote r aager kaaj ta ekhaneo hoyecche.

Er modhye chotto kore amar sohojaatri amar bhai er porichoy koriye di. naam Rohitasya Basu , sonkhepe rohit. bhawanipore college er bcom 2nd year er intelligent student. regular saririk kosrot kore. or eto guner modhyeo ekta bod gun dekhte pelam je marattok tension kore. obosshyo seta amra sobaai olpobistor kori . nahole flight er timing er moto howrah station e 3 ghanta aage giye platform jhaant dewar obosta hotona.

Sealdah pounchhe dekhlaam train chharte tokhn o ekghanta baaki acche.. sutoraang jeta ami sobtheker bhalobashi setaai korte laaglaam. Orthat pet pujo. dim pauruti santiye dilaam du cup cha er sathe. dekhadekhi bhai o ektukro nilo. katha bollam sudur probaashe thaka amader bhaider tritiyo ebong bisishtho ongsher sathe,Gogol. khub e miss korcchilaam oke. jak... sealdah station e dhuke ek feriwala r kacche anadabazar patrika kinlam.. boro boro hoerofe kaagojer headline dekha chhara main uddeshyo chilo platform number jana. Sunlam 7 no theke chharbe. platform e giye chokkhu chorokgaach. mone hocche bandh er chehara ... train to neiii e , abar train er jatri o nei.. sudhu kichhu khotta ( khoini tepa dekhe andaaj korecchilam) tara gultaani marcche. train chhilo 7:20 te. ta oboseshhe dhik dhik korte korte dhuklo 7:45 e . surutei 25 minute late e dhoka dekhe promaad gunlaam. Time e pouchobo toh? porokkhonei mone porlo je ekhn amaar okhondo obosor, office r logging time er moto bhebe laav ki ?

Uthlaam train e. train ta bodhoy L238 er bndhu. galloping local er moto prothom 1 ghanta daroon taanlo atleast bandel obdhi..sekhaan thekei suru holo ekta chotto mojar ghotona. Amader seat chhilo ekta middle ekta window. window te boshe chhilen jonoika juboti. thandar bhoye mathay tupi , gaaye shawl, kintu tao window seat ei bosha chaai. tobu nijer seat claim korar jonno boltei bhodro mohila jhajhiye uthlen. bollen je onar o same seat o amraai naaki bina ticket er jaatri.. muhurte r bihobolota katiye uthe onar ticket dekhte chailaam. setao dekhalen na. oboseshe train er checker ashte byaparta r suraha holo. ognibaan er moto ognirudrani obhodro mohilar ticket ek maash aager , orthat 5th January er. aar onar kacche taka o nei je uni baki daam ta pay korben. dekhe maya holo, after all customer service e kaaj kore kore sobaai ke client bhabi aajkal. TTE ke aami o jonoiko arekjon passenger bole koye bujhiye ferot pathalam. mohila totokhone bhodro ta dekhe nijer moulik rudromurti chhere swabhabik bikar e fire esecchen. kathay kathay jaanlam je uni sriniketan er rural science r student, chhuti seshe baari jacchen . santiniiketan , okhankar thaka , lifestyle, poribesh , ghorar jaiga anektaai jene nilaam onar theke. Sobscheye khushi holaam eta jene je okhane gandhorbo mote bibaho ba courtship allowed, decide kore fellam je bangalore chhere biswabharati te podarpon korte paarle besh hoi.


Elo bardhaman. narayan gangopadhyay tenida r golpe bolechhilen bardhaman r platform jeno rather mela. dekhlam thik taai. biscuit cha chiruni taash theke monda mithai bhat dal sob e pawa jacche. Jodio demonitisation er effect ei hobe , bikribata kom. arekta jinis dekhlaam baakshe luchi torkari bikri hocche. dekhe lov holo. e jatra te maldah er diesel puro prarpti hobe na jantam taai chewing gum er moto elastic hote paare jeneo luchi ta kine nilaam. bere khete ebong quality o bhalo. dush takay oi khabar amra bangalore e paina. taai gograashe gillam. train cholte suru korlo.

bhaablaam aah ebaar poucche jaabo dari dadu r deshe. amar bhai oi naam ei daaken kobi probor ke. jodio kobi r sobkota gaan o darun gaaye. okosmat theme gelo train ta . station er naam bhedia. gram er moddhye ekti station. graam er station er ekta boisistho acche. chhotto platform, duto line, khudro station er office ar sabuj ptaka haate linesman. chhotobelaay erokom drishyo r painting dekhe ghure beratam nijer mone koto desh deshantor e. sei aabegpurno dupurer katha aaj o mone pelo. kintu sobkichui khonosthaai aajker jiobone. somoy karo badha maane na, himalaya theke sudure nirbahito nodi r moto egoiye jaay samudre ke alingon korrar pothe. train cholte suru korlo. tarapith e jacchilen ek bhodrolok. sobe beedi dhoriyecchilen. kintuv train cholaay beedi nibhe gelo. uni dekhlum birokto holen na . borong bollen " aar kichhukhonei santiniketan" .. dhir gotite train cholchhilo..ekta boro nodi dekhlam. tar chora bhorti nodibokkho dekhe mone holo se jeno amader nityodiner suporikolpito chitrapot. beg aache , abeg nei. ortho acche, taka tolar permission nei. buddhi acche , bikaash nei. jaa hok , hothat dekhlaam rail line e bibhajon hocche. bujhlam samne boro junction. dekhte dekhtei aar kichhukhon e eshe gelo Bolpur Santiniketan.

Koyekta important jinis janiye rakhi.

Santiniketan jatra sokalei kora uchit. Sealdah Rampurhat / Howrah Rampurhat Ganadevata / Shantiniketan express 3ter e ticket pawa jaay. Doljatra / poushmela r aage pore jawai best. santite somoy katano jaay.

Shantiniketan astei amader oneker moto sei chaattri ti o neme gelen. amra guti guti paaye rickshaw stand er dike egotei bujhlam onno tourist destination er motoi ekhaneo ek obostha..rickshaw, toto , taxi sobaai sobar rate janacche. Mone porlo , kon biddojoner kacche sunechilaam je ekhankar rickshaw ola raai saarothi cum prodrshok jaake amra guide bole thaaki aar ki. take janalam je amader hotel booking kora nei . tai jeno emon ekti hotel e niye jaay jekhane amader taka taao banche abar taar o commission r sujog thaake. station road theke rasta du bhaag e bhaag hoyeche, ekti santiniketan , arekti sriniketan. santiniketan poucche rangamati r more ta chinte paarlam 18 bochhor aage baba maa er sathe asha smriti r sobdobhandar theke.. rangamati r more cross korei pechoner rastay Shantiniketan Hotel. Lawn diye ghera chhimchham hotel. Chokhe sunglass er porone paschattyo sikhar chaap dekhei hyto hotel receptionist "Sir Sir" bole egiye elo. 5 minute e room dekhe nilaam. double bedded room. ac acche kintu kaaj kore na. dorkar o chhilo na. karon odike thanda ta kolkata r theke maatraay beshi.

Room e jinis rekhe dupurer lunch e bhaat dal alubhaja ar mixed veg er order diye berolaam chardik ta ghure dekhar jonnyo. Rickshaw ola bodhoy amader boyos aar katha barta bujhe bollo " apnara biliti neben na tamak ? " ekhane bole raakhi biliti maane biliti mod ba normal liquor. country made liquor jar utso taal aaar khejur o pawa jaay. aar tamak maane holo babar prasad ba ganjika. jaake amra sohoj banglaay ganja bole thaaki. amader desher ekta sohojaato gun acche jeta ke explain korte paarbe na setaai kharap , setaai nisiddho. ganja sorir er pokkhe bhalo na hote paare but seta publicly allow korle je emnitei onek lok tar kufol jene seta te ar aakorshon dekhabena seta loke keno bojhena bujhte paarina. Ami JU er chhele, baar duyek taan marini ta noi , but bhai ke niye esecchi sutorang e jatray oi duto thekei biiroto holaam. Chardik dekhe tokhonkar moto 3 pkt cigarette kine dhuke porlaam hotele. Dupurer khawa r kheye dibanidra mogno holaam dujone.

Somoy bikel 4te. aage thakte rikshaw bolaai chhilo. bhoy chhilo rikshaw wala amar ojon nite paarbe kina. amra dui bhai e 6 ft height er , tarpor ami nitantoi din ke tin ek gojokocchope porinoto hocchi. suru korlaam jatra kopaai er dike... prothom e daan dike chokhe porlo bhuban danga r maath ja poushmela o dol er somoy manusher kolahole poripurno thaake, aaj ta fanka chhilo , kintu sei nistobhotar modhyeo jeno kothao ekta sudurprosaari anander aalokchhota dekhte pelaam. seta cross kore biswabharati area r teacher der quarters. dekhe mone holo etaai best chaakri karon real estate ei bari gulor daam atleast 30-40 lakh r moto hbe. sange bagan korar jomi. sadhu sadhu. hothat sunte pelaam rikshaw ola bolcche, 'bam diker botgaccher tolaay kabiguru , ramkinkar baij ra kobita likhten' kabiguru bujhlam kintu baij mohasoy to bhaskar chhilen , tini keno hothat kobita likhben ? tarpor bhablam , shilpi manush , sobii cholte paare. Icche chhilo amader gaach ta poridorshon korar , kintu niyoti r likhon er moto sunlaam , biswabharati r kopot kopoti ra jaigr obhaabe setaakei nijeder roudrachaya r chandratop er jaigaa hisebe becche niyechilo. Otoab kortara sei botgaach tike fencing diye ghire diyecchen. Alo pore aaschilo taai amra kopaai er dike egiye gelaam. prothome cross korlam shyambati r canal. rasta ekhan theke 2 bhaag hyecche. ba diker rasta gecche sonajhurir dike , daan dik gecche kankalitala r dike. amra egiye gelaam baa dike. rasta ta anek ta jhargram er moto laaglo. dudhaare jongol aar majhe rasta. kichuta dur giye dekhlaam ek jaigaay mela boshecche. sunlaam setaai sonajhurir haat. naamlam. dekhi horek rokom er bikikini r mela. saree , ektara , bed cover , bed sheet, kurti , meyeder prosadhoni kichhui baad nei. Santiniketan er nijoswo saree bolte khesh er saree. khaadi r dokane ja 1500 te pawa jaay ta dekhlaam ekhane 350-400 taka maatro. seta dekhei dujone dujoner mayeder jnno duto saree kine fellam. Sonajhuri r haat er  prodhaan akorshon hocche baul gaan. seta bujhlaam jokhn maajh theke bhese elo gaaner koli " Milon hobe kotodine, amar moner manusher o shone" ... minute 1o ek boshe thaaklam sei baul giti sunte. mone hocchilo jeno sorbo rosher milon ghotecche sei gaaner murchhonaay... manusher shoro ripu jeno sei gaaner modhye prokaash pacche. bela ekebaare pore aschhe dekhe thik korlaam khaanik durotte "prakitir Obodaan " tao dekhe aashi. Gelaam okhane. ekti chotto ghera jaigaar moddhye onek natural fossil ba jibaswo rakha.. collection abhutopurbo temon bhodro tar curator shyamal bhattacharjee.
kintu setar thekeo boro ek jinis sekhane chhilo ja durnibaar gotite amader tar dike tene niye gelo. santhali bhasay gaan hocchilo.. sur ta sune bujhlam , gaan hocche amader "amra sobai raja, amader ei rajar rajotte" kintu santhali bhasay. amar bhaai gaane potu sune, shyamal babu ahobaan janalen oke ekta gaan sonanor. toblar taale o suru korlo "dnariye accho , tumi amar gaaner opaare" khali golaa sathe tabla r percussion, darun sonacchilo. tobe obhutopurbo byapar holo pashe bosha santhali raao sei gaan tader bhasay aarombho korlo.. sei duet shune mone hocchilo je dhikkar ei somaaj , dhikkar ei jaatpaat, kobi gurur omogh srishti te amra satty sobaai raja. amra ek , amra obhinno , amra bhratiyo. gaan sesh kore amra ferar poth dhorlaam. hotel e fire aar saririk bol chhilo na karon train journey r dhokol tokhono jaayni. dinner e du plate chowmein kheye amra 5th Feb ke iti janiye ghumer deshe probesh korlaam.

Ekhane bole rakhi sri shyamal babu sonajhuri jangoler majhe 4 ti ghor baniyecchen home stay er jnno. parle theke aasun , kharap laagbe na. nistobdho porisor abar biswabharati campus theke rickshaw te 15 min.

Dwitiyo din ta suru holo besh taratari.. aagei plan kore rekhechilaam je kopai r tire jaabo. jodio baaki der kaache rahan sahaan jene motei ujjibito hocchilaam na karon sunlaam je kopai ekhn ekta nala r porjaaye porjobosito hye gecche. tobuo bangalir nostalgia. Aagerdin bole rekhechilaam sei rikshaw ola ke. seo badha khodder , jodio 2 diner , tar ashay chole esecchilo.. se amader hotel r reception ei ekta beedi ahaate provaat er sombhason janalo. amar bhai er motigoti dekhe bujhlam je or o cigarette er pipasa peyecche, taai dwirukti na kore packet ar lighter ta oke dhoriye diye tokhoni obdhi bill er khonj korte chole gelaam. eshe dekhi sobaai ready. amar bhai tokhono jodio aakhep korcche je santiniketan e eshe ekhno kono romoni ke or pochondo holo na. esob bhabte bhabtei suru holo jaatra. abar sei shyambaati canal r poth. kintu ebaare onyo ekta pothe gelaam jeta bhubandangar mather pechon dike diye aagoto. sonajhuri r moton ba dike na giye egiye chollam soja. rasta bhalo. jodio dhulo orar karone mukhe gamchha chepei jacchilaam. soja rasta dekhe mone hocchilo jeno ek ek jonomanobhin prantorer sudurprosaari aahobaan. Rickshaw ola ebar bam dike dekhiye bollo "e hochhe ekhankar matal para" . erom naam howar pechone karjokoron ta siggiri bujhte paarlaam . rastyar baa dike dekhi taal er rosh theke gur toiri korar prokriya cholcche.. eo sune aaswosto holaam je ros ta aar koyek ghanta fele rakhlei taari te porinito hbe. setar lobhei bodhoy , dui bhaai 2 glass kore mere dilaam. odbhut thanda o misti ros, praan ta juriye gelo. seta chhere egiye gelam adure kopai r bridge er dike. Ja sunechhilaam thik taai. kopaai ekti nala r cheye beshi boro na. ta hok , kintu kobiprobor er katha bole gechen bole er brand value bte konodin o recession asbe na.  par diye hente giye jole namlam. sadharon thanda jol tirtir kore boye jaacche... anekta amader jiboner doinondin monotony r moto. bangali r ghurte jawa maanei chhobi tola se mobile e hok aar dslr. potapot chhobi tule opaare soshaan ta dekhlaam. pashe ekta cha er dokaan chhilo. boshe thaklam okhane kichukhn, jaanlaam subodh bauler katha. sobaar moto aamraao taake sejda dilaam . E paarete baul gaan , oparate maha sashan. kathata lekha chhilo ekta signboard e . sattyi o . kopaai r bridge jeno dutoke bhed kore ek odomyo praachir. besh kichuta somoy okhaane katiye ferar poth dhorlaam biswabharati r dike. college campus e dhuke jaanlaam museum bndho. ananyopaay hoye ramkinkar baij er omor smriti dekhte dekhte okhankar bhaskorjo ar chitrokolar protisthapon dekhlaam. besh sundor saanti r poribesh. kolkata r biswobidyoloyer biraamhin hahakar er theke anek bhalo.. hotel e fire dupurta goriye nilaam kichukhn . bikele poth dhorlaam sriniketan mela r.

Sadharon ekti mela jeta amra chhotobelaay kolkata teo dekhte petaam. ekkebaare dokanpaat giant wheel sob kichu diye sajano. kaaner dul er dokane dekhlam bhai besh kichukhn somoy katalo.. ami totokhone jilipi kinechhi. hothat paash thek sunlaam anupam roy er golaay "aro sheet " gaanti bhese asche. baul ba rabigiti r deshe ei gaan sune chomkito hye aabiskar korlaam pashe nacher prodorshoni cholchhe tatkalin bangla cholochitrer chitrahar r sathe potiyoshi nortoki der. jilipi sesh kore abar bari, thuri hotel er poth dhorlaam. chhuti jemon sesh hoye aschilo, temon amader trip er o sayanho uposthit.

Tritiyo diner provaat suru holo gaan diye. ochena bhasay na. ebar ochena bangla accent e. keu sunlaam bijatiyo bhabdharay rabindrasangeet gaicche. hotel e ek dutch couple chhilo amader oporer floor e. tara dujone eksathe bhorbela "aaj jyotsna raate sobai gecche" gaan ta gaicchen ... bodhoy maane ta janen na taai ei bibhrat ghotecche gaan ta choose korte. hotei paare, aami political lecture eo sunecchi "amara nutono jouboner ei doot" gaaite taao abar sottor perono ek oti boyojyesto  bhodrolok ke. Sedin er plan e chhilo je amra biswabharati ghurbo.. abar suru holo jatra sei cycle rickshaw te chepe. Biswabharati campus e aaj bhir ektu beshi karon museum khola aaj. tar aage chokhe porlo je kalker moto aaj o link failure er jnno rail counter er lok macchi taracche. dhuklam museum e. Robi thakur er byabohrito chosma , pikdaan , tuli , kolom , ba telephone sob ee dekhlaam . jorasanko thakur barite ja dekha jaay tar anukoron e bola jete paare. rabindranath er life size portrait bikri r dikei dekhlaam tader beshi interest jodio. nobel er jaigaay jathariti nobel er nokol ta rakha.. je level er security dekhlaam tar aashe pashe taate nobel ta khoya jetona orom security seisomoy motayen korle. Tarpor dekhte gelaam rabindranath er 7 ti bari.. bujhlam na , je manush taa ke naaki sarajibon orthokoste bhugecchen tar otogulo bari nirmaan korar taka kothheke aasto .. nischoi tokhon o kono "sarada " chhilo ja amra jaani na. jakge, tini amader jaati ke sorbohara r akhya pawar theke onekangshei rokkha korecchen taai aar eisob parthibo bhedabhede gelaam na. rickshaw chhere diye ebar toto te chepe rail station er dike ogrosor holam. luggage sathei chhilo taai dupur 1 tar santiniketan express dhorte asubidhe hobe na...

Train abar late. ac kamra r seat o dekhlaam bhanga. TTE e ke boltei oboshyo jaiga poriborton kore dilen.. klanti r dorun e bodhoy ghum eshe gelo .. jkhn ghum bhanglo tokhn dekhi bally station. ekoda howrah anchale kaaj koraay bohu purono smriti bheshe uthlo. jemon etaao mone holo je howrah pouchotei ei trip taao smriti r ogochore kothaao jaiga kore nebe aar aasche je din taate anando debe. Bujhlaam ebarer moto ekhaanei iti. aabara jokhn konodin ei uronchondi r kothao jawar bhoot chapbe mathay , apnader jnno jathasadhyo ekti rochona lekhar chesta chorittir korbo. bhalo thakben. Iti.   


golpo lekhar icche ta amar chottobela thekei. tobe jodi keu sei iccha ke bastabayito korara jonne amake ujjibito kore, tader naam ekhane tule dhorte chaai.

Amaar chhoto maima Sambrita Basu, amar didi Pekham Basu o sobseshe amar publisher Sri Rajdeep Dutta.