Kokhono tini Jaipur e, toh kokhono Ajmer e. Kokhono tar sathe Udaipur e, aabar kokhono Nahargarh. Apekshyar abashan. Char doshok por, rangamanchey aabar tini, Lal Mohan Ganguly. Aashi bochore ashiyao, tini ghure berachhen Rajasthan er ali-gali-pakasthali. Ebar theke niyomito, aapnar ashe, aapnar pashe!
Aabar Rajasthaney!
Tritiyo Parbo
Bhuter bhoy ta aar katlo na moshai! Sei chhottobela theke Garpar er barir chile kothar ghore boshey jokhon Hemen Ray, Salil Mukhopadhyay der boi portum sei tokhon thekei gaaye kata ditto. Kali pujor din ratey jokhon dakini jogini ra lila khelay motto, aami tokhon Garapar Road er ek chhotto ghore nidra mogon. “Bhut aamar put, petni aamar jhee, raam laxman buke ache, bhoy ta aamar ki” thakumar sekhano mantro portam ratey. Jokhon rttirey prakitir dake sara ditam, tokhon ei montro guloi jap kortam aar bhabtam, bhut ke aami nai dorai!
Ebarer Rajasthan seafarer anek gulo din i toh Jaipur e katalam, hath paa guloy jeno Jang Bahadur Ranar moto jang dhore geche. Tai, sthaniyo ek chhorar kothay chepe boshlum Alwar er bus e. Aashi bochhorer adha-achal shorir o jeno hothat bole uthlo ma voi!
Aamar gantwabbya Bhangarh. Jaipur theke Alwar er pathey ek bhuture shohor. Jokhon prothom sunlam shohor tar kotha, bhoy korchhilo, bhebechilam jaabo na. Hothat Felu babur mukh ta chhokher samne bhese uthlo. “Bhoy ta kaatan Lal Mohan babu. Aashi bochhorey bhoy pele chole? Aapni na ek kaler rahjasya romancho ouponyashik!?” Byas, otei kaaj holo. Bolle biswas korben na moshai, shorir e ekta adbhut uttejona anubhab korlum. Aashi bochhorer asakta shorir o janan dilo, cholo beriye pora jaak!
Conductor ke Bhangarh er kotha boltei se byata emon bhebre gelo aamar hothat Sreenath er kotha mone porlo. “Bhangarh? Waha kya karne jaoge ji?” bhoyarto conductor er arti. “Waha, bhoot hai, ya nahi hai?”, aamar uttor sune conductor sei je thom marlo, sara rasta aar kothai bollo na.
Sotti bolchi moshai, tar por amar o alpo bhoy bhoy korchhilo. Chhelebelay thakumar sekhano mantra ta joptei japtei, sunte pelam khalasir chitkar, Bhangarh, Bhangarh!
...Ki adbhut kella moshai! Aami Jaisalmer gechi, Bikaner gechi, Jodhpur ghurechi, Ajmer gechi, erom adbhut Kella kotthao dekhini. Ekta nirjan, jana basatihin saharer buke dariye thaka ekta kella. Bhangarh. Jokhon pouchholum tokhon bela barota, puro elaka ta kantatar diye ghera, thik jeno Kailash Chowdhury’r barir pradhan fatak. Ekta ga chhamchhamey bhab. Ei bhar dupure, kat fata roddureo, sotti bolchhi jaygata kemon jeno highly suspicious!
Ashar agey sei sthaniyo chhokrar mukhe sunechilam sahar tar galpo. Bahu bochhor agey naki ek kapaliker mantrey bhasyibhuto hoe gechilo gota sohor. Sundari Rajkanyer preme porechilen kapalik, aar rajkanye mon bhangtei, Kapalik o dhangsa korlen sahar takey. Sei theke aaj o naki ratey ghure beran rajkanye sayang!
Bhangarh Kella: Ekhane ele Prakhar Rudrao bhoy peye jeto!
Kellar kachhe jawar agey ajantei thak kore pronam thuke fellum. Joy Maa Tara, Rakshya Koro Maa! Bolei, mon chole gelo Kashi tey, mone porlo Felu babur sei bikhyato ukti, “Aapni ki bhakti mulak upanyash likhchhen naki?” Ei muhurtey jokhon buker bhitor ta him hoe jache, Maganlal Meghraj aar Arjan keo anek niriho mone hoche, sekhane keno aapni pashe nei Felu babu? Bhai Topesh, tumi i ba keno ghar chhara?
“Bhut amar put, petni aamar jhee, Ram, Laxman, Buke ache.... montro ta sesh hoeche ki hoyni, hothat pichone jhup korte ekta shobdo. Ei bhar dupurei ki tobe tini dekha dilen? Bhuuuuut????
Samne diye ek damka hawa boye gelo, pasher palash gachh tan ore uthlo. Ektuo baniye bolchhina moshai. Bela barotateo je ei jayga emon, aagey janle ke ashto! Dibbi toh chhilam Garpar Road er baritey, Felu babu, Topesh ke mone niye! Ki bhimroti!
Jaipur er koekjon moshai ei bhuture jaygatake bisesh pattai dite chayna. Naak uchu chhele pule gulo bole bhut bole naaki kichu nei. Ei abasthay porle halap kore bolte pari, Prakhar Rudra ba Captain Spark der o dom beriye jeto! Ki ga chhamchhame byapar moshai.
Sara elaka ta kanta tarey ghera. Proshashoner satarka dristi, aar tar majhe ekla hete cholechi aami. Lalmohan Ganguly. Highly dangerous jayga moshai!
Hathtey hathtey hothat chokh gelo sirish gaach gulor dikey. Ki adbhut jayga. Dhu dhu prantarey ekla dariye thaka gachhgulo adbhut rokomer sabuj. Dekhle mone hobe jeno keu roj gache jal dey. Ke dey jal? Rajkanye?
Bhut amar put, petni aamar jhee...
Aar moshai Ram, Laxman! Edike peter bhitor ta gur gur gur korchhe, mukh ta sukie jachhe. Besh asahay lagche. Maganlal Meghraj, Gore, Mandar Bose, anek dustu lok kei to samlalum jibone. Kintu moshai, e jayga ta khub bhoyer. Jodi ekhono bo likhtam tale nirghat etar naam ditam: Bhangarh er Bhut! Kintu, se jokhon aar hobena, bhebe laabh nei.
Kellar fatak gulo shob bhanga. Jaipur er City Palace ba Nahargarh er moto aitijhyo er nei. Ebang, eta je Bhut mahaler raajdhani seta eta dekhlei malum hoy. Ki aschorjo jayga re baba. Bela ekta teo ga chhomchhom kore. Proti muhurtey mone hoy jeno rakkhos aar khokkos er goppo porchhi. Mone hoy, jeno Rani Padmini, Bappaditya ra ekkhuni jege uthe bolben--- saabdhan!
...Guti guti paaye Rajkanyer ghorer dike egotei ek jhatkay hridspandan bondho! Darja ta khola, janla ta bondho. Upor e takatei bhoy e hath paa thanda. Lata gacher shikor, aar palash gach er majhe ekta singhashon, aar tatey boshey R---a---j---k---a---n---y---e!
...Bhachen, gajakhuri galpo, kingba badhajam. Felu babu thakle hoyto bolten boyosh hoche apnar, tai bhulbhal bokchhen. Kintu na moshai, bhul bolchhnia ektuo. Nijer chokhe dekhlum Rajkanye ke. Raaj-kanye!
Bakita ki hoechilo bisesh mone nei. Er cheye Arjan er chhurir khel hajam kora anek soja, Daku Gandaria anek bhalo. Ki bhabe je niche ese pouchulum mone nei. Tobe ei naak mulchhi, kaan mulchhi, aar konodin loker kotha sune ei buro boyoshe bhut dekhte berobo na. Kafi ho gaya, zyada ho gaya!
Kromosho...
