Lal Mohaner-diary

Aabar char doshok porey, ranga manchey tini--- Lal Mohan Ganguly. Dirghyadiner agyatobaser abashan, Jatayu ekhon aabar Rajasthaney. Smriti, bismriti niyei Rajasthan theke Lal Mohan er diary... ekhon theke niyomito! Aapnar pashey, aapnar pashapashi!!!

Aabar Rajasthaney!

Dwitiyo Parbo

Uut! Aamer Fort er samnei dekha millo aschorjo janwar tar. Nijer pakasthalir bhitor nijer water supply, tai niye choleche chute choleche. Aamar bhari adbhut lage moshai ei Uut namok bastu ti ke. Sei je sebar Saharay sihoron er saptam sanskaran ta Felu babur anurodh e paltalam, tokhon i thik kore niyechilum, ei Uut babajider kache aabar ashibo firey!
Majhe anekgulo din kete gelo ei moru deshe eshe. Mahalaya gelo, Pujo tao sesh. Ei ashi-tey ashiyao aami hete cholchechi, Jaipur er anache-kanache! Bhari adbhut lagche moshai. Sei sebar jokhon elam, kissu chhilona ekhane aar sedin rickshaw kore jete jete dekhi yiaah boro ekta bari. Pink City Mall. Jholmol korchhe. Morushohorey mall? Eto upanyash er naam moshai!

Aamar chokher samnei toh palte gelo Kolkata tao. Garpar Road tai moshai sei Mukul er dustu lok tar moto vanish hoe gelo. Ekhon tar naam Surendra Mohan Avenue. Ei char doshokey koto k ii na dekhlum moshai. Paribartan er por poriborton. Felu babu benche thakle nischoi kichu ekta jukti diten ei poriborton er. Kintu, aami, ei Lalmohan Ganguly, toh ei poriborton er pallay pore jake bole abak!

Rajasthan e esheo sei paribartan dekhte pachhi. Aagey ei golapi bari gulor pash diye sandhyebela hathte khub bhoy korto. Porshu din, nichhok koutuholei oi chhotorey giye aami toh abak moshai. McDonalds er dokan! Dekhi, koekta dosyi chhelepule hashte hashte dhukche tatey. Bairey lekha, I’m lovin it!

Aami toh moshai abak! Bhabchi, eder besh kore cultivate korbo. Tai autowalah der porishkar bole diechi tang maat karo, taang mat karo, kaafi ho gya! Tai ebar theke paaye hethei ghure berachhi ei morushohorey. Du chhokh bhore dekhchhi, chesta korchhi ei palte jawa sahartar hridspandan take bujhte. Karon, oi je kothay bole na, truth is stronger than fiction!

Toh sedin, purano Jaipur er Bapu Baazarey hathte beriechilam. Sonar Kella dekhte ashar shomoy ei jayga ta ke puro bhuturey mone hoto kintu ekhon bolte didha nei, I’m impressed!

Toh sei, Bapu bazaar e dhokar mukhei dekhte pelam takey. Aamar priyo janwaar ti ke. Uut! Ei ek mashear Jaipur jibone matro panch bar tar dekha peyechhi, aar jotobar dekhechi, mughdo hoechi. Ascharjo janwar!

Sedin dupurer jampesh bhaat-ghumer por jokhon rickshaw chepe Bap Bazarey pouchhalam, samner bishal signboard tay chokh gelo. Jantar Mantar, 2 kilometre. Urebbas! Jantar Mantar! Bhaba jay na!

Dilli tey giye dekhechi se ek mowsto boro byapar. Jantar Mantar. Aar sedin e tollateo tar dekha pelum. Ki je bolbo. Asadharon. Aravallir dacoits der aami ekhono dekhte paini, janina sotti i tara naak taak kate kina. Aamar ei ashi bocchor er jibone prochur ghotona toh dekhlum, kintu biswas korun moshai, aajo dukkhu ta royei gelo--- sachakhye Aravallir dacoits der aar bodhoy dekha holo na!

Jantar Mantar e jeshob surjo ghanta gulo ache, se gulo anekta aamader Garparer morer Shibu Mukhujjer barir pradhan fataker moton. Yaa pellai size er ekekta tham. Ke jane moshai, ekhan thekei tukeche bodhoy naksha gulo, thik jemon bhabe Raxit ra toiri hoechilo Prakhar Rudra ke dekhe.

Aajkal moshai, ekta jinish lakshyo korechi. Boyosh hochhe toh, tai kheyi hariye feli majhe majhe. Kothar pithy kotha bolte bolte kokhon je bakruddho hoe jay Prakhar Rudrer srasta, ter i pawa jay na! Khuub raag hoy, Felu babur upor. Khuub. Besh toh chhilam aamra tinjon, keno aamaker ekla fele chole gelen omon kore. Ki kore parlen? Aapnake khoma korini Felu babu. Aaj o proti muhurtey aapnar kotha mone pore, mone pore ei Rajasthanei toh apnar sathe prothom alaap. Bakita itihaas...

Jakge, mon kharaper kabyagulo sariye rekhe ektu Jaipur bhromon hoe jaak. Hawa Mahal er samner rastatay, ekta jinish dekhe hothat chokh ta atke gelo. Ashi bochhorer briddhyo muhurtey tarun. Footapth jure holuder samaraho. Kichu dokanir pasaray sojjito, aamar--- Sonaaar pathar bati!

Muhurtey Felu babu, Mukul, Topesh, Dr Hajra shobaar mukh gulo bhese uthlo. Mandar Bose er dustu mukhtao jeno dekhte pelam. Jaisalmer er Limestone, aamader Sona! Sonaar patharbati!

Ekhon aar abegmothito hoina, aar kichhu bhalo lagena. Kintu, sonar patharbati gulo jeno muhurtey firiye dilo aamar fele asha dingulo. Somoy gulo jeno ek lahamay aamar hather muthoy. Sonar daam ekhon akash chhoya, kintu aajo aamar kache shobchheye mulyoban ei Sonaa... Sonaar patharbati!

Bhabchi, ektu sheet porleri,Jailsalmer jaabo. Purono din gulo, puro somoygulo jhalie nebo arekbar. Etodin badey, kemon ache aamar Jaisalmer? Kemon ache aamar Sonar Kella? Dustu lokeder vanish kore, jetei hobe aamake. Chirokaler moto vanish howar agey, aarekbar. Mukuler jonno, Felu babur jonno. Ebong hyan, nijer jonno...

Kromosho...