JUKTORASHTRE BABAI (Porbo- Ek)

Anupam Das
Uttor America Protibedok

Bishishto Choinik Bhashabid Ho-Babai-Mo kichudin age, 2007 shal er Grishmer majhamajhi shomoi e, Juktorashtro bhromon kore giyechen. Juktorashtre obosthan kal e Kalketu'r protibedok er besh ko'bar shujog hoyechilo babai'r shathe duralaponi (telephone) r madhdhome alapcharitar. Shei alapcharitar kichu ongsho dharabahik bhabe priyo pathokder shamne tule dhorchi.

Grishmer majhamajhi shomoi e ek roudrokorojjol din e bishishti Choinik Bhashabid Ho-Babai-Mo New York er John F. Kennedy airport e obotoron koren. Chonik bhasha janar shubade Uttor Purbo Asia'r bibhinno desh bhromon er shujog hole o, Juktorashtre etai chilo tar prothom podarpon. Uttejonar shathe shamoyik bheeti o kaaj korchilo Babai r mon e. Tar e phol shorup tini obhibashon kormokortar (immigration officer) shamne ja-ta choriye boshlen. Chorano ta Babai er jibone onek agei obhbeyeshe porinoto hole o, Juktorashtrer buk e dariye etai tar prothom chorano. Bolar opekhkha rakhe na, ebar o tini protibarer moto e sharthok bhabe choriye eshechen.

(INSET E BABAI, TIME SQUARE ER SHAMNE DARIYE)

Ghotona ta chilo emon. Plane e uthar agei bondho mohol theke jene giyechilen ki ki proshner shommukhin hote hobe America giye. Shobai bolechilo je obhibashon kormokorta prothomei jante chaiben je ki obhipraye Juktorashtre asha hoyeche. Nijeke obhabei prostut kore rekhechilen tini. Obotoron kaal e haat e shikol, kingba golai mala chilo kina sheta na jana geleo, ei protibedok nishchit hoyechen je Babai r mathai ekti base-ball cap chilo. Obhibashon kormokorta duroho Markin uccharon e Babai ke kichu ekta bolar shathe shathe Babai age theke shikhe rakha uttor bola shuru koren. "I work for my company, ..... big company in New York......." Besh kichukhkhon evabe bhul engreji te boke jabar pore Babai bujhte paren je kotha o ekta gondogol hoyeche. Ulto diker kormokorta obak drishtite Babai r dike takiye achen. Babai ke ashole bola hoyechilo matha theke tupi ta khule phelar jonno, karon Juktorashtre dhokar shomoi ekta chobi tola badhdhotamulok. To amader Babai bhebechilo oke kormosthol shongkranto proshno kora hoyeche. Uni kivabe bujhte parben je kono proshno na korei onake America dhukte deya hobe?? Golpo ta bolar shomoi Ho-Babai-Mo khushite atmahara chilen. Karon onno shob jaigar moto Juktorashtrer prothom "chorano" ta o tini besh sharthok bhabei palon korechen.(Cholbe)

(JANTIK TRUTIR JONNO CHOBI DEOA GELONA)