দিগন্ত ছুয়ে ভেসে আসে সোনারোদ ভোরের আজান,

বাউলের একতারা গেয়ে ওঠে মুক্তির গান।

নদীর উজান বেয়ে নিরুপায় একলা তরণী 

বুকের হাপরে আজো বোলানের গান শুনি।

তখন মাথার কাছে চাঁদ ওঠে একফালি হেসে- 

অশান্ত সময় তার আশ্রয় পায় অবশেষে।

নদীর পিছল আলো ঢেউ নিয়ে খেলে ধরাধরি, 

সুরে সুরে পথ খুঁজে ফেরে শ্যামের বাঁশরী ।

চ্যাপ্টা গোলাপের মতো ফেলে যাওয়া একদলা 

বইয়ের পাতার ভাঁজে কথা বলে বাংলা বর্ণমালা।

আঁধার নামতে আকাশের কালো মেঘ অশ্রুসজল,

আঙ্গুলে আঙ্গুল ছুঁয়ে ভালবাসি একবার বল।

Mississipi

Shedin chupchaap boshe achhi Mississipi nodir paar ghneshe. Olpo uthaal pathaal dheuer gaaye ostogaami shurjer shesh kona eshe rong dhoriyechhe. Doore nodir opor bridge ta dekhe boshe boshe bhabchhi amader Gangar opor jonobohul Howrah Bridge taar kotha. Ektu aagei paasher bajaare ogonito maanusher bhir phnure hothaat ek maanush chhnure diyechhe okoshyaat proshno, "Bangali?".
"Aagnye, hya, apnar bari kothay, Kolkatay ?"
"Hya, apnaar?"
"Amaaro, Dhakuriyay"
Hothaat ujjol hoye othe maanushtir mukh. Ekraash anondo chhoriye pore tnaar mukhe. Bolen, " Amiyo oi kaachei thaaki...., maane thaktam. Menoka Cinemar shaamne. Aaj theke praay bish bochhor aage. Deshe phera hoyni etodin. Bhalo thakben."
"Apnio, nomoshkaar"
Jebhaabe eshechhilen, shebhabei hothaat korei miliye gelen manushti. Tini ki koren ei door deshe, kenoiba bish bochhor deshe phera hoyni tnaar, Kolkatay baarite keu aachhen kina, jana hoyni kichhui. Janaar koutuhol roye gelo mone.
Taarpor hnaatte hnaatte Mississipi noditaar dhaare eshe boshe thaklam onekkhon. Shondhye hoye elo, Bhno baajiye ekta steamer rowna dilo kon ojanaar dike. Tokhon raatri nemechhe. Jyotsna eshe bhashiye dichhe nodir joltorongo. Opaare bridge taar mathay tokhon ekjhnaak aalor malaa. Kaaner kaachhe ektana kulkul dheuer shobdo. Aar amaar chokhe bheshe uthchhe Bangladesher kon ek okhyato ghaat theke boitha tene naao bhashiyechhe shujon maajhi....Jaar desh nei, ghor nei, bari nei , nijer bole nei keu...Ei jol-i jaar duniya, jol-i jaar jeebon-joubon-jeebika. Ei joler srotei bheshe jete thaake taar jeeboner ek ekta odhyay, ek ghaat theke onyo ghaate. Akaasher rong bodlaay, nodite jowaar ashe, aashe bhnataa, shujon maajhir jeeboner ojanaa golpo bole diye jaay akaasher meghla neel. Ek aasroy theke onyo aasroye, ek prem theke onyo preme taar paal chhnire jawa nouka bheshe chole ek jotil dhnadhnaar maane khnuje nite nite. Andhaar raate obinyosto ghure beraay taar kheyatori, bole, "Bujhiye de, bujhiye de, bujhye de." Ondhokaar theke aalor dike poth dekha, raat periye diner dike egiye chol, phire chol maatir taane.
Pichhone door theke shona jaachhe jonokolahol, tobu shob chhapiye amaar kaane shudhu dhwonito hochhe dheu-er kulkul shobdo. Ami jekhaane tokhon boshe achhi, shekhanei nodir mohona. Nodi giye mishechhe Atlantic-e. Obiraam taar boye chola. Aar paare boshe amaar hridoy bhenge churchur hoye jonmo dichhe oshonkhyo bo-dweeper. Bollam, tomaar kaachhe ek aagontuk aaami, tomaar dheu kotha bole kon bijaatiyo bhashaay, tobu tumii ei muhurte amaar jeeboner ekmaatro shwodeshbhumi, amaar boshonto, amaar graam banglaar brikkhoshaakhaay obiraam brishtipaat.

Ebhabei baare baare amaar shwodesh phire phire aashe amaar kaache, Mississipir urmimalaay mishe jaay Gangaar joloprobaaho, Ganga-Jamuna-Godabari-Saraswati ekibhooto hoye jaay Mississipi-Trinity-r baaridharaay. Moner modhyei ghote jaay nutoner shonge chiropuratoner shongom, praachyo-paashchaatyo mile mishe giye ek opurbo mohona.
Mississipir oporer jol-thoi thoi jyotsnaay ekraash gondhoshudha dhele diye jaay bongodesher rojonigondha.

Uro Chithi

Dokkhin-er khola jaanla diye bheshe asha alga bataash-er dhakkay ghorer e praanto theke o praante bheshe beraay uro chithi.....Ek uro shomoyer obhigyan hoye....Khola janla beye paari jomay bairer jogote....Shokaaler mithe rod gaaye mekhe aalokito bishye chhoriye day taar ranga dhaaner khoi...Kaakdaaka bhorer Kolkatar shongee hoye paari jomay udhao hoye jawa kon ek onubhob-er jogote.....Boi-paraar coffee-houser kono shosta tabil-e chheler dongol-er maajhe hothaat giye pore ekguchho leaflet hoye....Godyer shaanito jukti-ke aaro ektu dharaalo kore diye jaay......Rasta aatke egiye asha michhiler shohosro mushtiboddho haat...aar shei haat-e dhora kaaporer potakaay kotha theke ure eshe aatke jaay muktikaami slogaan hoye...Tobe shamoyik, abaaro taar haway bhashte bhashte shudurer poth chola....Dupuer snan shere elo chule chhader opor bhije kaapor melte aashe e paray shodyo biye hoye asha Maloti....Paasher barir antennay bnadha pore dur theke taar bhru-pollobe daak diye chole jay ekguchho uro chithi....Priyo chhuti-ke, iti Polaash, naamer sheshe thikaana rekhe jay kon ek dur-er chondoner bon-er, jekhaane jyotsna aaloy hobe taader shaandhyo obhishaar....

Shaangon meghe bhore aashe akaash.....Domka haway rail-lin-er paash gheshe ure chole chithir guchchho....Shaamner jora line mile giye abaar kon bnaake eshe alada hoye dui dike ghure jaay....Shudurer digonto tokhon akaashleena....Du-paasher dhaan-kheter maajh diye urte urte joma hoy kono laangoler dogaay, shukno din-er sheshe bikelbelaar ek phnota brishtibindu hoye.....Nijum shondhye naame chhotto mophoshhol-er gaa chhnuye.....Bairer chaayer dokaane jome uthechhe gultaani...Bhitor baarir lonthon-er aaloy test paper theke aank koshaachhen onker master, shaamne dhulu dhulu chokhe pora bujhe nichhe chhatrer dol- jyamiti, trikonmitir shokto dewaal phnure uro chithi ure eshe boye aane taar chaar line-er kobitaar ontyomil...

Raater andhaare aalo nibhe jaay gnaa-ghorer shobaar ghore....Jhorer raat-e bhushondir maath-e raatchora hoye ure beray koyekguchho kaagoj....bondho kopaatgulo bhed kore ghumer gohone bidehi hoye shwopno chhoray shobaar glaanimoy du-chokhe...taarpor abaar phire eshe ekaaki jokhyer moto bheshe beraate thaake akaash jure, bataash jure, ei sheemaheen-er majhe .....Bhorer aalo photaar jonyo raat jure chole taar ontoheen Shoborir protikkha, pub digont-e ek chilte laal-er ashaay....

Tarpor bochhor kaate, bochhor periye doshok, doshok periye shotaabdi....Bhule jawa shomoy phike hoye aashe taar shomosto taatporjo shomet....Bismrito hoye jaay shei opekkhaar prohor......Dhulo aar paathorer porboter niche bilupto nogorir moto aapon mohimaay pore thaake shudhu du-phaali kaagoj, aar taar modhye jwoljwol korte thaka dipyomaan ek bornomalaa.

Ghumow Baundule

Bhebechhilam Durga pujo niye likhbo...kintu e bochhor mone hochhe she lekha multubi thaak....Durga pujor motoi amaar haraano shoishober aar ek shongee Sunil Gangopadhyay aar nei....shoishob, koishor aagei haariye giyechhilo, ebar haariye jaachhen tnara jnader ghire thakto amaar koishorer rojer dinlipi...Kakabaur haat dhore mishorer pyramid-e, kokhono Andamaner jaroa-odhyushito gobheer oronye, abaar kokhono ba Kanishker chhinnomunder shondhaane koto grishmer olosh dupurbelagulo ketechhilo taar iyotta nei...Ei proshongei hothaat mone porlo, ishkooler itihaasher porikkhay ekbaar Kanishka niye proshno eshechhe, aar aami aager raat jege pora Kanishker jeeboner aadyopanto, shon-taarikh shomosto bhule mere diyechhi...moner kone ekmatro jwoljwol korchhe jonmodine upohaar pawa 'Kakababu Shomogro' theke 'Bhoyonkor Shundor'er shei haar-him kora kahini...ki aar kora , uttorpotre likhe dilam Kakababu Shontuke Kanishka niye je golpo shonachhen tai...Kanishka aar shaatbahon rajader niye ek oshamanyo, romohorshok oitihaashik thriller ja Dan Brown keo dosh goal debe.....kintu itihaash hishebe aagagora bhul, etukui ja (jeta oboshyo ami jantam na lekhaar shomoy).....Ei thriller kaahini likhe eshe aami to bedom khushi...Sunil Ganguly amar maan bnachiyechhen...Edike porikkhok to uttor pore bhirmi khabaar jogaar...chhatro bhul likhechhe, ba likhte paareni, e tini onek dekhechhen, kintu bhul uttor hishebe ekta bhul itihaash, ja kina abaar ekta aadyopanto thriller kahini, e tini shaat jonmeo porikkhar khatay expect korenni...Kanishka aar shaatbaahon, itihaasher dui bhinno jugke ek kolomer anchore miliye debaar oshamanyo protibhadhorke dekhe tini chokkhu shaarthok korechhilen shunyo dewa khata-ta pherot dite dite....

Amaar golper boi pora oshomaapto theke theke jeto Sunil chhara...aapni aaj jekhanei thaakun, amaar paathok-mon tai apnaar kaache rini theke jaabe chirokaal...Aapnaake shudhu dur theke dekhechhi sroddha aar bishmoy bhora chokhe...Jantam konodin-i apnaar moto howa shaadhye kulobena amar moto ei modhyobitto Bangalir...tobu aapni amaar kaachhe ek fantacy...modhyoraate tin juboker Kolkata shaashon korte korte footpath bodol koraar chhobi dekhiyechhen aapni amaay, abaar kokhono dekhechhi ek uthti kobir haat-paa chhnure Rabindranath naamok establishment-ke oshyikaar korte...abaar kokhono dekhechhi ek nobyo jubok Pari shohorer ek coffee-shop-er kono nibrito kone coffer peyalay shoshobde chumuk dite dite shamner ek Phoraashi shundorir shonge Baudelaire aalochonay mogno....shob miliye aapni amaar na hote paara jeeboner rongeen jolchhobi....Aapnar ek lohomaay shomosto prolobhon chhnure phele diye Iowa bishyobidyaloyer Writers' Workshop chhere shotaan Coffee House-e Shakti-Sandipan-Krittibaasher duniyay pherot chole asha Bangla kobitake bhalobeshe, amay romanchito kore.....

Bhogno-hridoyer kobijosho:prarthi torun Robi, Atin-er jeeboner palta hawa, Olir tirtire bhalobasha, unochollisher Bibekanander ki ek na-pawar dirghoshwash, Tripurar rajbaari, Unish shotoker prothom phutte thaka aalor kiron-e hothaat taal haraano Young Bengal, abaar ei shotoker Shwadhin Bangla betar kendro theke bheshe asha Mujiber kontho.....oteet jeno chhayachobir moto chole phire beraato boier khnaaje khnaaje.....Bangla uponyasher uttoradhikaar kaar haate, Sunil Gangopadhyaer replacement ebaar tobe ke, onek bhebeo to ekta naam mone porlo na....

Je dikshunyopurei aapni chole jaan aaj, Bangla bhasha aapnaake bhulbe na konodin....Je bornomala ekbaar likhechhe Neerar naam, se ki konodin bhulte paare taar sroshtake ?

Gaanola

1991. Raater khawa-dawar por shute jabaar aage TV-r  'knob' ghuriyechhi. Shadakaalo TV-ta khaanik jhirjhir kore jokhon porishkaar phute uthlo, dekhi komte thaka chuler ek maajhboyeshi jubok kole rakha guitar-ta baajiye baajiye  onyo dhoroner  ekta gaan gaichhen , er aage konodin na shona ek notun dhoroner bhasha she gaaner, " Chena bus, chena route, / Chena ruti, biscuit, / Chena chena chaayer gelaash..."...Ek obaak kora mugdho bishmoye boshe boshe shunlam she onushthaan ta baba-maayer shonge....Tarpor je jaar moto shute chole gelaam...Ei niye kono kotha holo na baarite...Porer din shondhyebela baba office-pherta dekhi haate kore ekta cassette kine niye eshechhen, 'Tomaake Chai'.......Shei amaar shoishober ongo hoye gelen Suman Chattopadhyay......

Taarpor eke eke Suman-ke niye kaagoje berono shomosto lekha gograashe gilchhi....Shottorer uttaal doshok, rasta diye hnaatte hnaatte Bijoygor-er khaale bheshe jete dekhlen ek torun-er tatka laash, buker opor chhurita tokhono gnithe royechhe...Ek lohomaay oleek mone holo Rabindranath-ke...Akashbaani-te aar to record koraa jaabe na "Helaphela shara belaa, eki khela aponshone..."...Ei kaalbelay antipnati kore khnujeo Bangla gaaner jogote khnuje pelen na shomokaal-ke...Aajkaal-er shangbaadikotaar sthai chakri chhere diye bideshe paari...Voice of Germany, tarpor Voice of America-y shongbaad paathok-er bhumika...du-Banglaar kormira kaaj korten shekhaane...Tnaader shonge mishei onubhob korlen, "Paakostholi-te Islam nei, neiko Hinduani, / Shetha jaha jol, taha paani...."..Tarpor jibon shoilo koto obhignotaar ghaat-protighaat....Nicaraguar Cultural Revolution-er shomoy gelen she deshe....Park-e beraate beraate dekhlen ek sthaaniyo shishu khele beraachhe park-er modhye...Boroder duniyaar aagun sporsho koreni hoyto shaarolyer shoishob-ke...Shishutike deke jiggyesh korlen, "Biplob maane jaano ?"..shishuti kono kotha na bole thnot kaamre paayer buro aangul diye park-er maati khnutte laaglo...Pher jiggyesh korlen Suman, "Biplob maane bojho ?"...Hothaat-i shishuti , shei opaar shaarolyo-makha shishuti, jaar omoleen haashite emonki shurjodeb lojja peye nijer mukutkhaani jaake poriye dyan, nirobota bhenge sthaaniyo bhashay je bakyoti uchcharon korlo Bangla korle taar maane dnaaray, "Ami-i Biplob..."

Pete Seeger bhalobeshe upohaar dilen nijer guitaar, ekshonge monche gailen prithibi duliye dewa Civil Rights Movement-er gaan, "We shall overcome someday, / Deep in my heart, I do belive..."...Prithibir du-praanter dui Gaanola ekshonge binomro pronoti janalen gonoshongeet-ke, "Gaan tumi how jeebon-bimukh gaan-er shomokaal-e / Bnachaar lorai, bnachao amaay tomaar taale taale..".........Noam Chomsky chithi pathaalen Fidel Castro-ke, " Ei loktaar oshamanyo protibha, eke shongee kore nao Cuba-r shangshkritik biplob-er."

Tobu phire elen. Bangla gaan-ke kichhu phiriye debaar durmor swopno niye. Monche dnaariye, guitar haate ekaki duniya knapachhen Bob Dylan. Aar e pora desh aajo keno pore thaakbe shudhui chnaad-phul-jochhonaay ? Ashaay buk bnaadhlen Bongodesh-er 'Tambourine Man'.............Guitar knaadhe uthe dnaaralen Banglaar shongeet monche......Shaamne ek onishchhet bhobishyot , tobu jeno "Uthe dnaraanoye oporajitaa"...Naagorik klanti-te biddhosto Kolkata shohor mugdho hoye shunlo, " Bohudur hnete eshe tomaake chai, E jeebon bhalobeshe tomaake chai.."...Guitar tokhon eker por ek ashphaalon kore cholechhe....Bangla gaaner sthobirota bhenge khaan-khaan....

Du-doshoker more jawa Bangali-r biplobi chetona abaar jeno ga jhara diye uthlo, " Shwopno gulo chherechho to koyek bochhor aage, / Amaar kintu shwopno dekhte aajo bhalo laage.."..Shwopno dekhalen tini...Amaader moton srotader chokhe laaglo maya-kaajol...Keu bhaablo e gaan nirghaat Latin America-r oronyer trench-e boshe lekha...Shaashok-er roktochokkhur opor chokh rekhe kotha bolte shikhlo onek din-er ghumiye thakaa bangali....biplobi Bangali, aar romantic Bangali....Onek aalokborsho durer shara-raat dhore jwole thaka dhushor taraar neel , osrubindu hoye phute thaaklo onek na pawar bhitor.....Gota ekta byartho jeebon bneche thaklo agameer shwopne bibhore hoyei.....Bujhlam na Suman-er gaan aar gaan-er maajhe bola kotha gulo-o aadope ponyo...Bajaarer doradori-te ruti-bhaat-torkaarir motoi otha naama kore se gaaner daam..Aar ei bajaarer niyom dhorei ekdin abaaro miliye jaabe e-gaaner resh ei bishyaoner duniya theke....Ta she jotoi tini nijer byaktishotta-ke byabochchhed kore tnaar aaposh-ke alada kore din...Din bodol-er gaan shesh obdhi tini hoyto bechlen-i...Nije bollen-o she kotha gaaner bhashay...Tobu amra oto bujhini, bortomaankei haat pete niye chetepute kheyechhi....gaan shunechhi, aar shwopno dekhechhi...Agaamir shwopno, dinbodoler shwopno, Suman-ke niye shwopno.....

Ekhanei thamlam, .............kaaron er porer itihaash shwopno-bhonger itihaash.....Tobu chole jete jete abaaro  shomoyer 'knob' ghuriye chaaliye di ekta gaan, aar gaan shunte shunte bidaay ni....

"Tomaake bhababoi bhababo, she tumi mukhe jai bolona,

Tomaake pothe aami namaboi, jotoi ghore boshe thaako na..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~

'Jam'jot

Raater akaasher dike takiye  nishchup du-chokh...khataale jhimono, aar ektu porei jobai korte niye jawa gorutaar moto...Shorotchondrer Mohesher moto....knatar mukut shoto jontronateo ber korte paare na kono algaa gongani...edike mathaar modhye ek bichchhiri traffic jam...elomelo jaanjote deri hoye jaachhe boddo...chaarpaashe signal theke kaan jhnaajhiye Robindrosongeet, "Ebar nirob kore dao he tomaar mukhor..."...

Oteeter bhir thele Bergman, Camus, banan bhul kora Foucault....bhobishyote chokh rakha Nostradamus....paasher barir janla diye bheshe ashchhe Bangla channel theke niruddesh shomporke ghoshona, "Obon Thakur, uchchota pnaach foot shaare chhoy, gaayer rong majhaari.."....

Ankaar khataay elomelo aankibuki, shobdo niye...shonkhya gulo-o aaj posh na maana bonyo..  khataar bhnaaje aaj okhyor gulor muktaanchol...Bangla, Ingriji dui bhashaar shamprodaayik danga.....conscious theke subconscious chhnuye chintaar curve tobu chhnute paare na ontor...shekhaane boro boro kore hoarding dewa 'Strangers are prohibited'.....


Bhabnar boulder shoriye, chintaar curfew bhenge chai ekta cholomaanotaar bidyut...chai ekta peto-bomaar shobdo-biplob...ekta idea-r bojro-nirghosh....polestera khosha praacheen nirgun-ke koshaghaat kora kono aagun nol-er 'Choroi Beti'....aar tarpor moha-bishphoron, supernova................

Nochet mohashunyo...chintay, chintaar aaro gobheere chetonaay......Ramproshad tokhono gaan geye jaaben, "Mon re krishi kaaj jaanona...."....aar bishyo-brohmaando tokhono shoboreer protikkhyay shei 'prothom shubhokkhoner'..........

Ojotha proshno

Ami aar ekta laptop. Aami aar amaar saamne khule rakha ekta ujjwol screen. Amaar jibone ekakitter definition. Aadijug theke monushyo-shobhyotay joutho jiboner shutropaat. Shobhyota gore uthechhe pray ebhaabei. Ek theke bohute shombondho-sthaapon....byaktigoto theke shorbojoneen, maanusher shwabhabik probritti. Maanush shwobhaabgoto bhaabe byashti theke unnito hote cheyechhe shomoshtite. Ei melbondhon gore tulechhe shomaaj, gore tulechhe shobhyota. Othocho, etai paradoxical je shomaaj taar shwabhabik bibortoner modhye diye cholte cholte aaj amaader shaamne taar emon ek rup niye dnaariye aachhe, jekhaane taar nijoshyo chhondo, gotir saathe taal melaate maanush maanusher theke bichchhinno hoye jaachhe.

Onaadikaal thekei amra cheyechhi jiboner shaathe jibon jog korte, milononmukh amaader shwabhabik psychology. Tobu, tobu aamra aaj protyekei poroshpor bichhinno. Aami, aapni, shobai...keu er theke byatikromi noi...Aami bichchhinno aapnaar theke, aapni aar ekjoner theke,..shob miliye bishwo jure  e jeno bichchhinnotaar networking...je networker modhye diye bheshe beraay shudhui ekraash monkemoner kaalche megh...Je din telephone kimba electronic mailer okhyore amaar apnaar shoujonyo binimoy meki hoye dhora day dujoner sub-conscious-e, onek conscious effort shotteo chhoraate paare na kono omoleen bhaalo laaga, ether-toronge shudhui jokhon bishonnotaar anaagonaa, jokhon Uttor Korea-r dike nobyo prothom bishyo ugre day gorolpaatro, jokhon Kashmir-sheemante bonduker bhashay chole rojkaar kothopokothon...shedin mone hoy , shotyo ki ? Ei gogonchumbi ottalika, Nasa-r mongol-bhromon, career-er uchchosheekhor-e boshe ohong-aashphaalon, e-i ki shotyo, naki aadibaashi graam-e maadol-er taale taale shohoj joutho jeebon, e shotyo....gaanitik maapkaathite welfare maapte boshle , ke beshi shukhi ? JP Morgan Chase-er lobdhoprotishtho CEO, naaki shaaradiner ghaam jhoraanor por mohuar neshay maatoara ek oronyochaari commune ? Kaamyo konta, shobhyotaar ujjol, prokhor prokaashyo, naaki bonanee-r aabdaal ? Mathaar opor shorpeel fly-over, naaki bokul-bichhono beethipoth ? "Amaake amaar moto thaakte dao.." ,naaki,  " Ei lobhinu shongo tobo..."......

Proshnogulo shohoj, kintu uttorgulo aajo ojaana..............