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Ashar Alo, Uponnash ( a Bengali novel ), written by Shahjahan Siraj, Published by: Rongin Ful, Ekushey Book Fair, 2012. Price: US$ 2 or Tk. 100Copyright©writer. E-mail: siraj@machizo.com. URL: www.machizo.com/siraj

ISBN : 978-984-8881-25-3

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- wVK Av‡Q evev, kixiUv GKUz fv‡jv †nvK| Avwg Avcbvi PvKzix Ki‡ev| mvMi Avi iZœv GLb _vBj¨v‡Ûi ivRavbx e¨sK‡K| evev I †mvnvbv yB w`‡bi Rb¨ Kzqvjvjvgcyi wM‡q‡Qb| GL‡bv Wv³v‡ii G‡cv‡q›U‡g›U cvIqv hvqwb| †nv‡U‡j e‡m _vKv,Avi e¨sK‡Ki gRv`vi w÷ªU wm-dzW LvIqv Qvov KvR †bB| †nv‡Uj †_‡K cy‡iv kni †`Lv hvq| AmsL¨ AvKvkPz¤x `vjvb †`‡L iZœv mvMi nZ¤e| G‡Zv †`wLwQ Rvcv‡bi †P‡qI DbœZ| `vjvb‡KvUvi evnv`yix Avi iv —vq Mixe gvbyl fxo †`‡L mvMi wnmve wgjv‡Z cv‡i bv| GZ DbœZ kn‡i Mixe gvbyl _vK‡e †Kb? GK _vB bvMwiK‡K KvibUv wRÁvmv Ki‡j e‡j, MÖv‡g Ae ’v Av‡iv Lvivc! GLv‡b A_©‰bwZK gvwR©b A‡bK †ekx! H †h my›`i my›`i `vjvb †`L‡Qb AwaKvs‡ki gvwjK we‡`kx| cÖK…Z _vB‡`i Ae ’v †Zgb fv‡jv bq|

AvR iZœvi g‡b Lykxi Av‡gR| g —eo GKUv wec` †Mj| gv_vq GLb wPš—v †bB| †m KPzcvZv i‡½i kvox c‡o‡Q, Kcv‡j Pvu‡`i nvwm wUc, †Vvu‡U nvjKv wjwcw÷K| mvM‡ii cÖmskvmyjf Pvnbx‡Z iZœvi j¾v jv‡M |

-Igb K‡i wK †`L‡Qv?-‡Zvgv‡K| Avn! c„w_exi g‡Zv Avgvi eD KZ my›`i?

mvM‡ii gy‡L cÖksmvq iZœvi Avb›` †hb Dc‡P c‡o‡Q| K_vi †m cÖPÊ kw³ Av‡Q, GUv mvMi wek¦vm K‡i| mZKZ©vi mv‡_ my›`i K_v ejvi ¯fveUv †m evevi KvQ †_‡K †c‡q‡Q| Zvi ev —e AwfÁZv - cÖksmv K‡i kΓ‡KI eÜz evbv‡bv hvq, Am¤¢e‡K m¤¢e Kiv hvq|

Ae‡k‡l Wv³v‡ii Gc‡q›U‡g›U cvIqv †Mj| cÖ_g cix¶v‡ZB Wv³vi ej‡jb,

- GBPAvBwf Av‡Q mwZ¨| wKš‘ kvixwiK mgm¨vwU GBPAvBwfÕi Kvi‡b nqwb| Avgvi g‡b nq, kvixwiK mgm¨v n‡q‡Q AwZwi³ gvbwmK Pvc Avi Nyg Kg †_‡K| `xN©w`b Nyg Avi Lvev‡i AwbqgB gyj KviY| GBPAvBwf fvBivm hv‡Z myß _v‡K, Zvi Rb¨ Wv³vi A‡bK¸‡jv `vgx `vgx Jla w`‡jb| Avi civgk© w`‡jb, mvBwKqvwU÷ †`Lv‡bvi|

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Rxeb c×wZ, wPš—v-fvebv, cÖwZw`‡b jvBd ÷vBj ï‡b g‡bvwe‡klÁ ej‡jb, - Rxeb hvc‡b †RvovRywo Ki‡eb bv| Av‡eM‡K ev —eZvi mv‡_ wgjv‡eb| AwZev —eZv wKQz wb‡q wPš—v bv KivB fv‡jv| wbw ©ó mg‡q Avnvi Ki‡eb Ges Nygv‡eb| c‡RwUf †gwW‡Uk‡bi cvkvcvwk e¨vqv‡gi w`‡K †Rvi †`qv DwPZ| GZ kixi gb y‡UvB my ’ _vK‡e...

mvM‡ii eZ©gvb PP©v Avi mZZvq ewjó _vKvi K_v ï‡b| g‡bvwe‡lÁ ej‡jb - mZZv fv‡jv | wKš—y gv‡S gv‡S mZZviI mxgve×Zv Av‡Q| GKB wRwbm wfbœ „wó‡Z wfbœfv‡e e¨vL¨v Kiv hvq| myZivs mZZv Av‡cw¶K! D`vi _vKvB fv‡jv| welq‡K Ae‡R±fwj †`L‡j †Kvb wKQz‡ZB Ø›Ø n‡e bv| eZ©gvb PP©vi K_v ej‡ZB Wv³vi GKUz wei³ nb|

- †Rvi K‡i †Ubkb _vgv‡bvUvI GKUv †Ubkb| ïay eZ©gvbB wKš‘ Rxeb bv| AZxZ, eZ©gvb, fwelr G wZb‡U wg‡jB Rxeb| mewKQz‡K †g‡b wb‡j, mwVK mg‡q, mwVK fv‡e mwVK KvRwU Ki‡j, mvdj¨ †_‡g _vK‡e bv,†ekx wPš—v Kiv wVK bv|

***‡nv‡U‡j wd‡i, mvMi iZœv `yR‡b cÖwZw`‡bi Rxebhvc‡bi gqbvZ`š— K‡i| g‡bvweÁv‡bi civg‡k© g‡Z, Zviv GLb wbf©q| cÖwZw`‡bi Af¨vm-Abvf¨vm¸‡jvi ZvwjKv K‡i| Rxeb wKfv‡e mnR, mij I ï× Kiv hvq, Zvi Rb¨ cwiKíbv K‡i| ˆ`wbK i“wUb mvRvq| jv‡Âi Rb¨ wb‡P bv‡g|

†nv‡U‡ji jwe‡Z evev Avi †mvnvbv‡K cvkvcvwk Aš—i½fv‡e e‡m _vK‡Z †`‡L iZœv Pg‡K D‡V | iZœv‡K †`‡L &ªyZ †mvnvbv m‡o hvq|

- †Zvgiv KLb Avm‡j, evev? †Zvgv‡`i †Zv GLb nq GqvijvBbm& Avi bv nq Gqvi‡cv‡U© _vKvi K_v!

evev GKUz BZ —Zt K‡i e‡jb,- GKNÈv n‡jv Avgviv G‡mwQ| GqvijvBbm& mvaviYZ †`ix K‡i,

Avgv‡`i †ejvq D‡ëv n‡q‡Q, GK NÈv Av‡MB G‡m †M‡Q| evevi K_vq iZœvi m‡›`n nq,- Iiv g‡b nq Kzqvjvjvgcy‡i hvqwb? Ab¨ †Kvb †nv‡U‡j wQj?

G‡f‡e iZœv iv‡M-K‡ó wb‡Ri Pzj wb‡R&B wQo‡Z gb Pvq| iZœv gvbwmK Aw ’iZv _vgv‡Z cv‡i bv| welqUv cwi®‹vi nIqv `iKvi| G wb‡q Ah_v mgq bó Kiv wVK bv| wKfv‡e evev‡K mivmwi wRÁvmv Kiv hvq, iZœv †f‡e Kzj wKbviv cvq bv| jv‡Âi †k‡l iZœv evev‡K †nv‡Uj jwei GKcv‡k Wv‡K| - evev, †Zvgvi m‡½ GKUv K_v wQj| GKjv ej‡Z n‡e|

- GKUz em, Avwg AvmwQ| evev Avm‡ZB iZœv GKUv j¤v f~wgKv †k‡l evev‡K VvÆvi Q‡j iZœv

e‡j, - evev Avwg `ytwLZ| `xN©w`b †Zvgvi †Zgb †LuvRLei wb‡Z cvwi bv| Zzwg GKjv †eva Ki‡Qv bv †Zv?

- G cÖkœ †Kb KiwQm?- Avgvi GKUz fq jvM‡Q| GKvwKZ¡ †_‡K mgm¨vi ïi“ nq|

wcÖqRb‡`i KvQ †_‡K fv‡jvevmv bv Avm‡j, gvbyl wfbœc‡_ fv‡jvevmv Lyu‡R| gvbyl AvcbRb †Q‡o Ab¨Rb‡K Avcb g‡b K‡i!

evev e¨emvqx gvbyl `ª“Z welqwU ey‡S †d‡j|- ZzB wK †mvnvbvi e¨vcv‡i wKQz ej‡Z Pvm? m‡›`n Kwim bv | kvwš—

bó n‡e! Avwg †Zvi evev| e¨emvi cwimi A‡bK †e‡o †M‡Q| e¨emvi Rb¨ AcÖ‡qvRbxq A‡bK wKQzB Ki‡Z nq|

cÖm½ cvwë‡q evev e‡jb,

- Avgvi eqm n‡q‡Q| KLb wK nq Rvwb bv| me m¤úwË †Zvi bv‡g wj‡L w`‡qwQ| †Zvi GW‡fv‡KU PvPvi Kv‡Q `wjj †`qv Av‡Q| Gevi wM‡q `wjj¸‡jv ey‡S †bm| †Zvi g¨v‡bRvi PvPv‡K B`vwbs wek¦vm Ki‡Z cviwQ bv| g‡b nq †jvf fi K‡i‡Q| GKUz mveav‡b _vK‡Z n‡e| iZœv GKcj‡K evevi w`‡K ZvwK‡q _v‡K| nVvr, evevi nvZ a‡i Kvu ‡Z _v‡K - evev Avwg m¤ú` PvB bv| Avwg †Zvgv‡K PvB |

G‡mv gvgvi evox hvB

_vBj¨vÛ †_‡K wd‡iB mvMi-iZœvi kniUv bZzb bZzb jv‡M| Av‡Mi g‡Zv Avcb g‡b nq bv| g‡b nq G kni‡ii mevB GBW‡mi msev`wU Rv‡b| cwiwPZ KvD‡K †`L‡j Gwo‡q Pj‡Z gb Pvq| ci ci g‡b nq| welqUv hvPvB Kivi Rb¨ mvMi iZœv gv‡KwUsG hvq | B‡”Q K‡iB eÜz‡`i mv‡_ †`Lv K‡i| eÜziv Avd‡mvm K‡i e‡j,

- Avgv‡`i wPwKrmv c×wZi †h †envj Ae ’v, GZ fyj Ki‡j wK P‡j? n‡q‡Q RwÛm, e‡j GBWm!

cÖvq‡Zv †Zv‡`i ev‡ivUv evwR‡q w`‡qwQj!evevi †Póv †h Kv‡R w`‡q‡Q, Iiv eyS‡Z cv‡i| g‡b g‡b evevi eyw×i

cÖksmv K‡i| ab¨ev` Rvbvq| e¨vsKK †_‡K Avmvi ci †_‡K mvM‡ii ¯fve A‡bK big, bZRvby

wKš‘ my ’| gvgvi gbUv AvR Avb-Pvb Ki‡Q| GKgvÎ fv‡Mœi Rb¨ gvqv nq| wK cÖvbeš— wQj Avi wK n‡q‡Q? gvgv †mw`‡bi AwfÁZv e‡jb, - gv iZœv †Zvgvi evev wQj e‡j, bB‡j †jvKR‡bi †h AvPiY †`‡LwQ, A‡bK wec` n‡Zv|

- Avcbviv mevB wg‡j welqUv g¨v‡bR K‡i‡Qb| AmsL¨ ab¨ev`! ÔAvi wec‡` cov hv‡e bvÕ| ZvB gvgvi Kv‡QI iZœv Avmj K_v e‡j bv| - mwZB gvgv, n‡q‡Q RwÛm e‡j GBWm! KZ ¸i“Zi fy‡j! GgbUv wK †Kvb fv‡jv Wv³vi Ki‡Z cv‡i?

- Zvn‡j gv, A‡bK w`b n‡jv| Avgvi Gevi hvIqv `iKvi | dmj KvUvi mgq n‡q‡Q| evox‡Z _vK‡ZB n‡e|

- gvgv, Avcwb hw` m¤§wZ †`b| Avcbvi m‡½ Avgiv MÖv‡g †eov‡Z †h‡Z PvB| KZw`b Mªv‡g hvB bv| ZvQvov weivU aKj †Mj| _vB Wv³viiv mywPwKrmv K‡i‡Qb| mvMi wbqwgZ Jla Lv‡e, Avi Amy ’ n‡e bv|

- †Zvgiv hw` hvI, †Zvgvi gvgx Lye Lywk n‡e|- mwZ¨B gvgv, Avgiv wKQzw`b kni †_‡K ~‡i, cÖK…wZi mv‡_ _vK‡Z

PvB| - Zvn‡j K‡e hv‡e|

- AvcbviI ZvovZvwo hvIqv DwPZ! A‡bKw`b a‡i evoxi evwn‡i|

mË¡i †M‡j g›` nq bv| m¤¢eZ: AvMvgx ciï| ‡Uª‡b Po‡Z iZœv mvMi yÕyR‡biB fv‡jv jv‡M| Zv‡`i B”Qvq †Uª‡bi

wU‡KU †Kbv n‡jv|- gvgv hvZvqZ e¨e ’v †Kgb? iZœv wRÁvmvi Dˇi gvgv e‡jb,- GLvb †_‡K Rvgvjcyi ch©š— †Uª‡bB hv‡e| †ejv _vK‡Z †cŠuQv †M‡j

†k‡li gvBj wi·v ev f¨vb Mvox‡Z hvIqv hv‡e| bB‡j GKUz nuvU‡Z n‡e Avi wK ?

- nuvU‡Z Avgvi mgm¨v †bB gvgv| gvwUi iv —vq nvU‡j kixi fv‡jv _v‡K! GÕe‡j iZœv cÖvY Ly‡j nvm‡Z _v‡K,

A‡bKw`b ci MÖvg †`Lv n‡”Q| †Uªb †_‡K `ª“Z MªvgxY „k¨ cvëv‡bv wm‡bgvi †P‡qI mvM‡ii fv‡jv jv‡M| b`x, km¨ †¶Z, H ~‡ii MÖv‡gi Nievox, bxjvKvk, †gN, Doš— cvwL me wKQy my›`i| Avcb!

G¸‡jv †`L‡Z †`L‡Z ¯§„wZ‡Z †f‡m D‡V †mvbvjx †mB †QvU‡ejv| gvgvi m‡½ gvQ aiv, Nywo Dov‡bv, cvU KvUv, mycvix Mv‡Q DVv Av‡iv KZwK| Ggb mgq gvgv ej‡jb -

- mvMi †Zvgvi gv †eu‡P _vK‡Z A‡bK Aby‡iva K‡iwQ| wKš‘ Iqvwi‡mi Rwg ¸‡jv wbj bv | Kg Rwg bv, cÖvq wek weNv| Av‡iKR‡bi Rwg †fvM Kiv DwPZ bv| GBevi †M‡j Rwg¸‡jv †Zvgv‡K eywS‡q w`‡Z PvB| iZœv gvgv‡K _vwg‡q e‡j,

- gvgv, Rwg Rgvi wnmve c‡o n‡e| Av‡M gvgxi nv‡Zi ivbœv †L‡Z PvB! - Aek¨B! Avwg wbR nv‡Z †Zvgv‡`i Rb¨ gvQ gvi‡ev|

¯vgx- ¿xi K_vi gv‡S gvgv K_v ej‡Z cv‡i bv| Pzc _vK‡Z _vK‡Z GK mgq Nywg‡q c‡o| wKš‘ mvM‡ii ¯cœ †`Lv _v‡g bv| g‡b g‡b fv‡e, - gvi Rwg¸‡jv‡Z Õ‡mBwfs wmWÕ LvgviwU Ki‡j g›` n‡e bv| mvM‡ii B”Qv gvmv‡bv‡fv dzKzIKvii g‡Zv GKwU M‡elbv Lvgvi Kivi| wKš‘ †mUv ïay cÖvK…wZK bq, Lvgv‡ii mewKQz n‡e cÖK…wZ Avi weÁv‡bi Ac~e© mgš‡q|

- ågvYv‡›` Av‡ewkZ ivZœv‡K cwiKíbvwU ej‡j, iZœv e‡j, - Lvgvi evbv‡e, bvwK evevi †Kv¤úvbxi `vwqZ¡ wb‡e, c‡i †`Lv hv‡e|

hv nevi Zv n‡e| Gevi eZ©gv‡b P‡j G‡mv eÜz| G e‡j iZœv iwmKZv kyi“ K‡i| yÕR‡b GLb cÖvY †Lvjv nvwm‡Z nvm‡Q, †hb `yR‡b wb¯úvc wkï |