Aaj dirgho baro batsar pore Hirak Sen uttar-puba bharat er ei sahare elen,office er bandobaste uthlen saharer sabcheye nami o dami 3 star hotel e, check-in kore elen nijer jonno baradda 301 er suite e, itomoddhe bell boy pouche diyeche luggage.
Hirak laptop khule boshlen, tea-maker e besh 1 cup cha banalen.Laptop e chokh buliye dekhe nilen aajker saradiner karmosuchi, khanik ta asasto holen pray ek ghanta abakash, 1:30 lunch meet.takhan thekei thasha karmosuchi, airport ei dakha hoyeche Mridul Deka r sathe , oder uttar-purba anchaler pradhan, sara purbanchal pradhan Sajal Ghosh er biman bela 12 tay, asha kora jay thik samaye thakle Sajal lunch er jathesto agei pouche jaben.
Hirak sara bharat er biponon pradhan, 3 diner safar e esechen uttar-purba bharat er karmokanda ja cholche ta swachokkhe dekhben ba ekdam nichutalay je pratinidhi kul achen tader sabar sathe mat binimoy korben, nirdhisto korben agami diner karmo paddhati ki habe ittadi ittadi.
Cha er cup ti niye Hirak balcony tee eshe daralen, adurei diganto bristrito nadi, saharti nadi kulobarty aar sahar tao gare utheche jeno nadi ke kendro korei, sarater neel akash, nadi majhe baluka rashi diye tairi hoa char ba choto bhukhando, sada megher duranto gati te chute chala, tar majhe itastato pakkhikul er alas orauri Hirak er mone niye elo ek gavir prasanti, Hirak doob dilen smritir sagare.
Sei kabe 1967 shale college theke beriye aar viswavidyalayer darojay pouchono holo na nichak ek sangsarik durghatanar jonno, tai baddha holen jibikar sandhane beriye porte,pechone pore roilo college jibaner hazar mishti madhur smriti, chhatro hishabe attanto medhabi tai college e chhatri mahale chhilo sachchando mela mesha, tar bhetore ekjon “ Debika” kono karone hoye uthechhilo ek anannya nari, jadio ora dujane kakhonoi eke apar ke prem nibedan kore ni, kintu samparko ta chhilo sampurna bhinno.Rangeen deen gulo druto kete jachhilo prakitir amogh niyomei.tritiyo barsher parikkha samagata, Hirak er prastuti o sei parjaye, o janto bhalo result na haber kono karan nei, kintu tar porei nemo elo Hirak er jibaner sabcheye shokabaha ghatana… ja oke paraborty ucchasa tyag kore badhya korlo, jbibikar sandhane sahar chhere rajdhani kolkatay chole ashte, sesh biday asanna,Debika r sathe dekha holo , sei protham bar anuchharito bhalobasha bhasay prokas korlen.. tumi ki amar jannya apekkha korbe Debi? Karan janina kabe nijeke protistha korte parbo, poribarer sakole amar mukhapekshi , janina kabe parbo tader mukhe ektu hashi phutiye tulte. Debika uttare bolechilo ami ekhoni raji achi tomar sangram er sathi hote, ore baki chhilo aro ekta batsar aar oder boyesh ta o chilona erakam kono doosahasik siddhanto neber, Hirak ujan srote gaa bhasiye dileo roye galo ore abbakto prem, ja kono arthei safal parinoti pelo na.
Kintu jiban cholte laglo tar nijoshwa gati tei, sab kichu r smriti jeno aste aste jibaner pata theke jhore galo ekdin
Tarporeo ghotechhilo sei ek asharchjya ghatona,smriti jeno abar ushke uthlo, kintu achamka Hirak ke ei muhurter jibane phiriye niye elo.Hirak phire gelen tar karma basto bartamane.
Parer duto din prochonddo bastatar moddhe katlo, je objective niye esechilen , review korte giye dekhlen sab thik ache, kaal sakale kolkata phirben, tai aaj sandhay sabar kache biday nilen, protocol anujai uttar-purbanchal pradhan kaal sakale ashben , Hirak ke biday janate jaben biman Bandar porjonto, otai pratha.
Hirak janiye dilen ashber kono proyojon nei karan mone mone siddhanto niye phelechen,room e phire giye journey reschedule korlen, sakaler flight change kore last flight late evening korlen, Pan-bazar e hete galen, shet-shubhra phool er stabak kinlen, hotel cab book korlen, sakal saat tay check-out korlen.
Garite uthe janalen soja Lumding jaben okhane kichhukhan theke phirben, soja airport chole jaben.
Lumding rly station e eshe ekta platform ticket kine platform e giye khoj korlen uchha srenir waiting room ta kothay? Dekhlen pray ekrakam e ache, ja dekhechilen sei 71 sale. Mone holo ar ektu jirno hoyeche, sei lamba table, tar dupashe 2-3 te chair,ek kone ekta esay-chair,khub santarpane sei chair tar opore pushpastabak ta namiye rakhlen… keno? pratham premer uddeshshe subhechha?
Din ta chhilo 1st January’1971,pray 6ta nagad Hirak Sen eshe poucholen Lumding,Thanda sudhu thanda ba sheet noy, barancho bala bhalo bhayabaha thanda,khub sheet-kature chhilen na, tai raksha, nemei khabar pelen hill-section er train te batil kara hoyeche, paribarte parer din sakal 9 tay train te charbe tar gantabye.agatta ki korben khoj korlen retitring room er bed, station master janalen “ thai nei thai nei choto se tari te” tai ashray nite holo ucha-srenir waiting room e, bhisan sheet jana manishhi nei, tai ekai bhablen easy-chair tay adh-showya hoye Katie deben,jadio e rakam abhiggata tar ei protham bar noy, raat gavir hochhe, bodhhoy chokhe o ektu lege theke thakbe, kintu hatat kheyal korlen ek shubhrabasana nari samannya dure ekti chair e boshe achen, ore ektu sankoch tairi holo, bhablen e rakam nirjane ekta ghare dujan nari-purusher thaka uchit noy, ektu bhebe niye uthe porlen, sei shubhrabashana r kache bhablen khama bhhikha kore unmukto platform e raat katiye deben, bhablen anurodh o korben ore luggage er opor ekto najar rakhte.Paye paye egiye gelen, nijeke biswas korte parchilen na, meyeti mukh tule takalo, o mridu kanthe bollo “ esho, bosho, chinte parle tabe”.Debika… bhasha haralen Hirak Sen… tabu boshlen pasher chair tay, abantar proshno kemon achho? Aste aste dujaner moner agal khule galo.. majhe majhe du ekta nitanto sadharan katha. Biye korecho? Na ruti rujir jogare bishoy ta niye bhaba hoy ni,ekhon sthayee thikana Mumbai. Debika je bibahito ta to aar bole debar proyojon nei, khichu bishesh lakkhan ei seta bhoja jay. Nistabdhata bhenge Debika bollo ami kintu tomar apekkhay chilam, kintu janoi to rakshanshil gramin poribare abibahito meye kalpanar baire, tai mene nite halo, swami rail er padastho officer, Lumding e posting, mene nite parini abar badhao dite parini, tai dirgha 3 bachorer bibahito swami ke manasik pratyakhan kore oke sab kichute theke bonchito korechi, nirlajjyor mato sudhu thekechi tomar pratikkhay, aaj oder New-Years day party ( takhon eve tve palon kara hoto na ).. kichukkhan theke quarter e phirbo bole o moner khayal e waiting room tay dhuklam, hoyto tomar sathe dekha habe bolei iswar tene niye elen, tumi chole ashar por ekta durbar ichha jaglo tomay dekhar… dekha hole proshno korbo keno sedin amay dabi korle na, keno nijer adhikar pryog korle na, sudhui ki seta chhilo sansar er proti ekta dayeettor angikar… keno bhojho ni ekti meyer hahakar, tar jantrana, keno dabi karo ni sangsarik dayeetto esho dujane bhag kore ni… Hirak khyal korlen ore chokh duto jale bhore gache… Hirak er chokher kone o ki tari anuranan? Debi uthe daralo… chali bhalo theko…. Darun sheeter gavir rate mridu paye hata suru korlo… Hirak dariye dekhlen o platform er sesh prante dhire dhire miliye galo.
Gram ba adha sahar theke jibikar sandhane chole ashar din je hahakar mone jegechilo thik sei anubhuti tai abar phire elo, mone holo o jeno gavir samudre nimojjito, tran er janno barbar duto haat opore uthche abar neme jachhe., kintu akul samudray kothay tran… pore roilo sudhu buk jora hahakar.
Parer din jatha riti 9 tay train chharlo, Hirak ekti pratham srenir kamray boshlen Silchar er uddeshhe. Sesh samay kamray aro dujan sahajatri elen, temon outsukkya o chilo na porichito habar, kintu sunlen dui sahajatri banglay kathopokathan chaliye jacchen, Hirak takiye dekhe chomke uthlen … are amader Swarup da na? Hirak er praktan college er adhyapak chhilen, chinte pere Swarup da kache tene nilen, porichoy koriye dilen saha karmir sathe.. Atanu Bhattacharjya, ora bollen Badarpur neme jaben, inspection ache.. Swarup da DRM aar Atanu ADRM, nana galpo purono diner college jiban niye, hatat Swarup da bollen tor ki mone ache toder sahapathini chilo Debika.. ore e biye hoyechilo Atanu r sathe, tarpore Atanu r posting hoy Lumding… officers club e Debika r sathe dekha haoa, dui bangali tai paribarik jogajog aro barlo, kintu ekta dookher katha amra kakhono Debika ke bhujhe uthte pari ni, gato bachhor thik e rakam dine 1st Jan 1970 r bikele Debika chalanto train er niche atmyahatta korlo, keno sei uttar Atanu aaj o khuje beray.
Hirak matha nichu kore boshe roilo… ek abbakto jantrana, sudhu Hirak janlo “ se esechilo nisshobdo charane”
Hirak gari te phire elo boshe driver ke chotto nirdesh, chalo straight Airport, chhe baje ke andar Borejhar pouchna hai.
