ALOKBORSHO

CHHAYANEER-e chhotobelae jesob manusher nityo anagona dekhechhi,Amaldadu tader moddhye onyotomo.Shealdah Railway station-er kachhe tar ator-jordar dokan,Bridge-er nich diye hete sekhane pouchhono jae.Tini majhemoddhei Sunday-te Chhayaneer-e asten,sathe thakto Sitavog/Mihidana-r packet!!
26th January,2001e ami Dada-r sathe,prothombarer jonyo chhutir Kolkata-r apato stobdho rastae pae hete ghurechhilam..Sedin Amaldadur dokan-eo giechhilam,kintu dokan bondho chhilo.Sedini prothom Metro-e,Tram-e chorechhilam,You know,oidin e Gujarat-er Bhuj-e voyaboho earthquake hoechhilo......
Class 2 theke ami amader primary school-er shikkhika,(sekhane teacher-der "Masimoni " bola hoto) Sraboni mashimoni-r kachhe portam.Roj sokale bari theke hete Kalyan Nagar-e tader bari jetam.Kalyan nagar-er more-e ekti horek posrar dokan achhe,amra setake boltam "Utpotang-er dokan"...Asole oi nam-e keu nei,sei dokan-er malik-er nam Asim. Ami praei tar dokan theke rongberonger chhoto garigulo kintam,segulo dekhte darun chhilo r ki jore cholto!!Rs 8-er sei gari onekguloi chhilo...
Khub chhotobelar ek sondher kotha mone porchhe..Seisomoe prae roj bikelei ami Chhayaneer-er samner ek barite khelte jetam,sondhe 7 pm-e jhalmuriolar theke kagojer conical thongae 2 takar jhalmuri kheye bari phirtam.Ek bikele sekhane jaini.Tai sondhae mama-r sathe Laundry-te jabar  jonyo beriechhi..tokhon somoy koto?hoeto 7pm chhilo...S(N)irir pasher dorja khule uthone pa rakhtei Mama r ami o chomke uthechhilam.Bairer 60 watt-er bulb-e ,tokhon amader nojor karlo uthone suye thaka ek saap.Seta naki joldhora saap chhilo.Ami voye gutiguti paye ghore dhuke porlam.Mama aaro lokjon jogar kore setake taralo na mere fello,ta aj ar mone porena...

Monarch butterfly

bhabchi Monarch butterfly niye kichu likhi. era hocche Porijayi projapati, hain ekebare thik i bhebhecho ei projapatira onek dur duranter deshe deshe ghure beray. ami thaki Mexicote. Mexicote proti bochor October masher shesher dike lokkho koti Monarch projapatira dal bendhe 4-5 masher jonyo Mexicor barite(Michuacan pahade) berate ashe ar abar March mash nagad shobai dalo boddho hoye USA ar Canadar dike fire jay. eder golpo khubi i bishoykor karon projapoti gulo pray 4000km yatra kore ashe Canada theke,USate o kichu mash thake Texas er ashe pashe ar tarpor Mexicor 3,4 jaygaye ghor kore.ora eto dur keno ebhabhe ghure beray ta thik jana jayni. tobe shombhobhoto onyo parijayi jantur moto nijeder benchethakar tagidei(thanda theke bancha) ghure beray. kintu ekta-i projapoti abar atota duratma ghore na, era ghure baray pray 3 te ba 4 te projonme.sheta ki byapar tahole bujhiye boli, projapotider jibon 8 shoptaho porjonto shimito thake jodio keu keu 7 mash abdhio banchte pare. ar ei ghure beranor shudirgho poth era bongsho anukrome peye thake. tobe suryer gati bidhir o ekta hisheb eder shunre thake. ei duiti karon i baiganikra muloto bhebhe thaken. Mexicor Siera Madre paharer jongole dolboddho hoye era thake. ei paharer jongole onek Oyameal ar Milkweed gach e era ekshonge nijederke gorom rakhar jonyo jhule thake.takhon eder dekhte mouchaker er bashar moton lage. eikhane projapotira dim dey ja diye Larvae ar caterpillar tairi hoy, 2 shoptaher modhye shuwopoka theke projapati tairi hoy ar ei baccha projapotider ma , baba onekei mara jay.tarpor ei bacha projapotigulo March masher sheshe USAr Rocky Mountaine ar Texas e egute thake jekhane giye ei bachhara notun projonmer jonmo dey ar tara shekhane mara jay ar tar porer projonmo abar North USA ba Canada te June er shesher dike pounche jay. puro goromta ekhanei thake ar Canadate thanda porar age abar September mash nagad oder porer projonmo Texas e ferot chole ashe ar abar shiter chuti katate(:)) October masher sheshe Mexico pounche jay.....tahole bolte paro Canadar diker shit ba thandakal ke fanki dite ora ei 4000km poth ure Mexicor jongole chole ashe ar abar March mash nagad Canadar barir uddeshe rowana hoye jay. ei bhabhei Monarch projapoti nijeder jibon dharon kore .

thanks for the invitation Sonai. will send contributions as and when have something to share:)

Mone Pore...Chhotobelae

Chhayaneer-r samne ekta chhotto sundor bagan achhe,aajkal barir samne erokom bagan kom dekha jae...amader ojotne lalito bagan...Eksomoe bagane eto boro onek gachh chhilo je,matir sathe mishe thaka charagachh gulo roddur peto khub kostesriste! Ami sei boro gachhgulor koekta matro dekhechhi..belgachh,aamgachh,peara gachh,5 ta narkol gachh...ekhon tader moddhe 1 ta narkol gachh ekhon achhe..kotogulo supuri gachh o chhilo...1 ta Christmas tree ki sundor bere uthechhilo...aaj setao nei...eder odhikanshoi katie phela hoechhe,karone-okarone,protibad dhuloe mishie die!!!jemon dinkoek aage Deyalar sei nam na jana gachher onektai kete phela holo,tader sathe ontorhito holo kochur bon!


Mone pore,chhotobelae,ei bagan-e ami alu,p(N)eaj ,holud chash shuru korechhilam!!alur charar tiki dekhte peyechhilam,holud gachh gulo ekhono onadore bere othe...kintu p(N)eaj kon deshe harie gechhe,mukh dekhaeni konodin!!


Chhotobelae ei bagan-e ekbar Maya dida ke kon ek pujor ayojon korte dekhechhilam,sombhoboto oi shesh bar okhane kono pujo hote dekhechhi.

Tokhono ami keno janina,barbar pore jetam,kopale praei swell korto, r ami "Aloo chai,aloooo....." bolte bolte barimoy ghure beratam.


Sesomoe kagoj chhi(N)re kuti kuti kore, ki mojai na lagto segulo haoae urie dite!! (tokhon to "Ek idea jo badal de apki duniya" attoprokash koreni ei sohore!)


Ar ekta khela chhilo,jha(N)tar kathi r suto die keu kokhono amake tir-dhonuk,kokhono chhip banie dito.Ami kagojer ekrash tukro janlar dhare,khater pashe fele ditam,tarpor khate boshe,kagojer tukro guloke machh bhebe nie "kagojer machh " dhortam.


Chhotobelae,ratre ghumote na chaile,"Lal chokh,nil chokh,haulo"emon koto hijibiji kalponik kimbhut jiber oddrishyo uposhthiti mone korie amake ghum parano hoto!!!

Sobuj Sei Chhotobelar Maath

Ekotar maath ba Star club-er maath..Jekhane protibochhor ghota kore kali pujo hoy. Jokhon khub chhoto chhilam,roj bikele keu na keu thik amake nie jeto sei maath-e.


Maath-tae cricket,football,tennis,table chhara table tennis khela hoto proti bikele...hoeto ekhono hoy...majhe majhe amio amar lal,sobuj bat 2to r ping pong ball ta nie jetam; amar theke kichhuta boro ekti meye (tar nam jani,thik chini o na) amar sathe khelto..nije protom-e aseni,Dida deke enechhilen...ekhon mone hoy,Dida keno taake dakten,ami to ekai khelte partam...


Ekbar dol-e bonduk-pichkiri kena hoechhilo,ek bikele seta nie maath-e gelam. Khelte khelte kokhon jeno, je cap ta open kore pichkiri tae rong vorte hoto,sei cap ta kothae pore gelo..koto khu(N)jlam ami,Dida..sei meyetio khu(N)jlo...kintu pelam naa....Se amader pordin sokale ese abar khu(N)jte suggest korechhilo...ami Dida k nie pordin sokaleo giechhilam,kintu paini cap ta kothao....meyetio pore jeno kothae chole gelo,tar sathe r kokhono dekha hoyni...


Mone pore,ei maath-ei ekbar 3te s(N)har{ox}-er  dhundhumar lorai dekhechhilam,tader moddhe ekta abar hothat amader dike doure aschhilo !!!  voye peye giechhilam besh, ek chhute phire esechhilam,CHHAYANEER-er lane-r samne Amol-er mistir dokan chhilo...marathon race die h(N)apie gechhilam,tai sei dokan theke mango frooti kine kheyechhilam...


Kokhono maath theke ferar somoy,1 buro dadur dokan (seta ekhon marble-tiles-r dokan) theke big bubbles,mouri kine khetam...big bubble-r saathe tokhon jol chhobi free dito..ekhono daaye ki? amar to ta jana nei....


Hothat kore koto kichhu mone pore jae...r abchha laage koto kichhui.....

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Koto kichhu chhilo...Chhotto golapi bhaluk,jama a(N)kre jhule thakto...bubble gum-er chhobi ta,chhoto chhoto speedy gari gulo,Maggi-r fotas!,magic scale (train-er moto dekhte),Leo Toy,rubber-er kuttush,meni,hati...(ami chhotobelae roj oder saban makhie snan koratam),video games,brick game,walkie-talkie,trump cards, Chinese checker,cambis  ball,bat (I was a spinner),chess board,durbin,alo jola Buddho,wooden borey-raja-nouko....neel gypsy car,chhoto piano,pastel,tuli-rong,mouth organ..........ojante,chhokher samnei jeno era sobai kothae milie gelo. jokhon KG 2,class 1-e portam,tokhon summer-e,school-er pashe Aambagan-e gie,jhore pora chhotto chhotto aam kurotam,barite "rannabati" chhilo,bari phire Dida-r theke moshla (mainly holud guro),jol nie,rannabati-te segulor sathe aam mishie ek mojadar khela hoto....onyo somoe bari ese,bagan-e,dhulo-matir moddhe kheltam eka eka..bikele cricket chhilo compulsory......

Hae! esob ami kothae harie felechhi....konodin ami r tader khu(N)je ante parbo naa!!!!keu amake egulo phirie dite parbe naa............

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When Dida was there,a lot of fun,happiness,laughter,love,peace,care,joy.......would flank us...
Alas! Gone are those days... Today we've nothing except the memories of our pleasant moments...
There were soooooo manyyyyy .......things...The funny person,Dr.Sengupta!! He used to come to Dada thrice in a year for tax updates...But the advantage of his arrival for me was that he used to bring packets of chocolates,cadburrys,,candies (with these,there would be free balls,toys etc.) for li'l Sonai....This would make me so overwhelmed that time & again,I used to forget to thank him....But when Dida passed away,Dr.Sengupta stopped visiting us....Don't know why...May be,he got much shocked at Dida's death!!!!
When Dida was with us, Shankar alias Gobindo mama frequently visited this place...He is such a strange person...None can trace him (No,my dear,he is not at all a terrorist!!!)...He is a "Business Tycoon".With him,his beloved pet dogs would come...Once he had a "Dog House"...One day,he brought a black Alsatian to Chhayaneer for treatment!!! I was in KG 2 then... I began to play with the Alsatian...But unfortunately,I,somehow,fell in our terrace....Though I got hurt,I got fun.....I think,it was "Kalipujo" or " Poila Boishak"..On that night,I had an invitation at one of our neighbour's  place...Dida advised me to take rest but my friends turned up at our place & took me away to attend the party...It was a birthday party,I remember & there,I checked out "Biriyani" for the first time!!! 
I miss those childhood days...