Friday, April 17, 2009

Nomoshkaar!!!


Shubho Nabo Barsho 1416………..Agami bochhor bhalo katuk…….shukhe shochhonde thako………….ei kal’kei hoe gelo poila boishakh. Baap re, koto shuvechha je pelam. Jara shara bochor kothai bole na amar shonge, tara’o wish korlo! Badhyo hoe amakeo proti-shuvechha janate holo( khub je ichhe korchilo, ta noy motei, kintu bhodro’ta)! Amra bhodro Bangali. Shara bochor jader ke shaap-shaapanto kori, poila boishakhe kintu shobai amar shuvechha’r joggyo, ebong amio tader shuvechha hashi-hashi mukhe grohon kori.

Lok’e bole Bangali hujug’er jaat. Din din utsab er shonkhya ar hujjoti berei choleche. Hote pare. Kintu etao to bhebe dekho, je ei recession er bajare, Bangali’i kintu World economy te maximum contribution kore choleche. Shei ingriji nobo barshe cake-pastry ar ingriji shura’r fowara diye shuru hoeche......guti-guti paye egiye eshe poila boishakh’er jama-kapor, khawa-dawa, ghora-fera,ityadi,ityadi.

Ei je, kal ke amar maa mishti’r dokane giye,bela matro dosh’tay dekhlen je dokane ek tray laddu chara shob mishti bhno-bhna, bhabun to, mishti prostut-korta ebong bikreta der to ar recession cholche na. Tahole ki kore boli je recession shara biswa ke aghaat heneche? Moyra’ra to besh shnashe-jole’i achen! Ar mishti’r dokaner machhi’gulo! Ore babba, size’e din-din bere cholechhe. Ar amra manush’rao tar shonge palla dichhi(ami nije jolo-jyanto udahoron) – Christmas, English New Year, Valentine’s Day, Holi, Bangla Nabo Barsho, Father’s day, Mother’s day, Women’s day, Family day – ufffffff, gift je bilobar jinish, ta ei “day” gulo dekhei bojha jay. Ar temni byang’er chhata’r moto gift shop matha chara diye uthche. Tobe shotti kotha bolte ki amar besh bhaloi lagto gift pete, jodi keu dito. Kintu apnara etao bolte paren je ami hingshute, nije pai na bole shobai ke hingshe kore ei shob baje baje kotha likhchi. Tobe on a serious note, amar mone hoy, ei commercialization of emotions e ar jai hok na keno, prochur loker anna-shangsthan hoy. Kutir shilpa barche, sales barche, dokaan khulche, shei dokkane notun manob-shompod lagche, ar employment barche. Kajei bhebe dekhle, shob jinish er moto ei shob pal-parboner’o ekta positive side to nishchoi ache. Ei je maa amake nono Barsho upalakkhe Colours of India theke ekta chikan er kurta kine dilo, that was actually promoting hand-craft.

Jak ge, ki kotha theke kishe chole elam!! Shadhe bole, kothay kotha bare….ei jonnie parotpokkhe ami mukh khulina. Ar mukh kholar nomuna, bondhura, dekhtei pachho tomra!

Amar boktobyo holo, jotoi amra shilpa ke egiye niye jawar cheshta kori, totoi amader pocket gorer-maath hoe jay. Eta ekta vicious cycle. Ar shob cheye ashchorjjo holo ei je, shob jene-shune’o amra ei path’e paa barate badhyo hoi. Jeno ke ekta jor kore tene niye jay amake dokaan’gulor dike. Ar tar opore promotions-sms’e, email’e, mailers pathiye, leaflets & pamphlets…..ufffff……..there’s no end to it!!!

Ei re, kichutei point e kotha bolchi na.

Mot kotha, Poila Boishakh bangali’r onnyotomo anonder din. Ei din amra nutan jama pori, gurujon der paye haat diye aashirbaad ni ebong chotoder aashirbaad kori. Amra aatmiyo shajan
der bari jai, Rabindrasangeet shuni, probhaat feri’r gaan shuni. Shondesh,rosogolla, misti doi, ebong bibhinno bangali ranna diye bhuribhoj kori. Bangali’r shaj-poshaak pore berate beroi bikeler fur-fure hawa’te. Ebong ei bhabei amra amader sholo ana bangaliana ke bojay rathte shokkhom hoechi.
Nomoshkaar.

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