Maa Durga ashchen.
Agey bojha jeto sarat kaal, shona roddur, mathe-ghate cheye pora kash-ful, rod’e ekta pujo-pujo gondho – ei shob theke.
Ekhun scene ta ektu palte geche. Jekhane-shekhane road block kore rasta sharai’er kaaj, shopping mall e thela-theli, rastay barte thaka traffic jam, jaygay-jaygay re-route kore dewa rasta – karon pandal bandhar jonne amader shohore road blocking besh common byapar – police er beshi kore checking – ei shob I holo Durga pujo’r prostuti’r oti-aboshyok lokkhon. Ohho!!!! Boro ekta syndrome miss kore jachilum arektu hole – jokhon-tokhon, bibhinno size’er power-cuts!
Agey bojha jeto sarat kaal, shona roddur, mathe-ghate cheye pora kash-ful, rod’e ekta pujo-pujo gondho – ei shob theke.
Ekhun scene ta ektu palte geche. Jekhane-shekhane road block kore rasta sharai’er kaaj, shopping mall e thela-theli, rastay barte thaka traffic jam, jaygay-jaygay re-route kore dewa rasta – karon pandal bandhar jonne amader shohore road blocking besh common byapar – police er beshi kore checking – ei shob I holo Durga pujo’r prostuti’r oti-aboshyok lokkhon. Ohho!!!! Boro ekta syndrome miss kore jachilum arektu hole – jokhon-tokhon, bibhinno size’er power-cuts!
Din-kal bodleche, manusher priority’o bodleche, Kajei Durga pujo’r lokkhon gulou je bodlabe, ete ar ashchorjo ki!!!!! Kintu loker shubidhe-oshubidhe na bujhei ei je power-cut gulo hoy, eta ki rajya sorkarer Durga pujor jonne bijli-bachao-samitee’r kaj? Amar to tai mone hoy! Shara bochor je shob jaygay kono power-cuts hoyna, ekhun dekha jachhi je shohorer shei shob elaka teo raat-bhor load-shedding cholche!
Ami ek shomoy ekti mafashshal jaygay thaktam. Shekhankar obhigyotao besh bichitro. Thik Panchami’r din theke din’e 12 ghonta kore load-shedding, on an average, jotodin Durga pujo cholche. Ki byapar? Erom keno hoy? Jana gelo je Durga pujor din guloy boro-boro shohor gulo jate aloy jhol-mol kore, bola jay alo’r bonyay bheshe jay, tai shubidher jonnie ei byabostha. Bojho byapar! Bechara chhoto shohor, tar chotto-khatto anondo gulo, jar beshir bhaag tai Durga pujor
shomoy hoy, upobhog korbe bina kono badhay, tao hobar upay nei. Maa’er ei ki bichar? Tini ki tobe taar shob shontaan ke shoman chokhe dekhen na? Ki jani. Maa hoyto dekhen. Kintu ei democracy’r jugey Maa’er ichhe bodhoy mati tei mishey ache. Tarpor dhorun amader police dada’ra. Tader kache to bodhoy Durga pujo ek dushwapno! Hyan, upori paona ektu hoy bote ( tao shobar noy ), kintu shonge khatuni ta bhabun to? Atandra praharay thakte hoy Durga pujo’r mash-khanek agye theke, ebong mash-khanek por obdhi. Ektu edik-odik hoeche ki byas – janata khepe laal! Maar’I kheye gelen hoyto dada’ra. Kajei enader o pujote nana shomoshyay porte hoy, amra eka noi.
Ar roj office jawar ar office theke ferar shomoy barte thaka traffic jam – shey jeno ek dushwapno!!!! An ideal test for patience. Je ei test e matha thanda kore utrote parbe, shey ekta achievement bole dhorte pare etake.
Ei shob niyei amader Durga pujo – mondo’r shonge valo meshano. Mondo dik gulo amader bicholito kore thik’I, kintu ei shob badha periye Maa Durga jokhon finally eshe poren, tokhon mone hoy, shob koshto sharthok! Tai ashun, shobai mile boli “Durga Maa ki – Joy”!!!!!!!
