Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Tomake Dekhchhi College Street'er Mor'e

College Street ke jatoi The Couch of Bong-Intellegntsia
bole chalano hok, ei jayga'tir moto Cosmopolitan mejaaj
bhu-bharote paoa mushkil!Karon ektai- Boi, Boi,
Boi...sada-kalo'y samosto jagot-somuddur!Haajar desh'er,
lokhyo manush'er gandho makha koti-koti boi! Shei biliti
probaad'ti jodi manen..A Book Is Your Best Friend...tahole
biswas korun emon Bandhob-purno sthaan bhu-bharot'e nei.


Coffee House, University hall, Presidency College, Hair
Saheb'er School,College Square aar saari saari Boi'er
dokan raastar du-paash jure..College Street'er sob cheye
daabimoy angshoti holo ekhankar purono boi'er dokaangulo!
Bisesh kore aamar moto rojgaar-hin boi-bajaaru chhatro
hole taer peten je College Street'er purono boi'er jhaanpi
haatre dekhle magoj'er ghilu spark korbei!Jol'er dor'e Gem
chaile najor rakhte hoto footpaath'e majhe-majhe aniomito
jara boi stup kore niye boshto. Sekhane purono
ponjika,telephone directory theke Kafka,Hemmingway sob
milbe!Sudhu dhoirjyo dhore khunjte hobe. Kono nirdishto
boi khunjle, ei beoarish boi'er stupe khure ta paoa
mushkil. EKhane ashol moja holo je ekmon'e boi ghat'te
ghat'te achomka aapni peye jete paren kono masterpiece.
Hemmingway'r Old Man And The Sea ami gato bachhor
pocketostho korechhilam matro 5 taka'y!Purono boi'er arekta
mosto akhra hochhe Calcutta University'r paash diye je
raasta ti Central Avenue theke eshe College Street'e
mischhe.



Robibar sokaal'e jakhon gota College Street bandho..takhon
footpath'e ek dol boi-wala boshen purono boi bikri
korte..somoy thakle ei khaan'e book-hunting ek oshadharon
obhiggyota! Tobe ei purono boi kenar moja tarai upobhog
korte paren jara dor-koshakoshi te gold medalist.



Tobe college street sudhu boi'e noy..achhe mejaaj'e-

Tram'er ghor-ghor..
Bhir Bus'er gongani...
"Didi, ki boi khujchhen?..Dada..eidike asun.." kore boi-wala'der haakdaak....
Coffee House'er adda...
College Square'er prem...
Footpath'e Chay'er dokaan..
Addyi-jug'er Delkhusha Restaurant...
Pramount'er Sharbot....
Little Magazine'er Stall.....
Poster-Deoal Likhon.......
Meeting-Michhil.....

Aar mor'e dariye adda deoa university-ferot chhele-meye'r
dol...jader dyakha matroi hingshro smriti cardiac mochor
debei..

College street'er nadi bujhte hayto besh kichhu agochhalo
bikel lege jay ! Kromosho guro guro smriti chhoriye jaabe
magoj er anache-kaanache! College Street'e jodi ekshomoy
aapnar kono somoy ana-gona theke thake tahole bujhben je
ekmaatro Prothom premikaa'r haat'er talur sparsho chhara,
College Street'er moto Nostalgic shurshuri bodh hoy aar dwitioti
nei!
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5 comments:

  1. SurhitaMay 24, 2007 at 3:36 AM

    bhaloi, tobe jome ni. nostalgic to botei, tar songe cliche.
    aro bhalo kore edit korte hobe, kichhu banan osomapto theke gachhe.
    college street er 'nari' bujhte amar 'nar(d)i' tan tan hoye gelo.
    ki holo bol to! ki jeno ekta missing! kimba amar expectation bere gachhe :P :)

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  2. abhishekMay 30, 2007 at 12:26 AM

    college street ke "nostalgic sursuri" bolata ki bhashar aabhabe naki na bujhe shabda byaboharer aadhunik bokami??

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  3. saptarshiMay 30, 2007 at 3:38 AM

    Arekta kotha khub mone porchhe.Presir ulto dike Chini's er kotha na bolle thik jeno byapar ta complete hochhe na.Bhari shundor hoyechhe lekhata tobe!

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  4. NiladriJune 3, 2007 at 2:46 PM

    Aamra, kolkatabashira “College street” bolte bujhi line die shari shari boiyer dokan. Diner belae sekhane chole jomjomat boiyer byabsha. Jete aste dokandar ra cheke dhore, “bolun dada ki lagbe, ja chaiben tai paben”. Ta konorokom bhabe ekti pochondo moto boiyer dokan e dhuke pori. Bhagyo Debi jodi sohai thaken tahole songe songe boiti paowa jae. Kintu besirbhag khettre ta hoina. Tokhon dokandar amader ektu opekhha korte bole. Bole, “ chintar kichu nei ektu daran ekkhuni ene dichhi”. Kichukhhon opekhha korte holeo, tara sotti biota amader kache pouche dae.

    keo ki bolte pare ki "outsourcing" process kobe shuru hoyechilo kolkatay...
    aamar jaana nei..tobe jobe theke college st aache tobe theke outsourcing biraajomaan...
    boi er dokan dekhle hoyto bhabben je boi ta aapni kujchen seta pawa jabe naa..kintu oi paan dokan sized boi dokan e ekbaar kono boi er naam jigesh kore dekhun naa..dada dui minute daran aami ene dicchi..byas omni paasher kono boi dokan theke "outsourced" kora boi peye jaaben..
    any mba(finanace) student wud exult..thts a arbitrage transaction..quite true..such book sellers would siphon off a small percentage of the proceeds..
    this is outsourcing in a scaled down version...
    Majhe modhhe tara purono edition er upor notun label lagie amader gochanor chesta kore. Ta khutie na dekhle thoke jabar sombhobona beshi thake. Tar sathe dordam kora!! Se to royechei. Nityo jibone jotoi kori na tader sathe songhorsho tao College Street er ei byabsadar der upor amra bhorsha kore thaki. Karon tarai holo amader boi joganor ekmatro utso.


    aar haan tanmay permission er byaparta toke hoyto aabar mone koriye dite hobe naa..ki bolish..
    chaliye jaa..fatafati lagche..so far so good..

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  5. NeliaNovember 11, 2008 at 8:40 AM

    Thanks for writing this.

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