Pujor Lekha ~ Porbo 2

Continued from Pujor Lekha- Porbo 1

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                Soptahante Kolkata theke bari phirchhi. Sokal chho-tar bus. Tai bus suddho lok besh ekghoom diye uthlo. Ashwin mash. Besh chorchore rode uthe geche ei sokal saare saat-tatei. Neel akaash, sada megh, guchchho guchchho shubhro kaashphool, digonto bistrito sobuj dhaaner khet. Weather- er emoni gun j panapukurer beguni ronga kochuripana dekheo mon bhalo hoye jay.

                Bishwakorma pujo geche kodin agei. Bangalir pujo prostuti ekhon jorkodome cholchhe. Kolkatar pujo mane bishaal ayojon. Maasher por mash theme planning; thakur r pandaler bayna sei kobe theke. Innovation stretched to its heights. Sei September-er shuru theke hoarding pore geche – “Kaw” Club-er theme naarishokti bondona, shilpi “Khaw Pal”; “Gaw” pollir pujor pandale ebare dekha jabe Banglar potsongskritir chhorachhori. Pandaler baansh bandha sesh. Ebaare kapor jorano r sajanor kaaj baaki.

                Pujote Kolkatay kokhonoi thakina. Sudhu chakrite join korbaar porpor-e ekbaar Panchamite thekechhilam. Bondhura mile onek raat porjonto ghurechhilam. Eisob alada alada theme er thakur r pandal sojja – dekhte besh lagey kintu. Photo tule tule sesh r hoyna. Sottie! Art ekei bole.

                Bangla khoborer channelguloy Maa Durgar chhobi diye pujor countdown shuru hoye giyechhe. Pre-pujo bhromon – orthaat kon onchole ki special pujo hochhe ebaar – taar jonno bisesh protibedon dekhano hochhe. Robbaarer kagojer maajher du-pata jure sudhu jutor bigyapon. Pochhonder model thik kore niye torighori dokaane jaan. Noile kopaale lomba line-e daarano ache. Echharao ache pujor special discount offer – fridge, tv, furniture, saree, goyna – sudhu kenar opekkha. Dorjir dokaane ekhon konoi bheer nei. Karon order neoa bondho hoye giyeche sei September-er shurutei. Ekhon sudhu jorkodome kaaj r delivery deoa. Jara hasslefree shopping korte ichchuk, taara bheer jomiyechhen shopping mall guloy.

                Bangalir pujo juto-jama-bag ei sesh noy. Intellectual Bangali jaater pujoy esob chharao ache gaan-kobita-golpo-boi. Pujor dine barite ekta pujo-sonkha na thakle, ba sokaalbelar shiulir gondher songe pujor ekta gaaner sur na mishe gele, thik jeno maan thakena.

                Ei bochhore sob e jeno olotpalot. Charidike eto oshaanti, maramaari, katakati. Sei kobe theke sunchi duniya ta naki ebochhorei roshatole jabe. Tobe taate pujor anonde bhaanta poreni ektuo. Maa Duggar honour e kodin nahoy amra sobai ektu maniye-guchhiyei nilam. Sobaar mone ektai kotha ekhon – “Pujota jaak. Tarpor nahoy dekha jabe!”

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Continued to  Pujor lekha - porbo 3