'Bhramon'......'Phire asha....Phere asha...'

Jeebonpurer pathik...
Gomukh theke phirchi...othoba 'night-halt' Bhujbasha theke...shabdomoy boye cholchhe bhagirathee....hanti-hanti pa-pa kore subodh charon phele eshe porechhi sei 'danger area'y....sabdhani pathik aamra...tai satorko drishti paharer uporer bouldergulor upor...ashthirchitto jouboner rakto jader kanay kanay....ekhane 'harbakh't pathhor girta hay'....era ki preme porechhe Gangar ?? tai bare bare ei atmosamorpan??kothay jeno shunechhilam ..tyagei prem??
    darshon thak..phiri bastobe...payer neeche jhurjhuri nuri pathor...tobu periye elam Guide-er hat dhore.... na....Anima Sengupta, Gourango Chowdhury hote parlam na....or jonyo anyo mon chai..anyo tan.... sabuj anki mare...khubi aspashto....pakhir dak...'chiching phank'...magic-er mato cheer-aranyo.....kothay taposhya kothin shyamol-bubukhsu bhujbasha aar kothay ei modhu-piyashi sobuj makha cheerbasha???cheerphal theke paye paye....chayer dokan...jirobar prolobhan eriye jai....chhotto bridge..bhurigangar sei bridge..chhoto machh khele neecher jhoray...mahashol-o hoyto achhe lukiye....hanti..henei choli...nishwas ni..majhe majhe dariye......

"Etodin kothay chhilen??"
aamader samne Gangotrir barighar..........ashramke pichhone rekhe sNiri-shortcut-e Gangotri....soja....Tourist Lodge-e...Lunch shere Gourikunder dike..tar theke biday nite....mahadeber jata theke gangar obotaran....'shiber baro rango'.....jaler phonta lage.. patitoddharinir......lodge-e phiri.....samnei jharna...Niagra-r tej tar sarbagre..nana ranger randhanu tar gaye.......matir sange bhijiye dichhe aamader mon-o....bus-er byasto horn...'karo twara,karo twara..'...aamrao tworitogoti.....aaj bhaironghati...okhanei ratribas.....

'pather bandhan' 
besh cholchhilam.....ganga pashei.....harabar bhoy nei...dheur par dheu pahar....antoheen.......ghano sobuj......kedarer paharer theke anek pelab,anek komal..thik jeno ek baccha meye mishti kore hashchhe.....himalayer pathe ei je sobuj..k je durnibar moho!!!!.....shudhu ki sabuj!!boner bosanto..moner basonto ek hoye jachhe.....lal-neel- golapi-beguni-sada--ja-hok-ekta-kichhu baner harano phuleder dal-dangal..majhe majhe ujar kara elephant fern-er jhar.....bus-er matha pray chhhony....bus-er chaka bhijchhe bare barei.........tarar mato neeshim jhoray......kobita likhle ekhane kemon hoy??hoyto toiri habe kono 'banolata sen'..naam na hoy habe 'harshil'........sandhya ashe...chhayanater shabddhota.....ghare phere pakhira..manushrao....pahari mukhguli mone bichhoy....ekrash rajonigandha....hat nari....sheet bare...aar bare....aamader cheetkar....ganer larai.....bus-er modhyei boshe jay 'global village'...."Ol' Man River" theke Elvis....rabindranath theke lalan theke suman..africa ba brazil-o pichhiye nei...ponero minutes-e ghote jay aamul biswayan.......kono mon dodulyoman...karur mone kabyobhab-'jodio sandhya ashichhe mandomanthore..'

bandhane bandho pakha
kintu hothat buseri chalachal bandho....ghorite sandhya satta..eta to kono gram-o noy.....'kya hua,driverji??'...uttare ja shunlam....tate aamader 30 jora chokshu habur matoi chhanabora.....samne ghor brishti hoyechhe....jar phale.....rasta bandho.....jar phale aamader samne otikay bus-er bheer.....jar phale...ekhane ratribash kara chhara.....chhilo antoheen paharaar kabyo ..aar ekhon dinrathara protiksha..."man proposes,God disposes.'....kothay bhebechhilam...Uttarkashi pouchhe dinner sheshe garom rasogolla kheye sukhonidra debo(dinner-e aamishborjito bhromone nidenpakshe dim to jutbei)....sakalbela chanmone mon niye raona habo hrishikesh.....haridwar dakchhe...dakchhe..mathurawalir sei amritosamo kachuri-alur dam.....nao..thyala samlao..bachhara!!!!ekta 'ray of hope' dekha diyechhe....1 km dure Bhatowari..kichhu kala milleo milte pare....je aamra kalar naam shune sprotibho mukhobyadane abhyosto,aaj kalatei soi..baba..ei ba kothay petam.....protyeker bhage 6ti kore kala...Bhatowarir kalawala lakhpoti holo.....kotha theke eto kala peloi ba aha!!!.....darwin-er 'descent'er badole hok na 'ascent'....'kshoti ki na hoy aaj porbe, kodolir ei mahakabyo'...kono kicchui aamader damate parbe na!!!!
 

'path cheye aar kal gune'.....
    ghum bhanglo bhore...suryer aalo paray...'pronotasmi dibakaram'....aamader path dekhao , probhu!!!path aar dekhaben kothay??samne bus-er gutipokasamo sari....shesh nei.......shuru nei......pakshiraj ghora ki ekantoi rupkathar???shunlam....ekta noy,duto noy...13khana dhwas.....hridoye dhwas..baro mumurshu aamra....protham dhwasta military kichhuta porishkar korechhe...kichhutai tai egiyechhi...aabar mushik!!!takiye achhi opare theke asha emon kono janbahoner dike...abosheshe elo ekta motor bike..phaguner rong niye elo koi??bollo...-samne bipul dhwas...biketa phankphonkar diye chole esechhe!!!!kintu aamader kono ashai nei...kshonik hasi-o milalo..hasi..tumi eto durlobh keno???
 
anno chai,pran chai....
agnidev jwolchhen bhishon bhabe...aamader udorjagge....jar ja baksho-pentra chhilo....chinre-muri-paunruti-biscuit(na..jholagur chhilo na).....abilambe sampapto holo.....young generation-er sobuj kancha mone ekhon silent 'billwamangol' cholchhe....majhe majhe tatparota..aboshyoi bhojyo bostur jonyo...berolo tormuj.......jhimiye porechilam...kheyal korini.....aamra anekta egiyechhi..joyguru!!!..aamra 8 numberer samne....bela duto...sakaler chinre-muri-tormuj...anu-paramanu-subatom hoye gechhe....omago!!samne ..choruibhati......aamader busraasta theke ekta snuripath neme gechhe gangar dike....punyosnaner ki mahan abokash!!snan sere sakolke phirchhen....suchi-pobitro hoye.....gamchha..toyale shabi achhe....jeno mone hochhe bangatei achhi......kaku-jethu-mashi-didima-khedi-buchki-arup-shyamoler mela bosechhe.......bangalitolate hanri-kara-dekchi-khuti-lanka-houd-sorsher tel-may garom masalao achhe....randhan-o shuru....paharer diktay ektu samotal jayga khunje satoranchi-kambol bichhono...danhater kaaj..mone purno proshanti...kintu ei bishom durbipake onara swajonder bhullen kemone??aamra emni-i khub subodh projanmo noi....tarpor deerghokaal anaharklishto...atoyeb...ja habar...tai holo......atkanor upay chhilo na!!!aamader ksudarto,peerito, trishnarto drishtir amogh aaghatt onader barongbar sharaghat korte laglo...ek mintuter jonyo aamader chokh anyodike ghurolo na....onara brithai lajja pelen....mandanbhasmer bhoy-o pete paren..aamder dike pith diye boslen..aamra saronagato bolei bodhoy kshama korlen...otoyeb..'eka chalo re'....berolo shesh sambol 'creamcracker'er tin...nimeshe udhao...ekhon samne anahar!!!kashto holeo ki notuner swad!!aha!!!

'sahosa mone jaage asha...'
'kshurasyodhara' path shesh hoye ashchhe..karon aamra 13 numberer samne..tobu puro bharsao kara achhe na....hajar hok,apoya number.....na....sotti..aar deri nei.....tabe aamader neme jete habe....aamra jab paye paye paharer dhar ghenshe....aar driversamet bus jabe.....ardhoporishkrito dhwaser mane khader dikta dhore.....jar dharei ganga...aamader abosthao khub bhalo noy bate...bayobeeyo naholeo 'dangar prani'o bala jay na.....neeche..hantu obdhi sundarbansamo kanda(oboshyo..hantu na kothay..seta uchhhotar upor nirbhor korche.)...aabar bhoy achhe duikhana..ek..kakhon upor theke upolobarshon arombho habe!!......dui...pichhhoner bus gulo dheye ashchhe...samne  na neeche napichhone na upore kon dike takabo....probhu!!...trinayon je nei...'pala'. 'taratari chal', 'edike chole aay','odike jasne'...ityadi bango-aarto chitkare mukhorito garhwaler akash-batash....anekei madhakarshon mukhi hoye porchen...epidemic-er mato....pechhon theke kono sahojatrir udbegjorito sabdhanbani..'bhaiya,samalke'....himalayer udatto batasher resh theke jay mone....

'par achhe go par achhe??'
 abosheshe uttarkashi.....soja Travellers' Lodge.....dining room-e....36 ghanta anoshaner sheshe aamader ekhon table khai-parda khai- plate khai-glass khai abostha....elo aboshyo 'highly suspicious' naamheen,swadheen, porichoyheen palonger ghanta....tobu...aha jeno...amrito!!!!!....ebar bus-e....hrishikesher pathe....arek sandhya...'aar ki kakhono kabe/emono sandhya habe??'.....buser darjar phank diye hawa dhukchhe hurmuriye....dhekedhuke cholchhi....aalor pipasha niye.....majhe majhe jonaki jhanke jhane...bonero phanke phanke.....sandhya tara path chenachhe....bus-er helper Dineshda bondhoy mara gang-e baan aanar jonyoi recorder-e chailye dilen..'shiuji bihane chale...'..tai-i soi....shiber biyer gaan-o cholbe...eto mantei habe..shiujir kripa chhara....thak....chhariye gelam Chamba....aabar andhokar...andhokare aamra kapalkundala khunje berachhi....:)


'chokher aaloy'
 'swapono bandha tuti' dure abchha narendranagorer aalo....bus cholchhe jharer gotite.....aamra aaloy phirchhi...maranmukhi patango noy,jeebonmukhi hoye.....abosheshe Hrishikesh...raat barota....drivershahebke dhonyobad..aklanto porishrame tini asadhyosadhon korechhen...tourist bunglow....ghumiye para shahor...beshirbhagtai noishabdyo...kakhono nishchor pakhi....gobheer rate dure kukur dakchhe....shudhu chokh bhore akashke dekhi.....chandke mone hoy aaro mayabhara..raatke aaro mayabini......aaj raat jagboi......