Shonali Sen
Sep 7, 2018 · 2 min read

Amaar Chhotobelar Golpo Guli

Amaar dida roj barandaye kul shukate diten . Topa kul. Aar amar khub pochhondo chhilo kul . Especially topa kul. Ekdin dupurbyalay ami ar amaar khurtuto bhai ( eki boyeshi) dujone khelte khelte baranday topa kul dekhte pai aar tarpor dujone ekta ekta kore kul khai . Hothath payer shobde dekhi amar dida barandaye ashchhen. Bas! Amra palate jabo dida amader dekhe aantke uthe kul er bati dekhe bollen egula ke khailo? Amar bhai bollo kaake khaise! Bole amra okhan theke dujone de dour!

-Shonali

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Dupure roj radio te gaan shuntaam. Nanan gaan Bibidh Bharati te, ba natok “ Shonibaarer Baarbyala” . Ekta lomba janala chhilo , tar dhaare boshe kaane babar transistor ta kaane lagiye shuntam. Tokhon chhilona walkman ba headphone . Tokhono beroyni sheshob. Shottor doshoker kotha. Kaane keno diye shuntaam? Ma ghore dupure bhaatghum diten tai. Tai amar low volume ey oshob shona chhutir dupurbyala guloy. Tar ekta alada moja chhilo. Shoishob!

  • Shonali

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Durga pujor ekti din

Tokhon amar boyesh hoito choddo ponero . Saptaparnir flat ey thaktam. Niche building er pujo. Amader horek rokom gaan, natok ityadi hoto. Tar rehearsal cholto teen mash dhore. Ekbaar amader gaan o naacher programme decide kora holo. Amaar gaan o amaar shathe arekti bondhur naach. Shebaar ami hajar ma ke harmonium bajiye dite bolleo ma refuse koren karon ekti bondhur ma Gayatri mashi shob gaaner shathe baajite deben. Aar eibaar amader rehearsal praye hoyini. Khub nervous ami hoini karon ami confident gaiye chhilam . Stage ey gaan geye geye no stage fear. Tai programme chalu holo, amaar turn elo. Ami gaan dhorlam Rabindrasangeet “Ke Roy Bhule Tomaar Mohono Ruupe” . Amar bondhu Runi amar dike face kore gaaner shathe turn kore audience er dike ghurlo . Kintu hothath gaan theme gelo amaar . Keno? Gayatri mashi amar scale ey dhorenni , uni harmonium ey onek unchu scale dhorechhilen. Tobe ki ami shwechhaye gaan thamiyechhilam? Na ! Kokkhono na! Taholey?

Gayatrimashi hothath bajano thamiye bollen “ Eraam bhul dhorsi” much to my horror!

Runi firey abaar amar dike ghure danriye jiggesh korlo “ what happened” ?

Ami bollam “ I dont know” . Mic ta on chhilo! Shobbai shunte peye bhablo ami gaan bhule gechhi! Shopoth niyechhilam ma next time harmonium na bajiye dile gaan korbona!

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