Bengalooru Katha -6th issue-Sep 2009

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EAS Prasanna
In this issue of Bengalooru Katha we decided to pay our homage to
the 'Jamai's of Bengal, Bengalooru boys who picked their brides of
Bengal origin. We picked two well-known names, from two
glamorous fields, films and cricket. For the first piece in this series
we decided to meet up with EAS Prasanna, one among the famed
spinner trio of Indian Cricket in the 60's married to Sheima.
Erapalli Anatharao Srinivas Prasanna, or simply Prasanna to all
cricket lovers, has been part of the dreaded Indian spin trio for years
along with Bishen Singh Bedi and Bhagwat Chandrsekhar. Prasanna
played his debut test at Madras against England in 1961. He left
cricket to finish his engineering degree, returning to the game only in
1967. Since then he has been spinning his remarkable spinning story
with 2 ten-wicket innings and ten five-wicket winnings in 49 test
matches. Happily married to Sheima and he has a daughter,
Sagorika.
Himadri Nandi (Managing Director, MRO-TEK Ltd), Bijon
Majumder of Bengalooru Katha (BK) had a little chat with this
cricketing legend and a worthy son-in-law of Bengal.
BK: Welcome to Bengalooru Katha. It is rare privilege, talking to a
legend like you. Let me start by asking how is your involvement with
cricket these days?
EASP:Till recently I was very much involved with ICL..sharing my
experiences and also officiating as Match Referee in all the
tournaments conducted by ICL.
BK: Can you take us back in time and tell us how did you develop
your love for cricket?
EASP: It looks to me that sport was in my blood,because in
whatever sport I ventured I excelled right from school days.During
one of these many exercises my passion for cricket developed.
BK : Did you ever think of leaving cricket and follow a career in
engineering?
EASP: No,the circumstances where such at that time it never
permitted anybody to pursue sport as a profession as there was no
monitary benefits and it was along the principles of
amatuerism.Therefore I carried sport along with my engineering.
BK: What has been the most memorable match in your long career?
If you can single out one.
EASP: Single handedly I was instrumental for the country to registr
the very first overseas series win agnst New Zealand by caputuring
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C O N T I N U I N G F E AT U R E
Banglar Jamai
25 wickets in 4 tests.
BK: Leaving cricket aside for a moment, tell us about how you met
Sheima-di. Was she interested in cricket?
EASP:It is quiet apparent that it was destiny that I should marry
Sheima,since accidently she was dragged to Eden gardens to watch
a match by her brother between East Zone and South Zone,One
can visualise in a crowd of lakhs I spoted this beautiful bengali girl as
they say the rest is all history.No Sheima had no knowledge or
interest in cricket or sports.
BK: How has she taken your frequent absence from home with all
that touring? Or did she travel with you often?
EASP: Sheima did not travel with me and it was quiet a sacrifice
from her end to stay back while I travelled.Especially in a city
Bangalore which was new to her.
BK: And your daughter Sagorika, is she interested in any sport?
EASP: Shagorika is a health freak very into hoilistic physical
activities like Yoga and also takes interest in many sports in
particular tennis.
BK: How do you spend your time these days? What else interests
you outside of cricket?
EASP: These days since I have been reinstated in the BCCI,I'm
looking forward for an assignment where I can share my experienc
and develope spinner's for the country. I keep indulging in a round of
Golf now and then. Also getting myself totally involved in taking
care of my pets and wild life.
BK: Weakness for any Bengali food? As a Bengali I cannot resist
asking this question.
EASP: Inspite me being brahmin from south I love Bengali food
even more than my wife Sheima, And fish is my forte.
BK: Thank you so much. It has been wonderful talking with you.
Vxa-ViSÿn 1416
Namoshkar!
“I bow to You O Goddess Durga, the bestower of happiness!
I bow to You O Goddess Amba, who Ends all miseries.
The radiance of your light is limitless and all pervading and all the three
realms (Earth, Heaven And the Nether World) are enlightened by Thee.
O Mother! Your look is enchanting, the very sight of which ensures welfare
of the devout.
All the powers of the World repose in “Thee” and it is “You” who provide food and
wealth for the World's survival.”
Durga Puja is the most important festival of Bengalis. Consisting of series of rituals, the five
day long homecoming welcome of our Daughter UMA is close to every Bengalis heart and soul.
Durga Puja means more to us than just a religious festival. It is a celebration of life, culture,
popular customs and traditions ...
It is a time for coming together, of reunion and rejuvenation, and last but not the least, the
season to love, to share and to care.
Durga Puja is celebrated in a grand way in Karnataka state. In Mysore, Dussehra is easily the
most popular festival. Elephants are decked up with robes and jewellery and taken in
processions through the streets of the city. Mysore is named after Mahishasur, the very demon
who was slain by the Goddess.. There are also temples dedicated to the demon king and even a
gigantic statue of the demon in the city.
We have great pleasure to inform you that, this year too Members of Jayamahal Sarbajanin
Durga Charitable Samity have come together to celebrate Durgotsav in a remarkable way at
Ladies Club premise, Jayamahal. We welcome you all for the Celebration. Proper attention has
been taken up to maintain aesthetic as well as ritual value of this ceremony.
We greet all the readers Happy Durga Puja & Dussehra.
Arun Kumar Chaudhuri
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Vpnaedr sklek jana† 1416 senr VÇ»irk
Sard AiBnÆdn|
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(Ar›N, ˆ‡kl, ŸdbaiSs, ibjn w iHmaÅI)
Dear Readers,
On the occasion of SHARODOSTAV of
2009, we convey our heartfelt Greetings
to all of you.
Members, Editorial Board - Bengalooru
Katha
(Arun, Bijon, Debasish, Himadri & Utkal)
There is an urgent need to
rethink the way we live
Bobby Mitra
I still remember being completely surprised seeing an ad in 1985 in
'The Statesman' that TI will setup a centre in India and is looking to
hire fresh graduates. I was in the Final year of B.Tech at IIT
Kharagpur then. We were all excited because till then our
exposure to TI was only through the databooks in our labs!
Dr. Biswadip Mitra, better known as Bobby Mitra was
designated President and Managing Director of Texas
Instruments India recently. In his new role, Dr. Mitra will lead all
of TI's research and development, sales and marketing activities
in India. Dr. Mitra holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Electrical
Communication Engineering and a Ph.D in Computer Science
and Engineering, both from IIT Kharagpur. He also holds an
Executive Masters of Business Administration from The
University of Texas at Austin. Himadri Nandi (Managing
Director,MRO-TEK Ltd) of Bengalooru Katha caught up with him
to have this little chat.
HN: Welcome to Bengalooru Katha. We are all so proud of your
achievement. Tell us, was research a passion from your IIT days?
BM: I have always been a firm believer that technology can play
a pivotal role in India's growth. We talk about physical
infrastructure today. But if India is to transition from being an
emerging economy today to an emerged economy in the future,
it needs to include technology infrastructure as its foundation.
Driving this has been my passion because technology can really
impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people in our country.
Take wireless/telecom, energy, healthcare, education, security
the opportunity to impact lives through technology is immense.
Technology can make our world greener, healthier, safer and
more fun!
HN: Since you have done your graduation and PhD from IIT,
Kharagpur, and have worked many years in US, with people from
foreign universities, how would you compare the universities
here and those abroad, when it comes to equipping people for
new developments?
BM: The intrinsic quality of many of our Universities is truly
world-class. I have been very impressed with some of the
innovations in leading Indian Universities. For example, we are
collaborating at TI today with IIT Kharagpur on absolutely
leading-edge research for early detection of breast cancer and
oral cancer.
However, we do have a gap in the number of researchers with a
Ph.D in India. We must find a way to have 100 more over the next
5 years.
HN: Texas Instruments was one of the first transnational
technology companies, leveraging Indian talent for research and
product innovation. Twenty-four years later, would you say the
company's faith in India has been vindicated?
BM: Absolutely! When TI came to India in 1985, we were the first
transnational technology company. We had no historical data or
current data from peer companies to base our plans on. But the
Twenty four years later, TI engineers from India have filed over 650
U.S patents one of the highest amongst technology companies in
India. Several innovative products for Wireless Handsets and
Infrastructure, Medical, Video and Imaging, Energy etc. have been
developed by our teams here.
Today TI is also very excited about India as a key growth market.
We are working closely with our customers in India who are the
electronic system design and manufacturing companies. By
providing them strong sales and application support, we are
focused at making them successful in their markets.
HN: What is your reading of the current downturn in the IT exports
from India? Do you think we will go back to the boom time of the
last decade? If not, what needs to be done by the Indian IT industry
to strengthen its international presence?
BM: We need to think differently. The recipe for success in the
future will likely be different from that in the past. For example,
companies need to also look for increased global opportunities in
some future growth vectors such as energy, healthcare etc.
Software companies can look into spaces such as Embedded
Systems where opportunities are growing with the increased
content of electronics in most end equipment.
In terms of business model, there needs to be increased focus on
value delivery to global customers through system level
innovation. This must be coupled with manufacturing
competitiveness, efficient supply chain and logistics. This
combination would lead to a sustainable non-linear scaling of
revenues. Emerging economies around the world also offer an
important growth opportunity in addition to traditional markets.
HN: Moving outside the work sphere a little, what do you find the
best and the worst aspects of living in Bangalore?
BM: I love Bangalore. It is an unqualified love. Yes, there are days
and moments when I feel frustrated about something or the other.
But isn't that a reality anywhere? Let us accept that no place in the
world is perfect, and enjoy the many positives that our city offers.
HN: With your intense work pressure and frequent traveling, how
do you unwind?
BM: I spend quality time with my wife Basundhara, our 14-year old
son Subhodeep and 8-year old daughter Ankita. There is no better
way to unwind than spending a relaxing evening with family.
HN: Thank you. It's been great talking to you. Wish you greater
glory and all success.
***
F E AT U R E
F A C E -T O - F A C E
leadership had a vision of how critical a role India can play for TI in
the future.
The humans haven't yet learnt the art of appreciating or learning
to cope with frugality as much as they do with plenty. On the other
hand they strive and find several ways to possess more, at any
cost. This human instinct coupled with the invention of refined
tools is the starting point for environmental degradation.
Agriculture, it is said, is the first stage in the process of such a
degeneration when man started chopping forests for growing food
crops. And this has continued even today. Thousands of hectares of
rainforests in Latin America and other countries are being felled
and land converted to grow Soyabean to feed the meat industry
elsewhere. Many of these precious forests are the treasure trove of
biomass, sources of energy, drinking water and irrigation potential.
More than anything they put millions of tones of oxygen into the
atmosphere and also mitigate global warming. The rich biodiversity, the legacy of this planet, which has contributed
enormously to the survival of animal kingdom, is perilously
endangered.
There has been a great amount of discussion and debate in the last
decade over the subject of environmental degradation such as
rising air pollution, water contamination and deterioration of soil
condition, and, most of these are attributed to the increase in
human population, industrial expansion and human greed. Is it not
possible to find ways to address these issues, is a big question.
How, at a time when the world is paralyzed by economic downturn,
can we think of containing industrial and economic activities? The
rising demands of the risingpopulations will certainly
make it difficult to reverse the pattern of consumption that the
world has set. Added to it is the process of urbanization which is
putting enormous pressure on our ecosytem
s.Our cities and towns produce more g a r b a g
e, more water contamination and pollute air, c o m p
ared to the rural areas.
Look at Bangalore. We have lost 30 sq km of
forest in the last two decades which has affected
our rainfall, vegetation and the microclimate. The
lakes have vanished and the groundwater tables have
rapidly fallen. Now the only source of water for
Bangaloreans is the river Cauvery and the water has
to come to the city over a distance of 120km.We are
eight million people today in Bangalore depending on
one source and if the rains fail we don't know where to
go for water. Besides we have to share water with
Tamilnadu and so many other cities like Mandya,
Mysore, Chamrajnagar, Coorg also look for the same
source for their needs.
There is an urgent need to think and rethink the way
we live and do things. We need to save and use water
judiciously because it's going to be terribly scarce. We have limited
sources of energy, too. There is an urgent need to tap energy from
new and alternate sources like wind, solar and biomass. Of all the
things we need to shun ostentation of any kind. It's not only vulgar
but it's crime when millions go without food in our country.
Get our children to know more about the environment for it's they
who will have to face the future created by us. We say money can
buy anything so make more money. When there will be no water,
and only polluted air and famished soil but plenty of money, what
shall we survive on? Money?
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blun Ÿta? Vpin na Hy Abla Ÿmeymanux| Vpnar Ÿkaena ŸdHrQI-FQI?''
rœpkTaid …bar "rœp ik raNI, Ÿcaeraƒ ka raja'r SãIedbI| Kub Baelamanuexr mt muK ker
VRemaRa Bal, ""wis saeHb, BaigYs Vpnara VeCn| Vpnara† Ÿta Vmaedr
ŸdHrQI| …edr ipiFey ŸgeC raó»ar Ÿlaekra|''
wis Zawyar smey bel Ÿgeln, ""raó»ar Ÿlaekedr Ÿbaela, Ÿtamar baiRr wpr ŸZn …kFu
njr raeK| …kla Taeka, tay Vbar rœpbtI|''
wis Ÿtjaebr …k Ÿda itn ganFa §núgunú kret kret cel Ÿgeln|
Vmra ìDu Hƒa Hey ŸdKlam puera ka¸Fa| … Ÿta Vr isenmar karsaij ny| rœpuid sitY
sitY itneF x¸a x¸a hakatek Ÿmer ì†ey idl!
rœpuid per …kidn Vmaedr ŸFkúinkFa ŸdiKey ideyiCl| rœpuidr rF Vyrenr ŸsaPay
Baelarkm †elkúiFäk saiàkF kra VeC| rœpuidr Ÿcyaerr paeS su†cú| iFpel† du ŸSa k™iR
ŸBaleFr maratMk †elkiFirr JFúka| itirS Ÿseke¸ ŸsaPay bsa paiàF VDmra| Vr
tarpr rœpuidr kYaraeF Vr ta†ekaeye¸ar Ÿkramit|
…† GFnar pr dueFa ntun iheBlapemÆF Hl| …k Ÿta, puileS Cƒuel Za Hy, Veferar
wper saeR biºS Ga, Ÿs Ÿta Ÿleg† r†l| ŸZ carjn Dra peRiCl, tara Š narI-pacar
ceº¡r ŸnHat† cuenapƒuiF| taedr raGb-Ÿbayaelra ŸbaDkir …k …k ker Dra pRet
lagl| pãTem Vilpuerr Paö FäYak ŸkaeàF Ÿks ˆfeb ŸSana Ÿgl, Vr ZKn tKn Tanay
rœpuidr hak pRet lagl| V†ehiÆFiPekSn, purena …jaHar baitl ker ntun
…jaHar, Ÿknna †elkiFäk Sekr bYaparFa ttiden janajain Hey ŸgeC, rœpuidr ibr›eÁ
…Knw wra Ÿkaena puilS Ÿks Ÿdy in, ikǼ idet† paer rœpuid Zid Ÿka-ApaerF na ker|
idn keyk Vmraw Tanay Ÿglam| …Kn Vr Ÿtmn By ker na| wisbabu Vmaedr njer
raKet lagl| Vmaedr, maen, Vim, plFn, Vjad, k™Àus, Vr, Vr …kFa nam,
l°ay bliC na, öYanúil, Ÿknna blel† sàb-Dàm smnÓeyr mt ŸSanaeb, …b„ GFnar
ibSÿaseZagYta kmet Takeb| …minet† , Vim ŸZ A‚el Taik ŸsKaen ŸTek, Vim, ŸZ
myna saû namk VDa wiRya, VDa ba˜ail, ŸlKapRa na ŸSKa paiàF …mn ûRûR ker ìÁ
Baxay ik ker kTa k†iC, ta† iney† Vpnaedr Bur› bûQN ŸTek kƒucek VeC, r²n
ŸGaxaelr ka¸¯aenr, iheF†elr Vr AeTnúiFisiFr ABab iney Zarprna† ibri¹¡ otir
He¬C|
Hy in?
V¬Ca, taw Baela| ije¯s kreCn, …† jaygay ŸZ imiSãt …kiF kimˆiniF bas ker Zar
AiDka„S† piëcma muslman, …b„ nana Baxa nana mt nana pirDaenr ŸZ HerkerkÜa
idey …† A‚liF gift, ŸsKaen sàbjnebaDY BaxaiF taHel kI? ˆ¹rFa ìnel Abak
Hebn, Vmaedr …Kankar buil …kFa ipikˆilyar jgaiKcuiR, Zar nam imdúnapuir ˆàdu|
Vsel …Baeb bla muKikl| Vmaedr ŸZKaen mal bƒaeFayarar imiF„ Hy ŸsFa cIenedr
…kFa kbrKana| dueFa Ÿrlla†n Fpek ŸsKaen ŸpƒOCet parel Kub iniëcÇ»| idnmaenw
puilS wKaen Ha˜ama kret Zay na| jaygaFar nam cu„ zYa„ Ÿbiryal gãaˆ¸| Haisr kTa
ny, sitY| wKaen cIen Buetedr Kub Bu‡pat| iHiHiHiH| wKaen Buetedr mueK ŸZmn cu„ ic„
cYa„ ca„, Š kbrKanar ŸDeR †ƒdur, baƒdr Vr kafebRalIraw w† Baxay kTa bel|
Vr dunÜr iheBlapemÆF Hl, rœpkTaidr Fa† ic iSKet ìr› kra| na, na ìDu Fa† ic
blel cleb na| rœpuidr Fa†-ic, ta†ekaeye¸ar maöar iPilp cYa„ Vmaedr buiJey
ideyeC| blet Heb Fa† ic cuyanú| iPilp sYar baiRet …es sÐaeH du GÆFa Š Fa† ic cuyan
iSiKey Zan| rœpuid bel, … §ela ŸSKa Takel kaejr Bair suibeD| inejr wjenr
itn§N Vr Ha†eF ŸdR-manux sman ˆƒcu Ÿlakekw pƒYaec ŸPel ì†ey Ÿdwya Zay| bsbar
Gerr ŸmeJet …kFa gid ŸPel sYar Š pYaƒc§ena ŸSKan| Ÿs† smey baiRr drja janla
sb bÉ Taek| ba†er ŸTek ìDu Dƒa† Dp S× ìnet pawya Zay| kI ŸZ icÇ»ay peRiC Vmra
paRar p‚jna kI bil| Kill wó»ad bel, kaej Za Ba† kaej Za| rœpuidid ifk† inejek
samlaet pareb| ûƒW, keta iPilp …l, keta iPilp gYaela! Kill wó»ad iniëciÆdr Bab
ker iSsú dYay, ikǼ Vmra ŸdiK wr mueKw icÇ»ar ntun ntun bilerKa| iPilp ŸCakra …
paRar na| FYa„rar cIenpaRar ŸCel| Fa† ic Hl naik supãIm VliFemF ŸPaàs| ifk VeC,
Za na bap u, etar Š ŸPaàs Pla igey maàSal VàF ŸSKabar †Sk™el| …Kaen baiR bey …es
drwja bÉ ker kI VàF He¬C bawya? Vmaedr Bair rag Hy| idn ky kaej Ÿbera† na|
ik¬Cu BaLaeg na| Vmaedr pCÆd iCl …ilyF öäIeFr …lFn jnek| Baela nam ŸbaD Hy
jnaàdn lahú| saˆT †i¸yan wra| º¡Iëcanw beF| rœpkTaidraw º¡Iëcan| imöar jnaàdn
lahú …es gIFar baijey gan ga†t| …kdm AYaÆFin iPir˜Ir ˆ¹mk™mar| ZIìKâeñr mt
daiR, kaen makiR, ìDu gaeyr r„-Fa At ŸKalta† na| Vmraw gan ìnet ŸZtam rœpuidr
bsbar Ger| jnda blt, Vw be¬celag, bYyefa| k†, tKn Ÿta bapu drja bÉ ker gan
ŸSana ik ŸSKaenar iHiRk peR in …t| jndaet rœpuidet …kbar …kFa JgRa Hy, kI
iney ŸKaday malum, tarpr ŸTek jnda Vr …-paRay Ves na| du-bCerr wpr|
rœpuid Vjkal kaejw Ÿberae¬C km| AbSY smyw pae¬C na| bleC, puileSr iFkúiFik
ŸpCen peR VeC| Tanababu ik rœpkTaidek seÆdH kreC ta Hel? Vmaedr …idek dueFa
Tana| …idek taltla| pueb …ÆFail| Vmaedr paRaFa peReC igey …ÆFailr
juirsúihkSen| Kub KaRus …Kankar …† ntun wis| Ÿmalaeym Ÿmalaeym kTa, ikǼ baÜu
Ÿdwyar drkar Hel …naeyt ŸPnaeyt keykjn BaRa kra Ÿlak VeC, wra knúeöblw
ny, ikCu† ny, wedr kaj Hl Hajetr meDY zuek bó»a-pYƒadan pYaƒdaena| wis maeJ-maeJ
…es beln, ""VHa, krC ik? krC ik? wBaeb kKena maer? Zaw …naeyt, baiR Zaw, iC
iC kI dSa kereCa dYaeKa Ÿta inejr dueFa Haetr| Zaw baiR igey Ÿsƒktap ikCu kera|
VHa, Hajar ŸHak, manuexr SrIr Ÿta! Ÿtamar kaeC ihˆiFFa† beRa ŸHaela? na, na, Š
Haramjada§elaek Vr tulet Heb na| …Kn br„ wedr ¯an iPrel† J³aF| mlm Ÿr,
bYae¸j Ÿr| rai¹err Kawya Ÿr| Zaw …naeyt, baiR Zaw| Vj Baela ker Ÿrö naw
idikn| kal Ÿta Vbar skal ŸTek† †ÆFaeraegSn VeC|'' dyar SrIr †núsúep¢ar
myurektn ibSÿaesr|
rœpuidek pãay Ÿraj† Tanay …kbar Haijra idet Hy| lalbajaerr iheFkiFB ihpaeàFr
Ÿlakra Ves| Kub ij¯asabad ker| rœpuidek ZKn ije¯s ker, Vpin kI kern?
rœpuidr ˆ¹r, Vim menaib¯anI| sa†ekalijö| menaerag Vr tar ibeSåxN kra†
Vmar ŸpSa| Fa† ic iSKiC VtMrQaeàT| … la†en pãcur Hfa‡-ˆÆmaedr paLay pRet Hy
kKena kKena|
…Knw ŸpeSÆFedr nam ifkana Ÿcey besin wra| Zid ije¯s ker, kI jbab Ÿdeb
rœpuid? kI jbab Ÿdeb rœpuid-† jaen|
Vmra … paRay jeÆmiC| ¯an Hwya †ó»k ŸdKiC rœpuid ŸbNI duiley ô™el Zay| wr baba
Byank mal ŸKt, ŸZmn pãay sbar babara† Kay| rœpuidr ma mar ŸKt wr Haet| rœpuidw
ŸKt| …kidn, ZKn rœpuidr beys penera ik Ÿxaela, wr baba baiRet kaömar bsaet
ŸceyiCl| ma Vr Ÿmeyet imel Ÿfi˜ey Š bapek baiR ŸTek ŸKidey Ÿdy| Kub baej
la†en cel igsl praN Ÿgamús, rœpkTaidr baba| Ÿmeyr pRaeSanaFa mar Ÿcñaet†
clet Taek| baba ŸbƒeciCl Vrw keykFa bCr| mjar kTa Hl, ZKn ma mer Ÿgl Vr
rœpuid duinyay …kla Hey Ÿgl, tKn rœpuid babar ŸpSaFa† ikǼ ŸbeC inl| Ÿkn, … kTa
ije¯s krebn na| blet parb na| AbSY ÃadS ŸSãNI paS …kFa Ÿmeyek Zid
mansÞemr se˜ baƒcet Hy taHel Ÿs Vr Ÿkan la†en† ba ŸZet part? Vmaedr Hl
†°etr kama†| ŸKeF Ka†| jIben irkúsúw VeC| ikǼ Vmra kar›r Ka†w na pirw na|
pekeF pysa Takel ijSaen igey caƒp-peraFa, ibiryain| na Takel gilr Ÿdakaenr
Ÿgaó»r›iF| jueF Vmaedr Zay-†| ikǼ … mYan hajúnúF ilB An Ÿbãh AYaelan| jIbenr
KuiSr idk§ela baƒicey raKaFaw Ÿta †ÚpeàFÆF? na ik blun?
Vmra ikǼ kTa§ela †„irijet bilin| ibSÿas kr›n| iZin ilKeCn taek ìeDan, Ÿkn
itin maeJmaeJ† Vpnaedr cmúek ide¬Cn|
rœpkTaid-Ÿk JaiR marbar Aenek† Ÿcña keriCl| rœpkTaid pa¹a Ÿdy in| Vmraw
r›eK daƒiReyiC| haÚpulu, PaÚpulura keb† P™eF ŸgeC| baikraw rœpkTaidr dapeF Vr
Vmaedr siÚmilt Vº¡menr samen palabar pT payin| ikǼ …Kn …† nak-Kƒada
iPilp cYa„-Faek iney† HeyeC muSikl| rœpuidek ikCu blet Ÿgel Vjkal bleC, ""Za,
Ÿtara inejedr crkay Ÿtl id Ÿg Za|''
Vmra bliClam, Š Fa†-ic Ÿta Vmraw ikCu ikCu iSeK ŸPlet partam, drja ŸKala
raKel|
…ekkidn skael rœpuidr mn Ÿmjaj Baela Takel bel, cl, Vjek baiRet ŸmHiPl
Heb| Za ma†k-Pa†k iney Vy| Vmra gltaFa Ÿsidn iGer ŸPil …kFu pYae¸l mt
ker| Fuin balb laga†| ibekl ŸTek isih cailey BaelaBaela isenma ŸdKa Hy| bR iFiB
…en| rHmainya ŸTek Kabar Ves| ikÜa, bàxakal Hel †ilS maCw Hy| sb caƒda tuel|
rœpuid …kFu ŸbiS Ÿdy| Vr Vmra ŸZ ŸZmn pair|
myurektenr puilSra …kidn …l| raó»a bÉ ker iPiñ He¬C ìen| HLa-gaiR iney
…siCl Vr ik! rœpuid ŸdKet Ÿpey oH oH ker wedr Ÿhek …en inej Haet ker
pirebSn ker sb kjn-Ÿk …mn Ka†ey idl Ÿsidn, ŸZ wra sba† BIxN KuiS| iPrúin,
drebS, isma†eyr paeys idey ŸBaejr ŸSxpat| Aenk ibeybaiRetw …t Baela
Kawya Hy na| Ÿsidn sb Krca rœpuid ideyiCl| Vmaedrw bll, Ÿtara Kub Baela ker
Ka|
Vmra bllum, wma, Amn ker blC Ÿkn? Vmra Ÿta Gerr Ÿlak|, Baela ker Kaeba†|
…k Fukera ma„sw peR Taket Ÿdb ŸBebC? kal haöibenr k™¹ara ŸdeKa BuKa mreb|
mnFu srkar Kub laPal| w naik P™l-ŸpF ŸKeyw pƒicSFa drebS Kub ŸKey Ÿneb|
Vmra bllam, tuim Kaeb na, rœpuid?
rœpuid bll, na Ÿr, Vjek Vmar ˆepas Taket Hy ŸZ| Vjek ŸZ Vmar ibey|
- Ÿtamar ibey? Vmaedr Haet kabab| ŸcaeK ibýmy| Ÿtamar ibey? keb? Vj? kar
se˜? iPilp sYarek Daer-kaeCw ŸdKet pawya Zae¬C na| Kub buekr meDY ŸtalapaRa
He¬C Vmaedr| iPilp cYa„ek Vmaedr …kdm pCÆd ny|
wis myurektn tKn Ÿmalaeym glay Vmaedrek bleC, sba† …bar ga Ÿtaela Baeyra|
Vr ny, Ÿtamra Hel kenZaºIr dl| wf wf| …naey‡, Ÿtamra VC Ÿta Ba†, …edr
sba†ek gaiRet Ÿtaela| Kill im…aekww bad ideya na ŸZn| w-† Ÿta knYakàta| Vr
wedr rœpkTa ididminek Ÿtaela Vmar jIep|
sàbnaeSr ikCu bakI Taek in, ŸZidn carjn puilS-saja hakatedr Der rœpkTaid
ŸpƒideyiCl| wra hakat ny| wra iCl lalbajar puileSr iheFkiFB ihpaàFemeÆFr
Ÿlak| Š carjnek pãHar kra, gaiRr isiryal Ÿcaracalan Vr kt rkm Haibjaib Ÿkes
Vmaedr sbar C'mas ker Hey Ÿgl| iPilp cYa„, ŸZ Fa† ic ŸSKaet Vst, FYa„rar cIen
Ÿs ŸmaeF† ny, Ÿs Vsel daiàjiler ŸgaàKa| V†ip…s An ŸpãaebSn| nam smeSr raNa,
… is ih ih| miLkbajaerr Ÿcara† gaiRr Plaw karbar Vr tar Ÿnpal kenkSn
…¤epaj kret Ÿper dujnek Fpúek ihis AP daiàjil„ ihiBSn Hey Ÿpaiö„ pay|
myurektenr pue¬Cw ikCu pIkkú ŸPdaerr s„eZajn AbSY† HeyiCl| Ÿs kTa Tak™k|
rœpuididr …kbCerr sSãm Hey Ÿgl| Vmra Ÿberaenar perw rœpuidr Ÿmyad Vrw
C'maesr rey Ÿgl| w CaRa Ÿpey Ÿberael† Vmra …kFa Baela ker iPiñ krb|
jnda, maen …lFn jn AP …ilyF Ÿrah rœpkTaidr jnY …Knw kñ pay| inˆ maeàkeFr
kaeC kareka Ÿrö™ereÆF gIFar bajay| jYaj, Ÿsal, ŸPak| Kub keñr-keñr gan gay|
Vmra rœpkTaidr Hey Ÿpãaepaj krlam| rœpkTaidr se˜ ibeyr kTay jndar mueK
P™lJ™irr Hais|
rœpuidr se˜ Vmra prìidn† Ÿpãisehnis Ÿjel ŸdKa ker …esiC| …kFu Ÿraga Hey ŸgeC
men Hl, ikǼ ŸcaKdueFaet …Knw K²na paiK Ÿnec wef| bll, ibey ker ŸPelin Ÿta
kaˆek …r meDY? dYaK, w Zid raij Taek -|
†Súsú raij Taek maen? rœpuidr meta Ÿmey paeb Ÿkˆ …† IºBuben?
r²n ŸGaxal
SHORT STORY
Literary Bengal
Carepaka
ŸCaFebla ŸTek BbGuer ŸpakaFa maTay basa ŸbeDiCl Vr wFa caRa idey ˆfel ikCu†
ŸKyal Takt na| ô™elr b† p¹r iney Ÿbirey ô™el Vr ŸpƒOCan Ht na - raó»ay raó»ay
Guer ŸbRatam SHrFaek Ÿcnar jnY| nana manuxek ŸdKar jnY| Draw pRtam sHej†
karN imTYa kTa blaFa Vmar …kbaer† Ves na - Pel kpael juFeta ˆ¹m mDYm|
…rpr ikCuidn Hyeta ŸpakaFa cup ker Taketa, tarpr Vbar naRacaRa ìr›|
Vsel kar›r maTay BbGuer Ÿpaka …kbar basa bƒaDel Vr inó»ar Ÿn†| wFa Vr
Ÿbr›eb na - Zt† mar ŸDar baDY baDkata Vsuk| £as …†eF …kidn Hfa‡† ŸCaF
kakar ŸmaephFa iney Ÿbirey peRiClam| calaet Kub …kFa jantam na| Ÿkan rkem
lgbg kret kret celiClam clar VneÆd†| ŸKyal Ÿn† kt smy Der celiC Vr
ŸkaTay Zai¬C| raó»ar Fäak, bas Vr gaRI ŸTek ik Baeb ŸbƒeciClam jain na|
ibekelr idek …k Dan ŸQetr Daer …es ŸpeFäal ŸSx - tarpr Ÿmaeph Ÿfel†
…igey celiC - …idek ŸpeF pãc¸ iQeD| pãay seÉr mueK …kFa gãam mt jaygay
raó»ar Daer …k bueRar ŸtelBajar Ÿdakan Ÿplam| pekeF Faka pƒaeck iCl| ta†
idey ŸtelBaja iken Ÿgagãaes ŸKet ìr› keriC| …kFa ba¬Ca ŸCelr Ÿmaeph Ÿfel
Vsa w wBaeb Kawya ŸdeK† bueRar seÆdH HeyiCl| Vmar saeT gæp Fæp ker
ŸBterr sb Kbr† Ÿbr ker inl| tarpr bll,
"seÉ Ÿta Hey …l - Vj na Hy Vmar baRIet† ŸTek Zaw| kal ŸBaer† Ÿbirey
pReb Vbar|'
sara idn Ÿmaeph cailey Vr Ÿfel Vmarw Vr dƒaRabar Qmta iCl na| rajI Hey
Ÿglam| bueRar baRIet igey maiFr dawyaet† Guimey peRiC| …r meDY bueRa gãaemr
ŸcOikdarek idey Tanay Kbr ideyeC| widek baRIet mHa H´egal Vr kaÊakaiF ìr›
Hey ŸgeC| puileS Kbr Ÿdwya HeyeC| pridn skael gãaemr Tanar kneöbl
Ÿhek tull Gum ŸTek| Kbr Ÿpey GÆFa Kaenekr meDY† gaRI iney baba, kaka Vr ma
…es Haijr| tKn janlam Vim pãay p‚aS ma†elr wpr cel …esiC| Ÿsbar teb
ipef ikCu peRin - mar sjl muK Vr kal ŸTek ikCu Kay in ìen mnFa Kub Karap Hey
Ÿgl - inejek BIxN ApraDI men Hi¬Cl| ifk krlam Vr ny - Ztidn na inejr
paey dƒaRai¬C| teb baRIetw Kub ŸcaeK ŸcaeK raKet ìr› kereC| AbSY tar drkar
iCl na| Vim menr Ÿjaer w† BbGuer ŸpakaFaek daibey raKlam|
gãajueySenr pr baalIr icracirt Daray …kFa Ÿkrainr cakrI Ÿpey Ÿglam
klkatay| …tidn pr BbGuer ŸpakaFa …bar neRceR bsela| idn dueyk CuiF
Ÿpel† GaeR …kFa ŸJala iney ŸBar Ÿbla cel ŸZtam HawRa ba ŸSyalda ŸöSaen|
tarpr iFikF ŸkeF ceR bstam dUr paLar ŸFäen| ŸFän ZaºIedr saeT gæp Fæp ker
smy Bal† kaFeta| …r meDY ŸZ jayga Baela lageta ŸsKaen† Ÿnem pRtam|
saraidn ˆeÀSYHIn Baeb Guer Ÿkan …kFa ŸCaF ŸHaeFel rat kaiFey pr idn iPer
Vsa| …† Baeb† piëcm ba„la, ibHar Vr ˆiRxYar Aenk gãaem ge² GueriC| Takar
jayga na Ÿpel Ÿkan Ÿdakaenr barÆday rat kaiFeyiC|
Ÿsidnw …min Ÿbirey peRiClam ŸBaer| ibekelr idek ba„la ibHaerr sImanay Kub
ŸCaF …kFa ŸöSaen ŸFän Tamet Vmar ŸcaK juiRey Ÿgl| du Daer Zt dUr ŸcaK Zay ìDu
sres Vr sUàZmuKI P™elr cax| Hlud re idgÇ» Ÿzek igeyeC| sUàZmuKI P™l§ela ŸZn
sUeàZr idek muK ker gæp kreC Vr ŸöSaenr namFaw Kub suÆdr - ŸgaDUlI| bYas,
ŸFäenr û†iselr saeT saeT wKaen† Ÿnem pRlam| puera påYaFàPm lal Ÿmaraem zaka|
…kbaer ŸKala Ÿmla| ŸöSan blet dueFa ŸCaF †eFr Gr, lal r„ kra| Vim† …kmaº
ZaºI ŸnemiC| puera påYaFàPm …ekbaer† Pƒaka DU DU kreC| ìDu AiPs Gerr samen
ŸöSan mañar Haet lal sbuj PçYag iney Vr …kjn Ÿlaekr saeT dƒaiRey| car
idek ZtdUr ŸcaK Zay ìDu Hluedr ŸKla - Ÿkan jnbsit njer …l na| …bar …kFu
dem Ÿglam| ratFa kaFaeba ŸkaTay? DIer DIer …igey Ÿglam AiPesr idek|
ŸdKlam wra dujn Abak Hey Vmaek ŸdKeC| kaeC ŸZet ŸöSan mañar ije¯s
krela,
" Vpin ŸkaTay Zaebn?'
"…Kaen Takar Ÿkan ŸHaeFl VeC?'
wra AÄUt Baeb Vmaek ŸdKela| ŸöSan mañar† ˆ¹r idl,
"sab, …Kaen sb ŸTek kaeCr gƒaw pãay car ma†l dUer| wKaen …kFa caeyr Ÿdakan
VeC| Vr ŸHaeFl blet k™iR ma†l dUerr Faˆen ŸZet Heb| ta Vpin ik Faˆn
ŸTek gaRI Vset beleCn?'
Vim maTa naRlam,
"Ÿtamaedr …† ŸgaDUil jaygaFa Vmar Bal lagl bel Ÿnem peRiC| Vr ikCu† jain
na|'
wra du jen …mn Baeb takal, ŸZn Ÿkan pagl† ìDu …† Drenr Ÿbakaim kret
paer| ŸöSan mañar DIer DIer bll,
"…† ŸöSanFa bCr deSk Veg …k iminñar sab baineyiCeln wr Sÿìr baRI …†
Faˆen bel| iden …† …kFa† ŸFän Vp w haˆen VD imineFr jnY Taem| gt …k
sÐay Vpin† …kmaº pYaes²ar …Kaen nameln| Vmra dujn gt jenM ŸbaD Hy
Aenk pap keriClam bel† pãayiëce¹r jnY …Kaen Ÿpaiñ„ ŸpeyiC| Vpnar ŸPrar
ŸFän kal skael| tar Veg ikCu krar Ÿn†| teb ma†l k™iR HƒaFet parel Faˆen
ŸZet parebn| …Kaen Ÿgar›r gaRI w paebn na|'
maTay VkaS ŸBe pRl| rat kaFab ŸkaTay? Kab ik? k™iR ma†l HƒaFa Ÿta AsÝb|
… rkm Jaemlaet kKnw piR in| ŸöSan mañar ŸlakFa Bal†| Vmar Abóùa bueJ
inej ŸTek† bll,
"Vpin …kFa kaj kret paern| AiPesr paeSr GrFa Kuel idi¬C| wKaen† ŸTek
ŸZet paern| raeº ba†er Taka ˆict ny| pãcur ŸSyal VeC, Vr maeJ maeJ ŸCaF
ŸCaF baG w Ves| Vr raeºr Kana Vmaedr AitiT Hey Zan| Vmra Za Kab ta†
Kaebn| Vmar nam Bubn cÆÅ das Vr … Hl obju|'
"laikn mañar sab, w Gr Ÿm Î-'
obju …kFu Vpi¹ tulet igey Bubn babur idek taikey maJ peT† ŸTem Ÿgl| men
men Bablam pâiTbIet Aenk Bal Ÿlakw VeC| Vmar BbGuer jIben AZaict Baeb
Aenek … rkm saHaZY kereC|
"Vpnaedr ˆpkar Bulb na| Ÿkan ikCu na Ÿjen† …Kaen Ÿnem stY† Kub ibped
peRiC| Vim na Hy GÆFa Kaenk …idk widk …kFu Guer VsiC|'
obju sabDan ker idl,
"sab, AeÉra ŸHaenka peHel Vja†ey| ŸniH Ÿta Ham Ÿlag drwyaja ŸniH Kuele˜|'
ŸöSan Ÿpirey ihiñä¢ Ÿbaeàhr raó»a - Ÿkan pãaEgitHaisk kael ŸbaD Hy ipc Hey
iCl| tar wpr Ÿgar›r gaRI cel …ekbaer Kana KeÆd Bra|
w† raó»a Der† …egalam| caridek ìDu Hlud P™elr CRa CiR| dUr ŸTek ŸdKet Kub†
Bal laeg, teb kaC ŸTek bR …keGey| GÆFa Kaenekr meDY baDY Hey iPer …lam|
Bubn babur AiPs w Takar Gr …kFa†| samen …kFa ŸFibl Vr Ÿcyar| ŸFibelr
wpr ŸFilgãaePr Zǽ Vr ikCu kagj pº| Vr Ÿdwyaelr idek …kFa Ÿb‚| ŸpCn
idek …kFa carpa†et Bubn babur ibCana Vr paeS raÊar bYbóùa obju ŸbaDHy Ÿbe‚†
ŸSay| Ÿbe‚ bes Bubn babur saeT Fuk Fak kTa Hi¬Cl| paeSr GrFa Kail peR iCl
bel ibSãam Gr iHsaeb Ÿrelr puratn ijinesr §dam ŸTek …kFa †ijecyar Vr
Ÿb‚ VineyiCeln| …Kaen †eli¢äisiF Ÿn† ta† HYaireken† kaj calaet Hy| Bubn
babur baRI paFnar paeS …kFa gãaem| …Kan ŸTek FäanýPar Hel teb† ibey krebn,
karN …† BUìi¸r maef Takel ŸZ Ÿkan Ÿmey† pagl Hey Zaeb| objur baRI CapRa
Ÿjlay - du† Ÿmey Vr …k ŸCel iney ŸbO gãaem† Taek| Cy sat maes …kbar baRI
Guer Ves| seÉr mueK obju Ÿtala ˆnunFa ba†er iney V§n Direy ŸmaFa ŸmaFa VFar
r›iF kret bsela| satFa bajar Veg† Vmra ŸKet bes Ÿglam| r›iFr saeT
caltar Vcar Vr kƒaca Ÿpƒyaj| iQeDw ŸpeyiCl Kub| Pel …† Ait samanY
Kabar† ApUàb lagiCl| Kawyar pr obju …kFa HYairekn Ÿbr ker jÔalaet Bubn babu
bleln,
"raeº ba†er …kbaer† Ÿbr›ebn na| …Kaen Kub ŸSyaelr ˆpÅb| teb By pawyar
ikCu Ÿn†| …kFa rat Ÿta| Vmra Ÿta bCr du† kaiFey idlam|'
obju HYaireknFa tuel iney bll,
"ciley sab, Vpeka bajuka Gr Ÿm ŸCaR Ÿk Vƒet|'
AiPs Gerr drjay Bubn babu HYairekn Haet dƒaRaeln Vmaedr jnY| ba†er car
idek GuFGueF AÉkar| ŸkaTaw Ÿkan Velar ibÆdu maº Ÿn†| rIitmt ga Cm Cem
bYapar| VkaeS cƒaedrw ŸdKa Ÿn† Vr ŸZ rkm Gn ŸGarGui´ AÉkar, taet men Hy
Vj AmabsYa| objuek ij¯asa kraet maTa naRl| paeSr Gerr tala Kuel
HYairekn iney ŸBter Vset ŸdKlam Ger …kFa suÆdr puratn kaelr Ÿs§n kaefr
ibraF †ijecyar ŸZFar bsar jaygaFa Ÿbetr Ÿbana Vr Hatl dueFa lÜa Zaet Vram
ker pa tuel Ÿdwya Zay| ŸdKel† ìey pRar ŸlaB laeg| Gerr …k paeS puratn
kaelr zala† ŸlaHar lta pata Ÿdwya ŸÒemr ŸbS cwRa …kFa Ÿb‚ taet ŸmaFa
ŸmaFa Ÿs§n kaefr t¹¡a idey bsar jayga| Vmaek ŸpƒOeC idey Zabar smy obju
bel Ÿgl,
"sab, drwyaja ŸlaeH ka rh Ÿs V¬Ca Ÿs bÉ ikijey| baHar k™C iB ŸHa, sueb ŸHaen
Ÿs peHel drwyaja mt Kuiley Vˆr bai¹ m‡ buja†ey ga|'
ŸdKlam drjar iCFikinFa ibeSx suibeDr ny| objur kTa mt ŸlaHar rR idey
Baela ker Ÿcep bÉ krlam| drja ŸmaFa Sal kaefr, At…b Beyr ikCu Ÿn†|
…Faek Baa Ÿsaja ny| bƒaecaya ŸZ Gerr saeT† lagan baTr›m Vr obju du balit
jlw ŸreK ŸgeC| Hat muK Duey HYairekenr VelaFa kimey …kFa isgaerF Direy
Ÿbi‚et† bslam| Vjekr AiB¯ta …ekbaer AnY DreNr| teb … Baeb
ŸgaDUilet Ÿnem ibraF Ÿbakaim keriC bel inejr wpr BIxN rag Hi¬Cl| car idek
iJƒ iJƒ Ÿpaka Ÿhek celeC| maeJ maeJ Ÿkan paKI Hyeta By Ÿpey hana JapeF Ÿhek
ˆfeC| ŸpCenr gaeC ŸbaD Hy Ÿpƒcar basa| ŸTek ŸTek† hakeC| teb …† inó»×tar
meDY Ÿs† hak men ŸbS By Direy Ÿdy| …kFu Guemr Bab Vset Vram ker Hat pa
CiRey †ijecyaer ìey pRlam| Aæp smy pr Hfa‡ men Hl påYaFàPem ikCu jǼ
ŸdORae¬C| Hyeta ŸSyal† Heb| …kFu per drjar wpr ŸnaK idey VƒcRaenar Vwyaej
buJlam …† jnY† obju beliCl drjaFa ŸlaHar rR idey bÉ kret| …kFu By By
krelw Guemabar Ÿcña krlam| ŸmaFa Sal kaefr drja, ikCu
kret pareb na| tar pr† drjar ifk ba†er itn careF ŸSyal …k saeT haket ìr›
krela - …t kaeC ŸTek ŸSyaelr hak Ÿkan idn ìin in - Vegw keyk bar nana gãaem
ìeniC teb dUr ŸTek - Bey Bey drjar idek takalam karN ŸSyaelr Hat ŸTek bƒacar
wFa† …kmaº pãiteraD| ŸbS ikCu smy Der påYaFPeàm ŸSyaelr ûeFapaiF Vr haka
haik clela - Vmar ŸcaKw Veó» Veó» Vbar Ÿleg igeyeC| Hfa‡ BIxN cmek Ÿsaja
Hey bslam - ŸSyal§ela Ÿkmn …kFa AÄut glay hakeC - AenkFa k™k™err kaÊar mt
teb Vrw Aenk Ÿjaraela - ŸZn Kub By ŸpeyeC| inó»Ø AÉkar raeº Ÿs† Vwyaej
buekr meDY Bey Ÿkmn §R§R ker ˆfela - Vim †ijecyaerr HatlFa Ÿjaer Ÿcep Der
bes ViC - keykbar w† Baeb hakar pr† ŸSyal §ela duR daR ker pailey Ÿgela ŸZn
Ÿkˆ taRa kereC| ikǼ ŸSyal §ela ik jnY …eta By Ÿpey pailey Ÿgela - ŸCaF baG
maen ŸnkeR nyeta? iminF Kaenk pr men Hela påYaFPeàmr wpaS ŸTek Ÿk ŸZn gF gF
ker Ÿmaraemr wpr idey ŸHƒeF VseC AenkFa imilFairr maeàcr mt| VwyajFa Vmar
Gerr samen idey påYaFPeàmr AnY idek cel Ÿgela - …kFu per Vbar widk ŸTek
…igey …ela| …bar Vmar stY† By Der igeyeC - …ekbaer Ajana Aecna jayga - car
idek ìDu ŸQt Kamar, Ÿkan jn manux Ÿn† - paeSr Ger drja bÉ ker ŸñSn mañar Vr
obju| …Kan ŸTek hakel ìnetw paeb na Vr ìnelw Ÿkan Baeb† saHaZY kret
Vseb na| cup ker bes Taka CaRa Ÿkan ˆpay Ÿn†| juetar VwyajFa …bar Vmar
Gerr samen …es ŸTem Ÿgl| tarpr drjay Ÿkmn …kFa Ks Ks Vwyaj, ŸZn Ÿkˆ
drjay gaey Hat Ÿbalae¬C| buekr izp izp VwyajFa zaekr Vwyaejr mt ŸSanae¬C HaàF pãc¸ Ÿjaer ŸdORe¬C| …bar drja Ÿflar …kFa kƒYac Ÿkaƒac Vwjay| HYairekenr
…k iclet Velaet ŸdKet Ÿplam drjar paLa dueFa ŸlaHar reRr wpr cap ide¬C| dm
bÉ Hey …l| Vr ikCQN maº baik drja ŸBe pRar| Vmar puera njr Vr mneZag ìDu
drjar idek†| ibedS ibBƒU†et ApGaet mara pRet Heb| baRIet Kbr Ÿdwyarw Ÿkˆ
Ÿn†| Bey Hat pa kƒapeC - dƒaet dƒaet fk fkain samlaet pariC na| Hfa‡ du† Haet
ŸgaFa Cy sat kamR ŸKey laiPey ˆflam| ikes kamRela? ibeC iFeC nyeta? drjar
bYaparFa QiNekr jnY Buel taRataiR HYairekenr VelaFa baiRey ˆƒcu ker tuel ŸdiK bap Ÿr bap, †ijecyaerr nana P™eFa ŸTek Sey Sey Carepaka Ÿbirey dl ŸbƒeD Vº¡mN
kereC| Vr …† buBuQ™ Carepakaedr kameR dueFa Hat† P™el igey pãc¸ culkaet ìr›
kereC| taRataiR ˆef dƒaiRey Bal ker jama kapR ŸJeR drjar idek taikey ŸdiK
drjar tla idey Ÿkmn …kFa ŸDƒayar mt VseC| ba†er Ÿta k™yaSaw Ÿn† - taHel?
†ijecyaerr samen Vr daRabar saHs Hela na| Ÿkan rkem HYaireknFa iney Bey
kƒapet kƒapet ŸlaHar Ÿbe‚r wpr ŸcaK bÉ ker Hat pa Ÿkael iney bes pRlam|
ŸCaFeblay ìeniClam ŸlaHar ijines bsel BUt ikCu kret paer na| dƒaet fk fkain
ŸbeR† celeC| …kFu per Aæp ŸcaK Kuel ŸdiK drjar kaeCr ŸDƒayaFa Ÿkmn ŸZn ó¼epr
mt Hey …kFa Fuip pra ŸDƒaya-manuexr ŸcHara ineyeC| Vr kt smy Ÿbƒec Takb jain
na| cuÜekr mt ŸcaK widek VFek Ÿgl| Bey ijB ìikey Fakraet VFek ŸgeC, gla
idey Vwyaj Ÿbr krarw Qmta Ÿn†| HaàF …t Ÿjaer laPae¬C ŸZn …Kn† ŸPeF pReb|
ìDu AepQay kKn ŸDƒaya-manux Vmar idek Vseb| DIer DIer ŸDƒaya-manuxFa …igey
…es †ijecyaer bsela| kt smy jain na, Vim ŸdeK Zai¬C - Haet paey iKl Der iJn
iJn kret ìr› kereC| tbuw …k itlw nRiC na| …ekbaer ñYacur mt| Aenk QN per
- ŸZn Vid AÇ» kal per ŸdiK wFa †ijecyar ŸTek ˆef drjar tla idey Vbar ŸDƒayar
mt Ÿbirey Ÿgl| tarpr påaFPeàm Ÿs† juetar Vwyaj dUer imiley Ÿgl| w† Baeb bes
bes kKn Guimey peRiC jain na| ba†er ŸTek drja Daqaena Vr objur glar Vwyaej
Gum Baela|
"sab, sab, ˆifey - suba ŸHa giy| drwyaja Kuiley|'
ŸdiK drjar Pƒak idey sUeàZr Vela Ger …es peReC| Bal Baeb dƒaRaet pariClam na|
…k Baeb bes Takar jnY Hat pa …ekbaer jem igeyeC| Ÿkan rkem ˆef Flet Flet
drjar idek Zabar smy †ijecyarFa ŸdeK Bablam, BaigYs Carepaka kameR iCl, na
Hel Vim Ÿta wKaen† bes Taktam| tKn w† ŸDƒaya-manuxFa ik kreta? Babet† maTa
ŸTek pa AbiD iSˆer ˆfela| drja Kuel idet obju bll,
"Vpka ŸFer†n V riH HYay - Ham isgnal Ÿd idya|'
ba†er Ÿbirey ŸdiK Bubn babu lal Vr sbuj PçYag iney påYaFPeàm dƒaiRey| wek nmôar
ker Aenk DnYbad idlam kal raeºr ViteTytar jnY| tarpr objur saeT samen
…igey ŸZet ŸZet wr Haet …kS Faka idey bllam,
"Vpka bae¬c Ÿlag ka imfa† Ÿk iley| Ÿlikn w †ijecyar Vp ikDar Ÿs laey?'
"w Ÿta sab Ÿrl ka purana saman ka ŸZa Ÿgahaˆn HYay, ˆDar es ˆfaek laya| malum
ŸHata S sal Ÿs iB purana ŸHaga| ìna Ÿrlka ok ibãiFS APsrka bût pYar ka icj Ta|'
…r meDY ŸFän påYaFPeàm …es dƒaiReyeC|
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Top: Release of 1st Anniversary Issue of Bengalooru Katha,
Bottom: Saraswati Puja Celebration
FEATURE
Bond between Karnataka and Bengal
Intermingling of the peoples of the land areas known today as
Karnataka and Bengal can be traced to almost a thousand years.
Vikramaditya IV, son of the Chalukya king Someshwara led an army
in conquest in the territories of mediaeval Bengal in 1068 AD.
Several Kshatriya families who were a part of that militia chose not
to return to their native homes and settled down in Bengal. The Sen
and the Burman dynasties of Bengal are said to have emerged from
amongst these military migrants from Karnataka. But instead of
delving into the hazy past and for the sake of greater credibility we
shall restrict the scope of this discussion to some eminent
Bengalees and trace some of the memorable events of their lives
which have been adequately chronicled in the pages of history.
Very close affinity between Bengal and Karnataka has been forged
through the institution of Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami
Vivekananda in 1897. Swami Ramkrishnananda, one of the direct
disciples of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, established the
Bangalore Unit of the Mission on Bull Temple Road in 1906. The
centre at Mysore was inaugurated in the early twenties. Several
stalwarts of the Ramakrishna order made trips to Bangalore and
Mysore.
In March 1911, Holy Mother Srimati Sarada Devi, the consort of
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa visited Bangalore. To be precise she
stayed in Bangalore between Friday, March 24 and Monday, March
27. She blessed large gatherings of devotees ranging from the
Dewan of Mysore to persons of humble origin. She also initiated
among others Narayana Iyengar and his family members and
Rajagopal Naidu. Much against the then prevailing orthodoxy she
also granted initiation to persons belonging to the Adimoolam
community (Scheduled Caste)
Adhip Chaudhuri
ŸbS cliCl Vmaedr naits„Zt jIbn Dara - cakrI, taesr Vµa,
isenma, naFk, kibta Vr gæp iney| "cº¡b‡ piràb¹en - suKain duWKain
c'| baD saDela cakrIr caiHday óùanaÇ»irt Hwya| Vim Ÿglum
HayÅabaed| wKaen pãNbda Vr ŸgaepS Veg ŸTek† iCl| |
pãNbda ibbaiHt - ta† Vim, ŸgaepS Vr ijwlijkal saeàBr tpn
bYanaàjIr Ÿms baRIet† ˆflum| †itmeDY …kidn ŸBaer ŸdiK jIbn
wKaen Haijr - ŸkaÚpainet Ÿnatun pijSn iney| Vmaedr bYaªgaelaerr
dl Bair Het ìr› krela|
ŸgaepS HayÅabaed baalI simitr sHsÚpadk| Vmaedr w Ÿjar k"Ÿr
simitr sdsY banaela| Vlap Hl - sÚpadk jgÊaT trPdaerr seªg ˆin H'Ÿln g„ga isenma KYat raejn trPdaerr Ba†| Vlap H'l wxuD
bYbsayI AbnI Ÿbas Vr bIern d¹r seªg| naFY pircalk Ÿkñ
ŸGaxekw icnlam|
pueja …es Ÿgl| Ÿkñ ŸGaexr pircalnay naFk Heb "ŸSx ŸTek ìr›'| Ÿs
bCerr pueja jIbn Vr Vim kaFalum HayÅabaed†|
Ÿs† buJlam bYaªgaelar Vr HayÅabaedr puejar imlaiml| puejar
kafaemaFa ŸmaFa muiF …k† rkm| pYae¸l, pueja, A²il, pãsad Vr
la†n idey b'es ŸBag Kawya| seÉeblay - naFk, gæp, sa„ïáitk
Anuòan|
puejar Veg cƒada Ÿtala, ib¯apn Vr Ÿhanar ŸjagaR kra| … H'l
imelr †itHas|
Vmar men Hy tPa‡ du† pãedeSr bªg sÇ»anedr Vcar ibcaerr
bYbDaenr meDY|
bYaªgaelar …kFu ŸbSI ŸpaSakI - HayÅabad AepQay sada maFa|
bYaªgaelar Zid ŸDapduró» ŸkaF pYaÆF teb HayÅabad inpaF pYaÆF - SaàF|
ŸsFa† pãkF H'ey peR HayÅabad Vr bYaªgaelaerr puejar meDY|
HayÅabaedr baalIra iHÆdIet ba ˆàduet kTa blet Balbaes|
bYaªgaelaer wFa pãaTimk ny, †„erjIFa† pãaTimk|
teb pueja pueja†| Basan, pãesSn, bajI PaFaena|aUlsoor Vr
Tankbund| ibjyar AiBnÆdn pàbÕ ŸSx H'et† cayna - du jaygaet†|
cluk ta H'el imiñ Kawya|
­a­a¡ c¤d
¢N¢æj¡ ­l­N ¢N­u ­N¡u¡m¡­L hm­me,
"c¤d ¢c­u Q¥¢f Q¥¢f ­L¡b¡ a¥¢j Qm­m?
c¤d ¢c­a H­pR ­a¡ ­ch p¡­b p¤¤cV¡,
­a­a¡ M¥h ¢Rm h­V L¡m­Ll c¤dV¡z'
­N¡u¡m¡ hmÚm ­q­p ­l­M a¡l d£la¡,
"­M­u¢Rm L¡m Nl¦ HL X¡h¡ ¢Qla¡!
Awöj¡e Qœ²haÑ£z
ŸTek Zaw …bar
Ÿsidn igey m¸ep, GureC ŸdiK x¸ ŸZ|
bYaparKana buJet igey, ŸZ† ideyiC Hat baiRey|
wma! wFa x¸ ny, miHx iCela; ik AnYay|
ik kir Ÿr …Kn teb, duàga ma Ÿk haket Heb|
ŸZmin Baba wmin ŸdiK, ma duàga ny …kaik|
sba† imel Drela Ÿcep, miHxasur Ÿbjay ŸQep|
Hairey idey Guirey pƒYac, miHx bYaFar Ÿna PƒYac PƒYac|
bil maek …† caridn, pYae¸elet …es Ÿrö inn|
H'eln raij duàga ma, periC Vj Ÿnatun jama|
A²ilet sbar iBeR, ma ŸZw na …bar iPer|
ŸjYaitàmy B´acaàZ|
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POETRY
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IN LIGHTER VIEN
Art Corner
Bengali
Article
Calcutta: Seat of Scientific Research
in Early Twenteeth Century
In 1957 Calcutta university was established mainly with the task of
conducting examinations. Very little research work used to be
undertaken at that time at Calcutta university, however a nucleus of
research in 'Science' specially modern Physics started under the
leadership & guidance of sir Jagadish Chandra Bose. Around the same
time a visionary sir Ashutosh Mukherjee joined as vice chancellor of
Calcutta university, with his initiative & strong desire serious research
started at Calcutta university. He soon invited other young notable
scientists like C.V. Raman, Satyendranath Bose, Meghnand Saha etc to
join C.U & take up research in addition to teaching.
Around the same time J.C.Bose initiated his pioneering research on
wireless communication, which is the keyword of present day
communication & information technology. It is not known to many
people in India that Bose first developed the source for 'millimeter
wave' generation, Bose was at least half a century ahead of his
time. He was the first person to attempt communication using
electromagnetic waves in the radio wave, microwave& millimeter
wave. In 1887 German physicist hertz developed and built an
instrument for generation of electromagnetic wave that was
theoretically formulated by 'Maxwell' in the middle of nineteenth
century. Visible light is also electromagnetic wave covering a limited
length of spectrum. But the electromagnetic wave of Maxwell
covers a very wide range of wave length and has the same
property of light wave. Basic properties of light like rectilinear
propagation, reflection, refraction etc. Remain the same in the entire
region of electromagnetic wave extending from gamma rays
of very small wave length to radio waves of very large
wavelength. The wave generated by Hertz's instrument
produced waves in the radio frequency region having wave
length of the order of few meters. So some properties of
light could not be verified by Hertz's instrument. After the
death of Hertz, Bose made significant improvements in the
instrument to generate waves of wavelength of the order of
few millimeters. He also developed an instrument based on a
crystal called 'galena' for sensing the wave. He could prove
that the electromagnetic wave generated has all the
properties of light. This was a great achievement since it
proved Maxwell's electromagnetic theory on experimental
basis. His remarkable achievement, specially in physics, was
to demonstrate that electromagnetic waves had energy to
penetrate solid walls of room and can reach a sensor placed
in the next room. In 1894 he conducted the experiment when
the waves originated from the room of Acharya P.C.Ray and
penetrated the wall and was received in the next room . This was
the first success of wireless telegraphy. The public
demonstration of the same experiment was conducted in 1895 at
the 'town hall' in presence of the then governor of West Bengal. It
was also given wide publicity by the press. It also appeared in
the book” Hertzian waves and wireless telegraphy” by Poincare and
also in the proceedings of the royal society in the period 18951900. The invention was found in the patents issued in U.K &
USA. Thus Bose's public demonstration of wireless telegraphy
was much ahed of 'Marconi' who succeeded in transmitting the
radio waves across The Atlantic.
Another great son of bengal; Acharya P.C.Ray, a contemporary of
sir J.C.Bose, had produced a deep impression in his dual
capacity as pathfinder & originator of work of utmost utility.
During his life he had not only made important contributions in
advancement of science but had also evoked a spirit of
scientific research in his discipiles. He was one of the first to
realise the importance of Indian
industries for economic
advancement of the country. With this object in view he risked
the very little he possed; and started 'Bengal Chemical' in a
modest way which has grown into a very successful chemical
industry in the whole of India.
Professor Sisir Kumar Mitra, few decades later, did pioneering
research in the field of upper atmosphere and Radio Physics. He
was immensely influenced by the discovery of generation of
electromagnetic wave and its receiver by J.C.Bose. Mitra started
working on ionosphere that reflects the radio waves in the
atmosphere. He established an ionosphere field station at
Haringhata under the university of Calcutta.
We can therefore comment that the nucleus formed with the
initiative of Sir J.C.Bose & Acharya P.C.Ray towards the end of
19th Century flurished during 20th Century and slowly the desire
for research spread to other states of India. In Calcutta during
the same period few more research institution like IACS (Indian
Association for Cultivation of Science), ISI (Indian Statistical
Institute) etc. were formed. Some more research institutes, e.g.
TIFR, ISRO, BARC, IIT's etc both before & after Independence , were
established with active initiative & support from government. Well
directed & planned efforts from all sides India quickly poised to be
considered as a developed nation from developing Nation.
-Prof. Samaresh Goswamy
Paresh Hazra
PERSONALITY
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, in his renowned work, 'History of
Hindu Chemistry' had made a prophetic statement. India was at the
height of learning from 5th. Century B.C. to 5th. Century A.D.
thousands of students used to gather at our ancient universities of
Taxila, Nalanda, Vikramshila, Ballavi, Odantapuri and others from
various countries for pursuits of knowledge at various branches of
arts & sciences. Why then suddenly the downfall started? According
to P.C.Ray, it was because of two reasons. Firstly, sankara's
mayavad, which brought about a tremendous damage to the growth
of rational and scientific knowledge and thinking. Secondly, it was
the seperation between manual and intellectual workers.
Manual workers comprised the artisans and craftsmen of our
society. They were our potters, carpenters, weavers, smiths and other
technicians. Whenever they faced any problem, particularly in
production techniques, they had no access to the then scientists and
technologists for any guidance. It was barred by the Brahmin sect
of the society. Stagnation and decline naturally followed from both
sides.
Making
of Article
an Artist:
Bengali
Creation has led to a path of change,
treading on which the world has come
about many cycle of progressions raising mountains from within seas
while sinking land to add to the ever
expanding realms of water bodies
and breaking of Pangaea leading to
the formation of continents. A similar
transition is seen even in the
evolution of the human kind initiated
by natural disaster or the basic
adaptation processes.
In retrospect Mr. Paresh Hazra
always felt that he had to be a part of
such processes of evolution, learning
to live in various new cities coming
from a village with an allusion to a perhaps bright future. Having taken his
first steps in the twentieth century he made his way to the twenty-first
through an intense amount of dedication to innovative work. He has been
through many ups and downs in this journey called life and has savoured
every bit whether good or bad to the fullest.
Born to a humble farmer's family in a village called Khanyadihi tucked
away in a lesser-known pocket of West Bengal, he ran away to Kolkata
filled with the essence of wet-earth aspiring to be the best he could. With
this basic idea he enrolled himself to the creative world of art at
Government College of Art and Craft Kolkata, experiences from where
has come to be a huge part of the person and the artist he is today.
Post education he shifted to the south of India taking up a job as an art
teacher at a residential public school in Bangalore. Along with his work as
a teacher he immersed himself in creating art in every possible form and
dimension while he traveled in India and around the world. His exposure
to various societies got him in touch with some remarkably talented and
passionate individuals who helped him further to enhance and achieve his
creative pursuits.
His work is also largely influenced by folk songs, lives of simple tribal
people and their folk motifs.
Dwelling in the creative ambiance, time and again he has also stepped
into voicing his opinion against social injustice through his paintings and
documentaries.
During his visits to Europe he has always taken ample time off to observe
the originals of the great masters like Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo
da Vinci, Constable, Turner, Picasso, Salvardor Dali and so on, visiting
museums are a large part of my visits too. Trips to America have brought
him closer to the contemporary work of present times and it has given
him a huge platform to interact with artists of various other countries
working with a million other media and styles.
While on such artistic expeditions few of his rarest and silver lined shows
were - one held at the Toronto University where the University Museum
collected his work, another held at Mr. Paul Getti's home where
personalities like Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs appreciated his work.
To constantly create is his only job and the intellectual perquisites that
come along are an immense drive for him. He hopes to be able to show
something new and different every time; be it the subject or the medium.
He has begun experimenting with film making at this point hoping to
reach further depths of human existence. Art is not only for art but it also
is a way of life and he aspires to be able to involve more and more people
in this endeavor of his.
Bijon Majumder
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