Bibhutibhushan

The works of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay affected me more than any other authors. Something about his writings touched my heart and molded it. I would grow up to be a different person if I was never introduced to his "Chander Pahar". It was the starting point into the mesmerizing world of Bibhutibhushan for me. Till then his works has taken a hold on me. Given below are only few of his passages from different books....they never seem to lose their charms.

Chander Pahar
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"Bidaye Alvarez bondhu!....Shwadesh-e phire jaoar ei anonder muhurte tomar kothhai aaj mone hochche. Tumi sei doler manush, sara aakash jader ghorer chhad, sara prithibi jader paye cholar poth -- aashirbaad koro tomar moharonyer nirjon shomadhi theke, jano tomar moto hotey pari jibone, omoni shukh-dukkhe nispriho, omoni nirbhik.

Bidaye bondhu Attilio Gatti. Onek jonmer bondhu chhile tumi.

Tomra shobai miley shikhiyechho Chin deshe procholito sei prachin chhoratir shotyota-- Chhader aalsher dibbi chourosh ekkhani tali hoye onor obosthhaye shukhe-shochchonde thhakar cheye sfotik pathor hoye bhenge jaoao bhalo, bhenge jaoao bhalo, bhenge jaoao bhalo."

Pother Panchali
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"Oi jekhane aakasher tole aasharu-durgapur-er bandha shoroker gachher shari kromosho dur hoite dure giya poritechhe, or-i odike jekhane tahader gaa-er poth bakiya aashiya Shonadanga mather modhye uthiyachhe, shekhane pother thik sei mor-tite, graamer praanter buro jamtola-taye tahar didi jano mlanmukhe daraiya tahader railgarir dikey chahiya aache!....

Tahake keu loiya aashe nai, shobai feliya aashiyachhe, didi mara geleo dujoner khela korar potheghate, bashbone, aamtolaye se didike jano etodin kachhe kachhe paiyachhe, didir odrishyo sneho-sporsho chhilo Nischindipur-er bhanga kothabarir proti griho-kone -- aaj kintu shotyo-shotyoi didir shohit tahar chirokaler chharachhari hoiya galo !....

Tahar jano mone hoy didike aar keho bhalobashito na, maa noy, keu noy! Keho tahake chhariya aashite dukhito noy.

Hothath Apur mon ek bichitro onubhutite bhoriya galo. Taha dukkho noy, shok noy, biroho noy, taha ki se jane na. Koto ki mone aashilo olpo ek muhurter modhye ... Atoori daini ... nodir ghat ... tahader kothabarita, ... chalte-tolar poth ... Ranudi ... Koto boikal, koto dupur ... kotodiner koto haashikhela ... Potu ... didir mukh ... didir koto na-meta shaadh ....

Didi akhono ekdrishte chahiya aache ---

Porokkhonei tahar moner modhyer obak bhasha chokher jol-e atyoprokash koriya jano ei kothai baar baar bolite chahilo -- aami chaini didi, aami toke bhulini, ichche kore feleo aashini -- ora aamaye niye jachche.

Shotyoi se bhule nai.

Uttorjibone nilkuntola sagormekhola dhoronir shonge tahar khub ghonishtho porichoy ghotiyachhilo. Kintu jokhoni gotir puloke tahar sara deho shihoriya uthite thakito, shomudrogaami jahajer deck hoite proti muhurte nil aakasher nobo nobo mayaroop chokhe porito, hoyto drakkha-kunjo-beshtito kon nil porbotshanu shomudrer bilin chokrobaal shimaye dur hoite dure khin hoiya porito, durer osposhto aabchhaya-dekhite-paoa belabhumi ek protibhashali sursroshtar protibhar daaner moto mohamodhur kuhok-er srishti korito tahar bhabmoy mone -- tokhoni, ei shob shomoyei, tahar mone porito ek ghonoborshar raate, obisranto brishtir shobder modhye ek purano kothar ondhokaar ghore, rogshojyagrostho ek paragaayer gorib ghorer meyer kotha --

-- Apu, sere uthle aamaye ekdin railgari dekhabi?

Majherpara station-er distant signal-khana dekhite dekhite kotodure osposhto hoite hoite sheshe milaiya galo."

Pother Panchali
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"Oi aastaboler mathaye je aakashta, ori opare purbodike bohudure tahader Nischindipur.

Aaj kotodin se Nischindipur dakhe nai -- t-i-n botshor! Kotokaal!

Se jane, Nischindipur tahake dine-raate shob shomoy daake, Shankharipukur daak daye, bashbonta daak daye, Sonadanga math daak daye, Kodomtolar shayeber ghaat daak daye, Debi Bishalakkhi daak dan.

Poro vitar mishto lebu fuler gondhe shojnetolar chhayaye chhayaye aabar kobe gotibidhi? Aabar kobe tahader barir dharer shirish shondali bone pakhir daak?

Etodine tahader sekhane Ichhamotite borshar dhol namiyachhe. Ghater potha shimul tolaye jol uthiyachhe. Jhope jhope nata-kata, bonkolmir ful dhoriyachhe. Bon oporajitar nil fule boner matha chhaoa.

Tahader graamer ghat-tate kuch-jhoper pashe Rajukaka hoyto etokkhone tahar obhyeshmoto obelaye snan korite namiyachhe, chalte-pokar bake notun koshar boner dhare dhare Akrur majhi machh dhoribar doari patiyachhe, aaj shekhankar haat-baar, thakurjhi-pukurer sei botgachhtar pichhone digonte kono ranga aaguner fenar moto surjyo osto jaitechhe, aar tahar-i tolakar methopoth bahiya gramer chhele Potu, Nilu, Tinu, Bhola shob haat koriya firitechhe.

Etokkhone tader bone-ghera barir uthan-tate ghono chhaya poriya ashitechhe, kich kich koriya pakhi daakitechhe, sei mishto nishyobdo shanto boikaal -- sei holde pakhita aajo aashiya pachiler uporer konchir daal-tate sei rokom boshe, maayer haate pota lebucharatate hoyto etodin lebu folitechhe......

Aaro kichhukkhon pore tahader se vitaye shondhyer ondhokaar hoiya jaibe, kintu se shondhaye keho saanj jhalibe na, prodip dekhaibe na, roopkotha bolibe na. Jonohin vitar uthan-bhora kaalmegher jongole jhijhi poka daakibe, gobhir raatre pichhoner ghono bone jogdumurer gachhe lokkhipechar rob shona jaibe...keho konodin sedik maraibe na, gobhir jongole chapa-pora maayer se lebugachhtar shondhan keho konodin janibe na, or-kolmir ful futiya aapna-aapni jhoriya poribe, kul nona mithyai pakibe, holde-dana tero pakhita kandiya kandiya phiribe.

Boner dhare se opurbo mayamoy boikaalguli michhamichhi-i namibe chirodin.

Obela ek uthan loker shommukhe bina-bichare maar khaiao tahar chokh diya ek phota jol bahir hoy nai, kintu akhon nirjon ghorer janlata-te eka eka daraiya hothath se kandiya aakul hoilo, uchchhoshito chokher jol jhor-jhor koriya poriya tahar shundor kopol bhashaiya ditei chokh muchhite haat uthaiya aakul shure mone mone bolilo -- Aamader jano Nischindipur fera hoy--bhogobaan--tumi ei koro, thik jano Nischindipur jaoa hoy--noile bachbo na--paye pori tomar--

Pother debota proshonno hashiye bolen -- Murkho balok, poth to aamar shesh hoyni tomader graamer basher bone, thangare Biru Rayer bot-tolaye ki Dholchiter kheyaghater shimanaye? Tomader Shonadanga math chhariye, Ichhamoti paar hoye, podmofule bhora Modhukhali biler pash katiye, Betrobotir kheyaye pari diye, poth aamar chole galo saamne, saamne, shudhui saamne... desh chhere bidesher dike, shurjyodoy chhere shurjaster dike, janar gondi eriye oporichoyer uddeshye....

Din raatri paar hoye, jonmo moron paar hoye, maash, borsho, monnontor, mohajug paar hoye chole jaye....tomader jibon-shopno sheola-chhatar dole bhore aashe, poth aamar tokhono furoye na... chole...chole...chole... egiyei chole...

Anirban taar bina shone shudhu ananta kaal aar ananta aakash..

Se pother bichitro aanondo-jatrar odrishyo tilok tomar lolate poriyei to tomaye ghorchhara kore enechhi!...

Cholo egiye jai."