Sona mora roder alo,

Ghum bhangiye janiye gelo…

Jabi naki niruddeshey?

Megher chotto bhelaye bheshe

Jete pari onek durey.

Ferar kotha bolbi nato?

majh pothe haat charbi nato?

Amar noito bejaye kaj,

Ramdhonuta muchhbo aj…

Dhuye muchhe rong guloke

Shajabo aj porer por.

Kodin dhore brishti hoye,

Akashtar ja haal hoyeche!!!

Roddurer ar kaj ki ache,

Rojyi chithi pathaye daake,

Dakche naki pujor dhaak…

Uthche amar nabhishwas!!!!

Mone hochche paliye jai,

Paltola megh ready-yi ache,

Kire jabi? Bolna chhai!!!

Shoroter prothom jholmoley akash ar penja penja megh… shiuli phooler gondhye bheja bhorer batash ar ittkatth pathorer shohorer buke anache kanache uki mara kashphooler jhak… aar ki kaje mon boshe!!! Script likhte boshe ashto ekta chhora likhe fellum!!!

Pujo manei gariahat-er morey jam, pujo manei ekmash agey theke babake lukiye paraye natoker rehearsal…pujo mane mahalaya-r din bhorey dadu ghum theke uttheyi nariye debe utthoner shiuli gachhtake, ar konchor bhorey shiuli kurobo ami…borora tokhon radiote kaan peteche…

Pujo mane Maddox Square-e ekbar jetei hobe…

Pujo mane Ashtami-te uposh kore anjali…

Amar pujo ekhon oboshyo khuji, chhatim phooler gondhe bheja Salt Lake-er sajano prososto pothey…

Tai bole Baghbazar-er thakurer boro boro chokhduto bhuli ki kore!!!

Okhane ekbar jetei hobe…

Thakur dekhei Benaras-er paan khabo.

Ar park Circus er melaye boro nagordolaye chora chai, chai, chai.

Kancher churi kinbo, candy floss khabo… bonduk diye balloon fatabo…

Ashtami-tey dhaaker sathe dunuchi naach naachbo!!!

Ami kintu ghorotoro nastik….tobuo keno jani boro bhalo lagey Ashtami-r shakaltate notun saree pore,uposh kore anjali dite…

Onekei naak shitke bole, tui je bolish tui Communist!!!

Ke jane…hoyto ektu bhejaal mishey geche sei chottobelaye…Dida-r anchal dhorey prothom jokhon gechilum anjali ditey…

Chokh tokh bondho korina ami. Purutthakur montro bole jaan…ar ami khola chokhey mon diye dekhi Durgar murtita…ki ashadharon chokhduto!!!

Chotobelaye mahishasur-er jonyo bhari maya hoto…tokhon asur-er gaayer rong kalo hoto to! (Ekhon oboshyo Asur-er rong neel, sobuj, emonki Australian cricket coach-er adoleo hoye!!!)

Bhabtum, aha re…lokta kalo bolei ki or ei durdosha?!?

Pore boro hoye oboshyo ektu edik odik porey, ekhane okhane ghurey dekhlum, arey shottiyi to… Puran-turane, Ramayana-e sob dushtu lokguloyi to kalo.

Ashole judhyu tudhyugulo to sob arya anarya-der modhyei hoto kina!!!

Jakge!!! Oto shoto Racial itihash ghete kaj nei…

At least Durga-r modhye besh naribadi naribadi ekta byapar to ache.

Bhodromohila ritimoto supermom!

Char charte chelemeye, oirokom shwashaney moshaney pore thaka irresponsible ekjon swami, sobkichu samleo judhyu tudhyu kore jitlen to bapu!

Ar proti bochor ei lotbohor niye sei Kailash theke eka eka asha…chattikhanek kotha??? Sathe abar ettogulo jontu janwar!!!

Ami to ekta Great Dane pushei najehal…65 kilo-r kukur samlate samlate nabhiswas uthche!!! Ar Durgar kotha bhabun to!!! Ekta shingho… Idur…Pyancha…Hansh…Moyur…Saanp! Oooofff! Puro chiriakhana!!!

Ar amar nijer udahoron diyei jani, chelemeyegulo nirghat bahonder dayityo maayer upori fele deye… noile beena bajano chere Saraswati nijer hansher todaroki kore, e ami kichutei biswas korbo na!

Oi boro boro chokhgulo ar doshta haat dekhi ar proti bochor bhabi, ki ashadharon mohila!!!

Tarpor kothaye baaper bari eshe dudin jirobey, ta na… dhaakdhol bajiye lokhyo lokhyo loker bhir. Nijer shukhdukhyer kotha kar sathe share korben?

Amra to khali - ``Maa, ei dao! Maa, oi dao!``

Ei jonyoi sei chotobela theke aj obdhi kichu chaini…emonki porikhyar result berobar ageo noye!!!

Ajkalkar diney otogulo chelemeye manush korai ki kom kotha! Doshta haat thaklei holo?!? Tar co-ordination rakha ki kom jhamela?!

Amader ar ki.

Dhaaker awaje ghum bhanglo ar nachte nachte chollum thakur dekhte…

Jei pujo pandal-er baansh porlo, sedin theke mone mone gunte suru korlum…oi elo, oi elo!!!

Ek mash agey theke planning suru hoye geche, kon din kar paraye adda debo…

Jodio niyom kore niyom bhangatai amar sob theke priyo.

Je bochor Germany theke firlum thik pujor agey, se bochor chule neel rong-er streak korechilum. Je pujo pandal-ei jai, sobar eki bishyoy- ``Eki!!! Meye tar neel chul!!!``

Ei to goto bochor-o Maddox Square-e schooler bandhobi-der gettogether chilo. Kemon sobai nijer bor ba hobu bor ba ex-bor-der goppo kore gelo.

Ar ami? Ami dekhchi ashepashe interesting karur sondhan paoa jaye kina. Interesting mane of course ``single attractive male``!!!

E barer pujota oboshyo kemon hurmur kore eshe porlo.

Sobe Bishwakarma pujo-tey chad-ey kuriye paoa bho-katta ghurir hiseb miliye nite nitei Mahalaya!!!!

Ei to sedin borsha r majhe dekhlum majh ganga-ye nouko kore mati tulche…monta neche uthlo chholat kore…

Chotobelaye schoolbus-ta jokhon jeto Potuapara diye,tokhon protyek din janla diye jhuke pore dekhtum, kotota egolo Durga protima??? Mati porlo? Ronger poch?

Chokhyudaan?

Byas! Tar manei to chuti!!!

Ekhon oboshyo countdown suru hotei chokher ar moner khide metate chole jai Kumortuli…

bideshi kono bondhu Kolkata elei take niye douroyi Dugga protima gora dekhate… tokhon amar kache Mohon Banshi Rudra Pal – Michaelangelo!!!

Ebar naki sunlum ashte ashte dhaki-r jaiga nebe cd-te bajano dhaker bajna.

Hajar 5-7 naki bachbe khoroch.

Monta kharap hoye gelo…

Bhablum tahole gram-er oi chashi-gulor ki hobe?

Bochor-e ekbar jara baina paye shohorer pujor dhak bajabar? Chele-ke shonge kore lal shalu-te mora dhaakta niye uthe pore Sealdah-gami train-e?

Bochor khanek agey bondhuder barir pujor jonyo dhaki ante gechilum Kalighat-e.

Doradori kore je dhaki esechilo amader sathe, tar bari Murshidabad. Padma-r dharey.

Mash duyek ageyi gechilum Padma-r bhangon dekhte…

Doshta gram bheshe geche eksathe sudhu Jalangi-tei.

Ebare brishti-r aniyome foshol hoyni temon…pujor somoy orao jodi khali haate ghorey fere??? Dugga maayer koshto hobe na tatey?

Lakh lakh taka khorcha kore nanan theme-e pujo hobe, ar kanshi bajaye je chele-ta Sondhi pujor somoy ar fakey fakey ektu ghumiye neye stage-er ek koney, sei chele-ta babar haat dhore fire jabe khali haate?

Sedin alaap holo Munni Debi-r sathe…chokhey soda bottle-er moto mota choshmar kanch. Esechen sei sudur Rajasthan theke. Chotto chotto tulir taaney enke cholechen Radha Krishnar chobi…

Furiye jaoa manushgulor majhkhan theke hariye jaoa lokoshilpo uthe asche pujor mandap-e…

Purir Balishai , Karnataka-r Shimoga, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Bangla-r anache kanache theke shilpira tader shilper sambhar niye hajir mandap-e mandap-e…

Ei ba kom ki?

Dugga maa paruk na paruk, amra to pari.

Notun jama pore, jhokjhokey akashtake sathe niye berobo tai pandal-e pandal-e thakur dekhte…

Notun juto-tatey ektu narkel tel lagate hobe!

Ke jane,jodi abar paaye foshka porey!!!

(written on 1.10.2006... published as a pg1 article in Pratidin's Mahalaya special supplement)