on a lonely sunday afternoon...

Bfej®e ®L¡e ®Mu¡®m

hå O®ll S¡em¡ ¢c®u

h¡C®l ®M¡m¡ BL¡nV¡ ®cM¢R®mj...

Dn¡e ®L¡®Z cm ®hy®d ®jO...

c¡¢f®u ®hs¡u c¡j¡m q¡Ju¡...

l¡d¡Q§s¡l f¡f¢s J®s

R¡¢ajN¡RV¡ T¡yL¡u j¡b¡...

qW¡v L®l,®Q¡®Ml f¡a¡u

V¤f¤pÚ L®l HL®gy¡V¡ Sm fs®m¡ H®pz

®Lje L®l??!??

E®s¡ q¡Ju¡u ¢L h«¢ø ¢R®m¡?

h¡E䥮m ®a¡j¡l ¢Q¢W?

e¡¢L, Bj¡l HLm¡ b¡L¡ O®ll ®L¡®Z

jeM¡l¡®fl h¡Öf S®j

®Q¡®Ml f¡a¡ ¢i¢S®u ®N®m¡...???

the night of the smallest moon...

BS Q¡ycV¡ e¡¢L ph ®b®L c§®l Q®m ¢N®u¢R®m¡z

a¡C ®cn S¥®s ým¥ÙÛ¥mz

c§®l ®N®m ®Lje m¡N®h Q¡ycV¡®L...?

L¡m®Ll ®L¡S¡N¢ll Q¡ycV¡l ®b®L LaV¡ Bm¡c¡ ®p...?

®jOm¡ BL¡®nl Q¡clV¡ p¢l®u

®cM®a ®Nm¥j Q¡ycV¡®Lz

¢L¾a¥ H®k H®Lh¡®l ¢e¢hLÑ¡lz

f«¢bh£l ®b®L LaV¡ c¨®l p®l ®N®m¡

a¡®a ®ke

Q¡y®cl ¢LC h¡ H®p ®N®m¡...

p¢aÉC ®a¡z

Q¡y®cl ¢LC h¡ B®p k¡u!!!

¢e®Sl hm®a k¡l HL l¢Õj B®m¡J ®eC

l¡®al AåL¡®l

A®eÉl d¡l Ll¡ B®m¡u k¡l A¢ØaaÅ dl¡ f®s

®p ®a¡j¡®cl r¢Z®Ll ®L±a¥q®ml

lnc ®k¡N¡u h®V...

B¢j öd¥ S¡¢e

®a¡jl¡ ®LE k¡®L Q¡y®cl Lmˆ h®m¡,

®LE h®m¡ Q¡y®cl f¡q¡s...

Bp®m a¡ A¢ij¡¢e ®j®uV¡l

l¡a®S®N L¡¾e¡l ®Q¡®Ml Smz

p¡d L®l ®Q¡®M L¡Sm f®s¢R®m¡ z

jeM¡l¡f Ll¡ l¡®al j¡®T

®mf®V ®p ph HL¡L¡lz

®a¡j¡®cl ®a¡ p¡d ¢j®V®R

®a¡jl¡ HMe Ni£l O¥®jz

Q¡ycV¡ öd¥ HLm¡ S¡®N

®i¡®ll B®m¡u q¡¢l®u k¡®h h®mz

-MsNf¤l-

(smallest Full moon night of 2011)

written when the first rains came pouring...

Muddat e baad yun baarish barsi hai.
Apne wajud hi mitt jaye,yun bheega humne...
in boondon mein zarre zarre ko saunpa humne.
Bas! Ab ek hi ummeed bachi hai.
Kahin is saundi mitti se ek nayee ulfat janam le.

Shhab kate.
Aftab nikle.
Phir ALIF se suru ho koi begirah rishta.



(for those unfamiliar with urdu...
Shhab: Night
aftab: sun
ALIF: first alphabet in Urdu
Begirah rishta: relationship without any knot tied)

Kotodin dekhini tomaye...

Agey tobu swapno ar bastob'er majher aal diye hnete eshe

Bole jete,"Megh, ami achi."

Dekha hoto Swapner kheya ghat e -

       Kotobar...

      Tomar...ar...amar.

Keno chole gele?

Naki amiyi hariye gelem?

Tomar amar chayo payoa'r majhe bere otha

                      Krishnachura'tao shikorsudhyu 

Upre pore geche.

Akash'tao kemon gholate gholate hoye thake...

Eka ami boshe thaki

                           Ek fali Neel rong majhe.

Poth bhola somuddurey domka hayoa dakena

                                           ager moto...

Chulgulo sob elomelo kore.

Sobai chole geche.

Roye gechi ami - eka -

Ek rash obhimaan bukey bhore niye.

Ami ki furiye gelem?

Ja kichu debar chilo,

                                  hiseb nikesh bujhe

Bepari'ra chole geche.

Roye gechi - sudhu ami - eka.

Somoyer naamheen ghat'e.

Ekhono debar ache

Onek oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeek kichu.

Kake boli? 

Kar'yi ba eto somoy ache?

Keno sunbe keu 

                          amar holo ki holo na iti...

Keno keu khnuje debe

                          amar hariye jayoa 'tumi'...

Amiyi ba ki emon rekhe gechi 

                                                  Chhaap...

somoy'er bhije bali pothey?

Ki emon diyechi tomaye...

Kiiyi ba debar ache...

                     Sadamata amar ei jeerno canvas e?

Tar cheye ei besh valo.

Shukno sheeter raatein

                      Ek rash  kuyasha joriye gaaye

Hajar bochor dhore boshe thaki...ami.

Thik ei khaney...

Tomar adi anonto -

                          sudhu ek shadharon meye.

(February,2011)

Sasthi night...when the two paths parted...

®j¡®sl j¡b¡u...

¢WL ®kM¡®e fbV¡ c¥i¡N q®u Q®m ®N®R

HLV¡ ®hy®L X¡e¢c®L...

Bl AeÉV¡...®p¡S¡p¥¢Sz

e¡z

pj¡¸al¡m euz

H c¥®V¡ fb ¢jm®h e¡ ®L¡b¡Jz

®L¡e¢ceCz

®l¡S Jl¡ Bm¡c¡ q®u k¡u...

JC ®j¡sV¡®a H®pz

a¡l B®N ¢L¸a¤ ®LE S¡e®a¡ e¡z

a¥¢j, B¢j...h¡ fbV¡z

h¡ qu®a¡ ®S®eJ j¡e®a Q¡u¢ez

a¡C...p¡l¡¢ce HLp¡®b Q®m...

¢WL JC ®j¡sV¡®a H®p

Bm¡c¡ q®u k¡Ju¡l SeÉz

(o×W£l l¡®a)

falgu...

öd¤ HL f¡ H¢N®u Bp¡

¢L L¢We L¡S h®m¡ ®c¢M !

®L L¡l SeÉ,

L®h ®ke p¡a pj¥Ÿ¥l ®a®l¡ ec£ f¡l q®u¢Rm-

®L L¡®L i¡®m¡®h®p ®ke

m®s¢Rm ¢hd½wp£ k¥Ü L®a¡h¡lz

e¡z

B¢j ¢LÔJ®fVÊ¡ eCz

®q®me, ®â±fc£...pwk¥š²¡J eCz

®no V¡e ¢c®u ®gm¡ ¢pN¡®l®Vl ¢e®i k¡Ju¡ V¥L®l¡l j®a¡,

pq®SC f¢lq¡kÑ B¢jz

ah¥ h¥®Ll j®dÉ ByL®s dl¡ ®e¡VfÉ¡®X By¢Lh¥y¢L...

e¡ hm¡ Lb¡ LM®e¡ ¢œi¥S qu...

LM®e¡ Bh¡l pl² pl² m¡C®e ByL¡

H®Ll fl HL j¥®Ml p¡¢lz

LM®e¡ h¡ LmjV¡ ®M¡m¡C f®s b¡®L...

j¥®Ml L¡¢mV¡ ö¢L®u B®p,

Bl Sj¡ qu

Bj¡l Q¡C®a e¡ f¡l¡ C®µRN¤®m¡ H®L H®Lz

S®j...A¢ij¡e L®l...

f®s b¡®L öL®e¡ p¡c¡ L¡NSV¡ j¡TM¡®ez

Jf¡®l c¡y¢s®u b¡®L¡ a¥¢jz

e£lh- ®Q¡®Ml Q¡q¢e ®a¡j¡lz

Hf¡®l HLV¡ gÒN¤ h®u k¡uz

¢eÙ¹ì- h¡¢ml B®l¡...B®l¡ e£®Qz

S®ml në öe®a f¡Je¡ a¥¢j-

f¡Ce¡ B¢jJz

öd¥ ®qy®V f¡l q®u k¡Ju¡ j¡e¥oN¤®m¡l

f¡®ul R¡f l®u k¡u ¢i®S h¡¢m®az

®a¡j¡l Bj¡l e¡ hm¡ Lb¡N¤®m¡l j®a¡z

öd¥- HL f¡ H¢N®u k¡Ju¡-

¢L L¢We L¡S,h®m¡ ®c¢Mz

Tomar proti kotha'r majhe,amaye khuji... 

Raater ekla ondhokarey

Amio puri...amio joli. 

Notun kore sokalbela chhai uriye,

raater pora chhaiyer gada e amaye khuji...tomaye khuji... 

Sokal holei onyo tumi,

onyo ami.

Saradiney notun kore

abar amar tomaye chena,tomaye jana...

Nijer kore pete chayoa.

Tomaye chena janar majhe,

chotto ekta alpothey te

dekha holo

achena ek meye'r sathe.

Khali paa,tar bhije anchal,

haater muthoye boichidana.

Aponmoney

Khepi se meye 

Bhor theke je ki kheyal e

Kuriye beraye aborjona.

Amaye dekhe

ek jholoke

Ektu hneshe

Bollo se meye,

"Aborjona?

Ami e matth,se matth ghure,

Pukur paare,Nodi'r dhare...

kuriye berai ichhegulo...

tumi jader hariye felo.

Chhoriye rakho.

Gnathbo mala.

Nambe jedin akash amar brishti hoye,

Sedin oke debo snope.

Tarpore te chuti amar.

Akash- Megh er goppo theke." 

A PAKAU FILM!!!A COLOSSAL WASTE!!!

Aarakshan!!!
The most pakau film of this yr!
Worst is becoz it comes in a package of so-called awareness.
After Gangajaal,Apaharan,etc u go to see it expecting a brave film from a gutsy director,one of the biggest controversies besieging our country.
All u see is a badly written screenplay that goes on & on & on abt personal vendetta,discipline,blah blah blah.
Most of the story is soo slip shoddy!!!
Some scenes or dialogues will tickle ur aware bones,depending on which side of the fence ur sitting...Thats it!
A country like India torn by inequalities of Gender,Caste,Religion,minorities,etc has seen so much violence,politics,frustration on this issue.He even writes INDIA Vs INDIA under the name... 
Where on earth is all that?
Anyway reservation isn't only limited to college admissions.
A women's reservation bill sits like a frozen duck in the Parliament for 15 yrs. Having travelled in Central India 12yrs ago,making a documentary on women's reservation,i've seen a picture that could not have escaped Prakash Jha...SHOULD NOT HAVE.
Mandala Commission has seen students setting themselves on fire.
Even in a prime medical institution like AIIMS,allocation of rooms in hostels is segregated by caste!!!
Nothing of the pain,humiliation,conflict,controversies,seething anger is there in the film.
What a terrible waste!
Especially considering the awesome cast.
What angered me most is that the director has used up the name Aarakshan,whereas it could have been anything...
Ek master ki larai!!!
Education!!!
Education on sale!!!
KK ki pratisodh!!!
Super Tabela!!!
ANYTHING.
Except now if someone someday really picks up the courage and gumption to do a film on the actual issue of RESERVATION,he/she will simply have to curse Prakash Jha & call it something else and expect that the audience hasn't lost trust in a filmmaker's honesty & will come to the cinema!!!WHAT A CRIMINAL WASTE!!! 

shayad kuch chhut gaya.

sawan ke kuch bheege shaam hai...

aur kuch karwe,kuch teekhe se shabd...

tere bahon mein bitayen chand lamhein hai...

aur tere jaane ke baad kuch siskiyan aur tapke boondein bhi...

yun to kuch samaan na chora tumne,

par haan...

teri ahaat ki intezar mein biti adhuri si ek zindagi hain.

(11th July,2011)

21 e February...

Ke kobe ekta daag tene diyechilo.

Amader hridoy'er uttap ke bhoy peye

Ke kobey bole diyechilo 

                                          Tomra alada.

Jomi bhaag hoye gelo.

Nodi bhaag hoye gelo.

Bhaag hoye gelo akaash tao.

Ke kobey bole diyechilo

Tomra duto desh hoye gele.

Hridoy ke to bhaag kora jayena.

Maa ke kokhono bola jaye,

                         "Ora tomar sontan noy?"

Je pakhi ta urte urte 

             E akash theke o akash'e urey gelo

Oke ki kore bolbe 

             Akash tao bhagabhagi hoye geche?

Je gacch ta dui seemanter majhe,

                                        thik mohana'e

koyeksho bochor dhore dalpala mele

Surjyo ke chnute chaiche...

Oke ki kore bolbe,

                     Tomar shikor kothaye?

E paarey, na o paarey???

Joto daag tano-

Kato chnero jomi'r manchitrotake...

Hridyo amar ektai.

Bhasha amar ek.

Bhasha'r jonno buker rokto jhorate pari.

Bhasha'r jonno prithibi'r bukey

                            notun itihash likhte pari.

Rafiq, Shafiur,Saalam, Barkat, Jabbar'er roktey

                           lekha sei itihash.

Ke kobey ekta daag tene bhebechilo

Amader buker agun take 

                                       nibhiye debe.

KI NIRBODH!!!

Buker rokto diye lekha itihash 

tader moneo rakheni.

Itihasher astakurey pore thak ora.

Prithibi'r bukey 

Amar hoye geche...

                              21e February.

Hridoy ek...

Mati ek...

Akash ek...

Shikor ek...

Bhasha ek...

                  Amar Maa'er bhasha.

Amar Bangla Bhasha.