"Tunnel-e Ekaaki Shamsur Rahman" -- An essay in bengali by Salahuddin Ayub

c rT TS-j @Ac : jZSR ASr ASq

vSU j@@f rT TS

UfS ~qc

        vSU g il
@ZS AOl@ S ~ rf rBd
@Jv  ~ OZ v s ~S T | OA@
pA av, WA Av  A @, ~O ~T
ASBm ~m a a @@ q S ZJB
        @R jZS |

                (vSU j@@f; rT TS)

j@.

S b@ A@ec rFTAU S, @Ac q j@vS j@ A-TAU vSU g e @ waS @Ac rT TS | J j@v @Ac cq-q ~a @Ac  wmAU ST, vSU j@@f  ToF c cO mHf R OM@K @Ac |

@AcAv T A BU rcfS @Ac@i @wB | -T @Ac @wB Ac @Ac@i j@v TUq AaU | b@ MJa ~T ZS ~m v ca cA@ | c @cAU cq, AFAn@ R PAS@ AFp ~T AFOO j@Tn ASg AaU cU, s-@S gU OS ~T j@v Acn co AS T | @U AUA ~SR gq ToFT c, i@wJR R c A@a BU dH  AO   ToFR AFcF ~S W R AcU Z ASB ^K@UfS ~Ag@ cFAnT gc AAS | TS , vSU j@@f i @ cr mA^ q | cAS  ~B Acr c ~c q @Ac@iq @AcAv Aa @SU AcrAcFU ~S@kUF, ~T @a j j@ mHf Tk |

jTS S s J r @Ac ew ~T @a Sq A@ec @AcAv j ~w ~^ O-JO c AAS | A@ @rQn TF @S @S ~cS R gw Tm  Wv  | j@ F s, AF@wB T @r jce @U w^gA @AcAv ~^w c @S AcS WvAS | A@ @Sv@mv @ Acmp U c jAcK A@aq BS S @U vSU j@@f ~Xo ~e@OS ~re@ ~a | ~T ~wF @ A S s w^g vSU j@@f rT TS@ ~S@ cAr j@, AS: R snffS TS  | @Bq j@v AcrK oS j@A@L q i ~Ac@p @AcAv oS g UR, @Ac@i @AcAv ~Ag^  s AAQ R ASHswF ~AgW, w^g vSU j@@f r r q TABS  A@aq s AUAcXo Sq, F Ac jv@ ZU Z UgBS@ |

c @Ac S, A@ @S @S, @Ac AcO l@p, @Ac sZS @wB @ cq iJq S  ~S@v g c @ ASB cA mf ASc Ri T WvS | c vSU j@@f cAcU T @S TF coAS | ~AT j@ cU Oq S s @rToFT AcS @AcAv cIc Qn Acv @S TF, ~T UQF @Sv@mv AcS AcK i@@ Bw @ | l@p @Ac  cvq, Tv R s-@S @Ac j@v @S @Sv@mv PA  | c @Sv@mv cFv@ U TS @ @S @H Sq | i@ Ac s@ ~T j@v UZ c @Ac @Sv@mv cU ASr @A, OA @a  s Xgv A@ec ~A@ TS   | ceUAF qA@ ~Fwwv UcU cHS R TFn XoA TfTeU@ ~T @Ac s F TS @S,  @HR jq |

sA o ASq i ~Ag A@ @ @Ac@i @Ar R w^g @AcAv @Sv@mv j@ S, U TS c @Sv@mv AcS @Ac ~cU ZAS@v UR gkAT@ Z QT | ~ @AcAv ~UOS jc @ sA jq , U mf@ @ gU s j@Av @Ac  Aw ~T o Rq @AcAvq S,  cqR ~S@ A@a i @A | sTS, j UZ d Xop OHU j@Av sZS A ASBm ~m a a @@ qS ZJB / @R jZS, @Sv@mv @ TS ZU j@v gAc R A@av @MkUf ~T q  | ~T gU A S s @AcAv @Ac@iq T @Ar AaU, jce  OR c @ U jAv jTS j@Av T UZ sZS ~T AF BSfA cr @AS, ATA AaU fAT, jce ~T oS UZ@ ArAc ArAc gw SAS | BSF @cAU AF ~f@cXo, AcXo, ~Acg R ~Sk@U snfcA R-@T j@v T rT TS sZS cUS ASB ~m a a ~ @@ ZJB S S AAS, ZS cIq c @Ac Ac ASB Tv@ AAS sgc i @aS,   ~T q ~Ag^ T-~SocS ASAEO j@  ~a | ~TBSf Uf@H IJA@ ASq cAU : snfcA R snffS -- j sA j-@Ac j@v TS  (@Ac@i @Sv@mv @ TS Z), U @AcAv s @U cmc R ~^ gAcKFl ~cU@S T ~cF pArA ~Ao@f AaU,  mf@s | ~SFA@ @Sv@mv ~U U ~T s @AcAv@ ~S@gc i @ Aa,  vSU j@@f @UBf @cFH AUU | l@p @Ac XoT  Acr ~AcOAU ZR, jgc @ZS ~Xg @ZS BAvU A@ cUgc TSc An, @S @S @Ac i@ mQ SB^ Ug @ | JU c j@q  i@ mr v@mv HA cU ASr @aS | j U OA rF   AS:A@ AFi j@v An |

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j @Ac vSU A@ Ar\f rT TS mvAR ? S A@ j A mvAR OR c ? S A@ vSU J Tw @AcBfcSq lQ ? @Ac cUaS j@Av vSUq AAS @Av AaS ATsw jce msw, Tsw, / UMsw Zc j@ j@, jce vSUcf j-@Ac AS@v o S, kR WS @r @ / ~AmL v S | T jZS mNo, qA ASEOU | T o mNoq S, TTAU, wMH ; ~A@R | T R qA wAo @ U @AcAv, BSF  @Ac B jq q  cFc R ~SocS mgAc@ @ S | T R qA  ~cAm cUq vSU g il @ZS AOl@ S ~ rf rBd @Jv  ~ OZ v s ~S T | jTSA@ AS R A  ~SocS BSF @  ~AA  :

@@U ~AT ks
AZAS, ASAS @S U Ar | @Ug
sS @S cAB@ vSU U v
~U wU, AI\Ufm S v q  |

sTS ~w cUAa, rT TS jq vSU J @AcBfcSq e lQ | ~^@ R e@fH jq vSU @Ac A@ mhaAScA ? ASEOq | c, UQ @ AcK, vSU g gA  @ ASmNo  cvq, r@ @R @Ac BcASq ~T BS A, A@ @S cS, :Z c AS QF @AcAv Sq |  @H @Ac UQF jZS cFAw BfcS cHS S, ce @Ac Ac cmc BfcS gq s ZAc  AAS PA @aS, vSU j@@f q @kvgkH, qAT, R c@T ~haA j@ ~ZFS |

S, vSU mha^fH c BSF @Ac @S :Z Sq, @SS Rq @U, fW, ~^@, AS:, R AS-A gg U@f cFAw  g cc BSFq  J BfcS lAw | cAS rT, oFS, R oS ~BS jq  AASq Tv, s ToF ~SF @ AmA, mQ A@ec Os ~cA | A@ AnTZf THf \UA sAS, THf mS, R ~AgB SAgTkU ~cSR ZS ASmg, SwHF |

c sA j-@Ac TT, ~ ZAS@v g, cr @ Oq U j AcS ~c ZU U  @ @ | ~crF mmp OH, OA rN ~AgW, R ~AcUgc f@f gKH, R e@T As@ AccpA TIZS ~T ~@ml j@ hOH TZTAZ q s j@A@ @Ac  J ~P@r ewT R eW l mf@A, ~SFA@ q Uq @p@T c Acm@ WKH :

~c Aa R
~P@r ; ~A@, TlFp @Aa gTH
T c@U, BUf AcFUAUT mSw aJ-aS
wa cU U BUB ~ ZA ASB
c@ JB @  cASAa cR
DKHf cJAr |

mc@ d q @cFoS mf@A, TI AcTfS @AcF@ ewT \UZ, ~ rK AXo@T R OA @Ac AS:er WKH | jq mc@ i @ ~T Bw Ai cv, A@ @Ac j-hOH@ TvR ~FAr, AAQOF, c @AcAv TkU gms  ~^A TS  S | j Ai@ ~w -Av mc@ AAS T@UfS @Ac TkU ~^:rkSF (@A^TS UqS vqAU @a ASTH / ~Xg Bwl j@) R  ~AO FT Qg @r @aS | Ag R pArfU  ercfS T@U, R s-@S @U, ZTZ AFOO l @Ac jTSq AcQNo s AAS ceU@Ac ASB ~cmS @ cr cAUgc WKH S @ SAS | ~T cU A : AcrpU cAcmc, O T, R ~-AAF@ ^S TZ j@v rOSf A@ mfgc ~mmF@ S^AS@ Acr Acf rT TS vSU ~oAS@cf ceU @Ac ~gF^fH rA R  c cl@p AHA f@ |

AS.

j@BS oS @Ac sZS SS @Ac OS @S,  aS j@v ~WAK F @ |  U, pA AcU, TU, AH Tk kc@ Tm pA@ ~mf@ @ | Ar\A s@S SS pA j@@v cF@ ~mf@ R FZS AcmH^Z R AcBS@ AUU | Acmp ~UOS sw Sq, c jAcK cO f@ (R cr AcA@) ~UOS q F\ NT  r@ w A@ @Ar A ~FeBqAv ~ qSV^ (1973) cqAv | -~oAS@ o TUOS  AS:A@ R qU R ASq@ AcrAcFU ~oF@ F\ NT j@BS rUf TUO@ | NT j@v oS ccF jq s, @Ac @T : rATS R cU | j@Av @ AAS cc cUS : cU @Ac @Ac SS, sTS cU UZ@ UZ@ SS | J T, T@U s-@S rATS @Ac rArUf @Acq kc@ @S rATS @Ac rArUf @Ac OS gU i | NT Acr @S, j@BS rATS @Ac @a @Ac BfcS-TpF UF ; BSF swl @pA R kcB @Ac  j@ cF@, fW R AS^ eWK AU R j@BS c @Ac ~AoF ASA | @v cFZF @ Aw NT cUS s STkq j@BS @Ac TpF ~AScs F R q kn B^ SR j@v AcrK oS OS AcdXo Uq ~cfH S | TpF jq OS AcdXo @Ac ewT fc, fQH R wgf ~UF | jZS @q B^ S ~T ~@CQ | ~T ~TS T A Oq @Ac @pA@ cU S Ar\, ~ ASB@ ASB  R ASB ASA AS^@ cU Ac @S |

U Jha jq s, s-@S rArUf SS @Acq S @S Tl @Ac SAUZS, NT gK OS gU i | TrA@U jq s, s @Ac c @Ac Rq @Ac cO A, AF s AF ~cwS a J Ag ^fUS Wv S, q @Ac, @Ac, c cF@ ~ AFAF@ kH FZFS @ a rATS @Ac @S Ac@\ Sq | ~mf@ R FZS jq cF@, Ac@\fS, ~SAH A@ XwkH, @q F\ NT rATS @Ac Bv ~ U AnrS cU OS | c ~T TS Z @ s rATS @Ac cF@ FZS  mgcq Ag^ | S R A @Ac@ rATS @Ac @ZSq A ~mf@ @S S | A@ @ZS ~SF oS iR @S S | AAS J@ "gUgc" i @S | gUi An j@A@ ~LpA R ~T B nTr ^AO , ~SFA@ Wv AF ScoS (NT gK FA@U A-AgrS ~ vArS)| J lskH ccF jq s, S pA OS gU i R eAr AF cU FZS a rATS @Ac m^ cFAL ASHswF  S |

~T oH, rT TS vSU j@@f j@v ~ NT gKF-~cUcS ASr @ c | NT pA@H @ i @U ~T Zc s, vSU j@@f oS @Ac ~LASTH @\ ^O@ | AXf, @AcAv T@UfS @Ac \UZ R  AcdXo AcQg @UR, j @SAvq rT TS AQ S | @Ac j@Tn AQ Jq sJ TS ~B cUS AAr ~AT c, jce s ~A@ TlFp c@U gTH @ @Ac ASBq \UZ @aS | @Ac q fW, @AiS, ASAcgc fA@ A@ cUgc eWkH, gTH AHT OA | ~oAS@cf ceU @Ac j@BS oS @Ac Ac cp aS @Ac rT TS | cU cUF, @Ac fW, UAc gTH ^  cA:pAcf S, ce q fW @U vSU g, sZS AAS  @ S @U AA@ R PwAA@ sw; sZS T mNo, qA ASEOU, T@U ~A@; q g, wMc TcH Ok @ kcf ~cmS ~f@cXo j @Ac JB  ZA nTw cAS OUS ~oAS@ ceU @cF J AT R j@Tn AQ "cR DKHf cJAr" |

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?