"Amriter Sandhane" -- A Bengali Short Story by Indranil Dasgupta

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sk Sf BU ^FcU STAaUS j@ Mb AK | wMcH jq AK B jce cAU  @S AO AaU S co@F | J @r R ErR kH AU S | A@ T^hOH  BU ASB AAcc Z il AK TS U s J TpF WAS ja | BfcS ~kH c @B @ sc BSF  ~a Tn @@Av AS |

jq AK ST sc\@F |

AOA^ TZ cA AUS AK | sc\@F q mf cTS |  ~a j@Av ~kH w^R | Av A@ TS A US S | cc J TS  UwU s TpF ~w s A@a A a AU swF Ao@f  U R BS |

 AS FK AK J q mf@ @ cUUS - ~T TpF ~^ | jc wpFw @ cHm sc T | s A@a g-A ~a  T ToF gw @ A sc | A@ @ gw @f R AO v Ai@ @ Aa S | T e Tm @B jAS ~T@ sF @ ja | ~B jq @BR Tq sF Oq |

T mf @FSf A@av c a | sc\@F sZS ST-@ AS ZS mTf  ~og @ @AvaS cAS | BfcSoH q ewT  AO Z wa @U R TZ Z | @@Av n-@SFR a J |

AXf mf PTnf Fscf | @@ ca ~w sc\@F il AXfc Aw @ UAaUS | ZS PTnf dHf UR oH ~Skb AK@SF US c cq AaU | Acc  Ac^Tn dAO AaU S | sc\@F ZFA BSF @MUcrq co j Acc   |  @  ~S TS @ | Zc @T @ cU |  ToF j@v  gc ~a | A@  ~A cI s S |  jTS k A@a Fr  ~a @SAS s SwU R sc S | sc\@F v S s ~S@ O @R AAS PTnf TS B @ SAS |

@FSfR AK@SF | @STq J@ Ugf cU s S | A@ j e c@Av Hf Z R mha^F g jAS o J q a | AAS BSS sc\@F c PTnf @q ~Ag Sq wp, gkAT jce w-A Q @ | j@Tn AASq n  j @BAv OU cS | q ~Uwa AAS cUUS - A  ~ mw AS sc S | T aUU TSK @q Uwc v | e  s OU s @T gkAT ~ w-oS ~T@ AR | cA@v PTnf@ AUR  ZrSR  ~T@q @ c |

sc\@F PTnf A@ OqUS | PTnf pA cTq k @S cm  AScXo @ | sS  jq pAcf TSK S, ~^fQ @ c ja | sc\@F cUUS - PTnf, T @f Oq cU | PTnf cUU - ~T A@a Oq S | jc w-cak ~AS AA@q c A sS | ~AT  AA ~rq ~Aa |

sc\@F S ZAr UR j@T ~TcxvS cFcm A TS AaUS S | sA  @U  U PTnf@ @ Zc ? a PTnf @S ^SR AS |

sc\@F cUUS - A@av gkAT ~^ AT SR |

PTnf cUU - gkAT U A@ ~AT ~T  c ?

sc\@F cUUS - S |

PTnf cUU - U gkAT AS ~AT @f @c ?

j sc\@F scq A@a A OqUS PTnf@ cq PTnf  FZFS @U | s A TSK ~T  S jTS @S A@aq  BS Sq |

AS@ T ~UOS  U |

sc\@F j@Av @AiS TF  wUS | BS@B@ AAS cQ|H m cFZF @ s rAU AAaUS AU cpHF@ ASK e@AU a | U@  A@av  jce ~S@vq S cI O @ Aa s AK sc\@F @a jTS j@Av TpF AcS ~a s Ug @U TSK ~T  | j@Tn J c@U oATHf @FSf jc  @ @S S S | ASEOq PTnf @MU fA @a jqc vS | jce  ~TL AcSAvq Ao@kn Ug @ O mTf @a @ |

v AS sc\@F mf-n jA w^ OS @B cF @ AUS | @pQ @S @B AhaU S | @cUTn PTnf TZTAZ s S   q Oq @ sAhaUS | A@ pf AS AS sk BU ~cwS @ T sc\@F ZUS J wn C sS o ATo T  wa | J  Ov Av g AaU - AUR  wa    @ gm T  | TpF ~ jAw ja ~STS @ sc\@F ~A  A jUS wp | AS g c cr ZAS@v ~w BwUS PTnf@ |

K T ~U v ~w sk @kU cA PTnf@ cQ|H m cIUS sc\@F | cUUS - TS @ jq Acr-cQ| AT j@ j@Av  | Acr@ AT Zc, UANo @c @fgc ?

PTnf cUU - OZ A |

sc\@F cUUS - TS @ OQAv @ SR a T |

PTnf cUU - Sc | @S A |

sc\@F cUUS - TS @ rcH qA^R AcS  wa T |

Sf rfU w^ R AS:r AS PTnf cUU - w^ Sc |  A mr @ Zc |

sc\@F ZS cUUS - mr, w^, m - c qA^q sZS U ZS Bwl@ @fgc UANo @c AT ?

PTnf OZ c^ @ cAaU |   A U S |

K T A@H j mr @U  @U | sc\@F ASB Av ~CU i@US PTnf c^ OZ  | Almp T OT@ i PTnf cU wU - AT @ ? A@ @S @ cU S  wU A |  rf B ~cmq ArAU  wU | T ZJv ZU U @U | q ~ A wA  UwU j@ j@ Jv BU |

PTnf ZU @U ~^fQ j@Av  a ToF @S ~@rsS Ag ga  | @ AW Za ~ ASAv ~U ~cc | UQ UQ  A wAi a  rf | BFAyAU ToFcf ~U AU sS  m | @S gK cFc aq  PTnf TAmy Tk ToF Ai Aha ~eZF AcS, ~fT rS R ~B @dH | PTnf ZU sS Acr @S gcS, @S mpAq oe AS | ~U ~ccU @ AS wU j@Av Ti ToF, sZS cAS ~w  Z j@Av WvS sS ~c Wv UwU  OZ TS |

PTnf ZU j@BS sc@ AK j@Av A@rf T@  AS wa U c A@a AUZaS | TAv TI TI AB  AaJ Aha AK gBnAU | AK ZS  @U U@ @ ~CU cAU A r^ @aS @ | j@v gU @ UQ @  PTnf cIU TAv o ~^ S, @R cU a S  | ~CU cAU c T  @U   A@a AUZ AhaS AK | PTnf TS U AK sS AUZUS - BU | TAvR r^  wU | j@v  AK i OU wUS ~rT Ag | PTnf wa ~U @ cA TAv r Aw cU | TAv AFq Tk@ |  PTnf AmA ~Sgc @ ~Am  iAaU, A@ A@a cU AaU S |    PTnf@ ZJB c @U jce  OZ TZ mr @ UwU | PTnf ASB OZ c^ @ ASU | TS TS gcU R c@, OQ jce rn ~cU | TAv  c @f AUZa PTnf  cI AaU S | PTnf TS AhaU s  qA^U ~ @SAS A ~c S | csw ~w ~f @ A  ~S@AU ~kH qha sS  ToF B^ ASha | ~^ AK@SFAv ~c AUZU - T ST @f ? AT @ ?

jc A@a S gcq PTnf T^To T TAv c s STAv AUZU Av  ASB STq S | @ sS @ A AUAZ ASU - ~AT T |

STAv TS ~ Tn PTnf T W UwU jce  TS U On@ W W  O cw ASAQ ha q FT ~@rsS @ | ASB ~A S j@Av AO  TS j@ ASTK BSF @UU T A q ~c AU wU AcmpA ~U |

sc\@F  A AS cUUS - ~T QR jq AcS oH @ c S |  BSF TpF@q ca ASAa ~AT |

PTnf cUU - jq AcS A@ ~T ~T @ c ?

sc\@F cUUS - sA q OR | U Rq ~T TAmyAU  ~^fQ ~cmS @ c j@AS |

- R @ ? @f @ ? AB @U PTnf |

sc\@F cUUS - @pq cA@a BAS S ~AT |  csw ~w @S BFAy @ j@Av TS gF ~cU  sc T T@r UQ UQ  R ~U @H sF wAi j@Av @ TAmy@ ~T @ Z  XgcS @AaU | q ~T TAmy ~SA@U @ Acr Tm cAXoTS HfBwl@ UQ @a | @ZS @ZS j@Av @ f ~H @  |  cq j@n  BAvU @ BAvU AO^ wTS @ | j@AS SQnAU sZS AmAT  ~c, @ @ @  rfU  sc Tm ~@r ZS Rq AO^ @^AU cpl   j@ j@Av SfA@ T Acv  sc | R ASBR ATrfU  ASg sR  nTr r R ofwA ~ wAH, AcS, rS R Ar\ OO @ sc | R j@ j@ BS TS Bwl pAcf Tm TSK c AO^, gcS, ~Ag, ~S^ R AcK j@n @U s   OR AcAOn | s AcS ~B AT U  @U A Rq ~Tcp^ U sw c T^ |

PTnf ZSR OZ ZU AS |  ~ A q o cA AhaU BU |

sc\@F cUUS - T OZ BU @S ? ~TL @p TS  cI ? @ZS @ZS ~T @f Oq v gU @ cI ic ~wq ~T Sr TScBfcS A s | ~T q fT c^S @ T@ TA A  | AT A@ vq OqAaU S ?

PTnf T SA A BSU | A@  OZ BU TU S | Mb AK@  cUU - ATR sc A@ ~T  ?

sc\@F cUUS - ~S@AS ~w @FSf ~ ~T j@Av @SF AaU | cJO @U T cfq  |   ~AT ~T Tm S R Tm @T U A OAaUT | A@  AaU ~B^ Tk@, cAo jce ~^ | ~O A@r cq @f ~TF @MU AaU  Acr@ BS ! o mr Aq  AOS @ cc, @ T, @SAU  gq-cS | cI @@ cU BU, @@ cU U, @@ cU AH Ar | jq TBwA@ AcS  ~AT  BSFq ~ @ OAaUT | gwF s  sAS cJOAaU AS ~T oS @ AS | @ c :Z c wgf | T@U g cS @ jq r@BB cpXo oF S |

PTnf OZ BU @S Ta S sc\@F cI US S |

g ~U sZS vU ~rT ZS AKn Sf@kU @ ooA @ AS jU sc\@F ASyH  | @ sS TcU AK rK Ac^Av K ASa | Tm Av gm T r  wa J |

^F q skq f AK@ sZS  @ AhaU ZS  @  PTnf j cAaU @U @ k |  pA ZSR AScXo AaU ~@r sZS ATra TAv  | PTnf e PcwF @ BS @Uq | sc\@F cJO @U  ~Tp AR  fSF Z ~c@  sS |

PTnf j  ~rT Fw @ OU s ~SFn @R |  UZ @@Av AcZF k  @SR jAaU @FSf | A@ @AS  ~Tp  JvAaU  BS s S |  A@ rK s^ AOS AaU ASB@ ? jce cIAaU AF AF  TS qha @f ?

TpF @ ~Tp  sn BSF  j@Av TS T f AaU A@S R BS S @ |

(OAn MAS@, @ASf UZ@)

~UH: BAK cS

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?

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