"Singka Periye Kinnaur-e" -- A travelogue in Bengali by Amarendranath Chakraborty

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rSwH F@ AS  ASAcW @vAaU |
ASAEO^, AS:r TS AaU U@ T \@ | q TS  WT @SR cFW WvAS  |

~B ATOU c F@ sc | RZSq c ~T sn rK | jAS ~BS gcS, @ c ATA |

ABRUABmv cf gU@ @U ~T O ~T^H BASAaUS | S^ @U -~T^H Q @AaUT | AAS cc ~T cUUS, ~T sS ARUAB AAgS A@v AT: A. jT. @. A  Z @A Tm wT c@F | AAS ~T U gA ZAr cS | ~T J@ ~rm @A | cAU, ~crFq J  Q @c |

Jc ZU v ~B AaU S | @U O-c @ mSR ~cFA AaU | TUn gJR @T ja | q ~B c  Zc j@v A AS |

Jc cq JA AaUS fWf cf gU@ |  ZS o Ac AS jAaUT J @a @ | sn g @ qA BAS AAS cc  S ~T Ac BSUS |

@F TS ~q OZ  Acv j@ mvS | A A wa  cJo |  UZ : Training Camp Glassiology Division Northern Region G.S.I. Lucknow. vASe @F TS ZS@@ A\e O  |  @@BS, TS U ~A s gU@ c m @c cUAaUS | jq ~cm ~T Acv UcU Zq J sS OT@ iUS ! O a   i cfH ~A gU@ ~T @U    TUUS | ~-j@ ~A gU@ @F Ag @ ~R @@ZS O vS jS  A c cUUS | cfH ~A gU@ @ @ jq c UcU AS r @q dH cU Ri, "AT-~U TxvASAe, vA@e ~F vFABT c"; wUwa, wAU AAmvv, Rmv cU-j j@ jrS c | ~T cq  Tc | w@U cU jwv ~T -A@-S  16,300 v ~UAvvF Ae@  nr @ ~Aa | rSwH gFAU ~S vASe @F w@U  @vq | ~B ZS @q ~Aa |"   ~ATR cU Ai, "ABRUABmv cf gU@ ~T Zcq ~, ~FS @aS |"

cfH ~A gU@ ASB AO U rK @ cU RiS, "Ae@ , -A@-S  | c, AZTUw, SUw -- c q j  | dH v ! dH v ! @SwOUrS, oSFc BSq | ~eZF ~AgS^S BSq ~S |" ~T@ ~ AcTUcc@ Zq gU@  ~c@ -- "qS A jB ! jJ iUS @f @ jq c ?" AcTUcc J fW AS sn SS ~Ag @ cUS A@a A@a | ~T   Sc ~TS, @, TAS, ~^kH c@F, av P@U @ S ~cCAU ~A c@ ! ~mv @i cU RiS, "j v@ @aS ?" W S j@v  BSq, FJ | ~T ~ AcTUcc  o ~A gU@ ~eZF oSFc BSUS |

j @F A@OS-W @ jU v-gA ~U-@M, Acmv, @A | ~TR ~Aggk q ~FS | cCAU ABRUABmv AT: TZBf j cUUS, "~T jZS @F @ jAa gf c ArQf --conducting a Foundation Course in Glaciology | ATU ATcU ATc c^ c FTkU@ cF AcK ArQS @  | @@AS o c vS rSwH gFAU cA A Aw vASe AS wU |"

~S@ ~U ~UOS  ~T Ac O ASq | A@v AT: A ~T c c ~AgS^S BSUS | ~T cAgsS cfH UF @TS @ AAS  S ~T Ac BSUS |

cm j@v SfO  @@ZS @S ZUT rAr | TS c  | @AU UcJo cAaU ZS | TkAT, @^S AeR | dH @a @ TkAT c R TBA @-w cI SR ~wq AaU | o cA@ @U jc cZAr R U | c @AU@q r @ v@ ~T c@Ar AAaUT | o @^S Ae@ ~U @ ~AT r v@ AAaUT B @S BSF | @SS R B s U, OZ Z s S |

dH O @ cU  @S | q AcmvR | Ac Sc U jc | @^S v  o AS Ac AAaUT AcK^ TZ | @^S cUAaU, "~c SfOU JR wJ ~cS ccBf, Z c |"  cUAaUT, "~c ~ c A@S BAS S, c T@ ~AT gUc S |" aUaU OZ TZ SfO @ JA @ wAU sc@ | TkAT@ dH s cUAaU R ~AT SAa | "lgc OU @ O @ | TSK@ iA@R S | U gU c |" TkAT @U @S AwAaU A@S BAS S, c ZUT, T SfO @ @S a OU wU | SUT, ~wTf @U @U c R ATU OU sc |

j s SUT,  r  U fAT | TAU@  cFc @f @B wa ATU ~B @U | @c Ac BS Sq |

^F  wa ~S@QH ~wq | @S c ZA ~U BU ia | k  w W cAR ~U Ac^ OZ  | Z TS U, sS ~U @JA A wJ TU | cfS Tr T cq TUn A@a A@a gw @ ASq | rS ~cAr AcrK A@aq ~ AaU S | @ ToF o Jc R  Bv v A | cfS R B BS  AL ASAaU | A@OS B-T cq gwgAw @ ASq |

eU cS AcrTgcS - sS mSf
(aAc : cfS o)

dH ~ cfS OU AwAaU OMA@ ZJB | TS U UcwS Rr  W | j@v cq c cr cfH bUbU @v w, T STS vA- OMA@@  AS R A jU | MgwF ~T cUq c | ~Bq @U j@ Ac AS jZS @ ATU OU waS | W q ZAU  ~a | ~Aco c S @c |

j@r OAc AS OMA@ ~T W ZU AU | ZS W ~T ASUT | rAr | W  Uw cdT, ZS ~a | c^ ^ @ sc | BU ~a ~^ | A@aq ~Aco c S |

TvTAv R W AB ASAaU B, , mS | ~SF W ~AT, dH, AcTUcc |  @S@T Amv@ @FATv  AS AcaS @ ASq | AcTUcc AcaSrf  TkTn T Uw S |

 AS @U |

OMA@ @A@ WT gC AwAaU |  ZUq AZ O @vAU ~ AUF@ gA @ ~Zv AS ja | mS O @ cU AAaU | ~B cU ZcR  @ c |

A@^ P@U - oFSmNo AwA
(aAc : T^ WK)

~S@ k Jv jAa | O @ c A  o  @ j@  R | O O AZ oFSmNo AwA AcgkA ~ A@ | rg f @iU | ATO^S ~J@ @U An@ | ASATAU SS rA^ a |  A@H BU, BFAT |  kBf ~, OZ g   Z, Y ~AU AScS @ OU s | sw sw o OU ~a | ~BR ~ A@ U  rXo lw @ | rK  OU ~Ag IAUAv kH @ AS s  |

cU c | i A | ~c q  | A ~A mv  |

P-PO d a OMA@@ AS Zc T | g, BT @A ATgB ~ q ~U ~O | B@f Zc AU@ | A@ AT gB Ac Ri B R cfS wU | OMA@ ^W @@v AT Z AAaU,  AT c  gB A c | OMA@ cUAaU, ccBf ATU @ AT OUS jZS ~AS, ~SF wmv jU j ~AT  ZRc A@ ? B Sac^ | rK s^ ~S@ cAI AI B@ r^ @S  |

BTBTv  ~ cAaU aU W | q AOl@, OJOTAO @S IUU c nT | AcrT Sc A@ ? AcTUcc AAAc  cq c^ Aw c @S | dH AANc AcAS T |

A ~A cSceU |

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e  ~ e U | j sS FA@ j JAAaU | ~BR e U ha ~ j@ Bw  c cU | @U @ o q l OZ a | OMA@ SRS cq ATAv Aa dH | TUn cq cJoaJ | o cA  ~Q |

OMA@ Av av T wv TZ j JAa |   UB^ v F@v A jAaUT | ZAr ZAr g TZ | R TS ZS JAAaU sQH S ~T SfO ST jUT R pA cq | j c AcB   wT T cmvF j AB q | ATU c jZS @q sc |

c R r Sf - ATUS ~cw ~L
(aAc : T^ WK)

@U O-c jZS @Sq  U | ~oAS@ a Uwa @S | AA^ AST@ Tm Tm Bfc^ aAc  W B vCS | AA^ A\T @Fv cBAaU @S | OU, U, ~v, AOAS, O, @AS  ~aq @S, q  BT-@, Fxv, B, a R TSA Twf Tcr Wva | US @S a ZUT j@v | O @S TS  c mSf TSKBS c O Z, w\Bc @, AcA vS | Tv Tv @cU ~UZ\U ~ vA T |

c o oq c OUa | UU W W rN U | @aT U OU jAa | dH qha AaU jq sn @U@ AS Aal@U, jA@ ^ A r cA sc, A@  ~m AcrK @ oe ~T sR cAU AaU | eU @ Aal@U Zcq @a | Tn 25 A@.AT. | Bf OU R |  BW TS T @ @ ABa @pA | ~HF, U U, U Aal@U TpXo rfTA | c BUo  w aJ ST ja | 121 @v BAT ~S AS wT jU@ | 70-71 Av Tn W RZS | 450-500 BS U@eZF wT AeZFS ~Ssf, oe@ cAU | AOUS cFcm, mWv jc RA@ ~a, q wT gR@ ~S@ ~wq  wa A@ ~T AS F@ sc wT-~U g @ jUT c A@  A@aq Sq | RZS wT Bw cf TUBf @AU@ | cfTkA TA^ AA | ~rr cq @ c TSK RZS ~S cfrS B A | RZS cAW cq @i, cAr gwq U |

@\ r - ~AgBF IUTU @a
(aAc : Ar c^oF)

c j MJaU @\ | A@^   | ATU @ d A@^  | 1927 U jq  A^mS-ANc  ST d UR AOS-g sXo ~w s^ Zc j@v Ts AS |  sXo T j dL ~S@ c s | ZS TA@ BS ~cU @ fT^ wT A@A@ s^  500 A@.AT. fW  PA  Zc TBc @ | jZS Bf @ NH-22 Ac j AAOA |

SfAUT OUAOn ~gT A@^ P@U,
(aAc : T^ WK)

F@ Aw^B ~S  oFSm A@^ P@U | mAv@@A^ okBAv r^ ASTfAU SS | av  r w ia jZS | WcA, @S-cB, @A ~A, mU, U, @W cq ~a | jZS @ 3 A@.AT. k @Av wT | cf Of TA^ ~a ZS | cr ~oAS@ BB,  BS wT | U eQH @ZS, cF, @W cq PA a | 14 A@.AT. k c sR s SS w Ri ^ wT AR | T @ c Zcq gU Uw |

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ATU @UfTA^
(aAc : cfS o)

 AS Zc g cU WT gCAaU @UfTA^ TU ~A Wxv oAS | cA jAaUT cq, TA^ OL | AUe o j Jq |  r ZSR WT ~ha^ | o r w Uw @ BU^ ~U Ac^U Bw ~a   o | g Amo rfU R rf rf @AaU | O BS cCAU, ~cCAU kHFf cf rS jAaUS, rS^ j@ j@ OUR wUS |

ATU r
(aAc : T^ WK)

AS Ac@U U cJo U ATU TFU OL WWA ~ q  ~v B v T sQc ~H | TFU @  o o R i wa |  ^, sL @ QHcQH @  ZUq cI s |  r @ @enfv BTS c AcrT BSF | Ay, Aha^ Acr | ~S@ snf iaS, ST ~aS |  T @  ATU r@ ^ gc Z s | ZUq TS  sS @SR AOn@  ~J@ j@ ACS aAc |  ~ j@ ~er JU OZ  k wU fT ATU ~U ~S@ ST@  ArZcUf | Kg, ~gT |  T ~a c OfH j@ STS TA^ | ja c cAW, @S  ^ ^ vU, mvxv | Av mvU b@ O ZUT cq | j ST ~A TFU |

^F TZ | ATU ^F TFU AFq Zc T | jqT  OLv@ sS TAT Ri | ~B TSK ~SwS, SS cH Br@ Wv, ~wo HFcF , cO@S | ja TFU B a c @Sv, vU, mvxv, c, SOW, Av U | ~U IS sS mS @a Tm Av@ | SS cH, SS BA, SS TSK jTS cHbF TU OZ Av ACS  Ri | r caR ~w AcAr qeB @  w jq ATU r | AAv @ BS waS |

AcTUcc Ae@ B @UFH Jq cSF AS  AaU ~T @U@ AS j@ ASAv jZS j@ ~AgB vU | ~T J fW @TS @AaUT TS TS |

ATU-@U@ U ~^
(aAc : T^ WK)

vT j@ @S a IA @ av av @@v @JO ~U AS cAaU mSf a j@v T | w w wS, TU C, j@T IJ@ dQ OU | aJ TU @ H | ZA  @q AS | @dH OZ j@ pA ~T A@ OAaU | sA ~AT A@AS | A@SR AaUT | T cU JO v@ cUAaU | j@ZS rv@ Sv   JB A vS @T j i cA | vS a Zc cAr A AaU S | TAv ~U IA ~T  U A ~S^ av d @U r @S v@v gC | JO v@ ~T@ l A c | sZS  v@ AS av av jU ZS vS a Aa | ~T @T A@   U HS av ~AaU | A@ QH ~AT  SwU cq OU jAa |

BSU A ZAaUT  q r R g^ Av OZ | v@ S A  j@v UB, ~o TS  TSv@  AW oAaU | O @ JAAaU vT ~T BSU A@ O | TZ R  q dQ OUU  ZSR R AaU | ~AT k @ ~R k OU ~AaUT | j wA wA  ~T cFcoSR ~S@ZAS c wU |  ~ Z qAS | BSU @ ~m ~m OZ A ASq |

[rK]

(c, T, 2005)

~UH : SfUS c

aAc : cfS o, T^ WK, Ar c^FoF

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?