"Mukto Baak, Mukto Praan", A Bengali Essay by Nabaneeta Dev Sen

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Kv Acf r@ Sproul Hall, Berkeley

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Tvq AaU ~SF | Ac IUTU BU sMcS AS - ZSR sMcS m Z j@ T c@, T pAcf - sZS TF ~a AcO ~a, rA^ ~a | A@ @Ac, A@ f, A@ an BSfA cn TA @, TF J@ iAaU | sXoAcof Ac wB iAaU AEOT dHF, A@ q, A@ ~TA@ | v AaU Kv r@ | AglST q ge@ T ZS - dH ToF  a - r Ua  ~@H ~T Acr AB Aw ~AAO TSK ZS @c @S ? ASBq c T T ha^  sc @S ? Bw @S @ Ao ha jq sXo ? sXo @c TSK @f @ a ? ZS A@c Accf mofS @ FB | jq gT w @q ~AT TA@S r anf AaUT - ~m ~m e cU ZAa | jZS gcUR TA Uw, Qf AaUT cv A@a ~TSF TWF Tk | pAcf qA s TkAU @SASR Ta sc S |

AEOTwUo vq AaU  sXocf Acr r@ cO T@ T - TpF AcdXo, ~T AcdXo sMcS Ac | r r@ TA@S r AaU TF@A BL | c@-j W cA^r | @f cUU s AT il House of Unamerican Activities-j @SB cS - T r cA ~TA@ TSKAvq s T AcdXo SAUr @cS, -  AT BS S | @f @U, @f cUU s il T O@A sc, T@  BU  c, S r @ AcS @c,  T BS Sq | cn j@v ^, co, ASKo ~^@ TEa | q AcdXo cJ@ JU TA@Sf sMcS Kv r@, @SA T ~U | RA@ VR AOUS wS-@Ac, Sr-gC, R m A ~m AcAo d U - jA@ Bw ia @UTSK |

"If you miss me at the back of the bus if you find me nowhere"-wqaS A@ wwA - ZSR @UTSK BSF AQH ~U c AaSA@ ~SAU ASA AaU - ~T@ AaS ZJB S U c TS A@ sR -"You'll find me sittin' right there!"--~TSF q wS |

ZSq ~UcT j@ @U sB@ TAvS U A@e cp A m AcUhaS --I have a dream... jce q m F AH @aS | o @UTSK S, Bw ia TR | s ASfA, cA, ~TAS TSK ZS SS @ ASB @ gc d @a | d a AEOT pAcf B Kv r@ TAsXo | ~r BSF TSc BSF OS Uq | AEOTf s^gF SAc@ Ug, PrAO@ lfS  @ TA Uq | AAgU qv TgTxv | q Uq ~crF TAS | q lfSR TAS | A@   ~SF @ | ZS @U rAr j JAa T |

cAv fS @i SfTA oAS rS sha | ~T @UH, ~ATR jq ~EOs cF@U mT Acf sMcS ATU  AaUT, qeUR, ~TA@R | qeU ZS cv U me CND(Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)-j em Q @ Ac ATAaU SpL S | - ~UTmvS cU j@Av Bw AcAvr @ THAc@ cT mA wcKH@^ AaU, ZSq ATAaU @ sS AAS Aca | an, ~oF@, @Ac, Ar\f coS rA^A TSK  sw AS,  qeU @ B  cd q cT^f ATAaU, rA^cf ATAaU --Aldermaston March AcAvr sXoAcof Ac qA BUT ST | ~ATR  JvAaUT ~T AeUf c^ @Tf BcoS  -- A@ ASAS o S | j@ASq | AS | ASAS o Jv ATAaU US @ ~UTmvS Aw MJa, "WR" @, "oS" A, AS mwS A, Ac BS |

~B cU cAa c@U @ - 1964  ZS s anAcc AaU FSM cU ZF q Free Speech Movement-jR ATU c MgwF AaU ~T | 1964-65 ~AT c@U AcrAcFU Post Doctoral Fellow AaUT | F@AS A@ Acgw UqcA ASB @B @A -- Ai@ ZSq WvAaU q ~AcrF WvS -- "T @ c@" cU an jce ~oF@ ATAU Ac -- academic freedomj ~Ao@ O | Tv AaU Ac -- Ac ASv U AS WvS, 2 @ 4i Ac, 1964, c@U f AmO TgTxv qA AO AaU | ~AT @A Z wAa AZ an "Sit-in" OUa | "Teach-in" OUAaU cv vfO | r OL -- A@ jv ha Sproul Hallj TS | ~Tq c^ Mario Sario, Jerry Rubin, Bettina Aptekar ~ Ann Goldberg cp Aha | @U@ @aR  fAT "BUTf" gK | an @F BSfA @ OUcS - jq @T BA @aS AcrAcFU @pQ-- q @Tq Ac | AXf, AglSTsXo ananf @S sw c ? pf, A@c @ TA@Sf  Av SR ! - oS sAR f AmO TgTxv OF^U ~SF @SS BA @ AcdXo, A@ o ZSq T AaUS -- @F AUAv @ aA AaU Acr -- TA@S AcrSfA AcQ | ~Tq c^ cT^f anS, q cp Aha, ~AT mgcq  U b@ wUT AO^gcS S @q | ~F^ SFsF @H an Ac BSha -- @F BSfA ~UOS OUc S TS ? Nathan Glazer, John Searle qFA ~oF@R Ti ST US - @ AcQ @ Q cp A UwUS | ~T BS, ~S^, fTfS | jca Z TA@S anBwl @ZSR jTSgc Bw RiAS | ~T TS  1960-j Bay of Pigs WvS  ~AT AB  g q WAa, @R @SR BS Sq | @R @SR TfAve ha S, an S cFm | @f ~EOs r  cc ? il AZ B an ATAaU cAa | s@ - Ac @F S @, B  ~q gU ! ~AT M ATAaU sq - RT ? j @f ? j  s Banner ~a --  UZ, "~T UFAvS gKq ~T wBrS AvA@v Oq -- qeAAB UZ ern Sc S !" j j@v Acf AcK U ? s UFAvS j@U Caligraphy @  T wa q qeAAB AvA@v UZ ha ! jq  j OS |

Sproul Hall U oS Adminstrative Building | @TS @ sS ~T cq nTr  ToF cr @ Av@ ZU @ cUT -- jvq U ~T Ac gK -- ZS c^ @ Tq@ cp Aha TAR ~ RA@ Joan Baez wfv c@ wS @aS "Keep gun eye on the prize ... Hold on !" w @Jv R c f Tk -- @U@ jZS O-sR, A@wvS qmU Sg wS--"We shall overcome" wqaS | -q wS ZS B-wS ! q wS wq TAvS U A@e J RArevS TO @AaUS | O BS -- @SS rm AUr ~T WR @a | Rr cq Campus Police cU j@B AUr @ ! jZSR @ A@S BASS, ZS  @ - ( r@ Kentj 4BS ananf@ q TAaU) @T c^@ IAU | j@T SAa WKH ha -- "AUr ~T w @ ja -- Zc T @ rA w @ co ARS - ~T Ac Ae AcdXo, ~Ae Ac -- A@ T j@c w jAU c -- R ~T vSAJO AS s@ -- Jv Jv R Aa AaR scS ~T -"

~AT gcAa ~TF  J -~Jv ~A c UZAUAZ @aS, AAS A@aq BScS S ~T@ o sA | qAToF ~c WKH -- "s Acrf ananf ~a ~T  -- T cA sR -- Zc w S, U T AgR sc, BUASvR sc,   Av @ c -- T AcUAe cq @q ~T rA swR jce oSFc BS cB@, ATR cq @ ~T l S @ -" jq WKH S ~T BS @A ananf -- j@U ~ATq gf T -- cA jUT | jce  BS cBR | AUr Ac ge@ O ASU j | AS n Tv 806 BS ananf w  BU AwAaU, c@ mofS BSF sI |

qA PA  wU | an BSfA ~TA@ j c Ac @SASq AS |

~S@ ca  ~T "gUc" cA j@AS jAaU, Jerry Rubin-- AS@ ~SFT Accf anS Mario, Bettina, Karl, Art- c^ |  TZ SAaUT F@ BfcS Ag^ T Wa | cArgwq TA @a - BA ASB SA@ cFcf  AwAaU jce ~oR | BA ~ TAR jq BS ~@U TpF :ec @U@ MJaAaU, AcAg^ T | Zc TS@TS @AaU ZS | R ~crF @ gUc S | an qA A@ecA^ WvS Free Speech Movement j  ATr Awa R STAU AOAS T |

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ST ~crF cArAS TS ZS TSK | jq  AS @wB UT B @ TpF Zc | AAS s jAS BfAc AaUS q BS AaU S | ~O ~T dH c ~SFT AAS AaUS B @ | r r@ rKA@ ~AT ~TA@ anf  AwAaUT -- ZS B @ ST cT^f Y ks Wvha -- j@Av ~fT f ~LAcrf @U T T Q @J iAaU r c-~qS Sc ZJOv | c rKA@ fv cq AaU @U ASoA AST -- ~TA@ AQHgw UOKf @U nf f ZSR jq TSF wHA^@ ~Ao@v@R AaUS s  s@SR ~S c c | ~O ~qS Ac nf i wa | ~TA@ wHA^@ @ OU | j@AS TS ~S g AwAaU cU j@ r c AaS A@ c wUS | A@ @U r Aw  c s S ? q @U AAS cUUS i s | i wUR  -- @cU j@Av @U T iU S |  ~c@  cUU  snfAv@ : "@S ? Rq  @ ZAU fv ~a AaSA@ | ~T jq ~S ~AT @S ac ? ~AS cS S |" B@ B @ STS U | @ 18 U BATS @ U | ZS@ AS v O o | Q iU TA@S r @UTSK | TxvwTA j@BS dH @U oTsB@ -- TAvS U A@e B @ Q AS U m STUS | d U ~Ae Ac -- @U TSK  dv c Riq c^ @ AUS |  j@ca o c c@v OUc  vS@ SU ~U | o U Se cHAcXK cAU JAOU | rK s^ cU U TA@S r AcWv ~TF ~qS | @pG c AaS fv cS ~SF ~N i wU | jc c @U |

j@Av T S cU iAaU |
j@Av T  ~S aAS |
Tw TA@S r q  wU ATAU cU iU S | cU iU, wHA^@ ~Ao@ @SR @U Sq |

~AT sZS anf, ZS Rr SSA@ @ BSU B ZU sha, ZU R b@a -- sAR House of UnAmerican Activities ZSR An | ~R An  ia American Civil Liberties Union---B @ ST ZS ~T TZ TZ | qc ASU @ TS  wU | SNcq  , AgTA oAaU J | B @ ASB@ Av ASAaUS | BS OZ TS @ A ASAaUS ASB@ | jAS s AAS BfAc AaUS vq ZU AaU S @d | jc AAS TA TH @US s AAS TS Sq | Zcv  ~S@ A@a TS  wU |

B @ w\ ~T@ cUAaU qSAS, j@Av @UT | ~T c^, ~T mvUq @  -- BS | BS TUTS  AwAaU | TFU@T j-j j@BS T^ArKF | - ~  avgq BAUS AaU TA An cT^f BSfA@ | qU@rS AB RArevS @, @U BSF AS ewT @ | BS qUTf AST B US @ | R @aq ~AT Av AcK AT@ SUg @AaUT | j@, TA@AS @pG TF AcK, ~ q, qUT oT ~O AcO AcK | jce BS, ~T ~FUcT ~T gU-c cA aAc Z AF AF ~c@  cUAaU, "qSA j@T ASO U cA ~a ? T cc A@ B ? ~AT  gcT RZS cq wa R c cJo @ !" A@ R OR ~c@ ~AT AaUT R qSA AcK j wgf ~ Z |  ZUT BS Tvq cFAnTf S, BSq oH AASAo, sZS ~T ~@ c^, SRAT ~T SS AQHf A\@ rA  cAU To@i cUAaU, "Dr T @  wA  jAwa -- jq  ASq TL w^f T  @v rZUS jq ToF j@T A\@ cAS Ua ?" j oH S c Z ~T OZ BU j AwAaU |  gc ZAa j  @ AS gcK AcK BSc -- j BS o q@ | @ Q AaU R Bwl e | @ ~ | ~kH |

jZS ce ~S@ cAr BS TA@S r TSK gcK @ | gf Zc, gf r@, gf f, gf AST, gf "qeAAB" AF - -c ! TA@S r jZS NRI gf cA^ eZF  ~\ Sq ~ ?  ^S-R AcAUxv  ia |  r@ @q prFv Uv wa -- S AS cf gf BfcS,  Acr,  m, cq AaU j@c ~U | ca ca r ~ sS ZS, q TSHv  @ r g | jZS s @U@ q ASBA | s ASBA, q cU | q ~ TS@TS cUq Sq ~ | c, B @ Zc c@AU BSF TS@TS @ iU |

(c, TO, 2006)

~UH: B cH Oncf

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?