'Soi Mela, Boi Mela': A Report ny Nabaneeta Dev Sen

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j@Av AcS : rA^ mQ pBSrfU Sf
q TU cq TU 2006

ScSf cS

cJ-A@ @ : rg S, ~AU , rS UAA, ~TUr,
~H S, rJRAU ATn R gf 

~T oH TSK Oq TU @, A@ oH Q BwTF @S mS @ | sZS o wARU s cS, vT Sq, c Sq, Tv Sq, TS Bw S |  ~wA wA cFcm j@v a ~ AcS T^f cUaS mrU c cS R, rU, jS @ | PAS@ vS snf s ~ S, mU @UB R ~A U@BS s ~ sR c  |

~AT  jq ZAr | ~  2007 j cqTUv  s@ ? UZ@  cqTU c@v TS O R w @ TAv g ZR |

@ w v cqTU ~@O ~@AO | R ~AT Sq |

jc @@ @U@ cqTU @ | ~AT ce cAU s ~AgSc cqTUAv  wU, Zc ^ @q  wU,  @ | cf^S S, S^S w WJK U O AS AXf q-TU cq-TU |

 T U q TU cq TU rK a, jZS w cF TAS ! j@v Av R ~T ~crF @cF | Acw ca mpA OHq  d  SS ca mOH |

R cc , Sgc ~ Ac @f ArTvq s wU  cc ! cJO c s Aa jZS v @cUTn ~Sq @UFH | gAwF ~S cq ATU j ~T q TU cq TU@ jTS ^ UF jS AUS ! gcq AAS AF AF AF jTSgc oH sAw c | @f ~TSF T s UT ~T jq OAv AS q TU | q j @ ~S @ @  jAS BSS, West Bengal Women Writer's Association, ~T c , ~T jq ScfS N Tcf | ~T T O, q TU cq TU 2005(The Women's Book Fair, 2005) AaU PcrZ T |

TU XoS @AaUS BFU rf wU@pG wA^ | T c q TU ~rf  AaUT Ai@q, A@ TU Ti ~Sk UR T @UPcrZfR l AaU sw c | q sw @H j@v ~Aco  AaU ~T | jc q TU rf r^  |

jc ~ sS cAr @ sw AaS i@ U | jce @r@ UR | jc U AXfc q TU cq TU | TU Tiv j@q, @T@nfR j@q, A@ jc TU ~cR AaU ~SF | l ~B, l OAA@, l ~B !cU wS wq qha @AaU | AS ~AA j@ @ ~T ~T^H ~ AB  sR @ d @ rK s^ J @ Z, jvq  j@ ^ A | @r@ ~S^  sw AaS cFc @ S gc, A@ J cFc T^ AS Tv  |

XoS AS ~TA^ c @Uq jAaUS, TrA c | AAS A cF AS cFm AaUS | ~ qA^ wmTf BASAaUS @ il ~ ~T OU s a ^c R rA^ AcK@ ~UOS AL | UAZ@ ~FAvAgmv gkAT@ Z gU Uwa | c ~T ~F@AvAgT oS @UT | To- TAvAU  @U Sq ? ~T ~ jce rXo TSKAU@ jSAaUT @UQn AcAg^  @ | rS UAA, ~TUre@, rg S, ~H S, rJRAU ATn F@q q-j BSf AS R q TU re @ ~S@ ^ @ cUUS | rSA cUUS pBSrfU Sf j@Av ATAU T BS AaU, cq ATU s @U@ BSF @ A | ~H Zc ^ @ cUUS q-j TT@, T j@ OU @, pBSrfU T Amv  @ | rJRAU ATn TS @A AUS 10 AZv, TScAo@ AS | cA TSK A ~T AL @ | ~kc UwU J @xi cf^S @Ac ~cpA | @U@ R sc q TScf AcF OO Anf AaUS T q ^ ~U @, gf  R sro cwAO | BSq ~@xi re @US ~T A@A\ R AcAr q TU | AaUS q j ASBS  gSnf, @Ac AcB TZoF, cHf c, AOn gOs | OJ v ~ @@ cU ?

A@ ceUq  A sAS q BU O^TU, mvB ~U @ AaUS ~T AcAr ~AA, SwUF UAZ@ : vTU ~R, An TfSQf S, Av ~AU r-UAA ~ RAr : Ag  | 10q q-TU XoS gU kc g jAU @pf TAU@ j@  rAr mvB AB @  qZcq Ap | @Ac @pG c s cUUS Sf SQn !

@U@ @ cAUr j c@U Aw\ T TU jAaUS @A BS @r@,  ToF @U@ rAv @rS em Sf-AOAU, ~ AA\U @ ~ qAxv cAUr w @r@ ToF SBSq TAU | cqr ca ~w g T TAU @rS em @Uf  qTS d @AaUS q c^  TSS ~ crf cvAU | jZS  ~ aA aS, crf ~a BcS, ~  a qTS ~SAUATv | BSq q TU ~er ASAaUS,  jAaUS ASBR, XoS AS TAU @r@ j@Av ~UOS g AaU,  sw A | F AUvU TFwABS A@ R @Ar@ ~^ c SR jAaUS  j@q rF, JR @S AaU | ~ @S AaU AU@-, c@ AAg-j, ASr-j, ~ rFU ^  | j @U AA\U qAxv cAUr w j F |  ZO i Awa SUT | s@ ~T TZ Q a R @a !

sro cwAO US @US AA\U R @U@ T @rS ~Ag AS mA@ ~UOS | AA\U @  ~ ~^, @U@ fT @ @UFHf WK, mf @ TA^ S, ~ U f@@ @ @@f  | ~Ag Zc j@v @ ZUT S | cI wU T  @r@ R fAT @AiS @T | ~ j@BS T @r@ jAaUS AA\U @ rfTf AOrf Acrf Oncf, rXo AAF@ T S Acrf @SF, AA\U @ @Ar J ~^BA@ ceU An@ ST fOf | (, ~TF S AA fOf vmv  j @S @ Sq |) ~SFT c UR AAS ~UOS @ SAS | AcrK @B OU s AaU | AA\U @ ~ j@BS @r@ o AA^ gK T cq Ai AaUS, AsAS Sf SS, AA^ B@TU @rS | Tr, ScSf, AOn- ~S@AU AA^ ~ScA cq, jce ~F@AT m jce ~ c S  RAr UAZ@ Ag  cqR AaU | rfTf Ag  jc ~T TU ~SFT oS ~AA AaUS | Zc ^ G cp AUS RA gK, r A cI ASUS,  Y mAr U,  cc AUS | gK @S coq AaU S q TU |

11q AgvA Ag  ^AO U JOBS q-j w\ew @SF Ag c, Tr, ScSf, cHf, AOn rAv w\ | @r@ UUTAv | 13q ASdTA  ^AO U q-j pf emH | q ca ToF ASc cdU cqAv, ~T q-j @U w\ ew |

T AS rK ~SS AaU r BJU dK w\@ w\ i | ~fS c^FoF,   R SfU woF jAaUS | rfK^ ~m AaUS | An AaU, A@ To r cq c AaUS, l SAaUS w\ | q AST @ q TU d ~ rK dK Ar\f T @ @, s jv @U cIS s q dK-Acof @S T S | w caR jq o ~Sp AaU |

~T O T pArfU A@ mf dK @U i@ SB vS, ~T i@ UZ@ gq S cmO SBv cU Oq, pA T R mha c Oq |

UZ@ qASgU pA cU s A@a S, vq s j@U cBS  dK^ pA,  ~g Sq, jv@R jZSR ~T S UZ@, S i@, @@q cAI i AAS | S,  TS Sf^ S, dK^R S, Oq TSK ~g | qT^ qv ~ ATFS qv | jq v@q | ~  A@a S |

rK AS j MJaAaUS ~T Ar\ empA Bw T rXo AA rfTf ASdT cwJq, J@R ~T coS AUT | AAS @ cUUS ~Tf ~ ceU ATAr | r ABwr @US, ceU cUc, S TpgK ? ceU TZ BU @ r  AUS TpgK cUS | R Tm @q @U@ r cowTF U,  v Tm BSUSR | AF Qn cgf, ~^ kc g ToF s gKw swAv ~a Av TAH  wU | r jTS sAw ~AT oSF c S ? A@ ~oH r cq ? TS JA JA ~SS SaS | c O gA AaU |

AASq A@a S A@a ~UOS g AaU, T TAU @r@, pf AS Sv@ ASrS Sf | O AS OUAhOn AOUS Sf | jq AS ~UOS j@c vAvq U | ~B BdA r jU Ti @ T | ~A^ AvArS AaU dH | @rS cq r ~v AaU S | co  T AS cU |

AXf AS cq TU AaU ~SAT@ ^F | w caq jAv OU @Aa ~T, T ^ AaU ~SAT@ UAZ@ BSF | sJ @ZS T i UZ SAS | jq ca q BFlm @T@  BSF Av mR WKH @aS, J F  BSSf mpA, j@Av @Ac, j@Av wF | Tv AnrBS Sf AS T i ASB OS i @aS, UZ BT A AwaS | ceU, qeAAB jce AA^ | ~SAT@ jqgc TU T ~ swR q TUq @ AU T | ~SAT@ ^F TU T c ASB ~J@ v aAc AZ wS ASAaUS ~@BS, TASf AeU wT rfTf @dH AOn@ | q j mvU J aAc BSF j@Av vAcU AAaUT ~T | cr AcAn AaU J |

@ AaU ~SAT@ ^F AsAw UU cdc cq TU q TU T, @U@ cqTU 2007 j | jZS  SAa Av cqTU c, @ @ TS j@Av, ~ scgf nfS j@Av | S s  Sq AcK wm Aa | cqTUR c Acec, gwgAw, UAU ? @ @ TU sR ~S@ Aco, TS cU RZSR    @U@ cqTU | ~AT ~crF vq sc, ~T^H o oAS | SfU ~S q 31r TS AwAaU, cqTU Oq, jq ~cS BS | ~T Ti AS T WTqS, oH TSK Q BwTF j@Av iJq Uq U | o wARU BSF TU U, v scS | ~T i@ ~cS @TS @ ? c SAa  cAS AcS T^f coH BSF c cS R, ArU, jUS @ \vU@ BSF |

TU j@vq @ c Avq @, @U@ cqTU q TU ~SS ^F jc c A@S BASS | @  AaU @U@ cqTU jc q cU AmA @c  c AS | @S S q jc cf SF cdha s ? j@v S,  v | j@ -ZS cf SF | j@Av AUZaS JOBS, ~@Av AcrBS ATU | ~ FJ, @A BS q ATU j@Av cq | @ ZS S ~ @ ? pAcf AF qA jq T  ooA @ j@ c q AB cS cq j cB |  j@Av v | o A@ SF ? o wF S, FR ~Aa ~T | rf cHbF c ToF @c Tv ASAv cq, Av q cA SF, ~ w ca q-j TUv @ AAaUS ~T A c^ rfTf fUf gOs | jc ~T ASAv cq j@n @Ar ha q cf j@, q, AS | cBS rXo Ar\f rfTf c  T TUv BSF ~T m g Av ~oH aAc jJ@ AAaUS, ~T Zcq wMcA^  BSF | A@ v@AS@FU @H ~T @r@ AU cFc @ S  ~T ~F^ :Z Aa |

A@ j@q  Av TU U ~T @r@ @f @cS, @ cq @r @cS, v AASq BSS | q cA @r@R y, q s q w\ e@US c @AaUS w 2005 j cq TU | AS T ToF, T q TU-cq TU q j 2 TH @Ar AaU qA^ wmTf  | ~ jq ca 2006 j 2 q TU-cq TU cdU q j 3 TH, rfTf ASdT cwqS  | ~ T^ TZoF @ ATB wAUc ~Sc w^AvR AF ~@AT @ cdU q TU ToF, XoS @US rfTf T ScT | q j TZn q-c j ~Sc eZF cdU jc q TU | q ~Sc @aS oq T OS | jq eZF S @aS q jK  | @SF @ ~wq cUAa, sAv RAr Ag   ^AO U, Av ~T ~  q Ag c mpA lAw |

AXf AS sAR TU T AaU ~SAT@ ^F, A@ q j ASB ~SS AaU AgvA TTAU AA@ Mo, AEOT US mT ~cmS | AcK  s AS cUAa, rA^ mQ pBSrfU Sf | XoS @US rfTf K wAU, J AcAg^ SvFer @ ~AgS @ | cf^ f wqUS cA T ~ BSA j@Av S wS rSUS AXo c^FoF | UAZ@ i @US @ wF ~ @ F | SwUF UAZ@ vTU ~R@ @U Zc gU Uwa, AAS @Ac US, w\ cAr fW cU | AAS UZS qeAAB | An TfSQf S w\ S w @Jv  | Ag w\ US RA | @Uq cIUS, @S ~Acoq US | ~T j@ ~rfA cCAU UAZ@R AaUS ~T AS ~AA, ~AU UAA r, AsAS j@ ~T ceU gK BSF Uq @AaUS, ~c AAS ZA BSBA @AAS UZS ceU | ceU-~T c^ BSF  jq O AAr ca | @Uq w\ @Ac @^f AcK AaU Ae R rA^ | AUT SAS US Ymrf @@Av @Ac, cHf c R jK  w\, AcB TZoF rK @US @Ac  | @Ac AcS TBT AoS BSF TMS US @ AS T q j g rK U | (AgvA Zc gU BUZc ZqAaUS A@ !)

pf AS lc q US ~S-w\, US cHf c | Sv@ ASrS Sf - jq ~UOS AaUS rg S @ DAr TZoF | ~TSF US @US rAT r | Sv@ AOUS Aco ~Aco ZUZAU ~UOS  rAT ~So j ToF ASBS j@v j@v ~AgS @ ZUS, AU c, S r, ~ rg S | AU cUUS gUc @ @ @ j@ Uw, S AS  U @ dH BTAv wS @US | ~ rgA A@a mpA OH jce A@a ~AgS @US | j@v @\UU, j@v Sc^, j@v ~ @ |  Ti @J iU | rgA jZS JOAr | Am ~S@q gwF jq T rg S ~AgS Z U |

cf ~SS AaU q @Ac i | q sZS @Ac US, US ZS AOn gOs | AOn BSUS AAS BfcS jq T US @aS,  ~c @Ac US |   U f ~SS, ceU Sv@ T wS, R Sv@ wS T | wqUS AXo R cABl c^FoF | r  a OqAaUS S, ~oWxv wT j@ Wxv U | c O ~EOs @a R ^S, ca a A@  j vv Ar Xoc |  @AO  j@Wxv vS @MrUf cU  @aS AAS ccT  | jq aU ~^BA@ gAcKFl ~AT TTpA Z Aha |

O AS ~UOS dH BTBTv U, OUAhOn AOUS Sf | AT Oncf, ~SSF OFvAB, ~ASA^ cAo@f, R rk SFU jAaUS | AcAcA US TSf c AaUS U@ | c ^ AOUS @aS | sTS @AaUS Sv@ AS rAT r | T  AST Bw aA WS @TAv s @ @AiS, @Uq Av cUUS, jce AcrK Sfcf AcK AS aAc @ v@ R sS | BSA AA^ AvAg AAU @AAS T Sfq Sf rn vq aAc BSF ~crF cq v@ ~a | sB@ ~OS dH dK aAc cS v@ cS, c ~Ag Sf AOU@@ cS S | j@Wxv cU Wxv OUAaU ~UOS | rK U Ar@w AcrAcFU ~qS R rS  T ScT j   |

T AmA ~T TU@ ~SF j@v S jS AU, AcrcA^ Sfcf rAS@ AAS,  a g T AS ~S@ AS o @B @aS |  SS cqAv g wH^, Ae, oT, ~ g gAcKFl AS, g @ cdc | T @B AcK jZS j@v cU U gU  A@ c WT STa OZ, c cAr @B O AaU @AS | ~S sA BS OS, Martha Nussbaum, Chicago Univ. qxvSv Z ScS  @ | R @B@T Qn j Acmp, j ,  @ cU S sc S | jZS ~q A j j  cp cAU  wU, S c A j MJaS | AAS Acrgf j@Av m@ cp A OUaS | A@ ~T ~SS s@Uq U, jce T@ ~c@ @ A | W W AAv mvU Z  j c qT^ c@  Z T  j@c c@ | ~EOs | ~TA@ @S AS @Rq jTS oTn T cqTU AS ZSAS cUUS | FJ, Ar@w c@  ,  ~U | j@v Ti B ZU ~@r ASO jTS @ oTn T cq AS, Sfcf S, Sl oH @r@ jTS ~k TU S  | j s TUq ! T rA^AS@S TU OSS | T @ ~T s coS AUT,  AaU j@Av TSn, j@Av @J @B @ wT rU, j@Av q AU, q m@ (j FJ jc ~T q AU cASAa, Z @UT ~J@ q m@R | @U@ cq TU q AU AcAn c | jc o ~UO@  AAa, q-m@  | A@a c Sq, Ag F-SR ~a ! wU U ~a, ATA c ~a | q c A @A ~a | @f Sq ? ~Ac@U rSU T !) T To | J Z   c gU Uwa q TU | c U  caR ~cS cUaS | (A@  ca qTU cJOU  | j o@U, j ZvAS ~AT A@ ~ c ? qTU    s Ao SAeT ~ABS ~ qSB@rS AaUT !) AA^ @rS mvU wfrBf AaUS, T@ cUUS, gcK jTS @ jq T, ScSfAA @US, wU cUq gc aS, WvR aS | T cUUS, gcK @S, ~AT  TS @A  pAcfq jv T, ~AT @R j@T TU AZ AS | qT^ @S^ U j@ @T qT^ c@mvU c | A@ @ qT^ c@  cU s S | ZS AcKv cq TU S | @S^  BA Sf AcK@ cqn |

 ABASK ~ATR ZAa  j@c | j c S, jTS TU TU S | ~S@v rSf T ~ A@ | V^ R AS q@ ATASmv  Q @ qT^ c@  Bf ~BS @AaUS j@Av AcA\e j  U UW, ZS jT jU j (TS UFB ~FArS) j @S^ AhaU,  ~ Ac | ~Ar r@ rK c SNcq w | ZS ~S@ ~^BA@ TS B q cqn R Sfcf mwS UZ cF, @A Tw, A, Av rv, mv @, mv qFA AcAn AhaU | ~@c, ~ ~w, ~Ar r@ w, cAUS ~^BA@ qT^ @S^R ZAaUT A@a Sfcf cqn AaU | A@ ~T TU  j@cq USf S | ~T TU Sf UZAUAZ AS, o Sfcf UZ AS S | ZS@ q sXoe A TSgcR ~ @ Sq | T \v Awa |

j@r r@ T UZ, T @Ar jce T A s @S AcK cq AS cqTU cS j@, ~ ZS@ sw ATASmv cq AS @S^ TS mvU R  j@ U S | dK^ AcdXo Acf TSgc @r @ S, T pArfU dL A i@ pA ~@KH @q q TU | jAv j@Av kH @ TU |

@U@ @ sw AAaUS Tv AcrBS, AEOTc cAUr j c@U Aw\ j cFS cqR SS oS @rS em | q F@ @a ~^A@ @p | AcrK @ AgvA TTAU ~USf sAw jAv j ^ @ @ c U |

~T  AaUS sTS cAUr j c@U Aw\, AF ~@AT, ceU ~@AT, RAxv UeTS, y, UUTAv, AFT, fT, mf, U f@@ jce ~U, Acer rNf, sc R @U@ AcrAcFU TScfAcF OO @^ Av, AaUS qT^ @ATrS, TAS AaUS SwAa c TAU T^ @ATAv,   q@AUAv UAcS w, cAU@ AS jS AB R eU, T X A An@, TAUSf, ~Sc An@ qFA | T X A ~ ~B gU ceU AUvU TFwABS ~a ~T, AcrK @Ac An@, ~AT AU Tr Z q | TS c sA q TU Wv U  BSF j@v cFcm @c gcAa | slTSF TkUF s  ASB q TU Ti mA @ S |

rK AS AaU  TU dK @Ac @Aci | US @Ac AcB TZoF | AAS TR@ @ jAaUS, F@ @Ac @ XopA A,  AUvU TFwABS ST \UZ @ F@@ ~A sL Tq@ @AaUS | Tv j@ BS @Ac jAaUS, j @Ac Aq jc T q TU g U | H gA pK A wSAv q-f, Av wR U Am cq ATU, cr c ~AcArF |

TU T @ ST AZ rAT wS d @aS, RU q | ~ sc @, QAS ~T j@ ha q Ti ToF   sw A  ~U wS R SO d @ AUS | q TU S^  U |

S, Zc @S AaU S cv, A@ O, @A, UB^ WAaU, cA OU, AOScTR AaU, AaU TrUTA-RUR | (~ AaU q- BSF q j mvU ~S^ A swS |) AcAn cv @ s BAS, c mvU Av TS S | cqTU cU cUF BT AwAaU | ~ BT sA @Sf cAXo @ UAZ@ A cq mQ WKH @S | O STf UAZ@ RZS Am AaUS rf, s cq TU c @Sq AcAn AhaU | A@ j@T O Acn @SAS | j@Av mvU  BS s^ @S lq SSAS TAU@ | s O @aS  AcAnR a | AA\U qeAAB @Ar@ U ~ sR ZO i Aw Ug a | q j ASB mvUR ZO i Awa |

jc TU ToT c@FAU AS, Q^ Aq | mvU c ~Aa, j@BS FTZf T j cUUS, AA ~AT w@U AvU @ jAa, jZS gAwF jUT q TU Zc ~S UqS An@  | Z AF AF To Aa | S ~AT  c@F |  AS ~ BS ^f j AB, ~T RArevS AA @ jAa gfKH cFm, A@ ~Bq  13q, q TU rK AS, ~q An@ BSAaUT, q @S @T U@vS @ M M jUT, j@v Z sq @f ha | ASq  A@ US cf j@ ceUrf gU@ ~U @ jUS | AASR ceU Uqg q TU @  j@v Z jaS | Z S ~AT   ! q TU cq TU  ~^BA@  wU  ! S@v q TUv  SUU @ c s cIAa | ~r @A  c cR q TU ~AwT Zc A c |

Qn ~T  c j@v Av Rq AO q TU , ~^BA@ ceU cq cB ~S @U BSS @f @f U | @ ZAr cS | @ c cS | A@ gcK w^ Bw jce TScfAcF Bw j@v dLkH AA@ @T@ ~SeAZ@ cHS A@ S A @ s ? v A@ ~TBSf  S ?

rK @, @U@ cqTU sUq @, c^SAw ~cm Z UB :Z sq @, ~S A@ q cA ~EOs ZcAv gUcS S ! j@ AcrBS UAZ@   ATAU j@Av SF AUZUS | ~@Av AUZUS JOBS | gU T^ r ia , ~w gcS j@ ATU ATr pBSrfU @B @ @Av |

TS ZcS, 2007 j ceUgK Acr AF qA wU q |

wc @c T A@a  U ?

(cA 4, 2007)

(THswF AAj emH)

(c 38, cA, 2007)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?