Reviews of four Bengali books, by Bhavabhuti Bhattacharya

c c@mv (kH)

@Ac

w\/TFOS/Sv@

SF

c^/BfcSf/mpA/AF gK/~AgoS/qA..

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Books_in_English

Parabaas Moviestore

Parabaas Moviestore

S OMof cq

w^TUOS

gcgkA gOs

|| rcK HA | ~Ufg Um ||

P TBc ~Uf rcK m@w^ --- ~^BA@ ATS c^ TU, S : Tf OMof ; S AcAOn @rSf , ~wU , An ; T @r BSA 2008 ISBN: 978-81-8266-109-7

~T g  U
o q A@  TAS@ BU,
OH  UAv @J
UQ TAv bU |
~T d ~S @a
co aU @BS ~a ?
~co BS @U AaS
q ~AT  OU |

c^  oq v U TU S | I U ZUR s ~a ZS |  BSS, ZS cUq  c^ lcB !

dc cf^SR  BSS | c J ArKF@U TBc I S v @S U U cS --  AcO i@@U @cS, T  qToFq @a | j-R AS Tw cCU AF jS A, A@ R jTS  @UT ~Ao@f UZ@ s ~ AXfAv Sq --- v ASAXo cU OU | q P TBc ~Uf c B^rcAK@f UQF An AcrAcFU ~AB ~^BA@ ATSAv ~U @U ~Ufg j@ ATAU @v Um | jce ~wU S AcAOn @rSf-@ ~T UT,  ATS AU j@ w^@ ~T  U c BSF |

e@USAv OfnZASq s-@S ~UfTf TS B @ Sc Q s | J gf R cAT U@Ar\f ~NcAS c cokT ~oFA@ ~T ~NcA ASaS J avTT W w\ | UZAv A @TU TS  --- q c@ c-cCU hOArAQ ArW ~c, UR-@T , BfT fS-AcfUU-@ATSf  OO | gf@ UZ TBc nZAS Sf BU S AS kQ ZJOZAS  TSKAv@ OS |

e@USAv c^ c^ aA ~a TBc ~Uf@ AOAS AOAS c q^S | SqU A@ BST, 1961 rA^AS@S cf^ B^rcAK@f UQF PcA@ T^hOH S^fTZ g Os ofS AAaUS TBc@q ? jvR  BST S, J wU cf^f S me cf^S cUAaUS, "rS P, jc @ ~T wS ~ q w S | @H  wU ~T wS S ~AT c @ q |" ~Uf c ASB gK, "-wS AaU xv xv ~cw ~ S " | cmAc@q A@ TSK S U ASB@ AS A@ ~ jTS  @ s ? J wU @S  AaU S | @c @f @, cvq sA @UT w j BT ? ~Uf c Ql an BSc ABfS ~T jAUZSAv ~fc gwF | c rAv ~crFq rf~dH@T c@p "TBc ~Uf Aci@AU " | a ~v p c^ZAS ~A AS o TS g g c | k rf j@ ToFAc TAUT cU@, sJ@ mr cJAO dTr@ rvZAS AZ AS , AAS cf^S@q @US J TAr, BfcS oc, v--AS^-~TS AASq US P ASgp H c | c^Av  i@@ ~Q @  : "...  ~T d Z PU S ~ ~ ~......"|

~^: 15Av gK T, qUTf rm TSf P TBc ~Ufc ASB T-TB-TF @ s TZ AA AaUS S  TH cCUr TAsXo vgkAT UZ J rK SF --- USfS, s j@Av ASAc iUOS @aS ArAr Ae Tr | ~oH  gK r P TBc ~Uf c^ZAS --- rfKS gOs@p | ArcSf c^FoF@p TFOS@ TBc ~UOSAvR cr | c UAZ@ s-q AUZS, UAU cJsF-@ cJsF Tr OS@ ~crFq cUc, A@ TBc ~Uf kcf Ac TFOS@ cU TSc S | jq wn TBcq cCU AF T, AASq ~T F SA TF Acc ~T |

~U, jq @pr w^i kH AS,  UUq  A sc --- jq ~r | c rK Av @ cU qha @a --- j@Av A ~SFAv S-A | AAv sc@ ~Uf c j@ZAS @r A@pA--- sAv ha rg coS @a (SqU, RJS q^U Avq  cAr O) | ~A e@USAv @pr @Uc | T 144 p ToF TBc ~Uf rcK e@US  ?  ~c gAc, gAwF AST, q S j ~@KHf ! |

|| Ac@ A@a Sq-q, q j-@  ^AO, Acn ||

AScA R cf^S : j@Av AcA@ @ ^OS, rfcS S ; wCAOU , T @r vc 2006 ISBN: 81-89834-03-07

Zp: 1898 | T TAH BTcvf @ cwcB c US j ~cmS @aS |  ca-q 17q TO gAwSf AScA T TpQl Wv --- AT RAU cU R AT TF@U  Amv AScA AwAaUS TprS |

~Aggk AT cU  J TprS ~SgkA BSS ~oF@ TF TkU@, j@Av AOAi | "d @a ~SwF cU @f cI "--- jr  T TAH BSS, "@@ d AScOS @U ~oFAL@ ^A BSF J c @ S c TS c, A@ A@ AcK ASB cAXo HA  @B @Uq --- -@B sA @S Qn d ~SSTA , c R --- d@ r c @ c |" gAwSf OAn AcA@ ~er sv@,  R ~U@ @ TpASAr  c@F@Avq s |

@Acd cf^S R mTf Acc@S^ --- SAcer-Acer rNf aA jJ gc ~R UQsBS Acmp | A@ T R  @F jq cFAL mA@ kLR AaU sBS sBS | gAwSf AScA mTfBfq TS@SF | WvSOn rfcf^S R i@cA emr jAaUS AScA | cf^S R J j@ mA@ rXo @ w Ri | j ToF ~S@ ~c SA@ j@ @S@AS @R ZJB aS | -AcK ~U@ @q cTS w^Av U ~cH |

gAwSf AScA A oS-Tw sn, J ksT cFAL, s T@UfS ~@ Ac dc rfcf^S  J cFAL eW jS c --- j ~EOs A@a Sq | @H, J ASB ASB  s AaU Ag^ | cf^S-AScA "AcA@" @ vq AaU @ -- j O cAr A@a S | j ToF wS @S @ ZJB sR ~rUfS | Z @, dH UZ@ rfcS -OR @SAS --- jZSq J AUZS-M@s | j@ AA@ AST pA AS UZ@ q ~U@T Ag mA@ AcA@ @ ^OS Wv  aS s R THF F sF | jZSq UZ@ TA^S |

s TAf mTf- @ J ~gFm f BfcSsn Z-mha^ a j@ G, SS n^f w R ~ArQ g gcK@q ASB rS cA@ BfcSv@ lw @US, J Ac@TS AS AAS jr cp ewT BA cS--- j ~ ~EOs @f ? ~ jq  -T cAH A@ @T J S  J Bfcrq AScA T @F Z A AaU (FQ BSfA @@ mTfBf cJAT cUAaUS) | jce, jq -@Fq AScA-cf^S @R  @ | r mofSUg rF OT^f @ cf^S  @SASq TS @ SAS |

J 141 p cFf OS UZ@ @S ~sMA@ AXo^ OA A OSAS --- @cU Tn j@Av Bw a | UZ@ jq T @r @aS (sAR  rAOR ~a) : mTfBf A AScA kH ~LTH dc cf^S SA@ ASB@ AQ cU TS @AaUS, j-q SA@ rK A@ AScA A cf^S Acw TkU @H (p: 131 ) | jS T^cF wcK@AO S, jAv ~SAg Ac@ ac |

crK \UZ @, cqAv TAw@ mS ~Ar S^AS@, s @pAL SS @rSU wCAOU Ac @  | AScA R dc j@Av OS, R AScA@p @cAURU w\ q-~ScAv esBS Xo @a cqAv@ | jce, AAr j@Av FcU cFA-AO | o j@Av @, BAS TF@U AO BSS a J kcdK mO AaUS | jv sS @S RAKcf @  cU T U | mAvr AUZU gU  |

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In Search of an Identity : History of Football in Colonial Calcutta, Soumen Mitra ; Das Gupta & Co , Kolkata , First published August 2006 ISBN: 81-8211-023-8

cAS kc ZF Ar\f R ~q.A.j. ~A ~S Ar ZS c U j@ ~ScF FAOn ZAaUT, " g^ TFS" | @U@ TAUT ~Aocf R U FAOn | aAcAv ZSc j@ Bw AZAaUS, @fgc vcU, AcrK: TTS mAve c @U@ AcAg^m AcAg^r TAUT j@kn cJo Za | BS wU, cTS m@Av UZ@R j@ BS ~q.A.j. ~A | AAS j@ AA@ pA A @U@ TAUT "~r" R "~"-j gw @aS (sAR jS gw kH qUT-Acof), A@ T: mAve c ToF A J m (identity) s @f AcUgc AAU a v@ TZF S Z J TSf AT ~UOS OU waS |

sAR ~B@ ~UOF m@Av jAvq TkU S |

sw sw TSK ASB ~cAT @TS-cS@  ~oF "~q@S"-j ToF p @ Oa ---  rf@^ c T@T @ c TS-qmv-T: mAve | jq ASB@ ZJB Rvq UQF | ~T cq  -q @ OUAa --- j@gc c ~SF gc |

jAv @U@ vcU qAw^ S | @UAS-O @U@q TS @fgc  A vcU cAv ToF A ASB@ ZJB AS Oa, j@ oS TA ZJB a--- ^Sq UZ@ O | jce - sgc jq Tn 109 p cqAv SSS swf F A^cr Wva, v re | sAR jqc FAB@ AgA @ rfATn s T @Av cU OaS,   i@ T@F @q  |

sTS, 1911- TScwS ~q.j.j. rf\B@ sgc j@v mU AO@U "Bf AcB" ~ZF A ~a, v qAAO S | @H, jAv @U @U@ hO R ToFAc ArAQ cHA^q j@Av AcK AaU Tn | TAUTwH kmS, kcc c AScwf A^ cCAU @aR jv j@v "jAUS" AcK Tn AaU --- sTS AaU oT-ASAcrK wTfH cCAU @a | SqU j q "cCU c" qmvcU c "TUTS c" T:TS mAve-j ~TS TT  S | MTScc ~crF ~T "WAv" T j "TB" cHS SUIU aS |

T ~oF ~UOSAv AcrK TS | jZS j@ AA@ pA vcU S, MdK-j ~UOS a | cm:, vcU ~UOS vq dl | Urf-cf  r ca ofS cCAUBA nT TdfS AScfs  a | @H o cMAXo@ Ac@r S, @A@ rAR cUfS c @ ~a | A@ @ cCAU ~S@ AaS AaU | mTf Acc@S^ cUAaUS, "wfi ~Q vcU ZAUU T Dr ~Ao@ AS@v JMa Ac" | AFq, jq vcU@ BA oq cCAU  jq SS ~qAxvAv ZJB U | o @U@ cCAUq c @S, cAU TUTS q ofS gcK  ~qAxvAv ZJB AS T: mAve c ToF A ? @U, (jce ~BR ~S@vq)  g TAUT j@L co @a @U@ vcU c T: mAve-j | cAv wgASe cA wiS R ~A@ @ ZAS ASUq v cI sc | j@ AA@ AST sAcf pA AS rfATn jAcKAv@ ZaS --- v kAOn AcKgwq Ag | jce vq cTS m@Av UQF | SSS F R ~oFAgA@ AArABR s TpXo |

cqAv mS S^AS@, jce haAOnZAS | A@a A@ aAc Z U gU Uw | j@Av cAr THT OZ AS | (p 57), sAR j@Av F sAO SR s  |

2| T: mAve c @U @ oTf cFZFAv ZiF cv, A@ jAv A@ UZ@ m@U@A\ ? @S w^kn \UZ Sq |

3| crK \UZ @, @UASU @U@ vcU  "WAv-cCU"-j ~cH @USMAOF K a | @H, A^ cCAU TB jq Acgw rgw kc TS gc @v  RiAS, sAR kcc ~Aocf BSF "cU" rNAv cFc OfS cCUR R s | jZSR  q "~qAAxvAv nqA", kccfwH "~qAAxvAv nqA", sv qmvcU c ToF A Tk  Ri |

|| B@SF Fq @T Aa ||

In TAS @, : wMf  , c AF @vf , @U@ - 9 , T @r BSA 2005 Code No.: 94 C 22

@TAS Ai@ cCU ArN @f ?

"gJ" c "AckK@" cUU ~oAS@ @U OUAhOn @TAAr\f cIS s S | Ac WK A@ "gJ" AaUS ? B  c ^K  "AckK@" ? jJS s @f ~oH m ~AgS AaUS  r@ Tnq ~Sgc @aS | J ccq gTH@U j@c Ac WK Tr@ B gf S J B cA AS sS | "N ~AgS" ~ATg chOS J Jv aJ HT @ cUAaUS, ", T ~rfc AAB" | ZSq ~ATg cc j@ Sc mv | Ao TSK Accc cB @Ai  WTS j@r !

jc cCU j@ w^@ cCU OUAhOn jTS BS @M@Ar\f BfcS R @fA FcU @AAS R wU q TUv ToF | cCU BfcSfAF j j@ Sc esBS |

cCU j@@U oTn @TAS S@ @ kHPWF U @AASAOn PA a | H : "sTU Bfc^ TSK", "gS w^ B jFAvFxv", "SSfwU Ac" | FABl  T OUAhOn@ o A c Fv@ BfcF @ aAc @aS : "r", "TdK" | ~B@ cAHBFcm cZ@ AcrS sw gc s ? ASTUccR  S-Z @ aAc @SAS, c T-AOn BAv  TSAaU gS c^FoF "TfT, TU ZT"- @a (" O") | cm:, OUAhOn mHsw  o TS@-SA@  o ~S, jj@ AvT-R@ | @TAS  TgB v@-IU TrU | Rv S @U TgBR S  s |

i@-r@@U@ H-ZU S j@ T @AiS @B | -@B U cUq  ArcT O@cA Tr ~BR HTF, HTF gS-Uf-B-Ac |

~crF o jJq SS, A , ~AB OoF, rfU c^FoF, Hf  T ~R S @U c Acmp @M@Ar\f TTs mS aS jm@ | jce BS wa J @i BfcS ewT @, R wa A aS UA@ @ J Tmc HAU Ar | SqU @ BS AATcH @a rFT U fArQ @, B  m@fA, gS c^FoF @TFASmv ~^US gw Sc  c "cCAU"  cCU S BS BSF J ~Lf BFU XB Sq@R  S c @ ? s aAc Acr@ d A@ S@AS-OcAS Zq aAaUS SpA OvBF, q A aAc WvS ~@U-H TAo@@U r@mNo  AaUS SpAcc | cc @ Ac @ AU j Z-AcS T @U@ ~r AaUS @M@Ar\f ~AB OoF @a | jS SSS BS-~BS F g jq cqAv | A Ar\f ~AgSf aAcAU fWAU@ cqZAS@ FTpXo @a |

sAR AFTkUF c AUZSPrUf A@ A jS j@ Tl O@ Tm oc R wU S | j@ cCU gK AUAZ cq qeAAB rN ~@H cU cFc ( FATAU, qgFUA, @AUw qFA qFA ) ~F^ f@ | TITIq cCU c@FwiS F@ @T cU (sTS, "Uf Oncf jq SFOU Acgv @B UwS") | cU R gU c@FwiS g jq cqAv | j@q T @@ Te ZRS c@c@ OvA@ q Ar\f  B R a | ~ OUAhOn@ ~^: aAc S cU cq cU cgF  cCAU ~BR wU S |

j@v @, cCU jTS A@a Ar\f jaS, sJ "@TAS" ~crFq cU s S, sTS lU , wf , Acnf OoF | jJ "B" @TA-Ar\f cU OU S cv , A@ J ~AgSf j@@Av @TA OAn  qA  ~a | gkAT@ c e jJS c^R -j@ @ B AU T^  S | rK ~Q ,   ~B ~ PA  S @S "c^-AcU" c "oASF T" c "O TkA"--- A ~ ~S^q AaU s-c aAc TZF BfcF, ~ s-c aAc j@@v eU ~BR cCAU TT wJ ~a ! |

Fq, B@SF ~B@U @T Aa |

(c-42, Ac, 2008)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?