Tilottoma Majumder's Rajpat, reviewed by Runa Bandyopadhyay

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Bv, AUT TBT ;~S^, @U@; 2007; p: 808;ISBN: 978-81-7756-736-6

AUT TBT "Bv" SF sS j@ cA mH | jq m ACS S, ce TSK cFfH BfcS cS S@Ar@J m, c A cJO @ m | jq H OfS qAcp S, ce ~cTS@U TkUFco @ BfcSco H qAcp | ~ jq mH Wva TSKq c | q SF TUOS S, o ~Sgc Aa  ~ i ~S^@ mr @ | o SF   W W TSK H BfcS@ A Z |

sAR AUT T SF "" @Ar  1996 U, J SF  ~T T AO 2001 U, sZS "co" ocA@gc c d @U "r" An@ | T w@ @^ @ hOAc , ToFAc jce ASAc TSK Acr, em, w, X^ , T R cS T^ wAi q BfcSewT ~UZF ~T@ J @A AAaU j@ ~cTS@U TUo TS | oAnf c@ mA^ j@ TAw@ BfcSo q ~ H TS ~T To d |  "OJ w OJ", "rT@ZU", "j@" qFA ~TSF SFAU  o MJa wUT J ScT SF , sZS 2006 j jAU "Bv"-j ocA@ @r d U "r" An@ |

oe ToF s pAcfB ASA @, q ^OS AZ AUT "Bv" SF | d @q SF ~^TU Zc Tp U oAS AaU ~Sw oe oAS | Pgc Sf gCS@ @^ @ TSK  TB ~UZF OS @aS AUT, s TB @^fgk sa TArc wT R r ~U fTS | TS PcGcf , UQ, cUq TU, qAr, ~S, ArZ, TSUU, Si@T, ATB gpA OAnAU ~^ v@ v@ mU@ mr @ @, TSAc@ F Qv OAnwAU wgf OS ^K ToF A jce AXo T cFAnTf OAngcS "Bv" ~U fTcXo@ ~AnT @ s | SF e A Aws AUT cUAaUS, "sS j@v BSU | jq BSU T sv@ o a, vq SF |" AF jq BSU As s-BfcS@ AAS UANo @aS jce AcAg^ OAn Tc w UaS s kH T@UfS SF,  cTS Qv AO UR cFA  ck A | TT AcQNo BPSA@ AAmA @ TZ S qA OO @SAS UZ@ | ce cTS SfAfS BSfA@ AW s OAnwAU ~cS AZ, ZS i@ ~S BfcS ASU@ AOS AOS ATr s j@ OAU BfcSc, sZS A^ TUTS w w UAw j@q TAv@ T cU @ | ~ q rAr wMHoT  TSKwAU ASFAS BfcSewT, A-@^ ~ B TSKFL co ~T J @A  j@ ~SSF BfcSco |

SF sZS d U, AZ TS PcGcf AvAS UwS aJ Rq OAv WKv WKv  OUa | TBA  j@ j@  OUS ~ To@f | gA ~ ZZ @i To S @  sZS   gc TUc^S WAvs ~Z o, ZS vS  gc W | ASAc @ BAs o gUc | TS cUU, "PcGcf, T TBA T cB S T cB TBA |" PcGcf  wS ASs AcrB T ~of |  AcrBSfS s TArc @S, OyS ~ @U^ wTAU fTS cJo | c  s TSK OZ C Uw | wT TSKU  a j  AB |  FA@ PSrF ~ AcK aT OZ  TS Uw | jgcq "Bv" SF j@c SA@ T ~Acgc WvU TS PcGcf | ~ ~S Tp mTf mH sZS  cUU,

"dK@ @T AOSU  S | @ m AOS  | ZSq ~a  T ~Z | ZSq R s @U Y | SqU Y c A@ ? AcK ~ cSr ?  A@ ~  ? Y A@ AcK c ABAS ?"

ZS ~T T  j@c gAc WvU | Tm TS H ABS ASU TS PcGcf | PcGcf r AZ w ~UZ\U, O @ cJo OU ~   ToFOA\Ur ~EOs ~UOF sc@ UQF | THfTS ,  ~ cU  ~  B @ ASU TS | Sf, wS ~ cUS AS  cJO ASB @T | @TS  cJO ? AS ce UZ@ @UT,

"UQF W @ O ~Ao@ a^ @ ZU ~@r U | ~@r@  @\S @ Sf, c@  @\S @ Sf | jq gkp R  OZ Sf |  QH @ Sf TA H j@ @\S Bw | ~ w |  gcSAn j@ ~fT Acm AcAa @ QH | pAF ^S @ @  An g  | U@OAn ~SocS @ @  ^F ST | j Tm AcrBw @S @UFHAcoS  S, @cU  ASB A |"

A@ Bw c @UFH  B m o Jv S | A@a  s AZA@ A@ | q  ~LA ~ApA ~pA AZAS | A@ j@ ~AOS AZ @  Wa |  OUa TS TSK ZJB, s W  ~S c@ | AXo r r  MJa wa q Tm TSK c, sZS   Z@  sR :Z ~ cS   BS ~a |

~ jq UQF A Sf TS PcGcf | UQF OZ c^ @R aJ  PcGcf@ | ~O PcGcf o Aq ~o  ATAU s | sM ^ ~Uf@ gcS w AS  | c TS PcGcf  wa UQF TS TSK  |  Acr ~ OO   ~U c sS @ j@ ATr wa  OR RU | q U^ @i wS cB,

"Xo T Tf
TSK sBS 
TZ @ @@ c S @@
SS ZU OS s"

A@a cS ~ ~TS Sf ASBm, s U  S @S dK | o j@ Sf gw @ AS  ~SF Sf  | q cS qA OS @ Aw AUT @UT TS PcGcf j@ TkATf Ac | S,  @S rwS Sq, Sq @S @ ~r |  o wT wT W @H @H vS @ c Sf UB ~TS ~ ~cTSS OU^ qA | @H UZ@ ~r @S, " jq Ac j@AS UQ ~S  BU ic |" FJ, BU iAaU q ~S | ~ q ~Sq ~F ASTTgc aq  wU ~S , q TTf TSK, TS PcGcf | s TT TT oAS AaU @TAU T ~ T cS | q jq Sf TpF T TS AS AS TS | @ UAaU, @S  jq ~Xg TpF ? UZ@ Bcc AUS,

" grA,  Acf, q  oAK... TS PcGcf j@ UQ Tn | @pQ s oAK a  Ac | s F @ a  gco |"

SF c s jAw OUa q TAH a jq TpF UZ@ gAcKFl S@ BSF j@^q BS AaU | @ jq S@ ? AXo c^FoF | s T rS PcGcf c@ UU iAaU | sMcS ~An^ PcGcf c^ OZ U jq dH TkA   BwA@ Tp mTf sc@ TkA ~ rA@ oF mTf @pG  ATUATr j@@  AwAaU | AXo ~ TS PcGcf BSq Xo T Tf | TSK@ gUc @S @pH o S  TS | q cAI rSTnq  AOS ASAaU j@ ~@ | AXo T cHS AS TS PcGcf pA, PcArFfS O oH S@-TZ ~O OZ pA ~a j@ IU@, j@ BAm |  OR cAU @Jo - Bw c g cAI Rq @Jo c OU  |

ewT ~ cJO @ ~@CQv@q c | ZS c TSKq TS | OAnAU p@ cFAL s TSKFL @i MJa q TSAc@ ~AmL ^S @aS AUT TBT | cABwl @ UZ@ sS OAnAU ~^Bw cr @aS | TS PcGcf ASTT TpF SA AAaU AXo BPSA@ Acr Ag | PcGcf  eWAv Spre oKH, ~TSAc@ ~FO BfcS SfA ASXoH c c AXo@ X^ Sf @a | j@ BSfA X^ | ~S @T A Z X^ | "Bv" SF ~a j@ Acv BPSA@ Qv | TArc wTAU@ AW AcAg^ BPSA@ UAU vSS @ H AZ AUT @UT | c "Bv" SF@ BPSA@ ~ZF A TS O S | ce BSfA TkU LLAU mS @ UZ@ q SfA ~U TSKAv@  A OaS | ZS SfA rq c @ SfA | ZS sTS ~a  T ~Ag TSK TAS ~a ATA AQ T Acocf | SfA rAr c @ kH c~qAS jce ~l @B  ATB | SF s @s@U@ TS @ @ S, c  AXo ~SFT rA jce gmU | BfcS jq PcAOnFq TH @ F U UR BAvU, F mha UR coF | ~ jq F B JA AXo m Z r w, s r ATB ~TSF AOUS QT@ OOUS  ~s cF S @ w @c r @B |

j@AS TFc T^ fAQ  AXo ASB@ Av cQH @Tf Ac ASs @AaU |  Acr @AaU "oH TSK gkrS R cfQ @q PA  ASr | BST@ AGK @  OU STq SpL |" A@ q Avq sZS SfA W  A UAaU ZS  UFw @U cv A@ ~J@ qU  TFc T^ | AXo Acr @ SpL BSF ~moH BS Sq | TSKq TSK rA | q TSK A gUc ~ TAT AS  @UFHoS q  B @ Oa TSK@ | c AZ ~W eW  OU OU AXo Acr TI TI vUTU @ ia,

"F ~m TZ SAT @ ~mq A@ j@Tn  S ? ~rA QTrUf  iU @UFH@  c ~ cAr QTcS | QT@ QT Aq AB @ c | ~AT j AST | A@ F |"

UZ@ Acr @S cFA R cFA ~Ag nTA AccS | jq AccS  sTS ~a  @TBfcS,  ~r,  BfcSi, TAS @ cAI cFA TS R TSS wiSPrUf nTAc@r | TS PcGcf AAS j@v j@v @ ~TSF  ia AXo ~^ | PcGcf@ grA f@ oq  jAw OUa  BSfA  | @TS  BSfA ? S, TSUU T SpL ~^ T  g s O S |  O TSK @UFH BfcScFf @B | SpL mgAc@ QT ASq  B^a ~O ~^ ~a TSK   sR Acr | ~S Z-:Z  ~g @ SR ~ :Z Z | q  Bq ~ @ ASa oH TSK  i@ Y | @H AXo ToF ~T ZJB ATUa q SpL, s ana ~T oH TSK j@v mAm AS:r U j@v wv TSK T cJO ~r AS  aA c A | cFA@ AcAOn v, AAmA mS @  Ag cA@ ^^ @ ZaS AUT J ecSrfU UZAS@ A @ | AcAg^ OAn AOnH @ @ "Bv"  ~S  sq ~w  @  ~T BfcS ASU@ AOS AOS TA ~@CQ AXo ATS ASO j@An c qha XU  Ai |

j@Av ~ TAv TSK OAn AOnH @aS AUT TBT | J ST cUq TU | sw sw^ @pK@ Acr AS AAS cJOS | q Acr AoAS AS J TASK @i,

"oS A@ gw cm ? oS US Ar\f @B | ~A oS gA oS,  c ~AgTS | @fvSr@ AcK oS c@ ~Z b@ c w |"

cAr US Ug J Acr Ag SA A AS | q ~\ US UR AAS T^rUf oS AUaS Ar\f TT AS | jq TAv TSKAv ~^ ~a j@Av @Ac TS | J @Ac sS Uw @ SAU Tw C ~ T^rUf oS w^ | AAS Acr @S j@ ST-S-BS @ g Z @Ac c@, c @Ac s gUc  Dr ~rfc | jqZS j UZ@ AUT  iaS @Ac AUT | J c@ B r Ri, @Ac AT A@ oq j@ @ ? STfS fS | ~a o ~U^ ~AmL, fc ~Ao@co AW | @f R AT @Ac ? ~fT ^S ?  s Wa @ | T ~cw ?  s AcBS @ | ~o ASBS ?   wU @ | ~AOS @ ?  s cU @ |

cUq TU qArfR cv | q BA oT em J Sq | TSK AO  TSK - jTSvq J Acr | @H AAS BSS, "BA oT Acg @ TSK A@aq AS | o A@a  T jce WpH BTv BwU Of |" wv SF Bq ~a qA |  qA sTS ~AUcf qAZF clUF R ABM\U hapU BfcS  @ cU, TAS @ cU R PcGc l ^S | qA U SF@ T^ @ Ac U  | A@ ZS AZ qA c LL S c IJ@ Sq ce AUT ASH TA^S sv@ qAcp U jSaS, v@ BS ~a fcgcq | @H UZ@ Acr @S,

"s TSK qA ZS  ASB@ Zc @f @ ? TSK qA lS | jq cTS qA lS | j@U @U em, Acr, co R ~AgsBS gw ~B@ j@ j@BS TSK | TSK AcAha^ S, gJqJ S |"

TArc SfcU jU@ | Sf  gCS mgAc@ | c q gCS  A@av @pA@, cA@v r rS@ ~cU ~ ~AHTAr | Sf j@ gC, ~SF w | A@ jq gCw ToFcf T TSK  Ri Acsm | q AXo TSK r j J O | Sf jce cJo AS AcAg^ kn AS TSK@ ~cA @ O |  A@a c OfS@U kn, c  @ AcrKH @ WvTS cTS ASAZ | ASa@ cFUv c BS lQAH@ ZO  q @B @S @B S | w U O j@ ccFf ~^US | q AZ qA rAr Sf AcSR TpXo AUT "Bv" |

cU  "Bv" SF j@Av c ~er B ~a | B Ac @, oTAcoT AcdXoO @ oH BSBfcS A j@ TSAc@ vS s cU  B^,   Os T@UfS | sZS ~^B cF TSKAU TB c ~SfA Ac^ T oS oTAU @a ~r AS, jTSA@ oH TScmf@pAR BvAS, ZSq w iAaU jq wMHoT AU | wMf PcGc oT ~ rAA qUT oT TkU  @ AcAha^  AB, A, cU qFA AU T ST B oS O @a | A^ TUTS ~oFAK TArc jq AU ~AmL e@v oAS AS AUT Bv ce BfcS ewT s^H ~@U UZ@ ZJB AaS TSKFL@ | PcGcq @ A@ec rq @, A^ c TUTS s@S oT TSKq   cU | @H cU  @S oT S, BfcSOOTn | ~ i@@ q BfcS TZTAZ @ UZ@ cr @@Av OAn@ jJ@aS ~fT Q |

U^ cUOO ToF A AUT TBT cU m WvS @aS | Acf  T AST ~cwSq U cULL | ZS dK ~ @pA ATUS sTS AO  TAS AchaR  Ri ~crFcf | Acha @ s Ac B^   @T TpF | ~ q Acq BU T fArZ | UZ@ cA ToF s cU @pA jJ@aS  kH S, ~eAr@Tn | q cAI @ H @ a U cU  | U^  BA AaU cA T rcf BfcS A@a qA | sAR  mpA mf AS U cU BfcS | TS PcGcf T fcgc cJO @  AaU S q gUc | A@a TSK ~pA oS @ | UZ@ T-T q oS H @aS cA @ AOnH |

"Bv" SF cU AOn Z Z @U@kv "@ c " SF TS  ~crFcf | @U@kv T AUTR cU BfcSsn ToF j@ AO^S TSK ^S @aS | c @ U cU@ a @ j@U aAv  | sS Fwq T | DK jZS cF  cB, co jZS fSTSF ~Jo cJo  S | UZ@ cU  cTS BfcSo j@ ASZJ ~UZF OS @aS J SF |

~ cU wS ? TS H g wa Bv wS  | TS cU, jTS wS @ cJo ?  cJo S @J cJo ? j@v Z qha @ | o  cU wSq S, SF   c-cH a ~ U@wU, AcAg^  U en^ @pK@ cOSU TAv J w^ R | ~ TI TI ck U ~ BfcSS^f  cB s ArAU AcmH | OAOA JA@ A @ A s BS ,

"AO@U qA 
 Q Sr @  j@ Bw
TSK A@AO TI TI T   ;
 @S rA^ S, TpF S, ~T T S,
@S JAU rK TfTe c S,
~AOA w TS , k ~@r T ;
aS r wA AO R cU
~^A  wU @kUfS vgkAT Bw Ri ;"

A@a v@ OAn@R c  A jJ@aS AUT TBT | T ~ qAr wAc TUTS W wpm | c^ g e ~O mTf @T S Aws wS w |  c@B cZU TSK | A@aAS   TS  c @U e | BAT BS Zv, W aR, qJv S, Ta o SS @Bq   | A@ @B @ @q A@ j@ cgU R @ @ U f | e fTA A @ sS o S |  W a cA   wS wq | T ~ T A@  gUc HR ~Ao@ | c BfcS mUL  ~Ao@ AS  S |  s ZJAv Ar\f TSK, wS  ~^ | q S w   S | ~ UZ@ Sf A gUc qAr wS  gZv T iJvR O  ZAr ~U | qAr ZTZAUS BSF T sq s^H @, w ~AgTS @,  ~a j@ wS wgf wc |

BU j@ A e cok ~S | r, rA, mTf R R@ AS  e sn | vAU OU Tv cA, W Uw r  cAB Q, mTf ~@c ~AU AB SM@ ~ HBU BA BfcSsS | c  HH gUc jq e | TSF  Sf, c UZ@ @UT ZJB @a,  H ToF c @ j@ ~oAS@ TSS | sZS ArrAT@ ~T BfcSsn ~  ia ~ ~T ASAcc wH @ OUAa q rT U, ZS Bw c ~B ASB av aUTU@R AcA cJo @B Uw cU ~S QNo , mTf ccF Ac @ q Sf,

"e v@ BS   TSq  |  BSF ArTR @T @a S | A@ q cU Ar A @S BS @S ! wAc W Prrc eAQ | ~v-S ca Uq BU aU BU o, OK aU U o | ~ T  JO cl c @q e @B b@ s |  R ~c AcA g A@ S OUq S ?"

~AU wAU, TB ~SO @SO sZS cpXorT cc^ AZ ZS UZ@  j@Av @UT ~JO ~T pA S A T ~AU ~ n ~@c ~AU A@ | Ta o sR T Bq T ~AU n@ j@q r S | ~@c ~AU TS A rS, @H  cI,

"c U TSK @ BT Ri | Bwl e@   ~S ec, ~S ~Ag U A s O | AS A ~ cUq jq TAcr   @ @R AcK c Ri | j@q AcK@  c @ S SdA ToFT |"

cTS j@U  sR, AcAha^  sR TAUA@U Ac ~T sZS OfS rU T ana a o @TASBS o@pGsS T, co@F@ dHF  co TS @Aa, ZS ~T TS ~S OAn@ mS @ ~ j@c UANo @ BSF ~S @S UZ@ | n ~@c ~AU BSF sZS ncok ~S g JvAU cJo  ZS T ~AU Bq cUS, "gU @ cJoaJ R |" ASFAS j@q r c ~S UANo @,

"jq cU ToF @S ^ Sq | @S ~r Sq | j sS mgAc@ AccpA T | A@ec j@@ mf@pAR cU OU | sS cSv ~U jq@T - "AT cr cJoaJ R | ~T BAS | T @a ~T jq Fr AO@U |"

OvBFcA Si@T ArAQ ArfAU j@ ~oAS@ TSm TSK ~O ~^TU AAS cU n^ | J cU @pL ~^U TSUU T, SA^Sf ~AmL e@v U oaS UZ@ | c ~S r^ Amo  ToFq SA^Sf AmA | jq Av OAn ToF A UZ@ sS rA-cMT AO^S Av@ Tk @ UaS |

OAn AOnH jce q AOnH ToFTq OAn H ToF  wa UZ@ kQ TAB@ co | q AZ TTf UZ@ @UT ~ j@ Bfc^ OAn ArZAS,

"~F^ ~l, ~F^ f, ~ww j@ Iv TSK  | c TI TI Y @kU aA @^ ~  | c@ gC s | rf BU @ | BU AScH BSF  mS @ cec |"

A@ @S ? mTf@ gUc e @c cUq   jAaU OyS AT@ mU ArQ@ ~T WKU W | A@ BfcS c UZ OU S | BfcS Sf jA@ RA@ cJ@ | @R O @R c fS | cJ@ cJ@ BT Ri rFRU | q WvSOn A@ec gwF AS A mTf ^  wU ~AmL ZA, cJO @ Aw @ ca AS AaU fkB ArZf BfcS |  BS kB ST  i@ha ~SF | c ~S ~AmL e@v BSF TS S jq H  | BfcS AS BSF mTf R q c ~rASf   ASc @ j@ : e sn | ASBS dK ToFcf : BfcS@  mgAc@ cUq TS S | c UZ@ A @UT ZJB @a  q ASTT BfcSsS AS,

" TS , ~ a S | j BfcS ~ q a S | qha @ aa OU s @R |"

jqZS AUT TBT cmc BfcS w\ cUS ~ BfcS q AH oq BfcS @ H m Acg @S i@@ | AF BfcSq BUaAc |  s @U Z U s BfcS a | ~ q a ~SH @ @ ~T jq  Ri BfcS @ H Ar ZJAB | jq H ~@CQ AUT @cU SfAcwfr AA ~ B U TSK @q cUS S | JO ASO Tm m TSK  Ac^ AS AB a J SF | q cAI c S AS Ar F@f q A q cA ~ A@ |  A@ec kHF  BfcSq jAi RAi | q RR cA AS UZ@ @UT G @ | Ar A T  cA @J | @p@T ~LAS o  , fH  | c@ wgf @ i ~ hOH,

"dH S @Aa ~T.... Rq   OJ@ ~ @A S... jq  ~T B^R ac S |"

jq co, BfcS jq ~^@ @ TA ~@CQ Acr @U TSK@ A@ SS OS - jq rq cAI @AU I UZ@ fQS ~Sgcf mH @ | "Bv" SF AAv OAnq i@@ SS SS AB s^H @a | j@A@ sTS OS Aw^ cAa ~SFA@ TAS wgf mH | UZ@ Tw ~S^S j@ Acmp ASfQH qA |

"Bv" SF AUT ~ j@ mT TSK OAn jJ@aS J ~ @UT aJ, ST J cAoLL | BfcS A wb FAT gUc AS AAS a AcAa ZS AXo R | J ~^ TpF AcAha^ @ AXo   Z AAS cUS, "cS@  cU TS @A S ~AT, TpF cU TAS S |  U ABrS, T sR | kHha vS R BfcS |   S, TpF ~T @a J@, j@ BfcS @ ~SF BfcS sR, j@ZS rK @ ~SFZS d |" SF j@c rK j AZ, s Pgc gCS@ @^ Z jAw OUAaU "Bv" q Sf  ~crK gC U | aUaU rN, ZUZU ~F  gA AU  ~ccA@ BSBfcS | jq w Qv TSmLL AH c ~ TA^S AUT TBT AZaS A@gc SF OAnAU TB TFc o ATr s O | ~ q m H BSF  cA  AXo, SF S@ | ~ TSK @^ ~ ~ AOl@ vgkAT UZ@ rAr mS @aS q sc@@, AXo ~ SfUToc | ASAc mg  q OZ |  gf - jq Tn AO | ~ A@a S | c   ~TAUS L@ R AO Aw Aa, j@BS ZS S @R ZAS, rpUg@f ~ j@BS ^cf | @f O  ? ^ TpXo g | sZS  @pq TSK BSF ewAi c | @TS  ~U ? AS ce UZ@ @UT,

"AXo cUU- oH TSK ToF ^ pA @ A@a w U s cU ~AT TS @A S SfUToc | j@ ^ ~ j@ ^ @ ~S | SfUToc cUa- ^ ? @@ ^ cU AT ? j@v ~r q rK s^ ~Ae @ cU ~Ao@ Z | A@  @S  ? s  r ScB@ R OA  H  j@@ ? OA  oT ? OA  ~S ~ TH ?"

   ~U  sc c q  ATU sc  j@@ m | jq mAv@q i@  TSK TS @ Ja Aa AUT TBT mH, "Bv" |

(c-42, Ac, 2008)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?

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