Bengali Essay by Aparna Das - Parabaas Issue 42

c c@mv (kH)

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w\/TFOS/Sv@

SF

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

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TfBS TS-j ~ UZ :

~A@p ~^@ TAS@

~H r

~cOS ~U AST @ TSK ~AT cH Tk | qc ~SgkA ABS ToFT A  B^  B^ | @SR @SR WvS ~@ml ArAU  s OS TS @ | ZSq c cpA @r-cU TSK TS fW TBSf k  s ~ha^ | TSK ZS sS ~^@ ~HF BAvU  ^cl AcOH coF  | A s  OS Bwl | q TSwS BAvU AcAco @r cmc kS QT UZ@ TAS@ c^FoF@ AcAr @a |

TSK ~AT cpA ToF ~AmL Q @TS ~SFT | sMS cS TkU jq @TS | TAS@ c^FoF jq cS AcAco @r BU cr A@a w\ AUZaS | PrUBArU (w\Uf, rcH, 1339) fp (@rf ~ArS 1340) fp (kNcr, 1933) - jqc w\ ZF TS @ s | Av@ @ cJO @ @TS  TSK TS ~AmLU ~rR Tgc AnrfU | TSK @U g l jq AcSr g, Ta sc r | TpF@ TSK g  jBSFq | A@ TpF@ TSK i@  S | q TSK @\S ASTH @a TpF Bwl |  Bw TpF  TSK ~L Ug @ SS BfcS SS rA | ~l TSK  Bw ~R rATS  Ri | jq TSc-~L AcAg^ ST ~ k pAcf c r Z s | ceU  ST gk |

T g  cUq ~A TSc g  ~^@@ | T TSK Av@ @ ewT rA AaU rfA@ cU ~ pA, rA, WH TF@ cFc | AcSr-^Z Ae  ~ Acof TSc AWAaU  Or | ZSR ~S BUS @MrU ~S AaU | cJO @ sXo oS  pA ~U ~gc An @B @ S | ~-p Acr q ~A TSc @a AaU ~g rA AcOH-gkAT | ~c Tp rn ~L OU @ ~^@ - jq Acr  TS w iAaU | jqgc ~^@ g ~ TpF g ~A^  wa TSK TS gF kOS @q | nT q g Acmp a | Tp ~L  gk @ SS Acr w ia | TSK TS @a l TSK mgAc@ TpF  ~AS@f gk  S cv A@ ZS  rA s c | AcrK @ TS wS AO^R  ~-BS @ S | jq Tp ~L BfAc TSK @a g cm | @H   @ BfAc TS Acw @  — ~ Tp  BS  Ae  ic,  ~ASoS @ Oqc |

~c s@ F @ a, s T wa @S WvS -- AXAco Tp ~L ~@UH   Ri ~fc AS | jc Tp sA AcAo l@ S  c  ~R BfcSAcXKf  | cm Tp k BfAc  ~FO  c^ @q l@ en^ AcAoAST @H | TpF-cf ~SS, rXo, AS -- cq Tp ~L@ p Z , @H ~ ~L BfAc ~Lf ~TU oS QT -- j Acr Acr cn pbTkU |

AS ~U Tp ~L @S rA @ S -- An ~^@  QT cA  -- pAcf c rq ~a j Acr | j TkU ~AT ~^@gfA | cCAU ~crF Acr @ s AS ATUS T, ~l ^F  ~AoF  @ |

 Acr   -Ao AcFR of of pAcf cn A Ug @AaU | ASB ASAT g ~AnT  TSK ASBq ^S @ ASAaU | gk- Ao BSF AcrK cF, An ~ rNTA c T^ cFcY  -- ceU rR j cFAnT AaU S | j AcF ~Ag cU  RI | oH ASrAH TSKq jq AcF ArQ @ | TSK AFpA ~SFT AT@ l gk g | gk @pA,  ~nTH i@S  BS - jcq AaU T A@ gk w\ OS @H | sZS TSK sA--cAXo Ac@r   gkAcr@ A@av ~AnT @ U ZS gk w\ m^ mf@pA U | ~crF TAw@gc AFgcS gk w\ c^ A@av ~c TSgc @UR Z s jq AF-ekAv pAcf cnq ~S@ AA @AAF@ ~@p @a | ceU AFR Z s ~A @ ~oAS@ -- AcFw--cATO^ @ cf^S--cXoc c -- @Uq A@a S A@a ~A@p OSAgA@ w\ AUZaS | mgcq J TS--cH Ag^ a a c w\ |

ceU @AF ~oAS@ c oS UZ@ c^FoF-nf -- r, AcgkAgkKH, TAS@ -- @Uq @@Av ~A@p w\ AUZaS | jJ ToF TAS@ c^FoF (1908-1956) TSK TS AcAOn cH rNAOn ASTH @pfAr\f | wS TS ~U-~^@ AcAOn ak ASTH Q TAS@@ ~@KH @AaU gk em c ~A@p Acr AcAco m | ~^ OAv j oS w\ AUZAaUS AAS | OAv ToF ASAvq UZ AaU A@r BSF |

oH ceU gk w\ cArgwq @Ar a @S S @S A@r An@ | q F TS ZU TAS@ c^FoF@ jQn OAU oq ~Sf cU c | A@ w\ ASAv TAS@ m^ mQ ~crFmf@s |

PUAOn gk (T @r TMO@ \S 1347 cN) jTSq j@Av w\ | m rFTkU@ LLR gk g gKAOn ~S ToF A w\Av AcAr  ia | j@q  fWUAU em LLR TSKq g F sOq @ O, g   ASBm Am  O -- q F cUfU @r w\Av Ug @a mHswF |

TTcA c AaU SwS | A@ TT A ^ AaU S  | TT T wUS --  BS wU qU @ cr A@a v@ R ASr A waS AAS | r  @a wU SwS |  SwS TU--AcpG @ BSS | SwS TZ AaU r a | r@  BS ASB PUAOn g @ TT   @a ~W |  ~W @H c   Acw @ TpF  ~cA aS AAS |

TT @ v@ A waS S SwS kcTSgc BSF AaU ~S | UqcA W SS vCS TT PUAOn mr @  ~^@ q Oq AwAaU QT | A@ aAc aJTn @ sS @ o A U  |

SwS Acr TpF   ~-UMA@@ rA @H TT BSaS  TU Acw @ | jq ri BSF SwS@ AAS WpH @ d @aS | J UC ~J@ aAc AAS SwS  R a^ @aS S | AS c ~U BU aAc  i@U A@aq  S | SwS TS wgf ASA ~a jq F s  Ac ~U rAfS  | q  TS  WvS  ia -~AmL TH | ~^@  ASBS aAc  RTn --"TT ~T@ iU S | Tm rf sS ISIAS IJ@AS A Ri |" (TAS@ c^FoF A@r OS, S ABl woF, AEOTc ceU ~@AT, T @r 2006, p. 161) |

r Bw SwS @S jU r  @a ? TAS@ s w\Av@ MJa ZS q gkAT@ Ac A@ ja  r ? ~c cFAo @ AsAS @ TA A QT -- AASq TS@ T @cS g @ -- j Acr @q SwS  Tc @S c^ Ac wa  @a | s AcSTSm r rA SwS@ pbgc BASaS gk cU A@a Sq | ~R cUaS  cv @ AS UqcAW Aw AAS WvS @cS cFAv F |

rNfS PSr ~^@ ASBS ~^@ SwS  UqcAW Aw J TS A@ Bw DKl g | AAS cI S -- "TSK TS AOASq TSK TS | sA-@, Acr-~Acr A TSK g@ B @  S |  ~W UwU sTS cSco cq, TAS s g @H Am U TSK@ g q c |" (kc w^ p. 163) | TS cn BAvU cH | @v OS AaUS -- TSmLL S UZ@ @ wgf ~ cF AaU XopAAv q TH |

~H  ASB@ es Z r J J UAw PUAOn T mr @S | lQHl AcF W ISIAS Ri  rf Aav@ TI c S AAS | ~A SwS QH BU Aa ~U | PcFA@ ~U XgA PUAOn k T ~ A@ UwS Av cUc Z AAS cI sS gkAv @ | J r Bcc cU A aAc R a d T ~ cUc Av aAc Av @a  qAASAe-j an TT gq |

r jc SwS gk o F cFZF @S | gk S -- qU@Av@ r@-j o   AwAaU | AS TS qO c^ @ | q aAc aJU Wv S @S ~WvS | i@TS A@ r @ s cAAv A@ ~Uq BU OU S Z ?

w\ OS T 1940 AZN cTS T T PcFAS s^A ~Ao@F AaU S | c haU ToFAc Ac -- s Ac PUAOn ~J@S T  aAc k T UwS T ewA ~a  cA Z OU S jv Ai@ Acr @ s S | Z sA @ c TS qO c^ @U @TS @ W q Z  c^ UZ@ kH Sfc |

q TS  w\Av sS m:mk pA S -- ~S@vq cAS U | A@rTS @ gk g k @ OS rF w\Av l | r Acr AcrKH @Tq TS  i@ | r j cUaS k T SfO @i Bf A@a AcFl ~-Acf | q ^F ~U BUUR AcF AcU TS c S | ~c c ~U BU cU aAc T-j AcF @ S r@ c T rA | UqcA @Q ~U BUUR j@q @H aAc  R s Bq | sZS  ASg s c ~U ZS k T-j cA AcFl  Ri ~W R T rATS | ZS aAc mr @Uq TScrf cr @ AcFl | PUAOn gk ZSq o A U  q TSKAv@ |

gk w\ Ac w\Av TS U S | A@ gk-en^ em s gk c, Aro mp, gkgfA @H AcrK g R @ TAS@ c^FoF eAQ ~O kQ AcrKH J AUZSASH ~ TSmLL S wgf TH PUAOn gk w\Av | jBSFq w\Av@ ~A@p w\ Ac ha TS @ s S |

jU -- oH gk w\ SASg ~o j@Av w\ | ~ScF mS gA w\Av T TA  A@r An@ eTrU-j 1953 cN r eZF | Av Ac WAS AW w ia j w\ @iT |

Arcc ~ A@r AcTS cc (w\ Sq J ST) c AaU q p@ cA | Ac Av ToF AaU fA @ | AcTS ~ Arcc aU w -  BS ToF AaU wb c^L | il Arcc AcTS cc@ j@Av Ai@S A OU sS cA a | U R cAAv g AS l@ cFAcp^ ~ AcTS cc -- @q Rq Ai@S AOAi AR Arcc  @ SAS swsw | T c s | @v s O-JO ca | T s AcTS j@ AA |

j@ @U T @a AcTS rS w cA AaS Arcc jce J Ac |

w ~w AcTS s Arcc cA| B-BSU ZU @UR cA wv AaU c^ | AcTS @ S @TS sS nXo AcA AS cq ~S Arcc; ~Xg J wU BS OS @F | AcTS ~c@  Z "... @TS sS wU@  wa Arcc TZv |" (kc w^, p. 197) J ~OH wa Uv | AcTS@ AAS A OS S kc T m r | AcTS A ~ coF q |

jq j@cq gk rNAv cFcY a w\ |  cFc AcTS cc AcA mgAc@ @r Tn -- @S ~A@p qA  Sq | c nT A ~ AcAv ~-mgAc@ A@Av  ia m | s AwAaU ~ s jU --  s j@ S -- j F ~ZFS-OAn T i@R cI S | AcAv s TpF R @ ja --  qA ~a  ~O ~ ~@ AcS cHS | @U Arcc@ gU Z T AS AcTS |  TU  sw |

mU sc  vT BSF ~Q @AaU AcTS | ZS-- "Arcc r j JS | A@R FZS S  A@ | AcTS @ ~EOs , ... TZv @TS cU wa Arcc | @U s@T ZAhaU  @T S | j@v sS Ucv  wa TZv, ZS j@v AbU ~ I TS AaU TZ~ OT, jZS sS O@O@ @a | c TS ha ~S@ @T | Arcc S  Arcc gqvq U sTS Z | av gq @f ~a Arcc ? qAS A@ Arcc SS, AAS ?" (kc w^, p. 197)

TpF Ta  Ac c s^H -- jTSq TSK Acr | ~c j emR TScTS pb s,  ~cc AcS QT | Arcc c @T TS R, @U- TZ Ag^ -- sS ASr AO Arcc L | AcTS cI AS cUq  a AcAm | Arcc@ BfAc TSK cUq gca  | q -BS vT Ri  AcTS j@ T kc WAS kn @ Aa ArBFi cU | cq pA Z cAaUS Arcc | jc AAS "... of of TZ AA OZ A@ ZAS@QH O @S, TZ Z TS  ~F w sS @JaS g |

"@f"

@ S A@ TS  s w  S AAS sS ~F @^ OaS g |" (c)

~AScs TpF c^ ASd no ~ BfcS-AcAha^ R ~ cS jgcq sS TAS@ UZSf  ia cc | Arcc ~ A@a S cU AcTS  ~U S @ cq O @S | AAS s BfAc , cJO @ A TSK  ~H O LLR sw mS @ ~T  TH sS jq cq A@ @ | ~ J rff k, sc BfAcUF AcOH BfcS  s R QA^fS  TH |

J  O c U  S | TT cU s J ~@ | jgcq AcTS jce i@ of of ~Sgc @ Arcc ToF ja ~TkU @S AcS | q Arcc ST BSF i JU AcTS OT@ Ri -- "j@v IJA@ Uw AcTS TS | il w ~ Uc  waS Arcc ~Xg @T ! Ac  ToF @Ai T  Av Sc @a, jTS d  wa wUv s Tv@ TS ha @ mvFP^ R cS c T |" (kc w^, p. 198) Arcc sS HH ~mf@ @ OqaS TpF@ -- q J OU mgAc@ | oH TSK T r@  AAS s @S vT | J BfcSfS TH J ~mgAc@ jce AcSrfU rf | - rf c @Upr -- ceU jq U@em ASHgcq cFc @aS TAS@ c^FoF Arcc rf AccH | c UZ@ w\ j em SSgc k Ug @a | TS @ s T (BrZ c 1880-1960 -aXST) AUAZ gkrf Ti (wAU@ : 1925) w\ @A A cHS -- "T wA, @U AU@AU@ O @J@U T j@Av BfcL..." (wAU@ jT. A. @ ~F ^, T emH 1332 c. nr emH 1369 c. p. 114) |

g jq s i@@ T  ~AmL @ OS @ AaS w\ dq | TAS@ A@ ~EOs AUA@rU i@@ cIq SAS  ~Acgc @ | ce J R cHS ^ Bw i@TS Arcc rfA@ ~ TSA@ m @ |  @ mgAc@ gfA ~c@r w\Av  Sq | AcTSR Ac^Tn rA AS Arcc ~OH c @ | ce T Arcc@ Z R @ S  TS BwAaU ~AgTS | AXfc Arcc   ~U S @  w Ri | ~c J cU sR TZ ~ rf Z OT@ UwAaU  | IJA@ Uw rNc^Av  cFc AcTS TSA@ ~cm  wa m |

~A kQgc ~ZFS-~cc TAS@ A @ AaS ~ | Arcc ~ J Ac @ A^o  Ri AcTS ~ i@ | mU- AcTS Arcc cA TS JA s | @S S cA g @ ~m j@v wCAS @S ja  | q rN O @^R   | jc g  AcTS | w @Jv   - TS  AA TpF  T hOc @^   AwAaU ~TSq ASmB wCAS | jTS @q Arcc Ac  TpF sw @ qA AaS UZ@ | nT AcTS T i@TSR Bw r ATAr @MkU -- "wv U, Arcc R@T Za cFc, w AvA@v Z S R, wAC wAC @^ -- jc @f OUa w cA |" (c) A@r AcTS @ O F-^OS | BS s ~w WvS o Ri s  TSK  TSc gF ~wwTS @H  mr Uw AcTS TS |  w ST o  @ | ZSq T s wCAS -- Z s w T@ | aU c^@ Z ~FS k @ -- @q cUS S AAS -- "  BSU Ar@ o @U-cc-~^ T AS ASEOU  JA @S |" (c) |

AcTS OZ  w T O ~w T Sq -- "TZZSR @TS sS wU@  wa TS  AcTS, OT sS AbU  IU a | @Uv av  ~oZS  wa |" (c)

s H fAc Z TSK@ -- q BfcS  ~gc ja jq AcS -- TAS@ cHS a q kQ cFS | BfcS ~ BfAc  Tp @ cFcoS | AcTS  @ S cU w T sS A OS  qA | Arcc dK cUq  cUgc ~AnT @ OaS q co | O cF AAS nXo Ac | ~ Sf w T BfcS sTS TpFR TSq Sfc F @ OaS jq ~cm cS | jgc AcO @U TAS@ c^FoF TSAcrKH cH ~ cmc S Z  Ri m |

AcTS cc OZ AaU Arcc ~OH ~mgAc@ | ~  T OZ o a w T ~OH-~ewA | ToFAc q wpASf ToF w iAaU B fA Amo @ | q kn AAS ToF-~c@r Z @ AwAaUS w T  | A@ -- "@ BR ZUU S R AU S | w T R BSU JA j@ SB Z  wU |" (kc w^, p. 198)

fW ~rS  Z R QH FAr T cFAnT J TS Uw Zv@ | A@av ~R AAS AaUS | j@q  mgAc@ @MkU AAS ZAaUS kc Zf ~cc ~w T Sq "... A@ sS @Ai  wa j@c, TZZS O OFv  wa | ~TS ^ Z AaU TSKv |" (c) j AccpAR  jq qA s Fw ToF BfcS  M^s ~ Sq |

Tp BfAc  ATAU  ~T | BfAc ~QT Tp  esw mS | jq ~QT cS Arcc no ~ J mf @^ l | J Bfc TSK TS @q -- AcTS ~  cc-T AcAm R @H |

j w\Av  ~w  TA A@ | mU- AcTS sc vcU ZU | T @ av T cS @ BAS j@Av v@ A ~S cUS qAUr | q  Tp ~SF T qAUrA mpA J OZ ~S BU |

Ta @S T AcTS TS  wR gUc qAUr | j@ c^ cA Rq Ta ^ U ~SF c^ AST^H AaU cJo | AcTS Ai@ @ w@ @ Sc ASB cA; ZRc kc A Ta | q T R v@  ASB  sw @ KU ~S cU ~i ~S A@S S qAUr | T ZS ^F, cpAR STa | AcTS Arcc cA A@ RS  |

@a j  ~c@  Z ~UA@ cAAv c^ JA w ! c^ BS m ST o @  | jc @p ToF j s ~A@p | "OZ U@ w ASBq c^ @ m ST ~ |" (kc w^, p. 200) lQHl ASg s cA c ~U | WvSAv ~mgAc@ esw o  S AcTS | AB S R @ TS ~ ;  a c AS  c^@   ZS ~S^ AcU -- "~FAS  jAU c AF ?" (c) |

w s Tp  cIAS AcTS; cI AS  w@ vS jSa qAUr | cJO @ A AaU  Rq Ta | TpF  TlFA  em s R  Ug wa c | q  @a j c^ oa , @R cUa | A@ BfcS-G S w mr; HfS -- "i @S@S ... @S T qAUr Tav sTS AaU |" (c)

c-AQ Tp qAUr AT mr  USAv w BfcSfS@ @ Ua m |

TAS@ c^FoF jZS  TlA A@ ceU U@ emAv ASHgc cFc @aS | Tp AT-mr AcK  AcrBSfS Acr wR jZS  ia ~ScF | Tp ~L mr BfAc Q g S, @S S  c BfAc@ TpFBF AS s O; @ O ~S O | jq U@emAv qA sS jZS AaS TAS@ c^FoF | w  o q AcTS -TS Bfc S  @ | @rUf c@FAcSF  AcS@ TAS@ @ UaS AcrF | w  O o q -- "il @TS AIAT s AcTS @S sS AcA co   | w Aa cU  l fS BwAaU c sS @TS AT  s j@  | cA Aw j@v rc BSF Hv avv @ Ri | @QH jZS w  c@c@ @ c @ BS ! OZ cB AcTS b@ wU | ~A @   OZ TU -- sS @JO WT @ Bw ha |" (c) |

XopAAv ToF AcTS s nT BfcSfS A@ jAw s coF ha  qA ~a | TAS@ c^FoF ~Sgc@ rff @ U ~-UF H jq ~er --  mf@ @q  i@@ |

oH gk w\ jq TSKAv  OS | TAS@ ~SH @SAS q OAU XoA | J w\  mr Uv wa BfAc TS |

~m c^@ jc B R sc @a | c j BSFq ~^A  w | OZ ZU AcTS q Z  S @ | jq ~-MBSF nXo @ AcTS@ |   w@ HfS  cU cIAS | q  gc -- "w j@T cFc   j@U  A j ?   Jc T U S, cA @ j@c c cU ZU U S ! w sS BU @ @ AcTS TwB | s^H J J UAw  S S @ jAw s ASB cA A@ |" (c) |

c^ ~OH ~ c^ TS-AAn  ~rff mrBAS cFAo kn -- g A@@q AcrF cmc @ UaS TAS@ c^FoF ~S mha^F | @f AcU AUZS@pA AaU J -- jq ~erAv  ~ j@Av TH |

AcTS cIAS s  m S | d cFAo ~n^ c TSK TS Z s j oS ~OS | ~SF ABS OZ o  ~m | jZSR TAS@ q oH cFAv cFc @aS | cA b@q AcTS@ Z T cI sS Wva @S ~c WvS | q J aU ~ m Sq | mgc ew J AAn | g ~ AAS BS OaS -- "@f a  ? TZ s @AU T wa j@c | B AS  ?" cU cU @U  Z OT@ iUS "s gcAa ! w  sha |" (kc w^, p. 200)

jZSq T a w\ | Acmp AccpA ~S cFZFS OAU fA cFAnT  w\Av  ia ~SSF | ~A@p w\ s er ~ Acr ToF ~cA  q p^ j w\ | i@ @\S @ AS  ~S@ A@a | AcTS A@ T wU ~c @Av iU ~m -- jq r ASAEO  R wU w\Av ~SSF Q^  | cS Acmp ~c@r ASTH @H w\Av ~AnT @a oSL fT |

~SF UZ@ @UT s  oH j@Av gk w\ @ qA -- e@ ~k @ UaS TAS@ | Tp, ~-Tp cF ATUS  s^H w\Av@ @ Ua ~SgccF |

-Acr c ~Acr -- @SAv w\ AS oSF | er-~er s eswAc^ ~A@p OS ~cmS w\Av q rNASAT AOn | TSc-TSmLL jce ~A@p em KT ~^ ~SSF  ia TAS@ c^FoF j@Tn  AmA-ASg j@Tn w\ jU ! | [T A@Am]

(Ac, 2008; c-42)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?