Bengali Essay by Robin Pal - Parabaas Issue 43

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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Sc^ WK cq

SQn AnT

AcS U

rA J Xr An Sv@ 2 ~ T prF j@Av OAn TZ A BSS - @ @ B^ SS TS , @ @ ~BS @S TLL, ~ @ @ R OA R  TLF | jq ~cF UANo  AS cU OU ~B@ TS TSK ~ Sq, OA R TLF ?  QHg TLF, ~a | TS UZ@ ? ceU AF ?  ~a, ~T BS Sq | cXoc c cf^S  cUAaUS - sS j@ Pc ~Acgc - ~s, OfS, gm, pAcf TT @Ac ~SFT | cf^S-R cUAaUS cXoc OS-Bwl sS j@ AcmBwl sZS U, U-, U jTSA@ ~c s^ m^FAOA | cXoc OO @ waS UZ c A@ - @Ac, SF, Sv@, AF TUOS, TFOS, jTSA@ ArAF - jTS j@ gK s FQ, Bfc^, s \UcwAT | cf^S  SSH TA^ r cCAU, cXoc T, of^S , cU Oq @v cXoc c R sBF | ~Q, A@ j@ ~UO@ T TAS@ c^FoF Acf TA, ~ j@ cfH T, AAS ArA\^ - ArU c mvgAm T, vU @ R TS a @ | (cr ) (W. O.)

cXoc-R j@ TS AaU - TAS@ ToF ~a SfATSm, pA, AAS j@q  UAB@FU R TFAB@U, J Ar\@r @S A@a ~gc Sq, AAS ~SSF | cXoc  ~crF, OyH-cf TAS@ @ cUS - OS c gJ, rfU, Tp | US @T ~UAO ~rkH@ cfH UZ@ cUaS AF  (wB^@T ATn), J AF Ag o @Anf S, gcAnf (SfA@T OoF) ~ j@ PcGc A cUaS AAS Amof (@pG TZoF) AAS ~SSF (AcgkAgkKH TZoF) ~c AcXo gf (oSf), TAU @ ~SSF Ar\f (UfU TBT) SfBfcS ewT ASH Ar\f, w\ ASATA Q (Tr) qFA | ZAc TAT, m@UAK BwTSm jq sw fTcXo H jq TS nf H ~T OAn sA TSFT o A , v@q Ug |

jq AS cHF @Ar\f ArQ ASq @ d @ | UZ@ Qn ArQH AS @ | mU @UB ArQ, cq-n ArQ, BfcS ArQ | cXoc @pA an, TFAv@ T, ~q. j.  2 | jT. j. qeAB AF T rAH T | g i@ kn qvTFS, SS r w\ SF  U | b@ AcrAcFU SS ceU An@, , AAg ~c AAgB, A@a qeUFB JO@U, ~o JO@U An@  q wA AUZaS @Ac BS Tqf\ (@A@ 1335), wA g i@ AUZaS - rFS R @qf, cUrAg@ AF, l@UfS f @AF, l@UfS BTAS AO^o, BS fSvF gpA | jq S AAo nTr: c @, cq @, sAR BfcS ~Ag fTS @k A AaU j AS Tg ~a | mU TAS@ an Ac gUq AaUS | TFAv@ ~cArF@ R Aha@ wAH Uv UR O gU aU T mgc AaU S J | TAS@ T - "T ArQ @-R cJocJAo AST AS | .... Tm mUBfcSvq sS a^a |   Zc gU Uw S |" cJ@ RAUS @UB @ T Acgw ~q. j. A ; wAH R AcF AaUS ~c mve | c AaU mve SAUAv, ~AT@ mgc, @Am, cJAr, W cS, okTS, TFS ~gF d  | A^f wAH ~S AS Ac. j. A.  gA S | AF AS @ @S | IJ@ T ~f TTf AUZ cU wUS, wS w\ UZ, Ac. j. A. U WvU | iFm@  ~w OU wU, Ar@p Acrf UZ@ w\, SF  ToF ArS UZ@q cAr  OUU | cf^S S A@ SAUr Bw S | cXoc TAS@ BSq avcU @ UZ@ c m ZS | cXoc ~F@AT@ OO R AFOO ToF gTF OS @AaUS, TAS@ ~F@AT@ OO,  fc ~A LLR a S | TB ~Ag H, AAmA @H ~S^S - vq c UwU | mhamf@p AF, gcUAcAo, gBfcS mAcAo AaJZJ U j c OU d @U | ~rkH cUaS - ~T cA Zc QHrfU AaU | T mU sR v AaU S | mU sR sw AS | c Aa cq | .... ~T T AaU gfKH AF fA | Acrf AF-R S, c ~Sc | ~AgH  cUS - ~T pAcf  BSU A Z | av TSv cI O @S av AS UZ A | cf^S A, c cATR g | @S @S cq j@rcR aS | r AcgkA TAS@ UZ  AO@UfS | TAS@ UZ T  TS TS Uw S | -O c   ~EOs@T gU Uwa |

cXoc c SF eZF 51, s ToF 2Av ~SF UZ@ sw, s ToF av BSF SF-R ~a | H^ c J SFAU@ ASAv gw gw @aS - @) T R sMcS Z) BfcS R Ar\@U w) TAB@ a@ c FvS AcdXo Qg R Ac | H^ BSS cXoc S@ @pf an ~O AcF PcKA@ w fS, Ar\ gw A@ec pA wAO, T cU  ~Acgc BSF fQrfU | @ZSR T U@ OU TkA, @ZSR T @cFT ~SgkA  BA | @ZS T  sMS BfcS @ AcrKH, ~SFn T cF ~UZF | TB BfcS AS@ ~W @ OS cXoc | UQF S   S J cAr gw SF S@ @Ac A@ec Ar\f, AF @pf an A@ec @Ac AT@ ~oF@ | wA@S  OMof j cq cUaS j@v Ag^gc | sTS - cXoc BfcS@ @R ~mf@ @S AS, ~cTSS @S AS | c J @AF Acrw PcAOnFfS e@fH ~a | AAS ~cQ-fA sMcS SSTZf cH@  AaS | AAS e@fH Sw BfcS AOn@, ~U AU oJO cF @r ~wf | A@ cA^@ ~Hc S BSS - cXoc SF WvSPcAOnF jce Sv@f Sq, Sq TUT WvS | J SF OAn TS ~ TSS, ~L@S wSwA@, cHS  cHS ~a | TS A U R sc OAn wgfT r ~EOs T rs | SF - TAxv@, ~L@A^@, TB AcTZ | OA\Ur @U R SF ~a OAn g SS cpA ~US R BAvU | MbL SF TU - Sw BfcS sA^@ BAvU, TSmLL wS BAvU, OAn Ac@ | J SF cec ~AT b@ , SF mwgKH q OZ  | J SF gK BAvU T,  mha R @AcL | T A@ SF rK @Ac gc @ cU  | AA (1949) rf@T gK @U@ ToFAc wmFBfcS ~kc TpXo ~UZF jce rK @@Av p OSc ASfQ reA a | 1951 cf SF q AcAha^co, sws^H ASBm ASBS Xf AcOH - wU @S @U, U @ ~U gpA | ~U@S TMAUS SF  B-j Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man TS , jce   QH Ac^ Ag^ @R cUaS |

TAS@ c^FoF SF eZF 37, ~T 2 | TAS@ c^FoF j SF@ wA@S  OMof cmcOS A@ @ ASAv @UnAT@ s gw @aS | 1T - AcAn @cF (1935) @ AAcc (1943), 2 - H (1945) @ cBSfS (1952) | 3 - ~wF (1953)- cf | wA@S R AT ZS cmc ~^KH  TAS@ Qn cTZf, BAvU R co Acg | cmcco R PcAS@ pAgA s @ OaS T @, c SFOAUmv j T S |  ASdha gKfA, AS AcrKHpA | XSf TAI jce U SO qA@ - J r SF | BSSf SF rFT BSSf ToF ASB@ kH AcAU Aa, @H j cA cok | j SF @q ~T c - SSf @ wkb BAvU, ~SfA ASA^ T | AcAn @cF @ M^s  @cFAg eATrH Wva BfH sc AO T OS | UZ@ FfA j c ~S@ UZq | XSf TAI ~AU@ SF S,  @c TAI ~cw R @TS, T BAvU F AcAOnm @Ar | wTfH BfcS-~c Acrm AOnH ~a | USO qA@ S@ rrf TSK  R TS AcAOn cFAo ls@ BfcSco j@ wgf Qv cI Oa | cr @@Av wTfH OAn :Z Z ~@ R cS cmc q jZS | H cf SFU ~a AXf AcrsXo BPSA@ ~PSA@ Acs jce ~^US @AiS cmc | AO^TAS, AO, Bf^, mofS m gpA TBA^@ cmc j rf w O ~a | sAR ~S@ T rF c LL TSK r@ S  mA | BSwH @FcXo Ac, OoAT OZ S   S | 3 c - rHf ewT @ASf O A@av T c T, cFA@A^@ OAAn@ BAvU R TSAcrKH R UZ@ B A OaS | OAnAU oS: - ASAc @Hf, rAT@ c @pK@ | Swr SF oTWv, TAB@ PcKTF AS BUTf cp A O@A S, c@ TF -  r T TSmLL pA  |

SF eZF A@ @ ~rkH chO - ~qr | T SF 1944-j | fW@U AAS TUOS AF dL SAS, A J w\ SF AS A@a lskH gcS kn a | J SF Tk ToF T ArA, cHU, c@U@ - i@ TB TU ~US Ua | SF vgkAT @U@ r j@ ToFAc Ac, s ~AgBF Sq, ~ ~a | Fcf, cHU c@U jq AS SA@@ TS Z AAS cCAU W T :BfcS, ASdH ~ sTS ZS TAS  AcASf Av TBU  Ri | T S Acrf T - ~f ~SA-~f, cTS R ~^ gAcKFl - j@q kn jq ASAv w^ Acop a | ScSf cS gK - ~rkH jUT AcrAF Sf UAZ@ ToF ~SSF | B ATn cUaS - ^W UAZ@, TAU UZ, TTU ~Ar - jq sS ~rkH | ~O ZA ZU jc AU@q J pA @p ~AgS, ~e@ | AAS T @ AUZaS j@BS T OZ @, T TS @, dK^ \v  JA | ceU gK Sf OSc kcTp@ AASq | ~rkH cHU gkAT@ cUaS - TB AcSf AUZ ZS TB-AccS qA, ~AT j@Av @ASf ToF q AccS j@Av ZS TSF O @Aa Tn | J sw^ scAS@  SF A TS cAcc R ~SFSF TAB@ @ AcdXo An R ^S Ug BSFq AXf Ac ~wf  | cA SF ~Ac^ cBSTU An UR AS: rK  c^Lf Acoc SAT @a | UWAnf ~a Sf dK mA@ @ vSS ToF TMUmgc ^S, Aw - j  ca A@r@ @^ @ AAr ca Sf ~@KH | ~r AZ, ~T cf B^ - ~rkH @AF AcO cp cS - iFkAO sA^@ T  jce ~SFSF Sf UAZ@ OS  US @ |

avw\ Bw ASBSq TSsw @ SS OS TF Hq | OMAnrAv avw\ cq cXoc c av Bwl@ U oaS | cf^S c W  T^cF @AaUS - (sAR jAv SF) - j @Ac UZ w\, ~ZFS@ Q @ cHf  c OUa | XgcSf rA cU @ ASBq mf@ @S | J w\ oSF a m R M^s, ~r R gUc | SF T w\R oS S - gUc - ~ SmvUAB | w\ BU Ao gK,  cwc,  ~UA@ ~kcL sTS ~T To @ TAS ~A@ PcAOnF, ~l - SvFfA, nfA, ~L@SfA, T dK A (TBB) gpA i@ @MkU c | ~rc ~TpF cSco jce rK s w\ AcAha^ Ac AAS Av US ~USf gA |

TAS@ c^FoF w\ e@US, rw\ mAScAO qFA c AU , c ~wA^ 82Av w\ R wa | ceU avw\ jU@ cXoc c T TAS@R j@ ~SSFAr\f - Ar\oT AS,  TB T AS, sAR BfcSsS, ~AB cfQ BS @F ~a | AAS, TAS@ d @AaUS sAcf TS, cmAS jce ~Ag rs AS -  ~AT cAU BfcS\U R TSAc@US BAvU, ToFAc ~^:rkSF AS W@ gkAT@ - i@@ OT@  | PwAA@, fp, T m, ~f m    UZ@ R i@ MJa s H SBTq, avc@U snf, Ar\f, AaAS Z AS @S - gpA |  @U w\, mf@ @ gU, OsT UR rsT AS, c - j c w\ T@UfS ceUr TAB@ R BPSA@ TeA - SH woF jq T^cF Aros cU TS @A |

~rkH B T w\ AUZaS, cUaS - SF ~T@ ~S@v A jS Aa, c avw\ Rq ~T Q | j@v rTZ TS R r@U OS AS ~rkH AUZ US rgw, Xm TF; Wg R S R AS w\ (Xm, @ W), T@UfS BSfA AS w\ (A@, m, ~ c ZS), ~TU Acoc  sR dHf AS:L (wUg), Sf gUc, ASg, mASg w\ (X^, pA), SfTS AcAOn AS SS v@ ~Sgc w\ (v, ~S, ~rg, AST), Mb BfcS c^ (iScf), Ai@S ^Sf Sf (o j@Av Ai@), ~rf Sf (qB), cFW wBS@f wp@ (BAU), co@F cS (ASB BSF r@) - @ AcAOn gcq S AS c ToFAc@ ZaS,  US Sq | jq BF AAS @S Sfcf LLrf SS, @S AcrrS wf SS, rTSm R AS:rN Acf TS@ UUS @ w\  w\ AUZ waS | ~ J av BSF UZ w\ - avi@ @rfsn, AScH cH, gfTS Wvl@O ec, cc ZUr - j j@ AcU A R TT ~U@ BU Bwl - cXoc av UZR TS  |

~rkH T @Ar UZ @Ac - cq @ (Arf, POn 1329),  j@IA AUZaS U@ U@ AhaUF @ F ~ZF R ~AgTS , @Ac UZ a S | TAS@ c^FoF @Ac AUZaS cr A@a, j@Av e@US w^-R ~a, c Tp AS | @H - OAU @cFem @ Ag^, jce @cF @\S ~Sgc Ag^ @rfA fTcXo |  US jce ~ A@a A@ @H cXoc c @Ac OA Ac i@ ToF s dL aS | A@ @HAU U - wA R @Ac An@ S, cf @Ac@U @Ac mf@pA, ~Acy, O qFA cXoc ~cS Acm@ | @Ac AcK@ j@Ao@ c^ OSR jq A@ ~^w | TTcHf (1924), J T @Ac cq @q AAS TAxv@ ~Scf | T cq P@r@ OSq AaU @AcfA, ASBm gKaJ ~Acy mp | c^f c^S (1930) j@Av \UZswF cq, sZS @TS @w c^f TSK fc avvAS, PBc ~S, @AcgK m^ m - rg @Ac Ag AO@ A AU | @cf (1936) T \U hO@i, fc ^S AT@ SThOH c^SfS | T^f @Ac R qm @cFOS@ AS^H @a j@ @Acq cUaS, sAR ~cwS jZSR | rf S : c^  @ Mb T, sMcS OU sR R pG fc Ag^ cS @ ~SU | s ~Jo ~U ~Ao@ cq ~Ao@er @Acq Sv c Sv@\, TSSoS e gK AcSF A U - j@ oS Ar\TSm, Ar\ R @pA @BAS fT | J @AcBfcS TcAo T R @Ac-F Sc Sc ^ pBS kH, cUU ~FA  S |

~AT cU c S, ~rkH @S Sv@ AUZAaUS A@ S, TAS@ c^FoF j@Av Sv@ UZS (AgvTAv) A@ cXoc c ~S@AU Sv@, SAv@, SvF, @cFSvF ~a, Sv@ ~AgS j@Av mf U w mR AaU J | JOAv Sv@ Tg l @ lA,  ToF mf R ASf (1966), T  co cAr AcZF | AAS H ScFc @aS, Hkn A @aS, Acr r@f ~oAS@ gcS fcS jSaS, c H@ Ac@p @SAS | wf@ AT cFc ~a @U@ qU@v Sv@ ~  I s, SF Sv@ gpA Sv@ sq TU | jq knq cU SR s@ - Tg @ ST@ AcU Acm cqAv @, s T@cF AAF@ AcO TSAm AO ~a   |

~rkH cA^@ Ac ZF SS, TAS@ c^FoFR SS, sAR UZ@ @ jce ~R A@a c^ ~T @Uq Aa | A@ cXoc c cA^@ Ac sq dLkH | @U U (1946) @ sn, ~crF wA^ Ac |  A@a c^ @Ac, @Ac, AAF@ Ag AO R AcO, @R ~a gK c mAr@ , @ZS Acrf AF AAF@ , jTSA@ Tc AOn@U c OFAUS OUAhOn | J ^ AcK@ ~TSF OSAU jq ^Srm J ASAc TSm AO cS @ | jce ~a @Ac AcK@ OSA ~ cf^S - J@, J OScUf AS, J @Ac avw\, SF AS c^AU - ceU jce qeAB - cc i jce ~cF ~@KH QT Z | ceU T qeABR AAS TS rf | cf^S AcK@ cqAv Potrait of A Poet jce ceU AF AcK@ An Acre of Green Grass ~FcAo BSA | c^ ccF AS TIToF Ac@ a, Tg ~ mgAc@, A@ mS U jce @H ~^BA@ AcSF i@pA@ SS Q  |

~rkH c TAS@ c^FoF @S gTH @ASf @ ~AT BAS S, A@ cXoc AUZaS - Tf, ~AT OU , c Aa r, BSf BSU, r^ | jAU mr R Acr ~Ag cAU ASa@ AcSS c @B Aw cS ~kc OS, @USnAT@ FASg Ac ~Sgc m^ ~AS^F gK U oaS cXoc, s cc i @ s | jq kn \UZ @A J ~ScF ASAv mpA@ - ~T aUcU, ~T sMcS, ~T @AcgcS | mpA@nf o AAF@ cXoc S TTA@ empA@ ATU Ac@r @ U o cUq ~mF, jce ASFBSf  ~a |

crK \UZ @c - cXoc ~Sc AF @ | ~rkH ~Sc  S AS, TAS@ j@Av OfS w\ ~Sc @ BAS | A@ cXoc jQn ~TSF ~cS Z waS | ~Sc AAS d @AaUS wA @U @q | , ~m Rq\ j w\ (q), ^, AS\U w\, m PF, @AU TWk, rU cU : J @Ac, mS@ @Acha An Anthology of Bengali Writing \UfS AU@ ~Sc gpA j@  j@ cAa | cU jce AU@ ~Sc fW@UfS ~SrfUS U | cf ceU @Ac jq ~Sc ~AgW SSgc TpXo a j@ ~mf@ @ S |

jR q cUAaUS - wHSf cAXoBfcf AASq, AsAS @S j@v c, j@v pA@H, j@v cH, j@v rS ~c j@v TT hOH X BSTUf@ ~UA @ AASAoL QT oS | cXoc, TAS@, ~rkH, ^ Sq jTS AS Tl AASAo | (Representations of the Intellectual) cf^ rcAK@f ca j@Av c^ cXoc cf^S@ rA@S c wFv  US @ T^cF @AaUS - "cpl Bw J SdBfcS @BAv ~ @ Q j O T ~ @f   ?" (q cf^S : ~U j@) cf^ SdBfcS  cXoc jq T^cF ~T cFc @q A rcAK@f T jq AS cHF cCAU AAF@  | @S O  S, @S UgS Ar@  S,  Acc@ Aw ~T jJ OScUf  sA R\v d @A U ~S@ ~S@ ~S@ lskH ~U@, Bdf ~AgW ew @ c, ~T, AcFf |

(c-43, BUq, 2009 )

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?