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..

Arr/A@r

Books_in_English

Parabaas Moviestore

Parabaas Moviestore

gcgkA gOs ~ UZ :

w^TUOS :

.c.-42
.c.-43
.c.-44

AcB AAB:

w^TUOS

gcgkA gOs

|| p cS ASAUA cFc ||

~@Ar T S : ASAUA R BB@ , S U@ O^ . B cAUAre, @U@ - 73 . T @r ~vc 2009 | ISBN: 978-81-295-0968-0

ca a@ ~w cXoc c @AS @SF@ UZ AOAi e@US cA AaU "Ac@\" @rSU @, ~ wT STf B "B" @ cU @Ac T S @AS@SF (BB)@ UZ AOAi e@US,  Tcc ASAUA -- qe R ceU (jcl ~@Ar) |

STf cFA ~@Ar OS j@Av cB ~a, jce  sA T S-S AcA@ cFA   @q Sq (@ TZc^ c TZ @  cURaS) | q il R -S-UZUF A UR  ~qr v@ T cq @ cB a R ToF STf BAv cFcA@ cAXo @r UR q ~F^ ASUg ~KfS-ewTf TSKAv A rXoS @  S |

@TS e@US jq -MS ASr  ~@Ar T S : ASAUA R BB@ ?

je@US rKA@ T-B UZ cf v@ v@ nerv@ a SS A A@aq Sq | jce -Av@R c cS, c j@^ | j J co@F, ~A@ ~haU, BF@SF AcwcF an an aA ~a | s  R B AS T-rFT ecA@ Ag T S J Ar ^ Z waS AO@U, -T @S gcq IJ@ Z TS O S s ! q j ~A-AcA@ AOAi cA @r TSswF S |

1971 | Axv An@ gJ UAS j i@a | Tcc ASB slTSF TR @AT AaS | jq T cc j@ STf PAS@ @ J @a ~T^H ~ ASAT @UT UZ --- Tv ArAT@ AcAST | Tk -~T^Hn AaJ v@ @ U AAaUS T S | cUAaUS, "A@a S Tq @ A , PSU  ~ S @ s S | cB-OUA An@ @UT AUZ v@ @Tc ~c cT^f A@ OUc --- jv j@  S |" JF, jJSq ST T S | jq ASUg, ASgf@ TSKAv@  U@ O^Tr qcq ~wo rXo BASaS | J ~S T S AcrK eZF  s-@S T S-g @a T A ~S wH @q ~a | U cTS e@USAv BS @f AaU ? @Aqvv Axv-j U c S  A@av KUS  |

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T S T mgc@Ac, "cU" TSKAv  ASAUA UZ ASTScA sS Ai@ Z Z S | UZSRAS AAS AST @ @S ASAUA J 71 ca BfcS, o Za gc c : qeAB 1976-j 9 T ~ cCU 1979-j 5 T BSF | ~ @f  STS !

Saturday, February 28, 1976 :
Benoy Ghosh --- @AO Ji Te
Evening at Amitabha's : P J. still . No clear picture |

 wU Rq AS A UZ (jc T SAO !)

~ @ U@cc  vf@ AUZaS :

Amitabha's - ~ATg OMof (rfASQ), ecA@
P.J. - A^A BU-j WvS |

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Sunday, February 29, 1976 :
Oedipus Rex at Prachi
Evening : P J still. Lots of people. Blurred memory

cF |

 vf@ U@cc AUZaS :

Oedipus Rex at Prachi - AUAS (Pasolini) AOAU OUAhOn ( 1967)|

j@q cFA c AcK ~cH Acrc jU Acrcc j@q vf@ R AAOA A A cq @Uc cS a, -AAS cCAU @a sq AAO cFA S S @S --- sTS, ~r@ ATn(X), Tr cf, Sf A OMof, Economist An@, jT B ~@c, U SO qA@ |

~ s AO oH: BS Sq,  @S vf@R Sq | sTS, cCU ASAUA 18 BSA 1979- gAAv AAO jT B ~@c, ASU Ae, ~gf@ @ AO  Wv @ @A R a, A@ s Tg- AO BS Sq, v @ TrR ZUT BS Sq | U ~ vf@ BS @f @a ?

A@a A@a vf@  j ~BSf, s AcA s , sTS, qeAB A Saturday July 24, 1976 j v dAvS UqS  Tcc cCU AUZaS, "f BU sq" | U@cc Rq AS vf@ : "f BU sq - 24 BUq vAUAgrS ZS  AOn S R c^ OMof ~AgSf jq aAcAv" !

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cCU A 11 BSA 1979 UZ U, "j ca jZS s^ AUg@ cr AcrT R ha |" jq jAxvR vf@ @ a, @ Tr cAI AaS : "~l ~w US S A@a gv a |" jR cqAv s 270  Ta, jvq cJO |

jce, jR ~a ~B TH R F T :

 : emp , p: 67 ; B gq wc, p: 83 ; we complete our eight year , p: 87 ; jT j g@ ~SfAAc, p: 92 ; J cwS cA @ , p: 94 ; AL@ Wv@ aAc @TU w^, p: 96 ; ~rr, p: 103 ; AcH, p: 121 ; @U@ AUr ~q AB A  , p: 94 ; ~oF@ mS ~SFS, p: 119 qFA qFA | cFAw ASAUA vf@ AUq kn \UZ @ c, AcrK: j@v AcA@  j Uq | sTS, RS qeAB A June 3, 1976 Tcc AUZaS, "The Suhasini mystery" | j F ^S @ ~AgSnf ASf TU@ q-TqU @ Ar BS OaS R AAS  A SAS | cr @ | c l Ov  ~a | jvq wcK@ @B | A@ ~SFn  Sq | sTS, 8 q ~wmv  "mc@ eZF .....TpHU S OS...."- T mr@ AcK @ ~STS @aS, "Bcc FABl ASEO AhaUF @r @ cUAaUS couldn't care less"|

jS T^cF U@ O^ T ALcS @ TS Wvc |

JF, j@ mS  @ gKF  \vq a |  p: 44 R 104 : T S "Gabu (said, I should keep on with Sunday)" | U@cc gKF, "c:, Sunday- ~ S AUZc @ gcAaUS Tcc | q  Ac jq TAO Tr |"  Qn RAv keep on c, S keep off ?

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"ASAUA" ~er  jq U wU | "AOAin" AcgwAv c^  ~wq AUZAa, jq cFAw, s a S Rq AO AaU | qA^@ UZ BRUU ncUf @ S  aq AUT | dAT@ UZ cXoc c nR r-@U-TSK c^ s @ ~-AcA@ ~T-i@ A^l Bw, j ncUf  Sq, j cq j@^ AcA@ ncUf | Tcc cJO @U jS ncUf BSTQ @r ~STA AS A@S ^ | @f @ @, STTn TA@ cS AS @  vT O -TSKAv Axv-~^US OAU waS | ~ ~B J ~Hf @SF@ UZ AcA@ AOAi AS cFc OUa !

cq U-~v, cJoq R r   | ~B -@p haZAS ~ScF a cU ASBq BAS AaS @ Tr | ~T  ~A @\SfS ~S^AS@ Uwa | ~ cJoq ? wT @Ar ~  @S cq  jZSq ZU ~a | cq STZASR ArfS S ? cqAv c  a | ~ jq  ca T Uw wU ?

crK jq "~@Ar OS"- cFc A  Acw BSq | jo jZSq c^ S U gAcKF  cXoc c ~@Ar AO@v, ofS  ~@Ar o Z R AcG  ~@Ar TA Ac  e@US ~T Z s c |

|| T TSAcAS @O ||

~wA^ Awf^rZ : Awf^rZ c AScAO OS , S : ~ATS c, w^U  AU, @U@ - 73 | T @r T 2001 | ISBN: 81-86473-35-1

g AeZFSrm BS@ @ ?
r^O^ TUSAcr |

~ THAcS w ?
AT BA gc |

T@rAcS ?
AcnT gq |

~ ~oAS@ g TSAEOA@l ~AdK @ ?
Awf^rZ c !

A@ A^ i@ Tnq TScS TUScfr c gc c gq@ AS r s TTA R OO OU  AA@R Awf^rZ@ AS AS |  @H A@ ~oFAcK Ac TSAEOA@l cF, S Awf^rZ mgc-~^TZfS ? cCU c qeAB gK jTS j@ sw^@f AcAS kH BfcSfw^ TU S -- j cq TSf AcK |

~UOF w^ZAS Awf^rZ BfcSfw^ S | jw^ @ ~oF@ ~ATS c-Tr @a  j@ ~So Zq qU gAcKF BSF | ~UOF w^ZAS U cf, gcK gpA STf cCU TA@f Awf^rZ B cCU s-c c^cUf AUZAaUS q j@ TS e@US | e@USAv TS cAa ~Ar S^f-@p @TZ-ZAS ( TS  ~R j@v c U  !) | jce ~crFq @ Tr ~cAH@ |

ToFTwB BrZ (T) r SAc R cCU AF BS@ R ~AgoS@ | wB rArrZR AF J O @T AaUS S (Marriage of Elephants- OA) | jq Ac F  Awf^rZR cCU AF c @UT U ScS  ~ ~EOs @f ? q J g, m, Ar TS gpA TSAcSAgA@ OSAU@R AFTS ~S@ JO mS A c | ja Xo AF@pA AcR A@ ST Z s c MAH@ w c OfS g gF Xgc gpA OSAU AF-TS @ hO, of i@ Tnq  wH @cS |

"--rZ" gp O @pA ~c wf AaUS | A@ jq wfs AaS s Amo TSK UA@ AaUS,  AO cCAU i@ Tnq aS | Awf^rZ QnR  cFF AS |   TS v A OU AcSf AsAS rfTXgwc TSTfQ AgA AS wcKH @aS, Mn wMT@ a AOAi UZS :

"~T cU sJq w^, / Tr wS g a^ / OJ  ococ ~U / ~T Uw RW gU " !

~ UoA  Awf^rZ wnTS vZAS  j e@US , "cCU cW"-@ TS  !

cm:, Awf^rZ OS "TUOS" @ rF j AUZS ~cH S |  QT c rF jq TSF UZ@ Sq | q "TUOS" S, c-j s-@U i@ j TS AcSf cCU OS  jZSR AO WvAS, J pA j@ Amo pA A@ q jq AUZS ~cH | @f AcU Ag AaUS Awf^rZ ! jT Ac , ~c TSAcS jT j A, ~c @AvAe TSAEOA@l@ --- @U AcoS   TS v A OMKA v@ AgABv ASS ! ~c OTl@ Arr-AAF@ R OS@ ! q j ~EOs S s BrZ BfcSf@ AUZcS, "BrZ ~Acgc S UR o Awf^rZ BSFq c Ac ST @ s |"

j e@USw^ZAS j@Avq av nAv SB ~ --- - ha AOnAv | c S vw @ jSUB @ Awf^rZ TZAOnZAS ~A ~m ja | mO jJ@ c ~SFgc haZAS mS @U gU  |

|| jq kpA T @ US ? ||

@U@ ~A ~Os : Ag T ---Teacher of Derozio ; rAoS TZoF | AABR mH ATA | SEO @rS, @U@ | T @r Ac 2004 | ISBN: 81-7332-470-8

  ~U BU @U !

~r rNf ! j@A@ jT Am-BT Rv  ~@ A@ A-mv-AT | W  o ~ ~^ DrAcr S, TSK r @ d @a | jAAABT ! mAvABT !

~T BAS,  jq ASfQc j@ fimS  iAaU mvUF | BS U@ gcArKF Ag AT SpL ArQ wS wAaU mvUF | g MgwF, SAcer rNf wq g, ~^:, qBS oS mvTFS@ AaU  ArQ-~ACS | j@BS TTA Ag , ~SFBS Jq TTA@ Ag T (1785/87 -- 1843)--- qe cU ArQd SA Uq AgAgS AABR d |

d R d ~a, fR ~a U @S c | q qe cU ~^US@ cI sTS AABR@ cI c, TAS AABR@ cI J ArQd Ag T@ |

j@ mAvr SRBRS ! AcA@ TSTAUSF r a g A --- Tr ~^f W JO T fW  c | ZS A@ BSS T, @f cfB AAS cS @ AS OUaS gcK ? qA BS, @H jq  cfBcSq  qA @B !

A^ @UB ZSR gAcKF wg | @U@ ZS @@Av AT@ qeAB AcFU OUS A@a ZfS TSK | 24 oTU Amvvm "oTU j@AT"  ToF j@Av | jq oTU j@AT-q ArQ@ O@A  T jce jq Bv s jq AcFU mLLAo@A cSc sw ! o-@B @R j sw  a @ SAS T | J Tq "oTU j@AT" @U@ r AcFU Ar , s TH AABR T an B^ !

@f ArT, l R A@\S AS J o "oTU j@AT"-@ w UAaUS k-o@ T,  c-c ZAS Acop  a jq cq   | @U wBS ATv @S, AUZS AsAw m S, AsAwTkU@ fQ wH --- j c cS @AaUS T-c, s U J AABR-S ArKF : sJ ArQT^ nT gC c rNfO @em, ~Sc ArQ ~U@ --- s @q nT mofSg m R  @A |

c jc F rAcc-~ofcc  ~S j AS, c ArT BA ~a j  --- v jS wcKH TSF ~Ag^ i@R cIcS | J oSFc, j@T j@ ~UQ qA TUv ToF i@  U c BSF | SqU @ ~ Z T q 1823-j @U@ j@ SAT mU inT, mU v c cAK@ fQ UU ZAS ? jcq T-c @-m, @H ZSR  @S mU c w RiAS s inT mU mU S c | T-c T gAcKFl q ~B@ mU c oH w iAaU | gc s, 1820- r@ @U@ j@ mU rZS ha ceU (!)-Ar-gkwU rAr c@-A@Ae, SAgwrS g R SAe ? an AS kH SvFAgS ha s Z A @aS @U@ ~AgB r@@U ? AABR Ag  TZ ArQ@ T --- sTS   @Ac, TSq SvFAgS TSq cp ! q, o AS i- S,  rAr nf R Sv@ T AcSSR s @ ~a  ~Sgc @AaUS T q @c ! J ~SgkA : "AAnrS A TS ToF WAT @ @T ~SgkAU@ BAw U | TSK ~U RUvS  | ecSrfU TB  ~CU A mr @ Uq  cB ic | @S Ac ~AT@ Z S |"

~oH ! J mU anAU@ sTS f BB ~O c OU BS AaUS, TSq AaUS A c@, @ , ToS WK ! jq S U AUcU mAvr ArQ ?

jAv ceU cq UR rK qeAB ~erAvR @Uc @T S, @cAv  ~o@ | ceU Acgw sTS "A^ OAn re" c "T rKcp"- T TS ASc^ a, q-AcgwR TSq T ncUf, fQ-en^ AU@AU ~w Bw, q TSK q AS R q T@ ~R gUgc OS sF @ | @@Av A@ AOn Z ~r @AaUT, T TAo Ag^ ~ Sq | @S aAc-ac Sq, o -vq jq cqZAS Tv cr cAr Z a | A@ @Aqv "AABR mH ATA"- a Z TS SR wU | haZAS c Tv  wU, @S S^AS@ M@s AO Sq | ceU R qeAB q Acgw rK w^fq Fc R BSf, @ ArT Q cS @ | sAR T jAUAB @cF-~ScAv TS gU S |

s@, R-S-R jq kUFTkUF AcO a kH: AcO jS j@ Acmp S@ FSw BfcSfw^ mS BSF AABR m@ @ATAv R @ rAoS TZoF cA Ac @ S | rK @ jq UqSv TS @ @ cqZAS T ZUT, "T TS @S Ag cU ~U A@a Sq | s Acr R ASAc @KH X l@p TSK OS @ s c @UFH@f TSAc@ l@K pA @ s | J jq LL AAS AABR ToF Ay @ UAaUS |"

|| AB r TJ w cf F ||

Yesterdays Melodies, Todays Memories , by Manek Premchand . Jharna Books, Mumbai 400 002. First Published 2003 ISBN:

j w\v ~T S, d @T |

B-~nMAU WS HdK Rm ~\UA ZS c | J rArKF gm c cZU, Bfcl@Uq A@ec^f | A@ d  @S j@ @H c TSTAUSF Wv | jq sw @@BS @Ov an Aw d @S gCU, "dBf, q UZ AJ ~Sq OfB OA @ TAi wS UAw  @Tha !"

@f ! j c  ? doS OA ? d Z UU ! OU  S ~A cFv @f wqa ?

gm - S d  TB TM ! mc@ U wU Wc | @f U ? SAS gm ~S  ? UwAS TAi @ ?

d ~\UA cUS, "JF cv, ASa, ASa | Tw @f bC  AU R  Z !"

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cm:, jq SR R @f gc SR ---- jq ASq OUa Ar\-AF- Bw | m @q S, gc @U Rq ~a --- @ @JO, sTS ~Uv ha -q AA Aha | ~ @ cpQ, -~U@AE @a ~Lf@H, pA @a Hf ~BS ! A^mSf AaU "~ S cb TS", ~ @Acd wqUS cQ| f "ow f  " ! jvq SR, ~Lf@H !

~ jq mA@ SR-SRA ASq OUa AA^ AA\T wS Bw ~B ~v r@ o, wU-qOJ cU ~AdK oU | JF, @U cc aR @U@ R UMR AA^ AA\T wS c @^ AaU | A@ oq A@ R-SR ? ~ A@a Sq ? ~a, "@S" --- Ai@ TrUAv Ai@ ATH cTf ~ wm  ATUq  cS  AcAAS ! @S ~ cf sc@ S@c AUZUS wf,   UwUS BmSf QTOJ @r, wqUS TAi dHf U Tr@ ~  ? rRA TocU ! PA U @UBf "~w, ~ScU !" 1949-j Av aAc "TU" ! ~B Kv ca R s  ~B@ j jT c@c@AS J@ @S jU  JA   | q S cUa, "w-D-wA, @gf @gf cS s" !

c cSRa @T S | w ~Ar ca @ @  o j ATra jq cc AA^AA\T wS Bw ! @ @, @ wfA@, @ w@-wA@, @ @ ! jJ ASq TS@ TO^ jq @Kw^ |  @T S, S S @ A  : f  BA 101 BS cFAL AO a jq e@US | @ Sq jq e@US ? mofS kc @U SkBJ, @SS cf, @ rT, B TA\U@ sTS ~aS TAS mofS- @U T^@T @ T@r @ wf  @ TBd USf | jce F@ w O-JO p AAOA   J \UZswF wSAUR j@ AU@ a | jqAv @B | @H ~B@ AS Rcqv WJvU AA^ A\T vc @T TU S, A@  ha F ToF @BAv, AAv r ZJB AS  | TS@ jq @BZAS cr T^fS @aS : IA-A U sL wJ S !  ar p cJoS j T^ A S |

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TkU OAv ~oF Acg cqAv | TAv TZc^oTf,  j@AvTnq cFAL ~UAO : AAS ~U@cA@of @^UUU wU |

AXf gwAv -, AScA rgwkc c | ~ pf cAvq jw^ TkU @Uc B ~a,  JO r p | @ Sq j~er ? A^f AA\TwS  BA ~aS jTS s-@ ST TS @dS, TS@ ~^:  AS@ ZaS J BSF | cr | cr FcR | sTS,

1| SAwS-aAc q A@ec^f -cJAr  "TS U T S U"- @ T^@T UR Av gAUS cABAaUS cf @U ZF @ @UFHBf |
2| Twff R A Sq Ac^Tn vASe S @UR Rm ~Tf ZS, A T SH R Rm D ZS T Ar\f J  @B @aS STf STf aAc | jce R A Sqq j@Tn @ AsAS @U U Tr@@ A j@ZAS wSR @O wRS AS (jZAS ~crF cU-OA F) |
3| g-@JS ^f q mU jTS vTc AaUS s (ZSq) aU T v @S |
4| T^@T c T^  O  T av AaUS (T^  B^ 1920- | jZS c 89 !) |
5| "" aAc (1947) Av wS "~S AUZ f J"- STf Ar\f T cfq cf @U AA^ aAc pU @TAS vSvS !
6| UB A@ oTAcr TAUT SS, ArZ | ~U ST kH Ae (cc j A@aAS AcTU  wFB @B @S) |
7| ~ OA\Ur r@ SMr c UQM @ cc j ~QA@ ~q v  @S |
8| A@ec^f TU-wS "AS  bU OA@"- w@ Ac B^  mr @SAS R @ SMr c@ OFU @ Rq wS wAaUS (@H, SMrc J@ j@v A AS Tr AAaUS, SqU SA@ wU A Rq wS cc S !) |
9| "PcB cR"-aAc c-AT AgBS "TS  A rS @ ~B"-- AUZAaUS r@fU cAS,  SMr, w@ T A ! ~ j wS wq wq Ac rXo i JA S--- Bf f T !

jq @ ~R @ !

jq Acgw rKq j@Av av Acgw a q-@U fcFAL AS sJ BSF kH ~oF cF @  @Axi UZ@, A@ J @B j@ j@ IU@ r s ~BR gU AS | sTS swr | ST @U AOS US S  ? ~, qASq "~S^" aAc ~ST "AB^wf P@A F AU " (T^) R "@JA k Bc AS bU B" (T@r)-wS wf@ | A@ "~S^" a swr wM ~ \UZswF @B @q ?

O R rK ~oFAv OTl@ Uwa SSL BSF | ~ATS Sf c B gS --- sJ wf@-f@-w@ @q SS A@ Q ~cS BSF AA^ wS Bw gm  ~aS --- j ~oFZAS AScA J BSF | "AcS@ wfTU"- ~ATS Sf c c "AR AUS"-j wU rTBf@ @ gU  ? c "A\T  jR" ? s OM@i S AAC @S f cFALq cc AA\TwS Bw @UfS AAOA   S ? gU Uw Z, j qA JR c SAS, S iJq aS |

~U, TS@O^  ~ "TB" SS | AAS  AA^ wS kH qA AUZ cSAS | c ~wf i@  swf j@ZAS @c U AaS AA^ wS mHsw (ToF 30 @ ToF 70- r@ ) -- jvq c A |

@S @S cFAL ~SAm (sTS, cAT "c" aAc wf@ Tr rmf), A@a F ~SAm (sTS, Xf^ mofS-rf BU @ Zcf Mn US ~B@ B ~Z) c ~ @S ~oF @U cr  (sTS, gS  T @ c AcAmvS AB T jF AS j@ZAS)--- j@U S ~UOS S Aw TS@ TO^Bf@ oSFc R s@, j a cqZAS ~T  U c BSF | TS@Bf,  emH @@Av F Ai@ @ ScS, sTS : QTO^ @r B^mS Bw ZS r S, BmS ~ ^ ; c A^qBAv ST gAUS S, "gAUS", qFA |

c jc wMH |

rK O j@ZAS @ ~crF S cUUq S :  cqZAS B qeAB gK j cUAZUF cFc R gU, cU c@FwiS TS:f  | cqAv gK kH S @ c @r @ AO AaU |

S: -- ^A@ cCU An@ "c"-j cB-OUA AA^-wS AAg ? --- r c j@ Ao@ ^A@ ~oF@-c^ cUUS | QHq AZ AAS ~STS  aS | @H r cA j jT-j g ~a T@r : " A  TJ..." |

gU AA^AA\T wS S ~S^ SAS cUS s cCAU AAS TZrof !

(c-44, Ac, 2009)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?