Mihir Sengupta's Dhansiddhir Paran-katha, reviewed by Gopa Datta Bhowmik

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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Parabaas Moviestore

Parabaas Moviestore

~SF j@ H@

w gMAT@

oSAAXo H@ ; ATA S, B cAUAre, @U@, T @r : BSA, 2008, TW 1414; ISBN: 978-81-295-0733-4

AZc TAU  @dH - r rJZ ok c
r T @J : ^F JU  @ o,
ZqC JAv AS sc sS @S @ASf r
H-@ w^ Uw ~a sS  ST rf,
[ 3 eZF@ @Ac / fceU ]

ATA S oSAAXo H@ w^ i@@ sS @ASf r AS s OaS, q r ceUr cArU F^ ~U | B^gkAT ASc vS UZ@ ZS A A sS | AAXow T@T, AcKcpQ jce oSAAXo H@ - ASAv w^ A@ A m  s | mpAcS TU j@U wJ c ~ZFS | H@ Rq ~U U@w j@ AcAOn o | w^i@U T TS  aT cA@ @^ Z H@ j@Av ~SkAc@ AO UZ@ A OqaS,  ~Sgc @A o jv@q J rF S, wgf ccF@ AAS ha^ ZaS | AScS q UZ@ BASaS ~T ToFT H@ | i@ UQF @ @fgc kb cmc TAv @ jq @ B^ Ug @, mSf @S WvScfB @ ~ c  BSmpA UU TU ,  @S @@ @AcU, cA hOH TMAZ@ AFAF pA  | H@ AcK  Acm BwS T - @ZS  Aco @S cF T w\ PTTSAewfA@ mpAcf, @ZS c wTS ~TAB@ oTf qA, @ZS wTfH @S AArUf cFA ~SF c cFAgO A AcfQH Fv AT | @S gA mgcq ~JvJv v cJo @S SF c c w\ T S | TI TIq cJ@cU c @v T  PcArF | UZ@ gK, j sS @S Am wT  Sf ZU ZArT, @ZS R B @ZS R ~cJA@ OU | ... mSf eU cUU cU , H@ @, F ~w cq ~   R FK cq ~ T | ~l ~S@ ~r@, r@ cU c TkU @S cr Wv |

ATA S jq w^ @SgAR aT cA@q d TSaS ~l vS @S w\ cUSAS, @ZS jAw, @ZS AAa A@av rAU wA @ASf cSaS | mpA@ ToF  AaS ~SF mpA@ - w\ ToF w\,  ToF w\ | Tv drf T-U v @ sTS c, TB, B, S, C, U, @A U cA ~ TB ZU OU | cOS @S  Sq, ~ ~SFTSm ~O kH OS j@ jUA ASTH | mq OF w\ cS-PrUf@ AOS SR s | @@ ~ cvwa U, wTfH v sgc B B ca o BSTS v SS ACS w\ b gCa |  TS U S^ A@ J Tf @ m@ J wT fWq SbAU rm cU w\ ASaS | ~T wJ cq cU, AQHS ATnTBT i@T IAU ~ i@ U AUZaS, j cq ~U SbAU rm | ~T wJ BATcc g AaUS AQHS | SbAU cU @, aT cA cU H@ - Av @F AcO scS | T wg UA@ @ j@ j@Av w\cfB j@ j@Av TkA o | H@ Acm ~SA~f, @ l k ~ k AcgSw - LU@ |

OF w\@U AcAro o U@qAF S, AUAZ AFR OfS R ToFsw B s Lg pA @a  @Uq BS | ^, B@, @ Alw, cpl@, @A, ~AU UU c ~cFBSf - jq AU@ fW jce rsT | m jZS@ AcZF UZ@ RS T@ Tq ST qB  w^ w\ F wA^ ^OS jq PrUfq sS OAO j@ ~oAS@  UQF @ s | T@ @SPrUf ~UOF AcArAv AEOTf TUO@ pA jA sAS |

oSAAXo H@ j@ ~  OU w\ | q qA ~a ~oFST,  @, @-^ S-@^, ToTf o qFA | jq  cf TSK W  ~S^ @dH, ACS | SM@ @ wB T r  j@ rf g s ~SgkA UZ@@ ~ @AaU q ~U w^Av TkU ,

... ~BS v g ~a, q@Tq j@v  wU a A qha AhaU | ~@Hq OZ BU g ~ OqAaU, sS, cw cH, ~ oT cq Aw TSK@ o TSK Acq cT gUc s wgf YcpA, @ jq OZ BU ~S^ mS @S T j@ HFha co @AaUT |

H@ ToFT jq HFha cq UZ@ i@ TS MJa A OaS | jq qha oTn @\U@ @S AcTk cS  J @a Ag AS, T@UfS ceUr AScw TSK OS T^@Tf gco@ AAS Bw ZaS - q w\q J A H@, cUv c ~TUcU ~ q c rfUO^ WAT kcw R AH@ @^ @ s j@Av ASvU O a | STrk W T cUv B^Uq  T@ IJI @ AAaU A@mSf S AU | ~gwf T q ~TS ST@H | TSK a  TUTS onfT c@, @ @ ~ | ~ mTf @@ ~AU B@ U ST AUAZAaU A^ c^, Acrf cJOc BSF | cJO AS, ASBR Ta @ S Ae m ~ JA | ArU AUmv OUAhOn T TAsXo T@ ~S@ S cU qA ATA H@ mS a | ASsS, fS,  ~ ~r q jUTU qA B@ TSq Zc Z ~ TAsXo TSq Zc gU - c jq U Tf@H OUS | c ATA scQH gcU mS AS, cm AST pAgAq J oS PcArF | ceUr mofS ewT T @ AUZ Aw AAS mq BASaS, jq jU@ ~rr TUTS wTU TSK Ok^ ~c TR @ wT aa jTS TH ~AT qAS |   ~FO lfS @R ASAS c cAW BAU R, oe @ @S SAB R sXo Ai@ q sZS AwAaUT, ~T SB AS | cFAnT A^ cA W A jce FQ ~^US c ewT ~erwH@f TUTS BPSA@ @Tf |

TAsXo TLL@ @Sgcq Zv @SAS UZ@ A@ r ToFAc TAsXo  AT@ m wTfH TSK cI, TSA@ kL TFAU@ U jSaS | wT rAHAcSF c^ r TSK ~SAg jce Scw c^ AScwf @ ~Sm cFAv OTl@ cAIa ZAUU - BcA JoSf gkAT@ SR U s ST ZAUUi@ ~c cOA c cOmA |

BceU cF Fw @ cB S | A@ @ TB sF TNc, F c@q TAUT Ufw | ... TAcASf R T Aq Fw r Q iRqU | i@ TS c AOU@i Aq SF Accf Aha LLR ~AScsgc PA R jq kL @f ~TSF cFZFS @AaUS ~ZdBTS qAU | rTBfcf A j@oS kQ ~c ToFAcTS sS ~wOq @B @ s |

oSAAXo @kU@  wv ceUr a j@Av f@  SR OU | cAS o A^TUTS g  TSK ATAU  w iAaU s-r BSAU | A^ SS B TSK o, SA, @T, @T, AU, P@c jce STrk  ~U ~U  PA @AaU | ~c hOcHf  gOA  AS ~U \Uf cAS ASAaU | TUTS TBq AaU eZF, R BS R  ~Ssf w iAaU m^ wTTB | gcAXo AaUS j @ cUU F ~U @ c | cf^S s UQF @AaUS, ~T cr cl r r A@ j@ Z U, j@ Sf BU, j@ ks ~U@ gw @A ~AAa; ~T j@ gK @ @q, ~T j@q Z:Z TSK; c Acrf  Acrf s c^ TSKFAO, s oTAcA,  ~T ToF  Sq | A@a ASco X^ Aco @, TAB@ kL @ ATAR cUaS A@ cA Z-:Z @UfA AS c cB AaU, @ sS j@v Tf@H R Wv OUAaU, - Zc r gc UR | A@ @SR rkSF AaUS | AaU S @S TAB@ PSBF | cFv WvU rgw@ @^ @ |

rgw A@a ~w @q Tm Tf@H OkHAcOkH @ SAS kn WvU -  @q OUa sS ocA@ mS | jq c WvS BPSA@ Tn  c ~UAO | A@ WvSTk o AcTkb, Aha^ oH TSK Ao @Ar a of wqS cAXo AB,

r U s ~qaU,  @qUT v |   ~q UwU s,  cc@ SA @A | j@q U s ~qU  c@ B A @qU TA sq, ~ jS s ~q ~a  ST SA@ ^ | Tq  A, @S R @ @ ~O@@ cCAU ~q ~cCAU @, ~c @SR B@, ZSS T A^ F A^ TaUTS c@q @ | A@ j@ Bq @U v @q ~, ~ S Bq ATUq @@A @U  TA sq @ ?

AA@, AcS A c BSfA ASQ of jq r  @f cS BASS | ASco cU R r@ A Rvq ~T OAU fA | jq fA ArAQ TSK Q AS |  Ai cJOS  ~Qu Z s |

oSAAXo H@  AcSFm TB qA S Tk cTS c^@ @a Zcq dLkH TS a  @H ATA ~f@ AST cmcf pA Z aS | cSA BAT cA OAU ~cwcH A@ec^f Tk Ag ZJ @p F @lA @U Z AAS AXoco @SAS | jq kn ASB Ac OAU w\@  cgAB c UZ c@w qA ATAU sgc AAS AXo^ MJaaS  UQHf | Sfcer dK R U@TU@ H@ ~oFAv BATA, U@A, gkAT BmcFcm AS FA^l wcKH jce AcAU OAU wMc@ US AcO dH ~@KHf  ia | jU@ BAT cerAU Xgc R AccS cFZF @ Aw oH s kn c TUAv AAS Accp @aS  ocA@ cS c SfA@  TH @ a |

 @Ai BAT RS c Sc AaUS @fAr BAT j@ kcS dK | RS @, j@T J BAT S | ~c @fAr TUScfr @  c Scc BAT US | ~ ~T kcdK j@BS, ST OkTAS S AaUS c BAT @TOA | AAS ~@U T sS jce J q ScU@ n J jmvv wTmAwA @ @q j@Av U@A S @ US | TB cFAv U, jq c @Av Qnq j@Av @ TST jce TLLkH A@ecA^ OU ~a, s cerdK cr wMc  \UZ @ @S |

BT^ X s gk AcKA mw @ sS  sTS F, TAS jq cF j@Av ASA ~U @A BATcerq f jTS cFR S | ~U AcU a jce @A Av ^q c mSToSF cFAq wH @aS | c ca ~wq cU@ avU@ g A@  TF c^ j@@T @ cAI AAaUS cATO^ |

s OA @A BS S, cS @A BS S,  cm ri @A wH @A BS S, e s avU@; T OA @A, cS @A, ri @A oS  @Aa, e T cU@ | ~c T ASB ASf gUTSK A@  AT OMscSA Q AaUS ; TASc cmH @A AcK @A AwaS, T BO Mn, e  c U@ | s AT ~AS ~AS ~S Zqa - e  av U@ | ~c T @S c@ @SF Acc @Aa q c^ c U@ |

@ wT -JB c @ Pp@ gS TS JA kcB SSAco AcK@T  yT gcS UZ@@ AcKu @a cv,   ASr r@ c sw^ TdK @R J TS a, ~ ~H sJ @SR ^@ AFBF S @S S | ~crK AAS @M@T j@Av Fco Sf aS, l, BSU@ AcrUf, j@ TkZ ~c o^cB cU |

cU rUf jq c T^ g An@U sc @ASf jq w^ ~a  j@ @ ge@ | ASB mq J AcrU UiU cASf KS | oSAAXo ~U jq cASf Av gw - @ ~ SwA | s Sw @B @ A q SwA | ~B@ gK A A@U cU OU | P ~AU AaUS SwA, J AaU JOr UAiU j@Av T cASf | Uc AaAa ~TA@ TZhaAc P ~AU@ ZU @ oHq @  S s AAS j@BS ~AfT rA TSK jce Zcq i T sZS ZS ZS ZAc @ Q | @ Sw cU s @B BSF BAT @a @ O@Hkn R BATBT gw @ | ATA H@ @ jce SwA cFc @ gkmTf @sAAXo SS w\ ~a | i@ TS  s  \UfTB SF Tr AcdXo cHf R T s TUTS UiU iS WvS | c rlO^f AccH j cF Zcq eAQ | ATA g @ ~T Av H TB qA THF AUUf@H Ac ~UOS Z A | TAv j@Av wT ~cUA @ASf, AXfAv S | cq @ qha @T |

cUr Sf fcf j@Av wT B j@c U@ ~Q  ~FO F  A@a rB @@ J SA@ ~TS @AaU | AFq A@a cUAaU A@S AcO ~crF AS | @SWK @Av  @S MJaU AAS P ~AU SpL JOr SwA AiAaUS wTAv@ cl ArQ c BSF | j@ An Tm wT rkSF  AwAaU | wTcf TpAU wA AaU Sf | S AUr ~U A@aq TH @ sAS @H RZS s ~M @S BScAkH wT AaU  TH c BSF wT @S TSK BfAc AaU S | ~rr wT @ s g TZ ZUAS cUq cUF |

AXf WvSAv U j@ An ToF Tl T^ TS A^ cA^ jS Zq  SwT pBS | Tl c TS A^TUTS j@n cA AaU - s mSf A^ BAT @ OQrkU  Ri | A^ R TUTS ~U ~U wT c @c jvq ~AUAZ AST | A@ ~r ASr j @B c S, dK Agv a @ ~ AB cS | q TB  P ~AU@ JOr UiU AS AcS  @B AU @ @T S | @fgc Zq  A Hg nm A^ SSf TwT j@Av SS wT  iU  A@av Sc BSF ~T aT cA cZS rH^  A, ZU o JA P~AU ASS AS wTcf Yl@ AaU er Sq |

R R wR U T cAr Sq |
AcUc @AU P@UT TAc cq ||
s @q c@BS @ q  |
SqU s ~qc c@ cq@F O ||
q @ A U @ S qc vF |
jS sA Bw U ac ~Z ||

jqc WvS ~crFq j@oS PSBF - c  1946-47 U T cF@ AaU S, TI TI Wv | j@A@ T^^ gU cFS, ~SFA@ BAT AwA^ Tw  wTfH @AcU, wBS ^Ff cA gpF sr T-aU @ ~SAcU Tos - Acw sw Av aAcq ja |

T^^ AeAcnT sw ok ~f AcUfS a q aT cA j c w\  H@ cS AS a | mSf e ~Ssf @ a@ S U ~ @ A @ S wBqU  H@ S | mgcq TS  H@ m m A  ~a ~AU@ qA ~B ~TkUF S | A@ -c  A@ cq A sc A@ec qToFq wa, @H AcTS T  U ATAU aT cA  ~LQ @ AS | gAcKF ~STf wcK@   ZJB cS S | UZ@ BASaS H@ AcSS ToFT Ac ~ Bfc Sq |

kc T Hc^ Sq UZ@ ASB wTR | wv jU@ ToFq j@ oS ASyH rkSF AAS UQF @aS | c AcB A wT cr ~cw XU Tk c@U  aUcU f cvwaAv@ AOS  mgkAT T ~ha^ aS | ~T co F@q kcBfcS f c Qf j@Av wa@ ZJAB | of p^ TS a, q@ A mpAAO  BUqwaAv@ Z ~S TpA@ AOSAaU RAA | wf@H OAn@ ~S@ Tq f@f TS  |

gCO Pp@ ~AU@ Um Z AccH U T  UZ AOS S ATA | @c @S @U T o cA @ Ac AUZ ZAaUS | TS a, cAS  ASAEOA^ gC Agv j ~ ZAaU cB Z sR U @q | ~Xg jq c mpA v@ TS WAS ~S BfcSS^ cmc eATU,

j@ j@Av qJv o - cBU c A @ 
gC WvU jq - ~B ~ @ j OU o 
AcSAS Z S@ - @S  AS @ s w;
@A ZAUc W TB Aw wQ vU  |
[ 22 eZF@ @Ac / f ceU ]

oSAAXo H@ A@ ~AgSc @S AcKA^ S,  oAccHfR S ce j@ SS TA mc ~cpA | wCrAU@ TS J AU A@AO ATAO @ @ cUv  ~  o UZ@ TS j JU  g TZ j  r ~U UZ@ AcKu@ o Aa | cUv, ~, q,  U@A ~TB ~AU cU jce cA aT cA ToF UZ@ jTS ~EOs T cFAL Z aS, @A@@ Xop @ s c^ ~S cU s, R TaUTSR S A^R S | R A^TS | R j@BS TSK | jq TSK ToFq ~a ZAUU, @A@, of - R oT, B AS T WT S | Rq T ia B cA ~S^ ToF TUTS W TSK R Av A^ aUT ~^ Acc cS AS | Av ABAUA FJORU TBq s oFT co c  BSq SS Bq jq Av dH dHf A@ sF  cAa | jq U sw AaS  Tmv, jTS A@ j@@U oK UiU  P ~AU jce PBA | c TSAc@ gTFAv@ @^ o Za aT cA - TSKv ToF @f sS j@v B ~a | cO c @ ha TSK BSF  ~AfT  jce co | aT ~A A,  ASB BAT SfUT Ri  A@ c gU j@A@  T Ri a^cXo @ASf OS - A BA TA, Arc U AcrS, ~SFA@ Y sF  cA  A@kU TBcFcm ~nTH om, ~ TSK A@ | cUv - q ~^ wpmAU jce @ AW gf  aAc UZ@ TS wgf ~r BAw Ua | j jq O @f TB j@c Ok^ Ur @ SS gc cc TFAv ToS kn ZJBa ? ... ~crFq j@T SS o TSK ~cAmA ~SFnR a, s nTr BS Awq SS j@v  pBS  ASB ~q @ OUa | jq cS  oq ATA oSAAXo ~UZF SS H@  ia | s v ~f S, ce cTS R gAcKF A@ A |

cA wB g  AAU ~erwH @p ~^A@ Z UZ@ TS a @cf, k, Bc ~l ToFswf ^ T^^f oq OU O oH TSK | A^ TUTS ATUS O ceU AScw TSK ~TSF ~cS@ AAS mH @aS |

cU wT AaU STrk, cU TSq rZ ArKF @UOJ ATAm, J ArKF q STrk, J ArKF AS S, J ArKF KS swf jce J ArKF AcZF TS cU TUTS, ~BR jq ~R ZAa q AScwcH Ar\f jce w@q Ag @ ~a | of STrk, @A@, P@c, aT TUTS | wU co oTcFcf U |

jq kn TS  wU Kr jce r r@ ceU rAK fA AX TSK @fgc T^  ZJBAaU | ToFswf BfcS oS ~cUcS oT -  ~rq ~AgSc f JOUf Xgc | A^ c qU TUTS f | AcG ~ AcAT\U j@@  AwAaUS | @pGT  TU @ Scf-@pG TA^ Av Xo @ s@,

~o@ T @U      j@gw Ok vS
         cSTU AaAUATAU  |
ocU ~o@ @       ~oSfU TW 
         @S H q  ||

AScAr@ rS gcAXo AO ~Jv m^Sf jqc @ J @ oU ATAr A Oa | A@ kc W Tq AScw AOBfcf T^ gcS mA@ sAw ~ c^ cAcKH TS TAv a A Oqa, UQF @aS ATA | ~cU TTS TS AaU jq Tk Ac U eZFd R eZFUW ToF TAB@ TUTr, lc cH TAB@ swsw UQF PA @ j@ ~ BfcS A@ ~BS | cw, cH, B@ r iU jq A@ ~BS H@q ASaS ATA S |

j@Acer r@ ~OoT, A@, e@fH gcAXo@ k A TSc gF TTA Y cmS   cc jq Fr A@av T@ J FTU AxvevS T A j@r, St@ AcrKH, @ZS ~^@T gAcKFlcHf —

'In civilizational conflicts, unlike ideological ones, kin stand by their kin. ... Identity at any level - personal, tribal, racial, civilizational can only be defined in relation to an 'other', a different person, tribe, race or civilization. Historically relations between states or other entities of the same civilization have different civilizations. Separate codes governed behaviour toward those who are 'like us' and the 'barbarians' who are not. The rules of the nations of Christiandom for dealing with each other were different from those for dealing with Turks and other heathens. Muslims acted differently toward those of Dar al - Islam and those of Dar al -harb. The civilizational 'us' and the extra civilizational 'them' is a constant in human history.'

AxvevS c jTSA@ j@Av AcrsXo cSR A AhaS S 'most likely involving Muslims on one side and non-Muslims on the other.' jqc g BwS, AcwTf AF@ cF TH @ TSK cc TH @a @S LL c sA Zq @ A ~Jv sS | @U @Ac Of c S @AU TS  sha | TSc Xo empA@ TUc^ cmc aAc cUq oSAAXo H@  gU Uw | TS ~r Bw | Acr pb , TSK-q F |

gK cF ATA S@ @S gcq ~@Tf cU sc S | cOS ~AU@ mw^ jce IJI AAS A ZaS | @M@T jce cS, - ST jce AcSf rNAB ToF  T c OUa | A@a A@a rN SwA@ rcH A@Al @ i@  Qn fSc^ ATn SfUH eU rfU ~rfU AcO cAT T^cF TS  s, dAO TZ Q @A wU aJ , @v ~f, g ASTOJ ~T qT |

O^XfA gK@ vf@ a sgc ATA S w^  w^ cFc @ OUaS  i@, AcrK bc i@ ArQH  kH  ja | jq gK i@@ fAT  @ UcS TS  UZ@ jq reSf e@\ a | jq cF AAS j@Av WS PA @ UaS cU s |

w^A :

—oSAAXo H@ : ATA S
—r-co TSAOn : ATA S
—cAT OScUf Tw AF : AF e
—cCUf R cCU AF (AXf Z) : ~T rf
—Tf @ : S^ A@
—The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order : Samuel P. Huntington
—jZS scH AcK : rgw (jAU 2009) : @ ~ASU , ~TA^ @ wMT 

(c-44, Ac, 2009)

(: ATA S mpAOH R S R cp^ c-j ocA@gc @Ar ha -- @)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?