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OAnAUA

~r@ : ToFcm

@@AU : ~r@ mf

MTS : ~r@ c^, ~r@ O ~S@ av

AITAU : ~r@ T

(Ac@UcU, ~r@ cA | ~r@ cB @ Aa, cr A@a cFw  cr @S |)

~r@ : ~c ! ~c ! jgc OU  S, A@aq S !

@@AU : A@ U A@ ? OJOha @S ?

~r@ : rS, ~ j@ Tk jr S | AT Fv@ waR, ~T r A sc | aU T Zc R, ~AT ~ R @UB ZO Bw c S,  Fg v v@ @ ~ TUg | AU jmvv jBxv@ Zc R, @Uq sS Z @ | ~ S c@v -

@@AU : ~w cFwU SAT Z,   @ cU | R, cT T wT - j@v i  c  |

~r@ : A@ cUa A@ AT ? T wT c S ? BS ~B jq ~o Wxv cB @ BSF ~T @ U Za ?

@@AU : @ ?

~r@ : r AAr U !

@@AU : r AAr U ? A@ cUa A@ AT ? jq @v cFw - A@ A@Sa A@ AT ?

~r@ : s cUa q A@SAa |

@@AU :  BSF r AAr U ?

~r@ : S, cB @Aa j@r OA\Ur U |

@@AU : cUa A@ ? j@r OA\Ur U ?

~r@ : ~ FJ TFT | cB  sR S, ~v U A@ gR TUT Sq  !

@@AU : ~ cA@ v@ A@ ZO U ?

~r@ : T wA aS |

@@AU : A@ ? A@ U ? @S ~FAxv @a SA@ ?

~r@ : ~FAxv @c @S ?

@@AU : U ASEOq AvA@v Aa AUr ! , @ cAU coS wA OUR, Sq OR S | c T ~SFTSm | A@ @AaU, AmAe ? SA@ Uqv gCa c T ?

~r@ : AT ~T @ Sc ? Rc A@aq AS | SNcq U ZO a T o wA wF g !

@@AU : wF g SNcq U ? A@ w ?

~r@ : @S, ATq  wAv OUR, wF g @ ZO  BS S ?

@@AU : @q ~ c ? AAr OA\Ur cB |

~r@ : AAr OA\Ur ? @S sw  ~a AT ? jZS wF @ @ wFUS BS ?

@@AU : ~AT ~ ZU @ AS c T | nAv @ oA A cAU, AU ~ - cF ! @ @ wFUS jZS ?

~r@ :  AAv ! gc a, AAv U j wFUS !

@@AU : cSr ! cUa A@ w ? j AS @A |

~r@ : c ~ cUAa A@ ? jr ~ @ S,  T  sc | AT Fv@ waR |

@@AU : q, ZS jq oT j q Ag v S A@SUq  |

~r@ : wAc @ cA U AF  | ZS q q @ cUAaUT, j c wA A@S S | ZO TU c S | SAaU  @ ?

@@AU : ZS  ~ U T j cAr AaU S | a ATq  cUAaU, gU AU Aha, ~S@ gU gU AO, Av ~S@ gU -

~r@ : ~,  Jq  @a ~T | wgf On^ cIU, wgf On^ - U @Sf ~ wA @Sf j@Bv  jq On^ @a | T c wA @SR,  U T cA R | Uc @ caoS ?

@@AU : U A@ c jZS ? jqgc wF T c @U  e OUS  c |

~r@ : U c, jq r a U c | Tq i@Aa ~T |  wF T Zq ^ @ AOl AaU - 85 cents a gallon ! Too good to be true. cO^ B r w\ rSAS ? s r o O U T m, ZS @ Tq ~T US AOl AaU |  S, ~T ~T dBS r S S, c@ T TS @Aa jvq mwBF | TkZ ~T, ~A TkZ | AT ~T@ Sv R,  qATAvAU Fv@ wa d @ | A@ A@ Sc ~ A@ A@ Z sc  j@v AUmv cSR - cAr A@a ASR S jZS r c R s | a g\vB A@A^ ITUR ~a |

@@AU : jq SR S, A@ @@ S @c ?

~r@ : Acc@, Acc@ -

@@AU : Acc@@ S @c ? T Tv wa - Acc@ @ S T S Uw ?

~r@ : ~,  Acc@ S - Acc@ c - vFgU jBxv | S AvA@vU s A @v U c | s  U T ca, j ~ S O TR @c S |

( cU cB)

~r@ : Z ~c @ jU |  S c@v ~c @ wU, @B T A@ha R s S | jq s -

(S c@  S Sc c @ S U @S)

~r@ : -FU, FJ Acc@ ~AT ~r@ cUAa, Zc BdA @ | ~T qATAvAU r sc v AvA@v @ |

- FJ, qTBA^  cvq -

- A@ cUa- S S cA cq gU ~a | AT ~T@ @c AvA@v A c ?

- @c sc ? j S j AcU - cAv AcAn  wUq RS |

- @c Ac ? S S RS R, RS R AvA@v -

- ~AT AA Acc@, ~AT Zc AA

- AT j@v Z cU A@ @T AvA@v T c ?

- A@ cUa A@ AT, j T ? j AS @A ?

- A@ cUU, U OB ? Ai@ oAa ~AT, Ai@ oAa | jq Uq ~T Tc |

- AT ~ j@v ZJB Zc AS ~T@ BSR |

- A, @U cF@ @ |

- ZAa |

(qAToF @@AU  MTS W ja)

~r@ : jq s MTS j wa | T  BdA @ ~a |

MTS : A@ cF , A@ a ? ~AS SA@ r A shaS ?

~r@ : FJ, T jq r ~ S | jq Tn Acc@ c@ cU AUT AvA@v c@ @ |

MTS : ~T r cUaS ? , ~AS A@ ~T O ~S@ cArAS ~aS jr |

@@AU : Z S, T  T s A@ gk Oa | cUa U T ca cU SA@ r A sc | ~ha, jr A@ ~ @ @a S ? cq r a Uha ?

~r@ : U U jR U | ~T sw ~a, T @q  XcFc @ c |

MTS : A@ AU scS @  ? ~AS A@ TS @aS r U T A@a @T |

~r@ :  cAr, A@ r jZS@ T vAUT  A^xv  @ c S | RZS wA S OUUR OU, vT ~a, c ~a A ~a, ASSQ wd wA ~a |

MTS : ~AS  @ cUaS, r U@ A@  cUa S | jq  AS ~T TTA   c^ @US, cFTkUF cpAXo Ac, vU T cpAXo Ac |

~r@ : Ac  @a ! jZS  cq TZ cB c TS ASha | jr  TT cFSBf T S BS BS ! AS sA c^ @ ~TA@ ~OU @ A  Zc O O @ wF T, OU T c @T sc | q c^ q A ~S !

@@AU : A@, ~TA@ ~c c^  SA@ ?

~r@ : R c | Rvq j@Tn  - Ac @ c, wB i c jq c U @AS ~ mrU qxvmv AcdXo | MTS AT c^ cFcm @ |

MTS : ~AT cFcm @c ?

~r@ : FJ, AT @c qe TFS | ~TA@S cAI R cCAU B @@ cU | ceU ~ A@a AOS@ S AOS@, cU vqw@ cq OS |

MTS : A@  -

~r@ : @S A@ S | ~AT T aS ~Aa | TS Z, sA jq @B U q cq ~AT jr @c, U @Uq Acc@ c |

@@AU : ~ha T A@ T Z  wa ? c^ @c cUUq A@ c^ @ s SA@ ? ASB W c^ @ a ~ A@ c^ @ c AS ?

~r@ : Z AT ~T@ OAv AR S | ~AT sA w sq, U ~AT A@ s ZAr q @ U A | AT Z OR ?

MTS : , ~AS w @aS @S ? cMA A@a gU cUS AS | jZS r T c^ c S, Rv c~qAS |

~r@ : Aa Aa Aa MTS | AT S an BSfA @ ? @UB Ti wT wT cp A ? j@T gf  wa AT, j@v TSF c^ @ g ha ? S AUr BUq AS sc, A@ q cU cCAU cha  Ac @c S ?

MTS : A@ jZS  ~ BSfA @A S  | ~AS  AAvBS, gv S, ~T   ~Ao@R Sq | AUr ~T@ oU ~ BU S, B Av @ c |

@@AU : Aa Aa, T UB @a S MTS@ AUr  U A ? S S MTS Rc c^ v^ ITU T@ s c S |

~r@ : cr, T @@ A@a @ c S | s @c ~ATq @c | sA  @ S @ S ~ c j@U OU  -

@@AU : A@ @c AT ? c^ @c ? @ T @ Sc S |

~r@ : Sc Sc cq Sc | Ac ~AT @cq, c TT  S, MTS Ai@q cUa, R ITU ~a | ~AT ~T B TS S, ~T TL  Ac @c - ~Ae ~^US - SS gUxv vmv - ~AT ~SrS @c - ~TH ~SrS | jv ~TA@S gU cI |

MTS : , ~AS j@v r^  cS | cMA ~S @a j\@UB ~a ? A@c AS ? j@v @ AS, ~T co @cS |

~r@ : i @a ? @ | A@ T j@v @ cU sq MTS, j@AS T cIc ~T @ A@ ! ~SrS @ sA T sq UR cIc, sA U q U  @q Sq |

@@AU : AT ~SrS @c ? Wxv S ZU s T wT  s , q AT @QH S Z @  Zc ~AT |

~r@ : Z, Z ! AZ, ~BR T jq AcAv@ AOS U S AT | ~wTf@U g @ ~T ~SrS d c, PA @ T |

@@AU : Ai@ ~a, @U @Uq Z sc A@@T ~SrS @ AT | MTS jZS OU AT, T ABASv A A |

~r@ : sR, sR, cq OU sR | A@ TS @ S ~AT AAa sc - sA  @ S @ S ~ c j@U OU  - j@U OU j@U OU -

MTS : A@ , W c ~AS j@U ~SrS @U  @S U c S | cq@ BS c | ~S Ac sA @ S rS, U  @S Ug Sq |

~r@ : A qB F ~q v q @ Ac ~ T \ ! A@ AT, jce T cMA sA @S@T @rS S @, U TS @ S ~AT ~P BU c |

MTS : Ai@ ~a, cUS ~T@ A@ @ c ? ~AT A@gc ~S@ sF @ A ?

~r@ : U@ Bw @, U@ | cq@ Zc R, cU j@ AA@ Ac Qf c BSF cq sS U U Am  |

MTS : A@ @ ? jZS ? ~S cA ?

~r@ : Za ? cA cB Ave , ~SrS  S | ~T @S cAU@  ZJB c | sTS o ~T vS U r @ | RZS j@v Jc ZvS cFcm @, j@v TqnS ~  AmvT cFcm @ | ~ FJ, , @ Zc R | Zc @wB, vAUAgrS, AR cq@ BSR |

MTS : cMA j@v @wB-@UT AS, c Sv @ ASq |

@@AU : MTS AT A@ AFq jqc @c SA@ ?

MTS :  sZS cUaS, @  cq | AS i @aS S |

~r@ : @@AU, AT jZS Ai@ TS a S, s ~AT ~SrS @ A ?  , j@T  - @cU  qc mvB, T mvB ASU, j -

@@AU : cB @ cU S  -

~r@ : TS r @ @@AU - TS @AiS fQ | sA B Ac S TS, U ~S@ A@a Z c T@ | Zc A@gc ~T rf gC a - T AqrS c, of of AIAT c, m ArAU  sc, @ cU rA OU sc, ~AAv O @c S@ A Avc bA@ A @, B @ qxvgS FUqS vB c O @c, ~AT co c -  j@ cfgl A cF U - c T@ F @ c |

@@AU : (JA @J RiS) A@ c ~UQH @ cUa AT | q T Rc @ S,  O OU rq A sq |

~r@ : sc @@AU sc, A@  ~w AZ A sc cCAU A@ OfB - AcS cU ASr, QAT, cWsfS r U@ ~AT | sc ~w jq r BSF j@v @B @B @ sc |

(@@AU cA s)

~r@ : jA@ OUU @ ? jZS s ~S@ @B ~a |

@@AU : (OU s s, @^gB wU) ~AT ~Aa |

MTS : ,  c S Sc sw @ UAa | jc j@ j@ @ S @ c | A@  ~w AUAv@U Av A@a S- vR  BSS @ |

~r@ : ~crFq ! S  @q c | AT j@ @B @ | ~T A\UU c Axv, TpHU@ Zc R | AUAv@U TU R ~S@ @S@rS ~a, R cq@ cAI AB @ c | a, A\UU c Tc cq@ AB @ c |

MTS : A@ , TpHU@ @Uv ~ASq @dS | vq co gU c | ~AT S @U R ~c TS @  ~T R@ s qv^ AAha S |

~r@ : FJ, Ai@ cUa | R ~T@ Sv R |

MTS : jq ASS |

(~r@ S U @)

~r@ : -FU - FJ TpHU rS, ~AT ~r@ cUAa |

- gU @c A@ @ gq, s OUa  A@ @ gU @ s cAI S |

- rS T sF Oq, ~AT ~SrS @Aa |

- ~, oKH @c @S, ~SrS ~SrS -  mvq@ - cIa | ~SrS@ oKH A@ @ Sa cAIS |

- S ~T T Ai@q ~a, T Tqvq @v  wa, wA U T ~U qFU c gU sR | s c cB cF T W |

-ASEOq cB cF ! A@ @a A@ AT, cCAU jc j@v c Axv  A@ @a ? @cU w B ST @ U U wS, AU Av ST TF S ~ ~gF vqmvSO | jA@ mrU qxvmv ~ ~U UAc rv@ ha^ iha,  cF kH fS  c ~a | @ Ac TZ  ic, ATAaU c @c, @ewTFS Sv @a AAvrS ic -  S oKH AO^ T Wa |

- FJ ~AT Ac @Aa, fc AS^ @Aa, ~ @U @ ~TH ~SrS - gU @ rS-~-S-r-S ! cIa | vS U TS @ @U  U@ a sc, cp c - A@Ave c -

(Rr @ TpHU S Z )

- FU ? FU ?

(MTS@)

ZU, ZU @TS ~gF U@ | S @v AU ? j@v TSF g Sq | Aa Aa Aa j@ T gv A Axv @a ? qTAO @, qATAvAU qTAO @ |

MTS : U A\UU c  @ @S v R sc S cUaS ?

~r@ : @S R sc S ? A\UU c A@ TpHU BATA SA@ ? c F@Av Tc@ BS BS S @ | ~AT AZ c AUAr @@ cU | ~AT T@ jZAS S AUmv AAha |

(@@AU cr @S)

@@AU : ~ha, j@v cF @U  S ? r  SAa AU ~SrS  | o T AT Wxv ~SrS @U,  MTS Wxv @U, jq gc -

~r@ : AU ~SrS ? a: ! jv cU T UB @U S ? jq c @ @q  ~SrS T j@v RU SSgUxv RS@ j gJ @ Aa | ~SrS @ U @ c w^fAB T, AcSc gc T, B@r SS T | oJ@ oJ@ sZS Hc sq sq @a, Ai@ ZSq ~AAv SA mf@ @ TZ @a U B jS oc, cq S ~SrS |

(@@AU ~c JA @J RiS)

@@AU : Ai@ ~a, T s ZAr AT @ | ~AT ^ cFcm @A !

~r@ : q sR, gU @ ^ @ | ~c @c T  ^ Zc  @S Ai@ Sq |

MTS : Ai@ ~a, ~AT U Ai  | ~S vxv, Tq@ cFcm @A | S @ c | ~ j ToF sA @S FS O @ BScS, q T cFcm SR sc |

(il cq ~r@ T AITAU AB wU, q  @@AU @^ gB @xim rS s | AITAU cr @  @@AU |)

AITAU : What is this Dad ? What's going on ? Why is Ma crying ?

~r@ : q j wAa | s@ Zc gU @ |  sFR Zc BS ~a | @ r U TS ~S@ B c |

AITAU : But what for ? A@ a A@ ?

@@AU : (@J RiS)  cc T Z  wa | q R@ B @ @S T  @a AS s,  S U  cc ~ cJOc S |

~r@ : cB @ cU S | S, ~T T j@T Ai@ ~a, jq r c TFT TdfS TSK O ~S@ cAr gU ~a |

AITAU : Will someone please tell me what is going on ? cc A@ a ?

~r@ : ~T A@a  AS | ~AT @cU Ac @ OAa, ~SF AcdXo Ac, ~AcO AcdXo Ac, rKS AcdXo Ac -

AITAU : What are you talking about ?

MTS : AITAU, ~AT T@ cAI cUAa | ~r@ ~SrS @aS, TS hunger strike

AITAU : But why ?

~r@ : Why ? You are asking me why ? Do you live with your eyes and ears shut, just like your Mom ? A@aq SB  S ?

MTS : , ~T@ j@v cU AS | Jhimli, your Dad wants to protest against the uncontrolled increase in gas and energy prices as well as other commodities. He thinks that this is an unjust exploitation of the common people of this country by the oil companies and other special interest groups. He wants to launch an one man protest which he feels will soon grow into a nation wide protest.

~r@ : cSU T aA c | Uq@ Rq\  | ZAc r r, cq ~SrS @a -  mvq@ - @ q T |

AITAU : This is the dumbest idea I have ever heard.

~r@ : Sa, Sa @@AU ? ~T ASB T cUa, ~SrS @v SA@ c ~qA ! gc a ?

@@AU : Ai@q cUa ! j U@ @ T j T cF @S ? jc  BPSA@ S @B, T S |

~r@ : S, jv F@Av AAvBS @B | ~B@ AAvBS, @U@ S |

@@AU : AT S c ? R AITAU A@ c , q  cc@ cI |

AITAU : I agree that you have the right to protest, but why hunger strike ? There are many other ways to field your grievances. Besides, do you think anybody will care if you die of starvation ?

~r@ : What do you mean ? This will cause a major turmoil - the newspapers will write, "Undaunted Bengali Dies Protesting ! Jhimli, you should feel proud.

AITAU : Dad, why don't you understand one fundamental thing ! This is a market based economy, no individual or no single organization is driving up the price of oil. Whom are you going to protest against ? It is market and the demand and supply of oil that drives the price.

~r@ : That's what they want you to think !

AITAU : There are no they Dad, its us ! Yes we are responsible for this price rise. You know what, if you's really like to get the oil prices down, cut down oil consumption ! And influence others to reduce their demands for oil too.

~r@ : That's impossible !

AITAU : No it isn't. First of all get rid of that SUV of yours -

~r@ :  T@ cU | Rv  T Z - JO wA OU SA@ ASB@ cr c c Uw !

@@AU : Ai@ ~a, Rv S k @ wU | Uq A@ U ATF @T sc |

AITAU : No, you got to change your life style. Reduce unnecessary car trips - if you and Mom coordinate properly you can do with far less trips. Dad you can work from home for couple of right ? And take public transportation -

~r@ : cAU@ v^vrS - AU ~T |

AITAU : Do you know that just half mile away from here you can take a bus to many places, to the library, mall, train station ?

MTS : FJ , ~AT  j@c OAa, c Agv Zc Z S | c A@A^ Zc @T |

AITAU : That's because they don't get enough passengers. Demand and supply once again. I am sure once you start using the service, they'll increase the frequencey. Soumen kaku, you live pretty close to your work, don't you ? You can ride a bike to work. You'll get some excercise too.

~r@ : MTS, Tv A@ sAwF @ cUa, T A@ TS  ?

MTS : @U  Ai@q , A@ U@ TSa @q | cq sA TS U -

~r@ : cF Ai@ ~a | O ~ FS, ~T ~^US UqSv \v c |

MTS : A@ @T  ?

~r@ : S ~SrS -

@@AU : s@ cc cJO wU |

~r@ : A@ q cU ~AT T @c S | jc ~T ~^US c U a, @qv ~U ~^US - Awg ~ ~U j wv cF@ qR AT jq c ~T mwS |

AITAU : That's a good one !

MTS : c: Zc gU @ | jZS  ~T U ~ @S @B Sq, ~AT U Ai cMA |

~r@ : A@, @B Sq TS ? SS ~^US BSF PA  c S | rS AT j@v  @S^ cFcm @, Tm ATA U@ @ Oq | AAvrS @ c, AwSO @FS @ c, W W TU i c | m T F@ AS J c, wF mvrS FAcU A c | ~R @B ~a - AvTxv ~ cAU@ v^vrS  ~FxvTxv @ c, ~R c Ag c c | r r q@U A OU @ c, @TAvAU wfS v^vrS | AT jZAS @B Uw  | AITAU, T@R @ c ~T , @B Uw  @B Uw  -

AITAU : ~AT ?

~r@ : ~ @ ! T ~qA, ~ AT JA@ c    S | @qv ~U TgTxv ATq  oS Tr |

@@AU : MTS, AT A@ AS @ sc | ~crF ~SrS sZS ha S, ZS -

~r@ : S S Tq AUe Av ha S | ~SrS jZS ha S Ai@q, A@ v Te haq | c Tav ~T S a A, A@ ~ A@a S ! gBF U AcdXo A@ ~T ~^US S ! Rv @qv @ @S BS Sq jq Tk |

(@U  Ri, ~U ASg s |)

(c-47; BSA, 2011)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?