Tilubabu o Amader Kaishor - A Bengali Essay on Satyajit Ray's Science Fictions, the Shonku series, by Dolonchampa Chakraborty (Parabaas

AUcc R ~T P@r

USOJ Oncf

mv q @ @ q Ri fQ rK @ A @UB wT aAv a ~B, cqr T | U BUq ~c oUTZ dT Aw b@c | TI jq ASU ZrS c TS sw Sq c^ ToF | sw Sq,   S ; ~U @U@ jq WTg gF wT ~ @v@v , cq cS Awv ZAS@ AaAS S | mU ZU @U  RA@ SFrSU UqcA, AOAZS @ d @ jr S^S, AcAvr @A^U UqcA, wUwcB -- A@aq c s S | @U@ A@ ~ ~ c Bw ~gc, SA@ -U @UB @v T qha ~T @S @TA ~a ! U cJo cA A c | A@, aAv Uq s A@  ! wT sTS BAT , UrAeR TAS ~SA@  c @ | j  wJ-w S s  v @ cJrcS W cc, A@ec ~Twa U T   c | j j@c r @U@ | e,  cA TS A c-v@ AOl@ rA^ R  Sq, S j@v ASAAcAU A@ waU b@ ~U WcA @U Tr l ! ~T T^A^@ TSA@ wJ-W  Tr-TAav@ cr Z ZR UR, ASB Zf-@TU r cmS  j@cq A S | U AcUQH c q  j@@T | ~B fQ rK  cUT cq j@ | TS AA T jq fQv ASqAS @ ; c fQ wfs  j@q@T @ | Z BT A cq cA cFw Aa AS AS j@IU@ ~UOS | @ A@ AUZa A@c UZAS jce @S | gT, fr  UvR cAa | R sS o ~S U a ~ @S A@aq ~A Sq, jTS j@v gc ! cq j@r j JAAa | @U @ aAv d, j A cATZ c, SA@ @R sR s, vq gc ha | Ur cUU, "OU c S^ i@ Aw cA | d @S @ O AS Sc | AcU c rfTS A ST |"- cUq : : A ! ~TR  UUT | @T s^ OU A ST-T O@ ~ UcHFcf @ Z | A@^, R cc-T jZSq R BSF "jAUABcU cFOU"-j ^S d @ w Aw  @AS ~w W ~cAo j@c @TaJv aJv @UB ~  @q Ur R@ rfTS A cU Tm ~ @a ! jZS ~AcArF A wU S | ~TR cA UT | ~qAv gU | @UB AaS AcrU Tiv ~SF ^ j@v O @S | @S TSq j@v c c^RU U cA, AcrU j@v ASTwa a b@ | cAv w j@ ca o Uc^  ~a | @Bq ~T j Uc^ AwU TS AJA jce wa SfOv c ~ AAU ~ Aq | jq ~T S^ i@ |

s@S fQ AS @S sS q AcK R scf cqZ gfKH Tf Sv T cFw ToF b@  O jce b@ sR | U cFwv U  bU T ! q bUAv@ j@r sL U A - aA c  T rv @U @ | "jc cU, aAv @ @ sAha ?" Z wU  @q @U@ @a S jc, j@BS a | O^ sc wU, fr, gT cFw Aa A ATU BSF | ATU fr j@ c^ TT cwScA | AAS s cS S jc, R ZAr TSq OAc AaS | -- "~AT j@v jTS Bw sAha, sZS  @ sAha S | OqU ~crF s  @, ST^^ A |" O OT@ A A cUU SfU | SfU  | ATA mgc ~cCAU T | ~ R r cQ|H, A@ c ca o jZS @ @ cCUv gUT ArZ wa R | cCU  ArZa o S; w\-@Ac , gU cCU A\T Z jce fAT AA ~UOSR @ | "@ sAc q ?"-- AB @UT |
-- "~AT sAha AUcc cA ZJB", U SfU |
-- AUccv ~c @ ?
--  @f  ? AUcc  ~U q U@ ~ q AOAS S ?
-- ~T U@ TS ? A@ JAU ha ? Ai@ @ cU S ? wq wU gT |
--  r ! AA A SfU | " r AwAA @S BS S ?"

jQH cI wU TTUv ! FABl  ~ScF pA AcrAcZF AcSf  r, sJ @ ST AaU AU |

-- q sAc r cA ZJB ? Rv  j@v OAn , @\AS@,  ~c cA ~a SA@ ?-- cI OqU O^ |
-- U  ~T @ ZJB US sR AO ! ~U R sha AwAA W, @d @a @ S I AU r STv | ATO@ U Ur | cIUT s jv R qha @q cUU SfU@ OvS BSF | cCU BS S c A@a  S cUU @S sS SfU Zc ~J Uw, sAR Uw  @ S | sq@, Ur AbUv Ai@ Bw U jce, d  wU Ur-SfU-O^-fr-gT ~ScF Iw ! F@q O @c s  s cO cAr a, jce ~SF s A@ha AS -- qv TH @ | c j ToF v U  sc cc T, j@A@ T, ~SFA@ aU | UrR \vA@ OU sc, @H A O T A Aa ! R Iw rK  jZS ~S@ A | ~B@q aAv  sha, ~c  -T c Iw @ c | jq Iw m  T  PA Zc A@ec r AAB Tq, oU ~ rK S @ a s S | @Bq R jZS Iw @d@, ~T ce r R AUcc c^ A@ A@ F R BS, v ~ j@c IAU ASq |

1961 U ^r An@ @Ar U cFTsnf f | f ToFT ASB UZSfq T ~L@r WvU mAvrOO @UB AcS UB@, TZO ~oF@ AnU@r r | r j@BS ASgBU PcAS@ jce ~Acy@ | q AAS l jce @p rTfR | q ZJAv cCAU R r @U@ BAvU BfcSsn jce  O@AO@F@ Q @ oSmU Ac ca ASaS AwAA@ | rf Sf TST BU-R@ ~r @ w Ri aAc T ^ r AwAAq PA @aS j@^ ASgp wcKHw sZS c^UF gpF , jce cT f AcU ASvS a @d crAo@ Sq |  ~crF AcrK cFAcw b@aS J wcKHw, sTS -- OfSr B@ AO-AOe ( r R AO-AOe), IJIJ ~Xg cU@ ~TkUF@T c R Z@ ( r R Z@), TZ |

 @a @@BS cFA @ AcrKgc \UZ S @U r@ASf ~kH @ s | T BwAv ~crFq F r j@Tn Acrf ~AcSrO^ TBT | qAS AS:e@O, ASAXo r @a ~S jce jq s  J ASBm T ~Sq ! PcAS@ Ac ~U @S gT r @ZS ~ @ AS SAS J @a ! r ASB @, "~AcSrcc T ~PcAS@ cFA Bw ~ AXf ~a A@S ^ | gU@ B^ R AO AaU msw | Acer rNf AAS j@cq cTSS | ~T UF fSF jce cF AvvA@A -- j v ABASK a RJ @a @ZS A@a Aa cU TS  S |" A ~AcSrcc ~T AcA @ @S S | @H AAS TvTAv B-U, gBSA@ TSK |

AAS ASB cUS, "~AT  Trq ~S@AS @q ASATK o @ gcAa" ( r R TlF F), ~O ~T r BcScA^ @ BS A s cFv ~U Tvq  S, "jq rK @v ~AcArF  ATF, @H, ~ A@a S @ -- ~^: qAUrTa gB w^ U s ~AcSrcc ~ ASvS ToF @S l @ S v ~AT ASB OZ cc ZAa" ! q cU A@ ~AcSrcc ~T @a ATFcf  sS ? S, @ZSq S | @H, ~TS j@v-~ov cA  ~T @Uq cU A@, AcrK sA ~UOSv qAUrTa en^  ! v ~AcSrcc ASBR mf@ @S, "Ta a TSK A@ @ cJO BAS S |" J@ q@Tq A@a w cCAU s U s sJ @ZS ASB cA OMA cq cA pAcf@ ZSAS | AAS ASBq BSS s AAS @ZS T Z sR Aw TS g @ TSgc ~Sgc @SAS | j ~T ~AcSrcc@ W@S gc ASq T | A@^, AAS sZS cUS, "fv s^ sc sc @ sR U S | ~U A@ BSS -- T Tav ~c ~T Ai@ O S, ~ Rqc Bw ASAO ZAU Rq Z ," ZS ~ J@ j@c r cA TSK S-gc  @ S | ~AcSrcc ToF s j@v gTHAf TS UA@ AaU, vR ~T BS sq | @H AAS r wU sR FS S A@aQH O @ @ ASB TS @v cUq US, "IU c SA@ ~S  ? Kv  c U -- T ZUT S, TdgkAT ZUT S, ZAU  a  ZUT S -- rKv Tc T ~rK @ c SA@ ?" jTS gcS TS jU  ~ O @ c @ s S | @Bq jc sn (  r R TlF F ) AAS  f; sAR ZJZJ U@ cU vU Riv A@aq TS AS S S, jce BSF mSf cCAU Ac cA Aewmv Acq @S | jq ~AgsS j cTAS O Twg bJ T swR J  s, sAR @ AB @ J@ Acm sA ZO @ AaU | ~T Ug jqv@q  s, s-sA A AAS @ @ @S jce jq cTAS O AaS J TS Ag s @Hv @B @AaU, c ~T BS A | U s o cr TB, qq S, ZAS@ ~gkkcR cv : "~AS PcAS@  S -- A@ ~AS Ta c^ A@ BSS ? ~AT  c Ta-Z--gUc Ta Zq | ~ ~AS  F@Av@FAU Ta ZSq S !" AAS jZSq TSAS, Twg sR @vR @ cAIq aaS, "U@@ ~^: cU c s S wAa --   Ta r S TSK r v cU A@ @ ?" jTS BU sA A@  Q @ S ? r ~Fg f R ~AcSrcc jq d | j AAS r  ~A@ Tr waS (  r R wAU ); ~A@ s Twg US ~S@ cAr AcU  ,  ~g A Aw @ "~PcAS@ B" ~AcSrcc @a @ cr A@a A RS  U, -- "~T @A ~a ~T ~ gSAv-jqv | cW-Ae ~T o @aR ~c S !" sAR ~AcSrcc sZS AB @S, "wAU ABASKv  ~T @U@ B-wS AZAO, q S ?",  cI S s, gU@ B^BS c^ S Zcq @T | mXf r f  Aw  r ca  ~c J@ Z-@UT  U AS a | ~vBS PcAS@@ ZS AAS ZaS, sJ @q mgAc@ cFc @aS S, jce j @H ~SocS @ J Q ~c | kk r^ Tw 136 qmv UAAO jce 16 S UFAvAO JMa kH ~AAO c prF AcA , cAS OS TSK@ sA ~Xgk ~OH @ Z , U AcS S-BS oH TSK s ~cm R AO, ~AcSrcc ~cmR q@Tq a | J UZSf ~T q cHSq Aa | @ASf rK jBSF AAS @ Am @R aSAS, " Bw cq  Tv@ S A @  BfcSv@ Z cAaUS | s ~cm AaU ~S, @  Aac a ~ A@aq cU s S " ! jq@T gc @ coS @ j@Tn ~T ~AcSrccq S | AASq S jR  f  ANc ~AgsS s (j@rp ~AgsS ) sAR ANc gkwU c^ J ~oH S, "TS c  @Ef cU BST !" ~AcSrcc AcS lf SS, AAS gkwU-qA T^R AcrK ZJBZc ZS S ; jTS@f  "c c^"  qeAAB @ c@FU @ IA @ cJO ~AcSrcc v cUS, "~AS OMKAv gK BS S, ~T ceU Pc ~ cU Sq | @U ^F  TAHe  qgASev cU A, jTS@f RS @ Z  wU  cqvR TZ @ cA s  --  cAr ~ A@a cS S |" AAS Zc @wB ASAT S, A@ , oH S ~F^ @T cU AAS Arf@ wAU cU gU @S | j@BS AcrAcZF AcSf J Acrf, jq FAv@R AAS ZAS dL S S | A@^, -LLR, oTn J U Y @ BSS cUq  TSKAv@ ~a^ @S S jce ~AcSrcc@ w\ ~SFT dLkH rOAn Ac TS AS ~TR ~Aco  S | @H ~T BAS s, j cAr wgfgc @S AcK@ ~SocS @, ~AcSrcc Q c S | AAS @ AcAr Ts S, jce J B^-AZAvR Ai@i@ TS Z J@ ~AgS^S BS ~S -- "TAS FA B ~ F AvS !" r ASB @, "gU@ cgc jq ~^A@kH AaU s ~AT ~ qeAABv eroS @UT S" ( U ~qUF WvS ) | e, j@ B A cU s s Acrf Ac ~AcSrcc T "~PcAS@" OAnAv S @U r@ASf ~ZAS kH  i  S |

AcAvr gkLLAc BAT  jce BTS AcSf qUUT nU | T  @ cU ASq | H r B^kn AAS gf |  BcAS g  J ~AL@ c^S @ ~T BS A, "~AT ~AcArF  ca c cc-T  qeU OU ~A, A@ q  ca mpA, ~ gcK R gcf  vS ~T jZS ~S a |" SO An@ @Ar  j@Av BfcLL AcK@ c^ kn J   r ~U | jq ~U A@a q  s@p @F^ o  | j@BS oH AcSf Ac r @S QT AaU S A c^@ cJOS sA J  ATA@U S @ | vN@  A rf Anr r TpF R A@aAS  Av@fcc R ^S ~Ssf @MAU j@ BU @ cH^ mHHf wa jS   @ r j@ cwf RKo PA @S, s ST Z  ATA@U | jq RKoq rAv cA r J c^Lf@ AiAaUS jce q @ TpF TZ @ AA ~S | j  g ~S J nc^ jce BfcS  TZTAZ ~U @ rF | jq WvSq Tcf jq q AcSf BfcS T WA A j@ TSF ~U@ wb c^L AH @ | jq ATA@U O@ @^ @q  r T q sn | j BS j@ c ~AgsS ~erwH @aS | j@rp ~AgsS-j  S c^ nU  ~U  r | nU OAv  j@c Acf | , "wAi dK O, cAXof \@ SfU OZ, rm UUv "; ~A@ "nU ASB qv  JO v cAr S | v@ T r SUf OU @S  j a | cr wJw O | c ~M Ae S |" o, "U@v TI TI cB ~SFTSm  , ASc ST o @U c Bcc  |" ja r@ UZ  AOAi @ BS wa s, "BAcF, qOnFv qFA @ nU TkUFcS wcKH ~a ...  R O  Zc gU", sAR nU  TZTAZ Q r j@cR TS AS s " JOc TFvS Ok ia |" a jq PcAS@ ~SF j@Av AcrK H U s AAS Zc gU cJAr cB S | ANc j@  @ ew @ TSK   A PA j@Av cJAr BTS U@f  J@ cB rS wa ~SF j@Av ~AgsS (  r cH sw )|  jce r ToF ~SFT  U AcU | r ASvS@ jvq gUcS s  ~ fWA @ AAS j@Av RKo ~Acy @S, s ST ZS TBAS jce jq TBAS Bq OANcr AR ASvS AAcF An | ~SFA@ R K AcU a,  ST Tm | ASvS sAR Acr gTH AS, Tm A@ jq ASc^ mS ~AgsS J f AaU | jq BS aR PcAS@ Bw  r O Y jce c^, s, AcSf TAgU, sJ sF r j@c H cJOS (r rAS r), BAS PcAS@ AAO T, sJ PA BvOAU TsS Tnv-j Oq r TS Xf ~AgsS (TS Xf F) jce cf@U Tn ASr ca TSK @ ~S@ cAr PcAS@ ~wwA WAv U j@ AcrK Hf rF ~AgsS ( S AZmvcAU gAcKFlcHf ) TZ |

o s wcKH-knq AcrgTH @aS AAS,  S, c FR ToS @aS | BfcS cc jTS A@a U@ emrR jaS  sJ ToF ~S@q rw rn @H J@ H T Oa, sTS --  Tc\v (~EOs Hf) | A@^, F@cq T i Z cAXo ZAv, S @S c^ sF H cJAO AwAA A aS AAS | jTSq j@BS Y S@cc | S@cc @ \UZ @q , @H, S@cc j@ ~Xgk QT Acr @ jTSgc sF @a, s ~SF @ Q c  S | S@cc  ~T T ~U  AwAA cA | ASB T@ cA j@ I-cpA  cU UqvASe-j gc AAvBT, vAUFA, g^ qFA QT J @  | g^ c ~U@pA @ dH S@cc ~w @q r cF Ac c^ ~cw  S, "pAcf c Bw @q ~S @ , ~ ~S@ c @ R A  | A@ R U cFv wU ~S@ AcrKgc @ @ ~So @A " (S@cc R jU ) | o r Ac c^ J@ coS @ Rq S, J Q q Ac@ @vS BSF ASB AcrK QT@ cFc @ s A@a @ c, q cA@aq AAS @S | UTS NTwvS r ~F^ TkUFcS ASAv RKo TU OA @aS, j WvS S@cc BS  wU, AAS NTwvS  OA @S s AAS NTwvS@ jU  ZcS, jce  Ac r RKo TU J Oq | Ugf NTwvS q mc TS ASU @ A @ cABU W BU Ag S r jU  AZ S S@cc, jce Wxv a@  jq ~U \@  OUa jq aAcAv ASB ~U@pA UANo @UR NTwvS@ @\AS@ S ZJB q wS BU b@ ASm @S S AAS ; j @H Ac AAS r@ cUaS, "~S T jTS j@BS U@, sJ   ~B ~AT ASr v@ T j@Av AcAUA RKo A@S AS s Aa ~T i@T BSF, J rn A@ ~ rK Z A ~AT ?" jTS ASTUY OAn AF  cr A@a @UR, ~T cTS TB Zcq AcU | q BSF jq B U TSKAv Zc Bq ~T TS B @ AS S |

jc Z AUcc R  r A@a AcrK AO R s@ | J  ST AnU@r r | AwAA mU @ Tn c ca c TFAv@ r @ AAS @U@ sS @UB  rF | O ca c ~q.j.A. jce KU ca AAB-@ATAmv gU ~S AS Ac.j.A. r @S | Acr ca c @U@ mAvrOO @UB AcS ~oF@ Ac @B sw S | @B@T OUAaU gU, j ToFq J A, rf Anr r ~m  S | J AaU vN@ w s il il Ys^ An c^  s | AAS ~cA@ AaUS, "U@ cU o^^A" | j@c Av@fcc ArKF J@ AS ~ r A @a r@ AOA@l BSF | AAS sZS Av@fcc BSF RKo PA @aS, q T o J@ mHHf ^S cU S, jce jR cUS s vN@ w jq wa q c | A@^, ZS ~  j T AaU S J A s @ kk @MAU Aw jq wa ^S @ s | r @UB O@A R O ca , j@ kwkB  wq J A TpF  | A TpF  @U@ @ aOA\Ur A@UATv k  aB v JO a r @MAU Aw OT TA^ AaS j@ BU @ mHHf wa ZJB AS ~S r | jq wa  @q PA  ATA@U cA | j AAS j@ j@ PA @S "~FSqAAUS AmU,.. s rn@ AS S @ ASAEO @ ; j@ArASe AU -- s ABg U ZU rf rf@U wT ~ wT@U i Z ; UmpA AA ~S BSF ATTcS ; WT ~cF cA TSAUS ; ~A m BU ~U c BSF UATASTF ; ~OS gK qeAB ~Sc @ BSF AUw ; AZ@ ArQ c BSF ~ASS |" jaR SAgw, ~TASm, mwS, TF, @FTA qFA  ~aq | wcKH jce ~Acy a AcAg^ FT ~AgsS ~er ASR cc AcrgTH @aS r | ~Acy@ Ac vT ~Ug jAS q J mS JOAv Trq mf@p | jS TSKAv O AS j@v ~w  ~T Bwq  | J ASB gK J O s cHS q,  TvTAv jq @T, "rc W b@q j@v AcWv O U@ TS  U | OT@ Aw AOl@ @q cI UT s, Rv ~U ~S, jce U@v ~ @ S -- ~Tq a " ( cFTsnf f ) ! sAR aAc Z ~T  Ov j@c PcAS@Ug S-UR Ai@ v ZR Uw S -- "T OU Sq cUUq OU, c A-wJ ~a, ~ OZ j@B S OrT | rm UUv, OZ fQH cAXo  TrS j@v r^ es gc " ( ~EOs Hf ) | c ATAU @ @UB A@ec qASgAAv ~A TSswf @S  c wcK@ cU ~Sq TS SR s | SfU T ~ sJ  r  OQK Z @ qha KH @S, J BAS AZ s, cTS  AwAA cA ZAU ! @H, AAS  ca S o ASdr | U@TZ rS s s AAS j@v gfKH jATxv @ Aw H S | jR   s AAS gcKq @S ASAAcAU ~U U@OQ ~U wcKH AST | TvTv jZS AwAA wUR s J Z R sc S, v AF |

@\AcS  F jce ~Fg ^ ATrU  r FABl-j ~ScF pA | r@ASf c^ cA@ A@a F s R AaU, A AAa | w\U  ~ cU c S,  BSF  c | ~ A@ F R s , vq gcAa ; jZS SfU Iw T OUa ! , j R cv ! R A@AOATAO S S ~Tq T AITAIT @a, ~O R A@aq ha S ! e Tc wB ~Tq | @Bq Iw rAU@ rF j@v r aJUT --
-- jq s  U, Tv @v r@ASf ~a cU ?
-- 1961 @ 1992, jq j@Anr ca Tv OA\Urv @Ar a , SfU mv  |
--  ToF ~vAnrv kH jce v ~kH | -- jc gT |
-- ~ s jU me r UZSf @ ~T q, e j j@v@R w\ S cU f cUq s ! Ur qha gAcKF FAB T w\UZ@ c; @S FAB Tq AUZ c, ~SF@T @S S -- v AB @a A@ Ta ! j@c wU "FS" !
-- jq caq cqTU rTw cAa | cU w\ ~a R, jTS@f A@a aAcR SA@ ~a, sU ~w @R cAS | SfU cUU Ur A@ A@ | gcZS jq, ~ i @Ac ~T AS ?
-- @ c @a  ? AB @q O^ cIa, Zc cJ r @ Ua | A@^, ~  Sq, U gwq c !
-- jv j@v wo, @S Bw A@ cU ? ~S^ cAUr c @a | -~Xgk TZ @ cUU Ur |

Drr ! S UUS  ~S ! sA gc @S s j ~T IwIJAvv Tc, Zc gU gcaS | O^ A@ @ wo cUv TS Sc ? @QS S | A@ ~SR ~ ~T jq U ToF UA@ c @v j@cq Ai@ ha S i@ ! ~c @ZS A@ S UcS ~S !  O ce jc ~T Ai | sR ~w o BAS A sq s j@v cF ~T @U j@T; v U s, rTw Tv sA ~ j@v @T , U jq kTUF cB ~ ~S@ cc-T ASAXo cqAv J ^S  U A S |

Published October 30, 2002

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