Bhashar Bnadhon Bhenge -- Article on Translations of Satyajit Ray, by Gopa Majumdar (Parabaas

gK cJoS gC : ~Sc FABl

w TBT

^A@r A ^r

 @T R SfO UfU TBT,
SAUSf r R FABl A ^r

1961 U cCAU-BfcS j@ ~EOs WvS WvAaU | FABl  J c-i@ ~TU An@ ^r-@ SS @ d @AaUS |  ~w ~T ASB cc-@@ @a SAaUT cv s aUcU J Zc ^r S,  SA@ ~ R s S | S A  | ^r -- ~c @  SA@,   Z ! F Xo U sAS JO @ @ v cJoS cq  jS ~T U cA U cSc O @q cc Z US jce   J J @ iUS -- "~, RU S RU S | RA@ ZU ABAS SA@ ? R  S cJoS ^r !"  , jq @S, aS @wBU U cc j o ^r ? ~c@  wUT |

s-T @ ZS ~AT q ArAZAS | A@  @@ ca q ZUT o cc-@@q S, -AAR gfKH AB  cUcAU @a s ^r SA@ ~c d a | AsAS d @aS AAS ~T ~A AAO "vSvAS cq"-j SA, jce "~cU cU"-j aU | J ST FABl  | cU cUF, AS ~AT R ArZAa, mUR sAha |

SS ^r @ A@ s @ ! w\-@Ac-a-oJoJ-c^ -- @TA aAc | @Sv a @Sv AZ ? nT j@v ABAS Ay  wU | c UZq Zc gU Uw | A@ s w\U cO cAr gU Uw, U ASO AZ j@vq ST : FABl  |

@U@ cCAU aUT A@ @ BAS S | A@ ~AT @T A\Uf, U ~T  cCAU T eZF AaU @T | s @BS AaU,   @Uq ^r  | "ce@cc c^" w\v c  AncU cq l BSU A cq A@ wUf ~U ZJBT | cU  s S, ~SF w Hf sA il jq A\Uf rq ST  ?

wUf ~U Z wU S, c 1965 U j@v ~US@f cF WvU | AS  r  @U AO a | jc ^r Z AU U R  ("U w^AwA") | cF,  cCAU T ToF AA AXH c wU |  cUa BScc@ @ sS rA AOAi Aa | U A@ o c @ ?

rK@U ~cCAU T o @MkUf S, cB Ac  U | q @ U-U @   ? q @MS F ? coF  U w\ AA^-qeAB ATAr  rS U | S R OZ wU | A @  ? dXor r | ~, @TS @ BSc ? ^r  eZF jU c S cU c !

ZS A@ ~ BAS s ~Sc cF q ~T ZA ? of of cq c  wUT; ~cCAU c^ c w\ S-vS  @ aA-AaAv wU | AS U-R ^r  a r An@ Z Aha | R @@ ca   ~c AST  i jU, -c (S @\U jce B cc US) | @@v q @Hq ~cCAU TU A@Al cF@gc FAB UZ AS ~w Z AU - o g S, AcrR |

Stories -j Ag^
emH Indigo

1983 U T qeAB ~Sc @Ar  | UfU  ~Sc @S Av@OJ, jce @FAUS R@SU @S r A@a w\ | cq ST Bravo! Professor Shonku | 1987 U FABl  ASBq A@a avw\ R r w\ ~Sc @US | Stories ST A jq e@US @r @US U.K.- Secker & Warburg.

cqU Z T ~ U | ~, jTS ~Sc ~w R wU avcU ~T@ ~ TZ-TZ w\ rS  S | jq@T gc gcq j@c ~@Am@gc ~AT ~c ~Sc cF BA UT | A\Uf "STm" ST j@Av An@ BSF qAToF @@Av ceU w\ ~Sc @AaUT | q An@ A@ - TSfK T@^S - il j@AS cUUS -- "FABl  @S w\ @ S @S ?"

cSr, cU A@ -- c^ w\ rSS j@ ABAS, ~ ~SkA w\ a c R kH ~U ABAS | a, FAB ~STA Sc @ ? ~AT ? R cc !

TSfK A@ aUS S | cUUS ~STA Sc g J ASB, ~T@ o j@v w\ ca ~Sc @ A c | jA@ a Ar Ar w\, Tn j@v ca Tvq B cF S | rK ~S@ gcAO^ @ UUT "Uq TFABAS" | TSfK v UZ@@ Ai AUS | J TS ~r; ~T TS g |

cArAS ~Q @ U S |  jU Tn Av rN -- Go ahead. | w\v a c R  ~@r gUT | s@ UT @ ZUT | rK c^c^c ~T@ k @ ~ ZUq cU d @U -- Yes, yes, we have already seen it, thank you ! ~ BS, @H ZS ~T oH s Rq j@cq ~TS MgwF a, ~ @ZS c S |

A@ Dr @p @US | ZS Tn -AS ca ~w Penguin India A\Uf ~A ZUa | ZS@ Chief Editor - Ag Ag - gwFnT "Uq TFABAS" w\v Z UUS |  ~w caq AOAn cFSBf @ OAv U w\ qeAB ~Sc @Ar a, q FAB UZ  Ag AAO AaUS | ~T @a vAUS g jU a j@v r -- FABl  ~ A@a avw\ ~Sc @ ~AT A@ qha@ ? ~FJ ! ~AT S c@F | qha@ ? R,  s mf cF |

m U  ~q ca UwU | sAS @AAv avw\ e@US (20 Stories) AS ~U Z U, AS UZ@ ~ qU@ Sq | A@ q @ca FAB @a ~AT s A@a ArZUT,  ~T AO@U   @U | ~wq SAaUT s SS R ~SAg U@ AS @B @ cF FABl  AXom | @v @ZAS AF, jc cIUT | @FT TS J U S Ai@q, A@ ~T@ OQK S-ZR UZ@ A@ @ sS cI wUS s j c j@v @B g  ~AT s ~SA^, ~eA@ O ~S@ cAr | q Tq g gAC AUS | ~c@  ZUT s AsAS qha @U ~T UZ AAv rN gU o S, AAS @ B ~T@ kH mofS A UUS | @R ~Aco U AOAi BST | lQHl TF ToS @ AS | A@ a @ZS r @S S s ~AT A@ AUZAa, @ZAS R A@gc AUZAa |

Nonsense Rhymes,
FAB ~Sc
@T

ASB ~Sc @S cUq ASEO TFU j gU cIS | cO c @, TkU UZ AAv rN sA ~Sc o SR , U s Tg ~Xo  S - jq  F ~AT RJ @aq ArZAaUT | ASa@ rN@ AS dL AS S, R AO S cUq | dL  rN ~ | q ~@ cB Z ~S@ T rN Uv A  |

j@v H AU j-cFv m c | "ZwT" w\ FABl  ASBq ~Sc @AaUS | w\v  @Uq , q B OU sAha q prF sZS okBAvcc rfA@ AcS d a | AAS ~Xg ~Xg @ cUaS | "" R "r" - jq Av rN cSS ToF @F BS OqUS | jZS qeAB ^F- jce UcF-r-j ToF g cIS ~c | q FABl  cFvq jA waS | "~ha, --- A@ ^F  ?" -- jq r S @ okBAvcc cUaS, s-s-s-snake spelt with one 's' ?

jaR j@v a \UZ ~a | ceU v U -- " gK,  Ar, A A A |" qeAB v  wa, Snakes speak when snakes hiss. I know this, I know this. Snakes kill when snakes kiss. I know this, I know this. jZS ~S cFc Ai@q cB ~a, c rNU c ~ Sq |

20 Stories-j  ~T@ g R U U cA@ j@AnrAv w\ ~Sc @ | w\U gU @  ZUT  ASv gw Acg @ s -- (1) TvTAv B; (2) cr @AiS, jce (3) j@c ~c | rK gw U Ov w\ : U cU F, Aa^Tm ~Agr, WWAv WvS R wJq wT | AAv w\ ZUT @cUq rN ZU, oJoJ R JAU | ~T oF A@ s  c ~Sc @A ?

A@ of of j@v AO^ T jU | gcUT, UZ@ BfAc @U A@ @S ? jqgc U a AS A@ ? @QS S | ~Sc ZA c rN Uv AS ASEOq | A@ A@ gc ? ~ A@a gcS-AO^  R j@v cFcm U | ZUT s @@v rN UvUq c S, cr ZAS@v ~er SS @ AUZ c | ~crF v @ Aw TkU w\ @S@T QA @ OUc S | jZS @ U, ~AT  ~ UZ@ S | UZ@ ~STA a j ~U-cU @c ~Ao@ ~Sc@ ~a A@ ?

jq r  j@BSq A S | AAS US FAB mf | AcB @ AB @q ~STA A AUS | ~Sc cF mTf TT BSS cUq AXo @US S | The Royal Bengal Mystery and Other Feluda Stories ST OAv "j@c ~c" w\q j@n @Ar U 1997 U | cq cA sc  cAS g-g AaUT | UZ@ mf S- ~F^ mTf, gU-O@  @U QT @ cS | A@ ~SFSF i@ ? U T g s ? TSFT gUR A@  QT @c ? A@ S, ZUT R  U | ~^ jASR sZS "jc A@ AUZaS, s- ?" cU @  ~SAS, ZS TS  fQ  @Aa |

U JAnrAv w\q ~SkA a | a ~S@ av w\, jce A@a r w\R (Ag c^FoF @ The Incredible Adventures of Professor Shonku) | FABl  UZ MJa wa ~cCAU TU, U jce r g eZF ca ~S@ | v AS:^ T ~S^ @ | A@ TI TI j@v cF ZAS@ ~SrOSR , sZS AZ s qeAB ~Sc w a @ ? cCAU i@ | jq cFv sA o cf cCAU ToF fAT @, U A@a cU AaU S | c AcrK @ Acr @ cT ceU rZ c  S | A@ @U@ ? ZS aUT ceU a qeAB c @S ?  o qeAUr-ATAT mU  cU ? ceU  ~gF Sq (sAR mU ceU S ), A@ qeAUr AAcF ww @  U s cU ? FABl  j@c j@v qSvAg cUAaUS -- "j@v ABAS UQ @Aa | Uv- T ceU a o U  BSF |" ("S^", AZ c BUq 1986) jZS A@ v ~ ha S @H jZS qeAB ~Sc BUgF | ~w sv AaU S | q ceU  Awvq ~ Sq | jv Zcq :Z cF |

~SrOS @ cUUT, jc ~SH @ A rK @A | j@c j@BS ~T@ AB @AaUS -- jq s ~AT FABl  UZ j j ~Sc @A,  ~T ~SH A@ ? oq A@ UZ@ ~oH Ag R wwSOcf ZFA ? S | v s j@v AcrU @H @ ASEOq ~AT ~mf@ @ A S | A@ vq j@Tn @H S | ~U, jZS TkU r ha, ~Sc ~M @A @S ? j  ST-@ c v@- -- @Svq Bv S | U ?

jq r  ZJB wU A s  q avcU, sZS mU c^ w\ rST | s S  @S r @ S | A@ j@c j@Av ~cCAU T ( ~T r ToF AaU S) @S j@ kH ~ @H cCAU R gA Ov Aw cUAaU -- "j@ cf^S @ a@ TF   F A @MS ?" cUTn cCAU anfcp^   @ Ri  cOA U  AS | A@ ZSq j@v cF Zv@ UwAaU | @cU j@w UZ@ ST ~ wUq A@ s U ? U@ ST  cAS cASR cU s | q UZ@ UZ TAv TS o U cq  S cI  cCAU AAF@ AS cewAU @S j wc ?

 O TS ~a, ST Ai@ TS Sq | jZS  @ ~a gwcS BSS | A@ ~B sA TAv@ TS T,  o FABl  @S, jscl s ceU UZ ~Sc a, cU  TS o cUT, "F A @MS -----  ? q Z, q F |  q |  q,  q Ag ... |"

q ~cCAU A@rfAvq ~T ~SH | q-q ~T OFU | ~B ~AT  A @p |

Published July 15, 2001

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