Lekhak Satyajit -- Bengali Article on Satyajit Ray the Author, by Somjit Dutt (Parabaas

~S^cB An@ A q j@Av cmvU AU@ @Ar ; @U@ AcAg^ cq @S s-Tm cq AcAn cAo@ q AU@ Av; @AF R ~SFSF jq q s Av AU@ @Ar  | @AF c A@rS-j AU@    s UZ@ @SR S @SR cq ST rfKmS ~Ao@ @ @ AAS A@ @S qSf^S AFTv SS -- AAS AOnAOU@ FABl  |
[~S^cB Rcqv @ Z sha T ASAv cq U : 4 Sgc 2000 - @U@ U (FABl ), q T (SfU woF), @Bw (cXoc ); 24r Sgc, 2001 --  U (FABl), 10Av SF (cXoc ), T ~U (SfU), jce 9 Sgc 2002 -- @U@ U, T ~U, R To@f (cXoc ) | ]

AOnAOU@ s,   ^ ~c@r Sq; A@ r -- UZ@ FABl @f @ cAHABF@gc ZF@fA mrFAUmv AAF@ ASATgc aA shaS, J TpF  j@ r@ ~An^ a, -LLR ? ceU U UZ@ cU ~T cAI -- SfU woF, rfK^ TZoF, cXoc , Tr c, re@, Tr TBT, fc OoF, AcTU @, rFTU woF, T OMof jce ~ ~o-BS UZ@ | ~O jJ @d cqq AcAn FAB cq @ cAr S; @T ! ~EOs  ; ~^ A@av |

j@ F s cmvU AU@q AAF@ AcO TkU c oS T@Ai S; j@R F s FABl A@r-A@rf BSF AUZS, cm i@Ai@ @ avq cAr cqn  qFA | A@ A@rAF  SfU, cXoc, fc, rfK^, re@-R pA @aS; J A@rAF @ FAB AF A@r-A@rf ~ cAr @a s a, j@ ~r @A ~Ao@er ArAQ cCAUq mf@ @cS; cmvU AU@ o BSS Aha, jq T j@Av pb eZFw AgA ~a | e UZ@ FABl s Ok^gc U,  AS er ~c@r Sq; A@ A@av Acm ~c@r ~a |

Acm  UAa @S ? FABl J OA\Ur ca c ~w AFpA BSF @UT oSAS @ZS | OUAhOn AOnSvF OS ~crFq @aS; @SB aAc @ASfR Jq OS; A@ aAcAv A@ A rfK@ w\ @ PA | AF sJ c ca o UZAUAZ @aS, J T A UZ@UAZ@ @dq T wFw^ r ca c @Ar AS; oH @A-Anr @iq wFAr\f ~L@r Wv; @Ac Qn v Wv ~ ~w; cFAnT A@a ~crFq ~a | o q S, T BfcS FAB ceUR Zc cUfU AaU S; @v AcrswF TS S UR F; FABl ASBq  cU waS; TS a, @ sS AaUT s, AAS TA@ J AOnSvF SS@T T^cF qeAB AUZ ZS; p^ AAaUS : ~ e aAc j@Av prF ~a, ~  SF AUA AaJ A Aha, Z o JA; @wB v@U R   aA a; AOnSvF jq ~er @wB v@  sR prFAv cHS @ Aw FABl qeAB AUZAaUS Like great migratory birds.

~l ASB ~SgkA @r @ FABl@ ceU AOnSvF T^cF AUZ qeAB rH^   | ~crF j j@v @H  jq, s, avcU @ T sMcS s^ ceU cq @ qeAB cqq AAS cAr AaUS | j@ TS Z c s FAB ASB P@r ceU A@rAF @ T BU AaU S; A@a rArUf UZ ~crFq AaU, c BfcS FABl ASB s-T A@rAAF@ AaUS J ASB P@r Ai@ q T @S A@rAAF@ AaUS S; T^ ATn, ArcT Oncf c SH woF @A c Anr r@ AcU BSA Ug @ i SAS; AaUS ~  | FAB P@r Rq Av r@q @v | a T sMcS FABl AOn@U AS cFm AaUS;  AcS Bw cr jce of of OUAhOn ~wf   | OUAhOn-AcK@ scf cqn cq ZS qeAB UZ ; FABl c TSsw @ S jce AcS-BwR qeABq AaU J swsw TkU ToFT | Zc c FAB T @Ar UZ qeABq, ~crFq OUAhOn en^ |

~jc ceU wFAF AAS s T BfcS AcrK ~wf AaUS S,  ~EOs R AcrK @H AZ S | ceUAF FABl mha ~wq  d @UR cq ~Ue@H @B @ Aw J@ ceU wF  , @AcR   | c BfcSS^ @cFw^ ha R ~Ue@H @ Awq FABl T J @Ac S | i@-Ai@ ASEO TS ~a s ~cSf^S i@ B@ASf s AcZF haAv cCAU @a ~AcmHf, AvR FAB pA; cqAv Ag ~Ue@HR Jq |  JOUf eAQ A@r emH ~T ~JAv gJ ~Ue@H @ Awq s  JOUf@ OUAhOnA @c @ T TS ,   ~B qA | c kH  JOUf FABl ~wq AaUS, SA@ ~T ~JAv gJ c  OUAhOnS rF ASq AAS Rq SFAv S  ~T BS Sq; j-cF FABl A@a AUZ Aw @U  ~T pAwO AS |

FABl s ceUAF ~F^ TSswf i@ AaUS, -cF er Sq; AAF@ R OUAhOn@ @\S R rS s j@ Ac^ j ATU   j@Av l@p H A  s : BUW OUAhOnA @c T FABl s BAT cAAv@ a^ @S,  me r @a @ BS  s s AS BUW UZS Rq BAT cAAv@ AgA @q |  rFAve-j T r FABl R J UcU  U@rS-j Aw  AaUS | ~ScF jq aAcAv TSsw @ j@Ao@c ZU cI  s FAB AAF@ rS @ Z R ~^gf AaU |

A@ jcq  OUAhOn@ FAB @ | AAS ASB ceU AFOS @ AXo^ @c @fgc ASUS ? Kv r@ w A@ @Ac gK TZoF FAB  c ~ A A ^r An@ SS @ d @ @ US | FABl AB  sS : ceU A@rAF jq ~ @a AcrKgc Hf | A@aAS ToFq FABl R gK S ^r @Ar  d @ |  FABl j@Av Ql@ cUS s ^r@ feed @ BSF A@rA@rf swf UZ AAS AUZ d @S | (feed @v AASq cFc @AaUS, TS ~a |) Kv r@ ToFgw d   r R U- OAnAU |

^r An@ Zc cAr TkUoS AS d @ sAS | q @H AA AAF@ UZ  FABl R Ac ~SFSF ASAT jq An@ AUZS; oTn AA UZ@ UZ @r @ An@ OUS TF @r@ AaU S | FAB UZ T @q BSA R J@ cAr AUZq  | ~\c @q j@A@ sTS jATU wFcAR @ ~ @SS U s^ Av@Avg w\ SF Acm AaUS, TS ~SFA@ Acer r@ ^ A@rS s UZ  R ~Ao@erq TSswf i@ AAS AaUS; ~ A. @,  ccA R ~SFSF UZ@ @\AcSAgA@ AF J@  r @@ZS AS AUZ ~SAH @AaU |

AUZ d @ ~\ A@aAS ToFq  r ST j@Av e@US @Ar ; UAAB T cq crf ~eAv @Ar  1969 U; @r@ ~S^ cAUr | c U-@ AS T w\ ST U w^AwA s  j@ BS w cqAv @Ar  | UUTS wUf OAnAv ~Acgc Wv ~ , S @\U SF |

 r R U -- jq Av OAn@ AS AUAZ w\AU Ok^ UF ~BS @UR w\@ FABl AkH Ag S j@ BS w cqAv AcAco AcK avw\AU : jq w\AU ToF A i@@@kU j@ ~ArAo wFAr\f  AAO S | ~T Acr, U R  r BSA OAn UR, ~UMA@@, gMA@ R @Mk@T AcK AS FABl s avw\AU UZS AU AAF@ TkUF ~Ao@ mf | j@ BS w R

~ j@ BS-j @Ar vr AQ, ZwT, c AcgfAK@, Arc ~ Q, vUcc AUTmv, SfU ~, Scc ~ q U@v T w\ ceUAF AcU; jq w\AU@ Ai@ A@rAF s U sc S; TS ~a, ~T AAO c cm TSK@ jq w\AU cc  ZAa | PrUf, R WvS AcSF A@ @ ceU AUAZ r avw\AU ToF jAU@ mS A ~AT AB | sAR BAS j-cF A@a Ac@ ~c@r ~a | ~FTcB Ac UZ  FABl AAO AaUS A@S BAS S, c jw ~FUS  w\AU  TUF A@a sA UZ  @ c  FAB w\AUq | avw\ BTBTv m\-A ^ PA cF ~BR FABl ~AX^f | o q S, vUcc AUTmv w\ s-oS ironic F AmA AZ, R ceU cr AcU |

FAB wFPrUf AS fW c^ AO  ; jq ~\ A -j@Av @ U o Oq | J wF cUfU, ~Sc ~O ~cS ~F^ fQH | eU s ~ScF  cU ~Q Z S | TS OUAhOn@ eU OS AXom cS   mgAc@ | c cHS c "SFrS"-R J ~F^ cAU R AO@K@ | ~T B^ cCAU A@rA@rf FAB wF s a, ~ @S UZ@ wF  a A@ ? cf^S wF v AS jv co cU  s, @H J avw\ R SF P@r rK R sMcS q oH   | ~SFA@ TTA@ UZ@ wFR FAB wF T P@r ~v   S, s cq @vA A@ @U A@av cI s |

~c ~S^cB cmvU AU@ A@ @S s@ | w\-SF FAB cq a A@r BSF UZ ~SF @S UZ@ cq ASAT @ S; ZS U-r oS AX^f q T, T ~U qFA AcUc SF, s c Q sTS , S- cA cq W AB Zc QR TSq s | A@^, cAHABF@ A@ @ U-rR Bf, ~BR,   , T  T |

e ~^ j@Av B^ cCAU P@r wFArQ s FAB AcrK ~cS ~aq, jce j-cF AAS s c ~SF UZ@ @ jAw j@ ~mf@ @c  Sq | s ArQ  AgA @ ceU c^ AUZAa,  kOSc FAB wF \UZswF ~cS AaU, j@ wMc  mf@ @c |

c FAB wFPrUf cUfU R cAU @ cU wU J qeAB wF @ cU  | jZS \UZ @A : ZF@fA cCAU UZ@ ToF Tq@U TokS , cAT R SfO^ OMof \UZswF qeAB UZ AUZaS; j ToF Tq@U TkU qeAB @Ac AUZaS; cAT j@Av qeAB SF; SfO^@ ~crF qeAB UZ@q cU  | FABl jq AU@ rK;  A@a ~F@AT@ c^@ a ~ @S cCAU UZ@ ceU R qeAB q gKq \UZswF UZ @r @SAS | q gKq @rswF OS s B S,  ~r @A Ay |

TS Z c T ceU wF @Ar  1801 S; ~O AcAvr c ~c ~w ceU F R wfA@cF ~crFq AaU, A@ wF AaU S | ceU wF qeAB wF gc TkU emp@ ~r @ p  | ~wq cUAa, Prrc @q FABl qeAB AF Acm AaUS | sJ J qeAB wFw^ Our Films, Their Films R My Years with Apu aS J BSS J qeAB wF @v cAU R U | jq UZAU  Aw ~T c c TS a s, FAB qeAB wF S J ceU wFOS sF @AaU | sJ T q B^ ceU wFUZ@ ~l TTS , TT c, DrO^ AcFw, c^S i@ -- J @Uq Prrc, P@r R T sMcS ceU wF @ qeAB wFq cAr AaUS; cATO^ c^R j-@ ~S@er F | cf^S B^ @ cATO^ wF ArAQ cCAUTB cBSiF  | ~jc qeAB wF  @S cCAU UZ@ ZU s J ceU wFOS gc Acm @   cI ~Aco  S | jq cFAv AcmAgc U oUT @H FAB TTA@ c cf AAF@ ToF @d wFq qeAB wF AcrK gc AZAS; fc OoF@ J Fv-oTf UZ A@av cFAnT cU s | ceUwF c ~B r ca, qeAB wF JOr ca; jq fW qA BSF qeAB wF AmArfU, Acm R rNg PcAOnF A@av cAr; FAB wF s cUfU R SF@AT-AccAB B,  l ~S@vq qeAB wF J wgf ~AgAScr |

Av@Avg w\-SF FAB kckf rA^ c^FoF, T^@T , SfS  | c jq UZ@, AcrK rA^, ~S@ Qn c BSFq AUZaS; FABl A@rA@rf BSF AUZS cU J Av@Avg @ASf rA^ @ASf T BAvU F @ S; c r-Acr SS Bw U--UUTS ~AgsS, TwSUU TWB oK AgUS, T@ ^ -- c ATAU FAB Av@Avg w\ j@v BT@U BJ@BT@ cF, s ~@KH jS @AiS | a Uq co j@Tn cCAU Av@Avg OAn, s@ o g SS Bw S, jAr R q @@Av BwR w^AwA @B s a | ~SFSF Av@Avg @ASfUZ@ ToF @q co FAB T jAS Acr @vSAS, q J w\ Acr AcU |

c ^ A@rS FAB UZ@ T mSAv a A c | J TTA@ ~S@ AAF@ ^ A@rS AUZaS Ai@q, c  r T j@Av mf OAn @q pA @ SAS | FABl qeAB ^ A@rS Acm AaUS; @\AcSAgA@ OS AXom  i J cArAS UwAS |

 r w\AU vgkAT@ r R Acr qq; r c^ R @Tf ToF ~Ao@erq AcAr; j@rp ~AgsS c ASBS-j T @\AcSAgA@ w\ ceU ~c @c UZ c, c ~ @ZS UZ c A@S, @ BS |

FAB ceU UZ AS eQ AUZUT; OAn AS ~UOS ~c@r ~a, c  BSF m^ c^ BS | qeAB UZ ASR AcmA ~UOS  , c :Z AcK qeAB FABl cAr UZSAS, Ai@ sTS cm BSF ceU w\R AAS @Tq AUZaS (A@ A R ~SFSF) | jv ~T @a AcrK ~Q AcK, c  ~Q@  cFBmAq cU s | jq  Aq c^ rK @ Oq |

OUAhOn AOUS R ~c ceU A@rAF OS FABl jvq cFm @S s qeAB wFOS AcrK T A S S | ~O J Our Films, Their Films c rK BfcS AO My Years with Apu AsAS aS AASq BSS q wF TAT | ~AT  cUc SS-A@rS-j SfO OMof c ~ @S gf FAB T iT qeAB wF AUZ SAS | ~AT c gcS-AO^  j-@ AUZUT, SSsw qeAB wF c scf ~Ag  AgA @ | FAB wF gTF R B AcrKgc \UZswF | My Years with Apu cqAv s mpAT^S ~a  ~A Bq ~AUc A@ IJ@ , A@ FAB qeAB-S j Z AaU s wF @ZS cAU AS | qeAB s@ "qv" cU, jq wF  AAv c@Fq  AcFTS | ~T Qg : FABl qeAB ~ ~S@ A@a AUZ s S | rKc rf McUF BSF sZS OUAhOn AOUS @B @AiS  AaU, ZS  qeAB UZ A@ TS A S; A@ BfcS rK JOca gF c^q A@a wgf er TS c cJoAaU, ~w@-j s @r | SS @ ~ wFAr\f BfcS ~ @ c AS |

rK A@@ FABl J OUAhOn ~w @ @T AUA@U; rZ rZ R AcrK ~w@-j AAS qcS-j T j@ "Ae@" | jq FAB AO^ cS qeAB wF R , sTS SfO^ Qn ~BfcS a -- c ~T TS , FABl UZAUAZ AS cAr AO^gcS @ OSAS; @U @f @fA Z s S  oTn ~STSq @  s | c J qeAB wF TSsw @ U cI  s s cm R TSm s cq Bwl R j@er ~Ao@ @ sR QT co J AaU |  QT AAS w @SAS | jv@ j@v vBA cU s |

j@ AAO cFA ~T jq T S cUAaUS, "~, j@v U@@ c A@a @ c  @f TS ? AS  AST sw^@f @B @ waS ... ~c AA UZ cAr UZSAS, jc @ UaS @S ?" ~AT cUAaUT -- "ZS, ~AT ~qAAUmv; Rq ~Qv ... Rq -rv ~T@ Zq c | It is an integral part of my homage to Ray the writer and thinker.

Published November 15, 2002

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