Banglar Bodhur New Year Resolution; Likhechhen San Diego , USA'r bondhu Devalina Sen; Chhobi tulechhen Baby Saha

A Fresh Start, Moving and New Resolutions
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Obosheshe shei din elo. Anek din dhorey jantam je ekdin amar shomosto jibon ta londo bhondo hobe, khela hobe ele bele, khela'r table chhere uthe jete hobe. Tao khela te jokhon eto mete chhilam, shei khela bhanga'r shomoy jokhon elo mante chai ni. Praay tirish bochhor Chicago te theke ebar paat gutiye notun jibon notun bochhore notun jaaygaay aarambho korte hobe sthir korlam.

Amader 114 bochhor purono barita ke ki korbo ei niye anek rokomer kawthabarta, alochona aar sheshe jhograjhatio holo. Keu kichhui sthir korte parchhena. Eto emotional byapar bhabai jaay na. Baritao jeno kemon abhimani holo. Praay roji kichhu na kichhu bhangchhe, bigre jachhe, abhaoata thom thomey. Sheshe amader chhele dabi korlo, 'You can't sell MY house'. Bhablam, shottyi to, eta toh ori bari.

Amra purba banga chhere jokhon ghor chhara holam, ekta astanar khub proyojon chhilo. Amar Thakurdadar dharona chhilo je e shob bhinnyo desh ekta temporary byapar. Uni onar boshotbati te phire jaben bolei shob bikri koren ni. Shei ghor shob gelo. Amra swadhin Bharat e theke gelam, tobe amader shei moner taan oi nijeder barir uporei roilo. Jani na amader genetic material e memory ki transmit korey na korey na, tobe amra jara konodin shei shob barighor dekhi ni, shegulo jeno khub nijoswo hoye roilo, shei ekta emotional home. Shunechhi je amader barita bhenge ekta highway toiri hoyechhe. Kintu amar monay shei barita ekhono royechhe amader awpekkhae. Ota amar bari, amar astana.Hotat chheletar kawtha shune monay kemon jeno ekta jhonkar shunlam, manusher ekta basic emotioner shuur. Ekta bachhar shorol kawthae prokash kora. Thik achhe, barita pranpone rakhar byabostha korbo, monosthir korlam.

Tao, onnyo jaaygaay jetei hobe. Okhane kaaj, okhane chheler college e porashona, okhanei jibon er notun risk neoa. Aar ekhane eto bochhorer ghor sangshar, poribar, bondhu bandhab, colleague, bagan, shobi chhere jete hobe. Etai duniyar niyom. Tobe barita thakbe, as a reminder. Ke jaane, ekdin abar phire eshe ekhane thakbo. Monke shantona dilam.

Besh kichhu saptaho dhorey alpo alpo korey packing kora uchit chhilo. Korlam na. Kichhutei mon boshchhe na. Sheshe hurmur korey Moving company ashbar du din agey packing shuru holo. Jama kapor bakshe pack korte giye protyek ta dekhchhi aar koto kichhu monay porchhe. Abak o lagchhe, ei je chhoto blouse ta, eta ki ami shottyi ekdin portam? Ki chhoto chhoto haath! Aar komor ta eto chhoto! Bhabai jaay na je eta amar!Eitto! Etodin khNuje khNuje hoyran! Ei sharita onno ekta sharir bhaje lukiye achhe! Bhabchhi kothao phele eshechhi bodhoy. Amader barite ja kichhu paoa jaay na shoja amader monay hoy je amar husband nishchoi phele diyechhe, ore shwabhabi shob kichhu phele deoa'r. Bechara! Oke amra shob shomoy sohondeho kori. Ebar o anek rokomer bhul dharonar theke rehai pelo.

Shob plate cup kagoje packing korchhi aar baksho baksho bhorey jachhe. Baksher stup ghorer protyek konaay joro hoye jachhe. Nijei bhabchhi eto jinish ki korey joro holo? Physics e shekha rule, 'Every action has an equal and opposite reaction'. Tai amar bor joto jinish phele ami thik totoi jinish shongroho kori.
Rule proved, QED.
Tobe notun bochhorey resolution nebo je aar jinish kinbo na. Hoy to du ekta. Hoy to proti maashe. Nah, hoy toh proti saptahe. Ekhon thekei jani je e resolution rakhte parbo na.

Shob cheye mushkil bachha bachhi korbar modhye holo boi. Boi je amader praan. Ami kokhono boi pheli na. Chhotobela theke amar bhishon boi porbar shwabhab. Aar chheleta keo anek boi porey shuniyechhi. Tai ojosro boi barite royechhe. Amar bor raga ragi korey amar purono magazine gulo barir pechhone garbage bin e phele ashe. Ami abar ratre giye ogulo ke pherot niye ashi, brishtite amar purono magazine bhije jabe, shey kawtha shojhyo hoy na, jodio ogulo ekhon garbage e deoa hoyechhe. Abar amar bor er anek purono kagaj potro je gulo indur kheye gechhe, ami joro korey phele di. Bor abar ratre giye ogulo ke niye ashe. Or college er notes, ogulo ki korey phela jaay? Bas, net result, jinish aar chhatai hoyna.

Moving companyr truck elo. Tokhono amader jinish bhora hoy ni. Tor jor korey ja pachhi bakshe bhorchhi. Tokhon aar bachha bachhi korbar shomoy nei. Notun barite giye dheerey dheerey shob dekhe shune gochhabo. Truck bhorti hoye gelo. Aaro toh anek baksho baki! Ki mushkil!

Abar bor aar ami kawthakatakati korlam. 'TOMAR shob jinish potro te truck bhorey geche!' 'AMAR shob jinish? Tai naki? Ami toh dekhchhi shobi TOMAR!' ityadi..... Sheshe truck er dorja bondho kora holo. Kagoj potro shoi toi korey shey truck chollo. Amra takiye roilam. Eto emotional byapar bujhini. Keu kichhu bolte gelei golaay jeno kawtha gulo atke jachhe. Kichhudin baade bari ta praay khali korey amra o garite rowna holam. Barite kichhu meramot er dorkar hobe boley abar phire ashte hobey janlam. Thik achhe, tahole tai howk bollam.

Shei shoto shoto baksho amader notun barite eshe hajir holo. Garage bhorti jinisher dhheepi. Ardhek jinish khola hoyechhe, aar ichhe korchhe na baksho khulte. Je shob jinisher jonnye eto jhograjhati korlam shey gulo na dekhleo kichhu ashe jaay na. Tobe amra ekhono ek sanghe achhi, sukhe shantite, at least temporarily. Notun resolution? Relax, Ja hobar ta hobe!

Devalina Sen

Banglar Bodhu Sohini Majumdar Melbourne,Australia theke Tasselaar tulip Festival'r katha chhobi shoho amader shuniyechhen.

Tasselaar Tulip Festival
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Its that time of the year again!Trees are turning red and gold and the pathways are covered with falling leaves,the foot steps of ice and chill herald the coming of winter and you might wonder where Spring with all its sunshine and colours and warmth has hidden. Well, i can tell you where it is now, it's in this beautiful southern part of the globe in this island country of australia.With cherry trees flaunting their delicate pink and white blooms, the daffodils spreading the yellow glow of warmth, Spring is blowing its trumpet of youth .

Every year during this time the Tasselaar farm in Sylvan, near melbourne holds a tulip festival which is quite a popular event in the Spring Calendar of Melbourne.This year we had the opportunity to visit this wonderful event.I had heard about this festival from one of my friends and as tulips are quite synoymous with Holland i was intrigued to hear of a tulip farm here in melbourne.


Tulips , unlike any other flower have a history of Intrigue, thievery and heart break.Infact the first tulips didnot originate in Holland .According to historians they originated thousands of years ago in a 'corridor' which stretches along the 40º latitude between Northern China and Southern Europe. The turkish were experts in growing tulips back in 1500's - which was the time of the Ottoman Empire and of Sultan Suleiman I (1494-1566). Tulips became a symbol of wealth and prestige during the Turkish reign of Ahmed III (1703-30)and the period later became known as 'Age of the Tulips'. Infact it was the Turks who held the first tulip festival on a moonlit night!!Its said that when the turkish emperor presented the tulip to the dutch ambassador he didnot know what to do with it and handed it over to the botanical gardens.Later once they became popular the bulbs were stolen from the curator Calsius and started ornamenting the gardens of the rich and famous.The dutch really caught on the 'tulipomania'in the late 17th century when it was no longer only a thing of beauty and became a means to become rich . There was huge speculation in the buying and selling of tulip bulbs which made people rich overnight. HOwever this boom period when it went bust in 1637 , caused numerous heartbreaks .Many people lost everything they owned and for them it was a tragic ending and many many people of the day never liked the flower again.But tulips did not lose their charm through the ages and continue to fascinate us with their beauty and variety.


The history of the Tasselaar farm is infact equally fascinating. Just weeks before the outbreak of World War 2 in Europe - young Cees and Johanna Tesselaar boarded the "Strathallan" from Hollad on their wedding day and sailed for the faraway land of australia with nothing much apart from a farming knowledge and a firm belief on hard work and their mutual love.They first settled in Upper Firn Tree Gulley and then in 1945 moved to Silvan which is located in Victoria's beautiful Dandenong Ranges. They purchased a small six hectare farm and planted their first crop of Tulips and Gladioli. Over the following decades the company, under the name Padua Bulb Nurseries, grew into Australia's largest family owned floricultural operation. Every year during Spring the farm is opened to public .Surrounded by thousands of tulips and other flowers in full bloom, members of the Tesselaar family and extended family dress in traditional Dutch costume and clogs to welcome the public and loyal customers to their Silvan farm. Intrigued and excited by this history of tulips and Tasselaar ,We started on our journey to the Tasselaar farm on a slightly cloudy saturday morning. HOwever the weather forecast predicted that by noon the sun will be up and shining. We decided to take the train to Lilydale from where the festival buses carry passengers to the farm at regular intervals.But by the time we reached Lilydale we were fast losing faith on the weather forcasts as the sun remained hidden and to top it off the rains started.We decided to wait in a small fish and chips store and were debating whether to continue further. My friend seemed to have a firm faith on the forecast and argued that there were still 15 minutes left to noon. Me being the eternal doomsayer , i was not convinced. We ordered a bucket of potato chips and nibbled desolately . But in exatly 15 mins the weather did clear up to the woops of my friend , the sun came out from hiding to my relief.

We caught the next bus to the festival. The bus meandered its way through the fringes of the dandenong amidst vista of rolling greens and farmhouses.The scenary was refreshing to our tired city eyes.It took us a bare 15 minutes.The bus dropped as at the gates of the Tasselar farm where we had to buy a ticket for entry.Once inside eyes were dazzled by colours. Tulips of every colour and description abounded in the nurseries as well as grew in rows and rows in the acres of farmland.The sound of dutch folk singing delighted our ears.We decided to explore the tulip fields first. Being strong hindi movie buffs we were excited to recall the scene from the famous movie Silsila with Amitabh and rekha singing their famous duet.We couldn't seem get enough of the colours and our camera shutters seemed to be clicking endlessly.The land was wet and muddy from the rain but we tromped around happily in our muddy boots. A quaint dutch windmill at the end of the field seemed to have added to the total effect.The sun was shining ,there wasa mild breeeze blowing, the green was dazzling and the vividly colourful carpet of tulips beconed.....what were a few specks of mud worth in comparison!!!
At the other end of the field towards the nursery ,rows of tents were set up where musicians and singers in dutch costume presented dutch folk music. The lyrics were foreign but the spirit was unmistakable.At the central square , dancers in traditional costume were gathering . We headed excitedly towards that direction.The group performing were Australia'a own Tukkers Clog Dancers group. They wore the traditional dutch costume with ladies wearing the frilled head cap and ofcourse the clog.The clog is made from poplar or willow wood.In earlier days, the clog was not only a cheap and practical type of footwear it was also a form of expression. There were beautifully painted clogs to be worn on Sundays, even so called church clogs, bridal clogs, clogs for young children, and one could see in which district the clog had been made.The dances depicted various facets of the dutch lifestyle and brought out the sweetness and the simplicity of the village life.The last dance was joined by the spectators as well and finished with a lot of laughter and joyful clapping.

After all the dancing and clapping we were finally starting to feel hungry and the tents selling various dutch favourites was the obvious next destination.The food tasted delicious .It was afternoon and the closing time was drawing near.Before going back we wanted to take a piece of tasselaar with us . The farm offered to choose your own favourite tulip for $1 only . We bought a bunch and then with cones of home made ice cream headed towards the bus stop in the dying afternoon glow. A perfect day had come to an end but we were taking back precious memory that would certainly last a lifetime.

Banglar Bodhur Picnic; Bangalore'r bondhu Suparna Bhattacharjya shuniyechhen taar picnic'r golpo; Shange'r chhobiti Kaberi'r tola.

PICNIC
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Ei lekhati bangalore, India theke pathiyechhen amader bondhu SUPARNA BHATTACHARJYA.


Picnic er naam shunlei purono anek kotha smritir jhapi theke unki dei. Chhotobelar koto modhur smriti, dadur songe mile chhade ma thakumar sari diye pandalbanano, kolapata kete ana ar chhade boshe khoa, kokhono abar luchi torkari niye chiriakhana giye picnico korechhi. Boro hoye aboshyo anek jaigai gechhi bondhuder songe, kintu ajo chhoto balar oi picnicer kotha bhable monta khushite bhore othe.Ekbar ki holo ami tokhon class 5 e pori , amader sheeter chhuti, kintu babar chhuti nei, taai amader chutite kothao jawa hochchhe na. Roj library theke boi niye asi aar segulo gograashe sesh kori. Kintu tao jeno somoy kate na. Akdin sokalbelai ek thakuma (amar thakumar bon) elen amader barite, bollen uni desher bari jachchhen, songe dui deorer family o jaben. Ki jani ki holo dadu hothat bole boslen meye gulo kokhono gram dekheni amra jodi onader songe onader gram e picnic korte jai kemon hoi. Uni ek kothai raji hoye gelen. Thik holo amrao onader songe jabo. Date thik holo dudin bader 23rd December.Nirdishto dine sokal belai amra sholojon shantiniketan express e chorlam. Chollam BONO NOBOGRAM bole ekta gram dekhte. Eta Barddhaman aar Birbhum er thik border e. Train cholte shuru korlo. Aste aste amra shohorer baire chole jete laglam. Kothao sobuj kothao holud kothao ba shunno dhusor maath e goru chhagol chorchhe, kothao lomba hoye daria achhe eletric post gulo, kothao chhoto chhele meyera train er songe doure tata korchhe. Besh onno rokom ekta anubhuti hote laglo. Ar edike train er bhetor khabar putuli khule bosechhen thakuma ra. Besh mojai jachchhi. Hothat moja aro bere gelo jokhon ekta station theke ak jora bor bou soddo biye kore amader compartment a uthlo. Chhotto bor ar lomba ghomta deoa chotto bou, golai tokhono ek jora ganda phuler mala pora, songe du-charte putuli, ekta trunk, aar besh kichhu lok taader modhye ek jon dol er panda. Oi panda gochher lokta songer onno lokeder count kore ekta cycle gate er samne bedhe rakhlo. Putulio count holo aar tarpor start holo hoi choi ar gaan. Bhashai amader theke besh alada ekta gramyo taan. Eshob dekhte dekhte amra GUSKORA pouchhe gelam. Etai amader 1st stop.
Station e train thambar agei dekhi ekta lok train e uthe porlo, se amader nite esechhe; amader jinish potro sob guchhiye ek ek kore sei namalo. Amra jokhonnamte jabo dekhi platform to anek nichu, sobai lafiye jhapiye namchhe dekhe amrao oi bhabei namlam station e. Je lok ta amader nite esechhilo se amader bollo gari niye esechhe. Sobai mile chollam garir dike, station er baire ese gari dekhe agyan hobar dosh. Tinti cycle van dariye achhe. Akhono anek khani poth. Samner dokane bose kochuri singara cha kheye chore boslam cycle van e, mushkil holo amar ma ar thakuma kichhutei uthte parchhen na; sheshe thakuma ke baba kole korei choriye dilen kintu ma ke ki kore choraben sobai okhane guru jon sesh e dokan theke ekta bench tule ana holo, tate pa diye ma chorlen cycle van e. Prothome khub bhoi korchhilo, kichhukkhon badei seta chole galo. Sobar songe golpo korte korte ar charidiker soundorjo upobhog korte korte jokhon gram e pouchholam tokhon anek bela hoye gachhe, surjo o asto jai jai korchhe aar maath theke chashi ra tader kaj sere bari firchhe, keu tar goru bachhur niye bari firchhe, keu tader hash murgi ke deke ghore tulchhe. Ei sob dekhte dekhte jokhon bari pouchholam tokhon surjo asto gechhe, charidike sudhu halka alo. Dur thekei ekta bishaal jomidar bari dekhte dekhte aschhilam, thakuma bollen oi baritai onader bari okhanai amra thakbo kintu bishaal panchil ar aam gachher aral theke bari ta thik dekha jacchilo na. Van theke neme dorja diye dhukei mone holo bishaal bishaal roman colomn ar lomba khola baranda haat bariye dakchhe amader. Bhetore dhuke jinish potro rekhe fresh hobar pala. Sobar jonno ghor boraddo holo. Amader ghor e bhison sundor ekta palonko tar samne abar duto step rakha. Khub sundor ekta dressing table ar chhotto ekta swet pathorer table songe chair, ei holo ghorer asbab. Sobe bhabchi abar ga hat dhuye rest nebo emon somoy thakumar dak elo hat pa dhobar. Mathai hat porlo jokhon sunlam barir bhetor kono bathroom nei, barir du dike duto pukur, ektate chan korbar songe change korbar jonno akta bathroom aar anno dike toilet. Bhoi amader abostha kharap, bhablam du din ar chan taner dokar nei, keu sunlo na jor kore niye gelo pukure. Ami kono rokome hat pa dhuye chole elam . Ei somoy thakur dalan theke sondha arotir awaj peye sobai samne giye dnaralam. Aroti holo sobai prosad khelam chhana, mug dal bhejano aro jeno ki ki chilo ekhon aar mone nei. Eri modhye char dik ta bhison andhokar hoye gelo. Rastai alo nei, barir bhetore alo thakleo se prai na thakar i moto. Majhe majhe voltage ato low hoye jachchhe je alo gulo harrican er cheyeo kom alo dichchhe. Adbhut byapar holo tateo karo kono complain nei. Puro gram e dujoner barite TV achhe. Bikel holei uthone sotoronchi pata hoye jai, ek ek kore lok jon ase tader okhane tv dekhte. Amader o nemontonno kore galo tv dekhar tobe ato dur travel kore amra sobai khub tired chhilam, tar opor porer din picnic tar excitement tai khabar kheye sokal sokal ghumiye porlam. Sokal bela ghum bhanglo anek loker awaj sune. Dekhi besh kichu lok esechhe, sobai sobar hisab dichchhe. Akta meye ese bollo amader breakfast ready, pukure amader bhoi tai barandar ek kone jol ene rakha hoyechhe. Kota baje jigyesh korte bollo shib parboti ei matro gachhe, tar mane 6.30 baje. Kichhukkhon takiye theke jiggesh korlam shib parboti sokal bela kothai jai? Bollo birbhum.sokal bela sobe ghum bhengecha matha te kichui dhukchhe na, amon somoy shib parboti roj sokale birbhume jai shune amar mukh diye aar kotha berolo na, haan kore or dike takiye roilam. Dekhi o amar dike takiye achhe. Bhaggis sei somoy ak thakuma dhuke se jatrai prane bachalen. Siv parboti holo ekti bus jini roj sokalbela ei somoy jan. Hat mukh dhuye, luchi, alu kumror torkari ar misti khelam. Borora sobai golpo korchhilo taai baari ta ghure ghure dekhte arombho korlam. Dutola baari, baarir samne aar bhetore bishaal uthon, baire bose bairer lokeder songe kotha bolchhen dadura. Bhetore uthoner ek pashe ekta boro dhaner gola, barir meyera sob okhanei kaj kommo korchhe. Je ghor gulote amra royechhi segulo bishaal boro boro, kori borga diye toiri, pechhoner diktateo baranda royeche. Hothat dadu dak dilen picnic spot thik kora hoyechhe dekhbar jonno. Pukurer dhare hobe amader picnic, dujon lok chhotto ekta pandal moto bandchhe aar samner pukure maachh dhora hochchhe amader jonno. Khanikkhon maachh dhora dekhe baba ar dadur songe beriye porlam gram dekhte. Metho poth dhore.char diker sobuj math, kothao alu kothao dhan kothao ba onno kono sobji hoye royechhe. Amra maath thekei kichhu fulkopi ar begun tule niye elam . Kheter majhe majhe abar macha kora royechhe pahara debar jonno. Kothao kothao kak tarua dar korano royechhe. Gramer bhetor matir toiri bari dekhlam. Kono ta abar dutola matir bari . Jader bari etar toiri tara gramer borolok Char dik a anek pukur chilo. Moja holo sobar alada alada para, napit para, jele para ei sob nam. Er por amra dhaner kol a gelam chal banano dekhte, tel er mill a tel toiri kora dekhlam. Bhison moja hochchhilo amader. Kichhukkhon ekhane okhane ghure ghure beriye amra bari fire elam . Chan sara holo pukure. Edike tokhon akjon amader jonno ranna korchhe aar ma thakuma kakimara okhane bose golpo korchhe. Anek kichu ranna holo bhat, dal fulkopir pokora, beguni, torkari, machh bhaja, machher kalia, chingri machh, chatni ar mishti. Khaoa sere abar ghumiye porlam. Bikalbela dekhi ekjon mohila esechhen, tini sobar pa poriskar kore alta poriye chule tel diye bendhe dicchen. Amakao dilen. Angul diye ato sundor alta porate dekhini konodin. Tobe chule je poriman tel porlo akkebare gramer meye bone gelam. Thik chhilo sediner sondhe tei amra santiniketan chole jabo, kintu porer din gram a hat bose seta dekhbar lobhe se ratrita royei gelam okhane. Van e chore gramer hat dekhte gelam. Sobai kichhu kichhu niye bosechhe, kintu kothao anek jinish nei. Sobi kintu bhison fresh. Kothao abar churi, sari, aar nokol goinao bosechhe, kothao muri singara jilipi bikri hochchhe. Hat dekhe amra chore boslam ekta bus e. Beshirbhag lok buser mathai chore boslo. Buser bhetor manusher murgi, chhagol, jhuri, ei sobi beshi. Jai hok ote chorei amra santiniketan chole gelam. Dudin chhilam amra. Se bhabe dekhte gele dekhar serokom kichhui chhilo na. Kintu kichhu jinish mon ke khub chhuye jai ar amar prothom gram dekhar smriti otai. O ekta kotha boltei bhule gechhe, amra je bus a kore santiniketan gelam tar nam chhilo ma monosha.

Banglar Bodhuder Picnic'r golpo; Seoul theke amader bondhu Tanusri Khatua janiyechhen taar picnic'r obhiggyotar katha, shange chhobi'o pathiyechhen.

Picnic niye lekhar katha likhte giye kotogulo mukh mone pore galo. R sey ananda ,bhabna anek kichu gach theke pata jhore porar mato amar moner vetor sritir pata ulat palot korte laglo.

December mas ese gele amra picnic-er jannyo puropuri prastut thaktam.ey picnic ta amader anek chotobela theke suru hoyechilo. Ke suru korechilo mone pore na. tabe parar kajon mile ata kortam.er janna thakhon ak saptaha age theke jalanir janna pata joro kora hoto amader gharer pase thaka akta mathe. Ey somoy pata jhore porar somay tai, anek pata joro kortam. Takhon choto chilam tai pata jalanitay amader subidhe hoto.

Ekta ghatona khub hasir seta holo je takhon begun ki kore bhaja hoy,seta dharona chilo na. tai bhater sange begun kete deoya holo . ey karane je begun seddho kore tabey bhaja jai. Sese seddho begun tele r begun bhaja bole mone hoy ni , mone hoyechilo begun makha. Takhon seta sebhabe kichu mone hoy ni, akhon seta mone porle bhisan hasi pae.

Erpor picnicer babasthaponae natun anek bhandhu eseche.reciper poribortan hoyeche,karan akhon sobai anekta baro hoye gechi.amader ey picnicta boyas anujayi akta daittwa porar mato hocchilo. Karan amader ager jara barodidira chilo tader biye hoye gache, tara edik odik chole jaoyay tara r ansagrahan korte pareni. Terpor ata amader parar tinjon meyer upar daittya porla.tara holo Mita, Chanda,Mana . ey tinjoner moddhe amiyo acchi. Age picnicta barir paser akta mathe kora hoto. Akhon kichuta dure kora hoy.jamon bari theke 3 k.m mato.

Ey jaegata ekta purono rajbarir pashe . Ekta bhalo lagar tane amra oy jaigatey chute jetam. Rajbarir pas diye akta khal chole geche. Ter pasey amra picnic kortam.

Anekbary picnic korechi. Kintu ey 2007 er picnicta aktu anna dharoner. Ey bachar recipe chilo.

Surute coffee ,biscuit,cake

Breakfast--------luchi,alukasa, misti

Moddhannabhoj-------bhat,salad,alubhaja, fulcopyalur kasa,mansa,fruitchatni, paporbhaja,doy,misti ,colddrinks

Sabar matha akrakam ghure giyechilo unun jalano niye.je wood amra kinechilam seta bhalo sukno chilo na.amra kenar somay ato bujte parini. Erpor unun kichutey jole na.kerosin tel misiye jalanor chesta holo.seyo kichu somay pore nibhe galo.takhon ki kora jai eyrakam bhabte bhabte mone holo kichu sukno jalani or sange dite thakle bhalo jolbe.eyrakam bhabte bhabte sabar chokh chole galo khaler odhare,takhon sekhane dhaan jharano cholchilo,sey dekhe thik holo khar ante hobe. Kintu ota ante ghure gele 30 minut mato somay lagbe.

Takhon amader moddhe akjon bhai bollo se khal periye khar anbe.amra kajon seta mante chaychilam na. jal takhon hatur upar chilo thiky kintu paye kichu lege kete jete pare ba anna kichu hote pare ey bhebe na bola hocchilo.se bhai sabar theke annarakam.sab kaje se jhapiye pore,seta anna karur kache abak hobar mato.se sey khal periye khar anla,setao bes hasir ,se jakhon opare galo takhon hatur upar porjanta kada makhamakhi.sey abastai jokhan opar theke epare mathar upar khar niye aschilo se dekhar mato.sedin orakam kanda dekhe amra sabai khub hesechilam.kintu o na thakle ey baparta dekha jeto na.

Ebare unun jale abar nibhe jai.takhon khar kichuta dile abar jole.eybhabe amra luchi korlam.luchi tolar janna chanta niye jaoya hoy ni.sedin amra gacher duto dal kete luchi tulechilam.erpor alu kasa korar kandakarkhana cholche.luchita kichu dure rekhe ase alu kasa korar dike sobar lokkha,karan ununer ey kande amra sobai sedike ansagrahan korechi. Amon somay akjon bollo are cow te je luchi kacche,sobai takhon sedike chutlam. Cow luchi khai jantam na.edike pete chucho marche,kichujon bhabchilam luchi gulo khabona.terpor bhaba holo ato kasta kore tairi jinis na felay bhalo.ter upar cow to kheyeche.anna keu to noy.

Ey bachar ato gondogol hoyechilo je bhabtey para jai na.sobai khub kaster moddheyo photo tolar somay bivinna pose dicchilo, amonki sey bhai jakhon mathay khar niye aschilo ter o photo tola hoyechilo.sobai khub excited chilo photogulo dekhar janna. Kintu sey asa o jale galo,jakhon jana galo photo tolar rill ta ulto dike poranor janna sab nasta hoye gache.ami je photo gulo dilam segulo 2005 er picnicker photo.

Amader picnicker akta anga holo amra kaoya sere boykalik akta boythak kortam. Tate sabkichu thake. Music,kobita, dance, jocks,purona diner sriticharona, ulto palta prosna kore bipade fele uttar chaoya.ey bachar ato gondogol holeyo oy boykalik boythak e sab kharap bhalo hoye jai.

Ey picnicta bachanor bhisan tagid mone kori.ter karan amader kache aktai je akhon sobai baro hoyechi.edik odik porasunar janna jete hoyeche , tai ager chotobelar mato sobar r dekha hoy na.ey 25th December er picnic sobaike ak jaigai tene ane.amra sobai mile ey picnic er namkaran korechilam adar kore (JAI-ROY) er mane holo kichu sadasa chole gache ,r kichu acche.

Ey picnicta amar last picnic chilo.Ey bachar theke ami bader kathay pore gelam, ami ata khub miss korbo r sob kichu sriticharon korbo.

Banglar Bodhur bhromon kahini; Chhobi O Rochona Kolkatar bondhu Soma Banerjee'r.

AMAR PROTHOM BIDESH BHROMON
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E amar prothom bidesh bhramon. Sobai hoyto jaygata janle hasbe, kintu proti muhurte je deshe giye nijera ‘Foreigner’ bole promanito hoyechhi, take bidesh na bole r ki e ba bola jay !!! Ebar 15th August er chhutita emonbhabe porlo je tar songe 1 din chhuti nilei 4 din hoye jay. Se sujog ki r chhara jay? Kintu eto alpo somoy, edike pahar o bondho, tai thik holo jaowa hobe Nepal er ‘Royal Chitwan National Park’.
14th August er Mithila Express dhorar jonye bari theke amra 5 jon raona holam, baki 5 joner Howrah station e thakar katha. Pouchhe dekhi jam er chote 2 jon aste pareni. 3:45 pm e train chhere dilo. Amra holam 10 er boodle 8. Pordin sokal 10 tay Raxaul station e pouchhalam. Bihar border er sesh station. Er por r train chole na. Ekhane ‘tanga’ bole porichito garir chaka gulo 4 chakar garir moto, jegulo ghora y taane. Station theke berotei kada matir rasta ei garite paar hote 10 min somoy laglo. Tarpor besh chaora paka rastay eshe porlam. Sekhane amader jonye gari darano chhilo. Tokhono porjonto amra nijeder deshe e royechhi, kintu swadhinata dibosh er kono chinho o chokhe porlo na. Garite amader sathe 2 jon lok uthlo, jara amader border paar korbe, shunlam era naki ekhankar ‘mafia’ ba ‘don’. Bojha gelo bihar somporke je kathagulo lokmukhe shona jay, taar besh onektai sotyi. Gari kichhuta cholar por Nepaler birat probeshdwar chokhe porlo. Amra tokhon check post e dariye. Jekhane desh chharar anumoti nite hobe. Majhe nomans land, tar por Nepal er check post. Porichoypotro hisabe passport chhilo amader sathe. Kintu garir pichhoner seat e bosa dujon bole uthlo, “ kaheko passport lagega !! hum hi to passport hay”!! Border paar hoye gelam nirbighne.
Prothome Birgunj giye amra breakfast korte giye prothom dhakka ta khelam. Deowa holo bharotiyo mudra, pherat elo nepali mudra. Hiseb holo, amader 10 taka oder 16 takar soman. Abar gari cholte suru korlo highway dhore. Pothe porlo ‘Parsa wild life sanctuary’. Kichhuta rasta ekhankar nodi Rapti amader songo dilo. Pray ghonta 3 por giye pouchhalam Tarimore. Etai chitwan er sobcheye nikottomo bajar. Highway theke jongoler rasta suru ekhan thekei. Ekhan theke 2 km gelei jongol. Amader hotel jongoler khub kachhei. Ektu bisramer por sobai eshe jokhon baranday boslam, tokhon akaash e Purnimar ChaNd, charpash nistobdho, electric udhao. R hotel er pechhonei jongol, ja chaNder aalo pore chokchok korchhe.Pordin sokale ekjon tangawala taar tanga somet hajir, je amader kichhu jaayga ghorabe. Naam Rambabu. Taar sathe prothome amra gramer songrokhhonshalay gelam jekhane adibashider jibonjatra matir murti kore o chhobir madhyome songrokhhito. Sekhan theke gelam nodir dhare. Ei sei Rapti je amader pother sathi hoyechhilo. Bikele amader jeep safari 20,000 lake. Jeep tar oporta khola. Rapti r ekta sakhanodir opor diye jol periye jongoler pothe chollo. Jongole dhuktei chokhe porlo horiner dol.
Tobe e jongol totota ghono noy. 20,000 lake er erokom naamer karon holo ekhane 20,000 chhoto chhoto lake eksathe mishe ekta birat lake er akar niyechhe. Lake er pare nanan rokomer pakhi o chokhe porlo. Ratre hotel er bagan e Bar-B-Q r byabostha holo. Tatparotay Rambabu. Tokhon lokhho korlam ei alpo somoy er modhye e Rambabu r sathe Gullu r sokhyota besh gobhir. Gullu kichhukhhon bade badei jigyasa korchhe “Rambabu, Rambabu, tumhara ghora kaha hain?”17th august sokale prothome Rambabur tangay gelam Raptir paar. Sekhan theke nouka kore nodi periye Elephant breeding center e. Ek masher haati theke haati r poribaar o tader apotyo sneho abak kore dilo !! janlam ekhanei haatider baro kore tader diye jungle safari korano hoy. Asol bismoy opekhha korechhilo dupure. Bohu akankhhito Chitwan er jongol. Bunglow theke 2 min heNte giye haatir pithe uthte holo. Se bishal bishal haati. Ek ekta haati te 4 jon. Ekhane foreigner hobar dorun per head 250 takar boodle 850 taka laglo. Amader sathe abar 1 jon saheb. Haati jei jongoler bhetor dhuklo, ekhane asata sarthak bole mone holo.Eto ghono r gobhir jongol aage kakhono dekhini. Ekhane paaye haNtar o kono rasta nei. Emon ki rasta bole bostu ti e chokhe porlo na. haati taar sure r sahajye gachh bhenge bhenge rasta kore egochhe. Mathar opor akaash dekha jay na. gachher phaNk diye alpo alpo aalo poray jongol aaro rohosyomoy bole mone hochhilo. Majhe majhe bhoy o korte laglo. Gullu o besh bhoy peye gachhe bole mone hochhilo. Opor theke lomba lomba daal eshe mathay lagchhe. Tate abar haat deowa baron, karon haat kete jabar o bhoy ache oisob gachher dale basa baNdha makorsa der dwara. Pa diye nicher gaachguloke atke atmorokhha korte hochhilo.Taar e modhye haatir payer shobde sombor poribarer paliye jaowa dekhe chhobi tolar katha moneo porlo na. r dekhlam barking deer, ja dekhle sonar horin bole bhul hote pare r spotted deer. Ebhabe jongol pray 2 ghonta ghorar por pherar pothe ma gondar ke bachha somet dekhe jongol dekha poripurno bole mone holo.Phire jomati adda boslo. Krishnendu vatiyali r polligeeti geye besh jomiye dilo. Tarpor Rambabu r koyekjon okhankar nepali chhele shonalo ‘Resham firiri, urera jamkin darema banjeng resham firir’ r Gullu o dekhi kakhon gaan ta Rambabu r theke sikhe oder sathe gola melate thaklo. Hothat gullu bayna dhore boslo o r amader sathe phirbe na. rambabur ghorader sathe chana khabe r rambabu r kachhe thakbe. Onek koste take ghum parano holo karon pordin bhor 4 te te berote hobe. Sokal 10tay Raxaul theke train.Pordin ghum theke uthei raona holam. Gullu amar kole matha guNje somane keNde keNde bole chollo, “ ma, please amay niye jeo na”. Se ek korun abostha amar. Chokh jhapsa hoye elo. Mone pore gelo Robi Thakur er ‘Kabuliwala’ r katha. Gari cholte suru korlo.

Banglar Bodhur Bhromon Kahini; Likhechhen O photo tulechhen Mathurar bondhu Jhuma Mukherjee

Sheeter deshe sheetkale
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Besidin gharbondi thaklei amra hapiye jai, mon bole kadin ektu routine bhule onno jiban chai. Christmas er chuti te sabai jakhan picnic er maja nichche amra takhan mathurai sheete kampchi. Diner belay surjer mukh dekha jaina bollei chale,saradin garam jama kapare moore thakte hachhe r sandyar par ghare room heater chaliye bose thakchi.


Amra bhabchi New Year celebrate karbo baraf mora kono paharer buke. Prathame bhaba holo Manali, tarpar Nainital ba Mussourie, tarpar bhebechinte thik karlam jabo uttaranchale Auli . Auli r katha porechi olpasolpo, ekhane sheetkalin nanarakam krira anusthito hai. Bharater baire thekeo asen adventure premira ekhane skiing karte.January theke March skiing er asor base aulir natural skiing er upojukto slopes e .ar ekhane ache Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam( GMVN) er ropewayr byabastha, jar sthan asiar dirghotamo ebang biswe dwitiya.




Eisab tathya amader kache agei chilo kintu jabar, thakbar byabastha to karte habe. Jeman bhaba teman kaj. 28th December kathabarta holo r sange sangei internet e Indian Railway and catering corp( IRCTC) er website e giye ticket ache dekhe kete phela holo,.thik holo mathura theke bus e Delhi jabo o sekhankar old Delhi station theke rater Mussorie Express dhara habe. Hate to samay nei ekdam,uttejanai to rate ghumate parlam na. 29 tarikh sanibar packing karte bolsam.amader ekhanei bhisan thanda,okhane to tapmatra himanker niche habe. Tai tin janer jannai jathesta sheetbastra nilam. 30th December rabibar amra dupure jatra suru karlam. Delhi pouche rate station sanglagna IRCTC er food plaza te rate chicken tikka masala r roomali roti die dinner sere mussorie express e chepe balsam.



Rat barche jato sheet barche tato,sararat epas opas korei kete gelo.pardin khub bhore Haridwar e amra pouche gelam. Takhano andhakar kateni. Haridwar station theke bus stand e ese amra kichukhan apekha karar pari Joshimath jabar pratham bus ese gelo. Jadio ekhan theke break journey kareo Joshimath jaoa jai kintu bus soja Joshimath pouche debe bhebe amra bus ei uthe balsam. Haridwar theke joshimath er durotto 282 km, jete samay lagbe 10 theke 12 ghanta. Ei dirgha path 5 bacharer bachha niye jete habe. Kichukhaner madhyei bus bharti haye gelo.abasya sabi sthaniya manus, amader moto pagal porjotok eman kauke chokhe parlona. 7 tar somay bus chharlo. 6 mas age ei pathe esechilam jakhan garame jhalse jachhilo r ekhan har him kar thanda. Sheeter sakal tai rasta ghat sab sunsan. Bystota suru haino ekhono. Phaka rasta diye gari drutobege egiye chaleche. Ekghantar madhyei amra rishikesh pouche gelam. Rishikesh theke ekta rasta geche Dehradun er dike, ar amader bus jachhe onno rastata diye. Dumas age ei rastai tirthajatrider bhir thake, ekhan chardham jatra bandho tai ei pathe porjotokder bhir nei. Amra sheeter maja upobhog karar janyai ei pathe.

Amader sange ja sukno khabar rayeche tai khete khete chalechi. Ei path eto sundar, ekdike khara pahar ar ekdike kalkal kare baye chaleche nadi. Kakhono ei nadi shirna, kakhono ba se purna jubati. Nadir bimugdha rup ar sabuj prakriti amader sarakhaner sangi . ei garhwal himalaya holo prakritik saundarjer khani, tai amader moto bharam pipasura bar bar ei path ase.amra jete jete darshan pabo Pancha Prayag er . 70 km dure amra poucholam Devprayag e. Bhagirathi r Alakanandar sangam sthal. Bus thekei dekhlam duti nadike, ektir jal ghola onnotir panna sabuj. Ekhane prachur hotel chokhe parlo r jaigatao bes ghinji. Tabe jaigata bhisan sundor. Purane kathita ache Brahmar tapasya khetra Devprayag. Tehri garhwal r Pauri garhwal ke bibhajito kareche Devprayag.Devprayag chariye 33 km dure Srinagar sahare bus anekkhan thamlo. Saharti bes janabahul,ekhane bari ghar, hospital,school-college o GMVN er guest house chokhe parlo. Sahartite bes adhunikatar chap rayeche. Ekhane prachur jatri neme gelo abar bes kichu jatri uthlo. Srinagar er byastota kichukhaner maddhey chokher arale chale gelo. Abar naishabdo bhed kare buser egiye chala abyahoto railo. Prakritik saundyarjo upobhog karar pasapasi sthaniya manus der dekhe eder dainandin jiban je kato kastakar tao upalabdhi karchilam. Ekhane pahari gram gulote kono sujog subidhai nei, eder dirgha path periye srinagar e aste hai chikitsa ba parasonar janno. Ei sab bhabte bhabtei rudraprayag e ese poucholam. Garhwal himalaya er banijjik sahar tatha panchaprayag er onnotomo rudraprayag. Bus theke neme kichukhan er janya alakananda o mandikinir Milan sthal duchokh bhare dekhe nilam. Rudraprayag e ghure dekhar moto anek guli sthan ache, kintu amader gantabya onno tai amra biday janalam ei janapad ke. Bus 32 km dure karnaprayag e anekkhan thamlo. Ekhane kichu khabar dabar kine niye bus e uthlam. Amader 8 ghanta moto bus jatra kara haye geche. Ekhono anekta rasta baki. Er par rasta ta kromoso kharap hote laglo. Khara paharer ga ghense bus aste aste jachhe, ulto dik theke kono gari ele thamte hachhe. Rasta khub sankirna o bhangachora. Ebar mane hachhe kakhan pouchobo. Bhisan klanta lagche, majhe majhe jiggasa karchi r koto samay lagbe? Panchaprayag er charti arthat Devprayag,Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag o Nandaprayag amra dekhlam. Nandrapryag theke 60 km dure Joshimath. Bhebechilam diner alo thakte thaktei pouche jabo joshimath, kintu pouchote amader anek deri haye gelo. Amra jakhan bus theke namlam tar anek agei pahare andhar neme geche, gharite takhan sare 7 ta baje. Ei rakam jaigai sheet kaler pakkhe bes rat. Achena jaigai amader hotel khojar moto abastha takhan chilona. Bus theke nemei jekhane ashray pelam,sediner rater moto sekhanei thakbo monosthir kare phellam.200 taka diye ghar paoa gelo. Ghare dhuke fresh habo ki thanda jale hath deoya jacchena, mane hachhe hath kete jabe. Kono rakame hath mukh dhuye rater khabar kheye nilam. Saradin pete biscuit, chirebhaja chara to ar kichui pareni tai dal, rooti, sabji takhan amrita. Rat jato barche tapmatra kamche. Klanti te duchokh buje elo, taratari leper madhye dhuklam.



Par din sakale uthei taratari baire elam. Uff ki bhisan thanda,bacharer pratham din amra joshimath e amra thandai kapchi. Dure parbat sringer sada mukute laler abha dekha jachhe. Baraf mora pahar guli kintu khub dure nai. Kichukhan par amra jabo oi barafer deshe. Ar tar saichilona amader. Edike pray ek ghanta haye gelo ekbalti garam jal ese poucholona. Agatya aro kichukhan apekkha. Adh ghanta par half balti garam jal paoa gelo. Tai diyei tin jan ke mukh hath dhute holo. Taratari amra tairi haye breakfast kare beriye parlam. Hotel theke beriyei samne kayak pa hente uthe ropeway station auli jabar janya. Amra jantam je adhghanta antar ropeway chare kintu ekhane ese sunlam je 25 jan jatri hale tabei charbe. Sutorang amra apekkhai thaklam bakider janya. Khub besikkhan nai, 40 min parei bes barosaro ekta Bengali dale se hajir . 400 taka diye ticket sangraha kare( up down dudikerei) amra ropeway charlam. Ropeway ekdam bharti, tildharaner jaiga nei. Er ageo cable car e charar oviggyata chilo Mussorie r Haridwar e, kintu sekhane basar jaiga thake ja ekhane anupasthit. Dariye dariyei jete habe. Aste aste niche theke upare uthchi, nicher bari,rasta ,gachpala simanar baire chale jachhe, hathat nicher rastar dike dristi thamke gelo.sada barafe dheke aache. Gachgulor mathai baraf jame ache. Aste aste barafer rajye prabesh karchi. Charpash barafe sada. Dure baraf Dhaka sringagulor kache kramasha egiye jachhi. Ekta ekta kare das ti tower atikram karbo. Joshimath theke 16 km dirgha pakdandi pathe jeep o chale auli jabar janya tabe sheete barafe rasta bandha thakai ei cable car i bharsa. Tabe 21/2 ghanta trek kareo jaoa jai ei path. Switzerland dekhar soubhagya na haleo baraf Dhaka aulir roop o monomughokar. 8 no. tower aste cable car thamlo. Ek dampati neme gele abar jatra suru.ekhane neme chair car e jete hai auli gram e . ekhane GMVN er resthouse e thakar subyabastha ache. Amra aro kichukhan panoramic view dekhte dekhte challam. Amader jatra sesh holo 10 no tower e ese. Eto khan dur theke baraf dekhchilam, ebar barafer maidane ese upasthit. Tin janer payer maper snowboot r stick niye neoa holo. Ekhane anekei skii karche dekhlam. Amrao kichukkhan ei khelai mete uthlam. Dhapas dhapas pichle pareo gelam kayekbar. Amar meye to anande atmohara. Seto karur hato dharbena,lathio nebena, nijer payer theke baro size er juto pare dibbi barafer madhye hente chale berachhe. December theke march parjonto barafe dheke thake ei jaiga . tarpar sabuj haye jai ei jaiga. Edike takhan megh sartei baraf Dhaka himalayer sringaguli dekha dilo. Hathi parbat,Chaukhamba,Sumero, Banderpoonch, Nilkantha r Nadadevi,kamet o aro anek. Kayektike to jeno hath baralei choan jabe.anek chabi tola holo. Payer niche sada baraf, mathar opor nil akash, ar samne himalayer bikhyato sringaguli biraj karche rajakio soundarje. E ek asadharan collage. Bhasai prakash karar moto lekhani shakti amar nei. Aulir baraf rajye tin ghanta katiye abar amra cable car e uthlam. Mohomayi aulir smriti camera bandi kare joshimath e jakhan firlam takhan gharite dupur tinte. Pet bhare bhat,dal sabji kheye charpas dekhte berono holo. Ekhane darshoniyo kichui chokhe parlona tai thik holo ajker ratta katiye sakale neme jabo. Bacharer pratham dinta baraf rajye bes bhaloi katlo. Dupure besi derite khabar janya rate misti jal kheyei suye parlam. Sakale uthe 9ta nagad joshimath charlam. Asar samay ektana 12 ghanta bus journey te khub kasta hayechilo tai ebar thik karlam break journey kare kare jabo. Ete kharach ektu besi haleo jatra anek kam kastakar hai. Share jeep e kare chamoli poucholam,takhan ekjan sthaniyo basindar sange parichay holo. Uni peshai civil engineer. Uni pauri, khirsu jabar paramarsha dilen. Agei jantam oi dikta khub sundar . janapriyo tourist spot nai,tai kam parjataki ei jaigagulo hadis jane. Chamoli theke bus e chepe balsam.bus to gariye gariye chaleche. Karnaprayag e ese ekebare dariye gelo. Amra neme gelam. Epath diye jabar samay ei jaigati khub bhalo legechilo. Tai ekhane kichuta samay katanor ichha holo. Pindar ganga r alakanandar sangam sthal karnaprayag. Purane kathito ache suryadev mahabharater karna ke ekhanei kabach r kundal dan karen. Sei thekei ei jaigatar nam. Uma o karner mandir ache ekhane. Karnaprayag theke Srinagar share jeep e asa holo. Srinagar paharer padadeshe gore otha ekti ghinji sahar. Ar 30 km gelei sabuje ghera kolahal mukto ekta chotto hill station Pauri pouche jabo. Tai manasthir karlam ajker dinta amra pouritei katabo. Sutorang deri na kare pauri gami bus e chepe baslam . Ankabanka poth die bus chute cholechhe.Rasta sobuj gachhpalai ghera..Sobuje ghera santo prokiti pothoshrom bhulie dichhe.Buse jete jetei phon e khonj neoa cholchhilo.Pouri te GMVN e room book kore neoa holo. Pouri te jakhan ese poucholam takhan gharite bikel 4.30 baje. Age hath mukh dhuye cha toast khaoa holo. Odike surja paschim akashe dhale pareche. Doure baire ese dekhi paharer churai holi khela suru hayeche. Eke eke Trishul,Hathiparbat,Nilkantha, kamling, Chaukhamba,Sumeru,kedarnath praviti himalayer bikhyata sringaguli renge uthlo. Resthouse er abasthan eman sthane je surjastya dekhar janya sunset point e jabar darker nei. Aste aste paharer buke andhakar neme elo, ar sheet o kramasha jankiye parche. Char pas ghure dekhar janya ektu berolam. Ekhankar mall e jha chakchake dokanpat, restaurant nei, tourist der bhir nei. Janbahan er kolahal nei. Ache ek aparthib shanti. Dainandin jibaner byastota theke mukti pabar janyai to beriye para. Bisuddha oxygen fusfus e bhore niye abar to sei sahare firtei habe. Tai alos du tin din niribilite chuti katabar pakkhe adarsha sthan. Prakriti ekhane adi akrttim r bhishan sundar. Sedin rate prachandar thanda parlo. Room heater chalano satteo ta bhisan bhabe malum paoa gelo. Tapmatra himanker du tin degree niche. Pardin sakale resthouse thekei surjodai dekhlam, tabe pariskar nai,besirbhag sringaguli meghe Dhaka chailo. Ekhane kayekti mandir ache sunlam kintu dekhar teman ichha holona. Sarasakal resthouse er lawn e base kotha theke je samai kete gelo. Pauri charte man chaichena kintu aji amader Haridwar pouchote habe, kal bhore train. Tai dupurer lunch kare amra pauri ke bidai janalam. Baraf mora Auli r sabuje mora shanta mayabi paurir smriti ajiban akkhato thakbe.

Bharat Mahasagarer buke ek apurbo abhigyota- Likhechhen Suchishmita Bandopadhyay

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somoyTa chhilo 2004 r Nov.

Baba o meye mile ekakhani chhak koshechhilo amake surprise deoyar jonye. Amra takhan chhuTite kolkatay. Phire jaoyar kichhudin age amake janano hay amra sojasuji fiji fiji jachhi na, ekTu ghure jabo. Takhan jatoTa pari kolkatay theke jaoyar basona , sokolke eto taratari chhere jaoyar ichhe ekTuo nei ar jaoyar pathe anyo jayga ghure somoy nashTo korar ichheo nei, echhara chhele-meye ke chhara berhanor kotha bhabtei parina. Jai hok hate takhano kayekdin baki, meyeo phone e bole cholechhe erakm sujog haat chhara korona, nana sadupodesh dite dite. Sesh parjyonto amakei haar mante holo baba-meyer kachhe, jaoyar din sthir holo 20th November.



Keno janina, biyer par thekei ami kolkata chhara, eto bachhar hoye gechhe , taboo pratibari kolkatar maya kaTiye aste khubi kashTo hay. Janina ei byaparTa hayto sakoler khetrei hay, bideshe peTer daye thakte hay thiki, kintu kolkata je kato apon, mayadar seta takhani besi kore Ter paikolkatar maTi chharar par. Jaihok 20se nov bhore kolkata theke delhi hoye ratri 11 Tate Air India r bimane Singapore jatra korlam. Singapore tar ageo bahubar giyechhi bole khub ekTa utsahobodh korchhilam na.bhor 7Tar somoy biman Changi airport e namlo. Sab niyomanubartitar (immigration, customs etc) madhye diye . baire beriye dekhi amader naam lekha placker hate ek singapurian bhadrolok apekkha korchhen. Tini amader bhramoner samasto paper dekhlen, bollen hate anek somoy ache, cholun apnader ei somoyTate Singapore saharTa ghuriye di. Je muhurte onar thanda garite uthe boslam, gario cholte suru korlo ar amar dui chokher patao kakhan buje esechhe sara raat jagar klantite kheyali nei. Tabe ei chaloman jaan e ghumono amar chhotobelar abhyas. Erakam anek kahini ache. Mumbai te biyer par bus e kore ek pranto theke are k prante jachhi.ghumiye porechhi, kakhan nijer stop chhere 4-5 stop chole giyechhi, ar uthe bhabachaka kheye pray kandte jabo, conducter mashai doyaparobas hoye janiye dilo kibhabe abar oi jaygate phire jete parbo. Patidebata r sathe kono dur jatra korle tini sange gaan r cassette , labango ba chewing gum jatiyo kichhu mukhe rakhen ei karone je ami taar pase bose dhulchhi tate to onaro apna apni ghum ese jabe.


Ek ghanTa matan ghuriye sei bhadrolok amader Singapore dock e namiye dilen jekhan theke amader asol jatra suru. Takhan baje bela sare 9 Ta. peTe khite prachonDo. Samnei bishal building, oi barir nicher tolatei nana khabarer stall. Amra cha o sandwich niye boslam. Tatokhhane ghumTa ekebare keTe giye fresh hoye uthechhi.. amader jahaj chharbe bela 12 Tar samay. Chair e basei samay kaTate lagalam. Aste aste dekhi jaygaTa bheer hochhe. Amader matani anek bharateeyo aste suru korechhe. Tabe era beshirbhagi natun biye kora dampati honeymoon e esechhe. khanikTa parei ghosona shunte pelam je jara jara Superstar Virgo (star cruise) r jatritara jeno tader luggage checking kore nae. Amra sei moton line e dariye luggage joma diye immigration r jonye ar ek jaygate line dilam, bishal line, bola holo family-r ekjon passport , tkt niye giye line debe ar bakira baire apekhha korbe. Bes kichhuTa somoy gelo ei immigration parbo miTte. Erpar ticket r maan anujayi duTi line korte bola holo, sab kichhui kintu nishabde hoye cholechhe.


Erpar laal velvet r carpet mora rasta diye amra jahaj e prabesh korlam. Prabesher mukhei darhiye achhen ek cameraman jinni pratyeker photo tule cholechhen. Immigration r somoyei room r card diye diyechhilo ar janiyechhilo ghare giyei amra amader luggage peye jab oar fresh hoye jeno amra dinning hall e chole jai. Itimadhye jahaj dheer gatite chalte suru korechhe. amra 9 tolar je gharTi peyechhilam seTi samudrer dike baranda saho. Ghare prabesh kora matro mone holo kono 5star hotel r ghare elam. Amar ekTi mudra dosh (mone hoy besirbhag meyeri ache) ache gharer age bathroom dekha. Ar bathroom dekhe to tajjob, chhoTo holeo eto sundar bandobasto je bolar noy. Jai hok taratari fresh hoye amra beriye 11 tolar dinning hall e gelam jekhane buffet system, lamba line diye khabar nilam. Khaoyar parbo ses hote bola holo oi dinta amader bishramer din , je jar nijer moton jahajer bhetori ghoraphera korte pare.

Amra ghare giye adh-ghanTa moton bishram niye beriye porhlam jajaj pradarshane.

Ei Super Virgo jahajTi chhilo 13 tolar. Amader ekTi leaflet deoya hoyechhilo jate lekha chhilo kon tolate ki ki ache. Sudhu ek tola theke char tola jaoya nishedh karon oi tolagulote jahaj r jabotiyo prayojoneeyo jinispatro ar captain o crew der ghar. Echhara ki nei baki 9 tolar pratiTi tolate. Jatorakamer entertainment hote pare jeman swimming pool, Tennis lawn, juakhana, bachhader videogame,bachhader dekhbhal korar creche, beauty parlour, cinema hall,nana dharoner handi crafts r dokan, jama kaporer dokan ityadi ityadi. Echharao 9 Ti restaurant, 4 Ti bar, ityadi. Amra dujone plan kore thik korlam ki bhabe eke eke sab ghure dekhbo. Sokaler breakfast theke ratrer dinner sabi free mane ticket r sathei dhora ache. Echhara amader travel againt ticket r sathe ekTi coupon diyechhilo $300 r. oi dollar e amra je kono bar theke paneeyo ba je sab restaurant free noy sekhane khete pari oi coupon r sahajye. Er madhye japani, French, Italian o ind taj restaurant chhilo. Ei jahajTite 2000 jatreer madhye 800 jon bharateeyo jatree chhilen. Ar je mediterian restaurant chhilo sokoler khaoyar jonye tate jain meal parjyonto chhilo , tar karon bharateeyoder madhye anekei chhilen jara peyaj-rasun deoya ranna khan na.


Sedin bikele gelam 13 tolate, ekkebare oparer deck jekhan theke samudra dekhar mojai alada , jedike takao sudhu neel jol, tar madhikhane amra bhese berhachhi. Okhan theke neme asar ekebarei ichhe chhilo na kintu takhan to dekha sabe suru korechhi. Eibar neme elam 12 tolate jekhane ekdike biraT swimming pool ar tar charpase 4 ti spa. Pool r chardhare rod poyanor jonye aram kedara pata. ekTu durei royechhe ekTi bar. Abar 12 tolar ar ekdike royechhe activity centre jekhane chhoToder nanarakam games, internet, gym ityadi. Echhara ei tolate ache ekTi library, o 1 Ti beauty parlour. Sedin 12 tola sampurno ghure dekhte klanto, tar opar 8 Tar madhye dinner sarte habe, tai okhan theke 11 tolay neme elam mediterian buffet hall. Giye dekhi elahi kando. Room r card dekhalei ora table no diye dichhe. Sekhane bose ebar buffet theke ichhe moton khabar khai. Appetizer theke desert r je katorakam pad chhilo tar hiseb nei. Dinner sara hole amra gelam 7th floor e. sekhane ekTi biraT auditorium ache jekhane ekTar par ekTa show hoye jachhe jeman kakhano circous,kakhano nacher ba kakhano magic r. 8 pm e okhane sobaike jomayet hote bola hoyechhilo jahajer captain o crewder sathe parichoy koranor jonye. Sekhane khanikTa somoy kaTanor par amra khub klanto hoye porechhilam. Sediner moton 9th floor e neme nijeder room e. bichhana nitei du chokhe neme elo ghum. keTe gelo ekTi din o ekTi raat.


Parer din bhore ghum bhenge jetei uthe prathome janlaar parda Ta sariye ditei samudrer shanto neel jol dekhe monTa juriye gelo. Baranday ese khankta somoy bose roilam. Kintu hate bosar teman somoy nei tai taratari toiri hoye abar gelam 11 tola sokaler breakfast sarte. Nanarakamer khadyodrabye sajano sekhankar tablegulo. Breakfast sere amra jai 7 th floor e, jekhane reception desk. Sekhan theke amader Penang jatrar ticket ni, 11 Tar somoy amader mul jahaj theke anyo jahaj e Penang niye jaoya habe. Takhano hate khanikTa somoy thakate amra 8 tolate phire asi, ese dekhi okhane photo shop e khub bheer.ager din jahaj e dhokar mukhe je chhobi tola hochhilo sei samasto chhobi okhane lagano royechhe. Khuje khuje amader chhobio bar korlam ar kineo nilam. Thik ei eki rakam byapar Disney world ba anyo jaygateo dekhechhi berhate giye. Eksomoy Penang ese pouchholam. 11 Ta bajar ekTu agei amader 5th floor e line dite bola holo, dekhi bishal lin porechhe. Jahaj theke dhukte o berote security checking. Baro jahaj samudrer teere jete parbe na. takhan ar ekti jahaj amader Penang shaharer kule pouchhe dilo. Neme dekhi sari sari cycle ricksaw dariye. Amader sange guide chhilen, onar sahojogitay amra dujon kore ek ekTi ricksaw te uthe balsam. Eibhabe sahar bhramane beriye porlam. Prathome ekTi khaler samne niye gelo, khaler opare biraT kather paTatan ar tar dudhare kather chhoTo chhoTo bari, mudir dokan, chayer stall ityadi. Madhyikhan diye rasta ar ricksaw amader sekhan diye niye cholechhe. Ei khalTi samudre giye mishechhe. Barigulor daoyate bachhara khelchhe, kono barir rannagharer pas diye jete randhanrato mahilake dekhi, keu ba barandate base paper parhchhen. Eibhabe samudrer kinara parjyonto giye abar phire elam. Eibar niye jaoya holo ekTi pracheen bouddho mandire. Sekhane je buddho murti Ti shayito dekhlam seTi lombate 33 meter. Sambhabato ei Buddha murtiTi world’s third largest reclining Buddha. Erpar lunch r jonye niye gelo ekTi baro restaurant e. khaoyar parbo sara hole kenakaTar jonye niye gelo rastar dhare chhoTo chhoTo handicrafts , jamakaporer dokan e. adh ghanTa somoy diyechhilo. Erpar abar ricksaw kore samudrer teere ese jahaj dhorlam. Oi jahaj amader Star Virgo te pouchhe dilo. Sediner moton berhano sesh. Ekhan likhte base bhabchhi je amader Penang berhanor thik ek maas parei Tsunami tar baro baro jalochhase ei Penang deep ke dhuliswat kore diyechhilo. Aj abashyo abar kore Penang natun kore gare uthechhe.


Erpar nijeder ghare ese prathome cha paan kore ekTu fresh hoye gelam 10th floor . sekhane ache dekhlam chhoToder jonye Jacuzzis, starlight video arcade, child care centre. Erpar gelam bharoteeyo restaurant taj e. age theke book kora thakay jayga pete asubidhe holo na, sekhane sada manushder bheer beshi. Ar bharoteeyo khabar to sara prithibitei samadrito. Khaoya sere abar namlam 7th floor . auditorium e dance show suru habe. Show sesh hote raat 10 Ta bajlo. Amra 9th floor e nijeder ghare phire gelam , karon parer din amader phuket jatra. Bhor 8 Ta te jahaj phuket pouchhobe, amader bola hoyechhilo ei jahaj theke sokal 9 Tar somoy anyo jahaj e phuket niye jaoya habe. Parer din tai bhor bhor uthe toiri hoye breakfast korte gelam. Jathariti breakfast sere abar line dilam anyo jahaj e shift korar jonye. Ager diner motoni security check r madhye diyei anyo jahaj e uthlam phuket shahare jaoyar jonye.


ekTi kotha bola hoyni ager din sokale amader pratyek jatrike dekhano hoyechhilo je samudre konorakam bipade porle kibhabe oxygenproof jacket r sahajye nijeke banchabe.


Abar phuket r kothay asi. eTi chhilo sare 7 ghanTar jatra. Ar lunch r byabostha chhilo jahaj r madhyei. Jahaj amader phuket island ghuriye dekhate laglo. Tarpar via sarasin bridge to phang ngaprovice niye gelo. Okhaqn theke local motor boat e pray arhai ghanTar jatray niye gelo phang nga bay te. Bikhyato James Bond island,fishing village, caves, mangroves forest dekhlam. Ediner berhano satyi sarthok. Abar motor boat kore phang nga bay niye giye ager jahaj e tule amader lunch dilo. Sekhan theke niye gelo wang talang bole ekTi jaygate. Sekhane ekTi dokane nanarakamer souvenir , hater kaj r jinis, thai silk r dress ityadi paoya jae. khanikTa somoy kaTiye amader jahaj e kore niye gelo main jahaj superstar virgo te. Checking r madhyome jahaj r bhetore prabesh korlam. Sedin khub klanto thakay ghare ese fresh hoye dinner e gelam. Edin chhilo western dinner. Ar eta special chhilo khub katipay jatrider niye. Dinner cholakaleen captain, vice captain ese sokoler sathe parichoy korlen, ar dinner r sathe sathe jahajer captain, crew ar jatrider niye gaan o naach holo. Dinner sara hole gelam 7th floor r auditorium e. sekhane magic o circus dekhano hochhilo, khanikTa bosar par chokh juriye aschhilo. Tai bhalo prog haoya satbeo uthe porlam. 9th floor nijeder ghare ese bichhana nilam. Eibhabe tritiyo raat kaTlo..


Chaturtho diner suru, jahaj bhese cholechhe bharat mahasagorer opar diye. Aj saradin hate prachur somoy. Diner puro somoyTa jahaj r pratiTa floor ghure ghure kaTabo. Seimoton breakfast kore prathomei 13th floor e hajir holam. Deck e uthe jahajer ematha theke are k matha ghure berhalam, haoyate urhiye niye jachhe jeno. Tarpar 12th floor e neme coffee shop e gelam coffee khete. Erpar oi floor e khanikTa ghure 11th floor e namlam. Ekhane bishal dinning hall chharao chhoToder swimming pool, sekhane bachhara sab jol e huTopuTi korchhe. Bhari bhalo lagchhilo dekhte. Sekhane dekhi 2-1 bachhorer bachhake niyeo ma ra jole neme porechhe.

5th,6th & 9th floor jatrider thakar cabin. 7th & 8th floor e nana dhoroner souvenir rdokan jar daam amader sadhyatito, ar ache auditorium, nana dharoner restaurant , photo galary, reception desk ityadi.



Samasto ghureo hoyto dekha sesh korte parlam na. jahajTi jeno ekTi bishal baro 5 star hotel. Sedin dupurer ahar Taj ei sarlam. Bikel 4 Ter somoy jahaj ese pouchholo Singapore r kule. samasto rakam niyomanubartitar madhye diye jahaj theke jakhan ek bhinno swader abhigyota niye namlam takhan surjyo asto giyechhe.

Fiji Island'r golpo shuniyechhen Fijir bondhu Baby Saha, Shange chhobitio taar'i tola.

Bula!(Hello)Welcome to Fiji Islands
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'Paradise'-we know the word gets used pretty loosely but if it is appropriate for anywhere,it's Fiji.This beautiful, diverse country is world-renowned as the ultimate Pacific holiday destination,with warm sunshine,sandy beaches and hospitable,friendly people.There are 333 islands set in crystal clear water.
"Bula'.-you'll hear it all the time-it epitomises the warm,friendly outgoing nature of the Fijian people.
The Fiji islands lie 2100km north of Auckland,New Zealand and 2720km north –east of Sydney ,Australia.Fiji's two largest islands,Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, make up most of the total area.
Viti levu,know for its scenic coastline, rainforest sand swaying canefields,has many vibrant towns and regions for visitor to discover.
Fiji offers a diverse cultural experience with the Fijian and Indo-fijian people-their food ,their outlook and differing lifestyles.
English is the official language, but Fijian and Hindustani are widely spoken.
Fiji is famous for its pristine beaches and blue waters ,but the country is also mountainous, and rivers stretching for many kilometres.Relaxation is big in Fiji but if you'e in the mood there are and incredible number of activities-white water rafting,trekking in rainforests,amazing snorkeling and diving, surfing and swimming.
There is so much to experience in Fiji,make sure you take the time to look around and enjoy all that this wonderful country has to offer.