1.
"Doityer bagane ar basanta ase na. Goto shiit-e kokil dekechhilo, bhul kore, hoyto ba obhyeshe. Kokil-er to ghori nei, calender-o nei. Ki aschorjo, kokil-er to basai nei! Calendar tangabe kothay? Polash fote na e shohor-er pothe, park street-er koborkhanay jhore jaay onami ful, kuriye ene keu garir janlay bikri-o kore na. Kinbei ba ke? Karur to fuldani-e nei, rakhbe kothay? Onami fule to gondho thake na. Ekhon onek rate kolkata sashon kore jeshob sorbonam, tara keu abani-r bari chenena. Eka pothe lampost chnuye name halogen alo, gota rastay makhamakhi hoye kopai-er moto dekhay, bali chikchik kore. Tobu ondhokar-er nesha kate na. O pothe koto lok hnate, karur pocket theke ekta siki-o ki chhitke pore na kothao? E shohore ar siki byabohar kore na keu. Tobu ghorer kone ekta table onekdin dhore thakle tar proti-o to maya pore jay? Bojha jayna obosso, kintu soriye nile payar dag theke jay. Tokhon mone hoy ki jeno nei...
Tarpor onek pore ekdin, prem, nesha ar sms-er moto biroho-o basi hote hote sref obhyesh hoye jay..."
2.
"Othoba kichhui likhbo na. Rabindra sadan theke metro-r sesh station-er nam ki? Dumdum theke sesh train kotay chhare? Mone mone bondhur hat dhorle kotodur jaowa jay? Asol kothata holo, kondike? Durodarshan, Durgapujo, Du:sahos r Durontopona niye amader chhotobela kondike chole gechhe? Ei barti boyesh r komti oxygen kondike jachhe?
Janen na to? Amio jani na. Amra keu jani na. Tobu amra roj eishob kore kore sniri bhenge bhenge kondike jeno egiye jai. Egiyei je jai, setao nishchit kore jani na. Tobu bari ferar tara, lekha sesh korar tara, ticket katar tara. Sesh show-er por sob alo nibhe gele, dorshokder hattali miliye gele, porda pore gele obhineta jane tar r kichhu korar nei. Tobu bari take firtei hoy, kondike? Ekdol manush ache jara nijer hridoytake paposher moto mele rakhe. Tobu banchte tader bhari bhalo lagey. Shohor paltay, somoy paltay, nam-o paltay roj, tobu Cigarette tukro ra bhalobashar keu hoyna, janen?Kintu sob kotha to sotti-e lekha jay na, taina?
Onek rat holo, shabdhane bari firben…
Aj kondike?"
3.
"Awchin pakhi bujhi shuhdu buker khanchatei ase jaay? Mathar bhitore je pakhita roj dana jhaptay, se ekdin thik ural debe, digontorekhar dike. Dekhe nis. Buker majhkhane je jolashoy bikelbelar dhakuria lake-r moto nissare train-er sobdo gile ney, masjid-er ajan bhese ashar agey, tar gachheo to kolokakoli jome thake. Nahoy tui auto-y beshi bhara dibi na, taxi-r meter scale diye mapbi, kintu tate ki r shohor-ta palte jachhe? Je tramgulo ekhono chora hoyni, je koborgulo dekha hoyni, je shob boi ekhono tor opekkhay college street-r footpath-e obosthan korchhe tader kothay niye jabi? Tui palate chaitei paris, eishob kichhu theke dure, kono ek nishchinto, nibhrito bhalo bashay. kintu ghulghuli diye bhubangram dekha ek r nijer kholos theke nijeke chharano arek, dher kothin byapar. Kota kopai, kota khowai, kotogulo bankura-r bus perote hobe bhebe dekhechhis? Melamath r chayer bhnar-gulo noy felei dilam, kintu metro-r ticket gulo-r ki korbi? Asole ki janis, onekkhon karo chokher dike takiye thakleo khub maya pore jay to..."
4.
"Charpash jokhon chheye jachhe poster-e, amar shohorer mukh dheke jay bigyapon-e, tokhono babughat-er shyaola-y chikchik kore bhorer surjo. Sosta-r aeroplane r cell-phone-er tower dokhol niyechhe je dhushor akash-er, ekhono sekhane du-charte kak-chil guerilla judhho chaliye jaay. Ektu beshi raatey surjo nibhe gele, theme ele sohorer sob kolahol, ekti-duti tara ekhono unki diye jay. Keu tader khobor rakhena, seta onno kotha. tate tader kichhu esheo jabar kotha noy. kintu modda kothata holo, ja kichu nei, ta je adou nei, emon kotha holof kore ekhono bola jachhe na. Shohore jonaki jwole na hoyto, tobu se neel agun kuriye nebar basona aaj-o soman diptimoy.
E shohor chhere chole gele oneker bhalo hobe hoyto, sohor-tar hobe ki? Porajoy nischit jeneo, somoyer kachhe hnatu mure ekdin bostei hobe jeneo, keu kotha rakhbe na jeneo, shudhu biswas-er jore ajo to keu keu lore jaay. Jhogra koraro to lok chai?"
5.
"Fire jachhilo megh. Ki ekta bhebe theme gelo. Tarpor theke gelo karur buk-e. Sei theke shohorer mukh bhar. Omni kore fire jete jete pichhu dakte hoy?
Buk-er thik jekhane asha-ra thake, kimba mathar je kontay, sekhane ki megh-er jaowa mana? Roj jaay na obosso, kintu jedin jaay, sedin to khub brishti hoy. Brishti ki bhalo?Brishti-r joma jole nouko-chithi bhashale keu pabei emon kono kotha nei, sob chithi sotti-e thikanay pouchhoy na. Othocho shohor paltay, projonmo palte jaay, dekhar chokh palte jaay. Gongay bheshe jay nouko tobu gotipoth palte jay. Onek onek khunjle ekta kore milefolok mele, jar dhare dudondo bose jirono jaay. Onek onek somoy periye ekta kore naam na jana pakhir dekha mele.Garia theke je rasta-ta bridge-er dike chole gechhe, onek ratey okhane auto-y sat-atjon-o bose jaowa jaay, ek hatey, kono rokome khamche dhore. Oikhan theke pother dupashe timtime aloy nijhjhum jibon dekhte sobcheye bhalo. Oneke jibon periye aro beshi jete pare, sobai pare na.Aj taratari bari firis... Megh korechhe..."
6.
"Ekrokom deshlai achhe, take bole mom-deshlai. bhari sundor dekhte. Patla dohara chhoto-khato goron, sadharon deshlai-er cheye sob dik thekei alada. Sadharonoto sobkotai jole r ekebare sesh matha obdhi jole. Jara khub boro nesharu, tara jane, oi deshlai-er onno upojogitao achhe. R jara seshob noy, tara khub ekta pochhondo kore na, asole mulyo bojhe na. Karon oi deshlai shudhu poranoi jaay. Kan chulkano jaay na, daant khonchano jaay na. Oshob korte gelei bhenge jaay, bidroho kore bodhhoy!
Kintu bhebe dekhle dekha jabe, nisshese pure jaowai to deshlai-er dhormo. Ektu khon alo deowa, ektu agun, ushonta.. tarpor abar ondhokar... hoyto mukhomukhi bosibar... thik jani na. Mom-deshlai jokhon jole, tokhon thik agun-er porer ongsho-tay gola mom-er kemon ekta khela cholte thake. Jeno podmo-patay jol, jeno shubhro kathinyo theke bayubhuto shunyotay mishye jabar majhe torol dolachol...Mom-deshlai sesh obdhi jolle chhai pray thake na, haoway mishe jaay... kintu sesh obdhi jalale angul purbe, otodur na jaowai bhalo..."
7.
"Last train dhore chaand bari fire jabar por, notebook-e jyotsna tuke rakhe raat. Ontohin kono ek shohure bypass-er dhare, rail line-er pashe bhuttakhete, eka deke fire jaay lokkhipencha. Se daak tumi kokhono shononi. Chaalkol theke bhese asha paka dhan-er gondho periye, onek beshi ratey alo jholmol shohor theke nijhjhum mofossole-r pothe eka bari fere keu. Tar mukh tumi kokhono dekhoni. E shohor-er ja kichhu bhalo r biponno, moidan-er choraigulo, vicotoria-r porita, kromosho khin hoye asha tramline-gulo ar ektu ektu kore hariye jaowa parkstreet cemetery-r shyaola dhora panchil-tar moto aro onek kichhu tomar jonne roilo. Jodio jani, eshob-er kono kichhur-i towakka na kore, ekdin onek bhorer flight-e byasto-somosto hoye tumio kothay jeno chole jabe. Kichhudin picture-postcard pathabe, kichhudin internet-e chhobi lagabe, tarpor sob theme jabe. Asole jibon to thame na, tai ar baki sob theme jaay, jete badhyo hoy. Kokhono kono byasto dupure, khunje dekho, kothao kono odeya chhithi, na khola kham, pore thakteo to pare..."
8.
"Erokom-i to hobar kotha chhilo. Kotha diye keu kotha rakhbe na, majhe majhe rastay dekha holeo chinte parbe na, bhule jabe purono semester-er sob lenden. Tobu bikel goriye sondhye namar pothe, coffee house-er tumul adda-r fanke hothat ekla lage, onek ratey ekta sms-e ki jeno bolte cheyeo nissobde vibrate kore cellphone. Bhishon matha byatha-y shudhu chhoya-y kichhu hobe na jeneo, kar jeno haat kopale pete mon chay.
Jibon-ta oirokom-i. Gonga beye naam na jana nouka kono ekdike chole jabar por, bari firte hobe jeneo onno kothao chole jete ichhe kore. Metro kore dumdum hoye gele arame jaowa jaay jeneo bus-e firtei beshi bhalo lage. Je dighijol onekdin-er chena tobu tar dhare kono shanto bikele bose jol-er chokhe chokhe rakha hoyni, sekhane ghai mere jaay ochena kono machh. Amra jara ei somoy-ke thamano jabe na jeneo ulto hanti, tader ei rokom-i hobar kotha chhilo,tobu...Smritira nirobe janan diye jaay, shyaola-dhora dewal beye jemon bere othe naam na jana lotagulmer dal, ke jane, konodin hoyto ful futteo pare..."
9.
"Asole ektu sondhyer dike airport-er dhar gheshe rasta-ta diye gele gota runway-ta dekha jaay... tip tip alo-r ekta poth. Pash-er rasta diye jete jete mone hoy ekhuni kono uronchakti nebe asbe. Kintu nabe na. Roj gota sohor-er janjot thele pora bus, sei barir samne namiye dey. Haldiram-er alojholmol barita, Rajarhat-er flyover-ta sotti jeneo kichhutei mante ichhe kore na ei prithibite r kothao kono swapno obosishto nei. Apato niriho songskriti-r bukpocketeo kothao bangla band lukiye thake, tikhno jukti-r shanito ostrer sathei olpo jorano uchcharon, duhate agle rakhe chhotobela; oi tuku bhorshai ekhono benche thak. Baki ta amra roj-i coffee-r cup-e bujhe nitey jani..."
10.
"Emoni kono ek badolbelar seshe, fire giyechhilo rajputrer roth. Dhulo chhere molin boson joriye niye, sei meye beriye porechilo, nodi hobe bole. Ekhon tar gohon nabyotay, rajputrer sampan chole na. Bhora borshay dukul chhapiye jokhon bhalobasha ashe, tokhon-o meye kande na, shudhu kulu kul sobde beje jaay cellphone. Bhubandanga-r ranga math periye jokhon cycle-riksha-r tyre-r dhulo miliye jaay, chayer dokan-er radio theke bheshe ashe bishonno bibidhobharoti, tokhon jodi ekbar cycle theke neme ghure darao, khub ki ashorjo hobey?
Temon kore kokhono kheyal korini, kintu mela bhenge jabar por, telebhajar dokan-er bhire, sobar olokhyete tumio ki chhile?Kopai jabar rastay ekdin chandni ratey amar ek bondhu khub matal hoye kende felechhilo. Eishob to r internet-e bojhano jaay na...Ekhane kopai nei, canal nei, deer-park-er machata nei, ambagan-er cycle gulo-o nei...Onekei kichh bujhte parchhe na, kintu jara bujhbe, tader jonno, tor jonno, ekta metho banshi roilo... Paro to scale bujhe niyo..."
