Fyataru

'DS: Fyataru ra tahole ki?
Madan: Thik ki ta bolte parbo na. Tobe fyataru ra holo khub special.Bujhle? Itihash e        dekhbe kawto mawhapurush manush ke notun kore banabar jonyo kawto fondi batlechhe. Amar to mone hoy anek ghnete ghute sheshmesh ei fyataru toiri hoyeche.
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DS: Fyataru der haateykhori mane oi bhangchur, chhnerachhneri, hishu kora.
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Madan: Proper qualification thaka darkar. Bawro bawro office e gele, dekha korche na,  boshiye rakhchhe, tumi o theme thakar patro now -- mone mone khisti korcho, naak    khnutey chair er hatol e lagachho, nokh diye chimte godi chhnirchho, bolo, emonti  kawroni?
DS: Hyan korechhi.
Madan: Damage. Parlei damage koro. Eita mathay thakte hobe. Erokom jara kore tader amra recruit kori. Ekebarey jegulo hopeless case, aadhmora, laatkhor chhele -- ei shab er theke -- bechhe bechhe...
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Madan: Khidderpore, Ekbalpore, Knatapukur -- shawb ashchhe. Oder aawaj shunlei bujhbe -- bitkyaora.
Kichhukhon er modhyei fyat fyat shnai shnai shawbde akash bhore jay.
Madan: Oi je gang ta dekhchho na, haat e aangti, dhuti-shirt pora, ora holo shab cheatingbaaj. North Calcutta'r. Awboshyo char-pnaach ta dokandaar o royeche.
DS er paash diye jhnata, tola unoon bhanga, bhnaar er modhye pawcha alur dawm, pnaathar mathar ghugni niye nylon shari pora meyeder jhnaak khawlbawl korte korte urey gelo. Kawekta mota buri o royeche. Ekti urawnto meye urukku DS ke kurkuri dey, o khilkhil kore hashe. Jhnaak ta egiye jawar pore Madan DS ke kaan e kaan e bawley --
E shawb holo Shonagachhi Gawranhata Bhallukparar maag er dawl. Ekdom ghnatabe na. Ar oi je daandike ghneshe jhnaak ta ke dekhchho, dhol bajiye gaan korche, ora holo hijre fyataru. Jawto dekhbe tawto tajjob hoye jabe. Oi, oi lokta ke dekho, -- oporer paati te tinte dnaat, dhukpuk dhukpuk korchhe ar paakhshaat marchhe -- uni holen ekjon lekhawk -- podyo aalfaal lekhe. Asholey maal murhuri -- erawkom fyataru o pabe.'

Nabarun Bhattacharya