Photo: Through Subhasish's specs ("Chosma")
“akasher chhorano megher kachhakachhi... dekha jay tomader baari...”
Sandipan do you remember? we used to sing this song, when we used to be in random destinations... random cycling...through randomly chosen streets (streets?)…
dingulote kichhu chhilo... surjodoy na thakleo surjasto chhilo.... chhilo chinta chhilo elomelo uddeshyohin orthoheen...tobuo chhilo swopno.... chhilo puratoner preme notunotter chinta... dinguli dupure suru holeo rat sudhu adhar hoye as to na… asto kobitar ek ekti line e... nicotine e bhora batasheo jibon gaan gaito…hok na se mrityur gan… bahu khule apon bhule... kothao ekta jayga chhilo amar ekanto amar prithibi chhilo....hok na orthoheen hok na... uddeshyoheen... tobu songa chhilo... bodh chhilo... chhilo prithibir seshe notun prithibir hat chhani… ami chhilam... amra chhilam.... amra r nei... kothao nei.... amader chhere asha dhua sediner batashe amader dhongsher bij bunechhilo.. amra jantam na.. amra aj o janina je somoy chole gechhe tar ki kono mane chhilo? Tobuo hotat majhrate jokhon amar sathe amar dekha hoye jay… jokhon dukkho na thakar dukkheo kanna na paoay kanna peye jay… mone hoy mane chhilo.. he mane chhilo… amar kachhe hoytoba nei amader kachheo nei… kintu mane chhilo… sei somoyer kachhe sei somoyer mane chhilo…. Aro oshonkhyoder kachhe mane ache thakbe… ora sobai jabe oi dhua makhano somoyer poth bhenge… ora amader pabe sekhane… jebhabe amra peyechhilam onyo shotabdir kichhu mritoder… tader niye cholechhilam khanikta poth… hok na orthoheen… tobuo to … tobuo mane chhilo sei muhurter kachhe sei muhurter… tai sei muhurtoke bachiye rakha… jodio ami beche nei… amra nei….
