Durga Pujo 2021 - Kichu Durgader golpo




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Aj saptami, tai ami sari pore zoom call e ofycer meeting attend krchi. Client amk dekhe toh obak. Jiges korlo - Why so decked up?

  • Today is Durga Puja.
  • Oh yes, we have heard about it. Your Autumn festival!
  • It is known as world's largest outdoor art festival.

Kotha ta bolar somoe proudly bollm kintu mone mone oder k bolcilm 

  • Nikuchi koreche toder meeting! Esob faltu kotha bondo korto, barite to jete parchina, at least internet e dekte to de pujota!


Bari chara ami bohu bochor. Sob probashi bangalir moton amio January mas porlei flight er ticket dekte thaki. Coronar kripae ebochor sesber pat nei, tai nijei banie fellm luchi aloor dom. Client call sarte sarte khachhi ar ki.

Luchita thik gol hoeni, kintu tele moida poreche toh, sathe mute kore dhakider dhak bajano dekchi kolkatar pandaler samner - mondo lagchena! Pujo pujo byaparta pachhi jeno.


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Amr bari Bardhamane, chakri sutre thaki Banglar baire. Jotoi bolina keno bangla ta amr thik asena, sari ta backdated,bochor e pujor ei dingulote internet deke sarita ami thike pore ni. Tarpor rabindra sangeet, ba chandrabindur gaan sunte sunte ma k phone kore macher jhol er recipe ta sune ranya kori. Banglir abr mach chara chole naki!

Amr Kolkatar bonduder moton amr kache pujo mane pandal hopping na. Amr kache pujo mane barir pujo. Amder deser barir pujo...

Pujo mane sokale uthe ful tulte jao, aathchalan ar thakur dalane bose anjali deoa, muri gugni rasogolla khaoa, kochi pathar jhol bulti te kore parar lokeder poribeshon kora, ar doshomir dine maer muker protichhobi dorpon/ aenae deke vasan!

Ami kintu kashful dekechi chotobelae, pujo elei sesb mone pore amr.


3.


  • Kire, meet krchs toh?
  • Ami kintu sudu panchami ar nabami te free. Bakidin sob packed.
  • Panchami kor. Maddox toh?
  • Ar kothae?! Maddox e to thek amdr.


Esob kotha gulo kane sopner moton vase ekn. Kolkata chara bohu bochor hoe gieche, sei je bier pore chole elm ekane tarpor somoer sathe sathe ekta ekta kore kolkatar suto gulo chire geche. Tobuo prottek bochor hazar mile dure boseo bochorer ei kota din amr mon pore thake sekanei, ar vabte thaki kolkatae thakle ki ki kortm pujoe.

Pujo ke akre rakar chestae ei kota din - alta pori, sari pori, bangali bonduder deke addar asor jomai. Amra sobai bangali saje rasogolla kheye wine e chumuk die gaan suni - "Dhaker tale komor dole".


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Asole pujo mane kintu kono religious byapar noe, pujo mane bangaliana, pujo ta amader identity.

Tai prottek bochor bari jai ba na jai ami kintu chuti ta thike nie ni - kokno sick leave ba kokno planned leave.

Ekane pujo mane to sudu weekend er ekta din. Kintu ami barite sob kota din pujor poribesh raki, chesta kori. Mohalayae vore uthe Birendra Krishna Bhadrer path ta suni, tarpor pujor gan gulo bajai saradin dore, tv te dhunuchi nach dekhi. Barite sobai k suniei chari - "Ei pran dhala utsobe barebar" - Shalimar er gan. Fuchka ta ei kota din prae roj e hoe, tar sthe lunch ar dinner e bangali biriyani theke suru kore golda chingri, ilish ba egg roll, fish fry - sob e paben.

Ar dashamir din sob relatives der phone pronam janate vulina!


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Finally, ami....


Eisob probashi bangalir moton amio packet bori, murir packet, suktor ready to cook masla ba kuler acharer koutor vetore kuji pujor gondhota. Pujo mane amr kache Durga pujo, setar saad pete amio sob ghor chara bangalir moton swiggy ba zomato die bangali khabar khuji. Amio at least bochorer ei kota din bose vabte thaki kno je Kolkata charlm!!!

Ekn borer hater luchi ar golbarir mutton kosha kheye eta likte bosechi.

Banglae hoeto sevabe onk kichu nei - infrustructure, job opportunities - jei karone aj lac lac bangali bangla chara, kintu Banglae jeta ace seta pritibir ar kothao nei, seta hlo Durga Pujo.

Durga pujo is an emotion!

Asche bochor abar hbe!

Suvo Bijoya sobai ke!

Comments

  1. Shreya15 October 2021 at 19:36

    ❤️❤️ sottie banglai jeta ache seta r kothao nei..including food😋

    Lekhata darun hyce

    ReplyDelete

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