DK Lodh o Bhasha Shikhya.

Chardike fisfis, beparta jotil, "ki hoeche go boudi"..."chup chup sunte pabe, o barir mejo korta'r iye"....ooi iye sunei baki ta bujhe nite hobe, er beshi bola baron. Je bolche aar je sunche dujonei nirobe chokher chauni te byanka hese baki kotha sere felto.Tarpor elo liberalisation er jug...lapmpost er gaaye, sulabh complex er dewale, bus er pichone maae coffee houser sirite tar onucharito uposthiti.  Laal nil holud poster-e protikar er sonkhep, sathe bhubon bikkhato protikaari'r thikana. Jara akhono bojhenni tara aar porben na, karon apni ekhono amader moto peke othenni, otoeb ebar khanto din.

Han amra tar kothai bolchi, Dr. D K Lodh - somosto gupto roger protikarok. Modhyo boyesko ak bhadralok (eta niye torko cholte pare) rastar poth-cholti manusher dike agroho bhore takie achen. Chokhe chosma jano x-ray korchen kon potho-charir tar expert advice er dorkar. Poster dekhlei mone bhorsa jage, jeno mukhe ekta jethu jethu bhab. Sei adi juge jokhon internet er barbaronto hoyni, barite sobe cable eseche, soni robibar raater dike nil chobir akorshon sanghatik, tokhon kolkatar rastae uttejona'r rosod boroi simito. Soddo sekha galagali, chupi chupi debonair er pata ultono aar eei poster-i chilo amader nishiddho uttejona'r khorak. Sei poster dekhei koto notun sobdo sikhechi ebong nijer jibon diye pore ja uplobdhi korechi, jamon -

porikhhar question dekhe haat pa thanda hoye jaoa - sithilata
pora chere meyeder pichone ghur ghur kore hu hu kore marks kome jaoa - shighro poton
college e marpit er somoy palie giye bujhte para ami otota sahosi noi - olpo birjo
porikkhae golla peye babar mare lathi benke jaoa - bokro dondo
kormo khetre team member der kathi kora - khudro dondo

......sei boyeshe sikhechi erom aro koto notun sobdo. Akhon aar se jug nei, khoborer kagojer patae patae protidin akhon sochhar protikaar - ghora chaap, haati chhap, musli power, japani tel, vita x - sob rokom gupto roger hate gorom protikaar, sathe prapto boyosko jubak jubotir uttejok chobi. Ja chilo daktarer chamber e gopon prescription tai akhon khullam khulla bajare bikochhe. Lodh moshaike akhon aar dekha jaae na, mone hoy lojjae tini mukh dhekechen. Majhe majhe bhoy hoy, porer projonmo sudhu chobi dekhe bere uthche, bhasa sikkha ta aar hocche na aar matri bhasa to matri dugdho......(dirgho-shas fele) er protikkar ke korbe amar jana nei !!

~ Byasdeb

Sei Porichito Mukh