A book called life..


January manei "boi mela". Chotto belaye ma'r sathe shei maidan e boyi'r ei utsob dekhte jawar excitement ta puro aladai ekta experience chilo. Lok joner bhir, dhulo ora hawaye notun boyi'r gondho ar din er sheshe shei ben-fish er stall teke khabar kine pukurer dhare dariye phowara dakha. Barite phire line kore notun shob boyi gulo ke rakha ar ek-ek kore tule, ghata. Oi shei, "hono-shingh doctor" ar "feluda" er golpo teke niye, E.Nesbit ar Ruskin Bond er short stories. Library membership ar crossword book store er sofa thakte ar ajkal boyi kenar khub ekta dorkar porena. Tai maidan teke uthe jawar por ar ato bochor jawa hoyeni. Aj Ma'r jonmodin. Bollo, "Chol, book fair ghure ashi", tai gelam. Shei nostalgia. Ma'r sathe dokan-dokan e ghora, boyi tule ghata, loker bhir, dhuloshe haway notun boyi'r gondho. Bari phire ekhon abar notun boyi gulo niye boshbo. Ben fish ar phowara dakha ta nahaye holona kintu shei memory lane gulo diye abar travel kore din ta besh bhaloi katlo. Ofcourse, ma'r er treat ta to chiloi, so bhalo to katbei! :)

P.S. Happy Birthday, Ma.

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