Kalam se Kamal Tak

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1919 ki Chitthiyan

Calcutta 1919

1919 ke us daur me auraton ke liye kuch khaas niyam the, maryadaayein aaj bhi pardon me thi aur nirnay purushon ke adheen the.

Aaj Sarpanch Hemchandra Sen (Vasudha ke pita) apne gaav ke Zamindar Rai Bahadur Mukherjee ke ghar aaye the.

Sen Babu dekhte hain ghar ke aangan me ek mazdoor lamba hatta katta jawaan apne mitti se sane haath pair dho raha tha jiske kapde aur poore sharir me mitti lagi thi...

Sen Babu – Are are ye kya kar rahe ho, haveli ke bahar aangan ko ganda kar rahe ho. Peeche mori me jaakar haath pair dho. Zamindar Babu ne dekh liya to usi waqt naukri se nikal diye jaoge.

(Wo mazdoor kuch nahi kehta bas muskura deta hai. Tabhi wahan haveli ka ek naukar aata hai.)

Sen Babu – Are isme muskurane wali kya baat hai?

Naukar – Sen Babu ye koi mazdoor nahi balki chhote malik Bijoy Babu hain.

(Sen Babu ki aankhen khuli reh jaati hain. Wo upar se neeche Bijoy Babu ko dekhkar aashcharya chakit reh jaate hain.)

Bijoy paani se apna chehra saaf karte hain aur muskuraakar haath jodte hue kehte hain—

Bijoy – Pranaam Kaka.

Sen Babu – Bijoy Babu ye kya, kahin mitti me to nahi gir gaye the kya aap?

Bijoy – Nahi Kaka, hum to khet me kaam karke aa rahe hain.

Sen Babu – Aap gaav ke chhote malik, jinke kehne par naukar to kya gaav wale bhi kaam karne aa jaayen, wo khud khet me kaam kar rahe the? Bijoy Babu aap Zamindar hain, kisaan nahi.

Bijoy – Hum aaj Zamindar hue to kya hua, pehle to kisaan hi the. Aur bhala apni mitti me kaam karne me kaisi sharm? Aur hume to lagta hai Zamindar ko to khaaskar zameen se jude rehna padta hai. Hamari matrubhumi yahi hamari karmbhumi hai to is mitti se lagaav kyun nahi hoga?

Sen Babu – Bijoy Babu, aapki baatein, aapke aadarsh aur aapki ye saralta hi aapki visheshta hai. Hamari Vasudha ka saubhagya hai ki aap unke jeevansaathi honge.

Bijoy – Achha Kaka, aap andar chaliye. Hum kapde badal kar aate hain.

Sen Babu – Ji...

Haveli ke mukhya kaksh me Sen Babu, Zamindar Rai Bahadur aur unki patni baithe the. Tabhi wahan Bijoy aata hai...

(Lamba kad, angrezi suit, jame hue baal, haath me ghadi, chehre par shaant si muskaan.)

Bijoy – Aap sab itne khamosh kyun baithe hain?

Sen Babu – Bijoy Babu, hume Zamindar Babu ne bataya aap apni padhai ke liye doosre shahar ja rahe hain. Do din baad hum to ye soch kar aaye the ki yahan aapke aur Vasudha ke vivaah ka muhurat dekhne ke liye bulaya hoga par...

Bijoy – Kaka, kya aap nahi chahte ki aapki beti ke hone wale pati ka bhavishya ujjwal ho?

Zamindar – Zamindaron ka bhavishya zameen se hota hai aur Ishwar ka diya itna hai ki aap to kya aapki saat pushten baith kar kha sakti hain.

Bijoy – Baba, purkhon ka diya shauk poore karne ke liye hota hai, par zimmedaari poori karne ke liye mehnat karni padti hai. Aur Sen Kaka, Vasudha to hamari zindagi ka ab hissa ban chuki hai. Aur baat sirf 2 saal ki hai. Aur abhi hum maatr 19 varsh ke hain aur Vasudha 17 ki. Hum aapse vaada karte hain jis din hum laut kar aayenge usi din hum hamari aur Vasudha ke vivaah ka muhurat nikalwaayenge.

Sen Babu – Jaisa aapko theek lage. Par jaise ab tak humne gaav me kisi ko nahi bataya aapke aur Vasudha ke rishte ka, hum aapke lautne tak kisi ko nahi bataayenge.

Bijoy – Hum aapki ye baat maante hain Kaka.

(Sen Babu wahan namaskar karke wahan se chale jaate hain.)

Maa – Aap samjhe Bijoy? Sen Babu ke kehne ka matlab, wo kisi ko aapke aur Vasudha ke rishte ka nahi bataayenge. Matlab wo Vasudha ka vivaah kisi aur se bhi kar sakte hain.

Bijoy – Maa, ye rishta Vasudha ki bediyaan nahi hai. Aur agar hamari niyati me Vasudha hai to unhe humse koi alag nahi kar sakta...

(Bijoy itna kehkar wahan se chala jaata hai.)

'Jis din Bijoy doosre shahar jaane wala tha'

Champa Vasudha ka haath pakad use mandir ke peeche jungle me laati hai.

Vasudha – Champa, bolegi yahan kyun laayi hai? Maa ko pata chalega to bahut daant padegi.

Champa – Kuch nahi hoga. Tu bas shaant reh. Wo log bas aate honge.

Vasudha – Kaun log? Aur yahan jungle me?

Champa – Aaj Bijoy Babu shahar ja rahe hain. Unke jaane se pehle milna to hoga na.

Vasudha – Matlab?

Champa – Matlab maine Mogra ko Bijoy Babu ko yahan laane ko kaha hai.

Vasudha – Kya?

(Ye sunte hi Vasudha wahan se bhaagne lagti hai par Champa use rok leti hai.)

Champa – Are Bijoy Babu tujhse milne aa rahe hain, mujhse nahi. Kahan ja rahi hai?

Vasudha – Jaane de Champa. Maine kabhi unse baat nahi kari. Main kya bolungi? Main to jaanti bhi nahi theek se.

(Tabhi peeche se awaaz aati hai.)

Bijoy – To ab jaan lijiye.

(Vasudha jaise hi Bijoy ko dekhti hai wo uski taraf peeth karke khadi ho jaati hai. Ye dekh Champa aur Mogra unse thoda door jaakar khadi ho jaati hain.)

Bijoy – Lijiye, hum soch hi rahe the aapse jaane se pehle kaise mile, par jo hum nahi kar paaye wo aapne kar diya.

Vasudha – Humne nahi, wo to wo dono ne.

(Vasudha abhi bhi mudkar Bijoy ki taraf nahi dekhti.)

Vasudha – Hum chalte hain.

Bijoy – Rukiye. Hum aaj chale jaayenge aur 2 saal baad wapas aayenge. Kya aap humse kuch kehna nahi chahengi?

(Vasudha kuch nahi kehti.)

Bijoy – To chaliye hum hi keh dete hain. Hum intezaar karenge ki kab hum laute aur aapko hamari zindagi me shaamil karein. Lekin kya aap hamara intezaar karengi?

(Vasudha ab bhi khamosh thi.)

Bijoy – Hume lagta hai hume chalna chahiye.

(Bijoy jaane lagta hai.)

Vasudha – Suniye...

(Bijoy bina mude muskuraakar kehta hai.)

Bijoy – Kahiye...

Vasudha – Hamari zindagi ka faisla hamare bade lete hain, hum nahi. Par hum ek shart rakhna chahte hain. Aap maan lenge to hum aapke lautne tak aapka intezaar karenge.

Bijoy – Shart kahiye. Kaisi shart?

Vasudha – Shart se pehle ijaazat chahiye. Kya hum aapko chitthi likh sakte hain?

(Ye sunte hi Bijoy turant mudta hai aur waise hi Vasudha bhi mudkar wapas uski aur peeth kar leti hai.)

Bijoy – Bachpan se humne intezaar kiya ki aap kab hume chitthi likhenge. Ab jaakar aap maani hain. Aur hume to pata hi nahi tha aap padhna likhna jaanti hain.

Vasudha – Ji, hum vidyalay to nahi gaye par hamare Baba ne hume sikhaya hai.

Bijoy – Tab to hume intezaar rahega aapki chitthiyon ka.

Vasudha – To theek hai. Hum ye 2 saal aapko har mahine ek chitthi likhenge, mahine ki pehli tareekh ko. Aur us mahine ki aakhiri tareekh tak aapki chitthi ka intezaar karenge. Jis mahine aapki chitthi nahi aayi uske agle mahine hum kisi aur se vivaah karne ke liye haan kar denge.

Bijoy – Theek hai. Poori 24-24 chitthiyan hongi. Chahe aandhi aaye ya toofaan, hamari chitthi aap tak zaroor aayegi aur hum aapki chitthiyon ka intezaar karenge.

(Bijoy apni kalam nikaal kar Vasudha ki aur aage badha deta hai.)

Bijoy – Ye kalam hume hamare sabse khaas dost ne di thi. Lekin iski zarurat aapko hai. Ye apne paas rakhiyega aur isse hi chitthiyan likhiyega. Aur kalam aapko yaad dilaayegi ki aapko hume chitthiyan likhni hain.

(Vasudha wo kalam le leti hai.)

(Kuch der dono aise hi shaant khade rehte hain, maano man se ek doosre se vida le rahe hon.)

Kuch der me Bijoy chala jaata hai. Vasudha khamosh bas use jaate hue dekhti rehti hai. Jab tak Bijoy dikhta hai Vasudha dekhti rehti hai...

Bijoy apne parivaar aur gaav walon se milkar apna gaav Chandipur chhod kar doosre shahar Amaravati aa jaata hai. Apne Gurukul me aakar dekhta hai par wahan poora khaali milta hai. Tabhi wahan ka ek karmachaari uske paas aata hai.

Karmachaari – Babu, aap naye daakhile me hain?

Bijoy – Ji. Baaki sab kahan hain?

Karmachaari – Sab khaana khaakar sair par nikle hain. Abhi aa jaayenge. Laaiye aapka samaan andar rakh deta hoon.

Bijoy – Ye bataaiye Dada, yahan daak kitne waqt me aati hai? Gharwalon ki chitthiyan samay par milti hain?

Karmachaari – Babu, daak to rehne do. Ab 2 saal aap na kisi ko chitthi likh paoge na kisi ki chitthi le paoge.

Bijoy – Kyun?

Karmachaari – In Angrezon ko lagta hai aise Gurukul me hum yuva logon ko bhadkaate hain. Abhi kuch din pehle Bengal ke doosre ilaakon me kai Gurukul band karwa diye aur chhatron ko jail bhej diya. Isliye hamare Gurukul ne chhatron ki hifaazat ke liye door pahaadi par Gurukul ki kaksha banwaayi hai jiska kisi ko pata na chale. Isliye na koi chitthi na koi telegram. 2 saal bahar ki duniya se saare naate todne padenge...

(Ye sunte hi Bijoy soch me pad jaata hai.)

Bijoy – Phir 'Vasudha ki chitthiyan' kaise aayengi yahan aur main kaise likhunga unke jawaab...

(Anjaan the Bijoy aur Vasudha ki kaagaz ke pannon ki chitthiyan unka bhaagya likhne ja rahi thi.)

to be continue....

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