#Benglish - Malda to Murshidabad (Murshidabad Vromon)

Tokhn baje sokal 8 ta. Gari te uthlam. Jabo Murshidabad. Rasta faka thakle lage oi 2 theke arai ghonta. Trafic jam e faasle aro besi. Gari ta boro mama er office er gari. Seo jache amader 7e. Ami dharer sit ta dokhol korlam karon train er drisho dekhar por ei tuku to bujhei gechilam je aj o sei sundor drisho ta aro valo kore dekhte pabo. Thik tai. Rod er taap e jol jol korchilo sei shimahin chaas baas er jomi. Aprubo chilo sei soundorjo.

Somay to ei dekhei kate, jokhn eto durei jachi. Tar 7e sundor pochonder gaan o baad nei (I was listenin to romantic, soft and soothing melodies of Bengali , english and Hindi). Tar e 7e gaari teo cholchilo purono diner sundor gaan. Sob miliyei moner konae ekta thanda sneher choyao upovog korchilam. Darun sotti e darun.

Amr mote Murshidabad e 2toi jaega dekhar moto – Hazarduyari ebong Daakat Devi Singh er praasaad. Prothomei gelam Hazarduyari te. Kintu sekhane Hazarduyari chara aro onk kichui ache.

Guide nilam ebong se tar bornona arombho korlo.

Ei chilo tar bornona – “Murshidabad er “HERO” chilen Nabab Shiraaj-uddullya tar e jonno toiri ei duyari. Hazar duyari – mane 1000 ta dorja. Kintu sob dorja asol (kather toiri) noe. Nokol dorjao ache. Nokol dorja guli – dim er kusum, bali, chun, pathor ettaddi jinis die toiri - banano hoechilo Nabab der rokhaar jonne. Hazarduyari age ekta High court chilo jekhane “Puppet Administration” cholto. Nabab ra puppet ebong British ra asol admistrator – ekhn seta ekti museum.

Hazarduyari er gate ta Nabab er praasaad er mukho mukhi. Praasaad ta visal boro. 209 metre choura (From all sides). Vitore ekta mosjit ache jekhane Muharram er somay onushthan ayojito hoe. Parade o hoe. E chara chilo Nabab der ghori – han ghori ( Big Ben er motoi dekhte - kintu onek choto).

Bacha kamaan (Baby Cannon) – ei kamaan ta pase boe chola Ganga nodi er tola theke uddhar hoechilo. Bacha to moteo noe – Jerokom boro serokom e vaar. Ei kamaan ta jokhn uddhar hoe tar prokando awaaj e 300 mohila der peter bacha (foetus) nosto hoe jae. Tai ei naam ei daka hoe.

Sathei chilo onk choto choto mosjit jeta Nabab Shiraj doridro lokeder jonne banie chilen.

Hazarduyari museum ta sotti e apurbo. Vetore jotno kore rakha Nabab der jinis potro. Judher tolwar , poshak, guli – bonduk sob e. E charao tokhn kar jib jontu der mummy gulo o rakha ache.

Amar sob cheye odvut ebong akorshonio ei jinis guloi legechilo – 

1. Dunia er sob cheye boro (mota) baas jeta Assam theke aana hoechilo.
2. Nabab er khun kora ekta kumir.
3. Ekta aena (mirror) jetate takele nijer matha dekha jae na.
4. Dorbar hall er Singhason.
5. Tokhonkar kar Artist der chobi.
6. Ekta pakhi er mummy – Ei pakhita dim akashe dito ebong akash thke porar somoi dim theke chana berie ure jeto.
7. Hattir daater (ivory) toiri  ekta tolwar jeta diye Nabab Shiraj k khun kora hoe.

Ettaddi aro onek kichu.

Er por Daakat Devi Singh er prasaad. Ekhan theke beronor somay mon ta aatonke abong ekta odvuut voe vore gechilo. Karon ami jaa dekechi r ja sunechi ei praasad er modhe tar bornona bolar motoi noe.

Praasaad e dhukei ekta uthon er moto jaegae ese poucholam. Jaega ta ekta khole baranda er moto. Guide bollo je ekhane Devi Singh chaashi der theke khaajna (tax) adae korten. Chaasi ra khaajna na dite parle tini taader upor ottachaar korten – Sei chaasider poribar - sonsar dhongsher mujhe chole jeto. Sei ottacharer bornona shune amr praan aatke uthlo – Devi Singh sei chaasider der sontaan der mere felten (samnei ekta jela ghor chilo sekhane baachader ke ekta lohar chain e bedhe 3 baar prochondo jore ghorano hoto … tader sorir chire tukro hoe jeto – nari vuri ek pase, ek pase rokto r tolae laash ta porto). E chara tini sei Chaasider r tarder Strider (wife) k utlongo kore gaye gorom tel dhele diten. Tateo jodi tara beche thake tader ke chabuk die pitie faashi die diten. Sei faashi er ghor tao dekha holo. Upore jhulche ekta boro lohar chain. Guide bollo je ei faashi deowar jaegar thik tolae Ganga nodi chilo jekhane faashi deowar por laash gulo jole fele deowa hoto. Kintu ekhn dekhlam je pathor er mejhe boshano hoeche.

Uthon er samne ekta chotto baagaan er moto chilo. Ekhane naaj gaan onushthan ayojito hoto. Bai der nachei Raajar mon neche uthto. Sob cheye Sundori chilen HIRABAI. Tar sundorota tar chobi dekhei bujhlam – aschorjer kotha holo ei je se 6 ft 2 inchi lomba chilen.

Odhvut etei laaglo je sekhane ekta Kali thakur er murti chilo. Ei murti te JIB NEI SHIB o NEI. Devi Singh ei murti ke pujo kore khaajna aadae korte jeten. Tai take daakat bola hoto.

Sotti bolte ami konodin o itihaas k eto tao pochondo korini. Aj korchi :)