Arindam:- The day before yesterday, I went to your house and asked your mother about you. She told me that you are staying at your maternal uncle’s house nowadays. Why is it so?
Durga:- I am very much scared at present to stay at my parents house. Even I am having sleepless nights while thinking about that incident. I am still wondering that how have I pressed the trigger spontaneously to kill that culprit. On that day, I came out of my parents’ house by telling them that I am going to stay at my maternal uncle’s house for 1 week. After shooting Kepler, I went straight to my maternal uncle’s house.
Arindam:- You never told me that you have a maternal uncle. What is his name?
Durga:- He is my sweet Jagdish mama. He is just 5 years elder than me. He is more like a friend to me rather than just a maternal uncle. He will get married to his girlfriend Shila within this year. My sweet mama is a swadeshi lawyer. I have told him everything. Right now, he is staying alone in his own apartment at Shivrampur. He has filed a case against Kepler. After all, he used to love his niece Shivani very much. Shivani was just 1 year younger than my Jagdish mama.
Arindam:- Hmm…Jagdish has done a good job by filing a case against Kepler. By the way, your mother has how many brothers and sisters?
Durga:- My mother has three elder sisters and two younger brothers. After the death of my maternal grandpa and grandma, Jagdish mama came out of Pritampur village. My elder maternal uncle, Jyotirmoy is still living in that village with his wife and children.
Arindam:- Ha ha ha…then let me tell you one thing that I know your Jagdish mama very well as he often comes to meet Prafulla daa and Dinesh daa at our secret meeting places. But I was not aware that he is your maternal uncle, he he he….I have never interacted with him directly at those meetings but he is a good guy with lots of knowledge about International Law. Our freedom fighters badly need some helping hands from some patriotic lawyers like your Jagdish mama.
Durga:- Accha, what you did in these 7 days. Haven’t you missed me, dear?
Arindam:- Yeah, of course, I missed you. I was not having the residential address of your Jagdish mama, otherwise, I would have met you there only.
Durga:- Everyone is whispering that you are having some ‘intu-pintu’ (affair) with the daughter of Amritlal. Nowadays, you are having lunch with Kamini in your office canteen. Is it true?
Arindam:- Aah…there is nothing between us. Kamini completed her graduation last year. She was looking for jobs in different companies but failed to crack anywhere. So, she decided to join his father’s company. She joined our office last month only as a Trainee. She is learning about writing articles, editing, printing, report collection and daily news compilation from me.
Durga:- Dekho…ami otho sotho bujhiney…jaa rotey taar kichu toh botey….From now on, you will not go for lunch with her at the office canteen. It is my order.
Arindam:- You are not believing me! If you don’t believe me, then there is no point in having a love relationship with me. It is as simple as that. If you are so concerned about me, then why you went to maternal uncle’s house without even telling me about that. For 7 days, I have not seen you. Naturally, I felt bored and sad. That’s why; I spent some time with Kamini. She is a nice girl and very friendly. We have nothing beyond that friendship relationship within us.
Durga:- Oh! So, you want to say that out of your sight means out of your mind. All boys are same. They don’t have patience in their love relationship.
Arindam:- aah…Why are you feeling so insecure, sweetheart? I was yours and will be yours.
Durga:- But, I can’t tolerate any other girl in your life. I will give her a nice beating if she falls in love with you.
Arindam:- Uff..baapre baap…satyi tomar naam Durga botey…Now, stop this discussion. Let us eat ‘Jhal-muri’ (Bengali Bhelpuri) and watch the sunset while sitting on the bank of this Hooghly River.
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Houghton:- Hello Roland! Is it the right time to talk to you?
Roland:- Yeah, yeah, Sir, carry on. You can call me anytime. I am ready to take your orders at anytime of the day. But, Sir, nowadays, you are not operating from Calcutta? I visited your Calcutta office. Your security personnel said that you are now operating from Midnapore town hall.
Houghton:- Yeah, yeah, that’s true. Actually, three years back, I bought a land in the Midnapore town. I am now constructing a house on that land. After my retirement, I will settle down here with my family members. Basically, Midnapore town is a place of elite and highly educated Bengali people. Therefore, this town is a very peaceful place to live in. Many local people are demanding to change the name of this Midnapore town as Kharagpur. The East India Company Railways (EICR) officials are also planning to make this town a locomotive center like Durgapur. Anyway, just forget that topic. I called you to tell you that in this coming Sunday, Mr. Curzon and Mr. Dalhousie will be reaching Calcutta and will be staying at the ‘Victoria Palace’ of Esplanade area. Mr. Hastings, the present Viceroy of Calcutta will receive Mr. Curzon and Mr. Dalhousie at the ‘Garden Reach Dock’. Queen Victoria is very much impressed with the administrative track record of Mr. Curzon and Mr. Dalhousie as a viceroy of Calcutta. Mr. Curzon remained Viceroy of Calcutta for 9 years and Mr. Dalhousie was for 4 years. But under their reign, Calcutta city, the dream city of Job Charnok became a second London in terms of architectural beatification and healthy green environment. That’s why; Queen Victoria wants to dedicate a Park in the name of Mr. Curzon and the entire commercial hub of Calcutta in the name of Mr. Dalhousie. Mr. Curzon and Mr. Dalhousie will come to Calcutta to open the Curzon Park and the Dalhousie Square respectively for the public of Calcutta. All the head office branches of the commercial banks in and around Calcutta will get shifted to the Dalhousie Square now. Roland, I want a full-fledged tight security in Calcutta city. Especially, keep strict vigilance on the Sutanuti administrative block, which is just at the north-eastern corridor of Calcutta.
Roland:- Don’t worry, Sir. The security will be tightened. But, I also need help from Mr. Quixote, the lieutenant of Sonarpur administrative block and Mr. Marcos, the lieutenant of Joka administrative block.
Houghton:- Don’t worry; they have already been instructed about it. Also there is a party on that day in the evening, at the ball room of ‘Victoria Palace’. Be present there at the party.
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Bhaduri Babu:- I went to meet Mr. Richards at the EICFF Headquarter in Midnapore town. He wants to check all the aspects before approving the registration of our football club. He will come down to Calcutta after 2 weeks. At that time only, he will visit Sutanuti. Within 2 weeks, you have to form a team of 14 players.
Santosh:- Yes, I will do that but I need a person who can help me out to select good players from Sutanuti.
Bhaduri Babu:- Arindam will be the right person to help you out because he works as a sports columnist cum junior editor in ‘Amritbazar Patrika’. Amritlal is the owner of that Bengali daily newspaper. Every year, an Annual Sports Event takes place in Sutanuti. Arindam writes reviews on each and every game played in those sports and also about the players participating in it. So, he knows all the pros and cons of any player in Sutanuti. He will surely help you out in selecting the players. Don’t worry about that.
Santosh:- Accha, Bhaduri Babu, who will be the Cashier and the Marketing Coordinator of our club?
Bhaduri Babu:- My grandfather Mohandas had younger brothers; Mainakdas and Mriduldas. Bappaditya is the grandson of Mriduldas. Bappaditya is one of the best accountants in India. He is currently working in the ‘Hawkish Audit’ company at Cossipore. He is eager to take the role of a cashier in our club. On the other hand, Dwijendralal is my childhood friend. For 20 years, he worked in ‘Bengal Bank’. He took retirement last month only. At the time of retirement, he was the Senior Manager of ‘Bengal Bank’. Unlike me, Dwijendralal was always a sports lover and was good in athletics in our school days. Dwijendralal will be the marketing coordinator of our club. Even you will be surprised to know that the management of ‘Bengal Bank’ has decided to sponsor our club. The only thing we have to ensure from our side is that in the jersey of our football club, there will be a logo of ‘Bengal Bank’.
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Lily:- You could have told me straight on my face that you don’t like to see me as a bar girl. Then I would have left that job much before. What is the point in telling your views about me to me by using Tulsi ji.
Radhanath:- Tulsi! Who is this Tulsi? I don’t know any Tulsi ji.
Lily:- Now, don’t try to act smart in front of me. You are playing fool with me. You have requested Tulsi ji to provide me a job in her ‘Khadi Sangha’ unit and now you are telling a lie in front of me. Why are you not straightforward in your approach towards me? I am your girlfriend, Radhanath. Try to understand that. When you hide something from me, I feel insecure when I come to know about those hidden views.
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Sujoy:- Ha ha ha…for a silly reason, you have quarreled with your girlfriend. How funny, it sounds! Then let me tell you the real truth. Badal daa has requested Tulsi ji to provide Lily a job in ‘Khadi Sangha’. Your father did not want you to start fighting again with that bloody Dave.
Radhanath:- Oh! I see. So, you people have now become slaves in the hands of my father.
Sujoy:- Radhanath, after all, he is your father. Whatever he is doing, he is doing for your betterment only.
Radhanath:- These are all eye-wash. Frankly speaking, my father hates Lily. Anyway, I need to go and meet Lily to tell her the real truth. I don’t want her to remain in any illusion or wrong perception about me.
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Houghton:- Welcome to the party, Roland. Come with me; let me introduce you to Mr. Curzon, Mr. Dalhousie and Mr. Hastings. Sirs, May I have the privilege to introduce Mr. Roland in front of you. At present, Roland is the lieutenant of Sutanuti administrative block.
Hastings:- Oh! You are Mr. Roland. Yeah, I heard about you from Samuel. He mentioned about you for quite a few times. You were in charge of Gwalior administrative block, right?
Roland:- Yes, Sir. I was in Gwalior few months ago.
Curzon:- So, young man. Are you enjoying your administrative tenure in Sutanuti? I have heard that nowadays Sutanuti has become a hub for Bengali rebels. How are you dealing with that matter? You have been transferred from Gwalior to Sutanuti, for a special purpose, right?
Roland:- Yeah, I am trying my level best to arrest them, Sir, but, somehow, those rebels are getting support from the local people of Sutanuti. That’s the biggest problem for me.
Dalhousie:- Hey, Roland, you are now talking like a coward. Come on, man, you are an excellent lieutenant of our British Government in India. Do you know why we, the British Generals have been able to rule over India for more than a century till date? India is a country which has so many diversified cultures, communities and castes. That’s why; it is very easy for us to implement the policy of ‘Divide & Rule’. Break the unity of the Indians in the name of their different cultures, communities and caste. Remember one thing, that this Bengali class people are the smartest and the most intelligent people of India. We made Calcutta as the capital of India to get control over the brains and the hearts of India. A famous scholar has rightly pointed out that, ‘What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow’.
Hastings:- Ha ha ha…That’s why, we broke the Bengal into two halves a few years back. We sowed the poison of hatred and communalism among the Hindus and Muslims of Bengal. We even tempted the Muslim people of Bengal that the British government is willing to create a separate state for Bengali Muslims only if those Bengali Muslims back out themselves from those ‘Quit India’ and ‘Swarajya’ movement. Bengali Muslims of East Bengal either killed or kicked out the Bengali Hindus from East Bengal after looting their land. After the Bengal partition, the power of Bengal was greatly reduced, but, again slowly and steadily, the Bengali rebels are getting united. Roland, just divide those Bengalis again in the name of caste and community, otherwise, these Bengali rebels will start pouncing on the British government like Royal Bengal Tigers of the Sundarban delta.
Curzon:- Yeah..Nowadays, the Bengali people of West Bengal are known as Ghotis and the Bengali Hindus who have been kicked out by the Bengali Muslims of East Bengal are known as Bangaals. Point to be noted that those Bangaals are treated as refugees in West Bengal. Roland, just play the tricks to break the unity among the Bengalis in the name of Ghotis and Bangaal. These Ghotis and Bangaals will start fighting among themselves. The more they engage in bloodsheds, the more the Bengali freedom fighters’ ‘Swadeshi’ movement weakens.
Roland:- Sirs, I think that we have divided the Indians on so many grounds of communalism till date, that we are left with no other grounds of communalism to divide them further. Rather if we try to sub-divide the Indians further in the name of communalism, then it will automatically back-fire the British government only. But, still, I will try my level best to divide the Bengalis in the name of Ghotis and Bangaals.
Houghton:- Yeah, Roland, we have full confidence on you that you will succeed in that. Come on; already the music is on inside the ball room. Everyone has started dancing after having several rounds of drinks. Roland, you need to chill out now.
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Roland:- Excuse me, young lady. Can I hit the floor with you? My name is Roland.
Daisy:- Oh! Sure, why not! I am Daisy.
Roland:- I have never came across a sweet looking lady like you in any of these kind of parties.
Daisy:- Thanks for the compliments! Generally, I don’t like to attend parties. Today, my dad requested me to come to this party to meet Curzon and Dalhousie uncles.
Roland:- What’s your dad’s name?
Daisy:- I am daughter of Mr. Hastings.
Roland:- Oops! Sorry! I was not aware of that.
Daisy:- That’s ok. My dad is the Viceroy of Calcutta. I am not the Viceroy of Calcutta. You are Lieutenant Roland, right? I have heard your name. Even I have read several articles in ‘THE STATESMAN’ newspapers about your administrative skills in Gwalior. You are very handsome and you are good at dancing too.
Roland:- Thanks for the compliments! You look like an Indian girl but you still look so pretty. Generally, I hate Indians.
Daisy:- Actually, my mother was an Indian woman. Her name was Daalia. She was the 3rd wife of my dad. She died 7 years ago due to a deadly viral fever. Do you have any girlfriend?
Roland:- I had one in the past. After the break-up, I started hating girls. To me, all girls are same. They are selfish and they always love the wallet of their boyfriends rather than loving their romantic hearts.
Daisy:- All girls are not alike. Five fingers of your palm are not alike.
Roland:- Yeah, I know that and I hope that all girls should never become alike. Are you single?
Daisy:- Yeah, of course, I am still single and ready to mingle. But, why you asked me this question?
Roland:- No, I just asked. There was no other intention behind it.
Daisy:- Do you believe in love at first sight?
Roland:- It depends on the quality of the eyes of the beholder and the precious object that is getting viewed by those eyes.
Daisy:- All that glitters is not gold. Are you not skeptical about glittery objects?
Roland:- I don’t search for a golden jewel in jeweler’s shop but I do search inside the coal mines with a torchlight to get a hidden sparkling diamond.
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Curzon:- Hey, Hastings, how old is your daughter now?
Hastings:- Yeah, she is 22 years old now. Why? What happened?
Dalhousie:- Nothing so serious, but I think that your daughter has got someone very interesting in this party. Look at your daughter there on the dance floor. She is dancing with Roland. Both of them are looking great. I can assure you that they can be a perfect match for each other.
Hastings:- Roland is a good guy. I have no objection at all. Let the water flow down the mountains and take its own course to reach the sea of love.
Curzon:- Ha ha ha…in this old age, you are becoming a romantic philosopher. Oh! My goodness, Hastings, you should retire from your Viceroy post of Calcutta and start writing romantic novels now, ha ha ha…
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Santosh:- So, you are Arindam! Hmm…it is nice to meet you! I am Santosh Roychoudhury.
Arindam:- Yeah, yeah, I have got all the information about you from Bhaduri Babu. Now, tell me, how I can help you out in selecting the players?
Santosh:- What games are generally played in the Annual sports of Sutanuti?
Arindam:- Hmm…Athletics, Wrestling, Swimming and Kabaddi.
Santosh:- Fantastic! Just make a list of 12 players consisting of 3 best players from all these games. I want the list tomorrow. After getting that list, I will ask you several questions and you have to answer my questions correctly.
Arindam:- What! You are sounding very funny to me! I have never heard that a lawyer has become a coach of any sports team. Anyway, I will surely give you the list of 12 players by tomorrow afternoon.
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