This month brings a special meaning to me..In this month way back in 1995, I got a call from my father at Jabalpur.He instructed me to come back to Kolkata soon.When asked he said that he has arranged my marriage this month. Frankly speaking I was overjoyed but did not tell this feelings to anyone.Only thing I did that called few of my close friends & then booked my ticket. I reached Kolkata on the birthday of my wife in waiting,Five days later I got married.Another five days later I had my own birthday.Celebrating my birthday at my father in law's house I returned to Jabalpur. In a few months I was sent to Indore.Enjoyed nice little time with my relatives at Indore and my landlord.Few years later my daughter arrived in the same month. Eventually her birthday is just 3 days after my birthday.So My life revolves around the month of June. I am sure not many of you have this unique opportunity to celebrate all your prime events of life in a single month.So I salute my mother,my wife,my daughter for making this month so special.
Another fact is that I had my first Romance with my wife in Jabalpur ,which also start with letter J. I was very poor in Hindi.So I chose few Bengali friends only.I knew nothing about cooking,but my friends took all responsibilities of feeding me before marriage. Those were wonderful times,I will never forget in my life. I never forget my friends as well.So my friends Kamal Chakraborty,Niladri Sarkar and family man Subrata Adhya remained friends till date.Kamal was wonderfu cook,Niladri was wonderful brother and Subrata had wonderful expertise in recreation. So our life was complete. But my wife changed our life. Kamal got relif from cooking.Wife became my Hindi teacher as she belonged to Bihar.I acquired reasonable efficiaency in Hindi. My landlord became my wife's best friend,so I had no worries in touring as well.But my frieds got a little physical disconnection as I was transferred to Indore. I became member of Bengali club there.Bengalis outside are much more social than Bengalis of Kolkata. Even the localites were wonderful.In those days there was not much popularity of mobile.One STD booth owner became friend of mine.Our intimacy was such that people started to think he was my brother. In a sense in the late nineties I had moved extensively to the interior of Madhyapradesh.The kind of road and transport I observed at that time is much above than existing today in Bengal. Be it Dhar,Khandwa,Jabalpur Bhopal or Gwalior it was evident people of Madhyapradesh belives in modern living. That is why they are moving forward.I wonder where Bengalis in Bengal will move ahead in future.They are still fighting with the pretty cause for land acquisition for Industry and housing which other states solved 15-20 years back.A natural intent of confrontation has gripped into people of Bengal.When will they look towards future? If these things continues neither youth will get jobs here neither good brains who are settled outside will ever want to return. I am really worried about future of Bengal,me and my daughter.My friends of Jabalpur I mentioned above are now settled in Jabalpur,Bilaspur and Bhopal.If I ask them about their intent to come back to Bengal ,they laugh.They say they will never leave MP and Chattishgarh. The kind of development orissa is making,the status of Kolkata will be enjoyed by Bhubaneswar soon. So June is my month,In this precious month of mine I sincerely appeal to my brothers of Bengal to think about our future. Today Sanad of Gujrat is becoming a den for car manufacturers. That all started from Nano,where they had to acquire land after year long endeavor of starting industry in Bengal.Today Ford and Maruti are also starting operation there. So it is obvious that what Gujrat is enjoying today was due for Bengal in actual. I wish to to stay & work for Bengal but if this confrontation continues nobody will come forward for industry and I will have to leave to feed my familly.I wish to celebrate every June in Bengal.Please don't snatch my desire.
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