Thursday, March 15, 2007

KOLKATTANS OR 'KOOL'KATTANS



I AM ALWAYS AT A LOSS OF WORDS WHEN I BEGIN TO PEN MY THOUGHTS ON KOLKATTANS. I AM ALSO A BIT CONFUSED. I CANT DECIDE WHETHER TO CALL THEM KOLKATTANS OR 'KOOL'KATTANS. ALL KOLKATTANS ARE KOOLKATTANS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AND I AM 100% SURE YOUR ANSWER WILL BE WRONG. WHO IS A KOLKATTAN? YOU WILL SAY A KOLKATTAN IS A PERSON STAYING IN KOLKATTA. YOU ARE WRONG. A KOLKATTANS ARE NOT ONLY THOSE PEOPLE STAYING IN KOLKATA BUT EVERY PERSON WHO IS EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT WHETHER STAYING OR NOT STAYING IN KOLKATA. A CENSUS IN 1991 PROVED THAT BENGALIS ARE THE MOT INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY OF INDIA. THAT IS A REAL CREDITABLE FACT. JIYO BANGLA. ACCORDING TO ME A KOLKATTAN IS NOT ONLY INTELLIGENT BUT WISE AS WELL. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING INTELLIGENT AN BEING WISE. BOTH INTELLIGENT POEPLE AND WISE PEOPLE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT A WISE MAN KNOWS TO USE HIS KNOWLEDGE AT THE RIGHT TIME. A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO GET TO GARIA FROM BARASAT EVEN WHEN IN THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO GET THROUGH FROM IN FRONT OF SALT LAKE STADIUM EVEN JUST AFTER A EAST BENGAL V/S MOHAN BAGAN MATCH HAS JUST BROKEN OFF. ONLY A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO EAT A STOMACH-FILLING MEAL AT ONLY 15 RUPEES. ONLY A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO GET TO PARK STREET FROM ULTADANGA EVEN IF BYPASS IS COMPLETELY JAM PACKED. ONLY A KOLKATTAN KNOWS THE ACTUAL TREASURE OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR. IT IS A TRUE FACT THAT KOLKATA IS THE CITY, IN INDIA, WHICH HOLDS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RELIGIONS FOLLOWED BY PEOPLE. THIS SHOWS THAT NO MATTER WHICH RELIGION PEOPLE BELONG TO THEY STILL UNITE UNDER ONE NAME, " KOLKATTAN". A VERY UNIQUE FEATURE OF KOLKATTANS IS COMMENTRY. THEY HAVE AN OPINION ON EVERYTHING. THEY JUST NEED A TOPIC AND CAN GO ON FOR HOURS AND HOURS. RIGHT FROM CRICKET TEAM SELECTION AND POLITICS TO MOVIES AND ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WHICH IS AVAILABLE. U CAN SEE HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE GONE ON FOR. THIS SHOWS I AM A KOLKATTAN AND I AM PROUD TO BE A KOLKATTAN OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR.
THESE ARE THE VIEWS OF KOLKATTANS ON AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR
kolkata amay diyechhey onek,diyechhe anondo,diyechhe ochena onek kichhu explore koarar jayga,diyechhe bhalobasha,diyechhe abeg,diyechhe kosto,hotath kore ochena hoye jawa.tomra sobai kolkata ke onno bhabe dekho,kintu ami think koto gulo chhobir canvass e jinish takey dekhte pari na.kimba dekhleo abar notun kore purono katha bolbo na.alochona chalanor jonno onno indhon di.kolkata onek somsoy amar chokher jol ke mithye kore diyechhe eta sotii katha.sotti katha etai je onek onek kosto thakleo kolkata r proti ekta boka boka obujh taan sobar modhye esey jay.manush gulo key keno etto chena lage ami jani na,kenoi ba eki rokom systeme eki i biswas niye etto lok eksathey etto boro ekta utsob kore proti october e.kenoi ba,eden garden kimba saltlake stadium e etto loker bhir.etto na pawar modhyeo etto pawa.etto rokomer kol thakey etto samprodayer lok thake tobu o tara ek ki kore.etto din er itihash kolkata r,etto bonchonar poreo matha tuley daranor sahosh amay dey ei sohor.ami baki jibon kothay thakbo jani na tobu ami rokte kolkata,bhanga rasta diye khuriye khuriye hete ami boro hoyechhi.kolkata diyechhe amay beche thakar sahosh.
amar mone hoy je kolkatar lokeder sobcheye boro speciality eta i je tara nijer shohor take bhishon bhalobase..anek somoy dey kolkatar pichhone...
amr kachhe kolkata maney sobkichhu..chhotto chhoto bhalo laga gulo roj kikore jeno sotti hoye othe ei shohorer parote porote..adda, micchil, maidan, boimela, traffic jam, roj natun hujuge mete otha, fuchka...kothao pabe ki egulor substitute?? bodhai na. atleast kolkatar hajar samosya satweo ei je hasi mukhe ta katiye othar chesta..er madhye je pran ta lukiye achhe..sei pranta ar kothao paoa jabe kina sandeho. chhotobelar sei shohor ta, jeta roj palte jachhe ektu ektu kore..kintu ei bodle jaoar madhye kolkatar pranchnchalota ta kothao etotuku paltai ni..roye gechhe sei ek e rakom.ei shahortai amai prathom swapno dekhte sikhiye chhilo..bhabte sikhiyechhilo..hajar samaosyar madhyeo kibhabe bhalo thaka jai..dekhiyechhilo ektu adda, ektu hasio kibhabe oxygen hoye jai..tai ajo hete cholechhi swapner hat dhore..se hat o to bariyechhe amar kolkata e.
Ami sudhu etukui bolte pari je onno sahor er theke ei sahorta ekdom alada. er moddhye amon akta pran achhe ja baro taratari sabaike chhue jai. Jani na jara kolkata chere chole giye r phire aste chai na tara thik ki mone hai. but for me, kolkatai fera mane ghare fera, jadio properly bolte gele ami kolkatar chhele noi. r ami seta sabsamai feel korechhi jakhon e ami baire thekechi ba thakte baddho hoyechi. haito eta home-sickness athoba etai --- " the magic of Kolkata"

1 comment:

Dhriti said...

I would say that is pretty right. No city like Kolkata. Kolkata is where home is :)