Monday, April 1, 2013

April Fool (Odia Story)


Khara dina chhuti kahaku bhala na lage! Puni jebe chhuti re bulibaku jiba hue tahale ahuri maja. Mu mo trutiya shreni re padhila bele khara chhuti re mo mamu nka gharaku bulibaku jaithili. Mo mamu nka ghara Puri. Agaru bahut thara buli jaichi. Sethi rahiki patha b padhichi. Hele jete thara gale b mate Puri jibaku sabu bele bhala lage. Mo aja nka gapa sunibaku, aai ra gela paibaku, Samudra re bali ghanti hei pani re khelibaku, Bali re gata karibaku, Deula tolibaku, puni sata deula re abadha khaibaku, sabu kichhi mate bahut bhala lage. Jemiti jemiti march masa sari asuthae semiti surjya nkara Shakti b badhi chalithae. Asahya garam. Mamu nkara tagid thae khara bele sabu pila ghare soibe. Kehi khara re bulibeni. Mate khara bele soibaku jama b bhala lageni. Hele mu mamu nku bahut dare. Mu aja nka pakha re sue. Mate gapa na kahile mu soibini boli ali kare. Se gote duita emiti jete gapa kahile b mu sueni. Mamu majhire majhire asi dekhiki jaanti mu soichi ki nai. Mu sethipain soiba bahana kare. Emiti akhi band kari galeiki pade 2-3 ghanta. Aja jananti je mu soini, hele se kahidianti, Nati ta kebethu soilani.

March sarila aau asila April pahila. Mora school sanga mane April 1 re paraspara ku boka banei April Fool karanti. Mu bahut thara boka heichi. Mo chuti re kichi laginathiba hele mate kahibe kana lagichi to chuti re dekh. Mu hata mariba agaru hi mate April Fool kahidebe. Aau kie kie kahiba, arey to pachha re gote sapa. Mu buliki aneiba agaru kahiba April Fool. Hele mu kahaku b boka banei pareni. Ethara mu aau semananka pakha re nahi. Tenu mate aau kehi boka banei paribeni ethara. Hele mu sakalu bhabiki rakhichi aaji aja nku April Fool karibi.

Aja sakalu uthi, tanka nitya karma sari, khabar kagaja padhuthanti danda pinda re. Mu dhire kina jai tanka pakha re basili. Kichi samaya pare kahili, “Aja, tama munda re kana lagichi.” Aja nka munda re challis pachas ti pachila baala chhadidele aau kichi nathila. Taku b aja sundara bhabe kundei thanti. Gote haata re khabar kagaj ti dhari, aara hata tiku munda re lageibaku gale. Tanka drusti sebe b kagaja upare nibidhha thae. Jemiti se munda re hata lageichanti, mu chillei kahi uthili, “APRIL FOOL, APRIL FOOL”.
Aja chamki padi mo adaku chahi kahile, “Kire kana hela? Kana emiti radi karuchu? April Fool kana? Aau mo mundare kana lagichi?”

Mora sabu maja sarigala. Aja April Fool kana jani nahanti! Puri bhalia sahare rahiki b etiki gyana nahi! Mu tanku april fool ra mane ta bujheili. Se mate jala jala kari chahithanti. Kichi samaya pare tankara dui akhi re pani asigala. Se aau mate na chahi upara akasaku anei kana gote bhabibaku lagile. Mu pacharili, “Aja, kana hela? Tamaku boka baneibaru tama mana dukha hela ki? Mate b mo sanga mane boka baneile mora b emiti mana dukha hue. Mate khyama karidia. Aau mu kahaku April Fool karibini.”

Aja mo adaku anei smita hasa te dele. Aau kahile, “Arey pagala, tu mate boka baneilu boli mora mana dukha nai. Mate aau kichhi kharap lagila”. Mu pacharili kana pain tanku kharap lagila. Se kahile aji khara bele soil abele mu tate gote badhia gapa kahibi. Mu bahut khusi heli. Ja hau sabu dina gapa kuha kuha kahi thaki jae, ta pare bahu kasta re gapa ti kuhanti. Aau aji se tanka adu gapa kahibe boli kahuchanti! Aji mamu mate kahiba aagaru mu ajanka pakhaku soibaku chaligali. Se kahile, “Kana gapa sunibaku ready?” Mu mora dui line bahada danta dekhei deli.

Se gapa arambha kariba agaru mate pacharile, “Tu Madhusudan Das nka naa sunichu?” Mu bada jorrse haan marili. Arey mora trutiya shreni sahitya bahira prathama kabita ‘Tuma pari chhota pila tie”. Mu janibini puni Madhu babu kie. Se khusi hele. Ta pare pacharile, “Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati nka naa sunichu?” Ethara mu munda halei mana kali. Ea puni kie? Mu khali Puri ra gajapati nku janichi boli mu kahili. Aja hasi kahile, “Haan Jemiti amara Puri ra Gajapati, Se b semiti Paralakhemundi ra gajapati.” Mu birakta hei gapa arambha karibaku kahili. Se kahile, “Aji emananka gapa mu tate kahibi.” Mu sabu dina pari akhi duita band kari tanka gapa sunili.

Agaru ama rajya ra naa Odisha nathila. Setebele ama rajya ra naa thila Utkala. Tara bahut agaru ama rajya ku Kalinga rupe loka janithile. Ama rajya ra sesha raja Mukunda Dev nka mrutyu pare aau kehi thik bhabe sasana kari parileni. Ta pare bahara desha ra raja mane asi ama rajya ku aktiar karinele. Ama rajya khanda bikhandita heigala. Adha rajya Bangala re misigala, baki kete jaga Andhra re ta aau kete Madhya bharatiya rajya saha misigala. Sehi sabu jaga re odia lokanka prati bahut anyaya hela. Puni jebe British Sarkar ama desha ku tanka adhina ku neigale anyaya atyachara ahuri badhigala. Odia loka manankara sanskruti dhire dhire lopa paiba re lagila. Odia bhasa bhasi loka mane bangali, telugu, hindi bhasa byabahara karibaku lagile. Desha re swatantrata lahari chalila bele ama odia loka mananka katha chinta kariba pain kete jana neta agaku asile. Sabu odia mananku ekajut kariba pain samaste lagipadile. Bahu kasta pare Bangala tharu ame alaga helu hele tathapi Bihar saha ame gotie sasana re rahilu. Sethipain Madhu Babu, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Pandita Nilakantha Das, Bhubanananda Das nka pari kete jana mahan neta agaku asile. Emananka saha ahuri bahut jana sabu odia bhasa kahuthiba loka aau sehi anchala gudiku nei gotie swatantra rajya gathana kariba pain anta bhidile. Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati bidesha jai british Sarkar nka saha gol table baithaka re nutana Odisha rajya gathana pain prastaba rakhile. Hele setebele seita sambhaba helanahi. Puni odia samachar patrika madhyama re andolana ku jor diagala. Gajapati puni thare bidesh jai odisha rajya gadhiba ku jukti kale. Ethara kintu se safala hele aau ama mananka pain Odisha rajya gathana heba pain swikruti miligala. Kete barsa ra kasta aau andolona pare aau kete jana mahan lokanka jogu ama Odia lokankara gote swatantra rajya hela. Madras ru ganjam jilla, Bengal ru Balasore, ehipari 6 ti jilla jatha Cuttack, Puri, Balasore, Sambalpur, Koraput aau Ganjam ku nei,  1936 masiha April 1 tarikha, mane aji dina re sabu Odia bhai bhauni nku nei ama Odisha rajya gathana hela. Aau cuttack ku rajadhani rupe grahana karagala. Sethipain aji ra dina ku ame ama rajya ra puruna naa anusare ‘Utkala Dibasa’ rupe palana karuchu.

Etiki kahi aja tanka puruna radio tiku lageile. Se sabu dina radio sunanti. Mu b galei padi sabu sunuthae sabu dina. Aji radio re bahut bhala bhala gita dela. Aja kahile Utkal Dibas pain aji sabu ete bhala gita dauchi. Mu mora gote akhi kholi aja nku dekhili aau kahili hele ajita ‘April Fool Day’. Aja kahile April fool ta ama sanskruti nuhe. Eita Bidesi mane ama ku sikhei dei jaichanti. Tu jebe mate April Fool kahilu, mate ethipain kanda lagila je ama bele ame ete kasta kalu hele ama nati natuni aji dina re samastanku boka banauchanti. Mu aja nka chhati re mo hata ti pakei kahili, “Mu ajithu aau kahaku b boka baneibini April 1 re. Aau mora sabu school sanga mananku madhya kahibi. Jie janini taku b mu tama gapa kahibi. Mu b dine Odia lokanka pain kichhi karibi.” Sehi samaya re mamu nka pati suna gala. Aja mate kundhei dei suai dele. Hele mu khali akhi band kari bhabuthili mu b dine Madhu Babu pari hebi.