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.
