Purnima te jongol er rup dekhar jonye Rajabhatkhaowa jabo , ei katha ta bolar sathe sathe sob bondhura raji hoye gelo. Amader dolbol to pa bariyei thake kolkata chhere beriye porar jonye. Ami shudhu budhhidata. Budhhi jogan di. Ek kathay tour planner o bola jay. Sei moto Dol-Purnima r somoy ta ke bechhe neowa holo. Doler 2 din aage Kanchankanya y raona holam. Ei train tir bisesatwa ei je train ti New Jalpaiguri station chharar pore jongoler modhye diye jay. Etai sei train jate chorle jete jete kakhono sakhono hati, mayur o dekha jay.
Pordin bela 10 ta nagad New Alipurdaur station e namlam. Amader gari aage thekei thik kora chhilo. Ashish da, jini amader okhankar guide, jotha somoy e gari niye uposthit. Jabar aage etobar ph e katha hoyechhe je amader chine nite kono asubidha holo na. 30 min jabar por thekei jongol dekha gelo. Majhe rasta, amra 45 min er modhye Rajabhatkhaowa r jungle lodge – 2 te eshe pouchhalam. Eta Lodge 2 bolar karon holo , Lodge 1 jeta, seta Buxa fort er kachhe onek uNchute obosthito. Jekhane power nei. Gullu chhoto bole amra Lodge-2 tai bechhe niyechhilam. Lodge dekhe bojhar upay nei je eta forest er bhetore. Karon eto sundor byabostha r eto sundor jayga je obak hoye jete hoy. Sobcheye akorshoniyo holo bunglow r ga diye jaowa rail-line ta. Train gulo jokhon tikhno chitkar kore jete thake, line er pashe dNarale BibhutiBhushan er golper katha mone koriye day.
Dupurbela thik kora holo kothay kakhon jaowa hobe. Sei moto bikele amra prothom e gelam Sikiyajhora naam e ekta jaygay. Besh dhulo periye gari giye pouchhalo ekta doba moto jaygar pashe. Dekhe kintu motei pochhondo holo na. Shunlam ei nodi ta bhetore onekdur chole gachhe jongoler modhye diye. Dekhe obosyo biswas o holo na. jai hok baitha chalano ekta nouka niye majhi amader tule nilo. Nouka jongoler pothe raona holo. Joto beshi egote thaklo, toto ( ektu o bariye bola noy ) moner modhye ekta chhotto kore bhoy uNki dite thaklo. Ashish da amader sathei chhilo. Bolte laglo je ei jongoler nodi te Leopard r Hati ashe jol khete. Jodi kopale thake to dekhte paowa jabe. Chardik nistobdho. Majhe majhe shudhu pakhir daak shona jachhe. Jongoler bhetore aalo pray nei bollei chole. Sobai dom bondho kore chup. Nouka egote thaklo. Minute 20 jabar por jongol eto ghono r charidik eto andhokar hote thaklo je badhdho hoye bolte holo je ebar phera jaak. Kono somoy jodi kono wild-life beroy, tahole ei nouka niye pherar r kono poth nei. Sei moto nouka ghuriye neowa holo, akashe tokhon purnima r ChaNd, r jole taar birat aboyob.
Ratre bunglow te phire bunglow r bagan e jordar adda chollo. Aste aste okhankar local chheleder sathe alap holo, jara lodge er bibhinno dayitye ache. Pordin Dol. Tai shunlam jongol bondho. Shune to sokoler mon kharap. Kintu Pappu ( jongoler r ek guide ) bole uthlo, chinta korchhen keno?, ami to achhi. Ami apnader thik jongole niye jabo. Okhane boshe rajabhatkhaowa naamer tatporjyo jana gelo. Bhutan-raj ke na hotiye bhat khaben na bole Coochbehar er raja protigya korechhilen. Bipod bujhe sondhir prostab dyan bhutanraj. R sopoth puron haoyay ei jongole boshe bhat kheyechhilen cooch-beharer raja. Sei theke ei jaygar naam hoy Rajabhatlhaowa. Bunglow r sobai ghumiye porleo amader bagan e boshe chaNder alloy adda kintu thamlo na. Pray raat 2 tor somoy sobai ghumate gelo. Beranor riti anujayee ami r Baishali r sathe Gullu. R bakira 2 to ghore bhagabhagi kore. Eta ektu obak hobar bishoy thik e. kintu berate giye amra ei sorto ta sobai e puron kore thaki. Ek kathay bola jay jatota paro golper sukh bhag kore nao.
Pordin sokale Pappu kathamoto amader niye Jayanti r jongole raona holo. Jehetu eta Bhutan simanto, tai majhe majhe besh kichhu BSF er chauki ache. Jayanti holo bhutaner simanay. Tar kachher Chauki porjonto jabar por Forest Officer er theke anumotipotro nite giye dyakha gelo office bondho. Soba idol er utsob manate byasto. Agotya sob anumoti chharai jongoler modhye dhuke porlam. Besh kichhudur giye gari thamiye amra chup kore opekhha korte thaklam. Hothat jongoler buk chire dujon lok ekta bike e eshe khabor dilo je kachhakachhi hati ache, siggir garite uthe palao. Amra edik-odik neme ektu ghurchhilam, porimori doure garite uthe porlam. Emon ki dauranor somoy bhule gelam je Gullu moner kheyale onek dur chole gyachhe. Kaushik oke kole tule daur lagalo garir dike. Hati kon dike aste pare seta amader driver Sanjay r Pappu r jana chhilo. Ora sei moto gari urdhoswash e chhotate laglo. Seshe Bala nodir pare eshe sei hati r dekha millo. Hati puro nodi ta paar hoye joler kachhe giye snan kore abar jongole miliye gelo. Amra besh dur theke sei drisyo upobhog korlam, karon beshi kachhe jaowa baron chhilo. Doler din bole rasta-ghat e lok khub kom bollei chole. R jara ache, tara adibashi gochher, keu e sushtho nei. Tai r beshi raat na kore phire gelam Lodge e.
Jongoler buk chire alor mala duliye purnima r raat train er chole jaowa dekhte dekhte sobai kemon jeno mohabisto hoye porlam. Janlam eta Inter-city Express, jeta raat 9 tar somoy Rajabhatkhaowa station er samne diye jay.
Pordin sokale Jayanti r pare jabar katha. Okhane Mahakal er mandir ache. Kintu amra setate jodi uthte na o pari, tao nodir paar er ja bornona shunlam, ta dekhar lobh samlate parlam. na. Etao ek notun abhigyata. Jayanti pouchhe dekhi Mahakal jabar kono rasta nei. Amader garita chhilo Savari. Bhishon soktopokto gari. R Sanjay ati dakhhota r sathe pathor r nuri r modhye diye gari chaliye Mahakal e other rasta porjonto niye gelo. Rasta na bole bhogno-pahar bolle o bodhhoy kom bola hobe. Amra gari theke neme kotha diye eshechhi ta r khuNje pelam na. dhu dhu korchhe nuri-pathhor bichhano. Charidike uNchu pahar, majhkhane amra dNariye.
R ekta thanda joler srot boye cholechhe. Apurbo !!! Joler modhye neme porlam eksathe sobai. Ekta kore baro baro pathor bechhe niye oi thanda jole pa dubiye boshe boshe charidike paharer nistobdhota dekhte dekhte kakhon jeno somoy kete gelo. Dekhlam Mahakal darshan sere kichhu nepali manushjon samner rasta diye neme aschhe. Jabar somoy amader bole gelo je, oi to r ektu jan, mahakal er rasta peye jaben. Kintu amra somoyer abhabe jete parlam na. Phire shunlam aaj Night Safari r byabostha kora hoyechhe. Ashish da, pappu, bishesh kore Gatak da ( jinni okhankar manager ) sobai jeno kakhon amader nijeder lok hoye gyachhe. Amra eksathe golpo korchhi, adda marchhi. Orai bollo je aaj ratre tomader niye berobo. Kintu kauke bola jabe na.
Eta Forest officer er sathe katha bole special byabostha kora. Bunglow r anyanyo tourist ra jakhon sobai ratre ghore chole jabe, tokhon eshe amader deke niye jabe. Se ek bhoyonkor uttejona !!! sei moto chupichupi rater bela khabar pore opekhha korte thaklam kakhon daak ashe. Raat 10:30 tay beriye porlam. Ekta watch tower er kachhe prothom niye gelo. Ekhane shudhu forest guard ra thake. Tourist ashe na. charpashe baidyutik tarer bera. Bhetore dhuke chup kore boshe roilam. 2 jon guard tader rater khaowa sarchhilo r amader bolchhilo tader bibhinyo abhigyotar katha. Hothat hatir aowaj. Sobai chup kore boshe. ChaNder alloy dekha gelo dure hatir dol paar hochhe. Okhan theke abar gelam Jayanti r pare. Chup kore boshe roilam onekkhon. Charpashe bibhinyo rokomer pakhir daak. Ek odbhut romanchokor anubhuti. Okhane boshe Ashish da bikhyato lekhok Budhhadeb Guha r jongol bhramon r bikhyato jongol pagol Sabyashachi Chakraborty r golpo shonachhilo. TaNra kakhon asen, kibhabe jongole ghoren eisob. Aadh ghonta bosar por raat 12 tay phire elam bunglow te. Kal phire jabar pala.
Sokale uthe swabhabotoi sobar mon kharap protyek barer moto. Abar berolam sesh jongol dorshon e. Ebar besh kichhu jayga ghurlam, jekhane gari khub kom dhoke. Ekmatro forest officer chhara r keu sebhabe ashen a. tar e modhye dekhte pelam besh kichhu gaach kichhudin aage agune pure pray phaNka, jake amra dabanol boli, e tar e angshobishesh. Moyur r Wild-dog er dekha paowa gelo. Kintu e jatray o Leopard er dekha millo na. Kintu tate ki? Amra je jongol dekhlam, sei gobhire ghorar abhigyata je sobar hoy na, e o kom katha !! Phire elam bunglow te. Sob mal-potro toiri. Ghor chhere dite hobe. Kintu amader train sei bikel 4 te. Ghatak da er somadhan kore dilen, bollen reception e bisram korte. Sei moto besh kichhu somoy reception e katiye station er uddyeshe raona holam. Kintu muskil ektai amader rater jonye kono khabar neowa holo na eto taratari beroner phole. Hothat mathay elo, New Jalpaiguri te to train onekkhon dNarabe. Tahole Srayashi ke bollei to hoye jay !!! Jemni bola, temni kaaj. Ashish da r Sanjay amader station e diye gelo r ei protisruti niye gelo je amra jeno shiter somoy abar ashi, ora amader Leopard dekhabei. Aha! E sujog ki chhara jay?. Mukhe kichhu na bolleo mone mone bollam, e r bolte!
Raat 8 tar somoy train eshe NJP dNaralo. Charidike tumul bristi, tar modhye Srayashi amader khabar niye uposthit. Dekhei prothom bole uthlo, amay phele tora ghure eli amar e barir samne diye? Sotti to!! Train er bhetor uthe onek golpo holo or sathe. Train chharar muhurte Kaustuv hothat oke jigyasa korlo je, 1st May r chhutit sathe r 2 din chhuti nite parbe? O totkhonat raji hoye gelo. R ami mone mone bhabte thaklam je 1st May r chhuti te kothay jaowa jay? Train sore jete laglo. Jatokhhon dekha jay, o haat naRte thaklo. Ami abar May masher opekhhay……
