Ei jemon saraswati pujor din ta aajo moner modhye boiye day mon-kemoner unmona bataash....chhelebelay saraswati pujo bolte emon ekta din jedin barir pujoke kendro kore barir shobbar ekjot howa...aager din amra tin khurtuto bhai mile babar haat dhore listi miliye miliye doshokormar bajaar korchhi, raat jege maar aalpona dewa dekhchhi , aar pordin shokaal hotei boi-pottor shotaan tule dichhi maa saraswatir paaye..byas, homeworker berajaal dingiye ekchhutte tepaantor...
Claas eight-e tokhon aami,..baarir pujor batton porlo amaar knadhe....amaar dadu, baba, kaka-der haat phire pujo koraar daitto she bochhor theke amaar hoste...'tomaar potaka jaare dao..'...ekta gota din dhore cholechhilo amaar training...tarpor raat jege bibhinno puja-podhyotir boi ghente amaar nijer 'note' toiri....e shob i chhilo net practice ..aashol pujor din-e poncho prodiper shikhataar moto amaar buk-o duru duru knapchhe ...dhuti porata konokrome aayotto korechhi maatro...chaador gaaye joriye aachmon shere gnada phool haate koshakushite jokhon montrobol-e ahbaan korchhi Ganga, Jamuna, Godabori, Saraswati shoho bhaaroter shomosto jolodhitorongo-ke, ei aashon bidhouto kore pujaarir bikkhipto mon-ke pobitro korte, kimba jeno signify korte bhaarotborsher apaato bibidher maajhe ontorleen hoye boye chola ek mohaan milon ke....thik tokhoni abaar pujo chhapiye amaar moner kone unki dichhe ekta shaada-kaalo celluloid...baba Horihorer paashe boshe chhotto Apu shikhe nichhe pujor khnutinaati...
Sharadiner chora pora pet-e khichurita laagto omrito....kono bochhor ei din-e sob sheshe bikel bela chole gechhi boimela...tobe se kotha thaak, se abaar onyo nostalgia, se golpo aar ek din er jonyo tola thaak....
Shotyi, golpo phuroy na, din phuriye jaay...'rongchonge swopner din chole jaay rong haariye'...e bochhor hothaat korei mone koriye dite holo je kaal saraswati pujo....ek ritu-boichitroheen aar boichitroheen paarboner deshe shobkota din-i chole jaay eki goti-te..Kolkatay ritu eshe taar rong bodlay, aashwiner dhaaker kaathi periye, hemonter ranga dhaaner khoi uriye sheet eshe dorjay kora naare, tarpor shei sheeter morshoomei prothom kul khawar din saraswati pujo...ei dintao chole gele aashbe shobujer raja boshonto....aar epaare probaashe ekta shunyo dolna shudhu obiraam dule jaabe eki Fall aar Spring-er maajhe...onoboroto sei eki sur-e..."chokher dekha, praaner kotha, se ki bhola jay.."
