LETTER TO A SARDAR FROM HIS MOTHER

Amrar Silchore ek sordar-re tar maye chiti lekhlo, Jallondor taki.Chitita khub bala. Apneo poriya dekhoin na DADA!
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Jullunder, 21 May, 2006

Priyo Jasbinder,

Amar pronam nish. Ami ei chitita khub dhire-dhire lekhiyar karon tui tara-tari porte paros na. Ami chosma poriya lekhiyar otar lagi tui chosma poriya chitata poris. Amar chosmar power hoilo: Left -1.75, Right – 2.75.

Tor baba okhon 500-jon manusher upre kaj koroin. Kintu tan beton ta khub kom. Tain koborsthano(cemetery) giya ghas katoin. Tan-re khub sombhob koborstano Manager banai dibo.

Tor didir ekta baicha hoise. Kintu ami okhono jani na je it meye na chele. Otar lagi koitam pariyar na je tui UNCLE hoisos na AUNTY. Janar songe songe tore khobor pathaimu ne.

Tui okhon kichu diner jonyo amrare chithi lekhis na. Asole tor Babar ar-ek Sordar bondhu aiya amrar ADDRESS loiya geshe giya. Hey nuton bari banaise otar lagi tar address asil na. Amra okhon Address-heen hoiya ghoruyar. Tor babay koyek diner modhye amrar lagi nuton address kinba. Kinar pore janaimu ne.

Ami tor lagi Julundhar taki coat kinchi. Registered post koriya pathamu. Post-Oficce-e tor babare koise je coater ujon beshi, otar lagi ami shob butam khuliya coater pocket-e dukai dishi. Coat pawar pore butam lagai lais.

Tor kaku Jatinder gashor upre uthiya pori geshil. Asole bristir din asil. He kisku koi masher piche poriya gasho uthsil kintu tar pore ar namte na pariya laf mari dise. He okhon hospitalo admit hoise. Tar chuto chele thanat giya “koi maser” biruddhe FIR lekhse. PUNJAB POLICER team okon koi maser pal gulare khujer. Court-o hazir koraibar lagi. Sesh paibo tara. Judge-e koise je he ita sob koi mas gulare rosha banaiya khaibo. He koise je Koi mas jole thake otar lagi tarar gasher upre uthar kunu RIGHT nai.

Tor lagi ekta PUNJABI meye dekhsi. Meyetai koise tore biya korto nai. Tui bule taire dekhsos na otar lagi.

Tor bondhu Balwinder samudrot sohid(Martyr) hoi gese. Asole tar babar iccha asil je tan morar pore tan re somudrot gara hoito. Balwainder tar babar mara jawar pore somudrot giya joler niche kobor khudar chesta korsil. Nake mukhe jol dukiya mara gese. Tar name amra ekta society banaisi – Sohid Balwinder Memorial Society.

Ami tore kichu taka pathaitam aslam kintu dekhi je ami ENVELOP seal kori laisi. Agami bar pathaimu.

Tor priyo,

Ma