charidike takiye amar mone hoy je deshta aashole ei bisteerno ghaas bhoomi, jemon mone hoy je jolorashi-i holo somudro ... aar er moddhe koto goti, mone hoy jeno puro deshta dourocche. ------ Willa Cather, My Antonia (amar Antonia)
Karakoram porbotmala ja Pakistan ke uttor Afghanistan theke chire alada koreche sheta aashole ekti sheetol morubhumi.
ei oncholer unchu ongshe jekhane manush baash kore shekhane barshik brishtipaat chaar inchir beshi hoy na. charidhar jotoi gobhir himobaho ba tushar dwara poribritto thakuk na keno, ei unchu porbotsringoguli aashole otyonto shushko. kokhono jodi ba joler probaho ghote, ta hoy onekta joler nol theke phinki diye jol beronor moto. grishmer shesher dike himobaho gola jol bipul bege khaara aar sonkeerno girikhat guloke prai dhuye niye jay. jolorashir probol dhakkay gramer por gram, raasta hariye jay, matir uporer ongsho dhuye giye beriye pore nogno sheela.
ei otyonto kothor bhubhage boshobashkari manusher odhikangshoi hocche Wakhi somprodayer krishok. Taara ei durbar arshirbadke ayotte anar poddhoti shikheche, ghaaser ei chakni byboharer maddhyome. proti bochhor hemonto kal-e jokhon tader unchu aar kharai charonbhumiguli shukiye giye swarnali o tamate rong dharon kore, grambashira tokhon oi buno khor songroho korte beroy. apni oder dekhte paben; khub druotogotite ora hente jacche jate ei eksho pound ojoner khorer bojha bohon korar jontrona theke druto mukti paoa jay. ekshathe oder onekta manush piprer moto mone hoy. era poshukhadyo bohon korleo aashole sheta holo roddur aar gola-borof jol er pateeto roop.
Pakistan-er Passu gramer basinda Rehman Ali aar Bibi Pari-r boyosh hoyeche.
Video by Paul Salopek
tader chelera ei pahar chere Islamabad ebong Karachi-r moto durer shohore chole geche porashuna korte aar kajer khonje. tai boyoshko ei dompoti ekhono nijerai tader dhalu o pathure jomi theke phoshol kate. Pari-r ucchota amar bicep-er kachakachi. onar namer mane holo pori. onar kandher maal, jeta ami soratei parchilam na, sheta uni druto kandhe phele hele dule hantchilen. Maaler ojon ontoto sottor pound hobe. amader onar dike ei boka boka bhabe takiye thaka dekhe uni amader bollen, "dhonyobad bhai-ra."
