Enjoy My Creation

  Experience Advice     "I stopped, you don't.", said Bholanath to his students. Bholanath was a tuition teacher. He lived in the village Narayanpur. There he used to guide few students of different castes to prepare for competitive examinations. His income was little, but it helped him to maintain his family in the village setup.    Bholanath's family consisted of his wife Rima, his two sons Palash and Subir, and his daughter Kaberi. Rima was a housewife. All the children were reading in different classes. Palash was reading in class X, Subir in XI, while Kaberi was a college student. Bholanath's life was just passing by. He often had to borrow to meet his children's educational expenses.     But 20 years ago the situation was different. His father was a school teacher who would teach in a government school. His mother was a housewife. Bholanath was their only child. They had abundance - both in terms of money and freedom. After completing his colleg...

  God's Grace       "Lakshman, how will you separate the jute fibre?", ask Motilal. Lakshman replied, "God's grace". Yes, it was the story of Lakshman and Motilal. Lakshman was a pious man who had great faith in God, while Motilal was a practical man who believed in logic. It was not that he did not believe in God, but he was not a blind believer. They both lived in a village, called Serpur. It was a large village and most of the villagers had agricultural land. So, they did not have any food problem. With them lived a few vendors, shop-owners, pundits etc. Government service did not enter the village like government facilities. The villagers lived by their own means. The world affairs were useless things for them. They were engrossed in their own matters, i.e.existence.      The agricultural land was an asset for the villagers. It was their means of existence. After a great rice harvesting, the time for jute came. Most of the villagers did not saw j...

 A Blessing    "Yes, it is a blessing.", said Namaya to Singra. Both of them lived in the village Titthukoti. It was large village, nearly 68 km away from the town Lepak. The only means to go to the town Lepak from Titthukoti was wretched road. It was wretched because of the potholes, turns, low maintenance, in short unplayable. That was why only a few vehicles would ply over it and journey was so pathetic.  The villagers usually avoided the town journey if they could. In that village Namaya lived with her family - her parents and two brothers. She was good in education. On the other hand, Singra was a boy of 14 years and lived with his large joint family. They had great agricultural land and his father would run a grocery shop. So, their financial condition was good and that created a sense of satisfaction in Singra. Singra was also reading with Namaya, but he was satisfied with his life. That was why, he did not have any ambition in life. He thought of joining...

  Village Children       They were lively, full of Spirit. Joyous mood was there only expression. They were seen always either in the field, garden or pond. Playing in the field or in trees, fishing, making a long trip on foot were their habitual works. The birds would sing for them, the trees would smile and put forth rich vegetables, fruits, flowers etc. The air would bring sweet smell and pleasant sensations, natural cycles were unchanged. The rain used to come frequently to touch them. All these were because there were happy children in the villages.     The rural scenery could not be imagined without the happy children. The earth seemed to be a happy place. Suddenly the children were missing. They could not be seen in the fields, gardens or ponds, even the fields, gardens or ponds were missing. Confusion engulfed the thinkers - were happy children missing as there was no pond, garden or field, or were the ponds, gardens, fields missing as there...

  Natural Justice    "What will you do then?", said Jami, the MLA. Jamil was an MLA from Nastopur Legislative Constituency. He made his constituency a westland with his crooked politics. He represented the Sympathy Party. The ethics of this party was opposite to its name. Nastopur actually had different name, Sabujganj, but it was well known as Nastopur after 1 year of Jamin's election.     Jamil was continuously winning from that constituency after his first election. No other candidate dare to stand against him. Hooliganism was his sole power. The lives of the common and responsible people became too pathetic for him. Though they did not like him, yet none spoke against him for his hooligans,like Bappa Munshi, Dipu Mishra, Akbar Ali, Ansarul, Jabbar etc. They controlled the whole constituency, even the police were helpless before them.    In spite of all those, the cycle of time worked in silence. Jamil forgot that his power came from the people...

  Youth Lost     "What happened to the young generation?", exclaimed Sisir. Sisir was a retired school teacher. He served in a town school for 22 years. After retirement he settled in his village Udhampur. Sisir had two daughters and a son. All of them were married and lived in the town. Only Sisir and his wife Sangita lived in the village house. They were enjoying enjoying their village life a lot.   Mrs. Sangita loved to talk to the village women. After kitchen when she would find time, she would go to a neighbour's house to have a conversation. Sisir's joy was boundless. From morning till night his only work was to approach his friends and chat. Mihir, Shyamal,Lakhim, Toton, Nepal, Titu etc. - the name-list was too long. They talked about various matters, like childhood stories, town life, village life, school life, profession etc.     The most talked about topic was about there childrens. Sisir's two daughters, Maher and Shila, were employed in mu...

  A Myth     "You are very lucky.", said Sujata to Anjali. Both Sujatha and Anjali lived in the village Meherpur. From childhood they were very close. They were the two parts of the same coin. Sujata lived with her parents and a brother, while Anjali lived in the village with her grandparents, maternal uncle and aunt. Her maternal uncle did not have any child, so they took Anjali from her mother Shyamali. Anjali had a sister and two brothers. Her parents lived with them in a village called Samarganj, nearly 15 km away from Meherpur.    Anjali studied and was married from Meherpur. Before marriage Sujata and Anjali were very close. They studied in the same class and in same school till higher secondary education. On any occasion colouring of hands with mehendi was a common practice of the village-girls. So it was for Sujata and Anjali. On Saraswati Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Durga Puja, Kali Puja, any school or village programme they, like other girls, coloured their ha...

  Rs.100 vs Rs. 70   "See, how Rs. 70 is greater!", laughed Rashiklal. He was a shop-owner in the village Tasarpur. He dealt in stationery items. The shop was his only earning source and it provided him enough to meet his family needs.    Rashiklal's family consisted of his parents, his wife Rama, his two daughters - Mina and Rina. His parents were aged and could not to anything. They were under medication for old age problems. Rama was a home-maker. Mina and Rina were reading in Class V and VII respectively in the village high school, namely Radhakanta High School. Rashiklal was able to meet all his family expenses for his shop. It was running well.  Sumit also lived in Tasarpur village. He worked in other state and once or twice in a year he would come at home to see his family. From childhood Sumit and Rashiklal were friends. When Sumit would come to the village, he passed his whole day at Rashiklal's shop. They had a lot to talk, but every time they must me...

  School Learning     "Do we learn wrong in school?", asked Hari. Hari was a student of class VIII. He lived in the village Dumurkola. It was a small village with nearly 47 families. Hari lived with his parents. His father's name was Dinanath and Rohini was his mother. Dinanath was a tractor driver and he could support his family well. His only child was Hari who read in the local High School, namely Dumurkola High School.   Hari was a good student. He always remained within first, second or third in the final examination. In class V, he was second, in VI became third and in VII he stood first. So, he was the first boy in class VIII. The teachers had special attention on him. They always encouraged him to study attentively.    Hari was the favourite student of Rambabu, the Headmaster. Everyday he would go to Hari's class to look after his education. Hari was also a very obedient student. Whatever task he was given, he did that diligently. Everyone in the vi...

A Dirty Game   There were simple people and the environment was pleasing. The villagers loved the village and society. Empathy, sympathy, harmony, co-operation prevailed there. If their could be any heaven, that was there. Yes, Mahapur village was a heaven on earth. The villagers were simple and so they were happy. Some of the villagers were Dhingra, Haran, Malik, Saran, Jiten, Hari etc. All of them lived happily in that village with their families. Dhingra was a barber, Haran was a cobbler, Malik would run a grocery shop, Saran was a hawker etc. - various were their professions. Yet, there was one thing common - they were honest and simple.    One day a customer gave five rupees more to Saran. He realised that at the end of the day after reaching home. Next day, though he was unwell and had to go to a doctor, he cycled 10km to the customer's house to return the extra money. Haran was poor and he could keep the money, but his honesty did not allow him to give that. The c...

  Ideal Teacher     "Alas! The more I know the less I respect", said Jamini to Nitish. Both of them lived in the village Naranpara. Jamini was a manager of a Small Finance Bank, while Nitish was a school teacher in a local primary school. They were good friends. Their childhood passed in the same village. From primary to high school they studied together in every class.   They had many memorable incidents. One of those happened with Jimini when they were in class VIII. Mr. Siva Narayan, their mathematics teacher, was teaching theory on the board. A boy suddenly pulled his hair and when Jamini turned back to see who pulled, Siva sir also turned back and his eyes fell on Jamini. As Siva sir was very angry, everybody thought that Jamini would have a good beating when he approached him. But to everyone's surprise, Siva sir advised Jamini that he should concentrate on his lesson when a teacher was teaching, only then he could obtain good marks and progress in life. Jamini...

  Revenge of Time       "Time has taken its revenge", said Samir. He said this when a group of people were discussing about Ramakanta. Ramakant was the resident of the village Shivapur. He was the chairman of the village committee. In those days, the village committee was the main administrative wing for the upliftment of the village. It looked after all the government functions for the village. The committee consisted of a chairman and three members. The chairman was the deciding hand. So to become the chairman Ramakant shed little blood and also bribed a few.       Ramakanta made huge money after becoming the chairman, built multi-storeyed house, bought cars, land etc. He even plundered the local temple. Getting mad with power he forgot that natural justice. Ramakant was living happily with his family. His family consisted of his father, wife Nasha, two daughters and a son. Like Ramakanta, his wife was a makal-fruit, "a fruit which looks attra...

  Wrong Choice       "You have made a wrong choice, my friend", said Ramalal to Srikanta. Both of them lived in the village Shantipur. Ramalal was a craftsman while Srikanth was a wholesaler. Ramalal's family consisted of his wife and his two children - Rima and Jagan. Rima was doing her MA from the district university while Jagan was an unemployed. He completed his MA 5 years back. Being an education-loving family, the Ramalals were keeping a watch on the everyday happenings. They were concerned with the society.    On the other hand, Srikanta's family consisted of his parents, his wife, his two sons and a daughter. His parents were old and were totally dependent on Srikanta for their sustenance. Between his two sons - one left his education after class 10 and the other was reading in class 8. His only daughter Shital was reading in Class V. Srikanta's wholesale business was running very well and his family had security - both financial and emotional, but...

  Fruitless Work      "Why waste time in fruitless work", asked Kamal master to Pitai. Both Kamal master and Pitai lived in the village Rahimpur. It is now a large village with 5000 plus population. There was not any playground, garden even pleasing atmosphere.     But 10 years before the situation was different. It was a happy village. Anyway, the villagers were divided into three sections - literate, namely literate and illiterate. The namely literate section came from the outside and were the most dangerous section. They destroyed the peaceful atmosphere of the village. They robbed the village of its glory. The election period was the most talked about time. The candidates engaged in it used its benefit. Goods, money, bear etc. the election gimmicks.    The literate section did not have any headache with them, but the namely literate and illiterate sections felt the warmth of the election. Pitai belonged to the illiterate section. He was a...

  Religion And Progress     "Cure him, we will worship your idol every year", said Trisha, wife of Mihir. They lived in the village of Taratola. Trisha was of 50 years and Mihir of 60 years. Their family consisted of the year three sons, their wives and children. Mihir was a hawker. He would sell ground-nuts to different villages. His income was decent. He looked after his family well.     Mihir's wife Trisha was a housewife. They had three children - Tarit, Bapon and Shyamal. All of them after their high school education, took up the same profession of selling ground-nuts. Their income was good. In a few years, they built a large pucca house of four rooms.      By and by, all the three sons were married. At first Tarit, then Bapon and at last Shyamal. A few years later, Tarit had three children, Bapon two and Shyamal two children. Then the financial problems started to appear and that led to family quarrels. One day, on sharing family expend...

  Too Small Too Big     "What", exclaimed Salamuddin. He could not remain composed after hearing from Jalal the illness of his father, Karim. They lived in the village Lakshmipur. There Karim lived with his family - wife, a son and two daughters, Reja and Jimi. Karim was a carpenter. On the other hand, Salamuddin lived with his parents and grandparents. His father Aminuddin was a farmer.     Aminuddin was very labourious. He worked in his land throughout the day. His breakfast, lunch and evening meal were served in the field. He only would eat his dinner at home. Though totally unconcerned of the world affairs, Aminuddin kept his family very happy. While Karim was a lazy person. He did not like to work. Other members of his family lived on his hard-earned money that pained Karim. So selfish he was. He sold all the jewellery that his wife had. Poverty and hunger were always present in Karim's family.     Jalal's mother often had a quarrel wit...

  Home vs House      "My home has turned into a house", said Tipathi. He said this to his friend Rajashi. Both grew up together in the village Tataphuli. It was a medium size village with nearly 900 people of different castes and professions. But there was one thing common among the villagers - they loved their village. Like all other villages jealousy, quarrels, superstitions dwelt there. In spite of that the villagers were happy. The children were the most happy because there were plenty of playing places, like fields, gardens, temples, ponds etc.      Both Tipathi and Rajashi played a lot with other children in their childhood. They were the best friends. Tipathi's father was a labourer. His family consisted of his parents, his grandmother, his two brothers and a sister. On the other hand, Rajashi lived with his parents. He was the only child. Both of them read in the nearby school.       Tipathi was good in education while Rajas...

  Election Benevolence       "He is a candidate in this election", said Rahimul. Rahimul lived in the village Karimpur. It was a fairly large village, nearly 500 families lived there. The main occupation of the villagers was agriculture. Besides a few practiced other professions, like retail-shop, politics, construction business, bakery etc. Almost all types of houses were visible there, from hut to sky-rocketing buildings.    Rahimul's family consisted of his father, his wife and two children. He had a three-room pucca house. By profession he was a teacher. He taught in the local Primary School. The environment of his village was nearly peaceful, only the local festival and election-times made it restive. Kamal, a resident was known to be a peace loving person. He was a grocery items retailer. Almost every villager had good relation with him. That benefited him a lot. All preferred to go to his store. Kamal's business grew for his behaviour.    ...

Hell of Progress     "That was my first hell of progress", said Muthaiya, a District Magistrate. Muthaiya was working as the District Magistrate of Naserpur district. He was widely known throughout his district for his educational work. Surprise visits to educational institutions - both Government and Private, weekend free coaching class, help to meritorious students - all these made Muthaiya a legend.      But Muthaiya's childhood was very humble. He belonged to the village Marakka, a very remote village. His father was a small grocery shop owner, his mother was a home-maker. He had a sister, namely Maithili. Though their financial condition was not well, yet his parents laid great emphasis on their learning. Muthaiya still could remember the incident of his first school going. He loved the games he played with other village boys. On the very day he was playing with marbles in the village background. His mother went to call him, but he did not listen. She kept ...