Day: September 18, 2025 - The Santals Times

Ḍoman do̠ rạput́ parko̠mre̠ gitić ar lutur bit́kate hõṛõ hõṛõ jhạlre̠ sereńe̠ ańjo̠m ńame̠da. Mońjte̠ ańjo̠m lạgit́ tho̠ṛae koṭko̠ṭoe̠na. Pusṭạuteye ańjo̠m ńamkeda sereń do̠ are̠ thir hape̠ye̠na. Sereń do̠ nonkage-

O̠ka cando dibi hoyoḱ

O̠ka cando kạli

O̠ka cando raj rãs do̠.

Bale̠ muluk dibi ho̠yo̠ḱ

Ambas re̠do̠ kạli

Kunạmi re̠ raj rãs do̠.

Hudis re̠ye̠ paṛaoe̠na, ce̠daḱ bae gunạno̠ḱa; e̠nte̠ dibi unumoḱ laha dinrege Ḍoman re̠n sadhe̠r gate koṛa Sushil ar So̠no̠ti tạkinaḱ bapla do̠ jail (hajot) duạr rege ho̠yo̠ḱ lạgit́ High courte hukumle̠t́a. Hukum le̠t́ae bapla re̠aḱ so̠mbat hõ je̠mo̠n High court mit́ mạhina bhitri re̠ko baḍae ocoye̠.

Bạrin ṭoṭha re̠aḱ ato kumbạ ṭolare̠n kuṛi koṛa Sushil ar So̠no̠ti. Rạsi ato kana, jo̠to̠kote̠ amdaj 200 (bar sae) gharo̠ńj santal ho̠po̠nko girobạsi akana. Ato khon onḍok to̠rage ḍhe̠na mạchi bajar ar primary school me̠naḱa. No̠a kumbạ ṭo̠la primary & High school khonge Sushil meṭtik pass tayo̠m mõṛẽ bochor tayo̠m So̠no̠ti do̠e pass le̠da. Mit́ ṭo̠lare̠n kin tahẽ̠kante̠ Sushil do̠ gate koṛa ko sãote̠ ar So̠no̠ti hõ aćre̠n gateko sãote̠ hilsạ hako le̠ka lo̠bo̠e lo̠bo̠e ko hijuḱ calaḱkan tahẽ̠kana. Sushil do̠ jaoge So̠no̠ti go̠ṛo̠ae kurumuṭu akada, ar no̠nka no̠nkatege tin reco̠e dulạṛ kede bae baḍae daṛe̠ada! Mit́ din bae ńe̠l le̠khan jiwire̠ mo̠ńj bae ạikạua. Ać school khone onḍoṅe̠n rehõ So̠no̠ti do̠ hiṛińge bae hiṛiń daṛe akadea. So̠no̠ti hõe sẽṛa idiḱ kante̠ mit́din bae sahaole̠t́te̠ Sushil do̠ aćaḱ o̠nto̠r reaḱ coko kathae lại so̠do̠r adea. Pạhil ańjo̠mkate̠ So̠no̠tiaḱ gunṭhi ar luṭi kin do̠ bo̠to̠rte̠ bogete̠ laṛaole̠na. Sushilaḱ dulạṛ re̠aḱ katha ańjo̠mkate̠ So̠no̠ti do̠ mõṛẽ siń mõṛẽ ńindạ bae jạpit́ daṛeaḱ tahẽ̠kana.

So̠no̠ti ar Sushil do̠ ho̠rte̠ calaḱre̠, bajarte̠ calaḱ re̠, kạmi kisnite̠ calaḱ rehõ ghane̠ ghane̠ kin ńapamoḱkan tahẽ̠kana. Unkinaḱ be̠bo̠harko ńe̠lte̠ Ḍoman do̠ gate̠ te̠ye̠ husiạr le̠de̠gea, Sushil paseć bam bujhạue̠da, ato gãotare̠n jo̠to̠ ho̠ṛ ge So̠no̠ti so̠ṅge amaḱ dulạṛ so̠mpo̠k do̠ko ńam akada. Dulạṛ re̠ye̠ unum akan Sushil do̠ Ḍomanaḱ katha tho̠ṛa hõ bae he̠tawat́ tahẽ̠kana. Sạrige So̠no̠ti ar Sushilaḱ dulạṛ re̠aḱ jo̠ So̠no̠tiaḱ ho̠ṛmo̠re̠ ńe̠l ńamena. So̠no̠ti re̠n go-baba kin ńe̠t́ena, ke̠kle̠se̠t́ e̠nte̠ ato mạńjhi ṭhen kin dạṛ idiket́a. Ato mạńjhi do̠ jo̠to̠ ańjo̠mkate̠ aćren jo̠g mạńjhi, paranik arko̠e ho̠ho̠aḱ koa; ańjo̠m baṛakate̠ kulhi duṛuṕ ho̠ho̠ lahare̠ koṛa ko kuli kedea He̠nda bạbu am do̠ So̠no̠tim dulạṛede kana se baṅ!

Sushil do̠e ro̠ṛ ruạṛat́koa, So̠no̠ti so̠ṅge do̠ ińaḱ jãhãnaḱ so̠mpo̠ḱ do̠ bạnuḱtińa. Mạńjhi haṛam do̠e me̠ngo̠t́ke̠da, ce̠kate̠ bạnuḱtamam me̠ne̠da? Ato gãotare̠n huḍiń khon haṛam buḍhi hoṛ hõko lạie̠da, am do̠ So̠no̠ti so̠ṅge ulue gutue e̠m tahẽ̠kana. Sushil do̠e me̠nke̠t́a, hẽ do̠ hẽ ge, to̠be̠ jãhãn mo̠n do̠ bạnuḱtińa, ar ce̠daḱ baṅ tahẽn tiń iń do̠ So̠no̠ti ińre̠n mise̠ra le̠kań ohmaedea. Jo̠g mạńjhi do̠ e̠kale̠ to̠ras ke̠t́te̠ye̠ me̠tadea, Sushil bạbu ce̠t́ am do̠ ale lo̠ṛo̠m benaoet́le̠a, co̠ṭ́te̠ uḍạuḱ cẽṛẽ kole̠ ńe̠l ṭhike̠t́koa, ar amaḱ urgạn do̠ bale̠ bujhạue̠t́a! Amge So̠no̠ti do̠m bhạrti ho̠ṛmo̠ akadea! Baba le̠k jo̠g mạńjhiaḱ no̠nkan katha ańjo̠mte Sushil do̠ e̠kal hape̠ geye tahẽ̠ye̠na.

Aema aema katha ko ro̠ṛ baṛake̠t́ tayo̠m mucạt́re̠ Sushil ko kulikedea, ce̠t́ to̠be̠ So̠no̠ti so̠ṅge ge amaḱ bapla do̠le̠ bo̠ndo̠bo̠sa! Thir do̠ thirgeye tahẽ̠ye̠na me̠nkhan bo̠ho̠ḱ do̠ bae ḍubuḱ le̠t́te̠ kulhi duṛuṕ ko go̠ṭa ke̠da. So̠maj re̠n mõṛẽ hoṛaḱ kathae be̠bataoke̠t́te̠ So̠no̠ti do̠ court re̠ye̠ mambla ke̠da. Go-baba sãote̠ ato gãotare̠n ko hõ court re̠ko teṅgoye̠nte̠ Sushilaḱ do̠ jabot hajot (jail) re̠aḱ hạkim do̠e hukumke̠t́a. Kạidi o̠ṛaḱ te̠ to̠l kate̠ ko idikedea, haere dulạṛiạ Sushil, thoṛa mẽ̠t́daḱ jo̠ro̠ḱ tuluć ge So̠no̠ti se̠će ko̠yo̠ḱke̠t́a, Katha baṅ ho̠ele̠n re̠hõ o̠nto̠r jiwi do̠ dhuk dhuko̠ḱ e̠ho̠ṕentaea. Hajot (Jail) re̠aḱ to̠no̠l re̠ tahẽn tinạḱ suk me̠naḱa, Sushil do̠ mo̠ńj te̠ye̠ aṭkar akada. Mõṛẽ bo̠cho̠r tayo̠m ge Sushil do̠ kho̠bo̠re̠ ko̠l ke̠da ma jãhã le̠katege hajot kho̠n do̠ or onḍokińpe. Ukil muktạr ar ạkilan ho̠ṛkoaḱ po̠ramo̠ste̠ baḍayena e̠ke̠n So̠no̠ti baplaye̠ chaḍa do̠ Sushil hajot (jail) khon chaḍao bae ńama.

So̠no̠ti do̠ gidrại ńamana, me̠nkhan mo̠ne̠ jiwire̠ duk do̠ he̠ḍe̠jo̠ḱtege tahẽ̠ye̠na. Gidrạ do̠ o̠ko̠e pạrise e̠maea? Baba ho̠po̠naḱ bicạr re̠ le̠k bicạr bae ńamle̠t́ re̠hõ ato gãotare̠n kodo̠ bako dea giḍi ledea. Go-babawaḱ bo̠ho̠ḱre̠ hamal bo̠jha do̠ ḍhe̠rge hamale̠na. So̠no̠tire̠n koṛa gidrạ do̠ teheń school calaḱe̠ e̠ho̠ṕ akada.

Sushil re̠n go-baba do̠ e̠kal asoḱ ṭayo̠ḱ So̠no̠ti takoaḱ o̠ṛaḱte̠kin ńir he̠ćena. Ce̠daḱ je̠, So̠no̠ti baplaḱe̠ rạmjạule̠n khange Sushil do̠ hajot (jail) khone̠ onḍo̠ḱ daṛeaḱa. Haere sirjo̠n manwa tho̠ṛa din lahage dulạṛ re̠aḱ bạṛićte̠t́ ar baṅ lạiago̠ḱ katha do̠ pasnaole̠t́a ar teheń do̠ jo̠to̠ dea bạgikate̠ ataṅe lạgit́ banar tiko laha akat́a! So̠no̠ti ać go-baba ar mõṛẽ mukhiạ ko baḍae ke̠t́re̠ kuṛi So̠no̠ti ko ne̠hõradea, koṛawaḱ nãwã jiṅgi ar gidrạwaḱ tayo̠m daram bhạlại hudis kate̠ Sushil baplaye hẽḱke̠da.

Bo̠cho̠r din paro̠mre̠ dibi he̠ćle̠n khange Ḍoman do̠ Sushil ar So̠no̠tiaḱ dulạṛ re̠aḱ kathae ro̠pha ruạṛa. So̠no̠ti-Sushil re̠n koṛa se̠će̠ be̠ṅge̠t́ le̠re̠ Ḍoman do̠ So̠no̠tiaḱ so̠no̠t dulạṛ ge̠ye ńe̠l ńamakat́a.

“So̠no̠tiaḱ So̠no̠t Dulạṛ”