"'My age is twenty.'" "'At the age of twenty I'm still walking for thousand years.'" "'I'm walking step by step for thousand years making way through, poverty, misery and death.'" "'For thousand years I'm watching the history.'" "'The history of poverty.' 'The history of humiliation.'" "'The history of exploitation.'" "'Now a few declaration about road accidents.'" "'Today at dawn a body of an unidentified young man was found at the north western part of Kolkata Maidan." "'The young man is roughly twenty years old.'" "'The dead body has various marks of bullet injuries.'" "'Anyone knowing the identity of the dead young man should contact the traffic department of Kolkata police." "Shyama!" "Shyama!" " Yes?" "Are you awake?" " No;" "I'm not getting sleep." "Perhaps the pan near your foot is filled; check it." "Where?" " Isn't it filled?" "My goodness!" "What a rainfall!" "Don't open; the water will come in!" "Where should I throw then!" "?" " Throw out of the window." "This place is wet, mother; can't sleep here." " Come here." "Here it is dry." "Come... come." "I wonder when I would have to get up even from there." "Sleep a little till then." "Come here." "Hold that side." "Stretch it that side." " Sleep." "Sleep!" "Sleep." "You're completely wet!" "Let me wipe your head." "Ah; not needed." "I say not needed!" "Father is enjoying his sleep!" "Perhaps he's dreaming." "Shyama!" "Shyama!" "Throw out the pot water." "Nimu will drop it any moment;" "there on the bed!" "Where... where?" " Ah;" "look at the way of sleeping!" "Sleep properly!" "I just got a little sleepy." "You shouted so much;" "I lost sleep." "It seems we'll suffer the whole night." "Now sit and listen to the music whole night." "Hey; where did Bhanu go!" "?" " Here with us, under the bed." "Oh God!" "Do it fast." "Fast." "Get the umbrella." "Get up." "Fast." "Give it to me." "Hold it properly." "Don't put off the lamp." "The match box is wet." "Hold it properly, dear;" "the baby is getting wet!" "Hey, why are you shivering;" "feeling cold I guess?" "No I'm fine." " Give... give me the umbrella." "Why?" "I'm fine;" "I'm holding it." "Such terrible times, if you get phenomena then?" "What fate we have." "Perhaps she'll get." "She'll suffer; but won't die." "And smoking; why don't you give up?" "Your bidi (leaf cigarette) Is wet, father." "It's wet." "What's the use; throw it." "Shyama." "Hey Shyama!" " What is it?" "Wake up Nimu." " What are you saying!" "?" "I say wake him up!" " How strange!" "?" "Why to wake him up; he's sleeping!" "?" "Huh; sleeping!" "Sleeping my foot!" "He's fooling; pretending!" " Yes, fooling; pretending!" "As if he's living in such joy to pretend!" "Look..." "Look, mother what father is doing." "All disgusting deeds!" "Dirty rotten roof water;" "has no sense at all!" "Father, what are you doing like an insane!" "?" "Very rotten; it's flowing from the roof." "Perhaps even this won't be available tomorrow." "Look how it's seeping." "No not seeping, it pouring heavily." "After this, water straight from the sky." "Straight from the sky!" "Who knows what time it is?" " Two." "May be three." "So something needs to be done." "If the rain doesn't stop whole night should we keep sitting and get wet like this?" "If it's uneasy to sit and get wet then stand up and get wet." "Mother, let's go to the Porch of the Sarkars." " No." "If you don't want to go stay here." "I'm going with the kids." "No they are immoral people." "Let them be." "Can't stay here like this anymore!" "I say no!" "Don't you remember what they said last time!" "?" "That's expected from anybody getting disturbed at odd hours." "Expected!" "If people in distress go to ask for shelter; that's expected!" "On asking for a piece of cloth for such a small baby that's expected to say clothes are wet!" "Immoral people!" "No need to go that's it!" "What's value of so called ego!" "?" "Can't provide shelter to wife and children in distress and is talking big!" "The day of begging on the street is not far away!" " Quiet!" "Just..." " Ah; be quiet, mother!" "What's all this at odd hour!" "?" "Won't you be at peace unless catching a disease!" "?" "No need for anyone to do anything!" "Give me the umbrella!" " Here hold this!" "Give!" " All drama!" "Drama!" "What drama!" "?" "Don't you know to talk properly!" "?" " Mother!" "Shyama, hold the umbrella properly." " No, I won't!" "Has no guts; quiet!" "I'm quiet for whole life!" "If it had been someone else then by now..." "One more word and I'll kill you!" "Give me something, to keep under head." "If there's something dry." " Take this." "Check who is pushing the door." "Check it!" "Bhulu." "Certainly Bhulu." " Who?" "Bhulu." "He's looking for a dry place." "So what?" "Bring him inside;" "take on lap and dance!" "Disgusting!" "Keep holding the umbrella properly, Shyama." "Or else I'll rip off your skin." "Where's my stick!" "?" " Why!" "?" "Would you beat him!" "?" "He'll go away himself on not opening the door." "You don't need to act smart, Shyama!" "Hey; this is really disgusting!" "Where's my stick!" "?" "Why?" "Would you really beat him!" "?" "Nothing is found near around when needed!" " Leave it!" "Mother, he's searching the stick, mother!" "What is going on!" "?" " There it is!" "Mother!" " Hey, Shyama give the umbrella!" "The baby will get wet!" " Father!" "Give... give the umbrella!" " Father, I beg of you!" "Father, please leave him." "Mother ask father to leave him." " Shyama, leave me." "Will you beat him?" "Father, listen to me." " Leave me." "Leave me, I said." "Just leave me." "Not human!" "Open... open the door!" " Hold the umbrella." "He's completely wet!" "Give him the dry cloth." " What is dry?" "Everything is wet." "What should I give?" " Look around!" "Leave it..." "leave it no need..." "not need... not need." "Let's go to Sarkars the rain has started again." " Will go!" "?" "Get up!" " Why don't throw out the water!" "?" "The rain started heavily again." " Hey get up!" "Hey Nimu!" "Nimu!" "Get up." "Get up." "Get up." " Hey come... come... come!" "Get up quickly!" " Hurry up!" "Get up." " Hey Shyama!" "Yes?" " Take some clothes to get changed there." "Okay all right." " Come... come... come." "Come quickly." "Come." "Be careful." "Hold my hand." "Watch Nimu." "Hey!" " What happened?" "Perhaps the door is left open!" "If you could do anything properly, always mess up." "Hey Bhanu go!" " All troublesome!" "Go back, fast." "Go home and close the door." "Go and close the door quickly." "Go soon and come fast." "Go carefully, Bhanu." " All right." "Hold the umbrella properly!" " I'm!" "Slowly... slowly be carefully come to the left." "Father, there's Bhulu." "What happened; why stopped here!" "?" " Don't you see?" "So should we stand here and get wet!" "?" "Let's go inside!" "Ah; why Bhanu getting late?" " Here I've come." "Oh there he is." "Come... come... come." "Where did you keep the dry clothes?" " There on the side" "Okay fine." "Spread nicely..." "nicely and sit, yes." "You're completely wet;" "wipe the head nicely." "You'll catch cold..." "You'll catch cold..." "Wipe off the water." " No, I'm fine." "I wiped off the water." "It's with me." " It's with him." "God's own children." " Did you say something?" "Won't you go inside?" "Are you mad; can't you see?" "'Chotda, it's been six months that my fate got doomed.'" "'I was in my in laws' house with my son for sometime.'" "'Whatever few hundred rupees he left, has got spent.'" "'The price of everything is rising because of the war.'" "'Younger brother Guntu has newly passed out; has no job.'" "'I'm trying hard." "Mother is restless with worries." "'Couldn't pay the school fee so Haru's studies stopped.'" "'Same with Minu.'" "'The whole household would get dependent on me in this way;" "I hadn't thought so.'" "'Lt's five months that I've no contacts with Shobhona.'" "'I heard they have left from the house in Mirzapur.'" "'I remember I received the last letter from Shobhona... '" "So do you live in Kolkata?" " In Kolkata..." "I mean as the train won't stop before Howrah so..." "Oh." "Do you stay in Kolkata?" " No." "So, would you stay?" " No... no... no." "Then why are you going?" " I stay in Delhi." "Going for government job." "Hey Gour, they are giving food... giving food!" "'No... no, Mister it's impossible;" "can't stay with this anymore.'" "'Why are you saying so?" "' - 'What, why?" "'" "'Didn't get even a cup of tea since morning.'" "'Have you seen the way of cooking?" "'" "'Just keeps the fish dumped, and nothing doing.'" "'Have to live with this here only.'" "'We've such fate, mister; the whole life got spent like this.'" "Minu!" "Listen." "Come here." "Aren't you Minu?" "You've grown up so much." " "Hey Minu!" "' 'Minu!" "'" "'Didn't I ask you to come!" "?" "'" " Coming... coming; have to talk!" "Who are you?" " You didn't recognise me, right?" "Where is your mother?" " In the kitchen, go." "Hey Minu!" " Go, this way then to the left!" "Minu!" " 'Cook, hurry up!" "' 'Do you want me to loose my job!" "?" "'What to say, mister; he makes late everyday!" "'" "Hey boy!" "Listen; come here." "Listen; what is your name?" " My pet name is Haru." "And good name is Ashok." " Oh ho!" "So you are Haru?" "Yes, who are you?" " I'm... guess who I'm." "Whom do you want?" " I mean, I'm their relative." "Haru, Minu, Shobhona..." " Yes?" "Their mother; they all are like family to me." " Oh." "Go, Haru take him to aunt." " Come." "When did you all come to this house?" "About four five months back." "Who is that woman?" "Who is it?" " So you didn't recognise me?" "You forgot me?" " Oh, are you Nolinakkho?" "Son, I don't see properly these days." "But even Haru didn't recognise me, aunt." "Isn't it, monkey?" " Hey where are you going?" "Where else; to roam around!" "?" " Come, son come in." "The specs got broken, it's very uncomfortable." "Why taking off shoes?" "That's not needed." "Come in; sit on this stool." "To follow all those these days doesn't suit." "But, you've got very changed, aunt." "Anyway, so tell me how are you?" "You all have changed very much." "It feels I've become an outsider." "No... no." "What are you saying, son?" "So when did you come from Delhi?" "And how did you get the address of this house?" "That's a long story;" "I went to the old house." "Had to work very hard to get the address finally." "So I came all of a sudden." "We didn't give the address to anyone." "What's the use to give?" " Aunt." "Coming." "Who cares to know about anyone?" "Everywhere is..." "Wait... wait, aunt;" "let me greet you." " Live long, son." "What is it?" " Won't you go to the market, aunt?" "There're big fish in the market today." " Come this side." "You go, Benibala." "Today I've some restrictions." "Oh." " And if you can bring some for us." "Who is that man?" " My nephew in relation." "Has come from Delhi." "He is in government service." "I wonder how he found the address and came here." "I see he has concern for his aunt." "If I feel comfortable I'll bring for you." "If you aren't in hurry then go and sit in that room, son." "Shobhona must be coming any moment." "Where is Shobhona?" " Out for work." "Shobhona is working these days?" "How could it go on otherwise, son?" "Look at this, look she bought this new cloth for me." "I say what's the need, dear." "What's the need to buy so much paying so much price?" "But would she listen!" "You know; whatever she thinks once she won't stop until doing it." "You go and sit in that room;" "she must be coming." "Minu!" "Why?" "I'm fine here." " Is this a place to sit, son?" "Minu!" "I saw Minu go upstairs." " Oh." "Who is there upstairs?" " You know her she's in habit of roaming since childhood." "It felt as if a mess home." " Well..." "some people live there." "Pass me that plate, son." "Fearing the bombing, they have sent their wives and children to the native place." "And are staying in a mess." "They all are doing some job." "But Minu is growing up, aunt." "And the place is also odd;" "I don't find it good." "Moreover people won't stop blabbering." "But is it possible to please everyone these days?" "What; why called me?" " Where you stay all day!" "?" "Roaming all through the day!" " Oh wow; when did you see?" "Do you see, son; aggression as soon as you say a word!" "You only said to go upstairs." " Don't argue." "Stupid girl!" "Go from here, go!" "Here's one rupee;" "Mr. Harish gave." "You get upset anytime on anyone and rebuke only me for that!" " Minu!" "Did you hear... did you, Nolinakkho!" "?" "What to hear!" "?" "Didn't you tell me to go to Mr. Harish!" "?" "Will you shut up!" "?" "Manner less girl!" "Here, take this... take your rupee!" "Get out... get out from here!" "Get lost!" "What to say you, mother?" "Just now you said there's not even a drop of oil; can't cook." "Here is your rupee!" " Minu!" "Go, pick up the rupee and place in mother's hand." "It lying there only, she could pick it!" " Go I say!" "Did you see... did you, Nolinakkho!" "?" "This way... this is the way they treat me day and night." "Getting me burnt to the bones!" "I keep dying for them!" "There she starts again;" "crying on all matters!" "Why don't you stay quiet?" "Again arguing!" " Don't show me eyes!" "Don't show eyes!" "I'll kill you today!" "You've become very daring I see!" "Didn't you... didn't you ask me to go to Hiru Mittir at night!" "?" "Minu!" "I'll smash your mouth!" "Didn't you tell me to go to Mr. Harish!" "?" " Minu, shut up I say!" " Minu!" "What?" "What happened?" "What has happened!" "?" "Why not talking?" "Mother, what should I tell you?" "Is your immaturity growing day by day!" "?" " Shobhona." "What's this;" "Chotda, you?" "When did you come?" "Where did you get the address from?" "You've come very suddenly, Chotda." "Come on, let's go to that room." "I didn't expect you'll find our address." "But did you see; you couldn't escape?" "How many lands I traveled to." "How was I doing in Delhi How am I doing; came to talk about all this." "Came to hear about you people as well." " About us?" "Would you have tea?" "But with jaggery; there's no sugar." "No leave it." " Saying honestly?" "Oh yes, dear; do I need to be formal with you?" "I see this room is very huge." "How many rooms?" "Just one room; but enough spacious to live in." "I don't see your son?" "Where is your son?" "The son isn't mine; he's theirs'." "His uncles didn't let him live with us." "They took him there to their place." " Could he live there?" "Who?" "Oh." "Why not?" "I heard he's doing well." "And also, the pathetic condition that he was in he wouldn't have survived had they kept him here." "'Mother!" "'" "'Give me something to eat!" "' 'Mother!" "'" "Mother!" " Shall I ask something?" " Ask." "How are you people managing?" "Aunt was saying you are working these days?" "Is it enough?" " You've come today, Chotda will go back today only;" "leave all that alone." "Shobhona." " Yes?" "Oh." "Your girl." "But watch out; he might not want to stay at his aunt's place for a few days." "Didn't see the zoo, the museum." "Ah; keep voice low; he might hear!" " Modest people." "Hey aunt, I brought fish; very fresh!" "Oh yes, I remember." "Listen, I met him on the way; he has asked you to go in the evening." "Is that sari kept new?" "I kept you waiting for long." " No it's okay." "You know, Chotda this house has no reputation that's the inconvenience." "Shobhona, I too don't like this house, you know." "Why are you living here?" " We don't need to pay rent here." "Oh." " The owner of this house has left Kolkata." "And on seeing our condition, he let us to live here." "That woman with whom you were talking is she any relative of the owner?" " No." "Why?" " No, it seems see she's very intimate with you all." "We are very indebted to sister Binu." " Indebted?" "Yes." " Means, you're saying that..." "Yes." "You said you'll talk about Delhi; say that." "Where are you, Bina!" "?" " What is it?" "So you're here?" " Yes." "What times have come can't survive anymore." "Today at Sealdah station..." "Are you listening?" "There was an old man..." "He just died all of a sudden while wandering on the station." " Oh my; what you say!" "?" "Death!" " What?" "Yes." "Death... death out of starvation!" "Pour carefully." " Yes." "And the beggars have become worse." " Why?" "On seeing the food packet in hands came over me like locust!" "Then fought over the food, even a riot broke out." "You know what?" " Yes?" "That bread shop over there." " Yes?" "Beneath it I saw, a..." "a middle aged woman." "She was rinsing the clothes to give water to a thin man." "So I said, what's this; giving water in this way!" "?" "Don't you've a vessel..." "You know what she said?" "She said yes there's a vessel." "Oh my, I see that's broken bowl and there's a little food kept in it." "Have eaten some in the morning and left the remaining to eat at night." "This is the condition of the nation, understand?" " Oh poor one!" "Where... where is any solution to this!" "?" "Strange matter!" "The people are dying here and there but no one is robbing the stores!" "So many people if they had stood against once then..." "Huh!" "Who is the gentleman?" " He lives here; in this house." "Does he live alone, or with family?" "Everyone was there; wife, children, when he had a job." "The eldest daughter went away somewhere one day." "Ran away with someone." "The wife committed suicide." "Has two sons; they stay at maternal uncle's place." "The gentleman is alone here." "He often fasts." "And sometimes asks for food." "Can't carry on longer in this way." "It's Guntu's." "Do you remember?" "Wow; shouldn't I remember!" "?" "He was the one with whom I bonded the most among you all siblings." "He got it while in school;" "first in running race." "Whom are you telling; wasn't I there!" "?" "I was the starter!" "After passing metric he was jobless for quite a time." "Now he's serving in a small iron factory." "He receives money every week." "But what has happened to him these days." "Doesn't come home daily." "Guntu has changed strangely." "Haru's studies are stopped, isn't it?" " Yes." "What's he doing these days?" "Did you see a tea shop on the way; on the right side?" "No, I didn't notice properly." " He's working in that shop." "Whatever he could; washing the cup, dishes, utensils." "Whatever little bit could be earned." "About ten days back some food got stolen from the shop." "They suspected, perhaps it's Haru." "The job is gone." "Chotda, you keep sitting;" "don't go away." "No don't do so." "Minu!" "Minu, what are you doing!" "?" "What have you started!" "?" "What happened now!" "?" "Why are you crying!" "?" " You are not..." "Hey!" "Why standing here!" "?" "Go from here!" "Don't you have any common sense!" "?" " Why scolding her!" "?" "Take care of your mother!" "Should I venerate her if not beat!" "?" "I beat her for good!" "Would her blemish get wiped by beating?" "Would your blemish get wiped?" "You've learnt to talk big, isn't it!" "?" "Why so much irritation?" "I gave birth;" "I beat her I will beat a hundred times!" "Your daughters are earning bread for you!" "Aren't you ashamed for that!" "?" "If we refuse today; won't your sweet household get ruined!" "?" "What did you say?" "Is anything left to get the household ruined?" "Now this is intolerable." "I've tolerated enough of you all!" "There's guest at home so I remained quiet till now." "Now I won't remain quiet anymore!" "Today I'll say everything!" " Aunt!" "Don't you remember how you repaid the debts!" "?" "You've forgotten all that!" "?" "Then from this house Minu and you taking turns regularly and..." " Mother!" "Now let me say, mother?" "Should I?" " No!" "Don't say anything." "No." "No." "No." "Go away." "Just go away." "Tell me... tell me who escorted me to to the Keranibagan house on the first day?" "Day and night secret discussion with Binod Pal!" "Who... who used to do that!" "?" "Who sends Minu to that Jogen and to this mess home!" "?" "To those old clumsy men!" "?" "Didn't you ask Haru to steal bread from the hotel!" "?" "Your own son Guntu, why did he stop coming to this house!" "?" "Speak up!" "Speak up!" "Answer me!" "Mother!" "Are you a mother!" "?" "Selfish!" "You just thought about your own children!" "I..." "I too had a son..." " No!" "No, don't say anymore!" "Give me some food, mother!" "A little food!" "Mother!" "If I knew, there's a gentleman then I wouldn't have done so much." "Hey Minu, go quick to take bath." "You'll fall sick on making late." "Go... go." "What's this; you all are still standing!" "?" "Shame... shame... shame... shame!" "Aren't you all modest people!" "?" "Don't you feel ashamed to peep into others' matters!" "?" "Minu, go, go quickly." "You'll fall sick on making late." "You are also limit, aunt." "You're quarrelling in this way!" "What's the use!" "Minu, where's your sister?" "I'll have to go back to Delhi today itself." "As the times are; it's better to reach station before blackout." "Even the packing is not done." "I..." "I'll leave." " Okay." "It's about fourteen kilograms..." "fourteen." "Where are you!" "Go carefully, son." "Topa's mother was telling that there's strict watch of the police at the station." "Mobile!" "?" "Forget it!" "I'll leave." " Okay." "God bless you!" "We all should know the administration of West Bengal." "West Bengal is a state of the Indian union." "We all must know the administration of West Bengal." "West Bengal is a state of the Indian union." "We all must know the administration of West Bengal." "West Bengal is a state of the Indian union." "We all must know the administration of West Bengal." "West Bengal is a state of the Indian union." "We all must know the administration of West Bengal." "West Bengal is..." " Enough reading, son enough reading." "We all... we all must know the administration of West Bengal." "West Bengal is a state of the Indian union." "Concentrate on studies." "Hey." " We all..." "Want to smoke?" " Father, he asking to smoke." "Father, he asking to smoke!" "Huh; concentrate on studies!" "Fast... fast... fast... fast... fast..." "fast... fast!" " Get up fast!" "Hey boy there, what's your name!" "?" "Gourango!" "Gourango!" "Gora!" "Gourango smuggler!" ""We are..."" ""...wretched."" ""We supply rice."" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We don't have food and home!"" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We don't have food and home!"" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We don't have food and home!"" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We don't have food and home!"" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We don't have food and home!"" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We don't have food and home!"" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""We don't have food and home!"" ""We're wretched." "We supply rice."" ""Hey Goddess of wealth!"" "Gourango Chandra Das?" " My son." "Age?" " Around fifteen years." "Head of the family?" " My eldest son." "Business is supplying illegal rice to Kolkata." "Our house runs on selling the rice, son." " Smuggler!" "Just five siblings, and mother." "My father didn't left anything else." "And jail;" "I've been three times." "Twenty five days, eighteen days, and five days." "But I've never been even once." "Then what have you done, dear?" "Haven't learnt even this." "I got caught once." "There in Moa." "I pulled back my hands instantly!" "That's it..." " Hey!" "You just came in this line." "Swine, bluffing!" "Once I was arrested..." "And when I returned home, my sister was gone." "She was suffering too much, isn't it?" " Yes." "But you know, she would have survived on getting treatment." "Set up mobile; all right." "Make arrests; all right." "Put in jail, put in police station, put in lock up beat up, swine; everything is all right!" "But if the other members of the family stay hungry is that done, tell me honestly!" "Heck!" ""I saw the jail and the police station."" ""I'm poor one dying in sorrows no one understands true justice."" ""I saw the jail and the police station."" ""I saw the jail and the police station."" "Tea." "Hot tea." "Here they are." "Here are my customers." "Come." "Come here." "You are my first customers today." " Give us teas." "Beware." "Beware?" " Yes." "Come on, give three tea and..." "Yes." "Hey; you seem to know everything about our line!" "I'm watching you all for so long now, shouldn't I know?" "Hey why on the way, move and sit!" "?" "Look at his temper; as if a landlord!" "Hey!" "Give me milk." " Milk?" "You've drank so much of mother's milk;" "wasn't that enough!" "?" "Where did I get?" "Come on, brother make properly." "Come on, give the money." " I will." "Hey I'm saying give me right now!" " I said I'll give!" "We won't have tea without paying money!" "I'm telling you!" "Just look at him." "Give me your money." " Here's mine." " Here's mine." "Fast." " Wait a minute." "What's the rush!" " Ok." "Take it." " Pass me my tea." "Take this." " Now share it." "Take yours, Gora." " Yes give me." "Hey, checker... checker!" "Tea... have tea; hot tea!" "'Hey collie, don't drop it; be watchful!" "'" "Come fast." " Tea." "Hot tea." "Catch it." "Catch it." "Hey... hey." "He's sleeping." " Yes." " Let's get him." "Come... come... come... come... come!" "Hurry up... hurry up!" "Unload the bag quickly!" " Pass on my bag!" "Hey come." " Why are you standing here!" "?" "Get down." " Fast." "Get down." " The train is about to leave." " Let's get in here." "Fast." "Fast." "Go fast." "Go fast." "Be quick the train will get started!" " Here... here... here." "Have you all got in;" "Photik, Dinesh, Bhola!" "?" "Hey!" "Hey!" " Who?" "Again they've come to trouble;" "the kids of devil!" "Okay who hasn't bought tea for how long tell me!" "?" "I buy everyday!" " What!" "?" "Swine!" "You buy tea everyday!" "?" "Don't lie, say... say who hasn't bought tea for how long!" "Oh goodness; he's coming this side." "Phatik, Dinesh; everyone block your nose!" " I have!" "Be careful; terrible epidemic is coming!" " Indeed." "Hey, what's going on!" "?" "What's going on; what's this!" "?" "Damn!" "What disgusting man; spat on me!" "Damn!" "Mister, move a little please." "What, brother couldn't you stay there?" " What?" "Couldn't stay there?" " No, sir." "He was troubling so much." "The railways should make an arrangement; for them." "Rightly said!" "Don't mind please." "I mean I forgot my box; if you be kind to give me some..." "Off course... off course." "Move a little, let me go." " Where would you go?" "I'll go a little ahead, sons." " How are you going!" "?" " That's it, son; here I am." ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord, chant the Lord's name."" ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord, chant the Lord's name."" ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord..." " Go ahead... ahead." "Where could I go ahead, sir?" "What say, sirs; have I done such virtues that I'll pass through the wall?" ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord, chant the Lord's name."" ""I serve the Lord; that's my only job."" "Hey, Mr. Biswas I see!" "Have you been out?" "Yes I've been out for a while." "Are you fine?" "Yes, sir by the grace of God." " You didn't grow older." "All is by God's will." ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord..." "chant the Lord's name."" "Hey would someone like to eat snacks!" "?" "Nice big ones, hot served;" "excellent to eat!" "Would you like to eat?" " No more space in my stomach." "No space?" " I eat so much in the afternoon that I'm getting belch." " What's the matter?" "Did you get indigestion?" "Be careful; eating so much is bad." "Hey Phatik, tell me if you want to eat!" "?" "Very big ones, excellent to eat!" "Who wants!" "?" "Do you want?" " I don't like those snacks and all." "Then have some Jilipi (kind of sweet)." "Nice curved ones, nice to eat!" "Very nice." "Tell me if you want to eat?" "I'll bring." "Have no space in stomach." " Exactly the same with me." "I too have no space in my stomach, look..." "Look." "Yes, no space at all." " Hard like steel." "Hey!" " Really." "I see the boys won't let the gentleman eat!" " Indeed." "The man is eating since then!" "But look at his structure." "So why should you be bothered and why should we be bothered?" "Let him eat." "Rightly said." "Brother." "Hey brother." " What is it?" "Coming from the in laws' house I guess?" "How did you come to know?" " This one; it feels so." "It feels so I guess?" "Mr. Biswas has always maintained good health." "You've built a nice physic." " Is it?" "This is a worked out body; have to toil." "This doesn't happen automatically!" "A good body." "Even the sages and hermits said; nurturing the health is a penance." "What's the time?" ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord, chant the Lord's name."" ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord, chant the Lord's name."" ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord, chant the Lord's name."" ""Praise the Lord, call the Lord, chant the Lord's name."" "Say, son say... say." ""Chant the lord's name."" "Hey snake!" "The train is running very late today." "I see you are getting impatient." "Hey beggar, get down..." "get down hurry up, man!" "The train will get started again." "May I?" " What the use in reading newspaper?" "What's there to read?" " Habit." "You understand?" "It's not for the news." "Mister, they got down form this side?" " Yes." "All are WT." "If they get down from this side; will get fined." "Sir, move a little." "What happened; are you sick?" " Got space so using it." "May I have the light, sir?" " What?" "The light?" "What happened?" "Damn!" " Won't you?" "Just like that, mister." "Miscreants!" "They're so dare." " My goodness." "Move... move... move... move." "Why sitting on my head when so much space is there; move!" "?" "Why?" "Why should I move?" " Again arguing!" "Did you see the behaviour, mister!" "?" "This is daily matter, mister." "And moreover you know; you, me, I mean we all." "None of us bother about this!" "Not even a little!" "This is increasing!" "It's a problem!" "Correct." " My goodness." "Hey boy, what did you say!" "?" " Didn't get the light, sir." "Did you see the dare!" "?" "The scoundrels should be kicked!" "You know!" "?" "Swine!" ""One who says swine, it's banned to step on his street."" ""One who says swine, it's banned to step on his street."" ""One who says swine, it's..." " Hey!" "Hey swine!" "How dare you!" "Say you won't do that again." "You..." "I'll kill you." "Scoundrel." "Scoundrel." "How dare!" "I'm glad." " This isn't a big matter." "I've taught lesson to many people." "Give me the water bottle." "Ah;" "give mine!" " This one is yours." "The atmosphere was so warm." "How it became so cold suddenly!" "?" "No... no, mister; making fun about this is not good!" "This is not something to make fun of!" "No... no, this is too much!" " What too much, mister!" "?" "Didn't you see, what they started!" "?" "Shouldn't have paid attention." "What are you saying, mister!" "?" "Was misbehaving so much!" "Should we sit with deaf ears!" "?" "Mister, this is why the nation is suffering." " Right!" "I did this for your convenience, and you people are criticising me." "Wow;" "what a man you are!" "No... no." "I mean this..." "But so much..." "I'm not saying." "But so much was not needed." " It was." "As much was needed, exactly that much has been done." "I must congratulate you." " Thank you." "Whom to beat and whom to leave, sir?" "If beating is needed then the whole nation has to be beaten, isn't it." "Gentlemen, I've spent a long life till now; have seen a lot." "Do you understand?" "The nation is, going astray day by day." "Greetings!" "My station has come." "Perhaps I've irritated a lot." "What I've done; watch no problem will happen on this track for a week from now!" "I know all this." "So I'll leave." "Hey!" "Sitting on the path!" "Move... move... move... move!" "I'm leaving gentlemen." "Hey!" "Hello... hello... hello!" "Sorry I'm late!" "How are you all?" "I had a meeting you know;" "very important one." "Aren't you Lahidi?" " Yes, sir." "How are you?" "Good." "We... what are you doing these days?" "I've started a travel agency." " Okay." "Perhaps I didn't make a taxi payment to you?" " Yes, sir." "I see;" "I remember." "I wanted to meet you all." "I wish to meet you all, occasionally." "By talking to you all I feel a little inspired!" "Hello!" "Isn't picture excellent?" "I gathered this from on of my friends." "His life." "Acute famine." "Picture by Nandan Kar." "Nineteen forty three." "The people died like cats and dogs." "Fifty lakhs or more!" "More than fifty lakh people got killed only because of starvation." "They were killed!" "You know, that day I invited Banerjee for lunch." "Banerjee!" "?" "Really!" "?" " Oh no, Banerjee." "You didn't used to eat chicken." " What are you saying!" "?" "So he chewed the chicken leg, suddenly the eyes fell in front of the dining table." "I had hung the picture in front of the dining table." "On the wall." "Nothing else;" "just one picture." "Banerjee eyes fell on the picture." "But the picture didn't react on Banerjee." "How shocking!" "Shocking." "Shocking indeed!" "He has a thick skin; insensitive." "But, we should react." "Every moment." " React." "Certainly... certainly." "We should react." "Off course... off course." " Excuse me." "Hello, young folks!" "Enjoying yourselves?" "Ah; why shouldn't you?" "That's why, the picture is not in the bedroom." "Not in the drawing room, I hung it right in front of the dining table." "Why?" " Why?" "It crushes my heart." "It reminds me of that pain." "Whips us... whips!" " You are very interesting." "Banerjee." " Yes?" "So how do you find it?" " The man is... a swine." "Doesn't he?" "In 43..." "Means during the famine of nineteen forty three..." " Yes?" "The man used to work in an office;" "I mean a writing job." "Then by doing black marketing during the war..." "Grew, prospered and became this." "And he's lecturing here." "Swine!" " But, Banerjee..." "isn't he your boss?" "May be that, all his desires have finished." "Unfortunately." "But you didn't come to my exhibition." "I was expecting you so much." "Yes I know; you had an exhibition of fine arts." "What do you mean by I know!" "?" "I myself gave you the card." " I'm very sorry!" "The way I had to spend last week..." "The exhibition wasn't last week." "It was the week before that." " Oh; yes." "So who opened it?" " The home minister." "Why the home minister?" "Perhaps the education minister wasn't found." "Oh that's why." "Education interested busy everyday." "This is about such a man..." "Mummy, look Mr. Banerjee." " Who?" "Mr. Banerjee." " Mr. Banerjee?" "Oh let's go and meet him!" "Come on... come on!" "Hello, Mr. Banerjee!" "You haven't recognised me?" " Greetings!" "My daughter Reena." " Greetings." "You were so small then." "You used to speak nice Bengali, right?" " I could a little bit." " Yes... yes." "You used to be a little girl." "Then I was near the station." "Did you see me?" " Yes... yes." "Do you remember?" " Yes." "Tell me what was I doing then?" "She made up a good story." "So, we've been discussing about the leadership." "I was saying such a leadership is required that I could mobilise..." "I could mobilise..." "Could give a shape to whole matter." "That means such a party is needed today political party; it's leadership could take the nation ahead." "Leadership!" "Leader!" "'Vote for... vote for!" "' 'Vote for... vote for!" "'" "I've pleasant surprise up my sleeves for you." " Yes... yes?" "I'll give you a leather note of Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq." "Really!" "?" " I have two of them." "I've two." "These are faked very easily these days." "Ah ha; so you say I am!" "Not those fake ones." "How nice of you!" "You know I spent one and a half thousand rupees to get a coin of Chandragupta Maurya's time." "Have you got it?" " What?" "Have you got it?" " Yes." "No... no!" "I can see; it's being born." "He's talking about birth pang." "Birth pang!" "I can clearly see it's being born." "No... no, you people don't be mistaken." "This is not the face of confusion." "Not the face of sabotage." "This is a definite face in this condition of the nation." "But you are very optimistic!" " Obvious!" "I can see new India is being born." "A new race is being born." "I saw you the other day." "Is that so!" "Where exactly?" "At the junction of Park street Chowringhee." "In the evening?" " That's right." "Oh yes;" "I was out for our organisation." "To do collection for the Bangladeshi refugees." "The world is round and so are many boxes." "Including yes, Oval tin!" "You know that box has to be wrapped in paper." "Then make a hole on it and stand on the street." "And have to ask for money from strangers." "It felt so embarrassing!" "Firstly it was so sunny; standing on the road after all!" "And then when it got over our girls said we've worked so hard; we must be treated with a quality ice cream each." "'And then when it got over our girls said we've worked so hard; we must be treated with a quality ice cream each.'" "'And then when it got over our girls said we've worked so hard; we must be treated with a quality ice cream each.'" "I have full sympathy about this matter!" "Isn't it immoral?" "Don't you agree!" "?" " Yes indeed." "What's your name?" " Shyamorendu." "Tell me, isn't this unjustified?" " What?" "You'll eat four times a day." "Won't you?" "And they won't get to eat even one time." "After all... they aren't foreigners." "They... they... they are suffering." "They are living being." " Hippocrates!" "Scoundrel!" " Who?" "There; my boss." " Oh ho." "Why?" "What he says is good." "Talking knowledge." " Talking knowledge!" "Do you know he has two factories?" "Whose?" " That swine's!" "There's lock out in both the factories." "Because, the workers asked for bonus." "Twelve and half percent." " I see." "If I had bomb in my hands;" "I myself would have bombed it." "Why?" "For the development of this society." "For the extension of my factory." "To increase my trade market." "And more... more... more..." "more the nation..." "'Hey!" "' 'Hey!" "' 'Get out!" "'" "'Do you hear!" "?" "' 'Do you hear!" "?" "'Do you hear!" "?" "'" "'You don't shout!" "' 'Don't shout in vain!" "'" "'Don't be afraid of me;" "there's nothing to fear!" "'" "'I've no gun, bomb or pipe gun in my hands.' 'I'm dead.'" "Today morning, very early;" "there was nobody around." "I was chased to the western corner of Maidan and killed." "I was shot." "Do you know why have I come here?" "I've come to tell you, I know who killed me." "But, I won't tell their names." "I want you all to find them out on your own." "You'll suffer while finding, you'll be in pain." "You all couldn't stay worriless like this." "You couldn't stay idle like this." "Well, why are you all so worriless; why so idle!" "?" "Why so dull; why so numb!" "?" "Aren't you... aren't you all the citizens of this nation?" "Don't you all feel to go through pain for my horrible death!" "?" "Don't you feel getting torn apart in pieces?" "The body gets burning in despair, suffering and anger?" "Who is it..." "Who is it!" "?" "You know what I felt just now?" "I felt they've come again." "They've come to kill me." "They who searched for me throughout the nation." "Chased me." "You know what my crime is?" "I've seen; seen everything." "Exploitation, injustice, crime." "I've seen everything!" "For ages, for thousand of years." "In this... this age of twenty years, I've seen." "I'm seeing." "Outside, the water is increasing." "The wind, a continuous suppressed noise." "I felt, someone released a breath in anger and saying today you escaped." "But what about tomorrow?" "What will you do tomorrow?" "Day after tomorrow?" "And the day after?" "The day after that?" "'Tell me who escorted me to the Keranibagan house on the first day?" "'" "'Have you forgotten what happened that night!" "?" "'" "'Day and night secret discussion with Binod Pal!" "'" "'Who... who used to do that!" "?" "Who sends Minu to Harish Jogen, to this mess home!" "?" "'" "'To those old clumsy men!" "?" "'" "'Didn't you ask Haru to steal bread from the hotel!" "?" "'" "'Your son Guntu, why did he stop coming to this house!" "?" "'" "'Speak up!" "Speak up!" "Answer me!" "'" "'Mother!" "' 'Are you a mother!" "?" "Selfish!" "'" "'You just thought about your own children!" "'" "'I..." "I too had a son... ' - 'No!" "' 'No, don't say anymore!" "'" "I came and stood outside." "Darkness; only darkness." "Endless darkness." "It felt, that sorrow, that insult." "A language is evolving out from the depth of death." "A protest." "As if demanding for an answer." "How long... how long after all?"