Novel : Midnight Bell ❣️ (episode - 3)

Novel :  Midnight Bell   🌹
Writer :  Jotsna Jari   




Half male and half female... this is a life together, a family together. When I look at the sky, bluer and bluer seem to float in my eyes. Similarly, if I could touch you, if I could swim between your bodies... it is my firm belief that I would be satisfied, and my thirst would increase.  

A line from one of Nazrul's poems is coming to her mind right now :  
"You have seen the stone of the Taj Mahal, you have seen its soul / In its heart is its woman Mumtaz, on the outside is Shah Jahan."  Truly, in my heart, you are Tinni... only you and on the outside, I am that gentle professor Titas Ahmed, a well-to-do professor at a semi-government college. 

I was working on my painting alongside my job. Suddenly, I was first introduced to your paintings at the Cooch Behar Art Exhibition and then to you. Now, if I don't hear your voice one day, I don't feel good...   I become restless. I unite you with my nature in solitude. Like illusion, I talk to you alone and live with you twenty-four hours a day. You are a woman made of flesh and blood, yet I have never found you to be my own. The waves of imagination rise in the ocean of melodious tune -- 
 
"কল্পনা কে কানন কী রানী  
আও, আও মৃদুপদ মেরে  
মানস কী কুসুমিত বানী ।" 

Just as the touch of nature drives a person crazy, your voice awakens a strange thrill in my body -- 
 
"সিহর উঠে পল্লব কে দল নব অঙ্গ  
বহে সুপ্ত পরিমল কী মৃদুল তরঙ্গ  
জাগে জীবন কী নব জ্যোতি আনন্দ  
হিলে বসন্ত সমীর স্পর্শ সে বসন তুমহারা বানী ।"  

I don't know if the pictures I paint will last forever. But I can swear that my love is bigger and richer than eternal love.  




Notes :  
1) Najrul : His full name is Kazi Nazrul Islam. 
Kazi Nazrul Islam (born May 24, 1899, Churulia, Bengal [now in West Bengal, India]—died August 29, 1976, Dhaka, Bangladesh) was an influential and prolific Bengali poet and anti-imperial activist. He was known as Bidrohi Kobi (“Rebel Poet”) because of his revolutionary activities and participation in the Indian Independence Movement. His literary output includes poems, songs, short stories, novels, essays, and plays. Nazrul Islam significantly contributed to Bengali music with between 2,000 and 4,000 musical compositions, collectively known as Nazrul Geeti (“Songs of Nazrul”). His writings are admired for their themes of freedom, social justice, gender equality, and communal harmony. He migrated to Bangladesh in 1972 and was later named the country’s national poet.  

2) Taj Mahal :  The Taj Mahal is an iconic ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, serving as a profound symbol of eternal love and a masterpiece of Mughal architecture. Completed in 1648, this UNESCO World Heritage site showcases exquisite Indo-Islamic design with perfect symmetry, intricate floral inlays of semi-precious stones, and harmonious gardens, attracting millions annually as a universal symbol of India's rich history and artistry.  

3) Shah Jahan :  Shah Jahān (born January 5, 1592, Lahore [now in Pakistan]—died January 22, 1666, Agra [now in India]) was the Mughal emperor of India (1628–58) who built the Taj Mahal.  

4) Mumtaz :  She (born Arjumand Banu Begum) was the beloved wife, favorite consort, and trusted companion of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, known for her beauty, intelligence, and devotion, and she died giving birth to their 14th child, prompting Shah Jahan to build the magnificent Taj Mahal in her memory as a mausoleum symbolizing eternal love. 

5) 
* "কল্পনা কে কানন কী রানী  
আও, আও মৃদুপদ মেরে  
মানস কী কুসুমিত বানী ।"  
The meaning of this 
Bengali paragraph is -  
"You are the queen of the fantasy garden... Come, come with gentle feet... You bring to life the unwritten words of my heart."  

* "সিহর উঠে পল্লব কে দল নব অঙ্গে  
বহে সুপ্ত পরিমল কী মৃদুল তরঙ্গ  
জাগে জীবন কী নব জ্যোতি আনন্দ  
হিলে বসন্ত সমীর স্পর্শ সে বসন তুমহারা বানী । "  
The meaning of this 
Bengali paragraph is -  
"Just as the fresh spring breeze stirs the leaves and fills them with joy, so your words make my whole body and mind flutter."  



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