Holong ee ekti Raat

NJP station theke Train charar 30 mins. por theke du pasher drishya-pat palte jete laaglo. Jedike takai sudhu sobuj aar sobuj. Train choleche kokhono pahari nodir opore diye, kokhono cha-baganer pash diye, kokhono ba du dike sobuj dhan khet aar dure dure gram er bari. Kichukhon porei suru holo jongol. Kanchankanyar eei path geche mahananda aar chapramari jongol er modhye diye, New Mal, Hasimara hoye soja Alipur Duar. Cholar pathei jongoler gandhe mon chanchal hoye uthlo.
Hasimara te amar jongoler bandhu Asish gari niye apekhya korchilo. Amra pouchutei mon bhora uchyas niye abbarthana korlo sokol ke. Hasimara theke 12 km path pari diye amra pouchulaam Jaldapara abhayaranya er probesh mukhe. Booking permit dekhiye bhitore jawar anumati pelam. Probesh path theke jungler bhitore aaro koek km. dhuke Holong bunglow. Jongoler madhye besh khanik ta jaygaa faka kore, tairi hoyeche eei bunglow. Ekhane ekta raat katabar moja anya rokom. Charidike jongole ghera bole, ekhane sakale bikale anek pakhir daak sona jaay, dekha jaay oo prochur pakhi. Bunglow er samne ekta jhora bunglow aar jongoler modhye gandi tene diyeche. Jhora periye kichu ta samnei ekta nuni. Majhe majhei bhor raat ee baa sandhye belay, hati, bison, gandaar probhiti trina bhoji ra ashe ekhane nun chatte ebong jol khete.
Dupurer khawa sere, bikal 3 te nagad amra berolaam Jaldapara jeep safari te. Prothom watch tower ee jawar pathei daan pasher ghaas bone te chokhe porlo ek gandaar. Dariye amader kichukhon parjabekhyan kore dhuke gelo ghaas
boner gobhire. Watch tower ee uuthe jongol dekhe besh bhalo laaglo. Watch tower er 3 pash diye 3 te soru path geche jongoler aaro gobhire. Du pashe muloto ghas bon bole anek dur dekha jaay, path gulo chole geche baank kheye jongoler gobhire. Takiye thakle mone hoy jeno kono ajanar ahabaan ee hariye jabar haatchani.


Hatat amader guide nich theke bollo dure bison dekha jachche. Amra taratari niche neme aslaam. Bison er ekta paal rasta perochche, tobe anek dure. Khali chokhe bhalo dekha jachche na bole, binocular chokhe laagalaam aar dekhlaam ek atbhut drishya. Anek dure jongoler bhitore pather majhe ekta moyur pekhom mele nachche ghure ghure aar tar kichu ta pichon diye ekdol bison aste aste rasta periye daan theke baam pasher jongole dhuke jachche. Camerar zoom er baire bole photo tulte parlaam na, kintu chokhe jaa dekhlaam moner lens ee chirokaaler janne ta gethe roilo.
Watch tower theke neme amra chollam Harin-danga bole oono eek watch tower er dike. Jawar pathe hotat gari thamiye amader guide dekhalo, daan pasher jongole gash er opor suye aache eek gandaar ... ghumonto.
Amra chup kore dariye dekhlaam banyera bone koto sundar, koto nishchinto. Beshikhon thakle manusher awaje gandaar er ghum bhenge jete pare, birokto hote pare bole, amra aar okhane na dariye, egiye chollam. Harin-danga watch tower theke 4 te hog deer dekhlaam samner ghaas jomi te chore berachche. Kichukhon sekhane katiye sandyer mukhe amra Holong bunglow te feere elam. Cha kheye amra bunglow er samne jhorar pare eshe boslaam. Amra 6 jon charao aaro jona 5 tourist chilen. Sandhya hobo hobo, emon somoy hotat samner jongol theke moyur deke uuthlo karkash sore. Koek second porei dekhlaam jongol theke beriye eelo eek bishal bison. Soja egiye eelo nuni er kaache. Ebar dan diker jongol theke abaro moyur deke uuthlo aar kichukhoner modhyei beriye eelo aaro 3 te bison. Sandhyer mukhe aalo kom thakai photo tola gelo na. Bunglow te bole jana gelo search light charge dewa nei.

Sarkari abyabosta. Jaihok, jhorar pare bose ulta dike, haat 15 dure 4 te bison dekhatao kom romanchokar noy. Minute 15 por baa diker jongol theke andhakare mone holo ekta kichu jeno beriye eelo. Ektu pore mone holo ekta bodo kalo moto kichu jeno nuni er dike egiye asche. Bhalo kore lakhya kore bojha gelo ekta hati. Aaro bujhte parlaam karon bison gulo hotat chanchal hoye uuthlo, duto paliye gelo daan pasher jongole aar duto nuni theke ektu dure sore daralo. Amra jhorar pare bose jongoler modhye eek romanchokar anubhuti upalabdhi korlaam. Ebhabe pray 45 minute por, bunglow theke search light charge diye niye eelo ekjon aar sei aalo te amra dekhlaam - nunir mukhomukhi dariye aache ekti hati oo tar ulta dike duti bison. Jeno nuni te, ke aage jabe, ta niye bojha-pora hochche. Aaro dekhlaam hati er pichone daan pash geshe ekti gandaar, seo nuni te jawar apekhay. Raater andhakare, search light er aaloy, jongol er modhye ekti nuni te eksathe hati, gandaar oo bison dekhar sei anubhuti bhasay byakto kora bodhhoy sambhab hobe na. Aaro kichukhon sei jongli sandhyar ashyad niye, amra bunglow er bhitore feere elam. Kichuta somoy galpa-gujobe katiye, raater khawa sere abar gelam jhorar pare. Akashe sandhar megh kete giye ekhon nabamir chaand. Tai bujhte asubidhe holo na je nuni aar jhorar majha majhi, amader theke haat 8-10 dure duto gandaar ekmone maati chatche. Amader upashthiti tader bicholito korlo na. Eera bodhhoy bunglow te asha tourist der darshaan diye diye abhastya hoye geche. Raater jongole aaro kichukhon katiye feere elam bunglow er ghore. Taratari suye porte hobe karon bhor 6 tay suru hobe Elephant Safari. Jongoler neshay bund hoya mone, jongoler sapna dekhte dekhtei ghumiye porlaam.

Pordin bhor 6 tay 5 ti hati te 20 jon sawari niye suru holo elephant safari. Sobe kichuta jongoler bhitor dhukechi, emon somoy hatir mahutera hoihoi kore uuthlo. Takiye dekhi samner jongol theke beriye esheche ekti datal hati. Kono rokome ekta photo tulte na tultei mahutera hatigulo ke ekpashe soriye anlo. Sudhu samne egiye gelo ekti hati jar mahuter kaache bandhuk aache. Datal ta tokhon anek ta egiye eseche. Bandhuker rubber bullet tip kore mara holo datal tar kapale. Sathe sather amader hati gulo eksathe por por deke uuthlo. Amader bhagya bhalo, bandhuker awaje aar otogulo hatir eksathe awaje bhoy peye datal ta ulta diker jongole paliye gelo. Ekla hati khub bhayanak hote pare, tai ooti jodi tere asto tobe ki je hoto bola mushkil.
Jongoler dhokar mukhei emon ghatanay jemon bhoy peye gechilaam, datal ta chole jawar por besh uttejona anubhab korlaam emon ekta ghotonar sakhkhi hoyar janne. Apsosh je emon ghotonar movie newa gelo na. Abashya movie newar katha mathateo chilo na. Ee to aar cinema ba discovery channel er chobi noy, ee holo jongoler bastabata, jekhane kokhon ki ghotbe ta keu jane na.
Jai hok, hati gulo jongoler bhitor diye giye eshe pouchalo eek bistirno ghaas bone. Hatir pithe uuche te thakar janne, dur thekei dekhte peyechilaam je ghaas bone duti gandaar. Amader hati giye pouchalo sei gandaar der kaache. Khub kaach theke gardaar dutir chobi tolar sujog pelam. Aaro khanik ta egiye ekta jhora periye hati abar dhuklo gobhir jongole. Kichu ta jabar por gacher faake nojore porlo dhusor ronger kichu ekta norche. Kaache jetei doure paliye gelo ekti sambar harin. Ek jholok dekhlaam sudhu, tarporei jongoler aaro gobhire lukiye porlo se. Ferar pothe gach-palar faank diye chokhe porle ekti barking deer. Hatir pithe sohure manush dekhe ekjholok dekha diye seo bhoy peye lukiye gelo aaro gobhir jongole. Khub sundaar ekti jongol bhraman holo amader eei elephant safari te. Bhorer jongoler misti batashe mon-pran tortaja hoye uuthlo.
Ebar ferar pala. Breakfast kore, aaro kichukhon bunglow er samne jhorar dhare katiye, amra beriye porlaam amader poroborti gantabyer uudeshye. Holong ee ekti raat jongoler sannigdhe katiye, jongli neshay bund hoye amra aaro jongol dekhar ashay pari dilam bharater ekti anyatama gobhir, rahashya abrito jongoler dike - Buxa Tiger Reserve. Sei golpo sonabo aar eek din.