Santu:- Sir, in many convent schools, they celebrate Saraswati Puja. Only in our school, we have never organized a Saraswati Puja till date.
Subir Sir:- What can I say in this regard! The top management of this school is governed by the Bishop of the Church. As they are all Christians either by birth or by late conversions of nuisance value from other religions, so, they have never allowed anyone to organize a Saraswati Puja inside the school premises.
Rabi:- Actually, Sir! Nobody has taken any initiative, I mean, from the teachers’ side. As no teacher is taking the initiative, the students also lost interest in conducting a Saraswati Puja.
Subir Sir:- Yeah! That is also true. We have never asked the top management to permit us to celebrate Saraswati Puja inside the school premises.
Ganga:- Then, why not this time, Sir!
Subir Sir:- Ok! If you people are ready for contributing the funds for Saraswati Puja, we are there to help you out in all respects.
Students of Class VIII:- Yes, Sir! We are all ready to contribute for the Saraswati Puja.
Subir Sir:- Ok! Ok! I will talk to Roland Sir regarding this matter. Now, no more talks; hardly 15 minutes left for the bell to ring. I have to finish teaching the chapter of ‘Saraswati Kunda’ by today itself.
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Mr. Roland:- Yeah! Yeah! Of course, they can. Who am I to restrict them from worshipping the Goddess of Education & Knowledge?
Subir Sir:- Thank you, Sir! Thanks for the permission.
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Pandey ji (Security Guard of Saint Sebastian School):- Arrey…tum log pandal ka chinta mat karo…Saraswati Devi ka pandal market pe readymade milta hain…sirf 200 rupiya lega…
Dolui:- Baah! That’s great! Accha, what will be the budget for the idol?
Rabi:- 500 to 700 bucks, we can invest on it.
Dolui:- Ok, maximum 700 bucks. Ei, Jahar and Prakash, you people will go to buy the Saraswati Pratima (idol). Accha, Meenakshi and Revathi, both of you will be in charge of decoration of the pandal with Chandmala and other paperwork designs.
Meenakshi:- Ok, ok! That’s an easy job for us.
Dolui:- So, now, 900 bucks gone. How much to invest on prasads? Raju daa, any estimate!
Raju da (Snacks Canteen owner of Saint Sebaastian School):- Ei, Tarun, khichuri kortey kato kharcha hobe…ei dhar 200 jon loker…
Tarun da (Cook cum catering owner of the Canteen of Saint Sebastian School):- taah praye 900 taka.
Dolui:- See Raju da, we have collected 100 bucks each from the students. Our total budget is 2200 bucks. So, after pandal, idol and the prasads, we are left with 400 bucks.
Raju da:- Keep that fund for buying shaal pattas or plastic plates and plastic glasses. Moreover, you have to keep some fund for buying fruits like cucumbers, apples, pears, grapes, coconuts, palm fruits (Khejur Kul) and bananas. Also, the Bamun Thakur (Purohit) will take at least 100 bucks plus a red colored cloth (Gamcha) and a bowl of rice and dal. For the Bhashan day (Bisarjani), we need to have some fire-crackers in stock. So, within 400 bucks…it is easily possible. Oho! Keep some fund for sound box also. We will play music, naah!
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Mr. Roland:- Baah! Baah! Our students are so talented. They have decorated the entire playground so well.
Mr. Richards:- Yeah! That’s true! Even the idol and the pandal looks good! Raju was saying that they have cooked so much Khichuris that it is more than sufficient for 300 people also.
Mr. Roland:- Ha ha ha…not an issue! Tell them, not to waste the prasad. Invite outsiders to visit our school premises and give them those extra prasads to eat. Is my idea good or bad? Kya Pandey….maine thik bola naa?
Pandey ji:- Sir, aap kabhi galat bol sakte hain kya…bilkul sahi farmayaa aap ne Sir…bahar ke logon ko bulaa ke prasad denge…
Chinmoy:- Sirs, please sit down on the chair and have the prasad.
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Mr. Bairagi:- Ei Tarun…Khichuri taa kintu khasha hoyechey….you are a good cook, I must appreciate that.
Tarun da:- Thank you, Sir! Aapnader bhalo laaglei bhalo…
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Arindam:- Today, all girls are looking so beautiful in their sarees. I can hardly differentiate anyone. Everyone is looking good.
Raghav:- Yeah! I agree with you. Saree should be made the school uniform of this school.
Raqeeb:- Not possible! I have hardly seen any school having sarees as uniforms.
Bhanu:- Who told you that, Raqeeb bhaya...? In our locality, there is a school, ‘Saraswati Shikshagriha’, where all the girls wear a sky blue saree with a navy blue blouse. They look so beautiful…aaahaaa….haaa…
Joseph:- Even the girls of our school are not so bad. All of them are looking like goddesses today.
Ganga:- Hey Arindam! Revathi is calling you.
Arindam:- What for? I am having a gala adda session out here. I will talk to her later.
Ganga:- Arrey! How do I know why she is calling you? Sorry! I can’t tell her anything. If you don’t want to go, just yell at her from here only.
Arindam:- Oho! Anyway! I am just coming back after talking to her.
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Arindam:- Yes, tell me, what’s the matter!
Revathi:- Wow! You are looking so smart in your navy blue Panjabi and white pyajama.
Arindam:- That’s not a pyajama. I am wearing the white full pant of our PT (Physical Training) Class Uniform.
Revathi:- Anyway, I just wanted to wish you a very Happy Valentine’s Day.
Arindam:- Valentine’s Day! Seta abaar ki? What’s that?
Revathi:- This is the day of love and romance, dear. Take this special greetings card on Valentine’s Day.
Rihanna:- Hey, Arindam, you have become a valentine of Revathi.
Arindam:- What! What’s the meaning of a valentine?
Rihanna:- Now, we can’t tell you the meaning of everything. Today is 14th February. On this day, lovers love their beloved ones with some special treatments of romance.
Arindam:- Oh! Ei byapaar. For these things, we don’t require a special day like Valentine’s Day. On every Saraswati Puja day, automatically, it is a day of love and romance in all schools and colleges. Anyway, Revathi, thanks for the card. I have no hiccups to become your valentine for this one day only.
Revathi:- Ei Rihanna, please see if anyone is coming this side or not. Arindam, come to this corner, please! Umm…sweetu…I wanted to kiss you on your cheek….mmmuaaah…Now, it is your turn.
Arindam:- I am going to kiss you, but on one condition. Please don’t tell anyone that I have kissed you.
Revathi:- Ha ha ha…why? What will happen if I will say that to everyone? Nothing as such, naah!
Arindam:- Oh! That’s a problem with you girls! No, no, I will not kiss you.
Revathi:- Ok, ok, I will not tell anyone…please…please…no…no…please kiss me…
Rihanna:- ei, both of you hurry up! Mrs. Samaddar is coming on a round towards this new building corridor.
Arindam:- Mmmuaaah…now, you are happy, naah!
Revathi:- Once more…please…now in my left cheek…please…
Arindam:- Uff…ki nachorbanda meye mairi…mmmuaah….baash…dil khush toh…
Revathi:- Yeah…mmuaaah…thanks a lot, Mr. Valentine.
Mrs. Samaddar:- Ei…what are you three doing here in this corner? What’s the matter!
Rihanna:- Nothing, madam! Actually, we took some more sweets secretly from Tarun da. So, we came here to eat those things by hiding here, otherwise, if they see us, then they will demand more sweets from Tarun da.
Mrs. Samaddar:- Oho! I see…he he he…I was also a naughty girl like you in my school days. We used to eat all the coconuts and sweet grapes after giving the puspanjali to Saraswati Devi. Anyway, enjoy the Puja.
Rihanna, Arindam & Revathi:- Thank you, madam!
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Mrs. Choudhury:- Paoli of Green House has secured the 1st position in high jump category of Group A. Revathi of Green House has secured the 2nd position in the high jump category of Group A. Ranubala of Red House came third in this category.
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Satya:- Hi! You are Paoli, right?
Paoli:- Yeah! I am and what is your name?
Satya:- I am Satya from Red House. I have just won a bronze medal in discus throwing. This is the first time that our Inter-House Sports competition is being held in the SAI (Sports Authority of India) Complex at Saltlake. This is also the first time that I am participating in this Inter-House Sports competition. You have won the gold medal in high jump. Wow! That’s cool. Congratz!
Paoli:- Thank you! Actually, regular practice made me perfect to achieve this feat. I started practicing it even before the selection for the Inter-House Sports started.
Satya:- Yeah! I know that. Actually, when you used to practice at the playground, I used to watch you from the windows of our classroom at the third floor of the old building.
Paoli:- What! Oh! My God! You…
Satya:- What! What happened! I used to admire you. What a dedication you have towards high jump and long jump. You used to fall on the sands and then….
Paoli:- Ok, just stop…You used to admire my dedication or something else…You know…what I mean!
Satya:- Yeah! To some extent, yes, I do agree to that…can’t help it, naah!
Paoli:- Ha ha ha…at least you are truthful…friends…yeah…let us be friends now…if you really wish to.
Satya:- Of course, yes! It is a pleasure to get you such sweet and hard-working girl as a friend.
Paoli:- Ok, I am feeling hungry now. I want to eat those Kaala Jaam (Black colored Kuls) and Jaamrul (A typical white colored fruit) which are getting sold there. Will you join me?
Satya:- Yeah! I am also feeling hungry, naah!
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Manoj:- Oh! Shit! I am having a cramp after running 200 m heat race. We are just 6 points behind Green House now. The last heat race for Group A is the 400 m race. Sukhwinder is a 400 m specialist. But, we want another guy from Blue House to represent. Whom to select? Riku, any suggestion!
Riku:- Let us send Arindam for the 400 m race.
Manoj:- No, no, no…not that bloody fellow! Rajesh, the 200 m specialist of Blue House is absent today. That’s why; I gave him a chance for 200 m race. Arindam is fit for 100 m race and those relay races only. Basically, he loves sprinting fast and fast from first to last seconds of the race. But in 200 m and 400 m race, you require some strategic thinking. Here you cannot run with the same sprinting speed from first seconds to last seconds. If you speed up too early, you will not have enough stamina to accelerate in the last lap.
Riku:- I am also a sprinter. I know all these things. You don’t need to give all these lectures. If Arindam is so bad, then how come he came 2nd in the 200 m race whereas you came 5th only?
Manoj:- Riku, you are my girlfriend, that does not mean, that I will tolerate everything. I had a cramp just after the first lap. I tried my level best.
Riku:- Look, you are becoming personal now. If you are the captain of Blue House, then I am the vice-captain of this Blue House. I also have the right to decide. At this moment, Arindam is a better option. No, I cannot send that guy, Biswanath. Biswanath is not at all a good sprinter.
Mrs. Choudhury:- All the participants are ready to take their stands. But, one participant is short from the Blue House camp. We will request the Blue House to send another participant within 5 minutes.
Subir Sir:- What’s the matter! Riku, Manoj…what happened, boss? Sukhwinder is already there on the track. Where is the other one? Manoj, go.
Manoj:- Sir, I have a cramp.
Subir Sir:- Then, send some other guy, naah. Where is Arindam?
Arindam:- I am here, Sir. I am ready to go, but, the Captain and the Vice-Captain of the Blue House are yet to decide whom to send there. If Biswanath wants to go, I have no problem.
Biswanath:- Naah naah…babah…I don’t have that much stamina to run 400 m race. I may stop after running 200 m only.
Subir Sir:- Hey, Arindam, please proceed. That’s my order.
Arindam:- Thank you, Sir!
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Mrs. Choudhury:- In the 400 m heat race just ended, Nonigopal of Yellow House came first, followed by Arindam of Blue House and Yusuf of Green House.
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Arindam:- Dhaath teri ki…you changed all the equation. Had I got the gold medal, our Blue House would have become the Champion by beating Green House by 2 points. Look at the scoreboard, Green House ended with 271 points and Blue House is at 269 points.
Nonigopal:- Aah! Our Yellow House is just at 265 followed by Red House at 261 points. This year, it is a very close competition.
Arindam:- Yeah! That’s true! Actually, in the Police Training Field, we used to run on green grasses, but, here in the SAI Complex, you are running on real turfs. Not so easy to sprint with these white sports shoes.
Nonigopal:- Ha ha ha…this time, we are not running bare-footed, naah…that’s why; you are complaining…ha ha ha…I can understand that, dude. Anyway, let us go and wear our respective medals. Hey, Yusuf, come on; boss…medal nahi pehen na hai kya?
Yusuf:- 3rd prize ka koi qeemat hai kya?
Arindam:- Every medal has its value because you are not just wearing it, but earning it too.
Yusuf:- Ha ha ha…saala kya baat bola hai be…dil khush kar diya…chal chal…medal pehentey hain…
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Arindam:- Hey, Riku! Thanks for sending me to 400 m race. Look at this…the silver medal, though I missed the gold medal by a fraction of a second from that bloody ‘Cheetah’ (field name of Nonigopal), but it is also a nice one. Riku, what happened! You are standing alone under this shed and weeping.
Riku:- No, no, I am not weeping at all.
Arindam:- Ok, ok, maybe, you are not weeping but I can spot tears on your eyes…he he he…kya hua?
Riku:- Manoj has straightaway told me that he wants a break-up from me. Actually, since last month, he started another affair with a girl, Ahana. That’s why; he was just looking for a reason to declare that break-up. Right now, after that argument, he capitalized on the situation to go for a break-up with me. You were right, Arindam. He is a bad boy. I have done a blunder by rejecting your love. You are a better boy than Manoj. You still love me, naah…I think, I am also falling in love with you.
Arindam:- Oh! I see…ha ha ha…control your heart, baby…please don’t dare to fall in love with me…because after that insult in front of the entire class, I started hating you. My heart is not a stem-cutting plant, that you will cut the stem whenever you wish and then plant it anywhere to grow flowers.
Riku:- No, no…try to understand…this time, I am really in love with you. That time, I was blind.
Arindam:- After a few months, you will again see a boy like Manoj, who hails from a rich family. Then, at that time, what is the guarantee that you will not kick me out. No, no, Riku…there is saying in Bengali…’Nyara Beltala tey ek baar ee jaaye’…You can ask for the meaning of this sentence to any of your Bengali friends…you will understand what I tried to say to you. Anyway, see you in the class day after tomorrow. Bye Bye!
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Arindam:- Arrey…she is totally a fickle minded girl. If you love me, then why have you rejected my proposal so badly? I also loved you like a crazy person. When she insulted me, does she know what I felt in my heart?
Anjana:- Arindam daa…bhool karcho…maybe, that girl has understood her mistakes. Maybe, this time, she is truly appreciating your love towards her. Accept her.
Ganga:- Naa Arindam….khabardar…oi rakom dhyamna meye ke konodin accept korbi naa…
Arindam:- There is no chance, Ganga daa..because, at present, I have no soft corners for her…jakhon chilo takhon chilo…but not now.
Ganga:- Will you not take the sweet revenge?
Anjana:- Revenge!
Ganga:- Yes, revenge. Arindam has understood what I am trying to say.
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Arindam:- Listen guys! A funny thing happened in the SAI Complex this year. Manoj, the captain of our Blue House declared a break-up with Riku. Just after the incident, Riku proposed Arindam….ha ha ha…I mean to me…
Students of Class VIII:- Ho ho ho….baah baah…baah baah…
Arindam:- No, no, there is no reason to be happy in it. I have rejected the proposal. A girl like Riku is not fit for me.
Meenakshi:- Strange! Once upon a time, you were crazy for Riku only. Why not now?
Riku:- Meenakshi, actually, he has understood that he is not fit for me.
Arindam:- Whatever it maybe…the main point is that you are not permitted to enter in my personal life.
Riku:- Whatever conversation we had…we had that in private. If you have rejected my proposal, that is fine, why are you declaring it in front of the class?
Arindam:- Ganga daa…Riku is lucky that she has not got a tight slap on her face…
Ganga:- Ghyama dicchish bhai…Bidisha holey scene taa jomey jeto…
Arindam:- Riku…I am just sprinkling the salts on your wounds to understand the pain…Now, I hope that you can feel what I felt when you did the same thing with me after rejecting my proposal.
Riku:- I need to go to the wash room. You people are so cruel. Oh! My God!
Joseph:- Hey, Rihanna…follow her to the washroom. She is weeping…
Rihanna:- Yeah! Yeah! I will control her. Please tell Arindam to control himself. He looks like a demon when he is angry.
Joseph:- Arindam…calm down, boss…these things happen…kya yaar…after 2 years, we will be out of this school…then no one will even recognize each other after 10 or 15 years.
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Srabanti:- This time, I will not get 100 out of 100 in Maths. I left an arithmetical sum of 5 marks and a rider of Geometry for 5 marks. The sum was, ‘Tap A and tap B can fill a cistern in 20 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If there is a tap C which empties the cistern in 18 minutes, then after how many minutes will the cistern be full?’ and the rider was, ‘Prove that in an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite to the two equal sides are also equal to each other in all respects.’
Mainak:- Both these problems are easy problems. I always struggle to pass the Maths exam, but, I have solved these two problems correctly in the exam, but, you, a brilliant student of Maths failed to solve it. Really, Mathematics is a very hard and funny subject.
Srabanti:- Ha ha ha…to some extent, it is indeed!
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Mrs. Purokayastha:- Hmm…all of you have got poor marks in PT classes this year. Why?
Bhanu:- Madam! Our Bairagi Sir taught us all types of Yoga exercises and during the Annual Exam, he asked us to perform all those Yoga exercises.
Mrs. Purokayastha:- Oho! Yoga! It is not so easy! It is tough. Hmm…that’s why; in PT, the highest mark is 67 out of 100. Accha, I am happy to say that all of you have passed in class VIII and promoted to Class IX. Before going to Class IX, you need to fill up an application form about your Board Selection. There are two Boards in this School. One is CBSE and another one is WBBSE (i.e. Madhyamik Board). Those who want to sit for Madhyamik Exam, tick on the WBBSE and those who want to give exam under Delhi Board, tick on the CBSE.
Jahar:- Madam, is there no Centralized Education Board in India?
Mrs. Purokayastha:- Till date, unfortunately, our Indian Government has failed to do that. But, CBSE can be considered as an All India Board, but WBBSE is under the West Bengal Government only.
Tiya:- Which Board is better, madam?
Mrs. Purokayastha:- See, frankly speaking, if you want to appear for IIT or other hi-fi technical exams, then go for CBSE Board, because their syllabus is always up-to-date with the latest trends in the market, whereas in Madhyamik Board, the same old syllabus continues. Even, you people will laugh after seeing the English Book of Class IX and X of Madhyamik Board. They are of such a low standard. Actually, in West Bengal, in all the Bengali medium schools, those poor students start learning English from class V or VI. So, imagine, for the competitive exams, the rural students of West Bengal are backward by how much. Hats off to this CPI (M) government! Anyway, you people start filling up the form.
Mr. Bairagi:- Excuse me, madam! I will take some few minutes only. Students, from this year onwards, those who are taking Madhyamik Board can opt for ‘Work Education’ as their additional subject. Work Education means Arts, Crafts and Physical Education. Ok, thank you.
Mr. Roland:- Hello! Mrs. Purokayastha.
Mrs. Purokayastha:- Good afternoon, Sir!
Mr. Roland:- Can I enter your class, madam?
Mrs. Purokayastha:- Sir! Why are you joking with me, sir?
Mr. Roland:- Ha ha ha…ok, then let me come in. Good afternoon, students…sit down…sit down…actually, I am very happy with the academic results of Class VIII on an average. Except in one or two subjects, all of you have got above 65% marks in almost all subjects. That’s why; I have decided that there is no need for a parents-teacher meeting this time…hhuhssssh…silence…don’t shout like hooligans..Else…ok, ok, see you all in Class IX.
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