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কোনো একদিন দেখা হবে বন্ধু, বৃষ্টিতে ভিজব খুব একসাথে কোনো একদিন ভুলে যাওয়া রাস্তারা, পথ দেখাবে হাত রেখে তোর এই হাতে।
১।
আমার যাদুর ঝাঁপি, আমার জমানো পুঁজিপাটা
তাতে আর কিছু নেই, আছে শুধু মায়াবীমুকুর
আমার সে আর্শিটা চিরতরে তোমাকে দিলাম
এ্যালিস! এ্যালিস! তুমি বিম্বিত হয়ো
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২।
আমি জানি, এসব বলার মত এখনও ছোঁয়নি এসে শীত
ঝরেছে যে সব পাতা এখনও তাদের রঙ ধূসরের চিহ্নরহিত
শিকড়ে বাড়িয়ে হাত তারা শুধু জল চেয়েছিল
এখন অনেক দেরী হয়ে গেছে, এক তিলও
অবসর নেই আর তোর বা আমার – কী করে মেলবো ডানা দখিনা হাওয়ায়
তবু যদি সময়ের থেকে কিছু দূরে গিয়ে আজ একবার বসে থাকা যায়...




৩।
আসলে যে ছেলেটা মরে গিয়েছিলো কিছুদিন আগে
জবানবন্দী তার  লেখা হয় নাই,
বিশ্বাস করেছে সেও দখিনা হাওয়ায়
মেনে নিয়েছিলো, এভাবেও বেঁচে থাকা যায়
প্রতি দিন, অষ্ট প্রহর
এবং রাতের শেষে ভোর, প্রতি দিন নিয়মিত আসে
অটুট বিশ্বাস ছিলো তার – দখিনা বাতাসে
তবুও সে মরেছিলো
মরেছিলো, মরে যেতে হয়
মরে যাওয়া, অর্থাৎ জীবনের অপচয় করেছিলো
সুতরাং হিসেবী ছিলো না বলা চলে
তলে তলে কী যে ভেবেছিলো সে খবর নেওয়া যায় যদি
ধরা যাক, স্বীকারোক্তি, মৃত্যুকালীন।




৪।
গহন কিছু ইচ্ছে করে -
এক সমুদ্র জংলা ঘাসের মধ্যে দিয়ে হাঁটতে হাঁটতে এক সমুদ্র অন্ধকারে
ঝলসে নেবো যে সম্পর্ক, তার কি কোন নাম দেওয়া যায় অর্থবহ
খাতায় লিখে?
এক শালিখে আটকে গেছি। অন্যটাকেও দেখতে পাবো খানিক পরে
তেমনটা আর হচ্ছে কোথায়? শিকড় এত আলগা হল - ভালই বোধ হয়
ভরসা রাখা অস্থাবরে... এই বাজারে..




৫।
জানো - ওদিকে অনভ্যাসে আয়নাতে জমে থাকে মরচের দাগ
রুমালে জমেছে সন্দেহ
বুকপকেটের ভাঁজে চক্রান্তের গন্ধ পাই
এমনকি ঝোড়ো হাওয়া
সেও বুঝি থেমে যায় অন্ধকার রাতে
রাতের কথায় মনে হল – স্বপ্ন দেখেছি
আহা, স্বপ্ন দেখেছি কাল রাতে
স্বপ্নের কথা থাক, স্বপ্নেরা থাক অগোচরে
বরং অন্য কথা বলো।




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কোনদিন দেখা হয়ে যাবে
যেমন মেলার ভিড়ে চোখে পড়ে যায় চেনা মুখ, সেইভাবে
ভদ্রতার হাসি, অমায়িক
হয়তো বা মুখোমুখি নয়, বেশ দূরে, তবু ঠিক
পাশাপাশি বসা যেন, কিছু কথা বড় আলগোছে
সময় কত কি মোছে
খাড়াই অন্ধকারে নিষ্প্রভ পাহাড়ের দাগ
খুনসুটি, ভালোবাসা, আদর – সোহাগ
নদীতে জোয়ার ছিলো, এখন ভাঙ্গন।




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আমাদের নিরালা উঠোনে ঝাঁকড়াচুলের একটাই গাছ
পাগলের মত নির্বাক হিংসে করবে শুধু - কথা ছিল
নতুন গুড়ের ঘ্রাণ ঠোঁট ছুয়ে মিশে যাবে কানের লতিতে
সূর্যাস্তের আগে দীর্ঘ গোধূলি জুড়ে আমাদেরই ছায়া
ক্রমশঃ আবছা হবে আমাদেরই নিভৃত সড়কে।
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Look beyond the Taj Mahal to these incr.edible cultural and natural gems
Trekking through Khangchendzonga National Park
The striking thing about a country as vast as India is the sheer, overwhelming variety that it encompasses—of landscapes, cultures, languages, cuisines, and even UNESCO World Heritage Sites.




Yet of its 35 cultural and natural heritage sites, travelers frequent only about a dozen. They miss some of India’s most outstanding wonders either because they are tucked in a little known, far-flung corner, or because they’re hiding in plain sight, in the shadow of an oft-visited attraction.


Up for a surprise? Here are seven of India’s little known UNESCO World Heritage Sites.


KHANGCHENDZONGA NATIONAL PARK: HIDDEN LAND

This forest in Sikkim, one of India’s northeastern states, has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list as a place of mixed natural and cultural importance. The two are intrinsically tied: The Rathong Chu River, which runs through Khangchendzonga National Park, and its surrounding valley are held sacred by the local Lepcha people and in Tibetan Buddhism, ensuring the forest survives intact.

The park has tremendous geographical diversity. The landscape varies from slopes covered with thick rhododendron forests to rocky mountains with 18 glaciers. There are 19 peaks towering more than 19,000 feet, crowned by the Khangchendzonga, the world’s third highest at 28,169 feet.

The forest provides refuge to the rare red panda, while its higher mountainous reaches are the haunt of the elusive snow leopard. It’s also popular with birders, with over 500 species found here.


Don’t Miss: The area can only be explored on foot, and one of the more popular ways to do this is the ten-day Yuksom to Goecha La trek. With the aid of a non-profit NGO, the residents of Yuksom run homestays, work as guides and porters for standardised rates, and ensure the trails are always clean.






AGRA FORT: MIGHTY BASTION

Fortress of shining sandstone
If the jostling crowds at the Taj Mahal seem overwhelming, make a trip to Agra Fort, only a 15-minute rickshaw ride away. Older than the Taj, it was the home of Mughal emperors for over a century, until they shifted their capital to Delhi in the mid-1600s.
Agra Fort's Hall of Public Audience
Built of striking red sandstone, the military stronghold was designed by Akbar, one of the most powerful rulers of the Mughal Empire. Twenty feet high ramparts wrap around the complex, running over 1.5 miles. Akbar’s grandson Shah Jahan added palaces, mosques, and other white marble structures to the complex, giving it a softer touch.

Agra Fort affords one of the best views of the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan often looked out of its windows at the marble mausoleum built in memory of his beloved begum. In particular, check out the view from Musamman Burj, the tower where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb for eight years until his death.

Don’t Miss: The throne room of the Diwan-i-Khas, where the famous Peacock Throne embedded with the Kohinoor diamond was kept. The stone is now part of the British crown jewels.







CONVENTS AND CHURCHES OF GOA: PORTUGUESE TOUCH

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Goa 
Goa’s convents and churches have been on UNESCO’s list for over 30 years. Yet the thousands of visitors who come to its sunny beaches each year rarely travel inland to explore the southern state’s cultural side.




Rent a scooter and ride into the balmy air for a tour of the highlights. The most famous is the Basilica of Bom Jesus, which houses the remains of St. Francis Xavier, known as the “Apostle of the Indies.” Though partially in ruin, the church is a great example of Baroque architecture in India.

Goa’s oldest surviving church is the Church of Our Lady of Rosary, built soon after Portuguese general Alfonso de Albuquerque conquered Goa in 1510. It’s decorated with naval motifs like anchors and sea shells to reflect the Portuguese mastery of the seas.

Dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexander, Se Cathedral is one of the largest in Asia. The 16th-century structure had two towers of which only one still stands today. This contains the gigantic Golden Bell, named so for its dulcet tones.

Don’t Miss: Church feasts in Goa are incomplete without the Tiatr, a performance tradition more than a century old. It is a musical drama accompanied by a brass brand. The comic story lines ensure the little guy comes out on top.




WESTERN GHATS: FOREST WONDERLAND

Ozarde waterfalls in the Western Ghats 
At least 325 plant and animal species that are globally threatened flourish in the Western Ghats of India. That’s the best indicator of the rich biodiversity of this range of mountains, much older than the better known Himalayas.

New species continue to be found here with regularity. A recent find, a tiny spider (Eriovixia gryffindori), became quite popular because of its resemblance to the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter tales.

The length of the range—it stretches 1,000 miles through six states—means it incorporates quite a variety of sights. In late summer, Maharashtra’s Kaas Plateau becomes a carpet of 1,500 varieties of flowers. Giant herds of Asian elephants roam the thick forests of the range’s southern half. And the lion-tailed macaque, one of the world’s rarest primates, lives in the treetops in Kerala. Not surprisingly, UNESCO lists the Western Ghats among its eight biodiversity hotspots in the world, right up there with Madagascar and Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.

Don’t Miss: In April to June, when it is mating season for the fireflies, the hills come alive with the twinkling lights of the bioluminescent insects.

RANI-KI-VAV: STORIES IN STONE

Mesmerizing sculptures of Rani-ki-Vav 
Like the Taj Mahal, which immortalises a man’s love for his wife, the Rani-ki-Vav stepwell in Patan, Gujarat, is a queen’s homage to her husband. But for many, long years, its beautiful stepped terraces were swallowed up by the silt of the nearby River Saraswati.




It was only sometime in the 1980s that the Archaeological Survey of India completed its excavation, uncovering an outstanding example of stepwell architecture. More than 500 major statues of Hindu gods and goddesses, and over a thousands little ones, cover the walls and pillars of seven terraces that descend to a central water tank.

Commissioned in the 11th century, the stepwell wasn’t just a place to collect water, but also an important social and spiritual spot. In fact, it is rather like an inverted temple; one dedicated to the sanctity of water.

Don’t Miss: While in Patan, a 3.5 hour drive from Ahmedabad, visit the weavers of Patola saris who take up to six months to make a single piece. Some of the patterns they use are inspired by sculptures at Rani ki Vav.

BHIMBETKA: ANCIENT ART GALLERIES

Bhimbetka boasts cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.
Drawn in dull red, stick figures holding spears and carrying bows and arrows chase a herd of horned creatures. On Zoo Rock, there is a traffic jam of sorts, with dozens of deer, buffaloes, elephants and others, scrawled on the stone facade. These are the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central India that few visit.
Bhimbetka boasts cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.
The massive natural caves are located in the sandstone cliffs at the foothill of the Vindhya Range, a 1.5 hour drive from Bhopal. There are about 500 spread over seven hills. Some have only one or two paintings, while the walls of others are completely covered. The artwork sprawls the centuries, with the oldest from the Mesolithic Period.

A one-mile path guides visitors through 15 of the best caves. The trail winds through the surrounding forest, with black-faced langurs frequently providing company.

Don’t Miss: The painting of a gigantic red, horned animal chasing a miniature stick man. This is the only artwork here that shows a human being hunted, hinting to ancient man’s complicated relationship with the wild.

CHANDIGARH CAPITOL COMPLEX: CONCRETE ART

Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, designed by Le Corbusier
The broad, tree-lined avenues of Chandigarh—about a 5-hour drive north of New Delhi—are a sharp contrast to the chaos of other Indian cities. The city is part of a 2016 addition to UNESCO’s list that spans 17 sites across seven countries. It celebrates the work of Swiss-French architect Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier. He is credited with inventing “a new architectural language that made a break with the past.”




Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, setting in place an aesthetic that informs the entire city. The complex comprises three important government buildings—the Secretariat, High Court, and Legislative Assembly—built against the backdrop of the Shivalik Hills, and separated by large piazzas. There’s also the Open Hand monument, a giant metal hand symbolizing openness and peace. Architecture buffs can sign up for a guided tour of the complex at the visitor centre next to it.




Don’t Miss: While in Chandigarh, drop in at the Rock Garden, started in secret by a government official during his spare time. A twisting walled path winds past manmade waterfalls and sculptures made from scrap and waste.







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হন্তারক গুলিবিদ্ধ হিস্পানি প্রান্তরে পড়ে-থাকা
লোর্কা, তাঁর কবিতার পঙ্‌ক্তিমালা স্তব্ধ মধ্যরাতে
মাথার ভেতরে ডালিমের দানার মতন লাল,
হল্‌দে চকোলেট,
ফিরোজা, বেগুনি গুঞ্জরণ; যেন কেউ কী বিভোর
বাজিয়ে চলেছে এক চন্দ্রিল সিস্ফনি
সত্তা জুড়ে; জানালার কাছে যাই, একটি ব্যাকুল গাছ হাত
বাড়ায় আমার দিকে, বুঝি সখ্য দিতে চায় এই
প্রীতির কাঙালটিকে। মশারির ভেতরে গৃহিণী
ঘুমে কাদা, তার মৃদু নিঃশ্বাস পতনে অতীতের
তরুণীর শরীরের দিলরুবা আর মরূদ্যানের হাওয়ার
ধ্বনি, ঠোঁটে কিছু
স্বপ্নকণা ঝরে, ব্লাউজের বেড়া টপকিয়ে বের
হয়ে আসে স্বপ্নভ্রষ্টতায়
যমজ চাঁদের মতো স্তন, ওর খোলা চুল নিয়ে
খেলা করি, সৌন্দর্য এসেছে যেন ফিরে বেখবর অবয়বে।





রক্তভেজা হিস্পানি প্রান্তর থেকে উঠে
তিনি, লোর্কা, চলেছেন হেঁটে একা দেশদেশান্তরে
দুয়েন্দোর ঘূর্ণিনাচে। মুখের ভেতর থেকে তাঁর
কেবলি বেরিয়ে আসে রঙিন বুদ্বুদ
অবিরত, যায়
দিগন্তের দিকে বাধাবন্ধহীন। ফুটন্তে জিপসি
রমণীর নৃত্যপর ঘাগরা এবং অগ্নি গোলকের মতো
ষাঁড়, বুকে গোলাপ-প্রোথিত মাতাদোর, বৃষ্টিপায়ী
স্তব্ধ ঠোঁটে মৃত্যুর প্রসূন, কাসিদার
স্মৃতি নিয়ে চলেছেন হেঁটে বড় একা।





রক্তভেজা হিস্পানি প্রান্তর থেকে উঠে
তিনি, লোর্কা, চলেছেন হেঁটে একা দেশদেশান্তরে
দুয়েন্দোর ঘূর্ণিনাচে। মুখের ভেতর থেকে তাঁর
কেবলি বেরিয়ে আসে রঙিন বুদ্বুদ
অবিরত, যায়
দিগন্তের দিকে বাধাবন্ধহীন। ফুটন্তে জিপসি
রমণীর নৃত্যপর ঘাগরা এবং অগ্নি গোলকের মতো
ষাঁড়, বুকে গোলাপ-প্রোথিত মাতাদোর, বৃষ্টিপায়ী
স্তব্ধ ঠোঁটে মৃত্যুর প্রসূন, কাসিদার
স্মৃতি নিয়ে চলেছেন হেঁটে বড় একা।





রক্তভেজা হিস্পানি প্রান্তর থেকে উঠে
তিনি, লোর্কা, চলেছেন হেঁটে একা দেশদেশান্তরে
দুয়েন্দোর ঘূর্ণিনাচে। মুখের ভেতর থেকে তাঁর
কেবলি বেরিয়ে আসে রঙিন বুদ্বুদ
অবিরত, যায়
দিগন্তের দিকে বাধাবন্ধহীন। ফুটন্তে জিপসি
রমণীর নৃত্যপর ঘাগরা এবং অগ্নি গোলকের মতো
ষাঁড়, বুকে গোলাপ-প্রোথিত মাতাদোর, বৃষ্টিপায়ী
স্তব্ধ ঠোঁটে মৃত্যুর প্রসূন, কাসিদার
স্মৃতি নিয়ে চলেছেন হেঁটে বড় একা।




যদি কাল ভোরবেলা আমার চোখের পাতা দুটো
পাখির গুটিয়ে-রাখা ডানার মতন
হয়ে যায়, যদি মৃত্যু আমার সত্তার তন্তুজালে
সকালে ফলিয়ে যায় নিরুত্তর হিম, তবে আমি
রোদ্দুরের রেণুমাখা ডুমুর গাছের পাতা, ডালে দোল-খাওয়া
পাখি দেখব না আর; এবং যেসব
কবিতার, দর্শনের বই কিনে সাজিয়ে রেখেছি
থরে থরে বুক-শেলফে, সেগুলো হবে না পড়া আর
কোনো দিন, যার মুখ বার বার দেখেও মেটে না
দৃষ্টি-তৃষ্ণা, তার
মুখশ্রী অদৃশ্য হবে আবছায়া হয়ে চিরদিনকার মতো।

রাত আড়াইটা বাজে, চৌকিদার হেঁকে যায় কখনো-সখনো,
ঘুম কি আসবে আজ? আমার চিন্তার
গা বেয়ে ক্রমশ নামে মাকড়সা, অষ্টবক্র মুণি,
তীরবিদ্ধ দুলদুল, কবরের মাটি-চেরা হাত, বৃষ্টিধারা,
আমার চিন্তার মোহনায় সদ্যমৃতা
সিমোন দ্য বোভোয়া দাঁড়ান, অস্তরাগে মুখ তাঁর
জরাকে তাচ্ছিল্য করে অপরূপ দীপান্বিতা, যেন
তাঁকে কোনো শহরতলিতে
দেখেছি কখনো হেঁটে যেতে চুপিসারে, টুপি-পরা
ক্ষেতে জংধরা কিছু রাইফেল পড়ে আছে কংকালের মতো,
দীর্ঘ ঘাসে ঢাকা হরিণেরা সবুজ রঙের ত্বক পেয়ে যায়,
ডান দিকে কবর খুঁড়ছে কারা ক্রমাগত এবং বাঁদিকে
কণ্ঠে এনে সমুদ্র কল্লোল কী প্রবল
গান গেয়ে হেঁটে যান পল রবসন।
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যখন তোর সাথে আমার তুমুল ঝগড়া চলে --
তুই অফিস থেকে ফিরে, মাথার মধ্যে হলকা আগুন,
বেশ কয়েকটা কবিতা লিখে, আমি ব'সে আছি একরাশ
মনখারাপ নিয়ে...
দু'- চারটে সাংসারিক কথার পর চড়তে থাকে গলা।
ঘরের দেয়ালগুলো কাঁপতে থাকে ভয়ে --
যখন তোর সাথে আমার তুমুল ঝগড়া চলে,
হয়তো, তুই রাগের চোটে একটানে খুলিস মাথায় সাজানো
চুলের ক্লিপ,
আর ছুঁড়ে ফেলে দিস তাকে বিছানার ওপর !
আমিও হয়তো দারুণ রেগে চশমা দিই ছুঁড়ে ওই বিছানায়...
ঠিক যেসময় আমাদের তুমুল ঝগড়া চলে,
বিছানায় নিশ্চিন্তে তোর ক্লিপ আমার চশমা তখন নতুন
প্রেমের গল্প লিখতে ব্যস্ত --
স্বার্থপরের মতন !




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At a glass factory in Israel, mountains of broken bottles become art under photographer Oded Balilty’s creative eye.


In the heart of Israel’s desert, shimmering mountains of glass dominate the landscape. Broken glass bottles are piled up to be recycled at the Phoenicia Glass Works Ltd. factory in the southern Israeli town of Yeruham. 




“It's very difficult to find new things in your own backyard.”

So says Israeli photographer Oded Balilty, who lives in Tel Aviv and works for the Associated Press.
Every day, about 300,000 bottles come out of the ovens with defects. The glass is broken and recycled into new bottles.
A few years ago, Balilty was on assignment in Yeruham, Israel, photographing a factory that produced concrete bricks for the barrier between Israel and the West Bank. While he was shooting, something across the street caught his eye—mountains of colorful, sparkling, broken glass rising up from the lot behind a glass-bottle factory.

Balilty snuck in through the back, took one picture, and left. But the memory stayed with him. In all his years of photographing in Israel, he had never seen anything like it.
“The situation is so surreal,” says photographer Oded Balilty. “To find all these colors in the middle of nowhere—for me, it's like finding a gold mine.”
When he had a week off two years later, he went back to the factory to explore. “I said, ‘OK, well, the gate is open,’ so I entered without asking anyone,” he recalls. “And I started to take pictures, and I worked there for, like, two hours.”
Birds fly above broken glass that will later be recycled. The factory produces a million bottles and containers a day for beverage giants Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heineken, as well as for Israeli wineries and olive oil companies.




Then three employees came out and asked what he was doing, saying he wasn’t allowed to be there without permission. “They were very nice, actually.” Balilty says. “So they took me to the factory manager’s office.” When the manager arrived, she made him a cup of coffee and invited him to continue to photograph—after going through the proper channels. “That's something that I always do,” he told her. “But, you know, I was there, and those colors were so beautiful, so I just walked in.”
In the junkyard at Israel’s only glass-container factory, broken bottles await new life.
After a month, Balilty received the necessary permit and returned. The factory employees showed him around, explained their processes, and then allowed him to photograph unencumbered for five days.
A worker picks out plastic bottles from piles of broken glass. Glass from all over Israel is brought to the factory for recycling.
“And it was amazing,” he says, “to see all these colors in this monochromatic area of the country.”




The glass factory makes bottles for all the big beverage companies in Israel. They make more than a million bottles each day, and Balilty says they lose about 300,000 of those, either through breakage or while switching the color and style in production. Those broken bottles go outside, where they join glass that’s trucked in every day for recycling. All the glass is sorted by color, and the mountains change shape every day.
Israel’s only glass-container factory produces a million containers a day. Some 300,000 bottles a day come out with defects. The factory grinds these into shards and piles them in a desert lot to be melted into new bottles.
“It's like sand dunes, literally, because glass is made from sand,” he says. “But it's not that the wind moves them, but the production.” Even the change in seasons creates dramatic differences in the scenery.
A worker breaks defective glass bottles that will later be recycled. The glass pieces are shoveled into ovens and fired into new bottles.
“I've photographed in the winter and the spring, and I also went in the summer,” he says. “The light looks different, the sky looks different, the dust on the glasses make it look totally different.”
Countless shards of glass are piled into rolling hills of green and brown. The mountains are 50 feet high and span the length of a few soccer fields.




And for Balilty, the beauty is found not just in the shapes and colors but also in the symbolism. “They put the glasses in the desert,” he says. “It's very symbolic. It's like the bottles are dying there, and they get new life. It's like ‘from dust to dust.’ So to be in the middle of this circle, it’s something that I really enjoy watching.”
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হৃদয় অরণ্য শ্রাবণ ধারায় ভেসে যায় প্রতি রাতে,
টুপটাপ শব্দের মোহে রচিত যে পংতিমালা
জন্মের আগেই মৃত্যুমুখে পতিত হয় বলে;
কদম বিলাসী হয়ে ওঠেনা ভাবুক, খেয়ালি মন।




ডায়েরীর পাতাগুলো হাহাকার করে
প্রতিনিয়ত শূণ্যতাকে উপজীব্য করে,
বেচেঁ থাকে, বাচঁবে বলেই………………
শুভ্র কিংবা সাদাই থেকে যায় সারাক্ষণ,
ভয়ংকর একাকীত্ব গ্রাস করে চারপাশ;
কালির আচঁরে আকাঁ হয়না কারো স্কেচ।




বর্ষণ হয় চারিপাশে, হৃদে….. নয়নে
সবুজ আভা ফুটে ওয়ে অবনী জুড়ে
প্রেয়সীর হাসিতে নতুন মহাকাব্য রচিত হয়;
এই শ্রাবনে,
কারো কারো ভগ্ন হৃদয় কাটিয়ে উঠতে চায় শোক,
অথবা
অশ্রুবিলাসী কেউ চোখ মোছে,
পেছনে রেখে যায় শূণ্য ডায়েরীটাকে
ঘুট ঘুটে অন্ধকারে রাত্রিবাস, হয়ে শ্রাবণ সঙ্গী
ভিজব শ্রাবন ধারায়…..ভিজব আমি,
কেন জানি;
বৃষ্টিতে ভিজব বলে ভিজে গেল দুই চোখ।




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Kaiau is photographed with a baby black bearded saki monkey. It probably belongs to a female family member as boys tend not to keep monkeys as pets. Posto Awã, Awã Community, Brazil





     




Charlie Hamilton James noticed something unusual when he was photographing the indigenous Matsigenka community a few years ago in the Peruvian Amazon:
Ayhuan carries a black bearded saki on her head. Juriti, Awã indigenous community, Brazil
     





“Every day all the kids from the community would skip through our camp on their way to take a bath in the river," he says. "There was one girl, Yoina, who would always carry her small tamarin monkey with her. The problem was that the monkey hated water, so it would sit shivering on Yoina’s head, looking most put out. I had never seen anyone wandering around so nonchalantly with a monkey on their head before and it caught my notice. It seemed that, to the monkey, Yoina’s head was a place of safety.”
Gazielly is photographed with her family's pet capuchin monkey. With the exception of the small tamarins, many of the monkeys Hamilton James observed were on strings, though they were allowed free range of the community. Tiracmbu Awã communtiy, Maranhão, Brazil

     
Ximirapi has never had children and lives with her monkey. Tiracambu Awã Community, Maranhão, Brazil

A portrait Hamilton James took of Yoina with her tamarin became one of his favorite images. From then on, he says, “I became a little obsessed with photographing people with their monkeys.”
     
Yoina is photographed with her saddle-backed tamarin. Manu National Park, Peru

     




He has since found the same thing happening with other indigenous groups he has visited in Peru and Brazil’s eastern Amazon. The monkeys are different species, he noticed, but the way they ride on the heads of their mainly female hosts, is the same. And as he has discovered, there is a surprising story to go with it, which he shares below:
Amápiranawy ia photographed along the Káru River. Juriti, Awã indigenous community, Brazil

     




“All the people I've photographed with their monkeys live in the forest, where monkey makes up a hugely important part of their diet. Monkeys are hunted with bows and arrows; if they are mothers with babies, the babies cling on when the mother falls dead from the tree. When the mother’s body is collected the baby is taken and kept as a pet.
Ayuana is photographed with a black tamarin. Black tamarins, otherwise known as black-handed tamarins, are one of the smallest primates weighing just 500g (just a little over one pound). Tamarins tend to be more ‘free range’ than monkeys when living in communities. Tiracmbu Awã communtiy, Brazil

A strong bond then forms between the baby monkey and it’s new ‘parent’, usually one of the women in the community who is given the monkey. The monkey goes everywhere with its new mother and tends to spend most of its time on her head. As the monkeys grow older and get more independent they move around more and between people; although they remain firmly bonded to their particular host.
Imuniin is photographed with her pet baby black bearded saki. Awã Community of Posto Awã in Maranhão, Brazil

Rosaura is photogaphed with her monkey. Yurua River, Peru

Despite the brutal start, the love and bond between people and their monkeys represents a deep relationship between indigenous people of the Amazon and the natural world and that’s what I’ve tried to capture in my portraits.”

Source: Nat Geo
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Tiny life-forms can move easily between these recently described planets, according to a study of the travel times between worlds.

The discovery of alien life would be revolutionary. But what if we uncovered it on two—or even seven—planets all orbiting the same star?




That’s the tantalizing possibility offered by the cosmic grouping called TRAPPIST-1, where seven Earth-size worlds circle a star roughly 39 light-years away. According to a new study, those planets are packed so tightly around their stellar host that the seeds of life could be hopping between them with ease.

The study, conducted by Manasvi Lingam and Abraham Loeb of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is based on a theory known as panspermia, which in turn is based on the fact that planetary debris can be swapped between the worlds in our solar system. This is especially true for neighboring rocky planets—for instance, asteroid strikes have sent fragments of Mars crash-landing onto Earth.






Panspermia takes this a step further and suggests that life could catch a ride on that debris, hitchhiking from one planet to the next. It might sound wild, but recent research shows that some extreme forms of life can survive conditions akin to an interplanetary journey. Some scientists even argue that the seeds of life on Earth could have come from Mars.

In the TRAPPIST-1 system, all seven planets are nestled within a region that’s more than 20 times smaller than the distance between Mars and Earth. Such close proximity raises the tantalizing possibility that panspermia could take place in this system with ease.


BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND

Of course, right now there’s no direct evidence that panspermia happens in our solar system or beyond. And some astronomers are doubtful that hitchhikers could survive such a traumatic journey.

First, the building blocks of life would have to endure extreme heat and pressure from the impact that spewed them into space. Out in the open void, they would be subjected to harsh ultraviolet radiation from their host star for potentially millions of years. Finally, they would once again face blazing temperatures as they fell from the sky and crash-landed in yet another violent impact.

“The poor organism would be fried twice and would be radiated by ultraviolet photons,” says Brice-Olivier Demory of the University of Bern, a co-author on the study that announced the TRAPPIST-1 discovery last month.




Amaury Triaud, a University of Cambridge astronomer who also co-discovered the TRAPPIST-1 planets, is on the fence: “I'm a skeptic about this,” he says. “But I also have to remind myself that life has managed to survive in extreme conditions.”


Bacteria have persevered inside nuclear reactors and on the outer rim of the International Space Station. Tardigrades—tiny water-dwelling invertebrates that look like chubby bears—have endured the vacuum of space for up to 10 days. And organisms frozen in Antarctic ice for centuries have been revived in labs. (Also see “Weird Life Found Trapped in Giant Underground Crystals.”)

“We might find forms of life that survive under conditions that we haven't anticipated,” says Loeb. “That's why it's exciting. We shouldn't have any prejudice, but should look at all seven planets in TRAPPIST-1.”
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These trips, hand-selected by our Expeditions team, are great for any type of traveler in your life.

Discover the secrets of Tuscan cuisine while enjoying scenic views of the countryside.




Here are a few gift ideas you may not have considered this holiday season: a cooking lesson in an Italian castle. A wildlife safari in Tanzania. A stay in an 18th-century Brazilian farmhouse surrounded by pristine tropical forests and quartzite canyons. The gift of travel is like no other: it draws together exploration, exhilaration, and inspiration, and resonates for a whole lifetime. Check out these diverse experiences.

FOR THE TEEN ASPIRING TO BE A NAT GEO PHOTOGRAPHER: YOSEMITE AND SAN FRANCISCO

A headlamp lights up the night sky in Yosemite National Park where Half Dome illuminates under the stars. 

FOR THE EUROPEAN HISTORY BUFF: THE DANUBE

The Chain Bridge, originally constructed to connect Pest and Buda, still stands as one of Hungary's most iconic bridges. 




FOR THE NATURE LOVER WITH AN INDEPENDENT STREAK: COSTA RICA

On a clear day you can see the peak of the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. 

FOR THE ADVENTURE SEEKER: AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND


The island nation of New Zealand is great to explore by boat, whether is be a large motorboat or a personal kayak.
 




FOR THE FAMILY LOOKING TO MAKE LASTING MEMORIES: FRANCE

A lavender field on a private farm in Provence is the ideal spot for a picnic. 

FOR THE WILD AT HEART: TANZANIA

The Ngorongoro Crater is one of Tanzania's many incredible places to spot wildlife.





FOR THOSE HAPPIEST IN A WETSUIT AND FINS: POLYNESIA

The world-renowned waters of Tahiti and its surrounding islands are perfect for exploring coral or relaxing in the sun.
 

FOR THE EQUESTRIAN IN SEARCH OF A HIDDEN GEM: BRAZIL

Ibitipoca National Park stays pristine, in part, due to its limit on daily visitors, which stands at 300 on most days. 


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