Her Name Was RANJANA
TAHAR NAAM TI RANJANA(Her Name Was RANJANA)
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Girl : " Hello !!! "
Boy : " Oh Hi there !!
So ... You're that Girl who got the special permission to visit me in this last moments of my life !!!
But I wonder WHY !??
You know that I'm going to die just a few minutes later , Hang Till Death , don't you ?? "
Girl : " Yes.. I know.. "
Boy : " Then why are you here now !!!
What do you want from me ??
I don't even know you !! "
Girl : " But ... I think you are Mithu Da.. My Elder Brother , who ran away from our home long time ago when he was only 16.. "
Boy : " No... You've mistaken !! I'm not your Mithu Da !! I'm Kaushik.. Kaushik Gupta..
BTW .. Who are you ?? "
Girl : " RANJANA .. My name is Ranjana ...
So .. You're saying you're not my Brother !!!
But .... I'm feeling some resemblance with my brother ..
I just can't point it out exactly ...
Don't you remember anything !!??
Our Home.. The Village of our childhood , named Khanjana , the River in our village , named Anjana !!!
Nothing ??? "
Boy : " Nopp.. Not a single thing ... "
Girl : " Where are you from then ? "
Boy : " I'm from Bankura district , from a village , as far I recall the name was probably Kestopur or Bishtupur , something like that !! "
Girl : " Why ? Why !! Don't you remember the exact name of your village ? "
Boy : " No .. Cause I flee from my home when I was too young.. "
Girl : " Where did you study ? What is your favourite poem to recite ? "
Boy : " Study !!! No... I went to the Junior school only .. And recitation !! I don't even know what you are talking about !!!! "
Girl : " You don't know about recitation !! No.. Then you're not my Brother ...
My Mithu Da used to always Recite Poems for me before bedtime when I was a lill kid ...
His favourite poem was This " Tahar Naam Ti RANJANA " .. Because it's so similar with the name of our Village , our River , and My Name , all same !!!
NO.. You can't be my Mithu Da ...
OK... I should leave now ... "
Boy : " Heyy .. Wait for a minute ... I wanna ask you something .. "
Girl : " You !! Now You wanna ask me something !!! What ??? You said that you don't even know me !!! "
Boy : " Yes .. But now I'm feeling curious ..
Your missing brother , his nickname was Mithu , right !!
But .. What's his formal name ? "
Girl : " His goodname was Ambujakho Mazumdar .. "
Boy : " What !! Did you just say Ambujakho !!?? "
Girl : " Yes !! Why !!!! "
Boy : " As you mentioned the name , Now I remember ...
There was this Guy named Ambuj , who used to be my room partner long time ago ...
Yes yes !!! Now I can recall all these !!! He told me about his Village named Khanjana , the River named Anjana...
And his little Sister he left in his home , RANJANA !!! "
Girl : " Reallyyy !!! Reallyyy ??? You knew my brother !!!??
He lived with you !!!
You are not joking , right !?
You're not making this up to comfort me , are you ??? "
Boy : " No I'm not ... Yes ... We once used to share rooms ... "
Girl : " What else did he say to you !!?? "
Boy : " A lot ... He used to tell me , how and why he left his home so early without telling anybody .. As he wanted to be a responsible Man who will earn for his family and then return to the home with a lot of money ... "
Girl : " Did he recite any poem too ?? "
Boy : " Oh no.. Not any poem.. Never .. "
Girl : " Why not !! What happened ?? "
Boy : " Oh.. That's a sad story ...
He always tried so hard to earn money ... So that he could return to his family...
But.. He failed ... Again and again and again ...
You know ... I suggested him to join my Gang ... But he refused to be a Criminal ... "
Girl : " What happened next ??? "
Boy : " Then one day I saw on road , a few public was beating a guy for Pickpocketing .. And to my surprise , it was Ambuj !!! "
Girl : " NO !! NEVER !!! My brother can't be a Pickpocket !! My Mithu Da can't be a Criminal !!! NEVER !!! "
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Girl : " Thank God !! Then what happened ?? "
Boy : " Then we returned to our house .. But the Landlord said , that so much of his Rent was Due that if he doesn't clear all the due , he will be thrown out of the house ..
So ... That night , when everybody slept , I went to the room next door , and Stole the Money from the Person living there , who had his salary that day ...
I Paid the Due to the Landlord and Asked for more Time to pay the rest of it .. "
Girl : " Wait .. What !! You Paid the Due !! You Asked for Time !! "
Boy : " NO.. I MEAN , Ambuj , He paid the due from that money I gave him ... "
Girl : " You are talking about Yourself , Aren't You ?? Tell me !!! You Are My Brother , Aren't You ??? "
Boy : " NO NO.. Of Course NOT !!! How can it be me !!! I'm a Convicted Criminal !!! A Murderer , for God's Sake !!!
And your Brother ... He was soo Honest , soo Innocent , always .. "
Girl : " Ok.. Then tell me .. Where is he ?? What happened to my brother ??? "
Boy : " Once upon a day , we were walking by the riverside ... Few other people were there too..
Suddenly , we heard a Lady Screaming , ' My Son , Somebody Please Save My Son , He fall in the river ' ...
And Ambuj jumped into the river right away...
Everyone was shouting in fear , ' High Tide !! High Tide is going to hit ' ... But Ambuj did not care ... He swam to the Kid and grabbed him and brought him back to the shore ...
Everyone reached to the Kid and picked him up from water.. "
Girl : " Yes .. My Mithu Da used to learn swimming too.. So what happened next !?? "
Boy : " Well.. Everybody was busy to take care of that kid .. So they Forgot to Help Ambuj to get out of the water ...
High Tide came and Swept away Everything with it , Including Ambuj .. "
Girl : " NOOOO !!! You're Not Telling me the Truth... Tell me , it's not true (Girl Started Crying) !!! "
Boy : " Hey silly Girl !!! Your Brother was so Brave , and you are the Sister of that Brave Man , how can you cry like that !!
Don't you feel Proud Of your Brother now !!! "
Girl : " Yes .. I DO ... I'm Feeling so Proud about Him... But I don't know what am I gonna tell my Mother when I'll be returned home .. "
Boy : " Tell her that Her Son has Died like a Brave Hero while Saving Someones' Life ... NOT Like Me , who Died as a Criminal , a Murderer , being Hanged Till Death ...
BTW.. What about your Father ? "
Girl : " My Father has Died a long time ago , just after my Brother left home.. Now it's only me and my Mother , She is also very Sick , bed ridden .. "
Boy : " Oh !!! I am so sorry ...
Well .. Sister ... Will you please do me a Last Favour ?
I've Written a Book During my time in the Prison... The Royalty I got , will you Please Take That ?? "
Girl : " You Wrote a Book !! But you told me that you've Only studied till Junior School !! "
Boy : " Yaa .. So what !! Who told you that we need great knowledge to write a book !! Besides , All I wrote was just Lies !! "
Girl : " Lies !!! "
Boy : " Oh yes .. Through my Life Experience I knew , that Using Lie is the Easiest thing In this World ...
But that IDIOT Ambuj Didn't Know that..
He NEVER Realised that to Survive in this Cruel World , you Need to use Your Cruel Intentions too... That's why He could Not Survive .. "
Girl : " Anyway ... But I can't take your money .. "
Boy : " Why not !! I called you Sister !! "
Girl : " You are calling me your Sister !!! "
Boy : " Yes ... You are the sister of my friend forever Ambuj , so now you are my sister too .. So now you are the only one who has the right over my money ...
Take it... Give it to your mother ... "
Girl : " What Should I say to my Mother about you ?? "
Boy : " Tell her , that Her Brave Son Ambuj had this Hopeless Woeful Coward Looser Friend named Kaushik .. "