আজকে আমার প্রিয় দুজন বাংলা গদ্যলেখকের একজন সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলীর (১৯০৪-১৯৭৪) জন্মদিন। অন্যজন রাজশেখর বসু। এই অবিস্মরণীয় মানুষটির সঙ্গে কয়েকদিন কাটাবার সৌভাগ্য আমার হয়েছিল। তাঁর সম্বন্ধে কিছু লিখি।
সিলেটের মানুষ, কিন্তু সামান্য কিছুদিন পূর্ব পাকিস্তানে চাকরি করে
ভারতে চলে আসেন। কবিগুরুর পায়ের কাছে বসে লেখাপড়া শিখেছেন। এমন বিশ্বনাগরিক বাংলা সাহিত্যে আর জন্মাননি। ফ্রান্স থেকে বাংলাদেশ পর্যন্ত পটভূমি করে অসাধারণ রম্যরচনা লিখেছেন। আমার প্রিয়তম রচনা ‘দেশে বিদেশে’, ‘চাচা কাহিনী’, ‘ধূপছায়া‘, পঞ্চতন্ত্র।
ওঁর সম্বন্ধে একটি কিংবদন্তী
বলে শেষ করি, সত্যমিথ্যা জানি না। একবার ভোরবেলা সরস্বতী পুজোর দিন। কোনো একটা নদীর ধারে বসে আছেন, পরনে ধুতি, গায়ে কোঁচার খুঁট, টকটকে গৌরবর্ণ চেহারা। এক বৃদ্ধা এসে হঠাৎ বললেন “ঠাকুর, আমার বাড়ির পুজোটা একটু সেরে দেবে ? সকাল থেকে নাতনীটা না খেয়ে বসে আছে, এদিকে
পুরুতের দেখা নেই” !
উনি উঠলেন এবং বৃদ্ধার বাড়ি গিয়ে অনবদ্য সংস্কৃত উচ্চারণে নির্ভুল মন্ত্র পড়ে পূজা সারলেন !
এদিকে কোরান হাদিস সম্বন্ধেও অগাধ জ্ঞান, আরবী বলতেন জলের মতন। মোট এগারোটা ভাষা জানতেন।
ওঁ শান্তি! যেখানেই থাকুন ভালো থাকুন।

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