Barrister Babu - Love or Revolution

Saiyam

Anirudh kept mum and looked away.

Bondita looking towards the villagers.

Bondita-Sabhi aurton se mein ek sawaal puchna chahti hoon.Ek aurat hoke jawab dijiyega,kisi ki katputli banke nhi.[eyeing the men's for the word katputli]
Agar aapke pati ne dusra vivaah kiya hota,akaaran,toh aap ko krodh nhi aata?Aata na?boliye.

One woman-Haa aata.

Bondita,shouting-toh phir mujhse yeh umeed kyun lagaya jaa rha hai ki mein maun rahun?kyun rahun mein maun?Kya yeh galat nhi hai?Wahan jis jis ne yeh vivaah dekha kisi ne bhi rokne ki koshish nhi ki.Sab maun rahe.said looking towards the family members who had bowed their head down.

Man 1-aare yeh kaisi baatein kar rhi hai aap?Aap agar apni pati ko patni ka such nhi de paayin toh isme,Anirudh babu ki kya galti?

Bondita looked towards the man,Anirudh glared the man and Kaka shouted - ayee!Himmat kaise hui aise bolne ki?Jaante bhi ho woh kon hai?Roy Chowdharyion ki badi bahu hai woh.

Bondita-Badi bahu thi.

All eyes landed upon Bondita.Everyone was shocked to hear Bondita.

Bondita-mein ab aapki ghar ki bahu nhi aur Na mein kisi ki boudi hoon.said bondita looking at Kaka,binoy,som,and batuk who closed their eyes in return.

Bondita-Na mein kisi ki bahu rani aur naahi kisi Choti Malkin.
Said looking at Koyli and Bihari who were shedding silent tears.

Bondita looking at Anirudh-Naahi mein kisi ki dost aur pat..

Ruk jaa Bondita-person.

Bondita utterd - Maa.

Sumati walking towards bondita- yeh karne jaa rhi thi tu Bondita.Tera dimag toh theek hai na?Yeh kya bole jaa rhi thi tu?

Bondita-Maa tujhe Pata hai tere jamai babu ne kya kiya?Unhone..

Sumati-Dusra vivaah kiya hai.Haan toh isme kya galat kiya?kuch galat toh nhi kiya unhone?Arre shukar mana bondita,dusra vivaah karke ke bhi woh tujhe iss haveli se nhi nikal rhe hain.Aur apne sasuraal aur apne pati se koi aise baat karta hai?yehi sikhaya hai kya meine tujhe?Samaaj toh mere sanskaaron pe awaaz uthayegi na?

Sumati going towards Anirudh and other family members.
She folded her hands and said.
-Maaf kar dijiye meri beti ko.Maaf kar dijiye.
Bondita Maafi maang.

Anirudh - Maa rehne dijiye.

Sumati-nahi jab galti ki hai toh maafi tih maangni padegi na.

Bondita who was standing numb all this while to what she heard from Sumati,utterd - kyun maangun maafi?
Turning towards Sumati,asked-kyun maangun maafi,jab ki meri koi galti nhi hai.

Sumati-teri galti yeh hai ki tu apne pati se sawaal puch rhi hai.Teri galti yeh hai ki tu apne pati se zabaan lada rahi hai.Teri galti yeh hai ki tu inke parivaar ka apmaan kar rhi hai.

Bondita-Aur mere apmaan ka kya maa?

Sumati turned away her face with tears and closed eyes.Only she knew with how much pain she was speaking these words.

Bondita-Sab badal gye.Mere pati babu bhi aur meri maa bhi.Sabne akela kar diya mujhe.Kisiko chinta nhi hai meri.Mein jiyun yaa marun.

Sumati,angrily-Bondita.

Bondita-ek kaam karti hoon,mein bhi badal jaati hoon.

Kaka with shuttering voice- kya keh rhi ho bahu?hum kuch samjhe nhi.

Bondita-Kehte hain shaadi ke baad aurat apne payi ke naam ka sindoor pehnti hai.Aaj se mein aapke bete ke naam ka nahi sindoor pehenungi.

The words she said ,horrified each and every soul present there.Sumati was shocked,she didn't know what to say.No one knew what to say. Sumati was about to come towards Bondita to stop her but Bondita showed her hand.