Benaam Rishta:An Invisible String

Chapter8

Any occasion in RC Haveli and the flash won't spread like a wild fire...was next to impossible. Obviously, since they were aristocratic family...distinguished...not only by reputation or attainments but by heart too. Etiquette,propriety ran through their veins mingling with the blood. With utmost decorum they had invited titled families and all the villegers equally and warmly welcomed them.the whole mansion was decorated granduerly. each and every corner of Haveli was filled with confetti of happiness.

Why wouldn't...after all it's the naming ceremony as well first birthday of the heir of RC. They left no stone unturned in lavish arrangment.

As consecration Kaka threw a small Puja before the commencement of the ceremony. After that naming ceremony started. Pandit ji called parents of the baby for accomplishment of some special symbolic rituals. Anirudh sat there for the rituals holding the baby in his lap. Pandit ji asked him to detailed about the baby...such as arrival of the baby, personality, interest,quirck....but Anirudh stilled there clueless. He just saw his baby day before yesterday. He did know nothing particularly.....even anyone from their family didn't paid much attentive towards the baby as all the responsibility was carried by Bondita.

So finally Trilochan requested Bondita to complete the rituals as completion of the rituals accurately was very important to him. Bondita obayed him. as per Pandit Ji's instruction she also sat there....near Anirudh.taking the Baby in her lap. And completed the rituals. Everyone was surprised how spectacularly she observed minutes things about the baby...!

Anirudh couldn't help but gazed at her unblinking.His heart was filled with gratitude for the girl...!

In the second rituals Bondita narrated the story of lord Krishna. wished the baby to be like him. And then she told a poem.......hearing the poem Anirudh was shocked. but again somthing registered in his mind. shrugged off...!

Rest all the rituals was done by Bondita. Because of everyone's requisitions she chose a suitable name for the baby and Anirudh wrote that name in a rise grains filled thal with a golden stick. Then whispered that name in baby's ear for four times along with a prayer.

At last...Bondita proclaimed that the baby boy was named as "Adwait Anirudh Roy Chowdhury"

"Adwait means unique..undivided.one who has no equivalent. And it's one of a beautiful name of lord Krishna" Bondita promulgated, to which an wide smile came to everyone's face. Anirudh passed an appreciative smile to Bondita for such unique and excellent choice of name.

Suddenly Koyeli came and informed Bondita that her Baby had woken up and was crying. a sudden realisation hit Trilochan. he felt guilty for their ignorance...how could they forgot that the Baby girl of Bondita also was yet to named...!and it's her birthday as well....but they.......!!

Trilochan asked Bondita to name her baby too. first she denied in hesitation but after their imploration she gave in. sat again on her previous place... beside Anirudh. The wheels of situation turned. Bondita was asked by Pandit Ji to tell minutes details of the Baby girl' when the baby had arrived in this world. But Bondita saw her baby properly a day after the baby was born.....till then Anirudh was with the new born...took care of her.

The same way Anirudh took the baby girl in his lap and completed all the rituals. He told the story of Maa Durga and wished the baby girl to be like her. eventually name of the baby was chosen by Anirudh. he wrote that name in the rise grains filled thal and whispered the name in baby's ear for four times along with a prayer.

In the end...Anirudh also announced the name of the Baby girl of Bondita was...Anika....he took an adrupt holt. Looked at Bondita wondering What surname should be given after the child's name? Bondita understood his dilemma. But said nothing. However... Anirudh completed..."Anika Bondita Das"