Godhra Junction
Come on. Hurry up.
Hit him. Hit him.
Run. Run. Run.
Suman Singh Roy? He's in the hospital.
Betty Joyner's NGO is taking care of her.
I have to talk to her.
But could you do it right now?
You're all friends?
If it's the same Suman Singh Roy then I know him well.
And he doesn't know me.
Keep moving or we will use other methods.
-Who is it? -Hit him! Hit him!
Run, run. Fast, fast.
Suman Singh Roy, really a lion.
He's so introverted.
Couldn't just guess he is like that...
Do you know his past?
A senior only has a future,
Mr. Dutt!
By the way... Where is Runa?
You are the future of the country.
Take all of the burden on your shoulders.
I do hope, I do appeal, that one day you will all become good citizens.
And come and meet us when you have the time and opportunity,
it will be a pleasure.
All my best wishes.
All my blessings... to all of you.
Thank you S.B. ma'am.
Now I would like to call on stage,
someone who is a professor... But she is also our friend and our guide.
We'll miss her class.
Each day that we have spent with her will live on as a guiding light to us.
We want to hear from you one last time.
Arani.
You don't know what I am going to say today...
I don't know either.
Truly, there is nothing left to say.
The strength to keep living in this world is astonishing.
That is what you call immunity.
That strength exists in each one of us.
Remember, losing hope is synonymous to death.
He lives...
in whose heart,
there is hope to be free from the ocean of mistake.
When hope is not lost
there is no extreme to any loss suffered in life.
There is no extreme to any loss
suffered in life.
I may not meet all of you together after this,
so today, you shall recite with me,
I will listen.
As Riddhibesh said,
for the last time.
Oh Creator...
Create us beautifully once more.
Create in our heart beautiful sunshine and clouds.
Where goodness and beauty rule.
In that solitude, creation…
Arani speaking.
I want to speak to Runa.
Mansij!
After so many years!
Where is Runa?
I don't know where Runa is,
so you'll have to make do with Arani.
How are you, Mansij?
I saw Summanta.
Are you sure?
Did you speak to him?
While trying to save a Muslim girl during the Godhra riots,
Summanta was severely wounded.
He was operated on yesterday.
He is fine.
An NGO is looking after him.
-Arani! -Yes.
My job is done.
Once he is better I will speak to him.
No.
Mansij, stay with me forever, just like this.
I may sound like a selfish person,
but who can I talk to about this other than you?
Bye.
"Today Lord Krishna"
"In Shyam's disguise"
"Played the flute"
"For me"
"Today Lord Krishna"
"In Shyam's disguise"
"Played the flute"
"For me"
"Kanha"
"Plays the flute"
"Kanha"
"Plays the flute"
"So did Murli too"
I knew you would be here.
Can I ask you something?
How are you related to this story?
Do you love the same girl?
She is...
She is my master.
Do you love her?
Do we have nothing else to talk about?
Will you only talk about Summanta?
Runa is still alive Mansij.
Even today without being aware of herself, she awaits Summanta’s return.
Oh... Many people have one or two past affairs like this.
You are mine.
But Runa's love will not die.
Then what about me?
What do I do?
Will you search for Summanta?
I do not have such a big heart.
I have left everything just for you.
I want to share everything with you, my mind, my body.
Please accept me.
You cannot have an affair with yourself Mansij.
Only your body is separate,
everything else has dwelled in me.
I love you Arani... so much.
I know.
That is why it hurts me to do this to you.
I cannot respond to your love.
Have you ever played Holi, Mansij?
Has anyone put color on you?
"In the southerly breeze Butterflies sway from grass to grass"
Spring Festival 1990 Poems by Rabindranath Tagore
"The bee returns to see the Flowers' belongings"
"That play harps of Vagabond in her wings"
"The bee returns to see the Flowers' belongings"
"That play harps of Vagabonds in her wings"
"In the fragrance of flower-gardens The air indulges"
"Open the doors Open the doors"
"All the habitants"
O Mitadi I am going...
Nobody will leave.
Wait till Tushi comes.
-Mitadi, today I have-- -Shut up! Sit! You complain too much.
Let's start.
-Hey Shilpi? -Yes.
Take this.
I have changed it a bit, copy the last part please.
Has it changed again?
This is final.
No more changes.
Don't worry.
-Please do it. -Ok.
What is this, Avi?
The 'S' should be bigger.
Cut it once again.
Come.
Come on in.
Come.
Please come.
Come.
Greetings.
I am Runa,
Runa Reza.
It was getting dark,
so I was worried about you.
Sorry Mitadi, we got held up.
Actually, she is not supposed to sing.
So it was tough to get her here.
Ok, take your seat.
Come, sit here.
Why are you not supposed to sing?
Actually, we are Muslim.
Therefore in Hindu festivals...
They prohibit us.
Will you sing?
I sing because I love singing,
the reason does not matter,
I sing without a reason.
And Someshwar is going to be there.
It looks like you are a fan of his.
I love him.
Will you sing a song now?
Please.
"Expectancy"
"I live with an air of expectancy"
"Day and night"
"I live with an air of expectancy"
"Expectancy"
"Day and night"
"I live"
"With an air of expectancy"
"I live with an air of expectancy"
"Day and night"
"I live"
"With an air of expectancy"
"Day and night"
"I live"
"With an air of expectancy"
"Hence, my startled heart"
"It started up"
"Monsoon and eyes, longing and thirsty"
"Day and night"
"I live"
"With an air of expectancy"
"Being restless"
"I wander in my own thoughts"
"Thoughts of getting a glance"
"Who’s coming?"
"Startled I say"
"As if in a glade, the birds chirp once"
"Day and night"
"I live"
"With an air of expectancy"
"I wait for a dream"
"If I can’t see him when I am awake"
"Hiding beneath sleep"
"If he arrives I will capture him in my dreams"
"So much love So much longing for him"
"Never really feel his absence"
"So much love So much longing for him"
"Never really feel his absence"
"As if, this desire"
"In ardent feelings"
"Will bring forth his presence"
"Day and night"
"I live"
"With an air of expectancy"
"Hence, my startled heart, it started up"
"Monsoon and eyes longing and thirsty"
"Day and night"
"I live with an air of expectancy"
"With an air of expectancy"
This is the one good thing here.
The Mosque is nearby.
It was so far away there,
I would sweat profusely on the way home.
Did you bring tea?
Or you will have to drink tea from the shop.
Of course I brought it.
My sister would not spare me otherwise.
Take this.
Did you give mother her medicine?
Yes.
How is your pain?
It's always worse in the morning.
Sister.
Make me a cup, let's see.
The tea is supposed to be good.
How is this possible?
You just said, there is no tea, how did you make it so quickly?
Oh...
-I see. You were messing with me. -Give it here.
I get it.
You've made it really well.
This medicine is not working, change it.
I always tell you to go down, take walks.
Do you ever listen to me?
I do so many household chores.
Why are you mad at me?
I told you because I was asked to.
Don't talk to me.
Oh! You sing beautifully,
you ask for water, your hands touch his...
And it's my fault that he fell in love with you?
Are you not ashamed?
I won't go there.
Oh dear. I was messing with you.
There's only a day left, please don't do this.
I'll go.
I'll go because Someshwar is coming.
And for that lady. She loves music!
She sat beside me...
Oh, yes, one thing,
no one should put color on me.
It is prohibited for us.
It doesn't make sense, but they believe so.
I will tell them.
What do you believe then?
Who they believe in... Who they do not believe in...
Doesn't matter. I like everything.
I will put color on you.
Let's go.
"Oh! Moon... who will swing you?"
"Oh! Moon... swing... you"
"Who will? Who will swing you?"
"Lost in the dreams Of your own light"
"Oh! Moon... who will swing you?"
"Oh! Moon... swing... you"
Do you want to say something?
I am Runa... Runa Reza.
I sent you letters.
Oh! Yes! So you are Runa!
You write so well!
Where did you get such an understanding of life?
From you.
You wrote it,
"A poem is not only poetry.
It is truth.
-I learn the truth and harmony. -I learn the truth and harmony.
-In the poetic play." -In the poetic play."
"In love's overflow, the surging floods Bellow breaking the dam of bonds"
"Where soul and whole dissolve"
"In love's overflow, the surging floods Bellow breaking the dam of bonds"
"Where soul and whole dissolve"
"Thoughts are swept away No turning back today"
"Hallowed is the gale That gushes on the sail"
"Winds intense and strong For nothingness they long"
"Trembled the heart and soul"
"In love out of control"
"Trembled the heart and soul"
"Sailor, lost in the tide No way we need to find"
"Hallowed is the gale That gushes on the sail"
"In love's overflow, the surging floods Bellow breaking the dam of bonds"
"Where soul and whole dissolve"
"Thoughts are swept away No turning back today"
"Hallowed is the gale That gushes on the sail"
"Winds intense and strong"
"For nothingness they long"
"Trembled the heart and soul"
"In love out of control"
"Sailor, lost in the tide"
"No way we need to find"
"Sailor, lost in the tide"
"No way we need to find"
"Hallowed is the gale"
"That gushes on the sail"
"In love's overflow"
"The surging floods Bellow breaking the dam of bonds"
"Where soul and whole"
"Dissolve"
Can I leave now?
You're doing this again?
Love bites again!
I will have to hide the mark again.
It's a deep mark this time,
it will take time to heal.
You haven't visited in so long, I was waiting.
How could I come alone? I was at home.
Dad couldn't get a leave,
but mom asked me, if I want to come here.
Then...
Oh! Uncle has come... Leave me! Leave me!
Such a talkative child!
You just never stop talking.
Did you just get home?
Will you have tea?
Yeah... No...
I will leave now...
Let's go my dear. Let's go down.
Let's go...
Can I take her? I will bring her back after some time.
Oh yes. Go on. Take her.
Come on, let's go.
I'll be right back.
Where have you been?
What will we do?
Here, Papa will do something.
You will hide it from grandpa, right?
Oh my mother!
The situation seems more serious now!
You and Maa...?
What can I do?
It's my life.
I have some wishes some desires.
She refuses to listen to anything.
Promi knows, how close we were.
It's been four months since she has spoken to me.
What a terrible situation!
Should I talk to her?
No, no...
Don't say anything.
For me, your relations shouldn't...
Don't think like that.
Besides,
whenever her topic is raised,
Mom speaks with complete disrespect.
Just because she is Muslim.
On the other hand I...
Look, just because she is not a Hindu,
I cannot destroy her love.
I have no right.
Every day Papa goes to the office...
and every Sunday he says,
he will bring me here the next month.
Father...
Did you try to change this situation?
I never gave an opinion.
Not even when they were kids.
Now suddenly, if I say something...
I don't have anybody to listen to me in this house.
Still, when Babin was leaving,
I told him,
the flat we give on rent is empty, stay there,
at least we will be able to see you.
His eyes filled with tears.
He agreed.
None of you are thinking about his pain.
Mother...
Yes son... it is late.
Let me serve dinner.
No, no... it is ok.
Should we call brother-in-law?
Together we can have dinner...
Whatever you all think is right.
I have nothing to say.
I did not tell him to go.
He left on his own.
All I said was that I can't live with a Muslim girl.
Everything has changed now mother.
Nothing has changed.
I had heard from my father...
how they had to leave their country because of their torment.
Leaving everything behind.
He had to face so many hardships...
I saw tears in my father’s eyes till his last day.
Nothing has changed.
Mother...
Can we meet the girl once?
If we can all meet her and find a way...
You are all mature.
Do what you think is right.
Leave me alone.
I will wait for my son.
I faced many struggles to bring him up,
gave him everything I had.
I still have God.
Mother, please sit down.
We will eat later. Sit in peace.
And as your father-in-law said, that nobody listens to him,
it's because he never said anything.
I had to take all the decisions.
I struggled a lot.
It's not easy to build a family!
-You don't remember anything. -Is that so?
I see.
You have a big head but no brain.
I will take her out for a while tomorrow.
Ok.
Promi!
-Come down when you are free. -Ok.
Come sit. Have dinner with us.
No, father.
Oh...
Have you thought about anything?
I mean, about Runa.
No.
What do I need to think about?
Next year when I get a promotion, I will get married.
I will have to get a flat on rent.
She is planning on getting a job.
Does she know anything about us?
I mean our home... father... mother...
She knows everything.
She calls them father and mother.
She calls you sister.
At her place she has ammi, abbu and bhaijaan.
So there is no confusion.
It will be all right.
If the girl is good, she will satisfy everyone.
She is really good.
Hey listen, will you introduce me?
To Runa?
Let's make an excuse and go out.
Let's meet once. Let's get acquainted.
I will be the one to bring her to meet mother later.
So, when do we go?
Let me get them ready.
Them?
Do you dress up Hirak too?
Rubbish!
Greetings uncle.
"All I need is a lover..."
"To love me right..."
-Greetings uncle. -Greetings.
What news?
Where is that new guy?
-I didn't see him yesterday either. -He caught a fever.
This house is very damp. It causes cough.
Someone falls ill every year.
What can we do? Everything is fate!
While the rest is upto Him.
-I am leaving now. Goodbye. -Goodbye.
Sister!
I have brought dessert!
Bring a plate.
-Give me that. -It's hot! Yes, take it.
-It's hot! -From uncle's shop?
It's good!
It's too hot!
-It's too hot! -Give me some.
I will be late.
Please go to the music club.
They called so many times.
Goodbye.
I promised them I would send her.
Mother covers for me when I lie.
Brother knows,
he forbids me.
After that he does not talk to me.
He knows that I come.
I am very stubborn.
I told them if I am stopped I will commit suicide.
Brother cannot say anything because of that fear.
He loves me.
So, once you're married, will you threaten my brother too?
It was wonderful meeting you all.
It feels like I have known you forever.
We know that you sing very well,
sing a song for us!
No, no... not here.
People are around.
-Some other day. -Ok.
Holy is the hour of decline.
Birds who are returning home are holy.
Holy, see your sun is going down.
And the girl holding the boys hand.
This is a road.
Happy birthday.
What is in this? Rice pudding?
Yes. Mother got up in the morning to make it herself.
Brother has gone for prayer. That's when I left.
That is why I told you to come this early in the morning.
It's still warm.
I have to go.
Now I can't stay any longer.
I know.
Bye.
Come! Come!
Hurry! Hurry!
Hurry Rafiq!
Run, run. Come on. Come on.
Hurry Rafiq!
Hurry! Hurry!
Hurry up.
Now what will we tell his mother?
Control yourself. We need to get away from here.
Oh, he fell sick.
Careful, careful.
-We're almost there -Careful, careful.
Just be careful. We're taking him upstairs.
-What happened? -There are communal riots outside.
Mother!
-Mother! -Coming.
Open the door!
Where were you?
I was right here...
I wanted to be sure before opening the door.
Tell me Rafiq,
what is happening?
Some Hindus have destroyed a Mosque.
Oh God!!
What is all this!
Where is sister?
She went down to the phone booth.
-I sent her. -You are lying.
She has gone herself, I know.
Tushi is not here.
I was getting worried.
Come.
Runa, did you get any news?
No.
None of the booths are open.
I went quite ahead to check.
Was there any need to go far?
To check for a phone booth?
There's fire everywhere.
They are killing us.
-There is no 'them' and 'us' brother. -No?
Are you sure?
Do you know,
Hindus from Tulsibari have killed that guy from Shantipur.
"No 'them' and 'us'."
Sister, I have never tried to stop you.
Mark my words,
when it comes to religion nobody will be forgiven.
The turmoil is going to be a big one this time.
You stop your meetings now.
Otherwise, God will not forgive you.
-Brother! Rafiq! Brother! -Open the door.
Open the door Rafiq.
Brother, come. We are keeping guard downstairs.
We will stop them before they can go up.
Let the women be upstairs.
We'll protect them.
-Hurry up Rafiq. -I am coming.
Ok, let's go.
You are not going anywhere.
No one will come here.
Brother, you cannot fight them.
Stay at home.
Priest Laldas Lord Rama's birthplace
Birthplace Lord Rama
"To whom can I go? Whom can I ask?"
"They will all abandon me Everyone will be gone"
"Leaving me alone at the end"
"At this clueless ocean of illusion"
"Looking for a true guide And a friend of my heart"
"I am now weeping"
"Dying from carrying My own baggage"
"This weak heart of mine Is quivering"
"Alas! No one remembers you here"
"O Beloved!"
"Sitting on the shore Of this blissful ocean"
"They only choose to listen To the noise of illusion"
"Alas! No one remembers you here"
"O Beloved!"
Do not go out, sister.
The neighbors are talking about you.
The priest said you must stop.
There is a good match,
my friend’s brother,
lives in the countryside,
has his own business.
-I won't marry anybody else. -Your brother will...
Sister.
Listen, think of us too.
If you marry a Hindu guy, they will boycott us.
We'll be left out of the caste.
Sister...
Ok, mother will talk to you.
Wait, wait.
Oh, you are back son?
We were worried.
Do not worry.
Go to sleep.
Did you get any news?
I mean, all around...
I don't know father.
The disturbance is the most in the town itself.
Her friend Tushi is not here.
That is why I can't get any accurate news.
I will wait a bit longer.
I am asking you...
are you thinking of going there now?
Actually, if I could get some news...
Have patience.
Do not go out now.
Everything will be fine.
That area is theirs...
I mean...
I mean, when many people live together the effect is reduced.
But I don't think anything bad will happen to her.
I am not worried about anything bad happening to her, father.
You don't know her.
What if she goes out to find out if I have reached home safely?
That's what I am afraid of.
Leave her mother, we're running late.
Come. Come!
Excuse us. Come...
Hey Rafiq!
Mumbai Central.
I have called my cousin, I will send her with him.
Let's go.
I called up almost everyone.
No one agreed to give her shelter.
Actually, we live in a society.
Society has its own rules,
-that have to be followed. -Let's go.
I don't know how to die, nor do I know what to live for.
You're the only one who can guide me.
Hence, I am coming...
Yours, Runa...
Runa Reza.
I am sorry.
There was no chance.
She has been brutally raped.
The man has been beaten and all of his organs are damaged.
And the child...
pathetic!
Son...
You left everyone for them, and in response they took everything from us.
You stop him, they will kill him too.
Who?
Oh...
It's you.
I thought...
What happened?
What!
No!
What are you doing?
No... no...
Not this way, Summanta...
There should be love.
So... You have been there.
All these places.
Yes... I mean.
Yes I have.
I've been to Summanta's house.
Runa's house.
Summanta's office.
Their Bengali Club.
All of it.
I've been trying to find him for the past five years.
And you want him to meet Runa?
Yes.
Let him come back from the hospital...
if he agrees...
You have to convince him.
She has been waiting for the past ten years.
Please.
Even he is...
My people found him lying on the road...
bleeding profusely.
Excessive high blood pressure due to sudden shock.
Yes...
He's also fighting with himself.
Each... and every moment.
I will talk to Summanta.
Thank you.
Really...
Thanks.
Why are you doing all this?
"You want me to give the ultimate price of love?
You will get it."
You won't understand.
I do.
Tagore.
My granny was bengali.
So you are the sacrificing lover in this love story.
You talk too much, don't you?
Addressing a professor by name,
then reciting those prayers during class...
these practices are not common in this college.
So people will talk.
Not prayers,
a few things that we have forgotten,
merely remembering them.
This batch has given the best results for the first semester.
But this is still an issue?
Look Arani,
you are pretty young,
just the results being good doesn’t mean everything is ok.
Exactly.
I too want to say the same thing ma'am.
They say, spirituality doesn’t suit today’s lifestyle.
But now, they are the ones enjoying that time in class.
The students themselves say that,
five minutes of silence helps them
to concentrate much better during the rest of the class.
And the matter of addressing by name...
It is not related to the topic of respecting each other.
They know I respect them.
They too respect me in the same way.
They are learning.
Please give them some time.
I am certain, that you will be successful.
You have all my best wishes.
I just want to tell you one thing.
Tomorrow, I will be handing you a class that has just passed the second year.
There is a student in that class,
son of a local councilor.
They are Punjabi, but have been living in Kolkata for ages.
Mansij Dutt.
At present, the student's union is under their party.
Obviously he is the leader.
I tried to rusticate him,
but his father put up obstacles.
Tread very carefully.
What can I say,
his history regarding girls, even in the college is very bad.
One of them...
Have we tried to change him in any way?
What are you saying?
You better not attempt anything of the sort.
I usually don’t send girls to teach a class in that batch.
If everyone continues to blame him,
who will absolve him?
And if we teachers do not do that,
why would others take the responsibility?
Nothing will go wrong.
I promise.
And, do not worry about me.
Good morning! I am Arani.
Hey sit down, if you remain standing I can’t sit.
I am meeting all of you for the first time today.
There is no studying in my class for the first five minutes.
I will read something, please listen to it.
"To take the morning light inside us...
there is no need to depend on anyone,
no tools are required,
you only need to open your eyes and look.
As soon as the small light in the room is switched off...
the full moon’s light floods the room.
Switch off the miniscule light of self,
the light of world encompassing love will pull you in."
I read for myself,
these give me the strength to teach you.
Let me read it please!
"Pain will take birth afresh,
its troubled voice will spread over the torn meandering paths.
That pain will give birth to a new to consciousness,
which ‘you’, its torch bearer, will spread on life’s highway...
give prayer to the disappointed soul,
sow seeds in hard desert land,
as soon as a new leaf is visible,
the inner eye sees the picture of future flowers and fruits."
Good afternoon.
Today, we...
Nudity is eternal,
pure.
That is why a nude body is art.
You have sketched the form well,
but a little less detailing would have probably been better...
Let's see.
Isn’t this better?
Who has done this?
Tell me!
I'll be teaching you all, so I should know who has what skills.
I sketched it.
-I liked the earlier one better. -Oh.
That is the good thing about art,
everybody can interpret it in their own way.
Everyone is correct.
What is your name?
Mansij Dutt,
son of Mohit Dutt.
I only asked for your name.
Mansij, beautiful name...
do you know the meaning?
One who has taken birth from mind.
Another name of Kaamdev, the God of love.
That is why your heart is so beautiful,
that beauty cannot be understood from outside.
Look, I will show you another expression.
Isn’t it good?
Nudity is there, translucent.
Much more attractive, isn't it?
There is no time to read my prayer today.
Our first chapter is done.
So let's start from the second chapter.
Asshole... Is this tea or your father's urine?
I will handle this girl myself.
Go to each class and tell them,
nobody will say anything to her.
Nobody will say anything...
I will kill them.
I will show her.
I am beautiful?
I will show her the inside too now.
Why are you laughing?
Am I joking around here?
Get out of here.
I am pissed off.
Go away. Get out of here.
What's the point of hiding it from me,
I did not stop you from smoking.
But it's proven,
that thing in your hand, it is bad for health.
You love her,
because you smoke, she gets affected passively.
You know that, right?
I told him, he does not listen.
He will listen now.
You do not have to listen to me,
listen to her.
You?
Do you want to say something?
I love you.
Will you not respond?
Do you love me?
You are not in a good state,
go home now. We'll talk later.
Before that, tell me, do you love me?
I don't love you.
What will you do?
I will kill you,
that's all, just kill you.
Arani madam,
you must love me.
Arani, good morning.
I need to speak to you.
Hey, were you able to drive Mansij Dutt out?
He does not come to class at all.
No, he comes,
he only bunks my class.
I heard that he is busy with the election in a different college.
He doesn't care for elections!
He only goes there to brawl.
Get that bastard!
-Come out. -Arani! Arani!
We'll kill you!
Where are you?
Come out!
Hey.
Check there. I'll handle her.
This is a college.
Ours is a college too,
your Mansij Dutt.
Has kidnapped our candidate,
so that his candidate wins.
You guys look over there.
None of our students will come out of class.
It's an order.
Release him.
Open the knot!
Help! I am on the terrace.
Help! They have tied me up.
Hey, you guys come here. It's coming from the terrace. Let's go.
My boys will not take another step.
Come. You will have to kill me first.
Then you can take him.
Let go of him madam.
We do not want to hit a woman.
Is that so? The only way to get to him is by hitting this woman.
He has committed a crime, the police will handle it.
I will not allow this nonsense in my college.
Move!
Hey! Stop hiding behind a woman.
Hey, give this woman two slaps. For acting too smart.
No! No!
Arani! Arani! Arani?
Yuck.
In the letters of decline the neighboring cloud,
left the final debt behind.
Since then,
revelation took you and I was taken by impediment.
Mansij. Mansij.
You have a beautiful heart.
Mansij... Mansij.
For a moment I thought that I should die,
in the next instant I thought, why should I die?
The society that raped me, the religious system that raped me.
I will face them.
Ask them, what was my fault!
I am not angry at Summanta.
I just felt surprised,
he could not understand me?
Ran away?
If Summanta comes back?
I will accept him.
I will wait for the Summanta that I knew.
Runa you can do that,
you can.
The way this Ganges flows, accepting everything,
forever,
you flow in the same way.
You can.
Your pain, let it remain just yours.
"A fetus born this way, may be in every womb's foundation,
in every creation's heart, death...
may be as calm as this."
Let death come.
Take birth again.
That firewood for fire sacrifice...
even though wet, burns instantly at the touch of fire.
Inherent to it, is its strength...
that allows it to observe its own death...
as naught, so that it can burn again.
Similar strength is within you.
That's why I am naming you in the name of that firewood...
Arani.
No religion,
no surname,
your only identity, Arani.
"In your abode you are Nurturing with love"
"Oh! You are so gracious, so gracious"
"In your abode you are Nurturing with love"
"Oh! You are so gracious, so gracious"
"My life is an offering to you"
"You are so gracious Oh! You are so gracious"
"In your abode you are Nurturing with love"
"Oh! You are so gracious, so gracious"
"You kept me in your heart like a father"
"You gave me birth like a mother’s lap"
"You kept me in your heart like a father"
"You gave me birth like a mother’s lap"
"Tied me up in lover’s affection"
"Oh! You are so gracious, so gracious"
"In your abode you are Nurturing with love"
"Oh! You are so gracious, so gracious"
"Everyone is moving Uttering the name of God"
"With a pitcher in their hand To fill with water"
"Everyone is moving Uttering the name of God"
"With a pitcher in their hand To fill with water"
"My pitcher remains empty"
"My pitcher"
"Remains empty"
"My body loses its senses"
"Today Lord Krishna"
"In Shyam's disguise"
"Played the flute"
"For me"
"Inside and outside the heart In my own country and abroad"
"In ages and in moments"
"In ages and moments"
"In birth and in death"
"In grief and in happiness You are so gracious"
"Oh! You are so gracious"
"In your abode you are Nurturing with love"
"Oh! You are so gracious, so gracious"
Why do you have to suffer this much?
In my youth...
I have roamed around Kolkata’s streets at midnight.
My mind is still fresh,
but my body could not take the toll.
My time has come.
No,
there's still a lot left for you to write.
one generation after the other live on your poetry.
Whenever crossed starways gather.
Whenever I look... I see,
waves running through the universe.
Kissing the eastern arcs of the sun... Of the past.
In mystic heaven...
Oh! God of light...
Take me...
Oh! Love...
Oh! Hermit...
In the abode of death, I raise the family of birth.
Legendary writer Mr. Someshwar Mukherjee passed away.
In a very special condolence message,
the chief minister Mr. Jyoti Basu has expressed grief.
And he has said that this void will never be fulfilled
in the literary circles.
You! In this rain!
Come inside.
I want to talk to you.
You're crazy.
First go to the washroom and change.
What?
Indian Economic Service!
This was my dream for you.
Congratulations!
Posting Ahmedabad.
Good!
When are you leaving?
Will you come with me?
Arani?
No,
that's not possible,
how will I go?
Why not? Because I am your student?
I will marry you, we will both go far away.
You have a life Mansij.
You will get many young beautiful girls,
don’t be crazy.
Right now,
I have left my house,
I have left everything.
I will take you far away from here.
Leave.
Summanta is waiting for me.
Do we have nothing else to talk about?
Will you only talk about Summanta?
Are you Runa’s student?
No. I am Arani’s creation.
When I first saw Arani,
a gong bell rang in the sky.
The resonance of a sacrifice starting.
In that sacrifice, Mansij...
became pure,
became free.
I cannot.
"For once let me return to the void"
"For once let me return To the water cannon"
"For once let me return To the burning pyre"
"For once let me return To the vacant field"
"Then you can change"
"For once let me return To the terrible fever"
"Let me burn again in your home"
"Who sent so much Darkness to my home?"
"Let me get wet In the light of these stars"
"Then you can change"
"My eyelashes are shivering"
"Time is freezing again"
"It is hard to return now"
"Everything is changing"
"Everything has changed"
"O king of Ranuja"
"Son of Ajmal"
"Viramdev's favorite Queen Netal's husband"
"Hear me call out to you"
"Hear my call O king of Ranuja"
"Summon me to your Enlightened doorstep"
"Hear me call out to you"
Arani, I did it.
I found your Summanta.
Arani?
Do we have nothing else to talk about?
"For once, let me return To the tune of conch shells"
I don't know their reaction or expression.
I just felt they needed privacy.
So... I came back.
"For once, let me return To the closing fair"
Come home Summanta. I am proud of you.
"And for last time, let me return To this very negligence"
"It hurts a lot"
"For once, let me return To the spot beneath the bridge"
"For once, let me return To the black peppers"
"For once, let me cry On the glass fence"
"And for once only, let me live In the warmth of this fire"
"Then you can change"
"My eyelashes are shivering"
"Time is freezing again"
"It is hard to return now"
"Everything is changing Everything has changed"
Someone spread colors on the body.
Taken from a paddy. Taken from the seeds of paddy.
From songs. Taken from rhythms.
Creating waves in the body,
in the salt of waves, in the ears of sand.
In the endless whispering of songs.
It kept on saying, all I have to say is this.
Except for the sky, you are not for anyone else.
Since then Summanta is working for my NGO.
Dedicated.
Disciplined.
But lost in his thoughts.