Barrister Babu - Love or Revolution

Vivaah.

Anirudh: Jo vaada kiya tha woh nibhana chahata hoon. Bondita mein tumse vivaah karna chahta hoon.

He put his palm forward and asked her for the answer through his teary eyes yet a smile.

They were seven steps apart.

Bondita was about to move forward when Kalindi came in between.

Bondita: Thakumaa?

Kalindi: Tu usse vivaah nhi karegi.

Bondita: Kyun?

Kalindi: woh tere layak nhi hai.

Bondita: Aur yeh faisla lene waali aap kon hoti hai? Meine apne zindagi ke faisle lene ka haq kisi ko nhi diya hai.

Kalindi: Thakumaa hoon teri. Ache aur galat ki samjh hai mujhe.

Bondita: Mein itni bhi naadaan nhi ki sahi aur galat ki samajh na ho.

Kalindi: Nahi hai isliye uss insaan se dobara shaadi karne jaa rhi hai jisne tere baare mein kabhi socha hi nhi.

Bondita: mere baare mein kabhi socha nhi? Agar mere baare mein nhi sochte toh ab tak meri shaadi ek aise insaan ke saath ho jaati jo sirf aurat ko istemaal karta hai.

Kalindi: Maana usne teri zindagi bachai par yeh bhi mat bhool ki ussi ne teri zindagi barbaad ki thi. Dusra vivaah kiya tha.

Bondita: Nakli tha.Jo bhi tha mere aur unke beech ki baat hai. Jab koi bhi uss baare mein baat nhi kar rha toh aap kyun kar rhi hai.

Kalindi: Thakumaa hoon teri fikar hai mujhe teri.

Bondita: Agar iss duniya mein meri koi sabse zyada fikar karta hai toh woh hai Anirudh Roy Chowdhary. Sati hone se bachaya. Heera Mandi jaise Nark se bachaya. Shikshit hone ka adhikaar diya. Parivaar diya. Samaan diya. Ek nayi zindagi di. Humesha apni jaan jokhim mein daal kar meri raksha ki.
Jab bhi raasta Bhatki tab tab maarg darshan kiya. Sahi aur galat mein antar karna seekhaya. Apni awaaz uthane ki himmat di. Saath na dene ka dikhawa kiya par saath kabhi choda nhi. Bharosa toda par apne aap par bharosa karna seekhaya. Ek dost ki tarah har kadam par saath diya, ek Pitah ke tarah suraksha, ek maa ki tarah sneh diya aur ek Guru ke tarah maarg Darshan kiya. Sapne dikhaye aur udaan dene ka vaada kiya aur nibhaya bhi. Kabhi kisi ke saamne jhukne nhi diya. Dewaar bankar mujhe samaaj ke kuritiyon se bachaya, chahe unke peeche kitne bhi khanjar kyun naa lag jayen meri parwaah meri surakshit ka humesha khayal rakha. Iss samaaj mein jahan aurton ki izzat nhi hoti wahan inhone meri izzat ki aur woh samaan diya jo ek aurat ko milna chahiye.
Ab batiye aap meri sabse zyada parvaah karte hai yaa meri pati karte hai. Boliye? Jawab dijiye!

Kalindi kept mum and looked at Bondita tearful eyes.

Bondita: mein bolti hoon. Jo aurat apni poti ke khushiyon mein shaamil nhi ho sakti woh meri thakumaa nhi. Jo apne poti ko dhamkaye woh meri thakumaa nhi.

Dev: Dhamkaya? Kya Matlab Choti?

Prerna : mein batati hoon dada. Thakumaa ne Didi ko dhamkaya ki agar woh Anirudh Roy Chowdhary se vivaah karne ke liye maan jaati hai toh woh Roy Chowdhary parivaar ko badnaam karegi Samaaj waalon ke samne.

Saudamini and other family members looked at Kalindi with shock evident on their faces.

Kalindi wiped her tears and said : Chalo maana ek Pitah ke tarah suraksha ki, ek maa ke tarah sneh diya, ek dost ke tarag har kadam par saath diya aur ek guru ke tarah maarg darshan. Par kya ek Pati ke tarah pyaar diya? Samaan diya? Kya woh adhikaar diya jo har ek patni ka pati pe hota hai. Shiksha ka adhikaar diya par Patni ka nahi. Samaaj mein patni kehelayi par ghar mein Patni nhi maana. Kyun?

Bondita had no answers for her questions this time.

Anirudh walking and saying: Saalon pehele jo nhi kiya Ab karna chahta hoon. Bondita ko patni ka adhikaar doonga. Usse woh Samaan zaroor milega jo har ek aurat apne jeevansaathi se aahayen laga kar rehti hai. Mein Bondita ko patni maana chahta hoon. Mein Bondita ko Anirudh Roy Chowdhary ka Naam dena chahta hoon.