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A short story
entitled ‘Lokti…` (The Man…) is the
latest of all my publications till date. It appeared in the June-2013 issue of
‘Samasamayik Bangla`. It is a story
based on the inner mental battle of a middle-aged married and educated woman,
who, while standing in a queue at Esplanade to collect the bus-ticket for her return
journey to Durgapur,
found a man, quite a gentle one in look and attitude. Immediately on finding
him, the woman became thrilled because he seemed to be very much known to her,
as if she had seen him somewhere earlier. However, in spite of her continuous
effort, in no way she could recognize him. Afterward they had the journey
together in the same bus. During the journey, the woman was alone, but the man
was accompanied by his wife, children, parents-in-law, and brother-in-law.
Also, during the final part of the journey, the man shared the same double-seat
with the woman. He had a brief formal talk to her too. Even then the woman
could not recognize him. The mental battle of the woman maximized with her
destination coming nearer. But finally, just before getting down from the bus, the
woman could. Who was the man?
