Selectedshortstories(Thefirstvolume)
BY
GopalPatra
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GopalPatra:-
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Contents
Selectedshortstories(Thefirstvolume)
Selectedshortstories(Thefirstvolume)
Selectedshortstories
(Thefirstvolume)
GopalPatra
Dedication:- Allstorylovingpeople…
"Selectedshortstories"
Thiscollectionofshortstoriesofuniquetastewrittenoverthelastfewyearshasfoundaplace...
Thesearejustsomeofthestoriesmyowntimelinehasreceived reviewsforinvariousonlinemagazinesandgroups.
Thosestoriesare respectively…
1)"Halfarchitectoflove"
2)"Honeycycle"
3)"Guest"
4)"Chakravyuh"
5)"Invalidrelationship"
6) "Migratory"
Fromthesestoriesyoucangetallthesuppliesoflife. Asthesocio-economicaspectshavebeenhighlightedinit,sothelove-love-hateandcontemptandequallyhaveblossomed.
Now,ifmyreaderslikeit,thenIwillconsidermyworkworthwhile.
GopalPatra
Author'sbiography
GopalPatra:- Thelifeofanimpeccablepoet-storyteller,aninvinciblesoldierwhofoughtinthewar-whosetoolisfearlessnessandhonesty...SearchGooglefordetails "GopalPatra" Or"GopalPatra"inEnglish Search"GopalPatra"andyouwillgetalltheinformation.
Tableofcontents
1)"HalfArchitectofLove"
Chapter.........................................................One
Chapter.........................................................Two
Chapter.......................................................ThreeChapter........................................................Four
Chapter..........................................................Five
2)"HoneyCycle"
Chapter…......................................................One
Chapter........................................................Two
Chapter.......................................................Three
Chapter.........................................................Four
Chapter….......................................................Five
Chapter...........................................................Six
3)"Guest"
Chapter.........................................................One
Chapter.........................................................Two
Chapter......................................................Three
Chapter….......................................................Four
4)"Chakravyuh"
Chapter…................................................…....One
Chapter........................................................Two
Chapter......................................................Three
Chapter…......................................................Four
5)"Invalidrelationship"
Chapter…....…................................................One
Chapter….......................................................Two
Chapter.......................................................Three
Chapter…......................................................Four
6) "Migratory"
Chapter..........................................................One
"Halfarchitectoflove"
ChapterOne
Boo-Boo-Whathappenedtoday.
Sushantcouldnotevendreamthatsuchathingwouldhappen...
Auntydidn'tseeitbutwhydidTuliibecomesoreckless...Sushantcan'tthinkanymore! Lyinginbedandfidgetingallnight.
ThesonofaveryordinarymiddleclassfamilyhasjustenteredCalcuttaUniversitytocompletehisM.Sc.graduation.
SushantusedtostaywiththembeforetakingtheHigherSecondaryExamination.
ButSushantisnoteligibletoleave.Shehaspassedsecondaryschoolwith75%marksandhighschoolwith80%marks,so..despitetheconsentofhergrandparents...shehastakenthehelmoflifeinherownhands. Can'tpay.
SoSushantkeepshermotherandkeepsherexpensesbydoingfivetotentuitions...butwhentheghostofsocio-economyisonherhead,sometimeslifeseemstofail.
Tulikanickname"Tuli"isafirstyearstudentinB.A.
Tuli'sfatherAnirbanDuttisthemanagerofabigofficeinKolkata! Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthereisnoshortage-bigflat-carwhichiscalledaffluentfamily! Thisistheonlychildoftheparents...
Thisverytalentedstudentreadsthisbrushathome-SushantcomestoteachBanglaforacoupleofhoursintheeveningthreedaysaweek....
SushantisteachingTulikafortwoyearsnow.
ChapterTwo
Tuli'sfatherAnirbanBabuhasbeenchosenashisdaughter'steacherbecauseofhisgoodreputationasagoodtutorinBengal. Sushantaralsoloves.
Tuli'sparentsenoughforamicableuse...paysoffontime.
Buthowwilltherelationshiplooklikeaftertheincidenttoday?
Sushantcan'tthink...
Tulika'smotherisaverykindlady-sheseesSushantinherson'seyes! Goodorbad,don'tleavewithouteatingsomethingnew..
SushantisveryashamedbutTulikasometimeshasnochoicebuttostarteatingsuchaboy!
Nowadays,thisnuisancehasincreasedabit,Sushanthasfeltinhismind.
Tulika'smothercallsAnilaDeviauntyandtheladyisveryhappy.Tulika'sfatherdiscussesthedetailsfromtimetotime..Besides,Sushant'schancesofgettingadmissioninCalcuttaUniversityhaveincreasedbecauseofhim! HelooksatSushantwithgoodeyes...
HeavysweetgirlTulikalooksandisverybeautiful.Fifteenofthesixteencollarsexistinher! ShecaneasilyfeedtwoorfiveboysbutTuliisnotlikethat..
Alittledifferentlypolite-humblebutverysmart...Shehasasmileonherface.
Tulikadoesn'tlikeseeingSushantasatutor,butlovestolookatherfriend'seyes...
feelsmorecomfortable! Soalotofthetimealotofdiscussionscomeoutofthestudy..DailyStories-Sociology-Economics.
ThenTulikasaid.. MoneytieallSushantada?
Nothingbeyondthat?
Idon'tknowifthereisanything,butnowthemoneyistiedtothesociety.
Tulikalooksalittlesad...shesaysIhaveallthemoney-moneyhome-youcansaycarsometimeswhyvery-verylonely? Ithinkthereisnothingatall.
Ican'tsaythatbutifIhadmoneyIcouldhavedonebetter! Icouldhavebeenbetterestablishedinlife! Youdon'tunderstandthepainofpovertyTulika...Ifmyfinancialconditionwasgood,Iwouldhavetocometoyourhousetodaytostudyinastorm?
Sushantsaidthewordsthatdayoutofexcitement...
Nobrushthatdaydidnotfindanyanswer! JustsayinginmymindSushantada,ifyouunderstoodmymind,youwouldnotbeabletosaythat! SushantforgottotakethesevenearlysidebagTOthathewasnottaughtthatday.
ChapterThree
OneandahalfdaysTulikawouldaskmetoreadamagazineorabookofpoemswithoutopeningthetextbookortoexplainthemeaningofthepoem...
Youunderstandallthatwell,Idon'tknow,Idon'tunderstand,openthebookandseeifyouhavedonehometax?
Whatelsetodo?
Likeaninjureddeer,heopenshiseyesandsitswithhishead