Part 5: Post marriage rituals and clarity about Bonditha’s bed wetting problem
Anirudh came to his room to refresh but saw Bonditha sleeping in his room screaming “Baba! baba! Babako bachalo”. He listened it and about to wake her up. He then instantly saw she peed on blanket (she slept without mattress and Anirudh felt sad for it). Anirudh had thrown a glass on floor, she woke up by the sound, felt guilty for it. He asked her to go to washroom before going to bed. She told that she will clean it to tomorrow morning when I go to river. He asked not to go to river at any cost.
River water will be used for drinking. If people use it for cleaning and bathing diseases will spread and water will be polluted. This is not good for health. He had shown washroom and asked to use it. She was about to say, but he stopped pointing ☝️ and not to refuse his word. It is for her safety and health." He calmed himself and said "Don’t think that your father is away from you. He is always with you in your heart. Just close your eyes, think of him and you will feel his presence. Saying so Anirudh left the room. Bonditha thought in mind “Why this patibabu is sometimes bitter like Karela and sometimes sweet like Roshogulla” she changed her clothes and slept. Anirudh came and slept in study room.
In that night, Sourav, sampoorna came to haveli . Tupur also just came. Trilochan asked Gowri to talk to them and he left. Gowri asked Sourav to stay outside and give hint if Anirudh is coming or not and took sampoorna, Tupur to aside and asked Bonditha’s date of birth and time. Tupur told that she was born on Vijaya Dasami 12 years before and sampoorna also nodded. Then Gowri asked time of birth. Sampoorna who is 2 years elder than Tupur told that she was born early in morning at the time of sunrise. Gowri asked “I want exact time.” Gowri asked to go with Sourav to your village and get the proper time of birth and should be back by tomorrow evening as we have bashubee ki rasam. Also find out from her mother if she had hit puberty or not. Sampoorna nodded.
Gowri called Sourav and asked him to take sampoorna to her village to find out Bondita birth details immediately. This has to be done before bashubee ki rasam. Sampoorna asked can I see my sister now, but Gowri told that she is sleeping and you need to start immediately and come back soon. They took leave. Gowri asked Tupur to look after arrangements. Also we will make a call to your parents and ask them to come for ousht mangla rasam on day after tomorrow. They will do it in our village in our old bungalow.
Next day morning, Trilochan and Gowri along with Binoy saw Anirudh sleeping study room. Binoy told that “Trilochan da, Gowri Boudi, what is the use of this marriage when he cannot accept the girl as his wife. He has married her for his ideals and his mentor. Nothing more than that. There’s no use to keep Bonditha in our home.” Trilochan interrupted and told “Till now we have not done anything that brings stain to RC family. Anirudh married Bonditha with all rituals. Post marriage rituals should also be done.
Binoy is worried how to console Bhaumik Babu for this incident so that it should not affect their business. Saudamini in her room was weeping inconsolably, not allowing Dida and her father into her room. Binoy came there , want to speak with them, but they didn’t give him a chance to talk. However he told them that he has done this because of Surender Chatterjee, whom Anirudh considers more than me. He married a 12 year girl, still living in separate room, it means he didn’t forget Saudamini. Binoy convinces that they will do marriage of Anirudh Saudamini. But Bhaumik asked “why should my daughter come as second wife to Anirudh? She won’t get any respect.” Binoy promised that Saudamini will remain as the only wife. Bonditha is a little girl, doesn’t know how to make relationship with husband. In this stage Saudamini can become his emotional help which can lead to their marriage. Saudamini listened all this , convinced and accepted for it. Binoy also warned not to tell this to Trilochan Gowri as they won’t accept anything against traditions. They nodded as acceptance.
Sourav Sampoorna reached Devipur village. Sampoorna privately confronted her mother for trying to spoil Bonditha’s life. She told that they have done this for her so that they can buy ornaments for her with the money. Sourav listened to this, asked about Sumati. They told that she is staying separately in other house for rent near mango farm. They went to meet Sumati , at first Sumati was reluctant to speak with them, but Sourav told that Gowri wants kundli of Bonditha to check with Anirudh. She went inside and gave the paper to them. Sampoorna with weeping tears 😭 apologized Sumati for her parents cunning act and left with Sourav.
RC haveli: Bonditha woke up found that she peed again. She silently cleaned her clothes in washroom and thought that that it would be nice if patibabu allows her to go to river so that she can meet Sampoorna. Here tupur doesn’t like her. Tera kya hoga re Bonditha. She returned from bathing, found it difficult to drape saree like elders, tied it hardly.
In the hall Trilochan and Gowri are speaking to Shomik on phone to start immediately and to be present here by tomorrow morning. They have arranged accommodation in old bungalow and do the ritual of ousht mangala for Anirudh Bonditha.
Anirudh just then woke up and listened to their talk and asked not to follow any ritual that he considers Bonditha as only his responsibility. Trilochan asked him not to talk , give whatever name you want to give it to your relationship but fact won’t change. Just then Bonditha came near Durga maa idol by ringing bell. Trilochan and Gowri came and asked what she is doing, she answered that she had took bath early in the morning. They were convinced.
Bhatuk has just woke up , came near Pooja room by listening by bell 🔔 sound and Bonditha saw him for the first time and asked “who is he?”.Gowri replied “He is Bhatuk, your devar. Bhatuk asked “is she my boudi?” Went to Anirudh and asked “why dada? Why did you marry her.” Bonditha gave him a stern look. Gowri asked him to take bath and come soon. Trilochan, Gowri, Bonditha and Tupur performed puja, Bonditha took both of their blessings. Gowri asked to take others also. Just then Somnath came with suitcase 🧳 and Bonditha took som, Tupur blessings. She asked Somnath to bring ek badam wale roshogulle from Kolkata. Tupur tried to restrain Bonditha by saying he is going for medical camp not for any sweet shop, but Somnath asked not to be harsh with her, Binoy also came from Bhaumik house , she was about to take his blessings but he moved . She asked “ are you angry with me?” He didn’t reply and went away. Bhatuk came and Gowri asked him to take his choti boudi blessings. He told that she looks like my age, why should I but Trilochan Gowri insisted that she is your boudi in relationship equal to your Anirudh dada. So you have to bend. Bonditha is smiling all the time. Giving a stern look, he did so and left.
Somnath told that he was leaving for camp today. Anirudh came and asked that he want to talk to him , took aside and explained Bonditha’s problem. Tupur is listening by hiding. Somnath thought for a while, told that it naturally won’t happen in grown up children. May be she is suffering with any trauma, I deal with orthopedic cases. I will suggest your case to Dr. Basu who is coming to our Tulsipur within 2 days. You take her to him secretly. Anirudh asked “why to maintain secret? It is not any shameful thing.” Somnath replied “Our elders consider this as shameful and sinful act also. Don’t let them know this. Else they will take her to any baba or refer for black magic stuff. That won’t be good for health. Meanwhile, he saw tupur shadow, silently grabbed her hand and asked “Did you listen everything?” Anirudh also felt bad for listening secretly. He warned not to tell this to anyone, else he will not talk with her. She silently nodded and went from there, Somnath assured Anirudh that everything will be fine. He suggested not to let Bonditha eat spicy food or not to let her drink water before 2 hours of sleep. Also find out what exactly she had seen in the dream. He told that he will be going to nearby places of Kolkata. I will call you daily to know the update. I will talk with my colleagues about it and let you know how can I help you. Saying so, Somnath embraced Anirudh and left.
Tupur thought that she herself cannot tell this, but can make Bonditha herself can reveal problem. Gowri asked Bonditha “did you take your patibabu blessings?” Bonditha replied “he is talking with Somnath jamaibabu by closing door”. Gowri thinks for a while and asked her to knock door and take blessings. When she knocked door by calling Patibabu repeatedly, he got irritated and not to call like this. She became silent by bending head, Bhatuk came from back and asked him to send her back, he didn’t like her as boudi. Anirudh controlling himself asked “what do you want? Food.” She nodded as no. (Same like in show) after explaining that man and woman are equal, he suddenly remembered Somnath words and asked to come inside. He sent Bhatuk out, locked study room, asked her to sit and asked “Tell me your problem in detail.”
Bonditha asked “what should I tell?” He told “yesterday you mentioned that you have started peeing on the day of your father’s demise. Now tell me about the nightmare.” She recollected with a scared face “The day before my father’s death, I went with my baba to temple and were returning back. I remember that I felt unconscious while walking with my father, I am trying to stay awake and hardly walking fast to reach home.” Bonditha stayed silent. Anirudh asked “What happened next?” She told that “I woke up next day morning, found everyone are crying. My father is slept on the floor. A white blanket is covered. I asked what happened. Why father isn’t awake. He should go to treat patients. I moved him but found his body is too cool. My mother is weeping to the core. After sometime shaumik kaka and other men took him, I asked them not to take my father. But Rimjhim kaki and other women stopped me and my mother. I thought that my father will come after sometime with them, but he didn’t return. I shouted on them and asked continuously where did they leave my father. They didn’t reply but kept on crying 😢. Later, my mother came and explained that my father was dead due to a venomous snake attack.
From that day onwards, whenever I sleep I used to get one nightmare. In that nightmare, I saw my father is shouting “Peshi, mujhe bachalo. Saanp Kata hai. Jhadibhooti le aao. But that woman didn’t move an inch. In that dream, I am able to listen everything but I don’t understand why I am Getting the same dream everyday. Why didn’t I move a bit or sometimes I feel that i am shouting but nobody came for help.” Anirudh is also highly moved by it. He offered water to Bonditha who is crying 😭 silently. He asked her to relax and asked who is your father Peshi. Did you see her? Bonditha replied that my father don’t have close relatives. Only we have relatives of distant relationship. That too they come rarely for any occasions. He doesn’t have Peshi. I haven’t seen my father calling any relative by Peshi, anirudh becomes suspicious.
He asked Bonditha to be careful, after 2 days a new doctor is arriving to Tulsipur. I will take you to him for treatment. Till then you have to be careful. Don’t tell this to anyone in home.” Bonditha immediately asked “why? My mother used to tell me that telling lies or hiding truth will be a big burden on heart. That is the reason why I always prefer to tell the truth only although everyone end up scolding me. Because if we are sincere, we can meet our eyes with god. So I cannot lie .or hide fact.”
Anirudh convinced that “Neither my intention Is to make you to lie nor to make you hide facts. Elders in our house will not understand the exact problem and they may end up taking you to any Tantric baba or make you to adopt for black magic stuff as treatment which is not at all acceptable. If anyone ask you tell that. I stopped you from telling the fact. You will remain as honest person.” She again asked “why do you want to take me to doctor, patibabu. Everyone will come to know about it and make fun of me. They will also blame my mother upbringing. I will not visit doctor.” He asked her not to say this, a doctor will know about the medicines. You should not say this because your father is also a doctor who treats the patients. Bonditha replied “He treat male patients and elder women. Whereas younger girls and women got treated by Daima.” Anirudh replied that we should not have this narrow mind thinking. A doctor is equal to god. We shouldn’t feel ashamed infront of him. When she was about to argue, he stopped he asked her to leave. while she is leaving, he asked her not to call patibabu but to call barrister Babu. She strived hard but successfully Pronounced it.
At the same time, Sampoorna and Sourav came to RC haveli. She handed over the paper to Gowri and whispered slowly that Bonditha didn’t enter womanhood so far and Gowri In turn gave kundli paper to pandit. Gowri asked sampoorna to look after arrangements and help Tupur. She assigned some other work to Sourav.
Pandit observed carefully both the kundli and told that “She is a rare girl of having great kundli. It has advantages and disadvantages. Her husband is long lived, she will be Laxmi of sasural, her children will have bright future and will make their parents proud. Your son will slowly become habituated to her and at one stage, they will turn like one soul with 2 bodies.” Trilochan and Gowri are highly satisfied with this. Binoy is in dilemma unable to understand whether to accept Bonditha or not, what about Saudamini. He promised her that she will become his bahu at any cost. Trilochan asked about the faults in her kundli. Pandit replied that she will become highly educated unlike our society. She will become Shakti Swaroopini for people who belittle women. Trilochan commented “Anirudh has married a girl who is his replica, fine. He asked pandit to make arrangements for puja. Our son and daughter in law will come shortly.”
While Anirudh and Bonditha talking, Gowri came and asked Bonditha to get ready for bashubeeki Rasam, anirudh was about to refuse, Gowri stopped him, sent Bonditha to meet sampoorna. Bonditha became happy and ran to meet her.
Gowri told “When you married on your own interest what is the problem in performing post marriage rituals? People will gossip about our family and it will turn into a hot discussion topic in society.” Anirudh to raise his reluctance, Trilochan came and told that if you don’t want to do rituals, then she will leave our house and Will go to her kaka kaki who are coming tomorrow for another rasam. Don’t you think of our family prestige.?” Anirudh silently left. Bonditha met Sampoorna and Sourav. She embraced Sampoorna and were glad to see each other.
Later Saudamini came to RC haveli, greeted Gowri and Tupur. Gowri asked “if She is fine?” She pretends her look in a sympathetic way and Gowri had immediately melted. She asked Soudamini to go to her house and take rest. Soudamini told “Anirudh is my childhood friend. Don’t I have right to come here for functions?” Gowri cannot refuse her and she offered to help Tupur and left with her. They both were decorating with flowers and Soudamini did more work. Tupur moved away by this, told that i will be happy if you became my co sister. Soudamini who wants this showered her affection and asked to show me Bonditha.
Bondita is in her room, unpacking her sarees and arranging in her cupboard. Saudamini observed her and thought “she is too young and cannot compete with me. I know Anirudh very well. He cannot look at this little girl as his wife at any cost. I should do something that I will marry Anirudh and slowly separate Bonditha from this family.” Bonditha also saw Soudamini and asked “Who are you?” Tupur is about the answer, but Saudamini told that I am your husband’s childhood friend and will be your friend also. She asked tupur to leave and told that she will adorn Bonditha for rasam. She made Bonditha ready and Bonditha told that she will call “Pari didi”they bond.
Gowri has observed this and called Saudamini for work. She asked to leave now, it will not be good for your and your father’s reputation if you won’t keep on coming here because Anirudh is married to other person. When Saudamini tried to defend, Gowri firmly told to leave, even if your mother is alive, she will also say the same word. Fuming with anger, Saudamini left and tried to talk to Anirudh in study room but in vain. Because Trilochan also asked her to leave.
In the evening, everybody are tensed if Anirudh will sit in ritual or not, but he finally comes up in dhoti does all the rituals. Everybody blesses them. Binoy also gave hard smile. Anirudh thought in mind “Tomorrow I need to speak with Bonditha’s kaka if they have any Peshi . I may get any clue.”
On that night, he is searching in books about bed wetting problem. Bonditha came silently knocked door and sat in study room. She saw Saudamini photo in his wallet and told that she met his childhood friend in that evening. Anirudh thinks why did she not meet me. Did she forgive me. Bonditha asked “what he is thinking?” He said nothing. She asked “I want to meet sampoorna didi. Can I meet her?” He said “not now. You can meet her tomorrow.” She said “I want my Sampoorna didi to sleep with me, so that I don’t feel alone. Yesterday also I felt alone and scared. If she is there I will sleep talking with her.”
He replied (thinking that it is a privacy time of Sampoorna and Sourav) “Sampoorna will be busy in her house. If you feel alone, you call your Tupur didi. She will accompany you.” She asked “Why not sampoorna didi” he asked “why not Tupur didi?” She told that Tupur didi doesn’t like me, she will not prefer to talk to me. He asked “why?” She told that “Tupur didi always listens to other talks and add something to it , gossip about them but I used to argue, neither Rimjhim kaki nor Tupur likes me. Tapur And Shomik kaka likes me. They always talk pleasantly.” Anirudh asked “your mama, mami doesn’t like you. Then how come sampoorna didi likes you?” She told “Didi really likes me. Whenever we used to meet she play a lot with me, we used to climb trees and pluck mangoes, tamarind.she used to save me from mami whenever mami runs after me with stick.” He gets thinking. She insisted to go to her house and sleep with her in their house. He worried and told “munshi kaka doesn’t like anyone to go at this time.” She’s about to say something. He gave some story books and asked “would you like to read” she felt delighted and said “yes”. Then he gave some books with pictures, asked her to read. He suggested to make books as her friends, which will not leave you. She went. Before leaving, he suggested not to drink much water and go to washroom before sleep. Divert your mind from nightmare to a story. She nodded and left. He told that I will check in the mid night. He went 2 -3 times, woke her up by throwing glass, made her to go to washroom and left.
Next morning, Tupur came to Bonditha’s room, found the bad smell, smirked that she is still peeing on the bed. By recollecting husband’s warning, she didn’t go to tell this to Gowri but made Bonditha to woke up and belittled her for this bad habit and threatened that her mother in law is too strict and will punish her. Bonditha felt sad. However she cleaned her clothes in washroom got ready and came to puja room. Trilochan, Gowri became happy and praised her for devotion. They done puja, asked Bonditha to get ready as she and Anirudh will be going for oushtmangla rasam. Her kaka kaki were waiting in old bungalow. She went and got ready.
Later Anirudh and Bonditha were about to leave, Tupur asked permission from in laws that she also want to go and meet her parents. Gowri asked her to go later, as it is not good to go with newly married husband and wife. If you wish, I will send you with your parents to mayka for some days. Bonditha listened this and thought Gowri is not too strict, may be Tupur exaggerated it. They both left and Shomik, Rimjhim with Tapur are waiting for them.
Shomik adorned Anirudh with garland. Rimjhim also wished him. Bonditha wished kaka, kaki embraced Tapur. Tapur told that now tupur didi will always tensed of you because you will be there to catch her lies. Rimjhim asks Tapur to keep quiet and ANirudh looks on, when Shomik was about to do rasam by washing his feet, Anirudh simply rejected and asked what is he doing. He told that girl’s parents are always superior, because if you don’t believe a man and give your daughter then how can a Man get his wife? (Same like in our show, an iconic scene which I don’t want to change). Shomik then offered clothes and some gifts to him, requested not to reject. He kept aside, and slowly whispered that I want to speak to you personally. I need some time. Shomik told that we will talk after lunch. Anirudh nodded, after lunch Bonditha is playing with Tapur. Bonditha is explaining the moral story which Anirudh gave previous day and he was amazed that Bonditha is able to say each and every bit in book with page numbers.
Shomik came and told that Bonditha is too intelligent. My brother Yogendra wants her to pursue college education. He loves all the three girls equally. Anirudh asked “Then why did you leave them.” Shomik replied that “he doesn’t have the intention to leave them, but Rimjhim is not ready to cooperate with me. She is jealous of my boudi every time. Even if I support my boudi and warn my wife also, this will lead to more enemity between them.”
Anirudh told “Bonditha mama mami are greedy and wanted to sell her to an old man, that groom is also a cheat. He disguised as an old man and tried to cheat everyone. He is a big womanizer.” Shomik was shocked to listen this and apologized for leaving them, he told that I will request my boudi to come and stay with us. Anirudh told that I have given a job to take care of plants in our mango farm. Now she’s staying separately and I have given unofficial complaint about her brother and sister in law. If necessary please have communication with her regularly. Shomik agreed and reminded that you told that you want to talk with me. On what matter. Anirudh explained about Bonditha’s bed wetting Problem and the nightmare she is facing daily. He told that “I don’t think its a normal dream. This is a real incident happened which Bonditha is unable to forget. Do you have any peshi?”
Shomik felt tensed by listening Peshi name and asked “why are you asking like this” Anirudh became suspicious by looking at Shomik tension. He insisted to tell the fact. Shomik told about Kalindi, her spoiled brat womanizer son, desperate daughter -in -law, how his brother Yogendra confessed in panchayat about Kalindi’s son misdeeds. Later, her son was killed by britishers. She’s forced to leave krishnanagar with her grandson Chandrachur. Anirudh is highly astonished to listen these 2 names again.
Shomik also told the previous enemity between RC family and Kalindi, Anirudh kept on murmuring Kalindi, Chandrachur. Shomik asked “what’s the reason, please tell me”. Anirudh explained the old man name is also Chandrachur and his sister name is Kalindi. He also told about Bhairavi where she also mentioned Chandrachur and Kalindi names. Anirudh asked. “Do you have any idea where they have gone after leaving krishnanagar?” Shomik told that her husband has lands in Durgapur. May be they might have gone there.
Anirudh asked what Is the age of Chandrachur when they left krishnanagar? Shomik replied he might be 12 -13 years of age. Shomik inturn asked “we didn’t have any contact once she left krishnanagar. Then how can you be sure that they were real culprits?” She is also money minded person and have more property than us. Then why will she want to make Bonditha as wife of his grandson? Anirudh replied “Right now, I am also trying to connect dots. I don’t have clear idea.” And diverted the topic.
Anirudh is in thoughts “ I highly suspect them because you didn’t receive marriage invitation of Bonditha with chanderchur. I have seen the groom disguised as old person but till now the lady with him always cover blanket and didn’t show her face. Also in Bonditha’s dream there is a woman covered with blanket, today morning Devipur police called and told me that no corpse is found in river. A crocodile has got bullet shot in river. So I really doubt if there is any threat from him to Bonditha ” Later Anirudh Bonditha stayed with them that night, he enjoyed the bonding of Bonditha and Tapur.
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