LOVE MARRIAGE YA ARRANGED MARRIAGE ?

   

 Marriages are made in heaven and arranged marriages are made in Bharat Matrimonial or The Sunday Ananda Bazaar (That’s what they claim).At times the relatives play an important role bringing in their very distant relatives claiming to know them very well even when the last telephonic conversation between them happened 2 years back! Power packed ads- bride needed for the only son of Highly qualified Chartered Accountant,also knows scuba diving or looking for MBA, IIT, CFA, for only sister, very fair, very beautiful. At times it is slightly confusing whom is the ad for ?Is it for the Chartered Accountant father (who from the bottom of his heart  really wants to remarry and throw out the wife a , 1960’s model), or his son or his daughter!

                                      The father of the bride really has a hectic job of finding a decent groom but then it’s a question of her whole life. So drilling starts. The mother of the bride also does her part... No,No...This guy won’t suit you at all. His uncle’s daughter fled with a local hooligan. The expectations make it tougher to find suitable match. He is just 5’3...So dark, how can he manage with this meagre salary?

                The bride or the girl at times adds her own requirements and specifications-Dad, I want a tall guy, size does matter. Please Ma, I want to marry an engineer. The list goes bigger and bigger.

The Father of the groom is a bit disappointed as his son couldn’t find a suitable girl by himself even at 30 years of age. Ekta Dharosh tumi (Useless Fellow), can’t find a girl after so many years, he has in his mind. The mother of the groom has started crying for she has already lost her son to some imaginary girl who plays JadooTona (mumbo jumbo) on him, thanks to KYUN KI SAAS BHI KABHI BAHU THI ( A popular television soap ).She can’t sleep at night .But then she has to get his son married.Mukherjee Da’s wife was telling the other day.... How long will you keep Nakul unmarried?get him off or else he will start doing all nonsense.

                       So the search begins - Groom wanted for extremely fair, extremely beautiful, extremely calm and quiet girl, MA, Diploma in dancing (only at night clubs!), Also knows stitching (couldn’t even stitch the first button of her Shirt, Always open).....At times the father and brother plays a big role in the ad...Father retired very well known professor of very well known college( bucks! Flowing! ) ....Brother IIT,IIM bla bla (More bucks! Flowing! )

                                         The groom always had some secret criteria which now comes forth....She must be very fair (As Priyanka whom he proposed 11 times but no luck), Should have a very good figure (Hmm..Like Payel,the Delhi Chik who had 20 boyfriends in just 3 years ),should be very homely ( And also shake her hips with me at Night clubs )....And so the search goes on...and on.....

                                                     The two family’s sits on the opposite sides of the table smiling (and remains smiling...always smiling).The groom has already started liking the bride’s cousin sister...Smart glances being exchanged...Here comes the bride with the tea tray in her hand....A bit shaking ( God!!! The Tequila’s last night was quite strong at Tantra )... Eso Ma,Ki misti Dekhte (Come my Daughter! So swheet)…The groom has already started dancing around the trees…Thanks SRK!!

                                  All well that ends well…So was the marriage and the reception….barring some minor incidents… The bride had too much makeup …The groom’s red underwear was clearly visible throughout the wedding. Some optimistic hearts here and there…This is my number…Please call me…I have the full Brilliant Tutorials IIT Material…Although I am studying BCOM now … OMG! The groom was bald on the marriage day and now he has full grown hair!...Thanks to Habib’s.Ambarish got a bit carried away with two pegs of Royal Stag and tried to kiss the bride’s cousin sister…She is hot Man!!!!.....all well that ends well….

Poor humans!!! It never ends!! The painful saga has just begun my friend….

                                             And then the clock ticks 11:30.All too tired after the reception…Except for the Groom…Come on Man!!! This is the night!!....He had waited for 30 long years. Apart from the little Hanky Panky with Ruchi, that too at Nicco park, today he wants to pump to glory. The room smells too flowery as Ambuj Da, his elder brother has really stuffed it with flowers, everywhere, all over the bed, above the bed and the not so fitting ones, below the bed. The bride sits a little distantly at the farthest corner of the bed…Groom fidgeting with the Ganda Fool…A bit tense atmosphere across the room…Abrupt hushing outside… OMG! They haven’t started yet! When will he finally do it? The groom’s boudis too excited, trying to peep and see what’s happening inside….It’s getting late!!! Groom getting more tensed… Shono na, why don’t you change your saree…It can get spoiled…Its too expensive…. Oh!!! So you want to see me naked so early….Bapiiii!!! Whom did you select for me L ,anger peeping out from the bride… I don’t sleep so early, and where’s my glass of milk…haven’t you told your Mom that I can’t sleep without a glass of milk at night...The bride replies back…God!!! She needs milk, where’s my milk…Groom’s condition deteriorating…Please excuse me for today…I totally forgot to tell mom, tomorrow onwards everything will be perfect….Now,Can we please go to bed errr I mean to sleep…..I need to change…Bring me my bag….Can you go outside please ….What!!!! Please, I can’t go outside…All my Boudis are standing at the door I know….And I am your husband…for the next seven lives….The groom smiles …..Moron….I think it’s my seventh and last  life with you…..The bride saying in her hearts of heart….In the mean time, the groom has reached quite close to the bride, though both in sitting position…The groom tries to play a little piano with the Bride’s fingers…She takes it away fast….The silken Sherwani has already started biting the groom so he wants to change to something simple and free flowing….I think we better change and get into something comfortable….The groom speaks up and proceed to change…without looking back…..Although a passionate desire had already grasped him…He looks at the shorts which he has been wearing the last 5 years, Picks it up but reluctantly leaves it…The idea of an old short that too in the first night won’t be too good...Shifting inside a pajama…Newly bought….As he changes, the rhythmic jingle of bangles comes to his ear….Giving a frightful square look of not getting caught, he could see her creamy back and the shoulders quickly getting draped into a night gown….The fire inside has already started raging…He feels an intense desire to kiss her...but steps back in case he sends some wrong signal of being branded as a Sex Maniac…He is so cold….At least could have  kissed my …. The bride feels as she quickly changes…. Riju Da was far better….He use to kiss me so passionately…Why Bapi dumped him just because he was a sales representative…

                                            Both lies flat in the bed pretending to sleep….But both remains strongly awake….The groom still thinking how to start….Will I start with a kiss…or embrace her…or…or…. God!!!! When will he do something…Are you feeling tired? You must be…Thank God, Everything went well…The groom starts a conversation…The Zero Watt Red dim light had its own effect on the whole room…It had spread it’s romantic wings embracing the two newcomers to the marriage arena…The groom looks deep into the bride’s eyes….both looked tired…She has got such beautiful big eyes…This was the first time he was looking deeply into them…Apart from the Subho Dristi Time…The bride felts a fervent desire to run her fingers through his cropped hairs but resist herself…The conversation slowly stops…But the gaze continues…Both Looking deeply into each other eyes…She liked his tired smile…He slowly starts caressing her hair….And then the ‘first night together’ begins with a deep long kiss…






-       SAPTARSHI BASU

ABOUT THE AUTHOR :

Saptarshi Basu is a gold medalist in mechanical engineering and has worked in the IT industry for the last eight years. However, writing has always been his first love, his passion.  His second novel, Autumn In My Heart was published by Vitasta Publishing with Times Group (TIMES OF INDIA) in November’11. He maintains a blog http://saptak-firsttry.blogspot.in/ and writes screenplays for movies and columns for some online magazines.

THE ARRANGE MARRIAGE CIRCUS

It all started with a Quarrel.

For the last few months, Duttas of Dakhineshwar were

under huge tension. It prevailed over their home and even

spread toxically over nearby regions.

Even the Chatterjees, Biswass Kumar, Gangulys who

stayed in the same colony were in much tension.

The Duttas in the same colony (even some far away

Duttas too) were exceptionally worried. They even tried to

extend their helping hand but Ayantika’s angry expression

always dampened their spirits.

Thanks to a sudden fit of anger, a few glasses were

broken, the red-faced bunny lost his ears and the tense state

of affairs continued.

It was about Marriage. The god damn thing which every

girl hates (at least in front of others) and parents immensely

love.

‘Sono Mouli, Tomake ebar oi chele tar songe dekha kortei

hobe....R kotidin ei bhabe cholbe’

(See Mouli, you have to meet this guy...how long will

it go like this)

Sitala Debi, Ayantika’s mother, was shouting at her.

According to her it was the most suitable alliance and she

had been talking to them since six months and now it was

April already.

'I have told you a million times that I don’t want to get

married right now. Dad, please make mom understand.’

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Soumendra Narayan Dutta, Ayantika’s dad, was the

umpire of the fighting match and was doing his duty quite

efficiently and gracefully.

‘Please don’t cry Mouli, you don’t have to marry now.

Just meet the guy once, no harm.’

‘Mira Masi called up, that guy has sent you an e-mail,

go check it and reply,’ Sitala Debi snarled. The fight ended

(at least for that day).

Ayantika just didn’t want to marry. Not at the moment.

Not until she landed a job with a decent government bank.

She didn’t have much in her hand though. At the doorstep of

the twenty first century, the marriage of a daughter remains

the prime concern and an extremely vital occupation of every

middle class Bengali family.

Marriages are made in heaven and arranged marriages are

made in Bharat Matrimonial or The Sunday Ananda Bazaar,

that’s what they claim .At times the relatives play an important

role bringing in their very distant relatives claiming to know

them very well even when the last telephonic conversation

between them happened two years back! Power packed ads bride

needed for the only son of Highly qualified Chartered

Accountant,also knows scuba diving or looking for MBA, IIT,

CFA, for only sister, very fair, very beautiful.' At times it is

slightly confusing whom is the ad for ?Is it for the Chartered

Accountant father (who from the bottom of his heart really

wants to remarry and throw out the wife, a 1960’s model),

or his son or his daughter!

The father of the bride really has a hectic job finding

a decent groom but then it’s a question of her whole life.

So the drilling starts. The mother of the bride also does

her part... No,No...This guy won’t suit you at all. His uncle’s

daughter eloped with a local hooligan. The expectations make

it tougher to find a suitable match. He is just 5’3...So dark,

how can he manage with this meagre salary?

The bride or the girl at times adds her own requirements

and specifications-Dad, I want a tall guy, size does matter.

Please Ma, I want to marry an engineer. The list gets bigger

and bigger.

The Father of the groom is a bit disappointed as his son

couldn’t find a suitable girl by himself by the age of thirty.

Useless Fellow, can’t find a girl after so many years. The mother

of the groom has started crying for she has already lost her

son to some imaginary girl who plays black magic on him,

thanks to Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (A popular

television soap). She can’t sleep at night.But then she has

to get her son married. Mukherjee Da’s wife was saying the

other day, 'How long will you keep Nakul unmarried? Marry

him off or else he will start doing all nonsense.'

So the search begins - Groom wanted for extremely fair,

extremely beautiful, extremely calm and quiet girl, MA,

Diploma in dancing (only at night clubs!), Also knows

stitching (couldn’t even stitch the first button of her shirt,

Always open!).... At times the father and brother play a big

role in the ad...Father retired; very well known professor of

very well known college(bucks! Flowing!)....Brother IIT,IIM

blah blah (More bucks! Flowing!)

The groom always had some secret criteria which now

comes forth. She must be very fair like Priyanka whom he

proposed to eleven times with no luck, Should have a very

good figure (Hmm.. Like Payal, the Delhi chick who had

twenty boyfriends in just three years ), should be very homely

( and also shake her hips with me at Night clubs )....And so

the search goes on...and on.....

        -----   From the novel ‘AUTUMN IN MY HEART’

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