8-Chontey

Bepin Choudhuny anse Momgy

-Satyojit Rey
Anbuo heeloluing

Whdid the mon 8tnxe at Bepih BaluL.un disleliot2

emarn, Taximal Ghosa cdamad t haua not Bapin

Balu ealiex,t Biuin Balu _ddret necogpnise in
Mhe marn Rhe a 02at deal alieut Bepin BaluLs Ba ta2
Ranchiangd lamily, Luut buprisingly Bopinhad na
ocelleckion o it he man stazod at_Barin. Pa
n_dis olio.uhen he could net Lomormor_ongihing-
ond toalked out he shep

2Whoxedid enin Bau say ho uont sn Ccisbex 'Ea 9

Aut Acoding o Bepin. Balur he has ent Puju erehex 53

n hisiendun Lanpu

Mantioh amy theoo Lotmore) things at fareimat-Gthae

En-nlet-Bepin Bakuu
 Mentibh_any thoueeCsKmSNA)hings
a thot
thot lanima
3
Gthosokneur alout Bonin Balu
Ralln
Ans Bepin Balu
uhad
aaN_inHaduoe
HuduoofalB_and
hoa got lodin
aut his 9ught knoo
didnst
huinal
haue nd d
childrern and dotApoLhi
o:
aleconduy ho

axipe torn_yoams ago ins.ano

diod
Ihirdy his only
clerothorhas unein
Ranchi
metnl asylum in
umade Aim omembeN that he haN
He alse
Coekeduya Bawamchi and did hot pxolar ko
hool
Pesd and. He had alays coied a lrag uih
in sight-s00ing tups and he had
Lluesks
Glho30
dank to0 uuh Pauimnal

why did_Benin BalL aro alusut uhat Paimol

Gihsse had said

Ang Bonin Balu Ceiuld het lsoleine that

he had
gsttoh aletut the incident at Ran.chi arhich as
lao nly alout 6o4 yeaw6 age @rack
a s chQNd LAK Bepin Balu to sleline th.at he ha
sgaton this ncidont and hadia exnekienced
apsa memoYmainly lhecuuse he ihought
had a excollont tmemsly and cmb LOx9
 liciont at his.jet

wdid teu te decide uhe Loab ight hi memay

heRy
did he
eu
lea Pamal Gtkete?

.BeninBahu docded to call his.Laiend Lineah Hukhexie

ameding o Las to io man at he Ahen Luhich
Jeon t h Binin
LOas Pasdimal Gahee had
Ralin 5e

Bepin Baluu hesitake ito ubit Mattukhii 2

&Why dia
he finaly deside te hane hin2
Why dia
thukhe2ji
taahuwexied that Dinesh
Ank.Benin baluu Hse he dlid net
had Jest his mind
Lweuld think che as he had
Aihesh.A thless BaKCabam
ant ctasto.
uxth him
het keptuin teuch
Cmlskt Bonin Balu
Mukhekii say2 2dit
What dia Ho

unsat 4Aataah dno

made ture
h l M a M u k h e x i L h a d

KanChi
ansthoke e kn heouing his
massuage and on he0Ringhis-
ag a leencwih
him
hadalse
day-
hAo Bepin 2pinning and
Jelt bi Bead
Bpin Balu,
 wovued.and lost. a:
lost Ab orn
He. pot Jonibly
uls6t hus memeri.
Balu Meally.
o d Berin
fAetin to Ranahi
2 nana
sfasgot all alhsut

his mem
Berun Balu didl not o82
a

Arc o
Au nada atPujn io Kanchi.Th3 LoO3
wuch was a indLthooldnao n
ohp-aznbed te-nuBh epn-talnpon hia..

Wyde o think.Chunial did atheda

Ounial ays he. has ne msnoy ohatis hat ks
does haes?

Chunlalhad appaached Bopin-Baluu oz

elpinBad times Eapin Balu had done
nthingts help his eiond taind aeh
ke thetight Chunilal as an old nenn
andpatUibtated ueytime Chunilne
itodhim Chunilal did np kaue mon
ajol Jut hehad a lst a imaginat
Lohichhe ued in_punighBepin Bal orb4
nsLnBiie JehaubU.
 su
0 h e authse desoDes Bepin Balun ab abexious and
h0duexkng man \What Oedenca can gpuuJind ihhe
Hey osymarttiso

ne authSuN dosul0s Bonin Baluas.aseLioub ahd

Radueeking man As he was uAohing_datlyin his
icoe uas doing hs il in a eLOAnonsile monrn?
And uth.ot wAQkIY day he had an izmpptant moeing
Ho Cons kneun de lo a HLeloss _and.Conscionteis
wecbe

pWhydia Borin Balur dhange his umind.aluout meoting

Chunilal 2lhat oms Ae sH0Ault ths meeting2
es auddonly such Bepin BaPu that Chunlal aight
bnot 3meAing alsut he ip ta Ranohi in 'se_Hence
Ae changed is mind and uahed te emeet Chundal
Chunilal Lold chim indoed he had gehe to Ranchi in 1a6
Ohuthilalalhe teld. him hatiheonls made his ckauel
lasdcangomonk Ho had alks get tho lan 4Lod in he
Coap09utm.eht nis completoly dteked Bonin Ralu

12:Bopun. Balun ektris cohaioubnoss in.tudeelallsWhat

de yo hink Loob the oasenfo Ris 2
 Ae. Benin BaluuJhad dLeon unden mental s
sincetho tmehehad uneetPaoulmomal Gthsse
Lin he hosk LhenHe had tuiod tote olo
clea ho
lconustonin himind uy_checking with
toe pniands Chuwnilal and Binesh Hukeji_Bu
leth- o( Aem.uhad Luprohod Pauimal Ltho
Btoy Benin Balukalba had a case o insan
caseo, insani
tn hisLamily and this ueuedhim inte a
gneat deal He th.aughtho _Loas osing his thind

When DA Lhanda sugg03t2d that he ghould

lgo te Ranchi ab it miahtbing ack He ad
memary ho om a ray ahene ut Lohen he
reached Ranchi He eallsed thathe had neuey
Leem thexe Ihe didos amd dismmay had a
geent umpatt mhim amd he l t umwmsisuza
13 How de yeu dhihk Berin Balu A0actad whon.Je
Poumd out hat Chumilak and had itRed hin
An S hink Bonim Balu might heaued a sgm
elio_hen he ealised thatAo ab npt ig
hb mund lesing hut dt was usta paamk
hen he umiizt Aaue Leemuiua om dhiuzla
playing a puatcal joko himaCuto
Caubirg
 anxiokyaut mthe hindaight, Jam BuLe Ae uOuLa
haue inkosneckod amd Healised that e Jad
ackuagMegLectad. a.sy-gRed uend AjtoLall
se Riends ae a les.ing in lile_Sam
Oonfidlomt dhat _ho dhamged his altitude amd got Lack