Paye Paye (Bengali Version)

Book Details

• Author: Debjyoti Bhattacharya

• Publisher: Shabdo Prokashon

• Binding: Hard Cover

• No of Pages: 160

• Year of Publication: 2025

About the Book

A person as light as a bird. Small. Sitting on his father's lap at the Naihati station overbridge in the afternoon, with a train rushing below their feet, shaking the bridge.

"What is the train saying, father?"
"It's calling to us. It says, 'I’m heading to a faraway land. Who will come? Come, join me…'"
"I will go."
"Go ahead, but wait a little longer; grow up first…"

A five-year-old boy, eyes wide with wonder, watches as the endless railway tracks stretch beyond the horizon, while beside them, the paved city streets continue their journey. Where do they go? Who knows? The train knows, filled with those destined for fortune. The traveler walking step by step on the paved road knows too.

The boy, with eyes filled with the enchantment of the path, has never lost the charm it once held. Even now, when he pauses for a moment, the call of the road beckons, urging him forward… step by step, collecting memories along the way.

This book is a collection of memories from travels, a handful of dust from wandering among people and places, a treasure trove of the past.