Posto Page #9

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And thats all your honour

Now the prosecution may proceed

How many times have you quit your job?...

6 times

6 times!

What job have you taken up now?...

Its not a job business

start-up business

What business?...

Restaurant

Restaurant?... Oh

So youve done a course on this?...

Oh shell answer?

No

That means all these

years of art gone

Now its food and all..

Start up

This means the car will

now start afresh Milord

This car can run smoothly

Or can flip over

Do you drink?...

Yes

Does your father know?...

Yes, he knows

But I dont drink in front of him

Oh

Drinking is very personal to me

You seem to be a very brave man

You dont want to hide

your alcoholic trait

I dont hide and do anything

Good

So you agree that you are an alcoholic?...

I drink but I am not

an alcoholicI just drink

But arent an alcoholic

Your honour I go to the temple

but I'm not a devotee...

Have you ever hit your

son after drinking?...

Yes?...

No Not after drinking

Then?...

Before drinking?...

Was about to

in the heat of the moment

Oh Ok

My son was being naughty

I was scolding him

Thank God!

Father came and stopped

you!...Otherwise

But in this country you were spared

even after hitting your child

Abroad youll be jailed for this

Anyway

Himadri also known as Bonny

who is he?...

Friend of mine

2nd November

there was some event at his place?...

You dont remember, is it?...

You dont remember

It was his mothers death anniversary

Am I right?...

Yes

What is a death anniversary Arnab?...

What happens there?...

One year completion of death of a person

What happens during death

anniversaries in Shantiniketan?...

They talk about memories

sing Rabindra sangeet

read the holy scriptures

And food?...

Vegetarian food was served.

And non-veg for you?...

We had fish fry Hilsa fry

Bonnys mothers favourite

And her favourite whiskey?...

Which brand did she have?...

There was a space outside the house

We were sitting there

after everybody had left

Such grief because of his mothers death

That everyone was drinking

Where was your son at that time?...

There was a separate kids room

all the children were there

Oh right

So while the elders were being naughty,

the children were kept away

So after how long did you see your son?...

I went and checked on him in a while

What did you see?...

A few children...

were on top of him

and were beating him

Oh ho

Then?...

I brought him back home

You just said you dont hide anything

Did you delete anything in between?...

What a shame!...

So tell us about the part you deleted

Tell us

His nose was bleeding I washed it

Oh ho

And what did you tell your son?...

What did you tell your son?...

Not to tell my parents

Because my father had just

Oh dear!

You taught your son to lie

Taught him to hide?...

Your honour this is that father

who goes to hit his son while drunk

Teaches his son to lie

Cant even keep a job!..

They go to such parties where parents

have to be separated from the children

Because they are progressive

They believe in quality time

They are progressive

What sort of a society is this?..

Where people drink at

their mothers death anniversary?...

Such progression!...

Very recently

I recollect an incident like this

that happened in Kolkata

A 'progressive' man's daughter's birthday

party was being celebrated at his residence...

...whose grandmother has passed away

three days back

All his daughters friends were invited

They were drinking at the party

within the compound

a drunken friend of

the daughter accidently dies

That boy was only seventeen years old!...

Your honour, Arka is

only seven years old!...

And this is where that bloody future begins

They go to parties in

which parents get separated

Children get separated

Because they are progressive

Nobody knows where the other person is

Because they are progressive!...

Why cant they stay together in parties?...

Why can't they share everything with each other?...

Because they are progressive?...

They are selfish!

Irresponsible!

Your honour, those who can send

a 7 years old child to die in a kids room

They can be anything

but progressive parents!

Madam Nivedita

in 81 minutes you can become

the biological parents of a child

But in 81 minutes you

cannot possibly raise a child

Thats all your honour!

The ball is moving towards you.

Goal!

The way you dont get

good babysitters these days

Thank you

Same way if you hand over your child

to someone elseThen its gone!

You only have to face the consequences

Diya Posto

Come here

Ice cream

Here you go

Dont drop it be very careful

Be a good boy good girl

I started bringing Diya

to my place gradually

In the beginning, my mother

wouldnt allow itCan you believe it?...

Then my daughter started being adamant

She wont stay without me

Then everything was so good

I had also promised myself that

I will get my daughter back

And I did it

Now she goes over to

her grandparents on weekends

At times she doesnt want that as well

Prefers staying with me

And its so good!...

Hello yes?...

Are you back?...

Posto is with me

Why?...What happened?...

Dad wants to prove

in court that how bad I am

How bad I am as a father

When I drank at Bonnys place

When Ive tried hitting Posto

He is hitting at the same point continuously

Yes Ma

Ma, he slept late last night and

his eyes have a little soreness

My friend Sukriti is an eye specialist

She has checked him and has

said that theres nothing to worry about

Ma, how can we stop his

tooth from falling?...

It would have fallen even in Shantiniketan

Posto is fine with

What do you want Ma?...

What do you and Dad want of us?...

I just want to stay alone

with my son and wifebut you won't let us!

Dad has anyway

insulted me enough in court

What else do you want?...

His teeth has fallen off good!

Ill break the rest of them but Ill take care

Posto!

What are you doing?...

One tight slap!...

Arnab... no no!

No no no... it's okay!

Posto Posto

Ma is fondling you...

Dad can scold at times, isn't it?

Dad is saying sorry

See, see dad is crying

Don't cry like that...

nothing has happened

Why me?...

Posto come heregive dad a kiss...

It was wrong of me ...very wrong!

Do you blame me for Apus death?...

Rumour has it

That after his sons death

Rabindranath conducted a planchet

Even I want to do a planchet

Ill ask Apu

If he blames me or not

I cant see you like this

Give back their son

Dont get attached anymore

Weve done whatever we had to

Apus journal

Apus death certificate

How did Anu get it?...

You gave them to him?...

Welcome! Welcome!...

Happy anniversary...

Congratulations...thank you...

What did we do on our anniversary?

I, really, can't remember!

Oh, really!

Kids come on

get into that room

A lot of games have been arranged

Go in there

We'll play spot jumping!

Arghya

Yeah tell me

Susmita and I have to leave

We have to go see the lawyer once

What are you saying !

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