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Is it Janabarta's office?

Am I Talking to the editor?

Haridas, this is doctor Gupta speaking, Ashok Gupta.

Listen, I rang you up to give you a news.

Here in Chandipore, few Jaundice cases have been found.

Yes, which we call infective Hepatitis..

..Iike Typhoid, Gastroentritis etc..

..these are also found.

I find it in hospital, as well as in the private patients.

So I want..

..you to publish this news in your newspaper, so that people will be..

..careful about it. - Is the source detected?

No. Not yet.

But the problem with the water has not been revealed yet.

I have a doubt. Shall I speak out?

- Certainly. - I suspect that the chemical impurities of the paint..

..factory on the other side of the river at Santoshpur..

..is drained into the river.

I mention this because, we already published.

No no. This diseases are not originated from chemical impurities.

Of course, you will know it better.

So hopefully you are going to publish this news.

Shall we title it as lnfective Hepatitis or Jaundice?

Preferably Jaundice because people are more familiar with this term.

Ok. I will send a reporter to you namely Sanat Das.

You please give him the details of your address.

Fine.

And I will also let you know if there is any further news

Home made?

Did you like it? - Superb.

Only tea at office this time. Gone crazy so I had it.

I too wonder, how you managed to be here at this time

I heard that the news editors are usually..

..at their office till twelve at night.

Right you are.

But as I said, I have some job with the Doctor. Regarding news.

Usually he returns by this time

But yesterday he was telling me about an acute patient.

What is the disease? - He was telling about Jaundice

That is what he said.

There are some other cases too.

We have published in Janabarta. It is the Doctor who informed us.

It never happened in Chandipore!

Even he looks too worried for last few days.

A big number of his private patients are also effected by the same.

I wish it is for time being.

This Chandipore has changed radically..

.. after this Bhargab's temple was established.

Shivratri is yet another two months to come..

Surprisingly from now only the hotels and dharmshalas are booked up..

..You can literally call Chandipore a pilgrim.

I like this place..

..as he was born here, he spent his childhood here only.

Chandan. Of course for medical studies he went to Calcutta.

After marriage we were at Calcutta for some time.

He used to do practice there, I didn't like it at all

We are in peace after coming here at Chandipore.

We liked small cities.

Of course like Calcutta ,here you will not find pollu..

Wow! What a surprise!

Oh! No, can't come here because of the workload.

One minute, let me introduce, the editor Janabarta..

..and he is my brother in law..

No need to introduce..

Running a news organisation wouldn't I know the Chairman of Benepul?

Elder brother hasn't returned home yet, what's the matter?

May be he is busy with some case. Would you like to have tea?

No I just had. - And some snacks?

Of course not, lndigestion.

What is this, you are still having indigestion problem?

What to do, the medicine which my elder brother gave had no effect..

..so now a days I am taking Kabirajee medicines.

So you will not have nothing? - Only a glass of water.

Now, tell me some thing about your news paper.

Pulling on.

I guess you people have taken a bit more of leftist way now a days?

Have the sale increased by that way?

Do you read our paper?

As Janabarta is the only paper of Chandipore..

..so I often go through it.

The Jaundice news was published on the day before yesterday, isn't it?

Yes, it was intimated by the Doctor only.

Strange!

Elder brother didn't tell me anything about it!

May be due to lack of time. And you know him..

..he is so absent-minded.

What is he saying about it?

Nothing special.

But I can understand that he is worried.

But although Jaundice is found..

..nobody can stop the pilgrims from coming here.

After the foundation of the temple..

..the visit if the pilgrims increased for 3 times.

Well, what shall I tell you..

..you are the president of Bhargav Trust.

So you visit the temple often?

Yes of course. Both of us go.

I am not like brother. I have faith on religion.

I got cured from spondilosis within 7 days after I visited the temple.

Really!

People say that the Shiva here is very impulsive.

I think he has come.

I have some work with him.

But I have to go at another place too.

What about your son?

Probably he will stay back there.

You mean at America? - I think so.

Oh God! It's Nisit.

Be seated first.

This Ranen was coming on foot, I took him up in my car.

Please have a seat. They are all waiting for you.

I was busy with a patient. - Again Jaundice?

Yes, but survived this time.

What about the hospital?

I just came over here to know that only.

No, it is not the hospital..

..but the problem lies with these diseases of recent onset.

Are you getting the medicines properly? Madhab wanted to know.

Yes yes there is no scarcity at all.

But, we still could not detect the source of the water problem.

Do you think it is located at a specific area?

I could guess that way but, again it is a matter of evidences.

We should observe more.

If ever you are in trouble..

..please don't hesitate to tell me that.

I don't think such situation will arise.

Bhargav has really done a good job by establishing this hospital.

Now there is no scarcity in Chandipore.

I think..

..as far as small town is concerned, our's is really incomparable.

I agree with you.

And even in cultural field we are not left behind.

Well, this is Ranen from Haldar's family.

Please tell him what you all are doing.

We are doing our best.

We have formed a theatre group.

Doctor's daughter also performs in it.

And since one year we have published a magazine.

Actually Ranen works in a bank. Well paid.

Well, that's good.

What is the name of your magazine. - Mashal.

Which way do you go through?

Right or left?

Well, magazines today has to be a bit leftist naturally.

But we have just started. We are facing lots of problems.

Readership is very less.

But tenacity is the main thing.

Spoke everything, except the main one?

That I leave it to you.

What is it? - He is our would be son in law.

Is it?

When is the function happening? - In the month of Baisakh.

But Ranu is still studying, isn't it? - Yes she is.

But from next Baisakh it is not that essential.

Because Ranen's this January month..

Hari Das you are sitting quite for a long time.

What about you? - I am waiting for your write up.

Which write up? - About Chandipore.

You wrote about Chandipore's climate earlier.

Now you can write on any other topic.

As we were talking about culture..

..this can be a topic too.

No. Let's not write on this.

Why?

Why not? It's good if Chandipore can develop.

After reading the news of Jaundice many are worried about it.

I was worried too.

Very much worried.

I am not in a mood to write.

But if you don't feel like writing..

..see, hope you are a well wisher of Chandipore?

Definitely. Nobody than me.

Even not you.

Then!

We are trying to make Chandipore a main tourist spot of West Bengal.

And we need active support from you.

Say for instance, the new issue..

..for this, municipality is with you..

..I assure you.

Are you leaving? - Yes.

I will come again and have lunch.

Don't forget.

Ranen send a copy of your edition.

Oh yes. Certainly.

Well, he was in good mood I think.

His mood becomes off..

..when he has indigestion problem.

I thought he will be irritated after getting my introduction.

Did you hear what he inquired about my paper?

Don't worry about that.

No. Actually I was confused.

I didn't know what to say.

Nisit is conservative by nature.

I can't adjust with him.

But he has quality, skill, which is really appreciable.

He is elected as Municipal Chairman for 3 consecutive years.

The idea of temple is his, then Bhargav's hospital..

..now we can see so much of visitors in Chandipore..

..I believe most of this credit goes to Nisit.

Chandipore is..

The rice mill which Bhargav has..

..he is the partner there I suppose!

Rice mill, cold storage.

Fine. You all are chatting.

And I am working like anything.

Why are you so late today? - Meeting.

Will you have some tea?

Yes. - You are so off, can I ask you some questions?

Please don't act. What question?

Do you have copies in your bag?

Yes. But it is ok, if I don't check it today.

If you have any proof, give it to me I will check it.

Father I have a letter for you.

When did it come? - When I was going out for school, the peon delivered.

Excuse me please.

What about your school?

It's just 5 months - Do you like there?

Yes. It's fine.

And at the end of the month when I get the salary, I feel better.

But whatever I am teaching is not in my hand.

The one, which I teach, I don't believe on that on most of the things.

But one thing I must say..

..everybody loves me a lot there.

The English story which I gave you for translation..

.. I hope you have not done it yet.

I didn't get time at all. I believe you are not in hurry!

Within a week I will..

What's the letter all about father?

What's the matter?

I anticipated correctly.

I was right.

He has left.

He could have listened to it.

I am becoming impatient.

Listen, this is not only a letter.

I sent the water of a specific area of Chandipore to Kolkata..

..for analysis.

This is the report.

Water of which area?- The most populated area of Chandipore.

Bhubanpally?

Yes Bhubanpally. And this report says that..

..the drinking water of that area is full of germs.

Maximum patients were coming from that area..

..so I sent the sample water of that area.

Now it is proved that..

..the diseases, which are caused by, water here in Chandipore..

..the main source is that Bhubanpally.

But, that means - What does that mean?

Our temple is at Bhubanpally only.

Just in the middle of Bhubanpally.

Everybody is using that water.

Not only using but drinking too.

Holy water of temple.

Holy water. The water which is carrying full of germs people..

..are having it with devotional pleasure due to superstition!

And the water they are having is poisoning them.

But a question might rise..

..where thousands of people are having that holy water..

..why that is not affecting all.

Because human body has a system to resist diseases..

..called immunity.

Many gets rid because of it.

But among 1 00 people if a single person is also effected by cholera..

... typhoid, then, well..

..that is a dangerous thing.

But how did such massacre occurred? - A very easy answer.

The installation of underground may be not done properly.

So, there is crack on the pipeline as well as on the drainpipe.

And these water mix with each other.

It happens in our country very frequently.

So what will you do now?

I have to send this report..

..to my brother along with my opinion.

As the chairman of municipality he has to take some step immediately.

And until the water of the temple is purified..

..it should not be used.

And I have also..

..got the information about natural source of water..

..in Bhubanpally also the number of tube wells is very less..

..so the whole system has to be repaired..

..there is no other way.

Dr.Gupta..

..can we publish this news?

You are asking me this? Strange!

Shall we mention about the temple too?

Why? Do you have any doubts?

No, actually this will create lot of panic.

Yes.

Ok.

You need not mention Bhubanpally by name.

You can mention, a populated area of Chandipore this way.

Let me see what my brother says..

..then we can publish it in big fashion.

This is just to alert people.

You have really done a great job.

You see, you will become a national hero within few days.

No brother, I don't want to be a hero.

I want to stay as a simple citizen.

The one which I have done..

..is as the duty of a doctor.

Maya. - I am coming.

You returned so fast!

Nisit is coming.

He got my report.

Hari Das also called up.

He has some work too.

More patients have come?

Sushanta expired.

What! Expired! - Yes.

Today at 6.30 a.m. But his case was very critical of course.

Really sad.

There will be many more if no step is taken immediately.

Brother in law will definitely do something!

But the problem with him is..

..he is very jealous. Had he himself discovered this, then..

He is Adhir Mukherji.

Our printer and publisher.

Printer and publisher?

..you will be responsible in the view of law?

Oh yes.

He wants to tell you something.

Would you like to have some tea or coffee.

Please have a seat.

You must have gone through the news.

I think it will work.

Please carry on.

I haven't come here to say some thing about the objectionable news..

.. I came to give you my support.

How?

The discovery you have done, haven't pleased everyone, I believe.

It hurts many..

.. to consider Chandipore as an unhygienic place.

Many people told me, after going through the news.

Dr.Gupta is wrong..

..the water of Chandipore just can't be polluted.

Is it so?

No, no, you need not to think about it.

Myself is the Chairman of three numbers of Housing co-operative

And the people who are the members of these co-operatives..

.. I have quite a good influence on them.

I can assure you that all of them will be with you.

It's my guaranty.

I think..

..it will strengthen you more.

It is a good news.

It is not possible for me to do anything alone.

But what my brother is going to decide..

..many thing depends on it.

I just wanted to convey my views we all are with you.

If necessary we will call up a meeting and will give you honour.

Of course exceeding the limit of any thing..

.. I don't like.

Over acting never pay.

But since you have done such a favor to the citizens..

don't you feel they should pay a minimum homage from their side

This is not the right time for honorarium.

First let us get out of the crisis..

..after that those can take place.

Any way, I just expressed my desire.

Many thanks.- Okay then, I am pushing off today.

You go ahead, I will follow you after few time.

Do you have five minutes time now?

Yes, I have. Because my brother is expected to come now.

Ok let me finish it quickly. - Ok tell me.

The situation which has been created..

..what you suggest should a progressive newspaper do here?

I think that..

..the most important job is to aware the citizen..

..and have to draw the attention of the authorities..

..so that immediate solutions are made.

But who will solve it?

You will suggest your brother, the Chairman of the municipality.

A member of the municipality..

..but apart from your brother..

..there are also other bureaucrats in the society, whom I know very much.

When I published the news of fishes dying in the river in my paper..

..then those people came to my office and threatened me and said..

..they will see me if I publish any adverse feature on Chandipore.

In fact they highlighted the prosperity of Chandipore..

..so that they can built up their own wealth.

The main attraction of Chandipore is that Bhubaneswar temple.

You will be astonished to hear about the daily income of the temple.

Not even a single portion of it is going to those bureaucrats..

.. I am the last person to believe it.

I want to unmask them.

Being an editor of a newspaper..

..you must do your duty.

I know these bureaucrats.

But, I have to think..

..about my own problems too.

As a doctor..

.. I cannot forget my responsibilities.

But if your brother does not support you!

We must be ready for all the consequences.

The report that I sent..

..are you ready to print it?

Of course if I write it in story format.

Certainly.

It's a very good proposal.

Then, if Nisit does not support me..

.. I will write it today itself.

Ranu will make a copy of it after returning from school.

She has beautiful hand writing

And I will take it to your office today itself at night.

Shall I make a move now? - Ok.

I think there's nothing to worry.

Goodbye.

What do you do always in the dinning room?

No, not in the dinning room. I am telling a recipe to Kartik.

Forget it. Please come and sit.

Please sit down.

What are you thinking?

After getting the report..

.. I have become restless.

I can understand. I am also worried.

I know you will get a tremendous pressure.

I know you work so hard. And on top of that, this incident.

That is why there should be an immediate solution.

But if brother in law does not listen to you, then?

No. I don't believe this.

He too loves Chandipore like me.

At this crisis period, he will go against me?

I am thinking about his jealousy.

I am observing him for last 30 years.

But don't forget that...

... he is who helped me to get this job in the hospital.

He only searched out this house for me.

But he has done all these after he established himself.

Not before that.

I would have been very happy, if he was in your side.

But - But what?

He is so different from you. One cannot make out as brothers..

Oh! Mr. Biswal.

Well I have introduced Mr. Bhargav to you..

Oh yes. Would you like to have some tea?

No thanks.

Please come - Can we seat in your chamber?

Yes, of course. Please come.

What is the matter tell me Mr. Bhargav?

What have you done Dr.Gupta? - Why?

Nisit has shown me your report.

After seeing that I am stunned.

When I got the water laboratory report..

.. I was also stunned.

It is a serious matter indeed.

But why are you pulling my temple issue in this context?

Your temple is just in the middle of Bhubanpally.

Germ is found in Bhubanpally's water.

The same water is used in temple too.

And people are having this water as the holy water.

What is this?

Do you know? This is the holy water.

Holy water from my own temple.

I am giving you this.

You test it.

If you discover a single germ in it..

.. I will change my name.

What the hell are you talking?

Your medical science cannot understand the properties of it.

Dr.Gupta.

This holy water and all the holy water is free from germs.

How funny!

No sir. Not funny.

This is not just a tap water.

It contains water of Ganges too.

Otherwise how shall it be used for worship?

We get a regular supply of Ganges water from Calcutta.

Then there is a milk in it, there is a bel leaves, there is a teel..

..and most important that there is tulsi leaves.

Do you know..

..that tulsi leaf purifies water?

You will not know all this Dr. Gupta.

But Hindus have knowledge of thousand of years.

After having the prasad..

..many got sick and came to me.

Your brother said that..

..you never visited to my temple..

..in these last ten years.

You will not understand the religion Hindu Dr. Gupta.

So, you are not going to look after the water problem?

There is nothing to do with the temple.

There is no necessity.

In that case, I have nothing to say.

On the other hand, the numbers of patients increasing day by day.

You forget about the temple.

Municipality will look into the matter..

..so that the people of Bhubanpally drink boiled water.

More tube wells will be installed if necessary.

But do not blame my temple.

This is my request.

Are you leaving? - Yes. I have another appointment. - Ok.

Nisit, I can well understand your opinion is same as Bhargav.

I have a question - What?

Couldn't you do this by informing me?

But first of all one needs proof.

No step can be taken on assumption. When I got the proof I informed you.

Did you place the report infront of the samity?

Immediately.

I have informed the municipality officially.

The number of patients increasing day by day.

Bhargav might not like to listen anything wrong about his temple..

..but I cannot ignore the laboratory test.

If you..

..take it for granted..

..that the drain water is mixing with the temple water..

..do you have any idea how much..

..of time and money will be spend to locate that area and repair that?

And at that time temple has to be closed.

Thousands of people will ask the reason behind it.

At this point of time is there any other way?

If I speak like Bhargav..

..that as the holy water contains tulsi leaves..

..the water is purified.

And this is happening for long time.

My concern is the water of Tripureswar temple.

That water is polluted.

Some diseases, which was never found in Chandipore earlier, is found now.

Many patients died.

The one who is suffering either stays at Bhubanpally..

..or goes to temple everyday for worship.

I do agree everything brother.

I request you to not to submit this report to the committee.

I too will keep this a secret.

Bargav too will keep this a secret. Even I too know that.

But the others will not shut their mouth.

People will never visit Chandipore if the truth comes to light.

It can be epidemic.

I will look after it. So that people drink boiled water.

If more tube wells are installed.

I will look after it.

But the water of the temple is the source..

..of the diseases, don't spread this rumour.

But some people guessed it already.

How come? - Haven't you seen Janabarta? - No.

Chandipore is at stake.

The thing which you've done you didn't think about yourself and your family?

What do you mean?

Who arranged your job?

You. And for that I am ever grateful to you.

I thought if I make some arrangement for you..

..your rigidity will come down.

You be careful.

Am I not careful?

You got a new idea..

..and you published it all on a sudden.

Last you raised an issue..

..that there should be a children park in Chandipore..

..but already a portion of land was allotted from..

..Bhargav trust in earlier to that.

Well, I did not know that.

You could have asked me.

You should have informed me first, when you received the chemical report.

Instead of that you informed the newspaper

What is the harm if people is informed.

You are terribly wrong.

This is a temple issue.

But they have not mentioned anything about the temple in the paper.

There is no name of Bhubanpally too.

Public is not that full.

Even a biri seller knows..

..that Bhubanpally is the populated area here.

Now your responsibility is..

..to contradict whatever you have said.

I mean, you have to write a letter to newspaper..

..that you were wrong.

The matter is not that serious as you anticipated.

But I will not tell a lie Nisit.

Then being the chairman of municipality..

.. I have to inform the matter to them.

I will definitely protest.

The most attraction of Chandipore is Tripureswar temple.

And the temple was my idea.

I will not tolerate any propaganda on this temple.

Think over what I said.

I don't want you to fall in big trouble.

You are forgetting one thing Nisit..

What? - There is court.

If you obstruct me..

..I will be helpless but to go to law.

Do you know Nandi sir?

No. But his brother is my patient.

Then you must know that..

He goes to temple twice a week for worship.

He will throw away the petition of an non-religious person like you.

I met Mr. Nandi last week. He is in good health.

He is not affected by lnfective Hepatitis.

What happened?

What have you started, you two brothers?

I have heard your conversation.

I am shocked!

My own brother..

..said all these rubbish to me at my house!

But I am not at all surprised.

Oh! How little I know him!

I never expected such violent reaction.

As if the temple belongs to him!

Your brother believes on god, worship.

Tulsi purifies water!

There is no germ in the holy water!

Have you ever heard this anywhere?

- Have you heard? - Yes. I have heard this.

My father said this, when I was young.

Strange!

Now the science is included in the education system..

..earlier it wasn't.

Don't you feel like going to the temple?

Maya.

Look at me.

Tell me frankly..

..don't you wish to go to the temple?

Why do you ask such question? - Please answer.

Now..

..I do not want to keep any difference between your and my wish.

And earlier?

As you do not believe on religion I used to feel bad.

I should not lie.

But now I can realise..

..without believing all these, how honest a person can be.

Maya, what's use of being honest?

Well.

I can understand that.

Now cool down and think over.

What will you do?

It would have been better if, Nisit was by my side.

But, many things has to be done without Nisit's support also.

How do you say that?

I am not alone, Maya.

A progressive daily is backing me.

In context on this situation they are..

..going to publish an extremely important essay written by me.

Not even that, Mr.Adhir Babu the publisher of that paper..

..is the Chairman of three number of Housing society.

He gave me his word that..

..all his members will support me all the time.

After all this how can I say that I am alone?

Mummy, dad has written such a good essay..

..and you are not looking into it.

Thanks.

Tell me properly, how is it?

Very nice, but dad..

..will Janabarta publish it?

Why? They have also published my early write-up.

Do you think both the write-ups are the same?

You never wrote such a desperate write-up earlier.

You are advising not to take Charanamrita..

..asking to close down the temple.

That is because to prevent further spreading of the disease.

That has got no relation with the religion.

I doubt Janabarta will publish these, or not.

But, Haridas personally told me that he is going to publish it.

It was Haridas, that's why I doubt.

Why?

I don't like that person at all.

His starring is questionable itself.

This is your mere imagination.

Haridas is a good person, I have no doubt about it.

Hope it comes true.

Hope it is my misreading.

What do you thing?

Ranu is making a mistake. It will be published.

Then I will be certainly happy.

Nobody spoke truth to such extent earlier.

Don't you think brother in law will take revenge?

I can not sit quiet for it.

I have to do my duty.

I do understand.

But I am very scared.

I know brother in law very well.

Both of you were never that close.

I did not forget the past.

Do you remember what happened when uncle died? - Of course I do.

I told nothing to Ranu.

She was just born then.

What happened?

Your grandfather was very artistic.

As a lawyer..

..he earned quiet well.

But he used to spend more than his earning.

When you were 4 years of age..

..he died, leaving huge amount of debt.

Brother-in-law was working at that time.

But, he did not give a single penny for the repayment of that loan.

Your father worked so hard to pay back this loan amount.

At that period how the family was run, only I know.

On top of that..

They are bound to publish this article.

Let me go and hand it over to them.

But at this hour?

I have committed this to Haridas.

He will be staying there.

I am really scared.

Me too.

Those who are good, suffer the most.

Did you read it?

Such a write up..

..will be published in our paper. I am really excited to think about it.

Listen this.

I am doing my duty as a doctor..

..since last 26 years. I am telling..

..Chandipore never faced such a crisis period.

If an immediate action is not taken..

..there will be disaster.

This is not only the responsibility of the authorities to take care of..

..it but the entire people has to take part in it.

It is really astonishing that..

..the water of Tripureswar temple is also proved polluted.

If out of religion emotion people drink this water..

..there will be no way to stop the spreading of the diseases.

This water should be purified immediately.

This is the only way to protect Chandipore from this danger.

This is really an excellent write up.

People will be certainly aware after reading it.

I am afraid about it.

Why?

Today I received 1 7 letters.

What letters? - Letters from the readers.

What have they written? - Ashok Gupta is wrong.

Water of Chandipore cannot be polluted.

They are illiterate.

They are denying scientific evidence.

You please publish the write up Mr. Haridas.

This will definitely increase..

..the prestige of our paper 1 0 times.

We never published this sort of news earlier.

And Dr.Gupta also did not write such an article before.

I do not know him physically.

But after reading this article..

.. I can't express how much of respect I am having for that gentleman.

You can find such a man one in a lakh.

We will not support him!

Adhirbabu is thinking something else.

But we should not think otherwise.

This is a hammering. At present this is only required - May I come in?

Please come in sir.

We were talking about you only. - Really?

He is our assistant editor. - I see.

Well I must.. - What are doing?

I never read such a beautiful write up.

This is an assistant editor's compliment.

What does the editor say?

You know that I am a fan of yours.

So what is the problem? Publish it.

Of course. But let me tell you something.

I received these letters today by post.

What letters? - Here they don't believe..

..that water of Chandipore is polluted.

I see. They consider Chandipore as heaven.

They do not want to listen to any adverse about the place.

But there are different type of people too.

Yes. Among your readers only.

They believe that even being an ideal town..

..calamities might occur anytime.

They don't deny the scientific proof..

..Iike illiterate, impractical.

They know that if germs spread..

..there will be disaster.

And that will be an extreme accident..

..they do believe. And that it should not happen they believe.

They are my true readers.

I don't believe..

..that they will deny my write up.

You publish it - Hello doctor.

I heard your voice. So I came to meet you.

Did you gone through my write up?

No. I will read it.

I am busy with some other job. I will read it after sometime.

I hope nothing will go wrong because of you?

If you write, keeping me in mind, I have no problem.

What do you mean?

About the limit.

I will be in problem, if one crosses the limit.

Listen Adhirbabu.

The degree of Chandipore's problem..

..is thousand times more than your problem.

We should think about ourselves at this time.

The whole town is covered by danger.

And the main way of remedy is to publish my write-up.

Ok, if you say so..

Yes. Adhirbabu I am telling this confidently.

And I want your support.

Ok.

I will take your write up after I return.

Now I leave. Patients are waiting.

You send the article for compose.

I will come and check the proof in the evening.

Well - What is it?

We have to take a big risk by publishing this article.

I believe you understand that.

If you do not take risk..

..then why addressing yourself progressive?

You say that..

..the readers only are the policy makers of your paper.

You too have a responsibility to build them up.

To develop their thoughts.

Keep that in mind.

Adhirbabu got scared after reading the article.

Yes. He is very shaky.

Talking about limit is just an excuse.

Can't we go without it?

How is it possible?

Who will help us when we need money for printing?

But do not compromise this for this write up.

Come in.

Please come in.

Your father came few minutes ago - Oh really!

I came to return this book.

But what about the translation?

Did you read this story?

No. I did not.

But I heard this is popular.

So I thought of publishing it on Sunday issue.

I read it yesterday night.

It is too bad.

It does not match your paper's principal.

Why? What is there in the story?

All the impractical, false things which I don't believe at all.

It said that there is a supernatural power on the earth..

..which saves the honest people and punishes the dishonest ones.

You tell me, does it make any sense?

You are laughing!

Indrani madam let me tell you, our readers want this.

We earn by running this poor newspaper.

If we were well to do, should we publish this sort of story?

You consider your paper as a poor paper.

But your office does not reflect that.

Anyway. I will not translate this story.

I don't believe on a single word of it.

I don't understand, how you are thinking of publishing this?

Specially when your paper is going to publish such an important news.

Are you talking about your father's write up? - Yes.

Hope you will publish that?

That is what we are planning.

This is really appreciable.

If I publish this news, do you know the main reason behind it?

What is it? - I understand.

What? - My father deliberately speaks the truth.

And he writes well.

Of course that is one of the reason. But there is some other reason too.

What? - He is your father.

What are you talking about?

I am telling you the truth.

So many times I had been to your house to..

..collect your father's write up.

The reason is to see you for once.

Didn't you understand that?

No I didn't. And I don't want to.. - Please do not be angry.

It's not that I don't respect your father.

Respect! You are cheating my father.

What sort of person are you? You are being too rude.

Is it worthy at this point of time?

What do you mean by that?

If Janabarta does not lift up your father..

..he will not be able to stand.

I do understand. I am leaving.

You had a visitor, so I could not inform you.

The chairman of municipality has come.

Sorry sir for making waiting.

I saw my brother's daughter! - Come.

I gave her a story for English translation.

Please sit.

What can I do for you?

Yesterday one unwanted incident occurred - What is it?

It is related with my elder brother.

He gave a report to the temple committee and municipality.

In spite of my objection.

It's a deadly report.

I know about the incident.

How come? - He has send an article based on that report.

Here it is.

Have you gone through it?

Yes - Are you publishing it?

I have not decided yet.

Don't you understand that if you publish this news..

..you will be in great trouble?

He said not to drink the holy water, to close the temple.

To replace the underground pipe by new pipe.

Don't you think this is a crazy statement?

Will your readers agree this?

One minute - Is he taking brother's article for composing?

He is Adhir Mukherji. Our printer and publisher.

Printer and publisher?

Good morning sir.

Have you read my brother's article?

Are you talking about Dr.Gupta's article?

Yes. He is my brother.

No I haven't. But I am going to read that now.

Do you know, you will be in trouble if you publish that article?

Really! I have no idea about it.

Do you go to the temple?

Temple? - Yes - I do go sometime.

Do you drink the holy water?

Why, is it wrong?

From now onwards it is prohibited - What?

That's Dr. Ashok Gupta's order.

And the temple will be closed..

..for an indefinite period.

What? Does the article contain all these?

Yes - You are asking me to publish such news?

Listen editor sir.

I brought a notice from municipality.

Let me read this.

On behalf of the municipality Chandipore, we would like to inform..

..that regarding the water of a specific area of this town..

..someone is conducting a false campaign.

Don't be misguided and frightened by this evil act.

We have conducted several testings by the experts..

..on the water of different areas.

And came out with the fact..

..that this water is absolutely safe.

We show our hatred..

..to such a misleading campaign..

..the chairman, Chandipore municipality.

Dr.Gupta has come. I saw him getting out of the car.

Biresh..

..you please take the chairman sir at your cabin.

Sir, if you please..

Why shall I go? I will stay here.

Oh! I find my younger brother here!

I think..

..you have come here to stop the publishing of my article.

Yes. That is my main objective.

You will not succeed.

You don't know, I returned from this place just few minutes ago.

I have come here again to make some corrections.

Please pass me the article for once.

I have not received it yet.

My article will be published in tomorrow's Janabarta.

There is a possibility of epidemic in the town..

..which people don't know now, will come to know tomorrow.

I believe people will follow my instruction.

That will be good for Chandipore of course.

Did Haridasbabu gave you word?

Certainly.

No, actually.

Speak out clearly.

I thought of supporting doctor..

..but that is, before reading the article.

But now I changed my mind - Oh, I see.

What are you saying Abinash?

You came all on a sudden..

..so I could not tell you that.

We cannot publish your article.

Janabarta is run under many difficulties.

The way you have raised the temple issue..

So you think, that whatever I have told about temple is false.

Here my opinion has no value at all.

It's the public.

It's impossible to run a newspaper denying public opinion.

How do you say that public will disagree in advance?

Do you think that you know everything?

Do you have the keys of public mind?

I am running the paper for last 4 years. I have that experience.

You publish this and just see what happens.

I will take all the responsibility.

If this is published..

..our readership will decrease on 4 is to 1 basis.

Then we have to wind up the publication.

But, earlier you said..

You said such big things at my house yesterday!

Call me after half an hour.

You discard the temple issue.

I will publish your article - I am a doctor.

Don't I have a responsibility towards the society?

Germ is found in the water..

.. I can't disclose this through a paper?

I am very sorry doctor.

Are you a human being?

And what about you?

If you write such an article..

..how will I print?

And how shall I let my members do so?

I leave the article.

Tomorrow it should be published in the front page.

Ok, fine - You think you can stop me so easily?

I will call for a meeting. People will listen the matter.

Meeting?

Where will you call for the meeting?

Why?

Ramanath hall is there. Vivekananda hall is there.

You will get none of them.

That means you will make such arrangements?

Ok.

I don't need any hall. I will arrange it on the ground.

I will be present there.

You want to mess up my public addressing?

What will you do, if Chandipore goes under epidemic?

Even if it happens, it will not be due to the drinking of holy water..

I am inviting all of you on my public meeting.

Let me see what you can do.

Do you want to say something?

What have you done Mr. Haridas?

What do you mean to say?

You will not publish the article? You fail to keep your commitment?

Look here Biresh. I am the editor of this newspaper.

I will decide what will be published and what not.

Had you published the article..

..it would have been good for Janabarta.

As well as supporting an honest person.

How do you disagree with the crisis?

There is a scope of epidemic.

I don't want to discuss with you on this matter further.

You go to your room.

What's the matter? You are here at this time!

Your father called me up.

Where is father?

In the cabin. There are patients.

Why did he call you? - It's a big story.

Janabarta will not publish your father's article.

They have refused to do so.

I knew it earlier.

I had been to their office today in the afternoon.

Haridasbabu is a bad man.

And their newspaper is also bad.

So now, your father wants to disclose..

..the fact through a public meeting.

But no hall is available.

Why?

Your uncle has made such arrangement.

Oh god! - Can you believe this. Two brothers are just like two enemies.

He called me up so that, we can arrange a public..

..addressing in the temple.

I have discussed the matter with my uncle.

He has agreed immediately. He is very fond of your father.

When will it take place?

Sunday at 6.30 p.m.

Posters are given for printing.

It will be stuck everywhere.

But I hope you will not be in problem for this?

I am not scared about it.

You still don't recognise me?

I know you correctly.

Have you come Ranu?

Yes father. I heard everything from Ramen.

You were right.

I could not recognise Haridas properly.

He really doesn't have courage.

He has no principal at all.

One way it's good.

If that article was published..

..your father would have lost his hospital's job.

At least one public addressing can be organised now.

Ranen really has done a job like a friend.

My motto is only..

..to make people aware of it.

Tomorrow they are going to publish a notice tomorrow.

What notice?

May be telling that, there is no pollution in Chandipore's water.

So that people stay calm.

I anticipated that it will not be published..

..that one will be affected by germs..

..if one drinks the holy water.

But this is a fact that, if this situation is hanged for some days..

..one thing will definitely occur.

That is epidemic.

Lecture. Time : Sunday 1 5th Jan, 1 981.

So you have come!

Yes. I don't miss any public meeting.

What is the agenda? I saw the crowd and so I entered.

Don't ask me.

Dr.Ashok Gupta is going to say something about Chandipore's health.

Chandipore's health?

I think about the problem of water of Chandipore.

It was published in the newspaper.

You did not read it? - No.

But municipality chairman has disagreed the matter. - That is false.

That's why I came to hear the doctor.

My against party is also present. Have you seen?

Where? - Look at front.

Why are they here?

I invited them.

I really don't understand what you do.

Mother, uncle is coming.

Have you invited him also?

He came on his own.

His is a public meeting.

I have no right to stop anybody.

I will address you as a president.

President?

Well when you are here!

I have some problem.

Haridasbabu you will accept my proposal.

Fine - I have something to say prior to my brother's speech.

You will announce it.

If required I might ask you to say something.

Me? - You've read brother's article. So, you might've to give your opinion.

There is some conspiracy going on.

Something wrong.

Just a minute.

Listen! You look after here.

I am fully depending on you people.

Understand?

Don't worry. We are ready.

Doctor can we start?

Well! - Please proceed.

Just a second.

I think one president should be selected first.

What for? I am going to read a paper only.

You never know what will be the reaction.

And on top of that, no meeting is done without a president.

I propose Mr.Adhir Mukherji's name.

I agree to that.

Adhirbabu, please come.

Good evening friends.

Being the president of today's meeting..

..I would like to tell you only one thing..

Who are you? Introduce yourself.

My name is Adhir Mukherji.

I am the printer and publisher of Janabarta.

Oh! Fine. Continue.

I will tell you only one thing.

I am a peace loving person.

I would expect..

..a peaceful atmosphere in today's meeting.

Prior to doctor Gupta's speech..

.. Mr.Nisit Gupta the chairman..

..would like to say something.

I request him to deliver his speech.

Dear friends.

The one who is the speaker of today's meeting..

..I know him very closely.

I know what he wants to say.

I will ask you among you people,..

... is there anybody who is interested to listen..

.. to something wrong about Tripureswar temple?

We don't want to listen anything bad about the temple.

No. Not at all.

But doctor Gupta has come here to do so.

I will propose to stop doctor Gupta..

..to deliver his speech.

We don't want to listen to his speech.

What do you mean by that?

We want to listen to doctor Gupta.

Please speak out. - Why Dr.Gupta is not allowed to speak?

We want to listen to Dr. Gupta. We don't want to listen to you.

Order, order.

I think, you have seen the municipality notice..

..in the newspaper.

Well..

..according to Dr.Gupta, the temple water is polluted.

People are drinking it as the holy water.

I am telling you the holy water cannot be polluted.

Dr.Gupta is asking to close the temple..

..and purify the water.

You say.

Do you agree to this proposal?

No.

Janabarta's editor is present here.

Dr. Gupta gave his article to Janabarta for publication.

The editor quiet naturally..

..refused to publish the article.

I am requesting him..

..to say something about that.

We don't want to listen to him.

We came here, to listen to the doctor.

Not to listen to the editor of Janabarta.

Friends.

Earlier I believed Dr.Gupta's statement.

But later, I was bound to change my opinion.

I believed..

..that if I would have published that article..

..you would deadly opposed that.

I was having a very good personal relation with Dr.Gupta.

I had been to his place.

Had tea. Discussed matters.

I have also published many of his articles.

But in the present article..

..what he has written about our temple..

..will not be accepted by anybody.

Being an editor of a newspaper..

.. I cannot deny public opinion.

Keeping the public opinion in mind..

..yes, keeping the public opinion in mind..

..I refused to publish Dr. Gupta's article.

My personal opinion is..

..whatever Dr.Gupta has said is wrong.

Goodbye.

I request..

..to cast vote..

..on the municipality's chairman's statement.

I would like to ask a question.

Go ahead.

Is this a meeting?

Or a comedy?

I have called for the meeting.

People came here seeing my posters to listen to me.

First you listen to me.

And then do the judgment.

Let the chairman of the municipality believe anything.

But why should you believe it like that?

You people have come here. You please listen to me first.

Allow me to say something!

We don't want to listen anything wrong about the temple.

You keep quiet Dr.Gupta.

I will not stop my mouth so easily.

I love my town..

..my birthplace Chandipore by heart.

As a doctor I have done everything for Chandipore's well being.

I am serving as a doctor for last 26 years.

May be, there is somebody in the audience..

..who was under my treatment someday.

Yes. Dr.Gupta is a genius doctor.

He recovered me from deathbed. I am ever grateful to him.

Thank you very much.

I am telling you..

..that Chandipore's water and climate was very healthy earlier.

But now it is no more like that.

I have a strong evidence of it. And I want to tell you about this.

So that the bad days don't come.

Chandipore can come back to its earlier position.

But you have to know how. Otherwise how will you understand?

I want to tell you that. Tell me, do you want to listen to it?

Yes, we want to listen.

You please proceed. We want to hear.

Dear friends.

Today I have come to say..

Mr. President..

..I would like to ask something to doctor. - Go ahead.

Do you believe yourself to be a Hindu?

Why such a question?

There is some reason. Please answer me.

My reply is, I believe to be a Hindu for 1 00 times.

There is no doubt about it.

Have you visited Tripureswar temple..

..in last 1 0 years? - The way you are meaning, I did not go.

So, you did not go for worshipping - No.

Why? You don't believe all these rituals?

I will tell you the truth.

I don't believe in some Hindu rites and rituals.

Because science has shown me another path.

But this is a private matter.

The one who goes..

..offer prayers..

..drinks the holy water..

.. I don't want to hurt on their belief.

Too much of germs is found in the temple's water.

So I say it's dangerous to drink that water, the holy water of the temple.

This is not a question of religion, but of health.

I say that this water should be purified immediately.

Worship will continue as it is.

How many do drink the holy water daily?

Do you have any idea about it?

Well, seeing the crowd, I can assume as 1 000 approx.

How many cases you found caused by the polluted water?

No, no. That is not the way of measurement.

And I'm not the only doctor here. There are many other doctors too.

You reply me.

I have attended in last 1 5 days..

..about 1 50 patients.

Some of them died too.

I am talking about my patients.

And I must discuss about other doctor's cases too.

In total it might come up to 500.

Yes, certainly.

That means, in 1 5 days 1 5000 people had the holy water.

And the number of patients is 500.

Do you still believe germs is affecting that people...

... after drinking the holy water?

No, no. We don't believe it. No, no.

Dr.Gupta, let us move.

Let's go.

Enemy of the people Recognize Dr.Ashok Gupta

You will not be able to go outside.

How can you stay here like this?

Shall I run away! - Or else what will you do?

But what will happen with that polluted water?

To my patients?

At such a crisis period, shall I run away?

They will not let you stay here.

I can understand Maya.

But I haven't done anything wrong. Why this will happen to me?

Will they not realise what a big mistake they are doing?

May I come in?

Please come.

Please be sited.

I am sorry for the demurrage of your house.

That's not your fault. It is the hired criminal's job.

I know. Tell me, what is the matter?

I am really sorry to say. But..

Let me make it easier for you.

You are telling us to leave this locality.

Isn't it?

I can't tell it on my own.

You know me well.

You are my tenant for last 5 years.

Truly speaking, I don't feel like addressing you as my tenant.

Because the relation between us is not like that.

I never had any dispute with you.

You cured my daughter.

I am ever grateful to you.

But - Speak out.

The neighbours have almost arrested me.

They don't want that you stay at this locality.

I have come here to talk about them only.

I am helpless doctor.

Even I cannot say anything on your favour.

So, this is the fact? - Oh yes.

Ok.

I cannot shift immediately.

Let me check for few more days. Then I will decide.

Please forgive me doctor.

I am really pressurised to come here.

My opinion about you is not at all changed.

Let the people speak anything.

I can understand your position.

Now shall I make a move? - Yes.

You returned so fast. What happened?

I am telling you the fact.

Ranu is sacked from her school.

Because he is the daughter of Dr.Ashok Gupta. Isn't it?

Yes.

You have lost your job!

5 guardians have submitted letters against me..

..telling not to keep me there as a teacher.

Kamala told me personally.

But she loves you so much.

Even she was feeling bad for it.

But what to do?

It is the authority's discretion.

And moreover, not job was not confirmed yet.

Hello! - I am Nisit here.

Good morning! I don't think I have still the hospital job.

Committee has given a show cause notice to you.

If you are unable to give a satisfactory reply, then..

Thanks.

But there is a way out. - What is it?

If you surrender that you have mistake..

..then you will get the job back.

You know it very well..

..that I will not tell that I have done wrong.

In that case, this will go on. - Ok.

What is it?

There is a proposal.

You will be established once more if you follow it.

Get out.

I say, get out at once.

Otherwise I will draw you out.

What's the matter?

I have lost.

I no more have that revolutionary power.

Was that brother-in-laws call?

Your job?

Rangayan! - Yes sir.

Say to the visitor that he cannot meet the doctor.

Ranen is expected.

He has some work with you.

I see. If it is Ranen, then allow him.

Because of this unfortunate man..

..you all are ruined Ranu.

I don't know how to console you.

Why are you so disappointed father?

You have your private practice.

And how many doctors can you find in Chandipore of your standard?

And if required, I will take up couple of tuitions.

Can't we run the family on that?

What's wrong? Are you sick?

How can I stay fit..

..in a situation like this?

Bireshbabu called me up.

He has some work with you.

He hesitated to come alone.

Your editor came here few minutes ago.

I drew them out.

He is not my editor.

I am not in Janabarta anymore.

What?

Yes. I am a freelancer, happy.

Really. Please come in. Let me listen to the fact.

Doctor, I could not tolerate what Janabarta did with you.

And the incident happened in the yesterday meeting was really worse.

I want to send a report of this meeting to all the papers of Calcutta.

Along with your interview..

..where you will express yourself deliberately.

Well! That's a real good news.

I wanted this only. I wanted to make people aware..

..of the fact and then let them judge.

Maya, please arrange for some tea.

I have no objection to give an interview.

But give the byline as a statement from a villain (Ganashatru).

Have you seen what they have written outside?

Doctor, I want to talk to you before you give the interview.

If you kindly do the proof by today.

What is it? - Your article. The one...

..which was not published in Janabarta.

Ranu kept a copy of it.

Which she gave me. We are publishing it as a pamphlet.

It will be distributed in each and every house.

That's great! There is still hope.

Certainly.

A public meeting will be organised in the temple.

We will continue your campaign till they realise.

I was thinking that..

..I have lost my sore. I don't know how long I can stay here..

..Ranu has lost her job, my job..

Long live Ashok Gupta! - Long live!

What is happening?

They all are coming to meet you.

Who are they?

My theatre group and many literate youths of Chandipore.

Yesterday night they organised a meeting.

Today they are coming to tell you that..

..they all are with you.

Unbelievable!

Long live Ashok Gupta?!

Long live Ashok Gupta!

Who are they?

I am not alone Maya. I am not alone.

I might be a villain. But I have many friends.

We are going to stay back here. This is my work place.

Long live Ashok Gupta! Long live.. Iong live..