The narrative of three friends and one professor who discovered the riddle of Damchara, where the Tunga Tribe and the powerful Sena Dynasty fought for control of the tribes' land. Kingsmen coveted the tribe's territory, and the tribes were doing everything they could to protect it. The war lasted two years and ended abruptly in one day. Kingsmen returned to their base, and tribesmen remained as they were.
The question is, how did a conflict so fiercely waged between the two parties come to an abrupt end? What's the mystery behind it? The fight took place in what is now Damchara, Assam, in North East India.
Part III
“Hello, Madhu Hi Boudi”(Bengali Text Meaning: Sister in Law)…Raju chipped in through the open door of Dr. Gomez's house along with Ghose, their team member.
Dr.Gomez was pleased to see both of them. He and his wife warmly welcome them and ask for Tea or Coffee. As all of them are childhood friends all three preferred the same drink,i.e., Tea.
After sipping on his tea and getting comfortable on the sofa, Raj asked Gomez if he had met Professor Nath. Mr. Raj owns a print magazine and lives in Delhi. He's a tall, slim guy with a birthmark on the left side of his forehead. Ghosh, on the other hand, is a bit bulkier and of medium height, with a beard but no moustache. He's a mystery novelist currently living in Mumbai.
“Yes”
“I had a meeting with him and he was inquiring about Tungu Language.”..after answering the question of Raj he took a break and sipped the tea from his right hand.
“Yes”..now Raj responded.
“This fellow has read my article about our work in deciphering ancient text. This article was published in my magazine a few months ago. But how he found out about the news of war being stopped in one day and why he is so interested in this topic that he has by his means come here to visit Gomez, that I have no idea.”
“Should we join him in his quest to uncover the reason why "war stopped within one day," or should we refuse because the path to the inner parts of Damcharra is somewhat perilous? If he has questionable intentions, we should reconsider.” Rahul was sitting idly all this time and looking at the discussions going on between his two childhood friends, but now on hearing that Raj has no idea about the motive of Prof.Nath for focusing on unearthing the details of the war between the King’s men and the Tunga Tribes, he becomes anxious.
"What if he stranded us in the middle and fled with the perks of this adventure? If we agree to be a part of this, it will be an adventure because the road to Damcharra is full of natural beauty but also danger. There are beautiful hills with a high probability of landslides, a picturesque forest full of snakes and tigers, and tranquil rivers that flood every year. I think Gomez knows much more than me as he is a permanent resident of this place now."
“Let us sit with Prof.Nath all together and then finalize whether we are going or not going on the trip”…after hearing Ghose, Raju replied.
“Sure, let's schedule a meeting to finalize this.”…agreed Gomez.
In the evening of the same day, a meeting took place in Gomez's drawing room. There are four participants:
Dr.Madhusudan Gomez
Mr.Raj Roy
Mr.Rahul Ghose
Prof.Paresh Chandra Nath
After having tea and snacks, they are busy discussing Professor Nath's project, which aims to uncover the true reason behind the abrupt end of the war between the Tunga Tribe and the Sen dynasty.
“But Professor we want to know why are you so serious about the reason why the war has ended abruptly ? Whether it has ended in one day or multiple days it has ended that is the point we must cherish. But why are you interested to know the reason? And you are no historian,you are linguistic. Then ?”
Professor smiled at all three.
“I understand your query. You may think that I am here for my personal gain, in terms of my career or financial stability. However, if that were the case, I could have approached any other "ancient script decoder" who would decipher the script for a fee. But sir, I am not pursuing personal gain. I am a scholar, and I am not motivated by money, as I have plenty of it. My passion lies in uncovering the secrets within the script. If we can understand the true secret, we can apply it in modern times. This is crucial because many countries are currently at war with their neighbours, and we need to find a way to stop these wars. But how? No one seems to have the answer.”
“That is the reason why if anyone can provide us with a viable solution, we have the potential to save a substantial amount of money and human lives by swiftly ending the war, possibly within a day.”
Raj was taken aback by the professor's response and was unable to believe Professor Nath's altruistic intentions. He genuinely believed that the professor meant what he said.
Turning back to his friends Raj queried about their opinion.
“Where to begin ?”…Dr.Gomez and Ghose replied simultaneously.
Both Professor and Raj understood that all four of them were now convinced about the intention of the Professor.
“We must visit a place called Jatinga Lake View Point. Where is it, Dr. Gomez? The last book written in the Tungu language was found there by a team of foreign tourists. But after that sighting, no other information was received by any of the interested people. So we must begin our search from that place. What do you think, Raj?"
“I agree with Professor. What do you think Gomez ? Ghose ?”
“I also think so”..Ghose nodded affirmatively.
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“That’s very nice. Congrats!”…Gomez added gleefully. “But still you have not told us about the way we are disturbing you, my friend”
“Oh, Inspector. Please be patient. I am going to disclose. And I will also explain how you can stop this nuisance of yours and be a part of this revolution. As usual, I am a person who knows how to compensate people for the work they have done for society. So you all will be paid also.”…voice stopped for a while. The modulation of the voice at the time of speaking the last two lines seems to be changed towards what we refer to as aggressive.
“I will of course release all three of you and also the other hostages. But you have to promise one thing.”
“What?”..Now Raj interrupted the voice again.
“Just ask your Government to stop meddling in my affairs. I assure you that I will give my entire invention to them. They can earn from it. Your ministers can develop a sustainable and stable government from my discovery. As a result, millions of people will be free of Cancer even if they are at stage 4. Against this, I will not charge a single penny from your government.”
“Really..you will not have any profit from your invention? But then why you are not getting help from your Government now.? I don’t think our government will have any problem to help you become successful in your noble work.”..Mr.Gomex added.
“Yes, I will share it but first let me complete my invention. Due to these repeated raids by the police, CID, CBI, and also by military intelligence, I am facing a lot of trouble in the completion of this revolutionary innovation. Now they have sent three of you also as a mule.
But you know when you are inventing something so significant you must be very much aware of not only the external enemies but for the internal enemies. That is why I am secretly doing the works of the invention. Earlier I had approached Research Wings of different government and nongovernmental organizations. But each one of them had rejected my proposal and also threatened me as a conman who would have dire consequences if I further disturbed them.
Then I start to do it alone. But I do not have money or power. So my every attempt to see my invention become a reality failed miserably. After that, I decided to adopt the next way available to me. But my determination to see this medicine as reality was strong. So I find a place in a small town college near the Simlipal Reserves. Now I have accomplished the main model and am trying to develop the capsule from the extracts of Blue Rafflesia.”
The story so far: A snake starts to growl from the nearest bush to the tent where we are staying. But no one, not even the experienced villagers was able to find the snake. But why it is angry?
“Now what to do ?” with a voice of submission I replied to the chairman.
“Let me see. Our people have come. You all kindly move away and stand on something that the Cobra can not reach. Because if it suddenly comes out it will try to bite the nearest living creature which it will conceive as a threat.”…looking at my team the Chairman directed.
However one of my teammates refused to agree with the instructions as he is also from a village located in the other part of Bengal. He also joined the search party. I jumped up to the “Khatia” and the other remaining members moved to a distance far away from the bush from where the sound was coming.
However, after three to four hours of searching nothing can be found. So the villagers stop their search and return to their village as within that time the darkness of night is slowly but steadily engulfing the place. When all the villagers returned the chairman told to the two people who were looking after us :
"Please stay here tonight. Don't abandon the city dwellers."...and with a smile, he departs for his village. Thus, we were joined by the two villagers who were taking care of us for the evening. Following the completion of their cooking and our own dinner, we all gathered to talk about the things that had happened today. We built a fire and sat around it, each holding a cup of coffee.
