My visit to Buddha Gaya

I departed Kolkata for Bokaro on 27th of October 2009 for joining the 3rd Kathin Civara Dana ceremony at Buddga Gaya. I spent the night at Bokaro and the next day arrived Gaya station. My welwishers received me at the station who escorted me and my companion, Moon to Buddha Gaya.

I had suddenly found Raja Tridib Roy, father of the present Chakma Raja, Barrister Devasish Roy, the Chakma Circle Chief, at a guest house of a temple at Buddha Gaya. I availed the opportunity to meet him referring to my father's name and I was received with great interest. He was very kind to invite my father to visit him in Pakistan. I also took photograph with him to keep it as a record in my life. My papa asked me to call on Raja Roy when he came to know about my visit to Buddha Gaya. I found the Raja as a perfect gentleman, handsome and well built at this old age and well respected by all the Chakmas who saw him there.

Actually, I went there for attending the Kathina Chivara Dana celebration organised by the Chakmas. I found Chakmas from Tripura, Arunachal, Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and the Chittagong Hill Tracts who went there for the same purpose. Raja Tridiv Roy also went there with his wife, daughters- Chandra Roy and Triveni Roy and grand children. During a few moments meeting Ms. Chandra Roy who stays in Thailand and was departing Buddha Gaya showed her keen interest in me when she got my father's name and said "Why didn't you introduce you earlier?"

I actively participated to the process of chivara making at Buddha Gaya with my Moon didi. I visited all the Buddhist temples at Buddha Gaya and the World Peace Pagoda at Rajgir.