Lazy Man - A Short Story
Lazy Man
"He is living on his ancestral property", said Biren. He said this about Sudhir, the son of late local zamindar. Biren's locality was Shivapur, a semi-urban village. Almost all the amenities of the modern life were available there. There lived a zamindar by the name of Samar. He was well-known for his anti-people activities. His ancestors acquired wide area when the Britishers left India and Samar Babu wided that with his cruel attitude. He used to lend money to the villagers on high interest and having failed to repay that he acquired their land. Thus two-third land of the locality belonged to him.
The people could not but endured his inhuman behaviour as he had many and man-power. Samar Babu's wife died after giving birth to their only son Sudhir. There was a rumour that the zamindar had relation with many women were bound to him by debt. As was the father so was the son. He surpassed his father in extravagance. Though he did not work, yet he used to spend a lot.
Samar Babu fell in deep trouble for his son. So, he married Sudhir to the daughter of a distant zamindar. But Sudhir's wife left him after a few days seeing his illicit behaviour and laziness. Samar Babu could not tolerate that and he died of heart attack. Sudhir was left alone. It was a great boon to him. He could do whatever he wished.
He involved in illicit relations like his father. A time came when his bank account became empty, but his luxurious habit did not change. He continued that by selling his ancestral property. Unlike his father, he had no income but his expenditure was huge. So, he started selling one land after another.
People started talking about Sudhir. They became astonished, how Sudhir managed such luxurious life. One day when Biren,a school teacher, went to the tea-shop, he saw people were talking about Sudhir as to how he was leading a happy life without doing anything. Some say that his father had left huge money. Some said, Sudhir was the son of zamindar and zamindars got money from God. So, they did not have any money problem etc. The people were talking about various means. Then Biren said, "He is living on his ancestral property."
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