sX§p tIdm³ Bfpt−m?

\o− sh«p-I¯n H¡-¯p-\n¶v Ducn-sb-Sp¯v \ne¯n-«p. Xf¸v AXnsâ

AcnsI sh¨v a®n-en-cp¶p. ]ns¶ Xsâ saenª c−p Imep-I-fp-tSbpw t]in-IÄ
A{X-Xs¶ saenª ssIIÄsIm−v Xtem-Sns¡m−v N{µ³ ]dªp: ""Ct¸mÄ
]gb t]mse ]äp-¶n-Ã. aq¶p-a-Wn-¡qÀ \nÀ¯m−v ]nSp¯-am-bn-cp-¶q-tem.''

ap¸t¯gp sX§p-IÄ Ib-dn-¡-gn-ªn-cp-¶p. ]t¯m ]{´t−m F®w _m¡n-

bp-−v. Hcp aWn-¡qÀ t\c-t¯-bv¡pÅ ]Wn IqSn-bp-−m-hWw.
N{µ\v F{X hb-Êm-bn-«p-−mhpw? Fsâ Ip«n-¡m-ew apXÂ ImWp-¶-XmWv
Abm-sf. Aѳ them-bp-[sâ IqsS sX§p-tI-dm³ h¶n-cp-¶p. A¶s¯ N{µ\pw
C¶s¯ N{µ\pw X½n A¼-Xp-sIm-Ãs¯ AI-e-ap-−v. ]t£ A¶s¯ cq]hpw
C¶s¯ cq]hpw X½n ]d-b-¯¡ hyXym-k-sam¶pw tXm¶p-¶n-Ã.
N{µ\v Icp-h-¶q-cpÅ Htcm«p-I-¼-\n-bn-em-bn-cp¶p tPmen. Ccp-]-¯n-c−p hb-
Ên IeymWw Ign-¨p. Ccp-]-¯n-aq¶p hb-Ên I¼-\n-¸Wn hn«v sX§p-tI-dm³
XpS-§n.

\mfn-tIcw s]dp-¡n-¡q«n Ipd¨p £oWw F\nbv¡pw tXm¶n. N{µsâ H¸w

Rm\pw Ipd-¨p-t\cw a®n Ccnbv¡m³ XoÀ¨-bm¡n. ]Wn-bv¡n-S-bn-epÅ C¯cw
CS-th-f-IÄ Hcp ck-am-Wv.
Npäpw t\{´-hm-g-IÄ Xg-¨p-\n¸m-Wv. Cu `mKs¯ sX§p-Ibäw Ipd¨p
_p²n-ap-«mWv N{µ-\v. hmgIÄ¡v ]cn-s¡m¶pw ]ä-cp-Xv. Ignª XhW Nne hmg-¯-
−p-IÄ HSn-ªp-sh¶v Ip«³ ]cmXns¸«pht{X. ""\m¸-t¯gp-sIm-Ã-ambn Cu ]Wn
XpS-§n-bn-«v,'' N{µ³ ]d-ªp. ""CXp-hsc BÀ¡pw Hcp t{Zmlhpw sNbvXn-«n-Ã.''
At¸mÄ Rm³ ho−pw N{µsâ {]mb-t¯-¡p-dn¨v Btem-Nn-¨p. Adn-b-W-sa-¶p-s−-
¦nepw tNmZn-bv¡m³ aSn tXm¶n.
sabv amk¯nse NqSpÅ cmhn-sebmbn-cp-¶p. hmg-IÄ¡nS-bn-eqsS Hcp
XWp¯ Imäv hoin-t¸m-bn. AXv hnbÀ¸n¯«nb-t¸mÄ tZl-¯n\v Hcp IpfpÀ½
tXm¶n.
hÀj-§Ä¡p ap¼v ]d-¼nsâ Cu `mKw apgp-h³ Iip-am-hp-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p.
th\eh[n¡m-e¯v A[n-I-k-a-bhpw Ign-¨p-Iq-«n-bXv Cu Iip-am-hn³ tXm¸n-em-bn-cp-
¶p. Iip-am-hnsâ sNdp-Nn-Ã-I-fn s]m¯n¸nSn¨mWv acw Ib-dm³ ]Tn-¨-Xv. tXm¸p-\n-
dsb ]gp¯ Iip-am-§-bpsS hmk\-sIm−v \nd-ªn-cp-¶p. th\-ensâ KÔ-am-bn-
cp¶p F\n-bv¡-Xv.
C¶v hmg-¡q-«¯nsâ Hc-cn-In- ]gb Ime-¯nsâ AS-bm-f-ambn Hcp Iip-
amhp \n¸p-−v. ]d¼v IqSp-X ^e-{]-Z-ambn D]-tbm-Kn-bv¡m³ th−n-bmWv \mÂ]-
Xp-sImÃw ap¼v Aѳ Iip-am-hp-IÄ apgp-h³ apdn-¨pam-änbXv. ]Icw th−-sX-s´¶v
AÑ\p Hcp kwibhp-ap-−m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. imkv{Xo-b-ambn Af-¶p-ap-dn¨v ]pXnb
sX§n³ssX-IÄ sh¨p.
sX§p-sh-bv¡m-\pÅ AÑsâ Xocp-am\w tI«dnªv R§-fpsS Hcp _Ôp-
hmb `h-Zm-tk«³ ho«n h¶p. ]«m-f-¯nÂ\n¶p ]ncnªv At©-¡-tdm-f-apÅ
Xsâ ]d¼p apgp-h³ kz{]-bXv\w sIm−v H¶m-´cw Irjn-bn-S-am¡n amän-b BfmWv
`h-Zm-tk-«³. ""sX§p-Xs¶ thtWm,'' `h-Zm-tk-«³ AÑ-t\mSp tNmZn-¨p. ""]¯n-cp-
]Xp sImÃw Ign-ªm-es¯ ØnXn BÀ¡m Adn-bvm? t`Zw hà hmgtbm s\tÃm
AtÃ? A¸-t¸mÄ ^ew Adn-bm-tem.''
"sX§p NXn-bv¡nÃ' F¶ {]amWw Aѳ A¶p sNmÃn-s¡m-Sp-¯p. AXp-
tI«v `h-Zm-tk-«³ shdpsX Nncn-¨p. Aѳ B Nncn apJ-hn-e-bvs¡-Sp-¯n-Ã. XpÑ-amb
s]³j³Xp-I-sIm−v Pohn-¨p-t]m-hm-\pÅ _p²n-ap«v \Ã-h®w AdnªpIgnªncp-
¶p Aѳ. `mhn-bn t\m«-an-«p-sIm-−m-bn-cp¶p AÑsâ FÃm \o¡-§-fpw. "\mfn-

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tI-c-_p-Å-än³' F¶ amknI hcp-¯m³ XpS-§n-bn-cp-¶p. sX§p-Irjn hfsc
imkv{Xo-b-ambn sN¿m-\pÅ X¿m-sd-Sp-¸n-em-bn-cp¶p.

AÑs\ Ipäw ]d-bm³ h¿. sX§p-Ir-jn A¶v Hcm-IÀ--jWw Xs¶-bm-bn-cp-

¶p. ]Wap-Å-hÀ ]ecpw sX§n³]d-¼p-IÄ hm§n-¡q-«p¶ Imew. Xc-t¡-Sn-Ãm¯
hne. tISp-Ifpw Ipd-hv. tX¡n³ ]n®m¡pw NmW-Ihpw AXym-hiyw cmk-h-fhpw
Aѳ Nn«-tbmsS C«p-sIm-Sp-¯p. th\-en tX¡p-Iq«n \Ãt]mse \\-¨p.
AsXm¶pw shdp-sX-bm-bn-Ã. \mfn-tIcw hnämWv ]äp-I-S-bnse ISw ho«n-bn-cp-¶-Xv.

FÃm amkhpw them-bp-[³ IrXy-ambn F¯pw sX§p-tI-dm³. N{µ³

]n¶oSmWv klm-bn-bmbn F¯n-b-Xv. \mfn-tIcw s]dp-¡n-¡q-«-em-bn-cp¶p N{µsâ
]Wn. Dbcw Ipdª sX§-pI-fn Ib-dm³ AXn-\nsS N{µ\v A\p-aXn sImSp-¯n-cp-
¶p. ]ns¶-¸ns¶ BZys¯ Ipd¨p sX§p-IÄ Ign-ªm Xf¸v N{µ\p sImSp-¯v
them-bp-[³ s]dp-¡n-¡q-«m³ \n¡pw.

F\nbv¡v HmÀ½-bpÅ Ime¯v aq¶p sX§p-tI-dn-bm Hcp \mfn-tIcw

F¶mbn-cp¶p Iqen. Iq«-¯n sh¨v Gähpw \à \mfn-tIc§Ä them-bp-[³ Xnc-
sª-Sp¡pw. sh«p-I-¯n-sIm−v Ah-bpsS NIn-cn- No´n-sb-Sp¯v Ah X½n¯-½nÂ
Iq«n-s¡-«pw. Hmtcm-¶nepw aqs¶®w hoXw. ]ns¶ Ah- Im-hnsâ c−p hi¯pw
Xq¡n-bn«v N{µ³ \S-¡pw. ]n¶mse Xf¸pw sh«p-I-¯n-bp-ambn them-bp-[\pw.

B \mfn-tIcw hnämWv them-bp-[³ A¶-¶-t¯-bv¡pÅ Acnbpw D¸pw

apfIpw shfn-s¨-®bpw hm§n-bn-cp-¶-Xv. N{µ³ I¼-\n-¸Wn hn«v sX§p-tI-dm³ XpS-
§n-bXv AÑs\ klm-bn-bv¡m-sa¶p am{Xw Icp-Xn-bm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. I¼-\n-¸Wntb-¡mÄ
k¼mZyw sX§p-tI-äam-bn-cp-¶-Xp-sIm-−m-Wv.

\mfn-tI-c-¯nsâ \à Ime-am-bn-cp¶p AXv. AXyp¸m-Z\hn¯p-IÄ Cd-§n-

¯p-S-§n-bn-cp-¶p. thKw Imbv¡p¶ sX§p-IÄ¡v {]Nmcw kn²n-¨p. \Ã hep-¸-
apÅ \mfn-tI-c-§Ä N´-bn hne I−p. sX§p-Ir-jnsb t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-bv¡m³
kÀ¡mcpw Ign-h-sXÃmw sN¿p-¶p-−m-bn-cp-¶p.
FÃmw amdn-a-dn-bm³ A[nIIme-sa-Sp-¯n-Ã. hne-bpsS Ib-än-d-¡-§Ä Irjn-
¡m-cs\ hÃmsX A\n-Ýn-X-Xz-¯n-em-¡n. AXn\p ]pd-ta-bmWv aWvU-co-tcm-K-_m-[.
AXn\v ^e-{]-Z-amb NnInÕ I−p-]n-Sn-bv¡m³ imkv{X-Ú-·mÀ¡p Ign-ªn-Ã.
sX§p-Xs¶ sh«n-¡-f-bp-I-bm-bn-cp¶p BsI-bpÅ {]Xn-hn-[n.
CXn-\n-Sbv¡v sX§p-tI-dm³ Bsf In«m-Xm-bn-¯p-S-§n. sX§p-I-b-ä-¡m-cmcpw
a¡sf sX§p-tI-äw ]Tn-¸n¨n-Ã. NneÀ a¡sf Cw¥ojv aoUnbw kv¡qfn tNÀ¯p
]Tn-¸n--¨p. a¡Ä¡v CXnepw \Ã Hcp PohnXw AhÀ tamln-¨Xv XnI¨pw kzm`m-hn-Iw.
]t£ sX§p-Ir-jn-¡mÀ¡v AXp Xncn-¨-Sn-bm-bn.
GXm-bmepw sX§p-I-b-ä-¡m-cpsS \Ã Imew XpS-§n. t£a-\n[n GÀs¸-Sp-¯n-
s¡m−v kÀ¡mÀ sX§p-I-b-ä-¡mÀ¡v kwc-£Ww sImSp-¯p. AhÀ¡v kwL-S-\-bp-
−m-bn. Ah-Im-i-¯nsâ AXnÀ¯n-IÄ \nÀ®-bn-bv¡-s¸-«p. ]e-t¸mgpw AXv
sX§p-Ir-jn-¡m-cpsS Xm¸-cy-§Ä¡v hnLm-X-am-bn F¶Xv thsd-¡mcyw. Fsâ
Hcp _Ôp ZoÀL-\m-fs¯ Zp_mbvhmkw Ignªv \m«n IqSm³ Xocp-am-\n-¨p.
Aªq-tdmfw sX§p-−v. ]t£ \mfn-tIcw C«n«v F«p-sImÃw Ign-ªn-cp-¶p. C\n
FÃmw apd-t]msebm¡mw F¶p IcpXn bqWn-b³ B¸o-kn sN¶ At±-l-t¯mSv
`mc-hm-ln-IÄ F«p-hÀjs¯ Ib-ä-¡qen sI«n-sh-bv¡m³ Bh-iy-s¸-«p. A§s\
sNbvXm C\n apX IrXy-ambn \mfn-tIcw CSmw F¶ Xocp-am-\hpw Adn-bn-¨p. B
HuZmcyw th− F¶p sh¨v _Ôp Zp_m-bn-te-bv¡p-Xs¶ aS-§n-t¸m-bn.
sX§p-I-b-ä-¡q-enbpw \mfn-tIcw hnäm In«p¶ ]Whpw X½n-epÅ hnShv
IqSn-¯p-S-§n. B−n-sem-cn-bv¡Â sX§n³X-S-sa-Sp-¡epw hfanSepsams¡ ]ecpw
th− F¶p Xocp-am-\n-¨p. \mfn-tIcw CSo-bv¡m³ \n¡msX ASÀ¶p hogp-¶Xv
s]dp-¡n-sb-Sp-¯m aXn F¶p \nÝ-bn¨hcpw \nc-h-[n-bm-Wv.

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 A§s\ I¸-I-hr-£-sa¶pw sFiz-cy-tZ-h-X-sb¶pw \½-Ä hmgv¯nb sX§v
Hc-{io-I-c-am-bn. Irjn-¡mÀ sX§p-IÄ Iq«-t¯msS Xobn«p \in-¸n-bv¡p¶Xp hsc-
sb¯n \ncm-im-{]-I-S-\-§Ä.
F¶mepw Nne cP-X-tc-J-I-Ä Ct¸mÄ sXfn-bp-¶p-−v.
\mfn-tIc hnI-k-\-t_mÀUnsâ sNbÀam-\mbn kn hn B\-µ-t_m-kns\ \nb-
an¨XmWv AXn-sem-¶v. sImÃw PnÃm Ie-IvS-dm-bn-cp¶ Ime¯v "^b-enÂ\n¶v hb-en-
tebv¡v' F¶ BIÀj-I-amb ap{Zm-hm-Iy-hp-ambn Cd-§nb BfmWv B\-µ-t_m-kv.
shdp-sX-bn-cn-bv¡m³ Dt±-in¨ sF F FÊp-Im-c\Ã Xm³ F¶v At±lw sXfn-bn-¨n-«p-
−v.
R§-fpsS Ip«n-¡m-e¯v Cf-\o-cn«p IpSn-bv¡p-¶Xv hne-¡-s¸-«n-cp-¶p.
A{Xbpw \mfn-tIcw Ipd-bp-atÃm F¶ `oXn Xs¶. ]t£ Ct¸mÄ t\m¡q, Cf-\o-
cn\v 20 Ddp-¸n-Ibpw \mfn-tI-c-¯n\v \mepdp¸n-I-bp-am-Wv. At¸mÄ \½Ä GXmWv
hnÂt¡-−Xv? Cf-\oÀ Hcp eLp-]m-\o-b-ambn hnI-kn-¸n-s¨-Sp-¡m³ Ign-ªmÂ
Irjn-¡mÀ¡Xp \¶m-hpw. \mfn-tI-cs¯ F®-¡p-cp-hm-bn-¯s¶ ImW-W-sa-¶v
BÀ¡m-Wn{X \nÀºÔw?
sX§p-I-b-ä-{]iv\hpw XoÀt¡-−-Xp-−v. Dbcw Ipdª sX§p-IÄ F¶
Bibw Ct¸mįs¶ \S-¸p-−v. Irjn-¡mÀ¡v tXm«n-sIm−v hen-¨n-Sm³ am{Xw
s]m¡-apÅ sX§p-IÄ Kth-j-W-¯n-ep-−v.
asäm¶v {]mtbm-Kn-I-X-e-¯n F¯mdmbncnbv¡p¶p. tX§-bn-Sm-\pÅ b{´-
§-fmWv AXv. Ah \nÀ½n-bv¡m-\pÅ aÕ-c-¯n F«p-t]sc Xnc-sª-Sp¯v hyh-
km-b-h-Ip¸v Hcp e£w hoXw sImSp-¯p. B ]W-ap-]-tbm-Kn¨v b{´-ap-−m¡n
{]hÀ¯n-¸n¨p ImWn-¨-XnÂ\n¶v anI¨ aqs¶®w Xnc-sª-Sp¯v AhÀ¡v 10 e£w
Ddp-¸nI hoXw sImSp-¡pw. sk]vXw-_-tdmsS b{´-§Ä ]pd-¯p-h-cpw.
Adn-bm³ XnSp-¡ap-−v. F§-s\-bm-bn-cnbv¡pw B b{´w? AXn\v N{µ-
t\t¸mse ssIbpw Imepw D−m-bn-cn-bv¡ptam? ap¸t¯gp sX§p-IÄ tIdn-
¡gnbpt¼m-tgbv¡pw I¿pw Imepw Ig-bv¡ptam?

Imense t]-in-IÄ XS-hp-¶Xp \nÀ¯n N{µ³ Fgp-t¶äp. At¸mÄ i¦ amän-

\nÀ¯n Rm³ Abm-fpsS hbÊp tNmZn¨p.
""ao\-¯n Fgp-]Xp XnIªp F\n-bv¡v,'' N{µ³ ]d-ªp. ""Aѳ Fgp-]-
t¯gp hb-Êp-hsc sX§p-tI-dn. Pohn-X-Im-e-¯n-\n-Sbv¡v AÑ\v Hc-]-I-S-hp-ap-−m-bn-
«n-Ã. {]tXy-In¨v Akp-J-asam-¶p-ap-−m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. c−p-sImÃw shdp-sX-bn-cp-¶p.
Fgp-]-s¯m-¼Xnem acn-¨-Xv.''
ASp¯ sX§n-tebv¡p \S-¡p-t¼mÄ AbmÄ XpSÀ¶p: ""AÑ-\p- am-{Xa-Ã,
C¡m-e-¯n-\n-Sbv¡v F\nbv¡pw Hc-]-I-S-hp-ap-−m-bn-«n-Ã. sX§p NXn-bv¡nà F¶p
]td-WXv shdp-sX-b-Ã.''

]{´-−m-as¯ sX§v hfsc Db-c-ap-Å-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. Acn-I-¯p Xg-¨p-

\n¡p¶ ¹mhnsâ sIm¼p-Isf Hgnªpamdn AXv hfªp]pfªv BIm-i-¯p
sN¶p \n¡p-I-bm-Wv. N{µ³ AXn-tebv¡v GWn Nmcn. N{µsâ Imep-IÄ
GWn¡¼pI-Ä Hmtcm-¶mbn Af-¶p. GWn Ah-km-\n-¨-t¸mÄ B timjn¨ Imep-
IÄ Xf-¸nsâ apdp-¡-amÀ¶v apI-fn-tebv¡p IpXn-¨p. Xmsg AXp I−p-\n¡p¶
Fsâ Imep-IÄ hnd-¨p.
N{µs\ C\n F{X Imew {]Xo-£nbv¡mw? Gdn-bm A©psIm-Ãw. AÑsâ
Btcm-Ky-am-sW-¦n Ggv. AXn\p tijw BcmWv sX§p-tI-dm³ hcnI? N{µsâ
a¡-fmcpw sX§p-tI-dm³ ]Tn-¨n-«n-Ã. AhÀ¡p ]Icw b{´-§Ä hcptam? b{´-§-
fm-bmepw AXn Ib-dm³ a\p-jy³ Xs¶ tht−? AtXm Ah kzbw \mfn-tI-c-
§Ä ]dn-¨n-Sptam? A{Xbv¡p hnth-N-\-i-àn-bpÅXmhptam B b{´-§Ä? D¯-c-
§Ä In«msX Rm³ Xmsg \n¶p.

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 sX-§nsâ apI-fn-encp¶v N{µ³ \mep-]mSpw t\m¡n. Ahn-sS-bn-cp-¶m Icp-h-
¶qÀ¸p-g ImWmw F¶p XoÀ¨. Ing¡v ]pg-bv¡-sc-bpÅ hoSp-Ifpw sX¡v Bdm-«p-]pg
A¼-ehpw ]Sn-ªm-dv ]mÀhXn Hm«p-I-¼-\nbpw hS¡v Ip¶pw-]p-ds¯ kvIqfp-sams¡
N{µ\v ImWm³ Ign-bp-¶p-−m-hWw. Rm³ Akq-b-tbmsS Abmsf t\m¡n.
Ct¸mÄ N{µ³ sX§nsâ D¨n-bn F¯n-bn-cn-bv¡p-¶p. N{µsâ I¿nse
aqÀ¨-tb-dnb sh«p-I¯n BIm-i¯v an¶Â¸n-W-cp-IÄ hnXdn. aqt¶m \mtem s]mXp-
¼p-IÄ Xmtgbv¡v DuÀ¶phoWp. ]n¶mse c−v DW-§nb ]«-IÄ Nnd-Ip-IÄ hoin
Xmtg-bv¡n-d§n h¶p. XpSÀ¶v Häbv¡pw Iq«mbpw Iptd \mfn-tI-c-§Ä \ne-¯p-
hoWv NnX-dn-s¯-dn-¨p.
sh«p-I¯n Ac-bn XncpIn N{µ³ Xmtg-bv¡n-d-§m³ XpS-§n.

(Aã-aqÀ¯n)

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