slsâ s]mt¶!

kzÀ®-ta, ]cn-`-hn-bv¡-cp-Xv. hnfn-¨Xp \ns¶-bmhn-Ã. BZy-cm-{Xnbn \h-h-

[p-hnsâ I®p-I-fnÂt\m¡n \h-h-c³ CS-dnb -i-_vZ-¯n hnfn-¨-XmWnt¸mÄ tI«Xv.
"Fsâ s]mt¶' F¶p am{X-am-hnà AbmÄ hnfn-¨-Xv. \h-h-[p-hn\v F{X-sb{X ]cym-
b-§-fm-Wp-Å-Xv, {]tXy-In¨pw BZy-cm-{Xn-bnÂ? \h-h-[p-hm-Is« F´p hnfn-¨mepw
hnfn-tIÄ¡mhp¶ ImX-c-`mh-¯n-epw. F¶mepw "s]mt¶' F¶ hnfnsb AXn-i-bn-
bv¡p¶ asä´p−v? AXn ab-§n-t¸m-hm¯ s]t®-Xp−v?
\h-h-[p-hnsâ Igp-¯n \nd¨pw B`-c-W-§-fp-−m-bn-cp-¶p. Igp-¯n am{X-a-
Ã. ImXnepw aq¡nepw \ndp-I-bnepw ssII-fnepw ssIhn-c-ep-I-fnepw ImÂhn-c-ep-I-
fnepw Ac-s¡-«nepw apSn-s¡-«n-ep-ambn s]m¶n¡p-fn-¨p- \n¸mbn-cp¶p AhÄ. Hä-
t\m-«-¯n Hcp kzÀ®-hn{Klw t]mse. At¸mÄ Abm-Ä s]mt¶ F¶p hnfn-
¨m¯-s¶-sb´v?
F¶mepw NneÀ¡p ktµlw Xocn-Ã. Ab¨p In«nb Hcp ktµ-i-amWv: tIc-f-
¯n kzÀ®-J\n Is−-¯n-b-t{X. D¡-WvT-tbmsS Xpd¶pt\m¡n-b-t¸mÄ AXym-
hiyw ]−-§-sfm-s¡-bn«p \n¡p¶ Ipd¨p \h-h-[p-¡Ä. AXn-\mWv \kyw.
kzÀ®-J\n t]mepw! tIc-f-¯n km¼-¯n-I-amµyw _m[n-¨n-«nà F¶p
ImWn¨psIm−pw CtX Nn{X-§-f-S¡w sNbvX ktµiw In«n-bn-cp-¶p.
X¦ta, AbmÄ "Fsâ s]mt¶' F¶p hnfn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ, Rms\m-¶m-tem-Nn-¨p-
t\m-¡-s«, F{XbmWv \{a-ap-Jn-bmbn \nÂ-¡p¶ {]nb-X-abpsS apJhne? Ct¸m-gs¯
IW-¡-\p-k-cn¨v e£-§Ä aXn-bv¡pw. kv{Xo Hcp [\-am-sW¶v ]d-bp-¶Xp shdp-sX-
b-Ã. Hcp ]t£ kv{Xotb-¡mÄXs¶ hne-bntà Ah-fpsS B`-c-W-§Ä¡v?

\h-h-[p-hn\v Hcp Ime¯v C{X-sbm¶pw hne-bp-−m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Rm³ A£cw

Iq«n-hm-bn-bv¡m³ XpS-§nb Ime¯v ]{X-¯nse It¼m-f-\n-e-hm-c-¯n \nsâ hne
144 (\q-än-\m¸-¯n-\mev F¶v A£-c-¯nÂ) cq]-bm-bn-cp-¶p. sImÃ-§-tfmfw AXn\v
Ib-än-d-¡-ap-−m-bn-Ã. AXn-t¸mgpw IrXy-ambn HmÀ½n-bv¡m³ ImcWw A½-bm-Wv.
A½ F¶pw ]{X-sa-Sp¡p-¶Xv \nsâ hne-bdnbm\m-bn-cp-¶p. H¸w Xs¶ \mfn-tI-c-
¯nsâ hne-bpw. BZy-t¯Xv Ipd-btW F¶pw c−m-a-t¯Xv IqStW F¶p-am-bn-
cp¶p F¶pw A½-bpsS {]mÀ°-\. \mfn-tI-c-¯nsâ hne IqS-W-sa¶v Bin-¨-Xnsâ
ImcWw a\-Ên-em-¡mw. R§Ä¡v BsI-bpÅ hcp-am-\-amÀ¤w AXm-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£
F´p-sIm-−mWv A½ \nsâ hne IqS-cptX F¶p {]mÀ°n-¨Xv? A½bv¡v AXym-h-
iy-¯n\v B`-c-W-§-sfms¡bp-−m-bn-cp-¶p. \mep s]×-¡Ä D−m-bn-cp-¶Xp
sIm−msW¶pw tXm¶p¶n-Ã. As¶ms¡ R§-fpsS CS-bn Ieym-W-¯n\v \o Hc-f-
hp-tIm-em-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. \mep hf, Igp-¯n-semcp ame, ImXn-te-bvs¡mcp I½Â þ [mcm-
f-am-bn. \nsâ t]cn hne-t]-ip¶ ]Xnhpw CÃm-bn-cp¶p A¡m-e-¯v.
]ns¶-¸ns¶ AsXmcp Iogvhg¡am-bn. IeymWw \nsâ ]cym-b-am-bn.
""s]m¶pw-Ip-S-¯n\p s]m«p-th−'' F¶ ]g-sam-gn-bv¡p-]-Icw ""s]®m-bm s]m¶p-
thWw'' F¶ ]pXp-]m«m-bn. ""kzÀ¤-¯n t]mIp-t¼m-gm-scÃmw thWw'' F¶
tNmZy-¯n-\p-Å D¯-c¯n ""kz´-¡mÀ _Ô¡msc-Ãmcpw thWw'' F¶ ]«n-I-bnÂ
X«m\pap−v.
I\I-ta, R§-Ä XrÈqÀ¡mÀ¡v kzIm-cy-amb Nne A`n-am-\-§-fp-−v.
kmwkvIm-cn-I-tI{µw F¶mWv R§-fpsS \Kcw Adn-b-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv. FÃm A¡mZan-I-
fpw XrÈq-cm-b-Xp-sIm-−mWv AXv. A¡m-Z-an-IÄsIm−v BÀs¡´p {]tbm-P\w?
A`nam-\-¯nsâ ImcWw AX-Ã. Adn-bptam s]mt¶, Hcp Ime¯v C´y-bnÂsh¨v
Gähpw IqSpX B`-c-W-¡-S-I-fpÅ ]«Ww XrÈq-cm-bn-cp-¶p. ssltdm-«n \ndsb
tXm«m³ Ipªn-¸m-ep, C½-«n ]mhp B³Uv k¬kv, Ipän-¨m¡p At´mWn, Hmhp-
§Â ss]temXv Hutk¸v F¶n-§s\ t]cp-IfpÅ B`-c-W-¡-S-I-fm-bn-cp¶p. B IS-
I-fnse actaibv¡p ]n¶n I¿nÃm_\n-b\n«v IW-¡p-]p-kvXIw Xpd-¶p-sh¨v apX-
emfn Ccp¶p. Ahn-tSbv¡v ]cp-§n-¸-cp§n Ib-dn-s¨-Ãp¶ \½sf ""Duw, F´p-
thWw'' F¶v AbmÄ h«-¡-®-SbneqsS Xpdn¨pt\m¡n. \½Ä sIm−p-sN¶

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kzÀ®w ho−pw ho−pw amäp-c-¨p-t\m-¡n. Ccp-]-¯©p \bm-ss¸-kbv¡pw IW¡p
]d-ªp.

A¶-t¯-Xnsâ Cc-«n-sb-¦n-ep-am-bn«p-−m-hWw XrÈq-cn C¶v ]−-¡-S-IÄ.

alna, a[p-cna, {]nb-Xa, kcn-Ka F¶n-§s\ ]©m-ct¸cp-I-fmWv ]pXp-X-e-ap-d-bnse
B`-c-W-ime-IÄ¡v. Ah amk-¯n-sem-s¶¶ hoXw Xpd-¶psImt−-bn-cn-bv¡p¶p.
X§-fp-tS-XmWv bYmÀ°-kzÀ®w F¶v Ah-tbm-tcm¶pw hnfw-_cw sNbvXp. 916
F¶pw _nsFFkv lmÄamÀ¡v F¶pw ]d-ªv R§sf A¼-c-¸n¨p. ]Wn-¡qen
th−m F¶v {]tem-`n¸n¨p.
IS-Ifpw ]−t¯t¸mse-b-Ã. tkmUnbw th¸À hnf-¡p-IÄ I¯n¨v AIw
kzÀ®-hÀ®-am¡n. hnbÀs¯m-en-¨p-h-cp-¶- R§sf Ipfn-c-Wn-bn-bv¡m³ Ah-
sbms¡ ioXo-I-cn-bv¡-s¸-«p. A]-IÀj-t_m-[-t¯msS -I-bdnh-cp¶ R§Ä¡v kpµ-
cn--IÄ ioX-f-]m-\o-b-Nj-I-§fpsS Xme-sa-Sp¯p\n¶p. Iu−-dn-\-¸pdw hn¸-\-¡m-
cmbn kpµ-c-·mÀ \nc-¶p. ap¶n an¶m-c-§Ä \nc¯n AhÀ R§tfmSp In¶m-c-§Ä
]d-ªp. CS-bv¡nsS Im¸nbpw Nmbbpw A\p-km-cn-Ifpw X¶p k¡-cn¨p. R§sf
Hcp ambm-tem-I-¯n-se-¯n-¨p.
B`-c-W-ime-¡mÀ C{µ-Pm-e-¡m-cm-Wv. kz´w ho«n-semcp IeymWw \nÝ-
bn¨Xv ho«p-ImÀ¡p apt¼ Ah-cm-W-dn-bp-¶X - v. "kzÀ®w hm§m³ Chn-tSbv¡p
h¶mepw' F¶ Ia-\o-b-amb £W-¸{X-§Ä ]n¶m-se-¸n-¶mse ]d¶ph¶p. Ieym-W-
¯-te¶v ho«n-se¯n Biw-k-I-fp-w BioÀhm-Z-§fpw sNmcn-ªp.
AXn\p ]pd-ta-bmWv \dp-s¡-Sp-¸v. `mKy-h-Xn-bpsS Ieym-W-¯n\v kq¸À\-S³
h¶Xpw Ieym-W-¨-S§p \nÀ¯n-sh¨v ]ptcm-ln-X³ \Ssâ ]n¶mse sN¶Xpamb \nc-
h[n A\p-`-h-§-fp-−v.

Adn-bptam kzÀ®-ta, kzÀ®-¡-S-IÄ Gsd-bpÅ ]«-W-sa-¶-Xn\p ]pdta

Fsâ tZi-¯n\pw kzIm-cy-amb Hc`n-am-\-ap-−v. Gähpw IqSp-XÂ kzÀ®-¸-Wn-
¡mcpÅ ]©m-b-¯mWv R§-fp-tS-Xv. R§-fpsS \m«n Hcp-hn[w sNdp-¸-¡m-scms¡
kzÀ®-¸Wn sIm−mWv D]-Po-h\w \S-¯p-¶Xv. B`-c-W-¡-S-I-fnÂ\n¶v kzÀ®w ]än
AhÀ¡m-h-iy-apÅ ]−§Ä ]Wn-bn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡p-¶p. Ah-cpsS- C-cp-N-{I-hm-l-\-§-
Ä R§fpsS ]©m-b-¯n Ipdp-sIbpw \of-s\bpw Nodn-¸m-bp¶p. hgn-bv¡n-cp-h-
ihpw Ah-cpsS amfn-I-IÄ Dbcp¶p. PnÃ-bnse Gähpw hcp-am-\-apÅ _mdpw- R-§-
fpsS ASp-¯p-Å-Xm-Wv.
C¶v kzÀ®-¸-Wn-¡mÀ¡p sXmgn-en-Ãm-Xm-bn. AhÀ¡p hml-\-§-fn-Ãm-Xm-bn.
_mdnse Xnc¡pw Ipd-ªp. ImcWw C¶p \ns¶ R§Ä¡mÀ¡pw Is¿-¯n-¸n-Sn-
bv¡m³ ]äm-Xmbn. t\m¡n-t\m-¡n-bn-cnbvt¡ \o Db-c-¯n-ep-b-c-¯n-tebv¡p IpXn-¨p.
\nsâ C¶s¯ hne 13,800 cq]bmW-t{X. sshImsX AXv 15,000 IS-¡p-a-t{X. ]ns¶
20,000, 25,000 .... A§s\ C\nbpw AXv IqSp-a-t{X. DbÀ¶p-bÀ¶v lnam-e-b-t¯mfw
Db-c-¯n-se-¯p-at{X. ]ns¶ s]s«¶v Xmtg-bv¡p ]Xnbv¡p-a-t{X. At¸mÄ FÃm-
hÀ¡pw I¿n _nKv tjm¸dp-ambn HmSn-s¨¶v hmcn-sb-Sp-¡m-a-t{X. FÃmw s]mt¶,
Ahn-iz-k-\o-bw. FÃm-saÃmw \nsâ ambm-eo-e-IÄ!

slsâ s]mt¶!
kzÀ®-ta, Ct¸mÄ tI«Xv Hcp s\Sp-hoÀ¸m-Wv. tIc-f-¯nse AÑ-\-½-am-
cnÂ\n-¶p-bÀ¶-Xm-W-Xv. \o Xmtgbv¡p hcp¶ Imew hsc R§Ä¡p Im¯n-cn-
bv¡m-\m-hptam F¶mWv B s\Sp-hoÀ¸nsâ AÀ°w. a¡Ä AXp-hsc hf-cm-Xn-cn-
bv¡n-Ã-tÃm. AhÀ ]pc \ndbpw-tXmdpw \nsâ hne IW-¡n-ÃmsX Db-cpw-tXmdpw
R§-fpsS Dd¡w \ã-s¸-Sp-I-bm-Wv.
]mh-s¸« IÅ·mÀ¡pw Dd¡w \ã-s¸-«p. Fhn-sS-\n-¶mWv Hcp \pÅp
kzÀ®w In«pI F¶p t\m¡n \S-¸m-W-hÀ. ]t£ s]m¶p hm§n-b-h-scÃmw AXv
sI«n-¸q-«n sh¨n-cn-bv¡p-I-bm-W-t{X. Fs´mcp kzmÀ°X!

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 AhÀ tNmZn-bv¡p-¶-Xnepw Imcy-ap-−v. aäp-Å-hsc ImWn-bv¡m-\m-hn-sÃ-
¦n¸ns¶ s]ms¶-´n\v? \mep-t]À IqSp-¶n-S¯v Igp-¯n I\¯ kzÀ®-am-ebpw
hnc-en tamXn-c-§-fp-ambn HcmÄ Ib-dn-h-cp-¶-Xp-I-−m \½Ä Adn-bmsX Fgp-t¶-
äp-\n-¶p-t]m-hpw. (B-W¯an-Ãm¯ BWp-§-fmWv kzÀ®-¸−w sI«p-¶Xv F¶v Fw
]n \mcm-b-W-]nÅ ]d-ª-sXms¡ shdpw sImXn-s¡-dp-hv.) hm¨nepw I®-S-bnepw
samss_Â t^mWnepw t]\-bnepw Hs¡-bmhmw kzÀ®-¯-cn-IÄ. Hcp Ime¯v
kzÀ®w-sI-«nb ]Ãv B`n-Pm-Xy-¯nsâ e£-W-am-bn-cp-¶p. AXp \mep-t]sc ImWn-
bv¡m³ th−n AhÀ A\-h-k-c-¯nepw Nncn-bv¡m-dp-−m-bn-cp-¶p.

F¶mepw \nsâ C¶s¯ hne! R§Ä IrjvW-t\bpw {InkvXp-hn-t\bpw

AÅm-hn-t\bpw hnfn-¨p-t]m-hp-¶Xv AtXmÀ¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv. F¶mepw R§Ä Bi
shSn-ªn-«n-Ã. C¡m-Wp-¶-sXm-s¡bpw s]m¶m-bn-cp-s¶-¦n F¶v R§-fn-t¸mgpw
Bin-bv¡p¶p. ]s−mcp cmPmhv sXmSp-¶-sXÃmw s]m¶m-¡m³ hcw tNmZn-¨Xpw
]Ým-¯-]n-¨Xpw hcw aS-¡n-s¡m-Sp-¯-Xp-sams¡ R§fpw tI«n-«p-−v. ]d-bm³ ck-ap-
−m-bn-cn-bv¡mw. Ip«n-IÄ¡p tIÄ¡m³ kpJ-hpap-−m-bn-cn-bv¡mw. AXn-e-¸pdw
AXv Hcp IYtb AÃ. S¬ IW-¡n\v kzÀ®w ap¼n Ipanbp-t¼mÄ F§s\
\ncmi tXm¶m-\mWv? kz´w aI-Ä- tNmcbpw \ocp-an-Ãm¯XmsW-¦nepw Im¡bv¡p
am{X-aà \ap¡pw s]m³Ipªtà Ah-Ä? Xq¡n-hn-äm F{X tImSnIÄ Xs¶
In«nÃ!

shdp-sX-¸-d-bp-¶-X-Ã. Gähpw IqSp-X kzÀ®w D]-tbm-Kn-bv¡p-¶-Xv C´y-

¡m-cm-Wt{X. Ip«n-IÄ¡v kzÀ®w Ac¨p sImSp-¡p-¶Xv Ah-cpsS _p²n hf-cm\pw
sXmen-bpsS \ndw sXfn-bm\pw \Ã-Xm-sW¶p t]mepw hniz-kn-bv¡p-¶-h-cm-Wv R§Ä.
Ieym-W-¯n\p kzÀ®-an-sÃ-¦n¸ns¶ F´p IeymWw?
Ieym-W-¯n\p am{X-a-Ã, hnti-j-§Ä¡pw R§Ä¡p \ns¶ thWw. AXp-
sIm−v Zo]m-h-enbpw {InkvXp-aÊpw aäpw ASp-¡p-t¼mÄ \nsâ hne IqSp-¶Xv ChnsS
]Xn-hm-Wv. aI-c-am-k-¯nepw Nn§-am-k-¯nepw A§-s\-¯-s¶. A£-Xr-Xo-b-\mÄ
kzÀ®w hm§p-¶Xv sFiz-cy-am-sW¶v C¶p R§Ä a\-Ên-em¡p-¶p. AXp-sIm−v
A¶v Ah-[n-sb-Sp¯v R§Ä B`-c-W-¡-S-I-fn Iyq \n¡p-¶p.
Ct¸mÄ tIÄ¡p¶p: \nsâ hne-Iq-«p-¶Xv C´y-¡m-scm-¶p-a-Ãt{X. C¶v
Gähpw kpc-£n-X-amb \nt£]w kzÀ®ta, \obm-W-t{X. temI-sa-¼mSpw kzÀ®-
ss¡-am-ä-hym-]m-c-^-−p-IÄ hym]-I-am-bn-«p-−-t{X. \ns¶ tiJ-cn-bv¡p-Ibpw
Ahbv¡p Xpey-amb aqey-¯n-\pÅ bqWn-äp-IÄ kzÀ®-\n-t£-]-IÀ¡v hym]m-cm-h-iy-
§Ä¡mbn e`y-am-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-I-bmWv C¯cw ^−p-IÄ \S-¯n-h-cp-¶-X-t{X.
\n\-s¡m¶pw a\-Ên-em-bnà AtÃ? ]d-bp¶ F\nbv¡p-t]mepw icnbv¡p a\-Ên-em-
bn-«n-Ã. H¶p am{Xw a\-Ên-em-bn. Ct¸mÄ ]−-§-fp-−m-¡m³ am{X-aà R§Ä
\ns¶ hm§n-¡q-«p-¶-Xv.
F¶mepw \o R§Ä¡p s]m¶m-Wv. AXp-sIm−v Ip«n-IÄ¡v s]m¶p
F¶pw X¦w F¶pw kzÀ®w F¶pw I\Iw F¶pw R§Ä t]cn«p hnfn-¨p. kzÀ®-
t¯-¡p-dn-¨pÅ IYIÄ ]dªv Ahsc D-d-¡n.

Ihn-IÄ¡pw lc-amWv \nt¶-¡p-dn¨p ]mSm³. ""kuµ-cy-dmWn \n³ amdnÂ

ab-§pao kzÀ®-¸-X-¡-ambv P\n-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n Rm³'' F¶v hnP-b{io-sb t\m¡n
t{]w\-ko-dn-t\-s¡m−v ]mSn-¸n-¨n-«p−v hb-emÀ cma-hÀ½.
F¶mepw FÃm Ihn-Ifpw Hcp-t]m-se-b-Ã. ]n ]n cma-N-{µsâ "lcn-Xm-`-cWw'
F¶ IhnX \o hmbn-¨n-«pt−m? """s]mt¶' sb¶p hnfnbvs¡/\nem-shmfn Nn¶pw
Nncn-sbmSp \½p-sS-bn-cp-fnÂ/s]m§pw apgp-aXn I®p-IÄ Nn½n/bpd§o \n³ Xmcm-«n-
¶-e-bnÂ/F{X sImXn-¨n-«m-Wn-¶se \mw/C¯n-cn-tbmfw
s]m¶psImSp¯nW/\£{Xw ]Wn XoÀ¯-Wn-bn¨p/]p{Xn-t¡m-a¡À®m-`-cWw''
F¶mWv XpS-¡w. \à ckw tXm¶p-¶p−v CtÃ? F¶m Ipd-¨p-IqSn tIÄ¡v. B
I½-en-sem¶v Fhn-sStbm hoWp-t]m-b-t{X. F{X Xncªn«pw AXp I−p-In-«n-bn-Ã.
\ncm-i-s¸-«n-cn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ Xn¦-fp-Zn-¨p. ""]ns¶ \nemhp ]cs¡,¡-®nÂ/an¶-ep-ambv
\o sXm«p-hn-fn¨p/"H¶nXp t\m¡q apäw \ndsb/s]m¶n³I-½Â hoWpInS-¸q.''' AXp
kln-bv¡mw. ]ns¶-bmWv cma-N-{µsâ Al-½-Xn. ""AÃ-e-Iäpapj-Êmbv \msf/I®p-

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an-gnbv¡pw \½psS tamsf/"]ptÃ'sb¶p hnfnbv¡man\n-taÂ/CÃ-Xn-tesd hne-s¸-
s«m¶pw'' F¶mWv Fgp-Xn-sh¨n-cn-bv¡p-¶-Xv. R§-fXp hmbn¨p Ic-ªp-t]m-bn,
s]mt¶! lm IjvSw, C{Xbv¡p hnh-c-t¡-Sm-hmtam Ihnbv¡v? "^ ]ptÃ'
Fs¶ms¡ kn\n-a-bn t]meo-kp-ImcpsS apJ-¯p-t\m¡n kptc-jvtKm-]nbv¡p hnfn-
bv¡m³ am{Xta sImÅq F¶v BÀ¡m-W-dn-ªp-Iq-Sm-¯Xv? ]ns¶ {Kman\v 560 cq]
am{Xw hne-bpÅ Ime-¯mWv cma-N-{µ³ C¡-hnX Fgp-Xn-bXv F¶p IcpXn R§Ä
kam-[m-\n-bv¡pI-bmWv.

Fsâ s]mt¶!
CXm B hnfn ho−pw tIÄ¡p-¶p. Ct¸mÄ hnfn-¨Xv Cu Xe-ap-d-bnse \h-h-
c³ Xs¶bmWv. t\m¡q, C¶pw BZy-cm-{Xn-bn \h-h-c³ h[p-hns\ hnfn-bv¡p-¶Xv
"Fsâ s]mt¶' F¶p Xs¶. ]t£ Abm-fpsS t\m«w h[p-hnsâ I®n-te-bv¡Ã
Igp-¯n-te-bv¡m-sW¶p am{Xw.

(11.12.2009)

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