IpSp-°∏- md jm∏nse ss{]h‰v dqan-en-cp∂v A¥n-°≈v tam¥n-s°m-≠n-cp∂ ^oen-t∏mkv tN´≥ Ipa-cIwImc≥ h°-®s\ ]cn-N-b-

s∏-´Xv sXdp-∏p-_oUn hen-°m≥ Xos∏´n hm-ßn-bm-Wv. U¬ln-bn¬ t\gvkmb Xs‚ aIƒ tagvkn-s°m-®n\v Hcp Ieym-Wm-tem-N-\-bp-
\¿Ωw
ambn _‘-s∏-´mWv h°-®≥ IpSp-°-∏md-bn-se-Øn-bXv. F¥n-t\sd ]d-bp-∂p, B Xos∏´n _‘w ^oen-t∏mkv tN´s‚ U¬ln-bn-
ep≈ aI≥ kÆn-°p-´nbpsSbpw, tagvkn-°p-´n-bp-sSbpw hnhm-l-Øn¬ Iemin®p.
kÆn-°p-´n°pw tagvkn-°p-´n°pw ]ns∂-b-tßm´v kt¥m-j-Øns‚ \mfp-I-fm-bn-cp-∂p. Cw•-≠n¬ {]k-hm-h[n apgp-h≥iº-f-tØmsS
Bdp amk-am°n \o´nb ]m¿e-sa‚ v _n√ns\ Ccp-ssIøpw \o´n kzoI-cn® ae-bmfn `¿Øm--°-∑msc t]mse-bmWv Cw•-≠nse GP‚ns‚
]°¬ \n∂pw h¿°v s]¿an-‰ns‚ tIm∏n kzoI-cn-®-Xv. Fß-s\bpw Cw•-≠n¬ t]mIp-I-sb-∂Xv tagvkn-°p-´n-bpsS Pohn-Xm-`n-em-j-am-
bn-cp-∂p. Bdp-amkw Ign-™m¬ X\n°pw t]mIm-at√m Ft∂m¿Øv kÆn-°p-´nbpw kt¥m-jn-®p.
Cw•-≠n-se-Ønb kÆn-°p-´n°v, CjvSw-t]mse ae-bm-fn-Iƒ tPmen- sN-øp∂ Hcp Iº-\n-bn¬ Xs∂ tPmen icn-bm-bn. Ieym-W-
Øn-\n-Sm-\mbn Zcn-bm-K-©n¬ Xbv∏n® kyq´pw Hcp ssSbpw [cn®v kÆn-°p´n tPmen°v lmP-cm-bn. h√ AXym-h-iyhpw h∂m¬ ho´n-
te°v hnfn-°-W-sa∂p ]d™v tagvkn-°p´n sske‚ vtam-Un-em-°nb Ah-fpsS samss_epw tIm´ns‚ t]m°-‰n-en´v sImSp-Øp.
""anÿ Ip´n, SptU bp hn¬ lmhv bph¿ C≥U-£≥... Cukv C‰v H.sI?''
F¥pw hc-s´-sb∂p h®v kÆn-°p´n h®p Im®n-s°m-Sp-Øp. HmsI, HmsI, km¿.
apdn°p shfn-bn-en-d-ßnb kÆn-°p´n tImdn-tUm-dn¬ I≠p-ap-´nb jmPn-tbmSp ]d-™p.
""... tZ, amt\-Pcv kmbn-∏p- ]-d-bp∂p C∂p C©£\msW-∂v. F√m {]Xn-tcm-[-Ip-Øn-hbv∏pw Ign™m U¬ln-bn¬ \n∂pw t]m∂-
Xv. ]ns∂-¥n\m ho≠p-samcp C©-£≥?''
Cw•-≠nse ÿnc-Xm-a-km-h-Imiw In´n, ]pXn-b-Xmbn hcp∂ ae-bm-fn-I-sf-sb√mw ]pO-tØmsS ho£n-°p-∂, jmPn ssIa-e¿Øn.
tPmbn-∏m≥
""R߃ h∂-t∏mƒ Cß-s\--sbm-∂p-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Hmtcm ]pXnb \nb-a-ßtf!'' Ce- bv°m-´p-]-d-ºn¬
(Ipdp-∏p-¥d)
e©v t{_°n\v jmPnsb ho≠pw I≠p-ap-´n-b-t∏mƒ kÆn-°p´n BsI ]cn-{`m-¥-\m-bn-cp-∂p. Ah⁄ Ie¿Ønb kzc-Øn¬
jmPn tNmZn®p. jimmyjoy@hotmail.co.uk
""Fßs\ t]mWp, kÆn-°p´n?''
""F\n-°{X kpJw tXm∂p-∂n-√, jmPn. lm¿´n-
s\t¥m `b-¶c {]iv\w t]mse. F¥mtWm? {]j-dn-
s‚bpw sImf-kvt{Sm-fn-s‚bpw H∂pw {]iv\-an-s√∂v
KwKm-dm-anse tUmIvS¿ Xd-∏n®p ]d-™-Xm.'' kÆn-
°p´n XpS¿∂p. ""Cw•-≠n-se-Øn-b-tX-bp≈q ChnsS
InS∂v NmIm-\m-bn-cn°pw hn[n. tPmen°p h∂-t∏mƒ
apX¬, CS- b v ° n- S bv ° v lrZ- b hpw B samØw
CXm-tWmSm kmbn-∏ns‚
{]tZihpw InS∂p ]nS-bv°p-hm. \m´n-em-sW-¶n¬ ISw
tIdn aqSn-bn-cn-°phm. C≥jp-d≥kv t]mfnkn FSp-∏n-
°m-\mbn Ign-™-bmgvN ho´n¬ h∂ Ipcy≥ amXyp-
hns\ Fs¥ms° ]d™m Hs∂m- g n- h m- ° n- b - X v .
t\mbºphoS¬?
Ct∏mƒ tXm∂p∂p Hcp IqSn-b-sXm∂v FSp-°m-am-bn-
cp∂p. F\n°p h√Xpw ]‰n-bm¬ InS-∏mSw t]mepw
t]mIp-sas‚ jmPn.''
""tZ, C∏w ho≠pw XpSßn!''
k¿Δ-⁄m-\n-bmb jmPn°v Imcyw a\- n-em-bn.
""kÆn-°p-´o, A≠\pw AS-tIm-S\ - p-sam∂pw Fen-k_
- Øp cm⁄n ]obm¿ sImSp-
°p-I-bn-√. sF.-F.-F-kns\ sh√p∂ ]co£ ]m m-b-t∏mgm R߃°v ]obm¿
In´n-b-Xv. \o hnNm-cn-°p∂ Hcp {]iv\hpw \n\-°n-√. tagvkn-°p´n \ns∂ hnfn-°p-
∂-Xm. tIm´ns‚ t]m°-‰n¬ \n∂pw samss_-e-sß-Sp-Øm¬ \ns‚ lrZ-b-Øns‚
F√m {]iv\hpw amdpw''
kÆn-°p-´nbv°v Nn√d _lp-am-\-sam-∂p-a√ jmPn-tbmSp tXm∂n-b-Xv. ]t£,
AsXm∂pw ]pdØp
ImWn-®n-√.
Imew IS∂p t]mbn. tagvkn-°p´n Ãm^v \gvkm-bn. kÆn-°p-´n°v ]gb tPmen
Xs∂.
F√m i\n-bm-gvNbpw apS-ßmsX A∏s\ hnfn-°pw. Aev]w I≈p IpSn-°p-sa-
¶nepw Xs‚ ]nXm-hmb ^oen-t∏mkv tN´-t\mSv kÆn-°p-´n°v henb kvt\lhpw
_lp-am-\-hp-am-bn-cp-∂p. A∏s\ ChnsS H∂p ImWn-°Ww ˛ kÆn-°p-´n°v AXv
\n¿_-‘-am-bn-cp-∂p. tagvkn-°p-´n-°m-sW-¶n¬ Hsc-Xn¿∏p-an-√.
Adp-]-sØ´p hb- mb Im¿t∂m¿ Fhn-sS-sb-¶nepw t]mbn Xpe-bs´ F∂p
hnNm-cn-®mhpw {_n´ojv Fw_kn ^oen-t∏mkv tN´\v Bdp-am-ksØ hnkm \¬In.
Cw•-≠n¬ \n∂p sImSpØp hn´ ]m‚ vkpw, j¿´pw Pm°-‰p-an´v HmkvIm¿
Ahm¿Uv hmßm≥ t]mb d q¬ ]q°p-´n-sb-t∏m-se-bmWv ^oen-t∏mkv tN´≥
ams©-ÿ Fb¿t]m¿´n-se-Øn-bX - v. Ft¥m ]¥n-tISp tXm∂nb IÃwkvIm¿ s]´n
Xpd-∂-Xpw, aq°p s]mØn-bXpw H∂n-®m-bn-cp-∂p.
""P‚¬am≥, hm´okv Znkv?''
c≠pw Iev]n®v P‚¬am≥ Hcp Im®p Im®n.
""Znkv Cukv DW-°-ao≥. Fs‚ ssh^v A®mΩ shcn ¢o≥ sNbvXv X∂p hn´-
Xm. kÆn-°p-´n°v shcn- a®v CjvS-am. h≠¿^pƒ DW-°-ap-≈≥.''
]md-∏p-d-Øn-´p-W-ßnb t]mØns‚ Cd-®n-bpw, H∂m-¥cw DW-°-ao\pw \jvS-s∏´ ^oen-t∏mkv tN´s\ kÆn-°p´n ho´n-se-Øn®p.
Imdn-en-cp∂v Cw•≠v I≠v A¥w-hn-Sp-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ ^oen-t∏mkv tN´≥ tNmZn®p.
""kÆn-°p-´o, ChnsS \ΩpsS sXdp∏v _oUn In´p-a-t√m, At√.''
DuWp Ign™ ^oen-t∏mkv tN´≥ H∂p-a-b-ßm≥ InS-∂p. P\¬∏-gp-Xn-eqsS Npfp-Np-fp-∏≥ Im-‰-Sn®p Ib-dn-b-Xn-\m¬ B ]cn-]mSn Dt]-£n-®p. ]pd-tØ°v t\m°nb
At±lw Aº-c-∂p. \S-∏m-X-bn-eqsS Np≠-∏gw t]mep≈ aZm-Ω-am¿ sNdnb Hmt´m-dn£m t]mse Ft¥m Ip¥hpw X≈n \S-°p-∂p. Ch-‰-Isf ImWp-∂-sXmcp kpJw Xs∂.
\m´nse sNdp-an-∏n-t≈¿ \S-°p∂ amXn-cn. CsX-s¥mcp \mSv ˛ H‰-a-c-tج t]mepw Ce-bn√! Ft∏mtgm At±lw sNdp-Xm-sbm∂p ab-ßn.
£oWw amdn-sb-gp-t∂‰ ^oen-t∏mkv tN´≥ Xs∂ ImWm-s\-Ønb ae-bmfn Iq´p-Im-sc-sb√mw ]cn-N-b-s∏-´p. tPm¿Ppw, tPm_n-bpw, Ão^-\pw, amØp-°p-´nbpw F√mhcp-ap-
≠v. C{Xbpw ae-bm-fn-Isf I≠-t∏mƒ, ^oen-t∏mkv tN´s‚ £oW-sa√mw ]d-]-d-∂p. Cw•-≠nse Akq-bm-ep-°fpw ]c-Zq-£-W-{]n-b-cp-amb ae-bm-fn-I-sf-°p-dn®v Fb¿t]m¿-
´n¬ \n∂p t]m∂ hgn°v kÆn-°p´n sImSpØ Xm°o-Xp-I-sfms° B tN´≥ ad-∂p. Ch-scms° \√ ]nt≈-c-t√. ^oen-t∏mkv tN´-s\mcp kwi-bw.
""Ch-∑m¿°v Cw•o-j-√msX thsdmcp `mtjw Adn-bnt√? Chn-SsØ kvIqfp-I-fn¬ lnμow ae-bmtfmw H∂pw ]Tn-∏n-°p-thte?''
""A∏-®m, C∂v CuÃ-c-t√, \ap-°-sXm-∂m-tLm-jn-°Ww'' AXv amØp-°p-´n-bpsS A`n-{]m-b-am-bn-cp∂p.
""ChnsS Ft¥m∂oÃdm-Sm, amØp-°p-´o. Chn-SpsØ kmbn-∏p-amsc ]d™v IpSp-°-∏m-d-bn-sem∂p hnSv. BWp-ß-sf-ß-s\bm CuÃdm-tLm-jn-°p-∂-sX-∂-h-scm∂p ImW-
s´. Ct∏mƒ Rß-fpsS jm∏n-sem∂p sN√-Ww. F¥m-bn-cn-°p-samcp tafw!''
•m p-I-fn¬ {Xo _m-c¬kpw tkmUmbpw \pc™p s]m¥n. cs≠-Æ-ap-≈n¬ sN∂-t∏mƒ ^oen-t∏mkv tN´≥ hmNm-e-\m-bn.
""a°sf \nß-sf√mw Fs‚ a°fv Xs∂. Cu s]klm, Cuÿ Fs∂ms° sh®m¬ F\n-s°m-cn-°epw ad-°m≥ ]‰-Øn-√. Fs‚-b∏ - ≥, Hm\≥Ip-´n, Rß-fpsS \m´n¬ Adn-
b-s∏-Sp∂ Hcm-fm-bn-cp-∂p. s]klm A∏w apdn-®v, ]mep IpSn-®p-sIm-≠n-cp-∂t- ∏mƒ s]s´∂v N¶n-semcp thZ-\. Snw F√mw Xo¿∂p. \ΩpsS tbip-{In-kvXp-hns‚ ac-Wh
- pw, Fs‚
A∏s‚ ac-Whpw GI-tZiw Hcp-t]mse Xs∂-bm.
""AsX¥m A∏®m Aßs\?'' Ão^s‚ tNmZyw.
""FSm, tamt\, tbip-{InkvXp acn-®-t∏mƒ `qan-bn-emsI A‘-Imcw ]c-∂nt√? Fs‚ A∏≥ acn-®-t∏mgpw C¥y-bn-emsI A‘-Imcw ]c-∂p.''
""AsX-ßs\?''
""FSm sIm®-s\, sshIp-t∂cw Bdc aWn°m ]p≈n acn-®-Xv. ]ns∂ A‘-Imcw ]c-°m-Xn-cn-°ptam? tZhm-e-b-Ønse Xnc-»oe \Spth Iodn-b-sXm∂pw \nßfv ss__n-fn¬
hmbn-®n-´nt√? Rß-fpsS ho´nepw Hcp U_nƒ ap≠v \Spth Iodn. ih-s∏-´n-bpsS apI-fn¬ sh≈-ap≠p sI´t≠?''
""acn-°p-∂-Xn\p apºv tbip "F\n°p Zm-ln-°p∂p' F∂p-®-Øn¬ \ne-hn-fn-®n-t√. ... Fs‚ A∏\pw Aßs\ Xs∂ ]d-™p. ]t£ Rm≥, ]nip-°-∑m-cmb bqZ-∑m-sc-t∏mse
]pfn® hn∂m-Kn-cn-b-√, H∂m-¥cw hm‰p-Nm-cm-bam At∂cw A∏\p sImSp-Ø-Xv. tbip-{In-kvXp-hns‚ hkv{X-Øn-\mbn Ah¿ \dp-°n-´n-t√. Fs‚ A∏s‚ _m¶v A°u-≠n¬
Ipd®v Imip-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. AXm-sc-Sp-°-W-sa-∂-Xns\ sNm√n Rß-fpsS ho´nepw Hcp \dp-s°-Sp∏p \S-∂p.''
""Fs¥√mw sNbvXn´pw tbip aq∂mw \mƒ Db¿sØ-gp-t∂-‰p. acym-Z-°m-c-\mb Fs‚ A∏-s\-s°m≠v AØcw Hcp ieyhpw D≠m-bn-´n-√. CsXm-s°-bm-tWepw bqZ-∑mcv
acym-Z-bp-≈-h-cm. ]Xn-\memw ÿe-am-b-t∏mƒ Ah¿ F√m ]cn-]m-Sn-Ifpw Xo¿Øv I√d ]q´n-bnt√?''
""\ΩpsS C¥y-bn-se-ßm-\p-am-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬, Ad-Ãv, kn_n-sF, Pmayw, ]tcmƒ ]Xn-∂mep ÿe-a-√, ]Xn-\mdp h¿j-am-bmepw Fs¥-¶nepw Xocp-am-\-am-Iptam?''
\mS≥ I≈pw, hm‰p Nmcm-bhpw am{Xw IpSn®p ioen® ^oen-t∏mkv tN´s‚ Bam-i-b-Øn\v Hcp hntZ-insb Dƒs°m-≈m≥ Xmev]-cy-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Iq´p-Im-scms° ]ncn-bp-
tºmƒ aq∂mw \mƒ tbm\m-{]-hm-N-Is\ Ic-bn-se-Øn® ao≥ IWs° At±-l-Øns‚ A∂-\mfw shº¬ sIm≈p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tkm^m-tb-epw, Im¿s∏-‰nepw O¿Zn-°p-∂-Xn-
\n-S-bn¬ hfsc ]mSp-s]´v At±lw tNmZn-®p.
""CXm-tWmSm kmbn-∏ns‚ t\mb-ºp-ho-S¬?''