Ihn-X-bpsS IY

ap³s]m-cn-bv¡Â ]dªXpt]mse _Ên bm{X sN¿p-t¼mÄ ASp-

¯p-h-¶n-cn-bv¡p-¶Xv Hcp s]¬Ip-«n-bm-htW F¶v {]mÀYn-bv¡m-dp−v
Rm\pw. a[p-c-¸-s¯m¼Xv ASp-¯p-h-¶n-cn-bv¡tW F¶p DÅp-s\m´v
{]mÀ°nbv¡pt¼mgmhpw PK-Zo-iz-c³ Hcp a[p-c-s¯m-®q-dp-Imcs\ kl-bm-{Xn-
I-\mbn k½m-\n-bv¡p-I. ]ns¶ FÃmw hn[n F¶ ^ntem-k-^n-bn A`bw
]q−v bm{X XpS-cp-¶p.

A§-s\-bn-cn-bv¡p-t¼m-gmWv _³KqÀ \K-dnse _Êv tÌm¸nÂ\n¶v

]Xn-hpÅ bm{X XpS-§p-t¼mÄ Hcp s]¬Ip«n ASp¯p h¶n-cn-bv¡p-¶-Xv.
AXv H«pw ]pXp-a-bpÅ kwK-Xn-sbm-¶p-a-Ã. A§-s\-sbm-cmÄ ASp-¯n-cn-
bv¡p¶ps−¶p `mhn-bv¡m-Xn-cn-bv¡p-¶Xpw apJ¯p t\m¡m-Xn-cnbv¡p¶Xp-
sams¡bmWv AXnsâ acym-Z. acym-Zbv¡v H«pw Ipdhp hcp-¯n-bn-Ã. ]t£
Fsâ ASp-¯n-cn-bv¡p¶ s]¬Ip«n At§-bäw Akz-Ø-bm-sW¶p tXm¶-n.
Rm\-t§m«p t\m¡p-¶n-sÃ-¦nepw AhÄ Ct§m«p t\m¡p-¶Xpw CS-
bvs¡t´m Ft¶mSp tNmZn-bv¡m³ `mhn-bv¡p-¶Xpw Rm\-dn-ªp. I¬U-
IvSÀ ASp¯p h¶-t¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ Sn¡äpIqSn FSp-¡ptam F¶p
kwibw tXm¶n. GXm-bmepw AXn-\n-S-h-cp-¯n-bn-Ã. Rm³Xs¶ Fsâ
Sn¡äp hm§n.

_Êv tKmsc-Kmhv tÌj³ ASp-¡p-I-bm-Wv. s]¬Ip«nbv¡v At¸mgpw

Ccn-bv¡-s¸m-dp-Xn-bn-Ã. C\n Hcp tÌm¸p IqSntb _m¡n-bp-Åp. s]s«¶v
s]¬Ip«n Fgp-t¶-äp. I¿n-en-cp¶ IhÀ Fsâ t\sc \o-«n-bn«v FIvkvIyqkv
ao F¶ apJ-hp-c-tbmsS AhÄ ]dªp: sF lm^v tKm«v F satÊPv t^mÀ
bp. I¿nse IhÀ Fsâ I¿n-¯¶v Xm¦v bq F¶p ]dªv AhÄ
_Ên \n¶n-d§n. Rm³ XnSp--¡¯n Xmsg-bn-d-§n-t\m-¡n-sb-¦nepw
AhÄ BÄ¡q-«-¯n \ã-s¸«p Ign-ªn-cp-¶p.

Fsâ A¼-c¸v AS-§n-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. B AÔm-fn-¸n-\n-S-bn F\n-

bv¡¶p koäpw In«msX t]mbn. tem¡Â s{Sbn-\nse Xnc-¡n-\n-S-bnÂ
\n¶psIm−mWv B I¯p hmbn-¨-Xv. I\w Ipdª shff¡S-em-ÊnÂ
hr¯n-bmbn ssS¸p sNbvX c−p t]Pv. My Dear Sir F¶v I¯v XpS-§p-¶p.

Iptd Ime-ambn Rm\-dn-bmsX Fs¶ \nco-£n¨pt]m¶ Imcy-§-fm-bn-

cp¶p I¯nÂ. Pohn-X-¯nse B{Kl§fn-sem¶v Fsâ ASp-¯n-cp¶v Hcn-
bv¡Â bm{X sN¿p-I-bm-sW¶pw Cuiz-c³ AXv Hcn-bv¡epw km[n-¸n¨p Xcn-
söv X\n-bv¡p-d-¸p-−¶pw Hs¡-bm-bn-cp¶p AXnse DÅ-S-¡w. Ccp-]-Xp-I-
fn-epÅ Xm³ ap¸-Xp-IÄ ImWn-söpw ASp¯ P·-¯n-se-¦nepw Fsâ aI-
fmbn P\n-¨m aSn-bn-en-cn-bv¡m-atÃm F¶pw. PohnXw \oÀ¡p-an-f-IÄ t]mse-
bm-sW¶ ]gb th-Zm´-hpw. hnhm-ln-X-\m-sW-¦n `mcy-tbmSv At\z-jWw
]d-b-W-sa¶pw AsÃ-¦n ]c-kv]c[mc-W-bpÅ \sÃmcp `mcysb In«m³
Biw-kn-bv¡p¶psh¶pw ]dªv ‘\nÈ-_vZ-bmb Bcm-[nI’ I¯v Ah-km-\n-
¸n-bv¡p-¶p. ]ns¶ Hc-\p-_-Ô-hpw: Fs¶ sXän-²-cn-bv¡-cp-Xv, adp-]Sn Ab-
bv¡m³ an\-s¡-S-cpXv.

F\nbv¡v Hsc¯pw ]nSnbpw In«n-bn-Ã. Pohn-X-¯n BZy-am-bn-«mWv

Hcp s]¬Ip«n IS¶p hcp-¶-Xv. Nne Hä-h-gnbm{X-I-f-ÃmsX C¶p-hsc t{]a-
¯n AI-s¸-«n-«n-Ã. AXn hnizm-k-anà Fs¶ms¡ kplrXvkZ-Êp-I-fnÂ
X«n-aq-fn-bv¡m-dp-ap-−m-bn-cp-¶p. AXn-sems¡ ckw C\n B s]¬Ip«n Fsâ
ap¼n {]Xy-£-s¸-Sptam F¶ Imcy-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p. t_mws_-b-tÃ, Hcn-
bv¡Â ap§n-bm¸ns¶ s]m§ns¡mÅ-W-sa-¶n-Ã-tÃm.

H¶pw ad-¨p-sh-bv¡m-\n-Ã. hmkp-tZ-h-t\bpw {]ho-W-t\bpw F\n-bv¡p-

Ss\ ImW-Ww. hmkp-tZ-h³ ]Xnhp t]mse CXpw Hcp Xam-i-bm-sb-Sp-¯p.
HSp-hn Xm\pw IpSp-§n-btÃm F¶p ]d-ªp. {]ho¬ ]t£ hfsc Kuc-h-
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am-sb-Sp-¯p. B s]¬Ip-«nbv¡v Ft´m amc-I-amb tcmK-ap-s−¶pw Hcp

]t£ AhÄ AXv ho«p-Im-sc-¯s¶ Adn-bn-¨n-«p-−m-hp-I-bn-söpw Xm³
Ahsf t\cn«pI−v kwkm-cn-bv¡-W-sa¶pw Hs¡ D]-tZ-i-ap-−m-bn. t\cn«p
ImWpI-sbms¡ Bhmw ]t£ B s]¬Ip-«nsb C\n Xncn-¨-dn-bm³ Ign-
bptam F¶ Imcy-¯n F\nbv¡v Hcp-d-¸p-ap-−m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.

i\nbpw Rmbdpw Ignªv Xn¦-fmgvN cmhnse _Êv tÌm¸nÂ

Im¯p\n¡-pt¼mÄ AXp Xs¶-bm-bn-cp¶p Fsâ Gähpw henb thh-em-
Xn. A¶p Ib-dn-bXv Cu tÌm¸nÂ\n-¶m-b-Xp-sIm−v C¶pw Chn-sS-\n¶p
Ibdmw F¶ Hä km[qI-c-Wta Fsâ B Im¯p-\n¸n-\p-−m-bn-cp-¶p-Åp.
Hcmsf Im¯p-\n¡p-I-bm-sW¶v tNmZn-¨h-tcm-sSms¡ ]d-ªp. aqt¶m
\mtem _Êv hn«pIf-ªp. Fsâ Im¯p-\n¸v shdp-sX-bm-hptam F¶p i¦
tXm¶n-¯p-S-§p-t¼mÄ AXm AhÄ Iyqhnsâ Aä¯v Øm\w ]nSn-bv¡p-¶p.
Fsâ apJ¯p t\m¡n ]p©n-cn-bv¡p-¶p. At¸mÄ Bizmkw tXm¶n.
F´m-bmepw F\n-bv¡-hsf Xncn-¨-dn-bm³ Ign-ªph-tÃm.

_Ênsâ apIį-«n Ah-fpsS H¸-an-cn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ {]ho-Wsâ D]-

tZiw sNhn-s¡m−v Ah-fpsS I-¯n-t\-¡p-dn¨v H¶pw Ah-tfmSp tNmZn¨n-Ã.
tÌj-\n-se-¯m-s\-Sp-¡p¶ ]¯p an\n-«n-\n-Sbv¡v Hu]-Nm-cn-I-amb Hcp ]cn-N-
b-s¸-S-ent\ ka-b-ap-Åp. Fsâ tNmZy-§Äs¡ms¡ Ht¶m ct−m hm¡nÂ
AhÄ adp-]Sn ]d-ªp. Rms\s¶ ]cn-N-b-s¸-Sp-¯m³ XpS-§n-b-t¸mÄ
AhÄ¡v Ft¶-¡p-dn¨v FÃmw Adn-bm-sa¶p ]dªv Fs¶ \ncpÂkm-l-s¸-
Sp-¯n. Xncn¨p t]cp tNmZn-¨-t¸mÄ \n§Äs¡s¶ F´pw hnfn-bv¡m-sa¶v
AhÄ ]d-ªp. A{Xbv¡pw Im¸-\n-IX th−m F¶v Rm³ Xocp-am-\n-¨p.
icn-bv¡pÅ t]cv Adn-b-W-sa¶p iTn-¨-t¸mÄ AhÄ ]dªp: Iho-ä.
Ihoä AÂt^m¬tkm. ]c-kv]cw ip`-bm{X t\À¶v R§Ä ]ncn-ªp.

]ntä¶pw _Êv tÌm¸n Rm³ Im¯p-\n-¶p. Rm³ sNdp-Xmbn Npa-

bv¡p-¶p-−m-bn-cp-¶p. A¶v hfsc A[n-Im-c-`m-h-t¯m-sS-bmWv IhnX s]cp-
am-dn-b-Xv. koän InS¶ kmcn-¯-e-¸nÂ\n¶p hn«v Rm\n-cp-¶-t¸mÄ icnbv¡v
Ccn-bv¡m³ ]d-ªp. F´mWv Npabv¡p¶-sX¶p tNmZn-¨p. Xs¶ Im¯p-
\n¶v C¶pw sshIn-btÃm F¶p thh-em-Xn-s¸-«p. C¶pw Im¯p-\n-¶Xv icn-
bm-bn-söp ]d-ªp. C\n apX Im¯p-\n¡-cp-sX¶p hne¡n. ]t£
B hmNm-e-Xbv¡n-S-bnepw Ahtf-¡p-dn-¨pÅ tNmZy-§Ä¡v Hgp-¡³ adp-]-Sn-I-
fmWv IhnX X¶-Xv. HSp-hn tÌj-\-Sp-¡m-dm-b-t¸mÄ s]mdpXnap«n-bm-se-¶-
t]mse AhÄ Xncn¨ptNmZn¨p: tUm¬Sv bq t\m Zmäv Abmw amcoUv?
F\nbv¡p Imepjyw tXm¶n. \n§Ä hnhm-ln-X-bm-sW¶v Rms\-§s\
Adnbm-\mWv? F¶mepw sR«Â ad-¨p-sh¨v Rm³ AÛpXw \Sn-¨p. Ah-fm-
hs« kvt\l-a-b-\mb `À¯m-hn-t\-¡p-dn¨v hmNm-e-bm-bn. A¶pw R§Ä ip`-
bm{X t\À¶p-]n-cn-ªp.

`À¯m-hpÅ s]®ns\ _Êv tÌm¸n Im¯p-\n¡p-¶Xv XSnbv¡p

c£bpÅ Imcy-aÃtÃm. ]ntä¶p apX bm{X shtÆ-sdbm¡m³ Rm\pw
Xocp-am-\n-¨p.

c−v
]ns¶ Iptd \mtfbv¡v Ihn-Xsb I−n-Ã. ImWm³ Rms\m«v DÕm-
ln-¨-Xp-an-Ã. Pohsâ kpc-£-bm-WtÃm {][m-\w.

A§-s\-bn-cn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ Hcp i\n-bmgvN _ÊvtÌm¸n Ahsf

I−p. Fsâ ]n¶n¯-s¶. I−p-sh¶p hcp¯m³ H¶p Nncn¨v Rm³
apI-fn-tebv¡p Ib-dn. IhnX apI-fn-tebv¡p Ib-dn-sb¯n Fsâ ASp-¯p-h-
¶n-cp-¶p. F´p ]än \n§Ä¡v? C{X \mfpw ImWm-¯-Xn AhÄ ]cn-`hw
\Sn-¨p. Im¯p-\nÂt¡s−¶p ]d-ªn-«tà F¶p Rm³ Xncn¨p tNmZn-¨n-Ã.
`À¯m-hn\p kpJ-atà F¶p tNmZn-¨p. AsX F¶v AhÄ. t]sc-´m-sW-
¶-dn-bptam? Ipän-¡r-jvW³. \n§-fpsS \m«p-Im-c-\m-Wv. F{X kvt\l-a-b-
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\mWv Xsâ `À¯m-sh¶v AhÄ ho−pw. Xm³ acp¶p Ign-bv¡m³ ad-¶mÂ

AXv HmÀ½n-¸n¨v Ign-¸n-bv¡p-¶Xv `À¯m-hm-Wv. F{X Xh-W-bmbn Xm\-t±-l-
t¯mSp ]d-bp¶p thsd hnhmlw Ign-bv¡m³. AbmÄ Iq«m-¡p-¶n-Ã.

]ns¶ s]s«¶v X\nbv¡v Ipsd-tbsd ]d-bm-\p-s−¶pw \n§Ä¡v

AsXms¡ tIÄ¡m³ Ft¸m-gmWv ka-b-ap-−m-hp-I-sb¶pw Ihn-X tNmZn-¨p.
F\n-bvs¡¶pw ka-b-ap-s−¶p ]d-ªp. C¶p i\n-bm-gvN. D¨-h-sctb
tPmen-bp-Åp. F´p-sIm−v C¶pXs¶ Bbn-¡qSm? Bhm-sa¶p Xocp-am-\-
am-bn. D¨-Xn-cn-ªv, k¡mÀ sdtÌm-dân\p ap¼n ImWmw. ]dª kabw
Ignªv Ccp-]Xp an\n«p sshIn-bmWv IhnX F¯n-b-Xv. Hc-]-cn-Nn-X-tb-¡q«n
tlm«-ep-I-fnsem¶pw t]mbn F\nbv¡p ]cn-N-b-ap-−m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. \Ã Hcp
Imap-I-\Ã Rms\¶v F\nbv¡v t_m[y-am-bn. Ihn-X-bvs¡´mWv Cã-sa¶-dn-
bn-Ã. F´v HmÀUÀ sN¿-W-sa-¶-dn-bmsX Ccp¶ Fs¶ Ihn-Xbpw klm-bn-
¨n-Ã. Rm³ BXn-tY-b-\m-W-tÃm. HSp-hn shdpwIm¸n Ign¨v R§Ä ]pd-
¯n-d-§n. NÀ¨vtK-än-se-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Ihn-Xbv¡v kln-sI-«n-cn-bv¡-Ww.
Cs¶mcp hyXym-k-¯n\v \ap¡p _Ên t]mbn-¡qsS F¶-hÄ tNmZn-¨p.
R§Ä 84þmw \¼À _Êv tÌm¸n-tebv¡p \S-¶p. _Êp bm{X-bv¡n-S-bnÂ
AhÄ hmNm-e-bm-hp-sa¶p Rm³ hnNm-cn-¨p. ]t£ AhÄ Imcy-ambn H¶pw
kwkm-cn-¨n-Ã. CSbv¡v F´mWv Rm³ hm¨p sI«m-¯-sX¶v tNmZn-¨p.
{]tXy-In¨p Imc-W-sam-¶p-an-sÃ-¶v Rm³ ]d-ªp. F¶m CXv Ccn-bv¡s«
F¶p ]dªv AhÄ lm³Uv _mKnÂ\n¶v Hcp sNdnb Afps¡-Sp¯p X¶p.
]pXnb F¨v Fw Sn hm¨v. CXp Xsâ BZy-t¯bpw Ah-km-\-t¯bpw k½m-
\-am-Wv F¶v AhÄ ]d-ªp.

]ns¶ Ahn-Nm-cn-X-ambn _Ên sh¨pÅ IqSn-¡m-gvN-IÄ, D¨

t\c¯v Fs¶ tXSn-sb-¯p¶ t^m¬ hnfn-IÄ. A§s\ c−p hÀj-t¯m-
fw. Hcn-bv¡Â Iyqhn Fsâ Iptd ]n¶n \n¡p¶ Ihn-Xsb Rm³
I−n-söp \Sn-¨p. AhÄ apI-fn Ib-dn-sb-¯n-b-t¸m-tgbv¡pw Rm³
Fsâ Iqen sImSp¯pIgn-ªn-cp-¶p. Fsâ ASp¯p h¶n-cp¶v F´m Fsâ
Iqen sImSp-¡m-Xn-cp-¶Xv F¶v A[n-Im-c-kz-c-¯n tNmZn-¨p. asäm-cn-bv¡Â
I¬U-ÎÀ Fsâ I¿nÂ\n¶v ]Ww hm§m³ hnk-½-Xn-¨p. Iqen asäm-cmÄ
X¶n-«p-−¶p ]d-ªp. Xncn-ªp-t\m-¡n-b-t¸mÄ \mep koäp-IÄ¡-¸p-d¯v
IhnX Hcp ]pkvX-I-¯n apgp-In-sb-¶-t]mse Ccn-bv¡p-¶p. thsd Hcp i\n-
bmgvN D¨-t\-c¯v _³KqÀ \Kdnse Hcp ]oSn-I-bnÂ\n¶v tamtU¬ s{_Íp
hm§p-t¼mÄ IhnX Fsâ H¸-sa-¯n. GS-¯n-b½ \m«n t]mb ka-b-am-
bXp sIm−v GIm-´-hm-k-am-sW¶p Rm³ ]d-ªp. ho«n h¶mÂ
km¼mdpw tNmdpw Xcm-sa¶v IhnX {]tem-`n-¸n-¨p. Rm³ B £Ww \nc-kn-
¨p. Iptd-¡-gnªv Rm³ \m«n-tebv¡p t]mhp-I-bm-sW¶p ]d-ª-t¸mÄ AÑ-
\-½-am-sc At\z-jWw Adn-bn-bv¡W-sa¶v Bh-iy-s¸-«p. Hcp amkw
Ignªp \m«nÂ\n¶p aS-§n-h-¶-t¸mÄ Rm³ Nne-sXms¡ Fgp-Xn-bn-«p−v
F¶p ]dªv Iptd ISemÊp-I-sf-Sp¯pX¶p. Fsâ bP-am-\³ Fhn-sS-
t¸mbn F¶pw aäpw tNmZn-bv¡p¶ hnclw Xpfp-¼p¶ Ihn-X-IÄ.

]ns¶-¸ns¶ bmZr-Ñn-I-amb B IqSn¡m-gvN-Ifpw \ne-¨p. Hcp¨

t\c¯v Rm³ Ihn-X-bpsS B¸o-kn-tebv¡p hnfn-¨p. sNdn-b-½sb
t\m¡m³th−n Xmakw km´m-{Iq-kn-tebv¡p amän-sb¶pw AXmWv Ct¸mÄ
ImWm-¯-sX¶pw IhnX Adn-bn-¨p. Xma-kn-bmsX ImWm-sa¶p ]d-ªp.
asämcp Znhkw NÀ¨vtK-än hmkp-tZ-hs\ Im¯p-\n¡p-t¼mÄ Bsfm-gp-
¡n IhnX Fsâ ap¼n F¯n-s¸-«p. Ipd-¨p-t\cw hÀ¯-am\w ]dªp
\n¶v X\nbv¡p Xnc-¡p-s−¶pw hmkp-tZ-hs\ ImWm³ \n¡p-¶n-söpw
]dªv h−nIb-dn-t¸m-bn.

]ns¶ Ihn-X-tb-¸än Hcp hnh-c-hp-an-Ãm¯ Iptd amk-§ÄXs¶

IS¶pt]mbn. Hcp Znhkw Ah-fpsS B¸o-kn-tebv¡p hnfn-¨-t¸mÄ adp-]Sn
In«n: IhnX c−p amk-§Ä¡p ap¼v I¼\n hn«pt]mb-tÃm. thsd tPmen
In«n-t¸m-b-Xm-tWm, Ct¸m-sg-hn-sS-bmWv Xmakw XpS-§nb tNmZy-§Ä¡v
AhÀ¡pw hnh-c-sam-¶p-an-à F¶ Hscm-gp-¡³ adp-]Sn In«n.
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Btem-Nn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ Hcp ]nSnbpw In«p-¶n-Ã. F´n-\mWv IhnX

Fs¶ kvt\ln-¨Xv? t_mws_-bnse e£-§fn F´p {]tXy-I-X-bmWv
F¶n-e-hÄ I−Xv? BZyw X¶ I¯n ]d-bp¶t]mse Fsâ apJs¯
\njvI-f-¦-X-bmWv F¶v Rm³ hniz-kn--bv¡p¶n-Ã. Fsâ apJ¯v asä´p
`mh-ap-−m-bmepw AXp-−m-h³ hgn-bnà F¶v F\nbv¡p \¶m-b-dn-bmw. Hcp
Imcyw Dd¸v: IhnX F¶nÂ\n¶p {]Xo-£n-¨-sX-´mbmepw AXp sIm-Sp-
¡m³ F\nbv¡p Ign-ªn-«n-Ã.

]ns¶ aq¶p-sImÃw Ignªv `mc-XobhnZym`h-\n tPWenkw

tImgvkn\v {]th-i\¸co£-sb-gp-Xp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. ad-¡m-\m-hm¯ Hcp kw`-h-
t¯-¡p-dn¨v Fgp-Xm-\m-bn-cp-¶p HSp-hn-es¯ \nÀt±iw. Rm³ Ihn-X-tb-¸-än-
sb-gp-Xn. {]th-i\-¯n\p ap¼pÅ IqSn-¡mgvN \S-¯n-bXv CÃ-t{Ì-äUv
hoIven-bpsS A¶s¯ ]{Xm-[n-]À Fw hn Ima-¯m-Wv. D¯-c-¡-S-em-Ên-eqsS
It®m-Sn-¨p-sIm−v Ima¯v tNmZn¨p: Z tÌmdn bq lm^v dn«¬ þ Cuknäv
{Sq?

AsX-sb¶p Rm³ ]d-ªp.

Cukv jn Ìn Fssehv? Ima¯v XpSÀ¶p tNmZn-¨p.

A§s\ hniz-kn-bv¡p¶p F¶p Rm³ ]d-ªp.

AXv 1982emWv. C¶pw IhnX X¶ F¨v Fw Sn hm¨v IrXy-ambn \S-

¡p-¶p-−v. AXnsâ kv]µ-\-§Ä tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ A§-s\-¯s¶ Rm\n-
t¸mgpw hniz-kn-bv¡p-¶p.

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