AÑsâ Hky¯v

R§-fpsS ho«n ]ip-hnÃmXm-bn«v Ac \qäm-s−¦nepw Bbn-¡m-W-Ww.

sXmgp¯v AtXmsS Bh-iy-an-Ãm-Xm-bn. ]n¶osSt¸mtgm AXv ]gb km[-\-§Ä
Iq«n-bn-Sm-\pÅ ]pc-bm-bn. Cf-¡n-sb-Sp¯ I«n-f, hmXn-ep-IÄ, P\-ep-IÄ, ]e-I-IÄ,
sRWp-§nb ]m{X-§Ä, Hm« hoW ]m«-IÄ, tX¡p-sIm-«, tX\o-¨-¡qSv F¶n-§s\
F´pw AXn sIm−p-sN¶p XÅp¶ ioe-am-bn. FÃmw bYm-Øm-\-¯pt−m F¶v
hÃ-t¸m-gp-sam¶v ]cn-tim-[n-¨pt\m¡p¶ ]Xn-hp−v. Hmtcm-t¶m-tcm-¶mbn FÃmw
hen¨p]pd--¯n-Sp-t¼mÄ ImWm-Xmbn F¶p [cn-¨n-cp¶ ]eXpw AXnÂ\n¶v I−p-In-
«p¶ ]Xn-hp-ap−v.

C¶se A§-s\-sbmcp Znh-k-am-bn-cp-¶p. kp[m-I-c\pw joebpw cmhn-se-

¯s¶ XpS§n ]Wn. aäp-]-e-Xn-tâbpw CS-bnÂ\n¶v Aѳ A´y-Zn-\-§-fn D]-
tbm-Kn-¨n-cp¶ s_Uv ]m³, aq{X-¸m-{Xw, Xp¸Â¸m{Xw F¶nh ]pd-¯p-h-¶p. InS-
¸nem-bn-cp¶ \mep sImÃ-t¯mfw Ahsbms¡ AÑsâ AcnsI¯s¶-bp-−m-bn-cp-
¶p. ]nªm-Ww- sIm-−pÅ s_Uv]m\v XI-cmsdm¶pw h¶n-«n-Ã. ¹mÌnIv
sIm−pÅ aq{X-¸m-{Xhpw Xp¸Â¸m-{Xhpw \Ã-h®w H¶p IgpIn hr¯n-bm-¡n-sb-Sp-
¯m aXn. H¶n\pw Hcp tISpw ]än-bn-«n-Ã.

s_Uv]m³ ap¯-Èn-b½ D]-tbm-Kn-¨-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. hkvXnbv¡pÅ D]-I-c-W-

hpw. ]n¶oSv Ah AÑ-tâ-Xm-bn. A½bv¡v Ah D]-tbm-Kn-bvt¡-−n-h-¶n-Ã. ad-hn-
tcmKw _m[n¨ A½ AÑ-t\mfw InS-¶n-Ã. AXp-sIm−v Ah ad-hn-bnÂs¸«v sXmgp-
¯p-]p-c-bn¯s¶ C{X-bpw Imew InS-¶p.

hmÀ²-Iy-¯nsâ \ncm-ew-_-X-bn C¯cw D]-I-c-W-§Ä Hgn-hm-¡m-\m-hm-¯-

Xm-Wv. AÑ-\m-sW-¦n FÃm kuI-cy-§fpw thW-sa¶v \nÀº-Ô-am-bn-cp-¶p.
ImeSn aqSm³ tkmIvkv, Imen sI«m³ ]«o-kv, sNhn aqSn-s¡-«m³ a^vfÀ, aq¡p
XpS-bv¡m³ Xqhme F¶n-hsbÃmw FÃm-bvt¸mgpw AÑsâ H¸-ap-−m-bn-cp-¶p.
sIm¯p-]-Wn-bn-epÅ hmk\sIm−v ]e-Xcw Du¶p-h-Sn-IÄ Aѳ Xsâ \à Ime-
¯p-Xs¶ D−m¡nsh¨n-cp-¶p-. F¶mepw hmÀ²-Iy-w AwKo-I-cn-bv¡m-\pÅ aSn-
sIm−m-hWw Aѳ Ah- Hcn-bv¡epw D]-tbm-Kn-¨n-Ã. AXp-sIm−p IqSn-bmhmw
Aѳ CS-bv¡nsS hoWp. `mKy-¯n\v Hmtcm h«hpw ]cn-¡p-I-sfm¶pw G¡msX
c£-s¸-«p. hmÀ²-Iy-¯n Gähpw t]Sn-bvt¡-−Xv C¯cw hogvN-Isfbm-WtÃm.

Rm³ thWp-hnsâ Cþ-sa-bn HmÀ½n-¨p-t]m-bn. P\p-hcn 25þse I¯nÂ

thWp FgpXnbncp¶p: ""C¶se Rm³ tij-¿-¦m-cpsS ho«n t]mbncp¶p. Abm-
fpsS `mcy apJ-a-Sn-¨p-hoWv apJ-amsI hnIr-X-am-bn-cn-bv¡p-I-bm-Wv. Ggv Ìn¨v. ]Ãp
Iptd t]mbn. `£Wsam¶pw Ign-bv¡m³ h¿. ]mhw. ip{iq-jn-bv¡m³ tij³.
]mÀ¡n³k¬ ImcWw AbmÄ¡p kzbw \n¡m³ t]mepw {]bm-kw. CS-bv¡nsS
aI³ Ata-cn-¡-bnÂ\n¶p hnfn-bv¡pw. AhÀ F´p-sN-¿p¶p F¶v At\z-jn-bv¡m³.
F§s\ sN¿Ww F¶p-]-tZ-in-bv¡m³. hÃm¯ Iãw tXm¶pw. BÀ¡pw H¶pw
sN¿m-\n-Ã. sNt¿− a¡Ä ASp-¯p-an-Ã.''

XpSÀ¶v asämcp IpSpw-_-¯n t]msb¶pw thWp XpSÀ¶p. AhnsS Krl-

\mY AÀºp-Z-Nn-In-Õ- Ignªv Bip-]-{Xn-bnÂ\ns¶-¯n-bn-«p-−v. Ct¸mÄ Ipd¨v
Bizm-k-ap-−v. Ah-cp-tSbpw a¡Ä AI-e-s¯-hn-sS-sbm-s¡tbm BWv.

a¡Ä ASp-¯p-−m-hpI F¶Xv AÑ-\-½-am-cpsS ]pWy-am-Wv. ]t£ Ahsc

\Ã-h®w ip{iq-jn-bv¡m-\pÅ a\-Êp-Å-h-cm-h-W-sa¶p am{Xw. hb-Êm-hp-t¼mÄ a\p-
jy-cpsS kz`mhw amdp-¶Xv kzm`m-hn-Iw. C¶se hsc kzt_m-[-t¯msS kwkm-cn-¨n-
cp¶ Aѳ F´p-sIm-−mWv C¶v C§s\ F¶v \ap¡p k¦Sw tXm¶pw. Hcp
ipWvTn-bp-an-Ãm-Xn-cp¶ A½ Cs¶-´mWv C§s\ Bh-iy-an-ÃmsX \½-tfmSp
IbÀ¡p-¶Xv F¶pw \½Ä AÛp-X-s¸-Spw. Ah-cpsS km¶n²yw \ap¡v A\n-ã-am-
hp-¶Xv hfsc s]s«¶mWv. ap−qÀ IrjvW³Ip-«n-bpsS `mj-bn AhÀ "A\m-h-iy'-
ambn amdp-¶Xv At¸m-gm-Wv.

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 CubnsS bqSyq_v hgn Hcp sNdp-Nn{Xw {]N-cn¨n-cp-¶p. D-Zym-\-¯n ]{Xw
hmbn-¨p-sIm-−n-cn-bv¡p¶ aI³. AcnsI AtX tIm¬{Ioäv s_©n Ccn-bv-¡p¶
Aѳ. AI-e-s¯-hn-sStbm \n¶v Hcp Infn-bpsS i_vZw tIÄ¡p-¶p. Aѳ AXv
GXp Infn-bpsS i_vZ-am-sW¶v aI-t\mSv tNmZn-bv¡p-¶p. D¯cw ]d-bp¶ aI-t\mSv
Aѳ ho−pw AtX kwibw Xs¶ BhÀ¯n-bv¡p-¶p. £a sI« aI³ AÑ-
t\mSp IbÀ¡p-¶p. At¸mÄ Aѳ AI-¯p-t]mbn ]gb Hcp Nn{X-]p-kvXIw FSp-
¯p-sIm-−p-h-cp-¶p. aIs\ hm¡p-IÄ ]Tn-¸n-¨Xv B ]pkvX-I-¯nÂ\n-¶m-Wv.
Aѳ ]d-bp¶p: ""aI-t\, CXp \ns¶ ]Tn-¸n-bv¡p-t¼mÄ \obpw Ft¶mSv ]ns¶bpw
]ns¶bpw kwibw tNmZn-¨n-cp-¶p. ]t£ Rm³ £a-tbmsS \n\¡v FÃmw ho−pw
ho−pw ]d-ªp-X-¶n-cp-¶p. \n\-t¡mÀ½-bpt−m?''

F¬]-¯©p hb-Êp-hsc ]cn-]qÀ® Btcm-Ky-hm-\m-bn-cp¶ Aѳ ImsW-

¡msW ZpÀº-e-\m-bn. hf-sc-s¸-s«¶v InS-¸m-hp-Ibpw sNbvXp. A§-s\-sbm-c-Ñs\
R§-fmcpw k¦Â¸n-¨n«pX-s¶-bp-−m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Hcp ]\n _m[n¨v I«n-en InS¶
Aѳ A¶p cm{Xn ""\n§-sf-Ãm-hcpw Bip-]-{Xn-bn \n¡-W-sa-¶n-Ã, Hcm-sfm-gn¨v
_m¡n-bp-Å-hÀ ho«n-tebv¡p s]mbvt¡mfq'' F¶p ]d-ª-t¸mÄ R§Ä A\p-`-hn¨
k¦Sw AÑsâ ac-W-¯nÂt¸mepw D−m-bn-«n-Ã. hoSv Bip-]-{Xn-bmbn tXm¶m³
X¡-h®w AÑsâ a\Êv amdn-t¸m-b-Xv AwKo-I-cn-bv¡m³ \Ã- hnjaw tXm¶n.
]ns¶-¸ns¶ AXn-t\mSp s]mcp-¯-s¸-Sm³ Ign-ªp-sh-¦nepw Hcp cm{Xn DSp-¯n-cp¶
aÃp-ap−v FSp¯v s\SpsI Iodp-¶Xp I−t¸mÄ k¦Sw kln-bv¡m³ Ign-ªn-Ã.
F´m-WÑm sN¿p-¶Xv F¶p tNmZn-¨-t¸mÄ Nncn-¨p-sIm−v Aѳ ]dªp: ""P\m-e-
bv¡Â HcmÄ \n¡p-¶Xp I−n-tÃ, AbmÄ Hcp ap−p Xtczm F¶p tNmZn-bv¡p-
¶p.'' ap−p Iodm³ XpS-§n-bm ]ns¶ Bdp amkta Bbp-ÊpÅp F¶v GtXm ac-
W-e-£-W-hn-ZKv[³ ]d-ªp-sh-¦nepw Aѳ ]nt¶bpw \mep sImÃw Pohn-¨p.

Pohn¨p F¶p ]d-ªm icn-bm-hptam Bthm! XnI¨pw InS-bv¡-bnse

Pohn-X-am-bn-cp¶p AXv. BZys¯ Bdp-amkw Ign-ª-t¸mÄ Aѳ kzt_m-[-¯n-
tebv¡p Xncn-¨p-t]m-¶p. ]t£ icocw At¸m-tgbv¡pw hÃmsX £oWn-¨n-cp-¶p.
H¶pw kz´w \nb-{´-W-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. cmhnse Ipfn-¸n-¨p-sIm-−p-h¶v InS-¯n-
bm DSs\ DSp-ap-−msI aew ]pc−n-«p-−m-hpw. ho−pw ap−p amän InS¯n H¶p
Xncn-bp-t¼m-tgbv¡pw InS-¡-hncn aqXw-sIm−v \\-ªn-«p-−m-hpw. ]¯pw ]{´−pw
{]mhiyw hkv{X-§fpw Bdpw Ggpw {]mhiyw InS-¡-hn-cn-Ifpw amänb F{Xtbm Znh-
k-§-fp-−v.

\n§Ä¡-dn-bp-tam, hr²-i-coc¯nsâ sXmen hfsc arZp-Xz-ap-Å-Xm-Wv.

Aev]w A{i² aXn sXmen-bn apdn-th¡m³. Ipfn-¸n-bv¡p-t¼mÄ \Ã-h®w {i-
²n-bv¡-Ww. AÑsâ icocw kz´w icocw t]mse F\nbv¡p lrZn-Ø-am-bn. Ipfn-
¸n-bv¡p-t¼mgpw apJw hSn¨p-sIm-Sp-¡p-t¼mgpw Imen-tebpw I¿n-tebpw \J-§Ä
sh«p-t¼m-gp-saÃmw ]ns¶-¸ns¶ AXv Fsâ ico-cw X-s¶-bm-sW¶v Rm³ Xncn-¨-dn-
ªp.

BZys¯ Bdp amk-¯n-\p-tijw Aѳ kzt_m-[-¯n-tebv¡p Xncn-¨p-h-

¶Xv R§sf FÃm-h-tcbpw kt´m-j-n¸n¨p. hmbn-bv¡m³ lnµp ]{Xw thW-sa¶v
Bh-iy-s¸-«-t¸mÄ Rm³ AÛp-X-s¸-«p. lnµp ]{Xw hni-Z-ambn hmbn-bv¡p¶ ]Xnhv
ho−pw XpS-§n. lnµp-hnsâ {]kn-²o-I-c-W-amb "{^âvsse³' ho−pw hmbn-bv¡-W-
sa-¶p ]d-ªp. ]{X-¯nÂ\n¶v Adn-ªn-«m-h-Ww, A¡m-e-¯n-d-§nb Inc¬ t_Zn-
bpsS Bß-IY "sF sUbÀ' hm§n-s¡m-−p-h-c-W-sa¶v Hcp Znhkw Bh-iy-s¸-«p.
cm{Xnbpw ]I-ep-ambn Aѳ c−p Znh-kw-sIm−v B ]pkvXIw hmbn-¨p-XoÀ¯p.
Aѳ ho−pw hmb-\bpsS temI-¯n-tebv¡p Xncn-s¨-¯n-sb¶p kt´m-jn¨v Ae-
am-cn-bnÂ\n¶v IqSp-X ]pkvX-I-§Ä Rm³ FSp-¯p-sIm-Sp-¯p.

FÃmw Xm¡m-enIw am{X-am-bn-cp¶p F¶v ]n¶oSp a\-Ên-em-bn. lnµp

]{Xw I¿n HXp-§m-Xm-bn. hmb-\- ]qÀ¯n-bm-¡msX Aѳ ]e-t¸mgpw Dd-¡-¯n-
tebv¡p hgp-Xn-ho-Wp. ]{Xw ]pd-§Ä]pd-§-fmbn I«n-en ]c¶p NnXdn. "{^âv
sse³' hmbn-bv¡-s¸-SmsX I«n-en Znh-k-§-tfmfw InS-¶p. Nne-t¸mÄ AXv aq{X-
¯n \\-ªp. {ItaW Rm³ lnµphpw {^âvsse\pw hm§n-s¡m-−p-h-cp-¶Xp
\nÀ¯n.

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 hmb\ \n¶p-t]m-bXv Aѳ ]n¶o-sS-s¸mtgm HmÀ½n-s¨-Sp-¯p. lnµp
sIm−p-h-cp-¶Xv Rm³ Ft¶ \nÀ¯n-bn-cp-¶p. Hcp Znhkw Ipfn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ "{^âv
sse³' hm§n-s¡m-−p-h-c-W-sa¶v Aѳ Bh-iy-s¸-«p. ]t£ amkn-I-bpsS t]cv
AÑ\v HmÀ½n-s¨Sp¡m-\m-bn-Ã. tPmen-bv¡n-d-§p-t¼mÄ AXv ho−pw HmÀ½n-¸n-
bv¡m³ Aѳ {ian-¨p. ]t£ At¸mgpw AÑ\v AXnsâ t]cv HmÀ½ h¶n-Ã.
H¶pw a\-Ên-em-hp-¶nà F¶v Rm\pw \Sn-¨p. shdpsX ]Xn-\-©p-dp-¸nI If-bp-¶-sX-
´n\v F¶m-bn-cp¶p Fsâ Nn´. sshIp-t¶cw tPmen Ignªp aS§nh¶-t¸m-
tgbv¡pw Aѳ amkn-I-bpsS t]cp am{X-aà B hnjbwXs¶ ad-¶p-t]m-bn-cp-¶p.

]n¶oSv Aѳ Hcn-bv¡epw lnµphpw {^âvsse\pw hm§n-s¡m-−p-h-c-W-sa¶v

Bh-iy-s¸-«n-Ã. C\n HmÀ½n-¸n-¨m hm§m-atÃm F¶ Hcp kzbw\ymbo-I-c-W-¯nÂ
Rm³ kzmØyw tXSn. Gsd sshImsX Aѳ lnµphpw {^âvsse\pw CÃm¯
temI-¯n-tebv¡p bm{X-bm-hp-Ibpw sNbvXp.

HcmÄ¡v F§s\ C{X-t¯mfw AÂ]-\mhmw F¶v ]e-t¸mgpw Rm³

Btem-Nn-¨n«p−v. shdpw ]Xn-\-©p-dp-¸n-I-bpsS em`w t\m¡n kz´w AÑsâ hfsc
sNdnb Hcm{Klw t]mepw \nd-th-än-s¡m-Sp-¡m³ aSn¨ F\nbv¡v Hcp aI³ F¶Ã
Hcp a\p-jy³ F¶ hnfn-tIÄ¡m-³ t]mepap-Å AÀl-X-bpt−m?

thWp-hnsâ AÑsâ ac-Whpw BbnsS \S-¶p. AÑsâ A´y-Znh-k§-tf-¸än

AbmÄ hmNm-e-\m-bn. Bip-]-{Xn-bn sh¨m-bn-cp¶p ac-Ww. acWw \S¶v arX-
tZlw ho«n-tebv¡p sIm−p-t]m-hm-\pÅ \S-]-Sn-{I-a-§Ä¡nsS AbmÄ Bip-]-{Xn-ap-
dn-bn Iptd t\cw Hä-bv¡n-cp-¶p. acWw FÃm-hÀ¡p-ap-Å-Xm-sW¶pw hnj-an-bvt¡-
s−¶pw ]dªv Biz-kn-¸n-bv¡m³ {ian¨ t\gvknt\mSv thWp H¶pw an−n-bn-Ã.
""Iãw AhÀ¡-dn-bn-ÃtÃm Rm³ Ft¶mSp Xs¶-bpÅ Ah-Ú-sIm-−mWv AhnsS
Hä-bv¡n-cp-¶-sX-¶v,'' thWp ]d-ªp. IrXym-´-c-_m-lpeyw F¶ Hgn-I-gn-hn AÑ-
t\m-SpÅ IS-¸mSv th−-t]mse sNbvXp-XoÀ¡m³ Ign-ªn-ÃtÃm F¶ k¦Sw Xocp-
¶n-söv AbmÄ XpSÀ¶p. Bep-¡m-knse Ac− shfn-¨-¯n ]c-kv]cw k¦-S-
§Ä ]¦p-sh¨v R§-Ä Ccn¸p XpS-§n-bn«v Ipd-¨p-t\-c-ambncp-¶p. ""a¡-fm-sW¶p
]d-bp¶ \½-sfms¡ tXUv tdäv sNä-I-fm-sW-tSm,'' IqSn-¡m-gvN-bpsS Ah-km-\-ambn
thWp ]d-ªp. At¸mÄ kzbw hnti-jn-¸n-bv¡m³ AXnepw \Ã hm¡v thsd-bp-
s−¶v F\nbv¡pw tXm¶n-bn-Ã.

sshIp-t¶-c-am-bn. kp[m-I-c\pw joebpw sXmgp-¯nse km[-\-§Ä Xncn¨v

ASp-¡n-sh-bv¡m³ XpS-§n-bn-cp-¶p. ]eXpw NnXÂ Xn¶p-t]m-bn-cp-¶p. Ah Dt]-
£n-bvt¡− hIp-¸nÂs¸-Sp-¯n- kp[m-I-c³ amän-sh-¨n-cp-¶p. D]-tbm-K-iq-\y-amb
hkvXp-¡Ä FSp-¡p¶ Øe¯p sIm−p-sIm-Sp-¡mw. AsÃ-¦n I¯n-¨p-I-fbmw.
FÃmw Xcw-Xn-cn-bv¡p-I-bmWv kp[m-I-c³.

AÑsâ s_Uv]m\pw aq{X-¸m-{Xhpw Xp¸Â¸m-{Xhpw AbmÄ amän-sh-¨n-cp-¶p.

CXv GXp hIp-¸nÂs¸-Sp-¯Ww F¶v AbmÄ tNmZn-¨p.

Aѳ `qan-bn _m¡n sh¨ B PwK-a-h-kvXp-¡-fn-tebv¡v Rm³ t\m¡n.

]gb \oXn-km-c-I-Y-bn-teXp t]mse C¶-sÃ-¦n \msf CsXms¡ R§Ä¡pw Bh-
iy-ambn hcpsa¶v F\nbv¡p tXm¶n.

""kq£n¨v FSp¯p shbv¡-Ww,'' Rm³ kp[m-I-c-t\mSp ]d-ªp.

(A-ã-aqÀ¯n)

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