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tUhnUv temh-dn- F∂ Ne-®n-{X-Im-cs‚ Hcp t{]X-IY (A Ghost Story) Hcp t{]X-

kn-\n-a-b√, F∂m¬ Hcp t{]X-kn-\n-a-bm-Wp Xm\pw. t{]X-I-Y-sb∂p tIƒ°p-tºmƒ a\- n-
te°p ht∂-°m-hp-∂ `oI-chpw _o`’-hp-amb Zriy-߃ - temh-dn-bpsS Ne-®n-{X-Øn-en-√. F¶n-
epw, Ne-®n-{X-°m-gvN-°n-S-bn¬ ap∂ntem ]n∂ntem `qX-߃ \ne-bp-d-∏n-®n-´p-t≠m-sb∂p \mw
Xnc-bm≥ km≤y-Xb - p-≠v. AXoh efn-Xa - mb ZriymJym-\ß - fn-eqsS Hcp t{]Xk©mcsØ Bhn-
jv°-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv, Ne-®n-{X-Im-c≥. tUhnUv temhdn-s‚ Ne-®n-{X-{]-Xn` \tΩmSv F¥mWp
]d-bp-∂-sX∂ hnNm-c-ß-fn¬ apgp-Im≥ ImgvN-°n-S-bnse Hmtcm \nan-j-Ønepw \mw kzbw
t{]cn-XcmIp∂p. {]Xy-£] - m-Tß
- ƒ°-∏p-dsØ [z\n-hn-ti-jß - ƒ {][m-\a - m-sW∂ {]XoXn P\n-
∏n-°p-Ibpw t_m≤y-s∏-Sp-ØpIbpw sNøp∂ Hcp ]cn-N-c-W-co-Xn-bmWv Ne-®n-{X-Im-c≥ kzoI-
cn-°p-∂-Xv. {]Xy-£-°m-gvN-sb Dt]-£n-°p∂- hymJym-\ßfn-te°p t]mtI-≠-Xp-s≠∂p
\ap°p tXm∂p-∂p. `qX-Øns‚ ImgvN-t°m-Wn¬ \n∂mWv Ne-®n-{X-Im-c≥ ]e-t∏mgpw t\m°p-
∂-Xv. \ΩpsS ho£-W-Ønte°v CXns\ ]cm-h¿Ø\w sNtø≠-Xp-≠v. Ne-®n-{X-Øn¬ {]Xy-
£-s∏-Sp∂ {][m\ IYm-]m-{X-ßf - mb kv{Xobp-tSbpw ]pcp-jt- ‚bpw Pohn-XI - Y
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- √
- n-Xv. Aßs\
\yq\o-I-cn®p I≠m¬, henb A¿∞-tem-]-ß-fn-emWv \mw FØn-t®-cp-I.

hn¿Pn-\ob hqƒ^ns‚ Hcp `qXm-thiap≈ hoSv F∂ IY-bnse BZy-hmIyw Ne-®n-{X-

Øns‚ XpS-°-Øn¬ sh≈n-Øn-c-bn¬ {]Xy-£-s∏-Sp-∂p-≠v. Ft∏mƒ, \n߃ DW-cp-tºmgpw
Hcp hmXn¬ AS-bp-∂ i_vZw. Cu IY-bnse Zº-Xn-Iƒ°v Zp¿t⁄-b-amb Nne A\p-`-h-ß-fp-
≠v. B ho´n¬ c≠p `qX-߃ hkn-°p∂Xmbn Ah¿°p tXm∂p-∂p-≠v. `qX-߃ Ft¥m
Xnc-bp-I-bm-Wv. Ahcpw Zº-Xn-am-cm-bn-cp-∂p. X߃ Xnc-bp-∂-Xns\ B apdn-bn¬ hkn-°p-∂-h-
cn¬ `qX-߃ Is≠-Øp-∂p. `qX-߃ Xß-fpsS sshIm-cn-I-Xsb Ah-cn¬ ka¿∏n-°p-∂p.
Cu IY-bnse Bibw Hcp B[m-c-{ip-Xn-bmbn tUhnUv temh-dn-vs‚ Ne-®n-{X-Øn-eps≠∂p
tXm∂mw. temh-dns‚ Ne-®n-{X-Ønse `qXhpw Xnc-®n-en-em-Wv. `nØn-°n-S-bn¬ Ahƒ Hfn-∏n®p
h® IS-em-kp-Xp-≠n¬ F¥mWv Fgp-Xn-bn-cn-°p-∂Xv? IS-em-kp-Xp-≠p-I-fn¬ Fs¥-¶nepsams°
FgpXn ]e-bn-Sß - f
- n¬ Hfn∏n®phbv°p∂ Xs‚ ioesØ Ipdn®v Ne-®n-{X-Øns‚ XpS-°Ø - nse
kv{Xoi_vZw ]d-bp-∂p-≠v. Nne \pdp-ßp-Iƒ, Ihn-Xm-i-I-e-߃ Hs° Ahƒ Ipdn-®p-h-bv°p-
∂p. Xm≥ Xncn-®p-sN√ptºmƒ Bsc-¶nepw Xs∂ ImØn-cn-°p-∂p-≠m-Ip-at√m F∂ {]Xo£
Cu ISem-kp-Xp-≠p-Iƒ Ahƒ°p \¬Ip-∂pht{X! \o ]ns∂ Xncn®p sN∂n-´p-t≠m-sb∂v
]pcp-j-i_vZw adp-tNmZyw D∂-bn-°p-∂p-≠v.

Ne-®n-{X-Ønse ]pcp-j\pw kv{Xobpw hkn-°p∂ ho´n¬ t\csØ Xs∂ `qX-_m-[-bp-

≠v. B apdn-bn¬ Db¿∂p tIƒ°p∂ Akzm-`m-hn-I-i-_vZ-ßsf Ipdn®v Ahƒ ]d-bp-∂p-≠v.
BZy-Zr-iy-ß-fnse AhcpsS -kw-`m-j-W-߃°n-S-bn¬ {]Xy-£-am-Ip∂ Ccp-´v, Nne hm°pI-
sf-¶nepw `qX-ß-fpsS i_vZ-am-tWm-sb∂p ktµ-ln-°m≥ \sΩ t{]cn-∏n-°p-∂-Xm-Wv. Ah\pw
Ahfpw hosSm-gn™p t]mIm-\p≈ {ia-Øn-em-Wv. ]nbmt\m sIm≠p-t]m-Ip-∂p-t≠m-sb∂
tNmZyw {]tXyIw {i≤n-°-Ww. hoSp-am‰w kw`-hn-°p-∂-Xn\p apt∂ Ah≥ Hcp A]-I-S-Øn¬
s]´p acn-°p-∂p. Ah≥ Ahsf hn´p-t]m-Ip-∂n-√. `qX-ambn Ah-cpsS ho´n-te°p hcp-∂p. Ne-
®n-{X-Im-c≥ Hcp-°p∂ `qXw IÆp-I-fpsS `mKØv c≠p Xpf-I-fp≈ Hcp XpWn-°q-Sm-c-amWv. Cu
Nn{X-W-Øn¬, Hcp A©p hb- p-Im-cs‚ `qX-k-¶¬∏sØ temhdn kzoI-cn-°p-∂p-sh∂p ]d-
b-Ww. BJym-\-em-fn-Xy-Øns‚ {]Xy-£-am-W-Xv. Ah-\pw Ahfpw Benw-K-\-_-≤-cmbn-
\n¬°p∂ t^mt´m t{]Xw t\m°n-\n¬°p∂p, hoSn-\p-≈n¬ Ahsf Ft∏mgpw ]n¥p-S-cp-∂p.
Ah-fpsS Zp:Jw ImWp-∂p. InS-°-bn¬ sN∂n-cp∂v Ahsf kv]¿in-°m≥ {ian-°p-∂p. ]ns∂,
AtX apdn-bn¬ as‰mcp ]pcp-js‚ kv]¿i-Øn¬ Ahƒ Akz-ÿ-bm-Ip-∂Xp \mw ImWp-∂p.
A\y-]p-cp-js‚ kv]¿ihpw Ah-fpsS Akzm-ÿyhpw `qXw ImWp-∂p≠v. `qXw t{Im[n-°p-
∂p. Ah-fpsS ]pkvX-I-ti-Jcw Xmsg hogvØp∂p, AXv. Xmsg hoWp Xpd∂ ]pkvX-I-Øn¬
\n∂pw \mw hmbn-°p-∂Xv hn¿Po-\nbm hqƒ^ns‚ IY-bn¬ \n∂p≈ hm°p-I-fm-Wv. ‘Chn-sS-
bmWv \mw Dd-ßn-bn-cp-∂Xv’ F∂ IY-bnse hmIy-ß-ƒ Ahƒ hmbn-°p-∂p, ‘Ah≥ t]mbn’
F∂ hmIy-ß-fpw. Ah-fpsS Ah-ÿsb Fgp-Xp∂ hmIy-ß-fmbn AXp t{]£-I¿ hmbn-s®-
Sp-°p-∂p. Ct∏mƒ, Ahƒ Hm¿°p∂p; Ah≥ tIƒ∏n® ]m´p-Iƒ: “Fs‚ ImapIn Ahn-sS-
bpt≠m? \mw ]ncn™pthm? Ahƒ a‰mscsb-¶nepw Is≠-Øntbm? Fs∂ X\n-®m-°ntbm?
X\n-®m-°ntbm?”

]ns∂, Ahƒ hoSp hn´p t]mIp-I-bm-Wv. Hcp Xp≠p-I-S-em-kn¬ Ft¥m FgpXn `nØn-
°p-≈nse sNdnb hnS-hn¬ Ahƒ Hfn-∏n®p-hb - v°p-∂X
- v \Ωfpw `qXhpw ImWp-∂p. `qXw AhnsS
Xs∂ XpS-cp-∂p. Ahƒ Fgp-Xn-b- Xp≠p-I-S-emkv Xnc-bp∂ `qXØns‚ Zriy-߃ Bh¿Øn®p
{]Xy-£-s∏-Sp-∂p. Ah-km-\-an-√mØ Xnc-®n¬, Ah-km-\-an-√mØ GIm¥k©m-c-߃. Ne-
®n-{X-Im-c≥ `qX-Po-hn-X-Øns‚ apjn-∏ns\ A\p-`-hn-∏n-°p-∂p, \Ω-sf. ho´n-te°p ]pXnb Xma-
k-°m¿ hcp-∂p. AΩ, Ip™p-߃,-A-h-cpsS Ifn-Iƒ, ]T-\w, `£-Wtai, kwKo-Xw, {InkvXp-
akv BtLm-j-߃... `qXw Ahsc D]-{Z-hn-°p∂ cwK-߃ IqSn-bp-≠v. sXm´-SpØ ho´nse
`qX-hp-ambn hn\n-a-b-ß-fn-te¿s∏-Sp∂ `qX-tØbpw \mw ImWp-∂p. F√m-bn-SØpw `qX-߃
\nd-™n-cn-°p-∂p-sh∂v Ne-®n-{X-Im-c≥ ]d-bp-∂pthm? \ap°p Np‰pw Hm¿Ω-I-fpsS tiJcw
Ds≠∂p ]d™ sj¬sd-bv°ns\ Hm¿Ω hcp-∂pt≠m? Ne-®n-{X-Im-c-\nse AXn-`u-Xn-I-hm-
Znsb ]cn-N-b-s∏-Sm\p≈ cwK-߃ F{Xtbm D≠v. temhdn Pohn-Xm-\p-`-h-Øns‚bpw imkv{X-
Øn-s‚bpw \nb-aß - sf sX‰n®pw k©-cn-°p-∂p. F∂m¬, Ne-®n-{X-Øns‚ ip{iq-jb - n¬ Abmƒ
Ie-bpsS \nb-aß - ƒ Adn-bp-∂h - \msW∂p t_m≤y-s∏-Sp-Øp-∂p. tcJo-ba - mb Nn{X-Wa- √ kwhn-
[m-b-I≥ kzoI-cn-°p-∂-Xv. Hcp ⁄m\n-bpsS s]s´-∂p≈ Zriy-{]-thiw Ne-®n-{X-Ønse _lp-
kz-c-ßsf h¿≤-am-\-am-°p-∂p. `qXsØ am\p-jn-I-am-°p∂ Iem-ss\-]p-Wn-bmWv temhdn {]I-
S-am-°p-∂-Xv.

BUw-_-c-Po-hn-X-Øns‚ aplq¿Ø-߃. \mK-cn-I-cmb bphm-°ƒ. \rØ-Øn-t‚bpw

aZy-]m-\-Øn-t‚bpw BtLm-j-ß-fp-tSbpw \Sp-hn¬ `qXw. CXn-∂n-S-bn¬ ⁄m\n-bpsS apJ-hp-
ambn Hcmƒ kwkm-cn-°p-∂p. XpS-°-Øn¬, \mi-Øns‚ {]Io¿Ø-\-am-Wv \mw tIƒ°p-∂-Xv.
F√mw \mi-Øn\p hnt[-b-am-Ipw. \ΩpsS Ip´n-Iƒ acn°pw. Ah-cpsS Ip´n-Ifpw acn-°pw.
`qJ-WvU-߃ AIepIbpw CSn®p XI-cpIbpw sNøpw. ae-Iƒ hoWp-t]m-Ipw. kap-{Z-߃
Db-cpw. a\p-jy-cm-in-bpsS `qcn-`m-Khpw \in-°pw. kmaq-ln-I-{I-a-߃ XI-cpw. \ne-\n¬°p-∂-
h¿ A]-cn-jv°r-X-cmbn amdpw. Kpl-I-fn-te°p aS-ßpw. thS-∑m-cmbn, s]dp-°n-Øo-\n-I-fmbn
amdpw. At∏mƒ, Bcn-se-¶nepw Hm¿Øp-h-bv°-s∏´ a[pckw-KoXw DW-cpw. Ahƒ ]mSpw.
]m´ns‚ `uXnIw hnit∏m `btam shdpt∏m C√m-ØXns\ a\p-jy-cn¬ krjvSn-°pw. AXv
{]Xo-£-bmbn hf-cpw. a\p-jy-cmin AXns\ Gs‰-Sp-°pw, B {]Xo-£-sb. XpS-®p-\o-°-s∏-
Sp∂ Ah-ÿsb a\p-jy-cmin AXn-Po-hn-°pw. \mK-cn-IX ho≠pw Xncn-®p-h-cpw. F¶n-epw, AXp-
sIm≠pw Ah-km-\n-°p-∂n-√. Cu `qan Xs∂ C√m-Xm-Ip-a-t√m. kqcy-\-£{Xw Nph∂ `oa-\mbn
amdpw. AXv F√m -{K-l-ß-tfbpw hngp-ßpw. \mw hnZq-c-amb Hcp- {K-l-Øn-te°p kzbw ]dn®p
\t´-°mw. tamWm-en-k-bpsS Nn{XØns‚ ]I¿∏v, _ntYm-hs‚ HºXmw knw^-Wn-bpsS iI-e-
߃... `mhn-bn-te-°mbn \mw kq£n®p sIm≠p-t]m-tb-°mw. F∂mepw \nßsf Db¿Øp-
∂Xpw hep-Xm-°p-∂-Xp-sa√mw Hcn-°¬ XI¿∂p t]mIpw. hnI-kn® {]]©w Npcp-ßm≥ XpS-
ßpw. HSp-hn¬ AXv Hcp Xcn-bmbn amdpw. AXp-sIm≠v \ap°v ]pkvX-I-ßsf-gp-Xmw, \ap°p
]m´p-Iƒ ]mSmw. Nn{X-߃ hc-bv°mw. kz]v\-Kr-l-߃ \n¿Ωn-°mw. F∂m¬, H∂pw A[n-I-
Imew \ne-\n¬°n-√. Cu \mi-{]-Io¿Ø-\-Øn¬ a\p-jy≥ B¿÷n® ⁄m\w {]h¿Øn-°p-
∂p-≠v. B ⁄m\n CXp imkv{X-amWv F∂v Bh¿Øn®p ]d-bp-∂p-ap-≠v.

Ah\pw Ahfpw hkn-®n-cp∂ hoSv Po¿Æn®p XI-cp-∂-Xns‚ Nn{X-ß-fmWv XpS¿∂p≈

Zriy-ß-fn¬. `nØn-°p-≈n¬ \n∂pw Xp≠p-I-S-em-kns\ Npc-≠n-sb-Sp-°m≥ {ian-°p∂ `qXsØ
\mw ImWp-∂p. s]s´∂v, Hcp _pƒtUm-k¿ B sI-´n-SsØ CSn®p XI¿°p-∂p. Ah\pw Ahfpw
Xma-kn®n-cp∂ Krlhpw kao-]-{]-tZ-i-ßfpw henb am‰-߃°p hnt[-b-am-Ip-∂-Xns‚ Zriy-
ß-fm-Wv, ]ns∂. B sI´nSw CSn®p \nc-Ø-s∏-Sp-∂p. B[p-\n-I-ku-I-cy-ß-fp≈ sI´n-S-k-ap-®-
b-߃ \n¿Ωn-°-s∏-Sp-∂p. BImiw apt´ \n¬°p∂ aWn-a-µn-c-ß-fpsS Zriy-ß-fn¬ \n∂pw
\mfp-Iƒ°p tijw AtX ÿeØp IqSmcw sI´m≥ Ip‰n-b-Sn-°p∂ a\p-jy-\n-te°p Iymad
Xncn-bp-∂p. \mi-Øns‚ Nne Zriy-߃ ImWn-°p-∂p. ⁄m\n-bpsS \mi-{]-Io¿Ø\w Zriy-
h¬°-cn-°p-I-bmWv Ne-®n-{X-Im-c≥. HSp-hn¬, ho≠pw AtX KrlØn¬ Bsctbm ImØn-cn-
°p∂ `qXw {]Xy-£-s∏-Sp-∂p. hoSp tXSn hcp∂ Ah\pw Ahfpw. B ]nbm-t\m. F√mw \mw
ho≠pw ImWp-∂p. ]nbmt\m Ft∏mgpw Ahn-sS-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂p ]d-bp∂Xp \mw tIƒ°p-
∂p. temIsØ \mi-Øn¬ \n∂pw Xm¬°m-en-I-am-sb-¶nepw c£n-°p∂ Fgp-Ønt‚bpw Ie-
bp-tSbpw kwKo-X-Ønt‚bpw {]Xo-I-ambn ]nbmt\m amdn-Øo-cp-∂Xv t{]£-I¿ A\p-`-hn-°p-
∂p≠v. Ah\pw Ahfpw AhnsS ]m¿°m≥ XpS-ßp-∂p. Abm-fpsS kwKoXw B apdn-bn¬
ho≠pw apg-ßp-∂p. {]]-©-Øn-t‚bpw Pohn-X-Øn-t‚bpw \iz-c-`m-h-sØ Ipdn®p ]d-bp-tºmgpw
AXv Nm{In-I-amsW∂ Bi-bw IqSn ]¶pshbv°s∏Sp∂p-≠v. Ne-®n-{X-Im-cs‚ ktµ-l-ß-
fpsS tcJo-I-cWw IqSn-bm-Wn-Xv. ]ns∂, Dd-°-Øn-∂n-S-bn¬ ]nbm-t\m-bn¬ Ft¥m hogp∂
i_vZw tI´p Ah¿ sR´n-bp-Wc - p-∂Xp \mw ImWp-∂p. `qX-am-WXp sNøp-∂X
- v. F√mw Bh¿Øn-
°p-I-bm-Wv. Nm{In-Iw. `nØn-°p-≈n¬ \n∂pw Xp≠p-I-S-em-kns\ Npc-≠n-sb-Sp-Øp hmbn®v
kzbw C√m-Xm-Ip∂ `qXsØ ImWn-®p-sIm-≠mWv Ne-®n{Xw Ah-km-\n-°p-∂-Xv. hn¿Po-\ob
hqƒ^ns‚ IY-bpsS A¥y-tØmSp kmZp-iy-ap≈XmWv Ne-®n-{Xm-¥y-hpw. XI-cmØ Hm¿Ω-bp-
tSbpw AXp \¬Ip∂ ImØn-cn-∏n-t‚bpw {]Xo-£-bp-tSbpw t]cmtWm `qXw?

F¥mWv `qXw? AXv c‡-Zm-ln-bmb, `oI-c-cq-]-ß-fp≈ H∂mbn Ne-®n-{X-Øn¬ Bhn-

jv°-cn-°-s∏-Sp-∂n-s√∂p ]d-™p-I-gn-™p. Ahs‚ A]-ISac-WsØ XpS¿∂v Ahfn¬ IpSn-
tb-dp∂ Zp:Jhpw Akzm-ÿy-hpam-tWm, AXv? Ahƒ IqSn Hgn™p t]mIp-tºmƒ, Ah-cpsS
apdn-bn¬ Xma-kn-°m-s\-Øp-∂h¿°v AXp t{]X-_m-[-bmWt√m? F∂m¬, kmam-\y-h¬°-
cn®p ]d-bm-hp∂ DØcw `qXw `qX-Im-e-am-sW-∂m-Wv. \Ωfn-se√mw ]e cq]-ß-fn¬ XpScp∂
`qX-Im-esØ Ipdn-®p≈ BImw-£-Itfm kvarXn-Itfm BW-Xv. \sΩ _m[n-°p-∂, \Ω-fn¬
Bth-in-°p∂ `qX-Im-eamWXv. \sΩ hntam-Nn-∏n-°p-∂-Xv. \mi-Øn¬ \n∂pw ho≠pw Db¿Øn-
sb-Sp-°m≥ klmbn°p-∂-Xv. Iebpw kmln-Xyhpw Cu hntam-N-\-{]-{In-b-I-fn¬ ]¶m-fn-I-fm-
Ip-∂-Xn-\m¬ Fgp-Xm\pw hc-bv°m\pw knw^-Wn-Iƒ kr-jvSn-°m\pw ]d-bp∂ ⁄m\n-bpsS
D]-tZ-i-w kzbw hntam-N-\-Øn\p k÷-cm-Im-\p≈ \n¿t±-i-at{X! F¶n-epw, Nne-t∏mƒ Cu
`qXw \sΩ `b-s∏-Sp-Øp-Ibpw sNøp-∂p.

\sΩ- Nqgv∂p-\n¬°p∂ `qX-_m-[-sb-bmWv Cu Nn{Xw Bhn-jv°-cn-°p-∂-sX∂p ]d-b-

Ww. `qan-bp-tSbpw a\p-jy-cp-tSbpw Ncn-{XsØ Ne-®n-{X-`m-h\ hyXy-kvX-amb coXn-bn¬ Ah-
X-cn-∏n-°p-I-bm-Wv. \ap°p Np‰pw `qX-ß-fp-s≠∂p-d-∏n-°mw, \mw ImWp-∂n-s√-¶n-epw. {]]-©-
Øns‚ \iz-c-`m-h-Øn\pw A\-iz-c-amIm-\p≈ a\p-jys‚ A`n-em-j-ß-ƒ°pan-S-bnse sshcp-
≤y-ß-fn-te°v Cu t{]X-IYbpsS {]tabw IS-∂p-\n¬°p-∂p-. tKmÃv F∂ BwK-e-]-Z-Øn\v
\mw ]Icw hbv°p∂ `qXw F∂ hm°v Cu Zriym-Jym-\-Øns‚ hymJym-\-£-a-Xsb h¿≤n-∏n-
°p-∂p-. `qXw F∂ hm°v `qX-Im-e-sØtbm Ncn-{X-sØtbm am{X-a√ \Ωn-te°p sIm≠p-h-cp-
∂-Xv. `uXn-I-am-bXns\ IqSn- B hm°ns‚ [mXp°ƒ [z\n-∏n-°p-∂p-≠v. `qXw AXn-`u-Xn-I-k-
¶¬∏-\-a-√mXmbn amdp-∂p. `uXn-I-am-b-sX√mw ]cn-h¿Øn-°-s∏-Sp-∂p. \in-°p-∂p. ho≠pw
Xfn¿°p-∂p. Cu `qXIYbn¬ \mi-Øns‚ {]Io¿Ø-\ap≠v. AXn¬ \n∂p tamN\w t\Sm-
\p≈ hgn-I-fp-≠v. F∂m¬, {]]-©-]-cn-Wm-a-Øns‚ IY-bpam-Wn-Xv.

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