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CVt˚LŸm —tflf„Z¤m

—tflf„Z˚Xl TÙ’LÙdL ˙Yi”m Gu\ GiQm Cufl EXL

UdLs LY]j˚R Doj’s[’. U≤R‡m CVt˚LŸm NmTkRlThP
GpXÙYt±¤m —tflf„Zp TÙßl◊ C˚Qk’s[’. Au\ÙPj
˙R˚YL˚[ ®˚\‹ ˘NnV U≤Ru CVt˚L˚Vf „˚\VÙPj
˘RÙPe°]Ùu. CVt˚L ÆßL˚[ ¡±]Ùu. CVt˚L´u
˙R˚YL˚[l ◊\dL¶jRÙu. CRu Æ˚[YÙL CVt˚L AØkR’.
Ru˚] YÙZ˚Ydœm „Z˚X AØlT’ Ru˚]˙V AØj’d
˘LÙsYRtœf NUm. —tflf„Zp TÙ’LÙdLlThPÙp Uh”˙U U≤R
NÍLm Y[ÿPu YÙZ ÿ•Ÿm. Ck˙SÙdLj˚R ®˚\˙Ytflm
Y˚L´p CqYXœ AZ˙L B]kRm, £˚RkR KÆVm, Y⁄ÿu
Gu‡m Íufl L⁄jRXœL[ÙL Y•Y˚UdLlTh”s[’.

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A˚Y Tt±d œ±l◊ G›’°\ÙoLs.
ª CVt˚L Utflm —tflf„Z≠u TÙ’LÙl˚TŸm ˙R˚Y˚VŸm
A±k’ ˘NÙt˘TÙØ‹d œ±l◊ RVÙWÙdœ°\ÙoLs.
ª IkßXdLQm A±°\ÙoLs; TVuT”j’°\ÙoLs.
ª Tjߨ˚Lf ˘NnßLs, ’‘dœLs G›’°\ÙoLs.

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C⁄∞≤p ˘R∞‹ TÙŸm;
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Lh•˚]d œ˚Xdœm ∏rYÙu
˚YL˚\d œ∞okR LÙtfll
Th”Pp U°›m; LÙ˚X
KÆVm TÙo! TÙo! Rm©!
˘RÙ”YÙ] Uߤd LlTÙp
˙RÙu±”m AZ˚Ld LÙQ
S”Æ≤p ’˚[jR Nk˙RÙ,
ALiP˙UÙ, S”Æ [d˙LÙ

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LßWYu? Lߨu ≈f—l
AZ°u £¨l◊
T”™P ˘UpXÙm ˘TÙu! ˘TÙu!
TÙoGØ ˙XÙÆ Vj˚R!

B´Wm YiQm LÙh”m

A•YÙ]l ˘T⁄ÿ °pLs
TÙnLßo J∞U ˚\dœm!
TXU˚X œu˚\f —t±l
˙TÙnÆ›m K˚P ˙TÙXj
˙RÙu±”m ◊’˘Ys [jßp
UÙnLßo ˘NdLo YÙ]m
GØ˙XÙÆ VmTÙo Rm©!
L∞U´p AL‹m; ◊s∞d
L⁄eœ´p TÙh• ˚Ndœm
Æ∞jß”m ’˚Q© ¨kR
◊s∞]m; Æ[ÙU Wjßp
J∞j’i‘m A¶˙XÙ, °s˚[
J∞Íd˚L ™[LÙ ˘Vufl
L∞j’iQl TÙŸm; LÙh•p
LÙiGØp KÆ Vj˚R!
˛ LÆOo YÙ¶RÙNu
Akßl˘TÙ›’
Ef£´p C⁄kR ˘Yn˙VÙu
KW• ˙Ut°p ˚YjRÙu.
˘SÙf£´u ®Zp °Zd°p
NÙnkR’! ÷˚WŸm, ø⁄m
Tf˚NŸm, T›l◊ UÙ]
TXYiQ ÿ°pLs ·•l
˘TÙnfNÙufl ˙TÙX, VÙ˚]
◊L¤m; ©u U˚X˚Vd LÙh”m.
GjR˚] ˘T¨V YÙ]m
Gi¶lTÙo E˚]Ÿm ø˙V
CjR˚W, ˘LÙnVÙl ©g—
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AjR˚] ˙T⁄m ˘UnVÙn
AlT•j RÙ˙] UÙ˙]?
©j˙R± ˙Up∏r Gufl
UdLsRÙm ˙TNp Gu˙]!
˛ TÙ˙YkRo TÙWßRÙNu

LÆOo YÙ¶RÙNu (1915˛1974)

◊’˚Y˚Vf NÙokR CYW’ CVt˘TVo GjßWÙ_ AWeLNÙ™.
TÙWßRÙNu TWmT˚Wd LÆOoLfis J⁄YWÙLf —hPlT”TYo.
R™Zf£, ˘LÙ•ÿp˚X, ˘TÙeLp T¨—, GØ˙XÙÆVm, YÙ¶RÙNu
LÆ˚RLs GuT] CYo CVt±V ËpLfis £X.

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? CVt˚L AZœ Gu‡m R˚Xl©p LÆ˚RLs G›ß AR]•lT˚P´p
LÆVWeLm ®Lrj’eLs.
? AZ°u £¨l◊ LÆ˚R´p TVuT”jRlTh”s[ EY˚UL˚[j ˘RÙœj’
G›’eLs.

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RÙu ◊œkR ˘SnRp®Xl TœßL˚[ GpXÙm ®˚XLXe°

UVe°l ˙TÙœUÙfl ˘NnR’ Btfll ◊’˘Ys[m. UXo
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˘LÙi” Th•]jßtœs AR˚]j R”j’ ¡i”m
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◊œkR ˘SnR˚X UVd°˙V ˛ UXo
™œkR ˘SnR˚Xd LVd°˙V
◊˚P´t ◊∞]g N¨V˙Y ˛ ARu
C˚P´t ◊∞]m C¨V˙Y.

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T˚Pjß PÙ˙U ®LZ˙Y ˛ ®˚X
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NÙok’ —\‹ ˙Sok’ ˛ œflL
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96 Y˚L £t±Xd°VeLfis Jufl Tsfi CXd°Vm. R™Øp Tp˙Yfl Tsfi
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YÙrÆVp ·flL˚[l TÙ”˘TÙ⁄[ÙLd˘LÙiP’.

˘NVpTÙ”Ls
? ÿd·PtTsfi ˛ Ëp œ±l◊ G›’eLs.
? ˘SnR≠p ◊œkR ˘Ys[d LÙh£˚Vj ˘RÙ˚XdLÙh£ ˙SoÿL YoQ˚]VÙL
A˚UŸUÙfl ˘Y∞´”eLs.
? ˘Ys[jRÙp HtT”m TÙßl◊Ls œ±jR Tjߨ˚Lf ˘NnßL˚[f ˙NL¨ŸeLs.
? LÆ˚R˚V YoQ˚]d Lh”˚WVÙL Y•Y UÙt\m ˘NnŸeLs.

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Tv aÙWu NlRm ˙LhP’.

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™Wi” ˙TÙ] £fl©s˚[ UÙߨ B°l˙TÙ]Ùo.
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U∞˚L˚Vd LPk’ ˘Nu\’. Íh˚P ÿ•f— U≤RoLfim
˙WÙh˙PÙWd L˚PLfim YÙ•d˚LVÙ[oL˚[ A˚Zdœm
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≈NlThP LÙ°Rf —⁄hPpLfim L˚PL∞u LØ‹ø⁄m
˙TWÿm T’dL¤m HUÙtflUÙn J⁄ œh• CkßVÙ˚Y OÙTLl
T”j’m L˚P≈ß.
YZdLUÙLl ˙TÙdœYWj’ CpXÙR AkR ≈ß´p AZœm
˘TÙ≠‹m ™dL ÆR ÆRUÙ] Lp̨ UÙQÆL˚[ As∞f

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’Wjß].
˘NÙdLu ˘Y±j’l TÙojRÙo. Íufl UÙReLfidœ ÿu]Ùp
LØk’˙TÙ] NmTYeLs Li˚Q U˚\jR].
Aufl ◊Ru°Z˚U. ˘TÙu‡ ˘LPfNÙ¤m ˘TÙRu °˚Pd
LÙ’. LÙXiP˚Wl ◊Wh• AUÙYÙ˚N. AxP™, SY™
L¨SÙs TÙojRÙo. —Tÿ·ojR —Tß]m G]d LhPm Lh•d
·±V’. ·P˙Y BXe˙LÙh˚P TÙ¤j˙RYo ULfidœd
LpVÙQm. U˚]Æ ˘NiTLm ˘NÙpX‹m N¨VÙ] SÙsRÙu
Gufl ÿ•‹ ˘NnRÙo.
˘NÙdL≤u RÙjRÙ‹dœ SÙ¤ HdLo Èo≈Lf ˘NÙj’.
A˙N`j’X Èo≈Lm Gu\Ùp RÙjRÙRÙu OÙTLm. ARtœ
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AlTÙ‹dœ Yk’”f—.
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AlTÙ A‡l©V’X RÙjRÙ˙YÙP Èo≈L
˘NÙj’X ˘Wi” HdLo UÙ• ≈h”dLÙW‡dœ È™ ∏Rm
ÆjRÙf—.
˘Wi” HdLo ®Xÿm JuT’ G⁄˚U UÙ”Lfim Gu]YÙ°ÆhP’ Gu U˚Zdœ?
AlTÙ Li‘dœh•L[Ù YÙe°] LÙ˚[Lfim Gu]YÙ°ÆhP’ Gu
RÙjRÙ˙YÙP ·i” Yi•ŸmRÙm ˘NÙdL≤u CVt˚Ldœ?
˘NÙj’. Gu]YÙ°ÆhP’ Gu ®X‹dœ?
ClTpXÙm J⁄ T⁄Y NÙœT•RÙu. RÙjRÙ Gu]YÙ°ÆhP’ Gu „¨V‡dœ?
LÙXj˙RÙP œfl˚Y, RÙ[•˘VpXÙm ˙TÙf—. Gu]YÙ°ÆhP’
L˚PU˚P TÙnfNpRÙu. ˙NÙZLo C⁄d°\’ T—˚U.VÙL C⁄kR Gu È™dœ?
]ÙX £Gm© YÙndLÙp GlT•Ÿm RiΩo C˚R˘VpXÙm GlT• SÙu
Yk’⁄m. ß⁄mTl ˘Tfl˙Yu?
˘Wi” ˘LÙ› LXlTLh• SÙ¤ NÙ¤ A•fNÙ ˚Ud˙Lp _Ùd^u (Goj NÙe)
˙NÙjR As∞ NÙl◊PXÙm. AlT•VÙlThP (R™Øp: LÆOo TZ®TÙWß)
Ui‘.. AkR YÙN˚] A’‹m EWm
˙TÙ”\’dœ ˙UÙlTm ◊•fNÙ °\e°jRÙu
˙TÙL‘m.

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˘NÙp\ÙeL. ◊’— ◊’NÙ ˘Sp˘XpXÙm Li”©•f£⁄d°\RÙ
˘NÙp\ÙeL.
˘NÙdLu ∫˚U EWm ˙TÙhP˙R´p˚X. AY˙WÙP G⁄˚ULs
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™pd ˘WÙh•Ÿm ◊h•lTÙ¤m NÙl◊h”f £≤UÙ‹X YW
◊s˚[L UÙߨ L⁄L⁄u‡ ß]YÙ Y[⁄m.
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TdLj’ YVdLÙW˘]pXÙm ßh•l ˙TÙh”\Ù‡Yu‡
˙LÙUÙ∞l ˘TÙm˚U Sh”j ßh• ÆWh”\’ YZdLm.
UÙ• ≈h”dLÙWu ˚TVu·P G˙RÙ LÙkßdL °WÙUm
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£¨lTÙRÙu Y⁄’. TWmT˚WVÙ UmUh• ◊•d°\Yu ®Xj’X
A•YfNÙ RÙ]Ù Y⁄’. T•lTÙm T•l◊.
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Yk’⁄dœ ˙TÙ”eLu‡.
A’dœ ÆYNÙV B¿^⁄d°hP ˚L˘V›jR YÙeL‘UÙm.
Æ˚RVl ˙TÙ´ °˙XÙ LQdœX YÙeœYÙeL[Ù... RÙjRÙ
LÙXj’˙X⁄k’ ˙LÙh˚P Lh•jRÙu TZdLm. J⁄ LXm.
˘Wi” LXm, Íh˚Pu‡.
LßoÆh”, ÿt±, NÙVl˙TÙ\ NUVj’X LXl◊. L˚[ CpXÙU
Y[lTUÙ Es[ CPj’X YhPm ˙TÙh”j R≤VÙ Aflj’,
Ájß, Á—’mThP CpXÙU ˙LÙ˚P ˘Y´pX ˙TÙh”d
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˘NÙdL‡dœl ◊’—X Sm©d˚L CpX. GpXÙm RÙjRÙRÙu.
AlTÙ˚YÆP RÙjRÙRÙu. RÙjRÙ UÙߨ ¡˚N, œ˚P, R•,
·i”Yi•, R˚W´X T”d˚L, —⁄h”.
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A˚Zf—h”l ˙TÙ]’˙X´⁄k’ ˘NÙdL˙]ÙP RÙjRÙ UÙPp
˘WÙmT vPÙeLÙ´”f—.
˘NÙdLu GlT‹m SP‹ Sh”. T´o LÙnÆ”\ NUVj’X ◊”fN
U˚Z... ˙Tn U˚ZVÙ° ˘Ys[m Yk’ UÙYhP˙U Ír°”f—.
˘NÙdLu ®Xm ˘LÙgNm ˙U”. ∫d°W˙U RiΩ Y•g£”f—
TÙß RiΩX ˙TÙLl TÙß ˘Sp¤ ≈” Yk’f—.

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U˚]Æ ˘NiTLm E˚X ˚Yd°\l˘TpXÙm ßh•j
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˘NÙdLu Æ˚R ˘Sp˙R•. ◊Ru °ZU A’‹m SpX SÙs
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T´WÙ°ÆhP’.
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˙TÙn ˚Yjß⁄kRÙo.
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H±]Ùo. YVX⁄˙L J˙W YhPm. ˙U≤ ˘R¨V
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BfN¨VUÙn C⁄kR’.
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NÙn—hPÙ‡Y[Ù? CpX H’m ◊˚RVp
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˙LÙÆk’ UfNÙ≤Pm ·±Æh”f ˘NÙdLu YV˚X ˙SÙd°
SPkRÙo.
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Lh£´u Ju±Vf ˘NVXÙ[WÙL C⁄dœm WÙUWÙw TjR•
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