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Ryev‡qi †nv‡mb

hy‡×i ci e„wói wfZi

GB †jLvwUi ˆKwdqZ :-

A good book is a piece of writing that implies that things don't exist, a kind of
absence, or death...it is futile to look outside the book for a realm that is located
beyond the words.
Orhan Pamuk

PZz_© wLª÷v‡ãi Av‡g©bxq mvay Mashtots wQ‡jb gnvb giwg msMxZwe` I †jLK;
BwbB 36 A¶i wewkó Av‡g©bxq eY©gvjvi D™¢veK| Avi fvlvi Rb¨B †Zv Avgiv ...
Ges c~e©vci we‡k­l‡bGu‡KB Av‡g©bxqvi jvjb g‡b nq; cÖgvYmi“c,
GB Av‡gbx©q cÖev`wUÑ Even in a golden cage,/the nightingale
is homesick. Kv‡RB, mvay Mashtots-Gi cweÎ Pi‡Y GB †jLvwU Ac©b Kiv hvq|

cÖ_g ce©: Ávb I fve

e„wói †fv‡i, cyi‡bv kn‡i

'My father used to say,' the son of the mannequin maker explained with pride, 'that
above all, we must pay attention to the gestures that make us who we are.'
Orhan Pamuk

1976 mvj; Ryb gvm, 7 ZvwiL; ‡fvi|

KZw`b g‡b n‡q‡Q Avgvi;cyi‡bv G kniUvi iv¯—vq iv¯—vq nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z AK¯§vr wK¬Ii m‡½
†`Lv n‡q hv‡e| Avwg Avgvi †Z‡iv eQi eqm †_‡K wK¬I‡K LuyRwQ, GLbI wK¬Ii †`Lv cvBwb|
wK¬IÑ BwZnv‡mi wgDR ... [Muses, in Greek mythology, nine goddesses, daughters of the
god Zeus, king of the gods, and of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. The Muses
were believed to inspire all artists, especially poets, philosophers, and musicians. By
late Roman times (3rd century to 5th century), each Muse was believed to preside
over a particular art: Calliope was the muse of epic poetry; Clio of history;]...
wK¬I| mv`v i‡Oi †ccjm civ, ¯^b©‡Kkx wK¬I| gnvb GDwiwc‡`m wK¬I‡K †`‡LwQ‡jb
[wLª÷c~e]© 425 mv‡j AvwËKvi GK wbR©b cÖvš—‡i; mgªvU KbmUvbUvBb, 324 A‡ã; GB
Avbv‡Zvwjqvq; gvIjvbv RvjvjDÏxb i“wg, 1270 mv‡ji MÖx‡®§,†Kvwbqvq; †n‡Mj, Tübingen
wek¦we`¨vj‡qi Pˇi, 1788 mv‡j|
KZ KZ w`b g‡b n‡q‡Q AvgviÑ cyi‡bv G kniUvi iv¯—vq nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z AK¯§vr wK¬Ii m‡½
†`Lv n‡q hv‡e | wK¬I, BwZnv‡mi wgDR ...

A‡Svi e„wói wfZi nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z wf‡R hvw”Qj Iinvb cvgyK| AvKvk †gNjv| Pvicv‡k †Kgb
GK Nwb‡q IVv AÜKvi| ‡mB m‡½ Akvš— evZv‡mi G‡jv‡g‡jv AvPib| Avi e„wói kã ... Avi
e„wói kã| cZbkxj e„wówe›`y¸wj ARmª Zx² Rj-djvi gZb jvwd‡q jvwd‡q Ii Mv‡qi
c­vmwU‡Ki el©vwZUvi Ici cowQj| Zvi †fuvZv wQo wQo kã| el©vwZi isUv bxj, [bxj isUv Ii
wcÖq] ... GLb GB †gNjv †fv‡i Aek¨ el©vwZi isUv Kvj‡P †`Lv‡”Q | AvR Avgv‡K ÔR¨vK `¨v
wicv‡iiÕ g‡Zv g‡b n‡jI n‡Z cv‡i| hw`I GwU jÛb kni bq| gyPwK nv‡m I, Avi m‡½ m‡½
Ic‡ii Kv‡jv AvKvkUvq i“cvwj Av‡jvi SjK Qwo‡q coj| GKUz c‡iB AvKvkRy‡o ‡_‡g
†_‡g ¸i¸i kã; I _g‡K hvq, gyPwK nv‡m, Zvici Avevi nuvU‡Z _v‡K| Pvwiw`‡K ZvKvq|
Pvicv‡k e„wócZ‡bi GKUvbv kã| ‡e‡eK AvevwmK GjvKvi cwiwPZ `„k¨¸wj me †Kgb
AcwiwPZ n‡q Av‡Q AveQv Av‡jvq| eRªcvZ‡K Avgvi KLbI g‡b nq `~‡M©i g‡Zv | Avi
Av‡jv‡K? bvixi g‡Zv? ‡Mq‡U¨i k¦vkZ bvix? n‡Z cv‡i| K‡e †hb AvZ©bv` K‡i D‡VwQ‡jb
‡Mq‡U¨Ñ Eternal Woman draws us upward. Kx Gi gv‡b? †K kvk¦Z bvix? †K Uv‡b mvZ-
Avmgv‡b? ‡KvbI †cÖwiZ bvix? wK¬I? hv‡K Avwg GLbI †`wLwb? iv¯—vi cv‡k wf‡R wf‡R MvQ,
‡mB me wf‡R wf‡R Mv‡Q wf‡R wf‡R cvZv, †mBme evZv‡m mimi wf‡R wf‡R cvZvi MÜ |
†mB m‡½ †cUª‡ji ¶xb| MÜ| RvqMvUv iv¯—vi wKbv‡i e‡j| †fvi e‡jB nq‡Zv iv¯—vq †jvK
PjvPj Kg; wKsev Ab¨ †KvbI KviYI _vK‡Z cv‡i| Wvb cv‡k cv‡kB eo nvBI‡q ÑIUvi
Icv‡iB em‡cvivm| iv¯—vq `y-GKUv evm wK Mvwo †nW jvBU R¡vwj‡q ûk K‡i P‡j hv‡”Q | ZLb
†PvL auvwa‡q hvq, ZLb e„wói GKUvbv mimi kãUv †f‡½ hvq ...hLb em‡cviv‡mi w`K †_‡K
D‡o Av‡m Aw¯’i evZvm, D‡o G‡m I‡K av°v gv‡i, †V‡j †d‡j w`‡Z Pvq| cvgyK gyPwK nv‡m|
e„wói wfZi nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z g„`y wkniY †Ui cvq I | e„wó| AvR ‡kl ivZ †_‡KB S‡i hv‡”Q |
e„wó S‡i hv‡”Q em‡dvivm cv‡oi ¸jnv‡b cv‡K©i Ici, †mB cv‡K©i wfZi A‡Uvgvb
myjZvb‡`i cÖvmv` †ZvcKvwc mivB-Gi Ici, Zvi M¤^y‡Ri Ici, cÖv½‡bi Ici, cÖKv‡ii Ici|
KZ KZ eQi Av‡M myjZvbv w_I‡Wviv wK Ggb e„wói k‡ã Av”Qbœ n‡q co‡Zb? [ZLbI Aek¨
B¯—vbeyj wVK A‡Uvgvb‡`i ivRavbx n‡q I‡Vwb; A‡Uvgvb‡`i ivRavbx ZLb wQj eyimvq|] wKš‘,
myjZvbv w_I‡Wviv wK e„wó fv‡jvevm‡Zb? wZwb wK eyimvi cÖvmv‡`i Rvbvjvi cv‡k `uvwo‡q
ZvwK‡q _vK‡Zb Zzgyj e„wói w`‡K? cvgy‡Ki Aek¨ †ZgbB fve‡Z B‡”Q nq|
cÖvPxb GB kniUv `~M-© cÖvmv‡`i| em‡dviv‡mi w`K w`‡q eo iv¯—vUv cÖvPxb i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~‡M©i
w`‡K P‡j †M‡Q †eu‡K| nVvrB GB e„wói †fv‡i i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~‡M©i mvg‡b wM‡q GKevi
`uvov‡bvi B‡”Q n‡jv Ii| GBme †SuvK ... i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~MU© v †e‡eK AvevwmK GjvKvi cy‡e|
cvgyK Kx g‡b K‡i nVvr cÖvq †`uŠo‡Z Avi¤¢ K‡i w`j| GBme †SuvK| cÖvqB gv e‡j, ZzB wVK
†Zvi evevi gZb †dwiZ| ‡Zvi evev ... A‡bK w`b †Zv GK m‡½ Ni Kijvg ...†`‡LwQ ...fvwi
ûBgwRKvj Av‡Q ... †Zvi evev| Avwg wK Avgvi evevi gZb? evevi Lye kL †jLvi| Z‡e
evevi Kjg †_‡K †jLv †e‡ivq bv| GB wb‡q evevi Kx `ytL| ¯^vwcœK GKUv gvbylÑ B¯—vbey‡ji
iv¯—vq Ruv cj mv‡Î©‡K `¨v‡Lb| cvgyK gyPwK nv‡m| em‡cviv‡mi cv‡o R‡ov-n‡q-IVv `gKv
evZvm I‡K †V‡j †d‡j w`‡Z Pvq GB †gNjv †fv‡i| I †`Šo‡”Q, evZvm †V‡j| Zzgyj e„wói
wfZi ‡`Šo‡bvi kxl©myL †Ui cvIqv hvq | gv hw` GLb Avgvq †`L‡Z †cZ! gv‡qi K_vq AveQv
K‡i n‡jI i“Bqvi gyLwU g‡b c‡o †h‡Z _v‡K GKevi| Z‡e kxZj e„wóR‡j weinx cvgy‡Ki
hZme GKvKxZ¡,k~b¨Zvi ‡eva ÑmeB †hb µ‡gB ay‡q gy‡Q hvw”Qj| Kweiv G Kvi‡YB e„wó‡Z
†f‡Rb? cvgyK Kwe| †n, i“Bqv, GB e„wó‡Z wfwRqv ...
iv¯—vi `yÕcv‡ki ÷ªxU-jvBU¸‡jv R¡‡j wQj| †cŠi Kg©KZ©viv GLbI wbwf‡q †`bwb | nq‡Zv †fuvm
†fuvm K‡i Nygv‡”Q me| QywUi w`‡b wKsev GBiKg e„wói w`‡b GBme ÔAvaywbK A‡UvgvbivÕ `ycyi
Awã Nygvq| cvgyK I‡`i g‡Zv bq, cvgyK QywUi w`‡b wKsev GBiKg e„wói w`‡b weQvbvq ï‡q
eB c‡o ...wKsev e„wói g‡a¨ knigq nuv‡U ... wKsev K¨vbfv‡mi mvg‡b `uvwo‡q myjZvbv
w_I‡Wvivi e„wógMœ bMœ kixiwU AuvKvi †Póv K‡i †h gyLwU AwPivr n‡q I‡V i“Bqvi gyL! Avi
Gfv‡eB AvaywbK A‡Uvgvb‡`i m‡½ ¯^vfvweK fv‡eB Ii GK wekvj GK AbwZµgbxq `~iZ¡
ˆZwi n‡q †h‡Z _v‡K| cvgyK gyPwK nv‡m| cvwb Rg‡Z ïi“ K‡i‡Q iv¯—vq | Gw`KKvi ‡Wªb¸‡jv
ZZ Kvh©Kix bq; LyeB cÖvPxb kni e‡jB? wVK †mB gyn~‡Z© Ii ‡Pv‡Lgy‡L †nW jvB‡Ui Av‡jv
G‡m coj| GKUv Kv‡jv i‡Oi gvwm©wWR | I GK jv‡d dzUcv‡Zi Ici D‡V Av‡m| bv, AvR
Avwg gie bv| AvR Avwg e„wó‡Z wfRe| GB gyn~‡Z© iv¯—vUv cÖvq duvKv| I cÖvq †`Š‡o iv¯—v
‡ci‡jv| dzUcvZ| MvQ| †eÂ| †iwjs| ZviciB em‡cvivm| `~iš— evZvm †V‡j †V‡j dzUcv‡Zi
Ici w`‡q G‡Mvq| dzUcv‡Zi cv‡k GKUv cy‡iv‡bv IK MvQ| MvQwUi cvZvq cvZvq G‡jv‡g‡jv
evZv‡mi kbkb kã | wf‡R Qv‡ji Wv‡ji ¸uwoi MÜ cvq †m| ZLbB `~i †_‡K i“‡gwj wnmvwi
`~M©wU †`Lv hvq| `~i †_‡K meB my›`i jv‡M| wKš‘ ...wKš‘, Avi KZKvj Zzwg AUj `uvwo‡q
_vK‡e †n `~M©? G MÖn †_‡K gvby‡li cvU DV‡Z ïi“ K‡i‡Q, Avi Zzwg †Zv Zzwg | ZzwgI Gevi
a‡m †h‡Z ïi“ Ki bv-nq| Rumeli Hisari `~M©wU G‡Kev‡i em‡cviv‡mi wKbvi †Nu‡l|
A‡Uvgvb myjZvb 2q gynv¤§v‡`i kvmbvg‡j ˆZwi n‡qwQj GB Rumeli Hisari `~M©wU| 1452
mvj| †m eQiB `~M©wU wbg©v‡bi D‡`¨vM wb‡qwQ‡jb myjZvb | wLª÷vb‡`i Øviv B¯—vbeyj Ae‡iva
n‡Z cv‡i-Ggb GK ¸Re ZLb evZv‡m fvmwQj| †mB Avµg‡bi cÖwZ‡iva-e¨e¯’v wn‡m‡eB
Rumeli Hisari `~M©wU wbg©v‡bi cwiKíbv| `~‡M©i mvg‡b `uvwo‡q gyPwK nvmj cvgyK| nVvrB Kx
Kvi‡Y g‡b c‡o †MjÑ gvby‡li AvZ¥‡PZbvi weKv‡ki BwZnvm cÖm‡½ †n‡Mj wj‡L‡Qb, gvbe
weKv‡ki Avw` c‡e© mË¡v e¯‘ m¤^‡Ü m‡PZb wQj; Gi KviY AvKv•Lv| mË¡v Zvi m‡š—vl weav‡bi
Rb¨ kvixwiK cÖ‡qvR‡b e¯‘i Rb¨ n‡q DVj Z…òvZ©| †m e¯‘i Ici cÖf~Z¡ K‡i mš‘ó n‡jv|
e¯‘i cÖf~ n‡Z PvBj mË¡v | Zv‡K webvk Ki‡Z PvBj| Zv‡K AwaKvi Ki‡Z PvBj| gvby‡li wPš—
vi mi“ciB GBiKg| †m Ac‡ii aŸsm Kvgbv K‡i, Aci‡K AwaKvi Kwi‡Z Pvq ...cÖwZ‡ivaI
Kwi‡Z Pvq| Rumeli Hisari `~Mw© U ZrKv‡j †m Kvi‡YB M‡o D‡VwQj:wLª÷vb Avwac‡Z¨i
wei“‡× gymwjg cÖwZ‡iva| wKsev gvby‡li Avwac‡Z¨i wei“‡× gvby‡li cÖwZ‡iva| `~‡M©i w`‡K
†h‡Z †h‡Z cvgyK gyPwK nv‡m| GB Zzgyj e„wói mKv‡j `~‡M©i wfZ‡i I evB‡i AÜKvi Avi
k~b¨Zv cvK Lvw”Qj, gv_v Kz‡U giwQj Zvi fivU †`Iqv‡j, Kjv‡g, wLjv‡b Avi cv_y‡i
†g‡S‡Z| `~‡M©i wfZ‡i e„wói kãUv fivU n‡q D‡V‡Q| c`v_©we`¨vi A‡gvN wbq‡g wSiwSi RjR
kã Kx Kvi‡Y wظb n‡q D‡V‡Q; cv_‡ii †`Iqvj I Qv` _vKvq ...AÜKviI| RgvU
`~M©vÜKv‡ii wfZi `uvwo‡q cvgyK c~e©Zb fvebvq wd‡i hvq| ‡n‡Mj †Kb wjL‡jb gvbe weKv‡ki
Avw` c‡e© mË¡v e¯‘ m¤^‡Ü m‡PZb wQj| Zvici e¯‘i cÖf~ n‡Z PvBj mË¡v | Zv‡K webvk Ki‡Z
PvBj, Zv‡K AwaKvi Ki‡Z PvBj| gvby‡li wPš—vi mi“ciB GBiKg| †m Ac‡ii aŸsm Kvgbv
K‡i, Aci‡K AwaKvi Ki‡Z Pvq ...cÖwZ‡ivaI Ki‡Z Pvq| †n‡Mj †Kb wj‡L‡Qb Gme?
G mg¯— fve‡Z fve‡Z nuvUwQj cvgyK| `xN© GKUv Av‡av-AÜKvi Kwi‡Wvi †cwi‡q †`vZjvq
DVevi wmuwoi KvQvKvwQ G‡m mvg‡b G‡m _g‡K `uvovj| ILvb †_‡K †f‡m AvmwQj GKwU
‡g‡qi AvZ© kxrKvi, †mB m‡½ ‡g‡qwUi m½xi AùzU aŸwb, eo ‡emvgvj, I cv evovq, hw`I
ZZ Av‡jv †bB ILv‡b, IB wmuwoi KvQvKvwQÑZv m‡Ë¡I kixi `ywUi Av‡›`vjb-¯ú›`b c~e©
AwfÁZvi Kvi‡Y †evaMg¨| †cÖg? evn&| †g‡qwU †Kvgi mgvb DPuy cv_‡ii Ici e‡m `yÕcv Qwo‡q
...†Q‡jwU Ii Ici Suy‡K ...†N‡g †M‡Q? I `ywU kxl©my‡Li cÖvq KvQvKvwQ †cuŠ‡Q wM‡qwQj| ZLbB
gvIjvbv RvjvjDÏxb i“wg G‡m cvgy‡Ki Kv‡b Kv‡b ej‡jbÑ

Whosoever knoweth the power of the dance, dwelleth in God.

cvgyK mnmv wf‡R hvq| Av‡avAÜKv‡i| Whosoever knoweth the power of the dance,
dwelleth in God. Kx Gi gv‡b? cvgyK Avweó ‡eva K‡i| Awff~Z n‡q ‡`‡L bvP,Av‡jvQvqvq...
‡`‡L †cÖg .. †`‡L †cÖgbvP | ‡`‡L †h-wgwj‡q hvIqvi Av‡M ¶wY‡Ki Rb¨ RvMÖZ n‡”Qb Avj­vn&
...wbivKv‡ii mvKvi i“c aivi AvKzwZ gnvKvwjK b„Z¨Q‡›`| cvgyK `xN©k¦vm †d‡j| welbœ n‡q
†h‡Z _v‡K| fv‡eÑGB AvaywbK A‡Uvgvb mgvRwU gvIjvbv i“wgi gZb D`vi AvKvk bq;
†Wvev; [†hLv‡b, GgbKx AvKv‡ki gnr QvqvwUI wew¤^Z nq bv] A‡Uvgvb‡`i ivóªwUI ZvB| jvj
cvwbi ‡Wvev| A_P, Zi“Y-Zi“wY `ywUi Rb¥ GB msKxY©-mgv‡RB; Dc‡ivš— Zviv gvbyl-Rxe,
Zv‡`i kix‡ii wfZi wbZ¨ Zij ¶vi Zij by‡bi cÖ`vn| Zviv Kvg †eva K‡i, Ki‡jI
cÖ_vgvwdK ‡m AZj Z„òv †gUv‡Z weevwnZ n‡Z cv‡i bv| †Q‡jwU nq‡Zv †eKvi, Z_vwc Zvi
A‡nvivÎ wk‡kœi DÌvb †_‡g †bB| †g‡qwUI Ii Rivq~R Kvbœvq cyi“l A‡½i Dò-gvskj cxo‡bi
Rb¨ wm³ ‡hvwbi Db¥v`bv cvq †Ui we‡kl we‡kl w`‡b... Gfv‡e Rxe-gvbyl enb K‡i hvq
gnvKvwjK b„Z¨-†cÖlbv| Z_vwc, mvgvwRK wfo I mvgvwRK Kvby‡bi AvZ‡¼ hÎZÎ hyMjb„Z¨
m¤úv`b Ki‡Z cv‡i bv i¶Ykxj mgv‡Ri Rxe-gvbyl| ZvBB e„wói ‡fv‡ii my‡hvM wb‡q‡Q Giv?
wgwjZ nIqvi Rb¨ GB Rumeli Hisari `~‡M©i AÜKvi-Avovj †e‡Q wb‡q‡Q? Avn! cvgyK m‡i
†h‡Z _v‡K| I‡`i ZZ¶‡Y n‡q †M‡Q, kixi `ywU wb_i; cvgyK Kwe e‡jB GK cjK †g‡qwU
wf‡R ¯—b †`Lvi Rb¨ Zvobv †eva K‡i, hw`I mnmv i“Bqvi gyLwU ¯§iY nIqvq m‡i †h‡Z
_v‡K| Zvn‡j mgvR I iv‡óªi GZ GZ i¶YkxjZv †Kb †n gnvZ¥v gvIjvbv hLb Rxe-gvbyl
enb K‡i gnvKv‡ji i³-‡g` Avi MR©b-gy`ªv ... †h AjxK Zi½gvjv hLb Zvi mxwgZ kix‡ii
¯’vbKvjcv‡Î b„Z¨vKv‡i nq cÖKvwkZ...ZzwgI †Zv †mB my‡i myi †gjv‡Z e‡j †M‡j Rxebfi
...Avi GLb? Pvwiw`‡K i¶Ykxj AÜKvi Avi Zvi d‡j D™¢~Z msKxY© ivóª-‡Wvevi cuvK k~b¨Zv
cvK Lvw”Qj, gv_v Kz‡U giwQj i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~M©wUi fMœ fivU †`Iqv‡j, e„ËvKvi Kjv‡g,
‡njv‡bv ZzwK© wLjv‡b, wec©h¯— A‡Uvgvb i“Ly cv_y‡i †g‡S‡Z| hvi wfZ‡i-evB‡i GB gyn~‡Z©
kãweÁv‡bi A‡gvN m~‡Î Ry‡bi e„wói kã wظb fivU n‡q Av‡Q| KZ KZ eQi myjZvbv
w_I‡Wviv‡K Kuv`‡Z n‡qwQj GgbB e„wói w`‡b? IB ivRKb¨vI wQj msKxY©‡`i Øviv
wb‡®úwZZv| GB fvebvi Abyl‡½ cvgyK m‡PZb n‡q DV‡Z _v‡K| ‡m Zvi mË¡vi ˆewkó¨mi“c
fve [feelings] †_‡K P‡j hvq Áv‡b [knowledge] | w_I‡Wviv wQj evBRvbUvBb [wLª÷vb]
kvmK John VI Cantacuzene -Gi †g‡q| [John VI Cantacuzene (circa 1292-1383),
Byzantine emperor (1347-55). He was the friend and first minister of the Byzantine
emperor Andronicus III Palaeologus, after whose death he claimed the throne and
went to war against the defenders of the legitimate heir, nine-year-old John V
Palaeologus. Cantacuzene triumphed through the aid of the Ottoman Turks and
is considered responsible for their entry into Europe. He had reigned only seven
years when Palaeologus, having come of age, enlisted the aid of the Genoese and
forced him to abdicate. He subsequently became a monk and wrote his memoirs, one
of the major documents of Byzantine history. Cantacuzene also wrote a defense of
Hesychasm, a Greek mystical doctrine.[ "John VI Cantacuzene." Microsoft® Student
2008 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2007. ] Avbv‡Zvwjqvq A‡Uvgvb‡`i
kvmb `ÛwU ZLb myjZvb Iinv‡bi nv‡Z | ZLbI GB B¯—vbeyj A‡Uvgvb‡`i ivRavbx n‡q
I‡Vwb | myjZvb Iinv‡bi ˆmb¨iv wLª÷vb kvmK John VI Cantacuzene Gi c‡¶B jowQj|
Cantacuzene -Gi m‡½ Nwbó wQ‡jb myjZvb Iinvb, Kv‡RB myjZvb Iinvb m‡½
Cantacuzene Gi Kb¨v w_I‡Wvivi we‡q n‡q †Mj| A‡UvgvbivI i¶Ykxj n‡jI we‡qUv
n‡qwQj ivR‰bwZK AuvZv‡Zi Rb¨B| cvgyK gyPwK nv‡m| myjZvb Iinvb wQ‡jb A-L„÷vb |
we‡q‡Z wK ivwR wQj w_I‡Wviv? bvwK hZw`b †eu‡P wQjÑ Muyg‡i †Ku‡` giwQj? A‡Uvgvb mgvRwU
i¶Ykxj| `~‡M©i wfZ‡i fivU e„wói kã Kx Kvi‡Y wظb n‡q D‡V‡Q| KZ KZ eQi Av‡M
myjZvbv w_I‡Wviv ï‡bwQj GgbB e„wói kã? ‡m Zvi mË¡vi ˆewkó¨mi“c Ávb [knowledge] |
†_‡K P‡j hvq fv‡e [feelings]; GLb Zvn‡j e„wói GKUv gv‡b `uvovq| w_I‡Wvivi we‡qUv
n‡qwQj w_I‡Wvivi Awb”Qvq Ñ †Kb †hb GgbB fve‡Z B‡”Q nq cvgy‡Ki | Zv Qvov ... Zv
Qvov ... ÔwcÖ‡Ým w_I‡WvivÕ n‡q †Mj ÔmyjZvbv w_I‡WvivÕ| ÔmyjZvbv w_I‡WvivÕ? gvbvq wK? bv-
gvbvK| A‡Uvgvbiv †Zv Avi ¯^vwcœK wQj bv| Zviv wQj ‡Muvov, ‡Muvov Avi ¯^cœwe‡ivax| †m
Kvi‡YB wKQy i“p| wKš‘ ...wKš‘ ... mgªvU Cantacuzene ‡kl Rxe‡b mvay n‡q wM‡qwQ‡jb †Kb?
He [Cantacuzene] subsequently became a monk ... ïay ZvB bq, mgªvU Cantacuzene
wQ‡jb HwZnvwmK; and wrote his memoirs, one of the major documents of Byzantine
history... wMÖK giwg `k©‡bI wek¦vm Ki‡Zb mgªvU Cantacuzene... also wrote a defense of
Hesychasm, a Greek mystical doctrine. GKUv gvby‡li wfZi KZ Kx? cÖ_g Rxe‡b wQ‡jb
ˆelwqK ¶gZvcivqb ... He was the friend and first minister of the Byzantine emperor
Andronicus III Palaeologus, after whose death he claimed the throne and went to war
against the defenders of the legitimate heir, nine-year-old John V Palaeologus...†kl
Rxe‡b n‡q †M‡jb gigx mvay ...†Kb? Cantacuzene triumphed through the aid of the
Ottoman Turks and is considered responsible for their entry into Europe. wKš‘,
wKš‘, w_‡qv‡Wvivi Kx n‡qwQj?
¯^vwcœK gvIjvbv RvjvjDÏxb i“wg‡K Avš—wiK †mjvg Rvwb‡q ax‡i ax‡i i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~M© †_‡K
†ewi‡q †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| fve I Áv‡bi cÖv‡š— `uvwo‡q hv nqÑAveQv welv` †eva Ki‡Z _v‡K|
†Kgb GKv ...†Kgb w`‡knviv| Avgvi Aš—MZ© gbb- mgy‡`ªi cv‡o GZ cÖkœ Avi GZ wPš—vi
AvNvZ! †Kb?
i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~‡M©i Dˇi ˆbmwM©K me kniZwj: BmwZb‡q, B‡qwb‡Kvq, Zvivweqv,
weDqyK†`‡i Avi mvwi‡qi| GB gyn~‡Z© e„wó‡Z wf‡R hv‡”Q me| bv, Iw`‡K Avi †Mj bv cvgyK|
hw`I `„wói mxgvbv †gNjv n‡qB i‡q‡Q, Z‡e †Ui cvIqv hvq, †fvi †kl, mKvj ïi“ n‡q‡Q|
Kvi‡Y wL‡` ‡Ui cv‡”Q †m| †i‡¯—viuvi w`‡K nuvU‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| Pkgvi Kuv‡P cvwb R‡g hv‡”Q|
i“gvj evi K‡i gy‡Q wbj | Kv‡RB, i“gvjI wf‡R †Mj| Pkgv c‡i e„wó‡Z ‡fRvi GB
Amywe‡a| ZvQvov fv‡jvB jvM‡Q wfR‡Z| ay‡q hvw”Q| ay‡q mvd n‡q hvw”Q ‡n gvIjvbv, Avwg
Palaeologus. Cantacuzene triumphed through the aid of the Ottoman Turks and
is considered responsible for their entry into Europe. He had reigned only seven
years when Palaeologus, having come of age, enlisted the aid of the Genoese and
forced him to abdicate. He subsequently became a monk and wrote his memoirs, one
of the major documents of Byzantine history. Cantacuzene also wrote a defense of
Hesychasm, a Greek mystical doctrine.[ "John VI Cantacuzene." Microsoft® Student
2008 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2007. ] Avbv‡Zvwjqvq A‡Uvgvb‡`i
kvmb `ÛwU ZLb myjZvb Iinv‡bi nv‡Z | ZLbI GB B¯—vbeyj A‡Uvgvb‡`i ivRavbx n‡q
I‡Vwb | myjZvb Iinv‡bi ˆmb¨iv wLª÷vb kvmK John VI Cantacuzene Gi c‡¶B jowQj|
Cantacuzene -Gi m‡½ Nwbó wQ‡jb myjZvb Iinvb, Kv‡RB myjZvb Iinvb m‡½
Cantacuzene Gi Kb¨v w_I‡Wvivi we‡q n‡q †Mj| A‡UvgvbivI i¶Ykxj n‡jI we‡qUv
n‡qwQj ivR‰bwZK AuvZv‡Zi Rb¨B| cvgyK gyPwK nv‡m| myjZvb Iinvb wQ‡jb A-L„÷vb |
we‡q‡Z wK ivwR wQj w_I‡Wviv? bvwK hZw`b †eu‡P wQjÑ Muyg‡i †Ku‡` giwQj? A‡Uvgvb mgvRwU
i¶Ykxj| `~‡M©i wfZ‡i fivU e„wói kã Kx Kvi‡Y wظb n‡q D‡V‡Q| KZ KZ eQi Av‡M
myjZvbv w_I‡Wviv ï‡bwQj GgbB e„wói kã? ‡m Zvi mË¡vi ˆewkó¨mi“c Ávb [knowledge] |
†_‡K P‡j hvq fv‡e [feelings]; GLb Zvn‡j e„wói GKUv gv‡b `uvovq| w_I‡Wvivi we‡qUv
n‡qwQj w_I‡Wvivi Awb”Qvq Ñ †Kb †hb GgbB fve‡Z B‡”Q nq cvgy‡Ki | Zv Qvov ... Zv
Qvov ... ÔwcÖ‡Ým w_I‡WvivÕ n‡q †Mj ÔmyjZvbv w_I‡WvivÕ| ÔmyjZvbv w_I‡WvivÕ? gvbvq wK? bv-
gvbvK| A‡Uvgvbiv †Zv Avi ¯^vwcœK wQj bv| Zviv wQj ‡Muvov, ‡Muvov Avi ¯^cœwe‡ivax| †m
Kvi‡YB wKQy i“p| wKš‘ ...wKš‘ ... mgªvU Cantacuzene ‡kl Rxe‡b mvay n‡q wM‡qwQ‡jb †Kb?
He [Cantacuzene] subsequently became a monk ... ïay ZvB bq, mgªvU Cantacuzene
wQ‡jb HwZnvwmK; and wrote his memoirs, one of the major documents of Byzantine
history... wMÖK giwg `k©‡bI wek¦vm Ki‡Zb mgªvU Cantacuzene... also wrote a defense of
Hesychasm, a Greek mystical doctrine. GKUv gvby‡li wfZi KZ Kx? cÖ_g Rxe‡b wQ‡jb
ˆelwqK ¶gZvcivqb ... He was the friend and first minister of the Byzantine emperor
Andronicus III Palaeologus, after whose death he claimed the throne and went to war
against the defenders of the legitimate heir, nine-year-old John V Palaeologus...†kl
Rxe‡b n‡q †M‡jb gigx mvay ...†Kb? Cantacuzene triumphed through the aid of the
Ottoman Turks and is considered responsible for their entry into Europe. wKš‘,
wKš‘, w_‡qv‡Wvivi Kx n‡qwQj?
¯^vwcœK gvIjvbv RvjvjDÏxb i“wg‡K Avš—wiK †mjvg Rvwb‡q ax‡i ax‡i i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~M© †_‡K
†ewi‡q †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| fve I Áv‡bi cÖv‡š— `uvwo‡q hv nqÑAveQv welv` †eva Ki‡Z _v‡K|
†Kgb GKv ...†Kgb w`‡knviv| Avgvi Aš—MZ© gbb- mgy‡`ªi cv‡o GZ cÖkœ Avi GZ wPš—vi
AvNvZ! †Kb?
i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~‡M©i Dˇi ˆbmwM©K me kniZwj: BmwZb‡q, B‡qwb‡Kvq, Zvivweqv,
weDqyK†`‡i Avi mvwi‡qi| GB gyn~‡Z© e„wó‡Z wf‡R hv‡”Q me| bv, Iw`‡K Avi †Mj bv cvgyK|
hw`I `„wói mxgvbv †gNjv n‡qB i‡q‡Q, Z‡e †Ui cvIqv hvq, †fvi †kl, mKvj ïi“ n‡q‡Q|
Kvi‡Y wL‡` ‡Ui cv‡”Q †m| †i‡¯—viuvi w`‡K nuvU‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| Pkgvi Kuv‡P cvwb R‡g hv‡”Q|
i“gvj evi K‡i gy‡Q wbj | Kv‡RB, i“gvjI wf‡R †Mj| Pkgv c‡i e„wó‡Z ‡fRvi GB
Amywe‡a| ZvQvov fv‡jvB jvM‡Q wfR‡Z| ay‡q hvw”Q| ay‡q mvd n‡q hvw”Q ‡n gvIjvbv, Avwg
Kx †hb LuyR‡Q †m| Kx? BwZnvm? GB kn‡i cÖvPxb wMÖm, †ivg, †mjRyK ZzK©, A‡Uvgvb ZzK© Avi
Zi“Y ZzwK©iv me GKvKvi n‡q Av‡Q| GB kn‡ii cÖwZwU euv‡K euv‡K BwZnvm Zvi AuvPo †i‡L
†M‡Q| GB kn‡ii †`Iqv‡j-‡`Iqv‡j, iv¯—vq-iv¯—vq, cÖwZwU B‡U-B‡U, cÖwZwU cv_‡i-cv_‡i
BwZnv‡mi AùzU aŸwb| GB kn‡ii cigvq~i ¯—‡i ¯—‡i BwZnvm| †h Rv‡b Ñ †m Rv‡b|
wKš‘, wKš‘, i“Bqv wK nvwi‡q hv‡”Q Avgvi Rxeb †_‡K?
Bosporus cÖbvjxi Mv †Nu‡lB ¸jnv‡b cvK©| ¸jnv‡m cv‡K© A‡bK IK MvQ Avi Nb meyR Nvm|
w`bgv‡b Nv‡mi Ici IK Mv‡Qi Mfxi Qvqv _v‡K Qwo‡q| BD‡ivc †_‡K D‡o Avmv bvB‡U‡½j
cvwLi Mvb fv‡m evZv‡m; ‡mB Nb meyR Nv‡mi Ici Mv Qwo‡q ï‡q †_‡K I †f‡e‡Q: B¯—vbeyj
GK we¯§qKi kniB e‡U| Zvi g‡Zv c„w_ex‡Z Avi GKwUI kni †bB | ‡hgb i“Bqv| Ii g‡Zv
kvš— Avi my›`i ...c„w_ex‡Z Avi GKwUI ‡g‡qI †bB | i“Bqv GB kni †Q‡o Av‡gwiKv P‡j
‡h‡Z Pvq, GB kniwUi `ywU cÖvš— †Q‡o; hvi GKwU cÖvš— Quy‡q‡Q BD‡ivc, Ab¨wU Gwkqv|
gvSLv‡b mi“ em‡cvivm cÖbvjx| ZviB Mv †Nu‡l B¯—vbeyj e›`i цMv‡ìb nY©| ‡Q‡j‡ejvq evevi
nvZ a‡i ILv‡b `uvwo‡q Rvnv‡Ri †fucy ïb‡Z Kx iKg †h jvMZ| bvweK nIqvi B‡”Q RvMZ
g‡b| wKš‘, gv wK hv‡e Rvnv‡R ... gv‡K Qvov †Zv ...i“Bqv? †Mv‡ìb n‡Y©i Dˇi †h B¯—vbeyjÑ
Zvi gvwU BD‡ivcxq | [Gi] Ab¨ bvg c~e© _ªvm[Eastern Thrace; region in southeastern
Europe, forming part of present-day Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Area: 8,578 sq
km/3,312 sq mi ] †mwUI Avevi `ywU fv‡M wef³| bZzb I cyi‡bv| cyi‡bv AskwU †Mv‡ìb n‡Y©i
`w¶‡Y; GwU cwiwPZ ÷vgeyj bv‡g| GB GLb Avwg †hLv‡b ï‡q i‡qwQ, GLv‡b; GB ¸jnv‡b
cv‡K©i GB Nv‡mi Ici IK Mv‡Qi Mfxi Qvqvq| nvq Avwg i“Bqv‡K Avi †`Le bv|
wfR‡Z wfR‡Z GKUv †i‡¯—viuvi mvg‡b †cuŠ‡Q hvq cvgyK| Sjg‡j mvBb‡ev‡W© †i‡¯—viuvi bvgwU
†jLv: RvMÖm| Biv‡bi Kzw`©-Aa¨wlZ A‡ji GKUv cvnv‡oi bvg RvMÖm| Zvi gv‡b †i‡¯—viuvwU
Kzw`©‡`i| Zzi‡¯‹i Kzw`©iv IB RvMÖm cvnvowU‡K fyj‡Z cv‡iwb| ‡hgb Avwg †KvbIw`bB
i“Bqv‡K fyj‡Z cvie bv| ‡KvbIw`b G kni †_‡K Avgv‡K P‡j †h‡Z n‡j †hgb Avwg G
kniwU‡K fyj‡Z cvie bv| I GKUv `xN©k¦vm †djj|
‡i‡¯—viuvi evB‡ii dzUcv‡Zi Ici ¤­vb Av‡jv R¡‡jwQj| `iRvi GKcv‡k GKUv Kv‡jv i‡Oi
myRywK| Kvi GwU? I Kv‡Pi `iRvUv †U‡b wfZ‡i XyKj| †iBb‡KvUUv Ly‡j wb‡q cv‡ki
n¨v½v‡i ivLj| bxj i‡Oi mvU© c‡iwQj, Kv‡jv c¨v›U, ‡Mvovwji Kv‡Q †MvUv‡bv| c‡KU †_‡K
i“gvj evi K‡i Pkgvi KvP gy‡Q wbj|
KvD›Uv‡i GK e„× e‡m| Kzw`©? I XyK‡ZB gyL Zz‡j ZvKvj| e„‡×i gv_vq cvKv Pzj, k³, k³ I
†KuvKov‡bv; gyLUv †PŠ‡Kvb. _¨veov bvK, nvB cvIqv‡ii Pkgv, Kv‡P Kzqvkv R‡g Av‡Q g‡b
n‡jv, gyL fiwZ ewj‡iLv, Pvgovi is Blr jvj‡P| cvgyK ‡n‡m ejj, ¸bvqw`b| (ïf mKvj|)
e„× mš‘ó n‡q gv_v bvoj| ZzwK©iv Kzw`©‡`i m‡½ fv‡jv e¨envi Ki‡j Kzw`©iv cÖmbœ nq|
we‡k¦i †gvU Kyw`©i A‡a©KB evm K‡i Zzi‡¯‹, we‡kl K‡i Zzi‡¯‹i `w¶Ycy‡e | Kzw`©‡`i me©‡gvU
msL¨v wbi“cb Kiv gykwKj n‡jI cÖvq `yÕ †KvwUi KvQvKvwQB n‡e; Gi g‡a¨ 25% evm K‡i
Biv‡b; Ges cÖvq 17% cwðg Biv‡K | ev`evwKiv wmwiqvi DËicy‡e, Av‡g©wbqvq Ges ‡mvwf‡qZ
BDwbq‡b| (GLb 1976) BD‡iv‡ci Rvg©vbx‡ZI 6/7 jvL Kzw`© evm K‡i| G‡`i fvlv Kz`© ev
Kzw`©k, GwU B‡›`v-BD‡ivcxqv †Mvôxi fvlv| Aek¨, Kzw`©‡`i bvbvb DcfvlvI i‡q‡Q| Kzw`©iv
g~jZ `w¶Ycwðg Gwkqvi Avav-hvhvei †Mvôxi gvbyl; Zviv ILvbKvi cveZ©¨ GjvKvq kZvãxi
ci kZvãx emevm K‡i Avm‡Q| Zzi‡¯‹i `w¶‡Yi Uivm cvnvo, Biv‡bi `w¶Ycy‡ei RvMÖm
cvnvo Ges Biv‡bi Dˇii GjeyR© cvnvo 3wU †h wekvj f~L‡Û Qwo‡q i‡q‡QÑZv‡KB ejv hvq
Kzw`©f~wg| Kv‡RB, Kzw`©f~wg cvnvo Avi DcZ¨Kvgq; we‡kl K‡i, cy‡ei Avbv‡Zvwjq DcZ¨Kv|
cy‡ei IB Avbv‡Zvwjq DcZ¨Kvq Aew¯’Z inm¨gq AvivivZ cvnvowUI Kzw`©f~wgi Aš—M©Z|
Kzw`©f~wg ‡hgb DcZ¨Kvgq, †Zgwb RjR| UvBwMÖm I BD‡d«wUm b`x `ywUI Kyw`©f~wgi eyK wP‡iB
eB‡Q | Kzw`©f~wg cÖvK…wZK n«‡`i Rb¨I ab¨| Zvi cÖavb n«` `ywUi GKwU n‡jv n«`-fvb ¸jy;
n«`wUi Ae¯’vb Zzi‡¯‹i c~e©cÖv‡š—, Ges n«`wU jebv³ | Ab¨ n«`wUi Ae¯’vb Biv‡bi DËi-
cwð‡g;bvgÑ n«` Dwg©qv; Z‡e GwUI jeYv³ wK bv GB gyn~‡Z© g‡b co‡Q bv cvgy‡Ki| Z‡e,
DcZ¨Kvgq Kzw`©f~wg‡Z kxZ I MÖx®§ `y‡UvB cÖKU fv‡e Abyf~Z nq| K¬¨vb-wfwËK Kz`©‡`i
kvmbZvwš¿K aiYwU wKš‘ UªvBevj †W‡g¨vµvwm| Zv †nvK| Z‡e AZ¨š— cwiZv‡ci welq GBÑ
cy‡iv Kzw`©f~wgwUB c‡o †M‡Q f~K¤ú‡bi Zxeª SuywKi g‡a¨ | Kzw`©‡`i Rxe‡b Aek¨ Av‡iK ai‡bi
f~-K¤ú cÖvqk Abyf~Z nq: Kzw`©iv cvnvwo DcZ¨Kvi †QvU †QvU MÖv‡g evm Ki‡jI mf¨Zvi nvZQvwb‡Z
AvRKvj Zv‡`i ÔwZbwU wfbœ‡`‡ki kn‡iÕ evm wbqZ ‡e‡oB P‡j‡Q| kni¸‡jvi g‡a¨ i‡q‡Q Biv‡Ki
gmyj, wKiKzK, Biwej Ges myjvBgvwbn; Biv‡bi mvbvb`v` I mvK‡KR; Zzi‡¯‹i w`qvievKzi|
Kzw`©f~wg‡Z Kzw`©iv msL¨v¸i“ n‡jI Ab¨ †`‡k msL¨v jNy| eQ‡ii ci eQi Giv ¯^kvmb †P‡q Avm‡Q,
Ggb Kx Kzw`©f~wgi Avcv`g¯—K ¯^vaxbZvI| GBme `vwe wbg©g Dcv‡q `gb Kiv n‡q‡Q| we‡kl K‡i
Zzi¯‹ I Biv‡K| cvgyK `xN©wbtk¦vm †djj| Avgvi bvg jvj ...
GB †gNjv mKv‡j †i‡¯—viuv cÖvq duvKv| ax‡i ax‡i ‡nu‡U wcQ‡bi w`‡K †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK|
wcQ‡bi w`‡KB emj, ZvKvj ‡`Iqvj I Qv‡`i w`‡K; Kvi“Kv‡R Kzw`© i“wPi Qvc cÖKU|
†`Iqv‡j Kv‡Vi c¨v‡bj| Zv‡Z DcZ¨Kvq KvV-cv_‡ii ˆZwi Kzw`©‡`i Nievwo Qwe †Lv`B Kiv|
cvnv‡o evm Kiv Kzw`©‡`i †fovi gvsk eo wcÖq ...DcZ¨Kvi Xvjy gvVwU‡Z ‡kl ivZ Awã Av¸b
R¡vwj‡q Zv‡K wN‡i P‡j bvP| bvP Avi Mvb| ZLb ...ZLb ebcvnv‡oi gv_vq w¯’i GK
ïå‡R¨vwZ Puv` ...Avm‡j GgbB †Zv nIqvi K_v| wek¦Ry‡oB gvbyl DrmewcÖq, Kzw`©ivI|
GKUv Aí e‡qwm †g‡q AW©vi wb‡Z Gj| Kzw`©? eqm †lvj-m‡Z‡ivi †ewk n‡e bv| ev`vwg Nb
Pzj, †Mvj †Mvj fivU gyL, †Kgb g‡½vwjq Puv‡Pi †PvL-bvK-gyL|
‡g‡qwU A‡c¶v KiwQj| cvgyK ejj, i“wU Avi cwbi|
Avi wKQy? KÚ¯^iUv fvwi wgwó| fvlvwU ZzwK© n‡jI Kzw`© A¨vK‡m›U ¯úó| Av‡i, Kwdi K_vB †Zv
ejv nqwb| cvgyK mPwKZ n‡q D‡V ejj, Kv‡fn&|
Avi wKQy? ‡g‡qwU Aí Aí nvmwQj e‡j g‡b nq|
bv|
‡g‡qwU P‡j hvq|
Avðh©! †g‡qwU nvmwQj †Kb? cÖ_‡gB Kwdi K_v ej‡Z fy‡j wM‡qwQjvg e‡j? Avðh© †Zv|
mKv‡ji nvjKv bvkZv K‡i cvgyK| i“wU, m‡½ gvLb wK cwbi| gvLb-cwbi bv-_vKj †Zv
AíUzKz gay | me‡k‡l GK †cqvjv Kv‡fn&| gvSLv‡b Aš—Z GKUv RjcvB| evwo‡Z mvavibZ
mevB fvix Lvevi †L‡Z e‡m mܨv‡ejv, GB mvZUvi w`‡K | cvgyK ZzwK© LveviB cQ›` K‡i
‡ewk| we‡kl K‡i †g‡h; †Uª-fwZ© AvOyicvZv, mvjv`, gvSLv‡b wPswo fvRv| Avi, wk‡K Mv_v
Sjmv‡bv †fovi gvsk; wkk †Kevejvi; [GKv`k kZ‡K GB Ôwk‡K Mv_v †cvov gvskÕ wb‡q ga¨
Gwkqv †_‡K Avbv‡Zvwjqvq G‡mwQj ‡mjRyK ZzwK©iv|] wkk †Kevejvi †L‡Z †L‡Z Ii cÖvqk
g‡b c‡o ... ZzwK©iv †h GKKv‡j ga¨ Gwkqvq evm KiZ wkk †Kevejvi ZviB cÖgvb| Z‡e
cvgyK fvRv‡cvov Lvq Kg; †jLv‡jwL K‡i e‡jB cÖvqk †c‡Ui cxovq †fv‡M| cvgy‡Ki me‡P
wcÖq ivBm wcjvf, m‡½ RjcvB †Z‡j ivbœv kvKmewR | Avi gvQ? gvQUv †evm‡cviv‡m cÖPzi
cvIqv hvq| gvQ cÖPzi cvIqv hvq gg©i mvMi [cÖvPxb Propontis] I K…ò mgy‡`ªi [ cÖvPxb
Pontus Euxinus)] DcK~‡jI| Z‡e gv‡Qi `vg B¯—vbey‡j †ek Pov| Kv‡RB gvQUv mvavibZ
Gwo‡qB Pjv nq| gvQ ej‡Z hv IB wPswoÑ †g‡h †LvIqvi mgq; Zv Qvov gvQUv gv †Zgb Lvb
bv | gvi fv‡jv jv‡M my¨c, Avi evKjvfv (wmiv‡c †Wvev‡bv c¨vwóª ); cvgy‡Ki `y‡ai ˆZwi cywWs,
gynvj‡jwe|

Rb¥w`‡bi Dcnvi wKsev Mitochondrial Eve

Faith is a charisma not granted to all; instead man has the gift of thought, which can
strive after the highest things.

Carl Gustav Jung

Kvj iv‡Z gv ejj, Kvj †Zvi Rb¥w`b †dwiZ| gynvj‡jwe ˆZwi Kie fvewQ, ZzB IUv cQ›`
Kwim, †Zv Kvj `ya GKUz †ewk Avwbm †dwiZ, †ewk K‡i evbve|
gv‡qi gyLUv Kíbv K‡i nvwm †cj cvgy‡Ki| gv wbðq GZ¶‡Y Avwe¯‹vi K‡i †d‡j‡Q Avwg N‡i
†bB| gv cÖvqB e‡j, ZzB †Zvi evevi gZb| wQUMÖ¯’, gRbyb|
‡i‡¯—viuvi †`Iqvj †f` K‡i e„wói ¶xY kã †kvbv hvq| Ii kxZ K‡i| Avm‡j GB e„wóUv ïi“
n‡qwQj †fviiv‡Z | ZLbI I weQvbvq ï‡q ï‡q †Uwej j¨v‡¤úi Av‡jvq eB cowQj| mywd
ûRDwii †jLv ÔKvkd Avj gvnRyeÕ ev Revelation of the Veiled. MRwb bM‡ii evwm›`v
ûRDwi wQ‡jb GKv`k kZ‡Ki mywd| myjZvb gvngy‡`i [971-1030] MRbwf mvgªv‡R¨i †K›`ª
wQj MRwb| ûRDwi Zuvi eB‡q `kg kZvãxi mywd Avey Avj nvmvb dzknvbwRi GK inm¨gq
Dw³ DØ„Z K‡i‡Qb| dzknvbwR g‡b Ki‡Zb Ô...Today Sufism (taswwuf) is a name without
a reality, but formerly it was a reality without a name.’ wK Gi gv‡b? cvgyK ¶xb D‡ËRbv
†eva K‡i| formerly? gv‡b KLb? 7g kZvãxi Avie? gv‡b hLb m‡e Bmjvg cÖPvi Avi¤¢
n‡q‡Q ...Avðh©! wKš‘,dzknvbwRi GB iKg gš—‡e¨i Kx KviY| mywdiv cÖÁvgq ...Avey Avj
nvmvb dzknvbwRi `kg kZvãxi gvbyl| wKš‘, wVK †Kvb& bM‡i evm Ki‡Zb wZwb? ûRDwi †m
K_v †j‡Lbwb| ûRDwii eBUv gy‡o †m NiwUi AÜKv‡ii w`‡K ZvKvq, `kg kZvãx I Zvi GK
mywd‡K reconstruct Ki‡Z _v‡K ...Avðh©! mywdi GB cÖÁv ... dzknvbwRi AvZ¥vi m‡½ m¤úK©
¯’vcb Ki‡Z _v‡K cvgyK | NiUv wbR©b n‡qB wQj| Rvbvjvi evB‡ii AÜKvi †f` K‡i Qy‡U
Avmv Akvš— evZv‡m Rvbvjvi KcvU b‡o b‡o DVwQj| `y-wZb‡U KzKiz WvKwQj wb‡Pi Mwj‡Z ...
†mB me wekªx AvIqvR| cv‡ki N‡i gv Nywg‡q, GKv, evev d«v‡Ý, evev ILv‡bB PvKwi Ki‡Qb;
bv K‡i Dcvq Kx| evev Avi PvPv wg‡j fyj wewb‡qvM K‡i K‡i `v`yi GKKv‡ji ¯^bvgab¨
Kbm&UªvKkvb dvg©wU c‡_ ewm‡q‡Q | evev we‡`‡kÑGUv GK w`K w`‡q fv‡jv, evev evwo _vK‡jB
GU-IUv wb‡q gvi m‡½ mvivw`bB SMov| ZLb I‡`i wPrKvi †PuP‡gwP‡Z N‡ii `iRv eÜ K‡i
eB cov wKsev Qwe AuvKv n‡q I‡V `vq, Avi eyKUv wXc wXc K‡i; cvgyK ZZ¶‡b cv‡q PwU
Mwj‡q gvwbe¨vMUv c‡K‡U cy‡i Ni †_‡K †ewi‡q `iRvi Kv‡Q| wVK ZLbB nq‡Zv SbSb k‡ã
GKUv Kv‡Pi †c­U †f‡½ QÎLvb, cvgyK ZZ¶‡Y wmuwo‡Z; Zvici B¯—vbeyj kn‡ii iv¯—vq iv¯—vq
ci kZvãx emevm K‡i Avm‡Q| Zzi‡¯‹i `w¶‡Yi Uivm cvnvo, Biv‡bi `w¶Ycy‡ei RvMÖm
cvnvo Ges Biv‡bi Dˇii GjeyR© cvnvo 3wU †h wekvj f~L‡Û Qwo‡q i‡q‡QÑZv‡KB ejv hvq
Kzw`©f~wg| Kv‡RB, Kzw`©f~wg cvnvo Avi DcZ¨Kvgq; we‡kl K‡i, cy‡ei Avbv‡Zvwjq DcZ¨Kv|
cy‡ei IB Avbv‡Zvwjq DcZ¨Kvq Aew¯’Z inm¨gq AvivivZ cvnvowUI Kzw`©f~wgi Aš—M©Z|
Kzw`©f~wg ‡hgb DcZ¨Kvgq, †Zgwb RjR| UvBwMÖm I BD‡d«wUm b`x `ywUI Kyw`©f~wgi eyK wP‡iB
eB‡Q | Kzw`©f~wg cÖvK…wZK n«‡`i Rb¨I ab¨| Zvi cÖavb n«` `ywUi GKwU n‡jv n«`-fvb ¸jy;
n«`wUi Ae¯’vb Zzi‡¯‹i c~e©cÖv‡š—, Ges n«`wU jebv³ | Ab¨ n«`wUi Ae¯’vb Biv‡bi DËi-
cwð‡g;bvgÑ n«` Dwg©qv; Z‡e GwUI jeYv³ wK bv GB gyn~‡Z© g‡b co‡Q bv cvgy‡Ki| Z‡e,
DcZ¨Kvgq Kzw`©f~wg‡Z kxZ I MÖx®§ `y‡UvB cÖKU fv‡e Abyf~Z nq| K¬¨vb-wfwËK Kz`©‡`i
kvmbZvwš¿K aiYwU wKš‘ UªvBevj †W‡g¨vµvwm| Zv †nvK| Z‡e AZ¨š— cwiZv‡ci welq GBÑ
cy‡iv Kzw`©f~wgwUB c‡o †M‡Q f~K¤ú‡bi Zxeª SuywKi g‡a¨ | Kzw`©‡`i Rxe‡b Aek¨ Av‡iK ai‡bi
f~-K¤ú cÖvqk Abyf~Z nq: Kzw`©iv cvnvwo DcZ¨Kvi †QvU †QvU MÖv‡g evm Ki‡jI mf¨Zvi nvZQvwb‡Z
AvRKvj Zv‡`i ÔwZbwU wfbœ‡`‡ki kn‡iÕ evm wbqZ ‡e‡oB P‡j‡Q| kni¸‡jvi g‡a¨ i‡q‡Q Biv‡Ki
gmyj, wKiKzK, Biwej Ges myjvBgvwbn; Biv‡bi mvbvb`v` I mvK‡KR; Zzi‡¯‹i w`qvievKzi|
Kzw`©f~wg‡Z Kzw`©iv msL¨v¸i“ n‡jI Ab¨ †`‡k msL¨v jNy| eQ‡ii ci eQi Giv ¯^kvmb †P‡q Avm‡Q,
Ggb Kx Kzw`©f~wgi Avcv`g¯—K ¯^vaxbZvI| GBme `vwe wbg©g Dcv‡q `gb Kiv n‡q‡Q| we‡kl K‡i
Zzi¯‹ I Biv‡K| cvgyK `xN©wbtk¦vm †djj| Avgvi bvg jvj ...
GB †gNjv mKv‡j †i‡¯—viuv cÖvq duvKv| ax‡i ax‡i ‡nu‡U wcQ‡bi w`‡K †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK|
wcQ‡bi w`‡KB emj, ZvKvj ‡`Iqvj I Qv‡`i w`‡K; Kvi“Kv‡R Kzw`© i“wPi Qvc cÖKU|
†`Iqv‡j Kv‡Vi c¨v‡bj| Zv‡Z DcZ¨Kvq KvV-cv_‡ii ˆZwi Kzw`©‡`i Nievwo Qwe †Lv`B Kiv|
cvnv‡o evm Kiv Kzw`©‡`i †fovi gvsk eo wcÖq ...DcZ¨Kvi Xvjy gvVwU‡Z ‡kl ivZ Awã Av¸b
R¡vwj‡q Zv‡K wN‡i P‡j bvP| bvP Avi Mvb| ZLb ...ZLb ebcvnv‡oi gv_vq w¯’i GK
ïå‡R¨vwZ Puv` ...Avm‡j GgbB †Zv nIqvi K_v| wek¦Ry‡oB gvbyl DrmewcÖq, Kzw`©ivI|
GKUv Aí e‡qwm †g‡q AW©vi wb‡Z Gj| Kzw`©? eqm †lvj-m‡Z‡ivi †ewk n‡e bv| ev`vwg Nb
Pzj, †Mvj †Mvj fivU gyL, †Kgb g‡½vwjq Puv‡Pi †PvL-bvK-gyL|
‡g‡qwU A‡c¶v KiwQj| cvgyK ejj, i“wU Avi cwbi|
Avi wKQy? KÚ¯^iUv fvwi wgwó| fvlvwU ZzwK© n‡jI Kzw`© A¨vK‡m›U ¯úó| Av‡i, Kwdi K_vB †Zv
ejv nqwb| cvgyK mPwKZ n‡q D‡V ejj, Kv‡fn&|
Avi wKQy? ‡g‡qwU Aí Aí nvmwQj e‡j g‡b nq|
bv|
‡g‡qwU P‡j hvq|
Avðh©! †g‡qwU nvmwQj †Kb? cÖ_‡gB Kwdi K_v ej‡Z fy‡j wM‡qwQjvg e‡j? Avðh© †Zv|
mKv‡ji nvjKv bvkZv K‡i cvgyK| i“wU, m‡½ gvLb wK cwbi| gvLb-cwbi bv-_vKj †Zv
AíUzKz gay | me‡k‡l GK †cqvjv Kv‡fn&| gvSLv‡b Aš—Z GKUv RjcvB| evwo‡Z mvavibZ
mevB fvix Lvevi †L‡Z e‡m mܨv‡ejv, GB mvZUvi w`‡K | cvgyK ZzwK© LveviB cQ›` K‡i
‡ewk| we‡kl K‡i †g‡h; †Uª-fwZ© AvOyicvZv, mvjv`, gvSLv‡b wPswo fvRv| Avi, wk‡K Mv_v
Sjmv‡bv †fovi gvsk; wkk †Kevejvi; [GKv`k kZ‡K GB Ôwk‡K Mv_v †cvov gvskÕ wb‡q ga¨
Gwkqv †_‡K Avbv‡Zvwjqvq G‡mwQj ‡mjRyK ZzwK©iv|] wkk †Kevejvi †L‡Z †L‡Z Ii cÖvqk
g‡b c‡o ... ZzwK©iv †h GKKv‡j ga¨ Gwkqvq evm KiZ wkk †Kevejvi ZviB cÖgvb| Z‡e
‡g‡qwU DËi w`j bv| wgUwgU K‡i nvm‡Q| Ny‡i `uvovj, Zvici P‡j †h‡Z _v‡K| wVK ZLbB
AvPgKv cvgy‡Ki g‡b c‡o †Mj ÑKvj iv‡Z gv ejwQj, Kvj †Zvi Rb¥w`b †dwiZ| gynvj‡jwe
ˆZwi Kie fvewQ, ZzB IUv cQ›` Kwim, †Zv Kvj `ya GKUz †ewk Avwbm †dwiZ, †ewk K‡i
evbve| Avðh©! Ii kixi wf‡R hvq| Rxeb GZ inm¨gq! Avgvi Rb¨ mywd Avey Avj nvmvb
dzknvbwR Kx inm¨ †i‡L †M‡jb? Avi GLb GB Kzw`© †g‡qwU| inm¨ Avi inm¨| GB `y‡ai
cywWsUv Avm‡j Avgvi Rb¥ w`‡bi Dcnvi bq †Zv? fve‡ZB Ii wf‡R kixigq wkniY‡mªvZ e‡q
†Mj| Avðh©! teleology kãUvI Kx Kvi‡Y g‡b c‡o †Mj| Avwg hw`I mskqev`x| wVK ZLbB
Ii wfZ‡i wPrKvi K‡i DV‡jb Goethe: Eternal Woman draws us upward. I gyL Zz‡j
KvD›Uv‡ii w`‡K ZvKvj| †g‡qUv †Kv_vI †`Lv †Mj bv| wVK ZLbB Ii Mitochondrial Eve
kã `y‡Uv g‡b c‡o †Mj | IB Kzw`© †g‡qwU gynvj‡jwe †Kb Avbj? Avwg †Zv gynvj‡jwe Avb‡Z
ewjwb| cvgyK w`‡knviv †eva K‡i| Gme mg‡q Kvbœv cvq cvgy‡Ki| Avðh©! Mitochondrial
Eve.cvgy‡Ki gb I kix‡ii gvSLv‡b †h Acyi“l-f~wg (no man's land) i‡q‡Q †mLv‡b e„wó
co‡Z ïi“ K‡i| Pvwiw`‡K inm¨ Avi inm¨| GB `y‡ai cywWsUv Avm‡j Avgvi Rb¥ w`‡bi
Dcnvi bq †Zv?bv, Zv wK K‡i nq, GB Kzw`©i †g‡qUvi RvbviB K_v bv AvR Avgvi Rb¥w`b|
cvgyK Pvwiw`‡K ZvKvq| A‡bK¸wj duvKv †Uwej| KvD›Uv‡i e„× Kz`©wU e‡m| Icv‡k GBgvÎ
GKRb e„× XyKj| †iBb‡KvU Ly‡j ivL‡Q| gv_vi Pzj aea‡e mv`v| †mjvg kãUv Kv‡b Av‡m|
GmeB wK wbi_©K? †KvbI gv‡b †bB? teleology? Ii `y‡PvL Kzw`© †g‡qwU‡K †Luv‡R| gv‡qi
gyLUvI g‡b c‡o ‡Mj| AvR †ewk K‡i `ya wKb‡Z n‡e| †Kb †hb g‡b n‡jv IB Kzw`© †g‡qwUi
bvg †jqjv nvwbg; bvgUv ZzwK©, Kzw`© bq| cvgyK GB e„wói mKv‡j GKwU Kzw`© †g‡q‡K ZzwK© bvg
(†jqjv nvwbg) Dcnvi w`j| Kzw`©f~wg‡Z Kzw`©iv msL¨v¸i“ n‡jI Ab¨ †`‡k msL¨v jNy| eQ‡ii ci
eQi Giv ¯^kvmb †P‡q Avm‡Q, Ggb Kx Kzw`©f~wgi Avcv`g¯—K ¯^vaxbZvI| GBme `vwe wbg©g Dcv‡q
`gb Kiv n‡q‡Q| we‡kl K‡i Zzi¯‹ I Biv‡K| cvgyK `xN©wbtk¦vm †djj| Avgvi bvg jvj ...
Zv †jqjv nvwbg‡K Avi Kx Dcnvi †`Iqv hvq? †Uwe‡ji Zjvq nvZ wb‡q mv‡U©i wb‡Pi w`‡Ki
GKUv †evZvg wQu‡o †djj cvgyK, wQu‡o †evZvgUv †Uªi Ici ivLj| †jqjv wVKB Luy‡R †b‡e
IUv| gynvj‡jwei †c­‡Ui w`‡K ZvwK‡q Ab¨gb¯‹ n‡q PvgP Zz‡j wbj| LvIqvi kyi“i Av‡M
G‡`‡ki †jv‡K e‡j, Gwd‡qZ Ajmym (hv Lv”Q Zv †hb ïf e‡q Av‡b); PvgP-G LvwbKUv
gynvj‡jwe Zz‡j gy‡L †`Iqvi Av‡M cvgyK g‡b g‡b ejj, Gwd‡qZ Ajmym| `vi“b ¯^v` †Zv|
gv Ki‡j †hgb n‡Zv wVK †Zgwb| A_P,Avwg †Zv gynvj‡jwe AW©viB w`Bwb| Zvn‡j †g‡qwU
gynvj‡jwe w`j †Kb? bvwK †bnvZ KvKZvjxq| Avðh©! AvR Avgvi Rb¥w`b| GB `y‡ai cywWsUv
Zvm‡j Avgvi Rb¥ w`‡bi Dcnvi? fve‡ZB Ii kixigq wkniY‡mªvZ e‡q †Mj| Avðh©!
teleology kãUvI Kx Kvi‡Y g‡b c‡o †Mj| hw`I Avwg mskqev`x| Zvi wfZ‡i wPrKvi K‡i
DV‡jb gnvb Goethe: Eternal Woman draws us upward. Kx Gi gv‡b? †K †cÖwiZ bvix?
‡mB m‡½ cvgy‡Ki Mitochondrial Eve K_vUvI g‡b c‡o †Mj | wek kZ‡Ki weÁvb cig
gb‡K Zvi wbR¯^ fvlvq e¨vL¨v Ki‡Z ïi“ K‡i‡Q| wKš‘, IB Kzw`© †g‡qwU gynvj‡jwe †Kb
Avbj? Avwg †Zv gynvj‡jwe Avb‡Z ewjwb| ZvQvov bvkZvq †KD wK gynvj‡jwe Lvq bvwK
G‡`‡k? cvgyK w`‡knviv †eva K‡i, Zvi wL‡` g‡i hvq;†Kbbv, Gme mg‡q fxlb Kvbœv cvq,
†mB m‡½ Zvi gb I kix‡ii gvSLv‡b Acyi“l-f~wg‡Z e„wó S‡i| GB Kzw`©i †g‡qUvi RvbviB
K_v bv ‡h AvR Avgvi Rb¥w`b| Zv n‡j? wKQy LvIqv n‡jv bv| †g‡qwU Kwd wb‡q GLbI
Av‡mwb| wej wgUv‡bvi Rb¨ KvD›Uv‡i G‡m `uvovj I| Ii `y‡PvL †jqjv †K LuyR‡Q| ‡bB|
Uq‡j‡U hvIqvi bvg K‡i GKevi wK‡P‡bi Iw`‡K hvIqv hvq| GKevi IBw`‡K wM‡q IB
Eternal Eve ‡g‡qwUi mvg‡b `uvov‡bv hvq| bv _vK| ‡jqjv‡K GLb nvRvievi wR‡Ám Ki‡jI
†jqjv mZ¨ K_v ej‡e bv, Ggb Kx UP©vi Ki‡jI I mZ¨ K_v ej‡e bv, I gyL ey‡R _vK‡e| Zv
n‡j Kx gv‡b GB †fv‡ii, GB mKv‡ji, GB kn‡ii, knigq GB e„wócv‡Zi?
KvD›Uv‡ii e„× Kzw`©wU Wªqvi ‡U‡b Suy‡K Av‡Q, wjiv fv½v‡e| KvD›Uv‡ii Icv‡k GKwU Kv‡jv
Kv‡Vi eom‡iv c¨v‡bj; c¨v‡b‡ji wVK gvSLv‡b mv`v †Mvj wPnè, ‡mB e„‡Ëi wfZ‡i GKwU
WvbvAjv mv`v i‡Oi bvixg~wZ© Do‡Q| Kx GUv? Kzw`©iv †ewki fvMB gymwjg| †ewki fvMB mywbœ|
AímsL¨K wkqv| A‡bK gymwjg Kzw`© Avevi mywdev‡`i (taswwuf) Abymvix| Avi hviv gymwjg
bq, Zv‡`i †ewki fvMB cÖvPxb Kzw`© wek¦vm the Cult of Angel-G wek¦vm K‡i| IB QweUvi Doš—
bvixwU wK ZviB †KvbI cÖZxK?
wjiv ‡diZ wb‡q e„ׇK ÔAvBwq ¸b‡jiÕ (n¨vf Av bvBm †W) ejj cvgyK| Zvici el©vwZ Mv‡q
Pvwc‡q †i‡¯—viuvi evB‡i G‡m `uvovj cvgyK| e„wó Avi e„wó| cvgyK cv evovq, A‡Svi e„wói
wfZi| AvR Avgvi Rb¥w`b| AvR Avwg wfRe| Avðh©! IB Doš— bvixwU ‡i‡¯—viuvq ‡XvKvi mgq
ZLb †Pv‡L c‡owb †Kb? cvgyK wkD‡i DVj| †jqjvi gyLUv †`Lv n‡jv bv| IB wK wK¬I bv wK?
Avðh©! Avwg Avgvi †Z‡iv eQi eqm †_‡K wK¬I‡K LuyRwQ, GLbI wK¬Ii †`Lv cvBwb| Avn&,
†jqjvi gyLUv †`Lv n‡jv bv| Z‡e †jqjv hwÏb †eu‡P _vK‡e †evZvgUv wb‡Ri Kv‡Q jywK‡q †i‡L
†`‡e | ‡g‡qiv Ggwb K‡iB inm¨gq ... Z‡e I Rvbj bv: I AvR GKUv bvg †cj| ZzwK© bvg|
Zv‡Z kvwš—c~b© mnAe¯’vb m¤¢e n‡e wK bv †K Rv‡b| For years, the Kurds have sought
autonomy, or even independence, for the Kurdish region. These demands have been
resisted, especially by Turkey and Iraq in recent decades.Giv †i‡¯—viuvi bvg †i‡L‡Q
RvMÖm; †hfv‡e ‡jqjv nvwbg Avgvi †evZvgUv †i‡L †`‡e| ‡jqjv Avgv‡K gynvj‡jwe w`j
†L‡Z|
e„wói wfZi nuvU‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| e„wó c‡oB P‡j‡Q GB HwZnvwmK cyi‡bv kniUvq| Avi AveQv
AÜKvi| w÷ªU evwZ¸wj ZLbI R¡jwQj| gv‡S gv‡S ‡gNjv AvKv‡k Sj‡m DVwQj Av‡jv| gv‡S
gv‡S ‡kvbv hvw”Qj eRªcv‡Zi AvIqvR| evZvm AviI G‡jv‡g‡jv, AviI G‡jv‡g‡jv I Mfxi,
Mfxi Bw½Zgq| Ii ‡Kb †hb g‡b nq, AvR wK¬Ii m‡½ †`Lv n‡e| AviI g‡b nq, From
today and from this place there begins a new epoch in the history of the world. I k¦vm
†bq| KvD›Uv‡ii wcQ‡bi ‡mB Kv‡jv Kv‡Vi eom‡iv c¨v‡bjwUi K_v g‡b c‡o hvq ... ‡mB mv`v
†Mvj wPnèwU Avm‡j wK? GKwU WvbvAjv mv`v i‡Oi bvixg~wZ© Do‡Q| Kzw`©‡`i cÖvPxb Kvë: the
Cult of Angel? Mitochondrial Eve- Gi cÖZxK wK? w`b K‡qK Av‡M GKUv mv‡qÝ Rvb©v‡j
gvB‡UvKwÛªqvj wW Gb G welqK GKUv wbeÜ cowQj cvgyK| | co‡Z co‡Z D‡ËwRZ n‡q
D‡VwQj †m, †Kbbv ... †KbbvÑweÁvb †hb giwg KweZv n‡q D‡V‡Q cÖvq: MtDNA
[MitochondrialDNA] research into modern human origins has produced two major
findings. First, the entire amount of variation in mtDNA across human populations is
small in comparison with that of other animal species. This means that all human
mtDNA originated from a single ancestral lineage—specifically, a single female—
fairly recently and has been mutating ever since. Most estimates of the mutation rate
of mtDNA suggest that this female ancestor lived about 200,000 years ago. In
addition, the mtDNA of African populations varies more than that of peoples in other
continents. This suggests that the mtDNA of African populations has changed for a
longer time than it has in populations of any other region, and that all living people
inherited their mtDNA from one woman in Africa, who is sometimes called the
Mitochondrial Eve.
Zv n‡j? teleology?

İstanbul Boğazi ev Bosporus Thracius

A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how
far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped.
Norman Mailer

Pviav‡ii evZv‡m †Kgb Auvl‡U M‡Ü f‡i D‡V‡Q| em‡cviv‡m A‡bK gvQ aiv Uªjvi| IBw`K
†_‡KB IB Auvl‡U MÜ AvmwQj | GB RvqMvUv †evm‡cvivm-Gi cvo †Nu‡l | Rvnv‡Ri ‡fucy
†kvbv †Mj| AveQv| ‡mB †fuv I I I k‡ã evevi K_v g‡b c‡o hvq cvgy‡Ki| ‡Q‡j‡ejvq evev
GLv‡b GB em‡cviv‡mi cv‡o wb‡q AvmZ| ZLb IB cvwbcÖev‡ni BwZnvmI ejZ evev: eySwj
†dwiZ, Avgiv ZzwK© fvlvq G‡K İstanbul Boğazi ej‡jI Ab¨iv wKš‘ e‡j em‡cvivm|
cÖvPxbKvj †_‡KB gg©i mvMi I K…ò mvM‡ii g‡a¨Kvi evwbR¨ GB cÖbvjx w`‡qB nZ| AvRI
ZvB nq| g‡b ivLwe gg©i mvM‡ii cÖvPxb bvg Propontis Avi K…ò mgy‡`ªi cÖvPxb bvg Pontus
Euxinus. Avi, em‡cvivm k‡ãi gv‡b n‡jv, Ôluvo‡`i b`x †ci“‡bvÕ| wMÖK wg‡_i Kzgvix
AvB‡qvi (Io) K_v †Zv‡K Av‡MB e‡jwQ bv?
nu¨v| evjK †dwiZ gv_v bv‡o| Ii wVKB g‡b Av‡QÑKzgvix AvB‡qv B¯—vbeyj †evMvwR muvZ‡i
†cwi‡q eKbv evQyi n‡q wM‡qwQj|
nu¨v, ZvB †Zv| ZLbKvi w`‡b †jv‡K GB İstanbul Boğazi †K ejZ Bosporus Thracius.
GKUzLvwb cvwbi aviv, wKš‘ `¨vL, Kxfv‡e Propontis Avi Pontus Euxinus‡K wgwj‡q
w`‡q‡Q| GLb ej ‡Zv †dwiZ Pontus Euxinus Avi Propontis †Kvb& †Kvb& mgy‡`ªi bvg?
evjK †dwiZ SUcU DËi †`q, K…ò mgy‡`ªi cÖvPxb bvg Pontus Euxinus evev Avi gg©i
mvM‡ii cÖvPxb bvg Propontis.
nu¨v| G meB Avj­vn&i Amxg Kz`iZ, eySwj †dwiZ| gvÎ 31 wK‡jvwgUvi `xN© GB cvwbi aviv|
A_P Avgv‡`i †`k Zzi¯‹‡K Gwkqv †_‡KI Avjv`v K‡i †d‡j‡Q| GI Avj­vn&i Kz`iZ wK bv
ej †dwiZ?
‡dwiZ gv_v bv‡o|
evev AviI ejZ, ZzB bvweK n‡Z Pvm †dwiZÑwKš‘ g‡b ivwLm GLv‡b cvwbi Uvb wKš‘ Zxeª;
Zv‡Z RvnvR Pvjv‡bvB gv‡Sgv‡S `vq n‡q c‡o| wKš‘ Avj­vn&i `~b&Cqvq †KvbI wKQyB Pig bq;
ZvB `¨vL, Gi `ycv‡k Qwo‡q i‡q‡Q KZ KZ cÖvPxb aŸsmve‡kl Avi Qwei gZb MÖvg, MÖvg Avi
AiY¨-eb| QywUQuvUvi w`‡b †mme Avwg ‡Zv‡K Ny‡i Ny‡i †`Lve †dwiZ, ZzB Lvwj gb w`‡q cwom
evc| Avi, IB ‡Zv `¨vL, nu¨v, nu¨v `w¶‡Y; IUvB †Mv‡ìb nY© ÑB¯—vbey‡ji e›`i| ...evevi K_v
e„wó‡Z Wy‡e hvq| cvgyK `xN©wbtk¦vm †d‡j| Avn&, [†d‡j Avmv] ˆkke|
i“‡gwj wnmvwi `~‡M©i wVK Dj‡Uvw`‡K em‡dvivm-Gi Aci cv‡o [B¯—vbey‡ji Gwkq As‡k]
Anadolu Hisari `~M©| `~M©wUi wbg©vZv A‡Uvgvb myjZvb cÖ_g evqwR` | mgqKvj: 1390
†k‡li w`‡K| myjZvb cÖ_g evqwR`‡K [1360-1403] ejv nZ [Yildirim ] A_v©r ÔeRªÕ| cvgyK
gyPwK nv‡m| Anadolu Hisari `~M©wUi Af¨š—ifvMI nq‡Zv GB e„wói mKv‡j wbR©b n‡q i‡q‡Q
| IB `~‡M©i mvg‡b GLb wM‡q `uvov‡j †Kgb nq? mnmv GB †SuvK| gv e‡j, ZzB †Zvi evevi
g‡Zv cvMj| Kv‡RB em‡cvivm †ci“‡bvi Rb¨ evm÷‡ci w`‡K †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| evm÷cUv
e„wói Pv`‡i XvKv c‡o wQj| Kweiv †Kb evm÷‡ci †P‡q †ij‡ókb cQ›` K‡i evev?
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me aviYv e`‡j w`‡jb ...Ø›`g~jK cÖwµqv Øviv cig gb gvb‡ei mxwgZ g‡bi mvg‡b
cÖKvwkZ nb | Kx Gi gv‡b? cv‡ki wm‡U K‡qKRb hvÎx e‡m wQj| Zv‡`i K_v Kv‡b G‡jv
Ii| fvebvi ivR¨ †_‡K ev¯—‡e wd‡i G‡jv cvgyK| hvÎxiv †Rbv‡ij †qwgb AvjcKvqv cÖm‡½
K_v ejwQj| GKRb ejj, Gw`‡K wRwbmc‡Îi `vg w`bw`b PoPo K‡i evo‡Q, Iw`‡K ‡`Lyb
miKvix Kg©Pvix‡`i Nyl LvIqvi KgwZ †bB|
nu¨v| nu¨v| Avcwb wVKB e‡j‡Qb| ‡gv¯—dv Kvgvj †euu‡P _vK‡j ...
Av‡iKRb ejj, Av‡i †mB Av‡g©bxq cÖev` i‡q‡Q bvÑ The donkey has been to Jerusalem
forty times, but he is still a donkey.
K_vUv †kl n‡ZB nvwmi û‡j­vo DVj|
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jKwnW GqviµvdU-Gi cvIbv cwi‡kva wb‡q †du‡m †M‡Qb†Rbv‡ij †qwgb| IB gvwK©b
K¤úvwbwU Zzi‡¯‹i Kv‡Q Ô÷vidvBUvi †RUÕ †e‡PwQj| AbymÜv‡b †`Lv hvq jKwn‡Wi BZvwjq
mnKvwi ms¯’v Aeritalia -KvQ †_‡K MZeQi A‡±ve‡i †Rbv‡ij AvjcKvqv Kg K‡iI wZwik
nvRvi Wjvi Nyul MÖnb K‡i‡Qb | cvgyK `xN©k¦vm †d‡j| GLb 1976| G ai‡Yi e¨vcK `ybx©wZ
GLb Zzi¯‹ miKv‡ii i‡Ü« i‡Ü«| G Kvi‡YB cÖavb gš¿x my‡jBgvb †`wg‡ij-Gi †RvU miKvi
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Kivi Av‡M Zvi Aby‡gv`b wb‡q AvBbmfvq Zxeª we‡ivaxZvi gy‡L co‡jb| hw`I 26 gvP© BD
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miKvi‡K Zzi‡¯‹i gvwU‡Z AviI 25wU gvwK©b mvgwiK NuvwU ‰Zwii AbygwZ w`‡Z n‡e| GB
cuwPkwU NuvwUi g‡a¨ GKwU AZ¨š— ¯úk©KvZi; KviYÑIB NuvwU †_‡K †mvwf‡qZ ˆmb¨‡`i
MwZwewa, wgmvBj cix¶v I cvigvbweK cix¶v ch©‡e¶b Kiv n‡e| Pzw³ Abymv‡i mvgwiK
NuvwU¸wj GKKfv‡e Zzi‡¯‹i wbqš¿‡b _vK‡e | Gi Av‡M mvgwiK NuvwU¸wji Ici Zzi¯‹-gvwK©b
KZ…c‡¶i †hŠ_wbqš¿Y wQj| Pzw³i d‡j Pvi eQ‡i gvwK©b hy³iv‡óªi KvQ †_‡K 1 wewjqb Wjvi
cv‡e Zzi¯‹ | G Qvov GB Pvi eQi a‡i Av‡gwiKvb cb¨ †Kbvi Rb¨ G·‡cvU©-Bg‡cvU© e¨v¼
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a‡iwQj | Pzw³ mB Kivi mgq wKwmÄvi Avkv cÖKvk K‡i‡Qb AwP‡iB mvBcÖvm mgm¨vi mgvavb
n‡e|
GB gvbwP‡Îi wb‡P gg©i mvMi; Dc‡o mi“ I msKxY© İstanbul Boğazi ; euv‡q Zzi‡¯‹i BD‡ivc-LÛ I
WvB‡b Avbv‡Zvwjqvi ïi“ hv Gwkqvq c‡o‡Q ; Kv‡RB BD‡ivc I Gwkqvq Qov‡bv B¯—vbeyj kniwU
†`Lv hv‡”Q|

cvgyK `xN©k¦vm †d‡j Rvbvjvi evB‡i ZvKv‡jv| ILv‡b e„wói a~mi Pv`i Avi †jvnvi AveQv
KvVv‡gv| evmUv İstanbul Boğazi ev Bosporus Thracius ‡cwi‡q hv‡”Q| Ii kixi wkiwki
K‡i I‡V; hLbB I em‡cvivm AwZµg K‡i Ii mg¯— kixi wkiwki Ki‡Z _v‡K, eyKUv `yi“ `yi“
Ki‡Z _v‡K| GKUv gnv‡`k †_‡K Av‡iKUv gnv‡`‡k P‡j hv‡”Q| cwðg †Mvjva© †_‡K c~e©
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Kx Avðh©! cvgy‡Ki mg¯— kixi wkiwki Ki‡Z _v‡K| †m †`L‡Z cvq Avbv‡Zvwjqv †_‡K hvÎv
K‡i myjZvb Iinvb m‰mb¨ †cwi‡q hv‡”Qb İstanbul Boğazi ev Bosporus Thracius ; ...
1344 mvj| Iinvb `v`©vbv‡jm cÖbvjx AwZµg K‡i mˆmb¨ _ªvm †cuŠ‡Qvq| It was a difficult
crossing that marked the beginning of Turkish presence in Europe. To make future
crossings easier, the Ottomans annexed the principality of Karası on the eastern side
of the Dardanelles.
evmUv Avbv‡Zvwjqvi w`‡K QyU‡Q| Avbv‡Zvwjqv †hgb Zzi‡¯‹i Gwkq AskÑ †Zgwb B¯—vbeyj
kniwUiI Gkxq Ask| Avbv‡Zvwjqv| Zzi‡¯‹i eZ©gvb ivRavbx ÔAvsKvivÕ Avbv‡Zvwjqvi
gvSgwa¨Lv‡b| IB Avbv‡Zvwjqv‡ZB i‡q‡Q ‡mB AvivivZ cvnvowU, †hLv‡b gnvc­veb †k‡l
b~nbexi AvK©wU †V‡KwQj ...K‡e †hb ...Avi ... Avi IB Avbv‡ZvwjqviB cÖvPxb bvg wQj
AvBIbxqv| Avi K‡e †hb GB Avbv‡Zvwjqv (AvBIbxqv) Avwef~Z© n‡qwQ‡jb gnvb _v‡jm|
i“‡L `uvwo‡qwQ‡jb Kzms¯‹viMÖ¯’ g~p †nvwmq`cwš’‡`i wei“‡×| we‡qvwkqvi wMÖK Kwe †nvwmq`
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wKš‘, hLb GB es‡k g˨ cwic~b© nBj;


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b¨vqmsMZ I DËg,exiM‡bi GK Ck¦im`„k RvwZ,
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[wMÖK-wg_ Abyhvqx Kronos n‡jbÑruler of the universe during the Golden Age. He was
one of the 12 Titans and the youngest son of Uranus and Gaea, the personifications of
heaven and earth.] †nvwmq‡`i GBme wg‡_¨-Abygv‡bi wei“‡× j‡owQ‡jb mZ¨vbymÜvbx
_v‡jm| cÖwZôv Ki‡Z †P‡qwQ‡jb RMrm¤^‡Ü AcÖgvwbZ i“cK_v bqÑeis, ‰eÁvwbK AbymÜvb
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bMimg~n-‡mLv‡b| GK`v †hLv‡b _v‡jm j‡owQ‡jb Kwe AÁ †nvwmq‡`i wg‡_¨i“‡c ewY©Z
KíKvwnwbi wei“‡× ... Avi ...Avi ...GLv‡bB wQj cÖvPxb †mB †gwjUvm bMix ... ‡gb‡`‡im
b`xi †gvnbvq| IB bM‡iB R‡b¥wQ‡jb GK †cÖwiZ bvix, Avmcvwmqv| Avmcvwmqv wQ‡jb cy‡ei
Av‡jv, wQ‡jb wMÖK ivRbxwZwe` †c­wiwK¬‡mi Abš— ‡cÖiYv| Av‡b_vB [Av‡_Ý] bMi‡K mvRv‡bvi
Rb¨ IB AvmcvwmqvB ‡Zv ¯’cwZ‡`i Avi wPÎwkíx‡`i AbycÖvwYZ Ki‡jb | Avi g~‡piv e‡j
Avmcvwmqv bvwK wQ‡jb iw¶Zv! evmUv SuvwK †Lj| gy`y| Bwćbi g„`y ¸Äb Qvwc‡q wPrKvi K‡i
DV‡jb gnvb Goethe: Eternal Woman draws us upward.Kx ‡h Gi gv‡b? cvgyK
w`‡knviv †eva K‡i| †Kbbv Zvi `„p wek¦vm:Avmcvwmqv wQ‡jb †cÖwiZ bvix| myZivs, †m weoweo
K‡i ej‡Z _v‡KѶgv Ki“b Avmcvwmqv| AvR GB e„wói w`‡b Avwg Avcbvi Kv‡Q ¶gv †P‡q
wbw”Q Avcbv‡K †nq cÖwZcbœ Kivi Rb¨| Avcwb Av‡_bvBevmxi gb †_‡K A_©nxb A‡hŠw³K
Awd©Dm-wek¦vm `~i Ki‡Z G‡mwQ‡jb, `~i Ki‡Z G‡mwQ‡jb agx©q ‡gŠjev‡`i RbK
wc_v‡Mviv‡mi nvm¨Ki Kzms¯‹vi; ZvB g~p ag©vÜiv Avcbv‡K Kjw¼Z Ki‡Z †P‡q‡Q; Zviv
Avcbv‡K ejj iw¶Zv ... GLv‡bB g~p‡`i mxgve×Zv ... ‡hb Acgv‡bi Pig mxgv GB ... wKš‘
Avcwb wQ‡jb †cÖwiZ bvix| Avwg Rvwb| Avwg Kwe| AvR Avgvi Rb¥w`b ...AvR Avcwb Avgv‡`i
¶gv Ki“b| Avcwb †eu‡P _vKvi mgq Zxeª gvbwmK hš¿bvq fy‡M‡Qb| AvR Avcwb Avgvi
Rb¥w`‡b Av‡_bvBevmx‡K ¶gv K‡i w`b| Avcwb cy‡ei Av‡jv wb‡q cwð‡g wM‡qwQ‡jb ...cy‡ei
Ki“bvq cwð‡gi D`MÖ eb¨Zv w¯—wgZ Ki‡Z †P‡q‡Qb ...Avcbvi gZb AvwgI GKUv GKvKx `xN©
jovB‡qi Rb¨ ˆZwi nw”Q| ivZ †R‡M eB cowQ, wjLwQ| Avgvi hy× Avi¤¢ n‡q †M‡Q| †n gnvb
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n‡e| Avgvi Rb¥ Avbv‡Zvwjqvq, c~e©-cwð‡gi wgjb‡iLvqÑAvwg c~e©cwð‡gi †PZbv‡K aviY
KiwQ| Avgvi DËivwaKvi [Bmjvgx] mywdev`| (Greek sophistēs,”expert, master
craftsman, man of wisdom”), > Sophists> Sufi ... m~wdev`, g~jZ hv Rxe‡bi Zz”QZvi Dci
¸i“Z¡ Av‡ivc K‡i I Kv‡qwg ‡fvMev`x‡`i wbiš—i we‡ivwaZv K‡i| Kwbqvq Avwg RvjvjDÏxb
i“wgi gvRv‡ii VvÛv cv_‡ii †g‡Si Ici e‡m ivZfi ÔN~b©vqgvb `i‡ek‡`iÕ bvP †`‡LwQ|
ciw`b †nv‡U‡ji i“‡g GK g‡b †n‡Mj c‡owQ| mvivw`b| iv‡Z Avevi ÔN~b©vqgvb `i‡ek‡`iÕ
bvP †`‡LwQ| i“wg e‡jwQ‡jb: If my words are not worthy of Your lips/take up a rock and
crush my mouth.K_vUv ‡hb †n‡Mj Zuvi Ôwdjmwd Af gvBÛÕ-G †Kv_vI ej‡Qb| Avwg wK
fvM¨evb bB?| Avwg gnvb †n‡Mj-Gi wPš—vavivi cÖwZ AvK…ó| wZwbB †Zv Avg~j e`‡j w`‡jb,
c×wZ Mo‡jb; Avgvi g‡b nqÑ Hegel is West; West is Hegel!†n‡Mj HistoricismGi K_v
e‡jwQ‡jb | GBB HistoricismGi aviYvB BwZnv‡mi †h-‡KvbI mg‡qi †P‡q AvaywbK mg‡qi
Zdvr| AvaywbK mgq †n‡Mjgq| Avwg gnvgwZ i“wgi wPš—vavivi cÖwZI AvK…ó| gvIjvbv
e‡j‡Qb, O Shams of Tabriz, in this world I am so Intoxicated that apart from
drukenness and celebration I have no tale to tell. †Kb GB Lywk? GB LywkB wK gvbeRvwZi
Kvg¨ bq| Avwg wK fvM¨evb bB? Avwg Kwbqvq RvjvjDÏxb i“wgi gvRv‡i ivZfi N~b©vqgvb
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dKbvi I Iëvi †eÄvwgb| Avwg G‡`i Rxeb`k©b ‡evSvi †Póv Kwi I Gu‡`i iPbv c×wZ ivZ
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[Avwg g‡b Kwi, †evi‡nm eo‡Rvi eyׇK Rvb‡Z cv‡ib, RvjvjDÏxb i“wg †K †Zgb K‡i bq; G
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Avgvi Kv‡Q SKS‡K Avqbv| ... Avgv‡K wjL‡ZB n‡e| Avgvi ÔgbbÕ GK weij mw¤§jb;...
Avgv‡K wjL‡ZB n‡e| AvwgI jovB Kie gnvb Avmcvwmqvi g‡Zv, gnvb _v‡j‡mi gZ; Avwg
wj‡L joe| GKUv eB wj‡L cÖKvk‡Ki Kv‡Q Rgv w`‡qwQ| Iiv Qvc‡Q bv| Avgvi hy× Avi¤¢ n‡q
†M‡Q †n gnvb _v‡jm, ‡n †cÖwiZ bvix, Avmcvwmqv; Avgvi hy× Avi¤¢ n‡q †M‡Q| Giv Avgvi
†jLv Qvc‡Q bv| mv‡o wZb eQi a‡i AvU‡K †i‡L‡Q| Zey Avwg wjLe| fwel¨‡Zi gvbyl wK
Avgv‡K c~e©cwð‡gi †mZzeÜ wn‡m‡e †`L‡e? Avwg wK c~e©cwð‡gi g‡a¨ we`¨gvb mgm¨vi
mgvavb Ki‡Z cvie? Avwg wK Zzi‡¯‹i Af¨š—ixb mgm¨vi mgvavb Ki‡Z cvie? Avwg wK wjLe
Don't make observations on cats and dogs, concern yourself with the problems of your
homeland. GB ivóªwU ZzwK© gymwjg‡`i| A_P GB iv‡óª Kzw`©ivI i‡q‡Q| ZvQvov Ab¨ivI Av‡Q|
‡n, gnvb Avmcvwmqv, †n gnvb _v‡jm| AvwgI GK `xN© hy‡×i Rb¨ cÖ¯‘Z nw”Q| Ck¦i Avgv‡K
mZ¨ K_v ejvi mvnm w`b| Avgvi `xN© msMÖvgx c‡_i †cÖiYv gnvZ¥v †n‡Mj I gvIjvbv i“wg
| Avwg †hb mZ¨ K_v wjL‡Z cvwi| Avi, ...nu¨v ... Avwg mvBcÖvm wb‡qI wjLe| ... mvBcÖvm
cÖ‡kœ ZzwK©-gvwK©b m¤ú‡K© wPi a‡iwQj | Pzw³ mB Kivi mgq wKwmÄvi Rvi Avkv cÖKvk K‡i‡Qb
mvBcÖvm mgm¨vi mgvavb n‡e| Avm‡j wK mvBcÖvm mgm¨vi mgvavb mn‡R n‡e? GB gyn~‡Z©
mvBcÖv‡mi 40% Rwg ZzwK© ˆmb¨iv `Lj K‡i †i‡L‡Q| ILv‡b wMÖK wmwcÖqU Avi ZzwK
wmwcÖqU‡`i g‡a¨ fqven msNvZ Pj‡Q| Õ74-Gi 15 RyjvB mvBcÖv‡m D‡ØM Nbxf~Z n‡q I‡V,
hLb wMÖK-mgw_©Z GK mvgwiK Af~¨Ìvb gvKvwiqm‡K DrLvZ K‡i| Zv‡K wbe©vwmZ Kiv nq|
gvKvwiqm wMÖ‡mi m‡½ mvBcÖv‡mi GKxf~Z nIqvi ‡Nvi we‡ivax wQ‡jb| Aek¨ wMÖ‡mi mvgwiK
Rvš—v‡K mg_©b †`q| wMÖK mywcÖqU b¨vkbvj MvW©iv gvKvwiqm G‡`i †Zgb cQ›` KiZ bv|
Af~¨ÌvbKvix mvgwiK KZ„©c¶ wbKm m¨v¤úmb bv‡g GKRb‡K †cÖwm‡W›U K‡i| Avm‡j wbKm
m¨v¤úmb wQ‡jb msev`c‡Îi cÖKvkK| wMÖK-mgw_©Z GK mvgwiK Af~¨Ìvb cÖwZnZ Ki‡Z
K‡qK nvRvi ZzwK© ˆmb¨ mvBcÖv‡m AeZib K‡i| Avgv‡K wjL‡ZB n‡e| †KbbvÑ A modern
democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can
go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped. m¨v¤úmb 23 RyjvB c`Z¨vM
K‡ib, Zvi miKv‡ii cZb nq| IB GKB w`‡b wMÖ‡mi mvgwiK miKv‡iiI cZb nq| we‡`ªvnx
mvgwiK Kg©KZ©viv ZzwK© ˆmb¨evwnbxi D”Pc`¯’ Kg©KZ©v‡`i Kv‡Q AvZ¥mgc©b K‡i| Gici
mvBcÖv‡m A¯’vqx †bZv n‡jb M­vd‡Kvm †K¬wi‡`m ... GB †Zv †Mj mvBcÖvm cÖm½| Iw`‡K
GwRqvb wb‡qI D‡ËRbv Kg †bB| GwRqvb wb‡q wMÖ‡mi m‡½ Zzi‡¯‹i we‡iva `xN©w`‡bi| ILv‡b
wMÖ‡mi kZ kZ Øxc| Kv‡RB A‡bK wMÖKB GwRqvb‡K wMÖ‡mi n«` e‡j fve‡Z fv‡jvev‡m| IB
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AvKvkc‡_i ¯’v‡bi [air space] `vex K‡i Avm‡Q| [†h‡nZz †h‡KvbI †`‡ki ¯’j †_‡K 12 gvBj
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g~jf~wgi continental shelf- G, Kv‡RB ‡mme Øx‡ci Rjmxgv Zzi¯‹ mxgvbvi g‡a¨ c‡o‡Q|
Zzi¯‹ GwRqv‡bi †h gvbwPÎ ˆZwi K‡i‡Q Zv‡Z GwRqv‡bi gvSLv‡b KwíZ †iLv †`Lv‡bv n‡q‡Q|
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`xN©Kvjxb| GB weev‡` AvwgI Rwo‡q c‡owQ Awbevh©fv‡e| Avgv‡K wjL‡ZB n‡e| Avwg wjLe;
Avwg hy× Kie ‡n gnvb Avmcvwmqv, †n gnvb _v‡jm, †n wbwe©Kvi gnvKvj| †KbbvÑ Kzw`©iv
cvnvwo DcZ¨Kvi †QvU †QvU MÖv‡g evm Ki‡jI AvRKvj Zv‡`i †jvKvj‡q evmI ‡e‡o P‡j‡Q|
kni¸‡jvi g‡a¨ i‡q‡Q Biv‡Ki gmyj, wKiKzK, Biwej Ges myjvBgvwbn; Biv‡bi mvbvb`v` I
mvK‡KR; Zzi‡¯‹i w`qvievKzi| Kzw`©iv Kzw`©f~wg‡Z msL¨v¸i“ n‡jI Ab¨ †`‡k msL¨v jNy|
eQ‡ii ci eQi Giv ¯^kvmb †P‡q‡Q| GgbKx Kzw`©f~wgi ¯^vaxbZvI| GBme `vwe wbg©g Dcv‡q
`gb Kiv n‡q‡Q| we‡kl K‡i Zzi¯‹ I Biv‡K|

GB hy×, i“Bqv

‘The military dictator (General Zia-ul-Haq) tried his best to suffocate Pakistan’s
traditional Sufi culture by emulating Saudi Arabia’s Wahhabi Islam. He banned all
forms of cultural activities, including figurative painting, singing, dancing and music,
categorising as blasphemous.’ (Madanjeet Singh; Music has no religion. Star
Weekend Magazine; March 7,2008)

evm †_‡K †b‡g nuvU‡Z-nuvU‡Z Anadolu Hisari `~M©wUi w`‡K †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK |
e„wó ZLbI S‡i hvw”Qj| iv¯—vq Mvwo‡Nvovi wfo| e„wói wfZ‡i wbtk‡ã P‡j‡Q jwi-evm-
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†`Iqvi? dzUcv‡Z QvZv gv_vq †Kivwb, QvÎ; QyU‡Q| Avwg G‡`i g‡Zv bB| Avgvi Ávb I fve-
G hvZvqvZ| ZLb †_‡KB mvBcÖv‡mi K_v †f‡e fxlb Aw¯’i †eva KiwQj cvgyK| Avm‡j
mgmvgwqK wek¦cwiw¯’wZB AZ¨š— RwUj| RwUj I msNvZgq| wek¦cwiw¯’wZ Avm‡j me mgq
GgbB msNvZgq wQj | ZzwK© †mbvevwnbx mvBcÖv‡m AbycÖ‡ek K‡i‡Q, ILv‡b wbðqB `gbcxob
Pj‡Q| Gw`‡K Kz`©iv Zzi‡¯‹i RbmsL¨vi 17%; Giv ¯^vaxb evmf~wg Pvq| Zzi¯‹ miKvi Kz`©‡`i
`vex eiveiB AMÖvn¨ K‡i P‡j‡Q| Kv‡ibiv evg©vq lvUfvM; ZvivI c„_K ivóª Pvq, Zviv
ILvbKvi miKvix‡Pv‡L we‡`ªvnx; Zv‡`i ¯^vaxbZv ¯ú„nv `gb K‡i †i‡L‡Q evg©vi †mbvevwnbx|
mvgwiK Rvš—vi hyw³, evg©vq MbZš¿ G‡j Kv‡ib‡`i `vex AMÖvn¨ Kiv KwVb n‡e| kªxj¼vq
Zvwgjiv c„_K evmf~wg cÖwZôvi j‡¶¨ hy× Pvwj‡q hv‡”Q `xN©w`b hver...mgmvgwqK wek¦cwi¯’xwZ
Avm‡jB AZ¨š— RwUj| MZeQi evsjv‡`‡k GK mk¯¿ mvgwiK Af~¨Ìv‡b wbnZ n‡q‡Qb gywRei
ingvb| Õ70 mv‡ji B÷ cvwK¯’v‡b wbe©vP‡b ingv‡bi †bZ…‡Z¡ wR‡ZwQj evOvwjiv| †mB
wbe©vP‡bi dj cwðg cvwK¯’vbx kvmK‡Mvôx †g‡b †bqwb| d‡j i³‡mªvZ e‡qwQj ... cvgyK
`xN©k¦vm †djj| KZw`b g‡b n‡q‡Q Avgvi; cyi‡bv GB kniUvi iv¯—vq nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z AK¯§vr
wK¬Ii m‡½ †`Lv n‡q hv‡e | wK¬I| BwZnv‡mi wgDR ...AvwgI wK¬I‡K GKUv cÖkœ Ki‡Z PvB Ñ
GB MÖ‡n ‡eu‡P _vK‡j n‡j gvbyl‡K †Kb GZ wbôzi n‡Z nq? cvgyK welbœ †eva Ki‡Z _v‡K|
Avbv‡`vjy wnmvwi `~M©wUi Af¨š—ifvMI GB e„wói mKv‡j wbR©b n‡q i‡q‡Q | ‡mB wbR©bZv
Qvwc‡q cvgy‡Ki g‡b c‡o GB `~M©wUi wbg©vZv myjZvb cÖ_g evqwR` wQ‡jb iYwbcyb; In three
years Bayazid conquered Bulgaria and parts of Serbia and Macedonia; he also
subdued the greater part of Asia Minor. He blockaded Constantinople (present-day
İstanbul) for ten years, hoping to subdue it by famine. Bayazid might have destroyed
the Byzantine Empire had not the Turkic conqueror Tamerlane attacked Ottoman
possessions in Asia Minor and completely defeated the sultan in 1402 near Ankara.
Bayazid died a prisoner in the enemy camp, while his sons fought over the succession.
Avðh©! GBme DËvwiaKvi| GB `~M© ...Avµgb-cÖwZAvµgb ...meB Kx fxlbfv‡e AvRI wU‡K
Av‡Q| ‡hgb, wKQy Øxc [wMÖK] ZzwK© Rjmxgvbvq c‡o‡Q| Iw`‡K wMÖm Zv A¯^xKvi K‡i w` †nM-G
Avš—©RvwZK †KvU© Af Rvw÷‡m Av‡e`b K‡i‡Q| cvgyK `xN©k¦vm †d‡j| KZw`b g‡b n‡q‡Q
Avgvi; cyi‡bv GB kniUvi iv¯—vq nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z AK¯§vr wK¬Ii m‡½ †`Lv n‡q hv‡e | wK¬I|
BwZnv‡mi wgDR ...AvwgI wK¬I‡K GKUv cÖkœ Ki‡Z PvB Ñ GB MÖ‡n ‡eu‡P _vK‡j n‡j gvbyl‡K
†Kb GZ wbôzi AvMÖvmx n‡Z nq? †mB m‡½ ‡Kb Avw`g wnsmª cÖe„wË I gvbwmKZv AvRI wU‡K
i‡q‡Q G‡`‡ki AwaKvsk MÖnevmxi g‡bvRM‡Z, †hb RM‡Z i“cvš—i/weeZ©b mZ¨ bq| †QvÆ k¦vm
†d‡j Anadolu Hisari `~M©wUi Kv‡jv †`Iqv‡j nvZ iv‡L cvgyK| GKKv‡ji GBme wekvjKvq
`~M©¸wj wQj mywekvj A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨i cÖwZi¶v wfZ| KZ KZ NUbvi mv¶x GBme `~M©cÖ‡Kvó,
Gi cÖvKvi-cwiLv-cÖv½b| e„wói ¶xb kã †kvbv hvq| Av‡kcv‡k †KD †bB †`‡L `~M© ‡`Iqv‡j
Kvb cv‡Z cvgyK| kxZj †m ¯úk©| Pzbv cv_‡ii MÜ cvq, MÜ cvq cvqivi weóvi | ïb‡Z cvq
wLª÷vb devshirme gv‡q‡`i Kvbœv ...ejKvb A‡ji wLª÷vb gv‡q‡`i Kvbœv| ‡Zv Kviv [wLª÷vb]
devshirme `vm? A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i AeKvVv‡gvwU `uvwo‡q wQj bvbvb cÖwZôv‡bi Ici| Zvi
GKwU wQj `vmcÖ_v ev ghulam system; ivóªxq Kvh©vejx cwiPvjbv KiZ ghulam ev `vmiv|
| ghulam‡`i hveZxq wk¶v †`Iqv nZ| ivóªxq Kvh©vw` wk¶v ‡`Iqvi Rb¨ ejKv‡bi MÖvg †_‡K
GKRb 8 †_‡K 15 eQ‡ii wLª÷vb †Q‡j‡K wb‡q Avmv n‡Zv B¯—vbey‡j ... G‡`i‡K ejv nZ
devshirme `vm| Av‡kcv‡k †KD †bB †`‡L `~M© ‡`Iqv‡j Kvb cv‡Z cvgyK| kxZj †m ¯úk©|
Pzbv cv_‡ii MÜ cvq, MÜ cvq cvqivi weóvi ... ïb‡Z cvq wLª÷vb devshirme gv‡q‡`i Kvbœv
...ejKvb A‡ji wLª÷vb gv‡q‡`i Kvbœv| Avnv, wmwg‡qv‡bi eqm wQj AvU| Avi Kx my›`iB bv
wQj †`L‡Z Ñ GKgv_v †mvbvwj †KuvKov Pzj, dimv, bxj‡PvL; wVK mvay mvBg‡bi gZb †`L‡Z |
nvq, GLb I‡K cÖvmv‡` wb‡q ag©vš—wiZ Ki‡e myjZvb; Aviwe-dvimx fvlv †kLv‡e| ‡`L‡Z-
†`L‡Z GKw`b Avgvi wmwg‡qvb ZzwK© ˆmb¨‡`i cÖavb n‡q DV‡e| nvq Avwg Avi I‡K †`L‡Z
cve bv| e„wói ¶xb k‡ãi wfZi `~M© ‡`Iqv‡j Kvb †c‡Z cvgyK †kv‡b ejKvb A‡ji †mB
wLª÷vb gv‡qi Kvbœv| cvgy‡Ki Kwe-ü`qwU `yt‡L f‡i I‡V ...Av‡av-AÜKv‡i Pzbv cv_‡ii MÜ
cvq †m| cÖv½‡bi wekvj k~b¨Zvq cvqivi weóvi MÜ cvq| ïb‡Z cvq wLª÷vb devshirme
`vm‡`i gv‡q‡`i Kvbœv| nvq, Avwg Avgvi †Q‡j‡K Avi †KvbIw`bB †`Le bv| nvq, Avwg Avgvi
†Q‡j‡K Avi †KvbIw`bB †`Le bv| nvq, Avwg Avgvi †Q‡j‡K Avi †KvbIw`bB †`Le bv|
Gfv‡e bvix‡K Kuv`vZ A‡Uvgvbiv| ‡mB bvix‡`i †PvL †_‡K wbf„‡Z eûKvj i³vkÖ“ S‡iwQj
Ck¦‡ii wbie f~wgKvi mvg‡b| Avgvi bvg jvj| devshirme `vm‡`i gv‡q‡`i Kvbœv G kn‡i
GB gvbwP‡Îi wb‡P gg©i mvMi; Dc‡o mi“ I msKxY© İstanbul Boğazi ; euv‡q Zzi‡¯‹i BD‡ivc-LÛ I
WvB‡b Avbv‡Zvwjqvi ïi“ hv Gwkqvq c‡o‡Q ; Kv‡RB BD‡ivc I Gwkqvq Qov‡bv B¯—vbeyj kniwU
†`Lv hv‡”Q|

cvgyK `xN©k¦vm †d‡j Rvbvjvi evB‡i ZvKv‡jv| ILv‡b e„wói a~mi Pv`i Avi †jvnvi AveQv
KvVv‡gv| evmUv İstanbul Boğazi ev Bosporus Thracius ‡cwi‡q hv‡”Q| Ii kixi wkiwki
K‡i I‡V; hLbB I em‡cvivm AwZµg K‡i Ii mg¯— kixi wkiwki Ki‡Z _v‡K, eyKUv `yi“ `yi“
Ki‡Z _v‡K| GKUv gnv‡`k †_‡K Av‡iKUv gnv‡`‡k P‡j hv‡”Q| cwðg †Mvjva© †_‡K c~e©
†Mvjva©| c„w_exi c~e© †Mvjv‡a©i bvg Gwkqv| ‡cŠivwbK wMÖKexi †cÖvwgw_D‡mi ¯¿xi bvg Gwkqv|
Kx Avðh©! cvgy‡Ki mg¯— kixi wkiwki Ki‡Z _v‡K| †m †`L‡Z cvq Avbv‡Zvwjqv †_‡K hvÎv
K‡i myjZvb Iinvb m‰mb¨ †cwi‡q hv‡”Qb İstanbul Boğazi ev Bosporus Thracius ; ...
1344 mvj| Iinvb `v`©vbv‡jm cÖbvjx AwZµg K‡i mˆmb¨ _ªvm †cuŠ‡Qvq| It was a difficult
crossing that marked the beginning of Turkish presence in Europe. To make future
crossings easier, the Ottomans annexed the principality of Karası on the eastern side
of the Dardanelles.
evmUv Avbv‡Zvwjqvi w`‡K QyU‡Q| Avbv‡Zvwjqv †hgb Zzi‡¯‹i Gwkq AskÑ †Zgwb B¯—vbeyj
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gvSgwa¨Lv‡b| IB Avbv‡Zvwjqv‡ZB i‡q‡Q ‡mB AvivivZ cvnvowU, †hLv‡b gnvc­veb †k‡l
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AvBIbxqv| Avi K‡e †hb GB Avbv‡Zvwjqv (AvBIbxqv) Avwef~Z© n‡qwQ‡jb gnvb _v‡jm|
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wKš‘, hLb GB es‡k g˨ cwic~b© nBj;


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IB my‡jgvwbqv gmwR‡`i mvg‡b hZevi wM‡q hZevi `uvovq cvgyK- ZZeviB Zvi g‡b c‡o- a
central-domed square with two flanking half domes. Avn&| ¯’vcZ¨evK¨ wK GLv‡b KweZv
n‡q I‡Vwb? hw` Gfv‡e mvRvB †Zv ...

a central-domed square
with two
flanking half domes.

flanking half domes.Avn&| g‡b c‡o cix¶vi LvZvq Kx wj‡LwQj cvgyK: He, Sinan
achieved the effect of a light, disembodied interior through the use of 138 arched
windows, rich marble sheathing, continuously alternating planes and curved surfaces,
and stalactite decorations that mask structural elements. GB iKg †jLvi c‡i M¤¢xi
cix¶KwU †W‡K `vwo‡Z nvZ eyjv‡Z eyjv‡Z wR‡Ám K‡iwQ‡jb, I‡n ‡dwiZ Iinvb cvgyK, Zzwg
He wjLv c‡i Kgv w`qv Avevi eo A¶‡i Sinan wjLjv K¨vb?
cvgyK mivmwiB e‡jwQj, Avwg Iinvb cvgyK|
IB wek¦we`¨vj‡qi [A¯^vwcœK] wb‡iU A_wiwU cvgy‡Ki kã-weåvU ei`v¯— K‡iwb| fvlvi ‡h
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i“cK, fvlvi i‡q‡Q mxgve×Zv; fvlv K`vwc kvk¦Z mZ¨‡K cÖKvk Ki‡Z cv‡i bv| cvgy‡Ki
fvlv-wbix¶vi ci Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi [Mvoj] KZ…©c¶ Ri“wi wgwUs-G e‡mwQj|
Zviv cvgyK‡K †W‡K hvicibvB ‡nb¯’v K‡iwQj| wkkœgyÛ KwZ©Z Av‡Q wKbv ZvI †`L‡Z
PvBwQj| Avwg ...Avwg GKvKx ˆmK‡Z AvKvkPzw¤^ K¨vwiweq Rj”Qvm ‡a‡q Avm‡Q †`‡LI fxZ
bB [i“Bqv]; †h‡nZz Avgiv g„Zz¨i ci wgwjZ ne [i“Bqv]| Ges G MÖ‡n gvbeRvwZi BwZnvm
Avgvi ARvbv bq | Kv‡RB Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi cov †Q‡o w`j cvgyK| GKw`b
Mfxi iv‡Z ‡`Iqvj Uc‡K IB cÖwZôvbwU‡Z ‡Mj †m| cv wU‡c wU‡c ‡mB A-‡ivg¨vbwUK
Aa¨vc‡Ki i“‡gi mvg‡b G‡m †`Iqv‡j [Kv‡jv Kvwj‡Z †gvUv¶‡i] wjLj Immanuel Kant Gi
GB imvZ¥K Dw³wUÑ

The knowledge of the other world can be obtained here only by losing
some of that intelligence which is necessary for this present world.
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PZz_©wUi;djevb f~wgi Dc‡i, AviI AwaK,
b¨vqmsMZ I DËg,exiM‡bi GK Ck¦im`„k RvwZ,
hv‡`i ejv nBZ A‡av-Ck¦iÑBnvivB Avgvw`‡Mi c~e©wcZvMb|

[wMÖK-wg_ Abyhvqx Kronos n‡jbÑruler of the universe during the Golden Age. He was
one of the 12 Titans and the youngest son of Uranus and Gaea, the personifications of
heaven and earth.] †nvwmq‡`i GBme wg‡_¨-Abygv‡bi wei“‡× j‡owQ‡jb mZ¨vbymÜvbx
_v‡jm| cÖwZôv Ki‡Z †P‡qwQ‡jb RMrm¤^‡Ü AcÖgvwbZ i“cK_v bqÑeis, ‰eÁvwbK AbymÜvb
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KíKvwnwbi wei“‡× ... Avi ...Avi ...GLv‡bB wQj cÖvPxb †mB †gwjUvm bMix ... ‡gb‡`‡im
b`xi †gvnbvq| IB bM‡iB R‡b¥wQ‡jb GK †cÖwiZ bvix, Avmcvwmqv| Avmcvwmqv wQ‡jb cy‡ei
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Rb¨ IB AvmcvwmqvB ‡Zv ¯’cwZ‡`i Avi wPÎwkíx‡`i AbycÖvwYZ Ki‡jb | Avi g~‡piv e‡j
Avmcvwmqv bvwK wQ‡jb iw¶Zv! evmUv SuvwK †Lj| gy`y| Bwćbi g„`y ¸Äb Qvwc‡q wPrKvi K‡i
DV‡jb gnvb Goethe: Eternal Woman draws us upward.Kx ‡h Gi gv‡b? cvgyK
w`‡knviv †eva K‡i| †Kbbv Zvi `„p wek¦vm:Avmcvwmqv wQ‡jb †cÖwiZ bvix| myZivs, †m weoweo
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Rb¥w`‡b Av‡_bvBevmx‡K ¶gv K‡i w`b| Avcwb cy‡ei Av‡jv wb‡q cwð‡g wM‡qwQ‡jb ...cy‡ei
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n‡e| Avgvi Rb¥ Avbv‡Zvwjqvq, c~e©-cwð‡gi wgjb‡iLvqÑAvwg c~e©cwð‡gi †PZbv‡K aviY
KiwQ| Avgvi DËivwaKvi [Bmjvgx] mywdev`| (Greek sophistēs,”expert, master
craftsman, man of wisdom”), > Sophists> Sufi ... m~wdev`, g~jZ hv Rxe‡bi Zz”QZvi Dci
¸i“Z¡ Av‡ivc K‡i I Kv‡qwg ‡fvMev`x‡`i wbiš—i we‡ivwaZv K‡i| Kwbqvq Avwg RvjvjDÏxb
i“wgi gvRv‡ii VvÛv cv_‡ii †g‡Si Ici e‡m ivZfi ÔN~b©vqgvb `i‡ek‡`iÕ bvP †`‡LwQ|
ciw`b †nv‡U‡ji i“‡g GK g‡b †n‡Mj c‡owQ| mvivw`b| iv‡Z Avevi ÔN~b©vqgvb `i‡ek‡`iÕ
bvP †`‡LwQ| i“wg e‡jwQ‡jb: If my words are not worthy of Your lips/take up a rock and
crush my mouth.K_vUv ‡hb †n‡Mj Zuvi Ôwdjmwd Af gvBÛÕ-G †Kv_vI ej‡Qb| Avwg wK
fvM¨evb bB?| Avwg gnvb †n‡Mj-Gi wPš—vavivi cÖwZ AvK…ó| wZwbB †Zv Avg~j e`‡j w`‡jb,
c×wZ Mo‡jb; Avgvi g‡b nqÑ Hegel is West; West is Hegel!†n‡Mj HistoricismGi K_v
cvgy‡Ki cy‡iv bvg ‡dwiZ Iinvb cvgyK| gv Avi i“Bqv I‡K †dwiZ e‡jB Wv‡K| cvgyK ejj,
nq‡Zv| nq‡Zv bv| kafes- Gi Ab¨bvg ÔnxivgwÛÕ| ‡Zv, nxivgwÛ- kafes-LuvPvq A‡Uvgvb
hyeivRiv my›`ix bvixm½ Dc‡fvM KiZ| GLv‡b G‡j †Zvgvi †mB ew›` †g‡q‡`i K_v g‡b c‡o
hvq, bv i“Bqv? ‡mB me my›`ix †g‡qivÑhv‡`i ivRcy·`i †hŠbZ…òv wgUv‡bv Qvov Avi †KvbI
KvR wQj bv|
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cvgyK ejj, Zzwg A‡Uvgvb kvm‡bi BwZnvm cy‡ivUv bv-Rvb‡jI Rvb †h Iiv †g‡q‡`i ew›` K‡i
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i“gvj w`‡q Kcvj gy‡Q wb‡q i“Bqv ejj, Pj, GLvb †_‡K P‡j hvB| GLv‡b Avgvi †Kgb
`geÜ `geÜ jvM‡Q|
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wmuwoi Kv‡Q G‡m i“Bqv ejj, Avwg Av‡gwiKv P‡j hvIqvi K_v fvewQ †dwiZ|
cvgyK `xN©wbtk¦vm Qv‡o| Avn| Avwg RvbZvg| Avwg RvbZvg †h GKw`b i“Bqv GB K_vUv
ej‡e| IivÑA‡Uvgvbiv †g‡q‡`i ew›` K‡i ivLZ †n‡i‡g| K_vUv GKw`b RvbvRvwb n‡q hv‡e|
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i“Bqv ZzwK© kã; Gi gv‡b ¯^cœ| KLbI Avgvi †g‡q n‡j Avwg bvg ivLe i“Bqv| cvgyK g‡b g‡b
e‡j| I Avi Avm‡e bv? I ¯^íembv‡`i †`‡k P‡j hv‡e? Avgv‡K GKv GKv hy× Ki‡Z n‡e?

ey× I bvBwU‡½j cvwLi Mvb

If this realm of dreams that we call the world is a house into which we enter
disorientated as a somnambulist, then the various literatures are like clocks hung up
on the walls of the rooms.
Orhan Pamuk

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i“Bqv‡K Avwg MZ em‡š— GB cvnv‡o e‡jwQ †d¬v‡iÝ bvBwU‡½j bv‡g GK AvZ¥vi Mí| †kv‡bv,
i“Bqv Ii Rb¥ 1820 mv‡j, BUwj‡Z|
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Avwg ejjvg, Bsj¨v‡Û P‡j †Mj cvwL| Avevi nvmcvZv‡ji Rxeb| ey× †hgb gV M‡owQ‡jb
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†Kb †`Ljvg? Avwg †Zvgv‡K †Kb †`Ljvg wcÖqZgv| In&| GmeB †mB kx‡Zi K_v| GLb wg‡_¨
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cvnv‡o Ii wfZ‡i †K †hb e‡j I‡V, GKw`‡K cÖv‡P¨i ey× I Ab¨w`‡K cwð‡gi bvB‡U‡½j ...
Iu‡`i gvSLv‡b Avwg ...GB Avbv‡Zvwjqvq| c~e©-cwð‡gi gvSLv‡b| Avgv‡K †Zvgvi †evSvi K_v
wQj i“Bqv| Avwg ‡Zvgv‡K gyL dz‡U KL‡bvB ej‡Z cvwiwb, GK`v GB Avbv‡Zvwjqvq Rb¥
n‡qwQj gnvb Avmcvwmqvi, gnvb _v‡j‡mi| Avg„Zz¨ IB F×Mb †nwmq`cwš’ g~p AÜwek¦vm Avi
ag©vÜ wc_v‡Mviv‡mi Kzms¯‹v‡ii wei“‡× hy× K‡i‡Qb| hy× AvwgI KiwQ i“Bqv, cÖwZ gyn~‡Z©, GB
...GB Avgv‡K †`L ...GB Avgv‡K †`L Zzwg i“BqvÑej‡Z ej‡Z I gnvgwZ †n‡M‡ji fvlvq
wPrKvi K‡i DVj Ñ
The owl of Minerva spreads its wings and takes flight,
Only when the shades of night are falling.

Ry‡bi e„wóiv Zvi mg¯— wPrKvi ¯—ã K‡i w`j|

cvnvo †_‡K †b‡g cvgyK nuvU‡Z _v‡K| I‡K GB gyn~‡Z© LvwbKUv †hb D`&åvš— †`Lvq...Avgv‡K
i“Bqv eyS‡Z cv‡i bv †Kb? Avwg Ii m‡½ Avgvi wcÖq welq wb‡q K_v ej‡Z cvwi bv| Avgvi
wcÖq welq existence in Eternity. i“Bqv GKevi ejj, Avwg Avm‡j wmwiqvmwj wbBwb; ZzwgB
A‡bK wKQy †f‡e e‡mQ| Zzwg wKQy fveyK wKwm‡gi AvQ cvgyK|
Avgvi m‡½ cvnv‡o G‡j †h?
Gjvg| N‡i fvj jvMwQj bv|
Avwg gyPwK †n‡m ewj, gv‡qi m‡½ †`Lv Kivi Rb¨ Aw¯’i n‡q D‡VwQ‡j †h?
i“Bqv Pzc| ejjvg, ‡mw`b †h ev`vwg i‡Oi †mv‡qUvi wMdU w`‡j?
w`jvg| †Zvgvi MZ Rb¥w`‡b wKQy w`‡Z cvwiwb ZvB|
i“Bqvi m‡½ K_v ej‡Z ej‡Z nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z KLb nvq`vi cvkv †ij †ókbwUi Kv‡Q †cuŠ‡Q hvq
†m| GZ e„wó‡ZI nvq`vi cvkv ‡ij‡ók‡b mvg‡b †ek wfo, Mvwoi RUjv| GKUv Kv‡jv
gvwm©wWR, K‡qKwU Kv‡jv QvZv, GKUv Aíe‡qwm †g‡q, GKUv ûBj †Pqvi| Kx Avðh© kni|
GLv‡b †ij †÷k‡bi mvg‡b Kv‡jv i‡Oi gvwm©wWR _v‡g| Kv‡jv QvZv| GKUv Aíe‡qwm †g‡q|
Kx Avðh© kni|
nvq`vi cvkv †÷k‡bi `w¶‡Y AvevwmK GjvKvÑ Kvw`‡KvB| †mw`‡K nuvU‡Z _v‡K cvgyK|
i“Bqv‡`i evwowU Iw`‡KB| Wv‡b gg©i mvMi| e„wó S‡iB hv‡”Q| e„wói Rb¨ gg©i mvM‡oi cvowU
†`Lv hv‡”Q bv| IB gg©i mvMi GwRqv‡b wg‡k‡Q msKxY© `v`©vbv‡jm cÖbvjx cvi n‡q| Avi,
GwRqvb †Zv wMÖ‡miB e¨w³MZ n«`| cvgy‡Ki g‡b n‡”Q AvR GB e„wói wfZi BwZnv‡mi wgDR
wK¬Ii m‡½ †`Lv n‡q hv‡e Zvi| ¯^Y©‡Kkx| mv`v †ccjm civ wK¬I| Zvi m‡½ K_v e‡j †R‡b
†bIqv hv‡e BwZnv‡mi gv‡b, BwZnvm gvby‡li Mí bv †n‡MjKw_Z `k©b| gvbeRvwZi mva-
Avnjv‡`i SsKvi-Av‡›`vjbB BwZnvm| hvi †KvbI wKQyB †djbv bq| ‡hgb Kzuwo| Zvici
dzj| me‡k‡l dj| w_wmm| A¨vw›Uw_wmm| wmb‡_wmm| w_wmm I A¨vw›Uw_wm‡mi fv‡jv w`K¸‡jv
†i‡L †`q wmb‡_wmm; ؇›`i Aemvb Ki‡Z Pvq| GKKv‡ji Kbm‡UbwUwbcj wQj e‡jB †Zv
kni B¯—vbeyj G‡jv| nvwRqv †mvwdqv wQj e‡jB wmbvb my‡jgvwbqv gmwR` Mo‡Z cvi‡jb|
Kvw`‡KvB GjvKvwU‡Z ga¨weË -D”Pga¨we‡Ëi evm| wQgQvg iv¯—v| iv¯—vi av‡i av‡i cÖvbeš—
g¨vcj Avi K‡eKvi cyi‡bv gwjb ev`vg MvQ| GKUv †cUªj cv¤ú| GKUv PvP©| KZKvj Av‡M
i“Bqv e‡jwQjÑ Pv‡P©i cv‡kB Avgiv _vwK| Avn&| Icv‡k GKUv mv`v i‡Oi †`Iqvj|
†`Iqv‡ji Icv‡k Kv‡ive Avi Rywbcvi Mv‡Qi mvwi| mv`v †`IqvjUvq wmivwgK ewm‡q luvo I
D‡Ui Qwe Gu‡K †i‡L‡Q| KZ¸wj cvwLI Av‡Q| nuvm, cvwU©R I evRcvwL| GKcv‡k GKUv
†Uwj‡dvb ey_| GKUv †eviLv civ gwnjv‡K †`Lv †Mj| ‡Uwj‡dvb ey‡_i Ab¨w`‡K †ccvióvÛ
Aí e‡mwm GK †QvKov e‡m i‡q‡Q| AweKj †mB Bivwb QwewUi gZ| cvgyK cv evovq| cv‡kB
GKUv M¨vivR| Zvi cv‡kB GKUv †mjyb| Zvi cv‡k Kwdkc| bvg †mfvb| †mfvb? Zvn‡j GwU
Av‡g©wbq‡`i? GB cÖvPxb kniUvq [Av‡g©wbq‡`i] msL¨v lvU nvRv‡ii gZ| ... Av‡g©wbqvi cve©Z¨
n«‡`i bvg †mfvb|
†KD †kv‡b bv, AvwgB GKv ïwb| †Kb Avwg ïwb? †Kb Avwg GKvZ¥ n‡Z cvwibv Giv hv e‡j
Zvi m‡½? Giv e‡jÑ ejKv‡bi MÖvg †_‡K 8 †_‡K 15 eQ‡ii wLª÷vb †Q‡j‡`i a‡i Av‡bv| hv
AgvbweK| Zv n‡j Avwg ‡Kgb K‡i Lvc LvIqve g„Z I ¯’wei A‡Uvgvb i“wP-ixwZi m‡½? Avwg
‡Kb Lvc LvIqv‡Z cviwQ bv? GB wK †n‡Mj-Kw_Z Gwj‡q‡bkb| Avwg A‡bKUvB e`‡j †MwQ|
bvwK Ab¨iv A‡bKUvB AvU‡K Av‡Q? AvU‡K Av‡Q AZxZ BwZnv‡mi Kv`vq? †Kb AvU‡K
Av‡Q? e`‡j hvIqvB wK RM‡Zi ixwZ bq? Giv e‡j Kvd cvnv‡oi w`‡K D‡o hvq AvbKv
cvwL| Kx Gi gv‡b? IB Ab¨‡jv‡Ki? Kx Gi HwZnvwmK cwi‡cÖw¶ZÑIB Ab¨‡jv‡Ki? Dc‡ivš—
Avwg wK K‡i wek¦vm Kwi ZzwK© mvjZvbv‡Z? ZzwK© mvjZvbvZ wK Bmjvg m¤§Z? ZzwK© mvjZvbvZ
cÖavb ˆewkó¨ n‡jvÑmyjZv‡bi Hk¦wiK ¶gZvq wek¦vm| The Ottomans’ ancestors, 11th-
century Turkish intruders from Central Asia, brought with them the belief that
leadership was a divine right bestowed on a chosen family. This went against the
established Islamic practice of elected leadership, the model for which was the
selection of Abu Bakr as Islam’s first caliph, or successor to the Prophet Muhammad.
Osman and his descendants ruled in an unbroken chain down to the abolition of the
sultanate by Mustafa Kemal in 1922.[ Itzkowitz, Norman. "Ottoman Empire."
Microsoft® Student 2008 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2007.]
kvm‡Ki ¶gZvi wcQ‡bi inm¨ e¨vL¨v Kiv hvqÑ Kv‡RB ...Kv‡RB ... Bmjvg Kx K‡i
cwieviZš¿ I kvm‡Ki ˆ`e-AwaKvi Aby‡gv`b Ki‡Z cv‡i? myZivs, ZzwK© mvjZvbv‡Zi A‡bK
welqB ¯’~j| ghulam system...Ggb Kx GB B¯—vbeyj kn‡ii A‡Uvgvb Avg‡ji A‡bK cyi‡bv
¯’vcZ¨I ¯’~j | †hgb ¸jnv‡b cv‡K©i †ZvcKvwc mivB: :†h febwUi cÖksmv wVK G hy‡M evm
K‡i Kiv hvq bv ...because ... because you can not live in a museum.Gi KviY mgq| Z‡e
¯’vc‡Z¨i e¨vcviUv Avwg LvwbKUv eywS | KviY, Avwg ¯’vcZ¨we`¨vq covi Rb¨ Istanbul Teknik
Üniversitesi ‡Z fwZ© n‡qwQjvg| gvbwPÎ A¼b I RvnvRwbg©vb we`¨vi Rb¨ 1773 mv‡j myjZvb
3q gy¯v— dv IB cÖwZôvbwU cÖwZwôZ K‡iwQ‡jb | cÖwZôvbwU eZ©gvb bvgKiY Kiv nq [A_v©r
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi; ] 1944 mv‡j| Avwg IB Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi-G
covi mgq GKRb‡K fv‡jv ‡e‡mwQjvg| wZwb A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i ¯’cwZ wmbvb (1489-
1588)| GB B¯—vbeyj kn‡iB Zuvi Rb¥ n‡qwQj; fve‡jB Avgvi ey‡Ki wfZiUv †Kgb †hb K‡i
I‡V| wmbvb wK wK¬I‡K †`‡LwQ‡jb? A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i cÖvq k wZ‡bK fe‡bi bKkv K‡iwQ‡jb
wmbvb| gmwR`/mgvwa-feb/cÖvmv`/†cŠi-feb; Rjvavi, Sb©vÑAviI KZ Kx| Av`‡Z
KbmUvbwU‡bvcj kniwU †Zv wQj wLª÷vb kni| 1453 mvj bvMv` A‡Uvgvb ZzK©iv kniwU Rq
K‡i wbj| Each early Ottoman sultan launched his sultanate with a great ghazi victory.
For Muhammad, it was the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. After bombarding the
city walls with cannon fire for months, Muhammad and his troops succeeded in taking
the city in less than a day and destroying the last of the Byzantine Empire.
Muhammad made Constantinople the new Ottoman capital and created the imperial
palace complex of Topkapı.[ Itzkowitz, Norman. "Ottoman Empire." Microsoft®
Student 2008 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2007.]KbmUvbwU‡bvcj
bvgwU e`‡j kniwUi bvg ivLv n‡jv B¯—vbeyj | ‡Zv gymwjg‡`i bZzb kniUvq GLb GKUv
gmwR` wbg©vb Ki‡ZB nq| wmbvb †Kv_vq, wmbvb? ZrKvjxb evBRvbUvBb mvgªv‡R¨i †kªó feb
wQj 1000 eQ‡ii cyi‡bv M¤^yRwewkó cÖk¯— nji“g nvwRqv †mvwdqv; hvi A_©: cweÎ cÖÁvi
wM‡R©| nvwRqv †mvwdqvi g~j ˆewkó¨ wQj A¶‡iLv-wfwËK cwiKíbv (axial plan); GKwU DuPz
L‡Ïi †RvUvq iv‡Zi Lvevi †RvUv‡bvi Rb¨| GB †`‡k ZzwK©ivB fv‡jv †bBÑZzi¯‹Ry‡o nv nv
‡eKviZ¡; Av‡g©wbq †g‡qiv fv‡jv _vK‡e Kx K‡i|
Icv‡ki †Uwe‡j e‡m _vKv ‡mB Bûw` e„‡×i w`‡K ZvKv‡jv cvgyK| GB e„×wU BR‡ij P‡j hvqwb
†Kb? ILv‡b †Zv I‡`i ivóª n‡q‡Q|
ej‡jB hvIqv hvq bv evQv|
‡Kb?

GLv‡bB †h Avgvi Ni|


‡Zviv Kx Kiwe Ki!
Kiwe i³cvZ?
ZvB bv-nq Ki|

Kwe e„ׇK †`L‡Z _v‡K| GB e„× kni B¯—vbey‡ji Uv‡b BR‡ij hvqwb| Zvi gv‡b Bwb Avgvi
eÜz| Kwe Zvi bZzb eÜzwU‡K †`‡L| gv_vi Pzj aea‡e mv`v, njy` i‡Oi mvU© c‡i‡Q, c‡K‡U
Kv‡jv i“gvj DwuK w`‡”Q| Zvgv‡U gyLUvq Kv‡jv †d«‡gi evB‡dvKvj Pkgv, Le‡ii KvM‡Ri Ici
Suy‡K i‡q‡Q B¯—vbeyj kni-‡cÖwgK e„×wU| Le‡ii KvM‡Ri c„ôvq [GLvb †_‡KB †`Lv hv‡”Q]
cÖavb gš¿x my‡jBgvb †`wg‡ij-Gi eo Qwe| Lye Pv‡c i‡q‡Qb cÖavb gš¿x| e„× Bûw` GKg‡b
c‡o hv‡”Q| †h G Qvov Avi †Kvb KvR †bB ...g„Zz¨i A‡c¶vq _vKv Qvov| IB e„‡×i w`‡K †P‡q
g‡b g‡b cvgyK ejj, Rvb ey‡ov, gvIjvbv i“wg Zuvi Mathnawi†Z Kx wj‡L‡Q?
Kx?
wj‡L‡QÑ The mention of Mose’s name is sufficient to shackle our thoughts, for we tend
to assume that what we are reading is a retelling of events that happened in the
past.Avn&, i“wg Zzwg! A_P... 1492 mvj| ‡¯ú‡b ZLb PjwQj BbKzBwRkb| (Inquisition,
judicial institution, established by the papacy in the Middle Ages, charged with
seeking out, trying, and sentencing persons guilty of heresy.) ‡¯úb †_‡K GK`j Bûw`‡K
wbe©vwmZ Kiv n‡jv| Zviv bvbv‡`k Ny‡iNy‡i †kl‡gk GB B¯—vbeyj kn‡i Avkªq wbj| ZvivB GB
[qvû`x] ey‡ovi c~e©cyi“l| Kx Avðh©! G‡`i fvlvi bvg jvw`‡bv| [Kx my›`i bvg-jvw`‡bv| nvq,
fvlvUv Avgvi †kLv n‡jv bv| ‡Kewj ¯^cœ-Kíbvq Avgvi mgq †K‡U hv‡”Q| A_P Avwg c„w_exi
meKUv fvlv wkL‡Z PvB!] jvw`‡bv-fvlx Bûw`iv GB kniUvq msL¨vjNy| GB †`kUvq †h KZ
Rv‡Zi gvbyl! †hgb, Laz ;Giv A-ZzwK©; wKš‘ gymwjg| Giv K…ò mvM‡ii cy‡ei DcK~‡j evm
K‡i| gymwjg RwR©qvbiv evm K‡i DËicy‡e| cve©Z¨ A‡j; RwR©qvi mxgvš—i Kv‡Q| Aí
msL¨K wMÖK GLbI B¯—vbey‡ji evm K‡i| [ wMÖm Avi Zzi‡¯‹i weev` `xN©Kvjxb| 1921 mvj|
Av¼viv| wMÖKiv kniwU Ae‡iva K‡i †i‡L‡Q| Kvgvj AvZvZzK© Zv‡`i civwRZ K‡i| Kv‡RB,
...] GB †Zv GKUz Av‡M †h †g‡qwU Kwd w`‡q †MjÑ I Av‡g©wbq| K‡Kkxq Mob| Av‡g©wbq‡`i
D™¢e †Zv IB [K‡Kkxq] A‡jB| wKš‘, Avgvi ...Avgvi DÌvb †Kv_vq? ga¨ Gwkqvq|
ZzK©RvwZi RV‡i| cvgyK Kwd‡Z PzgyK †`q| wKQyUv Avbgbv n‡q hvw”Qj| jvw`‡bv fvlvUv †kLv
n‡jv bv| `xN©k¦vm †djj| KZ fvlv, †Mvôx, RvwZi wgkªb GB Avbv‡Zvwjqvq ...K‡e †hb GB
Avbv‡Zvwjqvi bvg wQj the land of Hatti? GB mycÖvPxb i½g‡Â cÖvPxb wMÖm, †ivg, †mjRyK ZzK©,
A‡Uvgvb ZzK© Avi Zi“Y ZzwK©iv me GKvKvi n‡q Av‡Q| GB f~LÛwUi cÖwZwU euv‡K euv‡K BwZnvm
Zvi AuvPo †K‡U †M‡Q| cÖvP¨ I cvðv‡Z¨i gvSLv‡bi GB Rwgi cÖwZwU Bw‡Z BwZnv‡mi AùzU
aŸwb| GwRqv‡bi c~e©Zx‡ii GB wekvj Qov‡bv cÖvš—‡ii [hvi bvg Avbv‡Zvwjqv] ¯—‡i ¯—‡i
BwZnvm| †h Rv‡b Ñ †m Rv‡b| ‡mB K‡e wnwƇ`i mg‡q Avbv‡Zvwjqvq e„nr bM‡ii D™¢e
N‡UwQj| [ wLª÷c~e© 1900-Gi w`‡K Avbv‡Zvwjqvq evm KiZ wnwÆiv| [Hebrew Hittim)] ...
†m mg‡q Avbv‡Zvwjqvi bvg wQj the land of Hatti; wnwƇ`i Drm m¤^‡Ü mgmvgwqK
HwZnvwmKMb ZZUv AewnZ bv-n‡jI GUv wbwðZ †hÑ Zviv [wnwÆiv] K_v ejZ B‡›`vBD‡ivcxq
fvlvq | Their metallurgical techniques were advanced for the time;they may have
been the first people to work iron. wnwƇ`i ci Avbv‡Zvwjqvq G‡K G‡K KZ RvZ G‡jv|
One group of the Sea Peoples, the Phrygians, established a kingdom that became the
dominant Anatolian power in the 9th and 8th centuries bc . During this period the
Greeks founded Miletus, Ephesus, and Priene and a number of other cities in Ionia,[
Avbv‡Zvwjqvq] ... About 700 bc the Phrygian kingdom was overrun and destroyed by
the Cimmerians, a nomadic people who thereafter lived in western Asia Minor. In the
7th century bc the Lydians also appeared near the Aegean coast, where they founded
a kingdom, the capital of which was Sardis. It was overthrown by the Persians under
Cyrus the Great in 546 bc. BwZnv‡mi Kx Avðh© eybb| Avi Avbv‡Zvwjqv Kx Avðh© ¯’vb|
‡Kbbv GKKv‡j GLv‡bB wQj [K…ò mgy‡`ªi `w¶Y cv‡o] cÖvPxb wew_wbqv [Bithynia] ; wew_wbqvq
evm KiZ wew_wb [Bithyni] †MvÎ| Zviv _ªvm †_‡K G‡mwQj| [_ªvm, †hLv‡b wQj A¨ve‡Wiv
bMix| †hB bMix‡Z R‡b¥wQ‡jb `vk©wbK †cÖvUv‡Mvivm [Protagoras (480?-411?bc)] wew_wbqv
Rq K‡iwQ‡jb wjw`q ivR Croesus. [560 bc ] | IB wew_wbqv‡ZB wQj [wew_wbqvi ivRavbx]
Nicomedia bMiwU; | Kviv †hb Nicomedia bMiwU aŸsm K‡i †d‡jwQj! wew_wb kvmK
Nicomedes I wLª÷c~e© 264 †Z Nicomedia bMiwU cyb wbg©vb K‡iwQ‡jb| wLª÷c~e© 183|
Kv‡_©wRq exi nvwbej [Hannibal] IB Nicomedia bM‡iB †kl wbtk¦vm Z¨vM K‡iwQ‡jb| IB
wb‡Kv‡gw`qvq evm Ki‡Zb †ivgvb mgªvU W‡K¬wkqvb [Diocletian ] | bMiwU †mjRyKiv `Lj
K‡i wb‡qwQj GKv`k kZ‡K; A‡Uvgvbiv [ga¨] PZz`k© kZ‡K| IB wew_wbqv‡ZB wQj bxj cvwbi
n«` ÔAvmKvwbqvÕ| †mB n«` AvmKvwbqvi cv‡oB wQj cÖvPxb Nicaea bMiwU ; [GLb Aek¨
RvqMvUvi bvg İznik] IB Nicaea bMiwU cËb K‡iwQ‡jb †gwm‡`v‡bi ivRv Antigonus I |
IB bM‡i `y‡Uv wLª÷xq ag©mfv AbywôZ n‡qwQj; hv Councils of Nicaea bv‡g cwiwPZ|
Nicaea bv‡g Ab¨ bMiwUB eZ©gvb Kv‡ji d«v‡Ýi [Nice] kni | BwZnv‡mi Kx Avðh© eybb|
Avi Avbv‡Zvwjqv Kx Avðh© ¯’vb| †Kbbv, GLv‡bB wQj cÖvPxb jvBwmqv [Lycia] ivR¨| hv GLb
Antalya cÖ‡`k| RvqMvwU cve©Z¨| Aek¨ cvnvwo DcZ¨Kvi Rwg De©i| jvBwmqvi Avw` bvg wQj
wgwjqvm [Milyas]; ILv‡b evm KiZ †mvjvBwg [ Solymi] Ges †Ziwgjv [Termilae] †MvÎ |
wgwjqvm-G Abyc‡Ö ek K‡iwQj jvBwmqiv [Lycians ]| Uªq hy‡×i Av‡MB wMÖKiv jvBwmqiv
ms¯ú‡k© G‡mwQj | †Kbbv, GZKvj ci gvwU Luy‡o Rvbv †MjÑ jvBwmq mgvwa†mŠa cÖv_©bvM„n I
we‡kl K‡i i½g‡Â ¯ú÷ wMÖK cÖfve wQj| wØweRqx wjw`q ivR Croesus `y‡Uv bMi Rq Ki‡Z
cv‡ibwb| GK. wmwjwmqv [Cilicia] | `yB. IB jvBwmqv| BwZnv‡mi Kx Avðh© eybb| Avi Kx
Avðh© ¯’vb GB Avbv‡Zvwjqv | †Kbbv, GLv‡bB wQj cÖvPxb ¯§vb©v [Smyrna] . eZ©gvb Kv‡ji
İzmir;RvqMvwU GwRqv‡bi c~e© Zx‡i e‡jB ¯§vb©v wQj e›`i bMix| GLbI| [cÖvPxb wMÖK‡`i
b„ZvwË¡K wefvM wQj wZbwU| 1. Ionian 2. Dorian I 3. Aeolian.] ¯§vb©v bMiwU cÖwZwôZ
K‡iwQj GIwjq wMÖKiv| wLª÷c~e© GKv`k kZ‡K | gvby‡li BwZnvm ‡hgb b„ZË¡, msMxZ I
fvlvZ‡Ë¡i BwZnvm, †ZgbB hy‡×i BwZnvmI, Zvi aŸs‡mi BwZnvm| †Kbbv, cÖ_‡g AvBIbxq
Ges Zvi c‡i wjw`qiv ¯§vb©v bMiwU aŸsm K‡iwQj| †ivgvbiv c‡i ¯§vb©v `Lj K‡i †bq| ‡h
Kvi‡Y bMiwU n‡q D‡VwQj [cÖ_g w`KKvi] wLª÷a‡g©i Ab¨Zg cxV¯’v‡b| ïay ZvBB bq cweÎ
MÖ‡š’ ( Revelation 1:11) ¯§vb©v‡K ejv n‡q‡Q 7wU Pv‡P©i GKwU| ... BwZnv‡mi Kx Avðh© eybb|
Avi Kx Avðh© ¯’vb GB Avbv‡Zvwjqv | †Kbbv, GB Avbv‡Zvwjqv‡ZB wQj cÖvPxb gvBwmqv
[Mysia] ivR¨; IB iv‡R¨i GKwU cÖ‡`‡ki bvg wQj Troas;Uªq bMiwU wQj ILv‡bB| A‡bK
A‡bK eQi c‡i, mgªvU Av‡jKRv›`v‡ii g„Zz¨i c‡i Ô†n‡jbm¤¢~ZÕ [Hellenistic ] mg‡q
Pergamum bv‡g GKwU bMi M‡o D‡VwQj Avbv‡Zvwjqvq| wgk‡ii Av‡jKRvw›`ªqv ZLb
ÁvbweÁvb PP©vi †K›`ª n‡q D‡V‡Q ...ZviB †`Lv‡`wL Pergamum-G GK`j cwÛZ †g‡Z
D‡VwQj ÁvbPP©vq | Kwd Rywo‡q hvw”Qj| cvgyK Kwd‡Z PzgyK †`q| wKQyUv Avbgbv n‡q
hvw”Qj| AvRI Av‡jKRvw›`ªqv hvIqv n‡jv bv| `xN©k¦vm †djj| KZ fvlv, †Mvôx, RvwZi wgkªb
GB Avbv‡Zvwjqvq ... wKš‘, K‡e K‡e Gi ïi“? GB kn‡ii ...kni B¯—vbey‡ji? K‡e GB kn‡ii
cËb n‡qwQj? nRiZ Bmv bexi R‡b¥i 667 eQi Av‡Mi K_v| evBRvm `¨ †gMvwiqvb bv‡g GK
wMÖK İstanbul Boğazi -i cv‡o G‡m †cuŠ‡QwQj| ZviB D‡`¨‡M GKUv bMi Mo‡Z jvMj| Zvi
bvg [evBRvm] †_‡K bM‡ii bvg n‡jv evBRvbwUqvg (Byzantium)| evBRvm-Gi bvg †_‡KB
kn‡ii Avw` bvg evBRvbwUqvg (Byzantium)| eiveiB [evBRvbwUqvg] bM‡ii A_©‰bwZK I
iY‡KŠkjMZ ¸i“Z¡ wQj| ZvB kZvãxi ci kZvãx GB bM‡ii `Lj wb‡q j‡o‡Q Av‡_bxq,
cviwmK, ¯úvZ©vb, †gwm‡`vbxq Ges †ivgvbMb| [324 A‡ã GB DmKz`v‡ii bvg wQj
Chrysopolis ;†ivgvb mgªvU gnvb KbmUvbUvBb GLv‡bB cÖwZc¶ mgªvU Licinius †K civwRZ
K‡iwQ‡jb| Gici Zuvi Avi †KvbI cÖwZc¶ iBj bv| wZwbB n‡j †ivgvb mvgªv‡R¨i me©me©v|]
cÖRv‡`i KvQ †_‡K ÔgnvbÕ Dcvwa †c‡jb KbmUvbUvBb | wZwb bMiwUi we¯—vi Ggb fv‡e
NUv‡jbÑ bMiwU hv‡Z †iv‡gi gZ mvZ cvnv‡oi P~ovq fi K‡i | Zvici †jv‡K bMiwU‡K
ejj, Constantinople; A_v©r gnvb kni| Awej‡¤^ Constantinople cwibZ nj †ivgvb
evBRvbwUqvb mvgªv‡R¨i mvgªv‡R¨i c~e© cÖv‡š—i ivRavbx‡Z| 5g wLª÷v‡ã cZb n‡jv †iv‡gi|
†mB Aewa kni Constantinople wU‡K wQj| gnvb KbmUvbUvBb evBRvbwUqvg‡K Zuvi
mvgªv‡R¨i ivRavbx ¯’vcb Ki‡jb| bM‡ii bvg n‡jv KbmUvbwUwbcj| KbmUvbwUwbcj bMiwU
DbœwZi kx‡l© Av‡ivnb K‡iwQj evBRvbwUqvb kvmK mgªvU cÖ_g Rvw÷wbqvb (527-565) Gi
mgq| A‡bK fv¯‹h© wbg©vb Kiv n‡qwQj Zuvi mg‡q; †hgb: nvwRqv †mvwdqv| 542-G GK
fqven †c­MGi cÖv`yf©ve n‡jv kn‡i| bM‡ii cZb Zvici †_‡KB Avi¤¢ nj| cvgyK Avðh© n‡e
fv‡e: cZ‡bi mxgv‡iLv †K wba©vib K‡i †`q? 7g I GKv`k kZ‡Ki g‡a¨ KbmUvbwUwbcj
G‡K G‡K Avµvš— n‡qwQj cvim¨ Avie eyj‡Mwiq I i“k RvwZ Øviv| ga¨ Gwkqv †_‡K
[hvhvei] ZzwK© †MvÎ G‡jv GKv`k kZ‡K| GivB †mjRyK ZzwK©| GivB wk‡K Mv_v Sjmv‡bv
†fovi gvsk [ wkk †Kevejvi] wb‡q ga¨ Gwkqv †_‡K Avbv‡Zvwjqvq G‡mwQj| ZzwK©iv †h
GKKv‡j ga¨ Gwkqvq evm KiZ wkk †Kevejvi ZviB cÖgvb| †mjRyK ZzwK©‡`i ivRavbx wQj
†Kvwbqv | [cÖvPxb AvB‡Kvwbqvg] †ivgvb‡`i mgq Avbv‡Zvwjqvi bvgwQj Ôi“gÕ ev Roman
land;i“g †_‡K i“wg| gvIjvbv RvjvjDÏxb i“wg | RvjvjDÏx‡bi gvRvi IB Avbv‡Zvwjqvi
†Kvwbqvq ... †Zv, †mjRyK‡`i ZrciZvq IB mgq [11 kZK] †_‡KB Avbv‡Zvwjqvi Rbgvb‡m
ZzwK© fvlv I ms¯‹…wZB n‡q DVj gvb¨| g½jiv ga¨Gwkqv ZQbQ Ki‡Z Ki‡Z Avbv‡Zvwjqvq
cvgy‡Ki cy‡iv bvg ‡dwiZ Iinvb cvgyK| gv Avi i“Bqv I‡K †dwiZ e‡jB Wv‡K| cvgyK ejj,
nq‡Zv| nq‡Zv bv| kafes- Gi Ab¨bvg ÔnxivgwÛÕ| ‡Zv, nxivgwÛ- kafes-LuvPvq A‡Uvgvb
hyeivRiv my›`ix bvixm½ Dc‡fvM KiZ| GLv‡b G‡j †Zvgvi †mB ew›` †g‡q‡`i K_v g‡b c‡o
hvq, bv i“Bqv? ‡mB me my›`ix †g‡qivÑhv‡`i ivRcy·`i †hŠbZ…òv wgUv‡bv Qvov Avi †KvbI
KvR wQj bv|
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cvgyK ejj, Zzwg A‡Uvgvb kvm‡bi BwZnvm cy‡ivUv bv-Rvb‡jI Rvb †h Iiv †g‡q‡`i ew›` K‡i
ivLZ †n‡i‡g| Ges Gfv‡e †MvUv A‡Uvgvb kvm‡bi BwZnvmB Rvbv n‡q hvq e¯‘Z|
i“gvj w`‡q Kcvj gy‡Q wb‡q i“Bqv ejj, Pj, GLvb †_‡K P‡j hvB| GLv‡b Avgvi †Kgb
`geÜ `geÜ jvM‡Q|
cvgyK ejj, P‡jv| cvgyK wmuwo w`‡K cv evovq| cv‡k i“Bqv|
wmuwoi Kv‡Q G‡m i“Bqv ejj, Avwg Av‡gwiKv P‡j hvIqvi K_v fvewQ †dwiZ|
cvgyK `xN©wbtk¦vm Qv‡o| Avn| Avwg RvbZvg| Avwg RvbZvg †h GKw`b i“Bqv GB K_vUv
ej‡e| IivÑA‡Uvgvbiv †g‡q‡`i ew›` K‡i ivLZ †n‡i‡g| K_vUv GKw`b RvbvRvwb n‡q hv‡e|
ZLb ...‡hgb †n‡Mj e‡jb, wd«Wg BR Aj| cvgyK gvP© gv‡mi Mi‡g wf‡R hvw”Qj| †m c‡KU
†_‡K i“gvj evi K‡i KcvjUv gy‡Q †bq| Pkgvi Kv‡P ¶xb ev®ú R‡g‡Q | i“Bqvi cv‡k nuvU‡Z
nuvU‡Z cÖvbcb ¯^vfvweK nIqvi †Póv K‡i cvgyK | Kx g‡b K‡i e‡j, †kvb i“Bqv, wgk‡ii
GKUv †jvK wZwi‡ki `k‡K Av‡gwiKv †M‡jb| †jvKUv wQj AwZ i¶Ykxj| Av‡gwiKvq
Av‡gwiKvq †g‡q‡`i ¯^c­embv nIqvi AwaKvi Av‡Q| ‡jvKUv fxlY kKW nj; †n‡i‡gi †g‡qiv
iv¯—vq †Kb-mx-we‡P †Kb|
i“Bqv AùzU ¯^‡i ejj, ...In,g¨vb,wkU|
cvgyK d¨vKv‡k nvmj| ejj, ‡kvb, Zvici Kx njÑ †mB †jvKUv w¶ß n‡q wgk‡i wd‡i †Mj;
‡g‡q‡`i Avevi †n‡i‡g †XvKv‡bvi Rb¨ wek¦gq Rw½ Av‡›`vj‡bi WvK w`j| wgkixq miKvi
Aek¨ ‡mB †Muvov‡K nZ¨v K‡iwQj|
†k‡li w`‡Ki K_v¸wj ivRbxwZK e‡jB i“Bqv‡K Uvbj bv| gv_vi Pzj mwi‡q ejj, Avwg
Av‡gwiKv hvIqvi K_v wmwiqvmwj fvewQ †dwiZ|
Avwg Av‡gwiKv hvIqvi K_v wmwiqvmwj fvewQ †dwiZ|
GLv‡b GB GB Avbv‡`vjywnmvwi `~M©wU‡Z `~‡M© i“Bqvi K_v¸‡jv av°v Lvq| cvgyK wkD‡o I‡V|
i“Bqv ZzwK© kã; Gi gv‡b ¯^cœ| KLbI Avgvi †g‡q n‡j Avwg bvg ivLe i“Bqv| cvgyK g‡b g‡b
e‡j| I Avi Avm‡e bv? I ¯^íembv‡`i †`‡k P‡j hv‡e? Avgv‡K GKv GKv hy× Ki‡Z n‡e?

ey× I bvBwU‡½j cvwLi Mvb

If this realm of dreams that we call the world is a house into which we enter
disorientated as a somnambulist, then the various literatures are like clocks hung up
on the walls of the rooms.
Orhan Pamuk

Avbv‡`vjy wnmvwi `~M© †_‡K †ewi‡q GLb `w¶Y w`‡K nuvU‡Z cvgyK| gbUv Aw¯’i n‡q i‡q‡Q|
i“Bqv Avi ‡KvbIw`bB wd‡i Avm‡e bv? I ¯^íembv‡`i [MbZš¿x] †`‡k P‡j hv‡e? cvgyK
[Ami] Si[Bdiminished] Do [C] wKsev C- F-G. wKsev C -Emi -Ami –Dmi- G7- C. wKsev
wMÖK Mode ¸‡jvi Ici étude. wMÖK Mode ¸‡jv meB cÖvPxb wMÖ‡mi mvZwU A‡ji cÖavb
myi| †hgb, Ionian Dorian Phrygian lydian Mixi-lydian Aeolian Locorian Ionian .
‡h myi¸‡j c‡i wM‡R© wcZviv BD‡iv‡ci msMx‡Z MÖnb K‡i‡Q| †dwi‡Zi fv‡jv jvMZ Aeolian
Mode | C †gRi †¯‹‡ji 6th note †_‡K Aeolian Mode ïi“| A B C D E F G A.Kx welbœ
myi| Kx †ev‡W©i Ici Suy‡K Suy‡K PvB‡Kvfw¯‹i Ô†ivwgI A¨vÛ Rywj‡qU evRvZÕ| jv jv jv jv
...123/123 ... waltz | c‡i cvgyK †R‡bwQj, e›`i bMix ¯§vb©v cÖwZwôZ K‡iwQj GIwjq
wMÖKiv| wKsev, One group of the Sea Peoples, the Phrygians, established a kingdom
that became the dominant Anatolian power in the 9th and 8th centuries bc .Avðh©!
msMxZ Avi BwZnvm| †e‡o DV‡Z DV‡Z cvgy‡Ki BwZnvm PP©v AviI Mfxi n‡q DV‡jI
†Q‡j‡ejvKvi †mBme msMxZ mvabv wKš‘ †ewk `~i G‡Mvqwb| Z‡e, cvgyK AvRI KÆi
msMxZwcÖq| Z‡e †kvbvi †¶‡Î| e‡m e‡m [†Wv †i wg dv ‡mv jv wZ †Wv ] Kivi †P‡q Ni
AÜKvi K‡i Mvb ïb‡Z fv‡jv jv‡M Ii| eQi `y‡qK Av‡M wewkó [weªwUk] wkí-mgv‡jvPK
Walter Pater (1839 - 1894) Gi Studies on the History of the Renaissance Uv cowQj|
[evevi jvB‡eªwi‡Z †h KZ eBчmLvb †_‡K wb‡q|] †mB eB‡qi The School of Giorgione
Aa¨v‡q i‡q‡Q †cUv‡ii cig GK Dw³: All art constantly aspires towards the condition of
music; K_vU c‡o Zvici Avi ivZfi Nyg nqwb| Kbdzwmqvm-Gi K_v¸‡jvI gv_vq NyiwQj|
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.( Analects).
Kx Gi gv‡b? K_v¸wj wb‡q fve‡j †Kgb †hb jv‡M| Kcv‡ji `ycv‡ki wkiv `c`c K‡i| nVvr
wcKv‡mvi Qwe evi K‡i eyS‡Z †P‡q‡Q MvbUv †Kv_vq jyKv‡bv Av‡Q| Zvici mš‘ó n‡q ‡iKW©
†c­qv‡i Bjvnvb Gimvwnb-Gi †iKW© Pvwc‡q ivZfi [wbN©yg] †_‡K ï‡b‡Q| Bjvnvb Gimvwnb Gi
Zv‡jI A™¢~Z GK SzgÑhv Qovq A™¢yZ GK gv`K-‡Nvi| cÖvP¨ Avi cwð‡gi wg‡kj| ZvjUvB
†Kgb| Avjv`v| †Kv_vq †hb wb‡q hvq| KLbI RvMÖn cvnv‡o Kzw`©‡`i MÖv‡g, KLbI `~i
ZvBwMÖ‡mi cv‡o| KLbI g‡b nq Av‡g©bxq g‡Vi mvg‡b GKwU evwjKv [mv`v Rvgv civ] †Ljv
Ki‡Q| njy` †iŠ`ªv‡jv‡K Do‡Q njy` cÖRvcwZ¸”Q| Avi nvIqvq †f‡m †f‡m G‡m GKwU gwjb
ev`vwg ïK‡bv g‡U©j cvZv [i“Bqvi] Pz‡j Rwo‡q hvq| Avi ZLbB Kx Avðh© cÖvPxb Bosporus
Thracius †_‡K D‡o Av‡m †bvbv evZvm; Avi †mB m‡½ KUv MvOwPj ‡hb KvQvKvwQ G‡m
g~LwiZ n‡q DV‡Z Pvq | KZ¸wj g„Z ïK‡bv cvZv †hb K_v e‡j DV‡Z Pvq i“Bqv| Avj­vn&,
AvR we‡KjwU `xN©vwqZ Ki“b| `x‡bi GB dwiqv`| Avi Ii gv_vq ïK‡bv j‡ijcvZv g‡U©j
cvZv ev`vg Mv‡Qi cvZv S‡i S‡i co–KS‡i S‡i co–KS‡i S‡i co–KS‡i S‡i co–KS‡i S‡i
co–KS‡i S‡i co–KS‡i S‡i co–K I cvZvq Wy‡e hvK; Zvn‡j I‡K Avi †KDB Luy‡R cv‡e bv|
AvwgB †Kej Ii wVKvbv Rvbe, Avi Avcwb †n Avj­vn& -`x‡bi GB dwiqv` Keyj K‡iv; GB
mskqx AvR fv‡jvevmvi Rb¨ bZRvby A`„‡k¨i cv‡q| GBmeB wjL‡Z Pvq Iinvb cvgyK| k‡ã|
GBme AwZcvigvbweK †eva, Abyf~wZ a‡i ivL‡Z Pvq cvgyK| k‡ã| wj‡LI †m| eQi K‡qK
n‡jv GKUv b‡fj wj‡L cÖKvkK‡K w`‡qI‡Q| cÖKvkK eBUv Qvc‡Q bv| mv‡o wZb eQi n‡jv
eBUv AvU‡K †i‡L‡Q| fv‡jv nqwb g‡b nq| fv‡jv n‡j QvcZ| Zv n‡j Avwg wjL‡Z cvwi bv?
wjL‡Z cvwi-Z‡e fv‡jv wjL‡Z cvwi bv| Zv n‡j Avwg njvg Ggb GKRb gvbyl †h Abyfe K‡i
/wjL‡ZI cv‡i/ Z‡e fv‡jv wjL‡Z cv‡i bv| fv‡jv wjL‡j cÖKvkK †Zv QvcZ| bv-‡Q‡c mv‡o
wZb eQi n‡jv eBUv AvU‡K †i‡L‡Q Zviv| Kx hš¿bv! GZ Kó K‡i wjLjvg| wjL‡Z fvwi Kó
nq| GKevi †jLv ïi“ Ki‡j ZLb IVv hvq bv| `iRv eÜ K‡iB Z‡e wjL‡Z nq| Amywe‡a
Zv‡ZI Kg bq| AvZ¥xq ¯^Rb fv‡e cvMj n‡q †M‡Q| K_v e‡j bv| Gfv‡eB mv‡o wZbeQi
Av‡M GKUv eB wj‡L †kl K‡i‡Q †m| evev Aek¨ mge¨v_x | e¨_© †jLK e‡jB| Lye eB
c‡ob| wjL‡Z Pvq, †jLv Av‡m bv| cvgyK‡KI wjL‡Z e‡j| ‡mB evev GKevi Kx Kvi‡Y
e‡jwQ‡jb, the son of the mannequin maker explained with pride, 'that above all, we
must pay attention to the gestures that make us who we are.Gi gv‡b, [Avwg cvijvg bv|
ZzB †jL, evQv|]
cvKzK k¦vm Uvbj| KvD›Uv‡i w`‡K ZvKvj| duvKv| AvR e„wói w`b| Bjvnvb Gimvwnb-Gi
hš¿msMxZ †e‡RB P‡j‡Q A`„k¨ w¯úKv‡i| Ii K‡¤úvwRk‡b eiveiB Aviwe my‡ii cÖvavb¨
i‡q‡Q| [mv †F Mv gv cv `v wb mv©] Zvi wK KviY GB †hÑAvieiv Zzi‡¯‹ Z…Zxq e„nr RbRvwZ?
n‡Z cv‡i| Avieiv evm K‡i wZbwU cÖ‡`‡k| (1) `w¶Y f~ga¨mvMixq cÖ‡`k Hatay, (2)Gi
cv‡ki cÖ‡`k [Dˇii] Av`vbv I (3) cy‡ei cÖ‡`k Gaziantep; Zv Qvov [Avieiv] Zzi‡¯‹i
`w¶Ycy‡ei G‡Kev‡i cwðg cÖ‡`‡k evm K‡i| hw`I G‡`i RbmsL¨vi 2% Gi †ewk bq|

Av‡g©bxqvi BwZnvm: cÖ_g cvV

Everyone knew very well back then that words and what they described were so close
that on mornings when fog descended on the phantom villages in the mountains, the
words and what they described were intermingled.
Orhan Pamuk

Kwd †kl| D‡V coj cvgyK | KvD›Uv‡i ‡mB K‡Kkxq e„×vwU‡K ‡`Lv †Mj bv| Zvi e`‡j
‡g‡qUv wbixn fw½‡Z e‡m Av‡Q| †Pv‡L †PvL ivL‡Q| gyLUv fxlb M¤¢xi|
LvIqv`vIqvi ci †jv‡K G‡`‡k (†h †iu‡a‡Q Zv‡K) e‡j, Bwjwb‡h mvMwjK (†Zvgvi nvZ‡K
ab¨ev`); wjiv w`‡Z w`‡Z cvgyK ejjÑ Bwjwb‡h mvMwjK|
wjiv wb‡q ‡g‡qwU nvmj| ‡n‡m ejj, Avwg wKš‘ Kwd Kwiwb|
Zv n‡j?
‡g‡qwU ejj, fvbœv K‡i‡Q|
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fvOwZ †diZ w`‡Z w`‡Z †g‡qwU ‡n‡m Mwo‡q hvq| a¨vZ, Dwb fvbœv n‡Z hv‡e †Kb? fvbœv
Avgvi eo †evb nq †h|
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‡PK| g‡b nq cÖvM †_‡K G‡m‡Q| bxjvf †PvL, Nb AuvwL cj­e| †Vuv‡Ui euvcv‡k GKUv wZj|
cvgyK gyLUv AuvK‡e e‡j fv‡jv K‡i †`L‡Z †`L‡Z †n‡m ejj, Kwd †hB Ki“K| Bwjwb‡h
mvMwjK|
†g‡qwU gv_v †b‡o ejj, wVK Av‡Q| Avwg fvbœv‡K †Zvgvi K_v eje G‡dw›`|
cvgyK g‡b g‡b ejj, wKgwmwbh †e G‡dw›`? nv‡Z ZZ¶‡b el©vwZUv Zz‡j wb‡q‡Q| ‡ewi‡q
Avmvi Av‡M cvgyK ‡g‡qwU‡K ejj, ‡Kv_vq _vK?
‡g‡qwU gyL wU‡c †n‡m ejj, KvQvKvwQ|
cvgyK inm¨ K‡i e‡j, Zvi gv‡b Zzwg K¨vÝvi| B‡›UªvfvU©| RyjvB-eb©|
‡g‡qwU Pg‡K I‡V| fxlb| Av‡g©bxq fvlvq AùzU ¯^‡i e‡j, Zzwg hv`yKi G‡dw›`?
cvgyK gv_v SuvKvq|
‡g‡qwU ZZ¶‡Y mvg‡j wb‡q‡Q| Nb¯^‡i ejj, Avgvi m¤^‡Ü AviI wKQy ejyb|
Kx eje? Avgvi fwel¨Z|
AZxZ?
bv, bv wc­R| G‡dw›` wc­R| Avgvi AZxZ †`L‡eb bv ...wc­R|
cvgyK Ii AZxZ Ave„wË K‡i ejj, Even in a golden cage,/the nightingale is homesick.
In&|
‡Zvgvi bvg wK? cvgyK wR‡Ám Kij|
†m Kx! Avcwb Avgvi bvg Rv‡bb bv? †g‡qwUi `y‡Pv‡L cÖMvp Awek¦vm|
cvgyK nvm‡Z nvm‡Z ejj, bv|
Zvn‡j Avcwb hv`yKi bb G‡dw›`?
bv †Zv| Avwg njvg Kwe|
Icvk †_‡K e„×vi KÚ¯^i †kvbv †MjÑAvivg| †g‡qwU wd‡i ZvKvj|
cvgyK †n‡m ejj, Zv n‡j ‡Zvgvi bvg Avivg|
GB K_vq Avivg †Kgb †ev‡bi g‡Zv e‡j, ïb‡jbB †Zv| AvcwbB †Zv w``vi gyL w`‡q ejv‡jb
bv?
GB K_vq B¯—vbey‡ji Avj‡eqvi Kvgy¨i ey‡Ki Mnxb cÖ‡`‡k Kx me n‡q hvq| Avi Zvi gyL w`‡q
AK¯§vr GBi“c ‰`eevK¨ wbM©Z n‡Z _v‡KÑ

Oh, my Mitochondrial Eve!


I do believe in Teleology now.
For this very transcendent moment sister;
And venerable Hegel should have known it better!

nvq, Avgvi c~e©cyi“‡liv 1915 mv‡j AZ¨š— wbg©g Dcv‡q 15 j¶ Av‡g©bxq nZ¨v K‡iwQj|
weªwUk HwZnvwm Avb©ì U‡qbwe hv‡K e‡j‡QbÑ“gigantic crime.”; A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨ gvwK©b
ivóª`~Z Henry Morgenthau e‡j‡QbÑ“the murder of a nation.” cvgyK `xN©k¦vm †Q‡o fvej,
GB MÖ‡n ‡eu‡P _vK‡j n‡j gvbyl‡K †Kb GZ wbôzi n‡Z nq? Av‡g©bxq MbnZ¨v wesk kZ‡Ki
cÖ_g MbnZ¨v| MbnZ¨vi Kvi‡Y cÖvq 60% fvM Av‡g©bxq wbwðý n‡q wM‡qwQj| Av‡g©bxqiv
Zv‡`i nvRvi eQ‡ii cyi‡bv evmf~wg †_‡K DrLvZ n‡q wM‡qwQj A‡Uvgvb AvMÖvm‡bi d‡j|
Aviv‡gi gyL‡Pv‡L Kx GK Av‡jvi Pvcv D`fvm| I GB AvMš‘K †K a‡i ivL‡Z Pvq| Kx †hb
ejvi wQj| †Kb Avgvi RyZv‡Rvov cyi‡bv I mܨvi ci nvq`vi cvkv †ók‡bi Rxeb...
Avivg| Icv‡ki wK‡Pb †_‡K e„×vi WvK †f‡m Gj|
hvB| Avivg Ki“b †Pv‡L Gw`‡K GKevi ZvwK‡q Iw`‡K P‡j †Mj|
Kwd k‡ci evB‡i ‡ewi‡q Gj cvgyyK| Kwd LvIqvi ci GLb GKUv wmMv‡iU †L‡Z B‡”Q Ki‡Q|
cv‡ki Kvwb©‡ki wb‡P `uvwo‡q c‡KU †_‡K wmMv‡i‡Ui c¨v‡KU evi K‡i| c¨v‡KUUv Kvj we‡K‡j
MÖ¨vÛ evRvi †_‡K wK‡bwQj| GKUv wmMv‡iU evi K‡i| c¨v‡›Ui c‡KU †_‡K jvBUvi evi K‡i
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the Kurds have sought autonomy, or even independence, for the Kurdish region. These
demands have been resisted, especially by Turkey and Iraq in recent decades.Giv †i‡¯—
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What I am to do? for I no longer recongnize


myself. I am neither Christian, nor Jew, nor Magian, nor
Muslim. I am not the East nor the West not the land nor
the sea; I am not from nature’s mine, nor from the circling
spheres. I am not of earth, nor water, nor wind nor fire. I am
not of the heavens, nor dust, nor existence, nor entity. I am
no of India or China, not of Bulgher, nor Saqsin;I am not
of the kingdom of Iraquain, nor the land of Khorasan.

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A‡Uvgvb mvgªvRwU M‡o DVj Avbv‡Zvwjqvq |

wKgwmwbh †e G‡dw›`?

Don't make observations on cats and dogs, concern yourself with the problems of your
homeland.
Orhan Pamuk

Ry‡bi GB e„wói wfZi dzUcv‡Zi Ici w`‡q nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z 1299 mv‡ji GK emš—Kv‡ji K_v
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mnmªvwaK Ak¦v‡ivnxi Ak¦¶ziaŸwb| GB mn‡hv×v‡`iB c‡i ejv n‡jv Imgvbwjqvi |
Imgvbwjqvi ZzwK© kã| Gi gv‡b Imgv‡bi mnPi; ev the Ottomans |
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Aaxb; ‡h evB‡RbUvBb mvgªv‡R¨i Awfg~‡L 1299 mv‡ji emš—Kv‡ji GK †fv‡i mnmªvwaK
AbyPi wb‡q Imgvb Zvi ev`vwg i‡Oi Ak¦wU QywU‡qwQj| †mjRyK ZzwK©iv kvmb KiZ
Avbv‡Zvwjqvi ev`evKx AÂj| G‡`i ivRavbx wQj †Kvwbqvq| GLv‡bB gvIjvbv [i“wgi]
gvRvi| 13 kZ‡K †cuŠ‡Q GB †mjRyK‡`i mvgªvR¨ bvbv Kvi‡Y `~e©j n‡Z _v‡K| ‡mB `~e©jZvi
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ivR¨ M‡o DV‡Z _v‡K | Imgv‡bi Rb¥ †ZgbB GK ¶z`ª ZzwK© iv‡R¨i gymwjg cwiev‡i|
Zzi‡¯‹i A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i ïi“Uv n‡qwQj †mB ev`vwg i‡Oi A‡k¦i cv‡k `uvwo‡q _vKv ZzwK©
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Aewa Avbv‡Zvwjqv kvmb K‡i‡Q| A‡Uvgvb kvm‡Kiv ÔmyjZvbÕ Dcvwa MÖnb KiZ|
Avbv‡Zvwjqvq 13 kZ‡Ki †k‡li w`‡K A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ cÖwZwôZ n‡qwQj| Aek¨ mvgªvR¨wUi
†MŠiegq w`b¸wj wQj cÂ`k kZ‡K| ZLb [cÖ_g] myjZvb my‡jBgv‡bi ivRZ¡Kvj| ZLb
ejKvb DcØxc †_‡K ga¨cÖvP¨ I DËi Avwd«Kvq wQj A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i GK”QÎ AvwacZ¨|
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c~e©eZ©x hy‡Mi gymwjg kvmK‡`i D`vniY MÖnb K‡iwQj| MvwRi aviYv wQj A‡Uvgvb mgv‡Ri
¸i“Z¡c~b© aviYv| (a ghazi—that is, a warrior who carried out raids upon and warfare
with the Christians in the interests of Islam—and made it their guiding principle.)
MvwRev` ZzwK©‡`i be be Awfhv‡b †cÖiYv †hvMvZ, mgvR MV‡b Zi“b‡`i w`Z Drmvn!
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A‡Uvgvb myjZvb 3q gynv¤§` (1595-1603) Aewa GB wbqg Pvjy wQj| GKUv mg‡q G‡m
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cyi“l AvZ¥xqMb‡K Lyb Kivi wb‡`©k w`‡Zb myjZvb! cvgyK wkD‡i I‡V| Zvn‡j? fwel¨Z
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MvwRi aviYvwU †gjv‡j meB cwi¯‹vi| BD‡iv‡ci gvbyl †Zv GB A‡Uvgvb‡`iB gymwjg wn‡m‡e
Rv‡b| A_P, gnvZ¥v i“wgi LvbKvn& †Kvwbqvq| †Kv_vI GKUv fyj n‡q hv‡”Q bv? Zv Qvov
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jvj| Av‡g©wbqiv ¯^vwaKvi AR©‡bi c‡_ Zxeª Av‡›`vjb M‡o Zz‡jwQj, Zviv A‡Uvgvb myjZv‡bi
wei“‡× we‡`ªvn K‡iwQj| GBme b¨vh¨ we‡`ªvnx c`‡¶cmg~n Avï cÖwZwµqvq wbixn Av‡g©wbq
RbMb A‡Uvgvb iv‡óªi †Kvcvb‡j c‡o! 1894 †_‡K 1896 mv‡ji g‡a¨ mivmwi A_ev ¸ßfv‡e
BwZnvm, msMxZ I wgkª RbRvwZ‡Mvôx

This newfangled plaything called the novel, which is the greatest invention of Western
culture, is none of our culture's business.
Orhan Pamuk

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eyb‡Q e„×v| GB e„wói mg‡q? Avðh©! Kvi Rb¨? cvgyK †n‡m ejj, †ginvev (n¨v‡jv)
e„×v mnmªv‡ãi cÖvPxb gyLwU Zzj‡jb| hvwš¿K ¯^‡i ej‡jb, Bwjwqg, †Z‡mKKzi †q‡`wig|
(fv‡jv, ab¨ev`|)
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Kv‡QB Kv‡Pi Rvbvjv| Icv‡i ‡gNjv w`bÑ cvwb Siv dzUcvZ| Zey †jvKR‡bi nuvUvPjv i‡q‡Q|
bvbv i‡Oi el©vwZ Mv‡q|
GKwU Aí e‡qwm †g‡q AW©vi wb‡Z G‡jv| Av‡g©wbq? Pz‡ji isUv jvj‡P, gyLUv dimv,
BD‡ivcxqv-dimv, A‡bKUv ¯­vf-¯­vf| ‡PK? g‡b nq cÖvM †_‡K G‡m‡Q| bxjvf †PvL, Nb AuvwL
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Avi wKQy? KÚ¯^iUv wf‡R wf‡R|
bv| ïay Kvn&‡f| [Avi gnvj‡jwe wc­R|]
wemwKU?
bv| wc­R|
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e‡q‡m †hw`b I Av‡g©bxq MbnZ¨vi K_v Rvbj Ñ †mw`b †_‡KB Av‡g©bxq fvlvUv wkL‡e e‡j
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Kvi‡YB nq‡Zv-ev e¨KiYMZ w`K †_‡K Avw` Av‡g©wbq fvlvwU aª“cw` wMÖK I jvwZ‡bi cÖvq
KvQvKvwQB ejv P‡j| Aek¨ AvaywbK Av‡g©wbq fvlvwU, AvaywbK wMÖ‡Ki gZbÑbvbvb weeZ©‡bi
ga¨ w`‡qB P‡j‡Q| ‡mB m‡½ cÖwZ‡ewk K‡Kkxq A‡ji ¯^Zš¿ kã I e¨vKi‡Yi h‡_÷ cÖfve
i‡q‡Q Av‡g©wbq fvlvq | †hgb hy³ e¨Ä‡bi †¶‡Î ( j, ch, Ges ts ); Z‡e me‡P j¶¨bxq GBÑ
aªcw` Av‡g©wbq, mgmvgwqK K_¨ fvlvq Ges mvwnZ¨fvlvq Ôwe‡kl¨i RwUj wePz¨wZÕ _vK‡jI
wj½i e¨envi wKš‘ we¯§qKifv‡e Abycw¯’Z| AvaywbK Av‡g©wbq fvlvq Kvj wbY©‡qi Rb¨
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he goes Ges he does not go;
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†Kgb gvqv jv‡M| mܨv ci nq‡Zv GB †g‡qwUB nvq`vicvkv †÷k‡bi mvg‡b †NvivNywi K‡i
m¤cÖ`v‡qi ag©xq †bZviv Ki [cizye] Av`vq K‡i ivóª‡K cÖ`vb Ki‡Zb| ZvQvov ag©xq †bZviv ¯^
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†Mvôx wg‡j A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i AeKvVv‡gv ˆZwi K‡iwQj| wQj `vmcÖ_v| ghulam system;
¸jvg nj `vm| (ZrKv‡ji msÁv Abymv‡i `vm ev slave =Agymwjg|) GwUI GK Bmjvgx
cÖwZôvb| `vmiv ivóªxq Kvh©vejx cwiPvjbvi KiZ| Gi Rb¨ Zv‡`i hveZxq wk¶v †`Iqv nZ|
Lwjdv Avj-gy¯v— wmg (833-842) †h ivóªxq KvRK‡g© †Mvjvg‡`i e¨envi K‡iwQ‡jb †mUv
†mjRyK ZzK©‡`i RvbZ| GB †mjRyK ZzK©ivB wQj A‡Uvgvb‡`i ¯^v¶vr c~e©m~ix | A‡Uvgvbiv
Aek¨ ¸jnvg c×wZi AvgvbweK i“cvš—i NwU‡qwQj; hv devshirme bv‡g cwiwPZ| Zvi i“Bqvi
K_v g‡b c‡o| Zvi Avbv‡`vjywnmvwi `~M©wUi K_v g‡b c‡o| AvR mKv‡j ILv‡b devshirme
`vm‡`i gv‡qi Kvbœv ï‡bwQj †m| ivóªxq Kvh©vw` wk¶v ‡`Iqvi Rb¨ ejKv‡bi MÖvg †_‡K GKRb
8 †_‡K 15 eQ‡ii wLª÷vb †Q‡j‡K wb‡q Avmv n‡Zv B¯—vbey‡j| IB wK‡kvi‡`i cÖ_‡g Avbv
nZ ‡ZvcKvwc cÖvmv‡`, myjZv‡bi mvg‡b | myjZvb wb‡RB wK‡kvi‡`i ¯^v¯’¨Uv¯’, eyw×gËv BZ¨vw`
hvPvBevQvB Ki‡Zb| Gici DËxY©‡`i ïi“ nZ wk¶v| †ZvcKvwc cÖvmv‡`iB we`¨vj‡q|
AbyËxY©‡`i cvwV‡q †`Iqv nZ MÖvgv‡j| †mLv‡b Zviv K…wlKv‡R RwoZ n‡q coZ| Giv K_¨
[ZzwK©] fvlv ejZ; PP©v KiZ †jvKvqZ Bmjvg | G‡`i g‡a¨ †_‡K hviv myjZv‡bi AwfRvZ
mvgwiK evwnbxi m`m¨ nZ Zv‡`i ejv nZ Janissaries.Avi DËxY©` †mBme devshirme `vm‡`i
cÖ_‡g wkL‡Z nZ Aviwe, ZzwK© I dviwm fvlv | Gi ci I‡`i `xw¶Z Kiv nZ msL¨vMwi‡ôi
a‡g© | msL¨vMwi‡ôi ag©-ms¯‹„wZ Zviv Av`¨cvš— †neR KiZ| †mB m‡½ wkL‡Z nZ mgiwe`¨v
I mvgvwRK Av`cKvq`v| Giv myjZv‡bi cÖwZ AbyMZ _vK‡Z eva¨ wQj| wk¶vRxeb †kl nZ
eqm 25 n‡j G‡`i | we`¨vj‡qi cvV †k‡l ivóªxq m‡eŸv©vP c‡` Avmxb nIqvi Rb¨ ˆZwi nZ|
†KD-ev cÖv‡`wkK mvgwiK evwnbx c‡` †hvM w`Z ÑwKsev cÖvmv‡`i i¶x wefv‡M|†KD †KB
mvgwiK-cÖmvmwbK c‡` m‡ev©”P [the grand vizier] c‡`I nZ Avmxb| GB devshirme `vm‡`i
`yB iKg Rxebaviv A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨ GK m¼U ˆZwi K‡iwQj| Zv n‡jv A‡Uvgvb cwiP‡qi
mgm¨v| cÖ_g cÖ_g A‡Uvgvb kãwUi gva¨‡g †Kej Imgvb‡K †evSvZ| wKš‘, †lvok kZK
†_‡K A‡Uvgvb kãwU mvs¯‹…wZK-ivRbxwZK-mgvRZvwË¡K c‡` cwibZ nq| ZLb †_‡K †KejgvÎ
AvmKvwi †kªwY‡K mwZ¨Kv‡ii A‡Uvgvb ejv nZ| A‡Uvgvb n‡Z n‡j GKRb‡K ivóª‡K I ag©‡K
†mev Ki‡Z n‡e Ges I‡Uvgvb Rxebaviv AbymiY Ki‡Z n‡e| iv‡óªi †mev gv‡b-mvgwiK
evwnbx‡Z ‡hvM w`‡Z n‡e wKsev Avgjv A_ev Ggb ag©xq mswk­óZv _vK‡Z n‡e hv‡Z K‡i
AvmKvwi‡`i gZb Ki †_‡K Ae¨vnwZ cvIqv hvq| ag©‡mev A_© gymjgvb nIqv| A‡Uvgvb
Rxebaviv AbymiY gv‡b Bmjvgx HwZ‡n¨ wg‡k hvIqv; Aviwe-dviwm‡Z AbM©j wjL‡Z co‡Z
cviv| Aviwe-dviwm wQj A‡Uvgvb ZzwK© fvlvi g~j wfZ| me A‡Uvgvb‡`i gy‡Li fvlv, †jLvi
fvlv| GB msÁvbymv‡i †h me devshirme `vm ivRcÖvmv‡` wk¶vjvf bv-K‡i MÖvgxb Ave‡n
‡jvKvqZ Bmjvg cvjb K‡i eo n‡q‡Q Zviv A‡Uvgvb bq| hw`I Zviv ivóª I ag©‡K †mev K‡i|
Zviv A‡Uvgvb Rxebaviv Rv‡b bv| A‡Uvgvb iv‡óªi c‡¶ †hme wMÖK Abyev‡`i KvR KiZ ZvivI
A‡Uvgvb wQj bv| KviY Zviv iv‡óªi †mev Ki‡jI gymwjg bq| Aw¯—‡Z¡ cwiPq gvby‡li me‡P eo
A‡š^lb| ...Ggb me we¯§qKi NUbv N‡UwQj B¯—vbeyj‡K wN‡i| Zvici Kx n‡jv? Kzwo kZ‡Ki
†Mvovq †Kej ga¨cÖvP¨, ejKv‡bi wKQy Ask I Gwkqv gvBbi ev Avbv‡Zvwjqv kvmb KiZ| cÖ_g
gnvhy‡×i mgq (1914-1918) A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ †ekwKQy Ask nvivq| BD‡ivcxq kw³ A‡Uvgvb
mvgªvR¨ 1922 Aewa `Lj K‡i iv‡L| Gici RvZxqZvev`x †gv¯—dv Kvgvj Zv‡`i ewn¯‹vi K‡i|
Kvgvj A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ wejyß K‡i 1923 mv‡j Zyi¯‹‡K cÖRvZš¿ †Nvlbv K‡i| ‡mB K‡e,
1453 mv‡j A‡Uvgvbiv KbmUvbwUwbcj kni Rq K‡i wbj| Zviv bMiwUi bvg ivLj B¯—
vbeyj| Zvici B¯—vbeyj‡K †K›`ª K‡i Ae¨vnZ _vKj Zv‡`i kvmb | A‡Uvgvb‡`i Avg‡j
bMiwUi ivR‰bwZK-evwbwR¨K I mvs¯‹…wZi cÖf~Z AMÖMwZ n‡qwQj| A‡Uvgvb myjZvb cÖ_g
my‡jgvb (1520-1566) Gi mg‡q L¨vwZi kx‡l© †cuŠ‡QwQj ZzwK© B¯—vbeyj| GLbI †Zv Zzi‡¯‹i
80% RbMb wb‡R‡`i ZzwK©B g‡b K‡i| wKš‘, 1900 mv‡ji Av‡M Avbv‡Zvwjqv I c~e© _ªv‡mi
(B¯—vbeyjmn Zzi‡¯‹i BD‡ivcxq Ask) RbM‡bi g‡a¨ cÖKU RvwZMZ ˆewPÎ wQj| IB mg‡q
†gvU RbmsL¨vi 55% fvM wQj ZzwK©; Ab¨ 30% wQj Av‡g©bxq I wMÖK| 19 kZ‡Ki †k‡l I
Kzwo kZ‡Ki cÖ_g w`‡K e¨vcK MbA‡›`vj‡bi cwi‡cÖw¶‡Z Avbv‡Zvwjqv †_‡K †ewki fvM
Av‡g©bxq I wMÖK AcmvwiZ n‡q hvq| G‡`i RvqMvq G‡jv A-ZzwK© gymwjg A¨vjevbxq I
embxqiv| [Avm‡j †mB PZz`k© kZK †_‡KB eûRvwZ‡Mvôx Aa~¨wlZ A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ wQj
Ø›`msNv‡Zi m¤¢vebvq c~b©| Kv‡RB Agymwjg‡`i m‡½ †K‡›`ªi msNvZ n‡q D‡VwQj Awbevh©|]
ejKv‡bi be ¯^vaxbZvcÖvß †`kmg~n †_‡K GBme [A-ZzwK© gymwjg A¨vjevbxq I embxq‡`i]
ejc~e©K wbe©vwmZ Kiv n‡qwQj| GBme m`¨ ¯^vaxbZvcÖvß †`kmg~n c~‡e© A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i
Aaxb wQj| GKB mg‡q ag©xq cxob Gov‡Z ivwkqvi K‡Kkvm AÂj †_‡K gymwjg
Circassiansiv Zi‡¯‹ AwfcÖqvb K‡i| ejKvb I gymwjg Circassiansiv GK cÖR‡b¥i g‡a¨B
ZzwK© n‡q hvq| Zv Qvov `w¶Y-cwðg BD‡iv‡ci, A_v©r cÖv³b A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i gymwjg‡`i,
K‡Kkvm A‡ji ZzwK©fvlvfvlx‡`i I ga¨ Gwkqvi gymwjg‡`i Zzi¯‹ ¯^vMZ Rvbvq| GKKv‡j
MvwRi aviYv Avw` A‡Uvgvb‡`i AbycÖvwYZ K‡iwQj| †miKgUv ZzwK© cÖRvZ‡š¿ AvRI K‡i|
wMÖKiv hLb 1921 mv‡j Av¼viv `Lj K‡iB †d‡jwQj-Kvgvj AvZvZzK© Zv‡`i civwRZ K‡i|
ZLb Zzi‡¯‹i `¨ MÖ¨Û b¨vkbvj A¨v‡m¤^jx Zuv‡K ÔMvwRÕ Dcvwa †`b| (†h‡nZz wMÖKiv Agymwjg)
Zvn‡j? Zey cÖkœ I‡V ÑwKgwmwbh †e G‡dw›`? Zzwg †K gnvkq? Gi A_© Ñ GB mgv‡Ri Zzwg †K,
†Zvgvi wkKo †Kv_vq? Zzwg wK Ae`vb †i‡LQ? GB cÖkœB Kiv n‡qwQj 1300 kZ‡K, 1922
mv‡jÑAvRI|
Avwg †K? Avwg GB mgv‡Ri †K? Zv n‡j Avwg †K?
nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z cvgyK AevK n‡q fv‡e|

Av‡g©bxqvi BwZnvm: wØZxq cvV

You can give the hope of victory and happiness to your unfortunate brethren only by
waging war against the enemy inside.
Orhan Pamuk

Kvw`‡KvB-Gi w`‡K nuvUwQj cvgyK; i“Bqv‡`i evwoUv Iw`‡KB| nvq`vi cvkv †÷k‡bi mvg‡b
G‡m ZLb wf‡oi g‡a¨ nvwi‡q wM‡qwQj fvbœv, I‡K Avi †`Lv hvqwb| A_P ...A_P ...I‡K
Avgvi wKQy K_v ejvi wQj 1900 mv‡ji Av‡M Avbv‡Zvwjqv I c~e© _ªv‡mi (B¯—vbeyjmn Zzi‡¯‹i
BD‡ivcxq Ask) RbM‡bi g‡a¨ RvwZMZ ˆewPÎ wQj| IB mg‡q †gvU RbmsL¨vi 55% fvM wQj
ZzwK©; Ab¨ 30% wQj Av‡g©bxq I wMÖK| 19 kZ‡Ki †k‡l I Kzwo kZ‡Ki cÖ_g w`‡K e¨vcK
MbA‡›`vj‡bi cwi‡cÖw¶‡Z Avbv‡Zvwjqv †_‡K †ewki fvM Av‡g©wbq I wMÖK AcmvwiZ n‡q hvq
Avwg ¶gv PvBwQ fvbœv Avwg GB mgv‡Ri †KD bv Avwg Avm‡j †KD bv Avwg †KvbI wKQyi Ask bv Avwg †KvbI
`‡ji ev †Mv‡Îi cÖwZwbwa bv †KvbI mgv‡Ri wK †KvbI DËivwaKv‡ii Ask bv †h‡nZz Avwg Kwe fvbœv Avwg
ZvB †KŠZ~njx QywUi w`‡b wKsev GiKg e„wói w`‡b GB kn‡ii ÔAvaywbK A‡UvgvbivÕ `ycyi Awã Nygvq Avwg
ZLb eB cwo ...wKsev e„wói g‡a¨ knigq nuvwU ... wKsev K¨vbfv‡mi mvg‡b `uvwo‡q myjZvbv w_I‡Wvivi e„wógMœ
bMœ kixiwU AuvKvi †Póv Kwi Gfv‡eB AvaywbK A‡Uvgvb‡`i m‡½ Avgvi GK wekvj GK AbwZµgbxq `~iZ¡
ˆZwi n‡q wM‡q‡Q Avwg †Zvgv‡`i Av‡g©wbq fvlvUv Rvwb †Z‡iv eQi e‡q‡m †hw`b Avwg Av‡g©wbq MbnZ¨vi
K_v cÖ_g Rvbjvg Ñ †mw`b †_‡KB Av‡g©wbq fvlvUv wkL‡Z e‡j cY K‡iwQjvg AZ¨š— †Mvc‡b Avwg †Z‡iv
eQi eqm †_‡K wK¬I †K LuyRwQ GKUv cÖkœ Kivi Rb¨ †mme K_v GLb _vK Avwg ¶gv PvBwQ fvbœv Avwg GB
mgv‡Ri †KD bv Avwg Avm‡j †KD bv Avwg Kwe Avwg gnvKv‡ji cÖwZwbwa Avi Rvb †Zv Kweiv nq ¯úk©KvZi
†m Kvi‡Y ewj †h Avgvi c~e©cyi“l AZ¨š— wbg©g Dcv‡q †Zvgvi 15 j¶ c~ec© yiƒl Ges c~e©bvix‡K nZ¨v K‡iwQj
1915 mv‡j †mRb¨ Avwg ¶gv PvBwQ Avwg GB mgv‡Ri †KD bv Avwg Avm‡j †KD bv †KvbI wKQyi Ask bv
†KvbI wKQyi cÖwZwbwa bv †KvbI mgv‡Ri wK †KvbI DËivwaKv‡ii †h‡nZz Avwg Kwe fvbœv ...
e„wói wfZi Kvw`‡KvB-Gi w`‡K nuvUwQj cvgyK| Ii nv‡Zi Wv‡b GLb gg©i mvMi| †Kvb&Kv‡ji
cÖvPxb Propontis: ILv‡bB `v`©bv‡jm| A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i cÖwZôvZv Imgvb; Zvi †Q‡ji bvg
Iinvb (1281-1362) | Avbv‡Zvwjqv †_‡K Iinv‡bi ˆmb¨iv `v`©vbv‡jm cÖbvjx AwZµg
K‡iwQj| K‡i _ªv‡m †cuŠ‡QwQj| †mUv 1344 mv‡ji K_v| It was a difficult crossing that
marked the beginning of Turkish presence in Europe. To make future crossings easier,
the Ottomans annexed the principality of Karası on the eastern side of the
Dardanelles. `v`©v‡b‡jm cÖbvjxi Kv‡Q wQj e›`i bMix †Mwj‡evjy (Gallipoli); Iinvb
Ae‡iva K‡ib| `xN©w`b †K‡U hvq| cÖvq 10 eQi| Zvici wØZxqevi Uª‡qi NUbv NUj|
...1354 mvj| GK Zxeª f~wgK‡¤ú †Ku‡c DVj bMi †Mwj‡evjy | cÖvPxi coj a‡m| ˆmb¨evwnbx
wb‡q Iinvb aŸsmcÖvß †Mwj‡evjy bM‡i Xy‡K c‡ob| Zvici ... Avgiv bvg jvj| wKš‘, Zvici
Kx n‡qwQj †Mwj‡evjyevmxi? Av‡g©wbqvi? Kxfv‡e A‡Uvgvbiv Ryjyg K‡iwQj Av‡g©wbq RbM‡bi
Ici? gnvZ¥v †n‡Mj e‡j‡Qb: History is the slaughter-bench at which the happiness of
peoples, the wisdom of states, and the virtue of individuals have been victimized.Kx
Avi Kiv? wKš‘, Avwg A‡nZzK ÔAciÕ †K N„bv Kwi bv| KviY Avwg Abvqv‡m Mfx‡i †h‡Z cvwi|
Avi Avwg DrmyK-‡KŠZ~njx GK gvbyl| BwZnvm Avgvi wcÖq ...Kvw`‡KvB ‡cuŠ‡Q wenej †eva K‡i
cvgyK| AveQv AÜKv‡i iv¯—vi av‡i av‡i cÖvbeš— g¨vcj Avi K‡eKvi cyi‡bv gwjb ev`vg MvQ|
GKUv †cUªj cv¤ú| GKUv PvP©| KZKvj Av‡M i“Bqv e‡jwQjÑ Pv‡P©i cv‡kB Avgiv _vwK|
Avn&| GB Kvw`‡KvB GjvKvwU AvevwmK e‡jB †jvKPjvPj Kg| iv¯—vi Icv‡k GKUv kwcs gj,
†Zgb wfo †bB, GKUv U¨vw· G‡m †_‡g‡Q, †eviLv civ GKRb bvgj| kwcs g‡ji wecix‡Z
GKUv _vB †i‡¯—vuiv; Zvi cv‡kB GKUv wm‡bgv nj| wekvj K¨vbfvm| e„wó‡Z a~mi| BwÛqvb
bvwqKvwUI wf‡R hv‡”Q| ‡ngv gvwjbx? wm‡bgv n‡ji Dj‡Uv w`‡K GKUv Mwj, GB gyn~‡Z© †mB
Mwj‡Z GKUv Kv‡jv gvwm©wWR Xy‡K hv‡”Q| Mwji gy‡LB GKUv M¨vivR, cyi‡bv GKwU Av‡g©wbq
wMR©v, SKS‡K †mjyb| Zvi cv‡k Avivg‡`i ‡mB Kwdkc: †mfvb| Av‡g©wbqvi GK cveZ©¨
n«‡`i bvg †mfvb; IwUB IB A‡ji me©e„nr n«`| bvbv w`K †_‡K A‡bKv‡bK Rjaviv IB n«‡`
c‡o‡Q; wKš‘ n«`wUi wbM©gc_ GKwUBÑnivR`vb b`x| IB nivR`vb b`xi AeevwnKv‡ZB ‡Kvb&
Kv‡j Av‡g©wbq RvwZmË¡vi D™¢e N‡UwQj| GLbI †ewki fvM Av‡g©wbq IB ‡mfvbwe‡aŠZ
A‡jB evm K‡i| Z‡e A‡b‡KB `xN©w`b n‡jv BD‡ivc, Gwkqv, Av‡gwiKvq Qwo‡q i‡q‡Q
Ñwe‡kl K‡i Av‡gwiKvi K¨vwj‡dwb©qvq| i“Bqv I‡`‡kB P‡j †h‡Z Pvq! e„wó‡Z wfR‡Z wfR‡Z
fvlvZ‡Ë¡i BwZnvm, †ZgbB hy‡×i BwZnvmI, Zvi aŸs‡mi BwZnvm| †Kbbv, cÖ_‡g AvBIbxq
Ges Zvi c‡i wjw`qiv ¯§vb©v bMiwU aŸsm K‡iwQj| †ivgvbiv c‡i ¯§vb©v `Lj K‡i †bq| ‡h
Kvi‡Y bMiwU n‡q D‡VwQj [cÖ_g w`KKvi] wLª÷a‡g©i Ab¨Zg cxV¯’v‡b| ïay ZvBB bq cweÎ
MÖ‡š’ ( Revelation 1:11) ¯§vb©v‡K ejv n‡q‡Q 7wU Pv‡P©i GKwU| ... BwZnv‡mi Kx Avðh© eybb|
Avi Kx Avðh© ¯’vb GB Avbv‡Zvwjqv | †Kbbv, GB Avbv‡Zvwjqv‡ZB wQj cÖvPxb gvBwmqv
[Mysia] ivR¨; IB iv‡R¨i GKwU cÖ‡`‡ki bvg wQj Troas;Uªq bMiwU wQj ILv‡bB| A‡bK
A‡bK eQi c‡i, mgªvU Av‡jKRv›`v‡ii g„Zz¨i c‡i Ô†n‡jbm¤¢~ZÕ [Hellenistic ] mg‡q
Pergamum bv‡g GKwU bMi M‡o D‡VwQj Avbv‡Zvwjqvq| wgk‡ii Av‡jKRvw›`ªqv ZLb
ÁvbweÁvb PP©vi †K›`ª n‡q D‡V‡Q ...ZviB †`Lv‡`wL Pergamum-G GK`j cwÛZ †g‡Z
D‡VwQj ÁvbPP©vq | Kwd Rywo‡q hvw”Qj| cvgyK Kwd‡Z PzgyK †`q| wKQyUv Avbgbv n‡q
hvw”Qj| AvRI Av‡jKRvw›`ªqv hvIqv n‡jv bv| `xN©k¦vm †djj| KZ fvlv, †Mvôx, RvwZi wgkªb
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Av¸‡bi cvLv

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938)

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persistence with which Turkish governments, past and present, deny the crime has
severely aggravated the trauma of this catastrophe for the Armenians. The fact that the
perpetrators escaped an international trial has made it easier for them to deny the
crime. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) compounded the problem by
imposing a decades-long silence on the subject upon Armenian survivors who had
gathered in Soviet Armenia in the aftermath of the genocide. The Turkish
government’s success in escaping punishment for the Armenian Genocide likely
contributed to German dictator Adolf Hitler’s defiance in initiating his wartime
crimes, including the Holocaust, during World War II (1939-1945). Shortly before the
invasion of Poland in 1939, Hitler reportedly exhorted his military commanders to be
merciless, saying to them, “Who, after all, speaks today about the annihilation of the
Armenians.” ZzwK© HwZnvwmKiv Av‡g©wbq MbnZ¨v ¯^xKvi K‡i bv| Thomas A. Bailey
K_v¸‡jv g‡b c‡o †Mj cvgy‡Ki| Too many so-called historians are really 'hysterians';
their thinking is more visceral than cerebral. When their duties as citizens clash with
their responsibilities as scholars, Clio frequently takes a back seat. wK¬Ii K_vq fvbœvi
gyLUv g‡b c‡o †Mj| IB †g‡qwUi nuvUvi fw½‡Z †Kv_vI wK¬Ii GKUv AveQv Qvqv... fvbœvI
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wbivc` bq| ‡Kbbv, Although local religious leaders had control over community
affairs, non-Muslims were subject to discriminatory taxes and had no meaningful
representation in the Ottoman government. ïay ZvBB bq, Aóv`k kZK †_‡KB bvbvb
Avš—RvwZ©K NUbvi Ave‡Z© c‡o wcó nw”Qj Av‡g©wbqiv| Aóv`k kZ‡Ki cÖ_g w`‡K GK
mvgwiK Awfhv‡bi ci A‡Uvgvb‡`i c`vbZ Kij ivwkqv | [Russo-Turkish Wars, series of
conflicts between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, which was centered in what is now
Turkey, during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, in the course of which Russia
gained control of the northern shore of the Black Sea and extended its influence into
the Balkans.] cvim¨I Rq K‡iwQj ivwkqv ; Zvi Av‡M, A‡g©wbqvI| GB Av‡g©wbqiv wQj a‡g©i
w`K w`‡q wLª÷vb iywk‡`i m‡MvÎ| d‡j cvim¨ I A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ ‡_‡K AmsL¨ A‡g©wbq
émigrés `w¶Y K‡Kkv‡mi bvbv ¯’v‡b emevm Ki‡Z ïi“ K‡i| µ‡gB, `w¶Y K‡Kkv‡mi GK
f~-ivR‰bwZK cwiPqI M‡o DVjÑ ÔRussian Armenia.Õ i“k-kvmbvax‡b Av‡g©wbqiv
fv‡jvfv‡eB †eu‡Pe‡Z© _vKj| [Aek¨ G MÖ‡n †KvbI RvwZi Kcv‡jB myLkvwš— `xN©Kvj †Rv‡U
bv!] Dwbk kZ‡Ki ‡klv‡a© i“wk KZ…©c¶ GK iywkKiY (Russification) cÖKí MÖnb Kij| IB
cÖKíwU ¯úóZB wQj `gbg~jK! Kw_Z iywkKiY cÖKíwUi j¶¨ wQj `yÕwU| GK. i“k fvlv
e¨ZxZ Ab¨ fvlv ei`vmZ Kiv n‡e bv| `yB. i“k fvlv e¨ZxZ Ab¨ fvlvi cy¯—Kvw` cÖKvk Kiv
hv‡e bv| Kv‡R Kv‡RB, a‡g©i w`K †_‡K hZB wgj _vK bv †Kb- ‡jŠnKwVb i“k kvmbhš¿
Avi wb‡¯úwlZ Av‡g©wbq Rbgvb‡mi Zxeª RvZxqZvev`x AvKv•Lv gy‡LvgywL `uvwo‡q hvq | A_P
wVK IB mgqUvq Av‡g©wbq RbMb‡K AviI `y‡Uv `yal© kw³i gy‡LvgywL `uvov‡Z n‡qwQj| GK.
A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨| `yB, [Kzw`© A‡ji] Kzw`© †MvÎmg~n| Kv‡RB, [Av‡g©wbq RvZxqZvev`x‡`i]
i“kwe‡ivax Av‡›`vjb †Zgb `vbv eva‡Z cv‡iwb| 19 kZ‡Ki gvSvgvwS †_‡KB A‡Uvgvb-kvwmZ
wLª÷vb-Aa~wlZ ejKvb A‡j A‡Uvgvb kvm‡bi wei“‡× RvZxqZvev`x Av‡›`vjb `vbv euva‡Z
_v‡K A‡bKUv divmx wec­‡ei (1789-1799) †cÖiYvq, †h‡nZz †mB wec­ewU ivRZvwš¿K
ˆ¯^ivPv‡ii we‡ivax GKwU RvZxq-iv‡óªi Aaxb Awfbœ fvlv ag© Ges ms¯‹…wZ-wfwËK GK
RvZxqZv‡ev‡ai aviYv ‡`q| Kv‡RB ag© I fvlvwfwËK GK cÖej MbAv‡›`vj‡bi gva¨‡g ejKvb
DcØx‡ci RbMb A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i wei“‡× i“‡L `uvov‡bvi cÖ¯‘wZ ‡bq| A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i
Aax‡b emevmiZ Av‡g©wbq‡`i RvZxq cwiPq wQj g~jZ ag©xq| A‡Uvgvb mgvRwU gymwjg msL¨v
Mwi‡ôi, Kv‡RB †m mgv‡R Av‡g©wbq‡`i [ wLª÷vb] cwiPqUv wQj wKwÂZ †egvbvb| Av`‡Z
A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨wU wQj †gvj­vZvwš¿K ag©ivóª; Dc‡ivš—, A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨ myjZvbB wQ‡jb
mewKQyi †K‡›`ª, Zv‡K GKgvÎ †Lv`vZvjvi Kv‡Q Revew`wn Ki‡Z nZ! Kv‡RB G‡nb A‡Uvgvb
ag©iv‡óªi Aaxb msL¨vjNy‡`i Rxeb Kx iKg SuywKi g‡a¨ wQj Zv †evSvB hvq| aª“cw` Bmjvgx
HwZn¨ Abyhvqx †h me ag©xq m¤cÖ`v‡qi GKwU wjwLZ cweÎ MÖš’ i‡q‡Q, hv ‡mBme ag©xq
m¤cÖ`v‡qi Kv‡Q M„wnZÑ Zv‡`i i¶v‡_© A‡Uvgvb iv‡óªi GKwU AvBb wQj| Gi bvg wa¤§v
(dhimma); Ges ag©xq m¤cÖ`v‡qi †jvK‡`i ejv nZ waw¤§ (dhimmis) ev msiw¶Z RbMb|
wa¤§v AvB‡bi Kvi‡Y waw¤§‡`i we‡kl Ki w`‡Z nZ; K‡ii bvg wmh‡q (cizye)| Z`ycwi, ‡h
†KvbI A‡Uvgvb myjZvb g‡bcÖv‡Y wek¦vm KiZ †h mvgvR¨ I RbM‡bi Ici myjZv‡bi AwaKvi
¯^M©xq B”QviB ewntcÖKvk| Kv‡RB, cxobg~jK †h-‡KvbI c`‡¶cI wQj ¯^M©xq B”QviB
ewntcÖKvk! Zv Qvov A‡Uvgvb mgv‡R MvwRi aviYv †Zv wQjB| Gme Kvi‡YB A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i
kvmK‡Mvôxi wei“‡× AÎ mvgªv‡R¨i ¯^vwaKviwcÖq Agymwjg‡`i msNvZ n‡q DVwQj Awbevh© |
Avm‡j †mB PZz`k© kZK †_‡KB eûRvwZ‡Mvôx Aa~¨wlZ A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨ Ø›`msNv‡Zi m¤¢vebv
wQj myß| Kv‡RB, ‰¯^ivPvix A‡Uvgvb kvm‡bi wei“‡×Av‡g©wbq‡`i we‡¶vf Av‡›`vjb n‡q
D‡VwQj Awbevh© | GB me we‡¶vf Av‡›`vj‡bi cwi‡cÖw¶‡Z A‡Uvgvb myjZvb 1839 Ges
1856 mv‡j [ KZKUv BD‡ivcxq‡`i Pv‡c] A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i Agymwjg‡`i Rb¨ ZvbwRgvZ
P‡j hv‡”Q| ZLb GKv GKv A‡Uvgvb‡`i GB kniUvq fxlb Lvivc jvM‡e| Avwg GKv GKv G
kn‡ii iv¯—vq iv¯—vq nuvUe| nuvU‡Z nq‡Zv GKw`b AK¯§vr wK¬Ii m‡½ †`Lv n‡q hv‡e Avgvi|
wK¬I| BwZnv‡mi wgDR | GKMvj †auvIqv †Q‡o cvgyK| lvU nvRvi Av‡g©bxq GLbI B¯—vbey‡ji
evm K‡i| †Kgb K‡i G kn‡i A‡Uvgvb-ZzwK©‡`i cxo‡b AvRI IB Av‡g©bxq e„×v, fvbœv Avi
Avivgiv wU‡K i‡q‡Q| 19 kZ‡Ki †k‡l I Kzwo kZ‡Ki cÖ_g w`‡K e¨vcK MbA‡›`vj‡bi
cwi‡cÖw¶‡Z Avbv‡Zvwjqv †_‡K †ewki fvM Av‡g©bxq I wMÖK AcmvwiZ n‡q hvq| G kZvãxi
†Mvovq ZzwK©iv GB Aviv‡gi c~e©cyi“l‡`i nZ¨v K‡iwQj| byb¨waK 15 jvL| ZLb A‡Uvgvb
ivRZ¡ †kl| Giv evm KiZ ivR¨wUi c~e©cÖv‡š— ... nvq| cvgyK Aviv‡gi Drm wb‡q fve‡Z Pvq|
Kx fv‡e ïi“ n‡jv? Av‡g©wbqv kãwU cÖ_g cvIqv hvq cvi‡m¨i mgªvU cÖ_g `viq‡eŠ‡li
(wLª÷c~e© 521) †ewn¯‘b wkjvwjwc‡Z| cÖvPxb cvi‡m¨ cÖ_‡g g`ª I cvim bv‡g `ywU RvwZ wQj|
g`ªiv (Media) 612 †Z Av‡g©wbqv `Lj K‡i †bq| 549 Aewa ILv‡b g`ª‡`i kvmb wU‡K wQj|
Awef³ cviwmK mvgªvR¨ M‡o Zz‡jwQ‡jb mgªvU Kzi“ (Cyrus the Great) | wZwb 549 -‡Z
Av‡g©wbqv `Lj K‡ib| Zvici AÂjwU cvi‡m¨i cÖ‡`‡k (satrapy) cwibZ nq| PZz_©
wLª÷c~ev© ‡ã cvim¨ `Lj K‡iwQ‡jb Av‡jKRv›`vi | Zvi g„Zz¨i c‡i (323) Av‡g©wbqv ¯^vaxbZv
jvf K‡i| wmwiqvi mgªvU Z…Zxq Avwš—IKvm 212 wLª÷c~e©‡Z Av‡g©wbqv Rq Ki‡jb| Zvici
Av‡g©wbq ivRcy·`i Aax‡b IB AÂjwU `y‡Uv cÖ‡`‡k wef³ Ki‡jb| GB `ywU ivR¨ wLª÷c~e© 94
Aewa ¯^vaxb wQj| Gici Av‡g©wbq mgªvU cÖ_g wUMiv‡bm ivR¨`ywU GKxf~Z K‡ib| IB mgqUv
wQj Av‡g©wbq RvwZi ¯^Y©hyM| mgqKvj: 94 †_‡K 69 wLª÷c~e©| †mB mgq Av‡g©wbq mvgªv‡R¨i
mxgvbv K‡Kkvm AÂj †_‡K cwð‡gi Avbv‡Zvwjqv Ges wmwjwmqv (eZ©gvb Kv‡ji Zzi¯‹) ; Ges
`w¶Y-cwð‡g wmwiqv-‡g‡mvc‡Uwgqv (eZ©gvb BivK) Aewa Qwo‡q wQj| Gici Av‡g©wbqv †ivgvb
`L‡j P‡j hvq| Gw`‡K cvim¨ `Lj K‡i wQj cvw_©qv| Kv‡RB ‡ivg I cvw_©qvi Ø›` Avi¤¢ nq|
Av‡g©wbqv G mgq wbi‡c¶ _v‡K, KZKUv ¯^vaxbI| Z…Zxq wLª÷v‡ã cvi‡m¨i mvmvbxq esk
cvw_©q‡`i DrLvZ K‡i Av‡g©wbqv `Lj K‡i| c‡i cvw_©qvi Avimvwm` ( Arsacid) mgªvU 3q
wUwi`v‡Zm †ivgvb mgªvU W‡K¬wkqv‡bi mnvqZvq Av‡g©wbqv‡K gy³ K‡i| 303 A‡ã mgªvU
wUwi`v‡Zm wLª÷vb n‡q hvb; ivR¨ag© wLª÷vb †Nvlbv K‡ib| GB NUbvwU N‡UwQj †ivgvb mgªvU
KbmUvbUvBbGi wLª÷vbag© MÖn‡bi 20 eQi Av‡M| ‡mB `kg I GKv`k kZvãx‡Z Av‡g©wbqv
‡_‡K wmwmwjqvq, A_©vr eZ©gvb Zzi¯‹ Av‡g©wbq‡`i AwfcÖqvb Avi¤¢ n‡qwQj| GB
Avbv‡Zvwjqvq Zviv GKwU GKwU mvgªvR¨ M‡o †Zv‡j; mvgªvR¨wU 1375 Aewa wU‡K wQj| KviY,
A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ cÂ`k I †lvok kZ‡K wmwjwmqvi AwaKvsk ¯’vb `Lj K‡iwQj| ZLb †_‡KB
Avivgiv GLv‡bB Av‡Q| cÖvq lvU nvRvi Av‡g©wbq GLbI B¯—vbey‡ji evm K‡i| ‡mB `kg I
GKv`k kZvãx‡Z Av‡g©wbqv ‡_‡K wmwmwjqvq, A_©vr eZ©gvb Zzi¯‹ Av‡g©wbq‡`i AwfcÖqvb Avi¤¢
n‡qwQj| KZ eQi n‡jv? GB Avbv‡Zvwjqvq Zviv GKwU GKwU mvgªvR¨ M‡o †Zv‡j; mvgªvR¨wU
1375 Aewa wU‡K wQj| KviY, A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ cÂ`k I †lvok kZ‡K wmwjwmqvi AwaKvsk
¯’vb `Lj K‡iwQj| ZLb †_‡KB Avivgiv GLv‡bB Av‡Q| Kwd k‡ci evB‡i `uvwo‡q A‡Svi
e„wói w`‡K †P‡q _vKj cvgyK| †Kgb K‡i G kn‡i A‡Uvgvb-ZzwK©‡`i cxo‡b AvRI IB
Av‡g©wbq e„×v, fvbœv Avi Avivgiv wU‡K i‡q‡Q|
wKš‘, Kviv GB A‡Uvgvb?
Kvwb©‡mi wb‡P `uvwo‡qwQj I| Zey e„wói QuvU AvmwQj| †Pv‡Li mvg‡b a~mi B¯—vbeyj| ay‡q hv‡”Q
e„wóR‡j|
weeªZ Ki‡Z D‡V c‡o jvMj| ¸jnv‡b cv‡K©i †ZvcKvwc cÖvmv‡`i †n‡i‡g e‡m myjZvb GBme
gg©vwš—K `„k¨ Ae‡jvKb Ki‡jb bv| †Kbbv, Zvi AwaKvi ¯^M©xq ... GBme ci cxob Zvi wKQy
hvq Av‡m bv ...myZivs, cvgyK Gevi Av‡g©wbq‡`i ¯^vaxKvi Av‡›`vj‡bi GK bZzb i³v³ ¯—i
Ae‡jvKb Ki‡Z _v‡K| Av‡g©wbq‡`i Ici cxob Nbxf~Z n‡q DVj Av‡g©wbq‡`i KviI KviI
†cÖvwgw_D‡mi K_v g‡b c‡o †Mj| wg_ KLbI KLbI RxweZ‡`i †cÖibv †`q| Av‡g©wbqiv kvwš—
c~b© ms¯‹v‡ii Dci exZkª× n‡q mk¯¿ Av‡›`vj‡bi c_ ai‡Z eva¨ n‡jv| hv ¯^vfvweK| †evgv
†g‡i ˆ¯^ivPvix myjZv‡bi Kw_Z ¯^Mx©q cÖvmv`wU Dwo‡q w`‡Z kc_ wbj Zviv! AvaywbK Zzi‡¯‹i
RbK Kvgvj cvkv GKevi e‡jwQ‡jbÑThe voice of the people is the voice of God. GB
K_vwU m¤¢eZ Av‡g©wbq‡`iI D`&ey× K‡i _vK‡e| A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨Ry‡o G‡K G‡K wZb‡U
wec­ex`j HKe× n‡jv| 1885 mvj| A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i c~e©vÂj| fvb [Van] cÖ‡`k| A‡Uvgvb
Av‡g©wbqiv GKwU ‰ec­weK ¸ß `j M‡o Zzjj| cvgyKI †mB mܨvq †mB D‡ËRbvKi ˆeV‡K
nj‡` Av‡jv R¡jv NiwUi Lo weQv‡bv VvÛv †g‡Si Ici GK †Kv‡Y e‡mwQj| Zviv `‡ji bvg
ivLj w` Avi‡gbvKvbm [the Armenakans] | cvgyK gv_v SuvKvq| Ab¨ `ywU `j M‡o †Zv‡j
i“k-Av‡g©wbqiv| G `ywU `‡ji Av`k© wQj Zxeª Rw½ev`| 1887 mvj| myBRvij¨vÛ| †R‡bfv|
i“k-Av‡g©wbq Awfevmxiv GKwU ivR‰bwZK `j MVb K‡i| 1890| RwR©qv| Tbilisi; i“k-
Av‡g©wbqiv GKwU `j MVb K‡i; Dashnak party | 1890 | B¯—vbeyj| A‡Uvgvb kvm‡b
wei“‡× we‡¶vfmgv‡e‡ki Av‡qvRb Kiv nq | 1894 mv‡j mvmb kn‡i mk¯¿ cÖwZ‡iva M‡o
Zzjj Av‡g©wbqiv| 1895 mv‡j IB GKB NUbv NUj Zeytun kn‡i | 1895| B¯—vbeyj|
1890 mv‡ji gZb A‡Uvgvb kvm‡b wei“‡× we‡¶vfmgv‡e‡ki Av‡qvRb Kiv nq | Gi ciciB
we‡`ªvnx Av‡g©wbqiv cÖZ¨¶ hy‡×i cwiKíbv MÖnb K‡i| cvgyK †`L‡Z _v‡K Kxfv‡e mnR mij
wLª÷wek¦vmx Av‡g©wbqiv ax‡i ax‡i †gj‡Q Zvi Av¸‡bi cvLv| GB †gNjv kn‡ii Kv‡Qwc‡VB
‡Kv_vI wPrKvi K‡i I‡Vb cÖvÁ ‡n‡Mj, Freedom is all. nu¨v, ZvBB| i“Bqv Avgv‡K †Q‡o eû
`~‡i P‡j †M‡j Avwg evav †`e bv| Avwg Rvwb, fv‡jvevmvI GK ai‡bi k„•Lj| m¤¢eZ, me‡P
KwVb k„•Lj| bv, Avwg i“Bqv‡K a‡i ivLe bv| II Ii Av¸‡bi cvLv †gjyK| eis AvwgB
Avg„Zz¨ i³v³ ne| Freedom is all.... ‡mB Dashnak `‡ji m`m¨iv [1890 mv‡j] A‡Uvgvb
mvgªv‡R¨i Awfg~‡L i“k mxgvš— AwZµg K‡i| AwfhvbwU wQj Amdj | Aek¨ Zviv 1896 mv‡j
A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨ wKQy Ask AwaKvi K‡iwQj| GBme b¨vh¨ we‡`ªvnx c`‡¶cmg‡ni Avï cÖwZwµqvq
wbixn Av‡g©wbq RbMb A‡Uvgvb iv‡óªi †Kvcvb‡j coj! 1894 †_‡K 1896 mv‡ji g‡a¨ mivmwi A_ev
¸ßfv‡e cÖvq `y j¶ Av‡g©bxq cÖvY nvivj!

Zvi ¯^Mxq AwaKvi

THE LORD of the two easts is He, and the Lord of the two wests. Which of your
Lord's blessings would you deny?

( The Koran. Translated with notes by Dawood, N. J. Penguin Books, 1990.)

IB mgqUvq, A_v©r, Dwbk kZ‡Ki †klv‡a©ÑA‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i myjZvb wQ‡jb 2q Ave` Avj
nvwg`| wZwb Av‡g©wbq‡`i µgvMZ we‡¶vf Av‡›`vj‡b Amwnòz n‡q D‡V Av‡g©wbq Rb‡Mvôxi
Ici e¨vcK MbnZ¨vi wm×vš— wb‡jb| wbabh‡Á myjZvb Kzw`©‡`i mvnvh¨ Pvb| G †¶‡Î hv
nqÑwZwb Awfbœ GKwU Bmjvgx e¨vbv‡ii wb‡P A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i c~e©v‡ji Kzw`©‡Mvθwj‡K
mvwgj n‡Z Avnevb Rvbv‡jb| Zviv, Kzw`©iv wgwjwkqv evwnbx MVb K‡i myZx¶è A¯¿ Avi Av¸b
wb‡q MÖv‡gi ci MÖvg MÖv‡gi ci MÖvg MÖv‡gi ci MÖvg MÖv‡gi ci MÖvg MÖv‡gi ci MÖvg ...| GBB
myjZvb Ave` Avj nvwg‡`i MbnZ¨v| ¸jnv‡b cv‡K©i †ZvcKvwc cÖvmv‡`i wejvmeûj †n‡i‡g
e‡m myjZvb GBme gg©vwš—K `„k¨ Ae‡jvKb Kivi K_v bv| †Kbbv, wZwb we¯§„Z n‡qwQ‡jb
nhiZ Ig‡ii gvbeZvev`x mvg¨fvebv †_‡K, we¯§„Z n‡qwQ‡jb Hwk MÖ‡š’i GB A‡gvN wb‡`©k
†_‡KI,ÑTHE LORD of the two easts is He, and the Lord of the two wests. Which of
your Lord's blessings would you deny? ‡Kbbv, myjZvb Ave` Avj nvwg‡`i AwaKvi †h
¯^M©xq ... GBme ci cxob wKQy bv, m¤¢eZ wZwb fwel¨‡Zi wnUjv‡ii m‡½ GKgZ †cvlb
Ki‡Zb; wnUjvi GKevi e‡jwQ‡jb, All those who are not racially pure are mere chaff.
myjZvb Ave` Avj nvwg‡`i c‡¶ MbnZ¨vi wm×vš— †bIqv mnR wQj ...‡Kbbv, (1) `ytLRbK
n‡jI mZ¨ †hÑga¨hy‡Mi BD‡ivcxq wkfviwji g‡Zv MvwRi avibv wQj A‡Uvgvb mgv‡Ri Ab¨Zg
ˆewkó¨|(a ghazi—that is, a warrior who carried out raids upon and warfare with the
Christians in the interests of Islam—and made it their guiding principle.) (2) ...wK‡kvi
e‡q‡mB A‡Uvgvb hyeivR‡`i cvwV‡q †`Iqv nZ cÖ‡`‡k| c‡i, GB hyeivRivB wmsnvm‡bi Rb¨
jovB KiZ| Zv‡`i m‡½ _vKZ cÖvÁ wk¶K| KLbI-KLbI Zv‡`i gv| hyeivRiv cÖ‡`‡k evm
K‡i ev¯—e AwfÁZvi Av‡jv‡K ivóªcwiPvjbv wkLZ| A‡Uvgvb myjZvb 3q gynv¤§` (1595-
1603) Aewa GB wbqg Pvjy wQj| GKUv mg‡q G‡m Aek¨ hyeivR‡`i cÖ‡`‡k cvVv‡bv i` Kiv
n‡jv| Zvi e`‡j Zv‡`i GKUv we‡kl ¯’v‡b ivLv nj| G‡K ejv nZ kafes Ñ A_v©r LuvPv|
hyeivRiv LuvPvq Ajmfv‡e w`b KvUvZ, bvixm½ Dc‡fvM KiZ; d‡j GivB hLb wmsnvm‡b emZ
ZLb Zv‡`i ivóªcwiPvjbvi ev¯—e Ávb _vKZ bv| ZzwK© cÖev` e‡jÑ gv‡Qi gv_vq MÜ| ZvB|
GB ÔnxivgwÛÕ Kv‡dm-cÖ_v A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i `ytkvmb I cZ‡bi Ab¨Zg KviY| (3)
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GKwU A¯^vfvweK cwiw¯’wZ me mgqB wQj| †KvbI myjZv‡bi g„Zz¨Kvjxb mg‡q cÖ_vbyhvqx
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myjZvb| KLbI KLbI Aek¨ ¸ß ev cÖKvk¨ Ly‡bvLywbI PjZ, PjZ lo Avi kjv| KLbI
KLbI wmsnvmbwU K›UKgy³ ivL‡Z †ewki fvM cyi“l AvZ¥xqMb‡K Lyb Kivi wb‡`©k w`‡Zb
myjZvb! cvgyK wkD‡i I‡V| Zvn‡j? fwel¨Z mvjZvbv‡Zi Rb¨ ‡KejgvÎ GKRb euvwP‡q ivLv
nZ| cvgyK wkD‡i I‡V| Zvn‡j? myjZvb †ewki fvM cyi“l AvZ¥xqMb‡K Lyb Ki‡Zb? ‡KejgvÎ
†eu‡P _vKZ GKRb| fwel¨‡Zi mvjZvbv‡Zi Rb¨| cvgyK wkD‡i I‡V! [BD‡ivc †Zv GB
A‡Uvgvb‡`iB gymwjg RvwZi Ab¨Zg cÖwZwbwa wn‡m‡e Rv‡b| †Kv_vI GKUv fyj n‡q hv‡”Q bv?
Zv Qvov †ZvcKvwc cÖvmv‡`i †n‡i‡gi `Lj wb‡q GZ Ly‡bvLywb Pj‡j myjZv‡bi AwaKvi ¯^M©xq
B”Qvi ewntcÖKvk nq Kx K‡i! A_P AvRI gymwjg we‡k¦ ZzwK© mvjZvbvZ AZxe m¤§vb I kª×vi
welq| GK gnr Av`k©| Avwd«Kvi gi‡°v †_‡K Gwkqvi B‡›`v‡bwkqv-eª“‡bB Aewa gymwjg we‡k¦i
A‡b‡KB ZzwK© mvjZvbvZB cÖwZwôZ Ki‡Z Pvq|] KZ KZ w`b g‡b n‡q‡Q AvgviÑ cyi‡bv G
kniUvi iv¯—vq nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z AK¯§vr wK¬Ii m‡½ †`Lv n‡q hv‡e | wK¬I, BwZnv‡mi wgDR
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[61bs] Aby‡”Q‡`wUi A¯^”QZv| Z‡e GB i³v³ Aa¨vqwU A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨ bZzb RvZxqZvev`x
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AcmvwiZ K‡i|

ZzwK© bvPb

We now have different foundations and different principles governing the state...these
great changes effected by our nation in the space of only six years represent grandiose
movements, more sublime and intense than what is commonly meant by the word
revolution.
Kemal Ataturk.

myjZvb Ave` Avj nvwg`-Gi wefrm bxwZi d‡j A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i ALÛZv webó nIqvi
m¤¢vebv ZLb ˆZwi n‡qwQj| myjZv‡bi 33 eQ‡i ˆ¯^ikvm‡bi Ici exZkª× n‡q GK`j
[mvgwiK I †emvgwiK] ZzwK© myjZvb Ave` Avj nvwg`‡K AcmviY Kivi wm×vš— MÖnb K‡i|
GivB Zi“Y ZzwK© bv‡g cwiwPZ| ZiyY ZzwK©iv 1908 Ges 1909 mv‡j msMwVZ Av‡›`vj‡bi
ci myjZv‡bi ¯^Mx©q AwaKvi †K‡o †bIqv nq| myjZvb Ave` Avj nvwg`‡K AcmviY K‡i
ZviB GK fvB‡K ÔmyjZvbÕ Dcvwa †`Iqv nq| Aek¨ bv‡ggvÎ| ‡Kbbv, Zi“Y ZzwK©iv ÔKwgwU
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_v‡K; Zviv AvBbmfv I msweavb cybyi“¾xeb K‡i| Gfv‡e mvgªv‡R¨i fv½b I ¶q †iva Kivi
kc_ †bq| Zviv wQj divmx wec­‡ei a¨vbaviYvq D¾¡xweZ| Kv‡RB G‡`i g~jgš¿ nq ¯^vaxbZv,
mvg¨ I åvZ…Z¡‡eva| Z‡e wKQy cÖkvmwbK-kvmbZvwš¿K ms¯‹vi m‡Ë¡I G‡`i ciivóªbxwZ Ges
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bvbv ¯’v‡b AivRKZv †`Lv w`‡Z jvMj| Zi“Y ZzwK©iv mvgwiK kw³ cÖ‡qvM K‡i †mm‡ei
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devshirme `vmiv GZKvj c‡i cÖwZ‡kva wb‡Z Avi¤¢ K‡i| Gfv‡e ejKv‡bi e¨vcK f~LÛ
A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ †_‡K wew”Qbœ n‡q c‡o| 1912 mv‡ji cÖ_g ejKvb hy×wUB wQj A‡Uvgvb
mvgªv‡R¨i Rb¨ me‡P †ewk ¶wZKi| IB hy‡× f~LÛ I e¨vcK cÖvYnvwb GKwU RvZxq m¼UI m„wó
K‡i| ZZw`‡b Zi“Y ZywK©‡`i `j `ywU As‡k wef³ n‡q †M‡Q| Zi“Y ZzK©x‡`i DMÖev`x AskwU
1913 mv‡ji emš—Kvj †_‡K ÔKwgwU Af BDwbqb A¨vÛ †cv‡MÖmÕ `jwU cwiPvjbv Ki‡Z _v‡K|
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RvZxqZvev`x bxwZ MÖnb K‡i| Zviv RvZxqZvev`x bxwZwU‡K Zzi‡¯‹i HwZn¨ I ms¯‹…wZi Ici
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m„ó A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i we‡ivax GK aviYv| GKw`‡K Zi“Y ZzwK©iv mvgªv‡R¨i Aš—wbwnZ kw³
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Aewa Avbv‡Zvwjqv kvmb K‡i‡Q| A‡Uvgvb kvm‡Kiv ÔmyjZvbÕ Dcvwa MÖnb KiZ|
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ejKvb DcØxc †_‡K ga¨cÖvP¨ I DËi Avwd«Kvq wQj A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i GK”QÎ AvwacZ¨|
A‡Uvgvb ivóªwU bvbv cÖwZôv‡bi Ici wQj `uvwo‡q| †mme cÖwZôvb Mo‡Z A‡Uvgvb myjZvbiv
c~e©eZ©x hy‡Mi gymwjg kvmK‡`i D`vniY MÖnb K‡iwQj| MvwRi aviYv wQj A‡Uvgvb mgv‡Ri
¸i“Z¡c~b© aviYv| (a ghazi—that is, a warrior who carried out raids upon and warfare
with the Christians in the interests of Islam—and made it their guiding principle.)
MvwRev` ZzwK©‡`i be be Awfhv‡b †cÖiYv †hvMvZ, mgvR MV‡b Zi“b‡`i w`Z Drmvn!
Z`ycwi, ‡h †KvbI A‡Uvgvb myjZvb g‡bcÖv‡Y wek¦vm Ki‡Zb Zvi AwaKvi ¯^M©xq B”Qvi
ewntcÖKvk| A_P ...A_P ...GB avibvwU Ôwbe©vPbÕ wel‡q Bmjvgx AvwK`vi aviYvi wecix‡Z| ‡h
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eskaiMb Bmjvgx bxwZ`k©b D‡c¶v K‡iB [cÖvq Qk eQi] a‡i Avbv‡Zvwjqv kvmb K‡iwQj|
cvgyK gyPwK nv‡m| †m Rv‡b, hvivB A‡Uvgvb ‰¯^ivPv‡ii wei“‡× i“‡L `uvwo‡qwQj Zv‡`i Ici
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c‡i, GB hyeivRivB wmsnvm‡bi Rb¨ jovB KiZ| Zv‡`i m‡½ _vKZ cÖvÁ wk¶K| KLbI-
KLbI Zv‡`i gv| hyeivRiv cÖ‡`‡k evm K‡i ev¯—e AwfÁZvi Av‡jv‡K ivóªcwiPvjbv wkLZ|
A‡Uvgvb myjZvb 3q gynv¤§` (1595-1603) Aewa GB wbqg Pvjy wQj| GKUv mg‡q G‡m
Aek¨ hyeivR‡`i cÖ‡`‡k cvVv‡bv i` Kiv n‡jv| Zvi e`‡j Zv‡`i GKUv we‡kl ¯’v‡b ivLv
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cyi“l AvZ¥xqMb‡K Lyb Kivi wb‡`©k w`‡Zb myjZvb! cvgyK wkD‡i I‡V| Zvn‡j? fwel¨Z
mvjZvbv‡Zi Rb¨ ‡KejgvÎ GKRb euvwP‡q ivLv nZ| [GB wQj ZzwK© cwieviZš¿ ! †mB m‡½
MvwRi aviYvwU †gjv‡j meB cwi¯‹vi| BD‡iv‡ci gvbyl †Zv GB A‡Uvgvb‡`iB gymwjg wn‡m‡e
Rv‡b| A_P, gnvZ¥v i“wgi LvbKvn& †Kvwbqvq| †Kv_vI GKUv fyj n‡q hv‡”Q bv? Zv Qvov
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ewntcÖKvk nq Kx K‡i! nvq! GivB Av‡g©wbq MbnZ¨vi †cÖ¶vcU iwPZ K‡iwQj! Avgvi bvg
jvj| Av‡g©wbqiv ¯^vwaKvi AR©‡bi c‡_ Zxeª Av‡›`vjb M‡o Zz‡jwQj, Zviv A‡Uvgvb myjZv‡bi
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RbMb A‡Uvgvb iv‡óªi †Kvcvb‡j c‡o! 1894 †_‡K 1896 mv‡ji g‡a¨ mivmwi A_ev ¸ßfv‡e
wek¦vmNvZK (!) Av‡g©wbq aŸsmh‡Á cÖ_g gnvhy‡×i Wvgv‡Wvj e¨envi Ki‡Z my‡hvM cvq Zviv|
Zi“Y ZzwK© wbqwš¿Z A‡Uvgvb miKvi cÖ_g wek¦hy‡× Rwo‡q c‡o| Zv Qvov BD‡ivc [Rvg©vbx] I
A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i Awfbœ kµ wQj ivwkqv| 1914†Z cÖ_g wek¦hy× msNwUZ nIqvi c~‡e©
A‡Uvgvb kvmK‡Mvôx Rvg©vbxi m‡½ GK †Mvcb Pzw³ K‡i| ‡mB mgq Gb‡fi [Av‡bvqvi?] cvkv
bv‡g KwgwU Af BDwbqb A¨vÛ †cv‡MÖm-Gi GKRb kxl©¯’vbxq †bZv A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i mvgwiK
welqvw` ZË¡veavb Ki‡Zb| IB †jvKUvi †Kgb wek¦vm wQj, Avmbœ hy‡× Rvg©vbxB wR‡Z hv‡e|
cvgyK ¤­vb nv‡m| cÖ_g gnvhy× ïi“i wZbgvm ciÑA‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨ Rvg©vb I A‡óªv-nv‡½wiq
c‡¶ †hvM`vb K‡i| GB †Rv‡Ui fivWywe nq 1922 mv‡j| ZviciB †Zv A‡Uvgvb mvgªvR¨wU
wejyß n‡q hvq| nu¨v, 1915 mv‡j cÖ_g wek¦hy‡×i Avov‡j msNwVZ n‡jv Av‡g©wbq MbnZ¨v| †mB
mgq Zi“Y ZywK© wbqwš¿Z A‡Uvgvb miKv‡ii wb‡`©‡k j¶ j¶ Av‡g©wbq wbnZ n‡qwQj| fq¼i
‡mB hy×Kvjxb GB b„kskZv Armenian Genocide bv‡g cwiwPZ| GB Armenian Genocide
myjZvb Ave` Avj nvwg‡`i MbnZ¨v‡KI Qvwo‡q wM‡qwQj| 1909 mv‡ji Av`vbv kn‡ii Zi“Y
ZzwK©iv nZ¨vhÁ Pvwj‡qwQj| †mB nZ¨vh‡Á gvÎ 23 nvRvi Av‡g©wbq wbnZ n‡qwQj| A_P, GK
wek¦vm‡hvM¨ Rixc e‡j 1915 mv‡ji msNwVZ Av‡g©wbq MbnZ¨vq b~b¨vwaK 15 j¶ Av‡g©bxq
wbnZ n‡qwQj| MbnZ¨vq wZbwU c×wZ MÖnb Kiv n‡qwQj| (K) nZ¨vi mgq †fuvZv hš¿ ...| (L)
K…lmvMi I BD‡d«wZm b`xi †gvnbvq Wywe‡q gviv| (M) Av¯—ve‡j wKsev L‡oi Mv`vq AvU‡K
†i‡L cywo‡q gviv| we‡kl K‡i, fvb, weUwjm, nvicyU I Av‡jc‡cv cÖ‡`‡k A‡bK MZ© †Luvov
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Şanlıurfa) ; GB Kvi‡Y MbnZ¨v evavMÖ¯’ n‡q c‡owQj| we‡kl K‡i B¯—vbeyj, ¯§vb©v (GLbKvi
BRwgi) Ges A‡jc‡cv A‡j| A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨ I Zvi wgÎ Rvg©vbx Ges AwUªqv-nv‡½wii
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wgwjqb;Gi g‡a¨ 1.2 wgwjqbB wbnZ n‡q‡Q| hy× cieZ©xKv‡j A_v©r, 1919 mv‡j GKRb
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ÔKwgwU Af BDwbqb A¨vÛ †cv‡MÖmÕ `‡ji m`m¨‡`i Acivax wn‡m‡e mbv³ Kivi Rb¨
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hy×vcivax‡`i wePvi AvKw¯§K fv‡eB †kl n‡q hvq| Zv Qvov, eZ©gvb [1976] ZzwK© miKvi
Zi“Y ZzwK©‡`i Øviv Av‡g©wbq MbnZ¨vi welqwUB A¯^xKvi Ki‡Q! MbnZ¨vi PwiÎ wb‡qI eZ©gvb
ZzwK© miKvi weZK© ˆZwi Kiv †Póv Ki‡Q|

gvIjvbvi RvbvRvq Kwei dwiqv`

Our wounds can never be healed, and we will never forget what the Khmer Rouge
leaders did to the Cambodian people during their reign of terror.
Dith Pran (1942 - )

Cambodian journalist, April 17, 1998.On the death of Pol Pot.

cvgyK Amnvq fv‡e Gw`K-Iw`K ZvKvj| e„wó‡Z †fRv A‡Uvgvb‡`i GB cyi‡bv cÖvPxb kniUv‡K
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Ki‡Q! MbnZ¨vi PwiÎ wb‡qI eZ©gvb ZzwK© miKvi weZK© ˆZwi Ki‡Q|Ó K_v¸wj e‡j cvgyK
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aŸsm Avi i³cv‡Zi BwZnvm ...wKš‘, Kvi nv‡Z i³ †j‡M †bB? Av‡jKRv›`vi? wnUjvi? Zi“Y
ZzwK©i `j? fvebv Abyl‡½ ‡mvwf‡qZ †bZv ¯—vwj‡bi Great Purge wKsev Great Terror-Gi
K_vI g‡b c‡o hvq cvgy‡Ki|

GK cjK fwel¨r

Great Purge or Great Terror, widespread arrests and executions in the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1936 to 1938, masterminded by Communist
Party leader Joseph Stalin and carried out by the Soviet secret police, the NKVD
(Russian acronym for People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs, a predecessor
agency of the KGB). Stalin’s aim was to decimate the ranks of the party and eliminate
all potential opposition to his rule; the terror spread throughout Soviet society,
resulting in well over a million executions and swelling the labor camps with
prisoners.
Amy Knight.

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mvgªvR¨ 1922 Aewa `Lj K‡i iv‡L| Gici RvZxqZvev`x †gv¯—dv Kvgvj Zv‡`i ewn¯‹vi K‡i|
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1453 mv‡j A‡Uvgvbiv KbmUvbwUwbcj kni Rq K‡i wbj| Zviv bMiwUi bvg ivLj B¯—
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(B¯—vbeyjmn Zzi‡¯‹i BD‡ivcxq Ask) RbM‡bi g‡a¨ cÖKU RvwZMZ ˆewPÎ wQj| IB mg‡q
†gvU RbmsL¨vi 55% fvM wQj ZzwK©; Ab¨ 30% wQj Av‡g©bxq I wMÖK| 19 kZ‡Ki †k‡l I
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mv‡jÑAvRI|
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nuvU‡Z nuvU‡Z cvgyK AevK n‡q fv‡e|

Av‡g©bxqvi BwZnvm: wØZxq cvV

You can give the hope of victory and happiness to your unfortunate brethren only by
waging war against the enemy inside.
Orhan Pamuk

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wei“‡× hy× Ki‡Q!
fwel¨‡Zi w`‡K ZvwK‡q gyPwK nv‡m Iinvb cvgyK |

[The Taliban movement emerged out of the chaos and uncertainty of the Afghan-Soviet
War (1979-1989) and subsequent civil war in Afghanistan. During the 1980s
Afghanistan was occupied by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and
ruled by a Soviet-backed government. Afghanistan’s long war with the USSR was
largely fought by mujahideen (Islamic guerrilla) factions with assistance from the
United States; Pakistan also provided places of refuge, military training, and other
support.]

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mvay gvkUUm& ej‡jb ...


Everything on our tormented earth that is alive and breathes, that blossoms and
bears fruit, lives only by virtue of and in the name of Reason and Good.
Svetlana Alliluyeva.

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in church history, Eutychianism. Monophysitism, Christian schismatic sect of the 5th
and 6th centuries that maintained that Christ had only one (divine) nature, thereby
opposing the orthodox doctrine that he was both divine and human. The Monophysites
were mainly confined to the Eastern church and gained little strength in the West. At
the directive of Pope Leo I, the Council of Chalcedon in 451 attempted to steer a
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in
the darkness of mere being.
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Empire following World War I (1914-1918), the Kurds were promised the creation of
an independent state as part of the Treaty of Sèvres (1920); this part of the treaty was
never ratified, however. The Treaty of Lausanne (1923), which superseded the Treaty
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conflicts between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, which was centered in what is now
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gained control of the northern shore of the Black Sea and extended its influence into
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†kv‡bv cvgyK! c„w_exi hv hv wQj ‡m meB fvM K‡i †bIqv †hZÑwKš‘ kvm‡Kiv †KvbIw`bB
`i‡ek‡`i K_v †kv‡bwb! `i‡ekiv e‡jwQjÑGK wPivqZ `„k¨ mKj `„k¨‡K Avovj K‡i †i‡L‡Q
... `iRv Ly‡j ‡jvnvi wmuwoUvi gy‡L G‡m `uvovj cvgyK| evB‡i ZLbI Zzgyj e„wó| Av‡jvi
SjKvwb| eRªcvZ| I `iRvUv eÜ K‡i w`j|

Z…Zxq ce©; wimvjZ

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From today and from this place there begins a new epoch in the history of the world.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

†jvnvi wmuwoUv †e‡q `ª“Z wb‡P †b‡g G‡m nuvcv‡Z jvMj cvgyK | Mwj‡Z AÜKvi, Aw¯’i evZvm
I Aweij R‡ji el©b| gv‡S gv‡S we`y¨r PgKvw”Qj| `yÕcv‡k a~mi †`Iqvj| GK cv‡k b`©gv-
Dc‡P Rj R‡g‡Q| Icv‡k GKUv jvj evwo; ZLb Kvwb©‡mi wb‡P GKUv evRcvwL e‡m wfRwQj,
IUv GLb †bB| ‡`Iqv‡ji Icv‡k mvi mvi j‡ij MvQ, j‡ij MvQ Avi g‡U©j MvQ; `y-GKUv
cyi‡bv IK MvQI †`Lv hvq, gv_v Zz‡j `uvwo‡q i‡q‡Q| G‡jv‡g‡jv Aw¯’i evZv‡m Kuvc‡Q
cvZv¸wj| mimi kã DV‡Q| evZvm eywS Zv‡K †V‡j †d‡j †`‡e| cÖvYcb evZv‡mi m‡½ hy×
K‡i K‡i nuvU‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| Mwji gy‡L G‡m †`Lj eo iv¯—vq cvwb R‡g Av‡Q| Dj‡Uv w`K
†_‡K GKUv evm AvmwQj| cÖvq duvKv evm| DVj cvgyK| emj bv, `uvwo‡q _vKj, Av”Qbœ n‡q
wQj, Lye K¬vš— jvMwQj, wb‡R‡K g‡b nw”Qj Lywb, ZLb †_‡K eyKUv Kx iKg KuvcwQj| i“k-
Av‡g©wbq Rw½iv Avgv‡K ¸wj Kij bv †Kb? wKš‘, ZLb Kx ejj wK¬I? †kv‡bv cvgyK! c„w_exi hv
hv wQj ‡m meB fvM K‡i †bIqv †hZÑwKš‘ kvm‡Kiv †KvbIw`bB `i‡ek‡`i K_v †kv‡bwb!
`i‡ekiv e‡jwQjÑGK wPivqZ `„k¨ mKj `„k¨‡K Avovj K‡i †i‡L‡Q| cvgy‡Ki g‡b coj
1217 mv‡ji GKwU w`‡bi K_v | evnvDÏxb Iqvjv`, i“wgi evev, †Q‡j m‡½ †Lvivmvb †_‡K
evM`v‡` cÖvq †cuŠ‡Q †M‡Qb | †m msev` †c‡q evM`v‡`i Lwjdv msea©bvi cÖ¯‘wZ wb‡Z
jvM‡jb| evnvDÏxb‡K Af¨_©bv †`Iqvi Rb¨ A‡Xj Dc‡XŠKbmn cÖwZwbwa cvVv‡jb bMi‡Zvo‡b
| Lwjdvi Dc‡XŠKb wdwi‡q w`‡jb wbf©xK evnvDÏxb; Ggb Kx `~bxwZ©civqb Lwjdvi m‡½ †`Lv
Ki‡ZI A¯^xKvi Ki‡jb| Aek¨ gmwR‡` gymwj­‡`i mvg‡b eqvb Ki‡Z m¤§Z n‡jb| gmwR‡`
Dcw¯’wZ wQ‡jb Lwjdv | ÔBb wnR mvigb, evnvDÏxb A¨vW‡gvwbkW `¨v Lvwjd di wnR KivcU
I‡q Af jvBd| Iqvwb©s wng `¨vU wn DW wgU A¨vb BM‡bvwgwbqvm GÛ Bb `¨ †dv_©Kvwgs g½j
Bbfvmb|Õ (AvdjvwK| wj‡RÛm Af `¨ mywdR|) Avi `i‡ek kvgm-B-ZvewiR?| ZvewiR-Gi
m~h©| `i‡ekiv †Zv m~h©i g‡Zv| kvgm B ZvewiR wQ‡jb gnvb i“wgi wci| i“wg Zuvi wci‡K Kx
e‡jwQ‡jb? O Shams of Tabriz, in this world I am so Intoxicated that apart from
drukenness and celebration I have no tale to tell. †Kb GB Lywk? ZLb Kx ejj wK¬I? wKš‘
... wKš‘ †Lvivmvb ‡_‡K i“wgi cwievi ‡Kb Avbv‡Zvwjqvq G‡mwQj? Avwg Z_vKw_Z
HwZnvwmK‡`i e¨vL¨v MÖnb Kie bv| Avwg Rvwb i“wgi cwievi †Kb †Lvivmvb ‡_‡K
Avbv‡Zvwjqvq G‡mwQj? ‡mjRyK-cieZ©x ˆ¯^ivPvix A‡Uvgvb‡`i Acjvc [negate] Kivi Rb¨?
nu¨v, ZvBB ...GK`v GB Avbv‡Zvwjqvq Rb¥ n‡qwQj gnvb _v‡j‡mi, gnvb Avmcvwmqvi| Avg„Zz¨
IB F×Mb †nwmq`cwš’ g~p AÜwek¦vm Avi ag©vÜ wc_v‡Mviv‡mi Kzms¯‹v‡ii wei“‡× hy×
K‡i‡Qb| ... Avbv‡Zvwjqvi †K‡›`ª [†Kvwbqvq] i“wg gvRvi ...AvivivZ cvnvo ...‡hLv‡b †mB gnv
c­ve‡bi ci ‡bvqvi AvK© G‡m †_‡gwQj | wmwg‡qvb Av‡M †_‡KB Ii wek¦¯— AbyPi‡`i w`‡q
¸nvq K¤^j-Kv‡c©U Avi ïK‡bv cwbi i“wU G‡b †i‡LwQj | ‡mB ¸nvq Avgiv w`b mv‡ZK
wQjvg| `yR‡b mviv¶Y †cÖ‡g gË n‡q wQjvg| Zvici Avgiv bZzb Rxeb ïi“ Ki‡Z AvivivZ
cvnvo †_‡K Avivm DcZ¨Kvq ‡b‡g Avwg| Avgvi ZLb g‡b nw”Qj c­veb †k‡l †bvqvi AvK©
†_‡K †b‡g hvw”Q| Avgiv fvb n«‡`i cv‡o Gjvg| cvgyK wkD‡i DVj| GKw`‡K cÖv‡P¨i ey× I
Ab¨w`‡K cwð‡gi bvB‡U‡½j ... Iu‡`i gvSLv‡b Avwg ...GB Avbv‡Zvwjqvq| Avwg ...Avwg c~e©-
cwð‡gi gvSLv‡b| evm KLb _vgj| evm †_‡K Av”Q‡bœi g‡Zv †b‡g nuvU‡Z _v‡K I | GLb wK
we‡Kj? bv `ycyi? hZ`~i †PvL hvq †gNjv w`‡bi GB gwjb e„wói †Niv‡Uvc| `~iš— evZvm †V‡j
†V‡j G‡Mvq cvgyK| dzUcv‡Zi Ici GKUv cy‡iv‡bv IK MvQ| MvQwUi cvZvq cvZvq
G‡jv‡g‡jv evZv‡mi kbkb kã I‡V| wf‡R Qv‡ji Wv‡ji ¸uwoi MÜ cvq †m| Gfv‡e KLb
Avbv‡`vjywnmvwi `~M©wUi Kv‡Q P‡j G‡jv I| `~M©Uv †cwi‡q em‡dviv‡mi wKbvivi w`‡K †h‡Z
_vKj| cv_‡ii iv¯—vi e„wói Aweivg Mvb| gyL Zz‡j GKUv †gNv”Qbœ AvKv‡ki w`‡K ZvKvq |
MvQcvZvi Ici wSiwSi kã| Pvwiw`‡K †P‡q †`‡L e„wó Avi e„wó| ‡Kv_vI wK GKUv hy×
n‡qwQj? K‡e? ‡m D`&åv‡š—i gZ nuvU‡Z _v‡K| Zvi cvk w`‡q ‡Nvov QywU‡q P‡j hvq wnwÆiv ...
cviwmKiv ...mgªvU KbmUvbUvBb ¯^qs †Nvov QywU‡q P‡j hvb; P‡j hvq ‡mjRyK ZzwK©iv, myjZvb
Imgvb, m‰mb¨ myjZvb Iinvb| Zviv me GB e„wói wfZi Zxeª‡e‡M †Nvov QywU‡q P‡j hvq
`vi`v‡b‡jm cÖbvjxi w`‡K| cvgyK AevK n‡q †`‡L| GBme wew”Qbœ `„k¨vejx Kx Ggb †cÖ¶cU
‰Zwi K‡iwQj K‡iwQj hv `ª“Z †a‡q hv‡e 1915 mv‡ji w`‡K? hv fvbœv‡K Kuv`v‡e, hv wK¬I‡K
n‡qwQj cÖ_g gnvhy‡×i mgq, 1915 mv‡j; hy×Kvjxb GB b„kskZv Armenian Genocide bv‡g
cwiwPZ| wek¦vm‡hvM¨ Rixc e‡j b~b¨vwaK 15 j¶ Av‡g©bxq wbnZ n‡qwQj ... Stalin’s aim
was to decimate the ranks of the party and eliminate all potential opposition to his
rule; the terror spread throughout Soviet society, resulting in well over a million
executions and swelling the labor camps with prisoners.Avwg wjLe| Avwg wjLe| Avwg
wjLe| Avwg cÖwZev` Kie| Avwg cÖwZev` Kie| Avwg cÖwZev` Kie| Avwg cÖwZev` Kie|
gvIjvbv Zuvi Mathnawi†Z wj‡L‡QÑ The mention of Mose’s name is sufficient to
shackle our thoughts, for we tend to assume that what we are reading is a retelling of
events that happened in the past.Avn&, i“wg Zzwg! A_P...A_P ...UMeM K‡i dzU‡Z _v‡K
cvgyK| Ii wbtk¦vm eÜ n‡q Av‡m| hy× cieZ©xKv‡j A_v©r, 1919 mv‡j GKRb A‡Uvgvb Af¨š—
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gZb †eu‡P wM‡qwQj g„Zz¨i nvZ †_‡K| Zviv K‡Kkvm cvnv‡o cvwj‡q wM‡qwQj-‡h AÂjwU GLb
Av‡g©bxqv I RwR©qv| a¯— n‡jv AmsL¨gV, wbnZ n‡jv ARmª DcvmK| Avwg wjLe| wjLe|
wjLe| Avwg cÖwZev` Kie| Avgvi hy× ïi“ n‡q †M‡Q| Avwg wjLe ...2 eQi nj: GK wb‡eva©
cÖKvkK Avgvi eB AvU‡K †i‡L‡Q| Qvc‡Q bv| GB hy× i“Bqv| i“Bqv G‡jv bv| GB `ytL| Zv
Qvov, AwaKvsk ZzwK© HwZnvwmKiv Av‡g©wbq MbnZ¨v ¯^xKvi K‡i bv| ‡Z‡iv eQi eqm †_‡K
n‡b¨ n‡q wK¬I‡K LuyR‡Q cvgyK| †Kbbv, ZzwK© HwZnvwmKiv Av‡g©bxq MbnZ¨v ¯^xKvi K‡i bv|
wK¬Ii K_vq fvbœvi gyLUvI g‡b c‡o †Mj| ‡mfvb Kwdkc †_‡K †ewi‡q hvIqv †mB Av‡g©bxq
†g‡qUv wK Avm‡jB fvbœv? bvwK Avgvi Kíbv? fvbœvi D”PZv gvSvwi; ci‡bi el©vwZi isUv wQj
mv`v| cvk w`‡q †nu‡U †Mj hLb, ZLb gyLUvq Nb welv` †Pv‡L coj| gyLUv dimv; †PvL `y‡Uv
bxjvf | eqm †ZBk-PweŸ‡ki †ewk n‡e bv| ‡g‡qUv fvbœv wK? bvwK Ab¨ †KD? Aviv‡gi eÜz?
bvwK AvZ¥xq? bvwK fvbœvi? fvbœv †Zv Aviv‡gi †evb? Zv n‡j? bvwK †mB e„×vi †g‡q? nuvUvi
fw½‡Z †Kv_vI wK¬Ii GKUv AveQv ... ¯^Y©‡Kwk ...†hb wK¬IB ...bv wK Av‡g©wbq? ZLb g‡b
n‡qwQj mgqUv 1915 ...fvbœv wbivc` bq| †Kbbv BwZnvm n‡jv nvwoKvVÑ †hLv‡b e¨vw³i
B‡”Q‡K iv‡óªi ¯^cœ‡K nZ¨v Kiv nq| fwel¨‡Zi w`‡K †P‡qI cvgyK nZevK n‡q ‡`Lj K_vUv
mZ¨ | ... 1920 mv‡ji AvM÷ gv‡m BD‡ivcxq kw³ I A‡Uvgvb mvgªv‡R¨i g‡a¨ †mf‡im Pzw³
[Treaty of Sèvres] m¤úvw`Z nq| †mf‡im Pzw³ Abyhvqx A‡Uvgvb kvmKeM© A‡Uvgvb
mvgªvR¨‡K fvM K‡i Av‡g©wbqvi ¯^vaxbZv w`‡Z m¤§Z nq| wKš‘, ZzwK© [RvZxqZvev`x] †bZv gy¯—
vdv Kvgvj †mf‡im Pzw³ AMÖvn¨ K‡i Av‡g©wbqv Avµgb K‡i e‡mb| Avðh©! BwbB GKKv‡j
e‡jwQ‡jbÑ The voice of the people is the voice of God. i“k [ej‡kwfKivI] wVK IB
mgqUvq Av‡g©wbqvq AbycÖ‡ek K‡iwQj| Kv‡RB Kv‡RB, ZzwK© [RvZxqZvev`xivI] ‰e‡`wkK
Avµg‡b ¶Zwe¶Z Av‡g©wbqvi c~b© wbqš¿b wb‡Z cv‡iwb| 1920 mvj| wW‡m¤^i gvm| Av‡g©bxq
RvZxqZvev`xiv i“k ej‡kwfK‡`i m‡½ GKwU ivR‰bwZK Pzw³ m¤úv`b K‡i| Pzw³ Abyhvqx (K)
bZzb GKwU †RvU miKvi MwVZ nq| (L) ivóªwUi bvg nq †mvmvwjó wicvewjK Af Av‡g©bxqv|
Gfv‡eB wLª÷ag© Aay¨wlZ ivóªwU mgvRZvwš¿K wewbg©v‡bi w`‡K cv evovq| IB gv‡mB [`yc‡¶i
g‡a¨] Av‡iKwU Pzw³ m¤úvw`Z nq| bvw·fvb I bv‡Mvi‡bv-KvivevL AÂj `ywU [RvZxqZvev`x]
AvRvievBRvb I Av‡g©bxqv‡K w`‡Z m¤§Z nq| 1921-Gi †Mvovi w`‡K i“kiv Av‡g©bxqv †_‡K
RvZxqZvev`x‡`i ewn¯‹vi K‡i Av‡g©bxqvi ¶gZv `Lj K‡i | 1922 mvj| gvP© gvm| RwR©qv I
AvRvievBRv‡bi m‡½ GKxf~Z n‡q Av‡g©bxqv Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist
Avwg Avgvi †Q‡j‡K Avi †KvbIw`bB †`Le bv| nvq, Avwg Avgvi †Q‡j‡K Avi †KvbIw`bB
†`Le bv| Gfv‡e A‡Uvgvbiv bvix‡K Kuv`vZ| ejKv‡b| nxivgwÛ Kv‡dm-LuvPvq| ‡mB bvix‡`i
†PvL †_‡K wbf„‡Z eûKvj i³vkÖ“ S‡iwQj Ck¦‡ii wbie f~wgKvi mvg‡b| Avgvi bvg jvj| GB
Kvbœv G kn‡i †KD †kv‡b bv| AvwgB GKv ïwb| †Kb Avwg ïwb? †Kb Avwg GKvZ¥ n‡Z cvwibv
Giv hv e‡j Zvi m‡½? Giv e‡j: Kvd cvnv‡oi w`‡K D‡o hvq AvbKv cvwL| Kx Gi gv‡b hLb
gymwjg we‡k¦i AwaKvsk gvbyl ¶zavZ©| Gme a~mi I A_©nxb K_vi Kx gv‡b| cvgyK Kx GK
†Nv‡ii g‡a¨ nuvU‡Z _v‡K| Kv‡QB Bosporus Thracius-Gi cvo| †jvbv evZvm D‡V AvmwQj
IB cÖvPxb RjcÖevn †_‡K| †mB m‡½ e„wó m‡Ë¡I GB mܨvi gy‡L †kvbv hvq MvOwP‡ji KK©m
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nuvU‡Z _v‡K| e„wói cvwb‡Z Ii me©v½ wf‡R hvq| Pvwiw`‡K †P‡q †`‡L e„wó Avi e„wó| †mB
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w`bw`b ... i“BqvI Avi wd‡i Avm‡e bv ...†m ‡evm‡cviv‡mi cÖvPxb cvwbcÖev‡ni Lye wKbvivq
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nq ...†m wPrKvi K‡i I‡V ... Sophocles long ago Heard it on the Aegean, and it
brought Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow Of human misery; Zxeª evZv‡m Ii kixi
U‡j I‡V ...Pvicv‡k e„wói a~mi Pv`i ...nvIqvi û¼vi ...A_B ‡jvbv cvwb‡Z I c‡o †h‡Z _v‡K
... c‡o ‡h‡Z _v‡K ...wVK †mB gyn~‡Z© RvjvjDÏxb Zvi cv‡k G‡m `uvov‡jb| nvZ ivL‡jb
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Av‡jv Qvov wKQy †`L‡Z cvq bv| †mB m‡½ Zxeª AvZ‡ii MÜ cvq, hv Auvl‡U MÜ gy‡Q w`‡q|
`i‡ek wdmwdm K‡i ej‡jbÑ Av‡M Avgvi c`¨Lvbv GKevi †kvb evQv| Zvici hv Kivi
K‡iv| Gici Av‡jvi wfZ‡i evZv‡mi AvZ©bv` Qvwc‡q †m ïb‡Z cvq Rj` M¤¢xi ¯^bb ...

What I am to do, O Pamuk? for I no longer recongnize


myself. I am neither Christian, nor Jew, nor Magian, nor
Muslim. I am not the East nor the West not the land nor
the sea; I am not from nature’s mine, nor from the circling
spheres. I am not of earth, nor water, nor wind nor fire. I am
not of the heavens, nor dust, nor existence, nor entity. I am
no of India or China, not of Bulgher, nor Saqsin;I am not
of the kingdom of Iraquain, nor the land of Khorasan. I am
not of this world, nor the next, not of paradise nor Hell; I am
not of Adam, nor Eve, not of Eden nor Rizwan. My place
is the placeless, my trace is the Traceless; I am neither
body nor soul, for I belong to the soul of the Beloved.

Av‡jv wb‡f †M‡j Avevi AÜKvi| hw`I AvZ‡ii M‡Üi †il ZLbI i‡q †M‡Q Aw¯’i evZv‡m|
Akvš— cvwbi wKbv‡i G‡m _g‡K hvq cvgyK| IB DËvj ‡jvbvR‡j wg‡k hvIqv nq bv| Avgvi
ü`‡q hv Av‡Q Zv Wye‡e bv, Avwg wg‡Q Wy‡e †h‡Z PvBwQ| ‡m ax‡i ax‡i Ny‡i hvq| kixi †Kgb
nvjKv jvM‡Q, Abyf~wZI †ek wbf©vi| ax‡i ax‡i nuvU‡Z _v‡K| Nigy‡Lv| GLb Avgvi Rb¥
n‡jv| GLbI gv‡qi gyL †`Ljvg bv| †m k¦vm Uv‡b| †Kgb Intoxicated Intoxicated jvM‡Q|
ey‡Ki wfZ‡i GK SjK Lywk, Avb›`gq Abyf~wZ| †hb A‡bKw`b ci †Pv‡Li evab Ly‡j w`‡q‡Q
Wv³vi| From today and from this place there begins a new epoch in the history of the
world. evwoi w`‡K †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| g‡bi wfZi D_vjcv_vj GwRqvb Lywk-‡XD| bv, Avi
†KvbI mskq †bB ...M­vwb †bB ...i“Bqvi Rb¨ nv-ûZvk †bB| GLb Aviä Kv‡Ri Kg©h‡Á Wy‡e
hvIqv †Kej| evwoi w`‡K †h‡Z _v‡K cvgyK| ZLbI Ii cv‡k cv‡k nuvU‡Qb gvIjvbv |
A‡bK A‡bK Kvj Av‡M gvIjvbvi cwievi †Lvivmvb †_‡K Avbv‡Zvwjqvq G‡mwQj ...nq‡Zv GB
w`e¨ gyn~Z©wUi Rb¨B ...`i‡e‡ki mv`v `uvwo, mv`v cvÄvwe DowQj nvIqvq | wZwbI wf‡R
hvw”Q‡jb Avbv‡Zvwjqvi mvܨKvjxb e„wóR‡j| µgk wg‡k hvw”Q‡jb w`bv‡š—i †kl Av‡jvi
wfZ‡i ...ZLbI AvKvk †_‡K PzBu‡q civ AÜKv‡ii wfZi ...Avi ZLbB Zxeª eRªcv‡Zi kã
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