{_mw tÌm¡À

1847þ AbÀe−nse U»n\n P\n¨p. 1897þemWv "{Um¡pf'bv¡p P·w

sImSp¯Xv. F¡mes¯bpw slmdÀ t\mhepIfnÂh¨v Gähpw
`oXnP\Iamb IrXn {Um¡pfbmWv. 1937 hsc Cu `oIcIYbpsS
XpSÀ¨bmb "{Um¡pfbpsS AXnYn' {]kn²s¸Sp¯nbncp¶nÃ. "anÌdn
Hm^v Zn ko' (1902), "Pqh Hm^v skh³ Ìmgvkv' (1904) XpS§nbh
tÌm¡dnsâ IrXnIfnÂs¸Sp¶p. 1912þÂ tÌm¡À A´cn¨p.
{_mw tÌm¡À
{Um¡pf

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Malayalam Language
Dracula
Literature & Fiction/Novel
by Bram Stoker
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apJyIYm]m{X§Ä

{Um¡pf {]`p (Count Dracula)

càc£Êmb (Vampire) {Sm³knÂhm\nb³ {]`p. {]mbw \qäm−pItfmfw
hcpw. ImÀ]mXy³ ae\ncIfnse s]mfnª ZpÀK¯n Xmakn¡p¶p.
arKcq]w ssIs¡mÅm\pw ImemhØ \nb{´n¡p¶ {Um¡pfbv¡v
Ccp]Xp ]pcpj·mcpsS Icp¯p−v. £Wn¡s¸SmsX Hcp CcbpsS
ho«n {]thin¡mt\m Bsc¦nepw Npa¶psIm−pt]mImsX shÅw
adnIS¶p t]mImt\m IgnhnÃ. ]IÂshfn¨¯n iàn
\jvSs¸Sp¶Xn\m ihs¸«n¡pÅn Dd§p¶p.
 
sPm\mX³ lmÀ¡À (Jonathan Harker)
Cw¥−nse A`n`mjI³. {Um¡pfbpsS hkvXp CS]mSv
icnbm¡p¶Xn\pth−n Xsâ Øm]\¯nsâ {]Xn\n[nbmbn
{Sm³knÂhm\nbbnte¡p t]mIp¶p. {Um¡pfbpsS bYmÀ° {]IrXn
a\Ênem¡n kmlknIambn c£s¸«p. {Um¡pfsb D·qe\w sN¿m³
[ocambn {ian¡p¶p. lmÀ¡dpsS ImapInbmWv an\m atd.
 
an\ atd (Mina Murray)
sPm\mX³ lmÀ¡dpsS ImapIn. kvIqÄSo¨À. {Um¡pfbpsS
Ccbmsb¦nepw c£s¸«p. Nmcn{Xyip²nbpsSbpw \njvIf¦XbpsSbpw
ss{IkvXhhnizmk¯nsâbpw {]XoIambn AhXcn¸n¡s¸Sp¶p.
{Um¡pfsb D·qe\w sN¿m\pÅ {ia¯n ]¦p tNcp¶p.
 
eqkn shs̳dm (Lucy Westenra)
an\bpsS Iq«pImcn. {Um¡pfbpsS BZys¯ Cw¥njv Cc.
càc£Êmbn¯oÀ¶ eqknsb hm³ slÂkn§nsâ t\XrXz¯nepÅ
kwLw sIm¶p tamNn¸n¨p.
 
hm³ slÂknMv (Van Helsing)
U¨pImc\mb s{]m^kÀ. "imkv{XÚ\pw X¯zNn´I\pw
AXn`uXnIhmZn'bpsa¶v At±l¯nsâ injy\mb tUmIvSÀ tPm¬
knhmÀUv. eqknsb NnInÕn¡ms\¯nb hm³ slÂknMv {Um¡pfsb
D·qe\w sN¿m\pÅ ZuXyw \bn¡p¶p.
 
tPm¬ knhmÀUv (John Seward)
{Um¡pf e−\n hm§nb hoSn\v A[nIw ZqscbÃmsX at\mtcmK
NnInÕmebw \S¯p¶ bphtUmIvSÀ. Xsâ tcmKnbmb
sd³^oÂUpambn \S¯p¶ A`napJ§fneqsS D·mZtcmK¯nsâ
ASn¯«nte¡nd§m³ {ian¡p¶p. Xsâ hnhmlmtemN\ eqkn
XnckvIcns¨¦nepw Ahsf {]Wbn¡p¶p. eqknbpsS acWt¯msS
{Um¡pfsb D·qe\w sN¿m\pÅ {ia¯n ]¦mfnbmbn.
 
Izn³kn tamdnkv (Quincy Morris)
Atacn¡bnse sSIvkmknÂ\ns¶¯nb bphmhv. eqknsb hnhmlw
Ign¡m³ B{Kln¡p¶p. {Um¡pfbpambpÅ Gäpap«en Poh³
shSnªp.
 
BÀXÀ tlmwhpUv (Arthur Holmwood)
eqknbpsS {]Xn{ipX hc³. tKmUmÂanMv {]`phnsâ aI³. eqknsb
tamln¨hcpsS kplr¯v.
 
sd³^oÂUv (Renfield)
tUm.knhmÀUnsâ tcmKn. D·mZn. {]mWnIsf ]nSn¨p Xn¶v Pohiànbpw
Icp¯pw \ne\nÀ¯m³ {ian¡p¶p.
H¶v

tPm\X³ lmÀ¡dpsS Ubdn

(Npcps¡gp¯nÂ)
sabv 3, _nkv{Snävkv
 
FÃmw Akm[mcWambncn¡p¶p. tlm«epSabpw `mcybpw Ft´m
`bs¸Sp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. s]cpamä¯n Imcyamb A]mIX
ImWp¶p.
ayqWn¡nÂ\n¶p ]pds¸«n«p aq¶p Znhkambn. C¶se cm{Xn icn¡v
Dd§m³ IgnªnÃ. `oIckz]v\§Ä I−p ]e {]mhiyw
sR«nbpWÀ¶p. ]pecpwhscbpw GtXm \mbbpsS tam§Â CSbv¡nsS
tIÄ¡mambncp¶p.«
tKmÄU³ {Iu¬ tlm«ense¯nbt¸mÄXs¶ {Um¡pf {]`phnsâ
I¯p In«n. AXp I−t¸mÄ Aev]w Bizmkw tXm¶n. ]t£,
tlm«epSabpsS s]cpamäw Fs¶ AÛpXs¸Sp¯n. {]`pXs¶bmWv
Ft¶mSv tlm«Â {IuWn t]mIm³ Bhiys¸«Xv. F¶mÂ, {Um¡pf
{]`phns\¡pdn¨p bmsXm¶pw Adnbm¯a«n Bbncp¶p AhcpsS
s]cpamäw. {Um¡pfsb¸än kwkmcn¨t¸mÄ c−pt]cpw `bt¯msS
Ipcnip hcbv¡p¶XmWp Rm³ I−Xv.
 
sabv 4
s_mt¡mhn\bnte¡p aq¶paWn¡mWp h−n ]pds¸Sp¶Xv.
kabambncn¡p¶p. At¸mgmWv B hr² HmSn Fsâ ASp¯p
hs¶¯nbXv. AhÀ BsI ]chibmbncn¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶n. Icbp¶
i_vZ¯n AhÀ tNmZn¨p: "\n§Ä Ft§m«mWp t]mIp¶Xv? \n§Ä¡p
t]mtb Xocq F¶p \nÀ_Ôapt−m? c−pZnhkwIqSn ChnsS
X§n¡qtS?' F\n¡v AXnsâ ImcWw Xosc a\ÊnembnÃ. hr² ho−pw
tNmZn¨p: "C¶v F{XbmWp XobXn F¶dnbmtam?'
"sabv \memw XobXn!'
"Cs¶´p ZnhkamsW¶dnbmtam?' Rm³ tNmZy`mh¯n AhcpsS
apJt¯¡p t\m¡n.
"\msfbmWv skâv tPmÀPv Zn\w. skâv tPmÀPv Zn\¯nsâ XteZnhkw,
temI¯nse FÃm `qXt{]X]nimNp¡fpw ]pd¯nd§n \S¡p¶
ZnhkamWv. \n§Ä FhntS¡mWp t]mIp¶Xv? F´mWv C{X
AXymhiyw?'
Fsâ bm{X apS¡phm³ IgnhpÅsXÃmw AhÀ sNbvXp. AhcpsS
I®pIfn Zb\obamb `bhnlzeX Rm³ {i²n¨p.
 Rm³ BsI AkzØ\mbn. ]t£, F\n¡p t]mtb Xocq. B hr²sb
kam[m\n¸n¡m³ \S¯nb {ia§Ä ]mgnembn. Fsâ \nÝb¯n\v
Cf¡ansöp a\Ênembt¸mÄ AhÀ Igp¯n InS¶ IpcnsiSp¯v
Fsâ Igp¯n sI«n¯¶p. F¶n«p ]dªp: "CXp \n§fpsS A½bv¡p
th−nbmWv.'
h−n F¯n¡gnªp. Fsâ Npäpw ]e cmPy¡mcpw ]e Xc¡mcpw
\nev]p−mbncp¶p. AhcpsS apJ¯pw `bmÛpX§Ä! ]e `mjbnÂ
AhÀ Fs´ms¡tbm kwkmcn¨psIm−ncp¶p. F\ns¡m¶pw
a\ÊnembnÃ. F¦nepw Rm³ ssIhiap−mbncp¶ \nL−p
]cXnt\m¡n. `qXw, t{]Xw, \cIw, càc£Êv, sNIp¯m³ XpS§nb
hm¡pIfmWv AhÀ D¨cn¨Xv F¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. B kv{Xo
h−n¡mc\pambn Fs¶¡pdn¨v Ft´m kwkmcn¨p. Fsâ a\Êam[m\w
XIÀ¶p. Rm³ ]pds¸Sp¶Xn\p ap¼p ]ecpw Cuc−p hncepIÄ Fsâ
t\sc Nq−pIbpw IpcniSbmfw CSpIbpw sNbvXp. ]nimNp¡fpsS D]
{Zh¯nÂ\n¶p c£ t\Sm\mWv AhÀ A§s\ sN¿p¶sX¶v Hcp
klbm{XnI\nÂ\n¶p Rm³ a\Ênem¡n.
A§s\ \mep IpXncIsf sI«nb h−n apt¶m«p IpXn¨p. {]IrXn`wKn
\ndª \ne¯neqsSbmbncp¶p bm{X. h−n¡p km[mcWbn Ihnª
thKaps−¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. F§pw ]¨¸chXm\n hncn¨Xpt]mse
CSXqÀ¶ ImSpIÄ. CSbv¡nsS sam«¡p¶pIÄ. Nne ]¨¡p¶pIfpw Xe
DbÀ¯n\n¶ncp¶p. AhbpsS apIfn Nne IÀjI IpSnepIfpw
A§n§p I−p. F§pw ImSpIÄXs¶. ]q¡fpw ]g§fpw sIm−p
{]IrXn AXnat\mlcamb Hcp Zriyw cNn¨ncn¡pIbmWv. CSbv¡nsS
shŨm«§Ä. CeIÄ¡nSbneqsS Acns¨¯p¶ kqcy{]Imiw
BIÀjIambncp¶p. R§fpsS hgn Ip¶nsâ apIfnte¡p Ibdnt¸mbn.
hgnbcnIn I−hscms¡ Ipcnip hcbv¡p¶p−mbncp¶p.
kqcy{]Imiw amªp. Ahyàamb Ccpfnsâ XncÈoe hoWpIgnªp.
aªp ]c¡p¶Xp ImWmambncp¶p. XWp¸p hÀ²n¨p. Ccpfnt\msSm¸w
bm{X¡mcpsS ]cn{`ahpw IqSnh¶p. CsXs¶ BÝcy`cnX\m¡n.
Akm[mcWamb Ft´m H¶p kw`hn¡m³ t]mIp¶Xpt]mse F\n¡p
tXm¶n. bm{X¡mÀ Hmtcmcp¯cpw AXp
{]Xo£n¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmsW¶pw Rm³ IcpXn.
Fs¶ kzoIcn¨psIm−pt]mIm³ {]`p h−n Abbv¡psa¶v
Adnbn¨ncp¶p. At±l¯nsâ h−nbpsS shfn¨w Ccp«nsehnsSsb¦nepw
ImWmsa¶p Rm\min¨p. ]t£, {]Imi¯nsâ Hcp IncWwt]mepw
ImWphm\p−mbncp¶nÃ. Ft¶mSp Im¯p\nev¡m³ {]`p Bhiys¸«
Øe¯p ]Xnhnepw Hcp aWn¡qÀ apt¼ R§Ä F¯nt¨À¶p. AhnsS
{]`pthm {]`phnsâ BÄ¡mtcm D−mbncp¶nÃ. Xncn¨v
_pt¡mhn\bnte¡p aS§m\mWp klbm{XnIÀ \nÀtZin¨Xv. Rm³
A§s\ sN¿pambncp¶p. ]t£, At¸mtg¡pw ]n¶nÂ\n¶v Hcp h−n
AXnthKw HmSnh¶v R§fpsS h−nsb adnIS¶v ap¶n h¶p \n¶p.
a§nb shfn¨¯n Rm³ B h−n¡mcsâ apJw Ahyàambn I−p.
\Ã s]m¡w, Xhn«p\ndapÅ \o− XmSn, Pzen¡p¶ I®pIÄ, Nph¶p
XpSp¯ Np−pIÄ, IqÀ¯ ]ÃpIÄ. Idp¯ henb Hcp sXm¸nbpw
AbmÄ [cn¨ncp¶p. Fsâ kmam\§sfms¡ AbmÄXs¶ FSp¯p
h−nbn sh¨p. h−nbn Ibdm³ Fs¶ ssI]nSn¨p klmbn¡pIbpw
sNbvXp. Hm, Fs´mcp ssI! AXv Dcp¡pZWvUmsW¶p tXm¶n.
AbmÄ ISnªm¬ hen¨p. IpXncIÄ IpXn¨p ]mbm³ XpS§n.
R§fpsS h−n ]d¡pIbmWv. Ipsd Ignªt¸mÄ R§Ä Htc
hgnbneqsS¯s¶bmWv s]mbvs¡m−ncn¡p¶Xv F¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n.
AÛpXhpw `bhpw Fs¶ ]nSnIqSn.
Xos¸«ns¡mÅn Dc¨p Rm³ kabw t\m¡n. t\cw
AÀ²cm{Xnbmbncn¡p¶p. Fsâ kplr¯p¡Ä ]dª Imcyw
At¸mgmWv Rm³ HmÀ¯Xv. Fsâ `bw hÀ²n¨p. thZ\sIm−p
tam§p¶ amXncn Hcp \mbbpsS i_vZw apg§nt¡«p. XpSÀ¶v asäm¶nsâ
i_vZw. {ItaW AXp hÀ²n¨p hÀ²n¨ph¶p. \mep]mSp\n¶pw \mbbpsS
tam§Â tIÄ¡m³ XpS§n. AsXmceÀ¨bmbn amdn. hndfn]nSn¨
IpXncIsf ]nSn¨p\ndp¯m³ h−n¡mc\p hfsctbsd {]bmks¸tS−n
h¶p. B i_vZw sN¶mbv¡fptSXmsW¶p a\Ênem¡m³ F\n¡v
A[nIkabw th−nh¶nÃ. Aev]kabw Ignªv Hcp Xpc¦¯neqsS
R§Ä apt¶m«p \o§n. sN¶mbv¡fpsS i_vZw ho−pw ho−pw ASp¯p
tI«p. Rm³ `bwsIm−p hnd¨pt]mbn. h−n¡mc\v At¸mgpw bmsXmcp
Ipep¡hpw D−mbncp¶nÃ. F\n¡p Nen¡phmt\m kwkmcn¡phmt\m
IgnªnÃ.
CXn\nSbn Hcp hnNn{X kw`hw D−mbn. sXm«Ise CSXphi¯mbn
Hcp \oeshfn¨w R§Ä I−p. h−n¡mc³ h−n \nÀ¯n. s]s«¶v
Ccpfnte¡v Dufnbn«p adªp. F´p sN¿Ww F¶dnbmsX Rm³
Ipg§n. AbmÄ Xncns¨¯nbt¸mÄ am{XamWv Fsâ izmkw t\sc
hoWXv. B \oeshfn¨w I−nSt¯¡pXs¶ R§fpsS h−n
t]mhpIbmsW¶v Rm³ a\Ênem¡n. \oeshfn¨¯n\pw Fsâbpw at²y
Hchkc¯n B h−n¡mc³ hs¶¦nepw shfn¨w
adbv¡s¸SpIbp−mbnÃ. AsXs¶ `bNInX\m¡n. Hcn¡Â¡qSn B
kw`hw BhÀ¯n¨p. F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnembnÃ. h−n¡mc³ Fs¶
X\nsb hn«n«p ho−pw Ccpfn adªp. A¯hW AbmÄ IqSpXÂ
kabsaSp¯p. Ahyàamb \nemhnÂ, Npäpw sN¶mbv¡fpsS Hcp hebw
cq]wsIm−ncn¡p¶p. s]s«¶v Ah Aedphm³ XpS§n. Fsâ
At¸mgs¯ AhØ \n§Ä¡qln¡m³ Ignbptam? CÃ.
A\p`hn¨dnsª¦n am{Xta B AhØsb¡pdn¨p a\Ênem¡m³
Ignbq. ho−pw h−n¡mc³ {]Xy£s¸«p. AbmÄ ssI DbÀ¯n
D¯chp\evIp¶ amXncn Ft´m BwKyw ImWn¨p; Ccp«n Ft´m
X«n\o¡p¶Xpt]mse. s]s«¶v B sN¶mbv¡Ä Ft§m adªp.
]cn{`awsIm−v Fsâ t_m[w \jvSs¸«p. HmÀa Xncn¨pIn«nbt¸mÄ
R§Ä ]gIn {Zhn¨ Hcp sIm«mc¯nsâ ap¶nembncp¶p.
c−v

sabv 5
XoÀ¨bmbpw Rm³ Dd§pIbmbncp¶ncn¡Ww. Asæn C¯cw Hcp
Øe¯v F§s\ F¯n F¶v AdnbmXncn¡ptam? hfsc henb, ]gb
Hcp sIm«mc¯nsâ ap¶nemWv Rm³ \nev¡p¶Xv. Ime¯nsâ
Im¸mSpIÄ F§pw ImWmw.
h−n¡mc³ NmSnbnd§n. AbmÄ ssI X¶v Cd§m³ Fs¶
klmbn¨p. Ccp¼pe¡t]mepÅ ssIIÄ! Fsâ kmam\§Ä
Cd¡n¡gnªv AbmÄ h−nbn NmSn¡bdn Ft§m adªp. aämscbpw
FhnsSsb§pw I−nÃ. IhmS§Ä ASªp InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. F{X
t\cw Rm\§s\ \ns¶¶v AdnªpIqSm.
HSphn N§eIfpsS Inep¡w apg§nt¡«p. hmXnepIÄ aeÀ¡
Xpd¶p. Dbcw IqSnb Hcp hr²³ heXpssI hoin Fs¶ kzmKXw
sNbvXp. Rm³ D½d¸Sn IS¶v AIt¯¡p Im sh¨t¸mÄ AbmÄ
Fsâ t\À¡p ssI\o«n. t\ct¯ h−n¡mcsâ ssIIfn I− Icp¯v
At¸mgpw F\n¡\p`hs¸«p. aªpt]mse XWp¯ncp¶p AbmfpsS
ssIIÄ. Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "{Um¡pf{]`p FhnsS?'«
"Rm³Xs¶ {Um¡pf{]`p. \n§Ä¡p th− FÃm kuIcy§fpw Cu
`h\¯n Hcp¡nsh¨n«p−v.'
Fsâ kmam\§Ä At±lwXs¶bmWv AIs¯Sp¯p sh¨Xv.
At±l¯nsâ ]pdsI tImWn¸SnIfpw CS\mgnIfpw Ibdnbnd§n
HSphn {]Imiam\hpw hnimehpamb Hcp apdnbn Rms\¯nt¨À¶p.
F\n¡p th− A¯mgw tai¸pd¯v Hcp¡nsh¨ncp¶p. At±lw Fsâ
hnimeamb InS¸papdn ImWn¨pX¶p. {]`phnsâ kvt\l\nÀ`chpw
am\yhpamb s]cpamäw Fsâ `bmi¦IÄ ZqcoIcn¨p. ssIbpw apJhpw
IgpIn Rm³ ho−pw DuWpapdnbnse¯n. {Um¡pf {]`p F\n¡mbn
Im¯ncn¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. At±lw ]dªp:
"an. tPm\X³, Xm¦tfmsSm¸w Rm³ `£Ww Ign¡mXncn¡p¶XnÂ
£an¡Ww. Rm³ km[mcWbmbn A¯mgw Ign¡mdnÃ.'
tlm¡n³kv Fs¶ Gev]n¨ncp¶ I¯v Rm³ {]`phnsâ ssIbnÂ
sImSp¯p. e−\nse FtÌäv, {Um¡pf{]`phn\p hnev¡m³th−n
NpaXes¸« DtZymKØ\mWtÃm Rm³. s]mcn¨ tImgnbpw ]m¡«nbpw
Ign¡p¶Xn\nSbn Fsâ bm{Xsb¸änbpw aäpapÅ Imcy§Ä {]`p
tNmZn¨p a\Ênem¡n. cm{Xnbn \à XWp¸p−mbncp¶p.
`£W¯n\ptijw s\cnt¸mSn\cnInte¡p \o§nbncp¶p. Rms\mcp
knKdäp sImfp¯n. {]`phnsâ apJw Rm³ {i²n¨p. \o−pbÀ¶ aq¡v,
henb s\än, tcma\n_nUamb Ccp−p XSn¨ ]pcnI§Ä, ZrVamb
Aev]sam¶p hfª apJw, {IqcX \ndªp\nev¡p¶ I®pIÄ, XSn¨
taÂaoi, ]ÃpItfm, shfp¯Xpw aqÀ¨bpÅXpw. shfp¯ ]c¶ ZrVamb
XmSn. IhnfpIÄ Ipgnªncp¶p. IqÀ¯p hnfdnb sNhnIÄ. At±l¯nsâ
Hmtcm {]hr¯nbnepw \S¸nepw DuÀPkzeX \ndªp\n¶ncp¶p. ]t£,
At±lw hnfdn shfp¯ncp¶p. bmZrÑnIambn At±l¯nsâ DÑzmkhmbp
Fsâ apJ¯p X«n. slm! Fs´mcp ZpÀKÔw! AXp a\Ênem¡n hnfdnb
Hcp ]p©ncntbmsS {]`p amdnbncp¶p. At¸mgpw Zqsc\n¶p
sN¶mbv¡fpsS AeÀ¨ tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. t\cw ]pecmdmsb¶p
tXm¶n. F\n¡p ip`cm{Xn t\À¶psIm−v {Um¡pf{]`p
IS¶pt]mbt¸mÄ ho−pw Fs¶ `bhpw AkzØXbpw ]nSnIqSn.
AÛpX§fpsS \Sp¡Sen Rm³ sN¶ps]«ncn¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶n.
XfÀ¶hi\mb Rm³ ASp¯ Znhkw a[ymÓwhscbpw InS¶pd§n.
 
sabv 7
DWÀs¶gpt¶äv `£Wapdnbnte¡mWp Rm³ t]mbXv. F\n¡pth−
{]mXÂ AhnsS Hcp¡nsh¨n«p−mbncp¶p. FÃmw XWp¯ncp¶p.
{Um¡pfbpsS Hcp Ipdn¸v Fsâ {i²bnÂs]«p. "AXymhiyambn ]pd¯p
t]mIWw. F\n¡pth−n Im¯ncn¡−. Rm³ `£Ww Ign¨p.'
the¡mscbmscsb¦nepw hnfn¡phm\mbn Rm³ AhnsSsbÃmw
ImfnwKvs_Â Xncªp. ]t£, A§s\sbmcp km[\w
AhnsSbp−mbncp¶nÃ.
apdnbnep−mbncp¶ km[\§Ä hne]nSn¨hbpw hfsc ]g¡w
tXm¶n¡p¶hbpw IuXpIIchpw Bbncp¶p. ]{X§tfm amknIItfm
Fgp¯pkm[\§tfm I®mSntbm AhnsSsb§pw I−nÃ. kabw
t]mIm¯XpsIm−pÅ AkzØX XoÀ¡phm³ Rm³ ASp¯
apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. henb Hcp {KÙtiJchpw GXm\pw Zn\]{X§fpw
AhnsS I−p. ]{X§Ä F{Xtbm Ime¸g¡apÅhbmbncp¶p. hnhn[
hnjb§sf¸än {]Xn]mZn¡p¶ {KÙ§fpw e−³ \Kcs¯¡pdn¨p
khnkvXcw {]Xn]mZn¡p¶ ]pkvXI§fpw Rm\hnsS I−p.
BdpaWn Ignªp. {Um¡pf{]`p s]s«¶v Fsâ ap¶n {]Xy£s¸«p.
At±lw tNmZn¨p: "Dd¡w kpJambncp¶ntÃ? \n§Ä Cu apdnbnÂ
h¶Xp \¶mbn. Fsâ D¯akplr¯p¡fmWv Cu {KÙ§Ä. \n§fpsS
\mSns\¡pdn¨p IqSpXÂ Adnbm³ ChbmWv Fs¶ klmbn¨Xv.
\n§fpsS `mj Rm³ ]Tn¨Xpw ]pkvXI§fneqsSbmWv. Fsâ kwkmcw
\¶mIp¶pt−m?'
"XnI¨pw Hcp Cw¥ojpImcsâ coXnbn Xm¦Ä kwkmcn¡p¶p.' Rm³
]dªp.
"\μn. Xm¦Ä Fs¶ ]pIgv¯pIbmWv.'
 {]`phpambn lrZbw Xpd¶p Rm³ kwkmcn¨p. Rm³ At±l¯nsâ
IqsS Ipsd\mÄ ]mÀ¡Wsa¶pw Cw¥njv D¨mcWcoXn F¶nÂ\n¶p
Ipsd¡qSn a\Ênem¡Wsa¶pw At±lw A`nejn¨p. a\x]qÀhamsW¶p
tXm¶p¶p, F¶nÂ\n¶pÅ ]e tNmZy§Ä¡pw At±lw adp]Sn
]dbmsX Hgnªpamdn. B sIm«mc¯nsâ aäp hi§fnseÃmw sN¶p
t\m¡msa¶pw ]t£, AS¨n«ncn¡p¶ apdnIfn am{Xw IS¡cpsX¶pw
AXn\p X¡Xmb ImcW§fps−¶pw {]`p Ft¶mSp ]dªp. Ignª
cm{Xnbn A\p`hs¸« Nne Imcy§sf¡pdn¨mbn Fsâ kwibw. Rm³
tNmZn¨p: "h−nbn h¶t¸mÄ \oeshfn¨w I− Øet¯¡v
h−n¡mc³ Cd§nt¸mbtÃm. AsX´n\mWv?'
"Nne cm{XnIfn `qXt{]X]nimNp¡sfms¡ N§e Ducn
\S¡psa¶mWv hnizmkw. \n§Ä I−Xcw \oeshfn¨w ImWp¶nS¯p
\n[n D−mIpw F¶v BfpIÄ IcpXp¶p. kmIvk³Imcpw XpÀ¡nIfpw
X½n \qäm−pItfmfw bp²w \S¶ ØeatÃ?'
"B \oeshfn¨w I−nS¯p \n[nbps−¦n BfpIÄ Ah
Ipgns¨Sp¡m¯sX´mWv?'
"AXtà ckw. Cu \m«pImÀ `bNInX·mcmWv. B Hscmä cm{XnbnÂ
am{Xta \oeshfn¨w {]Xy£s¸SpIbpÅq. `qXt{]X]nimNp¡sf `b¶v
ChnsSbpÅhÀ B cm{Xnbn ]pd¯nd§n \S¡m³ ss[cys¸SpIbnÃ.
asämcp ImcywIqSnbp−v. h−n¡mc³ NmSn Cd§nt¸mbn B Øew
ASbmfs¸Sp¯n F¶tà ]dbp¶Xv. ]IÂshfn¨¯nÂt]mepw Ah\v
B Øew C\n Is−¯m³ km[yaà Fs¶\n¡pd¸mWv.
\n§Ä¡pt]mepw \n§Ä h¶ hgn I−p]nSn¡phm³ ]änÃ. BIs«,
"e−³\Kcs¯¡pdn¨pw AhnsS F\n¡p hm§m\ncn¡p¶ FtÌäns\
¡pdn¨pw hniZambn ]dªpXcmtam?'
Rm³ apdnbn t]mbn _Ôs¸« dn¡mÀUpIfpw ISemkpIfpw
sIm−ph¶v {]`phns\ ImWn¨p.
{]`p ]e kwib§fpw tNmZn¨p. e−³ \Kcs¯¡pdn¨v
F\n¡dnbmhp¶Xntesd At±l¯n\dnbmsa¶p tXm¶n. At±lw
hfsctbsd Imcy§Ä ]Tn¨ncn¡p¶p. R§Ä hfsct\cw
kwkmcn¨psIm−ncp¶p. At±l¯nsâ {]hr¯nbnepw Nncnbnepw
kwkmc¯nepw Ne\§fnÂt]mepw Ft´m Hckm[mcWXzw Rm³
ZÀin¨p.
kabw IS¶pt]mbn. ]pecmdmsb¶p tXm¶n. s]s«¶p tImgnIqhp¶
i_vZw tI«t¸mÄ {]`p NmSnsbgpt¶äpsIm−p ]mªp: "At¿m, t\cw
]pecmdmbn. kwkmcn¨psIm−ncp¶XdnªnÃ. Rm³ Gsd kvt\ln¡p¶
Fsâ {]nbs¸« \mSmb Cw¥−ns\¡pdn¨v C{X BIÀjIambn Xm¦Ä
kwkmcn¨ncp¶XpsIm−v kabs¯¡pdn¨pÅ t_m[w e`n¡msXt]mbn.
Xev¡mew Rm³ t]mIs«.'
sabv 8
F\n¡p icnbmb Dd¡w e`n¨nÃ. Rm³ AkzØ\mbn
At§m«pant§m«pw \S¶p. HSphn apJ£ucw sNbvXpIfbmsa¶pd¨p.
£ucw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ I\¯ Hcp ssI Fsâ NpaenÂ
h¶phoWp.
"KpUvtamWnMv.' Rm³ Xncnªpt\m¡n. {]`p Fsâ sXm«p]pdInÂ
\nev¡p¶p! CsXs´mcXnibw! `bhpw AÛpXhpwsIm−v F
´psN¿Wsa¶v F\n¡dnbm³ IgnªnÃ. CXn\nSbnÂ
£uc¡¯nsIm−p apJhpw apdnªp. {]`p sXm«p]pdIn \nev¡p¶p.
apdn apgph³ Npacn Xq¡nbn«ncn¡p¶ I®mSnbn {]Xn^en¨p ImWmw.
]t£, {]`phnsâ cq]w am{Xw I®mSnbn ]Xnbp¶nÃ. Rm³ kwibw
XoÀ¡m\mbn A¼ct¸msS H¶pIqSn ]pdtIm«p Xncnªpt\m¡n. AtX,
apdn apgph³ Fsâ I®mSnbn hyàambn F\n¡p ImWm³ Ignbpw.
{]`phnsâ cq]w am{XanÃ. ssZhta! CsXs´mcÛpXw! Rm³ {]`phnsâ
apJt¯¡p Xpdn¨pt\m¡n. Fsâ apJw apdnªp tNmc s]mSnªncp¶
Imcyw Rm³ hnkvacn¨p. cà¯pÅnIÄ I−XpsIm−mIWw, {]`phnsâ
I®pIfn ss]imNnIamb HcpXcw AXymkàn Pzen¨pI−p.
At±lw A{Iamkà\mbn Fsâ Igp¯n IS¶p]nSn¨p. Rm³
i_vZw D−m¡n. Fsâ ]cn{`aw I−XpsIm−mtWm, AtXm Fsâ
Igp¯nte¡p \o− ssI Ipcnipamebn kv]Àin¨XpsIm−mtWm,
{]`phnsâ apJw s]s«¶p im´ambn.
At±lw ]dªp: "t\m¡q, \n§Ä C§s\ apJw Ip¯n apdn¡cpXv. Cu
\m«n AXp {]Xo£n¡p¶Xntesd A]ISap−m¡pw. Hm, Cu \in¨
km[\amWv Ipg¸saÃmw D−m¡nbXv.' At±lw NpacnÂ\n¶p I®mSn
hens¨Sp¯p shfnbnte¡v HtcdpsImSp¯p. AXp Xmsg apä¯ph¶p
hoWv Bbncw IjW§fmbn s]m«n¨nXdn. Hc£cw ]dbmsX {]`p apdn
hn«p t]mhpIbpw sNbvXp.
F´p sN¿Wsa¶v F\ns¡mcp cq]hpw In«nbnÃ. Rm³
`£Wapdnbnte¡p sN¶p. `£Ww X¿mdmbn«p−mbncp¶p. {]`phns\
F§pw ImWm\nÃ. At±lw Xn¶pItbm IpSn¡pItbm sN¿p¶Xp Rm³
I−nt«bnÃ.
{]mXen\ptijw Rm³ B tIm« apgph³ Npän\S¶p I−p.
{]IrXnat\mlcamb Hcp Ip¶nsâ \ndpIbnemWv AXp ØnXn
sN¿p¶Xv. Cu temI¯n Rm³ GI\msW¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n. AtXm,
Rms\mcp XShpImct\m? AtX! CsXmcp ImcmKrlw Xs¶. Rms\mcp
XShpImc\pw. Cuizcm! sIWnbnÂs]« Fensbt¸mse Rm\hnSw
apgph³ HmSn\S¶p. c£s¸Sm³ Hcp ]gpXpw I−nÃ. \nÊlmbmhØ
t_m[yambt¸mÄ Rm³ shdpsX Ccp¶p. \ncmiXbpsS ]mcay¯nepÅ
\njv{InbX. c£s¸SÂ Akm[yamsW¶p tXm¶n. F´mbncn¡pw
{]`phnsâ Dt±iyw? hfsc IcpXtemsS apt¶m«p \o§pItb
\nhr¯nbpÅp.
Xmsg hmXnepIfSbp¶ i_vZw tI«p. {]`p Xncn¨ph¶ncn¡p¶p. hfsc
{i²tbmSpIqSn Rms\sâ apdnbnte¡p sN¶p. {Um¡pf {]`p Fsâ
InS¡ hncn¡p¶XmWp I−Xv. ]n¶oSv tai¸pd¯v At±lw `£Ww
FSp¯psh¡p¶Xpw Rm³ I−p. Fsâ kwibw ZrVoIcn¨p. B ho«nÂ
aämcpw D−mbncp¶nÃ. {]`phpw the¡mc\pw At±lwXs¶. Fs¶ Cu
ZpÀK¯nte¡p sIm−ph¶ h−n¡mc\pw aämcpaÃ. ]e kwib§fpw
Fsâ a\ÊneqsS an¶namªp. Ct§m«ph¶t¸mÄ ssI DbÀ¯n¸nSn¨v
At±lw sN¶mbv¡sf AIänbXnsâ AÀ°sa´mWv? Fsâ
klbm{XnIcpw tlm«ense BÄ¡mcpw Fs¶ HmÀ¯v C{Xtbsd
`bs¸Sphms\´mWp ImcWw? Ipcnipw shfp¯pÅnbpw
Im«ptdmkm¸qhpw Ct§m«p sIm−pt]mcpt¼mÄ Ahscs¶
Gev]n¨Xnsâ s]mcpsf´v? F´mbmepw Cu IpcnipX¶ kv{Xo hfsc
\ÃhfmWv. CXp sXmSpt¼mÄ F\n¡p hfsctbsd Bizmkw tXm¶p¶p.
A¶pcm{Xn {Sm³knÂhm\nbbpsS ]qÀhIme Ncn{Xs¯¡pdn¨v Rm³
{]`phnt\mSp kwkmcn¨p. At±lw hmNme\mbn. hnImchnPrw`nX\mbn.
Xs¶¡pdn¨v Ft¸mgpw \mw F¶mWv At±lw ]cmaÀin¡p¶Xv. Xsâ
Ipealnasb¡pdn¨pw Xsâ \mSns\¡pdn¨pw At±lw A`nam\wsIm−p.
]pecpthmfw R§fpsS kw`mjWw \o−p\n¶p.

sabv 12
Ct¸mgpw `bw Fs¶ hn«pamdnbn«nÃ. C{Xtbsd `b¦c kw`h§Ä
\ndª Hcp Øew temI¯p asämcnS¯pw Ds−¶p tXm¶p¶nÃ.
C¶se Nne \nba{]iv\§sf¡pdn¨v {]`p Ft¶mSp kwkmcn¨p. Hcp
amkwIqSn Rm\t±l¯nsâ IqsS Xmakn¡Wsa¶v Bhiys¸«p.
F\n¡Xp k½Xambncp¶nÃ. AXdnªt¸mÄ {]`p ]dªp:
"\n§Äs¡sâ IqsS Xmakn¡phm³ hs¿¶p]dªmÂt]mepw AXv
F\n¡v AwKoIcn¡m³ \nhr¯nbnÃ. \n§fpsS bPam\³ AYhm
tae[nImcn At±l¯nsâ {]Xn\n[nbmbn Hcmsf Fsâ ASpt¯¡v
Abbv¡pt¼mÄ Fsâ B{Klw Adnªp {]hÀ¯n¡Wsa¶mWv
Dt±in¡p¶Xv.'
{]`phnt\mSv XÀ¡n¨n«p Imcyansöv F\n¡dnbmw. Fsâ apJs¯
k½X`mhw At±ls¯ kt´mjn¸n¨p. AXn\ptijw aq¶p
ISemkpIfpw aq¶p IhdpIfpw At±lw Fsâ ssIhiw X¶p; Nne
\n_Ô\IÄ¡p hnt[bambn Fsâ kplr¯p¡Ä¡v
I¯bbv¡Wsa¦n A§s\ sN¿m³ A\phZn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Rm³
Nne I¯pIÄ X¿mdm¡n.
 Fsâ I¯pw FSp¯psIm−v At±lw ]pdt¯¡pt]mbn. {]`p FgpXnb
Nne I¯pIÄ tai¸pd¯p−mbncp¶p. Ah Fs´¶p ]cntim[n¡phm³
Rm³ XpS§pt¼mtg¡v IXIp Xpd¡p¶ i_vZw tI«p. bYmØm\¯v
I¯pIÄ \nt£]n¨n«v Rm³ amdnbncp¶p. apdnbnte¡p IS¶ph¶ {]`p
]dªp: "F\n¡v C¶p sshIn«v Nne kzImcytPmenIÄ D−v. ]ns¶ Hcp
Imcyw, Cu apdnbnÂ\n¶v \n§Ä FhnsS t]mbmepw Dd¡w hcpt¼mÄ
ChnsS¯s¶ h¶p InS¡Ww. ChnSw `{ZamWv. asähnsSsb¦nepw
InS¶pd§pIbmsW¦n A]ISw kw`hn¡m³ km²yXbp−v.' C{Xbpw
]dªv ho−pw At±lw ]pdt¯¡p t]mbn.
Aev]kabw Ignªp. Rm³ apdnbnÂ\n¶nd§n ]ShpIÄ Ibdn
apIfnte¡p t]mbn. sIm«mc¯nsâ sX¡phi¯pÅ A\´hnimeX
Fs¶ BIÀjn¨p. B at\mlmcnXbpw ip²hmbphpw F\n¡v Dt·jw
]IÀ¶pX¶p. Rm³ P\eneqsS Xe ]pdt¯¡n«p Xmtg¡p t\m¡n. F
´v! Xmgs¯ \nebn Ft´m A\§p¶p−tÃm. Rm\ÃmsX ChnsS
asämcp Pohntbm? Rm³ ho−pw {i²n¨pt\m¡n.
{]`phnsâ icocw P\eneqsS ]pdt¯¡p hcp¶p. "CÃ, F\n¡p sXäp
]änbn«nÃ. apJw ImWm³ Ignbp¶nsænepw Igp¯pw ]pdIphihpw B
ssIIfpsS Ne\hpw I−m F\n¡v Hcn¡epw sXäp]äpIbnÃ. AXv
{Um¡pf{]`pXs¶. Rm³ `b¶pt]mbn. Xebv¡p ]pdsI icocw apgph³
P\eneqsS ]pdt¯¡p h¶p. ssI\J§fpw ImÂhncepIfpwsIm−v
IÃpIfpsS ap\bn AÅn¸nSn¨v {]`p Xmtg¡v Cd§nt¸mbn. Hcp ]Ãn
Nphcn AÅn¸nSn¨p Xmtgm«v Cd§p¶ Nn{XamWv Fsâ ap¶nÂ
sXfnªph¶Xv. tlm! Fs´mcp PohnbmWv CbmÄ!

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{]`p Hcn¡ÂIqSn ]Ãnsbt¸mse Npacn ]nSn¨v XeIogmbn Xmtgm«p
t]mIp¶Xp Rm³ I−p. s]s«¶v F\n¡v Hcmibw tXm¶n. {]`p
sIm«mc¯n\pÅnenÃ. ]pd¯p t]mbncn¡pIbmWv. Cu Ahkcw
D]tbmKn¨v sIm«mcw apgph³ ]cntim[n¡Ww. hnf¡psaSp¯psIm−v
Rm\hnsSamsI \S¶p I−p. an¡ apdnIfpw ]q«n¡nS¡pIbmbncp¶p.
lmfnte¡pÅ Iev]ShpIÄ Cd§n Rm³ Xmsg h¶p. Iptd t\ct¯
{ia¯n\ptijw tImWnbpsS AcnInepÅ Hcp hmXn Xpd¡phm³
F\n¡p Ignªp. \nc\ncbmbn apdnIÄ sXt¡m«v \o−pInS¡pIbmWv.
sXt¡ Aä¯pÅ apdn¡v sXt¡m«pw ]Snªmtdm«pw Xpd¡mhp¶
hmXnepIÄ. Ccphi¯pw aes©cphpIÄ. Hcp Iqä³ ]mds¡«nsâ
apIfn ]WnX tIm« XnI¨pw `{Zw. apdnbnte¡v HgpInh¶ \nemhnÂ
Fsâ ssIbnencn¡p¶ hnf¡v \njv{]`ambnt¸mbn. F¦nepw AXv
F\n¡v GtXm Xc¯nepÅ Hcp kam[m\w \evInbncp¶p. Rm³ Hcp
sNdnb tai¸pd¯p Ibdnbncp¶p. kabw IS¶pt]mbXdnªnÃ...
sabv 16
AXn`oIcambncp¶p B cm{Xn. HmÀ¡phm³Xs¶ `bamWv. F\n¡p {`m
´p ]nSnt¨m? AtXm, Ct¸mgpw t_m[t¯msSbncn¡pIbmtWm?
F\ns¡mcmibw tXm¶n. Fsâ apdnbn AÃmsX asämcnS¯pw
InS¶pd§cpsX¶tà {]`p ]dªncn¡p¶Xv! {]`phnsâ hm¡pIÄ sXän
\S¶mtem? C¶p Rm³ Fsâ InS¡apdnbn InS¶Ã Dd§p¶Xv; ChnsS
InS¶mWv. Rm³ \nÝbn¨p. apdnbpsS Hcp aqebn InS¶ tkm^m
hen¨p\o¡nbn«v Rm³ Ibdn¡nS¶p. XpSÀ¶p \S¶ Imcy§sfm¶pw
hyàambn HmÀ¡p¶nÃ. Fsâ ap¶n aq¶p bphkpμcnIÄ \nev¡p¶p.
\nd\nemhv. ]t£, AhcpsS \ng apdnbn ]Xnbp¶nÃ. AXp Rm³
{i²n¨p. AhÀ X½n X½n Ft´m ]dªp s]m«n¨ncn¨p. F¶n«v
AhcnsemcmÄ apt¶m«p h¶v Fsâ apJ¯n\p t\sc Ip\nªp. AhfpsS
Hcp Npw_\w {]Xo£n¨ Rm³ I®pIfS¨v A\§msX InS¶p. AhfpsS
apJw Fsâ apJhpw XmSnbpw Ignªv Igp¯n Aacp¶Xmbn tXm¶n.
AhfpsS IqÀ¯ ]ÃpIÄ Fsâ Igp¯n sXm«p. Ah AhnsS
hn{ian¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶n. F{Xt\cw A§s\ InS¶p F¶dnbnÃ.
a[pchpw Ibv]pw \ndª Hc\p`hambncp¶p AsX\n¡v. tNmcbpsS
aSp¸n¡p¶ aWw Fsâ aq¡n Xpf¨pIbdn.
s]s«¶v {]`p AcnIn \nev¡p¶p F¶ t_m[amWv F¶n D−mbXv.
sImSp¦mäpt]mse tIm]mIpe\mb {]`p Ahsf Du¡n ]nSn¨p
]pdtIm«phen¨p. B I®pIfn tIm]w Pzen¨p \n¶p. F¶n«v At±lw
tIm]t¯msS tNmZn¨p: "Abmsf sXmSm³ \n§Äs¡§s\ ss[cyw
h¶p? AbmÄ FtâXmsW¶v \n§Ä¡dnbntÃ? Fsâ Bhiyw
\ndthän¡gnªm \n§Ä¡bmsf Npw_n¡mw. Ct¸mÄ s]mbvs¡mÅq.
ChnsSsb§pw I−pt]mIcpXv.'
"A§s\bmsW¦n C¶p R§Äs¡m¶pantÃ?'
{]`p sIm−ph¶ k©nbn Ft´m CfIp¶p−mbncp¶p. {]`phnsâ
k½Xw e`n¨t¸mÄ AhfnsemcphÄ HmSns¨¶v k©n Xpd¶p. ]IpXn
{]mW³ t]mb Hcp Ipªnsâ izmkwap«epw Ic¨nepw Rm³ tI«p. AhÀ
B k©nbpw ssIbnseSp¯v s]s«¶v A{]Xy£cmbn. B apdnbn aäp
hmXnepIÄ H¶pw D−mbncp¶nÃ. AhÀ F§s\ IS¶pt]mbn F¶v
F\n¡p a\ÊnembnÃ.
`bwsIm−v Fsâ t_m[w ]qÀWambn \in¨pt]mbn. hfsct\cw
Ignªncn¡Ww. DWÀ¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ InS¡bnÂ
InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. {]`pXs¶ Bbncn¡Ww Fs¶ ChnsS sIm−ph¶p
InS¯nbXv.

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GXm\pw Znhk§ÄIqSn IS¶pt]mbn. Hcp Znhkw {]`p apdnbnte¡p
h¶p. Ft¶mSv aq¶p I¯pIÄ FgpXphm³ Bhiys¸«p. Fsâ tPmen
an¡hmdpw XoÀ¶ncn¡p¶p F¶pw Rm³ DS³ ]pds¸Sp¶p F¶pw
DÅXmbncp¶p H¶mat¯Xv. Rm³ ASp¯ Znhkw cmhnse ]pds¸Sp¶p
F¶Xmbncp¶p c−mas¯ I¯n FgptX−Xv. aq¶mat¯XnemIs«,
Rm³ tIm«bnÂ\n¶p ]pds¸«v _nkv{Soävknse¯n F¶v FgpXWw.
Rm³ {]`phnsâ apJt¯¡p t\m¡n. ChnsS t]mÌ CS]mSpIÄ
hfsc ]Xps¡ \S¡p¶XpsIm−mWv A¯cw Fgp¯v FgptX−nh¶Xv
F¶v At±lw Fs¶ kam[m\n¸n¡phm³ {ian¨p. {]`phnt\mSp
XÀ¡n¨n«p ^eansöv F\n¡dnbmw. A\pkcn¡pItb \nhr¯nbpÅq.
A§s\bmsW¦n AhnsS\n¶pw c£s¸Sm³ Hchkcw In«nsb¦ntem!
Rm³ At±lt¯mSp tbmPn¡p¶Xmbn A`n\bn¨p. BZys¯ I¯nÂ
Pq¬ 12 F¶pw c−mat¯Xn Pq¬ 19 F¶pw aq¶mat¯Xn Pq¬ 29
F¶pw XobXn sh¡m³ At±lw Bhiys¸«p. Fsâ BbpÊns\¸än
GXms−mcp IW¡pIq«Â Rm³ \S¯n.
aq¶v

sabv 28
Ipsd "knKm\n'IÄ tIm«bn h¶ncn¡p¶p. \nÀ`bcmb
Pn]vknIfmWhÀ. X\ns¡mcp tamN\amÀKw AhÀ Xpd¶pXcptam?
ho«nte¡p hnhcadnbn¡ms\¦nepw X\n¡p Ignbptam?
Rm³ GXm\pw I¯pIÄ X¿mdm¡n. an\bv¡pÅXv tjmÀ«v
lm³Unembncp¶p. Fsâ Npäp]mSpIsf¡pdn¨v kqNn¸n¨ncps¶¦nepw
hkvXpXIÄ apgph³ A\mhcWw sNbvXncp¶nÃ. AXp Xm§m³ Fsâ
{]nb _Ôp¡Äs¡§s\ Ignbpw?
Hcp kzÀW\mWbt¯mSpIqSn I¯pIÄ Rm³ Xmtgm«n«p sImSp¯p.
AXp t]mÌp sN¿Wsa¶v BwKy`mjbneqsS hyàam¡phm³ {ian¨p.
Pn]vknIfnsemcph³ AXp ISs¶Sp¯p hn\b]qÀÆw XeIp\n¨p.«
Rm³ hmb\apdnbnte¡p t]m¶p. A[nIkabw IgnªnÃ. t]mÌp
sN¿m³ Pn]vknIsf Rmt\ev]n¨ I¯pIfpambn {]`p Fsâ
kao]sa¯n. im´\mbn At±lw I¯pIÄ Xpd¶pt\m¡n. Fsâ \S]Sn
{]`phn\njvSs¸«nsöp XoÀ¨. tjmÀ«vlm³UnsegpXnb I¯v At±lw
I¯n¨p Nm¼em¡n. AXp XnI¨pw acymZbnÃm¯XmsW¶v At±lw
A`n{]mbs¸«p. tlm¡n³kn\pÅ I¯v t]mÌp sN¿msa¶p
k½Xn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. apdnbpsS hmXn hen¨S¨n«v At±lw
IS¶pt]mbn. Rmt\mSns¨¶p hmXn XÅnt\m¡n. IjvSw! AXp
]pdsa\n¶p ]q«nbncn¡p¶p. Rm³ XncnsI tkm^bn h¶pInS¶p.
F\n¡p asäm¶pw sN¿m\p−mbncp¶nÃ.
Ht¶m ct−m aWn¡qÀ Ignªv {]`p ho−pw {]Xy£s¸«p. At±lw
]dªp: "kplrt¯, Xm¦Ä £oWn¨ncn¡p¶tÃm. Xm¦Ä kpJambn
Dd§nt¡mfq. F\n¡v C¶ev]w Xnc¡p−v.'
Rms\sâ apdnbnte¡p t]m¶p. As¶\n¡p im´ambn Dd§m³
Ignªp. cmhnse Rms\sâ s]«n Xpd¶pt\m¡n. Hscmä
ISemÊpIjWwt]mepw ImWm\nÃ. aS¡bm{Xbv¡pÅ Sn¡äpIfpw
]W¯n\pÅ Ipdn¸pIfpw am{XaÃ, hkv{X§Ä, HmhÀtIm«v, Pap¡mfw
Chsbms¡ \jvSambncn¡p¶p!

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c−p IpXnch−nIÄ sIm«mcapä¯p h¶p \n¶t¸mÄ Rm³ kt
´mjwsIm−p aXnad¶p. c£s¸Sm³ Hcp amÀKw e`n¡psa¶p
Rm\min¨p. Rm³ hmXnev¡tet¡mSn. ]t£, hmXn ]pd¯p\n¶p
]q«nbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ P\ensâ kao]sa¯n IcpWbv¡pth−n
bmNns¨¦nepw Fsâ At]£ tPmen¡mÀ ImcyamsbSp¯nÃ. B
h−nIfnep−mbncp¶ Iqä³ NXpcs¸«nIÄ Xmsgbnd¡n sh¡p¶XnÂ
AhÀ hym]rXcmbn. A[nIw XmaknbmsX N{I§Ä Dcp−Iep¶
i_vZhpw Nm«hmsdm¨bpw tIÄ¡m³ Ignªp. Fsâ BiIsfÃmw
AkvXan¨p.
XnI¨pw bmZrÑnIambmWv Rm³ P\eneqsS Xmtg¡p t\m¡nbXv.
clky¯nsâ B tIm«bn Fs´ms¡bmWv \S¡p¶sX¶dnbm³
F\n¡v BImw£bp−mbncp¶p. Infbv¡pIbpw sh«pIbpw sN¿p¶
i_vZw tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. F{Xt\cw Rm\§s\ shfnbnte¡p
t\m¡n\ns¶¶dnªpIqSm. {]`phnsâ apdnbnÂ\n¶v Ft´m H¶v
shfnbnte¡p hcp¶Xp I−t¸mÄ F\n¡v BImw£ AS¡m³
IgnªnÃ. Rm³ B ImgvN k{i²w ho£n¨psIm−ncp¶p.
kmh[m\¯n Hcp a\pjyicocw apgph³ P\eneqsS ]pd¯ph¶p.
Akm[mcWamb Hcp ImcywIqSn Rm³ {i²n¨p. Rm³ AhnsS h¶t¸mÄ
[cn¨ncp¶ hkv{X§fmWv AbmÄ AWnªn«pÅXv. AXv Fs¶
AÛpXs¸Sp¯n. Hcp]t£, AXpw {Um¡pf {]`phnsâ
theXs¶bmIWw. Fs¶ ]pd¯nd§n \S¡m³ A\phZn¨n«ps−¶v
BfpIÄ [cn¡Wsa¶v {]`p IcpXnbn«p−mIpw.
\nemhn Ip¶pw XmgvhcbpsaÃmw at\mlcambn ImWs¸«p. {ItaW
]q\nemhnsâ shfn¨¯n aªpIWnIIÄ H¯ptNcp¶Xp Rm³ I−p.
AIse\n¶v \mbv¡fpsS Zo\tcmZ\w HgpInhcp¶p−mbncp¶p.
{]IrXnbpsS hnIrXnIÄ {i²n¨psIm−v Rm³ Aev]t\cwIqSn AhnsS
\n¶p. F\ns¡sâ I®pIsf hnizkn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. \nemhnÂ
H¶ptNÀ¶ lnaIW§Ä. Id§n¯ncnªp hyàamb cq]w
ssIs¡mÅp¶Xmbn tXm¶n. Rm³ Dd§pIbmtWm,
DWÀ¶ncn¡pIbmtWm F¶pt]mepw kwibn¨p. F¦nepw Fsâ
Xet¨mdv \¶mbn {]hÀ¯n¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. H¯pIqSnb
aªpXpÅnIÄ aq¶p ss]imNnIbphXnIfpsS cq]w ]q−Xmbn Rm³
I−p. \nehnfn¨psIm−v Rm³ AhnsS\n¶v HmSn Fsâ apdnbn h¶p
hoWp. AhnsS Hcp kpc£nXXzt_m[w F\n¡v A\p`hs¸«p.
{]`phnsâ apdnbn Fs´ms¡tbm i_vZw tIÄ¡mambncp¶p.
Aev]t\ct¯¡p am{Xw. ]ns¶ FÃmw I«]nSn¨ \nÈ_vZX. kabw
Ipd¨pt\cwIqSn Ignªp. s]s«¶v Hcp kv{XobpsS Zo\tcmZ\w Fsâ
sNhnbn h¶e¨p: "{]t`m, Fsâ Ipªns\ Xcq.' P\eneqsS B
kv{XobpsS cq]w Rm³ hyàambn I−p. AhfpsS tcmZ\¯n\p
adp]Snbmbn {]`phnsâ IÀ¡ii_vZamWp Rm³ tI«Xv. HcpIq«w
sN¶mbv¡Ä FhnsS\nt¶m ]msª¯n. ]n¶oSv A[nIt\cw B
kv{XobpsS i_vZw tIÄ¡m³ IgnªnÃ. AhÄ¡pw AhfpsS Ipªn\pw
F´p kw`hns¨¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Fsâ a\Ên ZpxJw \ndªp.
]t£, F\ns¡´p sN¿m³ Ignbpw?
 ASp¯ {]`mX¯n Fs´¦nepw {]hÀ¯n¡Wsa¶v Rm\pd¨p.
ssIbpw sI«n A]ISs¯ Im¯ncn¡p¶Xn AÀ°anÃ.

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kqcy³ DZn¨pbÀ¶p. ]IÂshfn¨¯n Hcn¡epw Rm³ {]`phns\
I−n«nÃ. At±l¯nsâ apdn H¶p ]cntim[n¨mtem? ]t£, Fsâ
apdnbpsS hmXn ]pd¯p\n¶p ]q«nbncn¡pIbmWv. F\n¡v F§s\
]pd¯p IS¡m³ Ignbpw? ss[cyaps−¦n Hcp amÀKap−v. {Um¡pf
P\eneqsS ]pdt¯¡nd§nb coXn F\ns¡´psIm−v ]co£n¨pIqSm.
]Ãnsbt¸mse Npacn ]än¸nSn¨psIm−v Rms\mSphn {]`phns\
A\pIcn¨v apdn¡p ]pd¯nd§pIXs¶ sNbvXp. ]t£, AXn\pth−n
ss[cyw kw`cn¡phm³ Ipd¨pZnhkw th−nh¶p.
IÃnsâ IqÀ¯ `mK¯v AÅn¸nSn¨psIm−v Cgªngªv Rm³
{]`phnsâ apdnbnse¯n. {]`p AhnsS D−mbncp¶nÃ. Hcn¡epw
D]tbmKn¨n«nÃm¯ ackmam\§ÄsIm−v AhnSw \ndªncp¶p. kÀhw
s]mSnabw. Hcp aqebn ]e cmPy§fnÂ\n¶pÅ Ipsd
kzÀW\mWb§Ä Iq«nbn«n«p−mbncp¶p. Xmt¡mÂIq«w am{Xw
Is−¯m³ IgnªnÃ. Xp\nªnd§nbXtÃ, Iptd¡qSn At\zjWw
\S¯mw.
hmXn Xpd¶pInS¶ncp¶p. AXn\¸pds¯ hgnbneqsS Rm³ \o§n.
Ip¯s\ Iotgm«nd§p¶ Icn¦Â]ShpIfpsS h¡¯mWv
Rms\¯nt¨À¶Xv. ASnbn Ccp− Kplsbt¸msebpÅ hgnbmbncp¶p.
B hgnbneqsS Rm³ apt¶m«p \o§n. ivaim\KÔw F\n¡\p`hs¸«p.
Ime¸g¡apÅ a®nf¡n adn¨mepÅ HcpXcw cq£aWw.
Rms\mcp ]Ånapäs¯ ivaim\¯nÂXs¶bmWv HSphnÂ
F¯nt¨À¶Xv. AhnsS \new Cf¡nadn¨n«p−mbncp¶p. IgnªZnhkw
tÉmhm¡pIÄ sIm−ph¶ s]«n AhnsS kq£n¨p sh¨ncp¶p. B
s]«nIÄ Rm³ Hs¶m¶mbn ]cntim[n¨pt\m¡n. HSphnÂ
ØeImet_m[wt]mepw hnkvacn¡¯¡hn[w Rm³
sR«n¯cn¨pt]mbn. s]«nIfnsem¶n {Um¡pf{]`p \o−p\nhÀ¶p
InS¡p¶p. izmkanÃ. lrZbw Nen¡p¶nÃ. Np−pIÄ Nph¶ncn¡p¶p.
Pohsâ e£Wapt−m F¶dnbm³ Rm³ Ip\nªpt\m¡n. Hcp]t£,
apdnbpsS Xmt¡mepIÄ At±l¯nsâ ssIhiw Ds−¦ntem? Rm³
]cntim[\bv¡mbn Ip\nªt¸mÄ {Um¡pf {]`phnsâ I®pIfnÂ
{Iucyw \ngent¨m Fs¶mcp kwibw. Rm\msI `b¶pt]mbn. ]ns¶
AhnsS \nev¡m³ F\n¡p IgnªnÃ. kIe iànbpw kw`cn¨psIm−v
Rm³ XncntªmSn. HSphn Fsâ apdnbnse¯n t_m[wsI«p hogpIbpw
sNbvXp.
Pq¬ 29
Fsâ Ahkm\s¯ I¯n ]dªncp¶ XobXnbmWn¶v. A¶pw Fsâ
hkv{X§fWnªpsIm−v {]`p ]Ãnsbt¸mse aXnen s]m¯n¸nSn¨v
P\eneqsS ]pdt¯¡p t]mIp¶Xp Rm³ I−p. Rm³
hmb\apdnbnte¡p aS§n. s]s«¶v Dd§nt¸mhpIbpw sNbvXp.
Aev]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ {]`p Fs¶ hnfn¨pWÀ¯n. At±lw ]dªp:
"N§mXo, Xm¦Ä¡v Cw¥−nte¡p aS§nt¸mIm\pÅ kabambn. \mw
X½n C\n Hcn¡epw I−pap«nsb¶phcnÃ. Ime¯v Aev]w
tPmen¯nc¡p−v. AXpIgnªm Xm¦Ä¡pt]mIm\pÅ h−n F¯pw.'
B hm¡pIÄ ]qÀWambn hnizkn¡m³ F\n¡p IgnªnÃ. Rm³
tNmZn¨p: "F¦n F´psIm−v Cu cm{XnXs¶ s]mbv¡qSm?'
Nne XSʧsfms¡ ]dsª¦nepw Fsâ \nÀ_Ô¯n\p
hg§p¶Xmbn {]`p \Sn¨p. tImWn¸SnIfnd§n lmfneqsS At±lw
]pdt¯¡pÅ hmXnev¡se¯n. Rm³ ]n´pSÀ¶p. {Um¡pf {]`p ssI
DbÀ¯n. At¸mÄ Bbnc¡W¡n\p sN¶mbv¡fpsS AeÀ¨sIm−v
AhnSw apJcnXambn. {]`p hmXn Xpd¶p. Nph¶ hmbpw IqÀ¯ ]Ãpw
DÅ [mcmfw sN¶mbv¡Ä R§sf Xpdn¨pt\m¡ns¡m−v HmenbnSp¶p.
F\n¡v kln¡m³ Ignbpambncp¶XÃ B ImgvN. Rm³ {]`phnt\mSp
hnfn¨p]dªp: "Rm³ C¶p t]mIp¶nÃ. \msf Imet¯ t]mIp¶pÅp.
Zbhmbn hmXneSbv¡q.'
Fsâ I®pIfnÂ\n¶v [mc[mcbmbn \oÀ {]hln¡phm³ XpS§n.
Rms\sâ apdnbn h¶p XfÀ¶phoWp. \ncmiXbpsS
AXyKm[KÀ¯¯nembncp¶p Rm³. Aev]w Ignªt¸mÄ ]pd¯v Hcp
\ntj[i_vZw Rm³ tI«p: "\n§Ä C¶p Xncn¨pt]mhpI. C¶s¯ cm{Xn
F\n¡pÅXmWv. \msf \n§Ä¡v.'
Rm³ hmXn Xpd¶pt\m¡n. ap¼p I− B aZmekkv{XoIÄ \m¡p
s\m«n \pW¨psIm−v AhnsS \nev¡p¶p. Fs¶ I−t¸mÄ AhÀ
Ipep§n¨ncn¨psIm−v HmSn AI¶p.

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t\cw {]`mXambn. Rm³ Fgpt¶äv ap«pIp¯n {]mÀ°n¨p. A¶v Fsâ
Ahkm\ZnhkamsW¶v Rm³ IcpXn. acWs¯ t\cnSphm³ Rm³
k¶²\mbn¡gnªp. kqcy{]Imiw Fs¶ Bthiw sImÅn¨p. Rm³
c£s¸«tÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v F\n¡pXs¶ AÛpXwtXm¶n.
AS¡m\mhm¯ kt´mjt¯msS Rm³ lmfnte¡v HmSnh¶v hmXnÂ
XÅn t\m¡n. A\¡anÃ. hmXn ]q«nbncn¡p¶p. Xmt¡m Is−Spt¯
Xocq. AXn\mbn Rm³ AhnsS§pw ]cXn. {]`phnsâ apdnbn sN¶p
t\m¡n. {]Xo£n¨t]mse AhnSw iq\yambncp¶p. ]IÂ, {]`p
FhnsSbmWp hn{ian¡p¶sX¶v Ct¸mÄ F\n¡dnbmw. Rm³ ss[cyw
kw`cn¨v At§m«p sN¶p. {]`p s]«nbn \o−p\nhÀ¶p
InS¸p−mbncp¶p. At±l¯n\v IqSpXÂ buh\w ssIh¶Xpt]mse
tXm¶n. {]`phnsâ tZlw ]cntim[n¡phm³ F\n¡v F§s\ ss[cyw
h¶p Ft¶mÀ¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ C¶pw `b¶pt]mhpIbmWv.
Xmt¡m I−pIn«nbnÃ. {]`phnsâ apJ¯p \nμymtZymXIamb Hcp
]p©ncn Rm³ I−p. Ch³ Cw¥−nte¡p hcnIbmWv. bpK§tfmfw
a\pjycpsS càw ]m\w sNbvXp. AP¿\mbn Ch³ Fsâ \m«nÂ
hnekpatÃm Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ Rm³ InSnewsIm−p. Ch³ Pohn¨pIqSm.
ASp¯p InS¶ a¬sh«n ISs¶Sp¯p {]`phnsâ apJ¯v Bsªmcp
sh«psImSp¯p. B apJw s]s«¶p Xncnsªs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. B
I®pIfn Xo Bfn¸Scp¶Xp Rm³ I−p. Fsâ iàn apgph³
tNmÀ¶pt]mbn. ssIbnÂ\n¶p a¬sh«n hgpXnhoWp. ho−pw Rm³
a¬sh«n hens¨Sp¯t¸mÄ Fsâ ssI ap«n s]«nbpsS aqSn X\nsb
ASªp. {]`p Fsâ ImgvNbnÂ\n¶p adbv¡s¸«p. F´p sN¿Wsa¶v
Rm³ BtemNn¨p.
At¸mgmWv tÉmhm¡pIfpsS h−n¨{I§fpcpfp¶ i_vZw tI«Xv.
Rm³ HmSn {]`phnsâ apdnbnse¯n. tÉmhm¡pIÄ IXIp Xpd¡pt¼mÄ
F§s\sb¦nepw c£s¸Sm\mbncp¶p Fsâ ¹m³. lmfnsâ hmXnÂ
Xpd¶pInS¸p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ Xmtgm«p IpXn¡pIXs¶ sNbvXp. ]t£,
IjvSw! lp¦mct¯msS BªSn¨ Hcp sImSp¦mäv hmXnepIÄ
AS¨pIfªp. AXp hen¨p Xpd¡phm\pÅ Fsâ {iaw hn^eambn.
Aev]kabw Ignªv IXIpIÄ ]q«p¶Xnsâbpw h−n¨{I§Ä
AI¶pt]mIp¶Xnsâbpw i_vZw \ncmitbmsS Rm³ tI«p.
\mev

tPm\X\pambpÅ hnhmlPohnX¯n\pth−n X¿msdSp¡pIbmWv an\.

At±ls¯ klmbn¡m\mbn tjmÀ«vlm³Upw ssS¸vssdän§pw
]Tn¨pXpS§n.
tPm\Xsâ I¯v an\bv¡p In«nbn«p hfsc \mfmbn. Cs¶msc®w In«n.
Xnc¡nsegpXnbXmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. GXm\pw hcnItf
AXnep−mbncp¶pÅq.
CXn\nsS eqknbpsS Hcp I¯pw an\bv¡p In«n. AXv Ahsf
Ipds¨m¶paà Bizkn¸n¨Xv. an\bvs¡mcp hcs\ AhÄ
I−p]nSn¨s{XþþkaÀ°\mb Hcp tUmIvSÀ. At±lsamcp {`m´mebw
\S¯p¶p. sNdpXpw hepXpamb \qdpIq«w Imcy§Ä eqkn FgpXnbn«p−v.
Hscmä ZnhkwXs¶ AhÄ¡p aq¶p hnhmlmtemN\IÄ h¶phs{X.
H¶mas¯bmÄ tUm. knhmÀUvXs¶þþB {`m´meb¯nsâ DSa.
c−mas¯bmÄ Izn³kn. sSIvkmknÂ\n¶ph¶ Hcp bphmhv. aq¶mas\
¡pdn¨pÅ kqN\IÄ am{Xta I¯nep−mbncp¶pÅq. AXpXs¶
[mcmfambncp¶p.«

tUm. knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

(t^mtWm{Km^nÂ)«
sabv 25
AkzØX \ndª Znhkw. hni¸p XoscbnÃ. C¶es¯
taml`wK¯n\ptijw BsIsbmcp iq\yX. H¶pw sN¿m\nsö
tXm¶Â... XpSÀ¨bmbn tPmen sNbvXm Hcp]t£, Cu tcmKw
t`Zamtb¡pw. Rm³ tcmKnIfpsS ASpt¯¡p t]mbn.
Hcp {]tXyI tcmKn Fsâ PnÚmkbpWÀ¯p¶p. Abmsfmcp {`m
´\mWv. sd³ ^oÂsU¶mWp t]À. 51 hbÊp ImWpw. Icp¯pw
Bßhnizmkhpw AbmÄ¡p th−pthmfap−v.

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sd³ ^oÂUns\ ]Tn¡pI ckIcamWv. \nch[n {]tXyIXIÄ AbmfpsS
kz`mh¯nep−v. Nne \nKqVXIÄ Abmsf BhcWw sNbvXncn¡p¶p.
hyàambn FÃm Imcy§fpw a\Ênem¡phm³ Ignbp¶nÃ. AbmÄ¡v
Fs´ms¡tbm Nne Dt±iy§fp−v. P´p¡tfmSpÅ Akm[mcWamb
ASp¸w {i²nt¡−XmsW¶p tXm¶n. Cu¨Isf tiJcn¡pIbmWv
AbmfpsS t\ct¼m¡v. Cu¨Isfs¡m−v AhnSw \ndªt¸mÄ Ahsb
FSp¯p ]pd¯pIfbm³ Rm³ Bhiys¸«p. XnIª im´XtbmsS
AbmÄ ]dªp: "F\n¡p aq¶p Znhkw XcnI. Rm³ Ahsb \o¡w
sNbvXpsImÅmw.

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Ct¸mÄ sd³ ^oÂUv tiJcn¡p¶Xv F«pImenIsfbmWv. Hcp s]«nbnÂ
hfsctbsd F«pImenIsf kq£n¨psh¨ncn¡p¶p. Cu¨Isf
F«pImen¡p `£n¡m³ sImSp¡pIbmWv.

Pqsse 1
F«pImenIfpsS henb Hcp tiJcwXs¶ Ct¸mgbmÄ¡p−v. Ahsbms¡
]pd¯p IfbWsa¶v Rm³ Bhiys¸«p. AbmÄ hfsc ZpxJnX\mbn
ImWs¸«p. At¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp: "hnjant¡−, FÃmw Ct¸mÄXs¶
IfbWsa¶v Rm³ ]dbp¶nÃ. IptdsÈ IptdsÈbmbn Ahsb ]pd¯p
hn«m aXn. CXptI«tXmsS AbmÄ¡p kt´mjambn; A§s\
sN¿msa¶v k½Xn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AhnsS ]d¶p \S¶ Hco¨sb
]nSn¨v AbmÄ hngp§p¶Xp I−t¸mÄ F\n¡v AkzØX tXm¶n.
Rm³ Abmsf iImcn¨p. ]t£, Cu¨Isf Xn¶p¶Xp
\ÃXmsW¶mbncp¶p AbmfpsS hmZw.

Pqsse 19
FhnsS\nt¶m AbmÄ Hcp Ipcphnsb k¼mZn¨ncn¡p¶p. AXns\
Ipsdsbms¡ CW¡pIbpw sNbvXn«p−v. F«pImenIsf Ipcphn¡p
`£n¡m³ sImSp¡pw. Cu¨IfmWv F«pImenIfpsS `£Ww. Rm³
apdnbnte¡p IS¶psN¶t¸mÄ AbmÄ Zb\obamb Hc`yÀ°\
]pds¸Sphn¨p. AbmÄs¡mcp ]q¨¡p«nsb thWw.
"]q¨¡p«nsb Aà Hcp henb ]q¨sb¯s¶ Bbmtem?' Rm³
tNmZn¨p.
"XoÀ¨bmbpw. henb ]q¨sb Xcnsöp IcpXnbmWp ]q¨¡p«nsb
tNmZn¨Xv. F\n¡v Hcp henb ]q¨sb BWv Bhiyw.'
 
Pqsse 20
Rm³ sd³ ^oÂUnsâ apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. Cu¨sb ]nSn¡m³
P\¸Snbn ]©kmc XqhpIbmbncp¶p AbmÄ. "IpcphnIsfhnsS?'
Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
"Ahsbms¡ ]d¶pt]mbtÃm.' AbmÄ adp]Sn ]dªp. ]t£,
InfnIfpsS Xqhepw tNmc¯pÅnIfpw AbmÄ¡p Npäpw Rm³ I−p.
A¶p ]Xns\m¶paWntbmSpIqSn AbmÄ Ipsdtbsd XqhepIÄ
OÀZn¨Xmbn Imh¡mc\dnbn¨p. sshIn«v AbmÄ¡v Dd¡acp¶p
sImSp¯n«v AbmfpsS t\m«p]pkvXIw Rm³ FSp¯psIm−ph¶p.
Rm\Xp ]cntim[n¨p. F\n¡v AÛpXw tXm¶n. Ignbp¶{X P´p¡sf
AI¯m¡m\mWv AbmfpsS ]²Xn. F´mbmepw AbmfpsS \S]SnIÄ
kq£n¨psIm−ncn¡m³Xs¶ Rm³ \nÝbn¨p.
A©v

an\bpsS Ipdn¸pIÄ
Pqsse 24
eqkn tÌj\n h¶ncp¶p. AXpsIm−p _p²naps«m¶pw AdnªnÃ.
{IkânepÅ AhfpsS ho«nte¡mWp R§Ä t]mbXv. at\mlcamb Hcp
{]tZi¯mWv AhfpsS hoSv. sXm«Sp¯v Hcp ivaim\ap−v. AhnsS
\S¸mXIfpw Nmcp_©pIfpap−v. AhnsS t]mbncp¶v FgpXphm³ F´p
kpJamsWt¶m? Nnet¸msgms¡ Rm³ AhnsS t]mbncp¶v FgpXmdp−v.
BÀXsd¡pdn¨p ]et¸mgpw eqkn Ft¶mSp kwkmcn¡pambncp¶p.
AXp tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ lrZb¯n t\cnb Hcp thZ\ DdhsbSp¡pw.
ImcWw tPm\Xsâ hmÀ¯IÄ e`n¨n«v Znhkw Gsdbmbn.
At±ls¯¡pdns¨m¶padnbmsX Rm³ AkzØbmbn. Cuizc³
At±ls¯ c£n¡s«. FgpXns¡m−ncn¡pt¼mÄ am{XamWv F\n¡p
kzØX e`n¡p¶Xv. Ahkm\w anÌÀ tlm¡n³kv tPm\Xsâ Hcp I¯v
F\n¡p sImSp¯b¨p. "{Um¡pf {]`phnsâ sIm«mc¯nÂ\n¶p
]pds¸Sp¶p' F¶v AXnsegpXnbncn¡p¶p. B I¯v Fs¶ Nn
´m¡pg¸¯nem¡nbtXbpÅq. A¯csamscgp¯v
tPm\Xs\gpXpIbnsöv F\n¡pd¸mWv. Fs´ms¡tbm `bmi¦IÄ
Fsâ a\Ên \ndªp. Iq\nt·Â Ipcp F¶ amXncn eqknbpsS
kz]v\k©mchpw Fs¶ AkzØbm¡n. ]mhw eqkn. BÀXdpsS hchpw
Im¯ncn¡pIbmWv AhÄ; \nanj§Ä F®nsb®n Ign¨pIq«p¶p.
At¸mgmWv AhfpsS AkpJw hÀ²n¨ncn¡p¶Xv.

Pqsse 27
tPm\Xsâ IqSpXÂ hnhcw In«nbnÃ. I¯v At±l¯nsâ
ssI¸SbnepÅXmsW¦nepw ssien tPm\XtâXÃ. AXnset´m ]
´ntISps−¶p XoÀ¨. tPm\Xsâ hnhcadnbm³ BImw£tbmsS Rm³
Im¯ncp¶p. F{X AklyamsWt¶m Cu Im¯ncn¸v.
AkzØXbIäm³ Fs´¦nepw Ip¯n¡pdn¡msa¶p IcpXn.
Rm\§s\ Ccp¶t¸mÄ an. tkzÂkv F¶p t]cpÅ Hcp hr²³ Fsâ
ASpt¯¡p h¶p. At±lw ]dªp: "F\n¡p NneXp \n§tfmSp
]dbm\p−v.' Fsâ k½X`mhw I−t¸mÄ At±lw XpSÀ¶p: "Iptª,
R§Ä hbÊ·mcmWv, Ipgnbnte¡p Imep \o«nbncn¡p¶hÀ. Ft¸mÄ
thWsa¦nepw acWw IS¶phcmw. Hcp]t£, C¶p cm{XnXs¶. F\n¡p
acn¡m³ `banÃ; acn¡Wsa¶v B{KlansænÂIqSn. AXm,
ISenÂ\n¶Sn¡p¶ B Imän Hcp]t£, acWw ]Xnbncn¡p¶p−mhmw.
AtX, B Imän Ft´m D−v. B Cc¼Â \n§Ä tIÄ¡p¶ntÃ?
acW¯nsâ aWw A´co£¯nemsI ]c¶ncn¡p¶p. «
At±lw Fsâ ssI]nSn¨p Ipep¡n bm{X ]dªp \S¶p. Cu kw`hw
Fs¶ hÃmsX kv]Àin¨p.
ISen sXÃIse Hcp I¸Â ImWmambncp¶p. Imäv AXns\ h«w
Id¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. AXv GXp I¸emsW¶v _Ôs¸«
DtZymKØ·mÀ¡pt]mepw a\ÊnembnÃ. Imäp ]mbv hnSÀ¯n B
hntZinI¸Â k©cn¨psIm−ncp¶p.
A´co£¯n s]mSp¶t\ amä§Ä A\p`hs¸«p. Nnet¸mÄ XnIª
im´X, aäp Nnet¸mÄ sImSp¦mänsâ \áXmWvUhw. aqSÂaªnÂ
sXm«Sp¯p \nev¡p¶ Bfns\t¸mepw Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignªncp¶nÃ.
XncameIÄ aet]mse DbÀ¶p. Cu sImSp¦män\nSbnepw Imäv]mbpsS
klmbt¯msS B I¸Â k©cn¡p¶Xv skÀ¨v sseänsâ shfn¨¯nÂ
I−hÀ AÛpXs¸«pt]mbn. HSphn ]mbv hen¨psI«nb \nebnÂXs¶,
BfpIfpsS IW¡pIq«epIÄ sXän¨psIm−v B I¸Â Icbv¡Wªp.
I¸Â¯«n Hcp arXtZlw InS¡p¶Xv ImWmambncp¶p. aW¯«nÂ
Dd¨ I¸enÂ\n¶v Hcp Idp¯ \mb FSp¯pNmSn FhnsStbm t]mbn
adªp. I¸en B arXtZlw am{Xw. I¸n¯ms\ Np¡mt\mSp tNÀ¯p
_Ôn¨ncp¶p. I¸en h¶ Iqä³ s]«nIÄ _nÃnMvS¬ Fs¶mcp
\nbtam]tZjvSmhnsâ t]À¡v DÅXmbncp¶p. arXtZl¯nsâ
IoibnÂ\n¶v Hcp Ip¸n Is−Sp¯p. AXp tImÀ¡psIm−p `{Zambn
AS¨ncp¶p. Ip¸n¡pÅn I− ISemknÂ\n¶p clky¯nsâ
NpcpfpIÄ Hs¶m¶mbn Agnbm³ XpS§n. ]t£, Ah
Ahnizk\obambn tXm¶n. I¸n¯m³ C{]Imcw Ipdn¨psh¨ncp¶p.

Pqsse 1
hfsc hnNn{XIcamb Imcy§fmWv kw`hn¨psIm−ncn¡p¶Xv.
AhsbÃmw IrXyambn Ipdn¡phm³ Rm³ {ian¡s«.

Pqsse 6
aWepw a®pw \nd¨ Ipsd s]«nIfpambn I¸Â XpdapJw hn«p.
A©pt]cmWp tPmen¡mcmbn D−mbncp¶Xvþþc−p taäpIÄ,
X−phen¡mc³, sh¸pImc³, Iym]vä\mb Rm\pw.

Pqsse 11
t_mkvt^mdknse¯n. DtZymKØ·mÀ¡p ssI¡qen sImSp¯XpsIm−v
A[nIw _p²naps«m¶pw IqSmsX \mepaWn¡p ]pds¸Sm³ Ignªp.

Pqsse 12
ZmÀZ\Âkv. ChnsSbpw Aev]w ssIaS¡p sImSpt¡−nh¶p.
_p²nap«pIqSmsX AhnsS\n¶p Xncn¨v kÔytbmsS
BÀ¡ns¸emtKmbnse¯n.

Pqsse 13
saäm]³ ap\¼p XcWw sNbvXp. bm{X¡mÀ¡v Ft´m AkpJw
]nSns¸«Xpt]mse tXm¶n.

Pqsse 14
bm{X¡mÀ AkzØcmbncp¶p. F´mWp ImcWsa¶v BÀ¡pw
AdnªpIqSm. Nne ASnIeiepIÄ \S¶p.

Pqsse 16
bm{X¡mcnsemcmfmb s]t{Sm^vkvInsb ImWm\nÃ. I¸en GtXm
hn]¯p IpSnbncn¡p¶p, XoÀ¨.

Pqsse 17
C¶se HÄKmd³ Fsâ apdnbn h¶p ]dªp: "I¸en\pÅn Hcp
hnNn{Xa\pjy³ IS¶pIqSnbn«p−v. saenªp\o− Hcp¯³. AbmÄ
I¸ensâ apIį«neqsS \S¡p¶Xp Rm³ I−p.' HÄKmd³
`bwsIm−p achn¨pt]mbn.
sshIn«v Rm³ FÃmhscbpw hnfn¨pIq«n. I¸ensâ ap¡pw aqebpw
hniZambn ]cntim[n¡m³ Bhiys¸«p. ]t£, B ]cntim[\sIm−pw
bmsXmcp ^ehpw D−mbnÃ. Bscbpw Is−¯m³ IgnªnÃ.

Pqsse 22
Pn{_mÄ«À ISenSp¡v IS¶ncn¡p¶p. IS tIm]n¨ncn¡bmWv.
bm{X¡mÀ `b¶p Ignbp¶p.

Pqsse 24
_nkvs¡ DÄ¡Sente¡p {]thin¨p. C¶se I¸en\p apIfnÂ
cm{XnImhen\p h¶ BÄ A{]Xy£\mbn. Häbv¡p Imhencn¡m³
BfpIÄ¡p `bamWv. AXn\m c−pt]sc hoXw
Imhen\m¡nbncn¡p¶p.

Pqsse 29
ho−pw HcmÄ \jvSs¸«p.

Pqsse 30
AXnthKw Cw¥−ns\ kao]n¨psIm−ncn¡p¶p. c−p
Imh¡mcs\bpw Np¡m³Imcs\bpw ImWm\nsöv H¶mw taäv hnfn¨p
]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ sR«nt¸mbn. C\n Rm\pw H¶mw taäpw c−p
bm{X¡mcpw am{Xta I¸enepÅp.

BKÌv 1
`mKytZmjw ]nSns]« Hcp I¸ÂXs¶bmWnXv. Ignª c−p Znhkhpw
aqSÂaªp \ndªp\n¶ncp¶p. Dt±in¡p¶ hgnbneqsS I¸Â
sIm−pt]mIm³ IgnªnÃ. ImänÂs]«v I¸Â \«w
XncnªpsIm−ncp¶p.

BKÌv 2
Hcp \nehnfn tI«v AÀ²cm{Xnbn sR«n DWÀ¶p. Rm³
I¸Â¯«nte¡v HmSns¨¶p. AhnsS H¶mw taäv am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅq.
Abmfpw \nehnfn tI«mWv HmSnsb¯nbXv. Imh¡mcs\ ImWm\nÃ.
HcmÄIqSn R§Ä¡p \jvSambncn¡p¶p! Cu aqSÂaªv R§tfmsSm¸w
\o§n \o§n hcnIbmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. Cuizc\p am{Xta Cu
AXym]¯nÂ\n¶p R§sf c£n¡m³ Ignbq.

BKÌv 3
AÀ[cm{Xn¡v Rm³ Np¡m³Imcsâ ASpt¯¡p sN¶p. AbmÄ¡pw
Aev]w hn{iaw thWatÃm. ]t£, AhnsS Bcpw D−mbncp¶nÃ.
Np¡m³ ]nSn¨p Xncn¨n«pw I¸ens\ \nb{´n¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Rm³
taäns\ hnfn¨p. AbmÄ HmSnsb¯n. AbmfpsS I®n `bhpw {Iucyhpw
\ndªp\n¶ncp¶p. AbmÄ hfsc hnjan¨p ]dsªm¸n¨p.
AXnhnsS¯s¶ D−v. Rm³ I−p. hnfÀ¯ ss]imNnIapJapÅ
shfp¯p saenª Hcph³. Ah³ ]pdt¯¡pt\m¡n
\nev¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ i_vZw D−m¡msX Ahsâ ]pdInÂ
sN¶p\n¶v Cu I¯nsIm−v Bsªmcp Ip¯p sImSp¯p. ]t£,
hmbphneqsSsbt¶mWw AXp IS¶pt]mbn. Ah³
CXn¯s¶bps−¶p XoÀ¨. Hcp]t£, GsX¦nepw Hcp
s]«nbnembncn¡pw. Rm\sXms¡ Xpd¶pt\m¡s«. \n§Ä Np¡m³
]nSn¨psImÅq.
AbmÄ Xmtg¡p t]mbn. AbmÄ¡p {`m´msW¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n. B
s]«nIfn shdpw a®msWs¶\n¡dnbmw.
Xmsg\n¶p Nne i_vZ§Ä tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. s]s«¶v Hcp
Zo\tcmZ\w apg§nt¡«p: "Fs¶ c£n¡q, Fs¶ c£n¡q.' AbmÄ
AXnthKw apIfnte¡p IS¶ph¶p. AbmfpsS apJw `bwsIm−p
hnIrXambncp¶p. AbmÄ ]dªp: "\n§fpw hcq I¸n¯m³. Ah³
ChnsSbp−v. B clkyw Fs´¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Cu
Bgn¯ncameIÄ¡p am{Xta Ah\nÂ\n¶v Fs¶ c£n¡m³ Ignbq.'
F\n¡p XSp¡m³ Ignbp¶Xn\pap¼v AbmÄ ISente¡v FSp¯pNmSn.
Hcp]t£, Cu {`m´\mbncn¡pw klbm{XnIsc Hs¶m¶mbn
sIms¶mSp¡nbXv. I¸Â Icbvs¡¯pt¼mÄ Rm³ F§s\bmWv Cu
Imcy§Ä hnhcn¡pI? Hcp]t£, Fs¶¦nepw I¸Â Icbv¡Wbptam?

BKÌv 4
Ct¸mgpw aqSÂaªv amdnbn«nÃ. Cu Np¡m³ hn«v Xmtg¡p t]mIm³
F\n¡p ss[cyanÃ. Ct¸mÄ F\n¡pw Fs´ms¡tbm a\Ênemsb¶p
tXm¶p¶p. Rm\pw CXn\nSbn Ahs\ I−p. Fsâ kplr¯v
XncameIÄ¡nSbn PohnXw HSp¡nbXv A`nam\IcwXs¶, kwibanÃ.
]t£, Rms\mcp Iym]vä\mWv. F\n¡v Cu I¸Â hn«p t]mIm³
\nÀhmlanÃ. Cu ]m]nsb, Cu ]nimNns\ hnUvVnbm¡phm\mWv Rm³
t\m¡p¶Xv. Ah³... AÃ, AXv... sXmSm³ ss[cys¸Sm¯ km[\§Ä
Fsâ icoc¯nÂsh¨p sI«pw. Fsâ ssIIÄ Cu Np¡mt\mSp tNÀ¯p
_Ôn¡pw. ]n¶oSv Imäp hois«, aqSÂaªp hcs«, F\n¡v F´p
thWsa¦nepw kw`hn¡s«. Hcp I¸n¯ms\t¸mse A´tÊmsS acWw
hcn¡m³ Rm³ Hcp¡amWv. AXn\p ap¼v Rm³ CsXÃmw FgpXn Hcp
Ip¸nbn hbv¡s«. AXv Fs¶¦nepw Bsc¦nepw
Is−¯pIbmsW¦n AhÀs¡¦nepw Imcyw a\ÊnemIpatÃm.

an\bpsS Ubdn
BKÌv 8
cm{Xnbn eqkn hfsc AkzØbmbncp¶p. c−p {]mhiyw AhÄ
DSp¸Wnªp ]pdt¯¡p t]mIm³ XpS§nbXmWv. ]t£, bYmkabw
Ahsf AXnÂ\n¶p XSbm³ F\n¡p Ignªp. cmhnse
DWÀs¶gpt¶ät¸mÄ Ignª cm{Xnbn kw`hn¨Xns\¡pdn¨v AhÄ¡v
HmÀabp−mbncp¶nÃ.

BKÌv 10
B I¸n¯msâ ihkwkvImcw C¶mbncp¶p. hensbmcp P\¡q«w
AXn ]s¦Sp¯p. Rm\pw eqknbpw t\ct¯Xs¶ Ccn¸nS§fnÂ
Øm\w]nSn¨p. eqkn hfsc AkzØbmbn ImWs¸«p. AhfpsS
BtcmKyw tamiambncp¶p. A¶p cmhnse R§Ä km[mcW
Ccn¡mdpÅ Ccn¸nS¯n\p sXm«p Xmsg hr²³ tkzÂkv Igp¯p
s]mfnªp acn¨pInS¡p¶Xv eqknbpw I−ncp¶p. sNdnb
\nÊmcImcy§Ä aXnbtÃm AhÄ AkzØbmIm³?
 Rm\msI XfÀ¶p t]mbncn¡p¶p. F¦nepw Fsâ a\Ên kt´mjw
\ndªp \nev¡p¶p−v. eqkn C¶p s]mXpth DÃmkhXnbmbncp¶p.
]I R§sfm¶n¨p Ipsd Zqcw \S¶p. Xncns¨¯nb eqkn InS¡ hncn¨v
Dd§m³ X¿mdmbn. AhfpsS I®pIfn Dd¡w X§n \nev]p−mbncp¶p.
AhfpsS IhnfpIÄ Nph¶ncp¶p. eqknbpsS kuμcyw ]Xn·S§p
hÀ²n¨Xmbn tXm¶n. Cu cq]¯n eqknsb BÀXÀ ImWWw! AbmÄ
F{Xam{Xw kt´mjhm\mIpsat¶m! Zpxkz]v\¯nsâ A]IStaJe
AhÄ XcWw sNbvsX¶p tXm¶p¶p. C¶pw tPm\Xsâ hnhcsam¶panÃ.

BKÌv 11
cm{Xn aq¶p aWn. F\n¡pd§m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. A{Xbv¡p `b¦camb
kw`h§Ä¡mWv Rm³ km£yw hln¨Xv. Ubdnbn Nne Imcy§Ä
Ipdn¨psh¨n«v Rm³ Dd§nt¸mbn. F{Xt\cw Ignsª¶dnªnÃ. Rm³
sR«nbpWÀ¶p. apdnbn AÔImcw \ndªp\nev¡p¶p. eqknbpsS
InS¡ F\n¡p ImWm³ IgnªnÃ. X¸n¯Sªv AXp I−p]nSn¨p.
]t£, eqkn InS¡bnensöp I−t¸mÄ Rm³ `b¡pIXs¶ sNbvXp.
Xos¸«ns¡mÅnbpc¨v Rm³ apdnbmsI ]cntim[n¨p. eqkn AhnsS
D−mbncp¶nÃ. IXIp ]q«nbncp¶panÃ. ]pdt¯m«pÅ hmXnÂ
]q«nbnSpIbmWp ]Xnhv. Rm³ lmfn sN¶pt\m¡n. IXInsâ Hcp ]mfn
Xpd¶pInS¡p¶p. At¸mÄ eqkn kz]v\¯n Fgpt¶äp \S¶p
]pdt¯¡p t]mbn F¶v F\n¡p XoÀ¨bmbn. \à XWp¸p−mbncp¶p.
XSn¨ Hcp jmÄ ]pX¨psIm−v Rm³ ]pdt¯¡p IpXn¨p. eqknsb
{]Xo£n¡mhp¶ Øes¯Ãmw Rm³ t\m¡n. AhÄ AhnsS
D−mbncp¶nÃ. Hcp]t£, ]Ånhf¸n Is−¦ntem! Rm\t§mt«mSn.
Fsâ Dulw sXänbnÃ. AIse eqknbpsS hkv{X¯nsâ \ngÂ
Ahyàambn Rm³ I−p. B shfp¯ cq]¯n\p ]n¶n Idp¯ Ft
´m H¶v Ip\nªp \nev]ps−¶v Rm³ kwibn¨p. taLw N{μs\
ad¨Xn\m F\n¡p hyàambn ImWm³ IgnªnÃ.
]«Ww KmV\n{Zbn ebn¨ncn¡pIbmWv. Hscmä a\pjyPohnt]mepw
]pd¯nÃ. AXp \¶mbn. C¡mgvN Bcpw ImWpIbnÃtÃm. iàn apgph³
kw`cn¨psIm−v Rm³ HmSn. ImepIÄ¡p `mcw A\p`hs¸«p. Rm³
]Ånhf¸nt\mSp IqSpX ASp¯psIm−ncp¶p. HSphn B Idp¯ncp−
cq]s¯ Rm³ hyàambn I−p. `b¸mtSmsS Rm³ hnfn¨p: "eqko...' B
cq]w XebpbÀ¯n Fs¶ t\m¡n. Xo¡«t]mse Pzen¡p¶ I®pIÄ!
]Ånsb Npän Rm³ eqknbpsS ASpt¯¡p sN¶p. ]ÅnbpsS adhp
ImcWw H¶pc−p \nanjt¯¡v F\n¡hsf ImWm³ IgnªnÃ.
HSphn Rm³ AhfpsS AcnInse¯nbt¸mÄ Ccn¸nS¯nÂ
NmªpInS¡pIbmWv eqkn. aäp PohnIsfm¶pw kao]¯p−mbncp¶nÃ.
AhÄ KmV\n{Zbnembncp¶p. izmkw Ign¡m³ hnjan¡p¶Xmbn
tXm¶n. Rm\hsf Ipep¡n hnfn¨p. aªpt]mse XWp¯ncp¶p
AhfpsS icocw. Fsâ jmÄ FSp¯v Rm\hsf ]pX¸n¨p. AhÄ kzbw
Fgpt¶äp \S¡pIbnsöv F\n¡p tXm¶n. Ahsf Xm§n¸nSn¨p
sIm−p t]mtI−nh¶p. Rm³ tk^vän]n³sIm−v jmÄ AhfpsS
icoc¯p tNÀ¯p Ip¯n¸nSn¸n¨p. Fsâ jqkqcn AhfpsS ImenÂ
AWnbn¨p. Ahsfbpw Xm§n¸nSn¨psIm−v Rm³ ho«nte¡p \S¶p.
Ipsd kabs¯ {ia^eambn eqkn I®p Xpds¶¦nepw
Akm[mcWambn Fs´¦nepw kw`hn¨ `mhw AhfpsS
apJ¯p−mbncp¶nÃ. Fsâ A{i² ImcWw tk^vän]n³ AhfpsS
Igp¯n sIms−¶p tXm¶p¶p. Igp¯n sNdnb c−p apdnhp−mbn.
sXmen s]m«nbtXbpÅq. F¦nepw AsXs¶ ZpxJnXbm¡n. HSphnÂ
Ahsf apdnbn sIm−ph¶p InS¯n. apdn AS¨p]q«n Xmt¡m `{Zambn
Rm³ kq£n¨psh¨p. eqkn kpJambn Dd§n.
ASp¯ ]IÂ Ipg¸w H¶pw CÃmsX IS¶pt]mbn. A¶p cm{Xnbnepw
hmXn `{Zambn AS¨p]q«n. Xmt¡m Fsâ ssIhiw kq£n¡phm³
Rm³ {i²n¨p. Dd¡¯n H¶pc−p {]mhiyw eqkn Fgpt¶äp
]pdt¯¡p t]mIm³ XpS§nbXmWv. hmXn ]q«nbncn¡p¶Xp
I−t¸mÄ Dd¡¯nemsW¦nepw AhÄ AkzØbmbn. F¦nepw A¶v
AhÄ¡pd§m³ Ignªp. ]peÀs¨ AhÄ DWÀs¶gpt¶ät¸mÄ
IqSpXÂ Dt·jhXnbmbncp¶p.

BKÌv 13
AÀ²cm{Xnbn Rm³ sR«nbpWÀ¶p. eqkn InS¡bnÂ
Fgpt¶äncn¡p¶XmWp I−Xv. AhÄ P\mebnte¡p hncÂ
Nq−nbncp¶p. P\Â]mfn Aev]w Xpd¶p Rm³ ]pdt¯¡p t\m¡n.
]q\nemhn {]]©w Ipfn¨p\nev¡p¶p. Hcp IShmXn P\en¶cnInÂ
h«an«p ]d¡p¶p−v. Fs¶ I−t¸mÄ AXp `b¶XpsIm−mImw,
XpdapJ¯n\p t\À¡p ]d¶pt]mbn; AhnsS\n¶p ]Ånhf¸nte¡pw.

BKÌv 14
]I ]Ånhf¸nse {]nbs¸« Ccn¸nS¯n R§Ä hfsc t\cw
Ign¨pIq«n. sshIn«p ho«nte¡p h¶t¸mÄ eqknbpsS Akm[mcWamb
Hc`n{]mb{]IS\w Rm³ {i²n¨p. eqkn ]dªp: "AXm Ahsâ
tNmc¡®pIÄ ho−pw. AXv Ahsâ I®pIÄXs¶.' AhÄ ]IpXn
ab¡¯nemsW¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n. Rm\msI ]cn{`an¨p. R§Ä
km[mcW Ccn¡mdpÅ Ccn¸nS¯nte¡p t\m¡pIbmWv eqkn. Rm\pw
At§m«p t\m¡n. Idp¯ncp− Hcp `oIccq]w! Pzen¡p¶
tNmc¡®pIÄ! Rm³ sR«nt¸mbn. H¶pIqSn kq£n¨pt\m¡nbt¸mÄ
Ccn¸nSw iq\yambncn¡p¶Xmbn I−p. Ahyàamb Hcp `oXn F\n¡pw
A\p`hs¸«p.
apdnbn Xncns¨¯nb eqkn AXnthKw Dd¡¯nte¡p hgpXnhoWp.
eqkn Dd§p¶Xp I−psIm−mWp Rm\ev]w \S¡m\nd§nbXv.
Xncns¨¯nbt¸mÄ hoSpw ]cnkchpw N{μnIbn Ipfn¨p\nev¡p¶p.
eqkn P\mebv¡ÂXs¶bp−v. Hcp]t£, Fs¶ At\zjn¡bmhmw.
Rm³ XqhmesbSp¯p hoin¡mWn¨p. AXhÄ Is−¶p tXm¶nbnÃ.
AhÄ Dd¡¯nemsW¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Rms\m¶pIqSn
kq£n¨pt\m¡n. P\en¶cnIn AhtfmSp tNÀ¶v GtXm Hcp cq]w
\nev¡p¶pt−m? Rm³ `b¶pt]mbn. [rXnbn At§mt«mSn.
apdnbnse¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ I«nente¡p \S¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ
]n¶oSp im´ambn Dd§n. Rm\hsf DWÀ¯nbnÃ. ]t£, ]Xnhntesd
AhÄ hnfÀ¯ncn¡p¶Xmbn Rm³ I−p.

BKÌv 15
]Xnhnepw sshInbmWv eqkn Fgpt¶äXv. AhÄ £oWw sIm−p
XfÀ¶ncp¶p. BÀXdpambpÅ hnhmlw s]s«¶p \S¡psa¶dnªt¸mÄ
eqkn¡p hfsctbsd kt´mjw D−mbn. A½bpsS apJ¯p kt
´mjhpw k¦Shpw H¸w ZÀin¡mambncp¶p. aIÄ Xs¶ hn«pt]mIpatÃm
Ft¶mÀ¯p hnjmZw. XmaknbmsX eqkn¡v Hcp
c£mIÀ¯mhp−mIpatÃm Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ kt´mjhpw. A[nIw
sshImsX Xm³ acn¡psa¶v tUmIvSÀ ]dªXmbn eqknbpsS amXmhv
Fs¶ HmÀan¸n¨p. AhcpsS lrZbw A{Xtbsd XIÀ¶pt]mbncn¡p¶p.
sNdnb HcmLmXw aXn AXp \nÝeamIphm³. ]t£, C¡mcyw
eqkntbmSp ]dbpIbnsöv AhÀ Fs¶s¡m−p kXyw sN¿n¨p.

BKÌv 17
PohnXs¯bmsI Hcp \njv{InbXzw _m[n¨ncn¡p¶p. R§fpsS
Znhk§Ä Akzاfmbn hcp¶p. tPm\Xsâ hnhcw H¶panÃ.
eqknbpsS BtcmKyw Znhkw{]Xn £bn¨phcp¶p. AhfpsS A½bpsS
Zn\§Ä F®s¸«pIgnªp. eqknbpsS ImcyamWv Gsd IjvSw. AhfpsS
tcmKImcWw I−p]nSn¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. tk^vän]n³sIm−p
sXm−bn apdnhp−mbXpsIm−à AhÄ tcmKnWnbmbsX¶p Rm³
Bin¡p¶p. B apdnhv CXphsc DW§nbn«nÃ. C\nbpw Icnbp¶nsænÂ
GsX¦nepw tUmIvSsd ImWn¡Ww.

BKÌv 18
]Ånapäs¯ Ccn¸nS¯nemWp R§Ä. eqkn kt
´mjhXnbmbncn¡p¶p. IhnfpIfpsS AcpWna Xncn¨pIn«nbXpt]mse
tXm¶n. AhÄ hmNmebmbn. Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "A¶p cm{Xn F´p ]än? \o
kz]v\w It−m?'
eqkn adp]Sn ]dªp: "kz]v\w I−Xmbn Rmt\mÀ¡p¶nÃ. CsXms¡
kXytam anYytbm Fs¶\n¡p Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignbp¶nÃ. cm{XnbnÂ
Rm³ Fgpt¶äp \S¶p F¶mWv Fsâ HmÀa. hgnIÄ IS¶pt]mbXv
Ahyàambn HmÀ¡p¶p. \nch[n \mbv¡fpsS HmcnbnS tI«p. FÃmw
hyàambn HmÀ¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. GtXm Hcp Idp¯ Pohn Fsâ
ASp¯p Ip\nªp \n¶Xmbn Rm³ HmÀ¡p¶p. hnhcn¡m\mhm¯
ISp¯ HcmtÇjkpJw Rm\\p`hn¨p. AXyKm[Xbnte¡v
B−pt]mIp¶ tXm¶Â. {]mW³ thÀs]«p apIfnte¡p ]d¶pbcp¶
amXncn. ]ns¶ FÃmw Ahyàw. HmÀa h¶t¸mÄ \o Fs¶ ]nSn¨p
Ipep¡p¶XmWp Rm³ I−Xv.'
R§Ä Ipsdt\cw ]ns¶bpw kwkmcn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

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HSphneXm tPm\Xsâ hnhcw In«nbncn¡p¶p. Fsâ {]nbtXmg³
kpJanÃmsX InS¸nembncp¶p. At±ls¯ ip{iqjn¡p¶
knÌdmsWgpXnbXv. F\ns¡{Xbpw s]s«¶v tPm\Xsâ ASps¯¯Ww.
At±ls¯ ip{iqjn¡Ww. bm{Xbv¡p th− GÀ¸msSÃmw
sNbvXpIgnªp.
knÌÀ AKXbpsS I¯nÂ\n¶v tPm\X\v ISp¯
BLmXtaän«ps−¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. At_m[mhØbnÂ
sN¶mbv¡Ä, càw, t{]Xw, càc£Êv Fs¶ms¡ hnfn¨p ]dªt{X.
t¢mk¬ _ÀKnÂ\n¶pÅ Xoh−nbnemWv At±lw ChnsS h¶Xv.
"ho«nte¡v Hcp Sn¡äv' F¶p ]dªpsIm−v tÌj\nte¡v At±lw
]mªpIbdpIbmbncp¶t{X. BÄ Hcp Cw¥ojpImc\msW¶p
a\Ênem¡n, Ahkm\s¯ tÌj\nte¡pÅ Sn¡ämWv tPm\X\p
\evInbXv.
sshäv_nbnse \ntbm]tZjvSm¡fmb _nÃnMvS¬ B³Uv k¬kv, e−
\nse ImÀ«À ]ntägvk³ I¼\n¡b¨ I¯v.
 
am\ysc,
Xoh−nhgn Ab¨ km[\§fpsS ckoXpw km[\§fndt¡− hoSnsâ
Xmt¡mepw CtXmsSm¸w sh¡p¶p. hoSnsâ ¹m\pap−v. "A' F¶v
ASbmfs¸Sp¯nb Øm\¯p km[\§Ä sh¡pI. C¶v 9.30 \v ]pds¸«
h−nbnemWv Ah Ab¨ncn¡p¶pXv. \msf sshIn«p 4.30 \v h−n AhnsS
F¯pw. Cu km[\§Ä F{Xbpw thKw AhnsS\n¶p \o¡w
sN¿Wsa¶v R§fpsS I£n B{Kln¡p¶p. ^okn\p Xmakw
D−mIcpsX¶p IcpXn 10 ]hsâ sN¡pw Abbv¡p¶p−v. t]mcmsX
hcnIbmsW¦n hnhcw Adnbn¨m _m¡n XpI DSs\
Abbv¡p¶XmWv. Cu XpI IqSpXemsW¦n _m¡n R§Ä¡b¨p
XcnI. F{Xbpw thKw Cu km[\§Ä AhnsS\n¶p amäWsa¶p
]dbpt¼mÄ asäm¶pw IcpXpIbnsöp R§Ä hnNmcn¡p¶p.
hnizkvXtbmsS,
kmaph F^v _nÃnMvS¬ B³Uv k¬kv.

I¯nsâ adp]Sn
am\ysc,
R§fpsS IqenbpsS _m¡n 1 ]h³ 19 jnÃnMv 1 s]³kv CXnt\msSm¸w
Abbv¡p¶p. \n§Ä I¯n Bhiys¸« {]Imcw FÃmw sNbvXn«p−v.
Xmt¡m lmfnÂXs¶ kq£n¨ncn¡p¶p.
\n§fpsS hnizkvX³,
ImÀ«À ]otägvk¬
Bdv

tUm. knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

BKÌv 19
sd³ ^oÂUnsâ kz`mh¯n s]s«¶p amäap−mbn. H¶ns\bpw
hIsh¡p¶nà F¶ `mhw. F¦nepw hyàamb Ft´m e£yw
AbmÄ¡pÅXmbn tXm¶n.
AÀ²cm{Xn Ignªp. Rms\mcÀ²t_m[mhØbnembncp¶p. t¢m¡v
c−Sn¡p¶Xp tI«p; H¸w Imh¡mcsâ ]cn{`an¨ i_vZhpw: "sd³
^oÂUv c£s¸«ncn¡p¶p.' ]¯p an\n«n\p ap¼v AbmÄ kpJambn
InS¶pd§p¶Xv ]cnNmcI³ I−XmWv. _lfw tI«v AbmÄ
HmSns¨¶t¸mÄ P\eneqsS sd³ ^oÂUv FSp¯p NmSntbmSp¶XmWp
I−Xv. ]cnNmcI³ XSnb\mbncp¶p. P\en¡qSn IS¡pIbnÃ. Rm³
sd³ ^oÂUnsâ ]ndsI P\ÂhgnXs¶ NmSn Hm«amcw`n¨p.
Aev]aIsebpÅ ]ÅnbpsS aXnen AbmÄ s]m¯n¸nSn¨p
\nev¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. Npäp]mSpw \S¡p¶sXm¶pw AbmÄ
{i²n¡p¶nsöp tXm¶n. sd³ ^oÂUv C§s\ ]dªp: "{]t`m! Rm³
A§bpsS ASna, CXm F¯nbncn¡p¶p. Rms\¶pw A§tbmSp
hnizkvX\mbncn¡pw. ASnbs\ ssIshSnbcptX {]t`m.'«
At¸mtg¡pw ]cnNmcI³ h¶v sd³^oÂUns\ ]nSn¨psI«n. AbmÄ
im´\mbn ]dªp: "Rm³ Ipg¸sam¶pap−m¡pIbnÃ. "AXv' hcp¶p−v.
ASpt¯¡Spt¯¡p hcp¶p−v.'

BKÌv 20
sd³^oÂUns\ N§ebv¡n«ncn¡pIbmWv. IqsS¡qsS AbmÄ
D·¯\mIp¶p, ]et¸mgpw AbmfpsS I®pIfn im´X
IfnbmSmdps−¦nepw. CSbv¡v AbmÄ ]dbp¶Xp tI«p: "F\n¡v F{X
thWsa¦nepw Im¯ncn¡m³ Ignbpw. Rm³ Im¯ncpt¶mfmw.'
]n¶osSmcn¡Â AbmÄ ]dªp: "]q¨bnsem¶pw F\n¡nt¸mÄ
XmÂ]cyanÃ. AXnepw henb Imcy§fmWv Fsâ Nn´bnÂ. Rm³
Im¯ncpt¶mfmw.' AbmÄ cm{Xnbn XmcXtay\ im´\mWv. F
´mWnXn\p ImcWw? Ft´m DÄt{]cW ImWWw. Hcp ]co£Ww
\S¯m³ Rm³ \nÝbn¨p. AdnªpsIm−pXs¶ c£s¸Sm³
Rm\bmÄs¡mchkcw \evInt\m¡n. ]t£, AbmÄ im´\mbn apdnbnÂ
IgnªpIqSnbtXbpÅq.
]t£, \mw {]Xo£n¡p¶ amXncnbmhWsa¶nÃtÃm, Imcy§fpsS
t]m¡v. sshIn«v ]cnNmcIs\ X«namän AbmÄ ]pdt¯¡p IpXn¨p.
R§Ä ]n´pSÀ¶p sN¶t¸mÄ ]gb ]ÅnhmXnen s]m¯n¸nSn¨p
Ibdn \nev¡pIXs¶bmbncp¶p AbmÄ. sNdnsbmcp KpkvXn¡p tijw
Abmsf R§Ä ho−pw _Ô\Ø\m¡n. Ft´m H¶n\p t\sc AbmÄ
{i²n¨p t\m¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. t\sc sXt¡m«v,
e£yadnbmhp¶Xpt]mse AXnthKw ]d¶pt]mIp¶ Hcp IShmXnens\
am{Xta R§Ä AhnsS I−pÅq. km[mcW IShmXnepIÄ h«¯netÃ
]d¡pI? CsX´mWn§s\? {ItaW Fsâ tcmKn IqSpXÂ IqSpXÂ im
´\mbn h¶p.

an\ eqkn¡b¨ I¯v

_pZms]Ìv
BKÌv 24
{]nbs¸« eqko,
hfsc _p²naps«m¶pw IqSmsX Rm\nhnsS F¯nt¨À¶p. tPm\Xsâ Hcp
\ng am{XamWv Rm\hnsS I−Xv. At±lw £oWn¨hi\mbncn¡p¶p.
B apJ¯p−mbncp¶ Kmw`ocyw t]mbnadªp. At±l¯n\v
AXn`b¦camb Hcp tjmt¡än«ps−¶mWv tUmIvSÀ ]dªXv. tPm\X³
DWÀ¶t¸mÄ Xsâ tIm«v Bhiys¸«p. AKX tIm«p sIm−ph¶p
sImSp¯p. At±lw Ubdn FSp¯p ssIbnÂsh¨p.
AXymImw£tbmSpIqSn Rm³ tPm\Xsâ apJ¯p t\m¡n. Fsâ
BImw£ I®pIfnÂ\n¶p hmbn¨dnªXpsIm−mIWw, Aev]t\cw
AhnsS\n¶pw amdnbncn¡m³ At±lsat¶mSv Bhiys¸«p. Rm³
P\ensâ kao]t¯¡p t]mbn. A[nIw sshImsX Fs¶ Xncn¨phnfn¨v
tPm\X³ ]dªp: "{]nbs¸« an\m, F\n¡v Xm§mhp¶Xns\¡mÄ
I\¯ Hcp tjmt¡än«p−v. Rm³ kz]v\w ImWpIbmbncpt¶m, AtXm
Ahsbms¡ hmkvXhambncpt¶m F¶v Ct¸mgpw XoÀ¨bnÃ. B IY
\ns¶ Adnbn¡p¶Xn F\n¡p aSnbnÃ. `mcym`À¯m¡·mÀ¡nSbnÂ
bmsXmcp clkyhpw D−mIm³ ]mSnÃ. \½psS hnhmlw ChnsSsh¨p
\S¯Wsa¶mWv Fsâ B{Klw. AXpsIm−v \n\¡v CjvSaps−¦nÂ
Cu Ubdn hmbn¡mw. ]t£, AsX¸än Ft¶msSmcn¡epw
kwkmcn¡cpXv. AsX\n¡p Xm§m³ Ignªp F¶p hcnIbnÃ.' C{Xbpw
]dªp £oWnX\mbn tPm\X³ ]pdtIm«p hoWp. Rm³ Ubdn
XebWbn sh¨n«p Ip\nªv At±l¯nsâ apJ¯p Npw_n¨p.
C¶pXs¶ R§fpsS hnhmlw \S¯Wsa¶v knÌÀ AKXtbmSp
Rm³ At]£n¨p. knÌÀ AXn\pth− Hcp¡§sfÃmw sNbvXpX¶p.
B ip`aplqÀ¯w A§s\ Ignªp. hnhml¯n\ptijw R§Ä
X\n¨mbt¸mÄ Rm³ At±l¯nsâ Ubdn FSp¯v `{Zambn s]mXnªp
sI«n koÂsh¨p. "\½psS ]ckv]chnizmk¯nsâ ASbmfambn Rm\nXv
koÂsh¨p kq£n¡pw.' Rm³ ]dªp.
 "Fsâ e£yw \ndthäm³ Ignbpsa¦n Rm\\p`hn¨ ZpcnX§Ä
Hcn¡Â¡qSn A\p`hn¡m³ X¿mdmWv.' AXmbncp¶p tPm\Xsâ adp]Sn.
kvt\lt¯msS
kz´w an\.

an\bpsS Akm¶n[yw eqknsb hÃmsX ZpxJn¸n¨ncp¶p. eqkn ho−pw

Zpxkz]v\§Ä ImWm³ XpS§n. ]peÀs¨ DWÀs¶gpt¶ev¡m\pÅ
iànt]mepw AhÄ¡p−mbncp¶nÃ. Dd§phm³ AhÄ `b¶p.
Dd¡¯n Zpxkz]v\§Ä ImWpsa¶mWv AhfpsS t]Sn.
AÀ²cm{XntbmSpIqSn Ieiemb Dd¡w ]nSnIqSpw. P\ecnIn Fs
´ms¡tbm am´pIbpw NndIn«Sn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ i_vZw AhÄ
tI«n«p−v. ]n¶oSv At_m[mhØbnte¡p hgpXn hogpw. ]peÀ¨bnÂ
XfÀ¨ A\p`hs¸SpIbpw sN¿pw.
eqknbpsS AkpJw kzm`mhnIambpw BÀXsdbmWv IqSpXÂ
ZpxJn¸n¨Xv. Cu AkzØXIfpsS ]qÀWcq]w a\Ênem¡¯¡
BtcmKyw eqknbpsS A½bv¡nÃmbncp¶p. am{XaÃ, AhcpsS a\Ên\v
hnjaap−m¡p¶ Imcyw Ahsc Adnbn¡m³ aäpÅhÀ
Hcp¡ambncp¶nÃ. AXn\m eqknbpsS A½bpsS {i²bn s]SmsX
eqknsb ]cntim[n¨pt\m¡Wsa¶v BÀXÀ, tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUn\p
I¯b¨p. kplr¯nsâ Bhiy{]Imcw skhmÀUv eqknsb hniZambn
]cntim[n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. {]tXyIn¨v AkpJ§sfm¶pw ImWm³
At±l¯n\p IgnªnÃ. ]t£, eqkn tcmKnWnbmsW¶p XoÀ¨.
AXn\m {]Kev`\mb tUmIvSÀ hm³ sl³kn§n\v, skhmÀUv
hnhc§Ä ImWn¨psIm−v hniZamb Is¯gpXn. X¯zNn´I\pw
a\ximkv{XÚ\pw B[p\nI imkv{X¯n ]WvUnX\pamWv s{]m^kÀ
hm³ slÂknMv. At±l¯nsâ NnInÕbn eqkn ]qÀW BtcmKyhXn
Bbn¯ocpsa¶mWv tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUnsâ hnizmkw.
Hcn¡Â s{]m^. hm³ slÂkn§nsâ apdnhmbnÂ\n¶v hnjw
hens¨Sp¯v s{]m^ksd acWh{à¯nÂ\n¶p c£n¡ms\mchkcw
knhmÀUn\p−mbn«p−v. skhmÀUnsâ I¯p In«nb DS³Xs¶ s{]m^.
hm³ slÂknMv kplr¯nsâ ASpt¯¡p Xncn¨p. hm³ slÂknMv
eqknsb kq£vaambn ]cntim[n¨p. At±l¯n\v Fs´ms¡tbm
kwibaps−¶p tXm¶p¶p. CsXmcp Poh·cW{]iv\amsW¶v At±lw
]dªp. ]t£, kwibw aämtcmSpw ]dªpanÃ. ]cntim[\bv¡ptijw
ho−pw hcmw F¶pÅ Dd¸nt·Â s{]m^. hm³ slÂknMv
XncnsIt¸mbn.
c−pZnhkw henb Ipg¸sam¶panÃmsX IS¶pt]mbn. ]t£ ASp¯
{]`mX¯n eqknbpsS AhØbn A]ISIcamb amäw I−p. hnhcw
ImWn¨psIm−v tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUv s{]m^. hm³ slÂsk§n\v
I¼nbSn¨p. I¼n In«nb DS³Xs¶ At±lw ]msª¯n.
hm³ slÂknMv knhmÀUnt\mSp tNmZn¨p: "\n§Ä AhfpsS ImapIs\
hnhcw Adnbnt¨m?'
"Hcp kqN\ am{Xw sImSp¯n«p−v. A§v h¶p I−tijw
Is¯gpXmsa¶p IcpXn.
"Xm¦Ä sNbvXXp \¶mbn. CXv At±lw AdnbmXncn¡pIbmWp \ÃXv.
]et¸mgpw ]e Imcy§fpw clkyambn sht¡−nhcmdp−tÃm. F\n¡v
Nne Dul§fp−v. AXv Xm¦tfmSp ]n¶oSp ]dbmw.'
"F´psIm−v Ct¸mÄ ]dªpIqSm? \ap¡v H¶n¨p Nn´n¡m\Xp
klmbn¡ntÃ?'
"F\n¡p Nne Dul§Ä am{Xta DÅq. AXp icnbmIWsa¶nÃ. Nne
[m\y§fpw Rm³ hnX¨ncn¡pIbmWv. AXv hfÀ¶ apf s]m«nhcp¶Xv
Rm³ Im¯ncn¡p¶p.'
tUm. knhmÀUv XpSÀ¶v tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¨nÃ. eqknbpsS
tcmKhnhc§Ä s{]m^ksd [cn¸n¨p. AhÀ c−pt]cpwIqSn eqknbpsS
kao]t¯¡p sN¶p. t{]Xs¯t¸mse hnfdn XfÀ¶p
InS¡pIbmbncp¶p eqkn.
s{]m^kÀ eqkn¡v Aev]w Dd¡acp¶p sImSp¯p. hfsc
hnjant¡−nh¶p Ahsf AXp IpSn¸n¡m³. A[nIw XmaknbmsX
eqkn KmV\n{Zbnte¡p hgpXnhoWp.
Cu kab¯pXs¶ BÀXÀ AhnsSsb¯nt¨À¶p. AbmfpsS apJ¯p
]cn{`aw Zriyambncp¶p: "Xm¦Ä IrXykab¯pXs¶ h¶tÃm. \¶mbn.
eqknbpsS icoc¯p\n¶p càsaÃmw hmÀ¶pt]mbncn¡p¶p. AhÄ¡v
Ipsd càw sImSp¯m am{Xta Poh³ \ne\ndp¯m³ IgnbpIbpÅp.
càZm\¯n\p X¿mdmbns¡mÅq.' s{]m^. hm³ slÂknMv ]dªp.
AXy[nIw kt´mjt¯mSpIqSn BÀXÀ AXns\mcp§n. s{]m^kÀ
càkw{Iaw \S¯p¶Xn\nSbn eqknbpsS IhnfpIfn AcpWnabpsS
emRvO\ I−p. BÀXÀ £oWn¨p h¶p. BÀXdpsS icoc¯nÂ\n¶pw
hfsctbsd càsaSps¯¦nepw eqknbpsS \nebn t\cnb sa¨s¸SÂ
am{Xta D−mbpÅp. AhÄ A{Xbv¡p £oWnXbmbncp¶p. càkw{Iaw
Ignªt¸mÄ s{]m^. hm³ slÂknMv, tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUns\Iq«n
BÀXsd Xmtg¡b¨p. "Aev]w ssh³ IpSn¨v Xm¦Ä hn{iant¨mfq.'
s{]m^kdpsS {i² ho−pw eqknbnembn. eqknbpsS Igp¯n I−
apdn¸mSpIÄ At±ls¯ sR«n¨Xmbn tXm¶n. AdnbmsX Hcp ko¡mc
i_vZw ]pd¯ph¶p. s{]m^kÀ, tUm. knhmÀUnt\mSp ]dªp: "Rm³
AXymhiyambn BwÌÀUmante¡p t]mIp¶p. F\n¡p th− Nne
]pkvXI§fpw acp¶pIfpw AhnsS D−v. AXpsIm−p hcWw. \n§Ä
Cu cm{Xn apgph³ Chsf {i²n¡Ww.'
 "Rms\mcp t\gvkns\ hnfn¨mtem?'
"th−, th−. \½ÄXs¶bmWv Gähpw \à t\gvkpamÀ. \n§fpsS
NmÀPnemWv C¶nhÄ. ChÄ¡p th−{X `£Ww sImSp¡Ww. cm{Xn
\n§Ä Dd§cpXv. Hcpt]mf I®paSbv¡cpXv. bmsXm¶pw Ahsf
ieys¸Sp¯msX t\m¡Ww. Rm³ hfsc thKw Xncns¨¯pw. F¶n«p
\ap¡mcw`n¡mw.'
"Bcw`n¡msat¶m?'
"AsX. Bcw`n¡mw. hniZambn Rm³ h¶n«p ]dbmw.'
cm{Xn apgph³ tUm. knhmÀUv eqkn¡v Imhencp¶p. kÔy¡mWv
AhÄ ab¡¯nÂ\n¶pWÀ¶Xv. AhfpsS BtcmKyw Ipsd
sa¨s¸«ncp¶p. \jvSs¸« ssNX\yw Xncns¨¯nbncn¡p¶p. ]cnNmcnI
h¶v InS¡ hncn¨n«p t]mbn. eqknbpsS I®pIfn Dd¡w
XfwsI«n¡nS¶ncps¶¦nepw AhÄ Dd§mXncn¡m³ _²s¸Sp¶Xmbn
tXm¶n.
"F´mWv eqko, Dd§t−?'
"CÃ. Dd§Wsa¶ Nn´t]mepw Fs¶ \Sp¡p¶p.'
"AsX´mWv?'
"F´msWs¶\n¡dnbnÃ. ]t£, Dd¡¯nemWp Rm³ Zpxkz]v\§Ä
ImWp¶Xv. F\n¡v Cu £oWsams¡ kw`hn¡p¶Xpw
Dd¡¯nÂXs¶bmWv.'
"F¶m C¶v eqkn kpJambn Dd§nt¡mfq. Rm³ ChnsS¯s¶
Ccn¡mw. Zpxkz]v\¯nsâ Fs´¦nepw kqN\ D−mbm Rm³
DS³Xs¶ hnfn¨pWÀ¯mw.'
"DtÆm? F\n¡p tUmIvSdn hnizmkap−v. F¦n Rm\n¶pd§mw.'
AhÄ ]Xps¡ ]pdtIm«p Nmcn¡nS¶p. \nanj§Ä¡Iw
Dd§nt¸mhpIbpw sNbvXp. A¶p cm{Xn apgph³ tUm. knhmÀUv
Xs¶bmWv eqkn¡p Imhencp¶Xv. Zpxkz]v\¯nsâ emRvO\t]mepw
AhÄ ImWn¨nÃ. Hcp iànbpw Ahsf Dd¡¯n D]{Zhn¨nÃ. Ime¯v
]cnNmcnI h¶t¸mÄ eqknsb AhfpsS NpaXebn hn«n«v knhmÀUv
ho«nte¡p t]mbn. Imhensâ AÛpX^es¯¸än s{]m^. hm³
slÂkn§n\v I¼n ASn¡phm³ At±lw ad¶nÃ.
ho«nse¯n Ipsd Ignªt¸mÄ s{]m^kdpsS I¼n skhmÀUn\p In«n.
knhmÀUv lnÃnMvlmante¡p t]mIm\mWv AXn \nÀtZin¨ncp¶Xv.
s{]m^kdpsS \nÀtZi{]Imcw tUm. knhmÀUv lnÃnMv lmanse¯n.
At±lw XfÀ¶hi\mbncp¶p. ]t£, kt´mjhXnbmb eqknsb
I−t¸mÄ tUmIvSdpsS £oWw ]d]d¶p. tUmIvSdpsS ssI ]nSn¨p
Ipep¡ns¡m−v eqkn ]dªp: "F\n¡p kpJambncn¡p¶p. C¶v
tUmIvSÀ Imhencnt¡−.'
 tUm. knhmÀUv `£Ww Ign¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ eqkn At±ls¯
t{]mÕmln¸n¨psIm−v AcnIn¯s¶ \n¶p. `£W¯n\ptijw
knhmÀUpw eqknbpw apIfnte¡p t]mbn. eqknbpsS apdntbmSptNÀ¶
sNdnb apdnbn InS¡phm³ eqkn knhmÀUns\ \nÀ_Ôn¨p. AhfpsS
BtcmKyw sa¨s¸«ncp¶p. knhmÀUv XfÀ¶pancp¶p. AXn\mÂ
eqknbpsS \nÀ_Ô{]Imcw knhmÀUv A¶p eqkn ]dª apdnbnemWp
InS¶Xv. tkm^bnte¡p NmªtXbpÅq; At±lw KmV\n{ZbnÂ
ebn¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

tUm. skhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

sk]vXw_À 4
sd³ ^oÂUv Ct¸mgpw R§sf BIÀjn¡p¶p−v. IqsS¡qsS AbmÄ¡v
lmenfIp¶p. Imh¡mÀ¡v iàn apgph³ {]tbmKnt¡−
kμÀ`ap−mImdp−v. sshIn«v A©paWn¡v AbmÄ km[mcWt]mse
s]cpamdn. Cu¨sb ]nSn¨pXn¶pIbpw AXnsâ IW¡v \JwsIm−v
Ipdn¨nSpIbpw sNbvXp. Fs¶ I−t¸mÄ AbmÄ ASpt¯t¡mSn h¶p:
"Fs¶ Fsâ ]gb apdnbnte¡p sIm−pt]mIq. Fsâ t\m«p_p¡p
Xncn¨pXcq.' AbmÄ At]£n¨p. AXp \ÃXmsW¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n.
Abmsf ]gb apdnbnÂXs¶bm¡n. AbmÄ ho−pw Cu¨sb
]nSn¡phm³ XpS§n. AXns\ `£n¡msX Hcp Iq«nÂ
kq£n¨psh¡pIbmWp sNbvXXv. CSbv¡v ZpxJnX\mbn sd³ ^oÂUv
]dªp: "FÃmw sXänt¸mbncn¡p¶p. At±lw Fs¶ X\n¨m¡nbn«p
t]mbn. C\nbpw Rm³ BZywapXÂXs¶ XpS§pItb \nhr¯nbpÅq.'
AbmÄ s]s«¶v Ft¶mSv Bhiys¸«p: "tUmIvSÀ F\n¡v Aev]w
]©kmcIqSn Xcptam?'
"F´n\v, ho−pw Cu¨Isf ]nSn¡mt\m?'
"AsX, Cu¨Isf ]nSn¡m³Xs¶. Cu¨IÄ¡v ]©kmc CjvSamWv.
F\n¡v Cu¨Isfbpw.'
Rm\bmÄ¡p Ipd¨p ]©kmc sImSp¯t¸mÄ AbmÄ Gsd kt
´mjhm\mbn¯oÀ¶p.
Cu tcmKnbpsS am\knI\ne F\n¡p a\Ênem¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ.
D¨bv¡pw kqcymkvXa\thfbnepamWv AbmÄ D·mZnbmIp¶Xv. AXn\p
kabhpambn Fs´¦nepw _Ôapt−m? AbmfpsS {]hr¯nIÄ
AXnibIcamWv; ap³Iq«n ImWm\mIm¯XmWv. hfsc XmÂ]cy]qÀhw
]nSn¨p kq£n¨ Cu¨Isf AbmÄ C¶p X«n Zqsc Ifªp. AXpI−v
Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "F´m, Cu¨Isf aXnbmtbm?'
"aXn, aXn. Ahsbs¡m−v F\n¡p bmsXmcp]tbmKhpw CÃ. XethZ\
]nSn¨Xpam{Xw an¨w.'
 B a\pjysâ a\Ênsâ ASn¯«nte¡v Cd§ns¨Ãm³ F\n¡p
Ignsª¦nÂ!
Ggv

t\cw ]peÀ¶p. s{]m^. hm³ slÂknMv ssI s\änbn sh¨t¸mÄ

am{XamWv tUm. knhmÀUv DWÀ¶Xv. s{]m^kÀ tNmZn¨p: "\½psS tcmKn
F§s\bncn¡p¶p?'
"AhÄ Fsâ ASp¯p\n¶p t]mbt¸mÄ Dt·jhXnbmbncp¶p.'«
"icn. hcq. \ap¡p t]mbn t\m¡mw.'
s{]m^. hm³ slÂkn§pw tUm. knhmÀUpwIqSn apIfnte¡p
Ibdnt¸mbn. eqknbpsS apdnbn Im Ip¯nb am{Xbn s{]m^kÀ Hcp
ko¡mci_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p. I«nen eqkn hnfdnshfp¯v
t{]Xs¯t¸mse InS¶ncp¶p. knhmÀUv BsI ]cn{`an¨phimbn.
{ItaW Bß\nb{´Ww hos−Sp¯v s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "thKw Ipd¨p
{_m−n sIm−phcq.'
tUm. knhmÀUv \nanj§Ä¡Iw {_m−nbpambn Xncns¨¯n.
s{]m^kÀ, eqknbpsS shfp¯ Np−pIÄ {_m−nsIm−p \\¨p.
AhfpsS ssI¸S§fpw ImepIfpw Xncp½n¨qSm¡phm³ {ian¨p. At±lw
ho−pw Hcp càkw{IaW¯n\p X¿mdmbn. C¡pdn tUm. knhmÀUnsâ
càamWv At±lw FSp¯Xv. hfsctbsd càw eqknbpsS kncIfnÂ
HgpIns¨s¶¦nepw BtcmKy\nebn henb sa¨w H¶pw D−mbnÃ. Cu
AhØbn eqkn DWÀ¶m AXv A]ISIcamtb¡pw. AXpsIm−v
AhfpsS At_m[mhØ Dd¡¯nte¡p hgpXn hog¯¡a«nÂ
s{]m^kÀ Hcp C³PIvj³ \evIn. ^ew \ncmimP\Iambncp¶nÃ. eqkn
{ItaW \n{Zbnte¡p hgpXn hoWp. càkw{Ia¯n\ptijw s{]m^kÀ
knhmÀUnt\mSp ]dªp: "CtX¸än Hc£chpw BtcmSpw ]dbcpXv.'
càkw{IawsIm−p XfÀ¶ knhmÀUv tkm^bn InS¶v Aev]t\cw
hn{ian¨p: s]s«¶pXs¶ Dd§nt¸mhpIbpw sNbvXp.
A¶p sshIn«v eqkn DWÀ¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS BtcmKyw Ipsdsbms¡
Xncn¨pIn«nbncp¶p. eqknsb knhmÀUnsâ NmÀPn Gev]n¨n«v
s{]m^kÀ \S¡m\nd§n.
eqknsb kt´mjn¸n¡m³ tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUv ]camh[n {ian¨p.
eqknbpw hmNmebmbn. s{]m^kÀ Xncns¨¯m³ sshInbnÃ. At±lw
knhmÀUnt\mSp ]dªp: "\n§Ä £oWn¨ncn¡pIbmWv. ho«nte¡p
t]mbn hn{ian¡q. Rm\n¶v ChnsS Imhencn¡mw.'
ASp¯ Znhkw sshIn«v Rm³ ho−pw lnÃnMvlmante¡pt]mbn.
s{]m^kdpw eqknbpw Dt·japÅhcmbncp¶p. A¶v s{]m^kÀ¡p
shÅpÅn¸q¡fpsS Hcp henb ]mgvk h¶p, hntZi¯p\n¶v. "eqko,
CXp \n\¡pth−nbmWv.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. s{]m^kÀ
Ifnbm¡pIbmsW¶mWv AhÄ hnNmcn¨Xv. AhÄ shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä
]cntim[n¨tijw Xmtgs¡dnªp. s{]m^kdpsS apJw Kuchw ]q−p:
"\o shdpsX Ifn¡cpXv. hyàamb Dt±iy§fnÃmsX Rms\m¶pw
sN¿pIbnÃ. CXp acp¶mWv. \nsâ Zpxkz]v\§fIäm³ X¡ Ignhv
CXn\p−v. CXn Ipd¨p Rm³ P\¸SnIfnenSpw. _m¡nsIm−v Hcp
ame D−m¡n \nsâ Igp¯n AWnbn¡pw.'
CXp tI«t¸mÄ eqknbpsS apJw hnhÀWambn. ]t£, s{]m^kÀ
Ahsf kam[m\n¸n¨p.
s{]m^kdpsS {]hr¯nIsfÃmw hnNn{Xambn tXm¶n. tUm. knhmÀUv
tNmZn¨ tNmZy§Äs¡m¶pw At±lw hyàamb adp]Sn ]dªnÃ.
At±lw th− {IaoIcW§sfÃmw sNbvXp. shÅpÅn¸q¡ÄsIm−pÅ
ame tISphcp¯mXncn¡Wsa¶p ]dªn«v knhmÀUpw s{]m^kdpw
ho«nte¡p t]mbn.
ASp¯ {]`mX¯n tUm. knhmÀUpw s{]m^. hm³ slÂkn§pw
lnÃnMvlmanse¯n. eqknbpsS A½bmWv Ahsc kzmKXw sNbvXXv.
AhÀ ]dªp: "eqkn¡v kpJap−v, AhÄ kpJambn Dd§p¶p.'
CXptI«t¸mÄ AXy[nIw kt´mjt¯msS tUmIvSÀ ]dªp: "kt
´mjw, AhfpsS AkpJw F´msW¶p Rm³ I−p]nSn¨psh¶mWp
tXm¶p¶Xv. Fsâ NnInÕ ^en¨pXpS§nbncn¡p¶p.'
A½ ]dªp: "A§v A{Xbv¡v A`nam\n¡pIsbm¶pw th−. AhfpsS
AkpJw t`ZamIm³ Rm³IqSn ImcW¡mcnbmWv.'
"AsX§s\?'
"AtXm? Rm\n¶se cm{Xn AhfpsS apdnbn sN¶pt\m¡n. AhÄ \Ã
Dd¡¯nembncp¶p. Rm³ sN¶sXm¶pw AhÄAdnªnÃ. B
apdnbnemsI HcpXcw \in¨ ]q¡fpsS ZpÀKÔw \ndªp\n¶ncp¶p.
AhÄ hoÀ¸pap«p¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. AhfpsS Igp¯nepw B
]q¡ÄsIms−mcp ame D−mbncp¶p. Rm\sXms¡ s]m«n¨p
]pd¯pIfªp. ip²hmbp In«m\mbn P\epIÄ aeÀs¡ Xpd¶n«p.
Ct¸mÄ AhÄ kpJambn Dd§pIbmbncn¡pw, XoÀ¨.'
CXp tI«t¸mÄ s{]m^kdpsS apJw sh®oÀt]mse hnfdn. eqknbpsS
A½ ]pdt¯¡p t]mb DS³ knhmÀUns\bpw hen¨psIm−v At±lw
eqknbpsS apdnbnte¡p IpXn¨p. t]mIp¶Xn\nSbn "ssZhta, ssZhta'
F¶v At±lw hne]n¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. s{]m^ksd C{Xtbsd
AkzØ\mbn I−nt«bnÃ.
s{]m^kÀ {]Xo£n¨ amXncn eqkn hnfdn shfp¯v t{]Xk½m\ambn
InS¶ncp¶p. Hcn¡ÂIqSn càkw{Ia]cn]mSnIÄ BhÀ¯n¨p.
C{]mhiyw s{]m^kÀXs¶bmWv AhÄ¡pth− càw \evInbXv.
knhmÀUns\, eqknbpsS NmÀtPev]n¨n«v Aev]t\cs¯ hn{ia¯n\mbn
s{]m^kÀ Xmtg¡pt]mbn. B shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä NnInÕbpsS Hcp
`mKamsW¶pw Xsâ k½Xw CÃmsX apdnbnÂ\n¶pw H¶pw amäcpsX¶pw
s{]m^kÀ eqknbpsS A½sb Adnbn¨p.
GXm−v Hcp aWn¡qÀ Ignªt¸mÄ DÃmkhXnbmbn eqkn
Dd¡apWÀ¶p. AhfpsS BtcmKyw {ItaW sa¨s¸«p h¶p.
\me©pZnhkw bmsXmcp _p²nap«panÃmsX IS¶pt]mbn. Zpxkz]v\§Ä
eqknsb kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw hnZqckvacWIfmbn amdn. ho−pw
ssNX\yh¯mb PohnX¯nte¡v AhÄ Xncn¨ph¶Xmbn tXm¶n.
s{]m^kdpsS km¶n[ywXs¶ AhÄ¡v BizmkZmbIamWv. Ct¸mÄ
cm{Xnbn s{]m^kÀ Ipsdt\cw Dd§p¶p−v. C¶v At±l¯n\v
BwÌÀUmante¡p t]mIWw. X\n¨pd§m³ Ct¸mÄ eqkn¡p `banÃ.
CXn\nSbn ]{X¯n h¶ Hcp dnt¸mÀ«v s]mXpP\{i² ]nSn¨p]än.
arKimebnÂ\n¶v s_Àkn F¶ sN¶mbv F§s\tbm ]pd¯p NmSn.
Hcp Znhkw _lfw tI«v arKimemta[mhn sN¶pt\m¡nbt¸mÄ ]pd¯p
NmSphm³ th−n AXv Ccp¼gnIÄ ISn¨phen¡pIbpw _lfw
sh¡pIbpw sN¿pIbmbncp¶p. \o−psaenª HcmÄ bmsXmcp
]cn{`ahpw CÃm¯a«n B ImgvN t\m¡n \n¶ncp¶p. AbmÄ Ipsd
sN¶mbv¡sf hfÀ¯p¶p−s{X. Hcp {]`phn\p tNcp¶ Kucht¯msS
AbmÄ \S¶pt]mhpIbpw sNbvXp.
A¶p cm{Xnbn sN¶mbv¡Ä FÃmw tNÀ¶v HmenbnSm³ XpS§n.
Akm[mcWamb Hcp Imcyambncp¶p AXv. arKimem[n]³ ]pd¯ph¶p
t\m¡n. Abmsf I−t¸mÄ sN¶mbv¡Ä im´cmbn.
AÀ[cm{XntbmSpIqSn ho−pw arKimem[n]³ Fgpt¶äp ]pd¯ph¶p.
s_ÀknbpsS IqSv HgnªpInS¡p¶p! Ccp¼gnIÄ apdnªpt]mbncp¶p.
BÀ¡pw AtX¸än hyàambn H¶pw ]dbm³ IgnªnÃ. Hcp Iqä³ \mbv
IpXncsb¡mfpw thK¯n hSt¡m«p ]mbp¶Xp NneÀ I−p. c−p
ZnhkwIqSn Ignªt¸mÄ s_Àkn kzbw Xncns¨¯pIbpw sNbvXp.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

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Rm³ Nne IW¡pIÄ Ip¯n¡pdn¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. sd³
^oÂUv Fsâ apdnbnte¡p ]mªph¶p. CXp ]XnhpÅXÃ.
Rm\ev]sam¶p ]cn{`an¨p. AbmfpsS ssIbn Hcp hm¡¯n
D−mbncp¶p. hm¡¯n hoin AbmÄ Fs¶ sh«n. F\n¡v
Hgnªpamdm³ IgnªnÃ. I¯n aWnIWvT¯n sIm−p kmam\yw \Ã
Hcp apdnhp−mbn. apdnhnÂ\n¶p tNmc hmÀs¶men¡m³ XpS§n. hfsc
{ias¸s«¦nepw Abmsf XÅn hogv¯ms\\n¡p Ignªp. ho−pw
Hcm{IaW¯n\v AbmÄ apXnÀ¶nÃ. Fsâ icoc¯nÂ\n¶p hfsctbsd
càw FSp¯pIgnªn«p−v. C\nbpw càw \jvSs¸Sm³ h¿m¯
HchØbnemWp Rm³.
 \ne¯phoWp InS¶ sd³ ^oÂUv Fsâ icoc¯n \ns¶mgpInhoW
càw Hcp ]«nsbt¸mse \¡n¡pSn¡p¶Xp I−t¸mÄ F\n¡p hnjaw
tXm¶n. s]s«¶pXs¶ ]cnNmcI³ HmSnh¶v Abmsf
]nSn¨psIm−pt]mbn. kuay\mbn¯ocm³ AbmÄ¡v A[nIt\cw
th−nh¶nÃ. "tNmc Poh\mWv, AXp \ÃXmWv' F¶n§s\ AbmÄ
]dbp¶p−mbncp¶p.
hfsc AXymhiyambn lnÃnMvlmanse¯nt¨cWsa¶v s{]m^. hm³
slÂkn§nsâ I¼n C¶p In«n. Hcp Znhkw Xmakn¨mWv I¼n
h¶ncn¡p¶Xv. Hcp Znhkw \jvSs¸«p. hfsc AXymhiyansænÂ
s{]m^kÀ I¼n ASn¡nÃ. IgnhXpw thKw
^nÃnMvlmanset¯−nbncn¡p¶p.

eqknbpsS Ubdn
sk]vXw_À 17 cm{Xn
Rm³ XfÀ¨sIm−p acn¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. C¶p cm{XnbnÂ
kw`hn¨ Imcy§sfms¡ FgpXnsh¡s«. FgpXphm\pÅ iànt]mepw
\in¨ncn¡p¶p. F§s\sb¦nepw C¡mcy§Ä FgpXnsht¨ Xocq.
aäpÅhsc¦nepw B]¯nÂ\n¶p c£s¸SpatÃm. s{]m^. hm³
slÂknMv \nÀtZin¨ coXnbn ]q¡sfÃmw icnbm¡nbn«pt−m F¶p
]cntim[n¨ tijw Rm³ Dd§m³ InS¶p. s]s«¶v Dd§nt¸mhpIbpw
sNbvXp. P\mebn IShmXnensâ NndISnsbm¨ tI«mWv Rm³
sR«nbpWÀ¶Xv. Ipsd Znhkambn Cu i_vZw Fs¶ AkzØbm¡p¶p.
B i_vZw {i²n¡msX Rm³ Dd§m³ {ian¨p. ]t£, Dd¡w ]nW§n
amdn\n¶tXbpÅq. ho−pw Dd¡`bw Fs¶ ]nSnIqSn. Rm³
Dd§mXncn¡m³ {ian¨p. ]pd¯v Fs´ms¡tbm i_vZw
tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. IXIp Xpd¶v "BcmWhnsS? F¶p Rm³ hnfn¨p
tNmZn¨p. ]t£, AhnsS Bcpw D−mbncp¶nÃ. AIse Hcp \mbpsS
tam§Â tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. ho−pw Rm³ InS¡bnte¡p t]m¶p.
Dd§mXncn¡phm\pÅ {iaw XpS§n. At¸mgmWv hmXn Xpd¶v
ASp¯ph¶Xv. A½ ]dªp: "F´m Iptª, \n\¡v
AkpJsam¶panÃtÃm. \ns¶¡pdnt¨mÀ¡pt¼mÄ F\ns¡mcp
kam[m\hpanÃ.' Ipd¨p t\cw A½ Fsâ IqsS InS¡msa¶p ]dªp.
Rm³ k½Xwaqfn. R§Ä c−pt]cpw sI«n¸nSn¨v Dd§m³ InS¶p.
Aev]kabw IgnªtXbpÅq, IShmXnensâ NndISnsbm¨ P\ecnInÂ
tI«p. A½ tNmZn¨p: "F´mWXv?' A½ BsI `bs¸«ncp¶p. lrZbw
iànbmbn anSn¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. F§s\tbm P\ÂNnÃpIÄ XIÀ¶p
\ne¯phoWp. AX½sb IqSpXÂ `bs¸Sp¯n. P\ente¡p
t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Hcp sN¶mbbpsS {Iqcamb apJhpw Nph¶ I®pIfpw
R§fpsS ZrjvSnbn s]«p. A¡mgvN Fs¶bpw `bs¸Sp¯n. A½bv¡v
`bwsIm−v H¶pw kwkmcn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. hnNn{Xamb Hcp i_vZw
AhcpsS sXm−bn Ipcp§n\n¶p. sN¶msb Nq−n¡mWn¨psIm−v
H¶pw sN¿m\mhmsX ]cn{`an¨v Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p, A½. s]s«¶hÀ
Fsâ tZlt¯¡p adnªphoWp. A½bpsS Xe Fsâ s\änbnÂ
h¶nSn¨p. apdn BsI h«w Id§p¶Xmbn F\n¡p tXm¶n.
]cn{`a¯n\nSbn ssIbn In«nbsXms¡ A½ hen¨p s]m«n¨p. Rm³
Ft¸mgpw [cn¡Wsa¶v tUm. hm³ slÂknMv \nÀtZin¨
shÅpÅn¸qamebpw A¡q«¯n s]m«ns¨dnªp. P\enÂ\n¶v
sN¶mbbpsS Xe ]n³henbp¶Xv Rm³ I−p. XmaknbmsX
aªp]mfnIÄ s]m«nb P\ÂNnÃneqsS apdnbnte¡p Ibdm³ XpS§n.
{ItaW Ah Npän¨pän Hcp a\pjycq]w ssIs¡mÅp¶Xmbn tXm¶n.
Rm³ Fgpt¶äp amdphm³ {ian¨p. ]t£, A½bpsS icocw Fsâ
tZl¯p InS¡pIbmbncp¶tÃm. B `mcwsIm−v F\n¡v A\§m³
IgnªnÃ. ]n¶oSv Fs´ms¡bmWv \S¶sX¶v HmÀ¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ.
t_m[w Xncn¨p In«nbt¸mÄ apdn¡p ]pd¯p ]mZNe\§Ä
tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. AXv B the¡mcnIfptSXmsW¶v F\n¡p
a\Ênembn. Rm\hsc hnfn¨p. Fsâ _lfw tI«v Hcp]t£, AhÀ
`b¶pt]mbncn¡mw. F´mbmepw IXIp XÅn¯pd¶v AhÀ apdnbnÂ
{]thin¨p. apdnbnse ImgvN Ahsc sR«n¨pIfªp. AhÀ
AeapdbnSm³ XpS§n. A½bpsS icocw AhÀ Xm§n¸nSn¨v I«nenÂ
InS¯n. Rm³ Fgpt¶äp amdnbncp¶p. Rm³ hÃmsX £oWn¨ncp¶p.
Hmtcm ¥mkv hoªp IpSn¨phcm³ Rm\hsc Xmtg¡b¨p. F´p
sN¿Wsa¶v F\ns¡mcp cq]hpw In«nbnÃ. A½bpsS XWp¯p achn¨
PU¯n¶cnIn Rm³ Ipsd t\cw Ccp¶p. Xmtg¡pt]mb
the¡mcnIsf Bscbpw I−nÃ. Ahsc At\zjn¨v Rm³ Xmtg¡p
t]mbn. ab¡pacp¶p Ign¨mse¶ amXncn iànbmbn izmtkmÑzmkw
Ign¨psIm−v AhÀ AhnsS aeÀ¶pInS¸p−mbncp¶p. A½bv¡pth−n
hm§nsh¨ncp¶ Dd¡acp¶v AhÀ Ign¨ncp¶p. ho−pw Rm³
apdnbnte¡p t]m¶p. Hcp cm{Xn apgph³ A]IS¯nsâ \Sphn Hcp
ihicoc¯n¶cnIn Häbv¡ncn¡pIþþAXn`oIcambncp¶p B AhØ.
AIse Hcp \mbbpsS tam§Â tIÄ¡p¶p. AXm... AXm... ho−pw
aªpIWnIIÄ apdnbnte¡p {]thin¡p¶p! Ah Npän¯ncnbp¶p.
hyàamb cq]w ssIs¡mÅp¶p. Hm, ssZhta! Hcp]t£, CsXsâ
Ahkm\ cm{Xnbmbncn¡mw. CsXms¡sbgpXn Rms\sâ amdnS¯nÂ
kq£n¡s«. Rm³ Xfcp¶p. H¶pw sN¿m³ Ignbp¶Ã. CsXsâ A
´ycm{XnbmsW¦n Fsâ {]nbs¸« BÀXÀ, Rm\§tbmSp hnS
tNmZn¡p¶p.

tUm. knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

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lnÃnMvlmanse¯nbt¸mÄ 12 aWn. hmXnen ap«nsb¦nepw bmsXmcp
adp]Snbpw tI«nÃ. F\n¡v the¡mcnItfmSv Ieiemb tZjyw tXm¶n.
Ipsdt\cw Rm³ hmXnen CSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. {ItaW tZjyw `bambn
amdn. R§sf hebw sNbvXpsIm−ncn¡p¶ A]IS¯nsâ asämcp
I®nIqSn BtWm CsX¶p Rm³ kwibn¨p. hoSn\I¯pIS¡m³
bmsXmcp amÀKhpw I−nÃ. Rm³ ho−pw ap³hit¯¡p h¶p.
tUm. hm³ slÂknMv XnSp¡¯n Hcp IpXnch−nbnÂ
h¶nd§p¶Xp I−p. At±l¯nsâ I¼n Hcp Znhkw Xmakn¨mWp
In«nbsX¶pw Rm³ F¯nbnt«bpÅqsh¶pw s{]m^ktdmSp ]dªp.
ho«n Bf\¡apÅ e£Wsam¶pw ImWp¶nsöpw Rm³ At±ls¯
Adnbn¨p.
"\½Ä sshInt¸msb¶mWp tXm¶p¶Xv. F§s\sb¦nepw
AI¯pIS¡m³ {ian¡mw. Ct¸mÄ kabw hfsc hnes¸«XmWv.'
s{]m^kÀ ]dªp.
s{]m^kdpsS \nÀtZi{]Imcw Aev]w _p²nap«nbmsW¦nepw P\ensâ
hnPmKncnIÄ Cf¡n P\eneqsS R§Ä DÅn {]thin¨p. the¡mcpsS
apdnIfn Bcpap−mbncp¶nÃ. R§Ä AXp {i²n¡m³ t]mbnÃ.
eqknbpsS apdnbnte¡p Xnc¡n«p \S¶p. \mep the¡mcnIfpw izmkw
Ign¡phm³ hnjan¨psIm−p InS¡p¶Xp R§Ä I−p. ]cnNmcnIamsc
{i²n¡msX R§Ä eqknbpsS apdnbnte¡p IpXn¨p. I«nen Ne\aä
c−p icocw InS¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. eqknbpsS apJw hnfdnshfp¯ncp¶p.
AhfpsS Igp¯nse apdn¸mSpIÄ IqSpXÂ hyàambn; `bm\Iambn
ImWs¸«p. s{]m^kÀ Ip\nªp eqknbpsS lrZbanSn¸p ]cntim[n¨p:
"Ct¸mgpw sshInbn«nsömWp tXm¶p¶Xv. Aev]w {_m−n
sIm−phcq.' kabw \jvSs¸Sp¯msX Rm³ Xmtg¡p t]mbn,
{_m−nbpambn XncnsI h¶p.
eqknbpsS Np−nepw Igp¯nse apdnhnepw ssI¸S§fnepw
aWnI−¯nepsams¡ {_m−n ]pc«n, s{]m^kÀ B icocw NqSp
]nSn¸n¡phm³ {ian¨p.
hfsc BßmÀ°XtbmSpIqSn s{]m^kÀ tPmen XpSÀ¶p. B
kab¯mWv BÀXdpsS I¯pambn Btcm ]pd¯p h¶ncn¡p¶p F¶
hnhcw AdnªXv. "Aev]w £an¡m³ ]dbq. Ipd¨p Ignªp ImWmw.'
s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. At±lw {i² apgph³ tPmenbn tI{μoIcn¨p.
hfsc t\cs¯ ITn\{ia¯nsâ ^eambn eqknbpsS lrZbanSn¸v
sÌXkvtIm¸neqsS hfsc ]Xps¡ tIÄ¡m³ Ignªp. AXoh
ZpÀ_eambncp¶p AXv. "\mw Xev¡mew Pbn¨p. ]t£, C\nbpw F´v
F¶v BtemNnt¡−nbncn¡p¶p.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp.
 sXm«Sp¯ apdnbn InS¡ hncn¨v eqknsb At§m«p amän. Hcp
]cnNmcnIsb hnfn¨v s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "R§Ä Xncn¨p hcp¶Xphsc
ChfpsS tZl¯p\n¶p Is®Sp¡msX t\m¡ns¡mÅWw. hfsc {]
[m\amWv.'
s{]m^ksd Ft´m Ae«p¶ps−s¶\n¡p tXm¶n. Rm³ tNmZn¨p:
"F´mWp s{]m^kÀ, A§v F´mWp Nn´n¡p¶Xv?'
"AtXm? DS³Xs¶ eqkn¡p Ipsd càw sImSpt¡−nbncn¡p¶p. H«pw
Xmakn¡m³ h¿. càw sImSp¯nsæn AhÄ Hcp aWn¡qdne[nIw
Pohn¨ncn¡nÃ. Cu the¡mcnIÄ càw Xcm³ X¿mdmIpw. ]t£,
F\n¡m cà¯n hnizmkanÃ.'
"Fsâ cà¯ns\´mWp XIcmdv?'
tNmZyw tI«p s{]m^kÀ Xncnªpt\m¡n. AXv Izn³kn Bbncp¶p.
Fsâ {]nbs¸« Hcp kplr¯v. BÀXdpsS \nÀtZi{]ImcamWv At±lw
AhnsS F¯nbncn¡p¶Xv. kwKXnIfpsS InS¸v s{]m^kÀ Izn³knsb
]dªp a\Ênem¡n. At±lw kkt´mjw càZm\¯n\p X¿mdmbn.
Izn³knbpsS icoc¯nÂ\n¶p [mcmfw càw HgpIn eqknbpsS
kncIfn {]thins¨¦nepw Ahfn Bimhlamb ]ptcmKXn I−nÃ.
càZm\¯n\p tijw Izn³knsbbpwIq«n Rm³ Xmtgm«p t]mbn.
`£W¯nsâ Imcyhpw aäpw GÀ¸mSp sNbvXp. ho−pw Rm³ eqknbpsS
apdnbnte¡p aS§n. Hcp ISemkv ssIbn ]nSn¨psIm−v s{]m^kÀ Nn
´maá\mbn Ccn¡p¶XmWp I−Xv. B ISemkv hm§n Rm³
hmbn¨pt\m¡n. IqSpXÂ hniZoIcWw Xcm³ At±lw aSn¡p¶Xmbn
tXm¶n.
eqknbpsS amXmhnsâ acWs¯ kw_Ôn¨ Imcy§Ä
icnbm¡phm\mbn Rm³ cPnkv{SmdpsS kao]t¯¡p t]mbn.
cPnkvt{Sjsâ GÀ¸mSpIÄ ]qÀ¯nbm¡n Xncn¨psN¶t¸mÄ Izn³kn
Fs¶ Im¯ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. eqknbpsS Imcy¯n At±l¯n\p
hfsctbsd DXvIWvT DÅXmbn tXm¶n. F\n¡dnbmhp¶ Imcy§sfÃmw
Rm³ Izn³knsb Adnbn¨p. Izn³kn ssI \o«ns¡m−p ]dªp:
"kplrt¯, Rm³ Hcn¡Â eqknsb t{]an¨ncp¶p F¶Xp icnbmWv.
]t£, AXp Ignª ImcyamWv. F¦nepw AhfpsS Imcy¯n F\n¡v
AXnbmb BImw£bp−v. \n§Ä AhÄ¡pth−n C{Xtbsd
IjvSs¸Sp¶p F¶ ImcytamÀ¡pt¼mÄF\n¡v AXnbmb hnjaw
tXm¶p¶p. C\nbpw \n§fnsemcmfmbn Fs¶bpw IW¡m¡pI.'
eqkn kÔybv¡mWv Dd¡apWÀ¶Xv. amdnS¯n X¸nt\m¡pIbmWv
BZyambn AhÄ sNbvX IrXyw. eqknsb ]cn{`an¸n¡mXncn¡phm\mbn
s{]m^kÀ AhsfgpXnb ISemkv ]qÀhØm\¯p Xs¶
XncnsIsh¨ncp¶p.
 HmÀa Xncn¨p In«nbt¸mÄ A½bpsS Imcyw AhÄ s]s«¶v HmÀ¯p.
AhÄ t\cnb i_vZ¯n Icbphm³ XpS§n. Aev]kabw Ignªv
AhÄ ho−pw ab§n. Dd¡¯n Xsâ amdnS¯n kq£n¨ncp¶
ISemskSp¯v AhÄ IjWw IjWambn Iodphm³ XpS§n. apgph³
Iodp¶Xn\p ap¼v s{]m^kÀ B ISemkv ssIhis¸Sp¯n.
IYsbm¶padnbmsX AhÄ ho−pw ho−pw B ISemkv Iodp¶ amXncn
ImWn¨psIm−ncp¶p. HSphn ssI DbÀ¯n AXp Imän ]d¯pIbpw
sNbvXp.

sk]vXw_À 19
eqkn¡p Xosc kpJanÃ. AhÄ acWt¯mSSp¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p.
AhfpsS ]ÃpIÄ¡p IqSpX \ofw sh¨ncn¡p¶p. Dd¡¯n AhÄ
icnbmbn izmtkmÑzmkw Ign¡p¶p−v. ]t£, DWcpt¼mÄ AXÃ
AhØ. AhfpsS I®pIfnse arZpeX \jvSs¸Sp¶p. AhÄ Dd¡¯nÂ
IqsS¡qsS sR«nbpWcp¶p−v. D¨Ignªv AhÄ BÀXsd At\zjn¨p.
BÀXÀ¡p R§Ä I¼nbSn¨n«p−v.
BdpaWntbmSpIqSnbmWv BÀXÀ F¯nt¨À¶Xv. BÀXdpsS hchv
Ahfn Ipd¨p amäwhcp¯nbXmbn tXm¶n. At±lt¯mSv
kwkmcn¡phm³ AhÄ¡v iànapgph³ kw`cnt¡−n h¶p.

an\ eqkn¡b¨ I¯v

sk]vXw_À 17
{]nbs¸« eqko,
\n\¡p Is¯gpXnbn«p hfsc \mfpIfmbn. \nsâ hnhcw Adnªn«p
bpK§Ä Ignªncn¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶p¶p. ]t£, Fsâ ]cnXxØnXn F
´mbncp¶p F¶dnªm \o Ft¶mSp £an¡psa¶v F\n¡pd¸mWv.
F\n¡p tPm\Xs\ Xncn¨pIn«n. R§Ä t\sc tlm¡n³knsâ
ho«nte¡mWp t]mbXv. R§sf kzoIcn¡phm³ At±l¯n\p hfsc
kt´mjambncp¶p. At±lw ]dªp: "\n§sf Rm³ hfsctbsd
kvt\ln¡p¶p. \n§sf¡pdn¨v HmÀ¡pt¼mÄ F\n¡p hfsc A`nam\w
tXm¶p¶p−v. \n§fpsS `mhn sFizcyk¼qÀWamIWw F¶mWv Fsâ
B{Klw. \n§Ä Fsâ IqsS Xmakn¡pIbmsW¦n Rm³ Gähpw kt
´mjhm\mbncn¡pw. F\n¡p Ip«nItfm _Ôp¡tfm CÃ. Fsâ Hky¯v
A\pkcn¨v Fsâ kz¯p¡fpsS apgph³ AhImin \n§fmWv.'
tlm¡n³kpw tPm\X\pw ]ckv]cw ad¶mtÇjn¨p. hm¡pIÄ¡pth−n
AhÀ ]cXp¶Xmbn tXm¶n. A§s\ ]gbsX¦nepw at\mlcamb Cu
ho«n R§Ä ]mÀ¸p XpS§nbncn¡pIbmWv.
tPm\X³ AkpJ¯nsâ ]nSnbnÂ\n¶p ]qÀWambn tamNnX\mbn«nÃ.
At±lw Ct¸mgpw Dd¡¯n sR«nhndbv¡mdp−v. F¦nepw {ItaW
At±l¯nsâ BtcmKyw Xncn¨p In«psa¶pw At±l¯nsâ a\Ên\p im
´n e`n¡psa¶pw Rm³ IcpXp¶p. F\n¡nhnsS hfsctbsd
tPmen¯nc¡p−v.
Fsâ {]nbs¸« Iq«pImco, C\nbpw \nsâ hntijw tIÄ¡s«. \nsâ
A½bpsS kpJt¡Sv F§s\bp−v? \nsâ IeymWw F¶mWv? BcmWp
ImÀanI³? FÃm hnhc§fpw \o FgpXnbdnbn¡Ww. Fsâbpw
tPm\Xsâbpw kvt\lmiwkItfmsS.
kz´w
an\.
F«v

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUn\v AknÌâv kaÀ¸n¨ dnt¸mÀ«v

sk]vXw_À 20
kÀ,
Xm¦Ä Bhiys¸« dnt¸mÀ«v CtXmsSm¶n¨p kaÀ¸n¡p¶p. {][m\ambpw
sd³^oÂUns\¡pdn¨mWp ]dbm\pÅXv. AbmÄ¡p ho−pw
lmenf¡ap−mbn. C¶se sshIn«v sXm«Sp¯pÅ Hgnª ho«nte¡v Hcp
h−n h¶p. AhÀ \½psS ]Sn¡Â h¶v At§m«pÅ hgn tNmZn¨p.
AhcnsemcmÄ sd³^oÂUnsâ apdn¡p ap¶neqsSbmWp Xncn¨pt]mbXv.
sd³^oÂUv Abmsf AXnITn\ambn iImcn¨p: "Fsâ FÃmw \o
A]lcn¨p. \ns¶ Rm³ sImÃpw' F¶v sd³^oÂUv
]dªpsIm−ncp¶p. BZyw Aev]w ipWvTn FSps¯¦nepw HSphnÂ
sd³^oÂUv ]dªsXm¶pw Imcyam¡p¶nsöv AbmÄ ]dªp. hgn
ImWn¨psImSp¯t¸mÄ AhÀ t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp.
Cu lmenf¡¯nsâ ImcWw I−p]nSn¡Wsa¶v Rm\m{Kln¨p.
Aev]w Ignªv Rm³ AtX¸än AbmtfmSp kwkmcn¨p. ]t£,
A§s\sbmcp kw`hap−mb bmsXmcp e£Whpw Abmfn I−nÃ.
AbmÄ FÃmw ad¶pt]mbXpt]mse tXm¶n. Hcp]t£,
A`n\bn¡pIbmhmw. Aev]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ apt¼ t]mb h−n
aS§n h¶p. P\¡¼n hf¨v P\eneqsS ]pd¯pNmSn sd³^oÂUv B
h−nbpsS ]pdsI IpXn¡p¶XmWp Rm³ I−Xv. ]cnNmcIscbpwIq«n
Rm³ AbmfpsS ]pdsI t]mbn. B h−nbn Nne
XSns¸«nIfmWp−mbncp¶Xv. h−nbnepÅhÀ ITn\m²zm\w sNbvX
amXncn hnbÀ¸n Ipfn¨ncp¶p. F\n¡v Fs´¦nepw sN¿m³
Ignbp¶Xn\p ap¼v sd³^oÂUv AXnsemcp h−n¡mcs\ XÅn
Xmsgbn«v AbmfpsS Xe ]nSn¨p \ne¯v CSn¡m³ XpS§n. CXp I−v
h−nbnep−mbncp¶ asämcmÄ NmSnbnd§n Nm«bpsS ISsIm−v
sd³^oÂUnsâ Xebn BªSn¨p. ]t£, AsXm¶pw sd³^oÂUn\v
GinbXmbn I−nÃ. AbmÄ c−mas¯ h−n¡mcs\bpw Fs¶bpw
Xdbn hoWp InS¶bmsfbpw Iq«n¸nSn¨p IpSbphm³ XpS§n. R§sf
aq¶pt]scbpw FXnÀ¯p tXmev]n¡m\pÅ iàn
sd³^oÂUn\p−mbncp¶p. ]cnNmcI·mcpsS {ia^eambn Aev]w
_p²nap«nsb¦nepw Abmsf IogS¡n ]nSn¨psI«phm³ R§Ä¡p
Ignªp. AbmÄ hnfn¨p ]dbphm³ XpS§n: "Fs¶ AhÀ NqjWw
sN¿p¶p. Fs¶ C©n©mbn sImÃm³ Rm³ A\phZn¡pIbnÃ.
AXn\pap¼v Rm\hsc sImÃpw. Fsâ {]`phn\pth−n, Fsâ
bPam\\pth−n Rm³ s]mcpXpw.'«
Ct¸mÄ AbmÄ im´\mWv. Hcp the¡mcsâ Hcp hncÂ
apdnªpt]mbn. aäv A\njvSkw`h§sfm¶pw D−mbnÃ. B h−n¡mÀ
tIkpsImSp¡psa¶p ]dªv _lfwhs¨¦nepw, Hmtcm ¥mkv ssh³
IpSn¸n¨v Hmtcm ]h³ AhcpsS ssIbn h¨psImSp¯t¸mÄ AhÀ¡p
kt´mjambn.
lmcnkv B³Uv k¬kv \S¯p¶ aqhnMv B³Uv jn¸nMv
I¼\nbnemWv AhÀ tPmen sN¿p¶sX¶v Rm³ a\Ênem¡n. aäp
]db¯¡ hntijw H¶panÃ. Fs´¦nepw Ds−¦n Rm³ Xm¦sf
Adnbn¡mw. ASnb´ncamb hà kwKXnIfpw Ds−¦nÂ
I¼nbSn¡pIbpw sN¿mw.
Xm¦fpsS hnizkvX³
]m{SnIv

eqkn¡v an\bpsS I¯v

(Cu I¯v eqkn Xpd¶n«nÃ)
sk]vXw_À 18
{]nbs¸« eqko,
hfsc ZpxJIcamb Hcp hmÀ¯bmWv F\n¡p \ns¶ Adnbn¡m\pÅXv.
R§Ä At§bäw kvt\ln¡pIbpw _lpam\n¡pIbpw sNbvX
tlm¡n³kv s]s«¶p acn¨pt]mbn. ISp¯ HcmLmXtaäp XfÀ¶ncn¡p¶
tPm\Xs\ CXv F§s\ _m[n¨n«ps−¶v \n\¡p ]dbmsXXs¶
Duln¡matÃm. R§Ä¡v AÑ\pw A½bpw bPam\\pw FÃmambncp¶p
tlm¡n³kv. At±l¯nsâ acWt¯mSpIqSn IW¡ä kz¯v R§fpsS
A[o\Xbn h¶ptNÀ¶n«p−v. tlm¡n³knsâ a[pckz`mhs¯¡pdn¨v
HmÀ¡pt¼mÄ R§Ä ZpxJwsIm−v AhicmIp¶p. \nsâ
AkpJ¯n\nSbn C¯cw Imcy§Ä FgpXn \ns¶
thZ\n¸n¡Wsa¶pw IcpXnbXÃ. tlm¡n³kn\v ASp¯ _Ôp¡fmcpw
D−mbncp¶nÃ. AXn\m tPm\X³ Xs¶ th−nhcpw IÀa§sfms¡
sN¿m³. AXn\pth−n aä¶mÄ R§Ä At§m«phcp¶p−v. kabw
CsænÂIqSn Fsâ {]nbs¸« Iq«pImcnsb ImWphm³
Rms\¯mXncn¡nÃ.
\nsâ kz´w
an\.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

sk]vXw_À 20
Rm\msI \ncmi\mbncn¡p¶p. \ncmisIm−v Fsâ lrZbw
XIÀ¶ncn¡pIbmWv. acWw ssP{Xbm{X \S¯pIbmsW¶p tXm¶n.
eqknbpsS A½ acn¨p. BÀXdpsS Aѳ acn¨p. Ct¸mÄ...
IrXykab¯pXs¶ s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§ns\ hn{ian¡phm\mbn
]dªb¨v Rm³ eqknbpsS NmÀPv GsäSp¯p. hfsc \nÀ_Ôn¨v
s{]m^kÀ BÀXsdbpw Iq«ns¡m−p t]mbn. hnfdn shfp¯v
XebWbn Ncnªp InS¡pIbmbncp¶p eqkn. s{]m^kÀ apdnbnemsI
shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä hnXdnbn«p−v. P\¸mfnIÄ¡nSbnÂIqSnbpw
shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä XncpIn sh¨ncn¡p¶p. shÅpÅn¸q¡ÄsIm−pÅ ame
Ahsf AWnbn¨n«p−v.
eqknbpsS apJw hnIrXambncn¡p¶p. AhfpsS ]ÃpIÄ¡v \ofw
sh¨ncn¡p¶p; {]tXyIn¨v \mbv¸ÃpIÄ¡v. P\en\Sp¯v Ft´m Nne
i_vZ§Ä tI«p Rm³ At§m«p sN¶pt\m¡n. Hcp IShmXn AhnsS
]d¶p \S¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. AXp ]e {]mhiyw ]d¶ph¶v P\enÂ
iànbmbn ap«n. CtX kab¯pXs¶ eqkn AkzØX {]ISn¸n¡phm³
XpS§n. Rm³ Xncn¨v eqknbpsS kao]s¯¯nbt¸mÄ Igp¯n InS¶
shÅpÅn¸qame eqkn s]m«ns¨dnªXmbn I−p. Rm³ Ahsb
bYmØm\w ]nSn¨p h¨p. Aev]kabw Ignªv eqkn DWÀ¶p.
Rm\hÄ¡p `£Ww sImSp¯p. AhÄ Aev]w `£Ww Ign¨Xmbn
hcp¯n. PohnX¯nte¡p Xncn¨phcm\pÅ t_m[]qÀhamb kacw AhÄ
Dt]£n¨Xmbn tXm¶n. A{Xbv¡p £oWnXbmbncp¶p eqkn. AhÄ
DWÀ¶t¸mÄ shÅpÅn¸qame icoct¯mSp tNÀ¯v AaÀ¯p¶Xv Rm³
{i²n¨p. Dd¡¯n AhÄ B ame s]m«n¨p Ifbp¶p. t_m[w
In«pt¼mÄ AXoh {i²tbmsS icoc¯p tNÀ¯psh¡p¶p. CXp ]e
{]mhiyw Rm³ I−p.
Aev]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ BÀXsd hn{ian¡phm³ hn«n«v s{]m^kÀ
eqknbpsS kao]t¯¡p h¶p. eqknsb At±lw {i²n¨p t\m¡n.
s]s«¶v At±l¯nsâ apJ`mhw amdn. "B P\epIÄ Xpd¡q, shfn¨w
thWw.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. ]n¶oSv At±lw eqknsb hniZambn
]cntim[n¨p. Igp¯nÂ\n¶v shÅpÅn¸qame FSp¯p amän. Igp¯nÂ
sI«nbncp¶ kn¡p ssItekv At±lw Agn¨pt\m¡n. BÝcywsIm−v
Hcp ko¡mci_vZw At±lw ]pds¸Sphn¨p. AÛpXhpw ]cn{`ahpw B
i_vZ¯n \ndªp\n¶ncp¶p. Aev]t\cwIqSn eqknsb
t\m¡n\n¶tijw s{]m^kÀ Ft¶mSp ]dªp: "AhÄ acn¡pIbmWv.
Dd¡¯nemtWm DWcpt¼mgmtWm acn¡p¶sX¶ Imcyw hfsc {]
[m\amWv. F´mbmepw t]mbn BÀXsd Iq«ns¡m−p ht¶mfq.'
Rm³ Xmtg¡p sN¶p. BÀXsd DWÀ¯n hfsc ab¯n hnhcw
Adnbn¨p. AXptI«t¸mÄ apJw ssI¯ewsIm−p s]m¯n At±lw
tX§n¡cbphm³ XpS§n. ]n¶oSv Aev]t\cw {]mÀ°n¨p. F¶n«v
Ft¶msSm¸w eqknbpsS ASpt¯¡p h¶p. eqkn I®pIÄ Xpd¶t¸mÄ
BÀXsdbmWp I−Xv.
"Hm, Fsâ tZhm, A§p ht¶m? F\n¡v F{Xam{Xw kt
´mjamsbt¶m?'
CXptI«t¸mÄ eqknsb Npw_n¡phm³ BÀXÀ incÊp
Ip\n¡pIbmbncp¶p. BÀXsd s{]m^kÀ ]ndtIm«p ]nSn¨pamän. At±lw
]dªp: "]mSnÃ. kabambnÃ. Ct¸mÄ AhfpsS ssI ]nSnt¨mfq.
AXhsf Bizkn¸nt¨¡pw.'
s]s«¶v eqknbpsS kuμcyw hÀ²n¨Xmbn tXm¶n. Hcp amemJbpsS
kuμcyw! BÀXÀ AhfpsS ssI ]nSn¨psIm−v AcnIn Ccp¶p.
{ItaW eqkn Dd¡¯nte¡p hgpXn hogpIbmbn. ho−pw Ignª
cm{Xnbn I−Xpt]mse AhÄ¡p izmtkmÑzmkw hnjaIcamb
{]hr¯nbmbn¯oÀ¶p. AhÄ hmbv ]nfÀ¶p; \o− aqÀ¨bpÅ ]ÃpIÄ
Zriyambn. Cu AhØ A[nIt\cw XpSÀ¶nÃ. AhÄ I®pIÄ Xpd¶p.
AÀ[t_m[mhØbnemWv, Ahsf¶p tXm¶n. AhÄ BImw£tbmsS
]dªp: "BÀXÀ, A§v Fs¶ Npw_n¡q.' eqknbpsS i_vZw tI«v
BÀXÀ AXy[nIw Bthit¯msS Ahsf Npw_n¡phm³ Ip\nªp.
AXphsc {]ZÀin¸n¨n«nÃm¯ Icp¯tXmsS s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv
BÀXsd Hcp hit¯¡p XÅn \o¡n. At±lw ]dªp: "\n§fpsSbpw
AhfpsSbpw Pohs\s¨mÃn AcpXv; AhfpsS Bßmhns\s¨mÃnbpw.'
F´psN¿Ww F¶dnbmsX BÀXÀ A¼c¶pt]mbn. At±lw
{]Xo£n¨XÃtÃm CXv. ØeImet_m[w Xncn¨p In«phm³ BÀXÀ¡v
Aev]kabw th−nh¶p. Hcp \nanjw tIm]¯nsâ thentbäw
eqknbpsS apJ¯p Zriyambn. \o−pIqÀ¯ ]ÃpIÄ AhÄ ISn¨ndp½n.
]n¶oSv I®pIÄ ASbv¡pIbpw iànbmbn izmtkmÑzmkw sN¿phm³
{ian¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Aev]kabw Ignªv eqkn I®pIÄ Xpd¶p.
Xsâ iànlo\amb ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n hm³ slÂkn§nsâ ssIIfnÂ
]nSn¨p Npw_n¨n«v AhÄ ]dªp: "A§v Fsâ bYmÀ° kplr¯mWv.
Fsâ am{XaÃ, At±l¯nsâbpw. A§v At±ls¯ c£n¡Ww.
F\n¡p \nXyim´n AcpfWw. B Hscmä At]£tb F\n¡pÅp.'
"Rm\Xp kXyw sN¿p¶p.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. At±lw BÀXsd
Xncnªpt\m¡n: "hcq Iptª, eqknbpsS ssI]nSnt¨mfq. B
s\än¯S¯n Hcn¡sem¶p Npw_nt¨mfq.'
eqknbpsS I®pIfSªp. AhfpsS izmtkmÑzmkw \ne¨p.
BÀXsdbpwIq«n Rm³ kzoIcWapdnbnte¡p t]m¶p.
Icfenbn¡p¶ tcmZ\t¯msS BÀXÀ tkm^bn XfÀ¶phoWp.
Rm³ ho−pw eqknbpsS apdnbnte¡p sN¶t¸mÄ s{]m^kÀ hm³
slÂknMv Ahsf kkq£vaw ]cntim[n¡pIbmbncp¶p.
"HSphn AhÄ¡p \nXyim´n e`n¨p.' Rm³ ]dªp.
 "CÃ Iptª, XpS¡ta BbpÅp. \ap¡p Im¯ncp¶p ImWmw.'
AXmbncp¶p s{]m^kdpsS adp]Sn.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

(XpSˬ)
eqknbpsS acWtijw hm³ slÂknMv B ho«nÂ\n¶p Xncn¨pt]mIm³
XnSp¡w Im«nbnÃ. Rm\pw s{]m^kdpwIqsS AhfpsS ISemkpIsfms¡
]cntim[n¨v Imcy§Ä icns¸Sp¯m³ Xocpam\n¨p. eqknbpsS
hyàn]camb ISemkpIÄ s{]m^kÀXs¶bmWp ssIImcywsNbvXXv.
AhfpsS Nn´miIe§Ät]mepw aäpÅhcpsS ssIbnÂ
AIs¸SmXncn¡m³ At±lw ]camh[n {i²n¨p.
AXymhiytPmenIÄ XoÀ¯Xn\p tijw Rm\pw s{]m^kdpwIqSn
eqknbpsS apdnbnte¡p IS¶ph¶p. PohssNX\yw apgph³ Xncn¨p
In«nb amXncnbpÅ eqknbpsS at\mlccq]amWp R§Ä AhnsS I−Xv.
Pohn¨ncns¡ eqknsb C{X kpμcnbmbn I−n«pt−m F¶p Rm³
kwibn¨p. AhfpsS IhnfpIÄ¡v AcpWm` Xncn¨pIn«nbncn¡p¶p.
apJ¯p ssNX\yw XpSn¨p\nev¡p¶p. Hcp ihicoc¯nsâ t\À¡mWv
R§Ä t\m¡p¶Xv F¶p hnizkn¡m³ hnjaw tXm¶n. s{]m^kdpsS
apJw Kuchw \ndªXmbncp¶p. At±lw Ipsd shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä
ihicoc¯n\p Npäpw hnXdn. eqknbpsS Np−pIÄ¡p apIfn Hcp
kzÀW¡pcnip sh¡pIbpw sNbvXp. "\msf kÔybv¡p apt¼
t]mÌpamÀ«w sN¿m\pÅ Hcp skäp I¯nIÄ thWw.'
"F´n\v? Iodn ]cntim[n¡tWm?'
"thWw. IqSpX hyàambn ]dªm F\n¡hfpsS Xe
apdn¨pIfbWw. icoc¯nÂ\n¶p lrZbw Xpc¶v FSp¡pIbpw thWw.'
"A§v F´mWp ]dbp¶Xv?'
"AhfpsS icocw s]«nbnem¡n ivaim\¯nte¡p sIm−pt]mIm³
X¿mdm¡n¡gnªmÂ, FÃmhcpw Dd§nb tijw \ap¡p s]«n Xpd¡mw.
F¶n«p \mw Dt±in¡p¶ Hm¸tdj³ \S¯pIbpw sN¿mw. ho−pw aqSn
AS¨p ]qÀhØnXnbn sh¨m Bcpw C¡mcyw AdnbpIbnÃ.'
"AhÄ acn¨pIgnªp. C\nbpw F´n\v AhfpsS icocs¯ Iodnapdn¨p
\in¸n¡Ww? AXpsIm−v Fs´¦nepw {]tbmP\w e`n¡m\pt−m?
CsömsW¦n Xm¦fpsS {]hr¯n IncmXXzamsW¶p Rm³ ]dbpw.'
s{]m^kÀ Fsâ Npaen X«ns¡m−p lrZbkv]Àinbmb `mjbnÂ
]dbm³ XpS§n: "Fsâ {]nbs¸« kplrt¯, Ignª Iptd hÀj§fmbn
\n§Ä¡v Fs¶ ASp¯dnbmatÃm. Fs´¦nepw hyàamb
Dt±iy§fnÃmsX Rm³ H¶pw sN¿mdnsöp Xm¦Ä¡dnbmw. Xm¦Ä
Hcn¡Â Ahsf t{]an¨ncp¶p. Xm¦fpsS am\knImhØ
F\n¡qln¡mhp¶tXbpÅp. B a\Ênsâ ZpxJw Ignbpsa¦nÂ
GsäSp¡m³ Rm³ X¿mdmWv. Rm³ a\pjy³ am{XamWv. F\n¡pw sXäp
]ämw. ]t£, Rm³ sN¿p¶Xp icnbmsW¶p ]cn]qÀWambn Rm³
hnizkn¡p¶p. Xm¦Ä C§s\ \nÀ_Ôn¡pIbmsW¦n Fsâ
DÅnepÅsXÃmw Xpd¶p]dbm³ Rm³ \nÀ_ÔnX\mIpw. Hcp]t£,
AXp icnbmbn F¶p hcnÃ. eqknbpsS acWcwKw Xm¦Ä HmÀ¡p¶ntÃ?
AhÄ acn¡m³t\cw Fsâ ssI]nSn¨p Npw_n¨psIm−p
tamN\¯n\pth−n At]£n¨Xp Xm¦Ä HmÀ¡p¶ntÃ? Rm³ AhÄ¡p
sImSp¯ Dd¸pw Xm¦Ä {i²n¨nsöp tXm¶p¶p. AXy´w `oIc§fmb
Imcy§fmWp \ap¡p t\cntS−Xv. \mancphcpw GIa\Êmbn
Hs¯mcpan¨p {]hÀ¯n¨m AXn hnPbw hcn¡psa¶v F\n¡pd¸p−v.
Xm¦Äs¡s¶ hnizmkantÃ?'
s{]m^ksd ]cn]qÀWambn hnizkn¡psa¶p Rm³ kXyw sNbvXp
]dªp. At±lw Xsâ apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. Rm\hnsS¯s¶ \n¶p.
At¸mÄ Hcp ]cnNmcnI eqknbpsS apdnbnte¡p \S¶pt]mIp¶Xp I−p.
AhfpsS ]n³hiw am{Xta F\n¡p ImWm³ IgnªpÅq.
£oWhpw Dd¡¡pdhpwaqew Rm³ hfsc t\cw InS¶pd§nsb¶p
tXm¶p¶p. hm³ slÂknMv Fs¶ hnfn¨pWÀ¯n ]dªp: "Hm¸tdj³
I¯nIÄ¡pth−n C\nbpw _²s¸S−m.'
"AsX´mWv, Hm¸tdj³ ths−¶psht¨m?'
"AtX, \½fev]w sshInt¸mbncn¡p¶p; Asæn hfsc t\cs¯
Bbncn¡p¶p.'
"As§´mWpt±in¡p¶Xv?'
"CXm, CXpIt−m?' ssIbnencp¶ kzÀW¡pcniv DbÀ¯ns¡m−v
At±lw ]dªp: "Cu kzÀW¡pcniv the¡mcn tamjvSn¨p.'
"]ns¶ At§s¡§s\ CXp Xncn¨pIn«n.'
"Rm\n¶v AhfpsS ssIbnÂ\n¶p hm§n. Xm¡menIamsb¦nepw
Fsâ {iaw ]cmPbs¸«ncn¡pIbmWv. Xm³ sN¿p¶sXs
´¶dnbmsXbmWp kzmÀ°aXnbmb B kv{Xo CXp tamjvSn¨Xv. C\nbpw
\ap¡p £am]qÀhw Im¯ncn¡pItb \nhr¯nbpÅq.'
Fs¶ ho−pw Nn´m¡pg¸¯nem¡nbn«v s{]m^kÀ \S¶pt]mbn.
D¨tbmSpIqSn \nbahnZKv²³ h¶p. tijn¨ tPmenIsfÃmw At±lw
GsäSp¯p. R§Ä¡v A\ev]amb Bizmkw tXm¶n. \nbaa\pkcn¨v
eqknbpsS AÑsâ Nne kz¯p¡Ä Hcp AI¶ _Ôphn\pw _m¡n
BÀXÀ¡pamWp e`n¡pI.
Ipsd Ignªt¸mÄ BÀXdpw h¶ptNÀ¶p. hm³ slÂkn§pw Rm\pw
eqkn¡pth−n sNbvX Imcy§Äs¡ms¡ BÀXÀ lrZbwKaamb \μn
tcJs¸Sp¯n. eqknbpsS apdnbnte¡p sN¶t¸mÄ BÀXÀ BsI
]cn{`an¨pt]mbn. ImcWw, eqknbpsS ihicocw ssNX\yw
Xpfp¼p¶Xmbncp¶p. Hcp amemJbptSsX¶t]mse B icocw
BIÀjambncp¶p. BÀXÀ Hcp \nanjw i¦n¨p\n¶p. F¶n«p aSn¨p
aSn¨p tNmZn¨p: "knhmÀUv, hmkvXh¯n ChÄ acnt¨m?'
"acn¨m icocw Ipsdsbms¡ arZpeamhpw. buh\¯nsâ kuμcyw
Aev]ambn Xncn¨pIn«pw.'
]t£, F\n¡pw Cu ImgvN BÝcyIcambncp¶p. CXn\p hniZoIcWw
\evIm³ F\n¡pw Ignbpambncp¶nÃ.'
R§Ä s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§nsâ apdnbnte¡p sN¶p. Rm³
At±lt¯mSp ]dªp: "BÀXÀ A´yZÀi\w \S¯n h¶n«p−v.
At±l¯n\v Hcp kwibwþþ eqkn bYmÀ°¯n acnt¨m?'
"F\n¡v BÀXdpsS kwib¯n AÛpXsam¶pw tXm¶p¶nÃ. Hcp
\nanjw Rm\pw i¦n¨pt]mbn.'
R§sfm¶n¨mWp `£Ww Ign¡m\ncp¶Xv. BÀXÀ BsI
XfÀ¶ncp¶p. F¦nepw eqkn¡pth−n XymK§Ä A\pjvTn¨htcmSpÅ
IrXÚXsIm−v At±l¯nsâ a\Êp \ndªncp¶p. {]tXyIn¨v
s{]m^ktdmSv At±lw ]e {]mhiyw \μn ]dªp.
"F¦n Xm¦tfmSv Rm³ Hcp Imcyw Bhiys¸Ss«tbm?' s{]m^kÀ
tNmZn¨p.
"XoÀ¨bmbpw, Bhiys¸SmatÃm.'
"eqknbpsS kz¯n\hImin Xm¦Ä BsW¶p t\cs¯
Adnªncpt¶m?'
"CÃ.'
"R§fpw Adnªncp¶nÃ. R§Ä AhfpsS kzImcy¡¯pIfpw
UbdnIfpw FSp¯v ChnsS kq£n¨n«p−v. AXp aämcpw ImWcpsX¶v
R§Ä¡p \nÀ_Ôhpap−v. Xev¡mew Xm¦fpw AXp
ImWmXncn¡pIbmWp \ÃXv. shdpw BImw£sIm−Ã X¡Xmb
ImcWapÅXpsIm−v F\n¡h ]cntim[n¡Wsa¶p tXm¶p¶p.
Hcp]t£, FtâXv Aev]w IS¶ Hcm{KlamsW¶p \n§Ä¡p tXm¶mw.
]t£, AXn\p hyàamb ImcW§fp−v. A[nIw XmaknbmsX
Xm¦Ä¡v AXp t_m²yamIpw. eqkn¡pth−n Xm¦Ä AXp
sN¿Wsa¶p Rm³ Bhiys¸Sp¶p.'
"s{]m^kÀ, A§v F´p sNbvXmepw F\n¡Xp kt´mjamWv. Rm³
A§sb ]cn]qÀWambn hnizkn¡p¶p.'

an\bpsS Ubdn
sk]vXw_À 22
FIvkädnte¡pÅ h−nbnencp¶psIm−mWv Rm\nsXgp¶Xv. hfsc
efnXamb coXnbn tlm¡n³knsâ ihkwkvImcw \S¶p.
Ipd¨pkabw Bsfmgnª ]mÀ¡nencp¶ tijw R§Ä
]n¡mUnÃnbnte¡p Xncn¨p. ssItImÀ¯p ]nSn¨mWv R§Ä \S¶Xv.
sXm«pap¶n Hcp h−n \o§p¶p−mbncp¶p. AXn kpμcnbmb Hcp
bphXnsb R§Ä I−p. Rm³ B s]¬Ip«nsb
{i²n¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. s]s«¶v tPm\X³ Hcp BÀ¯\mZw
]pds¸Sphn¨p: "Fâoizcm...' Fsâ ssI]nSn¨v At±lw sRcn¨p. Rm³
tPm\Xsâ apJt¯¡p kq£n¨p t\m¡n. B apJw `bwsIm−p
hnfdnshfp¯ncp¶p. Aev]aIse \S¶p \o§ns¡m−ncp¶ Idp¯p
saenªp \o− Hcp a\pjys\bmWv tPm\X³ {i²n¨psIm−ncp¶Xv.
hfª aq¡v, Idp¯ aoi, IqÀ¯ XmSn, XpSp¯ Np−pIÄ, \o−pIqÀ¯
]ÃpIÄ. icocamkIew Idp¯ hkv{XwsIm−p aqSnbncp¶p. Rm³
tPm\Xsâ t\sc Xncnªp tNmZn¨p: "F´p ]än?'
"AXmcmsW¶dnbmtam?'
"AdnbnÃ, BcmWv?'
"CXv, CXv Ah³Xs¶bmWv, XoÀ¨.'
tPm\X³ BsI ]cn{`an¨ncp¶p. `bwsIm−v At±l¯nsâ I®pIÄ
Xpdn¨ncp¶p. bphXnsb {i²n¨psIm−ncp¶Xn\m B Idp¯ \o−
a\pjy³ R§sf I−nÃ. h−n I®nÂ\n¶p adªt¸mÄ Abmfpw B
hgnsb \S¶pt]mbn. "Hm! AXp {]`pXs¶bmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. AsX,
AXp XoÀ¨bmbpw Ah³Xs¶bmWv. Cuizcm, Cuizcm,
F\n¡sXm¶dnbm³ Ignªncps¶¦nÂ!' AkzØ\mbn tPm\X³
hne]n¨p.
R§Ä {Ko³ ]mÀ¡n t]mbn Ipsd t\cw hn{ian¨p. At±lw Fsâ
tXmfn XeNmbv¨p. s]s«¶v Dd§nt¸mhpIbpw sNbvXp. Rm\t±ls¯
ieys¸Sp¯nbnÃ. DWÀ¶t¸mÄ ap¼p I− A]cnNnXs\ tPm\X³
]mtS hnkvacn¨Xmbn tXm¶n. AXv Hcp \Ã e£Wambn Rm³
IcpXnbnÃ. Hcp sNdnb tjm¡pIqSn Gäm tPm\X³ XIÀ¶p
t]mIpsa¶v F\n¡dnbmw.
C\nbnt¸mÄ At±l¯n\p hntZi]cyS\s¯¸än IqSpXÂ
a\Ênem¡ntb Xocq. Hcp]t£, tPm\Xs\ c£n¡m³ F\n¡p
Igntª¡mw. {]nbs¸« tPm\X³, Rm³ sN¿p¶Xp sXämsW¦nÂ
F\n¡p am¸p Xcq. tPm\Xsâ {]hr¯nIÄ
AÀ²t_m[mhØbnemsW¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n.
ho«n sN¶t¸mÄ Hcp ZpxJhmÀ¯bmWp R§sf kzoIcn¨Xv.
eqknbpsS A½ A©pZnhkw ap¼p acn¨p. eqkn an\nªm¶pw.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

sk]vXw_À 22
FÃmw Ahkm\n¨ncn¡p¶p. Izn³kn BÀXtdmsSm¸w
t]mbncn¡pIbmWv. hm³ slÂknMv C¶p cm{Xn BwÌÀUmante¡p
t]mIp¶p. ]t£, \msf¯s¶ XncnsI hcpw. e−\n At±l¯n\p
Ipsd tPmen sNbvXp XoÀ¡m\p−t{X.
Xsâ icoc¯nÂ\n¶v eqknbpsS kncIfnte¡p càw
kw{Ian¸n¨n«pÅXpsIm−v ssZh¯nsâ ap¶n X§Ä
`mcym`À¯m¡·mcmsW¶v BÀXÀ AhImis¸«t¸mÄ
s{]m^kÀ¡pt]mepw hnImcw AS¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Rm³ ho−pw Fsâ
{`m´·mcpsS temI¯nte¡p t]mIp¶p.

Hcp ]{Xdnt¸mÀ«v shÌv an³ÌÀ Kkäv

sk]vXw_À 25
lmw]vsÌUpw ]cnkc {]tZi§fpw hnNn{X kw`h§fpsS Iq¯c§mbn
XoÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. sIm¨pIp«nIsf cm{Xnbn ho«nÂ\n¶v
ImWmsXbmhp¶p. AhÀ hgn\osf AeªpXncnbp¶Xmbn
I−p]nSn¡s¸«n«p−v. ]et¸mgpw Cu Ip«nIÄ ho«nte¡p
Xncn¨phcp¶tXbnÃ. GtXm Hcp tN¨n X§sf Iq«ns¡m−pt]mbn
F¶mWv FÃm Ip«nIfpw ]dbp¶Xv. Hcp Ip«n ]dª HgnIgnhv aäp
Ip«nIfpw Gäp]mSp¶Xmhmw. aäp \ymboIcW§sfm¶pw Hcp Ip«n¡pw
Xcm³ Ignbp¶nÃ. Cu tN¨n \Ã kpμcnbmsW¶v FÃm Ip«nIfpw
k½Xn¡p¶p−v.
F¶m Hcp]t£, KuchXcamtb¡mhp¶ asämcp Imcyw
{i²nt¡−Xp−v. ImWmXmhp¶ Ip«nIfpsSsbÃmw sXm−bn Htc
coXnbnepÅ apdnhSbmfw ImWp¶p. Fentbm \mtbm am´nbamXncn.
Ct¸mÄ A{X A]ISIcambn tXm¶p¶nsænepw Cu kwKXn
{i²nt¡−XmsW¶p R§Ä¡p tXm¶p¶p. Aeªp Xncnbp¶
Ip«nIsf I−p]nSn¡m³ t]meokn\p \nÀtZiw \evInbn«p−v.
sXcphp]«nIsf I−p]nSn¡m\pw t]meokns\ NpaXes¸Sp¯n.

shÌv an³ÌÀ Kkäv

({]tXyI ]Xn¸v)
sk]vXw_À 25
HSphn In«nbXv. C¶se ImWmXmb Hcp Ip«nsb in¡mcn¡p¶nsâ
Xmgvhi¯v BÄ]mÀ¸nÃm¯ HcnS¯p\n¶v C¶p cmhnse hfsc
Xmakn¨p I−pIn«nbncn¡p¶p. Cu Ip«nbpsS sXm−bnepw
]Xnhpt]msebpÅ apdn¸mSp−v. Hcp tN¨n Xs¶ Iq«ns¡m−pt]msb¶p
aäp Ip«nIsft¸mse Cu Ip«nbpw AhImis¸Sp¶p.
H¼Xv

an\bpsS Ubdn
sk]vXw_À 23
C¶v tPm\X\v \Ã kpJap−v. Ct¸mÄ tPmen¯nc¡nemWv. ]Isems¡
At±lw FhnsStbm tPmen¡p t]mIp¶p. AXn\m D¨bv¡v D®m³
hcmdnÃ. Fsâ tPmen¯nc¡pIÄ XoÀ¶ncn¡p¶XpsIm−v
At±l¯nsâ Ubdn apdnbn sIm−pt]mbn hmbn¨pt\m¡s«.

sk]vXw_À 24
C¶se cm{Xn Rms\m¶pw FgpXnbnÃ. ImcWw, Rm\dnª Imcy§f{X
`oIcambncp¶p. ]mhw tPm\X³! Fsâ {]nbs¸« tPm\X³ F{Xam{Xw
thZ\b\p`hn¨ncn¡Ww. At±lw At_m[mhØbn ]dª
Imcy§fpw Ubdnbn FgpXnbn«pÅ Imcy§fpw X½n ]ckv]c_Ôw
ImWp¶p−v. Hcp]t£, CXp hmkvXhwXs¶bmbncn¡ptam? AtXm,
akvXnjvIPzcw ]nSns]« Hcphsâ Ipdn¸pItfm?«
C¶se¡− saenªp \o− B a\pjy³ {]`pXs¶bmsW¶p
tXm¶p¶p. F¦nÂ, Ah³ Cw¥−nte¡p h¶ncn¡pIbmWv.
A]ISIcamb HchØbmWnXv. tPm\Xs\ klmbn¡m³
IgnhpÅsXÃmw sN¿Ww. Cu Ubdn Rm³ ssS¸psNbvXp sh¡s«.
Hcp]t£, CXp aämÀs¡¦nepw D]Imcs¸t«¡mw.
AkpJw t`Zambm tPm\X³Xs¶ C¡mcyw Ft¶mSp
]dsª¶ncn¡mw.

hm³ slÂknMv an\bv¡b¨ I¯v

(kzImcyw)
sk]vXw_À 24
{]nbs¸« ktlmZcn,
eqknbpsS acWhmÀ¯ Xm¦sf Adnbn¨ Hcp AI¶ kplr¯mWp
Rm³. hfsc {][m\s¸« Nne tPmenIÄ Rm³
sNbvXpsIm−ncn¡pIbmWv. AXn \n§fpsS klmbw {]Xo£n¡p¶p.
\n§Ä eqkn¡b¨ I¯p apgph³ Rm³ hmbn¨p. \n§Ä F{Xam{Xw
\ÃhfmsW¶v AXnÂ\ns¶\n¡p a\Ênembn. aäpÅhcpsS
c£bv¡pth−n Fs¶ klmbn¡m³ \n§Ä¡p Ignbpsa¶msWsâ
hnizmkw. \n§Ä¡qln¡m³t]mepw Ignbm¯ Nne `bm\I
]cnXxØnXnIfnÃmXm¡m³ th−nbmWp Rm³ CXmhiys¸Sp¶Xv.
\n§sf kμÀin¡Wsa¶p Rm\m{Kln¡p¶p. Fs¶ ]qÀWambpw
\n§Ä¡p hnizkn¡mw. tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUpw BÀXdpw Fsâ
kplr¯p¡fmWv. \n§fpsS `À¯mhv F{Xam{Xw hnjaXIf\p`hn¨p
F¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. AXn\m C¡mcyw X¡mew At±ls¯
Adnbn¡cpXv. asämcp tjm¡pIqSn Gev¡m\pÅ iàn At±l¯n\v
ImWpIbnÃ. \n§Ä F\n¡p kμÀi\m\paXn Xcpsa¶p hnizkn¡p¶p.
kabhpw Øehpw Adnbn¡pI, Ignbp¶{X thKw.
hm³ slÂknMv
Cu I¯n\p adp]Snbmbn A¶v ]t¯Im aWn¡pÅ h−n¡p
hcWsa¶pw, h¶m ImWm³ AkuIcysam¶pansöpw an\ sSe{Kmw
sNbvXp.

an\bpsS Ubdn
sk]vXw_À 25
XnI¨pw `bm\Iamb kw`h§fmWv tPm\Xsâ UbdnbnÂ\n¶pw Rm³
a\Ênem¡nbXv. hm³ slÂkn§n\v At±l¯nsâ A\p`h§fnte¡p
IqSpX shfn¨w hoim³ Igntª¡pw. ]t£, At±lw hcp¶Xv
eqknsb¸än Adnbm\mWtÃm; tPm\Xs\¸än At\zjn¡m\Ã. At±lw
tNmZn¨nsæn tPm\Xsâ Ubdnsb¸än Hc£cw At§m«p
]dtb−XnÃ. eqknbpsS Ahkm\ Znhk§fn Ct±lamWv Ahsf
NnInÕn¨Xv.
GXm−v c−paWntbmSpIqSnbmWv s{]m^kÀ h¶Xv. At±lw t\sc
Fsâ ASpt¯¡ph¶p tNmZn¨p: "an\btÃ?'
"AtX.' Rm³ Xebm«n.
"AXmbXv an. tPm\Xsâ `mcy?'
Rm³ ho−pw Xebm«n.
"eqkn¡pth−n an\sb ImWm\mWv Rm³ h¶ncn¡p¶Xv.'
"eqknsb¡pdn¨v F\n¡v Adnbmhp¶sXÃmw ]dbphm³ kt
´mjtabpÅq.'
"{]nbs¸« an\m, enÃn¸q¡Ät]mse \Ãhfmbncp¶p B sIm¨p
s]¬InSmhv. AhfpsS Iq«pImcnbpw \Ãhfmbncn¡psas¶\n¡dnbmw.
]t£, F\n¡p Nne Imcy§Ä a\Ênemt¡−Xp−v.
"Fs´ms¡bmWv At§¡v F¶nÂ\n¶dntb−Xv?'
"\n§Ä eqkn¡b¨ I¯p¡Ä apgph³ Rm³ hmbn¨p. AhfpsS
Ubdnbpw Rm³ ]cntim[n¨p. Rm³ sNbvXXp icnbmsWs¶m¶pw
AhImis¸Sp¶nÃ. ]t£, F\n¡Xp sNt¿−nh¶p. AhfpsS
kz]v\k©mc§sf¡pdn¨pw \o Ahsfþþ\o F¶p hnfn¡p¶XnÂ
]cn`hanÃtÃm. A§s\ hnfn¡m\mWv
F\n¡njvSwþþc£n¨Xns\¸änbpsaÃmw Ubdnbn I−p. B kw`hw
H¶p hnhcn¨p Xcmtam?'
 "AtX¡pdn¨v F\n¡p hnhcn¡m³ Ignbpsa¶p Rm³ IcpXp¶p.
Rms\Ãmw Ipdn¨psh¨n«p−v.'
ssS¸p sNbvXp sh¨ncp¶ ISemkpIÄ FSp¯psIm−p hcm³ Rm³
AIt¯¡p t]mbn. s]s«¶v F\ns¡mcp IpkrXn tXm¶n. tjmÀSv
lm³Un X¿mdm¡nb Ipdn¸pIÄ Rm\t±l¯nsâ ssIbnÂ
sImSp¯p. AXymImw£tbmSpIqSn s{]m^kÀ AXp Xpd¶pt\m¡n.
s]s«¶v At±l¯nsâ apJw a§pIbpw sNbvXp. At±lw ]dªp: "tlm!
\o hÃm¯ IpkrXnXs¶. F\n¡p tjmÀSv lm³Uv AdnbnÃ. CsXm¶p
hmbn¡phm³ Fs¶ klmbn¡Ww.'
Fsâ s]cpamä¯n F\n¡p eÖtXm¶n. ssS¸p sNbvXp sh¨ncp¶
ISemkv Rm³ At±l¯nsâ ssIbn sImSp¯p Rm³ ]dªp: "Fsâ
sXän\p am¸p Xcq. eqknbpsS Imcy¯n\pth−n Bbncn¡pw A§v
hcnIsb¶v F\n¡p tXm¶nbncp¶p. A§sb A[nIw
_p²nap«n¡mXncn¡m³ FÃm Imcy§fpw Rm³ ssS¸psNbvXp sh¨n«p−v.
"anSp¡o, Rm\nXp hmbn¡p¶Xn hntcm[anÃtÃm. hmbn¨p Xocpt¼mÄ
F\n¡p Nne tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¡m\p−mIpw.'
"AXns\´m, At§bv¡v GXp tNmZyhpw tNmZn¡matÃm. A§v
Ipdn¸pIÄ hmbn¡pI. Rm³ Im¸n X¿mdm¡n hcmw.'
Rm³ Im¸nbpambn Xncn¨p h¶t¸mÄ hm³slÂknMv AXy[nIw
hnImcm[o\\mbncn¡p¶Xp I−p. "Fsâ Iptª, F§s\ \μn
]dbWsas¶\n¡dnªpIqSm. \nsâ Cu Ipdn¸pIÄ F\ns¡mcaqey
\n[nbmbn¯oÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. F\n¡p a\Ênem¡m³ IgnbmXncp¶ ]e
Imcy§fnte¡pw shfn¨w hoim³ CXp]Icn¨p. a\pjyhÀK¯n\pth−n
hensbmcp tkh\amWp \o sNbvXncn¡p¶Xv. Fs¶ Hcp BßmÀ°
kplr¯mbn ImWpI. Cu hbÊsâ tkh\w th−nh¶m A¡mcyw
Adnbn¡m³ aSn¡cpXv.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. s{]m^kÀ ho−pw ho−pw
IrXÚX ]dªpsIm−p tNmZn¨p: "Bs«, tPm\Xsâ AkpJw
F§s\bp−v?'
tPm\Xs\¡pdnt¨mÀ¯t¸mÄ F\n¡p hÃm¯ ZpxJw tXm¶n. FÃm
Imcy§fpw s{]m^ktdmSp Xpd¶p ]dbp¶Xmhpw \ÃsX¶p Rm³
IcpXn.
"tPm\Xsâ AkpJw an¡hmdpw amdn. ]t£, H¶pc−p kwKXnIÄ
aqew At±l¯nsâ at\m\ne XIcmdnemhptam F¶p Rm³ `bs¸Sp¶p.
H¶v, tlm¡n³knsâ acWwXs¶. asäm¶v, Ignª BgvN
]«W¯nÂsh¨v R§Ä I− Hcp hyàn, tPm\Xs\ BsI
De¨pIfªp F¶p tXm¶p¶p.'
s]s«¶v tPm\Xsâ UbdnbpsS Imcyw Rm³ HmÀ¯p. AXp hm³
slÂkn§ns\ ImWn¨mtem? Hcp \nanjw Rm³ i¦n¨p\n¶p. hm³
slÂknMv \Ã Hcp a\pjy\msW¶pw tPm\Xs\ c£n¡m³
At±l¯n\p Ignbpsa¶pw Rm³ IcpXn. Fsâ ka\net]mepw
sXänt¸mbn. Rm³ ap«pIp¯n \n¶psIm−v s{]m^ktdmSv At]£n¨p:
"Fsâ tPm\Xs\ c£n¡tW.'
Fs¶ kamizkn¸n¨psIm−v s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "Fsâ Iptª,
Fsâ PohnX¯n Rm³ GI\mbncp¶p. Fsâ kplr¯v tUm.
skhmÀUnsâ \nÀtZi{]Imcw Ct§m«ph¶Xn ]ns¶bmWv kulrZw
Fs´¶p Rm³ Adnbp¶Xv. temI¯n D¯akv{XoIÄ Ct¸mgpw
Ds−¶p \ns¶ I−t¸mÄ F\n¡p t_m[yambn. \n\s¡s¶
hnizkn¡mw. \n§sf c£n¡m³ Ignªnsæn Rm³ t\Snb
AdnhpsIm−v F´mWp ^ew? \n§fpsS `À¯mhn\p kpJansænÂ,
At±l¯nsâ AkpJw Fsâ Adnhnsâ ]cn[n¡pÅnemsW¶p Rm³
IcpXp¶p. tPm\Xsâ hnjaXIsf¡pdn¨p \n\¡v AdnhpÅsXÃmw
Ft¶mSp ]dbpI. Hcp]t£, tPm\Xs\ c£n¡m³, \ns¶ c£n¡m³
F\n¡p Igntª¡pw. \o BsI XfÀ¶ncn¡p¶p, hnfdnbncn¡p¶p.
BZyw Im¸n IpSn¡pI. AXn\ptijw \ap¡p kwkmcn¡mw.'
Im¸nIpSn Ignªv R§Ä kzoIcWapdnbnse¯n. F§s\ XpS§Ww,
FhnsS XpS§Ww F¶v F\n¡v Adnbmambncp¶nÃ. "_lpam\s¸«
tUmIvSÀ, AXy´w `oIc§fpw hnNn{X§fpw Bb Imcy§fmWv F\n¡p
]dbm\pÅXv. A§v AXp {i²n¨p tIÄ¡Ww. Nncn¨p XÅcpXv.
A§bv¡v Hcp tcJ Rm³ hmbn¡m³ Xcmw. CXv tPm\Xsâ
hntZibm{XbpsS UbdnbpsS icn¸IÀ¸mWv. CsX¡pdn¨v F\n¡v H¶pw
]dbm\nÃ. A§v CXp k{i²w hmbn¡pI. F¶n«v F´mWv CXnsâ
AÀ°sa¶v Ft¶mSp ]dªm aXn.'
"Xoˬbmbpw.'
Rm³ ssS¸psNbvXpsh¨ncp¶ UbdnbpsS tIm¸n s{]m^ksd
Gev]n¨p. s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "Rm³ \msf cmhnse hcmw. \n§sf
c−pt]scbpw F\n¡p ImWWw.'
"]Xns\m¶caWnhscsb¦nepw tPm\X³ ChnsS ImWpw. \msf ChnsS
`£Ww Ign¡mw. cmhnse 3.34þ\v ]pds¸Sp¶ h−nbn IbdnbmÂ
F«paWn¡v ChnsS F¯mw.'
h−nbpsS kabw IrXyambn Rm³ ]dªXp tI«t¸mÄ At±lw
AÛpXs¸«p. ]t£, FIvkädnte¡p hcnIbpw ChnsS\n¶pw
]pds¸SpIbpw sN¿p¶ FÃm h−nbpsSbpw kabw Rm³ ]Tn¨p
sh¨n«ps−¶v At±lw F§s\ Adnbm\mWv. tPm\Xs\ klmbn¡m³
Igntª¡psa¶p IcpXnbmWv Rm³ CsXms¡
lrZnØam¡nbncn¡p¶Xv.
Rm³ sImSp¯ ISemkpsI«pIfpwsIm−v s{]m^kÀ t]mbn.

s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv an\bv¡b¨ I¯v

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{]nbs¸« an\,
\o F\n¡p X¶ AXyÛpXIcamb Ubdn Rm³ hmbn¨pt\m¡n.
kwibnt¡−. Ahsbms¡ bmYmÀ°ywXs¶. hnNn{XamsW¦nepw
kw`hn¨hXs¶. A¯cw kw`h§sf¡pdn¨p ]Tn¡m³th−n
PohnXwXs¶ Dgnªpsh¨ncn¡p¶h\mWp Rm³. \nsâ `À¯mhv
ss[cyimenbmWv. NphcneqsS s]m¯n¸nSn¨v Xmtg¡nd§pI. t]mb
Øet¯¡v Hcn¡Â¡qSn t]mhpI. Hm! AsX¡pdn¨p Nn´n¡m³t]mepw
Ignbp¶nÃ. Akm[mcW ss[cyimenIÄ¡p am{Xta AXp sN¿m³
Ignbq. C{Xam{Xw a\¡cp¯pÅ asämcp ]pcpjs\ Rm³ I−n«nÃ.
At±lw [ocNn¯\mWv. At±l¯nsâ lrZb¯n\pw akvXnjvI¯n\pw
bmsXmcp XIcmdpanÃ. At±ls¯ ImWp¶Xn\p ap¼mbn¯s¶
F\n¡Xp ]dbm³ Ignbpw. Rm³ At§m«p hcnIbmsWt¶mÀ¡pt¼mÄ
kt´mjwsIm−p aXnad¡pIbmWv.
kz´w
hm³ slÂknMv

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Rm³ ho−pw Ubdnsbgp¯v XpS§nbncn¡pIbmWv. C¶se
Xncns¨¯nbt¸mÄ an\ `£Ww X¿mdm¡n Im¯ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.
hm³ slÂkn§nsâ kμÀi\s¯¡pdn¨v AhÄ Ft¶mSp ]dªp.
c−p UbdnIfpsSbpw tIm¸nIÄ FSp¯v AhÄ At±l¯n\p
\evInbt{X. Fs¶¡pdn¨v AhÄ¡v A{Xbv¡v DXvIWvTbmWpt]mepw.
s{]m^kdpsS I¯pw AhÄ Fs¶ ImWn¨p. AXv F\n¡p ]pXnb
shfn¨w X¶ncn¡pIbmWv. C¶sehsc FÃmw Ahyàambncp¶p. FÃmw
hmkvXhamsW¶dnªt¸mÄ Bi¦Isfms¡ ]d]d¶p.
Ahs\¯s¶bmWv IgnªbmgvNbn Rm³ I−sX¶p hyàw. ]t£,
Ah³ IqSpXÂ bphXzw ssIhcn¨ncn¡p¶p. AsX§s\?
s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ kzbw ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n.
Fsâ apJt¯¡p kq£n¨pt\m¡ns¡m−v At±lw ]dªp:
"Hm! tPm\X³, \n§Ä¡p kpJansömWtÃm \n§fpsS `mcy
Ft¶mSp ]dªXv.'
"kpJanÃmbncp¶p, C¶sehsc. Ct¸mÄ AsXms¡ amdn.'
"F§s\?'
"A§v an\bv¡b¨ I¯v Rm³ I−p. AXpI−t¸mÄ Fsâ kwibw
amdn. Rm\\p`hn¨ Imcy§Ä hmkvXhamtWm F¶ i¦ Bbncp¶p
Fs¶ XIÀ¯ncp¶Xv. Ct¸mÄ Bi¦bv¡nSanÃ. A§v FÃmw
ZqcoIcn¨ncn¡p¶p.'
 F\n¡p ssI X¶psIm−v s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "\ap¡v BPoh\m´w
kplr¯p¡fmbncn¡mw. F\n¡nhnsS Nne tPmenIÄ
sNbvXpXoÀ¡phm\p−v. AXn\p Xm¦fpsS klmbamhiyamWv. Xm¦Ä
{Sm³knÂhm\nbbnte¡p t]mIp¶Xn\pap¼v Fs´ms¡bmWp
kw`hn¨sX¶p hyàambn ]dbq.'
"CSbvs¡m¶p tNmZnt¨ms«. A§v B {]`phns\ kw_Ôn¡p¶ Fs
´¦nepw tPmen BtWm sN¿phm³ t]mIp¶Xv.'
"AsX.'
"F¦n A§bpsS IqsS \nev¡m³ Rm³ Hcp¡amWv. A§bv¡pth−
F´p klmbhpw Rm³ sNbvXp Xcpw. A§v Bhiys¸« ISemkpIÄ
FÃmw Rm³ FSp¯psIm−p hcmw. A§bv¡v kuIcyambn Ah
h−nbnencp¶p hmbn¡matÃm.'
s{]m^kÀ B ISemkpIÄ hm§n \μn ]dªpsIm−p Xncn¨pt]mbn.
tÌj³hsc Rm\pw At±ls¯ A\pKan¨ncp¶p.
Ignª cm{Xnbnse hmÀ¯IfS§nb ]{X§Ä Rm\t±l¯n\p
hm§ns¡mSp¯p. shdpsX h−nbnencp¶p apjntb−tÃm. At±lw
Aekambn ]{X¯neqsS It®mSn¨p. s]s«¶v GtXm Hcp hmÀ¯bnÂ
At±l¯nsâ I®pIfpS¡n \n¶p. At±lw ]dªp. "Hm! Cuizcm,
s]s«t¶m? C{X s]s«t¶m?'
At±lw CXp ]dªpXoÀ¶t¸mtg¡pw h−n ]pds¸Sm\pÅ hnknÂ
apg§n. P\eneqsS Xe ]pdt¯¡n«psIm−v ssIhoin s{]m^kÀ
]dªp: "an\tbmSp ]dbq, Rm³ s]s«¶pXs¶ I¯bbv¡mw.'

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Rm³ Ubdnsbgp¯v \ndp¯nbXmWv. ho−pw Bcw`nt¡−n
h¶ncn¡p¶p. Ct¸mÄ sd³^oÂUv Cu¨Isf AÃ, F«pImenIsfbmWv
kw`cn¡p¶Xv. AbmÄ s]mXpth im´\mbncn¡p¶p. BÀXdpsSbpw
Izn³knbpsSbpw I¯pIn«n. BÀXÀ BtcmKyw hos−Sp¯ncn¡p¶p.
Izn³knbpw AhnsSbp−t{X. s{]m^kÀ C¶es¯ shÌv an³ÌÀ
Kkänsâ Hcp tIm¸n F\n¡p X¶psIm−v Hcp {]tXyI hmÀ¯bnte¡v
Fsâ {i² BIÀjn¨p.
"Xm¦Ä¡v CtX¡pdn¨v F´mWp ]dbm\pÅXv?'
sIm¨p Ip«nIÄ GtXm Hcp tN¨nbpsS hnfntI«v cm{Xnbn hoSn\p
]pd¯nd§n Aeªp\S¡p¶ hmÀ¯bmWv At±lw Fs¶ ImWn¨Xv.
AhcpsS sXm−bn ImWp¶ apdnhpIsf¡pdn¨p hmbn¨t¸mÄ Rm³
sR«nt¸mbn. At±lw tNmZn¨p: "F´mWv Xm¦Ä¡p ]dbphm\pÅXv?'
"eqknbpsS Igp¯nepw C¯cw apdnhmWv I−sX¶p tXm¶p¶p.'
"AsX´msW¶mWv Xm¦Ä IcpXp¶Xv?'
 "Xm¦fpsS A`n{]mbsa´mWp s{]m^kÀ?'
s{]m^kdpsS apJw Kuchw \ndªXmbncp¶p.
"kplrt¯, eqkn acn¨sX§s\bmsW¶v Xm¦Ä¡v HcqlhpantÃ?
CXphscbpw Hcp kqN\bpw In«nbntÃ?'
"hfscb[nIw càw \jvSs¸SpItbm Zpcp]tbmKs¸SpItbm
sNbvXXpsIm−mbncn¡pw.'
"F§s\ càw \jvSs¸«p?'
F\n¡p hyàambn adp]Sn \evIm³ IgnªnÃ.
At±lw Fsâ ASp¯ph¶p ]dªp: "kplrt¯, \n§Ä FÃmw
ImWp¶p−v. ]t£, H¶pw ImWp¶nÃ. FÃmw tIÄ¡p¶p−v. ]t£,
H¶pw tIÄ¡p¶nÃ. \n§Ä¡p a\Ênem¡m³ Ignbm¯ ]eXpw \n§Ä
ImWp¶p−v. ]t£, AtX¸än \n§Ä Nn´n¡p¶nÃ. a\pjyt\{X§Ä¡v
ImWm³ Ignbm¯ ]e Imcy§fpw D−v; ]gbXpw ]pXnbXpw Hs¡.
aäpÅhÀ ]dªn«pÅXpsIm−v \mw AXv AwKoIcn¡p¶p. IqSphn«v
IqSpamdp¶ hnZybn \n§Ä¡v hnizmkapt−m? CÃ, AtÃ,
]clrZbÚm\¯ntem? AXpanÃ. t{]X§sf I®psIm−p ImWm³
Ignbpsa¶ Imcy¯n X§Ä¡p hnizmkapt−m? AXnepanÃ. Bs«,
ln]vt\m«nk¯ntem?
"AsX\n¡p hnizmkamWv, imkv{XÚ·mÀ sXfnbn¨n«p−v.'
"AXp icn.' s{]m^kÀ aμlkn¨psIm−p XpSÀ¶p: "A¡mcyw
k½XamWv. ln]vt\m«nk¯n Xm¦Ä hnizkn¡p¶p. ]t£,
]clrZbZÚm\¯nenÃ. Xm¦Ä¡v Fs´ms¡ Adnbmw? ]−v NneÀ
AtcmKZrVKm{Xcmbn \qäm−pItfmfw Pohn¨ncp¶Xmbn \mw tI«n«p−v.
]t£, eqkntbm? ]qÀWmtcmKyhm·mcmb \mep ]pcpj·mcpsS càw
AhfpsS kncIfnte¡v HgpIns¨s¶¦nepw AhfpsS PohnXw c£n¡m³
\ap¡p IgnªnÃ. ]Snªmd³ ISepIfnepÅ Nne Zzo]pIfnÂ
cm{XnIme§fn I¸ensâ apIį«n Dd§n¡nS¡p¶hs\ sIm¶p
càw IpSn¡p¶ IShmXnepIsf¡pdn¨p Xm¦Ä¡dnbmtam? B
\mhnI·mÀ eqkn acn¨Xpt]mse hnfdnshfp¯mWv acn¡p¶Xv.'
F\n¡v AÛpXw ad¨psh¡m³ IgnªnÃ.
"Cuizcm, A¯csamcp tNmcIpSnb³ eqknsb sIms¶¶mtWm Xm¦Ä
]dbp¶Xv? A¯csam¶v Cu ]s¯m¼Xmw \qäm−nepw Cw¥−nÂ
Pohn¨ncn¡p¶p F¶mtWm Xm¦fpsS A`n{]mbw?'
s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "km[mcWbmbn Hcp a\pjymbpÊntesd BaIÄ
Pohn¡p¶p−v. B\IÄ ZoÀLmbpÊpIfmWv. ]q¨Itfm \mbv¡tfm
ISn¨nsæn X¯IÄ acn¡p¶nÃ. h\m´c§fnse KplIfnÂ
XeapdItfmfw Nne a\pjyÀ Pohn¡p¶p. C´ybnse tbmKnamÀ
A`ojvS{]ImcamWv acWw ssIhcn¡p¶Xv.'
 Fsâ Nn´bnsemXp§p¶ Imcy§fmbncp¶nà s{]m^kÀ ]dªXv.
Rm³ ]dªp: "A§v ]dbp¶sX\n¡p a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ. {`m´p
]nSns]Sptamsb¶p Rm³ kwibn¡p¶p. a\ÊnemIp¶ `mjbnÂ
]dªp Xcq.'
"icn, Rm³ ]dbmw. AkXysa¶p \mw IcpXp¶ ]e Imcy§fpw
kw`hy§fmWv. bmsXmcp ap³hn[nbpanÃmsX Imcy§sf kao]n¡m³
\ap¡p IgnbWw. Bs«, cm{Xnbn AeªpXncnbp¶ Ip«nIfpsS
Igp¯n I− apdn¸mSpIÄ Bcp−m¡nbXmsW¶mWv Xm¦fpsS
hnizmkw?'
"eqknbpsS Igp¯nep−m¡nb apdn¸mSpIfpw Cu Ip«nIfpsS Igp¯nÂ
I− apdn¸mSpIfpw Htc Bfp−m¡nbXmsWs¶\n¡p tXm¶p¶p.'
"F¦n Fsâ kplrs¯, \n§Ä¡p sXäp]än.'
Rm³ tNmZy`mh¯n s{]m^kdpsS apJt¯¡p t\m¡n. At±lw
]dªp: "Cu apdn¸mSpIÄ eqknbmWp−m¡nbncn¡p¶Xv.'
]cn{`awsIm−pw tIm]wsIm−pw Aev]t\ct¯¡v F\n¡p
I®pImWm³ IgnªnÃ. D¨¯n tai¸pd¯v BªSn¨psIm−v Rm³
Aedn: "s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv, Xm¦Ä¡p apgp¯ {`m´mWv.'
Rm³ s{]m^kdpsS apJt¯¡p kq£n¨pt\m¡n. AhnSw im
´ambncp¶p. At±lw ]dªp: "F\n¡v {`m´mbncp¶psh¦n F¶v
Rm\min¡p¶p. C¯cw \ákXy§sf A`napJoIcn¡p¶Xnt\¡mÄ
t`Zw {`m´p]nSn¡pIXs¶bmWv. Fs¶ acWh{à¯nÂ\n¶p
c£n¨Xn\v Rm³ ]Icw ho«pIbmsW¶p Xm¦Ä IcpXp¶pt−m? Xm¦Ä
eqknsb t{]an¨ncp¶pshs¶\n¡dnbmw. hfsc IcpXtemSpIqSntb
Xm¦tfmSv C¡mcyw ]dbmhq F¶pw Rm³ Dd¨ncp¶p. F¦nÂt]mepw
Xm¦fnXp hnizkn¡psa¶p Rm³ IcpXnbnÃ.'
"F\n¡p am¸pXcq s{]m^kÀ.'
"Rm³ ]dª Imcy§Ä kXyamsW¶p sXfnbn¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv.
C¶pcm{Xn Ft¶msSm¯phcm³ \n§Ä¡p ss[cyapt−m?'
s{]m^kÀ ]dª Imcy§Ä kXyamsW¦nÂIqSn Ah
sXfnbn¡s¸Sm³ Rm³ B{Kln¨ncp¶nÃ. AsænÂXs¶ C¯cw
Imcy§Ä¡p sXfnhp thWsa¶v BcmWm{Kln¡pI?
AXn`oIcamb Hcp ]co£Ws¯ t\cnSm³
t]mhpIbmsWt¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ Rm³ `bwsIm−p \Sp§nt¸mbn. ]t£,
s{]m^kÀ FÃmw Dd¨ a«mWv. BÀXsd Gev]n¡ms\¶ a«nÂ
ih¡ÃdbpsS Xmt¡mÂIqSn At±lw hm§nsh¨ncn¡p¶p.
R§Ä BZyambn Bip]{Xnbnte¡mWp t]mbXv. Ip«nIfpsS
Igp¯n I− apdnhns\¸än tUmIvSdpambn kwkmcn¨p. At±l¯n\pw
hyàamsbm¶pw ]dbphm\p−mbncp¶nÃ. tUmIvSÀ ]dªp: "Fentbm
atäm ISn¨XmsW¶mWv F\n¡p tXm¶p¶Xv. Nnet¸mÄ IShmXnepw
BImw. ]t£, Ah s]mXpth \ncp]{ZhnIfmWv. Iq«¯nsem¶pcs−®w
Ipg¸¡mcmbn¡qsS¶panÃ. C¯cw IShmXnepIsf càc£kpIÄ
hfÀ¯p¶XmsW¶pw tIÄ¡p¶p−v. F«p]¯p Znhkw ap¼v
arKimebnÂ\n¶v Hcp sN¶mbv NmSnt¸mhpIbpw Xncn¨phcnIbpw sNbvX
IY Xm¦Ä¡dnbmatÃm. Ip«nIfpsS cm{Xnk©mcw XpS§nbXv AXn\p
tijamWv. Cu Ip«nbpw ]dªXv tN¨nbpsSIqsS t]mIs« F¶mWv.'
Ip«nsb ho«nte¡p Xncn¨b¨mepw iàamb ImhÂ
GÀs¸Sp¯mt\À¸mSp sN¿Wsa¶pw C\nbpw Hcp cm{XnIqSn
AeªpXncnbm\nSbmbm AXnsâ {]XymLmXw
KpcpXcambncn¡psa¶pw tUmIvSsd HmÀan¸n¨n«v R§Ä ]pd¯nd§n.
F§pw CcpÄ ]c¶ncp¶p. A§n§v H¶pc−p hnf¡pIÄ Fcnªncp¶Xv
AÔImc¯nsâ ImTn\ys¯ hÀ[n¸n¡phmt\ DXInbpÅp. ASps¯mcp
tlm«enÂ\n¶p R§Ä `£Ww Ign¨p. AXn\ptijw ]Ånhf¸nsâ
AcpInse¯n. aXn NmSn¡S¶p. B AÔImc¯n eqknbpsS
ihamSw Is−¯phm³ hfsctbsd hnjant¡−n h¶p.
ssIhiw IcpXnbncp¶ Xmt¡mseSp¯v s{]m^kÀ hmXn Xpd¶p.
Ft¶mSv apt¼ \S¡phm³ Bhiys¸«p. _mKn s{]m^kÀ
IcpXns¡m−ph¶ sagpIpXncn AhnsS I¯n¨psh¨p. sagpIpXncnbpsS
a§nb shfn¨w ]c¶t¸mÄ IpgnamSamsI _o`ÕmhØbnembncp¶p.
s{]m^kÀ tPmen XpS§n¡gnªp. _mKp Xpd¶v At±lw Hcp kv{Iq
ss{UhÀ ]pds¯Sp¯p. eqknbpsS ihs¸«n Xncªp]nSn¨v AXnsâ aqSn
Xpd¡phm³ XpS§n. aqSnbpsS ASnbnepÅ CubwsIm−pÅ s]mXn¨nÂ
At±lw I¯nsIm−v Aev]w sh«n amän. HcmgvN ]g¡apÅ ih¯nsâ
cq£KÔw {]Xo£n¨ncp¶ Rm³ BsI A¼c¶pt]mbn. At±lw
sagpIpXncn DbÀ¯n¸nSn¨ncp¶p. ihs¸«n¡pÅntes¡¯nt\m¡phm³
Ft¶mSv Bhiys¸«p. XoÀ¨bmbpw Fs¶ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw ISp¯
HcmLmXambncp¶p AXv. F\n¡v A\§phmt\m kwkmcn¡phmt\m
IgnªnÃ.
s{]m^kÀ Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p: "kplrt¯, Ct¸mÄ \n§Ä¡p
hnizmkamtbm?'
]cnkct_m[w hos−Sp¡phm³ F\n¡v Aev]kabw th−nh¶p.
Fsâ DÅnte¡p XÀ¡t_m[w XebpbÀ¯n. Rm³ ]dªp: "eqknbpsS
ihicocw Cu s]«nbnenÃ. AXp Rm³ k½Xn¡p¶p. GsX¦nepw
ih¡Åt\m ]cnIÀanIfpsS BÄ¡mtcm AsXSp¯psIm−p
t]mbncn¡mw.'
eqknbpsS icocw B s]«nbnenÃmbncp¶p. AXn\p hyàamsbmcp
ImcWw Is−¯m³ F\n¡p IgnªnÃ. shdpsX XÀ¡¯n\pth−n
Rm\§s\ ]dsªt¶bpÅq.
 s{]m^kÀ tNmZn¨p: "At¸mÄ \n§Ä¡n\nbpw hnizmkambnÃ, AtÃ?
IqSpX sXfnhpIÄ thWw. icn, hcq.' At±lw ihs¸«n aqSn
D]IcW§fpambn ]pd¯nd§n. hmXnepIÄ ]q«n Xmt¡m Fs¶
Gev]n¨p: "\n§Ä CXp kq£n¨psh¡patÃm.'
"Hcp Xmt¡mepsIms−´p Imcyw? CXnsâ CW¯mt¡mÂ
thsdbp−mhpw.'
s{]m^kÀ H¶pw ]dbmsX Xmt¡m t]m¡änen«p. At±lw
Bhiys¸«X\pkcn¨v ]Ånhf¸nsemcnS¯p Npäp]mSpw \S¡p¶
kw`h§Ä ho£n¨psIm−v Rm³ Ccn¸pd¸n¨p. s{]m^kÀ
Ccpfnte¡qfnbn«v Ft§m adªp. \Spcm{Xnbn tLmcmÔImc¯nÂ
A¯csamcp Øe¯v GI\mbncnt¡−nh¶ AhØ AXy´w
ZpÊlambncp¶p. s{]m^ktdmSpw Ft¶mSpXs¶bpw F\n¡p hÃm¯
tZjyw tXm¶n. ]t£, Fs¶ Gev]n¨ NpaXeIsf¡pdnt¨mÀ¯t¸mÄ
asäm¶pw sN¿phm³ \nÀhmlap−mbncp¶nÃ. kabw Acn¨p\o§n.
s]s«¶v sXÃIse shfp¯ Hcp cq]w \S¶p \o§p¶Xp Rm³ I−p.
Hcp Idp¯ cq]w AXnsâ ]n¶mse \o§p¶Xpw Fsâ ZrjvSnbnÂs]«p.
Rm\pw BImw£sIm−v At§m«p\o§n. s]s«¶p IpgnamS¯nsâ
t\À¡v B shfp¯ cq]w \o§nhcp¶Xp Rm³ {i²n¨p. sRmSnbnSbnÂ
AXv A{]Xy£amhpIbpw sNbvXp. Ft§m«p t]msb¶p I−tXbnÃ.
Rm³ ASp¯psN¶t¸mÄ Hcp Ipªns\bpw ssIbn ]nSn¨psIm−v
s{]m^kÀ AhnsS \nev¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ A[oc\mbncp¶p. B
Ipªns\bpwsIm−v R§Ä ]Ånhf¸n\p ]pds¯¯n. Hcp
Xos¸«ns¡mÅn Dc¨v AXnsâ sXm− ]cntim[n¨pt\m¡n. s{]m^kÀ
]dªp: "\mw kab¯ns\¯n. CXnsâ sXm−bn apdn¸mSp ImWp¶nÃ.'
cm{Xnbn tdm´pNpäp¶ t]meokpImcpsS {i²bn s]S¯¡hn[w
Ipªns\ HcnS¯p InS¯nbn«v R§Ä adªp\n¶p. Hcp
t]meokpImc³ AXphgn hcp¶p−mbncp¶p. Ipªns\ I−t¸mÄ
AbmÄ HcÛpXi_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p. A{Xbpambt¸mÄ A¶s¯ tPmen
aXnbm¡n R§Ä ho«nte¡p Xncn¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

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Ignª cm{Xnbnepw kw`h§Ä BhÀ¯n¨p. IpgnamS¯nsâ hmXnÂ
s{]m^kÀ Xpd¶p. Ft¶mSp ap¶n \S¡phm³ Bhiys¸«p.
s{]m^kÀ ihs¸«nbpsS aqSn hen¨pXpd¶p. Rm³ Ip\nªpt\m¡n.
AÛpXwsIm−v Fsâ I®pIÄ ]pd¯pNmSpsa¶p tXm¶n. eqknbpsS
icocw B s]«nbn InS¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. Hcp amemJbv¡pt]mepw A{X
kuμcyw ImWpIbnÃ. eqkn acns¨¶pXs¶ hnizkn¡phm³ F\n¡p
hnjaw tXm¶n. Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "CsXmcp Ir{XnaicocamtWm?' At±lw
B icoc¯nsâ Np−pIÄ ]nSn¨phen¨p. ]ÃpIÄ¡p IqSpXÂ \ofhpw
aqÀ¨bpw sh¨ncn¡p¶Xmbn I−p. apIfnepw XmsgbpapÅ \mbv]ÃpIÄ
sXm«pImWn¨psIm−v s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "ChsIm−mWv B
Ipªp§fpsS Igp¯n ChÄ apdnhp−m¡nbXv.'
Xmev¡menIambp−mb achn¸nÂ\n¶p tamN\w t\Snbt¸mÄ Rm³
{]XnhNn¨p: "Cu icocw C¶p ho−pw ChnsS sIm−p InS¯nbXmhmw.'
"Bcv?'
"AXv F\n¡dnbnÃ. ]t£, Btcm A§s\ sNbvXncn¡p¶p.'
"ChÄ acn¨n«v HcmgvNbmbntÃ? CtX coXnbn HcmgvN Ignªpw Hcp
icocw InS¡psa¶p Xm¦Ä IcpXp¶pt−m?'
F\n¡v s{]m^kdpsS tNmZy¯n\p adp]Sn ]dbphm³ IgnªnÃ.
s{]m^kÀ ]dbphm³ XpS§n: "At_m[mhØbn InS¶t¸mgmWv
ChfpsS tNmc càc£Êv IpSn¨Xv. ChÄ acn¨Xpw
At_m[mhØbnÂXs¶. AtX, At_m[mhØbn ChÄ Hcp
t{]XamWv. km[mcWbmbn t{]Xw AXnsâ ho«n InS¶pd§pt¼mÄ
AXnsâ apJw bYmÀ° cq]¯nembncn¡pw. Cu icocw t\m¡q, CXnÂ
If¦¯nsâ Awiw ImWm\nÃ. AXpsIm−v Ahsf Cu \nebnÂ
sImÃpI _p²nap«mWv.'
s{]m^kÀ Fs´ms¡bmWp ]dbp¶sXs¶\n¡p a\ÊnembnÃ.
Ft¶m acn¨pt]mb Hcp kv{Xosb ho−pw sImÃpI! F¦nepw Rm³
tNmZn¨p: "Xm¦Ä F§s\bmWXp sN¿m³ t]mIp¶Xv?'
"Rm³ ChfpsS Xesh«n Zqsc Ifbpw. hmbn shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä
\ndbv¡pw. tZl¯neqsS Hcp Ip´w Ip¯nbnd¡pIbpw sN¿pw.'
s{]m^kÀ KmVamb Nn´bn ebn¡p¶Xp Rm³ I−p:
"Rm³ BtemNn¡pIbmbncp¶p. eqkn b£nbmbn amdns¡m−ncn¡p¶
kabamWnXv. Ct¸mÄ Fs´¦nepw sN¿m³ Ignªm AhfnÂ\n¶pÅ
B]¯v Fs¶t¶¡pambn Ahkm\n¸n¡m³ Ignbpw. ]t£, BÀXsd
hnhcw Adnbnt¡−nbncn¡p¶p. Rm³ CsX§s\ AbmtfmSp ]dbpw?
Ipsd Imcy§Ä t\cn«p I−n«ps−¦nepw \n§Ä¡pt]mepw
]qÀWhnizmkanÃ. At¸mÄ H¶padnbm¯ BÀXdpsS IYtbm?
Hcp]t£, eqknsb Poht\msS Ipgn¨n«XmsW¶bmÄ hnNmcn¡m\pw
aXn. ZpxJ¯nsâ ]ShpIÄ ]eXpw BÀXÀ¡p Nhp«n¡bdphm\p−v.
\n§Ä Bip]{Xnbnte¡p aS§n s]mbvs¡mÅq. F\n¡n¶nhnsS NneXp
sN¿phm\p−v. \msf cm{Xn ]¯paWn¡p \n§Ä temUvPnte¡p hcq.
BÀXtdmSpw Izn³kntbmSpw AhnsShcm³ Rm³ Bhiys¸Smw.'
IpgnamSw AS¨p]q«n aXn NmSn¡S¶v R§Ä ]o¡UnÃnbnte¡p
t]mbn.
tUm. knhmÀUn\p sImSp¡phm\mbn s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv Hcp
Ipdn¸p tlm«en sImSp¯ncp¶p. ]t£, AXv At±l¯nsâ ssIbnÂ
In«pIbp−mbnÃ. Ipdn¸n C§s\ FgpXnbncp¶p:
 
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{]nbs¸« knhmÀUv,
Rm³ C¶v ]Ånhf¸nte¡v Häbv¡p t]mhpIbmWv. F\ns¡s´¦nepw
kw`hns¨¦ntem F¶p IcpXnbmWp Rm³ Cu Is¯gpXp¶Xv. C¶v
eqknsb IpgnamS¯n\p ]pd¯phnSm³ Rm³ A\phZn¡pIbnÃ.
IpgnamS¯nsâ hmXnen Ipcnipw shÅpÅn¸q¡fpw sh¡pw. eqknbpsS
t{]X¯n\p sNdp¸ambXpsIm−p hg§mXncn¡nÃ. C¶p IpgnamS¯nÂ
AS¨p]q«nbn«m \msf ]pd¯pIS¡m³ AhÄ sh¼Â Im«pw. eqknsb
F\n¡p `banÃ. ]t£, Ahsf t{]Xam¡nbh\p−tÃm, Ah³
Hcp]t£, IpgnamSw Xnc¡nhcm³ CSbp−v. Ah³ a\pjysc¡mÄ ]e
ImcW§Äs¡m−pw ià\mWv. Ccp]Xp ]qÀW
BtcmKyhm·mcpsSsb¦nepw iàn Ah\p−v. sN¶mbv¡fpsS
ssk\yt¯mSv BÚm]n¨v Ahs\´pw sN¿m³ Ignbpw. IqSpXÂ Fs
´ms¡ iànbmWh\pÅsX¶v F\n¡dnªpIqSm. Hcp]t£, Rm³
Xncn¨phcmXncp¶m CtXmsSm¸apÅ ISemkpIÄ hmbn¡pI,
a\Ênem¡pI. B A]ISImcnsb sIm¶p cmPys¯ c£n¡m³
{ian¡pI. hn[n A§s\bmsW¦n F\n¡p hnS XcnI.
kz´w
hm³ slÂknMv

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

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s{]m^kÀ ]dª Imcys¯¡pdn¨v Rm³ BtemNn¨p. AXp
icnbmsW¶v F\n¡p Nnet¸mÄ tXm¶n. aäp Nne kμÀ`¯n AXv
HcpXcw {`m´msW¶p tXm¶n. Hcp]t£, s{]m^kdpsS Xebv¡p
kpJanÃmbncn¡mw. F´mbmepw At±lw kq{XimenbmWv. At±ls¯
{i²n¨psIm−ncn¡mw.
 
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C¶se cm{Xn 10 aWn¡p ap¼pXs¶ BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw hm³
slÂkn§nsâ apdnbnse¯n. R§Ä sNt¿− Imcy§sf¡pdn¨v
s{]m^kÀ eLphmbn hnhcn¨pX¶p. BÀXsd hnhcw [cn¸n¡m³
At±lw \t¶ ]mSps]Sp¶ps−¶p tXm¶n. hniZamb
apJhpcbv¡ptijw s{]m^kÀ BÀXtdmSp ]dªp: "a\pjycminbpsS
\·bv¡pth−n Rm³ BÀXtdmSv Hcp Imcyw At]£n¡pIbmWv. \n§Ä
Fsâ hm¡pIÄ A\pkcn¡ptam?'
"Rm³ F´mWp th−Xv. A§v AXp hniZam¡nbmepw.'
"clkyambn \n§Ä Ft¶msSm¯p ]Ånhf¸nte¡p hcWw.'
 BÀXdpsS apJ¯p ImÀtaL§Ä Dcp−pIqSp¶Xp R§Ä I−p.
At±lw tNmZn¨p: "eqknbpsS IpgnamS¯nte¡mtWm?'
"AtX.'
"F¶n«v F´p sN¿Ww?'
"\n§Ä IpgnamS¯n {]thin¡Ww.'
"A§v Kuchambn ]dbpIbmtWm, AtXm Xamitbm? A§bpsS apJw
I−n«v A§v Imcyambn ]dbpIbmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. IpgnamS¯nÂ
{]thin¨n«v F´p sN¿m\mWv?'
"ihs¸«n Xpd¡Ww.'
"A§v AXncphn«ncn¡p¶p! IpgnamS¯n sXm«pÅ Ifn F\n¡p
kln¡m\mhp¶nÃ.'
BÀXÀ¡p hm¡pIÄ In«nbnÃ. tIm]wsIm−v B apJw Nph¶p
XpSp¯p. ho−pw s{]m^kÀ BÀXsd kam[m\n¸n¡m³
{ian¨psIm−ncp¶p. {]iv\¯nsâ Kuchw At±lw BÀXsd ]dªp
a\Ênem¡m³ {ian¨p. Ipsd kabw au\ambn IS¶pt]mbn. s{]m^kÀ
Xs¶bmWp \nÈ_vZXbv¡p `wKw hcp¯nbXv. At±lw tNmZn¨p: "eqkn
acn¨pIgnªp, CtÃ? ]t£, AhÄ acn¨n«nsæntem?'
BÀXÀ NmSnsbWoäp: "Cuizcm, Cuizcm, As§´mWo ]dbp¶Xv?
Rms\´mWo tIÄ¡p¶Xv? Fs´¦nepw A]ISw ]äntbm? AtXm
sXäp]äntbm? Ahsf Poht\msSbmtWm kwkvIcn¨Xv?'
"Hcn¡epanà Iptª. Rm\§s\ Nn´n¨n«pt]mepanÃ. AhÄ
Pohn¡p¶ Hcp t{]XamIm³ km²yXbps−¶p ]dªtXbpÅq.'
"F´v? Pohn¡p¶ t{]Xtam? A§v F´mWpt±in¡p¶Xv?
F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃtÃm.'
"Iptª, \ap¡dnbm³ ]mSnÃm¯ Gsd Imcy§Ä Cu temI¯nÂ
D−v. \ap¡p Nn´n¡m³t]mepw Ignbm¯ Hcp Imcy¯nsâ
h¡nse¯nbncn¡pIbmWp Rm³. \n§Ä Fs¶ hnizkn¡pI. Cu
arXtZl¯nsâ Xe Rm³ sh«n amäns¡mÅs«tbm?'
"CÃ, ]mSnÃ. Rms\mcn¡epw A\phZn¡pIbnÃ. Cu {]]©w apgph³
Xcmsa¶p ]dªmÂt]mepw Rm\Xp k½Xn¡nÃ. \n§Ä Fs¶ AXncp
IS¶p ]co£n¡pIbmWv.' AhÄ acn¨pIgnªp. AhÄ¡p
ivaim\¯nÂt]mepw A§v kam[m\w sImSp¡ntÃ? AhfpsS IpgnamSw
Im¯pkq£n¡m³ _m[yØ\mWp Rm³.'
BÀXtdmSv s{]m^kÀ¡v A\pI¼ tXm¶n. F¦nepw At±lw
Fgpt¶äp i_vZw Ipd¨p ]dªp: "F\n¡pw Nne ISaIfntÃ? Rm³
IqSpXsem¶pw Bhiys¸Sp¶nÃ. Ft¶msSm¸w h¶p kwKXnIsfÃmw
t\cn«pI−p t_m²ys¸Smt\ Bhiys¸Sp¶pÅq. Hcp]t£, t\cn«p
I−pIgnªm Fs¶¡mtfsd B IrXyw sN¿phm³ XmÂ]cyw
Xm¦Ä¡mbncn¡pw. \n§fpsS \·tb Rm³ Imw£n¡p¶pÅq.
eqknbpsS t{]X¯n\v Fsâ Poh³ \evInbm Fs´¦nepw \·
D−mIpIbmsW¦n kkt´mjw AXp \evIm³ Rm³ X¿mdmWv.'
s{]m^kdpsS hm¡pIfn BßmÀ°X Xpfp¼n\n¶ncp¶p.
CXptI«t¸mÄ BÀXÀ ]dªp: "tlm! F\n¡v H¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ.
Cuizcm, CsXs´mcp ]co£WamWv. F´mbmepw Rm\§bpsS IqsS
hcmw.'
R§Ä aXn NmSn ]Ånhf¸n {]thin¨p. C{]mhiyw
s{]m^kdmWp ap¶n \S¶Xv. At±lw IpgnamSw Xpd¶p. hnf¡p
sImfp¯n. kv{Iqss{UhÀ ssIbnseSp¯v ihs¸«nbpsS aqSn Agn¨pamän.
CubwsIm−pÅ aqSnbpw s{]m^kÀ Cf¡n amän. R§sfÃmhcpw
ihs¸«nbnte¡v F¯nt\m¡n. AXp iq\yambncp¶p. BÀXÀ
hnfdnshfp¯p.
GXm\pw \nanjw \nÈ_vZambn IS¶pt]mbn. Izn³kn tNmZn¨p:
"s{]m^kÀ, Rm\ntXhsc A§sb kwibn¨n«nÃ. tNmZyw tNmZn¨p
_p²nap«n¨n«panÃ. Ct¸mÄ Ft¶mSp £an¡Ww. A§mtWm CXp
sNbvXXv.'
"temI¯nse FÃm \·Isfbpw ]nSn¨p Rm³ kXyw sN¿pIbmWv.
Rm\sXSp¯p amänbn«nÃ. c−pZnhkw ap¼v Rm\pw skhmÀUpwIqSn
ChnsS h¶ncp¶p. s]«n Xpd¶pt\m¡nbt¸mÄ AXp Imenbmbncp¶p.
R§Ä Hfnªp\n¶p. Aev]kabw Ignªp t\m¡nbt¸mÄ ac§fpsS
CSbneqsS shfp¯ Hcp cq]w \o§p¶Xp I−p. ]ntäZnhkw
h¶pt\m¡nbt¸mÄ eqknbpsS ihicocw AXn InS¡p¶p−mbncp¶p.
C¶se kÔybv¡pap¼v ChnsS h¶p shÅpÅn¸q¡fpw Ipcnipw
hmXn¸Snbn sh¨p. AXn\ptijw AhÄ¡p ]pd¯pt]mIm³
IgnªnÃ. kqcy\kvXan¨pIgnªm càc£ÊpIÄ¡p ]pd¯p
t]mhm\mhpIbnÃ. C¶p sshIn«v shÅpÅn¸q¡fpw Ipcnipw \o¡w
sNbvXp. AXpsIm−mWp s]«n iq\yambncp¶Xv. CXp XpS¡w am{Xta
BbpÅq. C\nbpw AÛpXIcamb ]eXpw ImWm\p−v. hcq, \ap¡p
]pd¯pt]mbn Hfnªp\nev¡mw.'
At±lw Idp¯ Hcp NnÃpsIm−p hnf¡p aqSn. ]pd¯p IS¶p.
IpgnamS¯n\p ]pds¯¯nbt¸mÄ R§Ä¡v Aev]w Bizmkw
tXm¶n. ]t£, R§Ä BImw£m`cnXcmbncp¶p. ap³Iq«n
\nÝbn¨amXncn s{]m^kÀ tPmen XpSÀ¶p. At±lw _mKp Xpd¶v Ft
´m FSp¯v IpgnamS¯nsâ hmXnepIfpsS hnShpIfn sh¡m³ XpS§n.
Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "As§´mWv sN¿p¶Xv?'
"AtXm? t{]Xw AI¯p IS¡mXncn¡phm\mbn Rm³
hmXneSbv¡pIbmWv.'
"A§v AhnsS sh¨ km[\wsIm−mtWm hmXn ASbv¡p¶Xv?'
"AtX, AXp hnip² Ipcni¸amWv.'
 s{]m^kdpsS BßmÀ°X \ndª hm¡pIÄ tI«t¸mÄ R§Ä
At±ls¯ A\pkcn¨p; hnizkn¨p. s{]m^kÀ \nÀtZin¨ Øm\§fnÂ
R§Ä adªp\n¶p. B A´co£w s]mXpsh `bm\Iambn R§Ä¡p
tXm¶n. F{Xt\cw R§Ä A§s\ \n¶p F¶dnªpIqSm. s]s«¶v
s{]m^kÀ "iviv...' Fs¶mcp ko¡mci_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p. At±lw
Zqtc¡p Nq−n¡mWn¨p. Idp¯ Ft´m km[\w amd¯Sp¡n¸nSn¨
shfp¯ Hcp cq]w \S¶p\o§p¶p! taLw AI¶p amdnbt¸mÄ AhfpsS
ta ]Xn¨ \nemhn B cq]w R§Ä hyàambn I−p.
ih¡¨bWnsªmcp kpμcn! AhÄ B Idp¯
km[\¯nsâbSpt¯¡p Xe Ip\n¨p]nSn¨ncn¡pIbmWv.
AhfpsS ssIbnepÅXv Hcp IpªmsW¶p R§Ä¡p a\Ênembn. Hcp
iniphnsâ Zo\tcmZ\w Hcp \nanjw AhnsS DbÀ¶p tI«p.
B cq]w R§fpsS t\À¡p \S¶phcm³ XpS§n. \nemhv AhfpsStaÂ
]Xn¨t¸mÄ AXns\ hyàambn ImWm³ Ignªp. R§Ä `b¶pt]mbn.
`bwsIm−v BÀXÀ hm s]mfn¨p \nÝe\mbn achn¨p
\nev¡pIbmbncp¶p. AXv eqknbpsS cq]ambncp¶p. AhÄ
Pohn¨ncp¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS apJ¯p−mbncp¶ im´XbÃ, adn¨p
ss]imNnIamb {IqcXbmWv B apJ¯p Pzen¨p\n¶ncp¶Xv. AhÄ
ASp¯ph¶t¸mÄ s{]m^kÀ hnf¡S¨ncp¶ Idp¯ NnsÃSp¯p amän.
AhfpsS ta {]Imiw hoWp. B cq]w hyàambn ImWm³ Ignªp.
AhfpsS ssIbn Poh\pÅ Hcp Ipªncn¸p−v. Np−pIÄ
NqSpcàwsIm−p XpSp¯ncn¡p¶p. IhnfpIfneqsS càw
Hen¨nd§nbncp¶p. AhfpsS hkv{X¯n cà¯pÅnIÄ hoW
ASbmfw ImWmambncp¶p. [otcmZm¯\mb s{]m^kÀ hm³slÂknMv
t]mepw sXÃp ]I¨Xpt]mse tXm¶n. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ R§fpsS IY
]dtb−XnÃtÃm.
R§sf I−v tIm]mIpebmbn AhÄ ]pdtIm«p amdn. \mbv ISn¨p
Xp¸p¶ F¨n IjWw F¶ amXncn amd¯Sp¡n¸nSn¨ncp¶ Ipªns\
A{i²ambn AhÄ Hcp hit¯¡p hens¨dnªp. BÀXÀ BsI
Xcn¨p\nev¡pIbmbncp¶p. At±l¯nÂ\n¶v Hcp Rc¡w ]pds¸«p.
eqkn c−p ssIIfpw \o«n ss]imNnIamb aμlmkt¯msS BÀXdpsS
t\À¡p \o§n: "{]nbs¸« BÀXÀ, Chscsbms¡ hn«n«v Fsâ
ASpt¯¡p hcq. \aps¡m¶n¨p hn{ian¡mw. Fsâ {]mW\mbIm, A§v
hcq.'
B ss]imNnIamb i_vZwtI«v At_m[mhØbnse¶ amXncn
ssIIÄ hnSÀ¯ns¡m−v BÀXÀ apt¶m«p \o§n. s]s«¶p
ssIbnencp¶ Ipcnip hm³ slÂknMv eqknbpsS icoc¯n\pw
BÀXdpsS icoc¯n\panSbnembn ]nSn¨p. tjmt¡äamXncn AhÄ
]ndtIm«p amdn. B apJ¯v `qanbnepÅ kIe tIm]hpw Cc¨pIbdp¶Xp
R§Ä I−p. AhÄ Xnc¡n«p IpgnamS¯nte¡p \o§n. IpgnamS¯n\v
GXm\pw hmc AcnsI F¯nbt¸mÄ AZriyamb GtXm Ic§Ä XSª
amXncn AhÄ \n¶p. s]s«¶v AhÄ apJw Xncn¨v R§sf t\m¡n.
XoÀ¨bmbpw acW¯nsâ apJwXs¶bmbncp¶p AXv. AXpt]mse
tIm]ns¨mcp apJw Rm³ Cu PohnX¯n I−n«nÃ. C\n ImWpsa¶p
tXm¶p¶panÃ. B I®pIfnÂ\n¶v XoÖzmeIÄ ]d¶p. ]ÃpIÄ
ISn¨aÀ¶p. cà]m\¯n\mbn B \mhpw ]ÃpIfpw I®pIfpw
Np−pIfpw DgdpIbmbncp¶p.
bpK§fpsS ssZÀLyapÅ \nanj§Ä IS¶pt]mbn. DbÀ¯n¸nSn¨
Ipcninsâbpw hmXnensâbpw CSbn AhÄ A§s\ \n¶p. s{]m^kÀ
hm³ slÂknMv BÀXdpsS t\À¡p Xncnªp tNmZn¨p: "Fsâ {]nbs¸«
kplrt¯, C\nbpw Rm³ Fsâ tPmen XpS§s«tbm?'
"At§¡v CjvSapÅXp sNbvXpsImÅq.'
hm³ slÂknMv apt¼m«p sN¶v hmXnen\nSbn XncpInsh¨ncp¶
Ipcnipw shÅpÅn¸q¡fpw FSp¯p amän. R§Ä t\m¡n\nevt¡ Hcp
I¯nbpsS hmbv¯et]mepw IS¡m¯ B hnShneqsS R§fptSXp
amXncn Øqeicocw DÅ B cq]w AIt¯¡p IS¡p¶Xv
AÛpXt¯mSpIqSn R§Ä I−p. AÛpXt¯¡mtfsd R§Ä¡p
`bambncp¶p. F¦nepw B cq]w I®nÂ\n¶p adªt¸mÄ Aev]w
Bizmkw tXm¶n.
"C¶n\n IqSpXsem¶pw sN¿m\nÃ.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. R§Ä
ho«nte¡p aS§n. BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw Fsâ IqsS ho«nte¡p t]m¶p.
]Ånhf¸nÂ\n¶p In«nb Ipªns\ kpc£nXamsbmcp Øe¯p
InS¯nbn«mWv R§Ä t]m¶Xv.

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cm{Xn Hcp aWntbmSpIqSn R§Ä ]Ånhf¸nse¯n. s{]m^kÀ hmXnÂ
Xpd¶v IpgnamS¯n\I¯p {]thin¨p. R§Ä At±ls¯ ]n´pSÀ¶p.
hmXn `{Zambn AS¨v hnf¡p sImfp¯n. thsd c−p sagpIpXncnIÄ
ASp¯pÅ ihs¸«nbn sImfp¯nsh¡pIbpw sNbvXp. s{]m^kÀ
ihs¸«n Xpd¶t¸mÄ R§Ä AXymImw£tbmsS
AXntes¡¯nt\m¡n. eqknbpsS icocw AhnsS InS¸p−mbncp¶p.
AhÄ IqSpX kpμcnbmbn ImWs¸«p.
Nne Ccp¼pI¼nIÄ, Hm¸tdj³ I¯nIÄ, sN¯n¡qÀ¸n¨
acwsIm−pÅ Hcp Ip´w, NpänI XpS§nb km[\§sfms¡ s{]m^kÀ
]pds¯Sp¯p X¿mdmbn \n¶p. At±lw ]dªp: "Hcp hyàn
càc£tÊm càb£ntbm Bbn¯ocpt¼mÄ
PohnXIme¯p−mbncp¶ \·Isfms¡ t]mbn adbp¶p. k·mÀKtem]w
h¶ptNcp¶p. càc£ÊpIÄ¡p acWanÃ. AhÀ càw IpSn¡p¶hcpw
acWtijw càc£ÊpIfpambn¯ocp¶p. A§s\ bpK§tfmfw
X§fpsS hebw hn]pes¸Sp¯ns¡m−v Ah Pohn¡p¶p. acWi¿bnÂ
InS¶ eqknsb Npw_n¡p¶XnÂ\n¶v Xm¦sf Rm³
XSªtXmÀabpt−m, BÀXÀ? A¶p \n§Ä Ahsf Npw_n¨ncps¶¦nÂ,
Asæn C¶se AhfpsS Icheb¯nsemXp§nbncps¶¦nÂ,
acWtijw Xm¦fpw Hcp càc£ÊmIpambncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ cm{XnbnÂ
I−pIn«nbn«pÅ Ipªp§Ä Cu Ahkc¯n acn¡pIbmsW¦nÂ
Ahbpw càc£ÊpIfmbn¯ocpw. AXp kw`hn¡p¶Xn\p ap¼v
"CXns\' \in¸n¨m {ItaW apdn¸mSpIÄ DW§n AhÀ c£s¸Spw.
ChÄ t{]Xambn¯s¶ XpScpIbmsW¦n Xsâ iànbp]tbmKn¨v B
Ip«nIsf AcnInte¡p hcp¯phm³ Ignbpw. AXpsIm−v ChfnÂ
BZys¯ ASntbev]n¡p¶ ssI A\p{Kln¡s¸«XmWv. AXv eqkn¡p
\nXyim´n \evIp¶ ssIbmbncn¡pw. Rm³ AXn\p X¿mdmWv. ]t£,
Fs¶¡mÄ IqSpX AÀlXbpÅ ssIIÄ Cu Iq«¯nentÃ?'
s{]m^kdpsS Dt±iyw BÀXÀ¡p a\Ênembn. At±lw apt¶m«p
\o§n\n¶p ]dªp: "Fsâ {]nbs¸« kplrt¯, A§v F´p
\nÀtZin¡p¶pthm, AXp sN¿m³ F\n¡p kt´mjtabpÅq.'
"F¦n CXm, Cu Ip´w kzoIcn¡pI. CXv CSXpssIsIm−v AhfpsS
lrZb¯n\p t\sc ]nSn¡Ww. NpänI heXpssIbn FSp¯v BªSn¨v
Ip´w AhfpsS lrZb¯n Bg¯nend¡pI. R§Ä Npäpw \n¶p
ss__nÄ hmbn¡mw. \n§fpsS Cu {]hr¯ns¡m−v Cu c£Êv
\in¡pw. At\Iw t]À¡p tamN\w e`n¡pIbpw sN¿pw.'
s{]m^kÀ ss__nÄ hmbn¡phm³ XpS§n. Rm\pw Izn³knbpw
AtXäp ]dªp. BÀXÀ Ip´hpw NpänIbpw ssIbnseSp¯p.
At±l¯nsâ ssIIÄ hnd¨nÃ. AXv eqknbpsS lrZb¯nte¡v
Cd§nt¸mbn. BÀXdpsS ssIIÄ DbÀ¶pw Xmgv¶pancp¶p. ihs¸«nbnÂ
InS¶ tZlw ]nS¨p. càhpw ]XbpwIqSn hmbneqsS HgpIphm³ XpS§n.
{ItaW B icoc¯nsâ Ne\w \ne¨p. BÀXdpsS ssIbnÂ\n¶v NpänI
Xmsg hoWp. R§Ä Xm§n¸nSn¨nÃmbncps¶¦n BÀXÀ Xmsg
hoWpt]mIpambncp¶p.
Ipd¨pt\cw Ignªv R§Ä ihs¸«nbnte¡p t\m¡n. AÛpXhpw kt
´mjhpwsIm−p R§Ä D·¯cmbncp¶p. eqknbpsS icocw
s]«nbn¯s¶ InS¸p−v. kuμcyhpw amZIXzhpw {IqcXbpw \ndª
apJaà R§fhnsS I−Xv; Pohn¨ncp¶t¸mÄ R§Ä AXy[nIw
kvt\ln¨ im´kpμcamb apJambncp¶p. \njvIf¦Xbpw ssZ\yXbpw
B apJ¯p sXfnªp \n¶ncp¶p.
"A§tbmSv Rm³ £a tNmZn¡p¶p. Rm³ A§sb sXän²cn¨p.
]t£, Ct¸mÄ A§v Fsâ Hma\bv¡v tam£w \evInbncn¡p¶p.'
BÀXÀ s{]m^ktdmSp ]dªp.
 eqknbpsS icoc¯nÂ\n¶p ]pdt¯¡p XÅn\n¶ncp¶ Ip´¯nsâ
`mKw s{]m^kÀ apdn¨pIfªp. AhfpsS incÊpw R§Ä
tOZn¨pIfªp. hmbn shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä \nd¨v s]«n ]gbXpt]mse
AS¨psh¨p. hmXn AS¨p]q«n s{]m^kÀ Xmt¡m BÀXsd
Gev]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
Ing¡³ am\w shfp¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "\½psS
{ia¯nsâ H¶mw L«w Ahkm\n¨ncn¡p¶p. ]t£, `mcn¨ tPmen
C\nbpw sNbvXp XoÀ¡m\ncn¡p¶tXbpÅq. Rm³ hniZambn ]n¶oSv
\n§tfmSp ]dbmw. c−p ZnhkwIgnªv skhmÀUnsâ ho«nte¡p hcq.
]pXnb c−mfpIsf Rm³ \n§Ä¡p ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n¯cmw. F\n¡p
hfsctbsd kwkmcn¡m\p−v. C¶p Rm³ BwÌÀUmante¡p t]mIp¶p.
\msf cm{Xn Xncn¨phcpw. AXn\ptijw \ap¡p sNbvXpXoÀ¡m\pÅ
tPmensb¡pdn¨p NÀ¨ sN¿mw. Hcn¡Â apt¼m«psh¨ Im ]pdtIm«p
sh¡m³ ]mSnÃ.'
]¯v

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

R§Ä _ÀIven tlm«en Xncns¨¯nbt¸mÄ s{]m^kÀ hm³
slÂkn§n\v Hcp sSe{Kmw InS¸p−mbncp¶p: "Rm³ ASp¯ s{Sbn\n\p
hcp¶p. tPm\X³ sshäv_nbnemWv. Imcyw {][m\w.'

an\m lmÀ¡À
s{]m^kÀ¡p kt´mjw tXm¶n. "an\m hcp¶p. ]t£, F\n¡nhnsS
X§m³ \nÀhmlanÃ. AXpsIm−v Xm¦Ä Ahsf ho«nte¡p
Iq«ns¡m−p t]mIWw. tÌj\n sN¶v Ahsf kzoIcn¡pIbpw
thWw. hnhc¯n\v AhÄ¡p I¼nbSn¡q.'
I¼nbSn¨Xn\ptijw R§Ä Nmb IpSn¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.
s{]m^kÀ tPm\Xsâ UbdnbpsS Hcp tIm¸n Fsâ ssIbnÂ
X¶psIm−v ]dªp: "CXm, Ch Aaqey\n[nIfmWv. Ch {i²n¨p
hmbn¡pI. Xm¦Ä¡v At¸mÄ Imcy§Ä a\Ênemhpw.'
s{Sbn³kab¯n\p 15 an\näp apt¼ Rm³ tÌj\n F¯nt¨À¶p.
s{Sbn³ h¶p\n¶v Aev]kab¯n\ptijw imeo\bmb Hcp bphXn
h−nbnÂ\n¶nd§n Fsâ kao]s¯¯n tNmZn¨p: "tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUv
AtÃ?'«
"\n§Ä? anÊnkv lmÀ¡À?'
AhÄ Fsâ t\sc ssI\o«n. Ipdª kabwsIm−pXs¶ R§Ä
ho«nse¯n. Fsâ XmakØew Hcp {`m´mebwIqSnbmsW¶v
AhÄ¡dnbmambncp¶p. F¦nÂt]mepw ho«nte¡p IS¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS
apJ¯v Hcp NInX`mhw Rm³ I−p.
an\bv¡v hfsctbsd kwkmcn¡m\ps−¶pw hntcm[ansæn Fsâ
apdnbnte¡p hcm³ X¿mdmsW¶pw AhÄ Adnbn¨p. Rm³
Ubdnsbgp¯p \ndp¯nsh¨n«v Ahsf Im¯ncn¡pIbmWv. hm³
slÂknMv X¶ ISemkpsI«pIÄ Rm³ Xpd¶p t\m¡nbnÃ. CXphsc
kabw In«nbnÃ. an\bv¡v Fs´¦nepw ckIcamb tPmen \evInbn«v
F\n¡v Cu ISemkpIÄ hmbn¡Ww.

an\bpsS Ubdn
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Aev]kabs¯ hn{ia¯n\ptijw Rm³ tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUnsâ
apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. hmXn¡ Hcp \nanjw i¦n¨p \n¶p.
apdnbnÂ\n¶p kwkmcw tIÄ¡p¶p−mbncp¶p.
 Im¯p \nev¡m³ kabap−mbncp¶nÃ. Rm³ hmXn¡ ap«n.
At±lw ]dªp: "hcq.'
Rm³ apdn¡pÅn IS¶p. AhnsS Hcp t^mtWm{Km^v I−v F\n¡v
AÛpXw tXm¶n. "hmXn¡ F¯nbt¸mÄ aämtcm
apdn¡pÅneps−¶p tXm¶n. Rm³ H¶p kwibn¨p.'
"Hm, Rm³ Ubdn FgpXpIbmbncp¶p. AXn§s\bmWv.'
"eqknbpsS Ahkm\ \mfpIfn A§v Ahsf
ip{iqjn¨Xmsb\n¡dnbmw. AhfpsS acWs¯¡pdn¨v As§gpXnbn«pÅ
`mKw F\n¡p hmbn¨m sImÅmsa¶p−v.'
"eqknbpsS acWs¯¡pdnt¨m? th−, th−. B IY A{Xbv¡p
`b¦camWv.'
Fsâ Dulw sXäÃ. B `b¦cs\¡pdn¨v tUmIvSdpsS Ubdnbnepw Fs
´¦nepw ImWmXncn¡pIbnÃ.
"A§v Fs¶ a\Ênem¡nbn«nÃ. AXn Rm³ Ipäw ]dbp¶panÃ. CXm
Fsâbpw Fsâ `À¯mhnsâbpw Ubdn hmbn¨p t\m¡q. CXp
hmbn¡pt¼mÄ At§¡v Fs¶ a\Ênemhpw.'
tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUv AIt¯¡p Ibdnt¸mbn. s]s«¶p XSns¨mcp
]pkvXIhpambn aS§nh¶p. ]pkvXIw Fsâ ssIbn X¶n«p ]dªp:
"£an¡Ww. \n§sf F\n¡p ]qÀWambn a\Ênem¡phm³ IgnªnÃ.
\n§sf¡pdn¨v eqkn Ft¶mSp ]dªn«p−v. Fs¶¡pdn¨v eqkn
\n§tfmSpw ]dªpImWpsas¶\n¡dnbmw. CXm, Cu Ubdnbnse
BZy`mK§Ä hyàn]camb Imcy§fmWv. Ahbn `oIcXbpsS Awiw
H«panÃXm\pw. Ah hmbn¡pI. At¸mtg¡pw `£Ww X¿mdmIpw.'
Rm³ Ubdn hmbn¡phm³ XpS§n.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

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the¡mcn h¶v `£Ww X¿mdmbn F¶v Adnbn¨t¸mgpw an\
apIfn¯s¶bmbncp¶p. Rm³ ]dªp: "an\ £oWnXbmbncn¡pw.
AXpsIm−v Aev]wIqSn Ignbs«.' Rm³ Fsâ tPmenbn apgpIn.
anÊnkv lmÀ¡À Ubdnhmb\ Ignªt¸mÄ apIfnÂ\n¶nd§n h¶p.
AhÄ at\mlmcnWnbmbn ImWs¸«p. ]t£, ZpxJnXbmbncp¶p.
AhfpsS I®pIÄ Icªp Ie§nbncp¶p. Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "Rm³
\n§sf `bs¸Sp¯ntbm?'
"Hm, CÃ.' AhÄ adp]Sn ]dªp: "A§bpsS lrZbthZ\ apgph³ Cu
UbdnbnÂ\n¶p a\Ênem¡m³ F\n¡p Ignªp. Rm³ AhbpsS tIm¸n
ssS¸p sNbvsXSp¯n«p−v.'
"AXn§p Xt¶¡q, Bcpw ImW−.'
"thWw, It− Xocq.'
 "F´n\v?'
"CXv `oIcamb B IYbpsS Hcp `mKamWv. {]nbs¸« eqknbpsS
acW¯nsâbpw AXnsâ ImcW¯nsâbpw Hcp `mKamWv `qanbn acWw
hnXdn hncmPn¡p¶ B cm£ks\ \in¸n¡m³ klmbIamb FÃm
hnhc§fpw \mw D]tbmKs¸Sp¯Ww. AXn\pth−n klmbn¡m³ A§v
Fs¶ A\phZn¡pIbntÃ? \mw Hs¯mcpan¨p {]hÀ¯n¨m hnPbw
e`n¡psa¶\n¡pd¸p−v.'
AhfpsS hm¡pIfn Bßhnizmkw Xpfp¼n\n¶ncp¶p.

an\bpsS Ubdn
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eqknbpsS acWhpw AXns\ XpSÀ¶pÅ kw`h§fpw hmbn¨p
Ignªt¸mÄ iànlo\bmbn Rm³ Itkcbnte¡p XfÀ¶phoWp.
A{Xbv¡p {Iqchpw Nn´bnsemXp§m¯Xpw AÛpXIchpamb
Imcy§fmbncp¶p Ah. {Sm³knÂhm\nbmbnse tPm\Xsâ A\p`h§Ä
hmbn¨dnªncp¶nsæn Ahsbm¶pw Rm³ hnizkn¡pambncp¶nÃ.
A¼c¸p sXmsÃm¶S§nbt¸mÄ Rm³ B UbdnbpsS aq¶p tIm¸nIÄ
ssS¸psNbvXv kq£n¨p.
At¸mtg¡pw Bip]{Xnbnse ]Xnhp kμÀi\hpw Ignªv tUmIvSÀ
knhmÀUv Xncns¨¯nbncp¶p. h−n ]pds¸Sp¶Xn\p ap¼v FIvskäÀ
sdbnÂth tÌj\nÂsh¨v s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv ]{X¯nse
GtXm Hcp hmÀ¯ hmbn¨v `bNInX\mb hnhcw tPm\X³ Ft¶mSp
]dªn«p−mbncp¶p. B ]{Xw tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUv kq£n¨psh¨n«p−v.
Rm³ AhbpsaSp¯v Fsâ apdnbnte¡p t]mbn.

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H¼XpaWn¡v tPm\X³ F¯n. ]pds¸Sp¶Xn\p ap¼v At±l¯n\v
an\bpsS I¼n In«nbncp¶p. At±lw DuÀPkze\pw Akm[mcWamwhn[w
_p²nam\pamsW¶v Hät\m«¯n¯s¶ a\ÊnemIpw. `£Wm\´cw
tPm\X\pw an\bpwIqSn AhcpsS apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. AhnsS\n¶v
ssS¸p sN¿p¶Xnsâ i_vZw tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. AhÀ Xnc¡n« tPmen
sN¿pIbmWv. B s]«nIÄ ssIImcyw sNbvX I¼\nIÄ \S¯nb
I¯pIp¯pIfpsS tIm¸nIÄ At±lw tiJcn¨ncn¡p¶p. Fsâ Ubdn
At±lant¸mÄ hmbn¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmWv.
Fsâ hoSnsâ sXm«¸pd¯pÅ Bsfmgnª `h\amWt{X
{Um¡pf{]`phnsâ BØm\w. F\n¡v AÛpXw AS¡m³ IgnªnÃ.
sd³^oÂUnsâ s]cpamä¯n Nne
kqN\Ifp−mbncp¶pshs¶\n¡nt¸mÄ a\ÊnemIp¶p. ]t£, F§s\
kwibn¡m\mWv? Cu I¯pIfpsS tIm¸n Ipsd t\cs¯
In«nbncps¶¦n ]e Zpc´§fpw Hgnhm¡mambncp¶p. eqknbpsS
acWwt]mepw Hgnhm¡mambncp¶pshs¶\n¡p tXm¶p¶p.
IqSpX hnhcw tiJcn¡phm\mbn tPm\X³ ho−pw ]pdt¯¡p
t]mbn. `£WkabamIpt¼mtg¡v Nn{X§fpsS hyàamb cq]w
e`n¡psa¶mWv At±lw ]dbp¶Xv. F´mbmepw sd³^oÂUns\ H¶p
kμÀin¡mw. {]`phnsâ hchpw t]m¡pw Adnbm³ Ignbm\pÅ Hcp
kqNnIbmbn sd³ ^oÂUns\ D]tbmKn¡m³ Igntª¡pw.
Rm³ IS¶psN¶t¸mÄ kam[m\Nn¯\mbn ]p©ncntbmSpIqSn
sd³^oÂUv AhnsS Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. A{Xam{Xw im´X AbmfpsS
apJ¯p ZÀin¨nt«bnÃ. R§Ä hfsc¡mcy§Ä kwkmcn¨p. s]s«¶v
AbmÄ ]dªp: "F\n¡p ho«n t]mIWw.'
CXn\p aps¼mcn¡epw AbmÄ kwkmcn¨n«nÃm¯ Hcp Imcyambncp¶p
AXv. tPm\Xsâ Ubdn hmbn¡pIbpw AbmÄ¡v D·mZap−mb
Znhk§Ä {i²n¡pIbpw sNbvXnÃmbncps¶¦n Rm³ Abmsf
hn«bt¨s\. Cu im´X hnizkn¡m\mhm¯XmWv. Abmsf {]tXyIw
{i²n¡Wsa¶v tPmen¡mÀ¡p \nÀtZiw \evInbn«v Rm³ Xncn¨pt]m¶p.

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
(e−\nte¡pÅ s{Sbn\nÂhs¨gpXnbXv)
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Xsâ ssIhiapÅ hnhc§fpw Xcmsa¶p hnÃnMvS¬ Adnbn¨n«p−v.
At¸mÄ sshäv_nbn t]mbn hnhc§Ä t\cn«p tiJcn¡pIbmWtÃm
\ÃXv. {]`phnsâ s]«nIÄ FhnsSbmWnd¡nbncn¡p¶sX¶dnbWw.
tÌj\n h¶v hnÃnMvS¬ Fs¶ Iq«ns¡m−pt]mbn. {]`phnsâ
s]«nIsf kw_Ôn¨ ISemkpIsfms¡ At±lw X¿mdm¡n
sh¨n«p−mbncp¶p. {Um¡pft¡m«bnÂsh¨v {]`phnsâ tai¸pd¯v
D−mbncp¶ Hcp I¯v B Iq«¯n I−t¸mÄ Rm³
sR«nt¸mhpIXs¶ sNbvXp. F{X X{´]qÀhamWv {]`p Icp¡Ä
\o¡nbncn¡p¶Xv! "]co£WmÀ°w D]tbmKn¡phm\pÅ A¼Xps]«n
km[mcW a®v' F¶mWv Ah³ tcJs¸Sp¯nbncp¶Xv. s]«nIsf
kw_Ôn¡p¶ dn¡mÀUpIsfÃmw Rm³ Ipdns¨Sp¯p. ]n¶oSv IÌwkv
Hm^oknte¡mWp t]mbXv. IqSpXÂ hnhc§sfm¶pw AhnsS\n¶p
In«nbnÃ. tÌj³ amÌdpambn kwkmcn¨XnÂ\n¶v B s]«nIÄ
hm§ns¡m−pt]mb BfpIsf Is−¯ms\\n¡p Ignªp. B s]«n¡v
Akm[mcWamwhn[w `mcap−mbncp¶p F¶p am{Xta AhÀ¡p ]dbm³
IgnªpÅp.

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]ntä¶pIme¯v InMv t{ImÊv sdbnÂth tÌj\nte¡pw AhnsS\n¶v
]otäÀksâ Hm^oknte¡pw t]mbn. ImÀ^mIvkn B s]«nIÄ
F¯n¨Xns\¸änbpÅ hnhc§Ä tiJcn¡m³ Ignªp.
Cu At\zjW¯nÂ\n¶v Hcp Imcyw hyàambn. {]`p
sIm−ph¶n«pÅ s]«nIÄ ImÀ^mIvknse B ]gb ]Ånbn ImWWw.
CXn\Iw Nneh \o¡w sN¿s¸«n«nsæn 50 F®hpw
AhnsS¯s¶bp−mhpw. ]t£, AhnsS\n¶p Nne s]«nIÄ \o¡w
sNbvXn«ps−¶v tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdnbn ImWp¶p. Ah
sIm−pt]mbt¸mgmWtÃm sd³^oÂUv h−n¡mcs\ B{Ian¨Xv. F
´mbmepw B h−n¡mcs\ ImWm³ {ian¡Ww.
C¶s¯ hn{iaclnXamb At\zjW¯nsâ ^eambn [mcmfw
hnhc§Ä tiJcn¡m³ Ignªp. ISemkpIsfms¡
{Ias¸Sp¯nsh¨n«p−v.

an\bpsS Ubdn
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Cu `oIckw`h§Ä tPm\Xs\ XIÀ¯pIfbpsa¶p Rm³
`bs¸«XmWv. ]t£, At±lw IqSpX \nÝbZmÀVyapÅh\pw
DÃmkhm\pambncn¡p¶p. F\n¡pt]mepw Bthiw tXm¶p¶p. tPm\X\p
XnIª ip`{]Xo£bmWpÅXv. B {]`p Hcp ]nimNmWv.
BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw F¯nt¨À¶t¸mÄ tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUpw
tPm\X\pwIqSn Ft´m Bhiy¯n\mbn ]pd¯p
t]mbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Ahsc btYmNnXw Rm³ kzoIcn¨p. BÀXsd
I−t¸mÄ Fsâ a\ÊneqsS ZpxJ¯nsâ Hcp \oÀ¨m HgpInt¸mbn.
eqkn Fs¶¡pdn¨v ChtcmSp ]dªn«ps−¶v F\n¡dnbmw. AhfpsS
acWkab¯v ChÀ c−pt]cpw AcnInep−mbncp¶p. ChcnÂ\n¶v
bmsXmcp clkyhpw Hfn¨psht¡−XnÃ. FÃm UbdnIfpw _Ôs¸«
ISemkpIfpw Rm³ hmbn¨n«ps−¶v Ahsc Adnbn¨p. AhbpsS
Nn«s¸Sp¯nsh¨n«pÅ Hmtcm tIm¸n AhcpsS ssIbn sImSp¯v
{i²n¨p hmbn¡phm³ ]dªp.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

sk]vXw_À 30
A©paWn¡v Rm³ Xncns¨¯nbt¸mÄ BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw _Ôs¸«
FÃm ISemkpIfpw hmbn¨p X¿mdmbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. tPm\X³
am{Xw Xncns¨¯nbn«nÃ. an\ Nmb sIm−ph¶p. Fsâ lrZb¯nse
GtXm Hcp temeX{´n ao«s¸«Xmbn tXm¶n. CsXmcp hoSmsW¶
t_m[w At¸mgmsW\n¡p−mbXv. "Rm³ sd³^oÂUns\ H¶p
I−psImÅs«tbm?' an\ tNmZn¨p. Cu _p²naXnbmb s]¬Ip«nbpsS
Bhiyw F§s\ A\phZn¡mXncn¡pw? Rm³ sd³^oÂUnsâ apdnbnÂ
sN¶v Hcp kv{Xo ImWm³ h¶ncn¡p¶p F¶v Adnbn¨p.
AbmÄ ]dªp: "AXns\´m, AhÀ ht¶ms«. Asæn Hcp \nanjw
\nev¡q. Rm³ CsXms¡ H¶p shSn¸m¡s«.'
F\n¡p XSp¡m³ Ignbp¶Xn\pap¼p s]«nbn kq£n¨ncp¶
Cu¨Isfbpw F«pImenIsfbpw AbmÄ H¶mbn hngp§n. ]n¶oSv
I«nen Ibdn Kuch¯n AXnYnsbbpw Im¯ncn¸mbn. AbmÄ hfsc
kuay\mbncp¶p.
an\ apdnbnte¡p {]thin¨p. Akm[mcWambn Fs´¦nepw
kw`hn¨m F¯n¸nSn¡m³ th−n Rm³ IcpXtemsS kao]¯p \n¶p.
"\akvImcw sd³^oÂUv. \n§sf¸än tUmIvSÀ Ft¶mSp ]dªn«p−v.'
an\ ]dªp. sd³^oÂUv an\sb hfsc {i²tbmsS kq£n¨pt\m¡n.
"tUmIvSÀ hnhmlwIgn¡m³ B{Kln¨ s]¬Ip«n \n§fsöp
IcpXp¶p. AÃ, AhÀ t\cs¯ acn¨pt]mbtÃm.'
"AÃ. tUmIvSsd ]cnNbs¸Sp¶Xn\p ap¼pXs¶ Fsâ hnhmlw \S¶p.
Fsâ t]cv anÊnÊv an\m lmÀ¡À.'
"\n§Ä ChnsS F´psN¿p¶p?'
"Rm\pw Fsâ `À¯mhpwIqSn Hcp kμÀi\¯n\p h¶XmWv. R§Ä
tUmIvSdpsS AXnYnIfmWv.'
"F¦n \n§fnhnsS Xmakn¡mXncn¡pIbmWp \ÃXv.'
"ImcWw?'
Cu kw`mjWw CtX coXnbn apt¶m«p sIm−pt]mIp¶Xv
\¶sÃs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. hnjbw amäm\mbn Rm³ tNmZn¨p:
"Rm³ Bscsb¦nepw hnhmlwIgn¡m³ B{Kln¨ncp¶psh¶p
\n§Äs¡§s\bdnbmw?'
Fsâ tNmZys¯ ]pÑ`mh¯n sd³^oÂUv XÅn¡fªp. an\
]dªp: "\n§sf´mWpt±in¨sXs¶\n¡p a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ.'
hfsctbsd _lpam\t¯mSpIqSnbmWv sd³^oÂUv an\tbmSp adp]Sn
]dªXv: "\n§Ä¡p XoÀ¨bmbpw a\Ênem¡m³ Ignbpw an\m.
\n§fpsS BXntYb³ hfsctbsd _lpam\n¡s¸Sp¶ hyànbmWv.
At±l¯nsâ tcmKnIsfÃmw am\knIambn XIcmdpÅhcmWv. Cu {`m
´meb¯nse Nne tcmKnIfn ImWp¶ kz`mhnIamb B´cnI
iànhntij§sf¡pdn¨v Rm³ a\Ênem¡nbn«p−v.'
{`m´meb¯nse Hcp tcmKn a\Èmkv{X¯nsâ ASnØm\X¯z§Ä
bpànbpàambn kwkmcn¡p¶Xp tI«t¸mÄ Rm³ angn¨ncp¶pt]mbn.
an\bpsS km¶n²yw Abmfn Fs´ms¡tbm ]cnhÀ¯\w
hcp¯nbn«ps−¶p tXm¶n. Cu an\ HcÛpX _menIXs¶. Ipsdt\cw
R§Ä kwkmcn¨ncp¶p. AbmfpsS hnhcW§fn bpàn`wK§sfm¶pw
I−nÃ. HSphn sd³^oÂUv ]dªp: "Rm\pw Akm[mcWamb Nne
hnizmk§Ä sh¨p]peÀ¯p¶hcmWv. a\pjyPohnXw A\´amsW¶pw
[mcmfw PohnIsfþþAh F{Xam{Xw \nÊmcamsW¦nÂIqSnþþPoht\msS
hngp§p¶XpsIm−v a\pjyPohnXw A\´ambn \o«ns¡m−pt]mIm³
Ignbpsa¶pw Rm³ hnizkn¨ncp¶p. tUmIvSdpsS càwIpSn¨v
tUmIvSdpsS iàn F¶n ebn¸n¨v Fsâ B´cnIiàn
hÀ²n¸n¡phm³t]mepw Rm³ Hcn¡Â {ian¨XmWv, Atà tUmIvSÀ?'
Rm³ hm¨n t\m¡n. s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§ns\ kzoIcn¡phm³
tÌj\nte¡p t]mtI− kabambn. Rm³ an\tbmSp ]dªp:
"t]mImw, kabambn.'
"KpUvss_. Rm³ t]mIs«. C\n ho−pw h¶p ImWmw.' an\bpw
]pdt¯¡p t]m¶p.
"s]mbvs¡mÅq Iptª. \n§fpsS kpμcamb apJw Rm\n\n Hcn¡epw
ImWmXncn¡s«. Ah³ \ns¶ Im¯pc£n¡s«.'
sd³^oÂUnsâ Cu hm¡pIÄtI«v Rm³ A¼c¶pt]mbn.
tÌj\n sN¶v hm³ slÂkn§ns\ R§Ä kzoIcn¨p.
th−nh¶m Ipd¨p Znhk§fnhnsS Xmakn¡phm\pÅ
X¿msdSpt¸mSpIqSnbmWv At±lw h¶n«pÅXv.
ho«nte¡pÅ bm{Xbv¡nSbn AXphsc \S¶ kw`h§fpsS
cXv\¨pcp¡w Rm³ s{]m^kÀ¡p \evIn. Bhiys¸«X\pkcn¨v Fsâ
Ubdn an\bv¡p sImSp¯Xpw Rm³ At±lt¯mSp ]dªp.
s{]m^kdpsS {]XnIcWw CXmbncp¶p:
"an\! Hm, Ahsfmcp AÛpX krjvSnXs¶. AhÄ sNdp¸amWv. hnhmlw
Ignªn«v A[nIw Imeambn«nÃ. AhfpsS klmbw CXphscbpw \ap¡p
hnes¸«XpXs¶. ]t£, AhfpsS PohnXhpw hnes¸«XmWv. Ahsf Cu
{]hr¯nbnÂ\n¶v ]n³Xncn¸n¡Ww. \msf AhÄ CXpambn _Ôs¸«
tPmen aXnbm¡Ww. \ap¡p XpScpIbpw sN¿mw.'
F\n¡v At±l¯nsâ A`n{]mbt¯mSp tbmPn¡mXncn¡m³ IgnªnÃ.
{Um¡pf{]`p ]pXpXmbn hm§nb sI«nSw Fsâ {`m´meb¯nsâ
sXm«Sp¯msW¶dnªt¸mÄ s{]m^kÀ AÛpXs¸«p. "tlm! CXp
t\cs¯ \½Ä Adnªncps¶¦nÂ? B AdnhpsIm−v eqknbpsS Poh³
c£n¡m³ Ignbpambncp¶p.'
ho«nse¯p¶Xphsc At±lw ]n¶osSm¶pw kwkmcn¨nÃ.
AXphscbpÅ FÃm dn¡mÀUpIfpw an\ X¿mdm¡nsh¨ncp¶p.

an\bpsS Ubdn
sk]vXw_À 30
knhmÀUnsâ ho«nemWv R§Ä IqSnbXv. kabw GXm−v
F«paWnbmbn¡mWpw. Hcp I½än aoän§nsâ kz`mhw B
kt½f\¯n\p−mbncp¶p. s{]m^kÀ kw`mjWw Bcw`n¨p: "\ap¡p
hfsctbsd hnhc§Ä e`n¨n«p−v. Cu ISemknepÅ hnhc§Ä
FÃmhcpw a\Ênem¡nbn«pÅXmWv. \½psS i{Xphnsâ iànsb¡pdn¨v
Hcp t_m[w GhÀ¡pw e`n¨n«p−v. C\n Ahsâ Ncn{Xs¯¡pdn¨p
NneXp ]dbmw. F§s\bmWp \mw apt¶m«p t]mtI−sX¶p
Xocpam\n¡pIbpw sN¿mw. càc£ÊpIÄ F¶ ]nimNp¡Ä D−v
F¶Xn\p Nne sXfnhpIÄ \ap¡p e`n¨n«p−v. XpS¡¯n Rm³Xs¶
kwibmephmbncp¶p. Cu Adnhp t\cs¯ In«nbncps¶¦n Hcp]t£,
eqknbpsS Poh³ c£n¡phm³ F\n¡p Ignbpambncp¶p. C\n AtX¸än
Nn´n¨n«p ImcyanÃtÃm. asämcp Poh³ \jvSs¸SmsX t\m¡pIbmWp
th−Xv. \½psS i{Xphn\v GXm−v Ccp]Xp ]qÀW BtcmKyhm·mcpsS
Icp¯p−v. Ah³ kq{XimenbmWv. bpK§fneqsS hfÀ¯nsbSp¯
kmaÀ°yw \aps¡Xncmbn Ah³ {]tbmKn¡pw. t{]X§fpw
acn¨pt]mbhcpsS Bßm¡fpw Ahsâ BÚm\phÀ¯nbmWv. {Iqc\pw
\oN\pamWh³. F¦nÂt¸mepw Ah\p Nne ]cnanXnIsfms¡bp−v.
]t£, Ah\v GXp cq]¯nepw FhnsSbpw {]Xy£s¸Sm³ Ignbpw.
{]IrXniànIfmb sImSp¦mäv, aqSÂaªv, CSnapg¡w Chsbms¡
Ah\p \nb{´n¡m³ Ignbpw. Fen, IgpI³, IShmXnÂ, ie`w, Ipdp¡³,
sN¶mbv XpS§nb PohnIsf kz´w B{Kl¯n\\pkcn¨p
\nb{´n¡phm³ Ah\p Ignbpw. \mw t\m¡nbncns¡¯s¶
adªpt]mIm\pw {]Xy£s¸Sm\papÅ Ignhv Ah\p−v.
ISpIpaWntbmfw sNdpXmIphm\pw F{X henb cq]w kzoIcn¡phm\pw
Ah\p hnjaanÃ. C{Xam{Xw iànIfpÅ Hcp i{Xphns\ \mw F§s\
I−p]nSn¡pw? I−p]nSn¨m¯s¶ F§s\ \in¸n¡pw? hfsc
{]bmkapÅ Hcp tPmenbmWv \mw GsäSp¡p¶Xv. \nch[n
A]ISL«§sf \ap¡p XcWw sNt¿−Xmbn ht¶¡mw. Cu
{ia¯n ]cmPbs¸SpIbmsW¦n \mw Ahs\t¸mse càc£Êmbn
Xocpsa¶pÅXmWv Gähpw k¦SIcamb hkvXpX. F¦n bpK§tfmfw
\½psS {]nbs¸«hcpsS càw IpSn¨psIm−v \mw Pohn¡pw. Chsbms¡
`bm\Iamb Imcy§fmWv. \½psS ISaIfpsS ap¶n Cu `b¸mSv \mw
Imcyam¡tWm? \mw `b¶p ]n·mdtWm? Rm³ hbÊ\mWv. F\n¡p
acn¡m³ t]SnbnÃ. ]t£, \n§Ä sNdp¸¡mcmWv. Hcp PohnXw apgph³
\n§fpsS ap¼nep−v. F´mWv \n§fpsS A`n{]mbw?
s{]m^kÀ H¶p \ndp¯n, tPm\X³ Fsâ ssI]nSn¨psIm−p ]dªp:
"an\bv¡pw F\n¡pwth−n R§fpsS FÃm klmb klIcW§fpw
R§Ä hmKvZm\w sN¿p¶p.'
"Rm\pa§bpsS IqsSbp−p s{]m^kÀ.' Izn³kn ]dªp.
"eqknbpsS Bßmhn\pth−n Rm³ ]dbp¶p, Rm\pw
A§tbmsSm¯p−v.' BÀXdpw {]kvXmhn¨p. skhmÀUv XeIpep¡pI
am{Xta sNbvXpÅq.
 s{]m^kÀ kzØm\¯p\ns¶gpt¶äp. Xsâ ssIbnep−mbncp¶
kzÀW¡pcniv At±lw tai¸pd¯p sh¨p. R§Ä FÃmhcpw IqSnt¨À¶v
kXy{]XnÚ sNbvXp. s{]m^kÀ AXn\ptijw kKuchw ]dbphm³
XpS§n:
"A{X Ffp¸¯n \½psS tPmen Xocpsa¶v Bcpw hnNmcn¡cpXv.
]t£, \mw \nÊlmbcÃ. càc£ÊpIÄ¡nÃm¯ ]e IgnhpIfpw
\ap¡p−v. imkv{Xw \½psS klmb¯n\p−v. cmhpw ]Iepw \ap¡p
{]hÀ¯n¡m³ Ignbpw. \½psS {]hr¯nbnÂ\n¶v \s½¯Sbphm³ Hcp
iàn¡pw km²yaÃ. e£ys¯¡pdn¨v \ap¡p hyàamb [mcWIfp−v.
AÔhnizmk§fpsSbpw sFXnly§fpsSbpw ASnØm\¯n e`n¨
hnhc§fmWv \½psS i{Xphns\¡pdn¨p \ap¡pÅXv. ]t£, \½ptSXv
Hcp Poh·cW kacamWv. GXp XSÊhpw \ap¡p \nÊmcamWv.
temIP\X H¶msI càc£ÊpIfn hnizkn¡p¶p−v. tdmanepw
{Koknepw Cäenbnepw {^m³knepw No\bnepw C´ybnepsams¡
càc£ÊpIfn hnizkn¡p¶hcp−v. P\§Ä¡v càc£ÊpItfmSv
`bhpap−v. \½psS A\p`h¯nsâ shfn¨¯n AhbpsS
AkvXnXzs¯¡pdn¨v hnizkn¡m³ \mw \nÀ_ÔnXcmbncn¡p¶p.
"càc£ÊpIÄ¡p acWanÃ. Poh\pÅhcpsS càw
IpSn¡p¶tXmSpIqSn IqSpXÂ sNdp¸ambn¯ocp¶p. IqSpXÂ Icp¯p
t\Sp¶p. \½psS i{Xp cà]m\¯neqsS IqSpXÂ sNdp¸w ssIhcn¨Xv
tPm\X³ t\cn«pI−XmWtÃm. càw am{XamWhsâ Blmcw.
AXnÃmsX Ah\p Pohn¡m\mhnÃ. aäp `£W§sfm¶pw Ah³
Ign¡pIbnÃ. tPm\X³ GXm\pw BgvNIÄ Ahsâ IqsS
Xmakns¨¦nepw Hcn¡Ât]mepw {]`p `£WwIgn¡p¶Xv
ImWpIbp−mbnÃ. Ah\p \ngenÃ. Ahsâ {]Xn_nw_w I®mSnbnÂ
{]Xn^en¡pIbnÃ. CsXms¡ tPm\X³ t\cn«pI− Imcy§fmWv.
Dcp¡nsâ _eamWv Ahsâ ssIIÄ¡v. AXn\pw tPm\X³ km£n.
Ah\p thjw amdm³ Ignbpw. sshäv_mbnse¯nt¨À¶ I¸enÂ\n¶v
Hcp sN¶mbbpsS cq]¯nemWv Ah³ ]pd¯pIS¶Xv. Ah³
IShmXnembn¯ocmdp−v. AXp an\ I−XmWv. Izn³knbpw Ahs\
I−n«p−v. Ah\v aqSÂaªp krjvSn¡m³ Ignbpsa¶v I¸n¯msâ
hnhcW¯nÂ\n¶p a\Ênembn. ]t£, Xsâ Npäp]mSpw am{Xta Ah\v
Cu aqSÂaªv krjvSn¡m\mhq. \nemhpÅt¸mÄ sNdnb
aªpXcnIfmbn apdn¡pÅn IS¡phm\pw Ah\p Ignbpw.
Xe\mcngtbmfw sNdpXmIphm\pw Ah\p hnjaanÃ. s]«n¡pÅnem¡n
AS¨p]q«n hnf¡nbmÂt]mepw Ah\v ]pd¯phcmw. AXpt]mse AI¯p
IS¡m\pw Ignbpw. \ap¡v Ccpfn ImWm³ IgnbpIbnÃtÃm. ]t£,
Ah\v Ccp«nepw \Ã ImgvNbp−v. CsXms¡ Ahsâ
iànIfmsW¦nÂt]mepw Ah³ kzX{´\Ã. N§ebv¡n« {`m
´s\t¸mse Ah³ AkzX{´\mWv. Nne {]IrXn\nba§Ä Ah\pw
_m[IamWv. Hcp ho«nte¡v Bsc¦nepw £Wn¨nsæn Ah\v
IS¶phcm³ IgnbpIbnÃ. ]t£, Hcn¡Â £Wn¡s¸«m ]ns¶
Ft¸mÄ thWsa¦nepw Ah\v DÅn IS¡mw. kqtcymZbt¯msS
Ahsâ iànIÄ AkvXan¡p¶p. Xsâ
A[nImcmXnÀ¯nbnÂsh¨sæn \«p¨bv¡pw kqcysâ
DZbmkvXabthfIfnepw am{Xta Ah\p cq]w amdm³ Ignbq.
Hgp¡neqsSbpw XncameIsf adn¨pw Ah\p hfsc kmh[m\¯nte
k©cn¡m³ Ignbq. shÅpÅn¸q¡Ä, Ipcniv apXembh Ahs\
ZpÀ_e\m¡p¶ iànIfmWv. Hcp Im«ptdmknsâ I¼v Ah³
hn{ian¡p¶ s]«n¡p apIfn IpdpsI sh¨m Ah³ AXnÂ
_Ô\Ø\mbn¯ocpw. ]n¶oSv Hcp shSnbp− ]mbn¡pIbmsW¦nÂ
Ah³ bYmÀ°¯n acn¡pIbpw sN¿pw. Ahsâ incÊv
tOZn¨pIfªmepw Ah³ acn¡pw. Chbn ]eXpw \mw
t\cn«dnªn«pÅhbmWv.
"Cu Adnshms¡ {]tbmKn¡pIbmsW¦n \ap¡hs\
_Ô\Ø\m¡m³ Igntª¡pw; \in¸n¡phm\pw Ignbpw. ]t£, Ah³
hfsc kq{XimenbmWv. \½psS ]nSnbn A{X s]s«s¶m¶pw
AIs¸Spsa¶p IcpXcpXv. ]gb Nne dn¡mÀUpIÄ ]cntim[n¨XnÂ\n¶v
Ch³ XpÀ¡n h³IcbpsS AXnÀ¯nbnÂsh¨v XpÀ¡nIsf
]cmPbs¸Sp¯nb thbnthmUm {Um¡pf{]`phmsW¶p ImWp¶p. AXp
icnbmsW¦n Ah³ F{Xam{Xw X{´Ú\pw kaÀ°\pamsW¶v
Ncn{Xw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡p¶p.'
s{]m^kÀ kwkmcn¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ Izn³kn XnSp¡¯nsegpt¶äp
]pdt¯¡p t]mbn. GXm\pw \nanjw R§Ä \nÈ_vZcmbncp¶p.
s{]m^kÀ ho−pw XpS§n: "Ipsd hnhc§sfms¡ CXn\Iw \mw
tiJcn¨n«p−v. Ah³ A¼Xp s]«nIfmWv Ct§m«p sIm−ph¶n«pÅXv.
Ahsbms¡ ImÀ^mIvkn Cd¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AXn\ptijw Nne
s]«nIÄ FhntSt¡m sIm−pt]mbn«p−v. _m¡n s]«nIÄ AhnsS¯s¶
ImWWw. AsX, Ahbnepw GXm\psa®w \o¡w sNbvXn«pt−m
F¶dnbpIbnÃ, A§s\bmsW¦nÂþþ'
"sT...'
R§Ä FÃmhcpw Htc kabw sR«nt¸mbn. P\ÂNnÃn Hcp
shSnbp− h¶p Xd¨p. NnÃp XIÀ¶p \ne¯p hoWp. BÀXÀ s]s«¶p
hmXn XÅn¯pd¶p. AtX \nanj¯n Izn³knbpsS i_vZw R§Ä
tI«p: "£an¡Ww. Rm³ \n§sf hÃmsX `bs¸Sp¯n.' Izn³kn
apdn¡pÅnte¡p h¶p. "s{]m^kÀ kwkmcn¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ henb
Hcp IShmXn B P\¸Snta Ccn¸p−mbncp¶p. F\n¡v Ahsb
shdp¸mWv. Cu \mi§sf FhnsSsh¨p I−mepw shSnsh¨p
sImÃpIbmWp ]Xnhv. AXns\ I−XpsIm−mWv Rm³ ]pd¯p
t]mbXpw \n§sf `bs¸Spt¯−n h¶Xpw.'
"Bs«, shSnbp− AXnsâ tZl¯p sImt−m?'
"CsömWp tXm¶p¶Xv. AXp Im«nte¡p ]d¶pt]mbn.'
FÃmhcpw kzØm\¯p h¶ncp¶p. s{]m^kÀ ho−pw XpS§n:
"At¸mÄ \mw BZyambn sN¿m\pÅXv Chsâ s]«nIsfÃmw
I−p]nSn¡pIbmWv. B s]«nbnse as®ms¡ Np«p Ifªm ]n¶h\v
hn{ian¡m³ CSanÃmXmbn¯ocpw. At¸mÄ D¨bv¡pw kÔybv¡panSbnÂ
Ahsâ icnbmb cq]¯n \ap¡hs\ ImWmw. A\ptbmPyamb
kab¯v Ahs\ \in¸n¡pIbpamhmw.
R§fpsS ]²Xn an\bv¡p a\ÊnembtÃm. Imcy§Ä
icns¸Sp¶Xphsc \o CXnÂ\n¶v AI¶p \nev¡Ww. \nsâ PohnXw
hfsc hnes¸«XmWv. \ns¶ A]IS¯nte¡p hen¨ngbv¡m³ R§Ä
B{Kln¡p¶nÃ. Cu Imcys¯¡pdn¨p IqSpXsem¶pw \o
At\zjn¡cpXv. ]t£, \ns¶ Adnbnt¡− Hcp kabw hcpt¼mÄ
R§Ä A¡mcyw \nt¶mSp ]dbpIbpw sN¿mw. \o
A]IS¯nesödnbp¶XpXs¶ IqSpX DÕmlt¯mSpIqSn
{]hÀ¯n¡phm³ R§Ä¡p {]tNmZ\w Xcpw.'
AhnsSbp−mbncp¶hÀs¡Ãmw, {]tXyIn¨v tPm\X\v s{]m^kdpsS
{]kvXmh\ Bizmkw \evIp¶Xmbncp¶p. ]t£, Ahscms¡
A]ISIcamwhn[w {]hÀ¯n¡pIbpw Rm³ shdpsX Ccn¡pIbpw
sN¿p¶tXmÀ¯t¸mÄ F\n¡v kzØX \jvSs¸«p. ]t£, AhÀ A
´naambn Xocpam\n¨p Ignªncp¶p.
Izn³kn tNmZn¨p: "Ct¸mįs¶ Ahsâ tI{μ¯n \aps¡mcp
Xnc¨n \S¯nbmtem?'
Izn³knbpsS A`n{]mbw FÃmhcpw AwKoIcn¨p...
AhÀ kÀhk¶²cmbn ImÀ^mIvknte¡p t]mbncn¡pIbmWv.
F\n¡pd§m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. {]nbs¸«hÀ A]IS¯ntes¡Sp¯p
NmSnbncn¡pt¼mÄ F\ns¡§s\ Dd§m³ Ignbpw. F´mbmepw Dd¡w
\Sn¨p InS¡s«. Asæn Xncn¨phcpt¼mÄ Fsâ {]nbs¸« tPm\X³
IqSpX `bs¶¦ntem?'
]Xns\m¶v

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 1
cmhnse \mepaWn. R§Ä ]pdt¯¡nd§m³ `mhn¡pIbmbncp¶p.
At¸mgmWv sd³^oÂUnsâ Hcp ASnb´cktμihpambn HcmÄ
At§m«p IS¶ph¶Xv.
R§Ä sN¶t¸mÄ sd³^oÂUv hnImchn£p_v[\mbncp¶p. ]t£,
Xsâ {]hÀ¯\§fnepw s]cpamä¯nepw hm¡pIfnepw AbmÄ XnI¨pw
Bß\nb{´Ww ]men¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. {`m´nsâ bmsXmcp e£Whpw
Abmfn ImWm³ IgnªnÃ. ]qÀ®t_m[hms\t¸msebmWv AbmÄ
s]cpamdnbXv. R§Ä A©pt]cpw apdnbn ISs¶¦nepw aäpÅhcmcpw
BZyw kwkmcn¨nÃ. AkpJw XoÀ¯pw t`Zambn F¶v sd³^oÂUv
AhImis¸«p. AbmÄ¡v DS³Xs¶ ho«n t]mIWas{X. AXmbncp¶p
At]£. \ymbamsbmcp hn[n {]Jym]n¡Wsa¶v sd³^oÂUv Fsâ
kplr¯p¡tfmSv Bhiys¸«p. AbmÄ s]s«¶p ]dªp: "A§v Chsc
F\n¡v ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n¯¶nÃtÃmþþ'«
CXv ]pXpabpÅ Imcyambnt¯m¶n. Hcp {`m´s\ asämcmÄ¡p
]cnNbs¸Sp¯n sImSp¡pI. F¦n¡qSn Fsâ kplr¯p¡sf Rm³
sd³^oÂUn\p ]cnNbs¸Sp¯ns¡mSp¯p. AXn\ptijw sd³^oÂUv
]dbm³ XpS§n:
"Hm, Xm¦fmWtà BÀXÀ? A§bpsS AÑs\ F\n¡dnbmw. At±lw
acn¨pt]mbn F¶p Rm³ IcpXp¶p; ImcWw, B Øm\t¸À Ct¸mÄ
Xm¦Ä¡mWtÃm. F\n¡Xn hfsc ZpxJap−v. anÌÀ Izn³kn, Xm¦fpsS
Øew {]kn²amWv. CubnsSbXv bqWnbt\mSp tNÀ¡pIbp−mbtÃm.
Imcyamb A\´c^e§Ä AXn\p−mIpw. akvXnjvINnInÕbnepw
sshZyimkv{X¯nepw {]JymX\mb s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§ns\
]cnNbs¸Sm³ IgnªXn F\n¡v AXnbmb kt´mjap−v. Fsâ
Ct¸mgs¯ AhØ \n§Äs¡ms¡ a\Ênembn¡mWpsa¶p IcpXp¶p.
tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUv, A§v Fsâ Imcy¯n \ymbamb Hcp Xocpam\w
FSp¡Wsa¶mWv Fsâ At]£.'
AbmfpsS AkpJw t`Zambn F¶v F\n¡p t_m²yamsb¶pw
ASp¯Znhkw cmhnse Abmsf hn«bbv¡m³ th−
\S]SnIsfSp¡p¶XmsW¶pw ]dbm³ Rms\mcp§nbXmWv.
c−masXm¶p Nn´n¨t¸mÄ A¯csamcp Xocpam\saSp¡p¶Xn\p ap¼v
Aev]w Im¯ncn¡pIbmWp \ÃsXs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. ImcWw
Ft¸mgmWv AbmÄ¡v D·mZmhØ D−mhpIsb¶p ]dbm\mhnÃtÃm.
 Rm³ ]dªp: "\n§Ä hfscthKw kpJs¸«p hcp¶ps−s¶\n¡p
t_m[yambn. \msf cmhnsebmIs«. C¡mcy¯n Xm¦sf F§s\
klmbn¡m³ Ignbpsa¶v Rm³ t\m¡mw.'
"]t£, tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUv, F\n¡v Ct¸mįs¶ t]mIWw.
Ignbpsa¦n Cu aWn¡qdn AÃ, Cu \nanj¯n¯s¶. kabw
hfsc hnes¸«XmWv.'
sd³^oÂUv R§fpsS apJt¯¡p amdnamdn t\m¡n. {]Xo£n¡phm³
hIsbm¶pw ImWm¯XpsIm−mhmw, AbmÄ ho−pw tNmZn¨p: "At¸mÄ
Fsâ {]Xo£Isfms¡ AØm\¯mtWm?'
"AsX.' Rm³ ]dªp. Aev]t\cw \nÈ_vZambn IS¶pt]mbn.
ho−pw sd³^oÂUv ]dbphm³ XpS§n: "Fsâ kz´w
Imcy¯n\pth−nbà Fs¶ hn«bbv¡Wsa¶p Rm\t]£n¡p¶Xv.
aäpÅhÀ¡p th−nbmWv. \à Imcy¯n\p th−nbmWv. Fsâ lrZbw
A§sb Xpd¶pImWn¡m³ Ignªncps¶¦nÂ...! F¦n XoÀ¨bmbpw
As§s¶ hn«bbv¡pambncp¶p. FÃm Imcy§fpw Xpd¶p ]dbphm³
F\n¡p kzmX{´yanÃ. AXpsIm−v Hcn¡Â¡qSn Rm³ At]£n¡p¶p,
Fs¶ Cu \nanj¯n¯s¶ hn«bbv¡Wsa¶v.'
hm³ slÂknMv Abmsf k{i²w ho£n¡pIbmbncp¶p. At±lw
sd³^oÂUnt\mSp tNmZn¨p: "Cu \nanjwXs¶ t]mIWsa¶v Xm¦Ä¡p
tXm¶m³ F´mWp ImcWw? AXp Xpd¶p ]dªpIqtS? Rm³
\n§Äs¡mc]cnNnX\mWv. F¦nepw ImcWw \n§Ä Xpd¶p
]dbpIbmsW¦n Rm³ hm¡pXcp¶p; tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUv kz´w
D¯chmZnXz¯n \n§sf tamNn¸n¡pw.'
sd³^oÂUv hnjmZt¯mSpIqSn Xe Ipep¡n. HSphn ]dªp:
"s{]m^kÀ, A§v ]dbp¶Xp icnbmWv. ]t£, F\n¡v FÃm
Imcy§fpw ]dbm³ kzmX{´yanÃ. D−mbncps¶¦n Rm³ kkt´mjw
]dbpambncp¶p. ]t£, Fsâ At]£ XÅn¡fbpIbmsW¦n AXn\p
KpcpXcamb {]XymLmX§Ä D−mIpw. AXnsâ D¯chmZn
Rm\mbncn¡bpanÃ.'
Rm³ kplr¯p¡sfbpw Iq«n ]pdt¯¡p IS¡m³
{ian¡pIbmbncp¶p. s]s«¶v sd³^oÂUv Fsâ AcnInse¯n ssI\o«n
bmN\m`mh¯n ho−pw Hcn¡Â¡qSn At]£n¨p, Abmsf
hn«bbv¡Wsa¶v. Fsâ apJs¯ \nÝb`mhw I−t¸mÄ
sd³^oÂUnsâ I®nÂ\n¶p \oÀ [mc[mcbmbn {]hln¡phm³ XpS§n.
Abmft]£n¨p: "tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUv, Fs¶ DS³Xs¶
hn«bbv¡Wsa¶v Rm³ A§bpsS Imep]nSn¨p bmNn¡p¶p.
At§¡njvSapÅ Øet¯s¡s¶ Abbv¡mw. Imh¡mscbpw
H¸abbv¡p¶Xn hntcm[anÃ. F¶mepw Cu apdnbnÂ\n¶p
]pd¯pIS¡m³ A§v Fs¶ A\phZn¡Ww. Fs¶ Cu apdnbn¯s¶
]q«nbnSp¶Xp hensbmcp sXämWv. AXnsâ {]XymLmX§Ä hfsc
KpcpXcamWv. `hnjy¯pIsf¡pdn¨v A§bvs¡m¶padnbnÃ.
AXpsIm−mWv Fs¶ hn«bv¡m³ A§v aSnImWn¡p¶Xv.
kÀhià\mb Cuizcsâ t]cnÂ, FÃm \·IfpsSbpw t]cnÂ
acn¨pt]mb A§bpsS Iman\nbpsS t]cn Rm³ A§tbmSv At]
£n¡pIbmWv. Fs¶ Cu apdnbnÂ\n¶p ]pds¯hnsSsb¦nepw
sIm−pt]mIq. Fsâ Bßmhns\ If¦¯nÂ\n¶p tamNn¸n¡q.'
AbmfpsS At]£ kzoIcn¡phm³ F\n¡p \nÀhmlanÃmbnc¶p.
IqSpX At]£n¨n«p Imcyansöp I−t¸mÄ sd³^oÂUv XIÀ¶
a\Êpambn InS¡bn t]mbncp¶p. R§Ä ]pdt¯¡p t]mhpIbpw
sNbvXp.

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 1
cmhnse A©paWn. sd³^oÂUnsâ apdnbnÂ\n¶p h¶t¸mÄ R§Ä
AkzØcmbncp¶p. apdnbn F¯p¶Xphsc Bcpw kwkmcn¨tXbnÃ.
HSphn s{]m^kÀ R§sf kamizkn¸n¨p. "kplrt¯, Xm¦Ä
hnjant¡−XnÃ. Gähpw A]ISw]nSn¨ Hchkc¯n \ap¡p icn
F¶p tXm¶p¶tX sN¿m\mhq.'
BÀXÀ ]pdt¯¡p t]mbn. Aev]kabw Ignªv Hcp hnknepambn
At±lw Xncns¨¯n. "Hcp]t£, B hoSp apgph³ FenIfmbncn¡pw.
F¦n Cu hnkn D]Icnt¨¡pw.'
\nd\nemhn R§Ä ]pd¯nd§n. aXn IS¶p apt¶m«p \o§n.
ac§fpsS \ng `qanbn sI«p]nWªp `oIcamb Hc´co£w
krjvSn¨ncp¶p. s{]m^kÀ _mKnÂ\n¶v Ft´m km[\w ]pds¯Sp¯p
\membn `mKn¨psh¨p. At±lw Kuchambn ]dªp: "kplr¯p¡tf,
A]IS¯nsâ hmbnte¡mWp \mw t]mIp¶Xv. \½psS i{Xp shdpsamcp
t{]XaÃ. Ccp]Xp ]qÀWmtcmKyhm·mcpsS iàn Ah\p−v. Ah\p
thWsa¦n \½psS Igps¯mSn¨p Zqscsbdnbmw. \ap¡v Ahs\ H¶pw
sN¿m³ IgnbpIbpanÃ. Hcp]t£, Hcp kwLw BfpIfps−¦n Ahs\
XSªp\ndp¯m³ Igntª¡pw. F¦nÂt]mepw Ahs\ D]{Zhn¡m³
Ignbptam Fs¶\n¡p kwibamWv. AXn\m Ah³ \s½
kv]Àin¡mXncn¡m³ \mw Bbp[w [cn¡Ww.'
At±lw Hcp shÅn¡pcniv Fsâ ssIbn X¶p.
shÅpÅn¸q¡ÄsIm−p−m¡nb Hcp ame Fsâ
Igp¯neWnbn¡pIbpwsNbvXp. Hcp tSmÀ¨v Fsâ ssIbn X¶n«p
]dªp: "CXp amd¯psh¨psImÅpI.' At±lw Hcp IhÀ ]pds¯Sp¯p:
"CXv Gähpw {][m\s¸«XmWv. bmsXmcp ImcWhimepw CXp
aen\s¸Sp¯n¡qSm. hnip² A¸§fmWnh.' aäp i{Xp¡Ä¡pth−n
dnthmÄhÀ R§Ä IcpXnbncp¶p.
R§Ä sIm−ph¶ Xmt¡m¡q«¯nÂ\n¶v H¶pc−p
Xmt¡mseSp¯p ]q«pIÄ Xpd¡m³ ]äptam F¶p ]cntim[n¨pt\m¡n.
Aev]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ Hcp IncpIncm i_vZt¯mSpIqSn ]q«p Xpd¶p.
s{]m^kdpsS ]pdsI R§sfÃmhcpw AI¯pIS¶p hmXn AS¨p.
hnf¡p sImfp¯pt¼mÄ shfn¨w ]pd¯p ImWmXncn¡m\mbncp¶p
A§s\ sNbvXXv. R§Ä tSmÀ¨v an¶n¨v \mep]mSpw ]cntim[n¡phm³
XpS§n. {Sm³knÂhm\nbmbnÂsh¨p−mb `oIcm\p`h§Ä Fsâ
HmÀabn HmSnsb¯n. Btcm HcmÄ R§fpsS IqsSbps−¶v F\n¡p
_eambn tXm¶m³ XpS§n. AhnSw apgph³ s]mSn aqSn¡nS¶ncp¶p. Nne
´nheIÄ F§pw \ndªncp¶p. s{]m^kÀ Xncnªv Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p:
"tPm\X³, Xm¦Ä¡v Cu Øew \¶mbn AdnbmatÃm. CXnsâ ¹m³
Xm¦ftà hc¨p−m¡nbncn¡p¶Xv. ]Ånapät¯¡pÅ hgn GXmWv?'
Rm³ HmÀabn ]cXnt\m¡n. Hcp hgn ]Ånapät¯¡p \bn¡pw F¶p
Rm³ IcpXn. HSphn Rm³ Fsâ kplr¯p¡Ä¡v B hgn
ImWn¨psImSp¡pIXs¶ sNbvXp.
]g¡apÅ a®nsâ Zpjn¨ KÔw. {]Xo£n¨Xntesd
Aklyambncp¶p. AhnsS NqSpcà¯nsâ cq£KÔw X§n\n¶ncp¶p.
BZyambn F{X s]«nIÄ \o¡w sN¿s¸«n«ps−¶mWv R§Ä
]cntim[n¨Xv. 29 s]«nItf AhnsSbp−mbncp¶pÅq. AXnsâ AÀ°w 21
s]«n CXn\Iw \o¡w sN¿s¸«p F¶mWv. At¿m! AsX´mWv! Rm³
sR«n¯cn¨pt]mbn. AcnIn {]`phnsâ apJw I−p Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n.
AtX Xo¡«¡®pIÄ, AtX aq¡v, Nph¶ Np−pIÄ, BÀXdpw B apJw
I−ncn¡p¶p. At±lw ]dªp: "Hcp apJw I−pthm Fs¶mcp kwibw.
CÃ. AsXmcp tXm¶Â am{XamWv. AXp \ngembncp¶p.'
Rm³ tSmÀ¨Sn¨v B `mKw hniZambn ]cntim[n¨p.
{]`phns\mfn¨ncn¡m³ th− Øew AhnsSbnÃ. AXpsIm−v AsXmcp
tXm¶Â am{XamsW¶p Rm³ kam[m\n¡m³ {ian¨p.
Aev]kab¯n\ptijw Izn³kn sR«n ]pdtIm«p amdp¶Xp I−p.
R§Ä At§m«p t\m¡n. Hcp Iq«w Pzen¡p¶ I®pIÄ! R§Ä
Ghtcbpw `bw _m[n¨p. s]s«¶v B Pzen¡p¶ I®pIfpsS F®w
IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AhnSw apgph³ FenIsfs¡m−p \ndªp.
BÀXdpsS ap³IcpX R§Ä¡v AhnsS D]Imcs¸«p. At±lw
hnkn DuXn. AXn\p adp]Snbmbn tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ ho«nÂ\n¶v
\mbv¡fpsS D¨¯nepÅ Ipc tI«p. XmaknbmsX aq¶p \mbv¡Ä aXnÂ
NmSn HmSnsb¯n. FenIfpsS F®w ho−pw ho−pw
hÀ²n¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhbpsS I®pIÄ Xo¡«t]mse Xnf§nbncp¶p.
 BÀXÀ \mbv¡sf s]m¡nsbSp¯v AI¯p sIm−ph¶p. FenIsf
I−t¸mÄ Ahbv¡pÕmlambn. Ah FenIsf ISn¨p \ne¯Sn¡phm³
XpS§n. \mbv¡fpsS B{IaWw XpS§nbtXmsS FenIÄ Ft§m t]mbn
adªp. Iptdt\cwIqSn R§Ä AhnSamsI ]cntim[ns¨¦nepw H¶pw
Is−¯m³ IgnªnÃ. t\cw ]pecm³ XpS§nbncp¶p. AXn\mÂ
A¶s¯ {iaw aXnbm¡n R§Ä ho«nte¡p Xncn¨p.
s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv ]dªp: "\½psS C¶s¯ Xnc¨nÂ
hnPbamWv. F{X s]«nIÄ \o¡w sN¿s¸«n«ps−¶p a\Ênem¡m³
Ignªp. am{XaÃ, Nne P´p¡Ä Ahsâ \nb{´W¯nemsW¦nepw
Ahbv¡v Akm[mcW iànIsfm¶pansöpw a\Ênembn. B alm]m]n
Øe¯nsöp tXm¶p¶p. Ah³ iànsbm¶pw CXphsc
{]tbmKn¨n«nÃ. AXn\m ZpÀLSamb hgn \mw XcWw
sNt¿−nbncn¡p¶p.'
R§Ä Xncns¨¯nbt¸mÄ sd³^oÂUnsâ apdnbnÂ\n¶p sNdnb
Rc¡w tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. AbmÄ BsI AkzØ\mWv. an\
KmV\n{Zbnembncp¶p. Ahsf Dd¡¯n DWÀ¯msX Rm³
tkm^bn InS¶pd§n.
HIvtSm_À 1 (sshIpt¶cw)
R§Ä, ]peÀ¶v hfsct\cw InS¶pd§n. an\ hÃmsX £oWn¨p
XfÀ¶ncp¶p. ]e {]mhiyw hnfn¨Xn\p tijamWv AhÄ DWÀ¶Xv.
Aklyamb £oWw tXm¶p¶ps−¶p ]dªv AhÄ A¶p apgph³
hn{ian¨p.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 1
s{]m^kÀ Fs¶ hnfn¨pWÀ¯nbt¸mÄ D¨bv¡v Hcp aWn Bbn¡mWpw.
]Xnhn¡hnª DÕmlw At±l¯nsâ s]cpamä¯n I−p. At±lw
]dªp: "\n§fpsS tcmKn Fs¶ hÃmsX ckn¸n¡p¶p. Abmsf Rm³
kμÀin¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv.
tPmen¯nc¡p ImcWw At±lt¯msSm¸w t]mIm³ F\n¡p
IgnªnÃ. s{]m^kÀ X\n¨p t]mbn. Rm³ Fsâ tPmenbn apgpIn.
Aev]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ At±lw Xncns¨¯n. Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "AÃ,
A§v t]mbntÃ? thWsa¦n \aps¡mcpan¨p t]mImw.'
"th−, Rm³ Abmsf t]mbn I−p.'
"F¶n«v?'
"AbmÄ Fs¶ Xncn¨dnªnsöp tXm¶n. Rm³ hfsc¡pd¨p t\cta
AhnsS \n¶pÅq. Rm³ ]eXpw tNmZns¨¦nepw AbmÄ
\nÈ_vZ\mbncp¶p. HSphnÂ, Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "F´mWp sd³^oÂUv,
Fs¶ a\ÊnembntÃ?' s]s«¶v AbmÄ adp]Sn ]dªp: "F\n¡p
\n§sf \¶mbdnbmw. \n§Ä B ]gb hm³ slÂkn§sÃ? \n§fpw
\n§fpsS Hcp akvXnjvI KthjWhpw t]mbn Xpebs«.' Fs¶
]qÀWambn AhKWn¨psIm−v hnjmZ`mh¯n AbmfhnsSbncp¶p.'
C{Xbpw ]dªn«v s{]m^kÀ an\bpsS ASpt¯¡p t]mbn. Izn³knbpw
BÀXdpwIqSn aäp s]«nIsf¡pdn¨v At\zjn¡m³ t]mbncn¡pIbmWv.

an\bpsS Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 1
FÃm Imcy§fpw AhÀ clkyambn sh¡p¶p. Ft¶msSm¶pw
]dbp¶nÃ. Fs¶ AhÀ AXy[nIw
kvt\ln¡p¶XpsIm−mWsXs¶\n¡dnbmw. F¦nepw tPm\X³
F¶nÂ\n¶v Fs´¦nepw ad¨p]nSn¡p¶Xv F\n¡p kln¡m³
Ignbp¶nÃ. {]`phnsâ ho«nse kμÀi\s¯¸än tPm\X³ Ft¶mSv
H¶pw ]dªnÃ. aäp hnjb§sf¡pdn¨v hfsc DÃmkhm\mbn
kwkmcn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. ]t£, Fs¶¦nepw Hcn¡Â tPm\X³
Ft¶mStX¸än kwkmcn¡mXncn¡pIbnÃ. C¶se \Ã
tPmen¯nc¡mbncp¶p. AXpsIm−mbncn¡mw hÃm¯ £oWw
tXm¶p¶p. Fsâ a\Èànbpw \jvSs¸t«m? AImcWambn Rm³
IqsS¡qsS Icbp¶p. CXm Ct¸mįs¶ Fsâ I®nÂ\n¶p shÅw
NmSp¶p. F´mbmepw Fsâ Cu AhØ tPm\Xs\ Adnbn¡m³ ]mSnÃ.
AXv At±ls¯ IqSpXÂ hnjan¸n¡pItb DÅq. {]k¶`mhw
\Snt¡−nbncn¡p¶p. C¶se hfsc Xmakn¨mWv F\n¡pd¡w h¶Xv.
Ft¸mgmWv Rm³ Dd§nbsX¶v F\n¡dnªpIqSm. Zqsc\n¶v Hcp
\mbbpsS Ipc tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. sd³^oÂUnsâ apdnbnÂ\n¶v
bmN\bpsSbpw hg¡nsâbpw i_vZw tI«p. Rm³ PmeI¯neqsS
]pdt¯¡p t\m¡n. ]cnkcw apgph³ \nÀPohambncp¶p. tImSaªv
HgpIp¶p−mbncp¶p. aªv hoSn\cnInte¡p ]c¡p¶Xp I−p. Rm³
I«nen Ibdn aqSn¸pX¨p InS¶p. Ft¸mgmWpd¡w
h¶sX¶dnªpIqSm. t\cw ]peÀ¶v tPm\X³ Fs¶ Ipep¡n
hnfn¨t¸mgmWv Rm\pWÀ¶Xv. Rm³ XnI¨pw Akm[mcWamb Hcp
kz]v\w ImWpIbmbncp¶p. bmYmÀ°yhpw kz]v\hpw X½nÂ
IqSn¡pgªp InS¡p¶p.
tPm\Xsâ hchpw Im¯v Ipsdt\cw Rm³ Ccp¶p. ]n¶oSv
AkzØamb a\tÊmsS Dd§m³ InS¶p. \Ã XWp¸p−mbncp¶p.
tPm\X³ hs¶¦ntem F¶p IcpXn hnf¡p I¯n¨psh¨ncp¶p. Rm³
apJ¯p\n¶v ]pX¸p hen¨p amän. aªneqsS hnf¡nsâ t\cnb {]Imiw
am{Xta ImWm³ IgnªpÅq. apdnbnemsI I«nbpÅ aªp
aqSnbncn¡p¶Xmbn I−p. ASªpInS¡p¶ hmXnensâ hnShneqsS Ah
AIt¯¡v ASn¨p IbdpIbmWv. {ItaW aªn\v I«n IqSn h¶p. AXv
Hcp XqWnsâ cq]w ssIs¡mÅp¶Xmbn tXm¶n. HSphn B
kvXw`¯n\p apIfn Pzen¡p¶ c−p I®pIÄ I−t¸mÄ Rm³
`b¶pt]mbn. aªpIWnIIÄ h«wXncnªv hyàamb cq]w
ssIs¡mÅp¶Xmbn F\n¡p tXm¶n. s]s«¶v eqkn ]dª IY
Rmt\mÀ¯p. Ahfpw C¯cw c−p I®pIÄ I−n«p−t{X. tPm\Xsâ
UbdnbnÂ\n¶pw Nne Imcy§Ä F\n¡dnbmambncp¶p. s]s«¶p Rm³
`b¶pt]mbn. A¯csamcp iàn Fs¶ kao]n¡pIbmtWm? Rm³ NmSn
Fgpt¶ev¡m³ {ian¨p. ]t£, Fsâ Ahbh§Ä Nen¸n¡phm\pÅ
iànt]mepw F\n¡p \jvSs¸«ncp¶p. ]n¶oSp sagpIpt]mse shfp¯
Hcp apJw Fsâ t\À¡p Ip\nbp¶Xp I−p. XpSÀ¶p−mb
Imcy§sf¡pdns¨m¶pw F\nt¡mÀabnÃ.
F´mbmepw C{X hnNn{Xamb kz]v\§Ä C\n ImWmXncn¡m³
{ian¡Ww. s{]m^ktdmtSm tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnt\mtSm tNmZn¨v
Dd§m\pÅ acp¶p hm§Ww.

HIvtSm_À 2 (cm{Xn c−paWn)

C¶se kz]v\sam¶pw ImWmsX kpJambpd§m³ Ignªp. IqSpXÂ
t\cw InS¶pd§nsb¦nepw £oWw amdnbnÃ. F¶p am{XaÃm, IqSpXÂ
XfÀ¨bpw Dt·j¡pdhpw A\p`hs¸«p. AhscÃmw Xncns¨¯nbt¸mÄ
`£Wkabambncp¶p. AhÀ BsI £oWn¨ncp¶p. `£WwIgnªv
Ahscs¶ Dd§phm\mbn apdnbnte¡p ]dªb¨p. AhÀ ]pdt¯¡p
t]mhpIbpw sNbvXp.

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 1 (sshIpt¶cw)
s_Yv\Â {Ko\nepÅ hkXnbnÂsh¨v tXmakv sÌÃn§ns\ I−p.
At±lsas¶ anÌÀ tPmk^v kvsamÅänsâ ho«nte¡p ]dªb¨p. Hcp
t\m«p]pkvXIw ]cntim[n¨v BhiyapÅ hnhc§sfÃmw tPmk^v
]dªpX¶p. Bdp s]«nIÄ NnIvkm³Uv kv{Soänse 197þmw \¼À
ho«nemWv Cd¡nbncn¡p¶Xv. _m¡n Bdv F®w sPao¡m sXcphnse
Hcp ho«nepand¡n. kvsamÅänsâ hnhcW¯nÂ\n¶v Hcp Imcyw
hyàambn. sIm−ph¶n«pÅ s]«nIÄ ]ebnS§fnembn Nn¶n¨nXdn
kq£n¡phm\mWp {]`p Dt±in¡p¶Xv. Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "kÀ,
ImÀ^mIvknÂ\n¶p thsd s]«nIÄ \o¡w sN¿s¸«n«pÅXmbn
Adnbmtam?'
"Nne s]«nIÄ kmw BWp sIm−ph¶n«pÅXv. At±lt¯mSp
tNmZn¨m IqSpX hnhcw In«pw.'
 "kmansâ taÂhnemkw Xcm³ Xm¦Ä¡p Ignbptam?' Hcp Ac¸h³
\mWyw ssIbn sh¨psImSp¯psIm−v Rm³ tNmZn¨p. AbmfpsS apJw
sXfnªp. AbmÄ ]dªp: "Xm¦fpsS taÂhnemksagpXn Ìms¼m«n¨v
Hcp IhÀ X¶n«p t]mhpI. C¶p cm{XnXs¶ AbmfpsS taÂhnemkw
Adnªv Xm¦sf Adnbn¡mw.'
Rm³ taÂhnemksagpXnb Hcp IhÀ At±l¯nsâ ssIbnÂ
sImSp¯p. aäp amÀKanÃmbncp¶tÃm. £oWn¨ icochpambn Rm³
ho«nte¡p Xncn¨p.
F´mbmepw Hcp ]nSnhÅn In«nbn«p−v. Rm³ BsI XfÀ¶ncn¡p¶p.
C¶p cm{Xn kpJambpd§Ww. an\ KmV\n{ZbnemWv. AhÄ BsI
hnfÀ¯ncn¡p¶p. ]mhw s]¬Ip«n. AhÄ IcbpIbmbncpt¶m? AhfpsS
I®pIÄ I−m A§s\bmWp tXm¶pI. R§sf¸än AhÄ¡v
BImw£ ImWWw.
 
HIvtSm_À 2 (sshIpt¶cw)
Ime¯pXs¶ kmansâ taÂhnemkw In«n. kmw t»mIv kmw,
sImÀ{Im³kv 4, t]mt«gvkv tImÀ«v, _mÀsS kv{Soäv, hmÂshÀ¯v.
kmans\ I−p]nSn¡m³ hfsc _p²napt«−n h¶p. AbmÄ
ho«nep−mbncp¶nÃ. s]m¹mdn AbmfpsS tPmenØes¯¯n kmans\
I−p]nSn¨t¸mtgm? AbmÄ ipWvTnsbSp¯p. HSphn Hcp Znhks¯
Iqen ssIaS¡mbn sImSpt¡−nh¶p. kwKXnIÄ t\scbmhm³ ]ns¶
A[nIkabsaSp¯nÃ.
UmanÂ\n¶p {][m\s¸« ]e hnhc§fpw In«n. H¼Xp s]«nIÄ
]n¡UnÃnbnse Hcp ho«nte¡p sIm−pt]mbs{X. A[nIw
]g¡ansænepw s]mSn aqSn¡nS¡p¶ Hcp hoSv. hoSnsâ ap¼nÂ
s]m¡apÅ Hcp IÃp−v. AXn\p apIfn Hc¼p ImWmw. tKänÂ\n¶p
hoSnsâ kao]whscbpw Iev]ShpIÄ sI«nbn«p−v. saenªp \o−
henb aoibpÅ Hcph³ Cu I\¯ s]«nIÄ ]nSn¨psh¡m³ Ahsc
klmbn¨p. AbmÄ¡p \ngept]mepap−mbncp¶nÃt{X. Iqen t]mcm
F¶p ]dªp hg¡p−m¡nb aq¶p tPmen¡msc Xq¡n¸nSn¨v AbmÄ
]pdt¯s¡dnbphm³ XpS§n. tPmen¡mÀ HmSn c£s¸SpIbmWp−mbXv.
C{Xbpw hnhc§Ä kmanÂ\n¶p tiJcn¨Xn\p tijw Rm³
]n¡UnÃnbnte¡p Xncn¨p. kmw \evInb kqN\IfpsS klmbt¯msS
]n¡UnÃnbnse hoSp I−p]nSn¡m³ F\n¡p Ignªp. hfsc¡meambn
B hoSv D]tbmKn¡msX InS¡pIbmWv. ASp¯ Ime¯mWv AXp
hnäsX¶pw ssat¡Â I¼\n¡mÀ hgnbmbncn¡Ww Cu CS]mSp
\S¶sX¶pw NnecnÂ\n¶v Adnbm³ Ignªp. B Adnhnsâ
ASnØm\¯n kÔybv¡pXs¶ ssat¡Â I¼n¡mcpsS
Hm^oknse¯n.
 Hm^oknse HcptZymKس Fs¶ kzoIcn¨p. ]n¡UnÃnbnse hoSnsâ
Imcyw Rm³ At±lt¯mSt\zjn¨p. "hoSp hnäpt]mbn' F¶p am{Xta
AbmÄ ]dªpÅq. IqSpXÂ hnhcw Xcm³ AbmÄ hnk½Xn¨p.
CS]mSpImcpsS Imcyw I¼\nbn clkyhpw kpc£nXhpw
Bbncn¡psa¶XmWv AXn\bmÄ ImcWambn ]dªXv. Rm³ Fsâ
taÂhnemksagpXnb ImÀUv sImSp¯p. BÀXÀ¡pth−nbmWv CXnÂ
CSs]Sp¶sX¶pw ]dªp. C{Xbpambt¸mÄ AbmfpsS
IÀ¡ikz`mh¯n Aev]w Abhp h¶p: "Xm¦sf
klmbn¡Wsas¶\n¡m{Klap−v. {]tXyIn¨pw BÀXdpsS
ImcyamIpt¼mÄ, F´mbmepw BÀXdpsS taÂhnemkw Xcq. Rm³
aäpÅhcpambn BtemNn¨p I¼\n \nba¯n Aev]w t`ZKXn
hcp¯m³ Ignbptam F¶p t\m¡mw. F¦n C¶p cm{XnXs¶ BÀXsd
hnhcadnbn¡pIbpw sN¿mw.'
knhmÀUnsâ ho«nse taÂhnemkw sImSp¯p Rm³ Xncn¨pt]m¶p.
ho«nse¯nbt¸mÄ aäp kplr¯p¡sfÃmw AhnsSbp−mbncp¶p. an\
IqSpX £oWn¨ncn¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶n. Fs¶ hn«p]ncnbm³ AhÄ¡p
hnjaambncn¡mw.
`£W¯n\ptijw Rm³ Xmtg¡p t]m¶p. A¶s¯ kw`h§fpsS
Hcp hnhcWw aäpÅhÀ¡mbn Rm³ hmbn¨p tIĸn¨p. AXp {i²tbmsS
tI«psIm−ncp¶ s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "tPm\X³, Xm¦Ä C¶p
hfsctbsd tPmen sNbvXn«p−v. \½psS {]hÀ¯\§sf AXv
Ffp¸am¡n¯oÀ¡psa¶mWv Fsâ hnizmkw. ChnsS\n¶p
sIm−pt]mbn«pÅ s]«nIÄ FÃmw B ho«n Ds−¦n \½psS Imcyw
Ffp¸ambn. ]t£, FÃm s]«nIfpw AhnsSbnsæn aäp s]«nIÄ¡mbn
\mw At\zjWw XpStc−nbncn¡p¶p.'
Aev]t\cs¯ BtemN\bv¡ptijw Izn³kn tNmZn¨p: "\ap¡v B
ho«n F§s\ IS¡m³ Ignbpw? ImÀ^mIvknse hoSp \mw _ew
{]tbmKn¨p Xpd¶p, AXp cm{Xnbmbncp¶p. am{XaÃ, Hcp henb I·XnÂ
\ap¡p adbmbp−mbncp¶p. ]t£, ]n¡UnÃnbnse IY AXÃ.
AhnsSsbmcp IhÀ¨ \S¯pI hfsc hnjaamWv.'
"ssat¡ensâ I¯p In«nbXn\ptijw aäp Imcy§Ä Xocpam\n¡mw.'
]{´−v

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 1
sd³^oÂUnsâ Imcyw ckIcambncn¡p¶p. C¶p cmhnse Rm\bmsf
ImWm³ t]mbn. AbmÄ t_m[apÅhs\t¸msebmWp kwkmcn¨Xv.
Abmsf¸än IqSpX Fs´¦nepw a\Ênem¡phm\mbn Rm³ ]e
tNmZy§fpw tNmZn¨p.
"Bs«, Cu¨Isf¸än Ct¸mÄ F´mWp Xm¦Ä¡p ]dbm\pÅXv?'
"sImÅmw, Cu¨ \Ã PohnbmWv. Cu¨IfpsS Bßm¡sf \½psS
ap³KmanIÄ Nn{Xie`¯nsâ Iq«¯nemWtÃm s]Sp¯nbncn¡p¶Xv.'«
"At¸mÄ Bßm¡fmWv Ct¸mÄ \n§fpsS e£yw, AtÃ?'
"AÃÃ, Bßm¡sfbÃ, Poh\mWp th−Xv.' sXsÃm¶¼c¶ a«nÂ
sd³^oÂUv ]dªp: "]t£, F\n¡nt¸msgm¶pamhiyanÃ. F\n¡p
th−sXms¡ Fsâ ssIhiwXs¶bp−v. AXpsIm−v Xet¨mdns\
¡pdn¨p IqSpX ]Tn¡m\msW¦n aäp hà tcmKnIsfbpw
At\zjn¡pIbmbncn¡pw \ÃXv.'
"At¸mÄ \n§sfmcp ssZhambn¡gntªm? \n§Ä¡p Pohs\
\nb{´n¡m³ Ignbptam?'
"F\n¡p ssZhnIiànbps−¶p ]dªm AXp icnbmbncn¡pIbnÃ.
F\n¡Xnsem¶pw henb XmÂ]cyanÃ. `qanbnse Imcy§fnemWv
F\n¡p XmÂ]cyw.'
"At¸mÄ \n§Ä¡v Bßm¡sfbmWp th−Xv; PohnIsf AÃ, AtÃ?'
Abmsf Ipgbv¡Wsa¶p IcpXn a\x]qÀhw Rm³ A§s\
tNmZn¨XmWv. AbmfpsS apJ`mhw amdn. bmN\mkzc¯n AbmÄ
]dªp: "th−. F\n¡v Bßm¡sf Hcn¡epw th−, AXpsIm−v
F\n¡v Hcp {]tbmP\hpw CÃ. AXp Xn¶mt\m Ip...' AbmÄ s]s«¶p
\ndp¯n. Hcp \nanjw Ignªp ho−pw ]dªp: "H¶ns\¡pdnt¨mÀ¯pw
F\n¡p hnjaanÃ.'
Abmsf Aev]t\cw {i²n¨Xn\p tijw IqSpX tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¨p
_p²nap«n¡msX Rm³ Xncn¨pt]m¶p.
A¶p ]IÂ Fs¶ AXymhiyambn¡mWWsa¶p ]dªv sd³^oÂUv
Bsf Ab¨p. Rm³ AbmfpsS apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. AbmÄ apdnbpsS
\Sp¡v Hcp Ìqfn Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ apdnbnte¡p
IS¶psN¶t¸mÄ s]s«¶v sd³^oÂUv tNmZn¨p: "Bßm¡sf¡pdn¨p
\n§Äs¡´mWp ]dbm\pÅXv?'
"\n§fpsS A`n{]mbw F´mWv?'
AbmÄ Npäp]mSpw t\m¡n: "th− F\n¡mßm¡sf th−.'
 "At¸mÄ \n§Ä¡p th−Xp PohnXamWtÃm?'
"AsX, AsX, ]t£, Xm¦Ä F´n\mWXns\¡pdnt¨mÀ¯v
AkzØ\mIp¶Xv?'
"BßmhnÃm¯ Pohs\ am{Xw \aps¡§s\ In«pw? Cu¨IfpsSbpw
IpcphnIfpsSbpw F«pImenIfpsSbpw ]q¨IfpsSbpw Bßm¡Ä
hnlcn¡p¶ Øet¯¡v Xm¦Äs¡mcn¡Â t]mtI−nhcntÃ? Xm¦Ä
Ahsb Poht\msS hngp§nbn«p−tÃm.'
AbmÄ I®pIÄ CdpsI AS¨p. Rm³ ]dª Imcy§Ä tIÄ¡m³
hnjaapÅ amXncn ssIhncepIÄ sNhnbn XncpIn. AbmfpsS apJ¯v
Zb\ob`mhw \ngen¨p. AbmfpsS Nn´IÄ tNmÀ¯nsbSp¡Wsa¶pÅ
Dt±iyt¯mSpIqSn Rm³ ho−pw tNmZn¨p: "Bs«, Ipd¨p ]©kmc Xcs«,
Cu¨Isf ]nSn¡m³?'
AbmÄ sR«nbpWÀ¶p Nncn¨psIm−p ]dªp: "th−, th−, B
sNdp{]mWnIsfs¡ms−´p sN¿m³?'
"F«pImenIsf Bbmtem?'
"Ahsbs¡m−pw F\ns¡mcp {]tbmP\hpanÃ. AXp Xn¶mt\m, Ip....'
hne¡s¸« Hcp hm¡p¨cn¡p¶XnÂ\n¶v Btcm Abmsf XSª amXncn
sd³^oÂUv \nÀ¯n.
"icnXs¶.'
sd³^oÂUnsâ Cu kz`mhw Rm³ {i²n¨p: "IpSn¡pI' F¶ hm¡p
]dbm³ AbmÄ `bs¸Sp¶p. Fsâ {i² Xncn¡ms\t¶mWw s]s«¶v
AbmÄ ]dªp: "F\n¡Xnsem¶pw Hcp XmÂ]cyhpanÃ.
sNdp{]mWnIfmb FenIsfbpw tImgn¡pªp§sfbpw aäpw ImWn¨v
Fs¶ {]tem`n¸n¡m³ t\m¡−. B ]ShpIsft¶ Rm³ ]n¶n«p
Ignªp. Ct¸mÄ Fsâ e£ysa´msW¶p hyàamsb\n¡dnbmw.'
"Hmtlm, At¸mÄ \n§Ä¡p henb PohnIsf¯s¶ thWw, AtÃ?
Bs«, Hcm\bmbmtem? Hcm\bpsS Bßmhv F§s\bncn¡psa¶p Rm³
BtemNn¨pt\m¡pIbmWv.'
"th−, th−. F\ns¡mcm\bpsS Bßmhp th−. Hcmßmhpw F\n¡p
th−. tlm! \n§fpw \n§fpsS Bßm¡fpw! \n§Ä¡p t]mbn
XpeªpIqsS? \n§Ä F´n\mWv Bßm¡fpsS Imcyw ]dªv Fs¶
ipWvTn ]nSn¸n¡p¶Xv?' sd³^oÂUnsâ I®pIfn {IqcX \ngen¨p.
C\nbpw IqSpXÂ tNmZyw tNmZn¨v Abmsf _p²nap«n¡mXncn¡bmWp
\ÃsX¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n. Rm³ Fsâ apdnbnte¡p t]m¶p.
sd³^oÂUnsâ H¶pc−p kz`mh khntijX Rm³ {]tXyIw
{i²n¨p. "IpSn¡pI' F¶ hm¡p¨cn¡phm³ AbmÄ `bs¸Sp¶p.
Bßmhns\bpw AbmÄ¡p `bamWv. `mhnPohnXs¯¡pdn¨v AbmÄ¡v
bmsXmcp DXv¡WvTbpanÃ. Hcp bPam\`mhw AbmfpsS kz`mh¯nÂ
h¶ptNÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. AbmÄ¡v sa¨s¸« Hcp PohnXs¯¡pdn¨v Dd¸v,
FhnsS\nt¶m In«nbn«p−mhWw. F¦n FhnsS\n¶v? Hm! ssZhta!
{Um¡pf{]`phmtWm B Dd¸p \evInbncn¡p¶Xv? {]`p ChnsSbpw
h¶n«pt−m? AsXmcp `ojWnbmWtÃm.
sshIn«v Rm³ Fsâ kwibw hm³ slÂkn§ns\ Adnbn¨p. At±lw
k{i²w Fsâ hm¡pIÄ tI«p. ]n¶oSv R§sfm¶n¨v sd³^oÂUnsâ
apdnbnse¯n. AbmÄ P\me¸Snbn ]©kmc hnXdns¡m−p ]m«p
]mSpIbmbncp¶p. AbmÄ ]m«n ebn¨ncp¶ncp¶p. Abmsfs¡m−p
kwkmcn¸n¡m\pÅ R§fpsS {iaw hn^eambt¸mÄ Xncn¨pt]m¶p.

ssat¡Â I¼\n¡mÀ BÀXÀs¡gpXnb I¯v

HIvtSm_À 1
am\ytc,
Xm¦fpsS Bhiy{]Imcw Xmsg¸dbp¶ hnhc§Ä Ab¨pXcp¶XnÂ
R§Ä¡p kt´mjap−v. Zv hnev {]`p F¶pt]cpÅ Hcp hntZinbmWv
]n¡UnÃnbnse 347þmw \¼À hoSv hnebv¡p hm§nbn«pÅXv. AbmÄ
t\cnÂh¶v kwJy ]qÀWambpw X¶v hoSp hm§pIbmWp sNbvXXv.
CXn IqSpX hnhc§sfm¶pw At±ls¯¡pdn¨v R§Ä¡dnbnÃ.
Xm¦fpsS hnizkvX³
(H¸v)
ssat¡Â I¼\n¡pth−n

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 2
sd³^oÂUnsâ apdnbn Akm[mcWambn Fs´¦nepw
kw`hn¡p¶pt−m F¶dnbm³ cm{Xnbn apdn¡p ]pd¯v Hcmfns\
Imh \ndp¯n. sd³^oÂUv im´\mbn InS¶pd§p¶Xp
I−psIm−mWv Rm³ apdnbnte¡p t]m¶Xv. AÀ²cm{Xnbn AbmÄ
£p`nX\mhpIbpw {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw sNbvXp F¶v cmhnse ]cnNmcI³
Adnbn¨p. hnhcw tiJcn¡phm\mbn tPm\X³
]pd¯pt]mbncn¡pIbmWv. Ft¸mÄ Bhiyw h¶mepw D]tbmKn¡¯¡
a«n IpXncIsf X¿mdm¡n \nÀ¯Wsa¶mWv BÀXdpsS A`n{]mbw.
kÔybv¡p apt¼ FÃm s]«nIfpw I−p]nSn¨p \in¸n¡Ww. s{]m^kÀ
GtXm ]¨acp¶t\zjn¨p t]mbncn¡pIbmWv. Ah D]Imcs¸Spsa¶mWv
At±lw ]dbp¶Xv. BsI¸msS BtemNn¡pt¼mÄ
R§Äs¡ÃmhÀ¡pw {`m´p]nSnt¨m F¶p kwibap−mIp¶p.
sshIn«p R§Ä ho−pw H¯pIqSn. sd³^oÂUnsâ {]hÀ¯\§fpw
{]`phnsâ BKa\hpw X½n Fs´ms¡tbm _Ôaps−¶p
kwibnt¡−nbncn¡p¶p. Fsâ kwibw icnbmsW¦n {]`phnsâ
\miw sd³^oÂUn F´p {]XnIcWambncn¡pw Dfhm¡pI? AXm,
sd³^oÂUnsâ apdnbnÂ\n¶v Ft´m i_vZw tIÄ¡p¶tÃm. ]cnNmcI³
HmSnhcp¶p. BÀ¯\mZw tI«v tkhI³ sdÂ^oÂUnsâ apdnbnÂs¨¶p
t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ cà¯n Ipfn¨v Xdbn InS¡pIbmWt{X.
t]mbn t\m¡s«.

HIvtSm_À 3
sd³^oÂUnsâ apdnbn sN¶t¸mÄ AbmÄ Xdbn Iagv¶p
InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. càw XfwsI«n InS¶ncp¶p. apJw NXªn«p−v.
\s«Ãpw HSnªncp¶p. hm³ slÂkn§ns\ Iq«ns¡m−phcphm\mbn
]cnNmcIs\ Rm³ ]dªb¨p. \nanj§Ä¡Iw s{]m^kÀ
apdnbnse¯n. AhnsS¡− ImgvN At±ls¯ \Sp¡n¡fªp.
s{]m^kdpsS \nÀtZi{]Imcw ]cnNmcIs\ R§Ä ]dªb¨p.
tcmKn¡p t_m[w sXfnbpt¼mÄ aämcpw AhnsS D−mbncn¡cpsX¶mWv
s{]m^kdpsS A`n{]mbw. Cu _lfsams¡ tI«v BÀXdpw
Izn³knbpwIqSn At§mt«mSnsb¯n.
sd³^oÂUv izmkw hnSm³ hnjan¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. AbmÄ
At_m[mhØbnembncp¶p. B icoc¯nsâ Ne\w {ItaW
\nebv¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶n.
s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "kabw hfsc hnes¸«XmWv. CbmfpsS
hm¡pIÄ¡p ]e PohnXw c£s¸Sp¯m³ Igntª¡pw. F´mbmepw
Rms\m¶p {ian¨pt\m¡s«.'
sd³^oÂUnsâ sNhn¡p apIfn At±lw Ft´m acp¶p Ip¯nsh¨p.
Ipsd kabwIqSn IS¶pt]mbn. DSs\sbm¶pw amäw I−nÃ.
Aev]kab¯n\p tijw s]s«¶bmÄ I®p Xpd¶p. R§fpsS
km¶n²yw AbmÄ¡v Bizmk{]Zambncp¶p. sd³^oÂUn\v incÊp
Nen¸n¡m³t]mepw Ignbpambncp¶nÃ. AbmÄ ]dªp: "s{]m^kÀ,
Fsâ sXm− hcfp¶p. F\n¡ev]w shÅw Xcq. slm! Rm³
AXn`b¦camb GtXm Hcp t]Snkz]v\w I−p. AÃ, kz]v\aÃ. Hs¡
bmYmÀ°yw. Rm³ AXp ]dbm³ {ian¡mw.'
\nanj§Ä¡Iw shÅhpw {_m−nbpambn Izn³kn
apdnbnse¯n¡gnªncp¶p. AbmfpsS Np−pIÄ \\¨p. AbmÄ ]dbm³
XpS§n: "AXp kz]v\aÃ. ]¨¸camÀ°wXs¶. lm! Rm³
acn¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. sXm− hcfp¶p... shÅw... AsX, F\n¡v
Fs´ms¡tbm ]dbm\p−v. As¶mcp Znhkw Fs¶ hn«bbv¡Wsa¶v
Rm³ A§tbmSp bmNn¨ntÃ? Rm³ A¶p _Ô\Ø\mbncp¶p.
F\n¡v kwkmcn¡m³ A\phmZap−mbncp¶nÃ. \n§Ä t]mbXn\ptijw
hfsc t\cw Rm³ \ncmi\mbn shdpsX Ccp¶p. A§s\ Ccn¡pt¼mÄ
]pdIphi¯v \mbv¡Ä Ipcbv¡p¶Xp tI«p. ]t£, Ah³ AhnsS
CÃmbncp¶p.'
 Ah³ aªneqsS Fsâ kao]s¯¯n. Pzen¡p¶ I®pIÄ Rm³
I−p. càw ]pc− hmb Xpd¶v Ah³ A«lkn¨p. Ahs\
ho«n\It¯¡p £Wn¡pIbmbncp¶p, Ahsâ Bhiyw. Ah³ AXp
Ipsd¡meambn Ft¶mSv Bhiys¸SpIbmWv.
"F§s\?'
"henb henb Cu¨Isfbpw ]mäIsfbpw aäpw Fsâ
ASpt¯¡b¨psIm−ncp¶p... Ah³... Fs¶ P\en¶Spt¯¡p
£Wn¨p... Rm³ sN¶p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ... aªn\nSbneqsS Bbncambncw
FenIsf Rm³ I−p... Ahsâ I®pIÄ... I¯nÖzen¡p¶ I®pIÄ...
Ah³ ]dªp: "\o Fs¶ A\pkcn¡pI, Bcm[n¡pI.
A§s\bmsW¦n Cu FenIsfms¡ \n\¡pÅhbmbncn¡pw. Cu
PohnIÄ bpK§tfmfw \n\¡v BbpÊp \evIpw.' C{Xbpambt¸mÄ
Rm\hs\ AIt¯¡p £Wn¨p: "{]t`m h¶mepw.' sNdnb hnShneqsS,
\nemhp amXncn Ah³ DÅn {]thin¨p. Rm³ Im¯ncps¶¦nepw
Ah³ F\n¡p hmKvZm\w sNbvX PohnIsf sImSp¯b¨nÃ. P\Â
ASªpInS¡pt¼mgpw AXnsâ hnShneqsS Ah\v DÅnÂ
IS¡mambncp¶p. Fs¶ {i²n¡msX Cu hoSp apgph³ kz´sa¶ amXncn
Ah³ s]cpamdm³ XpS§n. A¯csamchkc¯nemWv F´nt\mth−n
an\ Cu apdnbnte¡p IS¶ph¶Xv. C¶psshIn«pw an\sb Rm³ I−p...
AhÄ BsI amdn¡gnªncn¡p¶p. an\sb¡−t¸mgmWv... Ah³
AhfpsS Poh\pw Duän¡pSn¡m³ XpS§nsbs¶\n¡p a\ÊnembXv.'
CXp tI«t¸mÄ R§sfÃmhcpw sR«n hnd¨pt]mbn.
"an\sb Ah³ \in¸n¡p¶Xv F\n¡njvSs¸«nÃ. Rm\hs\
Im¯ncp¶p. C¶se aªpXcnIfneqsS Ah³ apdn¡pÅnte¡p
IS¶ph¶t¸mÄ Hcp {`m´sâ kIe iànbpap]tbmKn¨v Rm\hs\
]nSn¨p sRcn¨p. Ahsâ I®pIÄ Xpdn¨p NmSn. AhbneqsS
XoÖzmeIÄ han¡s¸«p. B I®pIsf t\cnSm³ F\n¡p
IgnhnÃmbncp¶p. Fsâ iàn apgph³ tNmÀ¶pt]mbn. Fsâ
ssIIfnÂ\n¶v Ah³ hgpXnamdn. Fs¶ s]m¡nsbSp¯v
\ne¯Sn¨Xn\ptijw aªpIWnIIfneqsS Ah³
]pdt¯s¡mgpInt¸mbn.'
C{Xbpw ]dªtXmSpIqSn sd³^oÂUnsâ \mhp Ipgªp. B
icoc¯nsâ Ne\w \ne¨p.
an\bpsS Zpc´s¯¡pdn¨dnªtXmSpIqSn R§Ä Bbp[[mcnIfmbn
apdnbnte¡p ]mªp. apdn AI¯p\n¶p ]q«nbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. IXIp
XÃns¸mfn¨v R§fI¯p {]thin¨p.
apdn apgph³ N{μnIbn Ipfn¨p\nev¡pIbmbncp¶p. tPm\X³
PmeI¯n¶cnInepÅ InS¡bn KmV\n{Zbn ebn¨p InS¶ncp¶p.
ASp¯pÅ I«nen an\ InS¡p¶p−v. Idp¯ hkv{Xw [cn¨ \o− Hcp
cq]w AhfpsS AcnIn \nev¡p¶p. ]pdwXncnªp \n¶ncp¶Xn\mÂ
apJw R§Ä¡p ImWm³ IgnªnÃ. F¦nepw Hät\m«¯n¯s¶
R§Ä¡v Bsf a\Ênembn. AXp {]`phmbncp¶p. an\bpsS apJw {]`p
amdnte¡aÀ¯n¸nSn¨ncn¡pIbmWv. {]`phnsâ \áamb amdnS¯nÂ\n¶v
tNmc IpXns¨mgpIp¶p. B càw IpSn¡m³ an\sb Ah³
\nÀ_Ôn¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶n. AhfpsS hkv{X§fn tNmc¸mSpIÄ
ImWmw.
R§Ä apdnbnte¡p IS¶t¸mÄ {]`p Xncnªpt\m¡n. B I®pIfnÂ
tIm]w I¯nÖzen¨p. C¯csamcp `oIc`mhw AXn\p ap¼p R§Ä
I−n«nÃ. Ahsâ \mkmZzmc§Ä hnSÀ¶p hnd¨p. tNmc ]pc− ]ÃpIÄ
ISn¨ndp½n. an\sb InS¡bnte¡p XÅnbn«psIm−v Ah³ R§fpsS
t\sc IpXn¨p. \nanj¯n\Iw Xncph¯mgip{iqjbnse
]hn{XoIcn¡s¸« A¸w AS§nb IhÀ R§Ä¡pw {]`phn\panSbnembn
hm³ slÂknMv \o«n¸nSn¨t¸mÄ {]`p sR«n ]pdtIm«p amdn. R§Ä
Ipcnipw \o«n¸nSn¨p apt¶m«p \o§n. {]`p ]pdtIm«p ]pdtIm«p
\o§ns¡m−ncp¶p. I\¯ Hcp taLw h¶v N{μs\ ad¨p. apdnbnÂ
CcpÄ \ndªp. {]`phns\ R§Ä¡p ImWm³ IgnbmXmbn. Izn³kn
Xos¸«ns¡mÅn Dc¨pt\m¡nsb¦nepw {]`p apdnbnep−mbncp¶nÃ. Hcp
Bhn am{Xw. AXpw P\eneqsS ]pdt¯s¡mgpIn.
t_m[w Xncn¨p In«nb an\ G§ntb§n Icbm³XpS§n. AhfpsS
Np−pIfpw IhnfpIfpw càw ]pc−ncp¶p. s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv
Ahsf Hcp ]pXs¸Sp¯p ]pX¸n¨p. Cu kabw ZrV\nÝbt¯msS F¶
amXncn BÀXÀ ]pdt¯¡p t]mbn.
{]`p tPm\Xsâ t_m[w sISp¯nbncp¶p. s{]m^kÀ Hcp Xqhme
FSp¯p XWp¯ shůn ap¡n tPm\Xsâ apJwXpS¨p.
Ipd¨pt\cs¯ ]cn{ia¯nsâ ^eambn tPm\X\v t_m[w Xncn¨pIn«n.
At±lw Fgpt¶äncp¶p. ]cnkct_m[w In«phm³ tPm\X\v
Aev]kabw th−nh¶p. t_m[w Xncn¨p In«nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ hnfn¨p
tNmZn¨p: "F´p]än? F´p]än s{]m^kÀ? F´mWnXv knhmÀUv? F
´mWp kw`hn¨Xv? an\m, Hm! F´mWnXv? càtam? càw! Hm,
Ah\nhnsSbpw ht¶m? ssZhta! s{]m^kÀ, A§v Ahsf c£n¡tW?
Fs´¦nepw sNbvXv A§v Ahsf c£n¡q. A§v Chsf t\m¡pI.
Ah³ Zqsct¸mbn¡mWpIbnÃ. Rm³ Ahs\t¯Sn¸nSn¨v
icns¸Sp¯s«.'
an\ tPm\Xs\ IS¶p]nSn¨psIm−p ]dªp: "th−, th−. A§v
t]mI−. A§v Fsâ ASp¯pXs¶ thWw. F\n¡n\n kln¡m³ h¿.'
an\ tPm\Xs\ AcnIn ]nSn¨ncp¯n. s{]m^kÀ an\sbbpw
tPm\Xs\bpw Bizkn¸n¡m³ Bhpwhn[w {ian¨pt\m¡n. tPm\Xsâ
tZl¯p XfÀ¶p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p an\.
 hkv{X¯n ]pc− càw I−t¸mÄ AhÄ sR«nt¸mbn. AhÄ
]nSsªgpt¶ev¡m³ {ian¨psIm−p ]dªp: "càw; If¦w. Rm³
If¦s¸«ncn¡p¶p. A§sb kv]Àin¡m\pÅ AÀlXIqSn
F\n¡nÃmXmbncn¡p¶p.' tPm\X³ AXp hIsh¡msX Ahsf
icoc¯nte¡p tNÀ¯p]nSn¨psIm−v Bizkn¸n¡m³ {ian¨p.
CXn\nSbn hndbmÀ¶ IWvTt¯msS At±lw tNmZn¨p: "F´mWv
knhmÀUv? F´mWp kw`hn¨sX¶p Zbhmbn Ft¶mSp ]dbq.'
FÃm hnhc§fpw hniZambn Rm³ tPm\Xs\ [cn¸n¨p.
]pdt¯¡pt]mbncp¶ Izn³knbpw BÀXdpw At¸mÄ apdnbnte¡p h¶p.
hm³ slÂknMv AhtcmSp tNmZn¨p: "It−m?'
"CÃ. ChnsSsb§panÃ. ]T\apdnbn sN¶t¸mÄ Ah³
AhnsSbp−mbncp¶p. ]t£, s]s«¶pXs¶ IS¶pIfªp.
ISemkpIfpw Ubdn¡pdn¸pIfpw aäp dn¡mÀUpIfpw Ah³ Xobn«p
\in¸n¨ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ sN¶t¸mÄ Xo I¯n¸ScpIbmWv.'
"Cuizcsâ A\p{Klw. Hcp tIm¸n Aeamcbn kq£n¨psh¨n«p−v.'
Rm³ ]dªp.
s{]m^kÀ an\bpsS Xebn XShns¡m−p tNmZn¨p: "{]nbs¸«
Iptª, \ns¶ ZpxJn¸n¡Wsa¶v R§Ä¡mÀ¡pw B{KlanÃ. ]t£,
\msamcp Poh·cWkac¯nteÀs¸«ncn¡pIbmWv. AXpsIm−v F´mWp
kw`hn¨sX¶p hyàambn ]dbq.'
an\ sR«nhnd¨v tPm\Xsâ icoct¯mSp IqSpX tNÀ¶ncp¶p.
Aev]t\cw Ft´m BtemNn¨Xn\ptijw AhÄ ]dbm³ XpS§n:
"A§v X¶ Dd¡acp¶p Ign¨Xn\ptijamWp Rm³ InS¶Xv. F¦nepw
F\n¡pd¡w h¶nÃ. a\x]qÀhw Dd§m³ {ians¨¦nepw Dd¡w AIse
amdn\n¶tXbpÅq. A§s\ F{Xt\cw Rm³ Dd¡s¯ [ym\n¨p InS¶p
F¶dnªpIqSm. HSphn F§s\tbm Dd§nt¸mbn. tPm\X³ h¶p
InS¶Xpt]mepw Rm\dnªnÃ. apdnbmsI s]mSnaªp
\ndªp\n¶ncp¶p. B aªneqsS Btcm apdn¡I¯pIqSn {]thin¨p
Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. Rm³ tPm\Xs\ hnfn¨pWÀ¯m³ t\m¡n. ]t£,
At±lw Dd¡acp¶p Ign¨ amXncn KmV\n{Zbnembncp¶p. I«nen¶cnsI
Hcp cq]w \nev¡p¶Xp Rm³ I−p. Pzen¡p¶ I®pIfpÅ \o−p
saenª B cq]w {]`phmsW¶p aäpÅhcpsS hnhcW¯nÂ\n¶v
F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Rm³ XfÀ¶p. Rm³ s]m«n¡cbpIbmbncp¶p
F¶p tXm¶p¶p. At¸mÄ tPm\Xs\ Nq−n¡mWn¨psIm−v {]`p
]dªp: "i_vZn¡cpXv. i_vZap−m¡nbm Rm³ Ahs\
s]m¡nsbSp¯p \ne¯Sn¨p Xet¨mdp sXdn¸n¡pw.' Ahsâ i]n¡s¸«
Np−pIÄ Fsâ sXm−bn kv]Àin¨p. CXn\nSbn Ah³ ]dªp:
"CXv H¶mas¯tbm c−mas¯tbm {]mhiysam¶paÃtÃm?' F{Xt\cw
Ahsâ ]ÃpIÄ Fsâ sXm−bn hn{ian¨p F¶dnªpIqSm. càw
XpÅnXpÅnbmbn hogp¶Xv F\n¡p ImWmambncp¶p. AXn\ptijw
Ah³ ]dªp: "\o F\ns¡Xncmbn hfscb[nIw {]hÀ¯n¨n«p−v.
C\nbpw {]hÀ¯n¡psa¶pw F\n¡dnbmw. Fs¶ [n¡cn¡p¶Xnsâ
^esa´msW¶p \o a\Ênem¡n¡gnªp. aäpÅhcpw XmaknbmsX
AXp a\Ênem¡pw. bpK§tfmfw Hcp km{amPyamsI AS¡n`cn¡p¶
Ft¶mSmWv AhÀ Ifn¡p¶sXt¶mÀabncn¡s«. Rm³ a\Ên "hcq'
F¶v Ft¸mÄ hnNmcn¡p¶pthm, At¶cw \o FsâbSps¯¯Ww.
AXn\pth−nbmWnXv.' C{Xbpw ]dªv {]`p jÀ«p hen¨p Iodn. IqÀ¯
hncepIÄsIm−v Ahsâ amdv Iodn¸nfÀ¶p. càw Ip¯nsbmen¡phm³
XpS§n. Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v Ah³ B apdnhnte¡aÀ¯n. F\n¡p izmkw
ap«p¶Xmbn tXm¶n. Fâoizcm! AsXs´mcp `bm\Iamb
AhØbmbncp¶p...? H¶pIn izmkw ap«n acn¡pI. Asæn Ahsâ...
Ahsâ càw... tlm! Fâoizcm Rm³ Fs´mcp ]m]nbmWv.'
an\bpsS IY tI«v tPm\X³ hnImchnPrw`nX\mbn. Ing¡³ am\w
Nph¶pXpS§nbncp¶p.
]Xn½q¶v

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 3
`mhn]cn]mSnIÄ Bkq{XWw sN¿phm\mbn R§Ä ]T\apdnbnÂ
kt½fn¨p. kwKXnIÄ C{Xt¯mfamb ØnXn¡v C\n an\bnÂ\n¶v
H¶pw ad¨psht¡− Imcyansöv \nKa\¯n R§sf¯nt¨À¶p.
an\sb kq£n¨pt\m¡ns¡m−v s{]m^kÀ tNmZn¨p: "Iptª, \n\¡p
`bantÃ? \ns¶s¡m−p aäpÅhÀ¡p _p²nap«p−mIpsa¶p \o
`b¡p¶ntÃ?'
"CÃ. Rm³ hyàamb Xocpam\w FSp¯pIgnªp.'
"F´p Xocpam\w?'
"Rm³ aqew BÀs¡¦nepw hnjaw A\p`hnt¡− L«w h¶m B
\nanjw Rm³ BßlXy sN¿pw.'
s{]m^kÀ AhfpsS Npaen ssIsh¨psIm−p ]dªp: "\nsâ
\·bv¡pth−nbmsW¦n kkt´mjw AXpsN¿m³ X¿mdpÅ HcmÄ
ChnsS¯s¶bp−v. ]t£, AXp th−nhcnIbnà F¶p \n\¡p
ss[cyambn hnizkn¡mw. \ns¶ If¦s¸Sp¯nb B ]m]n
acn¡p¶Xphsc \o acn¡m³ ]mSnÃ. A§s\ kw`hn¨m \obpw Hcp
t{]Xambn¯ocpw. AXn\m Ah³ acn¡p¶Xn\p ap¼mbn bmsXmcp
ImcWhimepw \o acWs¯¸än Nn´n¡cpXv.'
"CÃ, Rm³ kXyw sN¿p¶p.'
"ImÀ^mIvkn tijn¨ s]«nIÄ \mw \in¸n¡mXncp¶Xp \¶mbn.
A§s\ sN¿pIbmsW¦n \½psS ]²Xn F´msW¶p {]`p
a\Ênem¡pIbpw aäp s]«nIÄ kpc£nXØm\§fnte¡p \o¡pIbpw
sN¿pambncp¶p. Hcp]t£, {]`p IqSpXÂ hoSp hm§nbn«ps−¶pwhcmw.
F´mbmepw \ap¡p ]n¡UnÃnbnse _lfw]nSn¨ sXcphnepÅ
hoSpXs¶ BZyw ]cntim[n¡Ww. ]t£, \mw F§s\ ho«n\pÅnÂ
IS¡pw?' hm³ slÂknMv tNmZn¨p.
"th−n h¶m Ip¯ns¸mfn¡Ww.'
"At¸mÄ ]ns¶ t]meokpImÀ shdpsX Ccn¡psa¶mtWm Xm¦Ä
IcpXp¶Xv?'
Rm³ Nn´bn apgpIn. Fsâ Nn´bnÂt¸mepw thZ\
\ndªp\n¶ncp¶p Fs¶\n¡dnbmw. kzbw \nb{´n¨psIm−p Rm³
]dªp: "Fsâ at\mthZ\ \n§Ä a\Ênem¡Ww. AXpsIm−v Hcp
\nanjhpw ]mgn IfbcpsX¶mWv Fsâ At]£.'
"icnXs¶. ]t£, \mw {]mtbmKnIamb km²yXIÄIqSn
IW¡nseSp¡Ww. \ap¡v ]n¡UnÃnbnse ho«n\pÅn IS¡Ww.
ISt¶ Xocq. kwibanÃ. ]t£, \½psS ssIbn Xmt¡menÃ. At¸msf
´p sN¿pw?'
Rm³ Nn´m`mct¯msS Xe Ipep¡n.
"\n§Ä B hoSnsâ DSaØ\msW¶p k¦ev]n¡pI. \n§fpsS
ssIbn Xmt¡menÃ. F´mbncn¡pw \n§Ä sN¿pI?'
"Rm³ Hcp sImÃs\ hnfn¨psIm−ph¶p ]q«p s]mfn¨v ho«n\pÅnÂ
{]thin¡pw.'
"At¸mÄ t]meoknSs]SpIbntÃ?'
"CÃ, DSaسXs¶ AbmfpsS hoSp Ip¯n¯pd¸n¡p¶Xn t]meokv
F´n\nSs]SWw?'
"At¸mÄ aämÀ¡pw kwibw tXm¶m¯a«n \ap¡p hoSp
Ip¯n¯pd¡mw. ]qÀWss[cyt¯mSpIqSn \mw B {]hr¯n
sN¿pIbmsW¦n ho«paSØÀ \½ÄXs¶bmsWt¶ BfpIÄ IcpXq.
s]mXpP\§Ä¡p ]e Xnc¡mWtÃm. AhÀ CXn henb {i²
sImSp¡pIbpanÃ. AXpsIm−v ]¯paWn¡p \ap¡t§m«p
t]mImsa¶mWv Fsâ A`n{]mbw. \ap¡v AI¯p IS¡m³ IgnªmÂ
Ipd¨pt]À AhnsS ]cntim[n¡pIbpw _m¡nbpÅhÀ tijn¡p¶
s]«nIÄ At\zjn¨pt]mhpIbpw thWw.'
s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§nsâ A`n{]mbw FÃmhÀ¡pw
kzoImcyambnt¯m¶n.
BÀXÀ Fgpt¶äpsIm−p ]dªp: "Rm³ Ct¸mįs¶ Hcp Imcyw
sN¿mw. Fsâ BÄ¡mtcmSp ]dªp IpXncsb GÀ¸mSp sN¿mw.'
"]t£, Xm¦fpsS cmPIob{]`mht¯mSpIqSnb h−n I−m BfpIÄ
{i²n¡ntÃ?' Izn³kn kwibap¶bn¨p: "AXpsIm−p h−nIÄ
hmSIbvs¡Sp¡pIbmbncn¡pw t`Zw.'
s{]m^kÀ, Izn³knbpsS A`n{]mbt¯mSp tbmPn¨p.
ImÀ^mIvkn kq£n¨n«pÅ s]«nIÄ \in¸n¨Xn\p tijw
]n¡UnÃnbnte¡p t]mImsa¶mWv R§Ä Xocpam\n¨Xv. an\sb
ChnsS¯s¶ \ndp¯mw F¶p IcpXnsb¦nepw AhÄ¡Xp
k½Xambncp¶nÃ. Ahsfs¡m−v Fs´¦nepw D]Imcw D−mtb¡psa¶v
an\ iànbmbn hmZn¨p: "{]`phnsâ ]cn]mSnIÄ F\n¡mWp s]s«¶p
a\Ênem¡m³ IgnbpI. \½psS iàn apgph³ {]`phns\Xnsc
D]tbmKnt¡−nbncn¡p¶p. AXpsIm−v FÃmhcpw Hcpan¨p\n¶p
{]hÀ¯n¡Wsa¶mWv Fsâ B{Klw. Fs¶¡pdn¨v F\n¡v Atijw
`banÃ. ImcWw Fsâ Imcy§sfms¡ CXn\Iw
AhXmf¯nembn¡gnªp. Fs¶ c£n¡m\n\n Cuizc\p am{Xta
IgnbpIbpÅq.'
HSphn an\sbbpw R§fpsS Iq«¯n Iq«mw F¶p Xocpam\n¨p.
 "\mant¸mÄ AXy´w `oIcamb th«bv¡p ]pds¸SpIbmWv. Ahsâ
GsXmcm{IaWs¯bpw t\cnSm³th−n \mw
Bbp[kÖcmtI−nbncn¡p¶p. Iptª an\m, C\n Cu kÔyhsc \n\
¡p `bs¸tS−XnÃ. AXn\Iw R§Ä aS§nsb¯pw. \obpw
Bbp[[mcnbmbncn¡Ww. Ahs\ \nsâ apdnbnÂ
{]thin¡m\\phZn¡m¯ hkvXp¡sfms¡ bYmØm\¯p R§Ä
sh¨n«p−v. Cu hnip² A¸w Rm³ \nsâ s\änbn XShs«.'
Hcp Zo\tcmZ\w an\bnÂ\n¶pbÀ¶p. A¸w AhfpsS s\änbnÂ
kv]Àin¨ DS³Xs¶ DcpInb temlwamXncn AXv AhnsS CgpInt¨À¶p.
thZ\sIm−v AhÄ ]nS¨p. AXnZo\w IcªpsIm−v AhÄ ]dªp:
"At¿m! If¦w, If¦w. Cu If¦hpw t]dns¡m−v Rm³ C\n
Pohn¡Ww.'
Rm\hsf Fsâ tZlt¯¡Sp¸n¨p\ndp¯n. asäÃmhcpsSbpw I®pIÄ
\ndsªmgpIpIbmbncp¶p.
im´amb kzc¯n s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "Iptª, Hcp]t£,
AXmbncn¡mw ssZh\nÝbw. B If¦w C¶sæn \msf \nsâ
s\änbnÂ\n¶p amªpt]mImXncn¡pIbnÃ. thZ\bpsS ]ShpIÄ
Ibdntb \ap¡p e£y¯n F¯nt¨cm³ Ignbq.'
s{]m^kdpsS hm¡pIÄ R§sf Bizkn¸n¨p. R§Ä
sXmgpssItbmsS ap«pIp¯n \n¶p {]mÀ°n¨p. an\tbmSp hnShm§n
]pds¸«p. an\ càb£nbmhpIbmsW¦n AhtfmsSm¸w t]mIWsa¶p
Rm³ Xocpam\n¨n«p−v.
ImÀ^mIvkn {]thin¡phm³ hnjasam¶pap−mbnÃ. Ignª Znhkw
R§Ä I− coXnbnÂ\n¶p bmsXmcp amähpw AhnsS kw`hn¨ncp¶nÃ.
]Ånapäs¯ henb s]«nIfpsS ap¶nse¯nbt¸mÄ s{]m^kÀ ]dªp:
"]hn{XkvacWIfm ]mh\am¡s¸« a®mWv Cu s]«nIfn DÅXv.
A¯cw a®n am{Xta càc£ÊpIÄ¡p hn{ian¡m\mhq. Cu a®v
Ahsâ kv]ÀiwsIm−p If¦ambncn¡p¶p. BZyw \ap¡nXv
ip²oIcn¡mw. A§s\bmsW¦n Cu a®n C\nta Ah\p
hn{ian¡m\mhnÃ.
s{]m^kÀ kv{Iqss{UhÀ ]pds¯Sp¯v FÃm s]«nIfpsSbpw AS¸p
Xpd¶n«p. ]gInb a®nsâ izmkw ap«n¡p¶ ZpÀKÔw AhnsS ]c¶p.
]t£, AsXm¶pw Bcpw {i²n¨Xmbn¡−nÃ. _mKnÂ\n¶p ]cnip²
Ipcni¸¯nsâ IjWsaSp¯v Hmtcm s]«nbnepw At±lw sh¨p.
R§fpw At±ls¯ A\pIcn¨p. s]«n AS¨v BWn
Dd¸n¨psIm−t±lw ]dªp: "aäp s]«nIÄIqSn CtX amXncn
sNbvXpIgnªm \mw hnPbn¨p. F¦n C¶p kqcy\kvXan¡p¶Xv
an\bpsS If¦clnXamb s\än¯Sw I−psIm−mbncn¡pw.'
 {`m´meb¯nsâ ap¶neqsSbmWp R§Ä ]n¡UnÃnbnte¡p t]mbXv.
R§Ä¡p awKfw t\À¶psIm−v an\ AhnsS \nev]p−mbncp¶p.
AXphscbpÅ Imcy§Ä awKfambn Iemin¨p F¶p ImWn¡phm³
Rm³ ssI DbÀ¯n hoin.
NÀ¨v sXcphnse¯nbt¸mÄ BÀXdpw Izn³knbpwIqSn sImÃs\
At\zjn¨pt]mbn. R§Ä {]`p hm§nb sI«nS¯nsâ AcnInte¡pw.
sI«nS¯n\p kao]¯pÅ ]mÀ¡n A{i²`mh¯n R§Ä Ccp¶p.
Aev]kabw Ignªt¸mÄ B sI«nS¯n\p ap¶n Hcp h−n h¶p
\nev¡p¶Xp R§Ä I−p. AXnÂ\n¶v aq¶pt]À ]pd¯nd§n. BÀXdpw
Izn³knbpw Hcp sImÃ\pambncp¶p AhÀ.
Izn³kn ]Ww sImSp¯v h−n¡mcs\ ]dªb¨p. BÀXdpsS
Bhiy{]Imcw sImó ]e Xmt¡mepIÄ D]tbmKn¨v ]q«p Xpd¡m³
{ian¨p. HSphn B ]q«n\v \¶mbnW§p¶ Hcp Xmt¡m AbmÄ
Is−¯n. AXp]tbmKn¨v sImó ]q«p Xpd¶p. Izn³knbpw BÀXdpw
sImÃ\pwIqSn ho«n\It¯¡p t]mbn. Aev]kabw Ignªv sImó
]pd¯p h¶v Xmt¡m BÀXsd Gev]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. sImó
]Whpw hm§n ]pdt¯¡pt]mbn.
Cu kw`hw Bcpw {i²n¨nÃ. sImó t]mbn Ipd¨pkabw
Ignªt¸mÄ tdmUp apdn¨p IS¶v R§fpw B ho«n {]thin¨p.
R§Ä H¶mbn \n¶mWv Xnc¨n \S¯nbXv. GXp \nanjhpw {]`phnsâ
Hcm{IaWw R§Ä {]Xo£n¨ncp¶p. Ah³ ho«n\I¯mtWm AtXm
]pd¯mtWm F¶p R§Ä¡dnbnÃ. `£Wapdnbn F«p
s]«nIfp−mbncp¶p. shdpw Fs«®w am{Xw. IW¡p{]Imcw ImtW−Xv
H¼XmWv. ImÀ^mIvkn R§Ä sNbvX amXncn B F«p s]«nIfpw
Xpd¶v Ipcni¸w sh¨ tijw R§Ä ]qÀhØnXnbn AS¨psh¨p.
tijn¡p¶ Hcp s]«n FhnsSbmWv {]`p Hfn¨psh¨ncn¡p¶sX¶p
R§Ä¡dnbnÃ. AXp Is−¯p¶Xphsc R§Ä¡p hn{ian¡m\mhnÃ.
B hoSnsâ ap¡pw aqebpw R§Ä ]cntim[n¨p. Hcn©p Øewt]mepw
shdpsX hn«nÃ. `£Wapdnbn ]n¡UnÃnbnsebpw ssa F³Unsebpw
hoSpIsf¡pdn¨pÅ tcJIfp−mbncp¶p. ]e Xc¯nepÅ
Xmt¡mepIfpsS Hcp Iq«hpw R§Ä¡hnsS\n¶p In«n. Izn³knbpw
BÀXdpw IqSn Xmt¡m¡q«hpw FSp¯psIm−v s]«n Xnc¡n
]pdt¯¡p t]mbn.
R§Ä AhcpsS hchpw Im¯v A£acmbn ]n¡UnÃnbn¯s¶
Ccp¶p.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 4
CXphscbpw BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw Xncns¨¯nbn«nÃ. R§Ä BsI
]cn{`an¨ncn¡pIbmWv. R§fpsS Dt·jw \ne\ndp¯m³ s{]m^kÀ
]eXpw ]dªpsIm−ncp¶p.
Ipd¨pkabw C§s\ IS¶pt]mbn. s]s«¶v hmXnen Btcm ap«p¶
i_vZw tI«p. R§Ä sR«nt¸mbn. s{]m^kÀ ]Xps¡ hmXn Xpd¶p.
t]mÌv in]mbn Hcp IhÀ X¶n«v \S¶pt]mbn.
ho−pw s{]m^kÀ hmXneS¨p. At±lw IhÀ Xpd¶pt\m¡n:
"kq£n¡pI. {Um¡pf hcp¶p. C¶p IrXyw ]{´−p \mev]¯©n\v.
Ah³ ImÀ^mIvkn h¶ncp¶p. At§m«p XnSp¡¯n Xncn¨n«p−v.
\n§fpsS t\scbmbncn¡pw hcnI.'
an\.
AXymhit¯mSpIqSn tPm\X³ ]dªp: "At¸mÄ \mw bYmÀ°¯nÂ
Ahs\ t\cnSm³ t]mhpIbmWv.'
"`bs¸SmsX kq£n¨ncn¡pI. \½psS B{Kl§Ä \ndthäphm\pÅ
Ahkcw ssIh¶ncn¡p¶p.'
AcaWn¡qÀIqSn Ignªp. ho−pw hmXnen ap«ptI«p. R§Ä
]ckv]cw t\m¡n. R§fpsS lrZbw D¨¯n anSn¡p¶p−mbncp¶p.
FÃm Bbp[§fpw [cn¨psIm−p R§Ä Hcp§n\n¶p. s{]m^kdmWv
km£ \o¡nbXv. ]t£, R§fpsS i{Xphns\bÃ, an{X§sfbmWv
R§fhnsS I−Xv. Izn³knbpw BÀXdpw Xncns¨¯nbncn¡p¶p.
R§fpsS At¸mgs¯ kt´mjw Duln¡mhp¶tXbpÅq. {]`phnsâ
Bdp s]«nIÄIqSn ip²oIcn¨Xn\p tijamWv AhÀ aS§n
F¯nbncn¡p¶Xv.
"A©paWnhsc \ap¡nhnsS Im¯ncn¡mw. aäp amÀKsam¶panÃtÃm.
kqcy\kvXan¨p Ignªm an\sb Häbv¡p hnSp¶X]ISamWv.'
"C\n Ah³ hcm³ A[nIkabw FSp¡nÃ.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp:
"ImÀ^mIvknÂ\n¶p hcpt¼mÄ Hcp ]pgbp−tÃm. XncIfnd§p¶
kabt¯ Ah\Xp Xm−m³ Ignbq. F´mbmepw Bbp[[mcnIfmbn
\mw Im¯ncn¡pI.' s{]m^kÀ C{Xbpw ]dªpXoÀ¶t¸mÄ hmXnensâ
]q«n Xmt¡m Xncnbp¶ i_vZw R§Ä tI«p.
hyàamb Hcp B{IaW]²Xn R§Ä Bkq{XWw sNbvXn«nsöv
At¸mgmWv t_m[yambXv. F¦nepw Izn³kn apdnbnemsI s]s«s¶m¶p
It®mSn¨p. R§Ä¡v Hmtcmcp¯À¡pw \nÝnXØm\§Ä At±lw
\nÀtZin¨pX¶p. F\n¡pw hm³ slÂkn§n\pw tPm\X\pw hmXnensâ
]pdInembncp¶p Øm\w. P\en\p kao]¯pw ap¶nepw ]n¶nepambn
Izn³knbpw BÀXdpw adªp\n¶p. lmfnÂ\n¶p hfsc {i²m]qÀhapÅ
Imsem¨ R§Ä tI«p. {]`p X¿msdSp¯mWp hcp¶sX¶p tXm¶n.
Aam\pjnIamb Hcp iànhntijw Ah\n IpSnsImÅp¶Xmbn
R§Ä¡p tXm¶n. hfsc thK¯nemWv Ah³ IS¶ph¶Xv. R§sf
I−am{Xbn Ahsâ apJ¯v ss]imNnI`mhw kv^pcn¨p.
cà¯n\pth−n Zmln¡p¶, hni¶ knwl¯nsâ apJ`mhambncp¶p
AXv. IqÀ¯p hfª ]ÃpIÄ ]pd¯p ImWmdmbn. Ahsâ
cm£kobamb A«lmkw AhnsS apg§n. tPm\X³ Xsâ
ssIbnep−mbncp¶ KpÀJm ITmcnbpambn {]`phnsâ t\À¡v
an¶ÂthK¯n NmSn. tPm\X³ Ahs\ e£yam¡n Bªp Ip¯n.
]t£, Hcp A`ymknbpsS sabvhg¡t¯msS {]`p Hgnªpamdn. F¦nepw
B Ipt¯äv Ahsâ tIm«nsâ t]m¡äv Iodn, Ipsd t\m«psI«pIfpw
kzÀW\mWb§fpw \ne¯p NnXdn hoWp. tPm\X³ ho−pw
Ip¯m\mbn ITmc Hm§n. {]`p AXy[nIw tIm]t¯msS tPm\Xsâ
t\À¡p Xncnbp¶Xp I−t¸mÄ R§Ä tPm\Xsâ c£bv¡mbn
apt¶m«p \o§n. hnip² Ipcni¸hpw Ipcnipambn apt¶m«p R§Ä
\o§nbt¸mÄ {]`p ]n¶nte¡p amdn. At¸mgpw Aklyamb shdp¸pw
{Iqc`mhhpw tIm]hpw B apJ¯v sXfnªpImWmambncp¶p. Ahsâ
I®pIÄ AánPzmeIÄ DXnÀ¯p. s]s«¶v Ipsd kzÀW\mWb§ÄIqSn
\ne¯p NnXdns¡m−v tPm\Xsâ ssIbn\SnbneqsS apt¶m«p IpXn¨
{]`p P\ÂNnÃpIÄ XIÀ¯p ]pdt¯¡p NmSn. AhnsS\n¶v apäw IpdpsI
IS¶v Ah³ IpXnc¸´nbpsS kao]s¯¯n. Xncnªv R§sf t\m¡n
{Iqc`mh¯n Ah³ ]dªp: "hnUvVnIÄ! Ft¶mSp Ifn¡m³
Hcp§pIbmWv, AtÃ. Hmtcm¶ns\bpw Rm³ ]Tn¸n¡p¶p−v. F\n¡p
hn{ian¡m³ CSanÃmXm¡nsb¶p \n§Ä Al¦cnt¡−. Ah Fsâ
ssIbn [mcmfw _m¡nbp−v. Fsâ {]XnImcmán \n§sfsbms¡
hngp§m\ncn¡p¶tXbpÅq. kabw F\n¡p ]pÃmWv. \n§Ä
kvt\ln¡p¶ \n§fpsS {]nbs¸« s]¬Ip«nIÄ
FtâXmbn¡gnªncn¡p¶p. AhcneqsS \n§sfbpw FtâXm¡pw.
IoS§Ä! Ft¶mSp Ifn¡ms\mcp§p¶p. t\m¡nt¡mfq,
\n§fpsSsbms¡ càw Rm³ IpSn¡pw. l l l...' IpXnc¸´nbpsS
hmXn hen¨S¨n«v Ah³ apt¶m«p IpXn¨p. thsd Nne hmXnepIÄ
Xpd¡pIbpw ASbv¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ i_vZw tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. B
hmXneneqsS Ahs\ ]n´pScpI km[yambncp¶nÃ. AXn\m R§Ä
lmfnte¡p aS§n.
s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂknMv ]dªp: "\ap¡p Nne Imcy§sfms¡
a\Ênem¡m³ Ignªncn¡p¶p. \s½ XoÀ¨bmbpw Ah³
`bs¸Sp¶p−v. Asæn `bt¶mtS− ImcyanÃtÃm. Ahsâ
hm¡pIfnSdnbXpw \n§Ä {i²n¨pImWpw. Ah³ [mcmfw ]Whpw
FSp¯psIm−mWp t]mbncn¡p¶Xv. AXpsIm−v Ct§m«n\n
Xncn¨phcpsa¶p {]Xo£n¡−.'
\ne¯pInS¶ t\m«pIfpw \mWb§fpw At±lw s]dp¡n FSp¯v
t]m¡än kq£n¨p. sI«nS¯nsâ B[mc§fpw At±lw
ssIbnseSp¯p. aäp km[\§sfms¡ I¯n¨pIfªp. R§Ä B
hoSn\p Npäpw Hct\zjWw \S¯n. F¦nepw {]`phnsâ s]mSnt]mepw
AhnsSsb§pw CÃmbncp¶p.
R§Ä ho«nte¡p aS§n. tPm\Xsâ lrZbw ZpxJw \ndªXmbncp¶p.
ho«nse¯nbm an\sb F¦nepw Ahsâ ]nSnbnÂ\n¶p c£n¡matÃm
F¶mWp R§Ä hnNmcn¨Xv.
ho«nse¯nbt¸mÄ AXypÕmlt¯msS an\ R§sf kzoIcn¨p.
AhfpsS \ne Aev]w sa¨s¸«n«p−mbncp¶p. `£W¯n\ptijw \S¶
hnhc§sfms¡ R§Ä an\tbmSp ]dªp. AhfpsS apJ¯p hnhn[
`mh§Ä amdnamdn \ngen¨p. an\bpw tPm\X\pw hnImcm[o\cmbncp¶p.
Ahsc X\nsb hn«n«v R§Ä ]pd¯nd§n. B apdnbn càc£Êv
{]thin¡mXncn¡phm\mbn th− ap³IcpXepIsfSp¯n«p−mbncp¶p.
R§fnsemcmÄþþ Rm³, BÀXÀ, Izn³knþþDugwsh¨p apdn¡p ImhÂ
\nev¡Wsa¶pw Xocpam\n¡s¸«p.
]Xn¶mev

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 3, 4
`mhnImcy§sf¡pdn¨v C¶se R§Ä NÀ¨ sNbvsX¦nepw Hcp
Xocpam\¯nepw F¯m³ IgnªnÃ. Hcp s]«nIqSn C\n _m¡nbp−v.
AXv Ah\v FhnsS thWsa¦nepw Hfn¨psh¡mw. Hfn¨ncn¡m\mWv
Ah³ Xocpam\n¡p¶sX¦n F{XImew thWsa¦nepw Ah\v
Hfn¨ncn¡pIbpw sN¿mw. AXn\nSbn Fsâ an\þþtlm! F{X
`bm\Iamb Nn´bmWXv. an\! AhÄ im´ambn Dd§pIbmWv. ]t£,
F\n¡pd¡w hcp¶nÃ. F§s\sb¦nepw Dd§ntb Xocq.
an\ hnfn¨pWÀ¯nbt¸mÄ t\cw shfp¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. DS³Xs¶
s{]m^ksd ImWWsa¶v AhÄ Ft¶mSp ]dªp. Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "F
´p ]än?'
"F\ns¡mcmibw tXm¶p¶p. Hcp]t£, Cu kab¯v Fs¶
ln]vt\m«nk¯n\p hnt[bam¡nbm F\n¡p NneXp ]dbm³
Igntª¡pw. kabw IfbcpXv. s]s«¶p t]mbn s{]m^kÀ hm³
slÂkn§ns\ Iq«ns¡m−phcq.'
Rm³ ]pdt¯¡p sN¶t¸mÄ tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUv hcm´bnÂ
Dd§msX InS¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. Fs¶¡−t¸mÄ At±lw
]cn{`at¯msS tNmZn¨p: "F´p kw`hn¨p?'
"CÃ. Ipg¸sam¶panÃ. an\bv¡v s{]m^ksd ImWWsa¶p ]dbp¶p.'
"icn, Rm³ t]mbn hnfn¨psIm−phcmw.' At±lw [rXnbnÂ
s{]m^kdpsS apdnbnte¡p IpXn¨p.
c−p aq¶p an\näpIÄ¡Iw s{]m^kÀ R§fpsS apdnbn F¯n.
At±lhpw DXvIWvTmIpe\mbncp¶p. BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw tUmIvSÀ
skhmÀUpw ]cn{`m´Nn¯cmbn ]pd¯p \nev¡pIbmbncp¶p. tUmIvSÀ
]p©ncn¨psIm−p tNmZn¨p: "F´p]än an\m? \o BsI
amdnbncn¡p¶tÃm? \n\¡pth−n F\n¡v F´p sN¿m³ Ignbpw?'
"{]nbs¸« s{]m^kÀ, Fs¶ ln]vt\m«nk¯n\p hnt[bbm¡nbmÂ
F\n¡p {]`phns\¸än NneXp ]dbphm³ Ignbpsa¶p tXm¶p¶p.
]pecp¶Xn\p ap¼p thWw.'
s{]m^kÀ an\bpsS I®pIfnte¡p Xpdn¨pt\m¡n. At±lw Hmtcm
ssIbpw amdnamdn hoins¡m−ncp¶p. an\bpw At±ls¯¯s¶
t\m¡pIbmbncp¶p. {ItaW AhfpsS I®pIÄ ASªph¶p.
Aev]kab¯n\Iw AhÄ I®p Xpd¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Ah
hnZqcXbneq¶n \nev¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶n. s{]m^kÀ tNmZn¨p: "\o Ct¸mÄ
FhnsSbmWv?'
 "F\n¡dnªpIqSm. Dd¡¯n\p {]tXyI Dt±iysam¶panÃ.'
s{]m^kÀ ho−pw tNmZyw BhÀ¯n¨p: "]dbq, \o Ct¸mÄ
FhnsSbmWv?'
"F\ns¡m¶pw AdnªpIqSm. FÃmw ]pXnbXmWv.'
"\o Ct¸mÄ F´p ImWp¶p?'
"F\ns¡m¶pw ImWm³ Ignbp¶nÃ. F§pw Ccp«mWv.'
"\o Ct¸mÄ F´p tIÄ¡p¶p?'
"shůnsâ i_vZw. shÅw CfInadnbp¶p−v. XncameIÄ
BªSn¡p¶p.'
"\osbmcp I¸enemtWm At¸mÄ?'
"AsX.'
"]ns¶ \o F´p tIÄ¡p¶p?'
"Xebv¡p apIfn BfpIÄ At§m«pant§m«pw HmSn\S¡p¶p−v.
N§e Inep§p¶p. I\apÅ Ft´m H¶p shůn hogp¶p.'
"\o F´psN¿p¶p Ct¸mÄ?'
"CfIp¶nÃ. A\¡anÃmsX InS¡p¶p.'
{ItaW an\ i_vZn¡msXbmbn. Dd¡¯nÂ\ns¶¶ amXncn AhÄ
DWcpIbmbn. At¸mtg¡pw Ing¡³ N{Ihmf¯n kqcy³
DZn¨pIgnªncp¶p. Npäp]mSpIÄ a\Ênem¡phm³ an\bv¡v Aev]w
kabw th−nh¶p. AhfpsS kwkmc¯nsâ Npcp¡w s{]m^kÀ Ahsf
]dªptIĸn¨p.
"F¦n F{Xbpw thKw \mw {]hr¯n XpSt§−nbncn¡p¶p. kabw
Ifbm\panÃ; ]t£, sshIo«panÃ.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "B I¸Â
Ct¸mÄ FhnsSbmsW¶p \ap¡dnªpIqSm. AXv FhnsStbm
\¦qcan«ncn¡pIbmWv. e−³ XpdapJ¯msW¦n Ct¸mÄ hfscb[nIw
I¸Â ImWpw. FhnsSbmWp \½Ä t\m¡pI? F´mbmepw
ssZhm\p{KlwsIm−v \ap¡p asämcp kqN\IqSn e`n¨ncn¡p¶p. H¶p
\ap¡p XoÀ¨bmbn. Ah³ Hfnt¨mSpIbmbncp¶p. tPm\Xsâ
ITmcnsbt¸mepw Ah³ `bs¸«ncp¶p. ØewhnSm³ th−nbmWv Ah³
]Ww ssIbnseSp¯Xv. Ahsâ Ahkm\s¯ hn{iaØeamb
s]«nbpsaSp¯psIm−v Ah³ Øew hn«ncn¡pIbmWv. I¸Â
Icbv¡Wsª¦n am{Xta Ah\p ]pd¯nd§m³ Ignbq.
shůneqsS Ah\v AXnthKw k©cn¡m\mhnÃ. \ap¡pw
Ah\panSbn shÅamWv. Ah³ \nÊlmb\mWv. F¦nepw Ah³
kq{XimenbmsW¶ Imcyw ad¶pIqSm. t\cw shfp¯tÃm. C¶p apgph³
\½ptSXmWv.'
an\bpsS apJ¯p hnjmZ`mhw \ngen¨ncp¶p. AhÄ ZpxJt¯msS
tNmZn¨p: "Ah³ ChnsS\n¶pw Hgnªpt]mbtÃm; ]ns¶ \mw F´n\mWv
Ahs\ ]n³XpScp¶Xv?'
 s{]m^kÀ At¸mÄ H¶pw ]dªnÃ. `£W¯n\ptijw ho−pw an\
tNmZyw BhÀ¯n¨p. At¸mÄ s{]m^kÀ adp]Sn \evIn: "{]nbapÅ
Iptª, \ap¡v F´p XymKw kln¨pw Ahs\ ]n´pSÀt¶ Xocq.
Ahs\ shdpsX hnSm³ \ap¡p IgnbnÃ.'
"F´psIm−v?'
"Ah\v C\nbpw F{XImew thWsa¦nepw Pohn¨ncn¡m\mhpw. \o
shdpsamcp a\pjy³ am{XatÃ? hfsc `bs¸tS− Hcp kabamWnXv.
\nsâ s\än¯S¯nse B ASbmfw HmÀ¯pt\m¡q.'
C{Xbpw tI«t¸mÄ AhÄ t_m[clnXbmbn ]pdtIm«p hogm³ XpS§n.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ipdn¸v

{]nbs¸« tPm\X³,
s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§nsâ \nÀtZi{]ImcamWv Rm³
CsXgpXp¶Xv. Xm¦Ä C¶p an\sb ip{iqjn¨psIm−v AhfpsS
kao]¯ncn¡pI. R§Ä B I¸ens\¡pdn¨pÅ hnhcw At\zjn¨n«p
hcmw. \nch[n hÀj§fnse Nn´bpsSbpw Bkq{XW¯nsâbpw
^eambmWv {Um¡pf Cw¥−nte¡p h¶Xv. ]t£, Hä ZnhkwsIm−v
Ahâ ]²XnIsfÃmw \mw XIÀ¯pIfªncn¡p¶p. F¦nepw \½psS
{iaw ]qÀ¯nbmbn«nÃ. \ap¡p hnPbw {]Xo£n¡mw. kt
´mjambncn¡pI.

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 5
C¶se Rm³ an\bpsS AcnIn¯s¶ Ccp¶p. C¶p sshIn«p R§Ä
NÀ¨ Bcw`n¨p. Um\yq_vhgntbm Icn¦Sen IqSntbm am{Xta
{Sm³knÂhm\nbbnte¡p {]`p t]mhpIbpÅq F¶p R§Ä¡v GXm−p
t_m[yambn. Icn¦SÂ hgn t]mb I¸epIsf¡pdn¨mWv C¶se
At\zjn¨Xv. I¸ensâ ]«nI apgph³ R§Ä XpdapJ Hm^okn t]mbn
At\zjn¨p t\m¡n. Hcp I¸Â am{Xta Icn¦Sente¡p
t]mbn«p−mbncp¶pÅþþZqenän XpdapJ¯p\n¶p bm{X Xncn¨p hmÀWm
hgn Um\yq_nte¡p t]mIp¶ I¸Â. XoÀ¨bmbpw {]`p B
I¸enembncn¡pw. Hm^oknepÅ DtZymKØ\v Aev]w ssIaS¡p
sImSp¯t¸mÄ AbmÄ AXy[nIw kt´mjt¯mSpIqSn
R§tfmsSm¯ph¶p hnhc§sfÃmw tiJcn¨p X¶p. "Xte¶p sshIn«p
hfsc Xnc¡p]nSn¨v HcmÄ B Hm^oknte¡p h¶p. DbÀ¶ aq¡pw
shfp¯ ]ÃpIfpw AbmÄ¡p−mbncp¶p. saenªp\o− Hcp¯³.
I¸ensâ hnhc§Ä Adnbp¶Xn\pth−n AbmÄ ]Ww [mcmfw
sNehm¡n. Icn¦SeneqsS t]mIp¶ I¸epIsf¡pdn¨pÅ hnhcamWv
AbmÄ¡p th−nbncp¶Xv. Btcm NneÀ Abmsf Hm^oknte¡pw
]n¶oSp I¸ente¡pw Iq«ns¡m−p t]mbn. AbmÄ I¸en\I¯p
IbdmsX ]pd¯p\n¶p I¸n¯ms\ hnfn¨p Imcy§Ä kwkmcn¨p.
AbmÄ¡v Hcp s]«n sIm−pt]mIm\ps−¶p ]dªp. FÃmbnS¯pw
AbmÄ ]Ww [mcmfambn hmcn hnXdnbncp¶p. I¸n¯m\pambn
kwkmcn¨v H¯pXoÀ¸nse¯nbXn\ptijw AbmÄ ]pdt¯¡p t]mbn.
Hcp IpXnch−nbn Hcp Iqä³ s]«n Xm§n¸nSn¨p sIm−ph¶p. NnecpsS
klmbt¯msS B s]«n I¸ense¯n¨p. I¸en B s]«n FhnsS
F§s\ sh¡Wsa¶p I¸n¯m\v hyàamb \nÀtZiw \evIn. AbmfpsS
Cu \nÀtZiw I¸n¯m\p cpNn¨nÃ. "A§s\ thWsa¦n Xm¦ÄXs¶
kzbw s]«n FSp¯v FhnsSsb¦nepw sIm−psh¡pI.' I¸n¯m³
]dªp. ]t£, AbmÄ¡p hfsctbsd tPmen¯nc¡p−t{X.
AXpsIm−p I¸ente¡p hcm³ \nhr¯nbnÃ. I¸Â ]pds¸Sp¶Xn\p
ap¼v XoÀ¨bmbpw Xncns¨¯psa¶p ]dªpsIm−v AbmÄ ISemkpIÄ
icnbm¡m³ ]pdt¯¡p t]mbn. I¸n¯m³ hÃmsX
ipWvTnsbSp¯ncp¶p. I¸Â ]pds¸Sm³ kabambn. B a\pjy³
h¶ptNÀ¶n«nÃ. ]t£, {]Xo£n¨ncp¶ amXncn kab¯p I¸Â hnSm³
IgnªnÃ. I¸en\p Npäpw I\¯ aqSÂaªv hym]n¨p. shÅw
Ibdn¡bdn h¶p. I¸n¯m³ AkzØ\mbn At§m«pant§m«pw
\S¶psIm−ncp¶p. Ipsdt\cw Ignªt¸mÄ B s]«nbpsS DSaس
I¸ente¡p IS¶ph¶v FhnsSbmWp Xsâ s]«n sh¨ncn¡p¶sX¶v
At\zjn¨p. I¸n¯m³ tIm]mIpe\mbn ]dªp: "Xm\pw Xsâ Hcp
s]«nbpw. GXp \cI¯nse¦nepw t]mbn XpeªpIqtS?'
I¸n¯msâ tIm]mIpeamb hm¡pIÄ tI«n«pw AbmÄ¡p ipWvTn
h¶nÃ. Hcp I¸ÂtPmen¡mcsâ klmbt¯mSpIqSn AbmÄ s]«nbpsS
ASp¯pt]mbn. AXp kq£n¨psh¨n«pÅ Øew I−p a\Ênem¡n. Cu
kab¯p Xnc AS§pIbpw aqSÂaªv Hgnªpt]mhpIbpw sNbvXp.
]t£, Cu aqSÂaªp aäp I¸Â bm{X¡mcmcpw I−nÃt{X. B
a\pjys\bpw ]n¶oShnsSsb§pw I−nÃ. F´mbmepw ImemhØ
A\pIqeamb ØnXn¡p I¸Âbm{X Bcw`n¡pIXs¶ sNbvXp.
C{Xbpw Imcy§fmWv B DtZymKØ\nÂ\n¶p a\Ênem¡nbXv.
s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "\½psS i{Xp Ct¸mÄ ISenemWv. Ah\p
shůneqsS hfsc kmh[m\ta k©cn¡m\mhq. \ap¡p IcbneqsS
t]mhpIbmsW¦n Ahs\ hgnbn sh¨p ]nSnIqSmw.'
"{Um¡pf {]`p I¸en¯s¶bps−¶v At§¡pd¸pt−m?' F\n¡p
kwibw AS¡m³ IgnªnÃ.
"XoÀ¨bmbpw. Imes¯ ln]vt\m«nk¯nsâ Imcyw HmÀabntÃ?'
tPm\X\pw AhcpsSIqsS t]mIpsat¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ F\n¡p t\cnb
ZpxJw tXm¶n.
tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUnsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 5
DWÀs¶gpt¶ät¸mÄ FÃmhcpw ]qÀhm[nIw Dt·jhm·mcmbncp¶p.
taibv¡p Npäpancp¶p R§Ä NÀ¨bmcw`n¨p. s]mXpth hmNmebmb an\
aqIbmbncn¡p¶Xp R§Ä {i²n¨p. AhfpsS AÛpXIcamb
_p²nbn ]e Bib§fpw sXfnbp¶ps−¶p XoÀ¨. ]t£, GtXm
HcÚmXiàn¡Sns¸«v AhfpsS \mhv _ÔnXambn«p−mhWw.
sshIn«v s{]m^kÀ apdnbnte¡p IS¶ph¶p. At±lw Aev]t\cw Ft
´m BtemNn¨psIm−p\n¶p. ]dbm³ _p²nap«pÅ GtXm Imcyw
At±ls¯ Ae«p¶ps−¶p tXm¶n. HSphn At±lw tPm\Xs\
t\m¡n ]dªp: "{]nbs¸« tPm\X³, F\n¡p thZ\mP\I§fmb Nne
Imcy§Ä ]dbphm\p−v. \½psS {]nbs¸« an\bn Nne amäw
h¶ncn¡p¶p. \mw eqknbpsS kpJt¡Sp I−n«pÅhcmWv. AhfpsS
kpJt¡Snsâ Nne e£W§Ä an\bnepw I−pXpS§nbn«p−v.
{Um¡pf{]`p Ahsâ càw Ahsf IpSn¸n¨n«p−v. \mw {]`phnsâ \o¡w
an\sb ln]vt\mss«kv sNbvXp a\Ênem¡n. AXpt]mse Ahsf
ln]vt\m«nk¯n\p hnt[bbm¡nbm {]`phn\p \½sf¸än
AhÄ¡dnbmhp¶ Imcy§Ä a\Ênem¡m³ Ignbpw. AXpsIm−v
C\nta \½psS NÀ¨Ifn an\sb ]s¦Sp¸n¡mXncn¡pIbmWp \ÃXv.'
A¶p sshIn«v Xm³ NÀ¨bn ]s¦Sp¡p¶nsöp Xsâ
A`mh¯nembncn¡pw Imcy§Ä Xpd¶p kwkmcn¡m³ IqSpXÂ
kuIcyw In«pI F¶pw an\ ]dªb¨t¸mÄ R§fpsS
lrZb¯nÂ\n¶v Hcp `mcw Hgnªpt]mbXpt]mse tXm¶n.
NÀ¨bv¡p s{]m^kÀXs¶ XpS¡an«p. At±lw ]dªp: "C¶se
tXwkv \Zn IS¶n«p−v, \½psS I¸Â. F{X thK¯n AXp t]mbmepw
aq¶mgvNsImt− hmÀWmbnse¯q. ]t£, IcbneqsS t]mbmÂ
\ap¡hnsSsb¯m³ aq¶pZnhkw aXn. ChnsS\n¶p 17þmw XobXn
Xncn¨mÂt]mepw I¸Â AhnsSsb¯p¶Xn\v Hcp Znhkw apt¼
\ap¡hnsS F¯mw. F´mbmepw \ap¡p aq¶p \mepZnhkw
Im¯ncnt¡−n hcpw. AXnhnsS thWsa¦nepw BImw.
hmÀWbnepamImw. AXpsIm−p \msf cmhnseXs¶ th−
X¿msdSp¸pItfmSpIqSn \ap¡p \mept]À¡pw bm{X Xncn¡Ww.'
"\mep t]tcm?' kwib`mh¯n tPm\X³ tNmZn¨p.
"AsX, Xm¦Ä an\sb ip{iqjn¨psIm−v ChnsS Ccn¡pI.' s{]m^kÀ
]dªp.
Cu adp]Sn tPm\Xs\ Xr]vXns¸Sp¯nbnsöp hyàw. AbmÄ
s]s«s¶m¶pw ]dªnÃ. Hcp \nanjw Ignªv. "icn, AsX¸än \ap¡p
cmhnse BtemNn¡mw. F\n¡p an\bpambn kwkmcnt¡−nbncn¡p¶p'
F¶pam{Xw ]dªp.
tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 5 (D¨Xncnªv)
an\ im´bmbn Hcp sIm¨pIpªns\t¸mse Dd§ns¡m−ncn¡p¶p.
C\nta NÀ¨bn ]s¦Sp¡nsöv an\ F´mWp ]dªXv? AhÄ
A§s\ Adnbn¨t¸mÄ aäpÅhcpsS apJ¯v Bizmkw I−p. AXnÂ
Ft´m Imcyap−tÃm. AsX´mWv? CXm an\ DWcp¶p. AhÄ DWÀ¶v
Fsâ apJt¯¡p kq£n¨pt\m¡n: "{]nbs¸« tPm\X³, F\ns¡mct]
£bp−v. AXp km[n¨pXcpsa¶v A§v kXyw sN¿Ww. ]t£,
]n¶osSmchkc¯n Rm³ Imep]nSn¨v At]£n¨mÂt]mepw
A§bpsS hm¡p amdcpXv.'
"{]nbs¸« an\m, F\n¡v A§s\ kXyw sN¿m³ Hcp]t£,
AhImiansæntem?'
"Fsâ {]mW\mbIm, Fsâsbmcm{KlamWv. AXp ]t£,
F\n¡pth−nbÃ. s{]m^ktdmSv A§v tNmZnt¨mfq. At±lw
k½Xn¨nsæn thWsa¶p Rm³ ]dbnÃ.'
"icn, Rm³ kXyw sN¿p¶p.'
"{Um¡pf {]`phns\ \in¸n¡m³th−n \n§Ä kzoIcn¡p¶
amÀKs¯¡pdn¨v taen Hscmä A£chpw Fs¶ Adnbn¡cpXv. Cu
If¦w F¶n \ne\nev¡pt¶St¯mfw Imew \n§fpsS ]²XnIsfm¶pw
Fs¶ Adnbn¡cpXv. \n§fpsS apJ`mh¯nÂ\n¶pt]mepw Rm\Xp
a\Ênem¡cpXv.'
"Rm³ AXp kXyw sN¿p¶p.'
AÀ[cm{Xn. C¶p apgph³ an\ DÃmkhXnbmbncp¶p. Cu
AkzØXIÄ¡nSbnepw AhÄ¡v im´ambn Dd§m³ Ignbp¶p−tÃm.
A{Xbv¡p kt´mjw. A{Xbpw t\csa¦nepw AhÄ¡p kam[m\w
e`n¡p¶phtÃm.
 
HIvtSm_À 6
C¶p t\cw ]pecp¶Xn\pap¼v s{]m^ksd hnfn¡phm³ an\
Bhiys¸«p. Rm³ s{]m^ksd hnfn¨psIm−ph¶p. At±ls¯
I−t¸mÄ an\ ]dªp: "\n§tfmsSm¶n¨v Rm\pw hcp¶p−v.'
s{]m^kÀ A¼c¶pt]mbn. At±lw tNmZn¨p: "F´n\v?'
"Rm\pw hcp¶p. \n§Ä IqsSbpÅt¸mÄ am{Xta F\ns¡mcp
kpc£nXXzt_m[w e`n¡p¶pÅq. am{XaÃ, Fs¶s¡m−p \n§Ä¡pw
D]Imcap−msb¶p hcmw.'
"AsX§s\? \ns¶ c£n¡pIbmWp R§fpsS PohnXe£ysa¶p
\n\¡dnbmw. R§Ä A]IS¯nsâ \Sphnte¡mWp t]mIp¶Xv.
At¸mÄ]ns¶ \ns¶ F§s\bmWhnsS sIm−pt]mhpI?'
 "AXv F\n¡dnbmw. Ah³ hnfn¡pt¼mÄ tPm\Xs\t¸mepw I_fn¸n¨v
clkyambn F\n¡p t]mtI−nhcpw. AXm kqcy\pZn¡mdmbn. AXn\p
ap¼v Fs¶ ln]vt\mss«kv sN¿pI. \n§fpsS IqsS Rm³ hcpt¼mgpw
\n§Ä¡v Fs¶ ln]vt\m«nk¯n\p hnt[bbm¡n {]`phnsâ
\o¡§sf¡pdn¨dnbm³ Ignbpw.
"an\m, \o A]mc_p²naXnXs¶. \ns¶ A`n\μn¡m³ F\n¡p
hm¡pIÄ In«p¶nÃ. \obpw R§fpsS IqsS ht¶mfq.'
\nanj¯n\Iw AhÄ ]pdtIm«p Nmcn Dd¡ambn. s{]m^kÀ
hnfns¨¦nepw AhÄ DWÀ¶nÃ.
hm³ slÂknMv \nÈ_vZ\mbn At±l¯nsâ apdnbnte¡p t]mbn.
R§Ä At±ls¯ ]n´pSÀ¶p. BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw AhnsS
F¯nbncp¶p. an\ ]dª Imcy§sfms¡ s{]m^kÀ Ahsc Adnbn¨p.
XpSÀ¶v `mhn{]hÀ¯\§sf¡pdn¨p R§Ä NÀ¨ sNbvXp.
A§s\ bm{Xbv¡p th− X¿msdSp¸pIsfÃmw R§Ä
\S¯n¡gnªp. Rm³ Fsâ acW]{XnIbpw X¿mdm¡nbn«p−v.
AX\pkcn¨v an\ tijn¡pIbmsW¦n Fsâ kz¯nsâsbÃmw A\
´chImin AhfmWv.
e£y¯nse¯m³ Cuizc³ R§sf klmbn¡s«.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 11 (sshIpt¶cw)
kqcymkvXb\¯n\pw kqtcymZb¯n\pw ap¼pw ]n¼pambn GXm−v Hcp
aWn¡qÀ t\cw an\ kzX{´bmWv F¶p tXm¶p¶p. At¶cw AhÄ
bmsXmcp _mlyt{]cWIÄ¡pw hg§p¶nÃ. C¶p kÔybv¡v
Aev]wap¼v AhÄ R§sf¡mWWsa¶mhiys¸«p. R§fSps¯¯n.
tPm\Xsâ sXm«Sp¯v AhÄ Fs¶ Ccn¡phm³ \nÀ_Ôn¨p. A§s\
R§Ä FÃmhcpw ASp¯ncp¶t¸mÄ AhÄ ]dªp: "CXp
kzmX{´y¯nsâ \nanj§fmWv. Hcp]t£, \ap¡v C\n C§s\
H¶n¨ncn¡m³ Ignsª¶phcnÃ. \mw cmhnse bm{X Bcw`n¡pIbmWv.
AXy´w A]ISIcamb Hcp bm{X. AhnsS \aps¡´p
kw`hn¡psa¶dnbnÃ. Bßmhv A]IS¯neIs¸« Cu ]mh¯ns\¡qsS
sIm−pt]mIphm³ \n§Ä Xocpam\n¨Xp \¶mbn. Cu
A]IS¯nÂ\n¶p c£s¸Sm³ acWw am{Xta klmbIamhpIbpÅq
Fs¶\n¡dnbmw. F¦nÂ, \n§Ä Fsâ Bßmhns\bpw
]hn{XoIcn¡patÃm. ]t£, Ct¸mgpw \ap¡p {]Xo£bv¡p hIbp−v.
At¸mÄ ]ns¶ Rm³ BßlXy sN¿p¶Xp icnbmbncn¡pIbnÃ.
]t£, {]Xo£bv¡p hIbnÃm¯ HchØ kwPmXamhpIbmsW¦nÂ
\n§Ä Fs¶ sImÃpsa¶v F\n¡pd¸p XcWw. Fsâ Bßmhn\p
\nXyim´n AcpfWw.'
 an\ CXp ]dªpXoÀ¶t¸mÄ BZyw Izn³kn Fgpt¶äp. AbmÄ
]dªp: "{]nbs¸« an\m, A¯csamcp kμÀ`w h¶ptNÀ¶m Rm\nXm
i]Yw sN¿p¶p, XoÀ¨bmbpw \nsâ B{Klw Rm³ \ndthäpw.'
s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "{]nbapÅ an\m, Rm\pw kXyw sN¿p¶p.'
"Rm\pw.' BÀXÀ ]dªp. HSphn Ie§n hoÀ¯ I®pItfmSpw
hnhÀWamb apJt¯mSpwIqSn tPm\X³ Fgpt¶äp KZvKZkzc¯nÂ
tNmZn¨p: "Fsâ Hmat\, Rm\pw A¯csamcp i]Yw sN¿tWm?'
"thWw, {]nbs¸« tPm\X³, thWw.'
"tPm\X\pth−n Rm\nXm kXyw sN¿p¶p.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp.
an\bpsS apJ¯v Bizmk`mhw sXfnªp. AhÄ ho−pw ]dªp:
"F\ns¡mct]£IqSnbp−v. \n§Ä AXpIqSn km[n¨pXcWw.
F\n¡pth−n A´yIpÀ_m\ sNmÃWw.'
CXv tPm\X\v kln¡mambncp¶nÃ. At±lw AdnbmsX Hcp
BÀ¯\mZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p. thZ\ Xpfp¼p¶ kzc¯n tPm\X³
]dªp: "Fsâ {]ntb, Fsâ Hmat\, \o Ct¸msg§pw acn¡pIbnÃ.'
"AÃ, acWw sXm«Sp¯ps−s¶\n¡p tXm¶p¶p.'
"Fsâ {]nbapÅhtf, CXp Rm³Xs¶ hmbn¡tWm?'
"A§pXs¶ hmbn¨m AsX\n¡p IqSpX Bizmkw Xcpw.'
tPm\Xsâ I®p\ndªp. I®p\ocneqsS AbmÄ ss__nÄ hmb\
XpS§n. IcfpÅhÀ¡mÀ¡pw I−p\nev¡m³ Ignbp¶Xmbncp¶nà B
cwKw.
]Xn\©v

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
hmÀWm, HIvtSm_À 15
A©paWntbmSpIqSn R§fnhnsS F¯nt¨À¶p. hgnbn Aev]w
kabwt]mepw shdpsX IfªnÃ. tlm«ente¡mWv BZyw t]mbXv.
I¸Â XpdapJs¯¯nt¨cp¶Xphsc Fsâ AkzØXbpw BImw£bpw
\ne\nev¡pw. an\bv¡v {]tXyIn¨v AkpJapÅXmbn tXm¶p¶nÃ. AhÄ
Iptd¡qSn Dt·jhXnbmbn«p−v. Ime¯pw sshIn«pw s{]m^kÀ Ahsf
ln]vt\m«nk¯n\p hnt[bbm¡p¶p. AXnÂ\n¶v I¸Â Ct¸mgpw
shůnÂXs¶bmsW¶p R§Ä¡p a\Ênembn. B I¸ens\
¡pdn¨pÅ hnhc§Ä sSe{Kmwhgn Adnbn¡phm³ BÀXÀ GÀ¸mSp
sNbvXncp¶p. At±l¯n\p \mep sSe{Kmw h¶p InS¸p−mbncp¶p.
I¸ens\¸än AhÀs¡mcp hnhchpw CÃt{X. F´mbmepw I¸Â
hmÀWmbnte¡p IpXn¡pIbmbncn¡Ww.
{]tXyIn¨v H¶pw sN¿m\nÃm¯Xn\m R§Ä `£Ww Ign¨p
t\ct¯ Dd§m³ InS¶p. ]ntäZnhkw _Ôs¸« DtZymKØ·msc I−v
I¸Â XpdapJ¯v F¯nbmepS³ AI¯p IS¶p ]cntim[n¡phm\pÅ
A\paXn hm§Ww. ]IÂkab¯v I¸en Ibdn¡qSm³ IgnªmÂ
AXp kuIcyambncn¡psa¶mWv s{]m^kdpsS A`n{]mbw. ]IÂ Ah³
Nne \nb{´W§Ä¡p hnt[b\mWv. ssZhw klmbn¨n«v
ssI¡qensIm−v F´pw t\Sm³ Ignbp¶ Hcp cmPyamWtÃm CXv.
AXpsIm−v I¸en Ibdphm\pw ]cntim[n¡phm\pw henb
_p²nap«p−mhpIbnà F¶p IcpXmw. cm{Xn R§fdnbmsX XpdapJ¯p
I¸eSp¡cpXv. AXpw ssIaS¡psIm−p km[n¡m³ Ignbpw.

HIvtSm_À 17
I¸Â DtZymKØ·msc I−v BÀXÀ kwkmcn¨p. Xsâ Hcp kplr¯nsâ
Nne km[\§Ä Ifhp t]mbn«ps−¶pw AXv I¸enepÅ Hcp
s]«nbneps−¶p kwibn¡p¶p F¶pw BÀXÀ AhtcmSp ]dªp.
A§s\ kz´w D¯chmZnXz¯n B s]«n Xpd¶pt\m¡phm\pÅ
HcÀ²k½Xw I¸epSabnÂ\n¶v BÀXÀ t\Sn¡gnªp. I¸epSa
I¸n¯m\v Hcp I¯p sImSp¯n«p−v. BÀXÀ¡pth− FÃm
kuIcy§fpw sNbvXpsImSp¡Wsa¶mWv AXn ]dªncn¡p¶Xv.
hmÀWmbnse GPân\p sImSp¡m\mbpw Hcp I¯v k¼mZn¨p.
GPâns\ I−p kwkmcn¨t¸mÄ FÃm klmbhpw
sNbvXpXcmsa¶mWv AbmÄ ]dªXv. s]«n I−pIn«nbmepS³
{]`phns\ \in¸n¡pIbmsW¦n Ahsâ icocw s]mSnbmbn¯ocpw.
AXn\m Hcp sIme]mXI¡pä¯n\v D¯cw ]dtb−nhcnsöp XoÀ¨.

HIvtSm_À 24
HcmgvN Im¯ncps¶¦nepw I¸ens\¡pdns¨mcp hnhchpw CsömWp
I¼\n¡mÀ Adnbn¨Xv. ]t£, HIvtSm_À 24þmw XobXn h¶ I¼n
C§s\bmbncp¶p. "I¸Â C¶p cmhnse ZmÀZ\Õn F¯nbn«p−v.'

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 25
an\bpsS kz`mh¯n Imcyamb amäw h¶ncn¡p¶p. R§sf
kw_Ôn¡p¶ hnhc§fdnbm³ AXymImw£ ImWn¨ncp¶ an\bv¡v
Ct¸mÄ bmsXm¶nepw XmÂ]cyanÃ. AhfpsS tZlØnXn Aev]w
sa¨s¸«n«p−v. C¶se BÀXÀ¡p I¼n In«nbt¸mÄt]mepw Ahfn Hcp
`mhhyXymkhpw I−nÃ. F¦nepw an\bn ImWp¶ amä§Ä
ZpxJkqNIasömWp s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§nsâ A`n{]mbw.
an\sb ln]vt\mss«kv sNbvXt¸mÄ At±lw AhfpsS ]ÃpIÄ
{i²n¨t{X. Ahbv¡v aqÀ¨ IqSm³ XpS§nbn«nÃ. AXpsIm−p
`bs¸Sm\nÃ. ]t£, A§s\sbs´¦nepw kw`hn¡pIbmsW¦nÂ
t\m¡nbncn¡m\mhnsöv s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. F´mWv
sNt¿−nhcnIsb¶p R§Ä¡p \¶mbdnbmw.
hgnbn XSÊsam¶pap−mbnsæn R§Ä {]Xo£n¡p¶ I¸Â 24
aWn¡qdn\Iw ChnsS F¯nt¨cpw.

HIvtSm_À 25 (D¨bv¡v)
I¸ensâ hnhcsam¶panÃ. C¶p Ime¯pw an\sb ln]vt\mss«kv
sNbvXp. ]gb Imcy§ÄXs¶bmWhÄ ]dªXv. AXpsIm−p
shůn¯s¶bmWv B cm£k³ F¶v Adnbm³ Ignªp. F
´mbmepw R§Ä AXymthit¯msS I¸ensâ hchpw
{]Xo£n¨ncn¡pIbmWv.
C¶pIme¯v an\ Iptd AkzØX {]ISn¸n¨p. ]n¶oSv AXnKmVamb
\n{Zbn ebn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Ahsf DWÀ¯m³ hfsctbsd
{ian¨pt\m¡nsb¦nepw AXn\p IgnªnÃ. £oWw sIm−mbncn¡pw.
AhÄ Dd§s« F¶p R§Ä IcpXn.
]t£, Dd¡apWÀ¶t¸mÄ AhÄ ]qÀhm[nIw Dt·jhXnbmbncp¶p.
kÔybv¡v ln]vt\mss«kv sNbvXt¸mgpw an\ ]gb ImcywXs¶
BhÀ¯n¨p.

HIvtSm_À 26
I¸ensâ hnhcsam¶panÃ. I¸Â ISen¯s¶bmsW¶p a\Ênem¡m³
Ignªp. GXp \nanjhpw F¯nt¨cmw. Hcp]t£, tImSÂaªnÂs¸«v
A\§m³ IgnbmsXh¶Xmbncn¡mw. R§Ä Im¯ncn¸p XpScp¶p.
 
HIvtSm_À 27 (D¨bv¡v)
R§Ä¡p \ncmibpw AÛpXhpw BImw£bpw tXm¶n. I¸ens\
¡pdn¨p hnhcsam¶panÃ. h¶ptNtc− kabw Ignªn«v c−p
Znhkambn. Ct¸mgpw Ah³ shůn¯s¶bmsW¶mWv an\bpsS
hm¡pIfnÂ\n¶p a\Ênem¡p¶Xv. "Ct¸mÄ Xnc kmh[m\¯nemWv!'
F¶pw an\ ]dªp. s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§n\pw ]cn{`aw
XpS§nbncn¡p¶p.
 
HIvtSm_À 28
I¼\nbpsS sSe{Kmw In«n: "I¸Â C¶p¨bv¡v HcpaWn¡v KemävknÂ
{]thin¡p¶Xmbn dnt¸mÀ«v sN¿s¸«ncn¡p¶p.'
]Xn\mdv

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 28
Xebn CSn¯o hoW A\p`hambncp¶p I¼n I−t¸mÄ
R§Ä¡p−mbXv. XnI¨pw A{]Xo£nXw. {]`p R§fnÂ\n¶p
c£s¸«pt]mhpIbmhmw. BÀXÀ BsI hnfdnshfp¯p. hm³ slÂknMv
F´p sN¿Wsa¶dnbmsX Xebv¡p apIfn ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n
{]mÀ°n¨p. \ncmibn s]mXnª Hcp aμlmkamWv tPm\Xsâ
apJ¯pZn¨Xv. s{]m^kÀ tNmZn¨p: "Kemävknte¡pÅ ASp¯ h−n
Ft¸mgmWv.'
"\msf cmhnse Bdp ap¸Xn\v.' an\ s]s«¶p adp]Sn ]dªp.
R§Ä AÛpXs¸«pt]mbn. tPm\X³ tNmZn¨p: "AXp \n\s¡§s\
Adnbmw ant\?'
"Hm! At§bv¡p]Imcs¸Spsa¶p IcpXn FÃm h−nIfpsSbpw kabw
Rm³ ]Tn¨psh¨n«p−v. Hcp Znhkw {Um¡pft¡m«bnte¡p t]mtI−n
h¶mÂþþKemävkneqsStbm _p¡mdÌneqsStbm BWtÃmþþ
At§mt«¡pÅ hgn. AXpsIm−v B hgn¡pÅ h−nIfpsS kabw
{]tXyIw Rm³ {i²n¨n«p−v.'
"slm! hÃm¯ s]¬Ip«nXs¶.' s{]m^kÀ A`n\μ\kqNIambn
]dªp: "F´mbmepw \mw Hmtcm NphSpw {i²m]qÀhw
sht¡−nbncn¡p¶p. \ap¡p th− X¿msdSp¸p \S¯mw.'
"F\n¡pw Fs´¦nepw D]ImcapÅ tPmen sN¿m³ Ignbpw. Hcp
ZpÀ_m[ F¶nÂ\n¶I¶pt]mbt]mse tXm¶p¶p.' þþ an\.
BÀXÀ Kemävknte¡pÅ Sn¡äv hm§m³ t]mbn. AhnSs¯
DtZymKØ·mÀ¡p sImSp¡m³ GPâns\ I−p Nne I¯pIÄ
hm§m\mbn tPm\X\pw Øewhn«p. Izn³kn XpdapJ
DtZymKØ·msc¡mWm\mWp t]mbXv. Rm\pw s{]m^kdpw an\bpw
am{Xw ChnsSbp−v. s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "ant\, {Um¡pft¡m«bnse
tPm\Xsâ A\p`h§Ä hnhcn¡p¶ Ubdn FSp¯psIm−p hcq.' an\
]pdt¯¡p t]mbn. s{]m^kÀ hmXneS¨p.
Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "s{]m^kÀ, F´mWnXv?'
"F´v?'
"Nne amä§Ä ImWp¶p−tÃm.'
"icn, F\n¡pw AXp a\Ênembn. Ubdn sIm−phcm³ Rm³
Bhiys¸«Xv F´n\msW¶v Adnbmtam?'
"CÃ. Hcp]t£, Ahsf Hgnhm¡n¡n«m\msW¶p tXm¶p¶p.'
 "icnbmWv. ]t£, AXp ]qÀWambpw icnbmbncn¡pIbnÃ. Rms\mcp
sXäv, Asæn A]ISamWp sN¿m³ t]mIp¶sX¶dnbmw. {]`p
k©cn¡p¶ I¸Â ChnsS htc− Znhkw cmhnse an\ hfsctbsd
AkzØX ImWn¨ntÃ? AhÄ ZoÀLt\cw t_m[w sI«Xpt]mse
InS¶pd§pIbpw sNbvXp. A¶v {]`p AhfpsS Bßmhns\ {]`phnsâ
ASpt¯¡v BIÀjn¨pImWWw. Asæn {]`phnsâ t{]X¯ns\
an\bpsS hym]mc§fdnbm³ Ct§m«b¨pImWWw. A§s\ \mw
hmÀWmbnse¯nb hnhcw Ah³ AdnªpImWWw. AXpsIm−mWv
Ah³ ChnsS hcmsX c£s¸Sm³ {ian¡p¶Xv. C\n Ah\v
an\sbs¡m−p henb D]Imcsam¶panÃXm\pw.'
an\ DÕmlt¯msS apdnbnte¡p IS¶ph¶p. AhÄ HcpsI«p
ISemÊpIÄ s{]m^kdpsS ssIbn sImSp¯p. s{]m^kÀ AXneqsS
It®mSn¨p. s]s«¶v At±l¯nsâ I®pIÄ hnSÀ¶p. At±lw ]dªp:
"knhmÀUv, tPm\Xsâ UbdnbnÂ\n¶v {Um¡pfsb¸änbpÅ `mKw Rm³
hmbn¡mw; tIt«mfq: iXm_vZ§Ä¡p ap¼v Ah³ \Znbpw IS¶v XpÀ¡n
h³Icbnse¯n. AhnsSsh¨v bp²¯n tXmev]n¡s¸«p.
\ncmi\mImsX XncntªmSn Ah³ ho−pw ssk\y§sf tiJcn¨ph¶p.
At¸mgpw tXmevhnXs¶ kw`hn¨p. CXp ]e {]mhiyw BhÀ¯n¡s¸«p.
HSphn Ah³ Häbv¡p Xncn¨pt]mbn bp²¯n\pÅ X¿msdSpt¸msS
aS§nh¶p. A¯hW hnPbn¡pIbpw sNbvXp.'
an\ ]dªp: "CXnÂ\n¶v {Um¡pf Hcp IpähmfnbmsW¶p sXfnbp¶p.
Ahsâ a\Ên ZpjvSNn´Itf cq]wsImÅpIbpÅq. At¸mÄ H¶p
XoÀ¨. ]e {]mhiyw ]cmPnX\mbn«pw Ah³ Bßss[cyw ssIhnSmsX
ho−pw k¶mlt¯msS Xncn¨ph¶p. Hcp h³Ic sh«n¸nSn¡msa¶
Dt±iyt¯msSbmWv Ah³ e−\nte¡p h¶Xv. Xmev¡menIamsb¦nepw
Ahsâ {ia§Ä ]cmPbs¸«p. Ah³ aS§nt¸mbn. ]t£, ho−pw
Ah³ Xncn¨phcm\pÅ km²yX XÅn¡fbcpXv.'
s{]m^kÀ an\sb A`n\μn¨p; "anSp¡nXs¶. \o bpànbpàambn Nn
´n¡p¶p. icn, _m¡n Imcy§ÄIqSn ]dbq. \n\¡v Hcp]mSp Imcy§Ä
]dbm³ ImWpw. AXp R§Ä¡v D]Imcs¸Spw.'
"Rm³ {ian¡mw. Ah³ IpähmfnbmWv. AXpsIm−v
kzmÀ°aXnbpamWv. kz´w Imcyw am{Xta Ah³ t\m¡pIbpÅp. kz´w
ssk\ys¯ apgph³ sImebv¡p sImSp¯n«v Ah³ ]−v
]n³XncntªmSn c£s¸«p. AXpt]mse Fs¶t¸mepw Ahsâ
kzm[o\heb¯n\p ]pd¯m¡n Ah³ ]n´ncntªmSn. tlm! B kw`hw
HmÀ¡m³t]mepw h¿. A¶s¯ B If¦¯nÂ\n¶v F\n¡p tamN\w
In«nsb¦nÂ! ]t£, F\ns¡mcp `bw tXm¶p¶p−vþþRm³
At_m[mhØbnembncp¶ GsX¦nepw Ahkc¯n Ah³ F¶neqsS
\½psS clky§Ä tNmÀ¯nsbSp¯n«pt−msb¶v.'
 "DÆv, Ah³ a\Ênem¡nbncn¡p¶p.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp. At±lw
XpSÀ¶p: "AXpsIm−mWv \s½ hÀWmbn hn«n«v Ah³
bm{Xm]Y¯n amäw hcp¯nbXv. Kemävknse¯n AhnsS\n¶p
c£s¸Sm\pÅ amÀKw Ah³ CXn\Iw Bkq{XWw sNbvXn«p−mhWw.
C\n `bs¸tS−Xnsömbncn¡pw Ahsâ hnNmcw. AXpsIm−pXs¶
Ah\nt¸mÄ KmV\n{Zbnembncn¡pw. an\sb Ahsâ heb¯nÂ\n¶p
hnapàbm¡nbtXmSpIqSn an\bneqsS \mw C\n Ahsâ clky§Ä
a\Ênem¡pIbnsöpw Ah³ IcpXnbn«p−mhpw. F¦neh\p
sXänt¸mbn. Ct¸mgpw DZbmkvXa\thfbn kzX{´bmbncn¡pt¼mÄ
an\bpsS B´cnIiàn¡v Ahsâ clky§Ä Ipsdsbms¡
a\Ênem¡m³ Ignbpw. B kab¯v Ah\p \ns¶ H¶p
sN¿m\mhpIbnÃ. ]t£, Cu hkvXpX Ah\dnªpIqSm. AXpsIm−v
\½psS amÀKw Ipsd¡qSn Ffp¸ambncn¡pIbmWv.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

HIvtSm_À 29
C¶p cmhnse an\sb ho−pw ln]vt\mss«kv sNbvXp: "AÔImcw. H¶pw
ImWm³ Ignbp¶nÃ. XncbpsS i_vZhpw tIÄ¡p¶nÃ. HgpIp¶
shůnsâ i_vZw tIÄ¡m³ Ignbp¶p−v. BfpIfpsS _lfhpw
tIÄ¡mw. Zqsc Hcp shSni_vZw tIÄ¡p¶p. Ibdpw N§ebpw
hen¡p¶p−v. CXm shfn¨w Fsâ tZlt¯¡Sn¡p¶p. iànbmb
Imäpap−v.'
an\ Nmb sIm−phcm³ AIt¯¡pt]mbn. s{]m^kÀ ]dªp:
"kplr¯p¡tf, \mw \½psS i{Xphnt\mSp hfscbSp¯v
F¯nbncn¡pIbmWv. Ah³ CXphsc Icbv¡nd§nbn«nÃ. C¶p cm{Xn
Icbv¡nd§n c£s¸Sm³ Ignªnsæn Hcp Znhkw Ah\p
\jvSs¸Spw. \aps¡mcp ZnhkwIqSn {]hÀ¯n¡m³ kabw In«pIbpw
sN¿pw.'
A¶s¯ NÀ¨ Ahkm\n¨p. R§Ä Dd§phm³ t]mbn. Ime¯v an\
F´p ]dbp¶p F¶dnbm\pÅ BImw£
R§Äs¡ÃmhÀ¡pap−mbncp¶p.
A¶v ln]vt\m«nkw ^en¡m³ IqSpXÂ kabsaSp¯p. {Um¡pfbpsS
_m[ {ItaW AhfnÂ\n¶v Hgnªpt]mhpIbmWtÃm. "Ccp«v. Fsâ
ka\nc¸n shÅw CfIp¶ i_vZw. ac¸eIIÄ Iq«nap«p¶p.' C{Xbpw
]dªt¸mtg¡pw kqcy\pZn¨pbÀ¶p. kÔybv¡v an\sb
ln]vt\m«nk¯n\p hnt[bbm¡m³ IqSpXÂ hnjaw t\cn«p. hfsc
t\cs¯ {ia^eambn AhÄ ]dªp: "shÅw HgpIp¶p.
CfwImäSn¡p¶p−v. Ahyàamb i_vZ§Ä. ]cnNbanÃm¯ `mj.
sN¶mbv¡fpsS i_vZw.'
 
HIvtSm_À 30 (cmhnse 7 aWn)
R§Ä Kemävknse¯mdmbncn¡p¶p. an\sb ln]vt\mss«kv sN¿m³
C¶p ]Xnhntesd hnjant¡−nh¶p. "Ccp«v. shÅw CfIp¶ i_vZw
tIÄ¡mw. ac¸eIIÄ Iq«nap«p¶p. ]ip Aadp¶ i_vZhpw
tIÄ¡p¶p−v. hnNn{Xamb Hcp i_vZhpwIqSn tIÄ¡p¶p. AXv, AXv...'
"]dbq, Rm³ BÚm]n¡p¶p, ]dbq.' hm³ slÂknMv ]dªp.
"CsX´mWp s{]m^kÀ? F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ. Hcp
sIm¨pIp«ntbmsS¶ amXncn "]dbq' F¶p ]dbp¶p. Rms\´p ]dbm³?
s{]m^kÀ Fs¶ imkn¡pIbmtWm?' an\ DWÀ¶pIgnªncp¶p.
"Hm, an\m, \ns¶ imkn¡pItbm, BÚm]n¡pItbm Rm³ Hcn¡epw
sN¿pIbnÃ.'
R§Ä tÌj\n F¯pIbmWv. h−nbpsS Nqfwhnfn tIÄ¡p¶p.

an\bpsS Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 29
tPm\X\pw tUmIvSdpwIqSn I¸Â¡¼\n¡msc ImWm³ t]mbncn¡p¶p.
Rm\pw Izn³knbpwIqSn tlm«ente¡p t]mbn. Izn³kn¡v
hntZi`mjIfdnªpIqSm. AXpsIm−mWt±lw AhcpsSIqsS
t]mImªXv. BÀXdpw Nne hnhcw Xnc¡m³ t]mbncn¡pIbmWv.
sshIn«v BÀXÀ Xncns¨¯n. At±lw t]mb Imcyw icnbmbt{X.

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 30
I¸epSabpsS klmbt¯msS R§Ä ChnsSbpÅ GPâns\ t]mbn
I−p. At±lw R§sf I¸ente¡p Iq«ns¡m−p t]mbn. I¸enÂsh¨v
I¸n¯m\pambn kwkmcn¨p. At±lw ]dªp: "R§fpsS bm{X
kpJambncp¶p. ]t£, GXp kabhpw Imäp Xncnªp hointb¡msa¶p
tXm¶n. R§Ä hÃms¯mcp aqSÂaªnÂs]«p. AXp R§fpsSIqsS
\o§nhcnIbmtWm F¶p R§Ä kwibn¨p. I¸Â Ipsd Zqcw
h¶t¸mÄ BÄ¡mÀ _lfwsh¡m³ XpS§n. I¸Â ]pds¸Sm³ t\c¯v
Hcp hnNn{Xa\pjy³ I¸ente¡p IS¶ph¶p. Hcp henb s]«n AbmÄ
I¸en Ibän. AsXSp¯p ISensednbWsa¶mbncp¶p BfpIfpsS
A`n{]mbw. ImcWw B s]«n sIm−ph¶Xn\ptijw AkpJIcamb
A\p`hamWp−mbXv. aqSÂaªpsIm−v R§Ä¡p hgn ImWm³
IgnªnÃ. AXnsâ ImcWhpw B s]«nXs¶ BsW¶p bm{X¡mÀ
hnizkn¨p. A©pZnhkw aqSÂaªp−mbncp¶p. Imän\\pkcn¨v I¸Â
\o§n. I¸Â sNÃp¶nS¯p sNÃs« F¶p Rm\pw IcpXn. Hcp Znhkw
aqSÂaªp IptdsÈ DcpInamdm³ XpS§n. kqcy{]Imiw aªneqsS
Acns¨¯n. R§Ä ]pdt¯¡p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I¸Â
Kemävknse¯nbncn¡p¶Xmbn a\Ênembn.
F´mbmepw C\n B s]«n I¸en sh¡m³ X§Ä
k½Xn¡pIbnsöp ]dªp. bm{X¡mÀ AsXSp¯psIm−ph¶p
ISente¡p XÅm³ XpS§pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ sN¶pt\m¡n.
"Kemävknte¡vþþhmÀWmhgn' F¶v B s]«nbnsegpXnbn«p−mbncp¶p.
Rm³ bm{X¡msc kam[m\n¸n¨p: "F´mbmepw AXnhnsS
Cd¡m\pÅXmWtÃm. Bsc¦nepw h¶p sIm−ps]mbvs¡mÅs«.'
A§s\ bm{X¡msc, s]«n ISen XÅp¶XnÂ\n¶p ]n´ncn¸n¡m³
F\n¡p Ignªp.
]ntä¶p cmhnse HcmÄ [rXnbn I¸en Ibdnh¶v {Um¡pf
{]`phnsâ B s]«n ssI¸äphm\pÅ A[nImc]{Xw ImWn¨p.
F§s\sb¦nepw AXv AhnsS\ns¶m¶v Hgnhm¡n¡n«nbmÂ
aXnsb¶mbncp¶p Fsâ B{Klw. AXn\m s]«n Abmsf Gev]n¨p.
s{]m^kÀ tNmZn¨p: "BcmWv AXp kzoIcn¨psIm−pt]mbXv?'
"\nev¡tW, Rms\m¶p t\m¡ns¡mÅs«. CXm... CXn C½m\phÂ
F¶p t]scgpXn H¸n«ncn¡p¶p. CXmWp icnbmb taÂhnemkw.
CXn¡qSpXsem¶pw F\n¡dnªpIqSm.'
R§Ä I¸n¯m\p \μn ]dªp Xncn¨pt]m¶p.
C½m\phens\ I−p]nSn¡pIbmWv ASp¯ e£yw. Ipds¨m¶paÃ
AXn\mbn _p²nap«nbXv. HSphn At±l¯nsâ Hm^oknÂsh¨v
Bfns\ Is−¯pIXs¶ sNbvXp. AbmÄ ]dªp: "F\n¡v Zv hnev
{]`phnsâ Hcp I¯p In«n. Cu s]«n ssI¸äWsa¶v AXnÂ
Bhiys¸«ncp¶p. IÌwkn Ipg¸sam¶pw D−mImXncn¡m³
Ignbp¶Xpw ]peÀ¨bv¡p apt¼ B s]«n AhnsS\n¶p
amäWsa¶mbncp¶p I¯nse \nÀtZiw. s]«n s]t{Sm^v F¶ Bfns\
Gev]n¡Wsa¶pw ]dªncp¶p. tPmen¡p aXnbmb {]Xn^ehpw
I¯nt\msSm¸w Ab¨pX¶ncp¶p. \nÝnX kabwXs¶ s]t{Sm^v h¶p.
Rm³ s]«n Abmsf Gev]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. ]n¶oSv F´p kw`hn¨p
Fs¶\n¡dnªpIqSm.'
R§Ä ho−pw At\zjWw XpSÀ¶p. ]t£, s]t{Sm^ns\
¡pdn¨pam{Xw bmsXmcp hnhchpw In«nbnÃ. AbmÄ c−paq¶p Znhkw
apt¼ AhnsS\n¶p t]mbXmWt{X.
ho−pw R§Ä hgnap«n \n¶p. F´p sN¿Wsa¶dnbmsX R§Ä
Ipg§n. A[nIkabw Ignbp¶Xn\pap¼v HcmÄ HmSn h¶p ]dªp:
"AXm, s]t{Sm^nsâ ihw ]Ånhf¸n InS¡p¶p. GtXm h\yarKw
sXm− ISn¨ps]mfn¨p sIm¶XmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p.'
Cu sIme]mXIhpambn _Ôs¸t«¡psa¶p IcpXn R§Ä
Øewhn«p.
]Xnt\gv

an\bpsS Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 30 (sshIpt¶cw)
Hmtcm \nanjhpw hnes¸« Cu kμÀ`¯n amÀKw ImWmsX Fsâ
kplr¯p¡Ä \ncmicmbn XfÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. s{]m^kÀ FÃm
dn¡mÀUpIfpw Fs¶ Gev]n¨n«p−v. Rm³ CsXm¶p icn¡p ]Tn¡s«.
"AsX! Cuizc³ R§sf ssIshSnªn«nsöp tXm¶p¶p. Fsâ
Dulw icnbmsW¦n Rms\mcp amÀKw Is−¯nbn«p−v. AtX¸än
hnhcns¨gpXmw. AhÀ hcpt¼mÄ hmbn¨ptIĸn¡ms\fp¸amIpw.

Fsâ \nKa\§Ä
kz´w tIm«bnse¯nt¨cpIbmWv {]`phnsâ Dt±iyw. Xsâ s]«nbpw
t]dn C{Xbpw Zqcw k©cn¡phm\pÅ Ignhv Ah\nÃ. AXn\m Ahs\
Bsc¦nepw FSp¯psIm−pt]mhpItb \nhr¯nbpÅq. ]IÂkab¯v
Ah³ \nÊlmb\mWv. Ignbpambncps¶¦n Ah³ arK§fpsStbm ]
£nIfpsStbm cq]saSp¯p c£s¸Spambncp¶p. ]t£, C{XZqcw A§s\
t]mIphm\pÅ Ignhv Ah\nÃ.
F¦n GXp hgnbneqsSbmbncn¡pw Ahs\ sIm−pt]mbncn¡pI?
tdmUphgn¡mbncn¡ptam? CÃ. tdmUneqsSbmbm ]e Ipg¸§Ä
kw`hn¡mw. PnÚmkp¡fmb BfpIÄXs¶bmWv Gähpw henb
A]ISw. s]«nbn F´msW¶v BÀs¡¦nepw Hcp kqN\ e`n¨mÂ
]ns¶ Ahsâ Imcyw Ahkm\n¨XpXs¶. ]ns¶ hgnbnepÅ
Np¦¯nsâ {]iv\hpap−v. BfpIÄ Xs¶ ]n´pScp¶psh¶v Ah\dnbmw.
AXh³ `bs¸SpIbpw sN¿p¶p.
Xoh−nbnembncn¡pIbnà Ahsâ bm{X. Xoh−nbm{X
XmakapÅXmWtÃm. {]tXyIn¨pw BÄ¡mÀ Ahs\ ]n´pScp¶
ØnXn¡v. AdnªpsIm−v A]IS¯ntes¡Sp¯pNmSm³ Ah³
X¿mdmhpIbnÃ.
F¦n XoÀ¨bmbpw Ahsâ bm{X shůneqsS Bbncn¡pw. Gähpw
kpc£nXamb amÀKw CXmWv. ]t£, CXn\pw Nne A]IS§fp−v.
]IÂkabw \nÊlmb\mb Ah³ s]«nbn _Ô\Ø\mbncn¡pw.
cm{Xnbn am{Xta Ahs\s´¦nepw {]hÀ¯n¡m\mhq. aqSÂaªv,
sN¶mbv¡Ä XpS§nbh Ahsâ klmb¯n\p ht¶¡mw. ]t£, Fs
´¦nepw ImcWhim hÅw adnªp s]«n ap§nt¸mhpIbmsW¦nÂ
Ah³ Fs¶t¶¡pambn \in¨XpXs¶.
 Cu Imcy§Ä ]cnKWn¡pt¼mÄ Ahsâ bm{X
shůneqsSbmsW¶ \nKa\¯nse¯p¶p. Ah³
Kemävknte¡pXs¶bmWp ]pds¸«Xv. hmÀWmbntes¡¶p ]dªXv
R§sf sXän²cn¸n¡m\mbncn¡pw. s]«n s]t{Sm^nsâ
ssIbnse¯p¶Xphsc Ahsâ ]²Xn bmsXmcp XSÊhpw IqSmsX
\S¶p. kqtcymZb¯n\p ap¼pXs¶ s]«n s]t{Sm^nsâ ssIhiw
h¶ptNÀ¶ncn¡Ww.
kqtcymZbt¯mSpIqSn Ah³ kz´w cq]w ssIs¡m−v s]t{Sm^nt\mSv
s]«n ]pg¡cbnse¯n¡m³ Bhiys¸«n«p−mhpw. s]«n kpc£nXambn
]pg¡cbnse¯nbt¸mÄ s]«nbpsS \o¡s¯¡pdn¨pÅ sXfnhp
apgph\pw \in¸n¡phm\mbn Ah³ s]t{Sm^ns\ sIm¶XmhWw.
`q]Sw ]cntim[n¨XnÂ\n¶v tÉmhm¡pIÄ¡p k©cn¡m³ ]änb c−p
\ZnItfbpsŶp ImWp¶pþþ{_q¯pw kc¯pw. ln]vt\m«nk¯nÂ\n¶p
Nne kqN\IÄ e`n¨n«p−v. ]ip Aadp¶ i_vZwtI«p. shÅw
ka\nc¸nÂ\ns¶mgpIp¶p. ac¸eIIÄ Iq«nap«n i_vZap−mIp¶p.
CsXms¡ ln]vt\m«nk¯nÂ\n¶p a\Ênemb Imcy§fmWv.
AXpsIm−v {Um¡pf Ct¸mgpw s]«n¡I¯pXs¶bmsW¶XnÂ
kwibanÃ. Imäv icoc¯neSn¡p¶Xmbn Ah³ ]dªn«p−v. AXn\mÂ
Xpd¶ t_m«n sNdnb Hcp ]pgbneqsSbmWh³ t]mIp¶Xv.
]¦mbwsImt−m Igpt¡mÂsImt−m t_m«p
Xpgbp¶XpsIm−mbncn¡mw, ac¸eIIÄ Iq«nap«p¶ i_vZw tI«Xv.
t_m«v ]pgbneqsS tatem«mIWw \o§p¶Xv. t_m«n\v bm{X sN¿m³
]änb \Zn {_q¯v BsW¦nÂt]mepw t_mÀtKm Npcs¯ Npän HgpIp¶
kc¯pXs¶bmWv {Um¡pft¡m«bv¡Sps¯¯m³ ]änb Gähpw \Ã
amÀKsas¶\n¡p tXm¶p¶p. F´mbmepw Fsâ Cu \nKa\§Ä
kplr¯p¡sf hmbn¨ptIĸn¡mw. AhÀ Hcp Xocpam\saSp¡s«.
]Xns\«v

Fsâ \nKa\§Ä hmbn¨ptI«t¸mÄ kplr¯p¡Ä AÛpXw sIm−pw

B\μwsIm−pw Bthi`cnXcmbn. tPm\X³ Fs¶ BtÇjn¡pIXs¶
sNbvXp. s{]m^kÀ Fs¶ hmt\mfw ]pIgv¯n. At±lw ]dªp: "an\m,
\o Hcn¡Â¡qSn R§fpsS Kpcphmbn¯oÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. R§Ä¡p
apt¶m«pt]mIm³ \osbmcp amÀKw Xpd¶pX¶ncn¡pIbmWv. C{]mhiyw
\½Ä hnPbn¡psa¶v Ft¶mSmtcm ]dbp¶Xmbn F\n¡p tXm¶p¶p.'
"Hcp Bhnt_ms«Sp¯v \ap¡hs\ ]n´pScmw.' BÀXÀ ]dªp.
"Rm³ IcbneqsS hcmw. IpXnc¸pd¯v. Icbnend§n Ah³
c£s¸ScpXv' þþ Izn³kn.
"\Ã ImcywXs¶.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "c−p hgnbneqsSbpw
\ap¡hs\ ]n³XpScmw. ]t£, Häbv¡mcpw t]mIm³ ]mSnÃ. \½Ä
FÃm¯c¯nepw Bbp[[mcnIfmbncn¡Ww. tÉmhm¡pIÄ hfsc
{Iqc·mcmWv. AhcpsS ssIbn Bbp[§fp−mhpsa¶p XoÀ¨. ]t£,
\mw ]n³XncnbcpXv. B {IqcP´phns\ \in¸n¡p¶Xphsc \mw
apt¶m«pt]mhpI. Ahs\ h[nt¨ Xocq. {]nbs¸« tPm\X³, Ahs\
\in¸n¡m³ Gähpw AÀl³ Xm¦fmWv. Xm¦Ä `b¶p
]n³amdp¶h\sÃs¶\n¡dnbmw. tPm\X\pw BÀXdpwIqSn Ahs\
shůneqsS ]n´pScpI. Izn³knbpw skhmÀUpw IcbneqsS apt¶dpI.
Rm\pw an\bpwIqSn {Um¡pf{]`phnsâ tIm«bnte¡pXs¶ t]mImw.
tPm\Xsâ UbdnbnÂ\n¶p hgn GXm−p hyàamWv. an\sb
ln]vt\mss«kv sNbvXm \ap¡ÚmXamb Imcy§fpw
a\Ênem¡matÃm. tIm«bn ]e Imcy§Ä sNbvXpXoÀ¡m\p−v.
AhnsSbpÅ càc£ÊpIsf \in¸n¨v AhbpsS Bßm¡Ä¡pw
tam£w sImSpt¯ Xocq.'
tPm\X³ s]s«¶p ]dªp: "an\ Ct¸mįs¶ Ahsâ ]nSnbnÂs]«p
\cIn¡pIbmWv. C\n IqSpXÂ Ipg¸w hcp¯nsh¡m³ Ahsf Ahsâ
tIm«bnte¡pXs¶ sIm−pt]mItWm s{]m^kÀ? F\n¡Xp
k½Xn¡m\mhnÃ. slm! B tIm«sb¡pdnt¨mÀ¡pt¼mįs¶ Rm³
\Sp§n hndbv¡p¶p. \nemhn Ipfn¨p\nev¡p¶ `oamImcamb tIm«!
aªpXcnIÄ kZm h«w Npän a\pjycq]w ssIs¡mÅp¶ alm\cIw!
A§v A¯csamc´co£¯n Ft¸msg¦nepw AIs¸«n«pt−m,
s{]m^kÀ! càc£ÊpIfpsS tNmc XpSn¨p\nev¡p¶ Np−pIÄ
sIm−pÅ Npw_\w A\p`hn¨n«pt−m?' hm¡pIÄ In«msX tPm\X³
XfÀ¶p tkm^bnte¡p hoWp.
"Fsâ {]nbs¸« tPm\X³, an\sb B cm£ksâ ]nSnbnÂ\n¶p
c£n¡m³th−nbmWv Rm³ At§m«p t]mIp¶Xv. Ahsf At§m«p
Iq«ns¡m−pt]mIWsas¶\n¡m{KlanÃ. AhfpsS a\Ên\p
Xm§m\mhm¯, AhfpsS I®pIÄ ImWm³ aSn¡p¶ ]e cwK§fpw
AhnsS BtS−nbncn¡p¶p. \½psS i{Xp hfsc ià\mWv. C¡pdn
Ah³ c£s¸SpIbmsW¦n hÀj§tfmfw Ah³ Dd§n¡nS¡pw.
]t£, AXn\Iw \½psS an\...' s{]m^kÀ H¶p \ndp¯nbn«p ]dªp:
"an\, Ahsâ Iq«pImcnbmbn, BÚm\phÀ¯nbmbn¯oÀ¶ncn¡pw.
tIm«bv¡pÅnÂsh¨v tPm\X³ Is−¯nb càb£nsbt¸mse Ahfpw
a\pjycàw IpSn¨p Pohn¡pw. Cu Hcp `oIcmhØ Hgnhm¡phm\mWv,
Fsâ Poh³ _enbÀ¸nt¡−nh¶mÂt¸mepw, Rm³ At§m«p t]mIm³
X¿mdmIp¶Xv.'
"A§bv¡v CjvSapÅsX´pw sN¿mw.' tX§ns¡m−v tPm\X³
]dªp: "\½sfÃmw Cuizcsâ ssIIfnemWv.'
kabw Cgªp \o§n. R§Ä bm{Xbv¡pth− GÀ¸mSpIÄ
]qÀ¯nbm¡n¡gnªp. tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUpw Izn³knbpwIqSn Hcp Uk³
\Ã IpXncIsf tiJcn¨p. BÀXdpw tPm\X\pwIqSn Bhnt_m«pIfpw
GÀ¸mSp sNbvXpIgnªp. `q]S§fpw aämbp[§fpw R§Ä
tiJcn¨n«p−v.
Rm\pw s{]m^kdpwIqSn 11.40þsâ h−nbn hdÌnbnte¡p
]pds¸Sp¶p. AhnsS\n¶p IpXnch−n ]nSn¨p t_mÀtKm Npc¯nse¯mw.
kIe iànbpw kw`cn¨v Fsâ {]mW{]nb\mb tPm\Xt\mSp Rm³
hnShm§n. Hcp]t£, PohnX¯nsemcn¡epw C\n At±ls¯ F\n¡p
ImWm³ Ignªnsæntem!

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 30 (cm{Xn)
t_m«nencp¶psIm−mWv Rm\o Ipdns¸gpXp¶Xv. BÀXÀ
AXnkaÀ°ambn t_m«v HmSn¡p¶p−v. At±l¯n\p ap¼v t_mt«mSn¨p
]cnNbap−v. t_m«p IpXn¨p ]mbpIbmWv. cm{XnbmbXpsIm−p
XSʧsfm¶panÃ. ]pgbn th−{X shÅap−v.
R§Ä ]pds¸Sp¶Xn\p apt¼ tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUpw Izn³knbpw
]pds¸«pIgnªncp¶p. \ZnbpsS heXpIcbneqsSbmWv AhcpsS bm{X.
XpS¡¯n c−pt]À AhÀ¡p Iq«n\p−mbncp¶p. Hmtcmcp¯cpw Hmtcm
IpXncsb sXfn¡pw. A§s\bmIpt¼mÄ Bcpw kwibn¡pIbnÃtÃm.
Ipsd Zqcw t]mIpt¼mÄ Cu Iq«pImÀ¡p {]Xn^ewsImSp¯p
]dªbbv¡mw. ]n¶oSv kzbw IpXncIsf sXfn¨psIm−p t]mIpw. AXy
´w A]ISIcamb Hcp Øet¯¡v, GXp `oIcmhØsbbpw
t\cnSm\pÅ Icfpdt¸msS R§Ä IpXn¡p¶p.
 
\hw_À 1 (sshIpt¶cw)
Nne t_m«pIÄ am{Xw IS¶pt]mbn«p−v. Ahbnsem¶pw B s]«n
D−mbncp¶nÃ. R§Ä Dt±in¡p¶ t_m«pam{Xw Is−¯m³ IgnªnÃ.
t_m«v ]Xnhn¡hnª thKt¯msS IS¶pt]msb¶p NnecnÂ\n¶p
a\Ênem¡m³ Ignªp.

\hw_À 2 (cmhnse)
Rm\pWÀ¶t¸mÄ t\cw \¶mbn ]peÀ¶ncp¶p. IqSpXÂ
Dd§nt¸mbXn F\n¡p IpWvTnXw tXm¶n; BÀXsd
X\n¨ncpt¯−nh¶tÃm. F¦nepw \¶mbpd§nbXpsIm−v Fsâ
£oWsams¡ amdnbncn¡p¶p. s{]m^kdpw an\bpw Ct¸mÄ
FhnsSbmbncn¡pw? IW¡pIq«epIÄ sXänbn«nsæn AhÀ Ct¸mÄ
t_mÀtKmbnse¯nbncn¡Ww. Cuizc³ Ahsc c£n¡s«. tUmIvSÀ
knhmÀUns\bpw Izn³knsbbpw XmaknbmsX I−pap«ntb¡pw.

tUmIvSÀ knhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

\hw_À 4
\mep Znhkw XpSˬbmbn tdmUneqsS bm{X sNbvXp. Hcp \nanjwt]mepw
]mgm¡nbnÃ. IpXncIÄ¡p hn{ian¡m\pÅ kabw am{Xw \evIn.
{]tXyIn¨p kw`h§sfm¶pw hgnbnep−mbnÃ. Hcp henb t_m«v hfsc
thK¯n IS¶pt]mIp¶Xp I−p F¶p Nne hgnbm{X¡mÀ ]dªp.
t_m«n\v Ft´m XIcmdp ]änbt{X. \Ãhcmb Nne \m«pImcpsS
klmbt¯msSbmWv t_m«v ]n¶oSp apt¼m«p t]mbXv. CSbv¡nSbv¡v
F³Pn³ XIcmdpÅ amXncn t_m«v \n¶ncp¶pht{X. F´mbmepw R§Ä
Ignbp¶{X thK¯n apt¶m«p IpXn¡s«.

an\bpsS Ubdn
HIvtSm_À 31
D¨bv¡v shsdÌnbn F¯nt¨À¶p. cmhnse Fs¶ ln]vt\mss«kv
sN¿m³ hfsc _p²nap«nsb¶p s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "Ccp«v, Ipäncp«v'
F¶p am{Xta Rm³ ]dªpÅpht{X.
s{]m^kÀ IpXncIsf hm§m³ t]mbncn¡pIbmWv. C\n Fgp]Xp
\mgnIbne[nIw Zqcw ImWWw. {]IrXotZhnbpsS A\p{Klw apgph³
hmcnt¡mcn sNmcnªn«pÅ {]tZiamWnXv. kabaps−¦n F{X t\cw
thWsa¦nepw Cu kuμcyw \pIÀ¶p \nev¡m\mhpw.
s{]m^kÀ IpXncIfpw h−nIfpw X¿mdm¡n Xncns¨¯nbncn¡p¶p.
bm{Xbv¡mhiyamb k¶ml§sfÃmw At±lw Hcp¡n¡gnªp. R§Ä
]pds¸Sm³ XpS§pIbmWv. F´p kw`hn¡psa¶p ap³Iq«n ]dbm\mhnÃ.

\hw_À 1
]I apgph³ \à thK¯n R§Ä bm{XsNbvXp. Cu \m«pImÀ
DZmcioecmWv. AhcpsS klmbw R§Ä¡p th−pthmfw In«n. C¶p
cmhnse R§sfmcp ho«nte¡p sN¶t¸mÄ Fsâ s\änbnepÅ ASbmfw
I−v Hcp hr² ap«pIp¯n Ipcniphc¨p {]mÀ°n¨p. _m[ Hgnbphm\mbn
Fsâ t\sc c−p hnc DbÀ¯n¡m«pIbpw sNbvXp. AXn\ptijw
sXm¸n Rm³ XebnÂ\ns¶Sp¯nt«bnÃ. IqSpX kwib§Ä¡nS
\evIcpXtÃm. s{]m^kdpsS DuÀPkzeXbpw Bthihpw A]mcwXs¶.
At±ls¯ £oWw _m[n¨nt«bnÃ.
C¶p cmhnsebpw s{]m^kÀ Fs¶ ln]vt\mss«kv sNbvXp: "Ccp«v.
shÅw CfIn¡pXn¡p¶ i_vZw tIÄ¡mw. ac¸eIIÄ Iq«nap«p¶p.'
C{Xbpw Rm³ ]dªt{X. i{Xp Ct¸mgpw shůn¯s¶bmsW¶v
R§Ä¡§s\ t_m[yambn.

\hw_À 2 (cmhnse)
Ct¸mgpw Ah³ shůn¯s¶. R§Ä amdnamdnbmWnt¸mÄ
h−ntbmSn¡p¶Xv. tPm\X³ hÀW\mXoXamb ZpcnX§Ä A\p`hn¨
tIm«tbmSv R§Ä AXnthKw ASp¯psIm−ncn¡p¶p. ChnsS hfsc
A]qÀhamtb hoSpIÄ ImWp¶pÅp. ASp¯ {]`mX¯n R§Ä
t_mÀtKm Npc¯nse¯nt¨cpw.
]s¯m¼Xv

hm³ slÂkn§nsâ Ipdn¸pIÄ

\hw_À 4
Hcp]t£, \man\n ho−pw I−pap«nbnsæntem F¶p IcpXnbmWv, tUm.
knhmÀUv hmbn¡phm\mbn Cu Ipdns¸gpXn sh¡p¶Xv. t\cw ]pecm³
C\n A[nIkabanÃ. Fcnbp¶ s\cnt¸mSn\Sp¯ncp¶mWv
Rm\nsXgpXp¶Xv. aqSÂaªv Npäp]mSpw hym]n¨pInS¡p¶p−v. an\
InS¶pd§p¶p. ]IÂ apgph³ AhÄ Dd§n. AXpsIm−v cm{XnbnÂ
Dt·jw Xncn¨pIn«n. Ct¸mÄ Ahsf ln]vt\mss«kv sNbvXv Imcy§Ä
a\Ênem¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. an\ Ubdn Fgp¯pw \ndp¯nbncn¡p¶p.
AXpsIm−pIqSnbmWv Cu Ipdns¸gpXmsa¶p Rm³ \nÝbn¨Xv.
C¶p cmhnse R§Ä t_mÀtKmNpc¯nse¯n. an\sb
ln]vt\m«nk¯n\p hnt[bbm¡m³ Ipds¨m¶paà _p²nap«nbXv. "Ccp«v,
shÅsamgpIp¶p.' C{Xbpw ]dªv AhÄ sR«nbpWÀ¶p. kwibw
ehteianÃm¯amXncn AhÄ hgn Nq−n¡mWn¨psIm−p ]dªp:
"CXpXs¶ hgn.'
"AXp \n\s¡§s\ Adnbmw?'
"AsX\n¡dnbmw. Fsâ tPm\X³ CXnse k©cn¨n«p−v.
At±l¯nsâ Ubdnbn hgn hyàambn hnhcn¨n«p−v. Rm³ AXp
]cntim[n¨p. Cu Hscmä hgntb DÅqsh¶pw a\Ênembn.
]ebnS§fnepw sNSnIÄ hoWp hgn ImWm³ hnjaambncp¶p. R§Ä
AXnte apt¶m«p t]mbn. IpXncIfpsS ISnªm¬ Ab¨phn«XpsIm−v
Ah btYjvSw IpXn¨p]mªpsIm−ncp¶p.
sNbvXpXoÀ¡m\pÅ tPmensb¡pdnt¨mÀ¯t¸mÄ HcpXcw
DÄ¡nSnea\p`hs¸«p. an\ KmV\n{ZbnemWv. IpXncIÄ apt¶m«p
IpXn¨psIm−ncn¡p¶p. hgn Ip¯t\ apIfnte¡p Ibdnt¸mIp¶p.
kÔybv¡v an\sb ln]vt\mss«kv sN¿phm\pÅ {iaw ]cmPbs¸«p.
kqcy³ AkvXan¨p. Ccp«p ]c¶p. Rm³ an\sb hnfn¨pWÀ¯n. AhÄ
Fs¶ t\m¡n s]m«n¨ncn¨p. Rm³ A¼c¶pt]mbn. hndIp
kw`cn¨psIm−p h¶v XoIq«n an\ `£Ww ]mIw sNbvXp. ]t£, AhÄ
Aev]wt]mepw `£n¨nÃ. AhÄ¡p hni¸nÃt{X. `£W¯n\p tijw
R§Ä s\cnt¸mSn\cnsI I¼nfn hncn¨p InS¶p. £oWm[nIy¯mÂ
Rm³ s]s«¶pd§nt¸mbn.

\hw_À 5
C¶se apgph³ R§Ä XpSÀ¨bmbn bm{X sNbvXp. an\ Dd§p¶p.
Ahsf hnfn¨pWÀ¯m³ IgnªnÃ. ]I apgph³ AhÄ Dd§nbmÂ
cm{Xnbn DWÀ¶ncn¡patÃm F¶p Rm³ IcpXn.
kqcy³ AkvXan¡mdmbn. Hcp henb aebpsS sImSpapSnbnemWp
R§Ä F¯nbncn¡p¶Xv. AhnsS\n¶v sXÃIse `oamImcamb
{Um¡pft¡m« I−t¸mÄ Rm³ sR«nt¸mbn. F´mbmepw apt¶m«psh¨
Im ]nt¶m«nÃ. ]XdcpXv. Cuizcm, F\n¡pth− iàn XtcWta!
kqcy³ adªp. Npäp]mSpw CcpÄ ]c¶p. an\sb Rm³ hnfn¨pWÀ¯n.
Ahsf ln]vt\mss«kv sN¿m\pÅ {iaw ]cmPbs¸«tXbpÅq.
IpXncIÄ¡v `£Whpw hn{iahpw \evIn. C¶pw an\ `£Ww Ign¨nÃ.
AhÄ¡v hni¸pw cpNnbpanÃt{X. ]t£, iàn \ne\ndpt¯−Xv
AXymhiyambXn\m Rm³ `£Ww Ign¨p. an\ Ccn¡p¶Xn\p
Npäpambn hnip² Ipcni¸wsIms−mcp kpc£nXhebw krjvSn¨p.
AhÄ Hcp {]Xnat]mse CsXms¡ t\m¡ns¡m−ncp¶tXbpÅq. B
heb¯n\p ]pd¯mWp R§Ä Xo Iq«nbncp¶Xv. Rm³ an\sb hnfn¨p:
"Xo¡Spt¯¡p hcq. XWp¸p IqSpXemWv.' AhÄ s]s«s¶gpt¶äp. HcSn
sh¨t¸mtg¡pw Nm«hmdSntbät]mse AhÄ \n¶pt]mbn. s]s«¶hÄ
\nÊlmbbmbn \ne¯ncp¶p. B kpc£nXheb¯n\p ]pd¯pIS¡m³
AhÄ¡p Ignbptam F¶p ]cntim[n¨pt\m¡pIbmbncp¶p Rm³. Rm³
tNmZn¨p: "F´mWp \S¡m¯Xv?' hnhcn¡m\mhm¯ Hcp `mhw AhfpsS
I®pIfn kv^pcn¨p. AhÄ Zb\obambn ]dªp: "\S¡m³ h¿.'
F\n¡p kam[m\ambn. B heb¯n\pÅn AhÄ
kpc£nXbmbncn¡psas¶\n¡pd¸mbn. AhfpsS icoc¯nt\ä If¦w
Bßmhns\ _m[n¨nsöp Rm³ a\Ênem¡n.
XWp¸p hÀ²n¨n«p−v. aªpI«IÄ ImäSn¨p ]d¶p hogp¶p−v. tM! F
´mWXv? Ccpfn Pzen¡p¶ {]Imiw. AXv aªpIWnIIÄ¡nSbnÂ
CfImsX \nev¡pIbmWv. {ItaW HgpInhogp¶ hkv{Xw [cn¨ Hcp
kv{Xocq]w B aªneqsS cq]wsImÅp¶tÃm. AsX, AsXmcp
kv{Xocq]wXs¶.
F§pw ivaim\aqIX. IpXncIÄ `bs¸«p \nehnfn¡p¶p. AXv
hndfn]nSn¨p XpÅn¨mSpIbmWv.
aªpIWnIIÄ Npän¡d§phm³ XpS§n. Ah hyàamb cq]w
ssIs¡m−p. tPm\Xsâ Ubdnbn hmbn¨ Imcy§Ä Fsâ
kvacWbntet¡mSnsb¯n. IpXncIÄ Aklyamb thZ\ kln¨amXncn
Rc§p¶p−mbncp¶p.
Rm³ I− cq]§Ä {ItaW R§fpsS ASpt¯¡p \o§n h¶p. an\
bmsXm¶pw kw`hn¨n«nÃm¯a«n Fs¶ t\m¡n, ]p©ncnXqIn.
s\cnt¸mSnse Xo sI«t¸mÄ IqSpXÂ hndsISp¯nSm\mbn Rm³ FWoäp.
"th−, At§m«p t]mI−. ChnsS A§v kpc£nX\mWv.' an\
s]s«¶p ]dªp.
"\o... \nsâ ImcytamÀ¯n«msW\n¡p `bw.'
 an\ ]p©ncn¨p.
"Fs¶ HmÀ¯p `bs¸SpItbm? temI¯n aämtc¡mfpw
kpc£nXbmWp Rm³.'
Imän Xo\mfw Pzen¨p. aªpIWnIIfneqsS {]Xy£s¸« B
aZmekkv{XoIÄ R§fpsS ASps¯¯n. tPm\Xsâ hnhcW§fnÂ
hmbn¨p am{Xw ]cnNbapÅ B kv{Xocq]§sf BZyambn Rm³ ASp¯p
ImWpIbmWv. BSn¡pgbp¶ tZlw, Xnf§p¶ I®pIÄ, shfp¯p
IqÀ¯ ]ÃpIÄ, XpSp¯ IhnfpIÄ, amZIXzw Xpfp¼n\nev¡p¶
Np−pIÄ. AhÀ an\sb Nq−n¡m«n Ft´m ]dªp: F¶n«v an\sb
hnfn¨p: "hcq ktlmZco, R§fpsS ASpt¯¡phcq.'
Rm³ an\sb t\m¡n. AhfpsS I®pIfn `bw \ngen¨ncp¶Xp Rm³
I−p. AXp I−t¸mÄ F\n¡p kt´mjw tXm¶n. AhÄ CXphsc
càb£n Bbn¡gnªn«nÃtÃm. Ipsd hndIpsImÅnbpw
hnip²Ipcni¸hpambn Rm³ s\cnt¸mSn\Spt¯¡p \o§n. At¸mÄ B
kv{XoIÄ ]pdtIm«p amdn. Cu heb¯n\pÅn R§Ä
kpc£nXcmbncn¡psa¶v F\n¡pd¸mbn. Ipcni¸w ssIbnepÅt¸mÄ
R§sf kao]n¡phm³ B càb£nIÄ¡p IgnbpIbnÃ. IpXncIfpsS
`bhpw thZ\bpw Fs¶t¶¡pambn Ahkm\n¨ncn¡p¶p. aªv
IpXncIsf aqSn¡gnªncn¡p¶p.
]peÀ¨hsc R§Ä A§s\ IgnªpIqSn. kqtcymZbt¯msS
aªpXcnIÄ Npän¡d§n tIm«bpsS kao]t¯¡p t]mbn I®nÂ\n¶p
adªp. an\ KmV\n{Zbnembncp¶p. Ahfpd§s«. AhfpWcp¶Xn\pap¼v
{]mXÂ X¿mdm¡mw.

tPm\Xsâ Ubdn
\hw_À 4 (cmhnse)
t_m«n\v A]ISw ]änbnÃmbncps¶¦n R§Ä CXn\Iw {]`phnsâ
IYIgn¡pambncp¶p. F¦n Fsâ an\bpsS s\änbnse If¦w CXn\Iw
amªpt]mbn«p−mIpambncp¶p. Fsâ an\ Ct¸mÄ FhnsSbmbncn¡pw?
kwibanÃ. B i]n¡s¸« tIm«bn¯s¶.

tUmIvSÀ skhmÀUnsâ Ubdn

\hw_À 5
AIse Hcp h−n IpXn¨pt]mIp¶Xv C¶p cmhnse I−p.
\nanj§Ä¡Iw AXv aªp]pIbv¡pÅn adªp. AIse
FhnsS\nt¶m sN¶mbv¡fpsS i_vZw tIÄ¡p¶p−v. R§fpsS Npäpw
B]¯p ]Xnbncn¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶p¶p.
Ccp]Xv

s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§nsâ Ipdn¸v

\hw_À 5 (sshIpt¶cw)
an\sb B i]n¡s¸« tIm«bnte¡p sIm−pt]mIm³ F\n¡p
ss[cyap−mbnÃ. AXn\m Ahsf hnip² Ipcni¸wsIm−pÅ
kpc£nX heb¯n\I¯m¡nbn«v Rm³ tIm«bnte¡p t]m¶p.
tPm\Xsâ hnhcW§fnÂ\n¶p hgn F\n¡dnbmambncp¶p. Rm³
]Ånapä¯mWv F¯nt¨À¶Xv. tIm«bnte¡p IS¶t¸mÄ hmXnepIÄ
Xpd¶pInS¡pIbmbncp¶p. F¦nepw GsX¦nepw iànsIm−v ImäSn¨p
IXISªv Rm³ tPm\Xsâ amXncn XShpImc\mbn¯occpsX¶p IcpXn
hmXnensâ hnPmKncnIÄ apgph³ NpänIsIm−Sn¨p XIÀ¯pIfªp.
Fsâ At\zjW¯nsâ ^eambn Hcp ihs¸«n Is−¯n. AXp
Xpd¶pt\m¡nbt¸mÄ Hcp amZIkpμcn AXn InS¡p¶Xp I−p;
KmV\n{Zbn ebns¨¶ amXncn. Imcyt¯mSSp¯t¸mÄ Fsâ
ss[cysams¡ tNmÀ¶pt]mbXpt]mse tXm¶n. Hcp]t£, CXv
càc£Ênsâ t{]XmßIamb ambmiànsIm−mImw. F´mbmepw
ChnsS ]Xdm³ ]mSnÃ. AIse FhnsStbm\n¶v Hcp Zo\tcmZ\w
HgpInhcp¶p−tÃm. kabw hnes¸«XmWv. Hcp \nanjhpw shdpsX
Ifbm\nÃ.
Rm³ B kpμcnbpsS Xe apdn¨pIfªp. lrZb¯n Ip
´aSn¨pIbän. s]«n¡pÅn Ipcni¸w sh¨v s]«n `{Zambn
]qÀhØnXnbn AS¨psh¨p. ASp¯pXs¶ asä s]«nbpap−mbncp¶p.
AXp Xpd¶t¸mÄ Rm³ DÅnte¡p t\m¡nbnÃ. Fsâ ss[cyw
\jvSs¸«mtem? BZys¯ kw`hw ChnsSbpw BhÀ¯n¨p.
HcmßmhpIqSn tamNn¸n¡s¸«p. aq¶mas¯ s]«n Is−¯m³ Ipsd
t\cw Xnctb−nh¶p. at\mlcambn Ae¦cn¨n«pÅXmbncp¶p B s]«n.
AXp Xpd¶p t\m¡nbt¸mÄþþC{Xbv¡v BIÀjIhpw amZIhpw Bb
Hcp cq]w Rm\nXn\p ap¼p I−nt«bnÃ. sXÃpt\cw Rm\§s\ t\m¡n
\n¶pt]mbn. Cuizcm\p{KlwsIm−mImw an\bpsS tcmZ\w Fsâ
ImXpIfnse¯n. Rmt\säSp¯ `mcn¨ tPmenbpsS Kuchw F\n¡p
t_m²yambn. B t_m[t¯msSXs¶ Rms\sâ tPmen sNbvXpXoÀ¯p.
AIse\n¶v sN¶mbv¡Ä Iq«t¯msS Aedp¶p. Hm! ]mhw an\!
Ahsf¡pdn¨mWv Rm\t¸mÄ Nn´n¨Xv. càc£ÊpIÄ¡v hnip²
Ipcni¸¯nsâ hebw t`Zn¨v DÅn IS¡m\mhnsænepw
sN¶mbv¡Ä¡v AsXmcp XSÊamhpIbnÃmbncn¡mw. Hcp]t£,
CuiztcÑ A§s\bmsW¦nÂ! F´mbmepw Fs¶ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw
càc£Ênsâ hmbnÂs¸Sp¶Xnt\¡mÄ sN¶mbv¡fpsS ]ÃpIfnÂ
IpSp§p¶XpXs¶ \ÃXv.
Hmtcm ap¡pw aqebpw Rm³ hniZambn ]cntim[n¨p. aq¶p s]«nIÄ
am{Xta AhnsS ImWm³ IgnªpÅp. C¶se I−Xpw aq¶p
càb£nIsfbmWtÃm.
Ipsd t\cs¯ At\zjW¯nsâ ^eambn Gähpw {]uVamb Hcp
s]«nIqSn Rm³ Is−¯n. AXn "{Um¡pf' Fs¶gpXnbncp¶p.
càc£ÊpIfpsS cmPmhnsâ ss]imNnI Krlw. Rm\Xp Xpd¶p
t\m¡n. AXp iq\yambncp¶p. Rm³ AXn hnip² Ipcni¸w sh¨v
AS¸p ]gbXpt]mse AS¨p. C\n {]`phn\v B s]«n¡pÅnÂ
{]thin¡phm\mhnÃ. aq¶mßm¡Ä¡p tamN\w \evInb kt
´mjt¯mSpIqSn Rm³ tIm«bv¡p ]pd¯pIS¶p. tIm«bpsS
{]thi\IhmS¯nepw Rm³ hnip² Ipcni¸w hnXdn. B hgnbneqsS
C\n Ah³ tIm«bv¡pÅn {]thin¡cpXv.
tPmenIÄ ]qÀ¯nbm¡n Rm³ an\bpsS ASps¯¯n. AhÄ
sR«nbpWÀ¶p. Fs¶ t\m¡n XfÀ¶ i_vZ¯n AhÄ ]dªp: "Cu
\cI¯nÂ\n¶p ]pd¯phcq. \ap¡v Fsâ `À¯mhnsâ ASp¡te¡p
t]mImw. At±lant¸mÄ hcp¶p−v.'
AXy[nIw `bt¯mSpw {]Xo£tbmSpwIqSn R§Ä Ing¡phit¯¡p
t]mbn. AXnsebmWh³ hcp¶Xv; R§fpsS kplr¯p¡fpw.
Ccp]¯nsbm¶v

an\bpsS Ubdn
\hw_À 6
sshIpt¶camImdmbn. AXy[nIw {]Xo£tbmsSbmWp Rm\pw
s{]m^kdpw Ing¡phit¯¡p \o§nbXv. AXnsebmWv Fsâ
tPm\X³ hcp¶Xv. sN¶mbv¡fpsS AeÀ¨ ae\ncIfn X«n
{]Xn[z\n¨v `bm\Iamb A´co£w krjvSn¡p¶p. {Um¡pf {]`phnsâ
tIm« `oIcXbpsS {]XoIw amXncn Ip¦pa{]`bn Ipfn¨p\nev¡p¶p. Hcp
henb ]mdbpsS kao]¯pÅ Kplt]msebpÅ apdnbn s{]m^kÀ
Fs¶ Ccp¯n. At±lw ]dªp: "an\m, \obnhnsS kpc£nXbmWv.
sN¶mbv¡Ä h¶m Ahsb Hs¶m¶mbn F\n¡p sIm¶pIfbm³
]äpw.'
At±lw ]md¸pd¯p Ibdn Ipg¡®mSnbneqsS Zqtc¡p t\m¡n.
Bthi`cnX\mbn At±lw hnfn¨p]dªp: "an\m, t\m¡q, AXm AhÀ
hcp¶p−v.'
Rm³ ]md¸pdt¯¡p NmSn¡bdn, At±l¯nsâ ssIbnÂ\n¶p
Ipg¡®mSn ]nSn¨phm§n At§m«pt\m¡n. aªphogm³
XpS§nbncps¶¦nepw AIse Hcp Idp¯ ]«p\mSt]mse \o−pInS¡p¶
]pgbpw tdmUneqsS IpXns¨¯p¶ HcpIq«w BÄ¡mscbpw Rm³ I−p.
aqSnbnÃm¯ Hcp h−n sXfn¨psIm−v Hcp Iq«w Pn]vknIÄ [rXnbnÂ
Ct§m«phcp¶p−mbncp¶p. h−n¡p apIfn B henb NXpcs¸«nbpw
Rm³ I−p. AXp I−t¸mÄ Fs¶ HcpÄ¡nSnew _m[n¨p. R§Ä A
´y\nanjt¯mSSp¡pIbmtWm? kqcy\kvXan¡m³ A[nIt\canÃ.
kqcymkvXabwhsc Ah\m s]«nbn _Ô\Ø\mWv. ]t£,
kqcy\kvXan¨m Ah\p c£s¸Sm³ Ignbpw. ]ns¶ R§fpsS Imcyw?
Nn´n¡phm³t]mepw Ignbp¶nÃ. s{]m^kÀ C¶es¯t¸mse Fsâ
Npäpw Ipcni¸wsIms−mcp hebw krjvSn¨p.
Ignbp¶{X t\ct¯ tIm«bnse¯m³ AhÀ ITn\m[zm\w
sN¿p¶Xmbn tXm¶n. At¸mÄ Ipd¨p sX¡phi¯mbn amdn c−pt]À
IpXnc¸pd¯p ]d¶phcp¶Xv s{]m^kÀ I−p: "AXm t\m¡q,
Izn³knbpw knhmÀUpw BsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. ssZhw c£n¨p.'
Rm³ I®mSnbneqsS t\m¡n. AsX, AXhÀXs¶bmbncn¡Ww.
Npäp]mSpw tPm\X\pth−n ]cXn. hS¡phi¯p c−pt]À IpXnc¸pd¯p
]d¶Sp¡p¶Xv Rm³ I−p. AsX. AhcnsemcmÄ Fsâ {]nbs¸«
tPm\X³Xs¶. F{X AIsesh¨p I−mepw F\n¡p tPm\Xs\
Xncn¨dnbmw. atäXv BÀXÀ Bbncn¡Ww. AhcpsS e£yhpw ap¶nÂ
I− h−nXs¶bmWv. Cu hnhcadnªt¸mÄ s{]m^kÀ¡v Bthiw
AS¡m³ IgnªnÃ.' s{]m^kÀ ]dªp: "Pn]vknIfpambn Hcp kacw
th−nht¶¡pw.'
sN¶mbv¡fpsS AeÀ¨ AXyp¨¯nembn. kqcy³ N{Ihmf¯nte¡p
XmWpsIm−ncn¡p¶p. \mep]mSp\n¶pw sN¶mbv¡Ä AednbSp¡p¶p.
Rm³ ssIt¯m¡p icnbm¡n sh¡s«. ITn\amb Imäpw tImSaªpw
sN¶mbv¡fpwIqSn AXn`oIcamb Hc´co£w krjvSn¨ncn¡p¶p. C\n
A[nIt\canÃ, kqcy\kvXan¡m³. tIm«bnte¡p IpXn¨phcp¶hsc
R§Ä¡p hyàambn ImWm³ Ignbp¶p. Rm\pw s{]m^kdpw
R§fpsS tXm¡pIÄ icnbm¡n Ahsc t\cnSm³ X¿mdmbn \n¶p.
AXm, AhÀ ASps¯¯n¡gnªp.
"\nev¡q.'
B i_vZw tI«p R§Ä sR«n¯ncnªp t\m¡n. AXn H¶v Fsâ
tPm\X\pw atäXv Izn³knbpw Bbncp¶p. Pn]vknIÄ¡p `mj
a\Ênembnsænepw B BÚmiànbpsS ap¶n AhÀ
\nev¡pIXs¶ sNbvXp. tPm\X\pw Izn³knbpw Hcp hi¯pIqsSbpw
BÀXdpw knhmÀUpw adphi¯pIqsSbpw IpXns¨¯n¡gnªp. ]t£,
Pn]vknIÄ¡hnsS Xmakn¡phm³ km[yaÃmbncp¶p. AhcpsS t\Xmhp
]dªp: "apt¶m«p IpXn¡q.'
Pn]vknIÄ ISnªm¬ sh«n¸nSn¨t¸mÄ IpXnc apt¶m«p IpXn¨p.
Fsâ kplr¯p¡Ä \mept]cpw AhcpsS t\sc tXm¡p Nq−ns¡m−p
]dªp: "A\§cpXv.' AtXkabw s{]m^kdpw HfnhnÂ\n¶p ]pd¯p
h¶v AhcpsS t\sc tXm¡pNq−n. Pn]vknIÄ Bbp[§Ä
ssIbnseSp¯p kac¯n\p X¿mdmbn. Pn]vknIfpsS t\Xmhv
N{Ihmf¯n adbm³ t]mIp¶ kqcys\ Nq−n¡m«n Ft´m ]dªp.
s]s«¶v tPm\X\pw Izn³knbpw BÀXdpw skhmÀUpwIqSn B s]«nbpsS
t\À¡p IpXn¨p. Rm³ Bthiw sIm−p. Fsâ a\Êv
Xnf¨padnbpIbmbncp¶p. tPm\X³ B]¯nsâ \Sphnte¡p IpXn¨p
NmSp¶Xp I−t¸mÄ Fsâ a\Ên F´p tXm¶n Fs¶\n¡nt¸mÄ
hnhcn¡m\mhp¶nÃ. R§fpsS kplr¯p¡fpsS B{IaWw I−t¸mÄ
Pn]vknIÄ s]«n¡p Npäpw hfªp\n¶p. GXm\pw \nanj§tf
_m¡nbpÅq. kqcy\kvXan¡m³ XpS§p¶p. AXn\pap¼v Ahs\
hIhcp¯Wsa¶ hmintbmsSbmWv tPm\X\pw BÀXdpw Izn³knbpw
knhmÀUpw \nev¡p¶Xv. Aedn¡pXns¨¯p¶ sN¶mbv¡tfm
Pn]vknIfpsS Bbp[tam H¶pahÀ¡p {]iv\ambncp¶nÃ. tPm\X³
\nanjt\cwsIm−v s]«nbpsS ASpt¯¡p \o§n. s]«n XÅn¯msgbn«p.
Izn³kn i{Xp¡sf t\cnSpIbmbncp¶p. Pn]vknIfpsS \nc t`Zn¨v Izn³kn
AI¯pIS¶p. Hcp Pn]vknbpsS ITmc Izn³knbpsS t\À¡Sp¡p¶Xp
Rm³ I−p. Izn³kn Xsâ ssIbnepÅ ITmcsIm−Xp XSp¡m³
{ian¨p.
 Cu kabwsIm−v h−nbnÂ\n¶v tPm\X³ NmSnbnd§n. Izn³knbpw
At§m«p IpXn¨p. At±lw hmcn`mKw s]m¯n¸nSn¨n«p−mbncp¶p.
hncepIÄ¡nSbneqsS càw IpXns¨mgpIp¶p. ]t£, CsXm¶pw
tPm\X³ Adnbp¶nsöp tXm¶n. IensIm− tImacwt]mse At±lw
s]«nbpsS aqSnIp¯n ASÀ¯n¡fªp. Izn³knbpw tPm\X\pwIqSn
{ian¨t¸mÄ aqSn CfIns¯dn¨p hoWp. BÀXdpsSbpw knhmÀUnsâbpw
tXm¡pIÄ¡p ap¼n Pn]vknIÄ HXp§n amdn¡gnªncp¶p. AXm,
kqcy³ XmgpIbmWv. ]IpXnbpw adªpIgnªp F¶p tXm¶p¶p.
s]«nbpsS aqSn CfIn Xmsg hoWt¸mÄ s]«nbn {Um¡pf{]`p
\o−p\nhÀ¶p InS¡p¶Xp R§Ä I−p. hnfdn shfp¯ Ahsâ
apJ¯p \mcIobmánÖzmeIÄ Bfn¡¯p¶p−v. AXm, Ah³
AkvXabkqcysâ t\À¡p Xncnbp¶p. Ahsâ apJ¯p ss]imNnI`mhw!
Ahsâ I®pIfn hnPtbm·mZw! Ah³ c£s¸SpIbmtWm? Fsâ
Cuizcm...! sRmSnbnSbn tPm\Xsâ ITmcn {Um¡pfbpsS
sXm−bneqsS Xmtg¡nd§n. "At¿m...' Rm³ AdnbmsX
\nehnfn¨pt]mbn. Izn³knbpsS ITmcnbpw Ahsâ lrZb¯neqsS
Xmgv¶pt]mbn. \nanjwsIm−v {Um¡pfbpsS icocw Hcp]nSn
a®mbn¡gnªncp¶p. {Um¡pfbpsS apJs¯ ss]imNnI`mhw Hcp
\nanjt¯¡p adªv \nXyim´X B apJ¯v sXfnbp¶Xp ImWm³
R§Ä¡p Ignªp.
C¡mgvN I−p\n¶ Pn]vknIÄ AÛpXwsIm−p hm s]mfn¨pt]mbn.
R§fpsS Aam\pjnI iànsIm−mWv B icocw [qfnbmbn
amdnbsX¶hÀ IcpXn. Ahkcw In«nbhÀ XncntªmSn. Izn³kn Ipgªp
Xmsg hoWpIgnªncp¶p. Rm³ At±l¯nsâ ASpt¯t¡mSn. hnip²
Ipcni¸¯nsâ heb¯n\p ]pd¯p IS¡m³ F\n¡ev]hpw hnjaw
tXm¶nbnÃ. Fsâ s\änbnte¡p kq£n¨p t\m¡ns¡m−p Izn³kn
]dªp: "Fsâ PohnXw k^eambn.'
kqcy³ an¡hmdpw adªpIgnªncp¶p. Izn³kn Nq−n¡m«nbt¸mÄ
FÃmhcpw Fsâ s\änbnte¡p t\m¡n. acW¯nsâ Ib¯nte¡p
ap§ns¡m−v Izn³kn ]dªp: "ssZh¯n\p \μn ]dbpI. \½psS {iaw
hrYmhnembnÃ. an\bpsS s\än¯Sw If¦clnXambncn¡p¶p.'
B [oc³ \nÈ_vZambn ]p©ncntbmsS I®S¨p.

Ipdn¸v
Ggp hÀj§Ä¡p ap¼v \cI¯oÖzmeIfneqsS R§Ä¡p
\ot§−nh¶p. R§Ä A\p`hn¨ bmX\IfpsS {]Xn^eambmWv
C¶\p`hn¡p¶ kwXr]vXnbpw kt´mjhpw. R§fpsSþþFsâbpw
an\bpsSbpwþþaIsâ P·Zn\w Izn³kn tamdnkv acn¨ ZnhkamsW¶Xv
R§sf IqSpXÂ kt´mjn¸n¡p¶p. Izn³kn F¶mWv R§fh\p
t]cn«Xv.
`bm\Iamb HmÀaIfpd§n¡nS¡p¶ {Sm³knÂhm\nbbnte¡v Cu
th\¡me¯v R§sfmcp bm{X t]mbn. R§Ä I®psIm−p
ImWpIbpw sNhnsIm−p tIÄ¡pIbpw sNbvX Imcy§Ä
hmkvXhamsW¶p hnizkn¡m³ hnjaw tXm¶n. `oIcmwi§sfÃmw
XpS¨p\o¡s¸«ncn¡p¶p. sIm«mc¯n\p amäsam¶panÃ.
ho«n Xncns¨¯nb R§Ä ]et¸mgpw KXImekvacWIÄ
Abhnd¡mdp−v. tk^nÂ\n¶p Rm³ ]gb tcJIsfms¡sbSp¯p
t\m¡n. Ipsd ssS¸v sNbvX ISemkpIÄ. an\bpsSbpw knhmÀUnsâbpw
Fsâbpw t\m«p_p¡pIfpw s{]m^kÀ hm³ slÂkn§nsâ Ipdn¸pIfpw
A¡q«¯nep−mbncp¶p. B `oIcIY \S¶Xmbn, Cu sXfnhpIÄ
I−mÂt]mepw, Bcpw hnizkn¡pIbnÃ; hnizkn¡Wsa¶v
R§Ä¡m{KlanÃ. R§fpsS aIs\ ap«nencp¯ns¡m−v s{]m^kÀ
hm³ slÂknMv ]dªp:
"R§Ä¡p sXfnshm¶pw th−; R§sf Bcpw hnizkn¡pIbpw
th−. Ch³ Hcn¡ednbpw, Chsâ A½ Fs´mcp
[och\nXbmbncps¶¶v! an\bpsS a[pckz`mhhpw kvt\lhpw Ch³
A\p`hn¨dnªn«p−v. C\nsbmcn¡Â Ch\dnbpw. Chsâ A½bpsS
c£bv¡pth−n F´pw sN¿m³ aSn¡m¯ a«n Ipd¨pt]À
BßmÀ°ambn Ahsf kvt\ln¨ncps¶¶v.'

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