The Soul of The Poombatta by Misab

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sam-gn-amäw
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POOMBATTAYUDE ATHMAVU
MUHAMMEDALIYUDE ATHMAKATHA (Malayalam)
(Autobiography)
Original: The Soul of a Butterfly Reflection on Life’s Journey
By: MUHAMMED ALI with HANA YASMEEN ALI
Translator: BASHEER MIS-AB
Publishers:
ISLAMIC PUBLISHING HOUSE
P.O. Marikkunnu, Kozhikode- 673 012
Kerala State, India
E-mail: iphdir@gmail.com
Web: www.iphkerala.com
First Published : October 2019
Second Edition : February 2020
Layout & Cover Design : Shafeeque. C.P
Printers : Oruma Printers, Thrissur
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A-\-´-tem-I-§-sf-¡p-dn-¨ hn-h-c-W-§-fm-Ip-¶p. Cu ]p-kv-X-Iw ]-t£,
H-cp an-t¯m b-£n-¡-Y-tbm A-Ã. a-dn-¨v, A-N-©-e- hn-izm-k-¯n-\p-S-a-bm-
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sa-¶v kz-´w lr-Z-b-t¯m-Sv tX-Sn-b H-cm-sf-¡p-dn-¨m-Wv Xp-SÀ-Xm-fp-I-fnÂ
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sf-bpw {]-Xn-\n-[m-\w sN-¿p-s¶m-cm-sf Ip-dn-¨p-Iq-Sn-bm-Wv \n-§Ä hm-
bn-¡m³ t]m-hp-¶-Xv. t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-se I-em-Nm-Xp-cn-sIm-ïv tem-I-s¯
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kw-`-hn-¨-Xv Xm-c-]-cn-th-j-¯n-\v ]p-d-¯m-bn-cp-¶p. Po-hn-X-¯n-ep-S-\o-fw
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A-t±-lw \m-b-I-Xz-¯n-sâ-bpw Xm-c-ku-µ-cy-¯n-sâ-bpw F-¡m-e-s¯-bpw
an-I-¨ am-Xr-I-bm-bn-¯oÀ-¶p.
Po-hn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶ a-äm-sc-¡m-fpw Iq-Sp-X-em-bn ap-l-½-Z-en-sb-¡p-dn-¨v
F-gp-X-s¸-«n-«p-ï-s{X. tem-I-t¯m-fw hn-im-e-am-sbm-cp lr-Z-bw \n-§Ä-
xii ]q¼m-
ap-l½
äb - p-sS B-ßmhv
¡p-ïm-hp-t¼mÄ tem-Iw A-tX-¸-än F-gp-Xm-\m-in-¡p-¶p. A-t±-l-s¯-¡p-

dn-¨v F-gp-X-s¸-« a-äp ]p-kv-X-I-§-fpw Cu c-N-\-bpw X-½n-se hy-Xym-kw
C-X-t±-l-¯n-sâ lr-Z-b-¯nÂ-\n-¶p-bnÀ-s¡m-ï-Xm-Wv F-¶-Xm-Ip-¶p.
h-cpw Xm-fp-I-fnÂ \n-§Ä tem-I-s¯ Im-Wp-I F-sâ ]n-Xm-hn-sâ
I¬-I-fn-eq-sS-bm-bn-cn-¡pw. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ kz-]v-\-§Ä, {]-Xn-_-Ô-§Ä,
lr-Zb - t- `-ZI
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- m-b Po-hn-Xm-\p-`h- §- Ä, bu-h\ - wsXm-«n-¶p-hs
- c-bp-Å hn-Pb-
§Ä F-¶n-hs - b-Ãmw Cu c-N\ - b- n-eq-sS \n-§Ä {K-ln-¡pw. A-t±-l¯ - nsâ
Po-hn-X-¯n-se \nÀ-Wm-b-I \n-an-j-§-fn-eq-sS-bp-sÅm-cp bm-{X-bm-Wo
]p-kv-X-Iw. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ kz-Im-cy-kv-a-c-W-IÄ-s¡m-¸w F-sâ HmÀ-a-IÄ
H-c-Â]-hpw, A-t±-l-¯n-sâ lr-Z-b-s¯ kv-]À-in-¨ I-hn-X-I-fpw tNÀ-
¶mÂ Cu ]p-kv-X-I-am-bn. Im-em-Xn-hÀ-¯n-bm-bn-\n-¶, A-t±-l-¯n-sâ
a-\p-jy-Xz-¯n-\pw Im-cp-Wy-¯n-\pw Rm³ km-£n-bm-Wv. ]q-¼m-ä-bp-sS
lr-Z-b-ap-sÅm-cm-fm-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ Nn-´m-þ-hn-izm-k-
§-fpw {]-tNm-Z-\-§-fpw tem-I-¯n-\v ]-¦p-sh-¡m³-th-ïn A-t±-l-t¯m-
sSm-¸w k-l-h-kn-¡m-\m-b-Xv F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw h-en-sbm-cp
_-lp-a-Xn-bpw A-\p-{K-l-hp-am-Wv. Po-hn-X-¯nÂ \-ap-t¡m-tcm-cp-¯À-¡pw
kz-´-am-b ]-¦v h-ln-¡m-\p-sï-¦nÂ, kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ ]-¦v h-ln-s¨m-cp
a-lm-a-\p-jy-sâ I-Y-bm-Wn-Xv.
Um-Uo, F-sâ im-iz-X-k-Xy-hpw i-àn-bpw `q-an-bn-se kzÀ-K-hpw
A-§m-Ip-¶p. F-t¶m-sSm-¸-ap-Å-Xn-\p \-µn! F-¶n-eÀ-¸n-¨ hn-izm-k-¯n-\p
\-µn. C-cp-«nÂ F-sâ ssI-]n-Sn-¨v F-t¸m-gpw Iq-sS-\n-Â-¡p-¶-Xn-\p \-µn.
A-s§-\n-¡v sh-dpw A-Ñ-\-Ã. F-sâ kp-lr-¯pw {]-W-b-Kp-cp-hp-am-Wv.
Im-hÂ-am-em-J-bm-Wv. A-§p I-cp-Xp-¶-Xn-epw Iq-Sp-X-em-bn Rm-\-§-sb
kv-t\-ln-¡p-¶p, a-\-ÊnÂ Xm-tem-en-¡p-¶p. A-§-sb ssZ-hw A-\p-{K-ln-
¡-s« Um-Uo... A-§m-sW-sâ {]-tNm-Z-\w.
kvt\l-t¯msS,
l\m bmkvao³ Aen
A-en
\n-§Ä-s¡m-cn-¡-epw i-cn-¡p {K-ln-¡m-\m-hn-Ã
F-sâ ]n-Xm-hn-sâ B-ßm-hn-sâ B-gw,
F-{X A-Km-[-am-Wv A-t±-l-¯n-sâ
{]-`m-h-¯n-sâ {]-bm-W-sa-¶v.
kv-t\-l-hpw Zm-\-hpw am-{X-ta
A-t±-l-¯n-\-dn-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p-Åq.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ I-Y-]-d-bm³
hm-¡p-IÄ A-]-cym-]v-X-am-Ip-¶p.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ ap-Jw h-c-¡m³
H-cp hÀ-W-¯n-\pw `w-Kn t]m-cm.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ Jym-Xn-bp-bÀ-¯m³
C-Xn-lm-k-§Ä ]-cym-]v-X-a-Ã.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ B-ßm-hv
\-½p-sS hÀW-\-IÄ-¡-Xo-X-am-Ip-¶p
\-£-{X-§Ä-t]m-epw A-t±-l-¯n-sâ
lr-Z-b-¯n-\p ]-I-c-am-hn-Ã.
xiv ]q¼m-
ap-l½
äb - p-sS B-ßmhv
H-cp k-tµ-l-{]-]-©-¯n-\pw
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ lr-Z-bw-h-cn-¨
hn-izm-k-s¯ am-bv-¨p-I-f-bm-\m-hn-Ã.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ hn-ip-²-t\-{X-§-fn-se
]p-©n-cn ]-IÀ-¯m³
H-cp Nn-{X-¯n-\p-am-hn-Ã.
A-en \nÀ-h-Nn-¨ ku-µ-cyw
]qÀW-X-bnÂ hÀ-Wn-¡m³
H-cp {K-Ù-¯n-\p-am-hn-Ã.
l\m bmkvao³
B-ap-Jw
t_m-Iv-knw-KnÂ-\n-¶p hn-c-an-¨mÂ Rm³ F-´p-sN-¿m³ t]m-hp-I-bm-
sW-¶v B-fp-I-sf-t¸m-gpw tNm-Zn-¨n-cp-¶p. a-dp-]-Sn-bn-Xm-Ip-¶p:
F-sâ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv Im-e-¯v \n-§Ä b-YmÀ-Y ap-l-½-Z-en-sb I-ïn-
«n-Ã. A-Â-]w t_m-Iv-knw-Kpw Ip-d-¨v {]-I-S-\-ssh-Z-Kv-[y-hpw am-{X-ta
\n-§Ä I-ïn-«p-Åq. t_m-Iv-knw-KnÂ-\n-¶p hn-c-an-¨ ti-j-am-Wv F-sâ
b-YmÀ-Y tPm-en-bm-cw-`n-¨X
- v. H-cp-Im-e¯
- v t]-io-_e
- h
- pw i-co-ce
- m-hW
- y-hpw
h-fÀ-¯n-sb-Sp-¯-t]m-se F-\n-s¡-sâ B-ßo-b-kz-Xzw hn-I-kn-¸n-¡m³
Iq-Sp-XÂ k-a-bw e-`n-¨-Xv A-t¸m-gm-bn-cp-¶p.
B-fp-IÄ h-en-b F-Sp-¸p-IÄ \nÀ-an-¡p-¶-Xpw, F-¶mÂ X-IÀ-¶
Kr-lm-´-co-£-¯nÂ Po-hn-¡p-¶-Xp-am-Wv Np-äp-ap-Å tem-I-¯nÂ Rm³
Im-Wp-¶-Xv. Po-hn-¡m³ ]-Tn-¡p-¶-Xn-\p ]-I-cw F-§-s\ D-]-Po-h-\w
km-[y-am-¡mw F-¶ Nn-´-bn-em-Wv \mw Iq-Sp-XÂ k-a-bw hym-]r-X-cm-hp-
¶-Xv. F-¶mÂ G-Xp X-¯z-§-fm-tWm F-sâ Po-hn-X-s¯ \-bn-¡p-¶-Xv
A-h \n-§-fp-am-bn ]-¦p-sh-¡m-\m-Wv Rm-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶-Xv. F-sâ B-ßm-
hn-s\ kv-]À-in-¨, lr-Z-b-¯n-\p {]-tNm-Z-\-ta-In-b ZÀ-i-\-§Ä, I-Y-IÄ,
B-ZÀ-i-§Ä F-¶n-h-bnÂ H-«p-an-¡-Xpw Rm³ {K-ln-¨-Xv F-sâ Ckvemw
]T-\-¯nÂ-\n-¶m-bn-cp-¶p. _-Ôp-an-{Xm-Zn-IÄ-¡n-S-bnÂ ]-¦p-sh-¨n-cp-¶
B A-\p-`-h-§-sf-Ãmw C-t¸mÄ Rm³ tem-I-¯n-\p-ap-¼n-te-¡v sh-¡p-
I-bm-Wv.
Im-em-´-c-¯nÂ F-sâ a-Xw am-dp-I-bpw, B-ßo-b-X-bnÂ ]-cn-Wm-
a-§Ä kw-`-hn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. a-X-hpw B-ßo-b-X-bpw c-ïm-Ip-¶p.
]-t£, B-fp-IÄ ]-e-t¸m-gpw A-h H-¶m-sW-¶v sX-än-²-cn-¡p-¶p. Nn-e-Xv
]Tn-¸n-¡m-\m-hn-Ã. ]-t£, lr-Z-b-¯nÂ H-cp D-WÀ-hm-bn A-h {]-Xy-
£-s¸-t«-¡mw. \-ap-s¡-Ãmw A-I-¯p-Å Zn-hy-{]-Im-i-s¯ Xn-cn-¨-dn-b-
xvi ]q¼m-
ap-l½
äb - p-sS B-ßmhv
em-Ip-¶p B-ßo-b-X. A-tX-sX-¦n-epw a-X-¯n-tâ-Xp am-{X-a-Ã. a-dn-¨v,

k-I-eÀ-¡p-a-h-Im-i-s¸-«-Xm-Ip-¶p. C-t¸m-gpw Xm-¦Ä hn-izm-k-s¯
Ip-dn-¨ A-t\z-j-W-¯n-em-tWm F-¶v B-fp-IÄ tNm-Zn-¨n-cp-¶p. F-¶mÂ,
F-sâ hn-izm-k-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v Zn-h-kw ap-gp-s¡ \nÀ-¯m-sX kw-km-cn-¡m³
F-\n-¡m-hpw F-¶-Xm-Wv h-kv-Xp-X. Im-c-Ww, Po-hn-X-¯n-se a-sä-ń-s\-
¡m-fpw Iq-Sp-X-em-bn Rm³ ssZ-h-¯nÂ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶p. k-ap-{Z-P-ew
ap-gp-h³ a-jn-bpw, `q-an-bn-se hr-£-§Ä ap-gph³ t]-\-bp-am-¡nbmÂ-
t]m-epw ssZ-h-Úm-\-sa-gp-Xm³ A-h A-]-cym-]v-X-am-bn-cn-¡pw. A-{X-
taÂ i-àn ssZ-h-¯n-\p-sï-¶ A-dn-hv F-s¶ hn-\-bm-\zn-X-\m-¡p-¶p.
ssZ-h-s¯ Ip-dn-¨pw, Ckvem-an-s\ Ip-dn-¨pw F-{X-t¯m-fw ]-Tn-¡p-¶p-thm
A-{X-t¯m-fw F-sâ A-dn-hn-sâ ]-cn-an-Xn Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-bp-¶p. A-Xn-
\mÂ C-t¸-mgpw Rm³ ]T-\-¯n-em-Wv. ssZ-h-amÀ-K-¯n-se {]-hÀ-¯-\-§-
tf-¡mÄ a-l-¯-c-am-bn a-sä-´p-ïv!
N-cn-{X-¯n-se a-lm-ßm-¡Ä kz-bw am-lm-ßyw B-{K-ln-¨-h-c-Ã.
A-]-cÀ-¡v \-·-IÄ sN-bv-Xv ssZ-h-t¯m-S-Sp-¡m-\m-Wv A-h-cm-{K-ln-¨-Xv.
C-\n-bpw kz-bw i-cn-s¸-Sp-t¯-ï Im-cy-§-fp-sï-¶p Xn-cn-¨-dn-bp-I-bpw
Xn-cp-¯m³ {i-an-¡p-I-bp-am-Wv Rm³. A-`n-am-\n-¡-ms\m-«pw h-I-bn-Ãm-¯,
hn-ti-jn-¨pw A-]-cÀ-¡p th-Z-\-bp-ïm-¡n-b Nn-e-sX-¦n-epw Rm³ sN-bv-
Xp-t]m-bn-«p-ïv. Rm-\-XnÂ ssZ-h-t¯m-Sv am-¸n-c-¡p-¶p.
F-hn-sS sN-Ãp-t¼m-gpw B-fp-I-sf-s¶ Xn-cn-¨-dn-bp-¶p. A-h-sc-s¶
kv-t\-ln-¡p-I-bpw B-cm-[n-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶p. A-Xn-e-¸p-dw H-cmÄ-¡n-\n
F-´v A-[n-Im-c-þ-kzm-[o-\-§-fp-ïv t\-Sm³?! A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶, F-sâ
{]-i-kv-Xn t\À-h-gn-bnÂ {]-tbm-P-\s¸Sp-t¯-ï _m-[y-X F-\n-¡p-sï¶v
Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-bp-¶p. \n-d-tam ]-Z-hn-tbm a-X-tam t\m-¡m-sX k-I-e
a-\p-jy-tcm-Spw Rm³ \-·-bnÂ hÀ-¯n-¡m-\p-Å Im-c-W-§-fn-sem-¶pw
A-Xp-X-s¶. a-\p-jy-cnÂ Nn-eÀ A-]-c-sc-¡mÄ D-¯-a-sc-¶v kz-bw I-cp-
Xp-¶p-sh-¦n-epw ssZ-h-Zr-jv-Sn-bnÂ k-I-e-cpw k-am-\-cm-Ip-¶p. lr-Z-b-¯n-
\-I-s¯-´p-tïm A-Xn-em-Ip-¶p Im-cyw.
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv Im-e-¯v Rm³ ]-eÀ-¡pw H-cp-]m-Sv ]-Ww k-½m-\n-¨n-
«p-sï-¶m-Wv B-fp-IÄ ]-d-bp-¶-Xv. ]-e-cpw F-§-s\-bm-Wv F-s¶ ]-än-¨v
]-Ww I-hÀ-¶-sX-¶pw, Rm³ F-{]-Im-c-am-Wv A-Xn-s\-Ãmw au-\m-\p-hm-Zw
\-ÂIn-b-sX-¶p-sa-Ãmw A-hÀ hn-i-Zo-I-cn-s¨-gp-Xp-¶p-ïv. F-¶mÂ, B-fp-I-
sf-s¶ h-©n-¡p-Ib - m-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ-t]m-epw Rm-\X- nÂ F-Æn-[w s]-cp-am-dn
F-¶-Xm-Wv {]-[m-\w. Im-c-Ww, F-Ãm-än-\pw Rm³ ssZ-h-¯n-\p ap-¼nÂ
a-dp-]-Sn ]-d-tb-ï-Xp-ïv. A-]-c-cp-sS sN-bv-Xn-IÄ-¡v R-m\p-¯-c-hm-Zn-b-Ã.
ssZ-h-¯n-\p-ap-¼nÂ A-hÀ kz-bw-X-s¶ a-dp-]-Sn \-Â-tIïn-h-cpw.
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F-s¶ th-Z-\n-¸n-¨-h-tcm-Sv Po-hn-X-¯n-sem-cn-¡-epw {]-Xn-Im-cw

sN-¿m³ Rm³ {i-an-¨n-«n-Ã. Im-c-Ww, am-¸p-\-Â-Ip-¶-Xn-em-Wv Rm³
hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶-Xv. B-fp-IÄ F-t¶m-Sv £-an-¡-Ww F-¶p Rm-\m-{K-ln-
¡p-¶-Xp-t]m-se, A-]-c-tcm-Sv £-an-¡p-¶-Xpw F-sâ io-e-am-bn-cp-¶p.
H-cm-fp-sS lr-Z-b-¯n-ep-Å-sX-s´-¶v ssZ-h-¯n-\p am-{X-ta A-dn-bq. F-Ãmw
Im-Wp-I-bpw tIÄ-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶-h-\-tÃm A-h³.
F-\n-¡p Np-äp-ap-Å [m-cm-f-am-fp-IÄ k-lm-b-¯n-\m-bn ssI-\o-«p-¶-
h-cm-Wv. A-h-cnÂ I-gn-bp-¶-{X- t]-sc k-lm-bn-¡m³ Rm³ {i-an-¨n-«p-ïv.
A-XnÂ bm-sXm-cp sX-äp-an-Ã. F-\n-¡p-]-tbm-Kn-¡m-am-bn-cp-¶ k-¼-¯p-
t]m-epw A-Xym-h-iy-¡mÀ-¡v Rm³ \-Â-In-b-Xv ssZ-hw F-s¶ A-{X-taÂ
k-¼-¶-am-¡n-b-Xn-\m-em-bn-cp-¶p. F-{X-t¯m-fw Rm³ ssZ-h-amÀ-K-¯nÂ
sNe-h-gn-t¨m, A-{X-t¯m-fw ssZ-hw F-\n-¡v Xn-cn-¨p-\-ÂIp-I-bpw sN-bv-
sX-¶v C-t¸mÄ Xn-cn-ªp-t\m-¡p-t¼mÄ F-\n-¡v XoÀ-¨-s¸-Sp-¶p. F-sâ
Zm-\-[À-a-§-sf-tbm, Rm³ k-lm-bn-¨-h-sc-tbm Ip-dn-¨v kw-km-cn-¡m³
Rm-\p-Zy-an-¡p-¶n-Ã. Im-c-Ww, Xn-cn-s¨m-¶pw Imw-£n-¡m-Xn-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ
am-{X-am-Wv \mw b-YmÀ-Y Hu-Zm-cy-hm-·m-cm-Ip-¶-Xv.
cm-{Xn D-d-§m³ In-S-¡p-t¼mÄ Rm³ kz-bw tNm-Zn-¡p-¶p, "\m-sf
Rm³ D-WÀ-s¶-Wo-än-sÃ-¦nÂ C-¶-s¯ Po-hn-X-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v A-`n-am-\n-
¡m³ h-I-bp-ïm-hp-tam?' B H-cp tNm-Zyw a-\-ÊnÂ kq-£n-¨v I-gn-bp-¶-{X
\-·-IÄ sN-¿m³ Rm³ {i-an-¨n-«p-ïv. F-sâ hn-izm-k-¯n-\m-bn \n-e-sIm-
Åp-¶-Xp-sXm-«v B-cm-[-IÀ-¡v Hm-t«m-{Km-^v \Â-Ip-¶-Xpw, B-fp-IÄ-¡v
ssI-sIm-Sp-¡p-¶-Xpw h-sc-bp-Å sN-dp-Xpw h-ep-Xp-am-b \-·-IÄ. a-\p-
jyÀ-¡v I-gn-bp-¶-{X B-\-µ-ta-In F-sâ kzÀ-K-{]-th-iw km-[y-am-¡m³
{i-an-¡p-I-bm-Wv Rm³.
h-À-j-§Ä-sIm-ïv hn-I-kn-¨p-h-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ a-X-hn-izm-kw.
F-sâ A-½-sbm-cp _m-]v-än-Ìpw, A-Ñ-s\m-cp sa-t¯-Un-Ìp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
tb-ip ssZ-h-]p-{X-\m-sW-¶v A-h-cn-cp-h-cpw hn-iz-kn-¨p. F-\n-¡p-]t£,
B hn-izm-k-an-Ã. aq-km-sb-t]m-se {]-ap-J-\m-sbm-cp {]-hm-N-I-\m-W-t±-lw
F-¶m-Wv Rm³ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶-Xv. hn-[n-\nÀ-Wb-\m-fnÂ F-sâ am-Xm-]n-
Xm-¡Ä kzÀ-K-¯nÂ {]-th-in-¡p-sa-¶p X-s¶-bm-Wv F-sâ hn-izm-kw.
A-hÀ Ip-ä-sam-¶pw sN-¿m-¯-Xn-\m-e-Ã; a-dn-¨v, am-\y-cpw a-\p-jy-kv-t\-
ln-I-fp-am-b ssZ-h-hn-izm-kn-I-fm-b-Xn-\mÂ. \-ap-s¡-Ãmw H-scm-ä ssZ-h-ta-
bp-Åq. \mw B ssZ-h-s¯ `n-¶co-Xn-bnÂ D-]m-kn-¡p-¶p F-¶p-am-{Xw.
]p-g, \-Zn, X-Sm-Iw, Ip-fw, A-cp-hn, k-ap-{Zw F-¶n-§-s\ ]-e t]-cp-I-fnÂ
\mw hn-fn-¡p-sa-¦n-epw F-Ãm-än-ep-ap-ÅX
- v sh-Åw X-s¶! a-X§
- f- pw A-Æn-[w
X-s¶-bm-Ip-¶p. hn-hn-[ t]-cp-I-fn-em-sW-¦n-epw A-h-sb-Ãmw ]-e cq-]-
xviii ]q¼m-
ap-l½
äb - p-sS B-ßmhv
`m-h-§-fnÂ H-tc k-Xy-s¯-bm-WpÄ-s¡m-Åp-¶-Xv. \n-§Ä ap-kven-tam

{In-kv-Xym-\n-tbm Pq-X-t\m F-¶-sXm-cp hn-j-b-a-Ã. ssZ-h-hn-izm-kn-bm-sW-
¦nÂ a-\p-jy-sc-Ãmw H-scm-ä Ip-Spw-_¯
- n-sâ `m-Ka- m-sW-¶v hn-iz-kn-¡W - w.
\n-§Ä ssZ-h-s¯ kv-t\-ln-¡p-¶p-sh-¦nÂ A-h-sâ kr-jv-Sn-I-fnÂ
Nn-e-sc am-{X-am-bn kv-t\-ln-¡m³ \n-§Ä-¡m-hn-Ã.
F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ {]-Xn-^-e-\-am-Wo Ir-Xn. Po-hn-X-¯nÂ F-\n-
t¡-ä-hpw A-hn-kv-a-c-Wo-b-am-b Nn-e A-\p-`-h-§-tfm-sSm-¸w, R-s\-§s\
C-¶p Im-Wp-¶ Rm-\m-bn-¯oÀ-s¶-¶pw C-Xp hn-i-Zo-I-cn-¡p-¶p. t_m-Iv-
knw-Kv I-cn-bÀ Xp-S-§n-b-Xn-\p ti-jw kp-ZoÀ-L-am-b ]m-X-IÄ Rm³
]n-¶n-«n-cn-¡p-¶p. tem-Iw ap-gp-h³ k-©-cn-¨v F-Ãm-X-cw B-fp-I-fp-am-bpw
Rm³ C-S-]-g-In. tem-I-¯m-I-am-\w a-\p-jy-sc hn-\y-kn-¨pw, A-h-tcm-
tcm-cp-¯-sc-bpw hy-Xy-kv-X-cm-¡n-bp-am-Wv ssZ-h-ao `q-an-sb C-{X-taÂ
kp-µ-c-am-¡n-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. ssh-Pm-Xy-§-sf DÄ-s¡m-Åp-I-bpw B-Z-cn-
¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶-tXm-sSm-¸w km-[À-ay-§-sf B-Z-cn-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-I
F-¶-Xm-bn-cn-¡-Ww \-½p-sS \n-e-]m-Sv. ssh-hn-[y-¯n-se ku-µ-cy-s¯
DÄ-s¡m-Åm-\pw t{]m-Õm-ln-¸n-¡m-\pw \-ap-¡v I-gn-b-Ww. F-Ãm ]q-¡Ä-
¡pw H-tc cq-]-hpw h-ep¸-hpw hÀ-W-hp-am-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ tem-Iw F-{X-taÂ
hn-c-k-am-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶p.
dnw-Kn-\-I-¯pw ]p-d-¯pw ssZ-hw F-¶n-eq-sS {]-hÀ-¯n-¨p-sIm-ïn-
cn-s¡, Po-hn-X-¯n-se \n-an-j-§-tfm-tcm-¶pw ]-Xn-sb Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp
F-¶-Xm-Wv F-¶n-se B-ßo-b-X-bp-sS kp-{]-[m-\ X-ew. h-fÀ-¨-bp-sS
{]m-b-¯nÂ F-\n-¡v F-gp-Xm-\pw hm-bn-¡m-\pw _p-²n-ap-«p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
ssl-kv-IqÄ Rm³ I-jv-Sn-¨v ]m-km-hp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ-bm A-h-
Ø-¡v A-h-scm-cp t]-cn-«p, Un-kv se-Iv-kn-b. ]-t£, F-sâ kv-IqÄ ]T-\
-Im-e-¯v ]T-\-¯nÂ _p-²n-ap-«p-Å Ip-«n-I-sf-sb-Ãmw _p-²n-am-µy-ap-Å-
hÀ F-¶m-Wv A-[ym-]-IÀ hn-[n-sb-gp-Xn-b-Xv. kv-IqÄ F-sâ ap-¼nÂ H-cp
sh-Ãp-hn-fn X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¦n-epw A-Xn-s\ A-Xn-Po-hn-¡m³-X-s¶
Rm-\p-d-¨p. tXm-äp ]n-·m-dm³ Rm-s\m-cp-¡-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-I-cw, ssZ-hw
F-\n-¡p \-Â-In-b-Xp-am-bn {]-hÀ-¯n-¡m³ Rm³ F-tâ-Xm-b h-gn- I-sï-
¯n. aq-ey-h-¯m-b-sX-¶v F-\n-¡p tXm-¶p-¶-Xpw, Rm³ tem-I-s¯
A-\p-`-hn-¡pw-hn-[w F-t¶m-Sv kw-km-cn-¡p-¶-Xp-am-b h-Ã-Xpw hm-bn-¡p-I-
tbm tIÄ-¡p-It- bm sN-bX v- mÂ Rm³ B `m-K§ - f - nÂ {i-² tI-{µo-Ic
- n-¡p-
¶p. A-h lr-Zn-Ø-am-¡p-¶p. G-sX-¦n-ep-sam-¶v i-cn-sb-s¶-\n-¡p tXm-¶n-
bmÂ A-sX-sâ `m-K-am-bn-¯o-cp-¶p. C-Æn-[-am-Wv Rm³ ]Tn-¡p-¶-Xv.
ssZ-h-sa-t¸m-gpw F-¶n-eq-sS {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-¶-Xm-bn F-\n-¡-\p-`-h-
s¸-«p. A-h³ F-¶nÂ _p-²n-bpw B-ß-hn-izm-k-hpw \n-Ý-b-ZmÀ-Vy-hpw
BapJw xix
B-ßm-h-t_m-[-hpw \n-d-¨p. Rm³ a-\p-jy-sc-bpw Po-hn-X-s¯-bpw ]Tn-¨p.

F-gp-¯n-epw hm-b-\-bn-epw Z-cn-{Z-\m-bn-cn-¡m-sa-¦n-epw kv-t\-lw, Im-cp-
Wyw Xp-S-§n-b lr-Z-b-hn-Im-c-§-fn-se-Ãmw Rm³ k-¼-¶-\m-Wv. H-cp-]m-Sp
Im-ew F-sâ Np-ïnÂ \n-d-ªp-\n-¶n-cp-s¶m-cp ]-g-s©m-Ãp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p:
""a-\p-jy-sâ k-¼s - ¯-hn-sS? A-Xh - s
- â Úm-\¯ - n-em-Ip-¶p. _m-¦n-em-Wv
A-h-sâ k-¼-s¯-¦nÂ A-h-\-Xv D-S-a-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶n-Ã'' kz-Xzw, kv-t\-lw,
B-ßo-b-X Xp-S-§n-b-h-sb¡p-dn-¨ Úm-\-¯n-em-Wv F-sâ k-¼-¯v.
F-sâ P-\X - b
- p-sS \-sÃm-cp {]-Xn-\n-[n-bm-hm-\m-bn Rm-s\-sâ Úm-\s - ¯
D-]-tbm-Kn-¡m³ {i-an-¨n-«p-ïv. A-Ô-\m-bn-cn-¡p-I F-\n-¡-km-[y-am-Wv.
Im-c-Ww, A-Ô³ A-Ô-sc \-bn-¨mÂ \-bn-¡p-¶-h-\pw \-bn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-
h-cpw Hm-S-bnÂ ]-Xn-¡pw.
hÀ-j-§Ä-sIm-ïm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ B-ßm-hv h-fÀ-¨ {]m-]n-¨-Xv. F-sâ
Im-gv-N-¸m-Sp-I-fnÂ ]-e-Xpw am-dp-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. C-\n-bpw, Po-hn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶
Im-e-a-{X-bpw Iq-Sp-XÂ I-mcy-§Ä {K-ln-¡m³ Rm³ {i-an-¡pw. Im-c-Ww,
lr-Z-b-¯n-sâ IÀ-asam-cn-¡-epw ]qÀ-¯n-bm-hp-¶n-Ã-tÃm. Po-hn-X-¯n-
ep-S-\o-fw Rm³ ]-co-£-W-hn-t[-b-\m-bn-«p-ïv. F-sâ C-Ñm-i-àn-bpw
ss[-cy-hpw Im-b-_-e-hp-sa-Ãmw ]-co-£n-¡-s¸-«p. £-a-bpw k-l-\-hpw
]-co-£n-¡-s¸-«p. Hm-tcm Np-h-Sn-epw ssZ-hw F-t¶m-sSm-¸-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-
sh-¶v Rm³ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶p. B hn-izm-kw ]qÀ-hm-[n-Iw i-àn-bm-bn
F-¶n-ep-ïv. kp-ZoÀ-L-am-bn-cp-¶p Po-hn-X-¸m-X. k-Xy-hpw k-am-[m-\-hpw
tX-Sn Rm-\-Xn-eq-sS-sbm-cp kv-t\-l-bm-{X ]p-d-s¸-«p. C-t¸m-gpw Po-hn-X-
¯nÂ-\n-¶v ]Tn-¨p-sIm-ïn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv Rm³.

tem-Is- ¯ ssZ-hw
c-£n-¡s- «!
F-Ãm a-\p-jyÀ-¡pw k-am-[m-\w
tX-Sn-bm-Wv R-§Ä Po-hn-¡p-¶-sX-¶v
sN-dp-Xpw h-ep-Xp-am-b k-I-e P-\-X-¡pw
H-¶n-s¨-gp-t¶-äp-\n-¶v ]-d-bm³
H-cp-\mÄ I-gn-bp-sa-¶p-X-s¶-bm-Wv
Rm³ {]-Xo-£n-¡p-¶-Xv.
A-§-s\ H-cp-\mÄ h-cpw.

A-¶v, "A-ta-cn-¡-sb ssZ-hw A-\p-{K-ln-¡-s«,'
"a-äp Nn-e cm-Py-§-sf ssZ-hw A-\p-{K-ln-¡-s«'
F-s¶m-s¡ ]-d-bp-¶-Xn-\p ]-I-cw
"tem-I-s¯-sbm-¶m-sI ssZ-hw A-\p-{K-ln-¡-s«'
F-¶p k-I-e-cpw {]mÀYn-¡pw.
kvt- \-l¯- n-\m-bp-Å
a-Õc- §
- Ä
B-ßm-¡-tfm-tcm-¶pw `q-an-bn-te-¡-W-bp-t¼mÄ
Iq-sS sIm-ïp-h-cp-¶-Xv kv-t\-lw am-{X-am-Ip-¶p.
H-cp I-hn ]-d-ªp: ""kv-t\-ln-¡m-\p-Å A-`n-em-jw F-s¶ `q-an-bn-se-

¯n-¨p. {]-tW-Xm-hn-s\ Im-Wm-\p-Å A-tX B-i-X-s¶-bm-Wv kzÀ-K-¯n-
te-¡p-Å a-S-¡-bm-{X-bnÂ Rm³ Iq-sS sIm-ïp-t]m-Ip-¶-Xpw.''
kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ i-àn-bnÂ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶-h-cnÂ ]-¯p i-X-am-\-sa-
¦n-epw G-ä-hp-a-[n-Iw a-\p-jyÀ-¡v Iq-Sp-XÂ \-· sN-¿p-¶-Xm-cm-bn-cn-¡pw
F-¶-dn-bm-\m-bn a-Õ-cn-¨mÂ Cu tem-Iw F-{X-taÂ kp-µ-c-am-bn-cn-¡pw!
\-½nÂ an-¡-h-cpw a-Õ-c-§-fnÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¡m³ B-th-i-s¸-Sp-¶-h-cm-W-
tÃm. A-kq-b-bn-te-¡v \-bn-¡p-¶ a-Õ-c-§Ä-¡p ]-I-cw kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ
Im-cy-¯nÂ F-´p-sIm-ïv \-ap-¡v a-Õ-cn-¨p-Iq-Sm? hy-Xy-kv-X Zu-Xy-hpw
e-£yhp-ap-Å, `n-¶ a-X-§-fn-epw kw-kv-Im-c-§-fn-epw s]-«-h-cm-Wv X-§-
sf-¶ Nn-´ \mw Xp-S-cp-I-bm-sW-¦nÂ \m-sa-t¸m-gpw kz-bw tXm-Â-¡p-¶
]-c-kv-]-c a-Õ-c-§-fn-em-bn-cn-¡pw. F-¶mÂ, \m-sa-Ãmw H-scm-ä am-\-hn-I-
X-bn-se Aw-K-§-fm-sW-¶v Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªmÂ \mw kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ B-ßm-
hn-\m-bn a-Õ-cn-¨p-Xp-S-§pw.
kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ a-Õ-c-¯nÂ \mw ]-c-kv-]-cw F-Xn-sc Hm-SmsX H-cp-
an-t¨m-Sp-I-bm-bn-cn-¡pw. a-\p-jy-hw-i-¯n-s\m-¶m-sI hn-P-bw t\-Sm-\m-bn-
cn-¡pw \mw ]-cn-{i-an-¡p-I. Rm³ Iq-Sp-XÂ th-K-X-bp-sÅm-cp Hm-«-¡m-
c-\m-sW-¦nÂ a-Õ-c-¯nÂ Rm³ \n-§-sf-bpw I-S-¶p ap-t¶-dp-t¼mÄ
\n-§Ä-¡p tZ-jy-hpw \n-cm-i-bpw tXm-¶pw. F-¶mÂ, \m-an-cp-h-cpw Hm-Sp-
¶-Xv Cu tem-Iw Iq-Sp-XÂ kp-µ-c-am-¡m-\m-sW-¶p Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªmÂ
kvt- \-l¯
- n-\m-bp-Å a-Õc- §
- Ä xxiii
H-scm-ä e-£y-¯n-te-¡m-W-tÃm \-½p-sS-sb-Ãmw {]-bm-W-sa-¶v a-\-Ên-

em-¡n \n-§Ä k-t´m-jn-¡pw.
kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ a-Õ-c-¯nÂ B-Zy-sa-¯p-¶-Xm-sc-¶-XnÂ AÀ-Y-an-Ã.
Im-c-Ww, B a-Õ-c-¯nÂ F-Ãm-h-cpw H-cp-an-¨m-Wv hn-P-bw ]-¦n-Sp-¶-Xv.
""kvt\l-¯mÂ Zo]vX-amb
lrZbw ]hn-g-s¯-¡mfpw
I\-I-s¯-¡mfpw Aaq-ey-ap-e-InÂ''
þkq-ô k-tµ-i-¯mÂ {]-tNm-Zn-X-\m-bn.

_m-ly-`w-Kn
B-´-cn-I ku-µ-cy-¯n-e-en-ªv
H-¶m-bn-¯o-c-Ww.
A-Xm-Ip-¶p
b-YmÀ-Y ku-µ-cy-¯n-sâ
D-d-hn-Sw.
-þkqô Úm\w
BZy hÀjw
kvt- \-lw
ku-µc- y-¯n-sâ am-Xr-I
""b-YmÀ-Y ku-µ-cyw t\m-¡p-¶-h-sâ lr-Z-b-¯n-em-Ip-¶p.''

kq-ô A-[ym-]-\-§-fnÂ-\n-¶pw e-`n-¨ H-cp I-Y ]-d-ªp-sIm-ïv
Rm-s\-sâ Po-hn-X-bm-{Xm -hn-h-c-Ww B-cw-`n-¡mw.
H-cn-S-s¯m-cp cm-Pm-hp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. ZmÀ-i-\n-IÀ-¡pw kp-lr-¯p-¡Ä-
¡p-sam-¸w hn-hn-[ hn-j-b-§-fnÂ kw-hm-Z-¯n-teÀ-s¸-«p-sIm-ïm-bn-cp-¶p
A-t±-lw X-sâ H-gn-hp-th-f-IÄ sNe-h-gn-¨n-cp-¶-Xv. ku-µ-cyw Ip-Sn-sIm-
Åp-¶-Xv F-hn-sS-bm-Wv F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p H-cp kÔymkab-s¯ NÀ-¨.
a-«p-¸m-hnÂ kw-km-cn-¨p-sIm-ïn-cn-s¡ a-¡Ä Xm-sg sIm-«m-c-ap-ä-¯v
I-fn-¨p-sIm-ïn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv cm-Pm-hpw kp-lr-¯p-¡-fpw I-ïp. D-S³ H-cp
`r-Xy-s\ hn-fn-¨v c-Xv-\w ]-Xn-s¨m-cp In-co-Sw \-Â-In-s¡m-ïv cm-Pm-hv ]-d-
ªp: ""ap-ä-¯v I-fn-¡p-¶-h-cnÂ G-ä-hpw kp-µ-c-\m-b Ip-«n-sb C-X-Wn-
bn-¡p-I.''
`r-Xy³ B In-co-S-hp-sa-Sp-¯v ap-ä-t¯-¡v \-S-¶p. Ip-«n-IÄ I-fn-¡p
-¶-Xpw t\m-¡n c-£n-Xm-¡Ä a-«p-¸m-hn-ep-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
B-Zyw cm-Pm-hn-sâ a-I-s\-bm-Wv `r-Xy³ In-co-S-a-Wn-bn-¨-Xv. A-X-h-\p
\-Ã-h-®w ]m-I-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, A-h³ kp-µ-c-\m-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw
`r-Xy-s\-t´m Xr-]v-Xn tXm-¶n-bn-Ã. A-§-s\ In-co-Sw Hm-tcm Ip-«n-bp-sS
X-e-bn-epw am-dn-am-dn sh-¨-ti-jw A-bmÄ kz-´w a-I-sâ ap-¼n-se-¯n.
A-h-s\ In-co-S-a-Wn-bn-¨-t¸mÄ A-X-h-\v h-f-sc A-\p-tbm-Py-hpw kp-µ-c-
hp-am-bn-t¯m-¶n.
A-\-´-cw a-I-sâ ssI-]n-Sn-¨v A-bmÄ cm-P-k-¶n-[n-bn-se-¯n cm-Pm-
hn-s\ h-W-§n-s¡m-ïp ]-d-ªp: ""Xn-cp-a-\-tÊ, k-Xyw ]-d-ªmÂ F-Ãm
xxvi ]q¼m-
ap-l½
äb - p-sS B-ßmhv
Ip-«n-I-fn-epw sh-¨v C-h-\m-Wv In-co-Sw G-ä-hpw A-\p-tbm-Py-am-hp-¶-sX

-¶m-Wv F-\n-¡p tXm-¶p-¶-Xv. A-t§-¡-Xv A-l-¦m-c-am-bn tXm-¶p-¶p-sh-
¦nÂ £-an-¡-Ww. C-h³ F-sâ a-I³ X-s¶-bm-Wv.''
A-t¶-cw cm-Pm-hpw kp-lr-¯p-¡-fpw s]m-«n-¨n-cn-¨p-sIm-ïv `r-Xy-t\m-Sv
\-µn ]-d-ªp. A-h-cp-sS-sb-Ãmw I-®nÂ A-bm-fp-sS a-I³ Xn-I-ª hn-cq-
]n-bm-bn-cp-¶p. H-Sp-hnÂ cm-Pm-hv `r-Xy-\p t\-sc \-S-¶p-sN-¶p-sIm-ïp ]-d-
ªp: ""Rm-\-dn-bm-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶-Xp X-s¶-bm-Wv \o-sb-t¶m-Sv ]-d-ª-Xv.
I-®p-I-f-Ã, lr-Z-b-am-Wv ku-µ-cyw {K-ln-¡p-¶-Xv.''
Po-hn-Xw
HmÀ-abn-en-t¸m-gp-ap-ïv eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-se F-sâ _m-ey-Im-ew. F-Ãm
Rm-b-dm-gv-N-bpw ]p-eÀ-s¨ A-½ F-s¶-bpw tN-«-s\-bpw hn-fn-¨p-WÀ-¯p-
am-bn-cp-¶p. ap-dn-bnÂ h-¶p R-§-fp-sS s\-än-bnÂ Npw-_n-¨v ku-ay-am-bn
A-½ a-{ń-¡pw: ""F-gp-t¶-Â-¡q a-¡-tf, F-gp-t¶-Â-¡q. \-½Ä ssZ-h-
¯n-\v \-µn ]-d-bm³ t]m-hp-I-bm-Wv.''
Nn-e-t¸m-sgm-s¡ A-½-sb-s¶ "Pn.Pn' F-¶pw hn-fn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p,
B-Zy-am-bn Rm-\p-¨-cn-¨ i-_v-Zw A-Xm-bn-cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ. ]n-¶o-Sv tKmÄ-U³
¥hv (kzÀW ssIbp-d) ]p-c-kv-Im-cw t\-Sn-b ti-jw Rm³ A-½-tbm-Sp
]-d-ªp, Ip-«n-¡m-ew sXm-t« "tKmÄ-U³ ¥-hv' F-¶m-bn-cp-¶p Rm³ ]-d-
bm³ {i-an-¨-sX-¶v. F-sâ I-®nÂ A-½-bp-sS aq-¡v H-cp sN-dp-]-£n-bp-tS-
Xn-\v k-am-\-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-´p-sIm-ïm-Wv F-\n-¡-§-s\ tXm-¶n-b-sX-¶-
dn-bn-Ã. ]-£n-IÄ-¡v k-Xy-¯nÂ aq-t¡ C-Ã-tÃm. ]-t£, Rm³ A-Æn-[w
]-d-bm³ Xp-S-§n-b \mÄ-sXm-«v R-§-sf-Ãm-h-cpw A-½-sb "a-½ t_-Uv'
F-¶p hn-fn-¨p-t]m-¶p. cm-hn-se F-s¶-bpw dq-Un-sb-bpw hn-fn-¨p-WÀ-¯n
a-½ cp-Nn-I-c-am-b {]m-XÂ X-¿m-dm-¡n-¯-cp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
R-§-f-Xv I-gn-¨p Xo-cp-t¼m-tg-¡pw A-hÀ D-Å-XnÂ an-I-¨ h-kv-{X-
§Ä C-kv-Xn-cn-bn-«v In-S-¡-bnÂ sh-¨n-cn-¡pw. ]n-s¶, R-§-sf Ip-fn¡m³
hn-fn-¡pw. Ip-fn-¨p th-j-hpw am-dn Rm-\pw dq-Un-bpw ]p-d-¯n-d-§pw.
k¬tU kv-Iq-fn-te-¡p ]p-d-s¸-Sp-thm-fw ]n-s¶ t]mÀ-¨nÂ tKm-«n I-fn-
bm-bn-cn-¡pw.
h-kv-{X-§-fnÂ A-gp-¡m-hm-Xn-cn-¡m³ Rm³ {]-tXy-Iw {i-²n-¨p. A-½
C-kv-Xn-cn-bn-«p-X-¶ jÀ-«pw ssS-bpw [-cn-¨mÂ Im-Wm³ \-Ã tN-em-bn-cp-
¶p. bm-{Xm-th-f-bnÂ A-Ñ-t\m-Sv tNÀ-¶p \-S-¡p-t¼mÄ A-½ F-´p-am-{Xw
kp-µ-cn-bm-sW-¶pw, X-Sn-¨ I-cn-ao-i A-Ñ-s\ F-{X-am-{Xw kp-µ-c-\m-¡p-¶p-
2
]q¼m-äb - p-sS B-ßmhv
ap-l½
sh-¶pw Rm³ A-`n-am-\-]qÀ-hw t\m-¡n-\n-¶p.

""F-sât]m-se \o-ï I-«n-ao-ib - n-Ãm-¯X - n-\mÂ an-¡h - À-¡pw F-t¶mSv
A-kq-b-bm-Wv'' þA-Ñ³ ]-e-t¸m-gpw F-t¶m-Sv ]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
i-à-am-sbm-cp Po-hn-Xm-Sn-¯-d-bn-em-Wv Rm³ h-fÀ-¶-Xv. kv-t\-l-
k-¼-¶-cm-bn-cp-¶p A-Ñ-\pw A-½-bpw. HmÀ-ash-¨ \mÄ sXm-t« A-Ñs\-
t¸m-gpw R-§-sf B-tÇ-jn-¡p-I-bpw Npw-_n-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-am-bn-cp-¶p.
"B I-hn-fn-§p sIm-ïp-hm' Npw-_n-¡m³ th-ïn A-Ñ³ hn-fn-¡pw.
]n-s¶ I-hn-fnÂ Xp-cp-Xp-cm Npw-_\ - a- m-bn-cn-¡pw. h-Ãt- ¸m-gp-sam-s¡ A-Ñ³
tZ-jy-s¸-Sp-I-bpw A-½-bp-am-bn D-S-¡p-I-bp-sam-s¡ sN-bv-Xn-cp-s¶-¦n-
epw ho-«n-se Po-hn-Xw s]m-Xp-sh B-\-µw \n-d-ª-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. am-Xm-]n-
Xm-¡-fp-sS kv-t\-lw Rm-\-dn-ªp. A-h-sc-\n-¡v k-hn-ti-j-am-b ]-cn-K-
W-\ \-Â-In. Nn-e-t¸m-g-Xv ]n-Xm-hn-sâ kv-t\-l-¯n-eq-sS-bm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ
a-äp Nn-e-t¸mÄ A-½-bp-sS I-Y-I-fn-eq-sS-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
F-sâ P-·-th-f-sb-¡p-dn-¨p A-½-sb-t¸m-gpw ]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-
kp-µ-c-\m-bn-cp-¶p Rm-s\-¶pw, s]¬-Ip-ªm-sW-¶m-Wv F-Ãm-h-cpw
I-cp-Xn-bn-cp-¶-sX-¶pw, ho-«n-se-¯n-b- D-S-s\ A-Ñ-s\-s¶ \nÀ-¯m-sX
Npw-_n-¨p-sh-¶p-sam-s¡. F-sâ am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡Ä F-Ãmw Xn-I-ª-h-scm-
¶p-am-bn-cp-¶n-sÃ-¦n-epw, kv-t\-l-k-¼-¶-cm-bn-cp-¶p. Nn-{X-Im-c-\m-bn-cp-¶p
A-Ñ³. Np-hÀ-Nn-{X-§Ä h-c-¨m-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw D-]-Po-h-\-¯n-\p-Å h-I
I-sï-¯n-b-Xv. eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-¡p Np-äp-ap-Å G-sd-¡p-sd F-Ãm tZ-hm
-e-b-§-fn-epw A-t±-lw h-c-¨ Nn-{X-§-fp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. Nn-{X-I-e-bnÂ
h-en-b ssh-Z-Kv-[y-ap-sÅm-cm-fm-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw. F-sâ Hm-ô-kv-Np-a-cnÂ
ta-i-¡p sXm-«p-ap-I-fn-em-bn A-Ñ³ h-c-s¨m-cp Nn-{Xw C-t¸m-gp-ap-ïv. Xm³
sh-dp-sam-cp s]-bnânw-Kv tPm-en-¡m-c-\-sÃ-¶pw H-cp I-em-Im-c-\m-sW-¶pw
B-fp-I-tfm-Sv A-t±-l-sa-t¸m-gpw ]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p. Nn-e-t¸m-sgm-s¡ A-Ñ³
tPm-en-¡p t]m-hp-t¼mÄ F-s¶-bpw dq-Un-sb-bpw Iq-sS-Iq-«n. Nm-bw
Iq-«p-¶-Xpw cq-]-§Ä h-c-¡p-¶-Xpw A-t±-lw R-§-sf ]Tn-¸n-¨p. Rm³
A-Â-]-sam-s¡ h-c-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n-epw Nn-{X-I-e-bnÂ k-hn-ti-j ssh-`-h-sam-
¶p-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. A-Ñ-sâ kn-²n e-`n-¨-Xv dq-Un-¡m-bn-cp-¶p. A-h³
\-sÃ-mcp Nn-{X-Im-c³ Iq-Sn-bm-Wv. km-l-N-cyw hy-Xy-kv-X-am-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ
X-sâ kn-²n Iq-Sp-X-em-fp-IÄ A-dn-bp-am-bn-cp-s¶-¶v A-t±-lw F-t¸m-gpw
]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
A-Ñ³ R-§-sf \-Ã-\n-e-bnÂ h-fÀ-¯n. R-§Ä-¡v Iq-s«-t¸m-gpw
\-Ã-a-\p-jy-cm-sW-¶v A-t±-lw D-d-¸p-h-cp-¯n. `-b-s¸-Sp-¶-h-sb A-`n-ap-
Jo-I-cn-¡m-\pw sN-¿p-¶ Im-cy-§-fnÂ ]-c-am-h-[n b-Xv\n-¡m-\pw A-t±-lw
]-Tn-¸n-¨p. D-]-tZ-i-§Ä \-Â-In-¡-gn-ªmÂ A-t±-lw ]-d-bpw, ""C-sXm-s¡
PohnXw 3
F-sâ A-Ñ³ ]-Tn-¸n-¨-Xm-Wv. \n-§Ä \n\-¡msX ]Tn-¡p-I-b-Ã th-ï-Xv.
Rm-\-Xv \n-§-sf ]Tn-¸n-¡p-I-X-s¶ th-Ww.''
A-Ñ³ A-Xp-ey-\m-sbm-cp hy-àn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. k-Zm IÀ-tam-Õp-I-\pw
DuÀ-P-kz-e-\p-am-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw. R-§-sf ]p-W-cp-¶-Xpw Npw-_n-¡p-¶-
Xpw, R-§-tfm-Sp kw-km-cn-¡p-¶-Xpw kw-h-Zn-¡p-¶-Xp-sa-Ãmw A-t±-lw
h-f-sc-b-[n-Iw C-jv-S-s¸-«p. A-Ñ-s\-¶-Xn-ep-]-cn F-sâ \-sÃm-cp kp-lr-
¯m-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw. B-hp-¶-{X-bpw k-a-bw A-t±-lw F-t¶m-sSm-¸w
sNe-h-gn-¨p. Zpx-J-th-f-I-sf-¡mÄ k-t´m-j-th-f-IÄ k-½m-\n-¨p.
Nn-e-t¸m-sgm-s¡ kv-Iq-fnÂ-\n-¶p ho-«n-se-¯n Kr-l-]mT-§Ä sN-bv-Xp
I-gn-ªmÂ Rm-\pw dq-Un-bpw A-b-Â]-¡-s¯ Ip-«n-I-sfm-¯p I-fn-¡p-am-
bn-cp-¶p. F-s¶ I-sÃ-dn-ªp sIm-Ån-¡m³ Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw dq-Un-tbm-Sp
]-d-bpw. A-h-sâ- I-®nÂ Rm-s\m-cp In-dp-¡-\m-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, H-cn-¡Â
t]m-epw F-s¶ F-dn-ªp-sIm-Ån-¡m³ A-h-\m-bn-Ã. A-{X th-K-am-bn-
cp-¶p F-\n-¡v. C-S-t¯m-«pw h-e-t¯m-«pw H-gn-ªp-am-dn-bpw, Ip-\n-ªpw
sh-«n-¨pw Rm-\-h-s\ I-_-fn-¸n-¨p. Rm-\pw A-h-\pw ]-c-kv-]-cw t]m-c-Sn-
¡m-sX F-t¸m-gpw c-kn-I³ I-fn-I-fn-teÀ-s¸-«p.
A-½ F-t¸m-gpw ]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p, F-\n-t¡-I-tZ-iw \m-ep h-b-ÊpÅ
k-ab - ¯- v A-½ dq-Un-sb A-¨S- ¡- w ]Tn-¸n-¡m-\p-Zy-an-¡p-t¼m-sg-Ãmw Rm³
]-d-bp-a-s{X ""\n-§Ä F-sâ Ip-«n-sb X-Ãp-t¶m?''
dq-Un-bpw Rm-\pw B-ß-kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-bn-cp-¶p. C-t¸m-gpw Rm-\
-h-s\ h-Ãm-sX kv-t\-ln-¡p-¶p.
Ip-«n-¡m-e-¯v Rm³ h-en-b {]-iv-\-¡m-c-s\m-¶p-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. Rm-s\
-t¸m-sg-¦n-epw A-Xn-cp-hn-Sp-t¼mÄ A-½- Fs¶ H-cp aq-e-bn-en-cp-¯n I-c-Sn-
¯-e-bp-sS Nn-{X-ap-sÅm-cp ]-g-b I-¼n-fn-¸-Sw ap-dn-¡p \-Sp-hnÂ sh-¡pw.
B I-c-Sn-¯-e Im-Wp-¶-Xv h-Ãm-¯ t]-Sn-bm-bn-cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ Rm³ A-\-
§m-Xn-cn-¡pw. A-Xv Nm-Snh-¶v F-s¶ I-Sn-¡p-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn. am-\y-bm-
sbm-cp kv-{Xo-bm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ A-½. F-t¸m-gpw ar-Zp-kz-c-¯nÂ kw-km-
cn-¨ A-hÀ H-cn-¡-epw B-sc¡p-dn-¨pw tam-iw ]-d-bp-¶-Xv Rm³ tI-«n-«n-Ã.
A-]-c-cp-sS Im-cy-§-fnÂ C-S-s]-Sm-t\m A-]-hm-Z-{]-N-mc-W-¯n-t\m
Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw {i-an-¨n-Ã. ap³-hn-[n sX-äm-sW-¶pw B-fp-I-tfm-sS-
t¸m-gpw kv-t\-lm-Z-c-thm-sS s]-cp-am-d-W-sa-¶pw A-½ F-s¶ ]Tn-¸n-¨n-
cp-¶p. ]m-N-I-hpw Xo-ä-bpw, Xp-¶-epw, Ip-Spw-_-t¯m-sSm-¸w k-a-bw sN-
e-hn-Sp-¶-Xpw A-½ G-sd C-jv-S-s¸-«p. A-½-sb-¡mÄ Rm³ kv-t\-ln-¨
a-äm-cpw Po-hn-X-¯n-ep-ïm-bn-«n-Ã.
h-fÀ-¶psImïn-cns¡ Rm-s\-sâ am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡-fnÂ-\n-¶v H-cp-]m-Sp
Im-cy-§Ä ]Tn-¨p. A-\o-Xn-¡p ap-¼nÂ F-Æn-[-am-W-hÀ A-´-tÊm-sS
4
ap-l½
\n-e-sIm-ï-sX-¶v Rm³ {i-²n-¨p. Np-äp-ap-Å-h-tcm-Sv F-Æn-[-am-W-hÀ

{]-Xn-I-cn-¨-sX-¶v Rm³ I-ïp]Tn-¨p. sh-dp-¡m-sX s]m-dp-¡p-¶ F-sâ
A-½-bp-sS io-e-¯n-\v Rm³ km-£n-bm-bn. ITn-\m-[zm-\n-bm-b A-Ñ-s\-
t¸m-gpw X-e-bp-bÀ-¯n \n-¶-Xv Rm³ I-ïp. ]-W-¯n-sâ Im-cy-¯nÂ
Z-cn-{Z-cm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw kv-t\-l-¯n-epw A-`n-am-\-¯n-epw k-¼-¶-cm-bm-Wv
R-§Ä h-fÀ-¶-Xv. kp-i-à-am-b aq-eym-Sn-¯-d-bn-em-Wv R-§-sf h-fÀ-¯n-
b-Xv. k-Xy-k-Ô-X-bp-sS-bpw k-lm-\p-`q-Xn-bp-sS-bpw {]m-[m-\yw R-§Ä
]Tn-¨p. hm-¡p-I-fn-ep-]-cn am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡-fp-sS Po-hn-X-am-Xr-I-bnÂ-\n-¶m-Wv
R-§Ä ]Tn-¨Xv.
F-sâ A-½ _m-]v-än-Ìpw A-Ñ³ sa-t¯-Un-Ìpw B-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£,
R-§-sf-t¸m-gpw A-½-bp-sS tZ-hm-e-b-¯n-te-¡m-Wv t]m-b-Xv. ssZ-h-s¯
Ip-dn-¨v A-hÀ hn-iz-kn-¨ k-Xy-§-sf-Ãmw R-§-sf-bpw ]Tn-¸n-¨p. A-½
\-sÃm-cp _m-]v-än-Ìv B-b-Xp-sIm-ïpw, ]p-cp-j-·m-sc-¡mÄ an-I-hv kv-{Xo-
IÄ-¡m-b-Xp-sIm-ïpw \mw A-½-sb-bm-Wv ]n³-]-tä-ï-sX-¶pw A-Xp-sIm-
ïm-Wv Rm³ \n-§-fp-sS in-£-Ww A-½-sb G-Â-]n-¨-sX-¶pw A-Ñ-s\-
t¸m-gpw ]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
Pq-\n-bÀ ssl-kv-Iq-fn-em-bn-cn-s¡ Rm-s\m-cp tPm-en-¡v A-t]-£
\Â-In. eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-ep-Å kv-]mÄ-Unw-Kv-kv tIm-f-Pn-se »m-¡v-t_mÀ-
Upw ta-i-I-fpw hr-¯n-bm-¡-epw a-äp-am-bn-cp-¶p tPm-en. kn-ÌÀ P-bnw-kv
F-Ã F-\n-¡m tPm-en \-Â-In. kn-ÌÀ B-\n-sâ \nÀ-tZ-im-\p-kr-Xw tPm-en
sN-bv-Xv B-gv-N-tXm-dpw Rm³ G-Xm-\pw tUm-fÀ k-¼m-Zn-¨p. kv-t\-l-k-
¼-¶-bm-sbm-cp kv-{Xo-bm-bn-cp-¶p kn-ÌÀ F-Ã. \n-ew Xq-¯phm-tc-ï-Xpw,
A-e-am-c-IÄ hr-¯n-bm-t¡-ï-Xp-sa-§-s\sb-¶v A-h-sc-s¶ ]Tn-¸n-¨p.
G-Xm-\pw hÀ-jw ap-¼m-Wv A-hÀ a-c-W-s¸-«-Xv. F-¡m-e-hpw \-µn-]qÀ-hw
kv-a-cn-¡pw Rm-\-h-sc.
kp-µ-c-am-sbm-cp _m-ey-am-bn-cp-¶p F-tâ-Xv. _p-²n-ap-«p-I-fpw {]-bm-
k-§-fp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw Rm³ kÂ-]m-X-bnÂ D-d-¨p-\n-¶p. lr-Z-
b-¯nÂ aq-ey-§Ä kq-£n-¨p. hn-izm-kw ap-dp-sI¸nSn-¨p. Rm³ a-Xw
am-dp-¶-Xv ]nÂ-¡m-e-¯m-sW-¦n-epw F-sâ lr-Z-b-¯n-se-t¸m-gpw ssZ-h-
ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
bu-h\
- w
sN-dn-b a-I³ Akv-AZv \m-ep h-b-Êp-Im-c-\m-bn-cn-s¡ ]-d-sªm-cp
Im-cyw F-sâ I-®p-\-\-bn-¨p. tem-kv B-©Â-knÂ Rm-\pw `m-cy-bpw
Xm-a-kn-¡p-¶ ap-dn-bn-te-¡v Fâ s]-¬a-¡-fm-b sse-em-bpw l-\m-bpw
I-S-¶p-h-¶p. Akv-AZv A-t¶-cw In-S-¡-bnÂ A-h-sâ A-½-bp-sam-¯v
In-S-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. B th-\-enÂ B-gv-N-bn-ep-S-\o-fw \o-´Â ]-cn-io-e-
\-¯n-em-b-Xp Im-c-Ww A-h-sâ sXm-en-bm-sI C-cp-ïp-t]m-bn-cp-¶p. ap-dn-
bn-se-¯n-b sse-em A-h-s\ hm-cn-sb-Sp-¯p Npw-_n-¨p-sIm-ïv ]-d-ªp:
""A-t¿m! AkvAZv, \o-bm-sI I-dp-¯p-t]m-b-tÃm!''
D-S³ Akv-AZv {]-Xn-h-Nn-¨p: ""Rm³ I-dp-¯n-«-Ã, hr-¯n-bp-Å-h-
\m-Wv.''
Akv-AZn-sâ hm-¡p-IÄ F-sâ _m-ey-Im-ew HmÀ-an-¸n-¨p. tem-I-a-¶v
F-{X hy-Xy-kv-X-am-bn-cp-¶p! AkvA-Zn\n-t¸m-gpw Cu temIw A]-cn-Nn-
Xam-Wv. hÀ-W-]-cn-I-Â-]-\-I-sf ]-än A-h-s\m-¶pw ]Tn-¨n-«n-Ã. A-h-sâ
lr-Z-b-hpw a-\-Êpw C-t¸m-gpw \n-jv-I-f-¦-am-Wv. _m-ey-¯n-sâ \n-jv-I-f-¦-
X-bnÂ-¯-s¶ \n-e-sIm-Åm³ \-ap-¡m-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ F-{X kp-µ-c-am-bn-
cp-s¶-¶v Rm³ kz-b-tamÀ-¯p.
]-t£, 1950þI-fn-epw '60þI-fn-epw F-sâ Iuamc{]mb¯nÂ B \n-jv-
I-f-¦-X \n-e-\nÀ-¯p-I A-{X F-fp-¸-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. "sh-Å-¡mÀ am-{Xw!
I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡v {]-th-i-\-an-Ã' F-¶ t_mÀ-Up-IÄ Xq-¡n-b `-£-W-im-e-I-
fp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p A-¶v. IpSn-shÅ kw`-c-WnI-fnÂ-\n-¶p Ip-Sn-¡m-\pw, "I-dp-
¯-hÀ' F-¶ te-_-ep-Å hn-{i-a-ap-dn-I-fnÂ am-{Xw {]-th-in-¡m-\p-ap-Å
kzm-X-{ý-ta A-¶v I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-Åq. sh-Å-¡m-cm-b Ip-«n-I-
fp-am-bn F-\n-t¡m k-tlm-Z-c-t\m Im-cy-am-b {]-iv-\-§-sfm-¶pw A-\p-`-hn-
t¡-ïn h-¶n-cp-¶n-Ã. F-¶mÂ, R-§-sf "\o-t{Km' F-¶p hn-fn-¡p-I-bpw,
buh\w 7
A-bÂ-{]-tZ-i-§-fnÂ Nn-e-bn-S-§-fnÂ-\n-¶v ]p-d-¯p-t]m-hm³ B-h-iy-s¸-
Sp-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶ k-µÀ-`-§Ä t\-cn-tS-ïn h-¶p. ]-Ýn-a A-ta-cn-¡-bp-sS
a-äp `m-K-§-fnÂ \n-c-h-[n I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡mÀ t\-cn-tS-ïnh-¶-Xp-t]m-ep-Å
A-Xn-{I-a-§Ä ]-t£, R-§Ä-¡v A`n-ap-Jo-Icnt¡-ïn-h-¶n-Ã. F-¦n-epw,
eq-bo-kv- hn-tÃ hn-th-N-\-¯n-\n-c-bm-bn-cp-¶p F-¶-Xv k-Xyw.
ho-«nÂ B-ßm-`n-am-\-]qÀ-hw h-fÀ-¯-s¸-« I-dp-¯-h-sc c-ïmw-X-cw
]u-c-·m-cm-bn ]-cn-K-Wn-¡p-s¶m-cp tem-I-t¯-¡v sN-Ãp-¶-Xv hn-Nn-{Xw
X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. A-Æn-[s - am-cp tem-I¯- n-sâ {Iq-cX - I
- f
- nÂ-\n-¶v R-§s - f
kw-c-£n-¡m³ am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡Ä ]-c-am-h-[n {i-an-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n-epw A-\n-hm-
cy-am-b Nn-e {]-iv-\-§Ä A-`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-¡m-sX X-c-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
I-dp-¯-h-tcm-Sp-Å ap³-hn-[n-bp-sS B-Zym-\p-`-hw F-\n-¡p-ïm-b-Xv
HmÀ-a-sh-¡m-¯ _m-ey-Im-e-¯m-bn-cp-¶p. A-½ B A-\p-`-hw ]-cm-aÀ-in-
¡p-¶-Xv R-§Ä tI-«n-«p-ïv. Rm-\pw A-½-bpw H-cp _--tÌm-¸nÂ \n-Â-
¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. I-Sp-¯ Nq-Sp Im-c-Ww F-\n-¡v Zm-ln-¨p. A-½ F-s¶-
bp-sa-Sp-¯v A-Sp-¯p-sÅm-cp ho-«p-Im-c-s\ k-ao-]n-¨p. X-sâ Ip-ªn-\p
\-ÂI - m³ H-cp I-¸v sh-Åw X-cp-tam F-¶v A-½ tNm-Zn-s¨-¦n-epw ]-än-sÃ-¶p
]-d-ªv A-bmÄ hm-XnÂ sIm-«n-b-S-¨p. F-´psIm-ïv F-\n-s¡m-cp I-¸v
sh-Åw X-cm³ A-bmÄ k-¶-²-am-bn-Ã F-¶p hn-i-Zo-I-cn-¡m³ hm-¡p-
IÄ Xn-c-ª-t¸mÄ F-sâ A-½ A-\p-`-hn-¨ th-Z-\ F-\n-¡p k-¦-Â]n-
¡m-t\ I-gn-bq. A-¡m-e¯ - p-t]m-epw ]-t£, F-sâ A-½ ]-db - p-am-bn-cp-¶p:
""sh-dp-¸v ]m-]-am-Wv, A-Xm-tcm-Sm-bm-epw.''
H-c-Â-]w-Iq-Sn ap-XnÀ-¶ ti-jw F-s½-äv änÂ F-¶ Ip-«n-sb Ip-dn-¨
ap³-t]-Pv tÌm-dn-bp-sÅm-cp ]{Xw Rm³ Im-Wm-\n-S-bm-bn. G-Xm-ïv F-sâ
k-a-{]m-b-¡m-c-\m-b A-h-s\ an-kn-kn-¸n-bn-se H-c-h-[n-¡m-e-¯v A-Sn-¨p-
sIm-Ãp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. H-cp sh-Å-¡m-c-s\ t\m-¡n Nq-f-a-Sn-¨-Xm-W-s{X
Ip-äw. i-h-s¸-«n-bnÂ In-S-¡p-¶ A-h-sâ Nn-{Xw ]-{X-§-fn-ep-ïm-bn-cp-¶p;
Iq-sS, A-h-t\m-Sp sN-bv-X sIm-Spw-{Iq-c-X-bp-sS `-bm-\-I-am-b hn-h-c-W-hpw.
A-sX-s¶ h-Ãm-sX A-kz-Ø\ - pw `-bN
- I
- n-X\
- p-am-¡n. F-sâ A-Iw- \n-ds - b
th-Z-\-bpw B-i-b-¡p-g-¸-hp-am-bn-cp-¶p. a-\p-jyÀ-¡v A-{X-am-{Xw {Iq-c-cm-
hm³ I-gn-bp-sa-¶v A-¶p-h-sc Rm³ I-cp-Xn-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
F-s½äv än-Ãn-s\ t\-cn-«-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw A-¶p-sXm-«v I-dp-¯-
hÀ-K-¡m-cm-b Hm-tcm Ip-«n-bn-epw Rm-\-h-s\ I-ïp. A-h-sâ I-fn-bpw
Nn-cn-bpw F-sâ a-\-ÊnÂ sX-fn-ªp. ]-{X-¯nÂ A-h-sâ Nn-{X-¯n-te-
¡p t\m-¡n-b-t¸mÄ A-sX-sâ-tbm k-tlm-Z-c-sâ-tbm I-Y-bm-hm³ H-«pw
{]-bm-k-an-sÃ-¶v Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp. sIm-e-]m-X-In-I-sf ]n-Sn-Iq-Sn \n-b-
a-¯n-\p-ap-¼n-se-¯n-s¨-¦n-epw, Zr-Iv-km-£n-I-fp-ïm-bn-«pw sh-Å-¡mÀ
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am-{X-a-S-§n-b Pq-dn A-h-sc-sb-Ãmw sh-dp-sX hn-«p.

]n-¶o-Sv A-h-sâ A-½ ]-d-ª-tXmÀ-¡p-¶p, ""sX-¡³ ta-J-e-bnÂ
\o-t{Km-IÄ-¡v A-Æn-[w ]-e-Xpw kw-`-hn-¡p-t¼m-gpw Rm³ ]-d-ªn-cp-¶-Xv
"A-Xh - c- p-sS Im-cy-at- Ã? F-tâ-XÃ
- t- Ãm' F-¶m-bn-cp-¶p. F-¶mÂ, Fsâ-bm
\n-e-]m-Sv F-{X-am-{Xw sX-äm-bn-cp-s¶-¶v C-t¸mÄ Rm³ a-\-Ên-em-¡p-¶p.
tem-I-s¯-hn-sS-sh-¨pw R-§-fn-sem-cmÄ-¡v F-´p-X-s¶ kw-`-hn-¡p-t¼m-
gpw A-Xp R-§-fp-sS sam-¯w {]-iv-\-am-sW-¶v a-I-sâ a-c-W-am-sW-s¶
]Tn-¸n-¨-Xv.'' A-hÀ ]-d-ª-Xv i-cn-bm-sW-¶m-Wv F-sâ-bpw hn-izm-kw.
A-Æn-[w th-Z-\-bpw B-i-b-¡p-g-¸-hpw A-\o-Xn-bpw \n-d-sªm-cp
tem-I-¯v F-sâ lr-Z-bw I-Sp-¯p-t]m-hp-sa-¶v Rm-\-dn-ªp. A-Xn-
Po-h-\w km-[y-am-bmÂ Rm³ ITn-\-lr-Z-b-\m-h-cp-sX-¶v kz-bw Xo-cp-am-\n-
¨p. kv-t\-lw Xn-cn-¨p-X-cm-¯-h-sc t]m-epw Rm³ kv-t\-ln-t¡-ï-Xp-ïv.
F-t¶m-Sv s]m-dp-¡m-¯-h-tcm-Sp t]m-epw s]m-dp-¡m³ Rm³ ]Tn-¡-Ww.
A-X-Ãm-¯-]-£w F-sâ B-ßm-hv h-c-ïp-W-§n-t¸m-hpw.
I-dp-¸v kpµ-ca- mWv
I-®m-Sn-bnÂ t\m-¡p-t¼mÄ F-\n-¡-`n-am-\-am-Wv tXm-¶n-bn-cp-¶-Xv.
]-t£, I-dp-¯-h-cm-Im-\n-jv-S-an-Ãm-¯ \n-c-h-[n I-dp-¯- hÀ-K¡m-cp-ïm-bn-
cp-¶p. I-dp-¯ B¬-Ip-«n-IÄ-¡pw s]¬-Ip-«n-IÄ-¡pw s]m-Xp- am-Xr-Im-
]p-cp-j-·mÀ C-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. R-§Ä-¡v k-Zr-i-cm-b lo-tdm-I-fp-ap-ïm-bn-
cp-¶n-Ã. R-§-sf kz-bw F-hn-sS Øm-\-s¸-Sp-¯pw F-¶-Xp-X-s¶ \n-Ý-
b-an-Ãm-¯ Øn-Xn. tb-ip-{In-kv-Xp-hn-sâ Nn-{Xw t]m-epw F-Ãm-bn-S-¯pw
sh-fp-¸p-\n-d-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p. tb-ip ssZ-h-]p-{X-\m-sW-¶m-Wv F-s¶ ]Tn-
¸n-¨n-cp-¶X- v. ssZ-hh
- pw {In-kvX
- p-hn-s\-t]m-se B-bn-cn-¡p-tam F-¶p Rm³
B-Ý-cy-s¸-«p. F-Ãm Nn-{Xo-I-c-W-§-fn-epw tb-ip-hn-\v \o-e-¡-®pw \o-ï
kzÀ-W-¯-e-ap-Sn-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p. Nn-{X-§-fn-se-Ãmw am-em-J-amÀ-¡pw \n-dw
sh-fp-¸m-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-\mÂ H-cn-¡Â Rm³ A-½-tbm-Sp tNm-Zn-¨p: ""a-cn-
¡p-t¼mÄ \-ap-s¡-´p kw-`-hn-¡pw? \mw kzÀ-K-¯nÂ {]-th-in-¡p-tam?''
""kzm-`m-hn-I-am-bpw \-½-fpw kzÀ-K-¯n-se-¯pw'' A-½ {]-Xn-h-Nn-¨p.
""F-¦nÂ ]n-s¶ ]-S-sa-Sp-¡p-¶ th-f-bnÂ I-dp-¯ am-em-J-amÀ-s¡-Ãmw
F-´p-]-än? Hm-lv! F-\n-¡-dn-bmw. sh-fp-¯ am-em-J-amÀ kzÀ-K-¯n-te-¡p
t]m-hp-t¼mÄ I-dp-¯ am-em-J-amÀ A-Sp-¡-f-bnÂ ]m-epw tX-\pw X-¿m-
dm-¡p-I-bm-hpw.''
F-\n-¡v Nn-e D-¯-c-§Ä th-ïn-bn-cp-¶p. \-·-I-sf-Ãmw F-´p-sIm-ïv
sh-fp-¸nÂ Nn-{Xo-I-cn-¡-s¸-«p F-s¶-\n-¡-dn-tb-ïn-bn-cp-¶p.
H-cn-¡-sem-cp D-bnÀ-s¯-gp-t\Â-]p-\m-fnÂ I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-cn-bm-
sbm-cp sIm-¨p s]¬-Ip-«n ho-Sp-ho-Sm-´-cw I-b-dn "{Sn-Iv HmÀ {So-änw-Kv" I-fn-
¨p \-S-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. A-h-fp-sS ap-J-am-sI sh-Å-¨m-b-am-Wv ]q-in-bn-cp-
¶-Xv. F-ń-\m-W-§-s\ sN-bv-X-sX-¶p tNm-Zn-¨-t¸mÄ A-hÄ ]-d-ªp:
""I-dp-¯ \n-d-¯nÂ kq-¸À lo-tdm-kv D-ïm-hn-sÃ-¶v tN-¨n ]-d-ªn-«p-ïv.''
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A-hÄ ]-d-ª-Xv i-cn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. sS-en-hn-j-\nÂ k-I-e lo-tdm-IÄ-¡pw

\n-dw sh-fp-¸m-bn-cp-¶p. kq-¸À-am-¶pw km-´m-t¢m-kn-\p-sa-Ãmw \n-dw
sh-fp-¸v. B-{^n-¡³ h-\m-ć - §
- fn-se cm-Pm-hm-b SmÀ-ks - \-t¸m-epw A-hÀ
sh-Å-¡-mc-\m-¡n. an-kv A-ta-cn-¡-bpw, ssh-ä-v lu-knÂ Xm-a-kn-¡p-¶
A-ta-cn-¡³ {]-kn-U-âp-am-cp-sa-Ãmw F-t¸m-gpw sh-Å-¡m-cm-bn-cp-¶p F-¶
h-kv-Xp-X a-\-Ên-s\ a-Zn-¨p. \-·-bp-sS {]-Xn-cq-]-am-bn H-cn-S-¯pw I-dp-¸p
h-¶n-Ã. Kp-cp-X-c-am-b F-s´m-s¡-tbm Nn-e A-\o-Xn-I-fp-sï-¶v _m-ey-
Im-e-t¯ tXm-¶n-sb-¦n-epw F-\n-¡-Xv Ir-Xy-am-bn a-\-Ên-em-¡m-\m-bn-Ã.
F-sâ sXm-en-\n-dw kp-µ-c-am-sW-¶p Rm³ I-cp-Xn. A-XnÂ Rm³ A-`n-
am-\n-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. ]-t£, I-dp-¯-sX-´pw k-aq-l-¯nÂ tam-i-hpw
A-\-`n-Im-ay-hp-am-bm-Wv K-Wn-¡-s¸-«-Xv.
I-cn-¼q-¨ A-]-i-Ip-\-am-bn-cp-¶p. sN-Ip-¯m-sâ `-£-Ww I-dp-¯
sdm-«n-bpw am-em-J-am-cp-tS-Xv sh-fp-¯ sdm-«n-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p. Ch-s¡ms¡
kq-£v-a- k-tµ-i-§-fpïm-hm-sa-¦n-epw A-h-bp-sS kzm-[o-\w A-Xy-Km-
[-am-bn-cp-¶p. Zn-t\-\ e-`n-¨ Cu k-tµ-i-§-fm-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡pw a-äp
I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-cm-b Ip-«n-IÄ-¡pw kz-´-s¯-¡p-dn-¨p-Å {]-Xn-Ñm-b
cq-]-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-Xv. F-§-s\-sb-¶p hy-à-a-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw Rm-s\-sâ
P-\-§-sf k-lm-bn-¡m³ t]m-hp-I-bm-sW-¶v a-\-Ên-em-bn. F-§-s\-tbm
tem-I-s¯m-cp ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\w kr-jv-Sn-¡m³ t]m-hp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³.
A-\o-Xn F-{X-t¯m-fw Im-Wp-¶p-thm, A-{X-t¯m-fw F-¶n-se hn-Im-c-
§fpw i-à-am-bn. H-cp k-hn-ti-j Zu-Xy-¯n-\m-Wv ssZ-hw F-s¶ A-b-
¨n-cn-¡p-¶-sX-¶v F-\n-¡p tXm-¶n.
PohnXe-£yw
ssZ-hw kr-jv-Sn-¨ F-Ãm-än-\pw Hm-tcm \n-tbm-K-ap-ïv. kq-cy-\pw N-{µ-\pw
a-g-¡pw ta-L-§Ä-¡pw Hm-tcm e-£y-ap-ïv. P-´p-ar-Km-Zn-IÄ-¡pw k-ky-
e-Xm-Zn-IÄ-¡pw sN-dp-{]m-Wn-IÄ-¡pw I-S-en-se a-Õy-§Ä-¡pw h-sc.
\m-sa-Ãm-h-cpw P-\n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv sN-dp-tXm h-ep-tXm B-b Hm-tcm
\n-tbm-K-hp-am-bm-Wv. B \n-tbm-Kw kw-_-Ôn-¨ A-dn-hm-Wv Hm-tcm-cp-¯-
sc-bpw B-ß-km-£mXvIm-c-¯n-\v {]m-]v-X-am-¡p-¶-Xv. Po-hn-X-\n-tbm-K-
s¯-¡p-dn-¨v A-dn-hpw t_m-[y-hp-ap-Å H-scm-ä-bmÄ B A-dn-hn-Ãm-¯
]-Xn-\m-bn-c-§-sf-¡mÄ i-à-\m-Wv.
ssZ-hw Cu `q-an-bn-te-¡v \-s½ \n-tbm-Kn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv F-ń-\m-
sW-¶v Xn-cn-¨-dn-bÂ ]-c-a-{]-[m-\-am-Wv. B Zu-Xyw ]qÀ-¯o-I-cn-¡p-I
F-¶n-S-¯p-X-s¶-bm-Wv Cu Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ {]m-[m-\yw. A-Xn-\m-bn b-Xv-\n-
¡m-¯n-S-t¯m-fw AÀ-Y-iq-\y-am-Wo Po-hn-Xw. hn-¹-h-I-c-am-b h-Ã-Xpw
sN-bv-Xp-XoÀ-¡p-I F-¶-Xv a-\p-jy-sâ au-en-Im-h-iy-hpw B-{K-l-hp-am-Wv.
B H-cp e-£y-km-£m-Xv-Im-c-¯n-\m-bn {]-b-Xv-\n-¡p-t¼m-sg-Ãmw a-\p-jy-\v
DuÀ-P-hpw {]-Xo-£-bp-ap-ïv. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶, {In-bm-ß-I-hpw kw-Xr-]v-
Xn-Zm-b-I-hp-am-sbm-cp Po-hn-Xw km-[y-am-hm³ \m-sa-s´-Ãmw sN-t¿-ï-Xp-
sï-¶v Nn-ń-¡Â A-Xym-h-iy-am-Wv.
\n-§-fp-sS \n-tbm-Kw F-tâ-Xn-s\-¡mÄ h-ep-Xm-bn-cn-¡mw. ]-t£,
A-sX-sâ \n-tbm-K-s¯ A-{]-k-à-am-¡p-¶n-Ã. Xm-§m-\m-hm-¯ H-cp
`m-c-hpw ssZ-hw H-cm-fp-sS Np-a-en-ep-taÂ]n-¡n-sÃ-¦n-epw, hyÀ-Y-am-sbm-cp
\n-tbm-Kw A-h-\mÀ-¡pw \-Â-Ip-I-bp-an-Ã.
Hm-tcm-cp-¯À-¡pw kz-´-am-b ]mT-§Ä ]Tn-¡m-\pw {]-Xn-_-Ô-§Ä
X-c-Ww sN-¿m-\p-ap-ïv. Hm-tcm-cp-¯-cp-sS-bpw A-\p-`-h-§-sf ]-c-kv-]-cw
am-äp-c-¡m-\m-hn-Ã. Im-c-Ww, A-ń-a-am-bn A-h-sb-Ãmw H-cp-t]m-se {]-[m-\-
PohnX e-£yw 13
am-hp-¶p. Po-hn-X-e-£yw km-£mÂ-¡-cn-s¨-¶p Rm³ [-cn-¨ th-f-I-fn-
se-Ãmw A-sX-sâ bm-{X-bn-se a-säm-cp Np-h-Sp am-{X-am-sW-¶v Rm³
I-sï-¯n. _m-ey-Im-e-¯v R-§Ä-¡n-Ãm-Xn-cp-¶ B am-Xr-Im-]p-cp-j-
\m-hm³ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv F-s¶ k-lm-bn-¡p-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn. I-dp-¸v
kp-µ-c-am-sW-¶p Ip-ªp-§Ä-¡v Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡p-¶ B lo-tdm
B-bn-¯o-c-em-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ e-£yw. I-dp-¯-h-sc c-ïmw-In-S ]u-c-·m-
cm-bn K-Wn-¡m³ I-gn-bn-sÃ-¶v sh-Å-¡mÀ-¡v Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡p-¶ B
Nm-¼y-\m-h-em-Wv F-sâ \n-tbm-K-sa-¶v Rm³ hn-iz-kn-¨p. B h-gn-bn-se
t\-«-§-sf-Ãmw kp-{]-[m-\-am-sW-¶v Rm³ a-\-Ên-em-¡n. ]-t£, A-h-sb-
sâ b-YmÀ-Y Zu-Xy-\nÀ-hl-W-¯n-\v, A-Y-hm, k-am-[m-\w \n-d-sªm-cp
Po-hn-X-¯n-\m-bn ]-c-kv-]-cw kv-t\-ln-¡m³ k-I-e-a-\p-jyÀ-¡pw {]-tNm-
Z-\-ta-Ip-I F-¶ Zu-Xy-¯n-\v, D-X-Ip-s¶m-cp ¹m-ä-vt^mw kr-jv-Sn-¨p-X-¶p
F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p A-Xn-s\-¡m-sf-Ãmw {]-[m-\w. F-sâ \n-tbm-K-sa-s´-¶
A-t\z-j-W-¯n-em-Wv Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw.
A-ht- _m-[w
hn-Nn-{X-am-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ a-\-sÊ-t¸m-gpw. F-sâ {]m-b-¯n-ep-Å an-¡
Ip-«n-I-fpw {i-²n-¡p-I-tb sN-¿m-¯ Im-cy-§-sf¡p-dn-¨v Rm-\m-tem-Nn-
¡p-I-bpw B-Ý-cy-s¸-Sp-I-bpw sN-¿p-am-bn-cp-¶p. Xp-S-¡w sXm-t« hy-Xy-
kv-X-\m-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. H-cn-¡Â F-\n-¡p ao-knÂ-kpw Nn-¡³-t]m-Iv-kpw
H-tc-k-a-bw ]n-Sn-s]-«p. K-Xn-sX-än-b-e-bp-¶ amÀ-¨p-am-k-¡m-äpt]m-sebm-bn-
cp-¶p F-sâ a-\-sÊ-¶v A-½ ]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p. B-Im-i-t¯-¡p t\m-¡n
k-I-e-Xn-sâ-bpw {k-jv-Sm-hn-s\-tbmÀ-¯v Rm³ B-Ý-cy-s¸-Sp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
ap-XnÀ-¶-tXm-sS, ssZ-h-hpw a-\p-jy-\pw X-½n-se _-Ô-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v Rm³
Iq-Sp-XÂ Nn-ń-¡m³ Xp-S-§n. {]-kv-Xp-X _-Ôw kw-_-Ôn-¨ F-sâ
tNm-Zy-§-fnÂ Nn-e-Xn-\v D-¯-cw e-`n-s¨-¦n-epw Nn-e D-¯-c-§Ä Iq-Sp-XÂ
tNm-Zy-§-fpÂ-]m-Zn-¸n-¨-tX-bp-Åq.
a-l-¯m-sbm-cp \n-tbm-K-ap-ïv F-sâ P-·-¯n-s\-¶pw, k-hn-ti-j-
am-sbm-cp Øm-\-ap-ïv F-\n-¡o tem-I-s¯-¶pw tXm-¶n. Im-ew sN-Ãpw
tXm-dpw B tXm-¶Â _-e-s¸-«p. G-I-tZ-iw H³-]-Xp h-b-Êp-Å-t¸mÄ
AÀ-[-cm-{Xn-bp-WÀ-¶v Rm³ ]p-d-¯n-d-§n-bn-cn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p, ssZ-h-
¯nÂ-\n-s¶m-cp sh-fn-]m-tSm am-em-J-tbm C-d-§p-sa-¶p {]-Xo-£n-¨v.
]q-ap-J-¯n-cp-¶p Rm³ \-£-{X-§-sf t\m-¡pw, Zn-hy-k-tµ-iw {]-Xo-
£n-¨v. H-cn-¡-epw H-¶pw tI-«n-sÃ-¦n-epw F-\n-¡p hn-izm-kw \-jv-S-am-bn-Ã.
Im-c-Ww, Zn-hy-k-tµ-iw e-`n-¡p-sa-¶ t_m-[w F-sâ lr-Z-b-¯nÂ A-{X-
taÂ B-g-¯nÂ th-tcm-Sn-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ Po-hn-X-e-£yw I-sï-¯pw-hn-[w
Nn-e-Xv h-cpw-hÀ-jw F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯nÂ kw-`-hn-¡p-sa-¶pw, A-sX-s¶
ap-t¶m-«p \-bn-¡p-sa-¶pw A-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
In-\m-hv
]- { ´- ï mw h- b - Ê nÂ- ¯ - s ¶ Rm- s \- s â h- g n I- s ï- ¯ n- b n- c p- ¶ p.
Nm-¼y-\m-b em³-kv Bw-kv-t{Sm-§v Bbn-sS C-äv-kv t\m-«v F-_u-«v Z
ss_-¡v F-¶ t]-cn-sem-cp {K-Ùw c-Nn-¨n-cp-¶p. F-¶mÂ, F-s¶ kw-_-
Ôn¨n-S-t¯m-fw ss_-¡v B-bn-cp-¶p F-Ãmw.
1954þse ssi-Xy-Im-ew. {In-kv-a-kv k-½m-\-am-bn F-\n-s¡-sâ Np-h-
¸pw sh-Å-bpw \n-d-ap-Å ss_-¡v In-«n-b-tX-bp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-Åq. Rm-\pw
kp-lr-¯pw sIm-fw-_n-b Hm-Un-täm-dn-b-¯n-se eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ tlmw
tjm-¸n-te-¡v ss_-t¡m-Sn-¨p-t]m-bn. hÀ-jw tXm-dpw \-S-¶p-h-cm-dp-Å
"_v-fm-¡v _-kmÀ' k-Po-h-am-b k-a-b-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-hn-sS km-¼n-fm-bn
In-«n-b `-£-W-hpw anTm-bn-bpw a-äpw I-gn-¨p R-§Ä ]-IÂ sNe-h-gn-
¨p. H-Sp-hnÂ Xn-cn-¨p-t]m-cm³ t\m-¡p-t¼mÄ F-sâ ss_-¡v tam-j-Ww
t]m-bn-cn-¡p-¶p!
X-cn-¨p-\n-¶p-t]m-b Rm³ H-Sp-hnÂ ]-cm-Xn-s¸-Sm-\m-bn t]m-eo-kv
tÌ-j-\nÂ t]m-bn. A-h-sc-s¶ tPm -amÀ-«n³ F-¶ t]m-eo-kp-tZym-K-Ø-
sâ A-Sp-t¯-¡-b-¨p. H-gn-hp-th-f-bnÂ Ip-«n-I-sf t_m-Iv-knw-Kv ]Tn-¸n-
¡p-¶ ]-Wn-bp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-l-¯n-\v. F-sâ ss_-¡v tam-jv-Sn-¨-hÀ
B-cm-bm-epw A-h-sc A-Sn-¨p i-cn-s¸-Sp-¯p-sa-¶v I-c-ªp-sIm-ïp Rm³
]-d-ªp. an. amÀ-«n³ A-s¶-t¶m-Sp ]-d-ª-Xv Rm-t\mÀ-¡p-¶p, ""A-h-sc
A-Sn-¨n-Sm³ sh-Ãp-hn-fn-¡pw-ap-s¼ \o ss^-änw-Kv ]Tn-¡p-¶-Xm-Wv \-Ã-Xv.''
A-§-s\ amÀ-«n-sâ P-n½nÂ tNÀ-¶v {]-Xn-Im-c-_p-²n-tbm-sS Rm³
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv ]Tn-¨p. H-gn-hp-k-a-b-sa-Ãmw Rm³ ]-cn-io-e-\-¯n-\m-bn
sNe-h-gn-¨p. Pn-½nÂ G-ä-hpw t\-sc-s¯ F-¯n-b-Xpw, G-ä-hp-sam-Sp-hnÂ
Xn-cn-¨p-t]m-b-Xpw Rm-\m-bn-cp-¶p. B-gv-N-bnÂ B-dp-Zn-h-kw ]-cn-io-e-\-
¯n-teÀ-s¸-« Rm³ H-cn-¡Â-t]m-epw a-Zy-]n-¡p-I-tbm ]p-I-h-en-¡p-I-tbm
sN-bv-Xn-Ã.
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ap-l½
F-s¶ B-Zy-am-bn t_m-Iv-knw-Kv ]Tn-¸n-¨v-Xv tPm- amÀ-«n-\m-bn-cp-s¶-

¦n-epw s^-Uv tÌm-WÀ F-¶p t]-cp-sÅm-cp I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-c-s\m-¸-
am-Wv Rm³ Øn-c-]-cn-io-e-\-¯n-teÀ-s¸-«-Xv. C-Sn-¡m³ F-s¶ ]Tn-¸n-¨-Xv
A-t±l-am-bn-cp-¶p. ss_-¡v-tam-jv-Sm-hn-s\ I-sï-¯p-I-bm-sW-¦nÂ Xn-cn-
¨p-sIm-Sp-¡m-\p-Å-Xp sIm-Sp-¡m³ Rm³ X-¿m-dm-bn-¡-gn-ªn-cp-¶p.
"sIm-fw-_n-b Pn-½n'sâ A-ta-NzÀ ]-cn-]m-Sn-bp-sS `m-K-am-bn "\m-sf-bp-sS
Nm-¼y³' F-¶ t]-cn-sem-cp {]m-tZ-in-I Sn.hn. tjm Xp-S-§n-bn-cp-¶p amÀ-
«n³. A-t±-l-¯n-\p Io-gn-ep-Å t_m-Iv-kÀ-amÀ-¡v Xm-Â-¡m-en-I-sa-¦n-epw
{]m-tZ-in-I sk-en-{_n-än ]-Z-hn \-Â-In B ]-cn-]m-Sn. B-Zy-am-bn t_m-Iv-
knw-Kv B-cw-`n-¨-t¸mÄ F-s¶-¦n-ep-sam-cn-¡Â F-sâ am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡Ä-
s¡m-cp ho-Spw F-\n-¡p \-sÃm-cp Im-dpw hm-§-W-sa-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ
G-I tam-lw. H-cp s{]m-^-j-WÂ ss^-ä-dm-hp-I-bpw Rm-b-dm-gv-N-I-fn-se
a-Õ-c-§-fnÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¡m-\m-hp-I-bpw sN-bv-XmÂ H-scm-ä cm-{Xn-sIm-ïv
4000 tUm-fÀ k-¼m-Zn-¡m³ I-gn-bp-sa-¶v a-\-Ên-em-b-tXm-sS F-sâ kz-]v-
\-§Ä X-fnÀ-¡m³ Xp-S-§n. D-¨-`m-jn-Wn-bn-eq-sS "Im-jy-kv t¢ tem-I
sl-hn sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³' F-¶p hn-fn-¨p ]-d-bp-¶-Xv kv-IqÄ ]T-\-Im-e-¯v
]-e-t¸m-gpw Rm³ kz-]v-\w Im-Wp-am-bn-cp-¶p. a-äp-Nn-e-t¸mÄ H-cp I-S-em-kv
I-jv-W-sa-Sp-¯v H-cp Pm-¡-än-sâ ]-Sw h-c-¡pw. F-¶n-«-Xn-sâ ]n-d-Ip-h-i-¯v
"Im-jy-kv t¢. tKmÄ-U³ ¥-hv tP-Xm-hv' F-t¶m, "Im-jy-kv t¢, thÄ-Uv
sl-hn sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³' F-t¶m F-gp-Xn-sh-¡pw.
an-I-s¨m-cp t_m-Iv-k-dm-hm³ Xp-S-¡w sXm-t« Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p-d-¨n-cp-¶p
Rm³. A-Xn-\p ]-t£, G-Im-{K-X-tbm-sS ITn-\m-[zm-\w sN-t¿-ï-Xp-
sï-¶v F-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. H-cn-¡Â Pnw-t\-jy-¯nÂ hn-Ãn tam-d³
F-s¶m-cp Ip-«n-bp-am-bn Rm³ C-Sn-Iq-Sn-b-tXmÀ-¡p-¶p. (\-¶m-bn B-{I-
an-¨p I-fn-¡p-¶ hn-Ãn ]nÂ-¡m-e-s¯m-cp hn-Z-Kv-[ t_m-Iv-k-dm-bn am-dn).
H-cp kv-Iq-«vÀ hm-§m-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶ Im-cyw an. amÀ-«n-t\m-Sp Rm-\-t¸m-g-§p
]-d-ª-tX-bp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-Åq. dn-wKn-se-¯n-bn-«pw, hm-§m-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶
ss_-¡n-sâ \n-d-am-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ a-\-ÊnÂ. Np-h-¸p \-¶m-bn-cn-¡pw F-¶p
tXm-¶n. ]-t£, B-tem-N-\-bn-en-cn-s¡, £-W-t\-cw sIm-ïm-Wv hn-Ãn
F-s¶ C-Sn-¨p-ho-gv-¯n-b-Xv. t_m-[-ap-WÀ-¶-t¸mÄ Rm-\m-Zyw tNm-Zn-¨-Xv
"F-s¶ C-Sn-¨n-«v B kv-Iq-«À F-hn-sS-t¸m-bn' F-¶m-bn-cp-¶p.
dnw-KnÂ G-Im-{K-X-bp-sS {]m-[m-\yw Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ª-Xv A-¶m-bn-
cp-¶p. G-sd ssh-Im-sX Rm-s\-sâ B-Zy A-ta-NzÀ ss^-änw-Kn-teÀ-s¸-«p.
A-s¶-\n-¡v ]-{´-ïp h-bÊ - m-bn-cp-¶p; G-Xm-ïv 90 ]u-ïv Xq-¡h - pw. A-Ñ-
t\m-sSm-¯v C-S-\m-gn-bn-eq-sS C-Sn-¡q-«n-te-¡p \-S-¶p-t]m-b-Xv C-t¸m-gpw
Rm-t\mÀ-¡p-¶p. B-tcm-Sm-Wv Rm³ G-äp-ap-«m³ t]m-hp-¶-sX-¶-dn-ª
-t¸mÄ F-sâ I-®p-X-Ån-t¸m-bn! Xp-S-¡-¡m-c-\m-b a-säm-cp Ip-«n tdm-Wn-
In-\m-hv 17
bm-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. F-s¶-¡mÄ AÂ-]w {]m-b-hpw h-ep-¸-hpw Iq-Sn-b H-cp
sh-Å-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp-¶p A-h³. F-sâ-bp-ÅnÂ a-c-W-`-bw \n-d-ªp.
A-Ñ-s\ t\m-¡n Rm³ ]-d-ªp, ""Im-jv, Rm-\m-tcm-Sm-Wv t]m-cm-Sm³
t]m-hp-¶-sX-¶p Im-Wp-¶n-tÃ?''
A-Ñ³ F-sâ I-®p-I-fn-te-¡p t\m-¡n. F-¶n-«v ]-d-ªp, "" A-dn-bmw.
]-t£, \mw A-h-s\ C-Sn-¨n-Sm³ t]m-hp-¶p.'' A-Ñ-sâ B hm-¡p-IÄ
F-\n-¡v ss[-cy-ta-In. s]-s«-s¶-¶nÂ B-th-iw \n-d-ªp. A-Ñ³ Iq-sS-
bp-sï-¶ ss[-cy-¯nÂ Rm³ s]m-cp-Xn P-bn-¨p.
B sN-dp-{]m-b-¯nÂ Rm³ kp-{]-[m-\-am-b a-säm-cp ]mTw Iq-Sn ]Tn-
¨p. dnw-KnÂ H-ä-¡m-sW-¦n-epw H-cp So-an-sâ `m-K-sa-¶ \n-e-bn-em-Wv Rm³
P-bn-¨-Xv. ITn-\- ]-cn-io-e-\-hpw a-Õ-c-hpw Rm³ Xp-SÀ-¶p. 18 h-b-Êm-b-
t¸m-tg-¡pw 108 A-ta-NzÀ a-Õ-c-§Ä Rm³ ]qÀ-¯n-bm-¡n-bn-cp-¶p. B-dp
sIâ¡n tKmÄ-U³ ¥-hv Nm-¼y³-jn-¸p-I-fpw c-ïp F.F.bp ssS-änÂ-kpw
Rm³ t\-Sn. t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-eq-sS-bm-sW-sâ hn-P-bw F-¶p Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-
ª-tXm-sS Im-cy-§-sf-Ãmw i-cn-bm-bn-¯p-S-§n. ]-t£, {]-Xn-`-bp-sï-¶v
B-fp-IÄ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp-Xp-S-§n-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-¡pw sIâ-
¡n-¡pw ]p-d-¯p-Å tem-I-¯v Rm-\-t¸m-gpw A-Úm-X-\m-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xp
am-än-sb-Sp-¡pw aps¼ F-\n-¡v c-ïp {]-Xn-_-Ô-§Ä X-c-Ww sN-t¿-ï-
Xp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. tImÀ-¡n s_-bv-¡À B-bn-cp-¶p A-Xn-sem-¶v.
sX-cp-hn-sâ cm-Pm-hv
tImÀ-¡n s_-bv-¡-sd B-Zy-am-bn I-ï cw-Kw C-t¸m-gp-tamÀ-¡p-¶p.
R-§-fp-sS kv-IqÄ ^p-Sv-t_mÄ So-an-se H-cw-K-s¯ X-e-Io-gm-¡n Xq-¡n-
¸n-Sn-¨v A-h-sâ Io-i-bnÂ-\n-¶v ]-W-sa-Ãmw Ip-S-ªp sX-dn-¸n-¡p-¶
cw-Kw. F-s¶-¡mÄ {]m-b-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶ tImÀ-¡n D-b-cw Ip-d-sh-¦n-epw
_-en-jvT-\m-bn-cp-¶p. \o-N-am-bn-cp-¶p A-h-sâ Xp-dn-¨p-t\m-«w. k-I-e-sc-
bpw A-Sn-¨p-tXm-Â-]n-¨n-cp-¶ tImÀ-¡n Rm-\pÄ-s¸-sS F-Ãm-h-cn-epw ò-Xn
]-SÀ-¯n. i-à-s\-¶-t]m-se Zp-jv-S-\p-am-bn-cp-¶ A-h³ ap-XnÀ-¶-h-sc
-t]m-epw C-Sn-¨p-tXmÂ-]n-¨p. tam-t«mÀ-hm-l-\-§-fp-sS A-äw ]n-Sn-¨v X-\n-¡-
sX-{X-am-{Xw D-bÀ-¯m-\m-hpw F-¶p s_-äpsh-¨v tImÀ-¡n ]-W-ap-ïm-¡n.
tImÀ-¡n sX-cp-hn-ep-sï-¶v tIÄ-¡p-t¼m-sfm-gn-sI Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw B-ß-
hn-izm-k-t¯m-sS-bpw, A-`n-am-\-t¯m-sS-bpw an. amÀ-«n-sâ Pn-½n-\pw F-sâ
kv-Iq-fn-\pw Np-äpw \-S-¶p. tImÀ-¡n-bp-sS Xm-a-k-Ø-e-¯p-Iq-Sn-b-Ãm-sX
a-säm-cp h-gn- I-sï-¯m³ a-sä-Ãm-h-sc-bpw t]m-se Rm-\pw \nÀ-_-Ôn-X-
\m-bn. A-X-Ãm-¯-]-£w A-h-s\ a-dn-I-S-¶p \-S-¶mÂ tSmÄ sIm-Sp-t¡-
ïn-h-cp-am-bn-cp-¶p. sX-cp-hn-se A-P-¿-\m-b cm-Pm-hm-bn-cp-¶p tImÀ-¡n.
A-h-\p-am-bp-Å G-sd-¡p-sd F-Ãm G-äp-ap-«-en-epw Rm³ ]-cm-Pn-X-\m-bn.
k-Xy-¯nÂ A-sX-sâ a-\-Ên-s\ D-e-bv-¡m³ Xp-S-§n-bn-cp-¶p. F-{X-X-s¶
]-cn-io-e-\-hpw ssh-Z-Kv-[y-hp-ap-ïm-bn-«pw Im-cy-an-Ã, tImÀ-¡n s_-bv-¡-sd
a-dn-I-S-¡p-thm-fw t_m-Iv-knw-KnÂ F-\n-¡v A-[n-Iw ap-t¶-dm-\m-hn-sÃ-¶v
Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp. tImÀ-¡n-sb tXmÂ-]n-¡m³ I-gn-ªmÂ tem-I-s¯
ap-gp-h³ tXmÂ-]n-¡m³ F-\n-¡p I-gn-bp-sa-¶pw tXm-¶n.
dnw-KnÂ X-\n-¨p In-«p-I-bm-sW-¦nÂ Rm³ F-Æn-[w tImÀ-¡n-sb
tXmÂ-]n-¡p-sa-¶v kp-lr-¯p-¡-tfm-Sv ]-d-ªp-\-S-¡m³ Xp-S-§n-b-X-dn-ª
tImÀ-¡n F-s¶ tX-Sn-sb-¯n. ssI-sh-¨p-I-gn-ªmÂ F-s¶ I-Sn-¨p-Io-
dp-sa-¶v A-h³ ò-j-Wn-s¸-Sp-¯n. A-t¶-cw F-sâ kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-b
sX-cp-hn-sâ cm-Pm-hv 19
hn-Ãn-bpw tdm-Wn-bpw ]-cn-k-c-{]-tZ-i-s¯ Nn-e Ip-«n-I-fpw F-t¶m-sSm-¸-
ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. A-t¸mÄ, A-hn-sS-sh-¨p-X-s¶ F-t¶m-Sp s]m-cp-X-W-am-
bn-cp-¶p tImÀ-¡n-¡v. ]-t£, \n-b-a-§-fpw N-«-§-fpw d-^-dn-bp-sam-¶p-an-
Ãm-sX sX-cp-hnÂ A-h-t\m-Sp s]m-cp-Xp-¶-Xv B-ß-l-Xym-]-c-am-bn-cn-¡pw
F-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p.
A-Xp-sIm-ïv "\m-sf-bp-sS Nm-¼y³' F-¶ t]-cnÂ sIm-fw_n-b
Pn-½nÂ \-S-¡m-dp-Å t_m-Iv-knw-Kv a-Õ-c-¯n-te-¡v h-cm³ Rm-\-h-s\
sh-Ãp-hn-fn-¨p. A-Xp-tI-« A-h³, t_m-Iv-knw-Kv s]¬-tIm-´-·mÀ-¡p-
Å-Xm-sW-¶pw A-Xv b-YmÀ-Y t]m-cm-«-a-sÃ-¶pw ]-cn-l-kn-¨p. ]-t£,
Iq-sS-bp-Å-h-sc-Ãmw ò-cp F-¶p ]-cn-l-kn-¨-tXm-sS A-h³ a-\-Êp-am-än
a-Õ-c-¯n-\v k-¶-²-am-bn.
_-e]
- c- o-£W
- w
t]m-cm-«-Zn-\-sa-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Rm³ `-bw-sIm-ïp a-cn-¡p-sa-¶m-bn. ]-t£,
A-Ñ-\pw k-tlm-Z-c-\pw F-\n-s¡m-¸-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. t]m-cm-¯-Xn-\v
A-bÂ-tZ-i-s¯ F-sâ k-I-e kp-lr-¯p-¡-fpw, sk³-{SÂ ssl-bn-se
k-l-]mTn-I-fpw. A-§-s\, t]m-cm-«-¯n-sâ k-a-b-am-bn. F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-
¨n-St- ¯m-fw a-sä-ń-s\-¡m-fpw {]m-[m-\y-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶ B In-co-Sw t\-Sm³
tImÀ-¡n-tbm-Sv aq-¶p du-ïv t]m-cm-S-W-am-bn-cp-¶p. B t]m-cm-«w P-bn-
¡p-¶-h-\m-bn-cn-¡pw "sX-cp-hn-sâ cm-Pm-hv.' A-Xn-\mÂ, km-¼-¯n-I -t\-«-
¯n-\-¸p-d-ap-sÅm-cp am-\w A-Xn-\p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. tImÀ-¡n-tbm-Sv P-bn-¡pw
-h-sc H-cp b-YmÀ-Y Nm-¼y-\m-bn kz-bw Im-Wm³ F-\n-¡m-hp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
C-t¸m-gn-Xm B \n-an-jw h-¶-W-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p. tKm-Z-bnÂ F-sâ aq-e-bnÂ
\n-¶-t¸mÄ ImÂ-ap-«p-IÄ Iq-«n-ap-«p-¶-Xv tImÀ-¡n Im-W-cp-tX F-¶m-bn-
cp-¶p F-sâ {]mÀ-Y-\.
B-Zy du-ïn-\p a-Wn-ap-g-§n-b-tXm-sS ap-jv-Sn-Np-cp-«n ssI ho-in-s¡m-
ïv Rm³ ap-t¶m-«p-h-¶p. H-¸w A-h-\nÂ-\n-¶p kp-c-£n-X-am-b A-I-ew
]m-en-¡m-\pw {i-an-¨p. Xp-Ån-¨m-Sn-s¡m-ïv tImÀ-¡n-bpw ap-t¶m-«-Sp-¯p.
Rm³ H-gn-ªp-am-dn-s¡m-ïn-cp-¶p. Im-c-Ww, ssI-¸m-«n-se-¯n-bmÂ tImÀ-
¡n-¡v F-s¶ C-Sn-¨n-«p P-bn-¡m-hm-\pw F-s¶-\n-¡p-d-¸m-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£,
tImÀ-¡n s]-s«-¶v X-f-cm³ Xp-S-§n. c-ïmw du-ïn-\v a-Wn-ap-g-§n-b-tXm-sS
tImÀ-¡n F-s¶ ]n-´p-SÀ-s¶-¦n-epw ]n-Sn-Iq-Sm³ A-h-\m-bn-Ã. Rm-\-h-
sâ C-Sn-I-fnÂ-\n-s¶m-gn-ªp am-dn. A-h-s\-¡mÄ th-K-hpw N-Sp-e-X-bpw
F-\n-¡m-bn-cp-¶p.
c-ïmw du-ïv Xo-cpw-ap-s¼ "C-Xp i-cn-b-Ã' F-¶pw ]-d-ªv A-h³
dnw-KnÂ-\n-¶v C-d-§n-tbm-Sn. A-§-s\ Rm³ In-co-S-hpw Im-Wn-I-fp-sS
B-Z-c-hpw k-¼m-Zn-¨p. Rm-\-h-sâ I-®v I-e-¡p-I-bpw aq-¡v Np-h-¸n-¡p-I-
bpw sN-bv-Xn-cp-¶p. kÀ-thm-]-cn `-b-s¯ t\-cn-Sm-\pw, F-sâ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv
I-cn-b-dn-\m-h-iy-am-b B-ß-hn-izm-k-hpw B-ßm-`n-am-\-hp-amÀ-Pn-¡m-\pw B
t]m-cm-«w h-gn F-\n-¡m-bn.
]mTw
""R-§Ä kz-X-{´-cm-bn,
R-§Ä kz-X-{´-cm-bn,
cm-Pm-hv \o-WmÄ hm-g-s«!
R-§Ä kz-X-{´-cm-bn!!''
F-sâ kp-lr-¯p-¡-fpw k-ao-]-tZ-i-s¯ Ip-«n-I-fpw Xp-Ån-¨m-Sn BÀ-

¯p-hn-fn-¨p.
tImÀ-¡n-tbm-Sv s]m-cp-Xn-b-Xv F-\n-¡pth-ïn-bm-bn-cp-¶n-sÃ-¶v Rm³
a-\Ê- n-em-¡n-bX
- v A-t¸m-gm-bn-cp-¶p. k-ao-]h
- m-kn-IÄ-¡p ap-gp-h\
- pw th-ïn-
bm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ t]m-cm-«w. k-t´m-jw ]-I-cp-s¶m-cp A-\p-`-h-am-bn-cp-
¶p A-Xv. F-t¶m-tS-ä ]-cm-P-b-¯n-\p ti-jw ]n-¶o-Sm-cp-am-bpw tImÀ-¡n
i-ey-¯n-\p t]m-bn-Ã.
a-Õ-cw I-gn-ªv sX-cp-hn-eq-sS \-S-¡p-t¼mÄ Rm³ C-S-¡n-sS Xn-cn-
ªp t\m-¡n, tImÀ-¡n F-s¶ ]n³-Xp-S-cp-sa-¶p `-b-¶v. ]-t£, A-h³
h-¶n-Ã. ]n-¶o-Sp-Å Iq-Sn-¡m-gv-N-bnÂ A-h³ ]-d-ª-Xp-tI-«v Rm³ kv-X-
_v-[-\m-bn. Rm-s\-mcp \-Ã t_m-Iv-k-dm-sW-¶pw, H-cp]m-Sp-b-c-¯n-se-¯p-
sa-¶pw ]-d-ªv F-sâ ssI-]n-Sn-¨p-Ip-ep-¡n A-h³ \-S-¶-I-¶p.
A-§-s\ Rm-\pw tImÀ-¡n-bpw kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-bn. ]n-¶o-Sp-Å F-sâ
F-Ãm a-Õ-c-§-fpw A-h³ Xm-Â-]-cy-]qÀ-hw ]n³-Xp-SÀ-¶p. sI³ t\mÀ-
«³ F-sâ Xm-Sn-sb-Ãp X-IÀ-¯-t¸mÄ Rm³ tImÀ-¡n-sb HmÀ-¯p. ]-g-b
kp-lr-¯v temd³kv tam-ïv-tKm-sa-dn-sb I-ïv tImÀ-¡n-bn-t¸mÄ F-hn-sS
-bm-sW-¶-t\z-jn-¨p. t\mÀ-«-Wp-am-bp-Å F-sâ t]m-cm-«-s¯¡p-dn-¨v A-h-
s\-´p ]-d-bp-¶p F-¶-dn-bm-\m-{K-ln-¨p Rm³. ]-t£, tImÀ-¡n-tbm-Sp
kw-km-cn-¡m³ F-\n-¡-h-k-cw e-`n-¨n-Ã. tImÀ-¡n-bp-sS a-c-W-hmÀ-¯-
bm-Wv tem-d³-knÂ \n-¶-dn-ª-Xv.
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ap-l½
C-t¸m-gpw Rm³ tImÀ-¡n-sb Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¡m-dp-ïv. `-b-s¯ t\-cn-Sm-\m-

bmÂ Po-hn-X-¯nÂ G-Xp e-£y-hpw k-^-eo-I-cn-¡m-sa-¶v A-h-s\-s¶
HmÀ-a-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p.
G-sd ssh-Im-sX, a-säm-cp {]-Xn-_-Ôw Iq-Sn F-\n-¡p t\-cn-tS-ïn
h-¶p. kp-{]-[m-\-am-sbm-cp e-£y-km-£m-XvIm-c-¯nÂ-\n-¶v B `-bw
F-s¶ X-S-ªp-\nÀ-¯p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
`-bs- ¯ tXmÂ-]n-¨v..
F-\n-s¡-t¸m-gpw `-b-ap-Å H-¶m-bn-cp-¶p hn-am-\w. C-t¸m-gm-tem-Nn-¡p-
t¼mÄ A-sXm-cp X-am-i-bm-bn tXm-¶p-¶p. Im-c-Ww, I-gn-ª \mÂ-]-Xp
hÀ-j-¯n-e-[n-I-am-bn tem-I-¯n-sâ \m-\m-`m-K-§-fn-te-¡v Rm³ hn-am-
\-¯nÂ bm-{XsN-bv-X a-Wn-¡q-dp-IÄ I-W-¡m-¡n-bmÂ B-bp-Ên-sâ
h-en-sbm-cw-iw h-cpw. Im-en-t^mÀ-Wn-b-bn-te-¡v H-fn¼nIv-kv {S-b-en-\p
t]m-b-t¸m-gm-Wv Rm-\m-Zy-am-bn hn-am-\-¯nÂ I-b-dp-¶-Xv. eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-
bnÂ \n-¶pw Im-en-t^mÀ-Wn-b-bn-te-¡p-sÅm-cp ]-cp-¡³ ]-d-¡-em-bn-
cp-¶p A-sX-¶-Xn-\mÂ Xp-SÀ-¶v hn-am-\-bm-{X th-sï-¶p sh-¨p Rm³.
s{S-bn-\n-tem I-¸-en-tem a-tä-sX-¦n-epw amÀ-tK-W-tbm tdm-an-se-¯m³
I-gn-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ Rm³ H-fn-¼n-Iv-kn-\n-sÃ-¶v amÀ-«n-s\ A-dn-bn-¨p. kzm-`m-
hn-I-am-bpw A-h-s\-s¶ B-iz-kn-¸n-¡m³ {i-an-¨p. ]-t£, F-s¶ kw-_-
Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw Rm-\m-Zy-ta Xo-cp-am-\-sa-Sp-¯p I-gn-ªn-cp-¶p.
hn-am-\-bm-{X F-¶p ]-d-bp-t¼mÄ F-sâ a-\-Êp \n-d-sb `-bm-\-I-am-b
B Im-en-t^mÀ-Wn-bm bm-{X-bm-bn-cp-¶p. h-Ãm-sX `-b-¶p-t]m-bn-cp-¶p
Rm³. B-Im-i-a-t[y hn-am-\-¯n-\p h-Ã-Xpw kw-`-hn-¨mÂ F-´m-bn-cn-¡pw
Øn-Xn-sb-¶ Nn-´ a-\-ÊnÂ \n-s¶m-gn-hm-¡m³ F-\n-¡m-bn-Ã. bm-{X
im-´s - a-¦nÂ {]-iv\
- s- am-¶p-an-Ã. ]-t£, tIm-Iv]- n-änÂ ss]-eä- v ssI-Im-cyw
sN-¿p-¶ \q-dm-bn-cw _-«-Wp-I-sf Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¯-t¸mÄ B-Ý-cy-sam-gn-hm-
¡m-\m-bn-Ã. A-h-bnÂ G-sX-¦n-ep-sam-cp _-«¬ \n-e-¨p-t]m-bmÂ F-´p
kw-`h- n-¡pw! hn-ti-jn-¨pw A-ta-cn-¡¡ - pw C-äe
- n-¡p-an-Sb
- n-se bm-{Xm-at- [y?
I-S-en-\p ao-sXsh-¨v F-©n³ s]m-«n-s¯-dn-¨mÂ F-´m-bn-cn-¡pw Øn-Xn?
C-\n R-§Ä-¡p ]-cn-¡p-]-än-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ t]m-epw F-hn-sS t]m-bm-hpw emâv
sN-¿p-I? sh-Å-¯n-em-Wv ho-gp-¶-sX-¦nÂ sse-^v- dm-^v-äv In-«p-tam? h-Ã
{km-hpw h-¶v A-Xn-\p Zzm-cw ho-gv-¯n-bm-tem? C-Xym-Zn Nn-´-I-sf-Ãmw a-\
-Ên-eq-sS I-S-¶p-t]m-bn. C-t¸m-gpw, bm-{Xm-at[y hn-am-\w Ip-ep-§p-I-bpw
`-bs- ¯ tXmÂ-]n-¨v... 25
Nn-d-Ip-IÄ B-Sn-bp-e-bp-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶-Xp I-ïmÂ D-ÅnÂ `-bw \n-d-
bpw. h-Ã _-tkm s{S-bn-t\m ]n-Sn-¨mÂ a-Xn-bm-bn-cp-s¶-¶v Rm³ kz-bw
]-d-bpw. tI-Sp-]m-Sp-IÄ kw-`-hn-¨mÂ ap-¸-Xn-\m-bn-cw A-Sn Xm-gv-N-bn-te-¡v
ho-gn-sÃ-¶-Xm-Wv _-knsâ-bpw s{S-bn-\n-sâ-bpw ta-·.
hn-am-\-amÀ-Kw C-ä-en-bn-te-¡v H-fn¼n-Iv-kn-\p t]m-th-ï F-¶ Xo-cp-am-
\-¯nÂ X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. ]-t£, ]n-¶o-Sv Rm-s\-sâ ]n-Xm-hn-sâ
hm-¡p-It- fmÀ-¯p: ""\o `-bs - ¸-Sp-¶X
- n-s\ F-t¸m-gpw t\-cn-Sm³ {i-an-¡p-I.''
\-jv-S-km-[y-X-bp-ïm-bn-«pw H-cp Im-cyw sN-¿m-\p-Zy-an-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv \mw
[o-c-cm-hp-¶-sX-¶v Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp. `-b-¯n-sâ km-¶n-[y-an-Ãm-sX
\-ap-s¡m-cn-¡-epw [o-c-cm-hm³ I-gn-bn-Ã.
c-ïm-sem-¶p sXc-sª-Sp-t¡-ï kp-{]-[m-\ \n-an-j-§-fm-Wn-sX-¶v
Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp. \n-Xy-Po-hn-X-¯nÂ Zn-t\-\ \mw \-S-¯p-¶ sN-dn-b
sXc-sª-Sp-¸p-I-fm-Wv \-½p-sS Pohn-X-¯n-sâ \n-e-hm-cw \nÀ-W-bn-¡p-
¶-Xv. ]-t£, C-sX-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw H-cp \n-Êm-c sXc-sª-
Sp-¸-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. a-dn-¨v, F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯nÂ h-en-b kzm-[o-\w kr-jv-Sn-
¡p-s¶m-cp sXc-sª-Sp-¸m-bn-cp-¶p. B hn-am-\-¯nÂ I-b-dn-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ
F-\n-¡p kzÀ-W-sa-UÂ t\-Sm-\m-hn-Ã.
A-¶v B `-b-s¯ t\-cn-«v H-fn¼n-Iv kzÀ-Wsa-UÂ t\-Sn-bn-Ãm-bn-
cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw tem-I sl-hn sh-bn-äv Nm¼y-\m-hn-Ãm-bn-
cp-¶p. F-sâ h-gn-ap-S-¡m³ `-b-s¯ A-\p-h-Zn-¨n-cp-s¶¦nÂ Po-hn-X-¯nÂ
kp-{]-[m-\-am-b H-¶pw Rm³ km-£m-Xv-I-cn-¡n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. H-Sp-hnÂ, Xo-cp-
am-\-sa-Sp-¯v D-S-\-Sn Rm³ 1960þse tdmw H-fn-¼n-Iv-kn-te-¡v ]p-d-s¸-«p.
hn-Pb
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- g- n
Rm³ \n-c-´-cw Im-Wm-dp-sÅm-cp kz-]v-\-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-
bn-se t{_m-Uvth-bn-eq-sS Rm³ Hm-Sn-s¡m-ïn-cn-s¡ s]-s«-s¶m-cp {S-¡v
F-sâ t\-sc h-cp-¶p. Rm-s\-sâ ssI-ho-in A-Xn-\p t\-sc Hm-Sn. H-Sp-hnÂ
A-Xn-t\m-sSm-¸w ]-d-¶p. B-fp-IÄ tdm-Un-\n-cp-h-i-hpw Xn-§n-\n-¶v F-sâ
t\-sc ssI-ho-in BÀ-¯p-hn-fn-¨p. Rm³ Xn-cn-¨p ssI-ho-in ]-d-¶p-sIm-
tï-bn-cp-¶p. ]-e-t¸m-gpw Rm-\m kz-]v-\w I-ïp.
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ hn-P-bw t\-Sn-¡-gn-ªmÂ ]-e-cpw h-¶ h-gn a-d-¡p-¶p.
B-cm-[-\m-]qÀ-hw X-§-fpw Nn-e-sc t\m-¡n-¡-ïn-cp-¶p F-¶ h-kv-Xp-X
Po-hn-X-h-gn-bn-se-t§m sh-¨v A-hÀ a-d-¶p-t]m-hp-¶p. Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw
F-sâ B-cm-[-IÀ-¡m-bn k-a-bw I-sï-¯m³ ]Tn-¨n-cp-¶p. F-sâ Po-hn-
X-¯n-e-\p-`-hn-¨ h-en-sbm-cp \n-cm-i-bm-Wv F-\n-¡m ]mTw k-½m-\n-¨-Xv.
1960þse th-\Â-¡m-ew. C-ä-en-bn-te-¡p-Å bm-{Xm-a-t[y H-fn¼n-Iv
Sow \yq-tbmÀ-¡nÂ X-§n-bn-cp-¶p. A-s¶-\n-¡v h-b-Êv ]-Xn-s\-«v. Rm³
\yq-tbm-cv-¡n-se-¯n-b Zn-h-kw X-s¶ kv-t]mÀ-Sv-kv tIm-f-an-Ìv Un-Iv Nm-¸v
F-s¶-bpw a-äp Nn-e Ip-«n-I-sf-bpw lmÀ-se-an-se jp-KÀ sd-bv-kv \n-im
¢-ºn-te-¡p Iq-«n-s¡m-ïp-t]m-bn. jp-KÀ td tdm-_n³-k-Wn-sâ ¢-ºm-bn-
cp-¶p A-Xv. A-¡m-e-¯v Un-Iv Nm-¸pw A-t±-l-¯n-sâ I-cn-bÀ Xp-S-§p-t¶
D-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-Åq. F-´p-sIm-tïm A-t±-lw F-sâ Im-cy-¯nÂ {]-tXy-Iw
XmÂ-]-cy-sa-Sp-¯p. F-s¶-bpw Iq-«n \-K-cw Np-än-b A-t±-l-am-Wv B-Zy-am-
sb-\n-¡v H-cp IjvWw \yq-tbmÀ-¡v No-kv tI-¡v hm-§n-¨p-X-¶-Xv. jp-KÀ
tdm-_n³-k-sW Im-Wm³ F-\n-¡v A-Xn-bm-b tam-l-ap-sï-¶v ]-d-ª-
t¸mÄ A-t±-lw ¢-_nÂ Un-¶-dn-\v F-\n-¡p-sam-c-h-k-cw H-cp-¡n-¯-¶p.
¢-ºn-te¡v h-ïn-tbm-Sn-¨p t]m-hp-t¼mÄ B hÀ-jw jp-KÀ tdm-_n³-
k-Wn-sâ Im-Un-ÃI - v Im-dn-sâ \n-ds
- a-´m-bn-cn-¡pw F-¶ Iu-Xp-I¯
- n-em-bn-
cp-¶p Rm³. H-Sp-hnÂ Rm³ ]-d-ªp-tI-« Im-dn-\p \n-dw ]n-¦v B-bn-cp-¶p.
hn-Pb
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Rm-s\m-cp h-en-b t_m-Iv-k-dm-hp-t¼mÄ F-sâ Im-dn-sâ \n-d-sa-´m-bn-cn-
¡-W-sa-¶p k-¦-Â-]n-¨p Rm³. Np-h-¸v \-¶m-bn-cn-¡pw F-¶p tXm-¶n.
A-©mw ho-Yn-bn-se 125þmw sX-cp-hn-em-bn-cp-¶p ¢-ºv. A-hn-sS-sb-¯p-
thm-fw Rm³ A-£-a-\m-bn-cp-¶p. Rm³ a-\-ÊnÂ kq-£n-¨n-cp-s¶m-cp
a-lm-ßm-hm-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ ssI-]n-Sn-¨p Ip-ep-¡n Rm-
\-t±-l-s¯ F-´p-am-{Xw B-cm-[n-¡p-¶p-sï-¶v ]-d-bm³ a-\-Êp sh-¼n.
jp-KÀ td-sb t]m-sem-cp t_m-Iv-k-dm-hm-\m-Wv Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨-Xv.
k-aÀ-Y\pw kp-µ-c-\pw tam-Sn-bnÂ h-kv-{Xw [-cn-¡p-¶-h-\p-am-b A-t±-l-
¯n-\v C-Sn-¡q-«nÂ h-Ãm-¯ th-K-am-bn-cp-¶p. td-Un-tbm-hnÂ A-t±-l-¯n-
sâ a-Õ-c-¯n-sâ I-aâ-dn tI-«n-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ Rm³ D-bÀ-¶p-Nm-Sn ap-jv-Sn
Np-cp-«n C-Sn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p.
R-§Ä ¢-ºn-se-¯p-t¼mÄ F-Ãm-h-cpw C-cp-¶v kw-Ko-X-am-kz-Zn-¡p-
I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. F-\n-¡p \r-¯w sN-¿m-\-dn-bn-sÃ-¶ h-kv-Xp-X B-fp-I-sf
F-t¸m-gpw A-Zv`p-X-s¸-Sp-¯n. ]-t£, A-Xp k-Xy-am-bn-cp-¶p. dnw-Kn-\p
]p-d-¯v F-sâ Im-ep-IÄ-¡v Xm-f-hpw h-g-¡-hpw \-jv-S-am-bn-cp-¶p. H-cn-¡-
ep-a-h kw-Ko-X-¯n-s\m-¸w N-en-¡n-Ã. F-¦n-epw Rm-s\t¸m-gpw \-¶m-bn
kw-Ko-X-am-kz-Zn-¡p-I-bpw A-Xn-s\m-¸n-¨v \r-¯w sN-¿m³ {i-an-¡p-I-bpw
sN-bv-Xp.
A-¶p cm-{Xn F-\n-¡v jp-KÀ td-sb Im-Wm-\m-bn-Ã. ]-t£, A-t±-
l-¯n-sâ ¢-ºn-sâ hn-em-kw Rm-t\mÀ-¯p-sh-¨p. R-§Ä Xn-cn-¨p
t- ]m-cm³ t\-c¯ - v sX-cp-thm-c¯
- v H-cmÄ \n-Â¡- p-¶X
- v Rm³ {i-²n-¨p. "ss_
»m-¡v' F-s¶m-cp ssk³ t_m-Upw ]n-Sn-¨m-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-l-¯n-sâ
\nÂ-]v. eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-se I-dp-¯- hÀ-K-¡m-c-\m-b a-säm-cm-fpw A-{X
[o-c-am-sbm-cp {]-hr-¯n sN-¿p-¶-Xv Rm³ I-ïn-«n-Ã.
C-ä-en-bn-te-¡p ]p-d-s¸-Spw ap¼v ho-ïpw Rm³ jp-KÀ td-sb Im-Wm³
{i-an-¨p. A-©mw ho-Yn ap-XÂ 125þmw sX-cp-hp-h-sc Rm³ \-S-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-
¶p. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ Hm-t«m-{Km-^v hm-§p-I-bpw H-¸w kzÀ-Ww t\-Sm-\m-bn
H-fn-¼n-Iv-knÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¡m³ t]m-hp-I-bm-sW-¶v A-t±-l-s¯ A-dn-bn-¡p-
I-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ D-t±-iyw. Rm-\-t±-l-s¯ B-cm-[n-¡p-¶p-sh-¶pw
21 h-b-Êm-hp-t¼m-tg-¡pw sl-hn- sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³-jn-¸v t\-Sp-sa-¶pw
A-t±-l-s¯ A-dn-bn-¡m-\m-{K-ln-¨p. ¢-ºn-se-¯n B ]-IÂ ap-gp-h-\pw
Rm³ jp-KÀ td h-cp-¶-Xpw Im-¯v ]p-d-¯p \n-¶p. Im-¯p-\nÂ-]nÂ
F-\n-s¡m-«pw ap-jn-¸n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. H-cm-gv-N th-W-sa-¦n-epw ¢-ºn-\p ]p-d-¯v
Im-¯p-\nÂ-¡m³ Rm³ X-¿m-dm-bn-cp-¶p.
H-Sp-hnÂ cm-{Xn ]-¯p-a-Wn-¡m-Wv A-t±-lw Im-tdm-Sn-s¨-¯n-b-Xv. kv-X
-_v-[-\m-bn-t¸m-bn Rm³! Po-hn-X-¯nÂ B-Zy-am-bn-cp-¶p Rm³ A-{X
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-am-{Xw B-th-i-`-cn-X-\m-b-Xv. k-a-Nn-¯-X Xn-cn-¨p-In-«n-b-t¸mÄ Rm³

tdm-_n³-k-Wp t\-sc \-S-¶p sN-¶p. A-t±-l-s¯-sbm-¶p Im-Wm³ F-{X
Zq-cw \-S-¶m-Wv Rm-s\-¯n-b-sX-¶pw, A-t±-l-¯n-sâ Hm-t«m-{Km-^n-\m-bn
F-{X-t\-cw Im-¯n-cn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw Rm-\-dn-bn-¨p. Rm³ tem-I
sl-hn sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y-\m-hm³ t]m-hp-I-bm-sW-¶pw A-t±-l-am-sW-sâ
lo-tdm-sb-¶pw Rm³ ]-d-ªp.
A-t±-lw ]-t£, F-s¶ t\m-¡n-b-tX-bn-Ã. F-sâ ]p-d-s¯m-¶p X-«n-
bn-«p ]-d-ªp, ""]n-¶o-Sm-hmw Ip-«o; C-t¸mÄ Rm³ h-f-sc Xn-c-¡n-em-Wv.''
Rm-\m-sI X-IÀ-¶p t]m-bn. H-cp Zn-h-kw ap-gp-h³ A-t±-l-s¯ Im-Wm³
th-ïn am-{Xw Im-¯p\n-¶ F-s¶ A-t±-lw A-Æn-[w X-g-bp-sa-s¶-\n-¡p
hn-iz-kn-¡m-t\ I-gn-ªn-Ã. F-sâ Im-ep-IÄ \n-e-¯p-d-¨p-t]m-bn. F-\n-¡-
\-§m-t\ I-gn-ªn-Ã. jp-KÀ td tdm-_n³-k¬ F-¶nÂ-\n-¶pw Xn-cn-ªp
\-S-¶-I-ep-¶-Xpw t\m-¡n B \n-Â-]p-\n-¶p Rm³. h-Ãm-sX ap-dn-th-sä
-¦n-epw \n-cm-i-¡-Sn-a-s¸-Sm-Xn-cn-¡m³ Rm-\p-d-¨p.
`m-hn-bn-sem-cp h-en-b t_m-Iv-k-dm-hp-t¼mÄ Rm³ hy-Xy-kv-X-\m-hp-
sa-¶v B \n-an-jw Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p. B-cm-[-IÀ-¡v F-t¸m-gpw Im-Wp-I-bpw
kw-h-Zn-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿m-hp-s¶m-cp Nm-¼y-\m-bn-cn-¡pw Rm-s\-¶p-d-¨p.
Rm-\-h-cp-sS ssI-]n-Sn-¨p Ip-ep-¡n F-Ãm-hÀ-¡pw Hm-t«m-{Km-^v H-¸n-«p-
sIm-Sp-¡pw. Ip-d-¨v Hm-t«m-{Km-^v Rm³ ap³-Iq-«n H-¸n-«p-sh-¡pw. h-f-sc
Xn-c-¡p-Å th-f-bnÂ s]-s«-¶v B-cm-[-IÀ-¡p \-Â-Im³. A-§-s\ A-h-
sc-Ãmw k-´p-jv-S-cm-bn a-S-§p-sa-¶p-d-¸n-¡m³. F-\n-¡-hÀ F-{X-t¯m-fw
{]-[m-\-am-sW-¶pw Rm-s\-{X-am-{Xw A-h-sc hn-e-a-Xn-¡p-¶p-sh-¶pw
A-hsc A-dn-bn-¡m³.
B-cm-[-IÀ-¡pt\-sc H-cn-¡-epw ap-JwXn-cn-¡n-sÃ-¶v B \n-an-jw
Rm³ {]-Xn-Ú-sb-Sp-¯p. A-¶p cm-{Xn Rm-\-\p-`-hn-¨ \n-cm-i-bpw th-Z-
\-bpw a-äm-cpw A-\p-`-hn-¡-cp-sX-¶v F-\n-¡v \nÀ-_-Ô-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
F-s¶ Im-Wm-\m-in-¨h - À-¡m-bn Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw k-ab- w I-sï-¯pw; hn-ti
jn-¨pw Ip-«n-IÄ-¡v. `m-hn-bnÂ H-cp Nm-¼y-\m-bmÂ- þA-Xm-hp-sa-¶v F-\n-
¡p-d-¸p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-þ h-¶ h-gn a-d-¡n-sÃ-¶p Rm-\p-d-¸n-¨p. hy-Xy-kv-X-\m-
sbm-cp Nm-¼y-\m-hm-\m-Wv Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨-Xv. tem-I-sa-¼m-Sp-ap-Å P-\-
§-fp-sS C-jv-S- Xm-c-am-hm³. hn-P-b-¯n-sâ ]-S-hp-IÄ F-{X ]n-¶n-«m-epw
B-sc-bpw A-h-K-Wn-¡p-I-tbm \n-Êm-c-cm-¡p-tbm sN-¿n-sÃ-¶p-d-¨p. A-¶v
Hm-t«m-{Km-^n-\m-bn Im-¯p-\n-¶ Rm-s\-¶ B ]-Xn-s\-«p-Im-c-s\ Rm-s\m-
cn-¡-epw a-d-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
hn-in-jv-S-am-b Im-gv-N-¸m-Spw e-£y-§-fpw F-\n-¡p-ïm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw
A-sX-Ãmw km-£m-Xv-I-cn-¡-W-sa-¦nÂ B-Zyw Rm³ H-fn-¼n-Iv-knÂ
kzÀ-Ww t\-tS-ï-Xp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
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tdm-an-te-¡pw Xn-cn-¨p-ap-Å bm-{X-bnÂ H-cp BÀ-an tÌm-dnÂ-\n-¶pw hm-§n-b
]m-cNyq-«v [-cn-¨n-cp-¶p Rm³. hn-am-\w Ip-ep-§m³ Xp-S-§n-bmÂ ssIbnÂ
]m-c-Nyq-«v sse³ ]n-Sn-¨p \n-e-t¯-¡v Nm-Sm-\m-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ ¹m³.
hn-am-\w Xm-tg-¡p ho-gp-I-bm-sW-¦nÂ D-S³ F-\n-¡v ]m-c-Nyq-«v \n-hÀ-¯n
]p-d-t¯-¡p Nm-Sm-\m-hpw. \nÀ-¯m-sX kw-km-cn-¨v t]-Sn-bnÂ-\n-s¶m-fn-
t¨m-Sm³ {i-an-¨p Rm³. ssh-Im-sX C-ä-en-bn-se-¯n. H-fn¼n-Iv hn-tÃ-
PnÂ F-s¶ ]-cn-N-b-s¸-Sp-¯n-bpw B-fp-I-tfm-Sp kw-km-cn-¨pw A-h-sc
A-`n-hm-ZywsN-bv-Xpw Rm³ Np-än-\-S-¶p. A-h-cnÂ ]-e-cp-sS-bpw t]-cp-
t]m-epw F-\n-¡-dn-bmw. H-fn¼n-Iv hn-tÃ-Pn-sâ ta-bÀ Øm-\-t¯-¡v a-Õ-
cn-¨n-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm³ hn-P-bn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p F-¶p-h-sc ]-d-ªp-I-f-ªp
F-sâ Soa-wK-§-fn-sem-cmÄ. R-§s-f-Ãm-h-cpw h-f-sc k-t´m-j-¯n-em-bn-
cp-¶p. ssh-Im-sX Rm³ kzÀ-W-sa-U-epw t\-Sn.
A-h-sc-sâ I-gp-¯nÂ kzÀ-Wsa-U-e-Wn-bn-¨-t¸mÄ F-sâ h-e-Xp-`m-
K-¯v sh-Ån t\-Sn-b t]m-f-ïp-Im-c³ t_m-Iv-k-dpw C-S-Xp-`m-K-¯v Hm-«p-
sa-UÂ t\-Sn-b c-ïp-t]-cp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. tZ-io-b-Km-\-¯n-sâ A-I-¼-Sn--
tbm-sS tZ-io-b-]-Xm-I ho-ip-¶p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. A-ta-cn-¡-bp-sS h-¼³ i-{Xp-
¡-sf-sb-Ãmw tXm-Â-]n-¨-t]m-se tXm-¶n A-t¶-c-sa-\n-¡v. A-`n-am-\
-]qÀ-hw F-sâ cm-Py-¯n-\m-bn Rm-\-hn-sS X-e-bp-bÀ-¯n-\n-¶p. A-ta-cn-¡-
¡m-bn tem-I-s¯ ap-gp-h³ C-Sn-¨n-« `m-h-am-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡v.
kzÀ-W-sa-U-en-te-¡p t\m-¡n Rm³ kz-bw ]-d-ªp: ""ap-gp-tem-I-
¯n-sâ-bpw Nm-¼y-\m-Wv Rm-³. C-\n-sb-\n-¡v F-sâ P-\-X-¡p-th-ïn
h-Ã-Xpw sN-¿m³ I-gn-bpw. A-hÀ-¡p k-a-Xzw km-[y-am-¡n-s¡m-Sp-¡m³
C-\n-sb-\n-¡m-hpw.''
H-fn¼n-Iv hn-tÃ-Pv hn-Sp-¶-Xn-\p ap-¼v H-cp tkm-hn-b-äv dn-t¸mÀ-«À
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F-t¶m-Sp tNm-Zn-¨p: ""Xm-¦Ä-¡v I-b-dn `-£-Ww I-gn-¡m³ I-gn-bm-¯
sd-tÌm-dâp-I-fp-Å kz-´w cm-Py-¯n-\p-th-ïn kzÀ-Ww t\-Sn-b-t¸mÄ
F-´p tXm-¶n?'' B {]-iv-\w ]-cn-K-Wn-¡m³ tbm-Ky-cm-b B-fp-IÄ
R-§Ä-¡p-sï-¶pw, A-Xn-sâ ^-e-s¯-¡p-dn-t¨mÀ-¯p Rm³ B-i-¦-s¸-
Sp-¶n-sÃ-¶pw, A-bm-fp-sS cm-Py-ap-Äs¸-sS a-äp k-I-e cm-Py-§sf-¡m-fpw
an-I-¨ cm-Pyw A-ta-cn-¡-bm-sW-¶pw Rm-\-bm-tfm-Sv {]-Xn-I-cn-¨p. A-{X-
am-{Xw B-th-i-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. H-cm-fp-sS ap-¶n-epw tXmÂ-¡m³
Rm³ k-¶-²-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
A-§s\ R-§Ä eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bnÂ Xn-cn-s¨-¯n. Rm³ am-Xm-]n-
Xm-¡-sf I-ïn-«v 21 Zn-h-k-am-bn-cp-¶p. ho-«nÂ-\n-¶v A-{X-bpw ZoÀ-L-
\mÄ hn-«p-\n-Â-¡p-¶-Xv B-Zy-a-mbn-cp-¶p. kzÀ-W-sa-U-epw [-cn-¨v Rm³
hn-am-\-¯nÂ-\n-¶p ]p-d-¯n-d-§n. ]-{X-¡mÀ-¡pw P-\-¡q-«-¯n-\p-sam-¸w
F-sâ A-Ñ-\pw A-½-bpw A-hn-sS Im-¯p-\n-Â]p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. F-Ãm-h-cpw
tIÄ-¡m-\m-bn Rm³ D-¨-¯n-sem-cp I-hn-X sNm-Ãn. F-sâ {]-kn-²o-I-cn-
¡-s¸-« B-Zy I-hn-X-bm-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv.
Ata-cn-¡-sb AXyp-¶-Xn-bnse¯n-¡-em-bn-cp¶p Fsâ e£yw.
AXn-\mbn Rm³ djy-¡m-scbpw t]mfïpIm-scbpw tXmÂ]n¨p.
Ata-cn-¡-¡pthïn kzÀW-sa-UÂ k¼m-Zn¨p.
Cä-en-¡m-sc-t¶mSv ]dªp, ""Xm¦Ä ]gb Imjy-kn-s\-¡mÄ
alm-\m-Ip¶p.''
Xm¦-fpsS t]cpw t]mcm-«hpw R§Ä¡n-jvS-am-Wv,
hntcm-[-an-sÃ-¦nÂ tdmans\ A§-bpsS kztZ-i-am¡q.
Rm³ ]dªp: \n§-fpsS DZm-c-amb BXn-Yy-a-cym-Zsb
Rm³ A`-n-\-µn-¡p¶p,
]t£, Ct¸mgpw Ata-cn-¡-X-s¶-bm-sWsâ tZiw,
Imc-Ww, Fs¶ kzoI-cn-¡m³
eqbokv hntÃ-bnÂ Im¯p-\nÂ¡p-I-bm-W-hÀ.
\-S-¸m-X-I-fnÂ sh-Å-¡m-cpw I-dp-¯-h-cpw H-cp-t]m-se Xn-§n-\n-d-ªn-
cp-¶p. t]m-eo-kv A-I-¼-Sn-tbm-sS-bm-bn-cp-¶p R-§-fp-sS bm-{X. sk³-{SÂ
ssl-th-bn-se F-sâ Iq-«p-Im-cp-sa-¯n-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ kzÀ-W-sa-UÂ
kn-än-bn-te-¡p-Å Xm-t¡m-em-sW-¶m-Wv ta-bÀ ]-d-ª-Xv. h-Ãm-sX a-\-Êp
\n-d-ªp-t]m-b Rm³ B sa-UÂ H-c-h-k-c-¯n-epw I-mgv-N-h-«-¯p-\n-¶pw
am-än-sh-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. F-hn-sS t]m-hp-t¼m-gpw R-m\-Xv I-gp-¯n-e-Wn-ªp.
F-sâ Xo-ä-bpw Ip-Sn-bpw D-d-¡-hpw Ip-fn-bp-sa-Ãmw A-tXm-sSm-¸-am-bn-cp-¶p.
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Rm-\-Xv Du-cn-sh-¨n-Ã. A-Xn-s\ F-¶nÂ-\n-¶p F-Sp-¯p-am-äm³ bm-sXm-
¶n-\pw I-gn-bp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã; \n-dw a-§m³ Xp-S-§n-bn-«p-t]m-epw. ]-t£,
tem-I-s¯ G-ä-hpw k-¼-¶ cm-Pyw kz-´w Nm-¼y-·mÀ-¡v F-´p-sIm-ïv
b-YmÀ-Y kzÀ-Ww \-Â-In-bn-Ã F-t¶mÀ-¯v ]-e-t¸m-gpw Rm³ A-Zv`p-Xw
Iq-dn-bn-«p-ïv.
]p-Xn-b am-t\-Pv-saân-\v ]-e hm-Kv-Zm-\-§-fpw h-cm³ Xp-S-§n-sb-¦n-epw
Xp-S-¡-¯nÂ Rm-\-Xn-s\m-¶pw h-en-b {i-²-\Â-In-bn-Ã. tPm eq-bo-kv
am-t\-P-dm-h-Ww F-¶p Rm³ B-{K-ln-¨-Xm-bn-cp-¶p Im-c-Ww. ]-t£,
im-´-{]-Ir-X-\m-bn-cp-¶ tPm s]m-§-¨-¡m-cm-b hm-bm-Sn t_m-Iv-kÀ-am-sc
C-jv-S-s¸-«n-cp-¶n-Ã. A-Xn-\mÂ, A-t±-lw F-sâ £-Ww \n-c-kn-¨p. F-Ãm
s{]m-^-j-WÂ a-Õ-c-§-fn-epw Rm³ tXmÂ-¡p-sa-¶p-h-sc A-t±-lw
{]-h-Nn-¨p. A-t±-lw A-{X-am-{Xw kv-amÀ-«-sÃ-¶p Rm-\pw I-cp-Xn.
]n-¶o-Sv Rm³ ]-cn-K-Wn-¨-Xv jp-KÀ td tdm-_n³-k-sW-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
I-cn-b-dn-sâ A-ý-L-«-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶ A-t±-lw F-sâ Hm-^À kzo-I-cn-
¡m³ Xm-Â-]-cyw Im-Wn-¡p-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn. ]-t£, A-t±-l-t¯m-Sp
kw-km-cn-¨-t¸mÄ Xn-c-¡m-b-Xn-\mÂ Ip-d-¨p hÀ-j-§Ä-Iq-Sn I-gn-ªp-
h-cm-\m-Wv ]-d-ª-Xv.
Z-£n-W `m-K-s¯ sh-Å-¡mÀ am-{X-am-Wv F-¶nÂ XmÂ-]-cyw Im-Wn-
¨-sX-¶v F-\n-¡p tXm-¶n. B-Zy-am-bn H-cp I-cmÀ hm-Kv-Zm-\w F-\n-¡p
e-`n-¨-Xv tPm amÀ-«n-\nÂ \n-¶m-bn-cp-¶p. Im-jv A-Uzm³-skm-¶pw F-\n-
¡v hm-Kv-Zm-\w sN-¿-s¸-«n-Ã. ]-¯p hÀ-j-t¯-¡v B-gv-N-bnÂ F-gp-]-¯-
©p tUm-fÀ ho-Xw e-`n-¡-pw. G-sd ssh-Im-sX-¯-s¶ F-sâ A-Ñ³ B
I-cm-sdm-gn-ªp F-¶p ]-d-tb-ï-Xn-Ã-tÃm. Xp-SÀ-¶v eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-se
]-¯v tIm-So-iz-c-·m-cp-am-bn B-dp hÀ-j-t¯-¡v I-cm-dn-sem-¸n-«p. A-§s\
A-h-sc-sâ kv-t]m¬-k-dnw-Kv {Kq-¸m-bn. ]-Xn-\m-bn-cw tUm-fÀ F-\n-¡v
A-Uzm³-kv B-bn e-`n-¨p. dnw-Kn-\-I-¯pw ]p-d-¯p-ap-Å F-sâ k-¼m-Zy-
¯n-sâ A³-]-Xp i-X-am-\w A-hÀ-¡pw. B k-a-b-¯v F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-
¨n-S-t¯m-fw \-sÃm-cp I-cm-dm-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv.
hn-tam-N\
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""\m-sam-cn-¡Â G-ä-hpw hn-e-a-Xn-¨n-cp-¶
ù-Xn-I- hkvXp-¡Ä¡XoXambn
\nÂ¡p-¶-Xn-emWv
G-ä-hpw a-l-¯-m-b Po-hn-X-hn-P-bw.''
kz-´w Po-hn-X-{]-bm-W-¯n-sâ h-gn sXc-sª-Sp-t¡-sïm-cp k-a-bw

Hm-tcm-cp-¯-cp-sS Po-hn-X-¯n-epw h-cpw. kz-bw-I-sï-¯-en-sâ ]m-X-bm-Wp
a-sä-Ãm ]m-X-Isf-¡m-fpw hn-tam-N-\m-ß-Iw F-¶-Xm-Wv F-sâ Po-hn-X-bm-
{X-bnÂ Rm³ I-sï-¯n-b k-Xyw.
F-sâ H-fn-¼n-Iv kzÀ-W-sa-UÂ F-\n-s¡-Ãm-sa-Ãm-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-\n-
¡pw F-sâ cm-Py-¯n-\pw th-ïn-bp-Å F-sâ Po-hn-X-km-£m-Xv-Im-c-¯n-
sâ {]-Xo-Ia- m-bm-Wv Rm-\X - n-s\ I-ïX- v. A-¡m-ea
- {- X-bpw t\-cn-tS-ïn-h¶
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hÀ-W-hn-th-N-\-§-fnÂ ]-e-Xpw Xp-SÀ-¶pw A-\p-`-hn-t¡-ïn h-s¶-¦n-epw
A-Xym-th-i-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ A-Xn-s\-Ãmw A-dp-Xnh-cp-sa-¶p Rm³
I-cp-Xn.
eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-te-¡v I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-c-\m-sbm-cp Ip-«n F-¡m-e-hpw
t\-Sn-¯-¶-XnÂ sh-¨v G-ä-hpw a-l-¯-c-am-b k-½m-\-am-Wv F-sâ kzÀ-
W-sa-U-se-¶v sIâ-¡n-bn-se H-cp ]{X-sa-gp-Xn. F-\n-¡-`n-am-\w tXm-¶n.
A-Xns\-¡mÄ a-l-¯m-b h-Ã-Xpw H-cp sh-Å-¡m-c³-Ip-«n \m-Sn-\m-bn
k-¼m-Zn-¨n-cp-t¶m F-¶p Rm-t\mÀ-¯p-t\m-¡n. Rm-\-Xp-h-sc-bpw A-§-
s\-sbm-¶p tI-«n-«n-Ã. Rm³ eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-se I-dp-¯ "s{K-bv-äv ssh-äv
tlm-]v' B-b-Xm-bn tXm-¶n. F-sâ kzÀ-W sa-UÂ Ip-sd-¡q-Sn a-l-¯-c-
am-b-sX-\n-¡v t\-Sn-¯-cp-sa-¶p Rm³ {]-Xo-£n-¨p. \m-«n-se-¯n-b ti-j-
ap-Å G-Xm-\pw Zn-h-k-§Ä B {]-Xo-£-sb _-e-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.
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F-¶mÂ ssh-Im-sX Rm³ Xn-à-bm-YmÀ-Yy-§-fn-te-¡p-WÀ-¶p.

H-Sp-hnÂ, A-hÀ Uu¬-Su-WnÂ `-£-Ww I-gn-¡m³ F-\n-¡pw A-\p-
hm-Zw \-Â-Im³ t]m-hp-I-bm-sW-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn. A-¡m-e-¯v eq-bo-kv
hn-tÃ-bpÄ-s¸-sS sX-¡n-se an-¡-hm-dpw F-Ãm tlm-«-ep-I-fn-epw kn-\n-am-
im-e-I-fn-epw I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡v hn-e-t¡m {]-tXy-I `m-K-tam D-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, F-sâ sa-UÂ B hm-Xn-ep-I-sf-Ãmw F-\n-¡p ap-¶nÂ Xp-d-¶p-X-
cp-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn.
H-cp-\mÄ Rm-\pw kp-lr-¯v tdm-Wn-bpw eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-eq-sS Np-än-
b-Sn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. s]-s«-¶v a-g s]-bv-Xp. A-tXm-sS ss_-¡v ]mÀ-¡v
sN-bv-Xv R-§-sfm-cp sIm-¨p d-tÌm-dân-te-¡p I-b-dn. I-tk-c-bn-en-cp-¶v
R-§Ä c-ïp No-kv _À-K-dn-\pw hm-\n-em anÂ-¡v sj-bv-¡n-\pw HmÀ-UÀ
\-Â-In.
I-gp-¯nÂ kzÀ-W-sa-U-ep-a-Wn-ªv Rm-\-hn-sS-bn-cp-¶-Xv A-`n-am-\-
t¯m-sS-bm-bn-cp-¶p. sh-bn-täÀ-kv R-§-fn-cp-h-sc-bpw t\m-¡n-s¡m-ïp
]-d-ªp: ""C-hn-sS \o-t{Km-IÄ-¡v `-£-Ww \-Â-Im-dn-Ã.''
""R-§-Ä I-gn-¡m-dp-an-Ã'' Rm³ hn-\-b-]qÀ-hw ]-d-ªp.
H-fn¼n-Iv Nm-¼y³ Im-jy-kv t¢bm-Wv Rm-s\-¶v A-h-tcm-Sp ]-d-
ªpsImïv tdm-Wn F-sâ kzÀ-W sa-U-en-te-¡p Nq-ïn. A-hÄ ]n-s¶-
bpw F-s¶ t\m-¡n am-t\-P-dp-sS k-ao-]-t¯-¡p t]m-bn. A-hÀ ]-c-kv-]-cw
a-{ń-¨p-sIm-ïv R-§-fp-sS t\-sc t\m-¡p-¶-Xp- I-ïp. Rm-\m-cm-sW-¶p
A-hÀ-¡v a-\-Ên-em-sb-¶pw C-\n R-§Ä-¡v `-£-Ww hn-f-¼p-sa-¶p-am-bn-
cp-¶p R-§Ä I-cp-Xn-b-Xv. ]-t£, A-hÄ Xn-cn-sI-sb-¯n £-am-]-W-hm-
¡p-I-tfm-sS R-§-tfm-Sv Xn-cn-¨pt]m-hm-\m-Wv ]-d-ª-Xv.
F-gp-t¶-äp hm-Xn-en-\pt\-sc \-S-¡p-t¼mÄ F-sâ lr-Z-bw ]n-S-¡p-I-
bm-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ sa-U-en-\v F-s´-¦n-epw H-cÀ-Y-ap-ïm-h-W-sa-¶v Rm-\m-
{K-ln-¨p. eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-te-¡p-Å Xm-t¡m-em-Wv B sa-U-se-¶v ta-bÀ
]-dª- X
- n-sâ hn-h£
- k-aX - z-hpw kzm-X{- ý-hpw X-s¶ B-hW
- a
- m-bn-cp-¶p.
e-Ön-¨p-X-e-Xm-gv-¯-Ww \n-§-sf-¶pw, C-sXm-cp kzm-X-{ý-¯n-sâ \m-Sm-
Wm-th-ïn-bn-cp-¶-sX-¶pw A-h-tcm-Sp ]-d-bm³ Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨p. ]-t£,
A-sX-Ãmw ]-d-b-W-sa-¶v a-\-Ên-ep-ïm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw au-\n-bm-bn Rm-\m
sd-tÌm-dânÂ-\n-¶pw C-d-§n \-S-¶p.
A-ta-cn-¡
A-ta-cn-¡-¡p th-ïn-bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³ sa-UÂ t\-Sn-b-Xv. F-¶n-«pw
F-sâ P-·-\-K-c-¯n-se tlm-«-enÂ-\n-¶p `-£-Ww I-gn-¡m³ F-\n-¡m-
bn-Ã. Rm³ P-\n-¨p h-fÀ-¶, F-\n-¡p kp-]-cn-Nn-X-am-bn-cp-¶, ss{I-kv-X-h
-Pohn-Xw \-bn-¨n-cp-¶ B \-K-c-¯nÂ t]m-epw tlm-«-enÂ I-b-dn `-£Ww
I-gn-¡m-s\-\n-¡p kzm-X-{ý-an-Ã! Rm³ kv-Iq-fn-te-¡p t]m-bn-cp-¶,
kv-IqÄ hr-¯n-bm-¡m³ I-\ym-kv-{Xo-I-sf k-lm-bn-¨n-cp-¶, B \-K-c-
¯nse tlm-«-enÂ `-£-Ww I-gn-¡m³ F-\n-¡-\p-hm-Z-an-Ã!
Rm³ kzÀ-Wsa-UÂ t\-Sn-sb-¦n-epw A-Xn-\v bm-sXm-cÀ-Y-hp-ap-ïm-
bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Im-c-Ww, F-sâ sXm-en-bp-sS \n-dw I-dp-¸m-bn-cp-¶p.
F-s¶ kv-t]m¬-kÀ sN-¿p-¶ {Kq-¸nÂ-\n-s¶m-cp tImSo-iz-c-s\
hn-fn-¨p kw-`h
- n-¨ Im-cy-§f- d
- n-bn-¡m³ tdm-Wn F-t¶m-Sm-hi - y-s¸-«p. Rm-\-
Æn-[w sN-bv-Xp. cm-Py-¯n-\p kzÀ-W-sa-UÂ t\-Sn-s¡m-Sp-¯-bm-sf-¶
\n-e-bnÂ a-sä-Ãm a-\p-jy-sc-bpw t]m-se F-\n-¡pw B-Z-c-hp e-`n-¡-W-
sa-¶v Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨p. ]-t£, ]n-¶o-Sp Rm³ Nn-ń-¨p, Cu sa-UÂ Im-cW - w
"sh-Å-¡mÀ-¡p am-{Xw' F-¶ t_mÀ-sU-gp-Xn-b k-hn-ti-j C-S-§-fn-
te-¡v F-\n-¡p-am-{Xw {]-th-i-\w e-`n-¨-Xp-sIm-sï-´v? I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-
cm-b a-ä-t\-Iw a-\p-jy-cp-sS- Im-cy-tam?
A-hÀ A-s¶-\n-¡v B tlm-«e - nÂ `-£W
- w \n-tj-[n-¨s
- Xm-cp ssZhnI-
]-²-Xn-bp-sS `m-K-am-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¶v ]n-¶o-Sm-Wv Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ª-Xv.
A-¶v B tlm-«-enÂ-\n-¶p ]p-d-¯m-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xn-\p ap-¼v B kzÀ-W-sa-
UÂ F\n-s¡-s´-Ãm-am-bn-cn¡pw F¶v Btem-Nn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp¶p Rm³.
F-¶mÂ Iq-Sp-XÂ Nn-ń-¡p-t´m-dpw B sa-UÂ I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡v kzm-X-
{ýw {]-Zm-\wsN-¿n-sÃ-¶pw, B \n-e-¡p t\m-¡p-t¼mÄ bm-sXm-cÀ-Yhpw
B sa-U-en-\n-sÃ-¶pw F-\n-¡p t_m-[y-am-hm³- Xp-S-§n.
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1960þs\ Ip-dn-¨ HmÀ-a-I-fnÂ B-Zy-sa-sâ a-\-Ên-se-¯m-dv Rm³
B-Zy-am-bn F-sâ H-fn¼n-Iv sa-UÂ Du-cn-sh-¨ k-µÀ-`-am-Wv. A-¶p ap-X-
sem-cn-¡-epw Rm³ eu-In-I-hn-j-b-§Ä-¡v A-an-X-{]m-[m-\yw \Â-Im-dn-Ã.
\n-§Ä-¡v kz-´-s¯¡p-dn-¨v F-´p tXm-¶p-¶p F-¶-Xm-Wv {]-[m-\w.
B sa-UÂ kq-£n-¨psh-¨n-cp-s¶-¦nÂ F-\n-¡v \-jv-S-s¸-Sp-am-bn-cp-¶-Xv
F-sâ B-ßm-`n-am-\-am-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶p.
F-sâ H-fn¼n-Iv sa-UÂ \-jv-S-s¸-s«-¶m-bn-cp-¶p ]-e-tcm-Spw Rm³
]-d-ªn-cp-¶-Xv. ]-t£, H-cmÄ-¡pw H-cn-¡-epw A-Xp I-sï-¯m-\m-bn-Ã.
Im-c-Ww, Rm-\-Xv t_m-[-]qÀ-hw I-f-ª-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. C-\n-sb-¦n-epw
tem-Iw B k-Xy-a-dn-b-s«, Hm-ln-tbm \-Zn-bp-sS B-g-§-fn-se-hn-sS-tbm
In-S-¸p-ïv B sa-UÂ!
kzm-X{- ý-¯n-te-¡p-Å ]m-X
H-cn-¡Â \n-sâ ]n-Xm-a-l³ F-sâ ]n-Xm-a-l-t\m-Sp ]-d-ª-Xv F-sâ
ap-¯-Ñ³ h-ep-Xm-hp-t¼mÄ R-§Ä kz-X-{´-cm-hp-sa-¶pw, R-§-fp-sS
\n-e sa-¨-s¸-Sp-sa-¶p-am-bn-cp-¶p.
]n-¶o-Sv F-sâ A-Ñ³ P-\n-¨-t¸mÄ \n-sâ ap-¯-Ñ³ F-sâ ap-¯-Ñ-
t\m-Sp ]-d-ªp: "" C-t¸mÄ \mw kz-X-{´-cm-b-Xn-\mÂ Im-cy-§Ä sa-¨-
s¸-Spw.''
]n-¶o-Sv Rm³ P-\n-¨-t¸mÄ \nâ-Ñ³ F-sâ A-Ñ-t\m-Sp ]-d-ªp:
""Im-cy-§Ä C-\n XoÀ-¨-bm-bpw sa-¨-s¸-Spw.'' ]-t£, C-Xp-h-tc-¡pw
H-¶pw \-S-¶n-Ã.
F-sâ A-Ñ-\pw A-Xp-X-s¶ ]-d-ªp, F-sâ a-¡Ä h-fÀ-¶p h-ep-Xm-
hp-t¼m-tg-¡pw F-§s - \-sb-¦n-epw Rm³ ]-cn-hÀ-¯\- w kr-jv-Sn-¡p-sa-¶pw
Iq-Sp-XÂ sa-¨-s¸-s«m-cp tem-I-ap-ïm-hp-sa-¶pw.
1960þI-fnÂ kn-hnÂ ssd-äv aq-hv-saânÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¡m³ P-\-§Ä-¡p
ap-¼nÂ ]-e h-gn-I-fp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. amÀ-«n³ eq-YÀ In-wKv amÀ-¨p-IÄ,
[À-W, cm-jv-{So-b- kw-Lm-S-\w t]m-ep-Å k-am-[m-\-amÀ-K-§Ä A-h-ew-
_n-¨p. t_m-_n koÂ, lyq-\yq-«³, FÂ-dn-Uv-Pv ¢m-hÀ Xp-S-§n-b-h-cpw
»m-Iv-]m-t´-gv-kv ]mÀ-«n-bpw {]-Xn-tcm-[-¯n-\m-bn B-bp-[-sa-Sp-¯p. I-dp-
¯-h-cp-sS A-h-Im-i-kw-c-£-W-¯n-\m-bn A-{I-an-IÄ-s¡-Xn-sc B-h-iy-
sa-¦nÂ B-{I-a-W-am-hmw F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p A-h-cp-sS \n-e-]m-Sv. sa-U-KmÀ
F-th-gv-Ìn-s\ t]m-ep-Å-h-cm-I-s«, kn-hnÂ ssd-än-\m-bn \n-b-a-]-c-hpw
cm-jv-{So-b-hp-am-b amÀ-K-§-f-h-ew-_n-¨ F³.F.F.kn.]n t]m-ep-Å kw-L-
S-\-I-fnÂ {]-hÀ-¯n-¨p. I-dp-¯-h-cp-sS A-`n-am-\-¯n-\pw kzm-X-{ý-¯n-
\pw th-ïn \n-e-sIm-ï \m-j³ Hm-^v Ckvem-anÂ tN-cm-\m-Wv Rm³
Xo-cp-am-\n-¨-Xv. \m-j-\nÂ Aw-K-am-b-Xp-h-gn Rm³ H-tc-k-a-bw k-a-Xz-¯n-\pw
kzm-X{- ý-¯n-te-¡p-Å ]m-X 39
I-dp-¯-h-cp-sS B-ßm-`n-am-\-¯n-\pw th-ïn t]m-cm-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
amÀ-Kw `n-¶-am-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¦n-epw R-§-fp-sS-sb-Ãmw e-£yw H-¶m-bn-
cp-¶p. A-ta-cn-¡-bnÂ I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡v kzm-X-{ý-hpw k-a-Xz-hpw \o-Xn-bp-
am-bn-cp-¶p R-§-sf-Ãmw B-{K-ln-¨-Xv.
amÀ-«n³ eq-YÀ In-wKv Pq-\n-bÀ ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\w kr-jv-Sn-¨p.
F³.F.F.kn.]n ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\w kr-jv-Sn-¨p.
tdm-km ]mÀ-¡v ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\w kr-jv-Sn-¨p.
amÂ-¡w F-Iv-kv ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\w kr-jv-Sn-¨p.
Rm-\pw H-cp ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\w kr-jv-Sn-¨p-sh-¶p-X-s¶ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶p.
A-`n-am-\¡
- d- p-¸v
Rm-s\-sâ I-dp-¯ sa-¯-bnÂ \n-s¶-gp-t¶-äp.
I-dp-¸pS-bm-S-b-Wn-ªp.
I-dp-¯-h-cp-sS ]m-«p-IÄ tI-«p.
I-dp-¯ Im-¸n Ip-Sn-¨p.
]n-s¶ I-dp-¯ jq [-cn-¨v
I-dp-¸p hm-XnÂ Xp-d-¶v ]p-d-t¯-¡v...
ssZ-h-ta! sh-fp-¯ a-ªv!
Rm³ {]-kn-Uâm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ..
1976þÂ {]-kn-Uâv P-dmÄ-Uv t^m-Un-s\ Im-Wm-\m-bn Rm³ sshäv-
lu-kn-se-¯n. A-hn-Sw h-f-sc C-jv-S-am-sb-¶pw A-t±-l-¯n-sâ ]n³
-Km-an-bm-hm³ B-{K-lap-sï-¶pw Rm³ ]-d-ªp. ]-d-ª-Xp sh-dpw
X-am-i-bm-bn-cp-¶p. A-{X-¡pw A-]-I-Sw ]n-Sn-¨ B tPm-en F-\n-¡n-jv-
S-hp-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, Rm³ {]-kn-Uâm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Im-cy-§Ä
hy-Xy-kv-X-am-hp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
cm-jv-{So-b-{]-th-i-s¯¡p-dn-¨v F-t¸m-sg-¦n-epw B-tem-Nn-¨n-«p-tïm
F-¶v A-dp-]-Xp-I-fn-epw F-gp-]-Xp-I-fn-epw B-fp-I-sf-t¸m-gpw tNm-Zn-¡p-
am-bn-cp-¶p. \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-anÂ tNÀ-¶-ti-j-am-h-s«, Rm-s\m-cp
A-[n-Im-c-a-Õ-c-¯n-teÀ-s¸-«n-cn-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶v am-[y-a-§Ä {]-N-cn-¸n-¨p.
]-t£, A-sXm-cn-¡-epw A-[n-Im-c-a-Õ-c-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. a-dn-¨v, H-cp kzm-X-
{ý-k-a-c-am-bn-cp-¶p. sh-Å-¡m-sc `-cn-¡m-\p-Å A-[n-Im-c-kn-²n-¡m-b-Ã
R-§Ä {i-an-¨-Xv. a-dn-¨v, A-h-cp-sS B-[n-]-Xy-¯nÂ-\n-¶p tam-Nn-X-cmbn,
I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡pth-ïn F-s´-¦n-epw sN-¿-W-sa-¶v am-{X-am-bn-cp-¶p e-£yw.
A-ta-cn-¡ F-´m-Wv, F-ń-\p th-ïn-bm-h-Ww A-ta-cn-¡ \n-e-sIm-
tÅ-ï-Xv F-¶o Nn-´-I-fn-em-bn-cp-¶p hn-b-äv-\mw bp-²-Im-e-¯pw kn-hnÂ
ssd-äv aq-hv-saân-sâ k-a-b-¯pw Rm³. Xp-SÀ-¶v, Rm-s\m-cn-¡Â A-ta-
cn-¡³ {]-kn-Uâm-hp-am-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ km-{¼-Zm-bn-I- co-Xn-bnÂ-\n-¶pw
`n-¶-am-bn Rm³ sN-¿p-am-bn-cp-¶ Im-cy-§-sf-¡p-dn-¨p-am-tem-Nn-¨p. A-h-
bnÂ Nn-e-sX-Ãmw Rm³ Ip-dn-¨p-sh-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp.
ssh-äv lu-kn-se Hm-hÂ Hm-ô-knÂ {]-kn-Uân-sâ U-kv-¡nÂ
C-cn-¡p-¶-Xv Rm³ k-¦Â-]n-¨p. {]-kn-U-sâm-cp sh-Å-¡m-c-\m-bn-cn-¡-
Ww F-¶-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ Rm-s\m-cp sh-Å-¡m-c-\m-bn kz-bw
k-¦-Â]-n-¨p. H-Sp-hnÂ A-ta-cn-¡-bn-se I-dp-¯-h-tcm-Sv \o-Xn Im-Wn-¡m³
k-¶-²-\m-sbm-cp sh-Å-¡m-c-\m-bn-«v.
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ap-¼nÂ Rm³ k-Ku-c-hw C-Æn-[w {]-kw-Kn-¡pw:
""am-\y-a-lmP-\-§-tf,
""H-cp b-YmÀ-Y a-\p-jy-\p am-{X-ta X-sâ sX-äp-Ip-ä-§Ä
k-½-Xn-¡m-\m-hq. sh-fp-¯ A-ta-cn-¡-bp-sS N-cn-{X-¯n-ep-S-\o-fw
\n-c-h-[n Ip-ä-Ir-Xy-§Ä sN-bv-Xn-«p-ïv. \-½p-sS {]-]n-Xm-¡Ä
B-{^n-¡-bnÂ-\n-¶v B A-Sn-a-I-sf sIm-ïp-h-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p
A-Xn-te-ä-hpw \o-N-am-b ]m-X-Iw. A-Xn-te-¡p Rm³ h-cmw.
]-t£, B-Zyw Rm³ hn-bä- v\ - mw bp-²w A-hk - m-\n-¸n-¡m³ t]m-hp
- I - b m- W v . \m- s f- ¯ - s ¶ ssk- \ n- I - s c ]n³- h - e n- ¨ p- X p- S - § pw.
Im-c-Ww, \mw hn-b-äv-\mw hn-«pt]m-cp-I-bm-Wv. C-t¸mÄ-X-s¶
bp-²-a-h-km-\n-¸n-¨p a-S-§-em-Wv _p-²n F-¶p tXm-¶p-¶p.
""Xp-SÀ-¶v, `-£y-hn-f-I-fpÂ-]m-Zn-¸n-¡m-¯-Xn-\v [-\-k-lm-bw
e`n¡p-¶-h-tcm-Sv, C-\n-bpw `-£y-h-kv-Xp-¡Ä \-in-¸n-¡p-¶-Xn-
\n-sS B-sc-sb-¦n-epw ]n-Sn-Iq-Sn-bmÂ A-hÀ-¡v X-S-h-d-bm-bn
-cn-¡pw in-£ F-¶p Rm³ HmÀ-a-s¸-Sp-¯pw. \-ap-¡m `-£-Ww
B-h-iy-ap-ïv.
""bp-²-¯n-\m-bn \mw ap-S-¡p-¶ tIm-Sn-IÄ-sIm-ïv Rm³
H-cp Iq-«w a-\p-jy-sc kw-L-Sn-¸n-¡pw. k-l-Po-hn-I-sf k-lm-bn-
¡m-\m-bn Rm-\-hÀ-¡v B-gv-N-tXm-dpw 300 tUm-fÀ ho-Xw \-Â-Ipw.
Xp-SÀ-¶v Rm³ C-Æn-[w {]-Jym-]n-¡pw, ""P-\-dÂ tam-t«mÀ-kv,
{i-²n-¡q. \n-§Ä A-¼-Xn-\m-bn-cw {S-¡p-IÄ \nÀ-an-¡-Ww. A-h-
bnÂ Rm³ B-fp-IÄ h-en-s¨-dn-ªp-sIm-ïn-cn-¡p-¶-XpÄ-s¸-sS
`-£y-h-kv-Xp-¡Ä ti-J-cn-¡pw. A-sX-Ãmw \mw an-kn-kn-¸n-bn-se
I-dp-¯-a-\p-jyÀ-¡v sh-dp-sX \Â-Im³ t]m-hp-I-bm-Wv.
""hn-b-äv-\m-an-te-¡v ssk-\n-I sl-en-tIm-]v-ä-dp-I-f-b-¡m³
hn-\n-tbm-Kn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶ ]-W-sa-Ãmw A-e-_m-a-bn-se-bpw tPmÀ-
Pn-b-bn-se-bpw an-kn-kn-¸n-bn-se-bpw ]m-h-§Ä-¡p ho-Sp-sh-¡m³
\Â-Ip-I-bm-Wv; aq-¶p In-S-¸p-ap-dn-I-fp-Å \-Ã ho-Sp-IÄ \nÀ-an-
¡m³. A-§s - \, B-hi - y-¡mÀ-s¡-Ãmw ho-Sm-Im³ t]m-hp-Ib - m-Wv.
""F-sâ A-ta-cn-¡³ kp-lr-¯p-¡-tf, I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡pw sh-Å-
¡mÀ-¡pw tbm-Pn-¨p-t]m-hm³ {]-bm-k-§-fp-ïm-bn-«p-sï-¶v \n-§
Ä-¡d- n-bmw. A-Xn-\p-th-ïn k-lP - o-h\
- w ap-XÂ Ip-¯n-bn-cn-¸p k-a-
c-§-fpw, \o-´Â [À-®-I-fpw h-sc \mw \-S-¯n. F-¶n-«pw sh-Å
-¡mÀ-¡pw I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡p-an-S-bn-se _-Ô-¯nÂ Im-cy-am-sbm-cp
]p-tcm-K-Xn-bpw C-Xp-h-sc D-ïm-bn-«n-Ã.
Rm³ {]-kn-Uâm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ... 43
""I-dp-¯-hÀ C-¶p hn-Zym-k-¼-¶cm-Wv. tUm-Iv-SÀ-am-cpw A-`n-
`m-j-I-cpw sa-¡m-\n-¡p-I-fp-sam-s¡-bm-W-hÀ. A-hÀ-¡p sN-¿m³
I-gn-bm-¯-Xm-sbm-¶p-an-Ã.
""I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-tc, R-§-fn-t¸mÄ \n-§Ä-¡v ]p-Xp-Xm-sbm-
¶pw \-Â-Ip-I-b-Ã. a-dn-¨v, \n-§-fnÂ-\n-s¶-Sp-¯-Xv Xn-cn-¨p X-cn-I
am-{X-am-Wv. A-]-cm-[n-I-fm-Wv R-§Ä. \n-§-tfm-Sp R-§Ä-¡v
I-S-¸m-tS-sd-bp-ïv. I-dp-¯-h-cpw sh-fp-¯-h-cpw k-am-[m-\-]qÀ-hw
ku-lr-Z-t¯m-sS k-l-h-kn-¡p-s¶m-cp am-Xr-Im-k-aq-lw \-ap-¡p-
ïm-Im³ t]m-hp-I-bm-Wv. C-\n sXm-gn-en-Ãm-bv-a-bpw hn-i-¸p-ap-ïm-
hn-Ã. k-I-e-cpw kw-Xr-]v-X-cm-bn-cn-¡pw.
F-sâ {]n-b-s¸-« A-ta-cn-¡-¡m-tc, C-¸-d-ª ]-²-Xn-I-sf-Ãmw
{]-tbm-K-h-XvI-cn-¡m³ t]m-hp-I-bm-Wp Rm³. \m-sf-X-s¶.''
]n-tä-¶v F-´p kw-`-hn-¡p-sa-¶-dn-bp-tam?

F-s¶ sh-Sn-sh-¨p sIm-Ãpw.
""{]-kn-U-âv sIm-Ã-s¸-«p!'' þ-hmÀ-¯!
k-Xyw hn-fn-¨p ]-db
- p-t¼mÄ..
AX
- n-k¼
- ¶
- \
- m-sbm-cmÄ k-Xyw hn-fn-¨p-]d- b
- p-t¼mÄ Xm³ I-Tn-\m-[zm-\w
sN-bv-Xp-ïm-¡n-b k-I-e-Xpw, H-c-f-thm-fw A-bm-fp-sS Po-hn-Xw Xs¶bpw
A-]-I-S-s¸-Sp-¯p-I-bm-W-bmÄ. A-tX-k-a-bw \n-c-h-[n B-fp-I-sf k-lm-
bn-¡p-I-Iq-Sn-bm-W-bmÄ.
F-¶mÂ, e-£-§Ä k-¼m-Zn-¡m³ th-ïn am-{Xw A-bmÄ an-ïm-
Xn-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ H-cm-sf-t¸m-epw A-bmÄ k-lm-bn-¡p-¶n-Ã. k-¼-¯n-epw
{]-i-kv-Xn-bn-ep-ap-]-cn Rm³ F-sâ kzm-X-{ý-s¯-bpw F-sâ P-\-X-sb-
bpw kv-t\-ln-¨p. kÀ-h-hpw Xy-Pn-¨-t¸mÄ k-Xy-¯nÂ Rm-\-Xv sX-fn-bn-
¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
bm-{X
Po-hn-X-sam-cp
bm-{X-bm-Ip-¶p. \mw A-XnÂ kz-´w h-gn-I-fpw D-¯-c-
§-fpw I-sï-¯p-¶p.
C-kv-em-an-s\ I-sï-¯n-b F-sâ bm-{X-sb Ip-dn-¨v...

ap-kven-a-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm-s\-Sp-¯ \n-e-]m-Sp-IÄ A-¸-Sn-sb-Sp-
¡m³ F-\n-¡m-hn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
ap-kven-a-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm-s\-sâ t]-cp am-äp-I-tbm,
k-am-[m-\-Zq-X-\m-hm³ {i-an-¡p-I-tbm sN-¿n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p,
ap-kv-en-a-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm-\n-s¶-t´m, A-Xm-hn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
tem-I-sam-cn-¡-epw ap-l-½-Z-en-sb A-dn-bp-I-tb C-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
]-cn-hÀ-¯\
- w
A³-]-Xp h-b-Êm-sbm-cmÄ X-sâ C-cp-]-Xmw
h-b-Ên-te-Xpt]m-se¯-s¶-bm-Wv C-t¸m-gpw
tem-I-s¯ t\m-¡n-¡m-Wp-¶-sX-¦nÂ
Po-hn-X-¯n-se ap-¸-Xp hÀ-jw A-bmÄ ]m-gm-¡n.
sh-Å¡ - mÀ sN-Ip-¯m³-am-cm-sW-¶m-bn-cp-¶p "\m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvemw'

]Tn-¸n-¨n-cp-¶-Xv. Rm-\n-t¸mÄ A-§-s\ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶n-Ã. k-Xy-¯nÂ
H-cn-¡-epw Rm-\-§-s\ hn-iz-kn-¨n-«p-an-Ã. ]-t£, bu-h-\-¯nÂ sh-Å-
¡m-sc¡p-dn-¨v `-bm-\-I-am-b H-«-\-h-[n I-Y-IÄ Rm³ tI-«n-cp-¶p.
`-c-W-Iq-Sw R-§-sf "»m-¡v ap-kvenw-kv' F-¶m-Wp hn-fn-¨n-cp-¶-Xv.
A-hÀ R-§-sf H-cp hn-tZz-j-{]-Nm-c-I kw-L-am-bn I-W-¡m-¡n. ]-t£,
A-Xv i-cn-b-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. R-§-sfm-cn-¡-epw hn-tZz-j-{]-Nm-c-Ww \-S-¯n-
bn-cp-¶n-Ã. »m-¡v ap-kvenw-kv F-¶ t]-cv R-§Ä-¡v am-[y-a-§Ä NmÀ-
¯n-¯-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-sâ b-YmÀ-Y e-£y-s¯
¡p-dn-¨v ]-e-sc-bpw A-Xv B-i-b-¡p-g-¸-¯n-em-¡n. R-§Ä k-Zv-hr-¯-cm-b
ap-kvenw-IÄ am-{X-am-sW-¶v kz-bw {]-Jym-]n-¨p. A-\y-cp-sS Po-h-\-]-l-
cn-¡p-¶ H-cp t]m-cm-«-¯n-epw H-cÀ-Y-¯n-epw R-§Ä ]-s¦-Sp-¯n-Ã. cm-jv-
{So-b Im-c-W-§-fp-sS t]-cnÂ kz-k-tlm-c-§-sf sIm-Ãm-\p-Å `-c-W-Iq-S
k-½À-Z-§Ä-¡v R-§-sfm-cn-¡-epw h-g-§n-b-Xp-an-Ã.
sh-Å¡mÀ sN-Ip-¯m-·m-cm-sW-¶p-WÀ-¯n-b-t¸mÄ {]-[m-\-am-bpw
A-ta-cn-¡-bp-sS Nn-e N-cn-{X J-Þ§-sf Ip-dn-¨v kw-km-cn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-
¶p F-en-Pm ap-l-½-Zv. sh-Å-¡mÀ sd-Uv- C-ý-¡m-sc I-im-¸p sN-¿p-I-
bpw I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-sc A-Sn-a-I-fm-¡p-I-bpw, \n-b-X-am-sbm-cp kz-Xz-an-Ãm-
]cn-hÀ¯\w 47
Xm-¡pw hn-[w A-h-cp-sS kw-kv-Im-c-s¯ t]m-epw sIm-Å-b-Sn-¡p-I-bpw
sN-bv-Xp. ln-ä-veÀ Pq-X-·m-tcm-Sp sN-bv-X {Iq-c-X-I-sf¡p-dn-¨p ]-d-bp-t¼mÄ
sh-Å-¡mÀ F-{X-t¯m-fw hn-tZz-jw {]-N-cn-¸n-¡p-¶p-thm, A-Xn-sem-«pw
Iq-Sp-XÂ hn-tZz-jw {]-N-cn-¸n-¡p-¶n-Ã sh-Å-¡mÀ R-§-tfm-Sp sN-bv-X
{Iq-c-X-I-sf¡p-dn-¨p ]-d-bp-t¼mÄ F-en-Pm -ap-l-½-Zpw. A-Xp hn-tZz-j-a-Ã,
N-cn-{X-am-Wv.
sh-Å-¡m-sc-Ãmw tam-i-¡m-tcm, I-dp-¯-h-sc-Ãmw \-Ã-h-tcm B-bn-cp-
¶n-sÃ-¶v \-ap-¡-dn-bmw. shÅ-¡m-cnÂ Nn-eÀ R-§-sf k-lm-bn-¡m-\m-
{K-ln-¨n-cp-¶p. A-hÀ-¡v R-§-tfm-Sv hn-tZz-j-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, A-hÀ
B-scm-s¡-sb-¶v R-§-sf-§-s\ Xn-cn-¨-dn-bm³?
F-en-Pm ap-l-½-Zv A-X-h-X-cn-¸n-¨-Xv C-Æn-[-am-bn-cp-¶p: ""\n-§-fp-sS
ho-Sn-\p Np-äpw B-bn-cw hn-j-¸m-¼p-IÄ. A-XnÂ \q-sd-®w H-cp-]-t£,
\n-§-sf I-Sn-t¨-¡n-Ã. ]-t£, A-h-s¡-Ãmw H-tc cq-]-am-I-bmÂ D-]-{Z-h-
Im-cn-I-fnÂ-\n-¶pw A-h-sb Xn-cn-¨-dn-bm³ \n-§Ä-¡m-hn-Ã. \n-§-sf-´p
sN-¿pw? \n-cp-]-{Z-h-Im-cn-I-fm-b B \q-dp ]m-¼p-IÄ a-äp sXm-Åm-bn-cw
]m-¼p-I-fnÂ-\n-¶pw \n-§-sf c-£n-¡p-sa-¶p {]-Xo-£n-¨v hm-XnÂ Xp-d-¶p-
sIm-Sp-¡p-tam? A-tXm, hm-Xn-e-S-¨p kp-c-£n-X-am-bn-cn-¡p-tam?''
A-sX-´m-bn-s¡m-Å-s«, F-\n-¡p Np-äpw hn-hn-[ hn-izm-k-¡m-cpw
tZ-i-¡m-cp-am-b a-\p-jy-cm-Wp-ïm-bn-cp-¶-Xv. F-sâ Iym-¼v am-t\-PÀ sP-\n
InÂ-tdm-bv sh-Å-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ dnw-Kv tUm-Iv-S-dm-b s^À-Un
]m-¨n-t¡m Iyq-_-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp-¶p. G-sâ D-ä kp-lr-¯p-¡-fn-sem-cm-fm-b
tlm-hmÀ-Uv _n-Mv-lmw H-cp »m-¡v {In-Ìy-\m-bn-cp-¶p. Rm-\-h-sc-sb-Ãmw
kvt- \-ln-¨p. F-\n-¡v A-hs - c-sâ Ip-Spw-_a
- m-bn-cp-¶p. H-cn-¡e
- pw H-cm-sf-bpw
Rm³ sh-dp-¯n-«n-Ã. A-¶pw C-¶pw Rm-s\-´m-bn-cp-t¶m A-Xn-e-`n-am-\n-
¨n-cp-¶p. A-Xn-s\-\n-¡p k-lm-b-am-b-Xv C-kv-em-am-bn-cp-¶p.
hÀ-j-§Ä-sIm-ïv ]-cn-W-an-¨p-ïm-b-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ hn-izm-kw.
C-t¸mÄ Rm³ ap-Jy-[m-cm C-kvem-an-sâ A-[ym-]-\-§Ä ]n-´p-S-cp-¶p.
]t£, F-sâ H-cw-i-sa-¶pw F-en-Pm -ap-l-½-Zn-t\m-Spw \m-j³ Hm-^v
C-kvem-an-t\m-Spw I-S-s¸-«n-cn-¡pw; F-sâ I-®p-Xp-d-¸n-¨-Xn-\pw, F-sâ
t]m-cm-«-¯n-\v B-bp-[-am-bn F-s¶-¡mÄ i-à-am-b Nn-e-Xv X-¶-Xn-\pw.
F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯nÂ kw-`-hn-¨ kp-{]-[m-\- kw-`-h-§-fn-sem-¶m-bn-
cp-¶p t]-cp am-äw. b-P-am-\-·mÀ F-sâ Ip-Spw-_-¯n-t\-Â-]n-¨ A-]-am-\-
¯nÂ-\n-¶v A-sX-s¶ tam-Nn-¸n-¨p. kz-´w Ip-Spw-_-t¸-cp I-f-ªv F-sâ
{]-]n-Xm-¡Ä-¡v b-P-am-\-sâ t]-cm-Wv \-ÂIn-bn-cp-¶-Xv; A-Sn-a-I-sf a-\p-
jy-sc-¶-Xn-\p ]-I-cw sh-dpw D-S-a-h-kv-Xp-hm-bn ]-cn-K-Wn-¨p-sIm-ïv.
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F-t¸m-gpw Rms\mcp B[ym-ßn-I\m-bn-cp-¶p. ssZ-hw kz-´w i-_v-Z-

¯n-se-t¶m-Sp kw-km-cn-¨n-Ã. A-Xn-ep-]-cn, H-c-\p-`-hw t]m-se-bm-bn-cp-¶p
A-Xv. F-sâ Zu-Xyw kw-_-Ôn-¨ H-cp t_m-[w.
A-sX-´m-bn-cp-¶m-epw, A-Xn-t\m-Sp Xm-Zm-ßy-s¸-«n-cp-¶p Rm³. ^vtfm
dn-U-bn-se an-bm-an-bn-ep-Å \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-sâ ]-Ån-bn-te-¡v
\-S¶
- p-Ib- d- n-bt- ¸m-gm-Wv icn-bmb Bßo-bX Pohn-X¯ - nemZy-ambn Rm³
A\p-`-hn-¨-dn-ª-Xv. H-Sp-hnÂ ho-S-W-ª-t]m-se-bm-Wv F-\n-¡p tXm-¶n-
b-Xv.
C-kve
- mw
C-kv-em-an-te-¡v F-s¶-bm-cpw \nÀ-_-Ôn-¡p-I-b-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. Rm³ kz-bw
Xo-cp-am-\n-¨m-Wv C-kv-em-an-se-¯n-b-Xv. \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-s\-¡p-
dn-¨v B-Zy-am-bn tIÄ-¡p-t¼mÄ Rm³ ssl-kv-IqÄ hn-ZymÀ-Yn-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
1959þÂ B-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. H-cp tKmÄ-U³ ¥-hv SqÀ-W-saânÂ ]-s¦-Sp-
¡m-\m-bn Rm³ Nn-¡m-tKm-bnÂ t]m-bn-cp-¶p. F-en-Pm ap-l-½-Zv B-bn-cp-
¶p \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-ansâ t\-Xm-hv. I-dp-¯-h-sâ A-`n-am-\-s¯¡p-
dn-¨p-Å A-t±-l-¯nâ-bpw A-\p-bm-bn-I-fp-sS-bpw kw-km-cw F-sâ D-Åp-
e-¨p. A-h-cp-sS B-ß-hn-izm-k-hpw ]-«m-f-¨n-«-bpw F-s¶-bm-IÀ-jn-¨p.
kv-Iq-fnÂ Xn-cn-s¨-¯n-b-t¸mÄ \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-s\-¡p-dn-¨v H-cp
tSw t]-¸À sN-¿m³ Rm-\m-{K-ln-s¨-¦n-epw So-¨À A-\p-h-Zn-¨n-Ã. H-«p-an-¡
sh-Å-¡m-cpw, I-dp-¯-h-cnÂ-¯-s¶ Nn-e-cpw \m-j³ Hm-^v Ckvemw H-cp
ò-I-c-kw-L-S-\-bm-sW-¶p hn-iz-kn-¨-Xm-bn-cp-¶p Im-c-Ww. 1960þÂ H-cp-
\mÄ ap-kvenw ]-Þn-X-\m-b A-_v-Zp-Àd-lvam³ (ap-¼v Iym-]v-ä³ km-Iv-
k¬ F-¶m-W-t±-lw A-dn-b-s¸-«n-cp-¶-Xv) F-s¶ Im-Wm-s\-¯n. F-en-Pm-
ap-l-½-Zn-sâ in-jy-\m-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw. \-½p-sS {]-]n-Xm-¡-sf-¡p-dn-¨v
Iq-Sp-X-e-dn-bm³ X-§-fp-sS ]-Ån-bn-te-¡v h-cp-t¶m F-¶-t±-lw tNm-Zn-¨p.
A-¡m-ew-h-sc-bpw I-dp-¯-hÀK¡m-cnÂ A-Sn-a-I-f-Ãm-sX a-äm-cpw kz-´w
{]-]n-Xm-¡-sf¡p-dn-¨v kw-km-cn-¡p-¶-Xv Rm³ tI-«n-cp-¶n-Ã. _p-²n-imen-
bpw hn-im-e-a-\-kv-I-\p-am-b B k-tlm-Z-c-\v F-t¶m-Sv c-ïm-a-sXm-¶p
tNm-Zn-t¡-ïnh-¶n-Ã. Rm-\-t±-lw £-Wn-¨ B ]-Ån-bn-se H-¯p-tN-c-
enÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¯p.
am-\y-am-bn h-kv-{Xw [-cn-¨ kv-{Xo-þ]p-cp-j-·m-cpw Ip-«n-I-fpw \n-d-ª
e-fn-X-kp-µ-c-am-b B ap-dn-bn-se {]-kw-K-]oT-¯nÂ H-cp an-\n-ÌÀ C-cn-¡p-
¶-Xv Rm³ I-ïp. H-cn-S-¯v C-cn-¸p-d-¸n-¨v Rm-\-t±-l-s¯ tIÄ-¡m³
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Xp-S-§n. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ hm-¡p-IÄ F-s¶ ]n-Sn-¨p-Ip-ep-¡n. `q-an-bn-se
b-YmÀ-Y a-\p-jyÀ I-dp-¯-h-cm-sW-¶pw A-ta-cn-¡-bn-se C-cp-]-Xv Z-i-e-
£-t¯m-fw h-cp-¶ I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-cm-b R-§Ä-¡v R-§-fp-sS b-YmÀ-Y
t]-tcm A-kv-Xn-Xz-tam A-dn-bn-sÃ-¶pw, B-{^n-¡-bnÂ-\n-¶pw A-ta-cn-¡-
bn-te-¡v \m-Sp-I-S-¯n-s¡m-ïp-h-¶ I-dp-¯ hÀ-K¡m-cp-sS t\À-]n³-Km-an-
I-fm-Wp R-§-sf-¶pw, kz-´w A-kv-Xn-Xz-hpw ss]-Xr-I-hpw kw-_-Ôn-¨
k-I-e A-dn-hp-I-fnÂ-\n-¶pw R-§Ä ]-dn-¨p-am-ä-s¸-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw,
kz-´s - ¯-bpw kz-´w hÀ-Ks - ¯-bpw sh-dp-¡m³ R-§Ä ]Tn-¸n-¡s - ¸-Sp-I-
bm-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw A-t±-lw D-WÀ-¯n. C-{X-bpw R-§-fp-sS N-cn-{X-s¯¡p-
dn-¨v F-\n-¡m-Zy-ta A-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-¶mÂ, Xp-SÀ-¶p tI-«X
- v Xn-I¨- pw
]p-Xp-a-bp-Å-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.
a-\p-jy-Ip-e-¯nÂ kz-´w i-{Xp-¡-sf kv-t\-ln-¨ H-tc-sbm-cp hn-`m-K-
am-bn R-§Ä "\o-t{Km'IÄ am-dn-b-sX-§-s\ F-¶-t±-lw hn-i-Zo-I-cn-¨p.
""{i-²n-¡q! Cu a-\p-jy³ Im-¼p-Å Nn-e-Xm-Wp ]-d-bp-¶-Xv'' Rm³
kzbw ]d-ªp.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ kw-km-cw Xp-SÀ-¶p tI-«-tXm-sS dnw-KnÂ-t]m-epw A-{X
i-à-am-bn B-cp-sa-s¶ C-Sn-¨n-«n-cp-¶n-sÃ-¶p tXm-¶n. At±lw XpSÀ¶p:
""ssN-\-¡m-cpw Iyq-_-¡m-cpw Cw-¥o-jp-Im-cpw d-jy-¡m-cp-sa-Ãmw A-h-cp-
sS cm-Py-¯n-sâ t]-cn-e-dn-b-s¸-Sp-¶p. P-·-\m-sS-¶p hn-fn-¡m-hp-s¶m-cp
cm-Py-¯n-sâ t]-cn-s\m-¸-am-Wv F-Ãm-h-cp-sS-bpw t]-cp-Å-Xv. \m-sam-gn-sI
a-sä-Ãm-h-cp-sS-bpw.''
Np-§n-s\ A-t\z-jn-¡q F-¶p Rm³ ]-d-ªmÂ \n-§-sfm-cp ssN-\-
¡m-c-s\ Xn-c-bpw. an. tKm¬-km-e-kn-s\ A-t\z-jn-¡q F-¶p Rm³ ]-d-
ªmÂ \n-§-sfm-cp Iyq-_-¡m-c-s\-tbm kv-s]-bn³Im-c-s\-tbm Xn-c-bpw.
sh-bn³- kv-sä-bn-s\ A-t\z-jn-¡m³ ]-d-ªmÂ \n-Êw-i-bw \n-§-sfm-cp
Pq-X-s\ Xn-c-bpw. an-ÌÀ tam-Wnw-Kv ÌmÀ F-¶p Rm³ ]-d-ªmÂ B-{^n-
¡-¡m-c-s\-bm-Wp-t±-in-¡p-¶-sX-¶pw \n-§Ä-¡p-d-¸m-Wv.
F-¶mÂ, an. {Ko³ F-t¶m, an. tPm¬-kv F-t¶m Rm³ ]-d-ªmÂ
A-bmÄ I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-c-t\m sh-Å-¡m-c-t\m B-hmw. Im-c-Ww, A-Sn-a-
¯-Im-e-¯v sh-Å-¡mÀ b-P-am-\-sâ t]-cm-Wp \-ap-¡n-«-Xv. A-hÀ \-½p-sS
b-P-am-\-·m-cpw \m-a-h-cp-sS A-Sn-a-I-fp-am-bn-cp-¶p. tdm-_n³-k-Wm-bn-cp-¶p
D-S-a-sb-¦nÂ \mw A-bm-fp-sS D-S-a-h-kv-Xp-¡-fm-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-\mÂ A-bm-
fp-sS em-Ìv s\-bn-an-em-Wp \mw A-dn-b-s¸-«-Xv. A-Y-hm, \-½p-sS b-P-am-
\-·m-cp-sS t]-c-\p-k-cn-¨m-bn-cp-¶p \-½p-sS t]-cpw kz-Xz-hpw \n-Ý-bn-¡-
s¸-«n-cp-¶-Xv. b-P-am-\-·mÀ am-dp-¶-Xn-\-\p-k-cn-¨v \-½p-sS t]-cpw am-dn!
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ap-l½
F-sâ t]-cm-b Im-jy-kv amÀ-sk-e-kv t¢ t]m-epw k-Xy-¯nÂ F-tâ-

X-Ã. sIâ-¡n-bn-se A-Sn-a-¡-¨-h-S-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp-¶p Im-jy-kv amÀ-k-e-kv
t¢. A-Xn-\mÂ A-bm-fp-sS t]-cm-sW-\n-¡p e-`n-¨-Xv. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶,
F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw \q-äm-ïp-I-fp-sS A-\o-Xn-bp-sS-bpw A-Sn-a-
¯-¯n-sâ-bpw A-S-bm-f-am-Wv F-sâ t]-cv.
F-¶mÂ, \m-an-¶v kz-X-{´-cm-sW-¦n-epw, \m-am-cp-sS-bpw kz-Im-cy
kz-¯-sÃ-¦n-epw {Ko³ F-¶pw tPm¬ F-¶p-sam-s¡ X-s¶-bm-Wv \-½p-sS
t]-sc-¶ h-kv-Xp-X B an-\n-ÌÀ HmÀ-a-s¸-Sp-¯n. ""\mw \o-t{Km-IÄ G-Xp
cm-Py-¯n-sâ t]-cn-em-W-dn-b-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv?'' B tNm-Zy-sa-s¶ h-Ãm-sX ]n-Sn
-¨p-Ip-ep-¡n. A-¶p-X-s¶ Rm³ \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-anÂ tNÀ-¶n-sÃ-
¦n-epw A-Xn-sâ hn-¯v F-sâ a-\-ÊnÂ hn-X-¡-s¸-«n-cp-¶p.
A-Xn-\p ti-jw hn-hn-[-bn-S-§-fn-em-bn \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-sâ
]-e tbm-K-§-fn-epw Rm³ ]-s¦-Sp-¯p. ]-t£, ap-¼v F-\n-¡-dn-bm-¯-tXm,
Rm-\m-tem-Nn-¡m-¯-tXm B-b Im-cy-§-fmÂ B-i-b-¡p-g-¸-¯n-em-bn
A-hn-sS-\n-s¶-mcn-¡-epw F-\n-¡v ]p-d-¯n-d-t§-ïn h-¶n-Ã. A-§-s\,
\m-j-sâ ]-cn-]m-Sn-I-fnÂ Iq-Sp-XÂ C-S-]-g-Im³ Xp-S-§n-b-tXm-sS A-h-
cp-sS {]m-tZ-in-I t\-Xm-hm-b A-ä-vemâ-¡m-c³ P-d-an-b i-A-v_m-kv F-s¶
Im-Wm-s\-¯n. A-t±-l-sa-t¶m-Sp tNm-Zn-¨ Nn-e tNm-Zy-§Ä tb-ip-hn-s\
¡p-dn-¨v A-Xp-h-sc F-\n-¡p-ïm-bn-cp-¶ k-¦-Â-]-§-sf¡p-dn-¨v B-g-¯nÂ
]p-\-cm-tem-Nn-¡m-s\-s¶ t{]-cn-¸n-¨p. bq-tdm-]y-·m-cpw A-ta-cn-¡-¡m-cpw
sh-fp-¯ {In-kv-Xp-hn-s\ B-cm-[n-¨-t¸mÄ A-ta-cn-¡-bn-se I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-
¡mÀ F-´p-sIm-ïv I-dp-¼³ ssZ-h-s¯ B-cm-[n-¨n-Ã?
Rm-s\-sâ A-Ñ-s\ Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¯p. \-K-c-¯n-se _m-]v-än-Ìv ]-Ån-I-
fp-sS Np-a-cn-se-Ãmw A-t±-lw sh-fp-¯ tb-ip-hn-s\-bm-Wv h-c-¨n-cp-¶-Xv.
tb-ip sh-fp-¼-\m-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¶v B-cm-Wv ]-d-ª-Xv? G-Xp s]-bnâÀ
B-Wv tb-ip-hn-s\ I-ïn-«p-Å-Xv?
s]m-Xp-Ø-e-§-fn-se a-Xn-ep-I-fn-se-Ãmw \n-d-ªp-\n-¶-Xv sh-Å-
¡m-cp-sS Nn-{X-am-sW-¶v Rm-t\mÀ-¯p. I-dp-¯-h-sc¡p-dn-¨v A-h-bnÂ
bm-sXm-¶p-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. sh-Å-¡m-cp-sS ap-Sn-t]m-em-hm³ th-ïn kz-´w
ap-Sn-bp-sS Np-cpÄ \n-hÀ-¯p-¶ I-dp-¼³ ]-¿-·m-sc Rm³ I-ïp. F-¶mÂ,
C-kvem-anÂ ssZ-h-s¯-tbm {]-hm-N-I-·m-sc-tbm a-\p-jy-`m-h-\-bp-sS
X-e-¯n-te-¡v C-I-gv-¯m-\m-hn-sÃ-¶v Rm³ ]Tn-¨p. C-kvem-anÂ ssZ-h-
¯n-sâ-tbm {]-hm-N-I-·m-cp-sS-tbm am-em-J-am-cp-sS-tbm ]-S-§-fn-Ã; sXm-en-
bp-sS \n-dw t\m-¡n H-cp hÀ-Khpw ssZ-h-s¯ Xn-cn-¨-dn-b-cp-sX-¶ \nÀ-_-
Ô-ap-Å-Xn-\mÂ.
A-t¸m-gpw Rm³ \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-sâ Aw-K-am-bn-«n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
Ckvemw 53
]t£, F-sâ hn-izm-k-§-fnÂ Rm-\p-d-¨p-\n-¶p. G-sd ssh-Im-sX

a-äp-Å-h-sc-t¸m-se \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-sâ tbm-K-§-fnÂ Rm-\pw
]-s¦-Sp-¯p. ]n-¶o-Sv F-en-Pm a
- p-l½
- Z- m-Wv F-\n-¡v ap-l½
- Z- e
- n F-¶ t]-cp
\-ÂIn-b-Xv. ap-l-½-Zv F-¶mÂ "kv-Xp-Xn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-h³' A-en F-¶mÂ
"A-Xyp-¶-X³.'
C-kvem-an-s\ I-sï-¯n-b \mÄ

F-\n-¡-I-¯p X-s¶-bp-Å
A-P-¿-am-sbm-cp i-àn-sb
I-sï-¯p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³.
]-Ån-bn-te-¡m-Zy-am-bn \-S-¶p-I-b-dn-b-t¸mÄ
Rm³ C-kvem-an-s\-b-Ã;
C-kvemw F-s¶ I-sï-¯p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
k-tµ-iw
kz-hÀ-Kt- ¯m-sSm-¸a- m-hm³ B-{K-ln-¡p-I F-¶X
- v kzm-`m-hn-Ia
- m-Wv. \o-e-
¸-£n-IÄ \o-e-¸-£n-IÄ-s¡m-¸-am-Wv ]-d-¡m-dv. {]m-hp-IÄ {]m-hp-I-tfm-
Spw ]-cp-´p-IÄ ]-cp-´p-I-tfm-Spw Iq-«p-Iq-Sm-\n-jv-S-s¸-Sp-¶p. A-h-sb-Ãmw
]-£n-I-fm-sW-¦n-epw kz-hÀ-K-¯nÂs¸-« ]-£n-I-fp-am-tb Iq-«p Iq-Sp-¶p-
Åq. ar-K-tem-I-¯pw A-§-s\¯-s¶-bm-Wv. ]n-s¶ \-ap-s¡-´p-sIm-ïv
H-cp-an-¨p\n-¶p-Iq-Sm?
I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡mÀ-¡v B-ßm-`n-am-\-¯n-sâ-bpw Xn-cn-¨-dn-hn-sâ-bpw ]mT-
§Ä ]-IÀ-¶p-\-Â-I-em-bn-cp-¶p \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvem-an-sâ {]-[m-\
e-£yw. sh-Å-¡mÀ-¡v \-s½ B-h-iy-an-sÃ-¦nÂ F-ń-\p \mw A-h-cp-sS
tlm-«-ep-I-fn-epw kv-Iq-fp-I-fn-epw tI-dm³ hm-in-]n-Sn-¡-Ww? kz-´w kv-Iq-
fpw ]-cn-k-c-hpw hn-«v sh-Å-¡m-csâ kv-Iq-fn-te-¡pw ]-cn-k-c-§-fn-te-¡pw
t]m-hm-\p-Zy-an-¡m-sX F-´p-sIm-ïv \-ap-¡v kz-´w kv-Iq-fpw ]-cn-k-c-hpw
hr-¯n-bm-¡n-¡q-Sm? I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡v kz-´-am-bn h-Ã-Xpw D-ïm-bn-¡-gn-
ªmÂ a-m{X-ta D-Zv-{K-Y-\w km-[y-am-hq F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p \m-j³ Hm-^v
C-kvem-an-sâ \n-e-]m-Sv. R-§-fm-sc-bpw sh-dp-¯n-Ã. I-dp-¯-h-cp-sS H-cp-a
am-{X-ta R-§-fm-{K-ln-¨p-Åq. R-§-fp-sS hÀ-Kw Zp-cn-X-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶-Xn-
\mÂ R-§Ä-¡n-S-bn-se ]-c-kv-]-c k-lm-b-am-bn-cp-¶p B-Zy-am-h-iyw.
Np-äp-]m-Sp-I-fn-e-Ã, a-\p-jy-cp-sS lr-Z-b-¯n-epw B-ßm-hn-ep-am-bn-cp-¶p
tN-cn \n-e-\n-¶n-cp-¶-Xv.
\-½p-sS kz-Xz-t_m-[-s¯ kv-^p-Sw sN-¿m-\pw ssZ-hw \-ap-t¡-In-b
ip-² k - z-Xz-s¯ kvt- \-ln-¡m-\pw {i-an-t¡-ïX - v A-Xym-hi
- y-am-Wv. F-¦n-te
k-am-[m-\-]qÀ-hw k-l-hÀ-¯n-¡m³ \-ap-¡m-hq. Zm\w kz´w ho-«nÂ-
\n-¶p Xp-S-§-Ww F-¶m-W-tÃm. A-Xn-\m-Wv R-§-fpw {i-an-¨p-sIm-ïn-
cn-¡p-¶-Xv.
ktµiw 55
kz-´-am-bn hÃ-Xp-apÅ Ipªns\ ssZ-hw A\p-{K-l-n¡-s«.
R-§Ä I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡mÀ-¡v ]-t£, kz-´-sa-¶p ]-d-bm³ H-¶p-
an-ÃtÃm.
ap-kven-am-b-tXm-sS b-YmÀ-Y t_m-Iv-knw-Kv dnw-Kn-te-¡v {]-th-in-¡p-I-
bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. A-ta-cn-¡-bn-se I-dp-¯-hÀ-K¡mÀ-¡v kzm-X-{ý-hpw
\o-Xn-bpw e-`n-¡m-\p-sÅm-cp t]m-cm-« -th-Zn-bn-te-¡v.
]-£n-IÄ ]-d-¡p-¶p,
]pÂ-\m-¼p-IÄ X-fnÀ-¡p-¶p,
Xn-c-IÄ B-ª-Sn-¡p-¶p,
R-§Ä B-fp-I-sf
tXm-Â-]n-¡p-¶p.
F-sâ t]m-cm-«¯
- n-s\m-cp
e-£y-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p
\n-§-sf-s¶ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv dnw-KnÂ I-ïn-«p-sï-¦nÂ A-sX-\n-s¡-sâ
F-Xn-cm-fn-I-sf tXmÂ-]n-¡m-\m-hpw F-¶-Xp-sIm-ïv am-{X-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
F-sâ t]m-cm-«-¯n-s\m-cp e-£y-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. A-Y-hm, F-\n-¡p ]-d-bm-
\p-Å-Xv P-\w tIÄ-¡-W-sa-¦nÂ Rm³ P-bn-t¡-ïn-bn-cp-¶p.
sX-cp-hnÂ sN-¶v D-Åp-Xp-d-¶v kw-km-cn-¡m³ F-s¶ {]m-]v-X-\m-¡pw
F-¶-Xp-sIm-ïm-Wv Rm³ sl-hn -sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³ ]-«-¯n-\m-bn t]m-cm-
Sn-b-Xv. sXm-gn-en-Ãm-bv-a-bpw Zm-cn-{Zy-hpw a-b-¡p-a-cp-¶pw \n-Xy-Po-hn-X-¯n-
sâ `m-K-am-bn-am-dn-b a-\p-jy-cn-te-¡n-d-§ns¨-Ãm³ Rm-\m-in-¨p. kz-´w
Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ I-Sn-ªm¬ ]n-Sn-¨v B-ßm-`n-am-\-t¯m-sS-bpw C-Ñm-i-
àn-tbm-sS-bpw Po-hn-¡m³ A-]-cÀ-¡p Rm³ {]-tNm-Z-\-am-h-W-sa-¶m-
{K-ln-¨p. \nÀ-`-b-Xz-t¯m-sS-bpw \n-Ý-b-ZmÀ-Vy-t¯m-sS-bpw Rm-s\-sâ
h-gn sXc-sª-Sp-¯v Po-hn-¡p-¶-Xp I-ïmÂ kz-bw tam-Nn-X-cm-hm-\p-Å
sh-Ãp-hn-fn-IÄ t\-cn-Sm³ A-hÀ-¡m-hp-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn.
F-sâ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv I-cn-bÀ A-[n-I-Im-e-ap-ïm-hn-sÃ-¶v F-\n-¡-dn-
bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-\mÂ, D-Å Im-e-a-{X-bpw A-`n-am-\-t¯m-sS, B-ß
-hn-izm-k-t¯m-sS i-_v-Z-ap-bÀ-¯n \nÂ-t¡-ïn-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡v. tem-I
-sa-s¶ {i-²n-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶pw, H-cp-]m-Sm-fp-IÄ-¡v Rm³ A-\-`n-a-X-\m-
sW-¶pw F-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, Nne-t¸mÄ \n-§Ä-¡v \n-iz-kn-
¡m-t\ I-gn-bq. B \n-izm-k-s¯-¡p-dn-¨p-t]m-epw P-\-§Ä-s¡m-c-`n-{]m-
b-ap-ïm-hpw.
a-äp-Å-hÀ B-{K-ln-¡pw-hn-[w Po-hn-¡m³ F-\n-¡m-hn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
t_m-Iv-k-dm-hm-sX eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bnÂ-¯-s¶ X-§n-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¦nÂ H-cp
hmÀ-¯-t]m-ep-am-hm-sX Rm³ Po-hn-¨p a-cn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-¶m-sem-cp
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv Nm-¼y-\m-bn-¯oÀ-¶-tXm-sS F-sâ hm-¡p-IÄ-¡v P-\w
Im-Xp-X-¶p. B P-\-{i-² F-\n-s¡-sâ b-YmÀ-Y e-£y-km-£m-Â-¡m-c-
¯n-\m-bn D-]-tbm-Kn-t¡-ïn-bn-cp-¶p.
hy-àn-Xzw
Rm³ hyXy-kvX-\m-sW¶ t_m[w
F¶nÂ kr-jvSn-¨Xv
t_mIvknwKv Bbncp-¶p.
kzbw Hcp khn-tij hyàn-Xz-am-sW¶v
]d-ªXv Hcp s]m§-¨-ambn
tXm¶n-bn-cp-¶nÃ
an-¡- B-fp-IÄ-¡pw C-c-«- hy-àn-Xz-am-Wp-Å-Xv. tem-Iw Im-Wp-¶ H-¶pw

kz-Im-cy-Po-hn-¯n-se a-säm-¶pw. tcm-Kw F-sâ hy-àn-Xz-¯nÂ am-ä-§Ä
kr-jv-Sn-s¨-¶v Nn-eÀ I-cp-Xp-¶p. im-´-\pw an-X-`m-jn-bpw hn-\o-X-\p-am-sbm-
cm-fm-bm-Wv A-h-cn-¶v F-s¶ Im-Wp-¶-Xv. t_m-Iv-knw-Kv Im-e-s¯ F-sâ
hy-àn-Xz-s¯ Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¡p-t¼mÄ an-¡h - c
- pw F-s¶ A-l¦ - m-cn-bm-sbm-cp
s]m-§-¨-¡m-c-\m-bm-Wv hn-ti-jn-¸n-¨-Xv. F-¶mÂ, F-sâ hy-àn-Xz-¯nÂ
km-c-am-b am-ä-sam-¶pw D-ïm-bn-«n-sÃ-¶-Xm-Wv k-Xyw.
]-gb
- t- ]m-se Rm-\n-t¸mÄ kw-km-cn-¡p-¶n-sÃ-¶X - p i-cn-Xs
- ¶. F-¶m-
e-Xp hy-àn-Xz-¯n-ep-]-cn F-sâ tcm-K-¯n-sâ ^-e-am-Wv. t_m-Iv-knw-Kv
Im-e-¯v P-\-a-dn-ªn-cp-¶ {]-k-¶-\pw hm-bm-Sn-bp-am-bn-cp-¶ F-s¶ Rm³
kz-bw kr-jv-Sn-s¨-Sp-¯-Xm-bn-cp-¶p; Sn-¡-äv sNe-hm-Im-\pw F-sâ I-cn-
bÀ {]-tam-«v sN-¿m-\pw th-ïn. kz-Im-cy-Po-hn-X-¯nÂ {]-Ir-Xym Rm³
im-´-\pw Nn-´m-a-á-\p-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-\n-¡p Np-äp-ap-Å tem-I-s¯¡p-
dn-¨pw A-XnÂ F-sâ C - S-s¯¡p-dn-¨pw Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw Ip-Xp-In-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
tjm-am³
F-sâ s]m-§-¨-hpw ]-cn-lm-k-hpw B-fp-I-fnÂ F-´p ^-e-ap-f-hm-¡p-
sa-¶v bp-h-Xz-Im-e-¯v Rm-t\mÀ-¯-tX-bn-Ã. hm-b F-¶ F-sâ G-ä-hpw
h-en-b aq-e-[-\w sIm-ïv Sn-¡-äp hn-ä-gn-¡p-I-bpw, F-sâ I-cn-bÀ {]-tam-«v
sN-¿p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶ Xn-c-¡n-em-bn-cp-¶p Rm³.
F-sâ hm-Iv-t]m-cp-I-sfm-cn-¡-epw Ku-c-h-]qÀ-h-ap-Å-X-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
an-I-¨ Kp-kv-Xn Nm-¼y-·m-cnÂ H-cm-fm-b tPymÀ-P-kv tPmÀ-PnÂ-\n-¶p
]Tn-¨ sh-dp-sam-cp tjm-am³-jn-¸v am-{X-am-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. t_m-Iv-knw-
KnÂ Rm³ \-hm-K-X-\m-bn-cp-¶ Im-e-s¯m-cn-¡Â Rm-s\m-cp td-Un-tbm
t{]m-{Kmw sN-bv-Xp. tPymÀ-P-kv tPmÀ-Pm-bn-cp-¶p B t{]m-{Km-an-se a-säm-
cmÄ. skÂ-^v s{]m-tam-j-\pw hn-hm-Z-§-fpw P-\-¡q-«-s¯ B-IÀ-jn-¡p-
¶-sX-§-s\-sb-¶v Rm³ ]Tn-¨-Xv A-¶m-bn-cp-¶p.
B-bn-sS \-S-¡m³ t]m-hp-¶ F-sâ-sbm-cp t_m-Iv-knw-Kv a-Õ-c-s¯
¡p-dn-¨v td-Un-tbm tlm-Ìv tNm-Zn-¨-t¸mÄ F-sâ {]-Xn-I-c-Ww Xm-c-X-tay-\
ku-ay-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-¶mÂ, B-k-¶-am-b X-sâ-sbm-cp Kp-kv-Xn-a-Õ-c-
s¯¡p-dn-¨p tNm-Zn-¨-t¸mÄ tPmÀ-Pn-sâ {]-Xn-I-c-Ww C-Æn-[-am-bn-cp-¶p:
""Rm-\-h-s\ sIm-Ãpw. A-h-sâ ssI-IÄ I-Sn-¨p-Io-dpw. B A-e-k-s\-s¶
tXm-Â-]n-¡p-I-bm-sW-¦nÂ dnw-Kn-eq-sS Rm-\n-g-bpw. F-sâ ap-Sn Rm³
ap-Wv-U-\w sN-¿pw. ]t£, A-Xp kw-`-hn-¡m³ t]m-hp-¶n-Ã. Im-c-Ww,
tem-I-¯n-se G-ä-hpw an-I-¨ Kp-kv-Xn-¡m-c-\m-Wp Rm³.''
A-Xp tI-«v XoÀ-¯pw A-£-a-\m-bn Rm³. B-cp P-bn-¡pw F-¶-Xn-
ep-]-cn F-´p kw-`-hn-¡p-sa-¶-dn-bm-\m-bn a-Õ-c-Ø-e-s¯-¯m³ Rm³
A-Xn-bm-bn tam-ln-¨p. Rm³ am-{X-a-Ã, F-s¶-t¸m-se B-bn-c-¡-W-¡n-\v
t]À.
H-Sp-hnÂ Rm³ B a-Õ-cw Im-Wm³ t]m-bn. tPmÀ-Pv a-Õ-c-th-Zn-bn-
tjmam³ 61
te-¡p h-¶p. sN-fn-]p-c-fm-Xn-cn-¡m³ A-t±-l-¯n-sâ h-kv-{Xw C-cp-h-i-¯p
\n-¶pw c-ïp s]¬-Ip-«n-IÄ ]n-Sn-¨n-cp-¶p. A-l-¦m-c-t¯m-sS-bp-Å A-t±-
l-¯n-sâ h-c-hp I-ï-t¸mÄ {]-Xn-tbm-Kn A-t±-l-s¯ C-Sn-¨p tXm-Â-]n-
¨n-cp-s¶-¦n-se-¶v Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨p t]m-bn.
dnw-Kn-\-cn-sI \n-¶v H-cm-tfm-Sv XÀ-¡n-¡p-¶p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p tPmÀ-Pv.
A-]c - ³ A-bmÄ-¡p t\-sc I-bÀ-¯p. ""Xm-¦Ä-¡p sIm-ÃW - a
- t- Ã? F-¶mÂ
Cu cm-{Xn Xm-¦-fm-Wv sIm-Ã-s¸-Sm³ t]m-hp-¶-Xv.'' A-bm-fp-sS Iq-sS H-cp
kv{- Xo-bp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. tPmÀ-Pv A-bm-fp-sS ssIbnÂ-\n-¶pw _n-bÀ ¥m-kv
]n-Sn-¨p hm-§n A-bm-fp-sS ap-J-t¯-s¡m-gn-¨p. A-bm-fp-sS D-S-bm-S-bm-sI
\-\-ªp. A-Xy-´w t£m-`-I-c-am-bn-cp-¶p B cw-Kw. F-¶mÂ, tjm-bp-sS
`m-K-am-bn X-¿m-dm-¡n-b-Xm-bn-cp-¶p B cw-K-sa-¶v ]n-¶o-Sm-Wv Rm-\-dn-
ª-Xv. Cu BÄ-¡m-sc-Ãmw C-hn-sS-sb-¯n-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv Cu a-\p-jy³
tXmÂ-¡p-¶-Xp Im-Wm-\m-Wv. A-hÀ-s¡-Ãmw Im-ipw \-Â-In-bn-cn-¡p-¶p.
""C-Xp \-sÃm-cp X-{´-am-W-tÃm!'' Rm³ kz-bw ]-d-ªp.
""Rm³ kp-µ-c-\m-Wv. am-lm-\m-Wv. A-P-¿-\m-Wv. a-\p-jy-cnÂ G-ä-hpw
th-K-ta-dn-b-h-\m-Wv. C-Sn-¡q-«nÂ ]q-¼m-ä-sb-t]m-se ]-d-¶v tX-\o-¨-sb-
t¸m-se Ip-¯pw Rm³'' F-s¶-Ãmw F-sâ a-Õ-c-§Ä-¡p apt¼ Rm³
ho-¼p ]-d-bm³ Xp-S-§n-b-Xv A-¶p-sXm-«m-bn-cp-¶p.
BÀ-¨n aq-dn-t\m-Sp-Å t]m-cm-«-t¯m-sS-bm-Wv Rm³ I-hn-X-sb-gp-Xm³
Xp-S-§n-b-Xv.
""t]m-cm-«-¯n-\p h-cp-t¼mÄ Xm-¦Ä
C-S-\m-gn-bpw hm-Xn-ep-I-fpw
_-Ôn-¡m-Xn-cn-¡p-I
Im-c-Ww, \m-emw du-ïp-I-gn-ªmÂ
Xm-¦Ä-¡pw Iq-«À-¡pw ho-«n-te-¡p Xn-cn-t¡-ïn-h-cpw.''
{]-h-Nn-¨-t]m-se \m-emw du-ïnÂ-¯-s¶ Rm³ a-Õ-cw P-bn-¨p.
]n-¶o-Sv Rm³ \-S-¯n-b C-cp-]-s¯m-¶p {]-h-N-\-§-fnÂ ]-Xn-t\-gpw
]p-eÀ-¶p. A-sXm-cZv`p-X-am-bn-cp-¶p. Rm-\-sX-§-s\ km-[n-s¨-Sp-¯p
F-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bn-Ã. Sn-¡-äv sNe-hm-Im-\m-bn Rm³ {]-h-N-\-§Ä \-S-¯n.
A-h-sb-Ãmw ]p-e-cm-\pw Xp-S-§n.
Hm- t cm t]m- c m- « - h pw C- ¶ du- ï nÂ A- h - k m- \ n- ¡ p- s a- ¶ v Rm³
{]-h-Nn-¨-t¸m-sgm-s¡ A-X-§-s\¯-s¶ kw-`-hn-¨p. G-sd ssh-Im-sX,
a-Õ-cm-\-´-cw ""Xm-¦Ä {]-h-Nn-¨ du-ïnÂ-¯-s¶ A-bm-sf tXm-Â-]n-
¨n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¦nÂ F-\n-s¡-sâ ho-Sv \-jv-S-s¸-Sp-am-bn-cp-¶p, Im-dp
\-jv-S-s¸-Sp-am-bn-cp-¶p'' F-¶p ]-d-ªv B-fp-I-sf-s¶ k-ao-]n-¡p-I
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]-Xn-hm-bn. F-sâ {]-h-N-\-§Ä hn-iz-kn-¨v B-fp-IÄ ]-´-bw sh-¡p-¶-

X-dn-ª-tXm-sS ]-cn-{`m-´-\m-bn Rm³. F-¶mÂ, dnw-KnÂ Rm³ t\-cn-«
{]-Xn-tbm-Kn-I-fnÂ F-sâ hm-Nm-tSm-]-§Ä-¡v tbm-Pn-¡pw-hn-[w a-dp-]-Sn
\-Â-In-b-Xv BÀ-¨n aqÀ am-{X-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ Hm-tcm hm-¡p-I-tfm-Spw
A-t±-lw X-{´-]qÀ-hw {]-Xn-I-cn-¨p.
a-sä-Ãm-än-ep-sa-¶-t]m-se F-sâ I-hn-X-sb¡p-dn-¨pw hn-aÀ-i-IÀ-¡v
Nn-e-Xp ]-d-bm-\p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. A-h-sc-sâ I-hn-X-I-sf "`-b-¦-cw' F-¶p
]-cn-l-kn-¨p. A-h-sb H-cp {`m-´-sâ PÂ-]-\-§-sf-¶m-t£-]n-¨p.
A-h-cp-sS {]n-b-I-hn-I-fp-sS I-hn-X-I-sf-¡mÄ D-²-cn-¡-s¸-Sp-I-bpw
{]-kn-²o-I-cn-¡-s¸-Sp-I-bpw sN-¿pw F-sâ I-hn-X-IÄ F-¶-XnÂ ]-´-bw
sh-¡m³ hn-aÀ-i-I-sc sh-Ãphn-fn-¨p Rm³. hn-aÀ-i-I-cp-sS \n-tj-[m-ß-I
k-ao-]-\-§Ä-¡v Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw {i-²-sIm-Sp-¯-tX-bn-Ã.
hn-aÀ-i-\-§-sf-s¶ ITn-\m-[zm-\n-bm-¡n-bn-t«-bp-Åq.
""Rms\¶pw ssZh-t¯mSv
kwkm-cn¡pw. ssZhw
F\n-s¡m-¸aps−¦nÂ,
Hcm-Ä¡p-sas¶
tXmÂ¸n-¡m-\m-hnÃ.''
amÂ-¡w F-Ivk
- v
kplr¯pw t\Xmhpw
1962þÂ Un-t{Sm-bv-änÂ sh¨m-Wv Rm³ amÂ-¡w F-Iv-kn-s\ B-Zy-am-bn

I-ïp-ap-«p-¶-Xv. F-en-Pm ap-l-½-Zv H-cp h³-k-t½-f-\-s¯ A-`n-kw-t_m-[-\
sN-¿p-¶-Xv Im-Wm-\m-bn-cp-¶p an-bm-an-bnÂ \n-¶p Nn-¡m-tKm-h-sc h-ïn-
tbm-Sn-¨p Rm-s\-¯n-b-Xv. F-¶mÂ, B km-bm-Ó-¯nÂ F-sâ {i-²m-
tI-{µw amÂ-¡w F-Iv-kv B-bn-cp-¶p. I-dp-¯-hÀ-¡m-sbm-cp k-hn-ti-j
a-X-ap-sï-¶ k-tµ-i-am-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-l-¯n-sâ ]-¡-ep-ïm-bn-cp-¶-Xv.
kw-km-cn-¨p-Xp-S-§n-bmÂ a-Wn-¡q-dp-I-tfm-fw \n-§-sf ]n-Sn-¨p-\nÀ-¯m³
I-gn-bp-¶ h-Ãm-¯ hy-àn-{]-`m-h-ap-sÅm-cp {]-`m-j-I-\m-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw.
A-ta-cn-¡-bnÂ G-ä-hpw sh-dp-¡-s¸-«-h-\pw ò-Xn-kr-jv-Sn-¨-h-\p-am-bn-cp-¶p
amÂ-¡w. X-sâ P-\-X-¡v \o-Xn-bpw kzm-X-{ý-hpw t\-Sn-s¡m-Sp-¡m³ {i-an-
s¨m-cm-sf B-fp-Is - f-ń-\p `-bs
- ¸-«p-sh-¶v F-\n-¡n-\n-bpw a-\Ê
- n-em-bn-«n-Ã.
H-cp-]-t£, A-hÀ A-t±-l-s¯ sX-än-²-cn-¨-Xm-hmw. X-§Ä-¡-Úm-X-am-
b-Xn-s\ `-b-s¸-Sp-¶-h-cm-W-tÃm a-\p-jyÀ s]m-Xp-sh.
hn-im-eh
- o-£-W-ap-sÅm-cp A-`n-am-\n-bm-bn-cp-¶p amÂ-¡w. A-km-am-\y
_p-²n-im-en-bm-bn-cp-¶ A-t±-l-sam-cp c-kn-I³ Iq-Sn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. R-§Ä
kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-hm³ A-[n-I k-a-b-sa-Sp-¯n-Ã. ssh-Im-sX amÂ-¡w
F-sâ B-ßo-tbm-]-tZ-i-I-\m-bn. ]-e-X-h-W k-t´m-j-I-c-am-b k-l-hm-
k-¯n-teÀ-s¸-«p R-§Ä.
tkm-Wn en-Ì-Wp-am-bn In-co-S-t¸m-cm-«-¯n-\p X-¿m-sd-Sp-¡p-¶ th-f-
bnÂ amÂ-¡-an-sâ {]-tXy-I ]n´p-W-bp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡v. an-bm-an-
bn-se F-sâ ]-cn-io-e\ - I
- ym-¼n-te-¡p h-¶t- ¸mÄ Zm-ho-Zn-s\-bpw tKm-en-bm-
¯n-s\-bpw Ip-dn-¨v A-t±-l-sa-t¶m-Sv kw-km-cn-¨p. Rm³ i-à-\pw \n-]p-
W-\p-am-sbm-cp bp-hm-hm-sW-¶pw, Im-ew F-\n-s¡m-¸-am-I-bmÂ Rm³
amÂ¡w FIvkv 65
P-bn-¡p-sa-¶p-d-¸p-sï-¶pw A-t±-lw ]-d-ªp. kz-´w i-àn-bnÂ {i-²
tI-{µo-I-cn-¡m³ k-lm-bn-¨ amÂ-¡w F-¶nÂ B-ß-hn-izm-kw h-fÀ-¯n.
H-cp In-co-S-t¸m-cm-«-¯n-s\-s¶ ]-cn-K-Wn-¡m-\m-bn en-ÌWn-sâ am-t\-P-
dp-sS ]n-¶m-se Rm³ H-cp-]m-Sp \-S-s¶-¦n-epw A-t¸m-sg-Ãmw A-h-sc-s¶
A-h-K-Wn-¨p. H-Sp-hnÂ H-cp-\mÄ A-hÀ h-g-§n. A-Xn-\-hÀ-¡v t{]-c-W-
sb-´m-bn-cp-¶p F-¶-dn-bn-Ã. tkm-Wn-bp-sS am-t\-P-sd Rm³ h-Ãm-sX
i-ey-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-Xn-\mÂ F-sâ i-eyw XoÀ-¡m-\m-W-bmÄ t]m-cm-«-¯n-\v
k-½-Xn-¨-sX-¶p tXm-¶p-¶p. Rm³ P-bn-¡p-¶-Xpt]m-bn-«v, A-h-km-\
du-ïn-se-¯p-sa-¶p-t]m-epw B-cpw {]-Xo-£n-¨n-Ã.
F-s¶-¡mÄ h-ep-¸-hpw Im-b-_-e-hp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p tkm-Wn en-Ì-Wv.
Rm³ P-bn-¡p-sa-¶p hn-iz-kn-s¨-¦n-epw A-bm-fp-sS t]-cn-epw s]-cp-a-bn-epw
A-Â-]w `-bw tXm-¶m-Xn-cp-¶n-Ã. tem-I-Nm-¼y³ t¹m-bv-Uv ]m-tä-gv-k-sW
tkm-Wn c-ïp-X-h-W tXm-Â-]n-¨n-cp-¶p. H-cn-¡Â H-¶mw du-ïnÂ-¯-s¶
t\m-¡u-«v sN-bv-sX-¦nÂ c-ïmw t]mcm-«-¯nÂ tem-I Nm-¼y-s\ tXm-Â-]n-
¡m-\-bmÄ sh-dpw c-ïp an-\n-tä F-Sp-¯p-Åq!
A-bm-tfm-Sv Xm-c-X-ay-s¸-Sp-¯p-t¼mÄ B-fp-IÄ-¡v Rm³ A-\p-`-h-
k-¼-¯n-Ãm-s¯m-cp Xp-S-¡-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp-¶p. hn-P-b-km-[y-X F-\n-s¡m-
«p-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. a-\x-im-kv-{X-bp-²-am-Wv P-bn-¡m-\p-Å G-I- h-gn-sb-¶p
Rm-\-dn-ªp.
A-bm-sf {]-tIm-]n-¸n-¨p {`m-´-\m-¡p-I F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ
X-{´w. A-§s\, t]m-cm-«w Xp-S-§n-bmÂ F-s¶ sIm-Ãp-I F-¶-Xp
am-{X-am-bn-cn-¡-Ww A-bm-fp-sS e-£yw. A-X-sÃ-¦nÂ Rm-s\m-cp {`m-´-\m-
sW-¶v A-bmÄ [-cn-¡-Ww. H-cp {`m-´-³ F-´p sN-¿p-sa-¶v H-cn-¡-epw
{]-h-Nn-¡m-\m-hn-Ã-tÃm. c-ïp-\n-e-¡m-bm-epw B a-Õ-c-¯nÂ t_m-Iv-knw-
Kn-sâ-Xm-b F-Ãm X-{´-§-fpw A-bmÄ a-d-¡p-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn. _m-¡n
Rm³ kq-£n-¨mÂ km-[y-am-hp-¶-tX-bp-Åq.
t]m-cm-«-¯n-\v G-Xm-\pw \mÄ ap-¼v F-s¶ kv-t]m¬-kÀ sN-¿p-¶
{Kq-¸pw, a-Õ-c-¯n-sâ {]-tam-«À-am-cnÂ Nn-e-cpw H-cp ao-änw-Kn-\m-bn F-s¶
£-Wn-¨p. A-¡m-e-¯v amÂ-¡w F-Iv-kpw Rm-\pw F-t¸m-gpw H-cp-an-¨m-
bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ ]m-N-I-¡m-c³ H-cp ap-kven-am-sW-¶-Xpw ]-c-ky-am-bn-cp-
¶p. B-fp-IÄ R-§-sf¡p-dn-¨p-Å kw-km-c-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p. an-bm-an-bnÂ
amÂ-¡w F-Iv-kn-sâ km-¶n-[yw A-h-sc-sb-Ãmw ]-cn-{`m-´-cm-¡n.
kv-t]m¬-kÀ-am-cp-am-bn c-ïp-hÀ-j-s¯ I-cmÀ _m-¡n-bp-ïm-bn-
cp-¶p. A-{X-bpw Im-ew Rm-\-h-cp-sS D-S-a-Ø-X-bn-em-sW-¶v A-hÀ-¡p
tXm-¶n-¡m-W-Ww. A-Xn-\mÂ, Rm³ F-{X-bpw th-Kw amÂ-¡-an-s\-bpw
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Ip-Spw-_-s¯-bpw \m-«n-te-¡-b-¡p-I-bpw, F-sâ ap-kvenw ]m-N-I-¡m-c-s\

]n-cn-¨p-hn-Sp-I-bpw, \m-j³ Hm-^v Ckvem-ap-am-bp-Å k-I-e _-Ô-§-fpw
hn-tÑ-Zn-¡p-I-bpw th-W-sa-¶pw, C-sÃ-¦nÂ a-Õ-cw D-t]-£n-¡p-sa-¶pw,
]n-¶o-Sv Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw a-Õ-cn-¡n-sÃ-¶pw A-hÀ ò-j-Wn-s¸-Sp-¯n.
"a-Õ-cw Xp-e-b-s«' F-¶pw ]-d-ªv Rm³ ap-dn-hn-«n-d-§n. A-hÀ B-{K-
ln-¡pw-hn-[w H-cm-fm-hm³ F-\n-¡v ku-I-cy-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. Rm-\m-cm-h-W-
sa-¶p \n-Ý-bn-¡m³ F-\n-¡p kzm-X-{ý-ap-ïv.
A-¶p cm-{Xn-X-s¶ F-\n-s¡m-cp t^m¬-ImÄ h-¶p; a-Õ-cw \-S-¡p-
sa-¶-dn-bn-¨v!
sF Bw Z s{K-bvä- Ì
- v!
en-Ì-sW Rm-s\-§s\ tXm-Â-]n-¡pw F-¶-Xn-s\-¡p-dn-¨v a-Õ-c-¯n-
\p ap-s¼ Rm-s\m-cp I-hn-X-sb-gp-Xn. Rm-s\m-cp kq-¸À-am³ A-sÃ-¶v
F-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw Rm³ ]-d-ª-sX-Ãmw sN-¿m³ F-\n-¡m-
hp-sa-¶v hn-iz-kn-¨mÂ P-\-§Ä F-s¶-¡mÄ D-·-¯-cm-bn-¯o-cp-sa-¶v
F-\n-¡p-d-¸m-bn-cp-¶p.
""en-Ì-tWm-tS-äp-ap-«m³ t¢ h-cp-¶p
en-Ì¬ ]n³-hm-§p-¶p.
C-\n-bpw ]n-d-tIm-«p-t]m-bmÂ
A-bmÄ dnw-Kn-\-Sp-¯ ko-än-se-¯pw.
t¢ C-S-¯p-\n-¶pw h-e-¯p-\n-¶pw C-Sn-¡p-¶p
bp-hm-hm-b Im-jy-kv s]m-cp-Xp-¶-Xv
F-Æn-[-am-sW-¶p t\m-¡q!
enÌ¬ ]Xp§n-sb-¦nepw
Øew t]mcm-bn-cp¶p
t¢bXm apt¶äw XpS§n
ka-b-¯nsâ am{Xw {]iv\-amWv
t¢bpsS he-ss¦-b³ CSn hcp¶p
AXnÂ enÌ¬ ASn-sXän hogp¶p
ho−psa-gp-t¶Â¡p¶p
d^dn s\än-Np-fn-¡p¶p
tkmWn Xncn-sI-sb-¯p¶p
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At±-l-¯n\v Iu−nwKv \S-¯m-\m-Ip-¶nÃ

tkmWn s]mSp-¶s\
ImgvN-bnÂ\n¶v ad-bp¶p
P\w ]cn-{`m-´-cm-Ip¶p
]t£ \½psS dUmÀ
tkmWnsb Is−¯p¶p
Aävemân-¡n\p apI-fnÂ
Fhn-sStbm BW-bmÄ.
Hcp a\pjy {]I-S-\-¯nsâ
tem©nwKn\v
P\w km£n-bm-Ip-sa-¶mWv
t]mcm-«-¯n-s\¯nb
enÌ-¬ Icp-Xn--bXv.
AsX, ]W-a-S-¨-t¸mÄ
P\w kz]v\-¯nÂ \n\-¨nÃ
km£n-bm-Im³ t]mIp-¶Xv
tkmWn-bpsS ]qÀW {Kl-W-¯n-\m-sW¶v
sF Bw Z s{KbväÌv!''
Ggmw kzÀ-Kw
Cu-sbm-cp a-Õ-c-¯n-\p th-ïn-bm-bn-cp-¶p Xp-S-¡w ap-X-te Rm³
b-Xv-\n-¨-Xv. \n-c-´-c ]-cn-io-e-\w, `-£-W-\n-b-{´-Ww, tKmÄ-U³ ¥-hv,
tImÀ-¡n t_-¡À, H-fnw-]n-Iv-kv, F-Ãmw Cu-sbm-cp \n-an-j-¯n-\m-bp-Å
X-¿m-sd-Sp-¸m-bn-cp-¶p.
A-§-s\, 1964 s^-{_p-h-cn 25þ\v tkm-Wn en-Ì-Wp-am-bp-Å t]m-cm-
«-¯n-\m-bn Rm³ dnw-KnÂ {]-th-in-¨p. G-gmw du-tïm-sS Rm³ hn-P-bn-
¨v tem-I sl-hn- sh-bn-äv ]-«w I-c-Øam-¡n. A-t¸mÄ Rm³ C-cp-]-¯n
c-ïmw h-b-Ên-te-¡v {]-th-in-¨-tX D-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-Åq. C-cp-]-¯n H-¶mw
h-b-ÊnÂ tem-I sl-hn- sh-bn-äv ]-«w I-c-Ø-am-¡p-sa-¶ F-sâ {]-h-N-\w
]n-g-¨n-«v G-Xm-\pw B-gv-N-IÄ am-{Xw. Rm³ A-Xyp-¶-Xn-bn-se-¯p-sa-¶v
F-\n-¡p-d¸ - m-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xp tem-It- ¯m-Sp hn-fn-¨p]-db
- m³ Rm³ a-Sn-¨X
- p-
an-Ã. F-¶mÂ F-sâ ho-c-hm-Z-§Ä-s¡-Ãm-ap-]-cn F-\n-¡v C-Sn ho-gp-¶-Xp
Im-Wm-\m-bn-cp-¶p P-\-§Ä Im-¯n-cp-¶-sX-¶v F-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, A-km-[y-am-b A-h-k-c-§-sf sh-Ãp-hn-fn-¨v Rm³

tem-I-s¯ ]n-Sn-¨p-Ip-ep-¡n!
a-Õc- t- i-jw dnw-Kn-te-¡p I-bd
- n h-¶v tlm-hm-Uv tIm-skÂ tNm-Zn-¨p:
""Xm-¦Ä-¡v ss^-äv ¹m³ ]-d-ªp-X-cp-¶-Xv F-bv-©-tem Uyqân-b-tÃ?''
""A-Ã'' Rm³ ]-d-ªp. ""Rm-\-h-s\ B-Zy-du-ïnÂ-¯-s¶ h-cp-Xn-
bnÂ h-cp-¯p-sa-¶v F-\n-¡p-d-¸m-bn-cp-¶p. Im-c-Ww, kÀ-hi-à-\m-b
ssZ-hw F-t¶m-sSm-¸-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.''
I-dp-¯ A-Xn-am-\p-j³
H-cp-]m-Sp ap³-]m-W-Xv. Rm-s\m-cp hn-am-\ bm-{X-bn-em-bn-cp-¶p. ko-äv-s_Â-
än-Sm-sX-bn-cp-¶ F-t¶m-Sv hn-am-\ Po-h-\-¡m-cn s_Â-än-Sm-\m-h-iy-s¸-«-
t¸mÄ Rm³ ]-d-ªp: ""kq-¸À-am-\v ko-äv s_Â-äv B-h-iy-an-Ã.''
A-t¶-cw A-hÀ ]p-©n-cn-¨p-sIm-ïp ]-d-ªp: ""kq-¸À-am-\v hn-am-\-ta
B-h-iy-an-Ã.''
B-fp-IÄ-¡v a-\-Ên-em-hn-sÃ-¶-Xn-\mÂ Rm³ ]-d-ªn-sÃ-t¶-bp-Åq,
F-\n-s¡m-cn-¡-epw H-cp ss^-äv ¹m³ D-ïm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw
F-¶nÂ hn-izm-k-aÀ-¸n-¨p. ssZ-hw F-¶n-eq-sS {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶v
F-\n-¡p tXm-¶n. ]-t£, Nn-e-t¸m-sg-Ãmw F-sâ th-Kw Rm-s\m-cp
kq-¸À-am³ B-sW-¶p tXm-¶n-¨p.
F-sâ h-gn-tb-sX-¶v _m-ey-¯n-te Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp. A-¶p-sXm-t«
t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-teÀ-s¸-« Rm³ ]-e-t¸m-gpw F-sâ k-l-P-hm-k-\-I-sf-
bm-Wv B-{i-bn-¨-Xv.
{]-Jym-]\
- w
Rm-s\m-cp ap-k-en-am-sb-¶v tem-I-t¯m-Sv hn-fn-¨p- ]-d-bp-t¼mÄ amÂ-¡w
F-Iv-kp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p Iq-sS. Rm-s\-t´m A-]-cm-[w sN-bv-sX-¶ a-«nÂ,
""»m-¡v ap-kven-anÂ' Aw-Ka- m-sW-¶v k-½X - n-¨p A-tÃ'' F-¶m-Wv P-\§- Ä
{]-Xn-I-cn-¨-Xv. R-§Ä hn-tZz-j-{]-Nm-c-I-cm-b I-ayq-Wn-Ìp-I-fm-sW-¶m-bn-
cp-¶p am-[y-a-§-fp-sS {]-Nm-c-Ww. Rm³ Aw-K-am-b kw-L-S-\-bp-sS t]-cv
\m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvemw F-¶m-sW-¶pw »m-¡v ap-kvenw F-¶ {]-tbm-Kw
am-[y-a-kr-jv-Sn-bm-sW-¶pw ]n-tä-¶v ]-{X-k-t½-f-\w hn-fn-¨p Rm³ hy-à
-am-¡n.
ap-kvenw B-hm³ A-\n-hm-cy-am-b hn-izm-k-{]-Jym-]-\w Rm³ \-S-¯n
F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw G-sd {]-[m-\w. ""A-Ãm-
lp-h-Ãm-sX a-säm-cp ssZ-h-an-sÃ-¶pw, ap-l-½-Zv(k) ssZ-h-Zq-X-\m-sW-¶pw
Rm³ km-£yw h-ln-¡p-¶p'' F-¶ hn-izm-k -{]-Jym-]-\w.
am-¸v
F-en-Pm -ap-l-½-Zv ]Tn-¸n-¡p-¶ Nn-e au-en-I-X-Xz-§-tfm-Sv amÂ-¡w
F-Iv-kv i-à-am-bn hn-tbm-Pn-¡p-¶-Xm-bn Rm-\-dn-ªp. Nm-¼y-\m-bn
G-Xm-\pw hÀ-j-§Ä-¡p ti-j-am-Wv Rm-\-X-dn-ª-Xv.
]-{´-ïp hÀ-j-t¯m-fw F-en-Pm -ap-l-½-Zn-s\ ]n³-]-än-b amÂ-¡w
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ k-I-e A-[ym-]-\-§-fn-epw hn-izm-k-aÀ-¸n-¨n-cp-¶p. X-sâ
Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ A-h-km-\ hÀ-jw a-¡-bn-te-¡v XoÀ-Ym-S-\-¯n-\p t]m-hp-
¶-Xp h-sc amÂ-¡w F-en-Pm ap-l-½-Zn-sâ A-cp-a-in-jy-\m-bn Xp-SÀ-¶p.
a-¡-bnÂ ]-t£, hn-hn-[-hÀ-W-¡m-cm-b ap-kvenw-I-sf-Ãmw km-tlm-Z-
cy-t¯m-sS k-l-h-kn-¡p-¶-Xv amÂ-¡w I-ïp. A-hÀ-¡n-S-bnÂ thÀ-Xn-
cn-hp-I-fp-ïm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. s]m-Xp\-·-¡m-bn A-h-sc-Ãmw sF-Iy-t¯m-sS
hÀ-¯n-¨p. kzÀ-W-ap-Sn-b-·m-cpw sh-Å-¡m-cpw \o-e-¡-®p-Å-h-cp-am-b
ap-kvenw-I-tfm-sSm-¸w A-t±-lw H-tc ]m-{X-¯nÂ-\n-¶p Xn-¶p-I-bpw Ip-Sn-
¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. F-Ãm-h-cpw G-tIm-Z-c-k-tlm-Z-§-fm-sW-¶ k-Xy-
apÄ-s¡m-ïp. A-tXm-sS A-ta-cn-¡-bnÂ \m-j³ Hm-^v Ckvemw \-S-¶
h-gn-I-sf-bpw F-en-Pm- ap-l-½-Zn-sâ t\-Xr-Xz-s¯-bpw A-t±-lw tNm-Zyw
sN-bv-Xp. F-en-Pm- ap-l-½-Zn-sâ A-[ym-]-\-§-fnÂ an-¡-Xpw b-YmÀ-Y
Ckvem-an-tâ-X-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
F-en-Pm-bp-am-bp-Å _-Ôw thÀ-s¸-Sp-¯m³ \n-Ý-bn-¨ amÂ-¡w
F-t¶m-Spw Iq-sS tN-cm-\m-h-iy-s¸-«p. Rm³ H-¸-ap-ïm-hp-¶-Xv ]-c-a-{]-[m-
\-am-sW-¶pw, b-YmÀ-Y-¯nÂ kw-`-hn-¨p-sIm-ïn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv F-´m-sW-¶v
A-ta-cn-¡-bn-se I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-cm-b bp-hm-¡-sf t_m-[y-s¸-Sp-¯m³
{]m-]v-X-\m-sbm-cp Zq-X-\m-bn hÀ-¯n-¡m³ F-\n-¡m-hp-sa-¶pw A-t±-lw
]-d-ªp. amÂ-¡-hp-am-bn B-g-ta-dn-b _-Ô-ap-ïm-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw F-s¶
kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw a-ä-t\-Iw Im-cy-§Ä ]-cn-K-Wn-t¡-ï-Xp-ïm-bn-
cp-¶p.
am¸v 73
ap-l-½-Z-en F-¶ t]-sc-\n-¡v k-½m-\n-¨-Xv F-en-Pm ap-l-½-Zm-Wv.
F-s¶ tam-Nn-¸n-¨-Xv A-t±-l-am-sW-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn. kz-´w t]-cnÂ
A-`n-am-\n-¨ Rm³ F-en-Pm {]-Xn-\n-[o-I-cn-¨ \m-j³ Hm-^v Ckvem-an-\m-
bn kz-bw k-aÀ-¸n-¨n-cp-¶p. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶ F-sâ bm-{X-bp-sS B
L-«-¯nÂ A-t±-l-¯n-sâ A-[ym-]-\-§-sf tNm-Zyw-sN-¿m³ Rm-s\m-cp-
¡-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
amÂ-¡-hp-am-bp-Å _-Ôw hn-tÑ-Zn-¡-W-sa-¶v F-en-Pm- ap-l-½-Zv
\nÀ-_-Ôn-¨-t¸mÄ F-\n-¡p c-ïn-sem-cp \n-e-]m-sS-Sp-t¡-ïn h-¶p.
A-t¶-cw Cu-Pn-]v-Xv, ss\-Po-cn-b, Lm-\ F-¶n-hn-S-§-fnÂ ]-cy-S-\-¯n-
em-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. A-ta-cn-¡-bn-te-¡p-Å bm-{Xm-a-t[y Lm-\-bnÂ sh-¨p
Rm³ amÂ-¡-an-s\ I-ïp-ap-«n. a-¡-bn-te-¡p-Å XoÀ-Ym-S-\w I-gn-ªp
h-¶-tX-bp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-Åq A-t±-lw. F-en-Pm- ap-l-½-Zp-am-bp-Å `n-¶-X
Iq-Sp-XÂ {]-I-S-am-¡pw-hn-[w sh-fp-¯ ]-c-¼-cm-K-X ap-kvenw th-j-am-bn-
cp-¶p amÂ-¡w A-Wn-ªn-cp-¶-Xv. Xm-Sn-sh-¨ A-t±-lw {]-hm-N-I-Z-Þn-
s\ A-\p-kv-a-cn-¸n-¡pw hn-[w H-cp h-Sn-bp-ta-ń-bm-Wv \-S-¶-Xv. H-cp-]m-Sp
\-S-¶-I-¶p A-t±-l-sa-¶v F-\n-¡p tXm-¶n. A-t±-l-sa-s¶ A-`n-hm-Zyw
sN-¿m-s\-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Rm³ ap-Jw Xn-cn-¨p. R-§Ä-¡n-S-bn-se `n-¶-X
A-§s\ ]-c-ky-am-bn.
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ ]n-¶o-Sv Rm-t\-ä-hp-a-[n-Iw tJ-Zn-s¨m-cp A-_-²-am-bn-cp-
¶p A-¶v amÂ-¡-an-t\m-Sp Im-Wn-¨ A-h-K-W-\. an-¡ \n-e-]m-Sp-I-fn-epw
A-t±-l-am-Wv i-cn-sb-¶pw, F-t¶m-Sp s]m-dp-¡-W-sa-¶pw amÂ-¡-an-t\m-Sv
]-d-bm³ I-gn-ªn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ F-¶p Rm-\m-in-¨p. ]-t£, A-Xn-\-h-k-cw
In-«pw ap-t¼ A-t±-lw sIm-Ã-s¸-«n-cp-¶p. R-§Ä-s¡-Ãmw ap-t¼ \-S-
s¶m-cp ZoÀ-L-ZÀ-in-bm-bn-cp-¶p amÂ-¡w.
H-scmä hw-io-b-t_m-[-¯n-\-I-¯v I-dp-¯-hÀ-K-¡m-sc sF-Iy-s¸-Sp-
¯p-I F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-en-Pm -ap-l-½-Zn-sâ Zu-Xyw. A-XnÂ h-en-sbm-
c-f-thm-fw A-t±-lw hn-P-bn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ a-c-W-
ti-jw \m-j³ Hm-^v Ckvem-an-sâ t\-Xr-Xz-ta-sä-Sp-¯ tUm. hm-e-kv Un
ap-l-½-Zv Rm-\pÄ-s¸-sS ]n-Xm-hn-sâ A-\p-bm-bn-I-fnÂ h-en-sbm-cp hn-`m-
K-s¯ ap-Jy-[m-cm kp-¶n Ckvem-an-se-¯n-¨p. hÀ-Wwam-{Xw H-cm-sf-bpw
]n-im-Nm-¡n-sÃ-¶pw a-\-Êpw lr-Z-b-hpw B-ßm-hp-am-Wv H-cm-sf \nÀ-h-Nn-
¡p-¶-sX-¶p-ap-Å k-Xyw B-Zyw Xn-cn-¨-dn-ª-Xv amÂ-¡w B-bn-cp-¶p.
a-lm-\m-sbm-cp Nn-´-I-\pw A-Sp-¯ kp-lr-¯p-am-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡p
amÂ-¡w. A-t±-l-an-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw ap-kven-am-Ip-am-bn-
cp-¶n-Ã. C-\n-bp-sam-c-h-k-cw In-«n-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw A-t±-l-
¯n-\p t\-sc ap-Jw Xn-cn-¡n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
ss[-cyw
B-ß-hn-izm-k-hpw \nÀ-`-b-Xz-hpw G-sXm-cm-fp-am-{K-ln-¡p-¶p. kz-bw
hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶ B-ZÀ-i-§Ä-¡m-bn F-Wo-äp-\n-Â-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv \mw
lo-tdm-I-fm-bn-¯o-cp-¶-Xv.
H-fn¼n-Iv-knÂ kzÀ-Ww t\-Spw aps¼, tem-I sl-hn- sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y-
\m-hpw aps¼, kz-´w a-X-hn-izm-k-§Ä-¡p th-ïn A-ta-cn-¡³ `-c-W-
Iq-S-¯n-\p ap-¶nÂ F-gp-t¶-äp\n-Â-¡pw aps¼, sF-Iy-cm-jv-{S k-`-bp-sS
kam-[m-\-Zq-X-\m-bn \n-tbm-Kn-¡-s¸-Spw aps¼, tem-I-t¯-ä-hpw {]-i-kv-X-
\m-bn-¯o-cpw aps¼ sIâ-¡n-bnÂ-\n-¶p-Å sh-dp-sam-cp ]-¿-\m-bn-cp-¶p
Rm³. B-ß-hn-izm-k-hpw, kz-´w a-\-Ên-s\ ]n³-]-äm-\p-Å [o-c-X-bpw
am-{Xw ssI-ap-X-em-bn D-ïm-bn-cp-s¶m-cp ]-¿³.
k-Xyw
1967þÂ A-ta-cn-¡³ km-bp-[-tk-\-bnÂ tN-cm³ hn-k-½-Xn-¨m-ep-ïm-
hp-¶ `-hn-jy-¯p-IÄ t\-cn-Sm³ X-¿m-sd-Sp-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p am-k-§-
tfm-fw Rm³. F-sâ a-X-hn-izm-k-s¯ _-en-bÀ-¸n-¡m³ X-¿m-dm-bmÂ
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv I-cn-b-dpw tem-I sl-hn-sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³ ]-«-hpw \n-e
-\nÀ-¯m³ F-\n-¡m-hpw. a-dn-¨v a-X-hn-izm-k-§Ä-¡m-bn \n-e-sIm-ïmÂ
s]mXp-k-aq-l¯nÂ-\n-¶p-Å Xn-cn-¨-Sn-¡p ]p-d-sa ]n-g-sbm-Sp-¡p-I-bpw
P-bnÂ-in-£ A-\p-`-hn-¡p-I-bpw sN-t¿-ïn-h-cpw. F-¶n-«pw Rm-s\-sâ
hn-izm-k-§Ä-¡p th-ïn-¯-s¶ \n-e-sIm-ïp.
F-sâ-bm Xo-cp-am-\-¯n-sâ {]-Xym-Lm-Xw {]-Xo-£n-¨-Xn-ep-a-¸p-d-am-bn-
cp-¶p. hn-b-ä-v\m-anÂ ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-¯n-\v k-¶-²-am-h-W-sa-¶-dn-bn-¨p-
sIm-ïp-Å t\m-«o-kv e-`n-¨t- ¸mÄ A-Xn-\p k-¶² - a
- m-hm³ k-Ie
- c
- p-sa-s¶
D-]-tZ-in-¨p. ]-t£, F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw B ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\w
h-f-sc A-kz-Ø-P-\-I-am-bn-cp-¶p. Rm-\-t¸mÄ tem-I sl-hn- sh-bn-äv
Nm-¼y-\m-bn-cp-¶p. I-jv-S-¸m-Sp-IÄ-s¡m-Sp-hnÂ A-Â-]w ]-Ww k-¼m-Zn-
¡m³ Xp-S-§n-b Im-e-am-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. I-dp-¯-h-cpw sh-fp-¯-h-cp-apÄ-
s¸-sS F-Ãm A-ta-cn-¡-¡mÀ-¡pw Xp-ey-X-bpw B-Z-c-hpw t\-Sn-sb-Sp-¡m³
F-sâ tem-I-Nm-¼y³ ]-Z-hn {]-tbm-P-\-s¸-Sp-¯m-\m-hp-sa-¶v I-cp-Xn-bn-cn-
¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³.
kÀ-thm-]-cn, bp-²-`q-an-bn-se H-cp ssk-\n-I-sâ D-¯-c-hm-Zn-Xz-§
-tfm-Spw {]-Xo-£-I-tfm-Spw tbm-Pn-¨p-t]m-hp-¶-X-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ a-X
-hn-izm-kw. H-¶m-a-Xm-bn, hn-b-äv-\m-an-t\m-Sp bp-²w sN-¿m-\m-bn A-ta-cn-¡
\n-c-¯n-b \ym-b-§Ä F-\n-s¡m-«pw kzo-Im-cy-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. F-\n-t¡m,
F-sâ cm-Py-¯n-t\m bm-sXm-cp D-]-{Z-h-hpw sN-bv-Xn-«n-Ãm-¯, Rm-\-dn-
bp-I t]m-epw sN-¿m-¯ a-\p-jy-sc sIm-Ãp-I-tbm ap-dn-th-Â-]n-¡p-I-tbm
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ap-l½
sN-¿p-¶X - v F-s¶ kw-_Ô - n-¨n-St- ¯m-fw A-Nn-´\ - o-ba

- m-bn-cp-¶p. ssk-\y-
¯nÂ tN-cm³ \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvemw t]m-epw F-s¶ \nÀ-_-Ôn-s¨-¦n-
epw F-\n-¡-Xp km-[y-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. ssZ-h-sa-s¶ \n-tbm-Kn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv
A-Xn-\-sÃ-¶v Rm-\p-d-¨p hn-iz-kn-¨p.
1967 G-{]nÂ 28þ\v sS-Iv-km-kn-se bp.F-kv km-bp-[-tk-\m ]-cn-
tim-[-\-þ-{]-th-i-\ tI-{µ-¯nÂ lm-P-cm-hm³ F-\n-¡v D-¯-c-hv e-`n-¨p.
tk-\m-tI-{µ-¯n-te-¡p {]-th-in-¡p-t¼mÄ Xn-I-ª ]-cn-{`-a-¯n-em-bn-cp-
¶p Rm³. A-{X-bpw Im-ew Rm³ ITn-\m-[zm-\w sN-bv-X-Xv F-ń-\m-bn-
cp-¶p-thm A-sX-Ãmw A-]-I-S-¯n-em-sW-¶pw, ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-¯n-\v
k-¶-²-am-hm-Xn-cp-¶mÂ P-bnÂ-hm-kw D-d-¸m-bn-cn-¡p-sa-¶pw F-\n-¡-dn-bm-
am-bn-cp-¶p. H-cn-¡-ep-sam-cp \n-b-a-ew-L-I-\m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã Rm³. P-bnÂ-hm-
kw F-¶ Nn-´X - s
- ¶ F-s¶ kw-_Ô - n-¨n-St- ¯m-fw ò-Xn-P\- I- a
- m-bn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, Rm-\-Xv ]p-d-¯p-Im-Wn-¨n-Ã.
F-sâ t]-cp-hn-fn-¡p-¶-Xpw I-m¯n-cn-¡-sh hn-Nn-{X-am-sbm-cp A-\p-`-h-
apïm-bn. t]-cp hn-fn-¡m³ hm-Xn-Â-¡Â \n-¶n-cp-¶-bm-sf t\m-¡n Rm³.
A-bmÄ F-s¶-¡mÄ ]-cn-{`-an-¡p-¶-Xm-bn-t¯m-¶n. A-bm-fp-sS I-®p-I-fn-
te-¡p t\m-¡n-b-t¸mÄ X-\n-¡p In-«n-b I-Â-]-\ A-\p-k-cn-¡p-I am-{X-am-
W-bmÄ F-¶p t_m-[y-am-bn. A-bmÄ am-{X-a-Ã, B ap-dn-bn-se k-I-e-cpw
A-§-s\¯-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. A-hÀ-¡-Xn-sâ i-cn-sX-äp-IÄ ]-cn-K-Wn-¡p-I
km-[y-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. A-tXm-sS s]-s«-s¶-\n-¡v h-Ãm-s¯m-cp a-\-Ê-am-
[m-\w ssI-h-¶p. Rm³ sN-¿m³ t]m-hp-¶-Xv i-cn-bm-sW-¶ D-d-¨
t_m-[yw F-\n-¡p-ïm-bn. A-Xm-h-s« F-¶nÂ h-Ãm-s¯m-cp kzm-X-{ý-
t_m-[-hpw \n-Ý-b-ZmÀ-Vy-hpw kr-jv-Sn-¨p.
Rm³ ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-¯n-\v hn-k-½-Xn-¨p. F-sâ \n-e-]m-Sn-sâ
{]-Xym-Lm-X-§-sf¡p-dn-¨v H-cp-tZym-K-Ø³ ap-¶-dn-bn-¸p X-s¶-¦n-epw,
A-sXm-¶pw F-sâ a-\-Êp-am-äm³ ]-cym-]v-X-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. P-bn-enÂ
t]m-h-W-sa-¦nÂ Rm³ t]m-hpw. Im-c-Ww, k-Xy-hn-izm-k-s¯ Rm³
]n³-]-än-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ ]n-¶o-sSm-cn-¡-epw Rm³ hn-tam-Nn-X-\m-hn-Ã.
ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-¯nÂ-\n-¶pw H-fn-t¨m-Sn-b-h³ F-¶ ]-gn ]-e-t¸m-gp-
sa-\n-¡v tIÄ-t¡-ïnh-¶p. ]-t£, Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw H-fn-t¨m-Sn-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
Rm-s\-hn-sS-bpw H-fn-¨n-cn-¡p-I-bp-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. B-h-iy-s¸-« k-a-b-¯v
Rm³ BÀ-an dn-{Iq-«v-saâv skâ-dnÂ dn-t¸mÀ-«v sN-bv-Xn-cp-¶p. kz-´w
a-\-Êm-£n-b-\p-k-cn-¨p {]-hÀ-¯n-¡m-\p-Å F-sâ A-h-Im-i-am-bn-cp-¶p
Rm-\-hn-sS D-bÀ-¯n-¸n-Sn-¨-Xv. A-Xn-sâ t]-cnÂ B-h-iy-sa-¦nÂ A-©p-
hÀ-j-s¯ P-bnÂhm-k-a-\p-`-hn-¡m-\pw Rm³ k-¶-²-am-bn-cp-¶p.
\nÀ-_-Ô ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-¯n-\p hn-k-½-Xn-¨ ti-jw Rm-s\m-cp
]-{X-¡p-dn-¸v hn-X-c-WwsN-bv-Xn-cp-¶p. A-XnÂ Rm³ C-Æn-[w Ip-dn-¨p:
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""tem-I sl-hn- sh-bn-äv ]-«w t\-Sm-\m-b-XnÂ Rm³ A-`n-am-\n-¡p-¶p.
A-Æn-[-sam-cp Nm-¼y³-]-«w t\-Sn-sbm-cmÄ-¡v F-Ãm-bv-t]m-gpw Zr-V-hn-izm-
k-hpw A-X-\p-k-cn-¨p {]-hÀ-¯n-¡m-\p-Å B-ß-ss[-cy-hp-ap-ïm-bn-cn-
¡-Ww. dnw-KnÂ am-{X-a-Ã, Po-hn-X-¯n-ep-S-\o-fw. F-tâ-Xm-b hn-izm-k-{]-
am-W-§-fp-sS sh-fn-¨-¯n-em-Wv \nÀ-_-Ôn-X ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-¯nÂ-
\n-¶p hn-«p-\n-Â-¡m-\p-Å Xo-cp-am-\w Rm-s\-Sp-¯-Xv. A-Xn-sâ hn-h-£-
bpw {]-Xym-Lm-X-§-fpw Xn-I-¨pw a-\-Ên-em-¡n-s¡m-ïp X-s¶, F-sâ
a-\-Êm-£n-tbm-S-t\z-jn-¨-t¸mÄ A-¯-c-sam-cp \nÀ-_-Ô-tk-h-\-¯n-\v
k-¶-²-am-bmÂ F-\n-s¡-sâ a-X-hn-izm-k-t¯m-Sv \o-Xn-]p-eÀ-¯m-\m-hn-
sÃ-¶ D-¯-c-am-Wv e-`n-¨-Xv. Xn-I-¨pw ssh-b-àn-I-am-b H-¶m-bn-cp-¶p
F-sâ Xo-cp-am-\w. kz-´w a-\-Êm-£n-¡-\p-k-cn-¨v Rm-s\-Sp-¯ B Xo-cp-
am-\-¯n-sâ A-ń-a-hn-[n-IÀ-¯m-hm-bn Rm³ ssZ-h-s¯-bm-Wm-{i-bn-¨-
Xv. H-¶p-InÂ ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\w, A-sÃ-¦nÂ P-bnÂhm-kw F-¶o c-ïp
km-[y-X-I-tf F-sâ ap-¼n-ep-Åq F-¶ {]-Xo-Xn A-ta-cn-¡³ P-\-X-bn-epw
tem-I-sam-«m-sI-bpw kr-jv-Sn-¨-XnÂ am-[y-a-§-tfm-sS-\n-¡v i-à-am-b {]-Xn-
tj-[-ap-ïv. k-Xy-¯nÂ aq-¶m-a-sXm-cp km-[y-X-Iq-Sn-bp-ïv. \o-Xn-bm-W-Xv.
\o-Xn ]m-en-¡-s¸-Sp-I-bpw F-sâ `-c-W-L-S-\m-]-c-am-b A-h-Im-i-§Ä-¡v
ap³-K-W-\ \Â-I-s¸-Sp-I-bp-am-sW-¦nÂ Rm³ ssk-\y-¯n-te-¡pw P-bn-
en-te-¡pw t]m-th-ïn h-cn-Ã.'' H-Sp-hnÂ k-Xyw P-bn-¡p-sa-¶pw, F-\n-¡v
\o-Xn e-`n-¡p-sa-¶p-ap-Å B-ß-hn-izm-kw F-\n-¡p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
A-s¶-Sp-¯ Xo-cp-am-\-¯nÂ Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw tJ-Zn-¨n-«n-Ã. B
Xo-cp-am-\s
- a-Sp-¯ D-Ss
- \ tem-I sl-hn- sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³ ]-«w F-¶nÂ-\n-¶v
Xn-cn-s¨-Sp-¯p. k-Ie - kw-Øm-\§ - f
- n-se-bpw t_m-Ivk- nw-Kv I-½o-j\
- p-IÄ
F-\n-¡v a-Õ-c-¯n-\v A-\p-a-Xn \n-tj-[n-¨p. ]m-kv-t]mÀ-«v ]n-Sn-¨p-sh-¨-Xn-
\mÂ a-Õ-cmÀ-Yw hn-tZ-i-t¯-¡pw t]m-hm³ I-gn-bm-Xm-bn. H-cp t_m-Iv-
k-sd-¶ \n-e-bnÂ I-cn-b-dn-se G-ä-hpw hn-e-s¸-« hÀ-j-§Ä \n-tj-[n-¡-
s¸-«p. Ip-Spw-_w t]m-äm-\m-bn F-\n-¡v a-äp amÀ-K-§Ä I-sï-t¯-ïn-h-
¶p. A-Xn-s\-¡m-sf-Ãmw B Xo-cp-am-\-¯n-s\-\n-¡p sIm-Sp-t¡-ïn-h-¶
hn-e \m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvemw F-s¶ D-t]-£n-¨p F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ
Aw-K-Xzw d-±m-¡p-I-bpw, a-äw-K-§Ä-¡v Rm-\p-am-bn _-Ô-s¸-Sm-\p-Å
A-\p-a-Xn \n-tj-[n-¡-s¸-Sp-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp.
\m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvemw A-Ã, ssZ-h-hn-izm-k-am-Wv F-s¶-sbm-cp
ap-kven-am-¡n-b-Xv. ap-Jy-[m-cm C-kvem-anÂ Rm-s\-sâ B-ßo-b-`-h-\w
I-sï-¯n. C-¡m-e-b-f-hnÂ F-\n-¡v ssZ-h-hp-am-bp-Å _-Ôw Zr-V-s¸-
Sp-¯m³ I-gn-ªp F-¶-Xm-Wv h-en-b Im-cyw. a-säm-cp \n-e-¡pw e-`n-¡p-
am-bn-cp-¶n-Ãm-¯-hn-[w A-sX-\n-¡v k-am-[m-\-hpw `m-hn-sb¡p-dn-¨ B-ß-
hn-izm-k-hpw \-Â-In.
Z t_m-bv C³ssk-Uv Z ta³
H-cp a-\p-jy-\-I-¯p Po-hn-¨ Ip-«n-bp-sS I-Y-bm-Wn-Xv.
Ip-«n-bpw a-\p-jy-\pw H-cmÄ-X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
C-cp-hÀ-¡pw H-scm-ä lr-Z-b-am-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw a-\-Êv c-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
Ip-«n Hm-Sn-¡-fn-¡m-\m-{K-ln-¨ th-f-bnÂ A-bmÄ \-S-¶p.
Ip-«n I-c-bm-\m-{K-ln-¨ am-{X-bnÂ A-bm-sfm-¨-sh-¨p.
Ip-«n I-fn-¡m-\m-{K-ln-¨ k-a-b-¯v A-bmÄ tPm-ensN-bv-Xp.
lr-Z-b-hn-j-b-§-fn-sem-gn-sI a-säm-¶n-epw A-bm-fpw Ip-«n-bpw tbmPn¨n-Ã.
C-cp-h-cpw H-cp-t]m-se kv-t\-ln-¡p-I-bpw ]-¦p-sh-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp.
H-cp-\mÄ A-bmÄ X-sâ t]-cp- am-äm³ Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p.
A-tXm-sS Ip-«n-¡p t]-Sn-bm-bn.
Im-em-´-c-¯nÂ Xm³ hn-kv-a-cn-¡-s¸-«p-t]m-hp-sa-¶-h³ `-b-¶p.
]-t£, A-h-s\m-cn-¡-epw hn-kv-a-cn-¡-s¸-Sn-sÃ-¶v Rm\p-d-¸p \-Â-In.
Im-c-Ww,
A-h-s\-´m-bn-¯o-cp-tam A-Xp-X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p
A-h-\n-{X-bpw Im-e-hpw; C-\n-bp-sa-¶pw A-§-s\-¯-s¶ Xp-S-cpw.
C-Xp tI-«-tXm-sS Ip-«n-¡m-izm-k-am-bn.
A-§-s\, hn-[n-\nÀ-Wm-b-I-am-b B Zn-h-kw
I-cp-¯n-sâ s]m-cp-sf-s´-¶v A-h-cn-cp-h-cpw {K-ln-¨p.
]p-Xn-b t]-cnÂ hn-fn-¡-s¸-Sm-\p-Å
A-bm-fp-sS A-`n-em-j-s¯ B-Zy-sam-¶pw an-¡-h-cpw am-\n-¨n-Ã.
Xp-S-¡-¯n-e-bmÄ [mÀ-jv-Syw Im-Wn-s¨-¦n-epw
Z t_mbv C³sskUv Z ta³ 79
A-bmÄ-¡-I-¯p-Å Ip-«n k-ln-jv-Wp-X-sb Ip-dn-¨-bm-sf HmÀa-s¸-Sp-¯n.
A-§-s\, £-asIm-ïv F-s´-Ãmw km-£m-Â-¡-cn-¡m-\m-hp-sa-¶v
A-h-cn-cp-h-cpw ]Tn-¨p.
Im-em-´-c-¯nÂ A-bmÄ Iq-Sp-XÂ hn-th-In-bm-bn.
]-t£, A-t¸m-gpw Ip-«n Zpx-J-I-Y-I-sf-Ãm-tamÀ-¯p.
HmÀ-a-I-fn-te-¡p am-ªp-t]m-b sIm-¨p-Ip-«n-I-fp-sS I-Y-IÄ.
A-Xn-\mÂ D-d-¨p-\nÂ-¡m³-X-s¶ A-h³ Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p.
I-cp-t¯m-sS \n-e-sIm-Åp-¶-Xn-em-bn-cp-¶p A-hsâ {i-².
A-§s\-bn-cn-s¡ H-cp-\mÄ A-bmÄ bp-²-`q-an-bn-te-¡p £-Wn-¡-s¸-«p.
A-bm-fn-se Ip-«n s]-s«-¶n-d-§n¸p-d-s¸-Sp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, Xm³ bp-²-¯n-\p ]p-d-s¸-«mÂ
X-sâ D¯a Bßmw-i-am-bn X-\n-¡-I-¯v
\n-e-sIm-Åp-¶ B \n-jv-I-f-¦ _m-e-s\
F-s¶-t¶-¡p-am-bn \-jv-S-s¸-Sp-sa-¶v A-bmÄ-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p.
A-§s\, A-bm-fpw B _m-e-\pw ss[-cy-sa-s´-¶p ]Tn-¨p.
kz-´w a-X-hn-izm-k-¯n-eq-¶n A-bmÄ H-cp \n-e-]m-sS-Sp-¯-tXm-sS
A-bm-sf k-hn-ti-j- hy-àn-Xz-am-¡n-b-sX-¶v
tem-Iw I-cp-Xn-b Aw-Ko-Im-c-§-sf-Ãmw
A-bm-fnÂ-\n-¶v F-Sp-¯p-am-ä-s¸-Sp-I-bpw
A-bm-fn-se _m-e³ am-{Xw A-Xn-Po-hn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp.
B Zn-\w A-bm-fpw B _m-e-\pw £-a-sb ]p-WÀ-¶p.
Im-c-Ww, th-Z-\-sb a-dn-I-S-¡m³ {i-an-¨n-sÃ-¦nÂ
lr-Z-bw I-Sp-¯p-t]m-Ip-sa-¶v A-bm-f-dn-ªn-cp-¶p.
A-Xn-\mÂ, A-bm-fpw Ip-«n-bpw ap-t¶m-«p-X-s¶ \o-§n.
Im-ew ]n-s¶-bpw I-S-¶p-t]m-bn.
H-cp-]m-Sp bm-X-\-IÄ-¡p ti-jw
A-bmÄ Ip-ä-hn-ap-à-\m-¡-s¸-«p.
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv A-t±-l-¯n-te-¡p Xn-cn-s¨-¯n.
A-bmÄ F-Ãmw s]m-dp-¯p-sIm-Sp-s¯-¦n-epw
B _m-e³ X-sâ th-Z-\-I-tfmÀ-¯p.
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F-¦n-epw B ]-co-£-W-¯n-eq-sS
hn-izm-kw Zr-Vo-I-cn-¡p-¶-sX-s´-¶v A-bm-fpw
k-l-\-sa-s´-¶v B _m-e-\pw ]Tn-¨p.
A-bm-fp-sS `m-hn tim-`-\-hpw,
Po-hn-Xw A-\p-Krlo-X-hp-am-sb-¦n-epw
C-\n-bp-sam-cp-]m-Sv {]-Xn-_-Ô-§-fpw ]-co-£-W-§-fpw
A-bmÄ-¡v t\-cn-tS-ïn h-t¶-¡mw.
F-Ãm kp-J-Zpx-J-§Ä-¡pw at[y
A-bmÄ-¡-I-s¯ _m-e³
B I-Y ]-d-bm-\m-bn Po-hn-¨p.
A-bm-fm-h-s«, k-Â-IoÀ-¯n ]-¦p-sh-¡m-\pw.
þ-l-\m bm-kv-an³ A-en-

P-\§
- f- p-sS Nm-¼y³
Rm³ C-Sn-¡q-«n-te-¡v \-S-¶p-I-b-dn-b-Xv H-cn-¡-epw F-\n-¡p th-ïn-bm-
bn-cp-¶n-Ã. tem-I-¯p-Å ap-gp-h³ P-\-§-fp-sS-bpw I-®p-IÄ F-sâ a-Õ-
c-¯n-em-bn-cp-s¶-¶v Rm³ a-\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-cp-¶p. kz-P-\-X-sb-bpw h-¶-h-
gn-bpw a-d-¡m-sX, Po-hn-X-¯nÂ I-jv-S-¸m-S-\p-`-hn-¨ I-cp-¯-\m-sbm-cm-sf
Xn-cn-¨-dn-bm-\m-bmÂ F-¶nÂ I-ï-sX-Ãmw A-h-cnÂ¯-s¶ I-sï-¯m³
A-hÀ-¡m-hp-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn. Rm-\p-t±-in-¨ t]m-cm-«w A-]-c-cp-sS
Po-h-s\-Sp-¡p-¶ t]m-cm-«-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. a-dn-¨v, H-cm-ßo-b t]m-cm-«-am-bn-
cp-¶p. B-ßm-hn-s\ Hu-¶-Xy-¯n-te-¡p-bÀ-¯p-¶ t]m-cm-«w.
Xncnªpt\m-¡p-t¼mÄ t\Snb t\«-§Ä am{Xta Fsâ I®nÂ ]Xn-
bp-¶p-Åq. B t\«-hp-ambn Xmc-Xays¸Sp-¯p-t¼mÄ Ahbv¡v \ÂtI−n
h¶ hne \nÊm-cw. F\n¡v temI Nm¼y³]«w \jvS-am-bn. Icn-b-dnse
Gähpw hne-s¸« aq¶p hÀjw \jvS-am-bn. Fsâ km¼-¯nI `{ZXbpw
s]mXp kzoIm-cy-Xbpw \jvSa - m-bn. ]t£ Ah-sbÃmw Dt]-£n-¡p-I- hgn
AXn-s\-¡m-sfÃmw al-¯-c-amb Nne Imcy-§Ä Rm³ t\Sn.
H-cp `-c-W-Iq-S-¯n-\pw H-cn-¡-epw Xn-cn-s¨-Sp-¡m-\m-hm-¯ ]-Z-hn-

bn-em-bn-cp-¶p Rm³ þ"P-\-§-fp-sS Nm-¼y³.'
eu-In-I-am-sbm-cp \-jv-Sw
]-e-t¸m-gpw B-ßo-b-am-sbm-cp
t\-«w ]-Sp-¡p-¶p.
ssZ-hk
- m-¶n-[yw
]-g-sbm-cp kq-ô-I-Y-bm-Wv:
]-sïm-cp cm-Py-¯v i-à-\m-sbm-cp cm-Pm-hp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. A-t±-l-
¯n-sâ ssk-\y-¯n-se I-cp-¯p-säm-cp tbm-²m-hm-bn-cp-¶p dm-t^Â.
I-cp-¯nÂ A-bmÄ-¡p Xp-ey-cm-bn cm-Py-¯n-\-I-t¯m ]p-d-t¯m a-äm-cp-
an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. k-I-e tbm-²m-¡-fn-epw an-I-¨p-\n-¶p A-bmÄ. A-§-s\,
A-P-¿-\m-bn H-cp-]m-Sp Im-ew hm-W-t¸mÄ X-sâ I-cp-¯n-epw ss[-cy-¯n-
epw A-bmÄ A-Xn-bm-bn A-l-¦-cn-¨p. A-Xm-h-s«, cm-Pm-hn-s\ A-kz-Ø-
\m-¡n. A-bm-fp-sS A-l-¦m-cw i-an-¸n-t¡-ï-Xp-sï-¶v cm-Pm-hn-\p tXm-¶n.
]-t£, I-cp-¯n-epw [o-c-X-bn-epw A-bmÄ-¡p k-am-\-cm-b H-cm-sf-bpw
I-sï-¯m³ cm-Pm-hn-\m-bn-Ã.
A-§s\-bn-cn-s¡ H-cp-\mÄ cm-Pm-hn-s\ hn-«v dm-t^Â tem-Iw Np-äm³
Xo-cp-am-\n-¨p. A-Xn-\n-sS A-bm-fp-sS A-km-¶n-[y-¯nÂ A-bmÄ-s¡m-cp
B¬-Ip-ªp ]n-d¶ - p. I-jva
- m³ F-¶m-bn-cp-¶p A-h\- p t]À. {]-kh- t- ¯m-
sS A-h-sâ A-½ a-cn-¨-Xn-\mÂ cm-Pm-hv B Ip-ªn-s\ sIm-«m-c-¯nÂ
h-fÀ-¯n. A-h³ dm-t^-en-sâ Ip-ªm-sW-¶v H-cm-fp-a-dn-ªn-Ã. A-§-s\,
Ip-ªv h-fÀ-¶p h-en-sbm-cp tbm-²m-hm-bn-¯oÀ-¶p. cm-Py-s¯m-cm-fn-epw
k-am-\-X-I-fn-Ãm-¯-hn-[w I-cp-¯-\m-bn-cp-¶p A-h³. cm-Pm-hv Im-¯n-cp-¶
A-h-k-c-hpw A-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.
A-§-s\, H-cp-]m-Sv hÀ-j-§Ä-¡pti-jw bm-{X-I-gn-ªp dm-t^Â
Xn-cn-s¨-¯n. dm-t^-em-Wv A-Ñ-s\-¶v cm-Pm-hv I-jv-am-s\ A-dn-bn-¨n-Ã.
Zq-c-Zn-¡nÂ-\n-¶p i-à-\m-sbm-cp tbm-²m-hv \-s½ A-]m-b-s¸-Sp-¯m-s\-
¯n-bn-«p-sï-¶pw, I-jva - m³ A-t±-ls- ¯ s]m-cp-Xn-t¯m-Â] - n-¡W- s- a-¶pw
am-{Xw ]-d-ªp. Io-g-S-§m-¯ {]-Xn-tbm-Kn-sb Zz-µz-bp-²-¯nÂ tXmÂ-
]n-¨mÂ sIm-Ã-W-sa-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p A-¶m-«n-se ]-Xn-hv.
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A-Xn-\mÂ, I-jv-am³ ITm-csb-Sp-¯v dm-t^-en-sâ lr-Z-b-¯n-\p-t\-

sc D-¶w ]n-Sn-¨p. B \n-an-jw ]-t£, dm-t^Â sh-fn-s¸-Sp-¯n, Xm³
I-jv-am-sâ ]n-Xm-hm-sW-¶v. D-S³ A-bm-fp-sS Im-Â-¡Â ho-Wv I-jv-am³
]-d-ªp: ""A-Ñm, A-§-sb tXmÂ-]n-¡p-¶-Xn-epw t`-Zw Rm³ sIm-Ã-s¸-
Sp-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p''
A-t¶-cw dm-t^Â C-Æn-[w {]-Xn-h-Nn-¨p: ""\o hn-j-an-¡-cp-Xv. F-sâ
kz-´w c-à-am-b a-I³ X-s¶-bm-sW-s¶ tXm-Â-]n-¨-Xv F-¶-dn-ª-XnÂ
k-t´m-j-ta-bp-Åq. ''
\m-sa-Ãm-h-cpw \-½p-sS k-l-Po-hn-I-fnÂ-¡q-Sn ssZ-h-km-¶n-[yw Xn-cn-
¨-dn-ªmÂ F-s´m-cp am-ä-am-bn-cn-¡pw Cu tem-I-¯p-ïm-hp-I! \mw H-cp-
]t£, \-½n-epw \-½p-sS kp-lr-¯p-¡-fn-epw ssZ-h-km-¶n-[yw I-sï-¯n-
tb-¡mw. F-¶m-Â, i-{Xp-¡-fnÂ-Iq-Sn B km-¶n-[yw Xn-cn-¨-dn-bm-\m-bmÂ
temIw F-{X kp-µ-c-am-bn-cn-¡pw!
hn-izm-kw
I-cn-b-dn-sâ ]m-c-ay-¯nÂ \nÂ-s¡ t_m-Iv-knw-KnÂ-\n-¶v hn-«p-\nÂ-¡m³
\nÀ-_-Ôn-X-\m-bn-cp-¶n-sÃ-¦nÂ F-sâ hn-izm-kw F-{X-am-{Xw Zr-V-am-bn-
cp-s¶-¶v Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw Xn-cn-¨-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. hn-izm-kw F-{X-taÂ
D-Zm-¯-am-Ip-¶p-thm A-{X-taÂ ITn-\-am-bn-cn-¡pw ]-co-£-W-§Ä. F-{X-
am-{Xw \mw sh-Ãp-hn-fn-I-sf A-Xn-P-bn-¡p-¶p-thm A-{X-t¯m-fw \-½p-sS
hn-izm-k-¯n-\v B-gw hÀ-[n-¡p-¶p.
tem-I -Nm-¼y³-]-«w F-¶nÂ-\n-¶p Xn-cn-¨p-hm-§p-I-bpw, t_m-Iv-
knw-KnÂ F-\n-¡v \n-tcm-[-\-taÀ-s¸-Sp-¯p-I-bpw sN-bv-X-t¸mÄ ho-ïpw
D-¶-Xn-bn-se-¯m³ ssZ-h-hp-am-bn \-S-¯p-¶ H-cn-S-]m-Sm-b-Ã Rm-s\-sâ
hn-izm-k-s¯ I-ï-Xv. F-´m-Wp kw-`-hn-¡m³ t]m-hp-¶-sX-t¶m, C-\n-
sb-s¶-¦n-ep-sa-\n-¡v dnw-KnÂ I-b-dm³ A-\p-a-Xn e-`n-¡p-sa-t¶m F-\n-
¡-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, P-bnÂ-hm-k-am-Wv ]-cy-h-km-\-sa-¦nÂ-t]m-epw
F-\n-¡-Xp {]-iv-\-a-sÃ-¶ B-ßmÀ-Y-am-b hn-izm-k-¯nÂ Rm-s\-¯n-bn-cp-
¶p. ssZ-hw Iq-sS-bp-sï-¦nÂ H-cmÄ-¡pw \n-§-sf tXmÂ-]n-¡m-\m-hn-Ã.
Rm-s\-sâ k-I-e hn-izm-k-hpw ssZ-h-¯n-em-WÀ-¸n-¨-Xv. ]-I-cw ssZ-h-sa-
¶nÂ ss[-cy-hpw I-cp-¯pw \n-d-¨p.
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv {]-th-iw \n-tcm-[n-¡-s¸-« Im-e-¯v Ip-Spw-_w ]p-eÀ-
¯m-\m-bn Rm³ Nmw-]v _À-tK-gv-kv F-¶ t]-cnÂ H-cp tlm-«Â Xp-d-¶p.
Xp-SÀ-¶v, "_n-Kv ssSw _p-¡v ssh-äv' F-s¶m-cp t{_m-Uvsh sK-bn-anÂ
]-s¦-Sp-¯p. B tjm A-[n-I-Im-ew \o-ïp-\n-¶n-sÃ-¦n-epw A-Xn-se {]-I-S-
\-¯n-\v F-\n-s¡m-cp-]m-Sp \-Ã dn-hyq e-`n-¡p-I-bpw, Rm-\-Xp \-¶m-bn
B-kz-Zn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. B tjm-bnÂ ]m-Sn-bn-cp-¶ "»m-¡v _-eq¬-
kv...' t]m-ep-Å ]m-«p-IÄ ]m-Sm³ C-t¸m-gpw F-\n-¡n-jv-S-am-Wv.
]-t£, a-sä-ń-s\-¡m-fpw F-\n-¡n-jv-Sw ]mÀ-e-saân-se k-tlm-Z-c-
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§Ä-¡pw ap³-\n-c A-ta-cn-¡³ kÀ-hI-em-im-e-I-fn-se hn-ZymÀ-Yn-IÄ-¡pw

ap-¼nÂ \-S-¯n-b {]-kw-K-§-fm-bn-cp-¶p. kyq-«pw ssS-bpw [-cn-¨v {_o-^v
sI-bv-kpw ssIbn-se-Sp-¯v F-sâ hn-izm-k-§Ä ]-¦p-sh-¡m³ Rm³
]p-d-s¸-Spw. C-kvem-an-Im-[ym-]-\-§-fn-eq-¶n-bp-Å F-sâ {]-kw-K-§Ä
Po-hn-Xe - £
- y-¯n-te-¡p-Å bm-{X, a-\p-jy Zp-cn-X¯
- n-sâ b-YmÀ-Y Im-cW
- w,
Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ e-l-cn Xp-S-§n ]-e hn-j-b-§-fn-eq-¶n-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
"a-\p-jy lr-Z-bw' B-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ C-jv-S-hn-j-b-§-fn-sem-¶v. F-sâ-
bp-ÅnÂ B-g-¯nÂ In-S-¡p-¶ F-ń-t\m-tSm kw-h-Zn-¨ Ku-c-h-X-c-am-b
DÄ-¡m-gv-N-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p B {]-kw-K-§-fnÂ.
{]-kw-K-§Ä-¡p ]p-d-sa ]-e-t¸m-gpw Rm-s\-sâ I-hn-X-I-fpw ]-¦p
s-h-¨p. \n-cq-]-IÀ hn-e-bn-cp-¯p-¶-Xp-t]m-se a-lm-km-ln-Xy-sam-¶p-a-Ãm-
bn-cp-¶p F-sâ I-hn-X-IÄ. ]-t£, Rm-\-¡m-e-¯-I-s¸-« k-hn-ti-j
km-l-N-cy-¯n-te-¡v {]-Xo-£m-]qÀ-hw A-Â-]w \À-aw I-eÀ-¯p-I, Po-hn-X-
s¯ H-cp sh-Ãp-hn-fn-bm-tb-sä-Sp-¯v B-kz-Zn-¡p-I Xp-S-§n-b F-sâ e-£y
-{]m-]v-Xn-¡-h ]-cym-]v-X-am-bn-cp-¶p.
lmÀ-h-Uv bq-Wn-th-gv-kn-än-bnÂ {]-`m-j-W-ti-jw Rm-s\m-cp sN-dp-
I-hn-X sNm-Ã-W-sa-¶ B-h-iy-ap-bÀ-¶p. H-cp\n-an-jw B-tem-Nn-¨-ti-jw
Rm³ ]-d-ªp: "ao, ho' (Me, Whee). A-Xp-h-sc, "B-Zw lm-UvsZw' (Adam
had'em) F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p G-ä-hpw sN-dn-b I-hn-X-bm-bn ]-cn-K-Wn-¡-s¸-«n-cp-
¶-sX-¶v ]n-¶o-Sm-Wv Rm-\-dn-ª-Xv. ]-t£, F-sâ-bm h-cn-tbm-sS G-ä-hpw
sN-dn-b I-hn-X-bp-sS sd-t¡mÀ-Uv F-sâ t]-cn-em-bn.
lmÀ-h-UnÂ I-hn-Xm-{]-^-k-dm-hm³ Nn-eÀ X-am-i-cq-t]-W F-t¶m-
Sm-h-iy-s¸-Sp-I-bp-ïm-bn. H-cp Aw-Ko-Im-c-am-sb-Sp-s¯-¦n-epw Rm-\-Xv
\n-c-kn-¨p.
G-äh
- pw a-l¯
- m-b Úm-\w
(ap-l½
- Z- e
- n-¡v)
A-t±-lw H-cp-]m-Sp ]Tn-¨p, tem-Iw ap-gp-h³ Np-än;

F-Ãm-X-cw a-\p-jyÀ-¡p-sam-¸w k-l-h-kn-¨p-sIm-ïv.
F-fn-b-hÀ-¡pw h-en-b-hÀ-¡pw [-\n-IÀ-¡pw Z-cn-{ZÀ-¡p-sa-Ãm-sam-¸w.
Po-hn-X-am-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-l-¯n-sâ ]mT-im-e.
]p-kv-X-I-§-fnÂ-\n-¶v A-t±-lw H-cn-¡-epw ]Tn-¨n-sÃ-¶-Xm-Wv k-Xyw,
]-t£, H-cm-\ sh-Åw h-en-s¨-Sp-¡pw-hn-[w
A-t±-lw A-dn-hpw B-i-b-§-fpw \p-IÀ-¶p.
F-¶n-«-h-sb-Ãmw H-cm-\-sb-t]m-se
\-½p-sS ap-¼nÂ No-äp-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp.
þ-F-bv-©-tem Uyqân
a-\Ê
- v
G -Xp a-\p-jy-sâ-bpw lr-Z-b-¯n-te-s¡m-cp hm-Xn-ep-ïv. H-¶p-In-e-Xp
Xp-d-¶n-cn-¡pw. A-sÃ-¦nÂ A-S-ªv. a-\p-jy-Ip-e-¯n-sâ \-·-sb-¡mÄ
\mw ù-Xn-I-Im-cy-§Ä-¡p hn-e- IÂ-]n-¡p-t¼mÄ B lr-Z-b-hm-Xn-ep-I-
f-S-bp-¶p. A-]-c-tcm-Sp-Å s]-cp-am-ä-¯nÂ \mw am-\y-X ]p-eÀ-¯p-I-bpw,
Z-bm-hm-bv-]pw Im-cp-Wy-hpw Im-Wn-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-t¼mÄ B hm-XnÂ
Xp-d-¡-s¸-Sp-¶p. k-aq-l-¯n-sâ s]m-Xp-hm-b k-t´m-j-¯n-eq-sS-bpw k-am-
[m-\-¯n-eq-sS-bpw am-{X-ta hy-àn-I-tfm-tcm-cp-¯-cp-sS-bpw k-t´m-j-hpw
k-am-[m-\-hpw km-[y-am-Iq F-¶-sXm-cp h-en-b k-Xy-am-Wv.
B-fp-IÄ k-Zm A-`vZp-X-§Ä {]-Xo-£n-¨n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. F-¶mÂ,
G-ä-hpw h-en-b A-Zv`p-Xw I-sï-¯m-\m-hp-I kz-´w lr-Z-b-¯nÂ¯-s¶-
bm-Wv. ù-Xn-I- k-¼m-Zy-§-fn-e-Ã a-\p-jy-a-l-Xzw Ip-Sn-sIm-Åp-¶-Xv. F-{X-
X-s¶ k-¼-¶-\m-h-s«, lr-Z-b-ip-²n-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ H-cmÄ-¡pw a-lm-\m-hp-I
km-[y-a-Ã. I-hn-IÄ G-ä-hpw hym-]-cn-¡p-¶-Xv lr-Z-b-Im-cy-§-fn-em-Wv.
ù-Xn-I-h-kv-Xp-¡Ä-¡v Im-em-´-c-¯nÂ aq-eyw \-jv-S-am-hpw. F-¶mÂ,
{]m-b-hpw hn-th-I-hpw hÀ-[n-¡p-t´m-dpw lr-Z-b-Im-cy-§Ä-¡v B-gw
Iq-Sp-¶p.
]qÀ-h-Øn-Xn {]m-]n-¡m³ I-gn-bp-¶ H-¶m-Wv lr-Z-bw. A-Xp Io-dn-b
ti-jw Xp-¶n-¡q-«mw. X-IÀ-¶ ti-jw ]p-\À-\nÀan-¡mw. ho-W ti-jw
F-gp-t¶Â-¡m-\pw, F-gp-t¶-ä ti-jw ho-gm-\pw A-Xn-\m-hpw.
H-cp e-£y-¯n-\m-bn F-Wo-äp-\nÂ-¡m-\pw, bp-²-`q-an-bnÂ I-cp-t¯m-
sS \n-e-bp-d-¸n-¡m-\pw, Po-hn-Xw ap-¶nÂ -sIm-ïph-cp-¶ k-I-e-Xn-s\-bpw
k-ln-¡m-\pw lr-Z-b-¯n-\m-hpw.
a-\p-jyÀ-¡v I-cp-t¯-Ip-¶-sX-´m-Wv? A-hÀ-¡v C-Ñm-i-àn-bpw k-l-
\-ti-jn-bpw \-Â-Ip-¶-sX-´m-Wv? lr-Z-bw. lr-Z-bw am-{X-am-Wv.
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Nn-eÀ h-f-sc am-\y-cpw Z-bm-hm-bv-]pw kv-t\-l-hp-ap-Å-h-cpam-I-bmÂ

A-hc - p-sS lr-Zb
- h
- n-ip-²n G-sd-¡p-sd Zr-iy-am-Wv. F-¶mÂ, Nn-eÀ-¡m-hs
- «,
Cu Kp-W-§Ä A-h-cp-sS D-×-bp-sS `m-K-am-¡m³ H-c-Â-]w-Iq-Sn _p-²n-ap-
t«-ïn h-cpw. kv-t\-l-hm-Õ-ey-§-fp-sS H-cp sN-dp-XpÅn-t]m-epw ]p-d-¯p-
ho-gm-Xn-cn-¡pw hn-[w lr-Z-b-s¯ ITn-\-am-¡m³ b-Xv-\n-¡p-¶-h-cp-ap-ïv.
kv-t\-lw, Z-b, Im-cp-Wyw Xp-S-§n-b Kp-W-§Ä F-Ãm-h-cn-ep-ap-ïv.
]-t£, kz-´w Po-hn-X-s¯ h-gn-Im-«m³ B Kp-W-§-sf F-{X-taÂ A-\p-
h-Zn-¡p-¶p F-¶-XnÂ Hm-tcm-cp-¯-cpw hy-Xy-kv-X-cm-Wv. F-sâ kz-´w
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ a-äp-Å-h-tcm-Sp-Å s]-cp-am-ä-¯nÂ Cu X-¯z-§-fmÂ h-gn-
\-S-¯-s¸-Sm-\m-Wv Rm³ {i-an-¡p-¶-Xv.
A]-cÀ-¡p sN-¿p-¶ tk-h-\-§Ä
kzÀ-K-¯n-se kz-´w ap-dn-¡m-bn
\mw \Â-Ip-¶ hm-S-I-bm-Ip¶p.
A-\p-{K-lw
hÀ-j-§Ä-¡p ap-¼v \yq-tbmÀ-¡v kn-än-bn-se lmÀ-se-anÂ H-cp sX-cp-hn-
eq-sS \-S-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p R-§Ä. h-gn-a-s[y H-cm-sf-t¶m-Sv H-cp tUm-fÀ
tNm-Zn-¨p. F-\n-¡p ap-s¼ ]-e-tcm-Spw A-bmÄ Ahn-[w bm-Nn-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n-
epw A-h-K-Wn-¡-s¸-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
A-bmÄ-¡v Ip-d-¨p ]-Ww sIm-Sp-¯v Xn-cn-ªp\-S-¡m³ t\-cw F-sâ
ssI]n-Sn-¨p-Ip-ep-¡n I-®p-I-fn-te-¡p t\m-¡n A-bmÄ ]-d-ªp: "" Rm³
Xm-¦-sf A-\p-{K-ln-¡pw.''
A-Xp ssZ-h-am-bn-cp-s¶-¶p ]-d-bp-I-b-Ã Rm³. ]-t£, \-½p-sS
sN-bv-Xn-IÄ \n-co-£n-¡m³ th-jwam-dn \-S-¡p-s¶m-cp ssZ-h-tk-h-I-\-Ã
A-bm-sf-¶v F-§-s\ D-d-¸n-¨p ]-d-bm-\m-Ipw?
Zm-\w
Po-hn-X-Im-ew ap-gp-s¡ Rm³ sN-bv-X \-·-I-sf F-sâ D-t±-iy§-fp-am-bn
Xp-e-\-s¸-Sp-¯n-bmÂ H-cp]-t£, Rm³ tXm-äp-t]m-Ipw. F-tâ-Xp-t]mÂ
k-¼-¶-am-sbm-cp Po-hn-Xw sIm-sïm-cmÄ A-\p-K-rlo-X-\m-bmÂ A-Xn-\p
]-cym-]v-X-am-b-{X ]-I-cw \-Â-Im³ H-cmÄ-¡p-am-hn-Ã.
Nn-eÀ Zm-\w sN-¿p-¶-Xv kz-´w a-\x-kp-J-¯n-\p th-ïn-bm-Wv. X-§Ä-
¡pNp-äpw B-h-iy-¡m-cm-b Nn-e-sc Im-Wp-t¼mÄ A-hÀ-¡v Z-b tXm-¶p-
I-bpw, F-s´-¦n-epw Nn-Ã-d ssIbn-en-«p-sIm-Sp-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶p. a-äp
Nn-eÀ Zm-\w sN-¿p-¶-Xv {]-iw-k t\-Sm-\m-Wv. B {]-iw-k X-s¶-bm-Wv
A-hÀ-¡p-Å {]-Xn-^-e-hpw. ]-t£, A-Æn-[w {]-Xn-^-ew ]-äp-¶-tXm-sS
A-h-cp-sS B Hu-Zm-cy-¯n-sâ \n-dw- a-§p-¶p. lr-Z-b-¯nÂ-\n-s¶-Sp-¯p
\Â-Ip-t¼m-gm-Wv b-YmÀ-Y Zm-\-am-hp-¶-Xv.
H-cmÄ-t¡m B-h-iy-¯n-t\m th-ïn Zm-\w sN-t¿-ïn-h-cp-t¼mÄ
\n-§Ä B-ßmÀ-Y-X ]p-eÀ-¯p-I-bpw, c-l-ky-am-bn A-Xp \Â-Ip-I-bpw
sN-¿p-t¼m-gm-Wv b-YmÀ-Y Zm-\-am-hp-¶-Xv. A-Æn-[w H-cp [À-an-jvT-\m-hm-
\m-Wv Rm-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶-Xv. lr-Z-b-¯nÂ \n-s¶-Sp-¯p\Â-Ip-s¶m-cm-
fm-hm³.
B-h-iy-¡m-c-\m-b H-cm-sf-bpw H-cn-¡-epw sh-dpwssI-tbm-sS hn-S-cp-
sX-¶ ]mT-am-Wv Rm-s\-sâ a-¡Ä-¡p \Â-In-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. ssZ-h-¯n-sâ
k-I-e kr-jv-S-nI-tfm-Spw B-Z-c-hp Im-Wn-¡-W-sa-¶pw, In-S-¸n-em-b-h-cp-sS
A-Sp-s¯-¯n k-lm-b-l-kv-Xw \o-«-W-sa-¶pw Rm-\-h-sc ]Tn-¸n-¨n-«p-ïv.
Z-cn-{Z-sc-bpw ZpÀ-_-e-sc-bpw lr-Z-b-t¯m-S-Sp-¸n-¨mÂ \mw ssZ-h-t¯m-Sv
Iq-Sp-X-e-Sp-¡p-¶p.
A-Xp-sIm-ïm-Ip-¶p..
^v-tfm-dn-Um-bn-se an-bm-an. Nq-tS-dn-sbm-cp Zn-h-k-am-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. A-Ñ-
s\-bpw A-½-sb-bpw Iq-«n-s¡m-ïp-h-cm³ F-bÀ-t]mÀ-«n-te-¡p t]m-hp-I-
bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm-\pw sP-\n InÂ tdm-bn-bpw. esK-bv-Pp-I-sf-Sp-¡p-¶n-S-¯v
hm-l-\w \nÀ-¯n-b-t¸mÄ H-cp t]m-eo-kp-tZym-K-Ø³ F-s¶ Xn-cn-¨-
dn-ªp. ""l-tem! F-´p-ïp hn-ti-jw? kp-Ja - t- Ã?'' A-bmÄ Ip-ie- m-t\z-j-
Ww \-S-¯n. Rm³ A-Ñ-s\-bpw A-½-sb-bpw Iq-«n-s¡m-ïp h-cp-¶-Xp-h-sc
hm-l-\w A-hn-sS ]mÀ-¡p -sN-¿m³ A-t±-lw A-\p-a-Xn \-Â-In.
Ip-d-¨p-I-gn-ªv a-säm-cp-tZym-K-Ø³ A-Xp-h-gn h-cn-I-bpw H-¶p-InÂ
ImÀ A-hn-sS-\n-¶p am-ä-W-sa-¶pw, A-sÃ-¦nÂ Sn-¡-sä-Sp-¡-W-sa-¶pw ]-d-
ªp. Xm³ ap-l-½-Z-en-sb Im-¯n-cn-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶pw, C-X-t±-l-¯n-sâ
ImÀ B-sW-¶pw, A-hn-sS hm-l-\w \nÀ-¯m³ a-säm-cp-tZym-K-Ø-\nÂ-
\n-¶v A-\p-aX - n e-`n-¨n-«p-sï-¶pw sP-\n ]-dª - pt\m-¡n-sb-¦n-epw, \n-§Ä
B-sc F-ń-\p Im-¯n-cn-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶-Xv X-\n-¡p hn-j-b-a-sÃ-¶pw,
hm-l\ - w am-än-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ Sn-¡s - ä-Sp-t¡-ïn-hc
- p-sa-¶pw A-bmÄ B-hÀ-¯n-¨p.
A-tXm-sS sP-\n Im-sd-Sp-¯p Np-äm³ Xp-S-§n.
A-h³ Np-än-¡-d-§n h-¶-t¸m-tg-¡pw Rm³ am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡-sf-bpw
Iq-«n _m-tK-Pv G-cn-b-bnÂ Xn-cn-s¨-¯n B-cm-[-IÀ-¡v Hm-t«m-{Km-^v H-¸n-«p
sIm-Sp-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. hoïpw sP-\n-sb I-ï B Hm-ô-kÀ "H-cn-¡Â
Rm³ hm-Wnw-Kv X-¶p. C-\n ]-än-Ã. Sn-¡-sä-Sp-t¯ ]-äq' F-¶p hm-in-
]n-Sn-¨p. k-Xy-¯nÂ ]-¯p sk-¡³Up-t]m-epw sP-\n A-hn-sS ]mÀ-¡v
sN-bv-Xn-«n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. B t]m-eo-kp-tZym-K-Ø³ F-sâ-taÂ t\m-«-sa-dn-
bp-¶-Xp Rm³ I-ïp. A-hÀ XÀ-¡n-¡p-¶-Xn-\n-sS Rm³ sN-¶p ]-d-ªp:
""km-c-an-Ã, Sn-¡-äv X-t¶-¡q.''
Sn-¡-äp-hm-§n F-bÀ-t]mÀ-«n-\p ]p-d-¯p-I-S-¡p-t¼mÄ Rm³ sP-\n-
tbm-Sp ]-d-ªp:
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""A-Xp-sIm-ïm-Ip¶p...''
At±lw Fs¶ t\m¡n F´mWv AXpsImïpt±-in-¨-sX¶v tNmZn-
¨-t¸mÄ Rm\-h-t\m-sSmcp IY ]dªp:
ZpÀ-L-S-]m-X-IÄ Xm-ïn c-ïp IÀ-j-IÀ cm-Pm-hn-s\ Im-Wm-\m-bn
]p-d-s¸-«p. sIm-«m-c-I-hm-S-¯n-se-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Im-emÄ-]-S-bm-fn-IÄ A-h-sc
ò-j-Wn-s¸-Sp-¯n B-«n-tbm-Sn-¨p. A-t¶-cw IÀ-j-I-cn-sem-cmÄ A-]-c-
t\m-Sp ]-d-ªp: ""A-Xp-sIm-ïm-Ip-¶p...''
]n-tä-¶pw B IÀ-j-I-cn-cp-h-cpw A-tX h-gn ]n-¶n-«v cm-Pm-hn-s\
Im-Wm-s\-¯n. C-¯-h-W Ip-Xn-c-¸-S-bm-fn-I-fm-Wv A-h-sc I-sÃ-dn-ªv
B-«n-tbm-Sn-¨-Xv. A-t¸m-gpw B IÀ-j-I³ X-sâ kp-lr-¯n-t\m-Sp ]-d-
ªp: ""A-Xp-sIm-ïm-Ip-¶p....''
{]-Xo-£ ssI-hn-Sm-sX A-h-cn-cp-h-cpw A-tX h-gn-sb ]n-s¶-bpw cm-Pm-
hn-s\ Im-Wm-\m-bn ]p-d-s¸-«p. C-¯-h-W cm-Pm-hn-sâ tX-cm-fn-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p
A-h-cp-sS D-S-bm-S-IÄ h-sc h-en-¨p-Io-dn B-«n-tbm-Sn-¨-Xv. F-¶mÂ, Io-dn-¸-
dn-ª th-j-hpw £-X-ta-ä i-co-c-hp-am-bn \nÂ-¡p-¶-Xp I-ï-t¸mÄ cm-Pm-
hv hm-l-\-¯nÂ-\n-¶n-d-§n A-h-sc k-ao-]n-¡p-I-bpw A-h-cp-sS Np-a-enÂ
-X-«n C-cp-hÀ-¡pw Hm-tcm kzÀ-W-\m-W-b-§Ä k-½m-\n-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp.
Xn-cn-sI \-S-¡p-t¼mÄ H-cp IÀ-j-I³ A-]-c-t\m-Sp ]-d-ªp: ""A-Xp-
sIm-ïm-Ip-¶p...''
ho-«nÂ Xn-cn-s¨-¯n-b-t¸mÄ c-ïmw IÀ-j-I³ H-¶m-a-t\m-Sp tNm-Zn-¨p:
""A-Xp-sIm-ïm-Ip-¶p F-¶-Xp-sIm-ïv \o D-t±-in-¨-sX-´m-Wv?''
A-bmÄ ]-d-ªp: ""A-Xp-sIm-ïm-Ip-¶p A-hÀ `-S-·m-cm-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.
A-h-sc-t¸m-gpw A-§-s\-X-s¶-bm-bn-cn-¡pw. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶-bm-Wv
A-t±-lw cm-Pm-hm-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xpw.''
Cu I-Y ]-d-ª-ti-jw Rm³ sP-\n-sb t\m-¡n-s¡m-ïp ]-d-ªp:
""A-Xp-sIm-ïm-Ip-¶p B D-tZym-K-Ø³ \-t½m-Sv A-Æn-[w s]-cp-am-dn-
bXv. ap-l-½-Z-en-sb-s¡m-ïv ]mÀ-¡nw-Kv Sn-¡-sä-Sp-¸n-¨p F-¶-Xm-bn-cn-¡pw
H-cp-]-t£, A-bm-fp-sS Po-hn-X-¯n-se G-ä-hpw h-en-b Im-cyw. A-Xp-sIm-
ïm-Ip-¶p..!''
bp-hm-¡Ä-¡pw hr-²À-¡pw, Z-cn-{ZÀ-¡pw ZpÀ-_-eÀ-¡pw th-ïn

k-a-bw I-sï-¯m³ k-Zm {i-an-¡p-¶p Rm³. A-XpsIm-ïm-Ip-¶p..
Z Iw-_m-¡v ss^-äv
1971 Pq¬ 28þ\v kp-{]ow tIm-S-Xn F-s¶ tam-Nn-X-\m-¡n. sk-e-Iv-So-hv
kÀ-ho-kv B-Iv-äv ew-Ln-¨-Xn-\v F-sâ-taÂ Np-a-¯n-b Ip-äw d-±m-¡n-s¡m-
ïp-Å tIm-S-Xn-hn-[n s{^-bnw sN-bv-Xv Rm³ an-¨n-K-\n-se F-sâ Hm-ô-kv
Np-a-cnÂ Xq-¡n. hn-b-äv-\mw bp-²-s¯¡p-dn-¨p-ïm-b a-t\m-`m-h-am-ä-hpw,
Rm-\pw tPm s{^-bv-k-dpw X-½n-ep-Å a-Õ-c-¯n-eq-sS k-¼m-Zn-¡m-hp-¶
h³ k-¼-¯n-sâ km-[y-X-bpw I-W-¡n-se-Sp-¯v F-sâ-taÂ cm-Py-¯p-
S-\o-fw t_m-Iv-knw-Kv {]-th-i-\-¯n-t\À-s¸-Sp-¯n-bn-cp-¶ sse-k³-kv
\n-tcm-[-\w H-Sp-hnÂ ]n³-h-en-¡-s¸-«p. P-bn-enÂ t]m-th-ïn-h-cp-tam
F-¶-dn-bm-sX, kp-{]ow tIm-S-Xn-hn-[n Im-¯n-cn-s¡ aq-¶p a-Õ-c-§-fnÂ
Rm-\m-Zy-ta ]-s¦-Sp-¯n-cp-¶p.
sP-dn Izm-dn-bp-am-bn-«m-bn-cp-¶p B-Zy t]m-cm-«w. tPmÀ-Pn-b-bn-se
A-äv-emâ-bnÂ 1970 H-Iv-tSm-_À 26þ\v. A-äv-emâ-bn-se-¯n-b B-Zy \mÄ-
X-s¶ F-\n-¡p h-[-ò-j-Wn-bpw e-`n-¨p-Xp-S-§n. tPmÀ-Pn-bbnÂ-\n-¶v D-S³
Ø-ew-hn-«n-sÃ-¦nÂ X-«n-¡f - b
- p-sa-¶ t^m¬-kt- µ-i§
- f- pw e-`n-¨p. ]-t£,
A-äv-emâ-bnÂ-\n-¶v F-s¶ Hm-Sn-¡m³ H-cmÄ-¡pw I-gn-bp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
tKm-Z-bn-te-¡p-Å F-sâ Xn-cn-¨p-h-c-hn-\m-bn ZoÀ-L-Im-ew ITn-\m-[zm-\w
sN-¿p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶ ò-j-Wn-¡p h-g-§n Xn-cn-
¨p-t]m-hm-³am-{Xw \n-Êm-c-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã F-\n-¡v B a-Õ-cw.
Rm³ t]m-cm-Sm³-t]m-hp-¶-Xv H-cp hy-àn-tbm-S-Ã, H-cp-]m-Sm-fp-I-tfm-
Sm-bn-cp-¶p. A-hÀ-¡v hn-c-«n-hn-Sm³ I-gn-bm-¯-hn-[w [o-c-\m-sbm-cm-fm-Wv
Rm-s\-¶v A-hÀ-¡v Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡-W-am-bn-cp-¶p. tXm-än-cp-s¶-¦nÂ
Rm-s\m-cp sIm-Å-cp-Xm-¯-h-\m-sW-¶pw, ]n-g-¨-{]-Øm-\-¯nÂ tNÀ-
¶-h-\m-sW-¶psa-Ãm-ap-Å B-t£-]-§Ä-¡v sN-hn-sIm-Sp-t¡-ïnh-cp-am-
bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-\mÂ-¯-s¶, F-{X-am-{Xw A-_-²-am-Wv F-s¶¡p-dn-¨
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A-h-cp-sS [m-c-W F-¶v Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡Â F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-

t¯m-fw G-sd {]-[m-\-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-§-s\, H-cp aq-¶mw du-ïv t\m-¡u-
«nÂ Rm³ tP-Xm-hm-bn.
A-Sp-¯ t]m-cm-«w Hm-kv-IÀ s_m-Wm-sh-\-bp-am-bn-«m-bn-cp-¶p. 1970
Un-kw-_À 7þ\v \yq-tbmÀ-¡nÂ. ]-Xn-\-©mw du-ïn-se a-säm-cp t\m-¡u-
«nÂ Rm³ B t]m-cm-«-hpw P-bn-¨p.
Xp-SÀ-¶v, 1971 amÀ-¨v 8þ\v B-Zy-am-bn Rm³ tPm t{^-kn-b-dp-am-bn
G-äp-ap-«n. Iq-«n-e-S-¨ I-Sp-h-sb t]m-se-bmb Rm³ F-sâ `ám-i-IÄ
H-«p-ap-¡m-epw tPm-bp-sS-taÂ XoÀ-¯p. H-Sp-hnÂ ]-Xn-\-©mw du-ïnÂ
F-\n-¡p ]-cm-P-b-ta-äp-hm-t§-ïn-h-¶p. aq-¶-c hÀ-j-s¯ \nÀ-_-Ôn-X
h-\-hm-km-\-´-cw t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-te-¡v Xn-cn-s¨-¯n-b D-S³ F-\n-¡p
t\-cn-Sm-\m-hm-¯-hn-[w I-gn-hp-säm-cp t_m-Iv-k-dm-bn- amdnbncp-¶p tPm.
F-tâ-Xn-\p k-am-\-am-b \n-Ý-b-ZmÀ-Vyw A-bmÄ-¡p-sï-¶ h-kv-Xp-X-bpw
Rm³ a-d-¶p. ]-t£, B A-_-²w H-cn-¡-epw Rm-\m-hÀ-¯n-¡p-am-bn-cp-
¶n-Ã. s{]m-^-j-WÂ t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-se F-sâ B-Zy tXmÂ-hn-bm-bn-cp-¶p
A-Xv.
1971 Pq- W nÂ F- \ n- s ¡- s â ]m- k v - t ]mÀ- « v Xn- c n- ¨ p- I n- « n- b - t Xm- s S
s{]m-^-j-WÂ-a-Õ-c-§-fpw {]-ZÀ-i-\ a-Õ-c-§-fpw \-S-¯n-s¡m-ïv Rm³
tem-Iw Np-än. tPm- t{^-kn-b-tdm-Sv ho-ïpw G-äp-ap-«n ssS-änÂ Xn-cn-¨p
-]n-Sn-¡m³ Rm³ A-Xn-bm-bn B-{K-ln-s¨-¦n-epw tPm- t{^-kn-b-sd
tXmÂ-]n-¨v tPmÀ-Pv t^mÀ-am³ ssS-änÂ I-c-Ø-am-¡n-b-tXm-sS F-sâ-bm
{]-Xo-£ s]m-en-ªp. b-YmÀ-Y Nm-¼y³ Rm-\m-sW-¶v sX-fn-bn-¡m³
C-\n-sb-\n-¡v A-h-cn-cp-h-sc-bpw tXmÂ-]n-¡-W-am-bn-cp-¶p.
1974þÂ am-Un-k¬ kv-Iz-bÀ KmÀ-U-\nÂ sh-¨m-Wv t{^-kn-b-dp-am-bn
ho-ïp-ta-äp-ap-«m-\p-Å A-h-k-cw e-`n-¨-Xv. B a-Õ-c-¯nÂ ]-Xn-aq-¶mw
du-ïnÂ Rm³ tP-Xm-hm-bn. 1975þÂ a-\n-eb - nÂ sh-¨v t{^-kn-bd- p-am-bp-Å
aq-¶mw t]m-cm-«w {]-tam-«v sN-¿p-¶ th-f-bnÂ ]-cn-lm-k-¯n-eq-sS Rm-\-
t±-l-¯n-\p \-¶m-bn ]-cn-t¡-Â-]n-¨p. a-Õ-c-¯n-te-¡v Iq-Sp-X-em-fp-I-sf
B-IÀ-jn-¡m-\pw Sn-¡-äv Iq-Sp-XÂ hn-ä-gn-¡m-\p-am-bn a-Õ-c-¯n-\p ap-s¼
F-Xn-cm-fn-IÄ-¡p C-c-«-t¸-cp \-Â-Ip-I F-sâ ]-Xn-hm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£,
t{^-kn-b-dp-am-bp-Å B a-Õ-c-¯n-\pap-¼v F-sâ ]-cn-lm-kw A-Xn-cp-I-
S-¶-Xn-\mÂ A-t±-l-sa-s¶ i-cn-¡pw sh-dp-¡p-s¶m-cp A-h-Ø-bn-te-¡v
A-sX-¯n-¨p. i-cn-¡pw ar-Ko-b-am-bn-cp-¶p B t]m-cm-«w. F-´p-X-s¶ kw-`-
hn-¨m-epw B t]m-cm-«w P-bn-¡-W-sa-¶ Zr-V-\n-Ý-b-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p R-§-
fn-cp-h-cpw. D-d-¨ se-^v-äv lq-¡p-I-fp-am-bn tPm F-s¶ t\-cn-«p. t]m-cm-«w
H-cp-th-f \nÀ-¯n-t¸m-hm³-t]m-epw F-\n-¡p tXm-¶n. ]-t£, I-gn-bp-am-bn-
Z Iw_m¡v ss^äv 97
cp-¶n-Ã. a-c-W-s¯ ap-Jm-ap-Jw I-ï H-cp a-Õ-c-am-bn-cp-¶p A-sX-¶v B
a-Õ-cw P-bn-¨-ti-jw Rm³ F-bv-©-tem-hn-t\m-Sp ]-d-ª-tXmÀ-¡p-¶p.
F-s¶-s¡m-ïp I-gn-bp-sa-¶v H-cn-¡-epw {]-Xo-£n-¡m-¯-hn-[w ITn-\-am-b
t]m-cm-«w \-S-¯m³ tPm t{]-c-I-am-bn. A-Xyp-{K-\m-sbm-cp F-Xn-cm-fn-bm-bn-
cp-¶p tPm. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ I-gn-hp-I-sf F-¡m-e-hpw Rm³ hn-e-a-Xn-¡pw.
-]-t£, A-t±-l-s¯ F-\n-¡v ]-e-hn-t[-\-bpw th-Z-\n-¸n-t¡-ïn h-¶p.
F-sâ hm-¡pw {]-hr-¯n-bpw A-t±-l-¯n-sâ Ip-Spw-_-s¯ F-Æn-[w _m-[n-
¡p-sa-¶ Nn-´ A-s¶-\n-¡p-ïm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. A-h-sc th-Z-\n-¸n-¡-W-sa-¶v
H-cn-¡-epw Rm-\p-t±-in-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. C-t¸m-f-XnÂ h-f-sc hn-j-aw tXm-¶p-¶p.
Cu I-hn-X tPm-¡pw Ip-Spw-_-¯n-\pw k-aÀ-¸n-¡p-¶p:
\nÈ-_ vZ-\mb t]mcmfn

tPm F-¶ a-lm-\m-sbm-cp
tbm-²m-hv Po-hn-¨n-cn-¸p-ïv.
sN-dp-Xpw h-ep-Xp-am-bv
C-Sn-I-sf-Ãmw G-äp-hm-§n.
ZoÀ-L-Zq-cw k-©-cn-¨v
tem-Iw Np-än.
A-t±-l-a-\p-`-hn-¨ th-Z-\
H-cmÄ-¡pw a-\-Ên-em-hn-Ã.
tPm F-¶ a-lm-\m-sbm-cp

tP-Xm-hv Po-hn-¨n-cn-¸p-ïv.
X-e-bp-bÀ-¯n-¸n-Sn-¨v,
a-\p-jy-cn-se G-ä-hpw an-I-¨-h-t\m-Sv
A-t±-lw t]m-cm-Sn.
A-§s\ X-sâ i-àn
A-£-b-sa-¶p sX-fn-bn-¨p.
tPm F-s¶m-cp a-lm-\m-b

B-ßm-hv Po-hn-¨n-cn-¸p-ïv.
hm-bm-Sn-bm-sam-cp F-Xn-cm-fn
A-t±-l-s¯ \n-Êm-c-\m-¡n.
A-h³ ]-cn-l-kn-¨-t¸mÄ
tPm \n-È-_v-Zw th-Z-\ k-ln-¨p.
98
ap-l½
F-¶n-«p tKm-Z-bn-sem-cp
ho-c-s\-t¸mÂ t]m-cm-Sn.
Im-ew {Zp-Xw
I-S-¶p-t]m-b-t¸mÄ
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv du-ïv-kv
Ip-d-ªp-h-¶p.
]-t£, tPm-bp-sS {]-bm-k-§Ä
H-cmÄ-¡p-a-dn-bn-Ã.
A-t±-l-¯n-t\-ä A-]-am-\w
H-cmÄ-¡pw a-\-Ên-em-hn-Ã.
h-cn-IÄ F-{X-taÂ {Iq-c-am-h-s«

C-Sn-I-sf-{X-taÂ th-Z-\m-P-\-I-am-h-s«
tPm B-bn-cn-¡p-¶-XnÂ
A-`n-am-\n-¨p tPm.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ A-`n-am-\w
F-Sp-¯p-am-äm³ H-cmÄ-¡pw I-gn-ªn-Ã.
In-co-S-t¯m-sSm-¸w A-t±-l-¯n-sâ
A-´-Êp-ap-bÀ-¶p.
H-Sp-hn-se-t]m-cm-«-hpw A-h-km-\n-¨v
A-h-km-\ a-Wn-bpw ap-g-§n
H-cp-]m-Sp I-gn-ª ti-j-am-Wv
tPm-bp-sS Ip-Spw-_w A-\p-`-hn-¨ th-Z-\
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ F-Xn-cm-fn-bp-sS
Im-Xn-se-¯n-b-Xv
C-Sn-IÄ Ip-Spw-_-s¯ D-t±-in-¨-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, tPm-bp-sS Ip-Spw-_w
C-t¸m-gpw B th-Z-\-tbmÀ-¡p-¶p.
Xo-cm-th-Z-\-bm-bn A-Xn-t¸m-gpw Xp-S-cp-¶p.
C-t¸mÄ tPm-bp-sS th-Z-\ A-en-¡p a-\-Ên-em-¡m-\m-hpw.
A-Xn-\mÂ A-en-bp-sS th-Z-\-¡pw i-a-\-an-Ã.
tPm C-s¶m-cp a-lm-tbm-²m-hm-Wv.

A-{X-taÂ B-Z-c-hpw A-`n-am-\-hpw
k-¼m-Zn-s¨m-cmÄ.
Z Iw_m¡v ss^äv 99
Po-hn-Xw A-{X-taÂ tPm-bp-sS t\-sc
]-cp-j-am-bn-cp-¶n-«pw
A-t±l-sam-cn-¡-epw ZpÀ-_-e-\m-bn-Ã.
C-cp-h-cpw Kw-ò-c t]m-cm-«-§Ä \-S-¯n
Im-em-´-c-¯nÂ B-ß-kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-bn.
A-Xn-Po-h-\-¯n-\m-bn tPm
F-{X-taÂ t]m-cm-Sn-tbm
D-bÀ-¨-bn-se-¯m-\m-bn
F-s´-Ãmw hn-hm-Z-§Ä t\-cn-«p-thm
A-Xn-sâ-sb-Ãmw t]-cnÂ
tPm N-cn-{X-¯n-en-Sw t\-Spw.
tP-Xm-¡Ä-¡v am-Xr-I-bm-bn.
t{^-kn-bÀ an-X-`m-jn-bm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ
A-en hm-bm-Sn-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
]t£, A-t±-lw N-cn-{X-¯n-en-Sw t\-Sn.
C-t¸mÄ A-t±-l-¯n-sâ lr-Z-bw
A-t±-l-s¯ \-¶m-bn {]-Im-in-¸n-¡p-¶p.
A-en kz-Im-cy-am-bn B-cm-[n-¨

\n-È-_v-Z-\m-sbm-cp t]m-cm-fn-bm-bn-cp-¶p tPm.
A-]-c-\n-Ãm-sX H-cmÄ-¡pw
D-bÀ-¨ km-[y-a-Ã-tÃm.
kp-hÀ-W t]m-cm-«§
- Ä..
Rm³ t]m-cm-Sn-b-h-cnÂ sh-¨v
G-ä-hpw kw-{`-aw P-\n-¸n-¨-Xv
en-Ì-Wm-bn-cp-¶p.
G-ä-hpw i-à³
t^mÀ-am-\m-bn-cp-¶p.
G-ä-hpw I-gn-hp-ä-h³
]m-tä-gv-k-Wm-bn-cp-¶p.
G-ä-hpw ]-cp-¡³
tPm t{^-kn-b-dp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
F-sâ t_m-Ivk - nw-Kv
X-¯z-im-kv{- Xw
BÄ-¡q-«-¯n-\v B-\-µw ]-I-cm³th-ïn-am-{Xw t_m-Iv-kÀ-amÀ C-Sn-¡q-
«nÂ ]-c-kv-]-cw ]-cn-t¡-Â-]n-¡-cp-Xv F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-¡m-e-s¯-bpw
F-sâ \n-e-]m-Sv.
a-Õ-c-¯nÂ t]m-bnâv t\-Sp-t¼mÄ k-t´m-jw {]-I-Sn-¸n-¡m³-
t]m-epw ]-e Xm-c-§Ä-¡pw t]-Sn-bm-Wv. H-¯p-I-fn-bm-tcm-]-Ww D-bÀ-t¶-
¡p-tam F-¶v. a-äp Xm-c§- f - p-sS a-Õc
- t- h-fb
- nÂ F-sâ a-\Ê
- n-ep-ïm-b i-¦-
t]m-epw F-\n-t¡mÀ-a-bp-ïv.
""\mw Im-Wn-IÄ hn-Uv-Vn-I-fm-hp-I-bm-Wv. BÄ-¡q-«-s¯ B-th-iw-
sIm-Ån-¡m-\m-bn Im-enÂ I-¯n sh-¨p-sI-«n D-S-a-IÄ t]m-cn-\-b-¨
tIm-gn-I-sf-t¸m-se-bm-Wv Cu c-ïp Xm-c-§-fpw.''
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv Rm-\n-jv-S-s¸-Sp-¶p. F-\n-¡-Xp-sIm-ïv D-]-I-cm-§-tf-
sd-bp-ïm-bn-«p-ap-ïv. ]-t£, Nn-e-t¸m-sg-¦n-epw a-\p-jyÀ-¡v ]-c-kv-]-cw
F-{X-taÂ ss]-im-Nn-I-am-hm³ I-gn-bpw F-¶m-tem-Nn-¡m-\pw t_m-Iv-
knw-Kv t{]-c-W-bm-bn-«p-ïv. dnw-KnÂ I-gn-bp-¶-{X im-kv-{Xo-b-am-hp-I F-¶-
Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ X-{´w. A-[n-Iw ]-cn-t¡-Â-¡m-Xn-cn-¡m-\pw, ]-c-nt¡-Â-
]n-¡m-Xn-cn-¡m-\pw Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨p.
\n-c-´-cw Xp-Ån-¨m-Sn-s¡m-ïn-cn-¡p-I-bpw, F-Xn-cm-fn-I-fp-sS ssIsb-
¯pw Zq-c-¯p-\n-¶-v AI-¶p \n-Â-¡p-I-bpw, ap-jv-Sn-IÄ-¡p k-am-\-am-bn-
¯-s¶ _p-²n {]-tbm-Kn-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-I F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ co-Xn.
F-Xn-cm-fn-sb am-\-kn-I-am-bn X-fÀ-¯n-¡-f-bp-I F-¶ X-{´-am-Wv I-fn-bn-
ep-S-\o-fw Rm³ {]-tbm-Kn-¨-Xv. F-Xn-cm-fn-I-fp-sS i-àn-þZuÀ-_-ey-§Ä
Rm³ Ku-c-h-]qÀ-hw ]Tn-¨p. kz-´-t¯m-Sv I-gn-bp-¶-{X k-Xy-k-Ô-X
102
ap-l½
]p-eÀ-¯m-\pw {i-an-¨p. A-§-s\-bm-Wv Rm³ tkm-Wn en-Ì-Wp-am-bp-Å

In-co-S-t¸m-cm-«w P-bn-¨-Xpw, tPmÀ-Pv t^mÀ-am-\nÂ-\n-¶pw tem-I-Nm-¼y³-
]-«w Xn-cn-¨p-]n-Sn-¨-Xpw. B-fp-I-sf kq-{X-¯n-eq-sS ]-än-¡p-¶-Xv ap-kvenw-
IÄ-¡-\p-tbm-Py-a-Ã F-¶-Xn-\mÂ Rm-\-¯-cw kq-{X-§Ä {]-tbm-Kn-¨n-Ã.
am-Pn-Iv F-\n-¡n-jv-S-am-Wv. H-cp-Im-e-¯v Rm-s\m-cp a-Po-jy³ kw-L-S-\-
bnÂ Aw-K-hp-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, ap-kvenw-IÄ B-sc-bpw h-©n-¡m³
]m-Sn-sÃ-¶-Xn-\mÂ Hm-tcm I¬-sI-«phn-Zy-bn-eq-sS-bpw B-fp-I-sf hn-kv-a-
bn-¸n-¨ ti-jw R-m\-Xn-\p ]n-¶n-se X-{´w A-hÀ-¡p-ap-¶nÂ sh-fn-s¸-Sp-
¯p-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-¶mÂ, H-cp {_n-«o-jv Sn-.hn-bnÂ A-¸-Wn sN-bv-X-tXm-sS
am-{ń-I-cp-sS kw-L-S-\-sb-s¶ ]p-d-¯m-¡n.
am-Pn-Iv t]m-se-¯s¶ t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-\pw ITn-\- ]-cn-io-e-\-hpw k-aÀ-
¸-W-hpw A-\n-hm-cy-am-Wv. {]-I-S-\-]-c-X-bpw (tjm-am³-jn-¸v) A-h c-ïn-
sâ-bpw kp-{]-[m-\-L-S-I-am-Wv. Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw F-sâ F-Xn-cm-fn-I-sf
t]-sc-Sp-¯p hn-fn-¡p-I-bpw, F-sâ I-gn-hp-I-sf-bpw ku-µ-cy-s¯-bpw
Ip-dn-¨v ho-¼-Sn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. ]-e-t¸m-gpw, G-Xp du-ïn-em-bn-cn-¡pw
Rm³ hn-P-bn-¡p-I F-¶p-t]m-epw {]-h-Nn-¨p. A-X-h-sc tIm-]m-Ip-e-cm-¡p-
I-bpw, A-Xp-h-gn A-_-²-§Ä-¡v t{]-cn-¸n-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. Nn-e-c-Xn-s\
Ip-X-{´-sa-¶p hn-fn-t¨-¡mw. ]-t£, F-\n-¡-Xv taÂ-ss¡ \Â-Ip-sa-¶v
Rm³ hn-iz-kn-¨p.
b-YmÀ-Y hn-Pb
- w
k-Zm tP-Xm-hm-bn-cn-¡p-I F-¶-X-Ã hn-P-¯n-sâ hn-h-£. ho-W ti-j-hpw
F-gp-t¶-Â-¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv b-YmÀ-Y hn-P-bw kw-`-hn-¡p-¶-Xv. F-sâ F-Ãm
hn-P-b-¯n-sâ t]-cn-epw Rm³ Ir-XmÀ-Y-\m-Wv. F-¶mÂ, A-Xn-te-sd
F-sâ ]-cm-P-b-§-fp-sS t]-cnÂ Ir-X-Ú-X-bp-sï-\n-¡v. Im-c-Ww, B
]-cm-P-b-§-fm-Wv F-s¶ ITn-\m-[zm-\n-bm-¡n-b-Xv.
B-cpw-X-s¶ A-Xyp-¶-Xn-bnÂ-\n-¶p Xp-S-§p-¶n-Ã. D-¶-Xn-bn-te-¡p-Å
kz-´w h-gn Hm-tcm-cp-¯-cpw sX-fn-bn-s¨-Sp-¡p-I-bm-Wv th-ï-Xv. Nn-e
]À-hX-§Ä-¡v a-äp-Å-h-sb-¡mÄ D-b-cw Iq-Sp-X-em-Wv. Nn-e ]m-X-IÄ
a-äp ]m-X-I-sf-¡mÄ sN-¦p-¯m-Wv. Po-hn-X-¯nÂ {]-bm-k-§-fpw Xn-cn-¨-
Sn-I-fp-ap-ïm-hpw. ]-t£ A-hn-sS-sh-¨v \nÀ-¯n-t¸m-h-cp-Xv. sN-¦p-¯m-b
]m-X-bm-sW-¦nÂ-t]m-epw \n-§Ä ]n³-Xn-cn-b-cp-Xv. ap-t¶m-«p-X-s¶ \o-§p-I.
]À-h-X-in-J-c-¯nÂ F-¯-W-sa-¦nÂ \n-§Ä-¡v Hm-tcm ]m-d-s¡-«p-I-fpw
a-dn-I-S-¡p-I-X-s¶ th-ï-Xp-ïv.
\n-Ýb
- Z- mÀ-Vyw
Po-hn-¯nÂ Rm-s\-Sp-¯ Nn-e Xo-cp-am-\-§-fnÂ [m-cm-f-am-fp-IÄ hn-tbm
-Pn-¨n-cp-¶p. Nn-e k-a-b-§-fn-se-¦n-epw A-]-c-cp-sS D-]-tZ-i-þ-hn-aÀ-i-\-
§-sf A-h-K-Wn-¨p ap-t¶m-«pt]m-hp-I hn-j-a-I-c-am-bn-cn-¡pw. hn-ti-jn-¨pw
\m-ta-sd B-Zc - n-¡p-¶h
- c
- p-sS. Rm³ ap-kven-am-hp-¶X
- n-t\m-tSm t]-cp-am-äp-¶-
Xn-t\m-tSm F-sâ am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡Ä-¡v tbm-Pn-¸n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. \m-j³ Hm-^v
C-kvem-an-s\ an-¡-bm-fp-I-fpw `-b-¶n-cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ Rm-\-XnÂ tN-cp-¶-Xv
P-\-§-fnÂ B-i-b-¡p-g-¸-ap-ïm-¡p-sa-¶pw A-hÀ I-cp-Xn. A-Æn-[-sam-cp
Xo-cp-am-\w F-sâ Po-hn-Xs¯ Iq-Sp-XÂ hn-j-a-I-c-am-¡p-sa-¶pw A-hÀ
hn-iz-kn-¨p. B-tcm-Spw bp-²w sN-¿p-I-tbm B-sc-bpw sIm-tÃ-ïn-h-cp
-I-tbm C-sÃ-¶pw, bp.F-kn-se {]-ZÀ-i-\-t¸m-cm-«w t]m-se H-t¶ sN-¿m\p-
ïm-hq F-¶p-ap-Å D-d-t¸m-sS ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-¯n-\v k-½-Xn-¡-W-sa-¶v
Ip-Spw-_-hpw kp-lr-¯p-¡-fpw B-cm-[-I-cp-apÄ-s¸-sS F-sâ A-`yp-Z-b-
Imw-£n-IÄ ap-gp-h-\pw F-s¶ D-]-tZ-in-¨p. \nÀ-_-Ô ssk-\n-I-tk-h-\-
¯n-\p hn-k-½-Xn-¨mÂ F-sâ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv I-cn-bÀ F-s¶-t¶-¡p-am-bn
A-h-km-\n-¡p-sa-¶v A-hÀ ap-¶-dn-bn-¸pX-¶p. hn-Nm-cn-¨-Xn-\pw H-cp-]m-Sp
ap¼pX-s¶ F-\n-¡v t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-t\m-Sp hn-S-]-d-tb-ïn h-cp-sa-¶pw H-cp-
]m-Sp t]À I-cp-Xn. ]t£, A-¶v A-hÀ-¡p sN-hn-sIm-Sp-¯n-cp-s¶-¦nÂ
aq-¶mw X-h-W tem-I- Nm-¼y³ ]-«w t\-Sm-\m-hp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã F-¶-Xp
t]m-s«, tem-I Nm-¼y³-]-«w Xn-cn-¨p-]n-Sn-¡m³ t]m-epw F-\n-¡m-hp-am-
bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
]p-Xn-b Iq-«p-Im-c³
sa-bv am-k-¯n-se Np-«p-s]m-Åp-s¶m-cp ]-IÂ. s]³-knÂ-hm-\n-bm-
bn-se ss^-tä-gv-kv sl-h³ F-¶ F-sâ s{S-bn-\nw-Kv Iym-¼nÂ tPmÀ-Pv
t^mÀ-am-\p-am-bp-Å t]m-cm-«-¯n-\v X-¿m-sd-Sp-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. ZoÀ-
L-t\-c-s¯ ]-cn-io-e-\-¯n-\pti-jw Rm³ Po³ InÂ-tdm-bn-bp-sam-¯v
s{U-Ênw-Kv dq-an-te-¡p t]m-bn.
R-§Ä A-hn-sS-bn-cp-¶p kw-km-cn-¡-sh F-sâ ap-dn-bp-sS hm-Xn-
Â¡Â ap-«p tI-«p. B-cm-sW-¶p t\m-¡m³ Po³ F-gp-t¶-äp-sN-¶p.
B-tcm-Ky-{]i-v\-§-fp-sÅm-cp Ip-«n F-s¶ Im-Wm³ h-¶n-cn-¡-bm-sW-¶v
Po³ ]-d-ªp. Rm³ A-hÀ-¡v A-I-t¯-¡p-h-cm³ A-\p-hm-Zw \-Â-In.
\n-an-j-§Ä-¡-Iw B Ip-«n ]n-Xm-hp-sam-¯v F-sâ ap-¶n-se-¯n. A-h³
I-«n-Iq-Sn-b H-cp skz-ä-dpw I-¼n-fn-s¯m-¸n-bpw [-cn-¨n-cp-¶p. F-ń-\m-Wm
I-¼n-fn-¡p-¸m-b-hpw sXm-¸n-bpw [-cn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-sX-¶p tNm-Zn-¨-t¸mÄ,
X-\n-¡v c-àmÀ-_p-Z-am-sW-¶pw Io-tam-sX-dm-¸n-¡p hn-t[-b-\m-bn ap-Sn
sIm-gn-ª-Xp-sIm-ïm-Wv sXm-¸n-bpw I-¼n-fn-¡p-¸m-b-hpw [-cn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-
sX-¶pw ]-d-ªp.
F-sâ A-Iw h-Ãm-sX th-Z-\n-¨p. B-tcm-Kyw- \n-d-ª a-¡-fp-Å Rm³
F-{X `m-Ky-hm-\m-sW-¶v a-\-Ên-temÀ-¯p-t]m-bn. B ]-{´-ïp-Im-c³
F-t¶m-sSm-¸w \n-¶p t^m-t«m-sb-Sp-¯p. ]n-cn-bm³ t\-cw Rm-\-h-sâ
t]-cp tNm-Zn-¨p.
""F-sâ t]-cv Pn-½n'' A-h³ ]-d-ªp. F-s¶ Im-Wm-\m-b-XnÂ A-Xn-
bm-b k-t´m-j-ap-sï-¶v A-dn-bn-¨p. Rm³ A-h-s\¯-s¶ D-äp-t\m-¡n-¸-
d-ªp: ""h-cp-¶ a-Õ-c-¯nÂ Rm³ tPmÀ-Öv t^mÀ-am-s\ tXm-Â-]n-¡pw;
\o- AÀ-_p-Z-s¯-bpw.''
""XoÀ-¨-bm-bpw'' A-h-s\-s¶ ]p-WÀ-¶p.
106
ap-l½
]n-cn-bm³ t\-cw Rm-\h

- t- \m-Sp ]-dª
- p: ""Rm³ ]-dª
- X
- v a-d¡
- c
- p-Xv.''
F-\n-s¡m-cp \n-d-]p-©n-cn k-½m-\n-¨p-sIm-ï-h³ hm-Xn-en-\p-t\-sc
\-S-¶p.
c-ïp-\mÄ I-gn-ªv, A-h-s\-\n-s¡m-¸w \n-s¶-Sp-¯ t^m-t«m In-«n.
Rm-\-Xn-t·Â C-Æn-[w F-gp-Xn A-h-sâ A-Ñ-\v A-b-¨p-sIm-Sp-¯p:
F-sâ Iq-«p-Im-c³ Pn-½n-¡v,

\o AÀ-_p-Z-s¯ tXmÂ-]n-¡pw.
Rm³ tPmÀ-Pn-s\-bpw.
þ\n-sâ kp-lr-¯v-, ap-l-½-Z-en
c-ïm-gv-N I-gn-ªp. Rm-\-b-¨p-sIm-Sp-¯ t^m-t«m-¡v \-µn ]-d-bm³

Pn-½n-bp-sS A-Ñ³ hn-fn-¨-Xm-bn sP-\n ]-d-ªp. Pn-½n C-t¸mÄ s]³-knÂ-
hm-\n-bm bq-Wn-th-gv-kn-än tlm-kv-]n-ä-en-em-sW-¶pw, A-h-\n-\n A-[n-Iw
B-bp-Ên-sÃ-¶pw Iq-Sn A-t±-lw A-dn-bn-¨p.
F-\n-¡p h-Ãm-sX a-\-Êv th-Z-\n-¨p. Pn-½n-sb Im-Wm³ D-S³ R-§Ä
B-ip-]-{Xn-bnÂ h-cp-¶p-sï-¶v A-h-sâ A-Ñ-s\ A-dn-bn-¡m³ sP-\n-tbm-
Sp ]-d-ªp Rm³. aq-¶p a-Wn-¡qÀ-sIm-ïv R-§Ä B-ip-]-{Xn-bn-se-¯n.
t\-sc Pn-½n-bp-sS ap-dn-bn-te-¡p sN-¶p. In-S-¸n-em-bn-cp-¶ A-h-sâ sX-men
I-S-em-kp-t]m-se hn-f-dn- sh-fp-¯n-cp-¶p.
Xn-f-§p-¶ I¬-I-tfm-sS F-s¶ t\m-¡n A-h³ ]-d-ªp: ""ap-l-½-Zv,
Xm-¦Ä h-cp-sa-¶v F-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p.''
A-h-\-cn-In-te-¡p sN-¶v Rm³ ]-d-ªp: ""Pn-½o, Rm³ ]-d-ª-tXmÀ-
a-bn-tÃ? Rm³ tPmÀ-Pv t^mÀ-am-s\ tXmÂ-]n-¡pw; \o Im³-k-dn-s\-bpw.''
X-e-bp-bÀ-¯n F-s¶ t\m-¡n Pn-½n a-{ń-¨p: ""C-Ã ap-l-½-Zv. Rm³
ssZ-h-s¯ k-Ôn-¡m³ t]m-hp-I-bm-Wv. Xm-¦-sf-sâ kp-lr-¯m-sW-¶v
Rm³ ssZ-h-t¯m-Sp ]-d-bpw.''
ap-dn-bn-em-sI aq-I-X X-fw sI-«n. F-Ãm I-®p-I-fpw \n-d-ªp. Pn-½n-
sb C-dp-sI ]p-WÀ-¶v Rm³ bm-{X-]-d-ªp. cm-{Xn G-sd ssh-In-bp-Å
a-S-¡-bm-{X-bnÂ B-cpw H-¶p-ap-cn-bm-Sn-bn-Ã.
H-cm-gv-N I-gn-ªv Pn-½n-bp-sS a-c-W-hmÀ-¯ h-¶p. F-\n-¡v H-cp-\n-e-
¡pw ]-s¦-Sp-¡m³ ]-äm-¯ km-l-N-cy-am-bn-cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ Rm³ F-sâ
{]-Xn-\n-[n-bm-bn sP-\n-sb ]-d-ª-b-¨p.
kw-kv-Im-c-¨-S-§v I-gn-ªp a-S-§n-sb-¯n-b sP-\n ]-d-ªp:
""Pn-½n-bp-sS X-e-¡-cn-sI \mw F-Sp-¯ B t^m-t«m sh-¨n-cp-¶p''
]pXnb Iq«p-Im-c³ 107
t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-\v X-¿m-sd-Sp-¡p-t¼m-gpÄ-s¸-sS, F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯n-ep-S-
\o-fw Pn-½n-bp-sS a-c-Ww h-en-sbm-cp ]mT-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-{X-am-{Xw A-aq-
ey-hpw F-¶mÂ ZpÀ-_-e-hp-am-Wv Po-hn-Xw F-¶ ]mTw. Hm-tcm Zn-\-hpw
ssZ-h-¯n-sâ h-c-Zm-\-am-sW-¶pw, G-Xp \n-an-j-hpw A-Xv \-jv-S-am-hm-sa-
¶pw F-t¸m-gp-tamÀ-¡p-I.
Xn-cn-¨p-hc- h
- v
""F-sâ sN-dp-¸-¯nÂ,
Rm³ a-\-Êp-sh-¨-sX-´pw
t\-Sn-sb-Sp-¡m³ I-gn-bp-sa-¶v
tem-I-s¯-bpw F-s¶-bpw
Rm³ t_m-[y-s¸-Sp-¯n-bn-cp-¶p.
F-\n-¡v B-hÀ-¯n-¨p sN-t¿-ïn-h-¶
H-¶m-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv.''
tPmÀ-Pv t^mÀ-am³
F-sâ sl-hn-sh-bn-äv ]-«w Xn-cn-¨p-]n-Sn-¡m³ Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨p. k-Xy-
¯nÂ, F-\n-¡-Xv G-sX-¦n-epw F-Xn-cm-fn-tbm-Sv tXm-äv \-jv-S-s¸-«-X-Ãm-bn-
cp-¶p. a-dn-¨v, hn-b-äv-\m-an-te-¡v bp-²-¯n-\pt]m-hm³ hn-k-½-Xn-¨-Xn-\mÂ
F-¶nÂ-\n-¶pw Xn-cn-s¨-Sp-¯-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. kp-{]ow tIm-S-Xn-sb-s¶ Ip-ä-hn-
ap-à-\m-¡p-¶-Xn-\p sXm-«p-ap-¼v tPm t{^-kn-b-dnÂ-\n-¶pw A-Xp Xn-cn-¨p-
]n-Sn-¡m-\p-Å A-hk - c- w F-\n-¡p \-jSv- a
- m-bn. "a\x-km-£n-bpsS t]cn-epÅ
hnk½X-¡m-c³' (Conscientious objector)F-¶ F-sâ Ìm-ä-kv Øn-co-I-cn-
¡m-\p-Å kp-{]ow tIm-S-Xn-bp-sS Xo-cp-am-\w ]t£, F-sâ Nm-¼y³-]-Z-hn
]p-\Ø - m-]n-¨n-Ã. tKm-Zb - nÂ s]m-cp-Xn-s¡m-ïÃ - m-sX F-\n-s¡-sâ Nm-¼y³-
]-Z-hn ho-sï-Sp-¡m³ a-äp amÀ-K-sam-¶p-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. tPm t{^-kn-b-dp-
am-bn ho-ïpw G-äp-ap-t«-ïnh-cp-sa-¶v Rm³ I-cp-Xn-sb-¦n-epw 1973þÂ
A-bm-sf tXm-Â-]n-¨v tPmÀ-Pv t^mÀ-am³ Nm-¼y³ ]-«w kz-´-am-¡n.
tem-I-¯n-se G-ä-hpw lo-\-\pw tam-i-¡m-c-\p-am-b t_m-Iv-k-dm-bn-cp-¶p
t^mÀ-am³. ]-cp-¡³ ]-©p-I-fp-am-bn tKm-Z-bnÂ k-Zm A-{I-tam-Õp-I-
\m-bn-cp-¶ A-bmÄ-¡v F-s¶-¡mÄ I-cp-¯pw bp-h-Xz-hp-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
A-bmsf F\n¡v tXmÂ]n-¡m-\mhn-sÃ-¶v B-fp-IÄ hn-iz-kn-¨p. dnw-KnÂ
Rm³ A-Xn Zm-cp-W-am-bn ]-cm-P-b-s¸-Sp-sa-¶v F-sâ kp-lr-¯p-¡-fpw ]-cn-
io-e-I-cpw t]m-epw I-cp-Xn. Rm³ sIm-Ã-s¸-Sm³ t]m-hp-I-bm-sW-¶ph-sc
I-cp-Xn Nn-eÀ. ]-t£, im-kv-{Xo-b-am-sbm-cp t_m-Iv-kÀ F-¶- \n-e-bnÂ
Rm³ A-bm-sf t\-cn-Sm³ Ir-Xy-am-sbm-cp ]-²-Xn B-kq-{X-Ww sN-bv-Xn-
cp-¶p. B-cp-am-bpw ]-¦p-sh-¡m-s¯m-cp c-l-ky- ]-²-Xn.
t^mÀ-am-sâ t]m-cm-«-§-fp-sS H-cp-]m-Sv ho-Un-tbm tS-]v-kv Rm³ I-ïp.
A-§-s\ A-bm-fp-sS i-àn-þZuÀ-_-ey-§Ä Rm³ ]Tn-¡p-I-bpw, A-bm-
fp-sS t]m-cm-«-ssi-en-sb¡p-dn-¨v Ir-Xy-am-sbm-cp [m-c-W kr-jv-Sn-¡p-I-bpw
110
ap-l½
sN-bv-Xp. H-¸w F-sâ i-ànþ-ZuÀ-_-ey-§-fpw kz-bw hn-e-bn-cp-¯n.

Xp-SÀ-¶v, A-Æn-[w k-¼m-Zn-¨ hn-h-c-§-sf-Ãmw t]m-cm-«-th-f-bnÂ F-\n-s¡-
§-s\ {]-tbm-P-\-s¸-Sp-¯mw F-¶-Xn-s\ Ip-dn-¨m-tem-Nn-¨p. I-cp-¯n-epw
B-Im-c-¯n-epw t^mÀ-am³ Fs¶-¡mÄ H-cp-]m-Sp an-I-¨p\n-¶-Xn-\mÂ
t\À¡p t\sc G-äp-ap-«p-¶-Xv _p-²n-b-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.. A-Xn-\mÂ, A-bm-sf
£o-Wn-¸n-¡Â am-{X-am-Wv hn-P-bn-¡m-\p-Å G-I h-gn-sb-¶v Rm³ a-\-
Ên-em-¡n. A-bm-sf F-\n-¡v tXmÂ-]n-¡m-\m-hp-sa-¶pX-s¶ Rm-\p-d-¨p
hn-iz-kn-¨p. Rm³ \n-c-´-cw {]mÀ-Yn-¨p. {]-]-©-am-sI \n-b-{ń-¡p-¶-Xv
ssZ-h-am-W-¶v Rm³ D-d-¨p hn-iz-kn-¨n-cp-¶p. A-Xn-\mÂ, F-¶m-em-hp-
¶-Xp Rm³ sN-¿pw. _m-¡n ssZ-h-¯n-\p hn-«p-sIm-Sp-¡pw.
A-¡m-e-¯v A-ta-cn-¡-¡mÀ-¡v h-en-b ]-cn-N-b-an-Ãm-Xn-cp-¶ k-bÀ
F-¶ cm-Py-¯m-bn-cp-¶p a-Õ-cw \n-Ý-bn-¨n-cp-¶-Xv. sam-_p-«p sk-sk
sk-t¡m B-bn-cp-¶p A-hn-Ss¯ `-c-Wm-[n-Im-cn. ]n-¶o-Sv 1997þÂ B-`y-
´-c-hn-¹-h-ap-ïm-hp-I-bpw k-bÀ, tImw-tKm dn-¸-»n-¡n-sâ `m-K-am-hp-I-bpw
sN-bv-X-t¸mÄ A-t±-l-s¯ \m-Sp-I-S-¯p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. cm-Py-X-e-Øm-\-
am-b In³-jm-k-bnÂ X-s¶ F-sâ Xn-cn-¨p-h-c-hpa-Õ-cw kw-L-Sn-¸n-¡p-I-
h-gn X-sâ cm-Py-t¯-¡pw P-\-X-bn-te-¡pw tem-I-{i-²-bm-IÀ-jn-¡m-\m-bn-
cp-¶p sam-_p-«p D-t±-in-¨-Xv. A-Xp \-sÃm-cm-i-b-am-bn F-\n-¡pw tXm-¶n.
Im-c-Ww, ]qÀ-W-am-bpw I-dp-¯ hÀ-K-¡m-cmÂ \-bn-¡-s¸-Sp-s¶m-cp cm-Py-
am-bn-cp-¶p k-bÀ. kz-´w hn-am-\-bm-{Xm kw-hn-[m-\-hpw t]m-tÌm-ô-
kpw kq-¸À-amÀ-¡-äp-sa-Ãmw A-hÀ-¡p-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. Rm³ I-ï-XnÂsh-¨v
G-ä-hpw an-I-s¨m-cp kw-`-h-am-bn-t¯m-¶n A-Xv. ]qÀ-W-am-bpw I-dp-¯-hÀ
ap-t¶m-«p \-bn-¡p-s¶m-cp cm-Pyw!
k-b-dn-se P-\-§Ä F-s¶-bpw Rm-\-h-sc-bpw h-f-sc-b-[n-Iw kv-t\-
ln-¨p. A-h-cnÂ-\n-¶v e-`n-¨-{X A-Km-[-am-b kv-t\-l-hpw ]n-´p-W-bpw
a-säm-cn-¡-epw F-\n-¡v e-`n-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. F-s¶ Im-Wm-\m-bn sX-cp-hpI-
fnÂ P-\w Xn-§n\n-d-ªp. A-h-tcm-Sp kw-km-cn-¡m-\pw, A-h-cp-sS Po-hn-
X-km-l-N-cy-§-f-dn-bm-\pw F-\n-¡pw D-Õm-l-am-bn-cp-¶p. H-cp-]m-Sp k-a-bw
Rm-\-h-cp-am-bn sNe-hn-«p. R-§Ä ]-¦p-sh-¨ ]-c-kv-]-c _-lp-am-\w
X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p A-Xn-\p Im-c-Ww. k-b-dn-se P-\-§-fp-am-bp-Å F-sâ-bo
B-ß-_-Ôw t^mÀ-am-sâ k-a-\n-e sX-än-¡p-sa-¶v F-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-
cp-¶p. tem-I-¯n-sâ ]m-Xn-bn-S-§-fn-se-¦n-epw Rm³ P-\-§-fp-sS Nm-¼y-
\m-bn-cp-¶p. R-§Ä t]m-cm-Sn-b B cm-{Xn-bnÂ Km-e-dn-bnÂ-\n-¶v P-\-¡q-«-
sam-¶m-sI ""A-eo, sIm-Ã-h-s\'' F-¶v BÀ-¯p hn-fn-¨-t¸mÄ t^mÀ-am-\v
k-ln-¡m³ I-gn-ªn-Ã.
Rm-\-bm-sf sIm-Ãm-\p-t±-in-¨n-cp-¶n-sÃ-¶p XoÀ-¨. ]-t£, F-\n-¡p
tPmÀPv t^mÀam³ 111
P-bn-¡-W-am-bn-cp-¶p. a-Wn ap-g-§n-b \n-an-jw Rm³ t^mÀ-am-\p t\-sc
Ip-Xn-¨v kÀ-h-i-àn-bp-sa-Sp-¯v A-bm-fp-sS X-e-¡n-Sn-¨p. Xp-SÀ-¶v dnw-Kn-
te-¡n-Sn-¨n-«p. A-§-s\, A-bm-sf A-h-i-\m-¡n-b Rm³ F-«mw du-ïnÂ
hn-Pb- w sIm-bvX - v tem-I sl-hn-sh-bn-äv ]-«w Xn-cn-¨p ]n-Sn-¨p. ]-cm-Pb¯nÂ
\ncm-i\pw tcmjm-Ip-e-\-pamb t^mÀ-am-³ a-\-ÊnÂ tXm-¶p-¶ k-I-e-
Xn-epw Fsâ hn-P-b-Im-c-Ww B-tcm-]n-¨p. Im-c-Ww, F-s¶-t¸m-se
kp-µ-c-\pw _-l-f-¡m-c-\p-am-b H-cp-¯³ A-bm-sf tXm-Â-]n-¡p-¶-Xv kz-]v-
\-¯nÂ t]m-epw A-bmÄ {]-Xo-£n-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. ]-cm-Pn-X-sâ a-t\m-\n-e
A-t±-l-¯n-\v h-i-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, G-sd ssh-Im-sX ssZ-h-s¯
kz-Po-hn-X-¯n-te-¡p tNÀ-¡p-Ih-gn A-bm-fm-sI am-dn. ]nÂ-¡m-e-s¯m-cp
ss{I-kv-X-h ]p-tcm-ln-X³ h-sc-bm-bn A-t±-lw.
F-s¶-¡p-dn-¨v A-t±-lw h-f-sc \-Ã Nn-e A-`n-{]m-b-{]-I-S-\-§Ä \-S-
¯n-bn-cp-¶p. C-t¸m-gpw F-sâ kp-J-hn-h-c-§-f-t\z-jn-¨p-sIm-ïv A-t±-lw
C-S-¡n-sS hn-fn-¡m-dp-ïv. \-sÃm-cp a-\p-jy-\m-W-t±-lw. tKm-Z-¡-I-¯pw
]p-d-¯pw A-t±-lw Xn-I-sªm-cp tP-Xm-hm-bn-cp-¶p.
B a-Õ-c-ti-jw Rm³ Xm-a-k-Ø-e-am-b {]-kn-U³-jyÂ tIm-¼u
-ïn-te-¡p t]m-bn. In³-jm-k-bnÂ-\n-¶pw h-S-t¡m-«v G-I-tZ-iw H-cp a-Wn-
¡qÀ bm-{Xm-Zq-c-ap-ïv A-t§m-«v. k-b-dn-se k-a-bw cm-hn-se aq-¶p a-Wn-¡m-
bn-cp-¶p a-Õ-cw Xp-S-§n-b-Xv. A-t¸mÄ A-ta-cn-¡-bnÂ ss{]w ssSw B-bn-
cn-¡pw. \m-«n-se-¯n-b-t¸m-tg-¡pw ]n-tä-¶p {]-`m-X-am-bn-cp-¶p. Rm-\m-h-s«,
XoÀ-¯pw £o-Wn-X-\p-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, F-bv-©-tem-bpw _p³-Un-\n-bp-
apÄ-s¸-sS F-sâ k-l-Nm-cn-IÄ ]n-cn-ª-tXm-sS Rm-s\-sâ tImt«--Pn-sâ
N-hn-«p-]-Sn-bn-en-cp-¶p. A-t¶-cw {]-tZ-i-s¯ Nn-e Ip-«n-IÄ F-s¶ Im-Wm-
s\-¯n. F-sâ t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-s\¡p-dn-¨pw C-¶-se Rm³ t\-Sn-b h-¼³
hn-P-b-s¯¡p-dn-¨pw A-hÀ-¡-dn-bp-tam F-s¶-\n-¡v XoÀ-¨-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, t]m-Ì-dp-IÄ h-gn-bpw td-Un-tbm A-\u¬-kv-saân-eq-sS-bpw F-sâ
ap-J-hpw t]-cpw A-hÀ-¡v kp-]-cn-Nn-X-am-bn-cp-¶p. Rm-\-h-sc k-t´m-j-
]qÀ-hw kzo-I-cn-¡pw F-¶-hÀ {]-Xo-£n-¨p. ap-l-½-Z-en F-¶ t_m-Iv-k-
dp-sS Iq-sS-b-Ã, ap-l-½-Z-en F-¶ a-Po-jy-sâ-bpw X-am-i-¡m-c-sâ-bpw
Iq-sS-bn-cn-¡m-\m-Wv A-h-cm-{K-ln-¨-Xv. Ip-«n-I-sf F-\n-¡n-jv-S-am-Wv. A-h-
cp-sS \n-jv-I-f-¦-X-bpw, G-Xp km-l-N-cy-¯n-epw an-I-¨-Xp-am-{Xw kr-jv-Sn-
¡m-\p-Å A-hc - p-sS ti-jn-bpw Im-cW
- w. X-s¶-bp-aÃ - , A-{X-am-{Xw ssh-Im
cn-I-hpw k-½À-Z-ta-dn-b-Xp-am-sbm-cp a-Õ-c-ti-jw H-cp-Iq-«w Ip-«n-I-fp
-sam-¯v B-kz-Zn-¡m-\-h-k-cw e-`n-¡p-I-sb-¶mÂ h-en-sbm-cp `m-Ky-am-bn-
cp-¶p. tem-I Nm-¼y³-]-«w Xn-cn-¨p-]n-Sn-¨-Xp-t]m-se¯-s¶ A-¶v cm-hn-se
B Ip-«n-I-sfm-¯v am-Pn-Iv {Sn-¡p-IÄ Im-Wn-¨p c-kn-¨-Xpw Rm-s\m-cn-
¡-epw a-d-¡n-Ã.
Nm-¼y³-kv- äpIw
t\-«-§-fn-tes-¡-¯m³ A-ku-I-cy-§Ä XS-Ê-am-bn \nÂ-¡p-¶ Hm-tcm-
cp-¯À-¡pw th-ïn-bp-Å-Xm-Wo hm-¡p-IÄ.
Nm-¼y³-kv- kr-ãn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv- Pn-w-t\-jy-§-fn-e-Ã. A-I-¯v- B-gv-¶p-
In-S-¡p-¶ kz-]v-\m-`n-em-j-§-fnÂ-\n-¶pw ho-£-W-§-fnÂ-\n-¶p-am-Ip-¶p
Nm-¼y³-kv- kr-ãn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv-. \n-Ý-b-ZmÀ-Vy-hpw ssh-Z-Kv-[y-hp-am-Wv
A-Xn-\p th-ï-Xv-. ]-t£, ssh-Z-Kv-[y-s¯-¡mÄ i-à-am-th-ï-Xv- \n-Ý-
b-ZmÀ-Vy-am-bn-cn-¡-Ww. t_m-Iv-knwKnÂ k-Po-h-am-bn-cp-¶ Im-e-¯v- Rm-
s\-t¸m-gpw Hm-tcm e-£y-§Ä ap-¶nÂsh-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p. e-£y-{]m-]v-
Xn-¡m-bn F-´p-sN-¿-W-sa-¶v a-äp-Å-hÀ-¡v- Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡m-\pw, H-cp
e-£yw ap-¶nÂ sh-¨v- A-Xn-sâ km-£mÂ-¡m-c-¯n-\m-bn ITn-\m-[zm-\w
sN-bvX- mÂ F-´pw km-[y-am-sW-¶v kz-bw sX-fn-bn-¡m-\pw th-ïn. kz-´w
Nn-´-IÄ-¡pw hn-izm-k-§Ä-¡p-a-\p-k-cn-¨v- \mw kz-bwX-s¶-bm-Wv
\-½psS bm-YmÀ-Yy-§Ä kr-ãn-¡p-¶-Xv-. F-¶nÂ I-gn-hn-Ãm-bv-a B-tcm-
]n-¨ hn-aÀi-IÀ k-Xy-¯nÂ F-\n-s¡-´p t\-Sm³ I-gn-bpw F-¶-dn-bm-
¯-h-cm-bn-cp-¶p.
P-b-]-cm-P-b-§Ä F-t¸m-gpw F-Ãm-h-cp-sS Po-hn-X-¯n-epw D-ïm-hp-
¶p-ïv-. H-cn-¡-se-¦n-epw tXmÂhnb-dn-ªn-sÃ-¦nÂ \-½n-se I-cp-¯pw
ti-jn-bp-sa-s´-¶v Xn-cn-¨-dn-bm³ \-ap-¡m-hn-Ã. \n-§Ä hn-izm-k-aÀ-¸n-
¡p-¶ H-¶n-\m-bn t]m-cm-Sp-t¼mÄ \n-§Ä b-YmÀ-Y-¯nÂ tXmÂ-¡p-I-b-
sÃ-¶pw, kz-bw hn-izm-k-aÀ-¸n-¡p-¶ H-¶n-\p-th-ïn t]m-cm-Sm³ hn-k-½-Xn-
¡p-t¼m-gm-Wv \n-§Ä b-YmÀ-Y-¯nÂ tXmÂ-¡p-¶-sX-¶p-am-Wv F-t¸m-gpw
HmÀ-¯p-sh-t¡-ï kp-{]-[m-\ Im-cyw!
"t\m km-Uv Kp-Uvs- s_-kv '
Po-hn-X-¯n-ep-S-\o-fw A-km-[y-am-b-Xv Rm³ t\-Sn-b-Xv {]-Xn-Iq-e-km-l-
N-cy-§-sf sh-Ãp-hn-fn-¨psIm-ïm-Wv. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p 1980
H-Iv-tSm-_-dnÂ em-dn tlmw-kn-t\m-Sp ]-cm-P-b-s¸-« ti-jw 1981 Un-kw-
_À 11þ\v _-lm-am-bnÂ sh-¨v s{S-hÀ s_À-_n-¡p-am-bn G-äp-ap-«n-b-Xv.
]-t£, ]-¯mw du-ïnÂ Rm³ ]-cm-Pn-X-\m-bn. \mÂ-]-Xv H-cp Ip-«n-¡-fn
-{]m-b-am-sW-¶pw, Po-hn-Xw Xp-S-§p-t¶-bp-Åq-sh-¶pw A-¶p a-Õ-c-¯n-\p
ap-s¼ hnaÀi-I-tcm-Sp ]-d-ª-Xv Rm-t\mÀ-¡p-¶p.
""i-co-c-s¯-¡mÄ a\-Êns\ Bkv]-Zn¨p \nÂ¡p-¶-XmWv {]m-bw.
\n§Ä A-Xv A-h-K-Wn-¡p-¶n-S-t¯m-fw A-sXm-cp {]-iv-\-ta-b-Ã.''
A-h-km-\ a-Õ-c-hpw ]-cm-P-b-s¸-«-tXm-sS F-sâ Im-ew I-gn-sª-¶v
F-\n-¡v k-½-Xn-t¡-ïn-h-¶p. H-Sp-hnÂ Im-ew F-s¶ ]n-Sn-Iq-Sn. ]-t£,
A-Xn-\pw ap-s¼ ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬-kv tcm-K-sa-s¶ ]n-Sn-Iq-Sn-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¶p
]n-¶o-Sm-Wv Rm³ a-\-Ên-em-¡n-b-Xv. B H-cpL-«w h-sc t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-t\m-
sSm-cn-¡-epw hn-S-]-d-bm³ F-\n-¡m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. A-Xn-\mÂ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv
F-t¶m-Sp bm-{X]-d-ªp. F-\n-¡p apt¼ a-säm-cp t_m-Iv-k-dpw H-¶mw
Øm-\-¯n-cn-s¡ hn-c-an-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw H-¶m-a-\m-hm³ B-{K-
ln-¨p. A-h-km-\-a-Õ-cw hn-P-bn-¨n-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm³ ]n-s¶-bpw dnw-KnÂ
Xp-SÀ-t¶-t\. A-dp-]-Xmw h-b-Ên-epw A-km-[y-am-b-Xp t\-Sm-\p-Zy-an-¡p-¶
H-cm-fm-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. I-fn-bnÂ A-Xn-ZoÀ-L-Im-ew Xp-SÀ-¶-Xn-
\mÂ Rm-\n-jv-S-s¸-«-sX-t´m A-Xp-X-s¶ F-sâ X-IÀ-¨-¡v tl-Xp-hm-bn
I-em-in-s¨-¶pw Nn-e-sc-gp-Xn. ]t£, C-\n-bpw F-\n-¡-sX-Ãmw sN-¿m-\m-
hp-am-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ Rm-\-sX-Ãmw A-Æn-[w X-s¶ sN-¿p-am-bn-cp-¶p. Po-hn-
X-¯nÂ F-{X-taÂ Rm³ I-jv-S-X-b-\p-`-hn-¨n-«p-tïm A-{X-taÂ t\-«w
k-¼m-Zn-¡m-\pw F-\n-¡m-bn-«p-ïv. ]-e-t¸m-gp-sa-t¶m-Sv lr-Z-b-sam-¶pw,
a-\-Êv a-säm-¶pw ]-d-ªp. A-Æn-[w H-cp kw-LÀ-jw A-`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-¨-t¸m-
sg-Ãmw Rm-s\-sâ lr-Z-b-a-{´-W-s¯ sXc-sª-Sp-¯p.
""F-sâ G-ä-hpw ]-cp-¡-\m-b F-Xn-cm-fn F-t¸m-gpw Rm³ X-s¶-

bm-bn-cp-¶p.''
\n-gÂ-\r-¯w
"Iq-Sp-XÂ a-l-Xzw' BÀ-s¡-¶p \n-Ý-bn-¡m³
Im-jy-kpw ap-l-½-Z-en-bpw X-½nÂ
\-S-¯p-¶ t]m-cm-«-am-bn-cn-¡pw
tem-Iw H-cn-¡-epw Im-Wm-\n-S-bn-Ãm-¯
G-ä-hpw sF-Xn-lm-kn-I-am-b t]m-cm-«w.
H-cp \n-an-j-t¯-s¡-¦n-epw
A-Xp kw-`-hn-¡p-I-bm-sW-¦nÂ
]q-¼m-ä-bpw tX-\o-¨-bpw X-½n-se
B a-Õ-c-¯nÂ B-cm-bn-cn-¡pw hn-P-bn-¡p-I...?
ap-l½ - Z- e
- n-bpw
Im-jy-kvt- ¢-bpw X-½nÂ
""Hm-tcm X-h-W I-®m-Sn-bnÂ t\m-¡p-t¼m-gpw,
eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-se B ]-¿-s\-s¶
an-gn-¨p-t\m-¡p-¶-Xp Rm³ Im-Wp-¶p.
Im-jy-kv t¢ F-¶m-bn-cp-¶p A-h-sâ t]À.''
Xm³ ap-l½ - Z- e
- n-sb-¡mÄ a-lm-\m-sW-¶v B ]-¿³ ]-db - p-¶p. F-s¶
Rm-\m-¡n-b-Xv A-h-\m-sW-¶-h-Im-i-s¸-Sp-¶p; A-h-\p In-dp-¡m-sW-¶v
Rm³ Xn-cn-¨pw.
A-h-sâ I-®nÂ t\m-¡n Rm-\n-Æn-[w {]-Jym-]n-¡p-¶p, ""ap-l-½-Z-en-
bm-Wp \n-s¶ a-lm-\m-¡n-b-Xv.''
i-à-cm-b `-c-W-Iq-S-¯n-s\-Xn-sc kz-´w hn-izm-km-ZÀ-i-§Ä-¡m-bn
D-d-¨p-\n-¶-Xpw, sIm-Sp-¦m-äp-I-sf I-cp-X-tem-sS t\-cn-«-Xpw, th-Z-\-I-sf
I-Sn-¨n-d-¡n-b-Xpw, hn-izm-k-sa-¶ I-e h-i-¯m-¡n-b-Xpw, k-Xyw {]-k-cn-¸n-
¨-Xpw Im-jy-kv t¢ A-Ã, ap-l-½-Z-en-bm-sW-¶v Rm-\-h-t\m-Sp ]-d-bp-¶p.
A-h³ \-· \n-d-ª-h-\pw a-l-Xz-ap-Å-h-\p-am-hmw. ]-t£, "tdm-]v-
þ-F-þ-tUm-]v' I-ïp]n-Sn-¨-Xpw H-fn¼n-Iv-knÂ Zo-]-in-J sIm-fp-¯n-b-Xpw,
tem-I-s¯ sR-«n-¨p-I-f-ª-Xpw, N-cn-{X-¯nÂ C-Sw-]n-Sn-¨-Xpw ap-l-½-Z-
en-bm-sW-¶v Rm-\-h-t\m-Sp ]-d-bp-¶p.
Rm³ A-Æn-[w ]-d-ªp-t]m-hp-t¼mÄ A-h³ F-sâ I-®p-I-fn-te-¡p
t\m-¡n B-ß-hn-izm-k-t¯m-sS {]-Xn-h-Nn-¡p-¶p:
""Xm-¦Ä ]-d-bp-¶-Xv G-sd-¡p-sd ap-gp-h-\pw i-cn-bm-Wv. t_m-Iv-knw-Kv
F-¶ I-fn-bnÂ B-[n-]X - yw Øm-]n-¨X
- v ap-l½
- Z- e
- n-bm-hmw. F-¶mÂ, A-Xp
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ap-l½
kz-]v-\w I-ï-Xpw, B kz-]v-\w ]n³-Xp-S-cm³ ap-l-½-Z-en-¡v {]-tNm-Z-\-ta-

In-b-Xpw Im-jy-kv t¢ B-bn-cp-¶p. tdm-]v F tUm-]v I-fn-¨-Xp ap-l-½-
Z-en-bm-bn-cn-¡mw. F-¶mÂ, H-gn-ªp-am-dn-bpw C-Sn-sIm-Sp-¯pw kz-]v-\-¯n-
se-¶ t]m-se dnw-Kn-ep-S-\o-fw ]m-dn-\-S-¶-Xv Im-jy-kv t¢ B-bn-cp-¶p.''
A-hmÀ-Up-I-fpw _-lp-a-Xn-I-fpw t\-Sp-t¼mÄ A-h-s\-t¶m-Sp ]-d
-bp-¶p: ""H-cp Im-cy-tamÀ-¡p-I. a-l-Xzw ap-l-½-Z-en-¡m-bn-cn-¡mw. ]t£,
A-Xn-te-¡p-Å h-gn sX-fn-bn-¨-Xv Im-jy-kv t¢ B-bn-cp-¶p.''
Xo-cp-am-\w
""Im-jy-kpw A-en-bpw kz-]v-\-§-sf ]p-\À-Po-hn-¸n-¨p-sIm-ïv
dnw-KnÂ \r-¯w sh-¨-t¸mÄ,
A-h-km-\ du-ïnÂ t]m-cm-«w k-a-\n-e-bnÂ I-em-in-¨p.
H-cmÄ-¡pw A-]-c³ {]-Jym-]n-¨-Xn-e-¸p-dw
a-l-¯-c-am-hm³ I-gn-ªn-Ã.
H-scm-ä lr-Z-b-am-bn-cp-¶p Xp-S-¡w sXm-t«
A-h-cn-cp-h-cpw ]-¦p-sh-¨-Xv.''
þl-\m bm-kv-ao³ A-en

HmÀ-aI
- Ä..
Cu-bn-sS Nn-e-sc-t¶m-Sp tNm-Zn-¨p: ""t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-s\ Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¡p-
t¼mÄ Xm-¦Ä-t¡-ä-hpw \-jv-S-t_m-[w tXm-¶p-¶-sX-´m-Wv?'' C-¶-se
H-cp ]p-\x-k-µÀ-i-\w \-S-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Rm-s\-ń-s\-sb-Ãmw Ip-dn-¨m-tem-
Nn-¨n-cn-¡pw F-¶-dn-bm-\m-Wv A-h-cm-{K-ln-¨-Xv.
Nn-e Zn-h-k-§-fnÂ F-gp-t¶-Â-¡p-t¼mÄ a-\-ÊnÂ C-¶-se-I-fp-sS
HmÀ-a-I-fp-ïm-hpw. sh-Ãp-hn-fn-I-fp-sS-bpw t]m-cm-«-§-fp-sS-bpw HmÀa-IÄ.
\r¯-¯n-sâ-bpw {]-Xm-]-¯n-sâ-bpw kz-]v-\-§-fp-sS-bpw HmÀ-a-IÄ. F-bv-
©-tem-kn-sâ A-eÀ-¨-bpw _pUn-\n-bp-sS I-®n-se Xo-s¸m-cn-bpw. A-\n-b-
t\m-sSm-¯p-Å hym-bm-a k-hm-cn-bp-sS HmÀ-aIÄ. R-§-sfm-cp-an-¨p bm-{X
sN-bv-X ]m-X-IÄ. Un-bÀ se-bv-¡n-se h-k-´-Im-e ]-cn-io-e-\ Iym-¼v.
ap-dn-¨n-« a-c-§-fp-sS K-Ôw. A-K-Wn-sb-¶ Ip-¶v I-b-dn-bn-d-§n-b-Xv..
dnw-Kn-se a-Wn-ap-g-¡-hpw P-\-§-fp-sS BÀ-¸p-hn-fn-I-fpw. dnw-Kn-sâ
hn-Im-cw, dnw-Kn-se \r-¯w, j-^v-enw-Kv, Xm-f-th-K-§Ä, tdm-]v-þ-F-þ-
tUm-¸n-sâ hn-P-bw. kÀ-thm-]-cn, kz-X-{´-am-b Po-hn-Xw..
Po-hn-Xw ap-t¶m-s«m-gp-Ip-t¼mÄ In-co-S-t\-«-¯n-sâ A-`n-am-\-s¯
Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¡p-¶p Rm-³. ta-L¡ - o-dp I-Ws- ¡ A-Xn-th-K¯ - n-em-Ws- X-Ãmw
kw-`-hn-¨-Xv. Im-ew am-ä-§-sfm-cp-]m-Sv kr-jv-Sn-s¨-¦n-epw N-{I-hÀ-¯n-bm-bn
hm-Wn-cp-s¶m-cp Im-ew Rm³ C-¶p-tamÀ-¡p-¶p.
Zpx-J-km-{µ-am-b hn-S-]-d-¨n-e-Ã, k-t´m-j-I-c-am-b HmÀ-a-IÄ am-{Xw.
Rm³ a-cn-¨mÂ..
H-cn-¡-em-tcm F-t¶m-Sp ]-d-ªp, Rm³ hn-S-]-d-ªv H-cm-bn-cw hÀ-jw
I-gn-ªm-epw F-sâ t]-cpw t\-«-§-fpw B-fp-IÄ HmÀ-¡p-sa-¶v.
Rm³ a-cn-¨p-I-gn-ªmÂ F-sâ IÀ-a-t\-«-§Ä t\m-¡n B-fp-I-sf-s¶
hn-eb- n-cp-¯n-tb-¡pw. A-hc - p-t±-in-¡pw hn-[w A-hÀ-s¡-s¶ hn-eb - n-cp-¯mw.
F-sâ sd-t¡mÀ-Up-IÄ F-´m-bm-epw kz-bw kw-km-cn-¡p-¶p-ï-tÃm.
F-¡m-e-s¯-bpw th-K-ta-dn-b sl-hn- sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y-\m-bn-cp-¶p
Rm-s\-¶v A-hÀ ]-d-tª-¡pw. Im-Wm³ Rm³ kp-µ-c-\m-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw,
F-sâ ap-J-¯v ]m-tSm A-S-bm-f-§-tfm C-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw A-hÀ ]-d-
tª-¡pw. Rm³ G-ä-hpw k-aÀ-Y-\pw c-kn-I-\p-am-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw A-hÀ
]-d-tª-¡pw. tIm-tf-Pv hn-Zym-`ym-k-an-Ãm-Xn-cp-¶n-«pw tIm-tf-Pp-I-fnÂ {]-`m-
jWw \-S-¯m-\pw Sn.hn-bnÂ a-lm-hy-àn-Xz-§-tfm-Sp kw-hm-Z-¯n-teÀ-s¸-
Sm-\pw am-{Xw kv-amÀ-«m-bn-cp-¶p Rm-s\-¶pw A-hÀ ]-d-tª-¡mw. b-YmÀ-Y
tem-I-Nm-¼y-\m-b H-tc-sbm-cmÄ Rm-\m-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw A-hÀ-¡p ]-d-bmw.
k-bÀ, Cw-¥-ïv, C-t´m-t\-jy, kzn-äv-kÀ-emâv, P-¸m³, ^n-en-¸o³-kv
Xp-S-§n hn-hn-[ cm-Py-§-fnÂ Rm³ t]m-bn-«p-ïv. tem-I-s¯ G-ä-hpw {]-i-
kv-X-\m-b hy-àn-bpw N-cn-{X-¯n-se G-ä-hpw {]-kn-²-\m-b t]m-cm-fn-bpw
Rm-\m-bn-cp-s¶-¶v A-hÀ-¡p ]-d-tb-ïn-h-cpw. "A-en j-^n-fpw' "tdm-]v-
þ-F-þ-tUm-¸pw' I-ïp-]n-Sn-¨-Xv Rm-\m-sW-¶v A-hÀ-¡p ]-d-tb-ïn-h-cpw.
kz-´w t]m-cm-«-§-fn-se hn-P-b-du-ïv G-sX-¶v {]-h-Nn-¡m³ I-gn-bp-¶
G-I t_m-Iv-kÀ Rm-\m-bn-cp-s¶-¶pw A-hÀ-¡p ]-d-tb-ïn-h-cpw. P-\-§-fp-
sS Nm-¼y-\m-bn-cp-¶p Rm-s\-¶pw, Rm³ hn-c-an-¨-tXm-sS t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-\v
A-Xn-sâ B-th-i-hpw B-IÀ-j-Wo-b-X-bpw \-jv-S-am-sb-¶pw A-hÀ-¡p
]-d-tb-ïn-h-cpw.
A-§-s\, F-Ãm h-kv-Xp-X-I-fpw hn-e-bn-cp-¯n-¡-gn-ªmÂ Rm-\m-Wv
F-¡m-es - ¯-bpw a-lm³ F-¶ XoÀ-¸n-se-¯m-sX X-ca - p-ïm-hn-Ã A-hÀ¡v.
(eq-bo-kv hn-tÃ-bn-se sa-en-sªm-«n-b ]-¿-s\ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw
A-X-{X tam-i-a-Ã. A-tÃ?)
Z thÄ-Uvk
- v s{K-bvä- Ì
- v
Rm-\m-tW-ä-hpw a-lm-s\-¶p ]-d-ªn-«p-ïv Rm³. k-Xy-¯nÂ ssZ-hw
am-{X-am-Wv G-ä-hpw a-lm³. ]-t£, Po-hn-X-¯nÂ F-s´-Ãmw Rm³ sXc-
sª-Sp-¯n-cp-¶p-thm A-Xn-se-Ãmw ssZ-hm-\p-{K-l-¯mÂ G-ä-hpw an-I-¨p-
\n-Â-¡m³ F-\n-¡v I-gn-ªp.
N-¸p-N-h-dp-IÄ s]-dp-¡p-s¶m-cm-fm-bn-cp-¶p Rm-s\-¦nÂ a-ämsc-¡m-
fpw th-K-¯n-epw hr-¯n-bn-epw Rm-\-¸-Wn sN-¿p-am-bn-cp-¶p. ap-l-½-Z-
en-bp-am-bn H-cp-\mÄ sNe-h-gn-¡m-\-h-k-cw e-`n-s¨m-cp dn-t¸mÀ-«-dm-bn-cp-
¶p Rm-s\-¦nÂ F-\n-¡p apt¼ A-t±-l-s¯ CâÀ-hyq sN-bv-X k-I-e
dn-t¸mÀ-«À-am-sc¡p-dn-¨pw Rm³ B-g-¯nÂ B-tem-Nn-¡p-I-bpw, A-h-cp-
sS-sb-Ãmw A-`n-ap-J-§Ä Rm³ hm-bn-¨p hn-e-bn-cp-¯p-I-bpw sN-¿p-am-
bn-cp-¶p. A-Xp-h-gn F-\n-¡v hy-Xy-kv-X-am-sbm-cp ]-cn-t{]-£yw e-`n-¡m³
th-ïn.
A-Æn-[w H-cp K-th-j-Ww ]qÀ-¯n-bm-bmÂ A-{X-taÂ hn-hm-Zw \n-d-
ª, H-cn-¡Â H-cp-]m-Sm-fp-IÄ sh-dp-¯n-cp-¶, F-¶m-en-t¸mÄ A-h-sc-Ãmw
kv-t\-ln-¨p Xp-S-§n-b H-cp hy-àn-Xz-am-bn-cn-¡p-I F-¶-Xn-sâ hn-h-£-
I-sf¡p-dn-¨v Rm³ Iq-Sp-X-em-tem-Nn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-¯-c-sam-cp D-¯-c-
hm-Zn-Xz-¯nÂ A-´À-eo-\-am-b k-½À-Z-§-sf-bpw Xym-K-§-sf-bpw- Ip-dn-¨pw
Rm-\m-tem-Nn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p.
A-§-s\ \-sÃm-cp tNm-Zyw cq-]-s¸-Sp-¯n-b ti-jw i-cn-¡pw a-l-¯-c-
am-sbm-cp a-dp-]-Sn-¡v {]-tNm-Z-\-am-Ipwhn-[w B tNm-Zy-s¯ hn-I-kn-¸n-¡m-
\p-Å A-[zm-\-¯nÂ Rm-t\À-s¸-Spw. ap-s¼m-cn-¡-epw sh-fn-s¸-Sp-¯m-¯,
A-en-bp-sS hn-P-b-¯n-\p ]n-¶n-se G-ä-hpw h-en-b c-l-kyw sh-fn-s¸-Sp-
¯m³ Rm³ kz-b-am-h-iy-s¸-Spw.
F-¶n-«v Rm³-X-s¶ A-Xn-\p a-dp-]-Sn-bpw \Â-Ipw. B-Zy D-¯-cw
Z thÄUvkv s{KbväÌv 121
"ssZ-hw' F-¶m-bn-cn-¡pw. ]n-¶o-Sv a-äp Im-c-W-§Ä sh-fn-s¸-Sp-¯pw.
""a-\-Êm-Wv H-cm-sf a-lm-\m-¡p-¶-Xv. A-Y-hm, A-bm-fp-sS Nn-´-IÄ, D-t±-
i-y§Ä, t_m-[y-§Ä Xp-S-§n-b-h.''
ti-jw F-¶n-se B dn-t¸mÀ-«t- dm-Sv Rm³ C-Æn-[w ]-db - pw: ""A-l¦
- m-cn-
bm-bn-cp-¶-t¸m-gpw Rm³ hn-\-bw Im-Wn-¨n-cp-¶p. ]-cp-¡-\m-bn-cp-¶-t¸m-gpw
Rm³ k-lm-\p-`q-Xn Im-Wn-¨n-cp-¶p. Zr-V-Nn-¯-\m-bn-cp-¶-t¸m-gpw Rm³
hn-«p-ho-gv-N sN-bv-Xn-cp-¶p. a-sä-Ãm-än-epw {]-[m-\w A-Xp-X-s¶-bm-Ip-¶p.
A-Xn-sâ-sbm-s¡ t]-cnÂ-¯-s¶-bm-bn-cn-¡pw Rm³ kv-a-cn-¡-s¸-Sp-I
F-¶p-X-s¶-bm-sW-sâ hn-izm-kw.''
]n-s¶-bpw Rm³ C-Æn-[w Xp-S-cpw: ""F-sâ sd-t¡m-Up-IÄ X-IÀ-¡-
s¸-Sp-s¶m-cp Zn-h-kw h-cpw. F-s¶-t¸m-se {Zp-X-hpw a-t\m-l-c-hp-am-bn
t]m-cm-Sp-¶ a-säm-cp t_m-Iv-kÀ P-·-sa-Sp-t¯-¡pw. (H-cp-]-t£, F-sâ
a-IÄ sse-e-X-s¶-bm-hpw. C-Xn-\-Iw X-s¶ A-hÄ tem-I-{i-²-bm-IÀ-
jn-¨n-«p-ï-tÃm).''
k-Xy-¯nÂ F-s¶ a-l-Xz-¯n-se-¯n-¨-Xv tKm-Z-bn-se th-K-tam Np-dp-
Np-dp-t¡m a-äp X-{´-§-tfm B-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Rm³ t\-Sn-b aq-¶p sl-hn
sh-bn-äv In-co-S-§-fp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. a-dn-¨v, Hm-tcm t]m-cm-«-¯n-\pw ap-¼p-Å
{]mÀ-Y-\-bpw, A-Xp-h-gn ssZ-hw I-\n-tª-In-b I-cp-¯pw G-Im-{K-X-bp-
am-bn-cp-¶p.
D-S-epw a-\-Êpw
Po-hn-Xm-\p-`-h§Ä¡pÅ
hm-l-\-§Ä am-{X-am-Wv.
]mÀ-¡n³-k¬
tcm-K-hp-am-bn Po-hn-¡m³
F-s¶ klmbn-¡p-¶-Xv
Cu Xncn-¨-dn-hm-Wv.
]mTw
H-cn-¯n-cn c-l-kyw \n-§-fp-am-bn ]-¦p-sh-¡p-I-bm-Wv. F-sâ I-cp-¯n-sâ
c-l-ky-sa-t¸m-gpw Hm-«-am-bn-cp-¶p. I-cn-b-dn-sâ Xp-S-¡w-sXm-t«, £o-Wn-X-
\m-hp-¶-Xp-h-sc, ]-e-t¸m-gpw £o-Wn-X-\m-b ti-j-hpw, Hm-Sn io-en-¨n-cp-¶p
Rm³. ]-t£, £o-Wn-¡pw-h-sc-bp-Å F-sâ Hm-«-sa-Ãmw sh-dpw ap-J-
hp-c am-{X-am-bn-cp-¶p. b-YmÀ-Y I-ïo-j-\nw-Kv B-cw-`n-¨n-cp-¶-Xv £o-Wn-¨p
th-Z-\n-¡m³ Xp-S-§p-¶-tXm-sS-bm-bn-cp-¶p. ITn-\- ]-cn-io-e-\w Xp-S-t§-ï
k-a-bw A-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. Hm-tcm ssa-epw A-[n-I-i-àn-bpw Ìm-an-\-bp-am-bn
Rm³ F-®n-b-Xpw A-hn-Sw ap-XÂ-¡m-bn-cp-¶p.
X-fÀ-¶-ti-jw \n-§Ä-s¡-´p-sN-¿m-\m-hpw F-¶-Xp-X-s¶-bm-Wv
tKm-Z-bn-epw {]-[m-\w. Po-hn-X-¯n-epw A-§-s\-¯-s¶.
A-kp-JI - c
- w F-¶p tXm-¶p-t¼mÄ cw-Kw hn-Sp-¶h - c
- pw, \n-cm-i Im-cW
- w
\nÀ-¯p-¶-h-cpw tXm-äp t]m-hp-¶p. ap³-hn-[n Im-c-Ww ssh-Ip-¶-h-cpw,
e-£y-t_m-[w \-jv-S-s¸-Sp-¶ {]-Xn-tbm-Kn-bpw tXm-äp-t]m-hpw. Im-c-Ww,
\n-§Ä P-bn-¡m-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶p-sh-¦nÂ H-cn-¡-epw C-Ñm-i-àn \-jv-S-am-
hm-sX, hn-izm-kw ZpÀ-_-e-s¸-Sm-sX t\m-¡-Ww.
]-cn-hÀ-¯\
- w
am-äw P-ohn-X-¯n-sâ A-\p-t]-£y `m-K-am-Wv. E-Xp-¡Ä am-dp-¶p. \-½p-sS
hn-Im-c-§Ä am-dp-¶p. cq-]-`m-h-§Ä am-dp-¶p. A-Xp-t]m-se B-tcm-Ky-¯n-
epw am-äw kw-`-hn-¡p-¶p. Cu am-ä-§-sf DÄ-s¡m-Åp-I-bpw Po-hn-X-bm-{X-
bp-sS Hm-tcm \n-an-j-hpw B-ßo-b-h-fÀ-¨-¡v F-{X-taÂ {]-[m-\-am-sW-¶v
a-\-Ên-em-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-XmÂ Po-hn-Xw Iq-Sp-XÂ kz-Ø-hpw kp-J-I-c-
hp-am-Ip-¶p.
H-cp "ap-kvenw _n-Ãn{K-lmw' B-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-se-¶v ]-e-t¸m-gpw Rm³
B-in-¨n-cp-¶p. ]-t£, ssZ-hw F-\n-¡m-bn I-cp-Xn-sh¨n-cp-¶X- v a-äp Nn-eX
- m
-bn-cp-¶p. t_m-Iv-knw-KnÂ \n-¶p hn-c-an-¨v G-Xm-\pw hÀ-j-§Ä I-gn-
ª-t¸mÄ F-\n-¡v ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬-kv tcm-K-am-sW-¶v Øn-co-I-cn-¡-
s¸-«p. Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ h-en-sbm-cp `m-Kw Im-bn-I-£-a-X-¡pw A-Xv-e-än-Iv-kn-
\pw sNe-h-gn-s¨m-cmÄ F-¶ \n-e-bnÂ A-Æn-[w H-cp tcm-Kw F-\n-¡pÄ-
s¡m-Åm³ {]-bm-k-am-bn-cp-¶p. B-Zy-sam-s¡ tcm-K-s¯ Ip-dn-¨ Nn-´-I-
sfÃmw a-\-ÊnÂ-\n-s¶m-gn-hm-¡m³ F-\n-¡p I-gn-ªn-cp-s¶-¦n-epw ]n-¶o-Sv
im-co-cn-I e-£-W-§Ä A-h-K-Wn-¡m³ I-gn-bm-Xm-b-t¸mÄ \n-cm-i-bp-sS-
bpw hn-jm-Z-¯n-sâ-bpw Im-e-sa-¯n. tKm-Z-bnÂ Rm³ t\-cn-« G-sXm-cp
F-Xn-cm-fn-sb-¡m-fpw D-in-tcm-sS F-\n-¡-Xn-t\m-Sp s]m-cp-tX-ïn h-¶p.
Cu-sbm-cp sh-Ãp-hn-fn t\-cn-Sm³ F-\n-¡p-ïm-bn-cp-¶ G-I h-gn F-sâ
hn-izm-k-am-bn-cp-¶p.
hn-izm-k-am-bn-cp-¶p F-sâ e£y-t_m-[-¯n-\pw B-ß-hn-izm-k-¯n-
\pw A-h-ew-_-am-b-Xv. A-sX-\n-s¡-sâ B-\-µ-hpw Po-hn-X-t¯m-Sp-Å
B-th-i-hpw Xn-cn-sI \-Â-In. Po-hn-X-¯nÂ {]-[m-\-am-b-sX-s´-¶v HmÀ-a-
s¸-Sp-¯m-\p-sÅm-cp ssZ-h-h-gn-bm-bn-cn-¡pw F-s¶ k-ao-]n-¨ ]mÀ-¡n³
k
- ¬ F-¶p Rm³ I-cp-Xn. A-sX-sâ th-Kw- Iq-«p-Ib - pw, kw-km-c¯ - n-ep-]c- n
]cn-hÀ¯\w 125
tIÄ-¡m³ ]Tn-¡p¶-Xn\v tl-Xp-hm-Ip-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. C-t¸m-sg-\n-¡p
Iq-Sp-XÂ kw-km-cn-¡m³ I-gn-bm-¯-Xp Im-c-Ww B-fp-I-sf-\n-¡v Iq-Sp-
XÂ {i-² \Â-Ip-¶p-ïv. Po-hn-X-¯n-se a-sä-Ãm sh-Ãp-hn-fn-I-fn-ep-sa-¶
t]m-se C-Xn-epw ssZ-hw F-sâ Iq-sS-bp-ïm-hp-sa-¶ hn-izm-k-¯nÂ
D-d-¨p-\n-¶p Rm³.
G-Xm-\pw hÀ-jw ap³-]v H-cmÄ F-sâ a-IÄ l-\-m¡v H-cp en-Jn-Xw
k-½m-\n-¨p. 1976þÂ A-bmÄ-¡v Rm-s\m-cp ]p-kv-I-¯nÂ F-gp-Xn-s¡m-
Sp-¯ h-cn-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p A-XnÂ. F-\n-¡v l-\m A-Xp k-½m-\n-¨-t¸mÄ
hÀ-j-§Ä-¡p ap-¼v Rm-s\-gp-Xn-b-Xv hm-bn-¨v Rm³-X-s¶ A-Zv`p-X-s¸-«p:
""B-fp-IÄ ]-e-t¸m-gpw
F-t¶m-Sv tNm-Zy-§Ä tNm-Zn-¡p-¶p.
F-\n-¡p hm-¡p-I-fmÂ
i-cn-bp-¯-cw \-Â-Im-\m-hn-Ã.
F-sâ au-\-¯n-sâ i-_v-Zw
{K-ln-¡m³ A-hÀ-¡m-hp-¶n-Ã-tÃm
F-¶-Xv F-s¶ th-Z-\n-¸n-¡p-¶p.''
au-\w ]-db
- p-¶p
Rm-\m-{K-ln-¡pw-hn-[w N-en-¡m-t\m kw-km-cn-¡m-t\m {]-bm-kw kr-jv-Sn-
¡p-s¶m-cp tcm-K-am-Wv F-s¶ _m-[n-¨-Xv F-¶-Xp hn-Nn-{X-am-bn-cn-¡mw. B
c-ïp ]-Wn-bpw H-cp Im-e-s¯-\n-¡v \n-izm-kw t]m-se F-fp-¸-am-bn-cp-¶p.
C-¶v B-fp-IÄ-¡v a-\-Ên-em-hpw hn-[w kw-km-cn-¡m³ th-ïn Rm³ ITn-
\-am-bn b-Xv\n-¡-Ww. ]-e-t¸m-gpw Rm³ sh-t¡-ï Np-h-Sp-I-sf¡p-dn-¨v
Nn-ń-t¡-ïnh-cp-¶p.
Fsâ-bo ]-cn-an-Xn-I-sf X-e-t¨m-dn-t\-ä £-X-am-bm-Wv Nn-eÀ sX-än-
²-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. Rm³ H-cp-]m-Sp Im-ew tKm-Z-bnÂ Xp-SÀ-¶-Xn-\mÂ t_m-Iv-
knw-Kv B-Wv Cu {]-iv-\-§Ä-s¡-Ãmw Im-c-W-sa-¶v ]-e-cpw ]-d-bp-¶-Xp
sIm-ïm-hmw A-Xv. F-¶mÂ A-Xp i-cn-b-Ã. Rm-s\m-cp s_-bv-¡À B-bn-
cp-s¶-¦n-epw F-\n-¡p ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬ h-cm-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬
_m-[n-¨ t_m-Iv-kÀ-amÀ- A-[n-I-an-Ã. F-¶mÂ, H-cn-¡-epw H-cp t_m-Iv-
knw-Kv am-¨v Im-Wp-It- ]m-epw sN-¿m-¯ [m-cm-fw t]À-¡v ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬-kv
_m-[n-¨n-«p-ïp-Xm-\pw.
Nn-e-sc-t¶m-Sv h-f-sc D-¨-¯nÂ kw-km-cn-¡pw. Nn-eÀ h-f-sc ]-Xp-
s¡-bpw. F-\n-¡p tIÄ-hn-s¡m-cp Ip-g-¸-hp-an-Ã. F-sâ Nn-´m-ti-jn-sb
tcm-K-sam-«pw _m-[n-¨n-«p-an-Ã. N-e-\-hpw kw-km-c-hpw ]-e-t¸m-gpw ]-Xp-
s¡-bm-sW-¶p am-{Xw. F-¦n-epw am-ä-an-Ãm-¯ Nn-e-Xv F-¶n-ep-ïv. Rm-\n-
t¸m-gpw kp-µ-c-\m-Wv.
`m-Ky-h-imÂ C-t¸m-gpw ]p-d-¯p-t]m-hp-t¼mÄ B-fp-I-fnÂ kt-´m-jw
\n-d-¡m³ F-\n-¡m-hp-¶p. B-cm-[-IÀ Np-äpw Iq-Sp-t¼mÄ F-\n-s¡m-cp-
]m-Sv DuÀ-P-hpw k-t´m-j-hpw e-`n-¡p-¶p F-¶-Xm-Wv k-Xyw. ]-g-b-Xp-
t]m-se kw-km-cn-¡m-\pw N-en-¡m-\pw Np-än-\-S-¡m-\p-sam-s¡ F-\n-¡n-
t¸m-gpw B-i-bp-sï-¦n-epw C-sX-Ãmw ssZ-h-\n-Ý-b-am-sW-¶ hn-izm-kw
F-\n-¡m-izm-kw ]-I-cp-¶p. ssZ-h-¯n-\v A-_-²w ]-än-Ã-tÃm.
th-Kw
C-¶-s¯-¡mÄ F-{X-tbm th-K-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p bp-h-Xz-¯nÂ F-sâ
N-e-\w. ]-t£, A-{X-taÂ th-K-ap-ïm-bn-«pw ]-e-Xpw F-\n-¡p \-jv-S-am-bn.
]mÀ-¡n³-k¬-kv F-s¶ th-K-w Ip-d-¡m-\pw km-h-[m-\w sN-dp-Np-h-Sp-
sh-¡m-\pw ]Tn-¸n-¨p. A-§-s\ a-säm-cp K-Xn-th-K-¯nÂ Np-h-Sp-sh-¡m³
Rm³ ]Tn-¨p. C-t¸mÄ th-K-s¯-bpw \n-Ý-e-X-sb-bpw H-cp-t]m-se
hn-e-a-Xn-¡m³ F-\n-¡m-hp-¶p. ]mÀ-¡n³-k-Wn-\v i-a-\-ap-ïm-hpw F-¶p-X-
s¶-bm-Wv F-sâ {]-Xo-£. Im-c-W-sa-t´m B-h-s«, tem-I-s¯-hn-sS-bpw
bm-X-\ A-\p-`-hn-¡p-¶ k-I-e a-\p-jyÀ-¡pw th-ïn-bm-hp-¶p F-sâ
{]mÀ-Y-\.
Hm-tcm Zn-\-hpw hy-Xy-kv-X-am-Wv. Nn-e Zn-\-§Ä a-äp-Å-h-sb-¡mÄ
t`-Z-am-bn-cn-¡pw. ]-t£, Hm-tcm Zn-h-k-hpw A-sX-{XX-s¶ sh-Ãp-hn-fn
\n-d-ª-Xm-sW-¦n-epw Rm³ F-gp-t¶-äp-\n-¶v Po-hn-Xw sIm-ï-Xn-s\
A-`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-¡p-¶p. hn-izm-k-hpw A-tXm-sSm-¸w C-Ñm-i-àn-bp-am-Wv
A-Xn-s\-s¶ k-lm-bn-¡p-¶-Xv.
C-Ñm-ià
- n
D-SÂ {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-t¼mÄ
\mw A-Sn-a-I-fm-Ip-¶p.
a-\-Êp {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-t¼mÄ
\mw tk-h-I-cm-Ip-¶p.
F-¶mÂ ssZ-hm-\p-kr-Xw
{]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-t¼mÄ
\mw t\-Xm-¡-fm-Ip-¶p
þkq-ô sam-gn
\m-bI
- ³
]mÀ-¡n³-k¬-kv tcm-Kw Øn-co-Ic- n-¡s- ¸-« B-fp-IÄ ]-et- ¸m-gpw F-s¶
k-µÀ-in-¡m-dp-ïv. Nn-eÀ F-s¶t¯-Sn F-sâ ho-«nÂ-t]m-ep-sa-¯p-¶p.
A-h-cp-sS `-b-hpw B-Ip-e-X-I-fpw F-t¶m-Sp ]-¦p-sh-¡m³ tam-ln-¨v.
a-\-È-àn-bpw amÀ-K-ZÀ-i-\-hpw e-`n-¡m³ F-¶n-te-¡m-W-hÀ t\m-¡p-
¶-Xv. A-hc - p-sS tNm-Zy-§Ä-s¡-Ãmw F-sâ ]-¡Â D-¯c - a- n-Ã. Nn-es
- cm-s¡
F-sâ tNm-Zy-§Ä-¡v D-¯-cw \Â-Im-dm-Wv F-¶-Xm-Wv k-Xyw. Rm-\pw
F-sâ h-gn I-sï-¯p-I-bm-sW-¶p km-cw.
F-Ãm-än-\p-]n-¶n-epw H-cp Im-c-Ww D-sï-¶m-Wv F-sâ hn-izm-kw.
\-½p-sS tNm-Zy-§Ä-s¡-Ãmw Cu Po-hn-X-¯nÂ-¯-s¶ D-¯-cw e-`n-
¡n-Ã. Cu t_m-[yam-Wv F-\n-¡v B-ß-im-ń-bpw k-am-[m-\-hpw ]-IÀ-
¶-Xv.
an-¨n-K-Wn-se ho-«n-em-bn-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ ^m-an-\p Np-äpw \-S-¶v Rm³
{]-Ir-Xn-`w-Kn B-kz-Zn-¡m-dp-ïv. H-cp-Zn-h-kw cm-hn-se \-S-¡m-\n-d-§-sh
H-cp D-dp-¼p-\n-c-sb I-ïp. kq-£n-¨p-t\m-¡n-b-t¸mÄ D-dp-¼p-IÄ G-tXm
H-cp e-£y-Øm-\-t¯-¡v \o-§p-I-bm-sW-¶p I-ïp. Hm-tcm D-dp-¼pw
sXm-«p ap-¼n-ep-Å-Xn-s\ ]n³-Xp-SÀ-¶v H-tc Zn-i-bnÂ \o-§p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
{]-bm-W-h-gn-bn-se X-S-Ê-§-sf A-h A-`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-¡p-¶-sX-§-s\s-b-¶v
Rm³ \n-co-£n-¨p. ]m-d-I-fpw sN-fn-¡p-gn-I-fpw Im-ä-Sn-¨p-sIm-ïp-h-cp-¶
C-e-I-fp-sa-Ãmw h-gn-ap-S-¡n-I-fm-bn D-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-s£ ]m-d-IÄ-¡p
ap-I-fn-eq-sS, N-fn-¡p-gn-IÄ-¡-cn-In-eq-sS, A-h bm-{X Xp-SÀ-¶p. G-I-tZ-iw
H-cp a-Wn-¡q-sd-Sp-¯p A-h e-£y-¯n-se-¯m³. R-§-fp-sS \n-c-¯n-sâ
a-dp-`m-K-¯p-sÅm-cp sN-dp-a-c-am-bn-cp-¶p A-h-bp-sS e-£yw. bm-{X Xp-S-c-sh
Nn-e D-dp-¼p-IÄ \nÂ¡p-¶-Xpw, Nn-e-h ap-t¶m-«p-\o-§n A-{]-Xy-£-am-hp-
¶-Xpw Rm³ {i-²n-¨p.
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ap-l½
]t£, A-h-bnÂ `q-cn-`m-K-hpw G-ä-hpw ap-¼n-se D-dp-¼n-s\ ]n³-Xp-

S-cp-I-X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. ssZ-h-¯n-sâ a-l-Xz-am-Wv B Zr-iy-sa-s¶ HmÀ-
a-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-Xv. \-ap-¡p Np-äpw Zr-jv-Sm-´-§-fp-ïv. ]-t£, \m-a-h-bnÂ
an-¡-Xpw Im-Wm-sX t]m-hp-¶p. \n-Êm-c Im-cy-§Ä {i-²n-¨mÂ \-ap-¡p
a-\-Ên-em-hpw, sN-dp-Po-hn-IÄ-¡pt]m-epw A-h-bp-sS Po-hn-X-¯nÂ X-c-Ww
sN-t¿-ï sh-Ãp-hn-fn-I-fpw X-S-Ê-§-fp-ap-sï-¶v. A-tXm-sS kz-Po-hn-X-
¯n-se {]-Xn-k-Ôn-IÄ X-c-WwsN-¿m³ I-gn-bm-¯-h-b-Ã F-¶p \-ap-¡v
t_m-[y-am-hpw.
ssZ-h-¯n-sâ Cu a-lm-{]-]-©-¯nÂ \m-sa-Ãmw Xo-sc \n-Êm-c
c
- m-Wv. hn-am-\b
- m-{Xm th-fb
- nÂ F-bÀ-t]mÀ-«nÂ-\n-¶pw hn-am-\a
- p-bc
- p-t¼mÄ
Rm³ Xm-tg-¡p t\m-¡m-dp-ïv. \mw D-b-cp-t´m-dpw Im-dpw ho-Sp-sa-Ãmw
sN-dp-Xm-bn-h-cp-¶-Xp Im-Wmw. H-Sp-hnÂ F-Ãmw D-dp-¼n-sâ h-ep¸-am-bn-¯o-
cp-¶p. C-hn-sS `q-ap-J-¯p-am-{X-am-Wv \-ap-¡v kz-bw h-¼-·m-cpw D-¶-X-·m-
cp-sam-s¡-bm-bn tXm-¶p-¶-Xv. F-¶mÂ C-tX tem-I-s¯ a-säm-cp tIm-Wn-
eq-sS t\m-¡m³ A-h-k-cw e-`n-¡p-t¼mÄ Im-cy-§-sf A-h-bp-sS b-Ym
À-Y cq-]-`m-h-§-fnÂ Im-Wm³ \-ap-¡m-hp-¶p. A-¯-cw k-µÀ-`-§-fn-em-Wv
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ {]-[m-\-s¸-«-sX-´v F-¶-Xn-s\¡p-dn-¨v Rm-\m-tem-Nn-¡m-dv.
Zn-t\-\ ]mÀ-¡n³-k-Wpw a-äp tcm-K-§-fpw Øn-co-I-cn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶
B-bn-c-¡-W-¡n-\v a-\p-jy-cp-ïv tem-I-¯v. A-h-cnÂ H-cp-]m-Spt]À amÀ-K-
ZÀ-i-\-¯n-\m-bn F-¶nÂ {]-Xo-£-bÀ-¸n-¡p-¶p F-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bmw. B
H-c-dn-hv F-\n-¡v ap-t¶m-«pt]m-hm-\p-Å Ip-td-¡q-Sn i-àn ]-I-cp-¶p. Rm³
tem-I-¯n-sâ \m-\m Zn-¡n-te-¡pw bm-{X sN-¿m-\p-Å Im-c-W-hpw A-Xp-
X-s¶. H-cp s]m-Xp-Po-hn-Xw \-bn-¡p-¶-Xn-eq-sS, ]-e-hn-[ tcm-K-§-fmÂ
{]-bm-k-s¸-Sp-¶-hÀ-¡v A-h a-d-¨p-sh-¡p-I-tbm \n-cm-i-s¸-Sp-I-tbm sN-t¿-
ï-Xn-sÃ-¶ k-tµ-iw ]-IÀ-¶p \-Â-Im-\m-hp-sa-¶v Rm³ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶p.
F-\n-¡v ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬ B-sW-¶p Øn-co-I-cn-¨-t¸mÄ Po-hn-Xw C-\n
G-Xp Zn-i-bn-sem-gp-Ipw F-¶v \n-Ý-b-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. a-cp-¶n-s\ B-{i-bn-
¡p-I F-¶ B-i-bw F-\n-¡p cp-Nn-¨n-Ã. G-Xm-\pw am-kw a-cp-t¶ I-gn-
¨n-Ã. Ip-d-¨p-Im-ew CâÀ-hyq-I-fnÂ t]m-epw {]-Xy-£-s¸-«n-Ã. B-fp-IÄ-¡v
F-sâ tcm-Km-h-Ø-tbmÀ-¯v hn-j-aw tXm-¶-cp-sX-¶pw B-cm-[-IÀ \n-cm-
i-s¸-S-cp-sX-¶pw B-{K-ln-¨-Xp-sIm-ïm-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. kw-km-c-¯n-se
{]-bm-kw Xp-S-¡-¯n-sem-¶pw DÄ-s¡m-Åm³ I-gn-ªn-cp-¶n-Ã. F-¶mÂ,
Rm-s\-sâ tcm-K-s¯ F-§s\ k-ao-]n-¨p F-¶-Xv ]mÀ-¡n³-k-Wpw a-äp
tcm-K-§-fp-a-\p-`-hn-¡p-¶ C-X-c tcm-Kn-I-sf-bpw kzm-[o-\n-¨n-«p-sï-¶v
AÂ]w I-gn-ªm-Wv Rm³ Xn-cn-¨-dn-ª-Xv. B Xn-cn-¨-dn-hm-I-s«, F-\n-¡v
i-àn ]-IÀ-¶p. F-s¶ P-\-§Ä-¡v F-{X-taÂ B-h-iy-ap-tïm A-{X-
\mb-I³ 131
taÂ F-\n-¡-h-sc-bpw B-h-iy-ap-sï-¶v ]n-s¶-bpw Rm³ a-\-Ên-em-¡n.
C-t¸mÄ ap-s¼-¶-s¯-bpw t]m-se k-am-[m-\-Nn-¯-\m-Wp Rm³. F-sâ
A-h-Ø-tbmÀ-¯v F-\n-s¡m-«pw hn-j-aw tXm-¶p-¶n-Ã. a-äm-cpw F-s¶-
tbmÀ-¯v hn-j-an-¡p-¶-Xpw F-\n-¡n-jv-S-a-Ã. `m-hn F-´p-X-s¶ Im-¯p-
sh-¨n-«p-sï-¦n-epw Rm³ D-¶-Xn-bn-se-¯p-I-X-s¶ sN-¿pw.
B D-dp-¼p-\n-c-¡v ap-¼n-ep-ïm-bn-cp-¶ D-dp-¼p-t]m-se-bm-Wv Rm³.
a-ä-t\-Iw D-dp-¼p-IÄ F-s¶ B-{i-bn-¡p-¶p. ]n³-Xp-S-cp-¶p. A-Xp-
t]m-se, F-sâ amÀ-K-ZÀ-i-\-¯n-\m-bn Rm³ ssZ-h-s¯-bpw B-{i-bn-
¡p-¶p.
A-en B-Zy-am-bv Im-Wp-t¼mÄ
]mÀ-¡n³-k¬ ]-Ãn-fn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, A-en s]-s«-¶-§p h-g-§n-s¡m-Sp-¯n-Ã
C-t¸mÄ ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬ B-Wp `-b-¶n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.
kzm-`n-am-\-¯n-epw {]-Xo-£-bn-epw
]m-d-t]mÂ D-d-¨p\n-Â-¡p-¶ A-en F-¶
Zr-V-Nn-¯-\nÂ-\n-¶p ]-t£,
A-Xn-\v Hm-Sn-sbm-fn-¡m-\m-hn-Ã.
kvt- \-l¯- n-sâ-bpw
hn-izm-k¯ - n-sâ-bpw
{]-Xn-\n-[n (ap-l-½-Z-en-¡v)
F-s¶-¡p-dn-¨v ]-d-b-s¸-« G-ä-hpw a-t\m-l-c-am-b hm-¡p-IÄ
Un-Iv {Kn-K-dn-bp-tS-Xm-bn-cp-¶p:
""A-en tKm-Z-bn-te-¡v ssZ-h-s¯ k-¶n-th-in-¸n-¨p. G-sXm-cp
t]m-cm-«-¯n-s\m-Sp-hn-epw a-sä-´pw ]-d-bpw ap-s¼ A-t±-lw ssZ-h-
¯n-\v kv-Xp-Xn-bÀ-¸n-¡p-¶-Xm-bn \n-§Ä-¡p Im-Wmw. a-X-s¯-bpw
hn-izm-k-s¯-bpw A-t±-lw k-¶n-th-in-¸n-¨p. ap-kven-am-bn-cp-¶n-«pw,
_m-]v-än-Ìv NÀ-¨n-s\-bpw hn-izm-kn-I-sf-bpw A-`q-X-]qÀ-hamw-hn-[w
A-t±-lw B-th-iw-sIm-Ån-¨p.
A-\y-{K-lh - m-kn-IÄ `q-an-bn-se-¯n-t¨À-s¶-¶p I-cp-Xp-I. Im-b
-_-e-hpw B-ßo-b-X-bpw, D-Õm-l-hpw am-\y-X-bpw, I-cp-W-bpw
\À-a-t_m-[-hpw kÀ-thm-]-cn, kv-t\-ln-¡m-\p-Å ti-jn-bp-sa-Ãmw
{]-I-S-am-¡pw hn-[w a-\p-jy-hÀ-K-¯n-sâ H-cp {]-Xn-\n-[n-sb A-h
À-¡p Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-t¡-ïn-h-¶mÂ XoÀ-¨-bm-bpw B am-Xr-I
A-en-bm-bn-cn-¡pw.''
""ssZhn-I-c-l-kyw A-\m-hr-X-am-hp-¶-Xv
kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ Úm-\-¯n-eq-sS-bm-Ip-¶p.''
t_m-[yw
F-´p-am-{Xw a-\p-jyÀ ssZ-hm-kv-Xn-Iy-s¯ tNm-Zyw
sN-¿p-¶p F-¶-Xm-Wv F-s¶ F-t¸m-gpw
A-Zv`p-X-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶ Im-cyw. k-Zm-k-a-b-hpw
sX-fn-hp-IÄ tX-Sp-I-bm-W-hÀ.
am-t\-P-tdm sk-bnÂ-kvam-t\m C-Ãm-sX Im-cy-£-a-am-bn H-cp I-S

\-S-¶p-t]m-hp-¶p-sï-¶v B-sc-¦n-epw ]-d-ªmÂ \n-§Ä hn-iz-kn-¡p-tam?
Im-hÂ-¡mÀ B-cp-an-Ãm-sX-¯-s¶ B I-S I-hÀ-¨-¡m-cnÂ-\n-¶pw kw-c-
£n-¡-s¸-«p t]m-cp-¶p-sï-¶v hn-iz-kn-¡m³ \n-§Ä-¡m-hp-tam?
D-S-a-tbm am-t\-P-tdm C-Ãm-sX H-cp ^m-Iv-S-dn kpKa-am-bn ap-t¶m-«p-
t]m-bn-s¡m-ïn-cn-¡p-¶p F-s¶m-cm-Ä ]-d-ªmÂ \n-§Ä hn-iz-kn-
¡p-tam? B ^m-Iv-S-dn-bpw A-Xn-se b-{´-km-a-{Kn-I-fp-sa-Ãmw X-\n-sb
D-ïm-b-Xm-sW-¶pw, A-§s\ a-t\m-l-c-am-b DÂ-]-¶-§Ä B-cp-sS-bpw
taÂ-t\m-«-an-Ãm-sX \nÀ-an-¡-s¸-«p-sIm-ïn-cn-¡-bm-sW-¶pw ]-d-ªmÂ
F-§-s\-bn-cn-¡pw?
C-cn-¡-s«, H-cp ssh-Zyp-Xn hn-f-¡n-\p kz-bw {]-Im-in-¡m-\m-hp-sa-¶v
hn-iz-kn-¡m³ \n-§Ä-¡m-hp-tam? \n-§-fp-sS h-kv-{X-§Ä Xp-¶n-sb-Sp-¯n-
cn-¡p-¶ Xp-Wn a-\p-jy-t\m b-{´-tam s\-bv-sX-Sp-¡m-sX kz-bw Xp-Wn-bm-
b-Xm-sW-¶v \n-§-sf t_m-[y-s¸-Sp-¯m³ a-l-¯p-¡-fm-b ZmÀ-i-\n-IÀ-¡p-
t]m-epw km-[n-¡p-tam? Cu D-Zm-l-c-W-§-sf-Ãmw A-hn-iz-k-\o-b-sa-¦nÂ
{]-]-©-am-k-I-ew H-cp {k-jv-Sm-hn-Ãm-sX-bm-Wv Ir-Xy-hpw {I-a-_-²-hp-am-bn
{]-hÀ-¯n-¨p-sIm-ïn-cn-¡p-¶-sX-¶v F-§-s\ \-ap-¡v hn-iz-kn-¡m-\m-hpw?
hn-izm-k¯- n-\v ]-cn-{i-aw B-hi
- y-am-bn-hc
- p-¶X
- pw, F-¶mÂ A-hn-izm-kw
A-{X-taÂ kzm-`m-hn-I-X-tbm-sS h-cp-¶-Xpw F-´p-sIm-ïm-Wv? k-Xy-
¯nÂ Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ ]-e ta-J-e-I-fn-epw hn-izm-kw kzm-`m-hn-I-am-bn
134
ap-l½
\-½n-te-s¡-¯p-¶p-ïv. D-Zm-l-c-W-¯n-\v, kz-bw Nn-In-Õn-¡m-\m-hm-¯-

hn-[w tcm-Kn-bm-bmÂ \mw tUm-Iv-S-sd k-ao-]n-¡p-¶p. tcm-K-Im-c-W-hpw
Nn-In-Õm-co-Xn-bpw tUm-Iv-SÀ hn-i-Zo-I-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ tcm-Kn tUm-Iv-S-sd
hn-iz-kn-¡p-I-bpw A-t±-l-¯n-sâ D-]-tZ-iw kzo-I-cn-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶p.
A-Xp-t]m-se, \n-b-a-kw-_-Ô-am-b Im-cy-§-fnÂ \mw A-`n-`m-j-I-cnÂ
hn-izm-k-aÀ-¸n-¡p-¶p. hn-Zym-`ym-k hn-j-b-§-fn-epw s{]m^-kÀ-am-cp-sS
A-dn-hn-epw ssh-Z-Kv-[y-¯n-epw \-ap-¡p hn-izm-k-ap-ïv. Im-c-Ww, A-hÀ
B tPm-en-bnÂ ]-cn-io-e-\w kn-²n-¨-h-cm-sW-¶v \-ap-¡-dn-bmw. A-Y-hm,
hn-izm-kw A-\m-bm-kw \-½n-se-¯p-¶p.
A-Zr-iy-am-b-h-bnÂ hn-iz-kn-¡p-I {]-bm-k-I-c-am-sW-¶-Xv i-cn-X-s¶.
]-t£, A-Zr-iy-am-b-Xn-se hn-izm-kw X-¶-bm-Wv ssZ-h-hn-izm-k-¯n-sâ
k-¯. ssZ-h-¯nÂ hn-iz-kn-¨-Xp-sIm-ïv tam-i-am-b bm-sXm-¶pw kw-`-
hn-¡p-hm³ t]m-hp-¶n-Ã. ]n-s¶, F-´p-sIm-ïv hn-iz-kn-¨p-Iq-Sm? A-Xp-
sIm-ïv \-jv-S-am-hm-s\m-¶p-an-Ã, t\-Sm-\p-Å-Xm-Ip-¶p kÀ-h-hpw.
ssZ-hm-kvX
- n-Iyw
""Pohn-X-¯n-sâ kw-t£m-`-§Ä-¡pw
tIm-em-l-e-§Ä-¡pw a-t[y
\-ap-¡p Np-äpw ssZ-hm-kv-Xn-Iy-¯n-sâ
Zr-jv-Sm-´-§Ä F-¼m-Sp-ap-ïv.''
a-g-¡m-e-¯v Nn-e-t¸mÄ \mw a-g-hn-Ãp Im-Wm-dp-ïv. A-´-co-£-¯n-se

\-\-hpw sh-fn-¨-hpw tNÀ-¶v kzÀ-K-¯n-te-¡p-Å N-hn-«p-]-Sn-IÄ ]-Wn-bp-
¶p. E-Xp-t`-Z-§Ä-¡v Ir-Xy-am-sbm-cp k-a-b-{I-a-ap-Å-Xm-bn \mw Im-Wp-¶p.
th-\Â a§n, i-c-Xv-Im-e¯n-\p h-gn-am-dp-¶-Xv \mw Im-Wp-¶p. Xp-SÀ-¶v
a-ªp-cp-In h-k-´w h-¶-W-bp-¶-Xn-\pw \mw km-£n-bm-Ip-¶p. E-Xp-¡Ä
am-dp-sa-¶v hn-iz-kn-¡pw-t]m-se-¯-s¶, Po-hn-X-¯n-se Im-ep-jy-§-sf
A-Xn-Po-hn-¡m-\m-hp-sa-¶pw \mw hn-iz-kn-¡-Ww. ssZ-h-¯n-sâ \n-c-´-c-
km-¶n-[y-ap-ïm-bn-cn-s¡ \-t½m-sS-Xn-cn-Sm³ a-säm-¶n-\p-am-hn-Ã.
ssZ-h-¯nÂ Zr-V-hn-izm-k-ap-ïm-bn-cn-¡p-I am-{X-ta \-ap-¡v

th-ï-Xp-Åq.
hn-izm-kw F-¶nÂ sN-bvX
- X
- v
Ckvemw F-Ãm AÀ-Y-¯n-epw F-sâ Po-hn-X-s¯ am-än-a-dn-¨p. A-sX-s¶
B-h-iy-am-bn-S-§-fnÂ i-Im-cn-¨p. H-cp a-\p-jy-s\-¶ \n-e-bnÂ hn-ip-²n-
tbm-sS kq-£n-¨p.
F-s¶ C-¶-s¯ Rm-\m-¡n-b-Xv Ckvem-am-Wv. Rm³ a-Zy-]n-¡p-I-tbm
]p-I-h-en-¡p-I-tbm Nq-Xm-Sp-I-tbm ]-¶n-amw-kw I-gn-¡p-I-tbm sN-¿m-dn-Ã.
a-säm-cp a-\p-jy-t\m-Spw {]-Xn-Im-c-_p-²n sh-¨p-\-S-¡m-dn-Ã. im-co-cn-I-hpw
am-\-kn-I-hpw B-ßo-b-hp-am-bn ]-cn-ip-²-am-sbm-cp Po-hn-Xw \-bn-¡m-\m-
bmÂ A-Xp \-½p-sS a-\-Ên-s\ Hu-¶-Xy-¯n-se-¯n-¡m-\pw ]p-Xn-sbm-cp
sh-fn-¨-¯nÂ tem-I-s¯ Im-Wm-\pw {]m-]v-X-am-¡p-sa-¶v F-s¶ ]Tn-
¸n-¨-Xv Ckvem-am-bn-cp-¶p. ù-Xn-I-k-¼m-Zy-§Ä-¡v A-an-X-{]m-[m-\yw
\Â-Ip-s¶m-cp tem-I-¯m-Wv \mw Po-hn-¡p-¶-Xv. km-¼-¯n-I-am-bn ku-`m-
Ky-hm-\m-Wv Rm-s\-¦n-epw F-sâ b-YmÀ-Y k-¼-¯v F-\n-¡-I-¯m-Ip-¶p.
sl-hn- sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³-]-«-¯n-\p Rm³ A-an-X-am-bn hn-e-I-Â-]n-
s¨m-cp Im-e-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. ]-t£, C-s¶-¯n-t¨À-¶ a-X-hn-izm-k-§Ä-
¡pw t_m-[y-§Ä-¡pw ap-s¼ B-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. Po-hn-X-¯nÂ i-cn-¡pw
hn-es
- ¸-«s
- X-s´-¶v F-§s\ Xn-cn-¨d - n-bp-sa-¶X
- m-bn-cp-¶p Ckvemw F-s¶
]Tn-¸n-¨ G-ä-hpw a-l-¯-c-am-b ]mT-§-fn-sem-¶v.
bm-YmÀ-Yyw
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ bm-YmÀ-Yy-am-bn Rm³ ]-cn-K-Wn-¨n-cp-¶-sX-s´-¶v B-sc-¦n-
epw tNm-Zn-¨mÂ "B-ßo-bX' F-¶m-sW-sâ a-dp-]-Sn. ssZ-h-hpw kv-t\-l-
hpw am-{X-am-Wv bm-YmÀ-Yyw. th-Z-\-t¡m tcm-K-¯n-t\m hmÀ-[-Iy-¯n-t\m
a-c-W-¯n-t\m t]m-epw F-s¶ Io-gv-s¸-Sp-¯m-\m-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Im-c-Ww,
F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw A-h-sbm-¶pw bm-YmÀ-Yy-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
D-¶-X-am-sbm-cp B-ßo-bm-Sn-¯-d-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ ]-W-hpw {]-i-kv-Xn-bpw a-äp
ù-Xn-I-t\-«-§-fp-sa-Ãm-w AÀ-Y-iq-\y-am-Wv. F¦nepw \mw, Po-hn-X-¯nÂ
A-h-s¡-Ãmw h-en-b hn-e-bpw {]m-[m-\y-hpw \Â-Ip-¶p. A-Xp-]t£,
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ i-cn-¡pw \mw ]-cn-K-Wn-t¡-ï-h-sb A-h-K-Wn-¨p-sIm-ïm-
hm-Xn-cn-¡m³ {]-tXy-Iw {i-²n-t¡-ï-Xp-ïv. k-Xy-k-Ô-X-bpw Z-b-bpw
ku-lr-Z-hp-am-Wv \mw k-¼m-Zn-¡m-\p-Zy-an-t¡-ï b-YmÀ-Y \n-[n-IÄ.
]-W-hpw kp-J-ku-I-cy-§-fpw k-¼m-Zn-¡p-¶-Xn-\p ]-I-cw B-ßo-tbm-
Â¡À-jw e-£yw sh-¨v \n-Ýb - Z- mÀ-Vy-t¯m-sS Po-hn-Xs - ¯ k-ao-]n-¡p-I
F-¶-Xm-Wv a-\-Ê-am-[m-\-¯n-\p-Å h-gn. {In-bm-ß-I-am-sbm-cp a-\-Êp-ïm-
hp-I-bpw Po-hn-X-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v ip-`m-]v-Xn-hn-izm-kw \n-d-sªm-cp ho-£-Ww
sh¨p-]p-eÀ-¯p-I-bp-am-sW-¦nÂ \n-§-sf A-k-´p-jv-S-cm-¡m-\p-Å \n-tj-
[m-ß-I-X-bp-sS ti-jn Xm-t\ \-jv-S-am-bn-s¡m-Åpw. ssZ-h-kv-t\-lw {]m-]-
©n-I-am-Wv. k-Zm \-ap-s¡m-¸-ap-ïv ssZ-hw. ssZ-hn-I-amÀ-K-ZÀ-i-\-¯n-\-\p-
k-cn-¨p Po-hn-¨mÂ H-cn-¡-epw \-jv-S-hpw \n-cm-i-bp-ap-ïm-hn-Ã.
`-bw
bp-²-¯n-\p ]p-d-s¸-Sm³ F-\n-¡v `-b-am-sW-¶m-Wv ]-e-cpw ]-d-ª-Xv.
k-Xy-¯nÂ, A-ta-cn-¡³ `-c-W-Iq-S-¯n-\pw, F-\n-¡p-t\-sc Xn-cn-ª
e-£-¡-W-¡n-\v B-fp-IÄ-¡p-sa-Xn-cm-bn F-sâ a-X-hn-izm-k-§Ä-¡p
th-ïn \n-e-sIm-Åp-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p bp-²-¯n-\p t]m-hp-¶-Xn-s\-¡mÄ
{]-bm-k-I-cw. F-Ãm-X-cw D-d-¸pw kÀ-¡mÀ F-\n-¡p \-Â-In-bn-cp-¶p. H-cn-
¡-epw tXm-s¡-Sp-t¡-ïn h-cn-sÃ-¶pw, bp-²-`q-an-bp-sS ]-cn-k-c-¯p-t]m-epw
t]m-th-ïn-h-cn-sÃ-¶pw, t_m-Iv-knw-Kv F-Iv-kn-_n-j³ am-{X-ta sN-t¿-ï-
Xm-bp-Åq F-¶p-sa-Ãmw A-h-sc-t¶m-Sp ]-d-ªp. F-¶n-eq-sS a-äp A-ta--
cn-¡³ bp-hm-¡-sf bp-²-¯n-te-¡m-IÀ-jn-¡m-\m-bn-cp-¶p A-hÀ ]-²-Xn-
bn-«-Xv.
]-t£, A-h-cp-sS Uo-en-\p k-½-Xn-¨mÂ F-\n-s¡-sâ a-X-s¯-bpw
hn-izm-k-s¯-bpw \n-µn-t¡-ï-h-cpw F-¶p ]-d-ªn-«v A-hÀ-¡v t_m-[y-
am-b-tX-bn-Ã. F-¶mÂ, Rm³ kz-X-{´-\m-bn-cp-¶p. ssZ-h-t¯m-Spw,
F-t¶m-Sp kz-bw-X-s¶-bpw k-Xy-k-Ô-\m-bn-cn-¡m³ Zr-V-\n-Ý-b-sa-Sp-¯n-
cp-¶p Rm³. F-sâ hn-izm-km-ZÀ-i-§Ä-¡pt\-sc ]p-dw-Xn-cn-¨n-cp-s¶-¦nÂ
Xp-g-bn-Ãm-sX \-Sp-¡-S-en-e-I-s¸-s«m-cp tXm-Wn-¡m-c-sâ Øn-Xn-bm-Ip-am-bn-
cp-¶p F-tâ-Xv. hn-izm-kw sh-Sn-ªp Po-hn-¡p-I F-¶-Xv a-sä-ń-s\-¡m-fpw
`-bm-\-I-am-bn-cp-¶p F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw.
A-§s\ F-sâ \n-e-]m-Sn-sâ t]-cnÂ A-h-sc-sâ ]-Z-hn-I-sf-Sp-¯p
I-f-ªp. km-¼-¯n-I-kp-c-£n-X-Xzw C-Ãm-Xm-¡n. F-sâ kzm-X-{ýw
Iq-Sn l-\n-¡m³ {i-an-¨p-t\m-¡n. ]-t£, A-hÀ-s¡-sâ B-ßm-`n-am-\-hpw
A-´-Êpw hn-izm-k-hpw F-Sp-¯p-am-äm-\m-bn-Ã. Im-c-Ww, F-sâ Po-hn-X-
¯nÂ A-{X-¡pw I-cp-t¯m-sS th-cm-gv-¯n-bn-cp-¶p A-h.
]n-Xr-Xzw
ap-XnÀ-¶-h-cm-Ip-t¼mÄ Po-hn-X-¯nÂ A-`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-t¡-ïn-h-cp-¶ sh-Ãp-
hn-fn-I-sf t\-cn-Sm³ a-¡-sf Rm³ {]m-]v-X-cm-¡n-bn-cp-¶-Xv a-X-s¯-¡p-
dn-¨pw Po-hn-X-s¯-¡p-dn-¨pw kz-bw ]Tn-¨-Xv ]-IÀ-¶p-sIm-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
c-£n-Xm-¡-sf-¶-\n-e-bnÂ, tem-I-¯n-sâ A-]-I-S-§-fnÂ-\n-¶p a-¡-sf
c-£n-¡m-\m-W-tÃm \mw {i-an-¡p-I. A-hÀ-¡v \-sÃm-cp Po-hn-X-ap-ïm-h-
W-sa-¶pw, \-ap-¡p kw-`-hn-¨ A-_-²-§Ä A-hÀ-¡v kw-`-hn-¡-cp-sX-¶pw
\m-am-{K-ln-¡p-¶p.
]-t£, \-½n-eq-sS-bm-Wv a-¡Ä Cu tem-I-t¯-¡p {]-th-in-¡p-¶-
sX-¦n-epw \mw Ah-cpsS D-S-a-IfÃ. a-¡-sf h-fÀ-¯-epw kv-t\-ln-¡-epw
h-gn-\-S-¯-ep-am-Wv \-½p-sS tPm-en; \n-b-{ń-¡-e-Ã.
t_m-Iv-k-dm-hm³ t]m-hp-I-bm-sW-¶v sN-dn-b a-IÄ sse-e ]-d-ª-
t¸mÄ A-sXm-cp X-am-i-bm-sW-¶m-Wv Rm³ \n-\-¨-Xv. F-¶mÂ, A-h-fp-
sS Xo-cp-am-\w Ku-c-h-]qÀh-am-sW-¶v Xn-cn-¨-dn-ª-t¸mÄ Rm³ i-cn-¡pw
t]-Sn-¨p. t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-sâ, A-{I-tam-Õp-I-hpw {]-h-N-\m-Xo-X-hp-am-b
tem-I-¯v ]-e A-]-I-S-§-fpw A-hÄ-¡v t\-cn-tS-ïn-h-cp-sa-¶p Rm³
`-b-¶p. ]t£, F-s¶-t¸m-se kz-X-{´-bpw kzm-`n-{]m-b-ap-Å-h-fp-am-bn-cp-
¶p A-h-fpw F-¶-Xn-\mÂ A-hÄ kz-´w h-gn-IÄ sXc-sª-Sp-¡p-sa-¶v
F-\n-¡-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-\mÂ A-h-sf-´p Xo-cp-am-\-sa-Sp-¯m-epw
Rm³ ]n-´p-W-¡p-sa-¶-dn-bn-¨p. \-sÃm-cp t_m-Iv-k-dm-sW-¶v ]n-¶o-Sv
A-hÄ kz-bw sX-fn-bn-¨p. A-hÄ-¡v t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-se km-aÀ-Yyw e-`n-
¨-Xv F-¶nÂ-\n-¶m-sW-¶v ]-d-ªmÂ Rm-\-Xp Nn-cn-¨p-X-Åpw. A-hÄ
t\-Sn-sb-Sp-¯-h km-£m-Xv-I-cn-¡-W-sa-¦nÂ km-aÀ-Yy-¯n-e-¸p-dw ]-e-Xpw
th-W-sa-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bmw. \n-Ý-b-ZmÀ-Vy-hpw ITn-\m-[zm-\-hpw ]-cn-]qÀ-W-
am-bpw A-h-fp-tS-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.
]nXrXzw 141
""Ip-«n-I-sf C-{X-taÂ C-jv-S-s¸-Sp-¶-Xpw B-enw-K-\w sN-¿p-¶-Xp-
sam-s¡ F-´p-sIm-ïm-Wv?'' Nn-eÀ tNm-Zn-¨p. Rm-\-h-tcm-Sp ]-d-ªp:
""Ip-«n-I-tfm-Sv Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw k-hn-ti-j-am-sbm-cp _-Ôw ]p-eÀ-¯n-bn-
cp-¶p. \n-jv-I-f-¦-X-bpw Iu-Xp-I-_p-²n-bpwsIm-ïv A-h-sc-t¸m-gpw \-½p-sS
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ B-\-µw \n-d-¡p-¶p. A-h-tcm-sSm-¸-am-hp-t¼m-gm-Wv F-\n-
t¡-ä-hp-a-[n-Iw ssZ-h-km-ao-]yw A-\p-`-h-s¸-Sm-dv. A-{X-¡pw \n-jv-I-f-¦-cpw
k-Xy-k-Ô-cp-am-W-hÀ.
F-sâ Ip-ªp-§-sf Rm-\m-in-¨-{X B-tÇ-jn-¡m-t\m Npw-_n-¡m-t\m
F-\n-¡m-bn-«n-Ã. t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-sâ-bpw bm-{X-I-fp-sS-bpw Xn-c-¡n-s\m-¸w
D-]-Po-h-\-¯n-\p-Å-Xp-Iq-Sn k-¼m-Zn-t¡-ïn-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-\mÂ-¯-s¶,
A-h-tcm-sSm-¸w th-ï-{X sNe-h-gn-¡m³ k-a-bw e-`n-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã F-¶-
Xm-Wp k-Xyw.
\m-ep hn-hm-l-§-fn-em-bn H³-]-Xv a-¡-fp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡v. F-Ãm
`m-cy-am-cp-am-bpw \-Ã _-Ôw Xp-S-cm³ Rm³ {i-an-¨p. A-Ñ-\-½-am-sc H-cp-
t]m-se kv-t\-ln-¡m-\p-Å kzm-X-{ýw a-¡Ä-¡p-ïm-h-Ww. G-sX-¦n-epw
H-cp ]-£w ]n-Sn-¡p-¶-h-cm-h-cp-Xv A-hÀ. F-Ãm a-¡Ä-¡p-sam-¸w H-cp-
t]m-se Xm-a-kn-¡m³ F-\n-¡m-bn-cp-¶n-sÃ-¦n-epw A-h-tcm-sS-Ãmw F-\n-
¡p-Å kv-t\-lw {]-I-Sn-¸-t¡-ï-Xn-sâ-bpw, A-Xym-h-iy-§-fn-se-Ãmw
A-hÀ-s¡m-¸-ap-ïm-th-ï-Xn-sâ-bpw {]m-[m-\yw Rm³ a-\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-
cp-¶p. ]-t£, ]-c-am-h-[n {i-an-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n-epw ]-e-t¸m-gpw Rm-\-XnÂ
hn-P-bn-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã.
B-Zy-`m-cy tkm-©n-bnÂ F-\n-¡v a-¡-fp-ïm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. a-Àb-apw ap-l-
½-Zv Pq-\n-b-dpw, C-c-«-I-fm-b P-ao-e-bpw d-io-Z-bpw F-sâ c-ïmw `m-cy-bm-b
s_-en-sâ-bn-se a-¡-fm-bn-cp-¶p. R-§Ä _-Ôw thÀ-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶ th-f-
bn-epw sN-dp-¸w-X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p a-¡Ä-¡v. thÀ-]n-cn-bp-¶-Xn-\p ap-¼pw
bm-{X-bp-sS-bpw t_m-Iv-knw-Kv ]-cn-io-e-\-¯n-sâ-bpw Xn-c-¡pIm-c-Ww
B-gv-N-I-tfm-fw A-h-sc Im-Wm-sX Ign-tbïnh¶ Ah-k-c-§-fp-ïmbn-
cp-¶p. R-§-fp-sS hn-hm-l-tam-N-\m-\-´-cw Nn-¡m-tKm ]-«-W-¯n-sâ
{]m-´-¯nÂ s_-ensâ-bp-sS am-Xm-]n-Xm-¡Ä-s¡m-¸-am-bn-cp-¶p a-¡-fp-sS
Xm-a-kw. a-¡-sf I-gn-bp-¶-{X k-µÀ-in-¡m³ Rm³ {i-an-¨n-cp-¶p. Rm-b-dm-
gv-N-I-fnÂ an-¡-t¸m-gpw A-h-tcm-sSm-¸-an-cp-¶v ImÀ-«q¬ Im-Wp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
"ap-l-½-Z-en-bp-sS km-l-kn-I-X-IÄ' B-bn-cp-¶p A-h-cp-sS C-jv-S tjm-I-
fn-sem-¶v. {]m-XÂ I-gn-ªmÂ R-§Ä AÂ-]-k-a-b-sa-¦n-epw H-cp-an-¨p
sNe-h-gn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p. a-¡-tfm-sSm-¯p sNe-h-gn-¨-Xm-Wv F-sâ Po-hn-
X-¯n-se G-ä-hpw {]n-bw-\n-d-ª HmÀ-a-I-fn-sem-¶v. A-h-sc-tâ-Xp-X-s¶
F-¶-Xv h-en-sbm-c-Zv`p-X-am-bm-Wv F-\n-¡p-tXm-¶p-¶-Xv.
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a-¡s - f h-fs
- c-b[
- n-Iw kvt- \-ln-¡p-¶p-sh-¶v Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw A-ht- cm-Sp
]-d-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p. tem-I-¯n-sâ G-Xp `m-K-¯m-h-s«, A-h-sc-tbmÀ-¡p-¶
A-h-cp-sS {]n-b-]n-Xm-hm-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. a¡Ä HmÀ-a-sh-¨p Po-hn-X-¯n-te-
¡v {]-th-in-¡p-¶ L-«-¯nÂ ssZ-\w-Zn-\ Po-hn-X-¯n-epw a-äp ]-e \m-gn-I-
¡-Ãp-If - n-epw A-ht- cm-sSm-¸a - p-ïm-hm³ F-\n-¡p I-gn-ªn-cp-¶n-Ã F-¶X - m-
bn-cp-¶p F-\n-s¡-sâ I-cn-b-dn-\p \-Â-tI-ïn-h-¶ G-ä-hpw I-\-¯ hn-e.
aq-¶mw `m-cy-bm-b sh-tdm-Wn-¡-bnÂ F-\n-¡v c-ïp a-¡-fp-ïm-bn.
sse-em-bpw l-\m-bpw. sh-tdm-Wn-¡ hn-hm-l-tam-N-\w tX-Sn-b-Xv F-s¶
kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw k-ln-¡m-hp-¶-Xn-ep-a-¸p-d-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-¦n-epw,
hn-hm-l-tam-N-\m-\´-c-hpw R-§Ä \-Ã kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-bn-¯-s¶ Xp-S
À-¶p. A-h-fp-sS ]p-\À-hn-hm-lw \-S-¡p-t¼mÄ F-sâ c-ïp s]¬-a-¡-fp-sS
]n-Xr-Øm-\w A-bmÄ ssIbS-¡n-tb-¡p-tam F-¶p Rm³ `-b-s¸-«n-cp-¶p.
km-[y-am-hp-t¼m-sg-Ãmw Rm³ A-h-sc k-µÀ-in-¨p. F-¦n-epw A-h-tcm-sSm-
¸w Xm-a-kn-¡p-¶-Xn-\p ]-I-c-am-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã B k-µÀ-i-\-§-sfm-¶pw.
a-¡-tfm-sSm-¸w H-tc ho-«nÂ t\-cw ]p-eÀ-s¶-gp-t¶-Â-¡m-\pw, kv-IqÄ hn-«p
h-cp-t¼mÄ ho-«nÂ A-h-tcm-sSm-¸w Iq-Sm-\pw I-gn-bm-¯-Xn-sâ \-jv-S-t_m-
[-hpw th-Z-\-bpw C-t¸m-gpw A-\p-`-h-s¸-Sm-dp-ïv. A-h-cnÂ-\n-¶v A-I-¶p
\n-Â¡m³ A-{X-taÂ A-\n-jv-S-am-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡v.
R-§-fp-sS hn-hm-l-tam-N-\-¯n-\p ap-¼pw a-IÄ l-\m-¡v F-s¶
]n-cn-ªn-cn-¡m³ h-en-b hn-j-a-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-hÄ-¡v A-©p h-b-Êp-ïm-
bn-cp-¶-t¸mÄ H-cn-¡Â H-cp a-Õ-c-¯nÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¡m-\m-bn Rm³ ho-«nÂ-
\n-¶n-d-§-sh A-hÄ I-c-ªp-sIm-ïp ]-d-ªp: ""A-s§-sâ Um-Un-b-Ã.
A-§v ap-l-½-Z-en-bm-Wv.'' ho-«nÂ A-h-tfm-sSm-¸w I-gn-bp-t¼m-tg Rm-\-h-
fp-sS Um-Un-bm-Iq F-¶v!
1986þem-Wv C-t¸m-g-s¯ `m-cy tem-Wn-sb Rm³ hn-hm-lw I-gn-¨-Xv.
A-h-fp-sS A-½-bpw F-sâ A-½-bpw \-Ã kp-lr-¯p-¡-fm-bn-cp-¶p. tem-
Wn-¡pw F-\n-¡pw H-cp a-I-\p-ïv, AkvA-Zv. Ip-ªm-bn-cn-s¡ Z-s¯-Sp-
¯-Xm-bn-cp-¶p R-§-f-h-s\.
tem-Wn-tbm-sSm-¸w an-¨n-K-\n-te-¡p am-dn-b-ti-j-hpw th-\-e-h-[n sN-e-
h-gn-¡m-\m-bn a-¡-sf-sb-Ãm-h-sc-bpw Iq-«n ^m-an-te-¡p ]-d-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p.
R-§-f-Xn-s\ "Iym-¼v tem-Wn' F-¶m-Wp hn-fn-¨n-cp-¶-Xv. kw-Lm-S-\-
apÄ-s¸-sS B H-¯p-Iq-SÂ c-k-I-c-am-¡m-\p-Å k-I-e ]-Wn-I-fpw sN-bv-
Xn-cp-¶-Xv A-h-fm-bn-cp-¶p F-¶-Xm-Wv Im-c-Ww. A-X-{X F-fp-¸-ap-Å
Im-cy-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. H-cp-]m-Sv k-a-b-hpw DuÀ-P-hpw A-Xn-\m-h-iy-am-bn-cp-¶p.
]t£, tem-Wn A-Xp `w-Kn-bm-bn sN-bv-Xp. Im-c-Ww, B H-¯p-Iq-SÂ
F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw F-{X-taÂ {]m-[m-\y-ap-Å-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-¶v
]nXrXzw 143
A-hÄ-¡-dn-bm-a-mbn-cp-¶p. R-§-fp-sS a-¡Ä-¡p ]p-d-sa F-sâ kp-lr-¯v
slm-hmÀ-Uv _nw-Kv-lmw-kn-sâ c-ïp a-¡-fpw l-\m-bp-sS-bpw sse-e-bp-sS-
bpw Cu H-¯p-Iq-S-enÂ D-ïm-Ip-am-bn-cp-¶p.
F-§s\-bm-Wv tem-Wn A-Æn-[w H-cp H-¯p-Iq-SÂ kw-L-Sn-¸n-¨-Xv
F-¶-dn-bn-Ã. F-´m-bm-epw, A-Xn-sâ t]-cnÂ A-h-tfm-sS-¶pw Ir-X-Ú-
\m-bn-cn-¡pw Rm³. AÂ-]-Im-e-t¯-s¡-¦n-epw F-sâ a-¡-sf ap-gp-h³
H-¶n-¨n-cp-¯m-\m-bn F-¶-Xv F-\n-¡m-bn A-hÄ-¡p \-ÂIm³ I-gn-ª
G-ä-hpw an-I-¨ k-½m-\w X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
a-äp hn-hm-l-§-fn-em-bn F-\n-¡v c-ïp s]¬-a-¡-fp-ïv. an-bm-bpw
J-menb-bpw. A-h-cpw F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ A-hn-`m-Py `m-K-am-Wv. A-]-
cn-Nn-X-sc-t¸m-se-tbm, ]-c-kv-]-cw a-Õ-cn-t¨m F-sâ a-¡Ä h-f-cm³
Rm-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶n-Ã. an-bm-bp-sS-bpw J-men-b-bp-sS-bpw am-Xm-hp-am-bp-Å
hn-hm-l-_-Ôw thÀ-s¸-Sp-¯n-bn-cp-¶p F-¶-Xn-\m-epw, A-hÀ c-ïp-t]-cpw
F-t¶m-sSm-¸w Xm-a-kn-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã F-¶-Xn-\m-epw A-hÀ-s¡-t¶m-Sp-Å
_-Ô-¯n-\v B-gw Ip-d-bp-tam F-¶p Rm³ `-b-¶n-cp-¶p.
R-§-sfm-cp-an-¨-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p Xm-a-kw F-¶-Xn-sâ t]-cnÂ kv-Iq-fn-epw
A-bÂ-]-¡-¯p-sa-Ãmw an-b ]-cn-lm-k-¯n-\n-c-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Jm-enb-¡p
]-t£, A-¯-cw {]-iv-\-§-fp-ïm-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Im-c-Ww, A-hÄ i-cn-¡pw
F-sâ-bpw a-½m-t_À-Un-sâ-bpw tN-em-bn-cp-¶p. H-cn-¡Â an-b-bp-sS A-½
F-s¶ t^m¬ hn-fn-¨p ]-d-ª-Xv C-t¸m-gpw HmÀ-a-bp-ïv. an-b-bp-sS k-l-
]mTn-I-fpw A-bÂ-]-¡-s¯ Ip-«n-I-fpw an-b F-sâ Ip-«n-b-Ã F-¶m-Wp
]-d-bp-¶-X-s{X. A-hÄ-¡v Rm-\p-am-bn cq-]-km-Zr-iy-an-sÃ-¶pw F-t¶m-
sSm-¯v H-cn-¡-epw A-h-sf Im-Wm-dn-Ã F-¶-Xp-am-W-s{X Im-c-Ww. A-Xp
tI-«-bp-S-s\ Rm³ \yq-P-gv-kn-bn-te-¡p Xn-cn-¨p. A-hn-sS-bm-bn-cp-¶p an-b
Xm-a-kn-¨n-cp-¶-Xv.
]n-tä-¶p-X-s¶ Rm³ A-h-sf-bpw Iq-«n kv-Iq-fn-te-¡p t]m-bn. A-h-
fp-sS ¢m-kn-\p k-ao-]w Im-¯n-cp-¶v Rm³ X-s¶-bm-Wv kv-IqÄ hn-«-
ti-jw A-h-sf ho-«n-se-¯n-¨-Xpw. ]n-¶o-Sv R-§Ä A-bÂ-]-¡-§-fn-eq-sS
]-c-kv-]-cw ssI-tImÀ-¯v \-S-¶p. A-h-sf-sâ a-I-fpw Rm-\-h-fp-sS A-Ñ-
\p-am-sW-¶v F-Ãm-h-cpw Im-W-¯-¡-hn-[w.
F-sâ a-¡-sf-Ãmw H-scm-ä ho-«nÂ H-cp-an-¨p Xm-a-kn-¡p-I F-¶-Xm-bn-
cp-¶p F-sâ G-ä-hpw h-en-b kz-]v-\w. A-hÀ ]-c-kv-]-cw a-\-Ên-em-¡-W-sa-
¶pw kvt- \-lk - m-tlm-Zc
- yw kq-£n-¡W- s
- a-¶pw F-t¸m-gpw Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨p.
F-sâ a-¡-tfm-tcm-cp-¯-cpw A-h-cp-tS-Xm-b k-hn-ti-jmÀ-Y-¯nÂ
k-aÀY-cpw A-Xp-ey-cp-am-Wv. ssZ-hw F-s¶ A-\p-{K-ln-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. `m-Ky-
hm-\m-Wv Rm³.
Um-Un
t_m-Iv-knw-Kv I-cn-b-dn-sâ k-hn-ti-j-X-sIm-ïv ]-e-t¸m-gpw ho-«nÂ-
\n-¶p hn-«p-\n-Â-t¡-ïn h-¶-Xp Im-c-Ww Ip-«n-I-fp-sS ]n-¨-sh-¡Â,
B-Zy kw-km-cw, kv-Iq-fn-se B-Zy-\mÄ Xp-S-§n ]n-Xr-Xz-¯n-sâ ]-c-am
-\-µw {]-Zm-\w sN-¿p-¶ sN-dp-kw-K-Xn-IÄ an-¡-Xpw F-\n-¡p \-jv-S-am-bn-
«p-ïv. `m-cy-am-cnÂ-\n-¶p-Å F-sâ A-I-¶p-\n-Â¸v a-¡-fp-sS Po-hn-X-¯nÂ
\n-Xy-km-¶n-[y-am-hp-¶-XnÂ\n-¶v F-s¶ X-S-ªp. a-¡-fnÂ Nn-eÀ t\-cn-«p
I-ï-Xn-s\-¡mÄ Sn-.hn-bn-em-bn-cp-¶p F-s¶ I-ï-Xv. t\-cn-«p kw-km-cn-¨-Xn-
s\-¡mÄ t^m-Wn-eq-sS-bm-Wv F-t¶m-Sp kw-km-cn-¨X - v. F-\n-¡pw A-hÀ-¡p-
ap-ïm-b B \-jv-S-¯nÂ B-ßmÀ-Y-am-b tJ-Zw tXm-¶p-¶p. Rm-\m-{K-ln-
¨-t]m-se, F-sâ a-¡Ä AÀ-ln-¡pw-hn-[w \-sÃm-cp- ]nXmhmIm³ F-\n-¡p
I-gn-ªn-Ã. Rm-\-h-sc h-Ãm-sX an-kv sN-bv-Xn-cp-¶p-sh-¶-dn-ªn-cp-s¶-¦n-
epw A-sX-{X-t¯m-fw B-g¯ - n-em-bn-cp-s¶-¶v C-t¸m-gm-Wv a-\Ê- n-em-hp-¶X - v.
F-sâ a-¡Ä Nn-cn-¡p-¶X - pw I-cb
- p-¶X- pw I-fn-¡p-¶X- p-sa-Ãmw I-gn-bp-¶{- X
Rm³ sd-t¡mÀ-Uv sN-¿p-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-Xn-cm-hn-se A-hÀ `-£-Ww I-gn-
¡p-¶ t\-c-¯pw kv-Iq-fn-te-s¡m-cp-§p-t¼m-gp-sa-Ãmw sN-dn-sbm-cp tS-]v
sd-t¡mÀ-U-sd-Sp-¯v Rm³ sd-t¡mÀ-Uv sN-¿pw. ssh-Ip-t¶-cw A-hÀ
Xn-cn-s¨-¯n-bmÂ I-fn-¡p-¶-Xpw, cm-{Xn In-S-¡m-s\m-cp-§p¶-Xp-sa-Ãmw
sd-t¡mÀ-U-dn-\-I-¯m-¡pw. H-cp-an-¨p-Å th-f-I-fnÂ A-h-cp-am-bp-Å ZoÀ-L-
kw-`m-j-Ww sd-t¡mÀ-Uv sN-¿pw. \n-c-´-cw C-¸-Wn sN-bv-Xn-cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ
tS]v sdt¡mÀ-U-dn-sâ km-¶n-[yw a-¡Ä a-d-¡pw. A-§-s\ sd-t¡mÀ-Uv
sN-bv-X \q-dp I-W-¡n-\v tS-¸p-IÄ C-t¸m-gpw F-sâ ssI-h-i-ap-ïv, F-sâ
G-ä-hpw A-aq-ey- k-¼m-Zy-am-bn. ]-e-t¸m-gpw a-¡-sf-bpw tNÀ-s¯-Sp-¯
t^m-t«m-IÄ t\m-¡n a-¡Ä-s¡m-¸w sNe-hn-« hn-e-a-Xn-¡m-\m-hm-¯ B
\n-an-j-§-sf Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¡pw. F-{X th-K-am-W-sX-Ãmw I-S-¶p-t]m-b-Xv!
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tem-I-s¯ G-ä-hpw an-I-¨ t_m-Iv-k-dm-hp-I F-¶-Xn-s\m-¸w \-sÃm-cp

]n-Xm-hm-Im-\pw Rm³ {i-an-¨n-cp-¶p. ]-t£, t_m-Iv-k-sd-¶ \n-e-bn-ep-Å
F-sâ hn-P-b-¯n-sâ ô-Uv-_m-¡v-kv s]-s«-¶v e-`n-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n-epw a-¡Ä
h-fÀ-¶v C-\n-sbm-cp Xo-c-pam-\-am-ä-¯n-\p km-[y-X-sbm-«p-an-Ãm-¯ k-µÀ-
`-sa-¯p-¶-Xph-sc A-h-tcm-Sv _m-ey-¯nÂ kzo-I-cn-¨ k-ao-]-\-§-fn-se
i-cn-sX-äp-IÄ hn-e-bn-cp-¯m³ I-gn-ªn-Ã. H-cp c-£n-Xm-sh-¶ \n-e-bnÂ
F-{X-X-s¶ ]-cm-P-b-am-sW-¦n-epw F-sâ a-¡-tfm-tcm-cp-¯-sc¡p-dn-¨pw
F-\n-¡v Xn-I-ª A-`n-am-\-am-Wv. A-{X-am-{Xw hn-hm-Z-\m-b-I-\pw s]m-Xp-
hy-àn-Xz-hp-am-sbm-cm-fm-Wv ]n-Xm-sh-¶n-cn-s¡ kz-´w h-gn-sX-fn-bn-¡p-I
F-¶-Xv A-hÀ-s¡m-«pw F-fp-¸-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
{]-ik
- vX
- n
H-cn-¡Â Rm³ a-cn-¡pw. `q-an-bn-se F-sâ tPm-en-sb-´m-bn-cp-¶p, k-¼m-
Zy-sa-{X-bm-bn-cp-¶p, hn-Zym-`ym-k-tbm-Ky-X-sb-´m-bn-cp-¶p F-s¶m-¶pw
kzÀ-K-¯nÂ hn-j-b-am-bn-cn-¡n-Ã. {]mÀ-Y-\-bpw kÂ¡Àa-§-fpw \-·-\n-
d-ª Po-hn-X-hp-am-Ip-¶p Po-hn-X-¯nÂ {]-[m-\w. Im-c-Ww, A-\-iz-c
Po-hn-X-¯n-te-¡p-sÅm-cp ]-cn-io-e-\w am-{X-am-Wo Po-hn-Xw. B-fp-IÄ
\-½n-te-¡p t\m-¡p-t¼mÄ \m-a-h-tcm-Sv kw-km-cn-¡p-¶ ssi-en-h-sc
A-h-cnÂ kzm-[o-\w kr-jv-Sn-¡p-¶p-ïv. H-cm-fp-sS-bpw hn-Im-cw {h-W-s¸-Sp-
¯m-t\m B-ß-hn-izm-kw X-IÀ-¡m-t\m Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw B-{K-ln-¨n-«n-Ã.
A-Xn-\mÂ F-sâ b-YmÀ-Y-Po-hn-X-¯nÂ, A-Y-hm F-sâ kz-Im-cy-Po-hn-X-
¯nÂ B-fp-I-tfm-Sv F-Æn-[w kw-km-cn-¡-Ww F-¶-XnÂ Rm³ A-Xo-h
-{i-²m-ep-hm-bn-cp-¶p. B-tem-Nn-¡m-sX [r-Xn-bnÂ \mw ]-d-ªp-t]m-hp-¶
H-cp hm-¡p-t]m-epw Zq-c-hym-]-I-am-b ^-e-§-fp-f-hm-¡pw. {]-i-kv-X-cm-b-
h-cnÂ-\n-¶p-Xn-cp-¶ \n-Êm-c-am-sbm-cp hm-¡n-\p-t]m-epw Nn-eÀ [m-cm-fw
AÀ-Y§ - Ä I-Â] - n-¡pw. \n-§f
- p-sS hm-¡p-If
- nÂ-\n-¶p A-hÀ-¡v k-lm-bI
- -
am-b-Xm-Wv B-fp-IÄ kzo-I-cn-¡p-¶-sX-¦nÂ A-Xp \-Ã-Xp-X-s¶. F-¶mÂ
kz-´w B-ßm-`n-am-\w {h-W-s¸-Spw hn-[-am-Wv \n-§-fp-sS hm-¡nÂ-\n-¶v
A-hÀ kzo-I-cn-¡p-¶-sX-¦nÂ A-Xv D-]-{Z-h-I-c-am-bn-¯o-cpw.
C-{X-bpw Im-ew F-sâ C-jv-Sm-\p-kr-X-am-Wv Rm³ Po-hn-¨-Xv. A-]-
c-sc Xr-]v-Xn-s¸-Sp-¯m-\m-bn Rm³ Po-hn-¨-nt«-bn-Ã. C-\n-bpw bp-hm-¡Ä-¡v
{]ikvXn 147
am-Xr-I-bm-hpw hn-[w Po-hn-¡p-I F-¶ D-¯-c-hm-Zn-Xzw F-\n-¡p-sï-¶p
Rm³ I-cp-Xp-¶p. kz-X-{´-\m-bn-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ-X-s¶ Rm³ kÂ-¡À-an-bm-
bn-cn-t¡-ï-Xp-ap-ïv. [m-cm-fw B-fp-IÄ, hn-ti-jn-¨pw bp-hm-¡Ä F-s¶
D-äp-t\m-¡p-¶p-sï-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bmw. A-Xn-\mÂ s]m-Xp CS-§-fn-se tam-iw
`m-jm-{]-tbm-K-§-fnÂ-\n-¶pw a-b-¡p-a-cp-¶p-]-tbm-K-¯nÂ-\n-¶pw, F-\n-
¡pw Ip-Spw-_-¯n-\pw A-]-am-\-ap-ïm-¡p-¶ k-ao-]-\-§-fnÂ-\n-¶pw Rm³
hn-«p-\nÂ-¡p-¶p. ip-²-hpw k-Xy-k-Ô-hp-am-sbm-cp Po-hn-Xw \-bn-¡m³
Rm³ {i-an-¨-Xv H-cp amXr-Im]p-cp-j-\m-hp-I F-¶ sh-Ãp-hn-fn ap-¼n-ep-
Å-Xp-sIm-ïp am-{X-a-Ã, A-Xm-Wv i-cn-bm-b \n-e-]m-Sv F-¶-XpsIm-ïp
Iq-Sn-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
ssZ-hk
- l
- m-b¯
- mÂ..
Rm³ ]-e-t¸m-gpw k-¦-Â-]n-¡m-dp-ïv, \yq-tbmÀ-¡nÂ-\n-¶pw Im-en-t^m-
ÀWn-bm-bn-te-¡v Rm³ sh-dpwssIbp-am-sbm-cp D-Ãm-k-bm-{X -t]m-Ip-¶p.
`-£-W-an-Ãm-sX, ssI-bnÂ Nn-Ãn-¡m-in-Ãm-sX, D-Sp-Xp-Wn-b-Ãm-sX th-sd
D-S-bm-S-I-fn-Ãm-sX. A-Æn-[w-X-s¶, Im-en-t^mÀ-Wn-bm-bnÂ-\n-¶v G-jy-bn-
te-¡pw, G-jy-bnÂ-\n-¶v bq-tdm-¸n-te-¡pw, bq-tdm-¸nÂ-\n-¶v B-{^n-¡-
bn-te-¡pw, B-{^n-¡-bnÂ-\n-¶p sX-t¡ A-ta-cn-¡-bn-te-¡pw bm-{X-Xn-cn-
¡p-¶p. A-§-s\, F-sâ-bo ap-J-hp-am-bn am-{Xw Rm³ tem-Iw Np-äp-¶p.
P-\-§Ä F-Æn-[w F-s¶ kzo-I-cn-¡p-I-bpw kw-c-£n-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶p
F-¶-dn-bm³. A-Æn-[w tem-I-s¯-hn-sS-s¨-¶p hm-Xn-enÂ ap-«n-bm-epw P-\-
§Ä F-s¶ Xn-cn-¨-dn-bp-sa-¶p Rm³ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶p.
A-Xp-t]m-se, sh-\n-tkz-e-bn-epw kp-Um-\n-epw C-{km-tb-en-ep-sa-Ãmw
ImÂ-\-S-bm-bn Rm³ k-©-cn-¡pw, ]-c-kv-]-c t]m-cm-«-§Ä A-h-km-\n-
¸n-¨v F-Ãm-hÀ-¡pw {]-tbm-P-\-I-c-am-hp-¶ k-am-[m-\ D-S-¼-Sn-I-fn-se-¯m³
B-fp-I-sf B-lzm-\w sN-bv-Xp-sIm-ïv. A-Xv A-]-I-S-I-c-am-bn-cn-¡pw
F-¶m-Wv Nn-eÀ ]-d-bp-¶-Xv. ]-t£, Po-hn-X-am-bmÂ dn-kv-Iv F-Sp-t¡-ïn-
h-cpw. I-S-enÂ \-in-¡p-sa-¶v B-fp-IÄ B-i-¦-s¸-«p-sIm-ïn-cn-s¡¯-s¶-
bm-Wv tem-Iw Np-än sIm-fw-_k - v A-ta-cn-¡b
- n-se-¯n-bX- v. Po-h³ ]-Wb
- w-
sh-¨p X-s¶-bm-Wv a-\p-jy³ N-{µ-\nÂ Im-ep-Ip-¯n-b-Xv. A-§-s\, F-sâ
B bm-{X ]qÀ-¯o-I-cn-¨p-I-gn-ªmÂ Rm³ Xn-cn-¨p ]p-d-s¸-Spw; ap-¼v
I-ïp-ap-«n-b-hÀ-s¡-Ãmw `-£-W-hpw D-S-bm-S-I-fpw hm-§n-s¡m-ïv.
dnw-KnÂ Rm³ s]m-cp-Xn-b-Xv D-]-Po-h-\-¯n-\p th-ïn-bm-Wv. `-c-W-Iq-
S-t¯m-Sp t]m-cm-Sn-b-Xv a-X-hn-izm-k-¯n-\p th-ïn-bm-Wv. tem-I-¯n-\p-ap-
¼nÂ Rm³ t]m-cm-Sn-b-Xv \o-Xn-¡pw B-Z-c-hn-\p-am-bm-Wv.
C-t¸mÄ Rm³ hr-²-\pw £o-Wn-X-\p-am-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. F-¦n-epw
t]m-cm-«w Xp-S-cp-I-bm-Wv. hn-i-¸n-t\m-Spw Zm-cn-{Zy-t¯m-Spw tcm-K-t¯m-Sp-
ap-Å t]m-cm-«w. a-\p-jy-sâ A-´-Ên-\p-th-ïn tem-Iw ap-gp-h³ Rm³
k-©-cn-¨p. P-\-§Ä-¡p Nn-c-]-cn-Nn-X-am-b Cu ap-J-hp-am-bn. ]-c-kv-]-c-
hn-izm-k-¯n-\pw k-am-[m-\-¯n-\pw th-ïn.
H-cmÄ bm-{X-¡m-c-\m-bn-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ
tem-I-am-W-bm-fp-sS ho-Sv,
B-Im-i-am-W-Xn-sâ taÂ-¡q-c,
F-hn-sS-bm-tWm sXm-¸n Xq-¡p-¶-Xv
A-Xm-W-bm-fp-sS `-h-\w,
kÀh P-\-§-fp-am-W-bm-fp-sS Ip-Spw-_w.
þ{Uyq _³Un\n t{_m¬

H-cp kq-ô-IY
-
C¡m-e-a-{X-bpw hm-bn-¨ kq-ô-I-Y-I-fnÂ F-\n-t¡-ä-hpw {]n-b-
s¸-«-Xv D-aÀ F-¶ A-Sn-a-bp-sS I-Y-bm-Wv.
H-cn-¡Â \q-dv A-Sn-a-IÄ-s¡m-¸w D-a-dn-s\-bpw cm-P-k-¶n-[n-bnÂ

lm-P-cm-¡n. t\m-«w D-a-dn-s³-d-taÂ ]-Xn-ª \n-an-jw cm-Pm-hv a-\-Ên-
em-¡n A-bm-sfm-cp k-hn-ti-j hy-àn-Xz-am-sW-¶v.
D-a-dn-sâ tX-P-knÂ B-Ir-jv-S-\m-b cm-Pm-hv D-S³X-s¶ A-bm-sf
X-sâ k-lm-bn-bm-¡n. G-sd ssh-Im-sX D-aÀ cm-Pm-hn-sâ hn-izm-k-amÀ-
Pn-¡p-I-bpw- cm-Pm-hv A-t±-l-s¯ X-sâ J-P-\m-hv kq-£n-¸p-Im-c-\m-¡p-
I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. kzÀ-W-hpw cXv\-\-§-fp-apÄ-s¸-sS hn-e-]n-Sn-¸p-Å cm-P-
kz-s¯-Ãmw J-P-\m-hn-ep-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. A-tXm-sS sIm-«m-c-¯n-se an-¡
D-tZym-K-Ø·mÀ-¡pw D-a-dn-t\m-Sv A-kq-b-bm-bn. A-Sn-a-bm-b D-aÀ F-ń-\v
cm-P-J-P-\m-hn-sâ taÂ-t\m-«-¡m-c-\m-h-W-sa-¶v F-{X B-tem-Nn-¨n-«pw
A-hÀ-¡p a-\-Ên-em-bn-Ã.
ssh-Im-sX A-h-cp-sS A-kq-b hn-tZz-j-am-bn h-fÀ-¶p. cm-Pm-hn-\v
D-a-dnÂ A-\n-jv-Sw kr-jv-Sn-¡m-\m-bn A-hÀ I-Å-¡-Y-IÄ sa-\-ªp.
A-Xn-sem-cp I-Y C-Æn-[-am-bn-cp-¶p: Zn-t\-\ sIm-«m-c-¯n-se a-sä-ÃmhÀ-¡pw
ap-s¼ cm-P-c-Xv-\-§Ä kq-£n-¨ ap-dn-bnÂ {]-th-in-¨v D-aÀ Ip-td-sÈ-bm-bn
c-Xv-\-§Ä tam-jv-Sn-¡p-¶p-ïv.
C-¡-Y-b-dn-ª-t¸mÄ cm-Pm-hv C-Æn-[w {]-Xn-I-cn-¨p: ""Rm-\n-Xv hn-iz-
kn-¡n-Ã. A-§-s\-bp-sï-¦nÂ F-\n-¡-Xv Im-Wn-¨pX-cq.''
A-§-s\, H-cp-\mÄ D-aÀ J-P-\m-hnÂ {]-th-in-¨ k-a-b-¯v cm-Pm-hv
c-lk - y-am-bn \n-co-£n-¨p. D-aÀ A-ea
- m-c Xp-d¶
- p. ]t£, cm-Pc
- X
- v\
- §
- Ä-¡p
]-I-cw ]p-d-s¯-Sp-¯Xv A-Sn-a-bm-b-t¸mÄ A-Wn-ªn-cp-¶ Io-d-¡p-¸m-b-
am-bn-cp-¶p. B ]-g-©³ Ip-¸m-b-sa-Sp-¯v ap-J-t¯m-Sp tNÀ-¯v Npw-_n-¨v
ta-i-taÂ sh-¨p. Xp-SÀ-¶v A-Xn-sâ-taÂ kp-K-Ôw ]p-I-¨p. A-bmÄ
Im-cy-am-b F-t´m sN-¿p-I-bm-sW-¶v cm-Pm-hn-\p a-\-Ên-em-bn.
D-aÀ X-sâ ]-g-©³ h-kv-{X-a-Wn-ªv I-®m-Sn-¡p ap-¼nÂ \n-¶p-
Hcp kqô-IY 151
sIm-ïp ]-dª - p: ""t\m-¡q D-aÀ, \o ap-¼v F-§s
- \-bm-bn-cp-s¶-¶p Im-Wq!
\n-sâ tbm-Ky-X-b-Ã; a-dn-¨v, \n-sâ t]m-cm-bv-a-IÄ Im-Wm-Xn-cn-¡m-\p-Å
cm-Pm-hn-sâ k-·-\-Êpw Hu-Zm-cy-hp-am-Wv \n-s¶-bo ]-Z-hn-bn-se-¯n-¨-Xv.
B k-·-\-Ên-\pw Hu-Zm-cy-¯n-\pw ]-I-c-am-bn \o \n-¶n-te-Â-]n-¡-s¸-«
Cu IÀ-¯-hyw A-aq-ey-am-sbm-cp kq-£n-¸p-ap-X-em-bn-¡-ïv \n-d-th-äp-I.
\o-sbm-cn-¡-epw \n-sâ B-ZyZn-\w a-d-¡-cp-Xv F-¶-Xm-Wv G-ä-hpw {]-[m-\-
Im-cyw. A-Xm-b-Xv B-Zy-am-bn \o Cu- \-K-c-¯n-se-¯n-b Zn-\w. Im-c-Ww,
B Zn-s\-s¯¡p-dn-¨ HmÀ-a-IÄ \n-s¶ Ir-X-Ú-\m-¡n \n-e-\nÀ-¯pw.''
A-\-´-cw D-aÀ ]-g-b h-kv-{X-aq-cn A-e-am-c-¡-I-¯p-X-s¶ kq-£n-¨v
Hu-tZym-Kn-I- h-k-v{X-a-Wn-ªp. hm-XnÂ-¡-te-¡p Xn-cn-ª-t¸m-gm-Wv D-aÀ
cm-Pm-hv hm-Xn-Â¡Â \n-Â-¡p-¶-Xp I-ï-Xv. \n-d-ªp-Xp-fp-¼p-¶ I-®p-
I-fp-am-bn cm-Pm-hv ]-d-ªp: ""Xm-¦Ä F-sâ J-P-\m-hnÂ-\n-¶v c-Xv-\-§Ä
I-h-cp-¶p-sï-¶v B-fp-IÄ ]-d-ªp. ]-t£, Xm-¦-sf-sâ lr-Z-bw I-hÀ-
¶-Xm-bm-Wv Rm³ I-ï-Xv. D-aÀ, Xm-¦-sf-s¶ A-aq-ey-am-sbm-cp ]mTw
]Tn-¸n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. Po-hn-X-¯n-se Øm-\-am-\t`-Z-a-s\y \m-sa-Ãm-h-cpw
]Tn-t¡-sïm-cp ]mTw. F-t¸m-gpw \mw Ir-X-Ú-cm-h-Ww F-¶ ]mTw;
\m-a-\p-`-hn-¡p-¶ I-jv-S-¸m-Sp-IÄ-¡p t]m-epw.'' A-\-´-cw D-a-dn-sâ I-®p-
I-fn-te-¡p t\m-¡n cm-Pm-hv ]-d-ªp: ""D-aÀ, cm-Pm-hv Rm-\m-bn-cn-¡mw.
]-t£, cm-P-lr-Z-b-ap-Å-Xv Xm-¦Ä-¡m-Ip-¶p.''
B-Zc- h
- v
B-fp-I-tfm-Sv C-S-s]-Sm³ c-ïp amÀ-K-§-fp-sï-¶m-Wv ]-d-bm-dv. A-h-sc
\n-b-{ń-¡-em-Ip-¶p H-cp h-gn. B-Z-cn-¡-em-Ip-¶p a-säm-¶v. \n-b-{ń-¡p-I-
h-gn \n-§Ä A-]-c-sâ C-Ñm-i-àn-sb £-bn-¸n-¡p-¶p. B-Z-cn-¡p-t¼m-gm-
h-s«, B C-Ñm-i-àn-sb Aw-Ko-I-cn-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶p. H-cn-S-¯v \n-§Ä
A-]-c-s\ A-Sn-a-bm-¡p-¶p; a-säm-cn-S-¯v ]-¦m-fn-bpw.
]-ïv C-ý-bnÂ B-\-IÄ-¡n-S-bnÂ Po-hn-¨n-cp-s¶m-cp Úm-\n-bp-
ïm-bn-cp-¶p. X-sâ `-£-Ww B-\-I-fp-am-bn ]-¦p-sh-¨ A-t±-lw cm-{Xn
A-h-tbm-sSm-¯p-d-§n. A-tX-k-a-bw, Ip-´-hpw Ip-dp-h-Sn-bp-am-bn B-\
-I-sf sa-cp-¡n \n-b-{ń-¨n-cp-¶ B-fp-I-fpw A-hn-sS-bp-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. B-\-
IÄ A-h-cp-am-bn k-l-I-cn-¨n-cp-s¶-¦n-epw a-Zw-s]m-«p-t¼mÄ ]m-¸m-·m-sc
A-\p-k-cn-¨n-cp-¶n-sÃ-¶p am-{X-a-Ã, ]-e-t¸m-gpw sIm-e-s¸-Sp-¯p-I-bpw
sN-bv-Xn-cp-¶p.
]-t£, Úm-\n-bm-b B a-\p-jy³ B-\-I-tfm-sS-Ãmw \-Ã _-Ôw
]p-eÀ-¯n. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ X-{´-§Ä hy-Xy-kv-X-am-bn-cp-¶p. Z-bm-]qÀ-h-
am-Wv A-t±-lw B-\-I-sf k-ao-]n-¨-Xv. B-\-I-sf X-tem-Sp-I-bpw ar-Zp-kz-
c-¯nÂ A-h-tbm-Sp kw-km-cn-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶,
In-S-¸p-t]m-epw B-\-IÄ-s¡m-¸-am-bn-«pw H-cn-¡-epw H-cm-\-bpw A-t±-l-s¯
D-]-{Z-hn-¨n-Ã.
þkq-ô -sam-gn-I-fnÂ-\n-¶v
H-cp-a
B-Im-i-¯n-eq-sS ]-d-¡p-¶ hn-am-\-hpw I-S-en-eq-sS N-cn-¡p-¶ I-¸-ep-apÄ-
s¸-sS k-I-e-am-\ km-t¦-Xn-I- ]p-tcm-K-Xn-bpw t\-Sn-bn-«pw, \-£-{X-§-sf-
bpw {K-l-§-sf-bpw I-ïp-]n-Sn-¡m³ I-gn-ªn-«pw k-am-[m-\w kw-_-Ôn-
s¨m-cp tbm-Pn-¸n-se-¯m³ \-ap-¡n-Xp-h-sc I-gn-ªn-«n-Ã. i-à-cm-b cm-Py-
§Ä ZpÀ-_-e- cm-Py-§-sf {i-²n-¡m-\pw k-lm-bn-¡m-\pw Xp-S-§n-bm-te
sF-Iy-hpw k-am-[m-\-hpw km-[y-am-hq. Xn-cn-s¨m-¶pw {]-Xo-£n-¡m-sX
a-\p-jyÀ k-lm-b-l-kv-Xw \o-«n-bm-te a-\p-jy-Xzw Zr-iy-am-hq. cm-Py-§Ä
-X-½n-se k-am-[m-\-hpw, B-fp-IÄ- X-½n-se km-tlm-Z-cy-hp-am-bn-cn-¡pw
A-Xn-sâ ^-ew. `q-an-Ip-ep-¡w, Xo-]n-Sn¯w, sh-Å-s¸m-¡w t]m-ep-Å
{]-Ir-Xn-Zp-c-´-§-tfm hn-]-¯p-I-tfm, a-äp {]-Xn-k-Ôn-I-tfm kw-Pm-X-am-
Ip-t¼mÄ a-sä-Ãm ssh-Pm-Xy-§-fpw a-d-¶v a-\p-jyÀ H-¶n-¡p-¶p. A-¯-cw
k-µÀ-`-§-fnÂ \mw Im-´w t]m-se-bm-Ip-¶p. \-s½ H-¶n-¸n-¡m³ \nÀ-_-
Ôn-¡p-¶ B i-àn-sb sN-dp-¡m³ \-ap-¡m-hn-Ã.
""Zp-c-´-th-f-I-fnÂ-t]m-epw
ssZ-h-I-c-§Ä {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-¶p-ïv.''
G-I-Xz-¯n-sâ-Xm-b b-YmÀ-Y B-ßo-bm-h-Ø-bnÂ H-cp \n-an-j-t\-c-
sa-¦n-epw \-ap-s¡-¯m-\m-bmÂ, \-½p-sS eu-In-I-þ-kzÀ-Ko-b {]-Ir-X-§Ä
H-¶n-¨p-tNÀ-¶mÂ, ]-c-kv-]-cw kv-t\-ln-¡m-\pw k-lm-bn-¡m-\pw \-ap-¡m-
bmÂ, Iq-Sp-XÂ kp-µ-c-am-sbm-cp tem-Iw Zr-iy-am-hpw.
kZvP
- o-hn-X¯
- n-s\m-cp
]mN-I¡ - pdn
tNcp-h-bnXm...
G-Xm-\pw I-¸v Im-cp-Wyw

H-cp I-¸v a-\p-jy-Xzw
H-c-Â-]w Nn-cn
H-cp So-kv-]q¬ £-a
H-cp tS-_nÄ-kv-]q¬ D-Zm-c-X
H-c-Â-]w kv-t\-lw
H-cp Km-e³ hn-izm-kw.
C-h-b-{X-bpw \n-Ý-b-ZmÀ-Vy-¯nÂ Nm-en-¨v th-ï-{X ss[-cy-hpw

tNÀ-¯v \-¶m-bn C-f-¡n Po-hn-X-Im-ew ap-gp-s¡ \n-§Ä k-Ôn-¡p-¶-
hÀ-s¡-Ãmw hn-f-¼p-I.
Zo-]i
- n-J
1996þÂ A-ä-vemâm H-fnw-]n-Iv sK-bnw-kn-\v Xn-cn-sIm-fp-¯n-b-Xv Rm-\m-bn-
cp-¶p. A-ta-cn-¡-bn-ep-S-\o-fw k-©-cn-¨ B Zo-]-in-J A-h-km-\-ta-´m³
`m-Kyw e-`n-¨-Xp-h-gn D-Zv-Lm-S-\-¨-S-§n-sâ ap-Jy-`m-K-am-hm³ I-gn-ªp F-¶-
Xv F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw h-en-sbm-cp _-lp-a-Xn X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
A-sX-sâ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv Im-e-s¯ H-cp-]m-Sv HmÀ-a-IÄ a-\-Ên-se-¯n-¨p.
Po-hn-X-¯n-se G-ä-hpw A-hn-kv-a-c-Wo-b-am-b \n-an-j-§-fn-sem-¶m-bn-
cp-¶p A-Xv.
tÌ-U-nb-¯n-se P-\-¯n-sâ BÀ-¸p-hn-fn tI-«n-«v Im-e-sam-cp-]m-Sm-bn-
cp-¶p. A-¶p ssh-Ip-t¶-cw D-Zv-Lm-S-\-¨-S-§n-\v k-am-cw-`w Ip-dn-¨-tXm-sS
Rm³ Im-¯n-cp-¶p. C-hmâÀ tlm-fn-ôÂ-Uv B-Wv tÌ-Un-b-¯n-te-¡v
Zo-]-in-J h-ln-¨-Xv. A-t±-lw A-Xv \o-´Â C-Xn-lm-kw Pm-\-äv C-hm³-
kn-\p ssI-am-dn. G-Xm-\pw \n-an-j-§Ä-¡-I-am-bn-cp-¶p A-sX-Ãm-sa-¦n-epw
F-\n-¡-Xv B-\-µ-I-c-am-bn-t¯m-¶n.
H-cm-gv-N ap-¼v {]m-Iv-So-kv d¬ \-S-¯m-\pw D-Zv-Lm-S-\-¨-S-§n-sâ hn-i-
Zmw-i-§Ä NÀ-¨-sN-¿m-\pw Rm³ A-äv-emâm sk-{I-«-dn-sb k-µÀ-in-¨n-cp-
s¶-¦n-epw A-t¸m-gp-sa-\n-¡p ]-cn-{`-a-am-bn-cp-¶p. A-XmÀ-¡n-Ãm-Xn-cn-¡pw?
tem-I-sa-¼m-Sp-ap-Å ap-¶q-dp tIm-Sn a-\p-jy-cm-Wv D-äp-t\m-¡p-¶-Xv. ap-¶q-dp
tIm-Sn!
Zo-]-in-J-bp-ta-ń Pm-\-äv ]-Sn- I-b-dn-b-t¸mÄ A-hÀ {]-Im-i-]oT-¯n-\p
Xn-cn-sIm-fp-¯p-sa-¶m-Wv tem-Iw ap-gp-h³ I-cp-Xn-b-Xv. Rm-\m-W-Xp
sN-¿m³ t]m-hp-¶-sX-¶v h-f-sc Ip-d-¨pt]À-t¡ A-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p-Åq.
B-fp-I-fnÂ kr-jv-Sn-¡-s¸-Sm³-t]m-hp-¶ B B-Ý-cyw X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p
A-Xn-se G-ä-hpw h-en-b {XnÂ. ¹m-äv-t^m-an-se \n-g-en-S-¯p-\n-¶pw sh-fn-
¨-¯n-sâ Xn-f-¡-¯n-te-¡v ImÂ-sh-¨-Xv Rm-\m-sW-¶-dn-ª-t¸mÄ
ssI-b-Sn-I-fpw BÀ-¸p-hn-fn-I-fp-am-bn P-\-§Ä B-th-i-`-cn-X-cm-bn. Pm-\-äv
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Zo-]-in-J F-\n-¡p ssI-am-dn. Rm-\-Xv tÌ-Un-b-¯nÂ H-cp-]m-Sp-bÀ-¶p

\n-Â-¡p-¶ ]oT-¯nÂ sIm-fp-¯n. B Pzm-e D-bÀ-¶-t¸mÄ A-hn-sS X-Sn-
¨p-Iq-Sn-b e-£-§-fnÂ ]-SÀ-¶ hn-Im-cw F-\n-¡-\p-`-h-thZy-am-bn-cp-¶p.
D-bÀ-¶p s]m-´p-¶ B Pzm-e F-¶nÂ 1960þse tdmw H-fn¼n-Iv-
kn-sâ HmÀ-a-I-fp-WÀ-¯n. A-¶v \m-ep a-Õ-c-§-fpw P-bn-¨ Rm³ bq-tdm
Nm-¼y³ kv-_n-áyq s]-t{Sm-hv-kv-In-sb-bpw tXm-Â-]n-¨m-Wv kzÀ-W-sa-UÂ
I-c-Ø-am-¡n-b-Xv. ]-t£, A-ta-cn-¡-bnÂ Xn-cn-s¨-¯n G-Xm-\pw \mÄ-
¡-Iw-X-s¶ B kzÀ-W-sa-UÂ B-Zy-am-b-Wn-ª-t¸m-gp-ïm-b B-Ý-cy-
hpw A-`n-am-\-hpw \-jv-S-s¸-«p Xp-S-§n-bn-cp-¶p. F-sâ P-·-\-K-cw A-t¸m-
gpw F-s¶-sbm-cp c-ïmw-In-S ]u-c-\m-bn ]-cn-K-Wn-¨p F-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p
Im-c-Ww. C-t¸mÄ ho-ïpw B kzÀ-W-t\-«-¯n-sâ B-\-µw F-¶nÂ
A-e-b-Sn-¨p. F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯n-se kp-{]-[m-\ \m-gn-I-¡-Ãp-I-fm-b B
c-ïp H-fn¼n-Iv-kp-IÄ-¡n-S-bn-se 36 hÀ-j-¡m-ew kw-`-hn-¨-sX-Ãmw kv-a-c-
W-bnÂ \n-d-ªp. Rm-s\m-cp ap-kven-am-bn. aq-¶p X-h-W sl-hn- sh-bn-äv
Nm-¼y-\m-bn. hn-b-äv-\m-an-te-¡p t]m-hm³ hn-k-½-Xn-¨p. km-am-[m-\-Zq-X-
\m-bn tem-Iw Np-än. H¼Xp kp-µ-c- k-´m-\-§Ä F-\n-¡p-ïm-bn. F-Ãmw
\n-an-j-t\-cwsIm-ïv F-sâ a-\-ÊnÂ an-¶n-a-d-ªp.
F-sâ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv I-cn-bÀ ]n-´p-SÀ-¶p-h-cp-s¶m-cp X-e-ap-d-¡v A-äv-
em-âm H-fn¼n-Iv-kv H-cn-¡Â-¡q-Sn F-s¶ ]-cn-N-b-s¸-Sp-¯n. A-sX-\n-
s¡m-cp ]p-Xp-Zr-iy-X k-½m-\n-¨p. ]p-Xp-X-e-ap-d-sbm-¶m-sI F-sâ Po-hn-X-
I-Y-bnÂ B-Ir-jv-S-cm-bn. H-cn-¡Â-¡q-Sn Rm³ hmÀ-¯-bnÂ \n-d-ªp-
\n-¶p. 1960þse tdmw H-fn¼n-Iv-knÂ tem-I-s¯ AZv`p-X-s¸-Sp-¯n Rm³
t_m-Ivk - nw-KnÂ kzÀ-Ws - a-UÂ t\-Sn-sb-¦nÂ 1996þÂ, ]mÀ-¡n³-k¬ tcm-
K-¯n-s\-s¶ X-fÀ-¯m-\m-bn-sÃ-¶pw, C-t¸m-gpw Rm³ F-¡m-e-s¯-bpw
a-l-Zv-hy-àn-Xz-§-fn-sem-cm-fm-sW-¶pw tem-I-¯n-\v Im-Wn-¨psIm-Sp-¯p.
D-Zv-Lm-S-\-¨-S-§n-\pti-jw Zo-]-in-J-sb-\n-¡p k-½m-\n-¨p. A-¶p
ssh-Io-«v tlm-«Â-ap-dn-bn-se-¯n-sb-¦n-epw F-\n-¡v D-d-§m³ I-gn-ªn-Ã.
{]-`m-Xw h-sc B Zo-]-in-J-bpw ssIbn-te-ń Rm-\n-cp-¶p. A-Xv \n-e-
¯p-sh-¡m³ tXm-¶n-bn-Ã. A-{X-taÂ hn-e-s¸-«-Xm-bn-cp-¶p F-\n-¡-Xv.
C-t¸m-gpw, F-\n-s¡-¶pw Im-Wm-\m-hpw hn-[w F-sâ Hm-ô-kv Np-a-cnÂ
A-Xp Xq-§n-¡n-S-¸p-ïv.
A-äve- mâm H-fn¼n-Ivk
- nÂ Zo-]i- n-J sIm-fp-¯n-bX
- v F-sâ Po-hn-¯n-se
h-en-sbm-cp h-gn-¯n-cn-hm-bn-cp-¶p. A-¶v A-Xn-\p km-£n-bm-b-hÀ C-¶pw
F-s¶ k-µÀ-in-¨v A-Xn-sâ B-th-iw ]-¦p-sh-¡m-dp-ïv. Cu a-\p-jy-cnÂ-
\n-¶p e-`n-¡p-¶ kv-t\-l-hm-bv-]p-IÄ tem-I-sam-«p-¡pw B-Z-c-hpw k-am-
[m-\-hpw {]-k-cn-¸n-¡p-I-sb-¶ Zu-Xyw Xp-S-cm³ F-\n-¡v DuÀ-P-ta-Ip-¶p.
C-kve
- m-apw sk-]vä- w-_À
]-Xn-s\m-¶pw
sk-]v-äw-_À ]-Xn-s\m-¶n-\p-ap-¼v A-ta-cn-¡-¡m-c[nIhpw Ckvemw
F-s´-¶p a-\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-«n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. \nÀ-`m-Ky-I-c-sa-¶p ]-d-b-s«, an-¡
A-ta-cn-¡-¡mÀ-¡pw A-¶-s¯ B Zm-cp-W kw-`-h-am-bn-¯oÀ-¶p Ckvem-
an-sâ ap-Jw. 2001 sk-]v-äw-_À 12þ\p Rm³ C-Æn-[w H-cp {]-kv-Xm-h-\-bn-
d-¡n:
sNm-Æm-gNv- b
- p-ïm-b I-\¯
- Po-h\ - j
- Sv- ¯
- nÂ H-cp A-ta-cn-¡³ ap-kvenw
F-¶-\n-e-bnÂ Rm-s\-sâ A-Km-[-am-b Zpx-J-hpw th-Z-\-bpw ]-¦p-sh-¡m-
\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶p. Ckvemw k-am-[m-\-¯n-sâ a-X-am-Wv. A-Xp ò-I-c-hm-Z-
s¯-tbm, P-\-§-sf sIm-s¶m-Sp-¡p-¶-Xn-s\-tbm t{]m-Õm-ln-¸n-¡p-¶n-Ã.
ap-kvenw-I-fm-Wv C-Xn-\p-]n-¶n-se Ip-ä-hm-fn-I-sf-¦nÂ A-hÀ Ckvem-
an-Im-[ym-]-\-§-sf hn-Ir-X-am-¡n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. A-ta-cn-¡-bn-se Cu ò-I-cm-
{I-a-Ww \-S-¯n-b-h-tcm, A-Xn-sâ B-kq-{X-I-tcm Ckvem-an-s\ {]-Xn-\n-[o-
I-cn-¡p-¶n-Ã. ssZ-hw sIm-e-]m-X-In-IÄ-s¡m-¸-a-Ã. Cu {Iq-c-Ir-Xy-¯nÂ
]-¦m-fn-I-fm-Ip-¶-hÀ A-Xn-sâ in-£-b-\p-`-hn-t¡-ïn-h-cpw, XoÀ-¨!
Cu sam-gn-IÄ F-gp-Xn-b-Im-e-¯p-Å A-tX hn-izm-k-ap-ïv A-h-bnÂ
F-\n-¡n-t¸m-gpw. Ckvemw ]n³-]-äp-¶-hÀ F-¶-h-Im-i-s¸-Sp-s¶m-cp \yq-\
-]-£-¯n-sâ sN-bv-Xn-I-fp-sS t]-cnÂ Ckvem-an-s\ A-S-¨m-t£-]n-¡p-I-
bm-Wp Nn-eÀ. A-hÀ-¡p ]-t£ A-_-²w ]n-W-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p.
Ckvem-an-\p c-ïÀ-Y-ap-ïv. tkz-Ñ-I-sf ssZ-h-¯n-\p Io-sgm-Xp-¡p-I
F-¶-Xm-Wp H-cÀ-Y-sa-¦nÂ, B-ßm-hnÂ k-am-[m-\w k-¼m-Zn-¡p-I F-¶-
Xm-Ip-¶p a-säm-cÀ-Yw. Im-cy-§-sf-Ãmw ssZ-h-s¯ G-Â-]n-¨v ap-kvenw-IÄ
\n-jv-{In-b-cm-bn-cn-¡-Ww F-¶-Ã C-Xn-\À-Yw. ap-kvenw-IÄ F-¶ \n-e-bnÂ
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\-· {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-¶-Xn-em-Wv R-§Ä hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶-Xv. B \-·-I-fm-Wv

R-§-fp-sS hn-izm-k-¯n-sâ k-hn-ti-j-X. a-Xw F-¶-Xn-ep-]-cn H-cp
Po-hn-X-hy-h-Ø-bm-Wv Ckvemw. kzÀ-K-¯n-\p-th-ïn am-{Xw \-· {]-hÀ-
¯n-¡p-¶-h-c-Ã R-§Ä. tkz-Ñ-I-sf ssZ-h-¯n-\p Io-sgm-Xp-t¡-ï-Xv
hn-tam-N-\-¯n-\-Xym-h-iy-am-Wv. \mw sN-¿p-¶ \-·-þXn-·-I-tfm-tcm-¶pw
tc-J-s¸-Sp-¯-s¸-Sp-¶p-sï-¶pw, hn-[n-\nÀ-W-b \m-fnÂ A-h-sb-Ãmw
ssZ-hn-I hn-Nm-c-W-¡v hn-t[-b-am-¡-s¸-Sp-sa-¶pw Rm³ hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶p.
B-ß-im-ń-¡p-sÅm-cp amÀ-K-am-Wv k-Â¡À-aw. Zn-t\-\ A-©p-t\-cw
R-§Ä \-a-kv-I-cn-¡p-¶p. ssZ-h-am-Wv A-Xyp-¶-X³ F-¶-dn-ªv A-h-
\nÂ G-Im-{K-am-hm³ A-Xp R-§-sf k-lm-bn-¡p-¶p. R-§Ä ]-c-kv-]-cw
k-Ôn-¡p-t¼mÄ ""A-Ê-em-ap A-sse-¡pw'' F-¶m-Wv A-`n-hm-Zyw sN-¿m-dv.
""Xm-¦-fp-sS-taÂ ssZ-h-im-ń-bp-ïm-h-s«'' F-¶p km-cw.
Rm-s\m-cp Ckvem-an-I ]-Þn-X-\m-sW-¶v A-h-Im-i-s¸-Sp-¶n-Ã.
]-t£, \n-c-]-cm-[n-I-sf sIm-Ãp-I-bpw, A-hÀ-¡n-S-bnÂ ò-Xn hn-X-¡p-I-
bpw sN-¿p-¶-hÀ-¡v Ckvem-anÂ C-S-an-Ã F-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bmw. k-Xy-¯nÂ
R-§-fp-sS hn-izm-k-¯n-sâ tI-{µ-_n-µp-hm-b k-am-[m-\-¯n-\p I-S-I-
hn-cp-²-am-Wv ò-I-c-hm-Z-hpw sIm-e-]m-X-I-hpw. C-kveman-sâ t]-cnÂ ò-I-c-
X {]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-¶-hÀ C-c-I-fm-b a-\p-jy-sc am-{X-a-Ã th-Z-\n-¸n-¡p-¶-Xv.
a-dn-¨v, Ckvem-an-Im-ZÀ-i-¯n-sâ \-·-sb-bpw A-´-Ên-s\-bpw X-IÀ-¡p-I-
h-gn ap-kvenw-I-sf Iq-Sn-bm-Wv.
H-cp ap-kvenw F-¶- \n-e-bnÂ Rm³ B-Z-c-Wo-b-\m-b {]-hm-N-I-sâ
am-Xr-I-bm-Wv ]n³-]-äp-¶-Xv. A-hn-Sp-¶v C-X-c a-X-hn-izm-kn-I-tfm-Sv kv-t\-
lm-Z-c-]qÀ-h-am-Wv C-S-]-g-In-b-Xv. Nn-e bp-²-§-fp-sS N-cn-{X-ap-sï-¦n-epw
\q-äm-ïp-I-tfm-fw ap-kvenw-I-fpw C-X-c hn-izm-kn-I-fpw X-½n-ep-Å _-Ôw
k-am-[m-\-]-c-hpw kw-hm-Zm-ß-I-hp-am-bn-cp-¶p. Po-hn-¨n-cp-¶ Im-e-¯v {]-hm-
N-I³ kz-bw-X-s¶ A-¯-cw kw-hm-Z-§-fnÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¯n-cp-¶p. C-X-c a-X-
]m-c-¼-cy-§-fp-am-bn B-i-b-hn-\n-a-b-¯n-sâ-bpw kw-hm-Z-¯n-sâ-bpw
_-Ôw ]p-eÀ-¯m-\m-Wv ]-cn-ip-² JpÀ-B³ ap-kvenw-I-sf D-]-tZ-in-¡p-
¶-Xv. ap-kvenw-I-fpw k-am-[m-\-Imw-£n-I-fm-b C-X-c hn-`m-K-§-fpw H-s¯m-
cp-an-¨v \-ap-¡pw \-½p-sS a-¡Ä-¡pw Iq-Sp-XÂ sa-¨-s¸-s«m-cp tem-Iw
]-Wn-bm³ {i-an-¡-W-sa-¶m-Wv F-sâ A-t]-£.
A-^vK
- m-\n-kvXm³-
(H-cp k-am-[m-\-Zu-Xyw)
1998þÂ Rm³ sF-Iy-cm-jv-{S-k-`-bp-sS k-am-[m-\-Zq-X-\m-bn \n-b-an-¡-

s¸-«p. F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw h-en-sbm-cp _-lp-a-Xn-bm-bn-cp-¶p
A-Xv. Rm-s\-t¸m-gpw G-Xp-X-c-¯n-ep-Å lnw-k-bn-epw A-kz-Ø-\m-bn-
cp-¶p F-¶p-tI-«mÂ an-¡-bm-fp-I-fpw A-Zv`p-X-s¸-Spw. H-cp t_m-Iv-k-sd
kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw A-sXm-cp hn-tcm-[m-`m-k-am-bn tXm-¶m-sa-¦n-epw
A-Xm-bn-cp-¶p k-Xyw. Ip-Spw-_-Po-hn-X-¯nÂ-t]m-epw hm-Zn-¨pP-bn-¡p-¶-Xv
F-\n-¡n-jv-S-a-Ã. t_m-Iv-knw-Kn-em-h-s«, F-Xn-cm-fn-I-sf t_m-[-]qÀ-hw
th-Z-\n-¸n-¡m³ Rm-s\m-cn-¡-epw {i-an-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶
k-am-[m-\-Zq-X-\m-bn Xn-c-sª-Sp-¡-s¸-« hmÀ-¯ tI-«-t¸mÄ A-Xn-bm-b
A-`n-am-\w tXm-¶n. "]-{X-§-fp-sS kv-t]mÀ-Sv-kv t]-Pp-I-fnÂ-\n-¶p H-¶mw
t]-Pn-te-¡p am-dn-b H-cp hr-²-\m-Wp \o' F-¶v Rm³ B-ß-K-Xw sN-bv-
Xp-t]m-b-tXmÀ-¡p-¶p.
F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯m-fw tem-I-¯v ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\w kr-jv-Sn-¡m³
k-lm-b-I-am-hpw hn-[w {]-tbm-P-\-s¸-Sp-¯m-hp-s¶m-cp ]-Z-hn-bm-bn-cp-¶p
A-Xv.
2002 \-hw-_-dnÂ Rm³ A-^v-Km³ k-µÀ-in-¨p. A-^v-Km³ P-\-X-bp-sS
B-h-iy-§-sf¡p-dn-¨pw Xm-en-_m-sâ ]-X-\-s¯-Xp-SÀ-¶v B cm-Pyw t\-cn-
Sp-¶ {]-iv-\-§-sf¡p-dn-¨pw tem-I-s¯ t_m-[y-s¸-Sp-¯p-I F-¶ D-t±-
iy-t¯m-sS-bm-bn-cp-¶p B k-µÀ-i-\w. F-\n-¡p e-`n-¨ ]p-Xn-b ]-Z-hn
\-Ã-co-Xn-bnÂ D-]-tbm-K-s¸-Sp-¯m-\p-sÅm-cp A-h-k-c-am-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv.
F-sâ Iq-sS kp-lr-¯v slm-hm-Uv _n-Mv-lm-apw F-sâ A-`n-`m-j-I³
tdm¬- Un-\n-t¡m-f-bpw D-ïm-bn-cp-¶p.
A-hn-sS F-¯n-b D-S³-X-s¶ B cm-Py-hp-am-bpw P-\-X-bp-am-bpw
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h-Ãm-s¯m-cp B-ß-_-Ôw A-\p-`-h-s¸-«p. A-sXm-cp ap-kvenw cm-Py-am-bn-

cp-¶-Xn-\mÂ A-hn-S-s¯ A-]m-b-I-c-hpw A-cm-P-I-hp-am-b Np-äp-]m-Sp-IÄ
\n-e-\nÂ-s¡-¯-s¶ F-\n-¡p kz-´w \m-«n-se-¯n-b {]-Xo-Xn-bm-Wp-ïm-
b-Xv. F-sâ k-tlm-Z-cok-tlm-Z-c-·m-cm-bn-cp-¶p A-hÀ. k-µÀ-i-\-¯n-sâ
B-Zy-Zn-\w-X-s¶ Im-_q-fn-se sIm-«m-c-¯nÂ-sh-¨v {]-kn-Uâv lm-an-Zv IÀ-
km-bn-sb I-ïp. R-§-f-hn-sS F-¯p-¶-Xn-sâ c-ïp am-kw ap-s¼ A-t±-
l-¯n-\p-t\-sc h-[-{i-a-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. A-t±-l-¯n-sâ Im-dn-\p t\-sc
\m-ep du-ïv sh-Sn-bp-XnÀ-¡-s¸-«p.
D-bÀ-¶ taÂ-¡q-c-bpw \o-ï P-\Â-hn-cn-I-fp-ap-Å Zo-]m-ew-Ir-X-
am-sbm-cp ap-dn-bn-te-¡m-Wv R-§Ä {]-th-in-¨-Xv. kp-c-£m-`-S-·m-cpw
\yq-kv Im-a-d-I-fp-am-bn-cp-¶p F-Ãm-bn-S-¯pw. ap-J-¯v \n-d-]p-©n-cn-bp-am-bn
ssI-IÄ \o-«n {]-kn-Uâv IÀ-km-bn B-K-X-\m-bn. cm-P-Io-b-am-sbm-cp
Np-h-¸p \o-f³-h-kv-{Xw [-cn-¨m-Wv A-t±-l-sa-¯n-b-Xv. A-t±-l-sa-s¶
B-enw-K-\w sN-bv-Xp. A-^v-Km³ k-µÀ-in-¨-Xn-\v F-t¶m-Sv \-µn ]-d-ªp.
am-[y-a km-¶n-[y-t¯m-sS A-hn-sS-sb-¯n-b-XnÂ k-t´m-j-ap-sï-¶pw
A-^v-Km³ P-\-X-sb-bpw A-h-c-\p-`-hn-¡p-¶ I-jv-S-¸m-Sp-I-sf-bpw tem-Iw
a-d-¡m-Xn-cn-¡m³ A-Xp-]-I-cn-¡p-sa-¶pw Rm³ ]-d-ªp.
C-t¸m-gpw F-¶nÂ A-t±-lw i-àn Im-Wp-¶p-sh-¶pw, Rm-\-hn-sS
Øn-c-Xm-a-k-am-¡n-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ F-¶m-{K-ln-¡p-I-bm-sW-¶pw {]-kn-Uâv
F-t¶m-Sp ]-d-ªp. A-^v-Km-\n-se ap³ cm-P-Ip-Spw-_mw-K-§-sf k-µÀ-in-
¨-t¸mÄ A-^v-Km-\nÂ `q-an hm-§m-\p-Å B-{K-lw Rm-\-dn-bn-¨p. A-Xn-
sâ B-h-iy-an-sÃ-¶pw, A-h-cp-sS Iq-sS Xm-a-kn-¨mÂ A-h-sc-\n-¡v `q-an
\-Â-Imw F-¶p-am-bn-cp-¶p {]-Xn-I-c-Ww. A-hÀ F-s¶ kv-t\-ln-¡pw-hn-[w
tem-I-¯v Hm-tcm-cp-¯-cpw ]-c-kv-]-cw kv-t\-ln-¡p-I-bpw k-lm-bn-¡p-I-
bp-am-sW-¦nÂ tem-Iw F-{X-tbm t`-Z-s¸-« H-cn-S-am-tbt\ F-¶p Rm³
]-e-t¸m-gpw Nn-ń-¡m-dp-ïv.
]n-tä-¶v R-§Ä X-e-Øm-\-\-K-cn-bn-se H-cp kv-IqÄ k-µÀ-in-¨p.
]p-\À-\nÀ-am-W {]-hÀ-¯-\-§Ä \-S-¡p-¶-Xn-\mÂ sS-ân\p-fn-em-bn-cp-¶p
¢m-kp-IÄ. Xm-en-_m³ `-c-W-¯nÂ s]¬-Ip-«n-IÄ-¡v hn-Zym-`ym-k-hpw
kv-{Xo-IÄ-¡p tPm-en-bpw \n-tcm-[n-¡-s¸-«n-cp-¶p. Xm-en-_m³ t]m-eo-kv
kv-{Xo-I-sf-bpw Ip-«n-I-sf-bpw sX-cp-hnÂ X-S-ªv ho-«n-te-¡p a-S-¡n-b-
b-¨n-cp-¶ I-Y-I-sf-Ãmw A-hÀ ]-¦p-sh-¨p. Rm-\-t¸mÄ A-ta-cn-¡-sb
Ip-dn-¨m-tWmÀ-¯-Xv. ku-I-cy-§-fnÂ a-Xn-a-d-¶v \-½nÂ F-{X-t]À [qÀ-¯-
Sn-¡p-¶p. F-{X Ip-«n-IÄ ¢m-kv I-«v sN-¿p-¶p. ¢m-knÂ A-e-¼p-ïm-¡p-
¶p. A-[ym-]-I-sc ssItbäw sN-¿p-¶p. a-äp ]-e cm-Py-§-fn-epw hn-ZymÀ-
Yn-IÄ ¢m-kn-se-¯m³ Po-h³-t]m-epw ]-W-b-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p-ïv F-¶
Im-cyw A-h-tcmÀ-¡p-¶n-Ã.
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B Ip-«n-I-sf ]p-WÀ-¶pw Npw-_n-¨pw Rm³ B-\-µn-¨p. Rm³ Im-Wn-
¨p-sIm-Sp-¯ am-Pn-Iv {Sn-¡p-IÄ A-hÀ \-¶m-bn B-kz-Zn-¨p. ]n-¶o-Sv B
am-{ń-I-hn-Zy-¡p ]n-d-In-se c-l-ky-§-fpw Rm³ A-h-cp-am-bn ]-¦ps-h-¨p.
a-äp-Å-h-sc h-©n-¡-cp-Xv F-¶m-W-tÃm Ckvem-an-I -]mTw.
H-Sp-hnÂ B Ip-«n-I-sf hn-«p-t]m-cm³ h-en-b {]-bm-kw tXm-¶n.
A-{X-¡pw ip-²-cpw \n-jv-I-f-¦-cp-am-bn-cp-¶p A-hÀ. bp-²w X-IÀ-¯p-I-
f-ª B cm-Py-¯v B \n-jv-I-f-¦-X ssI-sh-Sn-bm-sX Po-hn-¡m³ A-hÀ-
¡p I-gn-b-s« F-¶p Rm³ {]mÀ-Yn-¨p. `q-X-Im-e-s¯-¡mÄ Xn-f-¡w \n-d-
ª-Xpw {]-Xo-£m-\nÀ-`c - h
- p-am-hs
- « A-hc
- p-sS `m-hn F-¶p Rm-\m-iw-kn-¨p.
Im-_q-fn-se, a¬-a-Xn-ep-I-fmÂ Np-ä-s¸-« t_m-Iv-knw-Kv ¢m-kn-te-
¡p-Å A-{]-Xo-£n-X k-µÀ-i-\-am-bn-cp-¶p B bm-{X-bn-se a-d-¡m-\m-
hm-¯ a-säm-c-\p-`-hw. bp-h-t_m-Iv-kÀ B-bn-cn-s¡-bp-Å F-sâ c-ïp
h-en-b t^m-t«m-IÄ A-hn-sS s{^-bnw sN-bv-Xpsh-¨n-cp-¶p. Rm-\-hÀ-¡v
ssIbp-d-I-fpw Pw-]v tdm-]v-kpw k-½m-\n-¨p. H-cp U-k-t\m-fw h-cp-¶ bp-h-
t_m-Iv-kÀ-amÀ-¡v sj-bv-Iv-lmâv sIm-Sp-¯-t¸m-tg-¡pw Rm³ £o-Wn-¨p-
t]m-sb-¦n-epw A-hn-sS-bp-ïm-bn-cp-¶ \o-e-bpw Np-h-¸pw I-eÀ-¶ ]-©nw-Kv
_m-KnÂ C-Sn-¡m³ {i-an-¨-tXm-sS Np-än-\p \n-¶-hÀ I-c-tLm-jw ap-g-¡n.
H-cp-]m-Sv bp-hm-¡Ä B t_m-Iv-knw-Kv dnw-KnÂ ]-cn-io-e-\-¯n-teÀ-s¸-
«n-cp-¶p. A-hÀ-¡v H-cp tPm-Un Np-h-¶ t_m-Iv-knw-Kv ¥-uhv k-½m-\n-¨v
Rm-\pw dnw-KnÂ {]-th-in-¨v A-Â-]-k-a-bw A-hÀ-s¡m-¸w tNÀ-¶-tXm-sS
A-hÀ B-th-i-`-cn-X-cm-bn. Zn-t\-\ Po-hn-X-¯n-se-Sp-¡p-¶ \n-e-]m-Sp-IÄ-
sIm-ïv {i-t²-b-cm-b-hÀ tem-I-sa-¼m-Sp-ap-ïv. ]-t£, \mw A-h-sc-¡p-dn-
¨p tIÄ-¡n-Ã. A-hÀ sN-¿p-¶-sXm-¶pw A-´m-cm-jv-{S hmÀ-¯-bm-hm-dn-Ã
F-¶-Xp-X-s¶ Im-c-Ww. A-Xn-\mÂ, A-Xn-Po-h-\-¯n-\m-bn t]m-cm-Sp-¶
[o-c-cm-sbm-cp P-\-X A-hn-sS-bp-sï-¶v tem-I-s¯ A-dn-bn-¡m³ F-¶m-
em-hp-¶-Xv sN-¿m³ Rm-\m-{K-ln-¨p. A-hÀ A-h-cp-sS k-l-\-hpw {]-hÀ-
¯-\-hpw Xp-S-cp-¶p; C-Ñm-i-àn-bp-sï-¦nÂ F-´pw km-[y-am-sW-¶p
sX-fn-bn-¨p-sIm-ïv. A-^v-Km³ hn-« D-S³ A-hn-S-s¯ Ip-«n-IÄ-¡pw ap-XnÀ-
¶-hÀ-¡p-am-bn Rm-s\m-cp I-¯v X-¿m-dm-¡n-bn-cp-¶p.
\n-§-fp-sS `m-hn F-{X-taÂ tim-`-\-am-sW-¶-Xp kw-_-Ôn-¨v F-sâ
Nn-e hn-Im-c-§Ä ]-¦p-sh-¡m³ Rm-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶p. A-ta-cn-¡-bn-se H-cp
Z-cn-{Z-tZ-i-¯v bp-hm-hm-bn h-f-c-sh Rm-s\-Sp-¯ X-¿m-sd-Sp-¸p-I-fn-t·-em-Wv
F-sâ Po-hn-X-hpw hn-P-b-hpw Rm³ ]-Wn-X-Xv. aq-¶p Im-cy-§Ä k-Zm a-\-
ÊnÂ kq-£n-¨mÂ F-s¶-t¸m-se \n-§-fpw hn-P-bn-I-fm-hp-sa-¶p-d-¸m-Wv.
D-ÅnÂ hn-izm-kw kq-£n-¡p-¶ \-Ã ap-kvenw-I-fm-hp-I. hn-j-a-L-«-
§-fnÂ hn-izm-kw \n-§-sf k-lm-bn-¡pw. Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ sh-Ãp-hn-fn-IÄ
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se kp-{]-[m-\- L-S-I-am-Wv. \n-§Ä A-[zm-\n-¨p ]Tn-¡p-I-bpw A-[ym-]-
I-sc B-Zc - n-¡p-Ib
- pw A-hc - p-sS amÀ-K\
- nÀ-tZ-i§
- Ä ]n-´p-Sc
- p-Ib - pw th-Ww.
kv-t]mÀ-Sv-kn-eq-sS-bpw a-äp Im-bn-Im-[zm-\-§-fn-eq-sS-bpw i-co-c-s¯ B-tcm-
Ky-k-¼-¶-am-¡n \n-e-\nÀ-¯p-I. kv-t]mÀ-Sv-kv B-Wv hy-àn-Xz-s¯-bpw
kzm-X-{ý-s¯-bpw {]-Xn-\n-[m-\wsN-¿p-¶-Xv. \n-§-fnÂ ]-eÀ-¡pw Im-bn-
I-a-Õ-c-§-fnÂ ]-s¦-Sp-¡m³ C-t¸mÄ A-h-k-c-an-sÃ-¶-dn-bmw. ]-t£,
Iq-Sp-XÂ A-h-k-c-§Ä kr-jv-Sn-¡m³ \mw H-s¯m-cp-an-¨p {]-hÀ-¯n-
¡-Ww.
I-gn-ª aq-¶p\mÄ \n-§-fp-sS kp-µ-c-am-b cm-Py-¯v sNe-hn-Sm-\m-b-Xv
h-en-sbm-cp k-t´m-j-hpw Aw-Ko-Im-c-hpw X-s¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Po-h-Im-cp-Wy
kw-L-S-\-I-fpw A-^v-Km³ P-\-X-bpw `-c-W-Iq-S-hpw H-s¯m-cp-an-¨p {]-hÀ-
¯n-¡p-¶-Xp-h-gn C-Xn-\-Iw-X-s¶ [m-cm-fw t\-«-§Ä k-¼m-Zn-¡m-\m-bn-
«p-ïv.
kÀ-thm-]-cn, \n-§-sf-t¸m-ep-Å bp-h-P-\-§-fnÂ Rm³ I-ï-Xv C-¶-
s¯-b-Ã, \m-f-s¯ A-^v-Km-\n-kvXm-s\-bm-Wv. `m-hn \n-§-fp-tS-Xm-Ip-¶p.
tem-Iw \n-§-sf \n-cm-i-s¸-Sp-¯n-Ã. \n-§-fp-sS cm-Py-¯n-sâ ]p-\À-\nÀ-
am-W-¯n-\m-bp-Å {]-b-Xv-\-§Ä Xp-S-cp-I-h-gn kz-Po-hn-Xw am-än-a-dn-¡m³
\n-§Ä-¡p I-gn-bpw. \-µn, F-sâ bp-h-kp-lr-¯p-¡-tf; C-t¸m-gpw \n-§-
fp-sS cm-Pyw A-`n-ap-Jo-Ic - n-¨p-sIm-ïn-cn-¡p-¶ Cu Zp-cn-Xa
- p-J¯ - pw \n-§Ä
F-{X-taÂ i-àcm-sW-¶p Im-Wn-¨p-X-¶-Xn-\v.
\n-§f - o I-\Â sI-Sm-sX kq-£n-¡p-I. Iq-Sp-XÂ Xn-f¡ - a - p-säm-cp \m-tf-
¡m-bp-Å {]-Xo-£ ssI-sh-Sn-bm-Xn-cn-¡p-I. A-^v-Km-\n-kvXm³ F-¶
cm-Py-¯n-sâ B-ßm-hpw Po-h-\pw \n-§-fn-em-Ip-¶p.
kvs- ]-jyÂ H-fn-¼n-Ivk
- v
kv-s]-jyÂ H-fn-¼n-Iv-kn-sâ ZoÀ-L-Im-e k-t¸mÀ-«À B-bn-cp-¶p Rm³.
1979þÂ \yq-tbmÀ-¡n-se t{_m-Iv-t]mÀ-«nÂ "{]-Xo£-bp-sS Pzm-e' sIm-fp-
¯n kv-s]-jyÂ H-fn-¼n-Iv-kv CâÀ-\m-j-\Â sK-bnw-kv D-Zv-Lm-S-\w sN-bv-
XX-v Rm-\m-bn-cp-¶p. 1988þÂ Nn-¡m-tKm-bnÂ-sh-¨v kv-s]-jyÂ H-fn-¼n-Iv-kv
aq-hv-saân-sâ A-´m-cm-jv-{S h-àm-¡m-fm-b skÀ-sPâv {jn-hÀ t¥m-_Â
sa-Ê-t©-gv-kn-sâ Hu-tZym-Kn-I {]-Jym-]-\w \-S-¯m-\m-b-Xn-epw F-\n-¡v
A-Xn-bm-b k-t´m-j-ap-ïm-bn. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶, Cu-bn-sS kv-s]-jyÂ
H-fn-¼n-Iv-kn-sâ ap-¸-¯©mw hmÀ-jn-I-¯nÂ A-Xn-sâ t\-«-§-fm-tLm-
jn-¡m³ A-h-k-cw e-`n-¨-Xpw h-en-sbm-cw-Ko-Im-c-am-bn Rm³ Im-Wp-¶p.
2003þÂ A-bÀ-eân-se Uyq-»n-\nÂ kw-L-Sn-¸n-¨ kv-s]-jyÂ H-fn-¼n-Iv-kv
thÄ-Uv k-½À sK-bnw-km-h-s«, 150þe-[n-Iw tem-I-cm-Py-§-fnÂ-\n-¶m-bn
7000þt¯m-fw a-Õ-cmÀ-Y-IÄ ]-s¦-Sp-¯ H-cp Kw-ò-c k-t½-f-\-am-bn-cp-¶p.
kv-s]-jyÂ H-fn¼y³-km-Wv b-YmÀ-Y H-fn-¼y³-kv. a-lm-{]-Xn-`-I-fm-hp-
¶-Xn-\v ap-¼n-ep-Å {]-Xn-_-Ô-§Ä X-c-WwsN-¿p-¶-Xn-\p ]p-d-sa, \m-amÀ-
¡pw t\-cn-tS-ïn-h-¶n-«n-Ãm-¯ {]-Xn-_-Ô-§Ä-Iq-Sn X-c-WwsN-bv-Xn-«p-ïv
A-hÀ. Rm³ t\-cn-« a-tä-sXm-cp {]-Xn-tbm-Knsb-¡m-fpw tXmÂ-]n-¡m³
{]-bm-ka - p-Å {]-Xn-tbm-Kn-Is- f-bm-Wv A-hÀ-¡v B-Zy-ta F-Xn-cn-«p tXmÂ-]n-
t¡-ïn-h-cp-¶-Xv. A-¯-cw sh-Ãp-hn-fn-I-sf X-c-Ww-sN-¿m-\m-bmÂ-]n-s¶
A-Zv`p-X-§Ä kr-jv-Sn-¡m³ A-hÀ-¡p I-gn-bpw.
a-lm-\m-b a-\p-jy-kv-t\-ln-bpw, ap³ Z-£n-Wm-{^n-¡³ {]-kn-Uâp-
am-b s\Â-k¬ a-tï-eb - p-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p Uyq-»n-\nÂ kvs
- ]-jyÂ H-fn-¼y³
kn-s\ B-Z-cn-¡m³. B h-en-b a-\p-jy-\p-am-bp-Å ]p-\x-k-am-K-a-¯nÂ
Rm³ A-Xn-bm-bn k-t´m-jn-¨p. Z-£n-Wm-{^n-¡-bn-se hÀ-W-hn-th-N-\-
¯n-s\-Xn-sc t]m-cm-Sn-b-Xn-\mÂ hn-]-¯v F-¶m-se-s´-¶v a-äm-sc-¡m-fpw
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ImÂ-¡o-gn-en-«p sR-cn-¨ `-bm-\-I-hpw lnw-km-ß-I-hp-am-b Øm-]-\-hXv-
Ir-X lnw-kb - m-bn-cp-¶p hÀ-Wh - n-th-N\ - w (A-]mÀ-¯o-Uv). A-Xn-s\-Xn-cm-b
t]m-cm-«w A-Xo-h- Zp-jv-I-c-am-bn-cp-¶p. -A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶, A-Xn-i-à-am-b
{]-Xn-_-Ô-§Ä-s¡-Xn-cm-b t]m-cm-«w F-s´-¶v a-tï-e a-\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-
cp-¶p. aq-¶p Z-i-I-t¯m-fw A-t±-lw X-S-h-d-bnÂ In-S-¶p. th-sd amÀ-K-
an-sÃ-¶v A-t±-l-¯n-\-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. F-Ãm a-\p-jy-cpw Xp-ey-cm-sW-¶v
A-t±-lw hn-iz-kn-¨p. BÀ-Ph - w \n-dª
- B-Zc- W
- o-b\
- m-sbm-cp hy-àn-Xz-am-
bn-cp-¶p a-tï-e. Iq-Sp-XÂ a-l-¯-c-am-b H-¶n-\m-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw k-Zm
t]m-cm-Sn-b-Xv. A-Y-hm, H-cp P-\-X-bp-sS k-a-{K--am-b kzm-X-{ý-¯n-\m-bn.
a-tï-e-sb-t¸m-se, kv-s]-jyÂ H-fn-¼n-Iv-knÂ ]-¦m-fn-I-fm-b bp-h-P-
\-§-fpw R-§Ä-s¡-Ãmw h-f-sc {]-tNm-Z-\w \Â-Ip-¶ am-Xr-Im-hy-àn-Xz-
§-fm-bn-cp-¶p. A-km-[y-am-b-sXm-¶p-an-sÃ-¶v A-hÀ R-§-sf t_m-[y-s¸-
Sp-¯n. ssZ-hw X-§Ä-¡m-bn Nn-e-Xv I-cp-Xn-sh-¨n-«p-sï-¶ {]-Xo-£-bnÂ
kz-´w I-gn-hp-IÄ ]-c-am-h-[n {]-tbm-P-\-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-h-cm-bn-cp-¶p A-hÀ.
\-ap-s¡-Ãmw {]-tNm-Z-\-am-h-Ww A-h-cp-sS Po-hn-Xw.
Z-sseem-a
Z-sse-em-a-sb k-Ôn-¡p-I F-¶-Xv H-cp-]m-Sp Im-e-am-bp-Å tam-l-am-
bn-cp-¶p. k-am-[m-\-¯n-\m-bn A-£o-Ww b-Xv\n-¡p-¶ k-·-\-kv-I-\pw
hn-\o-X-\p-am-sbm-cp hy-àn-Xz-am-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw. Xn-_-ä³ P-\-X-¡m-bn
i-_v-Zn-¨-Xn-\mÂ \m-Sp-I-S-¯-s¸-« B B-ßo-b-t\-Xm-hn-\v 1989þÂ k-am-
[m-\-¯n-\p-Å s\m-t_Â k-½m-\w e-`n-¨p. kz-bw-\nÀ-W-b-¯n-\m-bp-Å
k-am-[m-\-{]-Øm-\-§-sf tem-Iw t\m-¡n-¡m-Wp-¶ co-Xn-bnÂ Im-X-em-b
am-ä-§Ä kr-jv-Sn-¡m³ A-t±-l-¯n-\v km-[n-¨p.
H-Sp-hnÂ, C-ý-bn-se H-cp _-lp-a-X B-cm-[-\m-e-b-¯nÂ-sh-¨v
2003þem-Wp R-§Ä I-ïp-ap-«n-b-Xv. "kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ hn-f-\n-ew' F-¶À-
Yw-h-cp-¶ "Nw-sk-en-§v' F-¶ Sn-_-ä³ kmw-kv-Im-cn-I tI-{µ-t¯m-S-\p-_-
Ôn-¨p-Å B t£-{X-¯n-\v B t]-cp \Â-In-b-Xv em-a-bm-bn-cp-¶p. X-sâ
Nn-c-Im-em-`n-em-j-¯n-sâ km-£m-Xv-Im-c-¯n-\m-bn em-a-bp-sS tPy-jvT-\m-b
Xp-_v-sS³ sP t\mÀ-_p Z-i-I-§-tfm-fw B t£-{X-¯nÂ {]-hÀ-¯n-¨p.
]-Xn-\m-tdm-fw a-X-§-fn-se t\-Xm-¡Ä A-hn-sS {]-`m-j-I-cm-bn D-ïm-
bn-cp-¶p. a-\p-jy-Ip-e-s¯ tk-hn-¡m³ F-Ãm a-X-§Ä-¡pw H-cp-t]m-se
ti-jn-bp-sï-¶ t_m-[w kr-jv-Sn-¡m-\m-Wv em-a {i-an-¨-Xv. \m-sa-Ãm-h-
cp-sS-bpw Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ `m-K-am-h-Ww a-Xm-[ym-]-\-§-sf-¶v A-t±-lw
Du-¶n-¸-d-ªp.
ssZ-h-¯n-te-¡p ]-e h-gn-I-fp-ap-sï-¶v Rm³ a-\-Ên-em-¡p-¶p. F-sâ
h-gn Ckvem-am-Ip-¶p. Z-sse-em-a-sb-t¸m-se Rm-\pw hn-hn-[ a-X-Ø-sc
B-Z-cn-¡p-¶p. B-ßo-b-X \-½p-sS \n-Xy-Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ tI-{µ-_n-µp B-
h-W-sa-¶ ho-£-W-t¯m-Spw Rm³ tbm-Pn-¡p-¶p. kv-t\-l-hpw hn-«p-ho-gv-
N-bpw B-ß-\n-b-{´-W-hpw kz-b-¯-am-¡m³ B-ßo-b-X k-lm-bn-¡p-¶p.
H-cp _-lp-kz-c k-aq-l-¯n-se k-am-[m-\-]-c-am-b k-l-hÀ-¯n-Xz-¯n-\v
A-X-\n-hm-cy-hp-am-Wv.
A-¶p ssh-Ip-t¶-cw, k-aÀ-¸-W-¯n-sâ B-Nm-c-IÀ-a-§Ä-¡p ti-jw
bp-h-P-\-§Ä-¡m-bn kw-L-Sn-¸n-s¨m-cp ]-cn-]m-Sn-bnÂ Rm-\pw a-IÄ
l-\m-bpw ]-s¦-Sp-¡p-Ib - pw, R-§s- fm-cp-an-¨p X-¿m-dm-¡n-b H-cp {]-`m-jW
- w
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l-\m k-Z-ÊnÂ hm-bn-¨p-tIÄ-¸n-¡p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. A-Xn-sâ kw-{K-lw

C-§s\ hm-bn-¡mw:
k-¼-¯p-sIm-ïpw A-[n-Im-cw-sIm-ïpw D-·-¯-am-sbm-cp tem-I-¯n-
em-Wp \mw Po-hn-¡p-¶X - v. \-ap-¡p-Np-äpw cm-Py-§Ä ]-ck
- ]
v- c
- w t]m-cm-Sp-¶p.
i-à-cm-b hn-`m-K-§Ä ZpÀ-_-e-sc Nq-j-Ww sN-¿p-¶p. bp-²w kv-{Xo-I-
sf-bpw Ip-ªp-§s-f-bpw sIm-s¶m-Sp-¡p-¶p. N-cn-{X-¯nÂ H-cp-]m-Sp t\-«-
§Ä \mw sIm-bv-sX-¦n-epw k-am-[m-\-Imw-£n-I-fm-hp-¶-XnÂ \-man-t¸m-
gpw ]-cm-P-b-am-Wv. Xo-bn-s\ Xo-sIm-ïpw, sh-dp-¸n-s\ sh-dp-¸p-sIm-ïpw,
A-\o-Xn-sb {]-Xn-Im-cwsIm-ïpw t\-cn-Sm³ D-Õp-I-cm-Wv an-¡-h-cpw.
A-]-cÀ-¡p-t\-sc hn-cÂ-Nq-ïp-¶-Xn-\p]-I-cw \mw \-½n-te-¡v t\m-¡m-
\p-Å k-a-bw B-K-X-am-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. \-ap-¡-Úm-X-cm-b-h-tcm-Sp-t]m-epw
I-cp-W-Im-Wn-¡m³ \mw io-en-t¡-ïn-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. \n-kzmÀ-Y-am-b IÀ-a-
§-fn-eq-sS am-{X-ta ]-cn-hÀ-¯-\-¯n-\p {]-tNm-Z-\-ta-Im-\m-hq.
ho-gp-¶-h-sc ssI-]n-Sn-¨p-bÀ-¯p-I,
A-]-cn-Nn-X-sc I-ïmÂ
H-cp ]p-©n-cn ]-¦p-sh-¡p-I
A-Xym-h-iy-¡m-sc I-ïmÂ
k-lm-b-l-kv-Xw \o-«p-I.
hn-izm-k-¯n-em-Ip-¶p Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ A-Sn-¯-d ]-Sp-¯p-bÀ-t¯-ï-Xv.
Po-hn-X¯
- nÂ Xn-cn-¨S- n-If
- p-ïm-hpw. sh-Ãp-hn-fn-If- pw hn-Lv\§ - f- p-ap-ïm-Ipw.
sh-Ãp-hn-fn-IÄ A-P¿- s- a-¶p tX-¶p-¶ k-µÀ-`§ - f - n-em-Ip-¶p \n-§Ä i-à-
cm-th-ï-Xv.
A-\o-Xn-bpw ap³-hn-[n-bpw A-\p-`h - n-t¡-ïn-hc - p-t¼mÄ lr-Zb - w Xp-d¶
- v
X-e-bp-bÀ-¯n-\n-Â-¡p-I. hn-tZz-jw \n-§-sf ZpÀ-_-e-am-¡p-I-tb sN-¿q.
\n-§-sf Z-ln-¸n-¨p-I-f-bm³ A-Xn-\v A-h-k-cw \Â-I-cp-Xv. lr-Z-b-¯n-sem-
cn-¡-epw sh-dp-¸p I-S-¯m-Xn-cn-¡p-I. A-Xp \n-§-sf ZpÀ-_-e-cm-¡p-I-tb
sN-¿q.
Z-sse-em-a-bp-sam-¯p sNe-h-gn-¨ \n-an-j-§-fnÂ Rm³ Ir-XmÀ-Y-
\m-Wv. ssZ-h-¯nÂ hn-iz-kn-¡p-I-bpw ssZ-h-s¯ H-cp bm-YmÀ-Yy-am-¡p-I-
bpw sN-bv-X-h-cp-sï-¶v a-\-Ên-em-¡m³ A-sX-s¶ k-lm-bn-¨p. \n-Xy-Po-
hn-X-¯nÂ ssZ-h-s¯ km-£m-Â-¡-cn-¨-h-cnÂ H-cm-fm-bn-cp-¶p Z-sse-em-a.
A-t±-l-s¯ ]n-cn-bm³-t\-cw G-Xp hm-¡p-I-fnÂ hn-S-]-d-bpw F-¶m-tem-
Nn-¨p Rm³. D-ÅnÂ sX-fn-ª H-cp-hm-¡pw ]-cym-]v-X-am-bn-t¯m-¶n-bn-Ã.
A-Xn-\mÂ F-\n-¡-dn-bm-hp-¶ G-I ssi-en Rm-\-h-ew-_n-¨p, ]p-©n-cn-
tbm-sS A-t±-l-s¯ Bt-Ç-jn-¨p Rm³ \-S-¶-I-¶p.
Zsse-em-abpw apl-½Z- e
- nbpw
H-cp a-lm-ßm-hn-\p k-ao-]w a-säm-cmÄ \nÂ-¡p-¶p.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ lr-Z-bw sIm-Spw-Im-äp-I-sf
{]-Xn-tcm-[n-¨p.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ £-a-bpw ssØ-cy-hpw
A-\p-kyq-Xw \n-e-sIm-ïp.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ hn-izm-kw X-e-Ip-\n-¡m³ hn-k-½-Xn-¨p.
I-ep-j-hpw im-´-hp-am-b h-gn-I-fn-ep-S-\o-fw kÀ-hm-ß-\m A-t±-lw
]n-´p-SÀ-¶-Xv-
"a-\p-jy-cm-in-¡m-I-am-\w k-am-[m-\w' F-¶ e-£y-s¯-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
-Z-sse-em-a-sb HmÀ-¯v-
l-\m bm-kv-ao³ A-en
F-sâ hn-Pb
- c- l
- k
- yw
Po-hn-X-¯n-ep-S-\o-fw F-s´-¦n-epw sN-¿m-\p-t±-in-¨-t¸m-sg-Ãmw A-X-Xp-
ta-J-e-I-fnÂ I-gn-hp-sX-fn-bn-¨-h-sc Rm³ ]Tn-¡p-I-bpw ]Tn-¨-Xv a-\-\w
sN-¿p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp. A-tXm-sS, F-\n-¡pw A-Xp sN-¿m³ I-gn-bpw F-¶
B-ß-hn-izm-kw ssI-h-cn-I-bpw, B B-ß-hn-izm-k-¯nÂ Rm³ e-£y-
{]m-]v-Xn-bn-se-¯p-I-bpw sN-bv-Xp.
F-s¶ HmÀ-t¡-ïX
- v..
k-I-e-tcm-Spw \-·-bnÂ hÀ-¯n-¨, aq-¶p-X-h-W tem-I sl-hn- sh-bn-äv
In-co-Sw t\-Sn-b c-kn-I-\m-b H-cm-fm-bn kv-a-cn-¡-s¸-Sm-\m-Wv Rm³ B-{K-
ln-¡p-¶-Xv; I-gn-bp-¶-{X k-l-Po-hn-I-sf k-lm-bn-¨, X-s¶ B-cm-[-\m-
]qÀ-hw k-ao-]n-¨-h-sc H-cn-¡-epw \n-Êm-c-s¸-Sp-¯m-Xn-cp-¶ H-cp a-\p-
jy-\m-bn. {]-Xym-Lm-X-§Ä h-I-sh-¡m-sX kz-´w hn-izm-km-ZÀ-i-§Ä-
¡m-bn F-gp-t¶-äp-\n-¶ H-cm-fm-bn. kv-t\-l-¯n-eq-sS-bpw hn-izm-k-¯n-eq-
sS-bpw a-\p-jy-Ip-e-s¯ H-¶m-sI sF-Iy-s¸-Sp-¯m³ {i-an-¨ H-cm-fm-bn.
A-sX-Ãmw A-Xn-tam-l-am-sW-¦nÂ-]n-s¶ X-sâ P-\-X-bp-sS tP-Xm-hpw
t\-Xm-hp-am-b h-en-sbm-cp t_m-Iv-k-dm-bn kv-a-cn-¡-s¸-Sm-\m-Wm-{K-lw.
F-{X-am-{Xw kp-µ-c-\m-sbm-cm-fm-bn-cp-¶p Rm-s\-¶-Xv B-fp-IÄ a-d-¶m-epw
F-\n-¡-sXm-cp {]-iv-\-ta-b-Ã.
B-\µ
- w
Rm³ F-{X-taÂ a-lm-\m-sW-¶v tem-I-¯n-\p Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-t¡-ïp-
s¶m-cp Im-e-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. C-\n-b-Xn-sâ B-h-iy-an-Ã. ]nÂ-¡m-e-¯v
F-sâ Po-hn-X-e-£yw am-dn. hÀ-j-§Ä-sIm-ïm-Wv F-¶n-se B-ßo-b-
]-cn-Wm-a-ap-ïm-b-Xv. C-¶v, F-´p-sN-¿p-t¼m-gpw A-Xv ssZ-h-¯n-\v C-jv-S-am-
hp-tam F-¶p Rm³ kz-bw tNm-Zn-¡p-¶p. \-ap-¡v kz-Im-cy \n-an-j-§-fp-
sï-¶p \mw I-cp-Xp-¶p-sh-¦n-epw k-Zm ssZ-h-\n-co-£-W-¯n-em-Ip-¶p
\mw. tem-Iw Rm³ Io-g-S-¡n-sb-¦n-epw A-Xp-sIm-sïm-¶pw F-\n-¡v
b-YmÀ-Y B-\-µw e-`n-¨n-Ã. ssZ-h-`-àn-bn-epw, k-l-Po-hn-I-tfm-Sv \-·-bnÂ
hÀ-¯n-¡p-¶-Xn-epw am-{X-am-Ip-¶p b-YmÀ-Y B-\-µw.
B-ßo-b e-£yw
\m-sa-{X-X-s¶ {]mÀ-Yn-¨m-epw, Zm-\w \-Â-In-bm-epw, F-{X-X-s¶ k-vt\-lw
Xn-cn-sI \Â-In-bm-epw- ssZ-hw \-ap-¡v I-\n-tª-In-b A-\p-{K-l-§Ä-¡p
]-I-c-am-hn-Ã.
ssZ-h-¯n-sâ k-I-e kr-jv-Sn-Pm-e-§-tfm-Spw \mw I-cp-W Im-Wn-¡-
Ww. kz-´-t¯m-Spw A-]-c-tcm-Spw B-Z-c-hp ]p-eÀ-¯-Ww. Z-cn-{Z-tcm-Spw
tcm-Kn-I-tfm-Spw \n-cm-ew-_-tcm-Spw I-\n-hp-Im-Wn-¡-Ww. Cu-sbm-cp Xn-cn-
¨-dn-hv F-sâ hn-izm-k-s¯ Zr-V-s¸-Sp-¯p-I-bpw A-Xn-s\ B-ßo-bm-h-
t_m-[-¯n-te-s¡-¯n-¡p-I-bpw sN-¿p-¶p. k-hn-ti-j-am-sbm-cp B-ßo-
b-e-£y-¯n-\m-bn k-aÀ-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ \-½p-sS IÀ-a-§-sf-Ãmw {]mÀ-Y-\-
I-fm-bn-¯o-cp-¶p.
ssZ-ha- mÀ-K¯
- nÂ..
A-\p-Kr-lo-X-am-sbm-cp Po-hn-X-am-bn-cp-¶p Rm³ \-bn-¨-Xv. kv-t\-l-\n-[n-
bm-sbm-cp `m-cy-bpw H-¼-Xv kp-µ-c -k-´m-\-§-fpw, B-dp t]-c-¡n-Sm-§-fpw
D-sï-\n-¡v. {]-Ir-Xn-bp-sS a-Sn-¯-«nÂ k-am-[m-\w \n-d-ªp-\nÂ-¡p-s¶m-cp
kp-µ-c-`-h-\-hpw.
ssZ-h-sa-t¸m-gpw F-\n-¡p \-Ã-tX \-Â-In-bp-Åq. A-Xp-sIm-ïp-X-s¶
Po-hn-X-¯nÂ kw-`-hn-¨-Xn-sem-¶pw Rm-\m-bn-«v am-äw h-cp-¯p-I-bp-an-Ã.
A-h-bnÂ-\n-s¶-Ãmw Rm³ F-s´-¦n-epw ]mT-apÄ-s¡m-ïn-«p-ïv. Im-bn-
I-am-bn Rm-\n-t¸mÄ ]-g-b-t]m-se B-tcm-Ky-hm-\-Ã. F-¶mÂ, a-äp ]-e-
\n-e-¡pw Rm³ Iq-Sp-XÂ i-à-\m-Wv. B-ßo-b-X A-Xn-sâ i-cn-bm-b
AÀ-Y-¯nÂ k-¼m-Zn-¡-W-sa-¦nÂ ù-Xn-tI-Ñ-I-fpw kz-´-s¯¡p-dn-¨
eu-In-I- {]-Xn-Ñm-b-I-fp-ap-t]-£n-¡m³ \mw k-¶-²-am-h-Ww.
H-cp ssl-µ-h -I-hn H-cn-¡Â ]-d-ª-t]m-se,
""B-ßo-b-X-bp-sS k-¼qÀ-W-kz-Xz-§-fm-b am-em-J-amÀ-¡v kr-jv-Sn-
¸n-sâ e-£yw km-£m-Â-¡-cn-¡m³ I-gn-ªn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ ssZ-hw am-em-J-
am-sc kr-jv-Sn-¡n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.''
Zp-c-´-§-fn-eq-sS-bm-Wv \mw h-f-cp-¶-Xv F-¶-Xm-Wv Rm³ ]Tn-s¨m-cp
]mTw. Po-hn-X-¯nÂ \-ap-¡p-ïm-hp-¶ \-jv-S-§-fpw hym-[n-I-fpw, ]-e-t¸m-
gpw \m-a-\p-`-hn-t¡-ïn-h-cp-¶ a-t\m-th-Z-\-I-fpw hn-j-a-§-fpw B-ßo-b-
h-fÀ-¨-sb-¶ ]-c-tam-¶-X Po-hn-X-e-£yw km-£m-Â-¡-cn-¡m³ \-s½
{]m-]v-X-cm-¡p-¶p.
F-sâ a-l-¯m-b Po-hn-X-t\-«-§-sf-Ãmw dnw-Kn-\p ]p-d-¯m-bn-cp-¶p.
k-am-[m-\-¯n-sâ-bpw kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ-bpw Zq-X-\m-hm³ I-gn-ªp F-¶
-Xm-Wv F-sâ Po-hn-X-¯n-se G-ä-hpw h-en-b ku-`m-Kyw. ssZ-h-amÀK-¯nÂ
{]-hÀ-¯n-¡p-I F-¶-Xn-s\-¡mÄ a-l-¯-c-am-b a-säm-¶p-an-Ã-tÃm.
kz-`m-h-¯n-se Ir-X-Ú-X
]q-hn-se kp-K-Ôw t]m-em-Ip-¶p.
þkq-ô sam-gn
kzÀ-K¯
- n- te-¡p-Å ]m-X
G-Xm-\pw B-gv-N-ap-¼v Rm-\pw Um-Un-bpw A-t±-l-¯n-sâ ho-«n-en-cp-¶v
]-g-b FÂ-hn-kv {]n-kven kn-\n-a-IÄ Im-Wp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. FÂ-hn-kn-sâ
h-en-sbm-cp B-cm-[-I-\m-bn-cp-¶p Um-Un. F-gp-]-Xp-I-fp-sS a-t[y FÂhn-kv
X-\n-¡v sh-Å- c-Xv-\w ]-Xn-s¨m-cp A-e-¦m-c-h-kv-{Xw k-½m-\n-¨n-cp-s¶-¶v
kn-\n-a-¡n-sS Um-Un F-s¶ HmÀ-a-s¸-Sp-¯n. H-cp i-\n-bm-gv-N-bn-se km-bm-
Ó-am-bn-cp-¶p A-Xv. tem-Wn B-km-Zn-sâ _mÄ-sK-bnw-knÂ t]m-bn-cp-¶-
Xn-\mÂ Rm-\pw Um-Un-bpw X-\n-¨m-bn-cp-¶p. kn-\n-a XoÀ-¶-t¸mÄ Um-Un
F-t¶m-Sv s_â¬ lmÀ-_-dn-se _p-Iv-Ìm-fn-te-¡v h-ïn-hn-Sm³ ]-d-ªp.
A-t±-lw G-sä-Sp-s¯m-cp s{]m-P-Iv-än-sâ `m-K-am-bn Ip-d-¨v ss_-_nÄ-þ-JpÀ-
B³ {]-Xn-IÄ hm-§n-¡m³ th-ïn-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
ssl-th-bn-eq-sS Im-tdm-Sn-¨p t]m-I-sh hr-²-\m-sbm-cp I-dp-¯ hÀ-
K-¡m-c³ ssIbn-sem-cp ss_-_n-fpw ]n-Sn-¨v sX-cp-hn-sâ H-cp aq-e-bnÂ
\n-Â¡p-¶-Xp I-ïp. A-t±-lw en-^v-än-\p th-ïn ssI-bp-bÀ-¯p-¶-Xp
I-ï-t¸mÄ R-§Ä h-ïn \nÀ-¯n A-t±-l-s¯ I-b-än. Im-dn-te-¡p I-b
-d-sh A-t±-lw X-sâ t]-cp ]-d-ªp. kz-Im-cy-X am-\n-¨v X-Â-¡m-ew \-ap-
¡-t±-l-s¯ FÀ-\n F-¶p hn-fn-¡mw. Xm³ ]-Ån-bnÂ-\n-¶n-d-§n-b-tX-bp-
Åq F-¶p ]-d-ª A-t±-lw G-Xm-\pw ssaÂ Zq-sc X-s¶ sIm-ïp-t]m-bn
hn-Sp-tam F-¶-t\z-jn-¨p. A-hn-sS-sb-¯n-bmÂ A-t±-l-¯n-\v ho-«n-te-¡v
Sm-Iv-kn In-«pw. A-t±-l-s¯ ho-«nÂ-¯-s¶ sIm-ïp-t]m-bn hn-Sm-sa-¶p
Rm³ ]-d-sª-¦n-epw R-§-sf _p-²n-ap-«n-¡m³ Xm-Â-]-cy-an-sÃ-¶p ]-d-
-sªm-gn-ªp.
Im-dn-en-cn-¡p-¶ Um-Un-sb A-t±-lw A-t¸m-gpw Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªn-cp-¶n-Ã.
H-cp tÌm-]v sse-änÂ ImÀ \nÀ-¯n-b-tXm-sS A-t±-lw X-s¶ Xn-cn-¨-dn-
tªm-s« F-¶p I-cp-Xn Xn-cn-ªv F-s¶ t\m-¡n-s¡m-ïv Um-Un ]-d-ªp:
""R-§Ä Ip-d-¨p ss_-_n-fpw JpÀ-B-\pw hm-§n-¡m³ _p-Iv-Ìm-fn-te-¡p
t]m-hp-I-bm-Wv. _p-Iv-ÌmÄ B h-gn-X-s¶-bm-b-Xn-\mÂ Xm-¦-sf ho-«nÂ
hn-Sm³ _p-²n-ap-«n-Ã.''
178
ap-l½
A-t¶-cw FÀ-\n Um-Un-sb Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªp. ""ssZ-h-ta! ap-l-½-Z-en!''

A-t±-lw B-Ý-cy-s¸-«p. C-Xp-t]m-sem-cp bm-{X k-½m-\n-¨-XnÂ A-Xn-
bm-b \-µn-bp-sï-¶pw, ho-«n-se-¯n-bmÂ aq-¶p ss_-_nÄ k-½m-\-am-bn
\-Â-Im-sa-¶pw A-t±-lw ]-d-ªp.
""\-µn. ]t£ A-Xn-sâ hn-e hm-§-Ww'' Um-Un ]-d-sª-¦n-epw
X-\n-¡v en-^v-äv X-¶-Xn-\p-Å {]-Xn-^-e-am-bn Iq-«n-bmÂ a-Xn-sb-¶v A-t±-
lw {]-Xn-h-Nn-¨p. tPm-en-sb-´m-sW¶-t\z-jn-¨ Um-Un-tbm-Sv A-t±-lw
]-d-ªp: ""]-£m-Lm-X-ap-ïm-b-Xn-s\ Xp-SÀ-¶v C-cp-]-Xp hÀ-j-am-bn
sN-bv-Xp-t]m-¶n-cp-¶ tPm-en D-t]m-£n-t¡-ïn-h-¶p'' t]m-¡-änÂ Im-si-
{X-bp-sï-¶p tNm-Zn-¨-t¸mÄ A-t±-lw ]-¯v tUm-f-dn-\-Sp-¯p-sï-¶p
a-dp-]-Sn \-Â-In.
Fâ-Sp-t¯-¡p Nm-ªv hn-SÀ-¶ I-®p-I-tfm-sS Um-Un a-{ń-¨p:
""\n-sâ t]-gvk
- nÂ Im-si-{X-bp-ïv?'' ssI-bnÂ Im-in-sÃ-¶pw F.Sn.F-½nÂ
I-b-td-ïnh-cp-sa-¶pw Rm³ {]-Xn-h-Nn-¨p. F.Sn.F½nÂ-\n-¶v In-«p-¶-{X
Im-si-Sp-¡m³ Um-Un ]-d-ªp. Rm-\-Xp-t]m-se sN-bv-Xp. ]-W-sa-Sp-
¯p-h-¶v Rm³ Im-dnÂ I-b-dp-t¼mÄ Um-Un-bpw A-t±-l-hpw Nn-c-Im-e
kp-lr-¯p-¡-sf-t¸m-se Nn-cn-¨p-sIm-ïp kw-km-cn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Rm³
]-Ww Um-Un-¡p sIm-Sp-¯p. A-t±-lw A-X-¸-Sn FÀ-\n-¡p t\-sc \o-«n.
B ]-Ww t\m-¡n-s¡m-ïv FÀ-\n tNm-Zn-¨p, ""C-sX-ń-\m?''
""C-Xp Xm-¦Ä-¡p-Å-Xm-Wv'' Um-Un ]-d-ªp.
FÀ-\n B-Ý-cy-]qÀ-hw X-e-bm-«n-s¡m-ïp ]-d-ªp: ""th-ï, th-ï.
A-sXm-¶pw \-S-¡n-Ã.''
""F-Sp-t¯m-fq. \n-§-fn-Xp kzo-I-cn-¡-Ww. \n-§-sf-\n-¡v X-cm³-
t]m-hp-¶ ss_-_n-fn-sâ hn-eb - m-bn I-cp-Xn-bmÂ-aX
- n'' Um-Un A-t±-ls
- ¯
\nÀ-_-Ôn-¨p.
F-¶n-«pw FÀ-\n-b-Xv kzo-I-cn-¨n-Ã. Um-Un \Â-In-b-Xv ss_-_n-fn-sâ
hn-e-sb-¡mÄ h-f-sc Iq-Sp-X-em-sW-¶pw, X-s¶-bp-a-Ã, Xm-\-Xv hn-Â-¡m-
\-Ã, k-½m-\n-¡m-\m-Wp-t±-in-¨-sX-¶pw A-t±-lw {]-Xn-I-cn-¨p.
A-t¸mÄ Um-Un ]-d-ªp: ""\n-§-fn-Xp kzo-I-cn-¡q. Rm³ \n-§-sf
k-lm-bn-¡m-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶p'' A-t¸m-gpw FÀ-\n \n-c-kn-¨p.
F-´p sN-¿-W-sa-¶-dn-bm-sX H-Sp-hnÂ B ]-Ww ]n³ko-änÂ sh-¨v
Um-Un ]-d-ªp: ""\n-§-fn-sX-Sp-¡-Ww.''
B ]-Ww ssIbn-se-Sp-¯v I-gn-bp-¶-{X ku-ay-\m-bn FÀ-\n ]-d-
ªp: ""an-ÌÀ A-en, Xm-¦Ä {]-i-kv-X-\pw kzm-[o\-ap-Å- B-fm-sW-¶p-
sam-s¡ F-\n-¡-dn-bw. ]-t£, H-cmÄ B-{K-ln-¡m-¯ Im-cyw A-bm-sf-
kzÀK-¯n-te-¡pÅ ]mX 179
s¡m-ïp sN-¿n-¡m³ Xm-¦Ä-¡m-hn-Ã. Xm-¦-fp-sS D-t±-iy-ip-²n-sb Rm³
am-\n-¡p-¶p. ]-t£, F-\n-¡o ]-Ww B-h-iy-an-Ã.'' B {]-Xn-I-c-W-¯nÂ
Um-Un-¡p a-Xn-¸p tXm-¶n-sb-¦n-epw A-t±-lw B-i-b-¡p-g-¸-¯n-em-b-
t]m-se tXm-¶n. ]-Ww kz-a\ - Ê
- m A-t§m-«p \-ÂI - pw-ap-¼p-Xs
- ¶ B-fp-IÄ
C-t§m-«m-h-iy-s¸-Sp-¶ A-\p-`-h-ta Um-Un-¡p-ï-bn-cp-¶p-Åq. G-Xm-\pw
\n-an-jw Um-Un au-\n-bm-bn.
H-Sp-hnÂ bm-Nn-¡p-¶ I-®p-I-tfm-sS FÀ-\n-sb t\m-¡n Um-Un ]-d-
ªp: ""Cu ]-Ww kzo-I-cn-¡q kp-lr-t¯. Rm³ kzÀ-K-¯nÂ {]-th-in-
¡m³ {i-an-¡p-I-bm-Wv.''
A-tX `m-j-bnÂ FÀ-\n {]-Xn-h-Nn-¨p: ""Rm-\pw.''
""\n-§-fo ]-Ww kzo-I-cn-¨n-sÃ-¦nÂ Rm³ kzÀ-K-¯nÂ {]-th-in-¡n-
Ã'' Um-Un B-hÀ-¯n-¨p.
""A-Xp kzo-I-cn-¨mÂ Rm-\pw'' FÀ-\n-bp-sS {]-Xn-I-c-Ww.
ho-«n-se-¯n-b-t¸mÄ FÀ-\n X-sâ `m-cy-¡v R-§-sf ]-cn-N-b-s¸-Sp-¯n.
Ip-«n-I-fn-Ãm-¯ A-hÀ a-t\m-l-c-am-sbm-cp sIm-¨p-ho-«n-em-Wv Xm-a-kn-¨n-cp-
¶-Xv. a-S-§m³ t\-cw Um-Un B ]-Ww B-cpw Im-Wm-sX A-Sp-¡-f-bnÂ
H-cp \m-]v-In-\p Xm-sg sh-¡p-¶-Xv Rm³ I-ïp. FÀ-\n-¡pw `m-cy-¡pw
F-sâ t^m¬ \-¼À sIm-Sp-¯p-sIm-ïv Rm³ ]-d-ªp: ""]-Ån-bn-te-
t¡m a-täm t]m-th-ï B-h-iyw h-¶mÂ F-s¶ hn-fn-¡m³ a-Sn-¡-cp-Xv.''
Im-dnÂ I-b-dm³ t\-cw FÀ-\n R-§Ä-¡-Sp-t¯-¡p h-¶p ssI-Iq-¸m³
A-`yÀ-Yn-¨p-sIm-ïv H-cp {]mÀ-Y-\ D-cp-hn-«p.
Xn-cn-¨v ho-«n-te-¡v Im-tdm-Sn-¡p-t¼mÄ UmUnsb-t¶m-Sp tNm-Zn-¨p:
""FÀ-\n ]-Ån-bnÂ t]m-hW - w F-¶d- n-bn-¨mÂ k-Xy-am-bpw \o A-t±-ls - ¯
Im-sd-Sp-¯p ]-Ån-bnÂ sIm-ïpt]m-Ip-tam?'' sIm-ïpt]m-Ip-sa-¶v Rm³
a-dp-]-Sn \-Â-In-b-t¸mÄ Um-Un ]n-s¶-bpw tNm-Zn-¨p: ""\o B h-gn-¡-Ã
t]m-hp-¶-sX-¦n-epw A-t±-l-s¯ ]-Ån-bnÂ hn-Sm³ th-ïnam-{Xw \o
Im-tdm-Sn-¨v A-Xp-h-gn t]m-Ip-tam? Xn-cn-¨v A-t±-l-s¯ ho-«nÂ sIm-ïm-
¡p-tam?''A-t±-lw B-h-iy-s¸-«mÂ XoÀ-¨-bm-bpw A-§-s\ sN-¿p-sa-¶v
Rm³ D-d-¸p-\Â-In.
A-t¶-cw Um-Un X-e Xm-gv-¯n-bn-cp-¶p. F-\n-¡-t±-l-¯n-sâ ap-Jw
Im-Wm³ I-gn-ªn-Ã. Xp-SÀ-¶v \n-d-I¬-I-tfm-sS F-s¶ t\m-¡n-s¡m-ïv
t\À-¯v ku-ay-am-b kz-c-¯nÂ A-t±-lw ]-d-ªp: ""\n-\-¡-I-¯p-Å Rm-
\m-Ip-¶p A-Xv.'' F-¶n-«v F-s¶ t\m-¡n Nn-cn-¨p-sIm-ïv ]-d-ªp: ""\o
kzÀ-K-¯n-te-¡p-Å ]m-X-bn-em-Ip-¶p.''
]q-¼m-äb
- p-sS B-ßm-hv
sl-hn- sh-bn-äv Nm-¼y³-jn-t¸m H-fn-¼n-Iv-kv sa-U-tem `-c-W-Iq-S-¯n-
s\-Xn-sc t\-Sn-b hn-P-b-tam A-Ã F-sâ Um-Un-sb a-lm-\m-¡n-b-Xv. a-dn-
¨v, Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ k-I-e kw-t£m-`-§-fn-epw lr-Z-b-¯nÂ kv-t\-lw
kq£n-¡m-\p-Å I-gn-hn-epw [o-c-X-bn-epw k-lm-\p-`q-Xn-bn-ep-sam-s¡-bm-Wv
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ a-l-Xzw Ip-Sn-sIm-Åp-¶-Xv. tem-I Nm-¼y-\m-b-Xn-s\-¡mÄ
kvt\-l-k-¼-¶-\m-sbm-cp ]n-Xm-hm-Im³ I-gn-ªp F-¶-Xm-Wv A-t±-
l-s¯ a-lm-\m-¡p-¶-Xv.
X-sâ a-¡-sf-Ãmw ]-c-kv-]-cw kv-t\-ln-¡p-¶-h-cpw a-\-Ên-em-¡p-¶-h-cp-
am-bn-cn-¡-Ww F-¶-XnÂ A-t±-lw \n-jv-IÀ-j ]p-eÀ-¯n. Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ
G-ä-hpw hn-e-s¸-« ]mT-§Ä A-t±-lw R-§-sf ]Tn-¸n-¨p. hm-¡n-eq-sS-tbm
D-]-tZ-i-¯n-eq-sS-tbm A-Ã, kz-´w IÀ-a§-fn-eq-sS. ku-lr-Zw, Z-b, D-Zm-
c-X, Im-cp-Wyw Xp-S-§n-b-h-sb Ip-dn-s¨-Ãmw A-t±-lw R-§-sf ]Tn-¸n-¨p.
A-t±-l-¯n-sâ Hm-ô-kvhm-XnÂ H-cn-¡-epw A-S-ªp-In-S-¶n-Ã. kp-{]-[m-\
A-`n-ap-J-§Ä \-S-¡p-t¼m-gpw tPm-en-bp-Å-t¸m-gp-sa-Ãmw. A-I-se-bm-bn-
cp-¶-t¸mÄ t]m-epw A-t±-lw R-§-tfm-sSm-¸-ap-ïm-bn-cp-¶p. R-§-sf
A-t±-lw kv-t\-lw-sIm-ïp aq-Sn. cm-{Xn D-d-§pw-h-sc R-§Ä-¡v I-Y-IÄ
]-d-ªpX-cp-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]-e-t¸m-gpw A-t±-lw R-§Ä-¡p-Å D-¨-`-£-W-
hp-am-bn kv-Iq-fn-te-¡v h-¶p. G-Xp {]-iv-\-¯n-epw R-§-tfm-sSm-¸w \n-¶p.
R-§fp-sS Hm-tcm hm-¡pw A-t±-lw sd-t¡mÀ-Uv sN-bv-Xn-cp-¶p. X-tâ-Xm-b
k-hn-ti-j co-Xn-bnÂ F-s¶ B-ßm-`n-am-\-ap-Å-h-fm-¡n-¯oÀ-¯p F-¶
\n-e-bnÂ A-t±-lw a-lm-\m-bn-cp-¶p. H-cp-]m-Sv ss{]-kp-I-fpw t{Sm-^n-I-fpw
A-aq-ey k-½m-\-§-fpw F-sâ Um-Un t\-Sn-bn-«p-ïv. ]t£, A-h-sb-¡m-
sf-Ãmw A-t±-l-¯n-sâ a-l-Xzw Ip-Sn-sIm-Åp-¶-Xv kz-´w a¡-fp-sS kw-
km-cw sd-t¡mÀ-Uv sN-bv-Xv s]-«n-bnÂ A-aq-ey\n-[n-bm-bn kq£n-¨p-sh-
¨n-cp-s¶mcp ]n-Xm-hm-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw F-¶ h-kv-Xp-X-bn-em-Wv.
]q¼m-äb
- psS Bßmhv 181
Um-Uo, tem-I-¯n-se G-ä-hpw a-lm-\m-b A-Ñ³ A-§m-sW-¶v Rm³

]-d-bp-t¼mÄ F-s¶ hn-iz-kn-¡q. A-§v F-Ãmw Xn-I-ª-h-\m-b-Xp-sIm-
ïÃ Rm-\-Xp ]-d-bp-¶-Xv. a-dn-¨v, G-sXm-c-Ñ-\pw a-¡Ä-¡v \Â-Im-hp-¶
Gä-hpw a-l-¯-c-am-b k-½m-\-am-Wv A-§p R-§Ä-¡p \Â-In-b-Xv.
AYhm, A-§-sb¯-s¶! A-§n-\n-bpw hm-¡p-IÄ-sIm-ïp kw-h-Zn-t¡-
ï-Xn-Ã. kv-t\-l-¯n-sâ I-Y A-§-bp-sS ]p-©n-cn ]-d-bp-¶p-ïv. lr-Z-b-
¯n-ep-Å-Xv A-§-bp-sS I¬-IÄ sam-gn-bp-¶p-ïv.
`m-hn F-sâ ]n-Xm-hn-\m-bn I-cp-Xnsh-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv F-t´m B-h-s«,
ssZ-h-¯n-\m-bn k-aÀ-¸n-s¨m-cp Po-hn-X-am-bn-cp-¶p A-t±-lw \-bn-¨-Xv. B
`-àn A-Xp-t]m-se C-t¸m-gpw A-t±-l-¯n-ep-ïv i-àn-sIm-ïpw [o-c-X-
sIm-ïp-am-W-t±-lw Po-hn-X-s¯ t\-cn-«-Xv. B iàn-sb-Ãmw C-t¸m-gpw
A-Xp-t]m-se A-t±-l-¯n-\-I-¯p-ïv. kv-t\-l-¯mÂ k-ar-²-am-sbm-cp
Po-hn-X-am-W-t±-lw \-bn-¨-Xv. B kv-t\-lw A-¸-Sn C-t¸m-gpw A-t±-l-
¯nÂ Ip-Sn-sIm-Åp-¶p-.
A-t±-lw k-t´m-j-¯n-epw im-ń-bn-ep-am-Wv. ap-l-½-Z-en-bm-bn-cn-¡p-
¶-XnÂ ]-cn-]qÀ-W kw-Xr-]v-X-\p-am-Wv.
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POA Sub 92 SN 811/1000 TC 2000 ISBN 978-81-9452-171-6

aPoZv- Imfmhv-, kaoÀ ]n¨³, PaoÂ AlvaZv- F¶nhÀ¡pw,

kvt- \-l¯ - n-sâ-bpw hn-izm-k¯ - n-sâ-bpw

¡p-ïm-hp-t¼mÄ tem-Iw A-tX-¸-än F-gp-Xm-\m-in-¡p-¶p. A-t±-l-s¯-¡p-

em-Ip-¶p B-ßo-b-X. A-tX-sX-¦n-epw a-X-¯n-tâ-Xp am-{X-a-Ã. a-dn-¨v,

F-s¶ th-Z-\n-¸n-¨-h-tcm-Sv Po-hn-X-¯n-sem-cn-¡-epw {]-Xn-Im-cw

`m-h-§-fnÂ H-tc k-Xy-s¯-bm-WpÄ-s¡m-Åp-¶-Xv. \n-§Ä ap-kven-tam

B-ßm-h-t_m-[-hpw \n-d-¨p. Rm³ a-\p-jy-sc-bpw Po-hn-X-s¯-bpw ]Tn-¨p.

A-§-s\ H-cp-\mÄ h-cpw.

H-cp I-hn ]-d-ªp: ""kv-t\-ln-¡m-\p-Å A-`n-em-jw F-s¶ `q-an-bn-se-

H-scm-ä e-£y-¯n-te-¡m-W-tÃm \-½p-sS-sb-Ãmw {]-bm-W-sa-¶v a-\-Ên-

þkq-^o k-tµ-i-¯mÂ {]-tNm-Zn-X-\m-bn.

""b-YmÀ-Y ku-µ-cyw t\m-¡p-¶-h-sâ lr-Z-b-¯n-em-Ip-¶p.''

Ip-«n-I-fn-epw sh-¨v C-h-\m-Wv In-co-Sw G-ä-hpw A-\p-tbm-Py-am-hp-¶-sX

sh-¶pw Rm³ A-`n-am-\-]qÀ-hw t\m-¡n-\n-¶p.

\n-e-sIm-ï-sX-¶v Rm³ {i-²n-¨p. Np-äp-ap-Å-h-tcm-Sv F-Æn-[-am-W-hÀ

am-{X-a-S-§n-b Pq-dn A-h-sc-sb-Ãmw sh-dp-sX hn-«p.

A-hÄ ]-d-ª-Xv i-cn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. sS-en-hn-j-\nÂ k-I-e lo-tdm-IÄ-¡pw

F-s¶ B-Zy-am-bn t_m-Iv-knw-Kv ]Tn-¸n-¨v-Xv tPm- amÀ-«n-\m-bn-cp-s¶-

F-sâ kp-lr-¯p-¡-fpw k-ao-]-tZ-i-s¯ Ip-«n-I-fpw Xp-Ån-¨m-Sn BÀ-

C-t¸m-gpw Rm³ tImÀ-¡n-sb Ip-dn-t¨mÀ-¡m-dp-ïv. `-b-s¯ t\-cn-Sm-\m-

-am-{Xw B-th-i-`-cn-X-\m-b-Xv. k-a-Nn-¯-X Xn-cn-¨p-In-«n-b-t¸mÄ Rm³

D-d-¡nÂ Xn-cn-ªp In-S-¡p-t¼mÄ h-¡p X-«n ]p-d-¯v ap-dn-th-än-«p-t]m-epw

kz-´w Po-hn-X-{]-bm-W-¯n-sâ h-gn sXc-sª-Sp-t¡-sïm-cp k-a-bw

F-¶mÂ ssh-Im-sX Rm³ Xn-à-bm-YmÀ-Yy-§-fn-te-¡p-WÀ-¶p.

A-§s\, ssh-äv-lu-knÂ X-Sn-¨p-Iq-Sn-b am-[y-a-{]-hÀ-¯-IÀ-¡p

]n-tä-¶v F-´p kw-`-hn-¡p-sa-¶-dn-bp-tam?

C-kv-em-an-s\ I-sï-¯n-b F-sâ bm-{X-sb Ip-dn-¨v...

sh-Å¡ - mÀ sN-Ip-¯m³-am-cm-sW-¶m-bn-cp-¶p "\m-j³ Hm-^v C-kvemw'

F-t¸m-gpw Rms\mcp B[ym-ßn-I\m-bn-cp-¶p. ssZ-hw kz-´w i-_v-Z-

F-sâ t]-cm-b Im-jy-kv amÀ-sk-e-kv t¢ t]m-epw k-Xy-¯nÂ F-tâ-

]t£, F-sâ hn-izm-k-§-fnÂ Rm-\p-d-¨p-\n-¶p. G-sd ssh-Im-sX

C-kvem-an-s\ I-sï-¯n-b \mÄ

an-¡- B-fp-IÄ-¡pw C-c-«- hy-àn-Xz-am-Wp-Å-Xv. tem-Iw Im-Wp-¶ H-¶pw

]-Xn-hm-bn. F-sâ {]-h-N-\-§Ä hn-iz-kn-¨v B-fp-IÄ ]-´-bw sh-¡p-¶-

1962þÂ Un-t{Sm-bv-änÂ sh¨m-Wv Rm³ amÂ-¡w F-Iv-kn-s\ B-Zy-am-bn

Ip-Spw-_-s¯-bpw \m-«n-te-¡-b-¡p-I-bpw, F-sâ ap-kvenw ]m-N-I-¡m-c-s\

At±-l-¯n\v Iu−nwKv \S-¯m-\m-Ip-¶nÃ

]-t£, A-km-[y-am-b A-h-k-c-§-sf sh-Ãp-hn-fn-¨v Rm³

sN-¿p-¶X - v F-s¶ kw-_Ô - n-¨n-St- ¯m-fw A-Nn-´\ - o-ba

þ-l-\m bm-kv-an³ A-en-

H-cp `-c-W-Iq-S-¯n-\pw H-cn-¡-epw Xn-cn-s¨-Sp-¡m-\m-hm-¯ ]-Z-hn-

A-Xn-\mÂ, I-jv-am³ ITm-csb-Sp-¯v dm-t^-en-sâ lr-Z-b-¯n-\p-t\-

§Ä-¡pw ap³-\n-c A-ta-cn-¡³ kÀ-hI-em-im-e-I-fn-se hn-ZymÀ-Yn-IÄ-¡pw

A-t±-lw H-cp-]m-Sp ]Tn-¨p, tem-Iw ap-gp-h³ Np-än;

Nn-eÀ h-f-sc am-\y-cpw Z-bm-hm-bv-]pw kv-t\-l-hp-ap-Å-h-cpam-I-bmÂ

bp-hm-¡Ä-¡pw hr-²À-¡pw, Z-cn-{ZÀ-¡pw ZpÀ-_-eÀ-¡pw th-ïn

A-h-cp-sS [m-c-W F-¶v Im-Wn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡Â F-s¶ kw-_-Ôn-¨n-S-

\nÈ-_ vZ-\mb t]mcmfn

tPm F-¶ a-lm-\m-sbm-cp

tPm F-s¶m-cp a-lm-\m-b

h-cn-IÄ F-{X-taÂ {Iq-c-am-h-s«

tPm C-s¶m-cp a-lm-tbm-²m-hm-Wv.

A-en kz-Im-cy-am-bn B-cm-[n-¨

]p-eÀ-¯m-\pw {i-an-¨p. A-§-s\-bm-Wv Rm³ tkm-Wn en-Ì-Wp-am-bp-Å

]n-cn-bm³ t\-cw Rm-\h

F-sâ Iq-«p-Im-c³ Pn-½n-¡v,

c-ïm-gv-N I-gn-ªp. Rm-\-b-¨p-sIm-Sp-¯ t^m-t«m-¡v \-µn ]-d-bm³

sN-bv-Xp. H-¸w F-sâ i-ànþ-ZuÀ-_-ey-§-fpw kz-bw hn-e-bn-cp-¯n.

""F-sâ G-ä-hpw ]-cp-¡-\m-b F-Xn-cm-fn F-t¸m-gpw Rm³ X-s¶-

kz-]v-\w I-ï-Xpw, B kz-]v-\w ]n³-Xp-S-cm³ ap-l-½-Z-en-¡v {]-tNm-Z-\-ta-

þl-\m bm-kv-ao³ A-en