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lWnaq¬ {Sn¸p Ignªp XncnsI hcpIbmWp BjmdmWnbpw
`ÀXmhv cmtPjv tat\m\pw. aq¶mdnse Hcp kp{l¯nsâ
_w¥mhn Bbncp¶p AhcpsS lWnaq¬. cmtPjv tat\m³ henb
_nkn\Êv Imc³ BWp. AbmfpsS A¨³ XpS§nb _nkns\Êv
hfÀ¯nhepXm¡nbXv cmtPjv Bbncp¶p. Xsâ A`mh¯n I¼\nbnÂ
F´p\S¶pImWpw F¶ Nn´bnemWp AbmÄ. IeymWw
AbmÄs¡mcp henb Imcyw H¶paà ._nkns\Êv {Án¸pIfnÂ
AbmÄ [mcmfw s]¬Ip«nIsfbpw kn\namXmc§sfbpw kocyÂ
\SnIsfbpw Ifn¨n«pp Xsâ _nkns\Êv Bhiy¯n\mbn ]e I£nIÄ¡pw
_m¦v amt\PÀamÀ¡pw Ahsc Iq«ns¡mSp¯n«papp.
A§ns\sbms¡bmWp C¶dnbs¸Sp¶ _nkns\Êv km{amPyw AbmÄ
sh«n¸nSn¨X,v kv{XoIÄ ,aZyw ,BUw_cw F¶nhsbms¡ AbmÄ¡p
Xsâ _nkns\ÊvtemI¯n shdpw _nkns\Êv hÀ[n¸n¡m\pÅ
D]m[nIÄ am{Xw Bbncp¶p, AXpsImpXs¶ XncnsI I¼\nbnÂ
F¯nt¨cm\mbncp¶p AbmfpsS XnSp¡w ,BjmdmWn¡mIs« Xsâ
lWnaq¬ hfsc Cãs¸«p, cmtPjv Znhkhpw aq¶p
{]mhiysa¦nepw Ahfpambn kw tbmKw \S¯n. km[mcW
lWnaq¬ t]mIp¶hscms¡ hfn¨ apJhpambn«mWp XncnsI
hcmdpÅXv ImcWw ]eÀ¡pw ]cnNb¡pdhp aqew ]cn]mSn
\S¯m³ Ignsª¶p hcpIbnÃ. ]cnNbw CÃm¯hÀ kmhImiw
hgnsbms¡ Ip]nSn¨p thZ\ Hs¡ amÁn aXn lWnaqWn\p
t]mIp¶Xv. Asæn BWp§fpsS hn[n, s]®nsâ Zzmcw X¸n
kabw IfbpIbpw s]®p§Ä¡msW¦n Ccp¼pe¡t]mepÅ Ip®IÄ
Ip¯n¡bdn ]qÀ s]mfnªp, lWnaq¬ Ignªp Imepw Ih¨p \S¡m³
h¿msX XncnsIsb¯n, bqdn\dn C³s^£v³ C§ns\sbms¡bpÅ
Hma\t¸cn Xpd¶p hà tUmIvÁÀamcpsSbpw ap¼n Xsâ ]
qdpw kmam\hpw Xpd¶n«p InS¡m\mbncn¡pw hn[n.
AXpsImp IeymW¯n\pap¼p ]cn]mSn \S¯nbn«nÃm¯ hmb\
¡mtcmSp D]tZin¡pIbmWp, A©mdp Ifnsb¦nepw Ifn¡msX
lWnaqWn\p t]mIcpXv.

BjdmWn¡p ap¼p Ifn¨p ]cnNbw H¶panà ]s£ AhfpsS ho«nÂ


cmPp F¶p t]cpÅ Hcp the¡mc³ Ahsf XpS¡p sh¡pIbpw Ip®
XoÁn¡pIbpw sNbvXn«pp. AXpsImpXs¶ cmtPjv tas\msâ Ip®
XÅn¡bÁm³ hcp¶Xp In«p AhÄ¡p t]Sn H¶pw CÃmbncp¶p.
cmPphnsâ De¡bpsS ]IpXnt]mepanà AhfpsS `À¯mhnsâ Ip®.
tas\msâ hoSp Hcp Iq«pIpSpw_w Bbn«mWp Ignbp¶Xp.
FÃmhÀ¡pw AhcpsS I¼\nbnÂXs¶ ]WnsImSp¯n«pv. hey Hcp
ASp¡fbpw [mcmfw the¡mcpw AhnsSbpv. s]®p§Ä¡p Ip«nIsf
t\m¡pIbpw ¢ºn t]mhpIbpw Hs¡¯s¶ ]Wn. BjmdmWnbpsS Ip-
nbpw apeIfpw CXn\Iw Xs¶ AhnsS {i² ]nSn¨p]Án. FÃm
the¡mcpw BjmdmWnbpsS A½mbn A¸³ {ioam³
hniz\mYtat\m³ Xs¶bpw BjmdmWnsb HmÀ¯p a\Ên CXn\Iw ]
e{]mhiyw kwt`mKw \S¯n¡gnªp. s]®p§Ä¡pt]mepw BjmbpsS
Ipnbpw apeIfpw In«p Akqb s]cp¯p. FcnXobnÂ
F®Hgn¡ms\¶h®w BjmdmWn Xsâ ssSÁmb NqcnZmdpIfpw
I£w {]ZÀin¸n¡p¶ ÉohvseÊv »uhvkpIfpw AWnªp
Ahscsbms¡ IqSpXÂ I¼nbm¡n.

cmhnse t{_Iv^mÌv hnf¼pt¼mÄ BjmdmWn AWnªncp¶ ko


{Xq ss\ÁnIfn¡qSn AhfpsS XSn¨ XpSIfpw Idp¯ {_mbv ¡I¯p
Xn§nsRcp§n\n¡p¶ apeIfpw, N½´nbpw aÁpw
hnf¼pt¼mÄ \bnÁnbpsS ap³`mK¯pIqSn ImWm³ ]Áp¶
apebpsS hnShpw, P«n CSm¯Xn\m XpÅnXpfp¼p¶ cp D{K³
N´nIfpw Hs¡¡qSn A½mbn A¸sâ Ip® hSnt]msebm¡n, cmtPjv
tat\m³ Xsâ `mcy ho«n {kãn¡p¶ tImfnf¡s¯¡pdn¨p
t_m[hm\mbncp¶XpanÃ. AbmÄ¡p ^mÎdnbn F¯m³ t\cw
sshIptamsb¶mbncp¶p Nn´. BjmdmWn Xsâ kuµcy¯nepw
skIvkv A¸oenepw BÄ¡mÀ ab§p¶Xp Ip kt´mjn¨p AhÄ¡XnÂ
Hcp kwXr]vXn tXm¶n. AhÄ IqSpXÂ IqSpXÂ t\cnb s{UÊpIÄ
AWnªpw P«n CSmsX {]ImiapÅ kvYe§fn \n¶p, Xsâ tj¸pÅ
icocw BÄ¡msc Im«n AhÀ sRfn]ncnsImÅp¶Xp Ip AIta kt
´mjn¨p .A½mbn A½¡p AsXm¶pw Cãambnsænepw AhÀ ]
pXps]®nsâ ASp¯p H¶pw ]dbm³ ss[cys¸«nÃ. Xsâ `À¯mhp
t]mepw Dd¡¯n Bjm! Bjm! F¶p ]n¨pw t]bpw ]dbp¶Xpw
shÅw IpSn¡m\mbn ]nÃm¯ hn[w CS¡nsS ASp¡fbn hcp¶Xpw
Ahsc AkzkvYbm¡n. ]pXnb acpaIÄ Hcp ]d shSn Xs¶ F¶p
AhÀ¡p a\Ên tXm¶n. ]t£ cmtPjv tat\m³ B ho«nse GÁhpw
_lpam\n¡s¸« AwKw Bbncp¶p. AXn\m BjmdmWnsbbpw
FÃmhcpw _lpam\n¨p.

cmtPjv tas\msâ Ikn\mb kpioe³ tas\m³ BÀanbn \n¶pw


dn«bÀsNbvXp I¼\nbn Ibdnbncp¶p. AbmÄ¡pw
BjmdmWnsb H¶p Ifn¡m³ B{Klambn AbmÄ \m¸Xp
hbÊmbn«pw IeymWw Ign¨n«nÃ. AbmÄ CS¡nsS Xsâ
tamt«mÀ _bn¡n F¯n Bjsb Xsâ ho«nte¡p £Wn¨p. AbmÄ
Ifn¡m¯ s]¬Ip«nIÄ B \m«nepw IpSpw_¯nepw IpdhmWp.
cmtPjv tat\ms\s¡mp Cu ISntIdnb s\Sphcnb³ ]qdnsb ]
®nkpJn¸n¡m³ ]ÁpIbnÃ, F¶p kpioe³ tat\m³ a\Ên Dd¸n¨p,
AhÄ Xs¶t¸mse Hcp Ifnhoc\pthn ssZhw `qanbnte¡p
XÅnhn«XmsW¶pw F§ns\sb¦nepw BjmdmWnsb H¶p Ifn¡msX
Xm³ amdp¶ {]iv\ansöpw Abmfpw a\Ên IcpXn, AXn\mbn
Xcw In«pt¼msfms¡ AbmÄ AhnsS h¶p, Bjm ChcpsSsbÃmw
CwKnXw a\Ênem¡nsb¦nepw AsXm¶pw Adnbm¯t]mse
s]cpamdn AhcpsSsbms¡ Dd¡w sISp¯n.

BÄ¡mcpsSsbÃmw t\m«hpw Xt¶mSpÅ I¼nbpw Znhkw


sam¯w A\p`hn¨dnª BjmdmWn cm{Xnbn BsI
ISnIbdnbmWp aWnbdbn F¯p¶X.v ]mhw tat\m\mIs« Znhkw
apgph³ skan\mdpw aoÁn§pw Sqdpambn £oWn¨mWp
ho«n F¯p¶Xp. ]et¸mgpw cp s]¤pw Ign¨ncp¶p. h¶]msS
Ipfn¨p InS¡pw. ]ns¶ IqÀ¡w hen DSs\ tIÄ¡mw. cpaq¶p Znhkw
Ignªt¸mÄ BjmdmWn sa³kkv Bbn. ]ns¶ A©mdpZnhkw AhÄ
s]mXnªp \S¶p. Ggmw Znhkw AhÄ s]mXnsbms¡ Agn¨p
kmam\w IgpIn s]À^yqw ASn¨p. {]Xo£tbmsS Hcp anUnbpw
jÀ«pambn `À¯mhns\ sI«n¸nSn¨p. AbmfpsS Ip® H¶p
A\§nsb¦nepw AbmÄ BsI £oWnX\mbncp¶p AbÄ¡p H¶pw h¿,
Dd¡w hcp¶p s]mt¶ \mtfbmIs« F¶pw ]dªp AbmÄ InS¶p.
IqÀ¡w A[nIw XmaknbmsX DbÀ¶p h¶p.

BjmdmWn¡p k¦Sw h¶p AhÄ Hcp »q ImkÁp hokoUnbn C«p


IpsImp ]Xps¡ Xsâ anUn s]m¡n hncenSm³ XpS§n. `À¯mhp
ASp¯pInS¶ns«´p Imcyw ?AhÄ¡p \ncmibpw k¦Shpw kln¨nÃ.
hnc CSpt¼mÄ AhÄ Xsâ ho«nse tPmen¡mc\mb cmPphnsâ
Ip®sb¸ÁnbmWp HmÀ¡p¶Xv. cmPp Hcp ]Xn\mep
hbÊpÅt¸mfmWp AhfpsS ho«n thes¡¯nbXv. Hcp hÀjw
Ignªt¸mÄ Ah³ `£Ww Hs¡ Ign¨p XSn¨p AtXmsSm¸w Ahsâ
Ip®bpw hSnt]msebmbn. Ah\mWp BjmdmWnbpsS apdnbnÂ
s_UvtIm^v^n sImSp¡m³ t]mIp¶Xp. cmhnse BjbpsS kvYm\w
sXÁnb s{UÊv ImWm³ Ah\p A§ns\ tbmKw e`n¨p. ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡
Ah³ Ahsf HmÀ¯p hmWw ASn XpS§n. cmhnse apdnbnÂ
Ibdpt¼mÄ an¡hmdpw BjmbpsS N´nhsc Ah\p ImWmw.
AhfpsS Xn§nhn§p¶ apeIfpw tcmaw \ndª IW¦mepw Ahs\ elcn
]nSn¸n¨p. Hcn¡Â Ah³ ss[cys¸«p. BjmbpsS »hpknsâ _«¬ X«n
apeIÄ \Ãh®w Ip. A¶p Ah³ aq¶p XhW ASp¸n¨p hmWw hn«p.
]ns¶ ]ns¶ Ah³ BjbpsS jÍn ASn¨pamÁn. AXn hmWw ASn¨p
Hgn¨pXpS§n. ]et¸mgpw Xsâ jÍnIÄ ImWmXmIp¶Xpw ]nsÁ
Znhkw I«nen Ah {]Xy£s¸Sp¶Xpw Bj¡v cmPphns\ kwibn¡m³
ImcWambn. Hcn¡Â AhÄ Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ shânteÁdnÂIqSn cmPp
F¯nt\m¡p¶Xpw AhÄ Ip.

AhÄ Ahs\ iImcn¨p ]s£ Ah³ tIWp ]dªXn\m AhÄ A¡mcyw


A½tbmtSm A¨t\mtSm ]dªnÃ. BjbpsS IeymWw \nÝbn¨tijw
Hcp Znhkw D¨¡p Bi apdnbn InS¶p Dd§pIbmbncp¶p
AhfpsS amXm]nXm¡Ä sSmhvWn t]mbn. Cu kabw t\m¡n
cmPp ]Xps¡ BjbpsS apdnbn {]thin¨p Bjm aeÀ¶pInS¶p
Dd§pIbmbncp¶p D¨ab¡w! Dd¡¯n AhfpsS anUn DbÀ¶p
XpSIÄ ]IpXn¡pta InS¶p. cmPp ]Xps¡ hnc sImp tXmn tXm-
n B anUn BjbpsS Achsc s]m¡nh¨p Ahfps S ]qS \ndª ]qdpw
sh®t]mes¯ XSn¨ XpSIfpw Ahs\ {`m´\m¡n. Ah³ Xsâ \n¡À
DbÀ¯n Xsâ Ccp¼pIp® ]pds¯Sp¯p Hcp \mWhpanÃmsX
hmWaSn¡m³ XpS§n. cmPp acWthK¯n Xsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p
Ifn¡pt¼mÄ Ah\dnbmsX Rc§m\pw aqfm\pw XpS§n s]s«¶p Bj
DWÀ¶p At¸mÄ I Imgv¨ cmPp \n¡dpw Xmgv¯n AhfpsS ]qdp
t\m¡n Ccp¼pe¡t]mepÅ Hcp Ip®bpambn \n¡p¶XmWp.
cmPp AhÄ DWcpsa¶p {]Xo£n¨ncp¶nÃ. Ah\msI hncp.
s]s«¶p Ip® ]nSn¨p \n¡dn\I¯m¡m³ {ian¨p .]s£ Ahsâ Ip®
Xmgm¯Xn\m km[n¨nÃ. BjbmIs« C§ns\ Hcp Ip® PohnX¯nÂ
In«nÃ. AhÄ hmbn¨n«pÅ t¹t_mbv amKko\n H¶pw C§ns\
Hcp Ccp¼pIp® AhÄ In«nà AXnÂ\n¶pw Is®Sp¡m³ AhÄ¡p
IgnªnÃ. Bi H¶pw ]dbm¯Xp I cmPphn\p `bw amdn. Ah³ t\sc
BibpsS ASp¯p sN¶p. AhfpsS I¿p ]nSn¨p Xsâ IqÁ³ Ip®bnÂ
sh¨p. Bi¡Xn sXm«t¸mÄ tZl¯msI Hcp Xcn¸p A\p`hs¸«p.
AhfpsS Imen\nSbn Hcp IncpIncp¸pw \\hpw XpS§n. Xsâ
tbm\n BÀ{Zamhp¶ Imcyw Ahfdnªp .Bi ]nSnhnSm¯XpIt¸mÄ
cmPp IqSpXÂ kzmX{´w FSp¯p. Ah³ BibpsS apSnbnÂ
NpÁn¸nSn¨p. AhfpsS apJw Xsâ Ip®bpsS ASptX¡p
hen¨Sp¸n¨p .F¶n«p Xsâ Ip®bpsS Nph¶ aIpSw BjbpsS NpnÂ
C«pc¡m³ XpS§n . Bi BsI ]I¨pt]mbn AdnbmsX AhfpsS NppIÄ
hnSÀ¶p .]Xps¡ Nph¶ aIpSw AhfpsS hmbn Ibdn. H«I¯n\p
kvYew In«nbXpt]mse A¸w IS¶t¸mÄ cmPp _ew {]sbmKn¨p
Xsâ Ip®bpsS ]IpXn hsc BibpsS hmbnte¡p XÅn¡bÁn. AXnsâ
Hcp shS¡p aWhpw D¸pckhpw Bi \pWªpXpS§n. AhÄ¡Xp
hÃm¯ Hm¡m\w Dm¡n. ]s£ At¸mtg¡pw AhfpsS A®m¡phsc
cmPp Xsâ Ip® IbÁn¡gnªncp¶p. Bi¡p izmkw ap«n. AhÄ Ahs\
XÅnamÁm³ {ian¨p. cmPp s]s«¶p ]n³ hm§n Xsâ Ip®bnÂ
BibpsS Ibv ]nSn¸n¨p At§m«pw Ct§m«pw Nen¸n¨p
CXn\nSbn Ah³ AhfpsS apeIÄ ]pds¯Sp¯p .AXnsâ I®pIfn ]
nSn¨p hen¨p. Bi Ah³ ImWn¨psImSp¯Xpt]mse hmWw
ASn¡m³ XpS§n. At¸mÄ tKÁn tlm¬ tI«p. AhfpsS AO\pw
A½bpw Xncns¨¯n. cmPp Ip®bpw Ducns¡mp Xmtgt¡mSn .
ASp¯ BgvNbn BibpsS IeymWhpw \S¶p. cmPphn\p ]ns¶
Ahkcw H¶pw In«nbnÃ. Bi `À¯mhnsâ Krl¯n t]mbt¸mÄ Ah³
CS¡nsS BibpsS apdnbn Ibdn ]gb jÍnIfn Znhkhpw hmWw
ASns¨mgn¨p.
cmPphnsâ Ip®sb AhÄ Xsâ `À¯mhnsâ Ip®bpambn XmcXaw
sNbvXp Xsâ `ÀXmhn \n¶pw IqSpX H¶pw {]Xo£n¡m
F¶hÄ¡p a\Ênembn. cmgvN IqSpt¼mÄ hfsc hnjan¨pw
iànbnÃmsXbpw AbmÄ Ahsf Ifn¨p. ]t£ AhfpsS \ácq]w It¸mÄ
Xs¶ AbmfpsS enwKw OÀ±n¨p. C§ns\ Znhk§Ä IS¶pt]mbn cp
amkw Ignªn«pw ]pXps]®n\p KÀ`w Dhm¯Xn BibpsS
ho«pImcpw tatWmsâ A½bpw D¡mIpecmbn. ]t£ t\sc
tNmZn¡m³ FÃmhÀ¡pw t]Sn! BjmdmWnsb HmÀ¯p
cm{XnIfn A½hn A¸\pw the¡mcpw hmWw hnSpt¼mÄ
IqÀ¡w hen¡p¶ tat\msâ ASp¯pInS¶p BjmdmWn »q^nenw Ip
AhÄ cmPphnsâ De¡tbmÀ¯p hnc C«p.

Xsâ aI³ Hcp Ign¸Ww sI«h\msW¶pw Ah\p `mcysb ]®m³


kabw In«p¶nsöpw hnizv\mYtat\m\p a\Ênembn. acpaIÄ
{ian¨m In«mhp¶ Hcp Nc¡msW¶pw AbmÄ¡ptXm¶n. AbmÄ
Xsâ apSn Idp¸n¡m\pw Bibpsam¯p No«pIfn¡m\pw XpS§n
.Bi¡pw No«pIfnbn Xm¸cyw Bbncp¶p. AhÀ BZyw Kpem³
s]cnip Ifn¡m³ XpS§n At¸mÄ the¡mcpw {_ntKUnbÀ kpioe³
tas\m\pw IqSn Ifn¡p tNÀ¶p. CXp hnizv\mY\p Cãs¸«nÃ
kq{X¯n AbmÄ d½nIfnbnse¡p amdn AXmIpt¼mÄ Xm\pw
acpaIfpw amXramIpw Ifn¡p¶Xn\nSbn AbmÄ BjbpsS
tXmfnepw ]qS \ndª I¿nepw Hs¡ Adnbm¯ a«n XtemSpw.
Hcmgv¨ C§ns\ Ignªt¸mtg¡pw hniz\mYsâ acn¨pt]msb¶p
IcpXnbncp¶ enwKw ]pXpPoh³ In«n F¶pw DWÀ¶p
hSnt]mse \n¡p¶Xmbn. F¶m acpaIsf F§ns\ H¶p
hfs¨Sp¡mw F¶Xns\ ]Án AbmÄ¡v Hcp sFUnbbpw In«nbnà ]s¿
Xn¶m ]\bpw Xn¶mw F¶p IcpXn kam[m\n¨p .cm{XnIfnÂ
AbmÄ Xsâ Ip®sbSp¯p `mcysbs¡mp \¡n¡m³ {ian¨p. A¼Xp
hbÊpÅ AbmfpsS `mcy Xsâ `À¯mhnsâ ]XnhnÃm¯
hn[¯nepÅ \mWw sI« {]hÀ¯nIfn Atemkcs¸«p. Xsâ
DW§n¡cnª ]qdn C\nbpw Ip® IbÁpIsb¶Xp AhÀ¡v HmÀ¡m³
IqSn¡gnªnÃ. ]t£ tat\m³ cm{XnIfn AhcpsS XpWns]m¡n N
´nbnepw DW¡XpSbnepw sh¨p shÅw Ifªp. CsXm¶padnbmsX
Dd§nb AhÀ Imes¯gpt\Áp Xsâ DW¡ ¯pSIfn `À¯mh ]me`ntjIw
\S¯nbncn¡p¶XpIp sR«n. Xsâ `À¯mhns\ C§ns\ hbÊpIme¯p
ImahnImc¯n\Snabm¡nb ]dshSnbmb acpaIsf AhÀ {]mIn.
Hmtcm Znhkhpw BjmdmWnbpsam¯p No«pIfn¡pt´mdpw
hniz\mY\p BsI {`m´p]nSn¨p .AbmÄ Hcp Znhkw `mcysb
_em¡mcambn ]nSn¨p Xncn¨pInS¯n Ipsd {_nÂ{Iow AhcpsS
KpZ¯n ]pc«n Xsâ `oa³ Ip® AXn\It¯¡p IbÁn ASn¨p.
AbmfpsS `mcy¡p C\n acn¨m aXnsb¶p tXm¶nt¸mbn.
jãn]qÀ¯n ASp¯ncn¡p¶ tas\m³ A¼Xp Ignª Xsâ Xqdm\pÅ
Zzmc¯n C§ns\ Hcp A{Iaw Im«nbXp AhÀs¡mcn¡epw
Xm§m\mbnÃ. tas\m\mIs« BjmdmWnbpsS ]m¯pSIfnÂ
ASn¡p¶Xpt]msebmWp tXm¶nbXv. \in¨p F¶p IcpXnbncp¶
Xsâ ssewKnIPohnXw C§ns\ Xncn¨pIn«nbXn AbmÄ AIagnªp
BËmZn¨p. ]Ãp ]dn¨p Ifª Xsâ `mcysbs¡mp C\n FÃm
cm{XnIfnepw , ]Ánbm ]I t\c¯pw hZ\kpcXw \S¯n¡Wsa¶p
AbmÄ \nÝbn¨p. C§ns\ B ho«n DÅ FÃmhcpw Ima¯mÂ
hndfn]nSn¨p the¡mcnIfpw the¡mc·mcpw Hcpt]mse
BjmdmWnbpsS {Sm³kvt]câv ss\ÁnIfpw, P«nbnSm¯Xn\mÂ
ImWmhp¶ BjmdmWnbpsS Idp¯ ImSnsâ \ngÂOmbbpw Ip
s]mdpXnap«n.

Hcn¡Â IgpIm\mbn I«nen C« AhfpsS P«n A½mh³


aW¸n¡p¶Xp Bi Ip. Bi AXpIp tImcn¯cn¨p AXn ]ns¶ Xsâ
hbÊmb A½mhn A¸³ C§ns\sb§m\pw H¶p kpJn¡ps¶¦nÂ
kpJnt¨ms« F¶p IcpXn Xm³ D]tbmKn¨ {_mbpw jÍnbpw AhÄ
Adnbm¯coXnbn tat\m\p aW¡m³ ]mI¯n AhnsSbpw
ChnsSbpw C«psImSp¯p. A¶pcm{Xn tat\m³ Xsâ `mcysb
Dd¡w sISp¯n shfp¸m³ Imew hscbpw t`mKn¨p.

{_ntKUnbÀ kpioe³ tat\ms\bpw shfnbn DW§m\n« BjbpsS


Idp¯ t{_knbdpIfpw ^vtfmd ]mânIfpw BIÀjn¨p , AbmÄ¡p
Bjsb H¶p Ifn¡msX Pohn¨ncp¶n«p Imcyansöp tXm¶n.
PohnX¯n ]eXcw s]®p§tfbpw Ifn¨p aSp¯bmfmWp kpioe³.
AbmfpsS Io¸mWp an\n tat\m³. AhÄ¡p sSmhvWn Hcp
_yq«n]mÀedpw Hcp t_mXnIv tjm¸pw Dp AhÄ Hcp tdm«dn
¢_v sk{I«dnbpamWp Hcn¡Â Hcp ]mÀ«nbn kpioe³ AhÄ¡p
BjmdmWnsb ImWn¨psImSp¯p Ahsf H¶p Ifn¡p¶Xn\p an\n
tat\msâ klmbw AbmÄ A`yÀ°n¨p.B ]mÀ«nbn Bjtb¡mÄ
Xnf§nbXp an\n tat\m³ Bbncp¶p. Po³kpw Hcp Nph¶ SnjÀ«pw
[cn¨mWp an\n tat\m³ ]mÀ«n¡p h¶Xp. AhfpsS Po³kv
icoct¯mSp ]Ánt¨À¶pInS¶p. Bj¡p AhÄ AÀ shbÀ H¶pw
AXn\Snbn C«n«nsöp tXm¶n. an\n tat\msâ XpSp¯ N´nIÄ
Um³knt\msSm¸w CfInXpÅn. AXpt]mse AhfpsS Dcp
N¡t]mes¯ apeIÄ FÃmhcpsSbpw {i² ]nSn¨p]Án. B XSn¨pcp
apeIÄ {_mbpw SnjÀ«pw s]m«n¨p Ct¸mÄ shfnbn hcpsa¶p
BÄ¡mÀ¡p tXm¶n¸n¨p.

kpioe\pw an\nbpw aZyelcnbn Um³kp Ifn¨p tdm¡v


ayqkn¡nsâ Xmf¯n cp kÀ¸§sft¸mse AhÀ tNÀ¶pcp½n
.NphSpIÄ NSpeambn Cf¡n. cmtPjv tas\m³ Bjbpambn
GXm\pw NphSpIÄ h¨p .AXpIgnªt¸mÄ an\n tat\m³ AhcpsS
ASpt¯¡p h¶p " cmtPjv \n§vfpsS `mcy \¶mbn {\p¯w sh¡p¶p
C^v bq tUmv ssa³Uv Rm³ AhfpsSsbm¸w H¶p NphSpIÄ
shb¡s«, cmtPjn\p kt´mjambn AbmÄ DSs\ _mdntet¡mSn
BjbpsS I®n t\m¡n an\n tat\m³ Ahsf tNÀ¯p]nSn¨p aZyw
FÃmhscbpw elcn ]nSn¸n¨ncp¶p hniz\mY\p Bjsb t\m¡Wtam
AtXm an\nsb t\m¡Wtamsb¶mbncp¶p kwibw. cmbmepw Xsâ
KpZ¯n\p C¶p cm{Xn hn{iaansÃt¶mÀ¯p BjmdmWnbpsS
A½mbn A½ thZ\tbmsS sRfn]ncns¡mp.

kpioe³ amdn \n¶p an\nbpw Bibpw IqSnbpÅ s̸pIÄ


t\m¡pIbmbncp¶p an\n hnNmcn¨m am{Xsa Xsâ
CwKnXw \S¡pIbpÅp F¶bmÄ Duln¨p. an\n¡pw BjbpsS
kuµcy¯n Akqb tXm¶n AhÄ Xsâ `oa³ apeIÄ C«p BibpsS
apeIfn Um³kn\nSbn ]ckv]cw Dc¨p .Bi BsI ISn CfIn
\n¡pIbmbncp¶p .an\nbpsS icoc¯nsâ NqSpw AXnsâ ]
cnafhpw AhfpsS aq¡nte¡p ASn¨pIbdn. \r¯¯n\nSbn an\n
tat\m³ BibpsS Ihnfn Hcp Npw_\w \ÂIn BibpsS sNhnIfnÂ
AhÄ Xsâ en]vÌnIv ]pc NppIfm Hcp sNdnb ISnbpw ISn¨p Bi
BsI Ima]chibmbn ]s£ At¸mtg¡pw BSn BSn h¶ cmtPjv tat\m³
hopw Bibpambn NphSpIÄ h¨p. kpioe³ an\nbpambn Xsâ
^vfmÁnte¡p t]mbn. t]mIpt¼mÄ an\n I¿pbÀ¯n Bi¡p Hcp
BImi Npw_\w \ÂIn. A¶p cm{Xn InS¡pt¼mÄ kpioe³
tat\ms\¸Ánbpw an\n tat\ms\¸Ánbpw Bi cmtPjnt\mSp
tNmZn¨p , AbmÄ kpioe³ Hcp IÅ sX½mSnbmsW¶pw an\n
Hcp thiybmsW¶pw Ahcpambn A[nIw Iq«pIqScpsX¶pw
BitbmSp ]dªp. Bi¡p AhtcmSp Akqb tXm¶n. cmtPjv tat\m³
A¶p \mfpIÄ¡ptijw Bisb H¶p Ifn¨p. F¦nepw InS¶Xn\ptijw
Hcn¡Â¡qSn kzbwt`mKw \S¯nbn«mWp Bi Dd§nbXv.
an\ntat\msâ N¡apeIÄ Bbncp¶p hncenSpt¼mÄ BibpsS
a\ÊnÂ.

cp Znhk§Ä¡ptijw Bi SuWnÂt¸mbn. AhÄ


HÁ¡mbncp¶p .]pXpXmbn XpS§nb Hcp XpWn¡S Ahsf
BIÀjn¨p. AXp kv{XoIfpsS ASnhkv{X§Ä am{Xw hn¡p¶ Hcp
ISbmbncp¶p. Bi AhnsS Ibdn AbÀIoj³ sNbvX Hcp at\mlcamb
ISbmbncp¶p AXp BisbIt¸mÄ Xs¶ AhnSw kPohambn
{_mbpsS sk£v\nte¡p sN¶p ]pXnb Xcw t{_knbdpIÄ AhnsS
skbnÂkptKÄ Ahsf ImWn¨p Idp¯p het]msebpÅ Hcp ]pXnb
Xcw {_m Ahsf BIÀjn¨p ]t£ AXnsâ ape¡®pIfpsS `mKw
Xpd¶pInS¡pIbmbncp¶p. \n¸nfpIÄ ]pd¯pImWpw F¶
{]iv\amWp Ahsf hnjan¸n¨X.v At¸mÄ BibpsS tXmfn Bscm
X«n. AhÄ Xncnªpt\m¡nbt¸mÄ IXp an\n tat\ms\bmWp. Hcp
hneIqSnb ]«pkmcnbpw ap¯p]Xn¨ hfIfpw Hs¡ AWnª AhÄ Hcp
tZhkpµcnsbt¸mse Bi¡ptXm¶n. " ss^³ skse£³, ]pXnb {_m
sImÅw \Ã skIvknbmWp Bj¡p \¶mbn tNcpw " AhÄ ]dªp "]t£
H¯ncn FIvkvt]mkvUv AtÃsb¶p kwibw" Bi ]dªp "lm lm lm "
an\n tat\m³ Nncn¨p " Fsâ kpµcn¡p«o Ct¸mÄ CXmWp ^mj³
A¸w Xpd¶pInS¡s« BÄ¡mscms¡ \½psS kuµcyw H¶p ImWs« ,
Asæn Xs¶ \o F{X kpµcnbmWp! Hcp ^mj³ tamUens\t¸mse
\nsâ Cu ^nKdpw apJ{iobpw Hcp tamUen\p \¶mbn tNcpw,
hcpt¶m FsâIqsS Rm³ \à tamU hÀ¡pIÄ Atd©vNp
sNbvXpXcmw " an\n tat\m³ ]dªp AhfpsS Ic§Ä
bm{Zp¨nIsat¶mWw BibpsS apeIfn H¶p X«n. icn CXp]m¡v
sN¿q Bi skbnÂkptKfnt\mSp ]dªp
" t\m UnbÀ {_m [cn¨pt\m¡msX hm§cpXv Itam¬ \ap¡p
s{UÊn§v dqanÂt¸mbn t\m¡mw " an\n tat\m³ Bisb hen¨p
s{UÊnMv dqante¡p sImpt]mbn IXIS¨p Bi H¶pw ]dbmsX Xs¶
AhfpsS »hpkv Agn¨p. IqsS BibpsS {_mbpsS ¢n¸pIfpw
thÀs]Sp¯n. ]pXnb {_m [cn¸n¨p. BibpsS ape¡®pIÄ {_mbpsS
ap¼nepÅ tlmfneqsS ]pdt¯¡p XÅn \áambn. "eqIv lhv skIvkn
BÀ bq UnbÀ ", CXp ]dªp an\n BibpsS ]pd¯pXÅn\n¶
ape¡®pIÄ ]nSn¨p RcSn Bi lq l F¶p hnfn¨p AhfpsS
Imen\nSbn shÅw Hen¡m³ XpS§n.

"Hms¡ \ap¡p CXpXs¶ skeÎv sN¿mw C\nsb´m ]cn]mSn?"


an\n tNmZn¨p . Bi¡p ]cn]mSn H¶pw Dmbncp¶nÃ. Hmt¡ Hcp
Imcyw sN¿mw kpio Fs¶ ]nIv A]v sN¿m³ hcpsa¶p ]dªp.
\ap¡p Fsâ ^vfmÁn shbnÁp sN¿mw Rm³ \à _ncnbmWn D-
m¡nbn«pp. ChnsS ASpXmWp \½vÄ AXp Ign¨ncn¡pt¼mÄ
kpio hcpw. ]ns¶ R§Ä \ns¶ ho«n t{Um¸p sN¿mw R§Ä
AXphgnbmWp hcp¶X. tat\m³ BibpsS tXmfn I¿n«p ]dªp.
Bi¡p Nn´bmbn AhfpsS `À¯mhp ]dªXp Chcpambn
Iq«pIqScpsX¶mWp ]s£ SuWn AhÄ¡p thsd Bcpw I¼\nbnÃ
GXmbmepw `£Ww Ign¡Ww HÁ¡p tlm«en t]mIp¶Xnt\¡mÄ
an\n tat\msâ ^vfmÁn t]mIp¶XmWp \ÃXv, am{XaÃ
an\nbpsS IqsSbmWtÃm t]mIp¶Xv.

Aeoj AhXcn¸n¡p¶
Zmlw, AS§m¯ Zmlw 2
an\n tat\m³ Xsâ Nph¶ amcpXn Imdn Bisb IbÁn ]Xps¡ Xsâ
^vfmÁnte¡p HmSn¨p. A\mbmkambn ss{Uhp sN¿p¶ an\nbpsS shfp¯p
sImep¶s\bpÅ hncepIÄ ÌobdnMn hoW¡¼nIÄ ao«p¶Xpt]mse Xmfw ]
nSn¨p. AhÄ G kn Hm¬ sN¿m\mbn kzn¨v C«t¸mÄ AdnbmsX BibpsS
apeIfnÂX«n. an\n tat\m³ ss{Uhp sN¿pt¼mÄ Xs¶ \qdp Imcy§Ä
kwkmcn¨psImncp¶p .CS¡v KobÀ amdpt¼mÄ AhfpsS \\p¯ hncepIÄ
BibpsS XpSIfn kv]Àin¨p. Hcp kv{Xo BsW¦nepw AhfpsS kv]Ài\w X\n¡p
Imaw Dm¡p¶Xn Bi \mWn¨p. s]s«¶p Xs¶ AhÀ ^vfmÁn F¯n. ImÀ ]
mÀ¡psN¿m³ skIyqdnÁn¡mcs\ G¸n¨p. AhÀ en^vÁn Ibdn A©mas¯
\nebnepÅ ^vfÁn {]thin¨p.
an\n Xsâ ^vfmÁv F¶p ]dªpsImpt]msb¦nepw bYmÀ°¯n AXp
{_ntKUnbÀ kpioe³ tat\msâ ^vfmÁv Bbncp¶p. \Ã kpJ kuIcy§fpÅ H¶m
´cw ^vfmÁv. an\n tat\m³ {^nUvPpXpd¶p Hcp sea¬ Pyqkp ]IÀ¶p. Bi
ImWmsX AXn AhÄ Ipsd Pn³ Hgn¨p. Bi Zmlw Xocp¶Xphsc FXmp
aq¶p ¥mkv Pyqkp IpSn¨p. an\ntat\msâ _ncnbmWnbpw aÁp hn`h§fpw
H¶m´cambncp¶p .AhÀ _ncnbmWn Ign¨psImncp¶t¸mÄ kpioe³ tat\m³
F¯ntNÀ¶p . _ncnbmWn ]m{Xw Hs¡ IgpInh¨n«p an\nbpw Bibpw IqSn
s_Uvdqante¡p sN¶p BisbmSp an\n ]dªp "kpio \msf a{Umkn\p
t]mIp¶p AXnsâ Xnc¡nemWp" , kpio Imcy§Ä icnbmtbm?",
kpioet\mSp an\n tNmZn¨p. BibpsS apeIÄ t\m¡n shÅand¡ns¡mncp¶
kpioe³ s]s«¶p H¶p sR«n, "Hm tI UobÀ FÃmw ]¡m Bbn Fsâ
s]m¶ptamsf \ns¶ ]ncnªp Rm³ F§ns\ Hcp amkw Ccn¡pw F¶pw ]dªp
AbmÄ an\n tat\ms\ BibpsS ap¼n h¨p Npw_n¨p. Bi¡p Xe
a¯p]nSn¨ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p AhÄ skÁnbn t\m¡nbncn¡pt¼mÄXs¶ an\n
tat\m³ XncnsI kpioes\bpw Npw_n¨p. Bi¡p Akqb tXm¶n F{X {^o
Bbn«mWp ChÀ s]cpamdp¶Xv .\Ã tbmPn¸pÅ Hcp Z¼XnIÄ! ]t£ F
´mWnhÀ C\nbpw IeymWw Ign¡m¯Xv?

an\n tat\m³ _mXv dqante¡p t]mbn. B X¡¯n\p kpioe³ BibpsS


ASp¯psN¶ncp¶p. AhcpsS XpSIÄ ]ckv]cw ap«n .kpioesâ s]À^yqapw
AbmfpsS hmbn \n¶pbcp¶ knKdÁpaWhpw Bi¡nãs¸«p. AhÄs¡t´m
ImepIÄ¡nSbn Hcp Xcn¸p A\p`hs¸«p. kpioe³ Bisb s]s«¶p ]nSn¨p
Npw_n¨p. "Bi \osbs´mcp kpµcnbmWp F\n¡p \nsâ NppIÄ In«p ISn¨p
s]m«n¡m³ tXm¶p¶p " Bi ]nSªpamdm³ {ians¨¦nepw kpioe³ Ahsf
Ichebv¯nsemXp¡n. sXcpsXsc AhfpsS s\Ánbnepw I®pIfnepw Ihnfnepw
NppIfnepw Npw_n¨psImtbncp¶p. BibpsS FXnÀ¸p Aenªp
CÃmXmhpIbmbncp¶p. F{X B{Klt¯msSbmWp kpio Npw_n¡p¶Xv!
AhfpsS `À¯mhv cmtPjn\p Npw_\hpw H¶panÃ. XpWns]m¡pI ASn¡pI
A{XXs¶ .AhfpsS kmcnbpsS ap´mWn tXmfnÂ\n¶pw hgpXn Xmtg¡v
DuÀ¶p. I\¯ apeIÄ¡paosX kpioe³ D½ sh¡m³ XpS§n "thm kpio Fs¶
hnSq Rm³ Hcp `mcybmWp ¹okv Fs¶ hnSq " Bi ]dªp "Gsâ s]ms¶ \ns¶
It¸mÄ apXÂ tXm¶nb Hcp B{KlamWp F\n¡p H¶pw thm H¶p
Npw_n¨m am{Xw aXn" AbmÄ ]Xps¡ Bisb tkm^bnte¡p InS¯n AhfpsS
Igp¯nepw apebpsS apIfnepw hnbÀ¯ I£§fnepw Hs¡ amdn amdn
Npw_n¨p.

Bi FXnÀ¡m³ {ians¨¦nepw AhfpsS DÅnepÅ Ft´m H¶p Ahsf kpioesâ


I¿nsemXp§phm\pw t{]cn¸n¨p. kpioe\p kt´mjambn .hnNmcn¨Xnt\¡mÄ
Ffp¸w ChÄ X\n¡p hg§p¶pp. C\n an\nbpsS klmbt¯msS H¶p icn¡p Chsf ]
®Ww. an\n¡pw Chsf H¶p Ifn¨m sImÅmsa¶p ]dªn«pv, cp s]®p§Ä
X½n Ifn¡p¶Xv H¶p In«pw hfsc \mfmbn. an\n ]e kv{XoIsfbpw
kpioesâ ^vfmÁn sImph¶p Ifn¡pIbpw AhcpsS \á Nn{X§Ä FSp¡pIbpw ]
n¶oSv Ah kpioesâ klmbtXmsS hntZi¯p hnÁp ]Wapm¡pIbpw
sNbvXn«pv. an\nbpw kpioe\pw X½n ]ckv]cw C§ns\ klmb§Ä
sNbvXphcp¶pmbncp¶p
Bi tkm^bn InS¶p ]pfbm³ XpS§n "Fs¶ hnSq ¹okv Fs¶ shdpsX hnSq"
AhÄ Icªp At¸mÄ an\n _m¯v dqan \n¶pw ]pd¯p h¶p Bisb AhÄ
Fgpt\¸n¨n«p C§ns\ ]dªp "Bi R§Ä¡p Hcp tamUenMv GP³kn Dv AXnÂ
\ns¶ Hcp \Ã tamUÂ Bbn D]tbmKn¡m³ ]Ápw \Ã ]Whpw In«pw \nsâ
`À¯mhnsâ ]Ww CÃmsX Xs¶ \n\¡p kz´ambn ]Ww k¼mZn¡mw , \n\¡p \Ã
kuµcyw Dp AXp shcpsX IfbcpXv ¹okv R§Ä H¶p cp Nn{X§Ä FSp¡s«",
an\n t]mbn Hcp Imad FSp¯psImph¶p BibpsS Nne t^ms«mIÄ FSp¡m³
XpS§n kpioe³ CXn\nSbn BibpsS kmcn ]nSn¨p Agn¨p Zqsc¡fªp ]
mhmSbpw »hpkpw am{Xambn BibpsS hnhn[ t]mknepÅ Nn{X§Ä an\n
FSp¯p.

C\n \½Ä¡p sI«n¸nSn¨psImp H¶p cp t^ms«m FSp¡mw F¶p ]dªp an\n


Bisb sI«n¸nSn¨p D½sh¡m\pw ]pWcm\pw XpS§n Imad D]tbmKn¨p
kpio AhcpsS Nn{X§Ä ]IÀ¯ns¡mncp¶p an\n CXn\nSbn BibpsS
»hpknsâ lq¡pIÄ hnSÀ¯n XmaknbmsX Bi {_mbpw ]mhmSbpw
am{Xambn kpio H¶p cp Nn{X§Ä IqSn GSp¯ tijw tkm^bnÂ
t]mbncp¶p Xsâ ]mânsâ kn]v Ducn. P«n¡nSbneqsS Xsâ apgp¯ Ip®
shfnbn GSp¯p .kpioensâ Ip® I Bi A´w hn«p. cmPphnsâ
Ip®bmbncp¶p AhÄ PohnX¯n GÁhpw henb Ip®bmbn IcpXnbncp¶Xv.
F¶m kpioesâ Ip® Hcp sIm¨p Xp¼n¡¿mbncp¶p tNm¡teÁp \nd¯nÂ
Hcp ]p«pIpÁnbpsS h®hpw AXnsâ AÁ¯pÅ sam«¡v Hcp sNdnb
B¸vfnsâ \ndhpw cq]hpw ! Hcp s]cp¼m¼nsâ Xet]mse AXp Ipe¨p\n¶p.
an\n BibpsS A¼c¸p a\Ênem¡n. AhÄ Bisb sI«n¸nSn¨p ASn¸mhmSbpsS
NcSpIÄ Agn¨phn«p. an\nbpw Xsâ kmcn Agn¨pIfªncp¶p. BibpsS
P«n¡pÅn an\nbpsS Ibv IS¶p sN¶p. AhnsSsbÃmw \\ªpIpXnÀ¶ncp¶p.
kpioensâ s]cpw Ip® BibpsS tbm\nXSamsI \\¨n«ps¶ hkvXpX Ahsf kt
´mjn¸n¨p . AhÄ BibpsS P«nbpsS \\ª ap³ `mKt¯¡p BwKyw Im«n kpioesâ
{i² £Wn¨p.

kpioe³ Xsâ hSnhocs\ Ipsd¡qSn iànbmbn XShm\pw Ipep¡m\pw XpS§n.


AbmfpsS I¿n Xs¶ HXp§m¯ Hcp Ip®bmbncp¶p BibpsS hnShnÂ
Ibdm\mbn IenXpÅn\n¶ B hSnhoc³! BibpsS XpSIÄ hnd¨p. AhfpsS
tbm\nbpsS DÄ`mK¯p\n¶pw \\hp AhfpsS XpSIfnte¡p ]IÀ¶p. an\n ]
Xps¡ Bisb kpioesâ ASpt¯¡p XÅn. kpioe³ BibpsS I¿n Xsâ hnd¡p¶ s]cpw
Ip® sImSp¯p. AXn sXm«t¸mÄ Bi H¶p hnd¨p. B kab¯pXs¶ an\n ]
pdIn \n¶pw BibpsS \\ªp IpXnÀ¶ P«n henNqcn , XpSIfn¡qSn AXp
ImÂNph«n sN¶p hoWp kpioensâ Ip® IqSpX NqSp]nSn¨p. an\n ]
Xps¡ BibpsS Xe Xmgv¯n kpioesâ Ip®bnte¡p AhfpsS hmb
ASp¸n¨psImSp¯p. kpioe³ Xs\ enwK¯nsâ ap¼nepÅ sXmen ]pdtIm«p
amÁn BibpsS hmbnte¡p AXns\ XÅn¡bÁn. kpio BibpsS apSnbnÂ
NpÁn¸nSn¨n«v Xsâ Ip®bn \¡m\pw \pWbm\pw Ahsf t{]cn¸n¨p an\n
Cu kab¯n Hcp sNdnb hoUntbmIymadbn Bi kpioensâ I\¯ Ip®bn \
¡p¶Xpw AXp AhfpsS sXm¡pgnhsc Cd¡p¶Xnsâbpw Zriy§Ä jq«p sN¿m³
XpS§n kpioensâ Ip® s]m«ns¯dn¡m\mbn sh¼Â sImp. hfsc ]
Wns¸«mWp AbmÄ AXp XSªXp. kpµcnbmb Bi PohnX¯n cmas¯
Ip®bmWp Xn¶p¶Xv. AhfpsS `À¯mhn³ C¯cw ]cn]mSnIfn Xosc
Xm¸cyw Dmbncp¶nÃ. AbmÄ¡p Ifn¡p¶XpXs¶ Hcp sa\t¡Smbn«mWp
tXm¶nbncp¶vX,v

Bi kpioensâ tcma\n_nUamb Ip®bpsS ASn`mK¯pw AbmfpsS ]qS ]


nSn¨p Xq§n¡nS¶ AnIfnepw Hcp ]cnNbk¼¶bmb thiysbt¸mse \
¡nXpS¨p ,kpioemIs« AhfpsS apSnbn NpÁn¸nSn¨p Xm³ B{Kln¡p¶
coXnbnepw t]mkpIfnepw Ahsfs¡mp hmbn FSp¸n¨p ,Cu kabw an\n
AsXms¡ hoUntbmbnem¡n, C§ns\ GItZiw ]¯pan\n«p Ignªt¸mÄ kpioensâ
Ip® ]m NoÁn Hcp ip¢¸pg Xs¶ AbmfpsS Ip®bn \n¶pw ]pd¯ph¶p
AXp ]e XpÅnIfmbn BibpsS hmbnepw apJ¯pw Igp¯nepw ]ns¶ AbmfpsS
Xs¶ Ip®bn¡qSn AnIfnepw hoWp an\n hoUntbm Zqsc¡fªp HmSnh¶p
BibpsS apJ¯p\n¶pw AXp \¡nsbSp¯p Cu kab¯v Bi AdnbmsX an\nbpsS
»hpkn ]nSnIqSn an\nbpsS »hpknsâ _«WpIÄ s]m«n AXp an\nbpsS
icoc¯n \n¶pw thÀs]«p. Bi BÀ¯nsbmsS an\nbpsS »hpkns\ amÁn
{_mbpsS apIfn¡qSn I an\ntat\msâ apeIfn Npw_n¡m\pw \¡p¶Xn\pw
{ian¨p. ]s£ an\nbpsS {_mbpsS {Ìm¸pIÄ AhfpsS tXmfn henªvapdpIn
AhÄ¡p \oÁ Dm¡n an\n ]pdtIm«p ssI \o«n {_m Agn¨p Zqsc¡fªp AhfpsS
N¡t]mepÅ shfp¯ `oa³ apeIÄ cp X®na¯§IÄ t]mse BSn¡fn¡m³ XpS§n
.Bi¡p AhfpsS I®pIsf hnizkn¡m³ Ignªnà C§ns\bpw henb apeItfm AhÄ¡p
Xsâ Icn¡p hen¸¯nepÅ apeIÄ an\n tat\msâ N¡apeIÄ¡p ap¼nÂ
H¶pasöp tXm¶nt¸mbn. kpioen\p cp s]®p§fpw IqSnbpÅ Ifn hÃmsX
ckw ]nSn¨p. AbmfpsS Ip® s]s«¶p Xs¶ ]gbt]mse `oamImcw {]m]n¨p
AbmÄ hopw AXns\ I¿n FSp¯p Aekambn NpgÁm³ XpS§n BibpsS {_m
Hs¡ Ducn Xq§pIbmbncp¶p.
AhfpsS P«n ]mZ¯n InS¶p Cgªp. C\n kabw ]mgm¡m³ hs¿¶p kpioÂ
\nÝbn¨p AbmÄ BibpsS ASpt¯¡p Xsâ Ip®bpw I¿nte´n Hcp
Kplma\pjys\t¸mse \S¶p sN¶p. AbmÄ BibpsS {_mbn ]nSnIqSn
.AXgn¡m³ H¶pw sa\s¡SmsX AXp cmbn Iodn¡fªp ]ns¶ AhfpsS ImÂ
s]m¡n P«n FSp¯p H¶p aW¯n«p an\n tat\msâ apJt¯¡p \o«n BibpsS
aZPew ]pc `mKw an\n tat\m³ \¡n At¸mtg¡pw Bi an\nbpsS P«nbn ]
nSnIqSn AhÄ P«n¡It¯¡p I¿n«p an\nbptS s]m¡nfn³ Nph«n \n¶pw
XpS§n Hcp Icn¼Sw t]mse hym]n¨pInS¡p¶ tcma¡mSpIÄ Bisb sImXn ]
nSn¸n¨p. s]m¡nÄ Ignªm Xmsg XpSIÄ hsc \ndªp\n¡p¶ tcmacmPnIÄ
shfp¯p XSn¨ an\n tat\m\n Hcn¡epw AhÄ {]Xo£n¨ncp¶nÃ. kpioÂ
BibpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnte¡p t\m¡n. \¶mbn {Ánw sNbvXp kq£n¨ BibpsS ]
qÀ AbmÄ¡p hfsc Cãambn. an\nsb Zqtc¡p XÅnamÁn AbmÄ Xsâ
D{Kcq]nbmb enwKw BibpsS Imensâ CSbnte¡p XÅn Bi Hcp \mWt¯msS
AXp kzoIcn¨p.

]s£ AXp AIt¯¡p Ibdnbt¸mgm\p ]nSn¨Xnt\¡mÄ hepXmWtÃm AfbnÂ


F¶hÄ¡p a\ÊnembXv .kpioensâ Ip® ]IpXnhsc Ibdnbt¸mÄ Xs¶ AhfpsS ]
qÀ \ndªp .AhÄ¡p C¶phsc A\p`hn¨n«nÃm¯ Hcp cXnaqÀO A\p`hs¸«p.
AtXmsS AhfpsS DbÀ¶p \n¶ I´p Nhnt«Á A«sbt¸mse NpcppIqSn. ]t£
kpioensâ Ip®bpsS ]IpXnbpw shfnbn InS¡pIbmWp. an\n tat\m³ B
Imgv¨ \nÀ¶ntajbmbn Ip\n¶p. Xsâ ]qdn A\mbmkw hngp§nbn«pÅ Cu
s]cpw Ip®. AI¯pIbÁm³ Bi¡p Ignbptamsb¶mbncp¶p AhÄ At¸mÄ Nn
´n¨ncp¶Xv.

"kpio h¿ F\n¡nXp h¿ ¹okv C\n IbÁm Rm\nt¸mÄ izmkw ap«n¨mhpw


¹okv aXn At¿m Fsâ kmam\w Iodpw an\o H¶p ]dbq F\n¡nXp ]Ánà " Bi
kpioensâ Ip® Ducn amÁm³ {ian¨p.
"t\m UobÀ \n\¡Xp Ignbpw Rm¬ ]Xps¡ IbÁmw Ipd¨pIqSn IbÁnbm aXn
an\n F{X IbÁnbXmWp tUmv hdn Rm³ \ns¶ H¶pw sN¿nà C¯ncnIqSn
XÅnbm aXn Im Ipd¨pIqSn Ih¡q " kpio ]dªp
"t\m CÁv Cukv Ct¼mÊn_nÄ kpio aXn amÁq, At¿m Rm\nt¸mÄ
Nmhpw Fsâ ]qÀ s]mfnbpt¶ " Bi \nehnfn¨p
"` ancvXp abntc \nsâ ]qÀ Rm³ sdUnbm¡nXcmw \nsâ Ip®³ `À¯mhn\p
Hcn¡epw \ns¶ ]®n kpJn¸n¡m³ ]ÁpIbnà Ip® ]qdn IbÁp¶Xp
C§ns\bmWp " kpio ]dªp
Bi ap¡n aqfn Ipd¨pIqSn kpioensâ Ip®sb IbÁn At¸mÄ kpio ]
Xps¡ ASn¡m³ XpS§n AtXmsS AhfptS \nb{´Ww hn«p "At¿m Fs¶ ]
®ns¡mÃpt¶ At¿m c£n¡q an\n tN¨o ¹okv Cu cm£k¡p®sbm¶p amÁq "
Bi Icªp

"FSo abnsc \o ]®n kpJn¨n«nÃ, C¶p Rm³ \ns¶ ]®nXcmw FSo ]qdo
s]m¶p ]qdo Fs´mcp SbnÁv ]qÀ!!! Bl Blm ¹Iv ¹Iv.
kpio Xsâ De¡¡p® IbÁnbpw Cd¡nbpw BibpsS ]qÀ eqkm¡n ]
Xps¡ BibpsS ]qÀ Abªp. AhÄ IcNn \nÀ¯n
"Blv Blv lm lm lq ]®p Fs¶ ]®p Al A§ns\ ASn¨p Xm Fs¶ C§ns\ ]
®n¯tbm Blm Ducn ASn!!! Fsâ ]qÀ s]mfn¡q !!! s]mfnbs« Fsâ
kmam\w!!!! tIÁq kpio Ip® sam¯w tIÁn¯m
B As¿m!!! Al!! l¿t¸m Fsâ At½ Ducn Ducn ASo
]®nXmSm ]qdotams\ " Bi¡p \nb{´Ww hn«p
an\n hm s]mfn¨p t\m¡n \n¡pIbm¬ F¶mepw Cu ]qdn Cu s\Spw Ip®
F§vs\ Xsâ Imensâ CSbn IbÁn??? ChÄ Bfp tamiaÃtÃm BibpsS Xpd¶ ]
qdn kpioensâ Ip® ¹Iv ¹m¡v ¥ ¥¥m ^pÁv ^Uv F¶p Ibdnbpw Cd§nbpw
Ifn¡p¶ ImgvN t\m¡n AhÄ XdbneqsS Cgªp BibpsS ]pdInse¯n BibpsS N
´n DbÀXn BibpsS N´nbvepw ]qdnsâ Nph«nepw KpZ¯ns\ hnShnepw \
¡m³ XpS§n

"Blm Blm tN¨o AXp sImÅmw Fsâ ]qdnsâ apIfn \¡n¯m Fsâ Is´m¶p
RcSn Xcq Fsâ s]m¶p tN¨o Rm³ H¶p kpJn¡s« Ccp¼pIpt® s]m¶p tams\
tN¨o Fsâ sImXw \¡tà C¡nfnbmhpt¶ Fât½m aXn sImXw \t¡m At¿ym
aXn aXn Fsâ apesbm¶p ]nSn¨p Xcq tN¨o Rm³ H¶p kpJn¡s« Blm Blm
A§ns\ ]®nXmSm De¡ Ip®, Fsâ ]dn ASn¨ps]mfn¡q As¿m

kpioe³ kzÀK¯nte¡p ]d¡pIbmbncp¶p F{X SbnÁpÅ Hcp ]qdn AbmÄ


ASn¨ Imew ad¶p. ChfmsW¦n \à klIcWw Chsf icn¡pw hfs¨Sp¯mÂ
PohnXw apgph³ sImp Ifn¡mw. C\n Chsf H¶p Xncn¨p InS¯mw .Chsf
H¶p ]®ns¡mSp¡mw. At¸mÄ Ip® \¶mbn Ibdpw .am{Xaà BibpsS
\nXw_hpw hmg¸nnt]mepÅ XpSIfpw Ip BkzZn¡pIbpw sN¿mw .kpioÂ
BibpsS N´n¡p]nSn¨p Xsâ Ip® AhfnÂ\n¶pw DucmsX Xs¶ Xncn¨p
I«nensâ AÁ¯p Im h¨n«p Hcp ]iphns\ Imf Nhn«p¶Xpt]mse AbmÄ Xsâ
IqÁ³ Dcp¡p Ip® BibpsS ]qdnXfpIfn Dckns¡mp AIt¯¡p IbÁn Bi¡p
\nb{´Ww hn«p BWn\p s]®ns\ C§ns\sbms¡ kpJn¸n¡m³ ]Ápsa¶p AhÄ
Hcn¡epw Nn´n¨n«nÃmbncp¶p kpioesâ ]®en\p ap¼n cmtPjnsâ IfnIÄ
shdpw ]ntÅcpIfnIÄ Bbncp¶p Xsâ ]qÀ C{Xbpw henb Hcp Ip®sb
DÄs¡mÅp¶Xn AhÄ¡p A`nam\w tXm¶n ]p I cmPphnsâ Ip®bpw
CXns\ ]IpXnsb DÅmbncp¶p

BibpsS apSn Hs¡bgnªp. AhfpsS apeIÄ kpioesâ ASnbpsS Xmf¯ns\m¯p


XpÅn¨mSn. AXpI an\n tat\m\p kln¨nÃ. ]qÀ® \ábmbn¡gnªncp¶ AhÄ
I«nensâ hi¯p¡qSn h¶p I¿pIp¯n \n¡p¶ BibpsS ASnbnte¡p \qpIbdn
BibpsS Xq§nbmSp¶ apeIÄ AhÄ ]nSn¨p D½sh¨p AXns\
hn{Pw`nXambn \n¶ Icp¯ ape¡®pIÄ AhÄ hmbnem¡n \pWbm³ XpSm§n
BibpsS \á icocamsI hnbÀ¯p Ipfn¨p AhfpsS ]pdw {^nSvPn h¨
sSmamtÁmbpsS ]pd¯p ImWmdpÅ shůpÅnIÄ t]mse hnbÀ¸pXpÅnIfmÂ
B{hXambn AhfpsS Igp¯nÂ\n¶pw Dudnbnd§nb hnbÀ¸paWnIÄ
apeIfneqsS HgpInbnd§n Xmsg AhfpsS ape N¸n¡pSn¨psImncp¶ an\n
tat\msâ \áamb apeIfn h¶p hoWp

kpio Hcp b{´a\pjys\t¸mse ]d¶Sn¨p ]pdIn \n¶pw IbÁnbt¸mÄ AbfpsS


Ip®bpsS IS hsc BibptS ]qdnte¡p Bgv¶nd§n AbmfpsS Xq§nbmSns¡m-
ncp¶ DIÄ BibpsS XSn¨pcp IpnIfn sN¶Sn¨p ¹mIv ¹pIv ¥ ¥q ^pÊv
F¶n§s\ Xmf¯n AhÀ ajos\t¸mse hn{ian¡msX ]WnsbSp¯p.

an\n¡p BibpsS apeIfpsS I®pIÄ hfsc Cãambn BibpsS


apeIfpsS]IpXntbmfw AhfpsS Idp¯ Gcntbmfbmbncp¶p C{X henb
Gcntbmf an\n CXphsc Ifn¨n«pÅ Hcp s]®nepw In«nà amZIamb B
apeIsf AhÄ \m¡psImp {apZpeambn kv]Àin¨p. ape¡®pIÄ
s]m«ns¯dn¡p¶Xpt]mse ho§pt¼mÄ AhÄ Ahsb Xsâ hncepIfm ]
nSn¨pS¨p. At¸mfmWp AhfpsS {i[ BibpsS I´nte¡p sN¶Xp. Hcp
sN¼c¯n¸qsam«pt]mse hncensâ ]IpXn \ofw hcp¶ AhfpsS I´p AhfpsS
tbm\nbnÂ\n¶pw ]pdt¯¡p XÅn\n¡p¶Xp I an\n hopw \nc§n BibpsS
tbm\nbpsS apIfn an\nbpw \¡m³ XpS§n XmaknbmsX B Hma\¡´v
an\nbptS NppIfn AaÀ¶p. hmgt¸mfbn \n¶pw tX³IpSn¡p¶Xpt]mse B
Nph¶ sam«p an\n Ddn©m³ XpS§n. AtXmsS BibpsS I«nen Ip¯nbncp¶
I¿pIÄ Xmfw sXÁn. AhÄ an\nbpsS Xpd¶pInS¶ IS¶Â¡q«nse¡p apJw ]
qgv¯n aq¶pt]À Ifn¡pt¼mÄ HcmÄ Fs¸mgpw A¸w kpJw
Ipdhmbncn¡pw A\p`hn¡pI F¶m Bi an\nbpsS ]qÀ cmbn ]nfÀ¯n
AXn \mhn«pcknbtXmsS an\nbpsS ISn¡p ia\ambn.

"ASn kpio Fs¶ BªSn¡q Fsâ ]qÀ s]mfn¡q Rm³ H¶p kpJn¡s« Fs¶ C§ns\
B B cpw CXphsc ] ] ®nbn«nà F\n¡p hcmdmbn H¶pIqSn Bªp ASn¡q
s]mfn¡q Fsâ ]qÀ an\n tN¨o Fsâ I´p \¡q Fs¶ sImÃq \n§Ä cmfpw IqSn
sImÃq Fs¶ lm lm lq As¿m " Bi ]pe¼ns¡mncp¶p

kpio Bªp ]®n ]SIv ]SmIv F¶p AbmfpsS XpSIfpw Acs¡«pw BibpsS Ip-
nIfn sN¶nSn¨p AbmÄ¡pw C\n ]nSn¨p \n¡m³ Ignbnsöp a\Ênembn
H¶pIqSn BªSn¨t¸mÄ kpioen\p kvJen¨p ]Xp ]Xn\©vNp XpÅn ip¢w
BibpsS IpnIfnepw Xmsg ]WnsbSp¯psImncp¶ an\nbpsS apJ¯pw ]Xn¨p.
kpio ]Xps¡ th¨p th¨p _mXv dqante¡p t]mbn Bi an\nsb¡qSn
{X]vXns¸SpXphm³ {ian¨p.

Bi¡p«o kpJnt¨mSo sIm¨pIÅo \nsâ I¸¡ apeIÄ F\n¡nãambn


s]m¶ptamsf \o Hcp Nc¡mSo Al A§ns\ \¡n¯mSo \o Hcp sIm¨p ]
qdnbmSo FSo abntc \o kpioesâ Ip® F§ns\ tIÁnsbSo IÅn ]q tamsf C\n
CS¡nsS \½Ä¡p am{Xw H¶p IqSWw Blm Blm \o ]Tn¨tÃmSo Fsâ I
´n¡qSn aXnsbSo hcmdmbn Ct¸mÄ hcpw C¨ncnIqSv Blv B B tamfnÂ
Ipd¨qsS tamfnÄ B B aXn tamsf B h¶q hcp¶q At¿m ht¶ an\n¡pw AW
s]m«n
Bi t¢m¡n t\m¡n kabw \mep aWn!!!!! tjm¸n§n\p t]mbn«p ho«nÂ
sNtà kabhpw AXnsâ Cc«nbpw Ignªp. kpio _mXv dqan \n¶pw
XncnsI h¶p cp kpµcnIfpw ImepIÄ hnSÀ¯n Abmsf A`nhmZyw sNbvXp
AbmÄ¡p H¶pIqSn ]®m³ a\Êpmbncp¶p ]s£ Ip® thZ\n¡p¶p C\n aXn
an\nbpw kpioe³ tat\m\pw IqSn Bisb Imdn IbÁn cmtPjnsâ ho«nte¡p
Xncn¨p P«nbpw {_mbpw Hs¡ IodnbXn\m AsXm¶pw [cn¡msX
ASn¸mhmSbpw »hpkpw kmcnbpw am{Xw Bi ImdnÂtIdn. AhfpsS ]
pXnb {_mbpw AhÄ ad¶p h¨p

hniz\mYtat\m\p A¶p Hcp ZpÀ±n\ambncp¶p AbmÄ D¨¡v `£Ww


t]mepw Xsâ acpaIÄ h¶n«p Ign¡msa¶p IcpXn Im¯ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. ]t£
cmhnse knÁnbn tjm¸n§n\pt]mb acpasf C\nbpw ImWm¯Xn AbmÄ¡p
kwibhpw \ncmibpw H¸w tXm¶n. `£Ww hnf¼pt¼mÄ BjmdmWn
Ip\nbmdpv .]et¸mgpw AhfpsS apeIfn ]IpXnbpw At¸mÄ shfnbnÂ
ImWmw. Asæn B apeIfpsS hnShpIÄ Imepw hniz\mY\p hbÀ \ndbpw.
F¶m A¶p aq¶p aWnhsc AbmÄ Im¯ncp¶n«pw acpaIsf InÃ. AhÄ
knÁnbn t]mbn AcpsSsb¦nepw IqsS Ifn¡pIbmbncn¡pw F¶p AbmÄ
Duln¨p F¶m AXmcmbncn¡psa¶p AbmÄ¡p Hcp CUnbbpw In«nbnÃ
GXmbmepw aIsâ I®psh«n¨p Ahsf H¶p ]cn]mSn \S¯Ww F¶bmÄ
\nÝbn¨p .Ipsd `£Ww Ign¨p F¶p hcp¯nbn«v AbmÄ Xsâ D¨ab¡¯n\p
Ibdn .cp s]Kv hnkvIn Ign¨t¸mÄ AbmÄ¡p ka\ne Xncn¨pIn«n .BjmdmWn
Cs¸msg¦nepw h¶ncps¶¦n Hcp d½n Ifn¡mambncp¶p F¶p AbmÄ
hnNmcn¨p. ]Xps¡ AbmÄ BibpsS apdnbn Ibdn. Bi Xnc¡n«p
t]mbXn\m AhfpsS Nph¶ jÍn Xdbn InS¸pmbncp¶p. AbmÄ AXp ]
Xps¡ FSp¯p hnSÀ¯nt\m¡n .BibpsS tbm\n `mK¯p BknUv hoWXpt]mse ]
mSpIÄ Dmbncp¶p AbmÄ AXp aq¡nte¡p ASp¸n¨p XÂkabw AbmfpsS
apnsâ CSbn \n¶pw jvãn]qÀ¯n Ignªn«pw DuÀPkze\mb AbmfpsS
enwKw Fgpt\Áp kpZrVambn. AXbmsf IqSpXÂ kt´mjn¸n¨p . Xsâ
apdnbpsS kzImcyXbn t]mbn kz´w acpaIfpsS jÍn aW¸n¨p Hcp
kzbwt`mKw \S¯Wsa¶p IcpXn AbmÄ kpKÔ]qcnXamb BibpsS P«nbpw
aW¸n¨p Xsâ s_Uv dqante¡p \S¶p. AbmfpsS `mcy km[mcW sshIpt¶cs¯
Im¸n¡pÅ Hcp¡§fpambn ASp¡fbn Bbncn¡pw. hniz\mYtat\m³ BibpsS
KpapKpabpÅ tbm\n KÔw \pIcm\mbn B Nph¶ jÍn Xsâ apJ¯p Hcp
apJ½qSnt]mse AWnªp. hnbÀ¸pw ]hpUdpw aZPehpw ]pc
ASnhkv{X¯n\p Xs¶ C{Xam{Xw kpJn¸n¡m³ Ignbpsa¦n acpaIfpsS
HdnPn\Â ]qdn\p Xs¶ F{Xam{Xw kpJn¸n¡pw F¶bmÄ BtemNn¨p. B
tbm\n kpKÔw BkZn¨psImv AbmÄ Xsâ enwKw I¿nseSp¯p. AXnsâ
A{K`mKw As§m«pw Ct§m«pw Nen¸n¡³ XpS§n. At¸mgmWp AbmfpsS
`mcy AhnNmcnXambn apdnbnte¡p h¶Xv " As¿m " F¶ \nehnfn tI«p
tat\m³ sR«nt¸mbn. AbmÄ jÍn apJ¯p \n¶p amÁnbt¸mÄ IXv kz´w `mcy
GtXm IÅ\msW¶p IcpXn \nehnfn¨XmWp. AbmÄ¡v BsI eÖbpw tZjyhpw
tXm¶n. Cu Infhn Ct¸mÄ ChnsS F´n\p h¶p? AbmfpsS `mcy¡v Xsâ
`ÀXmhp F´p sN¿pIbmbncps¶¶p ]nSnIn«nbnÃ. apJ¯p C«ncp¶ Nph¶
amkvIv Xsâ acpaIÄ B ]d shSnbpsS jÍn BsW¶p AhÀ¡ptXm¶n ]t£ AXpw
Xsâ `À¯mhpambn Iq«nbnW¡m\pÅ XetNmdp AhÄ¡nÃmbncp¶p tat\m³
s]s«¶p Hcp AShp {]tbmKn¨p "FSo \o \nsâ Cu P«nsbms¡ Fsâ
XebWbpsS Iogn BtWm sImphbv¡p¶Xv \miw"
Bb½ AÔmfn¨p "P«ntbm Rmt\m Cu {]mb¯ntem " F¶p GtXm Hcp ]cky
¯nse¶t]mse Xsâ IWht\mSv tNmZn¡m³ AhÀ¡p tXm¶n . tat\msâ ap
Js¯ tZjyhpw ]cthihpw It¸mÄ Ipsd¡qSn ab¯n ]dbp¶XmWp \ÃsX¶hÀ¡p
tXm¶n ]t£ Cu P«n F§ns\ X§fpsS InS¡apdnbn h¶p F¶zÄ¡p ]
nSnIn«nbnà C\n Xsâ ]pXnb acpaIÄ {[pXnbn Cu dqan Ibdn s{UÊv
amdpItbm AXpIgnªp jÍn Ducn ChnsS CSpItbm atÁm sNbvtXmsbt´m?
hÃm¯ Hcp \mdn Xs¶ AhÄ !!! Hcp eÖbpanÃm¯ hÀ¤w!

"Rm³ sP«nsbms¡ C« Imew Ignªp s]mt¶ CXp \½psS acpaIfpsStbm


asÁm the¡mcn XpWn IgpIm³ Hcpan¨psImpt]mbt¸mÄ Cu apdnbnÂ
hoWXmbncn¡pw. hbÊpIme¯tà Rm³ P«nbpw tImWIhpw CSp¶Xv"!! AhÀ
Hcp \mWt¯msS tat\ms\ kam[m\n¸n¨p .

"F´m P«n C«m \nsâ Ipn¡p sNmdnbptam , \obnt¸mgpw F\n¡p Nc¡p


Xs¶ , \o Hcp Imcyw sN¿q Cu P«nsbm¶p C«v Fs¶ ImWn¡p
..F{X\mfmbn \nsâ skIvkv H¶p In«v" tat\m\p I¼nbmbn. ap«n\p
apXp¡nbpw!!! AÃmsX´p sN¿m³ F¶p a\Ên IcpXn AbmÄ.

"t]m hbÊpIme¯p Hcp apXpIq¯v , CXp acptamfpsSbm Rm³ thWsa¦nÂ


XpWns]m¡n ImWn¨pXcmw hbÊpIme¯m skIvkv Fgpt\Áp hà \mahpw
P]n¡qs¶" AhÀ `À¯mhnt\mSp ]dªp.

"FSo `mscy \o P«n C«p Rm\nXphsc In«nà \o CsXm¶nSq GXmbmepw


IgpIm³ sImn«Xtà " hey½ ]ns¶ H¶pw ]dªnà ASp¯ ]Sn Xsâ
tIm¯neSnbmItà F¶p {]mÀYn¨psImv A½mbn XpWn s]m¡n P«n CSm³
XpS§n. kz´w acpaIfpsS D]tbmKn¨ jÍn AhÀ Hcp \mWt¯msS [cn¨p
BibpsS tbm\n{kmh§Ä AhcpsS Kply`mK¯p sXm«t¸mÄ AhÀ¡p C¡nfn
tXm¶n Xsâ acpaIfpsS ]qÀ Ft¸mgpw \\sªmen¡pIbmWtÃm Fs¶mÀ¯p
AhÀ hnkvabn¨p ISn Ibdnb Hcp s]®mWhÄ Xsâ aq¯ aI\mIs« Hcp At¿m ]
mhnbpw Ah\p X´bpsS Imamthiw H¶panà Cu ISntIdnb ]qdn¡mIs«
FÃmbnShpw \\ªncn¡pIbmWp , Fs´mcp aWw abncnsâ P«n¡p !!!! AhÀ
a\ÊntemÀ¯p. P«n AhÀ¡p hfsc eqkmbncp¶p .BiIp«nbpsS N´ntbm Ip-
ntbm H¶pw AhÀ¡nÃsÃm!! tat\m³ shůnsâ ]pd¯v A½mbnbpsS XpWn
sam¯w Agn¨p Xq§n tXbne k©nt]msebmb apeIÄ AbmÄ A½m\amSn
.A½mbnbpsS I¿p]nSn¨v Xsâ Ip®bn XtemSn¡m\pw AbmÄ ad¶nÃ.
A½mbn Hcp \mWtXmsS hniz\mYsâ apXpIp®bn ]nSn¨p. AXnsâ
Cs¸mgpapÅ _ew Ahsc AXnibn¸n¨p. tat\m³ Xsâ hncepIÄ AhcpsS
hmbn XÅn¡bÁn .A½mbn¡Xnsâ AÀYw a\Ênembn. Xsâ sh¸p ]ÃpIÄ
FSp¯pamÁn AhÀ Ip® aq©m³ XpS§n .A§ns\ Ipsd¡gnªt¸mÄ
hniz\mYtat\m³ Xsâ {_nÂ{Iow Ip¸nsbSp¯p "At¿m thm Fsâ AhnsS IbÁtÃ
Rm³ F§ns\ thWsa¦nepw tN«sâ Xn¶p Xcmw " AhÀ bmNn¨p BibpsS
Nph¶ P«n AhcpsS DW¡¯pSIfn¡qSn eqkmbn Xmtgm«pt]mbn. AhcpsS
XpSbn InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. At¸mÄ s]s«¶p ImÀ t]mÀ¨n ImÀ h¶p \n¶p
P¶en IqSn t\m¡nb tat\m\pw `mcybpw X§fpsS acpaIÄ B thiy an\n
tat\msâ IqsS Imdn \n¶nd§p¶Xp Ip.\S¡m³ t¢in¨p Bi ]SnIbdn AhÄ
{_mbpw P«nbpw H¶pw [cn¨n«nsöp tat\m³ {i[n¨p amcpXnImdnÂ
\n¶pw kpioe³ tat\m³ Cd§p¶XpIqSn It¸mÄ AbmÄs¡Ãmw a\Ênembn.
AbmÄ ]Ãp sRcn¨p .CXn\nSbn AbmfpsS `mcy XpWnbpSp¯pSp¯p,
Hcp ]IÂt`mKw AXpw Ipn s]mfnbp¶ KpZt`mKw Hgnhmb kt´mjt¯msS
BibpsS P«nbpambn tat\msâ `mcy Xmtg¡pt]mbn.
(XpScpw)

Aeoj AhXcn¸n¡p¶
Zmlw, AS§m¯ Zmlw 3
BjmdmWnsb ho«nem¡nbn«p kpioe\pw an\nbpw bm{Xbmbn A½mbn
A½ BjbpsS jÍnbpambn BjbpsS apdnbnse¯n "tamsf \nsâXtà Cu jÍn
R§fpsS apdnbn InS¶p" F¶pw ]dªp A½mbn apdnbn {]thin¨t¸mÄ
Bjm hkv{Xw amdpIbmbncp¶p. »hpkv ]IpXn Agn¨p Ignªt¸mfmWp
A½mbn A{]Xo£nXambn apdnbn h¶Xv. Xsâ acpaIÄ {_m
[cn¡msXbmWp »hpkv C«ncn¡p¶sX¶p AhÀ {i[n¨p. Bj A¡mcyw
ad¶pt]mbncp¶p. AhÄ A½mbnbpsS I¿n \n¶pw jÍn hm§n Xm¦v bp F¶p
]dªp kmcnbpw Agn¨p acpaIfptS ]mhmSbpsS ]pdsams¡ \\ªp
IpXnÀ¶ncn¡p¶Xp A½mbnIp. AhÄ jÍnbpw CSmsXbmWp shfnbnÂ
t]mbsX¶p AhÀ¡p a\Ênembn Fs´mcp thiy ChÄ! Hcp \mWhpw
am\hpanÃ. ASnbn H¶pw CSmsX shfnbn t]mIp¶p! ASnhkv{X§Ä
X§fpsS apdnbn Ifbp¶p! ]d thiy \mdn Xsâ aI³ cmtPjn\p CXnsem¶pw
{i[bpanà N´w t\m¡n sI«nbm C§ns\bncn¡pw . Xsâ `À¯mhns\ hnImcw
sImÅn¡p¶Xpw A§ns\ Xsâ KpZw hbÊpIme¯p ]®m³ hniz\mYtat\m³
D]tbmKn¡m\pw Hs¡ ImcWw ChfmWp.

BtcmSp ]dbm³! lcn\maIoÀ¯v\w sNbvXp am{Xw ]cnNbapÅv Xsâ ]


Ãhm[c§Ä¡p C¶p Ip® Xn¶m\mWp hn[n, im´w ]m]w.! AhÀ XncnsI
s]mbn kpioesâ Dcp¡p Ip® IbdnbtXmsS Bj XfÀ¶p. `À¯mhp cmtPjv
h¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Dd¡ambncp¶p. cmtPjn\p kam[m\ambn C¶p Ahsf ]®tÃm.
AbmÄ {_o^vtIkp Xpd¶p Hcp s]Kv hnkvIn ASn¨p InS¡bnte¡p adnªp "Fs
´mcp £oWw" AbmÄ ]ndp]ndp¯p. hniz\mYtat\m³ B kw`hXn ]ns¶
IqSpXÂ kzmX{´yw FSp¡m³ XpS§n. sXm«Xn\pw ]nSn¨vXn\pw
Hs¡ AbmÄ BjbpsS N´nbnepw apeIfnepw AdnbmsXbpw Adnªpw ]
nSn¡pw. A½mbn A½bmIs« Ahsf ]msS AhKWn¨p. the¡mcpw ]pXps¸®p
]pd¯pt]mbn ASn XpS§nsb¶p ]q¨w ]q¨w ]dbm³ XpS§n. kpioe³ tas\m³
CuÀ¡nenbn kmcn NpÁn¡mepw AXns\ ASn¡msX hnSpIbnÃ. AbmÄ
{_mbpw P«nbpw CSmsX ]pXps]®ns\ sImphn«Xp ]¯p Ifnsb¦nepw
Ifn¨n«mbncn¡Ww F¶p the¡mÀ XoÀ¨bm¡n. AXn ]ns¶ BjmdmWnsb
ISn Xocm¯ Hcp kv{Xo, F¶pw IpSpw_¯n\p t]cptZmjw hcp¯ntb¡mhp¶
Hcp¯n Fs¶ms¡ BÄ¡mÀ IcpXn. BjmdmWn Xsâ A½mbn A¸sâ ]XnhnÃm¯
N´n¡p]nSn¯Xn AkzkvXbmbn Ignbp¶Xpw AbmfpsS ASp¯p
sNÃmXncn¡m³ {ian¨p. ]s£ AbmÄ AsXm¶pw Iqkm¡msX Xsâ acpaIÄ ]
dshSnsb F{Xbpw t\cs¯ XtâXm¡Ww F¶p Xocpam\n¨p.

cmtPjv IqSpXÂ IqSpXÂ _nkn\kv {Án¸pIÄ¡pt]mbn. At¸msgÃmw


BjmdmWn GimInbmbn. kpioe\pw an\nbpw Ahsf s^m¬ hnfn¡msa¶p ]
dsª¦nepw hnfn¨XpanÃ. cm]IenÃmsX kzbwt`mKw am{Xambn BjbpsS
tlm_n. AhÄ IXIpIÄ AS¨n«p ]qÀ® \ábmbn Xsâ apdnbn \S¶p. I®mSn¡p
ap¼n \n¶p Xsâ Xs¶ \ákuµcyw Ip ckn¨p. ]ns¶ Xsâ Xs¶ \ácq]w
I®mSnbn Iv hnc {]tbmKw \S¯n. F¶m CsXm¶pw AhfpsS Xpd¶p
hn« ImahnImc§sf AS¡m³ ]cym]vXambnÃ. sIm¨psIm¨½bpsS Cu AhkvY
a\Ênem¡nb AhnSs¯ the¡mcn Cu Ahkcw X\n¡p {]tbmP\s¸Sp¯m³
Xocpam\n¨p ]W¡mcn sIm¨½amcpsS hoSpIfn the¡p \n¶p ]cnNbapÅ
AhÄ Hcp Znhkw BjbpsS apdnbn h¶p

"sImN½ sIm¨½¡p aÊmPp sN¿tWm" hoW F¶pt]cpÅ AhÄ tNmZn¨p.


"henb sIm¨½¡p aÊmPp sN¿p¶Xp Rm\mWp sIm¨½¡pw thWsa¦nÂ
sNbvXpXcmw" Bj k½Xn¨p "F¶m sIm¨½ CsXms¡ Ducnbms« F® ]
Ápw \Ã XpWnbnsems¡ " Bj _m{XqanÂt¸mbn Xsâ \bnÁn Hs¡ Ducn
{_mbpw jÍnbpw am{Xan«p h¶p I«nen InS¶p. the¡mcn Hcp dºÀ joÁv
CXn\nSbn I«nen hncn¨ncp¶p. Bj dºÀ joÁn InS¶p. At¸mÄ
the¡mcnbpw XpWnsbms¡ Agn¨p. AhÄ ASnbn C«ncp¶Xp "eh_nÄ" F¶
I¼\nbpsS {_mbpw P«nbpambncp¶p. ap¼p the¡p\n¶nS¯p\n¶p
HmknbXmbncn¡psa¶p Bj Duln¨p eh_nÄsâ ]mân¡p 100 cq] hnehcpw.
hoW Idp¯\ndhpw sNdnb apeIfpw \Ã Dcp XpSIfpw Hs¡bpÅ Hcp N
´¡mcns¸®mbncp¶p hoWbpw sIm¨p sIm¨½bpsS hncnª IpnIfnepw
N¡apeIfnepw Hs¡ t\m¡pIbmbncp¶p. sIm¨½ D{K³ Nc¡p Xs¶. s]®mb
X\n¡pt]mepw Ibdn¸nSn¡m³ tXm¶p¶p. shdpXbà tat\m³ kmdpw ChnSs¯
the¡mcpw Chcp t]mIp¶Xnsâ ]pdsI hmbnt\m¡n \S¡p¶Xv. hoW Hcp Xcw
ap¡q«p BjbpsS hnimeamb apXpIn ]pc«n. ]Xps¡ {_mbpsS ]pdInes¯
¢n¸pIÄ Ducn {_m C«p ]gInb shfp¯ ]mSpIfn AhÄ F® ]
pc«n .]Xps¡ tXmĸeI apX CSp¸pIÄ hsc AhÄ {apZphmbn ap¡q«p
Xncp½n ]nSn¸n¨p. hoWbpsS {aZpeIc§Ä Bjsb Hcp dnemIvknMv
aqUnem¡n AhÄ A\pkcWtbmsS the¡mcnbpsS ap¼n InS¶psImSp¯p.
"sIm¨½bpsS sXmen \à an\pkapÅXm sIm¨½ C§ns\ \à Hcp sXmen thtd
Hcp sIm¨½amÀ¡pw Rm³ In«nÃ. sIm¨½ Hcp Nc¡msW¶p B kenw ]
dbp¶Xp shdpsXbÃ" AhÄ ]dªp "GXp kenw" Bj tNmZn¨p "At¿m sIm¨½
AdnbmsX ]dªXm B _ncnbmWn sh¡m³ \nÀ¯nbncn¡p¶ ]¿\mWp kenw.
Ah³ Fsâ ASp¯p ]dbpIbm \nsâ sIm¨t½sS P«n ImÂ
hmWaSn¨pt]mIpsa¶p. A§ns\ Bjbpw hoWbpw kwkmcw skIvknte¡p
Xncnªp "F´mSo Cu hmWaSn?" Bj tNmZn¨p "At¿m sIm¨½¡dnb¯nÃsbm
Cu BWp§Ä X¶¯m³ Ip® ]nSn¨p Ipep¡n shÅw Ifbp¶Xn\p hmWaSnsb¶
ChnsS ]dbp¶Xv AhnsSms¡ I¿v]nSn F¶mbncn¡pw AÃntbm" the¡mcn
tNmZn¨p. "Aà kenans\ IpÁw ]dbm\pw ]Á¯nà sIm¨t½sS kuµcyw
thsdbmÀ¡panà sIm¨½sb Im Pbamen\nbmsW¶p tXm¶pw "t]mSo B
hbdntbm hà Imhy am[hs\¶p hÃXpw ]d" Bj Nncn¨p "As¿m sIm¨½m
C¸gs¯ s]®p§Äs¡m¶pw N´nbpw apebpw CÃtÃm FÃw Ipsd HW¡IÄ AtÃ
AXns\ Im BÀ¡p Ft´m tXm¶pw Cu BWp§Äs¡ms¡ \à NXbpÅ
Nc¡pIsfbÃntbm Cãw j¡oesb¶p ]dsªmcp¯nbÃntbm C¸w XpWn
DcnªpImWn¡p¶Xv AsX´p XSnbm sIm¨t½ apeXs¶ Hcp sIm« ImWpw
IpnbmsW¦n Hcp tdmUps\c¯p¶ sajysâ A{X Dp sIm¨½ H¶p Xncnªmt«
samtesems¡ H¶p s]c«s« Cu ap¡q«p. sIm¨t½ Fs´mcp apebm sIm¨½¡p.
Rm³ I®psh¡ptam¶m t]Sn. sIm¨t½ F\n¡p A§p ISn¨p Xn¶m³ tXm¶phm"
hoW ]dªp. "t]mSo Ifnbm¡msX" At¿m Ifnbà sIm¨½m sIm¨½ Hcp
kn\na¡mcnbmIXm, Fs´mcp \ndam, sNdp\mct§sS s\daÃntbm
In«ocn¡ps¶! B kenw hÃXpw CXp Im hmWaSn¨p acn¡pw "F´mSo Ah\p
_ncnbmWn sh¡esà ]Wn" "sIm¨t½ Ahs\ IpÁw ]dbm³ ]Á¯nà Fs´mcp \of³
Ip®bm¶dnbmtam \S¡pt¼mÄ InS¶p ASn¡phÃnsbm. Ah³ apdnb\Ãnsbm
Ip® sXmen¨§n«ncn¡pIbm. AXp \½psS BcpsS ]qdnepw tId¯nÃ
sIm¨½m hà j¡oebpsS ]qdp thWw. AXn\p F¸gpw Ah\p I¼nbm Fsâ N
´osems¡ sImn«p Dc¡pw Rm³ ]dbpw FSpt¯mpt]mSm \nsâ
hSnhmsf¶p!! Hcp AcbSn ImWpw sIm¨½m B kenansâ Ip® " hoW
ap¡q«p BjmdmWnbpsS XpSIfn XShpIbmbncp¶p At¸mÄ. "\ns¶
Bsc¦nepw Ifn¨n«ptmSo" Bj tNmZn¨p "sIm¨t½ BtcmSpw ]dbsà B kenw
Fs¶ Ifn¡p¶pv Ahsâ Ip® Im Bcpw Ifn¡m³ sImSp¡pw "F§n\mSo \obpw
Ah\pw e¸mbXv?" "es¸m¶panà sIm¨½m Ah³ cm{Xn Fsâ apdo hcpw ]
®pw A{XXs¶! F\n¡p ]p Hcp `À¯mhpmbncp¶p H¶n\pw sImůnÃ
Ipt®w s]m§¯nÃ!! apdsNdp¡s\ sI«nbXm A\p`hn¨p sIm¨½m A\p`hn¨p! ]
®m³ h¿m¯ abnc½msc sI«nbm Ft´m sImWam " "F¶n«p AbmÄ
C¸vfnsÃ?" "Hm hcpw hÃt¸mgpw Imipw tNmZn¨p Rm³ sImSp¡psIw
sNbpw ]mhaÃnsbm Ip® s]m§m¯Xn\msc IpÁw ]dbpw AtÃepw Cu C
´p¡Ä¡p Ip® sNdpXm Xpep¡½mcpsS Ip®bm Ip® Fd¨ow ao\pw Xn¶p
Imfm¡qÁs\t¸meÃntbm B keow \S¡ps¶ AXpsImÃnsbm ]s¯ \mb½mcp
s]®p§Ä¡p A©pw ]¯paÃmbncpt¶m `À¯m¡½mcp!! Imcysa´m \Ã
IqsXymÅ s]®ns\ ]®Wsa¦n A{Xbpw thWw. Fsâ A½ Xs¶ Cu A¼Xmw
hbÊnepw BWp§sf In«nbm hnS¯nÃ. "

AYnIw IgnbmsX hoW BjmbpsS jÍn DuÀ¯m³ XpS§n. Xsâ ap³`mKw


Xdbn \n¶pw A¸w DbÀ¯n Bj hoWbpsS tPmen Ffp¸am¡n. Aà sIm¨½
FÃmw tjhp sNbvXp h¨ncn¡phmtWm Fs´mcp \ndam sIm¨t½sS ]qdp
ImWm³!

"sIm¨t½sS ]qdpw N´nbpw In«p F\n¡p hmbo shÅw hcp¶p C§ns\


e£Wsam¯ Hcp ]qdp Rm³ In«nà sIm¨½ s\Sphcnb³ ]qdÃntbm sIm¨½¡p
ASn¨mepw ASn¨mepw \ndbqÃ. CXn\p ]Ánb Ip® keoansâ
ImentâtStebpÅp. " "t]mSo \ns¶ kenw F§n\m BZyw ]®nbXn \o At§m«p
t]mtbm AtXm " "AXpsImÅw Asc¦nepw s]®p§Ä At§m«pt]mIptam
sIm¨t½. Rm³ t]mIpw sIm¨t½sS Iqs«mÅ ]qÀ ImÂ!! sXntNmZn¡ptIw
sN¿pw. H¶p Xn¶m³ Xcptam¶p, AÃmsX Ip® Im tNmZn¡s¯m¶panÃ
Rm³ Hcn¡Â Ipfnt¨mncn¡phmcp¶p ChnSs¯ kÀdzâp I¡qknem. \Ã agbm
as®® hnf¡pw I¯n¨ s]mbXp. A¸w ]pd¯mcmp HmebnÂ
Nhn«nbXpt]mse Rm³ shânteÁdn IqSn F¯n t\m¡nb¸w Cu keoam. Ah³
Fsâ Ipfn ImWm³ ]m¯p h¶Xm. ]mhw aSen Nhn«n hoWXm. Rm³ ]ns¶
Adnªvsöp \Sn¨p tXmÀ¯pw tImtWmsams¡ Agn¨p Hcp Ipfnb§p
Ipfn¨p. \½sS ]qsdm Xcnip InS¡p¶p hmWw ASn¡ps¶¦n ASn¡s«sb¶p
hnNmcn¨p. Rm³ hnkvXcn¨p ]qdpw samtew sImXhpw Ipnbpw
Hs¡ tkm¸ptX¨p sImsdb§p \n¶p Ahsâ izmkw F\n¡p tIÄ¡mw. ]ns¶ Rm³
Ahsâ t\sc Xncnªp ]qdp ImWn¨p ]qdn\IsaÃmw IgpIn F¶n«p tXmÀ¯n
Ahsâ shÅw t]mbn¡mWpsa¶pw ]dªp tXmÀ¯pw DSp¯p shf¡pw FSp¯p
Fd§nb¸w B Xmtbmfn ap¼o \n¡phm Ipt®w ]nSn¨p Rm\§p t]Sn¨p
t]mbn. Fsâ s]m¶p sIm¨½m Ah³ XpWnbpw H¶pw DSp¡msX B
sImesIm¼³ Ipt®w I¿n ht¨mp \n¡pIbm!! Rm³ ]dªp F´mS keota CXp
s]®p§Ä Ipfn¡p¶nS¯p F¯nt\m¡m³ \nt¶mSmcp ]cªp \o t\m¡nt¡m Rm³
hey sIm¨t½sS ASp¯p ]dbmt¼mIphm \nsâ Al¦mcw C¶p Rm³
\nÀ¯nXcpw A¸w Ah³ Hcp Iqkepw CÃmsX ]dbphm hoWt¨¨n tN¨n
CXnsem¶p ]nSn Rm³ ]nSn¨n«p shÅw hcp¶nÃ. tN¨nbpsS ]qdp Ip Ch³
I¼n BbXm C\n tN¨n Xs¶ Chs\ H¶p Xmgv¯nXcWw. Rm³ Ahsâ I¿p X«n
t]mS abntc \nsâ At½sS I¿nsImpsImSp F¶pw ]dªp apt¼m«mªp. Ah³
Fs¶ ]qS¡w sI«nsbmcp]nSn!!! F¶n«p Fsâ I®nepw apJ¯pw Igp¯nepw
Hs¡ sXcpsXcm D½ sh¡m³ XpS§n Rm³ ]dªp FSm keota hnSSm Fs¶ F¶p.
Ah³ Fsâ s\©vNsX XpWn ]dn¨p Fsâ samteepw I£¯nepw Hs¡ D½sh¨p
sIm¨½m Rm\§p A¿Ssb¶mbnt¸mbn!!! Fsâ tamdsNdp¡³ AhnsSm¶pw
sXm«n«pt]mfpanà ]ns¶´ sIm¨s½ GXp s]®mbmepw samse ]nSn¨p
D½h¨m DcpInt¸mIpw \½sS Hcp A`nam\aÃntbm \½sS same!!
sIm¨t½sS same Xs¶ F´p tiem ImWm³ F\n¡p CXn ]nSn¨n«pw
sXm«n«pw sImXn Xocp¶nÃ. sIm¨s½ H¶p Xncntª At¿m Fs´mcp s\dam
]gp¯ Idn\mc§bsS \ndaÃntbm Fsâ s]m¶p sIm¨½m CXp htÃmw B keow
Im Ah³ hmWw hn«p Nmhpw. Fsâ X¦¡pSw sIm¨t½ sIm¨t½sS samse
XShnt¡mncp¶m kabw t]mIp¶Xdnb¯nÃ. sNs´§nsâ Icn¡pt]meÃntbm
sIm¨t½sS apeIÄ!! CXnsem¶pw cmtPjv kmdp ]nSn¡¯nÃntbm. sIm¨½m
\à sÁ¼À!!! IqSpX ]nSn¸n¡XnÃmcn¡pw AÃntbm? sÁ¼dpt]mbm
Xq§nt¸mhpw "FSo \ns¶ ]ns¶ keow Ft´m sNbvXp AXp ]d" Bjmdm\n
the¡mcntbmSp tNmZn¨p.

Bl sIm¨½¡p ckw ]nSn¨p AÃnsbm Zmp sIm¨t½sS ]qsdms¡ Hen¡m³


XpS§n. sIm¨t½sS Cu AcªmWw F{X ]h³ hcpw? sIm¨½ Fs´mcp AgIm
ImWm³!! sIm¨t½sS Ipn¡p Hcp AgIpX¶m Cu AcªmWw!! sIm¨t½sS N´o
Ipd¨pwIqsS ap¡q«p s]c«s«. sIm¨t½ C§ns\ GSs¡ms¡ H¶p tX¨pIpfn¡Ww
F¶m icoc¯n\p Hcp Djmdm. Rm³ ]p the¡p\n¶Xp Hcp tk«phnsâ
ho«nem. AhnSp¶ CsXms¡ ]Tn¨Xp. AhnSs¯ tkTmWn F¶pw Fs¶s¡mp
ameokv sN¿n¡pw. AhcsS Ipnsbms¡ A¼dbpv A§p InS¡pIbm aet]mse N
´o. sam¯w ISpsI® s]c«p¼gtX¡pw Fsâ I¿p Ig¡pw. Rm³ tkTmWosS ]
qdpw \¡ns¡mSp¡pw .tkTp ASn¨msem¶pw AhÀ¡p t]mcm Fs¶s¡m³Sp
XoÁn¡p¶Xm Cãw CjvÁt¼mse ]Whpw Xcpw F\n¡pw \Ã ]qdp Im H¶p \
¡Ww AsXmcp ckam sIm¨½m "FSo kenansâ Imcyw ]d" Bj
A£abmbn ."Hm sIm¨s½ Rm³ Ipsd IpXdnsb¦nepw Ah³ ]nSn¨p D½sh¨p
Fs¶ Xncv¨p _m{Xqan Xs¶ IbÁn AIXq¶p sImfp¯panÅp Ahsâ KZ FSp¯p
Fsâ hmbntem«p XÅo«v H¶p \¡p tN¨o tN¨osS ]qdpIp Ch³ I¼nBbn. Rm³
Xdbn Ccp¶p ]ns¶ Ahsâ sXmen¨ Ip® Du¼m³ XpS§n. IpÁw ]
dbcpXtÃm Hcp sImesIm¼\m sIm¨t½ hey G¯¸g¯nsâ A{Xbpw h®w
AXnt\¡mÄ \ofw, Rm³ hmbn sam¯w FSp¯n«pw ]IpXow shfosIS¡phm.
keow Fsâ A®m¡phsc Cd¡nX¶p. R³ Ip® Du¼n ]cnNbw H¶panà ]ns¶
Hcp ss[cy¯n A§p sNbvXp. Ah³ ]dbm tN¨n sImÅw \Ãh®w
Du¼m\dnbmsa¶p. Ipsd IgnPvRp Ah³ Fsâ hmbo¶qcn samtesS FSbnÂ
h¨p. F¶n«p Fsâ same cpw IqsS ]nSn¨p sR¡nbSp¸n¨p AXnsâ FsS h¨p
Hc¨p. Fsâ samtesS Is®ms¡ Ah³ RhnSn I¼nbm¡n. Fsâ sIm¨½m Fsâ
sImtXmw ]qdpw FÃmw IqSn Hcp Xcn¸mcp¶p. Chsâ Ip® Fsâ ]qdnÂ
tIdptam¶p t]Sow!! sImsd Ah³ samtesS CS¡p h¨p C¶n«p B Xtdtem«p
Fs¶ ]nSn¨p ae¯nInS¯n. Ipt®sS AÁw sXmen¨p Fsâ ]qdnsâ sXmtftem«p
h¨p sasà H¶p AaÀ¯n .Rm³ ]dªp FS keota Fs¶ sImÃsÃSm
Xmtbmfo!!! \nsâ Ccp¼p Ip® tId¯nsÃSm tams\ Fs¶ \o sImÃmsX!! A¸w
Ah³ ]dbyphm tN¨o aq¡nsâ Xpft]mem s]®nsâ ]qdp. GXp
hnceptIÁnbmepw aq¡nsâ Xptf SbnÁmbncn¡pw AXpt]mem s]®nsâ ]
qdpw ?! Rm³ tIÁns¡mÅmw tN¨n H¶p anmsX sIS¶p X¶m aXo¶p!

sIm¨½m Rm³ kXy¯n t]Sn¨p InS¡phmcpt¶ Fsâ ]qdp ]nfcpsa¶m


IcpXnbXv. ]s£ Ahsâ B sh¸pw ]Xps¡bpÅ ASow Hs¡¡qSmbn ]qÀ
Xpd¶pXpd¶p t]mbXp Rm\dnªtXbnÃ. Ahkm\w FXmp tNc Feo
hngp§p¶t]mse Fsâ ]qdn Ah³ sam¯w sImÅn¨p. ]n¶mcp¶p ckw Ah³ ]
Xps¡ ]®nXpS§n. F¶n«p kv]oUp Iq«n Rm³ kzÀ¤w Ip sIm¨t½
BZyambn«Ãntbm BWn\p C§ns\ Hcp s]®ns\ kpJn¸n¡m³ ]Áqsa¶p
Rm\dnªXv!! Ah³ Fs¶ Xm§n FSp¯p. Ahsâ I¿n InS¡phm Rm³!! F¶n«p
Fsâ Imep cpw Ahsâ Atc t{ImÊmbn«p Fs¶ Id¡ns¡mp Ah³ Hcp ]®Â ]
®n. F\ns¡m¶pw Adnbmt½e N{µ\ot¸mIphm¶m sIm¨s½ F\n¡p
tXm¶oXp. Ahsâ Ip® Fsâ ]qdn Ib«n A§p h¨ncn¡p¶ Rm³ XncnIÃnsâ
Ipghns]mse Ahsâ Atcencp¶p Xncnbp¶p Fsâ s]m¶p sIm¨t½ A§n\t¯
Hcp kpJw BÀ¡pw Xcm³ ]Áqe sIm¨t½m sIm¨t½sS ASp¯p Rm³ kXyw ]
tdh A¶p Rm³ keoans\ A§p t{]an¨pt]mbn BWmbm A§ns\ thWw. Fs
´mcp ]®em ]®oXp sIm¨t½sS ]qdpw Npc¶p AÃntbm Fsâ s]m¶p
sIm¨t½ Ft¶mSp tZjyw tXm¶cpXp. F\n¡p sIm¨t½sS A¸w Ip
sImXnbmbn. Rm³ sIm¨t½sS ]qÀ H¶p \¡nt¡ms«. BjmdmWn AsXm¶pw
{i[n¨nÃ. AhÄ Ipfnapdo keoansâ Ip®bn Ccp¶vp hoW Xncnbp¶
cwKw BtemNn¨p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. kaql¯n Xmsg¡nSbn DÅhcmWp
skIvkv IqSpXÂ BkzZn¡p¶Xv. Xsâ `ÀXmhp _nkn\kv {]apJ³ henb
IpSpw_¡mc³ ]t£ InS¡dbn Hcp ihw. Cu kab¯v hoW AhfpsS {_mbpw
P«nbpw Ducn¡fªp. sIm¨t½sS ]qdnte¡p apJw tNÀ¯p. AhÄ the¡p \n¶
FÃm ho«nepw AhÄ Cu ]Wn \S¯nbn«pv. Hcp {]mhiyw
Iogvs¸Sp¯nbm ]ns¶ AhÀ AhfpsS Cã¯n\p \S¡pw. _£ojpw In«pw H¸w
kzmX{âhpw. AhÄ sIm¨½bpsS ]qÀ Ze§Ä hnSÀ¯n AXnsâ aZKÔw
AhvfpsS aq¡nte¡Sn¨pIbdn!! aZmekbmb sIm¨½ Xs¶ Cu ]qdp I-
mednbmw CX§ns\ Ip® tIdnbXÃ keoansâ Ip® CXnsem¶p tIÁWw.
At¸mÄ sIm¨½ H¶p kpJn¡pw. ]ns¶ Ahsf D]tbmKn¨p ] ¯p ]p¯³ Dm¡Ww.
keoan\p CubnsS Xs¶ aSp¯ e£WamWp sIm¨½sb Ah\p
AUvPÌm¡nsImSp¯m Ah³ X\n¡p ]gbXpt]mse ASn¨p Xcpw. CubnsS Ah³
Xs¶ AhKWn¡p¶p F¸gpw sIm¨t½sS apdo F¯nt\m¡m\pw P«n
aW¸n¡m\pw Ah³ {ian¡p¶pap.v ChnsS FÃmhcpw sIm¨t½sS ]pdsIbmWp
Acpw sImXn¡p¶ Hcp Nc¡tà F´m Hcp Acs¡«v F´m ]h³ t]mse Xnf§p¶
apeIÄ!! Ffnbn kzÀ® AcªmWw X\n¡p BsI Hcp Idp¯ NcsSbpÅp.
`mKyaps¦n sIm¨t½sS Hcp ame ASn¨pamÁm³ ]Ápw. Cu ]
W¡mÀs¡m¶pw kzÀ®¯nsâ IW¡nÃ. C§ns\ BtemNn¨v hoW
BjmdmWnbpsS tX¼qdn \¡ns¡mncp¶p Hcp \nanjw t]mepw AhÄ
\m¡n\p hn{iaw sImSp¯nÃ.

BjmdmWn ImepIÄ AI¯n Hcp Ip³ Xhfsbt¸mse the¡mcnbpsS ap¼n Xsâ


]qdpw ]nfÀ¶p InS¶p. AhÄ Xsâ cpImepIfpw I¿nseSp¯v \Sp`mKw DbÀ¯n
hoW¡p \à {]hÀ¯\kzmX{Xyw sNbvXpsImSp¯p hoWbmIs«
BjmdmWnbpsS ]qdnepw AXnsâ Nmenepw ]ns¶ Xmtgm«pw \¡n.
AhfpsS KpZZzmc¯nepw \¡nb tijw hopw AhfpsS NppIÄ tatem«p
k©cn¨p BjmdmWnbpsS hn{Pw`nXamb I´p AhÄ \mhn³ Xp¼psImp
X¸nsbSp¯p AhÄ AXnsâ ap¼nse sXmen ]pdtIm«p amÁn B shfp¯
apÃsam«n \mhn«p NpgÁn BjmdmWnbpsS Rc¼pIÄ henªpapdpIn.
an\ntb¡mÄ hnZKv[bmWp ChÄ!! Xsâ ]qdn tX³ Npc¯m³ ChÄs¡s´fp¸w
Ignbp¶p!! cmtPjn\p F{X {]bmkamWp Xsâ ]qÀ H¶p \¡n¯cm³!! At¸mÄ
hoW ]Xps¡ Xsâ N´n sIm¨½bpsS apJt¯¡p ]Xnsb \o¡ns¡mncp¶p. Bj
Ipsd¡gnªt¸mÄ hoWbpsS ]qÀ Xsâ apJ¯n\p GXmp \men©p apIfn Ip
AÂ`pXs¸«p . keoansâ B\¡p® Ibdnb ]qÀZzmchpw AXnsâ
tcma\n_nUamb {XntImWhpw Ahsf BIÀjn¨p AhÄ B hncnª ]qÀ Xsâ
apJt¯¡p tNÀ¯p the¡mcnbmsW¶ Nn´sbms¡ ad¶p AhÄ hoWsb
{]oXns¸Sp¯m³ {ian¨p. "sIm¨t½ sIm¨½¡p \¡m³ AdnbatÃm Fsâ s]m¶p
sIm¨s½ sIm¨t½sS I´p Hcp sIm¨p Ipt®Ss{Xw DtÃm Rm³ \¡n¯cmw
sIm¨s½ sIm¨½ Fsâ kmam\hpw H¶p \¡nX¶ms« Blm Blm At¿m sIm¨t½
F\n¡n¸w hcpw sIm¨½t¡m? sIm¨½o Rm\o I´p hen¨p hnSmw CXp
Nm«t]meptÃm sIm¨t½ sIm¨t½ U F\n¡p h ..h¶q Abq lm aXntb "
BjmdmWnbpsS apJw hoWbpsS ]ibnepw hoWbpsS apJw
BjmdmWnbpsS aZP{]hml¯nepw ap§n sshImsX BjmdmWnbpw
cXnaqÀObSªp

]ns¶ _mXv Sºn Ccp¯n hoW BjmdmWnsb Ipfn¸n¨p kabw FSp¯p AhÄ
C©bpw sNdp]bÀ s]mSnbpw D]tbmKn¨p sagps¡ms¡ Cf¡n¡fªp. SÀ¡n
Suhz sImp XpS¨p. AhÄ Bjsb s_{Uqante¡p \ábmbnXs¶ \S¯n ]ns¶ AhÄ
Xsâ {UÊv Hs¡ [cn¨p shfnbn t]mbn A¸ kab¯n\pÅn Hcp Ccp¼p
achnbn Xo¡\epambn h¶p "CsX´m \o XobnSm³ t]mIpt¶m sIm¨t½
sIm¨½ H¶p Ih¨p \n t¶ CXnsâ apIfn ", AhÄ Ipsd Ip´ncp¡w Xo¡\en\p
apIfn hnXdn AXn \n¶pbÀ¶ kpKÔ]pI AhÄ BjmdmWnbpsS ]qdnse¡p
DuXnhn«p. Ip´ncp¡¯nsâ ]pIbn BjmdmWnbpsS tbm\n IqSpXÂ
aWapÅXmbn. "sIm¨t½ CsX´n\msW¶dnbmtam CXp sIm¨t½tS ]qdns\
aWapÅXm¡pw C¶p cm{Xn sIm¨½ t\m¡nt¡m cmtPjv kmÀ sIm¨t½sS ]
qÀ Xn¶pXcpw "

e©p Ignªp ab§pt¼mÄ Bj keoansâ Imcyw BtemNn¡pIbmbncp¶p Xsâ


Imcyw hÃm¯ Iãw Xs¶! Xsâ `À¯mhn\p Xs¶ th! `À¯mshmgn¨mÂ
FÃmhcpw Xsâ ]qdpw kz]v\w Ip\S¡p¶p!! A½mbn A¸³ Xs¶ Ifn¡m³
sh¼pIbmWp! At¸mgmWp CXm shdpw the¡mc³t]mepw Xs¶ Ifn¡m³
sImXn¡p¶Xp. A{X A]ISw ]nSn¨ Hcp ^manen skÁ]v, ChnsS
the¡mscms¡ tXm¶nbt]memWp. hoWsb X\n¡p lm³Un sN¿m³ ]Ápw
AhÄ¡p hà Án]vkpw aXn am{Xaà ]qÀ \¡p¶Xn AhÄ Hcp
hnZKv[bmWpXm\pw. GXmbmepw cmtPjnsâ hgn]mSp t]mepÅ ]®Â
sImp X\n¡p kpJn¡m³ ]ÁpIbnà A¸w kbnUvIn¡p In«ntb Xocp. C\n Cu
kensa¶p ]dªh³ GXmWp F¶dnbm³ AhÄ¡p IuXpIw Dmbn.

hoWbmIs« A¶p cm{Xn keoans\ Xsâ IqsS InS¯n sIm¨½bpsS ASp¯p


Ahsâ Ip®sb¸Án ]dªXpw At¸mÄ sIm¨t½sS ]qÀ \\ªXpw Hs¡ ]dªp. N¸nb
Imcyw AhÄ hn«p. keoan\p I¼n tIdn. Ah³ hoWbpsS ]pd¯ptIdn
ASnXpS§n. Xsâ Iogn InS¡p¶Xv Bis¡m¨½bmsW¶p k¦Â¸n¨p Ah³ thK¯nÂ
iànbn Ip® IbÁnbpw Cd¡nbpw Ahsf Ifn¨p kw{X]vXbmb AhÄ Ahsâ N
´nbn Xsâ \Jw AaÀ¯n IqSpX iànbn Ahsâ enwKs¯ Xsâ tbm\nbnte¡p
Bhmln¨p.

Cu kabw hniz\mY³ tat\m³ Xsâ Infhn `mcysb Xncn¨p InS¯n {_nÂ{Iow ]


pc«pIbmbncp¶vp. KpZ¯n Ct¸mÄ A{X SbnÁp CÃ. InfhnbpsS KpZw
AbªpXpS§n ]qdn abanà AXpaà sImX¯n ASn¡m³ {]tXyI kpJw Xs¶
AhfpsS XpSIÄ DW§nbXmWp. N´nbn Ipd¨p Cd¨n Hs¡ DÅXn\mÂ
KpZ¯n ASn¡pt¼mÄ Xsâ DIfpw Hs¡ AhfpsS amwkfamb N´nbnÂ
sN¶Sn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp kpJw In«p¶p. am{Xaà Ahfpw A¸w
kpJn¡p¶nsÃsb¶p kwibw. GXmbmepw Ct¸mÄ AhÄ¡p tIm¯neSn ]
cnNbambn Ct¸mÄ \ockw H¶panÃ. Xsâ Ip®bmsW¦n \hbuh\w h¶p
\mÄtXmdpw hfcp¶p!! Np½mXÃ Xsâ Iq«pImc³ FtÌÁp HmWÀ am[h³
X¼n sIm¨p s]¼nÅmsc sImp ASn¡p¶Xp. Xs¶ AbmÄ F{X XhW hnfn¨p!!
tXbne \pÅm³ hcp¶ ]mn¨n ]pÅmsc AhnsS Cãw t]mse In«pw am[h³
X¼n AhÀ¡p A¼Xp cq] hoXw sImSp¡pw .Xm³ A`nam\w hnNmcn¨p
Hgnªp. Ifn¡msX InS¶m Ip® ]WnapS¡pw. F¶m Ifn¨p \S¶m Ah\pw
anSn¡\mbn hÀ¡psN¿pw. AbmÄ Xsâ acpaIfpsS ]qdmsW¶p kwI¸n¨p
Xsâ `mcybpsS KpZ¯n Bgv¶nd§n . A½mbn At¸mÄ Xte¶p I Xsâ
acpaIfpsS apeIsf¸Án BtemNn¡pIbmbncp¶p a\ÊnÂ!! F´mbmepw
acpaIÄ Hcp Nc¡p Xs¶ ISsªSp¯ icocw!! Cu KpZ¯n ASn X\n¡p
shdp¸mbncp¶p Ct¸mÄ Hcp kpJw Hs¡ tXm¶n¯pS§n AXpam{XaÃ
tbm\nbpw \\bp¶p C¶se acpaIfpsS apeIÄ It¸mfmWp Cu Ipg¸w CS¡nsS
AhÀ Xsâ tbm\nbn sNmdnªp. AXn \n¶pw hnc FSp¯t¸mÄ AXn Hcp
tX³ XpÅn Ip AhÀ A´w hn«p AhÀ AXp \¡nt\m¡n ]peÀIme¯p ]
pÂs¨SnbpsS AÁ¯p Xq§n\n¡mdpÅ sImgp¸pÅ Hcp aªpXpÅn!! ]p X§Ä
kvIqfn t]mIpt¼mÄ CXp ]dn¨p IpSn¡pambncp¶p AtX kzmZv!! Cu
hbvÊpIme¯p Xsâ tbm\o {khXn\p Cu kzmZpIn«m³ ImcWw Hcp ]s£
\ãs¸«psh¶p IcpXnb t`mKkpJw Xncn¨pIn«nbXn\membncn¡ptamsb¶p
AhÀ Nn´n¨p .At¸mÄ AhcpsS {]ãXn hniz\mYtat\msâ DIÄ iIvXnbnÂ
ASn¡pIbpw ip¢¸pgsbmgpIpIbpw sNbvXp.

dmtPjv tat\m³ Xsâ InS¸papdnbn F¯nbt¸mÄ IXp Dd§msX


Xs¶¡m¯ncn¡p¶ {]nbXasbbmWp. AbmÄ H¶p sR«n C\n C¶p
Hcp tjms«Sp¡p¶Xns\Ipdn¨p AbmÄ¡p AtemNn¡m³ Xs¶
Bhpambncp¶nà "UmÀenMv C Aw tkm StbÀUv skm sa\n
aoÁnMvkv seÁv sa lmhv kw Éo]v" AbmÄ InS¡bnte¡p adnªp.

]ntÁ¶p Bj¡p sshd ^ohÀ ]nSns]«p. iàamb ]\n 120 F F¯nb ]\nbn AhÄ
InS¸mbn. hniz\mYtat\m³ ip{iqjn¡m\mbn CS¡nsS AhfpsS apdnbnÂ
h¶p. shÅw \\¨p AhfpsS apJhpw Igp¯pw XpS¡p¶ hoWsb AbmÄ
ASp¡fbnte¡p ]dªphn«n«v X¶¯m³ AsXmsI sNbvXp. Xes]m¡m³ t]mepw
h¿msX InS¡p¶ BjmdmWnbpsS apeIfnepw XpSIfnepw AdnbmsXsb¶
hymtP\ AbmÄ ]e{]mhiyw ]nSn¨p. cpZnhkw Ipfn¡msX InS¶ BibpsS
hnbÀ¸pw kzXshbpÅ icocKÔhpw IqSn¡eÀ¶ Hcp aZ KÔw AbmfpsS
enwKs¯ hSnt]mse \nÀ¯n. AbmÄ¡p Nmbbpambn h¶ hoW AbmfpsS ]
mân enwKw {ZVambXpIv Dudn¨ncn¨p. ]ntÁ¶p FÃmhÀ¡pw Hcp
hnhml¯n\p t]mIWw. At¸mÄ hniz\mY³ Xsâ BZy ]co£Ww \S¯m³
Xocpam\n¨p. ]ntÁ¶p Imes¯ FÃmhcpw bm{Xbmbn. hoWbpw
IeymW¯n\pt]mbn. tat\m³ kvt{]bv Hs¡ ASn¨p BjbpsS apdnbnte¡p
hcpt¼mÄ t^m¬ apg§n. AbmfpsS `mcy hnhml¸´en XeNpÁn hoWp
F¶mbncp¶p ktµiw. tat\m³ ]ÃpIÄ sRcn¨psImv DSs\ hcmsa¶dnbn¨p
AbÄ¡p hÃm¯ Acnihpw \ncmibpw tXm¶n Hcp kphÀ®mhkcamWp
\ãs¸«Xv AbmÄ keoans\ hnfn¨p CS¡nsS BjmdmWn¡p th acp¶pIÄ
sImSp¡m³ CS]mSp sNbvXp ImÀ HmSn¨p Bip]{Xnbnte¡p t]mbn.

tat\msâ ImÀ Xncn¨bpSs\ keow ASp¡fbn \n¶pw NqSpNmbbpambn


BjmdmWnbpsS apdnbnte¡p ]mªp. Ah³ Hcp Jm¡n \n¡dpw _\nb\pamWp
C«ncp¶Xp "sIm¨t½ Nmb IpSn¨ms«" Bj H¶p sR«n. AhÄ icoc¯n shdpw
\bnÁn am{Xta C«ncp¶pÅp. AXn\Snbn jÍnsbms¡ hnbÀ¯pw
Ipfn¡msX \mdnbpw Ccp¶p. AhÄ I«nen InS¶psImv Nmb IpSn¨p.
At¸mÄ Ch\mWp keow!!!!! ]s£ Chs\ In«p A{X henb Hcp¯\ÃtÃm! Hcp ]
Xnt\gp ]Xns\«p hbÊp ImWpw. Chsâ Ip®bmtWm C{Xhenb Ip®sb¶p
hoW BtemNn¨p. "sIm¨t½ D¨¡p IªnaXntbm AtXm _ncnbmWn sh¡t«m?
cmhnes¯ acp¶p Ign¨mbncpt¶m??" keow tNmZn¨p

Aeoj AhXcn¸n¡p¶
Zmlw, AS§m¯ Zmlw 4
"sIm¨t½ _ncnbmWn thtWm AtXm Iªn aXntbm?" keow tNmZn¨p
"F\n¡p _ncnbmWn H¶pw th \o Cu ¥mÊpsImpsh¡q" BjmdmWn
Aht\mSp ]dªp . ]t£ keow t]mIm\pÅ `mh¯neÃmbncp¶p. Ah³ BjbpsS
ASp¯p h¶p s\Ánbn Ibv h¨p "sIm¨t½sS ]\n F§n\ncn¡p¶p Ipdsª¶p
tXm¶p¶tÃm" F¶p ]dªp Bj¡msI t]Snbmbn. ChnsS Xm\pw Ah\pw
am{XsabpÅp. hà _emÂkwK¯nt\m atÁm apXnÀ¶m {]iv\amIpw. " Oo
t]mSm t]mbn ASp¡f¸Wn t\m¡p t]m Cd§n" Bj A¸w AlwImct¯msS Ahs\
HmSn¡m³ {ian¨p. ]s£ keow ]ns¶bpw BjbpsS s\Ánbn I¿p h¨p. "Ct¸mÄ
]\n Ipdhps¶m tXm¶ps¶ At¸mÄ Iªn aXntbm AtXm tNmdp sh¡tWm".
"F\n¡p H¶pw th \o t]m ieys¸Sp¯msX" Bj ]dªp At¸mÄ keoansâ \n¡dnsâ
ap³`mKw DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶XhÄ {i[n¨p. Ipg¸w Xs¶sb¶hÄ¡p tXm¶n. B
sNdp¡sâ Ip® \n¡dn hfcp¶Xp AhÄ Ip. AhÄ¡p AXn \n¶pw t\m«w ]
n³hen¡m³ Ignªnà "sIm¨½¡p Fsâ Ip¡nMv Cãasà sIm¨s½ F´m t\m¡pt¶
sIm¨½¡p thsd Ft´m Dm¡Ww Fs´¦nepw Xn¶msX Ccn¡m³ Rm³
k½Xn¡¯nà " "F\n¡p H¶pw th Cd§nt¸mSm sXo" Bj¡p tZjyw h¶p "
sIm¨½¡p Fsâ ASp¯p tZjysa´m sIm¨½¡p Cãw F´m¶ph¨m AXp Rm³
Xcmw CXp thtWm " F¶p tNmZn¨p keow Ahsâ \n¡À s]m¡n AXnsâ
kbnUn¡qSn Ahsâ Ccp¼pIp® ]pds¯Sp¯p Bjsb ImWn¨p. Bj BsI A¼c¶p
AXnsâ \ofhpw h®hpw Ahsf AÂ`pXs¸Sp¯n Cu DW¡ sNdp¡sâ Ip® Hcp
De¡bpsS A{XbptÃm?" ]t£ AhÄ ]dªXp "No {h¯ntISp ImWn¡msX
Cd§nt¸mSm sXo" F¶mbncp¶p. sIm¨½¡p Rm³ Dm¡p¶sXm¶pw
Cãansöm tXm¶p¶Xv Z CXp Itm CXp H¶p ]nSn¨pt\m¡nbms«
Cãs¸Sptamsb¶p t\m¡mw. Ah³ BjmdmWnbpsS I¿p ]nSn¨p Xsâ
DWÀ¶p \n¶ enwK¯n h¨p. s]s«¶p I¿p ]n³hen¡m³ a\Êp t{]cn¸ns¨¦nepw
AhfdnbmsX Hcp BIÀjWw AXnt\mSp tXm¶pIbpw sNbvXp. sIm¨½
aSnIqSmsX Ahsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨Xp It¸mÄ Ah\p ss[cyw tIdn Bj¡p
C§ns\ \ofapÅ Ip®bvs¶p AdnbnÃmbncp¶p kpioesâbpw cmPphnsâbpw
Ip®Isf¡mÄ hepXpw h®w IqSn AÁw IqÀ¯p h¶p Dcpp AÁw kp¶¯p
sNbvX B Dcp¡penwKXnsâ `Mnbpw Dd¸pw _ehpw Ahsf Iogvs¸Sp¯n.
s]s«¶p AhÄ¡p ]cnkcw HmÀ½ h¶p AhÄ I¿p amÁnbn«p ]dmªp "aXn
Cd§n t]mSm keota F\n¡p kpJanà t]m ¹okv" keow At¸mÄ C§ns\ ]dªp
"sIm¨s½ Rm³ Cd§ns¸msímÅmw ]t£ sIm¨½ Fsâ Ip®bn A¸w H¶p ]
nSn¡Ww. Ch³ XmgmsX F\n¡p t]mIm³ ]Á¯nà sIm¨½ Chs\ H¶p ]nSn¨p
Ipep¡nX¶m F\n¡p Hcp kpJw In«pw " "icn \o Cd§nt¸mIWw DSs\ Rm³
H¶p Ipep¡n Xcmw" AhÄ ]dªp "sIm¨s½ sIm¨½ C§n\s¯ Ip® In«ptm
H¶p ]nSn¨pt\m¡nbms« sIm¨t½sS `À¯mhns\m¶pw C§n\sX Ip®
ImW¯nÃ. sIm¨s½ t]mse DÅhÀ¡pthn ssZhw {kãn¨XmWo Ip®. ]t£ Rm³
Hcp the¡mc\mbnt¸mbn sIm¨t½sS I¿n HXp§¯nà sIm¨½ H¶p hmbnÂ
h¨pt\m¡pt¶m \à km[\amWp ]ns¶ In«¯nà Rm³ sXmen¨p ¢o\m¡n
h¨ncn¡pIbmWp sIm¨t½ H¶p Du¼n¯m Ct¸mÄ ChnsS Bcpanà Bcpw
AdnbpIbpanà sIm¨½¡p Ifn F¡p¶nsÃs¶\n¡dnbmw " Ah³ CXp ]dªp Xsâ
Nqphnc IS¯n BibpsS hmb Xpd¶p Ah³ Xsâ hnc BibpsS hmb¡I¯p C«v
H¶p Id¡n F¶n«p Xsâ Ip®bpsS aIpSw hmbnte¡p XÅns¡mSp¯p. Bj
IpXdnamdp¶Xn\pap³t] Ah³ AhfpsS apSnbn NpÁn¸nSn¨p. "acymZ¡p
Dus¼So sIm¨s½ " F¶p ]dªp. Bj Ahs\ XÅn. ]t£ Ah³ Hcn©vNpt]mfpw
amdnbnà Ah³ BibpsS sXmbn Ip¯n¸nSn¨p "Dus¼So ]p¨o \s¡So Fsâ
Ip® , ]dbp¶XptI«nsæn X«n¡fbpw " F¶p `ojWns¸Sp¯n. Bi t]Sn¨p AhÄ
Ahsâ Ip®aIpS¯n Xp¸Â ]pc«n ]ns¶ Hcp aSntbmsS \¡m³ XpS§n. keow
hnNmcn¨Xnt\¡mÄ FXnÀ¸pIpdhmsW¶p Ip Ah³ BibpsS asÁ Ibv ]nSn¨p
Xsâ Xq§nbmSp¶ DIfn ]nSn¸n¨p "\s¡So sIm¨s½ \Ãh®w Fsâ Aoepw \
¡n¯m ]qdotamsf" Ah³ ]dªp.
Xsâ the¡mc\mb keow C§ns\ shdpw Hcp thiysbt¸mse Xt¶mSp
s]cpamdnbXp Bj¡p C㸫nÃ. "Cà keow \o t]mIq Zqsc, \n\¡p Rm³ C\n
H¶pw sN¿m³ ]ÁnÃ" AhÄ ]dªp. "GSo sIm¨t½ Fsâ Ip® Itm \o C§s\
Hsc®w PohnXXn In«ptm \s¡So abnsc \o F´ s]m¯n¸nSnt¨mp
sIS¡p¶Xp Agns¡So \nsâ XpWnbpw ]dnbpw" Ah³ Bt{Imin¨p Bj Ahsâ
I¿n \n¶pw IpXdn amdm³ {ian¨p. ]s£ keow IakIX\mbn Hcp
cm£ks\t¸mse amdn Ah³ HÁ hen¡p BjbpsS \bnÁn Iodn Zqsc¡fªp BjbpsS
\áamb apeIÄ Ahsâ Bkàn hÀ[n¸n¨p "]pebmSo Fs´mcp ape \n\¡p sImsd
DtÃmSo sIm¨s½ \nsâ apeIÄ H¶p ImW«So \nsâ ]qÀ " F¶p ]dªp Ah³
Bjsb I«nen XÅnbn«p Ahtijn¨ hkv{Xhpw ]dn¨p Zqsc Fdnªp. BjbpsS
\áamb DSepw jÍn am{Xamb Acs¡«pw Ahsâ Athiw Hcn¡Â IqSn aq¸n¨p
"Fs´mcp Nc¡mSo abnsc F´ph \nsâ Imensâ CSbn Hfn¸n¨p h¨ncn¡ps¶
Agns¡So P«n " Ah³ BjbpsS apeIÄ I¿n ]nSn¨p sRcn¨p. keow Fs¶
shdpsX hnSq ¹okv Rm³ Hcp tcmKnbmWp Fs¶ H¶pw sN¿cpXv. Rm³
h¿msX InS¡pIbmWp AhÄ ]dªp. "FSo XpWnbgn¡p P«n DuscSo!! CsænÂ
\ns¶ Rm³ sIm¶pIfbpw ]dbp¶Xp A\pkcn¨m Rm³ \ns¶ H¶pw sN¿nÃ
F\n¡p \nsâ ]qÀ H¶p Im aXn!! In«p Rm³ s]msímÅw!! P«n IqSn H¶p
Agn¨m aXn Rm³ H¶pw \ns¶ sN¿nà " Ah³ ]dªp hnd¡p¶ Ic§tfmsS Bj
Xsâ P«n Ducn I«nen C«p. A§ns\ AhÄ ]qÀ® \ábmbn. keoansâ Ip®
sXm®qdp Zn{Ko Ignªp ]ns¶bpw Dbcm³ XpS§n .Fs´mcp Nc¡mSo
abnsc \o Im H¶I¯n¡mWn¡p!! InSs¡So abnsc I«nenÂ!! AMv A§ns\!
Rm³ H¶pw sN¿¯nÃ. \nsâ ]qÀ icn¡p H¶p Im am{Xw aXn. s]mfs¯So
ImÂ!! Ih¨p ]nSns¡So Hmslm Fs´mcp A¸w shÅb¸w t]mes¯ ]qÀ!!! \o
Hcp In®³ Nc¡So . FSo \o \nsâ apebn Hs¡ H¶p ]nSn¡p Asæn Rm³ ]
nSn¡pw \o X¶¯m³ ]nSn¡p. A§ns\ ]nSns¡So apebpsS AÁ¯p ]nSns¡So.
C\n ape X¶¯m³ \¡p. \n\¡Xp ]Ápw \s¡So!!! Csæn Rm³ Fsâ Ip® \nsâ
hmbnt¡Ápw. t]mfs¯So abntc \nsâ ]qÀ ImW«So!! \nsâ I´p FSo
s\Sphcn¨o Ncs¡ XncnsbSo!! Hm \nsâ N´ow sImtXmw Hm D{K³ h-
nbmSo abntc Bl \o Iagv¶p InS¡p Rm³ H¶pw sN¿¯nà \nsâ N´osem¶p
h¨p Dc¡vIt¯bpÅp Hm H D{K³ Ipn!!!

keow AhfpsS ]pdt¯¡p NmSnhoWp. AhfpsS apXpIpw N´nbpw Hs¡ Ah³


ISn¨p apdn¨p. Ahsâ ]ÃpIÄ AhfpsÁ \nXw_¯nse amwk¯n Bgv¶nd§n.,
"FSo \o the¡mcnbpsS ]qÀ \¡nbsXms¡ Rm³ Adnªp C\n \o Fsâ Ip® \
¡q!!! \o \¡nb ]qdn F{XXhW tIdnb s]cpw Ip®bmsW¶dnbmtambnXp!!
Xns¶So \ns¶ XoÁns¨ Rm³ hnSq!! Csæn \ns¶ R³ sImÃpw.
\ndI®pItfmsS Bj keow ]dªX\pkcn¨p AhÄ ]ns¶bpw keoansâ
Dcp¡penwKw hmbnem¡n \¡m³ XpS§n. B A§ns\ \s¡So s]m¶p ]qdo, ]
dbp¶XptI«m \ns¶ Rm³ ]®n kpJn¸n¡pw!!! \nsâ IpSephsc Fsâ Ip®
tIÁpw !!I®p Xpd¶p t\ms¡So Bl IÅn \nsâ ]qdp Rm³ ASn¨p s]mfn¡pw
FSo \ns¶ Bsc¦nepw C§ns\ ]®nbn«ptm \nsâ `À¯mhp Ip®bnÃm tat\m³
Ip ]Tn¡m³ ]d Blm \o sImÅmw Ncs¡!!

keoansâ PohnXm`nemjw km[n¨ Znhkambncp¶p Ah³ Hcn¡tåmepw


C§ns\ Hcp Ahkcw X\n¡p In«psa¶p IcpXnbncp¶nÃ. AXpsImpXs¶ Cu
Ahkcw icn¡pw apXseSp¡Wsa¶ hminbn Ah³ Xsâ Ip® Bjmdm\nbpsS ]
qdnte¡p IbÁn Id¡n Id¡n ASn¨p. ASnbpsS Du¡p IqSpwtXmdpw BjbpsS
FXnÀ¸pamdn Hcp hnt[bXzXn Ah\p ap¼n Hcp ASnasbt¸mse
InS¶psImSp¯p. AhfpsS tbm\n \ndªp keoansâ Ip® hn§n cXnbn GÀs¸«
\mbsbt¸mse Ahsâ enwKw OÀ±n¡m³ Iq«¡nbXpanÃ. A§ns\ AhÀ InS¡bnÂ
t¢m¡p Xncnbp¶Xpt]mse XncnªpsImncp¶p. At¸mÄ Ah³ tNmZn¨p
"kXyw ]d sIm¨s½ ]®Â F§ns\bpv C§ns\ sIm¨½sb Bsc¦nepw ]®nbn«pt-
m" Bj Icªp "Hm keow \o `b¦c³ \o Fsâ ]qÀ ASn¨ps]mfn¡pw H Fs´mcp
h®w CsX´m shÅw t]mhm¯ Ip®bmtWm " adp]Snbmbn sIm¨t½
F\n¡p ]qdn Ifn¨m shÅw t]mhpIbnà sIm¨t½sS ]ªn¡pn¡nSbn sh¨p
Rm³ shÅw Iftªmfmw sIm¨½ H¶p Xncnªp InS¡q Bjm Ahs\ A\pkcn¨p
`piv F¶ iÐtXmsS hen¨qcnb Ip® H«pw Xmakn¸n¡msX Ah³ BjbpsS ]
ªn¡pnIÄ¡nSbnte¡p h¨p AhfpsS N´nIÄ Cdp¡n¸nSn¨p Ah³ enwKw B ]
ªn¡pnIÄ¡nSbn h¨p ASn¡m³ XpS§n. keosa `b¦cm Fsâ Ipn
ASn¨ps]mfn¡sà At¿m thm thm IbÁm Fsâ KpZw s]mfnbpw "AS§n¡nS¡p
]qdo F{X Ipnbn ASn¨Xm Rm³ Cu kpµc ¡pn F§ns\ hnSpw? At¸mÄ
t^m¬ ASn¡m³ XpS§n BjtbmSp t^m¬ FSp¡m³ keow BwKyw ImWn¨p.
t^mWn cmtPjv tat\m³ Bbncp¶p "ltem UmÀen§v F§ns\ ]\n
IªnIpSns¨m tamsf? cmtPjv Xnc¡n B kabw t\m¡n KpZXnte¡p Xsâ AÁw
IqÀ¯ Ip® IbÁn "Blv At¿m" Bj Icªp t^mWn¡qSn cmtPjv AXptI«p Ah³ Bj
]\n ImcWw \nehnfn¡pIbmtW¶p IcpXn "C¯ncn hnIvkv ]pc«n Bhn ]
nSn¡p tamsf" keow CXp tI«p H¶p Nncn¨p Ah³ Ìqfn Ccp¶ hnIvkv
FSp¯p Xsâ enwK¯n ]pc«n hopw BjbpsS KpZZzmc¯n IbÁn "hnIvkv ]
pc«n tN« " Bj t^mWn IqSn ]dªp "\Ãh®w aq¡nte¡p izmkw ]nSn¡p
tamsf cmtPjv ]dªp keow ]IpXntbmfw Ibdnb `oa³ Ip® H¶pIqSn AIt¯¡p
tIÁn Bj Bl F¶p \nehnfn¨p keow Hcp NncntbmsS iànbn ASn¡m³ XpS§n
Bj cmtPjnsâ tNmZy§Ä¡p "Bl At¿m Blv Dulv A¸ " C§ns\ am{Xw
adp]Sn ]dªp.

keoan\p hfsc ckw ]nSn¨p `À¯mhp t^mWn¡qSn kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ Xs¶


`mcysb Ah³ ]WnbpIbmbncp¶p. Ahsâ Ip® GXmp apgph\pw
CXn\nSbn BjbpsS KpZZzmc¯n Ibdn. hoWbpsS ]qdnt\¡mÄ BjbpsS
KpZw Ah\p Cãambn. "Cu ]W¡mcn ]qdnIsfms¡ C§ns\ ISn apgp¯p
InS¡p¶p Chc ]Wnbm\pw BcpanÃ. ]Wnbm³ IgnhpÅh\p AÅm Nc¡ns\
sImSp¡¯nà Fs´mcp temIw!! Ah\p shÅw hcmdmbn .Ah³ BjbpsS ImÂ
I«nen aS¡n h¨n«p Xpd¶ KpZ¯nte¡p Xsâ Ip®bpsS Ahkm\s¯
C©vNpw ]ndn¨p IbÁn. BjbpsS hmb t]mfnªp t^mWn¡qSn AhfpsS
`À¯mhv "BÀ bq BÄ ssdÁvtamsf" F¶p tNmZn¡p¶pmbncp¶p adp]Sn
H¶pw ImWmsX AbmÄ t^m¬ h¨p Hcp {][m\ aoÁnMv\p bm{Xbmbn
At¸mÄ AbmÄ `mcybpsS hnNn{Xamb s]cpamÁs¯ Ipdn¨p ad¶p. keow
Xsâ Ahkm\s¯ ASnbpw ASn¨p ip¢w BjbpsS N´nbnepw XpSIfnepw
Hgp¡n

s]s«¶p tKÁp Xpd¶p Hcp ImÀ AIt¯¡p h¶p. hniz\mY tat\m³ Bbncp¶p
Axp. keow BsI ]cn{`an¨p Ah³ s]s«¶p tImWn¸Snbnd§n Xsâ
apdnbnÂt¸mbn DÅ XpWnbpw _mKpsaSp¯p ]qt´m«¯nsâ aXn NmSn
sdbntez tÌj\nte¡p t]mbn, C\n Xm³ ChnsS kpc£nX\söh³ Duln¨p,
hniz\mYtat\m³ ImÀ sjÍn HXp¡n Ipsd ap´ncn§bpw Hmd©vNpambn
BjbpsS dqante¡p ]SnIÄ NmSn¡bdn, C¶p F´mbmepw acpaIsf H¶p
Ifn¡Ww, \mdnbm \mds« AbmÄ Xocpam\n¨, AbmfpsS Ic§Ä tUmdnsâ ]
nSnbn Xncnªp, Xpd¶pInS¡p¶Xp Ip k³tTmjt¯msS AbmÄ DÅnsf¡p Ibdn,
AhnsS I Img¨ AbfpsS k]vX\mUnbpw XfÀ¯n, Xsâ acpaIÄ AXm \ábmbn
hncn¸pIÄ¡pw ]pX¸pIÄ¡panSbn InS¡p¶p, AhfpsS apeIfnepw
icoc¯msIbpw apdnthÁ ]mSpIfpw ISn¨ ]mSpIfpw!!! Abmsf It¸mÄ Bj
Xdbn \nc§n AbmfpsS Imen ]nSn¨p. "A½mhm B keow Fs¶ \in¸n¨p
At¿m Fs¶ B Zpã³ sIm¶p A½mhm " AhÄ tat\msâ Im¡ sI«n¸nSn¨p
Icªp. AbmÄ tIm]w sImp hnd¨p. Xm³ D¸pt\m¡m\ncp¶ Hcp Nc¡nXm B IÅ
abnc³ the¡mc³ X\n¡papt¼ th«bmSn. AXpw {Iqcambn _em kwKw
sNbvXncn¡p¶p!! Fs´mcp Zb\obamb ImgvN!! Xm\mWXn\p
D¯chmZn ]\n]nSn¨p InS¶ Hcp s]¬Ip«nsb B keoans\ Imh G¸n¨p C\n
Xsâ aI³ CXdnbpt¼mÄ F´p kam[m\w ]dbpw! AbmÄ Xsâ apdnbn Ibdn
tXm¡psaSp¯p keoansâ apdnbnset¡mSn. AbmÄ B apdn
Nhn«n¯pd¶I¯pIbdn. ]t£ Ah³ kvYew hn« Imcyw AbmÄ¡p a\Ênembn
Ahsâ Iodn apgnªXpWnIfn AbÄ \ndsbmgn¨p.

tat\m³ XncnsI apdnbn h¶p AbmÄ Bjsb Fgps\¸n¨p Bj XpWnsbSp¯p


DSp¡m³ {ian¨p. At¸mÄ tat\m³ "tamsf hnjan¡ B IÅ keow Cu temI¯nÂ
FhnsS t]mbmepw Rm³ t]meokns\s¡mp ]nSn¸n¡pw ]s£ Ct¸mÄ \½Ä c-
mfpw AÃmsX asÁmcmÄ CXdnbcpXp. \½psS IpSpw_¯n\pw tamfpsS
`ÀXmhn\pw tamÄ¡pw alm A]am\ambncn¡pw FXmbmepw tamÄ
_m{Xqan s¸mbn H¶p Ipfn¨p s{^jv BIp. ]ns¶ \ap¡p BtemNn¡mw
Ahscms¡ IeymWw IgnRv\p Ct¸mÄ Xncns¨¯pw. Bj tat\msâ hm¡pIÄ tI«p
kt´mjn¨p. ]s£ B the¡mcn C\n CXpw ]dªp Xs¶ »mIvsabn sNbvtX¡pw
F¶hvÄ kwibn¨p. AXpsImv "A½mhm B keoansâ `mcysbt¸msebmWp B
hoW Ahsf¡qSn ho«n \n¶pw ]dªb¡Ww " tat\m³ AXns\´m tamsf
Ahfpw \msf apX hc A{XXs¶ tamÄ Fgpt\Áp Ipfn¡p, hs¿¦n A½mh³
tamsf Ipfn¸n¡mw" Bj th¨p th¨p H¶pcp NphSpIÄ IqSn sh¨p .At¸mÄ
tat\m³ AhfpsS ]pdIn \n¶pw Ahsf tImcnsbSp¯p _m{Xqante¡p sIm-
pt]mbn. AbmÄ _m{Xqansâ IXIpIÄ AS¨p. loÁÀ Hm¬ sNbvXp \Ã NqSpÅ
shÅw AbmÄ Hcp _¡Án Hgn¨p. AXn Ipsd sUtÁmfpw Hgn¨p ]ns¶ Ipsd
XWp¯ shÅw Hgn¨p icoc¯n s]mÅm¯ NqSm¡n. F¶n«p AbmÄ Bjsb t
¢mskÁn Ccp¯n Hcp sIm¨p Ip«nsb A½ Ipfn¸n¡p¶Xpt]mse AbmÄ Hcp
a¤v NqSpshÅw ap¡n AhfpsS Xebn Hgn¨p. "iq Bl " F¶p AhÄ InSp§n
tat\m³ ]ns¶bpw shÅw tImcn Hgn¨p. BhnsImv B Ipfnapdn \ndªp
sUtÁmÄ IeÀ¶ shÅw Xsâ icoc¯nse \J£X§fn hoWt¸mÄ \oÁ sImp Bj ]
pfªp .B keow Fs´mcp Icp¯³ Hcp Imf¡qÁ³ BWmbm A§ns\ thWw!! AhÄ
keoansâ Bthis¯bpw Xsâ `À¯mhnsâ XWp¯ {]IS\§sfbpw XmcXayw
sNbvXp. Xsâ A½mbn A¸sâ ap¼n \ábmbn Ccn¡pIbmsW¶ Imcyw Xs¶
AhÄ ad¶p. tat\m³ CXn\nSbn Xsâ app Agn¨p Aibn C«p. et¦m«n
amXrambn AbmfpsS enwKw ]¯nhnSÀ¯n Xsâ acpaIfpsS \áX AbmfpsS
XfÀ¶ t`mKZns\ Hcp ]Xnt\gpImcsâ Ip®sbt¸mse hSnbm¡n \nÀ¯n.

tat\m³ tkms¸Sp¯p ]X¸n¨p acpaIfpsS ]pd¯pw apXpInepw Igp¯nepw Hs¡


tX¨p. \oÁÂ ImcWw AhÄ ]pfªp. tat\m³ IcpXnbXp Xsâ Ickv]ÀiwsIm-
msW¶mWp. "kmcanà tamsf C¡nfn tXm¶pt¶m A½mh\tà tX¡p¶Xp. Fsâ
s]m¶ptamfp kam[m\n¡p. B Xmsbmfn keoans\ Rm³ sImÃmsX hnS¯nÃ
tamfpsS apebnsems¡ Ah³ ]nSnt¨m " F¶p ]dªn«p AbmÄ Bthit¯msS
BjbpsS apeIfn tkm¸ptX¨p. \à ]f]fm Ccn¡p¶p AhÄ¡p Hcp
FXnÀ¸pansöp I AbmÄ Ipsd¡qSn ss[cy¯n AhfpsS apeIfpsS I®pIfnÂ
sXcp¸nSn¨p. Bj hopw Imamkàbmbn Ct¸mfnXm A½mh\pw Xs¶ ]
Wnbm³ XpS§p¶p. AbmÄ¡p s]m§ptam AhÄ kwibn¨p ]t£ A[nIw
Ignbp¶Xn\pap¼pXs¶ AbmfpsS t`mKZv AhfpsS \áta\nbn sXm«p.
AhÄ A½mhsâ kmam\w hÃmsX hepXmbncn¡p¶tÃm F¶p ]dªp AXnÂ
H¶p apdptI ]nSn¨p. "s]m¶ptamsf Rm³ \ns¶ I A¶papXÂ sImXn¨Xm
C§ns\ H¶p ImWm³!! AXpsImm Fsâ Ip® I¼nbmbXp. C\n tamÄ H¶p
Fgpt\¡v tamfpsS ]qsdms¡ A½mh³ IgpIn¯cmw \à sUtÁmÄ Hgn¨p
IgpInbm \à kpJam!! tamÄsS ]\nbpw amdpw !tamtf Im H¶p AI¯ns¡!!
tamfpsS kmam\w F{X ]Xp]Xp¸p!! Ah³ tamsf H¶pw sN¿p¶nsÃ?
tamfpsS apeIÄ Hs¡ DcpIm¯ sh® t]mse Ccn¡p¶tÃm Hcp Xmgv¨bpanÃ
s]m¶ptamsf A½mhsâ Ip®bn¡pSn tamÄ H¶p ]nSn \à kpJw tamÄ
H¶pw sN¿m H¶p I¿n]nSn¨pX¶m aXn!! A½mh³ Ip® s]m§mXmbn«p
F{X sImÃambn tamsf I¸fm Ah³ s]m§nbXv C\n tamfp Xs¶ Ahs\ H¶p
XmgvXnXcWw. Hcp ^mkÁv FSp¯p A½mh³ NqSpshÅw BjbpsS Xpd¶ ]
qdn\pÅnte¡p Nm¼n NqSpshÅw sImp tbm\nZzmcw IqSpXÂ Nph¶p
Hcp amXf¸vgw ]nfÀ¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n¨p AXp Ignªp A½mh³ thsd Hcp
^mkÁv FSp¯p XWp¯ shÅw AXpt]mse Nm¼n C§ns\ cpaq¶p {]hiyw
BhÀ¯n¨p In¡nfnbpw hnImchpw sImp BjmdmWn ]pfbm³ XpS§n A½mh³
keoansâ DW§nb {khW§Ä Hs¡ t]mIm\mbn«mWp A{Xbpw {i[n¨p
IgpInbXp. CXn\nSbn AbmÄ et¦m«n Agn¨p Fdnªncp¶p Bj¡p s]s«¶p
aq{Xi¦ tXm¶n \n¶ \n¸n Xs¶ AhfpsS »mUÀ hn§n \ndªp
kzÀ®\nd¯nepÅ aq{X[mc AhfpsÁ ImepIÄ¡nSbn \n¶pw DÂ`hn¨p, ]e
IW§fmbn NnXdnsXdn¨p Im¸mZ§fnepw XpSIfnepw Hs¡ hoWp.
A½mh³ At¸mÄ AhfpsS ImepIfn¡nSbn \qgv¶pIbdn. Hcp ^u\nÂ\n¶p
hcp¶ Pe[mc IpSn¡p¶Xpt]mse B aq{X[mc IpSn¨p .Bj¡p Hcp
Nfn¸ptXm¶n Cu A½mh³ Fs´mcp ]mhw!!! Xsâ P«n sImpt]mbn
hmWaSn¨p\S¶ A½mh³ C¶p B{Kl§Ä km[n¡p¶ ZnhkamWn¶p!!!
GXmbmepw Xsâ IÅw AbmÄ Ip]nSn¨p C\n CXp thsd Bcpw
AdnbmXncn¡m³ A½mh³ hnNmcn¨mse \S¡q AXpsImv F´pw
km[n¨psImSp¡m³ BjmdmWn am\knIambn X¿mdmbncp¶p

Fsâ s]m¶p tamsf Fgpt\¡p A½mh³ tXmÀ¯n¯cmw Abm AhfpsÁ Imensâ


Xmsg Xdbn Ccp¶p Hcp ASnasbt¸mse Ahsf tXmÀ¯n N´nbpsS CSbnse
shůpÅnIÄ H¸nsbSp¡pt¼mÄ Ima¯m AbmfpsS Ip® hopw hn§ns¸m«n
AhfpsS tbm\nZzmcw Hs¡ AbmÄ \¶mbn XpS¨p. AXn \n¶pw hgphgp¯
{ZmhIw Hen¨nd§n. Xsâ I¿nsâ kv]Ài¯m AhÄ Npc¯nb aZPeamsW¶p
Abm sXÁn[cn¨p. AhÄ A½mhs\bpw keoans\bpw XmcXayw sNbvXp.
HcmÄ Im«parKw! ASp¯bmÄ Hcp XŸiphvs\t¸mse Ct¸mÄ {]khn¨
Ip«nsb\¡nXpS¡p¶Xpt]mse!! A½mh³ Ahsf tImcnsbSp¯p apdnbn I«nÂ
sImp \nt£]n¨p. Bj A½mhsâ DbÀ¶p \n¶ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p Ifnbmbn
Nncn¨p. tat\m³ Xsâ aIsâ `mcy BsW¶sXms¡ ad¶p AhfpsS ]pdt¯¡p
hoWp. tbm\nZzmcw AbmÄ ]nfÀ¯n Xsâ Ip® AXnte¡p IbÁn. keoansâ
Ip® tIdnbnÃmbncps¶¦n AhÄ A¸w {]bmks¸t«s\. Xsâ `À¯mhp
cmtPjnsâ U_nÄ DÅ h®hpw \ofhpw F¶m keoansâ ]IpXntb hcq,Dcp¡p
Ip®! Fs´mcp kpJw {[XnbnÃmsX kmhImiw AbmÄ ]®n¯pS§n. Bj Abmsf
sI«n¸nSn¨p tat\m\p kt´mjvambn C§ns\ SbnÁpÅ Hcp ]qdn ASn¨
Imew ad¶p Kpcphmbqc¸m Hcp ]g¡pe t\Znt¨¡msa !!!

AhÀ A§ns\ ]¯pan\n«p Ifn¨p HSphn tat\msâ Ip®¸m BjbpsS ]qÁnÂ


HgpIn AhÄ AXp XpS¡m³ {ian¨p. At¸mÄ AbmÄ XSªp "th tamsf Rm³
hmkÎan sNbvXXm tamÄ¡p KÀ`w H¶pw ]nSn¡¯nà Fsâ s]m¶ptamsf Fsâ
X¦¡pSw C\n hÃt¸mgpw Cu Infh\pw IqSn H¶p XcsW" Rm³ tamfpsS
D¨napXÂ ]mZw hsc \¡n¯cmw, tamfpsS Xo«w thtWepw Xn¶p Xcmw!!!
Cu A½mh³ tamfpsS ]«nbm! tamsf Fs¶ ad¡sà AbmÄ bmNn¨p Bjm
hÃmsX hnImcw sImp hn{Pw`nXbmbn AhÄ A½mhs\ sI«n¸nSn¨p
Npw_n¨p "Fsâ A½mhm A½mhsâ ASn D{K³"

At¸mÄ hopw ImdpIÄ tKÁp IS¶p hcp¶ iÐw tI«p tat\m³ s]s«¶p Xsâ
apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. AbmÄ t]meokv tÌj\nte¡p t^m¬ sN¿m³ XpS§n .
"tamsf ]\n F§ns\ Dp " A½mbn h¶p BjbpsS s\Ánbn Ibv h¨p tNmZn¨p
"tamÄ Ipfnt¨m F´n\p tamsf Ipfn¨Xp " "As½ Ipfn¡msX InS¶p hÃm¯
\mÁw Rm³ AXm Ipfn¨Xp Ct¸mÄ InSp§p¶p " A½mbn AhfpsS tXmfn ]
nSn¨p At¸mÄ Hcp ip¢aWw B apdnbn X§n\n¡p¶Xpt]mse AhÀ¡p
tXm¶n. AhÀ kwibt¯msS Bisb B]mZNqVw H¶p t\m¡n Bi H¶p
Nqfnsb¦nepw H¶padnbm¯t]mse XncnªpInS¶p. At¸mÄ
s_UvjoÁn\Snbn AhÄ H¶pw [cn¨n«nsö Imcyw A½mbn¡p a\Ênembn
F¶mepw H¶pw I¬t^w B¡m\mbn AhÀ tamsf XWp¡pt¶m NqSp Im¸n
CSs« F¶p tNmZn¨p At¸mÄ ^m\nsâ ImÁpsImp s_UvjoÁp ]ns¶bpw
amdn At¸mÄ ]qÀ®ambpw \ábmsW¶p AhÀ Ip. Cu \mdns¸®n\p
Hcp \mWhpanÃ. Bcpw Csödnªt¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp XpWnbpw DSp¡msX
InS¡p¶p. apdnbn Hcp aWhpw Xsâ `À¯mhmtWmsb¶p AhÀ kwibn¨p.
At¸mfmWp keoans\ ImWp¶nsö the¡mcn hoW h¶dnbn¨Xp. tat\m³
At¸mÄ {Ip[\mbn AhnsS h¶p. keow tat\msâ ]Ww tamãn¨p kvYew
hns«¶p AbmÄ FÃmhtcmSpw ]dªp. AbmÄ hoWsbbpw ]pd¯m¡n "B
keoans\ sImph¶n«p \o ChnsS h¶m aXn " F¶p ]dbpIbpw sNbvXp.
A½mhsâ _p[nbn Bj kt´mjn¨p sshIpt¶cw BjmbpsS amXm]nXm¡Ä
AhnsS h¶p. X§Ä aIsf Ipd¨pZnhkw ho«nÂsImpt]mIm³ h¶XmsW¶p AhÀ
Adnbn¨p. At¸mÄ cmtPjv tat\m\pw F¯n hnhcw Adnªt¸mÄ AbmÄ DSs\
k½Xn¨p. A½mh³ hniz\mY\p Hcn¡Â¡qSn \ncmibmbn. BjbpsS
amXm]nXm¡Ä acpaIs\bpw £Wn¨p" AbmÄ At¸mÄ X\n¡p Hgnhm¡m³ ]
Ám¯ _nkns\Êv tIm¬s^sc³kpIÄ Ds¶dnbn¨p At¸mÄ A½mh³ " Rm³ B hgn
CSs¡m¶p hcpt¼mÄ tamsf Iq«ns¡mp ht¶mfw F¶dnbn¨p" A[nIw
sshImsX AhÀ BjsbIq«n AhcpsS ho«nte¡p Xncn¨p.

Aeoj AhXcn¸n¡p¶
Zmlw, AS§m¯ Zmlw 5
BjmdmWnsbbpw Iq«n AhfpsS A½bpw AO\pw ho«nse¯n.
hnhml¯n\ptijw AhÄ BZyambn«mWp ho«n hcp¶Xv.
`À¯mhnÃmsX BbXn\m ho«pImÀ¡p A¸w hnjaw D-
mbncp¶p. F¶m tamsf hopw X\n¨p ho«nÂ
HcmgvNsb¦nepw Xmakn¸n¡m³ IgnªXn AhÀ kt´mjn¨p.
F¶m Ahsc¡mÄ bYmÀ¯ ¯n kt´mjn¨Xv the¡mc³ cmPp
Bbncp¶p. Bjs¡m¨½ hs¶¶dnªvtXmsS Ah³ sIm¨½sb ]
cn]mSn \S¯m\pÅ kz]v\w ImWm³ XpS§n. BjmdmWn Xsâ
Aeamc Hs¡ ]cntim[n¨t¸mÄ Xsâ ASnhkv{X§Ä FÃmw Xs¶
\ãs¸«ncn¡p¶Xmbn Ip. AhÄ A½tbmSp tNmZn¨p "At½ Fsâ ]
gb XpWn Hs¡ FhnsS ?" A½¡dnbnÃ. "B cmPp Ipsd s]dp¡n ]
mh§Ä¡p sImSp¯mbncp¶p \o ]pXnbXp thtW A¨sâ IqsS
sSmhvWnÂt¸mbn hm§n¡p" .BjmdmWn¡p skIvkv Hcp {`m
´mbn amdnbncp¶p. Hcp amk¯n\pÅn AhÄ BWpw
s]®pambn ]etcmsSm¸hvpw kpJn¨Xn\m skIvkv CÃm¯ Hcp
Znhkw AhÄ¡p kwI¸n¡m³ IqSn IgnbmXmbn. ]ntÁ¶p cmhnse
AhÄ DWÀ¶p cmPp Nmbbpambn hcpt¼mÄ Ahs\ H¶p
sImXn¸n¡m\mbn AhÄ ]gb aps«m¸sa¯p¶ Hcp t__n tUmÄ
FSp¯Wnªp. jÍnbpw C«nÃ. AhÄ cmPphnsâ hchpw {]Xo£n¨p
XpShsc \n¡p¶ B hkv{X¯n InS¶p At¸mÄ Xmsg cmPphpw B
ImgvvN¡mbn XpSn¡pIbmbncp¶p "sIm¨p sIm¨½¡p Im¸n sIm-
psImSp¡s« sIm¨½m?" Ah³ tNmZn¨p cmPp Xs¶ I¸pw
kmkdpw Hs¡sbSp¯p Im¸n ]IÀ¶p ]SnIÄ Ibdn. BjbpsS A½bpw
tamÄs¡´m cmhnse t{_¡p ^mÌn\p F¶p Xnc¡m\mbn Ahsâ ]
pdtI apdnbnse¯n IXIp ]mXn Xpd¶t¸mÄ Xs¶ cmPphnsâ
kmam\w \n¡dn Hcp `mK¯p Dcp¡pI¼nt]mse \n¶p.
Bj Ah³ ImWs«sb¶p IcpXn H¶p Xncnªp. AtXmsS AhfpsS N
´nhscbpÅ `mKw cmPphn\p ImWm³ ]Án. Ah³ t{Sbv
Sot¸mbnbn h¨p sIm¨t½sS Ipnbn H¶p ]nSn¡m\mbn
apt¶m«p \o§pt¼mtg¡pw ]ndIn ImsåcpamÁw tI«p Xncnªp.
BjbpsS A½bpw tamfpsS KpZhpw Ip¯nbpÅ Dd¡w Ism¶p
sR«n. F¶n«p cmPphns\ Xmtgt¡mSn¨p. F¶n«p Ahcv BjbpsS
I«nen Ccp¶p t__n tZmÄ ]nSn¨p t\scbn«p. "F´m tamtf CXp
C§ns\bmtWm cmhnse InS¡p¶Xv B sNdp¡³ Im tamiasÃ.
FWo¡p Im¸n IpSn, ]d, t{_¡v^mÌns\t´m thWw? t{_Uv _«À
HmwetÁm, AtXm CÍen tZmitbm? FÃmw tamÄ ]dªns« D-
m¡p¶pÅp FÃmw sdUnbmWp" Bj At¸mÄ DWÀ¶t]mse H¶p
aqcn \nhÀ¶p "A½m Rm³ Ipd¨pIqSn Dd§s« lmhq" "tamsf C\n
Fgpt\¡p \o ]s¯ sIm¨pIp«nbà `mcybmbn C\n Hcp sIm¨nsâ
XÅbpw Bhpw thKw" F¶n«p AhÀ CSwI®n«p BjbpsS
sdkvt]m¬kp {i[n¨p Bj Hcp ]nSnbpw sImSp¯nÃ. AhÀ ]ns¶
Xpd¶p Xs¶ tNmZn¨p "tamtf hntijw hÃXpw Dtm?" "F´p
hntijw A½m AhnsS FÃmÀ¡pw kpJw" Bj ]dªp. "AXà tamsf \n\
¡p ]ocoUv anÊmsbm?". "H¶p t]m A½m Bdp amkw R§Ä
lWnaqWmWp AsXm¶pw tNmZn¡cpXv". "FSo tamtf
lWnaqsWms¡ icn tat\m³ ^manenbn Hcp B¬Ip«n Dmbn«p
hÀj§Ä Bbn . AXn\m F{Xbpw s]s«¶p Hcp Ipªns\ {]khn¡m³
t\m¡p. ¹m\ns§¶pw ]dªncp¶m ]ns¶ B{Kln¡pt¼mÄ sIm¨ns\
In«¯nÃ.
"cmtPjn\p \ns¶ ImcyaÃntbm"
"]ns¶ hfsc"
"AhnsS kpJatÃ"
"Dw" BjbpsS Hgp¡³ adp]SntI«n«v AhÀ¡p {X]vXn h¶nà "FSo
tamsf \ns¶ Ah³ ]®p¶ptm" sb¶p F§ns\ tNmZn¡pw AXm
acymZ¡p tNmZn¨X.v Cu s]®n\p H¶pw Adnb¯nsöm
tXm¶p¶Xv. acpaI\pw _nkn\Êv F¶pw ]dªp\S¸mWp. Cu
tIm«pw kq«pw C«hscms¡ ]®m³ ]ndtIm«mWp AXmWp Xsâ
Hcp kwibw. "F{Xbpw s]s«¶p Hcp sIm¨pmbm ]ns¶ Z¼Xyw
AXnsâ hgn¡p \St¶mfpw B¬Ip«nbmbm c£s]«p ]ns¶ H¶pw
t]Sn¡m\nà tat\m³ ^manen \½tf¡mÄ henb BÄ¡mÀ! AhImin
Dmbnsæn AhÀ \ns¶ ]gn¡pw. AXpsImv F{Xbpw thKw Hcp
sIm¨ns\ {]khn¡m³ t\m¡v " "icn At½" sb¶p ]dªp BjmdmWn
tSm¸n¡p amÁn. A½ Xmsg ASp¡fbnte¡p t]mbn.

cpaq¶p Znhkw C§ns\ t]mbn«pw Bj¡pw cmPphn\pw H¶p


Ifn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. BjbpsS A½ Ft¸mgpw AhfpsS ASp¯mbncp¶p.
cm{Xn InS¡p¶Xpw AhÄ aIfpsS IqsSbm¡n. BjmdmWn BsI
\ncmibmbn. AXnt\¡mÄ cmPphpw! Ah³ Ahsâ kdzâp
Izmt«Àkn InS¶p hmWw hn«p. Ahsâ Ab ho«nse Hcp Infh³
the¡mc³ CS¡p Ahsâ IqsS h¶p InS¡pambncp¶p. AbmÄ Hcp
hmbnseSp¸p sImSp¸p hoc³ Bbncp¶p. kn\nam sXtbÁdnÂ
Xmakn¨p Ibdpw F¶n«p koÁp t\m¡n ]Sw XpS§nbm AbmÄ
X¸n X¸n \S¡pw BcpsSsb¦nepw Ip®bn ]nSn¡pw. Nne
sNdp¸¡mcv XSÊw ]dªnsæn AhcpsS ]mânsâ kn¸qcn hmWw
ASn¨psImSp¡pw. ]ns¶ ]Sw Ignªp Ahsc IqsSs¡mphcm³
{ian¡pw. hcp¶hcmsW¦n cmPphnsâ apdnbn F¯n¨p
Ahs\s¡mp `ojWns¸Sp¯n cpt]cpw AhcpsS Ip®IÄ XoÁn¡pw.
hnk½Xn¡p¶hsc cmPphpw Infh\pw IqSn Xncn¨pInS¯n Ip-
n¡Sn¡pw. `bhpw \mWt¡Spw HmÀ¯p ]ecpw hg§pw. NneÀ
\¶mbn klIcn¡pw. Nne Ip·msc AhÀv Znhk§Ä BcpadnbmsX
cmPphnsâ apdnbn Xmakn¸n¨p Ip®bpw XoÁn¡pw
KpZ¯nepw ASn¡pw. Infh³ Aipt]mse Ccp¶mepw Hcp Ima
shdnb³ Bbncp¶p. BjmdmWnbpsS A½bÃmsX thsd s]®p§Ä
CÃm¯Xn\m cmPphn\pw CXÃmsX thsd hgnbnÃmbncp¶p.

A¶v shÅnbmgvNbmbncp¶p. cmtPjv tat\m³ hnfn¡m³


hcpsa¶p ]dª Znhkw. D¨ Ignªt¸mÄ BjbpsS A½ tjm¸n§n\mbn
t]mbn. B X¡w apXvseSp¯p cmPphpambn H¶p Ifn¡m\mbn Bj
Ahsâ dqan BcpwImWmsXsb¯n. At¸mÄ Ahs\ AhnsS InÃ.
Hcp ]gb X«p]Snbn Nm¡p hncn¨Xmbncp¶p Ahsâ InS¡. AhÄ
AhnsSÃmw t\m¡n. Xsâ ]gb P«nIfpw {_mIfpw AhnsS
aqebnepw XebW¡Snbnepw Hs¡ [mcmfambn Iv AhÄ
AÂ`pXw Iqdn. AXn Hs¶Sp¯p \nhÀ¯nbt¸mÄ
AsXms¡ H«n¸nSn¨p B `mK§Ä ]mÁbpw sh«nbXmbn Ip. Ah³
hmWaSns¨mgn¨XmsW¶p AhÄ¡p At¸mÄ Xs¶ ]nSnIn«n. H¸w
A¸w kt´mjhpw! Xsâ P«n aW¸n¡m\mbn F{X t]cmWp
Im¯p \n¡p¶Xv!! AhÄ Ahsâ InS¡ s]m¡n t\m¡n AhnsS
aª¸pkvXI§fpsS Hcp h³ tiJcw Xs¶ Dmbncp¶p. AhÄ AXnÂ
Hsc®w hens¨Sp¯p AhnsS InS¶p hmbn¡m³ XpS§n. ]
Xps¡ AhÄ Im Ih¨p ]qdn hncenSm\pw Bcw`n¨p. \Ã
\\hmbt¸mÄ s]s«¶p cmPp apdnbnse¯n. sIm¨½ Xsâ InS¡bnÂ
InS¶p hnc CSp¶XpI Ah³ At¸mÄ Xs¶ Jm¡n \n¡À Ducn AhfpsS
]pdt¯¡p adnªp. B¬]nÅmcpsS KpZ§Ä am{Xw Hcp amkambn
IpaSp¯ncp¶ Ahsâ Ip® At¸mÄ Xs¶ sImgp¯ aZPe¯mÂ
sX¶n¡nS¶ BjmdmWnbpsS ]qdnte¡p amfw I tNcsbt¸mse
Du¶p Ibdn. Bjm Ahsâ NppIfn Npw_n¨p. _oUn¡d]pc Ahsâ
hmb\mÁw AhÄ¡p hfsc Ftdm«n¡mbn tXm¶n. Ahsâ Xp¸Â AhÄ
Xsâ hmbn C«en¨p. cmPphnsâ Ip® B¬]nÅmsc ASn¨p
IqSpXÂ iàn BÀÖn¨ncp¶p. cp Znhkw ap¼mWp Ah\pw
A¸pds¯ Infh\pw IqSn Infhsâ ho«nse aq¯ ]¿s\
I¼n_q¡pImWn¡m\mbn hnfn¸n¨p Ahsâ KpZw ASn¨p
s]mfn¨X.v A{X \Ã XpSbpw Ipnbpw DÅ B¬]ntÅÀ A]qdzzw!
BjmdmWnbpsS ]qÀ ]t¯¡mÄ ]Xw h¶ncp¶p. \à kvaq¯mbn Ip®
tIdpIbpw Cd§pIbpw sNbXt¸mÄ Ah\p s]cp¯p kt´mjambn. F{X
Bbmepw KpZw KpZhpw ]qdp ]qdpw BWtÃm. Ah³ Ip®
tIÁnbpw Cd¡nbpw BªSn¨p. Xq§nbmSnb Ahsâ DIÄ BjbpsS
AIw XpSIfpsS Bcw``mK¯p sN¶nSn¨p.

"FSm cmPq ASn¨p IodSm Fsâ ]qdp s]mfns¡Sm tamt\ cmPq"


"sIm¨t½sS ]qdpw \Ã SbnÁmWtÃm tN«³ ]®nXcp¶ntÃ" cmPp
]dªp
"s]m¶p cmPq \nsâ NnanÁ³ Ip®bpsS ]IpXnbnsÃSm At§cpsS
Ip®, ASn¨p XmSm abncp sNdp¡m"
"ASn t]mcmtbmSo s]m¶p ]qdo, Bjs¡m¨t½ \nsâ ISn C¶p
XoÀ¯p XcmsaSo"
"A§ns\ BªSns¡Sm \nsâ Anbpw IqsS tIds« Fsâ ]qdnÂ"
"]®n¯cmsaSo sIm¨t½ sIm¨½ ¸qdo Xncnªp InS¡vsISo"
Bj Xncnªp InS¶p At¸mÄ cmPp BjbpsS ]pdInse¯n Ahsf
\m¡mensbt¸mse \ndp¯n {_mbpw »hpkpw Agn¨p Ifªp.
F¶n«p ]pdIn IqSn Is¿¯n Xq§nbmSnb h·peIfn ]nSn¨p
sRcn¨p. F¶n«p Xsâ Ip® ]ndInÂIqSn BjmdmWnbpsS ]
qÁnte¡p IbÁn hn«p "]TI ]T¡v" F¶ iЯn Ah³ BªSn¨p I«nensâ
Imen ]nSn¨p Bjm Ah\p hg§n "Blm A§ns\ ASn \nsâ ASn
D{K³ tams\ Fsâ `ÀXmhp abnc³ CXp Ip]Tn¡s«.....F\n¡p C¸w
hcpsaSm BªSo" AhÄ ]dªp. cmPp ]n̬ IbÁp¶Xpt]mse Ahsâ
B\¡p® tIÁn ASn¨psImncp¶p. \mep an\n«p Ignªt¸mÄ Ahs\
shÅw h¶p. AXh³ ]pds¯SpXp BjbpsS N´nbnepw
Hs¡ tX¨p]nSn¸n¨p. Bj I«nen t\sc InS¶p cmPp DS³ Xs¶ Xsâ
Icnw Ip® FSp¯p BjbpsS Nph¶ hmbn h¨psImSp¯p. In«m¯
Xmakw Hcp thiysbt¸mse AhÄ AXn Du¼m³ XpS§n.

cmPp XIcv¯p ]Wnªp. BjbpsS sIm Hm¸tdj\pw Ahsâ ]Wn


sshZKvZyhpw IqSnbmbt¸mÄ \Ã XXX kn\nabnset¸mse ]S¡w
s]m«p¶ Ifnbmbncp¶p cmPphn\p kvJe\w Dmbn. Ah³
\nÀ¯ms¯ cpaq¶p XhW IqSn AdªptIÁn. ]ns¶ Ahsâ Ip®
sNdpXmIm³ XpS§n Ah³ hen¨qcn BjmdmWn¡p cXnaqÀÑ
F¶n«pw In«nbnÃ. Ah\p AXn AÂ`pXw tXm¶n. sIm¨½
IeymWw Ignªt¸mÄ Ifnsbms¡ ]Tn¨p Atà "FS s]m¶p cmPp
F\n¡p aXnbmbnsÃSm \o s]s«¶p XoÀ¯p" "kmcanà sIm¨t½
sIm¨t½sS ]qdp Im¸tg Ch\p shÅw t]mIm³ XpS§nbXmWp C\n
sIm¨½ CsXm¶p Du¼nbms« Ah³ DSs\ sdUnbmIpw" .Xm³
BZyambn Ign¨ B ]qh¼gw AhÄ aSnbnÃmsX Xsâ sXmn¸g¨p-
pIÄ¡nSbn h¨p \mZkzc hnZy Bcw`n¨p. XfÀ¶p InS¶ hSn
s]s«¶p tNmc Hm«w hÀ[n¨p hopw Dcp¡pZ³Tmbn amdn.
cmPp IqSpXÂ AItX¡p XÅns¡mSp¯p. Bj Hcp XoÁÂ
FIvkv]À«mbn¡gnªncp¶p. AhÄ Ahsâ enwK aIpSw sXmen¨n«p
AXnsâ Xmsgbpà Rc¼pIÄ sI«p]nWª `mK§fn \m¡p sImp
sXm«pw XtemSnbpw Ahs\ hndfn ]nSn¸n¨p. "aXn sIm¨½m
Ah³ sdUnbmbn C\n sIm¨½¡p aXnbmhp¶Xphsc Rm³ ]
®n¯cmw ". Ah³ Xsâ Idp¯ Ip® hmbnÂ\n¶pw DucnsbSp¯p
hopw BjmdmWnbpsS ip¢]qcnXamb tbm\nbn IbÁn ASn
XpS§n. C¯hW Ah³ Hcp abhpanÃmsX XIÀXp ]Wnªp Ip\nªp\n¶
BjmdmWn Ah\p ASn¡m³ ]mI¯n Im AI¯ns¡mSp¯p. A§ns\
ASn¨p sImp \n¶t¸mÄ Ah³ BjmbpsS KpZZzmcw {i[n¨p.
AXnsâ AÁ¯pÅ Npcp§nb t]inIÄ AIt¯m«pw ]pdt¯m«pw
kt¦mNn¡p¶Xpw hnIkn¡p¶Xpw It¸mÄ Ah\p AXnÂ
H¶pIbÁnbmÄ sImÅmsa¶p tXm¶n. At¸mÄ Bi "cmPq
BªSnsbSm tamt\ F\n¡n¸w hcpw cSn aXn \nÀ¯sà Bl A¿m
A¿Sm s]m¶ptamt\ cmPq" AhÄ¡p Xsâ tbm\nbnse apdp¡w
IqSnhcp¶Xmbn tXm¶n AhÄ Xsâ Npp ISn¨v DbÀ¶ph¶
\nehnfn AaÀ¯n cXnaqÀObSªp. cmPp ASp¯ \nanjw Ahsf
adnÑn«p KpZZzmc¯n Xsâ Ip® sh¨aÀ¯n. BsI Ipg Ipgbncp¶
Ahsâ enwKw hfsc kvaq¯mbn BjbpsS KpZ¯nte¡p Ibdn. Bj¡p
Xsâ KÀ`]m{Xw hsc Hcp I¼n tIÁnbXmbn tXm¶n cmPp s]cp¯
kt´mjt¯msS sIm¨t½sS IpnbSn \S¯n.
"sIm¨s½sS sImXw \Ã ]qdp t]mencn¡p¶p Fs´mcp kpJw"
"FSm cmPq aXnsbSm F\n¡p \msf XqdWw \o AhnsS ASn¨Xp
aXn"
"sIm¨s½ C¶p Rm³ Xqdn¡pw C¨ncnIqSn H¶Snt¨ms«
sIm¨½m"
At¸mgmWp BjbpsS A½ Imdn h¶ iÐw tI«X.v AhÀ hoSnsâ
IXIn ap«n. "Bti Bti F¶p hnfn¡p¶XptI«p. cmPp Xsâ Ip®
DucnsbSp¯p \n¡dpan«p FSp¯p NmSn HmSn ASp¡fbpsS ]
pdInse IXIp hgn ap¶nse¯n IXIp Xpd¶p "FSm cmPq Cu
km[\sams¡ tamfn sImp BjbpsS apdo sh¡p ""FS cmPq
tamsf´ntbSm Ahsf ChnsS ImWp¶nÃtÃm"

cmPp BsI ]cn{`an¨p "sIm¨t½ BjsIm¨½ Hms«mbn tIdn


ho«ntåmbn Gt´m t^m¬ h¶mcp¶p. Fsâ ASp¯p H¶pw ]dªnÃ.
Hcp s]«osaSp¯p [ndpXnbn t]mIp¶Xp Ip". BjbvsS A½¡Xp
hnizmkambnÃ. C\n AhnsS tat\m³ ^manenbn BÀs¡¦nepw
AkpJamtbm. AtXm cmtPjn\p Fs´Inepw BIvknUâ!v AhcmsI
hÃmXmbn . "icn \o t]mbn Nmb C«p sImp hm Rm³
H¶ncn¡s«" AhÀ I«nen Ccp¶p. At¸mÄ Bj \ábmbn cmPphnsâ
\mdnb X«p]Snbn InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ¡p Xe `b¦cambn
Id§p¶pmbncp¶p cmPp BsI ]cn{`an¨p NmbIq«n. Bjs¡m¨½
Ct¸mÄ Xsâ apdnbn \n¶pw h¶mse´p ]dbpw AXmbncp¶p
Ahsâ sh{]mfw!

Cu kabw cmPphns\ At\zjn¨p A¸pds¯ ho«nse sIfh³


apdnbnse¯n "GSm cmPq ]pm¨ntams\ \½sS ho«nse ]¿sâ
sImX¯o \osb¶ ]WnbmSm ImWnt¨? sNdp¡s\ \o ASn¨p, Ah³
Xqdm³ h¿msX sIS¡phmtS \obdntªm?" AbmÄ
cmPphnt\mSmbn tNmZn¨p.AbmfpsS I®p Id§n .Hcp In®³
Nc¡Xm cmPphnsâ I«nen XpWnbnÃmsX InS¡p¶p. CXp Ch³
FhnsS¶p X¸n? ASn s]mfn! thiyIÄ C{X \ÃXv knÁnbn Dtm?
CsXms¡ Ch³ F§ns\ X¸p¶p? Bj¡p Abmsf In«p a\ÊnembnÃ.
cmPphÃmsX Bcpw AhnsS hcpsa¶p Nn´n¨XpanÃ. AhÄ B
InS¸pXs¶ InS¶p. Infh³ kabw IfbmsX Xsâ apgn¨p BjbpsS ]
pdt¯¡p NmSn hoWp. Bj¡p At¸mgmWp t_m[ambXv CXp thsd
Btcm BWp. AhÄ Abmsf ]nSn¨p XÅn. AbmÄ AhfpsS sIm§m¡p
Ip¯n¸nSn¨p "ancpXp ]p¨o Imes¯ ]®m³ Cd§nt¡mfpw F¶m ]
ns¶ F\n¡pw X¶mse´mSo Rm\pw ]Ww Xcmw Rm³ ChnS§fnÂ
HÅXmSo tamsf F{X thtWepw Xcmw AhcmXn Iq¯n¨o"

Bi¡p izmkw ap«n "At¿m Fs¶ hnSq" AhÄ Icªp "hnSmsaSo ]p-
¨ntamsf sIS¶p IodmsX GXmbmepw ]®m³ h¶Xp X¶tÃm?
cmPphns\¡mÄ F\n¡p ]®m\dnbmw. \obnhnsS sIS, cm¯ndo
t]mhmw hbÊpIme¯p Hcp In®³ Nc¡ns\ ssZhw I¿o sImpX¶¸w
shdpsX hnSm³ ]Áptam? F{X ]Ww thtWepw Xcmw, \ns¶ ]
®msX Rm³ hnSqe FSo abntc Rm\pw cmPphpw F¯d Nc¡pIsf
ChnsS sImn«p ]®nbncn¡p¶p. \obS§ns¡S Hcp Imcyw sN¿,v
tamfp Fsâ Ip® H¶p hmbn sh¨v H¶p _e¸n¡p Ah\p C¨ncn
ÌmÀ«nMv {S_nÄ Hp. AXpIgnªm ]ns¶ sNhÀeÁp amXncnbm
Iodns]mt¡mfpw! Ime¯p Ipfn¡ms\m¶pw ]ÁnbnÃ. AXn\p
\ns¶t¸mse Hcp Nc¡ns\ In«psa¶p Rm\dntªm apXp Ip®bm
H¶p N¸n hen, ]bnk F{X thtWepw Xcmw aq©nbntÃÂ ]p¨o
\obo apdo¶p shfot¸mh¯nà AhcmXn ]pm¨ntamtf hm
sXmds¡So abntc"

AbmÄ ]ns¶bpw _ew {]tbmKn¨p Bj hg§m³ XpS§n. B \mdnb


Infhsâ Ip®bn AhÄ \m¡n«pc¨p Infh\p kzÀKw In«nb {]XoXn.
"sIm¨p sImÅmhÃp \¡m³ BdnbmhÃv F´cp ]Án sImt¨ Cu ]
Wns¡d§oXv ho«n H¶panÃmcn¡pw Aãntbm? C§ns\ hgoI-
hâos¡ IqsS t]mImsX hà Hm«eotem Hs¡ t]m! A¸w ]bvkIÄ
In«pw. Atà I¸ep ]nSn¨p IqXow sNmdntªmp \S¡t¯tbmÅp!
GXmbmepw \o sImÅmw ]Wn Adnbmw!! aXn aq©vNoXv
\nsâ ]qdp Ip hmbn shÅw hcp¶p H¶p tIÁ«p, ae¶p sIS¡So
abntc F´cp In®³ sameIÄ ]obWn¡ t]mesà Ccn¡WXv cmPp
hns\ F§s\ ]cnNbw? \m«nsemÅXmWm? \o Xntcm´c¯n\p
hcp¶m ]¸\mhsâ ]¯p N{Iw H¸n¨p Xcmw. \o C{X Iãs¸S
sImt¨ \o N¸p¶Xp sImÅmsaSo CXpt]mse hà sIfh³ a{´n¡pw
H¶p N¸ns¡mSp¯m ]¸\mhsâ ]¯p N{Iw In«p¶ ]Wn AbmÄ
H¸n¨p Xcpw"

Bjm AsXm¶pw {i[n¡msX Infhsâ ASnbn InS¶p Infh³ XoÀ¯p ]


Wnªp. kzÀKw In«nb elcnbn AbmfpsS enwKhpw
hnkÀÖn¨p. Infh³ ]®n¯oÀ¶t¸mÄ ]W¯nsâ Imcyw HmÀ¯p.
Ahsâ I¿n _oUn¡p IminÃm¯ AhkvYbmbncp¶p. AbmÄ Ahsf
AhnsS Dt]£n¨p t\sc aXn NmSn Xsâ ho«pImhen\p t]mbn.
A¸t\cw Ignªt¸mÄ cmPp HmSn apdnbnse¯n. Infh³ h¶Xpw
Bjsb ]WnªXpw H¶pw Ah\dnªnÃ. "sIm¨t½ FWoÁms« sIm¨½
ho«nt¸msb¶p Rm³ IÅw ]dªp. C\n Cu tIme¯n ho«ns¨¶mÂ
kwibn¡pw. Zmv Rm³ sIm¨t½tS ]mâpw jÀ«pw sImph¶p.
CXnt«mv CXns\ ]pdIn IqSn Cd§n tdmUn sN¶m Bt«m
In«pw. henb sIm¨½ NqSmbn«ncn¡pIbmWp. sIm¨½
t]msb¶m Rm³ ]dªXv" Bj AX\pkcn¨p ]mâpw jÀ«pw C«p
kÀhâp IzmÀt«Àknsâ ]Sn Cd§n aXnensâ CSbnÂIqSn
tdmUnend§n Hcp Bt«mbv ¡p I¿p ImWn¨p `mKy¯n\p
Bs«m \nÀ¯n AhÄ tat\msâ ho«nte¡p bm{X Xncn¨p.

Bt«mbn Ibdnbt¸mgmWp AhÄ ASnbn H¶pw C«n«nsöp


HmÀ¯Xv. AhfpsS apeIÄ jÀ«ns\ s]m«n¨p shfnbnÂ
NmSm\mbn XpÅns¡mncp¶p. Bt«m K«dn NmSpt¼mÄ Ah
XpÅnbmSn. Bt«mbpsS ss{UhÀ Hcp sX½mSnbmbncp¶p.
Ahsâ t]cp Al½sZ¶mWp. Ah³ Nmcmbw IS¯m\mWp Bt«m
D]tbmKn¡p¶X.v sdbÀ hyq andÀ AIt¯¡p Xncn¨p Ah³ Bjsb Xs¶
t\m¡n HmSn¨p. hn CS¡nsS Ipgnbn NmSn BIvknÂ
HSnbmdmbn. Hmtcm Ipep¡¯nepw BjbpsS apeIÄ jÀ«n\pÅnÂ
hoÀ¯ps]m«m³ {ian¨p. At¸mÄ hn ]ns¶bpw Hcp ]SpIpgnbnÂ
Xs¶ hoWp. B Ipep¡¯n jÀ«ns\ _«¬ s]m«n FhnsStbm t]mbn.
I®mSnbn I ImgvN Al½Zns\ {`m´\m¡n BjbpsS apeIÄ cpw
shfnbnembncp¶p. {_mbnÃ, Xsâ bm{X¡mcns¡¶p Ah³
a\Ênem¡n. hà h«ptIkpw Bbncn¡pw. ho«n \n¶p
NmSnt¸mbXmbncn¡pw. h«mbmse´m Nc¡p D{K³ ]okv!!!
sabn³ tdmUn \n¶pw Al½Zv ss_dq«neqsS hnhn«p Bj
CsXm¶padnbmsX _«¬ s]m«nb jÀ«n apeIsf HXp¡m³ ]
mSps]«p. At¸mgmWp Al½Zv Xsâ ho«n\Sp¯pÅ
jmlp ]«jm¸n \n¶p Cd§nhcp¶Xp IX.v `mKyw! Ah³ jmlpensâ
ASp¯p sImp hn Nhn«n "jmlpe®m ho«n hcpt¶Â tIdnt¡m Hcp
khmcn t]mIphm C¡mbpsS ho«n\Sp¯pÅ sIm¨m tIdpt¶
tIdnt¡m". jmlp H¶p ]I¨p t\m¡n. Al½Zns\ Ah\p a\Ênembn.
AI¯p Ccn¡p¶ sIm¨ns\ ]nSnIn«nbnÃ. At¸mÄ Al½Zv I®ndp¡n.
Ah\p Imcyw ]nSnIn«n "F¶m hn _nStSm F\n¡p ]bnÂkp
ImcWw ap¼n Ccn¡m³ h¿ _m¡n tIdnt¡mfmw \½sS sIm¨tÃ"
Ah³ _mIv koÁn Ibdn AlaZv Bt«m hopw hn«p "sIm¨nsâ t]sc
´m FhnsS t]mIphm" Bj¡p tZjyw h¶p " ss{UhÀ, Cbmsf tIÁm³
Bcp ]dªp? Cd¡n hnSp Nmcmbw IpSn¨n«pv CbmÄ".
"NqSmhmsX tamsf tamsfhnsSt¸mIphm? F´m s\©n
s]m¯n¸nSnt¨¡ps¶? Is¿Sp ImWs«, D{K³ samebm¶tÃm
sIm¨nsâ!! FtS Al½tZ ag Nmdm³ s]mIphm \obm
SmÀ¸msbms¡ Agn¨nSp. AbÄ SmÀt]mfn³ Agn¨n«p Al½Zv
I®mSn AIt¯¡p t^m¡kv sNbvXp. BfnÃm¯ tdmUpt\m¡n ]
Xps¡ hnhn«p. SmÀ¸mbn«¸w \à NqSv sIm¨n\p
NqsSSp¡pt¶m, CXp AtÃepaqcn¡nS¡phmWtÃm F¶m ]ns¶
Agn¨pIfbmw jmlp aZyelcnbn BjbpsS jÀ«n ]nSnIqSn "h-
n \nÀ¯q At¿m!! Bsc¦nepw c£n¡sW" AhÄ \nehnfn¨p Al½Zv h-
n s]s«¶p \nÀ¯n Hcp I¯nsbSp¯p BjbpsS apJt¯¡p ImWn¨p "HÁ
A£cw ancpXv ]dbp¶Xv A\pkcn¨m ]dªS¯p sImp hnSpw CtÃ
abncns\ sIm¶p ISeo XÅpw, Poh³ thtWÂ ancpXv".

Bj Ic¨n \nÀ¯n AhÄ t]Sn¨p hnd¨p. jmlp B jÀ«p Ducn ]


pdInen«p "abnsc ASosem¶panSmXmt¶mSo Bs«mbo
t]mIp¶Xv AhcmXn Iq¯n¨o aSoencn¡So Csà abncns\
X«n¡fbpw ". jmlp Bjsb ]nSn¨p aSnbn Ccp¯n cp
apeIfnepw Bªp ]nSn XpS§n. "FSm Al½tU t\m¡n hnhnSSm
In®³ Nc¡p!! tame ItmSm? In®³ km[\w!! tamÄs¡´n\m ]mâp.
Ducp. Bcpw ImW¯nÃ. Ah³ ]mâpw Ducn. Al½sU Afnbm,
ChÄ¡p P«ow ]dow H¶panÃfnbm. ]qdn {^obmbn«m k©mcw
. t\m¡fnbm In®³ ]qÀ! ]qÀ® \ábmb Bisb jmlp aSnbnencp¯n
apeIfn A½m\amSn B Bt«m IS¯oc¯pIqSn ]Xps¡ Cgªp \o§n.

(XpScpw)
Aeoj AhXcn¸n¡p¶
Zmlw, AS§m¯ Zmlw 6
shÅnbmgvN hniz\mYtat\ms\ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw hfsc {][m\s¸«
Hcp Znhkambncp¶p. acpaIÄ HcmgvNbmbn AhfpsS ho«nÂ
t]mbn«v. Bjsb ImWmsX Pohn¡m³ Xs¶ IgnbpIbnsö
AhkvYbnembn¡gnªncp¶p AbmÄ. F¶m aI³ cmtPjmIs«
_nkn\Êv Xnc¡pIÄ ImcWw Xsâ `mcy ho«n t]mbn«p Hcp
BgvNbmsb¶pw Xm³ Ahsf C¶p hnfn¨psImp hcmsa¶p ]
dªncp¶ Imcyhpw Hs¡ ad¶p. _nkn\Ênsâ \qemameIÄ Xsâ
PohnXw BsI ImÀ¶p Xn¶pIbmsW¶p AbmÄ ZpJt¯msS HmÀ¯p.
F¦nÂt¸mepw FÃm _nkn\ÊpImscbpw t]mse AbmÄ IqSpXÂ ]
Ww, ]ns¶bpw IqSpXÂ ]Ww F¶ Nm{InIamb Ne\]Y¯nÂ
ap§n¯mWncp¶p. Hcp RmbdmgvNt]mepw AbmÄ F«p
aWnbmIpt¼mÄ Xsâ {_o^vtIkp FSp¯p ]pd¯nd§m³ {ian¡pw.
A{X¡[nIw _nkn\Êm AbmÄ NpÁs¸«p Ignªncp¶p. e£vansb
In«m³ hfsc {]bmkw In«nbm AXp \ne\nÀ¯m³ AXn IqSpXÂ
{]bmkw. ]mhs¸« SmÁbpw _nÀebpw F§ns\ Pohn¡pt¶msbt
´m? AO\pw Ct¸mÄ _nkn\Ên ]gb Xm¸cyanÃ. ]pÅn¡mc\pw
ho«n ASnªpIqSnbncn¡p¶p. `mcw apgph³ Xm§m³
Xms\mcmÄ am{Xw. A§ns\t]mbn cmtPjv tat\msâ Nn´IÄ.

`mcy ho«n CÃm¯Xp AbmÄ¡p Hcp A\p{KlambntXm¶n.


cm{Xnbnepw X\n¡p Iãs¸tSn hcpIbnÃtÃm. A¯mgw Ignªp Hcp
cp s]Kv aZyw AI¯m¡n AbmÄ InS¡bnte¡p hogpw. ]ns¶
cmhnse s_Uv tIm^v^nbpambn hcpt¼mgmWp AbmÄ
DWcp¶Xv. hniz\mY tat\msâ `mcy¡mIs« ]gb `ànamÀ¤w
Hs¡ amdn. Ahcpw hbÊpIme¯p ]pXpXmbn A\p`hn¡m³ Ignª
skIvknsâ amkvacnI {]`mh¯n AIs¸«p. KpZt`mKw AhÀ¡p
Ct¸mÄ Hcp elcnbmbn amdn. Xs¶ IqSpXÂ {_q«embn Xsâ
`À¯mhp t`mKn¨mepw AhÀ¡p FXnÀ¸p tXm¶m¯ \nehmc¯nÂ
F¯nbncp¶p Ahcpw. F¶m Cu Hcp BgvNbmbn `À¯mhn\p ]gb
aqUnÃ. CS¡p AhÀ shdpsX {_n {Iow Ip¸nsbSp¯p Xncn¨pw
adn¨pw t\m¡pw. F¶m hniz\mY³ AXnsâ B´cnI AÀYw ]
nSnIn«msX Hcp ^mÀ Fth eq¡pambn InS¡bn InS¶p ^mj³
So hn ImWpIbmbncp¶p. Cu DW¡ ^mj³ So ho tamUepIÄ
tZl¯p Hcnt©m Imens©m a{Xw XpWnbpambn«mWp
\S¡p¶X.v F¶mepw X\n¡p Ahsc In«p H¶pw tXm¶p¶nÃ. F¶mÂ
Xsâ acpaIfpsS ]gb Hcp P«n Im enwKw At¸mÄXs¶
ZrVamIp¶p BjbpsS A½mbn A½¡pw hniz\mYsâ
aqUnÃmbva¡p ImcWw acpaIfpsS A`mhw
BsW¶dnbmambncp¶p. Fs´mcp eÖmhlamWp A½mbn A¸³
aIsâ `mcysb ImahnImct¯msS t\m¡p¶Xv. Asæn F´n\p
`À¯mhns\ IpÁw ]dbWw. Xsâ acpaIÄ Hcp ]d shSnbpw skIvkv
t_mw_pamWp. cmtPjn\hsf H¶pw sN¿m³ Ignbp¶pmbncn¡nÃ
amkw aq¶p Ignªp. Xm³ IeymWw Ignªp cmw amkw
KÀ`nWnbmbn Hcp B¬Ip«nsb Xs¶ {]khn¨p. IpSpw_w
\¶mbn. CXnt¸mÄ aI\pw acpaIfpw ¹\n§msW¶p ]dbp¶p. ]Ww
[mcmfapp. apÁw \ndsb Ipªn¡mepIÄ HmSn\S¶mepw t]mÁm³
Ignhpw BÄ¡mcpapv. F¶n«pw H¶pw kw`hn¡p¶nÃ. Zm¼Xyw
F¶Xv bYmÀY¯n Ipªp§fmWp Iq«n Dd¸n¡p¶X.v t]c¡p«nIÄ
h¶m A¸q¸\pw A½q½¡pw sIm©n¨p kabw Ifbmw.

cmtPjv Xsâ taÀknUkn h¶nd§nbt¸mÄ Xs¶ hniz\mY tat\m³


Bjímbn Xncªp. "tamt\ \o BjbpsS ho«n t]mbnsÃ? C¶sà AhÄ
hcpsa¶p ]dªXp \o adt¶m ?" "Hmlv tkmdn UmUv,
ad¶pt]mbn, C\n \mtfbmIs«, hfsc £oWn¨ncn¡p¶p Rm\nt¸mÄ
Asæn ss{Uhsd hn«p Ahsf sImphcmw " "s\m, AXpt]mc
tams\ \o \nsâ `mcyho«n t]mbns«{X \mfmbn H¶p t]mbn
hnfn¨p sImp hcq" tat\msâ A½bpw CSs]«p. "icn ss{UhÀ hn
hnSq Bjsb hnfn¨p hcmw". ss{Uhdpw AXptI«p kt´mjt¯msS
hn ÌmÀ«m¡n \nÀ¯n. Ah\pw Bjs¡m¨½sb ImWmªp Hcp
aqUnÃmbncp¶p. sIm¨½ Ds¦n hÃt¸mgpw Hcp
hmWaSn¡m\pÅ kvtIm¸p In«pw. sIm¨½¡p Hcp amZI
aWamWp. Imdn Ccp¶p ]¯p an\n«p Ignªm Hcp shcpIn³ ]
pgphnsâ aWw AXnemsI ]Scpw. sIm¨½ Ccn¡p¶ koÁnsâ
ASnbn Fs´mcp NqSmWp. sIm¨½ Imdn \n¶nd§nbm DS³
Ah³ sIm¨½bpsS Ipn Xm§nbncp¶ ¹jv seXÀ koÁn t\m¡pw.
sIm¨½bpsS `mcn¨ Ipn Ccp¶p AhnSw, ]Xp§nXs¶ Ccn¡pw.
Hcp cSn NpÁfhpÅ Ipn. \à NqSpÅ Ipn. sIm¨½ Cd§nbbpS³ Ah³
B IpnbaÀ¶ `mKw apJw tNÀ¯p B aWw BkzZn¡pw
sIm¨½tbbpw sImp hnbn t]mIpt¼mÄ hn am\phÂ
Kobdnepw Bt«m KobdnepamWp. Ahsâ ]mân\I¯p InS¶p
BSn¡fn¡p¶ Ip®sb Ah³ Bs«m KobÀ Bbn«mWp kwI¸n¡p¶X.v
C¶n\n cm{Xn Xncn¨p hcpt¼mÄ kabw IpsdbmIpw.
sIm¨½bpsS Ipn AaÀ¶ eXÀ koÁnsâ NqSpw aWhpw \pIÀ¶p
Imdn InS¶p Xs¶ Hcp hmWw hnSWw, Ah³ Xocpam\n¨p.

cmtPjv Imdnencp¶p Dd§n. BjbpsS ho«n F¯nbt¸mÄ


A½mbnA½ am{Xw tkm^bn InS¸pv. AhÀ Hcp
ASn¸mhmSbpw »hpkpw am{Xw [cn¨p InS¶p. cmtPjn\p ]
pdsI s]«nbpambn h¶ ss{UhÀ B Imgv¨ Ip A´w hn«p. Infhn
Bsb¦nepw Chcpw Hcp Nc¡p Xs¶. B s]m¡nÄ H¶p In«nbmÂ
AXn h¨p cSn ASn¡mambncp¶p. Cu ]pen¡p ]nd¶Xp ]
pen¡p«n AÃmXmhptam? F¶mepw sIm¨½ Xs¶ Nc¡v! AÃ
sIm¨½ FhnsS? , cmtPjv H¶p apcS\¡n BjbpsS A½ I®p Xpd¶p
s]s«¶p. AhÀ Fgpt\Áp. At¸mgmWp Xm³ AÀ[ \ábmbn«mWp
InS¶sX¶ t_m[w h¶X.v AhÀ s]s«¶p Hcp tXmÀs¯Sp¯p amdp
ad¨p. "tamt\ tam\p H¶pw ]ÁnbnÃtÃm ]ns¶ F´m Bjsb s^m¬
sNbvXp hnfn¨Xv AhÄ Ft¸msg t]mbtÃm AhnsS F¯nbntÃ?".
cmtPjv A´w hn«p Bj ho«nte¡p Xncns¨t¶m, icn Hcp ]s£ Xs¶
ImWm¯Xn\m ho«n kzbw hcmsa¶p IcpXnbncn¡Ww .
"HmsI At½ AXp kmcanà Rm³ CXphgn h¶n«p Ipsd
\mfmbtÃm `b¦c Xnc¡p F¶pw tPmen R³ _nkn\Ên Bjsb¡qSn
C³thmÄhp sN¿n¡m³ Xocpam\n¨p. AhÄ ho«n shdpsX
Ccn¡pIbsà Rv§Ä¡p ^mÎdnbn Bhpt¼mÄ Ft¸mgpw
ImWpIbpw sN¿w, F´mWp A½bpsS A`n{]mbw" AhÀ¡Xp
tI«t¸mÄ I®pXÅn. At¸mÄ tamsf¸Án `À¯mhn\p \Ã
A`n{]mbamWp. C\nbnt¸mÄ _nkns\Ênepw ]s¦Sp¸n¡p¶p.
FÃmw \¶mbn hcs«. "tam³ Ccn¡q Rm³ Nmb CSmw cmPq FS
cmPq" AhÀ ASp¡fbnse¡p t]mbn NqSp Nmbbpw ]
t¡mSbpambn Xncn¨p h¶p cmtPjv tat\m³ Ipd¨p kabw AhnsS
Nnehgn¨p. ]ns¶ `mcy GXmbmepw ho«n FXnbncn¡pw .
¢ºn t]mbn«p cmgvNbmbn. F¶m ¢ºn t]mbn H¶p No«pw
Ifn¨p cp kvamfpaSn¨p ho«n t]mImsa¶p Xocpam\n¨p. "Hm
sI At½ Rm³ Cd§p¶p Bjm ho«n FXnbncn¡pw A½mh³
hcpt¼mÄ At\zjWw ]dbpI" AbmÄ Cd§n ss{UhÀ ImÀ ÌmÀv«p
sNbvXp "ap¯q ¢ºnte¡p hnSp AXp Ignªp ho«n t]mImw "
AbmÄ \nÀt±in¨p. ss{UhÀ Xe Ipep¡n. Ah\p aqUv
Hm^v^mbncp¶p. ¢ºn t]mbm cm{Xn ]{´p Ignªmepw
apXemfn Cd§¯nÃ. Hcp kvamÄ hm§n XcpIbpanÃ. C¶p Hcp
hmWw hnSsa¶ B{Klw \S¡p¶ tImfnÃ. F´mbmepw C\n sIm¨½
ho«n Xs¶ ImWpatÃm. Ah³ hn kv]oUn ¢ºnte¡p hn«p.

BjmdmWn CtX kabw XpWnbnÃmsX Bt«mbn InS¶p


IcbpIbmbncp¶p. Bt«m HmSn¨ncp¶ Al½Zv ]ndtIm«p Xs¶
t\m¡n hn FhntSt¡m hn«p. Ah\p jmlpens\ tIÁnbXp
s]mÃm¸msb¶p tXm¶n. X\n¡p am{Xw sImn«p
ASn¡mambncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ Xm³ ss{Uhdpw, jmlp ]pdInÂ
Nc¡ns\sImp kpJn¡pIbpw. "FSm laps¡ t\m¡n hnSSm, CtÃÂ
FÃmhcpw IqsS Nmhpw AtÃÂ FhnsS¦nepw IS¸pd¯p HXp¡p,
Chsf ]®n hnSmw, \o Xs¶ BZyw ASnt¨m! F\n¡p ChfpsS
samteepw N´oepw Hs¡ H¶p ]nSn¨m aXn. F\n¡p AtÃepw
ap¼n IqSn hnSp¶ ]cn]mSnbnsöp \n\¡dnbmatÃm. Fs
´mcp lqdnbmSm tamt\!! AÅm CXns\ ]St¨m³ \½¡p sImp
X¶Ãm, C³im AÅm dtº, tZm Hcp hÅw InS¡p¶nsà AhnsS
HXps¡Sm, Bcpanà ebnÁpanÃ, \nÀ¯p aXn HmSn¨Xv" jmlp ]
dªp.

jmlpensâ hm¡pIÄ tI« ]mXn tIÄ¡m¯]mXn Al½Zv Hmt«m t\sc


Xncn¨p Ic¡p tIÁn h¨ncp¶ cp hŧfpsS adhn CSn¨p IbÁn
\nÀ¯n. F¶n«p Cd§n ]cnkcw ho£n¨p. t\m¡mhp¶nSt¯mfw
BcpanÃ. ASp¯msI Hcp sNÁ¡pSn am{Xw. tdmUn Hcp h-
nbpanÃ. kÔyab§p¶ kabw hÅ¡mscms¡ ISen t]mbncn¡pw.
t\ms¡¯m Zqcw hsc ]c¶p InS¡p¶ IS AXnsâ kÔy¡pÅ Cc¼w.
Ah³ "C¡m {]iv\anà Hmsf sImp _m" F¶p ]dªp. jmlp At¸mÄ
"GSm lnamsd C_nsS hmS, \nsâ DSp¸p Agn¨p ChÄsS ]
pd¯nSp. ChfpsS XpWn Hs¡ Inbnªpt]mbn. F¶n«p s]m¡p HmÄ
_ÃmsX FSt§dm¡p¶p. Cu C_sS _mS, ]nSo HmÄsS Xtes½,
Rm³ Imeo ]nSn¡mw" Bj BsI `b¶p IpXdpIbmbncp¶p.
hnbÀ¸Wnª AhfpsS tZlw XpWnbnÃm¯Xn\m jmlpensâ I¿nÂ
hgpXp¶pmbncp¶p. At¸mÄ Al½Zv HmSn h¶p Ahsâ Jm¡n
bqWnt^msaSp¯p Bjsb [cn¸n¨p. cpt]cpw IqSn Ahsf Npa¶p
cp hŧfpsS CS¡pÅ kvYe¯p InS¯n. AXnsâ Hcp hiw
Hms«mdn£m sImp adªncp¶p. ]ns¶ Xpd¶ hiw ISensâ hiw
am{Xw! Hm¸¬ GbdmsW¦nepw Bcpw kwibn¡m¯ Hcp
kvYeambncp¶p AXp.

Al½Zv Bjsb ]©mc aWen InS¯n. F¶n«p B kpµcnsb H¶p


t\m¡n. AhfpsS kuµcyw Ahsâ I®p aªfn¸n¨p. Fs´mcp In®³
Nc¡!v Ah³ AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶ Ahsâ Xs¶ \mdnb Im¡n¡p¸mbw
Ducn aWen C«p. ]qÀ® \ábmb Bjm dmWnbpsS ]pdt¯¡p Ah³
NmSn hoWp. Ah³ BjbpsS NppIfn Npw_n¨p. AhfpsS
hnbÀ¸n\p tcmim¸qhnsâ aWamsW¶h\p tXm¶n. Ah³ BjbpsS
XSn¨ Iogv NppIÄ ISn¨p hen¨p. AtXmsSm¸w Ahsâ I¿pIÄ
BjbpsS amdnse amZI¡\nIfn aÀ±n¡m³ XpS§n. "FtXmcp ape
jmlpen¡m \n§Ä At§m«p amdn\n¶p t\m¡o³ Bsc¦nepw
_ctWm¶p \½Ä H¶p ]qXn XoÀ¡s« " jmlp hůn\p shfnbnÂ
Xqdm\ncn¡p¶Xpt]mse Ccp¶p Zqc¡mgvN¡mÀ¡pw
tcmUneqsS t]mIp¶ ImdpIÄ¡pw Bs«m¡mc³
Xqdm\ncn¡pIbmtW¶p tXm¶pamdp Ah³ AhnsS Ccp¶p
hŧfpsS Kym¸neqsS Ah\p Al½Zv Bjsb ]cn]mSn \S¯p¶Xp
ImWpIbpw sN¿mw.

Al½Zn\p hnImcw aq¯p. Ah³ C§ns\ kpµcnbmb Hcp s]®ns\


Hcn¡epw Ifn¨n«nà F¶Ã sXm«n«pXs¶bnÃ. Xsâ Bt«mbnÂ
bm{X sN¿p¶ ]esc]Ánbpw Ah³ HmÀ¯p kzbwt`mKw
sNbvXn«pÅXÃmsX Ah\p C§ns\sbmcp kzÀKobm\p`qÁn
CXmZyambn«mWp. Ah³ AXpsImp Xs¶ Xsâ IchncpXp
{]ISn¸n¨p. AhfpsS klIcWw tXSm³ Xocpam\n¨pd¨p. Ah³
BjbpsS tXmĸeIIfn \¡n. ]ns¶ Ah³ I¿pIÄ Dbcv¯n AhfpsS
Xe¡ptase {]Xnãn¨p. F¶n«p hnbÀ¸nsâ D¸pckapÅ BjbpsS
shfp¯ `pP§fpw I£hpw \¡nXpS§n. AXphsc IpXdnbncp¶ Bj¡p
s]s«¶p C¡nfnbpsS Hcp al{]hmlw X¶n \ndbp¶Xmbn tXm¶n.
Al½Zv Xsâ iw`p Nh¨p sN¶ndw ]q NppIfm BjbpsS shfp¯
I£¯nse ]¨ \ndapÅ tcma¸mSpIfneqsS AhfpsS s\©vNnse
tKmf§fn Xsâ \m¡n«p Hmtcm tImi§sfbpw H¸nsbSp¯p.
Ah\msI elcn tXm¶n. iw`p Nh¡p¶Xns\¡mÄ elcnbmbncp¶p
kpµcnbmb BjbpsS hnbÀ¸pW§nb tdmk¸qhnsâ KÔapÅ
sImgp¯ icocw. BjbpsS apIfnte¡p Ah³ henªp Ibdn. Ahsâ
sXmenªp InS¶p kv]Ài\tijn \ãs¸«ncp¶ enwKw At¸mÄ Hcp
s]cp¼m¼ns\t¸mse h®w sh¨p. AXnsâ kv]Àvi\w BjbpsS
Acbmene hbdn In¡nfnbpsS s]mSn]qcw AhÀ¯n¨p.
AdnbmsX AhfpsS I¿p Ahsâ enwK¯n sXm«p. AhÄ
sR«nt¸mbn. Fs´mcp h®apÅ Hcp KZbmWo {h¯nsI« ]m¡p
aW¡p¶ Xpep¡sâ Imensâ CSbnÂ!! CXp X¶n F§ns\ Ibdpw?
AhÄs¡mcp]nSnbpw In«nbnÃ. aW¯cnIÄ AhfpsS \áamb
apXpInepw \nXw_]mÀiz§fnepw Dcªp AhÄ¡p \odm³
XpS§n.F¶m B \oÁen\pw Hcp kpJaps¶p AhÄ Ip.At¸mÄ
Al½Zv Xsâ AcbSn \ofw hcp¶ enwKw BjmdmWnbpsS ]
qdnte¡p XÅn.Ah³ AhfpsS tbm\n hcXmbncn¡psa¶mWp
{]Xo£n¨Xp.F¶m AXn\Iw Hcp {Kokp \nd¨ Hcp Ipg t]mse
hfsc {aZphmbn Ahsâ enwKs¯ DÅnem¡n.Ah\p kt´mjw
kln¨nÃ.Ah³ ]Xps¡ B Ip® apgph³ AXn IbÁn Bjm
hmbs]mfn¨p ImÀtaLw \ndª sN½m\t¯¡pt\m¡n AkvXan¨
kqcysâ sN¦XncpIÄ At¸mgpw BImi¯n AhÄ Ip.kabw Bdp
Ignªncp¶p.Al½Zv Xsâ enwKw AI¯mb DSs\ BjbpsS ]pd¯p
\nc§m³ {ian¨p.Ccphcpw hnbÀ¯p Ipfn¨ncp¶p.AhcpsS
icoc§Ä¡nSbn aW¯cnIÄ \ndªt¸mÄ Xsâ ]qdn km³Up t]¸À
NpÁnb Hcp t`mK Z¬Tv Ibdnb A\p`hambncp¶p Bi¡p. "Bl Bl l
Blv" AhÄ apcfm³ XpS§n.

"Bl B \Ã kpJw BªSo Fs¶ BªSn " Bj ]dªp.Al½Zn\p s]cp¯ kt


´mjambn.Ahsâ PohnXXnemZyambn«mWp Hcp s]®p Ahs\
CjvSs¸Sp¶Xv ]et¸mgpw Ah³ thiymeb§fn t]mbn«ps¦nepw
At¸msgÃmw Ahcv ]Ww hm§n Im Ih¨p InS¡p¶Xp
am{Xambncp¶p Ahsâ A\p`hw. shÅw Ifªm B \nanjw Ahcv
Im ASp¸n¨p Fgpt\¡pw. ip`w F¶p FgpXn ImWn¡pw.
CXmZyambn Xsâ Dcp¡p Ip® Cãs¸Sm³ Hcp Bfpmbn. Ah³
\µnkqNIambn Bjsb sXcp sXcp Npw_n¨np. Bjsb Ah³ Ncn¨p
InS¯n Ducbn«p ]®m³ XpS§n. aWen s]mXnª \áicoc§Ä
cXnkpJw ]ckv]cw ]Icp¶Xn\nSbn Xs¶ N´nbn Btcm \
¡p¶Xmbn Bi¡p tXm¶n IS¸pds¯ ]«nIfmtWmsb¶p AhÄ
Xncnªpt\m¡n "apmp InSt¶mfo R½fm jmlpen¡!! tamfpsS Ipn
In«p _mbo s_Åw _¶p H¶p \½fp \¡nt¡ms« s_dp¡Ãp " jmlpÂ
BibpsS N´nIfn Xsâ apJw tNÀ¯p jlpensâ k½À±w aqew AhÄ
Al½Znsâ icoct¯mSp IqSpX tNÀ¶p jmlp AhfpsS N´nIÄ
AIÁn AXnsâ \Sphnepw AhfpsS Idp¯ KpZ¯nepw \m¡n«p
NpgÁn. AhfpsS KpZw Xp¸Â ]pcp Xnf§m³ XpS§n Al½Znsâ
Ip® At¸mÄ IS `mKw hsc BibpsS NqSp ]qÁnÂ
Bgv\nd§nbncp¶p At¸mÄ. Al½Zv Bªp ]Wnªp BibpsS ImÂ
Ahsâ hit¯¡p h¶p.

Al½Zn\p AhfpsS s]cp apeIÄ s\©neaÀ¶t¸mÄ Ah\p kzÀ¤w I


hminbmbn. Ah³ Bisb apIfn IbÁn ASn¡m³ XpS§n .Bibpw
Aht\mSp klIcn¨p. AhÄ BZyambn«mWp apIfn Ibdn ]®p¶Xv.
iIXnbpÅ Hcp I¼n¸mc t]msebpÅ Ip®bn AhÄ Xmgv¶pw
s]m§nbpw ASn¨p XpS§n . At¸mÄ Bi¡pw ]®ensâ kpJw
A\p`hambn. C{X \Ã Hcp kpJw ap¼p AhÄ A\p`hn¨nÃ. Ct¸mÄ
Al½Zv AhfpsS It{mfnembn. AhÄ Ahsâ Acs¡«n Ccp¶p
InX¨p. Cu kabw AhfpsS KpZZzmcw IqSpXÂ hnIkn¨p. jmlpÂ
Ahsâ apdnbn B KpZZzmc¯n C«pc¡p¶pmbncp¶p. Bi AXp
hIshbv¡msX Al½Zns\ s]mXn¡pIbmbncp¶p. At¸mÄ AhfpsS
KpZw ]nfÀ¶p jlp Xsâ Ip® tIÁn hn«p. `mcw Xm§msX Bi ]
qÀ®vambpw Al½Znsâ ]pd¯pInS¶p. Al½Zn\p shÅw
hcmdmbn. Ah³ ASnbn InS¶p apIfnte¡p XÅn. jmlp BibpsS
hnSÀ¶ KpZ¯n C«p ASnXpS§n BZyambn«ÃtÃm Bi
KpZt`mKw A\p`hn¡p¶X.v ]s£ cp IqÁ³ Ip®IÄ Hcpan¨p Xsâ ]
qdnepw KpZZzmc¯nepw Ibdp¶Xv BZyamWp.

Al½Zn\p ]nSn¨p \n¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Ahsâ I¼n¸mc ip¢w ]pd¯p


hn«p. Ah³ InX¨p ASnbn Xs¶ InS¶p. Bi¡p Xsâ KpZw {^o
B¡Wambncp¶p . jmlp XIÀ¯p ]Wnªp. HSphn Ah\pw shÅw
h¶p. "]p¶msc \n\¡p R§fpsS IqsS Xmakn¨p IqsS ?" AhÀ Htc
kzc¯n tNmZn¨p. "¹okv F\n¡p ho«n t]mIWw Fsâ `À¯mhp
ChnSs¯ Uo Fkv ]nbmWp" Bi c£s]Sm\mbn IÅw X«nhn«p.
t]meokv F¶p tI«Xpw Al½Zpw jmlpepw sR«n hnd¨p. BibpsS
Imen hoWp . "amUw R§sf c£n¡Ww R§Ä amUs¯
ho«nem¡mw Bcpw CXdnªn«nà " "Hmt¡ thKw Bs«m hnSq
F\n¡p ho«n Ft¯ kabw Ignªp, AhÀ At\zjn¡pw " Al½Zv ]
mânsâ kn¸n«p. ]ns¶ Hmt«m tcmUnte¡p Dcp«n¡bÁn jmlpÂ
Bjsb ]mâp [cn¸n¨p jÀ«msI Iodnbncp¶p BXn\m Al½Znsâ
Jm¡n jÀ«p Xs¶ C³ sNbvXp Ahsf Hmt«mbn IbÁn.
Hmt«mbn jmlp IbdnbnÃ. Al½Zv Hmt«m kv]oUn hn«p
"amUw A_[w ]ÁnbXmWp \½sS XSn sImb¸am¡cpX.v" Ah³
CS¡nsS BitbmSp ]dªp. tat\m³ ^manenbpsS hoSp It¸mÄ Xs¶
Al½Zn\p t_m[w \in¡psa¶mbn. "amUw Cd§nbms« hosS¯n".
Ah³ hn t]mÀ«nt¡mbn \nÀ¯n. Bi Hms«mbn \n¶nd§n.
kÔybmbXn\m t]mÀ«nt¡mbn BcpanÃmbncp¶p. AhÄ
HmSn ]SnIÄ Ibdn. Bcpw ImWmsX Xsâ apdnbn F¯nsb¦nÂ
c£s]«p AhÄ hnNmcn¨p . `mcy A¼e¯n t]mbXn\m hniz\mY
tat\m³ kzoIcW apdnbn Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. SbnÁmb ]mâpw
Jm¡n jÀ«pw [cn¨p Hcp ^qe³ tZhnsbt¸mse Bi s]s«¶p
apdnbn F¯nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ H¶p `b¶p. \IvkebnÁpIÄ
hÃhcpamtWm? AbmÄ ]cn{`at¯msS t\m¡n. "A½mhm Rm³
h¶p Hcp A_[w ]Án AXm teÁmbXv" AhÄ ]p©ncn¨psImp ]
dªp. hniz\mY tat\m³ HmSnh¶p "F´p ]Án tamsf cmtPsjhnsS ?
" "cmtPjv ho«n h¶nà AhnsS HÁ¡p t_mdSn¨p. cmtPjv
_nknbmbncn¡psa¶p Rm³ IcpXn Hmt«mbn hcm\nd§n.
Bt«mbn hcp¶ hgn Hmt«mbpsS SbÀ ]©dmbn.Hmt«m
aWen hoWp DSp¸pIodn. AbmÄ Fs¶ ChnsS sImp hn«p"
"AtXXmbmepw \¶mbn, tamÄ AI¯p hcq, ]Ww sImSpt¯m,Rm³
sImSp¡mw " hnizv\mY³ Bt«mbv ¡p ]Ww sImSp¡m\mbn
t\m¡n Al½Zv Ft¸msg kvYew hn«ncp¶p.

Rm³ H¶p Ipfn¡s« A½mhm AhÄ Xsâ apdnbn Ibdn IXIp


Nmcn.hniz\mY³ ]Xps¡ apdnbpsS shfnbn Xmt¡m ]
gpXneqsS t\m¡m³ {ian¨p. `mcy Ct¸mÄ hcptamsbt´m?
AbmÄ BjbpsS apdnbn IbdtWm thtbm F¶mtemNn¨p
hmXn¡ \n¶p Xmfw Nhn«n. CXdnbmsX Bi AhfpsS ]mâv
DucpIbmbncp¶p.]mâp Xmtgm«nd§nbt¸mgmWp kn¸p Ibdn
Ipg¸w ImWn¨Xv.AÀ shbÀ CSm¯Xn\m ]mânsâ kn¸p
Ducpt¼mÄ AhfpsS ]qdnse cp \of³ tcma§Ä AXnÂ
Ipcp§n."At¿m " AhÄ Dds¡ \nehnfn¨p AXptI« tat\m³
HÁ¡pXn¸n\p IXIp XÅnXpd¶p AI¯p Ibdn. Bi thZ\sImp ]pfªp
kn¸p hnSphn¡m³ {ian¡pIbmbncp¶p. hniz\mYsâ I®p
XÅnt¸mbn. acpaIÄ AÀ shbÀ CSmsXbmtWm ]mâp [cn¡p¶Xp
A¼So IÅo ho«n Ft¸mgpw P«nbnSpw shfnbnend§nbmÂ
{^o GXmbmepw Xsâ `mKyw "tamsf F´p ]Án? At¿m CsX´m
jÍn Ctà ?" "A½mhm Fsâ jÍnsbms¡ A½ \\¨n«p ]
pXnbXnÃmbncp¶p At¿m " AhÄ Icªp "tamÄ hnjan¡msX
Ct¸mÄ icnbm¡n¯cmw hniz\mY³ ]Ãp sImp BibpsS \of³
Kplytcma§Ä ISn¨p apdn¨p. At¸mÄ BibpsS ]qdnse tcma§fnÂ
DW§nbncp¶ ip¢¯pÅnIÄ AbmÄ Ip. ip¢aWw Abmsf acpaIÄ
Hcp Ifn Ignªn«mWp ho«n F¯nbsX¶p a\Ênem¡n. "FSo
IŸqdo \o Bt«m¡mcs\ ]®nbn«mWp ho«n {XnkÔy¡p
Ibdnh¶Xv " AbmÄ a\Ên ]dªp. ]Ãp sRcn¨p ]s£ acpaIfpsS
\Kv\amb ]qdnsâ t¢mk¸v AbmfpsS \mhns\ IqSpXÂ
DuÀÖkze\m¡pIbmWp sNbvXX.v
(XpScpw)

Aeoj AhXcn¸n¡p¶
Zmlw, AS§m¯ Zmlw 7
hniz\mYtat\m³ BjmdmWnbpsS ap¶n Ip´pImenÂ
Ip¯nbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AbmÄ¡p BsI aqUv
Hm^v^mbncp¶p. Xms\mgn¨p I®n I FÃm BÄ¡mÀ¡pw Xsâ
acpaIsf ]cn]mSn \S¯m³ Ignbp¶p. Xsâ aI\msW¦n AXnÂ
Xm¸cyhpanÃ. IgnhpÅ X\n¡mIs« ho«nepÅhcpsS I®psh«n¨p
]cn]mSn \S¯m³ Ignbp¶panÃ. Ct¸mgnXm Xsâ acpaIÄ
BcpsStbm ip¢w Hen¨nd§p¶ tbm\nbpambn Xsâ ap¼nÂ.! ip
¢]qcnXambmepw AhfpsS Ihbv¡nSbnse a¯p]nSn¸n¡p¶ B
aWw! tZhtbm\n!!!! ]s£ sImn«p ASn¡p¶Xv s]mtdm« ta¡dpw
Bt«m dn£m¡mc\pw! Cu Ahkcw hnScpXv. C\n Ft¸mÄ C§ns\
Hcp Ahkcw H¡psa¶p BÀ¡dnbmw. \n¡p¶ BjbpsS ]qdnÂ
AbmÄ Hcp tdma³ ASnasbt¸mse Ip¯nbncp¶p \¡m³ XpS§n.
BjbmIs« "A½mhm hnSq ¹okv Bsc¦nepw hcpw, Rm³ Ipfn¨nÃ,
\mdpw! A½mhm Fs¶ hnSq" AhÄ Icªp. ]s£ hnizv\mYsâ \m¡p
IqSpX AIt¯¡p Ibdns¡mncp¶p.

AbmÄ acpaIsf Xdbn XÅnbn«p ImepIÄ hen¨I¯n. a¯p ]


nSn¸n¡p¶ aWw, sImgp¸p Hen¨nd§p¶ tbm\n, sh®¡Ãp
t]msebpÅ XpSIÄ, ]\n\oÀ Ze§fpsS amÀ±hw. AbmÄ ip¢w
hIshímsX B Zzmc§sfÃmw ¢o³ sN¿m³ XpS§n. AbmfpsS \mknI
BjmdmWnbpsS I´n Dcªt¸mÄ Bj bmÄ¡p hnt[bbmbn aeÀ¶p
InS¶p. Cu kabw A¼e¯n t]mbncp¶ hniz\mY tat\msâ `mcy
Xncns¨¯n. "tN«m ]qapJ¯p hnf¡p I¯n¨p sh¨ntÃ? CsX´m
ChnsSÃmw Ccp«v? Idpt]mtbm ]hÀ I«mtbm? FÃmcpw
FhnsSs¸mbn " AhÀ AhnsSÃmw Xnc¡m³ XpS§n A½mbn
A½bpsS H¨ tI«Xpw BjmdmWn A½mhs\ XÅn amÁn
XpWnsbÃmsaSp¯p Ipfnapdnbn Ibdn IpÁnbn«p. Hcp Bgv¨
apgph³ ]WnapS¡nembncp¶ hniz\mYtat\msâ Ip® At¸mÄ
Poh³ h¨p Ipe¨p \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AbmÄ i]n¨p sImp Fgpt\Áp.

"B Infhn¡p A¼e¯n \n¶p hcm³ I kabw!! A¯mg ]qP


Ignsª§m\pw ho«n h¶m t]msc CXp Zo]mcm[\ Ignªn«p-
mhnÃtÃm , AbmÄ Hcp Xos¸«nbpambn ]qapJt¯¡p t]mbn.
At¸mtg¡pw `mcy AhnsS ebnÁp C«p Ignªp "tN«s\hnsS
t]mbn ChnsS the¡mscms¡ FhnsS? Hcp¯\pw ho«p Imcy§fnÂ
{i[bnÃ. FÃmw Rm³ Xs¶ t\m¡Ww hnf¡p I¯n¡s« AÃ tamfpsS
apdn Xpd¶p InS¡p¶tÃm cmtPjpw tamfpw ht¶m? tamtf Btj?
AhÀ At§m«p t]mbn . "At½ Rm³ Ipfn¡pImtW IXIp ASt¨¡tW"
AI¯p \n¶pw Bj ]dªp. A½mbn apdnbpsS IXIp Nmcn hopw ]
qapJs¯¯n "tN«m CXm {]kmZw!! C¶p Zo]mcm[\¡p apt¼ Rm³
C§p t]m¶p. AhnsS \n¶t¸mÄ ASnhbÁn thZ\! tN«sâ
apXpIq¯p ImcWw C\n sa³kkv ]nt¶w XpS§m\pÅ e£WamtWm
Ft´m?! ", AhÀ Hcp \mWt¯msS samgnªp. F¶n«p
Ce¡pdnbn \n¶pw Nµ\w FSp¯p hnizv\mY tat\msâ s\ÁnbnÂ
NmÀ¯n. At¸mÄ Hcp ]pfn¨ ImSnbpsS aWw AhÀ¡\p`hs¸«p.
Xsâ `À¯mhn\p CubnsSbmbn hÃm¯ hmbv \mÁw Ds¶p AhÀ¡p
tXm¶n B ]mhw km[zn AXp Xsâ acpaIfpsS Ih¡nSbn apJw
C«pc¨Xnsâ ^eamsW¶p a\Ênem¡nbnÃ. "t]mbn apJw
Hs¡ IgpIn h¶ms« \maw P]n¡mw Rm³ ]qP apdnbnte¡p
t]mhp¶p" AhÀ t]mbn. hniz\mY tat\m\p Ahsf Hcp Nhn«p
sImSp¡m\pÅ tZjyw tXm¶n. \sÃmcp Ahkcw shdpsX t]mbn..
Cu XÅ¡p hcm³ I kabw! sa³kkmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p t]mepw?!
KÀ`mibw {Zhn¨pImWpw. C\n Hcp Ahkcw F¶p In«ptam Ft
´m!! Fsâ BjmdmWo s]m¶p tamsf, Ncs¡, AbmÄ a{´n¨p.

cm{Xn ]{´p aWn Ignªt¸mgmWp cmtPjv tat\m³ ASn¨p ]


qkmbn«p ho«n h¶X.v h¶]msS AbmÄ apdnbnte¡p t]mbn
.BjmdmWn Ncnªp InS¶p Dd§pIbmbncp¶p. AhÄ Hcp
aps«m¸sa¯p¶ \bnÁn am{Xta C«ncp¶pÅp. AXpIt¸mgmWp
AbmÄ `mcysb Ipdn¨p HmÀ¯Xp. Hcp BgvN¡p tijw `mcysb
ImWp¶ Hcmfnsâ BÀ¯nsbm¶pw AbmÄ¡pmbncp¶nÃ. AbmÄ
IXIp IpÁnbn«p Xncnªt¸mÄ Bj DWÀ¶ncp¶p. AhÄ "tN«³ Ft¸mÄ
h¶p? `£Ww hnf¼s«? F´m ho«n hcmªXv?" F¶p tNmZn¨p.
cmtPjv Xsâ ]Xnhp ]Ãhn BhÀ¯n¨p. "tamtf Rm³ BsI £oWn¨p.
Cu _nkn\Êpw aoÁn§pw Fs¶ sImÃpw, Hm tkmdn \ap¡p
InS¡mw Dd¡w hcp¶p". AbmÄ ebnÁp sISp¯n InS¡bnte¡p
adnªp . Bj AbmtfmsSm¸w tNÀ¶p InS¶p "s]m¶p tN«\p F¶pw
£oWw Xs¶. F´n\p C§ns\ cm]IÂ A[zm\n¡p¶p. F{X \mfmbn
\½Ä H¶p icn¡p annbn«pXs¶ , C¶p tN«³ H¶pw sN¿ Rm³
FÃmw sN¿mw" AhÄ hopw cmtPjnt\mSp tNÀ¶p InS¶p.

ss]Pmabn I¿n«p Bj Xsâ `À¯mhnsâ Ip®bn sasà XShn. Ah³


Xes]m¡m³ XpS§n F¶m cmtPjn\p F§ns\bpw H¶pd§nbmÂ
aXn F¶mbncp¶p. F¶m AbfpsS Ip®¡p Xsâ bPam\sâ
at\m`mhw Bbncp¶nÃ. ]e cm{XnIfnepw Ah³ X¶¯m³ hnjw
Ifªp t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. AsXm¶pw Bcpw AdnªXpanÃ. A§ns\
FÃmhcmepw Xgªp Imensâ CSbn Dd§n¡nS¶ cmsPjv
tat\msâ sIm¨p Ip® BjmdmWnbpsS arZpIckv]Àiw X«nbt¸mÄ
Xsâ bYmÀYv hnizcq]w {]Zcvin¸n¨p, "tN«\p Fs¶ aSpt¯m
tN«³ Rm³ Hcp thsd s]®msW¶p hnNmcn¡p At¸mÄ {]iv\w
Xocpw tN«sâ s]m¶p tams\ Rm³ H¶p hmbn sh¡s«, Ah³ hSn
t]mse \n¡p¶p, tN«³ Fs¶ H¶pw sN¿ C¶p Rm³ tN«s\ kpJn¸n¨p
Xcmw tam³ Dd§nt¡m" Bj a{´n¨p.

cmtPjn\p CXp hnizkn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. AbmÄ¡p IpÁt_m[w tXm¶n.


a[phn[p Ignªp h¶n«p `mcysb H¶p icn¡p Ifn¨ns«bnÃ.
_nkn\Êv ImcWw H¶pw \S¡p¶nÃ. Ct¸mÄ ChÄ \mWw sI«p
Ct§m«p h¶ncn¡pIbmWp. ]mhw! IãIme¯n\p C¶p \Ã
hoembn. ]pd¯p tIdn ASn¡m³ C¶p ]ÁpItbbnÃ. hmfp sh¨Xp
Xs¶!! hbÀ \ndsb aZyw InS¡p¶p. Hcp F«p s]¤v ASn¨p
ImWpw. Xsâ `mcy Xsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p Ipep¡nbt¸mÄ
BZyambn Xm³ hmWaSn¨ Znhkw BWp AbmÄ¡p HmÀ½
h¶vX.v, AsXms¡ F{X \à Imew. ]Whpw {]Xm]hpw Csænepw
F{X \à Zn\§Ä Bbncp¶p. kvIqfnsâ ¢mkv Ignª dqapIfnÂ
Iq«pImÀ Hcpan¨p ]ckv]cw Ip® sXmen¨p ]ns¶ Ipep¡n
IqSpXÂ Zqsc ip¢w sXdn¸n¡m³ aÂkcn¨p. kvIqfnse Xq¸pImcn
XÅ¡p ]¯p cq] sImSp¯p B\nthgvkdn¡p aq{X¸pcbn \mep
Iq«pImÀ tNÀ¶p Ifn¡m³ sImp t]mbn. AhfmsW¦n ]Tn¨ IÅn! B
apXp XpS It¸msg X\n¡p t]mbn. AhÄ Xsâ I¿p ]nSn¨p AhfpsS
tcma¡mSn sXmSo¨n«p C\n IqSpX ]nSn¡tW A©p cq]
thsd Xm F¶p ]dªp Xs¶ ]Án¨p. Xncn¨p h¶t¸mÄ \n¡dn \ndsb
shÅw t]mb ]mSp!! As¶ms¡ F¶pw Ft¸mgpw I¼nbmbncp¶p
kz´w A½sb HmÀ¯p t]mepw hmWw ASn¨ncp¶p. C¶p
kn\nam \Snsb¡mÄ \Ã Nc¡p F´n\pw sdUnbmbn IqsS ]s£ Ip®
s]m§p¶nÃ. BsI h¿, Fs´mcp £oWw, F¶pw £oWw.

"tN«m tN«sâ Ip® Rm³ hmbn sh¡s« ]t£ F\n¡p ]Ww XcWw
F¶mse Rm³ aq©vNn¯cq" Bj cmtPjnt\mSp ]dªp. cmtPjv
sR«nt¸mbn. CsX´m `mcy C§ns\ Xdbmbn ]dbp¶X.v "F´m
tamsf ]dªXv?" "AtX tN«m tN«\p Fs¶ aSp¯p AXmWp Fs¶
H¶pw sN¿m¯Xp \½Ä aq¶mdn t]mbt¸mÄ tN«³ Fs¶ Fs´Ãmw
sNbvXp. Fs¶ Ipfn¸n¨p. Rm³ I¡qkn t]mbt¸mÄ F¯nt\m¡n, Fsâ
apebn Hs¡ tX³ ]pc«n \¡n. ]ns¶ HmÀabnsà B am«pt¸«n
Umansâ ASp¯p \½Ä ac¯nsâ aq«n Ccp¶p Fs¶ XpWn s]m¡n
Imf N\¡p¶Xv C§ns\bmsW¶p ]dªp B ac¯n Nmcn \nd¯n tN«³
Fs¶ Hcp ]iphmsW¶pw ]dªvp ]cn]mSn \S¯nbXv!! B
Bthivsams¡ Ct¸mÄ FhnsS t]mbn? Ct¸mÄ tN«³ F¶pw
£oWamWp. IÅw ]dbpIbsà Fs¶ aSpÁvXncn¡pw F\n¡dnbmw.
aSp¸p amÁm³ C¶p Rm³ Hcp hnZy ]dbmw. Rm³ Hcp thiy
BsW¶p a\Ên hnNmcnt¨m. Fs¶ tN«³ ]®m\mbn
hmSIs¡Sp¯ncn¡pIbmsW¶p hnNmcn¡p. At¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ
tdÁp ]dbmw , Ifn¡m³ Hcp tjm«n\p ap¶qdp cq]! Hcp
cm{Xn¡p Bbncw!!! hmbnepw sImXv¯nepw H¶pw sh¡m³
Rm³ k½Xn¡nÃ. ]ns¶ AXymhiyamsW¦n Bbncw cq] F´m ]
®pt¶m?

cmtPjn\p CXp tI«p I¼nbSn¨p. Xsâ `mcy Hcp


thiybmsW¶bmÄ kwI¸n¨p. ]Ww I¿n \n¶pw t]mIpsa¶p Nvn
´n¨t¸mÄ Abmfnse _nkn\ÊpImc³ DWÀ¶p. Abmfpw Xsâ `mKw
A`n\bn¡m³ XpS§n. "FSo ]qdo hmbn FSp¯p Fs¶
kpJn¸n¨m \n\¡p Aªqdp cq] Sn¸p Xcpw, aq©vNmtam ]qdo"
"kmÀ kmdnsâ Ip® `b¦c h®w!! Cu tdÁp t]mc Hcp
Adp\qsd¦nepw XcWw " "XcmsaSo abntc hm s]mfns¡So"
"kmÀ ]Ww BZyw Xcq" Bj ]dªp
"FsXSo Rm³ \ns¶ Du¼n¡pIsbm¶panà ]Wn Ignªsà Iqen? "
"AÃ kmÀ Cu ]Wn¡p am{Xw Iqen apt¼ IqXn ]ns¶"
cmtPjv Xsâ t]gvkn \n¶pw c³Sp Aªqdnsâ t\m«pIÄ FSp¯p
`mcy¡p sImSp¯p. "C¶m abntc Bbncw C\n aqs©So abnsc \Ã
h®w Agns¡So ]qdo \nsâ XpWn "
"kmÀ Rm³ P«n Ct«ms« hÃm¯ XWp¸v kmÀ Fs¶ C¶p cm{Xn
IpW¡p¶nÃtÃm"
"FSo abnsc Agns¡So FÃmw! ImWs«So \nsâ ]qdp, cq] F®n
Bbncw X¶Xsà XpS§p Fsâ Ip® aq©n¯m" Bj XpWn ]dn¨p
Zqsc Ifªvp F¶n«p cmtPjnsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p sXmen¨p. ]ns¶
AXnsâ Nph¶ A{Kw hmbnem¡n Hcp FIvkv]À«mbn¡gnªncp¶
AhÄ B ]gw BkzZn¨p Ign¡m³ XpS§n. cmtPjv Hcp hnÃpt]mse
Xsâ I¿pw Imepw sa¯bn Du¶n \Sp hf¨p Xsâ enwKw Bj¡p
hmbnseSp¡m³ kuIcy¯n\p \n¶p sImSp¯p. Bj AbmfpsS DIfn ]
nSn¨p sRcn¨psImv Ip®bn sXmen¡m\pw hmbn FSp¡m\pw
Bcw`n¨p.

"\o sImÅmw tamtf FhnsS¶p ]Tns¨So CsXms¡ IÅo "


"F´m kmsd sImÅmtam ]Wn"
"ancpXv hm Xpd¡msX hen¨p IpSnsbSo ]qdo"
"imdnsâ Ip® A]mcw"
"Rm³ Fgps\Áp \n¡mw \o Xdbn Ip¯nbncp¶p Xns¶So"
"kmcv XpWnbnÃmsX Cu XWp¯ Xdbn h¿ kÀ"
"ancpXv Bbncw hm§n ImensâtSÂ h¨ntÃSo"
"F¶mepw kmÀ Rms\mcp a\pjy kv{XobsÃ"
"s]mSo thtiy hen¨p IpSns¡So F\n¡nt¸mÄ hcpw "
"h¶m Rm³ Xp¸pw, hcpt¼mÄ ]dbsW kmÀ"
"Xp¸m\sÃSo Bbncw X¶Xp, A®m¡n Cd¡Ww"
"Bt¿m Cu kmÀ B Fsâ apJw Hs¡ {hp¯ntISm¡n apteepw
Hs¡ hoWp"
"Xp¸cpX,v Xp¸nbm ]qdo \ns¶ Rm³ sImÃpw, Cds¡So sXmt-
tem«v"
"kmÀ Fsâ hbÁn N\ ]nSn¡pw CXp hÃm¯ ]ibmWtÃm kmsd"
"IpSn¨p IgntªmSo"
"XoÀ¶p kmÀ"
"C\n InS¡s« kmÀ "

cmtPjn\p A\¡anÃ. AbmÄ shÅw t]mb DSs\ IqÀ¡w hen¡m³


XpS§nbncp¶p Bj hmbn Ccp¶ ip¢w AbmfpsS s\©nte¡p
Xp¸n. F{X Ipªpmth km[\amWp. BÄ¡mscms¡ tNmZn¡m³
XpS§n amkw Bdp BImdmbn. C\n C§ns\ t]mbm ]ÁnÃ.
tUmISdpambn H¶p UnkvIkv sN¿Ww Ahfpw AdnbmsX
Dd§nt¸mbn. Dd¡¯n IS Xoc¯p IqSn AhÄ \ábmbn
HmSp¶Xpw Al½Zpw jmlpepw Ahsf ]n³ XpScp¶Xpw AhÄ
kz]v\w Ip. Dinc³ Ip®IÄ, Dinc³ BWp§Ä, Fs´mcp Imcyw, Fs
´mcp kvt\lw ]mh§Ä Xs¶ {X]vXns¸Sp¯m³ AhÀs¡´p
Bthiambncp¶p. ChnsS Hcp abnc³ InS¶p IqÀ¡w hen¡p¶p
Du¼nb Hcp Zm¼Xyw! AhÄ ]ns¶bpw ImÀ¡n¨p cmtPjnsâ
s_UvjoÁn Xp¸n

"Rm³ £oWn¨p, At¿m aXn , C¶p h¿ , aXn" AbmÄ ]ndp]ndp¯p


.

t\cw shfp¯t¸mÄ cmtPjmWp BZyw DWÀ¶Xp. C¶es¯ cm{Xn


ISp¸ambnt¸mbn. \s«Ãnsâ aÖ IqSn IpSnt¨m. Bj, Fs´mcp
Zpkz]v\§Ä Bbncp¶p, `mcy DÅt¸mÄ Hcp thiysb ]cn]mSn
\S¯nbXmbn kz]v\w Ip, Fs´mcp \mWt¡S,v Iedn t\m¡n As¿m
C¶p InS¶m ]ÁpIbnÃ. B FIvkvt]mÀ«p I¼\n amt\PÀ C¶p
hcpw. HmÀ¡nUv ]q¡Ä kmansâ I¼\nbn \n¶pw h¶n«nÃ.
C¶p ]{´nsâ ^vfbnÁn Ah jmÀP¡p t]mIWw. hnaensâ XpWn
Xncn¨b¡Ww. _m¦n HmhÀ {Um^vÁv IqSn¡nS¡p¶p. C¦w
ÁmIvkv I½ojWsd ImWWw. BsI ]nSn¸Xp ]Wnbpv. AbmÄ
Fgpt\Áp. Bisb t\m¡n. AhÄ Hcp sIm¨p Ipªns\t¸mse Ibv hncÂ
Ddn©vNn ]nd¶ ]Sn sa¯bn Iagv¶p InS¡p¶p. AbmÄ Áq¯p
{_jv FSp¯p ]Ãp tX¨p XncnsI h¶t¸mÄ Bj Hcp hiw Ncnªp
InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. k¼qÀ® \á Xs¶. AhfpsS tbm\n AaÀ¶ncp¶
sa¯bpsS `mcw Npfp§n Hcp sN¼c¯n¸q t]mse Ccn¡p¶p.
Hmslm C\n C§ns\ \n¶m ]ÁnÃ. NqSp shÅw In«mWmbn
KokÀ Hm¬ sNbvXp. Bl H¶p \¶bn Ipfn¡Ww _mXv Sºnte¡p
AbmÄ NqSp shÅw \nd¨p A¸w sUtÁmÄ FSp¯p AXn Hgn¨p.
AbmÄ Ipfn¡m³ XpS§n

Bi Fgpt\Át¸mÄ `À¯mhp t]mbncp¶p A½mbn A½ apdnbnÂ


Nmbbpambn Bj \mWns¨gpt\Áp. "At¿m A½sb´n\m Nmb
sImp h¶Xv Rm³ hcpambncp¶tÃm. AhÄ Nmb hm§n Hcp I¸p
IpSn¨t¸mgmWp Xm³ icoc¯n H¶pw DSp¯n«nÃtÃm F¶p
Hmcv¯Xp. "At¿m At½ Rm³ tkmdn C¶se tN«³ Fs¶ Dd¡nbnÃ.
AhÄ \mWn¨p Xe Xmgv¯n "tamsf AXp Xs¶ Rm³ ]dbm³ h¶Xp.
F\n¡p t]Snbmbncp¶p, tam³ \ns¶ H¶pw sN¿p¶nsöp!. ]ns¶ F
´m tamsf, R§Ä hbÊmbnsÃ? Hcp Ipªn¡m ImWt R§Ä¡pw?
tamÄ F´m ]nÂkv Ign¡p¶ptm, ¹m\n§v Hs¡ C\n ]ns¶ aXn, Hcp
Ipªpmbm cmtPjv ChnsS IqSpX \n¡pw, Insà Imet¯
s]«nbpw Xq¡n t]mbn, tamÄ DWÀs¶m F¶pt]mepw t\m¡sX,
IeymWw Hs¡ C§ns\bmWp, BWp§Ä¡p AhcpsS Imcyta DÅp,
tamÄ Hcp Ipªn\p P·w sImSp¡m³ t\m¡p. Fgpt\¡p Ipfn¡p.
\ap¡p C¶p ]ctZhXbpsS A¼e¯n t]mIWw. C¶p \½psS IpSpw_
t£{X¯n Nnd¸mWp. \bnÁn CSp hm Fgpt\¡p. A½¡p Hcp
Imcyw tamtfmSp ]dbm\pv.

IpfnIgnªp Nµ\¡pdnbpw Xnf§p¶ I®pIfpambn Bj ]pSh DSp¯p,


{]`mX `£vW¯n\mbn Xo³ tai¡cnInse¯n. hniz\mY tat\m³ Hcp
tZmibpambn aÃn«p AhnsS Ccn¡p¶pmbncp¶p. acpaIsf I-
t¸mÄ AbmfpsS apJw temUv sjÍn§p IgnªXpt]msebmbn. "FXm
tamsf \à Dd¡ambncps¶¶p tXm¶p¶tÃm. cmtPjv F´m
cmhnse t]mbXp? C¶p ^mÎdnbn {]iv\w hÃXpw Dtm?" Bj
"Ft¶mSp H¶pw ]dªnà A½mh" . At¸mÄ hniz\mYsâ a\Êp s\m
´p. A½mh³ t]mepw, tN«m F¶p hnfn¡p tamtf, \nsâ `À¯mhns\
¡mÄ \¶mbn \nsâ kmam\w Xn¶p Xcm³ CubpÅhs\ DÅp
tamsf!!, AbmÄ a\Ên ]dªp, At¸mÄ A½mbn hopw Hcp tZmi
t¹Án sImn«p, "tZ tN« Rm³ Hcp Imcyw ]dbm³ t]mIph, C\n
C§ns\ Ccp¶m t]mc F\n¡p Hcp t]c¡p«nsb Hs¡ Xmtemen¡Ww
", "Ip«n aXnsb¦n Rm³ hnNmcn¡mw t]c¡p«n¡p tam\pw
tamfpw hnNmcn¨mesà ]Áq" AbmÄ ]dªp. A½mbn H¶p Nqfn.
"Hm Ft¸mgpw Ifn, Rm³ AhcpsS Imcyw Xs¶ ]dbp¶Xv C¶p
\½Ä Nnd¸n\p t]mIpt¼mÄ B tbmKm\µ{ia¯n H¶p tIdWw. \Ã
iànbmWp AhnSs¯ kzman¡p F¶p the¡mcv ]dbp¶p. hà NcsSm
atÁm P]n¨p tamfpsS Acbn H¶p sI«n¡Ww. ]p{XImtaãn
b{´w Fs¶mcp km[\w kzman sImSp¡p¶pp. henb iànbmWp
AXp sI«nbm Ipªp§Ä CÃm¯hÀs¡ms¡ Ip«nIÄ DmIp¶p. ChnsS
CsXm¶pw hnizmkanÃmbncn¡pw F¶m Rm³ ]dbpIbm
kzmanbpsS B b{´w H¶p hm§n sI«Ww hà Zrãn tZmjw Ds¦nÂ
AXpw amdpw. cmtPjn\p H¶n\pw kabanà C\n tN«\pw IqSn
hnNmcn¨mse CsXms¡ \S¡q"

tat\m³ : (BßKXw) "tN«³ ]s sdUnbm abntc, ChÄ H¶p InS¶p


X¶mesà ]Áq. C¶se km[nt¨s\, At¸mgm \o henªptIdn h¶Xp
kzmanbpsS b{´w t]mepw!! AXnt\¡mÄ henb b{´amWp Fsâ
Imensâ CSbn Xq§n¡nS¡p¶X.v ]s£ BtcmSp ]dbm³? Fdnbm³
IgnhpÅh\p IÃp In«p¶nà ({]Imiw) "F´msW¶p h¨m \o ]
dbp¶Xpt]mse sN¿mw kzman H¶pw F\n¡p hnizmkanÃ. ]
ns¶ \nsâ B{Klw Rm³ \S¯n XcmXncp¶n«nÃtÃm? Dtm
Fs¶¦nepw? tM Dtm?! . F¶m \ap¡p aq¶p t]À¡pw IqSn
tbmKm\µm{ia¯n t]mImw, Nnd¸p Ignªp hcpt¼mÄ"

]I aq¶p aWn Ignªt¸mÄ ]gw iÀ¡c ]qPm {Zhy§Ä F®


F¶nhsbms¡ Imdn IbÁn tat\m³ `mcy acpaIÄ Bj F¶nhÀ
Imdn AhcpsS IpSpw_ t£{X¯nte¡p bm{Xbmbn. XncnsI
hcpt¼mÄ kzmanPnsb ImWm\pw AhÀ Xocpam\n¨p

(XpScpw)

Zmlw AS§m¯ Zmlw 8


(kzmanPnbpsS B{ia¯nÂ)
By Aenj
hniz\mY tat\msâ FtÌÁn\p GXmp ]ns¶bpw Hcp A¼Xp
IntemaoÁÀ AIsebmWp IpSpw_ ]ctZhXmt£{Xw. Hcp Km«v
tdmUn¡qSnbpŠbm{X. {]IrXncaWobamb kvYew. CXn\p
GXmv ASp¯mbncp¶p B{iaw. IpSpw_ ]ctZhXm t£{X¯nÂ
sN¶t¸mÄ aWn A©mImdmbncp¶p. Nnd¸p Ignªt¸mÄ aWn
F«mbn. A¶n\n B{ia¯n ZÀi\w In«m³ hgnbnÃmbncp¶p.
AXpsImv hniz\mY tat\m³ Xsâ ktlmZcnbpsS ho«nÂ
`mcytbbpw acpaIsfbpw Xmakn¸n¨p. AbmÄ ImdnÂ
ho«nte¡p Xncn¨p. bYmÀv¯Xn AbmfpsS Iq«pImc³ Iym]vS³
A¨pX¡pdp¸nsâ ho«nte¡mWp t]mbX.v tat\msâ ]gb kplr¯mWp
Iym]vS³ ANpX¡pdp¸p. anen«dnbn \n¶pw dn«bÀ sNbvXp ]
pXnb Hcp IrjnbnSw Hs¡ hm§n AXn \ndsb am§, amXfw,
kt¸m« XpS§nb IrjnIfpw Hs¡bmbn HÁbm\mbn IgnbpIbmWp
A¨pX¡pdp¸v. AbmfpsS {][m\ ]cn]mSn Irjn^man Ccp¶pÅ
shÅaSnbpw shSnbnd¨n Xn¶epw ]ns¶ _mw¥qcn \n¶pw
aÁpw shSnIsf sImph¶p ASn¡epamWp. Cu hncp¶pIfnÂ
hnizv\mY tat\ms\bpw AbmÄ ]s¦Sp¸n¡pw. en¡À _mc¬ hnPbv
aÃnbbpsS _obÀ I¼\nbnse UbdÎÀ t_mÀUnse AwKw BWp
A¨pX¡pdp¸v. AXn\m shůn\pw s]®n\pw AbmÄ¡p
bmsXmcp ]ªhpanÃ. F¶m AbmfpsS GÁhpw Cã hnt\mZw
\mbm«mWp. \mbms«¶m shdpw arK§sf shSn sh¸Ã.
Im«nepÅ BZnhmkns]®p§sf _mw¥qcn \n¶pw sImp hcp¶
thiyIfpsS klmb¯m hfs¨Sp¯p \á\r¯w Nhn«n¡epw ]ÁnbmÂ
Ahsc ]WnsbSp¡epw BWp Cu arKbm hnt\mZw. AXp sImmWp
t]meokpw ]«mfhpw H¶pw hcm¯ I¼w, tX\nbpsS
ASnhmc¯nepÅ B kvYew AbmÄ sXcsªSp¯ncn¡p¶vXp.
apXph·mdmWp AhnSs¯ tPmen¡mÀ. Xe t]mbmepw bPam\s\
HÁns¡mSp¡pIbnsöXmWp apXph·mcpsS kz`mhw. A§ns\
Hcp kma´ cmPmhmbn Ignªp sImncp¶ Iym]vS³
A¨pX¡pdp¸ns\ H¶p kµÀin¨m hfsc \mfmbn Xm³ a\Ên C«p
kq£n¡p¶ \ndthdm¯ B{Kl§Ä km[n¡msa¶p AbmÄ
Xocpam\n¨p. B{ia¯n t]mbn kzmanPnsb ImWp¶Xp Hcp
sa\s¡« ]cn]mSnbmsW¶bmÄ IcpXn. AXn\m B{iaw
Hs¡ `mcy¡pw acpaIÄ¡pw hn«p sImSp¯p. cp Znhkw Ignªp
h¶p hnfn¨psImp t]mImw F¶bmÄ Xocpam\n¨p. hniz\mY
tat\msâ `mcy¡pw AXp k½Xambncp¶p.

Xm³ CubnsSbmbn H¯ncn {]IrXn hncp[amb \S]SnIÄ¡p


hg§nbXn AhcpsS a\Ên IpÁt_m[w Dmbncp\p. AXp
amÁm\pw Cu kzmanPnbpsS B{ia¯n sN¶m km[n¡pw F¶p
Ahcv IcpXn . ]ntÁ¶p cmhnse H¼Xp aWn¡p Xs¶ AhÀ \m¯qsâ
Imdn B{ia¯n F¯n. AhnsS Ipsd Xang¯nIfpw Imjmb
[mcnIfpw Hs¡ kzmanPnsb Im¯ncn¡p¶pmbncp¶p
AhnsSsbÃmw Nph¶ a®mWp. B{ia IhmSw ]gb sIm«mc§fpsS
aXnepIÄ t]mse Icn¦Ãn \nÀ½n¨ncn¡p¶p. F¶m AXn\I¯pÅ
GItZiw ]¯p sI«nS§Ä Hme taªhbmWp. ]\tbme [mcmfw In«p¶
kvYeamWp , [mcmfw ]pcpj·mcpw kv{XoIfpw Imjmb thjw
[cn¨p hnhn[ tPmenIfn hym]rXcmWp B sam« ]mds¡«pIÄ
\ndª `q{]IrXnbn Hcp acp¸¨ t]mse B{iaw \nesImp. th¸p
ac§Ä [mcmfw \«p hfÀ¯nbncp¶Xn\m Hmj[KpWapÅ XWp¯
ImÁp AhnsSsb§pw hoins¡mncp¶p. ac§fpw IpÁns¨SnIfpw \«p
hfÀ¯n B B{iaw {]IrXncaWobam¡nbncp¶p kzmanPn.

B{iaw ]gb coXnbn \nÀ½n¨ncps¶¦nepw AXn t¢mskUv


kcvIyq«v So ho DĸsS FÃm A[p\nI kuIcy§fpw Dmbncp¶p.
A½mbn A½tbmsSm¸w Ccp¶ Bjmdm\nsb AhcdnbmsX
Hfn¨p sh¨ IymadbneqsS kmIqXw ho£n¨p, Xsâ AbÀ Ioj³
apdnbn Imepw Ih¨vp InS¡pIbmbncp¶p kzmanPn. At¸mÄ
AbmfpsS ap¶n Ccp¶ So hnbn B{ia¯nse FÃm `mK§fpw
ImWm³ Ignbpambncp¶p. dntam«v It{mÄ AaÀ¯nbmÂ
Nm\epIÄ amdn hcp¶Xpt]mse B{ia¯nsâ `mK§Ä AbmÄ¡p
ap¶n Zriyambn. BjmdWnbpsS kuµcyw AbmÄ¡nãambn.
ChÄ iwJn\nbmtWm AtXm Nn{XnWnbmtWm F¶mbncp¶p
AbmÄ AtemNn¨psImncp¶X.v AtX kabw Hcp ]Xns\m¶p
hbÊpÅ s]¬Ip«n AbmfpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbn Ccp¶p AbmfpsS
t`mK Z¬Tv hen¨p IpSn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhnsS [mcmfw
Ip«nIsf hfÀ¯nbncp¶p s]¬Ip«nIÄ Xncp IgnªmepS³
kzmanPnbpsS A´]pc¯nte¡p sXcsªSp¡s¸Spw B¬Ip«nIsf
B{ia¯nsâ ]pdw tPmenIÄ¡pw \ntbmKn¡pw. \Ã kpµc·mcmb
B¬Ip«nIsf Nne henb kzman injy·mÀ {]IrXn hncp[¯n\mbn
D]tbmKn¡pw, kzmanPnbpsS FbÀ Ioj³Uv apdnbnÂ
{]thin¡p¶hÀ FÃmw \ácmbn«mbncn¡Ww F¶Xp AhnSs¯
AenJnXamb \nbaw BIp¶p. hfsc \mfpIÄ¡p tijamWp
kzmanPn¡p Xm¸cyw tXm¶nb Hcp kv{Xo B{ia¯nÂ
F¯nbXv. ]W¡mcmb XSn¨nIÄ BWp IqSpXÂ hcmdp. AhcpsS ]
cmXnIÄ tI«p kzmanPn¡p aSp¯ncp¶p. ]s£ ]Ww CÃmsX Hcp
B{iahpw {]hÀ¯n¡pIbnÃtÃm . A½mbn A½tbmsSm¸w Ccp¶
BjmdmWn s\Àhkv Bbncp¶p Ip«nIÄ DmIm\mbn B{ia¯nÂ
t]mIp¶ Imcyw Ahsf hÃmsX Atemkcs¸Sp¯n. AhÄ IÀNo^p
sImp apJhpw Bcpw ImWmsX amÀhnS¯nsâ CSbpw XpS¨p. ]
s£ AhfdnbmsX Hfn¨p sh¨ncp¶ Iymad¡®pIÄ B Zriyw
kzmanPn¡p Im«ns¡mSp¯p. AbmÄ Xsâ ap¼nencp¶ Iuamcs¯
IqSpX Xsâ t`mKZ¬Tnte¡aÀ¯n. AhfpsS hmbn ip¢w
NoÁn¡gnªt¸mÄ kzmanPn Bizmkw ]qp. BjmdmWnsb DS³ Xs¶
ZÀi\¯n\mbn hnfn¡m³ AbmÄ sk{I«dntbmSp CâÀ tIman ]
dªp. F¶n«p Xsâ ap¶n Ip\nªncp¶p hZ\ kpcXw \S¯nb
s]¬Ip«nsb AbmÄ XÅn amÁn Imjmbw `wKnbmbn AWnbm³
XpS§n.

A¸t\cw Ignªt¸mÄ kzmanPn ZÀi\¯n\mbn Ahsc AIt¯¡p


hnfn¨p. Imdn h¶ Ahsc BZyw £Wn¨Xn Bcpw FXnÀ¸p
Im«nbpanÃ. kzmanPn H¯ Dbchpw \Ã XSnbpw \o XmSnbpw
hnimeamb s\Ánbpw \o \mknIbpw Hs¡bpÅ Hcp \me¸Xp hbÊp
{]mbw hcp¶ Hcp a\pj\mbncp¶p. At±lw hfsc im´\pw kvt\l
{]IrXnbpambn ImWs¸«p. BjmdmWn aµw aµw Xsâ A½mbn
A½bpsS ]ndtI sN¶p. kzmanPn Hcp DbÀ¶ ]oTv¯nÂ
BWncp¶Xp. AbmÄ¡p cp NpÁnepw GItZiw ]Xn\mdp hbÊpÅ c-
p kpµcnIfmb s]¬Ip«nIÄ cma¨ \nÀ½nXamb hnidnIÄ ]\n\ocnÂ
ap¡n hoins¡mncp¶p. B s]¬Ip«nIÄ Imjmb hkv{XamWp
[cn¨ncp¶Xv. Hcp Imjmb app Gt¦mWn¨p AXnsâ aqeIÄ
Igp¯n\p ]ndIn _Ôn¨ncp¶p. F¶m B Imjmb hkv{X§Ä
AhcpsS DbÀ¶p s]m´nb amÀhnSw ad¡m³ Xosc ]
cym]vXambncp¶nÃ. henb t]c¡ t]msebpÅ Ió apeIÄ Imjmb
hkv{Xs¯ t`Zn¨p ]pd¯p hcp¶pmbncp¶p. Nmacw s]m¡pIbpw
XmgvXpIbpw sNbvXv AhcpsS I¿pIÄ \Ã Dcpp. acpaIsf
ap¶nte¡p A½mbn XÅn\nÀ¯n cpt]cpw kzmanPnbpsS ImenÂ
hoWp \akvIcn¨p. AbmfpsS ]mZ§Ä shfp¯p Nph¶p \J§Ä Hs¡
\¶mbn sh«n kq£n¨ncp¶p. kzmanPnbpsS s\©n I
tcma¡mSmWp Bjmsb BIÀjn¨Xv. kzmanPnbpsS \b\§Ä Xsâ
hkv{X§sf Xpf¨p Xsâ apgp¸nepw Xg¸nepw
DufnbnSp¶Xpt]mse AhÄ¡p tXm¶n. I¿p amdn t{ImÊmbn
h¨p amdnS§Ä ad¡m³ AhÄ {ian¨p.

A½mbn A½ kzmanPnbpsS ap¶n kmãmwKw {]Wan¨p.


AbmÄ Ahsc DbÀ¯n \nÀ¯n Xebn Ibv h¨p A\p{Kln¨p. Bjbpw
kzmansb sXmgpXp. F¶m kzmanbpsS Imen hogm³ AhÄ
DZyan¨nÃ. kzman AXp {]tXyIw a\Ên Ipdn¨psh¨p. "F´mWp
aIsf \Ã ku`mKyhpw B\µhpw \nsâ apJ¯p \n¶p Xs¶ \mw
ZÀin¡p¶p Krl e£vanbmWtÃm \o! F´mWp ]ns¶ \nsâ hnja¯n\p
ImcWw?" kzman A½mbntbmSp tNmZn¨p "kzmao Cu
kwkmc kmKc¯n FÃmhcpw hnjan¡p¶p AhnSs¯
Xr¸mZ§fmWp Fsâ Hcp B{ibw!! F{Xtbm t]cpsS ZpJ§Ä
AhnS¶p CÃmXm¡p¶p ?"

"F´mWp aIsf \nsâ ZpJw t]c¡p«nIÄ CÃm¯XmtWm? \nsâ apÁw


\ndsb t]c¡p«nIÄ HmSn \S¡p¶Xp Rm³ PvRm\ZrãnbnÂ
ImWp¶p. ]s£ Akqb¡mcmb BÄ¡mcpsS tZmjZrãn \n§fn ]
Xn¨n«p.v AXp amÁm\mbn Nne ]qPIÄ sNt¿n hcpw , IqSmsX
k´m\tKm]meb{´w Rm³ Bsbmcs¯m¶pcp P]n¨n«p Hcp GeÊp
Xcmw. AXp PmamXmhnsâ Acbn _Ôn¡pI. AXn\p ap¼p
A©vNp Znhvkw XpSÀ¨bmbn ]qP sN¿Ww PmamXmhnepÅ
Aip[nIÄ CÃmXm¡Ww. Aip[amb icoc¯n Cu GeÊv [cn¨m³
Dt±in¨ {]tbmP\w In«pIbnà , CsXÃmw \n\¡p k½XamtWm
Iptª?" kzmanPn tNmZn¨p.

kzmanbpsS hN\§Ä A½mbnsb ]pfIw sImÅn¨p. kzman F{X


alm\mWp! F{X s]s«¶p X§fpsS BKtamt±iw a\Ênem¡n!!
Xm\mWp Krle£van F¶p ]dªXp AhÀ {]tXyIw {i[n¨p.
AtXmsSm¸w acpaIfn Aip[n Ds¶ Imcyw kzmans¡§ns\
a\Ênembn F¶pw AhÀ BÝcyt¯msS BtemNn¨p. F¶n«p "kzmao
ASnb§Ä AhnSp¶p ]dbp¶ F´pw sN¿mw, ]Ww Hcp {]iv\aÃ
FÃmw awKfambn \S¯n XcWw" AhÀ hopw {]Wan¨p

kzman¡p Chsc F§ns\bpw Hgnhm¡nbmse Xm³ Dt±in¡p¶


Imcy§Ä \S¡q F¶p a\Ênembn. AbmÄ ]dªp "Krle£vanbmb \n\¡p
Rm³ cp a{´§Ä ]dªpXcmw. ]qP \S¡pt¼mÄ \o \nsâ ho«nse ]
qPmapdnbn Ccp¶p Cu a{´§Ä sNmÃWw. PmamXmhp
cPkzebmbXnsâ Ggmw \mÄ `À¯mhpsam¯p B{ia¯n hcWw. ]
ns¶ aq¶p Znhkw ]qP, ]qP sNbvXp ip[nbmbn¡gnªmÂ
B{ia¯n \n¶pw \ÂIp¶ `£Ww Ign¨p AhÀ ASp¯ BgvNbn cp
Znhkw ChnsS Xmakn¡Ww. A[nIw Xmakn¡msX \nsâ B{Kl§Ä ]
qhWnbpw, temI kakvXm kpJnt\m `h´p, D¯nã amXm D¯nã"

kzman Ahsc hopw A\p{Kln¨p. ASp¯bmgvN hcmsa¶p ]dªp


AhÀ aS§nt¸mbn. sa³kkv BbXnsâ Fgmw \mÄ Ipfn¨p ip[bmb
BjmdmWnbpw cmtPjv tat\m\pw Imdn B{ia¯nte¡p Xncn¨p.
Bj¡p kzmanPnbpsS t\m«w Xosc ]nSn¨nÃ. kzmanPnbpsS
ap¶n Ccp¶t¸mÄ Xm³ \ábm¡s¸Sp¶Xpt]msebmWp AhÄ¡p
tXm¶nbXv. Xm³ Aip[bmsW¶p kzmanPn¡p a\ÊnembXpw
Ahsf kw{`an¸n¨p . `À¯mhv Cu B{ia Zcvi\¯n \n¶pw Xs¶
XSbpsa¶mWp AhÄ IcpXnbXp. F¶m A½ ]dª {]Imcw cmtPjv
tat\m³ `mcysbbpw sImp bm{XXncn¨p. kzmanPn ]dª Zrãn
tZmjw BImw Xsâ _nkns\Ên CubnsS A\p`hs¸Sp¶
amµysa¶bmÄ IcpXn.

B{ia¯n kzmanPn Ahsc kzoIcn¨nÃ. ]Icw kzmanPnbpsS


sk{I«dnbmb bphXnbmb Hcp k\ymkn\nbmWp Ahsc IXp.
"C¶p ]qP XpS§mw `À¯mhn\p ]pds¯ apdnbn Ccn¡mw.
C¶p \mepaWn hsc Aip[n amdm\pÅ ]qPIÄ sN¿pw. AXphsc
Xm¦Ä¡p B{ia¯nse ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¨p ]pd¯ncn¡mhp¶XmWp".
cmtPjv tat\m\p B t_mdSn kln¡m³ Ignbpambncp¶nÃ.
"Rm³ \mep aWn Ignªp h¶p Bjsb Iq«ns¡mp t]mImw AXp
t]mtc amUw?, H¶p kwibn¨p AÃ At½" B skIvkn k\ymkn\n¡p
amUw F¶ hnfn hfsc Cãambn. ]ns¶´n\p CbmÄ At½sb¶p
hnfn¨p. A½ t]mepw!!! "icn A§ns\bmIs« Cu XneIw
AWnªpsImÅq"

k\ymkn\n Xsâ Xme¯n \n¶pw If`¡q«pw knµqchpw IqSn


Nmen¨p cmtPjnsâ s\dpIbn AWnbn¨p. XneIw s\ÁnbnÂ
sXm«t¸mÄ AbmfpsS s\Ánbn Hcp XWp¸p ]c¶p.
AtXmsSm¸w X\n¡p t\sc \o k\ymkn\nbpsS Imjmb
hkv{X¯n\nSbn IqSn AhcpsS shfp¯ I£hpw AXn \ndsb ]
SÀ¶p ]´en¨ncp¶ tcma¨pcpfpIfpw apebpsS XpS¡ `mK§fpw
AbmÄ Ip. s]s«¶p AbmfpsS enwKw D[cn¨p. k\ymkn\n B
Ne\w Is¦nepw ImWm¯Xps]mse \Sn¨p. Xsâ apeIÄ BWp AXn\p
ImcWambsX¶dnbmhp¶Xn\m AhÄ AIsa H¶p ]p©ncn¨p.
kzmanPn¡p Ct¸mÄ Xs¶t]msebpÅ bphXnIfnÂ
Xm¸cyanÃm¯Xpt]msebmWp, ape Infn¨p
hcp¶hscbmWnãw!! F{X \mfmbn Xs¶ kzmanPn H¶p
Ifn¨n«p! F¶pw C¯cw ]W¡mcnIÄ h¶pw t]mbpancn¡p¶p.
B{iaw Dmb Ime¯p Xm³ am{Xambncp¶p FÃmw.
kzmanPnbpw Xs¶IqSmsX Dd§pambncp¶nÃ. B{iaw
hepXmbt¸mÄ Xsâ {]kàn Ipdªp hcp¶p , AXn AhÄ AIta
ZpJn¨ncp¶p. AhÄ¡p cmtPjnsâ s]m´nb Ip® BizmktaIn. Cu
kpµcnbmb Nc¡ns\ Znhkhpw ASn¡p¶ CbmÄ¡p I¼nbSn¡m³
At¸mÄ Xsâ shdpw I£w Im aXnsbt¶m? , Cu Xncn¨dnhnÂ
hÃmsX Dt¯PnXbmbn, amXm arK\b\n F¶ B{iat¸cnÂ
Adnbs¸Sp¶ AhÄ cmtPjns\ ]pdt¯¡p A\pKan¨p. "]qP¡pÅ Z£nW"
AhÄ cmtPjnt\mSp a{´n¨p , s]s«¶p Xs¶ cmtPjv Xsâ I¿nepÅ
Ccp]¯¿mbncw cq] amXm arK\b\nsb G¸n¨p ImdnÂ
bm{Xbmbn.

CtX kabw cp kpµcnIfmb ]Xnt\gpImcnIÄ BjtbmSp ASp¯


apdnbnte¡p hcm³ £Wn¨p. Bj Ahsc A\pKan¨p. hop Hcp
CS\mgnbneqsS AhÀ Bjsb asÁmcp \nehd t]msebpÅ
apdnbn F¯n¨p. AhnsS cp henb ]´§Ä am{Xambncp¶p
{]Imi¯n\pmbncp¶Xv. "]qP¡p ap¼p Ipfn¡Ww hkv{X§Ä ChnsS
Agn¨p sh¡Ww", apXnÀ¶hÄ BjtbmSp ]dªp. Bj H¶p sR«n.
F¶m Xsâ IqsS h¶ cp s]¬Ip«nIfpw AXn\nSbn \ácmIm³
XpS§ncp¶p. AhÀ¡p BsI Imjmb hkv{Xw tXmfn \n¶p
DuÀ¯nbm am{Xw aXnbmbncp¶p. Bjbpw Xsâ kmcnbpw ]
mhmSbpw »hpkpw Agn¨p amÁn, jÍnbpw {_mbpw
am{Xambn AhcpsS ap¼n \n¶p. \ácmb s]¬Ip«nIÄ B
hkv{X§Ä shdpw Nhsdt¶mWw Hcp Hme¡qSbn C«p , DS³
Xs¶ apXnÀ¶hÄ BjbpsS ]pdInse¯n {_mbpsS ¢n¸pIÄ Agn¨p.
At¸mÄ cma¯hÄ CemÌn¡n ]nSn¨p hen¨p jÍnbpw Xmtg¡p
hen¨qcn. H¶pw anmsX Bj AhÀv¡p hg§n. hopw AhÀ asÁmcp
apdnbnte¡p Bjsb sImpt]mbn. ASp¯ apdnbn thsd cp
bphXnIÄ Ahsc kzmKXw sNbvXp. Ahcpw ]qÀ® \áIÄ
Bbncp¶p. AhnsS henb Hcp Ipfns¯m«n Dmbncp¶p cma¨w,
Nµ\w , \m¸macw, tZhZmcp Fs¶ ac§fpsS IjW§Ä tNÀ¯p
NqSm¡nb shÅw AhnsS henb Ip«pI§fn ]IÀ¶p h¨ncp¶p. BsI
Hcp amZI kpKÔw AhnsS X§n \n¡p¶pmbncp¶p.

bphXnIÄ Bjsb \ábmbn Xdbn InS¯n. cp t]À hi§fn \n¶p Hcp


Ipgs¼Sp¯p BjbpsS \áta\nbn ]pc«m³ XpS§n. Ipg¼p BjbpsS
tZl¯p sXm«t¸mÄ XWp¯ncps¶¦nepw AhcpsS IbvIÄ B Ipg¼p
tZl¯p tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨t¸mÄ AXp s]s«¶p NqSmbn. icocw
s]mÅp¶t]mse Bi¡p tXm¶n. Dcpp I¼nfn \mc§IÄ t]mse \n¶
apeIfn Hmtcm¶nepw Hmscm kv{XoIÄ Ipg¼p ]pc«n.
ape¡®pIfpw Idp¯ hr¯hpw {]tXyIw {i[n¨p ]pc«m³ XpS§n.
AtXmsSm¸w ]Xnt\gpImcnIÄ cpw BjbpsS ImepIfn Ipg¼p ]
pc«n XShm³ XpS§nbncp¶p. hfsc ]cnNb k¼¶cmb AhcpsS
kv]Ài\w Ahsf Hmtcm tImi§fnepw Dt¯PnXbm¡n. AhfpsS
tbm\nbn \n¶pw Hcp henb Pe{]hmlw Xmtgms«mgpIm³
XpS§n.

apIfn Dd¸n¨ IymadbneqsS Cu Zriyw, ]nd¶ ]Sn


kzmanPnbpsS i¿bn InS¶p Ignªncp¶ amX arK\b\nbpw
Iu]o\w am{Xw [cn¨ kzmanPnbpw AhcpsS apdnbn Ccp¶p
ImWpIbmbncp¶p. amXm arK\b\n Xsâ `mcn¨ \nXw_w
kzmanPnbpsS Acs¡«nte¡p XÅn, B \nXw_ hnShpIÄ
D]tbmKn¨p kzmanPnbpsS t`mKZ¬Tns\ {]tIm]n¸n¨p sIm-
ncp¶p. kzmanPnbpsS Ic§Ä At¸mÄ arK\b\nbpsS Idp¯
ape¡®pIfn ]nSn¨p DS¡pIbmbncp¶p. AbmfpsS _enãamb
Ic§Ä amXbpsS shfp¯ henb apeIsf BkIew aÀ±n¡pIbpw
sNbvXp. arK\b\n Hcp arKs¯t¸mse kzmanPnbpsS enwKs¯
X¶nte¡p IbÁm³ {ian¨p. F¶m kzmanPn AXn\p hg§nbnÃ.
tbmKm`ymk¯m Xsâ enwKs¯ F{X t\cw thWsa¦nepw ip¢w
{khn¸n¡msX kq£n¡m³ kzmanPn¡p Ignbpambncp¶p.
kzmanPnbpsS Acs¡«nse tcma¡m«n \n¶pw ]pd¯nd§nb Hcp
s]cpw ]m¼ns\t¸mse AbmfpsS enwKw
hndsImÅpIbmbncp¶p. kzmanPnbpsS enwKw ISbn \n¶p
Xs¶ h®w h¨p AÁ¯p sNdnb Hcp aIpShpambn A§ns\
InS¶mSn. AXnsâ A{K NÀ½w ]ndtIm«p t]mbn«pw AhnsS
\\bm³ XpS§nbncp¶nÃ. C¡mcyw arK\b\nsb {]tIm]n¸n¨p. Xsâ
sImgp¯ amZIamb Ahbh`wKn¡p kzmanPnbpsS t`mKZ¬TnÂ
Hcp XpÅn ip¢w t]mepw Dudn¡m³ CXphsc Ignbm¯Xp AhÄ¡p
lrZbt`ZIambncp¶p. AhÄ Xsâ ]«pt]mse arZpehpw
Dcp¡pt]mse Dd¨Xpamb Dcp ]rã`mKw kzmanPnbpsS
enwKaIpS¯n sh¨p Dc¨psImp kzmanPnbpsS IbvIfn InS¶p ]
pfªp. apdnthÁ ]pensbt¸mse AhÄ NodpIbpw AadpIbpw
sNbvXp.

amÀ_nÄ ]mInb XWp¯ Xdbn F®bnepw Ipg¼nepw s]«p


sX¶n\S¶ BibpsS Hmtcm tcmaIq]§fpw hnImc¯nsâ
XncameIfn AednXnanÀ¯p. cp bphXnIÄ X§fpsS apeIÄ
BibpsS h³ apeIfn Adnbm¯ `mh¯nepw ]n¶oSp
a\]qÀhambpw h¨p Dc¨p sImncp¶p. CtXkabw AhfpsS
XpSIfnepw Acs¡«nepw ]Xnt\gpImcnIfpsS I¿pIÄ HmSn \S¶p.
Cu kv{Xo X§Ä CXp hsc kpJn¸n¨n«pÅ GsXmcp kv{XoIsf¡mÄ
ImamkàbmsW¶p AhÀ¡p ]nSnIn«n. Ahcpw BibpsS ]Xp ]Xp¯
tZl¯ns\ amZIXzw BkzZn¨p. F¶m Hcp ImcW¯mepw Bi¡p
cXn aqÀO DmIcpsX¶p kzmanPn AhtcmSp ]dªncp¶p. Bi¡p
Xsâ tbm\n XSw hoÀ¯p hcp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. _À½bn sh¨p
At¸mÄ Nps«Sp¯ sdm«nbpsS a[y`mKw t]mse AhfpsS
tbm\n {XntImWw apg¨p D´n. AhÄ AXp B s]¬Ip«nIÄ¡p
Xmtemen¡m³ ]mI¯n \Sphp DbÀ¯n h¨p sImSp¯p. B
s]¬Ip«nIÄ BIs« AXp AhKWn¨p icoc¯nsâ aÁp `mK§fnÂ
aÀ±n¡m\pw aÊmPp sN¿m\pw XpS§n. "Blv Blv Fs¶ H¶p sN¿q
Blv H¶p Npw_n¡q Blv F\n¡p h¿ At¿m aXo F\n¡nt¸mÄ hcpw
¹okv " AhÄ Rc§ns¡mp Xsâ cp hncepIÄ tbm\nbnte¡p Bgv¯m³
{ian¨p. F¶m B s]¬Ip«nIÄ Ahsf kzbwt`mKw sN¿m³
k½Xn¨nÃ. "F\n¡p h¿ Blv l F\n¡p N¯m aXo At¿m aXo hnSq "
AhÄ InS¶p ]pfªp. s]¬Ip«nIÄ NncnbaÀ¯n AhfpsS hfªp s]m
´n\n¶ tbm\nbn I¿p sImp BªSn¨p. AhÄ Bisb Iagv¯n InS¯n
apXpInepw Imensâ ]pdInepw Ipg¼p tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨p. ]ns¶
apXnÀ¶ bphXnIÄ X§fpsS apeIfn \ndsb Ipg¼p ]pc«n F¶n«p
IngnbnSp¶Xpt]mse X§fpsS apeIÄ BibpsS hncnª
tXmfpIfnepw amwkfamb apXpInepw h¨p AaÀ¯n. AtX kabw
aÁpÅhÀ Imensâ D¸qÁnbn In¡nfnbnSm³ XpS§n. Ct¸mÄ
s]m«ns¯dn¡phm³ t]mIp¶ Aán]ÀdzXw t]mse Bj AhcpsS
B{IaW¯n cXnbpsS Bbncs¯m¶p ]ShpIÄ Ibdns¡mncp¶p.

sXm«pap¶n I Áo hobn Cu Zriyw I kzman ]Xps¡ amX


arK\b\nsb XÅn amÁn Fgpt\Áp. arK\b\n bmN\`mh¯nÂ
kzmanPnbpsS Imen hoWp. F¶m kzman t\sc BjbpsS
apdnbnte¡p bm{Xbmbn. Bjsb s]¬Ip«nIÄ Fgpt\¸n¨p henb
Ipfns¯m«nbn Ccp¯n Hcp¯n henb IpSw \ndsb Cfw NqSpÅ
shÅw AhfpsS XebnÂIqSn Hgn¨p. NqSpÅ Huj[KpWapÅ shÅw
Xebn ]Xn¨vtXmsS BjbpsS tkzZ {KÔnIÄ {]hÀ¯\w Bcw`n¨p.
AhfpsS tcmaIq]§fn \n¶pw hnbÀ¸pXpÅnIÄ
DÂ`hn¨p.AtXmsSm¸w s]¬Ip«nIÄ AhfpsS ta\nbn C© tX¨p
Ipfn¸n¡m³ XpS§n.AhÀ B Ipgs¼ms¡ tX¨p Ifªp.hopw BjbpsS
XebneqsS IqSpXÂ NqSpÅ shÅw Hgn¨p NqSp IqSpXÂ
Bbncp¶Xn\m AhfpsS thfp¯ ta\nbn Nph¶ ]mSpIÄ D-
mbn.apXpIn AhÀ hopw IqSpX NqSpÅ shÅw Hgn¨p "l lm
lmhq A¿q Blv " AhÄ \nehnfn¨p.s]s«¶p AhfpsS ap¶nÂ
FhnsS \ns¶¶dnbmsX kzmanPn {]Xy£s¸«p.Bj I¿psImv
AhfpsS tbm\n Xew ad¡m³ {ians¨¦nepw s]¬Ip«nIÄ B I¿p ]
nSn¨p amÁn. bm\nbn NqSp shÅw ]ns¶bpw Hgn¨p."iq Du
Blv Blv " Bj \nehnfn¨p.AhÄ \mWw ad¶p Xsâ tbm\n]oTw
I¿nseSp¯v tbm\o Ze§Ä ]nfÀ¯n Xsâ Nph¶ tbm\nbpsS
DÄ`n¯nIÄ kzmanPn¡p Im«n.kzmanPn s]s«¶p Hcp ]
n¨f¡pS¯n h¨ncp¶ shÅw BjbpsS Xebn Hgn¨p.AXnÂ
sFkpt]mse XWp¯ shÅambncp¶p Bj XWp¯ shÅw hoW
BLmX¯n hnd¡m³ XpS§n.kzmanPn ]ns¶bpw Hcp IpSw shÅw
IqSn Hgn¨p. ]ns¶ kzmanPn apt¼m«p \S¶p. BjbpsS
XeapSnbn Hcp s]¬Ip«n I«nbpÅ tXmÀ¯p sImp tXmÀ¯m³
XpS§n

At¸mÄ amX arK\b\n Hcp SÀ¡n Shzepambn AhnsS


{]Xy£s¸«p. AhÄ B DW§nb ÁÀ¡n Shz D]tbmKn¨p BjbpsS
Imensâ CS \¶mbn XpS¨p. SÀ¡n Shzense ]cp]cp¯ {]Xew Hcp
km³Up t]¸À t]mse BjbpsS tbm\o XS¯nse tcma¨pcpfpIsf Pe
clnXam¡n. Bj arK\b\nbpsS I¿pIÄ Xsâ tbm\n¡It¯¡p Ibdn
AhnsSsbÃmw XpS¡p¶Xdnªp. aÁp s]¬Ip«nIÄ Xncnªp t]mbn.
arK\b\n Bjsb ap¼n \ábmbn \S¯n. kzmanPn Xsâ Iu]o\w
Agn¨p Ifªncp¶p. Bj¡p Xsâ I®pIsf hnizkn¡m\mbnÃ
kzmanPnbpsS AÁw IqÀ¯ h®apÅ enwKw D[rXambn Ahsf
amSnhnfn¡pIbmbncp¶p

"aItf \nsâ `À¯mhn\p \ns¶ Xr]v¯ns¸Sp¯m³ Ignbp¶nsöp Rm³


Adnbp¶p. iwJn\n PmXnbn ]nd¶ s]¬sImSnbmWp \o. \n\¡p
Ima kwXr]vXn \ÂIm³ km[mcW ]pcpj\p IgnbnÃ. tbmK
cXnbneqsS am{Xsa \o kwXr]vXbmIq, C\n ]dbq
kzmanPnbpsS tbmKcXn¡p \o X¿mdmtWm?" kzman
tNmZn¨p.
arK\b\n Cu kabw BjbpsS \nXw_§Ä XpSs¨Sp¡pIbmbncp¶p
AhfpsS Hcp hnc BjbpsS KpZ¯n XpWntbmsSm¸w
{]thin¨p. Ima¯m ]pfbpIbmbncp¶ Bj:
"kzmanPo Fs¶ Fs´¦nepw sN¿q F\n¡nXp kln¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ"
"aIsf kzmanPn \ns¶ t`mKn¡p¶Xp \n\¡p k½XamsW¶p Dds¡ ]
dbq"
kzman CsXms¡ sS¸p sN¿p¶pmbncp¶p, ]ns¶ Fs´¦nepw
{]iv\w h¶m Cu sS¸pIÄ D]tbmKn¨p Ahsc »m¡v sabnÂ
sN¿pIbmbncp¶p kzmanbpsS Dt±iw.
"kzmao Fs¶ t`mKn¡q ¹okv F\n¡nXp Xm§m³ Ignbp¶nÃ
kzmao" Bj apt¶m«mªp kzmanPnbpsS enwKw Xsâ
hmbnem¡n. kzmanPnbpsS XSn¨ enwKw AhfpsS hmb
s]mfn¨p sImp AIt¯¡p Ibdn.
arK\b\nbpsS a\Ên Akqb Bfn¡¯n AhÄ kzmanPnbpsS ap¶nÂ
Ip´pImen Ccp¶ BjbpsS ]pdInse¯n AhfpsS N´nIfn {]lcn¨p.
"\o ip[bmIs« kzmanPnbpsS enwKw hen¨p IpSn¡q " AhÄ
BitbmSp a{´n¨p arK\b\n ap«n Ccp¶p Xsâ tbm\oXSw
BjbpsS \nXw_¯n C«p Dc¡m³ XpS§n. A¸ kabw Ignªt¸mÄ
kzmanPn Bjsb XÅnamÁn. F¶n«p Hcp BSns\ Xq¡n
FSp¡p¶Xpt]mse Bjsb s]m¡n Xsâ D[rXambn \n¶
enwK¯nte¡pw AhfpsS sImgp¯ aZPew \ndª hgphgp¸pÅ tbm\n
Xsâ Acs¡«nte¡pw ASp¸n¨p. BjbpsS Xe I«nenepw \Sp`mKw
hmbphnepw Acs¡«p kzmanPnbpsS tcmamhrXamb
CSp¸nepw Bbn AhÄ¡p Xm³ Hcp kvt]kv tdm¡Án temIw
NpÁpIbmsW¶p tXm¶n. A¸ \nanj§Ä¡Iw AhfpsS tbm\nbnÂ
Hcp C©p t]mepw kvXew hnSmsX kzmanbpsS
ImfmIqÁsâXp t]msebpÅ enwKw Ibdn. {apK\b\n
kzmanPnbpsS DIfn ]nSn¨p XtemSm\pw AXnsâ Xmsg \
¡m\pw Bcw`n¨p.

kzman Xsâ enwKw BjbpsS tbm\nbn IbÁn ASn XpS§n


"]SIv ]SIv" F¶ iÐw ]pds¸Sphn¨p AbmfpsS Acs¡«p BjbpsS
Acs¡«n BªSn¨p Bj¡p t_m[w adbp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n C§ns\
thWw ]pcpj³ kv{Xosb t`mKnt¡Xv, Xm³ F{X
`mKyhXnbmsW¶hÄ BtemNn¨p "kzmao Fs¶ ASn¨p s]mfn¡q
kzmao kzmao C§ns\ apgp¯ Hcp km[\w BZyw ImWpIbmWp
kzmao Fs¶ sImÃq kzmao kzmao lm lm lm A¿yt¿m Blv A§ns\
kzmao kzmao..."

arK\b\n kzmanbpsS ]n³ hiw \¡pIbmbncp¶p. BjbpsS


tbm\nbn kzmanPn Adbpt¼mÄ kzmanbpsS arKcmPISnbpw
Dcp¡pt]msebpÅ t]inIfpw Xmf¯n Nen¡p¶Xp Ip AhÄ
\nizkn¨p. kzman GItZiw ]Xn\¨p an\n«p C§ns\ XIÀ¯Sn¨p.
"aIsf kzmanbpsS XoÀYw GÁp hm§q C§ns\ Hcp Bgv¨ sImp
\ns¶ Rm³ KÀ`nWnbm¡n Xcmw " kzman ]dªp. Bj AsXm¶pw
tI«nà AhÄ "kzmao kzmao" F¶p am{Xw ]ndp]ndp¯p sIm-
ncp¶p. HSphn kzmanbpsS enwKw ip¢¯nsâ Hcp ]pg Xs¶
BjbpsS tbm\nbnse¡p Hgp¡n hn«p. Bjsb AbmÄ Acs¡«nÂ
\n¶pw DuÀ¯n Xdbn InS¯n. kzmanPnbpsS enwK¯n \n¶pw
shfp¯ I«bmb ]m HgpIns¡mtbncp¶p. arK\b\n AXn \n¶pw
Hcp XpÅn t]mepw Xdbn hogmsX IpSn¨p.

kzmanPn Hcp s_ AaÀ¯n. B s]¬Ip«nIÄ ]ns¶bpw {]thin¨p.


AhÀ Bjsb ]gb apdnbnse¡p sImp t]mbn At¸mÄ {apK\b\n
AXn sNdnb s]¬Ip«ntb ]nSn¨p hen¨p Xsâ apdnbnte¡p sImp
t]mbn. Bjsb hopw Ipfn¸n¨p `£Ww Ign¸n¨p ]ns¶ Hcp X¸¯nÂ
InS¯n. . \mep aWn Ignªt¸mÄ cmtPjv tat\m³ B{ia¯nse¯n.
At¸mÄ Bjsb s]¬Ip«nIÄ DWÀ¯n hkv{Xw [cn¸n¨p. Igp¯n Hcp
cp{Zm£amebpw [cn¸n¨p. Imjmb \nd¯nepÅ hensbmcp
Pq_bpw t`mXnbpw [cn¨ kzmanPn tat\ms\ hnfn¨p Hcp
GeÊv Idp¯ NcSn tImÀ¯Xp sImSp¯p.

"aIt\ ]p{XImtaãn a{´w Bbncs¯m¶p Dcphn«XmWo GeÊv.


CXp ]qÀ® N{µ³ DZn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp A£chpw DcnbmSmsX
\nemshfn¨¯n `mcybpsS Acbn sI«Ww. F¶n«p cpt]cpw ]
qÀ® N{µs\ km£nbmbn cXn eoeIfn GÀs¸SWw. ]pt{Xm¸¯n
`h´p!! " kzmanPn I¿p Hcp BwKnfn Nen¸n¨p AÂ`pXw
AbmfpsS I¿n `kvaw {]Xy£ambn. cmtPjv tat\m³
kzmanPnbpsS Im¡ hoWp. kzmanPn `kvaw tat\m³
Xn¶pIbpw Xebn CSpIbpw sN¿m³ ]dªp. tat\m³ A{]Imcw
sNbvXp. ]qP ^en¡p¶ps¶p cmtPjv tat\m\p Xsâ `mcybpsS
apJw It¸mÄ a\Ênembn. AXn kwXr]vXnbpsS Hcp ]p©ncn
IfnbmSnbncp¶p.

cmtPjv tat\m\pw Bjbpw Imdn ho«nte¡p Xncn¨p. kzmanPn


At¸mÄ I£¯n h¨ncp¶ `kvaw \nd¨ dºÀ ]´pw AXnsâ
IqsSbpÅ \o Ipgepw FSp¯p amÁpIbmbncp¶p.

(XpScpw)

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