\e©pZnhkambn keow apdnbn IXIS¨nê¸mWv. shdpsXbncnçIbÃ. hmb\bnemWv.

`£Ww Ign¡m³
ho«pImÀ \n_\v[nçt¼mÄ AÂ]w hmcnhen¨v Xns¶¶v hê¯pw. ho−pw apdnbn Ibdn IXISçw.
hmb\bn apgpæw.

Hcn¡epw ho«n AS§nbncn¡m¯ {]IrX¡mc\mbnêì keow. A_vZpÃbpsS GI B¬Xcn. hnhml{]mb

sa¯n\nÂç¶ aq¶v ktlmZcnamêw D½bpw _m¸bpaps−t¶mÀ¡msX Np−n ]pIbp¶ knKcäpw, NpaenÂ
HêXpWn k©nbpambn \mSv Npäembnêì ]Wn. bpIvXnhmZnkwL¯nsâ PnÃm t\Xmhv. DPvPze {]kwKI³.
hÃt¸mgpw am{Xw ho«neWbp¶h³. Ah\nemWo amäw. Ahsâ hgnhn« PohnX¯n \n¶v Ahs\ ]n´ncn¸n
¡m³ FÃmhn[ ]cn{ia§fpw \S¯n ]cmPbs¸«Xn\m ho«pImÀ Ahs\ Is¿mgnªXmWv. Ah³ hoSns\ç
dnt¨m ho«pImscçdnt¨m Nn´n¡mdnÃ. AXpt]mse ho«pImÀ Ahs\çdn¨pw Nn´n¡mdnÃ. F¦nepw ho«nÂ
\nìw Ahs\ B«nbnd¡nbnÃ. Hê sNdnb ]eNcçIS \S¯n æSpw_w ]peÀ¯p¶ A_vZpáv Ah³
Fs¶¦nepw \¶mæsa¶Xn {]Xo£bänbnê¶nÃ. ho«n h¶m kvt\l\n[nbmb D½ JZoP `£Ww hnf¼n
sImSpçw. Ah³ au\ambnê¶v AXv Ignçw. hÃXpw tNmZn¨m adp]Sn ]dsª¦nembn. ssZhs¯bpw
aXs¯bpw Bt£]n¡m³th−n am{Xta Ah³ Ahsâ hmNmeX {]ISn¸n¡mdpÅq. keow ho«n AS§nsbm
Xp§n IqSnbXn ho«pImÀ kt´mj¯nemWv. AhÀ au\ambn Ah\v kÂ_p²n tXmìhm³th−n {]mÀ°n
¨psIm−nêì.

Hê shÅnbmgvN. Znhk§fmbn æfn¡msX apdnbnencnçIbmbnê¶ keow æfn¨v \à hkv{Xw [cn¨v ]pd

¯nd§n. kabw ]Xns\mìaWnbmbncnçw. A_vZpà knäu«n Ccn¸p−mbnêì. Ah³ amänbnd§p¶XpI−v
D½bpw ktlmZcnamêw ]pdt¯¡v hì.

"tamt\, Ft§m«m \nsâ ]pd¸mSv?' D½.

keow Xncnªpt\m¡n. Ahs\¯s¶ kmIqXw t\m¡ns¡m−ncnç¶ ]¯v I®pIÄ……… BÀ{ZXbpsSbpw

kvt\l¯nsâbpw t\m«w. Cu BÀ{Zamb I®pIsf Xm\n{X \mfpw {i²n¨nê¶nÃ. GtXm Hê ambmheb¯nÂ
AIs¸«h\mbnêì Xm³. {]oUn{Kn¡v ]Tnçt¼mÄ Hê bpIvXnhmZn t\Xmhnsâ aI\mbnêì DätXmg³.
Ah\nÂ\nìw aX\ntj[¯nsâ _me]mT§Ä a\Ênem¡n. Ah³ k½m\n¨ ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¨v Xmësamê
bpIvXnhmZnbmbn amdn. Xsâ hmKvssh`hwsIm−v bpIvXnhmZnkwL¯nsâ PnÃm t\Xmhpambn.

"tNmZn¨Xp tI«ntÃ? \o Ft§m«mWv t]mæ¶Xv?' AXv A_vZpÃbpsS i_vZambnêì. AXn Kmw`ocyhpw

t{Im[hpap−mbnê¶nÃ. hmÂkeyw am{Xw. Ahsâ I®pIÄ s]s«m¶v kPe§fmbn. CêIhnfpIfneqsS c−v
I®p\oÀ XpÅnIÄ Acn¨nd§n.

"Rv…Rm……³ ]Ånbn t]mæì. C¶v shÅnbmgvNbtÃ?' C{Xbpw ]dªv keow ]Snbnd§n\Sì.

"kp_vlm\Ãm... Rm\o tI«Xv t\tcm?' JZoP AdnbmsX D¨¯n tNmZn¨pt]mbn. B hmçIÄ

hnizkn¡m\mhmsX ktlmZcnamÀ X½n X½n t\m¡n.
"AÂlwZpenÃmlv..... ]S¨ht\ \n\¡v kvXpXn. Fsâ tamsâ hmbnÂ\n¶v C§s\sbmê hm¡v tIÄ¡m³
IgnªtÃm'. hmÂkey\n[nbmb B ]nXmhnsâ I®pIÄ Cud\Wnªp. At±lw am{Xaà keoansâ D½bpw
ktlmZcnamêsaÃmw kt´mjm{ip¡Ä s]mgnçIbmbnêì. ]©mb¯v tdmUneqsS \S¶v ]ÅnbnteçÅ
CShgnbnte¡v Xncnªv Ah³ A{]Xy£\mæwhsc AhÀ Ahs\¯s¶ t\m¡n\nì.

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"AÊemap Asseçw'

L\Kw`ocamb B i_vZwtI«v ]Ånbn PpapA¡v t\cs¯ F¯nê¶hÀ kemw aS¡n. IzpÀB³ ]mcmbWw
sN¿p¶Xn\nSbn IzpÀB\n \n¶v Is®Sp¡msX kemw aS¡nb ]eêw Hê sR«temsS B i_vZ¯nsâ
DSaØs\ Xncn¨dnbpIbpw IzpÀB\n \n¶v Is®Sp¯v BKXs\ t\mçIbpw sNbvXp. BÀçw X§fpsS
I®pIsf hnizknçhm\mbnÃ. Znhk§Ä¡v ap¼pt]mepw PnÃm bpIvXnhmZn kt½f\¯n Ckvemans\Xnsc
IensIm−v {]kwKn¨ bpIvXnhmZn t\Xmhv C¶nXm kemw]dªv ]Ånbn {]thin¨ncnçì! BfpIsfÃmw
AhPvRtbmsS, Asæn A¼ct¸msS Xs¶ t\mçsa¶v keoan\v Dd¸p−mbnêì. Ah³ Xebpw Xmgv¯n
au\ambn {]mÀ°n¨psIm−nêì.

PpapA Ignªv BfpIsfÃmw ]ncnªpt]mbn. keoapw JXzo_v _joÀ auehnbpw am{Xw ]ÅnbnÂ
_m¡nbmbn. _joÀ auehn keoansâ Icw {Kln¨psIm−v ]dªp:

"Aì \o Fsâ ]¡Â\n¶v IzpÀB³ ]cn`mjbpw aäv ]pkvXI§fpw hm§ns¡m−pt]mbt¸mÄ C{Xs]s«m¶v

\n¶nsemê amäap−mæsa¶v Rms\mcn¡epw \n\¨nê¶nÃ. hnaÀin¡m³ th−n am{XamWv \o Ah
hm§nbsX¶mWv Rm³ IêXnbnê¶Xv'.

"icnbmWXv. hnaÀin¡mëw FXnÀ¡mhm³ ]pXnb sXfnhpIÄ Is−¯mëamWv Ah Rm³ hm§nbXv. ]s£,

Ahsbs¶ shfn¨¯nte¡v \bn¨p. Fsâ ASp¯ Iq«pImcëw bpIvXnhmZn t\Xmhpambnê¶ tkXp
BIvknUân s]«v Bkv]{Xnbn sF.kn.bphn InS¡sh, HmÀa hs¶mê \nanjw "ssZhta' F¶v hnfn¨Xpw
Ahsâ acWhpw Fs¶ Nn´mæg¸¯nem¡n. Ahs\t]mse Xo{hXbpÅ asämê bpIvXnhmZnsb Rm³
I−n«nÃ. F¶n«pw AXymk¶ \nebn InS¡sh Ah³ ssZhs¯ hnfn¨p......! bpIvXnhmZn kmlnXy§fnÂ
\nìam{Xw Ckvemans\ a\Ênem¡nb Rm³ tkXphnsâ kw`hw Fs¶ ssZhhnizmk¯nte¡v \bnçtam
F¶v `bs¸«Xn\memWv t\cn«v IzpÀBëw CkvemanI kmlnXy§fpw ]Tn¨v Ckvemans\Xnsc ]pXnb sXfnhpIÄ
I−p]nSn¡m³ Xp\nªXv. ]t£, B ]T\w Fsâ AI¡®n\v ImgvN \ÂæIbmbnêì'.

A´co£w s]s«m¶v Idp¯nê−p. G{]n amk¯n e`nç¶ BZys¯ th\ agbpsS hchns\bdnbn¨p
sIm−v Xé¸pÅ Cfw Imäcns¨¯n. AXn\v ]ndsI sNdnb XpÅnIÄ NnXdnhoé. ]ns¶ henb XpÅnIÄ.
Zmln¨v heªp\nÂçIbmbnê¶ kkyeXmXnIÄ A{]Xo£nXamsb¯nb agbn ZmlwXoÀ¯v Dt·j
t¯msS XebpbÀ¯n\nì. ]pXpa®nsâ K\v[w \mkmc\v{[§fn Acns¨¯n.
"hm. \ap¡v AI¯nê¶v kwkmcn¡mw'. _joÀ auehn keoans\ Xsâ apdnbnte¡v Iq«nt¡m−pt]mbn.
tkm^bn keoans\bnê¯n Ahsâ ASp¯nêìsIm−v At±lw ]dªp.

"Ckvemans\çdn¨v Hìw ]Tn¡msXbmWv \o hnaÀin¨nê¶sX¶v \nsâ {]kwK¯nÂ\n¶v hyIvXambnêì.

kXyw AXmtWm, AXà a\Ênem¡nb kXyw ad¨psh¨psIm−v a\:]qÀÆw Icnhmcnt¯¡m³ {iançIbmbn
êt¶m?'.

"Rm³ BZyw ]dªtÃm, bpIvXnhmZn kmlnXy§fnÂ\n¶mWv Rm³ Ckvemans\çdn¨v a\Ênem¡nbnê¶Xv.

Rm³ am{XaÃ, an¡ bpIvXnhmZnIfpw A§s\bmWv. a{Zkbn \memw ¢mkphsc ]Tn¨p. AXnsemXp§pì
Fsâ aX]T\w. ]Xnt\gmw hbÊn bpIvXnhmZnbmbn. AXpIgnªn«v ]¯phÀjambn. Cu ]¯phÀj¯n¶n
S¡v IzpÀB³ ]cn`mjtbm CkvemanI kmlnXytam Rm³ hmbn¨n«nsöXmWv kXyw. \mfpIÄ¡v ap¼v \n§
fpsS ]¡Â\nìw hm§nbsXmgnsI. tImhqcnsâbpw CSadpInsâbpw aäpw ]pkvXI§fpw bpIvXnhmZnIfpsS
BëImenI§fpw hmbn¨mWv Rm³ {]kwKn¡mdpÅXv'.

ag\ne¨p. ac¨nÃIfn HXp§n¡qSnbnê¶ ]£nIÄ NndISn¨v icoc¯nepÅ PeIWnIIÄ Ifªv XqhepIÄ

sImçsIm−v tImXnanë¡n H¨sh¨v ]dìbÀ¶v XpS§n. AÂ]t\cs¯ au\¯nëtijw keow XpSÀì.

"Ckveman\v ap¶n c−pXcw ]uc·mcmWv {][m\ambn«pÅXv. apkvenwIfpw AapkvenwIfpamWXv. temI¯pÅ

apgph³ AapkvenwIfpw Ckvemansâ i{Xp]£¯mWs{X. BbXn\m AapkvenwIÄ CkvemwaXw kzoIcnç
¶Xphsctbm AXsæn Ahsc D·qe\w sNbvXv Ckvemansâ B[n]Xyw Øm]ns¨Spç¶Xphsctbm
"PnlmZv' F¶ hnip²bp²w \S¯Wsa¶mWv CkvemwaXw Aëimknç¶Xv. CkvemwaX¯nsâ XpS¡¯nÂ
apl½Zv \_n \nch[nbp²§Ä \S¯nbnêì. cIvXcq£nXamb bp²§fneqsSbmWv apl½Zv CkvemwaXw {]N
cn¸n¨Xpw apkvenw km{amPyw Øm]n¨v hn]pes¸Sp¯nbXpw. bpIvXnhnNmcw amknIbn h¶ Hê ]cmaÀiam
WnXv. CsXÃmw kXyamsW¶mWv Rm\n{Xbpw Imew hnizkn¨nê¶Xv. F¶m CsXÃmw IÃpsh¨ ëW
bmsWìw IzpÀB³ hN\§Ä kμÀ`¯nÂ\n¶SÀ¯nsbSp¯v ZpÀhymJym\w sN¿pIbmbnêì bpIvXnhmZn
kmlnXyImc·mÀ sNbvXnê¶sXìw Xm¦Ä \ÂInb IzpÀB³ ]cn`mjbn \nìw aäp {KÙ§fn \nìw
F\n¡v a\Ênem¡m³ Ignªp'

"kwkmcn¨v kabw t]mbXdnªnÃ. \ap¡v `£Ww Ign¡m³ Fsâ ho«nte¡v t]mImw' _joÀ auehn.

"AÃ. Fsâ ho«nÂt]mImw. aIs\ Xncn¨pIn«nb kt´mj¯nembncnçan¶v Fsâ _m¸bpw D½bpw'.

"F¦n A§s\bmhs«'.

Cêhêw ]pd¯nd§n. sNfnshÅw sI«n\nÂç¶ hgnbneqsS \Sì\o§sh keow ImÂhgpXn hogm³ t]mbn.
s]s«m¶v _joÀ auehn ISì]nSn¨Xn\m hoWnÃ.

"tlm! Hä agsIm−v hgnbmsI \miambn. \n§Ä ]nSn¨nÃmbnês¶¦n Rm\msI sNfnbn æfnt¨s\'.

Bizmkt¯msS keow CXv ]dªt¸mÄ _joÀ auehn H¶v NncnçIam{Xw sNbvXp.

"bpIvXnhmZ¯nsâ sNfnç−n \nìw Fs¶ ssI]nSn¨v IctIänbXnepw \n§Äs¡mê ]è−v aueho……'

keow Iq«ntNÀ¯p.

"FÃmw ssZh \nivNbsa¶v IêXpI. C\nbpw aäv sNfnç−pIfn s]SmXncn¡m³ {i²nçI' _joÀ auehn.

sNê¸n \nìw sNfnshÅw sXdn¨v _joÀ auehnbpsS jÀ«nsâ ]n³hi¯v c−v ]mSpIÄ hoWXpI−v
keow ]dªp:

"\n§fpsS jÀ«n sNfn sXdn¨tÃm. CXmWv agb¯v lhmbv sNê¸n«mepÅ æg¸w'.

jÀ«nse sNfnshÅw sXdn¨phoW ASbmfw ]Xps¡ XpS¨pamäm³ {ian¡sh _joÀ auehn ]dªp:
"shÅ hkv{X¯n Hê sNdnb ]mSphoWm s]s«m¶v {i²n¡s¸Spw. Idp¯ jÀ«msW¦n {i²n¡s¸SnÃ.
Hê am\ysâ ]¡Â kw`hnç¶ sNdnb sNdnb sXäpIÄt]mepw BfpIÄ s]s«m¶v Xncn¨dnbpw. AXv `b¦c
ambn AhÀ¡v tXmìw. F¶m Hê A[ÀanbpsS henb sXäpIÄ t]mepw Bêw Ku\n¡nÃ. aX¯nte¡v
aS§nh¶ ØnXn¡v \obn¶v ]cnip²\mWv. C\n ta sNfn ]pcfmXncn¡m³ {i²nçI'.

keoansâ ho«pImÀ `£Ww Ign¡msX Im¯ncnçIbmbnêì. Ahsâ amä¯nepÅ kt´mj¯m {]tXyI

amb kZyXs¶ AhÀ Hê¡nbnêì. _joÀ auehnsb¡qSn IqsS I−t¸mÄ IqSpXÂ kt´mjambn. D½
keoans\ BtÇjn¨v kt´mjm[nIy¯m Icªt¸mÄ aäpÅhêsS I®pIfpw BÀ{ZXbpsS Cud\Wnªp.
`£Ww Ign¨psIm−ncns¡ _joÀ auehn tNmZn¨p:

"F´mWn\n `mhn ]cn]mSn?'

"Rm\nXphsc Fsâ amXm]nXm¡sfbpw ktlmZcnamscbpw thZ\n¸n¨v PohnçIbmbnêì. C\n Hê tPmen

Is−¯Ww. Chscsbms¡ kwc£n¡Ww'. keoansâ hmçIfn thZ\ ]SÀ¶nêì.

"\o thsd ]Wnsbmìw t\mt¡−. F\n¡v hbÊmbn. F\n¡n\n X\n¨v I¨hSw sN¿m³ IgnbnÃ. IS Rm³
\ns¶ GÂ]n¨pXcmw' A_vZpÃbpsS hmçIfn kt´mjw, Bthiw.

"_m¸msâ CjvSw AXmsW¦n F\n¡v FXnÀ¸nÃ'. sXÃnS t\cs¯ au\¯nëtijw keow _joÀ
auehntbmSmbn ]dªp:

"Fsâ ktlmZcnamsc sI«n¨b¡Ww. CXphsc Rm\Xns\çdn¨v Nn´n¨nê¶nÃ. h¶ BtemN\IÄ ]eXpw

aS§nbXv tNmZn¨Xv \ÂImXnê¶XpsIm−v am{XaÃ. adn¨v, bpIvXnhmZnbmb B§fbpÅXpsIm−pambnêì.
aq¯hÄ k^nb¡v hbÊv ]¯nê]¯nc−mbn'.

CSçIbdn A_vZpà ]dªp: "BtemN\IÄ hê¶sXms¡ AhfpsS XmsgbpÅhÄ¡mWv. ]s£, Ahsf

sI«n¡msX F§s\ AëP¯namsc sI«nçw?'
AÂ]t\cs¯ BtemN\¡v tijw _joÀ auehn ]dªp:

"Fâ ho«pImÀ F\n¡v s]®v At\zjn¨psIm−ncnçIbmWv. \n§Ä¡v k½XamsW¦n Ahsf Rm³

hnhmlw sN¿mw'. B hmçIÄ A_vZpÃbpsSbpw `mcybpsSbpw keoansâbpw lrZb¯n æfnÀtImcnbn«p.
AhÀ¡Xv hnizkn¡m\mbnÃ. AhêsS kwkmcw {i²n¨psIm−v ASp¯ apdnbnencnçIbmbnê¶ k^nbbpsS
apJ¯v timWna ]SÀì. AëP¯namÀ ækrXn¨ncntbmsS Ahsf t\m¡n.

"R§Ä F´n\v k½Xn¡mXncn¡Ww. \n§sft]mepÅ Hcmsf hc\mbn In«p¶Xv AhfpsS alm`mKyw.'

A_vZpà hÀ²n¨ kt´mjt¯msS ]dªp.

"s]§·mÀ¡v am{Xw t]mctÃm IeymWw. \n\çw tht−?' _joÀ auehn Hê sNdp]p©ncntbmsS keoant\mSv
tNmZn¨p.

"AsXms¡ ]n¶oSmhmw'.

"F´n\m ]n¶oSmç¶Xv. k^nbmsâ IeymW¯nsâ IqsS \nsâ IeymWhpw \S¡Ww' AXphsc

\nÈ_vZambn kwkmcw {ihn¨psIm−ncnçIbmbnê¶ JZoP ]dªp.

"D½m.... Rm³ icnçsamê aëjy\mbn amds«. C¶sehsc ]S¨h\nsöv ]dªp\S¶ F\n¡v A{Xs]s«m
s¶mìw hnizkn\nbmb Hê s]®ns\ In«psa¶v tXmì¶nÃ' keow {]XnhNn¨p.

`£W tijw knäu«n h¶nê¶v Imäp sImÅsh keow _joÀ auehntbmSv ]dªp: "Rm³ ]escbpw
bpIvXnhmZnIfm¡n amänbn«p−v. AXnsem¶v ASp¯ Iq«pImc\mb XriqcnepÅ lkbmWv. Ah³ \Ãh\mWv.
Ahs\ CìXs¶ I−v kwkmcn¡Ww. at©cnbnemWh\v tPmen. \n§Ä¡v Hgnhps−¦n Fsâ IqsS
hcWw'.

"CìXs¶ thWtam?'

"AsX, CìXs¶. AÃmsX F\n¡n¶v Dd§phm³ IgnbnÃ'.

"F¦n t]mImw'.

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cm{Xn F«paWnbmbn¡méw. shÅnbmgvN ISXpd¡m¯Xn\m A_vZpà ho«nÂXs¶bp−mbnêì. Cfb aIÄ
IzpÀB³ ]mcmbWw sNbvXpsIm−ncnçì. aäpÅhÀ AXv {i²n¨v tIÄçì.

"hA¶lp lph AZvlI h A_vIm, h A¶lp lph AamX h Alvbm…..' (Ah³ Xs¶ Nncn¸nç¶Xpw
IcbnçIbpw sNbvXsXìw..... Ah³ Xs¶bmWv acn¸nçIbpw Pohn¸nçIbpw sNbvXsXìw…...)  (53:43)

B kab¯v tImfnwKv s_ apg§n. A_vZpà IXIv Xpdì.

"AÊemap Asseçw……' BKX³ ]dªp.

"h Asseæw AÊemw……… lpsskt\m? F´m lpsskt\ Cu kab¯v?'

"Hm…… HìanÃ……… ]ns¶………'

"F´m Hê sh{]mfw? \o tIdnbnê¶v Imcyw ]d'.

"\½psS auehnbpw keoapw at©cnbn t]mbnhê¶ hgn AhÀ Ibdnb _Êv Hc]IS¯nÂs]«p F¶v tI«p.
AhÀ¡v hÃXpw ]äntbm Fs¶mìw AdnbnÃ. F´bmepw t]mbn t\m¡msa¶v IêXn Ihebn Hìc−v
Po¸mfpIÄ Hê§n\nÂ]p−v'.

"C¶m\nÃmlv…… ]S¨ht\ Fsâ a¡Ä¡v Hìw ]ämXncn¡s«' A_vZpà A¼ct¸msS ]dªp.

"Fsâ dtº…… Rms\´mWo tIÄç¶Xv' JZoP hnXp¼n. k^nbbpsS a\Ên AKv\n]ÀhXw ]pIªp.
AëP¯namÀ thZ\ ISn¨aÀ¯n.

"a¡tf…. RmëSs\ hcmw…. Hì t]mbn t\m¡s«….. t]Sn¡ms\mìap−mInÃ. A]ISasÃ. sNdnb apdnthm

atäm I−mepw BfpIÄ Bkv]{Xnbnse¯ns¨¶v hêw' FÃm B[nIfpw a\Ênsem¡n a¡sfbpw `mcysbbpw
kam[m\n¸n¨v tSmÀs¨Sp¯v lpssksâ IqsS A_vZpà Cd§n\Sì.

hn§p¶ a\Êpambn \mept]À B ho«nenê¶v {]mÀ°n¨psIm−nêì.

F´phmÀ¯bmbncnçan¶v X§fpsS sNhnbnse¯pI? h¿…… Nn´nçhm h¿………

(2002 sabv e¡w kvt\l kwhmZw amknIbnð Dkvam³ ]me¡mgn FgpXnb "aS¡w' Fó sNdpIYbmWnXv)

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