0

5hjw
C.-l-cn-Ip-am
kmlnXyw
2013

Nagaravasiyaya Oru Kutti

\K-c-hm-kn-bmb Hcp Ipn
(collection of short stories in Malayalam)
Author: E. Harikumar
Electronic version published in 2013
This book is meant for distribution among research organisations
absolutely free of cost.
Copyright

2013 by E. Harikumar

Copyright of the sketches, monograms, logo and other materials used in this story to
create pages as they appeared in the periodicals, belongs to the respective publishers
of periodicals and/or artists.
Address: E. Harikumar
5B, Avenue Crest Apartments
Avenue Road, Mundupalam
Kuriachira P.O.
cover design based on sketch
Thrissur 680 006
by artist madanan for the story
Phone: (0487) 2251779
nagaravasiyaya oru kutti in
E-Mail: e.harikumar.novelist@gmail.com
grihalakshmi
Web:
www.e-harikumar.com
C

C. lcnIpam
1943 Pqsse 13 \v s]mm-\n-bn P\-\w. A alm-Ihn CS-tcn tKmhn- \mb.
A CSn Pm\In A. I--bn hv _n.-F. ]mm-bn. 1972 efn-Xsb
hnhmlw sNbvXp. aI AP-bv hnhm-ln-X\
- mWv. `mcy: ip`. I-, Znn, t_mws_
Fo \K-c
- f
- n tPmen-sb-Sp-p. 1983- tIc-f
- n-tebvv Xncn-p-h
- p. 1962 sXmv
sNdp-IY
- I
- s
- f-gp-Xn-p-S
- n. BZys IYm-ka
- m-lmcw "Iqd-I' 72 {]kn-s
- -Sp-n.
15 IYm-k-am-lm-c-fpw 9 t\mh-ep-Ifpw Hcp A\p-`-h-p-dn-p-w {]kn--s-Sp-n-bn-pv.
]pc-kvIm-c-:
1988 se tIcf kmlnXy Am-Zan ]pc-kvImcw "Znt\m-k-dns Ipn' F IYm-kam-lm-c-n-\v.
1997 se ]--cm-P ]pc-kvImcw "]--ns\ ]nSn-m' F IY-bvv.
1998 se \me-m-S ]pc-kvImcw "kqn-p-h abnoen' F IYm-ka
- m-lm-c
- n\v.
2006 se IYm-]oTw ]pc-kvImcw "A\n-X-bpsS hoSv' F IYm-k-am-lm-c-n-\v.
2012 se Ghpw anI IY-bvp tIcf tv Ne-n{X Am-Zan AhmUv
"{io]m-Xn-bpsS ]mZw' F IY-bvv.
BUntbm Imkv dnmUn-Mv, sh_v Unssk-\n-Mv, anaoUnb s{]mU-,
]pkvXI {]kn-o-I-cWw Fn-h-bn-tes-n-p-v. 1998 apX 2004 hsc tIcf
kmlnXy Am-Zan Aw-K-am-bncp-p.
IrXn-I:
sNdp-I-Ym-k-am-lm-c-:
Iqd-I, hrj-`-ns Iv, Ippaw hnX-dnb hgn-I, Znt\m-k-dns Ipn, Im\U- b n \nsmcp cmP- I p- a mcn, {io]m- X n- b psS ]mZw, kqn- p- h
abnoen, ]--ns\ ]nSn-m, Zqsc Hcp \K-c-n, Idp X{mn,
A\n-X-bpsS hoSv, Cf-sh-bnens kmz\w (I-Y-I 1966-1996), \K-c-hm-knbmb Hcp Ipn, Fs kv{XoI (kv{Xo-]-- I-Y-I), shn-n-c-bn-se-t]mse.
t\mh-ep-I:
Dd-p k- + im]-ine, Bk-n-bpsS An-\m-f-, Hcp IpSpw_]pcmWw, Fnss{U-hsd kvt\ln s]Ipn, Ab-\-, XSm-I-Xocv, sIm-{mn, {]W-b-n-s\mcp tkm^vvshb, Adn-bm--e-fntebvv.
Hm-I, A\p-`-h-p-dn-p-I, teJ-\-:
\o Fhn-sS-bm-sW-nepw.
Cu Hm-I acn-m-Xn-cn--s.

hnemkw: 5-_n, Ah\yp s{Iv A]mSvsa vkv

Ah\yp tdmUv, app-]mew
Ipcn-b-nd (]n.-H.)
Xrq 680 006
t^m: 091-0487-2251779
C-sa-bn: harikumar_e@yahoo.com,
e.harikumar.novelist@gmail.com
website: www.e-harikumar.com

\K-c-hm-kn-bmb
Hcp Ipn
IY-bpsS ss]XrIw BapJw
\K-c-hm-kn-bmb Hcp Ipn
B ]mhw annv kptcJ tUm_vsf
amep F Ipn kp-cn-bm-b-tm
t^mWns adp-`m-Kv
Hmtcm-cp-v Hmtcm Pohn-Xw
asmcm
A]q-am-sbmcp Nn{Xw -t]mse
s]mm\n
Hcp Znh-k-bvp am{X-ap ag
C-s\bpw Hcp PohnXw
B-Wn-bpsS shfn-]m-Sns IY
_m-Wn-bnse ImgvN-I
t{Xym--bpsS {]iv\-

IY-bpsS ss]XrIw
C.lcn-Ip-am
"kucymcm[\' F IhnXbn, Xepw hnepw t\mmsX krn \Snb ssZhsn A ]dbppv.
A]qWamsbmcp {]]w krnpI F Xs ZpjvIns t]cn krnIfn Z\tanpIbpw
X^eambn sshcq]yw hcpnqpIbpw sNpI. Fn Ans\bp Hcoizc.... Fv Atmnbn
\nnb CStcn, A]ISw ]nSn B Nn \nn Xs hgnp Xncnp \Spp. "Rmt\m Xn
tX\nSpa]ns\ XncIbmw ansgpw am]ns\'. Xn tX\nSp A]ns\bmWv CStcn XncbpXv,
kucyambn ImWpXpw krnphm DtinpXpw. A\pIcnsSm am{Xsampw ssZhw sNbvXnnm
XpsImv kmlnXyImc, Asn IemImc kzambn Hcp temIw krnpp, Ignbp{X ]qWambn.
Fs nXnbpw Gsdpsd CXpXsbmWv. Xn tX\nSp A]ns\sbmWv Rm\pw At\zjnp
Xv. kmlnXycN\ Fs kw_ntStmfw Cu At\zjWamWv. ZoLImeambp, FhnsSbpw Fnbnn
m At\zjWw.
Pmcfn Rm IpappItbm ]cnNbsSpItbm sNpIbpw ]noSv adhnbpsS BgfnsehntStbm
\sSpIbpw sNbvX kw`htfm hynItfm BbncnWw ]noSv Hcp IYm_oPambpw AXnse IYm]m{X
fmbpw Fs a\n {]XysSpXv. WnmsX ISp h Cu AXnYnI Fs At_m[a\n
kzamb Hcp PohnXw \bnm XpSpIbpw a\n\v AXp Xmm IgnbmsX hcnIbpw sNptm Rm
ISemkpw s]psaSppp. Atm am{XamWv Ahntm kzamb, hyamb cq]apv, `mhapv,
ktm]cn kzamb {]iv\fpv Fp Rm\dnbpXv. Cu XncndnhneqsS AhcpsS PohnXw Fs apn
A\mhcWw sNsSpIbmWv. \amb PohnXw. B PohnXw ISemkntebvv ]IpI am{XamWv Rm
sNpXv. HcpXcw X]kybmWXv. Fs a\ntebvp ISph IYm]m{X AhnsSbncppsImv Hcp
PohnXw \bnpIbmWv . B \nanjwsXmv Rm Hcp shdpw ImWn am{Xambnncpp. XpSn Cu
IYm]m{XfpsS kz`mhsn, IYbpsS hnImk]cnWmasfn F\nv {kmsh \nebn Albp
mhpw. AhbpsS `mhnsbn, Ahbvv IYbn \Imhp m\snsbmw Rm kz]v\w ImWpw.
{ItaW a\nemhpw IYm]m{X Fs hcpXnbn \npn Fpw, AhcpsS hn[nb\pkcnt \oppq
Fpw. F\nv AhcpsS PohnXw \nb{nm Ignbn. sNm ]p Hcp Imcyw AhcpsS hn[n\pkcnv
t]mhpI am{Xw. ssZhn\pw Cu {]iv\apmbncnWw FmWv Fs A\pam\w. CsXmpambncnn Atlw
krnm\ptinXv!
Npcpndm Rm FsgpXm\mWv BZyw {ianXv FmWv FgpXsXv, Ch Xn hfsc hyXymk
apmhpw. XpSn a\nepmbncp IYtb BhWsan FgpXngnbptm. ImcWw IYm]m{X
Poh\phbmWv, Ahv AhcpsSXmb Hcp PohnXapv. Hcn FgpXsm AXn\p amhpan (irreversible).
Rm ]dphcpsXsm kmlnXyImcstbm, IemImcstbm krn ssZhtmSp shphnfnbmWv.
AXn ssZhtm ]qWX t\Sm \ {ianpp Fp am{Xw. AXn hnPbnWsan. {ianpXn
FmWv sXv?
kkrn \Sp GsXmcp FgppImc\pw Cu A\p`hw DmhWw. Ans\bm krnI hymP
\nnXfmWv. Ahsb teJ\sftm, ]{XdntmpIsftm ]dbpIbmhpw t`Zw. Xs Hcp OmbmNn{Xw Hcp
hon XqpXv ImWnp sImSp kvt\lnXt\mSv ]nmtm ]dXv Hmpp. "AsX Rm hcXp
XsbmWXv, ]t AsXmcp hymP\mWv.' ]nmtmhns Bhw \psS F{X FgppImpv?
krnbpsS ]nnse Ccp AdI CcppXs InSpp. AXpsImpXs Fs kw_ntStmfw
cN\ Hcp _unIm`ymka, adnv lrZbtmSSpp \nevp Hcp {]{InbbmWv. IYsbgpXm Rm _pn
D]tbmKnpn. _pn ths ]dbpXv. [njW kkrnmhiyamWv. Hcp aqVv krn \Sm
Ignbn. Rm ]tcmambn _pn D]tbmKnpnst Aapq. a\ns Bebn ]m{Xkrnmbn
AkwkvIrX hkvXpsf DcppXv _pnbpsS XovWXbnsbmWv. \nXy PohnXn _pn IqSpX
bm{nIamb Imcymbn Rm D]tbmKnpp. imkv{Xw ]Tnmt\m, PohkmcWnmhiyamb
A`ymk ImWnmt\m Hs. Cu ImcWw sImv Rm F\np app h XeapdtbmSv IqSpX ASpp
\npp.
(1999 amXr-`qan BgvN--Xn-n h
"IY-bpsS ss]XrIw' F teJ-\-n \nv.)

IY

C.lcn-Ip-am
\s Hcp sIn-S-nemWv A tPmen-Sv-W-Xv.' apn Cfw ]-\nd-n Dbp-\np
" CFp\ne
sIn- S w Nqn- s mv Ah ]dp. sKbv n cp Imh- m, Hcm Imhq- S n\pn\mWv. {Iowjpw \oe ]m vkpw BWv Ah-cpsS bqWn-t^mw. Ah XpSp.
"CXns Dntebvv A{X Ffp-smpw tIdm ]n-. Adn-bm-tmcv hm GXv ^vfmn-tebvmWv
t]mWv, Bcym ImW-Xvsms ]dp sImSp--Ww. Ahcv B ^vfmn-tebvv CtIm-anev hnfnv
tNmZn-pw. vsmt AIv t]mhm k-Xn-q.'
Ah, Adntbzm F an Hcp {]tXy-I-hn-[w Npp ]nfp-n-smv Xe-bm-n.
CsXmw ]pXnb Adn-hp-I-fm-sW an inh AZv`pXw \Sn-p. Ipd-p-apv Ah tNmZn-n-t-bp-p.
"Aq- \mov hczm-Wt?'
Abm Ftm Btem-Nn-p-sImv
aqfp- I bpw sNbv X p. Abm An- \
s Hcp am\-kn-Imh-b
- n-em-bn-cp-p.
Aev ] w Bizm- k - n- mbn ]pd- n- d nb-Xm-Wv. Atm-gmWv B Fp-hb
-
- pIm-c Hw IqSnb-Xv. Ipdp t\c-ambn
Ah Hw \S-p-Ib
- m-sWv a\-n-emb- t m inh Ahs\ Hcp tNmZytmsS t\mn. Ah Nncn-p.
"Rm shdvsX hoov Fd-o-Xm.'
Abmfpw AXp-Xs
- -bmWv sNbvXX
- v.
honencn-m hs-m-b-tm ]pdn-d
- n. hon \np AtX thjn. apjn apv, Npfn jv. aqp Znhkw XmSn- h-Sn-m-Xncp--Xp-sImv hf Ipn-tcm-a-
apJw shfp-n-p. Abm tNmZn-p.
"Fm tams t]cv?'
"Znt\-iv.'
apn-ep \mep-\ne sIn-S-n-tebvv Nqn-smv Ah kwkm-cn-p-Ibm-Wv.
"A tPmen-SvW sIn-S-nev Bdv s\eym-Wv-Xv. AXns Ghpw tamfnev s s\teem tPmen. B
s\te-evXs \mev ^vfmvv. Abvv cv hoo ]Wn-v. Hm-n-sXmv aqmas s\teepw Hcp ^vfmn
ev tPmen Ino-vv.'
Bh-iy-s-Sm-sX-s Ah Xs Adnhv hnn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Ccp \ndw, IuXp-Ia
- p apJw. Ah
s\mcp \K-ch
- m-knbmsW `mhw. Hw \Sp \mn ]p-d
- p-Im-c\p-ambn Xmc-Xa
- y-s-Sp-p-tm Xs
Db \ne-sb--n-bp t_m[hpw AXp-sIm-p-mb B-hn-izm-khpw. inh\v B Ipnsb CjvS-s-p.
Ctm \nc-nhv ]cn-N-bs a\p-jy Hcp {KmaoW\m-sW-mWv Ah hnNmcn-p--Xv. Ans\
Ccn--s, Ahs B-hn-izm-k-n\v tImw ]t-.
Abm hmp t\mn. kabw ]Xn-s\mv. hni-p-p-v. `Ww Ign-m thn Ccp-X
- m-Wv. AtmgmWv ssaYn-en-bpsS hnfn tI-Xv.
"F\np h inth-m, Cu thZ\ kln-m Ign-bvWn-y.'
Ah-fpsS apJw thZ-\-sImv tImSn-bn-cp-p.
Abm In-en-t-en-cpv Ah-fpsS hb Xtem-Sn-sm-Sp-p.

64 Krl-evan !2004 BKkvXv

"AhvsS ams{Xm-z thZ-\. Fm-S-pw-v. h KpfnIow XqsS?'

CXv KpfnI sImv \np thZ-\-b-. Abm ssaYn-ensb ip{iq-jn-m \np tlmw\gvkv
ssj\ntbmSv C- sImSp-m ]d-p. h, CXp Ip-sImv Ccn-m ]pn-. Ans\ ]pd-nd-n-bX
- m-Wv. Fpw Cs\-bm-Wv. ssZhta Cu An-]c
- o F{X-\mIqSn? Abm Hw \S-p Ipnsb
t\mn. Fp-sImtm Xm H-bv F t_m[w. Hcp Nmb IpSn--Ww, Fs-nepw Ignp-Ibpw
thWw.- Hcp dtm-dn-s apnsen-b-tm Abm tNmZn-p.
"Znt\-iv, \ap-smcp Nmb IpSn-mtem?'
Ah B \ntiw Imcy-ambn ]cnKWnpIbmWv. Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-Nn-tijw Ah ]d-p.
"Cu tlm-en-sems Hcp-]mSv Imiv thWw. ASp tdmnev Hcp XvI-S-v, AhnSvv Nmb IpSnmw.
AhnsS htSw ]gw-s]mcow Hs-m-hpw.'
"Rm shdpw Hcp Nmbtb Dt-in-p-p. AXp \av Chn-Svs IpSn-mw.'
"Hm, Fm icn.'
Ahs apJw an. Aln-p-X
- nepw IqSp-X {]Xo-n-X
- n-ep PmfyX Ahs kzc-n-ep-m-bn-cpp. Ah tlm-en Ib-dn, Hcp tai-n-cp-hi
-
- p-ambn Ccp-p. Ah Nppw t\mn, ew sImm-sa
an Abmsf t\mn.
"A-\p-m-bn-cp-tm FSbvv tlm-enev sImtm-hm-dvv. C{X hep-sXmpw A, mepw Hcp-am-Xncn
hep-Xv. Rfv htSw tZmtiw Hs Ign-m-dvv.'
"\ns A\v Fp-]o?'
"A sacn-p, Imk-dm-bn-cp-p.'
"Hm...'
"Bdp amkw Bkv]{Xoev sIS-p. sImtd ]Ww sNe-hm-n. NnIn-n-m thn RsS hoSv hnp.
Abns tijm A ]Wnv t]mbn-sm-S-o-Xv.'

Krl-evan !2004 BKkvXv

65

"hoSv hnq? Asm \nfv Fhn-SymWv Xma-kn--WXv?'

"AhvsS ASvvX-ym.'
Ah\v AXn-s\-n IqSp-X kwkm-cn-m Xmev]c
- y-an-m t]mse.
Ahs kzc-n A\p-I Bh-iy-s-Sm Hcp hnIm-cc
- m-lnXyap-mbn-cp-p.
Abm ssaYn-en-sb-pdn-tmp. Ctm ssj\n C- sImSpn-p-m-Ipw. thZ-\-bn\nv Xme tamN-\w. AkpJw amdm-\p
acp- mWv C- I v j \mbn sImSp- p- Xv FmWv ssaYnen- b psS
hnizmkw. AkpJw amdn hopw km[m-c-W-a-n- Hcp Pohn-X-s-pdnp kz]v\
- fmWv Ah-fpsS Dn. AXn-s\-n ]d-bm XpS-n-bm
Xm Akz--\m-Ip-p. ]ns hon-encn-pI {]bm-k-am-Wv.
cp amkw FmWv tUmIvS ]d--Xv. A-bpsS Akp-J-a-dnv
ImWm h aIs\ Abm Xncnv apwss_bvv ]d-b
-
- p. Hc hbp tamsf-bpw-sImv cmPn AhnsS H-bvm-Wv. kab-am-Ip-tm
hnfnmw.
Hcp sImp- hn-ckv]iw Abmfn ]cn-kc
- t- _m-[a
- p-m-n. Znt\iv
sXmp-ap-n Imp\np shbvsd Nqn-m-n. Abm tNmZn-p.
"Fsm-s-bmWv Xnm-\p-Xv?'
"hS, s\bvtdm-v, akm-e-tZm-i, ]qcn-a-km-e........'
"tams\-mWv Ign-WXv?'
Ahs apJw hnI-kn-n-cp-p. "Nmb-amt{X Ign-p-Wp-q-t ]dXv?'
"AXp kmc-y. \o ]d. Hcp sbvv hS Bbn-tms-. AXn-\p-aosX akm-e-tZm-i-bm-bmtem? Fm?'
Ah thKw aqfn. C\n Xs {]Xn-Ic
- W
-
- ns Ahy-X
- bpw Ime-Xm-ak
- hpw a
- qew hn`-h Ipd-pt]m-I-tbm thsvXs hbvp-Itbm sNt.
"Ch-\v thXv tIn-t. F\nv Hcp sbvv hSbpw Nmbbpw am{Xw. AXp-cpw Hw sImph-cp. Ahs
Nmb-bpsS Imcyw ]ns ]d-bmw.'
shbv t]mbn. Abm Znt\-ins\ t\mn Nncn-p, C\n \ap-smcp ssI t\mm-sa an.
"Znt\iv GXp mn-emWv ]Tn--WXv?'
"\memw- m-n-ev.'
"\mbn ]Tntym?'
"Mpw, mnev Hm-a-s\mz. mepw \ amv Inm-dvv. Fm ]pkvX-sIm-pwy In-ev. AsXm-ss-nev sImd-p-IqsS amv hmm-bn-cp-p.'
"thsd Bcpw klm-bn-nty?'
"Gbv, Bcp klm-bn-m\m?'
"\ns A tPmen-sb-SvW honse Bmscmpw klm-bn-ns.'
"Fn\v? ]pkvXIw hmmt\m?'
"AXp am{X-, DSp-v, sImS, Ans\ sImtd km[-\-fv tht. AsXm hmm?'
"AsXm-pw-y. Ahsms ]Tn-W Ipn-If
- nt? Ah-scms heyhey kvIqfp-If
- nem ]Tn-WX
- v.
\ sNe-hm.'
Ah ]dXv Abmsf kv]inp. Xs honepw tPmen-m-cnIfp-v. X\nv Ah-cpsS apthn Fsms sNm-am-bn-cp-p. Xm FmWv sNbvXXv? ]niIn Dd-n iw_fw amkm-amkw sImSp-pI, [mcmfw tPmen FSp-n-p-I. Ah-cpsS {]iv\- Fs-nepw Xstbm ssaYn-en-sbtbm Ae-nbnp
tm? Ctm Hmw XnXn apX ]pdw-]-Wnp klm-bnp kv{Xop ]pdsa Hcp ]pXnb tPmenmcnIqSn hcp-p-v, `Ww ]mIw sNm-\m-Wv. B kv{Xo ]-cbvp hcpw `Ww ]mIw -sNbvXv
]{p aWn-tbmsS Xncnp t]mIpw. Ah-cpsS hop-Im-cy Fs-nepw X\n--dnbptam? Adn-b-Wwv
B{K-la
- p-m-bn-ptm? thsp hn-
- , AXn-s\-n Btem-Nn-n-n-t- -bp-q. ssaYnen ]
- t Fmw
tNmZn--dn-n-p-m-Ipw, Ahv Ah-sc-sbms \ Imcy-am-Wv, Fs-nepw sNpp-m-Ipw.
cp sbvv hS hp, Nmbbpw. Imcy- Kuc-ha
- mbn FSp-t L-ambn F apJ-`m-ht- msS Znt\iv Abmsf t\mn.
"icn, \apv XpS-mw.'
Znt\-iv bmsXmcp [rXnbpw ImWn-msX `Ww Ign-m XpS-n. Ah cmhnse Fm-bncnpw Ignn-p-m-hpI? C-en, tZmi......? tl an. Abm-fpsS Dn \nv Hcp i_vZw s]mnh-p. Xm GXp
cmPys Imcy-amWv ]d-bp-Xv? Ah [rXn ImWn-m-Xn-cn-m {]tXyIw {in-p-sImv hS Xnp-Ib
- mWv. hS Ign-bp-tm-tgbvv akm-e-tZmi Fn. AXns hepw Iv Ahs Iv Xn-tm-bn.
"Fsmcp hepw!'

66 Krl-evan !2004 BKkvXv

akm-et- Zmi apn hm ssaYnenbpw ]d-bm-dp-v.

"Fsmcp hepw!' dtm-d-n t]mIp--Xn\p Znh-kp app- X s Ah tZmi kz]v \ w ImWp- p.
Bn ImWn-p-p. ]t km[\w apn hm
Ah A[o- c - b m- I p- p. "ssZhta CsX- ns\ Rm
Xnp Xopw? ]IpXn inth-\v Xcs?'
"Asm Rms\s tZmi Bp sImSppw?' Abm
tZjyw ]nSnp sImv ]dbpw. "ssaYnenbvv Fgpw
Dv Cns\ Hmtcmv. Cu Bn ImWn--ev ams{Xp.......'
hon-en-cpv cm{X-n`-Ww Ign-p ka-bv Ah
]dbpw, "\ Nn _ncn-bmWn Ignm tXmp-Wp....'
"AXns\m? \avv \msf-s t]mhmtem.'
]ntv dtm-d
- n sImp-t]m-Ipw. Bn Im
dtm- d - nse Fm hn`- h - fpw Hb- S nv Xnp
Xop-sap tXmpw. shbv km[\w sImp-hp
hm XpS-p-Ibmbn ssaYnen-bpsS {]iv\
- . tam\pm-bn-cp--tm Imcyw Ffp--am-bn-cp-p. Abvv
thsp tXmnbm Ah sbv - S w Ahs
apntebvp \opp. Ah tPmen-Inn t]mb-Xn
ns km[-\- _mn-bn-Sp-I -Xs-bmWv ]cn-]m-Sn.
shbvtdmSv s]mXnp Xcm ]d-m aXn, sshIptcamIp-tm hopw AXp Ign-m tXmpw. ]t
ssaYn- e n- - X n- j v S - a - . "Ahcv \sn Fm hnNmcnym?'
C\n AsXmpw Dm-hm t]mIp-n-sv Abm
thZ\tbmsS Hmp. Ctm apn-encn-p Fp-h-bp-Im-c cp hSbvp aosX Hcp akm-et- Zmi Xnm IjvSs
- -Sp-Xp Itm Abmv IuXp-Ia
- mWv
tXmn-b-Xv. Abm tNmZn-p.
"C\n? Nmb ]d-bs?'
"Atm, C\n Hn\pw ew-y.' Ah hb Xtem-Sn-smv ]d-p.
"Asm \apv Hcp Imcyw sNmw. Hcp sNdnb sFkv{Iow, Fm?'
Ah [-k--S-n-em-bn. Hpw thsp ]d-bp-Ibpw sNbvXp. \mn ]pdp \np h Cu a\pjy CsXms hmn-cp-sa Hcp [mc-Wbpwm-bn-cp-n-. Ahs {]iv\w Abm p a\-n-em-bn.
Abm-fpsS Dn Hcp Ipn kPo-h-ambn Dm-bn-cp-p.
"kmc-y.' Abm kam-[m-\n-n-p. "Hcp sFkv{Iow sNm-\p ew IqSn-v Ahn-sS.'
Abm shbvsd hnfn-p. "F\nv Hcp Nmb-Iq-Sn. Ch\v Hcp sFkv{Iow. Ip-aX
- n. AXn-\p te Dmn-bn-p-q. Fm?' Abm Znt\-ins\ t\mn. Ah Xe-bm-n, AsX-bsX AXp-Xs Isv Dm-nb-XmWv F an. Abm t]m-n\nv knK-dv ]mv ]pd-t-bvs-Spp. th, dtm-d
- n hv
hen-WXv icn-b-.
"knK-dv hen-W
- Xv \-.' Znt\iv ]d-p. "s A hen-n-cp-p. AtXmm Imkdv hXvm ]tdW-Xv.'
Abm Hcp Nncn-tbmsS Xe-bm-n. Abm Btem-Nn-p. ssaYnen apdp-p-Itbm, kpK ]mv XnpItbm sNbvXn-cp-n-. A]q-ambn Nn Ign-pw. AXpw ]pdp t]mbm am{Xw. hfsc Btcm-KyIcamb Npp-]m-Sn-em-Wh
- Pohn-X
- v. cmhnse Bdp-aW
- nv Ipfn-Ig- nv A-e
- n t]mIpw. [mcmfw tPmensb-Sp-pw. anX-amb `-Ww. Xmt\m? t\sc adn-pw. Znhkw Hc ]mv knK-c-v, Fpw Aev]w aZy-]m-\w,
`-W-n bmsXmcp {Ia-hp-an-. Fnpw tcmKw tXSnsb-n-b-Xv.....
`Ww Ignv ]pd-n-d-n-btm Abm tNmZn-p. "C\n?'
"shdpsX \S-mw.' Znt\iv ]d-p. "ChnsS ASp-mWv A tPmen-SvW ^vfmv. thWo ImWn-p-Xcmw.'
hntcm-[-an-s an Abm Xe-bm-n. \S-p-sIm-n-cns Abm hopw kzw temItbvp
t]mbn. \mep Znhkw apmWv ssaYnen ]d--Xv.
"F\n-nv \ t`Zwv inthm. Cns\ Av amdym aXym-bn-cp-p.'
"Hs thKw amdpwsbv.' Dbp-h tX HXp-n-smv Abm ]d-p.
"amdov thWw \apv tams ASpp t]mbn sImdp Znhkw Xma-kn-m. Ipn-tamfvsS Ifn-sbms
Inm-Wzm.'
Krl-evan !2004 BKkvXv

67

"\avv t]mhmtem ssaYn-en. AXn{X {]bm-k Imcym-tWm.'

"t]m B ]mebv sImvt]mWw. Fs ItmvXs AXv tamsf sIn-Ww. AtX Rm\Xv tams
In sImSp-b
-
- m-Xn-cp-X
- v. AXv sInnv Ahtfw aSo-en-cpn \ap-smcp {Kqv t^mtm FSp-W
- w.......'
Abm- Fgp-tpw. ]ns AhnsS Ccn-pI hnja-am-Wv. aqv amkw apmWv Ah-fpsS K`m-ibw
FSp-p-If
-
X
- v. Atm-tgbvpw ApZw AXns thcp-I Ft-n-Ss
- ms Fn-n-cp-p. Icfpw
hrbpw Ignv izmk-tIm-i
- n-te-bvp {]bm-Wa
- m-Wv. C\n ]c-am-h[n cp amkw. tUmIvS ]d-p.
AXn-\p-n Ahsc am\-kn-Ia
- mbn Xm-sdSp-n-b
- mWv thXv. ssaYn-ensb AXn\p ]p-sav tXmp-n. Ahv Ctmgpw a\-n \ndsb kz]v\-fm-Wv.
Znt\iv kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-Wv. Hw \S-p Aq- {in-p-n-sp tXmn-bm Ah kwkmcw
\nn Abmsf t\mpw. Abm {in-p-I-bm-sW an Xe-bm-pw. Ccp-h-i-pap IS-I-sf--n-bmbn-cpp Ah ]d-p-sIm-n-cp-X
- v. AhnsS Inp AZv`p-Xh
- k
- vXp-s
- f-n. Fp-sImtm Abm
ht\mSv kvt\lw tXmn.
"CXm ASp Xncn-hn-emWv A tPmen-SvW ^vfmv. AXm B ImWvWnt B Hbcw IqSnb sInSw?'
Abmp a\-n-em-bn-cp-p. Ipdp t\c-ambn AbmXp a\-n-em-bn-cp-p. Abm hm-ey-tmsS
Ahs Xe Xtem-Sn.
"C ka-sb-{Xymbn?' Znt\-iv tNmZn-p.
Abm hmp t\mn. "]Xn-s\m-c.'
"C A ]pXnb hon-em-bn-cn-pw. aqmw s\te-ev. Rm\n-Xp-hsc AhnsS t]mbn-n-. Fn\s B
m-cm-smpw Ado-y. thWo t]mbn-t\m-mw.'
"t]mbn t\mmw.'
B \mn]p-d-pIm-cs\ C{X henb sIn-S-n-\p-nep hnti-j- ImWnp sImSpm Ah\v
Xmev]-cy-ap-m-bn-cp-p. sKbvn \np bqWn-t^m-an cp skyq-cn-n-m Ahsc t\mn Nncn-p.
Znt\-i\v Bizm-k-am-bn. C\n Ipg-smwy. CSbvp Asb At\z-jnp hcm-dp--Xp-sImv Ahs\
Ahp ]cn-N-b-amWv. Adnbm Hcmsf Hw sImp-h-m Fs-nepw ]d-bptam F-h\v `b-ap-mbn-cp-p.
t^mb-dn-se-n-b-tm Ah HmSn-sv en^vns _ Aap-Xv Abm IuXp-ItmsS
t\mn-\n-p. en^vns hmXn Ccp-h-i-tbvpw Xpd-p. Ahs ]nmse Abmfpw AIp Ib-dn.
Ah ^m\ns kznn-p, aqmw \ _-a\
- n. \n\-v CsXms Adn-bmas F `mh-n Abm
Ahs\ t\mn. AX-h {]Xo-nn-p-m-I-Ww, ImcWw Ah\pw "Int' F `mh-n Abmsf
t\mp-I-bm-bncpp. en^vns hmXn Xpdp, Ah ]pdp IS-p. Znt\iv s]sv A[o-c-\mbn,
FmWv sNt-Xv Fv Xocp-am-\n-m ]m-t- ]mse Abmsf t\mn. Hm-tem-Nn tijw Ah ]dp.
"Aq- ChnsS \nm-a-Xn, AI-tbvp hc-.'
Ahs ss[cy-samw tNmp-t]m-bt]m-se.
"C Rm AIp Ib-dp-n-, t]msc.'
Abm Znt\-in\v Ddp sImSp-p. Ah hmXnen\Spp sNv ssIbp-bn s_-Sn-p.
hmXn Xpd-Xv Ahs A Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah tNmZn-p.
"Fm tams\?'
shdpsX h-Xm-sW A-n Ah Npa -Ip-ep-n. Ipd--p-dv Ahs\ t\mn-\np
Bsf Atm-gm-W-h I-Xv.
"Atm kmdv.'
Ah Abmp IS-m-\mbn amdn-\n-p. Abm AIp IS-msX Nncn-psImv \np-I-bm-Wv.
"\ns tam ]d-n-p-Xv AIp IS--m-m-Wv.'
"AsX-mSm?'
Ah A-bpsS ASpp sNv kzIm-cy-ambn tNmZn-p.
"CXm-cmWv At?'
"CXv Chn-Sps kmdmWv tams\? \o kmdn-t\mSv hnUvVnw hXpw ]dtzm?'
Ah Abmsf t\mn. Fs-nepw ]d-n-p-s-n amm--W-sa an.
"Gbv, Ah Hpw ]d-n-. \ns tam anSp--\m-Wv.'
Znt\-iv A-bpsS kmcn-bn apJ-aa
- n Abmsf CSw-I
- nv t\mp-Ib
- m-Wv. Ahs apJsmcp ]pncn.
Abm tNmZn-p.
"Znt\-iv, Rm AIp IS-tms?'

68 Krl-evan !2004 BKkvXv

IY

C. lcn-Ip-am
\gvkns apJw Zb-\o-b-am-bn-cp-p. hb- ]d-p.
"kmc-an tamsf. \apv Hcn-qSn {ian-mw.'
cp ssIn-ep-ambn Ap ev kqNn-Ip-nb ]mSpI-fn\nv Atmgpw tNmc In\n-bpp-v. ]n--jvWwsImv B tNmc XpSv thZ\ ]pd-p-Im-msX Abm ]dp.
"Xcq, Rms\mv {ian--s. C{X hnj-a-an-msX Ffpw
Inm-dp--Xm-Wv.'
Ah aSn-p-sImv kndnv Abmp-t\sc \on. AhfpsS ssI hnd-p--X-bm {in-p. C\nbpw Ipm Ah
p t]Sn-bp-v. Iyq--dn\p apnencpv dntmpw _npw
Xm-dm-p tacnsb thW-sa-n hnfn-mw. Atm Xm
Ipnb Ap ]mSp-Ifpw Ah ImWpw. Ah A sXmcp
{]iv\-am-ptam Fsmpw Adn-bn-.
kndn-s-Spv Hp cp-{]m-hiyw shdpsX ]p-sNbvXv
]n Xncn-p-sImv Abm ]d-p.
"CXm, BZyw Cns\ kndnv Ipdp eqkm--Ww. Asn Hcp ssIsImv hen-s-Sp-m ]n-.'
icn-bm-Wv. CsXms ]Tn-X
- p-Xs
- -bm-Wv. ]s sNm
t\cv Hm-bp-m-hn-. hb- heXp ssIn ]nSn
kndnv Rc-n\p t\sc Ipp--X-h t\mn-\n-p. kndnn-tebvv tNmc In\n-bmXp-S-n.
"Itzm, C\n tamfv AXv hen-s-Sp-m aXn.'
Ah Bh-iy-ap tNmc kndn-n-te-bvs-Sp-p. \gvkv
sImSp ]n shp ssI aS-p-tm Ah t\cs
Ipnb apdn-hp-I-fn\nv h \ow Abmsf Ae-n.
"thZ-\tm?' tacn {in-p-n-sp Dd-m-n-b-tijw
Ah tNmZn-p.
"Iptd-s, kmcw-ey. FmWv tamfvsS t]cv?'
"iyma.' Ah \pW ]d-p. ]d DSs\ AXp thnbn-cp-n-sp tXmn. kzbw-c
- b
- vmbn ]d-X
- m-Wv. Cu
km[p a\p-jy Xs D]-{Z-hn-m-s\mpw t]mIp-n-. Nne
t]jy vkv Dv, Fs-nepw \nmc Imcy-ap-m-bm aXn
tlmkv]n- kp{]-n-t\m-Sp-t]mbn Iwsbv v sImSp-pw.
tPmen-Xs t]mbn-n-pw. \pW ]d-tb-n-bn-cp-n-. C\n Xncpm h.
"F-gmWv dntmv InpI?'
"kmdns hbv?'
"Fgp-]-ncv.'
"dntmv?.......' Ah [rXn-bn tacn-bpsS ASp-p-t]mbn
tNmZn-tijw Xncn-p-hv ]d-p. "Dbvv Inpw. Hcp aWnbvv. Cu npw-sImpt]mbn Imjv Iu-dnev Adp-]-hmjn-I--Xnv 2005

B ]mhw
anknv kptcJ
tUm_vsf

83

p- cq] AS-bv-Ww. B ckoXpw sImv Bsc-sb-nepw ]d--b-m aXn.'

"F\nv Btcw ]d-b
-
- m-\n-. `mcysS apn\v thZ\ Ie-ie
- m-Wv. \S-m-s\ms hnj-am-Wv. Rm Xs
sshIp-tcw hv hmn-sm-mw.'
Abm t]mbn. hons D-d-p-Xs `m\p Imn-cn-p-p-m-bn-cp-p. Xm ]pd-n-d-nb \nan-jwsXmv Ccn-p--Xm-bn-cn-pw, ]Sn--tebvp t\mn.
"Ft{X t\cw sshIoXv?'
"t\cw sshIo-n--tms `m\p.' Abm InX-p-sImv ]d-p. _n-dn Ipdp [rXn-bn \S--Xns-bm-Wv InXv. `m\p Imn-cn-p-sa--dn-bmw.
"Cs\ t]mbm ASp Amv \n\-m-bn-cn-pw. Fn-\mWv Cs\ sSj?'
"t\m-s.'
`m\p-aXn ssI]n-Snv t\mp-I-bm-Wv.
"Fs ssZhta FmWo ImWn-p-h-n-cn--WXv?'
Abm t\mn. Bdp Nph Ipp-I. Hmtcm Ipn-\p-Nppw tNmc Xqhn-tmbn N-n--Sn-bn
tNmc ]S Idp-p-\n-dw.
"\n-fsS Iov tNmc FSvm C{X shjsam-pw-y-tm. Rc-vI-sfms Dbv \nvWvv.
CXvhsc Cs\ ]o-n--tm. Fm ]oXv?
"kmc-ey. FS-bvsms As\ ]pw.'
"vv? t]mbn Ivsfbv v sNm-bn-cvnt.'
"kmcey `m\p. FSbvv Cn-s\ym-s-m-hpw.'
`m\p Hw hcm-Xn-cn-p--Xp-sImv Ans\ Hcp \ Imcy-ap-m-bn-p-v. A[nIw BtcmSpw ASn]nSn
IqtSn hcm-dn-. Fn\pw GXn\pw kwLj-ap-m-n-bm sSj IqSp-Xv X\n-m-Wv. Iyq sXnv
Bsc-nepw tUmIvS-dpsS apdn-bn-tebvv Ccp Ib-dn-bm, Iu-dn ]nn \np kv{Xo Ah-km\
\nanjw X\np apmbn Iu-dn-\p-n-tebvv Inp ImUv sImSp-m Hs `m\p-a-Xn-bpsS [mnI-tcmjw In-bm-fp-p. ]ns Dc-n-em-Wv. Fnv tUmIvS _n.-]n. t\mn-bm Fm-Wn-s\ F an
t\mpp.
"acp-sms IgnvWvtm?' Fsmcp tNmZy-hpw.
"hcp, Rm Ipdv NqSp-shw ]nSn-p-X-cmw.' `m\p ]d-p.
"Hpw thm-t-bv. cokw Ign-m AX-v s]mbvtm-fpw. Bkv]n-cn Ign--W-tXm-mWv
Cs\ tNmc I-W-Xv. AXn{X Imcym-m-s\m-pw-y.'
`m\p kwXr-]vX-bm-bn-.
Abmv Fp-sImtm Asb Hm-h-p.
A ]d-bm-dpv.
"Fm-hcpw anSp--mcpw anSp-n-Ifpw Bh-W-san- . Ipdv kmayw Ipd- - h pw Pohns?'
Hcn-, Ipn-m-e-m-Wv. A\p-Ps ASpv
A- a - \ mbn Ahs\ Iptd D]- { Z- h n- p. Ftm
sNm Gev ] n- - X m- W v . AXv apgp- a p- n- n- s
ImcWw sImmWv Ahs\ ASn--Xv. ASn kln-h-msX Ah Iptd Zqcw HmSn, ]d-n Hcn-Sv
XSp hogp-Ibpw sNbvXp. Ahs\ FSp-p- sImp-hv tZlv apdn-n-S-sms IgpIn acpp
shbvp-tm-gmWv A I-Xv. hogm-\p Imc-Wa-dn--tm Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX Xncn-p-t]m-bn.
A iIm-cn-m-dn-. ]s A-bpsS au\w hmsX
thZ- \ n- n- p- - X m- b n- c p- p. ]ns sshIp- t cw
hopw A-bpsS \ Ipn-bm-hm-\mbn tPmen-sb-Spp--Xn-\n-S-bn Npn-n \n-tm A ]d-p.
"Fm-hcpw \ns-tmse anSp-
- m-cm-hW
- w-n-.
Hcp ssIns Ap hncepw Htc \ofmtWm? anp- I , a- t bmsS ap- - h \ns H- s a- m
Imp-\np-I. kmayw Ipd-h
- pw Pohn-s.'
Fn-s-p-mbn? Xm amdntbm? PohnXw apgph A- a - \ mbn \S- p. t_mws_- b n Xs
st\m Bbn-cp kptc-J- tUm_vsfsb s]84

tIkcn

Ip-nsb Hm hp. Abm-hsf CjvSa

- p-m-bncp-n-. Ign-hn-m Hcm, AXns Hw Ap
amkw K`n-Wn-bpw. ]d-bp-tm IeymWw Ignv
Bdp amkw Bhpt Dp. AXn- s \- n Xm
Ipn--d-bm Znh-k--fn-.
"tPmen s]Ip-n-I IeymWw Ign- DSs\-sbmpw Ipn-Is
- f-bp-m-n-. cmhnse hm
\nv tamWnMv knv\-m-Wv. AXp Ign-m
hm-b-bpw. Fs tPmen Bcp sNpw? F\nv
\mep aWn-bm-hp-tm-tgbvv Cu Ip-I-sfms
In-Ww. Fmw Cv t]m IvI-fm-Wv. a\-nemtbm?'
kptc-J Hpw ]d-bmsX Nncn-p-sIm-n-cn-pw.
AsXmcp apJw-aq-Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. B Nncnbn Ah
kzw \n-lm-bm-h Hfn-n-p.
Ip-I-fn \ndsb sXp-I hn-cp-Xv Xncptnhcm-dp-v. Ip-I `wKn-bmbn Xncp--epI-sfmpw CmsX Ab--W-sa B{Klw \S-n. BcmWv \ns Chyp sNbv X Xv ? Abm
tNmZn-pw. Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX Nncn-p-sIm-ncn-pw. Hcn- Hcp {][m-\s
- Iv Ab-p-tmgmWv AXp- m- b - X v . aqp t]Pp B In
Hmtcm t]Pnepw Npcp-n-bXv aqv sXv hoXw. Fns\-bmWv AX-b-p-I. Cp-Xs AX-b--W-sap-m-bn-cp-p. Ah Ip sImp-h-p-X-Xv \me-c-bvv. C\n CXv hopw ssSp-sNbvXv Ab-m
]p-sap tXmp-n-. Xncp-p-I-tfmsS Ab-bvm-sav Icp-Xn. ]s hmbn-p-t\m-p-tm AXns
sshcq]yw Abmsf IqSp-Xq-Sp-X tZjyw ]nSn-n-p.
"annv tUm_vsf', Abm H-bn-p. "Znkv sedokv Gkv AKvfn Gkv bph kv\u-v.'
apn-en-cp-p-sImv Nnb Nncn Nncn-p-sIm-n-cp B s]IpnbpsS apJw s]sv Ccp-p. Ah
`wKn-bn-m Ipn-bm-bn-cp-p. ]s Ah-fpsS kucy-s- Abm CXp-hsc C{X tami-ambn hnain-nn-.
"Rm Hcp Imcyw ]d-bs? Fp-sImv \nv tPmen cmPn-hp t]mbn Cu \c-I-bm-X-\-bn\nv
Fs cn-p-IqSm?'
Hcp an\pv apJw Ip\n-n-cptijw Ah ]d-p.
"kmdn\v hnj-aw-m--W-Xn\v amv. tPmen Dt]-n-m ]nb kml-N-cy- F\n-p-Xv k. Fs
`m-hn\v A{X henb tPmen-sbm-p-a-. Ft-m Ipd-hmWv In-W-Xv. CsXmcp bqtdm-]y I-\n-bmb-tXmv F\nbvv Hcp-am-Xncn iw_fw InvWvv. ap I-\n-If
- nev t]mbm Cu iw_-sfmpw Inn k.
cp-t]cvSow hcmb IqSo-vXs Pohn-m hnj-am-Wv. C\nsm Hcp Ipow-Iq-Sn-m-bm sNehpw IqSpw.
cp-aqvamkw Ign-m F\nbvv aqp-amkw iw_-f-tm-Sp-IqSn eohp-In-pw. Csm cmPn-h-m B
B\p-Iq-seyms t]mhpw. Rm Cu Iv dossSv sNmw.'
Abm hmp-t\m-n. kabw \mte-ap-m. Cu Iv amn-b-Sn--W-sa-n Npcp-n-bXv H-c-a-Wn-qsd-Sp-pw. ]s Fn-s\-bmWv Cu \ne-bn B Iv Ab-bvpI?
"Hcp Imcyw sNp. \msf cmhnse h DSs\ Iv dossS]v sNp. Rm ]pd-p-t]m-Ip-X
- n-\p-apv Hn-b-mw.'
"k, \msf eohv thWw. F\nv Bkv]-{Xoev sN-n\p t]mWw. Rm eohv thWwv kmdn-t\mSv ]dbm t]mm-bn-cp-p.'
"An-s\-bm-sW-n Cv Xs Iv Xonv t]mbm-a-Xn. \msf Rm ]pd-p-t]m-Ip--Xn-\p-apv
Hnv A\nens In sImSp-mw. Iv Fs tai-p-dv shm aXn.'
hmSnb apJ-tmsS Xncp-nb Ip-sa-Spv Ah t]mIp-tm Abm Ah--tbmsS ]d-p.
"ihw!'
Ah-Xns Aw a\-n-em-bn-cpn. Hcp im]-hN
- \
- a
- m-sW-p-am{Xw a\-n-em-n-bn-p-v. CS-bvnSbvv Xs t_mns hmbn\nv hcm-dp hmm-W-v.
Ap-a-Wnbvv {_o^vtI-kp-sa-Spv t]mIp-tm kptc-J Ip\n-n-cpv ssSv sNp-Xv Abm
Ip.
]ntv cmhnse Hm^o-kn h-tm-gmWv Abm-f-dn-Xv B ]mhw s]Ipn tPmen sNbvXp-sIm-ncns t_m[w-sIp hoWp Fv. kabw Bdp-aWn Ign-n-cp-p. Ah sshIp-tcw Hpw Ign-m-sXhmjn-I--Xnv 2005

85

bmWv HmhssSw sNbvXXv. AXp-sIm-m-bn-cn--W-sav ]yq A\n ]d-p. `mKy-n\v HmhssSw

sNp Hcp sNdp--m-c klm-b-n-s\-n. Abm Ahsf hon-se-n-p. Ah ]d--Xp-sIm-mbn-cn-Ww B sNdp--m-c Xncn-p-hv B Iv apgp-anv Xs tai-p-dp sImp-hp hp-h-s{X.
Ah B \ne-bnepw B In-s\--n-bmWv thh-em-Xn-s-n-cp--Xv.
AX-bm-fn Ftm Ne-\-ap-m-n. Ap amkw K`-ap Hcp s]Ip-n. ]ntv cmhnse Xs tNdn-tebvv \S-p-tm Abm t\mn. Dv, kptc-J hn-p-v. Ah Ip\n-n-cpv Ftm ssSv sNpI-bm-Wv. Abm apdn-bn ISv dnthmhnMv sNb-dn Ccpv tai-he
- n-p-Xp-dv Nne IS-em-p-I FSpv
\nhv t\mn-bXv kptc-JbpsS apJ-m-Wv.
"tamWnMv k.'
"tamWn-Mv.'
"k, Rm KpUvss_ ]d-bm h-Xm-Wv.'
"C{X t\cs eohn t]mmtWm?'
"A k Rm tPmen cmPn-h-p.'
"tPmen cmPn hbvty, Fn\v?'
"ChnsS icn-bm-hn k. CsXmcp henb bqtdm-]y I-\n-bm-Wv. Rm\n-hnsS Hcp ankv^n-m-Wv. Chn-Sps
\ne-hm-cw-hv F\np tPmen-sb-Sp-m hnj-a-ap-v. Rm kmdns\ Ip-s-Sp-p-n-.'
Abm Ipd-p-t\cw kvX_v[-\mbn Ccp-p. tZl-s-hn-sStbm apdn--t]m-se \ow. tNmc s]mSnbp-Ibm-Wv. Abm ]d-p.
"Ccn-q.'
Ah Abms-Xnsc Ccp-p. apJv km[m-cW an Nncn-bp-v. F\nv kmdn-t\mSv tZjy-sam-pan-s an. am-cm-sW-nepw \mep hmNIa-Snv Xs Ccp-nb tijta ]pd-n-d
- p. Ch-fpsS apJs
Nncn ]s sImp--Xm-bn-cp-p.
"an\n-mv sshIov F\nv Ipdp hnj-a-am-bn. Nmb IpSn-bvm--Xp-sIm-m-bn-cn--Ww. Cse
sN-n\p t]mbn-cp-p. Ipg-s
- am-p-anmWv tUmIvS ]d-X
- v. kmsd-tmSv C{Xbpw Imew an-X
- n
\n-v. ]ns kmdv hnfn-m-dnt ihw-v. Cse Rm- ASvv Xs Hcp ae-bm-fn-^manenv, AhtcmSv tNmZnp AXns Aw Fm-Wvv. Fn-\mWv kmdv Cns\ ISp hmsms D]-tbm-Kn-W-Xv. kmdn\v hmsX tZjyw ]nSnnm-bn-cnpw As. kmc-ey.'
Abmv Hpw ]d-bm-\n-.
"Rm t]ms km.' Ah Fgp-t-p.
"t\mp.' Abm ]d-p. "\n cmPn hbvt Bh-iy-sam-pw-y. Cn-s\-sbm Av \S-pw.'
"th k. sF hn_n F s]bv C bph s\v. Rm sk{I--dnbvv cmPn-v sImSp-p. Hcp
kn-^n-v ASn-p-sIm-Sp-m ]d-Xv sImSp-n-n-vv. AXpw hmn Rm t]mm-Wv. AtXmv Imcyhmjn-I--Xnv 2005

87

tm-smpw Adn-bn-. Chyqs ka-bv C{X \ I-\ov cmPn-h--sX-n-\mv tNmZn-m Fm

]d-m--dn-bn-. kmc-ey. kmdns\ hnj-an-n--Xn\v amp- X-c-Ww.'
Ah Fgp-t-p. Abm B Ccn-n Iptd t\cw Ccp-p. ]ns ]pd-n-d-n-b-tm-tgbvv kptc-J
t]mbn-cp-p.
`m\p-aXn Nmb-bp-ambn h-tm tNmZn-p.
"Fm apsJms hm-n-cn--WXv?'
Abm hj--fpsS Zqcw Xmn Xncn-p-h-p.
"Nmb IpSnbvq.'
Abm Nmb--s-Sp-p.
"Rm Ipsd-b-[nIw t]sc Fs kz`m-h-Kp-Ww-sImv D]-{Z-hn-n-p-v.' Abm ]d-p. "C\n AXn-\ptiyw-y. kmayw Ipd--hcpw Fn-s\-sb-nepw Pohn-p-t]m-s.'
Hcm-gvN
- p-n s\p-th-Z\
- b
- p-ambn sF.-kn.-bp-hn InS-p-tm hb- CsXms hopw BtemNnp. kptc-Jbvv thsd tPmen Inp-Ib
- p-m-bn-. ]yq A\n-emWv ]d-X
- v. ho hb-dp-ambn Chyqhn\p t]mIp Hcp kv{Xobvv tPmen Inm {]bm-k-am-Wv. Ah-dnbmw ctm aqtm amk-n-\p-n
B kv{Xo {]k-h-n\p t]mIp-sa-v. Atm thsd Bsc-sb-nepw t\mt-n-h-cpw.
Hcp \gvkv hv c-k
- w ]cn-tim-[n-p. Hpw ]d-bmsX Xncn-p-t]m-bn. Ah tcmKn-ItfmSv Hcn-epw
_n.-]n. F{X-bm-sWp ]d-bn-. AXp-sImv Abm tNmZn-p-Xv \nn-bn-cp-p. Ah hopw hXv
C--\p t{Sbp-am-bm-Wv.
"Hcp sNdnb C--\p-v. thZ-\n-bvn-.'
Hcp t\cnb ab--n Abm A hcp-Xp Ip. "\ntmSv Rm Ftmgpw ]d-bm-dnt ap--htcmSv an--Ww-v.'
C-t, Abm ]d-bpp. Rm amdn-bn-cn-p-p.
Hcp-dw Ignv DW-tm Acn-In Hcp \gvkv Abm-sfbpw t\mn \np-p-m-bn-cp-p.
"kmdv R-sf-sbms Hv t]Sn-n-tm?'
"Ft?' Abm-fpsS kzcw oW-ap--Xm-bn-cp-p.
"Hcp Znhkw apgp-h Dd-n, AXp-X-s.'
C{X t\cw Dd-n-sb [mcW Abmp-m-bn-cp-n-. kmh-[m-\-n Npp-ap hkvXp--sfmw
sXfn-p-h-p. Abm \gvkns\ Xncn--dn-p.
"iyma?'
"Fs t]cv tIma-fwm kmsd. Rm \pW ]d-Xm. "Abm-fpsS ssI Xtem-Sn-smv Ah
tNmZn-p. "Csm thZ-\tm?'
Cs--bm Xe-bm-n.
"Fn\m t]cv amn--d-Xv?'
"Av kmdv Ivtfbv sNpwv t]Sn-m-bn.'
Abm-fpsS oWn apJv Hcp Nncn Xn-\n-p.
"Rm iymamt hnfn-q.'
"AXp-a-Xn. F\nm t]cv CjvSm kmsd.'
"]pdv Fs `mcytm?'
"v, Rm\ntm hnfn-p-sIm--cmw.'
iyma t]mb-tm Abm I-Sp InS-p. Hm-I-fn Fhn-sStbm kptc-J tUm_vsf F s]
Ipn B ]gb Nncn-bp-ambn Xs t\mn\n-p-p. A-Xm-as hb-n tPmen \nn \mn-tebvp
htXmsS X\nbvp \jvS-s B temIv Fhn-sS-tbm Ah Pohn-p-p-m-hpw. Xm Fp t\Sn?
B tNmZy-n--Sp-s-hn-sStbm Ime-ns {Zhn-p-Xp-Snb AS-cp-In-S-bn Xs Dp-t\m-n-smn-cn-p A.
A Nncn-p-I-bm-Wv, \ns F\n--dn-bnt F an.

88

hmjn-I--Xnv 2005

IY

amep F Ipn
kp-cn-bm-b-tm
C. lcn-Ip-am

amep FmWv Ahsf hnfn-p--Xv. H

Xp hb-p-Imcn ame-Xn. Ah apwss_bn Hcp ae-bmfn IpSpw-_-nse tPmenm-cn-bm-Wv. _me-th-e-sb-smpw ]d
v Ahsc t]Sn-n-bv
- . \mn ]n-Wnbmbn Ign-n-cp Hcp IpSpw-_-nse
\mep Ipn-I-fn Ah-km-\-t-Xm-W-h.
Hs-nepw ]n-Wn-bn-msX Ign-bs Fp
IcpXn Ah- f psS A- \ - - a m Ab]s IpSpw-_-ns Hw apwss_-bntebvp ]d--b--Xm-W-h-sf. IpSpw-_sap hm A[n-Is
- am-p-an-. \mev]Xp
hb-p-Im-c A _me-Ir-jvW, apsp hb- p- I mcn A ]Pw, ]Xns\mp hb-p-Imcn ao\p. k IpSpw_w. tUmw_ohven shn Hcp luknMv
skmssk-n-bn Ggmw \ne-bn Xma-knp-p.
aIsf, HmW-n\v \mn h IpSpw-_tm-sSmw ]d--b-p-tm amep-hn
s A ]d-p. "]sWmpw Ab-n-snepw thn-. RsS tamfvv cpt\cw Xnm Inq- t em. AXs hey
Imcyw. Hmsf-smv \tmWw tPmen-Svntm-fq-tm.'
"Gbv.' ]Pw F `mcy ]d-p. "R
sS AhvsS AXn\v tPmseympw Cey.
cmhnse Ggp aWnbvv _mbn hv ]p
aWnbv t t]mhp. AXv h sc tPmensbms _mbn Xopw. Xncp-m hmjn
Mv sajn- \ v v . ]ns tPmseym- pw- e y.
Rm ]Iev apgp-h H-bvn-cn-y-s.
Asm F\n- s mcp Iqm- b ov am{Xw.
Ahsf Rfv s]mp-t]mse t\mpw.
\nfv Htmpw shj-an--.'
Fp ]dmWv _mbn-sb Hgn-hm-pI-sbv Btem-Nn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cpp ]Pw
B \nan-jw.
"Cu adm-Tn-Iv \fv ae-bm-fn-IfvsS amXncn hrsym-pw-y. Ahfv AIv hm BsI Hcp
\mm......' cm{Xn Dd-m InS--tm Ah `m-hn-t\mSp ]d-p.
"Asm \obv Ahsf Hgn-hm-ov B tPmseyms Cu ]mhw Ipnsb-smv sNn-m-\mtWm Dtiw?'
_me-Ir-jvW tNmZn-p. "AsXmpw \S-n sItm, Rm\n-sm-s ]dtmw.'
"Gbv, Asm Rms\m sNm? Int Rm\n-cpp XSn-W
- X
- v. Rm\n\n Fm tPmeow kzw sNm
t]mm. Chfv Hcp tPmeow sN.'
21
HmW--Xnv 2005

sk]vXw-_ 2005

`mcysb Adn- b m- h p `mhn\v Cu A`n-{]m-b-{]-I-S\w A{X

Xr]vXn-I-c-ambn tXmn-bn-.
C{Xbpw ]m--ew.
C\n apwss_-bn-tebvp t]m
Imw. Hmw Xn- X n- X s ]Pw
tPmen- m- c nsb ]d- - b - p. A
ns\ BZyw-Xs Ah Fqdp
cq] em`n- p. `mhv Hm^o- k ntebvpw tam kvIqfn-tebvpw
t]mbm Ah tPmen XpS-p-p.
Hcp tPmen XpS-n-hb
- vpw, Fnv
B tPmen- ]Ip- X n- b m- b m amephns\ hnfn-p-p.
"ameq, CsXmv Xov, Rm
t]mbn IjvWw \pdp-mw.'
amep ]mhw NXn Adn-bp-n-.
Ah Ipnv \new XpS-bvm
XpS-p-p. Ah hon AXymhiyw tPmen-I-fn Asb klmbn-m-dp-v. Ipd-p-Im-e-ambn hon
Ftm kw`-hn-p-pv Fv
Ahp a\-n-em-bn-cp-p. FmsWv hy-a-. A ap-stmse IS Xpdm-dn-. ASp--fbn km[-\- Ipd-hm-bn-p-Sn-bX
- mWv Ah BZyw a\-n-emn-bX
- v. cp-t\-cs tNmdv In
bvp hgn-am-dn-sm-Sp-p. Iqm
Dm-p ]Wn-tb-bn-. ]d-nse
amhn\nv ]dn-s-Sp-p amsImv N-n-bp-m-n-b-XmWv
In-bvv. {ItaW B Ipnbvv
Hcp Imcyw a\-n-em-bn. X Zmcn{Zy-n-tebvv FSp-s-dn-b-s-n-cn-p-p.
A{Xbpw IjvS-a-\p-`-hn tijw Ahv apwss_-bn kz-am-bn-cp-p. AXp-sImv Cu tPmensbmpw Ahv A{X- hn-j-a-ap--Xmbn tXmn-bn-, {]tXyInpw aqp t\cw `Ww Inptm.
]IpXn tPmen sNbvXv _mn ]Wn amep-hns\ Gev]n-pI F ]Xnhv Im tPmen sNbvXv _mn Gev]np--Xm-hm ]-P-n\v Hcm-gvNsb thn-h-p-p. apgp-h tPmenbpw Gev]n-m asm-cm-gvN-bpw.
]Pw Fsms ]d-mepw Ah amep-hn-s\-smv \-hw tPmen-sb-Sp-n-p-pv Fv _meIr-jvWv a\-n-em-bn-cp-p. \mhn\v Ftmgpw \pW kqn-m Ign-bn-. AXv Nne-tm kXyw ]pd-phn-Spw. Fs-n-ep-am-h-s, B Ipn `Ww Ign-p-p-sm F Bizm-k-am-bn-cpp Abmv. AhfpsS honse nXn-I Abm-dn-bmw.
C{Xbpw apwss_-bnse amep-hns PohnXw ]cn-N-b-s-Sp-p-hm. C\n IY XpS-mw. Rmb-dmgvN honen-cn-p In-b ]-Pw. ASp Rmb-dm-gvN-bvp kn\na Xn-fm-gvN-Xs Bkq-{XWw sNp-p.
{]mX ka-b-v, cm{Xn-`-Ww Ign-p-tm Hs Ahv kwkm-cn-m-\p-Xv ASp Hgn-hp-Zn-hks ]cn-]m-Sn-I am{Xw. amep-hns\ sImp-h--tijw Hcp Znhkw Dd-m InS-p-tm _meIrjvW tNmZn-p-p.
"\ amep-hns\bpw kn\n-abvv sImp-t]m-Wnty?'
"ameqs\ sImp-t]ms? \nv {]mm. Sn-ns she Fm? AXv Ign-nv ht-Spw t]mbn
`Ww Ign-s? Fmw-IqSn \ sNe-hm. Hcm-fvIq-Sn-m-m-m-ev.... t]mcm--Xn\v \sS Hw s]mdv
t]mm ]nb {Usmpw C Ahv. ao\qs ]sg {Usm-ymWv Ah-fnsm CSvWX
- v. AXs Hs
Iodn-sm-S-o-cn-p-Wp.'
"An-\ym-sW-n Hcp Imcyw sN-Ww. AhfvsS apnevhv kn\n-abvpw dtm-d-nepw t]mW
Imscympw ]d-b-cp-Xv?'
"\ Imcymbn! Hcp Ipn tPmen-vvv hnv \ap-smpw kwkm-cn-m hs?'

HmW--Xnv 2005

22

sk]vXw-_ 2005

"t\mp, Ahcv hy sImg-w-ymsX Ign-ncv IpSpw-_m-Wv. Abmsmcp sNdnb ]e-Nc

-
- p-IS-
- mbn-cp-p. AXv s]mfn--tmsg Cn-\ym-b-Xv. No-Imew hm-ns Fm sNm?'
Fm-bmepw AXn-\p-tijw Rmb-dm-gvN
- c
- n-]m-Sn-Is
- f-p-dn-p ]c-ky-{]-kvXm-h\I AhnsS Dmbn. adnv Ipip-Ip-ip-e
- n-eqsS Imcy- \S-n. amep-hn\v Fmw a\-n-em-bn-cp-p. Ah _pn-bp Ipnbm-bn-cp-p. Xm Fhn-sS-bmWv \nt-sXv Ah-dn-bmw.
"amep, {^nnev C-es tNmdpw Iqm-\pw-v. AXv NqSm-n--gn-tm. s\ew sXmS-bvm ad--tm.... kvnev ]ms{Xms tamdn-h-bv-Ww...... Rfv Hcp ]cn-N-b-mcvsS ASvv t]mm-Wv.... sNesm
t\cw sshIpw hcm. sISvv Hd-szmpw sN-cvXv...... Sn.-hn. hbv-......'
Hcp ]mSv \nt-i-fpw \nb-{-W-fpw ASn-t]nv ]Pw t]mbm amep _m-Wn-bn t]mbn
\npw. A\pw Abpw aIfpw Ibdnb Im In\n-p- adbp-Xp-hsc Ah AhnsS \npw.
]ns hv Gcn-bb
- n-ep Ipfn-ap-dn-bn t]mbn _-n shw \ndv \new XpS-bvm XpS-pw. AXp
Ign-m ASp--f-bn knn Iqm-c-ambn Iqn-bn ]m{X- Igp-Ipw. knn-tebvv Fm--XpsImv Xmsg Hcp sNdnb q shv AXn-t Ib-dn-bmWv Ah ]m{X- Igp-In-bn-cp--Xv. Fm
tPmenbpw Ign-m hIvG
- c
- n-bb
- nse Ipfn-ap-dn-bn Ibdn Ipfn-pw. ao\p-hn-\v Ah-fpsS apdn-bns
Ipfn-ap-dn-bp-v. AXp-t]m-se-s Ah-fpsS A\pw A-bvpw. B Ipfn-ap-dn-I Igp-Im-\
- msX D]-tbmKn-m amep-hn\v A[n-Im-ca
- n-. AXp-sImv Ah-fpsS Ipfn Fpw hv Gcn-bb
- nse Ipfn-ap-dn-bn am{Xw.
Ipfn Ign-m {^nv Xpdv Xte-p cm{Xn-bnse _mn-bp hn`-h
- ]pd-t-bvs-Sp-pw. NqSmm-s\mpw sa\s-Sm-dn-. Hcn- ]m{Xw Icn-p-shv ]dv ao\qs A Iptd-No ]d--XmWv.
Cu Rmb-dmgvN A-hv Hpw sNm tXmn-bn-. shdpsX _m-Wn-bn \ncn-tebvp t\mn
\np. Hcp aWn-q Ans\ \n-tm Ahv ASp--f-bn knn Iqn-bn ]m{X--fpsS Hm
hp. Ah ht-cn-b-bn-tebvp \S-p. ]s knn-tebvp t]mImsX \ne-p-h Ah-fpsS kn
Xpdv Ipfn Ignp amm-\p DSp-p-I FSp-p. ]ns Hpw in-msX Ah ao\p-hns apdn-bntebvp \S-p. Ah ao\p-hns Ipfn-ap-dn-bn Ipfn-m Xo-bm-n.
\ hmk-\b
- p tkmp-tXv Ah Ipfn XpS-n. ]IpXn Ipfn Ign-t- m-gmWv Ahv jmw]q-hns
Hm h-Xv. ao\p AXv Xe-ap-Sn-bn-env ]X-n-p-Xv amep ImWm-dp--Xm-Wv. [mcmfw jmw]q FSpv Xebn s]mn Ah ]X-n-bv-m XpS-n. jh Xpdv tkmpw ]Xbpw t]mIp--Xp-hsc AXn\p Nphn \np. Hcp aWn-q-sd-Spp Bkz-Znp \S-nb Ipfn Ahn-jvSs
- -p. tXmnb tijw DSp-n-Sm
t\mn-bt- m Ahv Iodn-p-S
- nb kzw DSp-p-I CSm tXmnbn-. AXp amn Ah ao\p-hns
Ae-amdn Xpdp \smcp DSp-s-Sp-p. a-bn Nphp ]q-fp B DSp-n tijw Ah ImSn
t\mn. kp-cn-bm-bn-cn-p-p. t]mc, Ah s{Un-MvtS-_vfn\p apn t]mbn-cpp ]pd-s-Sm XpS-n.
\ hmk-\-bp {Ioapw ]uUdpw apJv [mcmfw shptXp. Ia-jn-sb-Spp Is-gpXn hmen-p.
appIfpw Knpw Hs-bp `wKn-bp s]mv Hsc--sa-Spv s\n-ta Hn-p. Xe-apSn cmbn ]Ipv
Non cp-`m-K-pw `wKn-bp Hmtcm ns-Sp-np. Hcp sImp kpcn Im-Sn-bn\nv Ahsf t\mn
Nncn-p.
Ah _m-Wn-bn t]mbn \nc-n-tebvp t\mn-\nm-bn. Dbvv `-Wsampw Ign-n-cpns-nepw Ah hniv Adn-n-. Iptds Ddw hn-cp-p-shp am{Xw. Ans\ t\mn \nevp-tm
Ah B Im hcp-Xp Ip. Ah thKw HmSn-tmbn hmXn- Xpd-p-tm Ah ImW- hn[n \np. Ah ]pd-p-\nv D-n kwkm-cn-p-sImv hmXn Xpd-p-I-bm-Wv. ASp \nanjw
hmXn aes Xpd-s
- -p. AtXmsS AhnSw BsI \n-_vZa
- m-bn. aqp-t]cpw A\-m hmsX \nevpI-bm-Wv. Ah-cpsS Hmtcm-cp--cp-sSbpw a\-n FmWv kw`-hn-p--Xv, C\n FmWpmIm t]mIpXv?
Rm\Xv {]nb-s hmb-\-mv hnp-sIm-Sp-v ew hnSp-I-bmWv.

HmW--Xnv 2005

23

sk]vXw-_ 2005

IY

C. lcn-Ip-am
p-Iq-S Cn-s\-sbm-s-bm-bn-cn-p-sav ]m-Xn--dn-bmw. Hcnepw Hp-tN-cm km[y-X-bn-m Ipsd hyn-I, _pn-]-c-amb
A`ym-k
- , AXn-\n-Sb
- n ssewKn-IX
- b
- psS Hc-[m-cb
- pw. Nn{X-bpsS
t^m ktiw hfsc {lkz-am-bn-cp-p. _p[-\mgvN sshIov \mep aWnv
hon hc-Ww. \ap-smw aps amhn tNmn Hp-Iq-Smw. Fn\v Fp
tNmZn-n, Bscm-s-bp-m-hp-sa-pw. B amhnNphSv ]m-Xn-bvn-jvSa
- m-Wv.
F{Xtbm kmbm-- Nn{Xbp-ambn aWn-q-dp-I kwkm-cn-n-cp-n-p-v. Ctm B amhnNp-h-Sns
Zpcp-]-tbm-K-at Dm-hpI F `bw. ChnsS h-tm-gmWv Hp-Iq-S-ens hym]vXnbpw A]-I-S-km-[y-XIfpw Adn-bp--Xv. Cv Ggp aWn-m-Wv -tdUn-tbmhnse t^m-Wn ]cn-]m-Sn-. AXn-\p-ap-v pUn-tbmhn
F-Ww. ]mXn hmp t\mn. Acbm-hp-t-bp-q. C\n Hcp aWn-q IqSn ]oU-\w kln-m kab-ap-v.
Ign Hcp aWn-q-dmbn _nkn-\
- p-Im-c\
- mb tZh skt^mWpw sNhn-bn hv \Sp-Ib
- m-Wv. HSpm kwkm-cw. Hp Ignv Itk-e-bn hn-cp-m DSs\ t^m ASn-pp. apn-ep sbvn
\nv Hcp hStbm Hcp IpS anIvkvNtdm FSpv Abm F-gp-tpp. ]ns \S--am-Wv. kwkmcw
Ign-m DSs\ Abm Hcp \ Ub sNbvXv t^m sNhn-tbmSv tNp-p. Abm Btcm-SmWv
Hp-Iq-Sp--sXv hy-a-. ChnsS IqSnb Bcp-ambp-a-. Abm-fpsS qe-amb icocw Itk-e-bpsS \meXn-cp-I Ihnp \np-Xv ]mXn t\mn-bn-cn-pw.
Nn{X-Im-c XmSn-bp-gn-p-sImv kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-Wv. chn-h F{X-tmfw tami-s Nn{X-Im-c-\msWv Atlw bqtdm-]y Nn{X-Ie
- b
- p-sS ]m-e
-
- n kan-p-Ib
- m-Wv. bqtdm-n ]sm-Xmw
\qm-n-ep-mb \thm-m-\-amWv hnj-bw. AhnsS Nn{X-Im-cm ]e-Xcw ]co--W- \S-nbtm
ChnsS chn-h inh-Imin Ie--dn\p ]mI-n Nn{X hc-p-m-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. sd\p-hm, hm
tKmKv, aypjv, Fo t]cp-I \ntm`w \nc-s-p. Cw{]-jW
- n-kw, FIvkv{]-jW
- n-kw, t^mhn-kw, kdnb-enkw.... `oI-c-amb hmp-I \njvI-cpWw FSp-s-dn-b-s-p. AXn-\nSbn, apn sImp hp h
sbvp-If
- n \nv hSbpw ISvepw tIhn-m-cpsS ssII-fn A{]-Xy-a
- m-Ip-Xp I-tm-gpmb X{Xm-Sn Nn{X-Ie Xmew \nn-hv Atlw apn-ep sbvp-I-fn {i sNep-n. Ap an\np
t\c-tbvv e`n A]qm-h-k-cs apX-se-Sp-m-\mbn apn-ep hn`-h--tfmSv t\cs Xs
kmam\yw \oXn ]pengn IYm-Ir-pw Ih-bn-{Xnbpw \ncq-]I
- \pw aptm-p-hp. IYm-Irv BZydu-ns \pg-p-I-b--n \nv \njvI-cpWw ]nX-s-tm Ihbn-{Xnbpw \ncq-]-I\pw
hnSmsX apt-dp-Ibpw Nppw Ccp--h-cn ]mXn t]sc t{imXm-m-fmbn `mKn-s-Spv Ah-c-h-cpsSXmb
cmPy-ap-m-p-Ibpw sNbvXp. Hcp `mK-p-\nv o^ kvs], HmU, FIu- Fo t]cp-I B[nIm-cn-Iambn Dbp tI-tm adp-`m-K
- p\nv Dtm Ftm, Zcn-Z, ^yqtm Fo i_vZ
- tIhnmsc Fs-n-msX Xfpp-m-bn-cp-p. tIhn-m \jvS-s-Xpw \mep hSbpw aqv IS-epw
anIvNdpw e`n-Xpw Xpe\w sNbvXv \jvSw \jvSw- Xs-bm-sWv t_m[y-s Nn{X-Im-c Aev]s
- amcp hnjatmsS ]nmtkm, KqWn, Zmen XpS-nb Bbp-[--fp-ambn Hcp Xncn-p-h-c-hn-\p {iaw XpS-n-btm-gmWv t\mh-env Ipd-p-ds tNmZn--Xv.
"kvtIm F{X-bmbn?'
AtXmsS _pn-Po-hn-I H-Sw ASn-sXn hogp-Ibpw Ccn-n-S
- fpw apw adn-nv BXntY-bb
- psS kzoIc
W apdn-bn-tebvv Cc-p-I-b-dp-Ibpw sNbvXp. Nn{X-bpsS Fgp-]Xp hb-mb A kocnb Ip-sImn-cn-b
- m-bn-cp-p. Nn{X-bpsS A, hcm t]mIp hn]v ap Iqn-bd- nv hoSpw Imcy-fpw aI-fpsS

436

amXr-`qan BgvN--Xnv 2004 BKv 22 28

A]-Sp-Ic-fn-tenv t\cs ew
hnn-cp-p. B hr Hp ]Ip \n-tijw
Poh\pw sImv AI-tbvv HmSn-tm-bn.
kzoI-c-W-ap-dn- Gs-Sp c-c-ln-Xhpw
]q- h pam- b ncpp. Sn.- h n.- b n Nm\
\njvI-cpWw am-s-p.
]mXn AI-tbvp t]mbn-. Ah
Hbv v Hcp Itk- e - b n Ccp- p. Xpey
ZpJnXbmb Nn{X ]pd-tbvv hv ASpp Itke \on-bnv Ccp-p.
"]m- X n- s b- m Chv s S H- b v n- c n
WXv?'
"F\nm Ifn Xosc CjvSw-y.'
"{Inv CjvS-mv ]td-W-Xs ]m]m
Wvm Rm\ns{Xw Imew hnNm-cn-o-cv-Xv.
\Sm-SymWv Rms\m-cmsf ImWvWXv. C\n
F\npw ss[cym-bnv ]d-bmtem Cu Ipow
tImepw Ifn F\npw CjvS-ym-v.'
"\apv CjvS
- ym-Xv CjvS
- ym-vXs
]d-qsS?'
"]m- X nbv v F{X aWn- mWv t^m
Wn ]cn-]mSn?'
"Ggn-\v.....'
"tdUn-tbm-t-j-\n t]mtWm?'
AtXmsS _pn-Po-hn-I H-Sw ASn-sXn hogp-Ibpw Ccn-n"Gbv ChnsS ASpv XymWv. AhnSfpw apw adn-nv BXntY-b-bpsS kzoIcW apdn-bn-tebvv CcSymWv
]c-ky---\osS Hm^okpw pUnp-I-b-dp-Ibpw sNbvXp. Nn{X-bpsS Fgp-]Xp hb-mb A
tbmh
pw.'
kocnb Ip-sIm-n-cn--bm-bn-cp-p. Nn{X-bpsS A,
"Rm Hp cp XhW ]m- X osS
hcm t]mIp hn]v apIqn-b-dnv hoSpw Imcy-fpw
t{]m{Kmw
tIn- v v . \ t{]m{Km- a m- W v .
aIfpsS A]-Sp-Ic-fn-tenv t\cs ew hnn-cp-p.
]t Fpw tIm FhnsS kabw?
A Sn.-hoev hcW t^mWn t{]m{Km-sams ImWpw. \ ckm ImWm.'
t{]mm-l-\-n\p \n. ]mXn hnNm-cn-p. Cu t{]m{Kmw \-sf-tm-ep--hpX-tm. CXn
ma-dn-. Xnf-p hkv{X- [cnv Cf-In-bmSn h-am\w ]d-bp Ah-Xm-cI
- am-cn-. shdpw i_vZ
-
am{Xw, AXp-Xs ]e-tmgpw Bim-h-l-a-m i_vZ-.
"\psS tZhnI CXp-hsc hn--tm.' sKbvn-tebvv t\mn-smv Nn{X ]d-p.
"BcmWv tZhnI?'
"Atm tZhntI Adoty? C-gs Sn.-hn. kqm-dm-Wv.'
"B, Ah-fmtWm?'
"tlmv t^h-dn-m-Wv. Ahv Hcp aWn-q-dns ]cn-]m-Snv F{Xym In-W-Xv-dntbm?'
"Adn-bmw.'
]Xn-\mep hb-n B s]Ipn Ccp-]--m-as hb-n Xm\p-mp--Xns ]n-cn Dmp-p. hyXym-k-ap-v. Hv Sn.-hn-bm-Wv, atXv tdUn-tbm-hpw. Z Sn.-hn. InUv Z tdUntbm m.
AI-p-\nv Hcp _lfw tIp.
"Fp ]n-bm-thm-?' Nn{X ]cn-{`-an-p.
"Gbv, Sn.-hoev t{]m{Kmw \n-Xm. Idp t]mbn-cn-p-p.' ]mXn ]d-p.
Fm-hcpw ]pd-tbvp hp. an-hmdpw Fm-h-cp-sSbpw ssIn samss_ t^mWpv. Ah
Fn-s\-sb-nepw Id-p hoSp-I-fn-tebvv t^m sNm {ian-p-I-bm-Wv. Ifn Hcp \nm-b-I-L-n-sen \nptm-gm-Wv......
t\mh-en-n-mWv `mKy-ap-m-b-Xv. Abmp hon-tebvp IW- Inn. `mcy-bm-Wv.
"Nn{XsS hoo-m-Wv. ChnsS Idp t]mbn. kvtImsd-{Xym-bov ]d-bq.' Ah Atm-gtm hnhcw sImSpp-sIm-n-cp-p. kmh-[m-\-n Nn{X-Im-c-sm-gnsI Fm-hpw Ah-\hs hon-tebvtm kvt\lnX-m-cpsS ASp-tbvtm t^m sNm ]n. Nn{X-Im-c kzoIc-Wa
- p-dn-bn h t^mWn hon-tebvv
Ub sNm {ian--tm Nn{X-bpsS A t^mWn tem Imf-Sw ]mvthUv D]-tbm-Knv ]qnbn-cp-XpsImv tJZnp sIm-p Iyq- ktiamWv Inn-b-Xv. \ncm-i-\m-sb-nepw PmfyX ad-p-hv
t\mh-en-n-t\m-sSmw \Sv Imcy- {Kln-p. sNhn t\mh-en-ns sNhn-tbmSv tNp ]nSn-n-cp--XpsImv AbmfpsS Hmtcm Ne-\-nepw t^m Nn{XIm-cs aqnt-en-Sn-p thZ-\-bp-mn. A-tm
438

amXr-`qan BgvN--Xnv 2004 BKv 22 28

Innsm-n-cn-p hnh-c
- f
- psS aqeyw t\mp-tm Cu thZ\ \nm-cs
- ap ]dbmw.
IYm-Im-cs In samss_ t^mWp-m-bn-cp-n-. CsXm-c-h-kc-am-n-sb-Spv
Abm Nn{Xbpw ]m-Xnbpw \np-n-S-tbvp hp.
"Ft Ifn-bn Xmev]-cy-ant?' Nn{X tNmZn-p.
"A{X henb Xmev]-cy-sam-p-an-.' IYm-Irv ]d-p. "\mtSm-Sp-tm \Spth HmSW-sam-Wv. Fm-hcpw AI-t-bvtm-Sn-b-tm Rm AI-t-bvtm-Sn. Fm-hcpw
]pd-t-bvtm-Sn-b-tm Rm ]pd-tbvpw HmSn. A{X-X-s.'
kv{XoI Nncn-p. Abm Nn{X-bpsS amdn\np sXn-tmb kmcn A\m-h-cWw
sNbvX ImgvN-bn BIrjvS-\mbn Ftm Imcy-ambn Nnnp-I-bm-sW an \np.
Abm-fpsS Ins A\p-kc
- W
- a
- nmbva Nn{X am{X-a ]mXnbpw a\-n-em-n-sb-Xv
Abmv Ipdp hnj-a-ap-m-n. kv{XoI {in-msX Ah-cpsS kucyw Bkz-Znm-\p hgn-I Ip-]nSn--Ww. B \nanj-n Abmsf cn-m-s\ an ]Sn Hcp Im hp \nbpw tZhn-I-sb ]Xn\mep hb--p-Imcn NmSn ]pd-n-d-pIbpw sNbvXp. Ah-fpsS A-\m-bn-cn-Ww apn obdnMv hoen\p ]nn-en-cn-p-Xv.
B \nan-j-n-emWv Fm-hcpw Bp hnfn--Xpw.
Bp-hnfn cp Imcy-n-\m-bn-cp-sv hgntb a\-n-em-bn. Hv Cy Iptd Imen\p tijw Hcp amv Pbn--Xn-\v, cv tZhnI h-Xn-\v. Fm-bmepw Bth-i-{]-I-S-\-fpsS apgp-h eyhpw XmX-s-sb-p-d-nv tZhnI he-XpssI Dbn Nncn-psImv \S--Sp-p. AhfpsS Icw {Kln-m-\p Xnc-n ]m-fn-bm-htWm Fv Hcp
\nanjw in tijw AXn-\mbn Iyq \nt KXn-tISv X\n-n-s hnizmk-n
Xm XpS-n-h kwkmchpw Ip-sImn-cp ImgvNbpw XpS-cm-\mbn IYm-Irv Xncnp. cp kv{XoIfpw ew hnn-cp-p. C\n apJy-[m-c-bn tNcmsX h. Abm Xncn-tebvv Dufn-bn-p.
"Bdp aWnbvv Fs C-es ]cn-]m-Sn-sS doImvv, Nn{X-tn Sn.-hn. HmWm-p.' tZhnI AwK-hnt-]-tm-sS, Iymad apn-ep-s an kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"Id-n tamsf.' Nn{X ]d-p.
"Atm, CX-dn-n-cp-s-n Rm\Xv Ign-nt hcp-am-bn-cpp-q. Cse Km-bnv Bcm-bncpqdn-bmtam?'
F\np t]mtI ka-b-am-bn. ]mXn Icp-Xn. C\nbpw ChnsS \nm icn-bm-hn-.
"\n\v Rms\m-cmsf ]cn-N-b--Sp-n--cmw.' Nn{X Ahsf ]m-Xn-bpsS ASp-tbvv sImp-h-p.
"CXm-Wv, ]m-Xn. tdUn-tbm-hn t^mWn ]cn-]mSn Ah-X-cn-n-p-p.'
"Rm tNn-sb-n tIn-vv.' Ah Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p. "]cn-]m-Sn-sbmpw tIn-n-. RsS honev
tdUntbm C.'
Ds-n sh-Xp-X-s. ]mXn a\-n Icp-Xn.
AI-p-\nv Snhn-bpsS i_vZw tIp.
Hcmp-hn-fn-tbmsS sshZyp-Xnsb kzoI-cnv Fm-hcpw
AI-t-bvtm-Sn.
tZhn-I-bpsS ]cn-]mSn XpS-n-bn-cp-p. Ah Zp_m-bnse
Hcp sImp t{]-I-bp-ambn kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"FmWv Ipn-bpsS t]cv?'
"A\n-X. "adp-Xe
- b
- v \nv kwi-bn-p-sImv ]d-bp-p.
"Ipn F{Xmw mn-emWv ]Tn--WXv?'
"Bdmw mn.'
'hon Bscm-sv?'
'Av , A- v , G- \ v v . ...... Css _v
UymWv.'
"AtXym? lmn _v tU. Fsms km\w Inn?'
"knv em, ]ns Fs apdoev Hcp Sn.-hnw.'
"tImf- S n- tm? Atm tN\v Akq- b m- b n- p- mhpw
As?'
"Duw, Mpw. tN\v Iyq--dvv...............'
]mXn Fgp-tp. "Rm t]mWp.' Ah Nn{X-tbmSp
]dv ]pd-n-d
- n. amcpw AhfpsS A`mhw {in-m
t]m-Ip-n-.
_v tmn-tebvp \S-p. Hmtm ]nSn-m tXmn440

amXr-`qan BgvN--Xnv 2004 BKv 22 28

bn-. Fp-sImtm Ah tdUntbm-hnse t^mWn ]cn-]m-Sn-bn t^m sNm-dp s]Ip-n-Isf

Hmp. A[n-Ihpw s]Ip-n-If
- mWv hnfn-m-dv. XpWn-S- I
- f
- nepw t^m_q-p-If
- nepw tPmen-sb-Sp-p
]mhw Ipn-I. As-n _qn t]mbn t^m sNp ho--am. Ahv ]d-bm sNdnb Imcysf Dq.
pUn-tbm-hn Fm-hcpw Xm-dmbn \n-bm-Wv. Ggp aWnv kvt]mkam-cpsS ]cky- Ignm t^m Imfp-I hcm XpS-p-p.
]c-ky- Ign-bm Imp-\n--t]mse t^m ASn-p.
_-\-an ]mXn ]d-p. "ltem....'
"ltem, ]mXnt-n-bmtWm?' Hcp s]Ip-n-bpsS i_vZw.
"AsX....'
"]mXn-to!'
"AsX ]d-bq.'
"Atm F\nv Ah-km\w ]m-Xn-t-nsb Ino! Fo-izcm Rms\{X Imembn {ian-p-Wp.'
"Ft?'
"tPmen FSp-W ItSv t\cs Ffpw s]md-s-d-m ]vWvy.'
"Fm IposS t]cv?'
"Fs t]tcm?'
"AsX, Fm IposS t]cv?'
"amen-\o-m.'
"amen\n Fp ItSem tPmen-sb-Sp--WXv?'
"Rmt\-bv, Rms\mcp Xp--tS-em. Fp aWn hcym ka-bw. AXn\v apv Fd-m ]n-. Cv kmdn-.
Asm Rm tNnsb hnfn-m thn s]md-s-d-o-Xm. C\n Xncnp sN-Ww. kmd-dnm {]iv\m.'
"amen-\nv Bscm-sv?'
"A, A, tN, ]ns A\n-b-ow.'
"A-s\-mWv sN-WXv?'
"A\v hm--Wn-bm-Wv. tN-\p-a-sX. A\n-bn ]Tn-ym-Wv.'
"Atbm?'
"Atym?.....-A-........ tNnbvv honev Bscm-sv?'
"Fm-cpw-v.... ]ns amen\nsS hnti-j-fv ]d-bq.'
"ssZhta F{X Imembn {ian-p-Wp. Csm tNnsb Inn-bsm Hpw ]d-bm InvWn-y.'
"Ft?'
"AtXm........ ktm-jw-sIm-v. ]m-Xn-t-n-bp-ambn kwkm-cn-mev sImtd kam-[m-\m-hpw.'
"amen-\nbvv FmWv kam-[m-\-p-dhv?'
"AtXm...........'
"]d-bq.'
"..........................' au\w am{Xw.
"amen-\o......'
adp-]-Sn-bmbn Hcp tX. t^m \np. \nm Imp-\n--t]mse t^m hopw ASn-p.
C{]m-hiyw AsXmcp ho--bm-bn-cp-p. apnse Itkm-fnse tmn kabw Ggv Av. C\nbpw
Ccp-]Xp an\p-p-Iq-Sn-. CsXm-cp-hn-[-n Ah-km-\n-m aXn-bm-bn-cp-p.
t^mWnqSn Iman\n F ho kwkmcnp-Ibm-Wv. ]mXnbpsS tNmZy-. adp-]-Sn-I. AXns\ Hn\p ]pdsI Hmbn t]mhp-I-bm-Wv.
]mXn Fp-sImtm Xfn-cp-p.

441

amXr-`qan BgvN--Xnv 2004 BKv 22 28

sNdp-IY

tem Atm hb-n-emWv

C. lcn-Ip-am
ca A-s\-p-dnv tNmZn
Xv. Fm-hpw A-\pm-h-Wsa Adnhv Ah
]pXp- X mbn kv I qfn\np
km-Zn-X
- m-Wv. app-Ip-n-bn-cpv
Ah-fpsS DSpv Agnp sImSp-p A ]d-p.
"tampw Hc--\vv.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"icnpw?'
"AsX tamsf, tampw Hc--\vv.'
"FhnsS?'
"Fhn-Sym-Wvsmpw A-bv-do-y.'
"Fmt Ans\?'
Ipd-p-t\cs au\-n-\p-tijw A ]d-p. "Hmtcm-cp-v Hmtcm Pohn-Xwv tamsf. \avv B
PohntX Pohn-m ]q.'
"Fm- hczm At?'
A [rXn-bn Ahsf ]nSnv Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-tebvp sImp-t]m-bn. ta Igp-In--tijw DSpnSphnv
Ahv tZmi sImSp-p. tZmi Ignp sImn-cp--tm Ah hopw tNmZn-p.
"Fm- hczm At?'
"\osbmv anm-Xn-cn-v.'
kmhn-{Xn-b ASp--f-bn-tebvp hcp i_vZw tIp. AXn-\p-apv Cu kwkmcw \n-Wsa-p-mbn-cpp Am-fp-hn-\v.

78

sNdp-IY
"Fm tamfv ]d-b-WXv Amtfzm?'
"Hpwy kmhnt-{Xy-t.'
Cu Hcp hnjbw Xs bP-am-\
- n-bpsS apn hv Agn-m Am-fp-hn\v
Xmev]cy-ap-mbn-cp-n-. AsXmw Ig-n Imcy--fm-Wv. Ctm Ahfpw
aIfpw Cu \ kv{XobpsS HuZm-cy-n Ign-bp-p. Hcp the-m-cn-sb--Xn-\p-ds
- mpw Ah Ah-cn\ntm Ah-cpsS `mhn\ntm {]Xo-n-pn-. kz-ambn Ipn-I-fn F-Xp-sIm-m-hWw Ahv casb CjvSam-Wv.
"Fm- hczm Bo?'
"tamfsS A tamfsS Ieym-W-n\v hcpw, t]msc?'
CXv ]gb Hm-bm-Wv. AXn-\p-tijw B \-hc
- mb `mcybpw `mhpw Xs
Zs-Sp-p. A A-bpsS ]gb Pohn-Xw-Xs XpSp. Ah AXp-hsc InSn-cp CSp-nb apdnbns InS-p. Fm-hc
- p-sSbpw `Ww Ign-m
am{Xw kzw hnf-n--gn-p. aI-fpsS Imcy-n Hcp-Xcw Ah-Im-ihpw ImWnn-. Xm tPmen-sb-Sp-p honse bP-am-\
- n-bpsS aI-tfm-sS-t- ]mse s]cpam-dn. BZy-samw cabvXp thZ-\m-P-\-I-ambn tXmn-bn-cp-p. ]ns Fmw
km[m-cW an-em-bn. aIsmcp \ PohnXw sImSp-m B A sNbvX XymKw Hmptm IpI Cud-\m-hpw.
]mn X\n-s-Xnsc Ccn-p sNdp--m-c tNmZn-p.
"ctasS A ]ns hn-t-bnt?'
"C.'
"Rm CsXms tNmZn-WXnev shj-samtm?'
"C, kptc-{\v Fpw tNmZn-m-\p A[n-Im-cw-t- m.' CSs Inse tamXn-ch
- n-ce
- n \n-bZ- n-hkw
Abm AWn-bn Ieym-W-tam-Xncw Dbn-mn ca ]d-p.
"Ign Hcp amkm-bnv F\nv B hnizmkw hn-vv, ctaymSv Fp thW-sa-nepw kwkmcn-mw-v.'
AXmWv \-Xv. a\v Xpd-p-I, Hpw _mn-h-bvm-sX.
"Fs Hcp kvt\ln-X \nsS ASpmWv Xma-kn--W-Xv. _nPp. Adn-tbm?'
"Hcp XmSn-bp ], ss_tm-Snp t]mhmdvv?'
"AsX AhX-s. \n-sf-n B `mKv ]d-p-tIW Iptd Imcy-fv Ah ]dbm-dvv. Fm
\n\v C{X-b-[nIw i{Xp--fp-m-hm ImcWw?'
"icym-Wv, F\nv [mcmfw i{Xp--fp-v. ImcWw ]e-Xm-Wv. Bnbvv a-fn F-Xn ktm-jnncp sImtd _p-f
- p-v. BnsS kzn Ipw-hv sImXn-n-cp Iptd-t]. BosS kzvv ]dm Ipd-smpa D-Xv. Cs s\e hp-t\m-n-bm ]-dp-]Xp e-ns samX-evv. Fs
Zs-Sp-t- Xm-Sp-IqSn AhcvsS Ah-ks
- cms \jvSs
- -n-cn-ym-Wv. shj-a
- ym-Xn-cntym? AXpw Hcp tPmenm-cnsS aI-sf. Bs Fsm-s-bmWv Fs-n ]db-WXv?'
"AsXm t]ms, ImWm sImm-hp Hcp s]Ip-n-sb-n IY-I-fp-m-m Bfp-Ifv sa\-sn-cnym-Wv. _nPp-hn\v B ]cn-kcw apgp-h Adn-bmw. GsX-nepw Hcp s]Ipn hgn-]ngp \S-zm-sWnev Ah-\-dn-bpw. \ns-n Ah ]d--sX-m--dntbm? \o Hpw Btem-Nn-, \ Ipym-Wv, k
Xw aqfntm-v. Rm ]d-bm t]mWXv AsXmpw A. i-c AnfmWv \ns Av Hcp kwkmcw-v. \n\--X-dn-bptam?'
"F\n--dn-bmw. ]mhw, Fsmcp kmXzn-I-\mb a\p-jy-\m-sWtm An-! kmhn{Xn Bnsb-b-msX
asmcp kv{Xosb At-lw sXmn-vm-hn. F\nv Fs kzw A-t\-m aaX Cu a\p-jy-t\m-Sm-Wv.
F\n-smcp PohnXw XXv Cu Anfpw Bn-bp-am-Wv. ]t Fs Ieym-W
- n\v Fs icn-p A
Fn-s\-sb-nepw hp-tN-c-W-sa-p-v. Bm-cpsS hm aqSms\-nepw. AXp-sIm-mWv \psS \n-b-n t^mtm ]{X-n sImSp-W-sav Rm ]d-Xv. AXp In-s-n-epw.......' ca-bpsS Ip-I
-Cu-d-\m-bn.
"Rm \ns thZ-\n-ntm?'
"C kptc-{. icnp ]d-m Cns\ Hmtcmv tNmZn-p-Xv
F\n-n-jvSm-Wv. Hpw a\-n hbvm kwkm-cw. Rm `mKyw
sNbvX-h-fm-Wv.'
Ah Asb Hmp. Htc hon Abpw aI-fp-am-bn-p-IqSn PohnX-f
- n-ep-mb Acw F{X-bm-Wv. A Impw shfn-hpw Cm Hcp
sNdnb apdn-bn ]g-sbmcp In-en AS t]mse Bb InSbv hncnp
InS-p-p. Ahfpw Bdp hb-p-hsc B InS-bv-bn-emWv InS--Xv.
]noSv Ahmbn Hcp apdn Hcp-s
- -p. Bnbpw Anfpw InS-p
apdn-bpsS sXm-Sp apdn. ]pXnb Cc-
- - n, t^mans InSbv, ]q-

80

h\nX HmKv 15 31, 2004

sNdp-IY
fpsS Nn{X--fp hncn, apI-fn Id-p ^m.
A-bpsS apdn-bn ^m\p-m-bn-cp-n-. apdn Hcpn-b-tm Bn A-tbmSv Ah-fpsS Hw InSp-sImm ]d-X
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah k-Xn-n. Hmtcm-cp-v Hmtcm Pohn-Xw.
aIsf bP-am-\n Zs-Sp-t- m Ah ]dp.
"C\n Rm ChnsS \nevWXv icy. Rm
s]mbvtms.'
Zm\wsIm-Sp aI-fpsS Hw Xma-kn-p-Xv
cp-Iq--pw \m-hn-sv Ah hniz-kn-p.
]pXnb A-\--am-cp-ambn CW-n-t-cm AXv
Hcp XS- - a m- I pw. t]mcm- - X n\v Hcp the- mcnbpsS aIsfbmWv- Zs-Sp-Xv Fv Xs-mWp-tm temIw Hmtcm \nan-jhpw Hmpw.
AsXmw Hgn-hm-m Xs Xntcm-[m-\-amWv
Ghpw \ hgn Fv B ]mhw kv{Xobvv tXmnbn-p-m-IWw.
"Am-fp-hn-\v t]mIm F{X hoSpIfvv?' kmhn-{Xnb tNmZn-p.
"t]mIm.......? Fhn-sS-sb-nepw hop-]Wn Innt?'
"AXv ChnsS sNbvXm t]msc. Rm Am-fqs tamsf thWwt ]d-n-p-p. Amfqs\ C\n Ipt]m-h-cvXvsmpw ]d-nn. Rm Am-fqs BcmWv?'
"F\n-smcp tNosS amXntcy tXmo-p-p.'
"F\nv Amfp Hc-\p-P-n-bm-Wv. RsS `mKy-t-tSmv Ipn-I-sfm-pw-m-bn-. cabmsW-nev Cu
honev s]p-hoW Ipn-bm-Wv. Ah-tfmSv sImXow, ]ns AhfvsS `mhnw Hs Hmnm Rfv Ahsf
Zs-Sp-mwv ]d-X
- v. AmsX tamsf Am-fqs ASvvv Xn-dn-m-\
- . Ahv c-amcvvv
IW-mym aXn.'
hf-sc-m-e-n\p tijw X\nv ]Xn-\mtem ]Xn-\tm hb-p--tm-gmWv A Cu kw`h-s-n
]d-bp--Xv. A- sNm t]mb XymKw F{X hep-Xm-sW--h a\-n-em-n-bn-cp-p. Ah As\-n
tNmZn-p. Fhn-sS-bm-sW--h-dn-bn-. Xs Bdp-amkw K`w [cn-n-cn-ptm-gmWv A Dt]-np
t]mb-Xv. ImcWw? A-bvd- n-bn-. hcp-sa {]Xo-t- bmsS ]mXn ]n-Wn-bp-ambn cp amkw Imp. hbn-ep Ipns Imcyw Hm-tm Poh-s\m-Sp-m\pw Ign-n-. An-s\-bmWv kmhn-{Xn-b--bpsS
hon A`bw {]m]n--Xv.
"\o Ipd-p-t\cmbnv Fhn-Sym-bn-cpp?' kptc-{ tNmZn-p. Ah Nncn-p. icn-bm-Wv, Rm Iptd Zqcw
\S-p, Fs `qX-Im-e-ns AI-e--fn.
"Rmt\-bv, Fsmtym Btem-Nn-ym-bn-cp-p. Fs cv A-am-sc--n. F{X \-h-cm-Wh! Fs
A F\n-p-thn hf-sc-b-[nIw XymKw klnn-cn-p-Wp.'
"\ap-smcp Imcyw sNmw.' kptc-{ ]d-p. "IeymWw Ign v sNss-bnev t]mIptm Atbw
Iqmw.'
"Atm, AXn-sm th. Fs as Abvv hb-m-bn-cn-p-Wp. Bnv Ctm Adp-]-n-cmWv.
An-fn\v Fgp-]-Xpw. Cu ka-bv Ahv Hcp sXmW Bh-iym-Wv. An-fnow BnSow Imew Ign-nv
\ap--sXms Btem-Nn-mw.'
"Rm \msf sNss-bn-tebvp t]mWp. C\n Ieym-W-ns\ hcp. Hc amkw Ign-n-v. t]mtWs
apv FmWv XcpI?'
"Cu ]mnhv Xcm ]n-b-sXmpw C Fs In.'
"icn \apv \ns hon t]mhmw.'
kptc-{ t]mb-tijw ca Znh-ksf-p-Ib
- m-bn-cpp. Fp-sImtm ]v kmhn{Xn Bn ]d-Xv
Ah-tfmp. "tamfsS A tamfsS Ieym-W-n\v hcpw.' Hcp Ipn-bm-bn-cn-ptm Ahsf Biz-knn-n-cp-Xv Bn-bpsS hmp-If
- m-bn-cp-p. Xs PohnXw XpS-m-\p Znh-k
- Ah Xmtgbvv FpI-bm-Wv. Hmtcm Znhkw Ign-mepw Ah Ub-dn-bn B Znhk-n\p t\sc Nphv hc hc-bvpw. Cpw
A hn-. ]ns-ns Ah hc-bpsS \ofw Ipdp hp. CXv Fs sNdp-Xmbn hcp {]Xo--IfpsS {]Xo-I-am-Wv. Ieym-W-n\v Hcm-gvNapv Ah hc Xosc \nn. C\n F\nbvv {]Xo--sbm-p-an. kptc-{ Znh-khpw cm{Xn HXp aWnbvv hnfnpw. Hcp Znhkw Ah Xs Cu {`mn-s\n ]dp. Abm \n-_vZ-\m-bn. Atm AXp ]d-tb-n-bn-cp-n-s--hp tXmn. Ah tNmZn-p.
"FmWv Hpw ]d-bm-Xv?'
"As Imcyw \n\-smcp H_vsk-j-\m-bn-cn-p-p. AXns Bh-iy-an-. i-c Av BWv \ns
icn-p A Fp hms FmWv?'
"F\n-n-jvSm-Wv.'

82

h\nX HmKv 15 31, 2004

sNdp-IY
"]ns-sb-mWv? Hcp ]w ]c-Zq-j-W-m-cn-Isf t_m[y-s-Sp-t Bh-iy-sav?'
Ieym-WZ- n-hkw lmfn \mZ-kz-c
- mpw Xmew ]nSn s]Ip-n-I
- pw ]nn aWvU]-n-tebvp
\S-p-tm Ah Hcn- Xe-bp-bn t\mn. hc Ahsf t\mn Nncn-psImv Ccn-p-p. Hw
_nPphpw thsd cp Iqp-Im-cp-ap-v. ss[cy-n\v Iqn-sm-p-h--XmtWm Fp tNmZn--W-sa-p-mbn-cp-p. i-c An Ah-fpsS Hw \S-p. sXmp-]n-nembn Bnbpw A-bpw. aWvU-]-n-sen
Hcp {]Z-nWw Ignv hcs hma-`m-K-n-cp-tm kptc-{ tNmZn-p.
"Ub-dn-bn Cs Znhkw Fp \ndw-sIm-mWv amp sNbvXn-cn--WXv?'
Ah Nncn-p. Atm-gmWv Bn Ipnv Ah-tfmSv ]d--Xv.
"Hcp \ Imcyw. tamfsS A hn-vv. CXm ]nn-evv.'
Ah NmSn-sb-gp-t-p. Nqn-m-t-n-h-n-. B apJw, F{Xtbm \m Im-Sn-bneqsS I Omb-Xs. Ah \a-kvI-cn-p. Abm Xe-bn sXmv A\p-{K-ln-p-sImv Ahsf Fgp-t-ev]n-p. Xe-apSn \cn-cn-p-p-shnepw {]mbw A[nIw tXmn-n. kp-ca
- p-Jw, shfpn-t\m-SS- p Ccp-\n-dw. Ah hnfn-p.
"Am....'
Ah-fpsS Ip-I Cud-\m-bn. A ]nn Hcp Itk-e-bn-en-cn-p-I-bm-Wv. Ccp-]-n-c-psIm--n\p
tijw `m-hns\ IXv Ahsc Xfn-sbp tXmp-p. Abm Ioibn\nv Hcp s]mXn-sb-Spp
Xpd-p. Ahp B`-cW
-
- . Ah AWn-bn-m-\mbn Abm `mcysb hnfn-p. A kmh-[m-\
- n
Fgp-tp-I-bm-Wv.
lmfn i_vZw IqSn-bXv ca {in-p. Ah t\mn. Fm ]c-Zq-j-W-m-cn-Ifpw Fn apn-sm\w ]nSn-n-p-v. Ah-scms hcp-sa {]Xo---bp-m-bn-cp-n-. ChnsS FmWv \S-p--sX--dn-bm\p BImw-b
- n Fn-bX
- m-bn-cn-W
- w. apnse hcn-bn B-cy-n-tbpw hnkvab
-
- n-tbpw ImgvNI.
ame-bn-Sp-tm hc Ah-fpsS sNhn-bn a{n-p.
"ktmjmbnt?'
Ah aqfn.
ca-bpsS ssI]n-Snv kptc-{s In Gev]npIgn- -tijw A ]nn-tebvp amdn. hcs ssI
]nSnv aqv {]Z-nWw hv Ccn-m t\mp-tm-gmWv Ah I-Xv. i-c Av Hcp aqe-bn amdn
\nevp-p. ]pdw-X--s--t]m-se. Ahv hmsX hnj-a-am-bn. Ah At-lns ASpp sNp
Im hoWp. Ah Fgp-tp-Xp ImWm--tm-gmWv Av t\mp--Xv. Ah tXn--cbp-I-bm-Wv. Abm casb Fgp-tnv ]pd-p-Xn Biz-kn-nv hcs ASpp sImp-h-n-cp-n.
kptc-{ ca-bpsS ssI]n-Sn--an. Ahsf kw_n-t-Stmfw Cu \nanjw F{X [-\y-am-sW-v
Abm-dn-bmw. Fgp-]Xp hb-mb Hcp hrs ta h Id Ctm ]q-ambpw Igp-In--f-n-cnp-p. lmfn apn-en-cn-p kv{XoI-fpsS ]Ip-sIm-p t\mw kptc-{s\ ckn-n-p. Abm ca-bpsS
A-\p-thn Xncnp t\mn.
"FhnsS \ns cn a\p-jy?'
cabpw Nppw t\mn. ImWm-\n-. CsXmcp kz]v\-am-bn-cptm F-h `b-s-p. Ah Igp-nepw
ssInepw XShn t\mn. A sImp-h s\vtekpw hf-Ifpw Ahn-sS--s-bp-v.
]ntv pUn-tbm-m sImp-h B_w t\mn-sm-n-cns kptc-{ Ah-tfmSv ]d-p.
"\ns A Hcp-]mSv t^mtm-hn hnvv. Fmw tmk-n-s. Ncn{Xw Xncp-nb ip`-ap-lqam-bn-cpp AsXv t^mtm-{Km-^amv a\-n-em-sbp tXmp-p.'
Hcp ]p an\pp t\c-tbvv GtXm AmXtemI-p-\nv {]Xy-s
- v Xs A\p{K-ln-pIbpw
hopw AtX temItbvv A{]-Xy--\mhpIbpw sNbvX B a\pjys\ HmpI-bm-bn-cpp ca.

84

h\nX HmKv 15 31, 2004

{]ikvXIhn CS-tcn
tKmhn- \mb-cp-sSbpw
C.-Pm-\In A-bp-sSbpw
aI-\mbn 1943 Pqembv
13-\v s]mm-\n-bn
P\-\w. 1960 apX
I-, Znn, apw_bv
Fn-hn-S--fn-em-bn-cpp
tPmen. 1983
tPmen-bn \np
hnc-anv Fd-Wm-Ip-fv
nc-Xm-a-k-am-n.
HmUntbm Imkv
dntmUnwKv _nkn-\kv
\S-p-p. Iyq-
ssSvsk-npw
]pkvXI
{]kn-o--Ic-Whpw Dv.

Iqd-I, hrj-`-ns
Iv, Ippaw hnX-dnb
hgn-I, Znt\m-k-dns
Ipn, Im\-U-bn
\nsmcp cmP-Ip-amcn,
{io]m-Xn-bpsS ]mZw,
kqn-p-h
abnoen, ]--ns\
]nSn-m Fnh
IYm-k-am-lm-c-.
Dd-p k-,
Bk-n-bpsS
An-\m-f- Fnh
t\mh-ep-I. tIcf
kmlnXy Am-Z-an-bpsS
AhmUpw ]-cm-P
]pc-kvIm-chpw
Inn-bn-p-v.
`mcy efn-X,
aI AP-b.
hnemkw: 404,
tKmhnv Amvsa v,
If-n-d-n tdmUv,
sImn-682016
42!Iem-Iu-apZn

HmW--Xnv 1180 IY
C.lcn-Ip-am

tZ

hIn Iptd t\c-ambn t]mbn-v. ]v aWn-bvm-sWp tXmp-p. _mn

Hcp sNp sImSp--Ww, AXp Ignv Unmvsa v tmdn \nv
Ipdp km[-\- hmn hcp hgn ]--dnbpw hm-Ww. C{X-am-{Xw.
AXn\v C{X ka-b-sa-Sp-t Imcy-aptm? Cu ]d e-sf-mw-Xs Hcc
Intem-ao--dn-\p-n-emWp Xm\pw. C\n hm XpS-p-I-bmbn ]cmXn ]d-n.
_mn v Ah-sfbpw apn \nn-smv BtcmtSm t^mWn kwkmcn-p-I-bm-bn-cps-tm, As-n sNpw hmn hv Iut^m-bn Hnp
XcmsX Nmb IpSn-m Fgptp t]msbtm asm ]d-bpw. AXp-a-s-n ]-dn-m-cs IS-bntem Unmvsa v tmdntem `b-c Xnc-m-bn-cpsv ]d-bpw. \mcm-bW hniz-kn-msX shdpsX Xe-bm-pw. FmWv
Ah t]mIp-tm am{Xw Cu hI {]iv\
- f
- p-m-Ip-Xv? kpJ-an-m-Xmb-Xn\p apv Abm Xs-bs _mn-sems t]m-bn-cp-Xv? Ctm
Xm ]q Btcm-Ky-hm-\m-Wv, ]pdv Hbvv s]mbvtmfmw Fp ]dm tZhIn k-Xn-n-. sF.-kn.-bp-hn\p apn-ep \mep Znh-ks
Imn-cnn Ah-fpsS ss[cyw apgp-h hnp-t]m-bn-cp-p. hn{i-an-q, ]pd-ns\ t]mhm-dm-bn-n FmWv ]d-bp--Xv.
kabw ]{-v. Ac aWn-qIqSn Imnv Bsf In-s-n,
kzw hnfn DuWp Ignmw. \mep acp-p-I Ign-t--Xm-Wv. AXp
Ignv cp aWn-q Dd--Ww. Hc aWn Ignv InS-m ]ns
Dd--ap-m-hn-. sshIp-t-c-am-Ip-tm-tgbvv c-k-w IqSpw. Ipdp-t\cw ]{X-n cmhn-es hmb-\-bn tNmp-t]mb h-Xpaptm Fp
t\mmw. Abm ]{X-hp-sa-Spv D-dv Itk-e-bn Ccp-p. hop-sam-cc aWnq. tZh-Insb ImWm-\n-. \mcm-bW Fgp-t-v ASp-f
- b
- n-tebvv \S-p. ASp-fb
- psS Hc-cn-In-en tai-pdv Fmw ]m{X-f
- n-emn AS-p-h
- n-cn-b
- m-Wv. `W-n-\v Fsm-s-bmWv hn`-h--sf Xv Fpw Ign-m tai-p-d-n-cnp-Xp-hsc Abmv Am-X-am-Wv. Abm
Hmtcm ]m{Xhpw Xpd- p- t \m- n. kmm- d v ,
]bdpw ssI-bvbpw sImv A[nIw Fsbm-gn-msX sagpp-]p-c-n, Imcv tXmc.
Abm Hcp sbvp-sa-Spv Ccp-p.
DuWp Ignv sbvv knn Igp-Im-\nv
hmjvt_-kn-\n t]mbn ssII-gpIn hiv
Xqnbn Snjv Su-en ssI XpS-p. Xfntebvv IS--tm-gmWv tZhIn hcp-Xv
I-Xv. In Xqn-n-Sn kn. ]nn
Btcm Hcm Dv. ]-Xp hbp {]mbap Hcm. apn Aev]w Ijn. Xe-apSn
Iptds \cp XpS-n-bn-p-v. Abm-fpsS cp
Inepw Hmtcm kn-bp-v. AXm-cm-sWv
\mcm-bWv a\-n-em-bn-. Fhn-sS-tbm-hv
I-t]m-se. Fhn-sSbm-sW Hm hcp-n-.
Ah an-p-IqsS kwkm-cn-p-sImv \Sp- h - p. ]qap- J t- bv p Ibdn, Xf- ntebv p hmXn Xpd- m- \ mbn tZhIn
ssIk-n-bn\nv Xmtm-se-Sp-p. Atm-

Iem-Iu-apZn443

gm-W-h ImWp--Xv. hmXn Xpdp InS-p-p.

Atm AI-p-\nv hv hmXn \np
\mcmb-Ws\ Ah Xosc ]cn-N-b-an-msX
t\mn, ]ns Xncnv CS-Xp-h-iv Hw sXmpsXm-n F an \np ]pcp-js\ Hcp
tNmZy-tmsS t\mn. Abmfpw hmXn
Ah-`n-ap-Jambn \np a\p-jys\ AZv`pX-tmsS t\mn-mWp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"Fm- W n{X sshIoXv ? ' Dcw Adn- b m- s anepw Abm B tNmZyw-Xs Ftmgpw tNmZn
p. ]ns H-ap B Bcm-sW an Abm
sf t\mp-Ibpw sNbvXp. Ah cp-t]cpw adp]-Sn-sbmpw ]d-bmsX AtX apJ-`m-h-tmsS
\mcm- b W amdn- s m- S p hgn- b n- e qsS Xfntebvp IS-p. Ah t\sc AI-tbvp
t]mhp-I-bm-Wv. Fsmcp acymZ-bm-WnXv? ]cn-N-ban-m Hcmsf Hw sIm-p-h-cp-tm Hv ]cnN-bs
- -Sp-p-Is
- b-nepw ths? C\n h Xam-ibp-amWv CsX-ptm? hfsc ASp _p-fm-sc-n-ep-amtWm Bthm? Xs Hm-bn \nv
Xevmew hnp-t]mb h-hcpw?
\mcm-b-W Ah-cpsS ]nmse \S-p. Ah
t\sc ASp--f-bn-te-bvmWv t]mb-Xv. km[-\sf-mw \nep h-tijw tZhIn hmjvt_-kn\n t]mbn ssII-gpIn hp.
"C\n DuWp Ign-n-mhmw Hs FSp-p-hb
- vev, \mcm-tW-m.' tZhIn Hw h BfpsS t\sc
t\mn-sm-m-WXp ]d--Xv.
Atm Abm-fpsS t]cpw \mcm-b-W Fp
Xs-bm-Wv. Abm Ipdnp hp. tZhIn cp sbvp-I FSp-p. Xs t\sc t\mn tNmZn-p.
"DuWp Ign-ptm?'
Xosc {]Xo-n-msX `-W-k-a-bp Ib-dnh Hcm-tfmSv F--t]m-se-bm-W-h tNmZn-Xv.
Ah-fpsS apJv Atmgpw ]cn-N-b-ns kqN\-t]m-ep-an-. Fp Ifn-bm-WnXv? Abm ]dp.
"Fs DuWp Ign-p.'
Ah In-se-Sp sbvp-I tai-p-dp
h,v sImp-h kn-I-fn \nv km[-\
]pd-t-bvs-Sp-p-I-bm-bn-cp a\p-jy-t\mSv ]d-p.
"hcq \mcm--tW-m, C\n Ign-npaXn _mn-sbms. Unmvsa v tmdnev \nptms ]d--Xt
shi-vWqv?'
Abm ssII-gp-In-hv tZh-In-bpsS ASp-n-cp-p. Ah cp-t]cpw DuWp-I-gn-m XpSn. Hc-]cn-Nn-Xs apn kwkm-cn-m hnj-aa
- p-t- ]mse Ah Ipd-p-t\cw \n-_vZc
- mbn `Ww Ign-p. Ipdp
Ign--tm tZh-In-bmWv XpS-n-b-Xv.
"\ Hcp km[\w hmm ad-n-t \mcm--tWm.'
"Fm?' Abm tNmZn-p.
"Xph-c--cn-v. AX-h-km\m Hm h-Xv, AtXmv \fv enn-se-gpXo-y. Csm kmmdv FSp--gm
Hm h-Xv.'
"Rm Xym Hmn-mwv ]d--Xv. `wKymbn adqw sNbvXp.' B a\p-jy am-]-W kz-c-n
]dp.
"kmcw-y, \nfv sshIov \S-m-s\-d-ptm hmn-sm-m aXn.'
"A-tgbvv C\nw hXpw ad-vv-tmv Btem-Nnv shv.'
\mcm-bW
- Cu kwkmcw {in-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. CXv Cu hon kw`-hn-m-hp-X
- Fm-Wb
- mp
s]sp tXmn-b-Xv. CXv am-cp-tStbm hoSm-Wv. Xm\mbncps-n BZys hmN-I-n\p Xs NmSn-fn-pw. Hcp km[\w hmm ad-nt Fsm tZhIn tNmZn-m aXn, X\nv DSs\ tZjyw ]nSnpw.

]ns adp-]Sn CXm-bn-cn-pw. "Ah-X-c-sWmpw CymsX Fp km[-\mWvv Hv ]dp sXme-qsS?'

IeymWw Ignv Ctm hjw apXp Ign-p. Hcnepw am-an-msX Bhn-p Hcp kw`m-j-Wam-W-Xv. ]t Cu a\p-jy BcmWv? Fn-\-bm Xs `mcy-bpsS Hw hq? As-n CXp Xs `mcyX-s-bm-tWm, CXv Xs hoSpw? \mcm-bW
- Ftm ]d-bm {ian-p. FmWv CXn\w, FmWv FtmSv
kwkm-cn-m-Xv Fsms ]d-bm-\m-Wv. ]t Hmtcm {]mhiyw kwkm-cn-m apXn-cp-tmgpw tZhIn apJw
Xncnv B A]-cn-Nn-X-t\mSv Fs-nepw kwkm-cn-pw. kwkm-cn-p--sXm hop-Im-cy--fm-Wv. BcpsS
hop-Im-cy-? Xm\n-msX tZh-Inbvv Fp hop-Imcyw? Ah-cpsS kwkmcw Hc-S-n apdn-t]mse A{]m]y-am-Wv. X\n-X
- n IS-p-Ib
- d- m ]p-n-. Hcp ]gp-Xp-t\mn Nppw \S-v, Ahkm\w oWnv Abm
Hcp Itk-e-bn Ccp-p.
tZh-In-bpsS Hw h B `Ww Ign-tm sbvv FSpv knn sImp-t]mbn Igp-Inh-p.
Xncn-p-hv Iqm-sbpw sagp-p-s]c-n-bp-sSbpw ]m{X- ASp {^nn hp. tNmdv Ipdp _mn-bpm-bn-cp-Xv Hcp sNdnb ]m{X-n-emn {^nn eapmn hp. Hcp XpWn-sb-Spp tai XpSp
hrn-bm-n. FmWv sNt-Xv F Imcy-n A]-c\v Hpw Xep-m-bn-. F{Xtbm Ime-ambn
sNbvXn-cp Hcp I-sa \ne-bn-emWv Abm Fmw sNp--Xv. tZhIn knn-ep-m-bn-cp ]m{X-
Igp-In-sb-Sp-p-I-bm-Wv.
\mcm-bW
- Hcp ]t BZy-am-bn-mWv CXp ImWp-X
- v. ImcWw DuWp Ign-m Abm D sbvpIqSn FSp-msX t\sc hmjvt_-kn-\n t]mbn ssII-gpIn ]qapJ-p-t]mbn Itk-ebn-en-cpv Hcp knKdv sImfp-p-I-bmWv ]Xn-hv. ]ns ASp--f-bn FmWv \S-p-Xv Fv tZh-Inbvp am{Xw Adn-bp
Imcy-f
- m-Wv. Hcp ]t Xm hfp-h Npp-]m-SpI An-s\bm-bX
- p-sIm-m-bn-cn-mw. A Basf ASp--f-bn-tebvv IS-n-bn-cp-n-. Abm ]qapJtbvv \S-p, Itk-e-bn-en-cpv Hcp knK-dn\p Xo sImSp-p. D-bvp hen Ctm Ipd-p-Im-e-ambn \nn-bn-cn--bm-Wv. knK-dv FSp-p-Xp
Im tZhIn Hmn-n-pw. "t\mq \mcm-tW-m tUmIvS-sdm ]d-Xvv Hmty?' C-h {inp-n-. hon-se-hn-sS-\np henmepw aWw-]n-Snv tZhIn Fm-dp-X
- m-Wv. Cv Xms\ Hcp hyn-bpsS
kmn-yw-IqSn Ah Xncn--dn-bp-n-.
Ah cp-t]-cpw-IqSn k-n-bn\nv km[-\
- ]pd-s-Sp-p-Ib
- m-sWv \mcm-bW
- \p tXmn. AIp-\n-p i_vZ- ASp--nt-Xm-Wv. {ItaW \mcm-b-W\v kzbw Hc-\y\mbn tXmn-p-S-n. Xm
Fhn-sStbm Hs ]mI-am-hm t]mse. ]pdv D-sh-bn Ip-Ib
- m-Wv. AXn NqSv apJ-tbvv BfpI-bm-Wv.
Ah Xf-n-se-n-bn-cn-p-p. kwkmcw tIm-\p-v. Fp-sImv Xm {]Xn-tj-[n-pn
FmWv \mcm-b-W Btem-Nn-n-cp--Xv. ]t Ah-cpsS s]cp-am--ns kzm`m-hn-IX Abmsf XfpI-bm-bn-cp-p. Abm Hpw sNm-\m-ImsX ac-hnv Ccn--bm-Wv.
"F\n-smv \Sp \nh-Ww.' Xf-n \nv tZh-In-bpsS i_vZw.
"sIS-mw, F\npw sImd-p-t\cw sIS--Ww.' A]-c.
]ns i_vZw Ipd-p-t]m-b-Xp-sImv tZhIn FmWv ]d--sXv \mcm-b-W\v a\-n-embn-.
"icn, Fm hmXn-e-S-tm-fq.' A]-cs apg-p i_vZw Hcp \o CS-\m-gn-I-bn-se-t]mse amsmen-sImv hp.
{]-bpsS GtXm ImWm--e-n sImp]Wn-I-fp Hcp hmXn i_vZ-tmsS ASbv-s-p.
Ime-ns Ah-m--c-fn AXns i_vZw Ae-b-Snp hpsImt-bn-cpp. Nn{X-q-Wp-I-fp
A]-cn-Nn-X-amb GtXm Hcp ]qap-Jv Abm GI-\mbn \np-I-bm-Wv, Hpw {]Xon-m-\n-s Adnthm-sS.

444Iem-Iu-apZn

tIkcn
2006 G{]n 23

13

IY

C. lcn-Ip-am

A]-ISw Ignv Znh-k--tfmfw AXns Nn{X Znt\-is a\-ns\ Ae-n. ImgvN-bn Xn\nmam{Xw Ign- h n- m- - h n[w thK- n
HmSp Hcp ssUvtjm t]mse. Fnepw AXnse
Hmtcm ssUpw Abm-fpsS a\-n \-t]mse ]Xnncnp-p. sslth-bn Nodn-mp t]mIp
ap hml- \ - - t fmSv a- c n- msX {Smkv t ]mv
_nse ss{Uh HmSn-p-I-bm-Wv. 40 45 Intem-ao thKw am{Xw. AXns Ghpw apnse kon-emWv
Znt\-i-\n-cn-p--Xv. s]s-v Fhn-sS-\n-m-sW--dnbmsX Hcp kvIq IpdpsI hcn-Ibpw _v AXns
ta t]mbn CSn-p-Ibpw sNbvXp. kvIq-dp-Im-c\pw
Abm- f psS ]nn- e p- m- b n- c p sNdp- - mcnbpw
sXdnv tdmUns adp-`m-Kv hoWp. Fmw kw`-hnXv Hcp \nan-jm-n. _v s]sv s{_bvnp
\nn. apnse _m ]nSn-n-cp--Xp-sImv Znt\iv apJw cn-m-\m-bn.
kvIq-dn \nv sXdn-p-hoW B A\--an-msX InS-p-I-bm-Wv. kvIq-dn Abm-fpsS ]nn-ep-mbn-cp sNdp--mcn kmh-[m-\-n Fgp-t-n-cp-p. Fm-Wp-m-b-sXv a\-n-em-m Ahv
GXm\pw \nan-j- thn-h-p. ]ns Atmgpw Xncn-bp N{I-tmsS Ncn-p-In-S-p kvIq-dn\p
sXm-Spv Ne-\-av InS-p `m-hns\ sXmp-t\m-n, Ah Ic-bm XpS-n.
Bm HmSn-q-Sn. Aev]w `b-s-n-m-sW-nepw _v ss{Uhdpw I-IvSdpw ]pd-n-d
- n. P\-tcmjw
B{I-an-s
- Hcp tX\o-
- qSp t]mse-bm-Wv. i_vZw Dbp XpS-n. Fm Ip-Ifpw _v ss{Uh-dpsS
t\m-bn-cp-p. Bscm-stbm hoWp-In-S
- p a\p-jys ]kv ]nSn-p-t\mn Xe-bm-n. ]pXp-Xmbn Hcm
]kv ]nSn-p-tm Bim-]qw t\mn-\n kv{Xo Abm Xe-bm-p-tm hopw Ic-bm Xp-S-n.
i_vZ-an-m-sX, Xe-bn ssIh-v, tNmZy-v Dcw ]d-bm-sX, D-c-an-m-sX.
Ctm P\- ss{Uh-dp-sSbpw I-IvS-dp-sSbpw t\sc Xncn-p. ss{Uh sNhn-bn-m Hcmq-n-t\mSv ]d-bp-Ib
- m-Wv. "Fs sX-. Rms\-mWv sNm?' Hcm tcmjm-Ip-e\
- mbn ss{Uh-dpsS tImf
]nSn-p. ss{Uh Ipdp Zbbvp thn Nppw t\mp-Ib
- m-Wv. Bsc-nepw Hcm Abm-fpsS `mKw ]d-bnt?
nXn-KX
- n-I \nb-{-Wm-[o-Xa
- m-hp-Ib
- mWv Fv Znt\-i Ip. km[p a\p-jy. Abm-fpsS sXp-sIm A]-ISw kw`-hn--Xv. kvIq-dp-Im-c s]sv CS-Xp-h-i-p-IqsS _n\p apn-se-p-I-bm-Wp-mb-Xv. CsXmpw Adn-bmsX P\- B km[p-a-\p-jys\ ssIImcyw sNp-I-bm-Wv. Abmsmcp IpSpw_-ap-m-hpw. `mcy, Ipn-I. Abm Fp sXmWv sNbvXXv?
Znt\-i apn-tebvp Xn--b-dn.
"Rm apnse kon Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. Fmw I-Xm-Wv.'
P\-{i Xm-e-w Znt\-i-\n-em-bn.
"_v ss{Uh-dpsS sX-. Abm km[m-cW kv]oUn-emWv t]mbn-cp--Xv. kvIq-dp-Im-c s]s-v......'

14

tIkcn
2006 G{]n 23
2

a\-nse ssUv Iptds amv Cm-Xm-bn. Znh-k-p tijw

Ctm Xs apn- e n- c n- p- Xv B \n`m- K y- h m- \ mb kv I q- d p- I m- c s
AXnepw \n`m-Ky-h-Xn-bmb `mcy-bm-Wv. Ign Ac aWn-q-dmbn Ah
apJv bmsXmcp hnIm-c-hp-an-msX Znt\-is apn-en-cn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
Chsc ImWm htc-n-bn-cp-n-sp Znt\-i\p tXmn-p-S-n-bn-cp-p.
a\-mn hmsX D]-{Z-hn-m XpS-n-b-tm-gmWv C\n sshIn-bvp--Xv
icn-b-sp tXmn-b-Xv.
"Rm \nsf Ip-s-SvvWv-y. \n kXyw ]dt sNbvXp-p.
AtXmv B \nc-]c
- m-[n-bmb ss{Uhdpw I-IvSdpw c-s-p. sXv apgp-h
Fs `m-hns Xs-bm-Wv. sXv apgp-h AtcvsS ssIn-em-tWm,
AtXm hn[nsS ssIn-tem. As-n Cn-s\yms hctWm?'
"F-mWv hn[ov ]d-bm ImcWw?'
Ah Xs Ccp-hi
-
- p-ambn Ccn-p Ipn-Isf t\mn. aqpw \mepw
hb-p-m-Ipw. aqXv s]Ip-n-bm-Wv. FmWv kw`-hn-Xv Fv cpt]pw C\nbpw a\-n-em-bn-n-. A C\n Xncn-p-h-cn-sv Ah Adnn-p-m-hn-. Rm Fn-\mWv Cu hon-tebvv hXv? Znt\-i BtemNn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"Rms\-nepw c-s-Xv \m-bn. As-n ChcvsS nXn-sb-mhpw?
Atcv t]mhm Xm-dmbn \nzm-bn-cpp GXm-bm-epw.'
"Fm Ans\ ]d-Xv?'
Ah Ccp-h-ipw Ccn-p Ipn-Isf Xtem-Sn-smv ]d-p.
"afv t]mbn Ifn-tm-fp. A Cu ama\v Nmb sImSp--s.'
B Ipn-I Hcm-izm-k-tmsS Fgp-t-p. Abvp Nppw Dbp hn-cp ]ncn-ap-dpw Ahv
Ipdp t\c-ambn A\p-`-h-s-n-cp-p.
"F\nbvv Nmb-sbmpw th sItm.' Znt\-i ]d-p.
Ah hm-smcp Nncn Nncn-p.
"t]Sn-bv-, ChnsS Nmb-sbm-p-w C. Rm Ipn-Isf hnj-an-n- Fp IcpXn ]d--b--Xm-Wv.
AhcvsS apJw I-tm-gmWv Rm shjw Ie-nb ]mev ap-t-bvsm-gnp If--Xv. Av B ]m
Inm-X
- n\v Ahcv Ic-p, ImcWw F{Xtbm Ime-n\p tij-amWv Ahcv ]m ImW-WX
- v. Fs `mhv
Ahsc sIn-n-Snv Ic-p. B ssIsIm-mbncpp ]men shjw Ie-o-Xv.' Btcm-sSm-stbm D
hntZzjw hmp-I-fnqSn ]pdp hcn-I-bm-Wv. km[m-cW \ne-bn Ah Cns\ kwkm-cn-m-dn-.
"F\n-smpw a\-n-em-hvWn-. FmWv icnpw kw`-hn-Xv?'
"Fn-\m AsXms Adn-b-WXv? Fn-\mWv shdpsX a\v tISp hcv-WXv? Fmw R-fpsS hn[nbm-Wv. Atcv t]mbn, `mKy-hm. At{X-p.' Ah CsXmpw ]d-bm-\p-t-in--X-. kwkm-cn-p-tm
a\-n-tebvv Fmw Xn--b-dp-I-bm-Wv. ]d-p-t]m-hp-I-bm-Wv.
"AXm, F\nbvv icnpw hnjaw-v. Rm Imc-WmWv \nv Int \jvS-]-cn-lmcw InmsX
t]mb-Xv. ]s B a\p-jypw `mcybpw Ipn-I-fpw-v. At-csS tPmen t]mbm hey IjvSm-Wv. tImSXn-bn-em-sW-n \pW ]d-tb Bh-iy-hp-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. Rm amt{X BIvkn-Uv icnpw In-pp. ]s......'
"]ns Fn-\mWv hnj-an--W-Xv? kam-[m-\mbn s]mbvtm-fp.'
"\n-fpsS nXn CXm-sW--dn-n-cp-s-n..'
"Adn-n-cp-s-n? \pW ]d-bp-am-bn-cptm?'
"A]-IS ka-bv Rm Dd-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-s--snepw ]d-bm-am-bn-cp-p. Ctm Fs a\-mn Fs
hmsX Ipg-p-p.' Xm \n-lm-b-bmb Hcp kv{XobpsS Pohn-X-n IqSp-X IqSp-X Cd-n-tm-IpI-bm-Wv. FmWv AXn-s-sbms Bhiyw? Znt\-i Btem-Nn-p.
"icnpw FmWv kw`-hn-Xv?' Abm tNmZn-p.
"F\n-bvd- n-bn-. An-s\-sbms hp kw`-hnp Fp am{Xw. hsey sImg-e
- ymsX \S-ncv _nkn\-m-bn-cp-p. s]sv Fmw amdn. ]W-n\v thn Fc-tn hp. ItmSw tamim--dn-tm ISw
Xtmcv iey-s-Sp-m sXmS-n. kzw hop-Im-cm-Wv, Fnpw ]dv \nm Ignney. Xh-W-Ifv
samSv hcp-ysm _mvImcv `oj-Wn-s-Sp-n. Csm Zm P]vXn t\mo-kb
- n-n-cn-p-Wp. BsI _mn-Xv
Cu aqv sk v epw tIdn-s-S
- m Cu sNdy hoSpw am{Xw. AXpw t]mbm Rm\o Iptym-sfw-sImv
Fm t]mm--do-y.'
"Fmw IqSn F{X ISwv?'
"aqp e-n-e-[n-Iw-v. _mn\v sImSp-t-Xpw ap-tmv sImSp-t-Xpw IqSn. Ign Hcp

tIkcn
2006 G{]n 23

15

amkm-bnv Rm GI-tZiw IW-v Iqn-b-Xm. _mn sImSp-t-XvXs ]en-i-b-Sw Ht-ap-m

ew-m-hpv Hcp Znhkw ]d-n-cp-p. `mhv Pohn-n-cp-sm F\n-n-sXmpw Adn-b-m-bn-cp-p.'
"\nsS A\pw Abpw?'
"Ah-scmpw Cey.'
"ap _p-?'
"[mcm-fw. Bcp-an-m-bn-cp-s-n Fv Rm\m-in-n-pv?'
"AsXt?'
Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX Xe Xmgvn-bn-cn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"Fs-smv Fv klmbm thXvm sNbvXp Xcmw. FmWv \nsS t]cv?'
Fp sNm-\mWv? Ah Btem-Nn-p. Cu a\p-jy sNdp-m-Wv. Ft-m Htm ctm hbv IqSop-m-hpw. Cns\ Hmtcm-nev FSs]-m.........?
"Fs t]cv im.' Ah tNmZn-p. "\nv Bscm-sv?'
"F\nv A amt{X-q. A hfsc sNdp--nev acn-p.'
Fn-s\-sbv Abm ]d-n-. Ahv tNmZn-m aSn-bmbn. Ahpw Abm-fp-ambn IqSp-X
ASp-W
- s
- a-p-m-bn-cp-n-. Bm-hp Hcp sNdp-
- m-c\
- m-Wv. As-n Cn-s\-sbmcp ImcywsImv
a\-kvXm-]-stS Bhiysa-m-Wv.
Abm A-s\-p-dn-tmp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Xs Amw hb-n-emWv A acn--Xv. AtXmsS A
\n-lm-bb
- m-bn. Bcp-sS-sbm-stbm klm-b
- \op-h
- p. AXp-sImv Abvv sNdp-sX-n sNdpXv, Hcp tPmen Xc-mbn. Ctm GI-tZiw AtX an-emWv Cu kv{Xobpw. Chm-sW-n [mcmfw IS-hpap-v. Hcp tPmen Inn-bm am{Xsa c-s-Sp.
"\nv h tPmenbpw t\mn-qsS?'
"Fp tPmen? ]mw mp am{Xw ]Tn Hcp kv{Xobvv Fp tPmen-bmWv InpI?'
"FmWv ]Tn-m-Xn-cp-Xv?'
"]Tn-n-ymv am{Xw. tImtf-Pn tN-Xm-bn-cp-p. Hcp sIm-n-\p-n Hcmtem-N\ Xcm-bsm ]Tnw
\nn, A Fs IeymWw Ign-np. Csm tXmpWp AsXmpw tho-cvn-ym-v. C\n ]d-nsm?'
"icn-bm-Wv.'
C\n FmWv ]d-tb-Xv? Xs a\-n-ep Ip-t_m[w Hgn-hm-m FmWv sNtXv? Abm
t]m-n \nv Hcp Ih ]pd-s-Sp-p.
"CXm, CsXm-cm-bncw cq]v. \nm-h-iym-hpw.' Abm Ih AhfpsS t\sc \on.
Ah AXp hmn-bn-.
"CXp hmp.'
"th,' Ah ]d-p. "\n-sf-n-\mWv F\nbvp ]Ww Xcp-Xv? \n ImcWw F\nbvp Intn-bn-cp ]Ww Inn-bn-ymp shntm? AsXmpw \nsS Ip-. Fs Xtese-gp-m-Wv. CXnepw tamiambn Imcy- Bm sNp-p. R-fpsS ASp _p- IqSn hfsc tami-am-bn-mWv s]cp-amdn-bn-p-X
- v. sImSp-m-\p ]W-n-\p-thn ho t\mo-kb
- bvpw Fp-hsc ]d-p. \n-sf-\nbvv
bmsXmcp D]-{Zhpw sNbvXn-n. kam-[m-\mbn s]mbvtm-fp. \nfv hv klmbw sNmwv ]d--Xs
F\nbvv Bizm-km-bn.'
"CXp hmp. \nm-h-iym-hpw.'
"th. Imc-Ww-v. Fm-n\pw Hcp she-v. AXv Rm a\-n-em-o-vv. GXp klm-b-n-\pw.'
]gsbmcp Imcyw Ah-fpsS a\-n Ibdnhp. `m-hns Am-h\v sImSp-m-\p Ccp-]Xn-\m-bncw
ISw thsp shbvm-sa--bm ]d-p, Aev]w kuP-\y- sN-bvXp-sIm-Sp-m aXn. kzw acpa-Is `mcy-tbm-SXp ]d-bm Abmv hnja-ap-m-bn-. AXpw `mhv Pohn-n-cn-p-tm. sNbvXp-sImSp-m ]m kuP-\y-am-b-Xp-sImv Ah AXp \nc-kn-p. apn-en-cn-p sNdp--m-c An-s\sbmpw Dt-in-n-p-m-hn-. ]s Fn-\mWv Hcp IS-mSv?
"\n-sfs sXn--cn--ncn-p-p. Rm\-n-s\-sbmpw Dt-in-n--.' Ih Xncnv t]m-n-en-p-sImv
Znt\-i Fgp-t-p. t]m-n\nv Hcp ImsU-Spv Ah-cpsS t\sc \on-smv Abm ]d-p. "Fsnepw Bh-iy-ap-s-n hnfn-bv-p. honse \-dpv. tamss_en Gtmgpw Fs Inpw.'
Abm t]mb-tm im Iptd t\cw Ccpv Btem-Nn-p. Xm FmWv sNbvXXv? B a\p-jy-t\mSv
Ipd-p-IqSn \mbn s]cp-am-dm-am-bn-cp-p. \ sNdp--m-c.- C-cp-]-sv Ccp-]-sm-Xv hb-m-bn-p-mIpw. Abm IeymWw Ign-n-n-. Ign-s-n ]d-bp-am-bn-cp-p. Ah hcm t]mIp \mfp-I-sf-n
Hmp. _mns P]vXn t\mo-kv. AXn\p adp-]S- n-IqSn Ab-n-sv Ah Hmp. Fhn-sS-sb-nepw \nba-n\v Zb-bpsS apJw ImWns? adp-]Sn Ab-mIqSn ]s Ahv ]c-k-lmbw thWw. Ah ap-hc
- psS klm-bl
- k
- vX
- sf `b-p. sIp-]m-Sp-If
- n-m klm-ba
- n-. Xm\-Xn\v henb hne sImSp-tn
hcpw. adnv Hpw sNbvXn-s-ntem \msf-b-s-n a-m X\nbvv Cu Ipn-I-fp-ambn hon\nv
CdntmtI-n-h-cw. FhnsS t]mIpw?

16

tIkcn
2006 G{]n 23
3

Znt\-i A-tbmSv kwkm-cn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah tNmZy--sfmpw tNmZn-msX aI ]d-bp-Xv

tIp-sIm-n-cp-p. hfsc sNdp--n Ah aI-t\mSv tNmZy- tNmZn-m-dp-v. "Fn-s-p-mbo
tams\?' ]noSv Ah hfv hep-Xm-b-tm Ah tNmZy- Xms\ \nn. tNmZy--fnse hyXbpw AXv Ahs kzIm-cy-Xbn CS-s]-Sp-ptm F `b-hp-am-bn-cn-Ww Imc-Ww. Cv Ah ]d-bpXv Ah-cpsS kzw IY-X-s-bs? Hcp ]gb IY s]mSn Xn-sbSpXv? Ccp-]-mdmw hb-n hn[-hbm-bXv Xm Xs-bs?
"Rm Ipdp ]Ww sImSp-m t\mn-bt- . Ahcv ]s hmo-y. F\nbvsmcp kam-[m-\m-tb-s\.
Csm Fs a\-mn hmsX ieyw sNp-p. Rm sXp sNbvXp-sh tXm. Rm FS-s]-X
- p-sImmWv Ahv Hcp \jvS-]-cn-lmcpw InmsX t]mb-Xv. Rm hseymcp sXp sNbvXp.'
"FmWv sXv FmWv icn-sbv \apv ]d-bm]-n tams\. \o kXyw ]dqv amXsp.
AtXmv B \nc-]-cm[n c-s-p. Abmpw cp sNdnb a-fn-t. AbmfvsS tPmen t]mbmepw
IjvSs? \o sXsmpw sNbvXn-n-. hnj-an--.'
"icn-bm-Wv. ]s B kv{XnbpsS cp hipw B Iptymfv Ccn-ym-W-s. hfsc sNdnb Ipn-I-fv.
aqpw \mepw hbt Bbn-p-mhpp. B kv{Xobvm-sW-n temI-n-m {]iv\
- f
- pw. aqp en ]cw ISw-v. _mv P]vXnbvv t\mo-kb
-
- n-p-v. BsI aqv sk v epw AXn-semcp sNdnb hoSpw,
AXp am{Xw. B a\p-jy B-lXy sNbvXX
- mWvv tXmp-Wp. Hcn- ]men shjw tNv Ipn-Iv
IpSn-bvm sImSp-p. Ah-km\ \nan-j-n B kv{Xobvv a\w amdn. Ah-cXv ]pd-t-bvsm-gnp Ifp. Rms\-mWv sNt-Xv?'
"AhcvsS Xe-hn[n AXm-bn-cn-pw. AXn\v \-sf-mWv sNm?'
"AXv icn-bm-Wv. hn[n Fn-\mWv Fs CXn-sems hen-n-g-Xv?'
A Hpw ]d-n-.
"ChcvsS t]mv Inv Ahcv Hcn-qSn ]men\v Imip sNe-hm-pwm tXm-WX
- v. C{]m-hiyw ]mev
]pd-t-bvsm-gn-p-I-f-sbm-pw- Dm-hn-.'
"An-s\ympw ]d-b-s.'
t^mWSn-p. Znt\-i t]m-n\nv t^msW-Sp-p. ]cn-Nb
- a
- n-m \. kwkm-cn-m XpS-p-tmtgbvv t^m hntO-Zn-n-cp-p. Bcm-bn-cn-Ww AXv? Abm _-Wp-I Aan. adp-`m-K-p-\nv
t^msW-Sp-Xv Hcp kv{Xobm-Wv. Abm tNmZn-p. "FmWv UnkvI-WIvSv sNbvXXv?'
"Rm\mWv hnfn-Xvv Fns\ a\-n-embn? Fs \ Fns\ Inn?'
"tamss_ t^mWntebvv hnfn \ Unkvtbn-ep-m-hpw. \ap-Xp ImWmw. sa-dn-bn\n-sSp-p-Ibpw sNmw. AX-dn-bn As?'
"C,' Hcp N-temsS im ]d-p. "Rv Cu t^m I
- n-n-bn-p-Xs cp amkm-bnt Dp. _nkn\-n\v Bh-iymWvv ]d-nv hmn-sh--Xm.'
"Fn-\mWv hnfn-Xv?'
"Hpw-y. Rm\n-se tamim-bnv s]cp-am-dn-b-Xn\v amp tNmZn-m hnfn--Xm. ]s Ah-km\ \nan-jnev ss[cy-eymsX t]mbn. an--Ww.'
"kmc-ey, \nsS Npp-]mSv An-s\-sbm-s-bm-Wn-tm. ]ns Rm\Xv tamiw s]cp-am-m-bnv FSp-nn-.'
"F\nbvv hsey shj-am-bn. cm{Xn Hd-m ]o-n-.'
"kmcey mtmsc? Rm A-tbmSv \n-sf-n kwkm-cn-ym-bn-cp-p. A-gmWv \nfv hnfn--Xv.'
"Fn-\m ]mhw As shj-an-n-WXv?'
"AXp kmcey. CXn-e[
- nIw IjvSs
- -n-mWv A Fs hfo-Xv. AsXms t]ms. Rm\np sshIop
hcmw. Ipdp ]W-Xv sIms--cmw. Zbhp sNbvXv AXp hmp.'
adp-`m-K-p-\nv i_vZ-sam-p-an-. Ah Ic-bp-I-bmtWm?
"kam-[m-\-tmsS Ccn-bvq. sshIp-tcw ImWmw.'
adp-]-Snsbm-p-an-. Ah t^m shbvp i_vZw am{Xw.
Znt\-i Hpw ]d-bmsX Ccn-p-I-bm-Wv. A Hcp tNmZy-tmsS aIs\ t\mn.
"Fn-\mWv AtsS a\--am-[m\w IfXvm tNmZn--W-Xv.'
"Fs a\--am-[m-\-sm {]iv\w. ]mhw Ipn. AXns Hcp Xte-se-gpv.'
Ccp-]-mw hb-n hn[-h-bm-Ip-Xv Akq-bml-amb Hcp Imcy-a-. Ah Btem-Nn-p. X\nXv
\-hw Adn-bmw. hfsc ASp-X
- v Fp Icp-Xp-h
- c
- psS IqSn kz`mhw amdp-Ib
- m-Wv. cm{Xn sshInb thfI-fn hmXn app- tIptm a\-n-em-hp-p, Xs klm-bn-m h Bsc-n-ep-am-sW-v.
X\nbvv B Imcy-n klm-ba
- m-hi
- y-an-sp ]d-mepw ieyw XpS-cp-p. Ftm `mKy-n\v Hcp sNdnb
tPmen Xc-am-bn. AXp-an-s-n?
"Cu Ipn Fn-s\bm? ]Tn--sam-s Iq-n-emtWm?'
"A-t, shdpw ]mw mkv am{Xw. tImtf-Pn Hcp sImw ]Tn--tm-tgbvv Btem-N\ hp-h-s{X.

tIkcn
2006 G{]n 23

17

Fp tPmenbm InpI? Fmw sImpw henb

IjvSmWv Ah-cpsS nXn.'
A hopw ]gb Ime-tbvp Xncn-p-t]mbn. X\nbvv sNdp-sX-n sNdpXv Hcp tPmenbvp ]Tn--ap-mbncpXp-sImv am{Xw
c-s--Xm-Wv. AXn-m-bn-cp-s-ntem?
"\ns- s mv klm- b n- m Ign- b - W Xv
sNp. AmsX Rms\p ]d-bm\m?'
4
P\-ep-Ifpw hmXn-ep-Ifpw AS-n B sImp- hon- e n- c pv im Btem- N n- pI- b mWv . Hbv v
cp Ipp-f
- p-ambn Fn-s\-bm-Wv.... Cu Hcp
amk-n-\p-ns F{X t] hmXn
apn, Ak- a - b - - f n. Bcm- s Wp t\mm
t]mepw `bv Ah Ipn-I-fp-ambn InS--d-bn
Hfn-n-cp-p. hmXn apn-bnp ^e-an-sp
ImWp-tm ap AS-n P\-en-tebvp hcpp. Ah Ipn-I-fp-ambn In--Sn-bn-tebvp
\qWp IS-p-p. ]ns Dd-m cm{Xn Ign-p-Iqp-Xv Ahn-sS-bm-Wv. ]pcp-j-m-cn-m hoSp-I
Ah F{X thK-amWv aW--dn-bp-Xv! Cns\
F{X Imew Ign-m-\mIpw?
Znt\-i apnen-cn-p-I-bmWv. ]mhw. Abm
Hcp sXpw sNbvXn-n-, Fnpw a\p hnj-an-pp. Cm-epw Cn-\s a\p-jy-cptm? \
temI- p- \ nv Xosc A{]- X y- - a m- b n- n- s w. Abm-fpsS ASp-p-\nv klmbw kzoIcn-p--Xn A]-I-S-sam-p-an-. ]s AsX{Xtmfw icn-bmWv F Imcy-n Ahv
kwi-b-ap-m-bn. sNbvXn-n-m sXn\v in-b\p-`-hn-p-I-bmWv Abm. Bbncw cq]. AXp
X\nv Bh-iy-am-Wv. ]s AXn-tesd Bhiyw
_mn t]mbn P]vXn Ipd-s-nepw \on-n-m
]ptam F-t\z-jn-e
- m-Wv. Fn-s\-bmWv Znt\i-t\mSv AXp ]d-bpI?
"\apv _mn Hcp At] sImSp-mw.' Znt\-i ]d-p.
Ahv AZv`p-X-ambn. B-h-iy-s-Sm-sX-s Znt\-i Ctmp ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv.
"Bh-iy-am-sW-n Hcp tImv t hmmw. Ipd-s-nepw kabw Inp-a-sm.'
"F\n-bvv AXn-s\--n-sbmpw Adn-bn-.' im ]d-p.
"kmc-y. Rm \nsf klm-bn-mw. P]vXn Hgn-hm-m \apv Bhp-Xpw {ian-mw. Fnpw ]nbn-s-n t]ms Fp hbv-Ww. \n hgn-bm-[m-c-am-hn-. \nv Fs hon hcmw. Fs A
\nsf ]pd-m-n-.'
"Atm AsXmpw th. \nsf Cns\ _pn-ap-n-tW-s\-ns F\nbvv Btem-Nn-m
h. Cu klm-sbm-s-s [mcm-fm-Wv.'
Znt\-i apn-en-cn-p sNdp--mcnsb {in-p. Ign {]mhiyw I-tm Ah hfsc tamiw
hkv{X-amWv [cn-n-cp-X
- v. apJ-m-Is Xosc tNmc-bp-m-bn-cp-n-. Cv Ah Ipd-p-IqSn \ kmcn-bmWv
[cn-n-cn-p-X
- v. sshIp-tcw Ipfn-p-shp tXmp-p. tkmn-sbpw ]uU-dn-sbpw hmk\ hcppv.
apJw Ipd-p-IqSn XpSp-n-cp-p.
"C\nbpw Fs-nepw Bh-iy-ap-s-n hnfnp ]d-bm ad--. _mns Imcy- Rm icn-bmmw. h t]-dp-ap-s-n Xcp, Fs hnizm-k-ap-s-n am{Xw.'
"FmWv An-s\-sbms ]d-bp-Xv?'
"A, ]e-Xcw Xn-p-I \S-p Ime-am-Wv. kqn-n-cn-W
- w. Bsc-nepw hv Bh-iy-s-m Hpw
FSp-p-sIm-Sp--cp-Xv.'
"F\nv Znt\-is\ hnizm-k-am-Wv.' im Fgp-tv AI-tbvp t]mbn. Ipn-I AI-p-\np hv
Abm-sf t\mn \np-Ib
- m-Wv. Ah-scbpw \mbn hkv{Xw [cn-n-n-cn-p-p. Ah Znt\-is Hcp Nncn-

18

tIkcn
2006 G{]n 23

bvmbn Imp \np-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Abm hnfn--tm cp-t]cpw ASpp hp. Xmsg-bp Ipn
thKw Abm-fpsS aSn-bn Ib-dn-bn-cn-m-bn. Abm ap-hs
- fbpw ASp-np ]nSn-p. ]mhw Ipn-I. Ahpthn ]e-lm-c--sf-s-nepw hmm-am-bn-cp-p. Ipn-I-fp hoSp-I-fn t]mbn ioe-an-m--Xp-Im-cWw
AXp hnp-t]m-b-Xm-Wv.
_mns IS-em-kp-I-fp-ambn im h-tm ImWp-Xv Ipn-I cp-t]cpw Znt\-is aSn-bn Ibdn-bn-cn-p--Xm-Wv. Ah Nncn-p. Ah-dn-bmw, BZyw Ib-dn-bXv tam\m-bn-cn-p-sa-pw sNdpXv Ccn-pXp Im DSs\ hepXn\pw Ccn-t-bvn-h-cp-sapw. Fp-sImtm B ImgvN Ahsf ktm-jn-np.
"cp-t]cpw amas aSn-bn-se-ntbm?'
BZy-am-bmWv Abm im-bpsS apJv Nncn ImWp-X
- v. Ipd-s-nepw Bizmkw Ahp sImSp-m
X\n-bv-m-b-sm.
5
A Abmsf Imncn-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah-cpsS Pnhn-Xw-Xs aIs\ ImncnpI F I-n
HXp-nbncn-bvb
- m-Wv. aIs apJ-p `mh-n\n-v, Ahs Ne-\-fn\nv Ahs a\p hmbnm Ahp Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-p. AXp-sImv Ah kwkm-cn-m XpS-n-b-tm Ahv bmsXmcp
AZv`p-X-hp-ap-m-bn-.
"\ IuXp-I-ap cp Ipn-I....... Cv Ahsc \mbn Ipfn-nv Hcp-n-bncp-p....... Ah-cp-asX \
thj-n-em-bn-cp-p. AXp I-tm Ftm Hcp kam-[m-\w, At. Ah Ahn-thIw Hpw sNmhn-.'
"AXp \m-bn. Ahv kzw Imen \nm-s\mcp amw-m-bm c-s-p.'
"AXv A{X Ffp- At. Un{Kn-sb-Sp-tmcv tXcm-]mc \S-W Imem-Wv. As-n ]ns h
hop]Wnbvpw t]mWw. Cu Ipn-Itfw shv AXn\p ]pwv F\nbvv tXmvWn-. As-nepw A{X
sNdnb tPmen-bv-sms Ah-sc-smv ]tzmpw Ado-ey. Ahcv Hcp Imev \mbn Ign-ncp-tmcmv tXmp-Wp.'
"Am-sXm sNm? AhcvsS Xte-se-gpv An-\ym-bn-cn-pw. AXv ambvm \-sf-smv Igntm?'
"At Rms\mcp Imcyw ]d-bs?..... As-n th.....'
"]td tams\. AtymSv ]d-bm Fn\m apJ-hp-scym?'
Ftm-gmWv An-s\-sbmcp Imcyw Xs a\-n-ep-Zn-Xv Fv Znt\-i Hmp. BZys Znhkw Ahsf
I-tm-gmtWm? AtXm cm-as {]mhiyw Ahsf Ipd-p-IqSn \ A-co--n I-tm-gmtWm?
AtXm B ]npIpn-I Abm-fpsS aSn-bn Ib-dn-bn-cp--tm-gmtWm? sNdnb tam aSn-bn Ib-dm-\mbn
ssII \on. Ahs\ aSn-bn Ib-n-bn-cp-n-b-tm-gmWv ap Ipn ssIbp-bnb-Xv. Ah-fpsS Xe-apSn
cmbn ]nn apn-te-bvn-n-cp-p. Ah-sfbpw aSnbn Ib-n-bn-cp-nb B \nan-j-n-emtWm?
A Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. aI ]d--Xns\--n. Ahsc \apv hon-tebvp sImp-h-mtem
F-Xp-sImv Ah-\p-t-in--sX-m-sW--hp a\-nem-bn. AsXms icn-bm-hptam?.....
"A k-Xn-msX Rms\mpw sNn-. A acn tijw A Fs t\mn hfm s] ]mSv
F\nv \m-b-dn-bmw. A Btem-Nnp ]dm aXn. CsXmcp FSp-p-Nm-m-Wvsmpw hnNm-cn--.
Rm \tmWw Btem-Nn-n-cn-p-Wp. Ahsc cn-m Rm thsdmcp hgow ImWvWney.'
"Hcp s]Ip-osS Poh cn-m thn \o Cu kml-skms sNtWm? AXn-s\mpw t]mhmsXs klm-bn-m Ign-bWXv sNbvXm-tmsc?'
"AXp icn-bm-hn At. \mp-Imcv shdpsX hnSn-. Hmtcmv ]d-p-m-pw. Ah-km\w Rm ]d-t]m-eym-hpw. B ]mhw s]Ipn h Ib-dns Xpnev sIS-m-SvWXv Imse Ahv Ddw hcp.
]ns At F\nbvv GXm-bmepw Hcp IpSpw-_w-m-Ww. A acn--Xn\v tijw AsS IjvS-m-SpIfv Rm In-vv. AtX hgoev asmcp Ipn \S-vWXv ImWpsm F\nbvv Hm hc-WXv As-ym-Wv. A Btem-Nn-nv ]dm aXn. [rXnsbm-pw-y.'
Znt\-i ]d-bp-Xv icn-bm-sWv Ah-dn-bmw. Dd-m Hcp cm{Xn apgp-h Ah Btem-Nn-p-Ibm-bn-cp-p. kzbw IS-p-t]mb hgn-Is
- f-- n. Ah I-Xnq-Sp-X Xm A\p-`h
- nn-p-v. ]W-an-msX
IjvS-s-Xp am{Xsa Ah--dn-bq. Ccp-]-mdmw hb-n hn[-h-bmb Hcp s]Ip-n-bpsS am-h-iy-
Ah-d- n-bn-. Hcp PohnXw apgp-h AsXmw AS-n-n-Sn-v, ]pdp ImWn-msX Ccn-W
- s
- a Adn-hn
shp-cp-In-bsXmpw Ah-\-dn-bn-. C\n-sbmcp s]Ip-n Ans\ IjvS-s-Sm CS-bm-hm-Xn-cn--s. icnbmWv Ah\v Hcp IpSpw_w Dm-h-Ww. Xs a\-n ]e kz]v\--fp-ap-m-bn-cp-p. As-n Fp
kz]v\w? GXp at\m-l-c-kz-]v\hpw Xn--Im hn[nbvv Hcp \nanjw aXn. AXn-t\-m-sfms \Xv
a\-mn ]d-bp--Xp-t]mse \S-p-I-bm-Wv. Hcp ]mhw s]Ip-nbvv ]pXp-Po-h \evIp-I-bm-Wv.
cmhnse Znt\i Hpw ]d-n-s-nqSn Ahs a\-n \ndsb tNmZy--fm-sWv Abvp
a\-n-em-bn. Ah ]d-p.
"tam ]d--Xn-s\-n Rm Btem-Nn-p.'

tIkcn
2006 G{]n 23

19

"Fnv?'
Ahs DtZzKw Iv A Nncn-p. "\ns a\-mn ]d-b-W-t]mse sNp.'
a\-n Dbp-h ktmjw ]pdp ImWn-bvmsX Znt\-i ]d-p. "Rm hnNm-cnp A
thsp ]d-bpwv.'
"Fm thmv tXmvWvtm?'
CXv A-bpsS Ipkr-Xn-bm-Wv. hfsc Ipn-bns Ah\v CjvSs
- Fs-nepw ]e-lm-c
- Dmn-bm Ah tNmZn-pw. "Fm \n\v CjvSm-bn As?'
"F\nbvv B Ipnsb Hv ImW-Ww-vv.'
"Rm CvXs sImp-t]m-Im-tem. A Xm-dmbn Ccnp. sshIp-tcw Rm Hm^o-kn\nv hnv
sImp-t]m-Imw. Fm?'
D Xncn--tijw Znt\-i imsb t^mWn hnfn-p.
"Rm _mn t]mbn-cp-p.'
"Fntm?' s]sv Ahp tNmZy-ns XnSp-hpw HuNn-Xy-an-m-bvabpw a\-n-em-sbp tXmpp. Ah XpSp. "Rm hmsX _pn-ap-nvWvv As?'
"AmsX?' Znt\-i Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p. "C\n thsd Hpw ]d-bm-\ns?'
"AX-m.....'
"Rm ]d-b-WXv tIp. _mvImcv P]vXn Xmew \nn-sh-bvmwv k-Xnn-vv...... Ctm
Hc-m-bncw sImSp-m aXn. ]ns Xh-W-Ifv sXn-n-mv Hcp Ddpw sImSp-Ww.'
P]vXn \nn-sh-bvm-sap tI-tm-gp-mb Bizmkw ASp hmIyw tI-tm Du-izmkw henp.
"Rms\m sNm? Fs ASvv As{Xympw-m-hn-. ]ns Xh-W-Ifv sImSp-mwv Fp-d-n-emWv
]d-bm ]zm.'
"Am-bncw Rm ASp Ign-p. Ddv \apv \msf sImSp-mw. BZyw hoSv Fn-s\-sb-nepw cnym. hoSv \nsS t]cn-em-b-Xp-sImv mv t]-dn \nsS HtmSp-IqSn Ip sImSp-Ww.'
adp-`m-K-p-\nv i_vZ-sam-p-an-. im Ic-bp-I-bm-sWv Znt\-i\v a\-n-em-bn. Abm ]d-p.
"]ns thsdmcp Imcyw. Fs Abvv \nsf Hv ImW-Ww-s{X. Rm A-tb-bpw-Iqn sshIptcw AhnsS hcp-p-v.'
"Asm, Fn-\mWv Asb Cp sImp-hv IjvS-s-Sp--W-Xv. Ipdp Znhkw Ign-m Rm
Atmp hv ImWmwp ]d-bp.'
"]d-m tIW Bfs Fs A!'
6
A Hpw kwkm-cn-n-. imsb IXpw ASp-p-t]mbn Ah-fpsS ssI ]nSnp. Ah ]d-p.
"A Ccn-bvp.'
A Ccp-p, Ah-tfmSv ASp-n-cn-m ]dp. ]ns Gsd t\cw Ah im-bpsS ssI]n-Snv Xs
aSn-bn shv Ahsf t\mn Nncn-p-sIm-n-cp-p. B kv]iw kmz-\taIp-X
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah Asb
Hmp. Fn-\mWv A C{X-thKw acn-p-t]m-bXv? Ah ]Xps hnfn-p.
"At....'
"Fm tamsf?' Ah Ahsf Npaen-eqsS ssInv ASp-np. C{Xbvt Ahp ]nSn-p-\nm-\mbp-p. Ah s]mn-c
-
p. A Ah-fpsS apJw amtdmSp tNv kmz-\k
- z-c
- n ]d-p. "tamfv Icb.'
\nd Ip-I Ah-fpsS ImgvN Nnn-n-p. \\ NnnqSn t\mn-bmse-t]m-se, Ah Ip
Ap-dv a tNm-tfv Innb ktm-j-n amas aSn-bn Ibdn Ccp Ihn-fnepw D shbvp-Ibm-Wv. AXn-\p-a-p-dv P\-en-eqsS Ah Ipd-p-Im-e-ambn ad-n ]qtm-w. AXn Hmdp ]q
hncnp \np-p. a-I-fn [mcm-fnw ImWn-p Hcp Nn{X-Im-cs A]q-Nn-{Xw -t]m-se.
(The pages have been re-designed to suit A4 size, since the original
Kesari weekly was bigger in size.)

! IY
C.lcn-Ip-am

s]mm\n
Ah F\nbvv Ducp-hn-ev Iev]n-p. sN sImn Ducp-Np-n- bp {]Jym-]\-
- t- fm, tZhm-eb
-
- f
- n
]ptcm-ln-X-m-cpsS imk-\-tfm Dm-bn-. hnev, au\-ns i-amb Imp-Xobmbn Imn-t\m-sSmw
]c-p. Cu NqSp kln-m-\m-hp-n-. AXv Hcp \mSns\ apgp-h {Kkn-pI-bmWv. C\n F\nbvv Chn-sS\np t]mImw; P\n \mn \nv. t]mtb Xocq. Cu \mSns apw ]pw Cc-n-s-p agbpw F\nn\n
A\y-am-Wv. Chn-Ss Ip th\, Aq- XmSn-I ]mdn--fn-p D-I, sImm-dmb s\sSn-I Nmp-In-S-p hoXn Ipd hc-p-I Hpw Ft-X-. GsX-nepw Hcp tZiv Fn-s-Sptm CsXmw Hcp Krlm-Xp-c-XbpsS thZ-\-tbmsS Hmmw. F\n-smcp \mSp-m-bn-cp-p.
t]mIp-X
- n-\p-apv Bscbpw ImWm-\n-, bm{X tNmZn-m-\n. Hpw FSp-m-\pan-. Icn- inev]
-
Dm-m-\mbn D]-tbm-Kn-p, Hcp In HXp-p, D]-I-c-W- am{Xw s]mXn-s-Sp-p. \mev Ipfn, cv Npn-I, A{X-am-{Xw. hoSv? As-nepw Bpw thm Hcp hoSm-bn-cpp AXv. B hon-emWv
Rm P\n--Xv, ]n-shp \S--Xv, A tPmen-sb-Sp-p-Xp t\mn {]Xn-a-I-fp-m-m ]Tn--Xv, Rmbdm-gvNI-fn-epw, th\-eh
- [
- n-If
- nepw cmhnse A hnf-n- In IpSnv As Hw inev]
- hnevm\n-d
- n-bn-cp-X
- v. Fmw B hon \nm-Wv. AhnsS F\n-mbn Hpw Ah-ti-jn-n-n-. t]mIp-tm IqsSsmp t]mIm-\mbn A-sbpw A-bp-sSbpw IqSn-bp t^mtm- Np-ac
- n-t \nv FSp-p. Atm-gmWv
a\-n-em-b-Xv, Nn{X-n\p ]Icw AXn Hcp a--Xpcw am{X-ta-bp-p. t^mtm apgp-h ]pgp-h-cnp \in-

35

amv 2006

p-t]m-bn-cp-p. Cse-hsc Rm \nXyhpw t\mn-bn-cp-Xv Fs a\-n-sbp Nn{Xam-bn-cp-p.

A-\p-]-tbm-Kn-n-cp Ip-fn-Ip-thn Rm ]cXn. C AXmtcm sImp-t]m-bn-cp-p. tamj-W-a-,
As\ kwkvIc
- n-n-Sv Dbt-bvm-hp kvamcI an-c
- n {]XnjvTn-m\mbn sImp-t]m-bX
- m-hWw.
Pohn- p- t m \mn\nv HmSn- b v pIbpw acn- p- t ]m- b m kv a mc- I - a p- m- p- I bpw sNp Hcp
kwkvImcw. C\n A Fs a\-n-emWv Pohn-p-I. As cq]w a\-n sImn-sb-Sp-m F\nsmcp Ipfn Bh-iy-an-. As kvacW \ne-\nm F-\n-bvsmcp kvamc-I-hpam-h-iy-an.
hoSns Nmbv]n A ]cp- Icn--p-Isf `wKn-bp inev]--fmn amp-tm Rm sNdnb
Ip-IsfSpv As ASp-n-cpv sImp {]Xn-a-I-fp-m-m {ian-pw. ]e-tmgpw A Fm-Wpm-p--sXv a\-n-em-hmsX Rm Iptd t\cw t\mn-bn-cn-pw. tPmen-sb-Sp-p--Xn-\n-S-bn Bcpw
kwkm-cn-p-Xv A\v CjvS-a-. CSbvv A Dfnbpw Npn-Ibpw \ne-p-hv A sImp-h-p-h
sam-bn\nv sh-sa-Spp IpSn-pw. sXm-bnse apg Xmgvpw s]mnbpw A shw IpSn-p-Xp- Ign-bm Rm Imp-\npw. shw IpSnv sam Xmgp hm Rm Fs kwibw tNmZnp-p.
"A Fm-m--WXv?'
"Rmt\m?' Fs apJv Dp-t\mn F\nv Imcy- a\-n-em-hm am{Xw -{]m-b-amtbm F kwib-tmsS A ]d-p. "Rm\p-m-WXv ap-tm-cpsS kz]v\--fm-Wv.'
"ap-tm-csS kz]v\-tfm? AsX-n-\ym A\v a\-n-em-hvWXv?'
"AXp a\-n-em-hp-tmtc icnpw Iem-Im-c-m-cm-hp-p-p. ap-tm-scmw shdpw sImp-]-Wn-m
am{X-m-Wv.'
Ipd-p-IqSn hep-Xm-b-tm CsX-\nbvp [mcmfw kwi-b- Dm-n. ap--h-cpsS kz]v\--fmWv
A Xop-sIm-Sp-p--sX-n FmWv As inev]- hnm C{X {]bmkw? Fn-\mWv
B inev]- cmhn-se-sXmv sshIp-t-cw-hsc Xe-bn-ten \S-tn-hcp-Xv? FmWv A\v Hcp
Imepw Aln-p {]Xn-^ew Inm-Xv? FmWv A\pw Abpw Rm\pw \nXy-Zm-cn-{Zy-n Igntb-n-h-cp-Xv? adp-]-Snbvv A\v Btem-Nn-t-n-h-n-.
"Imc-Ww, tams\, kzw kz]v\s
- a-m-v a\-n-em-hp-tWmcv F{Xt]cpv?' Atlw Ipd-p-t\cw BtemNn-p-sIm-n-cp-p. "tams\ \ Iebvv Hcp Imepw Aln-W {]Xn-^t- em AwKo-Im-tcm Inmdn-. AXn-\ym-Wv.' ]ns Dfn-sb-Spv tPmen XpS-m t]mIp--Xn-\p-apv A ]d-p. "GsX-nepw Imev
GsX-nepw Bmcv CXn-syms she a-\
- n-em-pw. As inev]
- tXSn ]e \mn\npw Ah
hcpw. Av A Pohn-n-cn-vWvm-hn-.'

36

amv 2006

Cv As {]h-N\w icn-bmbn hp.

cmhnse Ipfnv A-sbpw A-bp-sSbpw Ah-km-\-hn-{i-a-m-\v t]mbn {]mn-p. Ah-tcmSv hnS
]d-p. F\nbvp Pw-Xv Fs ]-d--ap-p--Xp-h-sc t\mn hfn-b-h. Fs bm{X-bpsS Aywhsc Ah-cp-m-Ip-sav {]Xo-n-m h--sm.
C\n? Fs sImp hoSns FXnh-i-p amfn-I-bn-emWv R-fpsS Pn-am Xma-kn-n-cp--Xv. Hcp
Imev R Xma-kn-n-cp hoSpw ]d-p-samw Ah-cp-tS-Xm-bn-cp-p. ]ns hoSpw Npp-ap ]p-sk v
ehpw Rp kz-ambn Inn-b-tm Ah kzbw Pn-m\w Hgn-p. Fnepw R-fpsS a\n \nsm-gn-bm Ah hnk-X
- n-p. R HmW-n\v Ahv ImWn sImSp-p. Ah Rv
HmW-p-Shbpw Xp. AX-h-cp-sSbpw R-fp-sSbpw Ah-Im-i-am-bn-cp-p. Pm--c-- IS-phcp Hcp
HmbpsS hnp-t]m-Im, Akp-J-I-c-sanepw Dujva-f-amb Krlm-Xp-c-Xzw. A-\p-m-p inev]-
Ah h-tmgpw hmn. Rm hep-Xm-bt- m Fs BZys henb {]Xna Ah-cmWv hmn-bX
- v. aqSn
Db-ca
- p B {]Xna Ah Ah-cpsS Xf-n Hcp ape-bn Cun-bpsS hen-sbmcp ]oT-nt m]np.
B ]oTw Dm-nb aqm-im-cnbpw Hcp Iem-Im-c\
- m-bn-cp-p. inev]hpw ]oThpw Xn-ep XmZmyw AZv`pX-s-Sp-p--Xm-bn-cp-p. Hcp Iem-Im-c\v asmcp Iem-Im-c-s\, Ahs krjvSnsb a\-n-em-sb-w.
]pds hmXn-eneqsS t\mn-bm ImW---hn-[-n-em-bn-cpp AXv m]nn-cp--Xv. Fs inev]ns Iemaq-ey--fpsS AwKo-Im-c-t-m Ftm-Sp hm-ey-ns {]Xn-^-e-\-am-bn-cn-Ww
AXn\p Imc-Ww. Ah AXn\p X hne-bm-bncpp, F\np Innb BZys {]Xn-^-ew. XpO-sa-nepw
B kwJybpw ]nSnv Rm A`n-am-\-]qw \ntXmpp. Ahsc ImWmsX t]mIm {ian--tm aaXz-ns Im-ho-Nn-I Fs ]pd-tImp hen-bv-bm-Wv. Rm\-dn-bmsX B kvt\l-ns hmXm-b-\-fn-eqsS AIp IS-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah-cpsS hmXn Fn-b-tm Rm k-i-n-bp-ap-]-tbm-Knv
Xncn-bp-I-bm-Wv. h Ahsc ImWm.
"Fm Ipamcm?'
Rm Xncn-p t\mm \n-n-X-\mbn. X{m-n- Xpd hmXn \nevp-I-bmWv. Fs Itm Ahv AZv`p-X-ambn Fp tXmp-p. AtXm hm-bvatbm? Adn-p-Iq-Sm.
Ah tNmZy-am-hn-p.
"Rm t]mm-Wv.' IqSp-X ]d-bm Fs-smv Ign-n-. Hcp Imev As Hw inev]-
hnm \Sv DXncnv oWnp hcp-tm Ah-cmWv ASp-f hcm--bn hnfnv In Xn-cp-Xv.
Ah Ipd-p-t\cw Hpw anmsX Fs t\mn-\n-p. ]ns kzcw Xmgvn Nppw t\mn-smv ]dp.
"Hcp \mSv apgp-h FXn-cm-bm Fm sNm Ipamcm?'
Atm-gmWv Rm\Xp {in--Xv. Rm Dm-nb {]Xna Ah-cpsS Xf-n \nv A{]-Xy-am-bn-cp-p.
Fs t\mw Ah {in-p-shp tXmp-p.
"X{m-o,' Rm ]I-p-sImp tNmZn-p. "AXv?.........'
Ah Xf-ns aqe-bn-tebvp t\mn. ]ns Xncn-p-t\m-m-\m-hmsX hmXn-e-S-p, Hpw ]dbm\mhmsX. kmh-[m-\
- n, ]s Dd an. Fs apn AS-bs
- -Xv ac-ns hmXn-e
- . Icn-
- ns
Hcp aXn-em-Wv. Rm Xncnp \S-p.
C\n? C\n Ftmp t]mI-Ww. Rm C\n Xncn-p-h-cm--hn[w \mSp hnp t]mI-bm-Wv. AXn-\p-ap-v, aaXz-ns Nc-Sp-I C\nbpw hXpw _mnbptm F-dn-b-Ww. Fs inev]- Pn-bpsS hoSp Ignm ]ns-bp-Xv A-e--n\p-n am{X-am-Wv. _mn-bp--h-sbmw ap \mSp-I-fn-em-Wv. t]mIp-Xn-\p-apv B inev]-IqSn ImW-Ww. Rm \S-p. hgn-bn-ep ]cn-N-b-m Fs t\mn. ]cn-N-bns teiw-t]m-ep-an-m B t\mw Fs kv]in-msX IS-p-t]m-Ip-p, kv^Sn-I-n-eq-sS-sb-t]m-se. Rm IS-p-t]mbn-gnbp-tm-gp-m-Ip Ipip-Ip-ip-e
- p-I Fs sNhn-bn-se-p-p-v. Rm
Xncn-p-t\m-p-n-.
A-e-n-dbpw Iq--ehpw Ignv Rm k-c-kz-Xn-t-{X-ns \S-bn-se-n. Dn ISv Fs
inev]- Ah-km-\-ambn Hcn- ImW-Ww. Fnv thWw Cu \mSns ]Sn-bn-d-m. Cu \mn-te-bvv,
Fs Dt]-n-- \m-n-te-bvv C\nsbmcp Xncn-p-h-c-hp-m-hn-.
AIv Fs Imn-cp-Xv A{X Imay-amb Adn-hm-bn-cp-n-. Fs inev]- H-Sw Ahn-sS-\nv
\ow sNbvXn-cn-p-p. Npp-a-Xnen Iem-`w-Kn-tbmsS \nn s]mp-I-fn-emWv B inev]- shn-cp-Xv. s]mp-I-fn hnS Xma-c-bpsS an-ep B ]oT- RmX-s-bmWv \nn--Xv. A-sbpw
Fsbpw inev] CS-I-en hn-cn--bm-bn-cp-p. AXn\nv Fs inev]- am{Xw A{]-Xy-am-bn-cn-p-p. Fs inev]--fp-m-bn-cp Nne s]mp-I-fn Rm ]WnX ]Zva-]o-T--fn Iem-`wKn
Xosc-bn-m Nne inev]- IpSn-h-n-cn--bm-Wv. ]pXnb in]n-I-fm-sc-nepw ]Wn-X-Xm-bn-cn-pw. Ah

37

amv 2006

As inev]-p sh t\mp-Ip-n-t]mse kl-Xm-]-alnpw hn[w Ahn-S-hnsS \ne-sIm-p.

Rm ]pd-n-d
- n. C\n F\no \mn\nv Hpw {]Xo-n-m-\n-. Rm P\np hf \mSv. Fs
cq]-s-Sp-n-bXv Cu \mns K-am-Wv, ag-bpsS XmWvU-hw, Ad_n--S-ens Xmcm-v, Chn-Ss ]pns
]v, \-]m-Z
- sf thZ-\n-n-m \\p Xcnav Ch-sb-m-am-Wv. AsXmw Ft-X
- mXm-bn-cn-p-p,
A]-cn-Nn-Xa
- m-bn-cn-p-p. C\n Fs XS-bm ChnsS Bcp-an-. t]mIp-X
- n\p apv HcmsfqSn ImWm\pv.
Fs CjvS-s-n-cp Fs Kpcp-\m-Y. At-l-tmSpw hnS ]d-b-Ww.
"t]mm-Ws?' Kpcp-\m-Y tNmZn-p.
"AsX, t]mn-h-p.'
Hcp \o au\w. FmWv ]d-tb--sX--dn-bm-n--, Fn-\mWv ]d-bp-Xv F t_m[w hn-m-WXv.
"Ipam-c C\n Fm sNm t]mWXv?'
"F\n-ss Ipe-sm-gn-eptm? AXp-sImv GsX-nepw \mnev t]mbn Pohn-pw.'
"Ipam-c\pw A-s\-tmse Fsm-tym Hs-mm-dvs?'
Rm sRn-bn-. F-mWv ]d-tb--Xv. Fs inev]-I-e-sb-n hm tXmcmsX kwkm-cn-m-dp Kpcp-hmWn-Xv. B ]gb a\-n\n-p-IqSn Fs Ie-sbnbp Hm-I XpS-p-am-s
- -n-cn-p-p. Cu \mSv AXns- Hm-I-fn\nv Ipam-c F inev]nsb ambvp-I-f-n-cn-p-IbmWv.
"Rms\mcp Imcyw tNmZn-s?' Rm apc-S-\-n-smv tNmZn-p.
Kpcp-\m-Y `b-s-Sp-X
- p-t]mse tXmn. Atlw ]Sn-t- ebvp t\mn, ]ns hons Dn-te-bvpw.
Fm-hcpw Fs tNmZy-sf `b-s-Sp-p. Ah-Xn-\p D-c-an-m--Xp-sIm-m-bn-cn--Ww. Fm
tNmZy-pw D-ca
- p-m-hW-san. Nne tNm-Zy- D-ca
- n-msX InS-pw. ]s Fs tNmZyw?.....
"F\n-smcp AXym-h-iy -Im-cy--v. Rm Cd-m \nevzm-Wv. Ipam-c s]mbvtm-fp. \mbn hc-s.'
Atlw AI-tbvp t]mbn.
C\n? Hp-an-. {Kma-n\p ]pd-t-bvp H-bS- n-m-Xb
- n-eqsS \S-p-tm ASp Imew hsc Fs
Hw tPmen sNbvXn-cp-h
- cpw kvt\ln-X
- m-scp Icp-Xn-bn-cp-h
- cpw \S-p-t]m-bn-cp-p. AXn Fs kaIm-en-Icpw F\nbvp ]nmse hhcpapv. Bcpw Hpw tNmZn-n-. km[m-cW ap--h-cpsS Imcy-f-dn-bm-\p AoeXmev]c
- y-tmsS Fmw tNmZn-d- n-bm-dp \mp-Im-cpsS \mhv Ctm ]W-bs
- -n-cn-pp. Ah Fs t\mn. t\mw Fsbpw ISv t]mIp-Xv \nw-K-X-tbmsS t\mn Rm \S-p.
Bm-n-m e-s-n. CXv {Kma-ns AXn-cmWv. AXn-cn \ne-sIm-p Iq Bacw
B \mSns {]Xo-Ia
- mbn F\nbvp tXmn. Ce-If
- psS acw s]mgn-m-dp B Fs I-tXmsS \ne-am-bn.
Rm Xe-bp-bn Ben-t\mSp tNmZn-p. Kpcp-\m-Y-t\mSv tNmZn-m Hmn-bXpw Ah-kcw e`n-m-Xncp--Xp-amb tNmZyw.
adp-]Sn Inp-sa {]Xo-b
- p-m-bn-cp-n-. Cu \mn ac-t]mepw \mhv ]Wbwhn-cn-b
- m-Wv. Rm
Xe-bp-bn \S-p, Fs inev]- Ctmgpw Ah-bln-p m\v {]Xn-jvTnv BZ-cn-p ap
\mp-Im-cpsS ASp-t-bvv. `mhn-bn-tetXm Ime-t-bvv.

38

amv 2006

C. lcn-Ip-am

Hcp Znh-k-tbvp
am{X-ap ag

Hcp sNdnb ssekkn\p thn CXv Bdm-as {]mh-iy-amWv Icp-W \S-p-X- v. AXp Inn-bmse Dtin bqWnv XpS-m ]q. km Hm^okv Hc-ew t]mse-bm-Wv. Hmtcm \S-bnepw ZnW sImSp-Ww. sNdnb {]XnjvT apX {][m\ tZh hsc Bscbpw ]nW-m h. CXv ]d-p-X-Xv \mW--\mWv. Abmv Cu clkyw Hcp amkw-apv ]d-p-Xc
- m k\p-m-sb-n Xs hne-s kabw C{X
]mgm-hn-m-bn-cp-p. ChnSps Imcy-fpsS InSv kuZn-bn-en-cnp Xms\-ns\ Adn-bm-\mWv? ]t
]d-p-X-cp-tm -A-Xn hgnt]mse ]d-p-X-Xp \m-bn. BZyw sImSp-t-Xv Hm^okns ]pdw
tKm]p-cw-sXmv m]\-n apgp-h \ndp \np ki\pw k-hym-]n-bp-amb ]yqWn-\mWv.
AsXmcp AXp aXn. Abm-fmWv Xs-bpw sImv ASp ]Sn-bn-tebvv Ib-dp--Xv. Hcp v. ]t
Abm F{X D{K-aqn-bm-sWv t\cnp t]mb-tm-gmWv a\-n-em-b-Xv. Abm Ftm Fgp-Xp-I-bm-bn-cpp. apn hv sXmgp-Xp-\np `s\ Abm {inp-p-t]m-epan-. Xm a-tbm-Sp-IqSn Imp\np-p. Hcp t]Pv apgp-h Fgp-Xn--gn--tm Abm ASp taibvp ]nn-en-cn-p s]-Ipn-tbmSv Ftm ]dbp-p. Ans\ Hc-h-k-c-n\p thn Imn-cp--t]mse Ah s] Xmsg hv
kwkmcw XpS-p-p.
Hcc aWn-q Imp-\n--tijw Icp-W Npav Xs Akzo-Im-cy-amb kmnyw Adnbn-p-. Abm
Xe-Xn-cn-v, Xs kz-amb sskzc-k-m-]-n\v h XS--n\v Imc-W-a-t\z-jnp-p. Hcp ssekknmWv h-sX-d- n-t- m Abm Hp Nncn-p. kz-ambn _nkn\v sNm Hcp-s-Sp Gh-t\bpw
\mWn-n-p Xc-n-ep Hcp Nncn. Icp-W ]X-dmsX Xs At]-mt^mw \on. sXm-Sp-p Iyq sk-dn\nv ssS]vskv sNbvXv at\m-l-cambn {]nu-s-Sp--Xm-W-Xv. Ae-k-amb Ip-I-tfmsS
AsXmv hon--tijw Abm AXp tai-p-d-p-h-p.
"CXv Ftbvp icn-bmhpw?' Icp-W tNmZn-p.
hopw AtX Nncn. "CXn-s\mcp k{-Zm-sbm-s-v. AXp{]Imsc Imcy-fv \S-q. CXv \nsS At]-b-s. CtXmv Imcy-y. ChnSvv Hc-t]-mt^mw hm-Ww. AXnev AsssN-Ww.'
"Fm Hc-n-tI-j t^mw Xcp, Rm\Xv Csm-s ]qcn-nv Xcmw.'
"t^mw Xevmew tmn-. ASp BgvN hvt\m-v.'
134

hmjn-I--Xnv 2004

"ASp BgvN-Xs htczm?'

"hv At\z- j nv t\mv . sNe
sm hcpw, sNesm Hcp amkw
FSppw hcm.'
"Asm Rm ASp BgvN....'
Fp ]d- - s m- g mWv Fsmcp
Igp-X-bmWv Xms\v Icp-W Hm
p--Xv. Abm sNhn Xn-t\m-n.
\mW- ]Tnnp-X tlmwhv
apgp- h ad- p- t ]m- b n- c n- p- p.
Abm ]d- n- c p- p. "\fv Hcp
Imcyw Bh-iy-s-m DSs\ Ahcv
Ahcv s S tai- h - e nv Xpd- n- S pw.
Asm Imcy-ns Kuc-h\
- p-kc
- nv
\qtdm Ccp-qtdm Aqtdm ImWnbn-p-sIm-Sp--Ww. Imcyw Asm
\S-pw. Aso Ah-cnv......'
\mW- ]d- Xv icn- b m- W v .
Xm At] sImSp DSs\
v Abm-fpsS tai-h-env Xpd-nn-cp-p. AXp Is-nepw AXns
kmwKXyw a\-n-em-bn FXv Xs _pn-amys ImWn-p-p. Icp-W t]m-n\nv Hcp \qdp-cq]
t\ms-Spv ns tai-he
- n-nen-p. tai-he
- nv AS-t- ijw v Fgp-t-p. \mep an\p-n-p-n At]m t^mw Abm-fpsS apn-se-n. apn-ep Itk-e-bn Ccpv AXp ]qcn-n-m A\p-hmZhpw \Is-p. ]ns Imcy- Ffp--am-bn-cp-p. Hmtcm \S-bn-se-n-bmepw aqn-bpsS in-b-\p-k-cnpw \Sp-Int Imcy-f
- psS Kuc-ha
- \
- p-kc
- npw ZnW sImSp-p. Hcm-gvNb
- vp-n ^b {][m\{]Xn-jvTbpsS apn-se-n. {]XnjvT tZhn-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah-cpsS t]cpw tZhn FXv bmZr-n-I-amhm Xc-an-. C\nbp-Xv Ahsc {]km-Zn-n--em-Wv. Aev]w Kth-jWw \S-n-b-tm Innb hnh-c- A{X Bim-h-la-. n{]-tIm-]n-bm-sW-mWv tIhn. \mev]Xp hb-mb Ahn-hmln-X-bm-Wv. Ign- Fp hn--.
CXp-hsc Hpw X-cn\p Inn-bn Fp am{Xw. ]W-ns Imcy-n Hpw hnp-ho-gvN-bn-m kz`mh-am-Wv. t\ms HcmgvN ka-b-apvv.
Imcy--fpsS InSv Cn-s\-sbm-s-bm-sWv Abm tcmjv\ntbmSp ]dp. tcmjv\n FXv Hcp
\ntm-j-I-c-amb Cs\v Nmn-n-eqsS Igp-n hoW s]mm-m-Wv. Ctm Ah-fp-ambn Ieym-W-\nbw Ign-n-cn--bm-Wv.
"Ahn-hm-lnX? \mev]Xp hb v?' tcmjv\n ]d-p. "Imcyw Ffp--am-b-tm. Icp- kzw hio-Ic-Win {]tbm-Kn-m aXn. Imcyw \S-pw.'
"hm A]-I-S-km-y-X-bp Imcy-am-W-Xv. Rm Cs\-n Hcn- {ian-n-p--Xm-Wv. Hcp Zpc-ambn AXv?'
"AsX-mWv?' a-_pn tNmZn-p.
"s]v Igp-n Xqn.'
"Hm, AtXm?......'
"Fs hio-I-c-W-i-n-sbmpw AhnsS sNe-hm-hpwv tXmvWvy.'
"Mqw?'
"AhnsS AXnepw hio-Ic
- W
- i
-
- n-bp km[-\w-Xs thWw. Npcp-n-bXv Ccp-]Xv Kmn-am hSn-Ipn
sN-Ww. Kmn-Pn-p hioIcWin Cv amp-an-.'
Fn-s\-- n-bmWv Icp-W ]d-bp-s
- Xv Btem-Nn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cpp tcmjv\n. km Hm^o-kp-If
- n
Imcy-km-[y-n-mbn CXp-hsc t]mtI Bhiyw hn-n-m `mKy-hX
- n-bm-b Ahv Kmn-am-sn F-dnbmw?
"ASp sNmmgvN Fs ]nd-m-fm-Wv. FmWv km\w?'
"CsXmw ss]nfn h-am-\-am-Wv.' Icp-W ]d-p. "\ IeymWw Ign-m t]mIpp. AXnepw
aosX Fp km-\-am-Wv. AXp-Xs hen-sbmcp km-\-am-bpw, Fs hi-p\nv hfsc al-mb Hcp
XymK-ambpw IW-m--Ww.'
"ASm! ASp-p-tm-gs bYm kz`mhw a\-n-em-hp-p-p.'
"tcmjv\n Fn-s\--n-bmWv ]d-b-WXv?'
"\n-fpsS ]nip-n-s\--n--s.'
"Cns\ apJ--Snv Imcy- ]d-bp-Xv {Iqc-am-Wv.'
"Rm Fm-bmepw Hcp km\w {]Xo-n-pw. \ Ip-ap-n-b-Xn-\p-ti-j-ap BZys ]nd-m-fmtIkcn 135

Wv. km\w Hpw Inn-bn-s-n Rm hopw C-s\v Nmn-n\pt]mIpw.'

Cu `oj-Wnbvv Zqc-hym-]-I-amb ^e--fp-m-Ip-sav Xo. Imcy- hnj-a-X-c-am-Ipp Fv IcpW\v a\-n-em-bn. km Hm^okpw Imap-Inbpw IqSn Xm ]p sImw aW-em-c-Wy-n t]mbn kmZn ]Ww apgp-h XnpXop-sap tXmp-p. ^mIvSdn XpS-p-hm Fmw Xm-dm-bm, AXp \S-m\mbn Hcp ]p-sImw hopw K^n t]mbn tPmen-sbSpp km-Zn-tn hcpw. tcmjv\n-bpsS Imcyw
Fn-s\-sb-nepw ssIImcyw sNmw, ]t km-dm-^o-kn ZnW sImSp-msX Hcp ^b aptmp
t]mIn-. ]Xn-\m-bncw FmWv \mW- ]d--Xv. AsXm-cp-]t hcm t]mIp kocn-b-ens {]Ya
F]n-tkmUv am{X-am-Im\pw km[y-X-bp-v. ASp HcmgvN, Xs kw_-n-t-S-tmfw \nm-b-I-L--amsWv ASn `mj-bn Icp-W Nnn-p.
cp cm{Xnbpw cp ]Iepw KmV-ambn Nnn--Xns ^e-ambn Icp-W Xmsg ]d-bp Hcp Xocp-am-\nse-n. tZhnbvv hgn]mSp sImSp-t ]Xn-\m-bn-c-n\p ]Icw Xmew Am-bncw sImSp-p-I,
_mn ]noSv \nw ]nSn-p-I-bm-sW-n am{Xw sImSp-p-I. Hcp Am-bncw cq]bvp thn Ah
Xs ]-Xnbvv tImSmen hbvn-sv hnizkn-pI. C\n Imap-Inbpw {]Xn-{ipXh[p-hp-amb tcmjv\nbvv
Fp sImSppw? Xevmew Ahv Hcp ]ndm Biw-km-ImUpw thW-sa-n Ahsf Cs\p
hgn hogvnb an-ep GXm\pw hcn-I-f-S-nb Hcp Ipw hbvmw. \psS hnhmlw Ign-m ]ns
Fpw BtLm-j-as Fan Hcp Iv. AXp sImSp DSs\ Ah-fpsS {]Xn-I-c-W-n\pw \n-hmn\pw ImpI F hw sNmsX hmp-t\mn Hcp aon-pv Fpw ]dv Imdn Ibdn ew
hnSp-I. AtX \S-q. Imcy- hnNm-cn--t]mse \S-p-sap tXmp-p. cp aWn-q FSp-s-nepw
kp-camb Hcp Iv Fgp-Xm Ign-p-sh Nmcn-Xmyw apJp ]nSn-nv Icp-W ]pd-n-d-n.
km tZhn-bvp hgn-]mSpw FSp-p. tcmjv\n-sb-tijw t\sc km-cm-^on t]mbn Imcy \S-n-h-cmw. \-{X-fpw {Kl-fpw A\p-Iq-e-am-sW-n Cv Imcy-sfmw `wKn-bmbn \S-pw.
A\p-Iqew Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. s_-Sn--tm hmXn Xpd tcmjv\nbpsS In Ih sImSpv "lmn
_vtU'bpw ]dv ]pd-tbvp IS-p.
"AIp Ib-dp-nt?' tcmjv\n tNmZn-p.
"C, t]mIm [rXn-v. ssekkns Imcyw Cv icn-bm-mw-mWv ]d-n-p--Xv. ]p-a-Wn-bvv.
Csm-s ]p Ign-p. HmS-s.'
"sshIov ImWnt?'
"]nt?'
Ans\ Hm-as IS IS-p. C\n? km Hm^okv NqSp ]nSn-p-h-cp-t-bp-q. Abm atbmsS Imn-cp-p. ]t-ap-m-em-b-tm tZhn amUw hp. DSs\ Icp-W AhcpsS apn t]mbn
\np. Ah INo-s^-Spp apJw XpS-bvp--Xn-\n-S-bn -Abmsf tNmZy`m-h-n t\mn. Icp-W ISem-sk-Spv `hy-X-tbmsS Ah-cpsS apn hp. Ah AsX-Spp t\mn, apJw Npfn-p-sImv ]d-p.
"icn, Adn-bn-mw.'
"amUw, CXv thKw icn-bm-n-bm \m-bn-cp-p.' Icp-W ss[cyw kw`-cnv ]d-p.
tZhn Hp Nncn-p. B Nncn-bn AS-nb {]]--c-l-ky- Iv Icp-W Hp ]X-dn.
"Fm-n\pw AXn-t-Xmb ka-ba
- p-v. Asmtg \S-q. \nfv [rXn ]nSn-t- Xmv Imcyy.' apn IppIqSn InS-p ^b-ep-I Nqn-smv Ah XpSp. "CXm, CsXms Ign Hcp sImm-bnv sIS-W-Xm-Wv. ka-b-sa-Sp-pw. icn-bm-hptm Ado-mw.'

136

hmjn-I--Xnv 2004

CXmWv ka-bw. Icp-W Ioi-bn\nv Hcp Ih-sd-Spv tai-ta hp.

"Fs Hcp sNdnb D]-lm-cw.'
Ah AXp I `mhw \Sn-n-, ]t Xm t\cs sImSp IS-emkv Hcn-qSn hmbn-p. Ftm
Ah-cpsS s]cp-am--n Ipdp abw h-t]m-se. "Hv ]pdp Imp-\nq, Rm ^b Bh-iy-sSs.' Ah ]d-p. "Fnv hnfnmw.'
Icp-W Hcp ZoL-\n-izm-k-tmsS Fgp-t-p.
]p an\p-n-\p-n ]yq hv hnfn--tm Icp-W-\p-m-bn-cp `bw sImSp Ambncw t]mcm
Fsm ]d-bptam Fm-bn-cp-p. Hp-ap-m-bn-. Abmp Innb kzoI-cW
-
- n Icp-W\v icnpw
AZv`p-Xa
- m-bn. Hcp km Hm^o-knsbmtWm Xm \np-X
- v, AtXm ]-\
- {X tlm-entem?
tZhnbpsS apJw \ndsb Nncn-bm-Wv.
"Ccn-p....' Ah apn-ep Itke Nqn-m-n.
Abm Ccp-p.
"FmWv t]cv?' Aev]w e Ie tNmZyw.
"Icp-W. Icp-W cma-Ir-jvW. Iqp-Im Fs Icp Fp hnfn-p-p.'
"Rm\pw Ans\ hnfn-s?'
ssZh-ta, Ch-sf-n-\p ]pd-m-SmWv? ]Whpw hmn-h-nv irwK-cn-m-\p ]pd-mSmtWm?
"Xo-bm-bpw.'
"Icp-Wn\v F{X hb-mbn? tNmZn-p-Xp sImv hntcm-[-an-tm?'
Icp-W apn-en-cn-p kv{XobpsS Hc-ht- em-I\w \S-n. \mW- ]d-Xv \mev]Xp Ign-p-sh-mWv. ]t Im tXmn-. Gdn-bm Hcp ap--v. Hcp icm-icn kv{Xo. Fm-W-h-cpsS IeymWw Ignbm--Xm-thm. PmXI tZm-j-tam, Ans\ h-Xpambn-cnpw. kucyw Hcp Imc-W-am-sWp tXmp-n-.
C{XXs ku-cy-anm--h- IeymWw Ignv `wKn-bmbn Pohn-p-p.
"F\nv Cu HIvtSm-_-dn ap-n-cp XnI-bp-p.'
"Im tXmn-. Gdn-bm Ccp-]-s-v.'
"Xmvkv.' CtX A`n-\
- \w Ahpw sImSp-W
- s
- a-p-m-bn-cpp Icp-W
- v. Fns\ sImSppw? AhcpsS icn-p hbv Btcm ]d-p-Xp FXv Ah CjvS-s-sp hcn-.
"hon Bscm-s-bpv?'
Icp-W kwkm-cn-m \n-n-X\
- m-bn. tcmjv\n ]d-t- ]mse Xs hio-Ic
- W
- i
- n ^en-p-pv
Fp tXmp-p, X\n-Xv CjvS-s-mepw Cs-n-epw. Hcp aWn-q t\cs kwkm-c-n\p tijw ]ncnbp-tm Ah ]d-p.
"Cu ssekkv Hcm-gvN-p-n \apv icn-bm-mw.'
hon-se-nb DSs\ Icp-W tcmjv\nbvv t^m sNbvXp.
"\o ]d-Xp Xs-bmWv Imcy-sap tXmp-p. Imcyw Hcp aWn-q-dn-\p-n icn-bm-bn.'
"Rms\-mWv ]d-Xv?'
"Fs Nmw sImv Imcy-fv Ffpw \S-mw-v.'
"IcpWns Nmw sImtm? km Hm^o- k n AXp- s Im- s mpw Imcy- \S- n- . ]Ww
FnsmSpzs thWw. ]ns Icp-Wn\v A{X- hio-I-c-W-i-n-sbm-pw-y. An\s anYym-[m-c-Wsbmpw hp-]p-e sItm. Bs B Hm^o-kv hb-s-{Xymbn?'
"Ccp-]--v.'
"Imcy-amtWm?' Ah-fpsS kzcw Xmgvphcp-p. "Bs sshIp-tcw ImWnt? Icp-Wn\v Hcp kss{]kp-v.'
"kss{]tkm?'
"sshIp-tcw ImWmw.'
tcmjv\n X Ghpw henb kss{]kv Ahsf t\cnp I-tmsg Ign-n-cn-p-p. AXp-hsc C-sabn-enqSn hn-cp t^mtm-I hgn Innb cq]w am{Xta Dm-bn-cp-p-p. Icp-Wv Ap-ap-X-emWv
t^mtm-It- fm-Sp Ahn-izmkw XpS-n-bX
- v. ]nd-m km\w Hcp D{K Un-dn HXp-mw. tcmjv\nbvv
CjvSs
- sdtm-dn-b
- m-Is
- . Hcp tS_v _pp sNbvXp, Abm Ahsf Iqm-\mbn t]mbn. Ah
Xmdmbn \np-I-bm-Wv. Nphp \nd-n a-q--fp at\m-l-c-amb knv Nqcn-Zm, s\nbn
Nph s]mv, \J-fn Nph t]mfn-jv, AXns\mw tbmPn sNcn-v, BsI Nph-p-abw.
Imdns i_vZw tI DSs\ Ah ]nn-tebvp t\mn A-tbmSv Ftm hnfnp]dv HmSn-h-p.
ASp-s-n-b-tm Abm-fpsS apn \np-sImv tNmZn-p.
"Fn-s\-bpv?'
"D{K-\m-bn-p-v. \o Ib-dv.' Abm hmXn Xpd-p-sIm-Sp-p.
Ah Ib-dn-bn-cp--tm s]-^yq-ans hmk-\. Ah km[m-cW D]-tbm-Kn-p--X-. C-h Iptd
]Ww s]mSn-n-p-sp tXmp-p.
Abm Im mm-n.
"FmWv kss{]kv ImWnp Xcmwv ]d-Xv?'
tIkcn 137

"CXp Xs!' Ah Ipdp \ncm-i-sp Fp tXmn. "CXn Rm\-m--sXms Icp X _Xv

tU Kn^vp-sImv hmn-b-Xm-Wv. Bs Fs sNcnv Fn-s\v?'
"\m-bn-vv.....' Icp-W s]sv Ah ]d hmN-I-ns s]mcp a\-n-em-hmsX tNmZn-p. "Hcp
an\n-v.... Fm \o ]d-Xv? Rm X Kn^vtm?'
"AtX, Icp- cmhnse X Kn^vv? cmhnse Am-bncw cq] XXv adtzm?'
"Fv?'
Abm Im CS-tmp Xncnv Hmcp \nn, Xe-bn Ipw-hv Hcn-cn-n-cp-p. Fp ]o F DWvTm-Ip-ea
- mb tNmZy-smpw adp-]Sn ]d-bmsX Abm Ccnp-Ibm-Wv. Fhn-sStbm ]pXp-ag s]bvXp.
AXns Cuw Hcp hc a\-ns\ B{Z-am-p-IbmWv. hmSn-q-nb Ce-I hnS--v ]pXnb apf-I
s]mp-p. {]Ir-Xn-bpsS Pohkv]i-n\mbn apJ-ap-bp-p, B ag Hcp Znh-kt- bvp am{X-apXmsW--dn-bmsX. Hcp \mev]Xp hb-p-Im-cnsb Hmv Abm Zp:JnX-\m-bn.

138

hmjn-I--Xnv 2004

IY

C.lcn-Ip-am

\n\n InX-p-sImv hmXn-en\p ]pdp IS-p. Ahv B hb-s\ t]Sn-bm-bn-cn-p-p. Abm-fpsS

kvt\lw A`n-\-b-am-sWpw Abmv thXv ap ]e-Xp-am-sW-p-a-h--dn-bmw. Hc amkw-sImv
Abm hfsc apt-dn-bn-cn-p-p. A Fp ]d-mepw icn Cu amks ifw Inn-bm B honse
]Wn \n-W
- s
- a-pv Ah-v. As-n Fm-hp-sav I-dn-bW
- w. Ah-fpsS tPmen-Ig- n-m XSnp
No-v, Xe-sbms sh-Nm-a-cw-t]m-se-bmb sIm `-m-hn-t\mSv Iev-]n-pw. "B hmXn-sem--S-tv
hm.' Ing-h B Ah-k-c-n-\p-thn Imn-cn-p--t]m-se-bmWv HmSn-h-cn-I. Fn-v-.-.-..
Ah t\cnp t]mbXv cmw \ne-bn Xma-kn-p sNdp--m-cs apdn-bn-te-bv-m-Wv. Abm aqp
amk-ambn B _lp-\n-es
- I-n-S
- n-s asmcp IpSpw_w Ah-cpsS ^vfm-ns Hcp apdn hmS-Ib
- vp sImSp-Xn Xma-kn-p-p. \n\n Ipdp t\c-ambn ]c-Xp-I-bm-Wv. apdn-bn Hcp aqe-bn h ]gb tai-bmWv
]s ASp--f. Cse D-bvv Xm IgpIn Ian-gv-n-h ]m{X- AtX-t]mse InS-p-p. Atm
hnt\m-Zvt- N- Cse cm{Xn Hpw Dm-n-bn-n-, Cv cmhn-sebpw Hpw Ign-t- ]mse tXmp-n-. ]
hop-Im-tcmSv ISw hmnb Xte Znh-ks t] hmbn-p-sImv In-en Atm-`y-\mbn Ccn-p-p.
\n\n ]c-Xp--sXmpw Abm ImWp-n-. Ah tai-bpsS ASpp h
sNdnb Ae-am-dn-bn h U-I Hmtcm-tm-tcm-mbn Xpdp t\mn. AcnbpsS U Hgn-p-In-S
- p-p. ]cn-n-sbpw ]-km-cb
- p-sSbpw U-I ImenX-s. cp kthm-f-sbm-gn-m ]--dn-sbm-p-an-. Imcy- C{Xbpw tamiam-sW kXyw a\-n-em-m C{X-b[
- nIw ka-bs
- a-Sp-Xv Ahsf hnj-an-n-p.
"tN--s\-mWv sN-W-Xv-?' Ah hnfnp tNmZn-p.
hm-smcp tNmZy-am-bn-tmbn AXv F-h-p-Xs tXmn.
t] hmbn-p-sIm-n-cn-p Hcm-tfmSv FmWv sNp-Xv F
tNmZyw, AXpw shdpw-h-b-n hmbn-p-sIm-n-cn-p Hcm-tfm-Sv.
Ahp tNmZn-t-Xv AsXm-p-am-bn-cp-n-. Cse ]n-Wn-bmbn-cpp At Fm-Wv. ]t AsX-n-s\-bmWv t\cnv tNmZn-pI? AXn-s\m-ch
- k
- c
- a
- p-m-m-\mWv Ah tNmZn-X
- v, FmWv sNp-sX-v.
hnt\mZv t] amn-h
- p. hmb-\s
- Imv hni-ns\ t\cn-Sm Ign-bn-sv
Abmp a\-n-em-bn.
Ah tNmZn-p. "C-se cm{Xn FmWv Ign--Xv-?'
"N-m-nbpw Nn Idn-bpw-', Abm kwi-b-an-msX ]d-p.
"i-cn-pw-?' ]s hmSnb apJp t\mn-bt- m AXn-\p adp-]Sn
Bh-iy-an-s--hp a\-n-em-bn. Ah ]d-p. "s\m-W-.'
] Btem-Nn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. cmhnse ]Xn-s\mp aWn-tbmsS hv
apdn ASnp hmcn hrn-bmn Ipfn-apdn IgpIn ASp--f-ta-i-ta h
Fn ]m{X-f
- p-s-n AXpw Igp-In-hv t]mIp Cu s]-Ip-n-bvv
Cu Imcy--sfms Fn-\-t\z-jn--Ww? tPmen-I-gn-m Ah Abmfn-cn-p--Xns ASp-p Dbcw Ipd qfn hn-cn-p-p. ]ns
Ah-fpsS hon-sebpw Cu sIn-S
- n Ah tPmen-sb-Sp-p \mep hontebpw Imcy- ]d-bp-p. Cu Ac a-Wn-q Ahsf kw_-n-t-Stmfw hn{i-a-th-f-bm-Wv.
"aqmw s\te-ev sIg-h-\n-t, Abm-sfmcp PmXn-bm-Wv. F\n-n---.'
"F-t-?'

100

Hm W--Xnv

1177 Nnw 15

"H-pw-y. ]ns tN\v Fm tPmen Inzm-.' Ah hnjbw amm-\mbn ]d-p. Ah Fpw tNmZnp tNmZy-am-WX
- v. Hmtcm Znh-khpw Abm `mh-\b
- n hncn-p-m-Ip adp-]Sn \evI
- pw. A[n-IZ- n-hkw
]nSn-p-\n-ev-m Ign-bn-s--bm--dn-bmw. C\n A-bpsS apn ssI\o-p {]iv-\-an-.
"A-Sv-p-Xs tPmen Inn-bn-s-n Rm Chv-Svv t]mIpw-.' Abm ]d-p. \n-\nv Imcy--fpsS
InSv a\-n-em-bn-cn-p-p. ]s In Hpw ]W-an-s--h--dn-bmw. hon-\nv C\n ]Ww hcp-ns-pw. hon Abpw kvIq-fn ]Tn-p A\p-P\pw Dv. A \mepsImw apv acn-p. ]p skp ev Ccp-\ne sIn-S-n-emWv Ah
Xma-kn-p--Xv. C\n AXp am{X-ta-bp-q. A tPmen sNbv-Xn-cp
ep-\nv Innb ]W-samw hnt\m-Zns ]Tn-n\p sNe-hm-bn. C\n Hcp
aI-s\-qSn ]Tn-n--Ww. CsXmw ]e-tm-gmbn hnt\mZv Ah-tfmSv ]d-Xm-bn-cp-p. Imcy-ns Kuchw \n-\np a\-n-em-bn. Ah Hcn- ]dp. "hn-t\mZv tN Fs hon Xma-kn-p-sIm-p, hmSI Xc--.'
Abm Nncn-pI am{Xw sNpw. AsXmpw icn-bm-hn-sv Ah-pXs Adn-bmw. Hm-aXv hfsc sNdnb hoSv, hrn-bn-m AIhpw ]pdhpw. sXm-Sp-p-Xs \ndsb Ab-m. Hcm-fpsS Npa-cn-\n-mWv amfpsS hoSv XpS-p-X
- v. ap-h
- p ]dp \S-m Hcp Imcy-ambn Fpam-{Xw. ]mh--fpsS i{Xp ]mh--X-s-bm-sWv Ahv ]e-tmgpw
tXmm-dp-v.
"Rm apw_m-bnev t]mhpw. \smcp tPmen Inpw. Xncn-p-hv \ kpcn-bmb Hcp s]-Ip-nsb IeymWw Ign-pw-.-.-.-.-.-.'
"F-n-v-?'
"-As
- Xmpw \ns-tm-se-bp Ipn-I Adn-tb-X
-
- . Bs \ns hbs-{X-bm-Wv-?'
"]-Xn-s\-v-''
"]-Xn-s\-v? Atm Adn-X
- p-sImv Ipg-a
- n-. ]ns FmWv sNpI-sb-tm-?-.-.-.-.-.-.'
"Rm t]mWp-.' Ah Fgp-t-p. Ahv hnt\m-Zn-t\mSv tZzjyw ]nSnn-cp-p.
Ac aWn-q Ignv Ah Xncnp hp. In-ep s]mXn tai-ta
hp-sImv Ah ]d-p.
"CXm Ipdp Nmow Idow-v. Fmw s\te-ev KpP-dm-n-Ifv XXm. Cse Xn tImgow s]mdmtw Zln-m FSpv Xnmw. Ctm-mo-Xm, \ NqSv-v-.'
"A-Xn {]iv\
- a
- p-v.- ' hmbn Dudn-qSn hb-n-te-bvs
- -nb Dan\ocv hb-n-\p-n IqSp-X {]iv-\--fp-m-p--X-dn-p-sImp
Xs hnt\mZv ]d-p. "k-ap-Zm-b-n Fs m\w hfsc Db-Xm-Wv, \ntXv adn-pw. Atm \o kuP-\y-ambn Xcp `Ww
Rm kzoI-cn-m AXv icn-bm-hn--.'
"AXp icn. kmcw- y. Rm\nXv sImp- t ]mbn kap- Z m- b - nev
m\w sImd htmtcw Ip-]n-Snv sImSp-mw-.'
hnt\mZv s]sv Fgp-t-p. "iv iv..- .- . AXm Rm\p-t-in-X
- v. Rm\pds Nnn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. kap-Zm-b
- ns D-\o-NX
- z-sf \apv
]msS XpSp \o-W-sap ]d-bzm-bn-cp-p. Npcp-n-bXv `-Wns Imcy-n-se-n-epw.'
"F-\nv tPmen-v-.' \n\n ]pd-p-I-Sp hmXn Nmcn Hcp
an\nv Ahn-sS-s \np. ]ns ]Xps hmXn-smfn Aev]w
Xpdp t\mn-bt- m kap-Zm-b
- n Db m\-ap ]
Xmgv m\-ap s]-Ipn sImp-hp sImSp Nmnbpw Idnbpw B-n-tbmsS ISn-p-he
- np Xnp-X
- mWv IXv. Ah Nncn-n-.
aqmw \ne-bn-se-n-bt- m Ing-hs ^vfm-ns hmXn Xpdp InS-pp. en^v- p-]t- bm-Kn-msX tImWn Ibdn htc-n-bn-cp-n-. Ahv t]mtIXv \memw \ne-bn-te-bv
- m-Wv. Cu cp \ne-Ip thn en^vp Imp\n-m Ahv a-bp-m-bn-cp-n-. Ing-h ImW-cptX Fp {]mn-p-sImv Ah tImWn Ib-dn.
Ing-h hmXn-en-\-cn-I-s Dm-bn-cp-p. Abm hnfn-p. "hm-.-.'

Hm W--Xnv

1177 Nnw 15

101

Ah s]mXnbpw ]nSnv Xmtg-bv-n-d-p-tm Abm tNmZn-n-cp-p. "\o Ftmm t]mWv-?'

Xmsg Hcp km[\w sImSp-m t]mIp-I-bm-sWv Ah ]d-p.
"Xn-cnp hcptm ChnsS tIdWw sItm, Ipdp tPmen IqSn _mn-v-.'
Ah Hpw ]d-n-. Ing-h Atm apX Imp-\n-p--Xm-sWp tXmp-p. Fs-nepw
\nmc tPmen-bp-m-hpw. X\nv Xcp ifw apgp-h apX-em--t. cm-kn. a\-n ]d-p-sImv
Ah AIp IS-p.
AIv ]t cm-kn-bp-m-bn-cp-n-. Ah tNmZn-p. "sIm- Fty?'
"sIm- s]mdv t]mbn-cn-ym-Wv-.'
"F-n-\ms hnfn-t-?'
Abm hmXn Ipn-bn-p-sImv Ah-fpsS ]nmse sNp. "\n-\v Fs ASpv Hcp an\pv Ccpp-Iq-sS, tPmen-sbmpw sNm-sX-?'
"A-sX-n-\m-?'
Abm Ah-fpsS hfsc ASpv \n-p-I-bm-Wv. "\n-\v sImdp FIv-kv{m ]Ww-m--tWm-?'
"F--s\-?'
"Rm Xcmw-.' Abm Ahsf Ac-s-n-eqsS ]nSn--Sp-n-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah IpX-dn-smv ]d-p. "F\nv FIv-kv{m ]Ww th. Fm tPmeom ]td, Aso Rm t]mWp-.'
"\o ChnsS Ccnv'
"Rm-tm-Wq-.-.-.' Ah hmXn Xpdv ]ndp-]n-dp-p-sImv ]pd-t-bv-n-d-n. "A-q-s Hmtcm ]qXn.'
sshIov hon-se-n-b-tm Ah A-tbmSv tNmZn-p. "At Rms\mcp Imcyw tNmZn--s-.'
"sIm-m-Xy-v ]td-Wv-tm-.'
"A-t-.-.-.-.-.-.' Ah kwi-bn-p-sImv ]d-p.
"Cu hb-m-tbm-pw-.-.-.-.-.-.-.'
"h-b-m-tbm-pw-?'
"H-pw-y-.'
"Rm-s\mcp Ipv hp-Xc
- pw-.' Ah tZzjy-s-p.
Ah \K-c-ns asmcp `mK-p _lp-\ne
sIn-S
- n \mep ^vfm-p-If
- n hop-the sNp-Ibm-Wv. {]mb-amb aIsf H-bvv tPmenv hnSp-Xn Ahv \ `b-ap-v. B `bw Ah-tfm-Sp
tZzjy-ambn ]pdp hcn-I-bm-Wv.
KpP-dmn kv{Xo hnNm-cn-n-cp-Xv Nm-nbpw
Idnbpw \n-\np Ign-m sImp-t]m-Ib
- m-sWm-Wv. Fm \n\v AXn-hn-sS-\nv Ign-p-IqsS
F tNmZy-n\v Ah adp-]Sn ]d-n-. Ah
AXpw-sImv hcp-Xpw Imv hnt\mZv Abm-fpsS
apdn-bn Ccp-p. hop-Im-c Aev]w ]cp-j-ambn
kwkm-cnv Ctm t]mbn-t-bp-q. cp amk
s hmSI sImSp-m-\p-v. tPmen Inn-bm-ep-S
sImSp-m-sap ]d-bp-Xv Abm-fn Gip-n-.
\n\n hcp-tm hop-Im-c tcmjm-Ip-e\
- mbn Cdn-tm-Ip--XmWv I-Xv. Ah hnt\m-Zn-t\mSv
Imcyw tNmZn-p.
"F-q-dp-dp-n-I-?' Ah tNmZn-p. "At{Xw cq]
Fn-s\-m-pw-?'
Abm ssI ae-n. tPmen-bpsS Imcyw Hcp-amXncn icn-bmbn hcp-t- X-bp-q. Hcp amkw C\nbpw
]nSn-pw, As-n cv. AXp Ignv hopw
Hcp amkw Ignt ifw In Inq. Atm-tgbvv hmS-I-Ip-Sn-nI Xs cm-bncw hcpw. AXmbXv hop-Im-c Xs ]nSnp ]pd-m-n-bn-sn. ]ns `-Ww? Abm \n--\m-bn.
"Rm-s\mcp Imcyw sNmw-.' \n\n ]d-p. "GsX-nepw hoov AUzmkv hmmw. Xev-mew
Hcp amks hmS-tI-nepw sImSp-m sImdv
kam-[m-\m-hq-tm-.'
hnt\mZv Hpw ]d-n-. Ah t]mbn-g- n-ncp-p.

102

Hm W--Xnv

1177 Nnw 15

\n-\nv AUzm-sk-Sp-m hnj-a-ap-m-bn-cpp. \mep hon-\npw ifw hmn-bn-cp-Xv AX-s-bm-Wv. cm-n-bm-bm Ah hcp-p. aI-fpsS
ifw Fn-hm-p-p. AsXmw Ah _mn-en-SpI- b m- W v , aI- f psS Iym- W m- h - i y- p thn.
Atm AUzmkv hmp ]cn-]mSn \S-n-.
Ah aqmw \ne-bn-sen hmXn- apn.
`mKy-n\v Xpd-Xv Ing-h-X-s-bm-bn-cp-p. cmkn-bm-sW-n {]iv-\-am-tb-s\. Ah Xmgv in ]d-p.
"F-\n-smcp Fqdp cq] thWw, A-Pm-bn-v-.'
"F-qdp cq]tbm AsX-ns\ C{X s]s-p-mpw-?' Ing-hs apJw hnI-kn-p.
"s]-sv thWw, ]ns AXv i-f-n Ingn-cp-Xv. thsdm-cm-h-iy-n-\m. sIm-tymSv ]td--.'
Abm AXoh kp--\m-bn. "Rm t\m-s-.'
Abm t\cnb i-n ]d-p. "\o aqp aWn
p hm, F{X-m-hpwv t\m-s-.'
"Csm Xcm ]n-s-?'
Abm AI- t - b v v Ip- s Imv ImWn- p.
"aqp aWnv _yqn ]m-e-dn t]mhpw-.'
"_yqn ]m- e - d n- t em- ? ' \n- \ nv AZv - ` p- X - a m- b n.
Abm Xe-bm-n.
"\ tImew Bhpw-.' Ah \S-p-sImv ]d-p.
aqp-aW
- n-p-Xs Ah apI-fn-\np Xmtg-ndn hp. emn-n-hv Ah sIm-sb Ipap-n.
"sIm- Fhn-tS-bv-m-?'
"Rm-s\mv _yqn ]m-e-dn t]mbn hcmw. apSn
ssU sNn--Ww, ]ns ]pcn-Iw-.'
"sIm- CsXmpw sNm-dn--tm-.' \n\n AZv-`pX-tmsS tNmZn-p.
"A-tX-bv, ASp-m-gvN A\n-b
- osS tams IeymWm. F\ym Cu sh-Nm-acpw Xte-ev-h-v. Asm
tXmn Hv ssU sNbv - X p- I - f - b mw- v . ]ns Hcp
t^jyepw sN-Ww-.'
"A-tXmv Imcywtm sIm-t-?'
"t]mSn Ahn-Sv-v. ]ns \ns IXp \m-bn.
knnev sImdv ]m{X--fn-n-v-v. AsXmv Igp-In-hnp t]m.'
"icn sIm-t-', hmXn-en apn-smv \n\n ]dp. Ah en^v-ns hmXn Xpdv AI-p-I-b-dn-b-tm Ah tIm{In Imn.
^vfm-ns hmXn Xpdv Ing-h Nppw t\mn. Bcp-an-s-p-d-m-b-tm Abm Ahsf AI-tbvp hnfn-p. "hm-.'
Ing-hs ]Xn-hn-m ap-Ic
- p-Xe
- p-I Ahsf `b-s-Sp-n. Ah CsXmpw hnNm-cn-n-cp-n-. sIm
Cm ka-bv ]Ww FSpp Xcp-sap am{Xw. Abm hmXn Ipn-bnv Ah-fpsS Ac-s-n-eqsS
ssInv AI-t-bvp \bn-p. cmhn-e-s-t]mse Ah IpXdn amdn-bn-. Fs-nepw sN-s, Ipdp
Ign-m \n-n-sm-pw. ]t Ing-h Ipd-p-I-gn-npw \ndp-m-\p `mh-an-. Abm kmh-[m\-n, Ah-fpsS apJ-`mhw {in-p-sIm-p-Xs ]ptcm-Ka
- n-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah s]sp IpXdn amdnsmp ]d-p. "-a-Xn, C\n ]ns Bhmw. ]Ww Xcq Rm t]ms-.'
Ing-hs Bfn---en-smcp ia-\-ap-m-bn-p-m-bn-cn--Ww. Abm ]d-p. "Fs In Fqsdmpw Dm-hn-. Hcp aqqdv FSp-mw-.'
"Atm Fqdv Xs thWw. Cv \m\q-sd-nepw thWw. _mn \msf-bm-bmepw aXn-.'
Ing-h AI-p-t]mbn \qdns \mep t\mp-I sImp-hp Ah-fpsS In hp-sIm-Sp-p. "\msf
hc-Ww, sItm. _mn Xcm ]p-tamv t\m-s-.'
hnt\m-Zn\v ktm-ja
- m-Ip-sa-m-bn-cpp \n\n Icp-Xn-bX
- v. Abm t\mp-I ssIn-]n-Snv Iptd-t\cw

Hm W--Xnv

1177 Nnw 15

103

Ccp-p. In Dudn-q-Snb Pew j-ns In XpS-p-sImv Abm ]d-p. "\o-sb-\np thn Fn\mWv CsXms sN-W-Xv-?'
"AXp kmcw-y-.' \n\n ]d-p. "\m-\q-dp-dp-nI \msf Xcmw v ]d-n-v
- v. Atm cp amks hmSI
sImSp-m-tem. ]ns hop-Im-cs tam ImW--tm-.'
"F-\nv ]d-p-h B tPmen-sbmv thKw Inn-bn-cp-s-n-!'
"tPmen Inn-bm FmWv sNzm-?'
"tPmen Inn-bm-tem? Fm kwibw, Rm \ kp-cn-bmb Hcp s]-Ip-sy IeymWw Ign-pw-.'
hnt\mZv hopw ]gb am-bn. Abm-fpsS ]cn-]m-Sn-bn h amhpw hn-ptm Fp t\mp-I-bm-bncpp \n-\n. Ahp kam-[m-\-am-bn. Bfv ]gb hnt\m-Zv-tN- Xs.
]ntv _mn \mqdpw IqSn sImp-hp sImSp-p-tm \n-\n-bpsS apJw hmSn-bn-cp-p. Fp ]nsbp hnt\mZv tNmZn-p. henb Btem-N-\-bn-em-bn-cp Ah ]t Hpw ]d-n-.
"F-\np aSp-p-.' Ipdp t\cw Ign--tm Ah ]d-p.
hnt\m-Zn\p hnj-a-am-bn. Abm tNmZn-p. "Fm AUzmkv Inm ASn-]nSn IqtSn hp-thm-?'
\n\n Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. tZlw apgp-h ]c-Xp cp ssII. ho Rc-p-I-n-S-bn
\ndsb \c tcma- Fgpp \n-p cp ssII. Ac-bn ]mhm-S-bpsS Nc-Sp-I At\z-jnv hndsIm-p hnc-ep-I-.-.-.-..
"F-\np ifw Inn-bm cp amkw-sIm-Xv sImSpp Xo-mw. t]msc-?' hnt\mZv ]d-p.
Ah s]sv Ah-fpsS A`n-\-b-n-te-bvv Xncn-p-h-p. hnt\m-Zn\v hnj-a-ap-m-bn-p-S-n-sbhp a\-n-em-bn.
"AXp kmcw-y. Ahcv sImtdymbn ]nSn-tm-fpw. tN\v F{Xym ifw Inm t]mWXv ?'
"]-d-m \o hniz-kn-n--.'
"A{X A[n-Iw-tm-?'
"Dw. aqm-bncw Ddp-n-I-.'
"A-tXym? tN IeymWw Ign-m t]mW IposS `mKyw. ]ns Hcp Imcyw, \nfv thsd hosS-Spv
Xma-kn-ptm AhnsS tPmenv Fs-s hbv--Ww-tm-.'
"B-tem-Nn--s-.'
"Rm t]mWq-.' Ah Fgp-t-p. Ans\ ]Xn-hn-m--Xm-Wv. hm Ipd-p-t\-c-sa-nepw Ccpp
kwkm-cn-pw. Chv FmWv ]n-b-Xv?
Znh-k
- BgvN
- I
- f
- m-bt- m X\nv {]iv\
- a
- p-m-hp-Ib
- m-sWv \n-\np a\-n-em-bn. Fm amkhpw
apdn-bpsS aqe-bn C Ab-en hncn-n XpWn-j
- vWw ImWm Hcp Znhkw sshIn-bm A-bpsS tNmZyw
XpS-pw. "F-mSo Cu amkw hn-s-?-.-.-.'
\n-\np sImSp-m a[p-c-]-e-lm-c--fp-ambn hnt\mZv Imn-cp-p. Abmv Hmw Xo-Xn-Xs
ifw Inn-bn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS In-\np hmnb ]W-ns IWpw Abm Fgp-Xn-bp-m-n-bn-cpp. samw Bbn-cn aqqdv cq]. AXp-]t kmh-[m-\
- n sImSp-m aXn-sb-h
- ]d-n-cp-p.
Atm Ipdp ]Ww A-bpsS In Gev-]n--Ww. BZys i-f-a-s.
\n\n hn-. cmhnse Fp-a-Wnv Ah hv Xe ImWnv t]mIm-dp--Xm-Wv. Fp ]n-bm-thm.
]ntpw Ah hn-. sshIp-tcw Hm^o-kn-\np h-tm Abm t\mn-bXv \n\n hn-ptm
Fm-Wv. Ah hm Abm--dn-bmw. ]m{X- IgpIn Ian-gvn hn-p-m-hpw. sshIp-tcw Dmm-\p Idn-I-p ]-dn \pdp n AS-p-h-n-p-m-hpw. InS--hncn Npfn-hp-I amn hncn-n-p-mhpw. Ctm An-s\-sbm-p-an-. apdn, t]mIp-tm Cn-cp--t]mse Ipg-p-a-dnv InS-p-p.
Abmv a\-n t\cnb thZ\ tXmn. ]nWn InS \mfp-I Hm hp. \n\n sImp-h-cm-dp
`-W-sm-Xn-sb--n-bpw. Ip-I Cud-\m-bn.
Xn-fm-gvN apX Ah hopw hcm XpS-n. ]t apv sNbv-Xn-cp--t]mse Hcn-epw cmhnse Fpa-Wnv Abmsf ImWm hn-. Ah-fpsS kmnyw AZr-iy-ambn XpS-p. Npfn \nh hncn-I-fn-eqsS, \pdp-n-h Ijv-W--fn-eq-sS, IpS-n ]nSn-p-h IpSn-sh--n-eq-sS. Fm-W-h Cns\ Hfn-pI-fn-p-s
- Xv hnt\m-Zn\p a\-n-em-bn-. Ah-km\w Hm^o-kn t]mImsX hon-en-cp Hcp Znhkw Ah
{]Xy--s-p. hmXn Xpd-p-h Ah hnt\m-Zns\ {]Xo-n-n-cp-n-. Ah sRn.
"\o FmWv Iptd Znhkw hcm-Xn-cp--Xv-?'
Ah Xe Xmgv-n. Atm-gmWv Abm {in--Xv. Ah-fpsS apJpw ssII-fnepw ]mSp-I. ASn-sIm-t]m-es ]mSp-I. AsX-ns\ ]n-b-Xm-sW tNmZy-n\v Ah adp-]-Sn-sbmpw ]d-n-. Ah
Hpw ]d-bm-sX, Hpw tNmZn-msX tPmen-bn-te-s-n-cn--bm-Wv. Abm-fm-Is kwkm-cn--bpw. Abm-sf-n-s
- , Hm^o-kn-s\-- n, tPmen-sb-- n. Xs hmp-I A{i-a
- m-sbmcp sNhn-bn ]mgm-hp-Ib
- m-sWp
I-tm Abm \n-n. Abm ]d-p.
"\o X Bbn-c-n-ap-qdp cq] Fs In-ep-v. F{X ]en-i-bmWv th-Xv-.'
B hmNIw hfsc {Iqc-am-bn-tm-bn. Abm-fd- n-bm-sX, hmbn-\nv Hcp Zp-e \nan-j
- n sXdnp hoWXm-W-Xv. Ah, Xs Ah-K-Wn-p-I-bm-sW t_m[-n \np-f-hm-b-Xm-bn-cpp AXv. Ah Xe-bp-

104

HmW--Xnv

1177 Nnw 15

bn hnt\m-Zns\ t\mn. Zb-\o-b-am-sbmcp t\mw. Ip-I Cud-\m-hp-Ibpw ASp-smcp \nan-j-nv

Ah s]mn-c
- b
- p-Ibpw sNbvX
- p. Hcp \o kwb-a\
-
- ns Ay-am-bn-cpp AXv. Ah-n\n kln-m
h.
Hcp \nanjw hnt\mZv ]Ip \np. ]ns ASp-p-sNv Ah-fpsS Npa-en ssIh-p.
"I-c-tb-. FmWv Imcy-sav ]d-bq.'
"Rm-s\mcp a-\m-Wv-.' Abm XpS-p. "A-s-n Cn-s\-sbms ]d-tbzm. t\mv F\nv ifw
Inn. \n\-p-thn ep hmn Iptd Znhkw hp Imn-cp-p. \o hn-. Fhn-sS-tmbn Fpw a\-nem-bn-. Rm apv ]d-t- Xm-vW
- vt- m. tPmen Inymev Hcp kp-cnsb IeymWw Ign-pw-v. Rm Xo-bm-n-bn-cn-p-p-.'
\n\n Hpw ]d-n-.
"B-sc-bmWv IeymWw Ign-m t]mW-sXv Fm tNmZn-m--Xv-?'
\n\n Hpw ]d-bp-n-. AS-n-n-Sn Hcp tX am{Xw _mn-bm-bn. Ah-fpsS tPmen Ign-n-cp-p.
Hcp XpWn-sb-Spv ssIXp-Sv Ah t]mIm \n-p-I-bm-Wv; Abm Bsc IeymWw Ign-mepw Ahsm-p-an-s `mh-n. Abm hopw tNmZn-p.
"Fm tNmZn-m--Xv-.-.-.-.-.'
Hcp--c-n-mbn hnt\mZv Imp-\nt \n\n Hpw ]d-bmsX apdn hnv HmSn-tm-bn. apI-fn, sSdn Hgn-p-In-S-p Hcp apdn-bm-bn-cpp eyw. AX-h-fpsS Hfn-m-\p kt-X-am-Wv. AhnsS shdpw
\nev Ipn-n-cpv Ah tXn--c-bm XpS-n.

Hm W--Xnv

1177 Nnw 15

105

HmWw hnti-jm{]Xn 2005

IY
C lcn-Ip-am

]n-bn t]mbn h-tm Abm-fn Fm Rmb-dm-gvNI

- f
- nepw
Dm-Im-dp Hcp hnImcw DWp-h-p. AXv GXp \nan-j-nemWv Xs ]nSn-Iq-Sp-s
- Xv Abmv Ctmgpw ]nSpw Innbn-n-. GIm-a
- mb hons hmXn Xpd-p-tm-gmtWm, AtXm
s]ns K-ta-n-n-m ASp--f-bn-tebvp IS-p-tmgmtWm, AtXm H-bvn-cpv Xm kz-ap-m-nb {]mX Ignp-tm-gmtWm Adn-bn-. BZy-samw hnNm-cn-Xv km[m-cW Fpa-Wnbvv `Ww Ign-m-dp Xm Rmb-dmgvN As Ip
_m\sbmw Ignv hon-se-p-tm-tgbvv Hgn hb \Sp Iem]w aqe-am-sWmbn-cp-p. Bo-b-Xbvv AXn-tXmb hne sImSp--Ww.
Cpw tacn Xnc-n-\n-S-bn hfsc ASp-p-hv tNp- \-Sp-sImv ]d-p. "Am-bs apSn-sbms \cp XpS-n. C\nsb-nepw Hcp Xocp-am-\s
- a-Sp-qsS?' icn-bm-Wv. Xe-apSn \cp XpSn. apn s\n apI-fn-te-bvp hnP-b-I-c-amb aptw XpSn-bn-p-ap-v. ap-mdp hbv Hcp hbp Xs-bm-Wv.
tacn-sb-n cp hmv. apXp hb-v. tXmav ]Sn-b-m-csbpw Fkn tXma- n- s bpw ap aI. B- W n- b psS
Hm^okn s ssSn- mbn tPmen t\mp- p. iw_f
kvsIbn: 1200-80-1520--C.-_n.120-2000..... C\n ssh mn-nn- s \- n ]d- b p- I - b m- s W- n. Imsh kv t \ln- p
s]Ip-n-sb-n Rm Fsm-s-bmWv hnNm-cn-p--Xv. XSn
Aev]w IqSp-X-em-Wv. k-Xn-p. ]s Fs s]fpw Fm
tamiw?
Cu hI hnNm-c
- As Ipm\ tIn-p-mb a\-p-oI- c - W s ]msS \in- n- p- s a- - d n- b p- - X p- s Imv BWn
Ahsb a\-n \nv XpS-p-am-n. hon-se-n-bt- m Bo-bX
bmYmy-n\p hgn-am-dn-sm-Sp-p. hb-dns Iem]w ASn-a
- p-X
- n-\mbn {]mX-ep-m-m ASp-f-bn-tebvp IS-p. \mep IjvWw {_p-v, cp ap-bpw. Abm Dn-b-cn-bm XpS-n. \smcp
Hmwse-p-mn. shfn-s-b
- n Dm-nb Hmwse-ns hmk\ Bthmfw izknv \ ISp-
- n Nmbbp-m-n. Fmw tai-p-d-p-h-p. eman-t\p sNbvX tSmp \smcp ssU\nMv tS_v hmn-bXv
s] Ah-fpsS hon sImp-t]mbn hn-cn--bm-Wv. Ah ]d-bp-Xv icn-bm-Wv. Xm\ptm
AsXpw XpSv hrn-bm-m t]mIpp? Ah ]d-p. B--\-m-b IeymWw Ign-psm
Rm\nXv Xncnp sIm-cmw. t]msc.
]vsfbvpw Bhn ]d-p Nmbbpw apn hv BWn {]mn-m XpS-n.
"Im-sh, cmhnes Aw X-Xn\v \n. CXp-t]mse Dbvpw cm{Xnbpw `Ww Xcp-sav F\np-d-p-v. F\np hnj-a-apmp Imcyw CXv Hbvncpp Ign--W-asm FXmWv. Cu Aw
]n-Sp-hm Bsc-sbnepw ]d--b-p-IqsS?
s]sv hmXn Hcp apv. s_-Sn-p-p, hopw s_. ]e i_vZ-n app-I. Abm Fgptv hmXn Xpd-p. Hcp ]S apgp-h Ccp Ib-dp-Xv BWn \n-lm-b\
- mbn t\mn \np. s]
sPnbpw `mhpw \mep ]nt-cpw. Imth! ]ntcv HmSn-h
- Xv Dutaiemm-n-bn-m-bn-cp-p.
\nan-j
- Iw, Xs Imfp PT-cmn ian-n-m Dt-in {]mX \mep ]nt-cpsS hb-n Fnbn-cn-p-p. Hmtcm IjvWw {_pw Hmwe-p-wsImv AXp-s-m-hm-\m. Ah A-sb t\cn-p.

86 tZim-`n-am\n

HmWw hnti-jm{]Xn 2005

sPn--X-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-p. Ah ASp--f-bn apgp-h ]c-Xp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. C H apt]mepw C.

"Am-bm, samtw {_pw Hpwty?'
"C s]-sf, BsI cp sam--sX-Spm Hmwe-p-m-n-b-Xv.'
"Fm Am-b Hcp Imcyw sNv HmSn-tmbn Hcp Uk samtw cv {_pw hmn-tb-p-hm.'
"\nv, sF{Iow amWw.' Ghpw Cf-bX
- v Ahs Unam v ta-i
- p-d
- p-h
- p. ]ns Dm-bXv Hcp tImdm-Wv. ]mns Aw Hp-Xs
- . BWn ]g vsk-Spv jns t]m-n-env hmXn Xpd-p. sPn
hnfnp ]d-p.
"Hcp cp Intem-hns Nn\pw hmn-tb-cv. ]nmcv Nn Ignnv Hcm-gvN-bm-bn.'
sKbvv IS--tm BWn {]mn-p.
"Im-sh, {]mX Ign-m-\n-cp-t- m Hcp Iqp thW-sav Rm ]d-Xv Im-hn\v a\-nembn As? Rm\n-X Dt-in--Xv........'
B-Wn-bpsS {]m\bn CS-s]-p-sImv Hcp i_vZw ]nn \nv tIp.
"aI-s\.....'
aIs\ Fv acn-p-t]mb A am{Xta hnfn-m-dp-p, AXpw cp s]-Snp Ign-m am{Xw. Asn hnfn-pI "FSm Bm' Fm-Wv. aqm-as s]-Snp Ign-m kwKXn amdn. kwt_m-[-\I-fpsS kz`mhw amdpw. "FSm \mbns tams\' Fm-hpw hnfn. AXpw Ign-m ]ns Xm am{Xa
kI-e-cpw arK-k--Xn-Ifm-hpw. A kz-n t]mbnpw Cu kz`mhw amn-bn-n Fs ImWnp--Xv. Hcp s]SnnmWv As t{]Xw hn-cn-p--Xv. Abm Xncn-p-t\m-n. Bcp-an-.
"aI-s\, Ipm-sS....'
Ctm kwKXn amdn-bn-cn-p-p. A Hcn-epw Xs IpmsS Fp hnfn-n-n-. ]nn
\np i_vZw XpSp. "Rm \ns A-\-, Im-hm-Wv. \ns Ipdv D]-tZ-in-m Xo-bmn-bn-cn-b
- m-Wv. \o Ctm ]n-bpsS apn-em-sWv a\-n-em-n-tbm. AXn-\I
- v hn-cn-v. F\np
Ipdp Imcy- kwkm-cn-m-\p-v.
"A-t\m? Gbv Atlw Ctm kocn-b ImWp-Ib
- m-Wv. Hmtcm-cp-v Hmtcm Xmev]c
- y-f
- s
- .'
BWn ]n--Ip Ib-dn. Imhp ]d-Xp icn-bm-Wv. Bcp-an-. Abm Am-cbvp
apn app-Ip-n-\n-p. apn In-p-h sagp-Ip-Xn-cn-Ip ]nn Ipcn-in-te-dnb tbip. AXn\pw
]nn Nph-cnse Ae--cn Xp-I-fn ]pWym-f-m. apn\nv Im-hns i_vZw tIp.
"aI-s\, ]nXmhv \ns krjvSn--tm Fm-hp-sa--t]mse \n\pw AXym-hiyw th _pn
Xn-cp-p. AXv \o D]-tbm-Kn-p-n FXv ]nXm-hns Ip-a-. \n\-n-tm ap-mdp hb-m-bn.
\ns IeymWw CXp-hsc Ign-bm-Xn-cp-X
- ns ImcWw Fm-sWv Ftm-sg-nepw Btem-Nn-n-ptm?
C? Rm ]d-bmw.'
BWn \nhn-cp-p. hfsc {][m-\-s Hcp Imcy-s--n-bmWv Imhv ]d-p-sIm-p-h-cp-Xv. IeymWw Ign-n-n-s-n AXn\p ImcWw ka-b-am-bn-nm Fm-bn-cn-pw.
B-Wn-bpsS a\-nse hym]m-c- Im-h-dn-p. As-n Atlw Adn-bmsX temI-v
hXpw \S-p-ptm? Imhp ]d-p.
"AsXm-p-a aIs\ Imcyw. \ns IeymWw Ign-n-s-n AXns KpW-t`m-mhv BcmWv?'
Xs IeymWw Ign-n-s-n Bp KpW-ap-m-hm-\mWv? Xm IjvS-s-Sp-I-b-msX? BWnbvv Imcy- ]nSpw In-p-n-sp I Imhv XpSp.
"\ap-n-Xns\ asmcp hn[-n ]d-bmw. _pn D]-tbm-Kn-v. BcmWv \n\p hcp Btem-N-\-Isfmw thsp ]d-v apS--WXv?'
BWn Btem-Nn-p. Bcv apS-m-\m-Wv. Bsc-nepw apS-n-bn-mtWm IeymWw Xc-am-hm-Xv?
"tXmp. RmXs ]d-bmw.' Imhv XpSp. "\ns s]. \mev \ Btem-N\
- I
- hp. Fmw
\n\-n-jvSs
- -X
- m-bn-cp-p, As? Ah Hmtcm ImcWw ]dv AsXmw thsp ]d-p. Cu \mev
Btem-N\
- I
- fpw \ _-f
- m-bn-cp-p. \ Xd-hm-p-Im, Ign-bm-\p apX-ep-h
- , `wKn-bp s]Ipn-I. \ kv{Xo[\w Xcm Cu \mep-t]cpw Xm-dm-bn-cp-p. Hmp-t\m-v.'
BWn Hmp-t\m-n. icn-bm-Wv. Hmtcm Btem-N-\-Ifpw Hmtcm ImcWw ]dv sPn apS-p-Ibm-Wp-m-b-Xv. Ctm-gs a\-n-em-hp--Xv. Hma-s Btem-N\ Ah IqSp-X ]W-m-cm-sWp
]d-p-sIm-mbn-cpp. Ah Xs `cn-p-sap ]dv `b-s-Sp-n. cm-a-tXv s]ns AbpsS s]cp-amw kpJ-an-sp ]d-n-v. X\nv bmsXmcp A]m-I-Xbpw Ah-cpsS s]cp-am--n
ImWm ]n-bn-. Ah-sf-s-nepw In-p-m-hpw. aqm-a-tXv s]ns Xncp-h-bn-ep Xd-hmn Iq-kn Smn Fp ]d-n-v. Ah Aq-s Imew Ign-m B Xd-hmSpw Npp-ap Fv
G ]dpw hnm t]mIp-I-bm-sWv ]d-ncpp. BchnsS t]mIm-\mWv! \mem-a-sbpw
Ans\ Ftm \nmc ImcWw ]dv apS-n-b-Xm-Wv. ]s Fn\v?
"AXv \n\p hgnsb a\-nem-hpw. \ns A IpSnp apSn-npw _mn-bmb At- e-apv, AXn-\v BcmWv Ah-IminI? \n cp-t]cpw am{Xw. C\n-sbms \o Btem-Nn-p-m-n-bm
aXn. C\n asmcp Imcyw. Hcp hnhm-l-Po-hn-Xhpw {]Xo-nv \o hon-tebvp th km[-\--sfms

87 tZim-`n-am\n

HmWw hnti-jm{]Xn 2005

hmn-bns? Cc---n, t^mw InS-bv, {^nv, Duta-i, tkm^....... AsXms Ctm BcmWv
D]-tbm-Kn--WXv?'
BWn Hmp. icn-bm-Wv. In hmn-bt- m AXv InSbv klnXw t\sc sImp-t]m-bXv s]fpsS hon-tebvm-Wv. cp-am-k
- n-\p-n Ah In hmpw, AXp-hsc D]-tbm-Kn-m-\mWv Fp
]d-p-sIm-v. cp-amkw Ignp tNmZn--tm ASp--amkw Xcmw, ASp amkw Fm-bmepw
Xcmw Fp ]dp \on-sm-p-t]m-bn. hjw aqm-bn. tNmZn-p-tm ]dbpw "Am-b\v IeymWw
Ign-bp-tm-gs Bh-iy-ap-p. Atm Fm-bmepw Fn-mw.' {^nv hmn-bXv cp sImw apmWv. AXn\v Cu hon cmgvN hmgm-\p tbmKta Dm-bp-p. "sImp-fv XWp sh-n\v Zmlnptm s\v s]mzm. Am-b IeymWw Ign-p sIm-p-Xcmw. t__n-m-b\v ASvzs
t_mWkv Inpw, Asm Fm-bmepw {^nv hmWwv ]d-n-cn-p-hm.' Fp ]dv AXpw ISn. ]ns ssU\n-Mv tS-_v, tkm^......
"Ctm \n\p a\-n-em-hp-ptm \ns s]-fpsS Ifn-I?' B-Wnbvv Btem-Nn-m-\p
kabw sImSp-p-sImv Imhv ]d-p.
icn-bm-Wv. Xm _pnbp]-tbm-Kn-m--Xn\v ssZhs Ip-s-Sp-n-bnp Imcy-an-. Xm IeymWw
Ign-m G-hp-a[
- nIw Aku-Ic
- y-ap-m-hp-Xv sPn-m-Wv. AsX-p-sImv Xm CXp-hsc a\-n-emn-bn? kl-{]-h-Ib
- mb tacnsb IeymWw Ign-W
- s
- ap Icp-Xn-bX
- m-bn-cp-p. Ahp XtmSv
kvt\l-ap-s--dn-bmw. Hcn- sPn-tbm-SXp kqNn-n--tm Ah ITn-\-ambn FXnp.
"Ahcv Ishvkv BWv. \sS Xd-hmSv FhnsS InS-pp? Am-b Fs am\w \in-n--s.'
Ftm hnfn-mepw Ah Xs IqsS hcpw. Cp-IqSn Ah kqNn-n--Xm-Wv.
"aI-s\,' Imhv ]d-p. "Fs apn Fm-hcpw Xpey-cmWv. Ishvkv Fpw Am-hscsm-p-an-. Fn hniz-kn-m Fm-hcpw kz-n- Fs H-amWv Ccn-m t]mIp--Xv.
Atm `qan-bn Cu AI--ens Bhiyw?'
"Im-sh, Rm Fmw a\-n-em-p-p.' ssII {]m-\-bn ]nSn-p-sImv BWn ]d-p.
"C\n Rm FmWv sNt-Xv? Hcp IpSpw-_-Po-hnXw \bn-m sImXn-tXm-p-p.'
"Rm ]d-bp--t]mse sNp-I. \o Ctms tacn-bpsS hon t]mIp-I.'
"Imth Ctmtgm?'
"Ft?'
BWn ]d-bm aSnp \np. ]d-bm-sX-s Im-hn\v Xs a\-nse hym]m-c a\-n-emhp-p-sv Adn-npw Xs Asp sImw Cp Ifn-n s]pw Afn-b\pw apw thn
apbpw {_pw, Nn\pw sFkv{Ioapw hmn hon sImp-t]m-tI--Xp-sv t\cnv ]d-bm
Abmv aSn-bm-bn.
"Rm Fmw ImWp-p, Adn-bpp Fv Hcn- ]dns aIs\? Rm\-dn-bmsX temIv Hpw kw`-hn-p-n.'
B-Wnbvv N-ep-m-bn. Xs Pohn-X
- ns \ Imew
\in-n-m {ian s]p thn C\nbpw sNm
t]mIpp F-X-. adnv Bcpw ImWp-n F ss[cy
n Xm sNbvX Imcy Im-h-dn-n-p-m-Ip-sa
`b-n. ]m]-Nn--bm B-Wn-bpsS Xe-Ip-\n-p.
"Aln-p-tX sImSp-m-hq. \ns s] \o sNp-sXmpw Aln-p-n-. C\n apX \o \ns Imcyw t\mnbm aXn. C{Xbpw sNbvX-sXms aXn. tacn-bpsS hon
Ahfpw A\pw A-nbpw am{X-ta-bp-p. Ah-tcmSv Imcy apgp-h Xpdp ]d-bp-I. Ah \ns `mK-m-Wv. CpXs tacnsb sIm Dt-ia
- p-spw ]d-bp-I. AXn-\p-apv
cp Imcy- sN-Ww. kocn-b Ign-v A Ctm
Xncn-spw. A-t\mSv sshIp-tcw \ns hnhm-l
- n-\p
I- sNm ]n-bn Dm-bn-cn-W
- s
- ap ]d-bp-I.
sNdnb tXmXn-sems aXn. cv, t]mIp hgn kzman-bpsS
tlm-en t]mbn cp hSbpw Nmbbpw IpSn-p-I. \ns hbdns {]iv\- Rm a\-n-em-p-p-v. \ns kvt\ln-Xm-sc-sbms hnfn-p-I. hon t]mbn hkv{X- amdn
kvt\ln-X
- m-cp-ambn Ap aWnbvv ]n-bn Fp-I. \o
sImp-h-cp Xo-km-[-\-fpw {]Xo-nv \ns s]fpw
IpSpw-_hpw hon-s-bp-v. Ah-tcmSv hoo-tmbn hkv{X-sfms amn ]n-bn hcm ]d-bp-I.

88 tZim-`n-am\n

HmWw hnti-jm{]Xn 2005

"C\n-bmWv {][m-\-s Imcyw ]d-bm t]mIp--Xv. ]n-bn sPn Hcp {]I-S-\-sams ImgvN-shbvpw. tamlm-e-ky-s-Sp-I-sbms sNpw. AsXmpw Imcy-am--. Cp-Xs \ns km[-\-
sPn-bpsS hon\nv FSp-psImp-h-c-Ww. Fmw Imcy-fpw tacn t\mntmfpw. Ah Ign-hp-h-fm-Wv. Hmtcm ]pcp-j-s\bpw krjvSn-p-tm ]nXmhv Ah\v tbmPn Hcp kv{Xosbbpw krjvSn-pp. \ns Ign-hp-tISv Ah \nI-n-tm-fpw. Rm ]d-bp-Xv a\-n-em-hp-ptm?'
"]s Imsh Rm s]s-p km[-\- FSp-p-sIm-p-hcp-Xp icn-bmtWm?'
"icn-tb-Xv, sXtXv Fv \o F\np ]d-p XcnI-bmtWm? Hcm Zpm-ayw ImWn-m AXp
kXnp sImSp--cp-Xv. kuay-cmb-h Cu `qanbvv Ah-Im-in-I-fm-hpp Fv Rm ]d-n-nt? Cu
`qan \ns-tm-ep--hm-Wv. AXp \S-n-em-m-\mWv ssZhw kzw ]p{Xs\ `qan-bn-te-bv-b--Xv.'
"Imth, Rm Av ]d-bWt]mse sNmw.'
"Fm Bm \o Im-hns\ hnfnv Ic-bW
- Xv?' ]nn \nv I-d-
- nes i_vZw tIv BWn
sRn-n-cn-p. A sXmp ]nn-se-n-bn-cn-p-p. apn Am-c-bn Ipcn-in-te-dnb Imhns cq]w Xs t\mn A\p-{K-ln-pthm?
Abm Fgp-t-p.
sshIp-tcw awK-f-I--sfmw Ignv B-Wnbpw ]mnbpw ]n hn-tm I--d-ne-
Am-c-bvp-ap-n \npsImv {]mn-p.
"Im-sh, Imcy--sfms Cu hn[-n Ah-km-\n-Xv \m-bn. B B- \-h-\m-Wv, Hcp
]mhw! Ah\m s]ns\ Inn-bXv \m-bn. Ign-hp--h-fm-Wv. Ah B-s\ t\mn \S-n-tm-fpw.'
aqp-hw Ipcn-ip-h-cp I--d-n-e- ]n-ta-S-bn-tebvv t]mIm-\mbn Xncn-p.
"Ftm-SmtWm \o CXp ]d-bp-Xv?' Imhp ]d-p. "Rm Fmw ImWp-p, tIp-p.'
CS-Xp-h-is P\-enqSn h i_vZw tIv A Xncn-p. ]n-h-f-ns sXm-Spv Xma-kn-pXv Ahn-izm-kn-I-fm-Wv. Ah Ftmgpw Sn.-hn. Dds shbvpw. CsXmcp ieyam-bn-cn-p-p. Fn-s\bmWv Ah-tcmSp ]d-bpI? Fs-nepw ]d-m, Xs Hcp aX-Xo-{h-hm-Zn-bmbn ap{Z-Ip-pw. "Rm Fmw
ImWp-p, tIpp' FXv GXp kocn-be
- n-te-XmWv? Ggp aWn-bpsS UnIvohv kocn-b C{X s]sv
XpS-ntbm?
[rXn-]n-Snv ]n-ta-S-bn-tebvv HmSp I--d-n-e-s\ t\mn Ipcn-in-t \nv Imhv Nncn-psImv Xe-bm-n.

89 tZim-`n-am\n

HmWw 2004

_m-Wn-bnse ImgvN-I
C lcn-Ip-am
cmhnse IrXyw Fgp aWnv Nmb-bp-mn cp mn-emn `m-hns\ DWn Hcp mv
ssIn sImSpv `m\p-aXn In-S
- d- b
- psS _m-Wn-hmXn Xpd-p-p. ]{X-m-c ssknfn-\nn-d-msX hen-s-dn-bp ]{Xw \mep IjvW--fmbn NnX-dn-n-S-p-Xv s]dp-nsb-Spv In-en
sNcn-n-cn-p `m-hns In sImp-t]mbn sImSpv Ah _m-Wn-bn-tebvp Xs
t]mIp-p. ]ns Nmb IpSn Ign-bp-X
- p-hsc Nqc Itk-eb
- n-en-cpv ]pds hnti-j
- t\mnbncn-p-w. cm{Xn \jvSs
- -Xp apgp-h hos-Sp-p-X
- p-hsc B Ccnn-cn-p-p. Nmb-Ip-Snp Ign-m
mv ASp-f
- b
- n sImp-t]m-bn-hv InS-d- b
- n-tebvp t]mIp-p. AhnsS h-am\ ]{X-ns
Bkp-c-X-bn apgp-In-bn-cn-p `mhnt\mSv ]pdp I hnti-j- Hmtcm-mbn ]d-bp-p.
tIm Xmev]-cy-ap-h tIpw Am-h Hcp aqfen Xn--fpw Abm ]{X-]m-cm-bWw
XpS-cpw.
Ign Hcm-gvN-bmbn Ahv ]d-bm-\p-Xv Hcp kvIqIp-n-sb--n-bm-Wv. cp hoSp-Ipdv sKbvn Ah kvIq_v Imp-\np-p. ]pXp-Xmbn hmS-Ibvp h-h-cm-Wv. `m\paXn
Ipd--kz--bm-Wv, ImcWw B hop-Im-sc-n Ahsmpw Adn-bn-. AXp Inp--Xp-hsc Ccn-sm-dp-Xn-bp-m-hn-. AhnsS tPmenbvv h kv{XoIfpw Ds-n Ah-cn\n-s-nepw hnh-c tNmm-am-bn-cp-p. Ans\ Btcbpw ImWm-\p-an-. AXp-sImv A-h AXym-[p\nI coXnbn-ep Nmc--Wn-bn-tes-n-cn--bm-Wv. kzw _m-Wn-bn Ccp-p-sIm-p km-ssev
kv]bnv AXn-eps-Spw. An-s\-bmWv kvIq _n-\p-thn Imn-cn-p Fp hb-p-Im-cnsb
ImWp--Xv. Ah hoSns sKbvn\p apn ^pSv]m-n ]pdv Xqn-bn kn-bpsS I\w ImcWw- Aev]w aptmv Ip\n-v _p hcp Zni-bn-tebvp am{Xw t\mnsmv \npw. _v
Hcp Xncnhp Ignv hcp-Xp Im CShpw hehpw t\mmsX tdmUv apdnp HmSp-p. adp-h-i-p\nv h hml-\-fpw hcp-ptm F t\m-an-. Ahp Ib-dm\p _p-Xs \npI
Ah apdnp IS-p--Xn\p sXm-Sp-m-Wv. hfsc A]-I-S-I-c-amb Hcp Ipdp-p-Nm-S.
`m\p-aXn AI-t-bvtm-Sp-p. In-en Atmgpw hm-I-tfmSv an-Sp `m-hn-t\mSp ]d-bpp.
"Hcp Znhkw B s]v GsX-nepw hnsS ASoev s]Spw. CtSmw htemw t\mm-XymWv Hmw.'
Abm km[m-c-W-a-n A{i--\m-bn, ]{X-n\nv Is-Sp-msX tNmZn-pw.
"GXv s]v?'
"Hcp kvIqIpn. aqntem \mentem Bbn-t-m-hp. Fpw Htc Hmw. Fm-Wm-thm......'
Abmv Xmev]cyw \in-p-p. Hcp s]vsms ]d--sm......
]ntv cmhnse `m\p-aXn `m-hns\ _m-Wn-bn-tebvv hnfn-p.
"t\mp, Hp hcp....'
Abmv t]mIm Hcp Xmev]-cy-hp-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. ]{X-ns hnS Xmfp-I-fn Fsms
hnti-j
- f
- mWv! hon Hbvp Ign-bp hrsb Igpp sRcnp sImv B`cWw Ihp. cp
tImfw hm, t^mtm k-ln-Xw. Hcp tImf-\n-bn ]I ka-bv hon AXn-{I-anp ISv \m
Xp hb-p-Imcn ho-sb _emkwKw sNbvXv....... B ck-I-c-amb hm hmbnp apgp-an-n-n-.
Atm-gmWv `m\p-aX
- n-bpsS hnfn. Abm apJp h tZjyw Hpw ad-p-hb
- vmsX ]{Xw hen-s-dnv
_m-Wn-bn-tebvp \S-p.
"t\mp AXns \n]v!' `m\p-aXn Nqn-m-n. Abm t\mn. AhnsS Hcp saen s]Ipn
\np-p. AkpJw _m[n Hcp henb shn-sbtm-se-bmWv Abmp tXmn-b-Xv.
"\nptm, Csm _p-h-cpw, Asm ImWmw AXns Hmw. Ipw aqp-wym-sX Hmw.
FmWv h Imdpw tIdn CSn-ym-d- o-y. Ahv t\s-s t{Imkv sNbvXv \nm-aX
- n. AXv
sNn-.'
"B Ipnbvv Atw A\pw Hs-m-hq-tem. Ah {in-s
- . \osb-n-\mWv Cs\ shjan-W-Xv'

Abm Xncnv ]Ip-Xn-bmn \nnb _emkw-K-n-tebvp IS-p.

"Hcp PmXn Bmcm Chn-sStm-cv. Hcp {iow-y........' `m\p-aXn ]d-p-sIm-n-cp-p.
Znh-k
- Ign-bp-tmdpw Hcp Imcyw Abm {in-p. ]{Xw hfsc hnc-ka
- m-bn-p-S
- n-bn-cnp-p. Hpw
hmbn-m-\n-m Ah-. cmjv{Sobw am{Xw. AXpw Fp cmjv{Sobw! t\Xm- sXmv Fhpw Xmsg-bp
AWn-IIqSn Ds ASn-]n-Sn. BmWv AXn Xmev]cyw? ap hm-Ip ew-IqSn Ch A]l-cn-p-p. Fs-nepw A]-IS-
- n-s, `h-\t- `-Z\
-
- ns As-n sIme-]m-XI
-
- ns hm Inv
Ime-sa-{X-bmbn? Hcp \ _emkw-K-tIkv ]{X-n ImWm sImXn-bm-bn-p-S-n. \mSv s]s-smcp
Znhkw \m-bXpsImm-hm h CsXm-pw. ]{Xmv B hI hm-I-fn Xmev]cyw Cm-Xm-bn.
Ah-cpsS cpNn amdn. A{X-Xs. Abm ]{Xw Hsm-mbn amn hcpnt\mn. Fmw Hcp-t]mse hnc-khpw
Acp-Nn-I-c-hpw. Atm Ipgw ]{X-n-s-bm-hm h.
Abm hm-If
- psS Xe-s-p-If
- n ]{Xhmb\ HXp-n. Hcp Znhkw Xte-s-p-I IqSn hmbn-m
]m--hn[w Atcm-N-I-amb ]{X-n Ipw \v a\v tISp-h-n-cn-p ka-bv `m\p-a-Xn-bpsS hnfn
tIp. Ftm A]-IS- k
- q-N\
- b
- p-m-bncpp B hnfn-bn. Abm ]{Xw hen-s-dnv _m-Wn-bn-tebvv
HmSn. Ah-fpsS apJw hnf-dnbn-cp-p. Ah Nqn-m-nb e-tbvv Abm t\mn. AhnsS B Ipn
InS-p-I-bm-Wv, \Sp-tdm-Un. Ahp t]mtI _v Ipd--p-dv \nn-bnv ss{Uh Cdn HmSn
hcn-I-bm-Wv.
"Hcp Imdm-Wv.' `m\p-aXn ]d-p. "Rm t\mn-sm-n-cn-p--gmWv hv CSn--Xv.'
"Fn-v, Imsd-hnsS?'
"Abmfv HmSn-p-t]m-bn.'
_v ss{Uh HmSn-sbn B Ipnsb Fgp-tn-p. Ah Fgp-t-p\n-p. Abm Ah-tfmSv
Ftm tNmZn-p-p-v. Ah Xe-bmn adp-]Sn ]dv Abm-fpsS ssI ]nSnv \S-m XpS-n. Hpw ]nbn-n! _v \om XpS-n-bt- m Abm AIp IS-p. Abm p`n-X\m-bn-cp-p. \nep ]cp
InS ]{X-m-fp-I Imep-sImv Xn-amn Abm ]d-p.
"Ip-a ]{X-fv Cns\ hmbn-m sImm-Xm-bXv!'
C\m-j-\ ae-bmfn HmWw 2004
- Cu ew \-s ImcWw hmcn-I-bn h tebuv
]p\x-kr-n-m Ign-n-.

IY

C. lcn-Ip-am

tPmtam CS-bvn-Sbvv Ip-cp-p-p-v.

Atm-sgms t{Xkym hgn-]n-g-p-t]m-Ip
Xs hnc-ep-Isf a\-n imknv sbvn
\nv hnc-ep-I am{X-ap-]t- bm-Knv Ipg-bvm
tNmdv sbvn-tebvtm \ne-tbvtm DXn
p hogmsX {inv hmb Aev]w am{Xw Xpdv
AI-t-bvm-pw. apn-en-cn-p-Xv aIs
hcmt]m-Ip Am-bn-b
- b
- m-Wv. Ah Ipgbv msX `wKn- b mbn `Ww Ign- p- Xv
Aev]w Akq-bt- bmsS t\mpw. IeymWw Ignv tPmen Dt]- np - t ]mb ]mdp- I pn
Cs kZy Hcp-m-\mbn hv kzm tZmsS
Dm-nb Cd-n-d- nbpw sNo hc-n-bXpw
s\bvao s]mn-Xpw sbvn A\m-Yc
- mbn
InS-p-Xv k-S-tmsS t\mn. AsXms
Hv kzmZ- d nv Xnm sImXn- b m- h p- p.
Fpw XmXs Dm-p Idn-I Iqn
DuWp-Ig- nv Cv Iptd-m-e
- n-\p-tijw ]mdpIp-n-bpsS shns kzmZv hopw Adn-bp-Ib
- mWv. kmc-ey, Ch-scms t]mIp-a-sm. cm{Xn
CXn-s\m s ]Icw homw.
sPnbpw tPmtam\pw tai-bpsS FXn h-im-Wn-cn-p-X
- v. sPnbv pw Ah-fpsS Anbvpw CS-bn-emWv Ah-fpsS A. Hcp
km[p a\p-jy\m-sWp tXmp-p. Xs CSXp-h-i-mWv tPmk-t^-. Atlw km[mcW an tNmdv Ipgv Cd-n--dnbpw Nnn
Nn\pw Hs Iqn Dp-Xv Akq-b-tbmsS
t\mn. Atcvv aIs imk-\-sbmpw
_m[-I-a-. tPmtam As Imcy-n CSs]-Sm-dp-an-. ]ns Fs am{Xw Fn-\mWv
sN D]-{Z-hn-p-Xv?
"tPmtams A-nbvv \ ssIp-Wy-v.'
sPn-bpsS A ]d-p. "sPosS An
Ct{Xw \m-bnv Dm-szm-pwy.'
"Gbv.' tPmk-t^- ]d-p. tai-bpsS
Acn-In-embn Cd-n--dn-bpsS ]m{Xhpw ]nSnv
\np ]mdp- p- nsb Nqn Atlw
XpSp. "CXv sImp-t{X-y-m-y-sXmpw
56

A. CXv Zm ]mdp-Ipn Dm-W

- X
- m. RsS Hw-m-bn-cp sImm. IeymWw Ignv t]mb-Xm. C \nsfms hcvW-tXmv Ah-tfmSv hcm ]d--Xm. Hu......'
tPmk-t^- Ip\nv ImSw XS-hm XpS-n. adp-h-iv sPn-bpsS A\pw Xs CS-Xp-Im XShp-p-m-bn-cp-p. Im tISp-h-cpp Ftm Hv cv A-m-cp-sSbpw A`n-{]m-b-{]-I-S-\--fn-ep-mbn-cp-p. ]mdp-Ipn ]m{Xw sImp-hv tPmk-t^-\v Ipd-p-IqSn sNo hc-n-bXv hnf-n. AsXmcp Xpd
IrX--Xm-{]-I-S-\-am-bn-cp-p.
"aXn-sbSn tPmk-t^-\v hnf-o-Xv. {]j-sdm-s Bfm.'
"Am, sImpt{Xtyw \ shv shbvpw.' tPmk-t^- ]d-p. Fm-hcpw Nncn-m XpS-n, Hcmsfm-gn-sI.
t{Xym Ap hnc-ep-I sImp A`ymkw XpSp. Im-sh, C{Xbpw \ hn`-h-fv apn
hv AsXmv acym-Zbvp Ign-m\pw ]p-n--sm. Hcm-gvN-apv XpS-n-b-XmWv tPmtams Xmo-Xp-Ifpw
in-W-hpw.
"A-o, Ah-scms \ ssl ]mn-I-fmWv sItm.'
"\ap-s-mWv sImdhv tPmtams\?' t{Xym tNmZn-pw.
"An-\y-. An tNmdv Xnpsm Id-]-dmv hmcn-h-env Xnpw. AsXmpw ]mSn-. CXm, Cns\
thWw `-Ww-I-gn-m.' Ah Ins Ap hnc-ep-I am{X-ap-]-tbm-Knv ImWn-p-sIm-Sp-p.
"Cs\ Xnm Fp kzmZmSm tams\-mm? \tmWw Iqn-sm-gv Xnm-ssb DuWp Ign-t]mse tXmq.'
"]s Ao As\ Xnm AXv tS_v amt\-gvkm-hn-. Iqn-sm-gv Ins Dnepw s]mdpw
Hs tNmdpw Idn-Ifpw Bn, Npns s]mdpw
hv Hnv h amXncn Ign--WXv tamim. ]sz-nev
kv]qtWmm Ign---Xv. sPnsS An \
skmssk-n-te-Un-bm. Ahcv AhnSvs kv{XokamPw {]kn-Um A-o. Fs \mWw sISp-s. AXp-t]mse hmb -h-msX sXmd--cvXv. Nhbvp-tm hmb ASp ]nSn-W
- w. CXm C-s\.'
"Fs Im-sh, kv]qtWmv Ign-ym, hmb
AS-p-]n-Snv Xntzm, Fs-smv taem CXns\mpw.'
"Rmb-dmgvN Ahcv hncvn\v hcW As-nepw
An CsXms sNbvtX Xocp.'
Ap XpS-n-bX
- mWv ISp in-Ww. A_-n-se-m tNmdv Ipg-m, hmb Xpdv Nh-m
DSs\ tai-bpsS adp-`m-K-p-\nv tPmtams hnfn
tImw. "Ao.....'
tPmk-t^-\v CsXmpw _m[-I-a-. Atcv
\n_m[w Idn-I-sf-Spv Iqn-p-gv henb Dcp-f-Ifmbn hmb apgp- h Xpdv Nh- - c v Xnp- p.
ssI-S-ns AIpw ]pdpw tNmdpw IdnIfpw \ndp \np-p. tPmtam Atmp
t\mp- - t X- b n- . CsXp A\o- X n- b m- W v . CXn\mtWm kv{Xo]p-cpj ka-Xz-sa-sms ]d-bp-Xv?
\memw Znhkw cm{Xn InS-p-tm {]m-\bvn-Sbvv Ah Xs {]mcm-_v[- Im-hnt\mSp ]d-p. Am-b aqSn-p-Xv Dd-a
- m-bn-cn-pp.
"Imsh sPn-bpsS A-sb-tm-se Hcp
Ipcn-ins\ Fn\mWv Fs ASp-tbvv ]d-b-Xv? thsd F{X kv{XoI-fpv Cu temIv? Hcp
{]iv\-hp-an-m kv{XoI. s]p-Im-Wm t]mbtm Ipg-smpw tXmn-bn-. skmssk-n-te-Unbm-Wv, ssl skmssk-n-bm-Wvsms tPmtam
]d-sm t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. Xe-apSn t_m_v sNbvXv
Npn Nmsbms tXv Cwojv am{Xw kwkm-cnW kv{Xobm-hpwt Icp-Xo-Xv. Ism A-

57

s\mpw A. Hcp \mS kv{Xo. ]s tPmtam AXpw CXpw ]dv Fs t]Sn-n-ym-Wv. acym-Zb
- vsmv
`Ww Ign-nv Znhkw \mem-bn.......'
]cm-Xn-I \op-t]m-bt- m tPmk-t^- Ip Xpdp t\mn. Xs Ddw Hcp eh-en\p Xmsg t]mIm-Xns Imc-W-sa-m-sWp a\-n-em-b-tm Atlw ]d-p.
"sImp-t{X-ty, Im-hn\v \o ]td-WXv tI-Ww-t-m-hq, s\s tam ImW-Ww-v tamlm-hn. \o B shfv AW-bvv.'
Fgp-tv hnf--Wv InS-bv-bn hopw Ipnp \np-tm-gmWv Ahp a\-n-em-b-Xv. Npa-c-cpIn tai-p-dp nXn sNp Im-hns cq]w t\cnp ImWmsX X\nbvv kwkm-cn-m h.
Ahv Im-hn-t\mSv tZjyw tXmn. Fn-\mWv Cs\ Hcp ]oU\w F\n-mbn Xcp-Xv?
Ctm sPn-bpsS A Hcp hipw Ip-cp-n-smv tPmtam asmcp hipw Ccn-p-tm
Ahv hopw Im-hns hn[n-\ym-b-n-\p Ign-hn hnizmkw \jvs-p.
hc-s, Imhv shdpsX Ccn-p-I-b-.
tPmtam Fgp-t-p, Hw-Xs sPn-bpw.
"A-amcv hm\w ]dv ]Xps Ccp-m aXn.' tPmtam ]d-p. "\nsS Hw Ccp-m ASoev
thcv samf-bvpw.'
tPmk-t^- Ah-km-\-L--n-se-n-bn-cn--bm-Wv. Fsm-stbm hmcn-n-p-p-v. AsXmpw
{in-m-\p am\-kn-Im-h
- b
- n-em-bn-cp-n t{Xym-. Atm-gmWv Imhv shdpsX Ccn-pI-b Fv
Ahp a\-n-em-b-Xv. a apdn-I-Sv t]mbn Fp I-tm sPn-bpsS A Hv \nhp-sImv
]d-p.
"Bhq C\n Hv acym-Zbvv `Ww Ign-m-tem. tNmdv sImg-bvmsX Ignm h ctkmwtm
t{Xkymt?' tNmdpw Cd-n-d- n-bpsS Nmdpw Iqn \mbn Ipgv hmbn-tebvp sImp-t]m-Ip-X
- n-\n-Sb
- n
Ah XpSp. "Hcm-gvNymbn sPn Fs t]Sn-nv hn-cn-ym-Wv. tPmtams A Hcp skmsskn teUnbm-Wvsms ]d-v. AtXm-sm acym-Zbvv `Ww Ign--s, As t{Xymt?' Xncnv ]mdpIp-n-tbmSp ]d-p. "B s\bvao s]mcnXv Hcp IjvWw CSv tamsf.'
Xpd hmb AS-bvmIpSn adv t{Xym apn ImWp AZv`p-Xhpw Ip-sImncn-p-I-bm-Wv.
tPmk-t^- ssI \n-p-Sv Hcp mv shhpw IpSnv G-a
- nv t\mp-tm ImWp-Xv Cu ImgvNbm-Wv. Atlw `mcysb tXmn- hn-fn-p.
"sImp-t{Xty Fm DuWp Ign-m adtm?'
Ah [rXn-bn ssI sbvntebvp sImp-t]m-bn. ]ns Dm-bXv Ncn-{X-ns kph-m-fpI-fn sImn-sh-bvt Hcq-Wm-Wv. cp `m--mcpw Fgp-t-p-t]m-bn-cp-p. tai-pdw cp
kv{XoIp a
- m-{X-ambn Hgn-p-In-S
- p-Ib
- m-Wv. HcmgvN sIn-\nnb [mnI tcmj-samw Ic-Ih
- n-smgp-Ip-I-bmWv.
tPmtam\pw sPnbpw ssII-gpIn tXmp-ap-n apJw-Xp-Sv ssU\n-Mvdq-an Fn-b-tm I
ImgvN........
"Fs Imth!....'

58