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I®oI®oI®oI®o----cn DdªpIqSnb sh®cn DdªpIqSnb sh®cn DdªpIqSnb sh®cn DdªpIqSnb sh®----¡Ãv¡Ãv¡Ãv¡Ãv

tUm.-Fw. eoem-hXn

Imem-án-bn `kva-ambn t]mIm- -hbpw Ime-{]-hm-l- n Aenªv

Hgp-In-t¸m-Im- -hbpw Ime-s¡m-Sp-¦m-än-ep-Sªp NnX-dn-t¸m-hm- -h-bp-amb

Imhy-_nw-_-§Ä I®oÀ¯p-Ån-IÄsIm−pw Nncn- -cn-IÄsIm−pw

hmÀs¯Sp¯ A¡n- - nsâ auenIIh\{]Ir-Xn-bmWv I®o-cn Nncn-bpsS

emh-Wy-a-en-bn-¡epw Nncn-bn I®o-cnsâ s]mcn-IÄ Pzen- n-

¡-epw."Ccp-]-Xmw-\q-äm-−nsâ CXn-lmk'¯n Cu Nncn¡pw I®o-cn\pw At±lw

IÀ½-km-£n-I-sf- s¶ km£n-bm¡n þ kqcys\bpw N{µs\bpw-. Ch-cnÂ

BcmWv "ap´nb' IÀ½-km£n? C§-s\-sbmcp tNmZy- n\v cm{Xn-bn FÃmw

ImWp¶ N{µ³Xs¶ ap¶nÂ, asä-bmÄ ]IÂshfn- - n-em-WtÃm ImWp-¶Xv

F¶ a−³ D¯cw kmam-\y-_p-²n-bp-Å-h-cmcpw ]d-bm-\n-S-bnÃ. kqcy-{]-Im-i-amWv

N{µ¶p cm{Xn-bn I®p-sIm-Sp-¡p-¶-sX¶v C¶s¯ GXp km[m-c-W\pw Adn-bmw.

(Hcp ]c-amWp imkv{X-hn-Z-Kv²³ AWp-i-àn-bnÂ\n¶v

sshZypXnbpXv]m-Zn- n-t¡-−-Xnsâ {]m[m\yw Øm]n-¡m³ {ian-¡p-t¼mÄ

AXn-s\-Xn-cmb ]cn-Øn-Xn-hm-Zn-IÄ B a−³ D¯cw

]d-ª-h-sc-t¸m-se-bm-sW¶p {]kw-Kn-¡p-¶Xp tI«n-«p−v þ ]d-ªXv

cmPm-cm-a-®-bm-bmepw Xpe\w XnI¨pw Aim-kv{Xo-b-am-Wv). kqcy-N-{µ-·m-cpsS

{]m[m-\y- n-epÅ hyXymkw HmÀ¯p sIm−m-bm-ep-a-sÃ-¦nepw A¡n- - nsâ

t_m[m-t_m-[-km-I-ey-amb tNXÊnÂ\n¶v I®o-cn¶pw Nncn-¡p-apÅ

Ah-Xm-c-§-fmbn tXPx-]p-RvP-§Ä cq]w ]q−-t¸mÄ kuc-a-WvUew I®o-cn¶pw

]pÀ®-N-{µ³ Nncn¡pw {]-Xo-I-§-fmbn `hn- p. CXv Ihn-bpsS

A´x-k-Xy-s¯-bm-W-\m-h-cWw sN¿p-¶-Xv. I®o-cmWv A¡n¯w IhnX

hmÀ¡m-\p-]-tbm-Kn-¡p¶ apJy-h-kvXp. GXp henb Ihnbpw

""cpZn-Xm-\p-kmcn''bmWv. tcmZ\w ]pd-s¸-«-sX-hn-sS-\nt¶m B _nµp-hn-te¡v

tNX-Ên-sâbpw ico-c- n-sâbpw Imep-IÄ buK-]-tZy\ \o§p-¶-hÀ.

I®o-cp-sIm−p IhnX hmÀ¡pt¼mÄ NneÀ Nncn-bpsS s]mcn-IÄ NnX-dn-¡p-Ibpw

sN¿p-¶p. Ah-cpsS ""I®p-\oÀ¡p- n t\c-t¼m-¡nsâ shÅn-ao³Nm-«-§Ä''

kz`m-th\ kw -hn-¡p-¶p. A¡n¯w B ]¦n-em-Wv. I®ocpw Nncnbpw

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c−p-X-c-ap-−v. X\n-¡mbn am{X-ap-Åh; A\yÀ¡m-bn, A\y-sc-s¨m-Ãn-bp-Å-h.

BZys¯ Iq«-cpsS kzmß-]-cX ]cn-[n-I-S-¶m hnjmZ-tcm-K-am-hpw.

c−m-a-t¯-Xn¶v AXn-cn-Ã. klm-\p- q-Xnbpw Imcp-Wyhpw F{X hfÀ¶mepw

{]]©w t]mse-bm-Wv. AXn-cn-ÃmsX hf-cp-¶p. F{X hfÀ¶mepw

tcmKm-h-Ø-bm-hn-Ã. (Cu X¯zw ap³\nÀ¯nbmWv Acn-tÌm-«n-ensâ IYm-gvkkv

kn²m- - n {]bp-à-amb cq]Iw sshZy-im-kv{X- nse hntc-N-\s¯

Bkv]-Z-am-¡n-bpÅXÃ, aXm-\p-jvTm-\- nse hna-eo-I-c-Ws¯ þ religions

catharsisþ Bkv]-Z-am¡nbpÅ-Xm-sW¶v NneÀ hmZn-¡p-¶-Xv)

""Hcp I®oÀ¡Ww aäp-Å-hÀ¡mbv Rm³ s]mgn-¡th

DZn-¡-bm-sW-¶m-ßm-hn-em-bncw kuc-a-WvUew

Hcp ]p©n-cn- Rm³ aäp-Å-hÀ¡mbvs¨e-hm-¡th

lrZ-b- n-ep-em-hp¶q \nXy-\nÀa-e-]uÀWan''

F¶v ]Ým- m] `cn-X-\mbn Ipä-taäp ]d-bp¶ Hcp IYm-]m-{Xs¯ krjvSn- -t¸mÄ

kz´w cq]- n a\p-jys\ krjvSn- -h-s\¶p hnti-jn- -n¡m-dpÅ

Cuiz-c-s\- -s¶-bm-W-t±lw A\p-I-cn- -Xv. Ihn-bpsS kz´w cq]- n ]nd-¡p¶

am\-k-]p-{X-\mWv IYm-]m-{Xw. Xoknkpw Bân-Xo-knkpw kn -knkpw

Bkv]-Z-am-¡n-bpÅ {]Xy-bim-kv{X- nsâ hàmsh¶ \nebv¡v

IYm-]m-{X- nsâ _mly-cq-]- n¶v Hcp ]mÀ«n-bpsS t\Xm-hnsâ Ombbpw \evIn.

A§ns\ IYm-]m{Xw ]pd-ta¡v ]mÀ«n-t\-Xmhpw AIta Xm³X-s¶-bp-amb Hcp

an{i-k- -bm-bn. t\Xm-hnsâ ]Z- n Xm\m-bn-cp-s¶-¦n sN¿p-am-bn-cp-¶-XmWv

IYm-]m-{X- nsâ sNbvXn-bmbn Ihn hn`m-h\w sNbvX-Xv. ]mÀ«n-t\-Xm-¡Ä¡p

sXäp-]-äm-sa¶pw ]Ým- m-]-ap-−m-hm-sa¶pw Ip¼-km-cn-¡m³ X¿m-dm-hp-sa¶pw

kz´w \b-ssh-I-ey-§Äaqew HSp-t§-−n-h-¶-hÀ¡mbn AbmÄ

I®o-scm-gp¡psa¶pw aäpw AwKo-I-cn-¡-s¸-Sm¯ Ime¯v AsXms¡

Abm-sf-s¡m-−p sN¿n- Xv IYm-]m{Xw kz´w am\k]p{X-\m-b-Xp-sIm-−m-Wv.

AbmÄ Xm³aqew X]n-¡bpw Zln-¡bpw sNbvX A\y-sc-tbmÀ¯p-I-c-bp-¶p.

hnip-²-amb ]Ým-¯m-]m{ip A´-cm-ßm-hn I\w Xq§p¶ ]m]- m-cs¯

Aen-bn-s¨m-gp-¡n-¡-f-bp-sa-¶pÅ hnizm-k- nsâ Bizm-khpw Ihn

IYm-]m-{X- n¶p \evIn. IYm-]m-{X- n X§-sf- s¶ I− I£n-¡mÀ

Iä-t_m-[hpw Ip¼-km-chpw I®ocpw X§Ä¡n-Ãm- Xpw

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th−m- -Xp-ambn¡cp-Xn. Ipä-t_m-[-an-Ãm¯ X§-sf-s¡m−v Ip¼-km-cn- n-¡p-¶Xv

A]-lm-kyhpw A]-am-\-hp-ambn¡mWp-¶ AhÀ B A]-cm-[- n¶p

am¸psImSp-¡m-Xn-cp-¶m AXn-e-Ûp-X-¯n-¶-h-Im-i-an-Ã. sshcp-²y-hp-an-Ã.

Ihn IYm-]m-{X- n-eqsS kz´w A´x-k-Xy-amWv ]pd-s¯-Sp- p-sh- -Xv. Xsâ

I®o-cn¶pw Nncn¡pw Ihn hm¡p-I-fpsS kqcy-N-{µ-·msc km£n-bm-¡n. Xm³

khn-Xm-hmbpw {]tNm-Z-\-Zm-Xm-hmbpw Fs¶¶pw Bcm-[n- p-t]m¶

Imhy-Km-b{Xok¯ A\yÀ¡mbns¸mgn-¡p¶ I®o-cm-b-Xp-sIm-−p-X-s¶-bmWv

AXn-¶pÅ tXtPm-_nw_w "kuc-a-WvU-e-' am-b-Xv.

"CXn-lm-k-Im-hy'- n DXnÀ¶p-hoW I®p-\oÀ¯p-Ån-IÄ tNmc- p-Ån-IÄ

Xs¶-bm-Wv. I®nÂ\n¶p tNmc -s]m-Sn-bn-¡p¶ Zmcp-W-Zr-iy-§-fm-W-h-bnep-Å-Xv.

Icn-bn-t·Â¡q-¶p-\n¶p \o§p¶ Xm´-IÀj-Isâ s\Sp-hoÀ¸p-I-sf-

s\-tÃm-e-I-fmbpw Ahsâ I®n-eq-dnb cà-I-W-§sf s\ev¡-Xn-cp-I-fmbpw I−

Ihn Ah A\p- -hn-¡p-¶Xv Ah-\Ã F¶-dn-bp¶ \mfn-emWv Ic-fnse A¼nfn

sISp-¶Xpw kqcy-¡-®oÀ Acp-W-I-W-§-fmbn Dudp-¶-Xpw.

""Abx-]qÀW- o-am-h-b-h-cq]n'' Ifmb Akp-c-·mÀ Ah-cpsS N{I- -Ãp-I-enÂ

sXmgn-em-e-I-fnse a\p-jy-s¯m-gn-em-fn-Isf tImÀ¡p-¶p. A§s\

\nÀ½n-s¨-Sp-¡p¶ hkv{X-§ÄsIm−v XWp- mäp-¶-X-h-c-Ã. AX-dn-bp¶ \mfnÂ

PohnXw Imf-cm-hm-Ip-¶p. Adnhpw ]Tn¸pw ]Whpw DÅ bphm-¡Ä imeo-\-I-fmb

\m«p-s]¬In-Sm-§sf ]qhn-s\-t¸mse apIÀ¶p ]ns¶ Ii-¡n-sb-dn-bp-¶p.

\nc- n N¯p-In-S-¡p¶ s]®nsâ I®v Im¡-sIm- n-h-en-¡p-¶p. Ah-fpsS ape

"\c-hÀK-\-hm-XnYn' N¸n-h-en-¡p-¶p. s]®v A\m-Y-bm-hm\pw Ipªv

X´-bn-Ãm- -h-\m-hm\pw tlXp-hmbn {]Xn-¡q-«n \nev¡p-¶Xv

k¼-¶-X-cp-W-hÀK-am-Wv. (\m-«n-sem-«msI ]SÀ¶p-]n-Sn¨ Hcp £ma-Im-e- nsâ

cq£X [z\n- n-¡m-\Ã Cu Nn{Xw hc-ªn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. F³.-hn.-bpsS "Fen-I-sf'¶

Ihn-X-bn Nn{Xn-X-amb Dujva-fX-bpsS tlXp-¡-fn \n¶p hyXy-kvX-amWv

CXnse Imc-I-tl-Xp-¡Ä) Cu A\m-Y-¡pªv [\n-I-X-cp-Wsâ k´-Xn-bm-sW¶p

hyà-am-¡p-¶-h-bmWv Xcp-W-k-aq-l-hn-lm-c-Nn-{X-§Ä. I®p-sIm- n-h-en-bv¡p¶

Im¡ NqjWw (sIm- n-h-en-s¨-Sp¯p `pPn-¡Â) hÀK-kz- m-h-amb k¼-¶-cpsS

{]XoIwXs¶. Cu `oI-c-Zriyw hcª Ihn Ggp P·w Ign-ªmepw Ch-cpsS

hÀK-hp-ambn GIo- -hn-¡m-\n-Ñn-¡-bn-Ã. ae-bm-f-I-hn-X-bnse Gähpw cq£hpw

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ItTm-c-hp-amb D]-cn-hÀK-hn-aÀi-\-amWv Cu Imhy-_nw-_w. CsX-gp-Xnb Ihnsb

]Xn-X-hÀKi{Xp-hm¡namäm³ Cuiz-c-\p-t]mepw Ign-bn-Ã. C\n

D]-cn-hÀ¤-X-cp-Wo-k-aq-ls¯ {]Xn-¡q-«n \nÀ¯p¶ asämcp Zriyw. ""Ip¦paw

hmcn hoip¶'' F¶p XpS-§p-¶-Xp-ap-X¡pÅ ]Xn-t\gv ]Zy-§-fn ""Nn¯

k¶n-]m-XnÀ¯n'' ]nSn-s]« a[p-c- -Xn-t\-gp-Im-cn-IÄ¡pÅ kzÑ-µ-Nm-cn-X-bpsS

t]¡q¯p hÀWn-¡p-¶p. hnIm-c-\n-b-{´-W-an-Ãm¯ Ip¯-gnª ssewKn-I-Po-hn-Xw.

A{]-Xo-£n-Xhpw A\m-im-ky-hp-amb {`qW-§-fpsS hfÀ¨.

Ahn-ln-X-_-Ô-k- -Xn-IfpsS ]nd-hn.

""Acn-sh-t¸msâ Xobn sN-¶o-bmw-]mä ]Xn-¡-bm ]ntä-¶n-S-h-gn-¡p−nÂ

Im×q inip-i-h-§sf'' F¶ {]tl-fn-Im-k-a-am-b, Imhy-_nw-_- nsâ [z\n

k¼-¶-X-cp-Wn-IfpsS Ima-tI-fn-IÄ {`qWlXy-bnepw inip-l-Xy-bnepw

sNs¶- p-¶-Xm-Wv. D]-cn-hÀK-X-cp-W-k-aq-l- nsâ krjvSn-I-sf-¦nepw ]nd-¡mt\m

]nd-¶m hf-cmt\m DÅ Ah-Imiw \ntj-[n-¡-s¸-Sp¶

]n©p-Ip-ªn-¡m-Xp-I-fn-emWv Ihn a{´n-¡p-¶Xv; ""shfn¨w ZpxJ-am-Wp®o!

Xa-ÊtÃm kpJ-{]Zw'' F¶v, ]nd-hn-bnte Ipª-p§Ä hmSn-ho-gp-¶-Xn¶v

A[x-Ø-hÀ¤- n "CÃmbva' IfmWv tlXp þ `uXn-I-amb CÃm-bva-IÄ.

am\-kn-I-am-b, sshIm-cn-I-am-b, Duj-c-X-IÄ, Aen-hn-Ãm-bva-IÄ, BWv kam-\-hn[n

D¶-X-hÀK- nse t`mssK-I-\n-c-X-cpsS D®n-IÄ¡pw Df-hm-¡p-¶-Xv. ae-bm-f- nÂ

Gä-hp-a-[nIw D²-cn-¡-s¸«p t]m¶n-«pÅ B[p-\nI Ihn-hmIyw ""shfn¨w

ZpxJ-am-Wp®o!'' F¶-Xm-sW¶p tXm¶p-¶p. AXp a{´n-¡-s¸-«n-cn-¡p-¶Xv

cmP-Io-b-hÀK- n ]nd¶p ]cn-Xy-à-\mb Hcp \h-bp-K-IÀWsâ ImXn-em-Wv. Cu

IÀW³ shfn¨w ImWm-\n-S-bm-ImsX ]cn-Xy-à-\m-Ip-¶p-sh¶Xp hyXn-tc-Iw.

`mc-tX-Xn-lmkIYm-]m-{X-s¯-t¸mse Cu D®nbpw tZi-Im-em-Xn-hÀ¯n-bmbn

`hn-¡p-¶p. \½psS \m«nse D]-cn-hÀ¤- nsâ Nqj-W-\n-c-Xhpw Ip¯-gn-ª-Xp-amb

Pohn-X- nsâ cà-km-£n-I-fmWv N¯-s]-®nsâ amdnepw CS-h-gn-¡p-−nepw

InS-¡p¶ c−p Ipªp-§-fpw. cq£-amb D]-cn-hÀ¤-hn-aÀi-\s¯ A{]-Imcw

ImWm-sX, Fen-b-änsâ Duj-c- q-an-tbmSpw aäpw Xpe\w sNbvXv Imhy- nse

"B[p-\n-I-Xmw-i- nsâ Kmw`ocyw Øm]n-¡p¶ \ncq-]-W-§Ä hnc-Nn¨p

hnc-an-¡p-¶-Xp- t]m-g-¯-am-Wv.

Cu \c-I-Zr-iy-§Ä a\p-jys\ ]nim-Nm¡n amäm³ t]m¶-h-bm-Wv. A§s\

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]nim-Nm-bn-am-dn-t¸mb Ime¯v asämcp BXy- n-I-X-bn-te-s¡- n-s¸-Sp-¶p. Cf-¶ocv

t]\m-¡- n-sIm-−p -Xp-c-¡p-wt]mse a\p-jy-Xz-¡\n sN¯n- p-c-¡p-¶Xpw

a\p-jy-Xz- nsâ Ig-¼p-IÄ Npc-−n-¡-f-bp-¶-Xp-amb BXy-´n-I-X. "Ig-¼p-IÄ'

arZp-e-hn-Im-c-§fpw kzmX-{´y-t_m-[hpw aäp-am-Wv. Hcp Dd¨ amÀIvkn-Ìn¶v

arZp-e-hn-Im-c-§fpw hyàn-kzm-X-{´y-t_m-[hpw aäpw A\y-ambn A¶v

KWn-¡-s¸-«n-cp-¶p. (C¶v ISp-w ]n-Sp-¯-§Ä Ipd-ªn-cn-¡mw. F¶mepw

FXnÀhÀK- nÂs¸«-hÀ, Ipªp-§-fm-bmÂt¸mepw, Ah-tcmSp I\n-ªm-e-Xp-

hÀK-h-©-\-bm-sW¶ ho£-W- n-¶p- th-c-än-«n-Ã. sXmgn-em-fn-hÀK- nsâ

hntZ-iob`c-W-IqSw HmSn¨ Sm¦p-IÄ¡Sn-bnÂs¸«v Ipam-c-·mÀ NX-ª-cª

kw`hw Ipd- p-sIm-Ã-§Ä¡p-ap¼v Hcp Pq¬\m-en¶v Ac-t§-dn. Hcp

{]k-h- n-tesd A\p-h-Zn-¡-s¸-«n-«n-Ãm¯ A½-am-cpsS B \m«n NX-ª-cª

Ipam-c-·m-cn Nne-sc-¦nepw GI-]p-{X-I-fmb A½-am-cpsS a¡-fm-bn-cn-¡mw. B

A½-amsc HmÀ¯p hnXp-¼n-b-Xp-I-−-t¸mÄ \½psS \m«nse Hcp I£n-h-àmhv

]d-bp-I-bp-−m-bn, al- mb {]Øm-\-¯n¶v A½-am-cpsS I®p-\oÀ {]iv\-aÃ

F¶v.) _qÀjzm, s]än-_qÀjzm F¶o t]cp-I-fn Adn-tb-−p¶

hn`m-K- nÂs¸Sp- -s¸-«-hÀ¡v lrZ-b-tam, _p²n-tbm, XymK-hm-RvOtbm CÃ

F¶pw

""Ah-tcm-S-hÀX³ NmÀ¨-¡mÀX³ Ipªp-§-tfm-Spta

I\n-ª-me-Xnepw tasebnÃtÃm hÀK-h-©\''.

F¶pw ]nim-Nmbn amdnb "t\Xmhv' hniz-kn- p. CXp-]-d-bp-t¼mÄ hàm-hnsâ

kzc- n Cu {]am-W- n-s¶-Xn-sc-bpÅ ]cn-lmkw [z\n-¡p-¶p-−v. {]am-W- nÂ

D¯-a-hn-izm-k-ap-−m-bn-cp¶ Ime- Ã hnizmkw \jvS-s¸-«-Xn-¶p-ti-j-amWv

hnh-cWw kw -hn-¡p-¶-Xv. hàm-hmb t\Xmhpw in-jy-cmb ]c-amÀ°n-Ifpw

Bi-b-{]-Nm-c-W-IrXyw \nÀh-ln-¡p¶ ]mÀ«n-h-àm-¡-fmWv;

IÀj-I-s¯m-gn-em-fn-Itfm ^mIvSdn sXmgn-em-fn-Itfm AÃ. AXn-\m Cu

Imhy- n sXmgn-em-fn-hÀKw ]cn-l-kn-¡-s¸-«n-cn-¡p¶psh¶ Btcm-]-W- n¶v

Imhy- n-¶p-Ån sXfn-hp-I-fn-Ã. t\Xm-¡fpw {]am-W-{]-Nm-c-Icpw

]cn-lm-k-hn-t[-b-cm-bn-«p-−v. ]cn-lm-k- nse Nne hnti-j-W-§Ä

(Im-¡n-¡m-ep-d-bn ssIt¯m¡v; bqtdm-]y³ aZy-im-e-bn IpSn¨v BSn- mSn

\S-¡Â, Ac-ªp-tXbpw ]Ãnsâ sXm®n-seÃmw sImgp-¶s\ sXdn-Ê©n;

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Acn- -Ãp-I-fn s]m¯n-\n-¶oSpw shän-e-¡-d) AhÀ AÀln- n-cp-¶n-sÃ-¶v

`qcn-]-£s¯ ap³\nÀ¯n, Ah-cpsS FXn-cm-fn-IÄt]mepw ]d-tª-¡mw. Cu

hnti-j-W-§Ä tNcp¶ Nnecpw Iq«- n D−m-bn-cp-¶n-cn-¡m-sa-¶p-tamÀ¡-Ww.

"]mSp¶ ]nim-NnÂ' N§-¼pg Iayq-Wn-Ìp-Imsc ]cn-l-kn- -Xn¶p Xpey-ambn AXp

ho£n-¡-s¸-«p. (N-§-¼pg ]cn-l-kn- Xpw {]Xy-b-im-kv{X-s¯tbm

sXmgn-em-fn-hÀ¤-t¯tbm AÃ. djy-bn ag-s]-bvXm ChnsS IpS-]n-Sn-¡p¶

hnizm-km-ÔXm-P-\y-amb A\p-I-c-W-§-sf-bmWv; "Ìmensâ aoi Xm³ aoi' sb¶p

Pev]n-¡p¶ hn`m-K- nsâ AÔm-cm-[-\-I-sf-bm-Wv.) {]am-W-{]-Nm-c-I-cpsS

`qcn-]-£- n-¶n-W-§m¯ hnti-j-W-§Ä Hgn-hm-¡p-¶XpXs¶-bmWv HuNn-Xyw.

F¦nepw ]cn-lm-k-i-c-hy-am-bXv ]Xn-X-aÀ±n-X-hÀKtam sXmgn-em-fn-hÀKtam AÃ

F¶ hkvXp-X- Ah-K-Wn- p-Iq-Sm. hnaÀin- -Xv, Ahsc Hfn-hn-en-cp¶p \bn¨v

Zpc- - q-f-bn-te-s¡-dnª t\Xmcwa\y-sc-bm-Wv. "\cI' sa¶ JWvU- nÂ

D]-cn-hÀK-t¯m-SpÅ shdp¸v F{X -Xo-{h-am-sW¶v [z\n- n-¡p-¶-Xn-\mÂ, hàmhv

Ah-cn-sem-cp-h-\mbn amdn F¶p Ipä-s¸-Sp-¯m-\pÅ ]gp-Xn-Ã-X-s¶.

""DuXn-bm hogp-an-¶s¯ \ymb-]o-T-§-sfm-s¡bpw

Imew h¶p hnfn-¡p¶q I¬Xp-d-s¶-gp-t\-ev¡p-hn³!

Ncn{Xw \s½-tbÂ]n- -tX-sä-Sp¯p \S- p-hn³!

hmcn-¡p- -§-sf-s¡m−o cmPyw sh«n- n-Sn-¡p-hn³!''

F¶pw aäpw Blzm\w sNbvXv \njvTq-c- -c-Wm-[n-Im-cn-I-fpsS sajo³

K®p-IÄ¡p-t\sc, hniz-kn¨v ]n³sN¶ AWn-Isf AS-cm-Sm-\-b- Xv

{]Øm-\- nsâ Ncn-{X- n kw -hn¨ Hcp ]ng-hmWv F¶v Imhy- nse

t\Xm-hn¶p t_m[y-s¸-Sp-¶p. Xsâ hm¡p ]c-a-k-Xy-am-sW¶p hniz-kn¨v ]Ssh-«n

Zo\-Zo\w acn¨ bph-[o-csc HmÀ¡p-t¼m-gpÅ A]-cm-[-t_m-[- nsâ A´-c-án-bnÂ

Zln-¡p¶ A´-cw-K-t¯m-Sp-Iq-Snb Hcp t\Xm-hn-s\-bmWv Ihn krjvSn- -Xv.

cà-km-£n-I-sf-s¡m-−p-am-{Xta {]Øm\w iàn-s¸Sq F¶p

IW-¡p-Iq-«-p¶-hÀ¡v A]-cm-[-t_m-[tam ]Ým- m-]tam tXm¶m-\n-S-bn-Ã.

hkvXp-k-Xy- n¶pw Ihn- m-h-\-bv¡pw X½n-epÅ tNÀ¨-t¡-SmWv AhÀ¡v Ihnsb

]´n-cn- -s\¶p `ÀÕn-¡m³ {]tNm-Z-\-a-cp-fp-¶-Xv. Cu tNÀ¨-t¡-Sn ""s\©p-Iodn

t\cn-s\-¡m-«p-¶-hÀ'' BcmWv? Ihntbm? Ncn-{X-¯nse t\Xmthm?

c−p-ho-£-W-a-\p-k-cn¨v hncp-²-amb D¯-c-§Ä D−m-bn-s¡m-t−-bn-cn-¡pw.

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Hc- n-a-h-NÊv D -cn-¡m-\mÀ¡mWv AÀlX? kmln-Xy-IrXn hywKy-ambpw

hmNy-ambpw D¶-bn-¡p¶ Pohn-X-ho-£Ww IrXn-bpsS LS-I-§sf-s¡m−v

F{X-t¯mfw lrZ-b-kv]Àin-bm-¡n- oÀ¡m³ Ign-ªn-«p-s−¶Xpam{Xta

kmln-Xy-Ir-Xn-bpsS aqey-hn-Nn´\¯n {]k-à-am-hq.

""\ncp-]m-[n-Iamw kvt\lw _e-am-bn-hcpw {IamÂ''

F¶ shfn-]mSv ]Ým-¯m-]-Z-Kv²-tN-X-Ên-¶p-−m-b-t¸mÄ,

""shfn¨w ZpxJ-am-Wp®o''

F¶v Bt{Im-in-¡m³ t]cn- n¨ \c-I-hn-[m-Xm-¡-tfmSv \ncp-]m-[nI

kvt\l-X-tXzm-]-tZiw F{X-t¯mfw hn-P-bn¡pw F¶ Nn´ XmXvIm-en-I-ambn

]n´-Å-s¸-Sp-¶p. A[À½- nsâ A`yp-°m-\-ap-−m-hp-t¼mÄ [À½-bp-²-t¯-¡mÄ

t{ib-kvI-c-ambn asäm¶pansö X¯zw {]kàw Xs¶-sb¶v Imhy- nse

hàmhv AwKo-I-cn-¡pw. AXn-\mÂ, A\p-i-b- nsâ ASn-Øm\w Xm³ bp²w

sN¿p-¶-Xn-¶p-]-Icw A\yscs¡m−v bp²w sN¿n¨v Ahsc

sImebv¡psImSp¯psh¶m-bn- o-cp-¶p. CXv A\p-i-b-¢m- -Xsb Imhy- nse

AwKn- m-h-ambn \n_Ôn¡m³ kpi-à-amb t{]c-W-bm-hp-¶p. A\pi-b- n-epÅ

BßmÀ°-Xbpw kXy-kÔ-Xbpw IrXnsb Ah-bpsS lrZ-b-kv]-µ-\-am-¡p-¶p.

A\p-i-b-]o-Un-X-amb A´-cw-K- nÂ, ""Bami-b- n-e-I-s¸« kqNn-t]mse''

]peÀ¶ B I®p-\oÀ Bsc-s¨mÃn DXnÀ¶-XmWv? D¶-X-hÀ¤-s¯tbm

Bbp-[-_-e- nsâ apjv¡pÅ A[n-Im-cn-hÀK-amb ""thS-s\''tbm

HmÀ¯p-s]m-gn-ªXmtWm? A§-s\-bm-sW¶v BÀ¡p ]d-bm-\mhpw?

""_b-W-änsâ Xp¼¯p Xq§n \n¶p ]nS¨''hsc-s¨m-Ãn-bmWv. ChÀ

hÀK-i-{Xp-¡-f-Ã. ]oUn-X-hÀKmw-K-§-fm-Wv. kz´w I£n-bnse AWn-Isf

IpcpXnsImSp- n-«m-bmepw {]Øm\w hf-c-W-sa-¶p -hn-iz-kn-¡p-¶-hÀ¡v

FXnÀhÀK- nse AwK-§-tfm-SpÅ at\m- mhw F´m-bn-cn¡pw?

""AhÀ¡p-−m-bn-cp-¶n-«n-Ãp-−m-hnÃn\n taenepw

C¶p-an-Ãm lrZ-btam _p²ntbm inebmWhÀ''

F¶p-Xp-S-§n, ""Ah-tcm-S-hÀ X³ NmÀ -¡mÀ X³ Ipªp-§-tfm-Spta

I\n-ªm-e-Xnepw tase-bn-Ã-tÃm -hÀK-h-©\'' F¶v hsc-bpÅ Imhy- m-K¯v B

a-t\m- m-hs¯ A¡n¯w cq£-am-bn- s¶ hnaÀin-¡bpw ]cn-l-kn-¡bpw

sNbvXp. AhÀ¡p-th−n sNmcnª I®p-\oÀ \nµyhpw \njn-²-hp-sa¶p

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I£n-¡mÀ {]Xn-I-cn-¡p-¶-Xv A\pibw {]k-à-ta-b-sö aqV-hn-izmkw

aqe-am-Wv. Ihn- \nÀ½n¨ t\Xmhv \ne-hn-epÅ Poh- mb amXr-I-I-sf-bÃ

Bkv]-Z-am-¡p-¶-Xv. B Øm\¯p Xm\m-bn-cp-s¶-¦n X\n¡p−mIp-am-bn-cp¶

{]Xn-I-c-W-amWv Ihn hn`m-h\w sN¿p-¶-Xv. Ihn k¦-ev]n-¡p¶ Hcp

hyàn-bn-te¡v Ihn-kzXzw ]pcx-£n-]vX-am-hp-t¼mÄ D−m-hp¶ Hcp

an{i-k- -bmWv IYm-]m{Xw F¶v ho−pw Dd- n-¡s«. Hcp I®oÀ¡Ww

""aäp-Å-hÀ¡mbn'' s]mgn-¡p-t¼mÄ A´-cm-ßm-hn kuc-tX-P-Ênsâ DZbw

Adn-bp¶ Ihn ""aäp-Å-hÀ'' F¶p am{Xw ]d-bp-¶p. AhnsS kz´w A\yw F¶

hÀKhn-th-N-\-an-Ã. hÀKm-Xo-X-ambn a\pjy-Xz¯n-tâ-Xmb ImgvN- m-SnÂ

hniz-kn-¡m- -hÀ¡v CsXmcp I]S- {]-Jym-]-\-am-bn-t¯m¶pw. ""Xo{ham-bn-Ñn¸Xp

]c-Im-cy- n-s¶-¦nÂss¡h-cm-sXm-cm-fnÃ'' F¶p hknjvT-s\-s¡m−v

D¨-cn- n-¡p-t¼mÄ "(hn-izm-an-{X³') _mem-a-Wn-b-½bpw "]c'i_vZ- nÂ

hÀK-hn-th-N\w k¦-ev]n-¡p-¶n-Ã. ""\ncq-]m-[n-Iamw kvt\lw _e-ambn hcpw'' F¶

hnizm-k- nsâ IpfpÀ½-bn ChÀ Bizmkw tXSp-¶p. Bß-_-en-k-¶-²X

IqSmsX "]c-_-en'bpw "\c-_-en'bpw \S- p¶ ]m]- nsâ

{]mb-Ýn- m-\p-jvTm-\-amWv "CXn-lmk' ¯nse t\Xm-hnsâ ]Ým- m-]- n Ihn

hn`m-h\w sNbvX-Xv. A¡n- - nsâ "_en-ZÀi\' kz`m-h-a-{]-Im-c-am-Wv.

kzÀK-Im-a-t¯msS sN¿p-¶ bÚs¯ KoX-bn `ÀÕn-¡pw-t]mse (2-þ42,43,44)

cà-km-£n-Isf "D]-bpà' am¡p-¶-Xns\ Ihn `ÀÕn¡p-¶p. cà-km-£n-IÄ

{]Øm-\- n-¶q-¡p-Iq-«p-sa¶ t\«w am{Xw ImWm-\pÅ t\{X-§Ä t\Xm-¡Ä¡p

Xpd¶p In«p-am-bn-cn-¡mwþPoh³ \jvS-s¸-Sm¯ A\p-bm-bn-IÄ¡pw. amdn-\n¶p

\nco-£n-¡p¶ Hcp a\p-jy-kvt\-ln-¡m-Is« \nc-]-cm-[n-IÄ IpcpXn

sImSp¡-s¸-«p-sh-¶-Xn bmsXm-cm-izm-k- n¶pw hI-bn-Ã.

Zpc- -§-fm-hÀ¯n-¡-cp-sX¶ inh-Xr-jvW-bmWv ]Ým- ]n-¡p¶ t\Xm-hn¶v

Ihn-X-bn P·w \evIm\pw ""\ncp-]m-[n-Iamw kvt\lw _e-ambn hcpw {IamÂ''

F¶ Imev]-\nI`mh-\-bn-e- bw tXSm\pw a\o-jn-IÄ¡p t{]c-W-bmbn¯ocp-¶-Xv.

]Xn-X-hÀK-i-{Xp-sh¶ cq]m- -c-{]m]vXn kw -hn-¡p-¶-tX-bn-Ã. aÀ±n-XÀ

NX-ª-c-ª-Sn-b-cp-sX¶ DXvI-WvT-bm AhÀ¡p h¶p-tN-cp¶ Zpc- -§Ä

Ihn-bpsS I®n "\c-I-Zriy' Zpc- -§-sf-¶-t]mse

cà-am-Wn-Iy-¡-®o-cp-d-h-bm-bn- o-cp-¶p.

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Cu I®o-cn¶v ssii-h- nte Dd-h-s]m-«n-bn-cp-¶p-sh¶v X¼p-cm³Ip«n,

Bim-cn-¡p-«n-IÄ (]-©-hÀ®-¡n-fn-IÄ) apX-emb ]gb Ihn-X-IÄ [z\n- n-¡p-¶p.

"X¼p-cm³Ip«n' sb¶ hnfn I¯n-¡p- p-t]mse inip-a-\-Ên ]Xn- p.

Imc-W-an-XmWv:

""tIfp-hn-s\-¡p-Sn-bn-d-¡Ww Nmf- Xo-bn-se-cn-¡Ww

sXm«p-IqSm Icn- -e- p \o \«p-Iq-Sm -\o-sbm-¶p-ta....''

CsXm-s¡-bmWv X¼p-cm³Ip-«n-bpsS Ic-Wo-b-sa-¶-dn-ª-t¸m-gmWv Ahsâ

I-c-fn-e-¼n-fn-sI-«-Xv. P·n-hÀK-kz- mh- nsâ {Iqc-X-I-tfmÀ¯v Ip«n-¡-®nÂ

\ocp-d-¶p. Dd-¡- nÂt¸mepw Cu HmÀ½ ]oU-I-ambn sR«n-bp-WÀ¶p Ic-ªp.

hÀK-]m-]- nÂ\n¶p c£-tXSp-hm³ \mSp-hn«p ImSp-]qIn ]´o-cm-−p -X]w

sNbvXpsh¶pw Hcp \mÄ Hcp A£-b-{]- m-a-WvUew A£n-tKm-N-c-am-sb¶pw

AXn³ \Sp¡v IrjvW\pw cm[bpw sXfn-ªp-sh-¶pw, CXm-sc¶p cm[-tNm-Zn-s¡,

"X¼p-cm³Ip«n' sb¶p IrjvW³ ]d-ª-t¸mÄ "\nÃ-hn-sS- n-e- n-SmsX

\ns¶-Ãn-Sn¨p s]mSn¡pw Rm³' F¶p s]m«n-s¯dn- p-sh¶pw A¶v hn`m-h\w

sN¿p-I-bp-−m-bn. Nqj-I-k- -Xn-bm-bn- Xs¶ ImWp-¶Xv Cuiz-c-\m-sW-¦n B

Cuiz-csâ ""FÃn-Sn¨p s]mSn¡pw'' F¶v A¡n¯w Bt{Im-in-¡p-¶-Xpw,

"hn¯-\m-Ysâ t__n-¡p-]mepw \nÀ[-\-s¨-dp-¡¶v Dan-\ocpw' hn[n- Xv

Cuiz-c-\msW¦n B Cuiz-cs\ Nhn-«-W-sa¶v N§-¼pg Bt{Im-in- Xpw Htc

hIp- nÂs¸« B´-c- q-I-¼-am-Wv. ASn-bm-fsc NqjWw sN¿p¶

""P·n- -¼p-cm³Ip«n'' sb¶ hnfn s]mdp-¡m¯ Ihn \oX-hÀKs¯

Ipcp-Xn-sIm-Sp¯ t\Xm-sh¶ hnfn-tIÄ¡p-t¼mÄ thZ-\-sIm−p ]pf-bp¶

hn¹-h-t\-Xm-hn-s\-b-ÃmsX

""F´p h¶m-ep-sa-\n-¡m-kz-Zn-¡Ww

ap´nb t\Xr-]-Z- n³e-l-cn-IÄ'' F¶p Nn´n-¡p¶ t\Xm-hns\ krjvSn-¡ptam?

"Bim-cn-¡p-«n-I-Ä' F¶ Ihn-X-bnepw X¼p-cm³ hnfn-tI«p Ipg-ªp-ho-gp¶

Hcp-h-\mbn Ihn kzbw k¦-ev]n-¡p-¶p. CXv Im]-Sy-am-sW-¶m-bn-cn¡pw

hÀK-i-{Xp-ap{Z Ip¯n-tb AS§q F¶ hmin-bp-Å-hÀ {]Jym-]n-¡p-I.

hN-Êp-I-fnse BßmÀ°X Af-¡m³ BcpsS ]¡epw aÀZ-am-]n-\n-Itfm

Xm]-am-]n-\n-Itfm CÃ. Hcp Ihn¡v C{]-Im-c-sams¡ hNn-¡m³, tXm¶n, A§s\

tXm¶-W-sa¶ A\p-im-k-\-§-sfm-¶p-an-Ãm-Xn-cns¡ F¶ hkvXpX am{X-amWv

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A]-{K-Y\hnj-bw. _nw_-I-ev]-\-IÄ B tXm¶-ep-IÄ¡v A\p-Kp-W-am-bn,

cq]-s¸-Sp-¶p.

asämcp DZm-l-c-W-amWv "]©-hÀ®-¡n-fn-IÄ '. Cu `qan-bn a\p-PÀs¡-¶-t]mse

]d-h-IÄ¡pw Pohn-¡m-\-h-Im-i-ap-−v. hnX-¡p-I-tbm, sIm¿p-Itbm sN¿msX

IXn-cp-sIm- n- n-¶m³ \nb-Xn AhÀ¡v A[n-Imcw \evIn-bn-«p-ap-−v. `qan

a\p-jysâ am{X-aà F¶ Nn´m-KXn Ah-X-cn- n-¡m-\mWv sh®n-¡pfw

"]¨-¡n-fn-IÄ' Fgp-Xn-b-Xv. ]g§fpw [m\y-§fpw D−m-Ip-¶-Xn¶p a\p-jy-{]-bXv\w

am{Xw-t]m-cm. {]Ir-Xn-bpsS kl-I-c-Whpw thWw. kky- p-¡p-I-fmb

Infn-a-¡Ä¡p-th−n IqSn-bmWv A½ ]g-§fpw [m\y-§fpw hnf-bn-¡p-¶-sX¶

hmZw ]cn-Øn-Xn-im-kv{X- n¶v kzoIm-cy-amtb ]äq. F¶m A[zm-\n-¡p¶

IÀj-I-s¯m-gn-em-fn-I-fpsS IqsS \n¶p Nn´n¨ A¡n¯w ]©-hÀ®-¡n-fn-I-sf¶

Imhy-_nw-_s¯ D]-bp-à-am-¡n-bXv hnbÀs¸m-gp-¡msX A¶w t\Sp¶

hÀK- nsâ {]Xo-I-am-bn-«mWv; sIm-¿m-dm-hp-t¼mÄ IXnÀsIm- n-s¡m-−p-t]m-Ip¶

Ah P·n-I-sf-t¸mse IÀj-I-Ip-Spw-_- nsâ {]b-Xv\-^ew NqjWw sN¿p-¶p.

""]©-at\m-l-c-hÀWm-©-e-sam-fn-X-©n-an-\p-§nb NndtImsS \À¯-\-am-Sp¶' Ah,

thZ-hn-Úm-\w, kmln-Xyw, IY-I-fn, sshÚm-\nIkn²n-IÄ F¶n-h-bpsS

D¶-X-tem-I-§-fn hÀ¯n-¡p¶ D¶-X-hÀW-hn- m-Ks¯ kqNn- n-¡p-¶p.

hnbÀs¯m-en¨p a®n ]Wn-bp¶ hÀ¤- nsâ A[zm-\- ew NqjWw sN¿p¶

Infn-s¡m¯v lrZ-b-\m-Un-I-sf- ]n-fÀ¡p-t¼mÄ Hgp-Inb càw-X-s¶-bm-Wv

"CXn-lmk'¯n Ic-fnse A¼n-fnsb ap¡n-s¡-Sp- n-b-Xv.

hÀtWm-XvIÀjm-ÔXsb £p{Z\pw \oN-\p-amb i{Xp-hmbn¡mWp¶ hoc-hmZw

(1944) apX-evt¡ Cu ImgvN- mSv sXfn-ªn-«p-−v. kl-Xm-]- nsâ ZmÀVyw

NnXm- kva- nepw NnI-ªp-t\m-¡n-bm ImWp-sa-¶-Xm-W-Xnse hoc-hmZw.

hÀtWm-XvIÀj-t_m-[- nsâ \njvTq-c-Xbv¡p _en-bm-Sm-hp¶htcm-SpÅ

kl-Xm-]- nsâ Ihn-X-bmWv "]d-t§m-S³'. HmXn-¡-ensâ t]cnÂ

ssii-h-_m-ey-§-tfmSp ]peÀ¯n-t¸m¶ {Iqc-X-bvs¡-Xn-sc-bpÅ t{Im[hpw

Ah-tbm-SpÅ Imcp-Wyhpw hgn-bp¶ c−p Ihn-X-I-fmWv "A−n-t]mb A®m³'

"HmXn-¡³' F¶n-h. ssii-h-t¯m-SpÅ Imcp-Wyw c−nepw Xpey-am-sW-¦nepw

"HmXn-¡³' F¶ Kpcp-am-Xr-I-bpsS apJ-§Ä hyXy-kvX-am-Wv. ]oU\w

kln-¡m-\m-hmsX Hfn-t¨m-Snb `h-Zm-k-s\-¸än BZysâ {]Xn-I-cWw C§-s\,

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""CXp ap«m-bvt¸m-btÃm t]msb-¦n t]ms« Igp;

AXn-e-sÃ-\n-¡n-t¸m-fm-[n-bp-Å-Xp- ]mcw

C¶p-sXm-«n-Ã- p-t]mbv IqtS−n-h-cn-tà -Rm³

]ns¶\ns¡mcp ap¡m i¼fw In«n-ÃtÃm''.

atä Ihn-X-bn HmXn-¡³ ]Ým- m-]-ZKv[-\m-Wv. D®n-bpsS aqÀ²mhn Â

kzm[ym-b-¡n-−n-sIm−p Ingp¡n B ipWvTn-¡mcs\-¶Xp t\cp-X-s¶. ]t£,

D®n-sb-¡m-Wm-\n-sÃ-¶-dn-ª-t¸mÄ At±-l- nsâ I®o-cp-hoWp ZÀ - pÃp

IpXnÀ¶p. {]mb-Ýn-¯- n-\mbn B ip²³ KwKm-kv\m-\- n¶p ]pd-s¸-Sp-¶p. Cu

c−p Nn{X-W-§Ä hyRvPn- n-¡p-¶Xv Hcp "hÀK'- n¶v Hscmä apJta D−mIq

F¶ ZrVhpw aqV-hp-amb hnizmkw A¡n- - n-¶n-sÃ-¶m-Wv. c−m-as¯

HmXn-¡sâ aqi-bn-emWv Ccp-]-Xmw-\q-äm−nsâ CXn-lmk¯nse t\Xmhv

hmÀ¶phoW-Xv. ]nXr-k- bv¡v c−p apJ-§Ä Iev]n-¡-s¸-«n-«p-−v. sN«n-bm-tcmSp

hne-t]in aIsf hnäp-In-«nb XpIbpw sIm−v CÃ- p- a-S-§n-h¶v

]qap-J- -Sn-bn-t·Â Imen-t·Â Imte-än-sh¨v tIa-am-sbm¶p apdp¡n thfnsb

hnfn¨v C§s\ HmXp¶p HcmÄ: ""s]®p-−m-bm th−XnÃn-\n-ta-enÂ

hnjmZc-taXpw'' aIsf hnäp-In-«n-b -XpI-sIm−v IpSn-¡Sw XoÀ¯v B[mcw XncnsI

hm§n thfnsb Gev]n- p Xe-Np-än-ho-gp¶p asäm-cmÄ. GXp-hÀK- n-ep-ap-−v,

kvt\lw hän-h-c-−p-I-cn- n-cn-I- nb iq\y-a-\-Êp-Ifpw kvt\l- m Zo]vX-amb

\nd-\n-e-hn-f-¡p-Ifpw. Ihn-bpsS klm-\p- qXn Hcn-¡epw H¶mw hIp- n-te¡p

Xncn-bp-I-bn-sÃ-¶-Xn ]cn-Xm-]- nt¶m ]cn- -h- nt¶m {]k-àn-bn-Ã-tÃm.

"tZi-tk-hnI' F¶ JWvU-Imhy¯n \mbn-I-bpsS Pohn-X-k-ao-]\w cq]-s¸-«Xpw

hÀK-\n-c-t]-£-ambn kvt\l- n¶v ]c-a-aqeyw Iev]n-¡p¶

auenI{]h-W-X-bnÂ\n¶m-Wv. tZio-b-k-a-c- nse tbm²m-hnsâ Imap-In-bmWv

\mbn-I. t]meo-kp-Im-cpsS em¯n-b-Sn¡pw shSn-sh- n¶pw Cc-bmbn AbmÄ acn- p.

AtXmsS t]meo-sk¶ hÀKs¯ AhÄ shdp- p. Imew Ipd¨p Ignªv

Ah-fpsS Ab¡mc\mbn Hcp t]meo-kp-Im-c-s\- n. BZyw In«nb

kµÀ - n¯s¶ AhÄ Xsâ CuÀjybpw ]Ibpw Abm-fpsS apJ-t¯¡p

Xp¸n. ]t£ AbmÄ \nÀhym-Pambn kvt\ln¨p hnSmsX IqSn. {ItaW Ah-fpsS

I®n BÀ{ZX Dudn. AbmÄ \·-bpsS \nd-\n-em-hm-sW-¶-hÄ Xncn- -dn-ªp.

Abmsf hcn- p. AhÄ kvt\lm-arXap−pIgn-bp¶ Ime¯v A´y-k-acw

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s]m«n- p-d-s¸-«p. \mSp kzX-{ -am-h-W-sa¶v A¶pw Ah-fm-in- p. AtXmsSm¸w Xsâ

\mY¶v B]¯p ]äm-Xn-cn-¡m³ {]mÀ°n-¡bpw sNbvXp. \mSp -kz-X-{´-am-hp¶

Ime¯v ka-cs¯ HXp-¡m³ {]hÀ¯n¨ t]meo-kp-Im-c¶p am¸p-In-«tW F¶v

DÅp-cpIn {]mÀ°n¨ Ah-fpsS \mY³ tZitkh-I-cpsS ssIIÄ-sIm−p

sImÃ-s¸-«p. A¶m-Zy-ambn tZi-tk-h-Isc \mi-Im-cn-I-fmbpw \njvTq-c-cmbpw Ah-Ä

I−p. Ahsc i]n- p. Ah-tcmSp ]I-t]m-¡p-sa-¶mbn Ah-fpsS i]-Yw.

Ihn-Xm-aq-ey-]-c-ambn anI-hpä Hcp IrXn-sb¶ \ne-bv¡-Ã, Ihn-bpsS

PohnXZÀi-\- n¶v {]mcw- - nte D−m-bn-cp¶ `mh-§fpw hÀW-§fpw

hyà-am-¡m-\mWv Cu IY kw{K-ln- -Xv. t]meo-kp-Im-cs\ tZi-kvt\-ln-I-fpsS

hÀK- nsâ ]c-a-i-{Xp-hmbn¡mWp-Ibpw Abmsf hcn-¡m-Xn-cn-¡-tbm,

hcn-¡p-¶p-sh¦n B Pohn-X-hr¯n Dt]-£n- n-¡p-Itbm sN¿p¶ Hcp

tZi-tk-hn-I-bmbn Ahsf Nn{XWw sNbvXv hÀKXmXv]-cy-kw-c-£Ww

]men-¡m-am-bn-cp-¶ntà Ihn¡v? A§s\ sNbvXn-cp-s¶-¦n tZi-kvt\-l- nsâ

Ip¯I X§Ä¡msW¶p Nn´n-¡p¶ Hcp cmjv{So-b-I-£n-bpsS Iym¼nÂ

At±-l- n¶v Hcp ]oThpw ]qam-ebpw Hcp-§p-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£ a\p-jy-Po-hnXw

]e-t¸mgpw Hgp-Ip-¶Xv I£n-Xm-Xv]-cy-§Ä sh«n-bp-−m-¡nb Nmen-eq-sS-b-Ã.

s]¬a-\- nsâ ImgvN- m-Sn-emWv B Imhy- nse IY \o§p-¶-Xv. B

ImgvN- m-Sn kmam-\y-bmb Hcp kv{XobpsS aqey-ZÀi-\- n-\pÅ KXn

F´m-bn-cn¡pw? tZi-kvt\-lhpw AXp-t]m-epÅ BZÀi-§fpw Hcp

kmam\y-kv{Xo¡v kvt\l- -{Z-amb Pohn-X- n-te-¡pÅ amÀK-§-fm-Wv.

tZiobka-cs¯ ASn- -aÀ¯m³ \nbp-à-am-tb-¡m-hp¶ IÀ½-cw-K¯v

hÀ¯n-¡p¶ t]meo-kp-Im-c³t]mepw kvt\l- n-¶pS-a-bm-b-t¸mÄ kv{Xo¡p

Imay-\m-bn. tZi-tk-hn-I-bmb hoc-h-\nXbmbn Ahsf cq]-s¸-Sp- m³

Ah-sf-s¡m−v Abmsf sImÃn¨mepw aXn. Ihn AXp sN¿p-¶n-Ã. kvt\l- -{Z-amb

Pohn-X-sa-¶- aq-eys¯ Xm³ IqSp-XÂ BZ-cn-¡p-¶-psh¶v {]Jym-]n-¡p-¶p-an-Ã.

]t£ B kv{XobpsS \jvS-t_m-[hpw ]Ibpw c−p kµÀ -§-fnepw Xpey-Xo{hw

Xs¶sb¶ Adn-hn-\pÅ Zzn{[p-hXzw IhnX \s½-s¡m-−-\p- -hn¸n-¡p¶p.

ka-c-¡msc sImÃp¶ \nb-a-In-¦-c-·mcpw \nb-a-In-¦-c-·m-sc-s¡m-Ãp¶ ka-c-¡mcpw

sN¿p¶ {]hr¯n H-¶p-Xs¶ þ sIme. AXn sRcnªp XI-cp-¶-Xm-Is«

kvt\lw \«p-\-\¨p hfÀ¯p¶ \·-IÄ. Cu sshcp-[y- nsâ asämcp Xe-amWv

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CXn-lm-k- n-ep-Å-Xv.

I£n-ss¡-Im-cy-IÀ¯m-¡-fpsS sNbvXn-IÄs¡-Xn-sc-bpÅ hnaÀihpw

A]-lm-khpw CXn-lmksagp-Xp-¶-Xn-t¶sd ap¼p-Xs¶ \m¼n-«p. "a\-Êm-£n-bpsS

]q¡-fn'se "ss{Uh-dpsS {]kvXm-h\' Hcp XnIª kä-bÀ BWv.

`cWIÀ¯m-¡-fpsS CÑ-bv¡-\p-k-cn- mWv kmln-Xy-Im-c-·mcpw Iem-Im-c-·mcpw

kÀK-{]-hÀ¯-\- n-teÀs -tS-−-sX¶p Icp-Xp¶ t\Xmcwa\y-·msc Ifn-bm-¡p-¶p.

imkv{Xo-b-kn-²m- -§Ät]mepw `c-W- -e-hsâ CjvS- n-s¶m v

cq]-s¸-Sp- -W-sa¶ Aen-Jn-X-\n-b-a-§-fpsS hmgvN Nne \mSp-I-fn-ep-ÅXns\

Ifn-bm-¡p-¶-Xn Ihn-bpsS hn¹-h-t_m[w XS-Ê-am-bn-Ã. _À{Sâv d-ÊÂ

Ìmen³hmgvN-bpsS Ime¯v imkv{X-Im-c-·mÀ¡pw aäpw In«n-bn-cp¶ Xo«p-c-§sf

C§s\ Ifn-bm¡n: ""ssek³tIm F¶ djy³Poh-im-kv{X-Ú\v kmap-hÂ

_SvfÀ, _ÀKv k¬, jm apX-em-b-h-sc-t¸mse Pohn-X-]-cn-Wm-a-{]-{In-b-bnÂ

\nb-Xn-\nÀ±n-jvS-amb Hcp Dt±iyw Is−- m³ Ign-bn-Ã. ]t£ At±-lhpw Hcp

Dt±iyw Is−- p-¶p. AXv Ìmen³ \nÝ-bn-¡p-¶-Xm-sW¶p am{Xw.''

A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-X-bn ""cmPy¯p _Êpw Imdp-tam-Sn-¡m³ h¶ ]qPy\mw

ss{UhÀ'' {]Jym-]n-¡p¶p:

""tl!Iem-Im-c-·mtc! \n§-sf-¶m-Ú-bvs¡m¯p

temI-s¯- p-tcm-K-an- n-¡p-hn³ tate-tate''

ss{UhÀ h−n HmSn-¡p-t¶-bp-Åp. h−n-bp-−m-¡m³ D]-bp-à-amb

imkv{XobX¯z-§Ä I−p-]n-Sn-¡p-¶n-Ã. I−p-]n-Sp- -§Ä¡p th−p¶

{]Xn- m-{]-hÀ¯-\-kn-²n-bpÅ imkv{X-Ú-·mcpw kÀK-i-àn-bpÅ

Iem-km-ln-Xy-Im-c-·mcpw `c-W-IÀ¯m-¡Ä¡v ASn-a-I-fm-Ip-¶Xv tamt«mÀ

h−n-bpsS X¯z-§Ä I−p-]nSn¨ {]Xn- m-imen ss{UhÀ¡v ASn-a-s¸Spw

t]mse-bm-sW¶v {]Jym-]n-¡p-t¼mÄ, Bt£-]-lm-ky-a-cym-Z-bn AXn-¶À°w,

Ihnbv¡p hn¹-h-t_m-[tam cmjv{SobX¯z-kw-ln-X-I-fn hnizm-ktam

D−m-Ip-¶Xv,I-£n-h-àm-¡Ä hc- n« hc-bn-eqsS \o§m³ k¶-²X

Bh-iy-s¸-Sp¶ I£n-¡qdv D−m-bn-cn-¡-eà F¶m-Wv. ]ptcm-K-a-\-]-c-amb

Bi-b-§-tfbpw I£n-Xm-Xv]-cy-§-tfbpw thtÆsd IÅn-I-fn \nÀ¯m³

A¡n¯w F¡m-e¯pw {i²n- n-cp-¶p. hyàn-Isf I£n-I-tfmSpw I£n-Isf

cmjv{Sob-X- z-§-tfmSpw GIo- -hn- n-¡p¶ hnNn- -\-ssien Dd-¨p-t]m-b-hÀ¡v Cu

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hnth-N\w a\-Ên-em-hp-I-bn-Ã.

]Wn-b-kv{Xo-]p-cp-j-·m-scm-cp-an¨v ]I-e- n-tbmfw ]mSp-s]«p ]Wn-X-Xn-¶p-tijw

""]mXn-cm- -\n-a-Xn-bpsS aµ-lm-k-]qcw ]me-e]-IÀ¶ hn−-e- n³ Iosg h«- nÂ

\nc-¶p-\n¶p sN¿p¶ \r¯- nsâ Hcp at\m-l-c-hÀW-\-ap-−v "aq¶mw

tNcn'sb¶ Km\m-ß-I-amb Ipd- n- m-«p-I-hn-X-bnÂþAh-cpsS A²zm-\- -e-amb

s\·-Wn-I-fpsS s]m³a-Wn-IÄ IhÀs¶-Sp¯

""]nXr-]n-Xm-al{]]qÀh-k-©-b''- nsâ \mW-an-Ãm-bva-sb¶

kzhÀK-]p-cm-W-s¯-s¨mÃn eÖn-¡p¶ Ihn "Ahsâ tNcn'-bntem "Chsâ

tNcn'-bntem hÀ¯n¨v ASn-]n-Sn-Iq-Sp¶ `c-W-tIm-hn-ZÀ, c−n-ep-apÄs -SmsX

]qgn-bn¸n-S-ªp-ho-W-Sn-bp¶ Cu aq¶mw tNcnsb ap³\nÀ¯n eÖn-¡-W-sa¶v

DZvt_m-[n- n-¡p-¶p. AXn-¶-t±-l- n¶v [mÀ½n-Im-[n-Im-c-ap-−v. Ch-cpsS tcmZ\w

tIÄ¡p¶ Ihn ChÀ¡p-th-−n-¡q-Sn-bmWv t\Xm-cw-a-\y-·m-scbpw Ah-cpÄs¸«

]mÀ«n-tbbpw XÅn-¸-d-bp-¶-Xv. ""hn¹-h-Ihn''sb¶ Ihn-X-bnepw Cu ]mÀ«n-sb

XÅn- -d-bp-¶-Xv Ah-cpsS [À½-{`w-i- n-s¶-Xn-sc-bpÅ [À½-tcmjw aqe-am-Wv.

hn¹-h-I-£n-¡p-th−n hnSp-]-Wn-sNbvX Ihn bÚ- nse _enarK-s¯-t¸mse

tlman-¡-s¸-Sp-¶p. hn¹-h-sa¶ X¯z-t¯mtSm ka-Xz-sa¶ e£y-t¯mtSm

A\m-Ø-bp-Å-Xp-sIm-−-Ã, Ah-bpsS t]cn \S-am-Sp¶ h©-\-tbmSp

{]Xn-tj-[n-¡p-¶-Xv. I£ncmjv{Sobw FÃm cwK¯pw A[x-]-Xn- -t¸mÄ

""Hmtcm-am-Xncn Nmbw ap¡nb Iod- p-Wn-bpsS thZm´w'' F¶v Ahsb

AS- -]-l-kn-¡p-¶p. Cu \nµ\w s]mdp-¡m¯ I£n-{]-Xn-\n-[n-I-fmb,

cmjv{Sob{]h-àm-¡-fm-b, Imhy-\n-cq-]-I-cp-−m-bn-«p-−v. sImSnsb

Iod- p-Wn-sb¶p hnti-jn- n-¡m³ Ihn-sb -t{]-cn- n¨ kw -h-cw-K-Zr-iy-§Ä Gh

F¶v AhÀ At\z-jn-¡p-¶n-Ã. \ncp-]m-[n-I-amb "sImSn-¡qdv' thW-sa-¶m-W-h-cpsS

\ne-]m-Sv. "CSn-ªp-s]m-fnª temI'¯nÂ, Ipªp-§-fpsS hni- -S-¡pI F¶

H¶mw IÀ½- n-te-hcpw ]cm-P-b-s¸-«Xp ImWp-t¼m-gm-Wv, Hcp sImSnbv¡pw

]mdn- -d-¡m³ AÀl-X-bnà F¶ shfn-]m-Sp-W-cp-¶-Xv. HmWw h¶n«pw Hcp Ip«nbpw

]qth-s]men ]mSm-\n-Ã. Ip«n-I-sfÃmw a\p-jy- q-sc-hn-sS-bpt−m AhnsS Cc-¡m³

t]mbn-cn-¡p-¶p. hÅ-t¯mÄ tI« ""C´y-bpsS Ic- n-en-''t\-¡mÄ

ItTm-c-am-bn- oÀ¶p A¡n¯w tI« _me-tcm-Z-\w. AXn-s¶m¸w Hcp

\c-I- o-I-c-Zr-iy-hpw.

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""I\n-sh-gp-tatXm hr²-tâXmw Imepd NqSn-¡j-W- mÂ

Ac-bnÂt¨Às¯mcp ]¿³ "ImWp-hn-\-Xn-ib'sa¶p \ne-s¡m−p

Np«p-]-gp¯ Icn-¦Â¨nÃn¡p¯nb sam«- -e-tbmtS''

Cu "AXn-ib's¯ AXn-i-bn-¡p¶ asämcp ]«n-Wn-¡p-«n- n{Xw

HutZym-Kn-Imw-Ko-Im-c-apÅ hn¹-h-I-hn-I-fpsS cN-\-I-fn I−n-«n-Ã. sam«- e

Icn-¦Â¨n-Ãn Ip¯n ImÂta-evt]m-«m¡n \nev¡p¶ Ip«n-bpsS ]mZ-[z-P- nÂ

]mdn- -d-¡p¶ Iod-¡m-epd I−- I-®p-sIm−v I£n-s¡m-Sn-¡qd ImWp-t¼mÄ

AXns\ Iod- p-Wn-sb¶p hnfn-¡p-¶-Xn Hcp I£n¡pw ]cn- -hn-¡m³

[mÀ½n-Im-h-Im-i-an-Ã. ]n©p-Ip-ªnsâ hni- m-äm-\p-X-Im¯ Hcp sImSnbpw

sImSn-b-Ã. Iod- p-Wn-tb-¡mfpw lo\-amb tX¸p-Xp-Wn-bm-Wv.

""X¼p-cm³Ip-«n-''sb¶p Xs¶ hnfn-¡p-¶Xv ssZh-am-bmepw ""\ns¶-Ãn-Sn¨p

s]mSn¡pw Rm³'' F¶p [À½-tcmjw ]q− Ihn \ntj-[n-¡p-¶Xv

BkvXn-Iy-s¯-b-Ãm- -Xp-t]m-se, Cu "sImSn-\nµ' s]m«n-s¯-dn-¡p-¶Xv Hcp

{]Xy-b-im-kv{X- n¶psaXn-sc-b-söv sImSn-bpsS t]cn XpSn-sIm«p-¶-hÀ

Adn-tb-−n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. Nne sImSn-¡mÀam{Xw sNmSn-¡p-s¶-¦n AXv

Ipä-t_m-[- nsâ Prw`WwsIm−m-h-Ww. samgn-sX-äp-¶Xv Cuiz-c-¶m-bmepw ]Icw

sImSp-t¡-−Xv ]qP-bà "]qi'bmsW¶p hn[n¨ Ihn, hgn-sX-äp-¶Xv GXp

]mÀ«n-¡m-bmepw AXnsâ sImSnsb Al- -tbmsS

]mdn-¡-fn-¡m-\-\p-h-Zn-¡m- -Xn bmsXm-cp -ssh-cp-[y-hp-an-Ã. tIc-f- nsâ

Acp-a-¡n-Sm-§Ä a\p-jyÀ IqSp-¶n-S-s¯ms¡ ""Hcp ap¡m-ev, Hcp ap¡mev''

(aq-ey- ypXn aqew asä-Ãm-cw-K-§-fnepw ]W- nsâ hne ]¯n-c«n Xmgv¶p-sh-¦nepw

Cu Ip«n-¡n-\mhv C\nbpw ]¯p-ss]-k-tb-¡mÄ hfÀ¶n-«n-Ã.) F¶v Cc-¡p-t¼mÄ

sImSn-am-lmßyw {]kw-Kn-¡p-¶-h-tcmSv ""\nÃ-hnsS Nne- n-SmsX

\ns¶-Ãn-Sn- p-s]m-Sn¡pw Rm³'' F¶p cpjvS-cm-Im³ cpZn-Xm-\p-km-cn-I-fmb

kmln-Xy-IÀ¯m-¡Ä¡v A[n-Imcw ]Xn- p-sIm-Sp- n-«p-ÅXv

kaq-l-a-\-Êp-X-s¶-bm-Wv. \nÈq-\y-Xm-t_m[w Ihn-Nn- s¯ {Kkn-¡p-¶p-s−-¦nepw

"CSn-ªp-s]m-fnª temI'- nse hgn-h-¡n Nncn- p-\n-ev¡p¶ ]qhnsâ Ic-fnÂ

Xpfp-¼p¶ Hcp XpÅn ]q¦-®oÀ Ihnsb Aen-hnsâ Aa-c-tem-I- n-te¡v

DbnÀs -gp-t¶-ev]n-¡p-¶p.

"Pohn-XcXn'bpsS c−p- ssI-h-gn-I-fm-WtÃm Pohn-¡epw Pohn-¡m-\-\p-h-Zn-¡-epw.

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c−nepw Xpey-i-à-§-fmb Xzc-IfmWv Ihn-tN-X-Êns\ kv]µn- n-¡p-¶-Xv.

"]−s¯ taim´n'bn ASn-a- - nsâ I®ocv Ccp-¼p-kq-Nn-bmbn cq]w

sImÅp-¶p. "IÀ¡-S-amkw Ignbpwhsc-¡n\n¡ªn-bm-Wp®n!

\n\-¡n-jvS-am-Iptam'' F¶ A½-bpsS tNmZyw I®m-Sn-ho-«n-ep-d-§n-¡nS¡p¶

D®nsb ItÃ-dp-t]mse DWÀ¯n. Nnc-Imew A\y-cpsS A[zm-\- nsâ hn¯p-IÄ

]¯mbw s]dp-¶-h-bm-sW¶ \n\-thmsS N¡n-sb-sIm−v Ip¯n¨v

A½-sb-s¡m−v sh¸n¨v D−v Ign-ª- D®n-IÄ, Imen-¶-Sn-bnÂ\n¶v a®v

DuÀ¶p-t]m-b-tXmsS Ah-cpsS ZoÀL-\n-{Z-bn \n¶v, ]Wn-sb-Sp¯p IpSpw_w

]peÀ¯-W-sa¶ IÀ -hy-t_m-[- n-te¡v DW-cp-I-bm-Wv. X\n-¡-dn-bm-hp¶

Htc-sbmcp ]Wn-bmb "im´n' tXSn D®n Cd-§n. ""t]mhp¶p \o im- n

tXSn-bns¶-¦n Rm³ t]mh-cp-sX¶p hne-¡p-¶-sX-§s\?'' F¶v

]nXr-hÀK- n¶pw bmYmÀ°y- n-te-¡p-W-tc-−n-h-¶p. A½-bp-tSbpw

A\p-P- n-bp-tSbpw A{ip-]qÀW-§-fmb I®p-IÄ D®nsb th«-bm-Sn. Gsd

Ae-ª-Xn¶p ]ns¼ "DZmc'\mb Hcp Ducm-f³ im´n- Wn sImSp-¡p-t¼mÄ

ap¶-dnhp \evIn.

""hymPw {]hÀ¯n¨p sh¦n-«-s\-¼-dm³

]qP-bn At¸mĸn-cn-t¨-\-bmsf Rm³

Xp¸-\m-tÖmen Xcp¶p Xm\m-sc-¶þ

sXs¸mgpw Xsâ a\-Ên-ep-−m-h-Ww.''

AXn-¶À°w hymPw {]hÀ¯n-¡-cp-sX¶p am{X-a-Ã. Xm³ shdpw

]Wn-¡m-c-\m-sW¶pw IqSn-bm-Wv.

""D¸n\pw tNmdn\pw th−n-bn-«-\ysâ

""sNmev]-Sn-s¡s¶ºen-sIm-Sp-¡p¶p Rm³''

F¶ Ah-t_m-[w, ASn-a- -t_m-[w, I®o-cn-¶p-d-hm-bn.

""Bam-i-b- n-e-I-s¸-«- kq-Nnt]mþ

e -cw-K- n¸peÀ¶-nXm-¡-®p-\oÀ''

kqcy³, N{µ³, cXv\w, apX-emb I®oÀ_nw_-§-fnÂ-\ns¶-Ãmw hyXy-kvX-amWv

Cu Ccp-¼p-kq-Nn-¡-®oÀ. AÑ-\p-a½bv¡pw A\p-P- n¡pw th−n-Iq-Sn-bmWv

ASn-a- -Wn¡v tNÀ¶-Xv. Aѳ DuÀ[z³ hnen-¡p-¶Xv {iotIm-hn-en tI«-t¸mÄ

"im´n-hr¯n' sb¸än Ducm-f-t\mSp kqNn- n- p. Abm-fpsS a«p-am-dn. ]qP-bn Hcp

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hymPhpw Im«n-bn-sÃ-¦nepw F¼-dm³ Cd-§n-b -hm-Xn-en-eqsS Cd-t§−n

h¶pþaIsâ im´n-hr- n-sIm−p ]pe-cm-\n-S-h-cmsX AÑ-\p-a-½bpw I®-S- p.

Im©-\- p-em- mcw th−m¯ Cuiz-c³ A\n-b- nsb th«p. Cu Zpc- -§Ä

]−-s¯ -ta-im- n-bpsS Ccp-¼p-kq-Nn-¡-®o-cns\ Abm-fpsS

Bam-i-b- n-te-¡n-Sp-¶p. Cuiz-csâ t]cn \S- p¶ kzIm-cy-hy-h-km-b- nsâ

Nqj-W- n-¶n-c-bmb ]qPmcns¯mgn-emfn hÀWt{iWnbnse D¶-X-cnÂs¸-Sp-¶p.

Cbm-fpsS I®ocpw ASn-a- -a-\p- -hn-¡p¶ hÀK- n-sâ-sbm-«m-sI-bmWv

F¶-dn-bp¶ A¡n¯w hÀW-t{i-Wn-bpsS ASn-Øm-\-¯n hÀK-hn- -P\w

sN¿p-¶-Xnsâ FXnÀh-i- mWv ]t− \nev]p-d- n- -Xv.

ASn-a- -¡-®o-cn¶v Ihn Hcp sh®-¡Â hn{KlwXs¶ hmÀ¯p-sh- n-«p-−v,

"sh®-¡-Ãnsâ IY'-bnÂ. alm-\m-sbmcp Kmb-Isâ IoÀ¯n-s]m-§n-b-t¸mÄ

cXv\-lm-cnbmb cmPm-hnsâ BÚ-sb¯n þ ""Kmb-I-cXv\w sIm«m-cs¯

Ae-¦-cn-¡Ww''. {]nb-X-asb {Kma- n hn«v Cd-t§-−n-h¶ Kmb-I³ Ah-fpsS

I®n h{P¡-Ãnsâ Xnf¡w I−p. sIm«m-c- n-se- nb AbmÄ

B«-¡m-cn-I-fpsS Im¯m-f- n-s¶m- p ]m«p-]m-Sm³ \nbp-à-\m-bn.

kln-jvWp-X-bn \n¶q-dp¶ Aen-hp-t]mepw hc−p- t]mb Hcp \nan-j- nÂ

s]s«-s¶m-cp-\mÄ AbmÄ hmb Cdp-¡n-b-S- p. ]ns¶ \nÀ¯msX s]m«n- n-cn- p.

Nncn- p-Nn-cn¨p t_m[w-sI«p hoW-t¸mÄ Abm-fpsS I®p-\n-d-sªm-gp-In-bn-cp-¶p.

Imew IS-¶p-t]m-bn. cmPmhpw \À¯-In-amcpw sIm«m-chpw a®-Sn-ªp. Kmb-Isâ

I®p-\oÀ Ime- nsâ ssiXy- n IÃm-bp-d- p-h-fÀ¶p. AXn-s\-bmWv

a®n-se-¼mSpw ]c-¶p-In-S-¡p¶ sh®-¡-söv \mw C¶-dn-bp-¶-Xv. Ihnbpw

Iem-Im-c-\pw, A[o-iXzw hln-¡p¶ hyàn-bp-tStbm I£n-bp-tStbm hcp-Xn¡p

\nev¡-W-sa¶pw Ah-cn-«p-sIm-Sp-¡p¶ sse\neqsS \o§-W-sa¶pw

iTn-¡p-¶-hÀ¡v Cu kzmX-{´y-t_m-[-¯nsâ inem-P-·-IY a\-Ên-em-hn-Ã.

kaq-l-in-hhpw hyàn-kzm-X-{´yhpw ka-\z-bn-¡p-¶-Xn-emWv Ihn-bpsS I®o-cnsâ

[z\n \¦q-c-an-Sp-¶Xv ""a\p-jy-Xz-¡-g-¼p-IÄ'' hnh-cn- -t¸mÄ (C-cp-]Xmw \qäm-−nsâ

CXn-lm-kw)þ

""Ie-\nÀ½n-¡p-hm³, hyànkzmX-{´ys¯ aXn-¡p-hm³.

kaq-l-t¯m-SpÅ aqe-\o-Xn-IÄ¡p hg-§p-hm³''

F¶n-hsb ASp- n-¨n-cp¯n þ kaq-l-\-·-bv¡p-th-−n-bpÅ {]Xn-Úm-_-²X

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]peÀ¯-epw, kzXzhpw kzmX-{´yhpw \ne-\nÀ¯epw ka-\z-bnt¨ Xocq.

A[o-i-Xz- nsâ N§-e-s¡-«nÂs¸-«p-t]mbm Kmb-I¶p i_vZw \jvS-s¸-Sp-¶p.

AbmfpsS IZ-\-¡-®oÀ I-Ãm-bp-d-bv¡p-¶p.

"Dt¸mfw hcptam D¸n-en-«Xv' F¶ Ihn-X-bn Cu ka-\z-b\w ZpÀL-S-sa¶p

tXm¶n-¡p¶ ]co-£-W-L-«s¯ XcWw sN¿p¶ coXn-sb- än

efn-X-{]-Xo-I-I-ev]-\-I-fn-eqsS At\z-jWw \S- p-¶p. Km\-K-ÔÀÆ-\mb Hcp

thWpKmb-I³ þ Hcp \mÄ AbmÄ I−p, Xsâ HmS-¡p-g-en Hcp thm«mf³

Iq-Sp-Iq-«n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p.

""]mcn-t·-en- m-g-\p -ap-f-bm³ thsd-sbm-cw-Kp-e-an-sÃt¶m?'' F¶

ipWvTn-bp-WÀs¶-¦n-epw, IqSp Npc-−n-¡-f-bm³ a\Êp h¶n-Ã. Ah³

""th«mf''\mWv. th«-p Ip-Spw_w ]peÀ¯p¶ BÄ. Cc-sb-¡m-en-en-dp¡n

Iq«n-se- p-¶Xv Ipªp§sf Xoän-t¸m-äm-\m-Wv. Acn-In-en-cp¶p amap-®p¶ kz´w

Ipªns\ AbmÄ t\m¡n. sNdp-Xn¶pw kz´w kvt\l- q-Sp-IÄ sNdp-XÃ; Gsd

hep-Xm-Wv. AbmÄ Ipgeq-XmsX Nne \mfn-cp-¶p. Ing-h³ N¯p-t]mtbm F¶v

]Xn-hp-t]mse Ipg hnfn-tIÄ¡m- -t¸mÄ Ab¡mÀ i¦n- p.

aqI-hn-jm-Z- n-em-−p-t]m-ImsX Hcp \mÄ AbmÄ sXm− Xpd¶p

]c-am-\-µ-I-®oÀt]m-semcp ]m«p-]m-Sn. am[yaw amdn-b-Xn-s\- än Bcm-ª-h-tcmSv

\À½-tamXn:

""HmS-¡p-g-en³ sXm−-bnetà IqSp-−m¡q th«m-f³

]mSpw \c-\psS sXm−-bn-te-dn-¡q-Sp-−m-¡p-I-bn-Ã-tÃm.''

]qc- nse IpS-am-äw-t]mse £n{]-km-[y-amWv am[y-a-amäw F¶Ã

Imhy-_nw-_-I-ev]-\-bnse [z\n-X-ew. _mly-amb Hcp GP³kn krjvSn-¡¶

{]Xn-_-Ô-amWv B IqSv. B {]Xn-_Ôw shdpw

hyàn-kzm-X-{´y-\n-tcm-[-\-am-sW-¦n AsXmcp shÃp-hn-fn-bm-Wv. H¶p-InÂ

AXns\ Xqs¯-dn-bmw. AsÃ-¦n sh®-¡-Ãnse Kmb-I-s\-t¸mse

Np−n-dp-¡n- q-«mw. Cu Ihn-X-bnse Kmb-I³ Ipd- p-\mÄ sNbvX-Xp-t]m-se, ""hmb

apdp-¡n- p-¶n-s¡-«mw.'' F¶m Chn-Ss¯ {]Xn-_Ôw shdpw a¬Iq-S-Ã.

AXn-¶p-Ån Poh³ XpSn-¡p-¶p. AXm-bXv "\ncq-]m-[n-I-amb Poh-t{]a''sa¶

a\p-jy-Xz-¡-g¼v B {]Xn-_-Ôs¯ X«n-\o-¡p-¶-Xn-s\-Xn-cmbn hÀ¯n-¡p-¶p.

AXn-\m ChnsS hyànkzmX-{´y-\n-b-{´Ww Iem-Im-csâ

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IÀ -hy-am-bn- o-cp-¶p. Cu [À½-t_m-[-amWv A{]-Xn-tcm-[y-amb kÀK-i-àn¡v

asämcp hgn sh«n- p-d¶psImSp-¡p-¶-Xv. ChnsS ]mc-X-{´y- n¶v

""]c-am-\-µ-¡-®o-cmbn'' cq]m- cw {]m]n-t¡-−n-h-cp-¶p. Iem-Im-c-s¶-¶-t]mse

GXp Pohn¡pw {]]-©- n Pohn-¡m-\m-h-Imiw {]IrXn \evIn-bn-«p-−v. AXns\

`RvPn-¡p¶Xmbn¡qSm AXn-t\mSp ka-c-k-s¸-«p-t]m-Ip-¶-Xm-hWw Iem-Im-csâ

hyànkzmX-{´yw. th«m-f³ sXm-−-bn IqSp-Iq-«p-I-bn-ÃtÃm F¶ \À½- nsâ

emL-h- nÂs¸mXnªv Kpcp-X-tb-dnb X¯zw [z\n- n- n-cn-¡p-¶p. Iem-Im-c³

kaq-l- -{ZX-bpsS t]cn X¶n¯s¶ GÀs¸-Sp-t¯− \nb-{´-W-§Ä AbmÄ

ewLn- p-Iq-Sm. am[y-a- nsâ Zzmc-a-S-bv¡p¶ {]Xn-_-Ô-§-fp-−m-hp-t¼mÄ AbmÄ

Nn´n-¡Ww, kaq-l-in-h- n¶pw A]-c¶p Xs¶-t¸mse PohnXw

\ne-\nÀ¯p-¶-Xn-¶pw-th−n kz´w kzmX{´yw \nb-{´n-t¡-−-sX-§s\ F¶v. Hcp

sNdnb th«m-f³IqsS¶ {]Xo-I- n-eqsS Kuc-h-ta-dnb Hcp Imhy-k-a-kysb

kz´w I®oÀ¨ncnX¯zimkv{X-t¯m-Sp- -_-Ô-s¸-Sp¯n Ah-X-cn- n-¡p-¶p.

a\p-jy-Xz-¡p-g-¼p-ambn (Po-h-t{]-a-hm-k-\) IqSn- n-Wª GXp

Pohn-X-L-S-I-§-fm-bmepw Ah kÀKm-ßI{]hÀ -\- n¶p

\nb-{´-W-ta-ev]n-¡p-t¼mÄ Ahsb \njvTq-c-ambn¯«n-amän apt¶-dp¶

DÑrwJe-X-bà Iem-Im-c¶p hn[n- n-«p-Å-Xv. B DÑrwJe-X-bnÂ\n¶v

]c-am-\-µ-¡-®o-cp-d-¶p-h-cn-I-bn-Ã. ]qhnsâ CX-fn ""cmhnÂs¸bvsXmcp ag\otcm

sNSn -Xq-hn-t¸m-sbmcp angn-\otcm'' I−-t¸mÄ, Ipªp-§-fn-c-¶p-\-S-¡p¶ t\c¯v

Nncn-¡m³ tXm¶nb sNSnsb sRcn-¡m³ apdp-Inb apjvSn Ab-ªXpw

Bkp-c-kw-lm-c-{]-h-WX Aenªv Btßm-]-lm-k-kn²n hncn-ªXpw

CXp-t]m-se-bm-Wv. s]m -¡-cn-In Ip¯n-bn-cn-¡p¶sXs´¶v

At\z-j-W-ap-−m-b-t¸mÄ.

""Cà hntijw Nn¯-{ -a-am-Wn-¿nsS \½Ä¡-ev]mev]w'' F¶p

\À½-em-L-h-t¯msS {]Xn-I-cn-¡p-¶p. I®oÀ¡p- n t\c-t¼m-¡nsâ

shÅn-ao³Nm«w `mh-Ku-c-h- n-¶p-Nn-X-am-hptam F¶ i¦-bn-Ãm¯ \¼q-cn- ncn

"CXn-lmk'apÄs¸sS FÃm Kpcp-I-hn-X-I-fnepw D−v. Cu emLhw e`n-¡p-¶Xv

I-®o-cn-eqsS "Al'¯nsâ I\w Aen-bn¨pIf-bm³

Ign-bp-¶-Xp-sIm-−m-hWwþA{ip-sIm−v "Al's¯ Aen-bn-s¨m-gp-¡-se¶

AI-{Inb-bmWv A¡n- - nsâ BkvXn-Iyw. alm-_-en-bpsS alm-_ew Cu

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Al´m-Xym-K-am-sW¶ DÄ¡mgvN In«n-b-tXmsS tNX-Ên sXfnª

kuhÀ®-Im- n-sb- än "_en-ZÀi\'¯n hnh-cn-¡p-¶p. ""Zm\w sNbvX-sXsâ

k¼mZyw am{Xw; F¶-l-¦mcw am{Xw'' F¶p alm-_en kz´w

A´-cm-ßm-hn-en-cp-¶p-sIm-−-cpfns¨¿p-¶Xp tI«-t¸mÄ Xm\msI Hcp

\dp-sh-fn- - n ap§n-b-Xmbnt¯m-¶n. BZyw I−-hÀ C§s\ tNmZn- -Xmbpw

k¦-ev]n¨p: ""F§s\ `hm³ kzÀW-hÀW-\mbv amdo -s]-s«¶v?''. bÚ-P-e- nÂ

ap§n-b-t¸mÄ lnc-Wy-Im- n t\Snb Iocn-sb-¡p-dn- pÅ IY-bpsS [z\nkpµ-c-amb

hymJym-\-am-Wn-Xv. bP\w XymK-am-Wv. ]c-a-bÚw Al- m-Xym-K-hpw. AXn¶p

Ign-bp-t¼mÄ A\yÀ¡mbn I®oÀ sNmcn-bm³ iàn In«p-¶p. Bßm-hnÂ

kuc-a-WvU-e-ap-Zn-¡p-¶p. A¡n- - nsâ Cu _en-ZÀi\w

hnjvWp- -à-I-hn-I-fp-tS-XnÂ\n¶p sXÃp hyXy-kvX-am-Wv.

""a¯x Inw tX ka- n-e-jnXw hn{]-kqt\m! hZ Xzw

hn¯w `àw `h-\-a-h\ow hmf]n kÀhw {]Zmtky''

F¶p hSp-hn-t\mSp ]dª alm-_en KÀhn-jvT-\mbncp¶p-sh¶pw KÀhw

ian- n-¡m-\mWv (D-tÕIw ia-bn-Xpw) hnjvWp- aq-¶Sn a®p bmNn- -sX¶pw

taev]- qÀ. "alm-_-en -sb¶ Ihn-X-bn _mem-a-Wn-b-½bpw "_en-ZÀi\'¯nÂ

A¡n- -hpw, ""KÀhw Cuiz-c³ ian- n-¡pI'' sb¶ ]mT- n¶v Al´ kzbw

XyPn-¡p-I-sb¶ ]mT-t`Zw hcp- n, Znhy-Im´n ]cn-th-j-t¯msS \nev¡p¶

alm-_-ensb ZÀin-¡p-¶p. ]pcm-hr- s¯ ssZhnI h©-\-I-Y-bmbn

hymJym-\n-¡m³ am{Xw XmXv]-cy-apÅ hÀ¤ssh-cp-²y-hm-Zn-IÄ C¯cw

ZÀi-\-§Ä¡v Ihn-I-fpsS tNtXm-L-S-\-bn-te¡p thmtcm-«-ap-s−¶p hI-sh-¡m³

Iq«m-¡p-I-bn-Ã. "CsXms¡ Hcp PmS' F¶ Hscm-ä-sh-«p-sIm−p X«n-am-äp-¶-h-tcmSv

hmKzmZw shdp-sX. Al- m-Xym-K-sa¶ bÚm-{ip-{]-hm-l- nsâ amPn¡p Im«p¶

Imhy-_nw-_-§Ä A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-X-bn Ipsd-tb-sd-bp-−v. "hnkvabw'

F¶ Ihn-X-bnÂ

(\n-an-j-t£-{Xw) I®oÀ¯p-Ån-I-sfÃmw ap¯m-bn- o-cp¶p; F§ns\? Rms\¶

k¯sb Ku\n-¡msX bpK-§Ä HmSn-t¸m-b-t¸mÄ B Imtääv I®p-\oÀ¯p-Ån-IÄ

Dd-ªp-Iq-Sn. Cu `qan-sb¶ ap¯nsâ DXv]- n- Ihn I−Xv BIm-i- nsâ

I®o-cn-em-Wv.

""Hcn-¡Â \n³ Xo{h-X-]-a-SÀ¶p-cp-In-ho-gth

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AXn-¶p-−mb t]ctÃm `qan-sb-¶-X-\- ta!''

(B-Im-i- nsâ a¡Ä þ a[p-hn-[p-hn-\p-ti-jw)

alm- m-cX- n a\p-jysâ hni- p-XoÀ¡m³ Aán-bn-te¡p kzbw \n]-Xn¨

Infn-I-sf-t¸m-se-bpÅ "sIm¡n-t\bpw Ipf-t¡m-gn-tbbpw' krjvSn- Xv ]cmÀ°-amb

Bß-_en F¶ aqey-ZÀi\¯nsâ DÄt{]-c-W-sIm-−pX-s¶. (sIm-¡n-\p-sh- Xv þ

Aar-X-L-Sn-I) Bß-Xym-K-kw-Xr-]vXn-]qÀW-am-bXv sIm¡n-¶m-Wv. Fs -¶mÂ

sIm¡nsâ amwkta "k¯'sâ `£-W- n-¶p-X-Ip-¶p-Åp. Ipf-t¡mgnamwkw

"k¯'¶njvS-an-Ã. ]t£ Ipf-t¡m-gn¡v kzmÀ°-P-\y-amb Hcp Bizmk-ap-ÅXv

I®oÀ¡p- n-s¶m- apÅ t\c-t¼m-¡nsâ shÅn-ao³Nm«-ambns¸m§p¶p:

""timNy-sa³hn-[n, Ipf-t¡m-gn- tbm-Pn- q, ]t£

timNy-a-só a¡ÄX³ hn[n-sb-s¶¶m-izmkw''-þ

Rms\¶ `mhw bPn-¡p-¶-Xnsâ Hcp DPz-e-Nn-{X-ap-−v. "kv]Ài-a-Wn-IÄ' F¶

Ihn-X-bnÂ. A\y-·mÀ sIm−p-h-cp-an-cp-¼-{Xbpw s]m¶m-¡p¶ kv]Ài-kn-²n-bpÅ

hnc-ep-IÄ Al- -bn-Ãm¯ \nkzmÀ°_mey- n-¶p-−m-bn-cp-¶p. ]n¶oSv

Al- bpw kzmÀ-°hpw hfÀ¶-t¸mÄ kz´-amb Ccp¼p s]m¶m-¡m-\n-Ñn- p.

AXn¶p apXnÀ¶-tXmsS Ccp¼p kzÀW-am-bn-söp am{X-aà £n{]-hmÀ²Iyw

h¶p- -hn- p. kv]Ài-aWnkm¶n-²y-sa¶ kn²n hnc-ep-IÄ¡p \jvS-s¸-Sp-Ibpw

sNbvXp. Al- m-\m-i-]mTw A¡n- - n\p ]Tn- n- p sImSp-¡m³ A«, t]³

apX-em-b Kpcp-¡-·mÀ t]mep-ap-−v. `mK-h-X-¯nse Ccp-]- n-\mep Kpcp-¡-sf-t]mse

þ \qe« tcmKn-bpsS {h-W- nse càw IpSn¨p Ign-ªm sshZy³ AXnsâ

apXp-I¯p Ime-aÀ¯n càw ]pd¯p If-bp-¶p. ho−pw {hW- nÂ

]nSn- n-¡p-¶p.

""C¶-dn-th³ B sshZy-\o-iz-c³ \qe-« -Rm³

F¶-lw- mhw càw £W- w-Kpcw P·w.''

"hnin-jvSm-Xn-Yn-'sb¶ Ihn-X-bn kv]Ài-a-Wn-IÄ temI-sa¶ A½-bpsS Xe-bnse

t]\mbn kzbw Nn{Xo-I-cn-¡p-¶p.

""Rm\pw IpSn- p- tZho \nsâ Xe-tbm-Sn-eq-dpw hnbÀs¸-®-a-b-tam,

Rm\pw sNmdn- Â ]I-cp-¶pthm apSn-bn-se³ {]mW³ InS-¡p-hm³

th−n?

At½! s]mdp-¡pIo Xncy-Iv{]-Ir-Xn-X-¶-i-c-Wm-kvXn-Xz-ZuÀ_eyw''

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Xs¶- s¶ tem-I-am-Xm-hnsâ inc-Ênse tNmc-bq-än-¡p-Sn-¡p¶ t]\mbn

Nn{Xo-I-cn- p-sIm−v "Nqj-I'-\mb A¡n¯w kzbw hnaÀi\w \nÀh-ln- n-«p−v

F¶v hnaÀi-IÀ¡v X§-fpsS hmZw kaÀ°n-¡m-s\mcp hgn Hcp sNdp-Nn-cn-tbmsS

Xpd¶p sImSp-¡m\pw A¡n- - nsâ Al- m-Xym-K-hy-{K-Xbv¡p aSn-bn-Ã. CtX

\dp-Nn-cn-bmWv kn²m- -{]-Xo-I-§-fmb sImSn-Isf "Iod- pWn'sb¶p

hnfn-bv¡p-t¼m-gpÅ [À½-tcm-j- nsâ IqsS-bp-Å-sX¶v ImWm-\pÅ DÄ¡®v

Bkzm-Z-IÀ¡v D−m-h-Ww. ""]−s¯ taim´n''sb D®n-IÄ hf-ªp-s]m-Xn-ªp-

sI©n: ""Fs¶-bp-am-\- p-d¯p Ib-ä-W-sa-s¶-bp-sa-s¶-bp-sa-s¶bpsas¶bpw''.

""Fsâ bsÃsâbÃn-s¡m-¼-\m-\-I-sfsâbÃo alm-t£-{Xhpw a¡tf!'' F¶

adp-]-Sn-bn Ah-sbms¡ "Fsâ'' bmsW¶p \n\-bv¡p¶ Ducm-f-t\m-SpÅ

kv]À[bpw CuÀjybpw Akq-bbpw [z\n-¡p-¶p-sh¶v Ihn-Xsb

A]-]m-cm-b-W- n-¶n-c-bm-¡p¶ Bkzm-Z-I-cp-ap-−m-hpw. "Fsâ' sb¶

\n\-hnÂ\n¶pÅ ]c-a-tam-N\w Imw£n-¡p¶ Hc- -cw-K- nsâ BßmÀ°-X-bmWv

Ihn-X-bv¡mbn¯pd¶ ImXp-Å-hÀ AXn tIÄ¡p-I. Icn-¼-\-Ifpw IpS- -\-Ifpw

Xe-bp-bÀ¯n BImiw Iog-S¡n \nev¡p-t¼mÄ sXÃpw Akq-b-bn-Ãm-sX-, Ahsc

A`n-\-µn-¡m³ aSn-bn-Ãm¯ Hcp ""\ne- \'bmbn kzbw ImWm³ CÑn-¡p¶

hyàn-Xz-amWv A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-kz-Xz- n-¶p-Å-Xv. (\n-e- -\-bpsS ]m«v þ

Be-ªm-«-½)

""]peÀIm-e-s¯³ Np−n-en- ncn aª- ncn

Infcpw \nÀth-Z-ambv am\-hm-ßm-hm -ssiXyw

NqSn-bm-embo Zi-]p-jv]-am-e-bnÂt¨À¯p

Nmb-enÂ, \nev]q hc-¼-s¯sâ hn\otXÑ.''

{]Ñ-¶-amb Ak-ln-jvWp-X-bmbn CXn-t\bpw hymJym-\n-¡m³ Icp- pä

Dcp-¡p-\m-¡p-I-fp-−mbn¡qsS-¶n-Ã. F¶m ]n¶oSv hÀ¯n-¡p-¶Xv

Icn-¼-\-I-fp-tSbpw IpS- -\-I-fptSbpw Bß-_-en-ho-cy-am-Wv.

""acn-t¨bv¡mw \osb-¦n¡qSnbpw a\p-jyÀ¡p

]pc-bv¡p -I-gp-t¡mÂNo\m-©n-bp- -c-ambn

`hn- o-Smhq `uXn-Im-h-in-jvS-sa-¶tÃm

`hÂ{]mÀ°-\, ImenÂt¡mSmen hogp-t¼mgpw''

F¶v A`n-\-µn- -Xn³ tijw ""\nsâ \s«-Ãn³ _e-am-c-dnhq! \n³ XymK- nsâ

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ap¼n Rms\-{X-bip!'' F¶v ]d-bp¶ \ne- -\-bpsS Bcm-[-\m- m-h- nÂ

Ak-ln-jvWp-Xm-kv]Ài-am-tcm-]n-¡m³ Dcp-¡p-\m-¡p-IÄ¡pw Ign-bptam?

\ne- -\-bpsS ]m«n-¶pÅ [z\n A¡n-¯- nsâ Ihn-]q-P-I-fnepw tIÄ¡mwþ

(ssh-tem- n-Ån, CS-tÈ-cn, Ipªn-cm-a³\m-bÀ, Pn apX-emb

Ihnkplr- p-¡-sf- -änbpw Ihn-I-f-Ãm¯ At\Iw kplr- p-¡-sf- -än-bpapÅ

IhnX-IÄ t\m¡p-I.) "Al'¯nsâ apÅp-IÄ At±-l- nsâ ]qPm-a-e-cp-I-fn-en-Ã.

FÃmw "Fsâ' F¶ \n\hp hoÀ¡p-t¼mÄ \s«-sÃm-Sn-bp-¶Xpw FÃmw "\nsâ'

F¶v kvt\l- nsâ

I®o-cp-d-hp-s]m-«p-t¼mÄ \s«Ãp \nh-cp-¶Xpw Ihn-bpsS ZÀi-\-km-c-am-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv,

""CZw -\ aa'' F¶ bÚ-X¯zw at\m-hm-¡À½-§-fn-seÃmw

AenªptNÀ¶-Xp-sIm-−mWv. (""t\«hpw tIm«hpw'', ""CZw \

aa''þkv]Ài-a-Wn-IÄ)

kvt\l¯nsâ Dd-h-bn-te¡p thtcm-Snb KmÀln-I-Po-hn-X- nsâ lcn-X-em-hWyw

A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-X-bn ]SÀ¶p ]´-en- n-«p-−v. kz´hpw A\y-hp-amb

KmÀlnIPohn-X-Nn-{X-§Ä At±-l¯nsâ Ihn-Xm-k-ap- -b-¯n hen-sbmcp

hn`m-K-am-Wv. a[p-hn-[p, a[p-hn-[p-hn-¶p-ti-jw, Ic-X-em-a-eIw apX-emb

kam-lm-c-§-fn kzobm-\p- q-Xn-IÄ; A\y-KmÀln-I-Nn-{X-§Ä

FÃm kam-lm-c-§-fnepw hym]n- p-In-S-¡p-¶p. ]Xv\o-kvt\-lhpw A]-Xy-kvt\-lhpw

"\nan-j-t£-{X-§'sf sFiz-cy-tXPx]qÀW-am-¡p-¶p.

Nmc-am-sas¶ IÀ½-Im-WvU-§-fnÂ

[oc-\m-¡p-¶-sX-s´m-s¡-bm-sWt¶m?

\nsâ cq-]hpw hÀWhpw \mZhpw

\nsâ ]q©m-b XqIpw kpK-Ôhpw

\n¶nse¶pw hnS-cp-a-\m-Zy´ þ

[\y-ssN-X-\y-\-hy-{]- m-Xhpw

\n³X-fÀ¨bpw \n¶-{ip-_n-µphpw

\nsâ \nÀ½-e-{]mÀ°-\m- m-hhpw

""Kr`vWm-an tX ku -K-Xzm-b -lkvX'' sa¶v a{´w sNmÃn- ssI-]n-Sn¨ Hcp-h³

]Xv\nbv¡p \evIm-hp-¶-Xn sh¨v Gähpw ap´nb Hcp ""hmgv¯v'' \man-hnsS

tIÄ¡p-¶p.

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am\-k-_-Ô-§sf `uXn-I-X-e- n imkv{Xo-b-ho-£-W- n-¶n-W-§p¶ coXn-bnÂ

Nn{Xo-I-cn-¡p-¶-Xpw, arZp-e- m-h-X-c-fn-X-Xz- n-¶pÅ bpày-XoXkuµcyw

AwKo-I-cn-¡p-¶Xpw ka-\z-bn-¡m³ Ign-bp¶ cXn- m-h-k-ao-]-\-amWv

A¡n- - n-tâ-Xv. t{]aw F¶ hnImcw hwi-hÀ[-\-sb¶ e£y-t¯m-Sp-Iq-Snb

P·-hm-k-\-bm-sW-¶Xv imkv{Xo-b-ho-£-Ww. AtXm-sSm¸w Rms\-¶-t_m-[- nsâ

DZbw a\p-jy-a-\-Ên-ep-−m-b-tXmsS P´p-km-[m-c-W-amb ssaYp-t\-Ñ-bn h¼n¨

Hcp ]cn-hÀ¯\w h¶p-sh¶pw aa-Xm-_-Ô-hm-kn-X-amb hmSm- - Xm-a-c-bmbpw

kwc-£-tWm-XvI-WvTm-{]-Im-in-X-amb sISm¯ kqcy-\mbpw AXp hnI-kn- p-sh¶pw

At±lw A`n-ZÀin-¡p-¶p. t{]a- nsâ Cu al- mb CXn-lmkw

am\p-j-hn-ImchnIm-k-N-cn-{X- nse hnhn-[-L-«-§-fpsS ]Ým-¯-e- n Hmtcm

sNdp-cw-K-§-fn-embn Ah-X-cn- n- n-«p-−v, "hmSm¯ Xma-cbpw sISm- -kq-cy\pw'

F¶ Ihn-X-bnÂ. Hcp Imev]-\n-I-kz-]v\-am-bn-«Ã Pohn-X-c-Xn-bpsS Xmac

hncn-bp-¶-Xv. imkv{Xo-b-bm-YmÀ°y- nsâ kqcy-In-c-W-kv]Ài-taäpwsIm−m-Wv.

t{]as¯ BIm-i- nÂ\n¶p `qanbnte-¡n-d-¡n-s¡m-−p-h-cm-\m-WtÃm

Imev]-\n-I-hn-I-fpsS ]ns¼ -h-¶-hÀ Xp\n-ª-Xv. Ah-cpsS Iq«- n Hcp

{]ap-Jmw-K-amWv A¡n- w. cXn¡p ]SÀ¶p-I-b-dm-\-h-kcw

\ntj-[n-¡-s¸-«m-ep-f-hm-Ip¶ kvt^mS\w "am[-hn-¡p«n' bn Nn{Xo-I-cn-¡-s¸-«n-«p-−v.

t]meo-kp-Im-c³ ]c-as\ t{]an¨ am[-hn-¡p«n AbmÄ Hcp henb IpSpw-_- nsâ

\mY\m-sW¶pw ]Xv\n-tbbpw a¡-tfbpw kvt\ln-¡p-¶-h-\m-sW¶pw Adn-bp¶

\nan-j- n s]m«n-s¯-dn-bv¡p-¶p. Hcp knwln-sb-t¸mse Nodp-¶p. F¶mÂ

Abm-fpsS I®p \nd-ªXpw AhÄ¡v anYym-[m-c-W-I-fp-−m-¡m³ AbmÄ

Hcp-s¼-«n-«n-söv hyYn-X-\m-bXpw I−tXmsS AhÄ Hcp t]S-am-\ns\t¸mse

{]im- -bm-Ip-¶p. kzmÀ°-Xym-K- n¶v k¶-²-bp-am-Ip-¶p. kvt\l- n³t]cn-epÅ

hnip-²-Xym-Kw. Dä-hcpsS kvt\l-I-Y-IÄ (B-ß-I-Y) XymK-I-Y-IÄ (`m-K-h-cpsS

`mcy) klm-\p- q-Xn-I-Y-IÄ (hn-¹-h-I-hn) F¶n-§-s\-bpÅ km[m-c-W-X-Isf Ihn

Xo{hm-th-i-t¯msS Znhy-am¡n DbÀ¯n-bn-«p-−v. ""IShpw IShpw KpW-\-{In-b-bmÂ

[\-am-bv¯ocpwt]mse''-bmWv At\ym-\y-kvt\lw ZpxJs¯ kpJ-am-¡n-am-äp¶Xv

(hn-¹-h-I-hn). Hcp Xncy¡n-t\m-SpÅ kvt\l- n³t]-cn a\p-jy³ Xq§n- m-hp-¶Xv

temI-co-Xym- km-[m-c-W-a-Ã, hnc-f-amb Hcp kw -h-am-Wv. F¶m Znhy-sa¶v

hnti-jn- n-¡m-hp¶ B kvt\lw XnIª bmYmÀ°y-t_m-[-t¯m-sS-bmWv

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"]iphpw a\p-jy\p' sa¶ Ihn-X-bn cq]-s¸-Sp- p-¶-Xv. Pohn-X-kJnbmbn-cp¶

s]m¶m-c-¡m-fn-¡p«n ISn-ªq {]k-h- n acn- p-t]m-b-t¸mÄ D®ocn

BsI¯IÀ¶p. A¡m-e- mWv Hcp ss]¡p-«n-bpsS kwc-£Ww "X¼p-cm³'

Gev]n- -Xv. B ss]¡p-«n-bmbn ]n¶o-S-bm-fpsS kvt\l`mP-\w. ""samJme'' F«p

s]äp. Ah-sbbpw Ah-bpsS a¡-tfbpw D®ocn kwc-£n- p. samJme "Nmhmfn'

]¿m-b-t¸mÄ "X¼p-cm³' tNmZn- Xv ""hn-äm-se- p-In-«p-an- m-hm-fn¡v?'' F¶mWv.

hnev¡p-Itbm? D®ocn s]m«n-s¯-dn¨p. ""AXn¶p ap¼v ASn-bsâ

sXm−-sb-Ã-dp- ms«''. ]s£, DS-a-س Ahsf hnäp. A¶p cm{Xn D®ocn

Xq§n- - p. (]-iphpw a\p-jy-\pw) Nne-t¸mÄ Znhy-kvt\-l- nsâ

Bkpc-ap-J-§fpw Ihn Im«n- -cp-¶p. I\ym-tZ-hn-bpsS {]W-b-teme-Xbv¡v

aln-jm-kpc-aÀ±n-\n-bpsS NWvUoXzw asämcp apJw(a-ln-jm-kp-c-aÀZn-\n).

Ccp-¼p-t]mse ITn-\-amb DÅm-sW¶p ]gn-¡-s¸-«-hsâ kvt\l- n¶v Aán-bnÂ

]gp¯ sImSn-ensâ NqSp-s−¶v AÛp-X-s¸-Sp- p¶ Ihn-X-bmWv ""Ccp-¼nsâ

I®oÀ''. {]W-b_-Ô-§sf emL-h-t¯m-sSbpw \À½-t_m-[-t¯m-sSbpw

ssIImcyw sN ¿p¶ coXnbpw A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-X-I-fn-ep-−v.""A©pw

XnI-ª-h³'' A¡q-«- n-sem-¶m-Wv. A©p kzbwIrXm-\À°-§-fn-sem-¶mb

"Ccp-]-cn-{Kl'§fpsS IY. Pm\psh ]cn-{K-ln¨v tkhn¨p hmW-Im-e- mWv

IeymWn Im sXän ap¶n hoW-Xv. hotWm-sc- m-§-W-sa¶ {]am-W- n³

t]cn Ahsf Xm§n-sb-Wo- n- p. CXp I− _lp-P\w shdpsX hnSptam?

KqVm-\p-cm-K-_Ôw ]t−-bp-−m-bn-cp-¶p-sh¶p \m«n ]m«m-bn.

AsXm-gp-In- -c-¶-t¸mÄ Pm\p-Xs¶ ]d-bp-¶p.

s\ªp-d- p-s−-¦n-em-hXpw thKw

\n§fns¸®n-¶p-Sp-]pS \evIq

BWnsâ `mcy-sb-s¶-¦nepw taemþ

em\-µ-sa-¶n-e-l-¦-cn-¡s«

Cu XymK-_p-²n Atem-I-km-[m-c-W-am-Wv. F¦nepw

bmYmÀ-°yw t]m se hÀ®-n-¡m³ A¡n-¯- n¶v \¼q-cn-È-¦-bp-−m-bn-Ã.

cXn-tbm-SpÅ AIm-ev]-\n-I-ho-£Ww `àn -ap-X-emb kam-\- m-h§-tfm-Sp-ap-−v.

a\p-jy-a-\-Ên `àn-¡pÅ A[o-i-iànsb Gähpw henb

bmYmÀ°y-am-bn-¡m-Wp-¶-Xn imkv{X-t_m-[tam bpàn-hm-Ztam

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A¡n- - n¶p XS-Ê-a-Ã. `àn AÔ-hn-izm-k-am-sW¶p hmZn-¡p¶ sNdp- -§sf

Ingp-¡n-bn-cp- m³ aSn-¡m-dp-an-Ã. "imkv{Xw' F¶ Ihn-X-bn (kv]Ài-a-Wn-IÄ)

P]-am-e-bnse aWn-Isf®n P]n-¡p¶ hr²s\ imkv{X-X¯zw ]Tn- n-¡m³

bpàn-hm-Zn-bmb sNdp- -¡m-c³ Hcp-§p-¶p. hr²sâ taÂhn-em-k-¡mÀUnÂ

I−Xv "eqbn -]m-ÌÀ' F¶ t]cmWv! Abm-fpsS I®p-X-Ån-t¸mbn! `ànX¯zw

AwKo-I-cn-¡p-¶-Xpw, GXv Imhn-¡m-csâ I]-S- -àn-¡p-ap-¼nepw ]qhn-Sp-¶Xpw

Hcp-t]m-e-Ã. {]Ñ-¶-th-j-§-fpsS DÅp-I-Ån-IÄ ]pd- m-¡m³ A¡n¯w

ap¶n-ep-−v. Ip«- ³ F¶ tIma-c- nsâ IY Hcp DZm-l-c-Ww. Ip−p®n F¶

AÔsâ Pzen-¡p¶ ZpxJ- n ]gb {Iqc-I-fmb amXr-tZ-h-X-I-fpsS

hnf-bm-«-§-tfm-SpÅ `àn -tlm-an-¡m³ i¦n-¡p-¶nà þ {]mXn-\n[yw

Ah-Im-i-s¸-Sp¶ tIma-c-§-fpsS sNIn-«- -Sn-¡m³ sh¼p¶p B IYm-]m{Xw þ

AÔ-X-bpsS ssZ\y-t¯m-SmWv tImacw ""Iev]n''-¡p-¶Xv:

""ac-W- m-bnÂ\ns¶s¶ hnfn-s¡- m-ªp-h-¶p-Rm³

{]tXy-In¨pw the-sNbvXp ]cn-c-£n- n-Xp®n-sb.''

"AXp-t]m-sctbm?' F¶ tNmZy- n¶v'' aXntb PK-Zo-izcn'' F¶p- cw ]dbp¶

s]ä-½sb HmÀ¯n-«mWv, Ahsâ sNIn-S-s¯m¶p sImSp-¡m³ Xcn-¡p¶ I¿ns\

AbmÄ hÃ-]mSpw \nb-{´n- -Xv. AÔ-\m-bn-t¸m-b-Xp-sIm-−p-Xs¶ ]n¶oSv ]e

ku`m-Ky-§fpw h¶-W-ªp. Cu sshcp²yw Abm-fpsS BkvXn-Iy- n¶v

A½-tbm-SpÅ kvt\l- nsâ BÀ{ZXbpf-hm-¡p-¶p. `àn-tbbpw

lnµp-a-X-t¯bpw emL-h-t_m-[-t¯m-sS-bpÅ Nncn¡v Cc-bm-¡m\pw

aX-au-en-I-hm-Z- n³t]-cn ]gn-¡-s¸-«n-«pÅ Ihn i¦n- n-«n-Ã. ""Im«¼e- nÂ''

(kv]Ài-a-Wn-IÄ) F¶ Ihn-X-bn tZh³ {]Xy-£-s¸«v `às\ D]-tZ-in-¡p¶p:

hn{Klw ]pg-¡n-sb-Sp¯p hntZ-io-bÀ¡v hnäv In«p¶ ]WwsIm−v t£{X- nsâ

PoÀtWm-²m-cWw \S¯pI F¶v. ]pXnb hn{K-l-§Ä \nÀ½n-¡m³ Ct¸mgpw

inev]n-I-fn-hn-sS-bp-−-tÃm. kvt\l- -àn-IÄt]mse \nd-ªp-Xp-fp-¼p¶

hmÕ-ey-sa¶ arZp-emÀ{Z- m-h- n¶v A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-X-I-fn kmI-tey\

{]map-Jy-ap-−v. Ip«n-¡-hn-X-I-sf¶ {]tXy-I-hn- m-K- nse Ihn-X-IÄ Ip«n-I-tfbpw

apXnÀ¶-h-cpsS DÅn-sem-fn- n-cn-¡p¶ Ip«n-I-tfbpw Hcp-t]mse ckn- n-¡p-Ibpw

Nn´n- n-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-¶-h-bm-Wv. Bi-b-§Ä¡v k¦oÀW-Xtbm Imep-jytam

CÃ. Ah "Imepjy' `mhw Ip«n-I-fn-ep-WÀ¯p-I-bp-an-Ã. BZn-Xy-kvtXm{XwsIm−p

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XpS-§p-¶p-þ-kq-cy\pw kqcysâ Iosg-bpÅ F´pw {]Xo-I-am-Im-sa-¶pw,

{]Xo-I-§-fpsS [z\n-IÄ _mey-Iu-am-c-§Ä¡pw {Kln-¡m³ I-gn-b- -¡-h®w

efn-X-am-¡m³ Ign-bp-sa¶pw Ip«n-¡-hn-X-IÄ sXfn-bn- n-«p−v þ XnS-t¼-äp¶

B\-sb-t¸mse chnsb apXp-In-te-äp¶p Ing-¡³ ama-e. ]t©-{µn-b-§sf

]mh-\-am-¡m-\pÅ AÀ°-\-bmWv "hnZy-X-cnI', {]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡p¶ Cuiz-c³

X¼p-cm-s\-¶-t]-cnepw ]S-t¨m-s\-¶-t]-cnepw Adn-b-s¸-Sp¶ A`n-K-ay-\mWv þ

s\¿-ep-h-sIm−phcp¶ hÕ-e-\mb Aѳ "Im¯n-cn- nÂ'

{]Xn-jvTn-¡-s¸-«n-cn-¡p-¶p. ImSpw- I-Sepw hmcn-¡p-gnbpw ImWm³ t]mb Ip«n-IÄ

ImWp-sa¶p {]Xo-£n-¡p-¶Xv ImWp-¶n-sö AhØ AhÀ¡v Ffp- - nÂ

a\-Ên-em-hpw. AhÀ apXn-cp-t¼mÄ CÑ-Ifpw km£m-XvIm-c-§fpw X½n-epÅ

\nI- m-\m-hm¯ AI-e- n-tâbpw sshcp-[y- ntâbpw ZÀi\w AhÀ¡p

sXfn-ªp-In-«p-Ibpw sN¿pw. Imh¡p-«n-bpsS D¨- n-epÅ Ic- Â, Imcyw

t\Sm³ Ic- n-ep-]-I-c-W-am-¡p¶ Ip«n-I-fpsS DÅn¯-«pw. Ic-  X{´-am-¡p¶

IÀ½-ssien Bß-]-cn-tim-[-\¡p apXnÀ¶-hsc t{]cn- n-¡p-Ibpw

AXn³t]-cn-semcp Nncn-Nn-cn-¡m-\-hÀ¡-h-kcw \evIp-Ibpw sN¿pw. the

ImWm-\pÅ B¡hpw ap¯-Ñsâ hne¡pw Ip«n-IÄs¡ms¡ ]cn-Nn-Xw.

apXnÀ¶-hÀt¡m? AZ-ay-amb kpJ-Xr-jvWbpw AI-¡-f- n tXm«n-bn«p

]nt¶m¡w hen-¡p¶ hnÚ-hr-²\pw (The wise old man F¶ BZn-{]-Xo-Iw)

X½n-epÅ Gäp-ap-«Â. "Infn-th-«-'bn hen-b-h-cpsS tdmfp-IÄ hln-¡m-\pÅ

Ip«n-s¡m-Xn-bpsS Kuchw ]q− Hcp-¡hpw "kmkq'an−m-\m-hmsX Xe-Xm-gv¯p¶

]cn-Wm-ahpw Kuc-hs¯ AwKo-I-cn-¡p¶ hen-b-h-cpsS kl-I-c-W-\m-Syhpw,

CÑm- w-K- n-t·-en-Sp¶ aqSp-]-S- nsâ t\À½-¡pÅ NmcpXtbm-Xp¶ imcn-I-bm-Wv.

]n©p-ss]-X-ens\ Im¯p-c-£n-¡p¶ Ip«n-¡m-c-W-h-cpsS ""`mc-hm-lnXz'' ¯n¶pÅ

I\w hf-IÄ hnev¡p¶ht\m-SpÅ bmN-\-bn F{X-ta hr¯-sam- n-cn-¡p¶p!

hr¯n-bvs¡m- n-cn-¡p¶p! ""CÃm- ''hcpsS IpSn-ensâ Hcp sXfn-a-tb-dnb Nn{Xw

[z\n-bmbn Dcp- n-cn-bp-¶p. ap¯-§-¡-jmbw IpSn-¡msX Ign-¡m³ th−n

hnZy-I-s−- p¶ Ip«n¡pdp¼v a®n-ep-d- p-t]mb ap¯-Èn-sb-s¸m-¡m³

Bsf¡q«p-¶p. B X{´w henbhtc-¡mÄ thK- n Ip«n-IÄ {Kln-¡pw. ]q¨¡v

ImS-s\¶ ]pÃnw-K-i-_vZ- nsâ A]-cmÀ°w sIm−pÅ Ifnbpw Ip«n-IÄ¡p

Gsd-c-kn-¡pw. `mKy- o-«p-sIm¯n-sb-Sp-¡p¶ Infn-bpsS \nÀ`m-Ky- n-e-en-bp¶ Cfw

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a\-Ênsâ BÀ{ZX "]£n-imkv{X'¯n Xpfp-¼p-¶p. ]«-W-t¸-cp-I-fp-tSbpw

(s]m-cp-f-dn-bn-Ã) PmXn-t¸-cp-I-fp-tSbpw t]cn (Ip-«- sâ Ipkr-Xn) Nncn- n-¡p¶

Ihn-X-IÄ hm¡p-I-fnse Ifn-IÄ DÅn¡S¶p ImWm³ th−p¶

Iuam-c-Iu-Xq-l-e-§-fp-WÀ¯p-¶p. X]-Ên-cn-¡p¶ s]m·-bp-tS-bpw, tNc-bp-tSbpw

em¡v; IqsW¶ IpS-bpsS ]{Xmkv; apÃ- - -ense sh¼me; ]m¸m- nbv¡p

]«p-]m-hmS In«n-b-t¸m-gs¯ Duäw; sImÃ- n-d-hn-bpsS CÃ- n-c¡v; ag-ap-In-ensâ

DbÀ¶-h-s\¶ `mhw; ]mh, t]m¡m- n-¯-h-f, ]\n-\oÀ¸q-hv, A¼n-fn-b-½m-a³,

IS-ev, Acn-{]m-hv, ]mä-IÄ apX-em-b-h-tbm-SpÅ ssii-h-k-Ãm]w; sX¡³Imänsâ

tXcn F¯p¶ t]m¯³ ag-¡mdv; Ime-sa¶ thXmfw; htey-S- n-bpsS Nncn;

A¡c¸¨; AÃn-a-eÀ¡m-hnse Iq¯p-Im-Wm³ t]mb D®n; C´y³ Ip«n-bpsS

]m«v, s\lvdp-hnsâ ]qhv, X«n- -dn-¡p¶ Im«m-f- hpw AS-§n-sbm-gn-bp¶

a\p-jy-Xzhpw (bYm-{Iaw Im«m-f- - n-tâbpw a\p-jy-Xz- n-tâbpw) Nnd-ImÀ¶

Ah-Xm-c-§Ä ]q− Ipbnepw Im¡bpw; Imin-¡p-t]mb ]qim-cn-cm-a³; (A-Xnse

iIm-c-¡fn Ip«n-IÄ¡v Gsd ckn-¡pw) tImc- sâ ho«nse sImXp-Ip-I-Snbpw

IqÀ¡w henbpw (I-S-tIm-en-t·Â XpSn-bn-t·epw Ib-dp-I-fp-cbpw tNtem-sS-bmWv

IqÀ¡w-h-en); tImhÀ¡-gp-X-bpsS \njv -e-P·w; aoi-¡p-th-−n-bpÅ Bibpw

B[nbpw s]cp- -]- ³ (Im-e-sa¯pw hsc Im¡m-\m-hm¯ FÃm

apXnÀ¶-h-cp-tSbpw ssZ\y-§Ä); B\n¡v B\-s¸-s®¶pw Imfnbv¡v

Imf-s¸-s®¶pw AÀ°w Iev]n- pv At\ym\yw s]mcpXn B\nbpw Imfnbpw

shInfn ]nSn¨ Imf Ip¯m-s\- n-b-tXmsS Ben³ s]m- n³ izmkw hnSmsX

sI«n- n-Sn- n-cp¶ IY (At\ym\yw Ie-ln-¡p¶ hyàn-Ifpw kap-Zm-b-§fpw

cmjv{S-§fpw s]mXp-i-{Xp-h-cp-t¼mÄ H¶m-hp¶ {]Xn- mkw apXnÀ¶-hÀ¡pw Cu

IhnX ]Tn- n- p-sIm-Sp¡pw); Imin-s\-«mWvImjyq-\-«m-b-sX-¦nÂ, AXv

Imin-s\m-¶m-hp¶ hne-¡-b-ä-¡m-e¯v Imjyq-s\m-¶m-h-W-sa¶v \nÝ-bn-¡p¶

Ip«n-tem-Pn¡v; Be-§ms« Icn-¼p-\ocmdv; tZio-b-k-¼m-Zy-]-²-Xn-bpsS

{]Nm-c-W-sa¶ tXm¶-ep-−m-¡msX {]Nm-cWw \nÀh-ln-¡p¶ Imdp-IY

(ssh-tem- n-Ån-bpsS "hym¡qÄ' F¶ IpSpw-_m-kq-{X-W-]-²Xn{]Nm-c-W-I-hnXsb

A\p-kva-cn- n-¡p-¶p); B\-bpsS HmÀ½-s¸-cp-abpw kvt\l-s¸-cp-abpw; ss{UhÀ

¡pf- -bpsS _p²n-iàn; B\-bpsS hb-än ]n−n-bp-cp-«p¶ A¿ÀhmÄ;

B\- p-d¯phmW D®nsb ImWm- -hÀ B\- p-d- p-\n¶p hoW D®nsb I−

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IY (Bcp-tSbpw DbÀ -IÄ ImWm³ Ign-hn-sÃ-¦nepw hogvN-IÄ ImWm³

I®p-I-fpÅ Akq-bm-ep-¡sf apXnÀ¶-hÀ¡p ]cn-Nbw ImWm-Xn-cn-¡nÃ);

"AXp-]-d-ªm kqNn-In-«ptam?'' F¶ Ip«n-¡-fn-bpsS AÛp-Xm-h-Xm-c-I-hnX;

a\-bv¡se ss]¡sf ta¡m³ t]mb Nm¯p-hnsâ apt¯y-abv¡v Ahs\

ImWm-ªpÅ N¦n-Sn- n-sâbpw Is−- p-t¼m-gpÅ s]m«n- n-cn-bp-tSbpw IY

(Ah¶v A¼mSn¡®sâ \ndw sImSp- -Xn NneÀ aX-]-£-]m-X- nsâ \ndw

I−p-]n-Sn¨p!! s]m§nbpw XmWpw ]pg-bn-sem-gp-Ip¶ Nm¯p-hnsâ

A´y-bm-{X-bpsS hÀW\w sIm−pÅ t]Sn- n-¡-epw, amhn³ sIm¼- n-cn-¡p-¶Xp

Im«n-s¡m-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ apt¯yabv¡p−m-hp¶ Bizm-k- nsâ

sNmSn-¡epwsIm−v inev]- -{ZX \ndª Cu IhnX A¡n- - nsâ

Ip«n-¡-hn-X-I-fn thdn«p \nev¡p-¶p. \mS³ ]m«nsâ CuW- n Iogm-f-cpsS

\ne-\n-ev]nsâ IZ-\- mcw hn§n-s¸m-«p¶ Cu Ihn-X-bn Ah-cpsS samgn-h-gn-bpsS

CW¡w `mh-[z-\-\-¯n-\pÅ Icp- pä D]m-b-ambn D]-bp-à-am-bn-«p-−v. Iogm-f-cpsS

PohnXw Nn{Xo-I-cn-¡p¶ aäp Ihn-X-I-fpsS Iq«- nepw CXn¶v

kap-¶-X-Øm-\-ap-−v.) A¼-e- p-g- m¸m-b-k- nsâ a[p-c- n-cn, Hä cm{Xn-sIm−v

Ihp-§mbn hf-cp¶ AS-¡-sb¶ IfhpapXÂ aSn-¡p- n-en-cp-¶p-sIm−v

Gev]n-¡p¶ a\-Êm-£n-¡p¯v; (A-S-¡-a-Sn-bnÂsh-¡mw, Ihpt§m?)

ImtW-−pw-t]mse Im«m¯ I®-S-bpsS NXn-bn IpSp-§m¯ Ip«n;

Hme- o- n-bp-tSbpw HmS-¡p-g-en-tâbpw A- -cym-an-bmb GI-{]m-W³

(Po-hm-ßm-¡-fn-seÃmw Htc ]c-am-ßm-hp-t]m-se); {]mhn¶v Hcp \mÄ A¶w

sImSp-¡p¶ Ip«n-bpsS ap³I-cp-X-epÅ HuZmcyw; Im«nse¸q¡-fpsS

hnfn-tIÄ¡p¶ Ip«n-IÄ; IS-em-Êp-h-©n-I-fpsS hnfn-tIÄ¡p¶ Ip«n-IÄ;

HmS¡p-gÂhnfn-tI«v \nev]p-d-¡m-Xmb tKm]-Ip-amc³; Ip«n-¡m-es¯

Ih-W-¡-tÃ-dp-I-fn-bn sImÃ-s¸« Ipcp-hn-¡p-ªn-tâbpw X¯-½-bp-tSbpw

HmÀ½-IÄ th«-bm-Sp¶ lrZbw; A¿- ³hnf-¡nsâ hnfn-tI«p sh¼p¶ Ip«n

A½-bpsS Nabw Ign-bm- -Xn-\m Im¯n-cp¶p \c- p-Ip-c¨p hr²-\m-hp¶ IY;

t]c-¡n-Sm-hns\ k¦ev]¯n emfn¨p t]mäp¶ ap¯-Ñsâ D·m-Z- nÂ

ac-W-an-ÃmsX hmgp¶ kvt\l- nsâ ]m«v; s\¿n³ Iq\-¡p-Ån ImWm-\m-hm¯

XrÈq-c- \pw I®p-\n-d-sb-¡− XrÈqÀ ]qchpw; Ip«nsb sR«n-¡p¶ Ių;

\mgn-I-h-«-bpsS A-ÛpX-¡W-¡v.... -C-§ns\ sshNn-{Xy-ssh-hn-[y-§-fmÀ¶

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hnj-b-§fpw Xmf-e-b- w-Kn-Ifpw izmkw-t]mse X\nsb DuÀ¶phcp¶

{]mk-L-S-\-bpw, `mh-LS\m-Nm-cp-Xbpw,Nn´m-Kp-cpX-bmÀ¶ hkvXp[z\n-Ifpw

\mtSmSn¸m«nsâ LS-\-IÄ¡pÅ BhÀ- \-kz`m-hhpw A¡n- - nsâ

Ip«n-¡-hn-X-Isf `mkp-c-c-N-\-I-fm-¡p-¶p. Ip«n-¡-hn-X-IÄ¡v kz´-amb

Hcm-Im-ihpw `qan-bp-sam-cp-¡n-bn-«p−v At±-lw. ]g-s©m-Ãp-IÄ, \mtSm-Sn-¡-Y-I-fpsS

hnkva-bm-h-l-amb Abp-àn-I-X, \mtSm-Sn-Km-\-§-fpsS CuW-§-fp-tSbpw

hmsam-gn-I-fp-tSbpw tNcp-h, hm¡p-IÄsIm-−pÅ Ifn-IÄ, {]mtZ-inIamb

sFXn-ly-§Ä, sI«p-I-Y-IÄ F¶n-h-sbms¡ D]-bp-à-am¡n _mey-Iu-am-c-§sf

BIÀjn-¡m\pw AhÀ¡v cN-\-IÄ Bem-]-\-c-a-Wo-b-ambn A\p- -h-s¸-Sp- m\pw

At±-l- n\p Ign-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p. ]pd-ta¡v Akw-_Ô cN-\-I-fm-bn-cns¡ AIta

Btem-N-\m-ar-X-amb Bi-b-L-S-\-bpsS Hcp Xew \n_-Ôn-¡m\pw {]mtbW

a\-Ên-cp- p-¶p. "I®³ Nnc-«bv¡p ]Ãp-h¶q' t]mepÅhbÃ

Akw-_-Ôm-ß-I-k-¦-ev]-§Ä. DÅn-semcp "hnX'bpÅ IhnX F¶v

Ipªp®nssien-bn ]d-bmw.

Ip«n-¡-hn-X-I-fn am{X-aà \mtSm-Sn- m-«p-I-fpsS hmsam-gn-L-S-\bpw cN-\m-in-ev]hpw

kzoI-cn- n-«p-Å-Xv. "Be-ªm-«½' t]mep-Å IrXn-I-fnepw "kv]Ài-a-Wn-I-fn'epw aäpw

IYm-L-S-\-bn \mtSm-Sn-¡-Ym-inev]amXr-I-bp-−v. Zfn-X-k-ap-Zm-b-§-fpsS

hmsam-gn-am{Xw Hcp ^mj-\p-th−n kzoI-cn-¡p-I-bà sN¿p-¶-Xv. Ah-cpsS

Pohn-X- n-e-en-ªp-tN-cp-hm³ klm-bn-¡p¶ hn[- n hÀKhÀW-t_m-[-§Ä

PoÀW-hkv{Xw t]mse Ducn-sb-dn-bm\pw Iogm-f-cpsS Ah-Ø-I-tfmSv kmßyw

{]m]n-¡m\pw At±-l-¯n¶p Ign-bp-¶p. "IpXnÀ¶ a®v' F¶ JWvU-Im-hy- nÂ

\mtSm-Sn- m-«nsâ inev]-anà þ F¶m Zfn-X-Po-hnX-t¯m-sSm-¶mbnt¨À¶v Ah-cpsS

DÅn \ns¶-Woäp hcp¶ hàm-hmbn¯ocm³ th−p¶ Bßo-b-amb

GIo- m-h-ap-−v. "]p¯³-I-ehpw Acn-hmfpw' F¶ Ihn-X-bnse IY-bvs¡mcp

]mT-t -Z-amWv "IpXnÀ¶ a®n-'ep-ÅXv þ tImc-s\-¶-IÀj-I\pw IpSpw-_hpw

X¼p-cmsâ a®n ]Wn-bm³ tNmc-\o-cm-¡n.

Btcm ]mS¯p Nmep-IÄ Iodn

Btcm hn¯n«p s]m³s]mSna®nÂ

Btcm \o¡n -I-f-I-sf, sIm¿mþ

\mtcm ]ps¶Â¡p-e-Isf \msf

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F¶ sshcp²yw F¡m-e¯pw tImcsâ DÅn tX§-embn s]m§n-bn-cp-¶p.

A§ns\bncn-s¡-bmWv ""kzmX{´yw'' In«n-sb¶p tI«-Xv. AXn-¶À°w,

Xm\n- m-S¯p Nmep-IÄ Iodpw

Xmt\- hn- nSpw s]m³s]m-Sn-a-®nÂ

Xmt\ -\o¡pw If-Isf sIm¿pw

Xmt\ ]qs¶Â¡p-e-Ifpw \msf

F¶m-sW¶v tImc³ hymtam-ln- p. £maw hcn-Ibpw Acn-¡p-]-Icw I¼w Xn¶p

tNmc-t]m-¡p-Zo\w ]nSn-s]«v InS-¡p¶ Hma-\-a-IÄ \oen ""sXmÅn-¡-ªosâ

sXmtÅ-sem-bnt¨'' F¶p Ic-bp-Ibpw sNbvX-t¸mÄ X¼p-cm³ klm-bn- n-Ã.

kzmX-{´y- n\ptijw \mS³ `c-Wm-[n-Im-cn-IÄ h¶-t¸mÄ kmbn- nsâ

]¯u¬kv tdj³ Bdu¬km-bn- p-cp-§p-I-bm-Wp-−m-b-Xv. I¼w Xn¶mÂ

XSn-¡p-sa¶v a{´n sIm¼³ aoi XtemSn¡m−v Acp-fn-s¨bvXp þ tImc-·m-cÃ

A-t¸mgpw sImbv¯n-¶p-S-a-IÄ. tImc³ bmYmÀ°yw Xncn- -dn-ªp.

Gsd hÀj-ambv tNdm-−p-]q«n

tNmdp-®msX Ic-ªn-Spw- hwiw

I¼w Xn¶p hb-dp´n hn§n

I«-t¨m-c-t]mbv¡q\n-b- hwiw

tImc-·m-cpsS hwiw Cu \m«nÂ

`q-cn-]-£amw IÀj-I-hw-iwþ

Ah-scÃmw tNÀ¶v X¼p-cmsâ ku[- n-se¯n KÀPn¨p: "sh¡-hnsS Xmt¡mÂ'þ

"N¯p-t]m-Ip-a-Sn-bsâ \oen'sb¶p Icªp ]d-ª-t¸mÄ N¯mÂ

tImc-¶-Xm-izm-k-atÃ?'' F¶p tNmZn¨ X¼p-cmsâ hÀK-t¯mSv t\cn«p s]mcp-Xm³

tImc\pw Iq«p-Imcpw Dd- n-cp¶p þ X¡mew X¼p-cm³ Xmt¡mep sh¡p-I-Xs¶

sNbvXp. ]¯mbw sh«n-s¸m-fn¨v ]q¯-[m\yw ]pd-s¯-Sp¯v AhÀ

]¦n-«p-sIm-−p-t]m-bn. F¦nepw Ah-cpsS hnP-b- n\v Aev]m-bp-Êm-bn-cp-¶p.

IÀj-I-t -cn-I-fnse IpSn-ep-I-sfÃmw Aán-¡n-cbm-hp¶p þ Im¡n-¡p- m-b-¡mÀ

tNcn-bn \nc¶p \nev¡p-¶p. FXnÀ¯ tImc¶pw Iq«p-ImÀ¡pw In«nb adp-]Sn

shSn-bp-−-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p. Ah-scÃmw ]nd-¶-a-®n acn¨p hoWp. Cu ]cn-Wmaw

ap³Iq-«n-¡-−n-«m-WtÃm ""A[n-Im-c-w sIm¿W-amZyw \mw'' F¶v CS-tÈ-cn-bpsS

tIma³ \nÝ-bn- -Xv. Zpc- -Xo-{h-X-bpsS hn]-co-tXm-Zm-l-c-W- n-eqsS A¡n¯w B

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X¯zs¯ ¯s¶ ]n´m-§p¶p. Ihn-bpsS klm-\p- qXn JZdp Ip¸m-b-a-Wnª

X¼p-cm³ hÀKvt¯m-S-Ã, IÀj-I-s¯m-gn-em-fn-I-tfm-SmWv F¶v

"CXn-lm-k'-hn-aÀi-IÀ {Kln-t¡-−-Xm-Wv. IÀj-I-s¯m-gn-em-fn-Isf

shSn-bp-−-bv¡qWm-¡p-¶-hÀ, P·n-am-c-Ã, ]nev¡m-e¯v `q\-b-_n-Ãnsâ

_e- n-t·Â P·n-t¸-cn-sÃ-¦nepw Irjn-`q-an-¡p-S-a-I-fmbn amdnb ]m«-¡m-cmWv

F¶p h¶mepw Ihn-bpsS

klm-\p- qXn sXmgn-em-fn-I-tfm-Sp-Xs¶bmbn-cn-¡p-sa¶pw hyàw. "IpXnÀ¶-a®v'

F¶ Ihn-X-bn DÅXv tIc-fob Ncn{XhkvXp-X-bÃ; k¦-ev]-am-Wv. ]t£ CXv

C´y-bn thsd Nnte-S¯v kw -hn- n-«p-−v. k¦ve-]- n Ihn-tN-XÊv Ft§m«p

Nmbp¶p F¶p am{X-amWv Nq−n-¡m-«p-¶XvþIÀj-I-s¯m-gn-em-fn-IÄ

Iem-]- n-¶n-d-§n-bm kw -hn-¡m-hp-¶-XmWv k¦-ev]n-¡-s¸-«-Xv.

1998  cNn¨ "[À½-kq-cy³' F¶ JWvU-Im-hy- n alm-ß-Pn-bpsS

Pohn-X-]qÀÆmÀ[kw -h-§Ä 20 A²ym-b-§-fn-embn hÀWn- n-cn-¡p-¶p. "CZw \ aa'

F¶ bÚ-k-¦-ev]- n-¶-\p-Kp-W-ambn kzPo-hn-Xs¯ cq]-s¸-Sp- nb

alm-]p-cp-jsâ kvac-Wbv¡v AÀ¸n¨ Hcp ]pjv]m-RvP-en-bm-W-Xv. 5

JWvU-Im-hy-§-fp-tSbpw (tZ-i-tk-hn-I, Ccp-]-Xmw-\q-äm-−nsâ CXn-lm-kw,

_en-ZÀi-\w, IpXnÀ¶-a-®v, [À½-kq-cy³)"Hcp IpS¶ \nemhv' F¶

\mS-Io-b-Im-hy- n-tâbpw AªqänA¼-tXmfw sNdp-I-hn-X-I-fp-tSbpw Hcp

kam-lm-c-amWv Cu _rl- mb {KÙw. F{Xtbm bÚ-§Ä sNbvXv

alm-_-en-bmbn¯ocm-\n-Ñn¨p {]hÀ¯n- -hsc Ah-K-Wn-¡p-Ibpw,

""...aäp-Å-hÀ X³ Iticp \mþ

amØn-IÄ Xpf-t¨m-S-¡p-g hmbn- m-ehþ

\p¯-a³; Ahsâ ]mZm-c-hn-µ-s¯-ÊÀhþ

aÀ¯ycpw emwKq-e-§Ä Npcp-¡n- q-Pn-¡p¶p''

F¶v "_en-ZÀi-\'-¯n Ihn \nco-£n-¨-Xp-t]mse ]c-t{Zm-l- n apgp-In-b-hsc

hmgv¯p-Ibpw sN¿p¶ temI¯v Hcp _en-I-hn-bpsS hmMva-b-b-Ú-§Ä¡v

AÀln-¡p¶ BZcw e`n-s¨-¶p-h-cn-Ã. ]t£ ""kÀhm-ß-kw-th-Z\w km[n-¡p¶

`qX-Im-cpWy''¯nsâ a{´-_ew t\Sn-b-hÀ¡v IrX-Ir-Xy-Xbv¡p asäm-¶pw th−.

B `pX-Im-cp-Wyw, Hcmsf Ihn-Xz- n-te-¡p-bÀ- p¶ H¶mw[À½-amb

cpZn-Xm-\p-km-cn-Xzw, DÅn-ep-d-h-bmbn häm-sX-hÀ¯n-¡p¶psh¶-XmWv

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A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-X¡v aäp-Å-hÀ ImWp-¶Xpw ImtW-−-Xp-amb Duäw.

]pg-bpsS Hgp-¡n-s¶m¯v Dcp-−p-cªv Ig-ap-g-I-sfÃmw tXª-cªv an\p-k-s¸«

Hcp ]md-¡Ãv Ae-¡p-Im-c-sâ Ae-¡p-I-Ãmbn¯o-cp-¶p. asäm¶v

A\- -]-ß-\m- -kzm-an-bpsS hn{K-l-am-Ip¶p. IrjvW-in-em-{]-]-©- nse

IqS- n-d- p-IÄ; F¶n«pw, H¶nsâ ]pd¯v Bfp-IÄ hngp-¸-e-¡p-¶p; asäm¶v

]qPm-hn-{K-l-am-bn- o-cp¶p þ XÃv Gäp-hm-§n-bmepw Ae-¡p-Im-csâ hkv{X-§Ä

ip{ -am¡n s¡mSp-¡p-¶p-sh¶ {]tbm-P-\- n³ t]cn Ae-¡p-I-Ãnsâ

Ncn-XmÀ°-Xbv¡v \mhp-sIm-Sp-¡m³ A¡n- - nsâ Ihn-X -k-¶-²-am-Wv.

ae-bm-f- nse Nne henb ]qP-I-sfms¡ A¡n- - ns\ Adn-bm-Xn-cp-¶-Xpw,

"CXn-lmk'¯n³ t]cnepw aäpw At±-l- nsâ Ihn-Xbv¡v Ae-¡p-I-Ãns\t¸mse

ASn-sIm-tÅ-−n-h-¶-Xpw, sshcp-²y-]qÀW-amb hn[n-hn-em-k-am-sW-¦nepw sImSnb

k´m-]- n-tâbpw s\Snb kl-Xm-]- n-tâbpw I®ocnep-cp-In-bp-d¨ ssie-Zr-VX

At±-l- n-sâ- b-Ú-ZÀi\¯n¶p-−v. I®o-cp -sh-®-¡-Ãmbn Cu IhnXm

k-ap- -b- n-ep-d-ªp-Iq-Sn-bn-cn-¡p-¶p.