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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA contents FUnt- ‰md- nb- ¬ 04 s\\mÃ- mƒP- nb 28 Xº- n B‚W- n sI. kP- oh- v Ipa- m¿ 29 31 President's Message 06 kn-\\n-a- : ]mZ- a- p{- Z 32 hn]- n≥ taml- ≥ 35 A\\- nb- ≥ tPm¿÷- v t^m-am 2020˛-2021 se hnj- p°- W- ns- bmc- p°- w 36 39 {]h- ¿Ø- \\- h- nI- k- \\- tcJ- 08 tUm. kpI- pa- m¿ Im\\- U- 41 Sn. DÆ- nI- rj- Wv- ≥ bm{XmhnhcWw: eUm°v 47 t^ma- mb- ps- S [\\- I- mc- yw: tXma- k- v Sn. DΩ- ≥, {Sj- d- ¿ 12 \\mPn \\ujmZ-v 49 t^m-a Rºv 51 \\mf- nX- phsc 53 _-‘-\\w 14 Aj- vd- ^- v U- n. dmk- n tPymX- o_- mb- v ]c- nb- mS- Ø- v ]pk- vX- I- h- mb- \\- : kpK- ‘- n F∂- AXni- b- t- \\c- ߃ cmtPjv NnØnc 17 B≠- mƒ tZh- \\- mb- I- n - t]cd- nb- m ]q°ƒ _nP- p Pn \\mY- v A-iz-Xn a-dn-bw am-Xyp ssIb- £cw 18 ho≠- pw ImW- ph- m≥ {i- o-[- c- -\\- p- Æ- - - -n - hnh¿Ø\\w: B-an- e-£va- n am™p t]mbXv \\S\\ sshhn≤yØns‚ hk¥Imew 19 t_m¨k- mb- v ac- ߃ jnPp B¿ PntXjv BkmZv ]q®- I- t- fmS- v kwk- mc- n°- p∂- a\\- pj- y¿ jnl- mk- v AΩ- Z- tv- Imb- 22 THE TRUE STORY OF FAKE NEWS kabw Linda Joseph KavalackaL {- ]k- oX- cP- n Fs- ‚ ih- I- pS- oc- Ø- n¬ h∂- p 23 \\- n∂- v Ic- b- c- pX- v hnh¿Ø- \\- w: tPmk^- v \\º- naTw 25 t^m-a hna- ≥k- v t^md- w 26 GI- temI- `- mj- Pbvtam≥ A£ctIcfw amKkn\\n¬ {]kn≤oIcn°s∏Sp∂ cN\\IfpsS DØchmZnXzw ]q¿Wambpw cNbnXmhnt‚Xmbncn°pw. A£ctIcfw amKkn≥ {]h¿ØI¿t°m t^mambvt°m Ahbpambn bmsXmcp _‘hpw D≠mbncn°p∂X√ Chief Editor : Thampy Antony Advisory Board : Aniyan George T. Unnikrishnan. Vol-2 | Issue - 1 Managing Editor : Saijan Kaniyodikal Chief Illustrator Thomas TOommen 2022 - February - April Cover Design Pradeep Nair 390 New Brunswick Ave, Fords, Literary Editors : Priya Unnikrishnan Designing: Jose Manakatte Biju Thonikadavil New Jersey 08863 Soya Nair [email protected] : Deva Prakash Dr. Sukumar Canada : Babu Devasia Published by : Global, Thiruvalla News Editors : Roy Mulakunnam Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas-FOMAA 9447802967 FOMAA is established as a 501c(3) Simon Valacheril organization eligible for company matching. Content Editors : Sunny Kallooppara EIN#: 32-2047547 Baiju Pakalomattom Babu Devasia { }No partAof£thicstmIacgfawzianmeKmkany\\bnseerecpNr\\oIduƒcecdNobr nuXsmehdnsin‚atnbymmAan£nerctwIitchfoØ3ut tnsh‚e twbrimttheny‡pearmmbisskioΩnFXbEyaBnRt√hUmeAsaXRuYtDh-]oAtrPboRmrILKA2nk°0sh2ma2≥r|ak]emrSapl≈amXm√.agazine.

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA Thampy Antony Saijan Kaniyodikal Priya Unnikrishnan Chief Editor Managing Editor Literary Editor Soya Nair Dr. Sukumar Canada Roy Mulakunnam Simon Valacheril Literary Editor Literary Editor News Editor News Editor Sunny Kallooppara Baiju Pakalomattom Babu Devasia Deva Prakash Content Editor Chief Illustrator Content Editor Content Editor ADVISORY BOARD Aniyan George T. Unnikrishnan Thomas T. Oommen President Secretary Treasurer Pradeep Nair Jose Manakatte Biju Thonikadavil Vice President Joint Secretary Joint Treasurer | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 {4}

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA thtWm \\ap°p sI˛-sdbn¬? Ω- ps- S kz]- v\\- ]- ≤- X- n sIs- db- n¬ Ct- ∏mg- pw \\Ω- ps- S A-sXm-s° B-tfm-l-cn ho-Xn-®m¬ h-f-sc Xp-®-am-b Xp- \\ kz-]v-\\-am-bn-Ø-s∂ \\n-e-\\n¬-°p-∂-Xv F-¥p-sIm- I am-{X-am-sW-t∂m¿-°-Ww. ÿ-ew \\-„-s∏-Sp-∂-h¿-°v s≠-∂v Nn-¥n-t°-≠-Xp-≠v. H-´p-an-° hn-I-kn-X cm- k¿-°m¿ ÿ-e-hpw a-‰p ]-e {]-Xn-^-e-ß-fpw hm-Kv-Zm-\\w Py-ß-fn-epw A≥-]-Xp h¿-jw ap≥-t] \\-S-∏m-°n-b ssl- sNb- vX- n´- p≠- v F∂- X- pw {it- ≤b- a- mW- v. C¥- y tdm°- ‰- v hn- kv]- oU- v s{Sb- n≥ BW- ns- X∂- pI- qS- n Hm¿°- W- w. GX- v Im- t£-]-Ww Xp-S-ßn-b Im-e-Øpw {]-Xn-tj-[-߃ D-≠m- cyw km£- mX- Iv- c- n°- W- s- a¶- ne- pw BZ- yw kz]- \\v- w ImW- m- bn-cp-∂p. ]-´n-Wn-bp-≈ cm-Py-Øv, tIm-Sn-Iƒ ap-S-°n Cu sX ]‰- n√- t- √m. AX- n\\- pt- ij- a- mW- v N¿®- I- f- ne- qs- Sb- X- v \\- tdm-°-s‰m-s° B-Im-i-tØ-°v hn-Sp-∂-sX-¥n-\\m-sW-∂v S-∏m-°m-\\p-≈ Xo-cp-am-\\-Øn¬ F-Øp-∂-Xv. an-Sp-°-cm-b A∂- v {]X- n]- £- w tNmZ- n®- t- ∏mƒ A∂- s- Ø {][- m\\- a- {- ¥n F©- n\\- ot- bg- vk- v ]n∂- oS- X- v hc- °- pI- b- pw ªq{- ]n‚ne- m°- p- P-\\-kw-Jym-Sn-ÿm-\\-Øn¬ B-tfm-l-cn H-cp cq-] t]m-ep- I-bpw ]-≤-Xn {]m-tbm-Kn-I-am-°p-∂-Xn-te-bv-°v I-S-°p-I- am-In-s√-∂v ]-d-™-Xm-bn tI-´n-´p-≠v. C-∂v a-‰p cm-Py-°m- bpw sN-øp-∂p. F-√m-Øn-s‚-bpw Xp-S-°w kz-]v-\\-am-Wv, cp-sS km-‰-sse-‰p-Iƒ-h-sc hn-t£-]n-°p-∂-Xn¬ `m-K-am- kz-]v-\\w Im-Wm-sX H-cn-S-Øpw H-∂pw kw-`-hn-°n-√. C- bn-s°m-≠v \\-Ωƒ tem-I-cm-Py-߃-s°m-∏-am-Wv. Cu-bn- t∏mƒ ªq {]n‚p-h-sc-bm-b Cu ]-≤-Xn {]-Xn-]-£-Øn- \\-Øn¬ \\-√ h-cp-am-\\-hpw D-≠m-°p-∂p-ap-≠v. C-∂-sØ s‚-bpw cm-{„o-b-°m-cp-sS-bpw {]-Xn-tj-[w Im-c-Ww F- C-¥y-bp-sS hm¿-Øm-hn-\\n-a-b-cw-K-Øp-≈ F-√m ]p-tcm-K- ßp-sa-Øm-sX \\n¬-°p-∂ Im-gv-N-bm-Wv \\mw I-≠p-sIm- Xnb- ps- S XpS- °- h- pw A∂- v {]X- nt- j[- ß- s- f Ah- K- W- n®- p- ≠nc- n°- p∂- X- v. sIm-≠v {io-l-cn-t°m-´-bn-epw Xp-º-bn-epw Xp-S-ßn-sh-® ]p-Xn-b ]p-tcm-K-a-\\-]-c-am-b ]-≤-Xn-Iƒ G-Xv cm-Py- kv-t]-kv dn-tk¿-®v sk‚-dp-I-fm-Wv. C-sXm-s° \\-Ωp-sS Øp-b¿-∂v h-cp-tºm-gpw F-Xn¿-∏p-Iƒ D-≠m-hp-I kzm-`m- kz]- \\-v k- m£- mX- I-v mc- a- mW- .v Nne- h- pI- s- f∏- ‰- n hmt- Xmc- ms- X hn-Iw. {]-tXy-In-®-sXm-cp P-\\m-[n-]-Xy cm-Py-am-sW-¶n¬ kwk- mc- n°- pt- ºmƒ, temI- Ø- n¬ BZ- ya- mb- n _p≈- ‰- v s{S- ]n-s∂ ]-d-tb-≠-Xp-an-√. C-¥y-bn-se B-Zy-sØ sd-bn¬- bn≥ \\-S-∏m-°n-b P-∏m-s\\-∏-‰n-bm-Wv Hm¿-°p-∂-Xv. \\m-K- ]m-X 160 h¿-jw ap≥-]v 1853 ¬ ap-ss_-bn¬-\\n-∂pw Xm- km-°n-bn-epw ln-tcm-jn-a-bn-epw A-Wp-t_mw-_v \\m-iw \\m F-∂ ]-´-W-Øn-te-°m-bn-cp-∂p. A-∂m-bn-cp-∂p G-‰- hn-X-® c-≠mw tem-I-a-lm-bp-≤-Øn-\\v ti-jw km-º-Øn- hpw Iq-Sp-X¬ F-Xn¿-∏p-Iƒ P-\\-ß-fp-sS `m-K-Øv \\n-∂p- Ia- mb- n hf- s- c ]c- nX- m]- I- c- a- mb- Ah- ÿ- b- ne- mW- v Ah- ¿ ≠m-b-Xv. B-Zy-sØ s{S-bn≥ bm-{X X-S-bm≥ sd-bn¬-]m- Cß- s- \\ Hc- p ]≤- X- n Bh- nj- v°- c- n®- X- v. A∂- pw FX- n¿∏- p- f-Øn¬ In-S-∂p {]-Xn-tj-[w \\-S-Øn-b ap-ss_-°m-cp-sS- Iƒ D≠- mb- nc- p∂- ¶- ne- pw ]≤- X- n \\S- ∏- m°- pI- X- s- ∂ sNb- v- bpw Xm-\\m-°m-cp-sS-bpw ]n≥-X-e-ap-d-°m¿-°v, C-∂v A- Xp. A-Xn-\\p-ti-jw P-∏m-\\p-≠m-b ]p-tcm-K-Xn A-hn-iz-k- sX s{S-bn-\\n¬ k-©-cn-°m-sX H-cp Zn-h-kw-t]m-epw Po- \\ob- a- mb- nc- p∂- ps- h∂- X- v Nc- n{- Xa- mW- v. AX- ps- Im≠- v hna- ¿- hn-°m≥ ]-‰p-sa-∂v tXm-∂p-∂n-√. F-√m F-Xn¿-∏p-I-fpw in°- p∂- h- ¿ AX- ns- ‚ KpW- K- W- ß- s- f∏- ‰- n ]Tn®- n´- v hna- ¿- A-h-K-Wn-®p-sIm-≠v A-∂-sØ `-c-W-Iq-S-am-b {_n-´o-jv- int- °≠- X- p≠- v. cmP- v AX- p \\S- ∏- m°- ns- b∂- v am{- Xa- √- , Ah- nS- p∂- v Xnc- ph- \\- - C∂- nt- ∏mƒ sIs- db- n¬ Bs- cms- ° FX- n¿Ø- me- pw A- ¥-]p-cw h-sc-bpw a-e-tbm-c-{]-tZ-i-am-b Du-´n-bn-te-°pw X-h¿-°p-Iq-Sn D-≈-Xm-Wv, F-Xn¿-°p-∂-h¿-°v am-{X-a-√, h-sc sd-bn¬-]m-X-Iƒ \\n¿-Ωn-®n-´m-Wv A-h¿ C-¥y hn-´- tIc- f- Ø- ns- e P\\- ß- ƒs- °√- mh- ¿°- pw {]t- bmP- \\- s- ∏S- ps- a- sXt- ∂m¿°- W- w. aq∂- md- ne- pw Nc- °- p sIm≠- pt- ]mI- m\\- m- ∂ Im-cy-Øn¬ H-cp kw-i-b-hp-an-√. tem-Iw km-t¶-Xn-I bn sd-bn¬-]m-X-bpw tdm-]v-th-bpw h-sc \\n¿-Ωn-®n-cp-∂p cwK- Ø- v ]pt- cmK- X- nb- ps- S ]mX- b- ne- mW- v. \\a- p°- pw ka- o]- - F-∂-Xv C-∂-sØ X-e-ap-d-°v A-dn-bm-sa-∂p tXm-∂p-∂n- `m-hn-bn¬ A-h¿-s°m-∏-sa-Ø-Ww. ]p-tcm-K-Xn-bp-sS ]m- √. F-√mw A-∂v A-h¿ A-h-cp-sS B-h-iy-߃-°m-Wv- D- X-Iƒ \\m-Sn-s‚ hn-I-k-\\w Iq-Sn-bm-Wv. ≠m°- nb- s- X¶- ne- pw, ]n∂- oS- X- v temI- Ø- ns- e Xs- ∂ c≠- m- C-\\n ]-d-bq, th-tWm \\-ap-°p sI-sd-bn¬? Xo¿-®-bm- a-sØ \\o-fw-Iq-Sn-b sd-bn¬-]m-X-I-fm-bn F-∂-Xpw \\-ap- bpw th-Ww. \\-Ωƒ H-Øp-]n-Sn-®m¬ B a-e-bpw \\o-ßp- °v A-`n-am-\\n-°m-hp-∂-Xm-Wv. tIm¨-{K- v t\\-Xm-hm-b sa-∂p-d-∏m-Wv. Cu ]-≤-Xn-h-∂m¬ C-\\n-h-cp-∂ X-e-ap-d- i-in X-cq¿-t]m-epw Cu ]-≤-Xn-°v A-\\p-Iq-e-am-b \\n-e- Iƒ \\-sΩ \\-μn-tbm-sS Hm¿-°pw, H-cp kw-i-b-hp-an-√. ]m-Sm-Wv kzo-I-cn-®n-´p-≈-Xv F-∂-Xpw {i-t≤-b-am-Wv. X-ºn B‚-Wn `o-a-am-b Nn-e-hp-≠m-Ipw F-∂m-Wv a-s‰m-cm-tcm-]-Ww. No^- v FU- n‰- ¿ {5} FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 {6}

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA t^mabpsS tIcf I¨sh≥jt‚bpw CS°me s]mXptbmKØnt‚bpw ]›mØeØn¬ A£ctIcfw ss{XamknIbpsS BZysØ A®Sn∏Xn∏v {]Imi\\w sNøs∏SpIbmWv. kmaqlnI kmwkvImcnI cm{„ob taJeIfn¬ t^mabpsS CSs]SepIƒ hym]n∏n°pI, k¿§mXv-aIXsb t{]m’mln∏n°pI, t^mabpsS {]h¿Ø\\߃ IqSpX¬ P\\ßfntes°Øn°pI, F∂o Dt±ißfmWv A£ctIcfw amknIbneqsS t^ma apt∂m´v shbv°p∂Xv. temIw ]Xps° ]pXnb kmºØnI{IaØntebv°v \\oßns°m≠ncn°ptºmgpw, tImhnUv hym]\\w ssN\\bS°ap≈ ]e cmPyßfnepw AXncq£ambn C∂pw XpScp∂p. AXns‚ XpS¿®sbt∂mWw Ahiykm[\\ßfpsS hne°b‰hpw £mahpw P\\ßsf hebv°p∂p. A[nImcØ¿°w cmPyßsf bp≤Øntes°Øn°p∂p, A`bm¿∞nIsf kr„n°p∂p. {]XymiIfptSbpw kz]v\\ßfptSbpw IncWßfn¬ \\ng¬ hogv-Øp∂Xns\\sb√mw AXnPohn®v apt∂dp∂Xn¬ \\msat∏mgpw hnPbn®hcmsW∂ncns°, hcpwIme kpZn\\ßfpsS t\\´ßfntebv°v \\aps°mcpan®v \\S°mw. P\\tkh\\Øns‚bpw ImcpWy{]h¿Ø\\ßfpsSbpw alØmb aqeyßfpw [¿Ωßfpw Db¿Øn∏nSn®mWv t^mam Ft∏mgpw \\nesIm≈p∂Xv. F√mh¿°pw sFizcyhpw kº¬kar≤hpamsbmcp ]pXnb temIap≠mIs´ F∂miwkn°p∂tXmsSm∏w t^mambpsS {]h¿Ø\\ßfn¬ `mKamIm\\pw A`y¿∞n°p∂p. kkvt\\lw A\\nb≥ tPm¿÷v {7} FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA t^m-am 2020˛-2021 se {]-h¿-Ø-\\-hn-I-k-\\ tc-J Sn. D-Æn-Ir-jv-W≥ At- ac- n°- ≥ sFI- y\\- mS- pI- f- nt- e°- p≈- IpS- nt- b‰- N- (t^m-am P-\\-d¬ sk-{I-´-dn) cn-{XØ- n¬, ae- -bmf- n IpS- nt- b‰- -Øn-\\v {]m-[m-\\y-tas- db- p- ≠.v temI- Ø- v ae- b- mf- w kwk- mc- n°- p∂- h- c- ps- S Bs- Is- b- Ia-e-bm-fn-I-fp-sS G-‰-hpw h-en-b Æw, e-`y-am-b hn-h-c-a-\\p-k-cn-®v aq-∂-c-t°m-Sn-bv-°v (3,53,46,874) tas- eb- mW- v. Ch- c- n¬, Cc- p]- Ø- nc- ≠- v e£- - tem- {]h- mk- n kwL- S- \\- b- mb- t^ma- mb- p- Øn\\- pw Cc- p]- Ø- nb- ©- v e£- Ø- n\\- pw CS- b- n¬ ae- b- mf- w kwk- mc- n°- p∂- h- ¿ ( 22,80,543) hnt- Zi- Ø- v Xma- k- n°- p∂- - sS P-\\-d¬ sk-{I-´-dn F-∂ \\n-e- hc- mW- .v AX- mb- X- ,v tIc- f- Ø- n¬ Xma- k- n°- p∂- h- c- ps- S F- bn¬ h-f-sc Nm-cn-Xm¿-Yy-tØm-sS-bm-Wv Æh- pa- mb- n t\\m°- pt- ºmƒ GX- m≠- v ]X- na- q∂- v iX- a- m\\- w Rm≥ Cu {]h- ¿Ø- \\- h- nI- k- \\- tcJ- \\nß- - t]¿ {]h- mk- nI- f- mW- v. fps- S ap≥]- ms- I ka- ¿∏- n°- p∂- X- .v t^ma- b- p- sS cq-]o-I-c-W L-´w ap-X¬ \\m-fn-Xp-h-sc Hc- p iX- m–- Ø- n\\- p≈- n¬, hnt- Zi- ß- f- nt- eb- °-v v he- n- t^ma- Db- ¿Ø- n∏- nS- n®- [m¿a- nI- X- b- ps- Sb- pw, sbmc- p IpS- nt- b‰- a- mW- v tIc- f- Ø- n¬ \\n∂- pw D≠- mb- n´- p≈- - am\\- h- nI- X- b- ps- Sb- pw aqe- yß- ƒ t^ma- s- b a- Xv. ‰p≈- {]h- mk- n kwL- S- \\- I- f- n¬ \\n∂- pw th- dn´- v \\n¿Ø- p∂- p. as- ‰mc- p {]h- mk- n kwL- S- \\- - anI- ®- sXmg- ne- pw, Poh- nX- kml- N- c- yß- f- pw kz]- \\-v w b°v- pw Ah- I- mi- s- ∏S- m\\- mh- mØ- P\\- m[- n]- - I≠- v F√- m I„- ∏- mS- pI- f- pw Zpc- nX- ß- f- pw kl- n®- mW- v A- Xyh- pw kpX- mc- yh- pa- mb- \\S- ]- S- n{- Ia- ß- f- pw, tac- n°- Dƒ∏- s- Sb- p≈- hnt- Zi- cmP- yß- f- n¬ ae- b- mf- nI- ƒ {]h- ¿Ø- \\- coX- nI- f- pw, \\S- ∏- ne- m°- nb- X- pw \\- Poh- nX- w sI´- n∏- S- pØ- X- v F∂- X- v Ah- nX- ¿°- nX- a- mW- .v tI- S∏- ne- m°- ns- °m≠- nc- n°- p∂- X- pa- mb- Imc- pW- y cf- Ø- ns- ‚ kmº- Ø- nI- hf- ¿®- b- ne- pw, ]pt- cmK- X- nb- ne- pw ]≤- X- nI- f- pa- mW- v t^ma- s- b hyX- yk- X-v a- m°- p- C-∂v ssI-h-cn-® h-f¿-®-bn¬ h-en-sbm-c-f-hv A-ta-cn-°- ∂X- v. bpƒ∏- s- Sb- p≈- hnt- Zi- cmP- yß- f- nt- e°- v IpS- nt- bd- nb- h- ¿- °v Ah- I- mi- s- ∏´- X- mW- v. | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 IpS- nt- b‰- Ø- ns- ‚ hnh- n[- L´- ß- f- n¬, Poh- nX- w s]m- en™- p t]mb- h- ¿ \\nc- h- [- nb- mW- .v Poh- n°- m≥ Ah- ¿ \\S- - Ønb- Xymt- KmP- ze- a- mb- kl- \\- ka- c- ß- ƒ Cub- h- k- c- - Øn¬ kva- c- n°- p∂- p. kma- ql- nI- Poh- nX- Ø- n¬ D≠- mI- mh- p∂- GX- p {]X- n- k‘- nI- f- ne- pw ae- b- mf- nI- ƒ ]pe- ¿Ø- nt- ∏mc- p∂- sFI- y- hpw, ]c- ]- kv- c- kl- I- c- W- h- pw FS- pØ- p ]d- t- b≠- X- mW- v. hyX- yk- Xv- a- mb- cm{- job- aX- hni- zmk- ß- f- pw BZ- ¿i- ß- - fpw apd- ps- I ]nS- n°- pt- ºmg- pw, \\Ω- ƒ ae- b- mf- nI- ƒ H‰- s- °- ´mb- n \\n∂- v {]X- nk‘- nI- s- fb- pw {]i- \\-v ß- s- fb- pw t\\c- nS- p- ∂ Img- vN- b- mW- v \\a- p°- v ap∂- ne- p≈- X- v. {]f- b- h- pw, kp\\- m- anb- pw, tImh- nU- pw ae- b- mf- nb- ps- S sFI- y t_m[- s- Øb- pw, lrZ- b- hni- me- X- s- bb- pw \\a- p°- v ImW- n®- p X∂- p. {8}

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA {io A\\- nb- ≥ tPm¿÷- ns- ‚ t\\X- yX- zØ- n¬ t^ma- m- IΩ- n‰- n ,B\\- μ- ≥ \\nc- t- h¬ ({]k- nU- ‚ v), jmP- n Ft- Uz¿- bps- S 2020˛2022 `c- W- ka- nX- n A[- nI- mc- t- a¬°- pt- ºmƒ, H- Uv (P-\\-d¬ sk-{I-´-dn), tPm-bn B‚-Wn ({S-j-d¿), hn≥- ∂n\\- pw \\n›- b- a- n√- mØ- , temI- s- aº- mS- pw kmº- Ø- nI- a- mb- n k¨ ]me- Ø- n¶- ¬ (sshk- v {]k- nU- ‚ v), Ãm≥e- n h¿K- o- {]X- nk- ‘- nb- ne- qs- S t]mb- ns- °m≠- nc- n°- p∂- kml- N- c- ya- m- kv I-f-Øn¬ (tPm-bn‚ v sk-{I-´-dn), tPm-{^n≥ tPm-kv bnc- p∂- p. Ct- ∏mg- pw kml- N- yc- ß- ƒ hyX- yk- Xv- a- √- . tImh- n- (tPm-bn‚ v {S-j-d¿), Uv Ime- Ø- v tImh- nU- nt- \\mS- v s]mc- pX- n tXm‰- t- ]mb- h- ¿- \\Ω- p- 2016˛2- 018 Ime- L- ´- Ø- n¬ s_∂- n hm®- m®- nd- ({]k- n- sS A-—-\\-Ω-am¿, k-tlm-Z-c-߃, N-ßm-Xn-Iƒ, F-Æn- U‚ )v , Pn_- n tXma- k- v (P\\- d- ¬ sk{- I´- d- n), tPmk- n Ipc- ni- p- bm¬ Xoc- mØ- \\o≠- \\nc- b- p≠- .v Ah- ¿ _m°- ns- h®- v t]mb- ¶¬ ({Sj- d- ¿), eme- n If- ∏- pc- b- °v- ¬ (sshk- v {]k- nU- ‚ v), kz]- \\-v ß- ƒ, \\a- p°- mb- n \\¬I- nb- ]mTß- ƒ, Ah- ¿ \\nc- me- w- hn-t\\m-Zv sIm-≠q¿ tU-hn-Uv (tPm-bn‚ v sk-{I-´-dn), tPm- _c- m°- n IS- ∂- pt- ]mb- t- ∏mƒ k¶- S- °- S- e- n¬ s]´- pt- ]mb- Po- tam≥ Ipf- ∏- pc- °- ¬ (tPmb- n‚ v {Sj- d- ¿) hnX- ß- ƒ F√- mh- s- cb- pw kva- c- n°- pI- b- pw al- ma- mc- nb- n¬ Poh- nX- w s]me- n™- p t]mb- h- ¿°- v BZ- c- mR- Pv- e- nI- ƒ A¿- 2018˛2- 020 ¬ ^ne- n∏- v Nma- Ø- n¬ ({]k- nU- ‚ )v , tPmk- v ∏n°- pI- b- pw sNø- p∂- p. G{- _l- mw (P\\- d- ¬ sk{- I´- d- n), jn\\- p tPmk- ^- v ({Sj- d- ¿), hn≥-sk‚ v t_m-kv am-Xyp (ssh-kv {]-kn-U‚ v), km-Pp {]h- mk- na- e- b- mf- nI- f- ps- S Poh- nX- Ø- ne- pw, tIc- f- Ø- ne- p- tPm-k-^v (tPm-bn‚ v sk-{I-´-dn), sP-bn≥ I-Æ-®≥-]-d- amb- n kma- ql- y tkh- \\- Ø- ns- ‚ kpX- mc- yh- pw- KpW- I- c- h- pa- m- ºn¬ (tPmb- n‚ v {Sj- d- ¿) F∂- nh- c- pa- mb- nc- p∂- p `mc- h- ml- n- b ]≤- X- nI- f- pw ]c- n]- mS- nI- f- pw sIm≠- ph- c- W- w F∂- Dt- ±i- - Iƒ. tØms- Sb- pw, a‰- p {]h- mk- n kwL- S- \\- I- ƒ°- v amX- rI- b- mb- n Hc- p {]h- mk- n kwL- S- \\- D≠- mI- W- w F∂- Dt- ±i- t- Øms- S- t^ma- b- ps- S cq]- oI- c- W- Ø- n¬ apJ- y ]¶- p hl- n®- {io bpa- mW- v t^ma- m ÿm]- nX- a- mb- X- v. \\mf- nX- p hs- cb- p≈- {]- A\\- nb- ≥ tPm¿÷- mW- v \\ne- h- ns- e IΩ- ‰- nb- ps- S {]k- nU- ≠- .v h¿Ø- \\- ß- f- n¬ \\n∂- v t^ma- m AX- ns- ‚ Dt- ±i- e£- yß- ƒ \\n-e-hn-se a-‰v `-c-W k-an-Xn `m-c-hm-ln-Iƒ Sn D-Æn-Ir-jv- apd- ps- I∏- nS- n®- mW- v apt- ∂m´- v t]mb- n´- p≈- X- v. \\ms- fb- pw \\∑- - W≥ (P\\- d- ¬ sk{- I´- d- n), tXma- k- v Sn DΩ- ≥ ({Sj- d- ¿), {]- bps- S ssIØ- nc- nI- ƒ sXf- nb- n°- m\\- pw t^ma- °- v Ig- nb- ps- a- Zo]- v \\mb- ¿ (sshk- v {]k- nU- ‚ v), tPmk- v aW- °- ms- ´ (tPm- ∂v Dd- ®- hni- zmk- a- p≠- v. Ime- ß- ƒ°- v A\\- pk- rX- a- mb- am‰- - bn‚ v sk{- I´- d- n), _nP- p tXmW- n°- S- h- n¬ (tPmb- n‚ v {Sj- - ߃ Dƒs- °m≈- m≥ t^ma- m Xø- md- mI- p∂- X- v sIm≠- mW- v `- d¿) F∂- nh- c- mW- v. cW- L- S- \\- t`Z- K- X- nI- ƒ \\mw apt- ∂m´- v shb- v°- p∂- X- pw. Cu IΩ- ‰- nb- ps- S {]h- ¿Ø- \\- Ime- Ø- -v , t^ma- b- ps- S N- t^ma- b- ps- S hf- ¿®- b- n¬ ap≥I- me- `c- W- ka- nX- nI- f- pw cn{- XØ- n¬ AS- b- mf- s- ∏S- pØ- mh- p∂- \\nc- h- [- n {]h- ¿Ø- nI- - {]h- ¿Ø- I- c- pw, Hc- p ]mS- v kw`- mh- \\- I- ƒ sNb- vX- n´- p≠- v. fp-≠v. A-Xn¬ G-‰-hpw F-Sp-Øp ]-d-tb-≠-Xv sl-ev-]n-Mv lm≥-Un-s‚ cq-]o-I-c-Ww, tIm-hn-Un-s‚ c-≠mw X-cw-K- kw`- h- _l- pe- a- mb- t^ma- b- ps- S ÿm]- I- ka- nX- nb- p- Øn¬ tIc- f- Ø- ne- pw At- ac- n°- b- ne- pa- mb- n \\S- Ø- nb- P\\- t- k- sS `m-c-hm-ln-Iƒ i-in-[-c≥ \\m-b¿ ({]-kn-U‚ v), A-\\n- h\\- I- mc- pW- y ]≤- X- nI- ƒ, tIc- f- Ø- ns- e Kh- s- ◊‚ v tlmk- -v b≥ tPm¿P- v (P\\- d- ¬ sk{- I´- d- n), Fw Pn amX- yp ({Sj- d- ¿), ]n‰- e- pI- ƒ°- p \\¬I- nb- ]X- ns- \\´- ne- [- nI- w sh‚nt- e‰- d- pI- ƒ, F{- _l- mw Im©- n (sshk- v {]k- nU- ‚ )v , kÆ- n tIm∂- nb- q¿ B[- p\\- nI- kmt- ¶X- nI- hnZ- yI- f- pa- mb- p≈- sh_- v ssk‰- pI- ƒ (tPmb- n‚ v sk{- I´- d- n), tam≥k- n h¿K- ok- v (tPmb- n‚ v {Sj- - , At- ac- n°- b- ne- pS- \\- of- a- p≈- \\nc- h- [- n Kmb- I- s- c AW- n\\- nc- - d¿) F∂- nh- c- mb- nc- p∂- p. Øn Ah- X- c- n∏- n®- km¥- z\\- k- wK- oX- ]c- n]- mS- n, _me- c- ma- ]- p- c-≠m-a-sØ t^m-am F-Iv-kn-Iyq-´o-hv I-Ωn-‰n (2008˛- - cw ssIØ- d- n sXmg- ne- mf- nI- ƒ°- p≈- ka- mi- zmk- w, amP- nI- v 2010) `mc- h- ml- nI- ƒ πm\\- ‰- v ,Km‘- n`- h- ≥, Ic- pW- me- b- w, Imc- pW- y `h- ≥ F∂- o tPm¨ ssS-‰-kv ({]-kn-U‚ v), tPm¨ kn h¿-Ko-kv Poh- I- mc- pW- y kwL- S- \\- I- ƒ°- p≈- [\\- k- l- mb- w F∂- nß- - (P\\- d- ¬ sk{- I´- d- n), tPmk- ^- v Hut- km ({Sj- d- ¿), tbml- - s\\ \\nc- h- [- n ]c- n]- mS- nI- f- mW- .v G‰- h- pw IqS- pX- ¬ kw`- mh- \\- - ∂m≥ i-¶-c-Øn¬ (ssh-kv {]-kn-U‚ v), tPm-kn Ip-cn-ip- If- pw Poh- ≥ c£- m D]- I- c- W- ß- f- pw, A\\- p_- ‘- kma- {- Kn- ¶¬ (tPm-bn‚ v sk-{I-´-dn), cm-Pv Ip-dp-∏v (tPm-bn‚ v {S-j- If- pw \\¬I- n tIc- f- Ø- n¬ tImh- nU- v Ime- Ø- v G‰- h- pa- [- n- d¿), Iw kl- mb- n®- {]h- mk- n kwL- S- \\- t^ma- mb- mW- v. 2010˛2- 012 Ime- s- Ø FI- vk- nI- yq´- oh- v IΩ- n‰- n- tPm¨ s^{- _ph- c- n 2021emW- v sle- ]-v nM- v lm‚ v HuZ- t- ymK- nI- - t__- n Duc- mf- n¬ ({]k- nU- ‚ v), _nt- \\mb- v tXma- k- v (P\\- - amb- n {]h- ¿Ø- \\- w XpS- ß- nb- X- v. sle- ]v- nM- v lm‚ns- ‚ XpS- - d¬ sk{- I´- d- n), ss^k- ¬ Ft- Uz¿U- v ({Sj- d- ¿), Ãm≥e- n °w apX- ¬ \\mf- nX- ph- s- c \\nc- h- [- n Bƒ°- m¿°- v AS- nb- ¥- c- I-f-cn-°-ap-dn (ssh-kv {]-kn-U‚ v), B-\\-μ≥ \\n-c-th¬ kl- mb- w hnZ- ym`- ymk- w tcmK- a- p‡- n XpS- ß- nb- h- b- v°- mb- n (tPmb- n‚ v sk{- I´- d- n), sF∏- v DΩ- ≥ amt- c´- v (tPmb- n‚ v {S- kl- mb- lk- vX- w \\¬I- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. t^ma- m _nk- n\\-  - v jd- ¿) t^md- w, \\g- k-v k- v t^md- w XpS- ß- nb- h- b- pw Bc- w`- n°- m\\- mb- n. 2012˛2- 014- se FI- kv- nI- yq´- oh- v IΩ- n‰- n tPm¿P- v amX- yp t^ma- m hna- ≥k- v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ tZi- o- ({]-kn-U‚ v), •m-Uv-k¨ h¿-Ko-kv (P-\\-d¬ sk-{I-´-dn), b Xe- Ø- n¬ ^f-v t- h¿k- v Sn hn bp Fk- v F bpa- mb- n tN¿- h¿-Ko-kv ^n-en-]v ({S-j-d¿), cm-Pp ^n-en-∏v (ssh-kv {]-kn- ∂v \\S- Ø- nb- ab- qJ- w thj- h- n[- m\\- a’- c- w hf- s- cb- [- nI- w U‚ )v , sd\\- n ]ut- emk- v (tPmb- n‚ v sk{- I´- d- n), kP- oh- v th- P\\- {- i≤- t\\S- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. emb- p[- ≥ (tPmb- n‚ v {Sj- d- ¿), t^ma- b- ps- S {]h- ¿Ø- \\- ß- f- ps- S Hc- p cq]- t- cJ- Xms- g 2014˛2- 016 se A©- ma- s- Ø FOMAA FI- vk- nI- yq´- oh- v \\¬I- p∂- p. {9} FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA 2020 Ht- Œm_- d- n¬ Nn°- mt- Km , A‰- e-v m‚ , \\yqt- bm¿°- v am¿ apJ- ymX- nY- nb- mb- nc- p∂- p. C¥- y≥ tIm¨k- pt- e‰- pI- f- pa- mb- n C¥- yb- nt- e°- p≈- bm- {Xm-kw-_-‘-am-b kw-i-b-\\n-hm-c-W-Øn-\\m-bn Hm¨- t^ma- m hna- ≥k- v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ Hut- Zy- mK- nI- DX- Lv- m- sse≥ ao‰- nwK- pI- ƒ kwL- S- n∏- n°- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. At- Xms- Sm- S-\\-Øn¬ kn-\\n-am-Xm-cw kp-a-e-Xm Aw-_-co-jv , {io-a-Xn ∏w t{K‰- v teI- k-v -v , sk≥{- S¬ doP- nb- \\- pI- f- ps- S doP- nb- W- ¬ {iot- eJ- m sF ]n Fk- ,v Kmb- nI- cR- P-v n\\- n tPmk- v XpS- ß- n- DX- vL- mS- \\- w \\S- ∂- p. bh- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. t^ma- m t{K‰- v teI- k-v -v doP- nb- s- ‚ tlm∏- v 2021 hf- s- c hnP- b- I- c- a- mb- nc- p∂- p. 2020 \\h- w_- d- n¬ hns- a≥k- v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ t\\X- rX- z- Øn¬ tIc- f- ]nd- h- n Bt- Lmj- ß- ƒ \\S- ∂- p teJ- {ioI- p- 2021 s^{- _ph- c- nb- n¬ t^ma- mb- ps- S A`- na- m\\- ]≤- X- n- am¿, kpa- n Ac- h- nμ- -v F∂- nh- ¿ apJ- ymX- nY- nI- f- mb- n.kna- n t]m- bm-b t^m-am sl-ev-]n-Mv lm≥-Uv-kn-s‚ D-Xv-Lm-S-\\-hpw Ø≥ tbmK- m ªnk- v sh¬s- \\ - v koc- ok- v hna- ≥k- v t^md- - sle- v]- nM- v lm≥U- vk- v sh_- v ssk‰- ns- ‚ tem©- nß- pw ]n Øn\\- p th≠- n \\S- Ø- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. t^ma- m sat- {Sm kt- X¨ _n \\ql- v sF F Fk- v \\n¿h- l- n®- p. sIm®- ut- k^- v Nn‰- ne- - doP- nb- ≥ DX- L-v mS- \\- w XpS- ß- nb- h- b- pw \\h- w_- d- n¬ \\S- ∂- p. ∏≈- n, kzma- n Kpc- p cX- \\v- w ⁄m\\- X]- k- n, Zb- m`- mb- n , ^m tU-hn-Uv Nn-d-ta¬ Xp-S-ßn-b-h-cpw N-S-ßn¬ ]-s¶-Sp-Øp. 2020 Unk- w_- d- n¬ IS- {- ] t^ma- m hnt- √P- ns- e IpS- pw- t^ma- mb- ps- S apJ- ma- pJ- w F∂- ]c- n]- mS- n tIc- f- m No^- v sk- _ß- ƒ°- v In‰- pI- ƒ hnX- c- W- w sNø- pI- b- pw , t^ma- m `mc- - {I´- d- n tUm tPmb- v hmg- b- n¬ sF F Fk- pa- mb- n´- mb- nc- p∂- p. hm-ln-Iƒ A-h-tcm-sSm-∏w {In-kv-a-kv ]p-Xp-h-’-cw B- hna- ≥k- v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ _yq´- n B≥U- v kv- tLmj- n°- pI- b- pw sNb- Xv- p. t^ma- m tIc- f- Ø- n¬ \\ne- º- q- In≥ sIb- d- ns- \\ Ipd- n®- p≈- \\me- p `mK- ß- f- p≈- koc- nk- n\\- p cn¬ \\n¿a- n®- p \\¬I- nb- aq∂- p hoS- pI- f- ps- S Xmt- °m¬Z- m\\- w XpS- °- a- n´- p. k¨s- sj≥ doP- nb- s- ‚ doP- nb- W- ¬ DX- Lv- mS- - \\S- ∂- p. Hm¨s- se\\- ne- qs- S sat- {Sm doP- nb- s- ‚ {Ink- X-v pa- k- v \\ kt- Ωf- \\- w ‰mº- mb- n¬ \\S- ∂- p. Bt- Lmj- w as- ‰mc- p ]pX- pa- b- mb- n. 2021 am¿®- n¬ apJ- ma- pJ- w ]c- n]- mS- nb- n¬ tUm tP°- _- v 2021 P-\\p-h-cn-bn¬ Cu `-c-W-k-an-Xn-bp-sS Im-e-b-f- tXma- k- v sF ]n Fk- pa- mb- pw, kwh- n[- mb- I- ≥ PnØ- p tPm- hn¬ cq]- oI- c- n®- _nk- n\\-  - v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ DX- L-v mS- \\- w {]- k^- pw ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. hS- t- ° At- ac- n°- ≥ ae- b- mf- n h\\- nX- - apJ- hyh- k- mb- n ]Z- av- {- io tUm Fw F bqk- ^- e- n \\n¿h- - Iƒ-°m-bp-≈ Hm¨-sse≥ th-j-hn-[m-\\ a-’-cw ^v-f- ln®- p. {io tKmI- pe- w tKm]- me- ≥ , tPmb- v Be- p°- mk- v Xp- shgvkv Sn hn bp Fk- v F bpa- mb- n tN¿∂- p \\S- Ø- p∂- X- n- Sß- nb- h- c- pw NS- ß- n¬ kw_- ‘- n®- p. t^ma- m tZi- ob- X- e- - s‚ I¿´- ≥ ssdk- d- n¬ kn\\- na- m Xmc- ß- f- mb- {]b- mK- am¿- Øn¬ {Ink- X-v pa- k- v \\yq Cb- ¿ Hm¨s- se\\- ne- qs- S Bt- Lm- ´n≥, km{- μ tXma- k- v, cN- \\- \\mc- mb- W- ≥ Ip´- n, tcW- pI- ta- jn-®p. {]-ap-J kn-\\n-am ]n-∂-Wn Km-b-I≥ Fw Pn {io-Ip- t\\m≥, tdmj- n\\- n kpt- cj- v XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. t^m- | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 10 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA am s]mf- n‰- n°- ¬ t^md- w kwL- S- n∏- n®- tIc- f- m Ce- £- ≥ doP- nb- W- ¬ a’- c- ß- ƒ Bc- w`- n®- p ioa- m´- n _o\\- m kw-hm-Z-Øn¬ km-_p Fw tP-°-_v, ]n hn A-–p¬ h- IÆ- ≥ , teJ- m {ioI- pa- m¿ XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ apJ- ymX- n- lm_- v Fw ]n, cmP- p F{- _l- mw Fw F¬ F, kn sI ]Z- v- Yn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. an-Uv A-‰v-em‚n-Iv do-Pn-b-s‚ ao-‰v a\\- m`- ≥ XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. t^ma- m hna- ≥k- v t^m- B≥U- v {Ko‰- v \\yq tPg- vk- nb- n¬ Ac- t- ßd- n. dØ- ns- ‚ B`- na- pJ- yØ- n¬ c£- nX- m°- ƒ°- v th≠- nb- p≈- c- 2021 HmK- Ã- n¬ kuØ- Cv- uÃ- v doP- nb- s- ‚ ao‰- v ≠p `mK- a- mb- p≈- ]c- º- c- \\S- Ø- n. k¨s- sj≥ doP- nb- s- ‚ B≥-Uv {Ko-‰v \\m-jv-hn-en¬ \\-S-°p-I-bp-≠m-bn. t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ h\\- nX- mZ- n\\- w Bt- Lmj- n®- p. am¿®- v Ah- k- m- t^m-am Iƒ-®-d¬ I-Ωn-‰n-bp-sS Hm¨-sse≥ D-Xv- \\w \\S- ∂- t^ma- m _nk- n\\-  - v t^md- w doP- nb- W- ¬ In°- v- Lm-S-\\ N-S-ßn¬ kn-\\n-am ta-J-e-bn¬ \\n-∂pw C- Hm-^n¬ tUm B-km-Zv aq-∏≥, hn ]n \\-μ-Ip-am¿, tPm-kv ∂-sk‚ v, C-{μ-Pn-Xv , em¬ tPm-kv , tPm-Pp Xp-S- tXma- k- v, t]mƒ tPm¨ XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. ßnb- h- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. ]Ø- \\- m]- pc- s- Ø Km‘- n`- h- - t^ma- m k¨s- sj≥ doP- nb- s- ‚ t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ F- \\ns- e Bb- nc- t- Ømf- w hc- p∂- At- ¥h- mk- nI- ƒ°- v √m Xn¶- f- mg- N-v b- pa- p≈- Irj- n]- mTw c≠- mw ]c- º- c- Bc- w`- n- t^m-a-bp-sS h-I-bm-bn _m-e-cm-a-]p-cw ssI-Ø-dn ®p. Hm-W-t°m-Sn-bm-bn \\¬-Ip-I-bpw , Hm-W-k-Zy H-cp- 2021 G{- ]ne- n¬ apJ- ma- pJ- w ]c- n]- mS- nb- ps- S `mK- a- mb- n °pI- b- pw sNb- X-v p, tI{- μ a{- ¥n hn apc- f- o[- c- ≥ NS- - hn F-kv kn kn U-b-d-Œ¿ tUm F-kv tkm-a-\\m-Yp-am-bn ßpI- f- n¬ kw_- ‘- n®- p. kw-`m-j-Ww \\-S-Øp-I-bp-≠m-bn. F-√m Rm-b-dm-gv-®-I-fn- 2021 sk-]v-‰w-_-dn¬ km-¥z-\\ kw-Ko-X-Øn- epw \\S- ∂- ph- ∂- nc- p∂- km¥- z\\- k- wK- oX- w Km\\- k- ‘- yb- n¬ s‚ 75 as- Ø F∏- nt- kmU- v \\yqt- bm¿°- v sat- {Sm do- sI Pb- I- pa- m¿ sF F Fk- v At- ±l- w cN- n®- ]m´- pI- s- f°- p- Pnb- \\- n¬ hn]- pe- a- mb- n Bt- Lmj- n®- p. dn®- p kwh- Z- n°- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. t^ma- m s]mf- n‰- n°- ¬ t^md- w 2021 Ht- Œm_- d- n¬ At- ac- n°- ≥ ae- b- mf- nI- ƒ- \\S- Ø- nb- tIc- f- m Ce£- ≥ Unt- _‰- n¬ kÆ- n tPmk- ^- v °mb- p≈- tKmƒ^- v Sq¿W- s- a‚ v \\yq tPg- vk- nb- n¬ Fw F¬ F, Ze- oa- tPmt- Pm Fw F¬ F, cm[- mI- rj- Wv- - t^ma- b- ps- S t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ \\S- °- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. tI- tat- \\m≥ XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. t^ma- m Hm¨s- se\\- m- c-f-Øn-ep-≠m-b {]-f-b Zp-cn-Xm-izm-k {]-h¿-Ø-\\- bn \\S- Ø- nb- CuÃ- ¿ hnj- p dwk- m≥ Bt- Lmj- Ø- n¬ ap- ßf- pw AX- nc- º- pg- sk‚ v At- emj- yk- v F¬]- n k-v JymX- nY- nI- f- mb- n am¿ _t- ke- nb- k- v If-v oa- nk- ,v IpΩ- \\- w cm- Iqf- nt- e°- v t^ma- m \\¬I- nb- Ce- t- {ŒmW- nI- v D]- I- - Pt- iJ- c- ≥ XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. _nk- n\\-  - v t^md- - cW- ß- f- ps- S hnX- c- W- h- pw a{- ¥n hn F≥ hmk- h- ≥ Øns- ‚ t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ sNd- pI- nS- _nk- n\\-  - pI- ƒ°- p≈- DX- L-v mS- \\- w sNb- X-v p. IƒN- d- ¬ IΩ- n‰- n kwL- S- n∏- n- tImh- nU- v Zpc- nX- mi- zmk- kmº- Ø- nI- ]c- n]- mS- nI- s- f°- pd- n®- p- ® Hm¨-sse≥ sN-≠-ta-f a-’-c-Øn¬ a-t\\m-Pv ≈ N¿®- I- ƒ \\S- Ø- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. sI P-b-\\pw , a-Po-jy≥ ap-Xp-Im-Spw B-iw-k-Iƒ 2021 sab- n¬ t^ma- m hna- ≥k- v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ DX- L-v m- t\\¿∂- p ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. t^ma- m amK- k- n≥ A£- c- t- I- S\\- w tIm¨k- ¬ P\\- d- ¬ Hm^- v C¥- y tUm kzmX- n Ip¬- cf- w {]I- mi- \\- h- pw tIc- f- m ]nd- h- n Bt- Lmj- ß- f- pw °¿W- n \\n¿h- l- n®- p. Ime- b- h- \\- b- n¬ ad- ™- {Ink- s-v ‰mk- w t^m-am kw-L-Sn-∏n-®-t∏mƒ sI P-b-Ip-am¿ sF Xnc- pt- a\\- n A\\- pk- va- c- W- kt- Ωf- \\- Ø- n¬ {io ]n cmP- oh- v F Fk- v , sªk- n , apX- pI- mS- v , ^m _nt- \\mb- v ]n®- - Fw F¬ F Dƒ∏- s- S \\nc- h- [- n {]a- pJ- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. t^m- °m´- v , Xº- n B‚W- n XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. am t{K‰- v teI- kv- v- doP- nb- ≥ aP- oj- y≥ apX- pI- mS- ns- ‚ t\\X- r- 2021 \\h- w_- d- n¬ t^ma- m ^ma- ne- n I¨s- h≥- XzØ- n¬ \\S- Ø- p∂- amP- nI- v πms- \\‰- n\\- pt- h≠- n hnk- a-v b- k- w- j≥ Fw-s]-b¿ do-Pn-b≥ In-°v- Hm-^v tbm-t¶-gv- KoX- w F∂- Hm¨s- se≥ ]c- n]- mS- n \\S- Ø- pI- b- pw 18 e£- - kn¬ kwL- S- n∏- n®- p. ab- qJ- Ø- ns- ‚ Hm¨s- se≥ a- Øne- [- nI- w C¥- y≥ cq]- ka- ml- c- n°- pI- b- pw ssIa- md- pI- - ’c- ß- f- n¬ apJ- ymX- nY- nb- mb- n kn\\- na- mX- mc- w anb- m bpw sNb- Xv- p. tPm¿P- v ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. Fws- ]b- ¿ doP- nb- ≥ Bk- Xv- n- 2021 PqW- n¬ tImh- nU- ns- ‚ c≠- mw Xc- wK- Ø- n¬ s]- Iƒ kr„- n®- v Fß- s- \\ kº- ∂- c- mI- mw F∂- hnj- - ´v h-e-™ tI-c-f-sØ k-lm-bn-°m≥ H-‰-°-√ H-∏-ap-≠v bØ- n¬ ]n Sn tXma- k- v , tPm¨ sFk- I- v F∂- nh- - t^ma- m F∂- ^≠- v ssdk- nwK- v Iymº- b- n≥ tIc- f- m Bt- cm- sc sh®- v ska- n\\- m¿ \\S- Ø- pI- b- p≠- mb- n. \\yqt- bm¿- Ky hI- p∏- v a{- ¥n {ioa- X- n hoW- m tPm¿P- v DX- vL- mS- \\- w sN- °v sat- {Sm doP- nb- s- ‚b- pw sk≥{- S¬ doP- nb- s- ‚b- pw bXv- p. {]X- n`- lc- n Fw F¬ F, Ze- oa- tPmt- Pm Fw F¬ ^ma- ne- n s\\‰- n¬ ab- qJ- w doP- nb- W- ¬ hnP- b- nI- f- p- F XpS- ß- nb- h- ¿ NS- ß- n¬ ]s- ¶S- pØ- p. Ze- oa- tPmt- Pm Fw sS Inc- oS- [- mc- W- h- pw \\S- ∂- p. 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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA t^m-am-bp-sS [-\\-Im-cyw: I¿-Ω-]-cn-]m-Sn-Iƒ sh-√p-hn-fn-I-sf A-Xn-Po-hn-®p ap-t∂-dp-tºmƒ.... lm≥U- k-v v ap≥s- sI FS- pØ- p \\S- Ø- nb- ]≤- X- nI- ƒ, h\\- nX- m t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ kR- P-v b- n\\- o hnZ- ym`- ymk- kt-v Imf- ¿j- n∏- v ]≤- - tXm-a-kv Sn. D-Ω≥, {S-j-d¿ Xn, sN≠- t- af- w X- nc- ph- mX- nc- a’- c- ß- ƒ, ab- qJ- w ]c- n]- mS- n, Aß- s- \\ F{- Xs- b{- X hnP- b- I- c- a- mb- I¿Ω]c- n]- mS- nI- ƒ°- m- Cs- Xmc- p Xnc- n™- pt\\m´- a- mW- .v hne- b- nc- pØ- e- pw. Wv t^ma- m t\\X- rX- zw \\¬I- p∂- X- .v CX- v XnI- ®- pw A`- na- m\\- - Ic- w Xs- ∂. al- ma- mc- nb- ps- S a[- yØ- n¬, HØ- pI- qS- e- pI- ƒ°- pw kt- Ω- Poh- I- mc- pW- y {]h- ¿Ø- \\- ß- ƒ \\S- Ø- p∂- kwL- S- \\- I- ƒ f\\- ß- ƒ°- ps- ams- ° \\nb- {- ¥W- ß- f- pw AX- nt- es- d \\nt- cm[- - kmº- Ø- nI- hn\\- na- b- taJ- e- b- n¬ ]me- nt- °≠- X- mb- H´- \\- h- - \\h- pw h∂- t- ∏mƒ an°- kwL- S- \\- I- f- pw ]I- ®- p \\n¬°- p∂- [n \\nb- a- ß- f- pw \\nb- {- ¥W- ß- f- pw Ds- ≠∂- p \\a- p°- v Ad- n- Img- Nv- b- mW- v \\mw I≠- X- v. F∂- m¬ {]X- nI- qe- kml- N- c- y- bmw. {]t- XyI- n®- 0-v kl- mb- ß- ƒ AS- nb- ¥- nc- a- mb- n amX- rc- mP- y- Øne- pw Ah- k- c- ß- ƒ Is- ≠Ø- ph- m≥ t^ma- b- °-v p km[- n- Øv FØ- nt- °≠- Ah- k- c- ß- f- n¬ t\\c- nS- p∂- sh√- ph- nf- n- ®ps- h∂- X- v Nc- n{- Xw. AX- ns- ‚ G‰- h- pw he- nb- sXf- nh- mW- v Iƒ Gs- db- mW- .v t^ma- b- ps- S kmº- Ø- nI- t{kmX-  - n\\- p e`- n®- A`qX- ]- q¿h- - t^ma- mb- ps- S \\ne- h- ne- p≈- ss_t- em{]I- mc- w ]me- nt- °- amb- ]n¥- pW- . t^ma- mb- n¬ {]h- mk- n ae- b- mf- n ka- ql- w A¿- ≠ Imc- yß- ƒ FI- k-v nI- yq´- oh- v IΩ- ‰- nb- ps- Sb- pw, \\mj- W- ¬ ∏n°- p∂- hni- zmk- yX- b- ps- S Imc- W- w AX- ns- ‚ kmº- Ø- nI- D- IΩ- ‰- nb- ps- Sb- pw kl- mb- t- Øms- S \\S- ∏- ne- m°- ph- m≥ km[- n- Øc- h- mZ- nX- zØ- ns- e kX- yk- ‘- X- b- pw Imc- y£- a- X- b- pw X- °p∂- p. s∂. \\qd- pI- W- °- n\\- v t^m¨ tImf- pI- f- pw sat-  P- pI- f- pw A- kwL- S- \\- hf- c- p∂- X- \\- pk- c- n®- p {Sj- d- d- ps- S DØ- c- h- mZ- n- Xn\\- p km£- n. Øw h¿[- n®- nc- n°- p∂- p. hc- h- pw sNe- h- pw, AX- v F{- X sNd- p- A\\- n›- nX- X- zØ- ne- qs- S \\mw IS- ∂- p t]mI- pt- ºmƒ t\\c- n- Xmb- me- pw, bY- mk- a- b- w IrX- ya- mb- n ssII- mc- yw sNt- ø≠- X- p ´p≈- IqS- n°- mg- N-v I- ƒ°- p t]me- pw hne- °- pI- ƒ G¿s- ∏S- pØ- - A\\- pt- ]£- W- ob- a- mW- .v s∏´- kml- N- c- yß- s- fb- pw FX- n¿∏- pI- s- fb- pw Dƒ°- c- pt- Øm- t]b- s-v a‚pI- ƒ sN°- pI- f- ne- qs- S am{- Xw \\¬I- p∂- Ime- w sS t\\c- nS- ph- m\\- pw apt- ∂m´- p≈- bm{- X A`- wK- pc- w XpS- c- ph- m\\- pw Ig- n™- p. Hm¨s- se≥ {Sm≥k- m£- ≥ BW- v an°- X- pw. ]e- - t^ma- mb- °-v p Ig- n™- ps- h∂- X- v al- m`- mK- ya- mb- n Ic- pX- p∂- p. t∏mg- pw {Sj- d- ¿°- p e`- nt- °≠- t]c- ph- nh- c- ß- ƒ Cu CS- ]- m- CØ- c- s- amc- p {]X- nk- ‘- n t\\c- nS- pt- ºmƒ ]e- t- ∏mg- pw kw- Sn¬ D≠- mh- n√- . LS- \\- m {]h- ¿Ø- \\- ß- ƒ aμ- o`- h- n°- pIt- bm, Hc- p ]s- £ kw- ]W- a- nS- ]- mS- pI- ƒ°- mh- i- ya- mb- ÿm]- \\- ß- f- ps- St- bm hy- LS- \\- Xs- ∂ \\ma- mh- t- ij- a- mh- pI- t- bm sNø- s- ∏S- m\\- p≈- km- ‡nI- f- ps- St- bm t]c- p hnh- c- ß- f- pw, IqS- ms- X, Hut- ZymK- nI- [yX- t- bs- db- mW- .v t]c- pI- ƒ°- v ]I- c- w \\¬I- p∂- t]c- pI- f- pw a‰- pw {][- m\\- w. A- GX- p ]c- n]- mS- n°- pw kmº- Ø- nI- w Dd- ∏- m°- W- w. AX- mW- - tX ka- b- w, {Sm≥- k- m£- ≥ hg- n XpI- ssI∏- ‰- p∂- X- v ic- nt- bm t√m {][- m\\- w. AX- ns- ‚ t{kmX-  - v Is- ≠Ø- W- w. AX- ns- ‚ sXt- ‰m F∂- v Dd- ∏- p hc- pt- Ø≠- p∂- kml- N- c- yß- f- pw D≠- m- AS- nØ- d- P\\- I- ob- a- mh- W- w. IqS- pX- ¬ Bf- pI- ƒ ]s- ¶S- p°- p- Imd- p≠- .v ∂X- ne- qs- S am{- Xt- a Hc- p {]ÿ- m\\- Ø- n\\- v P\\- I- ob- apJ- w ssI- GX- m≠- p A©- p e£- t- Ømf- w (aq∂- c- tImS- n cq]- b- nt- e- hc- n°- m\\- mh- q. hº- ≥ kt-v ]m¨k- ¿j- n]- v t]ms- eØ- s- ∂ hy- sd) tUmf- d- nt- \\mS- S- pØ- hc- h- pw AX- n\\- \\- pk- c- n®- p≈- Nne- h- p- ‡nI- ƒ°- v Xmß- mh- p∂- kl- mb- hmK- Z-v m\\- h- pw Bh- i- ya- mW- .v If- pa- mW- v Cu `c- W- ka- nX- nb- ps- S {]Y- a- h¿j- s- Ø IW- °- p- kmº- Ø- nI- a- mb- Ht- ´s- d {]b- mk- ß- ƒ as- ‰√- m kwL- S- \\- - Iƒ hy‡- a- m°- p∂- X- .v Is- fb- pw t]ms- e t^ma- m°- pw Ig- n™- GX- m\\- pw h¿- jß- f- m- hnh- n[- k_- Iv Ω- n‰- nI- ƒ kP- oh- a- mb- n cwK- Ø- p≠- .v hna- ≥- bn t\\c- nt- S≠- n h∂- n´- p≠- .v ]s- £ AX- ns- ‚s- b√- mw a[- yØ- n- kv t^md- w, Iƒ®- d- ¬ t^md- w, s]mf- n‰- n°- ¬ t^md- w, \\g- k-v - epw AwK- k- wL- S- \\- I- f- ps- S kl- I- c- W- h- pw, doP- nb- W- ¬ `m- kv t^md- w, bqØ- v t^md- w, kt-v ]m¿S- k-v v B≥U- v sKb- nwk- v ch- ml- nI- f- ps- S ]n¥- pW- b- pw \\nc- ¥- c- a- mb- t{]m’- ml- \\- h- pw, hni- nj- ym tKmƒ^- v Sq¿W- s- a‚ v IΩ- n‰- n, sle- ]-v nM- v lm≥U- -v s^U- t- dj- \\- v F∂- pw kl- mb- I- a- mb- nX- o¿∂- n´- p≠- .v kv B≥U- v Nmc- n‰- ok- ,v Iƒ®- d- ¬ A^- t- bg- k-v ,v knh- nI- v B≥- sh√- ph- nf- nI- s- f t\\c- nS- ph- m\\- p≈- \\n›- b- Z- m¿V- yt- Øms- S Uv s]mf- n‰- n°- ¬ A^- t- bg- vk- v, emwt- KzP- v B≥U- v FU- yq- apt- ∂d- p∂- t^ma- mb- ps- S I¿Ω]c- n]- mS- nI- ƒ kwL- S- \\- °- p t°j- ≥, _nk- n\\- k- v t^md- w XpS- ß- nb- k_- Iv Ω- n‰- nI- f- ps- S IqS- pX- ¬ i‡- n ]I- c- p∂- p. {]h- ¿Ø- \\- w Cu al- ma- mc- nb- ps- S \\S- ph- ne- pw Bh- p∂- {- X `w- tImh- nU- v 1- 9 kl- mb- ]≤- X- n, sh‚nt- e‰- ¿ hnX- c- W- w, Knb- mb- n apt- ∂m´- p sIm≠- pt- ]mI- ph- m≥ km[- n®- n´- p≠- .v \\n¿[- \\- hnZ- ym¿∞- nI- ƒ°- mh- i- ya- mb- n Smª- ‰- ,v sF]- mU- ,v sam- IqS- ms- X t^ma- mb- ps- S 12 doP- nb- \\- pI- f- ps- S t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ ss_¬ t^m¨ kl- mb- ]≤- X- n, t{K‰- v teI- k-v -v doP- nb- s- ‚ kP- oh- a- mb- I¿Ω- ]c- n]- mS- nI- f- pa- mb- mW- v apt- ∂d- p∂- X- .v B`- na- pJ- yØ- n¬ \\S- Ø- s- ∏´- kl- mb- ]- ≤- X- n, {]f- b- _m[- n- t\\m¿Ø- v At- ac- n°- b- n¬ DS- \\- of- w t^ma- mb- ps- S km∂- n- X¿-°v \\¬-In-b A-Sn-b-¥n-c k-lm-b ]-≤-Xn, sl-ev-]n-Mv [yw A\\- p`- h- s- ∏S- p∂- p. hna- ≥k- v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ t\\X- rX- z- | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 12 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA Øn¬ \\S- Ø- s- ∏´- \"ab- qJ- w' thj- h- n[- m\\- a’- c- ß- ƒ, ]- ¥nc- a- mb- n A©- p e£- Ø- nt- es- d cq]- b- ps- S kl- mb- a- m\\- v ¶mf- nØ- w sIm≠- pw t{]£- I- km∂- n[- yw sIm≠- pw hº- n®- \\¬I- nb- X- .v hnP- b- w ssIh- c- n®- p. A¿l- c- mb- hnZ- ym¿∞- nI- s- e sXc- s- ™- SpØ- p \\¬I- p∂- hnZ- ym`- ymk- kl- mb- ]≤- X- nb- mb- \"kR- -v t{K‰- v teI- kv- v- doP- nb- ≥ ap≥ ssI FS- pØ- v ka- ml- c- n®- Pb- n\\- n'°p \\n¿t- em`- a- mb- kl- mb- kl- I- c- W- a- mW- v \\Ω- ps- S ]Xns- \\´v e£- t- Ømf- w cq]- b- mW- v Xnc- ph- \\- ¥- ]- pc- s- Ø _- ka- ql- Ø- n¬ \\n∂- pw e`- n°- p∂- X- .v lpa- m\\- y\\- mb- tKm]- n\\- mY- v apX- pI- mS- ns- ‚ t\\X- rX- zØ- ne- p≈- amP- n°- ¬ A°- mU- a- n°- v kw`- mh- \\- b- mb- n \\¬I- ph- m≥ km- t^ma- m sle- ]-v nM- v lm≥U- k-v v Dƒs- ∏s- Sb- p≈- Poh- I- m- [n®- X- .v cpW- y {]h- ¿Ø- \\- ß- ƒ°- p c≠- p e£- Ø- nt- es- d (H∂- c- tIm- Snt- bmf- w cq]- ) tUmf- ¿ ka- ml- c- n®- t- ∏mƒ, tImh- nU- v 1- 9 k- kzm¥- \\- kwK- oX- w ]c- n]- mS- nb- ps- S \\S- Ø- n∏- n\\- v H´- pa- n°- F- lmb- ]≤- X- n°- v am{- Xa- mb- n e`- n®- X- v H∂- c- e£- w tUmf- t- dm- ∏nt- kmU- pI- f- ne- pw Bh- i- ym\\- pk- c- W- w ktv- ]m¨k- ¿a- m¿ SS- pØ- mW- -v (Hc- p sImS- nb- nt- es- d cq]- ). tIc- f- Ø- ns- e hnh- n[- apt- ∂m´- p h∂- p. t^ma- mb- ps- S {]Y- a- tKmƒ^- v Sq¿W- s- a‚n\\- p Kh- ¨s- a‚ v saU- n°- ¬ tImt- fP- ,v Pn√- m tlmk- ]-v n‰- e- pI- ƒ, \\√- kl- I- c- W- a- mW- p≠- mb- X- v. GX- m\\- pw Znh- k- ß- ƒ°- p- Xme- q°- v tlmk- ]-v n‰- e- pI- ƒ F∂- nh- °- v 18 sh‚nt- e‰- d- pI- ƒ ≈n¬ Sq¿- Ws- a‚n\\- v Bh- i- ya- mb- ]X- n\\- mb- nc- Ø- nt- es- d \\¬I- ph- m≥ km[- n®- p. t^ma- m sle- ]-v nM- v lm≥U- k-v ne- qs- S tUmf- ¿ tKmƒ^- v Sq¿W- s- a‚ v IΩn‰- nb- ps- S t\\X- rX- zØ- n¬ 22 AS- nb- ¥- nc- B- h- i- yß- ƒ°- v kl- mb- s- aØ- n°- ph- m≥ km- tiJ- c- n®- p. [n®- p. ap≥ `c- W- k- a- nX- n°- me- Ø- v Bc- w`- n®- t^ma- m F∂- t]- al- ma- mc- n aqe- w ssIØ- d- n sXmg- n¬ cwK- Ø- v t\\c- n´- kX-v w- cns- ‚b- pw, temt- Kmb- ps- Sb- pw t]‰- ‚ v Ah- I- mi- w Cu `c- W- k- `\\- mh- ÿ- b- n¬ kl- mb- lk- Xv- h- pa- mb- n t^ma- m cwK- s- Ø- anX- n°- p ]q¿Ø- oI- c- n°- ph- m≥ km[- n®- p. t^ma- m F∂- t]- Øn. t^ma- m ap≥s- sI FS- pØ- v e`- n®- ssIØ- d- n hk- {-v Xß- ƒ cpw temt- Kmb- pw C\\- nb- pw t^ma- b- °-v p kz¥- w. Km‘- n`- h- ≥ At- ¥h- mk- nI- ƒ°- v hnX- c- W- w sNø- ph- m≥ km- [n®- p. Cs- Xms- ° Hc- p XpS- °- w am{- Xa- mW- .v Ht- ´s- d Imc- yß- ƒ ]q¿Ø- nb- m°- ph- m\\- p≠- .v AX- n\\- mb- n \\a- p°- v Hc- pa- t- bms- S {]- t\\g- k-v k- v t^md- Ø- ns- ‚ t\\X- rX- zØ- ne- pw hnZ- ymI- nc- ¨ h¿Ø- n°- mw. t^ma- m \\mj- W- ¬ IΩ- n‰- nb- ps- Sb- pw, AwK- k- w- ]≤- X- nb- ps- S kl- I- c- W- t- Øms- Sb- pw \\n¿[- \\- c- mb- hnZ- ym¿- LS- \\- I- f- ps- Sb- pw doP- nb- W- ¬ IΩ- n‰- nI- f- ps- Sb- pw, k¿t- hm]- - ∞nI- ƒ°- v sF]- mU- ,v sams- s_¬ t^m¨ F∂- nh- hnX- c- - cn At- ac- n°- ≥ {]h- mk- nk- a- ql- Ø- ns- ‚b- pw kl- I- c- W- h- pw Ww sNø- ph- m≥ km[- n®- p. ]n¥pW- b- pa- mW- v t^ma- mb- ps- S i‡- a- mb- apt- ∂‰- Ø- ns- ‚ AS- nÿ- m\\- w. AX- mW- v t^ma- mb- ps- S P\\- I- ob- AS- nØ- d- . C°- g- n™- h¿- jw, ho≠- pw tIc- f- Ø- ne- p≠- mb- {]f- b- - t^ma- mb- ps- S {Sj- d- m¿ F∂- \\ne- b- n¬ A`- na- m\\- t- Øms- S F- Øns- ‚ sIS- pX- nb- ne- I- s- ∏´- h- s- c kl- mb- n°- ph- m≥ AS- nb- - \\n°- v ]d- b- ph- m≥ km[- n°- pw: Cu apt- ∂‰- w \\mw XpS- c- pI- X- s∂ sNø- pw. { 13 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA t^m-a \\m-fn-Xphsc  tem-I a-e-bm-fn-I-fp-sS G-‰-hpw h-en-b Iq-´m-bv-a. t\\-Xr-Xz-Øn¬ t^m-am H-cp-]-Sn Iq-Sn ap-∂n-te-°v. tI-c-fw D-‰p-t\\m-°p-∂ kw-L-S-\\ \\q-X-\\ kw-cw-`-am-bn {_n-Uv-Pn-Mv Hm-^v Zn ssa≥- Uv-kv k-tΩ-f-\\w Nn-°m-tKm-bn¬ . B-Zy-am-bn I-  ho-Spw \\m-Spw hn-´v A-ta-cn-°-bn-se-Øn-b-t∏m-gpw tI-c-fw F-∂ hn-Im-cw A-h-cp-sS R-c-ºp-I-fn¬ ∏-en¬ H-cp I¨-sh≥-j≥ hn-P-b-I-c-am-bn kw- F-t∏m-fpw D-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. B s]m-°nƒ-sIm-Sn-_- L-Sn-∏n-®p ‘w A-Sp-Ø X-e-ap-d-bn-epw \\n-e-\\n¿-Øp-hm≥  2012˛-2014 ¬ tPm¿-Pv am-Xyp, •m-Uv-k¨ h¿-Ko-kv, t^m-am {]-Xn-⁄m-_-≤-am-Wv. h¿-Ko-kv ^n-en-]v F-∂n-h-cp-sS t\\-Xr-Xz-Øn¬  t^m-am N-cn-{X-Øn-te-°v \\-S-∂p I-b-dp-I-bm-Wv. {Km≥-Uv Iym-\\n-b≥ bq-Wn-th-gv-kn-‰n-bp-am-bp-≈ hn- Xp-S-°w Ip-dn-®-t∏m-g-sØ B-th-iw \\n-e-\\n¿- Zym-`ym-k I-cm¿ a-e-bm-fn hn-Zym¿-∞n-Iƒ-°p e- Øm≥ am-{X-a-√ H-∂n-s\\m-∂p i-‡n-s∏-Sp-Øm≥ £-°-W-°n-\\p tUm-f-dn-s‚ C-f-hv e-`y-am-°n Iq-Sn I-gn-™p-sh-∂-Xm-Wv t^m-am-bp-sS hn-P-b-I-  2014˛2016 ¬ B-\\-μ≥ \\n-c-th¬, jm-Pn F-Uv-th- Y. Uv, tPm-bv B‚-Wn So-an-s‚ t\\-Xr-Xz-Øn¬ hn-  2008 ¬ t^m-am-bp-sS ]n-d-hn A-ta-cn-°≥ a-e-bm- Zym¿-∞n-Iƒ-°m-bn k-Ω¿ Sp tI-c-f ]-≤-Xn. Xn- fn N-cn-{X-Øn-se H-cp \\m-gn-I-°-√m-Wv. i-in-[-c≥ cp-h-\\-¥-]p-c-sØ do-Pn-b-W¬ Im≥-k¿ sk‚- \\m-b¿, A-\\n-b≥ tPm¿-Pv, Fw. Pn . am-Xyp F-∂n- dn¬ Im≥-k¿ hm¿-Uv \\n¿-Ωn-®p \\¬-In . h-cp-sS t\\-Xr-Xz-Øn¬ ]n-d-hn sIm-≠ t^m-am D-  2016˛2018 Im-e-b-f-hn¬ s_-∂n hm-®m-®n-d, Pn-_n ∂-X-am-b e-£y-ß-fpw aq-ey-ß-fpw D-b¿-Øn-∏n-Sn- tXm-a-kv, tPm-kn Ip-cn-in-¶¬ Sow Hm-Jn Zp-c-¥-k- ®p. a-e-bm-fn-I-fp-sS {]-iv-\\-߃, A-Xv A-ta-cn-°- a-b-Øv k-lm-b-sa-Øn-°p-∂p. h-\\n-Xm t^m-dw 21 bn-em-bm-hpw tI-c-f-Øn-em-bm-epw, ]-cn-l-cn-°m≥ Ip-´n-Iƒ-°v \\-gv-knw-Kv kv-tIm-f¿-jn-]v \\¬-In. ap-∂n-´n-d-ßn. X-Xz-ß-fn¬ sh-≈w tN¿-°m-t\\m hn-  2018˛-2020 ¬ t^m-a-bp-sS ]-Ømw P-∑-hm¿-jn-I-am- ´p-ho-gv-N-t°m kw-L-S-\\ H-cn-°-epw X-øm-dm-bn-√. tLm-jn-°p-tºmƒ ^n-en-∏v Nm-a-Øn¬, tPm-kv F-  2008˛-2010 Im-e-b-f-hn¬ tPm¨ ssS-‰-kv, tPm¨ {_-lmw, jn-\\p tPm-k-^v Sow tI-c-f-sØ ]n-Sn-®p kn h¿-Ko-kv, tPm-k-^v Hu-tkm F-∂n-h-cp-sS t\\- Ip-ep-°n-b {]-f-b Zp-c-¥-Øn¬ ho-Sv \\-„-s]-´-h¿- XrX- zØ- n¬ tIc- f- Ø- ns- e 45 IpS- pw_- ß- ƒ°- v ]m¿- °p-th-≠n 40 ho-Sp-Iƒ ]-Wn-Xp \\¬-In . ∏n-S-߃ \\n¿-Ωn-®v \\¬-In-b-Xv C-∂pw Xn-f-ßp-∂  h-\\n-Xm t^m-d-Øn-s≥-d t\\-Xr-Xz-Øn¬ A≥-]- t\\-´-am-bn. Xn¬-]-cw hn-Zym¿-∞n-Iƒ-°v D-]-cn ]T-\\-Øn-\\m-  emk- v shK- mk- n¬ \\S- Ø- nb- t^ma- I¨s- h≥j- ≥ bn km-º-Øn-I k-lm-bw . t^m-a-bp-sS i-‡n-bpw an-I-hpw F-Sp-Øp Im-´n.  tIm-hn-Uv a-lm-am-cn-bn¬ tem-I-P-\\-X a-c-W-`o-Xn- kw-L-S-\\-bp-sS {]-i-kv-Xn F-ßpw ]-c-∂p. bn-eq-sS I-S-∂p t]m-Ip-tºm-gm-Wv A-\\n-b≥ tPm¿-  2010-˛2012 Im-e-b-f-hn¬ t_-_n Du-cm-fn¬ , _n- Pv {]-kn-U-≠v, Sn D-Æn-Ir-jv-W≥ P-\\-d¬ sk-{I- t\\m-bv tXm-a-kv, jm-Pn F-Uv-th-Uv F-∂n-h-cp-sS ´-dn, tXm-a-kv Sn D-Ω≥ {S-j-d¿, {]-Zo-]v \\m-b¿ | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 14 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA ssh-kv {]-kn-U≥-dv tPm-kv a-W-°m-Sv tPm-bn‚ v  tIm-hn-Uv Im-e-Øv sh‚n-te-‰-dpw a-‰v Po-h≥ c- sk-{I-´-dn, _n-Pp tXm-Wn-°-S-hn¬ tPm-bn‚ v {S- £m D-]-I-c-W-ß-fp-a-S-°w tIm-Sn-I-fp-sS k-lm- j-d¿, F-∂n-h¿ ÿm-\\-ta¬-°p-∂-Xv. t^m-a-bp- b-sa-Øn-®p . sS 53 Aw-K tZ-io-b k-an-Xn, ]-{¥-≠v ta-J-e I-  kv-Iq-fp-I-fns- e Ip´- n-Iƒ°- v \\qd- pI- W- -°n-\\v. kv-am¿- Ω-‰n-Iƒ, F¨-]-Xn¬-]-cw Aw-K kw-L-S-\\-Iƒ, ´v-t^m-Wp-I-fpw, Sm-_v-e-‰p-I-fpw \\¬-In . t^m-am h-\\n-Xm t^m-dw, bp-h-P-\\ t^m-dw, A-U-  G-I-tZ-iw A-©v tIm-Sn-tbm-fw cq-]-bm-Wv t^m- ssz-k-dn, Pp-Uo-jy¬, Iw-π-b≥-kv Xp-S-ßn-b hn- am C-°m-e-b-f-hn¬ kw-`m-h-\\ sN-bv!X-Xv. `-h-\\ c- hn-[ k-an-Xn-Iƒ, Iu¨-kn-ep-Iƒ, Xp-S-ßn-b-h- ln-X-cm-b-h¿-°v ]m¿-∏n-S-sam-cp-°n-bpw t^m-am am- cp-am-bn ssI-tIm¿-Øv tIm-hn-Uv Im-e-Øv t^m- Xr-I-bm-bn. am \\-S-Øn-b tk-h-\\ {]-h¿-Ø-\\-߃ A-`n-am-\\-  {]-f-bw tI-c-f-sØ ho-≠pw Zp-cn-X-Øn-em-gv-Øn-b- I-c-am-bn-cp-∂p. C-hn-sS-bpw \\m-´n-epw t^m-am k- t∏mƒ F-√mw \\-„-s∏-´ H-t´-sd sN-dp-In-S hym-]m- lm-b-ß-fpw I-cp-X-ep-am-bn cw-K-Øn-d-ßn. cn-Iƒ-°v [-\\-k-lm-bw \\¬-In. ssI-Ø-dn h-kv-  tIm-hn-Un¬ ]-I-®p \\n¬-°m-sX {]-h¿-Ø-\\w i- {Xw hm-ßn _m-e-cm-a-]p-c-sØ ssI-Ø-dn sXm-gn- ‡-am-°m-\\m-Wv I-Ωn-‰n Xo-cp-am-\\n-®-Xv . ]n-∂o-S- em-fn-I-sf-bpw, A-K-Xn a-μn-c-ß-fn-se A-t¥-hm-kn- tßm-´v kw-`-hn-®-Xv N-cn-{Xw. I-sf-bpw H-cp-t]m-se k-lm-bn-°m≥ t^m-a-bv-°v  hn-kn-‰n-Mv -tPm-_v hn-k-I-fn¬ h-∂p Ip-Sp-ßn-b- I-gn-™p. h¿-°v `-£-Ww, Xm-a-kw, bm-{X F-∂n-h-°v k-  c-≠m-a-sØ {]-f-b-Øn¬ I-\\-Ø \\m-iw kw-`-hn- lm-bw. cm-]-I-en-√m-sX t^m-a-bp-sS {]-h¿-Ø-I¿ ® Im-™n-c-∏-≈n Iq-´n-°-en¬ Aw-K kw-L-S-\\-I- F-√m-h-cn-te-°pw F-Øn-t®-cm≥ A-I-a-gn-™p {]- fp-am-bn tN¿-∂v A-Sn-b-¥-c k-lm-b-sa-Øn-®p. h¿-Øn-®p.  t^m-a {]-kn-U-≠n-s‚ t\\-Xr-Xz-Øn¬ ho-Sv \\n¿-  Po-h-Im-cp-Wy ]-h¿-Ø-\\-߃, i-h-kw-kv-Im-c N- an-®p \\-ev-Ip-∂-Xpƒ-∏-sS-bp-≈ ]-≤-Xn-Iƒ C-Xn- S-ßp-I-fn¬ ]-¶m-fn-Øw F-∂n-h ap-X¬ km-¥z-\\ \\n-S-bn¬ ]p-tcm-K-an-°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. kw-Ko-Xw h-sc th-dn-´ ]-cn-]m-Sn-Iƒ.  2021 \\hw_- ¿ 1\\v \"A£c- t- Ic- fw' amKk- o≥ Bcw-  tIm-hn-Uv Im-e-Øv a-cn-®-h¿-°m-bn A-¥y-I¿-Ω- `n-®p. ߃-°v hn-hn-[ a-X ta-e-[y-£≥ am-sc-bpw _-  2022-se \\yp C-b¿ B-tLm-jw tIm-hn-Um-\\-¥-c ‘p-an-{Xm-Zn-I-sf-bpw Dƒ-s∏-Sp-Øn hn¿-Nz¬ B- Im-e-tØ-°p-≈ Xn-cn-®p-h-c-hn-s‚ kq-N-\\-bm-bn-cp- bn N-S-ßp-Iƒ \\-S-Øp-hm-\\pw t^m-a-bv-°v I-gn- ∂p. ™p.  hn-a≥-kv t^m-d-Øn-s‚ t\\-Xr-Xz-Øn¬ tbm-K-¢m-  ]n-∂o-Sv hn-⁄m-\\-{]-Z-am-b sk-an-\\m-dp-Iƒ ]-e- Xp \\-S-∂p. {In-]v-t‰m-I-d≥-kn, Sm-Iv-kv, \\-gv-knw-Kv kv, \\-gv-knw-Kv Fw-]-h¿ sa≥-dv, Ip-°nw-Kv ¢m-kv, a- cw-Kw, Xp-S-ßn-b-h hn-P-b-I-Y Xp-S-cp-I-bm-Wv bq-Jw ku-μ-cy a-’-c ]-cn-]m-Sn  tI-c-f-Øn¬ D-]-cn-]T-\\w \\-S-Øp-∂ \\q-dv \\n¿-[-\\  Cu {]-h¿-Ø-\\-Im-e-b-f-hn¬ t^m-am tI-c-f-Øn- epw A-ta-cn-°-bp-am-bn \\-S-Øn-b k-∂-≤ {]-h¿- Ip-´n-Iƒ-°m-bn hn-Zym-`m-k kv-tIm-f¿-jn-∏p-Iƒ Ø-\\-߃ F-Æ-a-‰-Xm-Wv. F-√m ]-cn-an-Xn-Iƒ-°p-  hm-Wn-Py-hy-h-km-b cw-K-sØ {]-ap-J-sc ]-s¶-Sp- ≈n-epw, Im-cp-Wy-Øn-s‚-bpw, P-\\-tk-h-\\-Øn-s‚- ∏n-®p ]-cn-io-e-\\-°-f-cn-Iƒ bpw, ]p-Xn-b h-gn-I-fn-eq-sS \\-S-∂p t]m-Ip-hm-\\pw,  t^m-a-bp-sS ap-Jm-ap-Jw ]-cn-]m-Sn-bn¬ {]-ap-J¿ ]- A-K-Xn-I-sf-bpw \\n-cm-{i-b-cm-h-sc-bpw I-s≠-Øn s¶-Sp-Øp. tI-c-f No-^v sk-{I-´-dn tPm-bv hm-g- k-lm-b-sa-Øn-°m-\\pw t^m-a-bv-°v I-gn-™p. A- bn¬ sF-F-F-kv, tUm. tP-°-_v tXm-a-kv sF- sX, t^m-am ]-I-cw sh-°m-\\m-hm-Ø kw-L-S-\\- ]nF- F- k- v, {]a- pJ- Ne- ®- n{- X kwh- n[- mb- I- \\- pw \\n¿- bm-bn h-f¿-∂p-sh-∂-Xv h-en-b Nm-cn-Xm¿-Yyw \\¬- Ωm-Xm-hp-am-b Po-Øp tPm-k-^v ISRO Xn-cp-h-\\-¥- Ip-∂p. ]p-cw VSCC U-b-d-Œ¿ tUm. F-kv. tkm-a-\\m-Yv Xp-  Cu hn-P-b I-Y Xp-S-cp-I-bm-Wv. G-{]n¬ 30-\\p ‰m- S-ßn-b-h¿. ºm-bn¬ h-®v P-\\-d¬ t_m-Un. Xp-S¿-∂v sIm-®n-  2020 ¬ t^m-a-bp-sS kz-]v-\\ ]-≤-Xn-bm-b t^m-am bn¬ bp-k-^v A-en ]-s¶-Sp-°p-∂ _n-kn-\\-kv sk- sl-ev-]n-Mv lm≥-Uv-kn-\\v Xp-S-°w-Ip-dn-®p A-{]-Xo- an-\\m¿. Xn-cp-h-\\-¥-]p-c-Øp tI-c-f I¨-h≥-j≥. £n-X-am-bn A-Xym-ln-X-ß-fn¬ s]-´, Po-hn-Xw h-  I-em-i-s°m-´m-bn sa-Iv-kn-t°m-bn-se Im-¶p-\\n¬ gn-ap-´n \\n¬-°p-∂ A-ta-cn-°-bn-epw tI-c-f-Øn-ep- A¥- mc- mj- v{- S I¨h- ≥j- ≥. AX- n¬ ]s- ¶S- p°- m≥ ap-≈ \\q-dp-I-W-°n-\\v Ip-Spw-_-߃-°m-Wv C-Xn- F-√m-h-sc-bpw £-Wn-°p-∂p. eq-sS {]-tbm-P-\\w e-`n-®-Xv. \\-ap-°v t^m-a-s°m-∏w ssI-tIm¿-°mw { 15 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX tPymX- o_- mb- v ]c- nb- mS- Ø- v _-‘-\\w -cp-´p s]-øp-∂p C A-I-°-dp-∏-t√m s]-cp-In-s∏m-ßp-∂p \\na- nj- a- m{- Xw sIm-≠n-Sn-t™-°mw In-W¿-hn-fp-ºv \\-Ω-fp-≠-Xn≥-ta¬ Im¬ Xq-°n-bn-cn-°pw Nq-≠-Iƒ sIm-fp-Øn¬ Npw-_n-®p I-fn-∏n-®p sX-∂pw sh-fn-®w an-∂n-®v sN-Xp-º¬-\\o¥-߃ sN-dp-]-c¬-®n-‰w tPym-Xo-_m-bv ]-cn-bm-S-Øv -I-h-bn-{Xn, hn-h¿-Ø-I. ap-fn-b-e-¶m-cn, t]-im-a-S-¥ F-∂n- h {]-[m-\\ Ir-Xn-Iƒ. tIm-ssh Iƒ-®-d¬-sk‚-dn-s‚ ]p-c- kv-Im-cw e-`n-®n-´p-≠v. { 17 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX cmtPjv NnØnc d-sb Nn-{X-i-e-`-ß-fp-≠m-bn-cp-∂ cmtPjv NnØnc \\n- H-cp ssh-Ip-t∂-cw D∑ØX-I-fp-sS {Imjv em‚n-ßpI-ƒ, sSIzne (Zzn-`m-jm k-am-lm-cw), D-fn-t∏-®v, cm-Pm-hn-s‚ h-c-hpw I¬-∏-arK-hpw A-Xn-i-b D-Zym-\\-Øn-se F-∂o I-hn-Xm-k-am-lm-c-߃ {]-kn-≤o-I-cn-®n-´p-≠v. i-e-`-߃-°v \\-Sp-hn-em-bn a-Iƒ H-cp i-e-`w ]q-hn¬ \\n-∂v tX\\n\\v Ft∂mWw A-h-fp-sS \\m-kn-I-bn-en-cp-∂p Ah-fpsS DS-e-\\-ßnb t\\cØv B i-e-`w ]-d-∂p t]m-bn. B Nn-{Xw Rm≥ ]-I¿-Ønh-®p. A-h-fp-sS Nn-{X-߃ I-≠p I-≠v F-\\n-°v {]m-b-ta-dn ]-I¬ ap-gp-h≥ In-S-°-bn¬ Rm≥ ]-g-b Nn-{X-߃ I-≠p Xo¿-Øp. ]-g-b i-e-`-Øn-s‚ Nn-{Xw ho-≠pw I-≠ Zn-h-kw F-\\n-°v tX≥ Hm¿-Ω-h-∂p. a-\\-kv hm-bn-®n-s´-t∂m-Ww a-Iƒ H-cp kv-]q¨ \\n-d-sb tX≥ F-s‚ \\m-hn-te-°v h-®p X-∂p. B t\\-cw ho-Sv H-cp A-Xn-i-b D-Zym-\\-am-bn In-S-° H-cp ]q-hm-bn Rm≥ Nn-d-I-Sn-®p ]-d-°m≥ Xp-S-ßn. | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 18 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IY A-iz-Xn a-dn-bw am-Xyp {- Iß- f- ps- S ]pd- Ø- p≈- Ac- Ø- n¬ Nh- n´n apI- f- nt- em- N ´v- Ib- d- m≥- BI- ms- X Ah- ƒ \\n∂- v- InX®- p. ]g- °- w Im-c-Ww D-Sp-Øn-cp-∂ h-kv-{X-ß-fp-sS C-g-Iƒ ]-e- Xpw \\-„-am-bn-cp-∂p. D-Sp-∏n¬ ap-gp-h≥ Ioepw A-gp-°pw ]-‰n-bn-cp-∂p. Ip-fn-°p-I F-∂p-≈-Xv -H-cp kz-]v-\\w am-{X- amb- n amd- nb- nc- p∂- X- n\\- m¬ Ah- f- ps- S tZl- Ø- v- \\n∂- pw I- \\®- FÆ- b- ps- S aW- w ha- n°- p∂- p≠- mb- nc- p∂- p. \\ne- mh- p≈- Hc- p cm{- Xnb- n¬ ap‰- s- Ø t- he- n°e- n¬ C- fw ]n¶v-\\n-d-ap-≈ ]-ج ]q-°ƒ a-W-Øp sIm-≠v- \\n- ∂t- ∏mg- mW- v- Ah- ¿ Ah- s- f I≠- p]nSn®- X- v. AX- n\\- p ti- jw \\n-g¬ t]m-se H-cp cq-]w A-h-sf ]n¥p-S-cp-∂p F- ∂v- A-hƒ-°v- tXm-∂n-bn-cp-∂p. ta¬-°q-c-bn-√m-Ø -Hm-e a-S¬ a-d-® \"Ip-fn ap-dn' F-∂v hnfn-°m≥ ]-‰p-tam F-∂v- kw-i-bw tXm-∂m-hp-∂ sNfna¨ Ip-g-™ -H-cn-Sw. A- hnsS Ah- ƒ Ipf- n®- p sIm≠- nc- p∂- t- ∏mƒ Db- c- Ø- n¬ h- ´a- n´- p ]d- ∂- ]c- p¥- v- Ah- ¿ Ab- ®- X- mb- nc- p∂- p. Ah- f- ps- S \\-S∏mX-Iƒ F-√mw X-s∂ A-h¿ H-∏n F-Sp-°p-I-bm-bn- cp-∂p. A-h-fp-sS izm-k-K-Xn-bp-sS {I-aw t]m-epw A-h¿- °v- a\\- x]- mTa- mb- nc- p∂- p. Ah- ¿ Is- ≠Ø- nb- F√- mh- c- ps- S- bpw Xs- ∂ izmk- {Ia- Ø- ns- ‚ {Km^- pI- ƒ Ah- ¿ ae- a- pI- - fn¬ D≈- ]md- s- °´- ns- ‚ CS- b- n¬ cl- k- ya- mb- n kq£- n®p t]m∂- nc- p∂- p. Hc- p ]X- n‰- m≠- v- apt- ∂ Hme- ta™- X- n\\- m¬ a-g s]-bv-Xm¬ ap‰- Ø- m-tWm, hoSn\\- v AI- Ø- mt- Wm sh- ≈w Iq-Sp-X¬ hogp-∂-Xv- F-∂ kw-i-bw A-hƒ-°p-≠m- bn-cp-∂p. Nm-W-Iw sa-gp-Inb X-d, ho´n¬ \\n-∂pw th- en°¬ hs- c D≈- ]d- º- nse aq∂- p sXmS- nI- ƒ. Ah- nsSbp- ≈ ]-\\n-\\o¿ ]q-°ƒ, A-h Np-‰n ]-d-°p-∂ Xp-ºnIƒ, Ah- ƒ°- v- G‰- h- pw C„- a- p≈- sNºI- ]q°- ƒ, ]d- º- v \\n- d-sb D-≈ a-©m-Sn a-c-߃. hr›nI-°m-‰-Øv -B-Sn D-e- bp∂- a©- mS- n ac- ß- f- ps- S CS- b- n¬ B- h- oSv Hc- p a{- ¥h- m- Znb- ps- S hoSvt- ]ms- e tXm∂- n®- p. A-iz-Xn a-dn-bw am-Xyp B\\pImenIßfn¬ IYIƒ FgpXp∂p. {Ko≥_pIvkv {]-kn≤oIcn® \"Atacn°≥ IY°q´w' F∂ IYm-kam- lmcØn¬ `mKambn´p≠v. { 19 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA Ah- ƒ°- v- Bs- I aq∂- v- Zmh- W- nI- ƒ B- b- nc- p∂- p D≠- m- ]Tn-®n´pw Im-cy-sam-∂pw C-s√-∂v -\\m-´pIm-cv- ]-d-™n- bn-cp-∂-Xv. H-sc-Æw \\-\\-®nSp-tºmƒ, a-t‰-Xv- D-Sp-°pw. Xp- ´pw Ah- ƒ ssS∏- v- ]Tn°- m≥ t]mb- n. shf- p∏- ns\\ Fg- pt- ∂- em am-k°m-e-Øp c-≠p Zm-h-Wn-I-fpw D-W-ßn°n´n-bn- ‰v- Xq-∏v- ]-Wn-°v- t]m-bn-´p ]Tn-°m≥ hnb¿-sØm-en®p h- s√-¶n¬ am-{Xw A-Ω-bp-sS \\-c-® km-cn sh-´n X-bv-® aq- cp∂- Ah- s- f Ad- t- ∏mS- v I- qs- S am{- Xt- a amj- n\\v t\\m°- m≥ ∂ma- s- Ø F- S- p°- pw. AΩ- b- v°- v- sXt- °S- s- Ø- Xº- pc- m´- n km[- n®- ncp∂- p≈- q. kuμ- c- y°- pd- h- v s- Imt- ≠m, Zmc- n{- Zy°- q- kqc- yI- m¥- n∏- q°- f- p≈- Ah- ¿ DS- pØ- p aS- pØ- - Cu k- mc- n Sp-X¬ sIm-t≠m A-h-tfm-Sv- B-cpw {]-W-bam-sW-∂v- ]-d- Hc- p HmW- Ø- n\\- v- sImS- pØ- X- mW- v. Ah- ƒ°- v Hm¿Ω- sh®- ™n-cp-∂n-√. ap-‰w \\n-d-sb sNº-c-Øn ]q-°ƒ D-≈, sX- Ime- w apX- ¬ AΩ- Ah- nsS ]pd- w ]W- n°- vt- ]mI- p∂- p≠- v. t°X- ns- e sNdpaoi- D≈- sN°t- \\mS- v- Ah- ƒ°- v- Hc- p t{]- A-Ω- B- km-cn \\n-[n t]m-se kq-£n®p sh-®p. [-\\n-I- aw apf- s]m´- n hs- ∂¶- nepw Ah- ≥ jm∏- p XpS- ß- nb- t- ∏mƒ bmb- Ah- ¿ DS- pØ- k- mc- n DS- p°- m≥ AΩ- b- °v- v- Hc- n°- e- pw- A-hƒ- B -t{]-aw Ip-gn-®p aq-Sn. F-¶nepw A-h-s\\ Im-Wp- B-flss[-cyw h-∂n-√. am-{X-a-√ A-Ω-bp-sS I-dp-Ø-i-co- tºmƒ A-h-s‚ ap-‰-Øp-≈ ap-gp-h≥ sNº-c-Øn ]q-°- c-Øn¬- B -a-™ -kq-cy-Im-¥n-∏q-°-fp-sS ]-Sw D-Zn-®p fpw Ah- f- ps- S apJ- Ø- v- Hc- pa- n®- v hncnb- pa- mb- nc- p∂- p. Ad- ∏- p- \\n¬-°p-∂-Xv- A-Ω-sb Iq-Sp-X¬ `-b-s∏-Sp-Øn. H-cp a- I-fp-sS-bpw sh-dp-∏p-I-fp-sS-bpw, A-h-K-W-I-fp-sS-bpw \\-Sp- g°m-e-Øp \\-\\-™- Zm-h-Wn D-Sp-Øp \\n¬-t°-≠n h-∂ hnep-≈ PohnXw A-hƒ-°v- Pohn°m≥ Iq-Sp-X¬ Du¿- A-h-sf tN¿-Øv- \\n¿-Øn A-Ω s\\-©v hnßns°m-≠v- Pw \\¬I- ns°mt- ≠bnc- p∂- p. B- km-cn A-hƒ-°p sIm-Sp-Øp. Id- pº- \\- pw, No\\°- mc- pw, Xh- n´v\\- nd- w D≈- h- \\- pw F√- mw X-ºp-cm-´n-bp-sS kv-t\\-lw X-e-ap-d ssI-am-dn sIm-Sp- Xm-ßm≥ B-hm-Ø -Np-a-Sv- Np-h-∂p sIm-≠v \\-S-°p-I-bm- °p∂- X- n¬ AΩ- kt- ¥mj- w I≠- p. Ah- c- ps- S B ktv- \\- Wv. ]s- £ Bc- pt- Sb- pw apJ- w sXf- n™- p ImW- m≥ km[- n- lw \\-c-®p th-≠m-sX t]m-b-Xm-sW-∂v- A-Ω-bv-°v- am- °p-∂n-√. A-hnSw ap-gp-h≥ \\-cn-®oep-I-fp-sS K-‘w-B-bn- {Xw a\\- k- ne- mb- n√- . A∏- s\\°pd- n®- v- ]d- b- pI- b- ms- W¶- n¬, cp-∂p. A-h-bn¬ Nne-Xm-I-s´ h-´-an-´p ]-d-∂p e-£yw \\- Iqe- n∏W- n FS- pØ- p hoSv- ]W- nb- m≥ XpS- ß- nb- t- ∏mƒ A- „-s∏-´v ]m-d-°-√n¬ C-Sn-®p \\n-e-tØ-°v hoWp. Nnd-In´v- ∏-s\\ Im-Wm-Xm-bn. ssh-Ip-t∂-cw A-º-e∏-d-ºnse- B- A-Sn-®p sIm-≠v Xm-Wv- ]-d-°p-∂ \\-cn-®oep-I-sf A-hƒ- en≥Nph- ´- n¬ Cc- p∂- p apd- p°- m≥ Nh- b- °v- p∂- A∏- s- \\ I- °v- `-b-am-bn-cp-∂p. X-e-bv-°p-I-Øp- B-sI H-cp s]-cp-∏m- ≠-h-cp-≠v. A-∏-t\\m-Sv -Iq-sS kw-km-cn-®p sIm-≠n-cp-∂ Wv. ]-≠v- D-’-hw Im-Wm≥ Nm-Sn-Øp-≈n t]m-b-Xn-s‚ sIm-®p-Æn Np-h-∂ km-cn D-Sp-Øp ]m-dp-°p-´n Ip-Wp-ßn A∂- v- B\\ Nn”w hnfn®- p HmS- nb- t- ∏mƒ, sXø- t- °me- ß- - IpW- pß- n hc- p∂- X- v- I≠- p Xe- Xnc- n®- p Ah- s- f AS- napS- n fpw, ]¥- w ]nSn®- sN°∑- mc- pw Xe- ß- pw hneß- pw HmS- nb- - H-∂v ho£n®-tX D-≈p. X-e Xn-cn-®p \\n¿-Øn sh-® kw- t∏mƒ Xp-S-ßn-b X-e s]-cp-∏m-Wv. C-S-bv-°n-sS A-Xn-s‚ `m-j-Ww Xp-S-ßm≥ t\\m-°n-b-t∏mƒ A-∏-s\\ Im-Wm-\\n- K-Xn Iq-Sn X-e-bn¬ NohoSv -I-c-bp-∂ A-h-ÿ-bn¬ F- √. kw-`-hn®-Xv -F-¥m-sW-∂v- a-\\-kn-em-Im-sX sIm-®p- Øpw. sNhn c≠- pw s]mØ- n HmS- nb- B- D- ’- h- cm{- Xn. A- Æn \\n-∂v- A-‘m-fn-®p. \\-sΩ ]-e-t∏m-gpw \\mw A-dn-bm- ∂ v-Im-ev- F-{X h-en®p sh-®v- Hm-Sn-bn-´pw N-¶nse InX-∏v- Ø-Xp t]m-se X-s∂ I¨-ap-∂n¬ kw-`-hn°p-∂ ]-e Im-c-Ww ]-Øp A-Sn-bn¬ Iq-Sp-X¬ Hm-Sm≥ km-[n-®n√. Xn-tcm-∞m-\\-ß-fp-sS A¿∞hpw \\ap°v a\\- n-em-Im-dn- {`m-¥n-bm-b Zm-£m-b-Wn-Ø-≈ A-h-tfm-Sv- H-cn-°¬ ]-d- √. ™p \"N-¶v-s]m-´n hnfn-®m¬ ssZ-h-Øn-\\v- A-Xv-Im-Wm-sX AX- pt]ms- e Xs- ∂ A¿Y- w a\\- k- ne- mI- mØ- H- ∂- mb- n- C-cn-°m≥ km-[n-°n-√', A-hƒ A-∂v- A-Xv- ]m-sS hniz- cp-∂p C-\\n- Cu -]-d-bm≥ t]m-Ip-∂ kw-`-hw. kn-®p. ]t£ A-∂pw C-∂pw A-hƒ F-{X N-¶p s]m-´n \\me- mw ¢m - n¬ ae- b- mf- w ]c- o£- b- v°- v A- h- ƒ \\√- h- - hnfn-®n´pw a-™-sh-fn-®w sX-fn-™pw a-ßn-bpw I-Æn¬ Æw ]Tn-®p sIm-≠v- t]m-bn-´pw D-Ø-c I-S-em- v ap-gp-h≥ sXf- nb- p∂- X- v- A√- ms- X ths- dm∂- pw kw`- h- n°md- n√- . Ah- - \"\\' Fg- pX- n sh®- p. \\me- vt- ]∏- ¿ \\nd- s- b \\√- XpS- pØ- - B- fps- S tXmf- ns- e `mfi- w F∂- pw Ah- nsSØs- ∂ D≠- v. Iq- cpw I-≠m¬ Hm-a-\\n-°m≥ tXm-∂p-∂ \"\\' Iƒ. So-®¿ A- SpX- ¬ Ag- pInbX- pw, `mc- tadnb- X- pa- mb- n. ]e- t- ∏mg- pw ssZ- Ωs- b hnfn®- p hc- b- ≥ t]∏- d- n¬ Xp≈- n If- n°- p∂- B- b- n- h-sØ-°p-dn-®p-≈ Nn¥-Iƒ A-h-fp-sS a-\\- n¬ Zn-°-dn- cI- W- °- n\\- v \"\\' Is- f ImW- n®- p sImS- pØ- p. AΩ- ]I- ®- p bm-sX F-Øn-s∏-´ Im-´n¬ H-cn-°e- pw ImW- m≥ km-[y-X sIm≠- v- Ah- s- f t\\m°- n. A∏- \\- v am{- Xw Ad- nb- mh- p∂- A- C√- mØ- - shf- n®- s- Ø- tXS- p∂- X- p t- ]ms- ebmb- nc- p∂- p. bm-fp-sS h-gn-I-sft∏mse-bm-bn-cp-∂p A-hƒ-°v- B \"\\' s]mS- n]S- e- ß- ƒ IÆ- ne- pw apJ- Ø- pa- mb- n- B™- S- n°- p- Iƒ. ∂p. A-ßv- Xm-sg N-{I-ß-fp-sS Iogn¬ \\n¬-°p-∂ No\\- Np-a-Spw h-en®p sIm-≠ v-N-{I-ß-fp-sS A-c-߃ Im- °mc- ≥ XS- n Ad- p°- pI- b- mW- v. ad- ph- i- w ImW- m≥ ]‰- mØ- - en¬ I-b-dn ap-I-fn-tem-´v- I-b-dm≥ ]-‰m-sX A-hƒ \\n-∂v- co-Xn-bn-ep-≈ h-enb X-Sn. H-cp Im-e-Øp X-e F-Sp-t∏m-Sp ]p-f-™p. Np-‰pw C-cp-´m-Wv. A-ßn-ßm-bn C-cp-≠ H-cp a- Iq-Sn {Km-a-sØ- t\\m-°n \\n-∂-Xm-hmw- B -hr£w. {]-W- ™s- hf- n®- w ImW- m\\- p≠- v. bn-Xm-°ƒ tIm-dn C-´ t]-cp-Iƒ D-c-®p I-f-™p sIm-≠v- Im-ep-Iƒ s]m-Xn-™p sI-´n sh-®n cp-∂ Nm-°v- Xp- No\\-°m-c≥ H-cp sh-Infn ]nSn-®-h-s\\t∏m-se Hm-Sn \\-S- Wn Iodn _m-°n C-√m-sXbm-bn-cn-°p-∂p. \\m-´n¬ sNcp- ∂p. A-d-°s∏m-Sn-bn¬ s]m-Xn-™ A-bmƒ {I-ta-W A- ∏n√m-sX \\-S-∂v- A-hƒ-°v- io-e-am-Wv. F-∂m-epw N-{I- Xn¬ apß- n t]mI- p∂- X- pt]ms- e tXm∂- n. s]mS- nb- n¬ Im- ߃ X-cp-∂ th-Z-\\ th-dn-´-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. Hm-tcm th-Z-\\-I- gvN- ho≠pw aß- pI- b- mW- v. b{- ¥ß- ƒ t]ms- e ]W- n FS- p- fpw Hc- p t]ms- eb- p≈- ]pd- wN´- I- ƒ [c- n®- p hyXyk- vX- a- m- °p∂- B- ƒ°- mc- ps- S Im¬i–- w am{- Xw tI´- v- Ah- ƒ Cg- - b apd- nh- pI- ƒ Ah- ƒ°- v- \\¬I- ns°mt- ≠bnc- p∂- p. ™p ap-I-fn-tem-´p I-b-dm≥ {i-an-®p. hm-°p-Iƒ C-√m-Ø | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 20 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA Øn¬, hoWp t]m-Ip-∂-h-cp-sS \\n-e-hnfn- I-fp-sS C-S-bn¬ H-cp Xp-≠p sdm-´n-bpw sI- ´n°nS-°p-∂ A-gp-°p sh-≈-hpw `-£-W- am°- n D≈- n¬ `b- h- pa- mb- n Hmt- cm Ime- S- nI- - fpw sh-®v. ]-≠v hm-b Xp-d-∂p InS-∂v -D-d- ßn-b-Xn-\\m¬ F-´p Im-en hm-bn¬ I-b-dn- t∏m-bn F-∂v- F-√m-h-cpw A-h-sf ]-d-™p If- nb- m°- nb- t- ∏mƒ Ah- ƒ Hc- p sIm√- t- Øm- fw F-t∏m-gpw Im¿-°n-®p Xp-∏n \\-S-∂p. C- ∂v- Ah- ƒ°- v A- X- n\\- p t]me- pw tij- nbn√- m- bnc- p∂- p. H-cp A-h-[n°m-e-Øp \\-√ ap-gp-Ø -]-®- ®°- Io¥n Dt- ∏c- n D≠- m°- ns°mS- pØ- p A- hf- ps- S AΩ- . Xº- pc- m´- nb- ps- S ]i- ph- n\\p sIm- Sp-°m≥ th-≠n A-h-cp-sS ]-d-ºn¬ C-So-®- Xm-Wv. A-Xn¬ H-sc-Æw A-Ω-bv-°pw sIm-Sp- Øp. A-Xpw Xn-∂p sIm-≠v- ]m-Sh-c-ºneq-sS ssk°- nƒ Sb- ¿ Dc- p´- n Ah- ƒ HmS- n. Ips- d Hm- Sn°g- n™- t- ∏mƒ Iq´- Ø- ns- e ]nt≈s- c H∂- pw X-s∂ Im-Wm-\\n-√. A-hƒ A-dn-bm-Ø h-gn-I- fn¬°qS- n t]mb- n Ah- k- m\\- w Hc- p he- nbhoSn- s‚ ]-Sn-°-se-Øn. B- hoSn-s‚ ap-‰w ap-gp-h≥ ]-e \\n-d-Øn-ep-≈ ]q-°ƒ Ip-eIp-e-bm-bn ]q- Øp InS-∂n-cp-∂p. ]q-°-fp-sS I-ºp-Iƒ F-Sp- Øp am‰- nb- m¬ am{- Xt- a AI- t- Øm´- -v t]mI- ph- m≥ B- t- emI- Ø- p ]e- hn[ cq£- K- ‘- ß- ƒ am{- Xw \\nd- ™- p. km[- n°- pa- mb- nc- p∂- p≈- q. B h- oSns- ‚ P\\- ¬ apg- ph- ≥ \\o- Hm¿-Ω-bn¬ \\n-∂v- No¥n F-Sp-Ø -K-‘-߃, tIm¿-Øn- e°Æ- mS- n- Bb- nc- p∂- p. B I- Æ- mS- nb- ne- qs- S AI- t- Ø°- v- W-°m≥ {i-an-® K-‘-߃, \\-„-s∏-´psh-∂v- I-cp-Xn Hm¿- t\\m-°n-b-t∏mƒ A-∂v- D-≠m-b `-bw A-hƒ ho≠pw C- Øp hnXpº- nb K‘- ß- ƒ. Aß- s- \\ a\\-  - ns- \\ ho¿∏- pap- ∂v -A-\\p-`-hn°p-I-bm-Wv . ´n®- Hc- p]- mS- p `qX- I- me- K‘- ß- ƒ Ah- ƒ°- p≠- mb- nc- p∂- p. Nn¶nIƒ Hc- p b{- ¥w t]ms- eb- mW- v.- N{- Iß- f- ps- S C- N{- Iß- f- ps- S hnfpº- n¬ \\n∂- pw Ig- pØ- p\\o´- n he- n®p t\\m- Sb- n¬ {]h- ¿Ø- n°- p∂- X- v. {ZpX- K- X- nb- ne- p≈- Ah- c- ps- S N- °n-bm¬ X-Sn sh-®v -D-≠m-°n-b H-cp h-enb ssI-∏-Øn e\\- ß- ƒ Ft- ∏mg- pw Hc- p a’- c- Hm´- Ø- n¬ ]s- ¶S- p°- p∂- ]m-Xn I-Øn hoWp InS-°p-∂-Xv- Im-Wmw. A-Xn-s‚ ]nd- a-´n-em-bn-cp-∂p. A-hnsS D-≈-h-cp-sS cq-]-߃ F-√mw H- Inemb- n IØ- n°c- n™- H- c- p IpS- ne- ns‚ Ah- i- n„- ß- f- pw cpt- ]ms- e Ah- ƒ°- p tXm∂- n. As- √¶- n¬ Hm¿s- ØS- p°- m≥ Im-Wmw `m-hnbpw, `q-X-hpw, `m-Ky\\-£-{X-߃ Ip-Sn-bn-cn- {]t- XyI- ns®m∂- pw C√- mØ- c- q]- ß- ƒ t]ms- e. Ime- nSd- n °p∂- cmi- nb- pw F√- mw ssI t\\m°- n ]d- b- p∂- Hc- p Pme- - hogp∂- B- ƒ°- mc- ps- S AS- pØ- v- \\n∂- pw- Cub- mw]m‰- °- q´- - hnZy°- mc- \\- mb- nc- p∂- phs- {X Ah- nsS Xma- k- n®- ncp∂- X- .v ]m- sØ-t∏m-se _m-°n D-≈-h¿ Hm-Sn A-I-∂p sIm-≠n-cp- d Np-a-∂p sIm-≠p h-∂ H-cp I-dp-º-s‚ `q-XIm-ew {]-h- ∂p. ]≠- v- A∏- ≥ Dt- ]£- n®p t]mb- t- ∏mƒ Ah- f- ps- S Ip- Nn®-Xm-W-s{X. ]-≠v- A-h-s‚ A-∏-s\\ sh-≈-°m¿ I-gp- Spw-_-Øn-\\v- D-≠m-b A-h-ÿ AtX A-h-ÿ. Øn¬ I-√v-sI-´n I-S-en¬ F-dn-™- kw-`-hw s]m-Sn-∏pw tXmf- ns- e Npa- S- v- Fh- nsS Cd- °- n shb- °v- W- w F∂- X- n- sXm-ß-epw sI-´n Pm-ehnZy-°m-c≥ sh-dp-sX H-∂v- ]-d- s\\°p-dn-®v- A-hƒ-°v- H-cp cq-]-hpw D-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. H-cp ™p. Hc- p ]X- n‰- m≠- n\\- p tij- w Ah- ≥ s\\©- v hnßn tX- N-{I-Øn-s‚ A-h-km-\\w th-sdm-∂n-s‚ Xp-S¿-®-bm-bn ap- ßnb- X- mW- s- {X. Pme- hnZy°- mc- \\- pw, H‰- apd- nb- pw, XS- ns- sI- If- nt- em´- -v \\o≠- psIm≠- nc- p∂- p. shf- n®- °- pd- h- -v Imc- W- h- pw, ∏-Øn-bpw F-√mw Nm-º-em-bn. Nne tX-ß-ep-I-fn¬ \\-ap- s]m-Sn-bm-epw ap-I-fn-tem-´p≈ Im-gv-N-Iƒ- a-ßn am-{X-ta °v I-Æo¿ Im-Wm≥ km-[n-°n-√. ]-s£- Np-‰pw D-≈-Xv A-hƒ-°v- Im-Wm≥ km-[n-®p-≈q. ap-gp-h≥ Nm-º-em-bn t]m-Ip-∂-Xv- Im-Wm≥ km-[n-°pw. A∏- ≥ ho´pap‰- Ø- v h∂p \\n¬°- p∂- p F∂- v- \\m´- pIm- I-„-s∏-Sp-∂-h-s‚ s\\-©n¬ C-fn-®p sIm-≠v- A-h-s‚ a-d- cp-sS _-l-fw tI-´m-Wv- A-hƒ F-gp-t∂-‰-Xv. I-ÆpwXn-cp- ®p sh®- ncn°- p∂- `qX- Ime- w shd- ps- X Npc- ≠- n FS- p°- m≥ Ωn ap‰- Ø- v- Cd- ß- ns®∂t- ∏mƒ Ah- nsSbms- I a™- s- h- t\\m-°n-bm¬ ]-e-Xn-\\pw I-cn-™p hogm-t\\ t\\-cw D-≠m- fn-®am-bn-cp-∂p. Np-‰pw Iq-Sn-bn-cn-°p-∂-h-cp-sS ap-Jw A- hpI- b- p≈- q. hƒ-°v- Xn-cn-®dn-bm≥ km-[n-®n√. D-d-°-Øn¬ Xn-∂ F- F¥- n\\- ms- Wt- ∂m, GX- n\\- ms- Wt- ∂m Ad- nb- ms- X hngp- ´p Im-enIƒ ap-gp-h≥ A-h-fp-sS h-b-‰n¬ \\n-∂pw XnI-´n ∏p-`m-fi-ß-fpw, ]m-d-°-√p-I-fpw, X-Sn-I-fpw Np-a-∂p sIm- h∂- p. hr›nI°m‰- Ø- v- BS- nbpe- b- p∂- a©- mS- n ac- ß- f- p- ≠I-v pØ- s- \\ apI- f- nt- em´- p InS°- p∂- N{- Iß- f- n¬ he- n™p sS CS- b- n¬ At- ∏mg- pw- B- hoSv H- c- p a{- ¥h- mZ- nb- pt- SX- pt]m- I-b-dp-I-bm-Wv- B -A-Sn-a°q-´w. C-cp-≠ a-™-sh-fn-®- se tXm-∂n-®p. { 21 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX -bn-cw-h-´w tIm-∏n- {io- [- - - c- - \\- - p- Æ- - - -n - B sb-gp-Xn-Ø-g-ßo-´pw sI-´-t]m-b-Xm-W-Kv-\\n sb-∂-Xpw a-d-t∂-t]m-bv t\\-sc-bm-hp-∂o-se-s‚ tam-i-amw ssI-b-£-cw. a-jn-Xo-cm-dm-bm-[n C-c-´-h-c-bv-°p-≈n- ]q-≠p Rm-\\n-cn-°p-∂p sem-Xp-°m≥ I-gn-bm-sX ap-g-®p-\\n¬-°p-∂-h, an-Sn-∏p Xp-S-cp-∂p ]n-g-®p-t]m-Ip-∂-h, t¢m-°n-se \\n-an-j-Øn¬. sX-fn-h-‰-h, Nn-”- a-‰-h, h-f-™-h, F-gp-Xm-\\-dn-bm-Ø a-jn-bm-I-th Nn-∂n- kq-Nn-Iƒ h-´w Np-‰n- ∏-S¿-∂p ]n-g-®-h. B-b-h \\n-d-bp-∂q Øn-cn-™p-I-fn-°p-∂p ]m-gm-b IS-em-kn¬ e-£y-ta Xn-cn-bm-sX tX-fp-Iƒ-t]m-se, I-cn- bp-dp-ºp-I-W-°n-s\\. C-\\n-sb-s∂-Øpw Kp-cp- I-Sn-®m¬ hn-j-ta-‰w \\m-Y-\\o-ssI-b-£-cw h-an-°p-∂-h, \\o-‰- sem-Sp-ßm-Ø-h, Im-ew i-cn-bm-°p-hm≥ ]p-Ø≥ s]-´n-bn¬ kq-£n-®-h. Xq-en-I-sb-\\n-t°-°m≥? A¿-∞-ß-f-\\¿-∞-ß- fm-bn-t∏m-b-h, Iq-´n- {io-[-c-\\p-Æ-n- - - - - t®¿-Øm-epw tN-cm-Ø-h, I-hn-X, _m-e-km-ln-Xpw, Hm¿-Ω-°p-dn-∏p-Iƒ F-∂n-h-bm-bn ]-\\n-bm¬ hn-d-®-h! 20 Ir-Xn-I-fp-sS I¿-Øm-hv. tI-c-f-km-ln-Xy-A-°m-U-an A- G-sXm-cp hn-c¬ tN¿-Øp hm¿-Uv, kw-ÿm-\\_m-e km-ln-Xy -A-hm¿-Uv, kw-Ko-X-\\m- ]n-Sn-bv-°pw Rm-\\o- t]-\\? S-I- A-°m-U-an A-hm¿-Uv F-∂n-h e-`n-®n-´p-≠v. km-[-Iw sN-øm-\\n-\\n- sb-ßm-thm ssI-b-£-cw! { 22 } Np-s´-cn-bp-∂p hn-c¬ - Øp-ºp-Iƒ ]-s≠-ßm-t\\m | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA Hm¿Ω°- pd- n∏- pI- ƒ Photo: Google am™p t]mbXv \\S\\ sshhn≤yØns‚ hk¥Imew jnPp B¿ {]h- ¿Ø- n®- X- n\\- p tij- a- mW- v at- li- zc- n F∂- Ie- mI- mc- n sI.]n.F.kn-bn-se-Øp-∂-Xv. B-Zy Im-e-Øv Km-bn-I-bpw cp kw-{I-a Im-e-Øn-s‚ G-sX-√mw E-Xp-°-fn¬ ]-d- ]n∂- oS- v A`- nt- \\{- Xnb- pa- mb- n sI.]n.F.knb- n¬ Poh- n®- Im- H ∂ ]£- nb- mW- v! e-Øv tXm-∏n¬ `m-kn-bm-Wv a-tl-iz-cn-sb e-fn-X F-∂v F-¥n-s\\-√mw km-£yw h-ln-® Po-hn-X-am-Wv! hn-fn-°p-∂-Xv. ]m-c-º-cyw ]-I¿-∂ t]-cv Po-hn-Xw sIm-≠v tIc- f- s- Ø tIc- f- a- m°- nb- \\mS- I- ß- f- n¬ Bc- w`- n®- A- Xn-cp-Øp-I-bpw I-e-bp-sS cm-{„o-b-hpw cm-{„o-b-Øn-s‚ c-ßp Po-hn-Xw. a-tl-iz-cn-sb-∂ t]-cv Xn-cp-Øn e-fn-X F- kuμ- c- yh- pw Hc- pa- n®- mh- nj- Iv- c- n®- sI.]n.F.kn bps- S Hm¿- ∂ t]c- v kzoI- c- n°- t- h B Nc- n{- XØ- ns- ‚ kv]- μ- \\- w t]c- n- Ω X-s‚ t]-cn-s‚ ap-ºn¬ tN¿-Øp h-bv-°p-I-bp-am-bn-cp- s\\m-∏w tN¿-Øp. A-ß-s\\ sI.-]n.-F.kn e-fn-X-bm-bn. ∂p e-fn-Xm-Ω. am-\\n-s^-kv-t‰m hm-bn-t®m aq-e-[-\\w ]Tn-t®m A-√ P- A\\- mb- mk- apJ- `- mh- ß- f- pw NS- pe- N- e- \\- ß- f- ps- ams- °- \\-Io-b tI-c-fw I-Ωyq-Wn-k-Øn-s‚ sN-s¶m-Sn I-tø-‰-Xv. bm-bn A-h¿ \\-Ωp-sS A-Ω-bpw ap-Ø-»n-bpw aq-Ø tN-®n- kz-Po-hn-Xm-\\p-`-h-ß-fn¬, B-h-iy-ß-fn¬ Hm-Sn-sb-Øn-b bpa- mb- n. {_ne- y‚ v Fs- ∂mc- p hm°- n\\- v A`- n\\- b- I- e- b- n¬ ]®- a- \\- pj- ys- c lrZ- b- w sIm≠- v sXm´- d- n™- mW- v. AS- na- \\- p- hn-e-bp-s≠-¶n¬ A-Xn-\\v A¿-l-bm-W-h¿. a-e-bm-fn-I-fp- IØ- n≥ Iog- n¬ \\n¬°- p∂- h- ¿°- v AX- nP- oh- \\- Ø- ns- ‚ B- ≈n-S-tØm-fw e-fn-X-bp-sS kv-]-μ-\\-߃ `q-tKm-f-Øn-se- Imi- w Im´- ns- °mS- pØ- A°- me- Ø- ns- ‚ t\\X- m°- m∑- c- ps- S hn-sS-bpw D-≠v. C—- m[- oc- X- I≠- mW- v. ]c- º- c- mK- X- k¶- e- v]- ß- f- ns- e kv{- Xo kuμ- c- yØ- ns- ‚ sImb- vØ- v Ig- n™- ]mS- ß- f- n¬ sI´- nb- pb- ¿Ø- nb- th- ar-Zp-e k-¶-ev-]-߃ Xr-]v-Xn-s∏-Sp-Øn-b e-fn-X-bp-sS Nn- ZnI- f- n¬ ]m´- p ]mS- nb- pw \\rØ- w sNb- vX- pw \\mS- I- w If- n®- p- {Xß- ƒ Hc- p ]t- £ ªm°- v B‚ v ssh‰- v Ime- Ø- v IS- ∂- p am-Wv. k-a-c-hpw k¿-§m-fl-I-X-bpw c-≠-√m-Xn-cp-∂, P-\\- t]m-bn. Rm-s\\m-s° kn-\\n-a Im-Wp-∂ Im-e-Øv Iob- Ie- b- ps- S B hk- ¥- I- me- Ø- ns- ‚ ad- pt- ]c- mb- nc- p∂- p sI.]n.F.kn e-fn-X A-Ω-bpw aq-Ø k-tlm-Z-cn-bpw X-e- sI.]n.F.kn. aqØ- Imc- W- h- Ø- nb- pa- mW- v. kl- \\- S- n/kl- \\- S- ≥ F∂- o F-kv.F¬.]p-cw {]-Xn-`-bn-epw B-‰n-߬ Ko-Y-bn-epw ]-cn-I-ev-]-\\-I-fn¬ X-s∂-bp-≠v H-cp c-≠mw X-cw ]u-c- { 23 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA Xzw. \\m-b-I-s‚ D-]-{K-l-am-bn-cn-°p-I F-∂-Xm-W-h-cp-sS IY- m]- m{- Xß- ƒ sh≈- nØ- nc- b- ns- eØ- nb- X- v. ao≥ I®- h- S- - Zu-Xyw. ]-t£ sI.]n.F.kn e-fn-X k-l-\\-S-\\w \\-S-Øn- °m-cn-I-fn¬ \\n-∂v, Nm-b-°-S-°m-cn-I-fn¬ \\n-∂v, Po-hn-X- b kn-\\n-a-I-fn-te-sd-bpw A-Xpw {]-[m-\\ \\-S-\\-am-bn. Xm-c- Øns- ‚ c≠- ‰- w ap´- n°- m≥ ]mS- ps- ]S- p∂- ho´- Ω- a- mc- n¬ \\n- k-¶-ev-]-\\-Øn-s‚ I-Æ-S H-∂-gn-®m¬ t_m-≤y-s∏-Sp-a-Xv. ∂v, Hc- mf- mb- n Ah- s- c \\mw kn\\- na- b- n¬ A\\- p`- h- n®- p Xo¿- Øp. Ah- s- c√- ma- S- ß- p∂- Xob- ‰- d- n¬ sXm´- S- pØ- ko‰- n¬ \\S- nb- ps- S ic- oc- t- Øb- pw imc- oc- t- Øb- pw s]c- pa- m‰- t- Ø- \\n∂- h- ¿ sh≈- nØ- nc- b- nt- e°- v Ib- d- ns- ®∂- p. Xs- ‚ tdmƒ- bpw Ipd- n®- p≈- \\Ω- ps- S [mc- W- I- f- ns- e Awi- _- ‘- ß- f- m- sN-bv-Xp. F-∂n-´v I-cn-]p-c-≠v \\-c-® tN-e-bn¬ hn-b¿-∏p sI X-In-Sw a-dn-®-Xm-Wv e-fn-X-bp-sS ]n-ev-°m-e Xp-S-®p C-d-ßn h-∂p. ko-‰n-en-cp-∂p. Xnc- k- m∂- n≤- yw. Im-a-\\-I-fp-sS Xm-cm-]-Y-ß-fn¬ hn-cm-Pn-®n-cp-∂ I-Ym- Xm-cm-]-Y-ß-fn¬ \\n-∂-√ ]m{- X-ßs- f Ah- ¿ ]®- -aÆ- n-en-d-°n. sI.]n.F.kn e-fn- X-bp-sS Xn-c-°-Ym-Ir-Øn-s‚ `m-h-\\m-Zm-cn-{Zyw kr-„n-°p-∂ Zz- bm¿-∞ {]-tbm-K-ß-fp-sS Xp-∏¬ tIm-fm-ºn-I-fm-hm≥ Photo: Google hn-[n-°-s∏-´ ÿq-e-i-co-c-ß-fm-bn-cp-∂p ªm-°v B‚ v ssh-‰v Im-ew ap-X¬ \\-Ωp-sS lm-ky-\\-Sn-am¿. Po-hn-X- Øns- ‚ [¿Ω- k- ¶- S- ß- ƒ Iq´- nt- ®¿Ø- v sI.]n.F.kn.e- fn-X \\-Sn-® \\¿-Ω-hpw lm-ky-hpw hn-[zw-k-I-amw hn- [w B ]X- nh- v Xnc- pØ- nb- s- Xß- s- \\s- b∂- v ]n¬°- m- e-Øv \\mw ]Tn-°p-am-bn-cn-°pw. H-scm-‰ aq-f¬ sIm-≠v, H-cp hm-N-I-Øn-s‚ ]- IpX- n sIm≠- v al- mk- ¶- S- ß- f- ps- S IS- e- pw Im‰- nc- - ºh- pw kr„- n®- timI- c- wK- ß- f- pw Ah- ¿ kr„- n- ®p. bm-sXm-cp G-®p Iq-´-ep-an-√m-sX I-gn-™ A-º-Xm-s≠-¶n-ep-am-bn \\-Ωp-sS Po-hn-X-Øn- s‚ `m-K-am-b sI.]n. F. kn e-fn-X-bv-°v B- Zc- mR- vP- e- nI- ƒ. | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 24 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX ]q-®-I-tfm-Sv ®-I-tfm-Sv kw-km-cn-°p-∂ kw-km-cn-°p-∂ ]q- a-\\p-jy¿ A-]-I-S-Im-cn-I-fm-Wv. a-\\p-jy¿ A-h-sc°-≠m¬ h-gn-am-dn Ip-X-d-Ww G-‰-hp-a-Sp-∏-ap-≈ I-≈-߃ A-h-cn-te-°v Xp-d-∂n-S-Ww. Ip-im-{K _p-≤n-°m-c-\\m-b H-cp F-en-°p-s™-∂-h-Æw A-h-cp-sS t\\m-´-ß-fn¬ ]Ω- ns- bmf- n°- W- w. ]m-Xn-bp-d-°-ß-fn¬, Ip-™p Im-sem-®-Iƒ-s°m-∏w sR-´n-bp-W-c-Ww. aym-hq Npw-_-\\-߃ H-cp I-W-¶m-em-g-Øn-te-°v Ip-gn-®p aq-S-Ww. ]q-®-I-tfm-Sv kw-km-cn-°p-∂ a-\\p-jy¿ ]q-®-I-tf-°mƒ A-]-I-S-Im-cn-I-fm-Wv. A-h¿ ]q-®-I-fp-sS `m-j-bn-te-°v a-\\p-jy-sc hn-h¿-Ø-\\w sN-øp-∂p. hm-°p-I-fn¬ ap-´n-bp-cp-Ωn H-®-I-sf A-h¿ H-‰p-s°m-Sp-°p-∂p. Hm¿-a-bp-tS-bpw a-d-hn-bp-tS-bpw a-t[y {]-W-b-ß-sf A-h¿ I-´p- Ip-Sn-°p-∂p ]q-®-I-tfm-Sv kw-km-cn-°p-∂ - a-\\p-jy-sc {]-W-bn-°-cp-Xv. A-h-sc I-≠m¬ h-gn-am-dn Ip-X-d-Ww jnl- mk- v AΩ- Z- vt- Imb- jn-lm-kv A-Ω-Zv-tIm-b FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 | F-gp-Øp-Im-c≥. B-\\p-Im-en-I-ß-fn-epw \\-h-am-[y-a-ß-fn-epw F-gp-Xp-∂p { 25 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IY -{]-ko-X c-Pn ∂- s- e cm{- Xn kc- b- p Fs- ∂ ]e- h- ´- w hnf- n®- nc- p∂p. F´- pa- Wn°- v Xp- ∂oS- v Ips- d Znh- k- t- Ø°- v hnf- n®- t- Xbn√- . Nn-e-c-ß-s\\-bm-Wv hn-fn-°mw, h-cmw F- C Sß- nb- hnf- n ]Øp aW- nt- bmS- S- pØ- mW- v Ah- k- m\\- n∏- n®- nc- n °p∂- X- .v s∂ms- ° ]d- ™- v t^m¨ shb- °v- pw. ]n- ∂oS- v hnf- n °- pI- t- bm, hc- nI- t- bm sNb- Xv- p- XpS- °- Ø- n¬ CS- h- n´- mW- v hnf- n®- s- X¶- n¬ Ah- k- m\\- amb- t- ∏mtg°- pw sh-∂pw h-cn-√. k-c-bp-hpw A-ß-s\\-sb- t∂ Ic- pX- nb- p≈- q. F∂- n´- pw BZ- yh- nf- nb- n- XpS- s- cØ- pS- s- c hnf- n®nc- n°- p∂- p. Fs- ¥¶- ne- pw AX- ymh- iya- p≠- mI- pw F- se {]-tXy-I-X sIm-≠m-hmw C-S-bv-s°- t∏m-tgm Rm-\\-h-sf Hm¿Øp. am-k-߃ ∂p Ic- pX- n t^ms- WS- p°- ms- \\mc- pß- ns- b¶- ne- pw tPymX- nb- ps- S cq£- a- mb- Ig- n™- ,v Fs- ∂ Hm¿Ωbpt- ≠m tPym’- y- sc Fs- ∂mc- p tNmZ- yt- Øms- S Ah- ƒ hnf- n t\\m´- Ø- n\\- p ap∂- n¬ Rm\\- X- p ths- ≠∂- ps- h®- p. Rmb- d- mg- N-v s- b¶- ne- pw kz- °ptºmƒ, Ds- ≠t- ∂m Cs- √t- ∂m ]d- b- m- sX F¥m-Wv hn-ti-jw F-s∂m-cp tNm- ÿX- Xc- pt- am Fs- ∂mc- p tNmZ- yw Ah- f- ps- S t\\m´- Ø- n¬ \\n∂- v Rm≥ hm- Zyw Rm≥ a-dp-]-Sn-bm-°n. tPym-’y-cp-sS Bb- p - ns- e Ipd- ®p aW- n°- qd- pI- ƒ C\\- n bns- ®SpØ- p. BZ- yw apX- ¬t- ° Fs- ‚b- o sXmg- ne- nt- \\mS- v ]p—- h- pw If- nb- m- F\\- n°- pt- h≠- n sNe- h- mt- °≠- nh- c- pw F- ∂v Xa- mi- a- ´- n¬ Ah- ƒ ]d- b- pt- ºmƒ Rm- °e- pa- mW- v Ah- ƒ°- .v {]i- \\-v ]- c- nl- mc- Ø- n\\- mb- n lc- nt- b´- ≥ ]d- ™- ps- Im- \\-dn-bm-sX Nn-cn -®p-t]m-bn. sN-dn-b {]-iv- \\߃ t]me- pw s]c- p∏- n®v Im´- n, thh- em- Sp°- p∂- Cu Imc- yßs- fms- ° ic- n°- pw Ah- c- ps- S {]i- \\-v ß- ƒ am‰- n sIm- Xn ]q≠- v \\S- °- p∂- h- ¿°- nS- b- n¬ F¥pw X- amib- mb- n ImW- p∂- Cß- s- \\ Nne- s- cb- pw Sp°- p∂- pt- ≠m F∂- Ah- fps- S tNmZ- yw Rm≥ tI´- ns- √∂- p \\S- n°- md- mW- v CS- b- °v- v I≠- pa- p´- md- p≠- v. H∂- p t\\c- n´- v Im- WW- s- a∂- p≠- v, ho´- nt- e°- v hc- m≥ Ig- nb- n- ]X- nh- v. F∂- n´- pw Nne- t- ∏ms- gms- ° As- Xmc- p DØc- a- n√mØ tNmZ- ya- mb- n √, ]p-d-sØ-hnsS-sb-¶n-epw sh®m-sW- ¶n¬ _p≤na- p´- mI- pt- am F∂- h- ƒ tNmZ- n®- - F-s‚ a-\\- n-epw sX-fn™p h-cm-dp-≠v. B-{K-ln-®pw, hn-iz-kn®pw Cu t∏mƒ ad- ns- ®m∂- pw ]d- b- m≥ tXm∂- nb- n√- . C{- X kt- ¥mj- t- Øms- S kwk- mc- n°- p∂- sXmg- ne- nt- e°- v h∂- Hc- mf- √- Rm≥. Fß- ns- \\t- bm CX- n¬ FØns- ∏SpI- - k-c-bp-hn-\\v F¥m-bn-cn-°pw {]-iv-\\w F- ∂mbnc- p∂- p Fs- ‚ a\\-  - ne- t- ∏mƒ. bmbnc- p∂p. \"\"Rm\\- nt- ßm´- p hc- m≥ ]d- ™- X- v tPym- kpl- rØp°- f- mt- cm ]d- ™Xv tI´- X- mW- v tPym’- ys- c°- pd- n®v F∂- p ’y¿°- v _p≤n ap´- mb- n√- t- √m At- √?'' ]d- ™- mW- v kc- b- p Fs- ∂ BZ- ya- mb- n hnf- n°- p∂- X- v. F¥mW- v {]i- \\v- s- a- tIm-^n-tjm∏n-se, H-cp aq-e-bn¬ B- sfmg- n™ Hc- p tS_- nf- ns- \\ e£- ya- m°- n \\- ∂ tNmZ- yØ- n\\- v As- Xms- ° ]d- b- mw, BZ- yw \\Ωs- fm∂- v ]c- nN- b- °- mc- mh- - S∂- ps- Im≠- v kc- b- p tNmZ- n- ®p. s´ F∂- h- ƒ Nnc- n®- ps- Im≠- v ad- p]S- n \\¬I- n. BZ- yh- nf- nb- n¬Øs- ∂, H‰- \"\"Gb- v At- Xm¿Øv kc- b- p hnj- a- nt- °- izmk- Ø- n¬ {]i- \\v- ß- s- f√- mw ]d- ™- pX- o¿Øv CX- ns- \\¥m ]c- nl- mc- sa- ∂v At- \\zj- n°- p∂h- c- mW- v Gs- db- pw. AX- n\\- nS- b- °v mW- v Cß- s- \\s- bmc- mƒ. BZ- ys- Ø hnf- n Hc- p ]c- nN- b- s- ∏SpØ- en¬ am{- Xs- amX- p°- nb- kc- b- p. ]n- -{]-ko-X c-Pn IYm-Imcn. Un kn _-p-°v-kv {]-ko-≤o-I-cn-® hn-tizm-Øc tNm¬-°Y-I-fn¬ `m-K-am-bn-´p≠v. { 26 } | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA ≠. Nne- {]i- v\\- ß- ƒ Fs- ∂t- ØS- n hc- pw, Nne- {]i- v\\- ß- - IS- ∂- p IqS- nb- nc- n°- pt- ∂m Fs- ∂\\- n°- p tXm∂- n. sf Rm\\- t- ßm´- p- t]mb- n tXS- n∏- nS- n°- pw. kc- b- ph- ns- \\ c≠- m- \"\"G-bv H-∂pw-≠m-hn-√, \\o sh-dp-sX...'' as- Ø Iq´- Ø- n¬s- ∏S- pØ- ns- °m≈- mw. t]mt- c?'' \"\"F¥mbm-epw, F-t¥-epw H-cp Xo-cp-am-\\Øn-seØq- Fs- ‚ ad- p]- S- ntI´- ,v Nnc- n®- ps- Im≠- v Ah- ƒ Xe- I- pe- p°- n. tem. H∂- pI- n¬ thZ- \\- I- f- n√- mØ Hc- p kc- b- p. AX- s√¶- n¬ F¥mW- h- ƒ ]d- b- m≥ t]mI- p∂- sX∂- d- nb- m≥ BI- mw£- - KwK- bnt- em, ba- p\\- b- nt- em, kc- b- ph- nt- em As- √¶- n¬ Gt- X- tbms- S Rm\\- nc- p∂p. he- ns- bmc- p IY- ]d- b- m\\- p≠- v F∂- a- eps- amc- p tem°- ¬ \\Z- nb- nt- em..... At- {X≈- q.'' Hc- p s]m´- n®n- ´n¬ Ah- f- pw. Hc- nS- Ø- c- w IpS- pw_Ø- ns- e Gs- Xmc- p km[- m- cn-tbm-sS A-hƒ ]-d-™p. Nn-cn®p-sIm-≠m-Wv A-hƒ ]-d- cW- s]¨I- p´n°ps- a∂- t- ]ms- e In´- nb- _me- yh- pw, Iua- m- ™s- X¶- ne- pw F\\- ns- °t- ¥m AX- v tI´- t- ∏mƒ h√- ms- Øm- ch- pw. ]t- £ As- Xm∂- pw Bk- zZ- n°- ms- X h√- ms- X HX- pß- n- cp Ak- zÿ- X- tXm∂- n. Bi- zk- n∏- n°- m\\- mb- n Rmt- \\mt- cm- t∏m-b H-cp Ip-´nbm-bm-Wv k-c-bp h-f¿-∂-Xv. F¥n-s\\-∂- ∂p ]d- b- p∂- X- pt- I´- v Ah- ƒ ho≠- pw Nnc- n°- m≥ XpS- ß- n. dnbms- X, Imc- W- a- n√- ms- Ømc- p thh- e- mX- n Iua- mc- Øns- e- \"\"H-cp X-am-i ]-d-bm-\\pw ]-‰n-t√? Rm-\\o ]-d-bp-∂sXm- t∏mt- gm Ah- s- f ]nS- nI- qS- nb- nc- p∂- p. AX- ph- n´- pt- ]mI- ms- X F- s° ko-cn-b-km-sb-SpØv B-iz-kn∏n-°m-\\n-cn°p-∂ Cu ∂pw Ah- f- ps- S Iqs- SØ- s- ∂b- p≠- mb- nc- p∂- phs- {X. As- X- tPym’- y¿°- mW- v BZ- yw NnI- n’- th≠- X.v '' Nnc- n®ps- Im≠- v ¥n-\\m-bn-cp-∂psh-∂v A-∂pw C-∂pw A-hƒ-°v Xn- Rm≥ As- Xsb∂- v Xe- b- m´- n. he- nb- Bt- emN- \\- I- f- n√- ms- X cn®dnbm\\mbn´- n√- . CS- b°-v ns- S AX- v Ae- ´nbncps∂¶ne- pw a\\-  n¬ tXm∂- p∂- s- X¥pw ]d- b- p∂- kz`- mh- amW- h- ƒ°- v. Ah- f- s- Xm∂- pw Bt- cmS- pw ]d- ™nc- p∂n√- . C∂- nt- ∏mƒ Nn- AX- ps- Im≠- pX- s- ∂ Ah- ƒ ]d- ™Xn\\- v Rm\\- {- X {]m[- m- e Bt- cmK- y{- ]i- v\\- ß- s- f°- pd- n®- p≈- B[- nb- mW- v Ah- s- f \\yw sImS- pØX- pa- n√- . Ah- f- s- Xm∂- pw A{- X Imc- ya- mb- n ]- Fs- ‚b- Sps- ØØn®- X- v. GI- t- Zi- w A©- p h¿j- ß- ƒ°- p dbp∂- Xmhn√ F∂- Dd- ® hni- zmk- a- mb- nc- p∂- p C∂- p®hs- c ap≥]mW- v AX- ns- ‚ XpS- °- w. ]T\\- w Ig- n™- v Hc- p tPme- n°- v F\\- n°- .v kc- b- ph- ns- \\ Ad- nb- pt- am Fs- ∂mc- p tNmZ- yt- Øms- S {ia- n°- pI- b- mb- nc- p∂- p Ah- ƒ. F∂- m¬ AX- ns- \\m∂- pw km- Bt- cm hnf- n°pt- ºmƒ Ah- f- ps- S ]c- nNb- °- m¿ Bs- c¶- ne- p- [n°- mØhn[- w Ah- f- ps- S Bt- cmK- yw tami- a- mb- ns- °m≠- n- amI- pw Ft- ∂ Ic- pXnb- p≈- q. ]t- £ hnf- n®- s- Xmc- p t]me- ok- p- cp∂- p. Bi- p]- {- XnI- f- n¬ Ib- d- nb- nd- ß- n aS- pØp XpS- ß- nb- - Imc- \\- mb- nc- p∂- p. H´- pw {]X- o£n°- mØ Hc- p hm¿Øb- pa- m- t∏mg- mW- v Ah- s- fs- ∂ ImW- m≥ hc- p∂- X- .v Rm≥ ]d- b- p∂- - bm-Wv B hn-fn FØn-b-Xv. k-c-bp B-fl-l-Xy sN-bv-Xn- Xns- e√- mw he- nb- hni- zmk- a- mb- nc- p∂- p Ah- ƒ°- .v ssZh- Øn- cn°p∂- p. Ah- ƒ Ah- km\\- a- mb- n hnf- n®X- v Fs- ‚ \\ºd- nt- e- \\v {]nb- s- ∏´- h- f- mW- v \\o, AX- ps- Im≠- mW- v \\ns- ∂b- nß- s- \\ °mW- v F∂- Imc- W- Øm¬ Fs- ∂ hnf- n®X- mW- v. Ab- mƒ ]c- o£- n°- p∂- X- v F∂- v Rm≥ ]d- b- pt- ºms- gms- ° Ah- s- f- tNmZ- n®- X- ns- \\√- mw ad- p]- S- n \\¬I- pt- ºmg- pw, tIƒ°- p∂- X- v k- s∂ t\\m-°n a-t\\m-l-c-am-bn Nn-cn-°pw. ssZ-hw X-s∂ Xya- mI- mX- nc- ps- ∂¶n¬ F∂- v shd- ps- X B{- Kl- n®- p. kc- b- p tN¿Øp]- nS- n°- pw Fs- ∂mc- p hni- zmk- w At- ∏mƒ Rm\\- h- - Cß- s- \\ sNø- ps- a∂- v hni- zk- n°- mt- \\ hø- . ss[c- ya- p≈- h- ƒ, fps- S IÆ- n¬\\- n∂- pw hmb- ns- ®Sp°- pw. ip`- m]- Xv- n hni- zmk- a- p≈- h- ƒ Ah- s- f °- pd- n®v Aß- s\\t- b {]i- v\\- ]- c- nl- mc- Øn\\- mb- n Rm≥ ]d- b- p∂- Imc- yß- s- f- Nn¥n®- n´- p≈- q. Hc- p]- mS- v B{- Kl- ß- f- pw {]X- o£- I- f- pap≠- m- √mw sNø- p∂- X- n¬ Ah- sfmc- p aS- nb- pw ImW- n®- n√- . F∂- m¬ bnc- p∂- s]¨I- p´- n. F∂- n´- pw Ah- f- nß- s- \\ sNb- sv- X¶- n¬ As- Xm∂- pw Ah- ƒ AS- pØ kpl- rØp°- t- fmSpt- ]me- pw ]- AX- {- Xt- bs- d XI- ¿∂- pt]mb- X- ps- Im≠- mh- pw. C∂- s- e sS- d™n√- . C°- mc- yß- f- nsem∂- pw hni- zmk- a- n√- mØh- c- mbX- p- Ãv dn-kƒ-´v In-´pw F-∂v ]-d™n-cp∂-Xm-Wv. Kp-cp-X-c-am- sIm≠- v ]c- nl- k- n°- m≥ km[- yX- b- p≠- v F∂- v Ah- s- ft- ∏m- bsXt- ¥m tUmI- S-v ¿ ]d- ™- n´- p≠- mh- W- w. AX- v Xmß- m\\- m- gpw ]d- b- pw. C\\- n Hc- md- pa- mk- w IqS- n _p≤nap´- p≈- ka- b- a- m- hmØ- X- ps- Im≠- mh- pw Ah- s- fs- ∂ hnf- n®- X- .v As- Xm∂- pw t]- Wv F∂- v Rms- \\mc- n°- ¬ ]d- ™t- ∏mƒ, F√- m h¿j- h- pw D- Snt- °≠- , \\a- ps- °√- mw ic- nb- m°- mw F∂- Fs- ‚ hm°- pI- ƒ ≠mI- pt- am Cu Bd- pa- mk- w F∂- h- ƒ ]d- ™- X- n\\- v A∂- p A-hƒ {]-Xo-£n-®n-´p-≠m-hpw. {]-iv-\\]-cnlm-c-Øn-\\m-bn Rm≥ Ips- d tZj- ys- ∏´- p. \"Rm\\- X- p Xa- mi- a´- n¬' Fs- ∂m- Rm≥ \\n¿t- ±in°- p∂- s- Xs- ¥¶- ne- pw, AX- p aX- nb- mb- nc- p∂- p cp £a- m]- W- t- Øms- S Ah- s- fs- ∂ t\\m°- pt- ºmƒ Ah- ƒ Ah- ƒ°- p ]nS- n®p \\n¬°- m≥. ]t- £ F\\- n°- X- p sNø- m≥ ]d- ™- X- pt- ]ms- e kw`- h- n®- pt- ]mI- pt- am Fs- ∂mc- p thh- e- m- Ig- n™n√- . Rm\\- X- p sNb- vX- n√- F∂- X- mW- v ic- n. Fs- ¥m- Xnb- mb- nc- p∂- p Fs- ‚ a\\-  - ne- t- ∏mƒ. s° \\ymb- oI- cW- ß- ƒ Is- ≠Øm≥ {ia- n®me- pw As- Xs- ‚ km[- mc- Wb- n¬ \\n∂- pw hyX- yk- Xv- a- mb- n, Ae- ]v- w \\nc- m- `mK- Øp \\n∂- p≠mb- he- ns- bmc- p sX‰- p Xs- ∂b- mW- v. C\\- n- it- bms- Sb- mW- v Ig- n™- Bg- N-v hnf- n°- pt- ºmƒ kc- b- p kw- sbmc- n°- e- pw Bh- ¿Øn°- mX- nc- n°- mw F∂- mizk- n®v hn´- pI- - kmc- n®p XpS- ß- nb- X- v. fb- m≥ Ig- nb- mØ sX‰- .v Fs- ¥¶- ne- pw AX- ymh- i- ya- p≠- mb- - \"\"F{- Xs- b∂- ps- h®m tPym’- ys- c Cß- s- \\ thZ- \\- kl- n- Xps- Im≠- mh- pw Ah- ƒ ho≠- pw ho≠- pw hnf- n°- p∂- X- v F∂- v °ym?'' Nn¥nt- °≠- X- mb- nc- p∂p. Rm≥ ]d- b- p∂- X- p tI´- ,v F√- mw i- \"\"F¥m Ct- ∏m s]s- ´∂- nß- s- \\ ]d- b- m≥? t]S- n°- mX- n- cnb- mI- ps- a∂- v C{- Xb- pw \\mƒ hni- zk- n®X- mW- h- ƒ. hni- zk- n- cn°q, F√- mw ic- nb- mI- pw. Rm≥ ]d- b- W- X- v kc- b- ph- n\\- v hn- °ms- \\S- p°- p∂- X- ns- ‚ \\qd- ns- emc- wi- w ka- b- w aX- nb- mI- pw Nn- izmk- √- mX- mt- bm?'' H∂- mizk- n∏- n°- ms- \\∂- t]ms- e Rm≥ et- ∏ms- gms- ° AX- v C√- mX- mh- m≥. \"]e- ]c- o£- W- ß- f- ne- q- tNmZ- n®p. sS-bp-am-Wv ssZ-hw X-\\n-°p {]n-b-s∏-´-h-sc I-cpØp-≈-h- \"\"A-X-√, I-gn-™ Zn-h-kw th-sdm-cp tUm-Iv-S-sd Im- cm°p-∂-Xv.' X-f¿-∂p t]m-Ip-∂ ]-etcm-Spw ]-e-t∏m-gpw Wm≥ t]m-bn-cp-∂p. Ip-d®v sS-Ãp-I-sfm-s°-sb-Sp-Øp. Rm≥ ]-d-bm-dp-≈ hm-°p-Iƒ. C-∂n-t∏mƒ F-s‚ B hn- ASpØbmg- vN- dnk- ¬‰- v In´- ps- a∂- m ]d- ™- X- v.'' izmk- w sX‰- nt- ∏mh- pI- b- mW- .v Hc- p]- t- £ Ic- pØ- p≈- h- c- mI- p- kc- b- p CX- p ]d- b- pt- ºmƒ Ah- f- ps- S a\\-  - ns- emc- p t]S- n ∂X- nt- \\°- mƒ Gs- dt- ∏¿ Xf- ¿∂- ph- og- p∂- p≠- mh- mw. { 27 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX sI. k-Po-hv Ip-am¿ Sv \\„s∏´ F¶nepw Fs‚ C{μnb߃°v sN∂mbbmWp Rm≥. sImSp¶m‰ns‚ IcpØp≠mbncp∂p. cm{XnbpsS bmaßfn¬ Im- Im\\\\a[yØn¬ Im\\\\a[yØnse Rm≥ Hmcnbn´p . Kplbn¬ \\n∂pw AsXms° tIƒ°m≥ \\Kca[yØnse Cºambncps∂∂pw Kplbntebv°pRm≥ IhnXbmbncps∂∂pw tNt°dn. Im´ptNmebpsS F¶nepw {ipXnbmbncps∂∂pw ImSv F\\n°v Iq´pImcnIƒ ]d™p... Hcp s\\mÃmƒPnb (FhnsSbpap≠t√m Bbncp∂n√. Aev]w Imev]\\nIw!) PohnXw Xs∂bmbncp∂p. C∂v D∂Xamb Kncn\\ncIfpw \\Kca[yØnse Zn°dnbmØ aeºmXIfpw A⁄mX Kplbv°p≈n¬ Rm≥ Ae™p \\S∂p. Hcp sN∂mb icthKØn¬ Hfn®ncn°p∂ps≠∂v Ccsb∏n¥pS¿∂v F√mhcpw ]dbp∂p. th´bmSn. h√t∏mgpsamcn°¬ ]eXcØnep≈ AXv ]pdØp hcpw. ]WnIƒ sNbvXp. apIfntebv°p t\\m°n ]´nWn InS∂p. HmcnbnSpw. (hni∏mbncp∂p Fs‚ {]iv\\w). sI. k-Po-hv Ip-am¿ ]t£, Im-en-°-‰v, tI-c-f k¿-h-I-em-im-e-I-fp-sS a-e-bm-fw _n-cp- AXmcpw tIƒ°n√. Zm-\\-¥-c ]mTy-]-≤-Xn-bn¬ I-hn-X Dƒ-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´p-≠v. `q- F¶nepw sX‰n≤cn°cpXv an H-cp Nn-{X ]p-kv-X-Iw, A-en-™-en-™v F-∂o Im-hy-k- ImSv F\\ns°mcp s\\mÃmƒPnb A√ am-lm-c-߃ {]-kn-≤o-I-cn-®p. PohnXamWv. | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 28 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA kn\\- na- - hn-]n≥ tam-l≥ ]m-Z-ap-{Z ®n-d-°m-f-sb-bpw sIm-≠v h-gn-]m-Sn-\\m-bn Ip-∂pw tß-≠n h-∂-h-\\m-Wv. A-tß-b-‰w hy-Xy-kv-X-am-b c- ≠p I-Ym-]m-{X-߃. X-s‚ 28˛mw h-b- n-em-Wv tam- Hm- a-e-bpw I-b-dn-h-∂ am-Xp-]-≠m-cw F-∂ kv-{Xo-ew- l≥-em¬ F-∂ a-\\p-jy≥ C-sXm-s° sN-bv-Xp-sh-®- sX-∂-Xv H-c-¤p-X-am-Wv. C-{X-b-[n-Iw A-\\m-bm-k-am-bn _-S-s\\ a-e-bm-fn A-{X-s]-s´-s∂m-∂pw a-d-°n-√. A-Xn-`m-hp-I-ß-fn-√m-sX a-t\\m-l-c-am-bn B c-≠p I- s\\-‰n-bn-te-°v H-´n-®p-sh-® Np-cpƒ-ap-Sn-bpw, I-hn-fn-se Ym-]m-{X-ß-sf A-bmƒ A-{`-]m-fn-bn¬ h-c-®n-´p. A-`n- a-dp-Ipw, k-Zm ap-dp-°n-Np-h-∏n-®v H-cp h-j-f≥ Nn-cn-bp-am- \\-b-Øn-s‚ ]mT-]p-kv-X-I-Øn¬ G-sXm-cp-h-\\pw Xo¿- bn, ]-∏-Sw hn¬-°m≥ ho-Sp-Iƒ tXm-dpw I-b-dn kv-{Xo- ®-bm-bn ]Tn-®n-cn-t°-≠ H-c-[ym-b-am-Wv ]m-Z-ap-{Z-bn-se I-tfm-Sv Zz-bm¿-∞w I-e¿-Øn tkm-∏n-´p am-{Xw kw-km- am-Xp-hpw Ip-´-∏-\\pw. cn-® am-Xp-∏-≠m-cw. A-]-am-\\-Øm¬ F-∂pw X-e-Ip-\\n-®p-\\-S-°p-∂ Ip-´- A-bm-fp-sS t\\m-´-Øn-se Im-am-k-‡n-bpw, Np-≠n-se ∏-s‚ sN-dp-∏-Im-e-sØ I-Ym-]m-{X-am-b Ip-´n-tbm-Sv, \"Ip- h-j-f≥ Nn-cn-bpw H-∂pw H-cmƒ-°pw a-d-°m-\\m-hn-√ F- ´-∏m, I-S-e th-tWm?' F-∂v tNm-Zn-®p, Xm≥ sN-bv-X- ∂X- mW- v kX- yw. AØ- c- Ø- n¬, Hc- p hnØ- pI- mf- s- bt∏m- Xn-s‚ B-gw B-tem-Nn-®n-cn-°p-∂ am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn-s‚ se Du-cv ap-gp-h≥ ]m-™p-\\-S-°p-∂ am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn- I-Æn-se iq-\\y-X B sN-dn-b {]m-b-Øn¬ tam-l≥- s‚ H-cp cm-{Xn-bn-se \"l-cw' H-cp hy-‡n-bp-sS Po-hn-X- em¬ F-ß-s\\ Dƒ-s°m-≠p-sh-∂p-≈-Xv H-c-Xn-i-bw Øn¬ F-{X-tØm-fw _p-≤n-ap-´p-≠m-°m-sa-∂-Xn-s‚ D- X-s∂-bm-Wv. tam-l≥-em¬ F-∂-bmƒ F-¥p-sIm-≠v Zm-l-c-W-am-Wv Ip-´-∏≥. am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn-s‚-bpw A-Ω- bp-sS-bpw H-cp t\\-c-sØ \"A-hn-th-I-Øn-\\p' C-c-bm-hp- ∂ H-cp-]n-Sn Po-hn-X-ß-fp-sS, I-Y-bm-Wv ]m-Z-ap-{Z. am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn-s‚ Pm-c-k-¥-Xn-bm-Wv tkm-∏v Ip- ´-∏≥. A-bmƒ-°v B C-c-´-t∏-cn-t\\m-Sv sh-dp-∏m-Wv. F- ∂m¬ B¿-°pw H-cp-]-{Z-h-hp-an-√m-sX \\-S-°p-∂-h-sc- t∏m-epw, Pm-c-k-¥-Xn-bm-sW-∂v I-≠m¬ k-aq-lw sh- dp-tX-hn-Sn-√-t√m. k-aq-lw A-ß-s\\-bm-Wv. A-h-\\-h-s‚ I-Æn-se I-c- sS-Sp-°m-sX a-‰p-≈-h-s‚ Im-en-se ap-≈v Ip-Øn t\\m- hn-®p-sIm-t≠-bn-cn-°pw. A-h¿-°v A-sXm-cp t\\-cw-t]m- °m-W-t√m. am-Xp-∏-≠m-cw irw-Km-c-Øn-s‚ aq¿-Øo-`m-h-am-Wv. F- ∂m¬ ]n-∂o-Sv A-Xn-s‚ ]-›m-Øm-]-Øn¬ \\o-dp-∂-h- \\pw. F-∂m¬ Ip-´-∏≥ P-\\-\\w ap-X-te A-]-am-\\-hpw, A-h-K-W-\\-bpw ]-cn-lm-k-hpw, s\\m-º-c-ß-fpw G-‰p-hm- { 29 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA C-¥y-bn-se an-I-® \\-S-∑m-cn¬ ap≥-]-¥n-bn-em-bn F-∂- Xn-\\v Cu kn-\\n-a H-cp F-Iv-km-ºnƒ B-bn Im-Wn-°mw. am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn-s‚ irw-Km-cw F-{X-tØm-f-am-sW- ∂v Im-W-W-sa-¶n¬, \"A-º-e-an-√m-sX B¬-Ø-d-bn¬ hm-gpw'.. F-∂ Km-\\w am-{Xw I-≠m¬ a-Xn. Xp-S-°w `- ‡n-bm-em-sW-¶n-epw A-Xn¬, \"kw-lm-c-Xm-fi-h-am-Sp- ∂ t\\-c-Øpw irw-Km-c tI-fn-I-fm-Sp-∂p'.. F-∂v Xp-S- ßp-∂ k-a-bw sXm-´v am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn-s‚ ap-J-Øpw I-Æn-epw `-‡n-b-√, a-dn-®p Im-a-am-Wv Im-Wp-∂-Xv. \"Im-a-s\\ Np-s´m-cp I-Æn¬ I-\\-e-√, Im-a-am-Wn-t∏mƒ Pz-en-∏-sX-t∂m.. Ip-∂n≥ a-I-f-dn-bm-sX B Kw-K-bv-°v H-fn-tk-h sN-øp-∂q ap-°-Æ≥..' F-∂ h-cn-I-fn¬ am-Xp-hn-s‚ Im-am-k-‡n-bpw irw- Km-c-hpw tam-l≥-em¬ A-√m-sX th-sdm-cmƒ-°v A-`n- \\-bn-®p Im-Wn-°m-\\m-hpw F-∂v F-\\n-°v tXm-∂p-∂n-√. `-‡n-sb-∂ \\n¿-Ω-e-`m-h-Øn¬ \\n-∂v F-{X kzn-^v-‰v B-bm-Wv Im-a-Øn-te-°v, A-Xn-s‚ ]-c-tam-∂m-Xn-bn-te- °v tam-l≥-em¬ I-Æp-Iƒ sIm-≠v \\-S-∂p-t]m-b-Xv. A-Xp-t]m-se hn-kv-a-bn-∏n-®-Xm-Wv am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn- bpw, ko-a-sb-bpw, D¿-Δ-in-sb-bpw, tcm-ln-Wn-sb-bpw s‚ Im-h-Sn-bm-´w. A-_-≤-Øn¬ P-\\n-® X-s‚ a-I-s‚ amf-sb-bpw, k-μ¿-`-Øn-s\\m-Øp-≈ ]-›m-Ø-e kw- I-øn¬ \\n-∂v F-dn-™p-In-´p-∂ \\m-W-b-Øp-´n-te-°v Xo- Ko-X-sam-cp-°n-b tPm¨-k≥-am-sj-bpw, kw-Ko-X-kw- {h-am-b th-Z-\\-tbm-sS t\\m-°n a-\\- n¬ Im-h-Sn-sb-Sp- hn-[m-\\w sN-bv-X hn-Zym-[-c≥ am-Ã-sd-bpw ]-cm-a¿-in- Øm-Sp-∂ am-Xp, B Xm-f-Øn-s\\m-∏w e-bn-°p-∂p. e-bn- °m-sX t]m-Im-\\m-hn-√. ®p e-bn-®p A-h-km-\\w a-c-W-Øn-\\p Io-g-S-ßp-∂p. A- a-e-bm-f-kn-\\n-am-N-cn-{X-Øn¬ Cu Nn-{Xw F-∂pw bm-fp-sS Xm-f-t_m-[-hpw sa-bv-h-g-°-hpw \\-Ω-sf A-£- H-cp ]m-Z-ap-{Z-bm-bn A-h-ti-jn-°pw. cm¿-∞-Øn¬ sR-´n-®p I-f-bpw. C-s{X-sb-√mw am-Xp-∏-≠m-c-Øn-s\\ Ip-dn-®p ]-d-bm- \\p-s≠-¶n-epw F-s∂ sR-´n-®-Xv Ip-™p-\\mƒ ap-X¬ X-t‚-X-s√-¶n-epw A-]-am-\\-Øm¬ Ip-\\n-™ X-e-bp-am- bn \\-S-t°-≠n h-∂ Ip-´-∏-s‚ ]-I¿-∂m-´-am-Wv. k-Xy- Øn¬ am-\\-kn-I-\\n-e sX-‰n B-ip-]-{Xn-bn¬ t]m-Ip- ∂-Xn-\\p ap≥-]p-≈ Ip-´-∏-s\\-b-√, Xn-cn-sI h-∂-Xn-\\p ti-jw \\-Ωƒ Im-Wp-∂-Xv. H-cp I-Ym-]m-{X-Øn-s‚ X- s∂ c-≠p th¿-j-\\m-Wv. £n-{]-tIm-]n-bm-b B-Zy-sØ Ip-´-∏-\\-√, ]n-∂o-Sv. A-bmƒ, X-s‚ am-\\-kn-I-\\n-e-bp- sS A-h-ÿ a-\\- n-em-°n bm-Ym¿-Yyw Dƒ-s°m-≠v sIm- ≠v s]-cp-am-dp-∂p. F-¶n-epw k-aq-lw A-bm-sf sh-dp- sX hn-Sp-∂n-√. X-s‚ b-Ym¿-∞ A-—-s‚, A-bm-fp-sS `m-cy-bn¬ A- bmƒ-°p-≠m-b a-I-fm-b e-£v-an-sb, X-s‚ s]-ß-sf, Hm-tcm X-h-W t\\m-°p-tºm-gpw A-bm-sf A-e-´p-∂-Xv, s]m-fn-™p In-S-°p-∂ A-h-fp-sS ho-´n-se th-en-bm-Wv. A-bm-fp-sS hn-{`m-¥n-bp-sS D-®-ÿm-bn-bn¬ A-tX th- en-bm-Wv A-bmƒ s]m-fn-®p-sIm-≠v Hm-Sp-∂-Xv. tb-ip- {In-kv-Xp-hn-s\\-bpw in-h-s\\-bpw F-√mw B H-cp sk≥- kn¬ sh-®p-sIm-≠m-Wv B¿ kp-Ip-am-c≥ F-∂-bmƒ X-s‚ B-Zy kn-\\n-a-°v th-≠n I-Y-bpw kw-`m-j-W-hpw kw-hn-[m-\\-hpw sN-bv-X-Xv. in-h≥ F-∂ an-Øn-t\\m-Sv kp-Ip-am-c≥ F-∂ F-gp-Øp-Im-c-\\pw kw-hn-[m-b-I-\\pw F-t¥m H-cp A-Sp-∏w D-s≠-∂p th-Ww I-cp-Xm≥. A- t±-l-Øn-s‚ cmPm-in-ev-]n, in-h-s\\-∂ an-Øn-s\\ B-kv- ]-Z-am-°n-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Cu kn-\\n-a-sb Ip-dn-®v ]-d-bp-tºmƒ s\\-Sp-ap-Sn-sb- | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 30 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX tUm. kp-Ip-am¿ Im-\\-U hn- jp-°-Wn-sbm-cp-°m-\\n-cn-°p-∂p Rm≥ ho-≠p-sam-cp h¿-jw ]n-d-°p-∂p l¿-jw t]m-dm-™mhpao°-Wn-s°m-∂-Iƒ kz¿-Æ-°-k-hp Nm¿-Øp-∂p. sIm-∂-Iƒ ]q-Øp-≈ s]m-∂p-]q-°ƒ IÆ∂p IWn-bm-bp-em-hn-\\n∂q Im-e-ta Im-Øp-sImƒ-sI-∂psat∂-sb∂p ssI-Iq-∏n au-\\w P-]n-®p \\n-∂p. kz¿-Æ-sh-≈-cn, ]n-s∂ Zo-]-hpw h-®n-´p ]p-S-h-bm¬ am-‰v sRm-dn-s™m-cp-°n s]m-∂n≥ Xn-f-°-am-bv \\m-W-b-Øp-´p-Iƒ D-cp-fn-bn¬ ]q-thm-Sp tN¿-Øp h-®p. ]-´n¬ s]m-Xns™mcm ]p-Wy-{K-Ÿw, ]n-s∂ N-μ-\\w, Ip-¶p-aw, I-Æm-Sn-bpw \\-√ t\\-{¥-∏-gw, N-°-bpw am-ß-bpw [q-]-hpw I-Æ-∂p ap-∂n¬ h-®p. I-Æm-Sn-bn¬ I-≠ ap-J-sam-∂p sX-fn-bp-∂p D-≈n-epw sX-fn-bp-∂n-Xm-fl-{]-` D-≈n¬ Xn-Sw- h-s®m-cm-fl k-¥p-„n-bpw {i-≤-tbm-sSm-∏-sam-cp¬°WvTbpw Rm-\\m-cv Rm-\\m-cv? tX-Sp-∂p Rm-s\\-s‚ Im-gv-N-bn¬ Im-Wp-∂ Zr-iy-tatXm Rm-\\m-Wv Im-Wn, Rm≥ Im-Wp-∂-tXm I-Wn Im-gv-N-bm-bn Xp-S-cp-∂ I¿-Ω-hpw Rm≥ I-Æn-∂p ]n-∂n-se≥ I-Æm-bn \\n¬-°p-∂ I-Æ-\\pw Rm≥, I-≠ Im-gv-N-bpw Rm≥ Im-gv-N-Iƒ ]-e-Xm-Wv G-sd, sh-tΔ-sd-bmw Im-gv-Nbv-°p-ap-◊-bmw t_m-[-hpw Rm≥. Zr-°m-bn kr-„n-bm-bv X-Ωn¬ hn-th-I-am-bv Xo-s°-Sm°\\se-∂n¬ B-flkØ a-∂n-Xn¬ a-\\-an-Xn¬ F-¥n-epw G-Xn-epw \\o X-s∂ \\n-d-bp-∂p k¿-Δ-Øn-epw \\n-s∂-sbm-gn-s™m-∂p-an-√m-Ø k-‘n-bn¬ \\o-sb-∂ \\n-d-hm-bn, I-Wn-bm-bn Rm≥ I-Wn-s°m-∂ ]q-hn-´ B-fl-{]-l¿-j-am-bv F-ßpw \\n-d-bp-s∂m-cp-W¿-Δm-bn Rm≥ { 31 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA bm{XmhnhcWw eUm¡v Photo: Google \\o-e I-Æp-≈ ]mt¶m-Mv' ]mt- ¶mM- v te°- nt- eb- v°- v ae- X- pc- ∂- p I√- pI- ƒ hoW- A]- I- S- w ]nS- n®- hg- nb- m- \\mPn \\ujmZv- W.v h√- mØ- tdmU- mW- ,v H∂- v IÆ- ps- X‰- nb- m¬ t\\s- c sIm°- b- nt- e°- .v A[- nI- w th- KX- b- n√- ms- X t]mb- m¬ Ipd- ®- p ka- b- s- aS- pØ- ms- W¶- ne- pw Ah- ns- S FØ- mw. Ft- ∏m- gpw \\oe- \\nd- Ø- n¬ \\Ω- s- f sImX- n∏- n°- ps- ∂mc- p XS- mI- w. AX- nß- s- \\ BI- mi- Ø- n- s‚ apJ- w amd- p∂- X- p\\- \\- pk- c- n®- p Nnc- n®- p sImt- ≠b- nc- n°- pw sshI- pt- ∂c- s- a¶- ne- pw ]t- ¶mß- n¬ FØ- W- w. CX- ms- Ws- ‚ Nn¥- .. s]mS- n]- m- dn IÆ- ne- pw h≠- nb- ne- pw AS- n®- p Ib- d- n. h≠- nb- ps- S •m - v Ib- ‰- nb- nS- m≥ Ft- ∂mS- v ad- ∂- p t]mb- nc- n°- p∂- p. Cu hg- ns- b√- mw Xs- ∂ Cß- s- \\ BW- v... \\a- p°- v a\\-  - n¬ H-cp tdm-Up-s≠-∂v k-¶-ev-]n- ®m¬ am-{Xw a-Xn. ]¿Δ- X- \\nc- I- f- n¬ Hf- n∏- n®- p sh®- \\oe- P- e- mi- b- s- Ø Is- Æ- Sp°- ms- X \\Ω- f- nß- s- \\ t\\m°- n \\n-∂v t]m-Ipw. ko se-h-en¬ \\n-∂pw 13000 A-Sn D-b-c-Øn¬ \\n¬°- p∂- A¤- pX- X- S- mI- w. 604 In.ao Hmf- w hnk- Xv- rX- nb- n¬ ]c- - ∂p InS- °- p∂- ]mt- ¶mM- v. C¥- y- \\mPn \\ujmZv- { 32 } am-ln kz-tZ-in-\\n. Hmƒ C-¥y \"tI-c-fw Sp e-Um-°v' bm-{X ]q¿-Øo-I-cn-®p. | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA bpw ssN\\- b- pw Sn_- ‰- pw AX- n¿Ø- n ]¶- nS- p∂- CS- w Iqs- Sb- mW- v. aq∂- v cmP- yß- f- ne- mb- n hym- ]n®- p InS- °- p∂- ]mt- ¶mM- ,v Poh- nX- Ø- n¬ Hc- n°- s- e¶- ne- pw Imt- W≠- X- mW- .v BI- mi- Ø- ns- ‚ \\nd- w amd- p∂- X- n\\- \\- pk- c- n®- p amd- na- d- nb- p∂- Hc- p ag- h- n√- pt- ]ms- es- bmc- p XS- mI- w. \"\\p{_hmensb∂ ]q°fpsS hmen' ]c- ∂- p InS- °- p∂- p kpμ- c- a- mb- sh≈- aW- e- ns- ‚ ImW- m°- mg- N-v b- mW- v \\p{- _ hme- n. Sn_- - ‰≥ `mj- b- n¬ ]pj- ]v- ß- f- ps- S Xmg- hv- mc- s- a∂- mW- v CX- ns- \\ tcJ- s- ∏S- pØ- p∂- X- v. sh≈- aW- - ens- e H´- I- Ø- ns- ‚ ]pd- Ø- p Ib- d- n D≈- ssdU- mW- v Ch- nS- ps- Ø {]t- XyI- X- . IqS- ms- X sau- ≠v ss_°- pw tdm∏- v ss¢º- nß- pw ths- d. \\p{- _ hme- n tiymI- v ]pg- b- ps- S Xoc- Ø- pI- qs- S ]c- - ∂p InS- °- p∂- ÿe- a- mW- v. ka- p{- Z\\- nc- ∏- n¬ \\n∂- pw 10000 AS- n Db- c- Ø- ne- p≈- \\p{- _ k©- m- cnI- f- ps- S ]d- pZ- ok- b- mW- v. Ah- ns- S ae- I- f- ps- S CS- b- ne- qs- S D≈- Hc- p sIm®- p ]´- W- w Fs- ∂m- s° tXm∂- ps- a¶- ne- pw \\p{- _ hme- n Hmt- cm k©- mc- n°- pw Img- Nv- b- ps- S A∏- pd- s- Ø temI- a- m- Wv.- hm°- pI- ƒ sIms- ≠\\- n°- v CX- ns- \\ h¿Æ- n°- m\\- mh- ps- a∂- v tXm∂- p∂- n√- . `qa- nb- ps- S Hc- ‰- - Øp Rm\\- nß- s- \\ \\n¬°- p∂- t]ms- e. As- √¶- n¬ A‰- a- n√- mØ- ae- I- f- ps- S CS- b- n¬ Rm\\- pw Fs- ‚ k©- mc- h- pw. CX- n¬∏- c- w F\\- n°- v \\p{- _s- b h¿Æ- n°- m≥ Bh- n√- . \\p{- _b- n¬ \\n∂- pw C¥- yb- ps- S Ah- k- m\\- hnt- √P- mb- Xp¿- Øp°v hme- nb- mW- v Fs- ‚ AS- pØ- e£- yw. Fs- ‚ C- ¥yb- ps- S A‰- w. \"C¥ybpsS Ahkm\\ hn√Pv Xp¿Øp°v' sel- v C¬ \\n∂- pw 370 In.a- o. D≈- C¥- yb- ps- S Ah- k- m\\- {Kma- a- mW- nX- v. ]mI- nÿ- m\\- pw C¥- yb- pw AX- n¿Ø- n ]¶- nS- p∂- Ch- ns- S ap…- na- pI- ƒ BW- v D≈- X- .v cq]- Ø- ne- pw `mh- Ø- ne- pw Imi- va- oc- nI- s- ft- ∏ms- e tXm∂- n°- p∂- Ch- c- ps- S {][- m\\- sXmg- n¬ Irj- nb- pw I∂- pI- me- n h- f¿Ø- e- pa- mW- .v ]mI- nÿ- ms- ‚ AX- n¿Ø- nb- mb- X- v sIm≠- v Xs- ∂ Ch- ns- S ]mI- nÿ- m\\- ns- e h- kv{- X[- mc- W- c- oX- nb- pw ImW- mw. hnI- k- \\- s- aØ- mØ- tdmU- pI- f- mW- v. Bf- pI- ƒ A[- nI- h- pw HX- pß- n°- qS- p∂- ]mh- ß- f- mW- v. ac- w sIm≠- p≈- ]W- nI- ƒ sNø- p- ∂h- c- pa- p≠- v. hoS- pI- ƒ F√- mw Xs- ∂ I√- ps- Im≠- v ]mI- n AX- nt- e°- v ac- Ø- ns- ‚ P\\- ¬ shd- ps- X Hc- p t]c- n\\- p h®- X- pt- ]ms- e A[- nI- w B¿`- mS- a- n√- mØ- coX- nb- ne- p≈- X- mW- v. \"_I- ph- n‰- 'v F∂- v ]d- b- p∂- Hc- p A]- q¿Δ- [m\\- ya- mW- v Ch- nS- ps- Ø as- ‰mc- p {]t- XyI- X- . Im- Wpt- ºmƒ ]c- n∏- v t]ms- e tXm∂- ps- a¶- ne- pw Cu [m\\- yw Nh- °- pt- ºmƒ Ac- nb- pw tKmX- º- pw Ie- ¿∂- coX- nb- ne- p≈- cpN- nb- mW- v. Ah- ns- S D≠- mb- nc- p∂- 80hb-  - v- {]mb- w sN∂- hr≤- ≥ Xp¿Ø- p°- ns- \\ Ipd- n®- v hmt- Xmc- m- sX kwk- mc- n®- p. apj- n™- tIm´- pw hm¿≤- I- yw \\nd- ™- IÆ- pI- f- pw Npf- nh- pI- ƒ hoW- ssI- If- pw Xs- ∂ Xp¿Ø- p°- ns- ‚ ]g- b- I- me- Img- Nv- I- ƒ hnh- c- n°- p∂- X- n\\- v Iq´- mb- n tXm∂- n. B- {]nt- °m´- mW- v as- ‰mc- p Irj- n. G{- ]n¬ hs- c CX- ns- ‚ hnf- h- pI- f- mW- v. ]qØ- p\\- n¬°- p∂- B- {]nt- °m´- ns- ‚ ac- ß- f- ps- S t^mt- ´mI- ƒ hnd- b- °-v p∂- Iø- ms- e At- ±l- w F\\- n°- v ImW- n®- p X- ∂p. Ah- k- m\\- w bm{- X ]d- ™- nd- ß- pt- ºmƒ {]uV- nt- bms- S At- ±l- w B hoS- ns- ‚ aqe- b- ne- p- ≈ Nmc- pI- t- kc- b- n¬ Cc- n°- p∂- p≠- mb- nc- p∂- p. ho≠- pw ]g- b- I- me- Hm¿Ω- I- f- nt- eb- °-v v IÆ- pw \\´- v. { 33 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX A-jv-d-^v -Un. dm-kn Œ¿- _m-cn-tbm-bp-sS R-cºv hent®m-≠v- \\-S-∂p _p-≈-‰v-{]q-^v- I-cp-tX-≠- ÿ(X)e-am-Wv. hn- Im-f-kv-s]-bn≥ At- a k¿-dn......-b-em-hm-kw 6.30 H≥-t{S X-Wp-∏-\\-h-s‚ C-kv-\\m\\n tXm-s°-Sp-Øv hnd-®p {Xo lm≥-Uv-k-∏v ]-d \\m-ev ]m-©v \"A-s‚ Np¿-fm-Ø-`m-j-bp-sS 6 t\\mw tNmw-kv-In s\\-©n¬ s]m-´n-°p-sa-Sm' G-gm-bn kw-`m-j-Ww sX-cp-hp-\\-Sp-hne-dn-™p-ap-´n-b ao-i-°m-c≥ iv 8˛ m-0 kq-Nnbn¬ ]nSn-®v- _-Um- Kp-em-a-en L-Sn-sb iv Xn-tcm-¥-c-sØ-Sp-sØ-dn-™p. iv Zm-ensb-∂p-t]-cp-≈ {`m-¥n-√m-Ø- B-ao-ssk-a-\\n- iv X≥ ]p-Xn-b _oUn I-Øn-®p ao-i-hn´ ]p-I-sb-Sp-Øv- iv R-ºv- R-c-ºv -sa-tØ-t°-dn. iv \"ssh-d-kp-I-sf sIm-√m-sa-∂ Iz-t´-j≥ iv B-tcm-Ky-So-an-\\v- `m-c-an-√m-`m-c-sa-©nepw' iv ]m-´pw ]m-Sn sX-cp-hpw Np¿-≠v. iv iv A-jv-d-^v- Un dm-kn iv I-hn. F≥-tdm, G-gv-ap-dn-I-fn¬ I-hnX F-∂o I-hnXm-k-am- X-Wp-∏-\\v- _oUn- sIm-Sp-Ø-S-°n. lm-c-߃ {]-kn-≤o-I-cn-®n´p≠v. \"\\n-°-dv' t\\m¿ ]m¿-d-bn-encp-∂m-fl Rºv F-∂ Ihn-X \"\"Ft‚m'' I-hn-Xm-k-am-lm-cØn¬ Dƒ- Xn-cp-\\-bn-\\m¿-°p-dn-®n s°m-cp-ßo s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´p≠v. -R-ºv- R-c-ºv. L-Sn-Im-c I-W-°v 33×80 =.... Ip-‰-hm-fn-I-fp-sS sX-cp-hneq-sS { 35 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA ]pk- vX- I- h- mb- \\- kp-K-‘n F-∂ B-≠mƒ tZ-h-\\m-b-In - K-‘n F-∂ B-≠mƒ tZ-h-\\m-b-In - Sn. Un. cm-a-Ir-jv-W≥ F-gp-Øp- kp- Im¿ ssS-∏p-Iƒ B-bn-t∏m-Im-dp-≠v F-∂p ]-d-bm-dp-≠v. Nn-e-t∏m-sgm- s° A-Xv Nn-e hm-b-\\-Iƒ kq-Nn-∏n-°p-I-bpw sN-øpw. Fw. Sn. bp-sS Fg- pØ- pI- f- n¬ Gs- d°- pt- db- pw Ht- c t]me- p≈- IY- mX- ¥- p°- ƒ Bs- W∂- v Im-Wmw. X-I¿-∂ \\m-ep-sI-´pw am-∏n-f \\m-b¿ _-‘-ß-fpw hn-hm-l-{]m-bw Ig- n™- Hc- p s]ß- t- fm \\mb- I- t- \\m Hs- °. ]Ω- s‚ t\\mh- e- pI- ƒ cX- nb- ps- S A-Xn-ssh-Im-cn-I X-e-ß-fn¬-s∏-´ _-‘-ß-fp-sS I-Y-Iƒ am-{X-am-bn am-dp- ∂X- pw CX- pt- ]ms- e FS- pØ- p ]d- b- mh- p∂- Hc- p hnj- b- a- mW- v. Ih- nb- q¿ s]m- ∂-Ω-bpw B-d-∑p-f s]m-∂-Ω-bp-sam-s° a-e-bm-f kn-\\n-a-bn¬ A-Ω th-j- Øn¬ am-{Xw I-≠p h-cp-∂-Xv t]m-ep-≈ H-cp {]-Xn-`m-k-am-bn th-W-sa- ¶n¬ P\\- I- ob- h- X- Iv- c- n°- mw Cu hnj- b- s- Ø. Nne- c- ps- S cN- \\- I- ƒ hmb- n°- p- tºmƒ Nn-e Im-cy-߃ B-h¿-Øn-°p-∂-Xm-bpw A-Xn¬ ]-e hn-[-Øn-ep- ≈ `m-h am-‰-ß-fp-sam-s° Im-Wm≥ I-gn-bpw. {^m≥-knkv C-´n-t°m-c, am-a B{- ^n°- , B¬^- F∂- o aq∂- p ]pk- vX- I- ß- t- fms- Sm∏- w Xs- ∂ hmb- n®- ]p- kv-X-I-am-Wv Sn. Un. cm-a-Ir-jv-W-s\\-∂ F-gp-Øp-Im-c-s‚ \\m-em-a-sØ ]p- kvX- I- w kpK- ‘- n F∂- B≠- mƒ tZh- \\- mb- I- n. Cu ]pk- vX- I- Ø- ns- ‚ D≈- - S-°-Øn-te-°v t]m-Ip-∂-Xn-\\p ap≥-]v Cu \\m-ep ]p-kv-X-I-ß-fn-epw I-≠ kma- yX- b- pw Sn. Un. bps- S cN- \\- I- s- f ka- o]- n°- pt- ºmƒ {]X- o£- n°- mh- p∂- - Xp-am-b H-cp h-kv-Xp-X Nq-≠n-°m-Wn-°-Ww F-∂p I-cp-Xp-∂p. h-b-e≥-kv A-Xns‚ aq¿-Ø`m-h-Øn¬ Im-Wm≥ I-gn-bp-∂ ]p-kv-X-I-߃ B-Wn-h- sb-√mw. c-Xn-bpw {Iq-c-X-bpw A-Xns‚ ]-e hn-[-Øn-ep-≈ km-[y-X-I-fpw G‰- h- pw ka- b- s- aS- pØ- v G‰- h- pw hni- Z- a- mb- n ]d- ™- p t]mI- m≥ Fg- pØ- pI- m- c≥ Im-Wn-°p-∂ hy-{K-X ]-e-t∏m-gpw C-Xv ]-d-bm≥ th-≠n am-{X-am-tWm C-ß-s\\ H-cp k-μ¿-`w D-≠m-°n-b-Xv F-∂p tXm-∂n-∏n-®n-´p-≠v. c-Xn-_-‘- ߃ F√- m koa- I- f- pw IS- ∂- p t]mI- p∂- X- mb- pw _‘- ß- f- ps- S ]c- n[- nI- f- pw k-Zm-Nm-c-Nn-¥-I-fpw t`-Zn-°p-∂-Xm-bpw Im-Wm≥ I-gn-bp-∂p-≠v. C-h-sbm- s° hyX- yÿ- X- ]pe- ¿Ø- p∂- Nn¥- I- ƒ Bs- Wt- ∂m ssie- nb- ms- Wt- ∂m ]-co-£-W-am-sW-t∂m ]-d-bm≥ I-gn-bp-sa-∂v I-cp-Xp-∂n-√. Im¬-∏-\\n-I-X- _n-Pp Pn \\m-Yv bpw bmY- m¿Y- yh- pw IqS- n°- e- ¿Ø- n hk- vX- pX- I- s- f ic- ns- bt- ∂m sXs- ‰t- ∂m Xnc- n®- d- nb- m≥ Ig- nb- mØ- Hc- p Ah- ÿ- b- ns- eØ- n°- m≥ D≈- Fg- pØ- pI- mc- - s‚ I-gn-hv Aw-Ko-I-cn-°p-I-b-√m-sX a-s‰m-cp h-gn-bn-√ X-s∂. | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 36 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA kp-K-‘n F-∂ B-≠mƒ tZ-h-\\m-b-In, {io-e-¶≥ cm- {„o-b-Øn-s‚ I-Y-bm-Wv. F¬. Sn. Sn.bp-sS ]-X-\\-Øn-\\v ti-jw D-≠m-Ip-∂ Nn-e ap-t∂-‰-ß-fpw A-h-bp-sS P-b-]- cm-P-b-ß-fpw B-Wv C-Xn-s‚ C-Xn-hr-Øw . C-Xn-s‚ I-Y ]d- b- p∂- X- nt- e°- v kwL- Ime- L- ´- Ø- nt- e°- v Hc- p en¶- v D- ]-tbm-Kn-®p-sIm-≠p N-cn-{X-hpw an-Øp-I-fpw sI-´p-I-Y-I- fpw Hc- pa- n®- v sI´- n Hc- p ]pX- nb- temI- w kr„- n°- pI- b- mW- v Sn. Un. cm-a-Ir-jv-W≥ C-hn-sS. A-ao-jv in-h {S-bm-¶n-fpw cm-am-b¨ ko-cn-kpw \\n¿-Ωn-®n-cn-°p-∂ co-Xn-bp-sS Z-£n- tW-¥y≥ co-Xn-bm-bn-´p th-W-sa-¶n¬ C-Xn-s\\ I-W-Œv sN-bv-Xp hm-bn-°m≥ I-gn-bpw. tN-c˛-tNm-f cm-Pm-°-∑m-cp- sS Ime- L- ´- h- pw Ah- c- ps- S Poh- nX- h- pw ]d- b- pI- b- pw Ah- - cps- S Poh- nX- Ø- ns- e Xmf- {- `wi- ß- f- ne- pw A[- nI- mc- Ø- ns- e hn-P-b-]-cm-P-b-ß-fp-sS-bpw I-Y-Iƒ ]-d-bp-I-bpw sN-øp- ∂p CX- n¬. ¢nt- bm]- m{- Sb- ps- Sb- pw ti_- m dmW- nb- ps- Sb- pw H-s° D-Zm-l-c-W-߃ t]m-se F-√m ho-gv-N Xm-gv-N-I-fp- sS-bpw hn-P-b-]-cm-P-b-ß-fp-sS-bpw ]n-∂n-se kv-{Xo km- ∂n[- ys- a∂- s]mX- pt- _m[- s- Ø ]d- b- m≥ th≠- nb- mt- Wm tZh- \\- mb- I- nb- pw kr„- n°- s- ∏´- s- X∂- p Ic- pt- X≠- n hc- p∂- p- ≠v. Xp-S-°-Øn¬ ]o-‰¿ ]-d-bp-∂-Xp X-s∂ Cu I-Y-bp- Photo: Google sS A-t\\z-j-Ww F-∂p a-\\- n-em-°mw. \"hn-π-h-{]-ÿm-\\- ßf- ns- e P\\- m[- n]- X- yh- nc- p≤- a- mb- {]h- W- X- I- ƒ Fß- s- \\ bmS- p∂- knwl- f- b- ns- e `c- W- m[- n]- \\- pw Iq´- c- pw th´- b- mS- n- B {]-ÿm-\\-ß-sf in-Yn-eo-I-cn-°p-sa-∂pw kv-Xo F-ß- ∏nS- n°- p∂- h- c- n¬ kpK- ‘- nb- pw s]S- p∂- p. {Iqc- a- mb- ]oU- - s\\b- mW- v AX- n\\- p Imc- W- a- mb- nØ- oc- p∂- X- v F∂- pa- p≈- {]- \\ß- ƒ Bb- nc- p∂- p B kv{- XoI- s- fms- °b- pw A\\- p`- h- n®- n- ta-bw A-h-X-cn-∏n-°m-\\m-Wv R-߃ πm≥ sN-bv-Xn-cn-°p- cp-∂-Xv F-∂p Im-Wmw. Cu ]o-U-\\-߃-°n-S-bn¬ \\n- ∂-Xv.' Cu H-cp A-t\\z-j-W-sØ-°p-dn-®v Nn-¥n-°p-I-bpw ∂pw c£- s- ∏´- ps- h¶- ne- pw kpK- ‘- nb- ps- S c≠- p ssII- f- pw Cu IY- ]q¿Æ- a- mb- pw hmb- n®- p Xoc- pI- b- pw sNb- Xv- t- ∏mƒ Ad- pØ- pI- f- b- s- ∏S- p∂- p. ape- I- ƒ°- v ]I- c- w ssII- ƒ! A- kp`- mj- v N{- μ≥ ka- p{- Zine- b- n¬ ]d- ™- Imc- yw Hm¿Ø- p- hƒ A-hn-sS \\n-∂pw c-£-s∏-Sp-I-bpw hn-[-h-I-fp-sS Iq-´- t]mb- n. D]- m[- nI- f- n√- mØ- {]W- b- w Fs- ¥∂- v Xnc- °- n bp- hpa- mb- n tN¿∂- v k¿°- mc- ns- \\ Hc- p ]mTw ]Tn∏- n°- m≥ {i- Km-bp-Km-¥-c-ß-fn¬ P-∑-sa-Sp-Ø Aw-_ H-Sp-hn¬ A-Xv an°- pI- b- pw sNø- p∂- p. Is- ≠Ø- nb- X- v tcmK- nb- mb- kz¥- w aI- s- ‚ ssewK- nI- Xr- £vW- ia- n∏- n°- m≥ Xs- ‚ ic- oc- w \\e- vI- n Poh- X- ymK- w sN- hn-P-bw Im-Wm-sX A-hƒ sIm-√-s∏-Sp-∂p. I-Ym-Ir- øp-∂-Xm-bn-cp-∂-t√m. th-Z-\\n-°p-∂ kv-{Xo-I-fp-sS c-£-bv- Øn-s‚ `m-h-\\-bn¬ A-hƒ ]-d-∂p-t]m-Ip-I-bm-Wv A-h- °mb- n, \\n - l- mb- c- mb- h- ¿°- v ]I- c- °- mc- mb- n hc- nI- b- mW- v km-\\-P-∑-hpw ]q¿-Æ-am-°n, tZ-h-Xm `m-h-Øn¬. tZh- \\- mb- I- n bpK- ß- f- ne- qs- S. IÆ- I- nb- S- °- w tZh- \\- mb- I- n- °v P-∑-߃ ]-e-Xm-W-Xn¬. tZ-h-\\m-b-In A-∂v sIm-√- IY- b- n¬ tNmZ- yß- ƒ C√- mØ- X- n\\- m¬ t\\mh- ¬ hmb- - s∏´- Imc- W- w F¥- mb- nc- p∂- p F∂- X- pw C∂- ns- e tZh- \\- m- \\b- ps- S Xe- Ø- n¬ Hc- p ^n£- ≥ IY- b- ps- S kpK- ‘- w t]- bI- n sIm√- s- ∏´- X- v F¥- n\\- mb- nc- p∂- p F∂- X- pw a\\-  - ne- m- dpI- b- pw hnP- b- n°- pI- b- pw sNø- p∂- p F∂- X- mW- p s]mX- p- °m≥ Cu Hc- p Xmc- X- a- yw D]- t- bmK- s- ∏S- pw F∂- p Ic- pX- p- hmb- n´- p≈- kw£- n]- vX- X- . kwL- I- me- Ø- ns- e kv{XoI- f- p- ∂p. sS hk- v{- X[- mc- W- s- Ø°- pd- n®- v Hc- p ]T\\- h- pw \\S- Ø- nb- n´- n- √ F-∂-Xv H-cp t]m-cm-bv-a X-s∂-bm-sW-∂v ]-d-bp-∂p. tN-c-˛tNm-f cm-Pm-°∑m¿-°n-S-bn-se H-cp {]-[m-\\ Nm- Im-e-L-´-sØ kq-Nn-∏n-°m≥, kw-`-h-ß-sf hn-i-Zo-I-cn- eI- a- mb- n h¿Ø- n°- pI- b- pw HS- ph- n¬ tNmf- c- mP- mh- ns- ‚ {]n- °p-hm≥ H-cp-]m-Sv ]T-\\w \\-S-Øn-bn-´p-≠v F-∂v hm-b-\\ b-k-Jn-bm-bn am-dp-I-bpw sN-øp-∂ tZ-h-\\m-b-In-sb tam- kq-N-\\ \\-ev-Ip-∂p. ]-t£ h-kv-{X-[m-c-Ww F-¥p-sIm- ln®- nc- p∂- knwl- f- cmP- ys- Ø cmP- mh- v tZh- \\- mb- I- nb- ps- S t≠m kZ- mN- mc- a- qe- yß- ƒ°- v AS- ns- ∏´- t- Xm Imh- y apl- q¿- Ip-™n-s\\ sIm-√p-∂p. Cu Ip-™n-s\\ sIm-∂-Xn-s‚ {]- Ø-߃-°v th-≠n-tbm B-I-Ww ]-Xn-s\\-´mw \\q-‰m-≠n- XnI- mc- Ø- n\\- mb- n knwl- f- cmP- yØ- p FØ- p∂- tZh- \\- mb- - s‚ A-h-km-\\-Øn-te-°v sIm-≠v h-∂p F-∂p I-cp-Xp- In X-s‚ A-S-°m-\\m-hm-Ø Im-a-Zm-lw H-∂p-sIm-≠p am- ∂p. A-Xp-t]m-se ap-I-fn¬ kq-Nn-∏n-®-Xv t]m-se ssew- {Xw e-£yw a-d-∂p t]m-Ip-∂p. A-h-fp-sS e-£yw a-\\- n- Kn-I-X-sb kq-Nn-∏n-°m≥ In-´p-∂ A-h-k-c-߃ A-tXm em-°n-b cm-Pm-hp A-h-fp-sS ap-e-Iƒ A-dp-Øp am-‰p-∂p. kr-„n-°p-∂-tXm h-f-sc D-Zm-c-X-tbm-sS ssI-Im-cyw sN- A-h-fm-I-s´ kn-≤n-bp-≈ H-cp-h-fm-bn am-dn c-£-s∏-Sp-∂p øp∂- X- mb- pw A\\- p`- h- s- ∏´- p ]ns- ∂ ac- W- s- ∏S- pI- b- pw sNø- p∂- p≠- v, Hc- p kl- {- km–- w ]p-\\¿-P-\\n-®p-sIm-t≠-bn-cn-°pw F-∂ hm-°p-am-bn. X-an-gv Hc- p t\\mh- ¬ F∂- \\ne- b- n¬ kpK- ‘- n F∂- B≠- mƒ ]p-en-I-fp-sS Iq-´-Øn¬ kp-K-‘n F-∂ t]-cn¬ A-hƒ tZ-h-\\m-b-In \\-√ H-cp hm-b-\\ X-s∂-bm-Wv \\¬-Ip-∂-Xv. A-h-km-\\ P-∑w F-Sp-Øn-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv. ]p-en-I-sf th-´- _n-Pp Pn \\m-Yv F-gp-Øp-Im-c≥. I-\\¬-®n-¥p-Iƒ F-∂ I-hn-X k-am-lm-cw {]-kn-≤o-I-cn-®n-´p-≠v. { 37 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IhnX hnh¿Ø\\w: B-an- e-£v-an ho-≠pw Im-Wp-hm≥ C -\\n Hcn°¬, H-cn-°-epw Im-Wn-s√-t∂m? A-h-s\\ tX-Sn Rm-t\\m-Sn-\\-S-°p-tºmƒ, cm-{Xn-bpw I-S-∂p t]m-tbm? \\-£-{X-߃ an-∂n-Øn-f-ßp-∂ cm-{Xn-I-fn-epw, Dj n-s‚ B-Zy-In-c-W-ß-fn-epw A-tøm! H-cn-°-se-¶n-epw, F-hn-sS-sb-¶n-epw k-‘y-bp-sS tlm-a-Ip-fi-ßfn-epw, A-h-s\\-°m-Wp-hm≥? F-hn-sSbpw? kz¿-§-Øn-se \\n-›-e-K¿-Ø-Øn-em-bm-epw Xn-f-ßp-∂ \\n-em-hn¬ A-s√-¶n¬ Xn-f-bv-°p-∂ \\o¿-®p-gn-I-fn-em-bm-epw C-cp-≠ ]m-S-hcºn-\\-‰-tØm? `o-Xn-sIm-≠p hn-f-dn-b ap-J-ß-fn-em-bm-epw A-tXm \\n-em-hn¬ Ip-fn-®v, Hm-tcm h-k-¥-Øn-epw, tl-a-¥-Øn-epw, C-S-dp-∂ \\o¿-®m-en-t\\m-c-tØm? A-h-t\\m-sSm-∂n-°p-hm≥.. Im-Sn-s‚ A-gn-®n´ \\n-_n-U-am-b Xo-{h-th-Z-\\-tbm-sS, tNm-c-sbm-en-®v X-e-ap-Sn-®p-cp-fp-Iƒ-°n-S-bn-epw, ]n-S-bp-∂ A-h-s‚ I-gp-Øn-se F-s‚ hn-em-]w am-s‰m-en-sIm-≈p-∂ Kp-l-I-fn-epw, H-‰-°p-cp-°n-sem-∂n-°p-hm≥! t\\m_- ¬ ss{]k- v t\\S- nb- Nns- eb- ns- e GI- h\\- nX- b- pw (em‰- n\\- t- ac- n°- bn- B-an- e-£v-an kb‚n-Ãv, F-gp-Øp-Imcn, ]-cn-ÿn-Xn se B-Zy-sØ kv-{Xo-bpw), ]m-tªm s\\-cq-Z-bp-sS A-≤ym-]n-I-bp-am-b K-{_n- t^m-t´m-{Km^¿. Cw-•o-jnepw a-e-bm-f- tbe- m ank- v{Sm¬ (Gabriela Mistral) 1889 G{- ]n¬ amk- Ø- n¬ P\\- n®- p. 1957P- Ønepw F-gp-Xp∂p. \\n-ch-[n ]p-kv-X-I- \\p-h-cn-bn¬ \\n-cymX-bm-bn. K-{_n-tb-em an-kv-{Sm¬ H-cp t]m-bv Un-tπm-am-‰pw, kw-cw-`-ß-fn¬ F-gp-Øp-Iƒ {]-kn-≤o- I-cn-®n-´p≠v. lyq-am-\\n-t‰-dn-b-\\pw B-bn-cp-∂p AhcpsS I-hn-X-I-fn¬ am-Xr-Xzw, Z-b. Ip- FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 | ™p-߃ {]-Ir-Xn, B-flo-b-X F-∂n-h \\n-d-™p \\n¬-°p-∂-Xv ImWmw. { 39 }

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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA IY PntXjv BkmZv -gv-k-dn-bn¬ \\n-∂v hm-ßn-b Ip-™≥ a-c-߃ _m¬-°-Wn- PntXjv BkmZv \\ bn¬ \\n-c-Øn sh-°p-tºmƒ Rm≥ A-Ω-sb t\\m-°n. ap-J- Kpcphmbq¿ kztZin. B\\pImenIßfnepw Hm¨sse≥ Øv k-t¥m-j-sam-∂pw I-≠n-√. t]-c, am-hv, sN-º-Iw, aq-∂p amKkn\\pIfnepw IYIƒ FgpXp∂p ssXI- t- f D- ≠- mb- nc- p∂- p≈- q. AΩ- s- b kt- ¥mj- n∏- n°- W- w, AX- v am- {X-am-bn-cp-∂p hn-Nm-c-hpw hn-Im-c-hpw. I-´n-en¬ In-S-∂n-cp-∂ A-Ω H- ∂q-sS Np-cp-≠p. \"A-Ω c-≠-Sn-sb-¶n-epw Np-ßn-°m-Wp-sa-∂v Rm≥ IW- °- pI- q´- n.' `-£-W-s∏m-Xn Xp-d-∂v A-Ω-°v ap≥-]n¬ Ip-™≥]m-{X-߃ \\n-c-Øn. d-∫¿ _m‚n-´v Np-cp-´n-s°-´n-b c-≠v N-∏m-Øn \\n-h¿-Øn A- Ωb- ps- S tπ‰- nt- e°- n´- p. `£- W- t- Øms- Sm∏- w hmß- nb- an\\- d- ¬ hm´- d- n- s‚ Ip-∏n-°-gp-Øv s]m-´n-®p sh-≈w c-≠p •m- p-I-fn-te-°m-bn ]- I¿-∂p. \"A-Ω In-W-dn-te-s°-∂ t]m-se F-s‚ I-Æp-I-fn-te-°v t\\m-°n. F-\\n-°v I-c-®n¬ h-∂p. h-f-sc km-h-[m-\\-ap-≈ I-gn-∏v I-gn-™-Xn-\\v ti-jw A-Ω I-´n-en-te-°v Np-cp-≠p In-S-∂p. \"A-Ω ]-Ip-Xn-tbm-fw Np-cp-ßn-b-Xn- \\m¬ A-h-ti-jn-® `m-K-tØ-°v Rm≥ Im¬\\o-´n sh-®p. _m¬-°-Wn-bn¬ \\n-∂v Ip-Ø-s\\ t\\m-°n-bm¬ tK-‰n-s‚ C- cph-i-ß-fn-ep-am-bn c-≠p _-Zmw a-c-߃ \\n-∂n-cp-∂p. I-Sp-∏-ap-≈ _-Zmw sXm-≠p-Iƒ C-Sn-®p ]n-f¿-Øn Du¿-Pw I-f-tb-s≠-∂v A-\\p-`- hw ]Tn∏- n®- nc- p∂- p. { 41 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA A—- \\- v kzbw t\\m°- m≥ ]‰- mØ- Ime- a- ms- b∂- pw ]- W-bm-Wv. F-√m-h-cpw Po-hn-X-Øn¬ kzm¿-∞-cm-Wv. ds- º√- mw hns- ‰mX- p°- n sIm®- nb- nt- e°- v amd- m≥ a°- ƒ k- Nn-e cm-{Xn-I-fn¬ \"A-Ω _m¬-°-Wn-bn-en-cn- P-Ãv sN-bv-X-Xv i-cn-bm-sW-∂v tXm-∂n-b-Xn-\\v ti-j-am-Wv Aß- ns- \\s- bmc- p Xoc- pa- m\\- Ø- n¬ FØ- nb- X- pw. °pw, ]-Ip-Xn-b-e-[n-Iw ap-dn-™p-t]m-b N-{μ-°-e-tbm- Sv kw-km-cn-°pw. D-t]-£n-®p t]m-cm-\\m-hm-Ø-Øm-bn a-dp-]m-Xn-sb Z- ln-∏n-® Ip-™p Xp-≠w `q-an am-{X-ta A-hn-sS-bp-≈q Nne- t- ∏mƒ Nph- c- n¬ BV- w_- c- Ø- n\\- mb- n Xq°- n- F∂- mW- v Ic- pX- nb- X- v. bn-´ hm-sf-Sp-Øv Hm-tcm Zn-h-k-hpw N-{μ-s\\ A-cn-™n- Sp-∂ t]m-se `m-hn-°pw. C-hn-sS h-∂ B-Zy\\m-fp-I-fn¬ \"A-Ω C-S-X-S-hn-√m- sX Ft- ∂mS- v kwk- mc- n°- pa- mb- nc- p∂- p. ]X- ps- °b- X- v amd- n. Xm-t\\ Xn-cn-™pw a-dn-™pw Xm-a-c sa-Ø-bn¬ Cs- Xs- ¥mc- p ]∂- n°- qS- mS- m F∂- v' AΩ- Hc- n°- s- et- ∂mS- v InS- ∂- pw a- b- °- w hc- ms- X am\\- Ø- v \\n¬°- p∂- p a[- pa- m- tNmZ- n®- p. k kpμ- c- N{- μt- eJ- .... Fs- ∂mc- p ]m´- v \"AΩ- `wK- nb- m- bn aqf- pw. Nne- t- ∏mƒ tXS- p∂- X- ms- c iq\\- yX- b- n¬ Cu- A-Ωbv-°v Hm¿-Ω-sØ-‰v- h-∂p Xp-S-ßn-sb-∂m-Wv d≥ an-gn-I-sf.... Cu-d≥ an-gn-I-sf.... F-∂v ]m-Spw. H-cp B-Zyw I-cp-Xn-b-Xv. A-Xv a-\\- n-em-°n-bn-s´-∂ t]m-se hc- n t]mb- n´- v Hc- p hm°- v t]me- pw sX‰- nb- ns- √∂- v Rm≥ \"A-Ω ]p-∂-{] h-b-em-dpw I-øq-cpw F-¥n-t\\-sd Iq-Øp-]- A¤- pX- s- ∏S- pw. d-ºv kw-`-hw h-sc F-Æn-sb-Æn ]-d-bm≥ Xp-S-ßn. N-cn- {Xw Hm¿-Ω X-s∂-bm-sW-∂v A-t∏m-sf-\\n-°v tXm-∂n. ]m-´v ]m-Sn D-d-°mw Rm≥ Xm-a-c ]qw ss]-X- te..., 'AΩ- X©- Ø- n¬ Dd- ß- p∂- X- v ImW- pt- ºmf- v F- ]n-∂o-S-tßm-´v A-Ω-sb sNm-Sn-tbm-sS Im-Wm≥th- \\n°- v Bi- zmk- w tXm∂- pw, ]ns- ∂ Dd- ß- m≥ InS- °- pw.., ≠n am-{Xw C-S-°n-sS Hm¿-Ω-sØ-‰v- F-∂ hm-°v kw-km-c- s]‰- n´- h- f- ps- S A—- ≥ thj- w sI´- n Dd- °- w hc- mØ- A- Øn¬ Iq´- n°- e- ¿Ø- n. Ωs- b Rm≥ ]mS- nb- pd- °- n. ]m´- v ]mS- n Dd- °- mw Rm≥ Xm-a-c ]qw ss]-X-te.. CS- b- v°v hnt- Zi- Ø- p≈- a°- ƒ hoU- nt- bmtImf- n¬ h-cp-tºmƒ A—-Ωbv-°v kp-J-√ a-°-sf.. C-s∏m Hm¿-Ω- C-S-°v A-Ω-tbm-Sv tXm¬-°m-Xn-cn-°m≥ sh-dp- s؉- v- IqS- pX- e- ms- W∂- v X´- nh- nS- pw. Cß- s- S tkmj- y¬Ã- sX Rm≥ F-t∂m-Sv Hm¿-Ω a-’-cw \\-S-Øn. A- Uo-kv, ^n-tem-k-^n ¢m-s m-∂pw tIƒ-°m≥ ]n-t≈¿- t∏mƒ Rm≥ h-b-en-eq-sS Nq-≠-ep-am-bn \\-S-°p-I- °v k-a-b-√-tΩ F-∂v ]-d-bp-∂-Xn-epw t`-Zw A-Xm-sW-∂v bm-bn-cp-∂p. I-Æ-ao-\\n-s\\ ]n-Sn-°m≥ R-≠n-d-®n-bm- Rm≥ Ic- pX- n. a°- f- ß- ns- \\ ]d- ™- ns- ´m∂- pa- √- ... Nne- t- ∏m- Wv \\-√ C-c-sb-∂ tI-´p-tIƒ-hn-bn¬ am-´-ß-fn¬ f-Xv X-s‚ am-{Xw tXm-∂-em-hpw. A-h-sc sh-dp-sX Ip-‰- Im-Wp-∂ s]m-Øp-I-fn¬ ssI-°-S-Øn . A-¤p-Xw s]-Sp-Ømw F-∂-√m-sX A-Xp-sIm-≠v th-sdm-cp Kp-W-hp- A-sX-√mw R-≠p-I-fp-sS s]m-Øp-I-fm-bn-cp-∂p . an-√. a-s‰m-cp a-Æn¬ \\-bn-®p-≈ Po-hn-Xw F-fp-∏-sam-∂p-a- √. Nne- t- ∏mƒ Rß- ƒ Iq´- p°- m¿ Ic- n°- n≥sXm≠- p- Iƒ s]-dp-°pw. h-b-en-t\\m-Sv tN¿-∂v In-S-°p-∂ Ip-f- Xy-Pn-®p k-ln-®p F-∂-sXm-s° H-cp I-W-°n-\\v \\p- Ønt- e°- v apß- m¶- pg- nb- n´- v Ic- n°- n≥sXm≠- v Nf- nb- nt- e- | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 42 }

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA °v ]q-gv-Øn-sh-°pw. c-≠p Zn-h-kw ¥n... kq-cy-Im-¥n.. kz-]v-\\w Im-Wp-h- Ww.. hm-ßn Xm A-—m... A-t∂-cw Ig- n™- apß- ns- bS- p°- p∂- Ic- n°- n≥- Xm-sc F-∂ Km-\\w h-®-t∏mƒ \"A-Ω Fs- ∂ A—- \\- mb- n I≠- p NnW- pß- nb- sXm-≠n¬ \\n-d-™ sh-≈w I-c-bn- Nnc- n®- p. \"A-Ω Hm¿-Ω-bn¬ H-cp ]m-´p-]m-hm-S- te-s°m-gn-°p-tºmƒ an-°-Xn¬ \\n- °m-cn-bm-bn-´p-≠m-Ip-sa-∂v' F-\\n-°v ∂pw I-Spao-\\p-Iƒ ]p-d-tØ-°v Nm- AS- pØ- Znh- k- ß- f- ne- mb- n Rm≥ tXm∂- n. Spw. Aa- ¿Ø- n ]nS- n°- m≥ t\\m°- p∂- - H-∂v c-≠p Ip-™≥ ssX-Iƒ Iq-Sn Xn\\- ns- S Ah- Nne- t- ∏mƒ sImº- pI- ƒ sIm-≠ph-∂p. G-Xm-\\pw Hm¿-°n-Uv A-—m \\-ap-°v ]q-cw Im-Wm≥ In-´n-b hn-c-ep-I-fn-te-°v tIm¿-Øv ssXI- ƒ IqS- n a´- p∏- mh- n¬ \"AΩ- Im- t]m-t≠.. th-e Im-Wm≥ t]m-t≠.. Zi- ]pd- Ø- p NmS- n°- pw. IS- ®- n¬ aq¿- Wpwhn-[w' h-®p. F∂p tNmZ- n°- p∂- t\\c- ß- f- n¬ t]m- ≤m-hn-te-°v I-b-dp-tºmƒ R-߃ hmt- em tams- f F∂- v Rm≥ tN¿Ø- p- {Suk- d- n\\- p≈- n¬ \\n∂- v Np°- ma- W- n- ]-d-ºn-en-d-ßn a-c-ß-tfm-Spw sN- ]nS- n®- p ]d- -bpw. sb-Sp-Øv- hn-c-en-te-°v ap-≈pw. I-S- SnI- t- fmS- pw kwk- mc- n°- p∂- ioe- w A- ®n¬ ]n-t∂m-´v {]-h-ln-°pw. Ωb- v°p≠- mb- nc- p∂- p. shd- ps- X sh≈- - Nn-e Zn-h-kw Rm≥ A-Ω-bp- hpw hf- h- pw sImS- pØ- m¬ t]mc- m.. sN- sS ap-Sn C-cp h-i-ß-fn-te-°pw sa-S- an≠- ms- Xb- mh- pt- ºmg- p≈- apj- n- Sn-Iƒ-°pw a-c-߃-°p-an-S-bn-eq-sS an- ™n-´p ]n-¶v dn-∫¨ sI-´n. \"A-Ω ∏v am‰- m≥ Hm¿Ω- I- f- mb- nc- p∂- p Fs- ‚- ≠nbpw ]-d-™p \\-S-°-Ww. \\-Ωp-sS Fs- ∂ sI´- n]- nS- n®- p DΩ- s- h®- p.' bpw AΩ- b- ps- Sb- pw If- n°- f- w. CS- bv- Im¬s∏cp-am-t‰mw H-®-bp-sam-s° A- °v ^vfm-‰v k-ap-®-b-sØ Ip-™p h‰- s- b hf- c- m≥ sImX- n∏- n°- pw Fs- ∂m- Cu I-◊-jn-sbm-∂p C-´p Xm I-cn-°n≥sXm-s≠-∂v Rm≥ k-¶¬- s°-bm-Wv ]-d-bm-dv.. A-tΩ..\\-√ A-Ω-b-t√... F-∂v sIm- ∏n-°pw. Rm\\- pw A-Ωb- pw c≠- v I-Sp- ©pt- ºmƒ Rm≥ AΩ- t- hj- h- pw sI- ao\\- pI- f- pw. \\-\\-°p-∂-Xn-\\n-sS \"A-Ω hm-g- ´n. It- fmS- pw sXß- pI- t- fmS- pw amh- pI- t- fm- H-cn-°¬ A-Ω-sb k-t¥m-jn- Sp-sam-s° an-≠n-∏-d-bpw. \\-Sp-∂ Zn-h- A-Ω sX-øw I-≠n-´n-√-t√m... ∏n°- ms- \\t- ∂mW- w e°- n _mw_- q H- kw sXm-´v sh-≠, X-°m-fn, ap-f-Iv Rm≥ I-≠n-´v-≠v... A-—≥ Fs∂ ]- ∏n-®p P-\\¬ssk-Un¬ h-s®-¶n-epw A-ßn-s\\ F-√m ssX-Iƒ-°n-S-bn-epw ø∂- q¿ hs- c s{Sb- n\\- n¬ sImt- ≠mb- n.. \"A-Ω B a-™-∏n-te-°v t\\m-°n-b- Ip™- p \\S- ∏- mX- b- p≠- mh- pw. ]pe- ¿s- ®b- mW- v Rß- ƒ ]ø- ∂- qc- ns- e- tXb- n√- .' Øn-b-Xv... A-hn-sS-∂p ]n-t∂w _- t]ms- I t]ms- I Hm¿Ω- I- f- ps- S I-  n-t]m-bn... t]-Sn sIm-≠v I-Æv ]q-´n- Rm≥ t^m-Wn¬.. kq-cy-Im- fn A-Ω-bn¬ Iq-Sn. sb-¶n-epw ]q-Xn-sIm-≠v Rm≥ I-Æv Xpd- ∂- p. A-—m... F-\\n-°v ]m-Z-k-cw th- { 43 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA \\o Bs- S sXø- w ic- n°- pw I≠- n- b ^v-fm-‰v k-ap-®-b-Øn-s‚ sN-dp-am- sSm∏- w hc- md- p≈- X- v. t\\m tam-sf... Rm≥ A-Ω-bp-sS A- Xr-I Rm≥ ta-i-∏p-d-Øv h-®-t∏mƒ A-Ω a-cn-®-t∏mƒ F-\\n-°v I- Ωb- mb- n tNmZ- n®- p. AX- v tI´- n´- mh- W- w \"A-Ω sX-fn-™p.' s]-s´-∂v X-s∂ AΩ- shd- ps- X Ips- dt\\c- w tamW- Im- B sX-fn-®w a-ßn. c-bm-s\\m-∂pw tXm-∂n-bn-√. A-—-\\m- ´n Nnc- n®- p. bpw A-Ω-bm-bpw a-I-\\m-bpw Po-hn-®p ]X- ns- b \"AΩ- At- ¥mw Ipt- ¥m- Xo¿∂- nc- p∂- p. ]n-∂o-S-ßp Rm≥ A-—-\\pw A- an-√m-sX D-d-ßm≥ Xp-S-ßn. a-cp-∂pw Ωb- pa- mb- nc- p∂- p. Bl- mc- h- pw Ig- n°- m≥ \\n¿_- ‘- n°- p- `q-an-bn-en-\\n X-\\n-°m-bn H-cn-S-an- tºmƒ am-{Xw' F-gp-t∂¬-°pw. D- s√∂- v tXm∂- pt- ºmg- mh- pw a\\- pj- y¿ a- G-sd \\mƒ-°v ti-j-am-Wv W¿-∂n-cn-°p-∂ k-a-bw \\-t∂ Np-cp- cn®- pt- ]mh- p∂- s- X∂- v F\\- n°- v tXm∂- n. Rm≥ Cu¿-°n-en sIm-≠v in¬- ßn. D-d-°-®-S-hp-≈ I-Æp-I-fp-am-bm- ∏ap≠m°- p∂- X- v. BZ- ya- mZ- yw ssI h- Wv \"A-Ω am-km-am-k-ap-≈ sN-°-∏p- \"AΩ- ac- n®- X- n\\- p ]nt- ‰∂- v Rm≥ g-ßn-bn-√. ]-Xp-s° Ip-sd Zn-h-k-ß- Iƒ-°v tlm-kv-]n-‰-en-te-°v F-t∂m- \\K- c- Ø- n¬ Ips- d Ae- ™- p. F\\- n°- v sf-Sp-Øv Cu¿-°n-en sIm-≠p-≠m-°n- th≠- s- X√- mw \\K- c- Ø- ns- ‚ ]n∂- mº- p- d-Øv\\n-∂v hm-ßn. cm{- Xnb- n¬ Rm≥ H‰- b- v°nc- p∂- p `-£-Ww I-gn-®p. sU-en-h-dn t_m-bv- °v Sn-∏v sIm-Sp-°m-\\pw a-d-∂n-√. A∂- v cm{- Xn F\\- n°- v Dd- °- a- n√- m- bnc- p∂- p. k©- nb- ns- e If- na- s- ÆS- pØ- v Rm≥ ]-Xn-sb Ip-g-s®-Sp-Øp. hn-´p- t]m-∂ ho-Spw sXm-Sn-bpw ssI-hn-d- bv°m-sX ]-Wn-Xp. H-Sp-hn¬ A-Ω-bp- sSb- pw A—- s- ‚b- pw sNd- pc- q]- w ]W- n- Xp. Nne- ac- ß- ƒ Aß- ns- \\b- mW- v... DW- ß- pI- b- pa- n√- hf- c- pI- b- pa- n√- .... A- X-ßn-s\\ \\n¬-°pw. A-ßn-s\\-tb \\n¬°- m\\- mh- q F∂- X- n\\- m¬ AX- ß- n- s\\Xs- ∂ \\n¬°- pw. Xp-S¿-∂v Rm≥ F-s∂-bpw a-dp- ]m-Xnt- bb- pw ]W- nX- p. ]n-s∂ Hm-tcm a-°-sf-bpw A-h-cp-sS a-dp-]m-Xn-I-sf- bpw ]-Wn-Xp. t\\-cw sh-fp-Ø-t∏mƒ Rm≥ D- d-ßm≥ In-S-∂p. F-gp-t∂¬-°-W-a-t√m F-∂-Xn- \\m¬ Rm≥ Ip-sd N-S-™p In-S-∂- Xn\\- pt- ij- w ]X- ns- b Fg- pt- ∂‰- p. B- Zyw I≠- tlm´- e- n¬ Ibd- n `£- W- w Ig- n®- ps- h∂- v hc- pØ- n. A∂- v apg- ph- ≥ ]´- W- Ø- n¬ Id- ß- nØ- nc- n™- p. cm{- Xn G-sd ssh-In ap-dn-bn-se-Øn. A-∂v hm-ßn-b I-fn-a-Æpw a-‰p km-a-{Kn-Iƒ sIm-≠pw ]-´-W-Øn-s‚ sNd- pcq]- w ]W- nX- p. ]m-Xn-cm-{Xn I-gn-™-t∏mƒ Rm≥ ^v-fm-‰n-s‚ Xp-©-tØ-°v I-b- dn. Ips- dt\\c- w ]´- W- s- Ø t\\m°- n\\n- ∂p. Rm≥ \\-t∂ sN-dp-Xm-bn. Xp-©- Øp \\n¬-°p-tºmƒ `o-am-I-c-am-bn-cp- ∂ ]-´-Ww Xm-tgm-´v ]-d-°pwtXm-dpw sNd- pX- mb- n. A-¤p-Xw... F-\\n-°v Nn-d-Ip-Iƒ ap-f-®n-√. Rm≥ I-gn-bm-hp-∂n-S-tØm- fw Ip-™p I-j-W-ß-fm-bn Nn-X-dn. { 45 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

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Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA they do the research and tell you if that story you for- warded to everyone you knew - is false) Coronavirus- related advertisements and apps are in plenty - then some fake ones too. Coke lore abounds. Apparently, coke can make a tooth vanish faster than a tooth fairy. What must it be doing to our stomachs? Got a lovely video of a bird that said, \"This bird is called Canary da Mata. At sunrise it opens its wings. It looks like it's praising God\". Sounded awesome, but it was Victoria's Riflebird from Australia that was just try- Linda Joseph Kavalackal ing to attract its mate. Ouch. A concerned neighbor warned me while I was enter- ing a KFC joint that KFC is trying to increase profits by Last night, I dreamt I went to the Sili- developing genetically engineered chickens that have no con Valley again. Bill Gates thanked me for heads, no beaks, no legs and no feathers. But KFC says saving Microsoft from bankruptcy by for- their chickens are raised from real chickens. Phew. My warding millions of emails to my friends. It chicken fanatic son would be super-thrilled. When we ain't easy being Gates when one day people considered a big move to Kerala years ago, HIS only call you the Anti-Christ and then Covid vac- concern as a toddler was - would there be enough chick- ens to go around - what if Keralites had finished eating cine steals that title from you. Gates regularly features in the urban leg- up all the chicken?! God forbid. We still have a few chick- ends that are forwarded to me. Yeah, we know ens left and everyone is happy and no one's complaining. Some say Neil Armstrong referred to his neighbor 2020 was crazy. We are all happy it is done with. To add to the stress, people are send- during his lunar walk. Others believe that cockroach eggs ing each other doomsday messages - a dime would incubate in our mouths if we licked envelopes (now a dozen. Someone is always labelled theAnti- that would be of no concern today, cos we just don't Christ. When that is proven wrong, they ask send letters by post anymore) Emails warned me that us to petition, so that Yahoo and Facebook atheist Madalyn Murray O' Hair has petitioned the Fed- eral Communications Commission to take religious pro- would continue to be free. Some fake widows frequently beg my grams off the air. Interesting, but O' Hair is dead. Must powerful assistance on behalf of their assas- be turning in her grave. The FCC has been denying this sinated husbands. They have promised to for 20 plus years. Sales of Nostradamus books soared after 9/11. He transfer money into my account. As if tempt- ing me in English was not enough, they are apparently predicted the attack. Experts say this not ac- now mailing me in French. Can you guys curate. Worse still, some of the quotes attributed to please Google before forwarding those lores Nostradamus are from a student who wrote a critique on - there are websites such as snope.com an Nostradamus. Argh. A Scottish farmed saved a drowning boy's life. The truorfalse.com to prove you wrong (yeah, { 47 } FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 |

Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas – FOMAA boy’s nobleman father then helped educate the farmer's Some messages inform us that our bank details son. The son grew up to become Sir Alexander Fleming would be given out if we opened some email. Some say and discovered penicillin. The nobleman's son Winston every data on our computers would be deleted. This one Churchill later had pneumonia and was saved by penicil- must be voted the most durable hoax of all times, as lin. Warmed the cockles of my heart, but false again. people still fall for it. And the saddest part is, some people still give away passwords, ids, numbers etc. to random Some of these are heart-wrenching. Baby Rachel is strangers. Caution please. These are the ones who try to suffering from cancer and AOL has promised to pay her charge their iPads with onions (popular hoax-turned-into- dad for each forwarded mail. I wasted time on this to disaster for many, although the smell of onions put some prevent feeling sorry later. Before you judge my state of off. And if you want to use a deodorant, they warn you mind, some stories come with the signature, \"You have saying that causes breast cancer. Owww) two choices. You can send this page on or pretend it never touched your heart\". I want to do my share too. Someone told me Russia holds face-slapping con- But I have not forwarded mails that say, \"If you forward tests every year. The jovial slapping continues until the this message to ten people, the name of your partner or best slapper wins. Thought the person who told me the your photograph will appear on your computer screen.\" story hated Russians, but apparently the story is true. I have a mirror. With bare hands and no head protection – the competi- tors take turns to slap one another – hard – around the A woman who was pricked by a needle at the cin- face. To maintain balance after being slapped, competi- ema apparently found a note that said, \"Welcome to my tors hold on to a sturdy stand that is placed between world...you now have HIV.\" But we have not found those yet. In Dubai, they once found a snake, but not a sy- them – but often extra help is required to keep them on ringe. their feet. Competitors even warm up their palms and Hate hoaxes are many. I am relieved that my African their cheeks! Some competitors are knocked out first Americans friends can vote after 2020. blow, even with a correctly delivered slap (Whoever said An email warned us that if we bought a US postage life was boring?) Evading the slap is a foul, so I ain't stamp commemorating Muslim holidays, we would be competing. supporting terrorists. Another mail announced that dead Another gem: A man who shot himself in the head babies or fetuses were Taiwan's hottest food. The article inadvertently saved his own life when the bullet excised infuriated Taiwan, which does not condone cannibalism. his inoperable tumor. False. But I hear that the story of a The story about Dr Howard Kelly is true according soldier in Iraq, who was hit by a pistol shot on his tooth, to his biographer Audrey Davis. A little girl who gave Dr is true. The bullet hit Sgt. C in such a way that a front Kelly a glass of milk at a Pennsylvanian farmhouse was tooth took the impact of the shot and saved his life. Some later operated on by him. She got a note, \"Paid in full are using this story to encourage children to brush their with one glass of milk.\" But the meatier internet version teeth. True. Really. goes, \"One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from So, here is one new thought to consider - spread door to door to pay his way through school, found he love and not hate, truth and not lies. Always cross-check had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry...\" and then hit forward. Or preferably, check if it’s true and After reading BBC’s report on stolen kidneys (true) turn it into a story (journalist hassled by too many unin- and its gruesome variants, I am determined to check my teresting stories and in search of appealing ones, seeks sides if I ever have to stay in dingy motels in dodgy fellow sufferers) places. | FEBRUARY - APRIL 2022 { 48 }

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