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Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä ImWw t]mepw Hgp-°n¬ t]mbv... t]mb \\mƒ... {]fb IÆo-cnepw amthen X≥ kvt\\l ktμ-iw.. am\\h lrØ-S-߃ s\\t©mSv s\\©v...-sa-tømSv saøv.... D≈h\\pw C√m-Ø-h\\pw PmXn-a-X-t`-Z-sa-t\\y... Htc sj¬´-dn¬... Htc-]-¥n-bn¬... t`mP-\\w... {]f-b-Zp-cn-X-Øn-se-¶nepw t_m≤y-amw.... kXyw... Ipt_-c... IptN-e... hyXym-k-an-√m... {]f-b-\\m-fn¬... amth-en.. am\\p-jy-sc√mw .... H∂p-t]m-se... IÆp-\\o¿ap-Øp-am-bv... ImWm-s\\-Øn-b. amth-en-Ø-ºp-cm≥.... {]f-b-s°-Sp-Xn¬.. AXn-Po-h-\\-Øn¬.... ssIØm-ßm-bn.. Imcp-Wy... kvt\\l-kv]¿i-ß-fm¬.... Xtem-Spw.... {]P-I-sf... amtdm-S-W°pw {]Pm-h-’-e≥... Bsc-√mw...-N-hn´n.. XmgvØn-bmepw... GXp R≠p-Iƒ Imen¬ hen-®n-´mepw Dbn¿°pw... \\Ωƒ h’e... a°-sf... ssIIƒ tIm¿°mw.. Hcp-a-bpsS Iml-fw.. apg°mw... {]f-b-Zp-cn-X-°-b-Øn¬ \\n∂v...-I-c-tI-dmw... lrZ-b-I-hm-S-߃ Xpd-∂o... tIc-f-`q-an-bn¬... hnP-b-t`-cn-bmw.. hnb¿∏n¬... A≤zm-\\-Øn¬... a\\pjy...-N-ß-e-Iƒ Xo¿°mw... ssItIm¿°mw... amthen ktμ-i-ß-fmw... Bim-In-c-W-߃... tX≥a-g-bm-bv... ]qa-g-bm-bv.. s]bvXn-d-ßpw... 51

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä ]qt¥ IS aÆns‚ acW- K- oXw cm cmP≥ hmg-°pfw I\\n-hn≥ Icw \\o´nb AI-se-sbtßm\\n∂pw Hcp tX°p-]m-´ns‚ IZ-\\-Øn¬ \\n∂p-ap-b ioep-Iƒ tIƒ°p-∂p-thm.... Imcp-Wy-km-Kcw D≈ Dgp-Xn´ ]mSØv sNdp-an-Iƒ ]mSp∂ IS-ens‚ a°-sf..... \\ Rm‰p-]m-´n-∂o-W-ap-t≠m.... ]pXp-a-g-bn¬ \\\\-bp∂ aÆns‚ aW-sat∂m Ic-Im-Wm-sXm-gp-Ip∂ ad-hn-bn-em-≠p-t]m-sb-t∂m.... Ic-_ew sIm≠p I F√mw ]g-sbmcp Imew, AsX√mw Ign™ IIY´-In-°ƒ -cn-¶√p tXm¬° F√m-sam-tcm¿Ω-Iƒ am{X-am-bn... I\\-I-a-X-√tbm \\nß G´nse ad-hn¬\\n-∂p-cp-hmb Im¿jn-I˛ kwkvIm-c-sa-hn-sSbpw ImWmw.... ImcpWy kmKcw Df t{Km_m-Kn-et{X Irjn-bn-d-°p-∂Xv IS-ens‚ a°-sf... \\ aÆn¬ Nhn-t´-≠-Xn-√... hnØpw hf-ßfpw Hc-\\p-]m-X-am°n \\mw Imfp∂ ss]Zmlta hnf-bnepw kzm¿∞-X-tb-In... Ic-bp-hm≥ IÆp\\o-c `mKw Xncn®v ag-tbIn \\Ωƒ Iq∏p ssItømsS \\ EXp-°-sf-t∏mepw ad-∂p... I¿Ω `q X∂nse tb A¥-I-hn-Øn\\v ssI\\o´n \\ΩpsS Bflm-`n-am\\w XI¿Øp Ibv°p∂ ]mhbv° a[p-c-Øn-em-Ip-hm≥ Im¿ap-In¬ amdn°X Ime-a-Xn-Zq-c-an-√.... ImWm-a-d-b-Ø-I-s∂ AI-se-sb-tßm-\\n∂pw Hcp ac-W-Ko-Yn-X≥ Iev]m-¥-Imew kvac ioep-Iƒ tIƒ°p∂pthm...? AXv aÆns‚ ac-W-KoXw Iev]m-¥ -Imew kva aln-Xao {]Ir-Xn-X≥ ac-W-KoXw. ImcpWy kmKcw D≈ IS-ens‚ a°-sf... \\ IS-ens‚ a°-sf... \\ 52

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä PohnX- b- m{X cmP≥ hmg-°pfw EXp-Im-e-ta-sX-∂-dn-bmsX Rms\\s‚ P\\n-bn¬ XpS-ßnbo bm{X Cu P∑-sa-s¥-∂-dn-bp-hm≥ Pohn-X˛ ∏me-Øn-eq-sSmcp bm{X. at[y IS-en¬∏-Xn®p Rm≥ h≥Xn-c˛ Ø≈-em¬ th¿s]´pt]mbn.... Zqsc lcn-Xm-`-am¿t∂mcnSw Is≠≥ taml-Øp-cp-sØ∂v tXm∂n Np‰pw hnXm-\\n°pw t\\mhn≥IS¬ am{Xw e£y-a-Xn-Zq-sc-sb-tßm... ssIIm¬ Ipg™p Rm\\-e-bp-∂n-Xm-gn-bn¬ IqsS-sb≥ I\\-hp-Iƒ am{Xw HSp-hn-embv Xos∏-s´m-scs‚ kz]v\\-߃ Hcp-]nSn®mc-ambv amdpw.... Cu shdpw aÆn-e-en-™-h-km-\\-sa≥ bm{Xbpw ]q¿Æ-am-bvØo-cpw.... Pohn-X˛ bm{Xbpw ]q¿Æ-ambvØocpw. 53

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä s\\mºc- ∏- qh- pI- ƒ cmP≥ hmg-°pfw hmf-bm¿ Xgp-Ip∂ aμ-k-ao-c-\\n¬ Hcp t\\¿Ø KZvKZw Ae-bp-∂pthm hm°m-sem-Xp-°p-hm-\\m-Ip-∂-X-√bo hmMvabNn{X-ß-sf-∂m-Inepw tNdn¬ hf¿s∂mcm Xma-c-sam-´p-Iƒ tNen¬ hnS¿s∂mcn s]¨]q-hp-Iƒ aØ-K-P-߃ X∂p-∑mZ {IoU-bm¬ aRvPn-a-tb-dpam ]q°ƒ sImgn-™p-t]mbv kpJ-am-bp-d-ßp-t∂m-c-[n-Imch¿§-߃ kz\\-tijn s]mbvt∏mb kwkvIm-c-\\m-b-Iƒ Imep-jy-tamsS \\nbaw \\S-∏m°pw Im°n-bp-Sp-∏mbv sIme-hn-fn-°m¿ \\m´n¬ \\S-°p∂ \\oXn-\\n-tj-[-Øn≥ \\mƒh-gn-Øm-fp-Iƒ Gdn-Sp∂p AXn-tesd s\\mºcw D≈n¬ In\\n-bp∂ AΩ-X≥ IÆo-cn-∂p-Ø-c-sa-¥n\\n? hmf-bm¿ Xgp-Ip∂ aμ-k-ao-c-\\n¬ Hcp-t\\¿Ø KZvKZw Ae-bp-∂pthm 54

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä acn°- p∂- n√- .. Hm¿ΩI- ƒ cmP≥ hmg-°pfw XWp-Øp-d-s™mcm Kncn \\Sp-ßp-am˛ dpds° kvt^mS\\ [z\\n-bp-b¿∂nXm AJ-fi-`m-cXw hnd-bv°p-am-d-t∏m˛ fXn-cp-Im-°p-thm-c-\\-¥-bm-{X-bn¬.... P\\n® aÆns‚ hnip≤n Im°p-hm≥ ssla-km-\\p-hn¬ X]- p-sN-øp-thm¿ aln-X-tZ-iaos°Sm-hn-f-°n-t\\˛ bWbv°pw Im‰ns\\ XSp-Øp-\\n¿Øp-thm¿. kpJn®p ]m¿°p-hm≥ \\ap-°n-hn-sSmcp ka-Xz-kp-μc Krlw ]Wn-™-h¿ kpjp-]vXn-bn¬ \\sΩ Xnc-bp-t∂m-c·n kzbw inc- n-te-‰p∂ a\\p-jy-kvt\\-ln-Iƒ AIse {Kma-Øn-∂-[nI s\\mºcw Agn™ Iq¥-en¬ hn[-h-bm-a-hƒ ASp-Øp-d-ßp-tam-c-cp-abmw Ipt™m Ah-s‚-b-—s\\ In\\mhp ImWp-∂p. Pzen°pw kqcy≥t]m¬ hnf-ßn-tbm-c-h¿ Xnfßpw Xmc-ambv Xebv°p aosX-bmbv ad-hn-bn-sem-´p-sam-Sp-ßp-In-s√s‚ a\\- n¬ \\n߃X≥ kvarXn-sbm-cn-°-epw. 55

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Christmas Morning in Kerala Bobbie Mathew Melam, Melam, Melom, Me.Jam King of Kings, Im-man-uel Neethi-sooryanu-dhichu, neethisooryanudhichu Melam, Melam, Melam, Me..lam, Christmas is here, ha...ha... Blooming all the flowers, air is dry and slow Fall and winter, Dhanu’s glow Echoes of drums alive; dark clouds fade Neethi-sooryanu-dhichu, Neethisooryanudhichu Melam, Melam, Melam, Me. Jam, Christmas is here, ha...ha... Hills and valleys, rapid streams, Lakes and roaring ocean The land where palm trees sway. Neethi-sooryanu-dhichu, neethisooryanudhichu Melam, Melam,Melam, Me… lam, Christmas is here, ha., ha... Christmas morning is green Birds sing Thy Glory, stars still shine Let’s sing a song, Let’s sing a song Neethi-sooryanu-dhichu, neethisooryanudhichu Melam, Melam, Melam, Me..lam, this is our way to say “Merry Christmas”, Merry Christmas to you! Merry Christmas! Words: Mrs. Bobbie Mathew, Compiled in cooperation with lohn Mathew, Music by Abraham V John, Oklahoma City, OK. First Presented in the KWF Christmas celebrations in Houston Texas and sung by Mrs. Bobbie Mathew on December 22, 2019. - Phone: 281-755-1988 56

Nn{Xw-h-c-b]v¡qtp¥¶mt-´a-ØLn-§¬Ä\\n∂v Hcp-]n-Sn-]q-°ƒ Iv ho- tPm¨ amXyp ≈ gp- aWn-a-e-bm-dns‚ Xoc-Øp≈ a√-∏-≈n-bnse \\p- Ip∂Øp ho´n¬ P\\n®p. BZy hnZym-`ymkw e a√∏-≈n-bnepw Xncp-h-√m-bnepw. XpS¿ hnZym- kn `ymkw U¬ln-bn¬. \\yqU¬ln-bn¬ sIm∂m¬ ]m]whnhn[ ÿm]-\\-ß-fn¬ tPmen sNbvX tijw Fgp-]-Xp-I- kfpswSÿXmp-\\S-°stØP-Øm¨n¬UntAa{SmtmXa-b-cy-‰np-°n¬-bhn-tenZ°ym-`v yIm-kpSnh-tbpw-dnt. Pamnjennb-K≥pw ØXFtPpISmm¿e-avkX\"∂\"-kns¨nspI∂n.-®NXF,mpbm∂.nh¬¨∂vXªbmp]m.¬v]aq¬-XmCtm≥p{]t]-IIX∏-fwmtmmo]nkKƒ¬cmwpv ¿wskªU'S' Imq≥lvkjnXXmn¬-kpySUn-ßksev,mnba_lq-lnqÿ.Ã-]nIn-\\.mn]cA-twe-\\Kt°-ßa-ßmv -t-fa-fImnn¬¬dmn,- {]h¿Øn®sIpsIm∂m≠m¬v lXqÃo-\\cpn¬w Xma-kn-°p-∂p. BZys-II-Ymm-∂k-amm¬-lm]cwm: ]\"\\w ndw ]nSn-∏n® temIw', 1994 ¬ Ata- cn-°-bnseXna∂nIm®¬aXe-bocmpf..w..! IrXn-°p≈ \"ae-bmfw ]{Xw' Ahmi¿Uq{Zv ≥t\\Sn. tIcf ssdt‰gvkv t^mdw (lq-Ã≥), en‰-ddn Atkm-ksn-tIbm-j∂≥m-eHmX^pv st\\Imm¿eØv Ata-cn° (em-\\) F∂o \\ktImwecLfp{_-ShU-\\¿m-Isjb“Iƒ-wd-Wm-Ics∂qvSs]≥-ddm-stn--eb∏‰gp-SXsvkp-ØSpv _tFp-∂^Uem-Xdnnn-‰-ج¿,{ns]\"‚C[¥m{\\]ykm]¶n\\-Upy‚qhklv,v \"nBl-®nq-´≥Ãp≠U≥vv dnhyqs' XammkS-ßn-I-bm≥psS_FeUnn-‰¿. `mcy X: to_cm_≥n-°_p-´en.naIƒ : enkv ssa°nƒ, acpa- I- t≥\\:XPmb-hv sns\\ap°_nƒ.etn]c°- p´- nI- ƒ : Inc¨. Aiz\\- n, tdmj≥, aI≥:tZ_hn.\\tpPm_¨eanmXyp, ta¬htZn-ehmkn°w p: _en! 1790I7 A≠do-hbe\\Tpra_ce Leanne, Houston, TX 77084, U.S.A. tI´-h\\p _en I≠≥tN-´\\p _en137 I≠≥]q-s®m-s°m˛ scen _en ip`kym Ipcp-Xn˛ sb∂pw IpcpXn BSn-s\\-°p-cpXn Imf-sb-°p-cpXn Infn-sb-°p-cp5X7 n

I≠-h\\p _en tI´-h\\p _en I≠≥tN-´\\p _en I≠≥]q-s®m-s°m˛ scen _en ip`kNn{Xymw-hI-c-bpvc¡pp-X¶n˛taL-§Ä sb∂pw IpcpXn BSn-s\\-°p-cpXn Imf-sb-°p-cpXn Infn-sb-°p-cpXn [\\n-I≥, t\\Xm-hv, lotdm sIm∂-emXp [ocw Im∏ncn sIm∂m-eXp IncmXw ]m∏-c≥ sIm∂m-eXp arKobw arKw sIm∂m-eXp am\\p-jnIw tZiw sIm∂m-e-X-h-Imiw! t]mcn-I, t]mcnI \\n߃ t]mcn\\p t]mcnI \\n߃ DSp-∏p-I-fp-cn™p sNcn-∏p-I-fp-cn™p t]mcnI t]mcnI I≠-hs\\s°m√pI tI´-h-s\\-s°m-√pI \"\"sIm∂m¬ ]m]w Xn∂m¬ Xocpw...'' Xn∂m¬ ]m]w sIm∂m¬ Xocpw! 58

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Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä [m\\yw Ipsd tN´\\p sImSp-°-Ww. A`n-am\\w apdn-s∏-Sp-ØmsX AXv sImSptØ aXn-bm-Iq. AXp-sIm-≠mWv Rm≥ cm{Xn-bn¬ Atßm´v Npa-Sp-ambn h∂Xv!'' \"\"FSm, s]m∂-\\p-Pm, Rm≥ h∂ Imcyw \\n\\°v a\\- n-em-Ip- sas∂\\n-°-dn-bmw.'' Ccp-hcpw Npa-Sp-Iƒ XmgvØn-sh®v At\\ym\\yw Igp-Øn¬ sI´n-∏n-Sn®p Np_n®p Ic™p! F√m a\\p-jycpw \\ΩpsS ktlm-Z-c-ß-ft√!!? 62

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä IdpØ kpμcn X®md Rms\\mcp lrZ-bm-ep-hm-sW-∂Xv kphn-Zn-X-am-Wt√m? {]k- h-thZ- \\tbmsStb Ip™-߃ P\\n-°mhq F∂ ssZh-Øns‚ ImgvN- ∏m-Sn-t\\mSv Rms\\-Xn-cm-Wv. ]t£ Fs∂-t∏mse a‰p-≈-hcpw ssZhhpw \\√-h-cm-bn-cn-°-W-sa∂v F\\n°v hmin-]n-Sn-°m-\\m-hn-√t√m? IΩ-en-Sp-hm≥ s]ºn-t≈-cpsS sNhn-Xp-f-bv°p-∂Xpw F\\n°p hnj- a-ap≈ Imcy-am-Wv. F¶nepw CsXms° Fs‚ Pohn-X-Ønepw kw`- hn-®p. Cu thZ-\\-I-fn-te°v Cd-ßn-s®-√p∂ kv{XoI-fpsS Xt‚Sw AXy-]m-cw-X-s∂. Fs‚ aIƒ ]n¶n-bpsS sNhn Xpf-bv°p-hm≥ sNdn- sbmcp Bip]- {- Xnb- ne- mWv sN∂X- v. \\cn®- od- ns‚ i_vZØ- ne- p≈ Ah- fpsS Ic-®n¬ B Bip]-{Xn-s°-´n-S-sØ-Øs∂ Ipep-°n. Ah-fpsS thZ-\\-bpsS Ae-sbm-en-Iƒ Fs‚ lrZ-b-Ønepw {]Xn-≤z-\\n-®p. lrZ- b-Øns‚ hn߬ Bcpw ImWn-s√-∂Xv Hcm-izm-kw. CubnsS \\m´n¬t∏mbn h∂-t∏m-gmWv ]n¶n°v ]pXn-sbm-cm- {Klw DS-se-Sp-Ø-Xv. Ahƒs°mcp aq°pØn thWw. sNhn Xpf-®- Xns‚ tImem-lew a\\- n¬ ]®-]n-Sn®ncp-∂-Xp-sIm≠v B B{K- lsØ Rms\\-Xn¿Øp. \"\"Cßs- \\b- p≈ B{Ktlmw ]dt- ™m≠- t- ΩS- S- pØp sN∂m¬ \\ns∂ AΩ sIm∂p-I-f-bpw. Rmº-d-t™-°mw.'' B `ojWn Cu B{Klw Ah-fpsS AΩ-bpsS ASp-sØ-Øm-Xn-cn-°p-hm-\\p≈ ap≥I- cp-X-em-Wv. sNhn Xpf-bv°p-hm-\\p≈ Ah-fpsS AΩ-bpsS \\n¿_‘w Ct∏mgpw N¶n-\\p-≈n-ep≈ ]nS-®n-em-Wv. C∂se Rm≥ ]∂n-bn-d®n \\pdp-°p-tºmƒ ]n¶n Fs‚ ASp- Øp-h∂p tNmZn®p: \"\"F¥m UmUo-bnXv?'' 63

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä \"\"CXp ]∂n-bmSo'' \"\"Blv, ]∂n. \\Ω-tf-∏-∏-®‚-SpØp t]mb-t∏m, Rm≥ ]∂n- sb-°-≠m-cp-∂p. Ah-sfmcp IdpØ kpμ-cn-bm.'' ]ns∂ clkyw ]d-bm-s\\∂ `mh-Øn¬ Fs∂ amSn-hn-fn- ®p. Rm≥ sNhn Nmbv®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. Fs‚ sNhn-tbmcw tN¿∂p-\\n∂v Ft∂mSp ]d™p: \"\"Ah°v aq°p-Øn-sbm≠v'' Fs‚ `mcy-bpsS A∏-s\\-bm-W-hƒ G∏-∏-®≥ F∂p ]d- ™-Xv. \"\"t]mSo, ]∂n-°mcm aq°p-Øn-bn-Sp-∂-Xv.'' \"\"A√ UmUo, icn°pw.'' ]∂n-aq-°ns‚ BIrXn Ahƒ sX‰n-≤-cn-®-Xm-sW∂v At∏m- gmWv a\\- n-em-b-Xv. Ata-cn-°-bn¬ \\n∂p \\m´n¬ t]mb-t∏mƒ {]mb-amb Fs‚ ]∏msb ImWp-hm-\\mWv t]mb-sX-¶nepw Ipd®p Znhkw `mcy-ho-´n¬ t]mbn-\\n-∂p. A∂v A∏≥ ]≈n-bn¬ \\n∂pw h∂m¬, ]d-ºn¬°qSn Hcp \\S-Ø-ap-≠v. Im¿jn-I-hr-Øn-bpsS amlmflyw P∑\\m-b-dn-bp∂ am\\y-tZ-l-am-W-∏≥. BsI samØw ]dºv {Ia-s∏-Sp-Øp-I-bmWv A∏≥ sNøp∂sX∂p ]d-bmw. Xtecm{Xn ag-b-tØm, Im‰ntem sImgn™phoW Hme-tbm, ^e-ßtfm s]dp-°n-°q-´p-I-sb-∂¿∞w. IqSp-X¬ ]Wn-bp≈ Znh-k-ß-fn¬ ]Wn-°m-cpsS IqsS A∏\\pw ]d- ºn¬ ]Wn-bm-\\p-≠m-Ipw. cmhnse A∏≥ t]mIp-tºmƒ, hnc-en¬ ]nSn®v Ahfpw A∏s‚ IqsS t]mIpw. s]Æp-߃°v B`-c-W-{]nbw IqSp-X-em-Wt√m? B`c-W-Øns‚ kuμcyw AXv AWn-™n-cn-°p- ∂-h-fn¬ A\\yYm Btcm-]n-°-s∏-Sp-∂Xpw kzm`m-hn-Iw. 64

]qt¥m-´-Øn¬ \\n∂v Hcp-]n-Sn-]q-°ƒ Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä ktPpμmkc- ^nb- v msb]mtI∂mm≥enk¿ tcmKn˛ Hcp t^k23 _v h¿jp°w kvn_knsuFltIrZ-{µØ- Ip‰nsm-t‚\\z-jIWY_yqtdm (C¥y) bn¬ Hsc]p mtI∂p‰mem-tn\\z-j-I-\\mbn tPmen sNbvX s]mt∂men Ata-cn-°-bn¬ sSIvt\\m-fPn, amt\\-Pvsa‚ v AhIƒ¨AkXƒo´hnwKkv tpμaJ-cn-e-b-Im-b-fnn¬-cp-∂Ipg. nH™cp a1m7khva¿-cjnI-amkbnutμP-cmye- n Øns‚ DS-as. NBøp-∂app.JXØs‚v PFoht¥n-Xmm-\\Hp-`c-hp -ßBfIpw¿\\jpd-Wpßo-bp N-Xn¥. ]-IIfpzw-Xs-bNpd- p- sSbpw tim`I-b-Yp-s-IS-fbmbpwpaw ptJe-`Jm-h\\-ß-fƒp-.aHmbXppw-ßBnbkczmo-ZXIn-bkn-eap£≈whAkhv{-X-cn- [m-c-Ww. {]∏mn-°bwp-∂Gp. I-tZiw ap∏-Øn-b©v hb v tXm∂n-°pw. F¶nepw ]Xn-t\\-gns‚ emh-Wyw. Ch-sb√mw Hcp Im¥-Øns‚ hiy- X-tbmsS AIbrmXsfnI- Aƒh-fn-te°v BI¿jn-®p. Ah-fpsS t^kv_p°v kulrZ A`y¿∞\\ Abmƒ AwKo-I-cn®v sat Pv Ab-®p. AtGa-conn-°e w-bitnhstehetInPdmiaenn-ÿWin-ed Øv ]e cmPy-ß-fn¬ \\n∂p- ap≈ kv{XoI\\fnKpw-t]_pcmp[-jv L-∑m-c´nps-aep-≠Av. ·An-h\\m-c-fn¬-ßAƒ bmƒ°v ]e kplr- Øp-°fpw Da≠Ømm-b-bn-cn-bp-∂psSp. IIpq¥Sp-Xw -em-bn´pw C¥y-bnse ]e kwÿm- \\-ß-fn¬ \\kn∂z]p-av\\p≈acoB-NnIƒ°(Hcm¿p aBn\\nb-°n-c-Yp)∂p Abm-fpsS kplr-Øp- °IpSƒn-t. bA-dXn-∏n¬m{]¿°Bhmp-kW∂n-Ip-ßb-fqptfsdSpwm-∏\\smn]s´Æense]p-ßeAfc\\pmwyPDkyƒ-ßwsÿ∏-fn-S¬mp\\w.\\sAn∂Xmtpga-an-c-ep≈nm-°-fnh-b-Iwƒn¬i- P-cpw, kuØBv SCv uBÂv -WGnj-bpys,SBB{^Unw-°-_,csBaISvkp-Pno-t-h°nXmw, A(ted-J_-\\v wc)mPy- ߃, ]mIn-Rÿedemf≥in,indgjkeyraClahcnusltSur\\e ns∂√mw Abmƒ°v kplr-Øp- °ƒ D≠m-banØ-cp-∂m-bp.n-®As‚h-chp-sn¬S-s]b{X√wmw(Hkcpwakn\\vIn-°m-c-Y-ß) -fpsS sshhn[yw Adn-bm≥ A⁄bmmƒ\\°-]ov TXm¬]cyw D≠m-bn-cp-∂p. B kulr-Z-߃ a\\pj- yc- nsea\\e√bXpwpwbN£oØnbpb- w p(a- amn-b\\n-°hi-Yß-) ƒ a\\ - ne- m°- m≥ Abmsf klm-bns-®spN.\\\\nbm-°-ahmpwcp\\w oPX∏nbmp≥w I(amn-\\cpnw-°s-Y])mXpsh Ah-cpsS Bƒ°m- cpsS CS-bn¬]pdH-tXºpm-ß°nv-°-gn-bp-∂-hcpw NßmØw C„-s∏-Sm-Ø-h-cp- am-bn-´mWv Abmƒ°v tXm∂n-bn-cp-∂-X1v. 4s0sN\\m-°m-cn-bmb kpμcn kulrZw Im´n-b-t∏mƒ IqSpX- ¬ IuXpIw tXm∂n. ASp-°m≥ Xocp- am-\\n-®p. 65

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Ah-fmWv kulr-Z-Øns‚ BZysØ Im¬sh∏v \\S-Øn-b- Xv. Abmƒ Ah-sf-°p-dn®v IqSp-X¬ hnh-c-߃ Ah-tfm-Sp-Xs∂ Xnc- °n. \"\"F¥p sNøp∂p?'' \"\"Rm≥ Xp¿°n-bn¬ Hcp _nkn-\\ pIm-cn-bmWv'' Ahƒ ]d- ™p. \"\"Xp¿°n-bntem? Rm≥ hnNm-cn®p ssN\\-bn-em-sW∂v'' \"\"AsX. Ct∏mƒ ssN\\-bn¬ BWv. CkvXmw-_q-fnse _nkn- \\ v Hcp amt\\-Psc G¬∏n-®n-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv.'' CkvXmw-_q-fn-s\\-∏‰n ]d-™-t∏mƒ ]gb Cutè tdma≥ ss_k‚-bn≥ km{am-Py-sØ-°p-dn-®pw, tIm¨Ã-ss‚≥ N{I-h¿Øn- sb-°p-dn®pw {InkvXp-aXw tdma≥ km{am-Py-Øns‚ `mK-am-bXpw a‰pw Abmƒ Hm¿Øp. lmKnbm tkm^n-b-bpsS Nn{Xw Abm-fpsS a\\-  n¬ hncn-™p. \"\"F¥v _nkn-\\ v?'' \"\"^mj≥ sSIvÃ-bn¬ _nkn-\\ v BWv.'' \"\"Fßs\\ ssN\\-bn¬ \\n∂pw Xp¿°n-bn-seØn _nkn-\\- p- Im-cn-bmbn?'' \"\"AtXm, AsXmcp IY-bm-Wv.'' ˛2˛ Ahƒ Ah-fpsS IY ]d-™p. ssN\\-bn¬ P\\n-®-Xm-bn-´-dn-bmw. amXm-]n-Xm-°ƒ Bsc∂v Adn-bn-√. A\\m-Y. _‘p-°ƒ Bcp-an-√. Ahƒ hnXp-ºp-∂-Xmbn tXm∂n. IqSp-X¬ tNmZn-®n-√. ssN\\-bn¬ FhnsS F∂pw tNmZn-®n- √. F¥n\\v Ahsf IqSp-X¬ thZ-\\n-∏n-°p-∂p. ssN\\-bn¬ s]¨Ip-´n-Iƒ P\\n-®m¬ im]-ambn Icp-Xp-∂- Xmbn tI´n-´p-≠v. P\\n-®-bp-S≥ s]¨Ip-´n-bm-sW-¶n¬ apJw Xmtgm- ´m°n Nh-‰p-ho-∏-bn¬ sIm≠p-t]mbn CSp-∂-Xmbn Abm-tfmSv Xs‚ Ata-cn-°≥ kplrØv ]d-™Xv Abmƒ Hm¿Ωn-®p. Xs‚ Ata-cn- °≥ kplrØv ssN\\b- n¬ t]mbn c≠p s]¨Ip´- nI- sf ZsØS- pØp hf¿Øp-∂Xv Abmƒ°-dn-bmw. Abmƒ°v Ah-fpsS thZ-\\-bnepw ZpxJ-Ønepw ]¶m-fn-bmb 66

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä A\\p-`q-Xn. IqSp-X¬ tNmZn®v Ahsf thZ-\\n-∏n-t°-s≠∂v Abmƒ Xocp-am-\\n-®p. Ah-fpsS _m°n PohnXw Abmƒ `mh-\\-bn¬ I≠p. A\\mY s]¨Ip-´nsb Btcm hf¿Øn. Ahƒ anSp-°n-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Fß-s\\tbm Xp¿°n-bn¬ FØn. `mKyw ISm-£n-®p. Ahƒ Hcp _nkn-\\ pIm-cn-bm-bn. ]Ww D≠m-°n. anSp-an-Sp-°n. ]e Znh-k-߃°ptijw ho≠pw Ahƒ kº¿°w ]pe¿Øn-b-t∏mƒ tNmZn-®p. \"\"Ct∏mƒ ssN\\-bn¬ F¥p- sN-øp∂p?'' \"\"AXpw Hcp IY-bm-Wv.'' Ahƒ XpS¿∂p. Ah-fpsS Ct∏m-gsØ Ahÿ Ahƒ h¿Æn-®-t∏mƒ Abmƒ sR´n. Ahƒ Im≥k¿ tcmKw _m[n®p ac-W-tØmSv ASp- Øp-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv. PohnXw Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ X≈n-\\o-°p-∂p. Ahƒ°p-th≠n Ah-fpsS Poh≥ c£n-°m≥ Fs¥-¶nepw sNøW- s- a∂p tXm∂n. Atac- n°- b- nse lyqè \\Kc- Ø- ne- p≈ Fw.- Un. B≥tU-gvk¨ Im≥k¿ sk‚-dn-s\\-°p-dn®v Ahƒ°v hnh-cn®p sImSp-Øp. temI-Ønse G‰hpw anI® Im≥k¿ dnk¿®v sk‚¿ tlmkv]n-‰¬. Abmƒ AhnsS tPmen-sNbvX ]cn-Nbwh®v Ahƒ°v Fw.-Un. B≥tU-gvk-Wn¬ NnIn’ t\\Sp-∂-Xns‚ hnh-c-ßfpw en¶p- Ifpw Ab-®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. F{Xbpw s]s´∂v AhnsS NnIn’ t\\Sm≥ Ahsf D]-tZ-in-®p. ˛3˛ Iptd Znh-k-ß-fmbn Ah-fpsS hnh-c-߃ C√m-bn-cp-∂p. s]s´-∂m-bn-cp∂p Ah-fpsS Hcp sat -Pv. Ahƒ°v bm{X sNøm≥ _p≤n-ap-´m-Wv. tcmKw aq¿≤-\\ym-h-ÿ-bn-em-bn-cn-°p-∂p. Xs‚ G‰hpw ASpØ kplr-ØmWv Xm≥. Xs‚ tImSn-I-fpsS kºm-Zy-߃ acn- °p∂- X- n\\p apºv C¥yb- nse ]mhß- ƒ°v sImSp°- W- w. AXn\\p Xm≥ klm-bn-°-Ww. \"\"ssN\\-bn¬ ]mh-߃ Ct√?'' \"\"Ah¿°p Rm≥ Bh-iy-Øn\\v klmbw sImSp-°p-∂p-≠v. Fs‚ G‰hpw ASpØ kplr-Ømb Xm¶ƒ hgn F\\n°v C¥y-bn- ep-≈-hsc klm-bn-°-Ww.'' Ahƒ°v X∂n-ep≈ hnizm-k-Øn¬ Abmƒ°v aXn-∏p-tXm- ∂n. Xs‚ `mcy-bv°p-t]mepw C√mØ hnizm-kw. 67

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä C¥y-bnse Nne \\√ F≥Pn-H-˛-I-fpsS enÃpw A{U pw Ahƒ°v Ab-®p-sIm-Sp-°m-sa∂p ]d-™-t∏mƒ Ahƒ kΩ-Xn-®n- √. \"\"F\\n°v \\nßs- fb- mWv hnizmk- w. Rm≥ CkvXmw_- qf- ne- p≈ Fs‚ amt\\-P-tcmSv ]Ww \\nß-fpsS _m¶v A°u-≠n-te°v {Sm≥kv^¿ sNøm≥ \\n¿t±-in-®n-´p-≠v. A°u≠v Uos‰-bn¬kv sabn- en¬ DS≥ Abmƒ°v Ab-®p-sIm-Sp-°p-I. AXp icn-b√ F∂p ho≠pw ho≠pw Ah-tfmSp ]d-™p. F¶nepw Ahƒ kΩ-Xn-°p-∂- Xmbn Abmƒ°v tXm∂n-bn-√. ho≠pw Iptd Znh-k-tØ°v Ah¿ XΩn¬ kº¿°-an-√m-bn- cp-∂p. s]s´∂v Hcp C˛-sa-bn¬. CkvXmw-_q-fnse ^n\\m≥jy¬ _m¶n¬ \\n∂pw Hcp A°u≠v Hm∏-WnwKv t^mw Abm-fpsS C˛-sa- bn-en¬ h∂p. \"\"Rß-fpsS D]-t`m-‡mhv tacn tgMv sUan-dn-en¬ \\n∂pw e`n® \\n¿t±-i-{]-Imcw aq∂p-e-£ØnFgp-]-Ø-øm-bncw bqtdm \\nß- fpsS A°u-≠n-te°v {Sm≥kv^¿ sNtø-≠n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. \\n¿t±-i- ߃ XpS¿∂p hmbn-°p-I.....'' ˛4˛ Abm-fnse Ip‰m-t\\z-j-I≥ DW¿∂p. _m¶ns‚ ]›m-Øew Adn-bm≥ KqKnƒ sNbvXp. _m¶v CkvXmw-_q-fn-e√; tamkvtIm-bn- em-Wv. In´nb t^mdw A\\p-k-cn®v _m¶v A°u≠v XpS-ßm≥ ]mkvt]m¿´ns‚ tIm∏n, thX\\ k¿´n-^n-°‰v Aßs\\ ]e kzIm- cy-hn-h-c-ßfpw sImSp-°-Ww. IqSmsX Ccp-∂qdv tUmf¿ ^okpw. Xp¿°n-bn¬ Xma-k-a-s√-¶n¬ dkn-U‚ v s]¿an-‰n-\\p-th≠n thsd A™qdv tUmf¿ At]-£m-^o-kv. sabn-ens‚ Dev]-Øn-sb-°p-dn®v IqSp-X¬ At\\z-jn-®-t∏mƒ Cw•-≠nse e≠-\\n¬ \\n∂p-amWv C˛-sa-bn¬ D¤-hn-®n-cn-°p-∂sX∂v Abmƒ°v a\\- n-em-bn. Xm≥ Ip‰m-t\\z-jWw \\S-Øn ]cn-N-b-ap≈ Hcp ssk_¿ Ip‰-Ir-Xy-Øns‚ Cc-bm-Ip-∂-Xmbn Abmƒ°v a\\- n- em-bn. Ahsf FXn-cn-Sm≥Xs∂ Abmƒ Xocp-am-\\n-®p. ssN\\okv `mj-bn¬ KqKnƒ D]-tbm-Kn®v Hcp sat Pv Ab-®p. adp-]-Sn-bn-√. S¿°njv `mj-bn¬ sat Pv Ab-®p. adp-]Sn C√. Cw•o-jn¬ ho≠pw 68

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä sat Pv Ab-®p. adp-]Sn Aev]w tcmjm-Ip-e-am-bn-cp-∂p. _m¶v A°u≠v XpS-ßm-Ø-Xn-ep≈ tZjyw. \"\"\\ns‚ bYm¿∞ t]sc¥v? \\o BtWm, s]tÆm? \\ns‚ t]cn¬ Rm≥ t]meokv tIkv sImSp-°m≥ Xocp-am-\\n-®p. Fs¥- ¶nepw ]d-bm-\\pt≠m?'' adp-]Sn h∂n-√. sat -Pp-Iƒ s]s´∂p \\ne-®p. Xs‚ Iºyq-´-dns‚ ]pd-In¬ X\\n°p Im∏n-bp-ambn \\n¬°p∂ kvt\\l-a-bn-bmb `mcysb At∏m-gmWv Abmƒ {i≤n- ®-Xv. \"\"F¥mWv Cu Iºyq-´-dn¬ Ft∏mgpw IpØn-°p-dn-°p-∂Xv?'' \"\"AtXm? Hcp kpμ-cn-bp-ambn kabw sNe-h-gn-°p-I-bm-bn- cp-∂p.'' \"\"Rm≥ ImWs´ B kpμ-cn-sb...'' Ah-fpsS t^mt´m I≠-t∏mƒ `mcy-bpsS apJw Im¿taLw t]mse Idp-Øp. IÆp-I-fn¬ ]cn-`-h-Øn-s‚bpw tZjy-Øn-s‚bpw A{ip-[m-c. shfn-bn¬ s]cp-a-g-°m-e-am-bn-cp-∂p. X\\n°p ]‰nb Aa-fn-sb-°p-dn-t®m¿Øv Abmƒ kzbw i]n- ®p. H∏w am¿°v k°¿_¿Kn-s\\bpw t^kv_p-°n-s\\-bpw. 69

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä \\n l- mb- X tacn Ipd-h-bv°¬ ]Xn-hp-t]mse Aem-dw-tI´v Rm≥ DW¿∂p. [ym\\hpw {]m¿∞-\\bpw Ign™v tPmen°p t]mIm≥ Xøm-sd-Sp-°p-I-bm-bn-cp- ∂p. a\\- n¬ Hcp sNdnb hn{`m¥n! F¥p-sIm-s≠∂p a\\- n-em-bn- √. F\\n°p XcWw sNøm-\\m-hm-Ø-sXm∂pw Xc-cptXsb-∂pw, FXp {]iv\\-tØbpw t\\cn-Sm-\\p≈ Ir] Xc-W-ta-sb∂pw PK-Zo-i-c-t\\mSv D≈n¬ {]m¿∞n-®p-sIm≠v ss[cyw kw`-cn®v, `¿Øm-hn-t\\mSv hnSbpwtNmZn®v Rm≥ tlmkv]n-‰-en-te°v bm{X-Xn-cn-®p. A\\n-„-kw-`-h-߃ H∂pw IqSmsX tPmen-ÿeØv FØn. ]Xn-hp-t]mse em_vtIm´pw [cn®v em]vtSm∏v Iºyq-´-¿ Hcp tdmf¿ _mKnƒ Dcp-´n-s°m≠v Rm≥ sFkn-bp-˛-hn-te°p t]mIm≥ XpS-ßn- b-t∏mƒ Fs‚ t_m v sP\\n ]pd-In¬ \\n∂pw hnfn-®p. \"\"tacn, Hcp an\\n´v \\n¬°q.... Aev]w kwkm-cn-°m-\\p-≠v.'' At∏mƒ cmhnse D≠mb hn{`m-¥n-bpsS km£m-Xv°m-c-am- bn-cn°pw kwkm-c-hn-jbw F∂v F\\n°p tXm∂n. \"\"C∂se cm{Xn-bn¬ sFkn-bp-˛-hn¬ Hcp Kpcp-X-c-amb tIkv FØn-bn-´p-≠v. ]t£ {]iv\\w AX-√. tcmKn \"s{_bn≥ sUUv' BWv.'' F∂n´v km¥z-\\-ambn Iq´n-t®¿Øp. \"\"\\n\\°v ssIImcyw sNømh- p∂- t- Xb- p≈q Fs∂\\- n°- d- nb- mw. Fs¥-¶nepw Bh-iy-ap-≠m-bm¬ hnfn-°m≥ aSn-°-cp-Xv.'' sP\\n°v \\μn-]-d-™p-sIm≠v Rm≥ sFkn-bp-˛-hn-te°v \\S- ∂p. sFkn-bp-˛-hn¬ sN∂v Xte-Zn-hkw h∂ tcmKn-I-fpsS Hcp ]´nI Xøm-dm-°n. ]Øp ]pXnb tcmKn-Iƒ D≠v. Ahsc F√m-h- tcbpw t]mbn-°≠v tcmK-hn-h-c-߃, Xma-k-ku-I-cy-߃, 70

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä UnkvNm¿÷v πm≥ CsXms° kwkm-cn-°-Ww. BZysØ \\mep tcmKn-I-fpsS kμ¿i\\w \\njv{]-bmkw Ign-™p. A©m-asØ tcmKn {]kvXpX \"s{_bn≥ sUUv' tcmKn Bbn-cp-∂p. t]cv {InÃo\\ B≥{Uq-kv. tcmKn sh‚n-te-‰-dn¬ A\\-h[n Syq_p-Ifpw sajo-\\p-I- fp-ambn _‘n®v XnI®pw At_m-[m-h-ÿ-bn¬ InS-°p-∂p. apdn \\ndsb Bfp-Iƒ Xnßn-\\n¬°p-∂p. Rm≥ Fs∂ Ah¿°p ]cn-N- b-s∏-SpØnb tijw tcmKn-bpsS G‰hpw ASpØ _‘p Bcm- sW∂p tNmZn-®p. Hcmƒ Iøp-b¿Øn. AsXmcp ae-bmfn F∂p I≠- t∏mƒ F\\n°v IqSp-X¬ DXvIWvT Df-hm-bn. _m°n-bp-≈-h¿ Aev]- k-abw shbn-‰nwKv dqan¬ t]mbn Ccn-°p-hm≥ Rm≥ A`y¿∞n-®p. tcmKnb- psS ASpØ _‘p Ahf- psS tPyjvTØ- nb- ms- W∂pw t]cv im¥Ω F∂pw a\\- n-em-bn. im¥Ω Hcp dolm_v tlmkv]n- ‰-ense A[n-Ir-X-cn¬ Hcm-fm-Wv. AtX tlmkv]n-‰-en¬ \\gvkv Bbn {InÃo-\\bpw tPmen sNøp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tPmen-tbm-sSm∏w Ahƒ B¿F≥ ]co-£bv°v ]Tn-°p-∂p-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. tPmen-°nS-bn¬ h®v {InÃo-\\bv°v AXn-`-b-¶-c-amb Xe-th-Z\\ D≠m-bn. _n]n 220/130. IÆns‚ ImgvN aßp-Ibpw s]s´∂p t_m[-£bw D≠m-hp-Ibpw sNbvXp. AXym-lnX ]cn-N-c-W-Øn-\\p-tijw Xe-t®m-dns‚ FwB¿sF FSp-Øp. Xe-t®m-dn¬ c‡-{kmhw Ds≠∂p a\\- n-em- bn. Poh≥ kwc-£n-°m-\\mbn DS-\\Sn ikv{X-{Inb AtX tlmkv]n-‰- en¬ h®p- Xs∂ sNbvXp. dolm_v tlmkv]n-‰¬ ta[m-hn-I-fpsS kΩ¿±-Øn\\p hgßn a\\ - n√m a\\t-  msS {InÃo\\- sb Rßf- psS tlmkv]n‰- e- nt- e°p am‰p- hm≥ im¥-Ωbv°v kΩ-Xn-t°-≠-Xmbn h∂p. dolm_v tlmkv]n-‰- en¬ h®v tcmKn acn®p F∂v dnt∏m¿´v D≠m-bm¬ AXv Ah¿°p t]cp-tZmjw hcp-Øn-tb°pw F∂v dolm_v tlmkv]n-‰¬ ta[m-hn- Iƒ `b-∂p. im¥-Ωbv°pw B hnhcw kp]-cn-Nn-X-am-W-t√m. XpS¿∂p≈ kwkm-c-Øn¬ \\n∂v {InÃo-\\bpw im¥-Ωbpw amth-en-°-c-°m¿ BsW∂p a\\- n-em-bn. Ah-cpsS ]nXmhv acn-®p- t]m-bn. AΩbpw Ggp a°-fp-apƒs∏´ Hcp IpSpw-_-amWv Ah-cp-tS- Xv. AΩ hfsc I„-s∏´v Iqen-∏Wn sNbvXmWv a°sf hf¿Øn-b- Xv. im¥Ω ]Tn-°m≥ hfsc anSp-°n-bm-bn-cp-∂p. sslkvIqƒ Ign-™-t∏mƒ Xncp-h√ saUn-°¬ anj≥ tlmkv]n-‰-en¬ \\gvknwKv ]Tn-°m≥ Ahƒ°p {]th-i\\w e`n-®p. A[ym-]-I¿ ]ecpw aZm-Ω- 71

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä am¿ Bbnc- p∂- p. im¥Ω- b- psS ho´nse ÿnXnK- X- nI- ƒ a\\ - ne- m°- nb Hcp aZm-Ω°v Ah-tfmSp A\\p-Iº tXm∂p-Ibpw Ata-cn-°-bn¬ Hcp tPmen {Ias- ∏-Sp-Øn-s°m-Sp°- p-Ibpw sNbvXp. A[nIw Xma-knb- msX im¥-Ω°v Fan-{K‚ v hnkbpw In´n. im¥-Ω-bpsS Htc-sbmcp e£yw ]mhw AΩ-tbbpw ktlm-Z-c-ß-sfbpw kwc-£n-°pI F∂Xp am{X- am-bn-cp-∂p. A°m-c-W-Øm¬ h∂ hnhm-lm-tem-N-\\-Isf√mw Ahƒ X´n-°-f-™p. {InÃo-\\-bpsS `¿Ømhv Hcp apgp-°p-Sn-b\\pw sIm≈-cp-Xm-Ø- h\\pw BbX- n\\- m¬ Ahc- psS a°sf aq∂p t]scbpw ^okv sImSpØv ]Tn-∏n-°p-∂Xv im¥-Ω- Xs∂-bm-Wv. aqØaIƒ \\gvknwKv ]Tn®p ]m m-bn. DSs\\ Ahsf Fß-s\\-sb-¶nepw ChnsS FØn-°-Ww. c≠m-a≥ Xncp-h√ am¿tØmΩ tImtf-Pn¬ _nF-kvkn c≠mw- h¿jhpw aq∂m-a≥ πkvSp c≠mw-h¿jhpw ]Tn-°p-∂p. \"\"Ip´n-Iƒ ChnsS FØp-∂-Xp-hsc {InÃo\\ Pnhnt® aXn- bmhq''˛ Hcp ZrV-\\n-›-b-tØmsS im¥Ω ]d-™p. Hcp \\gvkm-bn-cns° {InÃo-\\-bpsS Cu AXn-Zm-cpW ÿnXn im¥-Ωbv°v a\\- n-em-bnt√ F∂p Rm≥ kwi-bn-®p. F¥pw A`n- ap-Jo-I-cn-°m≥ th≠ Ir] k¿tΔ-iz-c≥ \\n߃°p Xcs´ F∂p am{Xw Rm≥ ]d-™p. Ahƒ°v At∏mƒ henb tZjy-am-Wp-≠m-b-Xv. \"\"ssZhw kvt\\l-amWv F¶n¬ Ft∂mSv F¥n-\\n-ßs\\? {InÃo\\ acn-°m≥ Rm≥ A\\p-h-Zn-°n-√. Fs‚ C„-ß-sf√mw _en- I-gn®v IpSpw-_-Øn-\\p-th≠n Rm≥ I„-s∏-´-sX√mw hrYm BIp-I- bnt√?'' im¥Ω apdp-ap-dp-Øp. Ct∏mƒ im¥-Ω-tbmSv thZw HmXn-bn´p Imcy-an√ Fs∂- \\n°p a\\- n-em-bn. \"\"F¥v Bh-iy-ap-s≠-¶nepw hnfn-°m≥ aSn-°-cp-Xv.'' Fs‚ _nkn-\\ v Im¿Uv sImSp-Øn´v Rm≥ ASpØ apdn- bn-te°p t]mbn. k‘y-bm-bn, Dj- p-am-bn. H∂mw Znh-kw. c≠pw aq∂pw Znh-k-߃. {InÃo-\\-bpsS ÿnXn°v hyXym- k-sam-∂p-an-√. Poh≥ kwc-£-W-b-{¥-ß-fn¬ At_m-[m-h-ÿ-bn¬ Hcp Xncn-®p-h-chv Akm-[y-sa∂p tXm∂p-amdv Ah¬ InS-°p-∂p. F\\n°v tae-[n-Im-cn-I-fpsS kΩ¿±w D≠v. im¥-Ωsb Fß-s\\-sb- ¶nepw ]d™p a\\- n-em-°-Ww. {InÃo-\\sb sh‚n-te-‰n¬ \\n∂p 72

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä am‰m≥ ASpØ _‘ph- ns‚ kΩXw thWa- t- √m. {InÃo\\- b- psS aq∂p tUmŒ¿amcpw tN¿∂p≈ Hcp Sow im¥-Ωsb A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-®p. tUmŒ¿am¿ aq∂p-t]cpw Ah-c-h-cpsS A`n-{]m-b-߃ ]d-™p. tcmKn s{_bn≥ sUUv BsW∂pw XpS¿∂p≈ NnIn-’-Iƒ \\njv^-e-am- bn-cn-°p-sa∂pw Ah¿ sFIy-I-WvtT\\ im¥-Ωsb Adn-bn-®p. \"\"B]v\\nb sSÃv sNømsX s{_bn≥ sUUv BsW∂p Rm≥ kΩ-Xn-°n-√.'' Ahƒ I´mbw ]nSn-®p. \\mew Znhkw B]v\\nb sSÃps- NbvXv tcmKn s{_bn≥ sUUv BsW∂ \\n¿Æm-bI dnt∏m¿´v e`n-®p. AXv im¥-Ωsb Adn-bn- °p-Ibpw sNbvXp. {InÃo-\\-bpsS \\ne G‰hpw hj-fm-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ikv{X-{Inb sNbvX apdn-hn-eqsS Xe-t®mdp _ln¿§-an-°p-hm≥ XpS- ßn. im¥Ω Gsd-°psd {`m¥n-sb-t∏mse s]cp-am-dp-∂p. kvt\\l- Øn-s‚tbm A\\p-I-º-bp-sStbm Hc-Wp-t]mepw Ah-fn¬ ImWp-∂n- √. adn®v IrXy-\\n¿Δ-l-W-Øn-emWv Ah-fpsS {i≤ -ap-gp-h-\\pw. Rß-fpsS knCH sP\\n-tbmSp Ib¿Øp. \"\"B kv{Xosb ]d™p a\\- n-em-°m≥ \\n߃°p km[n- °nt√?'' Rm≥ Hcn-°¬°qSn Hcp {iaw \\S-Øm≥ Xocp-am-\\n-®p. Cu {]mhiyw thZw HmXn-sb-¶nte aXn-bm-hq. \"\"{InÃo-\\-bv°p-th≠n Rß-fm¬ Bh-sX√mw sNbvXp-I-gn- ™p. Ahsf hn´-b-bv°q. AX-√, thsd GsX-¶nepw tlmkv]n-‰-en- te°p am‰m≥ R߃ klm-bn-°mw.'' G‰hpw kl-Xm-]-tØm-sS-Xs∂ AXn-Ku-c-h-amb {InÃo-\\- bpsS Ahÿ Ahsf a\\- n-em-°m≥ Rm≥ Hcp {iaw \\S-Øn. A©mw Znh-kw. {InÃo-\\-bpsS \\ne C∂-e-tØ-Xp-t]mse Xs∂. sh‚n-te-‰dpw Syq_p-Ifpw sajo-\\p-I-fp-sa√mw \\njv^-e-ambn {]h¿Øn-®p-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-∂p. Xe-t®mdv Ct∏mgpw _ln-¿§-an-®p-sIm- ≠n-cn-°p-∂p. im¥-Ω-bm-sW-¶n¬ hfsc £oWn-X-bm-bn-cn-°p-∂p. Ahƒ A\\p-P-Øn-bpsS apdn-hn´v Ftßm´pw t]mbn F∂p tXm∂p- ∂n-√. \"\"im¥Ω F¥p Xocp-am-\\n®p?'' Rm≥ tNmZn-®p. DØcw au\\w... Hcp A¥na kwcw-`-ambn Rm≥ FØnIvkv IΩn‰n hnfn-®p- Iq-´n. Ah-cpsS A`n-{]m-b-Øn\\p im¥Ω kΩXw aqfn. ]t£ \\msf cmhnse ]Øp aWn hsc kabw tNmZn-®p. F√m-hcpw AXn\\p kΩ- 73

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Xn-®p. Bdmw Znh-kw. B apdn apgp-h\\pw im¥-Ω-bp-sSbpw {InÃo-\\-bp-sSbpw Iq´p- Im¿ Xnßn-°q-Sn-bn-cp-∂p. Iq´-Ønep≠m-bn-cp∂ Hcp ]mÿ {]m¿∞n- ®p. Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cmbn F√m-hcpw {InÃo-\\-tbmSv hnS-]-d-™p. im¥Ω HgnsI! kabw 9.55 Bb-t∏mƒ sdkv]n-td‰dn sXdm-∏nÃpw tcmKn- bpsS \\gvkpw Rm\\pw IqsS B apdn-bn-te°p IS-∂p-sN-∂p. F√m-h-tcm-Sp-ambn Rm≥ Hc-`y¿∞\\ sNbvXp. \"\"\\n߃°v shbn-‰nwKv dqan¬ t]mbn Ccn-°mw. sh‚n-te-‰- dn¬ \\n∂p am‰n {InÃo-\\sb H∂p hrØn-bm-°nb tijw \\nßsf hnfn-°mw. AX-√, B¿s°-¶nepw \\n¬°m≥ Xm¬]-cy-ap-s≠-¶n¬ \\n߃°v \\n¬°mw.'' im¥-Ω-tbm-sSm∏w c≠p-t]¿ \\n∂p. _m°n F√m-hcpw ]pd- tØ°p t]mbn. sdkv]n-td-‰dn sXdm-∏nÃv sh‚n-te-‰¿ Hm^v sNbvXp. hmbn¬ \\n∂v Syq_v FSpØp am‰n, \\mkm-Zzm-c-ß-fn¬°qsS HmIvkn-P≥ LSn- ∏n-®p. sh‚n-te-‰¿ Hm^v sNbvXp. shdpw c≠p an\\n-´p-Iƒ°p-≈n¬ \\mkmZ- zmc- ß- f- n¬°qsS HmIvknP- ≥ {]hl- n®- ps- Im≠- nc- p∂- n´pw {InÃo- \\-bpsS izmtkm-—mkw \\ne-®p. XnI®pw \\n¿hn-Im-c-bmbn im¥Ω B apdnb- psS Hcp aqebv°p \\n∂p. HcpX- p≈n IÆp\\- o¿t]mepw Ahƒ s]mgn-®n-√. Iq´p-Im¿ Ah-fpsS kzIm-cyX am\\n®p ]pd-tØ°p t]mbn. \"\"im¥Ω F{X kabw thW-sa-¶nepw FSp-tØm-fq. Rm≥ t]mbn´v XncnsI hcmw.'' R߃ apdnbn¬ \\n∂p ]pdØpIS-∂p. GI-tZiw Ac-˛-ap-°m¬ aWn-°q¿ Ign-™-t∏mƒ Rm≥ im¥-Ω-bpsS ASp-tØ°v XncnsI sN∂p. Ct∏mgpw B aqe-bn¬ AtX \\n¬∏v. Rm≥ Hcp Itkc hen-®n´v \"Ccn°q' F∂p ]d-™p. \\√ A\\p-k-c-W-bp≈ Hcp Ip´n-sb-t∏mse Ahƒ Ccp-∂p. ASpØv thsdmcp Itk-c-bn¬ Rm\\p-an-cp-∂p. \"\"\\o h√Xpw Ign-®n´v F{X \\mfmbn?'' im¥Ω au\\w Ah-ew-_n-®p. \"\"Rm≥ Hcp km≥Uv-hn®v hmßn®p sIm≠p-h-ct´?'' kΩXw F∂p Xe-Ip-ep-°n. \"\"GXp-Xcw km≥Uv-hn®mWv C„w?'' \"\"lmw B≥Uv Nokv'' 74

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Ahf- psS i_vZw tI´X- n¬ Rm≥ AXoh- k- ¥- p„- b- mb- n. {ZpX- K-Xn-bn¬ I^vt‰-cn-b-bn¬t]mbn lmw B≥Uv Nokv km≥Uv-hn®pw Hcp _mKv Dcp-f-°n-gßv Dt∏-cnbpw Hcp Ip∏n tkmUmbpw hmßn XncnsI h∂p. Hcp ]p©n-cn-tbmsS im¥Ω Ah-sb√mw ssI∏-‰n. \"\"im¥Ω Ign-°v, Rm≥ DSs\\ XncnsI hcmw.'' \\n¿hn-Im-c-bm-bn-cp∂ Ah-fn¬ Hcev]w hnIm-c-sa-¶nepw kr„n-°m≥ km[n-®-Xn¬ F\\n°ev]w \\n¿hrXn tXm∂n. Fs‚ HutZym-KnI Pohn-X-Ønse hnkva-cn-°m-\\m-hmØ Hcp \\nanjw! im¥Ω- sb Rm≥ H∂pI- qSn kμ¿in®- p. km≥Uvh- n®v ]IpXn Xn∂n´v \"_m°n ]n∂oSv Ignt- ®mfw' F∂p]- d- ™v Ahƒ AXp s]mXn- ™p-s- I´n _mKn¬sh-®p. \"\"C\\n thsd-s¥-¶nepw klmbw?'' IÆp-\\o¿ [mc-[m-c-bmbn Hgp°n Ahƒ s]m´n-°-c-™p. \"\"Fs‚ Bcp-a-√mØ \\n߃ F¥n-s\\s∂ C{X-ta¬ Icp- Xp∂p?'' \"\"Hcp \\√ Can-t{K-j≥ h°o-ens\\ F\\n°p ]cn-N-b-ap-≠v. Hcp-]t£ Ip´n-I-fpsS Imcy-Øn¬ Abmƒ°v klm-bn-°m≥ km[n- t®-°pw.'' h°o-ens‚ t]cpw t^m¨\\-ºdpw Fgp-Xnb Hcp IS-emkv Rm≥ Ahƒ°p t\\sc \\o´n. Hcp \\n[n In´n-b-t]mse Ahƒ AXp-hmßn, Fs∂ KmV- ambv ]pW¿∂p.... 75

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä \"Z ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn°v ' tPm¨ amXyp GXm≠v F´p h¿jw apºv Hcp {Inkvakv Ime-ØmWv \"Z ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn°n's‚ \\mS-Im-hn-jv°-cWw ImWm-\\n-S-bm-b-Xv. As∂-gp-Xnb Bkzm-Z\\ teJ\\w ho≠pw {]kn-≤o-I-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv. Bap-J-ambn: bqtdm-∏ns‚ {]_p-≤-Xm-tI-{μ-am-bn-cp∂p at\\m- l-c-amb B¬]vkv ]¿Δ-X-\\n-c-Iƒ tN¿∂ Bkv{Sn-b. imkv{Xo-b- Km-\\-ß-fpsS cwKØv Cu tZi-Øns‚ kw`m-h\\ Ah-K-Wn-°m≥ Ign- bm-Ø-Xm-Wv. tIm´-Ifpw Imkn-ep-Ifpw sIm´m-c-ßfpw IØo-{U-ep- Ifpw Chn-SpsØ BI¿j-Wo-b-X-I-fm-Wv. AXp-t]mse Xe-ÿm- \\hpw kmwkvIm-cn-I-tI{- μ-hpa- mb hnb∂ \\Kcw bqtdm-∏ns‚ tkmjy- enÃv \\o°-ß-fpsS ap∂n¬Ø-s∂-bm-bn-cp-∂p. {]ÿm-\\-߃ ]eXpw Ahn-sS-bmWv XpS-ßn-b-sX-¶nepw XpS¿∂p≈ t\\´-߃ apgp-h-\\mbn A\\p-`-hn-°m≥ Ign-bm-Xn-cp∂ P\\-X-bm-bn-cp∂p Bkv{Sn-b-°m¿. AXns‚ cm{„ob Imc-W-߃ Ncn-{X-]-c-hpw. Bkv{Sn-b-bnse B¿®v Uyq°v s{^Un-\\m≥Uv, t_mkv\\n-b- bpsS Xe-ÿm-\\-amb kcm-P-thm-bn¬h®v h[n-°-s∏-´-Xm-bn-cp-∂t√m H∂mw temI-a-lm-bp-≤-Øns‚ XpS° Imc-W-ß-fn-sem-∂v. AXp- t]mse c≠mw temI-a-lmbp≤w XpS-ßn-bXv P¿Ω≥ `mj kwkm- cn-°p∂ Bkv{Sn-b≥ {]tZi- Øv ln‰ve¿ IS-∂m-{Ia- n-®Xp apX¬. Cu ]›m-Ø-e-Øn-emWv F°m-e-sØbpw anI® Iem-kr-„n-bmb \"Z ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn°v' BZyw t{_mUvth s{]mU-£-\\mbXpw ]n∂oSv kn\\na- b- mb- X- pw. CXns‚ \\mSI- mh- X- c- W- ß- ƒ C∂pw XpS¿∂p- sIm-t≠-bn-cn-°p-∂p. AXp-sIm-≠p-Xs∂ c≠m-bn-c-Øn-∏-Xn-s\\m∂v P\\p-hcn amk- Øn¬ Fgp-Xnb Cu sNdp-te-J\\w Ct∏mgpw {]k-‡-am-sW∂p tXm∂p-∂p. A∂sØ teJ\\w ho≠pw hmbn-°p-I. 76

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä lqÃ-\\nse ^manen B¿´vkv sk‚-dns‚ sabn≥ tÃPn¬ \\nd™ kZ- n\\p ap∂n¬ \"Z ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn°v' \\mS-I-cq-]- Øn¬ Ah-X-cn-∏n-®p. Hcn-°¬ CXv P\\-{]n-bXzw t\\Snb t{_mUvth ayqkn-°¬ Bbn-cp-∂p. kn\\n-a-bmbn h∂n´v Ct∏mƒ GI-tZiw Ac- \\q-‰m-≠m-Ip-∂p. ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn°v Hcp ¢mkn°v Iem-kr-„n-X- s∂. Km\\-߃ am{X-a-√, {]W-b-IY am{X-a-√, c≠mw temI-a-lm-bp- ≤-Im-esØ Ing-°≥ bqtdm-∏ns‚ a\\ v samØw ChnsS \\nd-™p- \\n¬°p-I-bm-Wv. \\mb-I-\\mb Iym]v‰≥ tPm¿÷v thm¨ {Sm∏ns‚ bm{Xm- sam-gn. \"FZ¬shkv FZ¬shkv ªkv ssa tlmwem≥Uv t^m¿ Fh¿' F∂ Km\\w thm¨ {Sm∏n-s\\m∏w kZ v H∂-S¶w \\nd-I-Æp- I-tfmsS Be-]n-®p. Iptd-t\\cw apºv: \"\"Abmw knIvÃo≥ tKmbnwKv Hm¨ skh‚o≥...'' F∂v BtLm-j-ambn ]mSnb kZ- p-Xs∂ \"GZ¬shkv' ]mSn-b-t∏mƒ BZ-c-]q¿Δw Fgp-t∂-‰p-\\n∂v IÆp-Iƒ XpS-®p. Rm≥ Hm¿°pI- b- mb- nc- p∂- p, Adp]- X- nI- f- ns- et∂m \\yqU¬ln sdbn¬th tÃj\\p kao]- Ø- p≈ joem Xotb‰- d- n¬ \"Z ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn°v' {]Z¿in-∏n-®-Xv. Hmkv°m¿ Ahm¿Uv t\\Sn-b-Xns‚ NqSn-em- bn-cp∂p Cu ^nenw A∂v. skmssk‰n s]¨]n-t≈-cpsS \\ne-°mØ Km\\-am-bn-cp∂p \"Abmw knIvÃo≥, tKmbnwKv Hm¨ skh‚o≥...' I\\ym-kv{Xo-bm-Im≥ ka¿∏n-°-s∏´ adnb F∂ bphXn Ip∂n≥sN-cp-h-I-fn¬ kzX-{¥-ambn ]mSp-∂-tXm-sS-bmWv ^nenw XpS- ßp∂- s- X¶- n¬, \\mSIw tIm¨sh‚nse {]m¿∞\\- t- bms- Sb- mWv Bcw- `n-°p-∂-Xv. AhnsS adn-b-bpsS Akm-∂n≤yw {i≤n-°-s∏-Sp-∂p. XpS¿∂v kZ-ky-cpsS CS-bn¬\\n-∂v, AXp ]¿Δ-X-\\n-c-I-fmWv F∂p k¶-ev]n-®p-sIm-≠v, \\mS-Io-b-ambn \"ssa t^h-d‰v XnMvkv...' F∂ Km\\w {]Ir-Xn-tbmSv CW-ßn-t®¿∂v adnb ]mSp-∂p. tIm¨sh‚ v Pnhn-X-Ønse in£-W-Øn¬ HØp-t]m-Im≥ ]‰mØ adn-bsb aZ¿ kp∏o-cn-b¿ as‰mcp cwK-tØ°v Xncn-®p-hn-Sp- ∂p. hn[p-c-\\mb tPm¿÷v thm¨ {Sm∏ns‚ Ggv Ipkr-Xn-°p-Sp-°- Isf `cn®p \\SØ- m\\- p≈ NpaX- e! tXmt¥m∂- nI- f- mb Ip´nI- f- ps- amØv 77

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Km\\-߃ Be-]n-°m≥ XpS-ßnb adnb B ho´n¬ Hcp Km\\-km-{am- Pyw-Xs∂ kr„n-°p-∂p. CXn-\\nsS Ahƒ Iym]v‰s‚ lrZ-bhpw Ih- cp-∂p. XpS¿∂v Iym]v‰≥ Xm≥ hnhmlw sNøm≥ \\n›-bn-®n-cp∂ F¬k-bp-ambn sX‰n-∏n-cn™v adn-bsb h[p-hm-°n. At∏m-tg°pw bp≤w NqSp-]n-Sn-®p. ln‰ve-dpsS ]´mfw Bkv{Sn-b-bn¬ ]nSn-ap-dp-°nb Imew! a[p-hn[p Ign-s™-Ønb Iym]v‰\\v {]tam-j-t\\m-Sp-IqSn P¿Ω≥ t\\hn-bn¬ tNcm-\\p≈ \"Iev]\\ sSen{Kmw' XpSsc h∂p-sIm- t≠-bn-cn-°p-∂p. X\\n Bkv{Sn-b≥ tZio-b-hm-Zn-bmb Iym]v‰\\p Np‰pw P¿Ω≥ Nmc-∑m¿ \\nco-£-Whpw XpS-ßn. \\mkn-I-fpsS \"F´p-Im-en- ∏XmI' Iym]v‰s‚ `h-\\-Ønepw \\n¿_-‘-]q¿Δw Xq°n-bn-S-s∏-´p. Bkv{Sn-b-°m-c\\v P¿Ω≥ t\\hn-bn¬ {]tam-j≥ F∂m¬ A¿∞w thsd-sb∂v Iym]v‰\\v \\∂mbn Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. Cub-h-k-c-Øn¬ IqSpX- ¬ kabw Xcs- ∏S- pØ- p∂- Xp Xs∂b- mb- nc- p∂p IcW- ob- w. Aß- s\\-bmWv kmwkvIm-cnI Un∏m¿´vsa‚ns‚ Iem-˛-Km\\ a’-c-Øn¬ ]s¶-Sp-°p-hm≥ Iym]v‰\\pw IpSpw-_hpw Xocp-am-\\n-®-Xv. \"FZ¬sh-kv, FZ¬shkv ªkv ssa tlmwem≥Uv t^msd-h¿...' B¬]vkv ]¿Δ-X-\\n-c-I-fn¬ hf-cp∂ Xpº-∏q-t]m-ep≈ FZ¬shkv, Bkv{Snb- b- psS tZiob- ]- pj- v]a- mW- v. cmPyØ- ns‚ Bflm- hmWv! \"a™p-t]mse sh≈-bmb FZ¬sh-kv, FZ¬shkv {]`m-X-ß-fn¬ \\o kpμ-cn-bmWv \\o Fs∂ F∂pw A`n-hmZyw sNøp-∂p. a™ns‚ kq\\ta \\o F∂pw hnS¿∂p tim`n-°s´ F∂p-sa-∂pw, F∂p-sa∂pw Bio¿h-Zn°q Fs‚ \\mSns\\ F∂p-sa-∂pw...' a’-c-Øn¬ H∂mw kΩm\\w hmßm≥ \\n¬°msX \\mS-Io- b-ambn Iym]v‰\\pw IpSpw-_hpw aT-Øn¬ A`-bw-tX-Sp-∂p. aq∂pw c≠pw kΩm-\\m¿l¿ hne-s∏´ kabw kwc-£n-°p-∂-Xns‚ ]n∂n- ep-≠m-bn-cp∂ hnUvVn-Øhpw lmkym-fl-I-Xbpw \\nd™ \\nan-j- 78

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä ß-fpsS X{¥-]-chpw IuXp-I-I-c-hp-amb bmYm¿∞yw a\\- n-em-°m≥ Aev]-t\\-c-sa-Sp-°pw. ln‰ve-dpsS ]´mfw B{iaw Acn-®p-s]-dp°n t\\m°n. Hcp Xe-\\m-cn-gbv°v B¬]vkv ]¿Δ-X-]m¿iz-ß-fn-te°v thm¨ {Sm∏v IpSpw_w c£-s]´v t]mIp-I-bm-Wv. ]n∂-Wn-bn¬ \"ss¢w_v Fhcn au≠≥....' F∂ Km\\w! bp≤-Øns‚ `oI-cX {]Xy-£-Øn¬ ImWn-°m-sX-Xs∂ Bkv{Sn-b-bpsS hnImcw apgp-h≥ \\nd-™p-\\n¬°p∂ IY-bmWv \"ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn-°v.' ]e-h´w I≠ ^nen-an-t\\-°mƒ Cu \\mSIw Rm≥ Gsd Bkz-Zn-®p. \\mSIw Ign™v ]pd-tØ°v \\S-°p-tºmƒ t\\cnb a™p-ho- gvN. lqÃ-Wn¬ hnc-f-amb a™p-hogvN! kμ¿`-Øn\\p tN¿∂-Xp-t]m- se...! Iym]v‰\\pw adn-bbpw aZ¿kp-∏o-cn-bdpw Ipkr-Xn-°p-´n-Ifpw Dƒs∏-sS-bp≈ \\So-\\-S-∑m¿ thZn-bn¬ AWn\\n-c-∂-Xns‚ a[pcw ad- °msX ]pdsØ tImS-°m-‰n-s‚bpw XWp-∏n-s‚bpw temI-Øn-te°v Rm≥ aS-ßn-sb-Øn. F√m h¿jhpw {Inkvakv ImeØv Rm≥ BkzZ- n°- p∂ Iem- kr-„n-bpsS `mK-ambn \"Z ku≠v Hm^v ayqkn°v' aqhn C∂p ho≠pw. At∏mƒ ]g-b-Im-e-߃ Hcp Hm¿Ω-bmbn Hgp-In-sb-Øn. Ccp-]Xmw hb- n¬ I≠ kn\\na apX¬ GXm\\pw \\mƒ apºsØ \\mS-Iw-h-sc. AsXm∂p Ipdn-®n-Sp-I-bmWv ChnsS sNbvX-Xv. Ah-[n-°me ip` Biw-k-I-tfmsS! 79

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä PmXI- c- l- kyw sXt°-apdn Abmƒ°v h´m-sW∂v kzbw ]e-t∏mgpw ]d-™n-´p-≈-Xm- Wv. Hcp Cu®-sb-t∏mepw D]-{Z-hn-°mØ Abm-fpsS A`n-{]m-bsØ \\m´p-Imtcm ho´p-Imtcm Ku\\n-®n-t´-bn-√. \"hnUvVnØw hnf-ºmsX kplrtØ' Rm≥ Abm-fpsS tXmfn¬ X´n-sb-¶nepw kIe Imcy-ß-fp-sSbpw ]n∂n-semcp Imc- W-ap-s≠-∂-Xn-\\m¬ Imcy-sØ-∏‰n Rm≥ Btem-Nn-°m≥ XpS-ßn. Btem-N\\ hf¿∂-t∏mƒ DuWpw Dd-°-hp-an-√m-Xm-bn. kaq-l-Øns‚ \\mUo-hyq-l-ß-fm-b-h-scms° temI-am-Ip∂ kuc-bq-Y-Ønse {Kl- ßfpw D]-{K-l-ß-fp-am-sW∂p tXm∂n. F√m-hcpw Ah-c-h-cpsS {`a- W-]-Y-Øn-eqsS bm{X sNøp-∂-h¿. ASn-ÿm-\\-]-c-ambn F√mw Ac- h´v Xs∂. Aß-s\\-bn-cns° Fs‚ Bfl-kp-lrØpw Ab¬°m-c-\\p- amb ta∏-Sn-bm\\v \"ip≤-{`m¥v'. \"\"AXm ImWp∂p henb Ipfhpw, Ic-bn-semcp B¬a-chpw! F¥m, \\nß-sfs∂ sIm√m≥ hcn-Ibm? Ahsf F\\n°p hn´p-X- cnI'' Fs∂ms° Abmƒ A´-l-kn-°m≥ Xpßn. CXp I≠ am{X- bn¬ \"K©mhv' A©p-hn[ kz`mhw Im´p-sa∂ {]amWw Rmt\\m¿Øp. Bip-]-{Xn-bn-se-Øn-°m≥ _‘p-°ƒ _≤-s∏-Sp-∂Xp I≠- t∏mƒ Rm≥ ]d-™p. \"\"F¥m-bmepw hc-s´. c≠p\\mƒ Ign-b-s´.'' \"\"At∏mƒ ÿnc-_p-≤n-bn-√mØhs\\ Cu c≠p \\msf-ßs\\ k‘n°pw?'' Abm-fpsS aqØ-tPy-jvT≥ tNmZn-®p. \"\"AXp kmc-an-√. Rm≥ ssIImcyw sNbvtXm-fmw'' Rm≥ ]d-™p. 80

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä c≠p \\mƒ Ign-™n´pw `mh-t`-Z-sam-∂p-an-√. Rm\\pw aSp-Øp. am{X-a-√, imco-cnIt¢i-ßfpw Gdn-h-∂p. \\nhr-Øn-sI-´-t∏mƒ ta¬∏- d™ kplrØ- ns\\ Aw_mk- nU- d- n\\- p≈- ne- m°n t\\tc {`m¥me- bØn- te°p Xncn-®p. sabn≥tdmUn¬ \\n∂pw CS-h-gn-bn-te°v Ib-dn-b- tXmsS \"kwKXn' KpcpX- c- a- mb- n. {`m¥mi- p]- {- Xnb- psS hmXn¬°¬ Im¿ \\n¿Øn-b-tXmsS F∂nse `oXn h¿≤n-®p. CXp-hsc H∂ns\\ t\\m°n- bm¬ aXn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. C\\nbpw ChnsS apgp-h-´m-Wt√m! {]Xo-£n-®-Xnepw `wKn-bmbn Imcy-߃ \\oßn. klm-b-l- kvX-߃ F√m-bn-S-Øpw. \"\"kmtd, ]Xn-\\mep h¿j-am-bn´v Rm≥ Chn-sS-Ø-s∂-bm. Rms\\mcp tImtfPv s{]m^-k¿.'' lkvX-Zm\\w \\¬In Abmƒ aS- ßn. ]n∂mse h∂Xv \"CXm I¿Ømhv thKw hcp∂- p, apSnb- n√- mØ Xe-Ifpw ]men-√mØ kvX\\-ßfpw i]n-°-s∏-´h' ]mhmS aS-°n- °pØn Hcp a[p-c-∏-Xn-t\\gv IS-∂p-t]m-bn. \"Hmw im¥n, Hmw im¥n' Hcp-h≥ cp{Zm£w XShn Hcp aqe- bn¬ ÿm\\w-]n-Sn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. \"CSX- ps- h´n heØ- pa- mdn CSsØ aqebv°v \\men©p XmgvØn s]cp-hn-c-eq-s∂Sm'sb∂m-t{Im-in-®p-sIm-s≠m-cp-h≥ InS-∂-In-S-∏n¬ \\n∂v hf-™p-IpØn FSp-Øp-NmSn Fs‚ apºn¬. IS-º-Iƒ IS∂v AI-Øp-sN∂v tUmŒsd I≠v hnh-c-߃ [cn-∏n-®p. \"\"Bfv Ahn-hm-ln-X-\\m-Wt√?'' \"\"AtX.'' \"\"hnhmlw Ign-∏n-®mepw Cu tcmKw as‰mcp hn[-Øn¬ \\ne- \\n¬°pw. `mcym-t¢iw, `mcym-Zp-cn-Xw, `mcym-]o-U\\w˛ CsXm-s°-bm- Wn-∂sØ h´ns‚ aqe-Im-c-W-߃'' ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßp-tºmƒ sImº≥ao-i°mc≥ in]mbn kao- ]n-®p. \"\"kmtd, Atß¿°v \\√ ÿnc-an-√. Ac-h-´m... ]d-™-sX-√m- sam∂pw kXy-a-√. ssUthm-gvkn\\p ^b¬ sNbvXn-´n-cn-°-bm. `mcybpw ChnS- sØ tUmŒd- m. \\msf Ah¿ ]db- pw˛ t{]a_- ‘- Ø- n¬ h∂ ]mfn-®-I-fpsS {]Xn-^-e-\\-am-Wn-Xv. ]q¿Æ-ambn amdm≥ km≤y- X-bn-√...'' Bip-]{Xn _mUvPv IpØn-bn-´p-s≠-¶nepw ASp-Øp- \\n¬°m≥ Hcp aSn tXm∂n. h√-h-s‚bpw tam„n-s®-Sp-Øp-sIm≠v 81

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä \\n¬°p∂ X\\n-h-´-\\m-sW-¶ntem? Abmƒ IqsS \\S∂- p. Imdnt- \\mSv Rm≥ kao]- n®- t- ∏mƒ Abm- fpsS kzcw amdn. \"\"]ns∂-sbmcp Imcyw, Cß-s\\-sbms° hcp-∂-h¿ h√-Xp- sams° Xcm-dp-≠v. X∂n-s√-¶nte Hscm-‰-b-Sn°v Ch-s‚-sbms° Ipfncp Rm≥ am‰pw.'' ]Ww sImSpØ- ns- √¶- n¬ tcmKnI- sf D]{- Zh- n°- ps- a∂p kmcw. kpt_m-[-an-√mØ a\\p-jysc ssIImcyw sNøp∂ DtZymKw kzoI- cn-®-hs‚ t_m[-sØ-∏‰n Rm≥ Btem-Nn-®p. \"F{Xtbm \\mfp-Iƒ°p aptº Ch-s\\ms° NnIn’ \\¬tI- ≠-Xm-bn-cp-∂p.' kplr-Øns\\ ssIsh-Sn-t™®p t]mcp∂ tJZ- tØmsS Rm≥ Imdn¬ Ib-dn. bm{X-bv°n-S-bn¬ Hcp {`m¥-s\\-t∏mse Rm≥ Nncn-®p. kplr-Øns‚ tcmK-Im-cWw F\\n°p am{Xw Adn-bm- hp∂ Hcp cl-ky-am-bn-cp-∂p. _mey-Im-e-kJn as‰m-cp-hs‚ awK-ey- kq{Xw Nm¿Øn PmX-a-cym-Z-Iƒ°-\\p-kr-X-ambn ssIhn-S-s∏-´p-t]m-b- Xns‚ ZpxJw. AtXms- Sm∏w K©mh- ns‚ A©ph- n[ kz`mh- h- pw. kXy- Øn\\v hne-bn-√mØ Cu temIØv CXv BtcmSp ]d-bp-hm≥? Fs‚ {`m¥v ITn-\\-ambn XpS-ßn. bm{Xm-at≤y ]cn-k-csØ ÿnc-_p-≤n-bn- √mØ IÆp-I-tfmsS Rm≥ ho£n-®p. \"I≈-∑m¿ Xpc∂p tam„n-°mØ kz¿§-cm-Py-Øn¬ \\nß- fpsS \\nt£-]-ßsf kzcq-]n-®p-sImƒhn≥' F∂v D]-tZ-in-®p-sIm≠v ku[-߃°p-≈nse ÿnc-{]-Xn-jvT-I-fmbn kz¿§ob hmKvZm-\\-ß- fn-t∑¬ Bk\\w Dd-∏n-®n-cn-°p∂ hnip-≤-∑m-sc-bpw, {]mWn-lnwk ]m]-am-sW∂pw AtXm-sSm∏w A[¿ΩsØ [¿Ωw-sIm≠v t\\cn-S- W-sa∂pw D]-tZ-in-°p∂ Imjm-b- h-kv{X-[m-cn-I-sfbpw I≠p. aX- Øns‚ t]cn¬, PmXn-bpsS t]cn¬, \\nd-Øns‚ t]cn¬ ka-in-„- ßsf sIms∂m-Sp-°p-hm≥ shº¬sIm-≈p-∂-h-scbpw I≠p. F√mw Nn¥b- ne- qsS I≠p aSß- pt- ºmƒ Fs‚ kplrØ- ns‚ tPyjvT-k-tlm-Z-c-t\\mSp ]d-™p. \"\"A©p-\\mƒ Ign-bp-tºmƒ tcmKw t`Z-am-Ipw. \\ap°v Abmsf t]mbn sIm≠p-h-c-Ww.'' \"\"F¥n\\v? h´p-]n-Sn-®-hs\\ sIm≠p-h∂v Fs‚ IpSpw-_-Øn\\v \\mW-t°Sv D≠m-°tWm? Ah≥ AhnsS InS-t∂ms´.'' A\\p-Ps\\ {`m¥m-e-b-Øn-em°n IpSpw-_-kzØv ssIh-i-s∏- Sp-Øm≥ shºp∂ \\√ \\{km-Wn-sbbpw Aßs\\ Rm≥ I≠p. 82

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä c≠v \"\"tamt\\! Ahs‚ \\mfv tNmXn-bm-Wv. _p[-\\mgvN D®bv°v P\\-\\-hpw. At∂ thXm-im≥ ]d-™-Xm-Wv˛ Zim-\\m-Y≥ cmlp, H≥]Xp hb - ph- s- c hymgw ]Xn\\- md- v. ]ns∂ i\\n. Bf]- mb- s- ∏S- m\\pw km≤y-X.'' kmcn-Ø-e-∏p-sIm≠v IÆo¿ XpS-bv°p∂ B amXm-hns‚ apJ-tØ°v Rm≥ kq£n®p-t\\m°n. \"\"Ipt™, \\Ωƒ {InkvXym-\\n-Iƒ PmXIw Fgp-Xn-°m-dn-√. F∂mepw Cu \\mfpw \\mgn-Ibpw P∑-\\-£-{X-hp-sams° As®-´mWp tams\\.'' F\\n-s°m∂pw ]d-bm-\\m-bn-√. ImcWw tPymXnjw kmØm- \\y-am-Wp-t]m-epw. lnμp-hn-\\p-t]mepw tPymXnjw X´n-∏m-sW∂ tXm∂¬. Fßpw \\nco-iz-c-Xzw. Cuiz-c-\\n¬ hniz-kn-°p-∂-h≥ kmØm-\\n-epw, kmØm-\\n¬ hniz-kn-°p-∂-h≥ Cu c≠v i‡n-I-fn- te-sX-¶n-ep-sam-∂ns\\ tkhn-°p-∂-h-cpsS i‡nbnepw hniz-knt® aXn-bm-Iq. NneX- ns- ems- °, NneX- ns- \\s- bms° hnizk- n°- p∂ Cu AXym- [p-\\nI bpK-Øn¬ F\\n°pw Ft¥m ]¥n-tI-Sv. GXm-bmepw thXm- ims\\ I≠v Imcyw At\\z-jn-°p-I. Rm≥ Cd-ßn. sNfn-]p-c≠ ]qWqepw Xncp-Ωn-s°m-≠v, GIm-¥-X-bn¬, {Zhn® \\mep-sI-´ns‚ tImWn¬ `kva-°p-dn-bn-´n-cn-°p∂ hnime s\\‰n- ØSw Z¿in-®-t∏mƒØs∂ Fs¥m-s°tbm Nne Dƒ°m-gvN-Iƒ. \"\"F¥m Ip´n-\\-{km-Wn, Chn-tSbv°v?'' tNmZyw-tI´v Rm≥ H∂p ]cp-ßn. \"\"\\na-Ø-e-£-WØm¬ Imcyw ip`-I-cw. Ct∏mƒ a\\- n¬ Nn¥n-®Xp `hn-°pw; \\n›-bw.'' tI´-am-{X-bn¬ Rms\\m∂p \\Sp-ßn. ImcWw a\\- n¬ \\nd- ™p-\\n∂ Nn¥. Ipi-e-{]-iv\\-߃°n-S-bn¬ Rm≥ hnj-bm-h-X-cWw \\S-Øn. hmbn¬ InS∂ I´≥]p-I-bne he-Xp-I-c-Øn¬ Xp∏n ap‰- tØ°v \\o´n-sb-dn™ Bim≥ ]d-™p. \"\"taS-cm-in-bn¬ P\\-\\w... ZmºXykpJw s]mXpsh Ipd-™n- cn-°pw. Ipd-®p-Im-e-sa-¶nepw `mcym-hn-clw A\\p-`-hn-°m\\pw CS-bp- ≠v. kv{XoI-fp-ambn GXp hn[-Øn-emWv CS-s]-tS-≠-sX∂pw Ah- 83

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä cpsS B{K-l-߃ Fs¥-√m-am-sW∂pw Ahsc GXp hn[-Øn-emWv kt¥m-jn-∏n-t°-≠-sX∂pw Ch¿°-dn-™p-Iq-Sm. Bbp-[-Ømepw A·n-bmepw tcmK-Ømepw B]-Øp-Iƒ kw`-hn-°mw. tNmXn \\£- {Xw. kv{XoI-fp-ambn Ft∏mgpw CS-s]-S-W-sa∂v Ch¿ B{K-ln-°p- ∂p. Zmº-Xy-Po-hnXw `mKy-{]-Z-am-bn-cn-°p-sa-¶nepw `mcy-am¿°v Ch- cpsS BZ¿i-ip-≤n-bn¬ ]e-t∏mgpw kwibw D≠m-Ipw. X∑qew a\\x- k-am-[m\\w Ipd-™n-cn-°p-hmt\\ \\ymb-ap-≈q.'' ]n∂oS- b- mƒ ]eXpw ]d™- p. F√ms- am∂pw {Kln°- m≥ F\\n- °m-bn-√. ho´n-te°p aS-ßp-tºmƒ a\\ v ImSp-I-b-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Cu `qtem-I-Ønse kakvX tImSn P\\-ß-sfbpw Cu Ccp- ]-Øn-sb´p \\£-{X-߬°p-≈nse P\\-\\-^-e-Øm¬ HXp-°n-\\n¿Øm- \\mh- ptam? P∑\\- m¬ HcpØ- ≥ im]{- Kk- vX\\- mb- m¬∏ns∂ kz{]b- Xv\\w F∂-Xn\\v F¥p hne? P∑-k-a-bsØ {Kl-ß-fpsS \\ne-b-\\p-k-cn®v P\\n® Ip´n hf-cp-tºmƒ hy`n-Nm-c-hr-Øn-bn-te¿s∏-Sp-sa∂p h∂m-¬ Cu kZm-Nm-c-sa-∂-Xn\\v F¥p hne? sX‰p-Iƒ P∑-hn-[n-bm-sW-¶n¬ Ip‰-hm-fn-Iƒ in£m¿l-cmtWm? Nn¥I- ƒ ImSpI- b- d- t- h, tPymXnj- Ø- n¬ \\n∂pw Fs‚ a\\ v ]cn-X-ÿnXn eb-ß-fn-te°v IS-∂p. a\\p-jy≥ hf-cp∂ ]cn-X-ÿn- Xn-Iƒ°-\\p-k-cn®v Ahs‚ kz`mhw cq]-s∏-Sp-I-bm-sW-¶n¬ Hcp \\ymb-hn[n Ds≠-∂Xv hnizm-k-tbm-Kytam? Ign-°p∂ Blm-chpw IpSn°- p∂ ]m\\ob- ß- fpw hnImc- ß- f- psS \\nb{- ¥nX LSI- a- ms- W¶- n¬ sXs‰m-s∂m∂v Cu `qap-J-Øpt≠m? sskt°m-fPn Fs∂m∂v icn- bm-sW-¶n¬ PohnXw Bkz-Zn-®ßv acn-®m¬ t]mtc? F¥n\\o kZm- Nm-c-Øn-s‚bpw c‡-_-‘-ß-fp-sSbpw ap≈p-th-en-Iƒ? CsXm-s°bpw ss]im-Nn-Is‚ X{¥-{]-tbm-K-ß-fm-sW∂pw A‘h- ni- zmk- a- ms- W∂pw £p{Zw, C{μP- me- w, a{¥h- mZw CXns- em∂pw Ig-ºn-s√-∂pw, CsX√mw ]m]-am-sW∂pw F∂nse {InkvXym\\n apdp- ap-dp-Øp. F¶nepw \"I„-X-Iƒ ssZhta F∂-h-Imiw Xs∂- bt√m'sb∂v hnip-≤-∑m-sc-s°m≠v ]mSn® ss__n-fnse ]Xn-s\\- ´m-asØ ]pkvX-I-Ønse IYm-]m-{X-amb tbm_n-t\\mSv ssZhw tNmZn® tNmZy-߃ F\\n-s°-Xnsc ^W-ap-b¿Øn. \"\"Im¿Øn-I-bpsS Nße \\n\\°p _‘n-°mtam? aI-bn-c- Øns‚ _‘-\\-߃ Agn-°m-tam? \\n\\°p cmin-N-{IsØ AXns‚ ImeØp ]pd-s∏-Sph- n-°mtam? k]vX¿jn-I-sfbpw a°s- fbpw \\n\\°p \\S-Ømtam? BIm-i-Ønse \\nb-a-ßsf \\o Adn-bp-∂pthm? AXn\\p 84

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä `qan-ta-ep-ff kzm[o-\\X \\n¿Æ-bn-°mtam?'' Cßs\\ Im¿ØnI- bv°v Nße- bpw aIb- nc- Ø- n\\v _‘\\- hpw Ds≠\\v Fs‚ hnizm-k-{]-am-W-Ønepw Rm≥ I≠p. ]ns∂ A[nIw Nn¥n-®n-√. kplr-Øn-s\\-∏-‰n-bp≈ `mhn-Im-cy-߃°v cq]w-\\¬In. B cq]-s∏-S-en-eqsS Imew IS-∂p-t]m-bn. h¿j-߃ an∂n-a-d-™- t∏mƒ F√mw Hm¿Ω-I-fnse Nne GSp-I-fm-bn. aq∂v A\\-¥cw Abmƒ Ah-fn-te°v ]S¿∂p Ib-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Zmº-Xy-Øns‚ GWn-∏-Sn-I-fn-eq-sS. B ]Sn-I-fn¬ ]mZw Nhn-´n- \\n¬°p∂ ]nt©m-a-\\-I-fmb sIm®p-a-°sf t\\m°n B amXmhpw ]p©ncn XqIn. PmX-I-tZmj`bw Ah-scbpw hn´p-am-dn. `mcybpw Ip´n- I-fp-ambn Abmƒ B\\-μ-hm-cn[n \\o¥n-∏p-f® ku`m-Ky-Im-ew. B ImeØ- n\\p thXmi- m≥ \\¬Inb `mjWw \"\"Xrt°´ \\£- {X-Øn¬ P\\n® kv{XoIƒ°v Ccp-]-Øn-tbgv hb p apX¬ Bdp h¿j-°mew kqcy-Z-i-bm-Wv. Fßpw k¿ΔXpw tim`n-Xw. F∂m¬ Zmº-Xy-Po-hnXw `mKy-{]-Z-am-bn-cn-°m-\\n-S-bn-√. Ggpw F´pw `mhm-[n-]- ∑m¿ ]cn-h¿Ø\\w sNbvXv ]m]-{K-l-tbm-K-Zr-„n-I-tfmsS \\n¬°p- ∂p. ssh[hyw Nn¥n-°-Ww. ip{I-t£-{X-Øn¬ IpP-\\pw, IpP-t£- {X-Øn¬ ip{I\\pw ]c-kv]cw \\hmw-iIw sNbvXp \\n¬°p-∂p. hy`n- Nm-c-e-£-Ww. ka-b-tZm-jw.'' Ab-e-Øp-ho-´nse ]pXnb Xma-k-°m-c≥ ÿew FkvsF tKmhnμ- ∏- n≈- b- ms- W∂v Abmƒ ]d™- t- ∏mƒ Hcp kpc£- nX- t- _m[w Fs‚ a\\- n¬. \"\"tamjWw s]cp-In-h-cp∂ Cu Ime-b-f-hn¬ Fkv-sF-bpsS kmao]yw \\√-Xp-X-s∂.'' Rm\\pw A`n-{]m-b-s∏-´p. Kw`o-c-X-bm¿∂ B ]pcp-j-Xz-Øns‚ I\\Ø _q´ns‚ s]cpØ i_vZw AS-®n´ hmXn-ep-Iƒ ]eXpw hn[n-\\n-tbmKwt]m¬ Xpd°s∏Sp-∂-Xn\\p Imc-W-am-bn. _‘-߃ ÿm]n-°-s∏-Sp-I-sb- ∂-√msX _‘-ß-fnse Ahn-ln-XXzw F∂Xv t]meokv apd-bn-en- √t√m! ip{I-t£-{X-Øn¬ IpP\\pw, IpP-t£-{X-Øn¬ ip{I\\pw \\hmwi- Iw sNbvXp \\n¬°p∂ Ab¬`h- \\- Ø- nse XcpW- nb- psS `mKy- tZm-j-Øn¬ tKmhn-μ-∏n≈ apX-se-Sp∏v \\S-Øn. Ahn-ln-X-_-‘-Øns‚ BZy-cwKw IpSpw-_-I-e-lw, c≠mw 85

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä `mKw imco-cnI a¿±-\\w, aq∂mw cwKw thdn´p Xma-kn-°pI F∂o Pohn-X-\\m-SI cwK-߃ Ac-tß-dn. ssUthmgvkv F∂ A¥y-cw-K- Øn-e-`n-\\-bn-°m≥ Xøm-sd-SpØp \\n¬°p∂ `mcy. A∂mWv Abmsf Rm≥ ho≠pw I≠-Xv. BsI Ah-i-\\m- bnc- n-°p-∂p. tKmhn-μ-∏n-≈b- psS ta¬t\\m-´-Øn¬ h\\nXm IΩoj- \\pw CS-s]-´-tXmsS \"k¿Δ-\\miw' ^ew. H∂pw ]d-bm≥ Ign-™n-√. \"\"Bbp- -‰m¬ XpW-bm-c-h¿°v hSw apdn-™m¬ IpSw Bcp-Xmßpw'' Fs‚ a\\ v a{¥n-®p. \\mev ivaim\\- Ø- n¬ \\n∂pw ho´nt- e°v aSß- pt- ºmƒ a\\ - p\\- nd- sb thZ-\\-bpsS Icn-\\m-f-߃ ]pf-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Hm¿Ω-I-fpsS Iqºm- c-ß-fn¬ Iq\\-s\\-dp-ºp-Iƒ hni-∏-S-°p-∂-Xns‚ t\\cnb thZ-\\. \\„- s∏´ ]dp-Zo-ksbtbm¿Øp XI¿°-s∏´ Pohn-X-Øn\\v A¥ym-`n-hm- Z\\w \\¬In aSß- pt- ºmƒ adb- m\\- d- b- v°p∂, ambmØ Hm¿ΩI- ƒ. \\mfp- Iƒ°p apºv Hcp i\\n-bm-gvN-bpsS BZy-bm-a-ß-fn¬ Xs∂ hnfn-®p- W¿Øn tNmZn® tNmZyw. \"\"Ahƒ hcptam? CXns‚ Ah-km\\w F¥mIpw?'' Dd-°-®-S-thmsS A∂p Rm≥ ]d-™p. \"\"hcn-√, hcm≥ km≤y-X- -bn-√.'' Fs‚ apJsØ `mh-t`Zw a\\- n-em-°nbtXmsS Abm-fpsS apJw hnf-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. \"\"Ign™ Bdp h¿jsØ Fs‚ {]b-Xv\\-^ew ChnsS XI- cp-I-bt√? Fs‚ Ip™p-߃ ... F\\n-°-h¿ \\„-s∏-Sp-I-bt√?'' F\\ns- °¥p sNøm\\- mIpw? tNmZyß- f- psS apºn¬ Rm≥ Xe- Ip-\\n-®p. hnZym-`ymkw Ds≠-¶nepw temI-]-cn-⁄m-\\-an-√m-bvI-bm¬ h∂p`hn® Zp¿hn-[n°p Rm≥ F¥p-Øcw ]d-bp-hm≥! \"Ahƒ t]mbn' F∂ ]Zw k¿Δ-km-[m-c-W-bmbn ImXn¬ Ae-b-Sn-°p∂ `¿Øm-hp-tZym-K-Øn¬ \\n∂pw sS¿an-t\\-j≥ hmßn hnc-an-°p-∂-h¿ Gdnh-cp∂ Cu Ime-b-f-hn¬ Ime-Øns‚ KXnsb \\n¿Δ-Nn-°m≥ F\\n-s°¥p tbmKyX? F¥n\\p t]mbn? F¥mWp ImcWw? F∂n-XymZn BZy-tNm- Zy-߃ apºn¬ \\ng-en®p \\n¬°p-tºmgpw ta¬∏-d™ tNmZy-߃ 86

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä tNmZn-°m≥ Fs‚ a\\ v A\\p-h-Zn-®n-√. ImcWw `qX-Ime Adn-hp- Iƒ h¿Ø-am-\\-Øn¬ \\ng-en®p \\n¬°p-∂p. \"\"Be-tkym-]-lXm hnZym ]c-l-kvX-KXx kv{Xobx Aev]-_oPw lXw t£{Xw lXw ssk\\y-a-\\m-bIw'' A\\y-ssI-hiw s]mbvt∏mb kv{Xo \\in-°-b-√msX F¥p am¿§w? kXyw hy‡-am-°m≥ \\nhr-Øn-bn-√mØ Ah-ÿ-bn¬ h∂- I-s∏-´m-ep-≠m-Ip∂ KXn-tISv! Rm≥ au\\w Zo£n-®p. \"\"t]mbXp t]mIs´sb∂p Icp-Xp-I. GI-\\mbn Pohn-°m≥ t\\m°p-I.'' Rm≥ ]d-™p. Hcp GIm-¥-]-Yn-I-s\\-t∏mse Abmƒ t]mbn. amXm-]n-Xm- °ƒ Ime-b-h-\\n-I-bv°p-≈n¬ ad-™p. IqS-∏n-d-∏p-I-fmbn Bcpw kao- ]-Øn-√. CWbpw XpWbpambn BsI-°q-Sn-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂-hƒ \\„- s∏-´n-cn-°p-∂p. FhnsS kam-[m\\w? FhnsS im¥n? \\mfp-Iƒ Cg-™p-\\o-ßp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. X¶w-t]m-esØ s]Æn\\p A`b- ÿ- m\\- ß- ƒ Gsd In´n. B ÿm\\ß- s- f√mw Abmsf sh≈-Øn-em-gvØnb kplr-Øp-Iƒ Xs∂ \\n¿Ωn-®-h-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tXmfn-en-cp∂v ImXp-Xn∂v ]cn-N-b-ap≈ I]-S-lr-Z-b-cpsS A¥x-]p-c- ߃. AhnsS cm⁄n-bmb `mcy-sb-∂-hƒ°v CsXms° `¿Ømhv sNøp∂ ]tcm-]-Im-c-sat∂ a\\- n-em-°m≥ Ign-™p-≈q. \"lm¿Uv h¿°nwKv kvam¿´v tKfn\\v' klm-bn-I-tf-sd-bp-≠m- bn. Ah-fpsS k¥-Xn-I-fpsS X¥-bm-b-h\\v \"sebvkn CUn-b‰v' F∂ \\ma-I-c-Whpw kaqlw \\¬In. `qan-bn¬ k∑-\\- p-≈-h¿°v kam- [m-\\w. B kam-[m-\\-Øn¬ imco-cn-I-kp-J-ß-tf‰phmßn am\\y-`mhw \\S-®n-h¿ \\S-∂p. tatem´p t\\m°n-bm¬ BIm-iw, Xmtgm´p t\\m°n-bm¬ `qan. B sebvkn CUn-b‰v \\S-∂p. ]nSn-®p-\\n¬°m≥ hf-sc-b-[nIw {ian- ®p. kln°- m\\- mh- p∂- n√- . PohnX- Ø- ns‚ BsIØ- pI \\„ß- ƒ am{Xw. As∂mcp Rmb-dmgvN Bbn-cp-∂p. ImeØv ]≈n-bn¬ t]mbn. k¿Δ`- mc- ß- fpw Im¬hc- nb- psS Nph´n¬ ka¿∏n®- p. \\m¬]Xp h¿j-°m-esØ Pohn-X-Øn\\v ]m∏-cXzw G‰p-hmßn kt¥m-j- tØmsS aS-ßn. 87

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Xs∂ kvt\\ln®v Xmtem-en®p hf¿Ønb amXm-]n-Xm-°-ƒ \\n{Z-sIm-≈p∂ Hcp ]mh-\\-ÿ-e-ant√? B ÿe-sØ-°p-dn-®-bmƒ [ym\\n-®p. B Cº-ho-Sns‚ {]Xymi a\\- n¬ \\nd-™p-I-hn-™p. AhnsS sNs∂-Øm≥ Hcp-apgw Ib¿ aXn-bt√m! Abmƒ B Cº-ho-´n-te°v bm{X-bm-bXv C∂-se-bm-bn- cp-∂p. 88

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Kymcn {_u¨ _m_p Ipc-h-°¬ F\\n°v Hcp Hm^okv amt\\P- sc thWs- a∂v ]ckyw sNbvXn- cp-∂p. Xm¬]-cy-ap-≈-h¿ t\\cn´p lmP-cm-Imw. Ahiyw Bh-iy-amb tbmKy-X-Ifpw ]c-ky-Øn¬ sImSp-Øn-cn-°p-∂p. t^m¨hn-fn-Iƒ ssIImcyw sNø-Ww. Iºyq-´-dn¬ kmam\\y Adnhp thWw, ^b-ep- Iƒ ASp°n {Ia-Øn\\p kq£n-°m-\\p-sams° Adn-™n-cn-°-Ww. tbmKy-sc∂p tXm∂p-∂-h¿ t\\cn´v C‚¿hyq-hn\\v hcm-\\mWv ]c-kyw. h∂-h¿ an°-hmdpw a[y-h-b-kvI-cmb kv{XoIƒ Bbn-cp-∂p. F\\n°v Btcbpw ]nSn-®n-√. Ah-km\\ Znhkw Hcp ]pcp-j≥ IS-∂p-h-∂p. Hcp BdSn s]m°a- p≈ saen™ a\\pj- y≥. Iut_mbv lm‰v Ducn CSXpsIm≠v s\\t©mSp tN¿Øp ]nSn-®p-sIm≠v he-XpssI \\o´n. \\√ Dd® lm≥Uvtj-°v. \\√ Bfl-hn-izm-k-Øns‚ e£-W-am-Wt√m AXv. \"\"Kymcn-{_u¨ Ckv ssa s\\bnw'' \"\"lmhv F ko‰v'' Cfw Xhn-´p-\\n-d-ap≈ Xs‚ kvt{Smlm‰v Ducn Fs‚ tai-∏p- dØv Xe-Io-gmbn sh®n´v Ah≥ Ccp-∂p. j¿´ns‚ t]m°-‰n¬ \\n∂v Hcp sNdnb IdpØ Nos∏-SpØv sXm∏n sh®-t∏mƒ Ae-t¶m-e-s∏´ sNºn® tIme≥ apSn-NoIn HXp°n sh®p. shtè j¿´ns‚ tImf-dn\\p Xmsg-bmbn Hcp kv{SnwKv ssS Xqßn-°n-S-∂p. c≠mbn Xqßn-°n-S∂ kv{SnwKv ssS _‘n-®n-cp∂ teml-Ø-In-Sns‚ HØ \\Sp-hn¬ Hcp ]®-\\n-d-ap≈ I√v ]Xn-∏n-®n-cp- ∂p. Ahs‚ s_¬‰v _°n-fnepw AtX-t]mse Hcp I√. Cdp-In-°n- S-°p∂ ªqPo≥kmWv Ah≥ C´n-cp-∂-Xv. Ah≥ Ccp-∂-t∏mƒ Xhn- ´p-\\n-d-ap≈ Iut_mbv _q´vkv ImWm-\\m-bn. 89

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä ]‰-sh-´n-b, Aev]w \\c® XmSn-bnepw Ip‰n-ao-i-bnepw Ah≥ CS-bv°nS XS-hp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ch-s\\-s°m≠v Fs‚ Hm^okv tPmen-Iƒ sNøn-°m-\\m-hptam F∂ Nn¥ Fs∂ Ae-´n. IqSp-X¬ kwkm-cn-®-t∏mƒ hn\\-bhpw Bflm¿∞-Xbpw Bfl-hn-izm-k-hp-ap≈ hy‡n-bm-sW∂p a\\- n-em-bn. ap≥]v tPmen sNbvXn-´p≈ Iº-\\n-I-fn¬ Xt‚-X-√mØ Imc- W-ß-fm¬ ]ncn-tb≠n h∂Xpw kmº-ØnI amμyw-aqew AS-®n-tS≠n h∂ Iº-\\n-I-fpsS Imcy-hp-sams° tI´p. GXm-bmepw Kymcn-sb-Øs∂ tPmen-s°-Sp-Øp. HcmgvN Ign™v Hm^okv Xpd°- ph- m\\- p≈ DØc- h- mZ- nX- zhpw Ahs\\ G¬∏n®v Xmt°mepw sImSp-Øp. IpSpw_- s- Ø°- pd- n®p tNmZn®- t- ∏mƒ Ct∏mƒ X\\n®- ms- W∂pw `mcy Xs∂ h©n®p IS-∂p-I-f-s™∂pw ]d-™p. Ah-fpsS ]pXnb ImapI≥ Hcp t]meokv Hm^o-k-dm-Wp-t]m-epw. Fs‚ ho´n¬ Hcp πw_nwKv {]iv\\w h∂-t∏mƒ bmsXmcp aSnbpw IqSmsX Kymcn h∂v icn-bm-°n-Ø-∂p. A‰-Ip-‰-∏-Wn-I-sf√mw sNøm-≥ Ign-hp≈ Hcp lm≥Un-am≥ BWv Kymcn F∂-dn-™-t∏mƒ IqSp-X¬ kt¥m-j-am-bn. R߃ CS-bv°nsS Hcp-an®p `£Ww Ign-°p-∂Xp ]Xn-hm- bn. C¥y≥ ^pUv Ah\\p hfsc {]nb-am-bn-cp-∂p. {]tXy-In®v X¥qcn Nn°≥. HcpZnhkw cm{Xn H≥]paWn°v GtXm t]∏¿ FSp-°m-\\mbn Hm^o-kn¬ sN∂-t∏mƒ Kymcn AhnsS D≠m-bn-cp-∂p. C{X te‰v Bbn F¥p sNøp-I-bm-sW∂v Bcm-™-t∏mƒ t^m¨ tImƒkv sNøp-I-bm-sW∂p ]d-™p. thsdmcp Znhkw cmhnse Ggc aWn°v F\\n°v Hm^o-kn¬ t]mtI≠- X- mbn h∂p. At∏mgpw Kymcn Hm^ok- ne- p≠- mb- nc- p∂- p. Xs‚ Itkc- b- ne- nc- p∂v Fs¥ms- °tbm IpØn°- pd- n°- pI- b- mb- nc- p∂- p. F¥m C{X t\\csØ F∂ tNmZy-Øn\\p Ipsd t]∏¿ h¿°v D≠m-bn-cp∂p F∂p-Ø-cw. F\\n°p Nne kwi-b-ß-sfms° tXm∂n. Ah-\\-dn-bmsX Rm\\-hs\\ \\nco-£n®p XpS-ßn. Ah\\p Xma-kn-°m≥ CS-an-s√∂pw cm{Xn-bn¬ Ahs‚ ]n°v- A∏v {S°n¬ kq£n-®n-cp∂ …o∏nwKv _mKv FSp-Øp-sIm-≠p-h∂v \\ne-Øp-hn-cn®v Hm^o-kn¬ Xs∂-bmWv A¥n-bp-d-ßp-∂-sX∂pw 90

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Rm≥ I≠p-]n-Sn-®p. shfp-∏ns\\ Xs∂ FWo‰v Ah≥ …o∏nwKv _mKv Npcp´n aS°n ]n°∏- v{S°- n¬ sIm≠ph- ®- n´v t\\sc ASpØ- p≈ sshFw- kn-F-˛-bn¬ t]mIpw. AhnsS sNdnb tXmXn¬ hymbmaw sNbvXn´v Ipfn-s®m-cpßn Hm^o-kn¬ hcpw. Ipsd Znh-k-߃ Rm≥ IÆ-S-®p. Fß-s\\-bmWv Ch-t\\mSv CsXms° tNmZn-t°-≠-sX∂pw Ahs‚ {]Xn-I-cWw Fß-s\\-bm- bn-cn-°p-sa∂pw ktμ-ln-®p. Ah-km\\w Ahs\\ Fs‚ apdn-bn¬ hnfn-®p-h-cp-Øn. a‰m-cp- an√- mØ kab- Øv Imcyß- ƒ tNmZn®- d- n™- p. A\\ph- mZ- a- n√- msX Hm^o- kn¬ A¥n-bp-d-ßn-b-Xn\\p am∏p-tNm-Zn-°bpw kml-Ncyw hnh-cn-°p- Ibpw sNbvXp. \"\"kmtd, Hcp apdn-t]mepw hmS-Ibv°v FSp-°m≥ ]‰mØ kmlN- c- ya- mW- v. ChnsS tPmen XpSß- pt- ºmƒ Hcp Iq´pI- mc- s‚ IqsS- bm-bn-cp∂p Xma-kw. Ah≥ ÿew-amdn t]mbn. Fs‚ Unthm-gvkn\\p tijw s{IUn‰v td‰v F√mw tami-am-bn. kz¥-ambn hmS-Ibv°v Hcp apdn-t]mepw FSp-°m≥ km≤y-a-√. tPmen \\„-s∏-´-t∏mƒ a°ƒ°v ssN¬Uv kt∏m¿´v amkw- tXmdpw sImSp-°m-\\n-√m-sX-bm-bn. IpSn-»nI h∂p. ]Ww In´m-Xm-b- t∏mƒ ap≥`mcy tIkv sImSp-Øp. ChnsS tPmen-bm-b-Xn-\\p-tijw ho≠pw ssN¬Uv kt∏m¿´v sImSp-°m≥ XpS-ßn. ]t£ C\\nbpw IpSn-»nI InS-∏p-≠v. Ahƒ°v tPmen-bp-≈-Xp-sIm≠v Poh-\\mwiw sImSp-t°-≠-Xn-√. F∂mepw ssN¬Uv kt∏m¿´v sImSp-°-W-a-t√m. Hm^o-kn-ep-d-ßp-∂-Xp-sIm≠v IpSn-»nI thKw ho´m-at√m F∂p Icp- Xn. £an-°-Ww.'' \"\"GXm-bmepw Hm^o-kn¬ A¥n-bp-d-ßp-∂Xv \\n¿Ø-Ww. \\ap°v thsd Fs¥-¶nepw am¿§w I≠p-]n-Sn-°mw.'' Ah≥ kΩ-Xn-®p. R߃ ]ncn-™p. ]nt‰∂v ImeØv Rm≥ Hm^ok- n¬ sN∂t- ∏mƒ c≠p t]meo- kp-Im¿ AhnsS D≠m-bn-cp-∂p. H∂p Kymcn-bpsS ap≥`m-cy-bpsS ]pXnb Imap-I-\\m-bn-cp-∂p. at‰Xv Ahs‚ Iq´p-Im-c-\\pw. ssN¬Uv kt∏m¿´v Aan-X-ambn IpSn-»nI hcp-Øn-b-Xn\\v AdÃv hmd-≠p-am-bmWv Ah¿ h∂-Xv. Kymcnsb ssIhn-eßv h®v sIm≠p-t]m-Ip-∂Xv \\n -lm-b- \\mbn t\\m°n-\\n¬°mt\\ F\\n°p Ign-™p-≈q. 91

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä ]qt¥m-´-Øn¬ \\n∂v Hcp-]n-Sn-]q-°ƒ ]qt¥m-´ Ipcy≥aym-en¬ tIc-f-Øn¬ tIm´b \\w. IÆq¿Pn√b- n¬ tImf Nn{Xi- e- `- ß- f- psS tXße- pI- ƒbm´v UP kvIqƒ ]q¿Ø Xmakw. tImgn-t°mSv St.Jo St.Josephs College, Devagi Ipcy≥ aymen¬ Zym-`ym-kw. XpS¿∂v am\\-¥-hm-S Ihn-Xbpw Ah-fpsS `¿Ømhpw aq∂p-Ip-´n-I-fp∏-anm¬bIn rHjcnpFIv‰≥j≥ H hH`¿mntSØ\\n®- mmmZ- -h¬b- nsmI{‚XpdA®-Ipg`I- n™n-{q]Snmt-vbh\\-tccØnsI- Øb- mSmv hb- tbonc-´mnp¬∂-Pnp®F. Hv ØIcpm¿mI≥pHdkmp°-Snm-®- [ph-psn°- g- ]nb- mps- -bU1Fne-4avs∂-bIqss°Inv‰S¬X≥m1mI√9-≠js8Xw7m‚m≥¿tn¬a- P-kHmUmne-^®SnApo.s-kbCNn-dtb¬m∏vbXmN cp-∂p. tdmU-cp-In¬ \\n¬°p∂ Hcp kv{Xosb adn-I-S∂v IXmm¿a-k\\on-°ßp-∂p- p. tºmƒ, Xs‚ IqsS kvIqfn¬ Htc _©n¬ Htc ¢m 1n.¬Nn]{XT-in-®-en-`- -߃ Ipº-k cp∂ imen-\\n-bmtWm AXv F∂p kwi-bw. `¿Øm-hn-t2\\. NmSn{vXI-im-e¿-`-ß-fpsS IÆ t\\m°n-b-t∏34..mƒFae√-_Am mXa¿°pbƒm{°X.pth≠n \\n¿Øp-hm≥ ]d-™v, Im¿ ]pd-tIm-s´-SpØv icn-X-s∂-sb∂v t_m[yw h∂p. 5. Ata-cn-°≥ hncp∂v ({ ]Xn-\\mdv sIm√-Øn-\\p-tijw Ah¿ XΩn¬ I≠6p.-a\\p-´cp-\\-Im-b-bmm´- v ({]n‚nw-Kn¬ Wv. Imdn¬ \\n∂pw Cdßn HmSn-s®∂v imen-\\nsb sI´n-∏In-SpnS-®pwp_. w : Ahsf sI´n-∏n-Sn-®-t∏mƒ kpJ-I-c-a-√mØ Hcp K‘w A\\p-`-h`m-sc∏y -´- ˛ XjAp-ßh-sI¿f°mp≠w,v ]Av dIh-bh¿mn-\\XFp-≠hAnvs. eISv]ht]wn-XmAb-, `nI¿hØecwn-Im-h]-bnm-sme-s‚Wnb-®∂ppw. I\\pwpqA´dnp-I-\\h-fq-tdpf-sp mSISbv m]pcwdasayh-™I°-]ßn≥¨tƒƒipa.-F-°√ƒm-hcpw˛˛ h AXpt- ]mse Ahƒ°v imen\\- nb- psS `¿Ømh- ns- ‚bpw Ip´nI- f- ps-hSnebmpkw w: Imcy-߃ Adn-bp-hm\\pw XnSp-°-am-bn. 4306 Musting Crossin Ihn1X32CC∂cpp-hw -ckp-spSμbcpnwXksu∂μ-b-cmy-W-Øv.n\\av qs∂Npdnab°a-fßpstSeA-‰n´Ωps-b≠m-sP-¶Whn:e-9∂p0w4v 5058597 Ihn-Xsb I≠m¬ tXm∂p-I-bp-an-√. Hcp]t£ Ah-fpsS `¿Øm- hns‚ kwc-£-W-am-bn-cn°mw AXns‚ ]n∂n¬. kv{XoIsf kw_- ‘n-®n-S-tØmfw Ah-cpsS `¿Øm-hns‚ kwc-£-W-amWt√m {][m- \\w. 92

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä F∂m¬ imen-\\n-bpsS Imcyw t\\sc adn-®m-Wv. imen\\n Hcp ImeØv kuμ-cy-Øns‚ Imcy-Øn¬ Xs∂-°mƒ ap∂n-em-bn-cp-∂p- sh∂v IhnX Hm¿Øp. imen\\- nsb I≠m¬ ]gb cq]t- ab- √- . Chƒ°v F¥p ]nW-™p? Chƒ BsI amdn-t∏m-b-t√m. A{Xbv°v am‰w kw`-hn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. imco-cn-I-ambn am{X-a-√, am\\-kn-I-ambpw kmº- Øn-I-ambpw BsI amdn-b-Xp-t]m-ep-≠v. \\ns‚ `¿Ømhpw a°fpw FhnsS? Cu ImWp-∂-XmtWm \\ns‚ hoSv? Ihn-X-bpsS tNmZy-Øn\\v tXß-e-Sn-®p-sIm-≠p≈ Hcp \\o≠ s\\Sp-ho¿∏m-bn-cp∂p adp-]Sn. CØ-c-Øn¬ tImew sI´-Xns‚ ImcWw Fs¥∂ tNmZy-Øn\\v Fs‚ k¶Sw F\\n°v BtcmSpw ]db- m≥ ]‰mØ Hcp Zpÿn-Xnb- n¬ AIs- ∏´- pt- ]mb IYb- psS Npcpƒ Agn-bv°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Rm≥ A{X henb kpμ-cn-sbm-∂p-a-√m-bn-cp-∂p-sh-¶nepw Fs∂ ImWp-hm≥ A{X tai-hp-am-bn-cp-∂n-√. F\\n°v 17˛18 hb- p- ≈-t∏mƒ Xncn™pw adn™pw Fs∂ t\\m°p∂ ]pcp-j-∑m-sc-bpw, Hfn®pw ]mØpw IÆp-sh-´msX Fs∂-Øs∂ Xpdn®p t\\m°n-sIm- ≠n-cp∂ ssX°n-f-h-∑m-scbpw Rm≥ {i≤n-®n-cp-∂p. Fs‚ tN®n Rß-fp-ssS hoSp-ambn GI-tZiw Adp-]Xp ssa¬ Zqscb- mb- n´- mb- nc- p∂p Xmak- n®- nc- p∂- X- v. Ahƒ°v c≠p Ip™p- a-°ƒ D≠m-bn-cp-∂p. BZysØ c≠p {]k-h-ßfpw R߃ Rß- fpsS ho´n¬ h®m-bn-cp∂p \\S-Øn-b-Xv. AXn\\v Fs‚ Nm®\\pw AΩ- ®nbpw F√m klm-b-ßfpw sNbvXp-sIm-Sp-Øp. aq∂m-asØ {]khw tN´s‚ ho´n-¬ h®p-Xs∂ thW-sa∂v tN´≥ \\n¿_-‘n-®-t∏mƒ R߃ Aß-s\\-Xs∂ BIs´ F∂p kΩ-Xn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tN´s‚ A—\\pw AΩbpw Ah-cpsS hnhm-l-Øn\\p ap≥t]-Xs∂ acn-®p-t]m-bn-cp-∂p. AXp-sIm≠v Ah-cpsS Ip™p-ß-fpsS Imcy-߃ Ah¿ c≠p-t]cpw IqSn-bm-bn-cp∂p t\\m°n-bn-cp-∂-Xv. tN´≥ Rß- tfms- S√- mh- t- cmSpw hfsc kvt\\lØ- ne- mb- nc- p∂- p. tN®nt- bbpw Ip™p- ß-tfbpw hfsc Imcy-am-bn-´m-bn-cp∂p t\\m°n-bn-cp-∂-Xv. Ihn-X-bpsS hoSpw Fs‚ hoSpa- mbn kmº-ØnI- a- mbn t\\m°n- bm¬ \\ns‚ hoSm-bn-cp∂p s]mßn \\n∂n-cp-∂-Xv. ]Ømw ¢m n¬ c≠p {]mhiyw FgpXn tXm‰ F\\n°v as‰m∂pw sNøm≥ Ign-™n- √. ho´nse ]Wn-I-sf√mw sNbvXv A—-s\\bpw AΩ-sbbpw klm- bn®v Ign-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. GS-Øn-bpsS aq∂m-asØ {]khw ASp- 93

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Ø-t∏mƒ Ahsc klm-bn-°m≥ GS-Øn-bpsS ho´n¬ sN√p-hm≥ Bh-iy-s∏-´p. Fs‚ A—\\pw AΩbv°pw Fs‚ Cu {]mb-Øn¬ as‰mcp ho´n¬ hnSp-hm≥ C„-am-bn-cp-∂n-s√-¶nepw tN®n-bpsS \\n¿_- ‘-Øn\\v Ah-km\\w hg-ßp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tN®n-bpsS Ip™p-ßsf F\\n°pw hfsc C„-am-bn-cp-∂p. A—-\\m-bn-cp∂p Fs∂ Ahn-tS°v sIm≠p-hn-´-Xv. Ip´n-Iƒ°v Fs‚ IqsS-Øs∂ InS-∂p-d-ß-W-sa∂v \\n¿_-‘-am-bn-cp-∂p. Rm≥ ]d-bp∂ sIm®p-sIm®p IY-Iƒ Ah¿°v \\t∂ C„-s∏-´p. G´Øn A[nIw Xma-kn-bmsX sXm´-SpØ Bip- ]-{Xn-bn¬ {]k-hn-®p. \\ns‚ Ip´n-Iƒ°pw `¿Øm-hn\\pw Fs‚ hoSn-\\-SpØp h∂n´v H∂pw sImSp-Øn-√-t√m. Fs¥-¶nepw H∂p sImSp-t°t≠? imen\\n tNmZn-®p. H∂pw th≠. Ah¿ D®bv°v th≠p-thmfw `£-W-sa√mw Ign-®p. Ah¿ \\ns‚ Cu ]cn-kcsa√mw H∂p HmSn-\\-S∂v I≠p ckn- °p-I-bm-Wv. AXv Aßns\\ \\S-°-s´. Ahsc Ah-cpsS ]m´n\\p Ifn- °m≥ hnt´m-fq. AXmWv Ah-cpsS kt¥m-jw. Ah¿ Ifn-t®m-s´. F\\n°v \\ns‚ IY-Iƒ tIƒ°m-\\mWv B{K-lw. IhnX ]d-™p. imen\\n Ah-fpsS IY ]d-bm≥ XpS-ßn. F´≥ Fs‚ kz¥w G´≥ Xs∂-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Rm≥ tN®n-bpsS ho´n¬ sN∂-t∏mƒ G´≥ F\\n°v Hcp kz¿Æ-h-fbpw amebpw kmcnbpw hmßn-Ø-∂p. Rm≥ AsXm∂pw ths≠∂p ]d-s™-¶nepw kΩ-Xn-°msX \\n¿_-‘n®p Xcn-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. GS-Ønbpw In´p-∂Xp hmßn-®p- sIm-≈m≥ ]d™v Fs∂ \\n¿_-‘n-®p. Rm≥ Bkv]-{Xn-bnepw sIm®p-ß-fp-ambn \\√ \\ne-bn¬ Ign-bp-∂-Xp-sIm-≠p-am-bn-cn°pw CsXms° hmßn-Ø-cp-∂- sX-∂m-bn-cp∂p As∂ms° hnNm-cn-®-Xv. F∂m¬ G´s‚ Dt±iyw as‰m-∂m-bn-cp-∂p-sh-∂Xv a\\- n- em-°p-hm≥ F\\n-t°m, G´-Ønt°m km[n-®n-√. A{X \\√ G´-\\m- bn-cp∂p R߃°v AXp-h-sc. R߃ InS-°p∂ apdn-bn¬ I°qkv C√mb- nc- p∂- p. Ip´nI- ƒ°v cm{Xnb- n¬ _mØd- qa- n¬ IqsS°- qsS t]mtI- ≠-Xp-≈-Xp-sIm≠v Fs‚ apdn-bn¬ Ah¿ InS-°p-∂-Xp-sIm≠v hmXn¬ Ip‰n-bn´v AS-®n-cp-∂n-√. Ip´nI- ƒ Ddß- n°- g- n™- t- ∏mƒ Fs‚ apdnb- psS hmXn¬ kmh- [m\\w Xpd-°p∂ Id Id i_vZw tI´v Rm≥ sR´n DW¿∂-t∏mƒ Btcm Fs‚ ASp-tØ°p \\S∂p hcp-∂-Xmbn tXm∂n. Bcm, Bcm F∂p Rm≥ hnfn®p tNmZn-®-t∏mƒ Rm\\mWv F∂ G´s‚ adp-]Sn 94

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä tI´v AXv G´≥ Xs∂sb∂v Rm≥ Dd-∏n-®p. G´≥ Fs‚ ASp-Øp- h∂v Fs‚ hmb- s]m-Øn-∏n-Sn®v an≠-cp-sX∂v Bt{Im-in-®p. Fs∂ _ew {]tbm-Kn®v Iogvs∏-Sp-Øp-Ibpw sNbvXp. Acp-Xv, AcpXv F∂v F{X \\ne-hn-fn®p ]d-s™-¶nepw Fs∂ \\in-∏n-°t√ F∂p Ic™p \\ne-hn-fn-s®-¶nepw G´s‚ _e-{]-tbm-K-Øn¬ Rm≥ Xf¿∂p-t]m- hp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ]ns∂ Fs¥m-s°-bmWv B ho´n¬ A∂p \\S-∂- sX∂v \\nt∂mSv Rm≥ Fßs\\ ]d-bpw. Fs∂-s°m≠v Ign-bp∂ hn[w F√m-Ø-c-Ønepw FXn¿Øp t\\m°n-sb-¶nepw ^e-ap-≠m-bn- √. Ic™p Ic™v B cm{Xn apgp-h\\pw sNe-h-gn-s®-¶nepw H∂pw kw`-hn-°m-Ø-Xp-t]mse Ft∂mSv G´≥ s]cp-am-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. F\\°p hmßn-Ø∂ hfbpw kz¿Æ-am-ebpw kmcnbpw G´s‚ apJ-tØ°v Fdn-™n-´p-sIm-Sp-Øp. cm{Xn-bn¬ \\S-∂Xv Fs¥- ¶nepw G´Ø- nt- bmtSm Btcms- S¶- ne- ptam ]d™- m¬ Acn™- pI- f- bpw F∂p ]d™v Fs∂ `oj-W-s∏-Sp-Øp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. am{X-a-√, Fs¥- ¶nepw G´Ø- nt- bmSp ]d™- m¬ G´Ø- nt- bbpw sIm®pß- t- fbpw Dt]- £n®v \\mSp-hn-´p-t]m-Ip-sa∂pw `oj-Wn-s∏-Sp-Øn. {]khw Ign-™p-h∂ G´-Øn-tbmSv C°mcyw ]d-™mtem F∂p ]e {]mhiyw F\\n°p tXm∂n-sb-¶nepw Aßs\\ G´-Øn- tbmSp ]d-™m¬ D≠m-tb-°m-hp∂ G´-Øn-bpsS hnj-a-tam¿Ø- t∏mƒ an≠msX HXp-ßn-°-gn-™p. F∂m¬ G´Øn C√mØ Znh- kßfnepw G´Øn Dd-ßn-°nS-°p-tºmgpw CXv ]e-hpcp Bh¿Øn- ®p-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. BZy-sams° Rm≥ i‡n-bp‡w FXn¿Øp-sIm- ≠nc- p-s∂¶- nepw ]ns∂∏- ns∂ B FXn¿∏v Ipd™- ph- -∂p. Ahk- m\\w F\\n°pw Fs‚ {]mb-Øns‚ InX-∏p-sIm≠v AXv A{X i‡n-bmbn FXn¿Øn√ F∂p am{X-a√ AXp X\\n°pw C„-ambn amdn-°-gn-™n- cp-∂p. Aßs\\ G´s‚ c≠mw `mcy-bpsS ÿm\\-tØ°v Rm≥ hgp- Xn- ho-W-Xp-t]m-se-bm-bn. ]pXnb amebpw hfbpw kmcnbpw a‰pw hmßn-s°m-Sp-°p- ∂Xpw tN´-\\p-ambn Rm≥ IqSp-X¬ ASpØp s]cp-am-dp-∂Xpw a‰pw I≠-t∏mƒ A∂p-hsc Hcp kwi-b-Øns‚ \\ng¬t]mepw C√m-Xn- cp∂ G´-Øn°v G´-\\n¬ kwi-b-Øns‚ hnØp-]m-Ip-hm≥ XpS-ßn. Hcp cm{Xn-bn¬ G´Øn a\\x-]q¿Δw Dd-ßmsX InS-∂p. A∂p cm{Xn-bn¬ tN´-\\p-ambn \\S-Øn-s°m-≠n-cp∂ k√m-]-߃ ItømsS ]nSn-IqSn Rßsf c≠p-t]-tcbpw tZtlm-]-{Zhw G¬∏n-°p-Ibpw ]nt‰∂p cmhnse Fs∂ A—s\\ hcpØn ho´n-te°p ]d-™p-hn-Sp- 95

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Ibpw sNbvXp. ]n∂oSv G´\\pw G´-Øn-b-Ωbpambn AhnsS \\S∂ ]pIn¬ F¥m-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂p Duln-°m-hp-∂-X-t√-bp-f-fq. A[n-I-\\mƒ Ign-™n-√. Hcp Znhkw cmhnse Rm≥ Fgp- t∂-‰-t∏mƒ Fs‚ hb-‰n¬ Ft¥m Hcp hnj-aw. O¿±n-°-W-sa∂ tXm∂¬. Ipsd O¿±n-®p. AΩ HmSn-h∂v cm{Xn Ign® `£-W-Øn¬ Fs¥-¶nepw Zl-\\-t°-Sm-bn-cn-°p-sa∂p IcpXn XS-hn-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. F∂m¬ ]e Znh-k-߃ CXv Bh¿Øn-®-t∏mƒ AΩbv°v kwibw DS-se-Sp-Øp. AΩ-bpsS tNmZy-Øn\\p ap≥]n¬ ]nSn-®p-\\n¬°m-\\m- hmsX tN®n-bpsS ho´n¬ sh®p \\S∂ F√m Imcy-ßfpw Xpd∂p kΩX- n°- pI- b- mb- nc- p∂- p. NXn®- t√m F∂p ]d™v s\\©Ø- S- n®v \\ne- hn-f® AΩ-bpsS IÆp-\\o-cm-bn-cp∂p Fs∂ G‰hpw thZ-\\n-∏n-®-Xv. AΩt- bbpw AΩt- b°- mƒ Rm≥ IqSpX- ¬ kvt\\ln® Fs‚ kvt\\lw \\nd™ A—-s\\bpw thZ-\\n-∏n® B kw`hw Hm¿°p-tºmƒ C∂pw Fs‚ a\\- n¬ B ]mh-߃ A\\p-`-hn® thZ-\\-bpsS Bgw a\\ - ne- m°n tIgmØ Hcp Znhkw t]mepa- n√- . A—≥ tIm]n®v Fs∂ X√p-sa-∂m-bn-cp∂p Rm≥ [cn-®n-cp-∂-Xv. Aßn-s\\-sbm∂p X√n-bn-cp- s∂-¶n¬ C{X ZpxJw D≠m-Ip-I-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. F∂m¬ A—≥ kmcnan√ tamtf F∂p]d™v Fs∂ kam-[m-\\n-∏n®v Fs∂bpw Iq´n Hcp tUmŒ-dpsS ASp-Øp- sIm-≠p-t]mbn K¿`w Ae-kn-∏n-°m-\\p≈ {ia-am-bn-cp-∂p. ssZhw kΩm-\\n® Ip™ns\\ \\in-∏n-°m≥ \\n¬°pI km[y- a√ F∂p-]-d™v B tUmŒ¿ Rßsf ]d-™p-hn-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ]n∂oSv ]e tUmŒ¿am-cp-tSbpw ASpØv amdn-amdn {ian-®p. F{X XpI thW-sa-¶nepw sImSp-°m-sa∂p ]d-s™-¶nepw Bcpw sNhn-s°m- ≠n-√. Nne \\m´p-ssh-Zy-∑m¿ Nne acp-∂p-I-sfm-s°-X-s∂-¶nepw H∂pw ^ew sNbvXn-√. kmº-Øn-I-ambn Ipd®v ]pd-In-em-bn-cp∂p Rß-sf-¶nepw t]cpw s]cp-a-bp-sam-s°-b≈ hensbmcp ]gb Xd-hm-´p-Im-cm-bn-cp∂p Rß-fpsS IpSpw-_w. B k¬t∏cv \\ne-\\n-dptØ≠Xv Rß-fpsS Hgn-®p-Iq-Sm-\\m-hmØ IS-a-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Rß-fpsS IpSpw-_-Øn¬ Hcp s]¨Ip´n ]ng®p {]k-hn®p F∂p tIƒ°p-∂-Xn-t\\-°mƒ F√m- hcpw H∂mbn Bfl-lXy sNøpI F∂-Xm-bn-cp∂p \\√-sX∂p [cn- ®-h-cm-bn-cp∂p F√m-h-cpw. F\\n°v Hcp aqØ ktlm-Z-c-\\p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ah≥ ho´n¬ \\n∂pw AIse Hcp Kh¨sa‚ v tPmen-bnem-bn-cp-∂p. B ktlm-Z- 96

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä c≥ Cu hnhcw Adn-™m¬ Cu ho´n¬ Fs¥m-s°-sb-¶nepw \\S- °pw. Hcp]t£ Fs∂bpw tN®n-bpsS `¿Øm-hn-s\\bpw Xp≠w Xp≠w Acn™- pI- f- s- ™∂- p-h-cpw. CXv hy‡-ambn Adn-bp-∂-h-cmWv Fs‚ amXm-]n-Xm-°ƒ. Aßs\\ Fs¥-¶nepw D≠m-bn¬ GS-Øn°v `¿Øm-hn-√m-sX-bm-Ip-sa∂p am{X-a√ aq∂v Ip™p-߃ A\\m-Y-cp- am-Ipw. AXp-sIm≠v cmbv°p-cmam\\w Fs∂-bpw-sIm≠v I¿Æm-SI tÉn¬ Im´p-aq-e-bn¬ Hcp hoSv hmS-I-bvs°-SpØv AhnsS A—≥ Nn√d tPmen-I-sfms° sNbvXv Ign-™p-Iq-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Fs‚ {]k-h-am-b-t∏mƒ AhnsS Hcp ss{]h‰v Bkv]-{Xn-bn¬ AUvan‰v sNbvXv {]kh- n®p Ignb- pt- ºmƒ Bcpa- d- nb- msX Ip™ns\\ Dt]£- n®v ÿew hnSpI F∂-Xm-bn-cp∂p A—s‚ Xocp-am-\\w. AXn-\\p≈ F√m ]≤-Xn-Ifpw ap≥Iq´n \\n›-bn®v Fs‚ AΩ-sbbpw {]k-h-k-a-bØv Bkv]-{Xn-bn¬ \\ndp-Øn. Ft∂mSv Fs‚ amXm-]n-Xm-°ƒ ImWn® kvt\\l-Øns‚ ap≥]n¬ Rm≥ Bcp-a-√m-Xm-bn-t∏mbn Ihn-tX. C∂v Ah¿ Pohn-®n-cn-∏n-√. F∂m¬ Ah-sc-tbm¿Øv s\\Sp-ho¿∏n´v IÆo- tcmsS am{Xta Hm¿°m≥ Ign-bp-∂p-≈q. tN®nbpw `¿Øm-hp-ambn F∂pw elf Xs∂-bm-bn-cp-∂p. hnhm-l-tam-N-\\-Øns‚ h°p-hsc FØn-b-Xm-Wv. tN®n-tbmSv \\n\\°v Fs∂ ths≠¶- n¬ \\o s]mbvt°m, F\\n°v thsd s]Æpß- sf In´pw F∂v AXn-{Iq-c-am-bn-´p≈ kwkm-c-Øn¬ tN®n Xf¿∂p-t]m-bn. aq∂v a°-fp-ambn `¿Øm-hn-s\\bpw Dt]-£n®v tN®n Fhn-tSbv°p t]mIpw? AXp-hsc N°sc F∂p hnfn-®n-cp∂ tN´s‚ X\\n-\\ndw At∏mƒ tN®n°p t_m[ya- mb- n. F√mw kln®v ISn®- p]- nS- n®v Ignb- p-I-b√- msX a‰p am¿§-ß-sfm∂pw thsd-bn-√m-sX-bm-bn. Fhn-sS-bpw s]Æp-߬ Xs∂-bt√ Ah-km\\w ]cm-P-b-s∏-Sp-∂-Xv. AXp-Xs∂ tN®n-bpsS IpSpw-_-Ønepw kw`-hn-®p. A—\\pw AΩbpw ss{]h‰v Bkv]-{X-bn¬ Rßfpw t]cpw ho´p-t]cpw F√mw sX‰mbn tN¿Øm-bn-cp∂p AUvan‰v sNbvX-Xv. {]khw Ign™v aq∂mw Znh-kw-Xs∂ sIm®ns\\ Bkv]-{Xn-bn¬ Dt]-£n®v ÿew-hn-Sm≥ Fs∂ \\n¿_-‘n-®p. aqØ-k-tlm-Z-c-s‚bpw IpSpw-_-Øn-s‚bpw am\\w kwc-£n-t°-≠Xv Xs‚bpw IqsS IS-a- bm-sW∂v Hm¿Ωn-∏n-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp. aqØ-k-tlm-Z-c≥ CX-dn-bp- tºmƒ D≠m-tb-°m-hp∂ _l-f-ß-fpw, Xm≥ X¥-bn-√mØ sIm®p- ambn \\m´n¬ h∂m¬ D≠m-Im≥ t]mIp∂ A]-am-\\-ßfpw Hm¿Ωn®p 97

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä Rm≥ BsI Xf¿∂p-t]m-bn-cp-∂p. aq∂p Znhkw am{Xw {]mb-amb Fs‚ Hma\\aIs‚ apJ- tØ°p t\\m°p-tºmƒ B Ip™ns\\ Bkv]-{Xn-bn¬ Bcp-an-√mØ A\\mY- i- ni- ph- mbn Rm≥ Pohn®- nc- n°- pt- ºmƒ Dt]£- n®p t]mIph- m≥ Fs‚ a\\ v A\\p-h-Zn-®n-√. F∂m¬ Fs‚ IpSpw-_-Øn-\\p-≠m-Im≥ t]mIp∂ A]-am-\\-ßsf Hm¿Ø-t∏mƒ Fs‚ amXm-]n-Xm-°-fpsS \\n¿_-‘-Øn\\p hgßp-∂Xp Xs∂-bmWv \\√-sX∂p Xocp-am-\\n-®p. Aßs\\ B sIm®ns\\ Bkv]{Xn hcm-¥-bn¬ Dt]-£n®p t]mIp- I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. F∂m¬ B Ip™ns‚ \\n¿Øm-sX-bp≈ Ic-®n¬ Fs‚ a\\- n¬ Xo tImcn-bn-´p. F¥p am\\-t°Spw ZpxJhpw D≠m-Ip- ∂Xv D≠m-I-s´, sIm®ns\\ B Bkv]{Xn hcm-¥-bn¬ Dt]£n®p t]mIp-hm≥ Fs‚ a\\ v kΩ-Xn-®n-√. F¥p hcp-∂Xpw hc-s´. Rm≥ AsX√mw kln-®p-sIm-≈mw. Cu sIm®ns\\ Rm≥ Pohn-®n-cn-°p-tºmƒ Hcp A\\m-Y-\\mbn C´p- t]m-Im≥ km[y-a-s√∂v ss[cy-k-taXw Fs‚ amXm-]n-Xm-°fpsS ap≥]n¬ Ah-X-cn-∏n®p sIm®ns\\ aSßns®∂v FSp-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. A—t\\m AΩbvt°m adn-s®m∂p ]d-bm≥ km[n-®n-√. A{Xbv°v Dd® Xocp-am-\\-am-bn-cp∂p Ft‚-Xv. R߃ hmS-Ibv°p Xma-kn-®n-cp∂ AtX ho´n-te°p Xncn®pt]m-bn. AhnsS Nn√d Iqen-the sNbvXp PohnXw XpS¿∂p- sIm-t≠-bn-cp-∂p. A—≥ F√m klm-b-ßfpw sNbvXv Rßsf hf¿Øn-s°m-≠p-h-∂p. kw`-hn® F√m Imcy-ßfpw Adn-™p-h∂ Fs‚ aqØ-k- tlm-Z-c≥ Fs∂ ImWp-hm≥ h∂p. Rm≥ hnNm-cn-®p, Fs∂ sh´n- \\pd- p°n ]´n°v C´ps- ImS- p°- ps- a∂- v. F∂m¬ F√m hnhc- hpw Adn™ Fs‚ tPyjvT≥ F\\n-°p-≠mb Ip™ns\\ Bkv]{Xn hcm-¥-bn¬ Dt]-£n®v Rß-fpsS A`n-am\\w ImØp-kw-c-£n-°msX sIm®ns\\ kwc-£n-°m≥ Rm≥ ImWn® ss[cyhpw Xt‚-Shpw ap‡-IWvTw {]iw-kn-°p-Ibpw Xs∂-s°m≠v Ign-bp∂ klm-b-߃ sNbvXp- sIm≠v th≠Xp sNbvXp-X-cm-sa∂v G´≥ Gs‰-Sp-°p-I-bp-amWv sNbvX-Xv. A—\\pw AΩbpw ktlm-Z-c\\pw Ft∂mSp ImWn°p∂ kvt\\l-{]-I-S\\w Hcp]t£ I]-S-am-Iptam F∂p Rm≥ kwi-bn-®p. Hcp-]t£ Rm≥ Adn-bmsX Fs‚ sIm®ns\\ Fhn-sS-sb-¶nepw Dt]- £n®p If-bp-Itbm As√-¶n¬ sIm∂p-I-f-bp-Itbm sNøptam F∂p 98

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä _e-ambn kwi-bn-®n-cp-∂p. F∂m¬ Aß-s\\-sbm∂pw D≠m-bn√ F∂Xv hfsc kt¥m-j-I-c-amb H∂m-bn-cp-∂p. R߃ Xma-kn-®n-cp∂ kz¥w hoSpw ]dºpw hn‰v I¿Æm-S- I-bn¬Øs∂ Hcp hoSpw ]dºpw hmßn Ahn-tSbv°v Xma-k-am-°n. Ip™p-sIm-®p-ambn Aßs\\ R߃ Ign™p hcn-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. CXn-\\n-S-bn¬ Rßsf Adn-bp∂ Nne kplr-Øp-°-fp-ambn _‘-s∏-tS≠nh∂p. Ah¿ Rß-fpsS cl-ky-߃ Fßn-s\\tbm tNm¿Øn. F\\n°v ]e hnhm-lm-tem-N-\\-Ifpw A—\\pw G´\\pw IqSn kzcq-]n®p sIm≠p-h-s∂-¶nepw At∏m-tg°pw hnhmlw Ign-°msX sIm®p-≠mb Fs∂ hnhmlw Ign-°m≥ Xøm-dmb Btcbpw In´n- bn-√. Nne¿ cl-ky-ambn Fs∂ kao-]n-s®-¶nepw Ah¿°v hnhm-l- a√ th≠n-bn-cp-∂-Xv; cl-ky-amb _‘-ß-fm-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂ Xncn-®- dnhv F\\n°v a\\ - ne- mb- nc- p∂- p. Aßs- \\b- p≈- h- sc HmSn®- ph- n´- p. Fs‚ sIm®n-s\\bpw kzoI-cn®p kwc-£n-°m≥ Xøm-dmb Bscbpw Rm≥ I≠n-√. Ah¿°p th≠Xv Xm¬°m-en-I-amb Fs‚ ico-c-ku-μcyw Bkz-Zn-°pIam{X-am-bn-cp-∂p. CXn\\- nsS hnhmlw Ign°- msX Hcp sIm®p≠- mb kv{Xo F∂ t]¿ F\\n°p In´n. F¥pw kln-°m-\\p≈ Xt‚Sw CXn-\\Iw Rm≥ t\\Sn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. tN®n-bpsS tN´≥ Fs∂ ImWm≥ hcn-Ibpw, sIm®ns\\ FSpØp Ifn-∏n-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp-sIm≠v ]gb \\ne XpS¿∂p-t]m-Ip-hm≥ Ft∂mSv Bh-iy-s∏-Sp-I-bp-≠m-bn. tN´s\\ \\njv°-cpWw B´n-tbm-Sn®v hnSp-I-bm-Wp-≠m-b-Xv. Znh-k-߃ amk- ß-fmbpw sIm√-ß-fmbpw IS-∂p-s]m-bvs°m-≠n-cp-∂p. kvIqfn¬ tN¿°m≥ sN∂-t∏m-gmWv ]pXnb {]iv\\w \\msº- Sp-Ø-Xv. kvIqƒ cPn-Ã-dn¬ A—≥ C√ F∂v Fgp-Xn-t∏m-bXv henb tImfn-f°w kr„n-®p. AXv Adn-bmsX Fgp-Xn-t∏m-b-Xm-bn-cp-s∂- ¶nepw kvIqƒ A≤ym]- I- c- psS CSb- n¬ kwkmc- h- nj- b- a- mb- n°gn™- n- cp-∂p. A—s‚ t]¿ ktlm-Z-cs‚ t]cn¬ tN¿Øv kvIqƒ cPn-ÿ icn-s∏-Sp-Øn-sb-¶nepw X¥-bn-√mØ Ip´n F∂ hnfn-t∏¿ Fßn- s\\tbm kvIqfn¬ AXn-\\Iw ]m´m-bn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. Ime-߃ \\o≠p-s]m-bvs°m-≠n-cp-∂p. aI\\v ]Xn-\\mev hb-  m-bn. Ah≥ A∂v F´mw ¢m n¬ ]Tn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. kvIqfn¬ Hmtcmtcm Ip´nI- fpw amXm-]nX- m°- f- psS ssI]nS- n®p hcn-Ibpw t]mhp- Ibpw sNøp∂- Xv ImWpI- bpw X\\n°p am{Xw A—\\- n√- mX- mb- Xv F¥m- sW∂ tNmZyw DSs- eS- p°- pI- bpw sNbvXps- Im≠- nc- p∂- p. A—\\- n√- mØ 99

Nn{Xw-h-c-bv¡p¶ taL-§Ä B sIm®ns‚ Xo{h-th-Z\\ CXn-\\Iw Rm≥ Xncn-®-dn™p Ign-™p IhntX. F\\n°p am{Xw F¥m A—-\\n-√m-ØXv F∂ tNmZyw ]e- hpcp Ah≥ Ft∂mSp tNmZn-®p. F\\n°v ImcWw ]d-™p-sIm-Sp- °m≥ Ign-bptam? CXn-\\Iw Fs‚ ktlm-Z-c-\\√ Ahs‚ A—≥ F∂ kXyw Ah\\p t_m[y-s∏-´p-I-gn-™n-cp-∂p. AXn-\\p≈ {][m\\ ImcWw G´\\p Nne-t∏mƒ tZjyw hcp-tºmƒ Ch-s\\ms° t\\tc- sNmtΔ BI-W-sa-¶n¬ X¥bv°p ]nd-°Ww F∂p]d™v Acn-i- s∏-Sp-am-bn-cp∂p F∂-Xm-Wv. AXv Ahs‚ a\\- ns\\ F{X-am{Xw apdn- th¬∏n-®p-Im-Wpw. Ft∂mSv Fs‚ aI≥ A—≥ Bcm-sW∂v ]e-hpcp tNmZn- ®n-´p-≠v. F\\n°v Ahs‚ A—≥ Bcm-sW∂ kXyw ]d-™p-sIm-Sp- °m≥ km[n-°ptam? ]Xn-\\mev hb-t -bp-≈p-sh-¶nepw {]mb-tØ- °mƒ F√mw- sIm≠pw hf¿∂p-I-gn-™n-cp-∂p. X¥-bn-√msX Hcp kv{Xobpw {]k-hn-°n√ F∂ kXyw kb≥kv ¢m p-I-fn¬ So®¿am¿ ]d-™p-sIm-Sp-Øn-cp-∂p. ]q°-fm- bm¬t∏mepw AXns‚ B¨]qhpw s]¨]q-hp-ambn CW-tN¿∂m¬ am{Xta Imbv°p-I-bp-≈p-sh-∂pw, GXp Pohn-Pm-ehpw AXns‚ \\ne- \\n¬∏n\\v BWpw s]Æp-ambn CW-tN-cp-Itbm As√-¶n¬ Ir{Xna cmk-]-cn-Wmaw \\S-Øp-Itbm thW-sa-∂p≈ XØzw aI≥ hy‡- ambn a\\- n-em-°n-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. Fs‚ aI\\v Ahs‚ A—≥ Bsc∂ IqsS-°q-sS-bp≈ tNmZy-Øn\\v adp-]Sn sImSp-°m-Xm-b-t∏mƒ Ah-\\n¬ Fs¥m-s°tbm kwi-b-߃ AΩ-bmbn¬ DS-se-Sp-Øp. Fs‚ IqsS am{Xw InS-∂p-d-ßn-bn-cp∂ aI≥ thsd apdn- bn¬ amdn-°n-S-°m≥ XpS-ßn. F√m Znh-khpw IrXy-k-a-bØv kvIqƒ hn´v ho´n¬ hcp∂ aI≥ Ft∏m-sg-¶nepw ho´n¬ hcpw, Ft∏m-sg- ¶nepw Cd-ßn-t∏mIpw F∂ \\ne-bn-te°v Imcy-ß-sf-Øn. Ft∂mSv an≠m-´-an-√. Rm≥ AXp-hsc D≠m-°n-s°m-Sp-Øp-sIm-≠n-cp∂ `£-W- tØmSv shdp-∏v. ]m{Xw FSp-sØ-dn-bp-I, hnfn-®m¬ hnfn tIƒ°n-√, A\\p-k-cW Fs∂m-∂n-√. F√m-‰n-t\\mSpw shdp-∏v. Rm≥ BsI Xf¿∂p t]msbSo Ihn-tX. X¥-bn-√msX ]nd-∂-h≥ F∂ hnfn kz¥w G´-s‚bpw Ahs‚ Iq´p-Im-cp-sSbpw hmbn¬ \\n∂pw Ahs\\ Ifn-bm-°n-b-t∏mƒ F\\n°v A—-\\n-√msX D≠m-b-h-\\m-sW∂v Ah\\p t_m[y-s∏-´p. F∂p-]-d-™m¬ Xm≥ Hcp thiy-bpsS aI-\\m-b-Xp- sIm-≠m-Wv Xs‚ AΩ A°mcyw ad-®p-h-bv°p-∂Xv F∂ [mc-W- 100