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tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. ]ntä¶v cm{Xn AhÀ \\mept]cp−mbncp¶p. tUm. hm³sl³kn§v, skÀhm³Uv, Izn³sk, BÀ XÀ. AhÀ s]«nXpd¶t¸mÄ eqknbpsS arXtZlw AXnep−mbncp¶nÃ. BÀXdn\\v Imcy§Ä At¸m gpw t_m[yambncp¶nÃ. skÀhm³Uv hfsc ]Wn s¸«mWv BÀXsd eqknbpsS AhØ ]dªpa\\ knem¡nbXv. tUm. hm³sl³kn§v BwÌÀUman \\n¶v sIm−p h¶ hnip²XncplrZbhpw A¸hpw sIm−v IÃd _Ôn¨p. F¶n«v AhÀ \\mept]cpw ]pd¯nd§n adªncp¶p. sshImsX eqkn FhnsS \\nt¶m Hcp Ipªnt\\bpw sIm−v h¶p. At¸mÄ BÀXÀ eqkn¡Spt¯¡v HmSns¨¶p. eqkn Ipªn s\\ hn«pIfªn«v BÀXsd ]pWcm³ ASp¡th tUm. hm³sl³kn§v Hcp Ipcnipambn AhÀ ¡nSbn NmSn hoWp. skÀhm³Uv DS³Xs¶ IÃdbpsS apIfn \\n¶v hnip²A¸hpw aäpw \\o¡n. eqkn Hcp ]pIt]mse ihs¸«nbpsS hnShneqsS AI¯pIbdn. “C\\n \\½psS tPmen \\msf D¨¡mcw`n¡pw.” tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. \\ne¯phoWpInS¶ncp¶ Ipªns\\ At±lw FSp¯p. AXn\\p `mKyw sIm−v ]cps¡m¶pw CÃm bncp¶p. AhcXns\\ _oävt]meokv ImW¯¡ hn[w tdmUn h¨p. 50

]¯v. ]ntä¶v D¨¡v \\mept]cpw skant¯cnbnse ¯n. \\mept]cpw Idp¯ hkv{X§Ä AWnªncp ¶p. tUm. hm³sl³kn§v Xsâ ssI¿nep−mbn cp¶ henb `mWvUw IÃd¡Sp¯ph¨p Xpd¶p. “Ipgnsh«pImc\\pw I]ymcpsams¡ Øew hn«p. Imh¡mc\\v Rms\\mcp Ip¸n dw hm§ns¡mSp ¯p.” At±lw AXp ]dªpsIm−v `mWvU¯n \\n¶v I¯nIfpw IqÀ¸n¨ ac¡pänIfpw sagpIpXncnIfp saSp¯p. sagpIpXncnIÄ Xpd¶ ihs¸«nbpsS \\mephi¯pw I¯n¨ph¨p. IqÀ¸n¨ ac¡pänIfpw NpänIbpw BÀXdn\\v sImSp ¯n«v tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. “BÀXÀ, ]cn{`an¡msX Cu hnip²ac¡pän AhfpsS lrZb ¯nte¡v ASn¨nd¡q. Rm³ {]mÀ°\\ Bcw`n¡p ¶p.” BÀXdpsS ssI hnd¨p. F¦nepw AbmÄ ss[cyw Ahew_n¨v hnip²ac ¡pän eqknbpsS lrZb¯n ASn¨nd¡n. eqkn Aedns¡m−v ]nSªp. AtXmsS BÀXÀ t_m[c lnX\\mbn \\new]Xn¨p. 51

“t\\m¡q. eqknbpsS apJw F{X im´ambncn¡p ¶p. \\½psS ]gbeqkn Xs¶. Ct¸mÄ BÀXdn\\v eqkn¡pÅ A´yNpw_\\w sImSp¡mw. BÀXsd hnfn¡q.” tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. skÀhm³Uv BÀXsd hnfn¨pWÀ¯n. BÀXÀ eqkn¡v A´yNpw_\\w \\ÂIn. XpSÀ¶v BÀXtdbpw Izn³sktbbpw ]dªb¨n«v tUm. hm³sl³kn§pw skÀhm³Upw tNÀ¶v eqkn bpsS Xe Adp¯pamän hmbn shfp¯pÅn \\nd¨p. ihs¸«n ]gbXpt]mse Dd¸n¨v AhÀ eqknbpsS IÃd Fs¶t¶¡pambn Xmgn«p]q«n. sshImsX tUm. hm³sl³kn§nsâ hkXnbn skÀhm³Upw BÀXdw Izn³tkbpw tamdnkv F¶bmfpw H¯p tNÀ¶p. H¸w sPm\\mX³ tlmÀ¡dpw ao\\maptdbpw D−mbncp¶p. AhÀ kwkmcn¨psIm−ncnt¡ PmeI¯n h¶ncp¶ hensbmcp hmhens\\ tamdnkv shSnh¨psh¦nepw PmeIw XIÀ¶XÃmsX {]tbmP\\ap−mbnÃ. {Um¡pf{]`p X§sf {i²n¡p¶p−v F¶v tUm. hm³sl³kn§v a\\knem¡n. tIm«bn \\n¶v sIm−ph¶ a®p\\nd¨ A¼Xv s]«nIfpw ImÀ^mIvkv amfnIbnep−v F¶v sPm\\mX³ a\\knem¡n. ]ntä¶v cm{Xn ao\\maptd HgnsIbpÅhÀ FÃmhcpw ImÀ^mIvkv amfnIbnse¯n. AhnsS 52

sbmcp CSnªps]mfnª {]mÀ°\\meb¯n AhÀ s]«nIÄ Is−¯n. “ssZhta CXv Ccp]¯nsbm¼sX®w am{XtabpÅ tÃm. _m¡nsbhnsSt¸mbn?” sPm\\mX³ tNmZn¨p. “Ah\\p asät´m ]²Xnbp−v.” tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. CXn\\nSbn Iptdb[nIw FenIÄ Iq«ambn Ah sc B{Ian¨p. skÀhm³Unsâ th«¸«nIÄ apgp h³ FenItfbpw \\in¸n¨p. A¶s¯ tPmen XoÀ¯v tUm. hm³sl³ kn§pw kwLhpw aS§n. _m¡n s]«nIÄ A{]Xy £ambXpsIm−v {Um¡pf{]`p AhnsS hn«p t]mtbm F¶v skÀhm³Un\\v kwibambn. At±l ¯nsâ NnInÕbnep−mbncp¶ sd³^oÂUv F¶ at\\mtcmKn {Um¡pf¡v hnt[b\\msW¶v At±lw a\\knem¡n. A¶pcm{Xn sd³^oÂUnsâ skÃn\\p kao]w ]Xnbncp¶v tUm. hm³sl³kn§pw skÀhm³Upw \\nco£n¨p. Cu¨Isf `£n¡p¶ AbmfpsS s]cp amä¯n \\n¶v {Um¡pf{]`p AhnsS¯s¶bps− ¶v tUm. hm³sl³kn§v Dd¸n¨p. ]Xns\\m¶v 53

{Um¡pf{]`p ImÀ^mIvkv amfnIbn¯ s¶bps−¶v a\\knem¡n tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]ntä¶v cm{Xn kwLs¯ kÖam¡n. FÃmhcpw sPm\\mXsâ ho«nse¯nbt¸mgmWv ao\\maptdbpsS InS¸dbn B \\Sp¡p¶ ImgvN I−Xv. {Um¡pf{]`phnsâ lrZbcàw IpSn¡p¶ ao\\m aptd. sPm\\mX³ Xdbn t_m[w sI«v InS¡p¶p. tUm. hm³sl³kn§nt\\bpw kwLt¯bpw I− tXmsS {Um¡pf{]`p Hcp ]pIt]mse PmeI¯neq sS A{]Xy£\\mbn. tUm. hm³sl³kn§v sPm\\m Xs\\ hnfn¨pWÀ¯n. “sPm\\mX³. F´mWnhnsS \\S¶Xv…?” sPm\\mX\\v H¶pw HmÀabnÃmbncp¶p. “C\\n Hcp \\nanjw t]mepw ]mgm¡cpXv . Ah³ Ct¸mÄ ImÀ^mIvkv amfnIbn F¯nbn«p−v.” tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. FÃmhcpw AhntS¡v Xncn¨p. AhnsSbp−mbncp¶ s]«nIÄ Xpd¶p ]cntim[n¨ tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp: “\\qäm−pIfmbpÅ Ahsâ iha®mWnXv. CXv \\nÀhocyam¡nbm ]ns¶ Ah\\v ]nSn¨p\\n¡m\\mInÃ. 54

AhnsSbp−mbncp¶ FÃm s]«nIfpw Xpd¶v At± lw AXn hnip²A¸w hnXdn. “_m¡ns¸«nIÄ {^©pkv{Soänse Hcp ]gb sI«nS ¯n Ah³ Hfn¸n¨n«p−v. CXpIgnªm \\ap¡v AhntS¡pt]mImw.” sPm\\mX³ ]dªp. B cm{Xn Xs¶ AhÀ {^©pkv{Soänse¯n s]«n IÄ Is−¯n. “ssZhta ChnsS Hcp s]«n Ipdhp−v. _m¡n \\m ]¯nsbm¼sX®hpw \\mw sIs−¯n¡gnªp.” sPm\\mX³ ]dªp. “B sNIp¯msâ Iuiew It−m. Ah\\p InS ¡m³ AsXmsc®w aXn. Ah³ c£s¸Sptam?” skÀhm³Uv tNmZn¨p. “{Um¡pf{]`p ChnsS hcpw \\½Ä IcpXnbncn ¡Ww.” tUm. hm³sl³kn§v AXpw ]dªv FÃmhtcbpw kÖcm¡n. AhÀ A£acmbn Im¯ncn¡th {Um¡pf{]`p AhnsSsb¯n. A´coj¯n DbÀ¶p \\n¶psIm−v B{IaWw Agn¨phn« {Um¡pf{]`phnsâ XmV\\taäv BÀ 55

Xdpw skÀhm³Upw Izn³tkbpsaÃmw sXdn¨p hoWp. tUm. hm³sl³kn§v Hcp Ipcnipambn Fgpt¶äp h¶p. AXv {]`phn\\v t\\tc \\o«nbtXmsS {]`p Ahsc shÃphnfn¨psIm−v Hcp sXmgp¯nte¡v Ibdn. AhÀ sXmgp¯v Acn¨ps]dp¡nsb¦nepw H¶pw In«nbnÃ. “B Htcsbmcp s]«n \\½psS Dd¡w sISp ¯pw. AsXhnsSt¸mbn ..? ..sO.” tUm. hm³sl³kn§v \\ncmi\\mbn. F{X BtemNn¨n«pw B Hcp s]«n FhnsSbmsW¶v I−p]nSn¡m³ AhÀ¡pIgnªnÃ. At\\zjWw hgnap«n. ]{´−v ]t£ A¶pcm{Xnbn ao\\m sPm\\mXt\\mSv ]dªp : “sPm\\mX³ ¹okv. F\\n¡v thKw tUm. hm³sl³kn§ns\\ ImWWw. Hcp kp{][m\\Imcy ap−v.” sPm\\mX³ At¸mįs¶ ao\\bpambn tUm. hm³ sl³kn§n\\cnInse¯n. 56

ao\\ ]dªp: “kÀ t\\cw ]pecpwap¼v Fs¶ ln]vt\\mss«kv sNbvXm B sNIp¯ms\\¸än Fs´¦nepadnbm³ Igntª¡pw.” AsXmcp anI¨ BibamsW¶v tXm¶nb tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ao\\sb ln]vt\\mss«kv sNbvXp. {Um¡pf{]`phnsâ iht]SIw AS¡nb s]«n Hcp I¸en k©cn¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmsW¶v tUm. hm³sl³kn§v a\\knem¡n. “e−³ \\Kc¯n \\n¶pw Ahsâ Ahkm\\s]«n bpambn I¸Â Ibdnbncn¡pIbmWv Ah³. Ahs\\ c£s¸Sm³ A\\phZn¡cpXv. ]I Ah s\\m¶pw sN¿m\\mInÃ.” tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. “{Um¡pf{]`p {Sm³knÂhm\\nbbnte¡v aS§pI bmWv. Ahsâ I¸Â Um\\yq_v \\Zn hgnbmtWm Icn¦S hgnbmtWm F¶dnbWw.” I¸ens\\¸än Xnc¡nbt¸mÄ AdnªXv Icn¦S hgn Htcsbmcp I¸te ]pds¸«n«pÅq AXv kdo\\m ImXssd³ F¶ I¸emWv F¶mWv. hmÀWbnse UpenhmÀ^n \\n¶v ]pds¸« B I¸Â Um\\yq_v hsc sNÃpw. Upenäv hmÀ^nse DtZymKØcn \\n¶v IqSpX hnhc§Ä e`n¨p. saenªv Dbcw IqSnb Hcp a\\p jy³ Hä¡v Hcp Iqä³ s]«nbpambn hmÀ^n h¶psh¶pw I¸n¯m\\pambn s]«nsbs¨mÃn DS¡p 57

−m¡nsb¶pw HSphn FÃmw X\\n¡v A\\pIqe ambnsb¶pw hmÀ^nse DtZymKØÀ ]dªp. “kdo\\mImXssd³ F¶ I¸Â tXwkv XpdapJw IS¶ncn¡p¶p.” skÀhm³Uv ]dªp. “F¦n aq¶mgvN sImt− AXv hmÀWbnse¯q. ]t£ IcamÀ¤amsW¦n \\ap¡v aq¶p Znhkw aXn.” Izn³sk c−paq¶v hns©ÌÀ tXm¡pIÄ FSp¯p sIm−v ]dªp : “sN¶mbv¡Ä H¯ncnbpÅ \\mSm Wv. CXv Bhiyw hcpw.” ao\\sb IqsS sIm−pt]mIWsa¶v tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ]dªp. {]`phnsâ \\o¡§Ä AndbWsa¦n ao\\ IqsS thWw. hmÀWbn sN¶m I¸en Ibdn s]«n I−p]nSn¨v Im«p tdmknsâ Hcp I¼v AXn Ip¯nh¡Wsa¶pw {Um¡pf{]`phn\\v ]ns¶ ]pd¯pIS¡m³ Ign bnsöpw At±lw ]dªp. HIvtSm_À ]{´−n\\v ao\\bpÄs¸sS Ahsc Ãmhcpw e−\\n \\n¶v ]pds¸«p. cm{XntbmsS ]mcn kn F¯ns¸« kwLw Hmdnbâv FIvkv{]Ên hmÀW XpdapJs¯¯pt¼mÄ c−p cm{Xn ]n¶n«n cp¶p. tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ao\\sb ln]vt\\mss« kv sNbvXv hnhc§Ä AdnªpsIm−ncp¶p. 58

tUm. hm³sl³kn§pw skLhpw hmÀWm XpdapJ¯v {]`p Ibdnb skdo\\mImXssd³ F¶ I¸Â Im¯p InSs¶¦nepw {]`p Iuie]qÀhw Hcp hůn c£s¸«ncp¶p. {_q¯v \\ZnbneqsS s]«nbpambn t]mIp¶ hÅs¯ sPm\\mX\\pw Izn³tkbpw Hcp Ìowt_m«n  ]n´pSÀ¶p. tamdnkpw skÀhm³Upw IpXncIfn  IcbneqsSbpw ]n´pSÀ¶p. tUm. hm³sl³kn§pw ao\\bpw t_mÀtKmNp cw hgn tIm«bnte¡pÅ bm{X Bcw`n¨p. Hcp IpXnch−nbn ImÀ]m¯nb³ ae\\ncIfnse ZpÀ LSamb ]mXIfneqsS tUm. hm³sl³kn§pw ao\\bpw bm{X XpSÀ¶p. t\\cw Ccp«nbt¸mÄ AhÀ hgnbnsemcnS¯v hn{I an¡m³ Xocpam\\n¨p. h−nbn \\n¶v IpXncIsf Agn¨pamäns¡«nbn«v Xo¡pWvUap−m¡n tUm. hm³sl³kn§v `£Ww ]mIw sNbvsX¦nepw ao\\ `£Ww Ign¨nÃ. “kÀ F\\ns¡t´m hÃmbva t]mse.” ao\\ ]dªp. “CXv {Um¡pfbpsS X«IamWv. hnip²A¸¯nsâ hr¯w ao\\sb kwc£n¡ptam F¶v t\\m¡mw.” F¶p ]dªpsIm−v tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ao\\¡v Npäpw A¸w sIm−v hr¯w hc¨p. B cm{Xn AhÀ¡v `oIcambncp¶p. sPm\\m X³ ]dª aq¶p b£nIsf tUm. hm³sl³kn §v AhnsS I−pap«n. B ]nimNn\\nIÄ t\\cw 59

]pecpthmfw \\r¯w h¨psIm−ncp¶p. CSs¡ s¸mtgm IpXncIfpsS \\nehnfnbpw tI«p. t\\cw ]peÀ¶t¸mÄ IpXncIfpsS hnd§en¨ PV §Ä I−p. tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ao\\sb hnip² A¸¯nsâ hr¯¯nencp¯nbn«v {Um¡pft¡m« bnte¡p t]mbn. Hcp IqSw sIm−v At±lw tIm« hmXn ASn¨pXIÀ¯p. tIm«bnsemcnS¯v aq¶p ]nimNn\\nIfptSbpw ihs¸«nIÄ At±lw I−p ]nSn¨p. B aq¶p b£nIfpsS lrZb¯nepw tUm. hm³sl³kn§v hnip²ac¡pänIÄ Xd¨p. Gsd ZpÀLSamb At\\zjW¯n\\ptijw At±lw {Um¡pfbpsS hmkØew Is−¯n. {Um¡pf{]`p Fs¶gpXnb IÃd Xpd¶v At±lw AXn hnip²A¸w \\nt£]n¨p. tIm«bnse Xsâ tPmenIÄ ]qÀ¯nbm¡nb tUm. hm³sl³kn§v ao\\tbbpw sIm−v Ingt¡m «pÅ bm{Xbmcw`n¨p. kqcy³ AkvXan¡m³ XpS§pIbmWv. Pn]vknIÄ {Um¡pf{]`phnsâ iht]SIhpw Npa¶psIm−p Å IpXnch−nbpw sIm−phcp¶Xv AhÀ Hcp aeapIfn \\n¶p I−p. X¡kab¯pXs¶ BÀ Xdpw sPm\\mX\\pw Izn³tkbpw tamdnbpw skÀhm ³Upsa¯n. tUm. hm³sl³kn§pw ao\\bpw ae bn \\n¶v HmSnsb¯n. Pn]vknIfpambn cq£amb bp²w \\S¶p. B bp²¯n\\nSbn tamdnkn\\v shSn tbäp. skÀhm³Uv {Um¡pf{]`phnsâ s]«n adn¨n «p. 60

{Um¡pf{]`phnsâ tZlw ]pdt¯¡p adnªp hoWp. I¯nIfpambn sPm\\mX\\pw Izn³tkbpw BÀXdpw {]`phnsâ ta NmSnhoWp. I®pXpd¶v Aednb {]`phns\\ tUm. hm³sl³kn §v AS¡n\\nÀ¯n. kqcymkvXa\\¯n\\v sXm«pap¼m bncp¶p AXv. kqcy\\kvXan¨pIgnªm {]`phns\\ sXmSm³ Ignbpambncp¶nÃ. {Um¡pf F¶ sImSnb càc£Êns\\ tUm. hm³sl³kn§v hn[nbmwh®w \\in¸n¨p. Pn]vknIÄ HmSnt¸mbn. amcIambn apdnthä tamdnkv \\nÀ`mKyhim hn[n¡v IogS§n. 61

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