SCERT Kerala State Syllabus 9th Standard Malayalam Textbooks BT

ASn-ÿm\\]mTm-hen ae-bmfw Ãm≥tU¿Uv IX tIcf- k- ¿°m¿ s]mXphnZym`- ymk- h- I- p∏v Xbm-dm-°n-bXv kwÿm\\ hnZym-`ymk Kth-jW ]cn-io-e\\ kanXn (SCERT), tIcfw 2019

tZio-b-Km\\w P\\KWa\\ A[n\\mbI Pbtl `mcX `mKyhn[mXm, ]©m_kn‘p KpPdmØ admTm {ZmhnU DXv°e _wKm, hn‘ylnamNe bap\\mKwKm, D—ePe[nXcwKm, Xhip`\\mta PmtK, Xhip` Binj amtK, Kmtl Xh PbKmYm P\\KWawKeZmbI Pbtl `mcX `mKyhn[mXm. Pbtl, Pbtl, Pbtl, Pb Pb Pb Pbtl! {]Xn⁄ C¥y Fs‚ cmPyamWv. F√m C¥y°mcpw Fs‚ ktlmZco ktlmZc∑mcmWv. Rm≥ Fs‚ cmPysØ kv-t\\ln°p∂p; kºq¿Whpw sshhn[y ]q¿Whpamb AXns‚ ]mcºcyØn¬ Rm≥ A`nam\\wsIm≈p∂p. Rm≥ Fs‚ amXm]nXm°sfbpw Kpcp°∑mscbpw apXn¿∂hscbpw _lpam\\n°pw. Rm≥ Fs‚ cmPyØns‚bpw Fs‚ \\m´pImcpsSbpw t£aØn\\pw sFizcyØn\\pw th≠n {]bXv\\n°pw. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram 695012, Kerala. website : www.scert.kerala.gov.in email : [email protected] phone : 0471-2341883, Fax : 0471-2341869 Printed at : KBPS, Kakkanad, Kochi-30

{]nb hnZym¿YnItf, Hcp P\\-Xbv°v IcpØpw Bfl-hn-izm-khpw \\¬Ip-∂Xn¬ amXr-`m-j-bv°v \\n¿Wm-b-I-amb ]¶p≠v. ae-bmfw \\ΩpsS A`n-am-\\hpw kzXz-Øns‚ AS-bm-f-hp-am-Wv. al-Ømb Hcp kmln-Xy-k-ºØpw hn⁄m-\\-k-ºØpw \\ΩpsS amXr- `m-jbmb ae-bmfw Dƒs°m-≈p-∂p. AXn\\v Ah-Im-in-I-fm- bn-Øo-cm≥ \\ap°v {]b-Xv\\n-°mw. ka{K F∂ hnZym-`ymk t]m¿´-epw kmt¶-Xn-I-ambn i‡n- s∏-Sp-Ønb Iyp.B¿.tImUpw ¢mkvdqw ]T-\\-{]-h¿Ø-\\-߃ Bbm-k-c-ln-Xhpw ck-I-chpw B°nØo¿°pw. tZio-b -sXm-gn¬ ss\\]pWn N´-°q-Spw (F≥.-F-kv.-Iyp.-F-^v), Zpc-¥- \\n-hm-c-Wam¿K-ßfpw sF.kn.-Sn. km[y-X-Ifpw Cu ]mT -]p-kvX-I-Øn¬ ]cn-K-Wn-®n-´p≠v. kzX-{¥-amb hmb-\\bv°pw Nn¥bv°pw k¿KmflImhn-jvIm- c-߃°pw ]mT-]p-kvX-I-Øn¬ Ht´sd Ah-k-c-߃ Hcp-°n- bn-´p-≠v. `mj-bpsS {]tbm-K-km-[y-X-Iƒ a\\- n-em-°m\\pw cN-\\-I-fn¬ G¿s∏-Sm-\\pap≈ [mcmfw ]T-\\m-\\p-`-h-߃ ¢mkv ap-dn-I-fn¬\\n∂v t\\S-Ww. Imen-I-amb sa®-s∏-Sp-ØepItfmsS {]kn-≤o-I-cn-°p∂ Cu ]mT-]p-kvXIw ]pXnb A\\p-`-h-ßfpw A\\p-`q-Xn-Ifpw ]I-c-s´. kvt\\lmiwkItfmsS, tUm.sP. -{]-kmZv UbdŒ¿ Fkv.kn.C.B¿.Sn.

D≈-S°w 1 ]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- ptºmƒ 5 ................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................ ........................................... • AtX {]m¿Y\\ .............................................. 06 • lcn-X-tam-l\\w .............................................. 08 • sh≈-®m-´-Øns‚ CSn-ap-g°w .................. 20 2 ImgNv b- psS kwKoXw 27 ................................................................................................................................................... • sImSn-tb‰w ..................................................... 28 • shfn-®-Øns‚ hnc-ep-Iƒ .......................... 36 3 Hcp IpS∂ shfn®- a- mbv 45 ................................................................................................................................................... • AP-K-Pm-¥cw ................................................ 46 • k^-e-ao-bm{X ............................................... 52 • Ihnbpw kaq-l-Pohn .................................. 55 • _p≤s‚ D]-tZiw........................................ 59

1 ]q°-sfm-s°bpw hm°p-I-fm-Ip-tºmƒ Hcp X≈-°n-fn-b-cp-a-°p-™p-߃˛ °nc-bp-am-bnXm XnSp-°-Øn¬ ]d˛ ∂W-bp-∂p, s]s´-∂-hƒ \\Sp-ßp∂p! ]nS-bp∂p! Np‰n-∏-d-∂p-g-ep∂p! Ah-fpsS hnfn a\\p-jy-`m-j-bn¬ CXm-bn-cn-°m-sa-s∂-\\n°p tXm∂p∂p: \\nß-sf≥ temI-sØ-sb¥p sNbvXp? \\nß-sf≥ temI-sØ-sb¥p sNbvXp? (kpK-X-Ip-am-cn) Infn-bpsS tNmZy-Øn\\v \\n߃ F¥v DØcw ]dbpw? N¿®sNbvXv \\ne-]m-Sp-Iƒ ]¶phbv°pI.

HºXva 6 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw AtX {]m¿Y\\ hk-¥-tØm-S¿Yn-®Xp shdp-sX-bm-bn-√, tX∑m ˛ hSn-apSn ]q¶p-e-I-f-Wn™p \\n∂q. Hcp ]qhpw sImgn-bm-sX-bp-Æn-Iƒ hncn-™p, ]n∂o sSmcp-Ænbpw ]ng-bv°msX hf¿∂ph∂p. kar≤n ap‰nSpwtXmdpw Ip\\n-bp-sI-∂-dn-hp-‰m˛ c\\-[ymbw ]Tn-∏n-®n-X-Xn-s\\-®q-≠n. th\\¬ Npg-∂q-Xn-bq-Xn-b-Xn≥ \\nt£-]-tam-tcm∂pw amWn-Iy-cXv\\-ß-fm-Im≥ apXn¿t∂-bp≈q Bbn-c-a-Æm¿°-Æ-∑m¿ ]m™p-tIdo sImºp-Ifn˛ embncw Im°-I-f-Xn¬∏d∂p hoWq. Bbncw sIm®-Sn-I-f-Ø-W¬ hncn-bn¬∏-Xn™q ambn-I-\\-Kcw t]me-tØm∏p Na-™q. Ab¬∏m-X-h-°-Ø∂p hgn-∏-Wn-°p-S-®n-t´m˛ cpcp-f≥I√p-Iƒs°m-s°-®n-dIpw h∂p F√m-sa√mw Ign-™-t∏m-f-Ωm-acw Iep-jamw kz¿t√m-I-Øn≥ \\S-bn-¶¬°-c™p \\n∂p ]n∂sØ hk-¥-tØm-Sp-a¿Yn°-bm-bv, \"\"`K-hmt\\ X∂cpƒsI-\\n°p ho≠pw k^-e-P-∑w.'' thsd-¥p≈q hc-sa-¶¬, tZh-\\m-t{Im-in-®p, \"\"kmt[m thZ-\\bv°p th≠n-Ømt\\m tNmZn∏q ho≠pw!'' ]cn-kv^p-c¬{]-`m-Xmwip ]Xnbpw ]√hw sas√˛ ®en-°p-am-d-Ωm-Iμw samgn-™n-tXhw; \"\"kar-≤n-X≥ IÆo-sc{X ]pfn-®mepw hcw; Atøm, Zcn-{Zs‚ ac-hn-∏m-W-k-l-\\obw!'' {Xnhn-{I-a∂p apºn¬ (CS-t»cn tKmhn-μ≥\\mb¿) \"\"kar≤n ap‰n-Spw-tXmdpw Ip\\n-bp-sI-∂-dn-hp-‰m-˛- c-\\-[ymbw ]Tn-∏n-®n-X-Xn-s\\-®q≠n'' - {]IrXn \\¬Ip∂ Pohn-X-]m-T-ß-sf-s¥-√m-amWv? N¿®sNøp-I.

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 7 \"\"Ab¬∏m-X-h-°-Ø∂p hgn-∏-Wn-°p-S-®n-t´m-˛- cp-cp-f≥I√p-Iƒs°m-s°-®n-dIpw h∂p'' I√p-Iƒ°v Nnd-Ip-h∂p F∂ I¬∏-\\-bpsS `wKn N¿®sNøp-I. Xmsg-s°m-SpØ Ihn-Xm-`m-K-߃ Xmf-Øn¬ sNm√n Ah-X-cn-∏n-°pI. Ah-bn¬ ]mT-`m-K-hp-ambn Xmf-km-ay-ap≈ hcn-Iƒ Is≠-Øp-I. $ \"\"Ip´-\\m-S≥ ]p©-bnse sIm®ps]tÆ Ipbn-emsf sIm´p-thWw Ipg¬thWw Ipc-h-thWw'' $ \"\"A¶-W-ssØ-am-hn¬\\n-∂m-Zy-sØ-∏gw hogvsI AΩ-X≥ t\\{X-Øn¬\\n-∂p-Xn¿∂p NpSp-I-Æo¿'' $ \"\"tIc-f-Øq-sam-gn-sb∂p tI´m¬ aXn tImcn-Ø-cn-∏ns‚ sImbvØp-Imew'' Ip\\n-bpI, F∂v, Adn-hp-‰m¿, A\\-[ymbw F∂o ]Z-߃ tN¿∂mWv \"Ip\\n-bp-sI-∂-dn- hp-‰m-c-\\-[ymbw' cq]-s∏-´-Xv. Ihn-X-bnse CØcw ]Z-°q-´-߃ Is≠-Øn-sb-gp-Xp-I. \"\"kar-≤n-X≥ IÆo-sc{X ]pfn-®mepw hcw; Atøm, Zcn-{Zs‚ ac-hn-∏m-W-k-l-\\obw!'' - ˛ ChnsS tX∑mhv Ihn-bp-sSbpw amºgw Ihn-Xbp-sSbpw {]Xo-I-ambn amdp-∂pt≠m? IhnX hniI-e\\w sNbvXv kzm`n-{]mbw ka¿Yn-°p-I. A\\-[ymbw ˛ Hu]-Nm-cnIamb ]T\\an-√msX ]Z-tImiw A¿Yn®p ˛ At]-£n®p Iepjw ˛ Ie-ßn-bXv ]cn-kv^p-c¬ ˛ DZn-®p-b-cp∂ {]`m-Xmwip ˛ {]`m-X-In-cWw amIμw ˛ tX∑mhv

HºXva 8 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw lcn-X-tam-l\\w Cu `qansb kw_-‘n® Nne Btem-N-\\-I-fn-em-≠p-In- S-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p Rm≥. C¥-y-°mcpw {_n´o-jp-Imcpw AXn-sem-cn-S-Øp-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√; `utam-]-cn-X-e-Ønse alm-Po-h-Pm-e-߃ am{Xw. Im\\-\\-\\n-Kq-V-X-Iƒ Hcp Ne- ®n-{X-Øn-se-∂-Xp-t]mse Fs‚ ap∂n¬ h∂p ad-bp-I-bm- bn-cp-∂p btYjvSw. a\\ ns‚ {Km^nIvkv D]-tbm-Kn-®p≈ kz-]v\\-k-Zr-i-amb Zri-y-߃. B t\\cØv ho´nse Adn-bn-∏p-aWn apg-ßn. XS-hn-em- °-s∏-´-h-cn¬ ImW-s∏-Sm-dp-≈-Xcw Ccp≠ at\\m-hn-Nm-c- tØmsS Rm\\m-tem-Nn-®p. Ah-[n-Zn-hkw Ib-dn-h∂v aWn-b-Sn-°p-∂Xv Bcmhpw? InS-∏p-ap-dn-bnse saØ-bn¬ XpWn-Iƒ \\nh¿Øn-bn´v aS-°n-hbv-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂ kpa\\ H∂v ]n∂m-°whf™v Fs∂ t\\m°n. kv^Sn-I-`-c-Wn-bnse a’-y-°p-™p-ßsf Xo≥tai- ∏- pd- Øv sIm≠ph- ∂- ph- ®v PeP- oh- nI- f- psS \\o¥¬ ssh`hsØ Ip™p-an-gn-I-fm¬ D‰p-t\\m-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂ X∑b(9)bpw ]oen(5)bpw apJ-ap-b¿Øn.

 ]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 9 Npa-cnse ka-b-Im-e-∏-´n-I-bn¬ C∂sØ Znh-k-Øn\\v Nph-∏m-Wv. At∂ Znh-k-ß-fn¬ hcm-dp-≈Xv ao≥, ]®-°-dn, ]gb ]{X-hm-cn-I-°-®-h-S-°m-c≥, s]m°m-fn-∏mSØp hnf-bp∂ ssPh-s\\-√ns‚ Acnhn-¬°m≥ sIm≠p-h-cp∂ ]cn-ÿnXn°¿j-I≥, tX∏p-Im-c≥ F∂n-h-scm-s°-bm-Wv. Ah¿-s°ms° tK‰n-\\-Sp-Øm-Wv ÿm\\w. CsXm-∂p-a-√m-sX -h∂v IX-I-n¬ X´p-∂-h¿ aq∂p hn`m-K-am-fp-I-fm-Wv. 1. ]Ww ISw hmßn-bn´v ]d™ Ah-[n-I-sf√mw sX‰n-®-Xn-\\m¬ At\\-z-jn-®p- h-cp-∂-h¿. 2. Ab¬°m¿/_‘p-°ƒ/the-°m-cpsS _‘p-°ƒ. 3. A{]-Xo-£nX kμ¿i-I¿. BZ-ysØ c≠p hn`m-K-am-fp-Ifpw Rß-fpsS ^vfm‰n¬ hcm-\\n-S-bn-√. Ab¬°m¿ s]mXp-hn¬ Ah-[n-Zn-hkw hcp-I-bp-an-√. ]ns∂bp-≈Xv aq∂masØ hn`m-K-am-Wv. Ah¿ GXp Xc-°m-cm-bn-cn-°p-sa∂v sIm≠-dn- ™-Xn-\\p-ti-jta ]d-bm≥ ]‰q. Rms\\-gp-t∂‰v ap≠v apdp-°n-®p-‰n. F¶nepw DSs\\ Agn-™p-t]mIpw F∂ a´nte F\\n°v ap≠p-Sp-°m≥ Adn-bq. Rm≥ IXIp Xpd∂p. ap∂n¬ R-ß- fpsS ^vfm‰ns‚ apJy t\\m°n-\\-S-Øn-∏p-Im-c≥ cmP≥]n≈. Idp-∏n-®p]nSn® apJ-tØmsS cmP≥]n≈ Ft∂mSp Xnc-°n: \"\"an. Ac-hn-μm-£≥, en^v‰n¬ Cs∂-¥mWv kw`-hn-®Xv?'' kw`-hn-®Xv s]s´∂v Hm¿Ω-h-∂n-√. Hm¿Ω h∂-t∏mƒ t\\cnb NΩ-temsS Rms\\m∂v Nncn-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp. \"\"\\nß-sS Nncn-Im-Wm-\\√ anÿ Rm≥ h∂-Xv. Iwπ-bn‚ v In´o-´m-Wv. a\\- n-emtbm?'' Nncn-am™v Rms\\m∂v Xe-Ip-\\n-®p. Fs‚ a°-fpsS ap∂n¬, `mcy°p ap∂n¬ Ah-c-dn-bmsX Rm≥ \\S-Ønb Hcp {]hrØn Xpd-∂p-hbv-°-s∏- Sm≥ t]mhp-I-bm-Wv. Fs‚ \\n»-_vZX cmP≥]n-≈sb ho≠pw Ip]n-X- \\m-°n: \"\"Cu ^vfm‰nse F√m-hcpw D]-tbm-Kn-°p∂ Htc-sbmcp en^v‰mWv AXv. AXn-\\-I-Øp-sh®v tXm∂-ymkw ImWn-°m≥ Rm\\-\\p-h-Zn-°n-√. AX√; I≈- Øcw ImWn-®n´v ho´n¬ I-b-dn-bn-cp-∂m¬ \\nßsf Bcpw I≠p-]n-Sn-°n- s√∂v Icp-Xntbm?'' F\\n°p ]nd-In¬ kpa-\\-bv°-cn-In-te°v X∑-bbpw ]oenbpw t]Sn-tbmsS \\oßnt- ∏mI- p∂- Xpw kpa\\ Aht- cbpw tN¿Øp]- nS- n®v InS∏- pa- pd- nh- mX- nt- emfw h∂v ]Xps° ]pd-tØ°p t\\m°p-∂Xpw Rm≥ a\\- n-em-°n. Bhp-∂{X Xmgva-tbmsS Rm≥ ]d-™p: \"\"cmP≥]n≈-t®-´m, aÆv sIm≠p-h-cp-tºm Ih¿ s]m´n Ipd®p aÆv en^v‰n¬...''

HºXva 10 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw cmP≥]n-≈-bpsS i_vZ-ap-b¿∂p: \"\"Ipd-t®m? en^v‰n¬ tIdnb Ipt´ym-fpsS ssIbpw \\o´n-∏n-Sn®m ankn v ]q¿Wnbpw ankn v N{μ-Xm-cbpw Fs‚bSpØv h∂-Xv. Ah¿°v h√ Akp- Jhpw h∂m \\n߃ kam-[m\\w ]d-bptam? A√ ]d-bp-tam∂v?'' Rm≥ h√m-Xm-bn. Hcp £am-]-Ww-t]mse ]d™p: \"\"ChnsS h∂n´v ¢o\\n- ßn-te°v hnfn-®p-]-d-b-W-sa∂v Rm≥ Icp-Xn-b-Xm. ]t£, ad∂pt]mbn!'' AXp kX-y-am-Wv. Rms\\√mw ad-∂p-t]m-bn-cp-∂p. h√m-sØmcp \\n¿hr-Xn- bpsS temI-Øm-bn-cp∂p Rm≥ ]n∂o-Sv. XnSp-°-Øn¬ Rm\\d-nbn®p: \"\"Ct∏mƒXs∂ hrØn-bm-°mw. cmP≥]n-≈-t®-´≥ s]mt°m-fq.'' ]nd-In-te-s°m∂v ]mfn t\\m°n `mc-y-bp-sSbpw a°-fp-sSbpw apJ-`m-h-߃ hne-bn-cp-Øn-s°m≠v Rm≥ cmP≥]n-≈-tbmSv Nncn-°m≥ {ian-®p. Abm-sfm∂p XWp-Ø-Xmbn tXm∂n: \"\"\\∂mbn ]mbv°-p-sN-ømsX ^njpw ao‰p-sam∂pw en^v‰n-eqsS sIm≠p hc- cp-sX∂v \\Ω-sf√m satº-gvkn-t\\mSpw ]d-™n-´p-≈-X-t√. F∂n-´mtWm aÆp- sIm-≠p-h∂v hrØn-tI-Sm-°p-∂-Xv. Iwπbn‚ v In´nbm Bcm-sW-s∂m∂pw Rm≥ t\\m°p-tI-e. ]d-t™°mw.'' Fs‚ s\\©v F¥nt\\m k¶-Sw-sIm≠v s]m´p-∂-Xmbn tXm∂n. Hcn-°¬ en^v‰n-\\p-≈n¬ Rm≥ tNmc-Øp-≈n-Iƒ I≠n-´p-≠v. AI-tØ-°p- h® Im¬ ]pd-tØ-s°-Sp-°m-\\m-hmsX sR´n-hn-d®p \\n∂pt]mbn. \\neØpw `nØn-bnepw I≠ c‡-∏m-Sp-I-fn¬\\n∂v GtXm Pohn-bpsS Pohs-‚ \\ne-hnfn At∏m-gp-ap-b-cp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Cd-®n-°p-th≠n Poh-s\\-SpØ P¥p-hns‚ tNmc- tb-°mƒ Ad-∏n-°p-∂Xpw \\nIr-jvS-hp-amtWm aÆv? ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßm≥ `mhn® cmP≥]n≈ Xncn™p \\n∂p: \"\"F√m-hcpw aÆpw s]mSnbpw ASn-®p-hmcn ]pd-Øp-I-f-bp-tºmƒ Xms\\-¥n\\m aÆv hen®v AI-tØ°p sIm≠p-h-cp-∂Xv?'' s]s´-s∂mcp adp-]Sn kX-y-k-‘-ambn ]d-bm≥ F\\n-°m-bn-√. F¶nepw `mKn- Iamsbmcp I≈w Rm≥ ]d-™p: \"\"Hcp ]qs®Sn In´n. an\\-d¬ hm´-dns‚ t_m´n¬ apdn®v aÆp \\nd®m sSd- n¬ sh°m-sa∂p IcpXn.'' \"\"AXn-\\p-h√ aWn-πm‚pw t]mtc? AXm-hptºm sh≈w aXn-b-t√m. As√¶o Hdn-Pn-\\-ens\\ sh√p∂- πmÃnIv sNSn In´pw.'' Rm≥ Nncn-®-tX-bp-≈q. \\neØp hf-cp∂ sNSn-I-tfmSpw ]q°tfmSpw A\\n- jvS-an-√m-Ø-bm-fmWv cmP≥]n-≈. AXp-sIm-≠m-hWw IqSp-X-sem∂pw ]d-bmsX Abm-fn-d-ßn-t∏m-b-Xv. Hcm-i-zm-k-tØmsS Rm≥ IX-I-S®p Xncn-bp-tºmƒ a’-c-Øn¬ H∂pw c≠pw aq∂pw ÿm\\w In´n-b-h¿ \\n¬°p-∂-Xp-t]m-se, kpa-\\bv°v Ccp-h-i-Øp-ambn a°ƒ c≠p-t]cpw \\n›-e-cmbn Fs∂-Øs∂ t\\m°n\\n¬°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ah-cnse H∂mwÿm\\-°m-cn-bmb kpa-\\sb Ip‰hm-fn-Iƒ°v e`n-°p-∂-Xcw

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 11 Bfl-\\n-μtbm-sSbpw Pmf-y-tØm-sSbpw Rm≥ t\\m°n. Nncn-°p-I-sbm∂pw sNømsX Fs∂-sbm∂v Ccp-Øn-t\\m-°n-bn-´v Ahƒ apdn-°-I-tØ-°p-Xs∂ t]mbn. a°ƒ HmSn Fs‚bSp-tØ°v h∂p. Cf-b-hƒ Aen-hq-dp∂ apJ-tØmsS ]d™p: \"\"A—s\\ A¶nfv NoØ ]d-™t∏m, ]oen-tamfv t]Sn®pt]mbn.'' ]oensb hmcn-sb-SpØp Rm≥ DΩ-h-®p. ]ns∂ Bi-z-kn-∏n-®p: \"\"A¶nfv NoØ ]d-™-X-√-t√m. en^v‰v hrØn-bmbn kq£n-°-W-sa∂p ]d-™- X-t√. AXp kmc-an-√m-t´m.'' \"\"A—≥ ssIsIm-≠mtWm asÆ-Sp-Ø-Xv? F¶n¬ AtΩw NoØ ]d-bpw. aÆv C®o-®n-bm.'' ]oen H® XmgvØn ]d™p. Rms\\m∂p ]p©n-cn-®p-t]m-bn. kpa\\ tIƒ°p-∂p- ≠m-hptam aI-fpsS Pm{KX? A{Xbpw t\\cw \\n»-_vZ-bmbncp∂ X∑b Imcy-Ku-c- h-tØmsS tNmZn-®p: \"\"Fhn-sSbm A—≥ tkmbn¬ kq£n-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv?'' F¥m-Wn∂v kw`-hn-®Xv? cmhnse DW¿∂-bp-Ss\\ Hcm-thiw Rm\\-dn-bmsX F∂n¬ \\nd-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Xmsg-bn-dßn tdmUn-eqsS Ac-°n-tem-ao-‰¿ \\S∂v aÆnf- I- n°- nS- °- p∂ HcnS- Ø- p\\- n∂v shdpw ssIsIm≠v hmcn t]mfnØ- o≥ Ihd- nem°n- bmWv Rm≥ aÆp- sIm-≠p-h-∂-Xv. Hcp alm\\K-c-Øn¬ Xma-kn-°p-∂-Xn-\\nsS aÆ-t\\-z-jn®pt]mtI-≠n-h-cp-tºmtg aÆv In´m-\\n-√m-ØXns‚ k¶Sw t_m[y-am-hq. \"\"F¥p sNSn-bm, tdmkmtWm?'' XpWn aS-°n-h®p Ign-™-Xn-\\m-emtWm ]qs®Sn ImWm-\\p≈ kv{Xokl-P-amb IuXpIw sIm≠mtWm F∂-dn-bn√, kpa\\ Rß-fpsS ASp-tØ-°p-Xs∂ h∂p. \"\"ssj\\m‚nbmtWm A—\\v πm‚ v X∂Xv?'' X∑b tNmZn-®p. \"\"hey ]qhp-≠mhpw t√ A—m?'' ]oen H®-h®v F\\n-°p-Np‰pw Ht∂m-Sn. At∏-mgsØ Aº-c-∏p-Iƒ°n-S-bnepw F\\n°v BÀmZw tXm∂n. ]q°ƒ hnS-cp∂ Hcp sNSn sXm´-SpØp hf-cp-∂Xv a°ƒ°v C\\n apX¬ ImWmw. Rm\\X- ns\\ aÆp\\nd® ]m{XØ- n¬ \\Sp∂- Xpw sSdk- nt- e°v kuIc- ywt\\m°n hbv°p- ∂Xpw Ah¿°v ]pXnb A\\p-`-h-am-Ipw. a’-cn®v Ah¿°-Xn\\v sh≈-sam-gn-°mw. hnS-cp∂ Hmtcm Cebpw hnS¿∂ IÆp-I-tfmsS FÆn-t\\m-°mw. C{Xbpw \\mfsØ {]I-S-\\-߃°v s]mSp-∂s\\ `wKn \\jvS-am-b-X-dn™v C\\n-ap- X¬ kv^Sn-I-`-c-Wn-bn¬ Cf-ao≥ Ip™p-߃ Nnd-Ip-I-f-\\-°msX hn{i-an-°p-am-bn- cn-°pw. F\\n°p Np‰pw a°-fpsS Bchw s]s´∂p \\ne-®p. AXv kpa\\ Fs∂ ]nSn-®p- e-®-t∏m-gm-Wv. \"\"Ac-hn-tμ-´-s\\¥m Hcp amXncn? Abmfp h√Xpw ]d-™-Xn-\\mtWm? AXp Imc-y-m-°-≠. AXn-\\p-≈Xv Rm≥ \\msfcmhnse Atßm-´p- ]-dt™mfmw. Abmsf NoØhnfn-°m-\\mtWm Imc-W-ß-fn-√mØXv?''

HºXva 12 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw sNdn-sbmcp hnf¿®tbmsS Rm≥ kpa-\\sb t\\m°n. ]ns∂ a°ƒ tIƒ°p-at√m F∂ {]bm-k-Øn¬ ]d-™p: \"\"Rm≥ ]d-™Xv icn°pw \\pW-bm-Wv. \\o hnNm-cn-°pw- t]mse AsXmcp sNSn-b-√.'' \"\"]ns∂?'' kpa\\- b- psS ]pcnI- a- pb- ¿∂p. a°f- psS angnI- f- n¬ BImw£- - Øma- c- . \"\"AsXmcp ac-amWv.'' Zp¿_-e-amb am\\-kn-I-L-S-\\-bp≈ `¿Øm-hns\\ a\\- n-em- °n-h-®n-´p≈ kv{XoIƒ CØcw kμ¿`-ß-fn¬ ]pd-sØ-Sp- °p∂ B \\n»_vZt\\m´w kpa\\ Fs∂bpw t\\m°n. AXn- s\\mcp \\qdp-Intem I´n-bp-sS -`m-c-ap≠v. ]t£, a°ƒ°v AsXm∂pw thh-em-Xn-bp-≠m-°p∂ {]iv\\-a-√. \"\"lmbv......-{In-kva-kv{So-bmtWm A—m.'' \"\"A—-s\\-ß-s\\bm {Sosbms° ]n°v sNbvXXv?'' \"\"acamtWm Dbcw sh°p∂ ]qs®-Sn-bmtWm?'' kpa\\ tNmZn-®p. \"\"]qs®-Sn-b-√, ac-ssØ. Hcp Ce-™n-a-c-Øns‚ ssX!'' kqc-y-Im-¥n-∏q-°ƒ°v Nμ-\\-\\ndw Nm¿Øn hep∏w Ipd®v t¢mWnMv \\S-Ønb a´n¬ NnX-dn-°n-S-°p∂ Ce-™n-∏q-°- fpsS Nn{Xw Fs‚ a\\- n¬ hmk-\\-tbmsS \\nd™p. Rm≥ sSd-kn-te°p \\S-∂p. s]m´nb ]m{X-ßfpw Nqen≥ Ip‰nI- fpw C´nc- p∂ aqeb- v°∏- pdØv shbn¬ sIm≈mØ- nS- Øv Xte∂p \\gvk-dn-bn¬\\n∂p hmßnb Ce-™nssØ Rm≥ h®n-´p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. \"\"CsX-t∏mgm ChnsS sIm≠p-h-∂p-sh-®Xv?'' kpa\\ AZv`p-X-s∏-´p. a°ƒ D’m-l-tØmsS ac-ssØ-°- cn-In¬ IpØn-bn-cp-∂p. BZ-y-Zn-hkw a’-y-°p-™p-ßsf ssIsh-≈-bn-se-SpØp t\\m°n-b-Xp-t]mse Ah-cn-Xn-s\\bpw ]cn-tim-[n-®p-I-f-bp-sa∂v F\\n-°p -tXm-∂n. \"\"A—m, Cu {So F{X hep-Xmhpw?'' \"\"Hcp-]mSv hep-Xmhpw.'' \"\"hep-Xm-hptºm ]qhp-≠m-hptam?'' \"\"]qhp-≠m-hpw.'' \"\"F¥m ]qhns‚ t]cv?'' \"\"Ce-™n-∏qhv.'' \"\"At∏m {SobpsS t]tcm?'' \"\"AXns‚ t]cpw Ce-™o-∂p-X-s∂bm tamtf.''

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 13 \"\"\\pW-]-d-bt√ A—m, A—t‚w AtΩtSw t]c-√t√m ]oen-tamƒ°v?'' Rm≥ Ipg-ßn. kpa\\ CXn-sem∂pw AZv`p-X-an√ F∂ a´n¬ \\n¬°p-∂p. \"\"tamtf, a\\p-j-y-sc-t∏m-se-b-√. ]qs®-Sn-I-fpsS t]cp-X-s∂bm ]qhn-\\pw. sXßns‚ ]qhv sXßn≥]qhv. Xma-c-s®-SosS ]q Xma-c-∏q. AtXt]mse.'' \"\"A√—m, AXns‚sbms° t_m´m-Wn-°¬ s\\bnw thsd-bm. At∂cw \\ap-°n-Xns‚ ^man-en-sbms° Adn-bm-º‰pw'' ˛ X∑b X¿°n-®p. \"\"Mm....aXn aXn. c≠mfpw IqSn...'' F∂n´v kpa\\ Fs∂ t\\m°n hfsc im¥-ambn tNmZn-®p: \"\"CsX-hnsS \\Sm\\m πm≥?'' cmP≥]n-≈-bpsS BK-a-\\-tØmsS {]k-‡n-tb-dnb Fs∂ kw_‘n® hkvXp-X-Iƒ Rm≥ \\n¿e-÷w Xpd-∂p-Im-t´-≠Xv hmkvX-h-Øn¬ C\\n-bmWv. Iptd°meambn \\nb-{¥n®p \\n¿Øn-bn-´p≈ kpa-\\-bpsS ]Xn-hm-h-i-y-ßfpw taml-ßfpw ho≠pw ]pd-Øn-dßn apc≠p \\S-°m-\\p≈ km[-y-Xbpw C\\n apX-em-Wv. \"\"FhnsS \\Spw∂v tNmZn®m, X¬°mew Chn-sS-Øs∂ \\Smw. Hcp N´oev. ]n∂sØ Imcyw ]ns∂.'' \"\"N´oev hf¿Øp-∂-XmtWm Ce™n?'' \"\"AX-√. F∂mepw \\nhr-Øn-bn-√m-Øt∏m N´oev sh°mw. thW¶o ]n∂oSv CØn-cn- IqSn henb N´n hmßmw.'' \"\"F∂n´v Cu sSdkv \\nd™v Ggmw \\nteev Hcp acw. AtXmsS F√mw CSn-™p-s]m-fn- ™v Xmsg. D≈ InS-∏mSw IqSn t]mbn°n´pw, At√?'' \"\"AXn-\\nXv ac-am-hm≥ F{X-sIm√w ]nSn°pw! AXp-hsc ChnsS hf-c-s´. Hcp `wKn- bt√?'' kpa\\ Fs∂-sbm∂p cq£-ambn t\\m°n. \"\"B ao≥Ip™p-ßsf sNdnb `c-Wn-bn-en´v AS-®-Xns‚ at\\m-hn-jaw \\nßfv BgvN-I- tfmfw Cu ]n≈m-cpsS apJ-Øp-t\\m°n ]d™p\\S-∂nt√? eut_Uvkns\\ hf¿Øm≥t]mepw \\nß-sfs∂ kΩ-Xn-®n-´n-√-t√m. `cWosIS-°W ao\\pw N´o- sh-®n-cn- °p∂ ac-hpw XΩnse¥m hy-Xymkw? F´pw-s]m´pw Xncn-bmØ ]n≈m¿°mtWm c≠p ]n≈m-cpsS A—-\\mb \\n߃°mtWm Ct∏m Ifn-{]m-b-hpw hnhcan-√m-bvabpw?'' Rms\\m∂pw ]d-™n-√. kpa\\ sSd-kn¬\\n∂v ASp-°-f-bn-te°p \\oßn. X∑b FWo‰v ]n∂mse sN∂p. ]oen Ahn-sS-Øs∂ Ip¥n-®n-cp∂v Hcp NØP¥p-hns\\ t\\m°p-∂ -t]-Sn-tbm-sSbpw Bi-¶-tbm- sSbpw Ce-™n-ssØ-sb \\nco-£n-°pIbm-Wv. ssIIƒ c≠pw hb-tdmSp tN¿Øp aSn-bn¬ h®n-´p-≠v. IdpØ Iq´n-\\p-≈nse aÆn¬ thcp-d-∏n®v Icp-Ø-Wn™v \\n¬°p-I-bmWv Ce- ™n-ssØ. A∂p cm{Xn-ap-X¬ c≠p-apdn ^vfm‰ns‚bpw Hcmƒ°v IjvSn®p s]cp-am-dm≥ hep-∏-ap≈ ASp-°-f-bp-sSbpw ]cn-an-Xn-Iƒ cm{Xn-bpsS tIm´p-hm-tbmfw \\of-ap≈ N¿®mcq]-Øn¬ R߃°n-S-bn¬ Bcw-`n-®p. \"\"Fs∂-¶nepw Hcp sk‚ v ÿew \\ap°v hmßn-°m≥ Igntbm Ac-hn-tμ´m?'' kpa\\ tNmZn-°p-I-bm-Wv.

HºXva 14 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw ]Øp-sIm-√-ambn Xma-kn°p∂ CtX ho´nse InS-∏p- ap-dn-bnse Hc-e-am-c-bn¬ hfsc Xnc-™m¬ ]Xn-s\\m-∂p- sIm√w apºv hc-∏n® Hcp hoSp]Wn]≤-Xn-bpsS ]I¿∏p- ≠m-hpw. ÿew hmßn-bn´v hc-∏n-®-Xm-bn-cp-∂n√ AXv. Hcp kplr-Øn-s\\-s°m≠v shdp-sX-sbmcp taml-Øn\\v ]d- ™phc∏n-®, aq∂p InS-∏p-ap-dn-I-fp≈, ap‰Øv ]qt¥m-´hpw ]n∂n¬ Ipfhpw Ipd®p ac-߃ hbv°m-\\p≈ ÿe-hp- ap≈ Hcp k¶¬∏w. B k¶-¬∏Øn-te°v Fs‚ C√mbva ]I-cp∂ e÷- sIm≠v C{X-\\mfpw Ib-dn-h-cm≥ aSn®p\\n∂ Ce-™n-bmWv C∂se hs∂-Øn-bn-cn-°p-∂-Xv. ]Øp-h¿j-ambn Hcp ]qs®Snt]mep-an-√m-Xn-cp∂ ho´nte°v Ce™n IS-∂p-h-∂-tXmsS Znh-k-ß-fpsS Xmf- {I-aw-Xs∂ amdn. Ime-Øp-W¿∂m¬ BZy-ta-Xs∂ Ce™nsb t]mbnt\\m°pw. sh≈-sam-gn-°p-Ibpw ]pXnb \\mºps]m-´n-h-cp∂pt≠m F∂p t\\m°p-Ibpw sNøpw. Fs‚ IqsS ]oenbpw X∑-bbpw DW¿∂p-h-cpw. Nne-t∏m- sgms° ad®- ph- b°-v m\\- mh- mØ Hcp kt¥mj- t- ØmsS Rm≥ kpa-\\sb ]nSn-®p-h-en®p ImWn®psImSp-°p-Ibpw sNøpw. Hcp Znhkw Rm≥ ]d-™p: \"\"t\\ms°So, Ce hcp-∂Xp It≠m? \\ΩpsS kz¥w ]d-ºnev Chs\\ Rms\\m-cn-°¬ Ipgn-®p-sh-°pw. \\obpw a°fpw sh≈w tImcpw. Ch≥ hepXmIpw.'' kpa\\ Fs∂-sbm∂p t\\m°n-bn´v sNdp-Nn-cn-tbmsS ]d™- p: \"\"B Xam-i-sbms° Rm≥ hn´p Ac-hn-tμ-´m.'' kzØpw _‘p-_-ehpan√mØ Hcp ho´n¬\\n∂v kz-a-\\-  mse Rm≥ kpa-\\sb Xnc-s™-Sp-Ø-Xm-sW∂v Ahƒ°-dn-bmw. AXp-sIm-≠m-h-Ww, C√m-bva-bpsS \\ncm- i-Iƒ ]¶p-h-®n-´p-≈-X-√msX kpa\\ Hcn-°-ep-sas∂ Ip‰- s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´n√. as‰mcp ]I¬. tPmen Ign™v hcpI-bm-bn-cp∂p Rm≥. tdmU-cn-In¬ an\\ntemdn \\n¿Øn-bn´v GtXm \\gvk-dn°- m¿ ssXIƒ hn¬°p-∂p-≠v. A©Sn s]m°-Øn¬ Imbv®p IpeI- pØ- n\\- n¬°p∂ amhpI- fpw kt∏m´- bpw Iptd ]qs®Sn- Ifpw {i≤n-°p-tºm-gmWv amhp-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ as‰m∂v I≠- Xv. Hcp sNº-I-am-bn-cp∂p AXv. \"\"AXn-s\\¥m hne?'' \"\"Aº-Xp-cq-].''

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 15 ho´n-ep≈ Ce-™ntb-°mƒ hep-Xm-Wv. henb N´ntbm aÆp-\\n-d® Nmt°m th≠n- h-cpw. ]c-am-h[n Hcp h¿j-Øn-\\p-≈n¬ AXns\\ aÆn¬h®n-s√-¶n¬ AXv Rm\\-Xn- t\\mSv sNøp∂ G‰hpw henb ]mX-I-am-bn-cn-°p-Ibpw sNøpw. Fs‚ t\\m´sØ ]nSn- IqSn hn¬∏-\\-°m-c≥ hmNm-e-\\m-bn: \"\"_Õp-ssXbm kmtd. ]d-ºo-sh®m hcp∂ sIm√w ]qhm.'' \"\"Hcp sIm√w-sIm≠v ]qhn-Sptam?'' Fs‚ tNmZy- Ø- n¬ F\\n°- pX- s∂ CjSv s- ∏S- mØ Hcp \\njIv f- ¶- X Ibd- n°- qS- n. \"\"hf¿® It≠m. s]m≥sN-ºIam AXv, s]m≥sN-º-Iw.'' H.F≥.-hn. Fgp-Xn-h-®Xv Rms\\m∂v aqfn-˛ sNºI]pjv] kphm-kn-X-bm-aw...-N-{μnI hnScpw bmaw.... F\\n°v kpa-\\-bpsS `wKn-Iƒ Hm¿Ω-h-∂p. \"\"CXßv FSp-°s´ kmtd?'' Fs‚ Xe kΩ-X-`m-h-Øn¬ H∂-\\-ßn. sNº-IsØ cmP≥]n-≈-bpsS IÆn¬s∏-SmsX ho´n-se-Øn-°p-∂-Xn-\\p-th≠n \\K- cØ- n¬ Iptd Np‰n°- d- ßn t\\cw sshIn®- t- ij- a- mWv Rm≥ ^vfm‰ns- eØ- nb- X- v. H≥]Xp- a-Wn°v cmP≥]n≈ `£Ww Ign-°m≥t]m-Ipw. tK‰v Io∏¿am¿ I≠m-epw Ipg-∏-an-√. AYhm cmP≥]n≈bpsS ap∂n¬s∏-´mtem F∂p IcpXn sNº-IsØ Rm≥ hen- sbmcp Iq´n-te°v am‰n-bn-cp-∂p. `mK-y-Øn\\v en^v‰nepw Bcp-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. kpa\\ IXIp Xpd-∂p-X-cm≥ ImØp-\\n¬°p-tºm-gmWv Rm≥ Bi-b-°p-g-∏Øn¬ AI-s∏-´-Xv. F´p-e-£-Øn¬ Xmsg sk‚n\\p hne-bn-√mØ Hcn-Sw-t]mepw \\K-c-Øn- se-ßp-an-√. {]m¥-{]-tZ-i-ß-fn¬ ]c-Xn-bmepw hne A©p-e-£-Øn¬ Xmsg t]mIn- √. AXm-bXv, A©p sk‚ v `qan hmßm≥ Cu P∑w Cßs\\ Pohn-®m¬ F\\n°p km[n-°p-I-bn-s√∂v Dd-∏m-Wv. kpa-\\-bpsS iºfw AtX-]Sn hoSns‚ hmSI sImSp- °mt\\ D≈q. Cu sNº-Ihpw Ce-™n-s°m∏w sSd-kn¬Øs∂ Ccn-t°-≠n-h-cpw. hmtß-≠n-bn-cp-∂n-√. \"\"tZ...AtΩ, A—≥ tjm∏n-ßn\\p t]mbn.'' IXIp Xpd∂ X∑b AX-ym-Àm-Z-tØmsS Dds° Iqhn. Rm≥ sR´n-t∏m-bn. ]cn- N-b-°m-cs‚ IS-bn¬\\n∂v hep-∏-ap≈ IqSv tNmZn-®-t∏mƒ Ah-s\\-Sp-Øp-X-∂Xv ap¥nb XpWn°-S-bpsS am‰p-Iq-Snb IqSm-bn-t∏m-b-Xv Fs‚ \\n¿`m-K-yw. ]pd-tØ-°p-h∂ kpa-\\- bpsS IÆpw- hn-S¿∂p. ]oen HmSn-h-∂tX k©n-bn¬ ]nSn-Ø-an´p hen-®p. Fs‚ s\\©p-IØn. sNº-I-Øns‚ Nn√-Iƒ HSn-bptam? \"\"tamtf, s]m´pw...-s]m-´n-°-t√...-hn-Sv...'' kpa\\ tNmZn®p: \"\"s]m´p-∂-tXm, At∏m XpWn-b-t√, F¥m hmßnbXv?'' BsI hnj-an-®p-sIm≠v \\Sp-Ø-f-Ønse Itk-c-bn¬ Rm\\n-cp-∂p. cmP≥]n≈ I≠mepw sSd-kn¬ ImSp-]n-Sn-∏n®v `nØn XI¿°ptam F∂p Ib¿Ømepw kmc-an-√m- bn-cp-∂p. Cßs\\ ad-®p -sIm-≠p-h-tc-≠n-bn-cp-∂n-√. Ip´n-Isf AS°n \\n¿Øn-s°m≠v Rm≥ ]Xps° k©n Xpd∂v sNº-IssØ ]pd-sØ-Sp-Øp.

HºXva 16 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw Hcp sXßn≥ssXb- psS Dbc- hpw hep∏- h- pa- p≠- mb- nc- p∂- p AXn\\- .v B Npac- pI- ƒ°p- ≈n¬ Sn.hn°pw sSen-t^m-Wn\\pw Un.hn-.Un°pw kn.Un-.sπ-b-dn\\pw AXn-Yn-Iƒ hcpt- ºmƒ FSp°- m\\- mbn h®nc- n°- p∂ kv^SnI- ∏- m{- Xß- ƒ°pa- nS- b- n¬ B sNº- IssØ Nqfn∏- nS- n®p \\n∂p. AXns‚ aq´ns- e, IdpØ t]mfnØo≥ _mKnse aÆpw sh≈hpw A]I- ¿jt- _m[w ]q≠p. kpa\\- b- psS apJw Ccp≠- pa- qS- pI- b- √ sNbvX- Xv. Ahs- fs∂ h¿[n® kwib- t- ØmsS D‰pt- \\m°- pI- b- mW- p≠- mb- X- v. a°ƒ Ah- sfbpw Fs∂bpw amdnamdn t\\m°p∂- p. \"\"F¥p -πm‚m A—m CXv?'' \"\"\\ΩpsS Ce-©osS hepXm?'' \"\"Ce-©n-b√ tamtf, Ce™n.'' \"\"lWosS ho´n¬ sht®°W t]mse Hcp Ãm‚p≠m°n \\ap-°n-Xns\\ ChnsS sh°mw.'' \"\"SohosS tamfnev sh°mw. Fs‚bm CXv.'' sNº-I-ssØ-bp-ambn Rms\\-Wo-‰p. a\\-∏q¿hw kpa-\\-bpsS apJØp t\\m°n- bn-√. a°-tfmSv H®-h®p ]d-™p: \"\"Mm...Mm...-Ct∏m CXv sSd-ko-Øs∂ sh°mw. _m°n-sbms° \\msf cmhnse Xocp-am-\\n-°mw. t]mbn-cp∂v ]Tn°v.'' sSd-kn¬ Ce-™n-°-Sp-Ømbn sNº-Ihpw Rm≥ h®p. c≠p acssØ H∂n-®p- I-≠- -t∏mƒ a\\- n\\p h√m-sØmcp kt¥mjw tXm∂n. cm{Xn InS-°m≥ t\\cw kpa\\tbmSp Rm≥ ]d-™p: \"\"s]m≥sN-ºIm AXv. \\o I≠n-´n-te-y, s]¨Ip-t´-ymfv apSo-sh-°W sNº- I∏q. \\o≠ CX-fp-≈....-k-z¿W-\\n-d-ap-≈....-A-Xp-Xs∂ ASp-Ø-h¿jw ]q°pw. \\n\\°pw a°ƒ°pw Imip-sIm-Sp-°m≠v ]q NqSmt√m.'' kpa\\ A\\n-jvS-sam-∂p-an-√msX tNmZn-®p: \"\"AXp hey ac-am-hp-∂-Xt√?'' \"\"A{X hep-Xm-hn√.'' \"\"F∂m-∏ns∂ N´o-sh-°m≥ ]‰W h√ tdmtkm at‰m hmßnbm aXn-bm-bn-cp- ∂t√m.'' kpa-K‘w s]mgn-°p∂ ]qa-c-߃°n-S-bn¬ Pohn-°m-\\p≈ Bi-sIm-s≠-¶nepw GXp hnt[-\\bpw Fhn-sS-sb-¶nepw Rm\\n-Øncn ÿew hmßn-°p-sa∂v kpa- \\bpw hni-z-kn-®n-cn-°mw. Ahƒ thsdm∂pw ]d-™n-√. B ]n≥_ew sIm≠p-X-s∂-bmWv Ce-™n°pw sNº-IØn\\pw ]n∂mse hb-e‰v \\nd-ap≈ aμm-c-hpw \\mK-enw-K-a-chpw \\o¿am-X-fhpw sabvhmIbpw ]p∂bpw Bc-y-th∏pw Aßs\\ F´p-]-Øn\\w ac-ß-fp-IqSn en^v‰vI-bdn ho´n-te°p h∂-Xv. N´nbpw aÆpw kwL-Sn-∏n®v Rm\\h \\Sp-Ibpw sNbvXp. cmhn-sebpw sshIp-t∂- c-ß-fnepw Rm≥ IqSp-X¬ kabw sNeh-gn-°p-∂Xv sSd-kn-embn. ]®ne Xg®v sSdkv aqSn. Xmsg-bn-dßn hS-°p-h-i-Øp-\\n∂v apI-fn-te°p t\\m°n-bm¬ sNº- Ihpw aμm-chpw B¿Øp \\n¬°p-∂Xv B¿°pw ImWmw.

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 17 as‰mcp Rmbdm-gvN. Adn-bn∏paWn-bpsS \\mZw. Rm≥ sN∂v IXIp Xpd-∂p. ap∂n¬ cmP≥]n-≈. \"\"an. Ac-hn-μm-£≥, \\nß-sf-t∂mSv Hfn-°-cp-Xv. C∂se cm{Xn \\nß-sf-¥mWv B Im¿t]m¿®ns‚ sskUn¬ Ccp-´-Øp-\\n∂p sNbvXXv?'' Rm≥ Hcn-d°v Dan-\\o¿ hngp-ßn. ]n∂n¬ `mc-ybpw a°fpw h∂p \\n¬°p-∂pt≠m F∂-dn-bm≥ Dgdnt\\m°n. F√m-hcpw AXXp ÿe-ß-fn-ep≠v. Rm≥ ]Xn-hp-t]mse Nncn-®p. \"\"\\nß-sS Nncn-sb-\\n°p ImW≠ anÿ. Iwπ-bn‚ v In´n-bn-´p-≠v. `mtcysS ap∂n¬sh®p Rm\\Xp hmbn-°tWm?'' CØ-hW Rm≥ hnfdn. F¥m-bn-cn-°mw cmP≥]n-≈bv°v Fs∂-∏‰n e`n-®n- ´p≈ ]cmXn? Bcm-bn-cn-°mw ]cmXn sImSp-Ø- n-´p-≠m-hpI? \"\"C∂se Ak-a-bØv ]Sn-™m-´p≈ Im¿sj-Õn-\\-cn-In¬ \\n߃ t]mbn-t√? AsX-¥n-\\mWv?'' Rm≥ Xncn™v kpa-\\sb t\\m°n. Ah-sf-s∂-Øs∂ t\\m°n-\\n¬°p-∂p. cmP≥]n-≈-bpsS ap∂n-te°p h∂n´v kpa\\ ]d-™p: \"\"]n≈-t®-´-s\\m∂p hcq.'' Abm-fpsS {]Xn-I-c-W-Øn\\v ImØp-\\n¬-°msX kpa\\ \\S∂p. Fs∂sbm∂v t\\m°n-bn´v cmP≥]n-≈bpw Ahƒ°p- ]n-∂mse sN∂p. sSdk- nt- e°- p≈ hmXn¬ Xpd∂- tX \\Sp]- I- pØ aμmc- Ø- ns‚ CeI- ƒ AIt- Ø°v Xe-\\o-´n. H∏w \\mK-enwKac-Øns‚ Icn-º® Ce-Ifpw. \"\"sl¥m-bnXv?'' cmP≥]n≈ tNmZn-®p. Abmƒ Aº-c-∂p-t]m-bn-cp-∂p. kpa\\ ]d™- p: \"\"sl¿t_-dnbw.'' cmP≥]n-≈-tb-°mfpw AZv`p-X-kvX_- v[\\- mbn Rm\\-h-sf- t\\m°- n. C°-tWm-anIvkv ]Tn®v Kpa-kvX-∏-Wn-sb-Sp-°p∂ kpa\\ sl¿t_-dn-b-sØ-∏‰n ]d-bp-∂p! Hmtcm acssØ-bpsS Nph-´nepw AXns‚ \\mS≥t]cpw imkv{X-\\m-ahpw Rms\\- gp-Xn-h-®n-´p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p.\"A—m, s_m´m-Wn-°¬ s\\bnw πokv' F∂p ]d-bp∂ X∑bbv°pth≠nb- mb- nc- p∂p AsX√- mw. kpa\\- b- ps- Sbpw a°f- ps- Sbpw k¶¬- ∏Ø- n¬, kz-¥-sa∂p ]d-bm-hp∂ aÆn-te°v Hcp taSam-k-Øn¬ Ah-scbpw Iq´nt∏mbn Rm\\-sX√mw Ipgn-®p-h-bv°p-am-bn-cp-∂p. B ac߃ hep-Xm-Ip-tºmƒ AXn-\\n-S-bn¬ ]Wn-bp∂ ho´n¬ kpa-\\bpw Rm\\pw X\\n®v hm¿[-Iyw ]¶n-Sp-am-bn-cp-∂p. CS-bv°nsS Rßsf ImWm≥ a°ƒ IpSpw-_- k-taXw hcp-am-bn-cp-∂p. R߃°p-th≠n sNºIw At∏mgpw ]q°p-am-bn-cp-∂p. kpa\\ Fs‚ t\\sc Xncn-™n´p tNmZn-®p: \"\"C∂se F¥m D≠m-bXv?'' BIm-i-Øp-\\n-∂p≈ shfn®w Ah-fpsS apJØv hogp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. AXv shbn- em-bn-cp-∂n-√. Rm≥ ]d-™p: \"\"ssj\\ X∂ IWn-s°m∂hnØp-Iƒ Rm\\n-∂se cm{Xn...- Im¿sjÕn\\-cn-In¬....'' cmP≥]n≈ H∂pw ]d-bmsX Cd-ßn-t∏m-bn.

18 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en A∂p-ap-gp-h≥ _m¶vhmbv]-I-sf-∏-‰nbpw dnb¬ FtÃ-‰p-Im¿ sIm≈b-Sn® km[m- c-W-°m-cs‚ ÿe-k-z-]v\\-sØ-∏-‰nbpw Rmt\\sd Btem-Nn-®p. Fs‚ c≠p s]¨a- °ƒ hf-cp-I-bm-Wv. Ah¿°v ]Tn-°Ww. Ahsc hnhmlw sNbvXb°-Ww. amt\\-P- cn¬\\n∂v hf-cm-\\m-hmsX AXn-s\\√mwth≠n Iº-\\n-bn¬ Rm\\n-\\nbpw Ccp-]-Xn-e- [nIw h¿j-߃ a\\p-j-y-cq-]-Øn¬Øs∂ Pohn-°-Ww. Fs‚ IpSpw-_sØ c£n- °m≥, Rm≥ tamlw-sIm≠v kz-cp-°q-´n-h® ac-ßsf c£n-°m≥ Bcp -hcpw? HSp-hn¬ sSd-kn¬ hf¿∂v, sI´n-S-Øn\\v `oj-Wn-bm-Ip-tºmƒ cmP≥]n≈ ho≠pw Ib-dn-hcpw. \\nhr-Øn-bn-√msX Rm\\-hsb as‰-hn-sS-sb-¶nepw ]dn-®p-hbv-t°-≠-Xm-bn-hcpw. Ah as‰m-cn-SØv hf-cp-∂Xpw ]qhn-Sp-∂Xpw F\\n°v k¶-¬∏n-°mt\\ Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-∂n-√. Fs‚ Ak-z-ÿ-X-Iƒ cm{Xn-bn-te°p \\o≠p. Xosc Dd°w hcp-∂n-s√-∂p- a-\\ n- em-b-t∏mƒ shfn-®-an-SmsX Rms\\-gp-t∂‰p ]pd-tØ°p \\S-∂p. sSd-kn¬ t]mbn Fs‚ hr£-ssØ-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ \\n∂p. A∏p-dØv atl-{μs‚bpw KoX-bp-sSbpw InS-∏p-ap-dn- bpsS hmbp-Z-zm-cw-hsc h¿Ø-am-\\-]{Xw XncpIn AS-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv Rm≥ I≠p. Ct∏m- gm-WXv {i≤n-°p-∂-Xv. k¶-S-߃ Xmßm-\\m-hmsX sNSn-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ Rm≥ IpØn- bn-cp-∂p. ]pdØv sNdnb shfn-®-ambn N{μ-{]-Im-i-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. kpa\\ ]d™ sl¿t_-dnbw F∂ hm°v Rmt\\m¿sØ-Sp-Øp. km[m-cW Znh-k-ß-fn¬ a°sf hn´p-I-gn™v Rm\\pw kpa-\\bpw H∂n-®mWv tPmen- °n-d-ßm-dv. ]nt‰∂p cmhnse en^v‰n¬ \\n∂n-dßn R߃ sN√p-tºmƒ cmP≥]n≈ Hm^okv apdn°p ap∂n¬ Rßsf ImØp-\\n¬∏p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Abmƒ R߃°-Sp- tØ°p h∂p. Rm\\pw kpa-\\bpw ]c-kv]cw t\\m°n. cmP≥]n-≈ ]d-™p: \"\"ChnsS\\ns∂mcp ]Xn-s\\-´p-In-tem-ao-‰¿ Zqsc B tImƒ∏m-S-Øns‚ hS-°p-amdn Hcp tπm´v InS-∏p-≠v. t{_m°-dn-√mØ I®-h-S-am. Ata-cn-t°em AXns‚ DS-a-ÿ- scms°. \\ap-°-sXm∂p t\\m°mw. hne-sbms° \\n߃°v Xmßm≥ ]‰pw. AsXms° Rm\\-t\\-z-jn®p sh®n-´p-≠v.'' Rm\\pw kpa-\\bpw apJ-tØm-Sp-apJw t\\m°n. kpa-\\-bpsS apJØv Ahn-iz-k-\\o-b- X-bp-ap-≠v. AXv Fs‚ apJ-Øp-ap-≠m-hpw. \"\"sImtd ac-ß-sfms° \\n¬°p∂ ÿe-am. she-b-√, B ac-ß-sfms° kwc-£n- °-s∏-S-Wsa∂m AXns‚ DS-a-ÿ¿°v. Ac-hn-μm-£-\\m-hp-tºm AsXm∂pw sh´n-ap-dn- °p-tI-et√m.'' Rms\\m∂pw ]d-™n-√. cmP≥]n-≈-tbmSv kpa\\ Fs¥m-s°tbm Bth-i-tØmsS kwkm-cn-°p-∂p-≠v. \"sNºI]pjv]-kp-hm-kn-X-bmaw' aqfn-s°m≠v Rm≥ Igp-Øp-s]m- °n- t\\m-°n. Ggmw-\\n-e-bn¬\\n∂v Ce-Iƒ Xmtg°p t\\m°n Xe-bm-´p-∂p. a-c-W-hn-Zym-e-bw (kpkvtajv Nt{¥mØv) HºXva ebmfw

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 19  \"\"Fs‚ s\\©v F¥nt\\m k¶-Sw-sIm≠v s]m´p-∂-Xmbn tXm∂n.'' IYm-\\mb-I≥ Cßs\\ Nn¥n-°m≥ Imc-W-sa¥v?  \"\"cmP≥]n-≈-tb-°mfpw AZv`p-X-kvX-_v[-\\mbn Rm\\-hsf t\\m°n. C°-tWm-anIvkv ]Tn®v Kpa-kvX-∏-Wn-sb-Sp-°p∂ kpa\\ sl¿t_-dn-b-sØ-∏‰n ]d-bp-∂p!'' Ac-hn-μm-£-≥ Cßs\\ Nn¥n®Xv F¥p-sIm-≠m-bn-cn°pw? N¿®sNøp-I.  • \"\"A—-s\\-ß-s\\bm {Sosbms° ]n°v sNbvXXv?'' • \"\"Fhn-sSbm A—≥ tkmbn¬ kq£n-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv?'' • \"\"A—≥ ssIsIm≠mtWm asÆ-Sp-ØXv? F¶n¬ AtΩw NoØ ]dbpw.'' • \"\"aÆv C®o-®n-bm.'' `mj-sbbpw kwkvIm-c-sØbpw kw_-‘n® Fs¥√mw kqN-\\I-fmWv ta¬s°m-SpØ hmIy-ß-fn-ep-≈Xv? hni-I-e\\w sNbvXv Ipdn∏p Xbm-dm-°p-I.  Ac-hn-μm-£s‚ IpSpw_w k¶o¿W-amb ]e A\\p-`-h-ß-fn-eq-sSbpw IS-∂p-t]m-Ip-∂- Xmbn IY-bn¬ Nn{Xo-I-cn-®n-´p-≠-t√m. CXn\\p Imc-W-am-Ip∂ hkvXp-X-Iƒ Fs¥m-s°- bmWv? ka-Im-enI Pohn-Xm-h-ÿ-bp-ambn _‘-s∏-SpØn IYbv°v eLp-\\n-cq-]Ww Xbm- dm°- pI- . • {]tabw • BJym-\\-coXn • kam-\\-I-Y-Iƒ • Imen-I-{]-k‡n XpS-ßnbh ]cn-K-Wn-°p-a-t√m.  lcn-X-a-t\\m-l-c-amb Hcp `qansb hos≠Sp-°p-∂-Xn-s\\-°p-dn-®p≈ kz]v\\-ß-fm-Wt√m lcn-X-tam-l\\w F∂ IY ]¶p-hbv-°p-∂-Xv. C∂v BtKm-f-Xm-]-\\hpw Imem-h-ÿm-hy- Xn-bm-\\hpw {]Ir-Xn-sbbpw am\\-h-cm-in-sbbpw h≥Zp-c-¥-Øn-te°v sIm≠psNs∂-Øn- °p-I-bm-Wv. lcn-X-tam-l\\w F∂ IY-bpsS ]›m-Ø-e-Øn¬ \"ac-amWv BtKm-f-Xm-]-\\- Øn-\\p≈ adp-]-Sn' F∂ hnj-b-sØ-°p-dn®v {]`m-jWw \\S-Øp-I. ]Z-tImiw Bfl-\\n-μ- ˛- X-∂-Øm≥ \\nμn-°¬ Bc-hw- ˛- i-_vZ-w Pm{K-X- ˛- {i≤, DW¿∂ Ahÿ Xo£v-W-X ˛ ISp∏w \\nIr-jvSw- ˛- lo-\\-w \\n¿hr-Xn- ˛- B-\\μw kl-Pw- ˛- P-∑-\\m-D-≈, kzm`m-hn-I-amb hm-kn-X ˛- kpK‘w hcp-Ønb sl¿t_-dnbw ˛ Hmj-[n-I-fpsS DZym\\w

20 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en sh≈®m´Øns‚ CSnapg°w F¥mWv hnIvtSmdnbm Pe]mXw? AwtKmfbpsS aeIfn¬\\n∂v ImSndßn hcp∂ kmw_kn\\Zn A\\h[n t]mjI\\ZnIfpsS PeØm¬ s]cpIn, kmw_nbbpsS kaXeßfn¬ AXnhnimeamb {]hmlambn ]cs∂mgpIn, sX°v knw_m_vthbpsS AXn¿Ønbn¬h®v, GXm≠v 350 ASn XmgvNbpw Ht∂ap°m¬ Intemao‰¿ hoXnbpap≈ Hcp ]md∏nf¿∏nte°v, `qan Ipep°ns°m≠pw K¿Pn®psIm≠pw `qapJsØ G‰hpw henb, hogp∂ Pe]mfn hnS¿Øn°mWn®v \\sΩ \\Sp°ns°m≠pw kzbw sNmcnbp∂ Ahnizk\\obamb ImgvNbmWv hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´w. a’yßsfbpw apXeIsfbpw tXmWnIsfbpta¥nbpw taLßsfbpw ]£nIsfbpw kqcys\\bpw \\£{Xßsfbpw \\ngen∏n®pw hnimeambn HgpInh∂ alm\\Zn, Hcp \\nanjwsIm≠v XInSwadn™v XmgsØ IcnºmdIfn¬ ]pI™psIm≠v IpØs\\ IpXn®pbcp∂ Hcp [hf`nØnbmbn amdp∂p. Xnc›o\\ambn {]hln® \\Zn ew_ambnØocp∂p. Icbn¬\\n∂p Icbnte°p ]S¿∂pInS∂ \\oe Pe∏c∏v H‰ \\nanjØn¬ CSnapg°tØmsS AKm[Xbn¬ ]mds°´pIfn¬ \\n∂v s]mßp∂ ]pIa™n≥tIm´bmbnØocp∂p. sh¨]Xbmbn HgpInhogp∂ sh≈®m´sØ s]mXn™psIm≠v DbcpIbpw HºXva ebmfw

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 21 XmgpIbpw sNøp∂ Pe[qfnIfpsS Xnc»oe PeØns‚ KXn Xmtgt°m tatet°m F∂ aXn{`aw \\Ωnep≠m°p∂p. PeIWnIIfpsS Cu ]d°p∂ ioebpsS hºn® hnkvXrXnbn¬ aghn√pIƒ P\\n°pIbpw ambpIbpw sNøp∂p. sh≈®m´w hmbphn¬ Xßn\\n¬°p∂ acoNnIb√ F∂v \\ap°v a\\ nemIp∂Xv ASnbnse IdpØ Bt·bineIfn¬ ap∏Ønaq∂ptImSn Fgp]Ø©p e£w en‰¿ Pew Hcp an\\n‰n¬ ASn®pXI¿∂v £p`nX-hymfßsft∏mse hgn]ncn™v ]mdbnSp°pIfn¬ ]X™p]pfbp∂Xp ImWptºmgmWv. hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´sØ∏‰n Rm≥ a\\ nem°nbXv \\maXns\\ F{Xt\\cw A`napJoIcn®mepw AXv \\ap°p ]nSnXcp∂n√ F∂XmWv. AtXkabw AXn¬\\n∂v IÆp]dn°m≥ AXp \\sΩ A\\phZn°pIbpan√. s]ms‰°m´v GXm≠v CtX A\\p`hw hnhcn°p∂p≠v: \"\"AhnsSsb√mw H∂p Np‰n\\S∂XpsIm≠v hntŒmdnbm sh≈®m´Øns‚ \"`mj' \\ap°v {Kln°phm≥ Ignbptam F∂p kwibamWv.'' \\ΩpsS C{μnb߃ ]cnioen∏n-°s∏´ncn°p∂ Xncn®dnhns‚ `mjIƒ°p ]pdØmWv hnIvtSmdnbm Pe]mXØns‚ \\n¬∏v. Hcp]t£, A·n]¿hXkvt^mS\\w, {]fbw, sImSp¶m‰v XpSßnb `oIc `uanI{]Xn`mk߃°p apºnepw \\ap°v Ahsb Dƒs°m≈m\\p≈ CtXt]msebp≈ tijnbn√mbva A\\p`hs∏t´°mw. ]t£, hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´w \\sΩ Ahsbt∏mse `ojWns∏SpØp∂n√. F∂m¬, Cs√∂v ]q¿Wambpw ]dbm\\mhn√. ImcWw, K¿ØØns‚ ASnØ´n¬ Pe]mXw X√n®nXdp∂ an\\pØ IrjvWineIfnte°p t\\m°n \\n¬°ptºmƒ Fs∂ `bm\\Iamb Ft¥m H∂v ]nSn®pIpep°n. F¥mbncn°mw, Rm\\mtemNn®p, hogp∂ 33 tImSn en‰¿ sh≈hpw ASnbnse I√pw IqSnt®cp∂ _nμphnse

HºXva 22 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw c‡w I´nbm°p∂ bmYm¿Yyw? F¥mbncn°mw ]nf¿∏ns‚ h°n¬\\n∂v 350 ASn Xmsgbp≈ ]mXmfØnte°v Du¿∂phogp∂ [hf[mcbpsS kuμcy- Øn\\p≈nse `oIckXyw? ]t£, \\sΩ InSnew-sIm≈n®psIm≠p-Xs∂ sh≈®m´w AXns‚ Aºc∏n°p∂ AgIpsIm≠v BenwK\\w sNøpIbpw tImcnØcn∏n°pIbpw sNøp∂p, A¥¿apJsc [ym\\Ønte°v \\bn°p∂p. s]ms‰°m´v FgpXn: \"\"FXnsc sh≈®m´hpw t\\m°ns°m≠v B ag°m´nse Hcp h≈n°pSnen¬ Rm≥ Ign®pIq´nb aWn°qdpIƒ ad°mhp∂hb√.'' hmkvXhØn¬, 1700 ao‰¿ hoXnbp≈ ]nf¿∏neqsS hogp∂Xv ]e sh≈®m´ßfmWv, H‰∏mfnsh≈a√. ImcWw, ]nf¿∏ntes°Øp∂Xn\\p sXm´papºphsc \\Znbn¬ XpcpØpIfp≠v. Ah Hgp°ns\\ ]eXmbn IodnbmWv ]nf¿∏nte°p hnSp∂Xv. hep∏wsIm≠pw `wKnsIm≠pw G‰hpw kp{]kn≤ßfmbhbv°v 1800 ASnbpw 970 ASnbpamWv hoXn. Fs∂ G‰hpw AXnibn∏n® Hcp hkvXpXbp≠v. B{^n°≥ kaXeßfpsS \\nc∏v GXm≠v ]cn]q¿WambXn\\m¬, As√¶n¬ AhbpsS Ncnhv AXnkq£vaamIbm¬, \\ZnIfpsS Hgp°pw AXnkmh[m\\amWv. Hcnebn´v t\\m°nbncp∂mte Hgp°v a\\ nem°m≥ km[n°q. hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´Øns‚ h°nseØpwhsc kmw_kn \\ZnbpsS Ahÿ GXm≠v CXmWv. Hgp°v ImWm\\n√. s]s´∂nXm, XpcpØpIfpw ]mds°´pIfpw \\nd™ B h≥Pe∏c∏v Xmtg°v XeIpØn adnbp∂p. sh≈®m´Øn\\v IjvSn®v 500 ao‰¿ apIfn¬ Rm≥ Fs‚ ssKUpItfmsSm∏w \\Znbnendßn Ipfn®p. \\ΩpsS \\mS≥]pgbnset∏mse ]mdIƒ°pw ]p¬ØpcpØpIƒ°panSbn¬ im¥ambn InS°p∂ sXfn™ sh≈w. Fs‚ ssKUv ssa°fpw Ahs‚ kplrØv hmjnMvSWpw Rm\\psamØv B CfwNqSp≈ sh≈Øn¬ hfsc kabw NmSn°pfn®p. Xmsg\\n∂v sh≈®m- ´Øns‚ CSnapg°w t]msebp≈ K¿P\\w tIƒ°mw. R߃ apßn°nS°p∂ B sXfn\\ocmWv sXm´pXmsg `qanbnse G‰hpw henb Pe]mXambn amdp∂sX∂p hnizkn°m≥ hnjaw tXm∂n. Ipfn°m\\mbn sh≈®m´Øn\\p sXm´p]n∂nep≈ ÿew Xncs™SpØXn\\pw ImcWap≠v. AhnsS\\n∂v Hcp Intemao‰dn\\p apIfn¬ t]mepw kmw_knbnse sh≈Øn¬ Ipfn°pI t]ms´, ssItbm Imtem ap°p∂Xpt]mepw A]ISamWv. H‰ ISn°v \\Ωtfm \\ΩpsS {]nbs∏´ Ahbhßtfm F∂t∂°pambn No¶ÆnIfpsS Z¥mcWy- \\n_nUamb \\of≥ hmbnte°v A{]Xy£amIpw. lnt∏mIfpap≠v sh≈Øn¬. Ah amwkt`mPnIf√. Ah \\sΩ h[n°p∂Xv shdpw hnckXsIm≠p am{Xw. ]®°dnbpw Ign®v Xpdn® c≠p IÆpIƒ am{Xw sh≈Øn\\p apIfn¬ ImWn®v apßn°nS∂psImt≠bncn°ptºmƒ B¿°mWv temItØmSv shdp∏p tXm∂mXncn°pI? ]t£, C°q´¿s°√mw Ft¥m AZv`pXIcamb t_m[⁄m\\ØneqsS, Ipd®p Xmsg Xßsf ImØncn°p∂ FSpØp- Nm´sØ∏‰n Adnbmsa∂Xn\\m¬, Pe]mXØn\\v sXm´p]n∂nep≈ `mKw \\ap°p kpc£nXamWv. ao\\pIsf Rm≥ I≠p. ]t£, Aht]mepw sh≈®m´Øn\\p ]n∂n¬ FhnsStbm Hcp e£vaWtcJ hc®mbncn°Ww Pohn°p∂Xv.

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 23 hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´ancn°p∂Xv t_mSvkvhm\\, kmw_nb, knw_m_vth F∂o aq∂p cmPy߃ tN¿∂p≠m°nb tImWnemWv. Cu `mKØv kmw_kn\\Zn Xs∂bmWv aq∂p cmPyßfpsSbpw AXn¿Øn. \\ZnbpsS a[yØneqsSbpw sh≈®m´Øns‚ \\SphneqsSbpw AXn¿ØntcJ IS∂pt]mIp∂p. F∂m¬ sh≈®m´Øn\\p Iptd ]n∂n¬ t_mSvkvhm\\ Ahkm\\n°p∂Xn\\m¬ sh≈®m´sØ ]¶phbv°p∂Xv knw_m_vthbpw kmw_nbbpw am{XamWv. Rm≥ knw_m_vth hiØp\\n∂mWv sh≈®m´w I≠Xv. AIse kmw_nbbpsS hiØv hnt\\mZk©mcnIƒ \\n¬°p∂Xv \\ap°v ChnsS\\n∂p ImWmw. {]Xnh¿jw tImSm\\ptImSn tUmfdns‚ BZmbap≠m°p∂ sh≈®m´sØ CcpcmPyßfpw kulm¿Z]cambn ]¶nSpIbmWv! Rm≥ \\ΩpsS Imthcn Imcy߃ Hm¿Øp, ad∂pIf™p. kmw_nbbpsS `mKØp\\n∂v hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´Øns‚ Ahnkvac-Wobamb a‰p Zriy߃ e`n°p∂p F∂p am{Xa√, \\Zn K¿ØØn¬ ]Xn®Xn\\ptijap≈ AXns‚ `oIc]cnWma߃ ChnsSbmWv ImWm≥ IgnbpI. s]ms‰°m´v AXns\\ hnhcn°p∂Xv Cßs\\bmWv: \"\"hogvN]‰nb kmw_kn XeNp‰temsS hmbn¬ \\pc∏nfihpambn InS∂p apcfp∂p; Ftßm´p \\oßWsa∂dnbmsX hncfp∂p. HSphn¬ sas√ Hcp \\mKsØt∏mse apºn¬ I≠ Afbnte°v Cg™pt]mhpIbpw sNøp∂p... sh≈®m´ßfpsS Xn°pw Xnc°pw tImemleßfpsa√mw Ign™p. \\mep sh≈®m´ßfn¬\\n∂pap≈ sh≈w apgph≥ H∂mbn Xnf®pad™p \\pc®ncºns°m≠v Xmsg hnimeamb Hcp sIm´ØfØn¬ h∂ptNcp∂p. ChnsSh®mWv \\Zn ho≠pw ]md∏nf¿∏pIfneqsS {]bmWw XpScp∂Xv.'' Fs‚ ssKUv ssa°fns‚ kplrØv hmjnMvS¨ Ft∂mSv ]d™p: \"\"tUhnUv enhnMvè hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´w \"I≠p]nSn®p' F∂p ]dbp∂Xv Fs¥mcp Akw_‘amWv. enhnMvè ImWp∂Xn\\papºv F{Xtbm Bbncw h¿jßfmbn B{^n°°m¿°v Cu sh≈®m´w Adnbmambncp∂p. sh≈°mcs‚ IÆp]Xn°p∂Xv am{Xta \"I≠p]nSnØ'amhpIbpt≈m?'' hmjnMvS¨ ]d™Xv 100 iXam\\w icnbmWv. sImtfmWn- benkØns‚ AhImihmZßfpsS `mKamWv CØcw \"I≠p]nSnØ'Ncn{X߃. ]t£, {]IrXnbpsS {]Xn`mkßsf A]IS߃ XcWwsNbvXv At\\zjn®p t]mIm\\p≈ t{]cW sh≈°mc\\p≠mbncp∂psh∂Xpw hmkvXhamWv. Ahs‚ \"I≠p]nSnØ'ßsf temI{]kn≤am°m\\pw Ah\\dnbmambncp∂p. enhnMvè B{^n°bneqsS 20 h¿j߃ kmlknIk©mcnbmbpw anjWdnbmbpw Ae™p. B ImeL´Ønse G‰hpw {]ikvX\\mb ]cymSI\\mbn BtKmfIo¿Øn t\\Sn. Ing°\\m{^n°bpsS A¥¿`mKßfn¬ BZyambn ]Xn™ sh≈°mcs‚ ImeSnIƒ At±lØnt‚Xmbncp∂p. enhnMvè 1855 \\hw_¿ 16˛\\v \\m´pIm¿ \"\"tamkn H B Sp\\ym'' AYhm \"\"i_vZap≈ ]pIbp≈nSw'' F∂v hnfn®ncp∂ sh≈®m´- Ønt∑¬ ZrjvSn ]Xn∏n®p. \"\"C{Xbpw lrZblmcnbmb ImgvN KK\\k©mcnIfmb amemJam¿ am{Xta I≠n´p≠mhpIbp≈q.'' enhnMvè Xs‚ Ipdn∏pIfnsegpXn. Hcp B{^n-°≥ bm{X (k°-dnb)

24 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en \"\"hnIvtSmdnbm sh≈®m´sØ∏‰n Rm≥ a\\ nem°nbXv, \\maXns\\ F{Xt\\cw A`napJoIcn®mepw AXv \\ap°v ]nSnXcp∂n√ F∂XmWv. AtXkabw AXn¬ \\n∂p IÆp]dn°m≥ AXp \\sΩ A\\phZn°pIbpan√.'' ImgvN-Iƒ bm{Xn-Is\\ GsX√mw hn[-Øn¬ kzm[o-\\n-°p∂p? ]mT-`mKw hni-I-e\\w sNbvXv kz¥w \\nco-£Ww Ipdn-°p-I. \"\"hogvN]‰nb kmw_kn XeNp‰temsS hmbn¬ \\pc∏nfihpambn InS∂p apcfp∂p. Ftßm´p \\oßWsa∂dnbmsX hncfp∂p. HSphn¬ sas√ Hcp \\mKsØt∏mse ap≥]n¬ I≠ Afbnte°v Cg™pt]mhpIbpw sNøp∂p.'' ˛ Fkv.-sI.s]ms‰°m´v \"\"sh¨]Xbmbn HgpInhogp∂ sh≈®m´sØ s]mXn™psIm≠v DbcpIbpw XmgpIbpw sNøp∂ Pe[qfnIfpsS Xnc»oe PeØns‚ KXn Xmtgt°m tatet°m F∂ aXn{`aw \\Ωnep≠m°p∂p. PeIWnIIfpsS Cu ]d°p∂ ioebpsS hºn® hnkvXrXnbn¬ aghn√pIƒ P\\n°pIbpw ambpIbpw sNøp∂p.'' ˛ k°dnb ImgvNIsf hmb\\°mcptSXpIqSnbm°p∂ amkvacnIX hm°pIƒsIm≠v krjvSn®ncn°p∂sXßs\\sb∂v hniIe\\w sNøpI. CØ-c-Øn¬ \\n߃ bm{Xbv°n-Sbn¬ I≠ ImgvNIƒ lrZyambn AhXcn∏n°q. k©m-c-km-ln-Xy-sa-∂m¬ tIhew I≠ ImgvN-I-fpsS hnh-cWw am{X-a-√, Kuc-h-]q¿W-amb kmaq-lnI˛kmwkvIm-cnI hni-I-e\\wIqSn Ah-bn-epƒt®- cp-∂p-≠v. Xmsg \\¬Inb kqN-\\-Ifpw ]mT-`m-Khpw Bkv]-Z-am°n {]kvXm-h\\ hne-bn-cp-Øp-I. $ \"\"sh≈°mcs‚ IÆp]Xn°p∂Xv am{Xta I≠p]nSnØamhpIbpt≈m?'' $ \"\"sImtfmWnbenkØns‚ AhImihmZßfpsS `mKamWv CØcw I≠p]nSnØNcn{X߃'' \\nßfpsS \\mSns\\ ]cnNbs∏SpØp∂, ct≠m aqt∂m an\\n´v ssZ¿Lyap≈ hoUntbm Xbmdm°n ¢mkn¬ AhXcn∏n°pI. ISepw aebpw ]pgbpw sh≈®m´ßfpsa√mw k©mcnIfpsS a\\ n\\v F∂pw Ipfncp ]Icp∂hbmWv. F∂m¬ Hcp \\nanjsØ A{i≤ Cu kt¥m-j-ßsf k¶-S-ß-fm°nØo¿°p∂Xpw \\Ωƒ ImWp∂p≠v. CsXm-gn-hm-°m-\\mbn kμ¿iIcpsSbpw ]cnÿnXnbpsSbpw kpÿnXn°mbn Nne \\nba߃ {i≤m- ]q¿hw ]men°s∏tS-≠-Xnt√? Ah Fs¥√mamWv? N¿®sNbvXv \"hnt\\mZk©mctaJeIfnse kpc£' F∂ hnjbsØ°pdn®v eLpteJ Xbmdm°pI. HºXva \"]cn-ÿn-Xnbpw kmln-Xyhpw' F∂ hnj-b-Øn¬ skan-\\m¿ kwL-Sn-∏n°p-I. ebmfw sF.Sn. km[y-X-Iƒ D]-tbm-K-s∏-Sp-Øp-a-t√m. hnj-b-kq-N-\\-Iƒ • Ihn-Xbpw ]cn-ÿn-Xnbpw • IYbpw ]cn-ÿn-Xnbpw • k©m-c-km-ln-Xyhpw ]cn-ÿn-Xnbpw • •

]q°s- fms- °bpw hm°pI- f- mI- pt- ºmƒ 25 ]Z-tImiw aXn{`aw ˛ _p≤n{`aw K¿Øw ˛ Ipgn sIm´Øfw ˛ sh≈w sI´n\\n¿Øp∂ Xfw ]cymSI≥ ˛ bm{XnI≥ KK\\k©mcn ˛ BImik©mcn [hfw ˛ shfp∏v hymfw ˛ ]mºv Rm≥ Fs∂-°p-dn®v HºXvaIYm-\\n-cq-]Ww ebmfw$ IYbpsS Bi-bw, ImenI{]k‡n F∂nh Xncn-®-dn-™n-´p-≠v. ]q¿W-ambn$ IY-bp-sS BJym-\\-co-Xn, XpS-°w, hf¿®, HSp-°w, IY-]-d-b¬ `mKn-I-ambn A¬∏wF∂n-h-sb-°p-dn®v [mc-W-bp-≠v. am{Xw$ kam-\\-I-Y-I-fp-ambn Xmc-Xayw sNbvXv ImgvN-∏m-Sp-Iƒ Ah-X-cn- ∏n-®n-´p-≠v. $ tbmPn® ]Z-߃, {]tbm-K-߃ F∂nh D]-tbm-Kn®v Bi-b- ߃ {Iao-I-cn®v Ah-X-cn-∏n-®n-´p-≠v. bm{XmhnhcWw $ hyXykvXßfmb bm{Xm\\p`h߃ hmbn®pw N¿® sNbvXpw BkzZn°phm≥ Ign™n´p≠v. $ ImgvNtbbpw A\\p`hßtfbpw anI®coXnbn¬ BhnjvIcn°p hm≥ Ign™n´p≠v. $ `mjbnepw BJym\\Ønepw anIhp ]pe¿Øm≥ Ign-™n-´p-≠v. skan-\\m¿ $ Bh-iy-amb hnh-c-߃ tiJ-cn-®n-´p-≠v. $ hnh-c-߃ hni-I-e\\w sNøp-Ibpw \\nK-a-\\-߃ cq]o-I-cn-°p- Ibpw sNbvXn-´p-≠v. $ LS\\ ]men®v {]_‘w Xbm-dm-°n-bn-´p-≠v. $ ^e-{]-Z-amb Ah-X-c-W-Øn-\\p≈ kma-{Kn-Iƒ (Nm¿´v, Ub{Kw apX-em-b-h) Xbm-dm-°n-bn-´p-≠v. $ kz¥w \\ne-]m-Sp-Iƒ bp‡n-k-l-ambn Ah-X-cn-∏n-®n-´p-≠v.

26 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en Fgp-Øp-Imsc Adn-bpI CS-t»cn tKmhn-μ≥\\m-b¿ (1906 - 1974) s]m∂m\\nbn¬ P\\\\- w. Iq´pI- rj- n, ]pØ≥Ie- hpw Acnh- mfpw, Imhnse ]m´v, ]qX-∏m-´v, Hcp]nSn s\\√n-°, A¥n-Øn-cn, IdpØ sN´n®n-Iƒ F∂nh {][m\\ IrXn-Iƒ. ae-_m-dnse tI{μ Iem-kanXn-bpsS {]kn-U‚ v, kmln-Xy-{]-h¿ØI kl-I-c-W-kwLw Ub-d-IvS¿ F∂o \\ne-I-fn¬ {]h¿Øn-®p. tI{μ kmlnXy A°m-Zan ]pckvImcw, tIcf kmlnXy A°m-Zan Ahm¿Uv, Bim≥ ss{]kv F∂nh e`n-®n-´p≠v. kpkvtajv Nt{¥mØv 1977 G{]n¬ 1 \\v CSp°n Pn√-bnse sh≈-Øq-h-en¬ P\\-\\w. t\\mh-en- Ãpw I-Ym-IrØpw. Un 9, t]∏¿ temUvPv XpS-ßnb t\\m-h-ep-Iƒ, shbn¬ Nmbp-tºmƒ, \\Zn-tbm-cw, Km‘n-am¿Kw, ac-W-hn-Zym-e-bw (I-Ym-k-am-lm-c-߃), Akm-[m-cW Hm¿Ω-Ifpw km[m-cW A\\p-`-h- ßfpw (te-J-\\-߃), Aap-Z-°p-´n-bpsS Nn{X-{]-Z¿i\\w (_me km-ln-Xyw) F∂nh {][m-\\- Ir-Xn-Iƒ. tIc-f-km-lnXy A°m-Zan ]pck- vImcw 2010. tI{μk- ml- nXy A°mZ- a- nb- psS 2012 se bph kmlnXy ]pc-kvImcw F∂nh e`n-®n-´p-≠v. k°-dnb tIm´bw Pn√-bnse Dcp-fn-Ip-∂Øv 1945 Pq¨ 5 \\v P\\n-®p. sNdp-I-Ym- IrØpw t\\mh-en-Ãp-amWv t]mƒ k-°-dnb F∂ k°-dn-b. cN-\\-I- fpsS Cw•ojv ]cn-`m-j-I-f-S°w ap∏-tXmfw IrXn-Iƒ {]kn-≤o-I-cn- ®n-´p-≠v. U¬ln-bn¬ {]km-[-\\-˛-am-[y-a-cw-K-ß-fn¬ 20 h¿j-tØmfw {]h¿Øn®p. k°-dn-b- -bpsS \"`mkvI-c-]-t´-ecpw Fs‚ Pohn-Xhpw' F∂ t\\mh-se‰v ASn-ÿm-\\-am°n ASq¿ tKm]m-e-Ir-jvW≥ kwhn-[m\\w sNbvX Nn{X-amWv \"hnt[-b≥' (1993). kemw Ata-cn-°, Hcn-S-Øv, B¿°-dn-bmw, IÆmSn Imt◊m-f-hpw, F¥p≠p hntijw ]oem-tØmtk?, CjvSn-Ibpw Bim-cnbpw F∂nh {][m\\ IrXn-Iƒ. HºXva ebmfw

2 ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw ˛ ssh°w apl-ΩZv_jo-dns‚ \"t{]a-te-J\\w' F∂ t\\mh-ens‚ {Km^nIv cq]m-¥cw (sI.]n.-ap-c-fo-[-c≥) k-μ¿`-Øns‚ `mh-X-ew hn\\n-abw sNøm≥ Nn{X-߃°p Ign-bp-∂pt≠m? N¿®sNøp-I.

HºXva 28 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw sImSn-tb‰w i¶-c≥Ip-´n, Ip´nI- ƒs°m∏w Ifn®pw D’h- ß- ƒ- I≠pw Pohn°- p∂- p. s]߃ ho´pt- Pmen sNbvXmWv IpSpw_w ]pe¿Øp∂- X- v. hnhm-ln-X-\\m-bn´pw i¶-c≥Ip-´n-bpsS kz`m-h-Øn¬ am‰-ap-≠m-hp-∂n-√. {]kh- Ø- n\\p t]mb `mcy, Abmƒ sN∂ph- n-fn-®n´pw Xncn-®p-h∂- n√- . i¶c- ≥Ip´n temdn-bn¬ ¢o\\d- mb- n. Abmƒ `mcysb ImWm≥ Ahf- psS ho´ns- eØp∂p.

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 29 FÆq‰n aq∂v ˛ a[-y-Zqc-Zr-iyw ´nsb A¿Y-K¿`-ambn H∂p t\\m°n im¥Ω D≈n-te°p Xncn™pt]mbn. XpS¿∂v \"hmthm hb¬ Xm≠n, sIm®p ssItØmSp IS∂v ˛ hmhmthm ˛ cmcn-cmtcm hm thm' F∂p i¶c≥Ip´n im¥-Ω-bpsS ho´p]dºn-eqsS ]mSn sXm´n-em´n. AsXmcp hnfn-bm-h-W-sa∂v D’m-l-Øn¬ \\S-∂p. hoS-Sp-°p-t¥mdpw Icp-Xn-b-mhWw, i¶-c≥Ip´n hcm-¥-bn-te- AbmfpsS thKw Iptds» Ipd™- p. ap‰Øp °p≈ ]Sn-I-b-dn, ]Xps° hmXn-en\\p ap∂n¬ sN∂v, Bscbpw ImWm™v H∂p \\n∂p. sN∂p\\n∂p. ]ns∂ D≈n-te°p IS-∂p. At∏mƒ ASp-sØ-hn-sStbm Hcp ]ip Aa- dp-∂Xp tI´p. FÆq‰nsbmºXv ˛ AXnkao-]-Zr-iyw FÆq‰n\\mev ˛ kao-]-Zr-iyw sXm´n¬ss°bn¬ im¥-Ω-bpsS s]mXn-bp-ambn ap‰Øp \\n∂v H´p kz-b-ambn c≠pssIbpw Aa¿∂n-cn-°p-I-bm-Wv. AXn¬ Abmƒ hnfn®p tNmZn-®p: \"\"Bcp-an-teym?'' Hgn-™-bn-SØv i¶-c≥Ip-´n-bp-sS hewssI adp-]-Sn-°p-th≠n Abmƒ A£-a-\\mbn ImØp. h∂p ]nSn®- p. FÆq‰nb©v ˛ AXnkao-]-Zr-iyw FÆq‰n∏Øv˛ kao-]-Zr-iyw IX-Ins‚ I´-fbv°p ]n∂n¬ Hcp ssI i¶-c≥Ip´n IuXp-I-]q¿hw Xmsg sXm´n-en- ]Xps° {]X-y-£-am-bn, ]mfn-bn¬ ]nSn-®p. te°p t\\m°n\\n∂p. Abm-fpsS apJØv Hcp AXn\\p ]n∂mse im¥-Ω-bpsS apJhpw sNdp-Nncn hnS¿∂p. {]X-y-£-am-bn. Ahn-sS-b-t∏mƒ km{μ-amb ZpxJhpw ]pXnb {]Xo-£-Ifpw tN¿∂v Hcp FÆq‰n∏Xn-s\\m∂v ˛ kao-]-Zr-iyw `wKn h∂n-´p-≠v. BK-X-s\\-°msW Ah- fn¬ t\\cnb Hcm-ÀmZw Db¿∂v Ae-X-√n. sXm´ne- n\\- p≈- n¬ IsÆgpXn, s]m´ps- Xm´- v, Icn- Hfn®- ph- b- v°m≥ Ignb- mØ e÷t- bmsS B h-f-bn´v, ]pØ-\\p-Sp-∏n´v Ip™v DW¿∂pInS- apJw XmWp. ∏p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. FÆq‰nbmdv ˛ kao-]-Zr-iyw FÆq‰n∏{¥≠v ˛ kao-]-Zr-iyw i¶-c≥Ip-´n-°p-ap-≠mbn e÷. Abmƒ i¶-c≥Ip´n ]Xps° Xe-bp-b¿Øn im¥- t\\m´w ]n≥h-en®v A¬∏-samcp kt¶m-N- Ωsb t\\m°n. Ahƒ Abmsf t\\m°n tØmsS At\\z-jn-®p: \\n¬°pI- b- mb- nc- p∂- p. Ahf- psS IÆpI- ƒ \\\\- \"\"AΩm-bn-bn-teym?'' hm¿∂n-cn-°p-∂p. Ahƒ Fs¥-√mtam Btem- Nn-®v sas√ XeIp\\n-®p. FÆq‰ntbgv ˛ kao-]-Zr-iyw im¥Ω ImX-c-bmbn {]Xn-h-Nn-®p: \"\"C√.'' FÆq‰nsb´v ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw ap‰Øv i¶c≥Ip´n i¶n®p \\n∂p. ASpØ \\o°-sØ-∏‰n \\n›-b-an-√msX IX-In\\p ]n∂n¬ im¥Ω hnhn[ hnIm-c-ß-tfmsS Abmsf ImØp\\n∂p. At∏mƒ D≈n¬ \\n∂v Ip™v DW¿∂p Ic-™p. i¶-c≥Ip-

HºXva 30 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw FÆq‰n∏Xn-aq∂v ˛ a[ykao-]-Zr-iyw Abmfpw Btem-Nn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. FÆq‰n∏Xn\\mev ˛ a[ykao-]-Zr-iyw sXm´n-en-\\-∏p-dhpw C∏p-d-hp-ambn Ah¿ \\n∂p. im¥Ω Xmsg t\\m°n\\n∂ i¶c≥Ip-´n-bn¬\\n∂p t\\m´w ]n≥h-en®v Ip™ns\\ {i≤n®p. At∏mƒ Zqsc\\n∂v temdn-bpsS tlm¨ tI´p. Ahƒ Abm-fpsS ASp-Ø \\o°-sa- ¥m-hp-sa∂v IÆp-b¿Øn. tlm¨ ]ns∂bpw XpSsc tI´p. i¶-c≥Ip´n sas√Øn-cn™v hnIm-c-]q¿hw bm{X tNmZn-®p: \"\"Rm≥ t]mIp∂p im¥tΩ.'' Abmƒ ssIbn¬ h®n-cp∂ s]mXn Ahƒ°p \\o´n. \"\"CXp ht®c.v'' AXp hmßnb im¥Ωbv°v Ic®- ne- S- °- m≥ Ign™- n√- . i¶c- ≥Ip´n Xncn™p ]pdt- Ø °p IS∂- p. FÆq‰n∏Xn-\\©v ˛ a[-y-Zqc-Zr-iyw im¥Ω Gß-temsS hmXn¬°¬ h∂v shfn-bnte°p t\\m°n\\n∂p. Abmƒ ap‰- tØ-°n-d-ßn. ]ns∂bpw Xncn™pt\\m°n. ]n∂oSv ]pd-tØ°p \\S-∂p. Ahƒ IÆp XpS-®p. ap≠ns‚ tIm¥-e-bn-te°v aq°p- No‰n. Ahƒ°p ]n∂n¬ Ip™ns‚ sXm´n¬ sas√ BSn-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. i¶-c≥Ip´n CXn-\\Iw hb-en-te-°n-dßn ad™pIgn™- p. ]dº- ns- eh- ns- Stbm ]ip ]ns∂bpw Aad- n. im¥Ω I´n-f-∏-Sn-bn¬ Nmcn\\n∂v hnclw hngp-ßn. FÆq‰n∏Xn-\\mdv ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw B‰n≥I-c-bn¬, hgn h∂n-d-ßp∂ IS-hn¬ i¶-c≥Ip´n temdn GXm≠v IgpIn hrØn-bm-°n-°-gn-™n-cn-°p-∂p. Ah-km-\\sØ Xq∏pw XpS∏pw \\S- Øp-I-bm-W-bmƒ. FÆq‰n∏Xn-t\\gv ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw IS-hn¬, XpWn tkm∏n´v, I√n¬ IpØn-\\-\\-®p-sIm≠v Hcp sXmgn-em-fnkv{Xo Ccn-°p-∂p-≠v.

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 31 FÆq‰n∏Xns- \\´v˛ ZqcZ- ri- yw XpS-∏p-XpWn Igp-In-bXv apdp-°n-∏n-gn-™p-sIm≠v i¶-c≥Ip´n temdn-°-Sp-tØ-°p- h-∂p. FÆq‰n∏sØm-ºXv ˛ Zqc-Zr-iyw XpWn \\\\®psIm≠n-cp∂ kv{Xo°-cn-In¬ \\n∂v Ah-cpsS Ip´n sh≈-Øn¬ Ifn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. sNdn-sbmcp XpWn-Øp≠pambn Ah≥ B‰nse Hgp°- n\\- S- pt- Ø°p \\S∂- p. F∂n´v XpWn Zqtcs°- dn™- p. FÆq‰n Ccp-]Xv ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw i¶-c≥Ip´n h≠n-bn-te°p Ib-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ss{Uh¿ F©n≥ Ãm¿´m-°n. h≠n \\oßn-Øp-S-ßn. At∏m-gmWv AIse sh≈-Øn¬ i¶-c≥Ip´n Ft¥m {i≤n-®-Xv. Abmƒ kw{`-a-Øn¬ hnfn®p ]d-™p: \"\"h≠n \\n¿Øv.'' s]s´-∂-bmƒ NmSn-bn-d-ßn. FÆq‰n Ccp-]-sØm∂v ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw sh≈-Øn¬ \\n∂ Ip´nsb HmSn-s®∂p ssIbn-se-Sp-Øp-b¿Øn Ahs‚ X≈-bv°- SpØp sIm≠p-sN∂p hn´v Abmƒ Ah-tcmSp Ib¿Øp: \"\"IsÆmt≠m \\nß-sS samJØv? sIm®n∏w sh≈w IpSn®v NtØ-s\\t√m.'' Ip´n `b-kw-{`-a-ß-tfmsS Abm-fpsS apJØp t\\m°n hmhn´p \\ne-hn-fn-®p. Ip´nsb X≈ AcnI- nt- e°v H∂pI- qSn tN¿Øp\\n¿Øn. DØc- h- mZ- nX- z- t- _m[- Ø- ns‚ IrXm¿YX- tbmsS Abmƒ Xnc-°n´p \\S∂p h≠n-bn¬ Ibdn. AXn-en-cp∂v Xs‚ [oc-Ir-X-y- Øn¬ kzbw A`n-\\μn®v Abmƒ Xncn™pt\\m°n. FÆq‰n Ccp-]Ønc≠v ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw At∏mƒ ASpØv Ic™- ps- Im≠p\\n∂ Ip´nsb t\\m°n Ae°- pI- mc- nkv{Xo D®- Øn¬ ]cm-Xn-s∏-´p: \"\"NpΩm Ifn-t®m-≠n-cp∂ sIm®v ˛ Hff _l-f-ß-sfm-s°-sbm-≠m°n AXns\\ Itc-∏n®p.'' FÆq‰n Ccp-]Ønaq∂v ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw i¶c- ≥Ip´n s]s´∂v Xe hen®pIf™- p. At∏mt- g°pw apt∂m´p \\oßnØpSß- n- bn-cp∂ h≠n-bn¬\\n∂v i¶c≥Ip´n hen™p Xncn™v FØnt\\m°n.

HºXva 32 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw FÆq‰n Ccp]- Øn\\mev ˛ kao]Z- ri- yw i¶-c≥Ip-´n-bpsS apJ-amsI kwXr-]vXn, BÀm-Zw. FÆq‰n Ccp-]-Ø©v ˛ kao]-Zr-iyw kt¥mj`mhw ss{Uh¿°pw A¬∏w ]I¿∂n-´p-s≠∂p tXm∂pw. s]s´-∂p-b¿Ønb Nqfw-hnfn tI´v AXn-i-b-tØmsS Abmƒ Xncn™pt\\m°n Nncn®p. FÆq‰n Ccp-]-Ømdv ˛ a[y-kao]Zr-iyw i¶-c≥Ip´n {]k-∂-h-Z-\\\\mbn Nqf-a-Sn-°p-I-bm-Wv. ss{Uh¿ Xmf- Øn¬ \"t]m˛t]m' F∂v tlmWSn-®p. FXnsc Hcp ^mÃv ]mk- ©¿ _kv \\o≠ tlmtWmsS IS-∂p-t]m-bn. FÆq‰n Ccp-]-tØgv ˛ a[y-Zr-iyw hr£-Ø-e-∏p-Iƒ B Nqfwhnfn°v ]›m-Ø-e-ambn \\oßn. FÆq-‰n- C-cp-]-sØ-´v ˛ kao-]-Zriyw `hm-\\n-bΩ \\n¿_-‘n-®p: \"\"Cß-s\\mcp [ndp-Xn-sbmt≠m!'' FÆq-‰n -C-cp-]-sØm-º-Xv- ˛ k-ao-]-Zriyw hmXn¬°¬ \\n∂ `hm-\\n-bΩ XpS¿∂v \\n¿tZ-in-®p: \"\"F∂m im¥Ω sN∂v C®ncn Nmb-bnt´m≠p hm.'' hcm-¥-bn¬ ]pd-tØ-°p≈ hgn-bn¬ XqWp-Nmcn i¶c≥Ip´nbpw

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 33 Ac-`n-Øn-°-∏pdw Nph-tcmSp tN¿∂v Ffn-bn¬ Ip™p-ambn im¥-Ωbpw \\n∂p. Abmƒ ab-Øn¬ Hgn-™p-amdn. \"\"Atøm, Rm≥ Nmb IpSn-t®®m ht∂.'' `hm-\\n-bΩ hnSp∂ a´n-√. Ah¿ \\n¿_-‘n-®p: \"\"F∂m∏ns∂ Dt≠®p t]mbm aXn.'' i¶-c≥Ip´n ]q¿hm-[nIw hn\\o-X-\\m-bn: \"\"Atøm th≠m-, -tem-dn-tbev Nc-°p- tI‰n \\n¿Øn-tb-°p-hm.'' F∂n-´-bmƒ kwi-b-tØmsS ssIbn-en-cp∂ s]mXn \\o´n. \"\"CXv .......'' Abmƒ A¿t[m-‡n-bn¬ \\n¿Øn; im¥-Ω-tbmSv Xncn-™p. `hm-\\n-bΩ t{]m’m-ln-∏n-®p. \"\"hmßnt- ®mS- o.'' im¥Ω apt∂m´- ph∂v kt¥mj- ]- q¿hw AXv ssItb‰- p. Abmƒ Xncn™v bm{X]d-™p: \"\"F∂m... Rm≥ t]mIp-∂p...'' Abmƒ ap‰-tØ-°n-dßn thK-Øn¬ \\S-∂p. im¥Ω i¶-c≥Ip´n t]mIp-∂Xp t\\m°n t{]a]- q¿hw \\n∂p. FÆq-‰n-ap-∏-Xv- ˛ -a-[y-Zriyw AI-te°p \\S-∂p-\\o-ßp∂ Abm- fn¬\\n∂v t\\m´w ]n≥ hen®v im¥Ω AΩt- bmSp Xncn™- p- ]d- ™- p: \"\"AΩ \\n¿_‘- n®- mc- ps- ∂¶n Dt≠t® t]mhsØm≈mc- p∂- p.'' `hm-\\n-bΩ hn´p-sIm-Sp-Øn-√. Ah¿ tNmZn®- p: \"\"\\obnhnsS \\nIz-√m-cp-t∂m-˛-s\\-\\-°- tßm´p ]d-bm≥ høm-cpt∂m?'' im¥Ω Abmƒ t]mb Zn°n-te°v H∂p-IqSn Xncn-™p-t\\m-°n-\\n-∂p. F∂n´v ]Xps° Ip™ns\\ DΩ-h-®p. sIm-Sn-tb-‰w (ASq¿ tKm]m-e-Ir-jvW≥)

34 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en  Zriy-k-μ¿`sØ kzm`m-hn-I-am-°m≥ Fs¥√mw X{¥-ß-fmWv Xnc-°-Y-bn¬ D]-tbm- Kn-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv? hni-I-e\\w sNbvXv Ipdn∏p Xbm-dm-°p-I.  • \"\"i¶-c≥Ip´n IuXp-I-]q¿hw Xmsg sXm´n-en-te°p t\\m°n-\\n-∂p. Abm-fpsS apJØv Hcp sNdp-Nncn hnS¿∂p.'' • \"\"IsÆmt≠m \\nßsS samJØv? sIm®n∏w sh≈w IpSn®v NtØs\\t√m.'' Cu hcn-Ifn¬ sXfn-bp∂ i¶-c≥Ip-´n-bpsS am\\-kn-Im-hÿ hy‡-am-°pI.  \"\"im¥-Ω Gß-temsS hmXn¬°¬ h∂v shfn-bn-te°p t\\m°n-\\n-∂p. Abmƒ ap‰- tØ°n-d-ßn. ]ns∂bpw Xncn-™p-t\\m-°n. ]n∂oSv ]pd-tØ°p \\S-∂p.'' i¶-c≥Ip´n im¥-Ωsbbpw Ip™n-s\\bpw I≠p-a-S-ßp∂ `mK-am-WnXv. Cu Xnc-°Ym- `mKw Hcp IY-bpsS XpS°-am-sW∂p Icp-Xp-I. IY ]q¿Øn-bm-°p-I.  \"\"Fs‚ {Kma-Øn¬\\n∂v, AhnsS F\\n-°-dn-bm-hp-∂, Ft∂msSm∏w hf¿∂, P\\-ßfn¬\\n∂v DZv`-hn® IY-bm-Wn- Xv. C∂pw \\ap-°n-S-bn¬ i¶-c≥Ip-´n-sb-t∏m-ep-≈-h-cp-≠v.'' ASq¿ tKm]m-e-Ir-jvW≥ \"sImSn-tb‰w' F∂ kn\\na I≠-tijw Cu {]kvXm-h-\\-tbmSv {]Xn-I-cn-°p-I.  -\"\"Abmƒ ]Sn-™m-d≥am-\\-tØ°p t\\m°n. Poh-\\‰ k‘y. IÆo-scm-Xp-°nb IdpØ taL-߃'' Fs∂-gp-Xp-tºmƒ IYm-]m-{X- Øns‚ am\\-kn-Im-hÿ {]I-S-am-hp-∂p. kv{Io≥tπ Fgp-Øp-Im-ct\\m? sNøp∂ Imcy-ß-fn-eqsS, ]d-bp∂ hm°p-I-fn-eqsS, ImWp∂ aq¿Ø- kw`-hß-fn-eq-sS, tIƒ°p∂ i_vZ-ß-fn-eqsSbmWv IYm-]m-{X-Øns‚ a\\ v Xpd-∂p-Im-t´-≠-Xv. ImWm-hp∂ kmln-Xyw-˛- Fw.-SnbpsS Xnc-°-Y-Iƒ ˛-B-apJw HºXva ebmfw

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 35 Zriy (Visuals)ßfpsS ta¬t°m-bva-bmWv kmln-Xy-Øn¬\\n∂v kn\\n-a-bn-te-°p≈ {]bm- W-Ønse apJykhn-ti-j-X. Ne-®n-{X-Im-c≥ ˛ Xnc-°-Ym-Im-c\\pw hm°p-IƒsIm-≠- √, Zriy-߃ (_nw_-߃) sIm≠mWv kwkm-cn-t°-≠-Xv. \"Cu IY Fs‚ Pohn-X-Ønse AZv`p-X-kw-`-h-ß-fn¬ H∂mWv' F∂ apJ-hp-c- tbmsS XpS-ßp∂ \"\\oe-sh-fn®w' F∂ sNdp-IY Hcp t{]X-I-Y-bm-hp-∂Xv Ah-km-\\- hm-Iy-ß-fn¬ \"\\oe-sh-fn-®'-sa∂ AZv`p-X-kw-`-h-tØmsS am{X-am-Wv. F∂m¬ \"`m¿K- ho-\\n-e-b'-sa∂ Xnc-°-Y-bn¬, t{]X-I-Y-bv°-\\p-Kp-W-amb Zriy-kq-N-\\-Iƒ XpS°w apX¬Xs∂ Hcp-°p-∂p≠v _jo¿. sIm®phmIy-ß-fn¬ kzm`m-hn-I-ambn Ah-X-cn-∏n- °p∂ hoSv Xnc-°-Y-bn¬ AXn-hn-i-Z-ambnØs∂ hnh-cn-°-s∏-Sp-∂p. shfn-®-an-√m-Ø, P\\m-e-I-sf√mw AS-™p-In-S-°p-∂, Icn-bn-e-Iƒ \\nd™ hoSv. t{]X-I-Y-bv°p-th≠ tNcp-h-I-sf√mw XpS°w apX¬ Hcp-°n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ae-bm-f-Ønse BZy t{]X-Nn-{X- amWv \"`m¿K-ho-\\n-e-bw'. ]n¬°m-eØv Bh¿Ø-\\-hn-c-k-ß-fmbn amdnb koIz≥kp- I-sf√mw A∂p ]pXp-a-tbmsS Ah-X-cn-∏n-®n-´p-≠v. tK‰n¬ BZyw ImWp∂ Xnf-ßp∂ ]q®-°-Æp-Iƒ, \\mbv°-fpsS Zb-\\o-b-amb tam߬, Nne¶I-fpsS Ahy-‡-i-_vZw, thK-Øn¬ tKmh-Wn-∏-Sn-bn-d-ßp∂ i_vZ-߃, sh≈-hkv{Xw [cn® t{]Xw, Im‰v, InW-‰n¬ Ft¥m h∂p hogp∂ i_vZw, BZyw I≠ \"cq]-c-ln-X-amb In\\m-hp-t]m- ep≈' \\n›-e-{]-IrXn sas√ kPo-h-am-Ip-∂Xv ˛ Zriy-k-ar-≤n-bmWv \"`m¿K-ho-\\n-e-b'- Øns‚ XpS°w Bkzm-Zy-am-°p-∂Xv. - IYbpw Xnc-°-Ybpw (tUm. B¿.-hn.Fw. Znhm-I-c≥) kn\\n-a-sb-°p-dn-®p≈ Cu A`n{]m-b-߃ hni-I-e\\w sNbvXv Ipdn∏v Xbm-dm-°p-I.  ae-bm-f-Ønse \\nc-h[n t\\mh-ep-Ifpw sNdp-I-Y-Ifpw AtX t]cnepw t]cp-am-‰nbpw Ne-®n- {X-ß-fm-bn-´p-≠v. ]´nI ]q¿Øn-bm-°p-I. kn\\na IrXn Fgp-Øp-Im-¿ kwhn-[mbI¿ \\n¿Ωmeyw ]≈n-hmfpw Im¬®n-eºpw Fw.Sn. Fw.Sn. sNΩo≥ sNΩo≥ XIgn cmap Imcym´v Im©-\\-koX Im©-\\-koX kn.-F≥. {ioI-WvT≥\\m-b¿ Pn. Ac-hn-μ≥

36 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en shfn-®-Øns‚ hnc-ep-Iƒ HºXva DΩm®- phpw amb\\pw _ocm\\pw \"\"s‚ tam≥ s]mbvt°m!'' amb≥ \\o≠ ebmfw Ifn-°q-´p-Im-cm-bn-cp-∂p. ]W°- mc- \\- mb _ocm≥ ssIsb-SpØv ac°m-cpsS Npa-en¬h®p DΩm®- ph- ns\\ kz¥a- m°- n. ]d™- p. ac°- m¿ Hcmg- Nv b- mbn _m∏b- psS ASpØp sN∂pI- qS- nb- n´- v. _m∏bpw Xs‚- Ahƒ°v ambt- \\mS- mb- nc- p∂p IqsS \\m´nt- e°p hcW- s- a∂- mWv Ahs‚ IqSpX- ¬ {]nbw. ]nSnØw. ]t£, amb≥ AXn-jvS-s∏-´n- √. F¥ps- Im≠- nj- vSs- ∏S- p∂- n√ Fs∂m´p DΩm®- ph- n\\pw _ocm\\pw ]d-bp-∂p-an-√. Cu Ducm-s°m-fp-Ø-gn®p Hcp aI≥ ]nd∂- p˛ A_vZp. _m∏sb tamNn∏- n°- m≥ aI≥ B{Kl- n- DΩm®- ph- ns- \\bpw _ocms- \\bpw ®p. Ah≥ ]d™- p: \"\"_m∏ow hcW- w.'' H∂n∏- n°- m≥ ImcW- °- mc- \\- mb AlΩ- Z- pÆ- n°- sb Hcn°¬ amb≥ X√n. \"\"_m∏ Cs∏m C√. As√-¶n¬...'' X√ps- Im≠- ph- oW Abmƒ amb≥ Ipd-®p-t\\cw Ft¥m hnNm-cn-®p- acns- ®∂p IcpXn amb≥ \\mSph- n´- p. \\n∂p XpS¿∂p: hb\\- m´- n¬h®v AlΩ- Z- pÆ- n°- b- psS aI≥ l s- \\ I≠pa- p´- nb- t- ∏mg- mWv \"\"_m∏ ]ns∂ _cv≠v.'' Abmƒ acn®- ns- √∂v Adnb- p∂- X- v. \"\"Cs∏m h∂m-set¥?'' \\m´n¬ Xncns- ®Ø- nb amb≥ \"\"_m∏ C_sS _∂Xv C®n-cn-t∏mcw DΩm®- phns\\ hnhmlw Ign®- p. Imcn-b-Øn-∂t√? AXv Ibn-™mev Ah¿s°mcp Ip™p≠- mb- n˛ ac°- m¿. RΩ-f-ß´v _cpw. AXv..-X-s∂. AXv amb\\mWv _ocms\\ sIm∂sX∂v t_Iw Xocpw tamt\\!''˛ CXp ]d-™- A_vZphn\\v Adnbmsa∂v DΩm®phpw t∏mƒ ambs‚ sXm≠-bn-S-dn. amb\\pw a\\ nem°n. XpS¿∂v \"\"_m∏m...'' hb\\- m´- nt- e°p t]mb ]nXmh- ns- \\- ImW- m≥ ac°- m¿ FØp∂- p.

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 37 \"\"tamt\\...'' \"\"_m∏ hcm-™m¬ htey IjvSmhpw!'' \"\"_m∏ Cs∏m _∂m¬ AXnepw _tey IjvSm-hpw. As√-¶n¬ At∂mSv AsXms° ]d-™n-s´¥m? ÷v Ct∏mfpw Hcp sN°-\\m!'' \"\"_m∏m°v Ft¥ Ahn-sS-sbmcv FS-ßdv?'' amb≥ kz¬∏-t\\-c-Øn\\p adp-]Sn ]d-™n-√. B Xf¿∂ h´-°-Æp-Iƒ Iptd-t\\cw Htc-Zn- °n-te°p Xd-®p-\\n-∂p. B t\\{X-ß-fn-eqsS hnjm-Zhpw tcmjhpw CS-I-e¿∂v ]m™p-t]m-Ip- ∂-Xmbn ac-°m¿ I≠p. \"\"_m∏ F¥m H∂pw an≠m-ØXv?'' \"\"C°v Hsc-S-ßdpw C√m-t®m. C™n FS-ß-dp-≠mbn F∂m-Øs∂ Ft¥-bv, Nmthm-ft√ a\\n-k\\v FS-ß-dp≈q?'' \"\"_m∏ F¥m Cß-s\\-sbms° kwkm-cn-°p-∂Xv?'' \"\"Rßfpw DΩow Fs¥-¶nepw _m∏m°v FXn-cm-bn´v sNbvtXm?'' amb≥ ZrjvSn-bp-b¿Øn ac°m-cpsS apJ-tØ°p t\\m°n. F∂n´v ]Xps° Ahs‚ ]pdw XS-hn-s°m≠v ]d-™p: \"\"s‚ a°-sf-s°m≠v C°v Hsc-S-ßdpw D≠m-bn-‰n-√. C®ncn s]m´n- sØ-dn-t®m\\m sslt{Zm-kv. Hm\\pw RΩsf _tey Imtcy¿∂v. ]ns∂ As‚ DΩ.'' \"\"Ft¥, DΩ h√Xpw ]dt™m _m∏m?'' \"\"Hmfv ]dtb? As‚ DΩms\\ A\\-°-dn-™q-Sm. Hmsf-t∏mse kln-°p-s∂mcp s]Æv C±p- \\n-bm-hp-ºn-en-√. A°p-Spw-_-Øns‚ Hcp s_f°m Hmfv.'' \"\"F∂m¬ _m∏ t]mcn≥; t]mc-Ww.'' \"\"_mkn ]pSn-°-cp-Xv. s‚ tam≥ s]mbvt°m. _m∏ _c-≠n.'' ac°m-scm∂pw adp-]Sn ]d-™n-√. Ah≥ Fs¥m-s°tbm Btem-Nn-°pI-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ahy- ‡-ß-fmb \\ng¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ Ahs‚ D≈n-eqsS IS-∂p-t]m-bn. \"\"tam≥ t_Pm-dm-h-≠. C°v C_sS skmlm. Cu l -\\n-t√, \\t√m\\vm. Hm≥ s]Æpw- ]mtS sI´n-bt∏m Gsd \\t√m-\\m-bn.'' \"\"Dw''-˛-a-c-°m¿ H∂p aqfp-I-am{Xw sNbvXp. \"\"DΩm-t\\mSv ]d-bv...'' \"\"F¥v?'' \"\"_m∏ F√mw Hm¿°p-∂p≠v F∂v.'' \"\"]ns∂ DΩms\\ IÃs- ∏S- pØ- c- pX- v. Hmfv CΩnWn klnt- ®mf- vm. C\\ow kln°- m≥ _nSc- pX- v.'' \"\"_m∏ h∂n´v Hs° ]d-t™m-fn≥.'' \"\"kcn. ]d™sXms° Hm¿Ω-s_t®m!'' \"\"_m∏ F∂m hcvm?'' \"\"ASp-Øv.'' \"\"hcp∂ BgvN?'' \"\"]s° _cpw.'' \"\"As∏m Rm≥ hcs´?'' \"\"tam≥ s]mbvt°m.'' CXp ]d-™-t∏mƒ ambs‚ sXm≠-bn-S-dn. Iptd-°qSn ]d-b-W-sa-∂p- ≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ]t£, Xs∂ X\\n°v HXp-°m≥ Ign-™n-s√-¶ntem F∂v Ah≥ `b-s∏-´p.

HºXva 38 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw _m∏bpw aI\\pw Iogvt∏m-´p -t\\m-°n. \\n»-_vZ-X. c≠p-t]cpw kz¥w Bflm-hn-te°v Xe-XncpIn-s°m-≠m-bn-cp∂p \\n∂n-cp-∂-Xv. AI-Øv Ie-i-emb {]t£m-`w; ]pdØp {]im- ¥X- . B {]im¥- X- sb Zqsc\\- n∂v Nmb®- ∏- p\\- p≈- pI- mc- nI- f- psS Ie]- nei- _- vZhpw tIm¬ta- kv{Xn-am-cpsS \\n¿tZ-ißfpw IqsS-°qsS \\p≈nt\\mhn-∏n-®p. Ban\\ hf¿Øp∂ B´n≥ Ip´nbpw AI-Øp-\\n∂p IqsS-°qsS Ic-bp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. \"\"Rm≥ hc-s´, _m∏m?'' \"\"s]mbvt°m.'' ac°m¿ Cd-ßn-\\-S-∂p. ]Sn-hsc amb\\pw ]n∂mte t]mbn. Hcp sIm®p-tam-t´m¿t_m´v hen-®p-sIm-≠p-t]m-Ip∂ sI´p-h-©n-t]mse. ]Sn-°¬sh®v Ah XΩn-ep≈ sI´-gn-™p. tamt´m¿ t_m´v apt∂m-´p-\\o-ßn. sI´p-h©n \\n∂p. ac-°m¿ H∂p Xncn-™p-t\\m-°n-bn-√. amb≥ ]Sn-°mepw ]nSn®v IÆpw \\´p-sIm≠p \\n¬°p-I-bm-Wv. aI≥ AI-∂-I-∂p-t]m- Ip-tºmƒ s\\©n¬\\n∂v Ft¥m H∂p hen-®p-No-¥n-sb-Sp-°pw-t]mse tXm∂p-∂p. B apJw Hcn-°epw C{X-ta¬ Ah-i-am-bn-´n-√. AhnsS ]pXnb Npfn-hp-Iƒ s]s´-∂mWv {]Xy-£-s∏-´-Xv. ac-°m¿ Ip∂n-d-ßn. Ahs‚ sXm∏n am{Xta At∏mƒ amb≥ ImWp-∂p-≈q. Ah≥ ]Sn-°m¬ ]nSn®v G¥n-t\\m-°n. ac-°m¿ ho≠pw Ip∂n-te°p Ib-dp-I-bm-Wv. B Ip∂p-IqSn Cd-ßn-°-gn-™m¬ ]ns∂ Ahs\\ ImWpI- b- n√- . amb≥ ZrjvSn ]Xd- msX t\\m°n: Xs‚ aI\\- mW- X- v. B sNmdpsNmdp- °p≈ \\SØw, B ssIho-i¬, B Xe Ncn-®p-]n-Sn-°¬˛ F√mw Xt‚-Xm-Wv. Xs‚ Poh-\\n¬\\n∂p ]dn-s®-SpØ Hcp ]pXnb Xm≥. Ipd-®p-\\n-an-jw-IqSn Ign-™m¬ Ah≥ IÆn¬\\n∂p ad-bpw. ]n∂oSv Ahs\\ ImWptam? Ah≥ B Ip∂pw Cd-ßm≥ XpS-ßn. ambs‚ s\\©n¬ Hcp InX∏- pI- nS- ∂v ap´nØ- nc- n™- p. aI≥ acn°- p∂- Xp t\\m°n\\- n¬t°≠n hcp∂ Hc-—s‚ \\n¬∏m-bn-cp∂p AXv. ac°m¿ ad-hn-te°p Xmgp-I-bmWv; Imep-Iƒ ImWm-Xm-bn; ]pdhpw ad™p; Xe-am{Xw _m°n-bp≠v; Hcp IdpØ sXm∏n am{Xw; F√mw ad-™p. iq\\yw. N{I-hm-fw-hsc Hgn-™p-In-S-°p-∂p. ct≠m aqt∂m IÆo¿°-W- ߃ B ]Sn-°m¬]n-Sn® ssI∏-S-Øn-t∑¬ C‰n‰p hoWp. Ahbv°v XossØ-e-Øns‚ NqSp-≠m-bn-cn-°-Ww. \"\"Rm≥ NØv...!'' ˛ Ah≥ kzbw a{¥n-®p. \"\"Ft¥bv, Im°m?'' ]n≥]n¬\\n∂v Hcp tNmZyw tI´v Ah≥ Xncn-™p-t\\m-°n. l - \\p≠v HXp-ßn-\\n¬°p-∂p. ambs‚ \\nd™ IÆp-Iƒ I≠v l \\pw A¬∏w H∂-º-c- °m-Xn-cp-∂n-√. F¶nepw Ah-\\Xv ]pd-Øp-Im-´msX Ign-®p. \"\"Ft¥-bv, Im°m?'' \"\"s‚ tamt\\...'' amb≥ l s‚ Igp-Øn¬ sI´n-∏n-Sn®p tXßn-tØ-ßn-°-c-™p. F¥n- \\mWv Ic-bp-∂-sX∂v l ≥ tNmZn-®n-√. Ic-b-s´, Fs∂mcp `mh-Øn¬ ambs‚ hnkvXr- Xa- mb ]pdw XSh- pI- a- m{Xw sNbvXp. Ipd®- pI- g- n™- t- ∏mƒ l s‚ tXmfn¬∏nS- n®- ps- Im≠v amb≥ ]Sm-∏p-dØp h∂n-cp-∂p. XmSn°p ssIbpw sImSp-Øp-sIm-≠p≈ Ccp-∏v. l ≥ A¬∏-t\\cw t\\m°n. F∂n´v AI-tØ°p IS-∂p-hn-fn-®p: \"\"Bant\\!'' \"\"Hm.'' \"\"Acn s_t¥m?'' \"\"B!'' \"\"F∂m¬ Im°m°v C®ncn I™n Cß´v sImSp-°v.'' \"\"Cs∏m sImt≠zm-cmw.''

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 39 A¬∏-\\n-an-j-߃°p-≈n¬ D∏n-´m-‰nb I™n sIm≠p-h-∂p. amb≥ \\n»-_vZ-\\mbn AXp hen-®p-Ip-Sn®p Nndn XpS®v ]Sm-∏p-dØv \\o≠p-\\n-h¿∂p InS∂v IÆ-S-®p. \"\"CSn-™p-a-dn™ P∫-ens‚ tNen°m C°n-S∏v!'' F∂p l ≥ D≈n¬ Icp-Xn. H∂pw ]d-bmsX AI-tØ°p t]mbn. Ban-\\sb AI-sØßpw I≠n-√. Ah≥ Atß-∏p-dØp sN∂p-t\\m-°n. Ahƒ B´n≥Iq-Sns‚ ASp-Øm-Wv. ]nÆm-°p-sh≈w Cf-°n-s°m-Sp-°p-∂p. \"\"Ft¥bv?'' A-hƒ tNmZn-®p. \"\"Dw˛-Dw.'' l ≥ \\ntj-[m¿Y-Øn¬ Xe-bm-´n-s°m≠p ]d-™p: \"\"As®-°\\v C®ncn same- sIm-Sp-°m-am-bn-cp-∂nt√? CΩn-Wn t\\cm-bnt√?'' \"\"sImSp-°mw.- C-X-ß´v Ibn-™mf-s´.'' l s\\ kw_-‘n-®n-S-tØmfw Ah≥ Xm\\-dn-bmsX Hcp ]nXm-hm-bn-°-gn-™n-cn°p-∂p. GtXm a\\p-jy-t‚-Xmb B Ip´nsb X\\n°v Hcn-°epw Bflm¿Y-ambn kvt\\ln-°m≥ Ign- I-bn√ F∂m-bn-cp∂p Ahs‚ BZy-Im-esØ hnizm-kw. hmkvX-h-Øn¬, amb≥ \\n¿_-‘n- ®n´pw hnhmlw Ign-°m-\\p≈ aSn-Xs∂ AXm-bn-cp-∂p. ]t£, ISp-°-°-jmbw IpSn-°p- tºmse AXp sNtø-≠n-h-∂p-sh-∂p-am-{Xw. IpSn-®pt\\m-°n-b-t∏m-gm-I-s´, ISp-°-b-√, s\\√n- °-bm-Wv. apsº Nh¿Øp, ]ns∂ a[p-cn-®p. Ban-\\bv°v CXv Hm¿°m-∏p-d-Øp≈ Hcp `mKy-am- bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ IjvS-∏m-Sns‚ AKm-[-X-bn-te°p apßn-ap-ßn-t∏m-hp-I-bm-Wv. acWw Im¬®p- h-´n¬ InS∂p]pf-bp-∂p. At∏m-gmWv l ≥ Ahsf s]m°n-sb-Sp-ØXv. B kv{Xo Ahs\\ IS∂v Hscm-‰-∏n-Sn-Øw˛Poh≥t]m-bmepw hnSn-s√∂ a´n¬. hmkvX-h-Øn¬, AsXm-tc-k-a- bØv Hcp ]nSn-®p-]-‰epw Bflm¿∏-W-hp-am-bn-cp-∂p. B cwKw Hm¿°p-tºm-sgms° l \\v Hcp tImcn-Ø-cn∏v D≠m-Im-dp-≠v. Ahs‚ lrZ-b-Øn¬, Hcp CWsb tXSn-∏n-Sn®v PohnXw ]q¿Wa- m°- m\\- p≈ t{]cW X≈n\\- n¬°pI- b- mW- v. F∂n´pw amb≥ ]d™- t- ∏ms- gm∂pw Ah≥ B hgn°v Ncn-®n-√. {]k-hn®p \\m¬∏Xp Znhkw Ign-™p. CXn-∂n-S-bn¬ Hmtcm Znh-khpw Ban\\ ]dbpw: \"\"C™n RΩfv t]mbvt°m-fmw.'' \"\"t]m≠m'' F∂p-am{Xw l \\pw ]d-bpw. Cu Hmtcm hm°pw Xs∂ Ftßm-´mWv sIm≠p- t]m-Ip-∂-sX∂v At∏mƒØs∂ Ah≥ `b-s∏-Sp-Ibpw sNbvXp. F¶nepw ]nt‰∂pw AXp- Xs∂bmbn-cp∂p l ≥ ]d™ adp-]-Sn. \"\"Cß°v RΩ-sf-s°m≠v FS-ßm-dmbn!'' Ban\\ ]d-™p. \"\"RΩ°v kt¥mkm'' ˛l ≥ DSs\\ adp-]Sn sImSp-°pw. Cu hm°v Ah-fpsS IÆp-I- fn¬ Hcp kw{`a- a- pf- h- m°- p∂- ps- ≠∂v l \\pw ImWmX- nc- p∂- n√- . F∂mepw AXne- ∏- pd- s- am∂pw ]d-bm≥ Ign-bp-∂n-√. Hcp hm°p IqSp-X¬ ]d-™m¬∏ns∂ AXp X\\n-°p-Xs∂ ]n≥h-en- °m≥ hømØ hn[-Øn-em-bn-Øo-cp-a-t√m. Im°mw; F¥p kw`-hn-°p-sa∂p t\\m°mw. Ban-\\-bpsS Cu hn\\-bhpw A]-cm-[-t_m-[hpw IpØnbn-f°n AXp t\\m°n-°m-Wp-∂-Xn¬ l ≥ \\nKq-V-amb Hcp kwXr-]vXn-b-\\p-`hn®p. Hmtcm Znh-khpw Ah≥ Xt∂m-Sp-Xs∂ ]d™p: \"\"\\t√m-fm∂m tXm∂vWv!'' l ≥ Ahsf \\∂mbn Xo‰nt- ∏m‰- n. tXm´∏- W- nb- n¬\\n∂p dn´b- ¿sNbvX Hcp I¿WmS- I- - °mc- nØ- ≈- sb {]kh- i- p{- iqj- bv°p th≠n G¿s∏S- pØ- n. hnjmZ- mfl- I- X- zØ- ns‚ Hcp aq¿Øn- aZ- v`mh- a- mb- nc- p∂ B X≈ Ban\\- sb \\∂mbn ip{iqj- n®- p. ]√p apgph- ≥ ac°- d tX®p Idp- ∏n® B kv{Xo Nncn°- pt- ºmgpw Icb- pI- b- ms- Wt∂ tXm∂q. AØc- Ø- ne- p≈ Hcp Pohnb- psS kmlN- cyw Ban\\- bv°p hfsc Bhi- ya- mb- nc- p∂- p. Xs∂s- ®m√- nb- mWv B hr≤ Ft∏mgpw Icb- p∂- s- X∂ Hcp sX‰n≤- mc- W ]t£, Ahƒ°v Bhi- ya- mb- nc- n°- mw. X\\n°- pt- h≠n thZ- \\n°- phm≥ Nnec- p≠- mh- pI- F∂X- mW- t√m ]ca- a- mb kpJw. B I¿WmS- I- °- mc- nb- psS apJ-

40 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en Øp\\- n∂v Ft∏mgpw Ban\\ Bizmkw tXSnt- ∏m∂- p. l s‚ Xo‰bpw I¿Wm-SI°- mc- n- bpsS apJ`- mh- h- pwI- qSn Ban\\- b- psS BtcmKyw hos≠S- pØ- p; B Ihnf- pI- ƒ Dcp≠- p; AhnsS Hcp t\\¿Ø XpSp∏v DZn®- ph- c- pIb- mW- v. B \\o≠ IÆpI- f- nt- e°p {]Imiw Xncn®- ph- ∂- p. Ah ajnX- ´- nb Zo]ß- s- ft- ∏mse {]Imi- n®- p. shfpØp sImep∂- s- \\bp≈ B DΩ°- p´n a™p \\\\™ h≈n°- pS- ne- n¬ shbn¬\\mfw X´p∂- X- pt- ]mse H∂p sXfn™- p. ]pXnb ]q°fpw ]pXnb XfncpI- f- pw. Cu am‰-߃ l ≥ t\\m°n-°m-Wp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. F∂n´pw Ah≥ A\\-ßn-bn-√. Ah≥ ]pXnb Im®nbpw X´hpw Ip∏m-bhpw sIm≠ph∂p. AXv {]k-hn-®-Xns‚ ap∏ØnH≥]Xmw Znh-k-am-bn-cp-∂p. l ≥ hmXn¬°¬ \\n∂p I´n-en-te°v B hkv{X- ߃ Fdn-™p-sIm-Sp-Øp-sIm≠p ]d™p: \"\"C∂m, CXp-Sp-tØm.'' Ban\\ Aº-c-∂p-t]m-bn. Ahƒ l s\\ BsI-sbm∂p t\\m°n. Cubmƒ BcmWv? ]S-®-ht\\m! H∂pw ]d-bmsX l ≥ Ahn-sS-\\n∂p t]mbn. Ban-\\-bm-I-s´, B hkv{X- ߃ ssIbn¬ h®v Aßs\\ A\\-ßm-Xn-cp-∂p. Ip™ns‚ Ic-®n¬ tI´mWv Ahƒ B Ccn-∏n¬\\n∂v Fgp-t∂-‰-Xv. Aßs\\ \\m¬∏Xpw Ign-™p. \\m¬∏-Ø©mw Znhkw Ban\\ Ctßm´p IS∂p ]d™p: \"\"C™n RΩfv C_sS \\n∂m¬...'' \"\"\\n∂mev?'' l ≥ tNmZn-®p. \"\"Cßsf IÃ-Øn-em°vmbncn-°pw. \\≥t™Sw Ipbn-®q-St√m! ]s°-¶nev Cßfv Css»X sImW-Øn\\v ]S-t®m≥ Cß°v Xcpw.'' \"\"]S-t®m≥ RΩ°v X∂v.'' \"\"F¥v?'' \"\"A∂-Ø-s∂.'' B hm°v l s‚ hmbn¬\\n∂p hmkvX-h-Øn-eßp hgp-Xn-ho-gp-I-bm- Wp sNbvX-Xv. \"\"lm'' -˛ sNIp-Øm-s\\tbm ssZh-sØtbm I≠-t]mse Ahƒ sR´n-t∏m-bn. B {]Im-i-am-\\-amb IÆp-Iƒ l s‚ apJØv ASn-®p-X-d-®-t]mse \\n›-e-ß-fmbn \\n∂p. HºXva ebmfw

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 41 \"\"÷v Aº-c-°-≠, Bant\\! A\\°v _ntcmXw C√m-®mev A\\°v F∂pw C°q-So-em- Iq-Smw. RΩ°v Hcmfv thWw. A\\°v kΩ-Xm-®m¬...'' \"\"s‚ dt∫!'' Ban\\ InX-®p-sIm≠v XpS¿∂p: \"\"]s°-¶n-ev, Rm\\v...'' \"\"C°p-´n-b-t√. kmc-an-√, Hm≥ Fs‚ tam\\m∂v IW-°m-°n-t°m.'' l ≥ ]p©n-cn- tbmsS ]d™p: \"\"]s°-¶nev RΩsf ]pSn-®n-√m-®mev th≠.'' \"\"tlmPcmP- mh- mb Xºnc- mt- \\!....'' Ahƒ l s‚ Im¬°¬ Ccp∂- p; A√, hoWp. B ImenW- I- sf sI´n∏- nS- n®p tXßnt- Øß- n°- c- b- m≥ XpSß- n. Aß-s\\-sbm∂v l ≥ {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂n-√. Ahs‚ tZl-amsI tImcn-Ø-cn-®p-t]m- bn. Xs‚ Im¬ sI´n-∏n-Sn-®p-sIm≠v Hcp bphXn Ic-bp-∂p. lrZ-b-Øn¬\\n∂v Ft¥m Nne sI´p-I-f-gn-™p-t]m-Ip-∂-Xp-t]mse tXm∂n. shfn-®-Øns‚ Hcp X≈n-°-b‰w; Aº- c-∏n-°p∂ X≈n-°-b-‰w. Hcp \\nan-j-Øn\\v H∂pw a\\- n-em-bn-√. Imen¬ arZp-e-amb c≠p ssIIƒ Np‰n-°n-S-°p-∂p-s≠-∂p -am-{X-a-dn-bmw. Ahƒ tXßn-tØ-ßn-°-c-™p-sIm-≠p tNmZn-®p: \"\"Cß-sfmcp a\\n- -t\\m, ament°m?'' ]ns∂bpw Ahƒ Fs¥m-s°tbm ]ndp- ]n-dp-s∂s\\ ]d-bp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. H∂pw a\\- n-em-Ip-∂n-√. BsI-sbmcp Xcn-∏v. F¥n- \\m-Wn-h-fn-ßs\\ Imev sI´n-∏n-Sn-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv? F¥n-\\m-Wn-hƒ Cßs\\ tXßn-°-c-bp- ∂Xv? Ah-fn-t∏mƒ kpJtam ZpxJtam A\\p-`-hn-°p-∂Xv? Xms\\-¥mWv A\\p-`-hn-°p-∂Xv? C{X-bvs°ms° Ft¥ D≠m-bXv? \"\"Cßfm C°v Dbncv X∂Xv!'' AhfpsS B hm°pw l s‚ sNhn-bn¬ hoWp. Ah≥ Iogvt]m´p t\\m°n. B \\oe-t\\-{X-ß-fn¬\\n∂p ]pd-s∏´ c≠p IÆo¿®m-ep-Iƒ Ihn-fn-eqsS Iogvt]m-s´m-gp-Ip-I-bm-Wv. F¥mWv ]d-tb-≠-sX∂v B bphm-hn\\v Adn-™p- Iq-Sm-bn-cp-∂p. Ahsf ]nSn-s®-gp-t∂¬∏n-®p-sIm≠v Ah≥ ]d™p: \"_m!...' \"\"Cßsf Rm\\v....'' \"\"e®n-°pw'' -˛l ≥ Iq´n-t®¿Øp. \"\"C°v H∂pw C√. Dbntc D≈q. AXp Rm≥ Cß°v X∂v''˛apdn™p hogp∂ IÆo- cn-\\n-S-bn-eqsS Ahƒ Cu hm°p-Iƒ ]d-™-t∏mƒ ssZhw AXnte IS-∂p-t]m-sb∂p tXm∂p-∂p. Hc-`u-a-amb {]Imiw l s‚ D≈n-te°p X≈n-°-b-dn. Ah≥ B {]Im-i- Øn-te°p t\\m°n-s°m≠p \\n∂p; Ahƒ Ahs‚ apJ-tØ-°pw. ITn-\\amb lrZ-b-an-Sn- ∏p-I-fn-eqsS \\nan-j-߃ IS-∂p-t]m-bn. c≠m-flm-°ƒ Is≠-Øp-I-bm-Wv; BSn-°p-epßn H∂m-hp-I-bm-Wv. \"\"..ƒ≈m...ƒ≈m....'' Ip™ns‚ Ic-®n¬ Ban-\\-bpsS apJw Xncn-®p. Ahƒ AXns‚ ASp-tØ°p \\oßn. l \\pw ]n∂mse sN∂p. B sIm®p-ap-JØv Ah≥ Xs‚ PohnXw Xs∂ \\ng-en-®-Xmbn I≠p. D-Ωm-®p (Ddq_v)

42 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en  \"\"X\\n-°p-th≠n thZ-\\n-°m≥ Nne-cp-≠m-hpI F∂-Xm-Wt√m ]c-a-amb kpJw.'' Cu \\nco-£-WsØ ]mT-k-μ¿`-hp-ambn _‘n-∏n®v hni-I-e\\w sNøp-I.  \"\"CSn-™p-a-dn™ P∫-ens‚ tNen°m C°n-S∏v'' F∂v l ≥ D≈n¬ I-cp-Xn. amb≥ F∂ IYm-]m-{X-Øns‚ Ahÿ kqNn-∏n-°m≥ Cu {]tbm-K-Øn-\\v F{X- am{Xw Ign-bp-∂p≠v? hni-Z-am-°p-I.  \"\"ac-°m¿ ad-hn-te°p Xmgp-I-bm-Wv; Imep-Iƒ ImWm-Xm-bn; ]pdhpw ad-™p; Xe- am{Xw _m°n-bp-≠v; Hcp IdpØ sXm∏n-am{Xw; F√mw ad-™p. iq\\yw.'' Cu kμ¿`Ø- ns‚ khnt- ij- X- I- ƒ Fs¥ms- °b- mW?v N¿®s- NbXv v Ipdn∏v Xbmd- m°pI.  ac-°m¿ \\S∂p ad-bp∂ cwKw Hcp Ne-®n-{X-Øn-se-∂-t]mse A\\p-`-h-s∏-Sp-∂nt√? \\nß-fpsS A`n-{]mbw ka¿Yn-°p-I.  \"\"Ah ajnX´nb Zo]-ß-sf-t∏mse {]Im-in-®p. shfpØp sImep-∂-s\\-bp≈ B DΩ- °p´n a™p-\\-\\™ h≈n-°p-Sn-en¬ shbn¬\\mfw X´p-∂-Xp-t]mse H∂p sXfn-™p.'' CØcw {]tbm-K-߃ BJym-\\-Øn\\v NmcpX \\¬Ip-∂pt≠m? IqSpX¬ DZm-l-c-W- ߃ Is≠Øn Ipdn∏v Xbm-dm-°p-I.  \"\"{]IrXn Zbm-]q¿hw F∂n¬ \\nt£-]n® ˛ Rm≥ D≠m-°nbX√ ˛ a\\p-jy- \\-∑-bn-ep≈ hnizmkw Fs∂ hnßn-°-c-bn-°p-∂p, ]cn-l-kn-°p-∂p. Nne- t∏mƒ ipWvTn]nSn-∏n-°p-Ibpw sNøp-∂p. Hs°-°-gn™v Btem-Nn-®p-t\\m°p- tºmƒ a\\p-jy-a-\\- n¬ s]m¥n-h-cp-∂-XnXm-Wv˛H-Sp-ßmØ thZ-\\-Ifpw Hm¿°m\\- nj- vSs- ∏S- mØ Hm¿ΩI- fpw sImSpØ- m¬ aS°- nØ- c- mØ lrZb- ß- fpw. F√m-an-cp-∂mepw ]ns∂bpw PohnXw F{X kpμ-c-amWv!'' (D-dq-_v-˛-Fs‚ IY-I-sf-∏‰n Rm≥Xs∂/Ddq-_n-s‚ Xnc-s™-SpØ IY-Iƒ) Cu hcnI- f- n¬ sXfnb- p∂- PohnX- Z- ¿i\\- Ø- ns‚ ]›mØ- e- Ø- n¬ ]mT`- mK- w hnebncpØn Ddq-_ns‚ cN-\\m-k-hn-ti-j-X-I-sf-°p-dn®v D]-\\ymkw Xbm-dm-°p-I.  ]mT-`m-Kw ASn-ÿm-\\-am°n l ≥ F∂ IYm-]m-{XsØ \\ncq-]Ww sNøpI. HºXva ]Z-tImiw Dbn-cv- ˛ -{]m-W≥ {]bm-Ww- ˛- bm{X ebmfw ˛ ae amen-Iv- ˛- ssZhw P∫¬ ˛ -temIw hnc-lw- ˛- th¿]mSv Zp\\n-bm-hv-

ImgvNb- psS kwKoXw 43 \"shfn-®-Øns‚ hnc-ep-Iƒ' F∂ ]mT`mKØnse CjvS-s∏´ Hcp kμ¿`-Øn\\p Xnc-°Y Xbm-dm-°p-I. Fs¥√mw ]cn-K-Wn°mw • IYm-hkvXp • Zriy-km-[y-X-Iƒ • ÿew, Imew • kw`m-j-W-߃ Rm≥ Fs∂-°p-dn®v ]q¿W-ambn `mKn-I-ambn A¬∏w am{Xw IYm-]m{X\\n-cq-]Ww $ IYm]- m{- XØ- ns‚ ÿm\\w, kz`mh- k- h- nt- ij- X- I- ƒ, {]k‡n F∂nh Dƒs∏-Sp-Ønbn-´p-≠v. $ IY-bp-sS XpS-°w, hf¿®, HSp°w F∂n-h-bn¬ IYm-]m-{X-Øns‚ ÿm\\w, CS-s]-S-ep-Iƒ Is≠-Øn tcJ-s∏-Sp-Ønbn-´p-≠v. $ kam-\\-I-Y-Iƒ, t\\mh-ep-Iƒ apX-em-bh hmbn®v Ah-bnse IYm-]m- {X-ß-fp-ambn Xmc-Xayw sNbvXn-´p-≠v. $ kz¥w \\ne-]m-Sp-Iƒ Dƒs∏-SpØn IYm-]m-{X-\\n-cq-]Ww Xbm-dm-°n- bn-´p-≠v. Xnc-°Y $ BImw£ P\\n-∏n-°p∂ IYm-hkvXp cq]-s∏-Sp-Øm≥ Ign-™n-´p-≠v. $ ]c-am-h[n Zriy-km-[y-X-Iƒ Xncn-®-dn™v tbmPn® \\n¿tZ-i-߃ \\¬In-bn-´p-≠v. $ IYm-]m-{X-߃°p tbmPn® cq]-`m-h-߃ \\¬Inbn-´p-≠v. $ ÿew, Imew F∂n-h- Dƒs∏-SpØn Fgp-Xn-bn´p-≠v. $ IYm-]m-{X-߃°p tbmPn® kw`m-j-W-߃ Xbm-dm-°n-bn-´p-≠v. hni-I-e-\\-°p-dn∏v $ t\\mh¬`mKw hmbn®v Bi-b-Xew, `mh-X-ew, kmaq-ln-I-Xew F∂nh Xncn-®-dn-™v cN\\ \\n¿h-ln-®n-´p≠v. $ IYm-hkvXp hni-I-e\\w sNbvXv Bi-b-߃ cq]-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´p-≠v. $ Bi-b-߃ kz¥w \\nco-£-W-߃, ImgvN-∏m-Sp-Iƒ F∂nh tN¿Øv Imcy-Im-c-W-k-lnXw Ah-X-cn-∏n-®n-´p-≠v. $ tbmPn® ]Z-߃, {]tbm-K-߃ F∂nh D]-tbm-Kn-®n-´p-≠v.

44 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ASq¿ tKm]m-e-Ir-jvW≥ Fgp-Øp-Imsc Adn-bpI 1941¬ ASqc- n¬ P\\\\- w. ]Xns- \\m∂v IYmN- n{- Xß- fpw ap∏X- nt- esd {lkz- Nn-{X-ßfpw kwhn-[m\\w sNbvXp. \\nc-h[n tZio-b ˛ A¥¿tZio-b- _-lp-aXnIƒ e`n-®p. kzbw-h-cw, sImSn-tb-‰w, Fen-∏-Øm-bw, apJm- ap-Jw, A\\-¥-cw, hnt[-b≥, aXn-ep-Iƒ, \\ng¬°qØv F∂nh {][m\\ Nn{X-߃. anI® kn\\n-a-bv°p≈ A¥¿tZ-iob Ahm¿Uv Bdp-X- hW e`n-®p. ]fl-{io, ]fl-hn-`q-j¨, ^m¬s° ]pc-kvIm-c-߃ e`n-®p. kn\\n-a-bpsS temIw, kn\\n-am-\\p-`hw, kn\\n-am-km-ln-Xyw, PohnXw kn\\na kwkvImcw F∂o {KŸ-߃ cNn-®p. Ddq_v (]n.kn. Ip´n-Ir-jvW≥) (1915-˛1979) ae-∏pdw Pn√-bnse s]m∂m-\\n-bn¬ P\\-\\w. tIcf kmlnXy A°m- Zan A[y£- \\mbnc- p∂- p. tI{μ ˛ tIcf kmlnXy A°mZ- an Ahm¿Up- Iƒ e`n-®p. DΩm-®p, AΩn-Wn, kpμ-cn-Ifpw kpμ-c-∑mcpw, an≠m-s∏- Æv, AWn-b-d, aue-hnbpw Nßm-Xn-am-cpw, tKm]m-e≥\\m-b-cpsS XmSn, cm®n-b-Ω, A∏p-hns‚ temIw XpS-ßn-bh {][m\\ IrXn-Iƒ. HºXva ebmfw

3 Hcp IpS∂ shfn®- a- mbv... Hcn-°¬ Hcp a\\p-jy≥ Xs‚ Irjn-bn-S-Øn¬ \\n∂v AXn-a-t\\m-l-c-amb Hcp shÆ-°¬{]-Xna Ipgns- ®S- pØ- p. kuμc- yh- k- vXp°- sf kvt\\ln°- p- Ibpw Ah tiJ-cn-°p-Ibpw sNbvXn-cp∂ Hcm- fpsS ASp-tØ°v Abmƒ AXp-ambn sN∂p. Abmƒ B {]Xn-asb Hcp henb XpIbv°v kuμ-cym-kzm-Z-I\\p hn‰p. ]W-hp-ambn ho´n-te°p aS-ßp-tºmƒ Abmƒ Cßs\\ Nn¥n-°m≥ XpS-ßn: Cu ]Ww F¥p- am{Xw PohnX- k- uI- c- yß- f- mWv \\¬Ip∂- X- v! F√m- h-cmepw Ah-K-Wn-°-s∏´v Bbn-c-tØmfw h¿j- ß-fmbn aÆn-\\p-≈n¬ ]pX-™pInS-∂n-cp∂ Hcp arX-in-em-J-fi-Øn\\p ]I-c-ambn C{X-am{Xw ]Ww \\¬In GXp hnUvVn hne-bv°p-hmßpw? At∏mƒ Xs‚ ssI°-se-Øn-t®¿∂ {]Xn-a-bn- te°- p t- \\m°n kuμc- ymk- zmZ- I- ≥ Cßs\\ Nn¥n- °p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p: Fs¥mcp kuμcyw! Fs¥mcp Poh-{]-Imiw! Bbncw h¿j-ß-fpsS \\n¿Ω-e-a- [p-c-amb \\n{Z-bv°p-tijw Fs‚ ssII-fn-se-Øn- t®¿∂n-cn-°p-∂Xv GXv Bflm-hns‚ kz]v\\- amWv! arXhpw kz]v\\-cln-X-hp-amb ]W-Øn\\p ]Ic- a- mbn CXns\\ ssIamd- m≥ B¿°p t- Xm∂pw? -]ptcm-Kman (J-eo¬ Pn{_m≥) IY-bn¬ sXfn-bp∂ PohnXImgvN-∏m-Sp-Iƒ N¿®sNøp-I.

HºXva 46 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw AP-K-Pm-¥cw a -©- - mSna\\-bv°se B\\-°m-c≥ \\mWp-°p-´n°v Hcmi. Htc Hcm-i. Hcp BSp hmß-Ww, ssÃene-Xns\\ tabv®v hne-tk-Ww. B\\-°q-´n¬∏n-d-∂v, B\\-∏p-dØp \\S∂v, B\\-®p-h-´n- ep-dßn Aßs\\ B\\-s°m-´n-en¬ hf¿∂ \\mWp-°p´n! hº- ∑- mc- mb ]m∏m∑- mcpsS IpeØ- nse Ahk- m\\- - IÆn! Hcp\\mƒ s]mSp-∂t\\ s]m´n-s∏m-¥n-b-XmWo tamlw. F¶nepw Abmƒ hfsc Zn\\-߃ AXns\\ Hfn-®p-h- ®p. ]t£, \\mWp-°p-´n-bpsS Iv\\mhnepw \\n\\-hnepw BSns‚ Aa¿Øn-∏n-Sn® Ic-®n¬ s]mßn. {ItaW Abmƒt]mep-a-dn-bmsX a\\ v kZm]n B tamlsØ DΩh®v Hma-\\n-°m≥ XpS-ßn. Ft¥ Cu \\m¬∏-Øn-bmdmw hb- n¬ Cßs\\ Hcm- {Klw? \\mWp-°p-´n-°p-Xs∂ hnkva-bw. ]t£, hnkva- b-Øm-sem-Sp-ßp-∂-XmtWm Bi?

Hcp IpS∂ shfn®- a- mbv... 47 taml-Øn¬ \\ne-b‰ \\mWp-°p´n c≠pw Iev]n®v a©m-Sn-a-\\-bv°se henb Xncp- ta-\\n-bpsS apºn¬ sN∂v kzbw Xf-™p-\\n-∂p. teiw \\mW-tØmsS tXm´n ASn-b- d-hp-h®v DW¿Øn-®p: \"\"Xncpta-\\o, C\\n ]m¿h-Xn-°p-´n°v as‰mcp ]m∏ms\\ sh°-Ww. Rm≥ t]mhzmWv....'' Xncp-ta-\\n IY-b-dn-bmsX angn-®p: \"\"\\o F¥n\\m ]pd-∏mSv?'' \"\"Rm≥....-Rm≥....-H-cm-Sns\\ hmßn tabv°m≥ t]mhzmWv....'' \"\"hnjvtWm! F¥m Cu tI°sW! BSns\\ym! \\otøm?.... s\\\\°v {`ms¥-f-tIym....?'' Xncp-ta\\n Bk\\whn´v HSn-™p-b¿∂p. \\mWp-°p´n \\thm-Vm -kaw \\n∂p. \"\"AZvs‚ Hcm-i-bm-Wv.'' Xncp-ta\\n ]qWq¬ ]nSn®v Xcn-®p-\\n-¬t°, \\mWp-°p´n ]n≥hm-ßn. sIme-sIm- º≥ ]fl-\\m-`\\v aZw s]m´n-b-t∏mƒ Xf® \\mWp-°p´n! B¿°pw sacp-ßmØ Ieym- Wnsb ]iq-s\\-t∏mse sacp°n ]qc-Øn\\p sIm≠p-t]mb \\mWp! Cu ]m¿hXn Xs∂ as‰m-cmsf hI-hbv-°p∂ P\\p- mtWm? a\\-bpsS A¥- m-bn-cp∂ B\\-I-fn-sem-∂m-bn-´mWv \\mWp-hn-s\\bpw FÆn-bn-cp- ∂-Xv. amXw-K-eoe lrZn-ÿ-sa-∂-√, {]tbm-K-km-a¿Yyhpw AXn-ibw. \\mWp-°p´nsb {]Xn Cßs\\ IpXns®mgp-Inb Nn¥m-{]-hm-l-Øn¬\\n∂v h√-]mSpw ]nS-s™-Wo‰ Xncp-ta\\n Cuiz-cs‚ ambm-hn-em-k-ß-sf-∏‰n Hcp t«mIw tXm∂n-bXv Dd-s°-s®m√n s\\Sp-ho¿∏n-´p. ImWnt\\cw-sIm≠v \\mWp°p´n-bpsS Bi Hcp hnti-j-hm¿Ø-bmbn \\mSmsI ]d-∂p. tI´-h¿ tI´-h¿ NphSp ad∂p \\n∂p. AßmS- nb- n¬h®v Imcyÿ- ≥ tIip\\- mb- ¿ Cas- h´- msX tNmZn®- p: \"\"F¥m \\mWp-°p´o ]pd-∏mSv?'' \"\"IdpØ arKsØ \\bn®p \\bn®p aSpØ- mi- ms- \\. Hcp shfpØ arKsØ tabv®n´v acn-°-Ww-s∂mcp ]qXn. sFcm-hXw `qan-bn- e-√-t√m. hb- p-Im-eØv s\\d-tØ-semcp {`aw F∂p Iq´n- t°m-fq.'' Imcy-ÿ≥ Xpd∂ hmbv Iq´n- sXm-Sp-°m-s\\m-cp-ßp- tºm-tg°pw \\mWp-°p´n \\S-∂p. ]nt‰∂p Ing°v kqcys‚ Beh- ´w s]m¥pt- ºmƒ \\mWp-°p´n Xs‚ hoSn\\p sX°p-]p-d-sØmcp Be Na-bv°m≥ Xnc-°n-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. htI-semcp amXp-e≥ cma-_m-W-ambn ]m™p-h-∂p, At∂-cw. AjvS-I-emiw Nhn-´n-s°m-≠m-bn-cp∂p hr≤s‚ XpS°w: \"\"s\\\\n-s°-¥m-Sm, aZw s]mt´ym?'' \\mWp-°p´n im¥-\\mbn BZ-c-]q¿hw Nncn-®p. \"\"]m∏m≥ saen-™mev, CS-b-\\mthzmSm?'' Imc-tWm¿ Ipcp-∂m-en-e-t]mse Nph-∂p.

HºXva 48 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw \\mWp-°p´n Xs‚ kZp-Zyaw \\ndp-Øn, DΩ-d-tØ°p Ibdn D]-N-cn-®p: \"\"AΩm-h≥ Ccn°v.'' hr≤≥ Ccn°- pt- hmfw Abmƒ HXpß- n\\n∂p. ]ns∂ At[ma- pJ- \\- mbn \\n∂p sNm√n: \"\"Ign-™ amk-Ønev \\ns°mcp s\\©p-th-Z\\ h∂nt√? AZv Imk-Øns‚ Bcw-`- am∂m aq v ]d-t™-Xv. Imk-Øn\\v BSns‚ ]mepw Nqcpw _lp-hn-ti-jm-s{X. hey Bbm-k-ap≈ tPmen-sbm∂pw C\\n ]mSn-t√-\\pw.'' Cu hni-Zo-I-cWw Imc-tWm-cpsS ]g-a-\\- ns\\ Xr]vX-am-°n-bn-√. At±lw ASp-°-f-tbmfw Xpfpºn aI-fm-b-hsf imkn-®p. AXpsIm≠pw XocmØ Acniw apc-≠p-ap-c≠p ]Sn-Xp-≈n-bn-d-ßn. \\mWp-°p´n aμw-aμw Be∏Wn-bn-te-°pw. k‘y Ncnbpw t\\cw Itºm-f-Øn¬\\n∂v \\nd-I-tÆmsS `mcy aSßn hcp-∂Xv \\mWp-°p´n I≠p. ASpØp sN∂p ImcWw Xnc-°n. B ]mhw \\nb-{¥-Ww-s]m´n Gß-e-Sn-®p: \"\"B Ih-e-bn-tem-s´m-s∂-d-ßn-t\\m-°v. Bƒ°mcv Fs¥m-s°bm ]dbvWv! CXpw tIƒt°≠n h∂qtem `K-hXo!'' \\mWp-°p´n [¿Ω]-Xv\\nsb A\\p-\\bw ]d™v km¥z-\\n-∏n®psIm≠p tNmZn®p: \"\"FSo, h√ht‚w B\\sb tabv°-W-Xn-t\\-°mƒ \\∂t√ Xt‚-Xm-sbmcp BSns\\ tabv°-WXv! ]ns∂ Im´nepw ae-bnepw B\\-°m¬®p-h-´n¬ Npcp≠p-Iq-Sm≠v s\\t‚w ]n≈m-cptSw ASpØv X∂n-jvSw-t]mse H∂n-cn°ow sNøm-tem....'' Ah-km-\\-{]-tbmKw Ipdn-°p-sIm-≠p. IÆo-c-S-ßn. AhnsS Xpcp-ºn®p aßn-°n- S∂ GtXm tamlw \\mºp \\o´n-Øn-f-ßn. B Np≠p-I-fn-semcp ]p©ncn hnXp-ºn. Xs‚ Hma¬kz-]v\\hpw t]dn ap\\-bp≈ t\\m´-߃°pw tNmZy-߃°pw \\Sp-hn- eqsS Xcnºpw Ipep-ßmsX \\mWp-°p´n \\S-∂p. \\nXy-hpw e£-W-samØ Hcp shfpØ BSp tXSn, IS-º-Iƒ ]eXp Ib-dn-bn- dßn. HSp-hn¬ B At\\z-j-Whpw Is≠-Ø-en¬Øs∂ sN∂pap´n. a™W- n™ Cfwshbn¬ tabms- \\Ø- t- h, \\m´pI- mc- psS IÆn¬ a™]- qi- ns- °m≠v Hcp sh≈m-Sp-ambn \\mWp-°p´n Ih-e-ap-dn®p ho´n-te°p \\S-∂p. F√m-hcpw Abmsf t\\m°n. Abmƒ BSns\\ am{Xw I≠p. Bcpw Abm-tfmSp an≠n-bn-√. Abmƒ BSn-t\\mSp am{Xw H®-bn-´p. Ih-e-bn¬ ]pI-t]mse ]S¿∂ \\n»-_vZ-Xsb t`Zn®p ckn°pw t]mse, B AP- kp-μcn Hcp {]tXy-I-cmKØn¬ a{μ-a-[p-c-ambn ]pe-ºn-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. Ah-fpsS Hma- \\-]rjvTw Abmƒ°p-aptº Xp≈n-Øp-fpºn apt∂m-´v.... Nße ]nSn® ssII-fn¬ Ib-td-¥n-b-t∏mƒ \\mWp-°p-´n°v Fs¥-∂-dn-bm-sØm- c\\p-`q-Xn. Hcp arZp-e-X, Hcp eLn-a.... Chƒ Xs‚, Xs‚ am{Xw, F∂ t_m[w AXym-\\μw NpcØn. \\mWp-°p-´n-bpsS `mcy°pw hninjym a°ƒ°pw \\hm-K-Xsb Af-h‰v CjvS-ambn. Abmƒ Ahƒ°v B\\-ssi-en-bn¬ Hcp t]cn-´p: \"\\tßa.'

Hcp IpS∂ shfn®- a- mbv... 49 B aq∂-£cw D®-cn-®p-sIm≠v Abmƒ aq∂pcp B arZp-tcm-a-Nm-cphmw ]pdw Xtem- Sn. BSv tcmam-©-Øm-emImw, Hmtcm h´hpw ]pf-™p. A\\p-k-c-W-tbmsS Ic-™p. \\mWp-°p-´n-bpsS Cf-b-a-I≥ BSns‚ ]n∂n¬ ]Xp-ßn-s®∂v AXn‚ hmen¬- \\n-s∂mcp tcmaw ]dn-s®-Sp-Øv, tamXncw Na®v hnc-en-e-Wn-™p. aIs‚ {]hrØ- nb- n¬ \\mWp°- p´n Nncn®- pt- ]mb- n. ]øs‚ sNhn°p ]nSn®v \"h¶≥' F∂p hnfnt- ®ma- \\- n®- p. A¥n®- ph- ∏- n¬ XpSpØ- p\\- n¬- °p∂ \\tßa- sb t\\m°nb- nc- ns° HcN- pw_- nX- mi- bw \\mWp°p´nsb Npw_n®- p. a\\-bv°se X´ms\\ i´w-sI´n Hcp sIm®p s\\‰n-∏-´-ap-≠m-°-Ww. sImºn\\v Hcp tPmSn Ipg-em-`-c-W-hpw. Igp-Øn-semcp sIm®p s]m∑-Wn-bp-am-Imw. CsX-√m-a-Wn™v _lp-kp-μ-cn-bmb \\tß-asb cmP-]m-X-bn-eqsS sX°p-h-S°p ]e-Ipdn \\S-Ø-Ww. A°mgvN I≠pI≠v \\m´p-Im-cpsS s\\Sp-ho¿∏-S-ß-Ww. Abmƒ B kz]v\\-kv]¿i-e-l-cn-bn¬ ab-ßn-bn-cns° cm{Xn ]Ωn h∂p. B {]Y-a-cm{Xn \\n\\-®n-cn-°mØ Hcp t¢i-ap-≠mbn. I\\Ø Ccp-fn¬ \\tßa CS- bv°nsS Ic-bp-I-bm-bn. Hmtcm h´w Ahƒ Ic-bp-tºmgpw \\mWp-°p´n {]mW≥ ]nS- s™-Wo-‰p. Akq-bm-ep-°-fmb \\m´p-Im¿ Ahsf NXn®p sIm√m≥ ]Xpßn h∂n-cn- °p-sa∂ `oXn. ]I¬t\\cw then-°-∏pdw \\n∂v G¥n-h-en™p t\\m°n-bn-cp∂ Ab-¬°m-cpsS Hmtcm apJhpw a\\- n¬ s]m¥n. dm¥¬ sXfn®v Be-bnepw ]cn-k-cØpw Np‰n \\S-∂p. sNhn-tbm¿Øp \\n›ew \\n∂p ImØp. HSp-hn¬ kam-[m-\\-tØmsS aS-ßn. ]pe-cp-thmfw CXm-h¿Øn-®p. Dd-°-®-S-thmsS NqSp-Im∏n tam¥p-tºmƒ B\\bpw BSpw XΩn-ep≈ {][m\\ hyXymkw, ImcWwIqSm-sX-bp≈ Cu NnWp-ß-em-sW∂v \\mWp-°p´n t_m[n-®p. CS- th-f-bn-√m-sX, Btcm-l-Wm-h-tcm-l-W-an-√m-sX-bp≈ \\tß-a-bpsS Cu sIm©¬ Abmƒ°{X ckn-®n-√. F¶nepw Nn¥n-®-t∏mƒ Bizm-k-am-bn. Gsd\\mƒ au\\-am-bn-cp-∂n-´v, B\\ \\S-Øp∂ sIme-hn-fn-tb-°mƒ t`Z-amWv ]mXn hnS-cmØ Cu NnWp-°w. shbn¬ a™p am‰n-b-t∏mƒ \\mWp-°p´n \\tß-a-sbbpw sXfn®p hb¬h-c-ºn-eqsS \\S-∂p. ]m∏m≥ B\\-bvs°m∏w Ka-bn¬ \\S-∂m¬ aXn. AP-hn-j-b-Øn¬ AXp ]‰n-√. ]nd-tIm´p ]nSn®p \\ndp-Øn-bmepw Ahƒ aptº IpXn-®p-I-bdpw. Xmf-Øn¬ Xp≈n-sØ∂p∂ Ahƒs°m-∏-sa-Øm≥ \\mWp-°p´n ]gb B\\\\S Dt]-£n®v ]pXn-sbmcp \\SØw ioen-t°-≠n-h-∂p. B\\ ta™p-sIm≠p \\S-°p-I-bn-√. Hme sh´n Xpºn-ss°-bn-te‰ns°mSp-Ømte Icn-hmbv Xpd-°q. BSns‚ ioew thsd. \\S∏pw Xo‰bpw GI-{X. IÆn¬s∏-Sp∂ GXp ]®n-ebpw _lp-]-Yyw. Hcp ISn; Hcp \\S. hmbpw Imepw Htc Xmf-Øn¬. tabv°p-∂-hs‚ IÆp sX‰ntbm, Ab¬°mc≥ i{Xp. GIm-{K-Nn-Ø-\\mbn \\tß-a-bv°p- ]ndtI \\S-°p-tºmƒ \\mWp-°p´n°v Hcp kXyw-IqSn t_m[yw h∂p˛ B\\ tabv°p-∂-Xn-t\\-°mƒ t¢i- amWo BSp-ta-bv]v.

HºXva 50 tIcfA]- mSTn- ÿ- mh- m\\e]n mT- mh- en ebmfw \\S∂p \\S∂p tXm´n≥I-c-bn-se-Øn-b-t∏mƒ h√mØ Zmlw. Ahn-sSmcp apdp- °m≥ ]oSn-I-bp-≠v. BSns\\ ISbv°p apºn-sem-Xp°n \\ndp-Øn. ssIbn-en-cp∂ tIm¬ Ah-fpsS Imen\\p ap∂n¬h®p ]oSn-I-bn-te°p \\oßn. \"\"Hcp •mkv sh≈w Xm.'' sh≈w sXm≠-bn-se-Ønb \\nanjw IS-°m-cs‚ Bt{Imiw! \\mWp-°p´n sR´n. t\\m°p-tºmƒ F¥m IY! ]g-°pe \\n∂m-Sp-∂p. \\tßa ]gw Xn∂p∂p! tIm¬ Zqsc InS-°p∂p! ]g-Øns‚ hne sImSpØv A¥- mbn CS-]mSv Xo¿Øp. H∏w, tIm¬ h®m¬ BSp \\n¬°n-s√∂ KpW-]m-Thpw tXdn. B cm{Xn apgp-h≥ Abmƒ B\\bpw BSpw XΩn-ep≈ hyXym-k-sØ-∏‰n KmV- ambn Nn¥n-®p. F∂m¬, GXp arK-Øn-\\mWp ta∑ F∂p Xo¿∏p Iev]n-°m-\\m-bn-√. Ing°p sh≈n DZn-®-t∏mƒ ]c-a-amb B tLmc-kXyw Abm-fpsS t_m[afi-e- Øn¬ sh¨a ]qin. B\\bv°p teiw \\oc-k-ap-≠m-bm¬ Xo¿∂p ]m∏ms‚ P∑w. AØcw {]Xn-Im-c-_p≤n \\√-h-cmb Ip™m-Sp-Iƒ°n-√. AIm-e-N-c-a-`-b-an-√msX tijn® Bbp v \\o°m-sa-∂XpXs∂ hen-sbmcp t\\´-at√! bpKm¥- c- ß- ƒ tXmdpw kam[- m\\- Ø- ns‚ ZqX∑- m¿ ]nd°- m\\pw hfc- m\\pw sXmgpØp tXSn-bXp shdp-sX-bmtWm? Cu shfn-]m-Sns‚ ioX-f-—m-b-bn¬ Abmƒ kkpJw ab-ßn. H‰-∏mew (Fkv.-hn. thWp-tKm-]≥\\mb¿)  B\\-°m-c-\\mb \\mWp-°p´n BSns\\ hmßn hf¿Øm≥ Xocp-am-\\n-®-t∏mƒ \\m´nepw ho´nepw D≠mb {]Xn-I-c-W-߃ Fs¥m-s°bm-bn-cp∂p?  B\\bv°p ]Icw BSns\\ tabv°m≥ \\mWp-°p´n Is≠Øp∂ bp‡n-Iƒ Fs¥√mw? Cu bp‡n-I-tfmSv \\n߃°v tbmPn-°m≥ Ign-bp-∂pt≠m? N¿®sNøp-I. \\nK-a-\\-߃ Ah-X-cn-∏n-°p-I.  htI-semcp amXp-e≥ cma-_m-W-ambn ]m™p-h-∂p. AjvS-I-emiw Nhn-´n-s°m-≠m-bn-cp∂p hr≤s‚ XpS-°w. ASnh- c- b- n´ {]tbmK- ß- ƒ IYmk- μ- ¿`Ø- n\\v \\¬Ip∂ khnt- ij- m¿Yw Is≠Øn Ipdn∏v Xbm-dm-°p-I.