Sunday, June 26, 2011



Hcp Xoh­n A]-ISw
          awK-em-]p-c-t¯-¡pÅ A©-c-bpsS ]mk-©À h­n kÔy-tbmsS sI.-F¶ tÌj-\n-se-¯n. sNdnb tÌj-\m-Wv. Npcp¡w bm{X-¡mÀ Cd-§p-Itbm Ib-dp-Itbm sNbvXp- Im-Wpw. h¿ C\n HmSm³ F¶ t]msebmWv ]mk-©À h­nIÄ Hmtcm tÌj-\nepw \nÀ¯n-bn-Sp-I. s]mXpsh ]mk-©À h­n-IÄ¡ H¶nv\pw Hcp Pm{K-X-bp-an-Ã. . H¶v InX¨pw ]ns¶ A\-¡-an-ÃmsX InS¶pw ]ns¶-sbm¶p IpXn¨pw F¶ coXn-bn sX¡v hS¡v HmSn kabw t]m¡pw. Xm¡m-en-I-amb kam-[n¡v Adp-Xn- h-cp¯n h­n sasà apt¶m«v ho­pw A\-§n-¯p-S-§n. s]s«-s¶mcp Ic-¨nÂ! XpSÀs¶mcp _l-fw. h­n ho­pw \nÝ-e-am-bn. H¨-tI« t_mKn-bpsS `mK-t¯¡v aäp t_mKn-I-fn \n¶v Bfp-IÄ Cd-§n-tbm-Sp-¶p. ""Btcm h­n-¡-Sn-bn s]«p-Im-Wpw. H¶p t]mbn t\m¡mw amtj'' kl-{]-hÀ¯-Icpw kl-bm-{X-I-\p-amb kmPp-tXm-akv apXp-In X«n t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-¨t¸mÄ Fgp-t¶Â¡m-Xn-cn-¡m³ Ign-ªn-Ã. Ignª ]{´-­p-hÀj-ambn Xoh-­n-bnse Ønc-bm-{X-¡m-cmWv R§Ä c­p-t]-cpw. Hcp-]mSv A]-I-S-§Ä¡v I­n-«p-­p-Å-Xnsâ A\p-`-h-k-¼-¯p-­v. henb e£v§Ä sh¨pÅ bm{X-bn FÃmw sRmSn-bn-S-bn XoÀ¶p-t]m-Ip¶ ImgvN-IÄ. AÛp-X-I-c-amb c£-s¸-S-ep-I-fp-IÄ¡pw ZrIvkm-£n-bm-Im³ Ign-ªn-«p-­v. Xoh-­n- A]-I-S-§Ä¡v s]mXpsh skân-sa-âvkv Ipd-hm-Wv. sam¯w Ccp-¼tÃ; AXn-tâ-Xm-bn-cn-¡mw. henb Bth-isam¶pw Im«msX BIvkn-U­v kvt]m«n-te¡v \S-¶p. H¶mw ¹mäv t^man tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn¡v sXm«p-ap-¼n-emWv kw`hw \S-¶n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. Hcp-]mSv bm{X-¡mÀ AhnsS h«w IqSn- \nÂ]p-­v. sNdn-b -tXm-Xn _ew {]tbm-Kn¨v  h«-¯n-\-I-t¯¡v H¶v F¯n t\m¡n At¼m! lrZ-b-t`-Z-Iw! ap«n-\p-Xmsg c­p Imep-Ifpw \jvS-s¸«v hr²-³ AhnsS InS-¡p-¶p. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v BIm-it¯mfw Db-c-¯n càw Noäp¶p­v. AXp-hsc \jvS-am-Im¯ t_m[-¯n lX-`m-Ky³ \ne-hn-fn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. FÃm-hcpw ImgvN-¡m-cmbn  \n¡p-¶p.
          KmÀUv Xsâ sR¡p hnf-¡nsâ sh«-¯n h­n-¡-Sn-bn Ft´m Xnc-bp-I-bm-Wv. klm-bn-¡m³ H¶p c­v bm{X-¡mcpw Cd-§n-bn-«p-­v. ""CXm H¶p In«n'' F¶v KmÀUv hnfn-¨p-]-d-ª-Xn-\p-]n-¶mse Hcp-Im hmbq-hn DbÀ¶v ]ns¶ Xmgv¶v ¹mävt^man³ h¶p-ho-Wp. ""CXm atäXpw'' c­m-a-s¯-Imepw ¹mävt^m-an-te¡v ]d¶p hoWp. hfsc ipjv¡m-´n-tbmsS Xsâ tPmen sNbvXp ]qÀ¯n-bm-¡nb a«n KmÀUv h­n-bn Ibdn ]pd-s¸-Sm-\pÅ hnkn apgp-¡n. h­n- tlmW-Sn¨v sXsÃm¶v A\§n F¶p ]dbmw At¸m-tg¡pw a\p-jyXzw Dd¡w hn«p-WÀ¶ P\-¡q«w {]Xn-tj[ i_vZ-hp-ambn  h­n XS-bp-sa-¶-a-«m-bn. A]-I-S-¯n s]« Bsf ¹mävt^m-an Dt]-£n¨v t]mIm-\pÅ h­n-bpsS \o¡w ]mfn. AXv ho­pw \nÝ-e-am-bn. KmÀUns\ P\-¡q«w ¹mävt^m-an Cd¡n tNmZyw sNbvXp XpS-§n. CXn-\nsS tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn-bnepw Hcp {]t£m`w hfÀ¶p h¶n-cp-¶p. t]meo-kn-e-dn-bn-¨n-«p-­v. AXp-am-{Xta F\n¡v sN¿m³ Ign-bq. ASp¯ h­n hcm-\pÅ ka-b-am-bn. F\n¡v Npa-X-e-I-fp-­v. F¶ \ne-]m-Sn-em-bn-cp¶p tÌj³ amÌÀ. KmÀUnsâ \ne-]mSpw GXm­v CtX coXn-bn-em-bn-cp-¶p. AbmÄ¡v F{Xbpw s]s«¶v h­n ASp¯ tÌj-\n-se-¯n-t¡-­-Xp-­v. aäp Npa-X-e-IÄ Gsä-Sp-¡m³ X¡mew \nÀhm-l-an-Ã.
          A]-I-S-¯nÂs¸« Bsf Bip-]-{Xn-bn-te¡v sIm­p-t]m-bm am{Xta h­n hnSm³ A\p-h-Zn¡q F¶ Dd¨ Xocp-am\w {]t£m-`-Im-cn-I-fmb bm{X-¡mÀ CXn-\nsS AÀ°-i-¦bv¡v CS-bn-Ãm¯ hn[w tÌj³ amÌ-sdbpw KmÀUn-s\bpw Adn-bn-¨p-I-gn-ªp. A\p-hmZw In«n-bm h­n hnSmw F¶ AÀ°-¯n KmÀUv At§-cpsS apdn-bn-bn Ibdn Hä Ccn-¸m-bn. tÌj³ amÌÀ bm{X-¡m-cp-ambn XÀ¡n-¡m³ X¿m-dmbn Xs¶-bmWv Xocp-am-\n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. sdbnÂsh-bpsS \nb-aw, A]-IS kµÀ`-§-fn tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS D¯-c-hm-Zn-¯-§Ä, Hcp _mly-i-àn¡pw CS-s]Sm³ Ign-bm¯ coXn-bn-epÅ t]m-¡p-h-chv hyhØ F¶nsb¡pdn-s¨Ãmw AbmÄ bm{X¡msc t_m[hm-·m-cm-¡m³ {ian-¡p-¶p-­v. \o­ t\cs¯ {ia-§Ä¡v hnPbw t\Sm³ Ign-bmsX h¶t¸mÄ P\-¡q«w Ah-km-\s¯ Bbp[w ]pd-s¯-Sp-¯p. ap{Zm-hmIyw hnfn! h­n-bpsS KmÀUv dqan-¶v kao-]¯pw tÌj³ amÌÀ¡v Npäpw IqSnbpw c­p kwL-§Ä  D¨-¯n- ap{Zm-hm-Iy-§Ä apg-¡n. s]s«¶v X«n-¡q-«n-b-Xm-b-Xp-sIm­v ap{Zm-hm-Iy-§Ä¡v Imhy-`wKn Ipdhm-bn-cp-¶p.
          CXn-\nsS A]-I-S-¯nÂs]«v AwK-`wKw h¶ km[p-hnsâ t\sc H¶p-I-t®m-Sn-¡m³ Rm³ ad-¶n-Ã. BÀ¡q«w AhnsS \n¶v AI-¶n-«p-­v. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v AI-¶n-«p-­v. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v Ct¸mÄ càw Noäp-¶n-Ã. Cän-äp-ho-gp-¶-tX-bp-Åq. \ne-hnfn Hcp t\À¯ Rc-¯-ambn Ct¸mÄ amdn-bn«p­v. kw`hw \S-¶n«v Ct¸mÄ GXm­v Ac-a-Wn-¡p-sd-¦nepw Ign-ªp-Im-Wpw.
          ap{Zm-hmIyw hnfnbpw A[nI t\cw XpSÀ¶n-Ã.  Aim-´-cmb Nne bm{X-¡mÀ Hcp hml\at\z-jn¨v tÌjsâ A¸p-dhpw C¸p-dhpw HmSp-¶p-­v. Hcp Hmt«m-dn-£-sb-¦nepw tÌjsâ Ggbe¯pt]mepw CÃ. tÌj-\n Fs´-¦nepw A]-ISw kw`-hn-¨m hml-\-§Ä DS³ Øew hnSp-a-s{X, s]mÃm¸v Gsä-Sp-¡m³ CS-\ÂIm-sX.
          arXy-hnsâ Ic-§-fn-te¡v Hcp km[p-hr-²³ tNmc-hmÀ¯v sN¶p-ho-gp-¶Xv XS-bm-\pÅ Ah-km-\-{i-ahpw ]cm-P-b-s¸« Ah-Ø-bn FÃm-hcpw hnd-§-en¨p \nÂs¡, kw`-h-¯n\v s]s«¶v Hcp hgn-¯n-cn-hp-­m¡n Hcp Po¸v Nodn-¸mªp tÌjsâ Acn-In h¶v \n¶p k¡-dn-b-bpsS s{]bvkv Z temÀUv F¶ IY-bn hnh-cn-¨-t]mse A©mdv "_\n-b³ ]mÀ«n-Ifv' AXn \n¶ NmSn-bn-d§n tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn e£y-am¡n \o§n. sRmSn-bn tÌjsâ Hcp `mKw Nmcn sh¨n-cp¶ Xpcp-¼n¨ kvs{S¨À  FSp¯v hr²s\ AXn InS¯n Aäp-t]mb c­p Imep-Ifpw apdn-hp-I-tfmSv tNÀ¯v sh¨v Po¸n-te¡v sIm­p-t]m-bn. At¶-c-t¯¡v I\w sh¨n-cp¶ Ccp-fns\ Iodp apdn¨p sIm­v Po¸v henb i_vX-t¯msS HmSn ad-ªp. Bhq... bm{X-¡mÀ H¶-S¦w ZoÀL-\n-izmkw hn«p. tÌj³ amÌÀ¡pw KmÀUn\pw tamN-\-am-bn. h­n hnSm-\pÅ hnkn ho­pw apg-§n. Bfp-IÄ HmSn t_mKn-I-fn Ib-dn-¡q-Sn. h­n¡v ho­pw A\¡w h¨p.
          ""Un.-ssh.-F-^v.-sF.-¡m-cm-Ws{X'' hr²s\ hln-¨p--sIm-­p-t]mb _\n-b³ ]mÀ«nI-fpsS sFUânän R§-fpsS I¼mÀ«-saânse Hcp bm{X-¡m-c³ shfn-s¸-Sp-¯n. ""shdpw sXmgn-hm-fn-Ifm'' asämcp bm{X-¡m-csâ hI Iq«n-t¨À¡Â.
          ""hnZym-`ym-khpw henb DtZymKw sIms­-¶pw Imcy-an-Ã. Ch hgn-sbm¶pw a\p-jyXzw D­m-Ip-¶n-Ã.'' CXv Hcp bm{X-¡m-csâ hI h­n-bnse `qcn-]£w hcp¶ ]Xn-hp-bm-{X-¡m-cmb DtZym-KØÀs¡Xnsc Hcp anssk B{I-aWw Xs¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. h­n-bpsS thKX hÀ²n-¨p. ho«n-se-¯m³ C\n A[n-I-k-abw th­. kw`hw XpS-¨p-amän a\-Êns\ ho­pw Hcp \à aqUn-se-¯n-¡m-\pÅ {ia-¯n-embn Rm³. ]s£ Ffp¸w Ign-bp¶ a«n-Ã. Ft´m Hc-kz-Ø-X. Hcp a\w ]nc-«Â t]mse c­v _ncp-Z-§fpw c­v _ncp-Zm-\-´-_n-cp-Z-§fpw Hcp KkâUv DtZym-Khpw DÅn InS¶v hoÀ¡p-¶-Xp-t]m-se.
          ""OÀ±n-¡m³ tXm¶p¶p'' kmPp-tXm-a-knsâ sNhn-bn ]Xps¡ ]d-ªp.
        ""tNmc-I-­n-«m-bn-cn¡pw;  H¶v ab-§nt¡m ""ka-bw­v'' kmPp- Xn-cn¨v sNhn-bn a{´n-¨p.



Saturday, June 25, 2011


Hcp Xoh­n A]-ISw
            awK-em-]p-c-t¯-¡pÅ A©-c-bpsS ]mk-©À h­n kÔy-tbmsS sI.-F¶ tÌj-\n-se-¯n. sNdnb tÌj-\m-Wv. Npcp¡w bm{X-¡mÀ Cd-§p-Itbm Ib-dp-Itbm sNbvXp- Im-Wpw. h¿ C\n HmSm³ F¶ t]msebmWv ]mk-©À h­nIÄ Hmtcm tÌj-\nepw \nÀ¯n-bn-Sp-I. s]mXpsh ]mk-©À h­n-IÄ¡ H¶nv\pw Hcp Pm{K-X-bp-an-Ã. . H¶v InX¨pw ]ns¶ A\-¡-an-ÃmsX InS¶pw ]ns¶-sbm¶p IpXn¨pw F¶ coXn-bn sX¡v hS¡v HmSn kabw t]m¡pw. Xm¡m-en-I-amb kam-[n¡v Adp-Xn- h-cp¯n h­n sasà apt¶m«v ho­pw A\-§n-¯p-S-§n. s]s«-s¶mcp Ic-¨nÂ! XpSÀs¶mcp _l-fw. h­n ho­pw \nÝ-e-am-bn. H¨-tI« t_mKn-bpsS `mK-t¯¡v aäp t_mKn-I-fn \n¶v Bfp-IÄ Cd-§n-tbm-Sp-¶p. ""Btcm h­n-¡-Sn-bn s]«p-Im-Wpw. H¶p t]mbn t\m¡mw amtj'' kl-{]-hÀ¯-Icpw kl-bm-{X-I-\p-amb kmPp-tXm-akv apXp-In X«n t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-¨t¸mÄ Fgp-t¶Â¡m-Xn-cn-¡m³ Ign-ªn-Ã. Ignª ]{´-­p-hÀj-ambn Xoh-­n-bnse Ønc-bm-{X-¡m-cmWv R§Ä c­p-t]-cpw. Hcp-]mSv A]-I-S-§Ä¡v I­n-«p-­p-Å-Xnsâ A\p-`-h-k-¼-¯p-­v. henb e£v§Ä sh¨pÅ bm{X-bn FÃmw sRmSn-bn-S-bn XoÀ¶p-t]m-Ip¶ ImgvN-IÄ. AÛp-X-I-c-amb c£-s¸-S-ep-I-fp-IÄ¡pw ZrIvkm-£n-bm-Im³ Ign-ªn-«p-­v. Xoh-­n- A]-I-S-§Ä¡v s]mXpsh skân-sa-âvkv Ipd-hm-Wv. sam¯w Ccp-¼tÃ; AXn-tâ-Xm-bn-cn-¡mw. henb Bth-isam¶pw Im«msX BIvkn-U­v kvt]m«n-te¡v \S-¶p. H¶mw ¹mäv t^man tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn¡v sXm«p-ap-¼n-emWv kw`hw \S-¶n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. Hcp-]mSv bm{X-¡mÀ AhnsS h«w IqSn- \nÂ]p-­v. sNdn-b -tXm-Xn _ew {]tbm-Kn¨v  h«-¯n-\-I-t¯¡v H¶v F¯n t\m¡n At¼m! lrZ-b-t`-Z-Iw! ap«n-\p-Xmsg c­p Imep-Ifpw \jvS-s¸«v hr²-³ AhnsS InS-¡p-¶p. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v BIm-it¯mfw Db-c-¯n càw Noäp¶p­v. AXp-hsc \jvS-am-Im¯ t_m[-¯n lX-`m-Ky³ \ne-hn-fn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. FÃm-hcpw ImgvN-¡m-cmbn  \n¡p-¶p.
            KmÀUv Xsâ sR¡p hnf-¡nsâ sh«-¯n h­n-¡-Sn-bn Ft´m Xnc-bp-I-bm-Wv. klm-bn-¡m³ H¶p c­v bm{X-¡mcpw Cd-§n-bn-«p-­v. ""CXm H¶p In«n'' F¶v KmÀUv hnfn-¨p-]-d-ª-Xn-\p-]n-¶mse Hcp-Im hmbq-hn DbÀ¶v ]ns¶ Xmgv¶v ¹mävt^man³ h¶p-ho-Wp. ""CXm atäXpw'' c­m-a-s¯-Imepw ¹mävt^m-an-te¡v ]d¶p hoWp. hfsc ipjv¡m-´n-tbmsS Xsâ tPmen sNbvXp ]qÀ¯n-bm-¡nb a«n KmÀUv h­n-bn Ibdn ]pd-s¸-Sm-\pÅ hnkn apgp-¡n. h­n- tlmW-Sn¨v sXsÃm¶v A\§n F¶p ]dbmw At¸m-tg¡pw a\p-jyXzw Dd¡w hn«p-WÀ¶ P\-¡q«w {]Xn-tj[ i_vZ-hp-ambn  h­n XS-bp-sa-¶-a-«m-bn. A]-I-S-¯n s]« Bsf ¹mävt^m-an Dt]-£n¨v t]mIm-\pÅ h­n-bpsS \o¡w ]mfn. AXv ho­pw \nÝ-e-am-bn. KmÀUns\ P\-¡q«w ¹mävt^m-an Cd¡n tNmZyw sNbvXp XpS-§n. CXn-\nsS tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn-bnepw Hcp {]t£m`w hfÀ¶p h¶n-cp-¶p. t]meo-kn-e-dn-bn-¨n-«p-­v. AXp-am-{Xta F\n¡v sN¿m³ Ign-bq. ASp¯ h­n hcm-\pÅ ka-b-am-bn. F\n¡v Npa-X-e-I-fp-­v. F¶ \ne-]m-Sn-em-bn-cp¶p tÌj³ amÌÀ. KmÀUnsâ \ne-]mSpw GXm­v CtX coXn-bn-em-bn-cp-¶p. AbmÄ¡v F{Xbpw s]s«¶v h­n ASp¯ tÌj-\n-se-¯n-t¡-­-Xp-­v. aäp Npa-X-e-IÄ Gsä-Sp-¡m³ X¡mew \nÀhm-l-an-Ã.
            A]-I-S-¯nÂs¸« Bsf Bip-]-{Xn-bn-te¡v sIm­p-t]m-bm am{Xta h­n hnSm³ A\p-h-Zn¡q F¶ Dd¨ Xocp-am\w {]t£m-`-Im-cn-I-fmb bm{X-¡mÀ CXn-\nsS AÀ°-i-¦bv¡v CS-bn-Ãm¯ hn[w tÌj³ amÌ-sdbpw KmÀUn-s\bpw Adn-bn-¨p-I-gn-ªp. A\p-hmZw In«n-bm h­n hnSmw F¶ AÀ°-¯n KmÀUv At§-cpsS apdn-bn-bn Ibdn Hä Ccn-¸m-bn. tÌj³ amÌÀ bm{X-¡m-cp-ambn XÀ¡n-¡m³ X¿m-dmbn Xs¶-bmWv Xocp-am-\n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. sdbnÂsh-bpsS \nb-aw, A]-IS kµÀ`-§-fn tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS D¯-c-hm-Zn-¯-§Ä, Hcp _mly-i-àn¡pw CS-s]Sm³ Ign-bm¯ coXn-bn-epÅ t]m-¡p-h-chv hyhØ F¶nsb¡pdn-s¨Ãmw AbmÄ bm{X¡msc t_m[hm-·m-cm-¡m³ {ian-¡p-¶p-­v. \o­ t\cs¯ {ia-§Ä¡v hnPbw t\Sm³ Ign-bmsX h¶t¸mÄ P\-¡q«w Ah-km-\s¯ Bbp[w ]pd-s¯-Sp-¯p. ap{Zm-hmIyw hnfn! h­n-bpsS KmÀUv dqan-¶v kao-]¯pw tÌj³ amÌÀ¡v Npäpw IqSnbpw c­p kwL-§Ä  D¨-¯n- ap{Zm-hm-Iy-§Ä apg-¡n. s]s«¶v X«n-¡q-«n-b-Xm-b-Xp-sIm­v ap{Zm-hm-Iy-§Ä¡v Imhy-`wKn Ipdhm-bn-cp-¶p.
            CXn-\nsS A]-I-S-¯nÂs]«v AwK-`wKw h¶ km[p-hnsâ t\sc H¶p-I-t®m-Sn-¡m³ Rm³ ad-¶n-Ã. BÀ¡q«w AhnsS \n¶v AI-¶n-«p-­v. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v AI-¶n-«p-­v. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v Ct¸mÄ càw Noäp-¶n-Ã. Cän-äp-ho-gp-¶-tX-bp-Åq. \ne-hnfn Hcp t\À¯ Rc-¯-ambn Ct¸mÄ amdn-bn«p­v. kw`hw \S-¶n«v Ct¸mÄ GXm­v Ac-a-Wn-¡p-sd-¦nepw Ign-ªp-Im-Wpw.
            ap{Zm-hmIyw hnfnbpw A[nI t\cw XpSÀ¶n-Ã.  Aim-´-cmb Nne bm{X-¡mÀ Hcp hml\at\z-jn¨v tÌjsâ A¸p-dhpw C¸p-dhpw HmSp-¶p-­v. Hcp Hmt«m-dn-£-sb-¦nepw tÌjsâ Ggbe¯pt]mepw CÃ. tÌj-\n Fs´-¦nepw A]-ISw kw`-hn-¨m hml-\-§Ä DS³ Øew hnSp-a-s{X, s]mÃm¸v Gsä-Sp-¡m³ CS-\ÂIm-sX.
            arXy-hnsâ Ic-§-fn-te¡v Hcp km[p-hr-²³ tNmc-hmÀ¯v sN¶p-ho-gp-¶Xv XS-bm-\pÅ Ah-km-\-{i-ahpw ]cm-P-b-s¸« Ah-Ø-bn FÃm-hcpw hnd-§-en¨p \nÂs¡, kw`-h-¯n\v s]s«¶v Hcp hgn-¯n-cn-hp-­m¡n Hcp Po¸v Nodn-¸mªp tÌjsâ Acn-In h¶v \n¶p k¡-dn-b-bpsS s{]bvkv Z temÀUv F¶ IY-bn hnh-cn-¨-t]mse A©mdv "_\n-b³ ]mÀ«n-Ifv' AXn \n¶ NmSn-bn-d§n tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn e£y-am¡n \o§n. sRmSn-bn tÌjsâ Hcp `mKw Nmcn sh¨n-cp¶ Xpcp-¼n¨ kvs{S¨À  FSp¯v hr²s\ AXn InS¯n Aäp-t]mb c­p Imep-Ifpw apdn-hp-I-tfmSv tNÀ¯v sh¨v Po¸n-te¡v sIm­p-t]m-bn. At¶-c-t¯¡v I\w sh¨n-cp¶ Ccp-fns\ Iodp apdn¨p sIm­v Po¸v henb i_vX-t¯msS HmSn ad-ªp. Bhq... bm{X-¡mÀ H¶-S¦w ZoÀL-\n-izmkw hn«p. tÌj³ amÌÀ¡pw KmÀUn\pw tamN-\-am-bn. h­n hnSm-\pÅ hnkn ho­pw apg-§n. Bfp-IÄ HmSn t_mKn-I-fn Ib-dn-¡q-Sn. h­n¡v ho­pw A\¡w h¨p.
            ""Un.-ssh.-F-^v.-sF.-¡m-cm-Ws{X'' hr²s\ hln-¨p--sIm-­p-t]mb _\n-b³ ]mÀ«nI-fpsS sFUânän R§-fpsS I¼mÀ«-saânse Hcp bm{X-¡m-c³ shfn-s¸-Sp-¯n. ""shdpw sXmgn-hm-fn-Ifm'' asämcp bm{X-¡m-csâ hI Iq«n-t¨À¡Â.
            ""hnZym-`ym-khpw henb DtZymKw sIms­-¶pw Imcy-an-Ã. Ch hgn-sbm¶pw a\p-jyXzw D­m-Ip-¶n-Ã.'' CXv Hcp bm{X-¡m-csâ hI h­n-bnse `qcn-]£w hcp¶ ]Xn-hp-bm-{X-¡m-cmb DtZym-KØÀs¡Xnsc Hcp anssk B{I-aWw Xs¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. h­n-bpsS thKX hÀ²n-¨p. ho«n-se-¯m³ C\n A[n-I-k-abw th­. kw`hw XpS-¨p-amän a\-Êns\ ho­pw Hcp \à aqUn-se-¯n-¡m-\pÅ {ia-¯n-embn Rm³. ]s£ Ffp¸w Ign-bp¶ a«n-Ã. Ft´m Hc-kz-Ø-X. Hcp a\w ]nc-«Â t]mse c­v _ncp-Z-§fpw c­v _ncp-Zm-\-´-_n-cp-Z-§fpw Hcp KkâUv DtZym-Khpw DÅn InS¶v hoÀ¡p-¶-Xp-t]m-se.
            ""OÀ±n-¡m³ tXm¶p¶p'' kmPp-tXm-a-knsâ sNhn-bn ]Xps¡ ]d-ªp.
          ""tNmc-I-­n-«m-bn-cn¡pw;  H¶v ab-§nt¡m ""ka-bw­v'' kmPp- Xn-cn¨v sNhn-bn a{´n-¨p.

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Hcp Xoh­n A]-ISw
awK-em-]p-c-t¯-¡pÅ A©-c-bpsS ]mk-©À h­n kÔy-tbmsS sI.-F¶ tÌj-\n-se-¯n. sNdnb tÌj-\m-Wv. Npcp¡w bm{X-¡mÀ Cd-§p-Itbm Ib-dp-Itbm sNbvXp- Im-Wpw. h¿ C\n HmSm³ F¶ t]msebmWv ]mk-©À h­nIÄ Hmtcm tÌj-\nepw \nÀ¯n-bn-Sp-I. s]mXpsh ]mk-©À h­n-IÄ¡ H¶nv\pw Hcp Pm{K-X-bp-an-Ã. . H¶v InX¨pw ]ns¶ A\-¡-an-ÃmsX InS¶pw ]ns¶-sbm¶p IpXn¨pw F¶ coXn-bn sX¡v hS¡v HmSn kabw t]m¡pw. Xm¡m-en-I-amb kam-[n¡v Adp-Xn- h-cp¯n h­n sasà apt¶m«v ho­pw A\-§n-¯p-S-§n. s]s«-s¶mcp Ic-¨nÂ! XpSÀs¶mcp _l-fw. h­n ho­pw \nÝ-e-am-bn. H¨-tI« t_mKn-bpsS `mK-t¯¡v aäp t_mKn-I-fn \n¶v Bfp-IÄ Cd-§n-tbm-Sp-¶p. ""Btcm h­n-¡-Sn-bn s]«p-Im-Wpw. H¶p t]mbn t\m¡mw amtj'' kl-{]-hÀ¯-Icpw kl-bm-{X-I-\p-amb kmPp-tXm-akv apXp-In X«n t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-¨t¸mÄ Fgp-t¶Â¡m-Xn-cn-¡m³ Ign-ªn-Ã. Ignª ]{´-­p-hÀj-ambn Xoh-­n-bnse Ønc-bm-{X-¡m-cmWv R§Ä c­p-t]-cpw. Hcp-]mSv A]-I-S-§Ä¡v I­n-«p-­p-Å-Xnsâ A\p-`-h-k-¼-¯p-­v. henb e£v§Ä sh¨pÅ bm{X-bn FÃmw sRmSn-bn-S-bn XoÀ¶p-t]m-Ip¶ ImgvN-IÄ. AÛp-X-I-c-amb c£-s¸-S-ep-I-fp-IÄ¡pw ZrIvkm-£n-bm-Im³ Ign-ªn-«p-­v. Xoh-­n- A]-I-S-§Ä¡v s]mXpsh skân-sa-âvkv Ipd-hm-Wv. sam¯w Ccp-¼tÃ; AXn-tâ-Xm-bn-cn-¡mw. henb Bth-isam¶pw Im«msX BIvkn-U­v kvt]m«n-te¡v \S-¶p. H¶mw ¹mäv t^man tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn¡v sXm«p-ap-¼n-emWv kw`hw \S-¶n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. Hcp-]mSv bm{X-¡mÀ AhnsS h«w IqSn- \nÂ]p-­v. sNdn-b -tXm-Xn _ew {]tbm-Kn¨v  h«-¯n-\-I-t¯¡v H¶v F¯n t\m¡n At¼m! lrZ-b-t`-Z-Iw! ap«n-\p-Xmsg c­p Imep-Ifpw \jvS-s¸«v hr²-³ AhnsS InS-¡p-¶p. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v BIm-it¯mfw Db-c-¯n càw Noäp¶p­v. AXp-hsc \jvS-am-Im¯ t_m[-¯n lX-`m-Ky³ \ne-hn-fn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. FÃm-hcpw ImgvN-¡m-cmbn  \n¡p-¶p.
KmÀUv Xsâ sR¡p hnf-¡nsâ sh«-¯n h­n-¡-Sn-bn Ft´m Xnc-bp-I-bm-Wv. klm-bn-¡m³ H¶p c­v bm{X-¡mcpw Cd-§n-bn-«p-­v. ""CXm H¶p In«n'' F¶v KmÀUv hnfn-¨p-]-d-ª-Xn-\p-]n-¶mse Hcp-Im hmbq-hn DbÀ¶v ]ns¶ Xmgv¶v ¹mävt^man³ h¶p-ho-Wp. ""CXm atäXpw'' c­m-a-s¯-Imepw ¹mävt^m-an-te¡v ]d¶p hoWp. hfsc ipjv¡m-´n-tbmsS Xsâ tPmen sNbvXp ]qÀ¯n-bm-¡nb a«n KmÀUv h­n-bn Ibdn ]pd-s¸-Sm-\pÅ hnkn apgp-¡n. h­n- tlmW-Sn¨v sXsÃm¶v A\§n F¶p ]dbmw At¸m-tg¡pw a\p-jyXzw Dd¡w hn«p-WÀ¶ P\-¡q«w {]Xn-tj[ i_vZ-hp-ambn  h­n XS-bp-sa-¶-a-«m-bn. A]-I-S-¯n s]« Bsf ¹mävt^m-an Dt]-£n¨v t]mIm-\pÅ h­n-bpsS \o¡w ]mfn. AXv ho­pw \nÝ-e-am-bn. KmÀUns\ P\-¡q«w ¹mävt^m-an Cd¡n tNmZyw sNbvXp XpS-§n. CXn-\nsS tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn-bnepw Hcp {]t£m`w hfÀ¶p h¶n-cp-¶p. t]meo-kn-e-dn-bn-¨n-«p-­v. AXp-am-{Xta F\n¡v sN¿m³ Ign-bq. ASp¯ h­n hcm-\pÅ ka-b-am-bn. F\n¡v Npa-X-e-I-fp-­v. F¶ \ne-]m-Sn-em-bn-cp¶p tÌj³ amÌÀ. KmÀUnsâ \ne-]mSpw GXm­v CtX coXn-bn-em-bn-cp-¶p. AbmÄ¡v F{Xbpw s]s«¶v h­n ASp¯ tÌj-\n-se-¯n-t¡-­-Xp-­v. aäp Npa-X-e-IÄ Gsä-Sp-¡m³ X¡mew \nÀhm-l-an-Ã.
A]-I-S-¯nÂs¸« Bsf Bip-]-{Xn-bn-te¡v sIm­p-t]m-bm am{Xta h­n hnSm³ A\p-h-Zn¡q F¶ Dd¨ Xocp-am\w {]t£m-`-Im-cn-I-fmb bm{X-¡mÀ CXn-\nsS AÀ°-i-¦bv¡v CS-bn-Ãm¯ hn[w tÌj³ amÌ-sdbpw KmÀUn-s\bpw Adn-bn-¨p-I-gn-ªp. A\p-hmZw In«n-bm h­n hnSmw F¶ AÀ°-¯n KmÀUv At§-cpsS apdn-bn-bn Ibdn Hä Ccn-¸m-bn. tÌj³ amÌÀ bm{X-¡m-cp-ambn XÀ¡n-¡m³ X¿m-dmbn Xs¶-bmWv Xocp-am-\n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. sdbnÂsh-bpsS \nb-aw, A]-IS kµÀ`-§-fn tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS D¯-c-hm-Zn-¯-§Ä, Hcp _mly-i-àn¡pw CS-s]Sm³ Ign-bm¯ coXn-bn-epÅ t]m-¡p-h-chv hyhØ F¶nsb¡pdn-s¨Ãmw AbmÄ bm{X¡msc t_m[hm-·m-cm-¡m³ {ian-¡p-¶p-­v. \o­ t\cs¯ {ia-§Ä¡v hnPbw t\Sm³ Ign-bmsX h¶t¸mÄ P\-¡q«w Ah-km-\s¯ Bbp[w ]pd-s¯-Sp-¯p. ap{Zm-hmIyw hnfn! h­n-bpsS KmÀUv dqan-¶v kao-]¯pw tÌj³ amÌÀ¡v Npäpw IqSnbpw c­p kwL-§Ä  D¨-¯n- ap{Zm-hm-Iy-§Ä apg-¡n. s]s«¶v X«n-¡q-«n-b-Xm-b-Xp-sIm­v ap{Zm-hm-Iy-§Ä¡v Imhy-`wKn Ipdhm-bn-cp-¶p.
CXn-\nsS A]-I-S-¯nÂs]«v AwK-`wKw h¶ km[p-hnsâ t\sc H¶p-I-t®m-Sn-¡m³ Rm³ ad-¶n-Ã. BÀ¡q«w AhnsS \n¶v AI-¶n-«p-­v. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v AI-¶n-«p-­v. apdn-hp-I-fn \n¶v Ct¸mÄ càw Noäp-¶n-Ã. Cän-äp-ho-gp-¶-tX-bp-Åq. \ne-hnfn Hcp t\À¯ Rc-¯-ambn Ct¸mÄ amdn-bn«p­v. kw`hw \S-¶n«v Ct¸mÄ GXm­v Ac-a-Wn-¡p-sd-¦nepw Ign-ªp-Im-Wpw.
ap{Zm-hmIyw hnfnbpw A[nI t\cw XpSÀ¶n-Ã.  Aim-´-cmb Nne bm{X-¡mÀ Hcp hml\at\z-jn¨v tÌjsâ A¸p-dhpw C¸p-dhpw HmSp-¶p-­v. Hcp Hmt«m-dn-£-sb-¦nepw tÌjsâ Ggbe¯pt]mepw CÃ. tÌj-\n Fs´-¦nepw A]-ISw kw`-hn-¨m hml-\-§Ä DS³ Øew hnSp-a-s{X, s]mÃm¸v Gsä-Sp-¡m³ CS-\ÂIm-sX.
arXy-hnsâ Ic-§-fn-te¡v Hcp km[p-hr-²³ tNmc-hmÀ¯v sN¶p-ho-gp-¶Xv XS-bm-\pÅ Ah-km-\-{i-ahpw ]cm-P-b-s¸« Ah-Ø-bn FÃm-hcpw hnd-§-en¨p \nÂs¡, kw`-h-¯n\v s]s«¶v Hcp hgn-¯n-cn-hp-­m¡n Hcp Po¸v Nodn-¸mªp tÌjsâ Acn-In h¶v \n¶p k¡-dn-b-bpsS s{]bvkv Z temÀUv F¶ IY-bn hnh-cn-¨-t]mse A©mdv "_\n-b³ ]mÀ«n-Ifv' AXn \n¶ NmSn-bn-d§n tÌj³ amÌ-cpsS apdn e£y-am¡n \o§n. sRmSn-bn tÌjsâ Hcp `mKw Nmcn sh¨n-cp¶ Xpcp-¼n¨ kvs{S¨À  FSp¯v hr²s\ AXn InS¯n Aäp-t]mb c­p Imep-Ifpw apdn-hp-I-tfmSv tNÀ¯v sh¨v Po¸n-te¡v sIm­p-t]m-bn. At¶-c-t¯¡v I\w sh¨n-cp¶ Ccp-fns\ Iodp apdn¨p sIm­v Po¸v henb i_vX-t¯msS HmSn ad-ªp. Bhq... bm{X-¡mÀ H¶-S¦w ZoÀL-\n-izmkw hn«p. tÌj³ amÌÀ¡pw KmÀUn\pw tamN-\-am-bn. h­n hnSm-\pÅ hnkn ho­pw apg-§n. Bfp-IÄ HmSn t_mKn-I-fn Ib-dn-¡q-Sn. h­n¡v ho­pw A\¡w h¨p.
""Un.-ssh.-F-^v.-sF.-¡m-cm-Ws{X'' hr²s\ hln-¨p--sIm-­p-t]mb _\n-b³ ]mÀ«nI-fpsS sFUânän R§-fpsS I¼mÀ«-saânse Hcp bm{X-¡m-c³ shfn-s¸-Sp-¯n. ""shdpw sXmgn-hm-fn-Ifm'' asämcp bm{X-¡m-csâ hI Iq«n-t¨À¡Â.
""hnZym-`ym-khpw henb DtZymKw sIms­-¶pw Imcy-an-Ã. Ch hgn-sbm¶pw a\p-jyXzw D­m-Ip-¶n-Ã.'' CXv Hcp bm{X-¡m-csâ hI h­n-bnse `qcn-]£w hcp¶ ]Xn-hp-bm-{X-¡m-cmb DtZym-KØÀs¡Xnsc Hcp anssk B{I-aWw Xs¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. h­n-bpsS thKX hÀ²n-¨p. ho«n-se-¯m³ C\n A[n-I-k-abw th­. kw`hw XpS-¨p-amän a\-Êns\ ho­pw Hcp \à aqUn-se-¯n-¡m-\pÅ {ia-¯n-embn Rm³. ]s£ Ffp¸w Ign-bp¶ a«n-Ã. Ft´m Hc-kz-Ø-X. Hcp a\w ]nc-«Â t]mse c­v _ncp-Z-§fpw c­v _ncp-Zm-\-´-_n-cp-Z-§fpw Hcp KkâUv DtZym-Khpw DÅn InS¶v hoÀ¡p-¶-Xp-t]m-se.
""OÀ±n-¡m³ tXm¶p¶p'' kmPp-tXm-a-knsâ sNhn-bn ]Xps¡ ]d-ªp.
""tNmc-I-­n-«m-bn-cn¡pw;  H¶v ab-§nt¡m ""ka-bw­v'' kmPp- Xn-cn¨v sNhn-bn a{´n-¨p.