FÌn-\m-W-hsc h[n-®Xv? tIc-f-Ãnse A{]-kn-Ê-\mb Hcp^nenw sd{]-k-tÒ-âo-hnsÒ IY \ap-t|máÛ-bp-¾v.Nmt|m FÐm-bn-cpÐp Abm-fpsS t]cv. Abmsf Btcm h[n-®p.XsÐ FÌn\v h[n-|p-Ðp-shÐv Abmç|-dn-bn-æm-bn-cp-Ðp. AX-dn-bm-\pè Ah-Im-i-sa-©nepw h[-ÃnsÒ Cc-Iç|p-¾v. Nmt|m-hns\ IgpÃv sRcn®v sImÐp, ]nsÐ A¦n|n-c-bm-|n. Abm-fpsS h[-Ãnã CÌyË amÊy-a-ªç henb H®bpw _l-fhpw D¾m-|n. Hcp P\m-[n-]-Xy-k-aq-l-ÃnsÒ i_vZam-bn-cpÐp AXv. ]m|n-öm-\ntem?kuI-cy-apè Hmtcm ka-bÃpw, {]kn-U¾v XsÒ A`n-{]m-b-ªçam-ân-s|m-¾n-cn-|p-I-bm-bn-cp-Ðp.
temI-sa-Úm-Sp-apè amÊy-a-ªç IÁnã I¾ Fæm-h-tcbpw Ipâ-sÔ-Sp-Ãn-s|m-¾n-cp-Ðp. FÐnºpw ^e-sam-Ð-an-æ. sh_v sskâp-Iç amk-ªç ]g-Inb, h[-]qáê cmjv{Sob A\p-am-\-ª-fpsS ]ndsI HmSn-s|m-¾n-cn-|p-I-bm-Wv. \ncm-i-\mb cmjv{So-b-t\-Xmhv XmcnJv Aen- Ign¹ \hw-_-dnã {]knÊw sNbvX t_\-koáIp-Spw-_-sÃ-Ô-ân-bpè teJ-\-amWv Ah-cn-tÔmgpw {]knÊw sNbvXp-sIm-¾n-cn-|p-Ð-Xv. `qtºm-Ip-Spw_w Fªs\ A[n-Im-chpw [\hpw kÚm-Zn-®p-sh-Ð-XmWv B teJ-\-Ãnse {]Xn-]m-Zyw. XmcnJv Aen t_\-koá DçsÔsS Fæm-h-tcbpw Ipâ-sÔ-Sp-Ãp-Ðp-¾v, Agn-a-Xn-bp-tSbpw kzP-\-]-¢-]m-X-Ãn-tÒbpw t]cnã. ]t¢ AXn-ep-an-æ, BcmWv t_\-ko-dns\ h[n-®-sX-Ð-Xn-s\-Ôân Hcp ¡qhpw.

1972ã t_\-koá XsÒ {]K-Æ-\mb ]nXm-hn-t\m-sSmÔw CÌy-bnãh-Ð-Xv Rmt\má|-sº. ]nXmhv kpç^n-|á Aen `qtºm Ipd®v háj-ªç|v tijw PpUo-jyã h[-Ãn-\n-c-bm-bn. Bcp-tStbm ac-W-Ãn\v t{]c-I-am-bn-{]-háÃn-®p-sh-Ð-Xm-bn-cpÐp tIkv. ChnsS Hcp tNmZyw tNmZn-|p-ÐXv sIme-]m-X-Isà \ymbo-I-cn-|p-hm-\-æ. GsXm-cp-`-c-Wm-[n-Im-cn-bmWv Nne-F-Xn-cm-fn-I-fpsS h[-Ãn\v Imc-W-am-hm-ÃXv? Hcp tImS-Xnbpw Cu tNmZyw kzÌw a\-üm-¢n-tbmSv tNmZn-|m-dn-æ. Hcp `c-Wm-[n-Im-cnbpw tNmZn-|m-dn-æ. AsX, t_\-koá CÌy-bn-te|v hÐp. ]sÃm-ÚXv hb-üpè hnZymáÄn-\n. Ag-In-bÐ s]½Ip-ºn. {]kn-Ê-N-e-®n-{X-kw-hn-[m-b-IË sF. Fkv. tPmlá t_\-ko-dn-t\mSv XsÒ ASpà kn\n-a-bnse \mbn-I-bm-h-W-saÐt]¢n-®p.t_\-koá B Hm^á \-În-]qáêw \nc-kn-®p. ]m|n-ömË cmjv{So-b-Ãnse \mbn-I-bm-hp-I-sb-Ð-Xm-bn-cpÐp t_m\-ko-dnsÒ \ntbm-Kw. h[-t{]-c-W-|pâw Btcm-]n®v XsÐ hnNm-c-W-sNbvX \ymbm-[n-]-Ñm-tcmSv ]nXmhv kpç^n-|á ]d-¹n-cp-Ðp, thcn-æmà {]Xn-`m-k-a-æ, Xms\-Ðv. t_\-kodpw kzbw A{]-Imcw Icp-Xn. CÌyË D]-`q-J-WvU-Ãnse cmjv{So-bsà \náW-bn-|p-Ð-Xnãap--Jy-]©v hln-|mË t]mhp-I-bm-bn-cpÐp Ahá. Ahá Hcp {]I-Xn-`m-k-am-bn-cp-Ðn-æ, Hcp kzXz-am-bn-cp-Ðp. Nne-tÔmç cmPy-{`-jvS-bm-bn, Nne-tÔmçkzÌw \mºnãkzm-KXw sNà-sÔ-ºv, ho¾pw cmPy-{`-jvS-bm-bn, apÔ-Ãn-\memw hb-ünã hnhmlw sNbvXv, `áÃm-hns\ kvt\ln-®v, ]e-cm-Py-ª-fnã Agn-a-Xn-|p-â-Ãn\v tIkp-ambn, HÔw c¾p XhW ]m|nömË{][m-\-a-{Ìn-bmb Hcp kzXzam-bn-cpÐp t_\-koá`qtºm.

knbm-hpã lJm-bn-cp-Ðp t_\-ko-dnsÒ icn-bmb FXn-cm-fn. t_\-ko-dns\ sXc-s¹-Sp-Ônã ]s©-Sp-Ôn-|m-Xn-cn-|mË Abmç Ahá ]qáW-Ká`n-Wn-bm-bn-cn-|p-tÚmç sXc-s¹-Sp-Ôv{]-Jym-]n-®p. FÐmã Cu cmjv{Sob hÏy-X-bv|v t_\-koá adp-]Sn \evIn-bXv kzbw kntk-dn-b\v hnt[-b-bmbn cmjv{So-b-Ãnã\n-e-\n-Ðp-sIm-¾m-bn-cp-Ðp. CtÔm-gsà ]m|n-ömË ]oÔnçkv ]máºnXe-hË _nem-hã BhWw B Ip¹v.
CtÔmç am[y-a-ªç t_\-ko-dnsÒ ac-W-Im-c-W-a-t\z-jn®v ]c|w ]mbp-I-bm-Wv. Imdnã Xe-bn-Snt®m? AYhm t_\-koá kzbw Xe-bn-Sn®v BÇ-l-Xy-sN-bvX-XmtWm? kq¢n-|-W-saÐv t_\-ko-dn-t\mSv ]d-¹-Xm-sWÐv {]kn-U¾v km¢y-sÔ-Sp-Ãp-Ðp-¾v. Zpîm-Ty-|m-cn-bmb B kv{Xo HÐpw hI-sh-®n-æ; {]kn-U¾v Hfn-®p-sh-|m-\m-hmà Hcp ]p³n-cn-tbmsS {]kvXm-hn-|p-I-bm-Wv.P\m-[n-]Xy]c-amb sXc-s¹-SpÔv \SÐmã Abmç CÚo-®vsN-à-sÔ-Sp-am-bn-cp-Ðntæ? ]t¢, t_\-ko-dns\ h[n-|m-\pè ss[cy-samÐpw CÐsà kmlNcy-Ãnã Abmç|v Hâ-bv-|p-¾m-hn-æ, aâm-cp-sS-sb-©nepw t{]c-W-bn-sæ-©nã.

C|m-eÃv GXv kmáh-tZ-io-b-sIm-e-]m-X-I-Ãn\pw Hcp öncw {]Xn-bp-¾v, Aã ssJzZ. Aã ssJzZ sImæp-I-bn-sæ-sÐm-Ðp-aæ RmË ]d-bp-Ð-Xv. AXm-W-hásN-bvXp-sIm-¾n-cn-|p-Ð-Xv. \ymb-ap-s¾-©nepw Csæ-©-Inepw Ahá AXv XpS-cp-I-bp-am-Wv. sIme-]m-XIw Hcn-|epw \yma-sæ-ÐmWv RmË Icp-Xp-Ð-Xv. Aã ssJzZ|v, ]t¢, v Ah-cp-tS-Xmb Imc-W-ªç thWw. GtXm HcnÒás\âv {`mÌË sIme-]m-XIw \SÐ DSs\ Aã ssJzZbpsS t]cv hen-®p-sIm-¾p-h-Ðp. C|m-eÃv Bá|v Bsc-bmWv Ipâ-sÔ-Sp-Ãn-|q-Sm-ÃXv? ]t¢, Aã ssJzZ DSË \n-tj-[n-®p. Ahás|Ìp Inºm-\mWv B kv{Xosb h[n-®nºv? Hm, Ahá {][m-\-a-{Ìn-bm-bn, Aã ssJzZbpsS taã ITn-\-\-S-]-Sn-Iç ssIs|m-èp-saÐv `b-Ðnºv! ]t¢, AsXm-cp-d-Ôn-æmà Btcm-]-W-am-W-tæm. th¾{X ASn-Ã-d-bn-æ, Cu Btcm-]-W-Ãn-\v, Atæ? aâm-sc-©n-ep-am-h-Ww, apj-d-^n\v t_\-ko-dns\ h[n-®mepw sXc-s¹-Sp-Ônã\nÐv c¢-t\-Sm-\m-hp-am-bn-cp-Ðn-sæÐv kw`-h-ªç km¢y-sÔ-Sp-Ãp-Ðp.

kvtImSvemÒym-Uz-sÐ-Ãn, Hcp tNbvkv IY-bpsS Npcp-f-gn-bp-I-bm-Wv. Fæmw \ÛpsS I½ap-Ðn-emWv \S-Ð-Xv, ]t¢ \mw Hcp Np|pw I¾n-æ. CXv ]t¢, \Ûp-sS-tbm, Bcp-tS-sb-©n-eptam [áÛ-k-©-S-aæ. Xnc-|-Y-bpsS kmaá-Äyam-Wv.

AtÔmç BcmWv Xnc-|-Y-sb-gp-Xn-bXv? am[y-a-|má|p-ap-gp-hË AX-dn-bmw, ]t¢ Bcpw Hc-¢cw ]d-bp-Ðn-æ. ]d-bm-Xn-cn-|m-\p-è-k-ÛáÉ-ª-fp-¾m-hmw. \ap|v Nne-A-\p-am-\-ª-fn-te|v IS-t|-¾n-h-cpw. ]gb tdmaË {Sn_yq-Wp-Iç ZoáL-Imew sXfn-bn-|-sÔ-Sm-ÃIpâ-Ir-Xyªfnã ]nÌp-S-cpÐ Hcp coXn-bp-¾v. Bá|mWv Ipâw sIm¾v t\º-ap-¾m-hpI? kXy-Ãnãan| Ipâ-ªfpw Cusbmcp tNmZy-Ãn\v InºpÐ DÃcw hgn sXfn-bpw. AXm-bXv , CÐv ImWp-Ð{X hn]p-e-amb At\z-j-W-k-Ðm-l-ªtfm t]meo-knsÒ Imbn-I-k-Ðm-l-ªtfm Bh-iy-ambn hcn-I-bn-æ. \nbaw \náan-|p-ÐXpw \S-Ôm-|p-ÐXpw hymJym-\n-|p-ÐXpw HcmçX-sÐ-bm-hpÐ kaq-l-ª-fnã ]Whpw t]io-_-e-hp-apè henb kÐm-l-ª-fp-¾m-sb-ÐXv kzm`m-hn-Iw. AXmWv ]cn-jvIr-X-cm-sW-Ð-h-Im-i-sÔ-SpÐ \ÛpsS ImeÃpw {]tbm-K-Ãn-ep-è-Xv. ]t¢, \ÛpsS tNmZyw thsd. Bá|mWv t_\-ko-dnsÒ acWw sIm¾v {]tbm-P\w? CXv Is¾-ÃmË kzev]w _pÊ-ni~n th¾n-h-cpw, A{X-am-{Xw.

t_\-ko-dnsÒ h[w Hcp km[m-cW sIme-]m-X-I-a-æ. CÌym D]-`q-J-WvU-Ãnse Gâhpw {]_-e-bmb h\n-Xm-cm-jv{So-b-t\-Xm-hnsÒ h[-am-W-Xv. sXc-s¹-Sp-Ôp-s¾-Ð-t]-cnã Zp_m-bn-bnã -\nÐv ]m|n-öm-\n-te|v hcmË Ahá|v Ah-k-cw \evI-sÔ-ºp. bp. Fkv. \b-X-{Ì-²-cpsS klm-b-tÃmsS Ahcpw apj-d^pw XÛnã ]e-hºw Ná®-Iç\-S-Ðp. ]m|n-ömË cmjv{So-b-Ãnãam-\y-ambn \ne-\n-ev|mË Ahá|-h-kcw \evIpw, Ahá|p-dÔv Inºn. Cu IY icn-bm-sW-©nã bp. Fkv. ChnsS Nn{X-Ãnã hcn-I-bm-Wv. AsX, bp.-F-kv.-X-sÐ. Cdms\ Hcp ]mTw ]Tn-Ôn-|p-sa-©nã! kÉm-an\v FsÌæmw D-d-Ôp-I-fm-bn-cpÐp! Fºp-háj-Ãn-e-[nIw \o¾ Kç^v bpÊw bphm-|ç HmáÛn-|-W-sa-Ðn-æ. ]t¢, Cdm|v ZpáØ-e-am-bn. AtÔm-gXm ho¾pw bp. Fkv! Ipsshâv Cdm-|nsÒ FÁ tNmáÃp-Ðp. ko\n-bá _pjnsÒ Xe-Ip-ep-|ã k-Û-X-am-sb-Spà kÉmw Ipssh-âns\ Iog-S-|p-Ðp. FÐmã P\m-[n-]-Xy-ÃnsÒ Imhã amem-J-bmb bp. Fkv. bqWn-t^m-d-anºv Cdm-|n-te|v amá®v sNàp-Ðp.

Imew amdn, k]vXw-_áU 11 hÐp. Ihn-Iç Ihn-X-sb-gp-Xn. IÃpÐ c½th-I-sf-Ô-ân, \pcbpÐtNmc-sb]-Ôân am[yatemIw dntÔmáºp-Iç Na-®p. Cdm-|n\pw B{I-a-Ãnã ]©p-s¾-Ðm-bn, bp. Fkv. ]nsÐ IY kzev]-samÐv amdn, kwhn-[m-b-I\v IY-bnã Nne- Szn-kvâp-Iç hcp-Ãmw. Cdm|v cmkm-bp-[-ªç IpÐp-Iq-ºn-bn-cp#n-|p-Ðp. IpÐp-Iç ImWmË Fã _cm-Znbpw aâpw IpÐn-|p-cpt]mepw I¾n-æ. AXv icn-b-æ, _pjv ]d-¹p, ]cn-tim-[-I-kwLw ]d-¹Xv icn-b-æ. bpÊw am{X-am-sWm-cp-t]mw-h-gn! bp. Fkv. ssk\yw ho¾pw Cdm-|ns\ Iogvs]-Sp-Ãn. ]gb saskm-s]m-ºm-an-bË kwkvIr-Xn-bpsS kvamc-I-Mv#n-M-sfæmw \in-Ôn-®p. HSp-hn-esà Cdm|v bpÊ-ÃnsÒ Gâhpw {][m-\-am-sbmcp khn-ti-j-X-C-Xm-Wv. kwkvIm-c-ÃnsÒ kvamc-I-ªç \in-Ôn-|p-I, Xªç|n-æm-ÃXv Cdm-|n\v th¾!
]nsÐ bp. Fün-t\máÛ hÐp, kÉmw JpáZp-Içs|-Xnsc Hcp ]mSv B{I-a-W-ªç\-S-Ãn-bn-ºp-¾v. kÉm-ans\ Hcp Kpl-bnã\nÐv ]nSn-®p. hnNm-c-W-sN-bvXp. 2006se CuZpã ^nÃáZn-\-Ãnã AtÉ-lsà Xq|n-te-ân. temI-sÃ-ªp-ap-è aoUn-b-Iç Cu Xq|n-s|mæv# BtLm-jn-®p. CXn\v apÚv tUmIvSá\-Po-_pèbnsS h[w am{Xta C{]-Imcw BtLm-jn-®n-cp-Ðp-èq.

C\n Xnc-|-Y-bpsS ktÎ-i-Ãn-te|v t]mhmw. bp. Fkv. CÌy-bp-ambn Hcm-W-h-I-cmá HÔn-ºp, Cºnæ FÐ \ne-bn-em-bn-cp-Ðp. HÔn-Sp-saÐ hnNm-c-Ãnã Cdm-\p-am-bpè kl-{km-_vZ-ª-fpsS kulrZw hnkva-cn®v CÌy Cdm-s\-Xnsc CÒá\m-j-\ã Atâm-an|v F\áPn GPËkn-bnã thmºv tcJ-sÔ-Sp-Ãn. tNcn-tN-cm-{]-öm-\-Ãn\v Xpc©w sh®p. ]t¢, CÌyËP-\X IqSp-Xã hnthIw {]Zá-in-Ôn-®p. \SÐ Fæm sXc-s¹-Sp-Ônepw P\-ªç aËtam-lËkn-ªnsÒ ]máºnsb tXmev]n-®p. AXm-bXv BWh DS-ÚSn hnNm-cn-®{X ASp-Ã-æ.

]m|n-ömË Cdm-\nã\n-Ðpè hmX-I-|p-g-ep-Içöm-]n-®p-Xp-T-ªn. CÌybpw B hgn t]mth¾n hcpw. AXn-\áÄw, CÌyË D]-`q-J-WvU-Ãnse A[o-i-Xz-kz-]v\-ªç OnÐ-`n-Ð-am-hp-Ðp-sh-Ðm-Wv. AtÔmç CÌyË D]-`q-J-WvUsà FÌp-hn-e-sIm-SpÃpw Aön-c-sÔ-Sp-Ã-Ww. BIm-i-Ãnã tX\Ôw s]mgn-¹p-ho-W-Xp-t]m-se-bmWv ]m|n-öm-\n-se-sX-c-s¹-Sp-Ôv{]-Jym-]\w bp. Fün-\-\p-`-h-sÔ-º-Xv. `qtºm IpSpw_w h[n-|-sÔ-SmË hn[n-bpè IpSpw-_-am-Wv. kulr-Z-a-æ, kÚÃpw A[n-\n-th-i-hp-amWv bp. Fün\v {][m-\w. kpç^n-|á Afn `qtºm-sb-Xq-|n-s|m-Ð-Xm-Wv, aIË jm\-hmkv Gâhpw Zpcq-l-amb kml-N-cy-ª-enã {^mËknã h[n-|-sÔ-ºp, apá-Xmkm `qtºmsb ]m|n-öm-\nãsh-®v, ]nXmhpw ]nÐoSv ktlm-Z-cnbpw h[n-|-sÔ-º-Xn-\-SpÃv sh®v sImÐp.Fæmw hn[n! temI-Ãnse Gâhpw amZ-I-Xz-apè AÚXv kv{Xo-I-fn-sem-cm-fm-b-Xp-sIm-¾-æ, CÌyË D]-`q-J-WvU-Ãnse Gâhpw kzm[o-\-apè cmjv{So-b-t\-Xm-hm-b-Xn-\mã t_\-kodpw sImæ-sÔºp. bp. Fkv. \b-X-{Ì-ÃnsÒ Cc-bm-bn-ÃoáÐp, t_\-koá. Hcm-ibw hÐp-I-gn-Rv#n-Rmã AXp ]co¢n®-dn-bp-Ð-Xp-hsc Dd-|w-h-cm-Ã-XmWv bp.-F-kv. \b-X-{Ìw.

CtÔmç t_\-ko-dn-æ. sIme-]m-XIw hgn-t\-SmË {ian-®Xv bp. Fün-\n\n Inºptam? Ncn-{X-am-W-Xn\v DÃcw \evtI-¾-Xv.

t_\-ko-dnsÒ a-Iv_-d-bnã (Ip-gn-am-S-Ãnã) \ap-s|mcp sNÚ-\oá]qhv AáÔn-|mw. `mhn-bn-te|v C\nbpw Hcp ]mSv ]q|ç \mw Icp-Xn-sh-bvt|-¾n-h-cpw. km{am-Py-i-~n-Iç C\n-bpwa Hcp-]mSv kv{Xo]p-cp-j-Ñmsc temI-ÃnsÒ \m\m-`m-K-ª-fnã sIme-sN-àpw. ]t¢, Ahá temI-Ãnse kuÎcy-ªsfæmw \in-Ôn-|pw, DZym-\-ªfpw ]qtÌm-Ôp-I-fp-sa-æmw, a\p-jyË\n-á-Ûn-®-sX-æmw.

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apl-Û-Zen PnÐ ]m|n-ömË \mj-\ã Akw-Ùnbnã\-S-Ãnb {]Y-a-{]-kw-K-Ãnã ]d¹p:apûnw-I-tfm, lnÎp-|-tfm, kn|p-Im-tcm, ^mákn-Itfm FÐ Imcyw-\-ap|v ad-|mw, \ap|v ]m|n-öm-\n-I-fm-bn-am-dmw. CÌy-bpsS hn`-P\w Hcp {`mÌm-bn-cp-Ðp. FÐmã X\n|v e`n® ]m|n-öm-\nã aX-\n-c-t]-¢-k-aqlw ]Sp-Ãp-báÃm-\mWv PnÐ B{K-ln-®-Xv. ]t¢, Nne-tÔm-sg-©nepw Ncn{Xwa\p-jysc kzÌw sNbvXn-Iç|v in¢n-®p-shÐv hcpw