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{]-]©k-Xy-ß-fpsS s]mcpƒ Im°-\m-S≥ {]hm-kn-I-fpsS lrZ-b-s\m-º-cßƒ H∏n-sb-SpØ BJym-bn-Iƒ ae-bm-f-Øn¬ hfsc Ipd-hm-Wv. {]hm-Øns‚ NqSpw Nqcp-a-dn™ Fgp-Øp-Im¿ Ipd-hm-b-tXm, Fgp-Øp-Im-cpsS {]hmkw Ipd-hm-btXm Bhmw ImcWw. F∂m¬, F∂pw ae-bm-fn°p hmbn-°m≥ Xm¬]-cy-ap≈ IrXn-If - mWv CØ-cØ - n-te-sX∂p kmlnXy Ncn{Xw t\m°n-bm¬ a\- n-em-hpw. IqSp-X¬ ImgvN-Iƒ AXpw ImWm-ØXv Adn-bm-\m-bn∂p F∂pw aebmfn hmb-\-°m-c\p {]nbw. kly-\-∏p-dØv Hcp temI-ap-s≠∂pw AXp Xs‚ IÆp-I-fn-eqsS at\m-ap-I-cØn¬ {]tXy-£-s∏-S-W-sa∂pw Ah-\m-{K-ln-°p-∂p-≠m-hmw. ImWp∂ ImgvN-I-fn¬ am‰w hcp-Øm-\m-hn-√. F∂m¬. Hmtcm-cp-Ø¿°pw CjvS-s∏´ coXn-bn¬ {]tZ-i-ß-sfbpw Np‰p-]m-Sp-Ifpw am‰n-a-dn-°m≥ Ignbpw hn[-amWv {]hm-k-Ir-XnI-fpsS \n¿Ωn-Xn. CØ-c-Øn¬ bqtdm∏v tI{µ ]›m-Ø-e-ambn hcp∂ Cu IrXn-bn¬ PohnXw bm{¥n-I-X-bpsS sI´p-∏m-Sp-I-fn¬ \n∂pw amdn \n¬°p∂ Hcp Iq´w a\p-jysc ImWmw. bqtdm∏v ]m›mXy cmPy-ß-fn¬ kº∂amsW∂ Imcy-Øn¬ X¿°-an-√. AhnsS Pohn-°p-∂-hcpw adn-®m-Im≥ Xcan-√. F∂m¬ t\mh-en¬ ImWp∂ B\n F∂ tI{µ-I-Ym-]m-{X-Øns‚ Nn¥-Ifpw Pohn-Xhpw hgn Xncn™p Nn¥n-°p-∂p. hgn Xncn™psh∂Xv hgn ]ng®psh∂-√. AXn-\p≈ kml-Ncyw F{Xtbm XhW ap∂n¬ D≠m-bn´pw AXn\p Ign-bm-Ø-h-fm-bn-cp∂p B\n. Ahƒ°p ap∂n¬ A⁄-X-bn¬ \n∂pw {]Imiw ]cØn-s°m-Sp-ØXv km£m¬ HtS Xºp-cm-\m-bn-cp-∂p. Cuiz-cm-ﬂ-I-am-bp≈ Ah-fpsS Nn¥-Iƒ hmb-\-°m-cs\bpw Hcp \nanjw CØ-c-sam-c-h-ÿ-bn-se-Øn-°p-∂p. kIe ]m]-ß-fp-sSbpw aq¿Øn-a-Zv`m-h-abn Ah-X-cn-∏n-®n-cn-°p∂ t{Kkn F∂ IYm-]m{Xw B\n-bn¬ \n∂pw Xptemw hyXy-kvX-bm-Wv. aen-\o-I-cn-°-s∏´ a\- ns‚ DØ-a-Zr-jvSm-¥-ambn IW-°m-°m-hp∂ Cu IYm-]m{Xw t\mh-ens\ F√m A¿∞-Ønepw apt∂m´p \bn-°p-∂p. IYbpw IY-bn-√m-bvabpw \nd™ B\nbpsS Pohn-XsØ kZm D]-{Z-hn®p sIm≠p ]n¥p-S-cp∂ Cu Xn∑s°Xn-sc-bp≈ hnP-b-amWv hmb-\°m¿ B{K-ln®p t]mIp-∂-Xv. hc≠ ag, CS-dnb a™v, \c® Im‰v XpS-ßnb {]tbm-K-ß-fn-eq-sS IYm-Im-c-\mb Imcq¿ tkma≥ \sΩ Aº-cn-∏n-°p-∂p. bqtdm-∏ns‚ ka-{K-ambn `qan-imkv{Xw Ah-X-cn-∏n®p sIm≠p≈ Hcp k©m-c-km-ln-Xya√ Chn-sS t\mh-en-Ãns‚ Dt±-iw. F∂m¬, Htc-k-abw k©m-c-km-ln-Xy-ambpw DZm-Ø-amb Pohn-X-IY \nd™p \n¬°p∂ Hcp t\mh-embpw amdn-s°m≠p kmln-XysØ imJm-]-c-ambn AΩm-\-an´p Ifn-°p∂ CcpØw h∂ Hcp kmln-Xy-Im-cs‚ {]Xn-`m-]m-Sp-Iƒ CXnse Hmtcm hcn-bnepw hmbn-°mw. anI® t\mh¬ F∂v Cu IrXnsb Rm\p-t±-in-°p-∂Xv {][m-\-ambpw c≠p Xc-Øn-em-Wv. hmb-\-bpsS a´p-∏m-hn¬ \n¬°ptºmƒ Xmsg \n∂pw Hcp t\csØ sdm´n-°-jWw bmNn-°p-∂-hs\ Hcn-°¬ t]mepw I≠n-s√-∂p Cu t\mh¬ \Sn-°p-∂n-√. AXm-b-Xv, F√m IYm-]m-{X-ß-fpsSbpw Nn¥-I-fn¬ Ft∏m-sgms° Zpcp-t±-i-]-c-amb kmaq-ly-ssh-Ir-X-ßƒ IS∂p IqSp-∂pthm Hcp Xncp-Ømbn t\mh-enÃv Xs∂ t\cn´p {]Xy-£-s∏-Sp-∂p. Cßs\ sNø-cp-sX∂p hmb-\-°m-c-t\mSp At]-£n-°p-∂p, an∂p-∂-sX√mw s]m∂-s√∂p ASn-h-c-bn-Sp-∂p. -bm-{¥n-I-ambn kw`-hn-°p∂ aplq¿Ø-ßƒ Hcn-SØpw ImWm-\m-hp-∂n-√. ChnsS Nne Pohn-X-ßƒ Hcp {Iam-\p-_-‘-ambn {]Xy-£-s∏-Sp-∂p. t\mh-ens‚ BZy `mKØv {Inbm-ﬂ-I-abn {]Xy-£-s∏-Sp∂ amØn F∂ the-°mcn apX¬ Cu t\¿[mc ImWmw. Fgp-Øns‚ anI® ssIb-S-°-amWv CXp ImWn®p Xcp-∂Xv. tPmkpw B\nbpw XΩn-ep≈ _‘sØ FXn¿Zn-i-bn-te°p hgn-Xn-cn®p hnSm\mbn t\mh-enÃv D-]-tbmKn-°p∂ kw`m-j-W-Ønse NmcpX {i≤n-°p-I. ‘Cbmƒ°v Ah-fpsS Imcy-Øn¬ C{X Xmev]-cy-sa¥m?’ t{Kkn-bpsS i_vZ-Øn¬ tZjyw \pc-™p-s]m-¥n. ‘Fs‚ acp-tam-fm-bn´v h∂-Xt√ B Ip´n.’ ‘Hm... Cbm-fpsS acp-tamƒ. Cu hoSv t\m°m≥ Hcp s]Æns\ Is≠-Ømt\ G¬∏n-®n-´p-≈q. a‰p Imcyßƒ t\m°m≥ PÃn-\p-≠v.’ Cu hcn-I-fn¬ \nd™p \n¬°p∂ kzm`m-hnI ae-bm-fn-Ø-amWv Cu cN-\sb DZm-Ø-am-°p-∂-Xv. anI® ssIb-S-°-Øn\p ]pd-ta, hmb-\-£-a-am¿∂ kml-N-cy-ßƒ krjvSn-°p-I-bmWv Imcq¿ tkma≥ Cu t\mh-en-eqsS sNøp-∂-Xv. ImenI {]k-‡-amb hnj-b-Øn\p ]pd-ta, Np‰pw ImWp∂Xpw tIƒ°p-∂Xpw IpSn t{]£Ww sNøp∂ F∂ Hcp t\mh-enÃv [¿Ωhpw CXn¬ ImWmw. F¨]Xp-I-fpsS XpS-°-Øn¬ ae-bm-f-t\m-h¬ imJbv°v Aaq-ey-am-b-sX¥p \jvS-s∏-´p-thm, AXp Xncn-®p hcp-∂Xns‚ s\mÃmƒPn-b-bmWv Cu IrXn hmbn®-t∏mƒ Rm≥ A\p-`-hn-®-Xv. CXns\ Cßs\ ImWm-\p-amWv F\n-°n-jvSw. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-3-Imcq¿ tkma≥

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hnam\-th-Kß - ƒ e≠-\nse hnam-\Ø -- m-h-f-Øn¬ kpc£m ]cn-tim-[-\-bv°m-bp≈ \o≠p Iyqhn¬ \nev°p-tºmƒ Akzÿ-X-bpsS kv]µ-\-ßƒ B\nsb Nqgv∂p. XpSsc Ahƒ hm®n-te°p {i≤n-®p. hnam-\-Øn-\p-≈n¬ h®v \oe-°-Æp-I-fp≈ _m¿_n ]mh-sb t]mse-bn-cp∂ Fb¿tlm-ÃkmWv hm®nse kabw {Iao-I-cn-®p-X-∂Xv. temI-Øns‚ adp-]p-d-ß-fn¬ kabw Xe-Io-gm-bn-cn-°p-∂p-. C\n-bp-ap≠v X\n-°p-ap-∂n¬ ]Øn-cp-]-Xv BfpIƒ. hnam-\-Ønse bm{X-°m¿ dnt∏m¿´p sNø-W-sa∂v Adn-bn-∏p-≠m-bn. e≠-\n¬ t_mw_v kvt^mS\w \S-∂n´v aq∂p-\mƒ Ign-™n-t´-bp-≈q. kpc£m ]cn-tim-[-\-I-sf√mw i‡w. hnam\w em≥Uv sNbvXn´v H∂-c-a-Wn-°qtdmfw AXn-\p-≈n¬ Xs∂ Ign®p Iqt´-≠n-h-∂p. B\n°p izmkw ap´p-∂Xp t]mse tXm∂n. hnam-\-Øm-hfw \ndsb t]meo-kp-Im-cm-Wv. hnam\ thK-X-bn¬ Cw•ojv kwkm-cn-°p-∂-h¿. F√m-h¿°pw Xnc-°m-Wv. B-scbpw B¿°pw {i-≤n-°m≥ ka--bn-√. As√-¶n¬ Xs∂ B¿°v Bsc {i≤n-°m-\mWv t\cw? tem-I-Øn\p Ft¥m hn]Øp hcm≥ t]mIp-∂Xp t]mse BsI [rXn ]q≠p \S-°p-∂-hsc I≠t∏mƒ B\n°p IqSp-X¬ t]Sn tXm∂n. Xpf-™p-I-b-dp∂ IÆp-I-tfmsS t\m°p-∂-h¿. Fb¿ t]m¿´ns‚ ap°nepw aqe-bnepw Acn®p s]dp°n ]cn-tim-[-\-Iƒ \S-°p-∂p. ASpØ \nan-j-Øn¬ s]mSp-∂s\ Ft¥m kw`-hn-t®°mw F∂ apJ-`m-h-amsW-ßpw. ASpØp \n¬°p-∂-h¿ t]mepw AS-°n-∏n-Sn-®mWv kwkm-cn-°p-∂-Xv. kwi-b-Øns‚ \ng-ep-Iƒ Np‰pw hym]n-°p-∂Xp t]mse. Pm{K-X-tbmsS izmk-a-S-°n-∏n-Sn®p. ]mXn \ni-_vZ-X-bn¬ s]mSp-∂s\ t_mw_v Un‰-IvS-dp-Iƒ apc-≠p. Hcp-\n-an-jw. Hcm-bncw IÆp-Iƒ B s]´n-bpsS DS-a-ÿ-\n-te°v Xpf-™n-d-ßn. XmSn-h® Hcp bphm-hv. {_u¨ \nd-ap≈ B s]´n°p apI-fn¬ Un‰-IvS-dp-Iƒ A]mb sskd-¨ `mh-t`-Za-- n-√msX Ae-dn. AbmfpsS apJØv bmsXmcp Iqkepan-√m-bn-cp-∂p. s]´n Xpd∂p ]cn-tim-[n® t]meo-kp-Im-cs‚ IÆp-Iƒ ]pdtØ-°p-¥n. Abm-fpsS Np≠p-Iƒ Ft¥m a{¥n®v Xpd-∂-S-™p. CXn-\-Iw- XmSn-h® bphm-hn-\p-Np‰pw t]meo-kp-Im-cpsS Hcp aXn-ep-b¿∂n-cp-∂p. tcmj-ap-d™ IÆp-ItfmsS At∏mgpw Abmƒ \ne-sIm-≠p. Abm-fpsS ]mkvt]m¿´v ]cn-tim-[n® DtZym-K-ÿ¿ ]m°n-ÿm\n F∂p ]ndp-]n-dp-°p-∂Xv tI´p. B\n ho≠pw hm®n-te°p angn-\-´p. A{]-Xo-£nX \mS-I-ß-fn¬ ka-b-tasd IS∂p t]mbn-cn-°p-∂p. PÃn\n-t∏mƒ ImØp-\n∂p apjn-™n-cn-°pw. Xo¿®. XmSn-h® bphm-hns‚ ssIIƒ ]n∂n-te-°m°n πmÃnIv s_¬‰v apdp°n c≠p-t]m-eo-kp-Im¿ tN¿∂v sIm≠p-t]m-Ip-∂Xv Ahƒ t\m°n-\n-∂p. e≠-\n¬ Bcpw PmXnbpw aX-hp-sa∂pw ]cn-K-Wn-°m-dn-√. h¿Ko-b-X-bpsS hnj-kn-dn-©p-I-fp-ambn Ahcnte-°n-d-ßp-∂- CØ-c-°m¿ F¥mWv t\Sp-∂Xv. aX-ß-sf ]pX-∏m°n a™p-a-e-Ifpw hn≠p Iodnb acp-`q-anIfpw IS-∂p-h-cp-∂-h¿. F¥n-\m-Wn-h¿ c‡-Øn¬ ssZhsØ tXSp-∂-Xv? B¿°p th≠n? ⁄m\hpw Adnhpw Ch-cn¬ \n∂pw AS¿Øn am‰n-bXv BcmWv? tImf-Pn¬ ]Tn-°p-tºmƒ CXn-s\ms° FXnsc [mcmfw Fgp-Xn-bn-´p-≠v. Fgp-Xp-Ibpw hmbn-°p-Ibpw sNøp-∂Xp a‰p Ip´n-Iƒ _lp-am-\-tØm-sS-bm-bn-cp∂p I≠n-cp-∂Xv. acp-∂p-I-fp-sS a\w aSp-∏n-°p∂ A¥co-£-Øn¬ Ihn-X-I-sf∂ te_-sem-´n®v Fs¥m-s°tbm hc-™n-cp-∂p. \gvkmbn tPmen-In´n Kƒ^n-seØn-b-t∏mƒ AsXms° Xo¿∂p. PohnXw Pohn-X-k-a-c-am-b-t∏mƒ ]eXpw hn´p-I-f-™p. Ihn-Xbpw IY-bpsams° Hcp {]tl-fn-I-bm-bn. {]hm-kn-bpsS Hm´∏m-®n-en¬ CXn-s\ms° F¥¿∞w? XmSn-h® bphm-hp-ambn t]meo-kp-Im-c≥ Zqsc-sb-Øn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. ]cn-tim-[\ ho≠pw XpS-ßn-bn-´p-≠v. IqSp-X¬ Pm{K-X-tbmsS. BZn-a-Im-esØ {]mIrX hmk-\-tbmsS Xs∂-bmWv ]e-t∏mgpw ]ecpw Cu bpKØnepw cq]-s∏-´n-cn°p∂-Xv-˛-A-h-tfm¿Øp. XI¿°-ens‚ XXz-im-kv{X-Øn¬ Dcp-hm-b-h¿. ]Sp-Øp-b¿Øm≥ Adn-bn-√. ^e-an√m ]\-Iƒ. Cu Nmthdp-Iƒ°pw [oc-X-bpsS IncoSwh®p-sIm-Sp-°p-∂p-≠v. ]ecpw c‡-km£n F∂ hnip-≤-\m-a-t®-cp-hbpw ]XnIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-4-Imcq¿ tkma≥

®p-\-evIpw. kvt\-lhpw kwKo-Xhpw \jvS-s∏-Sp-Ønb a\p-jy¿! Ch-cpsS \mb-I-∑m¿. Ch¿ IY-I-fp-≠m°n ssZh-ßsf hm¿Øv hoXn-s®-Sp-Øp. aX-ßƒ ssZh-ß-fm-bn. BNm-c-ßfpw A\pjvTm-\ß - fpw BtLm-jß - fpw Fgp-Xn-bp-≠m-°n. Xe-ap-dI - f - n-te°v kw{I-an-∏n-®p. ]´n-Wnbpw tcmKhpw ZpxJhpw Bcm-[-\-I-fn¬ am‰m-sa∂v hniz-kn-®p. ]´n-Wnbpw tcmKhpw ZpxJhpw hgn-am-dn. ]t£, {]mIr-X-amb hnNmc-ß-fn¬ hnI-e-amb aX-ap-d-ßn. ]n∂n´ Ime-ß-fn¬ aX-Øns‚ sImSn-°q-dbv°p Xmsg-\n∂v A[n-Imcw ]nSn-s®-Sp-Øp. ‘P\m-[n-]-Xy-Øns‚ Imh¬`-S-∑m¿’ A[n-Imcw Bcm-[-\-bm°n am‰n. Nmb-bn¬ NØp-hoWp-d™ Cu®-sb-t∏mse Nn¥-I-fn¬ a\w-]p-c-´ep-≠m-°p-∂p. Hcp Ip´n-bpsS Ic-®n¬ Ahsf aS°n hnfn-®p. sXm´-SpØp \n∂ Ad-_n-kv{Xo-bpsS ssIbnse Ip´nbmWv. Ahƒ°p-Np‰pw Hcmƒ°q-´w-t]mse Ip´n-I-fpsS Hcp-\n-c. Ahƒ IÆp-IƒsIm-s≠Æn H≥]Xp t]¿. Ah-cpsS apJsØ IdpØ ]¿Z-am-‰m≥ Iu≠-dn-en-cp∂ DtZym-K-ÿ≥ Bh-iy-s∏-´p. Ahƒ°p Imcyw a\kn-em-bn-√. apJsØ XpWn am‰m≥ Abmƒ BwKyw-Im-´n. kz¿W Aep-°p-I-tfm-Sp-Iq-Snb ]¿Z Ahƒ ]n∂n-te-°p-h-en-®n-´p. Nph-∂p-Xp-SpØ apJw. apJw I≠m¬ A{Xbpw Ip´n-I-fpsS AΩ-bm-W-h¿ F∂p-]-dbn-√. Ip´n-I-sfms° Ah-fpsS ]¿Z-bn¬Xqßn t]Sn-®-c≠v \n¬]m-Wv. Ah-cpsS tXmf-Øp-In-S-°p∂ Ip´n hnßn-°-c-bp-∂p. AXns\ Biz-kn-∏n-°m≥ Ah¿ h√msX IjvS-s∏-Sp-∂p≠v. sXm´-Sp-Øp-Xs∂ Ah-cpsS `¿Øm-sh∂p tXm∂n-°p∂ Hcmƒ \nev°p-∂p-≠v. Hcm-Pm-\p-_m-lp. Abm-fnsXm∂pw I≠-a-´n-√. ]pd-tØ°p t\m°n \n¿hn-Im-c-\mbmWv Abm-fpsS \n¬∏v. Fs¥mcp a\p-jy≥? ]mkvt]m¿´nse t^mt´m-bp-ambn Ad_n kv{XobpsS apJw HØp-t\m-°nb DtZym-K-ÿ≥ Ct∏mƒ Ip´n-IfpsS FÆ-sa-Sp-°p-∂p. c≠p-h-´hpw Abmƒ°p ]ng-®p. FÆn-bn´v F´p-hsc FØp-∂p-≈q, Hcmƒ? ˛A-—s‚ ]nd-In¬ Hfn-™p-\n-∂-h≥ {]Xy-£-s∏-´p. Abmƒ Itk-c-bn-te°v hoWv Zo¿L-\n-izm-k-an-´p. Ad-_nkv{Xo B\nsb t\m°n ]¿Z-bpsS he-Iƒ°n-S-bn-eqsS \n -lm-b-X-tbmsS Nncn-®p. ]mhw. buh-\-Øp-Sn-∏p≈ Ah-fpsS apJw-I-≠m¬ Ccp-]-Øn-bmdp hb-kn-tesd ]d-bn-√. Cu {]mb-Øn¬ C{X Ip´n-Iƒ. Ahn-iz-\o-bw. AºXp hb- m-Ip-tºmƒ F{X Ip´n-Iƒ? B\n-bpsS IW-°p-Iƒ Xe-t®mdns\ Ipg-®p. Kƒ^n¬ t\gvkmbn tPmen sNøp-tºmƒ ]Xn-s\´p Ip´n-I-fp≈ AΩ-amsc B\n I≠n-´p-≠v. kº-∂-cmb Ad-_n-Iƒ°v \mepw A©pw `mcy-am-cp-≠m-Ipw. ]Ww sImSpØv kz¥-am-°n-b-h¿. Hcp ]pcpj-\n¬ Ch¿ Ah-Im-i-ßƒ ]¶n-Sp-∂p. Ch¿ {]k-hn-°p∂ b{¥-ß-sf-t∏mse tPmen sNøp-∂p. Hmtcm A[n-\n-th-ihpw A`-bm¿Yn-Isf krjvSn-°pw-t]mse Ah-cpw. kuZn Atd-_y-bn¬ kv{XoIƒ°v hosSmcp XS-h-d-bm-Wv. cmP-`-c-W-Øns‚ th´-°-S-ep-Iƒ thsd. {]hmN-I-\mb A{_-lm-ans‚ ]pWy-`q-an-I-fn¬, kz¥w hnam-\-ß-fn¬ ]mco-knepw e≠-\nepw \yptbm¿°nepw ]d∂p \S-°p-∂-h¿. ]ma-c\pw ]W-°m-c\pw. Idp-Ø-h\pw shfp-Ø-h-\pw Hcp-t]mse BIm-i-Øn-te°p ssII-fp-b¿Øn A¬lw ZpNn-√mlv Dcp-hn-Sp∂ aÆn¬, Iq´n-e-S-bv°-s∏-´-hcmbn Hcp Iq´w a\pjy¿. \nßƒ k¥m\ ]pjvSn-bp-≈-h-cmbn s]‰p s]cp-Ip-hn≥ F∂-cp-fnb t\mlsb A£-cw-{]Xn A\p-k-cn°p∂hcmWv C…m-anI cmPy-Øp-≈-h¿. \ap-°mbn \Ω-fp-≠m-°nb IY-I-fpsS a´-{Xn-tIm-W-ßƒ. A∂v bpK-ßƒ°p-ap≥]v C∂-sØ-t∏mse A[nIm-c-ap-≈-h¿ kzm¿Y-cm-bn. AXn-{I-a-ßƒ A·n-]¿h-Xw-t]mse s]m´n-sØ-dn-®p. cmPy-ßƒ XΩnepw P\ßƒ XΩnepw Ib¿Øp. G‰p-ap´n c‡-sam-gp-°n. F√m I≠p-a-SpØ ssZhw t\ml-tbmSp Iev]n-®p. \obpw \ns‚ k¿h IpSpw-_-hp-ambn s]´-I-Øn¬ IS-°pI. Rm≥ \ns∂ Cu Xe-ap-d-bn¬ Fs‚ apºmsI \oXn-am-\mbn I≠n-cn-°p-∂p. ip≤n-bp≈ kIe arK-ß-fn¬\n∂pw BWpw s]Æp-ambn Gtggpw BIm-iØnse ]d-h-I-fn¬\n∂p ]qh\pw ]nS-bp-ambn Gtggpw `qan-bn-sem-s°bpw k¥Xn tijn-®n-cn-t°-≠-Xn\p \o tN¿Øp-sIm-≈-Ww. C\n Ggp-Zn-hkw Ign-™n´p Rm≥ `qan-bn¬ \mev]Xp cmhpw \mev]Xp ]Iepw ag s]øn-°pw. Rm≥ D≠m-°n-bn-´p≈ kIe Poh-Pm-e-ß-sfbpw `qan-bn¬\n∂p \in-∏n-°pw. btlmh Xt∂mSp Iev]n® {]Im-c-sam-s°bpw t\ml sNbvXp. bpKm-¥-c-ßƒ IS-∂p-t]m-bn-cn-°p-∂p. t\ml-bpsS s]´Iw C∂sØ Ime-Øns‚ Dd® sImSp-ap-Sn-I-fmWv. bpK-ßƒ°-∏pdw `qan \nd-™p-I-hn-bp∂ P\-ßƒ. F{X ]S-\n-e-ßƒ Ign™p t]mbn-cn-°p-∂p. F{X ivaim-\-ßƒ, A[n-Im-c-s°m-Xn-b-∑m¿, Nmth-dp-Iƒ, hni-°p-∂-h¿, kzbw hn¬]-\-®-c-°mbn hni-s∏m-Sp°p-∂-h¿. ZpjvsN-bn-Xn-I-fpsS Cc-º-am-sW-ßpw. Hcn-°¬ CXn-s\-Xnsc ssZh-Øns‚ Xncn-®-Sn-bp-≠m-hpw. shfn-]mSp ]pkvX-I-Øns‚ A£-c-°q-Sp-I-fn¬ Ah≥ Bdm-asØ ap{Z Xpd-∂p. “henb Hcp `qI-º-ap-≠m-bn, kqcy≥ Icn-º-Sw-t]mse Id-Øp. N{µ≥ BsI c‡w-t]m-se-bm-bn. sImSp¶m-‰n¬ BSn-bp-e™ AØn-hr-£-Øn¬\n∂p ]®-°m-bvIƒ s]mgn-bp-∂-Xp-t]mse BIm-i-\-£-{X-ßƒ `qan-bn¬ ]Xn-®p. BImiw sXdp-Øp-am-‰nb Npcpƒt]mse A{]-Xy-£-am-bn. F√m ]¿h-X-ßfpw Zzo]p-Ifpw Ah-bpsS ÿm\-ß-fn¬\n∂p am‰-s∏-´p. `qan-bn-se -cm-Pm-°-∑mcpw {]ap-J-∑mcpw ssk\ym-[n-]-∑mcpw [\nIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-5-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Icpw {]_-ecpw F√m ASn-a-Ifpw kzX-{¥cpw Kpl-I-fnepw ]md-s°-´p-I-fnepw sNs∂m-fn-®p. Ah¿ a-e-ItfmSpw ]md-I-tfmSpw hnfn-®p-]-d-™p. Rß-fpsSta¬ h∂p hogp-hn≥; knwlm-k-\-ÿs‚ ZrjvSn-bn¬ \n∂pw Ip™m-Sns‚ t{Im[-Øn¬\n∂pw Rßsf ad-bv°p-hn≥. Fs¥-∂m¬, Ah-cpsS t{Im[-Øns‚ `oI-c-Zn\w h∂p-I-gn-™p. sNdpØp \nev°p-hm≥ B¿°p Ignbpw?” ]cn-tim-[\ Iu≠-dn-\-Sp-tØ°p \oßnb B\nsb kpc£m DtZym-K-ÿ¿ kmIqXw t\m°n. knwKnƒ ]okv kyq´n¬ Acbpw apebpw ad-bv°p-∂-h¿°n-S-bn¬ ag-Øp-≈n-t]mse Hcp s]¨Ip-´n. Ikhp sRmdnbn´ kmcn-bp-Sp-Øv. Ah-fpsS kmcn-bn-te°v A¤p-X-tØmsS t\m°n-s°m≠v Abmƒ tNmZn-®p. B¿ bp G≥ C¥y≥? \nd™ Hcp Nncn-bm-bn-cp∂p adp-]-Sn. ]cn-tim[\ thKw Ign-™p. etK-Pp-ambn ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p-t]mIp∂ Ahsf F√m-hcpw {]tXy-I-X-tbmsS t\m°n. IÆp-I-fnepw Np≠p-I-fnepw \nd™ ]p©n-cn, \o≠ apSn-bn-gI - ƒ, hiy-am¿∂ Ne-\ß - ƒ, \o≠ aq°v. Hcp Pe-Ombm Nn{XØn¬ \n∂pw sXdn®p hoW \nd®m¿Øpt]mse Ahƒ hnam-\-Øm-h-f-Øn\p ]pd-tØ°v Hgp-In. ]pdØv \hw-_¿ amk-Øns‚ AXn-ssi-Xyw. B\n-bpsS knc-I-fn¬ kqNn-Ip-Øn-bn-d-°p∂ XWp∏v Acn®n-dßn. BIm-i-Øn-s‚- kp-jn-c-ß-fn¬ \n∂v A∏q-∏≥Xm-Sn-t]mse shfpØ a™p-]q-°ƒ s]bvXn-d-ßp∂p. Ah-fpsS IÆp-Iƒ Np‰pw ]c-Xn. PÃns\ I≠n-√. lrZ-b-an-Sn-∏n\p thKw-Iq-Sn. lm‚ v _mKn¬\n∂p samss_¬ t^msW-SpØp PÃns‚ \º¿ Ub¬ sNbvXp. s_¬ ASn-°p-∂p-s≠-¶nepw FSp-°p-∂n-√. Im‰ns‚ Nncn-bn¬ kmcn-bp-e-™p. {]nb-X-as\ IÆp-e™v B\n ImØp-\n-∂p. XWp-∏n\p I´n IqSn h∂p, ico-c-sØbpw a\- n-s\bpw XWp∏p Hcp {]Xn-Imcw t]mse Nqgvs∂-Sp-Øp.

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kqcys\ s]mXn-™p-h-®p. B\n-bpsS a\ n¬ PÃn≥ am{X-am-bn-cp∂p. shºtemsS Np‰pw ]c-Xn. IÆp-Iƒ°v Xnf°w Ipdbp∂Xp t]mse. Pohn-X-Øn¬ BZy-am-bmWv a™p-ag s]bvXnd-ßp-∂Xv ImWp-∂-Xv. aW¬°m-‰p-I-fpsS hc≠ K‘-Øn¬ \n∂pw a™p-a-g-bn-te°v ]dn®p \S-s∏-´n-cn-°p∂p. ]t£ B\n°v CsXm∂pw BkzZn-°m≥ ]‰nb am\-kn-Im-h-ÿ-bm-bn-cp-∂n-√. Hcp XWp-Ø-Im‰v hoin°-S∂p t]mbn. Ahƒ AI-tØ°v amdn-\n-∂p. ‘B\o’˛ Ahƒ sR´n-Øn-cn™p t\m°n. PÃns‚ ]∏ tPmkv Ah-fpsS ASp-tØ°p h∂p. Ah-fpsS IÆp-Iƒ PÃns\ ]c-Xp-∂-Xp-I-≠-t∏mƒ tPmkv ]d™p: ‘PÃn≥ h∂n√ tamtf..Ah\v Hm^okn¬ Ft¥m AXym-hiy tPmen-bp-s≠∂m ]d-™Xv.’ B\n-bpsS a\kv X-Wp-Øp-d-™p. ‘bm{X kpJ-am-bn-cpt∂m tamsf?’ tPmkv tNmZn-®p. ‘Hm... e≠-\nse kvt^mS\w ImcWw sN°nwKv `b-¶-c-am-bn-cp-∂p. AXm te‰m-sb.’ ‘B t_mw_p s]m´n-bXv \ΩpsS hoSn\pw Ipsd Zqscbm’. B\n-bpsS etKPv Dcp-´n-s°m≠v tPmkv Imdn-\-Sp-tØ°p \S-∂p. s]´n Un°n-bn¬ h®p Ign™m Abmƒ {i≤n-®-Xv. XWp-∏n¬ B\n-bpsS Np≠p-Iƒ hnXp-ºp-∂p-≠v. tPmkv Xm\n-´n-cp∂ IºnfnbpSp-∏-gn®v Ahƒ°p-t\sc \o´n. ‘Zm, CXnt´m \√ XWp∏m’. H∂p aSn®v Ahƒ ]d™p: ‘skz‰¿ s]´n-bn-ep-≠v. Rms\-Sp-°mw. ‘th≠, Rms\mcp skz‰¿ C´n-´p-≠v. F\n-°n-Xp-a-Xn. XWp-t∏‰v icocw tISm-°≠.’ Ahƒ A\p-k-cn-®p. tPmkv, Imdns‚ tUm¿ Xpd-∂p-sIm-Sp-Øp. Imtdm-Sn-°p-tºmƒ tPmkv Kuc-h-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. PÃn≥ hnam-\-Øm-h-f-Øn¬ Xs∂ Iq´m≥ hcm-™Xv B\n-bpsS a\-kns\ h√msX s\mº-c-s∏-Sp-Øn. Ahƒ ho≠pw AXp Xs∂-bmWv Hm¿Ø-Xv. ]pdØv ImgvNIƒ HmSn-a-d-bp-∂p. ‘AΩ-®n°p kpJ-amtWm?’ Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. ‘Hm’, h√mØ a´n-emWv tPmkn aqfn-b-Xv. ‘tamƒ t\cn¬ ImWm≥ t]mhp-I-bt√. Ahƒ°v F¥p ZpxJw?’ Imdns‚ hn≥tUm jo¬Un-\-∏pdw a™p s]øp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tdmUp apgp-h≥ a™p aqSn-°n-S-∂p. Np‰pw a™v. Ip´n-°m-eØv a™v F¥n-jvS-am-bn-cp-∂p. BZyw s]øp∂ ag-bn¬ am\Øp \n∂pw In\n-™n-d-ßp∂ Ben-e-∏-g-Øn-eqsSbmWv a™ns\ BZyw lrZ-b-Øn-te°p tN¿Øp h®-Xv. ]ns∂ Bth-i-sams° a™p t]mse XWp-Øp. k¨tU ¢mkn¬ a™n\p thsdmcp cq]-am-bn-cp-∂p. BIm-i-Ønepw `qan-bnepw kap-{ZØnepw CjvS-ap-≈-sXm-s°bpw sNøp-∂ Cuiz-cs‚ cq]w. K¿`n-Wn-bpsS DZ-c-Øn¬ Aÿn-Iƒ Dcp-Ip-∂Xv Fß-s\-sb∂p Adn-bmØ a\p-jy-cpw. Ct∏m-gn-Xm, a™v sXms´-Sp-°m-hp∂ AI-e-Øn¬. bm{X-I-fn¬ a™n\v thsdmcp cq]-am-Wv. acp-`q-an-I-fneqsS ae-I-fn-eqsS IS-ep-IƒXm≠n Adn-b-s∏-SmØ `q]-S-Øns‚ hgn-I-fn-eqsS {]bmWw XpS¿∂psIm≠ncn°p-tºmƒ a\- ns‚ \nd-amWv a™n-s\∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. Imdns\ IS-∂p-t]mb Hcp henb {Sbn-edns‚ tlm¨ B\nsb aS-°n-hn-fn-®p. \K-c-ho-Yn-I-fn¬ Iºnfn hkv{X-ßfpw Xe-∏m-hp-I-fp-a-Wn™ shfp-Ø-hcpw Idp-Ø-hcpw. F√m-hcpw FhntSt°m XnS-°-s∏´p \S∂p \oßp-∂p. th´-°m-cs‚ ic-ap-\-I-fn¬ \n∂pw c-£-s∏´p ]d°p∂ ]£n tNt°dm≥ Db-c-ta-sd-bp≈ ac-ßƒ tXSpw t]mse Pohn-X-Øns‚ Hcp Nn√-bn¬ \n∂pw as‰m-∂n-tebv°p ]d-°p∂p. PÃn\p CXp t]mse henb Xnc°m-bn-cn-°ptam? ]e cmPy-°m¿, IpSn-tb-dn-]m¿Ø-h¿, A`-bm¿YnIƒ, {_n´ojv c‡w knc-I-fn-tem-Sp-∂-h¿. Ah-cpsS Iºn-fn-bp-Sp-∏p-I-fn¬ a™p-]q-°ƒ \£-{X-ß-sf-t∏mse Xnf-ßp-∂p. H´p-an° apJ-tc-J-Ifnepw sXfn-bp-∂Xv au\amsW∂v B\n {i≤n-®p. Bcp-sSbpw apJw hy‡a-√. IÆp-I-fnse [m¿jvSyw Aa¿j-Øn\p hgn amdp-∂Xpt]mse. PÃns‚ ]∏-bnepw CXp Xs∂-bt√ I≠-Xv. {]Xn-tj-[-Øns‚ Xncn-®-dn-bm-\m--hmØ GtXm ]S-l-[z-\n. IqSp-hn´p t]mIp∂ ]£n°pw \mSp-hn´p {]hm-kn°pw Htc \nd-am-Wv. {Kma-Øns‚ ioX-fn-a-Om-b-bn¬ \n∂pw \K-c-Øns‚ bm{¥n-I-X-bn-tebv°p Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-7-Imcq¿ tkma≥

kzbw ]dn®p \´h¿. hgn-tbm-c-°m-gvN-I-fn-te°v Ce-∏-S¿∏p-I-fn-√mØ sam´-Ø-e-b-∑m-cmb ac-ßƒ IS-∂p-h-∂p. a™-Wn™v AsX√mw ac-hn®p \nev°p-IbmWv. ChnsS X\n°p Pohn-°m-\mhptam? ImØp-Im-Øn-cp∂ e≠≥ \Kcw Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ \£-{X-Øn-f-°-am-bn. sXwkv\-Zn-bpsS HmcsØ sXwkv tdmUn¬ at\m-l-c-amsbmcp hoSn\p ap∂n¬ Im¿ \n∂p. Ipfn-c-Wn-bn-°p∂ Im‰ns‚ kwKo-Xw. Ahƒ Imdn¬\n∂pw ]pd-Øn-d-ßn. a™-p ae-cpIƒ Ahsf Xtem-Sn. hoSp-Iƒ°-∏pdw \dp-\n-em-hn¬ a™pa-e-Iƒ Xnf-ßp-∂p. s]´n ]pd-sØ-Sp-Øn´v tPmkv ]d-™p. ‘tamtf IqSp-X¬ a™p-sIm-≠mte ]\n]nSn-°pw. AI-tØ-°p-hm.’ Ahƒ Imdn¬\n∂p _msK-SpØv AI-tØ-°p-sN-∂p. ]pd-Øp-\n∂p ImWp-∂-Xnepw hep-XmWv hosS∂v Ahƒ°p-tXm-∂n. henb apdn-Iƒ. Hcp `mKØp \nd-∏-In-´m¿∂ a’y-ßƒ XØn-°-fn-°p∂ AtIz-dn-b-w. `nØn-bn¬ ]Xn-®n-cn-°p∂ Iq‰≥ \mbv°-fpsS Nn{X-ßƒ Ahsf `b-s∏-SpØn. kzoI-cW apdn-bn¬ Bscbpw I≠n-√. Hcp hSn-bq∂n AI-Øp-\n∂pw t{Kkn ]pd-Øp-h-∂p. ‘CXmWv Xm\n-Xp-hsc ImWmØ Xs‚ AΩmbn-bΩ’ B\n a\-kn-tem¿Øp. B\n-bp-sSbpw PÃn-s‚bpw Ieym-W-Øn\v t{Kkn D≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. Ah¿ e≠-\n¬ \n-∂p-sa-Øn-bn-cp-∂n√. ]t£, t{Kkn-sb-°p-dn-®p≈ Nne Imcy-ßƒ PÃn≥ ]d-™-dn-bmw. t{Kkn kzoI-cW apdn-bnse Itk-c-bn-te°p h∂n-cp-∂p. IdpØ \nd-ap≈ sImgpØp XSn® ‘Idp-º≥’ F∂ Db-c-ap≈ \mbpw shfpØp \o≠ tcma-ß-fp≈ ‘shfp-ºn’ F∂ ]q®bpw t{Kkn°v Ccp]pd-hp-ambn Imh¬°msc t]mse \ne-bp-d-∏n-®p. t]mtÃm-^o-kn¬ tPmen-sN-bvXp-sIm-≠n-cn-s°-bmWv a™n¬ sX-∂n-hoWv t{Kkn-bpsS Imsem-Sn-™-Xv. ISpØ XWp∏p XpS-ßn-bm¬ tdmUnepw hgn-I-fn-ep-sa√mw a™p-d-™p-In-S-°pw. AXn\p ]pd-Øp-IqSn \S°pI ZpjvI-cw. a‰p-≈-h-cpsS ap∂n¬ AwK-ssh-I-ey-ap-s≠∂p ImWn-°m-\mWt{X Du∂p-hSn D]-tbm-Kn-°p∂-Xv. ]≠v thK-X-bn¬ HmSn \S-∂n-cp∂ aΩn- C-t∏mƒ ho¬sN-b-dn¬ ]d-°p-∂p-sh-∂mWv PÃn≥ ]d-™-Xv. ho´p-km-[-\-ßƒ hmßm≥ ]pd-tØ°p t]mIp-∂Xpw t{Kkn Xs∂. AXpw ho¬ sNb-dn¬. Iq´n\p t]mIp∂Xmhs´ Ipdp-º\pw. Ahs‚ K¿Pn-°p∂ {Iqc-X-bm¿∂ IÆp-Iƒ Bcnepw `b-ap-≠m-°p-∂p-≠v. Ah¿ DuWnepw Dd-°-Ønepw t{Kkn-tbm-sSm-∏-ap-≠m-Im-dp-≠v. In¶-c-∑m-sc-t∏mse Ah-cpsS t]‰Ωbmbn t{Kkn. ‘bm{X-sbms°’ D≠m-°n-h® Kuc-h-Øn¬ t{Kkn-bpsS tNmZyw. ‘kpJ-am-bn-cp∂p’. IeymWt^mt´m-bn¬ I≠-Xnepw kpµ-cn-bm-Wt√m Xs‚ acp-a-Iƒ. t{Kkn Akq-b-bp-W¿Øp∂ IÆpI-tfmsS B\n-bpsS icoc hSn-hp-Iƒ FÆn. ‘ho´n¬ F√m-h¿°pw kpJ-amtWm?’ ‘D∆v.’ ‘CXv temIsØ G‰hpw henb \K-c-amWv Adn-bmtam?’ ‘Dw....-F-\nt°sd CjvS-s∏-´p.’ ‘t\m...-t\m... F√mw ImWp-∂-Xp-t]mse A√.’ t{Kkn s]mSp-∂s\ B\nsb Xncp-Øn. henb s]´n apdn°p-≈n¬h-®n´v tPmkv Xncn-s®-Øn. ‘tPmtk, CXns‚ s]´n-sb-SpØv PÃns‚ ASpØ apdn-bn¬ hbv°v. Nmb-I-gn®v H∂p-Ip-fn-®m¬ £oWw amdpw. \m´n-se-t∏m-se-b√ Ft∏mgpw NqSp-sh-≈-ap≠v Ipfn-°m≥...\o sN√v’ tPmkv s]´n-sb-SpØv \S∂p. ]ndsI B\n-bpw. ‘H∂p-\nt∂’ t{Kkn hnfn-®p. hSn-bq∂n t{Kkn Ahƒ°-cn-In-se-Øn. Ahsf BsI-sbm∂p t\m°n-bn´p tNmZn-®p. ‘Cu tIm´v tPmkn-s‚-b-t√.’ ‘AsX. X-Wp∏p ImcWw Fb¿t]m¿´n¬h®v X∂-Xm.’ H∂-a¿Øn aqfn-bn´v t{Kkn ]d™p: ‘BWp-ßsS XpWn-sbm∂pw CS-≠. apdn-I-fn¬ Bh-iy-Øn\p NqsSm-≠v. AXßv Ducn-s°m-Sp-tØ-°v.’ B\n°p h√m-sXb-bm-bn. F¶nepw Ah-fXv ]pdØp ImWn-°msX A\p-k-cn-®p. CsX-s¥mcp kv{Xo. `¿Øm-hn\v Fs¥mcp A\p-k-cW! Imen\v kpJ-an-√m-Ø-Xp-sIm-≠m-bn-cn-°pw Cu hnt[-b-Xzw. AtXm k-l-Xm-]tam. Nnet∏mfn\n \m´nse AΩm-bn-b-Ω-am-cpsS P\p-kn¬s∏-´-Xmbncn-°pw. B¿°-dn-bmw, F¥m-bmepw h√mØ km[\w Xs∂. B\n a\-kn¬ IcpXn. t{Kkn XncnsI Itk-c-bn¬ sN∂ncp-∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-8-Imcq¿ tkma≥

t{Kkn-bpsS a\-kn-eqsS Hcm-bncw kwi-b-]n-W-cp-Iƒ ]m™pt]m-bn. lpw.. kz¥w tIm´v Ducn-s°m-Sp-Øn-cn-°p-∂p. Ah-sf-∏‰n ]d-bm≥ \qdv \mhv. BWt√ PmXn. kpµ-cn-Isf I≠m¬ Ch-‰-I-fpsS tkmt°Sv IqSpw. Ah-cpsS Imcy-Øn¬ Ctß¿s°-¥n\m C{X XmXv]-cyw. shfp-ºn t{Kkn-bpsS aSn-bn-te°v NmSnbn-cp-∂p. Idp-º≥ t{Kknsb ap´n-bp-cp-Ωn. t{Kkn Idp-ºs‚ Xe-bn¬ Xtem-Sn. t{Kkn e≠-\n-se-Øn-bn´v \mev]-Øn-aq∂v h¿j-ßƒ Ign-™p. ae-bm-f-Ønepw `wKn-bmbn Cw•ojv kwkmcn-°pw. {]kw-Kn-°p-Ibpw sNøpw. Hcp {KmaoW kv{XobpsS kuµ-cy-a√ Ahƒ°v. F¶nepw kwkm-c-ØneqsS t{Kkn kz¥-am-°m≥ {ian-°p-∂Xv Ah-sbms° Xs∂. I¨an-gn-bn¬ ]pcn-I-sa-gp-Xn, \nd-∏-In-´m¿∂ {Ukv sNbvXv, apSn t_m_p-sNbvXv Idp-∏n-®v, ssl lo¬kv sNcn-∏n¬ ]≈n-bnepw hncp-∂n\pw ao‰nwKpIƒ°p-sams° t]mIp∂ Hcp ‘skmssk‰n teUn’. Im]-Sy-Øns‚ shfpØ apJw-aq-Sn-bWn™ kv{Xo. Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ AXoh thZ-\-b-\p-`-hn®p InS-∂Xpw a‰p-≈-h-cpsS apºn¬ Imen\v kzm[o-\-°p-d-sh∂p ]dbp-∂X - p-sams° e≠-\n¬ AwK-ssh-Ie - y-ap-≈h - ¿°p \evIp∂ B\p-Iq-ey-ßƒ t\Sn-sb-Sp-°m-\m-bn-cp-∂pht{X. AXn-\mWv Ft∏mgpw Du∂p-hSn ssIbn¬ Icp-Xp-∂-Xv. Bﬂ-N-cn-{X-Øns‚ ]q¿h-Im-WvU-ß-fn¬ aqSp-]-S-a-gn-®n-´m¬ t{Kkn Hcp \√ hy‡n-sbm-∂p-a-√. buh\w Xfn-cn´p \n∂ Ime-ØmWv tPmkv t{Kknsb IeymWw Ign-®Xv. ho´n¬ shdp-sX-bn-cn-°p-tºmgmWv Hcp Sn.-hn.-Nm-\-ens‚ Ub-d-IvS¿ t_m¿UwKw ]cn-N-b-s∏-Sp-∂-Xv. Hcp ae-bm-fn-˛-h-k-¥-Ip-am¿. bu∆-\Øp-Sn-∏m¿∂ Imew. Sn.-hn-bn¬ apJw sXfn-™p. ]ns∂ t{Kkn Hcp bmKm-iz-am-bn. Iog-S-°m≥ aSn-ioe ho¿Ø-h¿ HmSn-b-Sp-Øp. InS-∏-d-bn¬ \·XIm´n \rØw sNbvXv B\-µ-e-l-cn-bn-em-dm-Sn. Iq´pIm-tcm-sSmØv aZy-]n®v IqØm-Sn. el-cn-bn¬ cXn-aq¿O-bpsS Xf¿®-bn¬ InS-°n-bn-ep-d-ßp∂ `mcysb thZ-\-tbmsS t\m°n \n¬°mt\ tPmkn\p Ign-™p-≈q. adn-®m-bm¬ Ccp-ºgn ImWp-sa-∂-dn-bmw. Nne sNdnb \nan-j-ßƒ ssI∏n-Sn-bn-sem-Xp-ßm-Øh ZmºXy _‘w XI¿sØ-dn-bp-∂p. `¿Øm-hns‚ thjw-sI-´n-bm-Sm-\m-bn-cp∂p tPmkns‚ hn[n. `¿Øm-hn\v t{Kkn {]nb-s∏-´-h-fm-bn-√. ]s£, \m´p-Im¿°v {]nb-¶-cn-bm-bn. cmjv{So-b-°m¿, kaq-l-Ønse D∂-X¿ Ch-scms° t{Kkn-sb Xnc-s™-Øn. Ah¿s°m-s°bpw Bhiyw t{Kkn-bpsS cmhp-I-fmbn-cp-∂p. Ah¿°mbn Ahƒ hncp-s∂m-cp-°n. InS-°-\n-d™v Cf-In-bm-Sn. IqSn-°m-gvN-I-fpsS ]I-ep-I-fpw-cm-{Xn-Ifpw IS-∂p-t]m-bn. kaq-l-Øns‚ hf¿® t{Kkn-bn-em-sW∂v Ah¿ hn[n-sb-gp-Xn. Iu¨kn-e¿ ]-Zhnhsc e`n®p. A[n-Im-c-Øns‚ am[pcyw \pW-™p. hk-¥-Ip-am-¿ t{Kkn-bpsS PohnX]pkvXIw Ft∂ No¥n-sb-dn™n-cp-∂p. h¿j-ßƒ InX-t®m-Sn. ÿm\-am-\-ßƒ sImgn-™p. sXmen-Np-fn®v Imew IS-∂p-h-∂-t∏mƒ ho´nte°v Bƒ°m-cpsS hchv Ipd-™p. Ah-fpsS Np≠p-I-fpsS tX≥ \pI¿∂-h¿ a™p s]øp∂ cm{Xn-bn¬ ico-c-Øns‚ NqS-dn-™-h¿ Ahsf ad-∂p. t{Kkn CsXm∂pw Imcy-am-°n-bn-√. F¶nepw A∂p-ap-X¬ Ah¿ BWp-ßsf apgp-h≥ kwi-b-tØmsS t\m°n. ]qhn´p ]qhp tX-Sp∂ h≠p-I-fmWv BWp-ß-sf∂v Ahƒ hn[n-sb-gp-Xn. Pohn-Xw Xpcp-sºSpØp AS¿∂p hoWt∏mgpw t{Kkn°p \jvShpw em`hpw tXm∂n-bn-√. Pohn-Xw-Xs∂ Hcp hym]m-c-am-sW∂ hnizm-k-Øn¬ Ip‰-t_m[w tXm∂n-bt∏m-sgms° ho™pw knK-c‰pw t{Kkn-bpsS knc-I-fn-sem-gp-In.- C-t∏m-gp-sam-gp-Ip-∂p. knK-c-‰ns‚ ]pI-®p-cp-fp-I-fn¬ Ipcpßn-bn-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p t{Kkn. tPmkv B\nsb apdn-I-sf√mw sIm≠p \S∂p ImWn®p sImSp-Øp. B\n-bpsS a\-kn-te°v A∏≥ ]d-™Xv HmSn-sbØn˛‘aIƒ `mKy-h-Xn-bm-Wv!’ F√m apdn-I-fnepw lo‰-dp-≠v. Kƒ^n¬ apdn XWp-°m≥ F.-kn.-D-]-tbm-Kn-°p-∂p-sh-¶n¬ ChnsS apdn NqSmIm≥ sshZypXn lo‰-¿ D]--tbm-Kn-°p∂p. aW-cm-Wy-Øn¬ \n∂pw amdn Ipfn-c-W-bn-°p∂ Cu \mSmWv \√sX∂v Ahƒ°p tXm∂n. Kƒ^v F∂ kz]v\-`q-an-I-bn¬ F{Xtbm a\p-jy-cmWv sh¥p-cp-Ip-∂-Xv. acp-`q-anbpsS XS-h-d-bn-e-I-s∏-´-Xp-t]mse Pohn-X-Øns‚ {[ph-ß-fn-eqsS Hcp-tcJ hc-bv°m≥ _p≤n-ap-´p-∂-h¿. {]hm-kn-bpsS kzImcy ZpxJ-ßƒ kz¥w -\m-Sns‚ Bﬂm-hn-e-S°w sNbvXn-cn-°p-∂p. ‘tamƒ°v hoSn-jvS-s∏t´m’ tPmkv tNmZn-®p. ‘HØncn CjvSam-bn. PÃn≥ Ft∏mƒ -hcpw?’ B\n°v AX-dn-bm-\m-bn-cp∂p [rXn. ‘Ah\v Xnc-t°mSp Xnc-°t√, ka-bhpw Ime-hp-sam-∂n√; hcpw.’ C{X-t\-c-am-bn´pw PÃn≥ Xs∂ H∂p hnfn-°m-Ø-Xn¬ B\n°p ZpxJw tXm∂n. Ahƒ H‰s-∏-S¬ A\p`-hn-®p. ISpØ GIm-¥X Ah-fpsS a\-kns\ `b-s∏-Sp-Øn. B\n hoSv \-S-∂p I≠p. CXp hosS∂p ]d-bm-\m-hp-tam---sb∂p B\n kwi-bn-®p. sIm´m-c-k-Zr-i-amb _w•m-hv. aq∂p-\ne amfn-I-bpsS Xmsgbpw apI-fn-ep-ambn [mcmfw apdn-Iƒ. F√m apdn-Ifpw BVw-_-c-]q¿Wambn Nn´-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. apdn-Iƒ°p-≈nse N-´n-I-fnse sNSn-I-fn¬ an°-Xnepw ]q°-fn-√. Po-h-\n√mØ Bﬂm-hp-Iƒ \nd-™n-cn-°p∂ A¥-co-£-Øn¬ izmkw sI´n-\n¬°p-∂Xp t]mse. ]q°ƒ°pw aSp-Øn-´p-≠m-Ipw. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-9-Imcq¿ tkma≥

]pd-Øp-\n∂p BZy-ambn t\m°n-bt∏mƒ \q‰m-≠p-Iƒ ]g-°-ap≈ hoSm-sW∂p tXm∂n. AIØv F√mw ]pXp-a-Iƒ.- ho-Sn-\p-≈n¬ XWp-∏-I-‰m≥ s\cn-t∏m-Sp-Iƒ. AXn-\-SpØv hnd-Ip-Iƒ Iq´n-bn-´p-ap-≠v. apdn-°-IØv lo‰¿ D≈-Xp-sIm≠v AXns‚ Bh-iy-an-s√∂p tPmkv ]d-™p. Ahƒ tKmh-Wn-bn-dßn Xmsg-h∂p. ]pd-tØ°p t\m°n. hoSn\p ]pd-In-embn c≠v B∏nƒa-c-ßƒ. AXn¬ ]®bpw Nph∏pw \nd-Øn¬ B∏n-fp-Iƒ. Hcp ]¥-embn ap¥n-cn-Iƒ ]S¿∂p InS-°p-∂p. Zqsc sXwkv \Znbpw Im‰pw a’-cn®v Hgp-Ip-∂p. ssiXy-Im-e-Øns‚ s]m≥IWn-IIƒ. Ahƒ ASp-°-f-bn¬ sN∂p. AhnsS Hcp B{^n-°-°mcn sSmamt‰m Igp-Ip-∂p. Ahƒ°v Icnt]mse Idp-∏p-\n-dw. hSn-bq∂n t{Kkn Ahn-tS°v th®p-h-∂p. ‘tPmkv s]mbvt°m, aXn, s]Æns‚ ]pdsI \S∂v ]Tn-∏n-®-Xv.’ t{Kkn Aa¿j-tØmsS ]d-™p. tPmkv AI-tØ°p t]mbn. `mcy F¥p ]d-™mepw tPmkv adp-]Sn ]d-bm-ØXv B\n {i≤n-®p. ‘CXmWv amØn. sk¿h‚ v. cmhn-sebpw sshIn´pw h∂v Blm-cw-h-®n´v t]mIpw. CXn-\-IsØ Imcyßƒ Ah-fn¬\n∂p ]Tn-t®m, \msf Ahƒ°v Ah-[n-bm-Wv.’ AsXmcp ap∂-dn-bn-∏m-bn- B\n°p tXm∂n. ‘icn AΩ-®n.’ Xncn™p t]mIm-s\m-cp-ßnb t{Kkn Ahsf Xd-∏n-®p-t\m-°n-bn´p ]d™p: ‘Mm... F\n°o AΩ®n hnfn CjvS-a-√. AsXms° Aßv \m´n-ev. Fs‚ tam≥ hnfn-°p-∂-t]mse aΩo F∂p hnfn-®m¬aXn. tKm´v C‰v?’ ‘icn aΩo.’ B\n A\p-k-c-W-tbmsS tI´p. kz¥w AΩsb hnfn-®p-t]m-Ip∂ B{K-l-tØmsS hnfn-®p-t]m-b-Xm-sW∂v Ah-fpsS a\kp ]d-™p. AΩ-bn-√m-Ø-h-cpsS k¶-S-ßƒ a‰p-≈-h¿ F¥n-\-dn-b-Ww. ‘amØo, th¿ Cukv tl¿ kv\mIvkv’ t{Kkn-tNm-Zn-®p. amØn Xo≥ta-i-bn-te°v ssINq≠n. ‘sN∂v Nmb-Ip-Sn-®n´v t]mbn Ipfn°v.’ ‘F\n°p hni-∏n√ aΩo.’ ‘]d-™-Xßv tI´m¬ aXn’. ‘]ns∂... tamtf... Ign°v Fs∂ms° ]d-bms\m∂pw F\n°v ]‰n-√, a\-kn-emtbm?’ Ahƒ kΩ-Xw-aq-fn. t{Kkn AI-tØ°v \S-∂p. Ahƒ Nmb-Ip-Sn-®n´v tπ‰n-en-cp∂ tI°pw B∏nfpw amØnsb Gev∏n-®p. ‘tUm‚ v bp ssa‰v C‰v’˛ amØn tNmZn-®p. ‘tbkv sF, _´v t\m´v \u’ ]p©n-cn-tbmsS B\n adp--]Sn ]d™p. ‘bp B¿ skm _yq´n-^pƒ’, amØn B\nsb ]pI-gvØn. AhfpsS apJw sXfn-™p. C{X kpµ-cn-bmb Hcp the-°mcn s]Æns\ Cu {`m¥n-Ø-≈bv°v FhnsS In´n. amØn F{X Btem-Nn®n´pw DØcw In´n-bn-√. C¥y-bn¬\n∂p hcp-Øn-b-Xm-bn-cn-°pw. Xs‚ iº-f-an\n Ipd-bv°ptam? B¿°-dnbmw. Hcp aWn-°q-dn\v X\n-°p≈ Bdp ]u≠v F¥m-bmepw Ipd-bv°m≥ kΩ-Xn-°n-√. X≈ henb ]W°m-cn-bm-sW∂p ]d-™n-s´-¥p-^-ew. tPmen-°m¿°v Iqen sImSp-°mØ ]nip-°n-bm-Wv. NØp-I-gn-™m¬ ]W-an´p aqSp-sa-∂mhpw [mc-W. ‘bph¿ KpUv t\w πokv?’ ‘B\n’. ‘B¿ bp Z \yq tk¿sh‚ v?’ B tNmZyw B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ ap≈p-t]mse Xd-™p. F¥mWv Aßs\ tNmZn-®-Xv. Ah¿°-ßs\ tXm∂n-bn-´p-≠m-Ip-tam. AtXm t{Kkn Cß-s\-bm-bn-cn-°ptam amØn°v Xs∂ ]cn-N-b-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´p-≠mIpI? As√-¶n¬ F¥n-\-hsc Ip‰-s∏-Sp-Ø-Ww. Bcpw ]d-™p-sIm-Sp-°m-ØXv Ah-cpsS Ip‰-a-√t√m? ‘t\m, Bw PÃn≥kv ssh^v.’ amØn Ahsf Xpdn® IÆp-I-tfmsS t\m°n. hniz-kn-°m-\m-hmØ kzc-Øn¬ amØn-bpsS Ip‰-k-ΩXw DS-s\bp≠m-bn. ‘Bw tkmdn Unb¿.’ Hcp I≈-®ncn amØn-bpsS apJ-Øp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. amØn, t{Kkn, tPmkv F√m-h-cnepw Ft¥m ad™p InS-°p-∂p. ]pXnb ÿe-am-b-Xp-sIm≠v tXm∂p-∂Xm-hpw. Hmtcm-cp-Ø-scbpw ]Tn-°m≥ £abpw kl-\-i-‡n-bpw th≠n hcpw. AXn\v kvt\lw \nd-s™mcp lrZ-b-am-Wm-h-iyw. kvt\lw \nd™ s]cp-am-‰w. Ahƒ Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-te°p t]mbn. a™p ]S-e-ß-fn¬ A¥-co-£w Ccp≠p. XWp-∏n\p I´n IqSn. Ccp´v hogm≥ XpS-ßn-b-tXmsS a™v ImWm-t\-bn-√. PÃn≥ AØm-g-ap-Æm-s\-Øn-bn-√. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-10-Imcq¿ tkma≥

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th-j∏I¿®-Iƒ kuZn BtcmKy hIp-∏n¬ \gvkm-bn-cp∂p B\n. Ft∏mƒ \m´n¬ Ah-[n-°p-h-∂mepw Ieym-Wm-tem-N\bv°p c≠p-aq-∂p-t]¿h-cpw. kv{Xo[\w Bh-iy-s∏-Sp-∂-hsc Ahƒ°p shdp-∏m-bn-cp-∂p. Btem-N-\-I-sf√mw apS-ßp-∂Xpw Cu IS-º-bn¬ X´n-Ø-s∂. Xs∂-bp-a√ hosSms° ]pXp°n ]Wn-Xn-´p-aXn hnhm-l-sa∂v Ahƒ Xocp-am-\n-®n-cp-∂-Xp-am-Wv. B\n-bpsS sNdp-∏-Ønte AΩ acn-®p. Cfb A\p-P-Øn, A\p-Ps‚ ]Tn∏v, A∏s‚ acp-∂v. B\n sX√pw Xf¿∂n-√. hoSns‚ `mcw Ahƒ H‰bv°v Npaen-te-‰n. aq∂m-asØ Ah-[n°p \m´n-se-Ønb Znhkw Xs∂ e≠-\n-ep≈ sNdp-°≥ ImWm≥ hcp-∂p-s≠∂p tI´n-cp-∂p. Xm≥ Ah-[n°p FØp-sa∂p ]d-™-t∏msg A∏≥ t{_m°-tdmSp ]d™v G¿∏mSv sNbvX-XmWv. e≠-\n¬ ÿnc-Xm-a-k-am-°nb sNdp-°≥ Xs∂ ImWm≥ hcp-∂Xv Ahƒ°mZyw hniz-kn-°m-\m-bn-√. Ahƒs°m∏w kuZn-bn¬ tPmen sNbvXn-cp∂ ]ecpw e≠-\n-te°v hnam\w Ib-dn-bn-cp∂p; IqSp-X¬ sa®s∏´ tPmen-°v. A∂v e≠≥ F∂ kz]v\-\-K-c-Øn-semcp tPmen hfsc B{K-ln-®n-cp∂XmWv. F´pw ]Øpw e£-ßƒ sImSp-°m-\n-√m-Ø-Xp-sIm≠v tamlw s]men-™-Xm-Wv. e≠-\n¬ PmXn-˛-a-X-˛-cm-jv{Sob ‘iey’-ß-fn-s√∂pw tPmen kpJ-I-c-am-sW∂pw iºfw Bd-°-ßƒhsc IS-°p-sa∂pw e≠-\n-te°v tPmen-°mbn IpSn-tb-dn-]m¿Ø Iq´p-Imcn tamfn ]d-™n-cp-∂p. kº∂ IpSpw-_-Ønse h[p-hmbn BVw-_c PohnX {`a-ß-fn¬ apßn-Øm-gm≥ B\n B{K-ln-®-tX-bn√m-bn-cp-∂p. acW hmXn-ep-Iƒ Xpd-°p∂ A¥y-\n-an-j-Øns‚ kv]µ-\-ß-fn¬ BVw_c-Øns‚ IWn-It]mepw \ap°v sIm≠p t]mIm-\m-hn-√t√m? c≠pssI \nd-sb-bp≈ kº-Øn-t\-°mƒ \ap°v \∑ Xcp∂Xv Hcp ssIsIm-≠p≈ A[zm-\-^-e-am-sW∂v sIm®p-\m-fn¬ AΩ®n ]d-™n-cp-∂Xv Ahƒ F∂p-tam¿Øp. ZpxJ-Ønepw Zpcn-X-Ønepw km¥z-\-Øns‚ Npa-em-Im≥ kt¥m-j-ß-fn¬ Hcp-an®p ssI]n-Sn-°m≥, ap≥t] hgn-\-S-°m≥ Hcmƒ. AXm-bn-cp∂p Ah-fpsS k¶-ev]-Ønse ]pcp-j≥. Aß-s\-sbm-cmsf kzbw Is≠Øn ho´p-Im-cpsS kΩ-X-tØmsS hnhmlw \S-Øm-\p≈ taml-am-bncp∂p B\n°v. ]cn-WmaZi-I-fn¬ taml-ßƒ taml-`w-K-am-bn. PÃns‚ hnhm-lm-tem-N\ h∂-t∏mgpw DSt\ hnhmlw th≠-∂mWv ]d-™-Xv. AXn-\p≈ Imc-W-ßfpw Ah-X-cn-∏n-®p. ]t£ AhfpsS a\- -dn-bm≥ Bcp-ap-≠m-bn-√. kmbn-∏ns‚ \m´n¬ P\n®v Ac-apdn ‘ae-bmew’ ]d-bp∂ PÃns\ I≠-t∏mƒ ho´p-Im¿ F√mw ad-∂p. e≠-\n¬ k¿°m¿ tPmen, tImSn-I-fpsS BkvXn, AΩ Iu¨kn-e¿, kmaq-ly-tk-h-\-Øn¬ C¥y-°m¿°pw kmbn-∏-∑m¿°pw Hcp-t]mse {]nb-s∏-´-hƒ. hen-sbmcp kq∏¿am¿°-‰ns‚ DS-a. sXmen-sh-fp∏pw sN©p-h∏p-ap≈h≥. Imam-£n-I-fpsS InS-∏-d-Iƒ tXSn-t∏m-ImØ Htc-sbmcp aI≥. A®-S-°hpw A\p-k-c-Wbpw ]≈nbpw {]m¿Y-\-bp-ap-≈-h≥. Ahs\ `¿Øm-hmbn e`n-°p∂ GsXmcp s]Æpw `mKy-ap-≈-hƒ. PÃns‚ ]nXmhv tPmkm-bn-cp∂p Ieym-Wm-tem-N-\bp-ambn h∂-Xv. Xs‚ aI-s\-∏‰n hmtXm-cmsX kwkmcn°p∂ tPmkns\ B\n°p s]s´∂p Xs∂ CjvS-s∏´p. B\n-bpsS A∏≥ tPm¿Pv Nn¥m-[o-\-\mbn AsXms° tI´n-cp-∂p. Ah-cpsS B{K-l-amWv \m´n¬\n∂v kpµ-cnbpw hnZym-`ym-k-ap-≈Xpw A®-S-°-ap-≈-Xp-amb Hcp s]Æns\ Ah-cpsS aI\v h[p-hmbn Is≠-ØpI F∂-Xv. kv{Xo[\w hmßmØ Hcp hnhm-lw. hnhm-l-s®-ehpw tPmkv Gs‰-Sp-°p-am-bn-cp-∂p. ]t£, tPm¿Pv AXn\v kΩ-Xn-®n-√. ]n∂oSv PÃn≥ h-∂p. B\nsb I≠p. kwkm-cn-®p. CjvS-s∏-´p. hntZ-isØ Hcp ‘cmP-Ip-Spw_w’ F∂p-Xs∂ ]d-bm-hp∂ Hcn-S-Øp-\n∂v Xs‚ aIƒ°p h∂ Ieym-Wmtem-N-\-bpsS s]mcpƒ tPm¿Pn\p ]nSn-In-´n-bn-√. Hcp krlr-Øp-hgn h∂ Btem-N-\-bm-Wv. Ch¿ ]d-bp-∂sXms° kXy-am-bn-cn-°ptam? BcmWv e≠-\nse kXym-h-ÿ-Iƒ Adn-bp-∂-h¿. AhnsS tPmen-sN-øp∂ Bcpw-Xs∂ hoSn-\-Sp-Øn-√. Ata-cn-°-bn-em-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ IqsS-]-Tn® Hcp kvt\ln-X-\p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p-, cmP≥\m-b¿. Ah≥ hgn At\z-jn-°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. Ign-™-X-hW Ah-[n-°p-h-∂-t∏mƒ \mb¿ ]d-™Xv Nne a°ƒ amXm-]n-Xm-°ƒ°v Hcp Xe-th-Z-\bmWv. BWm-bmepw s]Æm-bmepw kz`m-h-ip-≤n-bp≈ a°ƒ A—-\-Ω-am-cpsS ]pWy-am-Wv. A\p-k-c-Wbp≈ a°sf Ahcpw hm¿sØ-Sp-°p-∂p. `qan-bn¬ kt¥m-jhpw kam-[m-\-hp-ap-≠m-Im≥ \√ A—-\-Ω-am-cp≠m-bm¬ aXn. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-12-Imcq¿ tkma≥

F√mw ssZh-\n-›-b-am-Wv. AX-s√-¶n¬ kqcy-\-kvX-an-°mØ km{am-Py-ßƒ ]Sp-Ø-h-cpsS \m´n¬\n∂v Cß-s\-sbmcp hnhm-lm-tem-N\ hcptam? AhnsS kºØpw ku`m-Ky-hp-ap-≈-h-cpsS Btem-N\ Xs‚ aIfpsS `mKyw-X-s∂. Cu IeymWw \S-∂m¬ IpSpw_w c£-{]m-]n-°pw. tPm¿Pns‚ \√-a-\kv \√-Xp-am-{Xta I≠n-cp-∂p-≈q. kwkvIm-c-ß-fpsS DØw-K-irw-K-ß-sf∂v hniz-kn-°p∂ ]m›m-Xy-cm-Py-ß-fn¬ Cg-s]m-´n-b-S¿∂ _‘ßƒ Abmƒ I≠n-√. hgn-]n-g®p t]mIp∂ kz¥w tNmc-I-sf-tbm¿Øv \odp∂ amXm-]n-Xm-°ƒ... kwkvImcw ‘ih-kw-kvIm-c’-am°n Xo¿°p-∂-h¿. IpSn-sh-≈-Øn-ep-tasd elcn am{Xw \pW-bp-∂-h¿... \· -ap-e-bn-f-°ß-fn¬, Imaw IØp∂ IÆp-I-fn¬, XpS-sh-fp-∏n¬ ]c-tZin {]hm-kn-Isf Ipcp-°p∂ Iman-\n-Iƒ... Ch¿°pth≠n A—-\-Ω-amsc A]-am-\n-°p-∂-h¿... InS-∏-d-I-fn¬ Pmcs‚ Ac-s°-´p-I-fn¬ Np‰n-∏n-W-bp∂ `mcy-am¿, `¿-Øm-°-∑m¿. \√ a\-kns‚ Ac-≠-sh-´-Øn¬ Nhn-´-Sn-Iƒ°-∏pdw ]S¿∂p-In-S-°p∂ Ccp-´p-Iƒ tPm¿Pv Adn-™n-√. hni-°p-∂-h\v Ibv]p-≈-sXm-s°bpw tX\m-Ip-∂-Xp-t]mse Zmcn-{Zy-Øns‚ hcƒ®-bn-te°v ag-th-K-saØp-sa∂ {]Xo£ tPm¿Pns\ Iogvs]-Sp-Øn. Fß-s\bpw Cu hnhmlw \S-°m≥ Abm-fm-{K-ln-®p. Ah¿°v kv{Xo[\w th≠. B`-c-W-ßƒth-≠, [\m-Vy-∑m¿... ‘tamsf \o `mKy-ap-t≈mfm. AXm \ns∂ sI´m≥ sNdp-°-\ßv cmPm-°-∑m-cp-sSbpw cmP-Ip-am-cn-am-cpsSbpw \m´n¬\n∂p h∂-Xv.’ Abmƒ ]d-™p. A∏s‚ kt¥mjw \nd™ hm°p-Iƒ Ah-tf-‰p-hm-ßn. Ahƒ ]pXp-`m-Ky-sØ-∏‰n Btem-Nn-®p. a\w-\n-d-sb. hcm≥ t]mIp∂ `¿Øm-hn-s\-∏-‰n... sNs∂-Øm≥ t]mIp∂ ]Xp-\-K-c-sØ-∏‰n . B{K-l-ß-fpsS IW-°p-Iq-´-ep-Iƒ \S-Øn... Cu _‘-Øn¬ A∏-\p≈ kt¥mjw ad-°m≥ ]‰n-√. B a\-kn¬ Xm\mbn Hcp thZ\ sImSp-°tWm? Cu _‘w A∏≥ Hcp alm-\n-[n-bmbn sIm≠p \S-°p-I-bm-Wv. Ahƒ hnhm-l-Øn\p kΩXw aqfn. A∏s‚ B{K-l-Øn\p ]q¿Wa\kp ka¿∏n-®p. B\n e≠-\nse Hcp kº∂ IpSpw-_-Øn-te-°mWv sN∂p-I-b-dm≥ t]mIp-∂-Xv. ho´p-Imcpw _‘p-°fpw Hcp-t]mse BtLm-jn-®p. F√m-hcpw BÀm-Z-Øn-c-bn-f-°-ß-fn¬. B\nbpw PÃns\ a\-km-h-cn®p Ign™n-cp-∂p. hnhml aplq¿Ø-Øn-\mbn Ahƒ ImØp-Im-Øn-cp-∂p. cm{Xn-ap-√-Iƒ Ah-fpsS kz]v\-ß-fn¬ kpK-‘-ambn ]qØp. B ]qhp-I-fm¬ {]nb-X-a\p lmc-a-Wn-bn-°m≥ Ah-fpsS a\kp sImXn-®p. ]fp¶p \£-{X-ßƒt]mse Ah-fpsS IÆp-Iƒ Xnf-ßn. kz]v\-ß-fn¬ Ahƒ Hcp ]£n-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ncn{XØmfpI-fn¬ Pzen-®p-\n∂ alm-\-K-c-Øn-te°v ]d-∂p. AhnsS B\-µ-Øn-em-dm-Sp-∂-h¿. `qan-bnse ]Sp-Iq-‰≥ sI´nS-ßfpw ac-ßfpw \Zn-Ifpw Xmgvh-c-Ifpw a\p-jycpw Ah-fpsS Nnd-In≥Io-gn-em-bn. B Xqh¬ Ipfn-cns\ ap´nbp-cp-Ωm≥ as‰mcp ]£n ]d-s∂-Øn. kz]v\-ß-fn¬ Ahƒ kz¥sØ tXSn-b-e-™p. Ah-sbm-s°bpw sIm°p-cpΩn ]d-∂-I-∂p. kz]v\-ß-fpsS Infn-°q-Sp-Iƒ ]WnXv PÃn\pw B\nbpw hnhm-ln-X-cm-bn. sIm´n-tLm-jn-°-s∏´ ‘hnhml-[q¿Øv’ F√m-h-scbpw {]oXn-s∏-Sp-Øn. AXpw hcp-Øn-h® ISw aI-fpsS al-Ømb `mhn-sb-I-cpXn tPm¿Pv ad-∂p. PÃn\pw B\nbpw a[p-hn-[p-cm-{Xn-Iƒ ]©-\-£{X tlm´-ep-I-fn¬ BtLm-jn-®p. Ah-fpsS Xmgvhm-c-ßfn¬ Ah≥ ag-bmbn s]bvXp. ssaYp-\-ß-fn¬ Ah≥ Xnc-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ Ic-bpw. Ahs‚ hnc¬Øpºn¬ Ah-fpsS hkv{X-ß-fp-Xn¿∂p-ho-Wp. Ah-fpsS AwK-em-h-Wy-Øns‚ \nt∑m-∂-X-ß-fn¬ Ah≥ aXna-d-∂p. Ahs‚ ssIØew Ahsf ]q¿W-ambpw kz¥-am-°n. Ah-fpsS hnIm-c-X-{¥n-Isf kv]¿in®v Ah≥ aS-ßn. PÃn\v Ah[n Ipd-hm-bn-cp-∂p. \o≠ BgvN-I-fpsS ImØn-cn-∏n-\p-tijw B\n-sb-tXSn hnk-sb-Øn. kz]v\-ßƒ°p ho≠pw \ndwh-®p. e£-ßƒ \¬ImsX Hcp hnk In´n-b-Xn¬. kv{Xo[\w \evImsX acp-a-Is\ In´n-b-Xn¬ tPm¿Ppw kt¥m-jn-®p. A∏s‚ hm°p-Iƒ ‘tamsf \o `mKyw D≈-hfm.’ e≠-\n-se-Øm≥ Ahƒ shº¬sIm-≠p. a\-kns‚ Ime-{]-bm-W-ßƒ Hcp-\n-anjw \ne-®p. Hm¿a-I-fpsS Ne-\-Øn¬\n∂v Hcp IÆn s]m´n-b-S¿∂p. B\n P\m-e-bpsS I¿´≥ am‰n-t\m-°n. Ahn-sS-\n-∂m¬ sXwkv \Zn-bpsS Xoc-Øp-IqSn ho´n-te°p Xncnbp∂ tdmUv ImWmw. ]I-en-c-º-fn-e-e-™p-\-S-∂, A[zm-\n-®, k¶-S-`-c-Xn-X-b, B\-µ-a-\p-`-hn® a\p-jy¿ Ccp-fns‚ ImgvN-I-fmbn tNt°-dm≥ thK-am¿∂v \S-°p-∂p. a™ns‚ aqSm-∏nepw t\¿Ø \nemhv HgpIn ap‰-tØ-°v. Hcn-c-º-temsS h∂p-\n∂ Imdns‚ i_vZw B\n-bpsS ImXp-I-sf-bp-e-®p. a\-kn¬ kt¥mjw Xnc-b-Sn-®p. IÆp-Iƒ Xnfßn. Bth-i-tØmsS PÃns\ hc-th¬°m≥ ]pd-tØ-t°m-Sn-sb-Øn. {]Xo-£-sX-‰n. B\n-bpsS apJw aßn. kzoI-cW apdn-bn-te-°p -h-∂Xv Hcp Cw•o-jp-Im-cs‚ `mh-ß-fp≈ Hcm-fm-bn-cp-∂p. Abmsf kzoI-cn-°m≥ t{Kkn-sb-Øn, Aev]w apS¥n Xs∂. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-13-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Hm.. eqbn-hn-eyw-kv... t{Kkn-bpsS hm°p-I-fn¬ BÀmZw \pc-s™m-gp-In. t{Kkn-bpsS Np≠p-Iƒ Abm-fpsS Np≠p-Isf hngp-ßn. Npw_-\-Øns‚ CS-th-f-bn¬ t{Kkn c≠p •mkp-I-fn¬ aZyw ]I¿∂p. Ah-fpsS kwkm-c-Øn¬ \n∂v a[y-h-b-kvI≥ ]pXnb Iu¨kn-e-dm-sW∂pw t{Kkn-bpsS ]gb kplr-Øm-sW∂pw B\n°p a\-kn-em-bn. Ah¿ Nntbgvkv ]d™p IpSn-°p-∂p. ]m›m-Xy-\m-Sp-I-fn¬ a\p-jy¿ aZysØ Hgn-®p-Iq-Sm-\m-hmØ H∂pt]mse D]-tbm-Kn-°p-∂-Xn-t∏mƒ ]uckvXy tZi-ß-fn-te°pw IpSn-tb-dn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ISn-™m-Wn-√mØ kwkvIm-c-Øns‚ A[n-\n-th-i-ßƒ. Hcp-h-iØv kº-∂¿ aZy-Ønepw aZn-cm-in-bnepw B\-µn-°p-∂p. adp-hiØv Iptd-t∏¿ ]´n-Wn-bn¬ acn-°p-∂p. B\n XncnsI apdn-bn-te°p \S-∂p. PÃn≥ H∂p-thKw h∂n-cp-s∂-¶n¬... Ah-fpsS a\kpw ico-chpw Ahs‚ kmao-]y-Øn-\mbn sImXn-®p. Chn-sS-h-∂-tijw PÃn-s\-¥p- ]-‰n? \m´n¬\n∂p t]m∂-ti-jw aq∂p-X-h-Wtb Xs∂ hnfn-®n-´p-≈q. Xmt\m Ipd-™Xv Hcp ap∂qdp Xh-Wsb-¶nepw hnfn-®n-´p-≠m-hpw. kwkm-cn-°p-∂Xv Npcp-°-hpw. C{X Xnc-°p≈ tPmentbm? Ah-fpsS Nn¥-Isf ]nf¿Øn-s°m≠v kzoI-cW apdn-bn¬\n∂pw D®-Øn-ep≈ kwkm-c-ap-b¿∂p. i_vZw I\-Øp-h∂p apdn-I-fn¬ {]Xn-[z-\n-®p. B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ \o≠p. ImtXm¿Øp. aZyw Xebv°v ]nSn-®-X-√. GtXm tPmen-°mbn t{Kkn Bsctbm ip]m¿i sNbvX-Xm-Wv. ip]m¿i-Iƒ kzoI-cn-°n-s√∂pw tbmKy-X-bmWv th≠-sX∂p eqbn Ae-dp-∂p-≠v. C¥y-bn-em-bn-cp-s∂¶n¬ ssI°qen sImSp-Øm¬ DSt\ tPmen ssIbn¬. Cw•o-jp-Im¿ C¥ybv°p kΩm-\n® hyh-ÿn-Xn. ]t£ ChnsS t\sc adn-®mWv Imcy-ßƒ. i_vZw ho≠pw Db¿∂p-h-∂p. ‘Bw Z Iu¨k-e¿, sF tUm¨Sv sseIv Sp sd°-sa‚ v F\o thm¨.’ ‘eqbn.... ho B¿ Gjy≥ Iayq-Wn‰n lo¿, skm hn \oUv Gjy≥kv’ ‘Bw tkmdn t{Kkv... ss{S Sp A≥U¿Ãm‚ v, hn B¿ ss\Z¿ Gjy≥kv t\m¿ B{^n-°≥kv. hn B¿ Z ]m¿´v Hm^v Znkv I¨{Sn.’ ‘s\m sks‹-s‚-j≥... s\m sd°-a-t‚-j≥’ ‘eqbn...... Bw’ ‘s\m t\m t{Kkv. kne-£≥ jpUv Hm¨en _n taUv Hm¨ Z t_knkv H^v Izmfn^n-t°-j≥. Bw tkmdn.’eqbn ic-th-K-Øn¬ ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. tZjyw]q≠ t{Kkn ssIbn-en-cp∂ •mkv Xd-bn-te°v hens®-dn-™p. AXv s]m-´n-®n-X-dn. ssI°qen hmßn-b-h-tcmSpw ho™p hnfºn hn`-h-sam-cp°n kZy X∂-htcmSpw C\n-sb¥p ]d-bp-sa∂ Nn¥-bmhmw t{Kknsb tZjyw ]nSn-∏n-®-Xv. \ncm-i-bpsS apJw ssIØ-e-ß-fm¬ ad®v t{Kkn Itk-c-bn¬ Xf¿∂n-cp-∂p. B\n i_vZ-ap-≠m-°msX `nØn-bn¬ Nmcn-\n-∂p. AIsØ apdn-bn¬\n∂pw tPmkv ]pd-tØ°p t\m°p-∂Xv I≠p. tPmkn\v CsXm∂pw Hcp ]pXp-a-b-√. F{Xtbm cwK-ßƒ°v km£n-bm-bn-cn-°p-∂p. A[n-Im-chpw thiyhr-Øn-bmbn sIm≠p-\-S-°p-∂-h-tcmSv F¥p ]d-bm≥.- A-[n-Im-c-ap-≈-h¿ F{X ITn-\m-[zm\w sNbvXmWv Cu cmPysØ C{X-tØmfw hf¿Øn-sb-Sp-Ø-Xv. CsXm∂pw ]d-™m¬ t{Kkn-bpsS Xe-bn¬ tIdn-√. `¿Øm-hmbn Hcp-Ø≥ hoSn-\p-≈n-en-cn-°p-∂p. `mcy as‰m-cp-Ø-\p-ambn Ib¿°p-∂p. ]mXn a\-tkmsS tPmkv ]pd-tØ-°p-h-∂p. ‘kmbn∏v tZjy-Øn-em-Wt√m t]mbXv?’ t{Kkn-bpsS tZjyw-ap-gp-h≥ tPmkn\p t\¿°m-bn. ‘F¥m tZjyw am‰m\m ht∂... Hcp-Ø-s‚bpw tZjyw F‚-Sp-°¬ sNe-hm-In-√.’ ‘i_vZw tI´-Xp-sIm≠v tNmZn-®Xm.’ t{Kkn tPmkn\p t\¿°p ssINq-≠n-s°m≠v tNmZn-®p. ‘Fs‚ Imcy-ß-fn¬ CS-s]-S-cp-sX∂p apºpw ]d-™n-´n-t√.’ ‘Adnbmw Cs∏m ChnsS ]pXn-sbmcp s]Æv Ct√.’ tPmkv IqSp-X¬ hn\o-X-\m-bn. ‘AXn\p Rms\-¥p-thWw. Ah-fpsS A\p-hmZw hmß-tWm.’ t{Kkn-bpsS i_vZw IqSp-X-ep-b¿∂p. ‘\ns‚ kz`mhw F¥n\v AXn-s\-°qSn Adn-bn-°-Ww.’ B ]d-™Xv t{Kkn°v Xosc ]nSn-®n-s√∂v apJw hnfn-®p-]-d-™p. ‘Fs‚ kz`m-h-sØ-∏‰n ]d-bp-∂-hcv Fs‚ Db¿®-bn¬ Akq-b-bp-≈-h-cm. Cbmfpw AXn-sem-∂m.’ ‘\ns‚ ssIbn-en-cn∏p tami-am-b-Xp-sIm≠p ]d-™Xm’˛ tPmkns‚ i_vZw D®-Øn-em-bn-t∏m-bn. t{Kkn tIm]w-sIm≠v hnd-®p. ‘bp Ãp]n-Uv, F¥m ]d-t™... Iøn-en-cp∂ hSn tPmkns‚ t\sc-bp-b¿∂p.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-14-Imcq¿ tkma≥

tPmkv t{Kkn-bn¬\n∂v Hfn-t®m-Spw-t]mse apdn-°p-≈n-te°v Xncn-sI-t∏m-bn. t{Kkn°v tZjyw ]nSn-®m¬ ]ns∂ IÆp-Im-Wn-s√∂v tPmkn-\-dn-bmw. Bscbpw t\m´-an-√. ap≥]v Cu hSn-sIm≠v as‰mcp Iu¨kn-esd X√n-bXv ChnsS ]m´m-Wv. t{Kkn-bpsS t]cn¬ ]e tIkp-I-fp-ap-≠m-bncp-∂p. AwK-ssh-I-ey-Øns‚ B\p-Iq-ey-Øn¬ h≥]ng sImSp-t°≠n h∂n-s√-¶nepw cmjv{Sob {]h¿Ø-\-ßfn¬ \n∂v t{Kkn°p hne-°p-≠m-bn. ‘B\o’, t{Kkn D®-Øn¬ hnfn-®p. AhƒthKw Xmsg-sb-Øn. apdn-bn-emsI NnX-dnb Nn√p-I-j-W-ßƒ Ahƒ I≠p. ‘Rm\n-t∏mƒXs∂ ¢o≥ sNømw aΩn.’ t{Kkn H∂p-aq-fn. ‘AXn\m \ns∂ hnfn-s®’. t{Kkn AI-tØ°p \S-∂p. B\n°v F√m-h-tcmSpw shdp∏p tXm∂n. BZy-ambn Hcp A\y ho´n-te°p h∂-Xm-Wv. AXpw `¿Ømhns‚ ho´n-te-°v. F∂n-´m-Wn-ß-s\. Ahn-sS-sb√mw XpS®p hrØn-bm-°n-bn´v B\n apdn-bn-te°p \S-∂p. k¶-Shpw hn-j-ahpw ImcWw XnI´n h∂ Ic-®n¬ Ahƒ°v AS-°m-\m-bn-√. B\n°p ISpØ £oWw tXm∂n. InS-°-bpsS ]Xp-]-Xp-∏n-te°v Xe Nmbv®p shdpsX InS-∂-tX-bp-≈p. s]s´∂p ap‰Øv Imdp-h∂p \n¬°p∂ i_vZw tI´p. B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ hnS¿∂p. Xs‚ {]nb-X-a-\nXm h∂n-cn-°p-∂p. Xs∂ Fs{X \mfp IqSn ImWp-I-bm-Wv. Ccp ssII-fn-ep-ta-¥n Cu InS-°n-bpsS kpJ-io-Xfn-an-te°v Ct∏mƒ X≈n-bn-Spw. XWpØ a\- n\p C\n hyk-\n-t°-≠-Xn-√. B\n-bpsS D≈p-ap-W¿∂p. Ahƒ apdn°p ]pd-tØ°v BImw-£-tbmsS h∂p. PÃn≥ Imdn¬\n∂pw ]pd-Øn-d-ßn. B\n-bpsS apJØv Hcp ]p©ncn ]c∂p. B ]p©ncn am™Xv s]s´-∂m-bn-cp-∂p.

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D∑m-Z-i-e-`-ßƒ PÃn≥ h∂n-d-ßnb Imdn-\p-≈n-en-cp∂ c≠p bph-Xn-I-tfmSv PÃn≥ bm{X ]d-bp-∂p. Ah¿ ]c-kv]cw Npw_n-°p-∂p. ]pdw-cm-Py-ß-fn¬ hnS-]-d-b-en\v Npw_\w ]Xn-hm-sW∂v Adn-bm-sa-¶nepw ico-csØ Xf¿Øp∂ Hcp]mSv tNmZy-ßƒ B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ h∂-e-®p. Imdn¬h∂ kv{XoI-fm-cmWv? C{X-sshIn Ah-tcm-sSm∏w Imdn¬ h∂n-d-ß-W-sa-¶n¬ PÃn-\p-ambn Ah¿°p≈ _‘-sa-¥mhpw? B\n a\-knse kzbw imkn-®p. A\m-hiy Nn¥-I-sfm∂pw th≠. Chn-SpsØ BZy Zn\-a-t√. F¶n-ep-a-hƒ°v a\-kns‚ XnI-´-ep-Isf \nb-{¥n-°m-\m-bn-√. ho´n-te°p Ib-dn-b-t∏mƒ Xs∂ BZyw I≠Xv s]m´n-sØ-dn-°p∂ Hc-Ωm-bn-b-Ω. Ct∏mƒ I¨ap-∂n¬ cm{Xn sshIn a‰p kv{XoI-tfm-sSm∏w Imdn¬ h∂n-d-ßp∂ `¿Øm-hv. ]pXp-°m-gvN-I-fmb-Xp-sIm-≠mhpw Cu Nn¥-Iƒ. B\n kzbw ]d-™p. ]pXnb tZiw, Bƒ°m¿ hnhn[ kz`m-h-hn-ti-j-ß-fp-≈-h¿. F√mw a\-kn-em-°m≥ ka-b-sa-Sp-°pw. F√mh-cp-sSbpw ap∂n¬ Fcn-bp-s∂mcp hnf-°mbn Xocm-\mWv {]m¿Y-\. ZmºXyw {]W-b-Øns‚ Hcp kwKa km£m-XvIm-chpw sFiz-cy-Øns‚ hnf-°p-am-Wv. Xe-ap-d-I-fpsS XpS°-am-W-Xv. kº-∂s‚ kar-≤n-tb-°mƒ ]mh-s∏-´-hs‚ ]´nWn Db¿∂p \nev°p-∂Xv AXv a\-kn-em-°n-bXn-\m-em-Wv. Imdn-en-cp∂ kv{XoI-fpsS apJw sXfn-™p-I-≠n-√. PÃn-s\m∏w tPmen sNøp-∂-h-cm-Ipw. a\kv \nb-{¥Ww-hn-´p-t]m-Ip-∂p. B\n°v AhnsS \n¬°m-\m-bn-√. Ahƒ apdn-bn-te°p XncnsI h∂p. ]pdØv a™pIm‰p hoip-∂p-≠v. Ipd-®p-k-a-b-Øn-\p-tijw PÃn≥ apdn-bn-se-Øn. PÃns\ I≠Xpw Ahƒ I´n-en¬\n-s∂gp-t∂-‰p. ap∂n¬ Nncn-XqIn \n¬°p∂ B\n-bpsS IÆp-I-fn-te°v \nan-j-ßtfmfw Abmƒ t\m°n-\n-∂p. Hcp \nan-jw. PÃn≥ Ahsf Ic-h-e-b-Øn-sem-Xp-°n. amtdm-S-a¿Øn Npw_-\-ßƒsIm≠p s]mXn-™p. a\knse Ahy-‡-amb Bi-¶-Iƒ°v hncm-a-an´ \nan-j-ßƒ... B\n-bpsS apJw Nph-∂p-Xp-Sp-Øp. ‘lu B¿bp Um¿enMv’ Ah-fpsS Ihn-fp-I-fn-te°v Hcp Npw_-\-sam-gp-°p-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ PÃn≥ tNmZn®p. ‘ss^≥. F¥m Fb¿t]m¿´n¬ hcmt™’˛ apJØp ]cn-`-h-Øns‚ \ng¬ hncn®v B\n tNmZn-®p. ‘Hm Bw tkmdn, sF t\m bp th¿ en‰n¬ A]vsk-‰v. _´v sF thmkv C≥ C ao‰nwKv Hu´v Hm^v e≠≥. ssa Im¿ Cukv Ãn¬ C≥ Hm^o-kv. ssa {^≠vkv t{Um]vkv an lo¿.’ PÃn≥ NSp-e-ambn ]d™p \n¿Øn. ‘Rms\{X t\c-ambn ImØn-cn-°p-∂p-sh∂v Adn-bmtam \u Bw lm∏n.’ ‘sh¬ B\n, lo¿ sse^v D≠-t√m. shcn _nkn. tZ¿ Cukv s\m k^n-j‚ v ssSw.’ PÃn≥ jqkv Agn-®p-am-‰n. tIm´pw ssSbpw j¿´p-sa√mw Ahƒ hmßn. Ae-am-c-bnse lm¶-dn¬ C´p. `£Ww Ign-®n-´mWv h∂-sX-¶nepw PÃn≥ B\n-tbmSp tNmZn-®p. ‘bp lmUv bph¿ Un∂¿?’ ‘lu Iym≥ sF... hnXv Hu´v bp?’ ‘Hm bp kn√n’ PÃn≥ Ah-sf-Iq´n AI-tØ°v \S-∂p. Xo≥ta-i-bn¬ {_Upw Cd-®n-°-dnbpw a‰p hn`-hßfpw \nc-∂p. h¿W-Nn-√p-I-fp≈ Ae-am-c-bn¬\n∂pw PÃn≥ Hcp ho™p Ip∏nbpw c≠p •mkp-Ifpw tai∏p-dØp sIm≠p-h-®p. c≠p •mkp-I-fn-te°pw ho™p ]I¿∂p. ]pdØv a™v ]pX-∏p-Iƒ agbv°p hgn-am-dn-Øp-S-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. an∂-ep-Iƒ `qan-bn-te°v sXdn-®p-h-∂p. ho™p c≠p-•m-kp-I-fn¬ ]I¿∂Xv B\nsb Akz-ÿ-bm-°n. X\n-°p-th-≠n-bmtWm? PÃn≥ Nntbgvkv ]d™v ho™pw hdpØ tImgn-°mepw Ign-®p-Xp-S-ßn. ]pdØv ag I\-Øp. A{]-Xo-£n-X-amb Hcn-Sn-bn¬ P\m-e-Iƒ hnd-®p. B\n {_Uv Ign-°p-Ibpw PÃn≥ Ign-°p-∂Xv IuXp-I-tØmsS t\m°n-bn-cn-°p-I-bp-am-bn-cp-∂p. \m´n¬ h∂-t∏mƒ Cu Zpio-e-sam-∂p-an-s√-∂m-bn-cp∂p ]d-™-Xv. F∂n-´n-t∏mƒ `¿Øm-hns‚ BZy-k-Ωm\w Hcp tIm∏ el-cn. ]pXp-a-W-hm-f-s\m∏w D√-kn-°m≥... Ah-fpsS apJØv \nk-lm-b-X-bpsS Hmf-ßƒ Cc-ºn. ‘B\n Znkv Cukv t^m¿ bp. Znkokv t\m´v enIz¿, πokv lmhv C‰v.’ PÃn≥ •mkn-sem-gn-®n-cn-°p∂ ssh≥ Nq≠n-∏-d-™p. ‘t\m PÃn≥. CsXm∂pw IpSn®v F\n°p ioe-an-√.’ ‘sFt\m, sFt\m... _´v Znkv Cukv e≠≥. Sp aÃv AIvsk]v‰v Z Iƒ®¿ lo¿.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-16-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘F\n°p th≠, Rm≥ O¿Zn-°pw.’ PÃn≥ a\-kn-em-Im-Ø-h-s\-t∏mse Ahsf Xpdn-®p-t\m-°n. ‘hm´v i¿.... O¿.....’ ‘sF tkkv sF hn¬ shman‰v.’ PÃn≥ CjvS-s∏-SmØ a´n¬ Fgp-t∂-‰p. ‘HmsI. sZ≥ Bw tKmbnwKv.’ B\n-bpsS D≈p ]nS-™p. A\p-k-c-W-bn-√mØ `mcy F∂m-bn-cn-°ptam PÃns‚ a\-kn-ep-≈-Xv. AXpsIm-≠m-hp-at√m Fgp-t∂-‰-Xv. Hcp Im‰n¬ P\me Xpd-∂-S-™p. Ahƒ PÃns\ XncnsI Itk-c-bn¬ ]nSn®n-cp-Øn-bn´p Nncn-®p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘C{X-thKw tZjy-s∏t´m? hey tZjy-°m-c-\mtWm?’ ‘tZjy...-Mmlv t\m’ PÃn≥ ho™v ho≠pw •mkn-te°p ]I¿∂p. Ahƒ Bi-¶-tbmsS •mkn-te-°p‰p t\m°n. Chn-sS-bp-≈-h-sc√mw aZyw Ign-°p-∂-h-cmtWm? Pohn-XØn¬ Xmt\-‰hpw IqSp-X¬ shdp-Øn-cp∂ km[\w X\n-°p-]-tbm-Kn-t°≠n hcp-tam. PÃn≥ Hcp knK-c-‰n\p Xo sImfp-Øn. ‘B\n, luthmkv bph¿ tP¿Wn’. ‘ss\kv.’ ‘ss^≥, hm´v F_u´v bph¿ ^manen?’ ‘F√m-h¿°pw kpJw-’˛-B\n ]d-™p. ]pI-®p-cp-fp-Iƒ B\n-bpsS ImgvN Hcp-am{X ad-®p. ‘ko B\n, sF hpUv sseIv Sp sS¬ bp thm¨Xnw-Kv.’ Ahƒ Ahs\ D‰p-t\m-°n. ‘bp t\m ssa amw... jn Cukv ssa Hmƒ C≥ Hmƒ... πokv tUm¨Sv ta‰v sl¿ A]vsk-‰v. C√ F¶n¬ \n\°v HØncn tπm_vfw s^bvkv sNtø-≠n-h-cpw.’ AXn-s\mcp ap∂-dn-bn-∏ns‚ Nph-bp-s≠∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. ‘HmsI. PÃn≥. hn¬ ss{S.’ ‘bp]v Zm‰vkv KpUv.’ Ahƒ Ahs‚ apJ-Øp-\n∂pw IsÆ-Sp-Øn-√. Ah≥ thK-Øn¬ ap∂n-en-cp∂ •mkv Imen-bm-°n. Ahs‚ Fcn-bp∂ IÆp-Iƒ Xs∂ Hcp ie-`-sØ-t∏mse th´-bm-Sp-∂p-sh∂v Ahƒ°v tXm∂n. knK-c-‰n-s‚bpw ho™n-s‚bpw K‘w apdn-°p-≈n¬ \nd-™p-\n-∂p. ]pdØv agbv°v i‡n Ipd-™p-Xp-Sßn-bn-cp-∂p. Ah-fpsS a\-kn¬ Ahs‚ B{K-l-ap-W¿Ønb Nn¥-Iƒ t]mcm-´-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. B\n-bpsS ap≥]n¬ PÃn-s\m-gn®p sImSpØ ho™v hnd-ßen-®n-cp-∂p. Hcp-Imcyw a\-kn-em-t°-≠X - p-≠v. kma¿Yy-ap≈ ]Xv\n-am¿t° \√ `h-\ß - ƒ ]Sp-Øp-b¿Øm-\m-Iq. ]pXnb `h-\-Øn¬ Imep-Ip-Ønb Xm\Xv CSn-®p-I-f-b-cp-Xv. `¿Øm-°-∑msc ssZh-sØ-t∏mse I≠v Ah-cpsS B{Kl-ßƒ km[n-®p-sIm-Sp-°-Ww. Ah-cpsS Zml-a-S-t°-≠Xv ]Xv\n-am-cpsS Npa-Xe Xs∂˛ Ah-fpsS a\kv Xnc-bn-f-°-ßfn¬ Ie-ßn. amtdm-S-a¿Øn PÃn≥ ]pW¿∂-t∏mgpw Icƒ Ie-°p∂ aZy-Øns‚ K‘-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. IpSn-®n-´mWv h∂ncn-°p-∂-sX∂v At∏mtg a\-kn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Ccp-]-Øn-\mep aWn-°qdpw aZy-im-e-Iƒ IÆp Xpd-∂n-cn-°p∂ alm-\-K-c-a-t√. elcn \pW™v BÀm-Zn-°mw. Agn-™m-Smw. F¥p sNø-W-sa-∂-dn-bmsX X\n°p ap∂n-en-cn-°p∂ •mkn-te°p t\m°n B\n-bn-cp-∂p. \mhv Blm-cw-I≠v cpNn-b-dn-bm-dn-√. AXv Ign-®p-t\m-°p-tºm-gm-Wv. cpNn®p t\m°msX hn[n \n¿W-bn°p-∂-sX-ß-s\. Aev]w ho™p-I-gn-®m¬ BImiw AS¿∂p hogp-I-sbm-∂p-an-√. a\kpw ico-chpw an∂¬]nW-cm-I-W-sa-¶n¬ ho™n-s‚ -e-lcn \pW-bmsX ]‰n-√. F¥n\v Xms\mcp X\n-\m-´n≥]p-d-Øp-Im-cn-bpsS ISpw-]n-Sp-Ø-ßƒ FSp-Ø-Wn-b-Ww. C\n-bp≈ Imew Chn-S-Øs∂ ]m¿t°-≠-Xm-Wv. `¿Øm-hns‚ CjvSßƒ Adn™v A\p-k-cn-®v... PÃns‚ `mcy-bm-I-sa-¶n¬ ho™p IpSn-°msX ]‰n-√. kvt\l-sa-t∏mgpw Hcp sh¥ ap´-bm-bn-cn-°pw. ]pdsØ sh≈bv°v cpNn ImWn-√. AIsØ a™-bv°mWv cpNn. sh≈sb am‰n AIsa \nd-bp∂ a™sb Is≠-Sp-t°-≠-Xp-≠v. Xms\mcp kzm¿∞-bm-sW∂p PÃn≥ ]d-™m¬ \ntj-[n-°m-\m-hptam? X\n°p ho™v CjvS-an-√m-Ø-Xv, AXv ap≥]v cpNn®p t\m°m-Ø-Xn¬ BcmWp Ip‰-°m¿. Xs‚ a\ ns‚ Af-hp-I-fp-]-tbm-Kn®v a‰p-≈-hsc Af-°m-≥ ]mSn-√. Ahƒ Nn¥-I-fpsS Ccp-]p-d-ß-fm¬ th´-bm-S-s∏-´p. Hcp \√ `mcy-bpsS B`-cWw kvt\l-tØ-°mƒ aZy-amtWm? a\p-jy≥ krjvSn-s®-Sp-Ø-X√ kvt\l-hnIm-c-hn-ti-j-ßƒ. AXv {]]-©-ap≈ Imew-ap-X-ep-≠v. kvt\l-Øns‚ A®p-X-≠n-emWv `qan t]mepw \neIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-17-Imcq¿ tkma≥

\n¬°p-∂-Xv. tcmKhpw ]´n-Wnbpw ZpxJhpw kz]v\hpw `bhpw Adnhpw Adn-hn-√m-bvabpwt]mse ho™v Ahƒs°mcp `mc-am-bn. ssIIp-S-s™-dn-™m¬ sXdn®p t]mIm-Ø-h. CXp IpSn-®n-s√-¶n¬ Fgp-t∂‰p t]mIp-sa∂p PÃn≥ ]d-bp-∂Xv kzm¿Y-X-b-t√. `mcy-bpsS kzmX{¥yw \ntj-[n-°p-∂p. F¶nepw H∂p-≠v. F√mw AwKo-I-cn-®m¬ A\p-k-cn-®m¬ kz¥-sa∂p ]d-bp-∂-h¿°v AXneqsS \¬Ip∂ B\µw hep-Xm-Wv. ]t£ kvt\l-Øns‚ ]cn-ip-≤n-bn¬ aZyw-I-e¿Øn-bm-h-Wtam B B\µw t\Sp-hm≥. tPmkv ]d-™Xv Hm¿Ω-bn-se-Øn. Ieym-W-Øn\p ap≥t] \m´n-ep≈ s]Æns\ ths≠∂v PÃn≥ ]d-™n-cp-∂p. Ah¿s°m∂pw \K-cØn¬ Pohn-°p-∂-h-sc-t∏mse BIm≥ ]‰n-√-s{X. Hcp-\n-anjw Ahƒ Nn¥-I-fpsS Imep-jy-tØmSp hnS-]-d™p. ]pdØv ag s]bvsXm-Sp-ßn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. XWp-∏-cn-®n-d-ßp-∂p. B\n bm{¥n-I-ambn tai-∏p-d-Øn-cp∂ hos™-SpØp IpSn-®p. No™ ap´ Ie-°n-Ip-Sn-°p∂ A\p-`-hw. ‘kvam¿´v tKƒ.’ PÃns‚ Np≠p-Iƒ Ahsf A`n-\µ - n-®p. ssIhn-ce - p-Iƒ C°n-fn-bp-W¿Øn. Dd-ßn-°n-S∂ - Dd-hI - ƒ DW¿∂p. knc-Iƒ XpSn-®p-\n-∂p. Hcp •mkvIqSn PÃn≥ Ahƒ°mbn ]I¿∂p. Ahƒ Ahs‚ hnc-ep-I-fp-b¿Ønb •mknse ho™p \pI¿∂p. -I-Æp-Ifpw Ihn-fp-Ifpw Nph-∂p. knc-I-fn-te°v Hcp sshZyp-X-{]-hmlw t]mse. t\m´w t\sc \n¬°p-∂n-√. Ah-sft¥m ]d-bm≥ h∂Xv \mhp kΩ-Xn-®n-√. hb-‰n¬ Xnc-am-e-Iƒ. ImepIƒ°v ico-c-hp-ambn _‘-an-s√∂p tXm∂n. aµ-X. PÃn-s\t¥m ]d-bp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ah-f-sXm∂pw tI´n-√. h√msX O¿Zn-°m≥ hcp-∂p-≠v. _mXvdq-an-te°v B\n th®p \S-∂p. ]Øp-an-\n-‰p-tijw B\n XncnsI ssU\nwKv dqan-se-Øn. PÃn≥ tai-∏pdw apgp-h≥ hrØn-bm-°n-bn-cp∂p. Ahƒ Ign-®-Xp-ap-gp-h≥ O¿Zn-®p-t]m-bn. At∂tc ]d-™-XmWv PÃn-t\m-Sv. tπ‰p-Iƒ ASp-°n-h-®n´v PÃn≥ Ahƒ°-cn-In-se-Øn. hnImcw Pzen-°p∂ \mep-I-Æp-Iƒ. bp≤w sNbvXp. Ah≥ Ahsf X∂n-te-°-Sp-∏n-®p. Ah-fpsS Np≠p-Iƒ \pW-™p. Ahs‚ hnc-ep-Iƒ Ah-fpsS ico-c-Ønen-g-™p. Ahsf Hcp Ip™n-s\-t∏mse ssII-fn-se-SpØv Ah≥ _Uvdq-an-te°p \S-∂p. t\cw ]pe¿∂Xpw a™p-]m-fn-Iƒ°n-S-bn-eqsS kqcy-\p-W¿∂Xpw B\n Adn-™n-√. kpJ-I-c-amb Hc-\p`-h-Øns‚ Be-ky-Øn-em-bn-cp∂p Ahƒ. ‘B\o...’ ac-W-a-Wn-t]mse apg-ßnb PÃns‚ aΩn-bpsS kzcw Ah-fpsS ImXp-I-sf-bp-e-®p. IÆp-Xp-d-∂p. ]pX-∏p-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ \·-amb Hcp ]mh-t]mse Xm≥ InS-°p-∂p. \mWhpw `oXnbpw Ahsf hcn-™p-ap-dp-°n. NnX-dn-°n-S-°p∂ XpWn-Iƒ hmcn-Np‰n Ahƒ \·X ad-®p. apSn-hm-cn-sbm-Xp°n i_vZ-ap≠m-°msX hmXn¬ Xpd∂v ]pd-tØ°v \S-∂p. apdn°p ap∂n¬ ho¬sN-b-dn-en-cn-°p∂ t{Kkn Ahsf h\y-ambn Xpdn®p t\m°n. ASp-Øn-cp∂ Idpº\pw t{Kkn-bpsS aSnbnen-cp∂ shfp-ºnbpw B\nsb `oXn-s∏-Sp-Øn. Hcp-\n-anjw Ahƒ Xcn-®p-\n-∂p. F¥m-Wn-h¿ Cßs\ t\m°p-∂Xv? ChnsS Fs¥-¶nepw kw`-hnt®m? AtXm Fgp-t∂¬°m≥ Xma-kn-®Xp-sIm-≠mtWm? amØn Cs∂-Øn-s√∂p ]d-™Xv Ah-tfm¿Øp. C∂sØ ASp-°-f-tPmen Xs∂ Gev]n®n-´mWv t]mb-Xv. Ah-fpsS DS-™-i-co-chpw XnW¿Ø Np≠p-Ifpw. t{Kkn tcmjtØmsS Af∂p adn-®p-t\m-°n. aΩn°v Im∏nbpw ]q®bv°pw ]´n°pw Blm-chpw sImSp-t°≠ ka-bhpw Ignt™m? aΩn-tbmSv cmhn-se-bp≈ kabw tNmZn-®n-cp-∂p-an-√. PÃn≥ C{X cmhnse Fhn-sS-t∏m-bn. H∂p hnfn-®p-t]m-ep-an-√-t√m. Idp-º≥ Ahsf t\m°n H∂p Ipc-®p. ‘h∂n´v Hcp-Zn-hkw t]mep-am-bn-√. AXn\p aptº XpSßn IpSn®v IqØm-Sn-bp≈ Dd-°w. \ns∂-bn-hnsS sIm≠p-h∂ - Xv IpSn®p IqØm-Sm-\√ - . RßsS Imcyw t\m°m\m a\-kn-emtbm? Fhn-sS-bmSo Fs‚ s_UvtIm^n.’ t{Kkn Aedn Aev]w ]cp-ß-temsS B\n ]d-™p. ‘DSt\ sIm≠p-hcmw aΩo. Ahƒ°v Ip‰-t_m[w tXm∂n. F{X-th-K-amWv F√mw ad-∂-Xv. Xncn™p \S-∂p. t{Kkn ]nd-In¬\n∂pw hnfn-®p. ‘\ob-hnsS \n°v’ Ahƒ Xncn-™v t{K-knsb t\m°n. ‘\ns∂ F{X-h´w hnfn-s®-∂-dn-bm-tam. \m´nse s]Æm-Ipºw Iptd A®-S°w ImWp-sa∂p Icp-Xn. F√mw sX‰n. Ahn-sSbpw s]Æp-ßƒ aZy-]n®p IqØm-Sm≥ XpS-ßntbm?’ B\n Ic-®n-ens‚ ht°m-f-sa-Øn-bn-cp-∂p. ‘aΩo Rm≥ sX‰p-Im-cn-b√. Fs∂...’ ‘aXn.. aXn.. sX‰p sNbvXXv Rm\m. \ns∂-t∏m-sem-sc-Æ-Øns\ Ctßm´v sI´n-sb-Sp-ØXv. Fs‚ kz`mhw \n\-°-dn-b-Øn-√.’ t{Kkn H∂p \n¿Øn-bn´p ]d-™p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-18-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘t\m°v Ggp-aWn apX¬ Fs‚ Ip´n-Iƒ ]´n-Wn-bn-cn-°p-I-bm, Ct∏m ka-b-sa-{X-bmbn? F´-c. ]ns∂, ASp-°-tf¬ tIdp-∂-Xn\p apºv Ipfn-®n´v tIdn-bm¬a-Xn. hodpw hrØn-bp-ap-t≠m-∂m-c-dn-™p.’ t{Kkn ho¬sN-b-dp-ap¥n AI-tØ°p ]m™p-t]m-bn. t{Kkn-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ k¶-Shpw tZjy-hp-ap-≠m-°n. h¿Ø-am\w tI´m¬ Ah¿°m-hiyw acp-a-I-sf-b√ the-°m-cnsb BsW∂p tXm∂pw. Xm\n-∂se Ctßm´p h∂-X-t√-bp-≈q. Ipsd-\m-fsØ CS-th-f-bv°p-tijw {]nb-X-as\ ImWp-s∂mcp kv{Xo. Ipd®p IqSp-X¬ Dd-ßn-t∏m-bn. Ch-cp-samcp kv{Xob-t√. Ch¿s°-¥m-WXv a\-kn-em-Im-Ø-Xv. Ch¿s°mcp aI-fp-≠m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ s]cp-am-dp-∂Xv Cß-s\-bm-Iptam. F√m-bn-SØpw sX‰p-Iƒ am{Xw ImWp-I. AXv Xncp-Øm-\p-]-tZ-in-°msX a‰p-≈-hsc k¶-S-s∏-Sp-Øp-I. B k¶-S-Øn¬ kt¥mjw Is≠Øp-I. arK-ßƒt]mepw Cßs\ Nn¥n-°n-√. Chsc Hc-Ω-sb-t∏m-se-bmWv Xm≥ I≠-Xv. Hc-Ω-bpsS kvt\lw Adn-bmsX hf¿∂ X\n°v AΩm-bnbΩ AΩ-bm-Ip-sa∂p {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂p. IW-°p-Iq-´-ep-Iƒ ]ng-®p-t]m-Ip-∂p. kºØpw A[n-Im-c-hp-ap-s≠-¶n¬ a‰p-≈-hsc ASn-a-Isft∏mse ImWp∂ a\p-jy¿. Ch-sc-¥mWv am\-kn-I-tcm-Knsbt∏mse s]cp-am-dp-∂-Xv. IpSn®v IqØm-Sn-btX Ah-cpsS aI≥ \n¿_-‘n®p IpSn-∏n-®n-´-t√. Ch-cpw- ho™v IpSn-°m-dn-t√. kz¥w `¿Øm-hns\ AI-Ø-f-Øn-en-cpØn A\y-]p-cp-j\v aZyhpw ico-chpw hnf-ºp∂ kv{Xo... ho™v IpSn®v IqØm-Sn-sb∂v Ip‰-s∏-Sp-Øp-∂p. Ahƒ°v h√msX Ah-⁄-tXm-∂n. Hcp `mcy-sb∂ ]Z-hn-bn-en-cn-°m≥ t]mepw tbmKy-X-bn-√mØ kv{Xo a‰p-≈-hsc s]cp-am‰®´w ]Tn-∏n-°p∂p. I]S kZm-Nm-c-Øns‚ apJw-aq-Sn-b-Wn™v kwkvImcw k¿h-⁄m-\nsb t]mse {]kw-Kn-°p-∂-h¿. Xm≥ AS-°-hp-sam-Xp-°-hp-ap≈ s]Æmbn Xs∂-bmWv hf¿∂-Xv. Ch-sc-°mfpw sa®-amWv Xs‚ kwkvImcw.Ahƒ Nn¥-Isf imkn-s®m-Xp-°n. \mhns\ Ib-dqcn hnSm-Ø-h¿ Adn-hp-≈-h-cm-sW∂v A∏-s\-t∏mgpw ]d-bm-dp-≈-tXm¿Øp. Xs‚ ico-cØnse Aip≤ c‡-tbm-´-ßsf Adn-hns‚ c‡w ip≤o-I-cn-°p-sa∂v Ahƒ°p-tXm-∂n. Ahƒ kzbw imkn-®p.AΩm-bn-b-Ω-bm-sW-¶nepw sX‰p I≠m¬ Xncp-Øm-\p≈ A[n-Im-c-a-h¿°p-≠v. aΩn F¥pw-]-d-bt´, A]-am-\n-°-s´. `qan-tbmfw £an-°Ww s]Æv F∂mWv A∏≥ ]Tn-∏n-®-Xv. kln-°mw, £an-°mw... IÆn¬\n-∂p-Xn¿∂ ag-Øp-≈n-Iƒ XpS®v Ahƒ ASp-°-f-bn-te°p \S-∂p. AhnSpsØ ImgvN-Iƒ Ahsf Aº-c-s∏-Sp-Øn.

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{[ph-{]-tZ-iß - ƒ ASp-°-f-bn¬ `£-W-sams° Xbm-dm-bn-cn-°p-∂p. Nmb-I-∏p-I-fn¬ \n∂pw Bhn ]d-°p-∂p. ]m{X-ß-fn¬ Idp-º\pw shfp-ºn-°p-ap≈ Blm-cw. Ahƒ°p Pmfy-X-tXm-∂n. H∏w kt¥m-j-hpw.-A-Xn-cm-hnse Fgp-t∂‰v Blm-c-ap-≠m-°p∂ AΩm-bn-b∏s\ H´pw {]Xo-£n-®n-√. amØn hcmØ Znh-k-ß-fn¬ tPmkn-\mWv ASp-°-f-∏-Wn-sb∂v Adn-bn-√m-bn-cp∂p. t\cw \t∂ ]pe¿s∂-¶nepw ]pd-sØßpw i_vZ-sam-∂p-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. XWp-∏n¬ Poh-Pm-e-ßƒ ac-hn-®pIn-S-∂p. ‘]∏ Rm≥ sNbvtXm-fmw.’ Ahƒ kvt\l-tØmsS ]d-™p. ‘BZyw tamfp-t]mbn Ipfn-®n-´p-hm, AXt√ DØ-c-hv.’ hm’eyw Xpfp-ºp∂ hm°p-Iƒ. B\n°v Xs‚ A∏s\ Hm¿a-h-∂p. Ahƒ Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-te°v t]mbn. Hcp apdn-°p-≈n¬ HXp-ßn-°-gn-bm-\mWv B{K-l-sa-¶nepw hoSns‚ ap°nepw aqe-bnepw tPmkns‚ IÆpIƒ FØm-dp-≠v. ImcWw as‰m-∂p-a-√, ho´n-\p-≈n¬ Fs¥-¶nepw Imcy-ßƒ°v XS-k-ap-≠m-bm¬ AXn\p ]gn-tIƒt°-≠n-h-cnI Xm\m-bn-cn-°p-sa∂v tPmkn-\v \∂mb-dn-bmw. ASp-°-f-bnse ho™ns‚ K‘-ap≈ Ip∏nbpw •mkp-Ifpw I≠-t∏mtg Xte-cm{Xn \S-∂-sX-¥m-sW∂v tPmkn\p a\-kn-em-bn. kz¥w `mcybv°v ho™p-sIm-SpØv el-cn-bn-emgvØn t`mKn-°p-I. CXn\v Adn-hn√mbva F∂√ Al-¶m-c-sa∂p ]d-b-Ww. Ch-s\ms° ]Tn-∏p-≠m-bn´v F¥p-^ew? sX‰p-Isf a\p-jy≥ apf∏n-s®-Sp-°p-I-bm-Wv. kz¥w lrZ-b-Øn-emWv ]m]-ß-fpsS hnØp-Iƒ ]mIp-∂-Xv. Hcp s]Æns\ aZy-e-l-cn-bn-emgvØn Xf¿Øn Dd-°p∂ `¿Øm-hv. Ahƒ Fgp-t∂¬°m≥ Xma-kn-®-Xn\v iIm-c-hp-ambn FØp∂ AΩm-bn-b-Ω. F¥mWv Xs‚ kXv]p-{X≥ hnNm-cn-°p-∂-Xv. Ch-s\m∏w IpSn®p IqØm-Sn-\-S-°p∂ s]¨Ip-´n-I-sf-t∏m-se-bmWv F√m-h-cp-sat∂m? kz¥w A—s\ Xncn-®-dn-bm-\m-hmØ F{Xtbm A\m-Y-cpsS \mSmWv CXv. Hcp ae-bmfn s]¨Ip-´n°pw Aß-s\-sbm-c-hÿ D≠m-b-Xmbn Adnhn-√.. Cs√-∂mWv hnizm-kw. B\n-bpsS hmSnb apJw ImWp-tºmtg k¶-Sw-tXm-∂n. ]mhw-Ip-´n. F¥p-]n-g-®n-´mWv AXns‚ Dd°w sISp-Øn-b-Xv. Im∏n CSp∂ DtZymKw X\n-°-t√. Ahƒ h∂n´v Hcp-Zn\w t]mepw Bbn-´n-√. {Iqc-X-bpsS apJw-aqSn AXn-\p-t\-scbpw AWn-™n-cn-°p-∂p. {]`mX `£-W-Øns‚ Hcp-°-ß-fn¬ tPmkv Nn¥-I-fn-te°v Iq∏p-Ip-Øn. ]s£, CsXm∂pw tNmZn-®p-IqSm. AXns‚ t]cn-emIpw ASpØ Ie-lw. Hcp ]mh-s∏´ IpSpw-_-Øn¬ P\n®v hfsc A®-S-°-tØmSpw `b`-‡n-I-tfmSpw IqSn hf¿\\ Ip´n-bm-W-hƒ. F∂n´pw AXn-t\m-Sev]w Zb Im´n-bn-√t√m? Chfpw Hcp s]Æt√? tPmkn\p ISpØ tZjyw tXm∂n. ]®-°dn Acn-™p-sIm-≠n-cp∂ ]n®mØn Xmsg-hoWv i_vZap-≠m-bn. t{Kkn A©mw-¢m-kn¬ ]Tn-°p-tºm-gmWv Cw•-≠n¬ FØn-b-Xv. \m´n¬ ]Tn-®n-cp-s∂-¶n¬ t{Kkn Cßs\-bm-Ip-am-bn-cp-∂n-s√∂v tPmkn\p tXm∂n. tIc-f-Øns‚ arZp-eX Ahƒ°p-ap-≠m-Ip-am-bn-cp-∂p. AXn-\hƒ°v `mKyw D≠m-bn-√. F∂m¬ a‰p-]e `mKy-ßfpw t{Kkn°v In´n-bnt√? \m´n-em-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ kz]v\w ImWm≥ t]mep-am-ImØ ku`m-Ky-ßƒ. c≠v kwkvIm-c-ßƒ Hcp hy‡n-bpsS kz`m-hsØ hnIr-X-ambn kzm[o-\n-°p-sa∂p Abmƒ°p tXm∂n. Hcp ]t£- AXv kwkvIm-c-ß-fpsS Ipg-∏-am-hn-√. AXp-]-tbm-Kn-°p∂ a\p-jy-cpsS Xs∂ Ipg-∏-am-Ipw. kºØpw ku`m-Ky-ß-fp-amWv a\p-jys\ Po¿W-X-bn-te°v \S-Øp-∂-Xv. kwkvIm-c-ß-fpsS \∑-Xn-∑-I-sf°p-dn®v hne-bn-cp-Øp-hm≥ X° hnZym-`ym-k-sam∂pw X\n-°n-√. ]s£, H∂-dn-bmw. kz¥w A[zm-\-^-eØn¬ Pohn-°p-I-bmWv G‰hpw \√ kwkvIm-cw. aZyw IpSn®p ab-ßp-∂Xpw kz¥-ambn Hcp I∏p-Im-∏n-t]mepw Xnf-∏n®v IpSn-°m-\-dn-bmsX sIm®Ω Na-bp∂-Xp-amWv kwkvIm-c-sa∂p Icp-Xp∂ ]Tn-∏p≈ Ch-sf-t∏m-ep≈h¿ hnUvVn-IƒXs∂. Chƒs°m∏w F¥n-\mWv Hcp `¿Øm-hns‚ IØn-th-j-Øn¬ Ign-bp-∂-sX∂v ]e-t∏mgpw Nn¥n-®n-´p-≈Xm-Wv. F√mw Ah-km-\n-∏n-°m≥ Ffp-∏-am-W-t√m. apdn-™p-t]mb c≠-‰-ßƒ Iq´n-tbm-Pn-∏n-°m≥ ]n∂o-Smhn-√. Ct∏mƒXs∂ a\-kpsIm≠v Xßƒ Ccp-{[p-h-ß-fn-em-Wv. Xm\-h-fpsS `¿Øm-hmbn Ign-b-W-sa∂v Ahƒ°v bmsXmcp \n¿_-‘-hp-an-√. Xm\-s√-¶n¬ as‰m-cmƒ Ahƒ°p-≠m-Ipw. s]¨tIm-¥≥ F∂p-hsc Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-20-Imcq¿ tkma≥

hnfn®p ]ecpw Ifn-bm-°n-bn-´p-≠v. Ifn-bm-°n-b-h¿ ]ecpw ]pXnb Imap-In-am-cpsS InS-∏-d-Iƒ tXSn t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. Xm\-hƒ°v sNfn-bn¬ ]q≠p-In-S-°p∂ kz¥w ta¬hn-em-k-an-√mØ Hcp-h-\m-Wv. \m´nse acp-`q-an-bnse DjvW-°m-‰n¬\n∂pw Cu ‘ku`m-Ky’-Øns‚ A`-b-Øn-te°v ssI]n-Sn-®p-b¿Ønb-hsc thZ-\n-∏n-°m≥ a\-kp-h-∂n-√. Xs‚ sNdnb ZpxJ-ßƒ a‰p-≈-h-cpsS kt¥m-j-Øn-\mbn ad-°p-IbmWv ]e-t∏m-gpw. Idp-º≥ Blm-c-Øn-\mbn apc≠p ImØp. shfp-ºn-bpsS Ic-®n¬. Iºn-fn-∏p-X-∏n¬ tZlw-aqSn InS-°p-Ibm-bn-cp∂p t{Kkn. ‘aΩo Im∏n IpSn-°v.’ t{Kkn ]pX-∏p-am‰n t\m°n. B\n A\p-k-c-W-bp≈ Ip´n-sb-t∏mse Ipfn-s®m-cpßn Im∏n-bp-ambn \n¬°p-∂p. ‘\n\°pw thtWm Hcp tk¿h‚ns\?’ Hcp-\n-anjw I≈w I≠p-]n-Sn-°-s∏´ Ip´n-sb-t∏mse Ahƒ ]cp-ßn. ]∏ ASp-°-f-bn¬ \n¬°p-∂Xv Ch¿ It≠m? ‘tNmZn-®Xv tI´nt√?’ ‘D∆v... th≠ tPmen-sb√mw Rm≥ sNbvtXmfmw aΩo,’ B\n ]d-™p. ‘\ns∂ ChnsS sIm≠p-h-∂Xv t]mØp-t]mse InS-∂p-d-ßm-\-√. ]ns∂ tSmbve‰pw _mØp-dqapw hoSns‚ •mkp-Ifpw F√mZnh-khpw \o‰v B≥Uv ¢o≥ Bbn-cn-°-Ww.’ ‘icn aΩo...’ Ahƒ a\k- n-√m-a-\-t msS kΩ--Xn-®p. ‘B... Chn-SpsØ a\p-jy¿°v \o‰v B≥Uv ¢o≥ hfsc {][m-\-s∏-´-Xm-Wv. tdmUp-Iƒ t]mepw ¢o\m-Wv. \n\°v th≠-sX-¥m-sW∂p h®m¬ tPmkn-t\mSv ]d-™m¬a-Xn’˛ t{Kkn-bpsS B⁄. Zp¿K‘w han-°p∂ a\-kp-ambn Pohn-°p-∂-hƒ hrØn-sb-°p-dn®p ]d-bp-∂p. XXv°mew H∂pw ]d-tb-≠. CXp h√m-sØmcp ÿnXn-X-s∂. Ch-tfm-sSm∂pw ]d-™n´pw Imcy-an-√. a\-kn¬ Chn-SpsØ cm⁄n-bmsW-∂mWv `mhw. a\p-jyXzw sXm´p-Xo-≠n-bn-´n-√. t{Kkn Im∏n-I∏v B\nsb XncnsI G¬∏n-®p-sIm≠p ]d-™p˛ ‘thKw t{_°v ^mÃv FSp-Øp-h-bv°v. ]≈n-bn¬ t]mI-Ww.’ Ahƒ ASp-°-f-bn-te°v \S-∂p. Rmb-dmgvN ]≈n-bn¬ t]mIp-∂p. \o hcp-∂pthm F∂p-t]mepw tNmZn®n-√. ]mh-s∏´ ho´nse Ip´nsb Iq´-Øn¬ sIm≠p-t]m-bm¬ AΩm-bn-b-Ω-bpsS A¥-kn\p tNcn-√m-bn-cn°pw. IÆm-Sn-bpsS ap∂n¬ ]pcnIw Idp-∏n-®p-\n∂ t{Kkn-bpsS ASp-tØ°v tPmskØn. ‘B Ip´n-sb-°qSn ]≈n-bn¬ sIm≠p-t]m-bmtem?’ tPmkv tNmZn-®p. ‘Ahsf sIm≠p-t]m-Im≥ Ah-fpsS `¿Øm-hp-≠v.’ ‘AXn-\-h≥ ]≈n-bn¬ t]mIptam?’ ‘Ah≥ ]≈nbpw {]m¿Y-\bpw Hs° D≈-h-\m-sW∂m \m´n¬ ]d-™-Xv. AsX-√∂v Cu s]Æn-s\bpw Adn-bn-°tWm?’ ‘Cbmƒ°v Ah-fpsS Imcy-Øn¬ C{X Xmev]-cy-sa¥m?’ t{Kkn-bpsS i_vZ-Øn¬ tZjyw \pc-™p-s]m¥n. ‘Fs‚ acp-tam-fm-bn´v h∂-Xt√ B Ip´n.’ ‘Hm... Cbm-fpsS acp-tamƒ. Cu hoSv t\m°m≥ Hcp s]Æns\ Is≠-Ømt\ G¬∏n-®n-´p-≈q. a‰p Imcyßƒ t\m°m≥ PÃn-\p-≠v.’ ‘Ah-sf-°qSn ]≈n-bn¬ sIm≠p-t]m-bm¬ Ah-s\¥p ]d-bm-\m.’ tPmkns‚ tNmZy-Øn\v Hcp At]£-bpsS [z\n-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ‘tPmtk... \s√mcp Znh-k-am-bn´v Fs∂ shdpsX tZjyw ]nSn-∏n-°-cp-Xv.’ ‘A`n-{]mbw ]d-™-t∂-bp-≈q.’ £am-]-W-tØmsS tPmkv Xe-Xm-gvØn. ‘Ahsf ]≈n-bn¬ sIm≠p-t]m-ItWm ]≈n-°p-S-Øn¬ sIm≠p-t]m-ItWm Fs∂ms° Xocp-am-\n-°p∂Xv Rß-f-√msX Cbmfv Xe ]pI-bvt°-≠.’ tPmkv {ia-Øn¬\n∂pw ]n¥n-cn™v ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. t{Kkn cq£-ambn tPmkns\ t\m°n \n∂p. Ah-fpsS Imcy-Øn¬ F¥n-\mWv C{X XmXv]-cyw. cmhnse Xs∂ ASp-°-f-bn¬ FØn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. AXpw Ahƒt]mepw hnfn-°m-sX. a\-kn-ep≈ taml-ßƒ F¥msW∂v Adn-bn-√. BWp-ßsf hc-®-h-c-bn¬ \n¿Øn-bn-s√-¶n¬ ssIhn-´p-t]m-Ipw. Bh-iy-an-√mØ _‘ß-sfms° apf-bnte \p≈-Ww. t{Kkn ho≠pw IÆm-Sn-bn-te°v Xncn-™p. AWn-s™m-cpßn ]pd-tØ-°p-h∂ t{Kknsb B\n I≠p. Np≠p-Iƒ Nph-∏n-®v, ]pcnIw Fgp-Xn, ]´p-kmcn AWn-™v, B`-c-W-ßƒ Nm¿Øn... H‰-t\m-´-Øn¬ I≠m¬ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-21-Imcq¿ tkma≥

\m¬]-Xp-h-b-kn¬ IqSp-X¬ tXm∂n-√. BUw-_-c-Øns‚ B cm⁄n sagvkn-Ukv Imdn¬ a™ns\ Xpf®p-Iodn ]m™p-t]m-Ip-∂Xv B\n t\m°n-\n-∂p. B\n IX-I-S-®n´v apdn-bn-te°v \S-∂p. ASp-°f tPmen-°nsS t{Kkn-sb-°p-dn®v ]e IY-Ifpw tPmkv ]d-™n-cp-∂p. ]≈n-bn¬ t{Kkn D≠m°nb Iem-]-ß-sf-∏‰n t{Kknsb Ahn-sS-\n∂p ]pd-Øm-°n-b-Xn-s\-∏-‰n-sbms° tPmkv Iptdsi ]d-™p. Iu¨kn¬ tbmK-ß-fn¬ am{X-a√ ]≈n-bnepw t{Kkn Xs‚ i_vZhpw hSn-bp-ap-b¿Øn-bn-´p-≠v. t{KkntbmSv ]Ibpw Akq-b-bp-sams° D≈-h¿ t]mepw ]d-bp-∂Xv Ft∏mgpw IqsS sIm≠p-\-S-°p∂ hSn-bmWv Fw.-]n.-ÿm-\hpw a{¥n ÿm\-hp-sams° \jvS-s∏-Sp-Øn-bXv F∂m-Wv. ]m›mXy cmPyØv ho™p-Ip-Snbpw hnhm-tl-Xc _‘-ß-fp-sams° XnI®pw hy‡n-]-c-am-sW-¶nepw ae-bm-fn-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ Aß-s\-bp-≈-h¿ am\n-°-s∏-Sn-√.Ct∏mƒ t{Kkn t]mIp∂ ]≈n-bnse sshkv {]kn-U‚ns‚ ]Zhn 15 h¿j-ambn t{Kkn-°mWv. AsXm-c-e-¶m-c-am-sW∂p IcpXn ]≈n°p hmcn-t°mcn kw`m-h-\-Iƒ \evIp-∂p-≠v. B ]Zhn \ne\n¿Øm≥. t{Kkn BZy-sams° s]mbvs°m-≠n-cp∂ ]≈n-bn¬ A[n-Imcw ssIb-S-°m≥ {ian-®-t∏m-gmWv Ahn-sS\n∂pw ]pd-Øm-b-Xv; A√ ]pd-Øm-°n-b-Xv. ]≈n-hn-Imcn {]kn-U‚ v ]Zhn Dt]-£n-°-W-sa∂v Bh-iy-s∏´-t∏m-gm-bn-cp∂p Iem-]-ßƒ°v XpS-°w. AXv P\-ßƒ°v ssIam-d-W-sa∂v t{Kkn ]d-™p. ]≈n-ap-‰Øv {]kw-Kn-°p-I-t]mepw sNbvXp. ‘]≈n-bpsS \s´√v D∂X DtZym-K-ÿ-∑m-c-√. hnizm-kn-I-fmb P\-ß-fm-Wv. C∂sØ an° sshZn-Icpw ss__nƒ ImWmsX ]Tn®p {]kw-Kn-°p-∂-h-cm-Wv. ssZh-h-N-\-ß-fpsS a¿a-a-dn-bn-√. AXn\p {][m\ ImcWw ]utcm-lnXyw Hcp DtZym-K-ambn amdn-b-Xp-sIm-≠m-Wv. X∑qew tZhm-e-b-ß-fn¬\n∂v tbiphpw hnizm-kn-Ifp-a-I∂p t]mIp-∂p. B hnip-≤≥ hn`m-h\w sNbvX ka-Xzhpw kvt\lhpw Cs∂-hn-sS. sshZn-I-cpsS tPmen aX-]-c-amb NS-ßp-Iƒ°v Im¿an-IXzw hln-°-e-√msX F´p-a-Wn-°q¿ tPmen \n¿_-‘-am-°-Ww.’ Fs∂ms° t{Kkn \n¿tZ-in-®p. t{Kkn-bpsS \n¿tZ-i-ßsf k`-bpsS D∂X tKm]p-c-hm-kn-Iƒ X≈n-°-f-™p. t{Kkn-bpsS {`m¥≥ sh√phn-fn-Isf t\cn-Sm≥ k`m-t\-Xm-°-∑mcpw ]≈n {]am-Wn-amcpw cl-ky-Iq-Sn-°m-gvN-Iƒ \S-Øn. t{Kkn k`bvs°mcp Xe-th-Z-\-bmbn amdp-∂-Xn¬ ]≈n-bn¬\n∂p ]pd-Øm-°m≥ \n¿tZ-i-ap-≠m-bn. s]mXp-tbmKw hnfn-®p-tN¿Øp. tZhm-e-b-Øn¬ Idp-Ø-hcpw shfp-Ø-hcpw G‰p-ap-´n. X\n-s°-Xnsc ]d-bp-∂-h¿ tbiphns\ H‰n-s°m-SpØ bqZm-kp-I-fm-sW∂v t{Kkn Xpd-∂-Sn-®p. HSp-hn¬ k`-sb- ‘A-S°w’ sNøm-s\-Ønb t{Kknsb ]≈n-bn¬\n∂v ]pd-Øm-°m≥ IΩ‰n Xocp-am-\n-®p. X\n-s°-Xnsc ]d™ Hcp tUmIvSsd t{Kkn hSn-sIm≠v ASn-°p-I-t]m-ep-ap-≠m-bn. ]pd-Ømb t{Kkn°v hmin-tb-dn, ]pXn-sbmcp k`-bp-≠m°n AXns‚ h\nXm _nj-∏mbn ÿm\-ta¬°m\p≈ tamlw \mºn-´p. hnhn[ k`-bnse kº-∂sc Hcp ISn-™m-Wn-em°n kº-∂-cpsS Hcp- k`. AXmbn-cp∂p AXn-tam-lw. kº∂ kaq-l-Øns‚ kt¥m-j-ap≈ k`. ]mh-s∏-´-hsc kº-∂∑m-cm-°p∂ B[p\nI k`. AXn-\mbn Ipsd Iq´m-fn-I-sfbpw Is≠Øn t{Kkn, kº∂ k`-bpsS e£y-ßfpw ]S-®p-hn-´p. ssZh-Øns‚ t]cn¬ A¿∏n-®Xpw ssZhw ssI∏-‰m-Ø-Xp-amb t\¿®-Iƒ°pw ImgvN-Iƒ°pw kº∂ k` ]cn-lmcw ImWpw. Cu kaq-l-Øns‚ H‰-s∏-´-hsc D≤-cn-°pw. kv{Xo ]pcpj ka-Xzhpw kzmX-{¥yhpw D≠m-Ipw. ]mh-s∏-´-hsc ]W-°m-cm-°pI Fs∂m-s°-bm-bn-cp∂p ‘e£y-ßƒ’. kaq-l-Ønse ]e kº-∂-∑m-cp-ambpw Bi-b-ßƒ ]¶p-h-s®-¶nepw Ah-cn¬ ]ecpw aX-Øns‚ Nß-ebv°p-≈n¬ _‘n-°-s∏-´-h-cm-bn-cp-∂p. ]Xn-sb-∏-Xnsb Iq´m-fn-Iƒ F√mw ]ncn-™p-t]m-bn. AtXmsS t{KknbpsS ‘kº∂k`’ s]mfn-™p. ]n∂oSv \o≠ Iptd-h¿j-ßƒ t{Kkn ]≈n-bn¬ t]mIm-sX-bn-cp-∂p. HSp-hn¬ tIc-f-Ønse ]pXn-sbmcp k`-bnse D∂-X¿ t{Kknsb t^mWn-eqsS _‘-s∏´v kµ¿i\w \S-Øn. Cw•-≠n¬ k`bv°v Hcp ‘{_m©v’ D≠m-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p Ah-cpsS e£yw. AXn-\-h¿ t{Kkn-bpsS klm-b-k-l-I-c-W-ßƒ Bh-iy-s∏´p. ]≈n D≠m-bm¬ AXns‚ GXp-]-Z-hn-bnepw t{Kkn B{K-ln-°p∂ Ime-a-s{Xbpw Ccn-°m-sa∂p hmKvZm\hpw \¬In. A©p-h¿j-ßƒsIm≠v t{Kkn hm°p-]m-en-®p. ]≈n-t]mepw kz¥-am-bp-≠m°n \evIn. {]amWn-amcp≠m-bn. kaq-l-Øns‚ D∂X ]Z-hn-Iƒ hln-®-hsc BtLm-j-ß-fn¬ apJy AXn-Yn-I-fm-°n. ae-bmfn-Ifpw a‰v cmPy°mcpw A`-bm¿Yn-I-fmbn FØn-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. Cw•o-jn-em-bn-cp∂p Bcm-[-\-Iƒ. amkØn-sem-cn-°¬ ae-bm-f-Øn-em-°-W-sa∂p hmZ-ap-b¿∂p. FXn¿∏p-≠m-bn-cp-s∂-¶nepw ÿm\w \jvS-s∏-Spsa∂v `b∂v t{Kkn au\-Øn-em-≠p. Ct∏mgpw sshkv {]kn-U‚ v ]Z-hn-bn-en-cn-°p-∂p. B\n Nn√p- •m-kp-Iƒ XpS-®p-I-gn-™n-cp-∂p. C\n tSmbve‰pw _mØp-dqapw hrØn-bm-°-Ww. BIm-i-kpjn-c-ß-fn-eqsS Acn-®n-d-ßnb shfn-®sØ taL-]-S-e-ßƒ hngpßns°m≠n-cp-∂p. sXwkv \Znbpw ac-ßfpw ImWm-\n-√. a™v Hcp ]pX-∏mbn amdn. PÃns‚ apdn-tbmSp tN¿∂p≈ _mØp-dq-an-te°p B\n h∂p. PÃns‚ apdn-bnse I´n-en¬ ]pX-∏p-Iƒ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-22-Imcq¿ tkma≥

NnX-dn-°n-S-∂p. Ign™ cm{Xn-sb-°p-dn®v Hm¿Ø-t∏mƒ B\n-bpsS apJw Nph-∂p. ho™v IpSn-®-Xn-\p-tijw Fs¥m-s°-bmWv D≠m-b-Xv. PÃns‚ ssIIƒ Xs‚ ico-c-Øn¬ Ft¥m Xnc-™p-Xp-S-ßn-b-X-dn-bmw. Xßƒ Hcp-an®p Hcp sImSp-apSn Iog-S-°n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. Ib-dn-bXpw Cd-ßn-b-h-Xpw t]mep-a-dn-™n√. t\cw ]pe¿∂Xp-t]mepw Adn-™n-√. Ah-fpsS Np≠n¬ Hcp Nncn Aa¿∂n-d-ßn. PÃn≥ Hcp hm°p-t]mepw ]d-bmsX cmhnse t]mb-Xn-\m¬ Ahƒ°p ]cn-`hw tXm∂n. Xs∂ DW¿Ø-s≠∂p IcpXn t]mb-Xm-hmw. kvt\lap≈ `¿Øm-°-∑m¿ Aß-s\-bm-bn-cn-°pw. a™v taL-ßƒ `qan-bn-te°v Hgp-In-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. apdn-°p-≈nse tImfnwKv s_¬ apg-ßn. t{Kkn-bpsS apdn-bn¬\n∂pw Idp-º\pw shfp-º\pw ]pd-tØ-°p-h-∂p. B\n ssIbp-d-Iƒ Ducn. PÃn≥ Bbn-cn-°p-sa∂p IcpXn HmSn-sbØn IX-Ip-Xp-d-∂p. ap∂n¬ Xnf-bv°p∂ IÆp-I-tfmsS Hcp aZm-Ω. ‘sh¿ Cukv PÃo≥’˛ Ahƒ B\nsb IS∂v PÃns‚ apdn-bn-te°v \S-∂p. Idp-º≥ ]cn-N-b-ap-≈-Xp-t]mse hmem-´n. B\n-bpsS ]pcn-I-ßƒ hf-™p. tKmhWn-∏-Sn-I-fn¬ aZm-Ω-bpsS sNcp-∏ns‚ i_vZw apg-ßn. PÃns\ ImWmsX tZjy-s∏-´v Xm-tg°p h∂p. Chƒ BcmWv? BtcmSv tNmZn-®n-´mWv PÃns‚ apdn-bn-te°v Ib-dn-bXv? ‘lp B¿ bp?’ B\n Aa¿jw ad-®p-h-®n-√. ‘Bw {InÃn’˛ adp-]Sn D®-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. ‘hm´v bp hm¨Sv’ B\nbpw Ahƒs°m∏w i_vZ-ap-b¿Øn. ‘sF hm¨Sv sPÃn≥, Up bp Kohv ao Zm‰v CUn-b‰v!’ Hcp-\n-anjw Ah-fpsS cq£-amb IÆp-Iƒ Ah-fpsS knc-Isf Xf¿Øn. Hcp sImSp-¶m-‰p-t]mse aZmΩ ]pd-tØ°p t]mbn. Imdns‚ tUm¿ tZjy-Øn¬ hen-®-S-bv°p∂ i_vZw B\n-bpsS ImXn¬ apg-ßn. Ahƒ \njvtNX-\-bmbn \n∂p. apJsØ Nph-∏p am™p. Np≠p-Iƒ hc-≠p-W-ßn. Imdv Hc-a¿®-tbmsS ]m™p-t]m-bn.

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A\-¥cm-h-Im-in-Iƒ B¿{Z-amb IÆp-Ifpw ]nS-bp∂ a\-kp-ambn B\n apdn-bnse s_Õn¬ h∂p-In-S-∂p. B Cw•o-jp-Imcn Nh-®p-Xp-∏nb hm°p-Iƒ Ah-fpsS ImXn¬ hnd-ßen®p apg-ßn. e£yw sX‰nb a\-kns‚- bm-{X-bn¬ a\kpw ico-chpw Xf¿∂p. ]pdØv a™ns‚ shfpØ Nß-e-s°-´p-Iƒ XI¿Øv kqcy≥ `qan-bn¬ NqSp-]-I-cm≥ XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. B\n-bpsS a\kv Nn¥-I-fpsS Nß-e-s°-´p-I-fn-em-bn-cp-∂p. B aZmΩ PÃns‚ BcmWv? Fs‚ kam-[m\-Øn\p apI-fn-eq-sS-bmWv Ah-fpsS Imdv ]m™p-t]m-b-Xv. B apJsØ ]Ibpw hntZz-jhpw Ct∏mgpw I¨ap-∂n¬\n∂p ambp-∂n-√. ]eXpw tNmZn-°-W-sa-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. \mhn¬ Xpºn-te°v Hcm-bncw tNmZyßƒ Cc-ºn-h-∂-Xm-Wv. AXn-\-h-kcw \evImsX Cu ho´nse Ah-Im-in-sb-t∏m-se-bmWv Ahƒ s]cp-amdn-b-Xv. Cu hoSpw Ah-fp-am-bp≈ _‘-sa-ß-s\-bm-W-dn-bp-I. PÃn≥ h∂n-cp-s∂-¶n¬ tNmZn-°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. Nne kv{XoIƒ I≈-∑m-sc-t∏mse cm{Xn-Imew Ah¿°v kpJ-t`m-K-ß-fpsS Ie-hd Xpd-°-emWv Fs∂hn-sStbm hmbn-®Xv Ah-fpsS a\-kn-te°p h∂p. ]s£, H∂p≠v B aZm-Ωsb I≠m¬ Zpjn® Hcp-h-fm-sW∂p ]d-bn-√. PÃn≥ h∂m¬Xs∂ F¥p tNmZn-°m-\m-Wv. th≠, H∂pw tNmZn-t°-≠. AXn-eqsS Fs¥-¶nepw hnhmZ-ap-≠m-bm¬ \jvSw X\n-°p-X-s∂-bm-Wv. aΩn-tbmSpw H∂pw tNmZn-°m-\m-hn-√. Cu kwi-b-ß-fpsS ]pI-®pcp-fp-Iƒ aΩn-bpsS apJ-tØ-°q-Xn-bm¬ PÃns\ \ymbo-I-cn-°mt\ aΩn {ian-°q. Fß-s\-sb-¶nepw Xt∂mSp≈ hntcm[w Xo¿°m≥ Ah-kcw ]m¿Øn-cn-°p∂ kv{Xobm-W-h¿. AΩm-bn-b-Ω-bpsS D≈n-en-cn∏v CXph-scbpw a\-kn-em-°m-\m-bn-´n-√. Xt∂mSv Ft¥m ]I-bp-≈-Xp-t]m-se-bmWv s]cp-am-‰w. Cu kw`-h-sØ-°p-dn®v \ni-_vZ-am-Ip-∂-XmWv \√-Xv. \mhns‚ krjvSn-I-fmWv \∑-bn-te°pw Xn∑-bn-te°p-ap-ff hgn Xpd-°p-∂-Xv. Xn∑-bpsS hgn-I-fn-eqsS a\-kns\ shdpsX Ae-bm≥ hnSm-Xn-cn-°p-∂-XmWv \√Xv. Aß-s\-bm-bm¬ a\-kn\p bmsXmcp im¥n-bp-ap-≠m-In-√. Chƒ PÃn-t\m-sSm∏w tPmen-sN-øp∂ PÃns‚ \s√mcp kplr-Øm-hn-t√. Fs¥-¶n-epw- hn-j-a-ß-fp-ambn Ahƒ HmSn-°n-X®p h∂-Xm-bn-cn-°pw. AsXms° Ah-cpsS hnj-b-ß-fm-Wv. Hcm-fpsS hy‡n-]-c-X-bn-te°v J\\w \S-Øp-∂Xv hrØn-sI´ Nn¥-bm-Wv. X\n°pw AXn-\p≈ Ah-Im-i-an-√. kz¥w `¿Øm-hm-bmepw Ah-cpsS hy‡n kzmX-{¥ysØ tNmZyw sNbvXp-Iq-Sm. Cu alm-\-K-c-Øn-se-Ønbn´v Chn-SpsØ Nn´-h-´-ß-fn-te°v BZy-Np-h-Sp-h-®n´v c≠p-Zn-hkw BIp-∂-tXbp-≈q. C\n-bp-sa-s¥√mw ImWm-\n-cn-°p-∂p. kw`-h-ßƒ Iq´n-s°´n Bh-iy-an-√mØ Nn¥-I-fn-eqsS ZpxJØn-te-s°mcp {]bmWw F¥n-\m-Wv. apdnhv D≠m-°m-\√ apdn-hp-W-°p-I-bmWv Xs‚ ZuXyw. Pohn-X-Ønepw. \o kam-[m\w hnf-bn-°m-s\-Øn-btXm AtXm \mitam F∂p tNmZn-®m¬ F¥p-Ø-c-amWv \evIm-\mIp-I. H∂ns\ \qdm-°n-Iq´n a‰p-≈-h-cpsS apºn¬ hnfw-_cw sNbvXv kmbq-Py-a-S-bp-∂Xv a‰p-≈-h-cpsS kz`mh-am-Wv. CXns\ kwi-b-tØmsS tNmZyw sNbvXm¬ hg-°p-Iƒ am{Xta D≠m-Iq. Imdn¬ ]m™p-t]mb Cw•o-jp-Imcn a\-kn¬\n∂v Cd-ßn-t∏m-Ip-∂n-√. CsXms° Xs‚ sNdnb a\kns‚ hnNm-c-ß-fm-Wv. Fs¥ms° ]d-™p-hn-iz-kn-∏n-®n´pw a\kv ]gb Nn¥-I-fn¬\n∂p IpX-dn-tbm-Sp-∂n√. kvt\lm-[n-Iy-Øm¬ aqSp∂ `mcysb `¿Øm-°≥am¿°v NXn-°m-\m-hn-s√∂v Ah-fpsS a\-kp-]-d-™p. F∂mepw `¿Øm-hn\v ]c-kv{Xo-_-‘-ap-s≠∂v Adn-™m¬ GXp `mcybv°p kln-bv°m-\mIpw? Chn-SpsØ kwkvIm-c-Øn¬ AXp-t]m-ep≈ _‘-ßƒ Bcpw Ku\n-°m-dp-an-√. Ahƒ Nn¥-Isf IpS-s™-dn-bm≥ {ian-®p. C{X-am{Xw Btem-Nn®p `mc-s∏-Sp-hm≥ am{Xw Chn-sS-sbm∂pw kw`-hn-®n-√. ]pdØv sh¨ta-L-ßƒ°p-aosX kqcy≥ Xnf-ßp-∂p. a™p-hogvN \n∂n´v Ipd-®p-t\-c-am-bn. sI´p-]n-W™p InS-°p∂ a\-kns\ t\sc-bm-°m≥ ]e-h´w {ian-®n´pw km[n-°p-∂n-√. AØ-c-Øn-semc-[n-Im-c-at√ Ahƒ ChnsS Im´n-b-Xv. lrZ-b-Øn¬ Hcp IS-en-c-ºp-∂p. Pohn-X-Øn-em-Zy-am-bmWv CØ-c-Ønep≈ Hcp {]Xn-k-‘n-bn-te°v a\kv Iq∏p-Ip-Øp-∂-Xv. PÃns\ Ahƒ A]-l-cn-®p-sh∂ `b-amtWm? AtXm `¿Øm-hn-ep≈ hnizm-k-°p-dthm? kvt\l-Øn¬\n-∂mWv hnizmkw D≠m-Ip-∂-sX∂ hN\w Ah-tfm¿Øp. ]t£, B kvt\lw h©n-°-s∏-Sp-tºm-gmWv kvt\l-Øn\v {Iqc-X-bpsS apJ-a-Wn-tb-≠n-h-cp-∂-Xv. a\-kns‚ ISn-™m-Wn-emWv CsX-√m-an-cn-°p-∂-Xv. Nn¥-Iƒ°n-S-bn-se-s∏mtgm \nd-s™m-gp-Inb Ah-fpsS IÆp-Iƒ Xe-b-W-Isf Cud-\m-°n-bn-cp-∂p. Nn¥I-fn¬ kzbw \jvS-amb Hcp \nan-j-Øn¬ Ahƒ Dd-°-Øn-te°p hgpXn hoWp. ******

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]≈n-bn¬ Bcm-[\ Xocp-∂-Xp-hsc t{Kkn Ahn-sS-bn-cp-∂p. Bcm-[-\-bv°p- ti-j-ap≈ kv{XoI-fpsS Iq´mbva XpS-ßn. ]≈n ]ptcm-ln-Xs\ {]Xn-°q-´n-em-°n-bmWv t{Kkn {]kw-Kn-®-Xv. A{_-lm-an\p e`n® ssZh-hn-fn-bm-bn-cp∂p hnj-bw. ‘A{_-lm-an\v `mcy kmdbpw aI≥ Ck-lm°pw am{X-am-bn-cp-∂n-√. lmK¿ A{_-lm-ans‚ `mcy-b-√msX BcmWv? BZy-ambn A{_-lm-an\v e`n® Ip´n-bt√ Ckvam-tb¬. blq-Z\pw {InkvXym-\nbpw F¥p-sIm-≠mWv B kXyw a\-kn-em-°m-ØXv? lmK-dn-s\bpw Ip´n-sbbpw kmd B `h\-Øn¬\n∂v B´n ]mbn-®Xv GsXmcp kv{Xobv°mWv kln-°m-\m-hpI? Cd-°n-hn-´tXm acp-`q-an-bpsS hcƒ®bn-te-°v. AhnsS a°-bn¬ B Ip™v Hcp-Xp≈n Zml-P-e-Øn-\mbn hmhn´v Ic-™-XvsIm-≠t√ ssZhw \ocp-dh krjvSn-®-Xv. C∂Xv kwkw F∂-t]-cn¬ Adn-b-s∏-Sp-∂p. C…mw-aXw a° kz¥-am-°n-b-Xn-\m-et√ a‰p hnizm-kn-Iƒ lmK-dn-s\bpw Ckvam-tb-en-s\bpw Ahn-izkn-°p-∂-Xv. kv{Xok-aqlw AsXm∂pw AwKo-I-cn-°n-√. C…mw-aXw am{X-a√ a‰p-≈-hcpw A{_-lm-ans‚ `mcy lmK-dns\ AwKo-I-cn-°m≥ Xbm-dm-IWw.’ t{Kkn-bpsS {]kw-K-Øns‚ t]m°v [m¿an-I-kw-ln-X-I-fpsS icn-sX-‰p-I-fn-eq-sS-bm-bn-cp-∂p. A[y-£-]-Z-hn-bn-en-cp∂ sshZn-I≥ [¿a-k-¶-S-Øn-em-bn. Hcn-°-¬ C-hƒ ]pXnb aX-ap-≠m-°m≥t]mbn k`-bn¬\n∂p ]pd-Øm-b-Xm-Wv. Chn-sSbpw k`sb sh√phn-fn-°m-\p≈ \o°w am{X-amtWm? Cu CS-h-I-bpsS BsI-bp≈ Hcp kmº-ØnI \s´-√mWv t{Kkn. Ahsf ]pd-Øm-°n-bm¬ B \s´√p XI-cpw. Ahƒ kmaqly tkh-\-a√ \S-Øp-∂-sX∂v F√m-h¿°p-a-dnbmw. ]≈n-bn¬t]mepw Dfp-∏n-√msX F¥pw hnfn®p ]d-bpw. t{Kkn At∏mƒ IØn-°-b-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. aXsØ hf¿Øm≥ Iq´-s°m-e-Iƒ \SØn tIm´-Iƒ ]nSn-®-S-°n-b-h¿. aX-Øns‚ Ad-I-fn¬ a\p-jyXzw AS°w sNbvXn-cn-°p-∂p. Nps´-cn-°p-∂p. A[n-Imcw kz¥-am°n cmPmhpw a{¥nbp-am-hp-∂p. kpµ-cn-Isf Ac-a-\-I-fn¬ ]m¿∏n-°p-∂p. BtLm-j-ßƒ Ae-¶m-c-am°n ]mh-ßsf I_-fn-∏n®v sFiz-cy-Øn¬ Pohn°p-∂p. Zcn-{Z-\mb tb-ip-hns‚ k`-bn¬ kº-∑mcpw kpJn-°p-∂-hcpw Fß-s\-bp-≠mbn? sshZn-I≥ t{Kknsb Xpdn-®p-t\m-°n. A{_-lm-an¬ XpSßn kv{XoIsf Nn¥m-°p-g-∏-Øn-em°n aX-ØnseØn Ct∏mƒ A[n-Im-c-Øn¬ h∂n-cn-°p-∂p. Fs¥-¶nepw ]d™p Xpe-bv°-s´. CS-bvs°mcp XS-k-ap-≠m-t°-≠. tZjyw-h-∂m¬ Xncn-®-dn-hn-√mØ kv{Xobm-Wv. Ch-sc-¥mWp ]d-™p-h-cp-∂-Xv-˛-tb-ip-{InkvXp Hcp aX-ÿm-]-I-\m-sW-∂mtWm? B almﬂ≥ kz]v\w ImWmØ Imcy-ß-fm-Wt√m a\p-jy¿ sNbvXp-Iq-´p-∂-Xv. A‘-Im-c-Øn¬ \n∂pw shfn-®-Ønte°p a\p-jysc \bn-®-Xns‚ in£ At±lw C∂pw- G-‰p-hm-ßp-∂p. tIƒhn-°m¿ CsXms° kzoIm-cy-amsW∂ a´n-em-Wv. t{Kkn°p adp-]Sn ]d-bm-\mbn ]ptcm-ln-X≥ Fgp-t∂-‰p. t{Kkn ]d-™Xp sXs‰t∂m icn-sbt∂m ]d-bmsX Xs‚ \ne-]mSv hy‡-am-°n. tbip-{InkvXphn\p ap≥]p-≠m-bn-cp∂ tdma≥, {Ko°v, C{k-tb¬, _mt_¬ kwkvIm-c-ßƒ c‡-s®m-cn-®n-ep-Iƒ \S-Øn-bmWv km{am-Py-ßƒ sI´n-s∏-Sp-Ø-Xv. Ah¿ {]IrXn i‡n-Isf A‘-ambn Bcm-[n-®p. c‡-s®m-cn-®n-ep-Iƒ°pw A\m-Nm-c-ßƒ°p-sa-Xnsc {InkvXp kvt\lhpw kam-[m-\-hp-amWv hnfw-_cw sNbvX-Xv. C∂p\mw ]ucmWnI A‘-hn-izm-k-ß-fn-te°pw kwkvIm-c-ß-fn-te°pw t]mhp-I-bm-Wv. CXv a\p-jys‚ Pohs\ A]-l-cn®p sIm≠n-cn-°p-∂p. ]≈n ]ncn-™p. Imdn¬I-bdn t{Kkn t\sc t]mbXv _mdn-te-°m-bn-cp-∂p. tPmkv Imdn¬Xs∂ Ccp-∂p. ‘tPmtk Cd-ßnhm Fs¥-¶nepw Ign°mw’ t{Kkn hnfn-®p. ]≈n-bn¬\n∂p XncnsI hcp-tºm-sgms° Blm-cw-I-gn-°m-\mbn (t{K-kn°p aZy-]n-°m-\pw) ChnsS Ibdm-dp-≠v. ]≈n-bn¬ `£-W-ap-s≠-¶nepw Ahn-sS-\n∂v t{Kkn H∂pw Ign-°m-dn-√. ]≈n-bn¬ {]m¿Y-\bpw ao‰nw-Kp-sams° Ign-bp-tºmƒ c≠p-aWn Ign-bpw. Ipd®p \mfp-Iƒ°p-apºv Cu _mdn¬h®v t{Kkn Hcp kmbv]p-ambn X√p-≠m-°n-bn-cp-∂p. Abmsf t{Kkn hm°nwKv Ãn°p-sIm≠v ASn-®Xpw •mkp-Ifpw Ip∏n-Ifpw ASn-®p-s]m-´n-®Xpw s]meokv h∂Xpw Ahn-Sp-≈h¿°v Adn-bm-hp∂ Imcy-am-Wv. t{Kkn-bpsS Bfn-°-Øp∂ tZjy-Øn\p ap≥]n¬ tPmkv \ni-_vZ-\m-Im-dmWv ]Xn-hv. adn-®m-bm¬ hSnbpsS NqSv tPmkp-a-dn-bpw. Ahƒ°v CjvS-s∏-Sm-ØXv Fs¥-¶nepw I≠m¬ H∂p-In¬ hm°p-IƒsIm-≠p≈ G‰p-ap-´¬ As√-¶n¬ hSn-{]-tbmKw GsX-¶n-ep-sam∂v Dd-∏m-Wv. ¢_nepw _mdn-ep-ap≈ ]e¿°pw t{Kkn AhnsS hc-cptX F∂mWv {]m¿Y-\. aZy-Øn\v ASn-a-bm-bn-cp∂ Ah-k-c-Øn¬ kz¥w ]∏-sb-hsc X√n-b-h-fmWv t{Kkn. A[n-I-am¿°p-a-dnbmØ IY-bm-W-Xv. Hcn°¬ aZy-]n®p ho´n-se-Ønb t{Kknsb Ah-fpsS ]∏ X√n. t{Kkn H´pw aSn-®n√ kz¥w ]nXm-hns\ Xncn-®-Sn-®p. AXp t\m°n-\n∂ AΩ td®en\p kln-°m-\m-bn-√. Ah¿ t{Kknsb Xeßpw hneßpw ASn®p. HSp-hn¬ ]nSn-®p-am-‰n-bXv ]∏ sska¨X-s∂. AtXmsS t{Kknsb imkn-°p-∂Xv sska¨ \n¿Øn. XpS¿∂p≈ PohnXw Ah-fpsS CjvS-Øn-\m-bn. kz`m-hhpw Pohn-Xhpw hgn-am-dn. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-25-Imcq¿ tkma≥

t{Kkn-bpsS aqØ ktlm-Z-c≥ Um\n-tb¬ Ahsf shdp-Øp. am\hpw acym-Z-bp-an-√mØ Pohn-X-Øns‚ hgn-I-fn-eqsS A]-Y-k-©mcw \S-Øp∂ t{Kkn Xs‚ ktlm-Z-cn-sb∂p ]d-bm≥ Um\n-tb¬ aSn-®p. ]∏sb X√n-b-Xns‚ t]cn¬ hoSn-\p-≈n¬ Ah¿ X-Ωn¬ G‰p-ap-´n. t{Kknsb Xp≠w-Xp-≠-ambn sh´n-\pdp-°p-sa-∂p-hsc Um\n-tb¬ ]d-™p. sh´p-I-Øn-sb-Sp-Ø-Xp-am-Wv. Xm≥ Ic™p Imep-]n-Sn-®-Xp-sIm-≠mWv A∂Xp kw`-hn-°m-™-Xv. A∂p Xo¿∂-XmWv ktlm-Z-c\pw ktlm-Z-cnbpw XΩn-ep≈ _‘w. \o≠ 25 h¿j-ßƒ ]n∂n-´n-cn-°p-∂p. C∂p- hsc Ah¿ X-Ωn¬ Dcn-bm-Sn-bn-´n-√. t{Kkn-bp-sSbpw Um\n-tb-en-s‚bpw ]∏-bpsS Gjy≥ kq∏¿am¿°-‰ns‚ DSa Ct∏mƒ Um\n-tb-em-Wv. AXns‚ Hmlcn ssI∏-‰m≥ t{Kkn°pw Ah-Im-i-ap-≠v. IS-bn¬\n-∂p≈ em`-hn-ln-Xhpw F√m-am-khpw t{Kkn-bpsS _m¶v A°u-≠n¬ hcp-sa-¶nepw C∂p-hsc F{X-sb∂p t\m°m≥t]mepw t{Kkn Xp\n-™n´n-√. ]∏ sska¨ acn-°m≥ InS-°p-tºm-gmWv t{Kkn Ic-bp-∂Xv BZy-ambn ImWp-∂-Xv. sX‰p s]mdpØv A\p-{K-ln-°-W-sa∂v t{Kkn Ic™p ]d-™p. ‘tamfv hnj-an-°≠’ F∂ sskas‚ hm°p-Iƒ tPmkns‚ Hm¿a-I-fn-eqsS IS-∂p-t]m-bn. Hm¿a-bpsS then-tb-‰-Øn¬ tPmkns‚ IÆp-Iƒ \nd-™p. Blmcw Ign-®p-sIm-≠n-cp∂ tPmkns‚ IÆp-Iƒ \nd-™Xv t{Kkn I≠p. ‘Cbm-sf-¥n\m Ic-bpt∂?’ t{Kkn tNmZn-®p. ‘Gbv... Cu tImgn-°-dn-bpsS FÆ sXdn-®Xm’ tPmkv IÆp-Xp-S-®p. t{Kkn°p ap≥]n-en-cp∂ Blmcw CXp-hsc Ahƒ sXm´n-´n-√. Ip∏n-bn¬\n∂p aZyw-]-I¿∂p cpNn-®n-d°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p t{Kkn. t{Kkn°v Blm-c-tØ-°mƒ {]nbw aZy-am-Wv. Aan-X-ambn aZy-]n-°m-dn-√. AYhm aZy-]n-®mepw `¿Ømhv H∏-ap-s≠∂ ss[cyw Ahƒ°p-≠v. aZy-e-l-cn-bn¬ F¥p hnfn-®p-]-d-bm\pw Dfp-∏n√ t{Kkn-°v. Nne-t∏m-sgms° aZy-e-l-cn-bn¬ ]nXm-hns\ X√nb Ip‰-t_m[w hcm-dp≠v t{Kkn-bpsS a\-kn-te-°v. AX-hsf C∂pw th´-bm-Sp-∂p-≠v. AXv ad-°m≥Iq-Sn-bmWv Ah-fpsS IpSn-sb∂v tXm∂m-dp≠v Nne-t∏m-sgms°. Hcp-Xcw kzbw {]Xn-Imcw sNø¬. F¥n-s\bpw FXn¿°p-I. F√m-h-tcmSpw shdp-∏v. PohnXw Ah-fpsS i{Xp-hm-b-Xp-t]m-se. sskas‚ ac-W-ti-j-amWv t{Kkn-bpsS aZy-]m\w C{Xbv°p IqSn-b-Xv. a¨a-d-™-h¿ Pohn-®n-cn-°p-∂hsc ]nim-Nn-s\-t∏mse ]n¥p-S-cp∂p? a\p-jy¿ F{X-th-K-an-W-ßp-∂p. AXn-ep-tasd thK-Øn¬ ]nW-ßp-∂p. _mdn-\p-≈n¬ Cw•ojv Km\w Hcm-tLm-j-Øns‚ Bc-h-ap-W¿Øn. t{Kkn hSn-sIm≠v AXn-s\mØp Xmfw-]n-Sn-®p. ]e tai-Iƒ°p-Np‰pw kwKo-X-Øn\pa∏pdw hnImcw ap‰nb bph-Xn-Iƒ Xß-fpsS Imap-I≥amcpsS A[-c-aq-dn-°p-Sn®v kmbq-Py-a-S-bp-∂p. InS-°-I-fn¬ Ahsc B\-µ-Øn-te°v \bn-°m≥ £Wn-°p-∂p. kuµ-cyhpw el-cnbpw CW-tN-cp-∂p. cXn-aq¿O-I-fn¬ F√m kwL¿j-ß-tfmSpw hnS-]-d-™p-W-cp-∂-h¿. _m¶nse {IUn‰v Im¿Up-sIm-SpØv _n√-S®v _mdn¬\n∂pw ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßnb t{Kkn th®p-th®v \S∂p. CSbv°v Im¬h-gpXn hogm-s\m-cp-ßn-b-t∏mƒ tPmkv Ibdn ]nSn-®p. ‘th≠ Rm≥ hogp-I-sbm-∂p-an-√’˛ t{Kkn th®p-th®v Imdn-\-Sp-tØ°v \S-∂p. hSn Iøn-ep-≈-Xp-Im-cWw Imen-\p≈ sshI-ey-amtb a‰p-≈-h¿ ImWq. kaq-l-Øn¬ am\y≥am-cpsS ‘]´w’ In´n-b-h-cn¬ \s√mcp hn`mKw I]-S-∑m-cm-Wv. t{Kkn°v Ah¿°p-≈-Xp-t]m-ep≈ Hcp apJw-aq-Sn-bn-s√-t∂-bp-≈q, Xpd∂ ]pkvX-Iwt]m-se. F¥pw Xpd-∂p-]-d-bpw. bmsXmcp cl-ky-I-®-h-S-hp-an-√. Hcp ssIbn¬ Zm\w sNøepw, adp -ssIbm¬ hmß-ep-an-√. ]≈nbpw {]m¿Y-\bpw aZyhpw kmaqly tkh-\-ß-fp-sams° ]≈n-th-sd, ]≈n-°qSw thsd F∂ coXnbn-em-Wv. ]≈n-bn¬ t]mIp-∂-Xns‚ {][m\ Dt±iyw a‰p-≈-h-cpsS {]oXn kºm-Zn-°-em-Wv. aZy-e-l-cn-bn¬ Imdn-te°p \S∂ t{Kkn Hcp \nanjw Xncn-™p-\n-∂p. ‘tPmkvtk....’ tPmkv angn®p \n∂p. ‘Rm\n-Øn-cn.... ssh...-\...-I...-gn...-N-®Xv?’ ‘Mvlm, Adnbmw.’ ‘A∂v.... Fs‚ ]∏-sb... Rm≥....’ tPmkv kam-[m-\n-∏n-°m-s\m-cp-ßn. ‘AXn-s\-∏‰n F¥n\m F∏gpw ]d-bp-∂-Xv. AsXm-c-_≤w ]‰n-b-X-t√.’ ‘Xv^q... sb¥m.... A A_v≤w.’ tPmkns\ B´n-Øp-∏n. Imdn-\-Sp-tØ°p \S-∂p. tPmkv thK-saØn Imdns‚ tUm¿ Xpd-∂p-sIm-Sp-Øp. Imdn-\p-≈n-te°v t{Kknsb Xmßn-bn-cp-Øn. _w•m-hn-te°v Im¿ ]m™p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-26-Imcq¿ tkma≥

_w•m-hn-se-Øp-∂-Xp-hsc t{Kkn Imdn-\p-≈n¬ \√ ab-°-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. hosS-Øn-b-t∏mƒ tPmkv hnfn°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Xpd-∂p-In-S∂ hmXn-en-eqsS t{Kkn AI-tØ°p \S-∂p. ASp-°-f-bnepw tSmbve-‰n-ep-sams° t]mbn t\m°n, B\n ]d-t™¬∏n-®n-cn-°p∂ tPmen-sbm°w sNbvXn-´p-t≠m-sb∂p Dd-∏m-°n. Idp-º\pw shfpºnbpw t{Kkn-s°m-∏-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ASp°pw Nn´-bp-an-√m-sX-bmWv ]eXpw InS-°p-∂-Xv. t{Kkn-bpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ tZjy-am-fn-°-Øn. BZyambn acp-aIsf Hcp tPmen G¬∏n-®-Xm-Wv. Rm≥ ]d-™Xv Ahƒ°v CjvS-s∏-´n-√m-bn-cn-°pw. Chn-SpsØ ]Wn-Iƒ Ah-ft√ sNtø-≠-Xv. F¥m-bmepw tNmZn-°p-I-X-s∂. sIm®p-Ip-s™m-∂p-a-√t√m? IqsS-\n∂v Hmtcm∂pw Iøn¬]n-Sn-∏n®v sNøn-t°-≠-Im-cy-hp-an-√. tKmh-Wn-∏-Sn-Iƒ Ib-dp-tºmƒ t{Kkn-bpsS aµX amdn-bn-cp-∂n-√. PÃns‚ apdn-bn-se-Øn. \nan-j-ßƒ t\m°n-\n-∂p. B\n At∏mgpw DdßpI-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ft∏mƒ t\m°n-bmepw Dd-°w. sIm®p-Ip-´n-Iƒt]mepw Cßs\ Dd-ßp-I-bn-√. Chsf ChnsS sIm≠p-h∂Xv Chn-SpsØ sIm®-Ω-bmbn hmgn-°m-\-√t√m? Xm¬ G¬∏n-®p-t]mb sNdnb tPmen-t]mepw sNbvXn-´n√. A\p-k-c-W-bn-√m-bva... As√-¶n¬ Al-¶m-cw. CX-ßs\ A\p-h-Zn-®p-Iq-Sm. Fs‚ hSn-bpsS NqSv Ch-f-dn™n-´n-√. t{Kkn-bpsS ssIbn-en-cp∂ hm°nwKv ÃnIv apI-fn-te-°p-b¿∂p.

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I\Ø ASn ]pX-∏n-\p-In-´n. c≠m-asØ ASn B\n-bpsS ssIhn-c-ep-I-fn-emWv ]Xn-™-Xv. Xe-t®m-dn-te°v Hcp an∂¬. icocw Ipep-ßn. IÆp Xpd-∂p. F¥mWp kw`-hn-°p-∂-sX-∂-hƒ°p a\-knem-bn-√. ico-c-am-k-Iew thZ-\. BZyw kz]v\-am-sW∂mWv B\n Icp-Xn-b-Xv. thZ\ s]cp-hn-c-temfw Acn®n-d-ßnb \nanjw Ahƒ IÆp-Iƒ hen®p Xpd-∂p-. ap∂n¬ Xo]m-dp∂ IÆp-Ifpambn t{Kkn. lrZbw i‡n-bmbn anSn-®p. F¥p-≠mbn? kwi-b-Øns‚ Hcp Im‰v IS-∂p-h-∂p. `b-Øns‚ s]cp-a-g. B\n InS-°n-bn¬ \n∂pw NmSn Fgp-t∂-‰n-cp-∂p. ‘]v^m, tPmen-sbm∂pw sNømsX InS-∂p-d-ßp-t∂mSn..?’t{Kkn ho≠pw hSn-bp-b¿Øn hoin-sb-¶nepw B\n Hgn™p amdn. Xt∂ X-√-cp-tX-sb∂p ssIIƒ ]nW®p h®p \ni-_vZ-ambn At]-£n-®p. Ahƒ°v Ic-®n¬ hcp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. -t{Kkn i_vZ-ap-b¿Øn. ‘]d™ ]Wn-sbm∂pw sNømsX InS-∂p-d-ßp-t∂mSn, \obmcm Chn-SpsØ alm cm⁄ntbm?’ B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ \nd-™p-h-∂p. ‘tkmdn aΩo. C\n-bp-≠m-hn-√, h√msX Xe-th-Z\ tXm∂nbt∏mƒ H∂p InS-∂-XmWv.’ B\n-bpsS adp-]Sn t{Kknsb IqSp-X¬ {Iq≤-bm-°n. Ah¿ ho≠pw Bt{Im-in-®p. ‘]v^m, IgptX X¿°p-Øcw ]d-bp-t∂mSn Xmt¥m-∂n. kpJ-hm-k-Øn\p hs∂∂mtWm \ns‚ hnNmcw?’ B\n kvXw`n®p t]mbn, t{Kkn Cß-s\-sbms° ]d-bp-sa∂p Ahƒ hnNm-cn-®-tX-bn-√. CXn\pw am{Xw F¥p sX‰mWv sNbvX-Xv. P\meIƒ hr-Øn-bm-°n-b-Xm-Wv. tSmbve‰v hrØn-bm-°n-bn-√. AXn\p aSn-bp-≠mbn-´-√. C∂-esØ lmwKv Hmh¿ am-dn-bn-√. \√ Xe-th-Z\ tXm∂n. H∂p InS-∂-Xm-Wv. £oWw sIm≠v AdnbmsX ab-ßn-t∏m-bn. ]-∏bpw aΩnbpw h∂Xv Adn-™n-√. AsXm∂p ]d-™m¬ t]mtc. F¥p {Iqc-amb hm°p-Iƒ sIm≠mWv Ah¿ A[n-t£-]n-°p-∂-Xv. H∂p-a-s√-¶nepw Ah¿ s\m¥p s]‰ aIs‚ `mcy-bt√ Xm≥. B \ne-bn-se-¶nepw Ah¿°v. B\n°p Ic-®n-e-S-°m-\m-bn-√. Ahƒ apJw s]mØn Ic-™p. aq¿®-tb-dnb IÆp-I-tfmsS t{Kkn ho≠pw apc-≠t∏mƒ Agn-™p-e™ apSn sI´n B\n apdn°p ]pdtØ°p \S-∂p. B\n°p t\cnb Ip‰-t_m[w tXm∂n. A\p-k-c-W-bn-√m-bva-bt√ ImWn-®-Xv.- F-¶nepw Xs∂ Ah¿ ASn-®Xv icn-bm-bn-√. ASn-sIm-≠nSw sNdp-Xmbn ]pI™p \odp-∂p. thZ-\ ISn-®-a¿Øn. ZpxJØns‚ Hcp IS-ep-ambn c≠p IÆp-Iƒ tKmhn-Wn-bn-d-ßn-h-cp-∂Xv Idp-º\pw shfp-ºnbpw Xmsg t\m°n \n∂p. tSmbve‰v hrØn-bm-°n-s°m-≠n-cn-°sh B\n-bpsS IÆp-\o¿ Ic®n-e-S°n \n¿Øm-\m-bn-√. Ahƒ sNdnb tXß-temsS Ic™p. B\n-bpsS a\- n-e-t∏mƒ \m´n-ep≈ A∏s‚ apJamWv sXfn-™p \n∂Xv. A∏-s\t∏mgpw ]d-bm-dp≈tXm¿Øp. ‘a\-kns\ IÆo-cn¬\n∂v AI‰n \n¿Ø-Ww. AXv \nßsf tXm¬]n-°pw.’ Ic-b-cp-Xv... B\n-bpsS a\kv a{¥n-®p. PohnXw Ic™p Xo¿°m-\p-≈-X-√. Pohn-X-th-Z-\-Isf `b∂v hnd-bv°-cp-Xv. a\p-jys‚ a\kv ]md-t]mse Dd-®Xpw shÆ-t]mse arZp-e-hp-am-Wv. BZy-tØXv Xnc-s™-Sp-tØ-°p-I. Ic-b-cp-Xv. IcpXns°m≈p-I. ImØncp-∂p-Im-Wmw. Cu Nn¥-bmWv F√m Zp¿L-S-L-´-ß-fnepw ssI]n-Sn-t°-≠Xv F∂v Fhn-sStbm hmbn-®-X-htfm¿Øp. B Nn¥-I-fpsS BIm-i-Øn¬ Iogn¬ ]d-°m≥ Xocp-am-\n-°-Ww. B BIm-i-Øn≥ Iogn¬ ]d°sh Ah-fpsS hnc-ens‚ thZ-\-Iƒ Aen-™n-√m-Xm-bn. Znh-k-ßƒ BgvN-I-fm-bn, a™pw \ngepw C\nbpw ]n≥am-dn-bn-´n-√. BgvN-Iƒ IS-∂p-t]mbn ka-b-hpw. Imew Nh-®p-Xp-∏nb Icn-ºn≥ N≠n-Iƒ... B\n-bpsS a\kp ac-hn-®n-cp-∂p. IÆp-I-fn¬ ZpxJ-Øns‚ Hcp \£-{Xw. AΩm-bn-b-Ω-bpsS IpØp-hm-°pIƒ°p ap∂n¬ Ahƒ Bﬂ-\n-b-{¥Ww ]men-®p. PÃns‚ Iq´p-Im-cn-Iƒ°mbn ho™nepw Cd-®n-bnepw hncp-s∂m-cp-°n. AΩbpw aI\pw Iq´p-Im-cn-I-fp-ambn ho™p-hn-gpßn B\-µ-\n¿hr-Xn-bn-em-dm-Sn. Ct∏mƒ PÃn≥ ho´n-te-°v A-ßs\ hcm-dn-√. h∂mepw B\nsb H∂p Ku\n-°p-I-t]m-ep-an-√. el-cn-bpsS sh≈nta-L-ß-fn-em-bn-cn°pw Fgp-∂-≈-Øv. Xf¿∂p-d-ßpw. Pohn-X-Øns‚ A¿Yhpw cq]hpw `mhhpw sImgn-™S¿∂p. a\kv Hcp K¿Ø-Øn-eqsS A\-¥-X-bnse GtXm _nµp-tXSn bm{X-bn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Np‰pw Ccp-fv. A\¥-amb Ccp-fv... hoSn-\p-≈nse A\p-`-h-ßƒ ssII-fmbn \o≠p-h∂v B\n-bpsS IgpØp sRcn®p izmkw-ap-´n-®p. Bﬂ kwL¿j-ßƒ. Ah-Im-i-ß-fpsS t]cn¬ Fhn-sSbpw ISn-®p-Xq-ßm≥ a\-kp-h-∂n-√. kvt\lsØ hniz-kn°mØ aqey-ßsf Im‰n¬ ]d-Øp∂ B[p-\nI temIsØ I≠p-a-Sp-Øp. kzmX-{¥yhpw kzIm-cy-Po-hn-Xhpw Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-28-Imcq¿ tkma≥

BZ¿i-Øns‚ ]pd-t¥m-Sp-t]mepw kv]¿in-°msX aS-ßp-∂p. Agn-™m-´-ßƒ. hnizm-k-h-©-\-Iƒ. `mcybmbn h∂-hƒ the-°m-cn-bpsS Ip∏m-b-a-Wn-™n-cn-°p-∂p. Hcp-Zn-hkw cmhnse B\n Idp-ºs\ Ipfn-∏n-®p-sIm-≠n-cns° NqSp-sh≈w ssIbn¬\n∂v sXdn®v Idpºs‚ tZl-Øp-hoWp s]m≈n. Ah≥ iucy-tØmsS Ipc®v ssIbv°v ISn-®p. Idp-ºs‚ tImº-√p-Iƒ ssIØ-≠-bn¬ Bg-ap≈ apdn-hp-≠m-°n. c‡-sam-gp-In. B\n thZ-\-sIm≠v \ne-hn-fn-®p. apJw shfp-Øp-hnf-dn. IÆp-\n-d-™p. Ah-fpsS Ic-®n¬tI´v tPmkv HmSn-sb-Øn. ssIbn¬\n∂p tNmcsbmen-°p-∂p. AIØp-t]mbn sh≈-Øp-Wn-bp-ambn h∂p apdn-hn¬ h®p-sI-´n. Idp-ºs‚ thZ\ Xncn-®-dn™v shfpºn B\nsb Np‰n-∏‰n \n∂p. Ah-fpsS ssIbn¬ ap´n-bp-cp-Ωn. ‘F¥n-\mSm Idpºm Ahsf ISnt®’ tPmkv IÆp-cp-´n. Idp-ºs‚ tZjy-a-S-ßn-bn-cp-∂n-√. Ah≥ apc-S-\-°n. ]√n-dp-Ωn. i{Xp-hns\ t\m°p-∂-t]mse tPmkns\ t\m°n. GXp-\n-an-j-ahpw Ah≥ Xs‚-ta¬ NmSn hotW-°m-sa∂v tPmkn\p tXm∂n. Xs‚ tams\-t∏mse A\p-k-c-W-bn-√m-Ø-h-\m-Wv. IqSp-X¬ ]d-™m¬ Ifn Imcy-am-Ipw. t{Kkn-sb-t∏mse Xs∂ ISn-®p-Io-dm\pw aSn-°n-√. -DuWpw Dd-°hpw Hcp-an-®-t√. Ah-fpsS kz`m-h-amhpw Ch-\pw. Idp-º≥ t{Kkn-bpsS ASp-Øp-h-∂p. t{Kkn Ahs‚ ]pdØp XtemSn Biz-kn-∏n-®p. Idp-ºs‚ tZlØv NqSp-sh-≈-sam-gn-®-Xn¬ AS-ßmØ Aa¿j-ap-≠m-bn-cp∂p t{Kkn-°v. Ahƒ Fs¥m-s°tbm ]pe-ºn-s°m≠n-cp-∂p. ‘Ahs‚ taev NqSp-sh≈w hoWp Adn-bmsX ]‰o-Xm.’ B\n thZ\ ISn-®-a¿Øn-∏-d-™p. ‘\o thKw {Ukv amdnhm Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ t]mImw’. tPmkv B\ntbmSp ]d-™p. t{Kkn tPmkn-s\bpw Idp-º-s\bpw cq£-ambn t\m°n. H∂pw an≠n-bn-√. tPmkv XpS¿∂p. ‘tam≥ cmhnse t]mbn... Mm, Rmb-dmgvN Ahs‚ ]≈n ¢_m-W-t√m... X√n-s∏mfn Iq´p-Im-cv. F¥n\pw GXn\pw aΩn-bp-≠t√m Iq´n-\v.’ t{Kkn tPmkns\ ap∂-dn-bn-∏p-t]mse t\m°n. ‘tbkv bplmhv F\n t{]mªw.’t{Kkn tZjy-s∏´p tNmZn-®p. ‘t\m t{]mªw A‰v Hmƒ.’ ‘hcq Ip´n’. tPmkv B\n-tbbpw Iq´n ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. ASp-Øp≈ Bip-]-{Xn-bn-te°v Imtdm-Sn®p t]mbn. BImiw sXfn-™p-\n-∂p. ]™n-ta-L-ßƒ \oe-hn-cn-∏n¬ Hgp-In-\-S-∂p. Imdn-en-cn-°p-tºmƒ tPmkv B\nsb Biz-kn-∏n-°m-\mbn ]d-™p. ‘]´n ISn-®∏w \o t]Sn-®p-t]mbn At√?’ ‘Aev]w. F∂mepw Ah\v thZ-\n-®t√m!’ ‘\n\-°n-sXm∂pw ]cn-N-b-an-√m-Ø-Xn-t‚-XmWp Ip´o. ChnsS F√m ]q®bpw ]´nbpw k¿°m-cns‚ ta¬t\m´-Øn¬ a\p-jy-s\-t∏mse B\pIqey-ßƒ A\p-`-hn-°p-∂-h-cm-Wv. ChnsS t]∏-´n-I-fn-√. ssek≥kn-√msX CXn-s\-sbm∂pw hf¿Øm\pw ]‰n-√. tdmUn¬ Ae-™p-Xn-cn-bm≥ hnSm\pw A\p-hm-Z-an-√.’ Im¿ Bip-]-{Xn-bpsS ]m¿°nwKv Gcn-bbn¬ tPmkv HXp°n \n¿Øn. ]®-∏p-√ns‚ InS° hncn® Bip]-{Xn-bpsS ap‰w. ]q hnS¿∂ DZym-\-ßƒ. Fa¿P≥kn- hn`m-KXØnte°v Ccphcpw Xnc-°n´p \S-∂p. AhnsSbpw Xnc-°p-X-s∂. Poh\pw ac-Whpw acp∂pw thZ-\bpw t]mcm-Sp∂ Ifn-°-fw. Bip-]-{Xnbpw AXn-\p-≈nse shSn∏pw Ahsf BI¿jn-®p. acp-∂p-I-fpsS K‘w Ahsf ]q¿h-Im-e-Øn-te°v Iq´n-s°m-≠p-t]m-bn. tcmK-an-√mØ a\p-jy¿ Bcm-Wv. ico-c-Ønepw a\-kn\v tcmKw _m[n-®-h¿. AXns\ XSp-°m≥ acp∂ tIm´-Iƒ°v ]e-t∏mgpw Ign-bn-√. aWn-a-µn-c-ßƒ sI´n-s∏m-°n-bmepw kpJ-t`m-K-ß-fn¬ Aen-™mepw tcmKß-fpsS ASn-a-∏q-´p-I-fn¬ Ah≥ hoWp t]mIpw. Po-hn-X-Øn¬ Hcp-hn-[-Øn-e-s√-¶n¬ as‰m-cp-hn-[-Øn¬ a\pjy≥ ASn-a-bm-Wv. {]Xn-hn-[n-bpsS kph¿W ssIØ-≠-Isf kv]¿in-°m-\m-ImsX {]Xn-°q-´n¬ hnd-ßen®p \nev°pw. ]t£, H∂p≠v hgn-a-d∂ \S-Ø-ß-fmWv a\p-jy\v tcmK-Øns‚ Ccpƒa-S-bn-te°v \bn-®-Xv. a\-kns‚ tcmK-ßƒ ico-c-a√ kaq-lsØ Im¿∂p Xn∂p-∂p.- `q-X-Im-e-Øns‚ Ccpƒ \S-Ø-ßƒ `mhnbnse hnf°pw DuXn-b-W-bv°p-∂p. ]mT-ß-fpsS kØsb ad-°p-∂p. \∑-bpsS A£-c-°q-´p-Isf hgn-bn-sehn-sStbm Ah¿°p \jvS-am-Ip-∂p. F∂n´pw apc-Sn® a\-kn¬ F√m-a-dn-bm-sa∂ `mh-am-Wv. H∂p-a-dn-bn-√... BIm-i-Øns‚ hen-∏w, kap-{Z-Øns‚ Dd-h-Iƒ, Ccp-fns‚ Dcpƒs]m-´¬ Dd-hn-Sw, shfn-®-a-cn-s®-Øp∂ ]mX, Bbp-kv, ac-W-Øns‚ Imsem® ]Xn-bp∂ CS-\m-gn-Iƒ, Bﬂm-hns‚ A¥yw... Adn-hn-√mbva ]´nI A\-¥-ambn IS-∂p-t]m-Ip-∂p. Adn-bm-hp-∂h Ipd-®p-am-{Xw. AXv KWn-X-im-kv{X-Øns‚ DuSp-h-gn-I-fn¬ \nc-Øn-h®v ]Tn-∏n-°p-∂p. ]Tn-°p-∂-hcpw ]Tn-∏n-°p-∂-hcpw Adn-hn-√m-bva-bpsS thZ-\-bp-≈-h¿. a\p-jys‚ thZ\ ImWm-Ø-h¿. bYm¿Y-Øn¬ Poh-\n-√msX Pohn-°p-∂-h¿. F√m-Øn-s‚bpw clky Xmt°m¬ BcpsS ssIbn-emWv? Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-29-Imcq¿ tkma≥

tUmIvS-dpsS apdn-bn¬\n∂pw izmkw-ap´n Npa-®p-sIm≠v Hcmƒ ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn-t∏m-bXv B\n Adn-™n√. Nn¥-I-fpsS Nne-¥n-h-e-I-fn¬ Ah-fpsS NndIv Ipcp-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. tPmkv Ahsf hnfn-®p-. Ccp-hcpw tUmIvSdpsS apdn-bn-te°p Ib-dn. tUmIvSsd tPmkv ‘anÃ¿’ F∂v kwt_m-[\ sNbvX-X-hƒ {]tXyIw {i≤n-®p. tUm-IvS¿ apdnhp \∂mbn ]cn-tim-[n-®p. apdn-hn¬ sR°n-b-t∏mƒ A¬∏w c‡w ]pdØp NmSn. B\n°p thZ---\n-®p. apdnhv {Ukv sNbvXv C≥P-£-s\-SpØv acp-∂p-hmßn Imdn-\-Sp-tØ°p \S-°p-tºmƒ Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. ‘]∏m ChnsS tUmIvSsd ImWp-∂-Xn\pw acp∂p hmßp-∂-Xn\pw Imsim∂pw sNe-hnt√?’ tPmkv sas√ Nncn-®p. ‘Fa¿P≥kn-s°m∂pw sNe-hn√ tamsf... Ah¿ ho´nepw ]ms™-Øpw. Ip´n-Iƒ°v NnIn’ {^obm-Wv. ]ns∂ _kn¬ bm{X {^obm-Wv. kvIqƒ ^okn-√. ]pkvXIw {^o. Aßs\ [mcmfw B\p-Iq-ey-ß-fp-≠v. AXp-t]mse Ub-_-‰n-kv, sImf-kvt{Smƒ, henb henb Hm∏-td-j≥ F√mw {^obm-Wv.’ ‘Cu sNe-hp-Iƒ hln-°p-∂-Xm-cmWv?’ B\n Xnc-°n. ‘AXn-\t√ h≥ \nIp-Xn-Iƒ CuSm-°p-∂-Xv. Ipd™ iº-f-ap-≈-h\pw \nIpXn \evI-Ww. Ah-cpsS Imcyw hey-I-jvS-Øn-em. hntZ-in-I-fmWv ChnsS IqSp-X¬ Zpcn-X-a-\p-`-hn-°p-∂Xv. F∂p ]d-™m¬ Pohn-°m-\mbn Chn-sS-sb-Øp∂ ]mhw ae-bm-fn-Isf t]mse-bp-≈-h¿. Xo]n-Sn® hne-bm-sW-¥n-\pw. ]mh-s∏-´-h¿°v ChnsS Pohn-°m≥ hfsc {]bm-k-am-Wv.’ ‘Pohn-Xs - ®-ehp IqSp-Xet√?’ Bip-]{- Xn-bn¬ Imsim∂pw sNe-hm-Im-ØX - n¬ B\n°v B›cyw tXm∂n. \nIpXn hmßn-bn-´m-bmepw P\-ßsf tkhn-°p∂ `cW I¿Øm-°ƒt° Ah-cpsS Bh-iy-ß-fn¬ ]¶v tNcm-s\m-°q. ho´n¬ hcp∂ ]{X-Ønse hm¿Ø-Iƒ Ah-fn-te-t°m-Sn-sb-Øn. ka-c-ßfpw ]Wn-ap-S-°p-Ifpw sIme-]m-X-I-ßfpw A]q¿hw. PohnXw kt¥mjw \nd-®p-h® Hcp ho™p]m{Xw t]mse. aqey-ß-fpsS DS-e‰ inc-kp-Iƒ Cu s]m≈-bmb Pohn-X-Øns‚ Xoh≠n N{I-ßƒ°-Snbn¬s∏´p sXdn-°p-∂Xv Ahƒ I≠p. tdmUn-\n-cp-]p-d-hp-ap≈ hoSp-Iƒs°√mw Htc-\n-dw. Htc BIr-Xn. \q‰m-≠p-Iƒ ]g-°-ap-≈-Xp-t]m-se. ]q¿hnI-cpsS kvacW \ne-\n¿Øp-∂-h. ]t£, AXn-\p-≈nepw ImWpw apJw-aq-Sn-b-Wn™v PohnXw X≈n-\o-°p∂-h¿. Xs∂-t∏m-se. Hmtcm∂p Hm¿Øp Iq´p-tºmgpw B\n s]s´∂v PÃns\ Hm¿Øp. B Hm¿Ω-bn¬ Xs∂ Xf¿Øp-∂-sXt¥m Ds≠∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. Ahƒ°p ico-ca-- m-k-Iew Xf-cp-∂Xp t]mse. IÆo¿ Xpfp-ºnb IÆp-Iƒ Ahƒ s]mØn∏n-Sn-®p. AXp I≠n-´m-hWw tPmkv tNmZn-®p. ‘F¥m tamtf, ssIbv°v \√ thZ\bp t≠m?’ ‘C√, ]∏.’ Ahƒ tXß-e-S°n ]d-™p. Imdn-\p-≈n¬ au\w sI´n \n∂p. h≠n-tbm-Sp-∂-Xns‚ i_vZw am{Xw. B\n Ft¥m Xocp-am-\n-®p-d-∏n-®n-s´∂ hÆw tPmknt\mSp ]d-™p. ‘F\n°v ]∏-tbmSv Hcp-Imcyw ]d-bm-\p-≠v.’ tPmkv Ahsf t\m°n. Ah-fpsS a\kv hmbn-s®-Sp-Ø-Xp-t]mse Abmƒ ]d-™p. ‘tamfp ]d-bm≥ hcp-∂-sX-¥m-sW∂v F\n°p a\-kn-em-bn. PÃns‚ Imcy-a-t√. ]∏-tbmSp £an°p tamsf, Rm\mWv Ip‰-°m-c≥. IeymWw Ign-bp-∂-tXmsS Ah-\n¬ Ipd®p am‰-ßƒ hcp-sa∂p Icp-Xn-bXv sX‰n-t∏m-bn. \ns‚ PohnXw IqSn Ah-s\-SpØp ]¥m-Sp-I-bm-Wt√? \ns∂bn-t∏mƒ Ah\p th≠m-Xmbn At√? Hs° amdpw Ip´n. F√mw ssZhtØmSp {]m¿∞n°mw. sX‰v I≠m¬ \o ]d-b-Ww.’ ‘Rm≥ ]d-™m-sem∂pw tIƒ°n√ ]∏m.’ ‘AsX¥m \o Ahs‚ `mcy-b-t√.’ ‘]e Znh-k-ß-fnepw ]e-h´w Rm≥ Ic™p ]d-™p-t\m-°n. hy‡n-]-c-amb Imcy-ß-fn¬ CS-s]-S-cpsX∂p Fs∂ hm¨ sNbvXp.’ B\n-bpsS i_vZ-Øn¬ IÆo-cns‚ I\w \nd™p \n∂p. \m´n¬ \ns∂mcp s]Æv `mcy-bmbn h∂m¬ PÃn≥ \∂m-Ip-sa-∂p≈ {]Xo-£-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ct∏mƒ AXpw XI¿∂p. C\n Cu ]mhw-s]-Æns‚ IÆo-cp-IqSn ImtW-≠n-h-cp-at√m? AΩm-bn-bΩ acp-a-Isf Hcp the-°m-cn-bm-°m≥ ]mSp-s]-Sp-∂p. F{X ]d-™mepw c≠n-s‚bpw Xe-bn¬ Ib-dn-√. ]n∂mse -h∂ Hcp h≠n tlmW-Sn-®p-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. tPmkv AXn\p Hmh¿tS°v sNøm≥ h≠nsbmXp-°n. ‘]∏m F\n-s°mcp tPmen-In-´ptam Chn-sS. .... F∂p-hn-Nm-cn®v ho´p-tPm-en-sbm∂pw Rm≥ apS-°n-√.’ B\n°p B ho´n¬ \n∂pw Ipd®p k-a-b-tØ°p c-£-s∏-S-W-sat∂ D≠m-bn-cp-∂p-≈p. A{Xbv°v B A¥-co£w Ahƒ°p aSp-Øn-cn-°p-∂p. F{Xtbm XhW \m´n-te°p Xncn®p t]mbmtem F∂p Btem--Nn®-Xm-Wv. B\n-bpsS tNm-Zy-Øn\p tPmkv adp]Sn ]d-™n-√. ‘]∏m H∂pw ]-d-™n-√, Rm≥ tNm-Zn-®Xv sX-‰mtWm?’ F¥p adp-]Sn ]d-b-W-sa-∂-dn-bmsX tPmkv Ipg-™p. t{Kkn-bpsS A\p-hm-Z-an-√msX B ho´n¬ H∂pw \S-°n-√. Ahsf Biz-kn-∏n-°m-\mbn tPmkv ]d-™p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-30-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘\n\-°-dn-bm-at√m Ip´o t{Kkn-bpsS kz`m-hw. \o Aev]w-IqSn H∂v £an-°v. \ap°v hgn-bp-≠m-°mw.’ Ahƒ s]s´∂p tNmZn-®p. ‘Rm≥ ]e-t∏mgpw tNmZn-°-W-sa∂p hnNm-cn-®-Xm, ]∏m F¥n\m aΩnsb C{X `b-°p-t∂.’ tPmkv tdmU-cp-In¬ Im¿ \n¿Øn. Zb-\o-b-X-tbmsS Ahsf t\m°n. kt¥m-jhpw kwKo-Xhpw {]m¿Y\-bp-an-√mØ Hcp hoSv. Xs‚ a\-kn¬ F√mw D≈n-sem-Xp°n ]pI-bp∂ A·n ]¿h-XsØ B\n Nqgvs∂Sp-Ø-Xmbn tPmkn\p tXm∂n. AX-bmsf IqSp-X¬ Akzÿ-\m-°n. tPmkn-t\mSp Aßs\ tNmZn-t°-≠nbn-cp-∂n-s√∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. Xs‚ tNmZyw ]∏sb hnj-an-∏n-®ncn-°p-∂p. th≠n-bn-cp-∂n-√. ‘Rm≥ H∂pw hnNm-cn-®p-sIm≠v tNmZn-®-X√ ]∏m.’ ‘As√∂v F\n-°-dn-bmw. tamƒ°v Ft∂mSv shdp-∏pt≠m? Ah≥ \∂mbn ImWWw F∂ H‰ B{K-lwsIm-≠mWv \m´n¬\n∂v \ns∂ Ctßm´p sIm≠p-h-∂-Xv. tPmkns‚ [¿a-k-¶-S-ß-fpsS ]S-ßƒ Ahƒ°p-ap-∂n¬ sImgn-™p-ho-Wp. ‘\o tNmZn-®nt√ F¥n-\mWv t{Kknsb `b-°p-∂-sX∂v? Rm\-hsf `b-°p-∂n-√. A\p-k-cW am{Xw. Rm≥ Ah-sf-b√ Ahƒ Fs∂-bmWv hnhmlw Ign-®-Xv. Zmcn-{Zy-Øns‚ Ibv]p-\o¿ IpSn®p hf¿∂-h≥, sXmgn¬ C√m-Ø-h≥, Hs°-bm-bn-cp∂p Rm≥ \m´n¬. kz¥-ambn Hcp Iqc-t]m-ep-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. F\n-s°mcp PohnXw X∂Xv t{Kkn-bpsS A∏≥ sskaW-®m-b-\m-Wv. At±-l-Øns‚ kq∏¿am¿°-‰n¬ hnkn-‰nwKv hnkbn¬ Fs∂ sIm≠p-h-∂p. h¿°v s]¿an‰v hmßn-Ø-∂p. A\p-k-c-W-bp≈ Hcp \mb. AX-s√-¶n¬ Hc-Sn-a. GXp-t]cpw F\n°p tbmPn-°pw.’tPmkv th-Z-\-tbmsS ]d-™p. B\n h√msØmcp ]pI-®n-temtS tI´n-cp∂p. ‘B IpSpw-_-Ønse Hcw-K-sØ-t∏m-se-bmWv Fs∂ I≠-Xv. HSp-hn¬ t{Kkn-bpsS `¿Øm-hm-bn. Aßs\ tPmk^v tPmkm-bn. ]´n-Wn-bn-√. {]bm-k-an-√. ]´p-sa-Ø-I-fn-ep-d-ßp-∂p. {_n´ojv ]uc-\m-bn. CsXms° Hcp-X-c-Øn¬ `mKy-ßƒ Xs∂. F∂mepw F\n°v Fs∂ \jvS-s∏-´n-cn-°p-∂p.’ tPmkv Hcp \nanjw au\w ]men®p. tdmUn¬ Xnc°v Ipd-hm-bn-cp-∂p. ‘]´n-Wn-bnepw ZpxJ-Ønepw ac-W-Øn-te°v B≠p-t]m-Ip-am-bn-cp∂ Fs∂ ssI]n-Sn-®p-b¿Øn-bXv t{Kknbm-Wv.- A-h-fpsS IpSpw-_-am-Wv. Ah-fpsS iIm-c-ßfpw hntZzj-ßfpw F√mw Rm≥ kt¥m-j-tØmsS G‰phm-ßp-∂p. £an-°m\pw kln-°m\pw Xøm-dm-Ip-∂p. adn-®m-bm¬ sskaW-®m-bs‚ {]nb-s∏´ aIƒ IpSn®p IqØmSn \S-°p∂ Hcp thiy-bm-Ip-am-bn-cp-∂p.’ Hcp G‰p-]-d-®n-temsS tPmkv kwkm-cn®p sImt≠-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp XWpØ Im‰v ]p-dØv a™p-\rØw XpS-ßn-b-t∏mƒ Abmƒ Imdns‚ hn≥tUm jo¬Up-Iƒ Db¿Ønh-®p. ‘£abpw A\p-k-c-Wbpw kl-\hpw Rm≥ ]Tn®p. Pohn-X-sas∂ ]Tn-∏n-®p. \ΩpsS \m´n-emWv `¿Øm°-∑m¿ ]d-bp-∂Xp tIƒ°p∂ `mcy-∑m¿. ChnsS adn-®m-Wv. F∂n-´p-ap-≠m-Ip∂p Nq≠n-°m-´m≥ Hc-—-\n-√mØ-h¿. F\n-°-h-tfmSv IS-abpw I¿Ø-hy-ßfpw \nd-th-‰m-\p-≠v. Xo¿°m-\m-hmØ IS-∏m-Sp-I-fpw.’ ‘knwK-∏q-cn¬ Hcp Iqen-∏W - n-°m-c\ - mbn Ign-bp-tºm-gmWv Adp]Xp h¿j-ßƒ°p-apºv kma-®m-b≥ Ctßm´p IpSn-tb-dn-b-Xv. ChnsS h∂pw [mcmfw IjvS-s∏-´p. ho´p-Imsc Ctßm´p sIm≠p-h-∂p. t{Kkn Chn-sS-bmWv ]Tn-®-Xv. _ncp-Z-sa-Sp-Øp. ]e-bn-SØpw tPmen t\m°n. Fßpw Dd®p \n¬°n-√. hg-°p-≠m°n ]ncn-bpw. sskaW®m-b-\mWv bYm¿Y-Øn¬ Ahsf emfn®p hj-fm-°n-b-Xv. AXp-t]mse PÃn-s\bpw Chƒ....’ IÆp-Iƒ \nd-™Xv tPmkns‚ hm°p-Isf apdn-®p. Xs‚ kwkmcw B\n-sb Atem-k-c-s-∏Sp-Øp-∂p-s≠∂p tPmkn\p tXm∂n. ^pSv]m-Øn-eqsS \S∂p \oßp∂hcn-te°v tdmU-cp-In¬ \n¬°p∂ ssk{]kv acßƒ Nph∂ ]q°ƒ s]mgn-°p-∂p. B\n H∂pw an≠msX F√mw tI´n-cp-∂p. Xm≥ A\p-`-hn-°p-∂-Xns‚ F{Xtbm Cc´n h¿j-ß-fmbn B ]mhw a\p-jy≥ A\p-`-hnI-°p-∂p-s≠∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. Ahƒ°v Pohn-X-tØmSp Xs∂ hnc‡n tXm∂n. A¿∞-an-√m-bva-bpsS Cu apfw-Ip-g-en¬ F¥n-\mWv km¥z-\-Øns‚ Hcp kwKoXw Xnc-™-Xv. Ahƒ tdmUn-tebv°p shdpsX t\m°n-bn-cp-∂p. tPmkv Im¿ Ãm¿´p-sN-bvXp. \nd™ \ni-_vZX - . Bcp-sam∂pw an≠n-bn-√. _w•m-hn--se-Øn-bt- ∏mƒ t]m¿®n¬ PÃns‚ Im¿ I≠p. B\n°p Bizmkw tXm∂n. Hcp henb ]pI-aWvU-e-Øn¬ \n∂pw Cd-ßn-bXp t]mse Ahƒ hoSn-\p-≈n-te°p Ib-dn. Nne-t∏mƒ PÃn≥ aZy-]n®v \√ el-cn-bn-em-bn-cn°pw h∂n-cn-°p-∂Xv. Aß-s\-sbm-∂p-am-bn-cn-°-cptX I¿Øm-th, B\n a\- n¬ {]m¿∞n®p. B\n apdn-bn-te°p hcp-tºmƒ t{Kkn BtcmsS samss_-en¬ kwkm-cn-°p-Ib - m-bn-cp-∂p. B\nsb I≠Xpw Ah-cpsS IÆn¬ Aa¿jw ]X™p s]m¥p-∂Xv Ahƒ I≠p. AtXmsS kwkm-cn-®p-sIm-≠n-cp∂ samss_¬ I´v sNbvXp tZ-jy-tØmsS apc≠p. ‘c≠pw IqSn k¬°mcw Ign™p h∂n-cn-°p-hm, At√. t]mb hgnbnse-ßpw tIdn-In-S-°m-s\m-cnSw In´nbn-t√So?’ B\n-sbm∂pw an≠n-bn-√. t{K-kn-bpsS h¿Ø-am\w tI´p tPmkv h√-sX-bm-bn. Abmƒ s]m¥n h∂ tZjyw ISn®p ]nSn®p t{Kkn-bpsS apJØp t\m°msX ]d-™p. ‘A¬∏w IqSn amt\-gvkn¬ kwkm-cn-°q, t{Kkn’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-31-Imcq¿ tkma≥

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hgn-Xn-c-bp-∂-h¿ B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ Hcp IS-en-c-ºn. sImSp-¶m-‰p-e-™p. IÆnse Nph-∏p-sh-´-ß-fn¬ Ccp-fns‚ Nofv NnXdn-sØ-dn-®p. {`a-W-]Yw ad∂v Xs‚ `qan A®p-X-≠n¬ BSn-bp-e-bp-∂Xv Ah-f-dn-™p. a\-kn-te°v ImgvNbpsS Hcp Xos∏m-cn. apdn-bn¬ sN∂p Ib-dn-bXpw B\n I´n-en-te°v hoWp-t]m-bn. Ic-®n-ens‚bp-d-h-s]m´n. temIsØmcp kv{Xobpw ImWm≥ B{K-ln-°mØ ImgvN-bmWv I≠-Xv. a\-kv XnI-´p-∂p. CsXms° A\p`-hn-°m≥ am{Xw Xm≥ F¥p sX‰mWv sNbvXXv? B\n Xe-bn-W-bn¬ apJw ]qgvØn I-c-™p. Xs‚ B{K-l-ßƒ°v PÃn≥ Ct∏mƒ Hcp-hn-ebpw I¬∏n-°m-dn-√. BZy-sams° Fs¥mcp kvt\l-am-bncp-∂p. Ct∏mƒ Xncn-™p-t\m-°m-dp-t]m-ep-an√ . IpSn®p IqØmSn _Uvdq-an-te°v h∂p-ho-gpw. \m´n¬\n∂v hcp-tºmƒ F¥p {]Xo-£-I-fm-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp ]pe¿Ime kz]v\w- t]mse. hnhm-l-Øns‚ BZy-\m-fp-I-fpsS kuµcyw ho≠pw G‰p-hm-ßm-\mWv \m´n¬\n-s∂-Øn-b-Xv. `¿Øm-hns\ ssZh-Xp-ey-\mbn ImW-W-sa∂ ]gb D]-tZ-i-ß-fpsS ams‰m-en-bm-bn-cp∂p lrZ-b-Øn-sem-s°-bpw. AXp ]I¿∂p \¬Ip-Ibpw sNbvXp. Xncn-®p-In-´n-b ImgvN- F¥p {Iqc-am-bn-cp∂p. InS-∏-d-bn¬ `¿Ømhv as‰mcp kv{Xotbm-sSm-∏w.... Ahƒ acp-`q-an-bnse aW¬°m-‰n¬ H‰-s∏-´-h-sf-t∏mse `b-∂p. Xnc-t°-dn-b -\n-c-Øn¬ Imen-Sdn hoW-hsf-t∏mse \nk-lm-b-bm-bn. Zo]-Øns‚ Ah-km\ Xncnbpw s]mgn-™p-t]mbncn-°p-∂p. PohnXw \jvS-s∏´-hsf t]mse B\n aXn-bm-thmfw Ic-™p. ]pdØp ag s]øp∂p. ]cn--`-h-an-√msX t\¿Øv AXn-√m-Xm-bn. lrZ-b-Øn¬ Hcp ac-hn∏v am{Xw Ah-tijn-®p. B\n InS-°n-bn¬ FÆo-‰n-cp-∂p. apJw Nph-∂p. I¨t]m-f-Iƒ Ic-™p-ho¿Øn-cp-∂p. Fcn-™-S-ßnb Hcp NnX-t]mse B\n ho≠pw InS∂p. Fgp-t∂-‰n´v F¥p sNøm-\m-Wv. F√m IcpØpw tNm¿∂p t]mIp-∂Xp t]mse. P\m-e-bv°-∏p-dØv Hcp Nncn. B\n P\m-e-bn-eqsS ]pd-tØ°p t\m°n. PÃns‚ tXmfn¬ ssIbn´v B Cw•o-jp-Im-cn. Ah-fpsS t]cv B\n Hm¿an-s®-SpØp {InÃn... Ah-fpsS Np≠n¬ Fcn-™a-cp∂ knK-c‰v. ico-c-Øns‚ \navt\m∂-X-ßƒ apgp-h≥ Cf-In-Øp-fp-ºp∂ \S∏v. Ah¿ Imdn-\-Sp-sØ-Øn. Ahƒ Xncn-™p-\n-∂p. ]m¬t]mse shfpØ ico-c-Øn¬ Xnf-ßp∂ Hcp s\Ivse-kv. Imdns‚ tUm¿ Xpd-°pw-apºv PÃn≥ Ah-fpsS Ac-s°-´n-eqsS ssIbn´v Np≠p-Isf \pW™v Npw_n-®p. B\n apJw Xncn-®p. Ah-fpsS lrZbw s]cp-ºd apg-°n. PÃn-t\mSv Ahƒ°v ITn\amb shdp∏v tXm∂n. InS-∏-d-bn¬ Xs‚ ÿm\-tØ°v as‰m-cp-hsf Xs‚ apºn¬h®v. Xms\m-cmsf hnfn-®p-sIm-≠p-h∂v InS-∏d ]¶n-´m¬ Cu ]m›mXy kwkvIm-c-Øn¬ Pohn-°p∂ `¿Ømhv kln-°ptam? aI≥ as‰m-cp-h-fp-ambn Agn-™m-Sp-∂-Xn¬ aΩn°pw ]cm-Xn-bn-√. B›-cyhpw Ad-∏p-amWv Ct∏mƒ a\kn¬ tXm∂p-∂-Xv. CsXm-s°-bmtWm Chn-SpsØ \m´p-\-S-∏p-Iƒ. kZm-Nmcw Fs∂m∂pw Ch¿°nt√? kv{XobpsS Nmcn-{Xy-Øn\p hne I¬∏n-°m-Ø-h¿. PÃo≥ Np≠n-semcp aqfn-∏m-´p-ambn tKmhn-Wn-∏Sn Ib-dn-h-∂p. AhnsS \S-∂-sXms° Adn-™n-s´-∂t]mse tPmkv PÃns\ {]Xo-£n®p \n¬°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ‘PÃo≥...’ tPmkv i_vZ-ap-b¿Øn hnfn-®p. PÃo≥ Xe-bp-b¿Øn tPmkns\ t\m°n. ]Sn-Iƒ Ibdn tPmkn\p apºn¬h-∂p-\n-∂p. ‘\o ImWn-®-sXm´pw icn-bm-bn-√. Znkv Cukv Sp a®v.’ PÃn≥ ]pcn-Iw-Np-fn®v tPmkns\ t\m°n. ‘hm´v... hm´v Up bp ao≥ ]∏m.’ ‘\u bp B¿ F amcnUv ta≥. bp jpUv lmhv Sp A≠¿Ãm≥Uv Zm‰v.’ tPmkv PÃn\p t\sc hnc¬Nq≠n ]d-™p. {InÃn h∂-XmWv ]∏m Dt±-in-°p-∂-sX∂v PÃn\v Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. aΩn°pw ]∏mbv°pw AXn-jvS-s∏Sn-s√∂p Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. t\csØ aΩn-bpsS apJw I≠-t∏mtg AXp tXm∂n-b-Xm-Wv. X\n-s°m∏w h∂-Xp-sIm≠v aΩn-°-hsf XS-™p-\n¿Øm\pw Ign-™n-√. XS-™p-\n¿Øn-bm¬ Xm≥ {]iv\-ap-≠m-°psa∂p Icp-Xn-bm-hpw. 18 hb-kp-I-gn-™m¬ X\n-°n-jvS-ap-≈-sXms° sNømw. tNmZyw sNøm≥ \nbaw A\ph-Zn-°n-√. PÃn≥ Ahsf hnhmlw Ign-°m≥ Xmev]cyw {]I-Sn-∏n-®-XmWv. AXn-s\-sNm√n henb {]iv\ßƒh-sc-bmWv D≠m-b-Xv. PÃn≥ Ahsf hnhmlw Ign-°p-sa-∂p-]-d-™-t∏mƒ Xs‚ kzØp-°-sfms° Ah\p Xcn-s√∂p ]d-™mWv t{Kkn AXns\ t\cn-´-Xv. hkv{Xw amdp-∂-Xp-t]mse `mcy `¿Øm-hns\bpw Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-33-Imcq¿ tkma≥

`¿Ømhv `mcysbbpw amdp∂ \m´n¬ aIs‚ `mhn XI¿∂p-t]m-Ip-sa∂ `b-Øn-emWv \m´n¬\n∂p Hcp s]Æns\ aIs‚ `mcy-bmbn t{Kkn Is≠-Øn-b-Xv. F¶nepw Xs‚ a-It\m-sSm∏w sNdp-∏w-ap-X¬ Ifn-®p-hf¿∂ {InÃnbpsS apJ-Øp-t\m°n C\n-bn-hnsS hc-cp-sX∂p ]d-bm≥ t{Kkn-°m-hn-s√∂v PÃn\v \∂mb-dnbmw. B ss[cy-Øn-emWv Ah≥ Ah-sfbpw Iq´n-s°m-≠p-h-∂-Xv. ]∏m ImWp-sa∂p Icp-Xn-bn-√. \ni-_vZXbv°p hncm-a-an-´p-sIm≠v PÃn≥ kwkm-cn-®p. ‘]∏m... Bw F amcoUv am≥. skm hm´v?’ ‘tlm, ssa t_mbv πokv tUm¨Sv tj¿ bph¿ s_Uv hnXv A\-Z¿ hpa¨.’ ‘Hm ]∏m πokv ss{S Sp A≠¿Ãm≥Uv jn Cukv ssa tKƒ {^≠v.’ PÃn≥ Xs‚ `mKw \ymbo-Ic-- n-°p∂Xp I≠-t∏mƒ tPmkn\p tZjyw \pc™p s]m¥n. ‘ChnsS sIm≠p-h-∂Xv icn-bm-bn-√.’ tPmkv shdp-t∏msS ]d-™p. Imdns‚ Io PÃn≥ hnc¬Øp-ºnen´p Id-°n Ae-£y-\mbn \n∂p. ‘kn√n UmUv tSIv C‰v Cukn.’ ‘\ns‚ ssh^v Chn-sS-bp-≈-t∏mƒ \o ImWn-®Xv sX‰-t√.’ Io Id-°p-∂Xv ]nSn-s®-Sp-Øn´v PÃn≥ ]p—tØmsS ]d-™p. ‘Umw ssh^v sF tUm¨Sv tI¿.’ ‘CXm \n\°v A\p-k-c-W-bn-s√∂p ]dp-∂-Xv. \oIm-Wn-°p-∂Xv icn a‰p-≈-h¿ ]d-bp-∂Xv sX‰v At√... ASn In´n hf¿s∂-¶n¬...’ tPmkns‚ kzc-ap-b¿∂p. i_vZw tI´v t{Kkn ]pd-tØ°p h∂p. ‘πokv tPmkv... tÃm]v C‰v. tUm¨Sv ju´v A‰v lnw.’ PÃns\ Bcpw hg-°p-]-d-bp-∂Xv t{Kkn°v CjvS-s∏-S-n-s√∂p tPmkn\v Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. t{Kkn°v Ah≥ Im-Wn-®Xv CjvSs - ∏-´n-s√-¶nepw B\n-tbmSv A\p-Iº - s - bm-∂p-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Xs‚ sNmev]S- n°p \n¬°psa∂p Icp-Xn-bmWv Xm≥ \m´n¬\n-s∂m-cp-Ønsb Is≠-Øn-b-Xv. ChnsS h∂p Ipd®p Znh-k-ßƒ°p-≈n¬ Xs∂ Ahƒ B{Klw ]d-™n-cn-°p-∂p. tPmen thWw. ho´p-Imsc klm-bn-°-W-sa-s∂m-s°. AtXmsS Xs‚ {]Xo-£-Iƒ sX‰n. Xs‚ hm°p-Iƒ A\p-k-cn®v Xt∂m-sSm∏w sNmev]-Sn°v \n¬°p∂ Hcp-h-fm-bncp∂p a\-kn¬. Hcp-tZym-K-ÿ-b-√. Ah-fpsS IpSpw-_-Øn\v IS-ßfpw `mc-ß-fp-ap-s≠-¶n¬ Xßƒ F¥p-]ng-®p. ‘\o Hcp-Ønbm Ahs\ hj-fm-°p-∂-Xv.’ tPmkv apJ-Ø-Sn-®-t]mse t{Kkn-tbmSp ]d-™p. ‘tPmkv Chn-sS-\n∂p t]mIp-∂pt≠m F\n°p tZjyw hcp-∂p.’ tPmkv sXmgp-ssI-tbmsS Fgp-t∂-‰p. ‘sIm®Ω tZjy-s∏-tS≠ Rm\ßv t]mtb-°mw’. apc-S-\°n apJw-ho¿∏n®v tPmkv AI-tØ°p \S-∂p. ‘\m´n-em-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Ahs‚ Ic-W-°p-‰n°v H∂p sImSp-tØ-s\. ]d-bp-∂Xv tI´n-t√˛ tKƒ{^≠v BWp-t]m-epw. ImapIn InS-∏-d-bn¬. `mcy ]pd-Øv.’ \√-sXm∂pw ]d-™m¬ Ahs‚ Xe-bn¬ Ib-dn-√. shfn-hp-≠m-bn´p tht≠. F¥p hrØn-tISv ImWn®mepw AXp-i-cn-h-®p-sIm-Sp-°m≥ Hc-Ω. Ch-cp-c-≠pw-IqSn Hcp ]mh-s∏´ s]Æns‚ PohnXw Xpe-bv°pw. Pohn-X-Øn¬ ]´n-Wnbpw IjvS-∏m-Sp-a-dn-bmsX hf¿∂-Xns‚ Ipg-∏-am-Wv. H∂n\pw Hcp-Ip-d-hp-an-√-t√m. ]WØn\p ]Ww. Imdn-\p- Im-dv. IqsS BSn-∏m-Sm\pw elcn \pW-bm\pw kpµ-cn-am¿. sX‰ns\ icn-bm-°m\pw icnsb sX‰m-°m\pw aI-\p-]-‰nb Hc-Ω. F√mw tNtc-≠-Xp-X-s∂. aI≥ F¥p-sN-øp∂p Fs∂m∂pw AΩbv°-dn-tb-≠. AX-h-fp-sSbpw Ip‰-a-√. t\csØ hgn-sX-‰n-b-h¿ Fßs\ hgn-Im´n aptº ]d-°pw. ]mhw B\n-tamƒ. F{X {]Xo-£-tbm-sS-bmIpw B Ip´n Cu \m´n-te°v h∂-Xv. h∂-t∏m-gp-≠m-bn-cp∂ apJsØ sXfn-®-sam∂pw Ct∏m-gn-√. GXp `mcy-bmWv kz¥w `¿Ømhp ImWn®p Iq´p∂ CØcw t]°qØp-Iƒ s]mdp-°p-I. kz¥w `mcy-bpsS apºn¬ sh≈-sØm-en-bp≈ Imap-Insb Npw_n-°p∂ `¿Øm-hv. F¥p-]-d-™mWv B Ip´nsb kam-[m-\n-∏n-°p-I. DØcw In´mØ Hcp \qdp-tNm-Zy-ßƒ tPmkns‚ hn-j-an-∏n®p. B\n-sb-t∏m-ep-≈ Hcp s]¨Ip-´nsb Ch≥ Ggp-P∑w X]-kn-cp-∂m¬ In´n-√. Cß-s\-t∏m-bm¬ F¥mhpw Ch-s‚-b-¥yw. tPmkv Nn¥-I-fn-eqsS e£y-an-√msX Ae-™p. tPmkv tZjy-s∏´p t]mb-Xn¬ t{Kkn Akz-ÿ-bm-bn-c-∂p. ‘bph¿ ]∏m Cukv A]vk-‰v. tUm¨Svhdn Unb¿.’ t{Kkn Pkv‰ns‚ apSn-I-fn-eqsS hnc-tem-Sn-®p. ‘]∏m... sF tUm¨Sv sIb¿.’ CsXm-∂pw- Xs∂ kw_-‘n-°p∂Xs√∂ a´m-bn-cp∂p PÃo-\v. ‘sF hn¬ _n hnXv bp Unb¿ _n lm∏n˛’ t{Kkn ]d-™p. ‘Xm¶vbp aΩm.’ t{Kkn-bpsS Ihn-fn¬ Npw_n-®n´v PÃn≥ apdn-°p-≈n-te°p t]mbn. PÃn≥ A∏p-dsØ apdn-bn-te°p t]mIp-∂Xv B\n I≠p. Xm≥ Chn-sS-bp-s≠-∂-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂n´pw H∂p Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-34-Imcq¿ tkma≥

{i≤n-®p-t]m-ep-an-√. h√mØ ho¿∏p-ap-´¬. B\n°v A∏s\ Hm¿a h∂p. aIƒ cmPm-°-∑m-cp-sSbpw cm⁄n-am-cp-sSbpw \m´n¬ kpJ-ku-I-cy-ß-tfmsS Ign-bp-∂-Xn¬ kt¥m-jn-°p∂ Hc-—≥. AΩ sNdp-∏-Ønte acn-®-Xn-\p-tijw IqS∏n-d-∏p-Iƒ°v tN®n-b-Ω-bm-bn-cp∂p Xm≥. A∏-\m-bn-cp∂p Xs‚ hgn-Im-´n. A∏s‚ D]-tZ-i-ß-fn-eqsS am{Xta \S-∂n-´p-≈q. hgn-hn-´p≈ Hcp t\m´w-t]m-ep-ap-≠m-bn-´n-√. Iuam-c-Øns‚ kz]v\-ß-fn-sems° s]mSn-ao-i-h® kpµ-c-∑m-c-√m-bn-cp-∂p. ho´nse Ac-∏-´n-Wnbpw apgp-∏-´n-Wnbpw am‰m-s\mcp tPmen B{K-l-ß-sfm-s°bpw AXp-am-{X-am-bn-cp-∂p. CsXm∂pw Bcpadn-tb-≠. aIƒ cmPm-°-∑m-cpsS \m´n¬ cmP-Ip-am-cn-bmbn Pohn-°p∂p-sh∂ A∏s‚ kz]v\-°mgvN XI¿t°-≠. apdn°p ]pdØv Im¬s]-cp-am‰w tI´p. PÃn-\m-bn-cn-°ptam? B\n ]nS-s™-gp-t∂-‰p. ]∏-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ah-fpsS Ic-™p-ho¿Ø IÆp-I-fn¬ t\m°n Hcp-\n-anjw tPmkv \n∂p. ]ns∂ ]n¥n-cn™v \S-°m≥ XpS-ßn-b-t∏mƒ k¶Sw\nd™ CS¿®-tbmsS B\n tPmkns\ hnfn-®p. ‘]∏m F\n-s°mcp Imcyw ]d-bm-\p-≠v.’ ‘F¥m tamtf.’ tPmkv \n∂p. H∂p-a-Sn®v Xncn™v Ah-fpsS apJ-tØ°p t\m°n. Np≠p-I-fn¬ XS™ hm°p-Iƒ ]pd-tØ°p h∂p. ‘]∏m˛ F\n°v.... F\n°v \m´n¬ t]mI-Ww. F\n°o \mSpw Cu _‘hpw th≠.’ Htcß-temsS B\n I´n-en-te°p hoWp.

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Ip™m-‰-°n-fn-Iƒ Ah-tfm-sS¥p adp-]Sn ]d-tb-≠-sX∂v tPmkn-\-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. F¥p-]-d-™mWv Chsf kam-[m-\n-∏n°p-I. Hcp kv{Xobpw kln-°mØ ImgvN Ah-fpsS a\-kn-s\bpw Bg-Øn¬ apd-th¬∏n-®n-cn-°p-∂p. AhfpsS apJ-Øp-\n∂v B apdn-hns‚ Bgw Af-s∂-Sp-°mw. AXns‚ {]mW≥ t]mIp∂ thZ-\-bn-em-hWw Cu _‘w th¿s]-Sp-Øm-sa-∂p-hsc Ahƒ ]d-™-Xv. hnhmlw Ign-™n´v c≠mw-amkw Xncn®p t]mhp-I-sb∂p ]d-™m¬... im]{KkvX-amb Hcm-bncpw tNmZy-ß-fn¬ \n∂p c£-s∏-Sm-s\-∂-t]mse tPmkv Xe IpS-™p. icn°pw Xm\mWv h©-I≥. Cus]¨Ip-´nsb Xs‚ aIs‚ `mcy-bmbn In´m≥ F¥p I≈-ßƒ ]d-™p. taml-ß-fpsS Hcp kvamc-Iw-Xs∂ \´p. \m´n¬\n∂v Hcp s]Æv Ahs‚ `mcy-bmbn Cu ho´n-te°v he-XpIm¬h®v Ib-dn-bm¬ Ah≥ \∂m-hp-sa-∂m-bn-cp∂p t{Kkn-bpsS ]£w. Ahs‚ Agn-™m´w Ipd-bp-a-t{X. FhnsS icn-bm-Im≥? Ahƒ h∂p-I-b-dn-b-t∏mƒ Imap-In-am-cp-sam-Øp≈ Ahs‚ Agn-™m-´-Øn\p Ipd-hp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ct∏m ho≠pw. hgn-sX-‰n-tbm-Sp∂ h≠n-bnse bm{X-°m-sc-t∏mse Ah-\n\n Hcn-°epw XpS-ßn-bn-S-tØ°v Xncn®p-h-cm-\m-hn-√m-bn-cn-°pw. hnhm-l-tØmsS Ah≥ \∂m-Ip-sa∂p ]d-™p-\-S∂ t{Kkn°pw Ct∏mƒ Ipep-°-sam-∂p-an-√. Ahƒ°mhiyw Hcp the-°m-cn-sb-bm-bn-cp-∂p. B\n h∂-Xn-\p-tijw ‘amØn’sb ]d-™p-hn-Sp-Ibpw sNbvX-t√m. Hcp ]mh-s∏´ ae-bmfn s]¨Ip-´n-bm-sW-¶n¬ B´pw Xp∏pw kln®v ChnsS Ign-bp-sa-∂-hƒ {]Xo-£n-®ncn-°-Ww. Ahƒ°p-sX-‰n. AΩ-tbbpw aI-t\bpw Ahƒ X≈n-°-f-™n-cn-°p-∂p. ‘]∏ F¥m adp-]Sn ]d-bm-Ø-Xv.’ B\n-bpsS kzcw Abmsf Nn¥-I-fn¬\n-∂p-b¿Øn. Bi¶ \ng¬hoW ZpxJ-tØmsS tPmkv B\nsb t\m°n. Ic-™p-ho¿Ø Ah-fpsS I¨t]m-f-I-fn¬ Hcp P∑-Øns‚ ss\cm-iy-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. {]Xn-Iq-´n¬ \n¬°p∂ Ip‰-hm-fn-bpsS apJ-am-bn-cp∂p tPmkn-\v. Ah-fpsS k¶-S-ß-fpsS Imc-W-°m-c≥ Xm\m-Wv. Ahsf k¶-S-ß-fpsS Cu \Sp-°-S-en¬ X≈n-b-sX-¥n-\m-sW-∂mWv Ahƒ tNmZn-°p-∂-Xv. adp]Snbn√ ]d-bm≥. sNbvX sX‰p-I-fpsS \pItas‰-Sp-°m≥ Xm≥ Xbm-dm-Wv. ]t£, Ahn-Sw-sIm≠p H∂pw Xocp-∂n-√-t√m. tPmkn aSn®p aSn®v Ah-fn-cn-°p-∂-I-´n-en-\-Sp-tØ°p sN∂p. hm°p-Iƒ°p aosX as‰mcp I≈-Øns‚ apJw-aqSn hen-®n-´n´v ]d-™p. ‘t\m°q tamtf... Ah≥ Cß-s\-sbm-∂p-am-bn-cp-∂n-√. Ahs\mcp A_≤w...’ Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ Xobm-fn. ‘A_-≤tam? `mcy-bpsS ap∂n-eqsS as‰mcp s]Æns\ InS-∏-d-bn¬ hnfn®p Ib-‰p-∂-XmtWm ]∏m A_≤w. F∂n´v Cß-s\-sbm-∂p-am-bn-cp-∂n√ t]mepw.’tPmkv hm°p-Iƒ In´msX hnΩn´-s∏´p. ‘tamtf F\n-°-dnbmw \ns‚ hnj-aw.’ Ah-fpsS IÆp \nd-™p. ‘F\n-°v... F\n-°n-sXm∂pw ImWm-\p≈ Icp-Øn√ ]∏. Rm\ßv t]mtb-°mw. ]ns∂ F¥p-am-Im-at√m.’ tPmkv Ah-fpsS ssIbn¬ ]nSn-®p. Hcp-]-tZ-i-Øns‚ a´n¬ ]d-™p. ‘hnhmlw Pohn-X-Ønse hen-sbmcp Imcy-am-Wv. a\-kp-\n-d™v Hcn-°¬ \S-°p∂ H∂v. AtXm¿°-Ww. \ns‚ k¶Sw F\n°p a\-kn-em-hp-∂p≠v F¶n-epw.’ B\n \nd™ IÆp-I-fp-b¿Øn tPmkns\ t\m°n. ‘F¶n-ep-sa-¥mWv ]∏m F√mw kln®v Hcp the-°m-cn-sb-t∏mse Rm\n-hnsS Ign-b-W-sa-∂m-tWm.’ B\n tNmZn-®p. ‘ssZhta Ft¥-bn-Xv.’ tPmkns‚ \mhn¬\n∂v Hcp hm°v ]ng®p IS-∂p-h-∂p. ‘F¥m-W-t∂m. ]∏ Rßsf ]d™p ]‰n-°p-I-b-√m-bn-cp-t∂m. Hmtcm Znh-khpw Imap-In-amsc amdp∂ Hcp-Øs\ Fs‚ Xe-bn¬ sI´n-h-®p. Fs∂-bn-hnsS sIm≠p-h∂v Hcp the-°m-cn-sb-t∏mse tPmen sNøn°p-∂p. Rm≥ ]´n-Wn-In-S-∂n-´p-≠v. ]mh-s∏-´-h-fm-Wv. ]t£ CXp-hsc am\w-hn‰p Pohn-®n-´n-√. Cu NXn Rß-tfmSp thWm-bn-cpt∂m ]∏m.’ B\n-bpsS hm°p-I-fn¬ PÃn-t\m-Sp≈ Aa¿j-am-bn-cp-∂p. IÆo-cn¬ IpXn¿∂ hm°p-Iƒ. ]pdsØ Im‰v Xs‚ lrZ-b-Øn-em-Wn-c-ºp-∂-sX∂v tPmkn\p tXm∂n. ac-Ø-e-∏p-Iƒt]mse Nn¥-I-fnfIn adn-™p. Adn-™p-sIm≠v CXp-h-scbpw Bscbpw t\mhn-®n-´n√ Rm≥. BZy-am-bmWv PÃn≥ t\¿hIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-36-Imcq¿ tkma≥

gn°p \S-°p-∂-Xp-Im-Wm≥ sImXn® kzm¿Y-X. AXv XI¿ØXv Hcp s]¨Ip-´n-bpsS Pohn-X-am-sW∂v Xm≥ ad-∂p. ‘Ft∂mSp £an°q tamtf. tPmkns‚ kzc-Øn\v Ip‰-t_m-[w.’ ‘kXy-Øn¬ Fs∂-s°m-≠n-sXms° sNøn-®Xv t{Kkn-bm-Wv. \m´n¬ \ns∂mcp s]¨Ip´n Ahs‚ `mcy-bmbn h∂m¬ PÃn≥ \∂m-Ip-sa∂v Ahƒ ]d-™p. AXp-sIm-≠mWv Rm≥ Cß-s\-sbmcp _‘Øn\v Iq´p-\n-∂-Xv. ]t£ kw`-hn-®-Xv...’ tPmkv ]Ip-Xn-bn¬ \n¿Øn. adp-]-Sn-bmbn B\n-bn¬\n∂v Hcp tXß-ep-b¿∂p. Ahsf Fßs\ Biz-kn-∏n-°p-sa-∂-dn-bmsX tPmkv Ipg-ßn. tPmkns\ At\z-jn®v apI-fn-te-°p-h∂ t{Kkn AIØv B\n-bpsS Ic-®n¬tI´v H∂p \n∂p. sNhn h´w-]n-Sn-®p. hen™v apdn-°-I-tØ°p t\m°n. B\n I´n-en-en-cn-°p-∂p. ASp-Øp-Xs∂ tPmkv. Ahƒ Gß-e-Sn®p Ic-bp-∂p-≠v. tPmkv B\n-bpsS Xe-bn¬ Xtem-Sn. ‘Ic-bmsX tamtf... Hcp IW-°n\v \ns‚ PohnXw XI¿ØXv Rm\m-Wv. Rms\-¥mWv sNøpI ssZhta...’ tPmkns‚ hm°p-Iƒ apdn-°p-]p-d-Øp-\n∂ t{Kkn-bpsS ImXp-I-fn-te°p Hcn-Sn-Øo-t]mse h∂p-hoWp. t{Kkn aq°Øp hnc¬h-®p. ‘F¶nepw ]∏m, Ft∂mSv Cu {Iqc-X-Im-´m≥ Fßs\ a\-kp-h∂p ]∏-bv°v.’ B\n-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ tPmkns‚ IÆp-I-sfbpw Cud-\-Wn-bn-®p. t{Kkn-bpsS D≈n¬ kwi-b-Øns‚ A·n-]¿hXw s]m´n-bn-cp-∂p At∏mƒ. Ct∏m-gmWv c≠p-t]-cp-sSbpw I≈-°fn a\-kn-em-b-Xv. NpΩm-X√ tPmkn\v Ah-tfm-Sn{X tkm^v‰v tIm¿W¿. ssIbn¬ ]pI-™p-sIm-≠ncp∂ knK-c‰v t{Kkn Xd-bn-se-dn-™p. ]q®-sb-t∏mse \S∂ a\p-jy-\m-Wv. Cs∏m Fs‚ ho´n¬ Fs∂ hnUvVn-bm-°p-∂p. Ahfpw ]Tn® I≈n-X-s∂. c≠pw-IqsS Ft¥m H∏n® a´m-Wv. t{Kkn-bpsS apJw tZjyw-sIm≠v hen-™p-ap-dp-In. Ft¥m Xocp-am-\n-®p-d-∏n® a´n¬ ]Xpßn Ah-cpsS ASp-sØ-Øn. t{Kkn-bpsS ssIbn-en-cp∂ Du∂p-h-Sn-sIm-≠p≈ BZysØ ASn-ho-WXv B\n-bpsS ]pd-Øm-Wv. Aºc∂v sR´n-Øn-cn-bp-tºm-tg°pw tPmkns‚ ssIØ-≠-bnepw ASn-ho-Wp. F¥mWp kw`-hn-®-sX∂p a\-kn-em-°m≥ B\n ]ns∂bpw ka-b-sa-Sp-Øp. Cu X≈-bvs°¥m {`m¥p-]-Sn-t®m. B\n-bpsS D≈n¬ BZyw XnI-´nb tNmZy-a-Xm-Wv. ‘tXhn-Snin Cd-ßn-t°mWw Chn-Sp-∂v. Fs‚ tams‚ PohnXw XI¿°m-\mtWm \o ht∂?’ ho≠pw B\n-°p-t\sc Db¿∂-hSn tPmkv ]nSn-®p. tZjy-a-S°n ]d-™p. ‘th≠, F√m-hcpw \ns‚ B´pw Xp∏pw kln-s®∂p hcn-√.’ B\n F¥mWp kw`-hn-°p-∂-sX∂ Bi-¶-bn-em-bn-cp-∂p. ‘\mW-an-√m-Ø-h≥ acp-a-Isf s]mdp-∏n-°p-∂p. F∂n´v \ymbw-]-d-bpt∂m?’ B\n sR´n-t∏m-bn. tPmkns‚ Xe-bn-eqsS Hcp an∂¬]n-W¿ ]m™p-t]m-bn. IÆp-I-fn¬ tIm]w Pzen®p. Hcp hnd-b¬. s]mSp-∂s\ Xo¿Øpw s]mSp-∂s\ tPmkv t{Kkn-bpsS apJ-a-S®v ASn-®p. A{]-Xo-£n-X-amb B {]Xn-I-c-W-Øn¬ t{Kkn th®p-t]m-bn. ‘PÃn≥....’ Ic-bp-∂-Xp-t]mse hnfn-®p-sIm≠v t{Kkn Xd-bn-te-°n-cp-∂p. hmXn¬ X≈n-Øp-d∂v PÃn≥ h∂p. ‘ln _o‰vao ssa k¨.’ Xd-bn-en-cp∂v tPmkn\p t\sc hnc¬Nq-≠n-s°m≠v t{Kkn ]d-™p. t{Kknsb ]nSn-s®-gp-t∂¬∏n-°m-\m™ tPmkns‚ ssI PÃn≥ X´n-am-‰n. tPmkns\ apdn-bpsS aqe-bnte°v ]nSn-®p-X-≈n. `nØn-bn-enSn® tPmkv Xmtg-°n-cp-∂p. PÃn≥ ssIsb-Øn®v t{Kknsb ]nSn-®p-b¿Øn. B\n Hcp ImgvN-°m-cn-sb-t∏mse \n¬°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. \nan-j-ßƒ°p-≈n¬ kw`-hn-®-Xn¬\n∂v a\kp hen-s®-Sp-°m≥ Ahƒ ]Wn-s∏-´p. t{Kknsb ]nSn-®p-b¿Øn-bn´v PÃn≥ tPmkn\p t\¿°p Xncn-™p. ‘bq...-bq.. _o‰v ssa aΩm.. sF hn¬ In¬ bp.’ tPmkns\ X√m-\mbn ]m™-SpØ PÃns\ B\n h´w ]nSn®p. a\kp hos≠-SpØv Hcp Xm°o-Xp-t]mse ]d-™p. ‘tUm¨Sv S®v lnw. sF hn¬ tImƒ Z s]meokv’ PÃn≥ ]I-tbmsS ]n≥hm-ßn. ]nSn-®p-h-®n-cp∂ Aa¿j-sams° B\n IpS-s™-dn-™p. shdp-t∏mSpw Ah-⁄-tbmSpw IqSn Ahƒ ]d™p. ‘Bw AsjbvUv Hm^v bp. bp hm¨Sv Sp _o‰v bph¿ ^mZ¿. Hm tKmUv hm´v F h≠¿^pƒ Iƒ®¿.’ ‘bp tKm Sp sl¬.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-37-Imcq¿ tkma≥

t{Kkn-bpsS Du∂p-h-Sn-sb-SpØv ssIbn¬ sImSp-Øn´v B\n-tbm-Smbn PÃn≥ ]d-™p. ‘\u bp B¿ C≥ Z sl¬.’ B\n Aa¿j-tØm-sS -]p-e-ºn. t{Kkn Ahsf apJ-a-S®v B´n. ‘^m \n¿sØ-So.’ B\n°v £an-°m-\m-bn-√. AS-°n-h® tcmj-sams° hm°p-I-fmbn ]pd-Øp-hoWp ]nS-™p. ‘Mvlm... X¥sb X√nb AtΩsS tam\t√ C{Xbpw acymZ {]Xo-£n-®m¬ aXn. C\n Fs‚ tZlØp sXm´m-ep-≠t√m c≠n-t\bpw Rm≥ Pbn-en¬ Ib-‰pw. C{Xbpw \mƒ Hc-Ω-sb-t∏m-se-bmWv \nßsf Rm≥ I≠-Xv. kvt\ln-®-Xv. ]t£...’ B\n-bpsS kzc-an-Sdn t{Kkn°p \nb-{¥Ww \jvSs∏-´p. CXmZy-ambn the-°m-cnsb t]mse Icp-Xn-bn-cp-∂-hƒ Xt‚ t\sc kzc-ap-b¿Øp-∂p. C∂p hsc Bcpw Cßs\ sNbvXn-´n-√. Ct∏m-gnXm Hcp ]od s]Æv. hSn B\n-°p-t\sc Db¿Øn-s°m≠v t{Kkn Bt{Im--in-®p. ‘C\n H‰-\n-anjw \o ChnsS \n¬t°-≠. sK‰v temÃv bp.‘ t{Kkn Fgp-t∂¬°p-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ Hcp Xm°o-Xp-t]mse tPmknt\m-Smbn hnfn-®p ]d™p. ‘Cbm-tfm-Spw-Iq-Snbm ]d-™-Xv.‘ tPmkv H∂pw an≠n-bn-√. B\n -hn-Sm≥ `mh--an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. ‘AXv Rm≥IqSn Xocp-am-\n-°-Ww, \nßƒ F¥m ae-bmfn s]¨Ip-´n-I-sf-∏‰n [cn-®n-cn-°p-∂-Xv. ]Whpw ]Z-hn-bp-sam-∂p-an-s√-¶nepw A`n-am\w CXp-hsc Ahcv ]Wbw hbv°m-dn-√.’ ‘ae-bm-fn-bpsS Iƒ®-sdms° F\n-°p-ad - n-bm-sa-Sn. Rm\p-samcp ae-bm-fn-bmWv. F t_m¨ ae-bmfn.’t{Kkn Ip]n-X-bm-bn ]d-™p. ‘\mW-ant√ \nßƒ°-ßs\ ]d-bm≥. B kwkvImcw sXm´p-Xo-≠n-bn-´n-√m-Ø-h¿°v Aßs\ ]d-bm≥ F¥mWp tbmKy-X.’ PÃn≥ CS-s]-´p. ‘C\^v B≥ Cu^v PÃv j´v A]v bph¿ auXv.’ B\n°v tZjy-a-S-ßn-bn-cp-∂n-√. ‘bp lmhv t\m ssd‰v Sp ]n≥ ssa auXv. sF tUm¨Sv hm¨Sv bp Bkv F lkvs_≥Uv. sK‰v temÃv. Bw F ae-bmfn hnt√Pv tKƒ. sF Im¨Sv AIvsk]v‰v C‰v.’ Hcp \nanjw \ni-_vZ-X-bpsS \nizm-k-ßƒ Ahsc s]mXn-™p. F√m-h-cp-sSbpw Xe-Iƒ XmWp. tPmkv th®p-th®v I´n-en-en-cp-∂p. s\Sp-ho¿∏p-I-fpsS CS-th-f-bn¬ B\n au\w apdn-®p. ‘PÃn≥, Fs‚ kz]v\-ß-sf-bmWv \nßƒ XI¿Ø-Xv. F\n°v ]cm-Xntbm ]cn-`-htam C√. Fs∂ t]mIm-\-\p-h-Zn-®m¬ aXn.’ PÃns‚ apJØv Kuc-h-Øns‚ Npfn-hp-Iƒ hoWp. ‘HmsI. bp Im≥ tKm. Bw tkmdn t^m¿bp’ PÃn≥ Xe-sh-´n®v ]pd-tØ-°p-t]m-bn. tKmh-Wn-∏-Sn-I-fn¬ jqkns‚ i_vZw-tI-´p. Aev]-k-a-b-Øn-\ptijw PÃns‚ Imdv ]pd-Øp-IqSn ]m™p t]mIp-∂-Xv B\n Adn-™p. B\n tXß-temsS I´n-en-te°p hoWp. B\n-tbbpw tPmkn-t\bpw amdn-amdn t\m°n-bn´v Du∂p-h-Sn-bn¬ th®p-th®v t{Kkn apdn°p ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. c≠p-am-ksØ ZmºXyw AS°w sNø-s∏-´n-cn-°p-∂p. C\n Hcp ivaim\ enJn-X-sa-gpXn AXn-\p-ap-I-fn¬ {]Xn-jvTn-®m¬ am{Xw aXn. Xm≥ kz¥w A∏-s\-t∏mse ImWp∂ Hcp a\p-jy-s\bpw Xs∂bpw tN¿Øv IY-Iƒ sa\-™n-cn-°p-∂p. aIs‚ I≈w I≠p-]n-Sn-®-Xn\v ]Icw ho´n-b-Xm-hmw. Xm\pw PÃn\pw c≠p kam-¥c tcJ-I-fm-sW-∂hƒ°p tXm∂n. c≠p kwkvIm-c-Øns‚ c≠p Pohn-X-co-Xn-Iƒ. CXn¬ Xm≥ _en-bm-Sm-bn-cn-°p-∂p. CsXmcn°epw tbmPn-°n-√. temIm-h-km-\w-hsc \o≠p-t]m-Ipw. H∂n\v as‰m-∂ns\ Adn-bm-\p-am-hn-√. AXnepw t`Zw AI-ep-∂-Xm-Wv. Chn-Sp∂v t]mIp-I-X-s∂. Ch-cpsS B´pw Xp∏pw A]-am-\hpw kln®v Chn-Sn\n Ignbm-\m-In-√. XoØp≈n hoWp s]m≈nb a\-kns‚ thh-em-Xn-bS-°m-s\-∂-hÆw B\n s]m´n-°-c-™p. F√mw \jvS-am-b-h-s\-t∏mse tPmkv I´n-ens‚ Hmc-Øn-cp-∂p. F¥p sNø-W-sa∂v Abmƒ°-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp∂p. t{Kkn ]d-bp-∂-sXms° tI´v Ah-fpsS Xmf-Øn-\-\p-k-cn®v \rØw sNøp∂ Hcp b{¥-∏m-h-bm-bncp∂p Xm≥. aI-sf-t∏mse Xm≥ kvt\ln-°p∂ Hcp Ip´n-bpsS apºn¬h®v A\m-hiyw ]d-™-t∏mƒ Iøpb¿∂p t]mb-Xm-Wv. Hcp-I-W-°n\v AXm-h-iy-hp-am-bn-cp-∂p. Ft¥m Xocp-am-\n-®p-d-®-a-´n¬ tPmkv Fgp-t∂‰p. ‘tamtf.’ B\n Fgp-t∂-‰n-cp∂v IÆp-Xp-S-®p. Ahƒ ssIIƒ Iq∏n-s°m≠p tPmkn-t\mSp ]d™p ‘ PÃn≥ sNbvX sX‰n\v Rm≥ am∏p tNmZn-°p-∂p, ]∏. Cß-s\-sbms° kw`-hn-°p-sa∂p Rm≥...’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-38-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Bﬂ-\nµ kv^pcn-°p∂ Hcp Nncn-bm-bn-cp∂p tPmkns‚ Np≠p-I-fn¬. ‘CXp-Rm≥ {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂p. C∂-s√-¶n¬ \msf. kvt\l-Øn\p Cß-s\-sbm-s°tb {]Xn-^ew In´q F∂v F\n-°-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p.’ ‘Cu aΩn-bpsS D]-tZ-ihpw klm-b-hp-amWv PÃns\ hgn-sX-‰n-®-Xv. ]∏-bvs°m∂v D]-tZ-in-®p-Iq-tS. ]∏bv°p-ant√ Nne IS-a-I-sfm-s°.’ ‘]∏!’ \nkw-K-X-bpsS ac-hn-∏m-bn-cp∂p tPmkns‚ hm°p-I-fn¬. ‘IS-a-Iƒ. Rm\-hs‚ Bcp-a-√m-™n´pw sNbvXn-´p-≠v. kvt\ln-®n-´p-≠v kz¥w tams\-t∏mse. HSp-hn¬ In´n-b-Xv. AXn\v Rm\-hs‚ Bcm-Wv.’ B\n tPmkns\ angn-®p-t\m-°n. Ahƒ°v H∂pw a\-kn-em-bn-√. Ahn-iz-k-\o-b-X-bpsS Hcp aW¬°m-‰mbn-cp∂p Ah-fpsS I¨ap-\-I-fn¬. ‘]∏ F¥m ]d-™-Xv.-....’ B\n-bpsS hm°p-Isf apdn-®p-sIm≠v tPmkns‚ CS-dnb i_vZw IS-∂p-h-∂p. ‘Ah≥... Ah≥ Fs‚ aI-\-√... Fs‚ aI-\-√. AXm kXyw.’ B\n-bpsS ap≥]n-em-sW-∂Xp t]mepw Hm¿°msX tPmkv hnXp-ºn. B\n Hcp ac-hn-∏n-em-bn-cp-∂p. Akz-ÿ-X-bpsS s]cp-º-d-Iƒ lrZ-b-an-Sn-∏p-I-fm-bn. kXy-amtWm ]∏ ]d-™-Xv. Hcn-°epw Hc-∏\pw shdp-sX-bn-ßs\ ]d-bn-√. B lrZbw ]nS-bp-∂Xv X\n-°-dn-bmw. Nnd-I‰ Hcp ]£n-sb-t∏mse ]d-°m≥ {ian®p Xf¿∂p hogp-∂-Xpt]mse AXns‚ Nne-ºn® Nnd-I-Sn-sbm® F\n°p tIƒ°mw. tNmZy-ß-fpsS Nq≠-s°m-fp-Øp-I-fn¬ B\n ]nS-™p. BcmWv PÃns‚ A—≥?

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s]cp-h-gn-b-ºew BcmWv PÃns‚ A—≥? tNmZyw hme‰ Hcp Xo \£-{Xw-t]mse B\n-bpsS a\-kn-te-°p-Xn¿∂p hoWp. Hcp apJw-aqSnb-gn-™p-hogpIbmWv. Ccp-´ns‚ Duj-c-`q-an-I-bn-te°v shfn-s∏-Sp∂ kXy-Øns‚ Hcp an∂¬. tNmZy-ß-fpsS Hcm-chw B\n-bpsS ImXp-Isf InSnew sIm≈n-®p. BcmWv PÃns‚ A—≥? tPmkt√? aI-sf-t∏mse Icp-Xp∂ Hcp s]Æns‚ apºn¬h®v CXp Xs‚ aI-\-s√∂p {]Jym-]n-t°-≠n-h∂ Hc-—s‚ lrZ-bw Ahƒ I≠p. hnIr-Xn-°p-´n-Iƒ Fdn™p XI¿Ø IÆm-Sn-®n-√p-t]mse apJ-ßsf hnIr-X-am-°nsIm≠v NnX-dnb H∂v. hm°p-IƒsIm≠v sImØn-\p-dp-°-s∏´ Hc-—s‚ thZ\ Ahsf Nqgv∂p. As√-¶n¬ PÃns‚ A—≥ BcmWv F∂-Xn-s\-¥mWp {]k-‡n. kz¥w tNmc-bn¬ ]nd-∂-t]mse A—s‚ kvt\lhpw hm’-eyhpw \evIn-bn-´p≠v ]∏ PÃn-\v. Bcp-sStbm ]m]-`mcw Npa∂v kvt\lw am{Xw \evInbn´pw HSp-hn¬ hnUvVn-bm-°-s∏-´p. CXv `qan-bn-e-S-bm-f-s∏-Sp-Ønb Cu temI-Øns‚ {]tXy-I-X-bm-Wv. Cßs\ F{X A—-∑m-cp-≠m-hp-an-hnsS. cl-ky-ß-fpsS kz¿W Xmt°m-ep-I-fm-bn. \ni-_vZ-X-bpsS BImiw Ah¿°p apI-fn¬ L\o-`-hn-®p. ]pdØp a™p-ho-gp-∂-Xp-t]mepw i_vZ-sam-gnhm-°n-bm-sW∂p tXm∂n. Im‰n-c-ºw-t]m-se. Im‰n-emSn {]Wb hnh-i-bmbn h¿tWm-Pz-e-\mb kqcy-In-c-W-ß-fn¬ D∑m-Z-a-\p-`-hn® Hcp {Inkvakv acØns‚ Ce-sIm-gn-™p-ho-Wp. Hmtcm Ce-Iƒ°p-a-∏pdw ]pXnb Ce-®m¿Øp-Iƒ \nd-t™-°mw. ]t£, Ahbvs°m∂pw sImgn-™p-t]mb Hcn-e-bn¬ temI-Øns‚ B alm-N-cn-{X-Im-c≥ hc-®n´ `q]-S-ß-fp-≠m-hn-√. kvt\l-Øns‚ Hcp `q]-Shpw C\n Npcpƒ \nh-cn-√. B\n Fgp-t∂‰p IÆp-Xp-S-®p. tPmkv apdn-bpsS a[y-Øn¬ Hcp Xmgvhm-c-Øn¬ X\n-®m-b-h-s\-t∏mse \n∂p. Abmƒ°v kzbw ]p—w tXm∂n. F¥n-\m-bn-cp∂p Cu \mWw-sI´ PohnXw? B¿°p-th-≠n. \Sp-°-S-en¬ Hgp-Inb Hcp-hs\ ssI]n-Sn-®p-b¿Øn-b-Xn\v \µn {]I-Sn-∏n-°mt\m? F∂ns´¥p t\Sn? `qX-Im-e-Øns‚ ka-b-∏n-f¿∏n-te°v \o≠p-t]mb Hcn-S-\m-gn-bn-eqsS tPmkv ]n¥n-cn™p \S-∂p. Fßpw Ccp-fm-bn-cp-∂p. Bscbpw Fßpw I≠n-√. iq\y-X-bpsS \nXm¥ \nizm-k-ßƒ am{Xw. \∑-bp-sSb Hcp sNdp-Zo]w t]mepw hgn-sbm-cp-°m≥ sXfn-™n-√. Imen-Sdn \oßnb {]bm-W-Øn¬ Nne Ae¿®-Iƒ... K¿P-\-ßƒ... Aa¿Øn-∏n-Sn® Hcp Ic-®n¬.- C-cp-fns‚ {`a-ØmgvN s]m´n-ho-Wp. Cu kz]v\-`q-an-bn¬ X\n-s°mcp PohnXw sI´n-bp-b¿Øn-X-∂-h-cpsS am\w c£n-°-Wam-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp \µn.. {]Xyp-]-Im-cw. Ah-cpsS hgn-]n-g-®p-t]mb t{Kkn F∂ aIƒ A—-\n-√mØ Hcp Ip´n-bpsS AΩ-bm-Ip-sa∂p h∂-t∏mƒ G‰p-hm-ßn-b-Xm-Wn-Xv. Pohn-X-Øns‚ Cu apƒIn-co-Sw. A`bw X∂-h¿ ap´n¬\n∂p bmNn-°p-tºmƒ adns®¥p sNøm-\m-Ipw. Hcp-t\m-´w... hm°v.. BwKyw-sIm-≠p-t]mepw Ahsc adn-I-S-∂p-t]m-Im≥ tXm∂n-bn-√. Ah¿ ssI]n-Snt®¬∏n® aIsf kvt\ln-®p. Xncn-®p-In-´n-bn-s√-¶nepw A\p-k-cn-®p. aI-s\-t∏mse Xs∂ I≠ t{Kkn-bpsS ]∏bpw aΩnbpw Ah¿°p-ap-∂n¬ Io Xncn™ Hcp ]mh-sbt∏mse ssIb-Sn®p Nncn-®p. kma-®m-bs‚ ac-W-tijw BsI-bp-≠m-bn-cp∂ Hcp ]nSn-h≈n s]m´n-t∏m-bn. kpc-£n-X-Xz-Øns‚ Hcp IqSm-cw \jvSw. t{Kkn X\n°v cwK-]-cn-K-W-\-t]mepw \evIm-Xm-bn. C∂-hƒ Xt∂m-Sn-hn-sS-\n∂v Cd-ßm≥ ]d-™n-cn-°p-∂p. hrØn-sI´ Hscm-‰p-sIm-Sp-°-en¬ F√mw Ahkm-\n-®n-cn-°p-∂p. kz¥w aI-sf-t∏mse Xm≥ I≠ Hcp Ip´n-sb-bmWv Xs‚ t]cv tN¿Øv... t{Kkn-bpsS a\-kns‚ Acn-ºm-d-I-fn¬ tPmkns‚ a\-ap-c™p apdn-™p. B Ip´n-tbbpw Ipcn-in¬ Xd-®p-h-®n-cn-°p-∂p. ]mhw. kz]v\-`q-an-bn¬ `¿Øm-hns‚ kvt\lw {]Xo-£n-®ph-∂-hƒ. Pohn-X-Øns‚ Nm´-hm-d-Sn-I-fn¬ apdn-hm¿∂ a\-kp-ambn \nev°p-∂p. thZ-\-bpS Hcp emhm {]hm-l-Øn¬ a\-kp-e-™p. ]´p-sa-Ø-bpsS kpJ-io-X-fn-a-bn¬ \n∂v Cd-ßp-∂p-sh∂p ]d™p Ign-™p. ]t£ Ftßm-t´-bv°m-Wv. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-40-Imcq¿ tkma≥

t{Kkn-bpsS Hcp \ng-embn \S-∂n-t´-bp-≈q. ]d-b-Ø° ]cn-N-b-ß-sfm-∂p-an-√. A`bw Hcp tNmZy-am-bn-cn-°p∂p. Xs‚ Imcyw t]mIs´ Cu Ip´n-bpsS Imcytam? FhnsS BcpsS IqsS Xma-kn-°pw. a\-kns‚ Akz-ÿ-amb \ne-hn-fn-Iƒs°m-Sp-hn¬ Ft¥m Xocp-am-\n-®p-d-®-t]mse tPmkv \S-∂p. Xnc-bSn-®n-f-ImØ Hcp IS¬]m-d-bmbn a\-kv. ‘]∏m..’ B\n-bpsS i_vZw tPmkns\ Nn¥-bn¬ \n∂p-W¿Øn. ‘]∏m, Rms\¥p sNøpw F\n-°m-cp-an-√..’ tPmkns‚ IÆp \nd-™p. ‘tamfv hnj-an-°m-Xn-cn-°v... \ap-°n-hnsS \n∂n-d-ßmw. \ns‚ A∏-s\-t∏mse \nt∂m-sSm∏w Rm\p-≠mhpw.’ ‘F\n-s°mcp Sn°-s‰-SpØp X∂m¬ Rm≥ \m´n-te°p s]mbvt°mfmw ]∏m’, Ic-®n-en¬ B\n ]ds™m-∏n-®p. ‘th≠ tamtf... \o aS-ßn-t∏m-bm¬ F√mcpw Fs∂ i]n-°pw. CXn-s\√mw Imc-W-°m-c≥ Rm\-t√. Rms\-s¥-¶nepw hgn-Im-Wmw. F\n-°-dnbmw \ns‚ hnj-aw. Rm\pw \ns‚ t]mep≈ Hcp ho´n¬\n∂p h∂-h-\m.’ B\n IÆp-Xp-S-®p. ‘Rm≥ ImcWw ]∏bpw Chn-Sp∂v ]pd-Øm-bn-t√..’ ‘AXv \ns‚ Ip‰-a-√-t√m. Rm\nXv t\csØ sNtø-≠-Xm-bn-cp-∂p.’ tPmkv ]d-™p. ‘]∏ Chn-sS-Øs∂ Xma-kn-°-Ww. Rm≥ s]mbvs°m≈mw.’ tPmkv Xe-bm-´n. ‘C√... C\n Cß-s\m∂pw th≠. Ah-fpsS kt¥m-j-Øn-\mbn F¥pw A\p-k-cn-®n-t´-bp≈q Rm≥. CXpw Aß-s\-bm-h-s´.’ ‘]∏ Aßs\ ]d-b-cp-Xv. Ft∂m-St√ ]nW-°-ap-≈q.’ tPmkv Ahsf Fgp-t∂¬∏n-®p. ‘Rms\-¥m-bmepw Xocp-am-\n-®p-Ig- n-™p. Fs‚-sbmcp Iq´p-Im-c\ - p-≠n-hn-sS, ASp-Ø.v \ap-°t- ßm´p t]mImw.’ t{Kkn Fs¥-√m-amWv Ch-sf-∏‰n ]d-™-Xv. Hc-Ωbpw ]d-b-cp-XmØ A]-hm-Z-ßƒ. a‰p-≈-h-cpsS A`nam\w hnj-b-a-√-t√m. aI≥ AXnepw tIa≥. a\-kp-\n-dsb \∑-bp≈ Hcp Ip´nsb Ku\n-°p-∂p-t]m-ep-an-√. hy‡n-_-‘-ßƒ°v hne Iev]n-°mØ hrØn-sI´ kwkvIm-c-Øns‚ k¬]p-{X≥. H∂n-e-[nIw kv{XoIfpsS cXn-Xm-f-ß-fn¬ \nd-bp∂h\v `mcy-bpsS Ie¿∏n-√mØ kvt\lw a\-kn-em-hn-√-t√m. kzoI-cW apdn-bn¬\n∂ tPmkn\pw B\nbv°pw apºn-te°p B\n-bpsS s]´n Hcp i_vZ-tØmsS h∂pho-Wp. Ah¿ sR´n-Øn-cn-™p. tZjyw-]n-Sn® t{Kkn B\n-bpsS s]´nbpw km[-\-ßfpw apdn-bn¬\n∂p Xmtgbv°p hen-s®-dn-™-Xm-Wv. Fs¥m-s°tbm ]pe-ºp-∂p-≠v. tPmkv ]I-®p-\n-∂p. B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ \nd-™p. IÆnse ag-Øp-≈n-Iƒ°n-S-bn-eqsS B\n t{Kknsb Ah-⁄-tbmsS t\m°n. Cu kv{Xo°v apgp-°n-dp-°m-Wv. Al-¶m-c-Øns‚ Indp-°v. h√ Nß-e-bnepw Xf-®n-Sp-I-bmWv th≠Xv. Ah-tcmSv Fs¥-¶nepw ]d-b-W-sa-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ths≠-∂p-h-®p. a\kv hnßn-°-c-™p. tPmkns‚ Rc-ºp-Iƒ hen-™p-ap-dp-In. apJ-tØ°v c‡-an-c-ºn. Abmƒ tZjyw-sIm≠v hnd-®p. Cu aqt[hn°v AS-ßn-°q-tS. Chn-sS-\n∂v Cd-ßn-s∏m-bvs°m-≈m-sa∂p ]d-™-XmWv F∂n´pw £a-bvs°m-c-Xn-cnt√... ‘\n¿sØSo \mWw sI´-htf!’ tPmkv Hc-e¿®-tbmsS ]d-™p. t{Kkn H∂p ]I-®p. BZy-am-bmWv tPmkv CØ-c-Øn¬ ]d-bp-∂-Xv. t{Kkn AtX \mW-b-Øn¬ Xncn-®Sn-®p. ‘^m... \nß-fmtSm \mWw-sI-´-h≥. Rm\-√. thKw Cd-ßnt°m Chn-Sp-∂v.’ Ah¿ i{Xp-°-sf-t∏mse G‰p-ap-´n. ‘Rm≥ \mWw-sI-´-h-\m-b-Xp-sIm-≠m-Wt√m \n\-s°m∏w Ign-™-Xv.’ ‘Adn-bm-t√m. Cbm-sf-°mƒ A¥-kp≈ BWp-ßƒ Ft∂m-sSm-∏-ap-≠v.’ ‘Adn-bm-saSo, Ncn{Xw apgp-h≥ Fs∂-s°m≠p ]d-bn-∏n-°tWm?’ t{Kkn-bpsS apJØv tZjy-an-c-ºn. ‘\ns‚ A∏s‚ IÆo-cp-I-≠n´m \ns‚ Igp-Øn¬ Hcp Xmen Rm\n-´-Xv. AXn\v C{Xbpw A\p-`-hn-®m¬aXn. ChnsS Ah-km-\n-°p-Ibm F√mw.’ ‘Xv^q..’ t{Kkn Imdn-Øp-∏n. ‘Fs‚ kºØv I≠v tIdn-h-∂n´v C∏w˛’ ‘B¿°p-thWw \ns‚ kº-Øv, t{Kko, H∂p a\-kn-em-°nt°m CsXms° tN¿Øp-hn-‰mepw Xncn-®p-InIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-41-Imcq¿ tkma≥

´mØ Nne-sXm-s°-bp-≠v.’ Hcp s]´n-bnse XpWn-IƒIqSn t{Kkn apdn-I-fn¬\n∂pw hen-s®-dn-™p. ‘IqSp-X¬ h¿Ø-am-\-sam∂pw ]d-tb-≠. Cs∏m Cd-ßn-t°mWw cs≠-Æhpw Chn-Sp-∂v.’ ‘Cd-ßphm Cs∏m-Øs∂. C\n-sb-¶nepw a\x-k-am-[m-\-tØmsS Dd-ßm-a-t√m.’ tPmkv apdn-bn-te°v \S-∂p. GXm\pw \nan-j-ßƒ°p-≈n¬ Hcp s]´n-bp-ambn Xncn-sI-sb-Øn. ‘Zm, Rm\mbn D≠m-°n-btX sIm≠p-t]m-Ip-∂p-≈q. sIm®-Ωbv°p thtW ]cn-tim-[n-°mw.’ t{Kkn Ah-⁄-tbmsS apJw Xncn-®p. B\n apdn-bn-emsI NnX-dnb XpWn-Iƒ s]dp°n s]´n-bn¬h-bv°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p At∏mƒ. tPmkv Ahsf klm-bn-®p. B\n-bpsS IÆp-I-fn-eqsS Hcp ]pg-sbm-gp-In. \ncm-i-bpsS Hcp IS-emgw Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fn-eqsS hogp-∂p. XpWn-Iƒ hmcn-bn´v s]´n-b-S®v Ah¿ ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. B\n°v H∂p s]m´n-°-c-b-W-sa∂p tXm∂n. ‘al-Xzhpw h√-`-Xz-hp-ap≈ ssZh-ta, ssk\y-ß-fpsS btlmth F∂t√m \ns‚ \maw. \o Btem-N-\bn¬ hen-b-h\pw {]hr-Øn-bn¬ i‡n-am-\p-am-Ip-∂p. HmtcmcpØ¿°pw Ah-\-hs‚ \S-∏n\pw {]h¿Øn-IfpsS ^e-Øn\pw X°-hÆw sImSp-t°-≠-Xn\v \o a\p-jy-cpsS F√m hgn-I-fn-t∑epw ZrjvSnsh°p-∂p.’ hN-\-Øns‚ Hcp Iodv Ah-fpsS a\-kp-cp-hn-´p. Xt∂mSv C{X-am{Xw ImTn-\y-]q¿W-ambn s]cp-am-dm≥ Xms\-¥-]-cm-[-amWv sNbvXXv F∂ tNmZy-Øn-\p-Øcw \evIm≥ hN-\-Øns‚ shfn-®sØ \bn-®m-epw. Xn∑-I-fpsS Ime-Øns‚ Nph-sc-gp-Øp-Iƒ shfn-®-Øns‚ Nn{Xw Ft∂ XpS-®n-cn-°p-∂p. IÆo¿ ]pc≠ hN-\-ßƒ ssZh-Øn\p ssIam-dn-b-hƒ \S-∂p. acp-∏-®-bpsS hn{`-a-°m-gvN-Iƒ t]mepw \¬ImsX Hcp acp-`qan Ahƒ°p ap∂n¬ \o≠p \nh¿∂p-In-S-∂p. ]n¥n-cn-™p-t\m-°n. t{Kkn Ien-Xp≈n tKmh-Wn-bn-dßn kzoI-cW apdn-bn-te°p hcp-∂p. Ah-tcmSv H∂pw ]d-bm≥ tXm∂n-bn-√. `b-an-√msX Dd-∏p≈ lrZ-bhpw a\-kp-sam-cp-°pI F∂v Xs‚ A—≥ Xt∂mSv ]d-™n-cp-∂Xv Ah-fpsS ImXn-eqsS IS-∂p-t]m-bn. hn\m-gn-I-I-fpsS Nß-e-s°-´p-I-fn¬ Ime-ßƒ°-∏p-d-Øp-\n∂v kap-{Z-ßƒ°-∏pdsØ \m´n¬\n∂v aIsf Biz-kn-∏n-°m≥ B hm°p-Iƒ ho≠pw- h-∂p. ˛\-in-∏n-°m-\mbn Hcp Imew Dbn¿Øp-sh-¶n¬ ]Wn-Xp-b¿Øm-\mbn Hcp Imew ImØn-cn-°p-∂p-≠mhpw˛ tZjyw Xpfp-ºnb t{Kkn-bpsS IÆp-I-fn-te°v \nd-I-Æp-I-fp-b¿Øn B\n t\m°n. ]Ibpw hntZzjhpw t{Kmkn-bpsS IÆp-I-fn¬\n∂v Ahsf ISn-®p-Io-dn. Xe-sh-´n®v ]n≥hm-ßn. tPmkv B\n-bpsS s]´n-Iƒhmßn Xs‚ ]gb tlm≠ Imdns‚ Un°n-bn¬h-®p. B\n-°mbn Imdns‚ tUm¿ Xpd-∂p-sIm-Sp-Øp. Imdn-te°v Ib-dpw-apºv tPmkv hoSns\ Hcp A]-cn-Nn-X-s\-t∏mse t\m°n-I-≠p. Zqc-°m-gvN-bpsS Hc-]-cn-Nn-Øz-Øn¬ Abmƒ \n∂p. Hm¿Ω-bpsS Hcp apƒs®Sn Abm-fpsS a\-kn¬ hf¿∂psImgn-™p. tPmkv Im¿ apt∂m-s´-Sp-Øp. t{Kkn the-°mcn amØnsb t^m¨ sNbvXv DSs\ ho´n-se-Øm-\-dn-bn-®p. Ah-cpsS tcmj-a-S-ßn-bn-´n-√mbn-cp-∂p. C{X-bpw-\mfpw Xm≥ ]d-bp-∂-Xp-tI´v Xs‚ Zb-bn¬ ChnsS Ign-™n´v Ct∏mƒ Xs∂ ASn-®n-´p t]mbn-cn-°p-∂p. Ahƒ h∂-Xn-\p-ti-j-amWv Atß¿°v C{X ss[cyw. t{Kkn Ihn-fn-eqsS hnc-tem-Sn-®p. hnc¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ Ihn-fn¬ XnW¿Øp InS-∂p. C∂p-hsc ASn sImSp-Ønt´-bp-≈q. Cs∏m.. \µn-sI-´-h≥. Ahsf X\nsb \m´n-te°v sπbn≥ Ib‰n hnSp-sa-∂mWv Icp-Xn-b-Xv. kz¥w {]mbw-t]mepw t\m°msX \mWw-sI-´-h≥ Ah-sf-bpw-Iq´n Cd-ßn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. t{Kkn Hcp knK-c-‰n\p XosIm-fp-Øn. apJw \odp-∂p. a\-kn¬ ]I knK-c-‰p-t]mse Pzen-®p. Nn¥-I-fpsS CS-th-f-bn¬ hnc-ep-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ knK-c‰v sRcn-™-a¿∂p. H∂n\p ]pdtI H∂mbn knK-c-‰p-Iƒ°p Xo]nSn-∏n®v t{Kkn IW-°p-Iq-´-ep-I-fn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Ftßm-´m-bn-cn°pw Ah¿ t]mb-Xv. tPmkn\v ChnsS Hcp \√ Iq´p-Im-c-t\-bp-≈q. H‰-∏m-e-Øp-Im-c≥ hmkp-tZ-h≥ F≥Pn-\n-b¿. ]≠p-ap-X-tebp≈ ]cn-N-b-am-Wv. ]I-bpsS Be-bn-eq-Xn-sb-SpØ Hcp Ipdp-°p-hgn t{Kkn-bpsS D≈n¬ Pzen-®p-Xn-f-ßn. Ft¥m Xocp-am-\n-®p-d-®-a-´n¬ t{Kkn t^msW-Sp-Øp. ]n∂oSv \º-cn-\mbn t^m¨ Ub-dn-bn¬ Xnc-™p. Ub-dn-bn¬ sI.-F≥.-hm-kp-tZ-h≥ Fs∂-gp-Xnb \nc-sX-‰nb A£-c-ßƒ°p Xmsg t{Kkn-bpsS hnc-ep-Iƒ hnd-®p-\n-∂p. ltem... Atß-Ø-e-bv°¬ hmkp-tZ-hs‚ Cº-an-√mØ ]cp-]-cpØ kzcw apg-ßn. ]pdØv kqcy≥ a™p-a-e-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ Bﬂ-lXy sNbvXn-cp-∂p. taL-ß-fpsS ]™n-s°-´p-Iƒ Xmtg°n-d-ßn. Rc-ºp-I-fn-te-°v. Ccp-´m-bn-cp-∂p. kqcy≥ sXwkv \Zn-bpsS Hmf-ß-fnepw ac-®n-√-I-fn-ep-an-Sn®v Ims‰mSp-ßn. t{Kkn tPmkns‚ Bﬂ-kp-lrØv hmkp-tZ-h-\p-sam∏w AØmgw Ign-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ssh\pw hdpØ tImgn-°m-ep-Ifpw Ign®v hmkp-tZ-h≥ t{Kkn ]d-bp-∂-Xpw-tI-´n-cp-∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-42-Imcq¿ tkma≥

kz¥w `¿Øm-hn-s\-Xn-sc, Hcp i{Xp-hn-s\-∂-t]mse ]S-sbm-cp°w \S-Øm-\p≈ Xo{h-{i-a-Øn-em-bn-cp∂p t{Kkn. t{Kkn-bpsS acp-a-Ifpw tPmkp-am-bp≈ Ahn-ln-X-_-‘-sØ-∏‰n hmkptZh≥ A¤p-X-tØm-sS-bmWv tI´-Xv. ‘t{Kkn Ahsf Ah-s‚-sbm∏w hnSm≥ ]mSn-√m-bn-cp-∂p.’ ‘]ns∂ Rm≥ cs≠-Æ-Øn-s\bpw ChnsS s]mdp-∏n-°-tWm’˛ t{Kkn tZjy-tØmsS tNmZn-®p. ‘F∂mepw tPmkv Cßs\ sNøp-sa∂p Rm≥ Icp-Xn-bn-√’. hmkptZh≥ aZy-Øn¬ Ipg™ \mhn¬ adp]Sn ]d-™p. ‘Rm\pw C{X-sb∂pw {]Xo-£n-®n-√.’ t{Kkn-bpsS apJØv Hcp Ir{Xna hnjmZw ]S¿∂p. ‘Rm\n-t∏mƒ F¥mWp sNtø≠sX∂p t{Kkn ]d-bq.’ ‘tPmkv hmkp-tZ-hs‚ ASp-°te hcq. Xm¶-fpsS ho´n¬ Xma-kn-°m≥ CSw sImSp-°-cp-Xv.’ t{Kkn ]d-™p. ‘Ah≥ Aßs\ ]d-t™m?’ ‘]d-™n-s√-¶nepw AXßt\ hcq. hmkptZh≥ Hm¿°p-t∂m... Fs‚ Igp-Øn¬ Xmen-sI´pw ap≥t] Rm≥ ]d-™n-cp-∂p. Fs‚ CjvS-Øn\p Pohn-°m≥ ]‰p-sa-¶n¬ am{Xw CXp-a-Xn-sb-∂v. F∂n-´n-t∏m...’ t{Kkn •mkn-en-cp∂ ho™v H‰ hen°v AI-Øm-°n. hmkp-tZ-h≥ ASpØ •mkv \nd-®n´p ]d-™p. ‘F√mw F\n-°-dn-bmw. kXy-Øn¬ Ct∏mƒ Ahs‚ apJw ImWm≥ t]mepw Rm≥ CjvS-s∏-Sp-∂n-√.’ hmkp-tZ-h≥ Ipg™ Imep-I-tfmsS t]mIm-\mbn Fgp-t∂-‰p. t{Kkn Hcp ap∂-dn-bn-s∏-t∂mWw hmkp-tZ-hs\ t\m°n-bn´p ]d-™p. ‘CsXm∂pw thdm-tcmSpw ]d-b-≠m, Bsc-¶nepw Adn-™m¬ \mW-t°-Sm.’ ‘Mm.. t\m...-t\m.. H.-sI. ko.bp.’ hmkp-tZ-h≥ ]pd-Øn-dßn Imtdm-Sn®p t]mbn. t{Kkn ]d-™-sXms° an≠msX \n∂p tI´p-sh-¶nepw hmkp-tZ-hs‚ a\-kn¬ Bi-¶-Iƒ HSp-ßn-bn-´n√m-bn-cp-∂p. kz¥w `mcy-bpsS ]c-]p-cpj _‘w-I≠v aSpØp amdn-\n-∂-h≥. kz¥w aI-fpsS {]mb-ap≈ Hcp s]¨Ip-´n-sb... hmkp-tZ-h\p hniz-kn-°m-\m-bn-√. ]t£, F∂pw t{Kkn-bpsS \ng-ep-t]mse IqsS-\-S∂ tPmkns\ t{Kkn ho´n¬\n∂v ]pd-Øm-°-W-sa-¶n¬ X°-Xmb Imc-W-ap-≠m-I-W-at√m? hmkp Imdn\p thKw Iq´n. hmkp-tZ-h≥ ho´n-se-Øn-b-s∏mtg I≠p tPmkns‚ tlm≠m-Im¿ hoSn\p ap≥]n¬ InS-°p-∂p. Im¿ t]m¿®n-te°v Ib-‰n-bn-´n´v tPmkns‚ Imdn\Sp-Øp-h-∂p. Imdn¬ tPmkpw B\n-bp-an-cp-∏p-≠v. •mkv Db¿Øn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. c≠p-t]cpw Dd-°-Øn-em-Wv. Ch-tcm-sS-¥p-]-d-bpw. GXm-bmepw Ipd-®p-I-gn™v hnfn-°mw. hmkp-tZ-h≥ hoSn-\p-≈n-te°v Ib-dn-b-t∏mtg apI-fn-esØ \ne-bn¬ Ft¥m hoWp-S-bp-∂Xp tI´p. hmkp-tZ-h≥ tKmh-Wn-∏-Sn-Iƒ HmSn-°-bdn apI-fn-seØn. ap∂n¬ aIƒ Ien-Xp≈n \n¬°p-∂p. tZjy-Øn¬ Hcp ^vfh¿ thbvkv Fdn-™p-S-®-Xm-Wv. ‘hm´v B¿ bp Uqbnw-Kv’˛ hmkp Ahƒ°p t\¿°-Sp-Øp. ‘B¿ bp t{Ikn. ssh UnUv bp SpIv Z Im¿ hnXv Hu´v sSenwKv an.’ hmkp-tZ-hns‚ aIƒ do\-bpsS ]pcnI-ßƒ tZjy-Øn¬ hn√p-t]mse hf-™p. do\ hmkp-hns‚ Htc-sbmcp aI-fm-Wv. AΩ do\-bpsS sNdp-∏-Ønte acn-®p. ]ns∂ hmkp-tZ-h-\m-bn-cp∂p Ahƒ°v AΩbpw A—-\p-sa-√mw. Ct∏m Chƒ°v 21 hb-km-bn. hen-sbmcp Iº-\n-bnse sk{I-´-dn-bmbn tPmen sNøp-∂p. kz¥ hcp-am-\-ambn XpS-ßn-b-tXmsS Ah-fpsS coXn-I-sfms° amdn. hntZi kwkvIm-cØns‚ Im¥nI he-b-ß-fn-te°v Ahƒ Iq∏p-Ip-Øn. ¢_p-I-fnepw ]m¿´n-I-fnepw Pohn-X-Øns‚ lrZ-b-ahƒ I≠p. Cs∏m kplr-Ømb Hcp Cw•o-jp-Im-cs\ hnhmlw Ign-°m-\p≈ ]pd-∏m-Sn-em-Wv. hmkp-tZ-hs‚ FXn¿t∏m-sS-X-s∂. Chn-SpsØ IqSp-X¬ Zmº-Xy-ßƒ°p Cubmw-]m-‰-I-fpsS Bbp-tk-bp-≈p-sh∂v hmkp-tZ-h≥ ]d™p t\m°n. ]t£ Ahƒ hg-ßp-∂n-√. hmkp-tZ-hns‚ hm°p-Isf Ahƒ ]p—n®p X≈n. A—s‚ ]mc-º-cy A‘-hn-izm-k-ßfpw ssZh-ßfpw kwkvIm-c-hp-sams° Ahƒ shdp-Øp. ‘ae-bm-fn-Iƒ anSp-°-∑m-cm-Wv. ]t£, Akq-bbv°pw ]c-Zq-j-Whpw UmUn-bpsS Bƒ°msc hrØn-sI-´-h-cm-°p-∂p’. do\ Ft∏mgpw hmkphn-t\mSp ]d-bp-∂-Xm-Wn-Xv. do\-bpsS cm{Xn-Ime ¢_v ]cn-]m-Sn-Isf hmkp FXn¿Ø-t∏mƒ Ahƒ Ahkm-\-ambn hmkp-hns\ Xm°oXp sNbvXp. C\nbpw Fs‚-Im-cy-Øn¬ CS-s]-´m¬ Rm≥ s]meo-kns\ hnfn-°pw. hmkp-tZ-h≥ ]ns∂-sbm∂pw ]d-™n-√. Ip´n-Isf hgn-]n-g-∏n-°p∂ \nb-a-ßƒ. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-43-Imcq¿ tkma≥

\ni-_vZX Ah-km-\n-∏n®v hmkp-tZ-h≥ tNmZn-®p. ‘Cu cm{Xn \o Fhn-sS-t∏m-Ip-∂p.’ ‘¢_v, ssa t_mbv {^≠v Cukv shbn-‰nMv t^m¿an.’ hmkp-tZ-h≥ D≈neS-°nb tZjyw-ap-gp-h≥ hm°p-I-fmbn sNmcn-™p. ‘¢_v.. ¢_v... ¢_v.. FsKbv≥ Bw sSenwKv bp ln hn¬ Unkvt{Smbv bph¿ sse^v tÃm]v C‰v πokv’ ‘Hm^v jn‰v. lp B¿ bp Sp tÃm]v an. PÃv ssa≥Uv bph¿ Hm¨ _nkn-\-kv.’ ‘AtXSo Ct∏m Rm≥ \ns‚ Bcp-a-√. C{X hf¿Øn hep-Xm-°n-bn-t√, C\n F¥pw ]d-bm-t√m.’ ‘bp B¿ t{Ikn Knhv an Z Io. Bw Sp te‰v.’ do\ hmkp-hns‚ ssIbn¬\n∂pw Imdns‚ Io ]nSn®p hmßn. Aa¿j-tØmsS hmkp-hns\ ]nSn-®p-X-≈n. ASp-Øp-In-S∂ sk‰n-bn-te°v Abmƒ FSp-Ø-Sn-®p-ho-Wp. apJsØ IÆS Xmtg°v sXdn-®p-t]m-bn. sImSp¶m-‰p-t]mse Ahƒ hmXn¬ Xpd∂v ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. CS-bvs°-t∏mtgm tPmkpw B\nbpw P\m-e-bn-eqsS IÆm-Sn-®n-√p-Iƒ°-∏p-d-Øp-\n∂v A—\pw aIfpw XΩnep≈ t]mcm´w ImWp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. do\ IXIp Xpd∂v ]pd-tØ°p h∂p. t_m_v sNbvX apSn Npa-en-ep-ckn ]d-∂p. Bcnepw lcw ]I-cp∂ thj-hn-[m-\w. XSn®p ae¿∂ Nph∏n® Np≠p-Iƒ. Ah-fpsS \oe tjm¿´v tSm∏nsemXp-ßmØ {Xkn®p \n¬°p∂ amdn-S-ßƒ. XpS-I-fpsS apgp∏v hy‡-ambn ImW-Ø-°-hn-[-ap≈ sNdnb Po≥kns‚ {Ukv. Ah-fpsS samss_¬ i_vZn-®p. Imdnte°p Ibdn Imdn¬ hmXn¬ Xpd-∂-S® i_vZw AhnsS ams‰men sIm≠p. s]mSn-]-d-Øn-s°m≠v Im¿ ]m™p-t]m-bn. hmkp-tZ-h≥ XmgsØ hmXn¬ AS-bv°m≥ h∂-t∏mƒ kn‰u-´n¬ tPmkpw B\nbpw \n¬∏p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. A{]-Xo-£n-X-amb Ft¥m kw`-hn-®-Xp-t]mse hmkp-tZ-h≥ Ahsc t\m°n. aI-fpsS Imcyw tPmkn\pw Adn-bm-hp-∂-Xm-Wv. Ahsc AI-tØ°p £Wn-®p. Ccn-°m≥ ]d-™p. tPmkv B\n-tbmSv ]d-™p. ‘tamsf, CsXs‚ {^≠v hmkp-tZ-h≥. F≥Pn-\n-b-dm.’ ‘CXv B\n. PÃns‚ ssh^v.’ B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ hmkp-tZ-hs\ t\m°n-sIm-≠v˛ ‘\m´n¬ FhnsS?’ ‘amth-en-°-c˛ Xma-c-°pfw.’ ‘F¥m IpSn-°m≥ th≠-Xv.’hmkp-tZ-h≥ Fgp-t∂-‰p. adp-]Sn ]d-™Xv tPmkm-Wv. ‘H∂pw-th-≠. \nt∂mSv Hcp-Imcyw tNmZn-°m-\mWv h∂-Xv.’ hmkp-tZ-h≥ tNmZy-`m-h-Øn¬ Ahsc t\m°n. ‘Chƒ°v Ct∏mƒ Xma-kn-°m≥ Hcn-Sw-th-Ww. hmS-Ibv°v Hcp apdn In´n-bmepw aXn.’ ‘t{Kkn-bp-ambn Rms\m∂p ]nW-ßn. AsXms° hni-Z-ambn ]ns∂-∏-d-bmw. Ct∏m CXp-]-d.’ ‘AXn-t∏m.... tkmdn, tPmtk, Fs‚ aIsf \o I≠-t√m. Rm≥ apdn X∂m¬ C\n Ct∏m AXn-\m-bn-cn°pw.’ Hcp ]cp-ß-temsS hmkp-tZ-h≥ I≈w X´n-hn´p. tPmkv AXv {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂n-√. hmkp klm-bn-°p-sa-∂mWv Icp-Xn-bn-cp-∂-Xv. ]e XhW klm-bn-®n-´pap≠v apºv. t]bnwKv KÃv Bbn Bsc-sb-¶nepw \n¿Øm-sa∂v apsºm-cn-°¬ ]d-™-Xp-am-Wv. Ct∏mƒ F¥p-]-‰n. aI-fp-ambn hg-°n-´-Xns‚ tZjy-Øn¬ ]d-™-Xm-tWm. h∂ kabw \∂m-bn-√. C\n-bnt∏m F¥p sNøpw. Hcm-bncw Nn¥-Iƒ sk°‚p-Iƒ°p-≈n¬ tPmkns‚ a\-kn¬ IS-∂p-t]m-bn. Ccp-fns‚ Xo£vW-amb IÆp-Iƒ tPmkns\ De-®p. tNmZy-°-S-em-kn\p ap≥]n≥ hnjbw amdn-t∏m-b- Hcp Ip´n-sb-t∏mse tPmkv \n∂p. sh√p-hn-fn-Iƒ... Cu cm{Xn Fhn-sS-bmWv Dd-ßpI!

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\£-{X-°q-Smcw a™v kqNn-ap-\-I-fpsS aq¿®-bp-ambn knc-I-fn-te°v Bgv∂n-d-ßn. hmkp-tZ-hs‚ adp-]Sn tPmkns\ Hs´m∂º-c-∏n-®n-cp-∂p. adp-]Sn Dƒs°m-≈p∂ a´n¬ Npfn™ s\‰n CSw-ssI-bp-b¿Øn XpS-®p. Nph∂ apJ-tØ°v hnIm-c-ß-fpsS then-tb-‰-ap-≠m-bn. tPmkv B\n-tbbpw Iq´n ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. \£-{X-ßƒ s]bvsXm-gn™ BImiw Icn-ºSw ]pX®v Dd-ßm≥ InS-∂p. Iºn-fn-bp-Sp-∏p-I-fpsS ]S-®-´Isf Iodn-ap-dn®v XWp∏v Ahsc Im¿∂p. Ccp-fn-em-≠p-t]mb Hcp sImSp-ap-Sn-bpsS Xmgvhm-c-Øn¬ X\n-®m-bh-s\-t∏mse tPmkv \S-∂p. t\ms°-Øm-Zq-c-ß-fn-sems° ]md-s°-´p-Iƒ am{Xw. {]Xo-£-bpsS HSp-hn-esØ hgnbpw Ccp-sf-Sp-°p-∂Xp t\m°n \n¬°p∂ bm{Xn-I-\mWp Xm≥. bm{X-bn¬ IqsS IqSn-b-hcpw hgn-tbm-c-ß-fn¬ kvt\lw sNmcn-™-h-cp-sa√mw s]mbvap-J-ßƒ. Ah¿ shfn-®-ß-fpsS sImSp-ap-Sn-I-fn¬ Dd-ßp-∂p. k¶-S-Øns‚ thZ-\-bn¬ tPmkv hnc¬ ISn-®p. hmkp-tZ-hs\ H∂p hnfn-®n-´p-h-tc-≠-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. Ign-™n-√. Ft∏mƒ h∂mepw Ah≥ klm-bn-°p-sa∂p Icp-Xn. sX‰n. B]-Øn¬ D]-I-cn-°p∂ bYm¿Y-kp-lr-Øm-sW∂p hnNm-cn-®p. tPmkns‚ \√ a\kv kzbw Xncp-Øn. hmkp-tZ-hs\ F¥n\p Ip‰-s∏-Sp-Ø-Ww. \K-c-ß-fpsS Hfnhpw NXn-hp-a-dn-bmØ Hcp s]¨Ip-´nsb AXpw kz¥w aIs‚ `mcysb ho´n¬ \n∂-Sn®n-d-°nb Xs‚ `mcysb ]d-™m¬ aXn-b-t√m. hmkp-tZ-h-t\mSv hmS-Ibv°v Hcp apdn tNmZn-®p. Cs√∂p ]d™p. AXn¬ Ahs\ Ip‰-s∏-Sp-tØ≠ Imcy-an-√. Ah≥ ]d-™Xv icn-bm-bn-cn-°mw. apdn sImSp-Øm¬ Hcp ]t£ do\ Ah-\p-t\sc A¶-sa-Sp-tØ-°mw. Xm\pw I≠-Xm-Wt√m ap≥]v \S-∂-sXm-s°-bpw. ]t£, Xm\o Ip´n-sb-bpw-sIm≠v Ftßm´p t]mIpw? Chƒs°mcp Dd-°d Fhn-sS-sbm-cp°pw? ap≥]n¬ Ccp-´ns‚ amlm-Imiw am{Xw. DØcw In´mØ Iptd tNmZy-ß-fpsS ams‰m-en-I-fpw. Cu ]mhw-s]¨Ip´n F¥p-]n-g-®p. taml-ß-fpsS ac-ßƒ ]pjv]n-°p-∂Xp ImWm≥ ]c-tZin Iq´-ß-fnte°v tNt°-dn-b-XmWv Chƒ sNbvX sX‰v. tZihpw Imehpw thjhpw Imem-h-ÿbpw ka-b-ß-fpsS aW¬L-Sn-Im-c-ßfpw amdp-∂p. Bƒ°m¿ am{X-an-√.-]-cn-Wma k‘n-I-fpsS ]Sp-h-gn-I-fn-eqsS Ae-™n´pw Ah≥ B¿Øn-bpsS Icßƒam{Xw hf¿∂p-h-cp-∂p. k¶-ev]-I-Y-bnse cmPm-hn-s\-t∏mse B¿Øn-bpsS ]Xn-\m-bncw ssIIƒ. kpJ-Øns‚ IWn-I-bv°mbn Pohn-XsØ Xs∂ IgpØp sRcn®p sIme-s∏-Sp-Øp-∂p. Nn¥-I-fpsS Dan-Øo-Iƒ tPmkns\ hngp-ßn. Imdn-\-Sp-tØ-°p-\-S∂ tPmkns‚ ASp-°-te°v hmkp-tZ-h≥ HmSn-h-∂p. ‘C\n-sb¥m \ns‚ πm≥?’ XmSn-sNm-dn-™p-sIm≠v hmkp-tZ-h≥ tNmZn-®p. tPmkv \ncm-i-bpsS K¿Ø-ß-fn-em≠ IÆp-I-tfmsS hmkp-tZ-hs\ t\m°n. Aa¿jhpw ZpxJhpw Af-hp-tN¿Øv ]d™p: ‘Fs‚-sbm∏w tPmen-bp≈ Xan-g-cp-≠v. Cu cmPyØv Pohn-°m≥ Imem-h[n Ign-™-h-cm-Wv. ]s£, F\n°n-∂-¥n-bp-d-ßm≥ HcnSw tNmZn-®m¬ Ah¿X-cpw. Ah¿°v BtcmSpw A\p-hmZw tNmZn-t°-≠-t√m.’ adp-]-Sn-bnse apƒap-\-Iƒ hmkp-tZ-hs‚ lrZ-b-Øn¬ Xd-™p. Abmƒ°v hnjaw tXm∂n. H∂pw th≠nbn-cp-∂n-√. Ah-t\mSv apdn-bn-s√∂p ]d-tb-≠n-bn-cp-∂n-√. t{Kkn-°p-sIm-SpØ hm°p ]men-°m≥ sNbvX-XmWv. a\-kn¬ Ip‰-t_m-[-Øns‚ Hcp \ocp-dh s]m´n-sbm-en-®p. t{Kkn-sb-°mfpw X\n°v tPmkns\ hniz-kn°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. aq∂p-ap-dn-Iƒ shdpsX InS-∏p-≠v. ]t£, t{Kkn-bpsS hm°p-I-sfbpw ]q¿W-ambn X≈n-°f-bm-\m-hn-√. tPmkn\v t{Kkn-bpsS hoSv Hcp XS-h-d-bm-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂ Imcyw X\n°v t\csØ Adn-hp-≈-XmWv. ]t£, C{Xbpw \mfpw AhnsS Hc-Sn-a-sb-t∏mse Xmßnbpw Xqßnbpw \n∂-X-√msX Hcp kzmX{¥y {]Jym-]-\-Øn-\mbn apXn¿∂n-´n√. Ct∏m Cu I≠-Xns‚ Hs° A¿Yw F√mw Iq´n-hm-bn-°p-tºmƒ Nne A{]nb kXy-ßƒ a\-kn¬ Nne-ºn-°p-∂p. DØ-cw-In-´mØ tNmZy-ß-fpsS GWn-∏-Sn-Iƒ Ib-dp-t¥mdpw hmkp-tZ-h≥ XmSn-bp-gn-™p. ]t£, Cu Ip´n-bpsS \njvI-f-¶-amb apJhpw kvt\aq-dp∂ ]p©n-cnbpw I≠n-´v t{Kkn ]d-™Xv hniz-kn°m-\p-am-Ip-∂n-√. tPmkv Imdns‚ tUm¿ hen-®-S-®p. hmkp-tZ-h\v Ahsc Xncn-®p-hn-fn-°-W-sa-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp apcƒ®-tbmsS Imdv tdmUn-te°v Hgp-In-t∏m-bn. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-45-Imcq¿ tkma≥

hoSn\p ap≥]n¬ hmkp-tZ-h≥ X\n-®m-bn. t{Kkn-bpsS hm°p-I-fn¬hoWv tPmkns\ B´n-bn-d-°n-bXv sX‰m-bn-t∏m-bn-sb∂v hmkp-tZ-hs‚ a\-kn¬ Hcm-bn-cw-h´w Btcm hnfn®p ]d-™p. t{Kkn Hcp kmaq-ly-{]-h¿Ø-I-bm-Wv. Ah-k-c-Øn-s\mØv Nph-Sp-Ifpw hm°p-Ifpw amdp-∂-hƒ. Ah-fpsS hm°n-emWv A`bw tNmZn-s®-Øn-b-hs\ Xm≥ s]cp-h-gn-bn-te-°n-d°n hn´-Xv. Hcp Bﬂ-kp-lrØpw sNøcp-cm-Ø-XmWv Xm≥ sNbvX-Xv. C\n-bnt∏m H∂pw sNøm≥ ]‰n-√. ho™n¬ \mºn-´-Xm-sW-¶nepw t{Kkn°p sImSpØ hm°v Im‰n¬ ]d-Øm-\m-hn-√. AYhm Aßs\ kw`-hn-®m¬ {]Xym-Lm-X-sa-¥m-hp-sa∂v ]d-bm\m-hn-√. If-Øn¬ t{Kkn-bm-Wv. Nne-t∏mƒ I≈-t°-kp-≠m°n Xs∂ IpSp-°n-sb∂p hsc hcpw. a\-kn-s‚... \mhn-s‚... Hcp sNdnb ]nghv AXn-sem-Sp-ßp∂p F√mw. hmkp-tZ-h≥ hoSn-\p-≈n-te°p Xncn®p \S-∂p. ***********

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Unkw-_-dns‚ \nemhv Ccp-≠-ta-L-ßƒ°p-a-∏p-d-tØ°v Hgp-Im-\m-ImsX \n∂p-hn-d-®p. \£-{X-ß-sfms° Ccp≠ taL-°q-Sm-c-ß-fn-em-bn-cp-∂p. tPmkv Imdv hfsc ]Xp-s°-bmWv HmSn-®-Xv. {Inkva-kns‚ BtLm-jß-fn-te°v angn-Xp-d-°m≥ \K-c-ho-Yn-Iƒ AWn-s™m-cpßn-bn-cp-∂p. hoYn-I-fpsS h¿W-s∏m-en-atbm {]Imi tKm]p-c-ßtfm B\n I≠n-√. At∏mgpw IÆo-cns‚ Hcp Ip™p-dh Ah-fpsS ImgvN-Isf ad-®n-cp-∂p. C\nsb¥v F∂ tNmZy-Øn-\-∏p-dØv \nXm-¥-iq-\y-X-am-{Xw. iq\y-X-bpsS Ccp≠ BImiw IS-∂p-t]m-Im-\mImØ Hcp ]fp¶p \£-{X-sØ-t∏mse B\n \nk-lm-b-bm-bn. h≠n tdmUn-\-cn-In-te°v am‰n tPmkv ]m¿°v sNbvX-t∏m-gmWv B\n Nn¥-I-fn¬\n-∂p-ap-W¿∂-Xv. tUm¿ Xpd-∂p-sIm≠v tPmkv ]d™p: ‘tamfv Cd-ßv, \ap-s°-s¥-¶nepw Ign°mw \√ hni-∏p-≠v.’ Ahƒ hni∏v ad-∂n-cp-∂p. cmhnse Hcp Nmb am{X-amWv Ign-®-Xv. as‰m∂p Ign-°m≥ tXm∂n-bn-√. Ahƒ tPmkn-s\m∏w aIvsUm-WmƒUv dtÃm-d‚n-te°v \S-∂p. aIvsUm-WmƒUnse Ac≠ shfn-®-Øn¬ `£-W-Øn\v Hm¿U¿ sNbvXv ImØn-cn-°p-tºm-gmWv Ipd-®-∏pdØp amdn-bn-cp∂ c≠p-t]¿ e≠-\n¬ \S-°p∂ In°v t_mIvknwKv a’-c-sØ-°p-dn®v ]d-bp-∂Xv tPmkv {i≤n-®-Xv. tPmkns‚ a\-kn¬ Hcp cq]w sXfn-™p-h-∂p. t{Kkn-bpsS ktlm-Z-c≥ Um\n iap-th-ens‚ cq]w. ImcWw as‰m-∂p-a-√. Cu cmPy-Øns‚ t]cv A¥m-cmjv{S In°v t_mIvknwKv dnwKn¬ apg-°p∂ Hcm-fp≠v. Um\n-bpsS aI≥ sska¨ imap-th¬. c≠p-h¿j-Øn-\n-S-bv°mWv sskas‚ In°v t_mIvknwKv a’cw e≠-\n¬h®p \S-°p-∂-Xv. AXp-Im-Wm≥ Um\n £Wn-®n-cp-∂-Xp-am-Wv. AXn\p t]mI-W-sa∂v Xocp-am-\n®n-cp-∂p. ]t£, C\n-sb-ß-s\. A¥n-bp-d-ßm≥ A`bw tXSp-∂-Xn-\nsS F¥v a’-c-ßƒ. ]t£, sN√msa∂p ]d-™n´v sN√m-Xn-cn-°p-∂Xpw tami-am-Wv. ]p≈n-°m-c\v ]n∂-Xp-aXn ]nW-ßm≥. F¥p-sN-øpw. tPmkv samss_-se-SpØv Um\n-bpsS \º¿ Ub¬ sNbvXp. Atß-Ø-e-bv°¬ Hcp I\Ø i_vZw ltem ]d-™p. ‘ltem Afnbm, tams‚ t_mIvknwKv ImWm≥ Rms\-Øn√ tIt´m.’ ‘AsX-¥mSm tPmtk \ns‚ s]Æp-ºn≈ hn´n-t√.’ ‘AsXm-∂p-a-√-fnbm Rm\nt∏m Hcp `b-¶c {]iv\-Øn-em.’ ‘F∂m {]iv\-amSm.’ ‘Fs∂bpw PÃns‚ s]Æv B\n-tbbpw t{Kkn ho´o∂v Cd-°n-hn-´p. Rm\nt∏m Cu cm{Xn FhnsS Ignbp-sa-∂m-tem-Nn®v \n¬Izm.’ ‘Cd°n hns´t∂m˛F-¥n\v?’ ‘AsXms° henb IYbm. t^mWn¬IqSn ]d-bm-º-‰n-b-X-√.’ ‘AsX-s¥-¶n-ep-am-Is´ Afn-b≥ Cs∏m Fhn-sS-bm, Cßp t]mcv Fs‚ ho´n-te-°v.’ a\-kn¬ {]Xo-£-bpsS Hcp sNdp-Zo]w sXfn-s™-¶nepw tPmkv AXp-th-s≠-∂p-h-®p. ‘tlbv AXp-th≠. Afn-b\p shdpsX _p≤n-ap-´m-hpw.’ ‘\o ]d-bp-∂Xv tIƒs°-Sm. Cs∏m \nßfv t_mIvknwKv \S-°p-∂n-S-tØ°v hm. _m°n \ap°v t\cn¬ I≠n-´v.’ tPmkn\v adp-sØ-s¥-¶nepw ]d-bm-\mIpw ap≥]v Um\n t^m¨ I´v sNbvXp-I-f-™p. tPmkv samss_¬t^m¨ Hm^v sNbvXn´v B\nsb t\m°n. Hcp \£-{X-Øn\p IS∂pt]mIp-hm-\mbn Ccp-´ns‚ IS¬ c≠mbn ]nf¿∂p-am-dn. tPmkns‚ a\-kn-te°v {]Xo-£-bpsS Hcp ag-bn-c-ºn. a\w Ipfn¿Øp. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-46-Imcq¿ tkma≥

kz¥w-`m-cybpw {]nb-s∏´ kplrØpw B´n-bn-d-°n-hn-´-t∏mƒ Ftßm-´p-t]m-Ip-sa∂v Hcp Dul-hp-an-√m-bncp-∂p. {]Xo-£-bpsS Hcp hmXn-e-S-bp-tºmƒ as‰m∂p Xpd-°p-sa∂v Btcm ]d-™n-cn-°p-∂Xv F{Xi-cn. Ddßm-s\m-cn-Shpw Hcm-izm-k-hm-°ns‚ Ipfn¿abpw \jvS-s∏-´-h\v Hcp ssI°q-ºnƒ kvt\lw ssZhw h®p-\o´n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. kz¥w ktlm-Z-cn-bpsS icn-tI-Sp-Iƒ Adn-bm-hp-∂-Xp-sIm-≠mWv Um\n Xs∂ klm-bn°m≥ apXn¿∂-Xv. a‰m-sc-°m-fpw- t{K-kn-bpsS kz`mhw icn°pw a\-kn-em-°n-b-h-\mWv Um\n. hy‡-am-bn-s√-¶nepw Fhn-tSt°m sN√m≥ Btcm hnfn®p ]d-™-Xm-sW∂p B\n°p a\-kn-em-bn. tPmkns‚ sXfn™ apJ-tØ°v Ahƒ BImw-£-tbmsS t\m°n. ‘tamtf, ssZhw hen-b-h-\m. sXcp-hn-e-e-bp-∂-h¿°pw AK-Xn-Iƒ°pw Ah≥ Icp-W-bm-bn-cn-°p-sa∂v tI´n-´n-t√. Afn-b-\m-cp-∂p. t{Kkn-bpsS tN´≥. Aßv sN√m≥]-d-™p. Ign-®n´v t]mtb-°mw.’ tPmkns‚ apJsØ {]k-∂X Ahƒ Xncn-®-dn-™p. Ah-fpsS a\-knepw im¥n-bpsS Hcp Xqh¬ kv]¿iap-≠m-bn. ]∏m am\-kn-I-ambn icn°pw Xf¿∂n-cn-°p-tºm-gmWv ssZhw Cu hmXn¬ Xpd-∂n-´-Xv. ]mhw bmsXm-cp-sX‰pw sNøm-sX-bt√ \nµbpw A]-am-\hpw G‰p-hm-ßn-b-Xv. Xm≥ ImcWw Xn∑-bpsS cm£-k-cq]n-Iƒ ]\-t]mse BIm-iw-aps´ hf¿∂v \n¬°p-∂p. hf¿®-bn¬ `qan-bpsS hnip-≤-X-bnse thcp-I-fmgvØn Ahsb Im¿∂p Xn∂p-∂p. XnSw hbv°p-∂p. HSp-ßp-tºmƒ `qan-bpsS amdn-te°v B¿Ø-\m-Z-tØmsS hogptºmƒt]mepw thZ-\n-∏n-°p-∂p. Ign-®p-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-tºmƒ tPmkv H∂pw kwkm-cn-®n-√. B\n Ic-®n-ens\ ssIhn-´n-cp-∂p-sh-¶nepw IÆpI-fn¬ Hcp P∑-Øns‚ ZpxJw \ng-en-®p. Xm≥ e≠-\n-se-Ønb apX-ep≈ Nn{X-ßƒ Hcp kn\n-a-bn-se-∂t]mse Ah-fpsS ap≥]n-eqsS Nen-®p. Hmtcm cwK-ßfpw Ah-fpsS a\-kn-te°v XoØp-≈n-Iƒ s]øn®p IS∂p-t]m-bn. IYm-]m{Xw Ah-fm-bn-cp∂p; ImgvN-°m-cn-bpw. IY-sbm-Sp-ßn-b-t∏mƒ IY-I-≠n-S-dnb a\-tkmsS Ic-bm\pw Ahƒ am{X-ta-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p-≈q. H‰-bv°v. GIm-¥-X-bpsS henb Xpcp-Øn¬. tPmkv `£Ww Ign-®p-I-gn-™n-cp-∂p. B\n-bpsS ap≥]n¬ `£Ww AtX-t]m-se-bn-cp-∂p. Fgp-t∂¬°m≥ XpS-ßn-b-t∏mƒ tPmkv tNmZn-®p. ‘tamsfm∂pw Ign-®n-√t√m?’ B\n H∂pw an≠n-bn-√. tXmcmsX t]mb ag-s]-ø-ense Xp≈n-Iƒt]mse Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fnse ]fp-¶pXp-≈n-I-fn-te°v t\m°th tPmkn\p hnjaw tXm∂n. ]Ww \evIn ]pd-Øp-I-S∂v Ahƒ Imdn-\-cn-In-te°p \S-∂p. ‘AsXms° ad-t∂°q Ip´o. C\n-b-Xn-s\-∏‰n Hm¿Øv a\kp \o‰-≠.’ h≠n Ãm¿´m°pw ap≥]v tPmkv ]d-™p. IÆm-Sn-t]m-ep≈ \nc-Øn-eqsS Im¿ Xnc-°p-I-fn-te°p H∂mbnt®cm≥ Hgp-In. a™p-s]m-Xn™ sshZypX Zo]-ßƒ kz]v\-°m-gvN-I-fnse \£-{X-ßƒt]mse an∂n-sØ-fn-™p. \ni_vZ-X-bpsS taL-]-S-e-ßƒ Imdn-\p-≈n¬ \nd-™p-\n-∂p. B\n-bpsS a\kv Hm¿a-I-fpsS GtXm Xpcp-ºn® Nn{X-ß-fn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Im¿ Hcp ]Sp-Iq-‰≥ sI´n-S-Øn-\p-≈n-te°v {]th-in-®p. `qan-°-Sn-bnepw apI-fn-ep-ambn ]Øp-\n-e-Iƒ ImWpw. `qan-°-Sn-bn-teXv Im¿ ]m¿°nw-Kn-\p-≈-Xm-Wv. Ah¿ Imdn¬ \n∂v ]pd-Øn-d-ßn. sI´n-S-Øns‚ Nph-cp-I-fnseßpw t_mIvknw-Kns‚ Nn{X-ßƒ. henb henb t]mÃ-dp-Iƒ. thZ-\-bpsS... hnP-b-Øns‚ `mh-{]-I-S-\-ßƒ B\n°v H∂pw a\-kn-em-bn-√. B\nsb Imdn-\-SpØv \n¿Ønbn´v tPmkv Sn°‰v Iu≠-dn-te°v \oßn-bn-cp-∂p. h¿W-Zo-]-ß-fpsS \nem-sh´w AhnSw ]pX-®n-cp-∂p. F¥n\mWv Xßƒ ChnsS h∂Xv? B\n°v DØcw In´n-bn-√. tPmkv Sn°-‰p-ambn aS-ßn-h-∂p. tXmfn¬\n∂v Du¿∂p-t]mb skz‰¿ icn-bm-°p-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ B\n tNmZn®p: ‘]∏ \Ωƒ ChnsS?’ Hcp ]p©n-cn-tbmsS tPmkv ]d™p: ‘B...-AXv tamƒs°mcp k¿ss{]kv BI-t´∂v Icp-Xn. Afn-bs‚ tam≥ sska¨ Cu cmPysØ InIv t_mIvknwKv Nmºy-\m. ChnsS thƒUv In°v t_mIvknwKv Nmºy≥jn∏v \S-°p-∂p-≠v. C∂v Ahs‚ a’c-am.. tamfv hm..’ {Ku≠v t]mse hnim-e-amb sI´n-Sw. t_mIvknwKv dnwKns‚ \mep-h-ihpw P\-k-ap-{Z-am-Wv. Ccn-∏n-S-ßƒ F√mw \nd-™p-I-gn-™n-´p-≠v. dnwKn\p ASp-Øp-Xs∂ ap≥\n-c-bn¬ Um\nbpw `mcy Gen-bm-Ωbpw sskas‚ `mcy tUmIvS¿ tam\n-°bpw aI≥ kn_n\pw Ccn-°p-∂Xv B\n-tbmSp tPmkv ]d™p. D≈n-seßpw i_vZtIm-em-l-e-ßƒ. Ae-¶mc h¿W-ßƒ. ^pSvt_mƒ t{]an-I-fmWv Cw•-≠p-Im-sc∂v tI´n-´p-≠v. Cu \m´n¬ C{X-bpw-t]¿ t_mIvknwKv ImWm-s\-Øn-bXv B\nsb A¤p-X-s∏-Sp-Øn. \º¿t\m°n tPmkv Ccn-∏n-S-ßƒ I≠p-]n-Sn-®n-cp-∂p. B c≠p ko‰p-am-{Xta B tÃUn-b-Øn¬ Hgn™p Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-47-Imcq¿ tkma≥

InS-°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p≈q F∂v tPmkn\p tXm∂n. sska-Wn\p th≠n-bp-≈-B¿∏p-hn-fn-Iƒ Db¿∂p Ign™n-cp-∂p. Hcm-bncw IWvT-ß-fn¬\n-∂p≈ ‘sska¨’ hnfn Ahn-S-saßpw {]Xn-[z-\n-®p. sI´nSw Ipepßn.- cm-Py-Øns‚ bi-kp-Im-°m≥ apjvSn bp≤-Øn-\n-d-ßp-∂-h≥ Xs‚ _‘p-hm-b-Xn¬ tPmkn\v A`nam\w tXm∂n. t_mIvknwKv dnwKn-te°v ssa°p-ambn Hcmƒ IS-∂p-h-∂p. tdmƒUvInIv t_mIvknwKv s^U-td-js‚ B`n-ap-Jy-Øn-emWv a’cw \S-°p-∂-Xv. ssa°p-ambn dnwKn-\p-≈n¬ \n∂-bmƒ hnImcw Xpfp-ºp∂ kw`m-j-W-tØmsS ImWn-Isf a’-c-Ønte°v kzmKXw sNbvXp. Pq\n-b¿ tlmK≥ F∂v InIv t_mIvknwKv temI-Ø-dn-b-s∏-Sp∂ sska-Wn-s‚bpw FXn-cmfn apl-Ω-Zn-s‚bpw Icn-b¿ t\´-ßƒ D]-kw-l-cn-®p. sska-Wns‚ Hmtcm Inco-S-ß-sf-∏‰n ]d-bptºmgpw tÃUnbw Cc-º-temsS Cf-In-a-dn-bp-∂Xv B\n {i≤n-®p. Hcp cmPyw apgp-h≥ ImØn-cn-°p-Im-bWv Xß-fpsS cmPy-Øn-\p-th≠n t]mcm-Sp-∂-hs‚ hnP-b-Øn-\v. t_mIvknwKv dnwKn¬ FXn-cm-fn-bpsS Nph-Sph® \o°-ßsf {]Xn-tcm-[n-°m≥ Hcm-bncw IWvT-ß-fpsS {]m¿Y-\-bp≠v Iq´n-\v. hnP-b-Øn-\m-bp≈ Hcmbncw {]m¿Y-\-Iƒ. a’cw Bcw-`n-°m-\p≈ BZysØ s_¬ apg-ßn. ]cn-io-e-\-tØm-sSm∏w sskaWpw apl-ΩZv A¬Kn\nbpw dnwKn-te°v IS-∂p-h-∂p. ImWn-Isf A`n-hm-Z\w sNbvXp. sska¨ F√m-h-scbpw t\m°n ssIhoin. Bc-h-Øns‚ ssIb-Sn-Iƒ ams‰m-en-sIm-≠p. dnwKn-te°v h∂ d^dn F√m-h-scbpw t\m°n. Xe-Ip-ºn´v A`n-hm-Z-\-a¿∏n-®p. Hcp s_¬IqSn apgßn. a’cw Bcw-`n-°p-∂-Xn-\p≈ A\u¨kvsa‚p-Iƒ ssa°n-eqsS Hgp-In-sb-Øn. ]Sp-Iq-‰≥ tÃUn-b-Øn¬ h®n-cn-°p-∂ -sN-dnb Sn.-hn. kv{Io\n-eq-sSbpw a’cw ImWm-\m-Ipw. B\n AXnte°v sskas\ D‰p t\m°n-bn-cp-∂p. ap∏-Xp-h-bkv {]mbw tXm∂n-°pw. Kuc-h-ta-dnb apJØv hntZin F∂p hnfn-®p-]-d-bp∂ aoi-bp-≠v. hncn™ amdn-Sw. A©-c-bSn s]m°w. Nn{X-I-Y-I-fnse sl¿°p-eo-kn-s\bmWv B\n°v Hm¿a-h-∂-Xv. d^dn apl-Ω-Zns‚ ssI]nSn-®-t∏m-gmWv B\n Abmsf {i≤n-®-Xv. Abmƒ°v sska-sW-°mƒ ico-c-]p-jvSn-bp-≠v. sNºn® apSn-Iƒ. ]t£ Hcp h\y-ar-K-Øns‚ ZrjvSn-bm-Wv. t\m°n-bn´p-Xs∂ t]Sn-bm-Ip-∂p. shfp-Ø-j¿´pw IdpØ ]m‚pw AWn™ d^dn sska-Wn-s‚bpw apl-Ω-Zn-s‚bpw ssII-fn¬ ]nSn-®p. ]c-kv]cw lkvX-Zm\w sNøm≥ Ah-cpsS ssIIƒ ap´n-®p. hnkn¬ apg-ßn. Hcp-\n-anjw Bc-h-a-Sßn. sskaWpw apl-ΩZpw Ccp-h-i-tØ°pw sX∂n-amdn B{I-an-°m≥ ]gp-Xp-t\m-°p∂ tX\o-®-Isf t]mse dnwKn¬ ]d-∂p-\-S-∂p. B\n, Zqsc sska-Wns‚ AΩ Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n. lrZ-b-Øns‚ hymIp-eX B apJØp ImWmw. aIs‚ hnP-b-ß-tfsd I≠n-´p-s≠-¶nepw PohnXw ssIbn¬]n-Sn-®p-sIm≠v bp≤-`q-an-bn-teXpt]mse G‰p-ap´p∂ aIs‚ Cu Ifn Hc-Ωbv°pw hymIp-e-s∏-SmsX ImWm≥ ]‰n-√-t√m. Hcp-\n-anjw Ah¿ {]m¿Yn-°p∂Xpw B\n I≠p. IÆp-]-dn®v B\n t]mcm´ If-Øn-te°p t\m°n. Xs‚ s\©n-\p-t\sc Db¿∂ sska-Wns‚ Hcp In°v apl-ΩZv X´n-°-f-™p. Hcp ]gp-Xn-\mbn B¿Øn-]q≠ apl-Ω-Zns‚ IÆp-Iƒ Ae-™p. Hcp-\n-anjw he-tØ°p sh´n-Øn-cn™v sska-Wns‚ {i≤-am‰n apl-ΩZv sska-Wns‚ CSw-s\-©n-te°v Hcp sXmgnbpXn¿Øp. XSp-°m-\m-bn-√. sska¨ NphSv sX‰n H∂p-th-®p. ImWn-I-fn¬\n∂v \ncm-i-bpsS Hcp BchapXn¿∂p. sska-Wns\ {]Xn-tcm-[n-°m≥ Bhpw-apºv XpS-sc-Øp-Ssc apl-ΩZv B{I-an-®p. ]pdwssI-sIm-≠p≈ apl-Ω-Zns‚ Hcp CuKnƒ A‰m°v sska-Wns‚ sXm≠-°p-gn-`m-KØv ]m™p-h-∂-Xm-Wv. sRmSn-bn-S-bn¬ Xmtg-°q¿∂n-cp∂p sska¨ apl-Ω-Zns‚ Im¬ap-´p-I-fn¬ apjvSn Npcp-´n-bn-Sn-®p. ImWn-I-fn¬ Bc-h-ap-g-ßn-Øp-S-ßn. c≠p-t]cpw AI-∂p-am-dn. dnwKns‚ Np‰-s∏´ tIm´-I-fn¬ c≠p ]¿hX-cq-]n-Iƒ G‰p-ap-´n. FXn-cm-fn-I-fpsS Xe XI¿°m≥ IÆna NnΩp∂ kq£va-X-tbmsS \ne-sIm-≠p. Hcp ]gp-Xv. Htc-sbmcp ]gp-Xv. adp-]-£Øv \ne-bp-d-∏n® Ahs‚ ASn- sX-‰n-°m≥. ho≠p-ap-bn¿Øp hcm-Ø-hn[w \new-]-cn-im-°m≥. B Hcp ]gp-Xn-\p-th-≠n-bmWv Ah-cpsS IÆp-Iƒ FXn-cm-fn-I-fn¬ Xpf-™n-d-ßp-∂sX∂v B\n°p tXm∂n. Xs‚ apJ-Øn\p t\sc sImSp-¶m-‰ns‚ thK-X-bn¬ h∂ Hcp du≠v In°v XSp-Øn´ apl-ΩZv sskaWns‚ CSw-Im-¬ X´n-°-f™v Nph-Sp-d-∏n® hew-Xp-Sbv°v Hcp {]l-c-ta¬∏n-®p. ImWn-Isf \ni-_vZ-am-°n-s°m≠v sska¨ hoWp. Xs‚ s\©n\p t\sc DXn¿∂ Hcp sXmgn-bn¬ \n∂v sX∂n-amdn sska¨ apl-Ω-Zns‚ hew-Xp-S-bn¬ sXmgn-s®-gn-™p. t]mcm´w Xo{h-X-bpsS A{K-ß-fn-em-bn-cp∂p F√m-hcpw izmk-a-S-°n-∏n-Sn®v Htcm-\n-an-jhpw D‰p-t\m-°p∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-48-Imcq¿ tkma≥

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ImWm-°mgvN ]S-°-f-Øn¬\n∂v arX-k-RvPo-h-\n-bm-ep-bn¿Ø tbm≤m-hn-s\-t∏mse sska¨ BSn-bp-e-s™-gp-t∂-‰p. apl-ΩZv Xpdn® IÆp-I-tfmsS AXp t\m°n-\n-∂p. hnd-]q≠ Imep-I-fn¬ Nph-sSm-∏n®v CSwssI CSw IÆn\p t\sc ew_-am-°n-\n¿Øn, hewssI CSw-ssI-]n-d-In-eqsS Npg-‰n-sb-SpØv apl-Ω-Zns\ t\cn-Sm≥ sska¨ Nph-Sp-d-∏n-®p. Hcp-\n-an-jsØ hn{`aw am‰n I\Ø Im¬h-bv]p-I-tfmsS sskas‚ s\©Iw ]nf¿°m≥ ]gp-Xp-t\m°n apl-ΩZv dnwKn\v hew-h-®p. ap≥]n-e-tØ-Xp-t]mse Hcp-{K≥ B{I-a-WsØ XSp-°m≥ C\n sska-Wn-\m-hn-s√∂v apl-Ω-Zn\v Dd-∏m-bncp-∂p. IÆna NnΩmsX apl-Ω-Zns‚ Ne-\-th-K-ßƒ ImØv sska¨ \n∂p. s]mSp-∂s\ Nm´p-fn-th-K-Øn¬ hn√p-t]mse hf™v apl-Ω-Zns‚ Xpd-∂p-]n-Sn® sshewssI sska-Wns‚ IgpØp e£y-am°n ]m™p-h-∂p. CS-tØ°v sh´n-sbm-gn™v X\n-°p-t\sc h∂ apl-Ω-Zns‚ hew-ssI, ssI∏n-Sn-bn-sem-Xp°n he-Xp-Im¬ ap´n-te°v apl-Ω-Zns‚ apJw tN¿Øn-Sn®p sska¨. Hcp-\n-anjw \ni-_vZ-am-bn-cp∂ Kyme-d-bn¬ Bc-h-ß-fpsS Im‰n-c-ºn. sska-Wns‚ hnP-b-Øn-\mbn {]m¿Y-\-tbmsS Ah¿ Aedn hnfn-®p. Bc-h-ßƒ°p-aotX sska-Wns‚ Dcp-°p-apjvSn apl-Ω-Zn-\p-ta¬ Ccp-ºp-e-°-t]mse h∂p hoWp-sIm-≠ncp-∂p. s]cp-a-g-t]mse h∂p-hoW apjvSn-I-fn¬\n∂v hgp-Xn-am-dnb apl-Ω-Zns‚ apJhpw tXmsf-√p-Ifpw XI¿ØpsIm≠v sska-Wns‚ heXpIm¬ \rØ-®p-h-Sp-I-tfmsS ]mdn hoWp. BLm-X-ß-fpsS BIm-i-kvt^m-S-\-ß-fn¬ XI¿∂v apl-ΩZv dnwKn-te°v ap´p-Im-en¬ hoWp-t]m-bn. h≠pt]mse IpXn-®p-h∂ sska-Wns‚ Npcp-´nb apjvSn apl-Ω-Zns‚ s\©n¬ IqSw-t]mse h∂p-]-Xn-®p. apl-Ω-Zns‚ ImX-S-∏n®v Hcp aWn-sbm® IS-∂p-t]m-bn. IÆp-I-fn¬ Ccp´v ]pI-bqXn \nd-®p. \oe \£-{Xß-fpsS Hcp an∂¬. \ne-bp-d-bv°mØ ico-c-hp-ambn apl-ΩZv dnwKn-te-°v. hnP-bm-c-h-ßƒ CSn-\m-Z-ßƒt]mse {]Xn-[z-\n-®p. h¿W-sh-fn-®-ß-fpsS I¨Nn-Ω-ep-I-fn¬ sska¨ Db¿∂p \n∂p. IÆp-I-fn¬ hnP-b-Øns‚ \£-{X-sh-fn-®w. bp≤w-P-bn® ]S-\m-b-Is‚ `mh-am-bn-cp∂p tNmcbn¬ apXn¿∂ B apJ-Øv. apjvSn Npcp´n BIm-i-tØ-°p-b¿Øn hoin sska¨ hnP-b-Øns‚ B{Im-µ-\ßƒ apg-ßn. Kyme-dn-Iƒ AtX-‰p-hm-ßn. X\n-s°m-∏-an-cp∂ ]∏ ko‰n¬ Fgp-t∂-‰p-\n∂v sska¨.. sska¨ F∂p-ds° Bt{Im-in-°p-∂Xp t\m°n B\n-bn-cp-∂p. sska¨ Pbn-®-Xn¬ Ahƒ°pw kt¥m-jw-tXm-∂n. Cud-\-Wn™ IÆp-Iƒ°n-Sbn-se-hn-sStbm HcpXn-cn-sh-´w. C{Xbpw t\cw izmk-a-S-°n-∏n-Sn-®n-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Cs∏m Bizm-kw. ssII-fp-b¿Øn hnP-bm-c-h-tØmsS sska¨ dnwKn\p c≠p-h´w hew-h-®p. ]nd-In¬ Icn-ºn≥N≠n t]mse {]⁄-b‰p InS-°p∂ apl-Ω-Zn-\-cn-In-en-cp∂v d^dn FÆ-Øns‚ Btcm-l-W-ßƒ Ib-dn-t∏m-bn. ‘\b≥... sS≥...’ apl-ΩZv A\-°-a-‰p-In-S-∂p. d^dn sska-Wns‚ ssI]n-Sn-®p-b¿Øn. apl-Ω-Zns\ FSp-Øp-sIm-≠p-t]m-Ip-hm≥ tUmIvS¿am-sc-Øn. hnP-bØ - ns‚ Ah-km\ el-cn-Iƒt]mse ImX-S∏ - n-°p∂ Ic-tLm-ja - p-b¿∂p. Iymad ^vfmjp-Iƒ sIm≈nbm≥t]mse an∂n. Fßpw sXfn™ sse‰p-Iƒ Kyme-dn-Isf IqSp-X¬ {]Im-i-am-\-am-°n. sskas‚ Np≠n¬ Hcp Nncn-bq-dp-∂Xv B\n AZv`p-X-tØmsS t\m°n-I-≠p. Aß-s\-sbm∂v Ahƒ {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂n-√. ap≥]v Ien-b-S-ßmØ Imf-°q-‰-s\-t∏mse Npc-am¥n FXn-cm-fn-bpsS s\©Iw XI¿Ø sska-W√ Ct∏mƒ dnwKn¬. sskaWp t\¿°p kpµ-cn-am-cpsS Hcm-bncw BImi Npw_-\-ßƒ ]d-∂p-h-∂p. dnwKn¬\n∂p ]pd-Øp-h∂ sska¨ BZyw t]mbXv Um\n-bp-sSbpw Gen-bm-Ω-bp-sSbpw ASp-tØ-°mWv.- hn-P-b-In-co-S-a-Wn™p hcp∂ Cu cm-P-Ip-am-c≥ Xß-fpsS aI-\m-sW∂ A`n-am-\-Øn¬ B A—-\-Ω-amcpsS inc-kp-b¿∂p. Um\n aIs\ sI´n-∏p-W¿∂p. sska¨ AΩ-bpsS ssI]n-Sn®p tam\n-°-bpsS ASptØ°p \oßn. tam\n° sska-Wns‚ Np≠n¬ Npw_-\w-sIm≠v aqSn. ASp-Øp-\n∂ aI≥ sk_ns‚ Ihnfn¬ HcpΩ \¬In-bn´v sska¨ Bcm-[-I-cpsS ASp-tØ°p \S-∂p. Xß-fpsS hnP-bnsb Npa-en-te-‰m≥ Xbm-sd-Sp-°p-∂-t]m-se. Bƒ°q´w Bc-h-ß-fn-en-f-In. sskas‚ ico-c-]p-jvSn-bn¬ Imtam-Zo-]-I-ß-fmb IÆp-Iƒ sImcpØv kpµ-cn-am¿ ASp-sØ-Øn sskas‚ Ihn-fn¬ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-50-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Npw_n-®p. a‰v kv{XoIƒ `¿Øm-hns\ Npw_-\ß - f - m¬ ho¿∏p-ap-´n-°p-∂Xv \n¿hn-Im-cb - mbn t\m°n \n¬°p∂ tam\n-°sb B\n t\m°n-\n-∂p. sskasW Npw_n®v IS-∂p-t]m-Ip∂ ]e-cnepw sska-tWm-sSm∏w InS° ]¶n-Sm-\p≈ B{K-l-Øns‚ then-tb-‰-ßƒ Cc-ºp-∂-Xmbn B\n°p tXm∂n. {]I-S-\-ßƒ, hnP-b-Øns‚ ISn-™m¨ ]nSn-®-h-t\mSv Hcp-t\-c-tØ°p am{Xw tXm∂p∂ shdpw hnImc {]I-S-\-ßƒ. aqey-Øns‚ t\m´p-]p-kvX-I-ß-fn¬ Xm≥ ]Tn® {]am-W-ßfpw hyh-ÿn-Xn-Ifpw kwkvIm-c-hpsams° ChnsS NnX-se-SpØp t]mIp-∂Xv B\n-b-dn-™p. ho™nepw cXn-K-a-\-ß-fnepw am{X-amtWm Ch-cpsS B\-µ-Øns‚ hgn-Iƒ. a\-kns‚ \√ ]Ip-Xnsb Xpd-¶n-e-S-®n´v BÀm-Z-Øns‚ Xmt°m¬ tXSp-∂p. F∂n´v ]ptcm-K-a\ kwkvImcw F∂p ]d-bp-Ibpw sNøp∂p. a’cw Ign-™-Xmbpw sska¨ hnP-bn-®-Xm-bp-ap≈ {]Jym-]-\-ßƒ Hgp-In-sb-Øn. kvtIm¿ t_m¿Un¬ sskas‚ t]mbn‚ v \ne sXfn-™p. s_¬ apg-ßn. ‘Rm≥ ]d-™ns√ Ah≥ Pbn-°p-sa∂v’ tPmkv B\nsb t\m°n ]d-™p. tPmkv \√ kt¥m-j-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Bc-h-ß-fpsS i_vZw Ipd-™p-h-∂p. ]S-sbm-gn™ bp≤-°m-gvN-Iƒ°p-tijw F√m-hcpw ]pd-Øn-d-ßp∂ Xnc-°n-em-bn-cp-∂p. Xnc-°n-\n-S-bn-eqsS tPmkv B\n-tbbpw Iq´n ]d-tØ-°n-d-ßn. Um\nbpw Gen-bm-Ω-bp-sams° ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßp-∂Xv tPmkv I≠n-cp-∂p. ]pdØv a™n\p I´n Ipd-™n-cp-∂p. a™ns‚ ip{`-]-S-e-ß-fn¬ \nemhv hoWv Xnf-ßn. Bƒ°m¿ ]pdtØ-s°m-gp-In. F√m-h-cp-sSbpw kwkm-c-Øn¬ Hscm‰ hmt° D≠m-bn-cp-∂p≈q; sska¨... tam\n-°bpw tam\pw sskaWpw {UknwKv dqan-te°p t]mIp-∂-Xp-I≠v Imdn-\-SpØv Ah¿ Um\n-tbbpw Gen-bm-Ω-sbbpw ImØp-\n-∂p. Ah¿°v A[n-I-t\cw t\m°n \n¬t°-≠n-h-∂n-√. Xnc-°n-\n-S-bn-eqsS Bfp-Isf hI-™p-\o°n Um\nbpw sXm´p-]n-dsI Gen-bm-Ω-bp-sa-Øn. sska¨ Um\nsb ]dn-®p-h-®n-cp-∂-Xm-sW∂p tXm∂n B\n-°v. Um\n-bpsS apSn teiw \c-®-Xm-sW-t∂bp-≈q. sskaWpw CtX-t]mse Xs∂-bm-Wv. Hc-dp]Xv hbkv {]mbw tXm∂n-°pw. Gen-bm-Ωbv°v Aº-Xph-b-kntesd {]mbw tXm∂n-°p-sa-¶nepw Ah-cpsS apJsØ sFizcyw B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ AΩ-bpsS Hm¿a-I-fp-W¿Øn. tPmkv B\nsb Ah¿°p ]cn-N-b-s∏-Sp-Øn. Ah-fpsS Ag-Im¿∂ IÆp-I-fnse ZpxJ-Øns‚ Xnc-io-e-bnte°v t\m°n Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. ‘PÃns‚ `mcysb I≠-Xn¬ kt¥m-jw. ho´n¬ Bscm-s°-bp≠v tamsf’. ‘A∏\pw A\p-P\pw A\p-P-Øn-bpw. AΩ sNdp-∏-Ønte acn-®p.’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ Fs¥-∂n-√mØ hm’eyw Xpfp-ºn. ‘F¥m tPmsk t{Kko-am-bn-´p-≠mtb?’ Um\n tNmZn-®p. tPmkv F√mw ]d-™p. PÃns‚ sXΩm-Sn-Ø-c-ßfpw t{Kkn-bpsS B\n-tbm-Sp≈ s]cp-am-‰hpw F√mw. F√mw tI´p-\n∂ Um\n°v t{Kknsb sIm√m-\p≈ tZjy-ap-≠m-bn-cp-s∂∂v B apJw hnfn®p ]d-™p. ‘tamfv CsXm∂pw tI´v t]Sn-t°≠’˛ Gen-bmΩ kvt\l-tØmsS B\n-bpsS s\‰n-bn¬ Xtem-Sn. Um\n B\n-sb -t\m-°n. ]mhw Ip´n. CXn-t\mSv C{X {Iqc-bm-hm≥ t{Kkn-s°-ßs\ Ign™p? AΩbpw tam\pw-IqSn as‰mcp Pohn-Xw-IqSn XI¿Øp. Hcp s]¨Ip-´nsb hnhmlw Ign-®p-sIm-≠p-h-∂n´v the-°m-cn-bm-°n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. hb-kmb Ad_n-Iƒ ]Ww-\¬In kpµ-cn-I-fmb bph-Xn-Isf hnhmlw Ign-°p-∂-Xp-t]m-se. AXnepw henb {Iqc-X-bmWn-Xv. Hcp ae-bmfn s]Æm-Ip-tºmƒ ASn-a-sb-t∏mse F√mw kln®p Ign-bp-sa-∂-hƒ Icp-Xn-°m-Wpw. a\pjys\ hoXn-s®-Sp-°m\pw hne-bvs°-Sp-°m\pw Ah¿ ]Tn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Al-¶m-c-Øns‚ ]pÆmWv Ah-fpsS a\-kp-\n-d-sb. AXns‚ sshcq-]y-amWv Ah-fpsS kz`m-h-Ønepw \nd-bp-∂-Xv. t{Kkn kz¥w ktlm-Z-cn-bmsW∂v ]d-bp-hm≥t]mepw Um\n°p e÷ tXm∂n. A\y-cm-PyØv \ncm-ew-_-bmb Hcp s]¨Ip-´nsb Ccpfn-te°v X\n®v X≈n-hn-´n-cn-°p-∂p. Ahfpw Hcp s]Æ-t√. a‰p-≈h - c - psS ZpxJ-ad - n-bmØ Hcp kmaqly {]h¿ØI. ‘\ns∂ klm-bn-°m≥ Rß-fp-≠v. tamfv hnj-an-t°-≠.’ Um\n-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ B\n-bpsS D≈n-te°v XWp-t∏msS hoWp. Bew-_-lo-\sc Ah≥ ssIhn-Sm-dn-√-t√m. ‘Rm\pw Ipsd \mØq≥ t]mcv Ah-fn¬\n∂v A\p-`-hn-®-Xm. Ft¥m sNøm\m AXns‚ kz`mhw Aßs\-bm-bn-t∏m-bn.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-51-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Hcp s\Sp-ho¿t∏msS Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. ‘UmUn Ahsf HØncn Xmtem-en®m hf¿Øn-b-Xv. AXn\v In´ptI sNbvXp, IW-°n-\v.’ Um\n°v tZjyw Pzen-®p. Gen-bmΩ Biz-kn-∏n-°pw a´n¬ ]d-™p. ‘C\n-b-sXms° F¥n\m ]d-bp-s∂. aZyw-I-gn®v t_m[-an-√msX sNbvX-X-t√.’ ‘]d-bp-saSo acn-°p-thmfw ]d-bpw. Fs‚ UmUnsb X√n-b-hfm Ah-fv. AXn\m Ah-fp-am-bp≈ _‘w Rm\-d-Øp-ap-dn®p If-s™.’ C\n-bX - n-s\-∏‰n ]d-™m¬ Um\n-®≥ UmUnsb Hm¿°pw. ]n∂n-∂t- Ø-°X - p-aX - n-sb-∂d - n-bm-hp-∂X - p-sIm≠v Gen-bmΩ kvt\l-tØmsS tNmZn-®p. ‘Um\n-®\p as‰m∂pw ]d-bm-\nt√?’ ‘FSo \n\-s°s‚ thZ\ a\-kn-em-hn-√. Um\n-bpsS kzcw CS-dn. Fs‚ ssIbn¬ sIm≠p-\-S∂p hf¿ØnbXm Rm\-h-sf. F¥p-sNømw hgn-]n-g-®p-t]m-bn. Ahsf I≠t√ AhsS tam≥ hf-cp-s∂. Ct∏mƒ Cu sIm®ns‚ `mhn-sb-¥m-bn. tPmkn-s\-hsc Ah-f-hn-Sp∂v Cd°n hn´n-t√.’ ‘Afn-bm... F\n-°-Xn-sem∂pw hnj-a-an-√. Ah-sf-°mƒ \nß-sfs∂ kvt\ln-°p-∂n-t√.’ Biz-kn-∏n-°m-s\-Ønb tPmkns‚ kzc-an-S-dn. IÆp-Iƒ \nd-™Xv Bcpw I≠n-t√. Gen-bmΩ s]s´∂v hnjbw am‰m-s\-∂-t]mse tNmZn-®p. ‘F¥m tPmtk Xs‚ AS-shms° Cu Ip´n-°pw-IqSn ]d™p sImSp-t°-t≠.’ ‘GX-S-hv, Atøm Aß-s\mcp AS-sh-\n-°pt≠m?’ A¥-co-£-a-b-™p. ‘]ns∂... ]ns∂... AXp-]-d-™m¬ Rm≥ kΩ-Xn-°-Øn-√. t{Kkn-s°m∏w C{X-bpw-\mƒ \n∂sX AS-hpIƒ C√m-sX-bm.’ F√m-h-cnepw Nncn-bp-W¿∂p. ‘Cßs\ \n∂mtem \ap°p t]mImw-˛’ Um\n ]d-™p. ‘πokv Hc-ev]w-IqSn Ah¿ hcs´’˛G-en-bmΩ Bh-iy-s∏-´p. ]m‚pw Pm°-‰p-a-Wn™ sska¨ ssIbn-semcp _mKpw-Xq°n tam\n-°bv°pw Ip™n-\p-sam∏w apdn-bS®p ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. apJsØ apdn-shms° IgpIn ]™n-h-®n-cp-∂p. Ah¿ ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. s]s´t∂mt¥m Hm¿Øn-s´-∂-t]mse sska¨ \n∂p. apl-Ω-Zns‚ {UknwKv dqan-te°v ]mfn t\m°n. \nd-]p-©ncn-tbmsS sskasW A\p-K-an® tam\n-°-bpsS apJØv æm\-X-bpsS \ng¬ho-in. sska¨ F¥n-\p≈ ]pd-∏m-Sm-Wv. dnwKn¬ apl-ΩZv Fs¥-¶nepw NXn ImWnt®m? dnwKn¬ NXn-{]-tbmK-Øn¬ AShp Im´p-∂-hsc sska-Wn\v tZjy-am-Wv. ]s≠m-cn-°¬ t_mIvknwKv •ukn¬ Ccp-ºp-I-´-Iƒ \nd®v h∂-hs\ a’-c-tijw FSp-Øn´p IpS-™p. AXns‚ tIkv Hcp hn[-Øn-emWv HXp-ßn-b-Xv. tam\n°-bpsS a\-kn¬ Nn¥-I-fpsS apjvSn-bp-≤-a-c-tß-dn. Ahƒ `b-tØmsS ]d™p˛ hcq sska¨ \ap°v t]mImw. sska¨ Ahsf t\m°n CSw IÆ-S®p ]d-™p˛ PÃv shbv‰v Bw Ianw-Kv. tam\n-°bv°v adp-sØm∂pw ]d-bm-\m-bn-√. ]d-™m¬ tIƒ°p-I-bp-an-s√-∂-dn-bmw. sska¨ apl-Ω-Zns‚ apdn-bpsS t\¿°p \S-∂p. IX-In¬ ap´n. tam\n-°-bpsS lrZbw thh-em-Xn-tbmsS ]nS-™p. apl-Ω-Zns‚ apdn-bpsS IXIv Xpd-∂p. sska¨ apdn-°p-≈n-te°v Ib-dn. IX-I-S-™p. tam\n-°-bpsS s\©n-Sn-t∏-dn. \mhp hc-≠p. F¥mhpw kw`-hn-°p-I. sskasW ]n¥n-cn-∏n-°m≥ F¥msWmcp hgn. ho≠pw al-Ω-Zns\ h√Xpw sNbvXm¬. AXm-sc-¶n-ep-a-dn-™m¬ AXp tIkm-hpw. sskaWp t]meo-kn-emWv tPmen-sb∂p ]d-™m¬t]mepw tIkn¬\n-∂q-cm≥ ]‰n-√. IX-In\p ap´n-hn-fn-®mtem? ChnsS \nev°m≥ am{X-amWv ]d-™Xv? F¥m sNøp-I. tam\n-°-bpsS a\-kn-te°v ]∏ IS-∂p-h-∂p. ]∏ t]mbn-°m-Wm≥ hgn-bn√. C{X henb t_mIvknwKv Nmºy-\m-bn´pw sska-Wn-t∏mgpw ]∏bv°p ap∂n-semcp sIm®p-Ip-´n-bm-Wv. tam\n° samss_-se-SpØv Um\nsb hnfn-®p. apdn-°p-≈n¬ apl-ΩZ- ns‚ ]pcn-IØ - n\p apI-fnse apdn-hn¬ acp∂p ]pc-´p-Ib - m-bn-cp∂p tUmIvS¿. sskasW I≠-t∏mƒ apl-ΩZv Fgp-t∂-‰p. Nncn-tbmsS sska-Wns‚ ssI]n-Sn-®p hfsc kvt\l-tØmsS kzoI-cn-®p. sska¨ Itk-c-bn-en-cp-∂p. ‘saml-Ω-Zv, sh≥ hn¬bp tKmMv _m°v?’ ‘sF eohv C≥ s\Ãv k¨tU. \u Bw tKmMv Sp ko Znkv _yq´n-^pƒ e≠≥.’ ‘sh¬, Dw. ssh tUm¨Sv bp Iw Sp ssa lukv.’ ‘Xm¶vkv sska¨. _´v ta _n s\Iv‰v ssSw.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-52-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘Hm.-sI. sZ≥ sF hn¬ Atd©v Un\¿ t^m¿ bp Znkv ho°v, A‰v tlmfntU C≥ C‰v H.-sI.’ ‘jph¿ sF hn¬ Iw.’ ‘Xm¶vkv sF hn¬ tImƒ bp _m°v.’ sskaWpw apl-ΩZpw AIØv kulr-Z-Øns‚ k‘n kw`m-jWw \S-Øp-tºmƒ ]pdØv \S-°p∂ tImem-l-e-ß-sf-°p-dn®v H´pta Adn-™n-cp-∂n-√. Um\nbpw Ipd-®m-fp-Ifpw HmSn-h-cp-∂Xv I≠v tÃUn-b-Øn\p ]pd-Øp-\n∂ t]meo-kp-Im¿ Aº-c-∂p. sRmSn-bn-S-bn¬ Ah-sc-gp-t∂-‰p. t_mw_v `ojWn F∂ hnNm-c-amWv Ah-cpsS Xe-t®m-dn-eqsS IS-∂p-t]mb-Xv. Ah¿ Um\n-bpsS ASp-Øp-h∂v Imcyw Xnc-°n. Um\n°v Ah-tcmSv Imcyw ]d-bm-Xn-cn-°m-\m-bn-√. t]meo-kp-Imcpw Ah-tcm-sSm∏w tN¿∂p. apl-Ω-Zns‚ apdn-bpsS hmXn¬ap´n tXm°p-Nq≠n t]meo-kp-Im¿ \ne-bp-d-∏n-®p. ‘Hm∏¨ Z tUm¿ πokv’˛ Ah¿ IX-In\p ap´n-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. apl-Ω-Zns‚ tUmIvS¿ A_vZp≈ Fgp-t∂‰p-sN∂v IXIp Xpd-∂p. tXm°v I≠v Aº-c∂ - p-t]m-bn. apdn-bn-te°v X≈n-°b - d - nb t]meo-kp-Imcpw Um\nbpw Hcp-\n-anjw hnkva-b-a-Wn-™p. dnwKn¬ ]c-kv]cw Xe-X-√n-°o-dnb c≠p i{Xp-°ƒ tXmfn¬ ssIbn-´n-cp∂v s]m´n-®n-cn-°p-∂p. t]meo-kpIm-cpsS apJØv Pmfy-X-bm¿∂ Nncn ]S¿∂p. Ahsc _p≤n-ap-´n-®-Xn¬ £a-]-d-™n´v ]pd-tØ°n-d-ßn. sskaWpw apl-Ω-Zn-t\mSv bm{X ]d-™n´v ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. ‘\o t]Sn-®p-t]mbn At√?’ ‘Hm tKmUv. Rm\ßv h√msX `b-∂p- ]∏m.’ Um\n Nncn-®p. apJsØ PmfyX Nncn-bn-eq¿∂p t]mbn. Um\n tam\n-°-bpsS ASp-tØ°p \S-∂p. ‘H∂p-an-√m-bn-cp∂p tamsf, Ahcp h¿Ø-am\w ]d-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p.’ ‘tams\ {Km≥] t]mt´’˛ k_n\v Um\n Hcp apØw sImSp-Øp. ‘tamsf Rßfv t]mIpw. hm tPmtk.’ sska¨ Imdn-\-Sp-tØ°p \S-°p-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ hnfn®p ]d-™p. ‘KpUv ss\‰v ]∏m.’ tam\n-°-bpsS i_vZw ]pd-In¬ apg-ßn. Ah¿ \S-∂-I-∂p. Imdn-en-cn-°p-tºmƒ B\n D’-hm-c-h-ßƒ ad∂p Ign-™n-cp-∂p. As√-¶nepw Ah-fpsS ZpxJ-Øns‚ Bgß-f-S-bv°m≥ B Bc-h-ßƒ°p Ign-™n-cp-∂n-√-t√m. a™ns‚ ]pI-a-c-ß-fnse ]q°ƒ t]mse \£-{X-ßƒ CS-bv°nsS sXfn-™p. aßnb \nem-sh´w cm{Xn°v aqI-Omb ]I¿∂p. Imdv tdmUn-eqsS Hgp-In. cm{Xn Hcp Pe-Ombm Nn{Xw t]mse-bm-bn-cp-∂p. hoSn-\p-≈nse ^e-ap≈ ap¥ncn h≈n-bm-Im≥ F{X-am{Xw B{K-ln-®p. C∂v sXcp-hn-eqsS Hc-\m-Y-sbt∏mse bm{X sNøp∂p. a‰p-≈-h-cpsS Imcp-Wy-am¿∂ t\m´-Øn-\p-th≠n Zmln-°p-∂p. Xs‚ Ieym-WØn\v A∏≥h-cp-Ønb IS-ßƒ ho´m-\p≈ ]Ww e≠-\n¬ FØn-bn´v Ab-®p-sIm-Sp-°m-sa∂v hm°p ]d™n-cp-∂-Xm-Wv. Ign-™n-√. iq\y-amb IÆp-I-tfmsS B\n ]pd-tØ°p t\m°-bn-cp-∂p. sXcp-hp-I-fnse \£{X shfn-®-ß-sfms° Ah-fpsS ImgvN-Isf IS-∂p-t]m-bn. hnjm-Z-Øns‚ ac-hn® Hcp tXß¬ Ah-fn¬ \nd-™p-\n-∂p. ]pdØv s]mSp-∂s\ ag s]bvXp, H´pw {]Xo-£n-°msX. a™v IqSm-c-ßƒ s]cp-a-g-Øp-≈n-I-fpsS k¿∏ `wi-ta‰v ]nS-™p. Dcp-In-sbm-en-®p. Ah¿ ho´n-se-Øn. XWp-∏n\v I´n-Iq-Sn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. hoSn-\p-≈nse at\m-l-c-amb Nn{X-]-Wn-Ifpw Ae-¶cn® {Inkvakv ac-ßfpw Ae-¶mc Zo]-ßfpw B\nsb BI¿jn-®p. Gen-bmΩ B\n°v Hcp apdn Im´n-s°mSp-Øp. ‘tamfn-hnsS InSt∂m.’ tPmkv Ah-fpsS s]´n-sb-SpØv apdn-°p-≈n¬ h®p. tPmkns‚ XnSp°w I≠-t∏mƒ Um\n tNmZn-®p. ‘C{X-s]-s´∂v CsXms° ASp-°n-h-®n´v tPmsk-hnsS t]mIp-hm.’ ‘Rm≥ IS-bn¬ InS-t∂m-fmw. apdn-bp-≠t√m?’ tPmkv ]d-™p. ‘Chn-sSbpw apdn-I-fp-≠t√m tPmtk’˛ Gen-bmΩ Adn-bn-®p. ‘B tPmkns‚ CjvSw. F∂m Fs¥-¶nepw Ign-®n´p t]m.’ ‘th≠ s]ßsf, Rm≥ ItS∂v Ign-®-Xm. hni-∏n-√’˛ tPmkv ]d-™p. ‘]ns∂, sskas‚ IeymWw ASp-Øm-gvN-bm-sW∂v Adn-bm-at√m At√.’ Um\n tPmkns\ Hm¿an-∏n°pw a´n¬ ]d-™p. ‘AsX¥p tNmZyam Afn-bm. F\n-°-dn-b-Øn-√-tbm.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-53-Imcq¿ tkma≥

tPmkv B\n-tbmSv bm{X ]d-bm≥ h∂-t∏mƒ Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. ‘]∏m Cu A¶n-fn\v c≠p a°-fp-t≠m.’ ‘C√ H‰ B¨X-cn. AXt√ sska¨. Ahs‚ IeymWw Xn¶-fm-gvN-bm-Wv. F∂m¬ Rm\n-d-ßphm. tamfv AI-tØ°v sN√v.’ tPmkv thKw bm{X ]d-™n-d-ßn. tNmZy-ß-fpsS Hcm-bncw ic-ap-\-Iƒ B\n-bpsS lrZ-b-sa-bvXp-hn-´p. kpµ-cnbpw tUmIvS-dp-amb `mcybpw Ip´n-bp-ap≈ sskaWv C\nbpw hnhm-ltam? PÃn\pw CXp-t]mse hnhm-ln-X-\mtWm? X∂n-te°p Xs∂ tNmZy-ßƒ Xncn®p Xd-bv°p-∂-Xn¬ B\n-bpsS a\kv ]nS-™p.

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apJwaqSn-I-f-Wn-™-h¿ A\n apdn-bnse P\m-e-bv°¬ h∂p \n∂p. ag s]bvXp tXm¿∂n-cp-∂p. \nemhv ag-bn¬ IpXn¿∂v aßn-bt]m-se. a™ns‚ ]cp-]-cpØ ]™n-s°-´p-Iƒ N{µs\ hngp-ßm-\p≈ {ia-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Gen-bmΩ h∂v B\nsb Blmcw Ign-°m≥ \n¿_-‘n-®p. tlm´-en¬h®v Ign-®n-cp-∂n-s√-¶nepw Ahƒ°p hni∏p tXm∂nbn-√. Ipsd {ia-s∏´p hni-∏n-s√∂p ]d™v Hgn-™p-am-dm≥. Gen-bmΩ Xncn-®p-t]m-bn. {]uV-bmb B kv{XobpsS sFiz-cy-ap≈ apJw Ah-fpsS D≈n¬ sXfn™p \n∂p AΩ-bpsS ]hn-{X-amb Hm¿a-Iƒ Nµ-\-K-‘w-t]mse B\nsb Nqgv∂p \n∂p. ]g-a-bpsS a™® Nn{X-ß-fn¬ B\n Ip´n-bm-bn. sk_-kvXym-t\mkv ]pWy-hm-fs‚ ]≈n-bn-te-°p≈ ]Sn-s°-´p-Iƒ AΩ-bp-sSbpw A∏-s‚bpw ssI]nSn®p \S-∂p-I-b-dn. CSbv°v ssI hnSp-hn®v ]≈n-bpsS ]Sn-s°-´p-Iƒ FÆn \S-∂p. apI-fn-seØn AΩtbw A∏t\w ssI\o´n hnfn-®p. ]≈n-bpsS ]mb¬ \nd-am¿∂ AI-Øn-cp∂v ]Xn-\m-dp-h´w Cutim adnbw Hutkt∏ sNm√n-Øo¿Øp. IÆ-S®p {]m¿Yn-°p∂ AΩ-bpsS IÆn¬ Ip™p-Ω-Iƒ sNmcn™v ]≈n-bnemsI HmSn-\-S-∂p. ]≈n an\m-c-ßƒ°p Xmsg ]≈o A®-\p-ambn AΩ-bp-a-∏\pw kwkm-cn-°p-tºmƒ A®s‚ ]cp-]-cpØ sh≈-°p-∏m-b-Øn¬ ]nSn-®p-h-en-®-Xn\v AΩ kvt\l-tØmsS imkn-®p. A®≥X∂ ImUv_dokp anTmbn aq∂mbn ]IpØv A∏\pw AΩbv°pw \o´n-b-t∏mƒ shdpsX AΩ-bpsS IÆv \nd-™p. XncnsI ]≈n-bpsS ]Sn-s°-´p-I-fn-d-ßp-tºmƒ B\n X\n-®m-bn-cp-∂p. AΩbpw A∏\pw Zqsc \S∂p adbp-∂-X-hƒI-≠p. Ahƒ X\n®v ]≈n-bpsS ]Sn-s°-´p-Iƒ°p aotX. ssI\o´n hnfn-®p... tI´n-√. i_vZwam{Xw Xncn-sI. Ah¿s°m-∏-sa-Øm≥ ]Sn-s°-´p-I-fn-d-ßn-tbm-Sn. ]Sn-s°-´p-Iƒ A\-¥-ambn Ahƒ°p ap∂n¬ \o≠p-\n-h¿∂p InS-∂p. HmSn-bn-s´ßpw adp-Ic ImWm-\m-bn-√. iq\y-X-bpsS A]mc \oen-a-bn¬ `bw NSp-eam-°nb IÆp-I-fp-ambn Ip™v B\n \n∂p. \oen-a-bn-te°p angn-\´v Ahƒ Ic-™p-hn-fn-®p. ‘AtΩ..’ sR´n-sb-gp-t∂-‰p. Ct∏mƒ ]Sn-s°-´p-I-fn-√. Fhn-sS-bm-sW∂p a\-kn-em-bn-√. ]Xps° F√mw hy‡-am-bn. apdn-bn¬ sse‰v {]Im-in-°p-∂p-≠v. Ft∏m-gmWv I´n-en-te°v Xm≥ hoW-sX∂v Hm¿sØ-Sp-°m\m-bn-√. kz]v\ ssie-ß-fpsS Btcm-l-W-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. CS-bvs°-s∏mtgm hoWp. ]Sn-s°-´p-Iƒ... \oen-a... B\n Ft¥m Hm¿sØ-Sp-°m≥ {ian-°p-∂-Xp-t]mse I´n-en-en-cp-∂p. AΩ-bpsS B¿{Z-amb apJ-tcJ ap∂n¬ sXfn-™p. Ahƒ°p Ic-®n¬h-∂p. Im¬ap-´p-I-fn¬ apJw tN¿Ø-h-fn-cp-∂p. KZvK-Z-ß-fpsS Xoh-≠n-∏m-®n-ep-Iƒ HSp-ßn. \n{Z-bpsS aoh¬]-£n-Iƒ Ahsf hn´p-]-d-∂n-cp-∂p. Dd°w h∂n-√. F¶nepw InS-∂p. a\-kn-eqsS Hcm-bncw Nn{X-ßƒ IS-∂p-t]m-bn. sImgn-™p-t]mb Iptd Znh-kßƒ. AΩ t]mb-tijw A∏≥ Hcp IS-temfw kvt\lw X∂mWv hf¿Øn-b-Xv. {]m¿Y-\-I-fnepw ]pkvX-I-ßfnepw apdp-sI-∏n-Sn®v Hcp PohnXw. kndn©pIfpsS K‘-Øn¬ tPmen. ]n∂o-SmWv kz]v\-ß-fpsS `mc-hpambn {]W-bm¿{Z-amb Zn\-ß-sf-Øn-b-Xv. \mS-dn™v hnhm-l-hp-am-bn. XWp-∏ns‚ hk-¥-cm-Pn-I-fn¬ c≠p \·-i-co-c-ßƒ tImcn-Ø-cn®v sRcn-™-a¿∂v H∂mbn k¿hw ]¶n-´-Xv. As∂ms° Pohn-X-Øn\v h¿W-ßtf-sd-bm-bn-cp-∂p. h¿W-s∏m-en-a-Iƒ°v A[nIw Bbp-kp-≠m-bn-√. Pohn-X-Øns‚ \ne-hn-f-°n-te°p kz]v\Øns‚ Cubmw-]m-‰-Iƒ ]d-∂-SpØv Fcn-s™m-Sp-ßn. Xs∂ D¥n-Ø≈n Cd-°n-hn-´-h¿s°-Xnsc thW-sa-¶n¬ tIkv \¬Imw. Xs∂ Hcp Icn-ºn≥N-≠n-t]mse hen-s®-dn-™-hsc {]Xn-°q-´n-em-°mw. Xs∂ {Iqin-®-Xn\p kam-[m\w ]d-bn-°mw. ]t£, AXn-eqsS F¥v t\Sm-\m-Wv. kwL¿j-ß-fn-eqsS t\Sp∂ hnP-b-sa-¥n-\mWv? a\-kns‚ hnß-ep-W-ßn-√. \jvS-s∏-´-sXm∂pw Xncn®p In´p-I-bp-an-√. ]ns∂-sb-¥n\v? `mcysb ]pdw-X≈ - p∂ `¿Øm-°∑ - msc Chn-sS-bmcpw IqsS-bp-d° - m-dn-√. AXm-Wn-h¿ Cu cmPyØv kv{XoIƒ kzmX{¥yw A\p-`-hn-°p-∂p-sh∂p sIm´n-tLm-jn-°p-∂-Xv. Xßsf Ah-K-Wn-°p∂ `¿Øm-°-∑msc Ahcpw Ah-K-Wn-°p-∂p. ]pXnb ico-c-ß-fpsS NqSv tXSn-t]m-Ip-∂p. aZy-e-l-cn-bn¬ IqØmSn Hmtcm-Zn-h-khpw Hmtcm ]pXnb ico-c-Øn¬ cXn-aq¿O-b-S-bp-∂-XmtWm Ch-cpsS kzmX{¥yw? CXns\ icoc kpJ kzmX-{¥y-sa∂mWv hnfn-t°-≠-Xv. kzmX-{¥y-Øns‚ πmÃnIv apJw-aq-Sn-Iƒ. F¥n-\-hsc Ip‰-s∏-Sp-Ø-Ww. Xs‚ AXn-tam-l-ß-fmhmw CXn-s\ms° Imc-Ww. ]c-tZ-in-bpsS ap∂n¬ IgpØp \o´n-s°m-Sp-°p-tºmƒ a\-km-£n-bpsS IÆv a\x-]q¿hw AS-®p-I-f-™p. hoSns‚ ZpcnXw am{X-am-bncp∂p apºn¬. F´pw ]Øpw e£w-sIm-SpØv e≠-\n-se-Øm-\m-bn-√. hnhmlw taml-Ø\v ]pXnb Omb \evIn-b-t∏mƒ a\-kns‚ k¶-ev]-ßsf XpS-s®-dn™p If-™p. ]t£, Chn-sS-sb-Øn-b-t∏mƒ... A`-b-Øn\mbn sXcp-hn-e-e-bp-I-t]mepw sNøp-∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-55-Imcq¿ tkma≥

]pdØv as‰mcp ag XpS-°w-Ip-dn®p sNdp-Xmbn s]bvXp XpS-ßn. apdn-°p-≈n-sems° XWp-∏-\p-k-cn®p NqSp IqSp∂ kwhn-[m-\-ap-≠v. Ahƒ P\-en-eqsS ag t\m°n-\n-∂p. kwkvIm-c-Øns‚ Kncn-irw-J-ß-fn-emWv Xß-sf∂v Al-¶-cn-°p-∂-h¿°v ZmºXy Pohn-X-Øns‚ ]hn{XX a\-kn-em-°m≥ Ign-bmsX t]mIp-∂-Xn¬ Ahƒ°v kl-Xm]w tXm∂n. aZy I∏n-I-fn-eqsS \qgv∂n-dßnbpw \·-\r-Ø-ß-fm-Snbpw Pohn-X-Øns‚ bYm¿Yy-Øn-se-Øn-sb∂ anYym-[m-c-W-bpsS CS-h-gn-I-fn¬s]´p t]mb-h¿. Cu ]´p-sa-Ø-bpsS ]cp-]-cp-∏n-te°v tNt°-d-≠m-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂v B\n°p tXm∂n. Ac-∏-´n-Wnbm-bn-cp-∂p-sh-¶nepw ho´n¬ a\x-k-am-[m-\-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ]S-sbm-cp-°-ß-fn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. ]pdØv agbv°v I\w-h® - p. Im‰v Hcp aqf-temsS IS-∂p-t]m-bXv ac-Øe - ∏ - p-Iƒ hnfn-®d - n-bn-®p. Ahƒ Xncn™p InS-∂p. Npa-cnse {IqinX cq]-Øn¬ IÆp-S-°n. {]m¿Y\ apS-ßn-bn´v F{Xtbm Zn\-ß-fm-sb∂v Ah-tfm¿Øp. Ahƒ°p Ip‰-t_m[w tXm∂n. Fs¥ms° _p≤n-ap-´p-I-fp-≠m-bmepw ]≈n-bn¬ t]mIp-∂Xpw ss__nƒ hmbn-°p-∂Xpw apS-°m-Ø-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. F√mw sX‰n. B A⁄mX k©m-cn-bpsS ssIØ-e-ßƒ F∂pw km¥z-\-am-bn-cp-∂p. {]m¿Y-\-bpsS hnip≤ ac-ß-fnse \∑-bp-sS- C-e-®m¿Øp-Iƒ ZpxJ-ßƒ°v IqsSm-cp-°nbn-cp-∂p. Ahsb AS®p s]mXn™p kq£n-®n-cp-∂p. F√mw ]ng-®p. Pohn-X-Øns‚ LSn-Im-c-b{¥w FhnsStbm Xmfw-]n-g®v HmSn-Øp-S-ßn. IrX-⁄Xm `cn-X-bmbn Fgp-t∂-‰n-cp∂p {]m¿∞n-®p. ]pdØv ag-sbm-Sp-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. a™v Ccp-fn-te-°-en™n-d-ßn. Btcm apdn°v ap∂n-eqsS \S-°p∂ i_vZw tI´mWv DW¿∂-Xv. ]mXn Xpd∂ IÆp-I-fp-ambn Fgpt∂-‰n-cp-∂p. sNdp-Xmbn Xe thZ-\n-°p-∂p-≠v. t\cw ]pe¿∂n-cn-°p-∂p. BImiw sXfn™p XpS-ßp-∂-tXbp-≈q. a™pw ac-ßfpw BIm-i-tØ°v angn-I-fp-b¿Øn {]m¿Y-\m-\n-c-X-cm-bn. {]mhp-I-fpsS Ipdp-I¬ tI´p. ChnsS {]mhp-Isf am{Xta I≠p-≈q-sh∂v Ah-tfm¿Øp. Fgp-t∂‰v ]pX∏v aS-°n-h-®p. Agn-™p-e™ apSn sI´n-s°m≠v {_jpw tXm¿Øp-ambn Ipfn-ap-dn-°p-≈n-te°v \S-∂p. Ipfn-I-gn™v apSn-sbm-cp°n \n¬°p-tºmƒ tI´p. ae-bmf {InkvXob Km\-ßƒ. ]pd-tØ-°p-h∂p t\m°n Bscbpw I≠n-√. tImh-Wn-∏SnIfn-eqsS B\n Xmtg-°n-d-ßn. `nØn-I-fn¬ Ipsd t^mt´m-Iƒ Xq°n-bn-´ncn-°p-∂p. {]uV Kw`o-c-cmb Ipsd apØin apØ-i-∑m-cpsS Nn{X-ßƒ. Ah-fpsS a\-kn-te°v PÃns‚ ho´nse kzoI-cW apdn IS-∂p-h-∂p. h\y t\m´-ß-fp≈ arK-ß-fpsS Nn{X-ßƒ. a\x-]q¿hw Hm¿a-Isf a\kn¬ \n∂v XpS-®p-\o-°n. ]m´p-tI´ apdnsb e£y-am°n \S-∂p. AXv ASp-°-f-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ]m´p-tI-´p-sIm≠v B‚n `£-W-ap-≠m-°p∂ Xnc-°n-em-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ Gen-bm-Ωsb kmIqXw t\m°n\n-∂p. sj¬^n¬ \n∂v ]m{X-sa-SpØv Xnc™ Gen-bmΩ s]mSp-∂s\ B\n-sb-I-≠p. ‘Blm BcnXv tamƒ°v Ipd-®qsS Dd-ßm-am-bn-cp-∂nt√? Rm≥ cmhnse Fgp-t∂‰p ioen®p t]mbn. Um\n-®\v cmhnse t]mIt≠ AXm.’ ‘A¶nƒ t]mtbm’˛ Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. ‘]nt∂, cmhnse t]mbn. tamfv hm \ap°v Nmb-Ip-Sn-°mw.’ Ahƒ AI-tØ°p sN∂p. Gen-bmΩ Nmb-°p≈ sh≈-sa-SpØv ASp-∏n¬h-®p. B\n-bpsS Hma-\-Øap≈ ZpxJ-tØ°p t\m°n-bn´p ]d-™p. ‘cmhnse Ipfn-®p-h-t√. Aßs\ thWw s]¨Ip-´n-Iƒ hodpw hrØn-bp-≈-h-cmbn \S-°-Ww.’ Ahƒ Nncn-®p. ‘B‚o, Nmb Rm\p-≠m-°mw’. Gen-bmΩ Xe-bm-´n-s°m≠p ]d-™p. ‘th≠... th≠ F\n-°m-sW-¶n¬ Fs¥-¶nepw sNbvtXm-≠n-cn-°-Ww. tamfv Fs‚ tPmbn X´n-sb-SpØmev F\n-°-kpJw ]nSn-°pw.’ ‘B‚n-bmtWm tPmen-sb√mw sNøp-∂-Xv.’ Gen-bmΩ sh≈-Øn-te°p tXbne C´p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘Rm\-√msX Bcp-sN-bvXp-sIm-Sp-Ømepw Um\n-®\v CjvS-s∏-Sn-√. XWp-∏m-bn´m F\n°v ]pdØpw tPmenbp≠v!’ B\n Nmb Bdn-°m-\p≈ ]m{X-sa-Sp-Øp-sIm≠v tNmZn-®p. ‘B‚n h∂n´v F{X h¿j-am-bn.’ ‘\mev]-Øm-dp-h¿jw Ign-™p. F¥m tNmZn-t®.’ Ahƒ IÆp NnΩn. ‘B‚n F∂n´pw \∂mbn ae-bm-fw -]-d-b-Wp-≠-t√m.’ Gen-bmΩ IpWp-ßn-®n-cn-®p. Ah-cpsS `wKn-bm¿∂ Nncn-bn¬ angn-\´v B\n \n∂p. ‘sska¨ ChnsS P\n-®-h-\m. {^©pw P¿a\pw t]mse Xs∂ Ah≥ ae-bm-fhpw ]d-bpw. F{X Xe-apd h∂mepw \ΩpsS `mj ad-°m≥ ]‰ptam tamtf. ho´n¬ ae-bmfw ]d-b-W-sa∂v Um\n-®\v \n¿_-‘-am.’ Hcp tπ‰n¬ CSn-b-∏hpw Bhn ]d-°p∂ Nmb-bp-sa-SpØv Gen-bmΩ Xo≥ tai-bn¬ h®n´p ]d-™p. ‘BZyw tamfv CXp Ign-°v.’ Hc-Ω-bpsS hm’eyw Xpfp-ºp∂ hm°p-Iƒ. Ahƒ aµ-l-kn-®p. ‘Cu CSn-b∏w B‚n-bp-≠m-°n-b-XmtWm?’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-56-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘tlbv. F√m km[-\hpw \ΩpsS IS-bn-ep-≠v. H∂v NqSm-°n-I-gn-°p∂ tPmentb \ap-°p-≈q. AXn\pw ka-b-an-√mØ Bƒ°m-cm.’ Gen-bm-Ωbpw Nmb-Ip-Sn-°m≥ B\n-tbm-sSm-∏-an-cp-∂p. ‘B‚n°v Hcp tamfp-IqSn thW-am-bn-cp-∂p.’ IÆp-I-fn¬ IpkrXn \nd®v B\n ]d-™p. Gen-bmΩ Nncn®p. ‘Rm\n-t∏mgpw sdUn-bm, ]t£ F¥p-sNømw D≠m-Ip-∂n-√.’ B\n s]m´n-®n-cn-®p. ‘Atøm B‚o AXp-t±-in-®√ Rm≥ ]d-™-Xv.’ ‘Fs‚ B{Klw \o a\-kn-em-°n-b-t√m. F¥m \o Dt±-in-t®.’ B\n-bpsS apJ-tØ°v \ng-ep-Iƒ Cc-ºn°-bdn h∂p. ‘tamfp-≠m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ ZpxJ-ß-fn¬ B‚n-s°m∏w \nd-bm≥ c≠p-I-Æp-IƒIqSn D≠m-Ip-am-bn-cp-∂p.’ ‘Xncn®pw At√’. Gen-bmΩ Ahsf Biz-kn-∏n-°p∂ a´n¬ ]d-™p. ‘\obpw F\n°v tamfp-X-s∂-bm. AΩ-am¿°v kvt\ln-°mt\ Ignbq. thZ-\n-∏n-°m-\m-hn-√. Fs∂ BsI thZ-\n-∏n-®Xv t{Kkn-bm-Wv. AX-h-fpsS Adn-hn-√m-bva-bm-bnt´ Rm≥ ImWp-∂p-≈q.’ ‘B‚n-°-dn-bmtam Rm\m-bn´v F{X t]¿ thZ-\n-°p-∂p.’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ thZ-\-tb-dnb Hcp Nncn aßn. ‘B thZ\ \obt√ tamsf A\p-`-hn-°p-∂-Xv. I≠ s]Æp-ß-fpsS ]pdtI \S-°p∂ PÃns‚ Imcy-Øn¬ Rßƒ°pw hnj-a-ap-≠v. sNdp-∏-Øn¬ Ib-dqcn hn´-Xns‚ ^e-am-Wv. Ip´n-Isf emfn®p hf¿Ø-Ww. AhnX emf\ B]tØ D≠m-°q. AXm PÃn\p ]‰n-b-Xpw.’ B apJ-tØ-°-hƒ angn-bp-b¿Øn t\m°n. Ah-fpsS AΩ-bpsS apJ-a-hƒ°v Hm¿a-h-∂p. Nmb-Ip-Sn-®n-´-h¿ Fgp-t∂-‰p. ]m{X-ßƒ Igp-Ip-∂-Xn¬ B\n Gen-bm-Ωsb klm-bn-®p. tai-∏pdw XpS®p hrØn-bm-°n. B\n-bpsS IÆnse hnjmZw Gen-bm-Ωbv°pw au\-hy-Y-Iƒ kΩm-\n-®p. C{X-am{Xw \√ s]¨Ip-´n-sb-bmtWm B t{Kkn ho´n¬\n∂v ASn-®n-d-°n-b-Xv. CXp-t]mse Hcp acp-aIsf e`n-°pI bYm¿Y-Øn¬ `mKy-am-Wv. B `mKy-amWv Ahƒ X´n-sØ-dn-∏n-®-Xv. Fßs\ t{Kkn \∑ Xncn-®-dn-bpw. \√-Xn-\t√ \∑sb Xncn-®-dn-bq. kv{XobpsS kz`m-h-ip-≤n°v Aev]-sa-¶nepw hne t{Kkn Iev]n-®n-cp-∂p-sh-¶n¬ Cß-s\-sbm∂pw kw`-hn-°n-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Gen-bmΩ {^ok-dn-en-cp∂ tImgn-°m-ep-Iƒ ]pd-sØ-SpØv sh≈-Øn-te°v CSp-∂Xv B\n IÆn-a-bv°msX t\m°n \n∂p. Xs‚ kwkmcw Ah-scbpw hnj-an-∏n-®p-sh∂v Ahƒ°p tXm∂n. H∂pw th≠n-bn-cp-∂n-√. Ft∏mtgm kwkmcw hgn-]n-cn™v X∂n-te-s°-Øn. shdpsX B AΩ-bv°p-IqSn thZ\ \¬In. B angn-I-fn-te°v t\m°p-tºm-sgms° kz¥w AΩ-sb-bmWv Hm¿a-h-cp-∂-Xv. lrZbw \pdp-ßp-tºm-sgms° AΩ-bpsS apJw a\-kn¬ sXfn-™p-h-cpw. AΩ-tbmSp k¶-S-ßƒ ]d-bpw. F¥n-\mWv ]d-°-ap-‰mØ aq∂v ]n©p-Ip-™p-ßƒ°v kvt\lw \¬ImsX \£-{X-am-Im≥ t]mb-sX∂p tNmZn-°pw. kz]v\-ß-fpsS Iym≥hmkn¬ \n∂v AΩ k¶-S-tØmsS angn®p t\m°pw. As∏m X\n°pw k¶-S-am-Ipw. ]ns∂ AΩsb Biz-kn∏n-°pw. IÆo¿ sXmSm-\m-bp-tºmƒ F√mw am™p-t]m-Ipw. IÆp-\o-cn-s‚bpw bmX-\-bp-sSbpw ]pkvX-I-ß-fmWv BZyw ]Tn-®-Xv. IÆp-\n-d-™Xv D≈n s]mfn-®-Xns‚ IW-°n¬s∏-Sp-Øn-°-f-™p. Xnf® FÆ-bn-te°v ISp-Ip-hoWp s]m´p∂ i_vZw. ao≥I-dn-bpsS aWw Acn-®-cn-®p-h-∂p. B\n Gen-bm-Ω-tbmSp tNmZn-®n´v ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. sh≈n-ta-L-ßƒ t]mse a™v aÆn-te-°n-d-ßn\n∂p Xnf-ßp-∂p. shfn®w icn-°p-sa-Øn-bn-´n-√. ]®-°-dn-bn-e-Iƒ Dd-°-Øn¬\n∂v Fgp-t∂¬°m-ØXp t]mse hmSn Iqºn-\n¬°p-∂p. Hcp-`m-KØv ap¥n-cn-tØm∏v ]S¿∂p InS-°p-∂p. Hcp XWpØ Im‰v IS-∂p-t]m-bn. kqcys\ I¨]m¿°m≥ {]IrXn ImØn-cn-°p-I-bm-sW∂p tXm∂n. AhnsS B∏nƒ ac-ßƒ°-SpØv Hcp -Ip-fw. B\n Atßm´p \S-∂p. AXn\p Np‰pw [mcmfw Xmdm-hp-Iƒ. AXn-\-Sp-Øp≈ \o¥¬°p-f-Ønse sh≈w a™p-I-´-t]m-se. icn°p NqsS-ØmsX sh≈-am-In-√. Xmdm-hp-Iƒ XWpØp hnd-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Hcp s]¨Xm-dm-hn-\p-th≠n c≠m¨Xm-dm-hp-Iƒ ]c-kv]cw t]mcp IqSp-∂Xp t\m°n B\n Ipf-°-S-hn-en-cp-∂p. sImgpØp XSn® \o≠-hmepw tZlwapgp-h\pw tcma-hp-ap≈ AÆm-d-°-Æ≥am¿ ac-Ønepw Ipf-°-c-bnepw HmSn-°-fn-°p-∂p. B\n, sh≈-Øns‚ Nn√n´ Nn{X-Øn-te°v t\m°n-bn-cp-∂p. Xs‚ a\-kp-t]mse Imew ac-hn-∏n®v XWpØp hnd-®p-In-S-°p-∂p. hoSns‚ IX-I-S-bv°p∂ i_vZw tI´p. ASp-tØ°v Btcm \S-∂p-h-cp-∂p. B\n ]n≥Xn-cn™p-t\m-°n.

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hnjm-Z-tc-J-Iƒ sskaWpw tam\n-°bpw Ipf-°-c-bn-te°v \S-∂p-h-∂p. B\n ]Xnsb Fgp-t∂-‰p. sska-Wns‚ apJØv Ct∏mƒ Hcp sIm®p-Ip-´n-bp-tSXp t]mse \njvI-f-¶X am{X-ta-bp-≈q. Xte cm{Xn-bnse hoc-\m-b-I-\mb tbm≤m-hns‚ h\y-X-bnepw sskas‚ tXmfn¬]nSn-s®-Ønb tam\n-°-bpsS Hmtcm Nph-Snepw Ah-fpsS sImgpØ icocw Xpfp-ºn. t_m_v sNbvX apSn°p apI-fn¬ Xe-∏m-hp-t]m-se-bp≈ sXm∏n tam\n-°sb IqSp-X¬ kpµ-cn-bm-°n-b-Xmbn B\n°p tXm∂n. B\n Ah-sc-t\m°n aµ-l-kn-®p. hnjm-Zw-I-e¿∂ Ah-fpsS angn-I-fn¬ angn-\´v tam\n-°bpw sskaWpw \n∂p. B\n-bpsS D≈n¬ Hcp tNmZyw XnI-´n. Xm\n-t∏mƒ BcmWv? Bcp-sSbpw Bcp-a-√mØ Hcmƒ? sXcp-hn-te°v hen-s®-dn-b-s∏´ Hcp-S™ ]m{Xw. Im‰v a™ns‚ XWp-∏p-ambn Ahsc IS-∂p-t]m-bn. Ims‰-SpØ apSn-bn-g-Iƒ B\n HXp-°n. B\n-bpsS kuµ-cy-Øns‚ imeo-\X tam\n-°sb BI¿jn-®p. sska-Wns‚ aΩn ]d™p X∂n-´p-≈-Xpt]mse Xs∂ tIc-f-Ønse kv{XoIƒ kuµ-cy-tN-jvS-I-sfm∂pw IqSmsX kpµ-cn-I-fm-bn-cn-°p-∂p-sh∂v Ahƒ°p-tXm-∂n. Ah-cpsS Bcm-[-\bpw {]m¿Y-\bpw Bﬂm¿Y-amb kvt\l-hp-sams° Ahƒ°n-jvS-amWv. AXp-sIm-≠p-X-s∂-bm-Wt√m sska-Wns\ Xs‚ lrZ-b-Øn¬ {]Xn-jvTn-®-Xpw. sska-Wns‚ Nn¥ PÃn-s\-°p-dn-®m-bn-cp-∂p. Cu s]s¶m-®n-t\mSv PÃn\pw Ahs‚ aΩnbpw Im´n-bsXms° Gen-bmΩ ]d-™n-cp-∂p. hnhm-lsØ skmssk‰n tKƒkn-t\m-sSm∏w Cu ]mhw s]ms¶m-®ns\bpw Ah≥ I≠p-Im-Wpw. CXns\ ho´n¬ \n∂n-d-°n-hn-Sm≥ Fßs\ tXm∂n Ah-\v. F¥mWv B\n-tbmSp ]d-tb-≠-sX∂p sska-W-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. F¥p ]d-™n-hsf kam-[m-\n-∏n-°pw. sska¨ kvt\l-tØmsS tNmZn-®p. ‘B¿ bp HmsI B\n.’ ‘bm Bw ss^≥.’ B\n-bpsS adp-]-Sn-bn¬ hnjm-Z-Om-b-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ‘Znkv Cukv tam\n° ssa hpUv_n. hn B¿ tkmdn t^m¿ PÃo≥.’ sska¨ tam\n-°sb ]cn-N-b-s∏-SpØn PÃn\p th≠n £a ]d-™p. B\n tam\n-°sb t\m°n ]p©n-cn®p. sska¨ XpS¿∂p. ‘B\n C≥ ^mIv‰v. sF tUm¨Sv t\m hm´v lm∏≥kv.’ ‘sS¬an˛ Rm\nXv PÃn-t\mSv tSmIv sNøtWm?’ B\n-bpsS apJw hnh¿W-am-bn. hnjm-Z-Øns‚ t\¿tcJ angn-I-fn¬ \nd-™p. Xs‚ lrZ-b-Øn-t\‰ apdnhv Hcp IS-temfw hep-Xm-sW∂p Ahƒ°p tXm∂n. PÃn-t\mSv H∂pw tNmZn-t°-s≠∂v Ahƒ Xe-bm-´n. PÃn-t\m-Sp≈ shdp∏v Ahƒ Hcp aµ-lm-kw-sIm≠v aqSn. hnjmZw \ng-en® Ah-fpsS apJsØ `mh-∏-I¿® sska-Wn-t\bpw hnj-an-∏n-s®∂p tXm∂n. shdpsX H∂pw tNmZn-t°-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. hnjbw am‰m-\mbn B\n tNmZn-®p. ‘tam≥ FhnsS?’ ‘aΩosS ASp-Øp-≠v. Rßƒ tPmen°p t]mIp-tºmƒ aΩn-bmWv t\m°p-∂-Xv.’ ‘ln Cukv t\m´v t_mtXUv F_u´v Akv’ adp-]Sn tam\n-°-bmWv ]d-™-Xv. ‘F\nth _n lm∏n B\n’ sska¨ ]d-™p. Ahƒ aµ-l-kn-®p. hnjm-Z-ßsf aqSn-°-S∂p t]mIp∂ aµ-lm-kw. PÃns\ Xm≥ lrZ-b-Øn¬\n∂v XpS®p \o°n-°-f-™n-cn-°p-∂p. B apJw ImWm≥t]mepw B{K-ln-°p-∂n-√. Ahƒ s]mSp-∂s\ Xs‚ IgpØn¬ InS-°p∂ Xmen-sb-°p-dn-t®m¿Øp. tam\n-°bpw sskaWpw Ipf-Øn-\-Sp-tØ°p \oßn. tam\n° tXmfn¬ Xq°n-bn-´n-cp∂ _mKv Xd-bn¬h®p. sska¨ C´n-cp∂ Pm°‰pw Xe-bnse sh≈ sXm∏nbpw Ducn tam\n-°sb G¬∏n-®p. Xe-ap-X¬ Im¬hsc aqSp∂ πmÃnIv DSp-∏mWv Pm°-‰n-\p-≈n¬ sska¨ [cn-®n-cp-∂-Xv. jqkv Agn-®p-am-‰n. B\n°v D≈n¬ A⁄m-X-am-sbmcp `oXn tXm∂n. Hcp h√mØ ImgvN-X-s∂. Xmdm-hp-Iƒ t]mepw Cdßm≥ aSn-°p∂ Cu sh≈-Øn-te°v sska-sW-¥n-\m-Wn-d-ßp-∂-Xv. B\n°v D≈n¬ A⁄m-X-am-sbmcp `oXn tXm∂n. Hcp h√mØ ImgvN-X-s∂. Xmdm-hp-Iƒ t]mepw Cdßm≥ aSn-°p∂ Cu sh≈-Øn-te°v sska-sW-¥n-\m-Wn-d-ßp-∂-Xv. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-58-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Ahƒ DtZz-K-]q¿hw tam\n-°tbmSv Xnc-°n. ‘tUmIvS-td, tN´≥ F¥n\m Cu sFkv sh≈-Øn¬ Cd-ßp-∂Xv?’ ‘B\o Cu tUmIvS¿hnfn thtWm’˛ tam\n° Nncn-®p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘Atøm ]ns∂ Rms\¥m hnfn-t°-≠Xv?’ B\n tNmZn-®p. ‘Fs‚ t]cv hnfn-®m¬a-Xn. ChnsS F{X henb ]Z-hn-bp-≈-h-cm-bmepw t]cmWv hnfn-°p-∂-Xv.’ ‘{]mbsØ _lp-am-\n-°-≠tbm.’ B\n Xnc-°n. ‘Chn-sS-bp-≈-h¿ G‰hpw _lp-am\w sImSp-°p-∂Xv t]cntem ]Z-hn-bntem A√ {]h¿Øn-bn-em-Wv.’ B\n Xe-bm-´n-bn´p tNmZn-®p. ‘Rm≥ tNmZn-®-Xn\p adp-]Sn ]d-™n-√.’ Hcp tUmIvS-sd-t∏mse tam\n° adp-]Sn ]d-™p. ‘tbkv Bw IanwKv Sp bph¿ IzÃy≥. CXv hfsc lm¿Umb Hcp FIvk¿ssk-km-Wv. C∂-esØ a’c-Øn¬ CSn Ipsd In´n-b-X-t√. B thZ\ amdm-\p≈ acp-∂v.’ B\n-s°-∂n´pw kwibw Xo¿∂n-√. ‘Cu sFkv sh≈-Øn-en-d-ßn-°n-S-°p-∂-XmtWm acp∂v?’ tam\n° Nncn-®p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘CXns‚ t]cmWv sska¨ kvs]jy¬. BZy-sams° F\n°pw t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Cs∏m CXmWv acp∂v. B\n...hcq.’ Ah¿ apt∂m´p \S-∂p. a™ns‚ I´n-Ip-d™p XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. sskas‚ ISpØ ]cn-io-e\ apd-Iƒ a\kn¬\n∂p ambp-∂n-√. FXn-cm-fn-Isf CSn®p ae¿Øm≥ ico-csØ HmP-kp-‰-Xm-°m≥ ITn\ {]bvX-\-ßƒ. hnPbw AXp-am-{X-amWv BXy-¥nI e£yw. ]t£, kz¥w ico-csØ ]oUn-∏n-®p-sIm-≠v. Ahƒ°-Xm-temNn-°m-\m-bn-√. sFkv sh≈-Øn¬ Cd-ßn-°n-S-°p-tºmƒ c‡-[-a-\n-Iƒ°v {]iv\-ap-≠m-Int√ F∂p tNmZn°-W-sa-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ths≠∂p h®p. a™p-ta-L-ß-fpsS lrZbw ]nf¿∂p-sIm≠v kqcy≥ Xe-\o-´n-Øp-S-ßn. Zqsc-bp≈ hoSp-Iƒ, ac-ßƒ, Xmgvh-c-Iƒ... ImgvN-I-fpsS ]pXp-temIw sXfn-™p. Hmd-©p-a-c-ß-fn¬ a™p-a-Wn-IƒXq°n Hmd©v \nd™p InS-∂p. ImWm≥ \√ N¥w. Hmd©p ac-Øn-\-SpØp \n¬°p∂ Idn-th∏v Ahƒ I≠p. A¤pXw tXm∂n. Ahƒ tam\n-°-tbmSp Xnc-°n. ‘Cu Idn-th∏v Chn-sS-sb-ßs\ h∂p.’ ‘B.. CXv sskas‚ tKmUv^m-Z¿ tIc-f-Øn¬ \n∂pw sIm≠p-h-∂-Xm-Wv. Fs‚ ho´n-ep-ap≠v CXns‚ Ip´n-Iƒ.’ a™ns‚ ISp-∏-Øn¬ Idn-th∏v ac-hn-®p-\n-∂p. XWp-∏m-b-Xn-\m¬ Ce-Iƒ Infn¿°p-∂n-s√∂p tXm∂n. D]-tbm-Kn®v F®n-em-°p∂ Idn-th-∏p-Iƒ kv{XoI-sf-t∏m-se-bm-sW∂v B\n°p tXm∂n. Pohn-X-Øns‚ kzmZp≈ Idn-I-fn¬ AXp \nd-bp-∂p. AXn\v IqSp-X¬ cpNnbpw KpWhpw \¬Ip-∂p. kpJ-t`m-K-ß-fn¬ F√mw Du‰n-sb-SpØv HSp-hn¬ Ip∏-sØm-´n-bn-te°v hen-s®-dn-bp-∂p. ]pcp-js‚ hmcn-sb-√n¬ \n∂pw kv{Xosb P\n-∏n® ssZh-tØmsS Ahƒ°p tZjyw-tXm-∂n. ]pcp-j-s\t∏mse th¿Xn-cn®v krjvSn-°m-am-bn-cp-∂-t√m, Ft¥ sNbvXn-√. ]pcp-js‚ Iog-S-°-ep-I-fn¬ Bﬂ-\n¿hrXn-b-S-bp∂ c≠m-a-\m-Im-\mWv F∂pw Ah-fpsS hn[n. Ahƒ°v H∂n\pw A[n-Im-c-an-√. F¥n\pw hne-°v.. Fhn-sS-bpw. B\n-bpsS Nn¥-Isf Iodn-ap-dn-®p-sIm≠v tam\n-°-bpsS tNmZyw IS-∂p-h-∂p. ‘B\n F¥m Btem-Nn-°p-∂Xv?’ H∂p-an-s√-∂-hƒ Xe-bm-´n. Hmd-©p-a-c-Øn-\n-Sp-tØ°v \S-∂p-sIm≠v tam\n° hnj-bw-am-‰n. ‘B\n Hcp \gvkm-sW∂p aΩn ]d-™p. Cukv C‰v ssd‰v?’ B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ hnS¿∂p. ‘AsX, _n.-F-kv.-kn. \gvknMv ]Tn-®p. kuZn-bn¬ c≠p-h¿j-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p.’ tam\n° Xe Ipep-°n. ‘Chn-SpsØ F≥.-Fw.-kn.-bn¬ cPn-Ã¿ sNømsX tPmen-sN-øm≥ ]‰n-√.’ ‘Rm≥ sNbvXn-´p-≠v.’ tam\n° Xe-bp-b¿Øn B\n-sb-t\m°n A`n-\-µn-®p. ‘Hm Zm‰okv KpUv. sF hn¬ ep°v t^m¿ sF tPm_v t^m¿ bp.’ B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ Xnf-ßn. Ahƒ tam\n-°bv°p \µn ]d-™p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-59-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘Xm¶vbp, dnben sF \oUv F tPm_v. sF hm¨Sv Sp sl¬∏v ssa ^man-en.’ ‘tUm¨Svhdn B\n.- C‰v hn¬ tS°v en‰n¬ ssSw Sp sk‰n¬ Uu¨.’ B\n Hcp Hmd-©p-Ip-e-bn¬ sXm´p. AXn¬ ]‰n-bn-cp∂ a™p-a-Wn-Iƒ NnX-dn. ‘Cu Hmd©v hn¬∏-\-bv°p-≈-XmtWm?’ ‘AsX. Chn-SpsØ Hmd-©v, Idn-th-∏n-e, ap´, _o‰vdq´v F√mw ]∏-bpsS IS-I-fn¬ hn¬°pw.’ ‘F{X IS-bp-≠v.’ ‘\mev henb tjm∏v. shPn-‰-_nƒ FIvkvt]m¿´v sNøp-∂p-ap-≠v. Zm, B ImWp-∂Xv Chn-SpsØ ]®-°dn tXm´-am-Wv.’ tam\n° Zqsc Hcp ]®-∏ns‚ Xmgvh-c-bn-te°v ssINq≠n. ‘Cu XWp-∏nepw shPn-‰-_nƒkv D≠m-Iptam?’ ‘F√m-sam∂pw D≠m-In-√. ]ns∂, ]®-°-dn-tØm´w ChnsS am{X-a√ C¥y-bnepw Ico-_n-b≥ sFe≥Unep-ap-≠v.’ B\n°v AZv`pXw tXm∂n. ‘CsX√mw t\m°n \S-Øp-∂-Xm-cm.’ ‘C¥y-bn¬ ]∏-bpsS Ikn≥km-Wv. Ico-_n-b≥ sFe≥Un¬ ]∏bpw aΩosS knkv‰-dns‚ aI≥ kmw iap-th-ep-amWv t\m°p-∂-Xv.’ ‘tam\n-°-bpsS ho´n¬ Bscm-s°-bp-≠v’. B\n tNmZn-®p. ’]∏˛ tUmIvS¿. aΩn˛ tlmw Hm^o-kn¬ tPm_v. Hcp {_Z¿ ^n\m≥kv I¨kƒ´‚m-Wv.’ B\n Xe Ipep-°n. ‘B\n-bpsS ho´ntem?’ tam\n° At\z-jn-®p. ‘]∏m ]ns∂ Hcp knÃ¿, {_Z¿.’ ‘aΩn?’tam\n° tNmZn-®p. ‘jo Cukv t\m tam¿’. B\n-bpsS hm°p-I-fn¬ ZpxJapXn¿∂p. tam\n-°bv°v k¶Sw tXm∂n. ‘Hm, tkmdn.’ tam\n-°-bpsS £am-]-Ww. ‘B... Cu IanwKv k¨tU-bn¬ Rß-fpsS N¿®v amtcy-Pm-Wv. B\nsb kvs]j-embn C≥ssh‰v sNøp∂p. hcm-Xn-cn-°-cp-Xv.’ ‘Xo¿®-bmbpw hcpw.’ B\n ]p©n-cn-®p-sIm≠v ]d-™p. tam\n° Ft¥m Hm¿sØ-Sp-°p∂ a´n¬ tNmZn-®p. ‘B\o.. bp t\m tIc-f-Ønse teUokv \nß-fpsS s^Ãnhen\v tKmƒU¨ sse≥kp≈ kmcnsbms° DSpØv Hcp Um≥kv sNøm-dn-t√... B Um≥kv...’ B\n kwi-b-tØmsS ]d-™p. ‘Xncp-hm-Xn-c-bmtWm?’ ‘tbkv’. tam\n° Bth-iw-sIm-≠p. ‘AXp-X-s∂. Rms\mcp Ik-hp-kmcn hmßn-h-®n-´p-≠v. amtcy-Pn\v DSp-°m-\m. ]t£ Hcp {]iv\w.’ ‘F¥p {]iv\w?’ ‘F\n°v DSp-°m≥ Adn-bn-√. Rm≥ DSp-Ømev tZ th¿ ‰okv an.’ tam\n-°-bpsS kzc-Øn¬ \mW-Øns‚ ]q°ƒ hncn-™p. ‘AXn\v aΩn-tbmSp ]d-™m¬ t]msc.’ B\n Xnc-°n. tam\n° Xe-bm-´n-s°m≠p ]d-™p. ‘tlbv s\m, aΩnbpw Rm\pw skbnw.’ ‘sF \oUv bph¿ sl¬]v. ‘jph¿ sF hn¬ sl¬]v bp.’ H∂p \n¿Øn-bn´v B\n kwi-bn®p tNmZn-®p. ‘tam\n° ChnsS Ip´n-Iƒ D≠m-bn-´mtWm amtcyPv \S-Øpt∂?’ B\n-bpsS tNmZyw-tI´v tam\n° s]m´n-®n-cn-®p. Nncn-b-S°n tam\n° ]d-™p. ‘t\m...-t\m... \ΩpsS CjvSw-t]m-se.’ tam\n° B\nsb t\m°n Ipkr-Xn-tbmsS IÆn-dp-°n. tam\n° Ipkr-Xn-®n-cn-bn¬ IqSp-X¬ kpµ-cn-bm-b-Xmbn B\n°p tXm∂n. Rms\m∂p tNmZn-°-s´. ‘ChnsS P\n®p hf¿∂ tam\n° Fß-s\bm C{X \∂mbn ae-bmfw ]d-bm≥ ]Tn-®Xv?’ tam\n° Ahƒ°-Sp-tØ°p \S-∂p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘Hmlv Zm‰vkv F _nKv tÃmdn. hpUv bp sse‰v Sp s\m Z dok¨? sh≥ Ah¿ amtcyPv tIw, sska¨kv ]∏ ]p´v F I≠o-j≥. sska-Wns‚ hpUv_n°v ae-bmfw Adn-™n-cn-°-W-sa-∂v. sS≥ sF Ãm¿´v Sp te¨ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-60-Imcq¿ tkma≥

ae-bm-fw.’ Hm¿a-bn¬ tam\n° Ft¥m ]c-Xn-bn´p XpS¿∂p. ‘Hmlv tKmUv. C‰vkv F S^v FIvkv]o-cn-b≥kv. _´v C‰vkv ss\kv. B≥Uv \u C‰v epIvkv tam¿ sse‰v Cw•o-jv. sF Bƒtkm doUv sa\n ae-bmfw t\mh¬kv.’ B\n°v AsXmcp ]pXnb Adn-hm-bn-cp-∂p. tam\n-°-tbmSv Ahƒ°v D≈n¬ _lp-am\w tXm∂n. ‘\m´n¬ \n∂mtWm tam\n° t\mh¬ hmßn-bXv?’ ‘t\m... t\m... ^Ãv ssa {^≠vkv sk≥Uv an kw _pIvkv. ChnsS CuÃvlmw Iu¨kn¬ sse{_-dnbn¬ F√mw ]pkvX-I-hp-ap-≠v.’ ‘Chn-sS-bp≈ ae-bm-fo-kn\v tIcfm Iƒ®¿ Adn-bptam?’ B\n tNmZn-®p. ‘tbkv. tZ¿ B¿ sa\n ae-bm-fokv Ãn¬ Io]nwKv KpUv Iƒ®¿ Hm^v tIc-f.’ tam\n° ]d™p \n¿Øn-bn´v B\nsb D‰p-t\m-°n. Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fnse hnjmZ taL-ßƒ ]mXn s]bvsXm-gn-™n-cp-∂p. kwkm-c-ß-fpsS CS-th-f-I-fn-se-s∏mtgm Ah¿ Hcp Nßm-Xn-°q-Sm-c-Øn-te°p ssI]nSn®p Ib-dn-bn-cp-∂p. taL-ß-fpsS lrZbw ]nf¿∂v kqcy≥ Pzen®p XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. ]™n-s°-´p-I-fpsS ip{` taL-ßƒ BIm-i-\o-en-abv°p hgn-sbm-cp-°n. a™p hoWp Xfn¿Ø ama-c-®n-√-Iƒ kqcy-\n-te°v angn Xpd-∂p. tam\n° Idn-th-∏n-\-Sp-tØ°p \S-∂p. Iptd X≠p-Iƒ HSn-s®-Sp-Øn´v B\n-tbmSv ]d-™p. B\o CXp Rm≥ aΩnsb Gev]n-®n´p hcmw. aΩn ]d™p hn´n-cp-∂Xm Rm\-Xßv ad-∂p. Rm≥ sIm≠p-sIm-Sp-°mw. Rm≥ ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn-bn´v Iptd t\c-am-bn. \∂mbn XWp-°p-∂p-ap≠v Ct∏mƒ. B\n Idn-th-∏n-e-hmßn \S-∂p. \Sp-°-S-en-e-I-s∏-´-h¿°v Fhn-sS-\n-∂mWv Hcp ssI In´p-I... Ic-bn-te-°p≈ {]Xo-£-bpsS Hcp ssI∏Sw. AXn In´n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. Hcp ]cn-N-b-hp-an-√mØ ho´n¬ Hc-`-bm¿Yn-sb-t∏mse Ign-tb-≠n-h-cp-tºmƒ a\w Ipfn¿∏n®p s]øp∂ Hcp-Xp-≈n. Htc-sbmcp hm°v AXp-t]mepw Biz-kn-∏n-°pw. IÆo-cns‚ D∏p-ckw ambv°pw. B\n ASp-°-f-bpsS hmXn¬Xp-d∂v AI-Øp-I-b-dn. Gen-bm-Ωsb Idn-th-∏ne G¬]n-®p. Idn-th-∏ne Ah-fpsS ssIbn¬\n∂p hmßn Ce-b-S¿Øp-tºmƒ Gen-bmΩ tNmZn-®p. ‘]pdsØ XWp-s∏-ßs\?’ ‘\√ XWp-∏v. a™v I≠v Ahn-sS-Xs∂ \n∂p-t]m-bn. tams\-hnsS B‚o?’ ‘B tKmh-Wn-bpsS Nph-´n¬ ImWpw. ]Sw hc∏v AXm Ah-\n-jvSw.’ B\n tKmh-Wn-bpsS ASp-tØ°v \S-∂p. Hcp ac-Øns‚ Nn√-Iƒ°-∏pdw sXfn™p \n¬°p∂ henb ae. aebv°p Xmsg Hcp Ip™p-ho-Sv. hoSnt\-°mfpw hen-∏-ap-≠v. BIm-i-Øn-eqsS ]d-∂p-t]m-Ip∂ Infn-Iƒ°v. ]qhn-s\ms° sNa∏p \nd-am-Wv. BImi-Øn\p a™-bpw. B\n sk_n≥h-c® Nn{X-ß-fn-te°v kmIqXw t\m°n. Ahƒ ASpØp InS∂ Hcp t]∏-sd-SpØv AXn¬ Hcp Ip´n-bpsS Nn{Xw hc-®n´v sk_ns\ ImWn-®p. Ahs‚ Ip™n-°-Æp-Iƒ hnS¿∂p. sh≈-cn-∏-√p-I-fpsS sh¨ ]p©n-cn. B\n thsdmcp t]∏-dn¬ Hcp N{I-hmfw hc-®n´v Ahs‚ Xe-ap-Sn-bn-eqsS hnc-tem-Sn-®n´v tNmZn-®p. ‘tams‚ t]sc¥m, bph¿ KpUv t\w?’ ‘kn_n≥’ Ahs‚ IÆp-Iƒ Ahƒ hc® Nn{X-ß-fn¬ Xs∂-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ah≥ B\n-h-c® Nn{Xw hmßn. AXns‚ BIm-iØv Infn-I-sfbpw N{I-hm-f-Øn\p Xmsg ae-bn¬ Hcp hoSpw hc-®p. AX-hsf ImWn-®n´v Ah≥ Nncn-®p. Ahfpw Ahs‚ Nncn-bn-te-°n-d-ßn. Ahs‚ shÆ-°-hn-fn¬ HcpΩ \evIn. Ah≥ ]pXn-sbmcp IS-emkv Ahƒ°p \¬In. ]n∂n¬ Im¬s]-cp-am‰w tI´v B\n Xncn™p t\m°n. sskaWpw tam\n-°-bpw. kn_n≥ B\n-h-c® ]Sw Ahsc ImWn-®p. sska¨ Ahs‚ Ip™n-ss°-I-fn¬ \n∂Xp hmßn. ‘Hmlv t{K‰v, epIv shcn ss\kv Unb¿.’ sska¨ A`n-{]m-b-s∏-´p. B\n \∂mbn Nn{Xw hc-bv°p-∂p-≠-t√m. tam\n° tNmZn-®p. ‘Hm shdp-sX’. Im‰n¬ ]d∂p IÆn-te-s°m-gp-Inb apSn-bng amSn-sbm-Xp°n B\n Xe-Ip-\n-®p. ‘Ah-\n-sXms° `b-¶c - C - j - vSam’ sska¨ ]d-™p. Ikn-_ns‚ Ihn-fn¬ Hcp apØw-sIm-SpØp sska¨. Ah¿ tKmhn-Wn-I-bdn apI-fnse apdn-bn-te°p t]mbn. tam\n-°-bpS Ac-s°-´n-eqsS ssIbn´v sska¨ Ahsf tN¿Øp-]n-Sn®p \S-∂p-t]m-Ip-∂Xv B\n t\m°n \n∂p. sska-Wns‚ samss_¬ t^m¨ i_vZn®p. AsX-SpØv kwkm-cn-°p-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ sska-Wns‚ ssI tam\n-°sb C°n-fn-bm-°p-∂Xp I≠p. B\n N{I-hm-f-Øns‚ Nph-∏n-te°v apJw Xncn-®p. kqcy≥ ae-Iƒ°-∏pdw ad-bm≥ XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. s]bvXp-\n∂ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-61-Imcq¿ tkma≥

hnjmZ taL-ßƒ ho≠pw Ccp-≠p. kn_n≥ \¬Inb IS-em-kn¬ hc-bvt°≠ ASpØ Nn{X-ta-sX∂v Nn¥n-®-h-fn-cp-∂p. apdn-°p-≈n-se-Ønb sska¨ XWp-∏ns‚ ImTn\yw ico-c-Øn-te-°m-hm-ln® πmÃnIv tIm´v Ducn-°-f™p. tam\n-°sb Ccp-ssI-I-fnepw tImcn-sb-Sp-Øp. hmXn¬ Ahƒ Hm¿an-∏n-®p. hmXn-e-S™v HmSm-º¬ hogm≥ Hcp-\n-anjw aXn-bm-bn-cp-∂p; tam\n-°-bpsS Iºn-fn-bp-Sp-∏ns‚ sI´p-I-f-gnbm-\pw. ]™n taL-ß-sf-t]mse Ah¿ HgpIn \S-∂p. ]c-kv]cw sImcp-Øp-t]mb Np≠p-Iƒ Zmlw Xo¿Øpw. Xpfp-ºn-bm¿Ø tam\n° sska-Wns‚ ssII-fn¬ \\™ ]£n-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Xnc-b-S-ßmØ B IS¬ØocØv Hcp IpXnc ]m™p \S-∂p.

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tXmcm-ag Dd-°-Øns‚ IqSm-c-s°-´n-te°v Cd-ßpw-ap≥]v B\n ]nt‰-Zn-hkw tPmen°p t]mIp-∂-Xns‚ BImw-£-bnem-bn-c-∂p. a™ns‚ Nn√p ]Sp-X-Iƒt]m-se-bmWv Zn\-ßƒ Dcp-In-sbm-en®p t]mb-Xv. CXn-\-Iw-Xs∂ Xm≥ Um\n®s‚ IpSpw-_-Ønse Hcw-K-sØ-t∏m-se-bm-bn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. kz¥w aIsf F∂-Xp-t]m-se-bmWv GenbmΩ B‚n Xs∂ ImWp-∂-Xv. tam\n-°bv°pw sska-Wn\pw Xs∂ henb Imcy-am-Wv. Um\n-b-¶n-fn-t\mSv Aßs\ kwkm-cn-°m-s\m∂pw ]‰n-bn-´n-√. tPmen°p t]mIp∂Xn-s\-°p-dn®v A¶n-fn-t\mSv icn-°pw ]d™n-´p-t]m-en-an-√; B‚n-tbmSv ]d-™n-cp-∂p-sh-¶n-epw. Xm≥ hf-sc-tbsd \n¿_-‘n-®n-´mWv tPmkv ]∏ Cu tPmen icn-bm-°n-b-Xv. ]∏bpsS Hcp kplrØv tPmen sNøp∂ Hcp ]gh¿K kwkvI-cW Iº-\n-bn¬. Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ Hcp tPmen-°p-th≠n tam\n° Bhp-∂{X {ian-°p-∂p-≠v. In´m≥ Ipd®p Xmakw ]nSn-t®-°pw. AXp-hsc Cu tPmen°p t]mIm-sa-∂mWp Icp-Xp-∂-Xv. B\n°v Dd°w h∂n-√. \msf cmhnse t\csØ Fgp-t∂¬t°-≠-Xm-Wv. B\n IÆp-I-f-S®p InS-∂p. ]pdØp ag-bm-bn-cp∂p. _kns‚ IÆm-Sn-®n-√p-I-fn-te°v ag-Øp-≈n-Iƒ hoWp-S-™p. apSn \o´n hf¿Ønb BPm-\p-_m-lp-hmb Cw•o-jp-Imcn Iptd IjvS-s∏-Sp-∂p-s≠∂p tXm∂n ag-bn¬ ss{Uhv sNøm≥. bm{X°m-sc-√m-hcpw Xs∂ _knse Nmcp-sa-Ø-bn¬ Dd-°-Øn-em-Wv. Ahƒ°v Dd°w h∂n-√. cmhnse \mep-aWn°v Fgp-t∂-‰-Xm-Wv. D®-bv°-tØ-°p≈ Blm-c-hp-ap-≠m°n A©p-a-Wn°p apºp-Xs∂ _kv hnSp-∂n-SsØ-Øn ]∏ FØn®p. IrXy-k-a-b-Øn\p t\csØ FØ-Ww. c≠p-\n-e-bm-sW-¶nepw _kn¬ ko‰p-Iƒ \nd-™p-I-gn-™m¬ Bscbpw \n∂p-t]m-Im≥ A\p-h-Zn-°n-√. Xma-kn®p h∂m¬ aS-ßn-t∏m-tI-≠n-h-cpw. Zqsc BIm-i-Øns‚ kp£n-c-ß-fn-eqsS B¿Ø-e®p s]bvX ag-Øp-≈n-Iƒ°pa-∏p-dØv an∂¬ \oe-shfn-®-ß-fpsS tcJm-Nn-{X-ßƒ krjvSn-®p. ]pdØv CSn-ap-g-°-ß-fpsS Hcp \nc. ]pdsØ ag IqSp-X¬ i‡nbm¿÷n-®n-cp-∂p. ASpØ ko‰n-en-cp∂ IdpØ Hcp XSn-b≥ Dd-°-Øn¬\n∂v Fgp-t∂‰v Ipd-®p-t\cw ]pdtØ°v t\m°n-bn-cp-∂p. ]n∂oSv ho≠pw ko‰n-te°p hoWp. ho´nse NqSp≈ saØ-bn¬\n∂pw _kns‚ ko‰n-te°v InS∏v am‰n-bn-cn-°p-I-bmWv ]e-cp-sa∂v B\n°p tXm∂n. Ah-cn¬ F√m Xc-°m-cp-ap-≠v. e≠s‚ AXn-cp-I-fn-te°v _kv Cg™p \oßn. ]pdsØ ImgvN-Ifn¬ angn-\´v B\n ko‰n¬ Nmcn-°n-S-∂p. _kns‚ thKX Ipd-™p-h-∂p. t¢m°ns‚ Aemdw ASn-®-Xp-t]mse _knse F√m-hcpw Fgp-t∂-‰p. Fgp-t∂-‰-h¿ a‰p-≈-hsc Ipep°n hnfn-®p. Dd-°-Øns‚ Bekyw F√m IÆp-I-fn-epw. B\nbpw ]pd-Øn-dßn. XWp∏v IgpØv sRcn-°p-∂p. `b-¶c XWp-∏v. sFkv Iyq_p-Iƒ°v apI-fn¬ \n¬°p-∂-Xp-t]mse tZlw apgp-h\pw ac-hn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Iº-\n-bn-te°v {]th-in-°p-∂-Xn-\p≈ \o≠ \nc-bn¬ B\nbpw tN¿∂p. tPmen°p Ib-dp-∂-h-cpsS \º¿ Hcmƒ Ipdn-s®-Sp-°p-∂p-≠v. B \º¿ A\p-k-cn-®mWv Hmtcm-cp-Ø¿ sNø∂ tPmen-bpsS Iqen aWn-°q-dn\v A\p-k-cn®v _m¶nse A°u≠v \º-cn-te°v t]mIp-∂-Xv. F√m BgvNbpw iºfw _m¶n¬ h∂p-sIm-≠n-cn-°pw. cmhnse Ggp-ap-X¬ sshIn´v \mep A©pw a-Wn-h-scbmWv tPmen. am¿°-‰n-\-\p-k-cn®v tPmen-k-abw IqSn-s°m-≠pan-cn-°pw. \º¿ Ipdn-s®-Sp-Øp-sIm-≠n-cp∂ Bƒ B\nsb Iyqhn¬\n∂pw am‰n-\n¿Øn. sh≈ bqWnt^mw [cn® Cw•o-jp-Im-c≥ AXn-eqsS thK-X-bn¬ \S-°p-∂p. sabn≥ eotU-gvkn\p \n¿tZ-i-ßƒ \¬Ip-∂p-≠v. sNdnb t^m¿°v en^v‰v hml-\-ß-fn¬ Im¿´p-Wn-ep≈ ]g-h¿K-ßƒ F√m sse\nepw Cd-°p-∂p-≠v. Hcp `mKØv ]® \nd-Øn-ep≈ bqWnt^mw [cn® ]©m-_n-Iƒ tPmen sNøp-∂p-≠v. F√m-h-cp-sSbpw \º¿ Ipdn-s®-Sp-Ø-tijw Abmƒ B\nsb as‰mcp apdn-bn-te°v sIm≠p-t]m-bn. Iº\n-bn¬ D]-tbm-Kn-t°≠ ]mZ-c-£-Ifpw \oe \nd-Øn-ep≈ bqWn-t^mapw FSp-Øp-sIm-Sp-Øp. AXns‚ hne iº-f-Øn¬\n∂v FSp-°p-sa∂pw Adn-bn-®p. Iº-\n-°p-≈n¬ ]Øv sse\p-I-fp-≠v. Hcp sse\n¬ ]Øp apX¬ Ccp-]Xv t]¿hsc tPmen sNøp-∂p-≠v. bqWnt^mw FSp-Øp-X∂bmƒ Ahsf Hcp sse\ns‚ eoU-dmb _mem-Pnsb G¬∏n-®p. Abmƒ sNtø≠ tPmen-Iƒ B\n°p ]d™p \¬In. ]e cmPy-Øp-\n-∂p≈ kwkvI-cn® ]g-ßƒ Ih-dn-\p-≈n-em-°p∂ tPmen-bmWv AhnsS \S-°p-∂-Xv. ]pXp-Xm-bn-h∂ Bsf t\m°m-\mbn F√m-hcpw Hcp-\n-anjw tPmen \n¿Øn Ahsf {i≤n-®p. Hcp \qdp IÆp-Iƒ Ah-fpsS ico-c-Øn-eqsS B¿Øn-tbmsS Cg-™p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-63-Imcq¿ tkma≥

_memPn Xs‚ \c® XmSn-tcm-a-ßƒ XS-hn-s°m≠v DØ-c-hn-´p. ‘hm´v B¿ bp ep°nwKv Up bph¿ tPm_v’ F√m-hcpw b{¥-ßsft∏mse tPmen-bn-te°p Xncn-™p. b{¥-ßsf AXn-i-bn-∏n-°p∂ thK-X-bn¬ _mem-Pn-bpsS ssIIƒ tPmen-sN-bvXp-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. Hm^okv apdn-bn¬\n∂pw Hcp s]m´n-®ncn tI´p. Ahƒ tPmen-bn-te°p Xncn-™p. B\n°v F√mw ]pXnb A\p-`-h-ß-fm-bn-cp-∂p. kndn-©p-I-fp-sSbpw acp-∂p-I-fp-sSbpw K‘-ß-fn¬ \n∂v ]Tn® lrZ-b-an-Sn-∏p-I-fpsS Xnb-dn-I-fn¬ \ns∂ms° hn´p-amdn ]pXn-sbmcp tPmen. Xs‚ Ct∏m-gsØ Ahÿbv°v Cu tPmen \√-Xm-sW∂p tXm∂n. XI¿∂p-t]mb kz]v\-ß-fpsS io´p-sIm-´m-c-ßƒ AXn-\-Snbn¬\n∂p ]pd-Øp-I-S-°m≥ CXm-h-iy-am-Wv. sXm´-Sp-Øp-\n∂p tPmen sNøp-∂Xv Hcp t]mf-≠p-Im-cn-bm-Wv. tPmen-°n-S-bnse AS-°n-∏n-Sn® kwkm-cØn-\n-S-bn¬ Ah-cp-ambn kulrZw ÿm]n-®p-I-gn-™n-cp-∂p. A©p-a-Wn-°mWv tPmen Ign-™-Xv. Cs∏m kok-Wm-Wv. XncnsI ho´n-te-°p≈ _kn¬ Ib-dn-bn-cp-∂-t∏mtg Dd-ßn-t∏m-bn. \√ £oW-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp Nn¥Ifpw Ae-´msX kpJ-am-bp-d-ßn. ]pXnb \nd-ß-fn¬ Znh-k-ß¬ s]bvsXm-gn-™p. Iº-\n-bnse an°-h-cp-ambn B\n kulr-Z-Øn-em-bn-°gn-™n-cp-∂p. Cs∏m cmhnse Fgp-t∂¬°p-∂Xpw `£-W-ap-≠m-°p-∂-Xp-sams° ioe-am-bn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. B‚n-bp-ambn icn-s°m∂p h¿Ø-am\w ]d-bm≥ ]‰p-∂n-s√-∂-XmWv Ct∏m-gp≈ GI k¶-Sw. Hc-h[n Znh-kw. cmhnse apX¬ ASp-°-f-bn¬ Gen-bmΩ B‚nsb klm-bn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p. Um\n-b¶nfpw A∂v ho´n-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. D®-bv°v `-£WØn\n-cn-°p-tºmƒ AØm-g-ap-Æm≥ tPmkv ]∏mbpw ImWpsa∂v A¶n¬ Hm¿an-∏n-®p. A¶nƒ Ft∏mgpw Kuc-h-Øn-em-Wv. AXp-sIm-≠mhpw F√m-h¿°pw A¶n-fns\ `b-¶-c-t]-Sn-bm-Wv; sska-Wp-t]m-epw. D®-I-gn™v tPmen-sbm∂pw C√m-bn-cp-∂p. tam\n° sIm≠p--h® Ipsd ]pkvX-I-ß-fn¬ A`-bw-tX-Sn. sshIn´v tPmkv ]∏ h∂p. sskaWpw tam\n-°bpw ]pd-sØ-hn-sStbm t]mbn-cp-∂p. B‚n-tbm-sSm∏w ASp-°-f-bn-em-bn-cp∂p Xm≥. Um\n-b-¶nfpw ]∏-bp-ambn D®-Øn¬ kwkm-cn-°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. A¶nƒ Blmcw Ign-°m≥ Ccn-°p-tºmƒ Xt∂mSp kwkm-cn-®p. ‘tamfn-hnsSbncn-°v’. A¶n-fn-\-SpØ ko‰n¬ ]nSn-®n-cp-Øn. Xs∂ Nq≠n-s°m≠v ]∏-tbmSv tNmZn®p˛ ‘tPmtk Cu Ip´nsb Iº-\n-bn¬ sIm≠p-t]m-bn- I-jvS-s∏-SpØm≥ Xocp-am-\nt®m?’ hm°p-Iƒ°v Hcp Ip‰-s∏-Sp-Ø-ens‚ [z\n-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ‘Afn-bm... AXv..’ tPmkn\v DØ-cw-ap-´n. ‘tPmen thW-sa-¶n¬ Xt∂mSv tNmZn-°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. \ΩpsS Iº-\n-bn¬ F{Xtbm s]¨Ip-´n-Iƒ tPmen sNøp∂p?’ Um\n-b-¶nƒ ho≠pw tNmZn-®p. ‘AXv... AXv... ]ns∂... t{Kkn Adn-™m¬ ]n∂-Xp-a-Xn. C\n Rm\m-bn´v F¥n\m CXns\ X√n-°ps∂.’ tPmkns‚ hm°p-Iƒ°v Ip‰-ta-‰p-]-d-bp-∂-bm-fpsS kzcw. Um\n-bpsS apJw-am-dn. ]m{X-Øn¬\n∂v Xe-bp-b¿Øn F√m-h-scbpw t\m°n. tPmkn-t\m-Smbn ]d-™p. ‘Ahƒ°-{Xbv°v ss[cy-ap-t≠m. Fs‚ ho´n¬ Ign-bp∂ Chsf ASn-°m-\p-am-{Xw. A∂m Ah-fpsS IY Rm\-h-km-\n-∏n-°pw.’ F¥p-]-d-™mepw C\n Um\n tZjy-s∏Sp-I-bp≈q F∂v tPmkn-\-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. ‘C√........ C...-s√.....-A-dn.....-bmw..... Rm≥.... AX√’ tPmkv [¿a-k-¶-S-Øn-em-bn. Afn-b-t\mSp tNmZn-°msX B\nsb tPmen-°bv-t°-≠m-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂v tPmkn\v tXm∂n. Afn-bs‚ ISbn¬ thW-sa-¶n¬ Ahƒ°p Ipd-®p-IqSn \√ Hcp tPmen- In-´p-am-bn-cp-∂p. Ah-fpsS \n¿_-‘-Øn\v hg-ßnbmWv CXn--s\m-cp-sº´-Xv. IpSpw-_sØ klm-bn-°-Ww. A\n-b-Øn-bpsS ]T\w \S-Ø-W-sa-s∂ms° ]d™-t∏mƒ Xm≥ ]Ww sImSp-°m-sa∂p ]d-™-Xm-Wv. Ahƒ°p tPmen aXn-sb∂p ]d-™p. Ahƒ°v Afnbs‚ IS-bn¬ tPmen sImSp-Ø-X-dn-™m¬ t{Kkn ho≠p-sa-s¥-¶nepw {]iv\-ap-≠m-°n-bmtem F∂p IcpXn-bmWv AXp ths≠-∂p-h-®-Xv. ]gb apdn-hp-Iƒ DW-ßn-Øp-S-ßp-∂p-≠v. C\n-sbmcp {]iv\-ap-≠m-bm¬ AXv IqSn-t®-cmsX t]mbm-tem. ‘tPmsk¥m Btem-Nn-°pt∂’ Gen-bmΩ tNmZn-®p. ‘tPmsk-¥m-bmepw t{Kknsb Ct{Xw t]Sn-t°≠ Imcy-sam-∂p-an-√.’ tPmskm∂pw an≠n-bn-√. I≈w I≠p-]n-Sn-°-s∏´ Ip´n-sb-t∏mse tPmkv Xe Ipºn-´n-cp-∂p. F√m-hcpw ]d-bp-∂Xv icn-X-s∂. ]t£ B¿°mWv ]ng-°p-∂Xv? sX‰p-Iƒ FhnsS? t{Kkn hf¿∂ kml-Ncyw. AhfpsS kplr-Øp-°ƒ AsXm-s°-bmWv Ahsf CØ-c-Øn-em-°n-b-Xv. Xm≥ t{Kkn-bpsS ASn-a-sbm-∂p-am-bnIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-64-Imcq¿ tkma≥

´n-√. t{Kknsb `b-hp-an-√. XI¿®-bpsS hnfp-ºn-seØn \n¬°p∂ Hcp IpSpw-_sØ AXn-te°p X≈n-bnSp-∂Xv Xm\m-bn-´m-I-cp-sX∂p Icp-Xn. AXmWv £an-®Xpw kln-®-Xp-sam-s°. tPmkns‚ apJw I≠-t∏mƒ B\n°v IjvSw-tXm-∂n. ‘A¶nƒ, tam\n° F\n-°mbn AUm-]vt‰-j≥ t{]m{Kmw \gvknMv tlman-tem, tlmkv]n-‰-entem tPmen°v {ian-°p-∂p-≠v. ASp-Ø-amksat¥m BWv ]pXnb _m®v FØp-∂-Xv. AXp-h-sc...’ B\n CSbv°v Ibdn ]d-™p. Um\n-bpsS apJw Ab-™p. Ahsf t\m°n. ‘tamsf, \ns∂ kz¥w aI-sf-t∏m-se-bmWv Rßƒ ImWp-∂-Xv. Hm∏¨ Bbn´v ]d-bm-a-t√m. \o tPmen°v t]mIp-∂Xv F\n-°n-jvS-am-bn-√. A°mcyw ]d-s™-t∂-bp-≈q.’ cwKw XWp-∏n-°m≥ Gen-bm-Ω-bp-sa-Øn. ‘AXn-\ns∏m F¥m. Ahƒ tPmen sNø-s´. Chn-SpsØ s]Æp-ßƒ BWp-ß-sf-t∏mse _tkm-Sn-°p∂Xpw a‰v tPmen-sN-øp-∂-Xp-sams° I≠p-]-Tn-°-s´.’ Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. ‘Afn-bm, Rm\-h-tfmSv tPmen°v t]mIm≥ ]d-™n-√. Ah-fpsS \n¿_-‘-Øn\v hg-ßn-sb-t∂-bp-≈q. AXm kXyw.’ tPmkv ]d-™p. hdpØ Cd-®n-I-j-W-ßƒ ]m{X-Øn-te°v C´p-sIm≠v Um\n tNmZn®p? ‘ChnsS h∂n´v A[n-I-\m-fm-bn-√-t√m. DSs\ Hcp tPmen F¥m-hiyw?’ ‘AXv....’ tPmkv ]d-bp-∂-Xn\p apºv B\nsb t\m°n. Ahƒ apJw XmgvØn. ‘F¥m, ]d tPmtk’.Um\n \n¿_-‘n-®p. ‘AXv... B\n-tam-fpsS IeymWw \S-Ønb hI-bn¬ Ah-fpsS A∏\v Ipsd ss]km IS-ap-≠v. Aßs\’ Hcp-\n-an-jw. \ni-_vZ-X-bpsS a™p-ta-L-ßƒ Ahsc Nqgv∂p. Ft¥m Btem-Nn-°p∂ a´n¬ Um\n Xe Ipep-°n. ‘F{X cq]m IS-ap≠v?’ Um\n, B\n-bpsS tπ‰n-te°v c≠v {_Õns‚ Ij-WßƒIqSn h®p. Ahƒ Xe Db¿ØmsX ]d-™p. ‘A¶nƒ AXp Rm≥ tPmen-sN-bvXv....’ Ahƒ°v ]q¿Øn-bm-°m-\m-bn-√. Um\n-bpsS L\-i_vZw Ah-fpsS tNmZyw apdn-®p. ‘tNmZn-®-Xn\p adp-]Sn ]d-bq.’ Um\n-bpsS kzc-Øn\p tZjy-Øns‚ em©-\. Gen-bmΩ B\n-tbmSv hm’-ey-tØmsS ]d-™p. ‘aSn-°msX ]d tamsf. \o Rßƒ°v kz¥w tamsf-t∏m-se-b-t√.’ B\n Xe-bp-b¿Øn Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n. acn-®p-t]mb Xs‚ AΩ-®n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ. hm’-ey-Øns‚ Hcp s]cpw-I-S¬. Hc-\m-Y-sb-t∏mse ChnsS Ib-dn-h∂ Xs∂ lrZ-b-Øn¬ aI-fpsS ÿm\-Øv Ccp-Øn-bncn-°p-∂p. C\n-bp-a-h-cpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ t\m°n-bm¬ Xm≥ Ic-™p-t]m-Ip-sa∂v Ahƒ°p tXm∂n. sdm´n-bpsS samcn™ Acn-Ip-Iƒ AS¿Øn-s°m-≠v aSn-tbmsS Ahƒ ]d-™p. ‘Hcp c≠v...-c-≠c e£w ImWpw.’ Dw. Um\n H∂n-cpØn aqfn. tPmkn-t\m-Smbn tNmZn-®p. ‘tPmkv F¥m klm-bn-°m-Ø-Xv. _m¶n¬ Imint√?’ ‘Rm≥ klm-bn-°m-sa∂p ]d-™-Xm-˛ Ahfv kΩ-Xn-t°t≠’ tPmkv ]d-™p. Um\n, B\nsb t\m°n. Ahƒ Xe-Ip-\n®v Ccp-∂-tX-bp-≈q. ]mhw Ip´n. IS¬sIm-≈-°m-cm¬ sIm≈-b-Sn-°-s∏´v IsÆ-ØmØ \Sp-°-S-en¬ ]mbvh©n-bn¬ t_m[a‰p InS-∂ Ahƒ°v aotX Xe-tbm-´n-bpsS Nph∂ ]Xm-I-bpsS \ng¬ IS-∂p-t]m-bn. Ahsfm∂p-a-dn-™n√. D∏p-c-k-ap≈ Im‰v. IS¬Im-°-I-fpsS \ne-hn-fn. kqcys‚ ]mXn-b-S¿∂p-ho-W-Xp-t]mse s]m≈n-°p∂ shbn¬ H∂p-a-dn-™n-√. Ah-km-\sØ Xp≈nbpw sXm≠-°p-gn-bn¬\n∂v Du¿∂v ac-W-Øn-\mbn ImØpInS∂p. ‘AXn\v Ah-fpsS kΩ-X-sa-¥n-\m.’ B\n ]mbvh-©n-bn¬\n∂v DuWp-ta-i-bn-te°v aS-ßn. ‘Gen-bm-tΩ, Ch-fpsS ho´n-te°v Hcp \mep-e£w cq]m sImSp-°m-\p≈ G¿∏mSv sNøv. DSs\ thWw.’ Um\n ]d-™Xv tI´v B\n sR´n. \mep e£tam? AXpw Fßp-\nt∂m hen-™p-I-b-dn-h∂ X\n-°p-th≠n. Um\n ssI Igp-Im-\mbn Fgp-t∂-‰p-sIm≠v ]d-™p. ‘Fs¥-¶nepw Bh-iy-ap-s≠-¶n¬ ]d-bm≥ aSn-t°≠ Ip´n. Chn-sS-bp-≈-h¿ \n\-°-\y-c-e-t√m. ]ns∂ tPmen sNøp-∂-Xn-s\m∂pw Rms\-Xn-c-√. \ns‚ Imcy-Øn¬ Rßƒ°pw Ipd-®p-Ø-c-hm-Zn-Xz-ßsfms°-bps≠∂v Icp-Xn-t°m-fq.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-65-Imcq¿ tkma≥

ssI XpS®v tai-∏p-d-Øp-\n∂v Hcm-∏n-fp-sa-SpØv Um\n apdn-bn-te°v t]mbn. B\n-bpsS sR´¬ amdn-bn-cp-∂n-√. ‘tamtf C\n-sbm∂pw ]d-tb-≠. tZjyw-h-∂m¬ ]ns∂ Um\n-®\v IÆp-Im-Wn-√.’ B\n-bpsS apSn-bn-g-I-fn¬ hnc-tem-Sn-®p-sIm≠v Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. B\n icn°pw F¥p sNø-W-sa-∂-dn-bmØ Ah-ÿ-bn-em-bn-cp-∂p. k¶-S-Øn-s‚bpw B\-µ-Øn-s‚bpw CS-bnse \q¬∏m-e-Øn-eqsS Ahƒ th®p \S-∂p. A`-bm¿Yn-sb-t∏mse Xm≥ Ibdn h∂p. aI-sf-t∏mse Xs∂ kvt\ln-®p. Xs‚ ZpxJsØ Ah-cpsS kvt\lw-sIm≠p adn-I-S-∂p. F∂n-´nt∏m Xs‚ IpSpw-_sØ \Sp-°-S-en¬\n∂v ssI]n-Sn®p Ib-‰n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. `¿Ømhpw AΩm-bn-b-Ωbpw tN¿∂v B´n-∏p-d-Øm-°n-bt∏mƒ Ah-cpsS ktlm-Z-c≥ XncnsI Pohn-X-Øn-te°v hm’-eyw-]p-c≠ Hcp ssI \o´n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. Ie-h-d-I-fn-√mØ Cu kvt\l-Øn\v ]I-c-ambn Xms\¥p \evIpw. kz¥w AΩ-sb-t∏mse kvt\l-hm’eyw \nd-bv°p∂ Gen-bmΩ B‚n. A∏-s\-t∏mse kvt\l-im-k-\-Iƒ \evIp∂ Um\n-b-¶nƒ. Cu kvt\l-°q-Sm-c-Øn¬ A`bw \evIn-b-Xn\v ssZh-Øn\p Xms\{X \µn-Iƒ ]d-b-Ww. B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ \nd™p h∂p. tPmkv ssII-gp-Im-\mbn Fgp-t∂-‰p. B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ \nds™m-gp-Ip-∂Xv Gen-bmΩ I≠p. ‘B ]nt∂w Ic-bm≥ XpS-ßn-tbm. CXn\v CtX-bpt≈m ]Wn. Cs∏m F¥n\m k¶-S-s∏-S-sW. Blmc-Øn\p apºn-en-cp-∂mtWm IÆo-scm-gp-°-sW.’ Gen-bmΩ tNmZn-®p. Ahƒ ]m{X-Øn¬\n∂v Xe-bp-b¿Øn. Gen-bmΩ ASp-tØ-°p-h∂v Ah-fpsS IÆo-scm-∏n. B\n°p icn°pw Ic-®n¬h-∂p. ‘AΩ®o’ B¿{Z-amb IÆp-I-tfmsS hnd-bm¿∂ kzc-Øn¬ B\n hnfn-®p. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS hb-dn¬ apJ-a-a¿Øn Gß-e-Sn®p Ic-™p. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS IÆp-Ifpw \nd-™p-h-∂p. tPmkn\v F¥p sNø-W-sa-∂-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Znh-k-ßƒ Cg™p \oßn. ]g-ßƒ ]mbv°p sNbvX Ih-dp-Iƒ henb Ih-dp-I-fn-te°v am‰n-s°m-≠n-cn-°p-tºm-gmWv sXmgn-em-fn-IfpsS t]∏¿ ]cn-tim-[n-°m≥ Iº-\n-bn-te°v t]meo-kp-Im¿ Cc-®p-I-b-dn-b-Xv. Nn-e¿ ]pd-tØ°v HmSn c-£s∏-´p. ]gw kwkvI-cn-°p∂ h¿°nwKv Gcn-bm-bn-te°v Nne¿ A`-bw-tXSn ]m™p. tcJ-Iƒ ]cn-tim-[n®v Ipd-®p-t]sc t]meokv ]nSn-Iq-Sn. X\n°p bqWnt^mw FSp-Øp-X∂ ‘tImfn≥’ F∂ Cw•o-jp-Im-c-t\mSv Ah¿ Fs¥m-s°tbm kwkm-cn-°p\∂-∂Xp I≠p. tImfn≥ tkmdn F∂p ]d-bp-∂Xv tIƒ°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. Iptd tcJIfpw ]nSn-°-s∏-´-h-cp-ambn t]meo-kp-Im¿ ]pd-tØ°p t]mbn. A[nIw P\-hm-k-an-√mØ Cu {]tZiw e≠\p ]pd-Øp≈ Irjn ÿe-ß-fm-Wv. A\-[n-IrX IpSn-tb-‰°m¿°v Iº-\n-Iƒ tPmen-sIm-Sp-Øm¬, C≥jp-d≥kv \º-cp-I-fn¬ Xncn-adn \S-Øn-bm¬ ]ngbpw in£bpw Dd-∏v. F∂n´pw \nb-a-ßƒ°v ad-bn´v Ipd-®p-t]¿ Chn-sS-Øs∂ Ign-bp-∂p-≠v. \m´nse hni∂ hb-dp-Isf Hm¿°p-tºmƒ Ah¿°v Pohn-Xw-sIm≠v AΩm-\-am-Sp∂ Ifn Hcp {]iv\-a-√. ]cn-tim-[-\bv°p h∂-h¿ aS-ßn-t∏m-b-X-dn™v Hfn-®n-cp-∂-h¿ aS-ßn-sb-Øn. `oXn-bm¿∂ IÆp-I-fm¬ Np‰pw-ho-£n-®p. ]ecpw s\Sp-ho¿∏p-I-fpsS IpØ-gn®p hn´p. Ah-cpsS A¶-em∏v amdn-bn-cp-∂n-√. kplr-Ømb t]mf-≠p-Im-cn-bpsS kwkm-c-Øn¬\n∂v Iº\n A\-[n-Ir-X-amb ]eXpw sNøp-∂p-s≠∂v B\n°p a\-kn-em-bn-cp-∂p. sXmgn-em-fn-I-fpsS tPmen ka-b-Ønepw kpc£ Dd-∏p-h-cp-Øp∂ Imcy-Ønepw e≠-\nse a‰p Iº-\n-I-fnse am\-Z-WvU-ßƒ Ch¿ ]men-°p-∂n-√-s{X. shfn®w I¨Xp-d-°p-∂-Xn\p apºv B´n≥ ]‰-ß-sf-t∏mse sXmgn-em-fn-Isf Iº-\n-bn-te-s°-Øn-°p-∂Xns‚ ImcWw AXm-W-t{X. sXmgn-em-fn-Iƒ°v a‰v Iº-\n-Iƒ \evIp-∂-Xnepw Ipd™ iº-fmWv \evIp-∂Xv. Ae-h≥kp-I-sfm-∂p-an-√. cmhnse ]Xn-\-©p-an-\n‰pw D®bv°v Ccp-]-Xp-an-\n‰pw am{X-amWv `£-W-Øn\p≈ ka-bw. ]n∂oSv ho≠pw b{¥-ß-sf-t∏mse ]Wn XpS-c-Ww. Ah[n Znh-k-ß-fn¬ Hmh¿ ssSw sNøp∂ tPmen°v iº-f-Øn¬ hyXym-k-sam-∂p-an-√. {_n´-Wn¬ i\nbpw Rmbdpw tPmen sNøn-°p∂ an° Iº-\n-Ifpw Cc´n iº-f-amWv \evIp-∂-Xv. ChnsS ASn-a-I-sf-t∏mse ]Wn-sb-Sp-°p-∂p. s]mSn-I-fn¬ izmkw ap´p-tºmgpw hni-∂-h-b-dp-ambn tPmen sNøp-tºmgpw \m´n¬ Xß-fpsS ]Ww {]Xo-£n-®n-cn-°p-∂-h-cpsS apJ-ß-fmIpw I¨ap-∂n-ep-≠m-hp-I. Zb\o-b-amb B ImgvN-h-´-ß-fn¬ \n∂v Hfn-t®m-Sm-\m-hn-√-t√m. a\-kn¬ tNmc-sIm≠v hc-™n´ s]bn‚nw-KpIƒ t]mse-bp-≠mhpw Ah. B apJ-ß-tfm¿°p-tºmƒ thZ-\bpw IjvS-∏m-Sp-Ifpw £oW-hp-sa√mw ad-°pw. Ah-cpsS \∑, Ah-cpsS hni-∏-S-ß¬, Ah-cpsS PohnXw AXp-am-{X-ta-bp≈q ap∂n¬ AXp-am-{Xw. B\n ssIbp-d-Iƒ Ducn tSmbn-e-‰n-te-°p-t]m-bn. AXn-\p-≈n¬\n∂v Rc-ßepw aqf-ep-sams° tIƒ°p∂p. Ahƒ hmXn¬ X≈n-Øp-d-∂p. IdpØ Hcp Fep-º≥ tkmam-en-b-°m-c≥ {ioe-¶-°m-cnbmb tPmen-°mcnsb {`m¥-ambn Iogvs]-Sp-Øm≥ t\m°p-∂p. Ah-fpsS Hmh¿tIm-´ns‚ lp°p-Iƒ an°Xpw s]m´n-bn-´p-≠v. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-66-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Iodnb hkv{X-Øn-eqsS ]pd-tØ-°p-In-S∂ IdpØ kvX\-ß-fn¬ {`m¥-ambn Npw_n-°p-I-bm-W-bmƒ. Ahƒ IpX-dn-am-dm≥ {ian-°p-∂p-s≠-¶nepw Abmƒ ]q≠-S°w sI´n-∏n-Sn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Abmƒ Ahsf hnh-kv{X-bm°m-\p≈ {ia-Øn-em-Wv. B ImgvN-I≠v B\n Xcn-®p-\n-∂p. Hcp \nan-jw. Ahƒ ]m™p-sN∂v B tkmam-en-b-°m-cs\ ]nSn-®-I-‰n. Ahs‚ Ic-WØv B™-Sn-®p.

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apdn-th‰ ]£n A{]-Xo-£n-Xa- mb Hcm-{I-aWw Ah≥ {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂n-√. B\nbpw Idp-Øp-sa-en™ {ioe-¶° - m-cnbpwIqSn Ahs\ t\cn-´p. HSp-hn¬ B \ot{Km IpXdn ]pd-tØ°v HmSn. Hcp-\n-anjw hkv{X-ßƒ t\sc-bm-°p-∂-Xn\p ap≥]v B {ioe-¶-°mcn B\n-bpsS Ihn-fn¬ B™-Sn-®p. Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ s]m∂o-®-]m-dn. F¥mWp kw`-hn-®-Xv. Ahƒ kvXw`n-®p-\n-∂p. ‘lp B¿ bp Sp C‚¿^n-b¿ C≥ ssa _nkn-\-kv.’ {ioe-¶-°mcn Ahƒ°p-t\sc Ien-Xp-≈n. B\n-s°m∂pw a\-kn-em-bn-√. F¥n-\m-W-hƒ Xs∂ ASn-®Xv. B \ot{Km Ah-fpsS Imap-I-\m-bn-cp-∂pthm? Xm≥ bYm¿Y-Øn¬ Ah-fpsS hnImc sshhin-ß-fn-te°v \pg-™p-I-b-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂pthm? Xms\-¥n\v CXn-en-S-s]-´p-sh-∂t√ Ahƒ ]d-™n-´p-t]m-bXv? B\n-bpsS a\-kn-ep-b¿∂ tNmZy-ßsf Nhn-´n-sa-Xn®v {ioe-¶-°mcn apdn-hn-´p-t]m-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ ASn-sIm≠ Ihn-fn¬ Xtem-Sn. tSmbve-‰n¬ t]mbn aS-ßn-h-∂-t∏mgpw tNmZy-a-hsf hn´p-am-dn-bn-cp∂n-√. Xs∂ F¥n-\m-W-hƒ ASn-®-sX-∂-dn-b-Ww. B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ B {ioe-¶-°m-cnsb Xnc-™p. Hm^okn¬\n∂v i_vZ-ap-b-cp-∂Xp tI´v Ahƒ Atßm-´p-t\m-°n. Hm^o-k¿ tImfn-\p-ambn B {ioe-¶°mcn hmKzm-Z-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ ap≥]v I≠ AtX Xos∏m-cn. Ah-sc-¥mWp ]d-bp-∂sX-∂-dn-bm≥ B\n ImtXm¿Øp. \ot{Kmsb C\n Iº-\n-bn-te°v Ab-bv°-cp-sX∂v tImfn≥ Hm^n-knte°p t^m¨ sNøp-∂-Xp-tI-´p. {ioe-¶-°m-cn°v AXv kzoIm-cy-am-bn-s√∂p tXm∂p-∂p. t]meo-kn¬ ]cmXn-s∏-´n-s√-¶n¬ Xm≥ t]meo-kns\ hnfn-°p-sa-∂-hƒ ap∂-dn-bn∏p \¬In. tImfn≥ AX{X Imcy-am-bn-s´-SpØn-√. Ah-tfmSp ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn-t∏m-Im≥ Ae-dp-∂Xp tI´p. Aa¿j-tØmsS Ahƒ hmXn¬ hen-®p-Xpd-∂n-d-ßn-h-∂p. apºn¬ B\n-sb-°≠v Ahƒ Hs´m-∂-º-c-∂p. Ahƒ AXp {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂n-√. B\n Ahsf XS-™p. Chƒ Xs∂ Xncn-®-Sn-°m-s\-Øn-b-XmtWm F∂ tNmZyw {ioe-¶-°m-cn-bpsS ]pcn-I-s°m-Sn-bn¬\n∂v hmbns®-Sp-°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. ‘ssh UnUv bp _o‰v an?’B\n cq£-ambn Ah-tfmSp tNmZn-®p. ‘sF s\h¿ BkvIvUv t^m¿ bph¿ sl¬]v. Bw tI]-_nƒ Sp lm≥Un¬ Znkv ssS∏v Hm^v ªUn CUn-b-‰vkv. \u sF hn¬ tImƒ Z t]meo-kv.’ t]m°-‰n¬\n∂v samss_¬t^m-sW-SpØv Ahƒ apt∂m´p \S-∂p-sIm≠p t]meo-kns\ hnfn®p Imcyßƒ ]d-bp-∂Xp tI´p. t^m¨ I´p-sNbvXv Ahƒ Xncn™v B\n-sb-t\m°n ]d-™p. ‘\u bp \mhv Z Nm≥kv Sp ]pSv F Iwπ-bn‚ v FsKbv≥Ãv an’˛ Xe-Ip-\n®v Hcp \nanjw B\n-bpsS IÆpI-fn-te°v D‰p-t\m-°n-∏-d-™p. ‘B≥Uv tkmdn t^m¿ bp’.Ahƒ \S-∂p-t]m-bn. B\n°v Ah-tfmSp tXm∂nb tZjyw Aen-™p-t]m-bn. {]iv\-ßsf H‰bv°p t\cn-Sm≥ CjvS-s∏-Sp-∂hƒ. a‰p-≈-h-cpsS Imcy-Øn¬ C\n shdpsX Xe-bn-tS-≠-∂-h-fp-d-∏n®p. Ahƒ XncnsI sse\n¬h∂v tPmen sNbvXp-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. F¥m-bmepw ChnsS kv{XoIƒ°v bmsXmcp kpc-£n-X-Xz-hp-an-s√∂p a\-kn-em-bn. B¿°pw F¥pw sNømw. ]e cmPy-°m¿. ]e thj-°m¿. ]e `mj kwkm-cn-°p-∂-h¿. Ah-cpsS Nncn-°p∂ apJ-Øn\p ]n∂n-sem-fn-®n-cn-°p∂ a\kv B¿°p-a-dn-bn-√. ChnSpsØ {]apJ IS-I-fn-te°p ]g-h¿K-ßƒ Ib‰v Ab-bv°p∂ Iº-\n-I-fn-sem-∂m-Wn-Xv. ÿnc tPmen-°m¿ Bcp-an-√. Cu Iº-\n-sb-∏‰n A{X \√-sXm-∂p-a√ F√m-hcpw ]d-bp-∂-Xpw. 15 h¿jØn-e-[n-I-ambn B t]mf-≠p-Imcn ChnsS h∂n-´v. Ah¿t]mepw CXn-s\-°p-dn®v \√Xp ]d™p tI´n-√. Chn-sS-\n∂p ]g-h¿K-ßƒ Hm¿U-sd-Sp-°p∂ Iº-\n-°m¿ kµ¿i-\-Øn\p hcp-tºmƒ am{Xw ChnSw hrØnbm-°p-∂-Xn¬ \n∂v B\n-°Xp a\-kn-em-bn-cp-∂p. t]meokv Hm^n-kn-te°v Ib-dp-∂-X-hƒ I≠p. F{X-th-K-amWv Ah¿ FØn-b-Xv. B \ot{Km Iº-\nbn¬\n∂v t]mbn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. ]t£ Fhn-sS-bm-bmepw t]meokv Ahs\ Xnc-™p-]n-Sn-°pw. Hm^o-knte°v {ioe-¶-°m-cnsb hnfn-∏n-®-t∏m-gmWv Imcy-ßƒ a‰p-≈-h-cpsS sNhn-bn-se-Øn-b-Xv. Nne¿s°ms° t\csØ Cßs\ D≠m-bn-´p-s≠∂pw tPmen t]mIp-sa∂v `b∂v Ah-cXv ]pd-Øp-]-d-bm-Ø-Xm-sW∂pw B\n°v Ah-cpsS kwkm-c-Øn¬\n∂p a\-kn-em-bn. GP≥kn-hgn tPmen°p hcp-∂-h-cmWv. GP≥knsb A]-Io¿Øn-s∏-Sp-Øp-∂-hsc Ah¿ tPmen°v FSp-°m-dn-√. e≠-\n¬ Cß-s\-sbm∂pw \S-∂-´n-s√∂pw t]mf-≠p-Imcn ]d™p. t]meo-kns\ hnfn® B {ioe-¶-°m-cn°v tPmen \jvS-amIpw F∂pa-h¿ ]d-bp-∂Xp B\n tI´p. t]meokv Abmsf ]nSn-t®-°pw. ]t£ ]cm-Xn-s∏-´-bmƒ tPmen-bn¬\n∂p ]pd-Øm-Ipw. \jvSIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-68-Imcq¿ tkma≥

am¿°m-Wv. F√m-bn-SØpw \nb-a-ßƒ ]mh-s∏-´-h¿s°m-∏-a-√-t√m. D®bv°v `£Ww Ign-™p-h∂ B\n-bpsS ssIbn¬ _memPn Agp-°p-Iƒ Xd-bn¬\n∂v IpØn-sb-Sp°p∂ Iºnbpw Hcp πmÃnIv Ih-dp-ta¬]n-®p. Xte∂v cm{Xn-bn¬ Iº-\n-bn¬ {Inkvakv BtLmjw \S∂ ]¥¬ hrØn-bm-°p-I-bmWv tPmen. thsd \me-©p-t]-cp-ap≠v Ahƒs°m-∏w. Ah¿ ]¥-en-te°p \oßn. Ah-fpsS t]m°-‰n¬\n∂p hoWp-t]mb •ukv _mem-Pn-Xs∂ FSpØv Ahsf G¬]n-®p. {Inkvakv ]¥-en-\p-≈n-se-Øn-b-t∏mtg°pw Ahƒ°v Hm°m-\w-h-∂p. Ahn-sS-sb√mw ]g-Inb aZy-Øns‚ \m‰w. `£-W-sa√mw NnX-dn-°n-S-∏p-≠v. Ign™ Znhkw Hm^o-k¿am¿°mbn {Inkvakv BtLm-j-ap-s≠∂v ]d™p tI´n-cp-∂p. AhnsS ]p¬°q-sSms° Hcp-°p-∂Xp I≠-t∏mƒ ho´nse {Inkvakv BtLm-j-amWv Hm¿a h∂-Xv. Im‰mSn ac-s°m-ºp-Iƒ\m´n ssht°mepsIm≠v ta¬°qc hncn®v D≠m-°p∂ sNdnb ]p¬°q-´n¬ DÆntb-ip-hns‚ Ip™p-{]-Xn-a. Hutk∏pw adn-bhpw ImWpw. F√m-Øn-s‚bpw \nd-a-S¿∂-Xm-bn-cn-°pw. F√mh¿jhpw ]pXn-bXv hmß-W-sa∂v hnNm-cn-°pw. ]t£, \S-°n-√. Cud-sI-´n-bp-≠m-°p∂ henb \£-{XØn¬ cm{Xn dm¥-en-d°n hbv°pw. {Inkvakv Itcm-fp-Imsc t\m°n Dd-ßm-Xn-cn-°pw. Hcp Iºn-Øn-cnbpw aØm-∏q-sams° A∂sØ kz]v\-am-bn-cp-∂p. {Inkvakv cm{Xn a™p-Xn-cp∂ hgn-bn-eqsS ]≈n-te°v A∏s\m∏w A\p-P-Øn-am-scbpw Iq´n-bp≈ t]m°v. ‘tlbv, Iw lnb¿’. IqsS \ns∂m-cmƒ B\nsb hnfn-®p. B\n Hm¿a-I-fn¬\n∂v Xncn-s®-Øn. ]n∂oSv aZy-°p-∏n-Iƒ s]dp-°m≥ th®p-\-S-∂p. Iº-\n-bpsS Xe-∏-Øn-cn-°p-∂-h-cpsS {Inkvakv BtLm-j-Øns‚ _m°n-]-{X-ßƒ t]mse Cd-®n-°-jW-ßfpw _nb¿Ip-∏n-Ifpw πmÃnIv Ih-dp-Ifpw AhnsS NnX-dn-°n-S-∂p. {^nUvPn¬ h®-Xp-t]mse F√mw achn-®n-cp-∂p. Cß-s\-bmtWm Ch¿ {Inkvakv BtLm-jn-°p-∂-Xv. ssZh-sØbpw aZy-Øn¬ ap°n-sb-Sp-°p∂p. IpSn®p IqØmSn c£-Is‚ hchv BtLm-jn-°p-∂p. Hcp Imen-sØm-gp-Øn¬ Zcn-{Z-cn¬ Zcn-{Z-\mbn Ai-c-W-cn¬ Ai-c-W-\mbn temI-Øn\v shfn-®-ta-Im≥ AXyp-∂-X-ß-fn¬ ssZh-Øn\p al-Xzhpw `qanbn¬ ssZh-{]-km-Z-ap≈ a\p-jy¿°v kam-[m-\-hp-ambn ]nd-∂-hs‚ P\\w arK-Xp-ey-ambn BtLm-jn-°p-∂h¿. B\n Xd-bn¬In-S∂ Cd-®n-°-j-W-ßƒ Iºn-sIm≠p IpØn-sb-Sp-Øp. _nb¿ t_m´n-ep-Iƒ s]dp-°n-sbSp-°p-∂-h¿ Nncn-°p-∂-Xp-tI´v B\n Atßm´p t\m°n. t]mf-≠p-Im-cmb c≠p bphm-°ƒ hmbv Xpd-°mØ aZy-°p-∏n-Iƒ In´nb kt¥m-j-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. Ah¿ AsXms° s]dp°n Ip∏m-b-Øn-\p-≈n¬ Ib-‰p∂ Xnc-°n-em-bn-cp-∂p. ]mh-s∏´ sXmgn-em-fn-Isf t\m°p-Ip-Øn-I-fm°n sIm≠p≈ apX-em-fn-am-cpsS {Inkva-kv. s]s´-∂p-Xs∂ Ah-cXp hrØn-bm-°n. IdpØ πmÃnIv Ih-dp-Iƒ Xte-cm-{Xn-bnse D®n-jvS-ßƒ Ign-®pho¿Øp. AXp-ambn Iº-\n-°p-≈n-eqsS Ip∏-sØm´n b{¥-Øn-\-Sp-tØ°p \S-∂p. ]pd-tØ-°p≈ j´¿ Xpd∂p. ]pdØv ]™n-t]mse a™p s]bvXp-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. XWpØ Im‰v Nqfw-hn-fn-®p-sIm≠p IS-∂p-t]m-bn. ssaXm-\Øv c≠n {Sbn-ed - p-Iƒ ]g-h¿K-ßƒ Ib-‰n-s°m-≠p-t]m-Im≥ ImØp-In-S° - p-∂p. Iº-\n-bpsS tKmUu≠n¬ c≠v {Sbn-e-dp-Iƒ ]g-ßƒ Cd-°p-∂p-ap-≠v. Ip∏-sØm´n b{¥-Øn-\-SpØv \n¬°p∂ aem-bn-fn-bmb amWn •ukn´ ssIIƒ Dc®v apJØp NqSp-h-bv°p-∂p-≠v. Ahƒ Ih¿ b{¥-Øn-\-S-Øp-h-®n´v Abmsf t\m°n Nncn-®p. Iº-\n-°-IØp \n∂p≈ Ah-in-jvS-ßƒ apgp-h≥ Cu Ip∏-sØm´n b{¥-Øn-en´p AXv Ic-≠p-]-tbm-Kn®v sRcn-®-a¿Øpw. AXv \nd-bp-tºmƒ ap\n-kn-∏m-en-‰n-°m¿h∂v FSp-Øp-sIm≠p s]mbvs°m-≈pw. a‰p c≠p b{¥-ßƒIq-Sn-bp-≠v. AXnepw tPmen-sN-øp-∂Xv ae-bm-fn-I-fm-Wv. c≠p-t]cpw Imen-bmb Imen-bmb Im¿´qWp-Ifpw πmÃnIv Ih-dp-Ifpw b{¥-Øn-te°v hmcn-bn-´p-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. Ah¿ XWp-∏n¬ ac®p {]Xn-at]msebmbn-cn-°p-∂p-sh∂v Ah¿°p tXm∂n. tNmc-t]mepw ac-hn-∏n-°p∂ XWp-∏v. Ah¿ HmSn Iº-\n-°p≈n¬I-bdn j´-dn-´p. Xs‚ ssI ac-®p-t]m-sb∂v B\n°p tXm∂n. •ukn-´n-cp-∂n-√. C{Xbpw XWp-∏p-≠mIp-sa∂p Icp-Xn-bn-√. Ah-scms° Fß-s\-\n¬°p∂p ]pdØv Cu XWp-∏-Øv. ]g-ßƒ Ib-‰n-bn-d-°p-∂h¿°v I´n-Iq-Snb Iºn-fn-°p-∏m-bw-t]m-ep-an-√. Ac-Nm¨ hb-dp-\n-d-bv°m≥ Pohn-Xw-h®v Ah¿ t]mcm-Sp-∂p. ]pXnb BIm-ihpw ]pXnb `qanbpw tXSn-h∂ A`-bm¿Yn-Iƒ ac-WsØ D≈w-ssI-bn-se-Sp-ØmWv Ft∏mgp-a-h-cpsS \S-∏v. Xncn-®p-h∂v sse\n¬ \n¬°p-tºmƒ B\n°v Xe Np‰p-∂-Xp-t]mse tXm∂n. Imep-Iƒ°v Hcp Xf¿®. ssIIƒ ac-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Ccp-´ns‚ Hcp ]mfn IÆn-te°v Cc-®p-I-b-dn-h-∂p. B\n-bpsS ImgvN ad-™p-t]m-bn. ASp-Øp-\n∂ t]mf-≠p-Im-cn-bmWv B\n Xmtg°p hogp-∂Xv I≠-Xv. Ah¿ s]mSp-∂s\ B\nsb Xmßn∏n-Sn-®p. _mem-Pnsb hnfn-®p. _memPn ]ms™-Øn. Ahsf Ipep-°n-hn-fn-®p. Hm^o-kn-te-t°m-Sn. Hm^okv Uyq´n-bn-ep-≠m-bn-cp∂ aZm-Ω-sb-Øn. AXym-ln-X-hn-`mKw 999 F∂ \º¿ hnfn-°m≥ ]d-™p. ]Øp-an-\n-‰n\p-≈n¬ Aemdw apg°n Bw_p-e≥kv ]ms™-Øn. B\nsb Bip-]-{Xn-bn-te°p sIm≠p-t]m-bn. tImfn≥ GP≥kn-bpsS Hm^o-kn¬ hnh-c-a-dn-bn-®p. Ah¿ tPmkns\ Adn-bn-®p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-69-Imcq¿ tkma≥

hnh-c-a-dn-bp-tºmƒ tPmkv, tÃmdn¬ km[-\-a-Sp°ns°m≠n-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. DXvI-WvT-bmbn tPmkn-\v. F¥m-bn-cn°pw kw`-hn-®-Xv. Afn-b≥ ]d-™Xp tIƒ°msX Xm\-hƒ°v tPmen hmßn-s°m-Sp-Ø-Xm-Wv. GXm-ip-]-{Xn-bn-te-°m-bn-cn°pw sIm≠p-t]m-b-Xv. tÃmdn¬ \n∂pw Hm^o-kn-te-t°m-Sn. Um\n Hm^o-kn-ep≠m-bn-cp-∂p. hfsc A]q¿h-am-bnt´ Afn-b≥ Hm^o-kn-ep-≠m-Im-dp-≈q. tPmkv kw`hw ]d-™p. DS≥Xs∂ Um\n 999 hnfn®v B\nsb sIm≠p-t]m-bXv Fhn-sS-sb∂v Adn-™p. Um\n t^m¨ Xmsg-h-®p. ‘tPmtk, t]Sn-t°-≠. tam\n° tPmen sNøp∂ tlmkv]n-‰-en-te-°mWv sIm≠p-t]m-b-Xv. Rm≥ Ahsf H∂p hnfn-°-s´’.Um\n DS≥Xs∂ tam\n-°sb hnfn®p hnhcw ]d-™p. B\n-bpsS hnh-c-ßƒ hnfn®p ]db-W-sa∂pw ]d-™p. Um\n hnfn-°p-tºmƒ tam\n° Uyq´n tUmIvS¿s°m-∏-am-bn-cp-∂p. hnh-c-a-dn™ DS-s\-Xs∂ tam\n° dnk-]vj-\n-te°p hnfn®p Imcy-ßƒ tNmZn-®-dn-™p. B\nsb InS-Øn-bn-cn-°p∂ apdn-bn-te°p sN∂p. B\n Ct∏mgpw IÆp-Xp-d-∂n-´n-√. Iøn-eqsS {Un∏v Ib‰p-∂p-≠v. tam\n° ]Xnsb B\n-bpsS apJ-tØ°p Ip\n™p t\m°n. ‘B\n... B\n...’ Ahƒ IÆp-Iƒ ]Xnsb Xpd∂v hnkva-b-tØmsS t\m°n. Np‰pw ]c-Xn. ‘Rm≥... Rms\-hn-sS-bm. ChnsS Fß-s\..’ tam\n° Nncn-®p. ‘\√ tNmZyw. bp B¿ \u C≥ e≠≥ tlmkv]n-‰¬’. B\n Fs¥m-s°tbm Hm¿sØ-Sp-°m≥ {ian-®p. Iº-\n-bn¬ ]pd-tØ-°p≈ j´-dn´v sse\n-te°v \S-∂tXm¿°p-∂p-≠v. ]ns∂-¥p-]-‰n. ‘F¥m ]‰n-bXv B\o... ]dbq Ct∏m-sg-ß-s\.’ B\n Hm¿a-I-fn¬ Xnc-™p. ‘F\n-s°m∂p Xe-Np-‰n. A√m-sXm-∂p-an-√’. ‘ssa tKmUv! Rßƒ t]Sn-®p-t]m-bn’. tam\n° Hmh¿tIm-´ns‚ t]m°-‰n¬\n∂pw samss_¬ FSpØp Um\nsb hnfn®p Ipg-∏-sam-∂p-an-s√-∂dn-bn-®p. Uyq´n Ign™v Xßƒ Hcp-an®v FØn-t°m-fm-sa∂pw ]d-™p. ‘A¶nƒ Adnt™m?’ B\n B¤p-Xw-Iq-dn. ‘]∏ am{X-a√ tPmk-¶n-fp-a-dn-™p. B\n°v F¥mWv Ign-°m≥ th≠-Xv...’ ‘F\n-s°m∂pw th≠ hni-∏n-√. a\w-]p-c-´p-∂p-≠v’. tam\n° B\n-bpsS \mUn-an-Sn∏v ]cn-tim-[n-®p. I¨t]m-f-I-fp-b¿Øn t\m°n. tam\n-°-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ hnS¿∂p. AΩ-bm-Im-\p≈ km[yX X≈n-°-f-bm-\m-hn-√. aq{Xhpw c‡hpw ]cn-tim-[n®p Ignt™ ]dbm≥ ]‰q. AXns‚ dnkƒ´nXp-hsc h∂n-´n-√. ‘Rms\-∂m¬ hm¿Un-te°v sN√-s´. HsI-kobp’. tam\n-°-t]m-bn. ASp-Ø-ap-dn-bn¬\n∂pw Hcp Ip´n-bpsS Ic-®n¬ Db¿∂p-tI-´p. Btcm AXns‚ Ic-®n-e-S-°m≥ ]mSp s]Sp∂p-≠v. hmXn¬ Xpd∂v Hcp B{^n-°-Imcn teUn tUmIvS¿ IS-∂p-h-∂p. ‘I¨{Km‰vkv B\n. bp B¿ s]·‚ v’ . B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ Aº-c-∏n-em-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ Aß-s\-sbm∂p {]Xo-£n-®-tX-bn-s√∂p tXm∂n. Ah¿ h∂v {Sn∏ns‚ Afhv Ipd-®n-´p-t]m-bn. B\n Nn¥-I-fn-te°v tN°-dn-bn-cp-∂p. X\n-s°mcp Ip™v ]nd-°m≥ t]mIp-∂p. GsXm-c-Ωbpw kt¥mj-Øns‚ hm\n-ep-b-cp∂ Znh-kw. GsXmcp kv{Xobpw tIƒ°m≥ sImXn-°p-∂-Xm-Wn-Xv. kz¥w tNmcbn¬\n∂v Ah-km-\-Im-eØv ssI]n-Sn®p \S-Øm≥ Hcp aI-\p-≠m-hp-I. Ah-fpsS apJØv Hcpaßnb {]Imi-[m-c. kt¥m-jn-°tWm k¶-S-s∏-StWm F∂-hƒ°v Adn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. sImgn-™p-t]mb hk-¥-Øns\m-Sp-hn-enXm Hcp ]qhv hnS-cm≥ t]mIp-∂p. ]t£, A`n-\-µ\w sIm≠v I¨\n-d-bv°m≥ H∂p-X-tem-Sp-hm≥ Bcp-an-√m-Xn-cn-°p-∂p. Ahƒ°v Xm≥ H‰-s∏-´-Xmbn tXm∂n. GIm-¥-X-bpsS Hcp hc≠ bm{X. Hcp Ic®n¬h-∂Xv ]nSn-®p-\n¿Øm-\-hƒ°m-bn-√. tam\n-°bpw sskaWpw t{Kkn-bpsS ho´n-se-Øp-tºmƒ k‘ybm-bn-cp-∂p. a™p-ta-L-ßƒ ]™n-ag s]øp-∂p. Ce-sIm-gn™ ac-Ø-e-∏p-Iƒ XWp-∏ns‚ ISp∏w hnfn-®-dn-bn-®p. sska¨ tImfnwKv s_√n¬ hnc-e-a¿Øn. sN√p∂ hnhcw t\csØ ]d-™-Xp-sIm≠v PÃn-\-hnsS D≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ‘amØn’ h∂v IXIp Xpd-∂p-sIm-Sp-Øp. Ah¿ AI-tØ°p Ib-dn. tKmh-Wn-∏-Sn-Iƒ Cd-ßn-h∂v PÃn≥ sskasW Bt«-jn-®p. ‘aΩo...’ PÃn≥ hnfn-®p. ‘Hm Unb¿ t{Kjykv πokv ep°v bph¿ ko‰v.’ t{Kkn Du∂p-h-Sn-bq∂n Ahn-tS°p h∂p. ‘lu B¿ bp B‚n’ sska¨ tNmZn-®p. ‘Bw ss^≥ Unb¿, hm´v hpUv bp sseIv Sp Cu‰v Hm¿ {Un¶v. amØo πokv {_nwKv kw tIm^o.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-70-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘tam\o.. lu B¿ bp’. ‘ss^≥ B‚o. ]ns∂ Hcp KpUv \yqkv ]d-bm≥th≠n h∂-XmWv Rßƒ’. ‘B¿ bp FssKbv≥ {]·‚ v’˛ t{Kkn BImw-£-tbmsS Ah-fpsS hb-dn-te°p t\m°n. F√m-hcpw Nncn-®p. ‘s\m B‚n. Ah¿ amtcy-Pv’. tam\n° hm\n-‰n-_m-Kn¬\n∂v Hcp hnhml Im¿sU-SpØv t{Kkn°p \¬In. t{Kkn AXp hmbn-®n´v PÃn\p \¬In. amØn Im∏n-bp-ambn h∂p. sskasW IuXp-I-tØmsS t\m°n. s]s´-∂p-Xs∂ aS-ßn-t∏m-bn. ‘I¨{KmNvkv Sp t_mXv Hm^v bp.. sF hn¬ Iw Sp Z N¿®v Hm¨en. hn¬ t\mSv shbv‰v t^m¿ Z ]m¿´n. C‰v H.sI t^m¿ bp Unb¿’. t{Kkn ]d-™p. ‘aΩo hm´v B¿ bp tSmInwKv F_u-´v’.PÃn≥ CS-s]-´p. ‘bp Io]v Izb-‰v. sF tUm¨Sv hm¨Sv bph¿ s]¿an-j≥ bp tSmIv’. t{Kkn tZjy-s∏-´p. B‚n-bpsS kz`mhw Adn-bm-hp-∂-Xp-sIm≠v tam\n° PÃn-t\mSp ]d-™p. ‘Iw Uu¨ PÃn≥’. Ah¿ Im∏n-Ip-Sn-®n´v Fgp-t∂-‰p. ‘HmsI B‚n ko bq Hm¨ a¨tU’. ‘HmsI ssa k¨. tSIv tIb¿’. t{Kkn th®p-th®v AI-tØ°p \S-∂p. Pkv‰n≥ Ahsc bm{X-bm-°m≥ ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. tam\n° Im¿ Ãm¿´v sNøp-tºmƒ sska¨ PÃn-\pambn Kuc-h-Øn-set¥m kwkm-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. B\n K¿`n-Wn-bmb hnhcw ]d-bp-I-bm-tWm. aΩn {]tXyIw ]d-™p-hn-´-XmWv AsXm∂pw hnkvX-cn-t°-≠-∂v. sska¨ Imdn¬ Ib-dn. Ah¿ hoSns‚ sKbn‰v IS-∂p-t]m-Ip-∂-Xp-hsc PÃn≥ t\m°n-\n-∂p. hnhm-l-Zn\w h∂p. Ik-hp-km-cn-bn¬ tam\n° IqSp-X¬ kpµ-cn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. sska-Wn-s‚bpw tam\n-°-bp-sSbpw hnhm-lØn\v ASpØ _‘p-°fpw kplr-Øp-°fpw am{Xta D≠m-bn-cp-∂p-≈q. ]{X-ßs - fms° Adn-™m¬ AsXmcp h≥ BtLm-j-am-°n-am-‰p-sa-∂p-d-∏m-Wv. AXp-th-s≠∂p Xocp-am-\n-®Xv sska¨X-s∂-bm-Wv. aq∂p-h-b-kp≈ aI≥ NS-ßn¬ apJym-Xn-Yn-sb-s∏se Gen-bm-Ω-bvs°m-∏-an-cp-∂p. Ikhp kmcn-bn¬ shfpØ Inco-S-hp-a-Wns™-Ønb tam\n° amem-J-sb-t∏mse \n∂p. ]∏ aΩn-bpsS hnc-en¬ tamXn-c-a-Wn-bn-°p-∂Xv sk_n≥ IÆn-a-bv°msX t\m°n-\n-∂p. B cwK-Øns‚ Hm¿a-I-fn¬ B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ Hcp Nn√p-]m-{X-ap-S-™p. thZ-\-bn¬ \odn. t{Kknsb B\n I≠n-cp-∂p. apJw sImSp-Øn√ amdn \S-∂p. hnhm-l-N-Sßv Ign™ DSs\ ]≈n-bn¬\n-∂p-an-dßn ASp-Øn-cn-°p-∂-h-tcmSv Hcp hm°p-t]mepw ]d-bmsX Imdn¬I-bdn HmSn-®p-t]m-Ip∂Xp I≠p. ]≈n-tbmSp tN¿∂v \£-{X-ßƒsIm-≠-ew-I-cn® hnim-e-amb lmfn-te°p h∂ B\n ho™p-•m-kpambn Xncn-™p-h∂ Hcm-fpsS tZl-Øn-Sn-®p. tkmdn ]d-bm-\mbn Ahƒ Xncn-™p. Hcp \nanjw AXv PÃn\m-bn-cp-∂p. \£-{X-ßƒ t]mse \mep-I-Æp-Iƒ ]c-kv]cw Bg-ß-fn-te°p Xpf-™n-d-ßn.

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acp-∏® PÃns‚ IÆp-I-fn¬ AZv`p-X-Øns‚ A·n ]¿hXw s]m´n. Chnƒ ChnsS. B\nsb Hcn-°epw ChnsS {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂n-√. hoSp hn´n-d-ßn-°-gn™ Ah-sf-°p-dn®v Btem-Nn-®n-´p-t]m-ep-an-√. Xs‚ kzmX-{¥y-Øn\v XS-k-ambn \n∂h-fmWv Fhn-sS-sb-¶nepw t]mI-s´-sb-∂p-I-cp-Xn. AXp-sIm≠v At\z-jn-®Xp-an√. ]∏-bp-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂t√m Iq´n-\v. PÃn≥ shdp-t∏msS apJw-Xn-cn®p \S-∂p. t]mIp-∂Xp t\m°n B\n \n∂p. hnjm-ZØ - ns‚ Imc-ap-≈p-sIm≠v Iodnb lrZ-bh - p-ambn Ahƒ, ho™p-•m-kp-ambn \S∂p \oßp∂ PÃns\ t\m°n. {]Xo-£n-®n-cp∂p Chn-sS. ]t£ ImW-W-sa∂p B{K-ln-®n-cp-∂n-√. AXp-sIm-≠p-X-s∂-bmWv t{KknbpsS I¨sh-´Øp \n∂v Hgn-™p-amdn \n∂-Xpw. InS-∏-d-bn¬ `mcy-bpsS apºn¬h®v a‰p kv{XoI-fp-ambn sI´n-∏p-W-cp∂ `¿Øm-hns‚ I¨ap-∂n¬ C\n sN∂p hog-cp-sX∂v {]m¿Yn-®n-cp-∂p. PÃn≥ Ctßm´p hcp∂Xv I≠n-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Chn-tS°p hcm-Xn-cp-t∂-s\. IÆp-Iƒ \nd-bp-sa∂v Dd-∏m-b-t∏mƒ B\n Ahn-sS-\n∂pw ]n¥n-cn™p \S-∂p. lmfns‚ shfn®w Ipd™ Hcp aqe-bn¬t]m-bn-cp-∂p. lmfns‚ as‰m-cp aqebv°v Aew-Ir-X-amb Hcp \£-{X-°q-Sn-\p-≈n¬\n∂v kpµcn-am¿ sNdnb Nph-Sp-h-bv]p-I-fp-ambn ]mSp-∂p-≠v. tam\n° Hcp ]qºm-‰sb-t]mse lmfn¬ ]mdn-\-S-°p-∂p. Um\n B¿s°m-s°tb \n¿tZ-i-ßƒ \¬Ip-∂p. PÃn≥ \nd™ ho™p-•m-kp-ambn B¿°q-´-Øn-\n-S-bneqsS th®p-th®p \S-∂p. \nd™ IÆp-Iƒ Ahƒ kmcn-Ø-e-∏p-sIm≠p XpS-®p. Fs¥mcp hrØn-sI´ hgn-I-fn-eqsS \S-∂mepw PÃn≥ Xs‚ `¿Øm-hm-Wv. Xs‚ Igp-Øn¬ Hcp XoXp-≈nt]mse hoWp s]m≈p∂ Cu Xmen-bp-≈n-S-tØmfw Imew. Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp∂ ]pXp-\m-ºns‚ A—-\mWv. thW-sa-¶n¬ X\n°p \ntj-[n-°mw. ]t£ Xm\Xp ]d-™mepw Ip™ns‚ ]nXmhv Xm\m-sW∂v PÃn-s\m-cp-]t£ AwKo-I-cn-®n-s√-∂p-h-cpw. Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ PÃns‚ Ip™p-h-f-cp-∂p-sh∂ Imcyw PÃnt\mSp ]d-tb-≠-Xm-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂v Ahƒ°p tXm∂n. Htc-sbmcp hmN-Iw aXn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Hcn-°¬ Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp∂ Ip™v hep-Xmbn Ah-s‚-—s\ tNmZn-°m≥ XpS-ßp-sa-∂p-d-∏m-Wv. A∂v Xms\¥p sNøpw. iq\y-amb angn-I-fp-ambn shfn-®-sa-Øm-Øn-SØv hs∂m-fn-°m≥ F∂pw Ign-s™∂p hcn-√-t√m. Hgn™ ho™p-•mkv am‰n \nd™ H∂v PÃn≥ ho≠pw ssIbn-em-°n-b-t∏m-gmWv tPmkv PÃn-\-Sp-tØ°p sN∂-Xv. •mkp-ambn Xncn™ sPÃn≥ tPmkns\ I≠p. Np≠p-I-fn¬ Hcp Nncn h{In-®p. ‘lmbv, ]∏m lu B¿ bp.’ BImw£ \nd™ tNmZyw. F\n°p Ipg-∏-sam-∂p-an-√. ‘\nt∂m-sSm-cp-Imcyw ]d-bm-\p-≠v’. D≈n-ep≈ tZjyw ]pd-Øp-Im-´m-Xn-cn-°m≥ tPmkv ]c-am-h[n {i≤n®p. ‘F¥m ]∏m, sS¬ an.’ tPmkv Np‰pw t\m°n. Chn-sS-\n∂p ]d-™m¬ icn-bm-hn-√. PÃns‚ ssIbn¬]n-Sn®v tPmkv Bƒ°q-´sam-gn™ Hcp tImWn-te°v amdn-\n-∂p. ‘F¥m ]∏m’ PÃn≥ ho≠pw tNmZn-®p. ‘B\n {]·‚m-Wv’. tPmkv ]d-™p. PÃn≥ kvX_v[\mbn \n∂p. tIƒ°m≥ ]mSn-√mØ Ft¥m tI´-t]mse Xe-bm-´n. ‘t\m... t\m....’ ]Xnsb ]d-™p. ‘jo s\h¿ tSmƒUvan Bw t\m´v sdkvt]m¨kn-_nƒ t^m¿ sl¿ {]·-kn’. AsXmcp Hgn-™p-am-d¬ X{¥-am-bmWv tPmkn\p tXm∂n-b-Xv. AXp \nt∂m-Sp≈ shdp-∏p-sIm-≠m-bn-cn-°pw. Ipd-s®m-∂p-a-√t√m \o Ahsf thZ-\n-∏n-®-Xv. ‘Bw t\m´v t_mX-dnMv F_u´v Cukv jo sse°v Hm¿ t\mSv...’ ‘F¥m-bmepw \o Hc-—-\m-bn. Adn-bn-°-W-sa∂p tXm∂n-b-Xp-sIm≠v ]d-™-sX∂p am{Xw.’ tPmkv ]d™p \n¿Øn. ‘sF thm¨Sv AIvsk]v‰v hn¬ sS¬ aΩn’. tPmkn\v PÃn-t\mSv shdp-∏p-tXm-∂n. H∂pw ]d-tb-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ]n≥Xn-cn™p \S-∂p. Hcp kt¥m-jhm¿Ø Adn-bn-®-t∏m-gp≈ {]Xn-I-cWw I≠n-t√. Ip´n Ah-t‚-X-√-t{X. F√m-hcpw Ah-s\-t∏mse hgn-]nIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-72-Imcq¿ tkma≥

g-®-Xm-sW∂m hnNm-cw. CXn\n t{Kkn-tbmSv Ah≥ hnf-ºp-tºmƒ F¥m-Iptam Ft¥m. Xm≥ hb-‰n¬ t]dp∂ Ip™ns‚ s\©n-Sn∏v B\n-°t√ a\-kn-em-hq. Bƒ°q-´-Øns‚ BtLm-j-ß-fn-te°v aS-ßp∂ PÃns\ t\m°n tPmkv \n∂p. BtLm-j-ß-fpsS el-cn-bn¬ \nd-™n´pw lmfnse aßn-b-sh-fn®w Xs‚ lrZ-bsØ aqSn-bn-cn-°p-∂Xmbn PÃn\p tXm∂n. B\n K¿`n-Wn-bm-sW∂v Ah\v Dƒs°m-≈m-\m-bn-√. F{X kpµ-cn-Iƒ X\n-°mbn InS-∏-d-bpsS hmXn¬ Xpd-∂p-X-∂n-´p-≠v. Ah-tcm-sSm∂pw X\n°v ]‰mØ A_-≤-amWv Ch-tfmSv ]‰n-b-Xv. H∂pw th≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ieym-Whpw IpSpw-_-hpw. aΩn-bmWv Imc-Ww. aΩn \n¿_-‘n-®-Xp-sIm-≠mWv IeymW-sa∂ tImamfn \mS-I-Øn\v Xm≥ apXn¿∂-Xv. CXv Ct∏mƒ {]iv\-ß-fpsS No´p-sIm-´m-c-Øn\p \Sp-hnemWv Xm≥. Ft∏mƒ thW-sa-¶nepw Ah \new-]Xn®p XpS-ßpw. ]∏m-sb-sIm≠p ]d-bn-∏n-®m¬ Xm\-hsf ssI]n-Sn®p kzoI-cn-°p-sa-∂mhpw Ahƒ [cn-°p-I. Ahƒ Xt∂mSv C°mcyw ]d-bm-Ø-sX-¥m-Wv. elcn Xe-bv°p-]n-Sn® Ah-k-c-Øn¬ X\n°p ]‰nb A_-≤w-Xs∂-bm-hp-a-Xv. ]t£ Xs‚ aΩn-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ°v hne-h-bv°msX Al-¶m-c-tØmsS hoSp-hn-´n-d-ßn-t∏m-bh-fmWv Ahƒ. Ct∏m-gnXm Xs‚ kt¥m-jsØ Nhn-´n-sa-Xn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Bƒ°q´-Øns‚ Bc-h-ßƒ°n-Sbnepw ]Xn-hnepw Ihn™ el-cn-bnepw Xm≥ s]mSp-∂s\ H‰-s∏-´-Xp-t]mse tXm∂n PÃn-\v. Ahƒ C\n-sbm-cn-°epw Xs‚ Pohn-X-Øn-te°v _m[y-X-bmbn Ib-dn-h-cn-s√∂v Icp-Xn-b-Xm-Wv, F∂n-´nt∏mƒ. F¥m-bmepw \nb-a-Øn\p ap∂n¬ Ahƒ Xs‚ `mcy-X-s∂. Ah-fpsS hb-‰n¬ hf-cp∂ Ip™v \msf-sbm-cn-°¬ Ah-Im-i-ßƒ ]d™p h∂m¬... PÃn≥ •mkn-en-cp∂ ho™v H‰-h-en°v AI-Øm-°n. elcn t]msc∂p tXm∂n. Ah-fpsS Ip™pw Ah-sf-t]m-se-bm-hpw. skmssk‰n sse^ns‚ el-cnbpw B\-µhpw H∂pw Xncn-®-dnbmØ c≠mw-InS kwkvImcw am{X-ap≈ Ah-sf-t∏m-se. Ah-fpsS ico-c-h-Sn-hp-I-fpsS ]pXpa \jvS-s∏-´t∏mtg Xm≥ Dt]-£n-®-Xm-W-h-sf. C\n-sbmcp aS-°n-hnfn D≠m-hn-√. AXns‚ Bh-iy-hp-an-√-t√m. Xs‚ Pohn-X-Øn-\n-Sbv°v K¿Un-ep-Iƒ t]mse Db¿∂p-\n∂v Xs∂ XS-k-s∏-Sp-Øm-\mbn F¥n-s\mcp `mcy. lmfnse kwKoXw \ne-®p. ]pXnb H∂p XpS-ßn. {Uwkns‚ Xmf-Øn-s\m-∏n®v lmfn¬ h¿W-sh-fn-®ßƒ Nph-Sp-h-®p. shÆ \nd-ap≈ kpµ-cn-am¿ XpS-Ifpw ape-Ifpw Ipep°n Xmf-Øn-s\m-∏n®p Nph-Sp-h-®p. PÃn≥ Fgp-t∂‰v sskas‚ ASp-tØ°p sN∂p Ipi-ew-]-d™p Nncn-®n´v ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. PÃn≥ \ne-Øp-d-bv°mØ Imep-I-tfmsS ]pd-tØ°p th®p th®p \S-∂p-t]m-Ip-∂Xv Ac≠ shfn-®Ønepw B\n I≠p. Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ Abm-fpsS Ip™v hf-cp-∂p-sh-∂-dn-™m-se-¶nepw PÃn≥ Xs‚-b-Sp-°-te°v hcp-sa-∂-hƒ {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂p. XWp-∏n¬ IØp∂ sagp-Ip-Xn-cn-t]mse Hcp t\¿Ø {]Xo£ AXp-sam-Sp-ßn. C\n Hcn°epw PÃns\ ImWm≥ CS-h-cp-Ø-cp-sX-sb-∂-h¿ {]m¿Yn-®p. D≈p-\o-dnb {]m¿Y-\-bpsS CS-th-f-I-fn¬ B\n-bpsS IÆp-I-fn-semcp ]pg-bp-≠m-bn... Ihn-fp-Iƒ B¿{Z-am-bn. Zqsc Ah-km-\sØ ]mbv h©nbpw IÆn¬\n∂p ad-bp-∂-Xpw-t\m°n IS-ens‚ \nXy-amb AKm-[-X-bnte°v B≠p-t]m-Im≥ XpS-ßp∂ I∏-ense bm{X-°m-cn-bm-bn-cp∂p Ahƒ. Zni-b-dn-bm-\p≈ \£-{X-ß-fn√msX `q]-S-ßfpw hS-°p-t\m-°n-b-{¥-ß-fp-an-√msX a™p-a-e-bn-en-Sn®p XI¿∂ Hcp I∏¬. D∏p-sh-≈Øns‚ \oen-a-bn-te°v HSp-ßm≥ AXns‚ ]mbvacw am{Xta _m°n-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p≈q; Ah-fpw. Um\n Ahƒ°-cn-In-te°p h∂p. Ahƒ ]nS-s™-gp-t∂‰p IÆp-Iƒ XpS-®p. ‘F¥p-]‰n tamtf, ChnsS h∂n-cn-°p-∂-Xv’. Um\n tNmZn-®p. ‘H∂p-an√ A¶nƒ. Hcp sNdnb Xe-th-Z-\’. Um\n Ah-fpsS s\‰n-bn¬ ssIh-®p-t\m-°n. ‘NqsSm-∂p-an-√-t√m. tamsfmcp Imcyw sNøv ho´n¬ t]mbn hn{i-an-t®m’. Um\n Hcm-sf-hn-fn®v Imdns‚ Io \¬In B\nsb ho´n-se-Øn-°m≥ \n¿tZiw \¬In. Xnc-°n-\n-S-bn-eqsS B\n ]Xnsb ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. ]pd-In¬ kwKo-X-Øn-s\m-∏n®v h¿Æ-sh-fn-®-ßfpw kpµ-cn-amcpw Nph-Sp-h-®p. Cud-\mb IÆn-\-∏pdw Ahƒ°v AsXmcp ambm-°m-gvN-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ho´n-seØn apdn-bn-te-°p≈ ]S-hp-Iƒ Ib-dp-tºmƒ B\n°v O¿Zn-°-W-sa∂p tXm∂n. s]s´∂p \S∂p. IeymW hncp-∂n¬ Ign-®Xp apgp-h≥ hmjvs_-bvk-Wn¬ Hgp-°n-°-f-™p. Imdn¬ht® a\w-]n-cp-´-ep≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ°p h√mØ Xf¿® tXm∂n. apdn-bn-se-Øn. {Ukv t]mepw amdmsX s_Un-te°p hoWp. \√ Xf¿®-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. IÆp-Iƒ AS-™p-h-∂p. samss_¬ t^m¨ i_vZn-°p-∂-Xp-tI-´mWv DW¿∂-Xv. \m´nse \º-dm-Wv. A∏-\m-bn-cn-°pw. ‘kpJw-Xs∂ A∏m. Hcp Ipg-∏-hp-an-√. AhnsS F¥mWv hnti-jw.’ hm°p-I-fn¬ ]p©ncn Nmen-°m≥ B\n Gsd ]Wn-s∏-´p. ‘{]tXy-In®v H∂p-an√ tamsf. B≥kn \gvknMv aq∂mw-h¿j-Øn-tem´p tIdn. t‰man tImf-Pn¬ t]mIp-∂p≠v. PÃn-t\mSpw t{Kkn-Ω-tbmSpw Rß-fpsS {Inkvakv Biw-k-Iƒ ]d-b-tW.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-73-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘]d-bmw. A∏≥ acp-s∂ms° Ign-°-Ww.’ B\n-bpsS kzc-an-S-dn. ‘]ns∂... tamtf, Ab® ]W-Øn\v HØncn \µn-sbm-s≠∂v PÃn-t\mSv ]d-b-Ww. Ct{Xw \ap°v kz]v\w t]mepw ImWm≥ ]‰n-√-t√m. Cutim \s√mcp `¿Øm-hn-s\bpw AΩ-bn-btΩw \n\°p X∂p.’ A∏s‚ hm°p-I-fnse Bizm-k-Øn-s‚bpw {]Xo-£-bp-sSbpw Im‰p-Iƒ B\n-bpsS ImXp-Isf aqSn. ‘AsX A∏m... F\n-s°m-∂n\pw Chn-sSmcp Ipd-hp-an-√. \ΩpsS `mKyw.’ kzc-an-S-dn-t∏m-Im-Xn-cn-°m≥ B\n \t∂ ]Wn-s∏-´p. ‘tamsf Fs∂ hey-∏®m F∂p \ns‚ Ip™v hnfn-°p-∂Xp tI´n´v acn-®m-a-Xn.’ ‘A∏m...’ B\n-bpsS hnfn Du¿∂p-h∂ Hcp tXß¬ XS-™p. ‘A∏≥ {]m¿Yn-°p-∂p≠v tamtf. \o `mKyw Dt≈m-fm. shj-an-t°-≠... F∂m h°-s´.’ t^m¨ I´m-bn. ]mhw A∏≥. B\n AS-°n-∏n-Sn® k¶-S-sams° Hcm-¥-embn ]pd-tØ-s°m-gp-In. Xe-bW-bn¬ apJ-a-a¿Øn Gß-e-Sn®p Ic-™p. AsX A∏m `mKy-ap-≈-h-fm-Wv. `¿Øm-hn-\m¬ Dt]-£n-°-s∏-´v, Hc-`-bm¿Yn-sb-t∏mse Ign-bm-\p≈ `mKyw. A∏≥]-d™ A\p-{K-l-sam-gn-I-tfm¿Øv Ah-fpsS IÆp-Iƒ \odn-\-\-™p. F√mw a\-kn-\p-≈n¬ AS°w sNbvX-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. ho≠p-ap-W¿∂n-cn-°p-∂p. k¶-S-ßsf Ipgn-®p-aq-Sm-\mhn-s√∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. K¿`n-Wn-bm-sW-∂-Imcyw PÃn-t\mSp ]d-tb≠ IS-a-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ]t£ tXm∂n-bn-√. B apJØv \njvI-f-¶-amb Hcp a\-tkmsS t\m°m≥h-ø. PÃn≥ hf¿∂ kvt\l-Øns‚ KpcpXzm-I¿j-W-an-√mØ `qan-bn-te°v Cu Ip™ns\ hf¿Øm≥ hn´p-sIm-Sp-°m≥ hø. AXmWp a\-k-\p-h-Zn°m-Ø-Xv. Xfn-cn-e-I-fn¬ IÆp-Xp-d-∂p-sIm≠v `qan-bnse Hmtcm hnØpw apf-bv°p-∂Xv kvt\l-Øns‚ NqtS-‰m-sW∂-X-dn™p thWw Xs‚ Ip™v hf-cm≥. kvt\l-Øns‚ \qen-g-I-fn¬ sImcp-ØmWv Hmtcm Pohn-Xhpw _‘n-∏n-®n-cn-°p-∂-sX-∂pw. F¶nte Ah\v a‰p-≈-h-cpsS thZ-\-b-dn-bm-\m-Iq. Hcp ]qhns‚ K‘-am-Im-\mIq. B K‘w am{X-amWv C\n Xs‚ hgn. AXn-\m-bmWv Cu ImØn-cn-∏pw. Ahƒ aqSn-∏p-X®p InS-∂p. e≠n-\nse \gvknwKv B‚ v anUv ssh^-dn-bpsS cPn-kvt{S-j≥ \º-dn-\m-bp≈ ]n≥\-º¿ e`n-°p-∂-Xn-\v, Hcp \gvknMv tlman¬ AUm-]vt‰-j≥ t{]m{Km-an\v B\n tN¿∂p. tam\n-°-bmWv F√mw icn-bm-°n-b-Xv. tImgvkns‚ ^okv 3500 bp.-sI. ]u≠v AS-®Xpw tam\n-°-bm-Wv. e≠-\n-ep-≈-h¿°p aq∂p-am-khpw e≠\p ]pd-Øp-≈-h¿°v Bdp-am-k-hp-amWv t{]m{Km-ans‚ Imem-h-[n. cPn-kvt{S-j≥ ]n≥ \º¿ e`n-°msX ChnsS \gvkmbn tPmen sNøm≥ ]‰n-√. XpI-sbm∂pw hmßmsX Nne Bip-]-{Xn-I-fn¬ Cu t{]m{Kmw \S-Øp-∂p-≠v. Ahn-sSbpw tam\n° {ian-®n-cp-∂p. ]t£ In´n-bn-√. hr≤-k-Z-\-ß-fn¬ Ign-bp-∂-hsc ip{iq-jn-°p-I-bmWv {][m\ tPmen. ]nSn-∏Xp tPmen-X-s∂-bm-Wv. kaql-Øn¬\n∂v {]mb-Øm¬ ]pd-¥-≈-s∏-´-h¿. Ch-cp-sS-b-Sp-°¬ kvt\lw am{Xta hnP-bn°q; £a-bpw. Np‰p-ap-≈-h-tcm-Sp≈ tZjyw apgp-h≥ ]cn-N-cn-°p-∂-h-tcm-SmWv Xo¿°p-I. Fß-s\-bmhpw {]Xn-I-cn-°p-Isb∂v B¿°pw ]d-bm-\m-hn-√. Nne-t∏mƒ Ip´n-I-sf-t∏mse hmin-]n-Sn®v Ic-bp-I-t]mepw sNøpw. Ah-cpsS imco-cn-Ihpw am\-kn-I-hp-amb {]iv\-ß-fn¬ {i≤-th-Ww. InS° hncn-°-Ww. Blmcw Ign-∏n-°-Ww. AXymhiy Blm-c-ap-≠m-°m-\p-a-dn-b-Ww. Nnesc ae-aq{X hnk¿P-\-Øn\p sIm≠p-t]m-I-Ww. icocw XpS-bv°Ww. Ipfn-∏n-°-Ww. ]cn-N-c-W-Øns‚ kvt\l-ap-J-ß-fm-hWw F√m-Øn-epw. Fhn-sS-sb-¶n-ep-sam∂p ]mfnbm¬ At¥-hm-kn-I-fpsS apJw Idp-°pw, DS-a-I-fp-sS-bpw. Ip‰-s∏-Sp-Øm\pw ]gn-Nm-cm\pw iIm-cn-°m\pw AXp-a-Xn. t{]m{Km-an\p hcp-∂-h-scms° BZy c≠p-aq∂p Zn\-ßƒ Ign-bp-∂-tXmsS X∂-Øm≥ ]vcmIm≥ XpS-ßpw. tPmen Dt]-£n-®p-h-∂-h-scms° kzbw i]n-°pw. ]s£ Cu t{]m{Km-an-\p-tijw e`n-°p∂ \√ tPmen F∂ kz]v\w Ahsc ChnsS XpS-cm≥ t{]cn-∏n-°pw. AXn-\mbn IjvS-∏m-Sp-Iƒ kln-°m≥ Ah¿ Xbm-dm-Ipw. a\-kns\ apdn-s∏-Sp-Øp∂ A\p-`-h-ß-fp-s≠-¶nepw Cu kz]v\w Ahsc ]nSn-®p-\n¿Øpw. Bizkn-∏n-°pw. B\n°pw AØ-c-samcp A\p-`-hap≠mbn. kv]qWn¬ Hcp hr≤bv°v Blmcw sImSp-Øp-sIm≠n-cns° ]m{Xw apJ-tØ°v X´n-sØ-dn-∏n-®p. AXn-ep-≠m-bn-cp∂ `£-W-sams° Ah-fpsS tZl-Øp-hoWp. ]m{Xw Nn∂n-®n-X-dn. Ahƒ sR´n ]pd-tIm-´p-am-dn. F¥n-\mWv X´n-°-f-™-sX∂v kuay-ambn tNmZn-®p. Blm-c-Øn\p cpNn-bn-√-t{X. ‘sK‰v temÃv bp’˛ Ah¿ Bt{Im-in-®p. Blm-c-Øn\p cpNn-bn-s√-¶n¬ Xms\¥p sNøm-\m-Wv. ]cm-Xn-s∏-tS-≠Xv amt\-P-tcm-S-t√. hnh-c-a-dn™v amt\-P¿ ]ms™-Øn. hni-Zo-I-cWw tNmZn-®p. HSp-hn¬ dnt∏m¿´v h∂-t∏mƒ Ip‰w-ap-gp-h≥ Xs‚ t]cn¬. Ic-bm-\mWv tXm∂n-b-Xv. ]nSn-®p-\n-∂p. tPmen thWw. IpSpw-_sØ c£-s∏-Sp-Ø-Ww. B{K-l-ß-fpsS ]pX-∏p-sIm≠v IjvS-∏m-Sns\ aqSn. IjvS-∏m-Sp-I-fpsS ap≈p-\n-d™ hgn-bn-em-bn-cp∂p t{]m{Km-ans‚ ]n∂oSp≈ Znh-k-ßƒ. ]g-h¿K Iº-\n-bn-te-Xp-t]mse ]oU-\-ßƒ°v Ipd-shm-∂p-an-√. t{]m{Km-an\p h∂-h-cpsS apJØp \n∂v Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-74-Imcq¿ tkma≥

AXp hmbn-s®-Sp-°mw. AUm-]vt‰-j≥ t{]m{Km-sa-∂-t]-cn¬ \o≠ amk-ßƒ tPmen sNøn°pw thX-\-an√m-sX. F∂n´pw ]n≥ \º¿ e`n-°m-Ø-h-cp-≠v. Nne-t∏mƒ tPmen-k-abw F´p-a-Wn-°q-sd-∂Xv 12 aWn-°qsdm-s°-bm-Ipw. aq∂p-am-ksØ t{]m{Km-an\p tN¿∂n´v F´pw ]Øpw amk-ß-fm-bn´v ]n≥\-º¿ sImSp-°m-Xncn-°p-I, AUm-]vt‰-j≥ πb-kvsa‚ v \¬Im-Xn-cn-°pI XpS-ßnb X´n∏p \S-Øp∂ t{]m{Kmw-sk‚-dp-I-fp-ap≠v. d_¿Ãm-ºp-I-fmb Fw_-kn-I-fn¬ ]cm-Xn-s∏-´mepw c£-s∏-Sm-\p-≈-h¿ c£-s∏-Sp-I-Xs∂ sNøpw. ]pdØp-\n-∂p-≈-h-cpsS IÆn¬ kpJ-ambn tPmen-sN-øp-∂-h-cmWv Xßƒ. Ah-Im-i-ßƒ°mbn kwL-S-\-t]mep-ap-≠v. F∂m¬ s{Sbn-\nw-Kns‚ ka-b-sØ-ÿnXn IjvS-∏m-Sp-I-fpsS th\¬X-s∂-bm-Wv. Bcpw Iu¨knen¬ ]cm-Xn-s∏-Sp-I-bn-√; ]n≥\-º¿ Xm-akn∏n°p-sa-∂-Xn-\m¬. A°-sc-∏-®n-bnse hnNn-{X-th-j-ßƒ. ck-I-c-amb A\p-`-h-ß-fn-eq-sSbpw IS-∂p-t]m-Im-dp≠v Cu Imew. IjvS-∏m-Sp-I-fpsS tXmcmØ ag-bn¬ AsXm∂pw Hm¿an-°m≥ ]‰n-s√-∂p-am-{Xw. \gvknMv tlman¬ B\nsb hfsc CjvS-s∏-Sp∂ ]o‰¿ kvtIm´v Fs∂mcp hb-k≥ Imap-I-\p-≠v. B\n-bpsS imeo\ kuµ-cy-Øn-emWv ]o‰¿ kvtIm´v hoW-Xv. ‘tZ¿ Cukv knIvÃo≥ dok¨kv ssh sF ehv bp’˛ F∂ Hcp-Km-\-ap≠v ]o‰-dns‚ t{SUv am¿°m-bn. AXp ]mSn-sIm-≠mWv \S-∏v. B\n-bpsS kuµ-cy-sØ-∏‰n ]o‰¿ hmNm-e-\m-Ipw. B\n-b-Sp-Øps≠-¶n¬ kmlnXyw hgn-s™m-gp-Ipw. B\n-bpsS Hcp Nncntbm kv]¿i-\tam aXn Abmƒ°v. Abm-fpsS sh≈-∏-√p-Iƒ Im´n-bp≈ Nncn-Im-Wptºmƒ B\n ]dbpw Abm-fpsS Rc-ºp-tcmKw amdn-bn-´n-s√-∂v. B\n-X-s∂-thWw Xs∂ ]cn-N-cn-°m-s\∂v Abmƒ {]tXyIw Fgp-Xn-s°m-Sp-Øn-´mWv B\nsb ]cn-N-c-W-Øn\p In´n-b-Xv. Ahƒ ]cn-N-cn-°m≥ hcptºm-sgms° Ah-fpsS \navt\m-∂-X-ß-fn¬ Abm-fpsS hb-k≥ IÆp-Iƒ B¿Øn-tbmsS ]m™p-\-S-°pw. Ahƒ Ip\n-™p-\n∂v Imep-Iƒ XpS-bv°p-tºmƒ Nph∂ ape-If - psS XpSn-∏p-Im-Wm≥ IÆp-Iƒ an∂¬t]mse Cd-ßn-s®-√pw. CSbv°v Nne-t∏mƒ Adn-bm-Ø-Xp-t]mse Ah-fpsS tZlØp X´pw. Pzen® IÆp-I-tfmsS Ahƒ t\m°p-tºmƒ shfps° Nncn®v tkmdn-]-d™v InS-°-bn-te°v Ian-gv∂p-In-S-°pw. {Inkva-kn\p B\n°p-am{Xw ]o‰¿ tI°p-hmßn \¬In. Iq´p-Im-cn-I-fp-ambn tI°p-\p-W™v ]o‰-dns‚ Rc-ºp-tcm-K-sØ-°p-dn®v ]d™v Ahƒ Nncn®p. Hcp-I-W°n\v Chn-SpsØ At¥-hm-kn-I-fpsS Imcyw IjvS-sa-∂p-tXm∂n B\n-°v. IpSpw-_-_-‘-Øns‚ sI´p-d-∏n√mØ kwkvIm-c-ßƒ. Pohn-X-ßƒ hm¿[-Iy-Øns‚ Ah-i-X-bn¬ h‰nb kuµ-cy-Øns‚ Hm¿a-I-fn¬ s]mSp-∂s\ GIm-¥-X-bn-te°v hen-s®-dn-b-s∏-´-h¿.- A-h¿°v Ipd-®p-t\-c-tØ-s°-¶nepw kt¥mjw \¬IpI-sb-∂Xv henb Imcy-am-Wv. Nne-scms° tamsf F∂p hnfn®p Ic-bpw. \jvS-am-bn-t∏mb kph¿W-Zn-\-ßfpsS Hm¿a-®n-{X-ß-sf-tbm¿Øp tIgp-I. C\n-sbm-cn-°epw aS-ßn-h-cmØ B Znh-k-ß-fpsS kpJ-I-c-amb Hm¿a-bn¬ apgpIn BIm-iØp IÆp-\-´n-cn-°pw. Aßs\ ac-W-Øn-te-°n-d-ßn-t∏mIpw H‰-s∏-S-ens‚ Hcp bpK-Øn-eqsS k©-cn-®v. a™v `qan-bn-te-°n-d-ßn-h∂ cmhn-se-bm-bn-cp∂p \gvknMv tlmanse {Inkvakv ]m¿´n. Ipd-®p-t]sc _‘p°ƒh∂v {Inkva-kn-\mbn Iq´n-s°m-≠p-t]m-bn-cp-∂p. {Inkvakv ]m¿´n-bn-en-cn-°p-tºmƒ ]e-cp-sSbpw IÆpIƒ \nd-™n-cn-°p-∂Xv B\n {i≤n-®p. Hm¿a-bpsS XS-hp-Im¿... Um\n-bpsS ho´nepw {Inkvakv BtLm-j-am-bn-cp-∂p. kn_n≥ tam≥ tI°p-ap-dn-®p. {Inkvakv ^mZ-dm-bn. Hcm-tLm-j-ß-fnepw ]s¶-Sp-°mØ sska-WmWv tI°v hnX-cWw sNbvX-Xv. AXv Ieym-W-s®-dp-°s‚ ]pXp-tam-Sn-sb-∂p-]-d™v Gen-bm-Ω-B‚n sska-Wns\ Ifn-bm-°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. B\nbpw Ah-cpsS IpSpw_-Ønse HcwKtØmt∏m-se-bm-bn-cp-∂p. F√mw ad-°m-\m-bn-cp∂p Ahƒ BtLm-j-Øns‚ ad-tX-Sn-bsX∂ kXyw am{Xw Bcp-a-dn-™n-√. B\n°v F≥.-Fw.-kn.-bn¬\n-∂p≈ ]n≥\-º¿ In´n-bXv {Inkvak - v \mfp-Ifn-em-Wv. BtLm-jØ - ns‚ _m°nbmbn IS-∂p-h∂ kt¥m-j-`-cn-X-amb ktµ-iw. B\n-bpsS a\kv CS-h-∏m-Xn-bnse ]pg-t]mse \nd-s™mgp-In. HSp-hn¬ Xs‚ IjvS-∏m-Sp-Iƒ°v {]Xn-^ew e`n-®n-cn-°p-∂p. ssZhw Xs‚ IÆo-c-Wn™ {]m¿Y\ tI´n-cn-°p-∂p. Gsg-´p-am-k-am-bn´pw ]n≥\-º¿ e`n-°m-Ø-h¿ \n¬°p-tºm-gmWv X\n-°n-ß-s\-sbmcp `mKyw. apßn-Øp-S-ßnb I∏-ens‚ ]mbva-c-Øn¬\n∂p Ah-fpsS t\¿°v BIm-iØv sN¥o-t]mse sXfn-™ph∂ amemJ ssI\o-´n. hnim-e-amb IS-ens‚ GIm-¥-X-bn¬ \n∂v c£-s∏-Sp-hm≥ Ahfm ssIbn¬ apdpsI ]nSn-®p. {Inkvakv BtLm-j-Øns‚ Bc-h-ß-fn-te°v ]pXp-h¿jw 2006 IS-∂p-h-∂p. BtLm-j-ß-fpsS cm{Xn-bmbn-cp∂p F√mw. cm{Xn Ip¿_m-\-bn¬ ]s¶-Sp-°m≥ B\nbpw t]mbn F√m-h¿°p-sam-∏w. ]mb¬ \nd-ap≈ am¿_nƒ]-Xn® ]≈n-bn¬ ap´p-Im-en¬ \n¬°p-tºmƒ B\n-bpsS {]m¿Y-\-I-fn¬ ]pXp-Xmbn Cu `qan-bnte°v hcm-\n-cn-°p∂ Xs‚ Ip™n-\p-th-≠n-bm-bn-cp-∂p, Ah-\p-th≠n am{Xw. ]pXnb h¿j-Øns‚ BZy-B-gvN-Xs∂ B\n°v Bkp-]-{Xn-bn¬ tPmen e`n®p. ssiXy-Øns‚ ImTn\yw Ipd™ Hcp-Zn-hk - w. \√ Xnc-°p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. c≠p-aq∂p Fa¿P≥kn tIkp-If - p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. icn°pw Xf¿∂pt]m-bn. tPmen-I-gn™v Fß-s\bpw ho´n-se-Øn-bm¬a-Xn-sb∂ hnNm-c-Øn-em-bn-cp∂p B\n. AXn-\p-XIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-75-Imcq¿ tkma≥

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F¥p sNø-W-sa-∂-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. tImdn tUmdns‚ at‰ A‰-Øp-\n∂pw t{Kkn X\n-°pt\sc \S-∂-Sp-°p-∂p. F¥m-W-h-cpsS DtZ-i-sa-∂-dn-bn-√. \√ DtZ-i-am-Im-\p≈ hgn-I-sfm-∂p-an-√. Xm≥ {]·‚m-sW∂ hnhcw Adn-™p-Im-Wpw. AXp-X-s∂-bm-hWw Cu hc-hn\p ]n∂n¬. ]t£, Xm≥ tPmen sNøp-∂Xv Chn-sS-bm-sW∂v Ch-sc-ßs\ X∏n-∏n-Sn-®p. Imcp-Wy-Øns‚ Hcp IWn-I-t]m-ep-an-√m-sX, Xs∂ ho´n¬\n∂p ]pd-Øm-°n-b-Xv. BZy-ambn \K-cw-I≠ Ip´n-sb-t∏mse ]I®v ]cn-Nn-X-a-√mØ Hcp temI-tØ°n-d-tß-≠n-h-∂p. ]cm-Xn-I-sfm-∂p-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Cs∏m Ch-cpsS HuZm-cy-Øn-e√ Ign-bp-∂-Xv. Ah-cpsS elcn \nd™ Pohn-X-Øn-te°v iey-ambn IS-∂p-sN-√p-∂p-an-√. C\n-bp-sa-¥n-\mWv Ch¿ Xs∂ th´-bm-Sp∂-Xv. B\n-bpsS apJw Nph-∂p. tImdn-tUm-dn-eqsS IS-∂p-t]m-Ip-∂-h-scms° Xs∂-tbbpw t{Kkn-tbbpw {i≤n-°p-∂p-s≠-∂-hƒ°p tXm∂n. Ch¿ a\kp amdn-sb-Øn-b-XmtWm F∂pw B\n Nn¥n-°m-Xn-cp-∂n-√. kz¥w t]c-°n-Sm-hns\ Hma-\n°m≥ GXp apØinbmWv B{K-ln-°m-Ø-Xv. Hcp ]t£, Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ ]nd-°m≥ t]mIp∂ Ip™m-bncn°pw kvt\l-Øns‚ ]pXp-bpK P\m-e-Iƒ Xpd-∂n-Sp-I. t{Kkn C{X-bpw-Zqcw Imtdm-Sn®p h∂Xpw CXn-\mIpw. Ah¿ ho´n-te°p Xncn-®p-hn-fn-®m¬ t]mtI-≠n-h-cptam? t{Kkn Du∂p-h-Sn-bq∂n \S∂v Ahƒ°-cn-In-se-Øn. t{Kkn-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ B\n-bpsS ico-csØ Im¿∂pXn-∂p. t{Kkn-bpsS t\m´w t\cn-Sm-\m-hmsX B\n angn-am-‰n. \ni_vZX ssiXy-Øns‚ a™p-Iq-Smcw t]mse Ahsc Nqgv∂p-\n-∂p. AXns\ t`Zn-°p∂ lrZ-b-an-Sn-∏pIƒ t]mse t{Kkn-bpsS hSn CS-bv°n-sS -Xm-gsØ IÆm-Sn-Ø-d-bn¬ X´n i_vZ-ap-≠-°n. B\n-bpsS Aº-c∏v \ni-_vZ-X-ap-dn-®p. ‘a....-Ωo...-C...-hnsS?’ ‘AsX \ns∂-Im-Wm\m ht∂.’ t{Kkn-bpsS GIm-¥-amb adp-]-Sn. B\n°v A¤pXw tXm∂n. Xm≥ hnNm-cn-®-Xp-t]m-se-bmtWm icn°pw Ch-cpS a\kv amdn-tbm. ]pd-tØ°v hen-s®-dn™ ssIIƒ Xncn-®p-hn-fn-°m≥ \o´p-I-bm-tWm. el-cn-bpsS apJw-aq-Sn-Iƒ Ip‰-t_m-[-Øns‚ \J-ß-fm¬ Iodn-t∏m-bn-cn-°-Ww. B\n-bpsS {]Xo-£-bpsS IgpØp sRcn-®p-sIm≠v t{Kkn ho≠pw Bt{Im-in-®p. ‘\o F¥mSn Icp-Xn-b-Xv. \n\-s°mcp Ip™p-≠m-Ip-sa∂p tI´m-ep-Ss\ Rm≥ \ns∂ c≠p ssIbpw \o´n \nd-]-dbpw \ne-hn-f-°pw-h®v kzoI-cn-°p-sat∂m.’ Xosh-´n-bn¬\n∂v Hcp XoØp≈n ]mdn-ho-W-Xp-t]mse Ahƒ°p s]m≈n. Bi-I-fpsS Hcp \ne-sØgpØv Xnc-sb-Sp-Øp-t]m-bn. Ch-cpsS IpSn-eX C\nbpw a\-kn-em-°mØ Xm\mWp hnUvVn-sb∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. IS-emkp ]q°-fn¬ ]\n-\o¿ K‘-ap-≠m-In-s√-∂-dn-bm-sa-¶nepw shdpsX Bin-®-Xm-Wv. Bin°m≥ th≠n am{Xw. ]s£ Ch-cpsS hrØn-tI-Sp-I-fn¬ sI´n-s∏m-°nb Ch-cpsS [m¿jvSy-Øn\v ap≥]n¬ Xe-Ip-\n-°m-\n-s√∂v t\csØ Xocp-am-\n-®-Xm-Wv. hmƒ ap\-Iƒ°v F∂p-sam-cmsf `oj-Wn-bn¬ \n¿Øm\m-hn-√-t√m. ‘aΩn Icp-Xpw-t]mse Rm≥ CXp-hsc hnNm-cn-®n-´n-√.’ B\n-bpsS kzc-Øn≥ ISp-∏-ta-dn-bn-cp-∂p. t{Kkn Ahsf Xpdn-®p-t\m-°n. ‘B AXm \√-Xv. Rm≥ h∂Xv Hcp-Im-cy-a-dn-bm-\m.’ B\n t{Kkn-bpsS IÆp-I-fn-te-°p-‰p-t\m-°n. ‘\ns‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp∂ sIm®ns‚ A∏≥ PÃn-\mtWm?’ hm°p-Iƒ hmƒØe aq¿®-tbmsS B\n-bpsS lrZbw IS-∂p-t]m-bn. lrZ-b-Øns‚ tNmc-hoWv a\-kp-Ie-ßn. IÆp-If - n¬ B¿{Z-Xb - psS c≠p _nµp-°ƒ Dd-hs - b-Sp-Øp. Ahƒ°v t{Kkn-bpsS apJ-tØ°v Im¿°n®p Xp∏m-\mWp tXm∂n-b-Xv. kz¥w aIs‚ `mcy-bpsS Nmcn-{XysØ hm°p-IƒsIm≠v X√n-Ø-I¿°p∂ AΩ. \nµbpw ]cn-lm-khpw Ie¿∂ t{Kkn-bpsS tNmZy-tØmSv Fßs\ {]Xn-I-cn-°-W-sa∂v B\n-°-dn-bn-√m-bncp-∂p. As√-¶n¬X-s∂ kv{XobpsS Nmcn-{Xy-Øn\pw IpSpw-_-‘-ß-fpsS kvt\l-Xo-{h-Xbv°pw hne sImSp°mØ Ch-tcmSv F¥p-]-d-bm-\m-Wv. `¿Øm-hns\ t\m°p-Ip-Øn-bm°n ho™ns‚ el-cn-bn¬, a‰p-]p-cp-j∑m-tcm-sSm∏w InS-∏-d-bn¬ cXn-\r-Ø-am-Sp-∂-h¿°v Nmcn-{XysØ hm°p-I-fpsS Xos°m-≈n-sIm≠v IpØn-ckn-°m-a-t√m. B\n°v t{Kkn-tbmSv Ad-∏p-tXm-∂n. kz¥w aIs‚ A—s\ Xncn-®-dn-bm-\m-ImØ Hcp tXhn-Sn-in-bpsS taml-`w-K-amWv X\n-°p-t\sc Pzen-®-sX-∂p-hsc B\n-bpsS a\-kn-eqsS IS-∂p-t]mb Nn¥-I-fn-se-gp-Xn-bnIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-77-Imcq¿ tkma≥

cp-∂p. CXn-s\ms° CtX \mW-b-Øn¬ Xs∂-bmWv {]Xn-I-cn-t°-≠-Xv. Adn-bm-™n-´-√. ]t£, a‰p-≈-hsc IpØn-t\m-hn-°p∂ kt¥m-j-sa-¥n-\m-Wv. kz¥w aIs‚ `mcysb sXcphp thiy-sb-t∏mse ImWp∂ as‰mc-Ωbpw Cu temI-Øp-≠m-hn-s√∂v ]d-b-W-sa-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p B\n-°v. ]mhw ]∏-bn-√m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ ChcpsS ÿnXn F¥m-Ip-am-bn-cp-∂p. PÃns\ kz¥w aI-s\-∂-t]m-se-bmWv ]∏ thjw-sI´n BSp-∂-Xv. t{KknbpsS am\y-Xbv°p If¶w hcp-ØmsX ag-bn-semcp IpS-t]mse ]∏ A`n-\-bn-°p-∂p. \nß-fpsS aIs‚ A—s\-Xn-cmbv F¥m-Wn-h-tcmSv ]d-tb-≠-Xv. ]t£ AΩ-bpsS ÿm\Øp I≠p-t]m-bn. kvt\l-Øns‚ Xqh¬®n-d-Ip-Iƒ Acn-™p-hogvØn Ima-Zm-l-a-S-°p∂ kwkvIm-c-Øns‚ hrØn-sI´ IÆnbn¬s]-Sp-∂-h-cm-Wn-h-cpw. a\p-jy-Xz-Øns‚ t\c-dn-hp-Iƒ F∂p-an-h-cpsS ssIsbØm Zqc-Øp-X-s∂. F¥mWp adp-]Sn ]d-tb-≠-sX∂ Btem-N-\-bn-em-bn-cp∂p B\n. Xms\-¥n-\n-h-cpsS Po¿W-amb a\-kns\ ikv{X-{In-bm-tS-_n-fn¬ InSØn Iodn-ap-dn-°p-∂p. F{X-Xp-∂nbmepw AXns‚ Zp¿K‘w ]ns∂bpw izmkw ap´n-°p-Itb D≈q. Ah-cpsS tNmZy-Øn\p adp-]Sn sImSpt°≠ Imcyw t]mep-an-√. B tNmZyw PÃn-\m-bn-cp∂p tNmZn-®-sX-¶n¬ Xm≥ adp-]Sn sImSp-tØ-t\. AXns‚ coXn-bn¬X-s∂. adp-]Sn Bh-iy-s∏-Sm≥ Ch¿s°-¥¿l-X-bm-Wp-≈-Xv. Ah-fpsS Nn¥-Iƒ°p-aotX t{Kkn-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ apg-ßn. ‘\osb¥m C{X Btem-Nn-°p-t∂. tNmZn-®Xp tI´n-t√.’ B\n Ahsc ISp-∏n®p t\m°n. ‘tI´p. Cu Ip™ns‚ A—≥ PÃn-\-√.’ B\n-bpsS kzcw h√msX I\-Øn-cp-∂p. t{Kkn-bpsS apJ-Øp-\n∂p c‡w-hm¿∂p-t]m-bn. Aß-s\mcp adp-]Sn B\n-bn¬\n-∂-h¿ {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂n-√. apJsØ Aº-c∏v ad-bv°m-\m-ImsX t{Kkn Ahsf t\m°n\n-∂p. B\n-bpsS hm°p-I-fn¬ ]pc≠ thZ-\-bpsS \\hv t{Kkn-bpsS a\-kns‚ ssIsbØm Zqc-Øm-bn-cp-∂p. Bw_p-e≥kns‚ A]mb sskd-Wn¬ t{Kkn Xncn-®p-h-∂p. Imen¬ πmÃ-dn´ Hcm-fp-ambn ho¬sN-bdp¥n \gvkv Ahsc IS-∂p-t]m-bn. ‘Hcp-Im-cyw-IqSn \nt∂mSp tNmZn-°m-\p-≠v.’ t{Kkn-bpsS hnc¬ Ah-fpsS apJ-Øn\p t\¿°p-b¿∂p. ‘Fs‚ {_Z-dns‚ ho´n¬ Xma-kn-°m≥ \n\-s°-¥-h-Im-iam D≈-Xv.’ B\n I\-Ø-kz-c-Øn¬ Xs∂ adp-]Sn ]d-™p. ‘Ah-Im-i-ß-sfm-∂p-an-√.’ ‘Fs∂ Cu \m´n-te°p ssI]n-Sn®p Iq´n-s°m-≠p-h-∂-h¿ CS-bv°p-t]-£n-®p. t]mIm-s\m-cn-S-an-√msX A¥n-bp-d-ßm-\n-S-an-√msX \n∂-t∏mƒ Um\n-b-¶nƒ Xma-kn-°m≥ CSw-X-∂p. ap≥]p I≠-h-sc-t∏m-se-b√ \√ a\p-jy-cm-Wv. ]∏-bm-W-hnsS Fs∂ sIm≠p-t]m-b-Xv.’ B\n-bpsS hm°p-IƒtI´v Xcn-®p-\n¬°p-I-bmbn-cp∂ t{Kkn°v s]s´∂p adp-]-Sn-]-d-bm-\m-bn-√. ‘Hcp ]∏m... \mWw-sI-´-h≥. \o F{X-bpw-thKw Ahn-Sp∂v amdn s]mdp-tØm-Ww.’ Hcp-hn-[-Øn¬ t{Kkn ]d-s™m-∏n®p sh´n-Øn-cn™p \S-∂p. saXn-bSn i_vZw-t]mse hSn-bpsS i_vZw tImdn-tUm-dn¬ {]Xn-[z-\n-®p. angn-\n-d-s™m-gp-Inb inev]w-t]mse B\n \n∂p. t{Kkn ]pe-ºnb Hmtcm hm°p-Ifpw Xos°m-≈n-t]mse ]pI-bp-∂p. Cc-sb-sIm∂v Xn∂v hni-∏-S-°n-b-t]m-se-bmWv t{Kkn \S∂p t]mb-sX∂v B\n-°p-tXm-∂n. _kv tÃm∏n-se-Øn-b-t∏mƒ t{Kkn-bpsS sa¿Ukv ]m™pt]mIp-∂Xv Ahƒ I≠p. A[nIw ImØp\n¬t°-≠n-h-∂n√ sh´n-Øn-f-ßp∂ Nph-∏p-\n-d-Øn-ep≈ Hcp Ccp-\ne aWn-am-fnI N{I-ß-fn¬ ap∂n¬h∂p-\n-∂p. ss{Uh-dn-\-Sp-Øp≈ hmXn-en-eqsS ]c-kv]cw Npw_n-®p-\n∂ c≠p bph-an-Yp-\-ßƒ _kn¬ Ibdn. sXm´p-]p-dsI Ah-fpw. ct≠m aqt∂m an\n‰v \n∂m¬ \K-c-Øns‚ GXp aqe-bn-ep-sa-Øm≥ _kp In´pw. ss{Uh-dpsS ]pdIn¬Xs∂ Hcp ko‰p-In-´n. AXn\p sXm´-Sp-Øp≈ ko‰n¬ ico-cw-\n-dsb \o≠ tcma-ß-fp≈ Hcp ]q®-bncn-°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ip´n-I-sf-t∏mse Nne arK-ßƒ°pw _kv bm{X {^obm-Wn-hn-sS. _kns‚ ap≥`mKØv Infn-°q-Sp-t]m-semcp Iym_n-\n-emWv ss{Uh-dn-cn-°p-∂-Xv. Sn°-‰n\p ]Ww hmßp-∂Xpw ss{Uh¿Xs∂. ss{Uh-dpsS ASp-Øp≈ Sn°‰v sajo≥ Sn°-‰p-X-cpw. k¿hm-[n-Im-cn-bmbn ss{Uh¿ am{Xta _knep≈q. ]pdØv Cfw-sh-bn-ens‚ a™-∏v. ag-bv°p-ti-j-ap≈ Xqhm-\-Øns‚ Nncn t]mse. _kv Hcp tÃj-\n¬ \n∂p. hmXn-¬ X\nsb Xpd-∂p. Ipd-®p-t]¿ _kn¬\n-∂p-an-d-ßn. _kn¬ Ib-dm≥ Iyqhm-bmWv Bfp-Iƒ \n¬°p-∂-Xv. B¿°pw Xnc-°p-≠m°n Ib-dm≥ ]‰n-√. F√m tÃj-\p-I-fnepw tÃm∏p≠v. B¿°pw CS-bv°p-h®v Cd-ßm-\m-hn-√. XSn-®p-sIm-gpØ amwkw tZlØp Xqßnb Hcp aZmΩ IpXn-c-apJ-ap≈ sekn \mb-bvs°m∏w _kn¬ Ib-dn. B\n-bpsS ASp-Øp-Xs∂ Ah¿ Ccn-∏nSw kz¥-am-°n. _kns‚ hn≥tUm-•m-knse a™v shbn-en-e-™n-√m-Xm-bn. B\n t{Kkn-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ sXmSp-Øp-hn´ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-78-Imcq¿ tkma≥

sR´-en-em-bn-cp-∂p. t{Kkn-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ Ah-fpsS ImXn¬ Xnc-am-e-Iƒt]mse HSp-ßmsX {]Xn-[z-\n®p. hni-∂n-cn-°p-∂-h≥ ]e-lm-c-ßƒ kz]v\w-I≠v sR´n-sb-gp-t∂-ev°p-∂-Xp-t]m-se-bm-bn-cp∂p t{KknbpsS hc-hn¬ Xs‚ a\-sk∂v B\n-°p-tXm-∂n. ko‰n-te°p Nm™n-cp∂v Ahƒ IÆp-I-f-S-®p. Xs‚ hb‰n¬ hf-cp∂ Ip™ns‚ A—≥ PÃn-\-s√∂p tI´v aΩn Aº-c-∂n-´p-≠m-hpw. Xs‚ \mhn¬\n∂v Aß-s\sbmcp adp-]Sn Ah¿ Hcn-°epw {]Xo-£n-®n-´p-≠m-hn-√. ]t£ Hcp-tNmZyw Xs∂ Xpdn®p t\m°p-∂p-≠v. F{X-\mƒ... F{X-\mƒ Cu Ip™ns‚ ]nXrXzw Xm≥ t{Kkn-bn¬\n∂p ad-®p-sh-bv°pw. A]-am-\n®p hn´-XpsIm≠v Ah¿°n\n hmin-Iq-Sp-I-tb-bp-≈q. C∂p a\-kn¬ Ipgn-®p-aq-Sn-b-hsb \msf Imew ]pd-sØ-Sp-°ptºmƒ D≠m-Ip∂ s]m´n-sØ-dn-Iƒ. AXv {]h-N-\-ßƒ°-∏p-d-Øm-Wv. ]t£ as‰m-∂p-≠v. kXyw Xms\{X D®-Øn¬ hnfn-®p-]-d-™mepw B AΩ-bpsS aI≥ Xs‚ Ip™ns‚ ]nXrXzw Gs‰-Sp-°n-√. Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp∂ Ip™v \msf tNmZn-®m¬ Im´n-s°m-Sp-°mw. CXmWv \ns‚ NXn-b-\mb A—-s\-∂p-]-d-bmw. _kv Hcp tÃm∏n¬ \n∂p. ASp-Øn-cp∂ aZmΩ Cd-ßn-t∏m-bn. Ah¿°v an¬°n tkm∏ns‚ aW-am-bn-cp∂p. a\w-]p-c-´p∂ B K‘w hns´mgn™-Xn¬ B\n°v Bizmkw tXm∂n. X\n°p icn°w O¿Zn-°m≥ hcp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. _kv \oßn-Øp-Sß - n. thK-XI - p-d® - mWv ChnsS _kp-Iƒ HmSp-∂X - v. s]s´-s∂-Øm≥th≠n `qan-°-Sn-bn-eqsS IpXn-®p-]m-bp∂ s{Sbn-\p-I-fp-ap-≠v. B\n Xs‚ \nd-™p-h∂ IÆp-Iƒ XpS-®p. IÆo-cns‚ `mcw Ah-fpsS IÆp-Isf h√msX I\w hbv∏n®n-cp-∂p. thZ-\-I-fpsS aW¬ LSn-Im-c-ß-fnse \nan-j-ßƒ Ah-fpsS Pohn-X-Øn¬ Iangv∂pw ae¿∂pw hoWp. Hm¿a-bpsS Ab-sh-´-en¬ thZ-\-bpsS Ih¿∏p Nph-Iƒ am{Xw. \ΩpsS Ip™v F∂p kvt\l-]q¿hw Cu ka-bØv Xs∂ ]cn-N-cn-°p∂ Hcp `¿Øm-hp-≠m-bn-cp∂p Iuamc k¶-ev]-ß-fn¬. Pohn-X-Øns‚ shfn-®-a-W™ CS-\m-gn-I-fn¬ Iuam-c-kz-]v\-ß-fpsS Imev]-\n-I-XIƒ C√. bmYm¿Yy-Øns‚ ]®-bmb apJw am{Xw. ]t£, Xs‚ IqS-∏n-d-∏n-s\m∏w Xma-kn-°m≥ \n\-s°-¥-h-Imiw F∂ tNmZy-Øn\p adp-]Sn \¬Im≥ X\n-°m-bn-√. X\n-°-h-cp-ambn F¥p _‘-am-Wp-≈-Xv. kvt\l-Øns‚ Dcp-ImØ sNºp-I-ºn-bn¬ sImcpØn´ _‘w-am-{Xw. PÃn-\p-am-bp≈ _‘-Øn-eqsS A√msX Um\n-b-¶n-fp-ambn F¥-Sp-∏-am-Wv. Xm≥ImcWw C\n-bp-sam-cp-]t£ Bß-fbpw s]ßfpw XΩn-e-Sn-t®-°m-sa∂ Nn¥ B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ `oXn-bpsS ]S-°-Øn\p Xncn-sIm-fp-Øn. Hcn-°¬ th¿s]-´p-t]mb c≠p IpSpw-_-ßƒ Xncn-sI-t®-cp∂ Hcp Imew-h-scsb-Øn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. Xm\-Xns‚ CS-bn-te°p hoWm¬ ho≠pw c≠p {[ph-ß-fn-te°v Ah¿ AI-∂p-t]m-Ipw. ]ns∂ Hcp-]t£ Hcp IqSn-t®-c-ep-≠m-bn-s√∂p hcpw. B \nan-j-Øn¬ Bip-]{Xn tlmÃ-en-te°p Xmakw amdn-bmtem F∂v B\n Btem-Nn-®p. ASp-°m≥ XpS-ßp∂ c≠p IpSpw-_-ßƒ hgn-]n-cn™p t]mIm-Xn-cn-°m≥ X\n°p ap≥]n¬ kvt\lØns‚ hmXn¬ Xpd-∂-hsc Dt]-£n-°m≥ Ahƒ Xbm-dm-bn-cp-∂p. _kv Ahƒ°n-d-tß≠ tÃm∏n-\-Sp-sØ-Øm-dm-bn. Xe apX¬ ]mZw-hsc aqSp∂ Iºn-fn-bp-Sp-∏ns‚ kn_v hen-®n-´p. sNdnb Rc-°-tØmsS _kv \n∂p. Ah-fn-dßn \S-∂p. sNdp-sh-bn-enepw XWp-∏ns‚ ISp∏w Ipd-™n-´n-√. Xmakw amdp-∂-Xn-s\-°p-dn®p H‰-bvs°mcp Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-°m-\m-hn-√. tPmkv ]∏-tbmSp tNmZn-®m-tem. Ahƒ samss_-en¬ tPmkns\ hnfn®p t{Kkn Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ h∂-Imcyw ]d-™p. HSp-hn¬ Ahn-sS\n∂p Xma-kw-am-dm≥ Xm≥ B{K-ln-°p∂ Imcyhpw tPmkn-s\ Adn-bn-®p. kΩ-Xn-∏n-°m≥ Ipsd IjvS-s∏tS≠n h∂p B\n-°v. ‘Rms\m∂v Afn-b-\p-ambn kwkm-cn-°s´’ F∂p-]-d™v tPmkv t^m¨h-®p. shbn¬ aßn. a™v ho≠pw s]øm-\p≈ h´w Iq´p-∂p. B\n Imep-Iƒ hen-®p-h®p \S-∂p ho´n-te-°v. Hcp i\n-bmgvN ]I¬. D®-`-£-W-Øn\p tPmkp-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. tPmkv Xma-kn-°p-∂n-SØv {]iv\-sam-∂p-an-√t√m F∂ tNmZyØns‚ adp-]Sn ]d-bp-tºm-gmWv B\n°v Chn-Sp∂v amdn-Øm-a-kn-°-W-sa-∂p-s≠∂ Imcyw tPmkv shfn-s∏Sp-Øn-b-Xv. ]d-b-cp-sX∂v B\n \n¿tZ-in-®n´pw t{Kkn B\n-sb-°m-Wm≥ tlmkv]n-‰-en¬ sN∂ Imcyhpw tPmkv ]d-™p. Gen-bm-Ω-bmWv {]iv\-Øn¬ BZyw CS-s]-´-Xv. ‘\ns∂ Aßs\ H‰bv°v Xma-kn-°m-s\m∂pw Rßfv hnSp-tI-e. C\n \n\°v Cu AΩsb hn´p-t]m-IW-sa-∂p-s≠-¶n¬....’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS kzcw ]mXn-h-gn-bn-en-S-dn. ‘t{Kkn ]d-bp-∂Xv tamfv Imcy-am-t°-≠. Ah-f-ß-s\tb ]d-bq.’ ‘A√ CXns‚ t]cn-en\ow Afn-b\pw t{Kkn-bp-am-bn´v Hcp....’ tPmkv B\n-bpsS ]£w-]n-Sn-°m-s\-Øn. X\n°p ap≥]n-en-cp∂ •mkn-te°v sh≈w ]I¿∂p-sIm≠v Um\n ]d-™p. ‘tPmsk X\n-s°√mw Adn-bm-a-t√m. Ahƒ Fs‚ s]ß-fm-sW-∂-Imcyw Rm≥ ]t≠ hn´p-I-f-™-XmIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-79-Imcq¿ tkma≥

Wv.’Um\n-bpsS apJØv Kuc-h-am-bn-cp-∂p. ‘Afnbm Rm≥ ]d-™-Xv...’ Um\n Iøp-b¿Øn tPmkns‚ hm°p-Isf hne-°n. ‘tPmtk, kvt\l-Øn-\mWv Rm≥ hne sImSp-°p-∂-Xv. kvt\l-Øns‚ apJw-aq-Sn-b-Wn™ _‘-ß-fn¬ F\n°p hnizm-k-an-√.’ Um\n DuWp-a-Xn-bm°n Fgp-t∂-‰p. ‘C\o CXns‚ t]cn¬ X¿°-sam∂pw th≠. B\n Chn-Sp∂v Fßpw t]mIp-∂n-√.’ Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. hmjv s_bvk-\n¬ ssI Igp-In-sIm≠p \n¬°p-tºmƒ Um\n B\n-tbmSp tNmZn-®p. ‘B\n-tamsf CXv C¥y-sbm-∂p-a-√. ChnsS B¿°pw Bscbpw `oj-Wn-s∏-Sp-Ømt\m D]-{Z-hn-°mt\m ]‰n-√. ChnsS Xma-kn-°p-∂-Xn¬ tamƒs°-s¥-¶nepw _p≤n-ap-´pt≠m?’ B\n Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n. Hc-Ω-sb-t∏mse kvt\ln-°p∂ Chsc X\n-®m°n Fßs\ Cd-ßn-t∏mIpw. Cu AΩsb hn´p t]mIm-sa-∂p-s≠-¶n¬ F∂mWv ]d-™-Xv. ‘C√ Rm≥ t]mIp-∂n-√.’ B\n s]mSp-∂s\ ]d-™p. A¶nfpw B‚ow ]d-bmsX Rm≥ Chn-Sp∂v t]mIn-√. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS apJØv Bizm-k-Øns‚ Hcp \pdp-ßp-sh´w hoWp. Hcp ]p©n-cn-tbmsS Um\n ]d-™p. ‘It≠m tPmtk, A\p-k-c-W-bp≈ a°ƒ amXm-]n-Xm-°-fpsS a\-k-dn-bpw. Ahƒ Chn-Sp∂v t]mIp-∂n-√. F¥m tPmkn\v k¶-S-ap-t≠m. k¶-S-Øn\v ]‰nb acp-∂p≠v hm.’ Um\n X≈-hn-cepw Nq≠p-hn-cepw tN¿Øv aZy-]n-°p-∂-Xns‚ BwKyw ImWn-®p. F√m-hcpw Hcp Nncn-bn-te°v Du¿∂n-d-ßn. Um\nbpw tPmkpw ]pd-tØ-°n-d-ßn. ]m{X-ßƒ ASp-°-f-bn-te°v FSp-Øp-h-®n´v Gen-bmΩ Sn.-hn. Hm¨ sNbvXp. B\nbpw Gen-bm-Ω-bvs°m∏ancp-∂p. Ah¿s°m∏w Ccn-°m\pw Ah-fpsS \ng-ep-t]mse IqsS \S-°m\pw B\n Gsd CjvS-s∏-´p. Xs‚ AΩbpsS apJ-amWv Gen-bmΩ B‚n-°v. Imew X\n°p \jvS-s∏-Sp-Ønb AΩ-bpsS hm’-eyhpw kvt\lhpw Cu AΩ-bn-eqsS ssZhw X\n°p Xncn®p Xcn-I-bm-sW∂p tXm∂n. ‘F¥p-]‰n tamsf.’ B\n Xs∂ D‰p-t\m°nbncn-°p-∂Xp I≠v Gen-bmΩ tNmZn-®p. s]m´n-h∂ Hcp Ic-®n¬ ]nSn-®p-\n¿Øm≥ B\n-°m-bn-√. ‘AtΩ...’ B\n Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n hnfn-®p. Ah-cpsS apJw Nph-∂p. IÆp-I-fn¬ Hcp IS¬ Xnc-b-Sn-®p. Gen-bmΩ B\nsb tamtdmSp tN¿Øp-]n-Sn-®p. ag \\™ Hcp Infn-°p-™mbn B\n Ah-fpsS NndIns‚ NqSn-e-`-b-am¿∂v Aa¿∂p. IÆo-cn\v kvt\l-Øns‚ D∏m-bn-cp-∂p. apdn-°p-≈nse tImfnwKv s_¬ Nne-°p-∂Xp tI´mWv B\n sR´n-bp-W¿∂-Xv. Gen-bmΩ B‚n-bpsS aSn-bn¬ Xe-h-®p-In-S-∂p-d-ßn-t∏m-bn. B\n DW¿∂p Np‰pw-t\m-°n. s]bvsXm-gn™ IÆo-cns‚ B¿{ZX Ah-fpsS IÆp-Isf I\w hbv]n-®n-cp-∂p. ‘tam\n-°bpw kn_n-\p-am-bn-cn-°pw. B IXIp Xpd-°q-tam-tf.’ Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. B\n IX-In-\-Sp-tØ°p \S-∂p. IXIp Xpd-∂p. B\n-bpsS apJw `b-Øns‚ Im´p-Xo-bn¬ sh¥p. lrZ-b-kv]-µ-\-ßƒ°v I√p s]m´n-°p∂ IqS-Øns‚ `mc-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ]pdØp \n¬°p-∂-bmsf B\n angn®p t\m°n\n∂p.

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\KcIm-a-\-Iƒ shfn-bn¬ ]pdw-Xn-cn-™p-\n∂v BtcmtSm t^mWn¬ kwkm-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂ PÃn≥ t^m¨h®v Xncn™-t∏m-gmWv B\nsb I≠-Xv. H´pw {]Xo-£n-®n-√. IÆp-I-fn-S-™p. Dd-°-®-h-Sns‚ £oW-Øn-te°v PÃn≥ Ib-dn-h-∂n´pw B\n kvXw_v[-bm-bn-cp-∂p. PÃn≥ Ah-sf-sbm∂p t\m°n apJw Xncn®v AI-tØ°p Ib-dn. B\n°v F¥p-sN-ø-W-sa-∂-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. AI-tØ°p Ib-dptºm-sg-¶nepw PÃn≥ Xt∂m-sS-s¥-¶nepw tNmZn-°p-sa∂v {]Xo-£n®v B\n hmXn¬°¬Xs∂ \n∂p. H∂p-ap-≠m-bn-√. apJsØ Imepjyw ad®v PÃn≥ AI-tØ°p \S-∂p. Fs¥-¶nepw ]d-bp-sa∂v Icp-Xn-bn-cp-∂p. As√-¶n¬ F¥n-\v. apºp≈ _‘-ßƒ Ct∏m-gn-√-t√m. Hcp Zpc¥sØ AXn-Po-hn® ]ucm-WnI kvXq]w-t]mse Xmen-ame am{X-ap≠v Igp-Øn¬. AXn-s‚bpw AkvXnhmcw XI¿∂p-I-gn-™p. Igp-Øn¬ amdn¬ Hcp \o‰-emb AXv Ipcp-ßn-°n-S-°p-∂p. AXp Xs‚ Igp-Øn-e-Wnbn®v Xs∂ kpaw-K-en-bm-°nbbmfpsS Ip™mWv Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp-∂-Xv. AXp-sIm≠v AX-gn-®p-am-‰m≥ hø. a\kv Dan-Øo-bn-se-∂-t]mse \odn Zln-°p-∂p. sXm≠ hc-≠p. knc-Iƒ hen-™p-ap-dp-In. PÃn≥ apdn-bn-te°p hcp-∂-Xp-I≠v Gen-bmΩ tkm^-bn¬ \ns∂-gp-t∂-‰p. Ahcpw {]Xo-£n-®n-s√∂p tXm∂n PÃns‚ Cu hc-hv. PÃns‚ apJØv D≈p-Xp-d-°mØ Hcp Nncn h{In-®p. F¥m-Wn-hs‚ hc-hns‚ DtZiw? Ahsf hnfn-®p-sIm≠p t]mIp-hm-\mtWm? Gen-bm-Ωbv°v H∂pw a\-kn-em-bn-√. PÃn≥ Gen-bm-Ω-bv°-SpØp h∂v kzcw XmgvØn Ft¥m kwkmcn-®p. Ft¥m clkyw ]d-bm-s\-∂-a-´n¬ Gen-bm-Ωsb hnfn-®p-sIm≠p ASpØ apdn-bn-te-°p-t]mbn IX-IS-®p. B\n Bi-¶-tbmsS t\m°n-\n-∂p. a\-kn\v h√m-sØmcp ho¿∏p-ap-´¬. AΩ-bpsS Dugw Ign-™n-cn-°p∂p, C\n aIs‚ Dug-am-Wv. kz¥w Ip™ns‚ A—≥ Bsc∂p Xncn-®-dn-bm-\m-Im-Ø-hsf ChnsS Xma-kn∏n-®n-cn-°p-∂-sX-¥n-s\∂p tNmZn-°m-s\-Øn-b-Xm-bn-cn-°pw. As√-¶n¬ Ip™ns‚ ]nXr-Xz-sØ-°p-dn®v At\zjn-°m-s\-Øn-b-Xm-hpw. F¥m-bmepw Pohn-X-Øns‚ Icn-¶-S-en¬ BSn-bp-e-bp-∂Xv Xs‚ {]Xo-£-I-fpsS tXmWn-bm-Wv. tXm¬hn X\n-°p-X-s∂. B\n IX-I-S®v Ip‰n-bn-´p. ASp-°-f-bn-te°p \S-∂p. Im∏n-bp-≠m°n AXp c≠p I∏p-I-fn¬ ]I¿∂p. ho´n¬ hcp-∂-h¿°v Im∏n sISp-°pI F∂Xp acym-Z-bmWv AXm-cm-bm-epw. Im∏n-°-∏p-Iƒ t{Sbn¬ \ncØn Gen-bm-Ωbpw PÃn\pw kwkm-cn-°p∂ apdn-bpsS ASp-tØ°p \oßn. hmXn-en¬ X´n. AI-tØ°p Nph-SpIƒh-®p. s\©n-te-s°t¥m `mcw Ib-‰n-h-®-Xp-t]m-se. ssIbn¬ \n∂p t{S hgp-Xn-t∏m-Im-Xn-cn-°p-hm≥ B\n°p \t∂ ]Wn-s∏-tS-≠n-h-∂p. Im∏n-°-∏p-Iƒ tai-∏p-dØp hbv°p-tºmƒ PÃns\ H∂p ]mfn-t\m-°n. apJØv Ah-⁄-bpsS Idp∏p am{X-ta-bp-≈q. PÃn≥ apJw Ip\n-®p. \nd-™p-h∂ IÆp-I-tfmsS Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n-bn´v Ahƒ ]n≥hmßn. ]pd-Øn-dßn IXp tN¿Ø-S-bv°p-tºmƒ AIØv Gen-bmΩ PÃn-t\mSp Ib¿°p-∂-Xp-tI-´p. ‘\o Im∏n-Ip-Sn-®n-s√-¶n¬ \nt∂m-sSm∂pw Rm≥ kwkm-cn-°n-√.’ Xm≥ sIm≠p-h-∂-Xp-sIm≠p Im∏n IpSn-°n-s√∂p sPÃn≥ ]d-™n-cn-°-Ww. AXn-\p-am{Xw Xms\¥p sX‰mWp sNbvX-Xv. kz¥w InS-∏-d-bn¬ `¿Ømhv a‰p kv{XoI-fp-ambn Ima-tI-fn-I-fm-Sp-∂Xv I≠p ]nSn®tXm? ho™p-Ip-Sn®v ]cn-N-b-an-s√∂p ]d-™tXm? icoc apgp-∏p-Ifpw hSn-hp-Ifpw hy‡-am-°p∂ \nim-hkv{X-ß-fn¬ `¿Øm-hn-s\m∏w ¢_p-I-fn¬ IqØm-Sm-ØtXm? Abm-sf-t∏mse InS-∏-d-bpsS ioX-fn-a-bn-te°v a‰p-≈-hsc hnfn®p Ib-‰m-™tXm? F¥mWv Xm≥ sNbvX sX‰v. B\n Im∏n-°-∏p-I-fpsS t{S ASp-°-f-bn¬ sIm≠p-h-®p. Xs‚ kz]v\-ßsf Cu \Kcw Igp-Øp-sR-cn®p sIme-s∏-Sp-Øn-°-gn-™p. C\n AS°w sNøpI F∂ I¿aw am{Xta _m°n-bp-≈q. B I¿a-Øns‚ BZy Nph-Sp-I-fmWv AS™ apdn-°p-≈n¬ \S-°p-∂-sX∂v B\n°p tXm∂n. kz¥w Ip™v Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp-∂p-s≠∂v Adn-bp-tºm-sg-¶nepw PÃn≥ Xs∂ tXSnsb-Øp-sa∂p {]Xo-£n-®p. kvt\l-tØm-sS-bp≈ Hcp hm°v. Hcp t\m´w. kvt\l-aq-dp∂ Hcp angn-Nn-Ω¬ Ch-sbm-s°tb sImXn-®n-´p-≈q. H∂pw In´n-bn-√. PohnX ]pkvX-I-Øns‚ hc≠ apJ-®n-{X-Øn-se-t∏mse Ah-⁄-bpsS h{In® Nncn-am-{Xw. ]pkvX-I-Ønse IY-I-sfm-s°bpw el-cn-bp-sSbpw ]mfw sX‰nb PohnX-Øn-t‚XpamIp-tºmƒ AXn-te-sd-sbm∂pw {]Xo-£n-t°-≠-Xn-√. F¶nepw {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂p. s]mSn-]nSn® GsX-¶nepw Xmfp-I-fn¬ ad-∂p-h® abn¬]oen t]mse kvt\l-Øns‚ Hcp Ip´n-°-hn-X-sb-¶nepw D≠m-Ip-sa-∂v. Im]-Sy-Øn-t‚bpw h\y-X-bp-tSbpw Ccp≠ {Iqc-X-bp-tSbpw Nn{X-I-Y-Iƒ am{X-amWv Xnc-™t∏m-sfm-s°bpw I≠-Xv. Ah H‰bv°pw Iq´-ambpw Ct∏mgpw th´m-b-Sp-∂p. F∂n´pw Ct∏mgpw {]Xo-£n-°p∂p. s]mSn-]n-Sn® Xmfp-I-fn¬ BImiw ImWm-sXm-fn-∏n® abn¬]oen t]mse... Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-81-Imcq¿ tkma≥

B\n apdn-bn-te-°p-t]mbn IX-I-S®p InS-∂p. Ic-bm≥ tXm∂n-bn-√. Pohn-X-Øns‚ A{]-Xo-£nX hgn-Ifn¬ ]I-®p-t]mb Hcp Ip´n-bmbn Ahƒ. hoSp-hn-´p-t]mbn \K-c-ap-J-ß-fpsS Xnc-°n¬, Bc-h-ß-fn¬, elcn-bn¬ ]I-®p-t]mb Hcp Ip´n. Np‰pw-I≠ ]cn-NnX apJ-ß-sfms° A]-cn-Nn-X-cpsS apJw-aqSnbWn-™t∏mƒ BZy-ambn ap∂n¬ shfn-s∏´ \Kc Iam-\-ßƒ I≠v Aº-c-∏ns‚ ]S-hp-Iƒ Ib-dnb Ip´n. Np‰p-ap-≈Xns\ a\-kn-em-°n-b-t∏m-tg°pw \K-c-a-hsf ]pd-¥-≈n-bn-cp-∂p. ]n≥hm-ßn-bn´pw hm ]nf¿Øn hngp-ßphm≥ \Kcw ]m™-Sp-°p-∂p. Xe-bn-W-bn¬ apJ-a-a¿Øn-°n-S∂ B\n Hcp-thf izmkw \ne-®n-cp-s∂-¶n-se∂v {]m¿Yn-®p. Aßs\ {]m¿∞n-°-cpXv; X\n-°p-≈n¬ Hcp Pohs‚ XpSn-∏p-≠v. `oXn-bm-Wv. Hcp Pohn-Xw-IqSn XI¿°p-hm≥ hø. Xmsg lmfn¬ PÃn-t\m-sS¥m B‚n D®-Øn¬ kwkm-cn-°p-∂p. H∂pw hy‡-a-√. hmXn¬ hen-®-S-bv°p∂-Xns‚ kzcw-tI-´p. Pkv‰n≥ t]mbn-°m-Wpw. Ahƒ Fgp-t∂‰p apdn-Xp-d∂v ]pd-Øn-d-ßn. B‚n lmfn¬ \n¬∏p-≠v. ]Xnsb tKmh-Wn-∏-Sn-I-fn-dßn B\n Xmtg°p sN∂p. B‚n Sn.-hn.-bpsS dntam´v Ãm≥Un¬h®n´v ASp-°-f-bn-te°p t]mIm≥ XpS-ßp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tKmhnWnbndßn hcp∂ B\n-sb-I≠v Gen-bmΩ Hcp \nanjw \n∂p. Ah-fpsS apJsØ hnjm-Zw hmbn-s®-Sp-Øp. Ahƒ ASp-tØ°p h∂p. ‘F¥m B‚o.’ H∂p-an-s√∂ A¿Y-Øn¬ Gen-bmΩ Xe-bm-´n. AXnse au\-Øns‚ \nKq-VX B\n Xncn-®-dn-™p. ‘F¥m-bmepw B‚n ]d-bq. F¥pw t\cn-Sm-\p≈ a\-kp-d∏v F\n-°n-t∏m-gp-≠v˛’Ahƒ ]d-™p. ‘tamtf AXv...’ Gen-bmΩ hm°p-Iƒ In´msX hnj-an-°p-∂-Xp-t]mse tXm∂n. ‘Ah\v hnhm-l-tam-N\w thW-sa∂m ]d-bp-t∂. AXn\v Rm≥ klm-bn-°-W-sa-∂v.’ tIƒ°m≥ ]mSn-√m-ØXp tI´-t]mse B\n Xcn-®p-\n-∂p. ‘Cu ho´n-ep≈ Bcp-sSbpw ]n¥pW Ahs‚ Xocp-am-\-Øn-\p-≠m-In-s√∂p Rm≥ ]d-™n-´p-≠v.’ GenbmΩ Iq´n-t®¿Øp. Gen-bmΩ Ah-km\w ]d-™Xv B\n°p hy‡-am-bn-√. Ah-fpsS a\kv at‰tXm temI-Øm-bn-cp-∂p. Fs∂-¶n-ep-sam-cn-°¬ CXpw {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂p. Igp-Øn¬ Be-bn¬ ]gp-∏n-®-Xp-t]mse s]m≈n-°n-S-°p∂ Xmen Agn®p \¬tI-≠n-h-cp-sa-∂v. {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂p. a\-kns\ AXv ]d™v hniz-kn-∏n-°m≥ {ian-®n-cp-∂-Xp-am-Wv. Ign-™n-cp-∂n-√. kpaw-Ken-bm-°nb ssIIƒXs∂ AXp s]m´n-s®-Sp-°p-tºmƒ F{X Bh¿Øn®p ]d™p hniz-kn-®mepw Xbm-sdSp-Ømepw GXp s]Æn-t‚bpw a\-kn-S-dp-sa-∂-Xp-d-∏m-Wv. B\n-bpsS apJw hnf-dn. Xs∂ BZy- a mbn Adn™ ]pcp- j - \ m- W v . Abm- s f{X s\dn- s I- ´ - h - \ m- s W- ¶ nepw Xs‚ a\- k ns‚ A·ntImWn¬ t]cp-sNm√n hnfn®p {]m¿Yn-°p∂ ssZh-Øn-s\m∏w Xs∂ Xm\n-cp-Øn-bn-´p-≠v. B apJhpw AS-bm-f-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´p-≠v. AhnsS AXv s]s´∂v AS¿Øn am‰p-I-sb∂p ]d-™m¬ ac-hn-°msX apdn-hpIƒ Xp∂n-s°-´m≥ hn[n-°-s∏´ tcmKn-sb-t∏mse Xs‚ a\-kp-]n-S-bp-∂Xv B\n-b-dn-™p. Ahn-sS-\n∂v Cd-ßn-t∏m-cp-tºmƒXs∂ a\-kn¬ Ipdn-®n-´-Xm-bn-cp∂p Cu Znh-kw. ]t£ ap∂n¬ AXv h\y-amb IÆp-I-tfmsS h∂p \n¬°p-tºmƒ F¥p sNø-W-sa-∂-dn-bmsX ]X-dn-t∏m-Ip-∂p. Ah-km\ cwKØnse Hcp ko≥ H∂mw cwK-Øn-te°v ÿm\w-amdn IS-∂p-h-∂-Xp-t]mse Pohn-X-Øns‚ doep-I-fpsS {IawsX-‰¬. B‚n-bn¬\n∂v Adn™ Imcy-ßƒ°v s]m≈n-°p∂ NqSm-bn-cp-∂p. Xf¿∂ a\-kp-ambn B\n Gen-bmΩsb t\m°n. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS apJØv ]›m-Øm-]-Øns‚ hcƒ®. ‘Fs‚ t]cn¬ Bcpw thZ-\n-t°-≠. PÃns‚ B{K-l-Øn\v Rms\-Xn-c-√. Rm\nXp {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂XmWv B‚o.’ Ahƒ Xpd∂p ]d-™p. adp-]Sn ]d-bp-tºmƒ k¶-S-Øns‚ ]mc-ay-Øn¬ Np≠p-Iƒ CS-dp∂Xv Ah-f-dn-™p. hm°p-I-fpsS XpS¿®-bv°mbn Ahƒ°v Gsd ]Wn-s∏-tS-≠n-h-∂p. ‘Cu Ip™v P\n-®m-ep-S≥ hnhml tamN-\-Øn\v Rms\m-cp-°-am-Wv. AXp-hsc Cu ]mh-Øn-t\mSv Hcev]w Zb-Im-´-Ww. AXv A—-\p≈ Hcp Ip™mbn P\n-t®m-s´. Fs‚ Ip™ns‚ A—s\ Rm≥ sXcp-hn¬\n∂p sXc-s™-Sp-Ø-sXm-∂p-a-√-t√m.’ sXm≠-bn¬ Dudn-h∂ tXß¬ Ah-fpsS hm°p-Isf apdn-®p. C\n-bn-hnsS \n∂m¬ Xm≥ Ic-™p-t]m-Ip-sa∂v B\n-°-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. B‚n-bpsS ap∂n¬h®v Hcn°¬IqSn Ic-bm≥ Ahƒ°p a\-kp-h-∂n-√. F¥n\v Xs‚ ZpxJ-Øn-te°v Cu ]mhw AΩ-sb-°qSn ssI]nSn®p Iq´-Ww. Gen-bmΩ F¥p-]-d-b-W-sa-∂-dn-bmsX \n∂p. B\n Ipfn-ap-dn-bn¬ Ibdn IX-I-S-®p. A{X-bpw-t\cw ]nSn-®p-\n∂Xv shdp-sX-bm-bn. IÆm-Sn°p apºn¬\n∂v Gß-e-Sn®p Ic-™p. i_vZw B‚n tIƒt°-s≠∂p IcpXn hmjvs_-bvk-\nse ss]∏v Xpd-∂p-h-®n-cp-∂p. Ah-fpsS k¶-S-ßƒ Hcp Xpem-h¿j-am-bn. D∏p-c-k-ap≈ Xpem-h¿jw. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-82-Imcq¿ tkma≥

ag-tXm¿∂v hnf¿Ø Ihn-fp-I-fn-te°v Ahƒ t\m°n. IÆp-Iƒ Nph-∂p-ho¿Øn-cn-°p-∂p. apJ-sams° I\w-h®p c‡w hm¿∂p-t]mb t]mse. AXnepw Bizmkw tXm∂n. Ft¥m s]bvsXm-gn-™-t]m-se. apJw IgpIn ]pd-Øn-d-ßn. Gen-bmΩ Ahsf {]Xo-£n-s®-∂-t]mse ]pdØp \n¬∏p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ Gen-bm-Ω-sb- t\m-°n ]p©n-cn-®p. Ihn-fnse \pW-°p-gn-Iƒ sXfn-™p. angn-Iƒ hnI-kn-®p. Gen-bm-Ω, ]t£ Nncn°p ]pd-In¬ apJ-sam-fn-∏n® hnjm-Z-Øns‚ Ic-™p-I-e-ßnb apJw I≠p-]n-Sn-®p. B\n°p hb-‰n-semcp Ne\w A\p-`-h-s∏-´p. Hcp XpSn-∏v... Ahƒ s]s´∂p \n∂p. hb-dn¬ ssIXmßn Gen-bm-Ωsb hnfn-®p. ‘B‚o...’ Gen-bmΩ HmSn-sb-Øn. ‘F¥m tamsf.’ Ahsf Xmßn sk‰n-bn-en-cp-Øn. ‘H∂p-an√ Ft¥m t]mse˛’B\n ]d-™p. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS Cud-\-Wn™ IÆp-I-fn¬ Hcp Nncn-bq-dn. Xs‚-bp-≈n¬ XpSn-°p∂ Ipcp-∂ns‚ s\©n-Sn∏v B\n Xncn-®-dn-™p. Ah-fpsS IÆp-I-fn¬ Hc-Ω-bpsS \n¿hr-Xn-bp-≠m-bn-cp∂p At∏mƒ. kpc-£n-X-Xz-Øns‚ ]pXnb IqSm-c-Øn-te-s°-∂-t]mse Ah≥ Genbm-Ω-bpsS Npa-en-te°v Xe Nmbv®p. Hc-Ω-bpsS hm’-ey-am¿∂ IÆp-I-tfmsS Gen-bmΩ Ahsf t\m°n. ]cp-]-cpØ ssIhn-c-ep-IƒsIm≠v Ah-fpsS apSn-bn-g-I-fn¬ Xtem-Sn. ‘\ns‚ AΩ Nhn-´p∂ apƒh-gn-I-sfm∂pw \ob-dn-tb≠ kpJ-ambn Ddßq.’ Ahƒ Xs‚ hb-‰nse Ipcp-∂n-t\mSv a{¥n-®p. AΩ-°n-fn-bpsS Nnd-In≥ Iogn-se-∂-t]mse Gen-bm-Ω-bn-te°p tN¿∂n-cp-∂p. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS apJw æm\-am-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp ]mhw s]¨Ip-´nsb Cu \K-c-Øns‚ hrØn-tI-Sp-I-fn-te°v hen-®n´v Ah-fpsS a\kpw ico-chpw Ih¿s∂-Sp-Øn´v Cs∏m hnhm-l-tam-N\w thW-at{X Ah-\v. PÃn-t\mSv Gen-bm-Ωbv°v ISpØ shdp-∏ptXm-∂n. Ah≥ \nc-Øn-h® hmZ-ß-sfms° AwKo-I-cn-°m-Ø-Xn¬ Ah\p \oc-k-ap-≠m-bn-cn-°-Ww. Um\n-®≥ ChnsS C√m-™Xv Ahs‚ `mKy-am-bn. Hcp ]mhw s]Æns\ NXn-®n´v Ah\v hnhm-l-tam-N\w thW-sa-∂p]-d-™m¬ Ahs‚ apJ-Øp-\n∂v Um\n-®s‚ hnc¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ FÆn-sb-Sp-t°≠n ht∂-s\. Ahƒ ChnsS A\p-`-hn-®-sXms° \nb-a-Øns‚ ap≥]n¬ h∂m¬ Ahs‚ PohnXw ]ns∂ Agn-°-∏p-d-am-Ipw. AX-h-\dnbmw F∂n-´mWv Cu ssIhn´ Ifn. Cu ]mhw s]¨Ip´n AXn\p t]mIn-s√∂v Ah\v \√ Dd-∏p-≠m-Ipw. _en-bm-Ip-∂Xv Ft∏mgpw Icp-Øn-√mØ arK-ß-fm-W-t√m. Ipd-s®-¶nepw ImcpWyw t{Kknt°m PÃnt\m Cu s]¨Ip-´n-tbmSp ImWn-°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. Gen-bmΩ Ahsf AS°w ]nSn®p Nnd-In-\-Sn-bn-em-°n. Ah-fpsS s\dp-I-bn¬ HcΩ Ip™n-s\-sb-∂t]mse Npw_n-®p. B\n Xe-bp-b¿Øn Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n. CS-dn-t∏mb Np≠p-IƒsIm≠v hnfn-®p. ‘AtΩ...’ IÆp-I-fn¬ \nd™p\n∂ c≠p apØp-a-Wn-Iƒ B\nbpsS Ihn-fn-eqsS Hgp-In-t∏m-bn. AΩ-bn-√m-Ø -Hcp Ip´n-bpsS k¶-Sw-ap-gp-h-\p-≠m-bn-cp∂p B hnfn-bn¬. AX-dn-™n-s´-∂-t]mse Gen-bmΩ Ah-fpsS IÆp\o¿ XpS-®p. ‘tamtf, \o hnj-an-t°-≠. \n\°v Rß-sfm-s°-bn-t√. F\n°v ]nd-°m-sX-t]mb aI-fmWp \o.’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS kzcw B¿{Z-ambn hnd-®p. Hcp Ipfn¿a-g-t]mse B hm°p-Iƒ Ah-fpsS a\-kn-te°v s]bvXp. Gen-bmΩ Fgp-t∂-‰p. hnjbw am‰m-s\-∂-t]mse Ah-tfmSp ]d-™p. ‘tamsf Rm≥ Xmdm-hn\p Xo‰ sImSp-Øn´p hcmw. At∏m-tg°pw tamfm {^nUvPn-en-cn-°p∂ ap´-sb-SpØv IqS-bn¬ hbv°v. sskaWp sImSp-°m-\m, tamƒ°v Bhp-sa-¶n¬ aXn. As√-¶n¬ apdn-bn¬t]mbn InSt∂m.’ Ah-sf-gp-t∂-‰p. ‘th≠B‚o.. F\n-s°m-∂p-an-√. Rm≥ sNbvtXm-fmw.’ Ahƒ ASp-°-f-bn-te°p \S-∂p. {^nUvPn¬ \n∂v ap´-sb-SpØv IqS-bn-em-°n. Gen-bmΩ Xmdm-hn\v sImSp°m-\p≈ Xo‰-sb-SpØv ]pd-tØ°p t]mbn-cp-∂p. IqS-bn¬ ap´-b-Sp°n h®n´v PÃn\pw Gen-bm-Ωbpw Im∏n-Ip-Sn® •mkv IgpIn h®-t∏m-tg°pw Iq´n¬\n∂v s]dp-°nb ap´-bp-ambn Gen-bm-Ω-sb-Øn. B\n Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS ssIbn¬\n∂p ap´ hmßn. ap´ h®n-cn-°p∂ IqS Gen-bm-Ωsb G¬∏n-®p. ‘tamfp hcpt∂m CXp-sIm-Sp-Øn´v hcmw.’ Gen-bmΩ tNmZn-®p. B\n kΩ-Xn-®p. ASp-°-f-bpsS hmXn¬ Nmcn-bn´v Ah¿ sskas‚ ho´n-te°p \S-∂p. hoSns‚ he-Xp-h-isØ ]p¬Ø-I-Sn-bn-eqsS Ah¿ \S-∂p-sN-∂p. Ahn-sS-I≠ ImgvN B\n-bn¬ A›-cy-Øns‚ ]pØ≥ Xnf°w \nd-®p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-83-Imcq¿ tkma≥

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h¿Æ-®n-{X-ßƒ hoSn-t\mSp tN¿∂p≈ ]p¬Ø-In-Sn-bnse henb tIm¿´n¬ sS∂okv Ifn-°p∂ sskaWpw tam\n-°bpw. ssS‰v Soj¿´pw tjm¿Svkpw [cn-®n-cn-°p∂ tam\n-°b - psS HmtcmNphSp hbv]nepw icocw Xpfp-ºp-∂p. tam\n° hnb¿Øp Ipfn-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Hcp k¿hokv sskas‚ tIm¿´n-te°p ]mbn-°p-∂-Xn-\nsS tam\n° Gen-bm-Ωsbbpw B\n-tbbpw t\m°n-®n-cn-®p. Gen-bmΩ ssIbn-en-cp∂ IqS AI-Øp-sIm-≠p-h-®p. kn_n≥tam≥ kn‰u-´n-en-cp∂v Nn{Xw hc-bn-em-Wv. Gen-bmΩ ]pd-tØ°p h∂Xpw tam\n° HmSn-sbØn _m‰v Gen-bm-Ωsb Gev]n-®n´v hcm-¥-bn-en-cp∂ Hcp-Ip∏n sh≈-sa-SpØv hmbn-te°p Ia-gvØn. Ifn-°p∂ Kbnw Xo¿Øn´p t]mbm-a-Xn-sb∂v sska¨ hnfn®p-]-d-™p. tam\n° AXv tIƒ°mØ a´n¬ \n∂v B\n°p t\sc t\m°n IÆn-dp-°n. ‘Bw ‰q ‰tbkv aΩn hn¬ tπ thgvkkv bp.’ Ahƒ ]pdw-Xn-cn™p \n∂p-sIm≠v Xs∂ hnfn®p ]d-™p. sh≈-hp-ambn B\n-bpsS ASp-sØØn Nncn-®p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘B sKbn-an¬ Rm≥ tXmev°pw. sU^-\n-‰m-bpw. AXm FkvtI∏v sNbvX-Xv. F∂m¬ FXnsc Ifn-°p∂Xv kz¥w ssh^t√ H∂p tXm‰p-X-t∂°mw Fs∂m∂pw hnNm-cn-°n√ sska¨.’ tam\n° Ir{Xna ]cn-`hw \Sn-®p. c≠p-t]-cp-sSbpw Np≠p-I-fn¬ Nncn-s]m-´n. ‘tam\n° Itam¨ Um¿enMv’ sska¨ tam\n-°sb ho≠pw hnfn-®p. Gen-bmΩ _m‰v tam\n-°sb Xncn-sb-tb¬∏n-®n´v t{]m’m-ln-∏n®p. Ah-cpsS \n¿_-‘-Øn\p hgßn tam\n° ho≠pw Ifn-°m-\n-d-ßn. ‘Ah-fpsS ÿncw AShm Ifn tXm¬°p-sa-∂m-Ip-tºmƒ Ipfn-°-Ww, hnb¿°p-∂p, sh≈w IpSn-°Ww Fs∂m-s°.’ Gen-bmΩ Nncn-®p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘CsXms° Ahs‚ CSn-a-’-c-Øns‚ {]mIvSo-kp-I-fm-Wv. ssIthKw In´m-s\-s∂m-s°bm tam\n° ]dbm-dv. F√m Znh-khpw sskaWpw Um\n-®\pw Chn-SpsØ ]m¿°n¬ HmSm≥ t]mIpw. Nne-t∏mƒ Rm\pw tam\n-°bpw IqSpw. Hcp dus≠ms° IjvSn®v Rßƒ HmSpw.’ B\n ]mXn B›-cy-tØmsSbmWv AsXms° tI´-Xv. sska¨ tam\n-°sb Ifn-bm-°p-∂Xp tI´p. Ifnbn¬ tam\n° tXm‰n-cp-∂p. ho¿Øp-sI-´nb apJ-hp-ambn ]cn-`-h-Øn¬ tam\n° Xncn-®p-h-∂p. _m‰v Gen-bmΩ-bpsS ssIbn¬ sImSp-Øn´v Sm¿°n-sIm≠v apJw XpS-®p. Iºn-fn-bp-Sp∏v Ducn-h®v Soj¿´pw ]m‚p-ambn Gen-bmΩ Ifn-°m-\n-d-ßn. Ip∏n-bn¬\n∂v sh≈w IpSn-®p-sIm≠v tam\n° B\n-tbmSp ]d-™p. ‘AΩ-tbbpw tams\bpw tXmev]n-°m≥ ]‰n-√. aΩn ]gb tImfPv sS∂okv πb-dm-Wv. Ch¿s°-Xnsc Ifn®v Ft∏mgpw Rm≥ tXm¬°pw.’ B\n tIm¿´n-te°p t\m°n. sska-Wns‚ I\Ø tjm´p-Iƒ°v adp-]-Sn-sb-t∂mWw Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS _m‰n¬\n∂pw ]¥v shSn-bp-≠-t]mse sXdn®p t]mIp-∂p-≠v. tam\n° Ipfn-°m-\mbn AI-tØ°p t]mbn. AΩ®n Ifn-°p-∂-Xp-I≠v ap‰-tØ-°n-dßn h∂ kn_n≥ B\n-sb-I-≠p. Xncn-®p-t]mbn Ah≥ hc® a™p-a-e-bpsS ]Sw FSp-Øp-sIm-≠p-h∂v B\nsb ImWn-®p. ‘B‚n ep°v lnb¿...’ B\n Ah≥ hc® Nn{X-Øn-te°p t\m°n. k¿°kv tImam-fn-bpsS sXmen Ia-gvØn-h-®-Xp-t]mse aeI-fpsS Iq´w. BIm-isØ kqcy\v ISpw Nph-∏p-\n-d-am-Wv. a™p-a-ebv°p Xmsg hb-e‰p \nd-Øn¬ ]q°ƒ hncn™p \nev°-∂p. Hcp sNSn°v a™p-a-e-tb-°mfpw s]m°w hcpw. ‘Hm C‰vkv t{K‰v. \∂m-bn-cn-°p-∂p.’ Ahƒ Ahs‚ Ihn-fn¬ Hcp apØw sImSp-Øp. Ah≥ Ip™-cn-∏-√p-IƒIm´n Nncn-®p. CSw-ssI-sIm-≠mWv kn_n≥ ]Sw hc-bv°p-∂-Xv. entbm tSmƒtÃmbn bp≤hpw kam-[m-\hpw Fgp-XnbXpw Umhn©n tamsW-en-kmbpw emÃv k∏dpw hc-®Xpw CSw-ssI-sIm-≠m-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂v Fhn-sStbm hmbn-®Xv Ah-tfm¿Øp. Ch-\p-sam-cn-°¬ Ah-sc-t∏m-se-bm-I-s´. a\-kn¬ Hcm-io¿hm-Z-Øns‚ Ipfncv s]bvXXv B\n-b-dn-™p. ‘{Km≥a ldn-b]v’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-84-Imcq¿ tkma≥

kn_n≥ hey-Ωsb t{]m’m-ln-∏n-®p-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p. tam\n-°-tbmSv Iqfmbn Ifn® sska¨ Ct∏mƒ aΩn Ab-°p∂ t_mfns\ aS-°n-b-b-bv°m≥ `Ko-cY {]bXv\w \S-Øp-∂p-sh∂p tXm∂n. aΩn \∂mbn sS∂okv Ifn-°p-∂p. B\n°v ]pXn-sbmcp B›-cy-°mgvN \¬In AXv. apJ-Øn\p aosX Db¿∂p-h∂ ]¥v NmSn-bp-b¿∂v Gen-bmΩ Xncn-®p-hn-´p. _m‰vsIm≠v B ]¥v ]nSn-°m≥ sska-Wm-bn-√. Hcp A¥m-cmjv{S sS∂okv a’-c-Øns‚ ssehv kwt{]-j-W-Øn-se-∂-t]mse _m‰p-b¿Øn Gen-bmΩ hnPbw BtLm-jn-®p. hey-Ω®n Pbn-®Xv sk_n≥ Xp≈n-®mSn BtLm-jn-®p. Ah≥ AI-tØ°p hnfn®p ]d-™p. ‘aΩo ]∏ temÃv Z tKw. {Km≥a ]∏sb tXm¬]n-®p.’ F√m-hcpw Ah-s\-t\m°n Nncn-®p. sska¨ Ah¿°-Sp-tØ°p h∂p. B\n-bpsS kpJ-hn-h-c-ßƒ At\z-jn-®p. ‘Fs‚ tams\ I≠n-t√... Rm≥ tXm¬°p-∂Xm Ah-\n-jvSw.’ sska¨ Xam-i-bmbn ]d-™p. ‘Ah≥ \ns‚ tam\m-sW-¶n-se¥m Ducv Fs‚-bm, Ahs\ I≠m-e-dn-™p-Iq-tS.’ Gen-bmΩ adp-]Sn ]d-™p. ‘\m°nepw sS∂okp Ifn-bnepw aΩnsb tXm¬]n-°m≥ ]mSv. Sq Un^n-°¬‰v.’ Gen-bmΩ sskasW Ifn-bmbn X√m≥ _mt‰m-ßn. B\n Nncn-®p. Hcp-Ip∏n sh≈w Xe-bn-te°p IagvØn sska¨ AI-tØ°p Ib-dn-t∏m-bn. Gen-bmΩ S¿°n-sb-SpØp ssIbpw apJhpw XpS-®p. B\n ]mXn B›-cy-Øn¬ A`n-\-µ-\-a-dn-bn-®p. ‘B‚n hfsc \∂m-bn´v Ifn-°p-∂p-≠-t√m. ]≠v sS∂okp Ifn°mcn Bbn-cpt∂m?’ Gen-bmΩ sX√-`n-am-\-tØmsS Ahsf t\m°n. Hm¿a-bpsS \S-h-gn-bn-eqsS ]n¥n-cn™p \S-∂p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘AsXms° ]g-b-I-Y-Iƒ. kvIqfnepw tImf-Pnepw Iptd kΩm-\-ßƒ t\Sn-bn-´p-≠v. tImf-Pn¬ sS∂okv Iym]v‰-\m-bn-cp-∂p.’ ‘tImf-Pn¬ {]mIvSokv sNøp-tºmƒ Um\n-®s‚ Soans\ F{X-h´w Rßƒ tXm¬]n-®n-´p-s≠-∂-dn-bmtam?’ B\n°v AXv ]pXn-sbm-c-dn-hm-bn-cp-∂p. A∂sØ tImfPv Ipcp-hn-Iƒ C∂v... ‘As∏m B‚ow A¶n-fpw...’ Ah-fpsS tNmZyw a\-kn-em-bn-s´∂t]mse Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. ‘AsX, ]t£ ho´p-Im-c-dn-™n-´m.’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS Np≠p-I-fn¬ \mW-Øns‚ Nncn-∏q-°ƒ hnS¿∂p. \jvS-amb Hcp Ime-Øns‚ Hm¿a-bn¬ Ah-cpsS a\-kn-te°v Hcp acw s]bvXp Ipfn¿∂p. Gen-bm-Ω-tbm-sSm∏w B\n sskas‚ hoSn-\p-≈n-te°p \S-∂p. ssU\nMv tS_n-fn¬ \n∂v Ipsd-]-g-ß-fn´ Hcp ]m{Xw FSpØp sImSp-Øp. ‘tamfnXv Ign-°v. Rm\o tZl-sam∂p XpS-®n-´p-h-cmw.’ Gen-bmΩ \S-∂p-t]m-Ip-∂Xv B\n t\m°n-\n-∂p. kz¥w AΩ-sb-t∏m-se-bmWv Ah¿ Xs∂ ]cn-N-cn°p-∂-Xv. c‡-_-‘-Øns‚ Bg-ß-sfm-∂p-an-√. kvt\l-Øns‚ sNdp-\q-en-g-bn¬ sImcp-Øn-´-t]mse Hcp-_‘w. ]t£ AXv c‡-_-‘-Øn\pw aosX Hcp lrZ-b-_-‘-Øns‚ \qen-g-Iƒ tN¿°p-∂p. hnf-°ns‚ ZypXn-I≠v AXn-\p-t\sc ]m™-SpØ Hcp Cubmw-]m-‰-bmWp Xm≥. AXns\ ssI°p-ºn-fnsem-Xp°n c£n-°p-∂p. F{X P∑-sa-Sp-Ømepw Xo¿°m-\m-hmØ IS-∏m-Sp-Iƒ. acn®p t]mb-h¿ as‰m-cn-SØv ]p\¿P-\n-°p-∂-Xp-t]m-se. X\n°v XW-embn ]p\¿P-\n-®-Xm-W-h-sc∂p tXm∂n B\n-°v. a\-kns‚ Pehn{`a-ß-fn¬ Hcp-thf Ch¿X-s∂-bmWv Xs‚ AΩ-sb∂pw. ChnsS F√m-h¿°pw Xt∂mSp henb kvt\l-am-Wv. sskaWpw tam\n-°bpw kz¥w ktlm-Z-cn-tbm-sS∂-t]m-se-bmWv Xt∂mSv s]cp-am-dp-∂-Xv. Um\n-b-¶nfpw Gen-bm-Ω-bm‚ow Xs∂ Ah-cpsS tamsf-t∏mse t\m°p-∂p. kvt\l-Øns‚ Hcm-Imiw X\n-°p-ap-∂n¬ \nh¿Øn-bn-Sp-∂p. Xs‚ Pme-I-°m-gvN-I-fn¬ Ct∏mƒ BImiw am{X-ta-bp-≈q. NndIp Icn-™n´pw B Pme-I-°m-gvN-bmWv ]d-°m≥ Xs∂ t{]cn-∏n-°p-∂-Xv. Ac-a-\-I-fnepw A[n-Imc tKm]p-c-ß-fnepw kpJ-tem-ep-]-X-bpsS ]´p-sa-Ø-bn-ep-d-ßp-∂-h¿ IoS-ß-sf-t∏mse ]mh-ßsf ImWp-tºmfmWv Ch¿ A\m-Y-bmb Xs∂ \Sp-°-S-en¬ \n∂p ssI]n-Sn®v Ib-‰n-b-Xv. Ct∏mƒ Hcp aIƒs°-∂-t]mse hm’-eyhpw kvt\lhpw sNmcn-bp-∂p. tam\n° _mXvdq-an¬\n∂v apSn tXm¿Øn-s°m≠v ]pd-Øp-h-∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-85-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘B\n ChnsS H‰-bv°n-cp∂p t_md-Sn-t®m.’ ‘PÃv F sk°‚ v.’ tam\n° apI-fn-te°p Ib-dn-t∏m-bn. tam\n-°-tbmSp kwkm-cn-®m¬ ae-bm-fn-b-s√∂p ]d-bn-√. \ndhpw \oe-°-Æp-I-fp-amWv tam\n° Cw•o-jpIm-cn-bm-sW∂ tXm∂-ep-≠m-°p-∂-Xv. •mkvt]m-se-bp≈ apJw. IdpØ apSn. icn°pw Hcp lnµn kn\n-amXm-c-sØ-t∏m-se. ChnsS Cu kwkvIm-c-Øn¬ Ign-™n´pw tam\n° C¥ym-°m-sc-t∏mse F√m-h-scbpw _lp-am-\n-°p∂p. kvt\ln-°p-∂p. tam\n° Ct∏mgpw B\n-°p ap≥]n¬ DØcw In´mØ Hcp tNmZy-am-Wv. ‘ltem F¥mWv C{X henb Btem-N-\.’ tam\n° tNmZn-®p. tam\n° IS-∂p-h-∂Xv Xm\-dn-™-tX-bn-√. tam\n-°-sb-∏-‰n-Ø-s∂-bmWv Btem-N\ F∂p ]d-b-W-sa∂p tXm∂n-b-Xm-Wv. ]ns∂ ths≠∂p h®p. ‘CsXm∂pw Ign-®n-√-t√m. \√-Xp-t]mse ^pUv Ign-®n-s√-¶n¬ Ip™n\m Ipg-∏w.’ Hcp Hmd©v ssIbn-se-SpØv s]mfn-®p-sIm≠v tam\n° ]d-™p. B\n-bpsS apJw Nph-∂p. Hmd©v s]mfn®v ]mXn A√n-Iƒ B\n-bpsS ssIbn¬h®p sImSp-Øn´p tNmZn-®p. ‘lu Cukv bph¿ \yq tPm_v.’ ‘ss\kv.’ B\n DØcw Hcp-hm-°n-sem-Xp-°m≥ t\m°n. tam\n° hn´n-√. ‘AX-√. C¥ym ˛ e≠≥ Chn-SpsØ tPm_v Iw]-b¿ sNbvXp ]d-bq. sF ao≥ tPm_ns‚ t\®¿.’ AXv... B\n Kuc-h-Øn-em-bn. ‘BgvN-bn¬ 37 1/2 aWn-°q¿ tPmen Bizm-kw. C{Xbpw Bﬂm¿Y-X-sbm-∂p-an√ C¥y-bn¬ tcmKn-I-tfmSp≈ CS-s]-S-en¬. ]t£ ChnsS tcmKn-Iƒ°v IqSp-X¬ t{]mªwkv s^bvkv sNtø-≠n-h-cp-∂p-≠v.’ ‘C¥y-bn¬ tcmKn tUmIvS¿°v \¬Ip∂ ]W-Øns‚ Af-h-\p-k-cn®v \√ NnIn’ e`n-°pw. F∂mepw tUmIvSsd ImWm≥ hcp-∂-tcmKn NnIn’ In´n acp-∂p-am-bn-´mWv Xncn-®p-h-cn-I. ]t£ Chn-sS-b-ß-s\-b-√t√m.’ B\n ]d-bp-∂Xv tam\n° k{i≤w tI´n-cp-∂p. ‘HmsI hm´okv Z t{]m_vfw lo¿’. tam\n° tNmZn-®p. ‘ChnsS apdn-ssh-Zy≥am-sc-t∏mse P\-d¬ {]mIvSokv \gvkv F∂-t]-cn¬ ap°n\pw aqe-bnepw HØncn k¿P-∑m-cp-≠v. Kpfn-I-IƒsIm-Sp-°m\pw _n.-]n. t\m°m\pw F¥n-\m-Wn-h¿. Hcp tcmKn Cu Pn.-]n.sb ImW-W-sa-¶n¬ Hcp Znhkw If-b-Ww. ap≥Iq¿ At∏m-bvsa‚ v FSp-°-Ww. t]jy‚ns‚ kuI-cy-Øn-e√ Pn.-]n.-bpsS kuI-cy-Øn-\mWv At∏m-bvsa‚ v Xob-Xnbpw ka-b-hp-sam-s°. ISpØ tcmK-hp-am-bn-s´-Øp-∂h¿°v Pn.-]n. NnIn’ \¬Im-dp-an-√. Bip-]-{Xn-bn-te°v hnSpw. tlmkv]n-‰-ens‚ Imcyhpw CsXm-s°-X-s∂. Ahn-sS-bpw-thWw At∏m-bvsa‚ v tUmIvSsd ImWm≥. c‡w ]cn-tim-[n®v dnt∏m¿´p hcp-∂Xv BgvN-IƒIgn-™m-Wv. icn°pw ChnsS tcmKn-Isf ]oUn-∏n-°p-I-bm-Wv. Cu Uh-e-]vsa‚ v I¨{Sn-bpw. Cß-s\ms° hnNn-{X-amb Imcy-ß-fp-≠v.’ Ahƒ ]d-™-sXms° tam\n° {i≤-tbmsS tI´n-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. F{X s]s´-∂mWv B\n Imcy-ßsfms° hne-bn-cp-Øp-∂-Xv. tam\n-°mbv°v B\n-tbmSv _lp-am\w tXm∂n. ‘Fa¿P≥kn-°p≈ Bw_p-e≥kv hnfn-®m¬ Ah¿ ho´p-]-Sn-°¬ FØn-t√?’ tam\n° tNmZn-®p. B\n AXw-Ko-I-cn-®n-√. ‘AsXms° icn-X-s∂. lm¿´v A‰m-°n\pw Fa¿P≥kn-°p-sams° D≈-hcpw ]t£ t]jy‚ vkn\v DSs\ tcmK-Øn-\p≈ acp-∂p-In-´n-√-t√m. C¥y-bnse tUmIvS¿am¿ D]-cn-]-T-\-Øn\v Chn-sS-h-cp-∂-Xp-t]mse ChnSpsØ tUmIvS¿amcpw t]mIWw C¥y-bn-te°v {]mY-anI ]T-\-Øn-\v.’ B\n-bpsS adp-]-Sn-tI´v tam\n° Nncn-®p-˛-B\n XpS¿∂p. ‘ChnsS Ip´n-Iƒ°v 18 hb-kp-hsc acp∂pw hnZym-`ym-khpw Hs° {^obm-bn-cn-°pw. ]t£ 18 hb-kn\p apI-fn-ep-≈-h-cpsS Imcytam AXn-Z-b-\o-b-am-Wv. Xp—-amb iº-f-Øn¬ tPmen sNøp∂ Ht´-sd-t∏-cp≠v. Ah-cpsS Imcyw am{Xw Bcw ]d-bn-√. km[-\-ßƒs°ms° Xo]n-Sn® hne-bt√? Xp—-amb iº-f-Øn¬ ChnsS tPmen-sN-øp∂ Hcp C¥y-°m-c\v \√ NnIn’ In´-Øn-√-t√m. AXn-\p≈ t]mkn-_n-en‰n Ipdht√?’ B\n tNmZy-ß-fpsS s]cp-a-g-sIm≠v tam\n-°sb ]cm-P-b-s∏-Sp-Øn. ]cm-Pbw kΩ-Xn-°p∂ a´n¬ tam\n° ssIbp-b¿Øn-bn´p ]d-™p. ‘kd-≠¿ sNbvXp.’ B\n-bpsS apJsØ Kuchw C√m-Xm-bn. Ah¿ Ccp-hcpw Nncn-bn-te°v Ib-dn-t∏m-bn. Gen-bmΩ h∂p. ]m¿°n¬ t]mIm-sa∂p ]d-™p. B‚n-bpsS hnc¬Øp-ºn¬ kn_n-\p-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ah¿ hoSn-\-Sp-Øp≈ ]m¿°n-te°p \S-∂p. sska-sW-¥mWp hcm-Ø-sX∂p B\n tam\n-°-tbmSp tNmZn-®p. ‘{]mIvSo-kv-˛-’tam-\n° ]d-™p.C{Xbpwt\cw ssIthKw In´m≥ sS∂okv Ifn-®n´v C\nbpw {]mIvSotkm F∂ A¿Y-Øn¬ B\n tam\nIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-86-Imcq¿ tkma≥

°sb t\m°n. Ah-fpsS t\m´-Øns‚ A¿Yw a\-kn-em-b-t]mse tam\n° ]d-™p. ‘Cuh¿jsØ a’cw Pbn-®m¬ In°v t_mIvknwKv Nmºy≥jn∏v I≠n-\yq-kmbn 3 ssSwkv e`n-°p∂ BZysØbmfmIpw sska¨. Ata-cn-°-bn¬h-®mWv a’-cw. sskas‚ ^m≥kv IqSp-X-ep≈ \mSv. AhnsS hn≥ sNø-W-sa-¶n¬ lm¿Uv h¿°v sNø-Ww.’ tam\n° ]d-™-h-km-\n-∏n-®p. kn_≥ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS ssIhn-Sp-hn®v ]m¿°n¬ Ip´n-Iƒ Ifn-°p-∂n-S-tØ°v HmSn. Gen-bmΩ bph-XzØns‚ {]k-cn-t∏msS ]nd-sI-sN-∂p. Ah-s\mcp Du™m-en¬ Ccp-∏p-d-∏n-®p. B\nbpw tam\n-°bpw ]m¿°nse ]p¬h-gn-I-fn-eqsS \S-∂p. e≠-\n¬ BZy-am-bmWv Hcp ]m¿°n¬ t]mIp-∂-Xv. \K-c-lr-Z-b-Øn¬ hnim-e-X-bn¬ ]I¿∂p InS-°p∂ Hcp ]® kap-{Z-am-W-sX∂v B\n k¶-ev]n-®p. Ip´n-Iƒ°p≈ Ifn-ÿew Iºn-th-en-IƒsIm-≠v ]Ip-Øn-cn-°p-∂p. sNdnb sNdnb \S-∏m-X-Iƒ. a™-∏qhp-Iƒ°v apI-fn¬ {]W-bm-Xp-c-X-bmb ]qºm-‰-Iƒ. \q‰m-≠p-Iƒ {]mb-ap≈ apØ-in-a-c-ßƒ Ce-s]m-gn®v \·-cmbn \nc∂p \nev°p-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn-eqsS Ah¿ \S-∂p. kwkm-c-Øns‚ Ddh h‰n-b-Xp-t]mse Ah¿ \ni-_vZ-cm-bn-cp-∂p. B\n H∂pw kwkm-cn-®n-√. Hcp OmbmNn-{Xw-t]mse kpµ-c-amb B A¥-co-£sØ hm°p-I-fpsS i_vZw apdn-s∏-Sp-Øp-sa∂v Ahƒ°p-tXm-∂n. Ce-sIm-gn™ ac-Ø-e-∏p-Iƒ BIm-i-Øns‚ Iym≥hm-kn-te°v hf-™p-]-f™p \n∂p. Nne ac-®p-h-SpIfn¬ Ian-Xm-°ƒ Ccn-°p-∂p. Nne¿ ]c-kv]cw Npw_n-°p-∂p-≠v. Nne¿ sI´n-∏p-W¿∂p InS-°p-∂p. XßfpsS {]W-bm-thiw temI-Øn\p ap≥]n¬ {]Z¿in-∏n-°p-I-bm-W-h-sc∂p B\n°p tXm∂n. Ah¿ ImWp-∂Xv {]W-b-Øns‚ sagp-Ip-Xncn Pzme-Iƒ am-{Xw. F√mw Zln-∏n-®p-sIm≠v ]mbp∂ Pohn-Xsa∂ Im´pXo ]S-cp-∂Xv B Pzme-bn¬\n-∂m-sW∂v Ah¿ Adn-bp-∂n-√-sb∂v Dds° hnfn-®p-]-d-b-W-sa∂v B\n B{K-ln-®p. Bcp-sSbpw kzIm-cy-X-bn-te°v a‰mcpw IS-∂p-sN-√m-dn-√n-hn-sS. \S-h-gn-bpsS Acn-In-se√mw Ccn-°m-\p≈ _©p-I-fp-≠v. Iptd sh≈-cn-{]m-hp-Iƒ _©p-I-fn¬ Ccn-°p-∂p. Iptd-b-Ise B¨Ip-´n-Ifpw s]¨Ip-´n-Ifpw thmfn-t_mƒ Ifn-°p-∂p-≠v. Ah¿°p ap∂n¬ \S-∂p-t]mb Ipsd anYp-\-ßƒ.- A-Xn-semcp s]¨Ip´n apJsØ ]¿Z-am‰n BWns‚ Np≠p-Isf Xs‚ Np≠p-Iƒ°p-≈n-em-°n-bXv s]s´-∂m-bn-cp-∂p. tam\n° B\nsb t\m°n Nncn-®p. Ah-cn-cp-hcpw ]cn-kcw ad∂v ]c-kv]cw Np≠p-Iƒ \pI-cp-∂p. B\nbpw tam\n-°bpw H∂pw kw`-hn-®n-´n-√m-Ø-Xp-t]mse Ahsc IS-∂p-t]m-bn. kuZn-bn-em-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Ah-fpsS IgpØv s]mSn-I-fn¬ hoWp-cp-fp-am-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂v B\n Hm¿Øp. aW-cm-Wy-Øn¬\n∂pw a™ns‚ Xmgvh-c-bn-te-°p≈ Zqcw Intem-ao-‰-dp-IƒsIm≠v Af∂p Xo¿°m-\mhn-s√∂v B\n-°p-tXm-∂n. a™ns‚ K‘-Øn¬ knc-Isf ac-hn-∏n-®p-sIm≠v Hcp Im‰v Ahsc IS-∂p-t]m-bn.

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\qen-g-I-fpsS Ccp-º-ßƒ°v XpS-°-Øn-\m-sb-∂-t]mse XWpØ Im‰p hoip-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. sNdpXmbn a™v s]mgn-™p-Xp-S-ßn. ac-ßƒ°v Xmsgbpw Ccn-∏n-S-ß-fn-ep-an-cp∂ CW-°p-cp-hn-I-sfms° IqSp-]‰m≥ Xn°n-Øn-c-°n. ag \\-bm-Xn-cn-°m-\p≈ kwhn-[m-\-ß-fn√ ]m¿°n¬. a™v s]øp-∂-Xn\v I´n IqSn-hcp-∂p. Hcp ag-bv°p≈ h´w-Iq-´-ep-ap-≠v. Gen-bmΩ kn_ns‚ ssI]n-Sn®p ho´n-te°p \S-∂p. tam\n-°bpw B\nbpw ]nd-sI-bpw. a™v s]mSp-∂s\ s]s´∂p s]bvXp-Xp-S-ßn. \S∂p Ib-dp∂ hgn-I-fn-te°v B\n ]n≥Xn-cn™p t\m°n. hgn-Iƒ shfpØ ]pX-∏-Wn-™p-In-S-°p-∂p. hoSn-\p-≈n¬ Ibdn tam\n° IS-I-S-®p. a™ns‚ shfpØ kqNn-Iƒ ico-c-Øn-te°p IpØn-°-b-dp-∂p. B\n P\m-e-°¿´≥am‰n ]pd-tØ°p t\m°n. ag s]bvXn-´n-√. ag-t]mse BIm-i-Øns‚ \oe Pme-I-ßƒ Xpd∂v a™v s]øp-∂p. shfpØ A∏q-∏≥ XmSn-Iƒ Im‰n-sem-gp-Ip-∂-Xp-t]mse a™ns‚ Xnf-ßp∂ shfp∏p-]q-°ƒ. Pme-I-°m-gvN-Iƒ B\nsb Hm¿a-bpsS hnfp-ºp-Ifn-te°v hen-®n-´p. \nd-s™m-gp-Ip∂ B‰n≥Xoc-Øp-IqSn A\n-b-Øn-bpsS ssI]n-Sn®p kvIqfn¬\n∂p aSßn hcp-∂-Xv. AΩ Cd-bØv Xßsf ImØp-cn-∏p-≠m-Ipw. Xe Xph¿Øn-Ø-cpw. \mep-a-Wn°p Np´p-h® Hm´S Ce-b-S¿Øn-Øcpw. ]ns∂ s]‰n-t°m-´n´ B\n DΩ-d-Øp-t]m-bn-\n∂v Zqsc ac-ßƒ°n-S-bn¬ ag-s]-øp-∂Xp ImWpw. A∏≥ ]Wn-I-gn™p hcp-∂-Xp-hsc XnÆ-bn-en-cp∂v asÆÆ hnf-°ns‚ \c® a™-sh-´-Øn¬ ]pkvXIw hmbn°pw. cm{Xn sagp-Ip-Xn-cn-Iƒ°p ap∂n¬ ‘kz¿K-ÿ-\mb Rß-fpsS ]nXmth’ sNm√p-tºmƒ {]m¿Y-\bpsS Bg-ß-fn¬ AΩ-bpsS IÆp \nd-bpw. AXp ImWp-tºmƒ Xs‚-bpw. B\n-bpsS IÆp \nd-™p-h-∂p. \jvS-{]-W-b-Øns‚ hnjm-Zm¿{Z-amb Hm¿a-I-fn¬ \ncm-im-`-cn-X-amb ImapIn-sb-t∏mse a™p-s]-ø¬ Ahsf Ic-®n-ens‚ h°-sØ-Øn-®p. Ip¥n-cn-°-Øns‚ aW-am-bn-cp∂p AΩ-bv°v. shfpØp sImep-∂-s\-bp≈ Hcp kpµ-cn-°p-´n. hew-I-Æn\p Xmsg Hcp Im°-∏p-≈n. AΩ-bm-bn-cp∂p X\n-s°m∏w F√m-Øn-\pw; AΩ-bvs°m∏w Xm\pw. c≠p Ip™pßsf X∂n´v AΩ -t]m-bt∏mƒ ]ns∂ X\n-®m-bn. \´p-®bv°v ]d-ºn¬ ]d-¶n-a-c-Øns‚ XW-en¬ ]ip-hn\v ]p√p-]-dn-°p-tºmgpw A\n-b-Øn-bpsS ssI]nSn®v ]≈n-bpsS ]Sn-s°-´p-Iƒ Ib-dp-tºmgpw sagp-Ip-Xn-cn°p apºnse IÆp-\n-d™ {]m¿Y-\-I-fnepw Xm≥ AΩ-bm-bn. tN®nΩ F∂-h¿ hnfn-®p-Xp-S-ßn-bXpw AXm-hpw. ]pdØv a™v s]bvXp tXm¿∂n-cp-∂p. BIm-i-Øn¬ hc-®p-h® Hcp Nn{Xw-t]mse Iq¿Ø Ce-sIm-gn™ ac-®n-√-I-fn¬ a™v ]™n-°q-Sm-cßƒ Xo¿Øp. henb I´n-Iq-Snb DSp-∏p-Iƒ°p-≈n¬I-bdn Zqsc hgn-bn-eqsS {]mb-amb c≠p-t]¿ \S∂p t]mIp-∂Xp I≠p. ho´p-ap-‰Øpw ]pd-tØ-°p-ap≈ hgn-I-fn-sems° a™v NnX-dn-°n-S-°p-∂p-≠v. c‡-ap-d™p I´n-bm-Ip∂ XWp-∏n¬ ]pd-Øn-dßn a™p-I-´-I-fn-eqsS \S-°m≥ tXm∂n B\n-°v. ‘B\o.... B\o....’ tam\n° hnfn-°p-∂Xp tI´p. B\n ]Xnsb ssU\nwKv dqan-te°p \S-∂p. ssU\nwKv tS_n-fn¬ Iptd hn`-h-ßƒ \nc-Øn-h-®n-´p-≠v. tam\n° I∏p-I-fn-te°p Nmb ]I-cp-∂p. B\n-sb-I≠v tam\n° Itkc hen-®n-´p. ‘Itam¨ B\o lmhv kw So’ B‚nbpw h∂v Nmb IpSn-°m-\n-cp-∂p. Nmb IpSn-°p-tºmgpw sskasW I≠n-√. ‘sska¨tN-´≥ Nmb IpSn-°m\pw hcnt√?’ B\n tam\n-°-tbmSp Xnc-°n. tam\n° Nncn-®p. ‘tl s\m s\m. sska¨ Sobpw tIm^nbpw IpSn-°m-dn-√. C\n Ctßm-´p≈ hchv DuWp Ign-°m≥ am{Xw. AXp-hsc lm¿Uv {]mIvSo-kv. Rßƒ°-tßm´v s\m F≥{Sn-bm-Wv. ]∏ HgnsI Bcpw {]mIvSokv dqan¬ t]mIm-dn-√.’ Nmb DuXn-°p-Sn-®p-sIm≠v tam\n° XpS¿∂p. ‘{]mIvSokv sNøp-tºmƒ a‰m-sc-¶nepw AhnsS sN√p-∂Xv sskaWv CjvS-a-√. A_-≤-Øn¬ Ahn-sS-sb-ßm\pw sN∂p-s]-´m¬ ]ns∂ ]d-tb-≠. ]∏ sN√p-∂-Xn\v Ipg-∏-an-√. ]∏-bmWv Nnet∏m tIm®v.’ B\n Nmb-bn-te°p Ipd®p a[p-cw-Iq-Sn-bn´v Cf-°n. Gen-bmΩ Nmb-Ip-Sn-®n´v sk_n-\p≈ ]mse-Sp-°m≥ ASp-°-f-bn-te°p t]mbn. ‘Cß-s\-sbm-s°-bm-sW-¶nepw s_Uvdq-an¬ Bsfmcp ]mh-am. tZ¿ Bw Z Nmºy≥.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-88-Imcq¿ tkma≥

kzcw-XmgvØn Aev]w \mWw-I-e¿∂ Ipkr-Xn-tbmsS tam\n° ]d-™p. B\n Nncn-®p. tam\n-°-bpsS apJw Nph-∂p-Xp-Sp-Øp. Gen-bmΩ ]mep-ambn Xncn-sI-h∂p tNmZn-®p. ‘A√m \nßfv h¿Ø-am\w ]d-™n-cn-°p∂ Iq´-Øn¬ CsXm∂pw Ign-°p-∂n-t√.’ ssU\nwKv tS_n-fn-en-cp∂ Dgp-∂p-h-Sbpw s\ø-∏-hp-sams° AXp-t]m-se-X-s∂-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ‘CsXms° ChnsS Ih-dn¬ In´pw. NqSm°n Ign-®m¬a-Xn.’ Gen-bmΩ Hcp s\ø-∏-sa-SpØv B\n-bpsS ssIbn¬ sImSp-Øp-sIm≠p ]d-™p. tam\n° Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS ssIbn¬\n∂p ]m¬•mkv hmßn kn_n-\-cn-In-te°p \S-∂p. Ahs‚ dntam´v I¨t{Smƒ Imdv Xo≥ta-i-bpsS Imen-en-Sn®p aS-ßn-s®-∂p. tam\n° kn_n≥ ]mep-Ip-Sn-°m-Ø-Xn¬ tZjy-s∏´p aS-ßn-h-∂p. ‘Ip´n-Isf NnIn-’n-°p∂ tUmIvS¿°v kz¥w Ip™n\v ]mep-sIm-Sp-°m≥ Adn-bn-√.’ Gen-bmΩ Ifn-bm°n ]d-™p. tam\n-°-bpsS ssIbn¬\n∂v ]mep-hmßn Fgp-t∂-‰p-t]m-bn. tam\n-°bpw B\nbpw Hcp-Nn-cn-tbmsS AXp t\m°n-bn-cp-∂p. aΩn ]d-™Xv icn-bm-sW∂v tam\n° kΩ-Xn-®p. Ahs\ Ign-∏n-°m-\p≈ hnZy-Iƒ aΩnt° Adn-bq. AΩ-tb-°mƒ hey-Ω-®n-tbm-SmWv Ah-\p-{]n-bw. ]mep-am-bn-sN∂ Gen-bmΩ sk_n-t\m-sSm-∏-an-cp∂p Ifn-®p. Ifn-°n-S-bn¬ Ah-s\-s°m≠v ]mep-Ip-Sn-∏n®p. ‘F\n°p tlmfntU BsW-¶n¬ am{Xta kn_n≥ Rßƒs°m∏w \n¬°m-dp-≈q. t__n-sI-b-dn¬ hnSm≥ aΩn kΩ-Xn-°n-√. aΩn-bp-≈Xv Hcp dneo^v BWv Ahs‚ Imcy-Øn¬. tams\ t\m°m≥ Rm≥ tPmen cmPn-h-bv°m-sa∂p ]d-™-Xm. sskaWpw aΩow kΩ-Xn-®n-√. C{Xbpw \mfpw dnk¿®v sNbvXsXms° shdp-sX-bm-hn-t√∂p ]d™v hg-°p-]-d-™p. ]ns∂, Rm≥ tPmen-I-f™v ho´n-en-cp-∂m¬ Ahs\ sIb¿ sNøp-tºmƒ aΩn-°p-In-´p∂ lm∏n-\kv Rm\m-bn´v Unkvt{Smbv sNøp-I-bn-t√.. Zm‰okv ssh...’ tam\n° Ipep-ßn-®n-cn-®p. Ihn-fp-I-fn¬ t\¿Ø \pW-°pgn sXfn-™p. tam\n° XpS¿∂p. ‘]ns∂ ]∏bpw aΩn-bp-sams° {]mb-ambn hcn-I-b-t√. Chn-Sp-sØ-t∏mse ]∏-sbbpw aΩn-tbbpw HmƒUv sIb¿ sk‚-dn¬ sIm≠n-Sm≥ Rm≥ kΩ-Xn-°n-√. Ah¿°v sl¬∏v Bh-iy-ambn hcp-tºmƒ sF hn¬ t{Um]v ssa tPm_v.’ B\n°v tam\n-°-tbmSv _lp-am\w tXm∂n. AXp hf-sc-\√ Xocp-am-\-am-sW∂ a´n¬ B\n Xe-Ip-ep°n. `¿Øm-hns‚ A—-s\bpw AΩ-sbbpw kz¥w t]mse ImWp-∂p. ]m›mXy kwkvIm-c-Øns‚ hrØnsI´ hi-ß-sfm-∂p-an-√mØ \√ s]¨Ip-´n. Ah-cpsS IpSpw-_-Po-hnXw ZrV-ambn Zo¿L-Imew \ne-\n¬°s´-sb-∂v B\n a\-kn¬ {]m¿Yn-®p. \c-I-hm-Xn-ep-Iƒ Xs∂ ]pd-Øm-°n-b-t∏mƒ kvt\l-Øns‚ ip{`-amb kz¿K-Øn-te°v Xs∂ ssI]n-Sn®p Ib-‰nb ssII-fm-Wn-h-scm-s°. Ch¿°v \√-Xp-am{Xw D≠m-Im-\p≈ {]m¿Y\ am{Xta Xs∂-s°m-≠m-Iq. kn_ns\ sIm©n-®p-sIm≠v Ah-s‚-b-Sp-°¬ Ccp∂ Gen-bmΩ Fgpt∂-‰p. ]m¬•m-kp-ambn ASp-°-f-bn-te°p \S-∂p. ssU\nwKv tS_n-fn-en-cp∂ •mkp-Ifpw sπbn-‰p-I-fp-sa-SpØp-sIm≠v tam\n° ]nd-sI-sN-∂p. Gen-bmΩ ao≥Idn D≠m-°m-\p≈ Xbm-sd-Sp-∏pXp-S-ßn. {^nUvPn¬\n∂v aos\-SpØv ]m{X-Øn-te-°n´p Igp-Ip-∂-Xp-I≠v tam\n° tNmZn-®p. ‘Iym≥ sF sl¬]v bp.’ Gen-bmΩ tam\n-°sb kq£n®p t\m°n. Hcp sNdp-Nn-cn-tbmsS Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. ‘Chn-Sp∂v H∂n-d-ßn-Ø∂v klm-bn-®m¬ am{Xw-a-Xn. F¥m _p≤n-ap-´p-t≠m.’ ASp-°-f-bn¬ tPmen-bn¬ klm-bn-°m≥ sN∂m¬ hg-°p-In-´p-sa-∂-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. F¶nepw Gen-bm-ΩbpsS adp-]-Sn-bn¬ tam\n° Nqfn-t∏m-bn. s]s´∂v tam\n° ssIIq∏n Xam-i-bmbn ]d-™p. ‘Rm\ßv t]mtb-°mw. In®≥ Hmt´m-{Im‰v’ Gen-bm-Ω Nncn-®p. tam\n° Xncn™p \S-°m≥ XpS-ßn-b-t∏m-gmWv B\n Atßm´p sN∂-Xv. tam\n° B\nsb XS-™p. ‘F¥p-≠mbn?’ B\n tam\n-°sb D‰p-t\m-°n. ‘\Xnw-Kv. _´v s\m AUvan-j≥ \u˛’ tam\n° Ir{Xna Kuc-h-Øn¬ ]d-™p. B\n tam\n-°-bpsS apJ-tØ°p tNmZy-`m-h-Øn¬ t\m°n. Hcp \mS-I-Ønse Ub-tem-Kp-t]me A`n-\bn-®p-sIm≠v tam\n° ]d-™p. ‘Fs‚ aZ¿ C≥ tembv°v Hcp sl¬]pw th≠. Iym≥ sF sl¬]v bq Fs∂m∂v tNmZn-®p. DSs\ sK‰v Hu´v ]d-™p. Zm‰vkv ssa aZ¿ C≥ tem In®≥ Hmt´m-{Im‰v˛’ Ir{Xn-a-`m-h-tØmsS ]d-™-h-km-\n-∏n®p. tam\n-°bpw B\nbpw s]m´n-®n-cn-®p. ‘Rm≥ Ipsd ae-bmfw t\mh¬kv doUv sNbvXn-´p-≠v. AXn-sems° thcn-bkv ssS]vkv Hm^v aZ¿ C≥ temkv D≠v. CXv GXp ssS∏n¬s∏Spw B\o. Cu ae-bm-fokv Cß-s\-bmWv kvt\l-Øns‚ Imcy-Øn¬ Hcp ank-dnbpw C√. tZ Hm^¿ F Nm¿Pv kvssI Hm^v ehv. ChnsS h∂n´pw tIc-f-Øn-se-t∏mse. Hcp am‰Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-89-Imcq¿ tkma≥

hp-an-√.’ B\n ho≠pw Nncn-®p. tam\n° B\n-bpsS tXmfn¬ X´n-s°m≠p ]d-™p. ‘B\n Nncn-°m≥ ]d-™-X-√. C‰vkv {Sq.’ ‘]mham B‚n. ASp-°-f-bn¬ tPmen sNøp-tºmƒ AhnsS Btcw ImWp-∂Xv CjvS-a-s√-t∂-bp-≈q. Ft∂mSpw CS-bvs°ms° ]d-bm-dp-≠v. ASp-°-f-bn¬ \Ωƒ klm-bn-®m¬ tSÃv Ipd-bp-sa∂p ]d-bp-∂Xns‚ dokWpw ]d-™p-X∂p Hcn-°¬.’ AsX-¥m-sW∂ A¿Y-Øn¬ tam\n° B\nsb t\m°n. H∂p \n¿Øn-bn´p B\n XpS¿∂p. ‘In®-Wn¬ Blm-c-ap-≠m-°p-tºmƒ Blmcw Ign-°p-∂-h¿°v cpNnbpw kzmZp-sams° In´-W-sa-¶n¬ AXn¬ icn°pw tIm¨k≥t{S‰v sNø-Ww. Cs√-¶n¬ D∏p-IqSpw Ipd-bpw. Aß-s\ms° h∂m¬ ]gn apgph≥ D≠m-°p-∂-h¿°-t√. ASp-Øm-sc-¶nepw sN∂p-\n-∂m¬ tIm¨k¨t{S‰p t]mIp-sa∂m aΩn ]d-bpt∂.’ tam\n° Npa-en-f-°n-s°m≠p ]d-™p. ‘AsX-¥m-bmepw aΩn-bp-≠m-°p∂ ^njvI-dn-bpsS tSÃv AsXm∂p thtd-X-s∂.’ tam\n° \mhn¬ Xp∏-en-‰n®p i_vZ-ap-≠m°n XpS¿∂p. ‘aΩn Ft∏mgpw ]dbpw lkv_‚n\pw a°ƒ°pw \√ ^pUv D≠m-°n-s°m-Sp-°p-∂-XmWv kt¥m-j-sa∂v. hm´v hn¬ sF Up? Fs‚ Xe-bn¬ AsXm∂pw Ib-dn-√. Chn-SpsØ Iƒ®¿ Aß-s\-b-√. F√m-hcpw `£Ww D≠m-°pw, Ip´n-Iƒt]mepw. As∏m∏ns∂ ]cm-Xn-bp-≠m-hn-√.’ B\n Nncn-®p-sIm≠p adp-]Sn ]d-™p. ‘tIc-f-Ønse BWp-ßƒ aSn-b-∑m-cm.’ ‘ChnsS AXp-]-‰n-√. Ip´n-I-sfms° F¥p tPmenbpw sNbvXp ]Tn-°p-∂p. AØ-c-Øn-ep≈ Sq®nwKpw ÃUn kne-_-kp-am-Wn-hn-sS.’ apI-fn¬ Ft¥m Xmsg-ho-gp∂ i_vZw tI´p. B\n sR´n. tam\n° \nkwK-bmbn \n∂-tX-bp-≈q. ‘sska-Wns‚ dqan¬\n-∂m-hpw. Fs¥-¶nepw Xmsg t]mb-Xm-bn-cn-°pw.’ tam\n° Nncn-®p-sIm≠p ]d-™p. ‘Iwtam¨ B\n \ap°p t\m°mw.’ aSn-®p-a-Sn-®m-sW-¶nepw B\n tam\n-°-bvs°m∏w sN∂p. tam\n° kwkm-cn-®p-sIm-t≠-bn-cp-∂p. ‘aΩosS AtX Akp-J-amWv aI-\v. ‰q slUvkv Hm^v F tImbv≥˛ {]mIvSokv dqan¬ B¿°pw {]th-i\-an-√. t\m AUvan-j≥.’ B\n Nncn-b-S-°n-\n-∂p. tam\n° kwkmcw \n¿Øn. i_vZ-ap-≠m-°-cp-sX∂p Np≠n¬ hnc¬ tN¿Øv Adn-bn-®p. i_vZ-ap-°m-°msX \S-∂p. hfsc AIse •mkn-\n-∏pdw \n∂v Hfn-™p-t\m-°n. BZy-ambn Xnc-io-e-bn¬ Ne-®n{Xw ImWp∂ Ip´n-sb-t∏mse B\n AXp-t\m°n°≠p. Hcp lmfn\p≈n¬ [mcmfw D]-I-c-W-ßƒ \nc-Øn-bn-´n-cn-°p-∂p. sl¬Øv ¢_p-I-fn¬ ImWp-∂-Xp-t]m-ep-≈-h. B D]-I-c-W-ßƒ°n-S-bn¬ Hcp shbv‰v en^v‰nwKv Nmºy-s\-t∏mse sska¨ InS-∂p-sIm≠v `mcw Db¿Øm≥ {ian-°p-∂p. hfsc _p≤n-ap´n AXp-b¿Øn s\dp-Ibv°p aosX ]nSn-®p. ssIIƒ Npg-en-Zo-\-°mc-t‚-Xp-t]mse hnd-®p. AXp-h-fsc ]Xps° s\©n-t\m-S-a¿Øn ho≠p-ap-b¿Øn. B ITn-\-{i-aw-I≠v B\n-bpsS s\©n¬ izmkw-hn-e-ßn. CXp h√m-sØmcp bXv\w-X-s∂. ]s£ CXns‚ {]tbm-P\w Ch¿°v ChnsS In´p-∂p-≠v. Hcp kn\nam Xmc-sØ-t∏mse {]i-kvXn. Hcp a{¥n-sb-t∏mse BZ-c-hv. IjvS-∏m-Sp-Iƒs°m-Sp-hnse kpJw. ]s£, tIc-f-Øntem? B\n-bpsS Nn¥-t]m-bXv Bhgn-°m-Wv. Hcp ]cn-K-W-\bpw In´m-dn-√. buh-\-Øn¬ cmPy-Øns‚ bi-kn-\p-th≠n IjvS-s∏-Sp-∂p. ]pXp-Xmbn Hcm-sfØn-bm¬ ]gb Bsf ad-°p-∂p. Ah¿ Ncn-{X-Øns‚ s]mSn-]n-Sn® Xmfp-I-fn¬ A`bw tXSp-∂p. ‘B\o... tam\n-°m...’ Gen-bmΩ Xmsg-\n∂p hnfn-°p-∂-Xp-tI-´p. Ctßm-s´-ßm-\p-amWp h∂-sX-∂-dn-™m¬ aΩn hg-°p-]-dbpw. tam\n° i_vZ-a-S-°n-]-d-™p. am¿Pmc ]mZ-ß-fn¬ Ah¿ h∂-Xp-t]mse Xmtg°p aS-ßn. B\n-bpsS a\-kp-\n-dsb hnP-b-Øn-te-°p≈ hgn-bnse IjvS-∏m-Sns‚ hnb¿∏p-\n-d™ temI-am-bn-cp-∂p. B cwK-tam¿an-°p-tºm-sgms° Ahƒ°p izmkw hne-ßp-∂-Xp-t]mse tXm∂n. tam\n-°bpw B\nbpw ASp-°-f-bn-te-s°-Øn. ‘Fhn-sS-t∏m-bn-cp∂p?’ Gen-bmΩ tNmZn-®p. ‘Rßƒ apI-fn-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂m‚o˛’ B\n-bmWp adp-]Sn ]d-™-Xv. ‘F¥m aΩo’ tam\n° tNmZn-®p. ‘th¿ Cukv Nn°≥. hmßn-bn-t√.’ Gen-bmΩ tam\n-°-tbmSp tNmZn-®p. ‘s\m aΩo, _nt°mkv H^v t_Uv^vfq.’ t_Uv^vfq BbXpsIm≠v Nn°≥ hmßn-bn-√. Gen-bm-Ωbpw At∏m-gmWv B Imcyw Hm¿Ø-Xv. Ah-cpsS apJw sXfn-™p. Btcm-sS-∂n-√msX ]dIm¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-90-Imcq¿ tkma≥

™p˛ ‘tImgn°p am{X-a-√, a\p-jy≥ sh´n-s°m∂p Xn∂p∂ F√m-Øn\pw ]\n ]nSn-°-Ww. an≠m-{]m-Wn-Isf sIm∂p-Xn-∂p-∂-Xns‚ ]Wojvsa‚m-Wn-Xv.’ tam\n° CS-bv°p-I-b-dn. ‘aΩn°v ao‰v CjvS-an-s√-∂p-h®v F√m-hcpw shPn-t‰-dn-b-\m-hm≥ ]‰ptam?’ Gen-bmΩ tam\n-°msb cq£-ambn t\m°n. B‚nsb tZjyw-]n-Sn-∏n-°p-∂-Xn¬ ckw-]n-Sn® Hcp Ipkr-Xn-°p-´n-bpsS apJ-am-bn-cp∂p tam\n-°m-bv°v. ‘B an≠m-{]m-Wn-Ifpw \Ω-sf-t∏mse Cu aÆn¬ hf¿∂-Xm. a\p-jy-s\-t∏mse Pohn-°m\pw AXn-\-hIm-i-ap-≠v. sIm∂p-Xn-∂m-\mbn hf¿Øn-s°m≠p hcp∂ arK-ß-fpsS \men-sem∂p Nne-hn√ shPn-t‰-dn-b≥ ^pUv D≠m-°m≥.’ Gen-bmΩ tam\n-°mbv°p t\sc Xncn-™p. ‘aΩosS tams‚ akn¬kv kvt{SmMv B°m≥ ao‰p-X-s∂-th-Ww.’ tam\n° Xncn-®-Sn-®p. tam\n° Xs∂ ipWvTn-]n-Sn-∏n-°m≥ ]d-bp-∂-Xm-sW∂v Gen-bm-Ω-bv°-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. Ah¿ tam\n°msb t\m°n. tam\n-°m-bpsS IÆn¬ Hcp Ipkr-Xn-Nncn Xnf-ßn. Gen-bmΩ hnc¬Xp-ºn¬ ]‰nb s‰mamt‰m tkmkv tam\n-°m-bpsS Ihn-fn¬ XqØn´p hm’-ey-tØmsS hnfn-®p. ‘ tam\n-°m..’ Fs∂ tZjyw ]nSn-∏n-°m-\mWv \o Cu the-Ø-c-ß-sfms° Im´p-∂-sXms° F\n-°-dnbmw F∂ [z\n D≠m-bn-cp∂p B hnfn-°v. tam\n° hn´p-sIm-Sp-Øn-√. ‘Aßs\ hmin-bp-≈-h¿ ao‰vh-®p-≈-sXm∂pw D≠m-°m≥ ]mSn-√. aΩn Nn°≥ _ncn-bmWn D≠m-°m-dnt√˛’ tam\n° tNmZn-®p. ‘_´v, Rm\Xv Ign-°m-dn-√-t√m. Fs‚ lkv_‚n\pw aI\pw CjvS-ap-≈Xv D≠m-°n-s°m-Sp-°pI F∂Xv Fs‚ Uyq´n-bm-Wv. C‰vkv ssa Hm¨ A°u-≠-_n-en-‰n. AXmWv Imc-Ww.’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS DØ-c-Øn¬ tam\n° hoWp. ‘t\m°nt°m Hcn-°¬ F√m-hcpw shPn-t‰-dn-b≥kv Bhpw. Aß-s\m-cp-Imew hcpw.’ Gen-bmΩ ]d™p. ‘tbkv.. hcpw-hcpw’ tam\n° Gen-bm-Ωsb Ifn-bm-°n. Ah¿ aqhcpw Hcp s]m´n-®n-cn-bpsS ]m{Xw Xpd-∂n-´p. s\bvao≥ Idn-bpsS aWw Hgp-In-sb-Øn. AXv aq°n-te°p hen-®p-I-b-‰n-s°m≠v tam\n° ]d-™p. ‘aΩosS ^njvI-dn°v Hcp Ahm¿Uv sUmtW‰v sNøpw Rm≥.’ Gen-bmΩ Nncn-®p. ‘F\n°p \ns‚ Ahm¿sUm∂pw th≠. hømsX Rms\-hn-sS-sb-¶nepw InS-°p-tºmƒ CØncn sh≈wX-∂m¬ aXn.’ tam\n° Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS Ihn-fn¬ Hcp apØw sImSp-Øp. ‘Hm jph¿ aΩo.’ kz¥w AΩbpw aI-fpw-t]m-se. c≠p hyXykvX kwkvIm-c-Øn¬\n∂p h∂-h¿. kvt\l-Øn\v Hcp t]md¬t]m-ep-ta¬°msX t\m°p-∂p. tam\n-°-bpsS t]m°-‰n¬ samss_-ense Infn Nne-®p. ‘ltem...’ BtcmtSm Cw•o-jn¬ kwkm-cn-®p-sIm≠v tam\n° lmfn-te°p \S-∂p. B\n ]pd-sI-bpw. lmfn-se-Ønb B\n-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ sÃb¿ sIbvkn\p ASpØp h®n-cn-°p∂ _p°v sj¬^n-te°p Xncn-™p. B\n AXn-\-Sp-°-te°p \S-∂p. ]pkvX-I-ßƒ°n-S-bn¬ ]c-Xn. tam\n-°-bpsS ae-bmf ]T-\-Øn¬ t\mh-ep-Iƒ hmbn-®n-cp-s∂∂p ]d-™Xv Hm¿an-®p. c≠p-aq∂p ae-bmf t\mh-ep-IƒIn-´n. hmbn-®n-´n-√m-Ø-h. tImf-Pp-Im-esØ sse{_-dn-bpsS K‘w. ]g-Inb FÆ-a-b-ap≈ Dudm¬ s]mSn-bp≈ ]pkvX-I-ßƒ. Ihn-X-bp-sSbpw t\mh-ep-I-fp-sSbpw temIw. a‰mcpw ImWmsX t\m´p-]p-kvX-I-Øns‚ a™-Øm-fp-I-fn¬ Xm≥ Ipdn-®n´ Ihn-X-Iƒ. Ign-™p-t]mb Ime-sØ-°p-dn®v {]W-bm-Xp-c-am-bn- A-hƒ hyY-]q-≠p. AØm-g-ap-Æm≥ Um\n-b-¶nfpw tPmkp-]-∏bpw D≠m-bn-cp-∂p. sk_n≥ Um\n-bpsS aSn-bn-en-cp-∂mWv `£Ww Ign-®-Xv. sska-Wns‚ apºn¬ \nc-∂n-cp∂ `£-W-ßƒ B\n A¤p-X-tØmsS t\m°n-I-≠p. ]eXcw Cd-®n-Iƒ, ap´, ao≥, ]®-°-dn-Iƒ ]pgp-ßn-b-Xv, sh≈bpw a™bpw \nd-Øn¬ kq∏p-Iƒ, _nb¿ Ip∏nIƒ... CsX√mw Fß-s\-I-gn-°p-sa∂v B\n B¤p-X-tØmsS Hm¿Øp. Nn{X-I-Y-I-fn¬ `oas‚ apºn¬ \nc-Øn-h-®n-cn-°p-∂-Xp-t]m-se. icm-icn Hcp a\p-jy≥ Ign-°p-∂-Xns‚ A©n-c´n Blm-c-ap≠v apºn¬. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-91-Imcq¿ tkma≥

tam\n° Um\n°pw sskaWpw _nb¿ •mkn-te°v ]I¿∂p. _nb¿ IqSp-X¬ IpSn®v ico-c-Øns‚ `mcw Iq´-cp-sX∂v Um\n sskasW D]-tZ-in-®p. A¶nƒ BWv tIm®v F∂p tam\n° ]d-™Xv B\n Hm¿an-®p. F√m-hcpw `£Ww Ign-s®-gp-t∂-‰p, sska-sWm-gn-®v. sska¨ Xs‚ apºn-en-cp∂ ]m{X-ßƒ Imen-bm°n-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. tam\n° ASp-Øn-cp∂p hnf-ºn-sIm-Sp-°p-∂p. F√m-hcpw Sn.-hn-bpsS apºn¬ h∂n-cp-∂p. Ipd-®p-I-gn™v tPmkv bm{X-]-d-™n-d-ßn. s]mSp-∂s\ Ft¥m Hm¿Ø-t]mse Gen-bmΩ Sn.-hn. Hm^v sNbvXv tPmkns\ XncnsI hnfn-®p. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS kzc-Øn\v ]Xn-hn-√mØ Kuc-h-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. F¥mWv Imc-W-sa∂v B¿°pw a\-kn-em-bn-√.

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inin-c-k-‘y-Iƒ ‘Rm≥ ]d-bm≥ t]mIp-∂Xv tPmkpw Um\n-®\pw {i≤-tbmsS tIƒ°-Ww. Hcp Xocp-am\w DS-\p-≠m-hpIbpw thWw.’ Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. Hcp \ni-_vZ-X-bpsS a™v Ahsc Nqgv∂p-\n-∂p. sska¨ Blmcw Ign-®n´v ssIIgp-Ip-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. aΩn F¥mWp ]d-bp-∂-sX-∂-dn-bm≥ Xe-bp-b¿Øn-t\m°n sska¨. F√m-h-cp-sSbpw IÆp-Iƒ Gen-bm-Ω-bn-te°p Xncn-™p. Hcp sSen-hn-j≥ Ah-Xm-c-I-sb-t∏mse Gen-bmΩ PÃn≥ ho´n¬h∂Xpw kwkm-cn-®Xpw hnhm-l-tam-N\w Bh-iy-s∏-´-Xp-sa√mw ]d-™p. h[-in-£bv°p hn[n-°-s∏´ Hcp Ip‰-hmfn Ip‰-]{Xw hmbn®p tIƒ°p-∂-Xp-t]mse ac-hn® a\-tkmsS B\n F√mw tI´n-cp-∂p. Ipd®p t\c-tØ°v Bcp-sam∂pw an≠n-bn-√. B\n-bp-am-bp≈ _\v[w PÃn\p ths≠-¶n¬ hnhm-l-tam-N\-amWp \s√∂pw Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p-h-®p. ‘AXp icn-bm-hn-√’˛ Um\n ]d-™p. B¿°pw apJw-sIm-Sp-°msX apJw-Ip-\n®v Ft¥m Btem-Nn-®p. Gen-bmΩ Xncn™p Um\n-sb-t\m-°n. ‘Um\n®m, Xocp-am-\-sa-¥m-bmepw AXv kXy-Øn\pw \oXn°pw tNcp-∂-Xm-h-Ww.’ ‘Ah≥ CjvS-ap≈ s]ºn-≈m-cp-sS-IqsS IpSn®p IqØmSn Ign-bp-∂p. Hcp aZm-Ω-s∏Æv B ho´n¬ Ign-bp∂p-≠v. Ahs‚ AΩ AXns\ AwKo-I-cn-°p-∂p.’ H∂p-\n¿Øn B\nsb t\m°n-bn´v Gen-bmΩ XpS¿∂p. ‘Chsf ho≠pw Ahs‚ ssIbn¬ ]nSn-t®¬∏n-°tWm? Chsf B ho´n¬ Bcv AwKo-I-cn°pw? B¿s°m∏-amWv Chƒ Ign-bpI? Ah-cpsS B´pw Xp∏p-ta‰v Poh-—-hw-t]mse AhnsS Ign-btWm? shdpsX Hcp ]mh-Øns\ knwl-°q-´n¬ Ib‰n hmXn-e-S-bv°-cp-Xv.’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS kzcw At]-£-bp-tS-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. Bcpw adp-]Sn ]d-™n-√. Um\n Xe-bp-b¿Øn B\nsb t\m°n. ‘F¥m tamfpsS A`n-{]m-bw. \ns‚ Imcy-Øn¬ \obm-Wt√m Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-t°-≠-Xv.’ F√m-h-cp-sSbpw IÆp-Iƒ B\n-bn-te°p Xncn-™p. \nd™ IÆp-I-tfmsS F√m-h-scbpw t\m°n-b-X-√msX B\n adp-]-Sn-sbm∂pw ]d-™n-√. Um\n Btcm-sS-∂n-√msX ]d-™p. ‘\ns‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp∂ Ip™v \nt‚Xp am{X-a-√-t√m. AXn\v a‰-h-Im-in-I-fp-≠v. AXp-sIm-≠p-Xs∂ Ah-Im-i-ß-fp-ap-≠v. AXv t\Sn-sb-Sp-°m≥ ChnsS \nb-a-ß-fp-ap-≠v. \ns‚ a\-kn¬ hnhml tamN-\-am-sW¶nepw Ip™ns‚ Ah-Im-i-ßƒ tNmZn®p hmß-Ww.’ Um\n F√m-h-sc-bp-sam∂p t\m°n. ssU\nwKv tS_n-fn-\-SpØp \n∂ sska¨ Hcm-∏n-sf-SpØp ISn-®p-sIm≠v Um\n°p ap∂n¬ InS∂ sk‰nbn¬ h∂n-cp-∂p. Um\n XpS¿∂p. ‘Ah-km-\-ambn Ahs‚ AΩ I≠p-]n-Sn® IpX-{¥-amhpw CXv. AΩmbn aptJ\ Hcp {iaw \S-Ø¬. Ah-fpsS cm£-k-_p≤n F‚-Sp-°¬ sNe-hm-In-√. \oXn°p \nc-°m-Ø-Xn\p Rm≥ Iq´p-≠m-hn-√-. -Ahƒs°¥p tbmKy-X-bp≠v Cu ]mhw sIm®n-t\m-Sn-ß-s\-sbms° sNøm≥’ hm°p-I-fn¬ Aa¿j-an-c-ºn. Um\n hewssI Npcp´n CSw-ssI-∏-Øn-bn-en´p Xncp-Ωn. ‘tamsf¥m ]d-bp-s∂.’ tPmkv kwkm-cn-®Xv A¥-co£w XWp-∏n-°m≥Iq-Sn-bm-sW-∂p-tXm-∂n. ‘F¥m Xocp-am-\w.’ tNmZy-ßƒ ITm-c-ap-≈p-I-fmbn Ah-fpsS hnjmZ lrZ-b-Øn-te-°m-gv∂p. F¥p adp-]Sn ]d-b-W-sa∂v B\n-°-dn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp-]mSv ]d-bm-\p-≠v. hm°p-Iƒ°v a\-kns\ AS°m-\m-hm-Ø-Xp-t]m-se. Ahƒ D≈p-Xp-d∂p kwkm-cn-®p. ‘PÃn\p hnhm-l-tam-N\w thW-sa-¶n¬...’ B\n ]d-™p-\n¿Øn F√mh-scbpw t\m°n. Ah-fpsS ]q¿Wamb adp-]Sn A]q¿W-amb B hmN-IX-Øn-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. B\n XpS¿∂p. ‘Fs‚ a\kpw PÃn-\n¬\n∂v AI-∂n-cn-°p-∂p. PÃns\ C\n-sb-\n°v `¿Øm-hmbn ImWm≥ ]‰p-sa∂p tXm∂p-∂n√ B‚o. Hcp \ng-embn ASn-a-sb-t∏mse B ho´n-te°v Xncn®p t]mIm\pw hø. ]T-\w-sImt≠m kz`m-hw-sImt≠m PÃn\p tNcp∂ Hcm-f√ Rm≥ F∂p hfsc sshIn-bmWv Rm≥ a\-kn-em-°n-b-Xv. Hmtcm ]Iepw Ccp-´n-sh-fp-°p-tºmƒ ]pXnb apJ-ß-fp≈ Iq´p-Im-cn-I-fp-ambn InS-∏-d-bn-se-Øp∂ `¿Ømhns\ GXp `mcy-bv°mWv AwKo-I-cn-°m-\m-hp-I.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-93-Imcq¿ tkma≥

kzc-an-S-dn. hm°p-Iƒ Np≠p-Isf hnd-sIm-≈n-°m-Xn-cn-°m≥ B\n \t∂ ]Wn-s∏-´p. IÆn¬ s]m´nb HcpXp≈n ImgvNsb aqSm-∏n-em-°n. F∂n´pw Ahƒ kwkm-cn-®p. ‘F¶nepw F\n°p shdp-s∏m-∂p-an√ PÃn-t\m-Sv. Fs¥m-s°-bm-bmepw Xs‚ hb-‰n¬ hf-cp∂ Ip™ns‚ A—-\t√. B kvt\lw AsX-∂p-ap-≠m-Ipw.’ ]nSn®p \n¿Øn-bn´pw Ah-fpsS kzc-an-S-dn-t∏m-bn. B\n-bpsS IÆpIƒ \nds™mgp-In. ‘Fs‚ {]Xo-£-Iƒ CS-dn-t∏m-bn. F¶nepw Fs‚tbm Cu Ip™ns‚tbm t]cn¬ PÃns\ tImSXn Ib‰-W-sa-s∂-\n°v B{K-l-an-√. Rm\mbn Bscbpw thZ-\n-∏n-°m-\n-√. A¶nƒ ]d-bpw-t]mse Cu hnhm-lØn\v Hcp Bbp-kns‚ \jvS-ap-≠mbn F\n-°v. Ah-scms° kt¥m-jn-t®m-s´. Hcp tImam-fn-thjw sI´n B ho´n¬ Ign-bp-∂-Xn-epw-t`Zw AX-h-km-\n-∏n-°p-∂-Xm-Wv. AXn\v Fs∂ A\p-h-Zn-°-Ww.’ ]d-™p-Xo¿∂Xpw apf-No-¥n-b-Xp-t]mse Hcp tXß-ep-b¿∂p Ah-fn¬\n-∂pw. ssII-fn¬ apJ-a-a¿Øn Ahƒ Ic-™p. F√m-hcpw h√m-sX-bm-bn. sska¨ Fgp-t∂‰v AIsØ apdn-bn-te°p \S∂p. tam\n° sskasW A\p-K-an-®p. B\n Ic-bp-∂-Xp-I-≠n´v Ah-fpsS IÆp-Ifpw \nd-™n-cp-∂p. Ipd-®p-t\-c-tØ°v Bcp-sam∂pw an≠n-bn-√. Gen-bmΩ \S-∂p-sN∂v B\n-bpsS apSn-bn-g-bn¬ Xtem-Sn. B\n IÆp-Xp-S®v Xebp-b¿Øn F√m-h-scbpw t\m°n. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS ssI]n-Sn®p apØn-bn´p ]d-™p. ‘Fs¥ms° t]mbm-se¥m F\n-°n-ßs\ Hc-Ωsb In´n-bn-t√. \nß-sfms° Fs‚-Iq-Sn-t√. AXp-a-Xn... AXp-aXn F\n-°v.’Ahƒ hnXp-Ωn. ‘tamtf...’ Gen-bmΩ hnfn-®p. Um\n-bpsS lrZ-b-Øn¬ kvt\l-Øns‚ Hcp Xqh¬ kv]¿i-ap-≠m-bn. Cu \n[n-bmWv Ah≥ Dt]-£n°p-∂-Xv. kvt\l-Øns‚ hne-b-dn-bmØ hnUvVn. ]qt]mse hnip-≤-amb Hcp s]Æns‚ PohnXw X®p-S-®p-I-f™Xv Xs‚ ktlm-Z-cn-bpsS aI-\m-sWt∂m¿Øv Um\n°v kzbw ]p—w tXm∂n. Ct∏mgpw Ahƒ Ahs\ kvt\ln-°p-∂p. Xs∂ Nh-‰p-Ip-´-bn-ept]-£n-®n-´pw. t{Kkn-bmWv Ahs\ C{X hj-fmI°n hf¿Øn-b-Xv. Hcp ]mhw s]Æns‚ thZ-\, `mhn CsXm∂pw Adn-tb-≠-t√m. ‘C\n-ta-en¬ C°m-cy-hp-ambn Fs‚ ho´n¬ Ib-dn-t∏m-I-cp-sX∂p ]d-t™-°Ww Ah-t\m-Sv.’ Um\n Aa¿j-tØmsS Gen-bm-Ω-tbmSv ]d-™p. AXn-s\mcp Xm°o-Xns‚ Nph-bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Gen-bmΩ AXns\ FXn¿Øp. ‘Ah\v Chsf CjvS-an-s√∂p ]d™p. hnhm-l-tam-N\w thW-sa∂p ]d-™p. B\ow AXp-X-s∂-bt√ ]d-™-Xv. AXp-sIm≠v C\n-bnt∏m CXn-ßs\ t]ms´. Hcp ssUshm-gvkns‚ hgn-bn¬X-s∂. AXp-sIm≠v A\-¥-c-h-t\mSv X∂-Øm-\ßp ]d-™m¬aXn ho´n¬ Ib-d-≠m-sb-∂v. shdp-sX-b√ Ah≥ apºn¬ hcm-ØXv. Ahs\ ]d™p Xncp-Øm≥t\m-°n. Adn-hn-√mbva Im´n-bm¬ AXm th≠-Xv.’ Um\n-bpsS apJØv shdp-∏ns‚ Im¿taJw \nd-™p. ‘CXmtWm Adn-hn-√m-bva. Hcp s]Æns‚ PohnXw Xpe-®-tXm. sIm®p Ip´n-sbm-∂p-a-√-t√m. IcWw ]pI®v cs≠Æw sImSp-°p-Ibm th≠-Xv. Fs‚ apºn-se-ßm\pw h∂n-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Rm\Xv sNbvtX-s\. Hc-Ωbpw tam\pw \S-°p-∂p. AΩbv°v A[n-Im-chpw tam\v Ipsd IqØm-Sn-s]-Æp-ß-sfbpw In´n-bm¬am-Xn.’ Um\n shdp-t∏msS ]pe-ºn. PÃns\ ASn-°p-sa∂v Um\n-®≥ ]d-™Xv shdp-sX-b-s√∂v Gen-bm-Ω-bv°-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p. `b-¶c tZjyam-Wv. ASn-°p-sa∂p ]d-™m¬ sNbvXn-cn-°pw. Xpem-ag s]bvsXm-gn-™-Xp-t]mse. Ipd-®p-t\-csØ \ni-_vZ-X. F√m-hcpw ]c-kv]cw t\m°n-bn-cp-∂p. sskas‚ apdn-bn¬\n∂v kn_n≥ HmSn-h-∂p. Um\n-bpsS ap∂n¬\n∂p tNmZn-®p. ‘{Km≥]m B¿ bp ss^‰nwKv hnØv {Km≥a.’ AhnsS s\Sp-ho¿∏p-Iƒ \nd-™p-\n-∂p. Ahs‚ hchv Hcm-izm-ka - m-sb∂v F√m-h¿°pw tXm∂n. Ab™ A¥-co-£Ø - ns‚ ]pXp-izm-ka - pƒs°m≠v Um\n Ah-s\-t\m°n ]p©n-cn-®n´p ]d-™p. ‘t\m. Bw t\m´v ss^‰nw-Kv. Up bp hm¨Sv Sp ss^‰v.’ Um\n apjvSn Npcp´n Ifn-bm°n Ahs‚ Ip™ph-b-dn¬ CSn-®p. ‘Bw sdUn.’ ‘sF hn¬ tImƒ ssa UmUv. ln hn¬ ss^‰v C≥ÃUv Hm^v an. ln Cukv Zv Nmºy≥.’ ssIIƒ apXp-In¬ Dd-∏n®v Um\nsb t\m°n sk_n≥ ]d-™p. F√m-hcpw Nncn-®p-t]m-bn. Um\n-bpsS s]m´n-®n-cn-bpsS apg°w lmfn¬ apg-ßn. F√m-hcpw t]mIm-\mbn Fgp-t∂-‰p. sskaWpw tam\n-°bpw ]pd-tØ-°p-h-∂p. B\n tam\n-°-bpsS A\p-hm-Z-tØmsS ]pkvX-I-ßƒ hmbn-°m-s\-Sp-Øp. kn_n\v Hcp apØw-sIm-SpØp ]pd-Øn-d-ßn. tPmkv bm{X-]-d™v Imdn¬I-b-dn-t∏m-bn. BIm-iØv Hcp \£-{X-hp-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. \£-{X-ßƒ s]bvsXm-gn™ t]mse. BImiw hnd-ß-en®p InS-∂p. ho´n-te°p \S-°p-tºmƒ B\n Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS ImXn¬ a{¥n-®p. ‘B‚o... Hc-t]-£-bp-≠v. CsXm∂pw Fs‚ A∏-\-dn-b-cp-Xv. Adn-™m¬ A∏≥ XI¿∂p-t]m-Ipw.’ Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-94-Imcq¿ tkma≥

adp-]-Sn-bmbn Gen-bmΩ Ah-fpsS apJw Xtem-Sn. Ahƒ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS tXmfn¬ Xe NmbvNv \S-∂p. InS-°-bn¬In-S∂v B\n ]pkvXIw \nh¿Øp- ]nSn®p hmb\ XpS¿∂p. Hcp JWvUnI hmbn-®n´v Ahƒ ]pkvX-I-a-S-®p. A£-c-ß-fn¬ a\kp \n¬°p-∂n-√. s\mº-c-Øns‚ aW¬°m-‰n¬ IS-]p-gIn hogp-∂p. \nim-kp-µ-cn-I-fpsS \·-ta-\n-bn¬ kmbq-Py-a-S-bp∂ `¿Ømhv X\n°v ssUthmgvkv thW-sa∂p ]d-™ncn-°p-∂p. £a-bp-sSbpw kvt\l-Øn-s‚bpw \q¬]m-e-ß-fn-eqsS Gsd \S-∂p. Fßp-sa-Øn-bn-√. Igp-Øn¬ De-bn-eq-Xnb temlw-t]mse Xmen s]m≈p-∂p. _‘-Øn-s‚tbm _‘-\-Øn-s‚tbm s]m≈¬. kvac-WbpsS Hcp Xqh¬ kv]¿ihpw \¬ImØ lcn-Xm-`-amb Htcm¿a-t]mepw kΩm-\n-°msX Cu Xmen C\n-sb¥n-\m-Wv. Cu Xmen-bn¬ ]pXn-sbmcp Pohn-X-Øns‚ kz]v\-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂v Ahƒ Hm¿Øp. {]W-bØns‚ ISpw \nd-ß-fn¬ Nmen® Hcp kz]v\w. B kz]v\-ß-fn-te°v BZy-ambn Imse-SpØp hbv°p-tºmƒ a\-kn-ep-≠mb ]pXp kvt\l-Øns‚ B¥¬ Ct∏mgpw Hm¿a-bn-ep-≠v. AsXm-∂p-am-{Xw. \n¿_-‘n®p IpSn∏n® ho™n¬ \nd™ kpc-Xw-t]mepw Hm¿a-bn-en-√. icocw \odn-∏n-S™ Hcp Iog-S-°-em-bn-cp∂p AXv. Icn-ºn≥N-≠n-t]mse Xs∂ hen-s®-dn-bm-\p≈ Hcp hy{K-X-bm-bn-cp∂p AXn¬. hmSnb ]qhp-t]mse Xs∂ hen-s®-dn-bp-tºmƒ F\n-°p-≈n¬ Hcp Poh≥ Ipcp-°p-sa-∂Xv PÃn≥ Hm¿Øn-´p-≠m-hn-√. A{X-sb-¶nepw `mKy-ap-≠m-bn. GIm-¥-X-bn¬ \£-{X-a-dn-bmØ \mhn-I-sb-t∏mse C\n Ae-tb≠n hcn-√-t√m. CsXm∂pw A∏-\-dn-bt√ F∂mWv {]m¿Y-\. A\n-bØn B≥kn-tbmSv F√mw ]d-™n-cp-∂p. A∏-t\mSpw A\n-b-t\mSpw ]d-b-cp-sX∂ I¿i-\-amb \n¿tZ-i-Øn¬. Ahsf Ctßm´v sIm≠p-h-cm-\p≈ {iaw F¥m-sb∂v \msf-b-dn-bmw. B\n Ie-≠-dn-te°p t\m°n. hnk-bpsS Imcyw \msf-b-dn-bm-sa-∂mWv A¶nƒ ]d-™-Xv. AX-dn-™n-´p-thWw \gvknwKv Iu¨kn-en¬ t]mbn Ahƒ°p tPmen-bpsS Imcyw icn-bm-°m≥. te_¿dq-ans‚ hmXn-en\p ]pdØv kz¥w tNmc-bn-ep≈ Hcm-fp-≈Xpw \√-Xp-X-s∂. Ahfp h∂n-cp-s∂¶n¬ X\n°p a\w-Xp-d∂p kwkm-cn-°m≥ Hcm-fm-tb-s\. Ahƒs°-¶nepw \s√mcp Pohn-X-ap-≠m-Im≥ B\n {]m¿Yn-®p. t\m´p-sI-´p-I-fpsS lrZ-b-an-√mØ temIØp-\n-∂√ kvt\l-Øns‚ sNdnb Zzo]n¬\n∂v Ahƒs°mcp cmP-Ip-am-cs\ Is≠-Ø-Ww. X\n-°n\n Pohn-°m≥, Xf-cp-tºmƒ ssI]n-Sn®p \S-Øm≥, Du¿[-\n¬ Np≠n¬ sh≈-an-‰n-°m≥ Hcp Ip™p-h-cp-at√m AXp-a-Xn. B\n ssIsb-Øn®v apdn-bnse sse‰v AW-®p. Ccp-fn¬ Ahƒ {]m¿Y-\-bpsS Bg-ß-fn-te-°n-d-ßn. XebW IÆo¿ hoWp \\-™p. IÆo-cp-W-ßnb GtXm \nan-j-Øn¬ Ah-fp-d-ßn-t∏m-bn. cmhnse tlmkv]n-‰-en-te°p t]mIm≥ Hcp-ßn-s°m≠p \n¬°p-tºm-gmWv B≥kn°p hnk-bpsS Imcyw icn-bm-bn-´p-s≠∂p ]∏-h∂p ]d-™-Xv. Ahƒ ssZh-Øn\p \µn ]d-™p. tlmkv]n-‰-en¬ hnfn®v eohp-hm-ßn. C∂p-Xs∂ \gvknwKv Iu¨kn¬ Hm^n-kn-te°p t]mWw. Gen-bmΩ IqsS hcm-sa∂p ]d-™-Xm-Wv. Ahƒ kΩ-Xn-®n-√. shdpsX B‚nsb _p≤n-ap-´n-t°-≠-t√m. e≠-\n¬ h∂n´v BZy-am-bn-´mWv `qK¿` ]mX-bn-eqsS bm{X sNøp-∂-sX∂p s{Sbn-\n-en-cn-°p-tºmƒ Ah-tfm¿Øp. ap∏Xpw \mev]Xpw sXmSn-I-fp≈ InW-dn-\p-≈n-eqsS k©-cn-°pw-t]mse tXm∂p-∂p. a\pjys\ apI-fn-te°pw Xmtg°pw Ib-‰n-bn-d-°p∂ I¨sh-b¿ _¬‰p-Iƒ hn{i-a-an-√msX as‰mcp Xoh-≠nt]mse HmSp-∂p. B≥kn-IqSn h∂n-´p-thWw hqƒhn®v \Zn-°-Sn-bnse ]me-Øn-eqsS k©-cn-°m\pw \K-c°m-gvN-Iƒ icn-s°m∂p ImWm-\pw. c≠pw aq∂pw an\n-´n-\p-≈n¬ Xoh-≠n-Iƒ h∂p-t]m-Ip∂ kwhn-[m\w temIØp as‰-hn-sSbpw Cs√∂p tXm∂p-∂p. B[p-\nI temI-Øns‚ Ce-Ivt{Sm-WnIv apJ-am-sW-hn-sS-bpw. Iu≠-dn¬\n∂v Sn°-s‰-Sp-Øm¬ Sn°-‰p-Iƒ s]m°w-Ip-d™ Ce-Ivt{Sm-WnIv hmXn-en-eqsS ]cn-tim-[-\bv°p hnt[-b-am-°-Ww. Sn°-‰p-≈-h¿°p am{Xta AIØp IS-°m-\m-hq. Sn°‰n¬ bm{X-°m¿ Ib-dp∂ ÿehpw Cd-ßp∂ ÿehpw Xob-Xn-bp-ap-≠v. Cd-ßp∂ ÿesØ Ce-Ivt{Sm-WnIv hmXn-en¬ Sn°‰v \nt£-]n-®mte AXp Xpd-°q. UnPn-‰¬ Iyma-d-Iƒ F√m-bn-SØpw Hcp s]meokv \mb-sb-t∏mse ]n≥Xp-S-cp-∂p. Hmtcm Ne\-ßfpw H∏n-sb-Sp-°p-∂p. hnam-\-bm-{X-t]mse kpJ-I-c-amWv s{Sbn≥bm-{X. ]pkvX-I-ß-fn¬ bm{X-°m¿ a\-kn-d°n hbv-°p-∂p. Pohn-X-co-Xn-bpsS, ImgvN-bp-sS, Ne-\-ß-fpsS Hc-Xym-[p-\nI temI-amWv e≠-s\∂v B\n°p tXm∂n. a™v hk-¥-Øns‚ h¿W-ßƒ°v hgn-am-dn. Ce-sIm-gn™ Nn√-I-fn¬ ]®n-e-®m¿Øp-I-sf-Øn. hgn-tbmc-ß-fn¬ ajn tImcn-sbm-gn-®-Xp-t]mse ]q°-fpsS ISpw-h¿Ww. B\n D≈nse Pohs‚ XpSn-∏p-Iƒ Adn™p-XpS-ßnbncp-∂p. tlmkv]n-‰-en¬\n∂p eosh-Sp-Øp. D≈n-ep≈ XpSn-∏ns‚ hen∏w hb¿ Gs‰-Sp-Øn-cp∂p. ]Xn-hn-tesd {]Im-i-ap≈ Hcp {]`m-Xw. e≠-\n-te-s°-Øp∂ B\n-bpsS A\n-bØn B≥knsb hnam-\Øm-h-f-Øn¬\n∂p sIm≠p-h-cm≥ t]mbXv tPmkv ]∏-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-95-Imcq¿ tkma≥

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hnam-\-Øm-h-f-Øn¬\n∂p Iq´n-s°m-≠p-h-cm≥ tPmkv t]mb-Xp-ap-X¬ B\n kn‰u-´n¬Xs∂-bm-bn-cp-∂p. A\n-b-Ønsb ImWm≥ BImw-£-tbm-sS-bn-cn-°p∂ B\nsb I≠n´v Gen-bm-Ωbv°v Nncnh-∂p. ‘Blm CXp-sIm-≈m-at√m B≥kntamfv Ctßm-´t√ hcp-t∂. AXn-\n-hnsS h∂v Cßs\ hgn-°-Æpambn ImØn-cn-t°≠ Imcy-sam-∂p-an-√. Cs∏m Hcmƒ°√ c≠mƒ°m sS≥j≥ A^IvSv sNøpI Adn-bmt√m.’ ]IpXn Ifn-bmbpw ]IpXn Imcy-am-bp-amWv Gen-bmΩ AXp-]-d-™-Xv. B\n-bpsS apJØv \mW-Øns‚ \pW-°p-gn-Iƒ hncn-™p. ‘A√ AXp-Rm≥ shdpsX...’ B\n hm°p-Iƒ°mbn apßn-Ø-∏n. ‘tamfphm \ap°m Xmdm-hp-Iƒ°v Xo‰-sIm-Sp-°mw. H‰-bv°n-hnsS Cßs\ Ccn-°-≠.’ B\n Fgp-t∂‰p Gen-bm-Ω-bvs°m∏w ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. B≥kn°p Xm≥ ]cn-io-en® AtX-ÿm-]-\-Øn¬Xs∂ ]cn-io-e-\-Øn-\p≈ kuIcyw sNbvXn-´p-≠v. Ahƒ°p-IqSn tPmen-bm-bm¬ Hcp hmS-I-ho-sS-SpØv Ahn-tS°p Xmakw am‰-Ww. F{X-\m-fmWv Chn-sS-bnß-s\. F¶nepw AXn\v B‚ow A¶nfpw kΩ-Xn-°ptam F∂-dn-bn-√. Cfw-Im‰p hoin IS-∂p-t]m-bn. {]mhn≥Iq-´n¬ CSm-\p≈ ]b¿a-Wn-Iƒ B\nsb G¬∏n®v Gen-bmΩ Xmdm-hp-I-fpsS ASp-tØ°p \S-∂p. tUmIvS¿ ]d™ tU‰n\v C\n Hcp-amkw IqSntb D≈q. A{X-bpw-\mƒ Ah-[n-bm-Wv. tam\n° B tlmkv]n-‰-en¬X-s∂-bm-Wn-t∏mƒ. AXp-sIm≠v Ah[n Ffp-∏w-In-´n. XWp-∏p-I-gn™ DS-s\-Xs∂ A¶n¬ Ico-_n-b≥ Zzo]nse tXm´-Øn-te°p t]mb-Xm-Wv. CXp-hsc aS-ßn-h-∂n-´n-√. Hcp-]nSn [m\y-sa-dn-™-t∏mtg {]mhp-Iƒ Ahƒ°p-Np‰pw Ipdp-In-bm¿Øp. kam-[m\ ]£n-I-fpsS Nnd-sIm-®-Iƒ. ASpØ BgvN-bmWv sskas‚ Ata-cn-°-bnse a’-cw. hnP-b-Øns‚ ]Sn-I-fn-te-°p-≈ ISpØ ]cn-ioe-\Ø - n-emWv sska¨. ]cn-io-e\ - k - a - bw Iq´n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. X\n°p høm-ØX - p-sIm≠v B‚n a’cw ImWm≥ t]mIp-∂n-s√∂p Xocp-am-\n-®n-cn-°p-∂p. B≥kn-h-∂mepw B‚n-bn-hnsS ImW-W-sa-∂mWv Um\n-b-¶n-fns‚ Hm¿U¿. sska¨ hnP-bn-°p-sa-∂p-X-s∂-bmWv F√m-h-cp-sSbpw {]Xo-£, {]m¿Y-\-bpw. B≥kn-sb-°p-dn-®p≈ Nn¥ ho≠pw B\n-bpsS D≈n¬ XnI-´n. AΩ acn-®-Xn-\p-tijw Ahƒs°√mw Xm\m-bn-cp-∂p. Iq´p-Im-cnbpw tN®nbpw AΩbpw F√mw. Hcp sIm√w am{Xta Bbp≈q Ahsf ImWmsX AI-∂p-\n-∂n-´v. Hcp bpK-am-b-Xp-t]m-se.- Po-hn-X-Øns‚ A{]Xo-£n-X-amb ap\-ºp-I-fn¬ Xs‚ PohnXw X´nXI¿∂p-sh-∂-dn-™-t∏mƒ icn°pw XI¿∂p-t]m-bn-cp-∂p. Ahƒ Hcp-]mSp Ic-™p. t^mWns‚ Ctß-Ø-e-bv°-en-cp∂ hnd-bm¿∂ lrZ-b-Øn-te°v Hcm-¥-tem-sSbmWv Ah-fpsS Ic-®n-se-Øn-b-Xv. At∏mƒ H∂pw ]d-tb-≠n-bn-cp-∂n-s√∂p tXm∂n. Ahƒ Chn-sS-h-cp-tºmƒ F√mw Adn-™m¬ aXn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ]t£ Ign-™n-√. apJw-aq-Sn-b-Wn™v Ahtfm-Sp-am{Xw I≈-Øns‚ sI´-gn-°m≥h-ø. ‘{]mhp-I-tfmSv IY ]d-™p-I-gn-™n-t√.’ B‚n-bm-Wv. Ct∏mƒ Ft∏mgpw Ifn-bm-°-te-bp-≈q. Ahƒ Xn-cn-™p-\n∂p Nncn®p Be-ky-Øns‚ £oWw-]-S¿∂ Nncn. ‘aXn AXp-ßsf emfn-®Xv Cßp-t]m-cv.’ Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. B\n ]b¿a-Wn-I-epsS ]m{X-hp-ambn ho´n-te°p \S-∂p. t]m°-‰n¬ samss_¬ i_vZn-®p. A∏s‚ kzcw ImXp-I-fn¬ apg-ßn. Ah-fpsS lrZbw \nd-™p. ‘kpJ-at√ tamtf...’ ‘kpJw.’ B≥knsb Fb¿t]m¿´n¬\n∂p sIm≠p-h-cm≥ tPmkv]∏ t]mbn-´p-s≠∂p B\n ]d-™p. Ah¿ h\\m-ep-Ss\ Xncn®p hnfn-°m-sa-∂pw -]-d™p. t^m¨ hbv°pw-ap≥]v A∏≥ F∂-sØ-bpw-t]mse Ah-km-\hm-NIw ]d-™p. ‘tamtf, \o `mKyw Dt≈m-fm... AXt√ cmPm-°≥am-cpsS cm⁄n-am-cp-sS-bp....’ apgp-h≥ tIƒ°m≥ \n¬°msX B\n t^m¨ I´p-sN-bvXp. C\n-bXp tI´m¬ Xm≥ Ic-™p-t]m-Ipw. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-96-Imcq¿ tkma≥

t^m¨ I´m-b-Xm-sW∂p C\n hnfn-°p-tºmƒ A∏-t\mSp ]d-bmw. Xs‚ hnhmlw Dd-∏n-®p-I-gn-™-t∏mƒ A∏-s\mcp km{amPyw ]nSn-®-S-°n-b-t]mse kt¥m-j-Øn-em-bn-cp∂p. B kt¥mjw Ct∂mfw XI¿Øn-´n√ Xm≥. IÆo-cns‚ \ne-bn-√m-°-b-Øn¬ Xm-gp-tºmgpw \odn-∏n-S™ a\-kp-ambn \n¬°p-tºmgpw kt¥m-j-Øns‚ apJw-aq-Sn-b-Wn-™mWv Xm≥ A∏-t\mSp kwkm-cn-®n-cp-∂-Xv. cmPm-°≥am-cp-sSbpw cm⁄n-am-cp-sSbpw \m´n¬\n∂v hnhm-lm-tem-N\ e`n® Xm≥ `mKy-h-Xn-bm-sW∂v Ft∏mgpw ]d-™p-h-bv°p∂ A∏s\ Hcn°epw \ncm-i-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´n-√. A∏≥ ]d-™Xv icn-bm-sW∂p ]d-bpw. Xs‚ `mKy-sa∂p Iq´n-t®¿°pw. t^m¨ hbv°pw. Xs‚ a\-kn¬ hnjm-Z-Øns‚ IÆo¿tcJ Iodp-tºmgpw A∏s‚ a\w \nd-bp-∂Xp a\-kn¬ I≠v Xm≥ Biz-kn-°p-∂p. PÃn≥ Xt∂m-sSm-∏-ap-≠m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ A∏s\ Xm≥ Ctßm´p sIm≠p-h-t∂-s\. cmPm-°-∑m-cp-sSbpw cm⁄n-am-cp-sSbpw temIØv aln-a-tbmsS hmgn-t®-s\. ]t£ C\n hø. apƒ°n-co-S-amWv Xs‚ Xe-bn-se∂-dn-™m¬ A∏≥ XI¿∂p-t]m-Ipw. B IÆo¿ \nd-bp-∂Xp ImWp-hm≥ hø. Hm¿Ø-t∏mƒ B\n-bpsS IÆp-\n-d-™p. sKbn-‰n-\-cn-In¬ Imdns‚ tlm¨ apg-ßn. B≥kn hcp-∂p. B\n IÆp-Iƒ XpS-®p. Hcn-c-º-temsS Im¿ t]m¿®n¬h∂p \n∂p. tUm¿Xp-d∂v BZy-an-d-ßn-bXv tPmkm-Wv. ]n∂mse B≥kn. Hcp-\n-anjw tN®n-bp-sSbpw A\n-b-Øn-bp-sSbpw IÆp-I-fn-S-™p. ‘tN®o...’ B≥kn-bpsS IÆn¬ Hcp ag-Øp-≈n. B\n Ahsf amtdm-S-W-®p. Ah-fpsS Ihn-fn¬ Hcp apØw sImSp-Øp. Imdns‚ i_vZw-tI´v Gen-bmΩ ]pd-tØ-s°-Øn-bn-cp-∂p. c≠v ktlm-Z-cn-am-scbpw t\m°n Gen-bmΩ \n∂p. B\n-bpsS Hcp sNdnb ]Xn-∏mWv B≥kn. B\n-sbt∏m-se-Xs∂ kpµ-cn. IogvNp-≠n-t\mSp tN¿∂ adpIv Ahsf IqSp-X¬ kpµ-cn-bm-°n. Po≥kpw j¿´p-amWv thjw. sImØn-sb-Sp-Ø-Xp-t]m-se-bp≈ Ah-fpsS ico-c-Øns‚ Af-hp-tIm-ep-Iƒ B hkv{X-Øn¬ \nd™p-\n-∂p. Gen-bm-Ω -A-h-sc -A-I-tØ°p hnfn-®p. B\nsb ho´n-te-°p≈ ]Sn-Iƒ Ib-dm≥ klm-bn-®Xv B≥kn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ‘CXn-\-I-Øp-≈Xv tamt\m... tamtfm.’ B≥kn B\n-bpsS hb-dn¬ sXm´p-sIm≠p tNmZn-®p. adp-]-Sn-bmbn B\n IÆpNn-Ωn. ‘kvIm≥ sNbvXp t\m°-≠∂v B‚n ]d-™p. Ip™n\v tISm-W-t√m. F¥m-bmepw AΩ-bm-Im≥ t]mIph-t√.’ ‘AtX-b-sX...’ B≥kn Nncn-®p. Gen-bmΩ Im∏nbpw ]e-lm-c-ßfpw ssU\nwKv tS_n-fn¬ \nc-Øn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. ‘Ign-°q-tamtf bm{Xm-£o-W-sams° amd-s´.’ B≥kn Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n Nncn-®p. CXmWp tN®n°p In´nb ]pXnb AΩ. FSp-∏nepw \S-∏nepw kwkm-c-Øn-ep-sams° Ipeo-\-bmb Hcp kv{Xo. Fhn-sS-sbm-s°tbm Gen-bm-Ωbv°v Xs‚ AΩ-bpsS Omb-bp-≈-Xmbn tXm∂n B≥kn-°v. Xm≥ icn°pw AΩsb I≠n-´p-t]m-ep-an-√, t^mt´m-bn-e-√m-sX. Xm≥ ]n®-h-®p-\-S-∂-t∏m-tg°pw AΩ t]mbn. ]ns∂ tN®n-bm-bn-cp∂p X\n-s°-√mw. AΩ-bpsS kvt\lhpw hm’-eyhpw ]I¿∂mWv tN®n Xs∂bpw A\n-b-s\bpw hf¿Øn-b-Xv. P∑m-¥-c-ßƒsIm≠pw HSp-°m-\m-hmØ IS-∏m-Sv. tPmkv ]ns∂-h-cm-sa∂p ]d™v bm{X ]d-™n-d-ßn. t{_Iv^mÃv Ign-®n´p t]mIm-sa∂p Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS \n¿_-‘-Øn\p hg-ßn-bn-√. Im¿ sKbn‰p IS-∂pt]m-bn. t^m¨ i_vZn-®p. Gen-bm-Ω-bm-sW-Sp-Ø-Xv. Um\n-bm-bn-cp-∂p. B≥kn h∂ hnh-chpw tPmkv h∂n´v aS-ßn-t]m-b-Xp-sams° Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. Ipg∏-sam-∂p-an-√... kpJ-am-bn-cn-°p-∂p F∂ adp-]Sn tI´-t∏mƒ AXp tN®nsb At\z-jn-®-Xm-bn-cn-°p-sa∂p B≥kn a\-kn-tem¿Øp. t^m¨h®v Gen-bmΩ Ah¿°-Sp-Øp-h-∂p. B\n B≥knsb \n¿_-‘n®v Hmtcm∂p Ign-∏n-°p-I-bm-Wv. Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS a\kp \nd-™p. kvt\lØns‚ IS¬ ]Ip-Øp-sIm-Sp-°p-∂ c≠p Ip´n-Iƒ. Ch-sc-sb-¥n-\mWv ssZhw in£n-°p-∂-Xv. hn[n th´-bmSp-∂-Xv. ‘aXn tN®o aXn..’ B≥kn ]d-bp-∂-Xp-tI-´p. ‘CXp-IqSn.’ Hcp tI°ns‚ IjWw B\n \n¿_-‘n®v B≥kn-bpsS hmbn-te°p IpØn-Øn-cp-In. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-97-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘Cu tN®n.’ B\n-tbm-sSm∏w Gen-bm-Ωbpw Nncn-®p. ‘H∂p Ipfn-°-Ww’-˛-B≥kn ]d-™p. B\n Ahsf Xs‚ apdn-bn-te°p hnfn-®p. _msK-Sp-°m≥ B\nsb kΩ-Xn-®n√ B≥kn. hen-b-s]´n sska¨ {^obm-bn´v FSp-Øp-h-bv°m-sa∂p Gen-bmΩ ]d-™p. B≥kn AXp \nc°n sÃb¿tI-kns‚ ASn-bn-te-°p-h-®p. B≥knbpsS ssI]n-Sn®v B\n ]Xnsb sÃb¿tIkv Ib-dn. apdn-bn¬ _mKp-Iƒ sIm≠p-h-®p. CXn-\IØv tN®n°v Xcm≥ Ipsd km[-\-ap-≠v. Rm≥ Ipfn-I-gn™v h∂n´v FSp-Øp-X-cmw. tamfn-hn-sS-bn-cn-°v. B≥kn Ipfn-°m-\mbn apdn-bn-te°v Ib-dn. B\n ]Sn-I-b-dnb £oW-Øn¬ apdn-bnse Itk-c-bn-en-cp-∂p. B≥kn s]s´-∂p-Xs∂ Ipfn-I-gn™v Xncn-s®-Øn. _mKv Xpd∂v A∏s‚ IØpw {]k-hm-\-¥cw Ign-°m\p≈ telyhpw FSp-Øp-sIm-Sp-Øp. B\n AsXms° t\m°n. ‘h¿Kokv sshZys‚ IS-bn¬ c≠mgvN A∏≥ Ib-dn-bn-dßn \S-°zmcp∂p CXn-\v.’ tely-Øns‚ AS∏p Xpd-∂p-sIm≠v B≥kn ]d-™p. A∏s‚ IØnse kvt\lm¿{µ-amb hcn-I-fn-eqsS ItÆm-Sn-°th B\n-bpsS IÆp \nd-™p. B≥kn AXp XpS-®p. Ir{Xn-a-amb hm’-ey-tØmsS B≥kn B\n-bpsS XmSn-bn¬ ]nSn-®n´p tNmZn-®p. ‘At∏m-tg°pw Fs‚ apØns‚ IÆp \nd-t™m-Sm. tamfv Ic-tb≠ tIt´m. Cu telyw Rm≥ hmbn¬h®p-Xcmw tIt´m N°-tc.’ B\n Nncn-®p. B≥kn B\n-bpsS s\‰n-bn¬ DΩ-h-®n´p ]d-™p. ‘tZ, Ct∏m Ic-™m¬ CXn-\-I-Øp-In-S-°p-∂-h\p IqSnbm sImg∏w. ]d-t™-°mw. ASn-sIm-≈p-ta.’ B\n Ifn-bmbn B≥kn-bpsS sNhn]nSn®p Xncp-Ωn. ‘Atøm Cu tN®n Ct∏mgpw ad-∂n-´n-√. ]Sn-°m-Ø-Xn\v Xs‚ sNhn F{Xtbm {]mhiyw ]nSn®p XncpΩn-bn-´p-≠v.’ B\n samss_¬ FSpØp A∏s\ hnfn®p B≥kn h∂Xv Adn-bn-®p. B≥knbpw t^mWn¬ At∏m-t\mSp kwkm-cn-®p. t^m¨h-®p-sIm≠v B≥kn B\n-tbmSp ]d-™p˛ ‘tlm A∏-s‚-sbmcp D]-tZ-iw. tamsf \∂mbn t\m°-Ww. Ah-fpsS Ip™ns\ ImWm≥ sImXn-bm-bs∂m-s°bm ]d-bp-∂-Xv. A∏s\ Ctßm´p sIm≠p-h-cWw sUen-hdn Ign-™v.’ B\n tely-Ip-∏n-sb-SpØv Xncn-®pw-a-dn®pw t\m°n. Fßs\ Ign-°-W-sa-s∂ms° ae-bm-f-Øn¬ Fgp-Xnbn-cn-°p-∂p. ‘Fb¿t]m¿´n-ep-≈-h¿ ImWm-ØXv `mKyw. Ah-cp-I-≠m¬ FSp-Øp-I-f-bpw. CXp-ap-gp-h\pw tamfv Ignt®m-Ww’ B≥kn ]d-™p. ‘Hm Ign-t®m-fm-ta.’ B\n `hy-X-tbmsS ]d-™p. Ah¿ Ccp-hcpw Nncn-®p. B≥kn AsXms° sj¬^n¬sIm-≠p-h-∂p-h-®p. Xncn-®p-h-∂n´v B\n-bpsS ASp-°-en-cp-∂p. ‘Rm≥ Hcp Imcyw tNmZn-®m¬ Fs‚ tN®n-hmh Ic-tbm.’ B\n apJ-ap-b¿Øn Ahsf t\m°n. B≥kn tNmZn-°m≥ hcp-∂-sX-¥m-sW∂p B\n°p a\-kn-em-bn. F¶nepw B\n Imcy-sa-¥m-sW∂v Ah-tfmSp tNmZn-®p. ‘PÃn≥ tN´≥...’ B\n-bpsS apJw hmSn. Npa-∂p. \jvS-amb Hcp hk-¥-Øns‚ \ng¬ Ah-fpsS apJ-Øp-\n-d-™p. \S-∂pI-b-dnb apƒh-gn-I-fn-sems° tNmc s]mSn-™n-cp-∂p. Hm¿a-bpsS ]md-s°-´p-I-fn-eqsS hoWp \S-∂p. a\w apdn™v Ahƒ Xncn-sI-h-∂p. \ap°p as‰-s¥-¶nepw kwkm-cn°mw tamtf. B\n ]d-™p. H∂p \n¿Øn B≥knsb t\m°n ]d-™p. ‘PÃn≥ tN´-s\-∏-‰n-bt√ \n\-°-dn-tb-≠-Xv. ]d-bmw. Ct∏m ssUthm-gvkn\p \S-°p-I-bm. Rm\p-am-bp≈ _‘w th¿s]-Sp-Øm≥. Cu Ip™v P\n-®m-ep-Ss\ Rm\m ssUthm-gvkn\p kΩ-Xw-aq-fpw.’ \nd™ IÆp-I-tfmsS B\n B≥knsb t\m°n. Ah-fpsS IÆp-Ifpw \nd-™n-cp-∂p. ‘C\n IqSp-X-sem∂pw tamfv Ft∂mSv tNmZn-°-cp-Xv.’ B\n B≥kn-bpsS IÆp-Xp-S®p Np≠n-semcp Nncn-h-cp-Øm≥ {ian-®p ]cm-P-b-s∏-´p. ‘\obpw-IqSn Ic-™mtem tamtf. As∏m Cu tN®nsb Bcm Biz-kn-∏n-°p-s∂. A∏≥ CsX∂pw Adnb-cp-sXt∂ F\n-°p-≈q. ]mhw cmPm-°≥am-cpsSbpw cm⁄namcp-sSbpw \m´n¬ aIƒ kpJ-ambn Ign-bp-∂psh∂p hnNm-cn-t®ms´ Cu hb-kp-Im-e-Øv.’ A∏\p sImSp-°m≥ ]‰p∂ G‰hpw henb kt¥m-j-a-Xm-Wv. B\n H∂p \n¿Øn-bn´p XpS¿∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-98-Imcq¿ tkma≥

‘t]ms´ Fs‚ _eq¨ hb-dn-\p-≈n-ep-≈Xv aItfm aIt\m \o ]d.’ hnjbw am‰m-s\-∂-t]mse B\n B≥kn-tbmSp tNmZn-®p. hnj-bw-am-dn-t∏m-b-Xn¬ B≥knbpw kt¥m-jn-®p. ‘Fs‚ tN®n-sb-t∏mse Hcp kpµ-cn-Ip-´n.’ B≥kn IÆo-c-Wn™ apJ-tØmsS B\n-bpsS Ihn-fn¬ \p≈n. Ahƒ B\n-bpsS aSn-bn-te°p Xe-Nm-bv®p. Znh-k-ßƒ A∏q-∏≥Xm-Sn-t]mse sImgn-™p-t]m-bn. B\n Hcm¨Ip-™n\p P∑w-\-evIn.

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Fgp-XmØ IY BÀm-Z-Øns‚ Hcm-bncw ]fp-¶p-\-£-{X-ßƒ B\n-bpsS a\-kn¬ sXfn-™p-\n-∂p. \n¿hr-Xn-bpsS [\yamb \nan-j-ßƒ. B\n Ip™ns\ amtdm-S-W®v Ihn-fnepw s\dp-I-bnepw Npw_-\-ßƒsIm≠v aqSn. Ip™nfw Np≠p-Iƒ ape-∏m¬ \pI-cp-∂-Xns‚ \n¿hr-Xn-bn¬ B\n IÆp-I-f-S®p InS-∂p. Ipg-°p-I≠ \£{Xw Ah¿°p aptº \oßn-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. AXp inip InS-°p∂ ÿe-Øn\p apI-fn¬ h∂p-\n-∂p. \£{Xw I≠-t∏mƒ Ah¿ AXy-[nIw kt¥m-jn-®p. Ah¿ `h-\-Øn¬ {]th-in®v inip-hns‚ AΩ-bmb adn-b-tØm-Sp-IqSn ImWp-Ibpw Ah-s\- Ip-ºn´v Bcm-[n-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp. \nt£] ]m{X-ßƒ Xpd∂v s]m∂pw Ip¥p-cp-°hpw aodbpw ImgvN-b¿∏n-®p. Gen-bmΩ ss__nƒ AS-®p-h®v Fgp-t∂-‰p. Ip™v im¥-\mbn Dd-ßp-∂p. B\n ape Np≠n¬\n∂p am‰nb-t∏mƒ Ip™v Ic-™p. ho≠pw AΩn-™-∏m¬ \pI¿∂pdßn. ‘Ch\v PÃns‚ AtX Omb-X-s∂.’ ]d-™p-I-gn-™mWv Gen-bmΩ B\nsb t\m°n-b-Xv. apJw hnf-dn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ]d-™Xv icn-bm-sW¶nepw AXv th≠m-bn-cp-∂p-sh∂v tXm∂n. Fdn-™-I√pw ]d-™-hm°pw Xncn-s®-Sp-°m-h-X-√-t√m. Ip™n\pw AΩbv°pw bmsXmcp Ipg-∏-hp-an-s√∂pw c≠p Znh-k-Øn-\p-≈n¬ t]mIm-sa∂pw tam\n° h∂-dn-bn-®p. tam\n° Xncn-®p-t]m-bn-°-gn-™mWv tPmkv FØn-b-Xv. ‘Blm hey-∏-®-s\-Øntbm C∏-gmtWm hcp-∂-Xv.’ Gen-bmΩ tPmkns\ Ifn-bm-°n. adp-]-Sn-bmbn tPmkv H∂p Nncn-®-tX-bp-≈q. ‘hey-∏-®s\ ImWm≥ Ccn-°p-hm-cp-∂p. sIm®n\v t]cp-ht√mw I≠p-h-®n-´p-t≠m.’ tPmkv Cs√-∂¿Y-Øn¬ Xe-bm-´n. B\n-bpsS ASpØv I´n-en-en-cp-∂p. Ip™ns‚ Cfw apJØv sXm´p. ‘tPmtk Rm≥ Imcy-am-bn´v ]d-™Xm Ip™n\v t]cn-S-tW.’ Gen-bmΩ hnSm≥ `mh-an-√. tPmkv Xncn™v Gen-bm-Ωsb t\m°n. ‘AXn\p Rm\n-t∏m...’ B\n-bpsS apJØv Hcp Nncn-]-S¿∂p. ‘PÃn-t\m-Spw-IqSn tNmZn-®n´p thWw Ah\p t]cn-Sm≥.’ Gen-bmΩ Kuc-h-Øn-em-bn. tPmkns‚ apJw æm\-am-bn. B\n a\x]q¿hw IÆp-I-f-S®p InS-∂p. Gen-bmΩ XpS¿∂p. ‘AXp-thWw tPmtk, B\n-s°mcp B¨Ip™p ]nd-s∂∂v Ahs\ Adn-bn-°p-Ibpw thWw. tPmskm∂p t]mbn-hm.’ F√mw tI´n´pw H∂pw- an-≠msX B\n IÆ-S®p InS-∂p. B‚n-bpsS CjvSw-t]mse F¥m-sW∂p-h-®m¬ sNø-s´. Aev]w aSn-®p-a-Sn-®m-sW-¶nepw tPmkv Gen-bmΩ ]d-™-X-\p-k-cn®p Imdp-sa-Sp-Øp-t]mbn. t{Kknsb C\nbpw A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-°m≥ hø. F{X-bm-bmepw ]Øp ap∏-Xp-h¿jw Hcp-an®p Ign-™-X-t√. am{X-a√ B\n-bp-ambn \ne-hn´ _‘-ap≠v X\n-s°-∂mWv Ah-fn-t∏mgpw hniz-kn-°p-∂-Xv. ]d™p XncpØm-\m-hn-√t√m Ah-sf. B\n Hcp Ip™n\p P∑w-sIm-SpØ hm¿Ø-bp-ambn AhnsS Ib-dn-s®-√p-tºmƒ t{Kkn Fß-s\-bmhpw {]Xn-I-cn-°p-I-sb-∂-dn-bn-√. PÃn-\n-√mØ XmXv]cyw X\n-s°-¥mWv Ah-fpsS ImcyØn-se∂v tNmZn-t®-°pw. Nne-t∏mƒ apJ-a-S®v ASn In´pw. B´n-∏p-d-Øm-°n-sb-∂pw-hcmw. F¥p t\cn-Sm\p≈ a\-kp-ambn thWw B ap‰-tØ°p ho≠pw Imep-Ip-Øm≥. Imdv tPmkv sKbn-‰n\p shfn-bn-em-Wn-´-Xv. ho´n-te°v ]Xnsb \S-∂p. A∂n-hn-Sp-∂n-d-ßn-b-tijw BZyam-bn-´mWv Xncn-®p-h-c-hv. ap‰sØ ]qt¥m´w ASp-ØnsS sNØn-sbm-cp-°n-b-Xp-t]mse InS-°p-∂p. sNSn-I-fnse√mw ]qhp-I-fpsS h¿W-s∏m-en-a. Hs´m-cm-i-¶-tbm-sS-bmWv tPmkv tImfnwKv s_√n¬ hnc-e-a¿Øn-b-Xv. t\cw Gg-c-bm-b-tX-bp-≈q. t{Kkn DW¿∂p-Im-Wn-√. t{Kkn DW¿∂p hc-cp-tX-sb∂v tPmkv D≈n¬ {]m¿Yn-®-Xp-t]mse tXm∂n. Hcp aS-ßnh-c-h√ CsX-¶nepw Ctßm´p Im¬Ip-Øn-bn´v Hcp h¿j-tØm-f-am-Ip-∂p. apJsØ Ip‰n-tcm-a-ßƒ XShn tPmkv ImØp-\n-∂p. apdn-°p-≈n¬ Im¬s]-cp-am‰w tI´p. IXIp Xpd-∂p. ap∂n¬ PÃns‚ ImapIn {InÃn. \nim-hkv{Xw Ah-fpsS icoc AI-h-Sn-hp-Iƒ shfn-hm-°n. {InÃn-bpsS IÆp-Iƒ hnS¿∂p. Ahƒ tPmkns\ hn\o-X-ambn AI-tØ°p £Wn-®p. ‘KpUv tamWnwKv A¶nƒ Iw Hm¨.’ tPmkv Ahsf ]cp-j-am-sbm∂p t\m°n. {]Xy-`n-hm-Z\w sNbvXn´p ]d-™p. ‘tamWnwKv. πokvtImƒ PÃn≥. C‰vkv shcn A¿P‚ v.’ Ahƒ apI-fnse PÃns‚ apdn-bn-te°v t]mbn. ap≥]v Chsf ]I¬k-a-b-ß-fnte I≠n-cp-∂p-≈q. Ct∏mƒ ChnsS ÿnc-Xm-akam°n-tbm. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-100-Imcq¿ tkma≥

apI-fn¬ hmXn¬Xp-d-°p∂ i_vZw tI´p. A©p an\n-‰n-\p-tijw Dd-®-hn-Sp-ambn PÃn≥ tKmh-Wn-bn-dßn h∂p. ]n∂mse \ng¬t]mse {InÃn-bpw. ‘hm´v lms∏≥Uv ]∏˛’ Hcp tIm´p-hm-bpsS kzc-Øn¬ PÃn≥ tNmZn-®p. tPmkns‚ kzcw B¿{Z-am-bn. {InÃnsb H∂p t\m°n-bn´v PÃn-t\mSv ]d-™p. ‘B\n {]k-hn-®p.’ PÃn≥ a\-kn-em-Im-Ø-Xp-t]mse tPmkns\ t\m°n. tPmkv Bh¿Øn-®p. ‘B\n tUen-thUv F t_mbv.’ PÃns‚ apJØv XmXv]-cy-an-√mbva h{In-®p. tPmkn\p apJw-sIm-Sp-°msX Xncn-™p-\n-∂p. skm hm´v AXn\p Rms\¥p sNø-Ww. hm´v Sp Up. tPmkv Hcp-\n-anjw Btem-Nn-®p.-C-h-t\mSv F¥p adp-]-Sn-bmWp ]d-tb-≠-Xv. kz¥w tNmc-bn¬ Hcp Ip™p≠m-bn-∂-dn-™n´pw D≈n¬ ]X-™p-h∂ tZjy-a-S°n tPmkv ]d-™p. ‘Ip™n\v t]cn-S-Ww. \n\°p kP-j≥h-√Xpw Dt≠m F∂-dn-bm≥....’ PÃn≥ Xncn™p tPmkns\ t\m°n. c≠p ssII-fp-ap-b¿Øn Hcp Ip‰-hmfn \nc-]-cm-[nXzw sXfn-bn-°m≥ {ian-°p-∂-Xp-t]mse ]d-™p. ‘kP-jt\m... F\nt°m... t\m ]∏m. t^m¿ hm´v.’ Ahs‚ apJsØ `mh-am‰w tPmkv {i≤n-®p. ‘]∏m bp t\m Zm‰v aΩn tUm¨Sv sseIv sl¿. t\bnw skeIvSv sNøp-∂Xv Ah-fpsS CjvSw. Aw tkmdn ]∏m. eo^v an Ftem¨.’ {InÃn-bpsS tXmfn¬ ssIbn´v Ah≥ tKmh-Wn-∏-Sn-IƒI-b-dn-t∏m-bn. ]Sn-I-b-dp-tºmƒ Ahs‚ hnc-epIƒ Ah-fpsS ico-c-sØm-∏n® Ipkr-Xn-bn¬ Ahƒ Cf-In-®n-cn-°p-∂Xp tI´p. tPmkv Zb-\o-b-ambn t\m°n \n∂p. ]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p. Hcp ]mhw-s]-Æns‚ `mhn-Xp-e-®n´v Ah-fn¬ Hcp aIs\ D≠m-°n-bn´v kuI-cywt]mse ad-∂n-cn-°p-∂p. sKbn-‰n\p ]pdØv ]m¿°p-sNbvX Imdn-te°v tPmkv thKw \S-∂p. a\-kp-\n-dsb Aa¿j-am-bn-cp-∂p. tPmkv XncnsI Bip-]-{Xn-bn-se-Øp-tºmƒ AhnsS B≥kn-bp-sa-Øn-bn-cp-∂p. ‘tamsft∏m h∂p.’ tPmkv tNmZn-®p. ‘Zm Cs∏m FØn-b-tX-bp≈q ]∏m.’ Ahƒ ]d-™p. tPmkv t]mb-Im-cyhpw \S∂ kw`-h-hp-sams° Gen-bm-Ω-tbmSv ]d-™p. adp-]-Sn-bmbn Gen-bmΩ H∂n-cp-Øn-aq-fn. shdp-t∏msS ]d-™p. Um\n-®≥ ]d-™-Xp-X-s∂bm Ah\p th≠-Xv. ‘Ic-W° - p-‰n-°v....’ ]mXn ]d-™p-\n¿Øn-bn´v Gen-bmΩ B\nsb t\m°n. Ahƒ tIƒ°m-Ø-a-´n¬ Xncn™p InS-∂p, F√m-a-dn-™v. Ahƒ CXp-X-s∂-bm-bn-cp∂p {]Xo-£n-®n-cp-∂-Xv. A¤p-X-sam∂pw tXm∂n-bn-√. B≥knbpw tPmkpw hfsc \n¿_-‘n®v Gen-bm-Ωsb ho´n-te°v Ab-®p. B\n Bip-]-{Xn-bn-em-b-Xpap-X¬ Gen-bm-Ω-bmWv ASp-Øn-cn-°p-∂-Xv. Hc-Ω-sb-t∏msebmWv ip{iq-j. t]mbn´v sshIn´v hcm-sa∂p ]d™v Gen-bmΩ ho´n-te°p aS-ßn. Gen-bm-Ωsb Xmsg-s°m-≠p-hn-´n´v Hcp Nmb-Ip-Sn®v B\n-bpsS apdn-bn-te°p \S∂ tPmkv Aº-c∂p \n∂p. CS-\m-gn-bpsS Atß aqe-bn¬\n∂v hSn-IpØn \S-∂p-h-cp∂ t{Kkn. Zqsc \nt∂ tPmkn\v Bsf a\-kn-em-bn. IÆp-Iƒ Xnf-ßn. I≠Xp bmYm¿Yy-sa∂p a\-kns\ ]d™p hniz-kn-∏n-°m≥ tPmkn\v Gsd ]Wn-s∏-tS-≠n-h-∂p. t]c-°n-Sm-hns\ ImWm≥ t{Kkn FØp-sa∂v H´pta Icp-Xn-bn-√. tPmkv Hcp XqWn\p ad-™p-\n-∂p. Xs∂ Ct∏mƒ ImW-≠. Ahsc I≠v aS-ßn-h-cp-tºmƒ apJw sImSp-Øm¬a-Xn. t{Kkn B\n-bpsS apdnbpw IS-∂p-t]m-bn. tPmkv \n›-e-\mbn t\m°n-\n-∂p. C\n apdn Adn-bm-Ø-Xp-sIm≠mtWm he-Xp-h-i-tØ°p Xncn™v BZysØ apdn-bn¬ t{Kkn Ib-dn-b-t∏mƒ B\nsb ImWm≥ h∂-Xs√∂v tPmkv- D-d-∏n-®p. BcmWv B apdn-bn¬. t{Kkn-bpsS ]cn-N-b-Øn-ep≈ D∂-X-∑m-cm-sc-¶nepw? a\-kn-te°v Hcm-bncw tNmZy-ßƒ Db¿∂p. tPmkv Ahn-sS-Øs∂ \n∂p. ]Øp-an-\n´p Ign-™p-ImWpw t{Kkn ]pd-tØ°ph∂p. IqsS-bp≈ Bsf tPmkv t\m°n. hmkp! Np≠pIƒ i_vZ-an-√msX a{¥n-®p. hmkp BsI amdn-t∏m-bn-cn-°p-∂p. IÆp-Iƒ c≠v AKm[ K¿Ø-ß-fm-bn-cn-°p∂p. Xsg Idp-∏ns‚ Hcp Icn-º-Sw. XmSn apgp-h≥ \c-®n-cn-°p-∂p. Hcp-bp-K-Øns‚ ZpxJ-ap≠v B apJ-Øv. hmkp ChnsS? F¥p-]‰n hmkp-hn\v? a\-kns‚ kv{Io\n¬ ]gb tNmZy-ß-fpsS ]pd-tØ°v ]pXnb tNmZyßƒ h∂p Ipan-™p-Iq-Sn. tPmkv Ah¿ ImWmsX amdn-\n-∂p. t{Kknsb bm{X-bm°n XncnsI h∂ hmkphns‚ ap≥]n-te°v tPmkv Cd-ßn-\n-∂p. hmkp-hns‚ apJsØ B›-cy-Øns‚ Xnc-am-e-Iƒ tPmkn\v FÆnsb-Sp-°m-am-bn-cp-∂p. hmkp tPmkns\ Ic-h-e-b-Øn-sem-Xp-°n. ‘tPmsk Ft∂mSp £an-°Sm’ F∂p-]Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-101-Imcq¿ tkma≥

d™p hmkp-hns‚ IÆp \nd-™Xv tPmk-dn-™p. adp-]-Sn-sbm∂pw ]d-™n-√. hmkp-hns‚ ssIbn¬]n-Sn®v am‰n-\n¿Øn-bn´v tPmkv tNmZn-®p. ‘\n\-s°-¥p-]-‰n-sb-Sm, F¥m Cß-s\-sbm-s°.’ ‘AXv... Rm≥ ]d-bmw. \ohm.’ hmkp tPmkn-s\-bpw-Iq´n Bip-]{Xn hcm-¥-bn-eqsS \S-∂p. ‘B\n Hcp B¨Ip-™ns\ {]k-hn-®p.’ tPmkv ]d-™p. hmkp Xe-bp-b¿Øn-t\m-°n-bn´v H∂p aqfn-bn´p ]d-™p. ‘Fs‚ do\ tamfpw.’ ‘do\ tamtfm’ tPmkv B›-cy-tØmsS tNmZn-®p. ‘F∂n-´-h-fpsS IeymWw \osbs∂ Adn-bn-®n-√-t√m.’ tPmkv ]cn-`hw \Sn-®p. ‘AXv.... Ah-fpsS IeymWw Ign-™n-√.’ hmkp s]mSp-∂s\ ]d-™p. tPmkns‚ lrZ-b-Øn-eqsS Hcp an∂¬ IS-∂p-t]m-bn. ‘IeymWw Ign-™nt√?’ tPmkv hmkp-hns\ Xpdn-®p-t\m-°n. hmkp F√mw ]d™p tPmkn-t\m-Sv. do\ Hcp ]©m-_nbp-ambn {]W-b-Øn-em-bXpw, K¿`n-Wn-bm-b-t∏mƒ Abmƒ thsd tKƒ{^-≠n-s\m∏w t]mbXpw, Abmƒ t]mb-t∏mƒ do\ am\-kn-I-ambn Xf¿∂p-t]m-b-Xpw. F√mw Hcp Zpkz-]v\-Øn-se-∂-t]mse tPmkv tI´n-cp-∂p. hmkp-hns\ F¥p-]-d™v kam-[m-\n-∏n-°-Wsa∂p tPmkn\v Adn-bn-√m-bn-cp-∂p. Ah-fpsS AΩ-bp-≠m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Rm\n{X thZ-\n-°n-√m-bn-cp-∂p. kz¥w-tam-sf-t∏m-se-bmWv Xm\-hsf I≠n-cp-∂-Xv. B Ip´nsb Cß-s\-sbm-c-h-ÿ-bn¬. hmkp-hn-\-SpØv C\nbpw Ccp-∂m¬ Xm\pw Ic-™p-t]m-Ip-sa∂v tPmkn\p tXm∂n. bm{X ]d™v B\n-bpsS apdn-bn-te°v \S-∂p. hmkp ]n∂oSv Ip™ns\ ImWm≥ hcm-sa-∂-dn-bn-®p. B\n-bpsS apdn-°p-]p-dØv Hcmƒ°q-´w. tPmkns‚ s\©v ]Sm -]SmanSn-®p. a\kv hymIp-e-am-bn. F¥p-]‰n AΩbv°pw Ip™n\pw Hcp Ipg-∏-hp-an-s√∂v tam\n°v ]d-™-sX-∂m-Wt√m tNSØn ]d-™-Xv. Hcp IpXn-∏n\v tPmkv apdn-bpsS hmXp-°-se-Øn. Bƒ°q-´sØ hI-™p-am‰n. sska-Wns‚ Xe I≠p. At∏m-gmWv Bizm-k-am-b-Xv. sska¨ Bip-]-{Xn-bn¬ h∂-X-dn™v \gvkp-amcpw tcmKn-Ifpw Bcm-[-Icpw IqSn-b-Xm-Wv. Cu amkmZyw t\Snb Ata-cn-°-bnse hnPbw sska-Wns‚ t]cn\p Xnf°w Iq´n-bn-´p-≠v. Hmt´m-{Km-^p-Iƒ \¬In sska¨ ]pd-Øp-I-S∂p; tam\n-°-bpw. c≠p-Zn-h-k-Øn-\p-tijw B\nbpw Ip™pw ho´n-se-Øn. as‰mcp ho´n-te°p amdp-∂-Xn-s\-°p-dn®v B\n kwkm-cn-®p-sh-¶nepw Gen-bmΩ kΩ-Xn-®n-√. Chn-sS-bn-ßs\ F{X-\mƒ F∂ tNmZy-Øn\v Fs‚ Imew Ign-bp-∂-Xp-hsc F∂mWv Gen-bmΩ adp-]Sn ]d-™-Xv. Fs‚ Imew Ign-bp-∂-Xp-h-sc-sb∂p tam\n-°bpw Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS hm°ns‚ hmen¬Xq-ßn. Gen-bm-Ω-bmWv Ip™ns\ Ipfn-∏n-°p-∂Xpw FÆ-tX®v Dgn-bp-∂-Xp-sa-√mw. Ip™n\v B\n CXn-\Iw t]cp-an-´n-cp-∂p. Pm°n sPÃn. B t]cns‚ hmep-thtWm F∂v Gen-bmΩ Ah-tfmSv ]e-h´w tNmZn-®p. thW-sa∂p Dd-®p-Xs∂ \n∂p Ahƒ. ]mhw Ah\p Ahsf th≠m- F-¶nepw. Gen-bm-Ωbv°v Ah-tfmSv Aen-hp-tXm-∂n. {]mIvSokv Ign-™p-h-cp-tºmƒ apX¬ B≥kn-bmWv Ip™ns‚ Npa-X-e-°m-cn. Ip™ns\ emfn-°p-∂Xpw Ipfn-∏n-°p-∂Xpw IsÆ-gp-Xn-°p-∂Xpw s]m´p-sXm-So-°p-∂Xpw ]uU¿ CSp-∂-Xp-sa-√mw. ]mepsIm-Sp-°m≥ am{Xta B\n-bpsS ssIbn-e-hƒ Ip™ns\ G¬]n-°q. Hcp-Zn-hkw Ip™ns\ B≥kn Ipfn-∏n-°m-sa∂p ]d-™-t∏mƒ Gen-bmΩ Ahsf Ifn-bm-°n. ‘Ip™ns\ C{X CjvS-am-sW-¶n¬ \ns∂ DSs\ sI´n-t®-°mw. kz¥-ambn A[zm-\n®v H∂ns\ {]k-hnt®m.’ B≥kn ]cn-`-hn-®p. ‘Cu AΩ-®n°v \mhn-s\mcp F√p-an-√.’ B≥kn Aßs\bmWv Gen-bmΩsb hnfn-°m-dv. AXmWv Gen-bm-Ω-bv°n-jvS-hpw. ]ns∂, Rm≥ ]d-™Xv I≈-amtWm. ‘Cu AΩ-®n˛’ B≥kn Ip™ns\ Ipfn-∏n-°p-∂-Xn¬\n∂v ]n∑m-dn. thZ-\-bpsS aqSm-∏n¬\n∂p kt¥m-j-Øns‚ Pme-I-°m-gvN-bn-te°v Xpd-∂n-cp∂p B\n-bpsS a\-kpw. B\nsb kt¥mjn∏n°p-∂-Xn-em-bn-cp∂p B≥kn-bpsS {i≤. Hc-h[n Znh-kw. hk-¥-Øns‚ Cfw-sh-bn-en¬ cmhnse Fgp-t∂‰v B\n°p≈ acp-∂p-ambn B≥kn ]SnI-b-dn-sb-Øn. AΩbpw aI\pw \√ Dd-°-Øn-em-Wv. Ct∏mƒ hnfn-°-tWm. C∂se cm{Xn-ap-gp-h≥ Ip™p Ic-®n-em-bn-cp-∂p. tN®n H´pw Dd-ßn-bn-√. ]mhw Cs∏m-sg-¶nepw Ipd-®p-d-ß-s´. acp∂p tai-∏p-d-Øp-h-®p. apdn-bpsS hmXn¬ i_vZ-ap-≠m-°msX Nmcn ]pd-tØ-°p-h-∂p. Xmsg tImfnwKv s_¬ i_vZn-®p. AΩ®n Ipfn-°p-I-bm-Wv. Ahƒ ]Xnsb Xmtg°v ]Sn-Iƒ Cdßn hmXn¬ Xpd-∂p. Im¬∏m-Sp-Iƒ-102-Imcq¿ tkma≥

ap∂n¬ kpap-J-\mb Hcp bphm-hv. I≠n´v Hcp ae-bm-fnXzw D≠v. B≥kn-sb-I≠v Abmfpw Aº-c∂v \n¬°p-Ib - m-bn-cp-∂p. s]bn‚nw-Kp-If - n-ep-sams° ImWm-dp-≈X - p-t]mse Hcp kuµcy inev]w. Chƒ Fhn-sS-\n∂p h∂p. BZy-ambn ImWp-I-bm-Wv. Abmƒ AI-tØ°v Ib-dm≥ Hcp-ßn-b-t∏mƒ Ahƒ XS-™p. ‘shbv‰v shbv‰v lp B¿ bp?’ Ah≥ Ah-sf-t\m°n. Np≠n¬ Hcp Nncn hnS¿∂p. apJ-Øp-\n∂v IqfnwKv •mkv FSp-Øp-am-‰n-bn´v Ahsf t\m°n. ‘F¥m t\m°n t]Sn-∏n-°p-Itbm?’ Ahƒ tNmZn-®p. AXn\p adp-]-Sn-bmbn Ah-s\mcp tNmZy-am-sW-dn-™-Xv. ‘ta sF t\m bph¿ t\w.’ B≥kn H∂pw-an-≠msX apJw-ho¿∏n®v Ahs\ t\m°n. Gen-bmΩ Ipfn-I-gn™ Xe-Xp-h¿Øn-s°m≠v lmfn-se-Øn. ‘Bcm AhnsS?’ ‘Rm\m aΩo.... Cu Ip´n Fs∂ ]nSn-®p-h-®n-cn-°p-I-bm. Atßm´v Ib-‰n-hn-Sp-∂n-√.’ Ifn-bm-°p∂ a´n¬ Abmƒ ]d-™p. B≥kn-bpsS apJw Nph-∂p. Gen-bmΩ Nncn-®p-sIm≠p ]d™p: ‘F¥n\m tamsf Fs‚ tamt\ Ibdn ]nSn-®n-cn-°p-∂Xv. Ahs\ Cßv hnt´-cv.’ Gen-bm-Ω-bpsS ]d-®n-en¬ B≥kn Nqfn-t∏m-bn.

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