{Ko≥ _pIvkv thƒUv ¢mknIv

bp≤hpw kam-[m-\hpw entbm tSmƒtÃmbv (1828˛1910) hnizkmlnXyImc≥, Nn¥I≥, a\pjykvt\ln, AlnwkmhmZn. djybnse Hcp {]`p IpSpw_Øn¬ P\\w. AΩbpsS hIbnep≈ bmkv\mt]mfnbm\bnse FtÉn¬ kt¥mjIcamb Ip´n°mew. tamkvtImhn¬ hnZym`ymkw. ]uckvXy `mjIfpw \nbahpw ]Tn®p. tkmjyenÃv Bibßfpambn {]Xy£ambn _‘s∏´ncp∂ns√¶nepw ]mhs∏´hcpsS PohntXm∂a\Øn∂mbn PohnXm¥ywhsc {]h¿Øn®p. 1851¬ ssk\yØn¬ tN¿∂p. {Inanb≥ bp≤Øn¬ ]¶mfnbmbn. 1862¬ tkm^nbmsb hnhmlw Ign®p. ]Xnaq∂v a°ƒ. djy≥ hnπhØns‚ FcnXobn¬ tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS PohnXkn≤m¥ßƒ {]Npc{]Nmcw t\Sn. 1910¬ `mcybpambp≈ Ass\IysØ XpS¿∂v hoSphn´ tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS A¥yw AkvXs]mhm F∂ sNdnb Hcp sdbn¬th tÃj\n¬ h®mbncp∂p. {][m\IrXnIƒ: _meyw, buh\w, Iuamcw, sImkm°pIƒ, bp≤hpw kam[m\hpw, Hcp Ipºkmcw, aq∂v tNmZy߃, F¥mWv Ie?, Dbn¿sØgpt∂ev]v, Chm≥ Ceo®ns‚ acWw. sI.]n. _meN{μ≥: hnh¿ØI≥, Ncn{XImc≥. 1939¬ aWeqcn¬ P\\w. ]nXmhv hnZzm≥ sI. {]Imiw. F©n\obdnßn¬ _ncpZhpw Ncn{XØn¬ _ncpZm\¥c _ncpZhpw. sIm®n≥ jn∏vbm¿Un¬ Akn v P\d¬ amt\Pcmbncp∂p. Ct∏mƒ hnh¿Ø\ßfnepw hm´¿ Xow ]m¿°pIfpsS cq]Iev]\bnepw apgpInbncn°p∂p. hnemkw: 18/106, amSºn sebn≥, ]qtØmƒ, Xriq¿.

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apJ°pdn acWw ]Xnbncn°p∂ bp≤ap∂Wnbnse a\pjycpsS hnImchnNmcßfmWv entbm tSmƒtÃmbv bp≤hpw kam[m\ØneqsS AhXcn∏n®Xv. ""Cu temIØv `oIcambns´m∂pan√. a\pjy≥ krjvSn°s∏´ncn°p∂Xv kt¥mjn°m≥ th≠nbmWv. F∂m¬ ZpxJap≠m°p∂Xv AanXm{KlßfmWv'' F∂v tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS Hcp IYm]m{Xw Nn¥n®p. djy≥ ssk\nIsc h[n°p∂ {]{Inbbn¬ {^©v ssk\nIs‚ apJw hnfdnsb∂pw ssIIƒ hnd®psh∂pw At±lw FgpXn. ]n®°msct∏mse ]n¥ncnt™mSp∂ {^©p ssk\nItcmSv Zb ImWn°m≥ Blzm\w sNøp∂ IpSvtkmhv F∂ k¿Δssk\ym[n]s\bpw At±lw krjvSn®p. \q‰m≠pIfmbn s_mtdmUns\mhnsebpw tKm¿°nbnsebpw sjhm¿Uns\mhnsebpw P\߃ Irjn sNbvXpw I∂pImenIsf ta®pw \S∂ncp∂ hbepIfnepw ]p¬taSpIfnepw ]Xn\mbnc°W°n\v a\pjy¿ ]e thjØn¬ acn®p InS°pIbmWv! BImiØv Im¿taL߃ Dcp≠pIqSn. agØp≈nIƒ hogm≥ XpSßn. `£Whpw hn{iahpan√msX Xf¿∂ Ccp`mK°mcpw bp≤w XpScp∂Xns‚ hy¿∞Xsb°pdn®v Nn¥n®p. ""F¥n\pth≠n, B¿°pth≠n Rm≥ NmIWw...'' 1812se i_vZmbam\hpw c‡]¶nehpamb Hcp Ncn{X ImeL´sØ A[nIcn®v FgpXnb Cu t\mhen¬ Xo¿Øpw bp≤Øns‚ \nc¿∞IX Xs∂bmWv \ndbp∂Xv. F∂n´pw tImSm\ptImSn a\pjy¿ NsØmSpßnb, hn\miIcamb \nch[n bp≤߃°v ]nev°me Ncn{Xw km£yw hln®p. tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS hy‡nkØsb \ntj[n®, sshcp≤ym[njvTnXamb Ncn{XamWv temIØns‚ KXnhnKXnIƒ \n¿Æbn°p∂sX∂v DZvtLmjn® t_mƒsjhn°pIƒ A[nImcØntedn. F∂n´pw entbm tSmƒtÃmbnbpw At±lØns‚ IrXnIfpw Ncn{XsØ ]pevIn. ]q¿ØoIcn°mØ Ncn{XØn¬ tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS hnImc hnNmc߃°v Hcp CSaps≠∂p Xs∂bmWv AXns‚ A¥xkØ. IrjvWZmkv amt\-PnMv FUn‰¿

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dtÃmhv IpSpw_w Cenb dtÃmhv {]`p [mcmfnbpw Zbmephpw kvt\lw \nd™ A—\pw `¿Ømhpw \Xmen dtÃmh {]`zn kvt\l\n[nbmb AΩbpw `mcybpw \Smi NpdpNpdp°p≈ CfbaIƒ thc aqØ aIƒ \nt°mfmkv aqØ aI≥ ssk\nI Hm^ok¿

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IpdmKn≥ IpSpw_w hmknen cmPIpamc≥ N{Ih¿ØnbpsS Aca\bnse D∂X DtZymKÿ≥ sle≥ AXnkpμcnbmb skmssk‰n teUn ]nbdns‚ `mcy A\t´mƒ aI≥. [mcmfnbpw Zpkz`mhnbpw ssk\nI Hm^ok¿ Ct∏mfn‰v aI≥. \bX{¥ Hm^ok¿

a‰p IYm]m{X߃ ]nb¿ _kptlmhv DZmc\mb ]tcm]Imcn. [\nI\mb {]`p. B≥{UnbpsS DØakplrØv sUmsfmtlmhv Zp¿am¿§nbpw {Iqc\pamb ssk\nI Hm^ok¿ IpSvtkmhv \n¿Ωe lrZb\mb k¿Δssk\ym[n]≥ A∂m]hvtemhv\ kp{]kn≤ skmssk‰n teUn D∂Xcpambn _‘ßfp≈hƒ A∂m anlvtemhv\ _kptlmhv {]`phns‚ \n¿[\bmb AI∂ _‘p

t_mdnkv A∂ anlvtemhv\bpsS aI≥. DXvI¿tj—bp≈ bphssk\nI Hm^ok¿. \nt°mfmkns‚ D‰kplrØv tIXdo≥ cmPIpamcn ]nbdns‚ Ikn≥ km¿ AeIvkm≠¿ djy≥ N{Ih¿Øn s\t∏mfnb≥ t_mtWm∏m¿´v {^©p N{Ih¿Øn aZmw s_mdo≥ tacnbpsS ]cnNmcnI Pqen tacnbpsS GI kvt\lnX. [\nIbmb bphXn sU∂ntkmhv \√h\mb Hcp ssk\nI Hm^ok¿. \nt°mfmkns‚ DØa kplrØv

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1 s^Utdmhv\' N{Ih¿Øn\nbpsS {]nbs∏´ tXmgn Bbncp∂ "ta cnb kp{]kn≤bmb "A∂]hvtem\ jod¿' F∂ kv{XobpsS ho´n¬ 1805 Pqembv amkØnse Hcp kmbmlv\Øn¬ hncp∂pk¬°mcw \S°pI bmWv. ]ot‰gvk_ v ¿§nse D∂Xcmb ]e hyIvXnIfpw AXntebv°v £Wn °s∏´ncp∂p. hmknen IpdmKn≥ cmPIpamc\mbncp∂p BZyw FØn t®¿∂Xv. D∂X ]Zhnbnepff Hcp hyIvXnbmWt±lw. ""sImffmw cmPIpamcm, At∏mƒ Pt\mhbpw eq°mbpw t_mW ∏m¿´ns≥d IpSpw_kzØmbn Xo¿∂ncn°p∂p. CXns≥d A¿∞w bp≤ amsW∂v \n߃ ]dbp∂ns√¶n¬, B {InkvXp hntcm[n sNøp∂ {Iqc IrXyßfpw Zpjv{]hrØnIfpw \n߃ C\nbpw \ymboIcn°phm≥ {ian°pIbmsW¶n¬, \nßtfmsS\n°v bmsXmcp _‘hpan√. \n߃ C\n apX¬ Fs‚ kplrØpa√, kzbw ]dbmdp≈Xpt]mse Fs‚ "hnizkvX ASna'bpa√!..... ]ns∂ Fs¥ms°bp≠v hntij߃? Ccp∂v F√m hnhcßfpw Ft∂mSv ]dbq'' ""ssZhta, F¥p{Kamb Btcm]Ww!'' H´pw \ockan√mØ coXnbn¬ cmPIpamc≥ adp]Sn ]d™p. s\©n¬ \£{XNn”ap≈ XnI™ HutZymKnI bqWnt^man¬, kpkvtachZ\\mbn, At±lw cwK{]thiw sNbvXp. A∂sØ {]`ph¿§Øns‚ `mjbmb {^©nembncp∂p AhcpsS kwkmcw. A∂]hvtemhv\bpsS ssI Npw_n®v At±lw tkm^bnencp∂p. ""Fs‚ kplrtØ BZyw \n߃ Fßns\bmsW∂v ]dbq'' ""am\knI thZ\ A\p`hn®psIm≠ncn°ptºmƒ Fßs\bmWv kpJambncn°phm≥ IgnbpI? \n߃ kmbm”w apgph≥ ChnsS sNehgn°psa∂v Rm≥ hnizkn°s´? A∂ adp]Sn \¬In.'' ""C∂v, _p[\mgvN. Cw•ojv Aw_mknUdpsS k¬°mcZn\amWv. F\n°hnsS H∂v apJw ImWn°Ww. Fs‚ aIƒ Fs∂ Atßm´v sIm≠p t]mIphm≥ hcp∂p≠v.'' hmknen cmPIpamcs‚ kwkmcw Ft∏mgpw Hcp Xf¿∂ coXn bnemWv, ]gb hmNI߃ DcphnSp∂ Hcp \Ss\t∏mse. t\sc adn®v 13

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\m¬∏Xv hb p Ign™ A∂m]hvtemhv\bmIs´ XnI™ NpdpNpdp t°msSbpw BthitØmsSbpamWv kwkmcn®ncp∂Xv. ""C∂p cm{Xn Rm≥ c≠v hninjvSmXnYnIsf {]Xo£n°p∂p≠v. D∂X {^©v IpSpw_mwKamb tam¿´namdnse hntImwsXbpw, aXmNmcy \mb tamdntbmhpw. AKm[]mfinXyap≈ B Nn¥Is\ Ipdn®v \n߃ °dnbmtam? At±lsØ N{Ih¿Øn°padnbmw. tI´n´p≠mbncn°pas√m?'' ""Ahsc ImWphm≥ F\n°Xnbmb kt¥mjap≠v.'' ]n∂oSh¿ kzImcy kw`mjWØnte°v IS∂p. hmknenbpsS aIfpsS kuμcysØ°pdn®pw P\߃°hsf°pdn®p≈ BZchns\°pdn®pw A∂ hmgvØn. aqØ aI\mb lnt∏mfn‰ns\ ]‰n Ah¿ \√ A`n{]mbw ]ds™¶nepw Cfb aI≥ "A\t´mfn's‚ kz`mhsØ°pdn®v tamiamb coXnbnemWv kwkmcn®Xv. ""Rms\¥v sNøm\mWv. \n߃°dnbmtam, AhcpsS hnZy`ymkØn\p th≠n Hc—≥ sNtø≠sX√mw Rm≥ sNbvXp. lnt∏mfn‰v Hcp im¥\mb hnUvVn, A\t´mƒ sNmSnbp≈h\pw. AXp am{XamWh¿ XΩnep≈ A¥cw. a°fmWv Fs‚ PohnXØnse im]w. F\n°v Npa°m\p≈ Ipcniv. Hcp c£bpan√.'' kz¥w Zp¿hn[ntbm¿Øv At±lw Nn¥mIpe\mbn. Ipd®p kabØn\ptijw A∂ tNmZn®p. ""\nßfpsS apSnb\mb ]p{X≥ A\t´mfns\ hnhmlw Ign∏n°p∂ Imcyw \n߃ Hcn°epw BtemNn ®n´nt√?'' hmknenbpsS _‘phmb "tacnt_mƒtIm¨kvIn' cmPIpamcnbp ambp≈ hnhml_‘w BtemNn®mtem F∂h¿ kqNn∏n®t∏mƒ At±lw D¬kpI\mbn. ""AhfpsS A—≥ henb [\nI\mWv. "{]jy≥ cmPmhv' F∂ Cc´ t∏cn¬ Adnbs∏Sp∂, Cu ap≥ k¿hssk\ym[n]≥ kp{]kn≤\mWv. t_mƒtIm¨kvIn cmPIpamc≥ _p≤nam\msW¶nepw Ac°ndp°\pw t_md\pamWv. ]mhw aIƒ hfsc AkwXr]vXbmWv. Ahƒs°mcp ktlmZc\p≠v. \n߃°bmsf Adnbpambncn°pw. CubnsSbmWbmƒ enksb hnhmlw sNbvXXv. IpSvtkmhns‚ AwKc£I\mWv. C∂v cm{Xn ChnsS hcpw'' Cu _‘w Dd∏n®m¬ Xm≥ F∂pw A∂bpsS G‰hpw hnizkvX ASnabmbncn°psa∂v ]d™v hmknen AhcpsS ssIØew Npw_n®p. kmbm” hncp∂n\v B≥{UnbpsS `mcy enk hcptºmƒ A°mcyw AhtfmSv ]dbmsa∂v A∂ G‰p. kmh[m\w kzoIcWapdn AXnYnIsfs°m≠v \ndbm≥ XpSßn. ]ot‰gvkv_¿§nse D∂X kaqlw AhnsS HØpIqSn. hyXykvX kz`mh ap≈hcpw ]e {]mb°mcpambncps∂¶nepw F√mhcpw D∂XIpePmX 14

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cmbncp∂p. hmknenbpsS kpμcnbmb aIƒ sle≥ A—s\ Aw_mkn UdpsS ]m¿´n°v sIm≠pt]mIm\mbn FØn. ]ot‰gvkv_¿§nse G‰hpw BI¿jWobmb XcpWn F∂dnbs∏Sp∂ enkbpw AhnsS FØn bncp∂p. K¿`nWnbmb Ahƒ henb hncp∂pIƒs°m∂pw t]mImdn√. hmknen cmPIpamcs‚ aI≥ lnt∏mfn‰v, tam¿´namdnse hnt°mwsX, tamdntbm aXmNmcy≥ XpSßnbhcpw h∂ptN¿∂p. HmtcmcpØ¿ hcp tºmgpw Ahsc A∂ hr≤bmb AΩmbnbpsS AcnIn¬ sIm≠pt]mbn ]cnNbs∏SpØn Xncn®p t]m∂p. Ah¿°m¿°pw B hr≤sb Adnbpambncp ∂n√. Adnbphm≥ Xm¬∏cyhpap≠mbncp∂n√. Bcpw Ahsc {i≤n®pan√. kpμcnbmb enk cmPIpamcn F√mhcpsSbpw {i≤ ]nSn®p]‰n. AhtfmSv Ipd®pt\cw kwkmcn®m¬ Bcpw D≥tajhm≥amcmIpw. A{X°v BI¿jI ambncp∂p, kpμcamb ]√pIƒ ImWn®p sIm≠p≈ cmPIpamcnbpsS B ]p©ncnbpw hmNmeXbpw. ""F¥v hiyXbp≈ kv{XobmWv Cu sIm®pcmPIpamcn'' hmknen A∂]hvtemhv\tbmSv kmIqXw ]d™p. ]n∂oSv h∂Xv IÆS [cn®, ]pXnb ^mj\n¬ hkv{X[mcWw sNbvX, apSn sNdpXmbn t{Im∏v sNbvX, Hcp AXnImb\mbncp∂p. h≥[\nI\pw kp{]kn≤\pamb _kptlmhv {]`phns‚ (\nbam\pkrX\√mØ) ]p{X≥ ]nb¿ Bbncp∂p AXv. Cu bphmhv hntZi hnZym`ymkw Ign™v Xncns®ØnbtXbp≈p. kaqlk¬°mcØn¬ BZyambn ]s¶Sp°pI bmWv. A∂ ]nbdn\p t\sc sNdpXmbn XeIp\n®v kzmKXw ]d™p. F∂m¬ ]nbdns‚ ]cp°≥ s]cpam‰w A∂]hvtemhv\sb Akzÿ bm°n. AhcpsS IÆpIƒ F√mhcnepw FØnbncp∂p. FhnsSsb¶nepw kw`mjWØn¬ hnckX A\p`hs∏´m¬ Ah¿ AhnsS FØn ]cnkcw kPoham°pambncp∂p. kμ¿iI¿ aq∂v kwLßfmbnØncn™p. kw`mjWw NqSp]nSn®p. ]pcpj≥am¿ IqSpXep≈ Hcp kwLw aXmNmcy\mb tamdntbmhn\v Np‰pw IqSn. sNdp∏°mcpsS {Kq∏v kpμcnamcmb sles‚bpw enkbpsSbpw IqsS Bbncp∂p. aq∂masØ {Kq∏v hnt°mwXbpsSbpw A∂bpsSbpw Np‰pambn Ccp∏pd∏n®p. hnt°mwsX \√ s]cpam‰tØmSpIqSnb Hcp kpapJ\m bncp∂p. C¶nƒ {]`phns‚ h[in£sb°pdn®v At±lw hmNme\mbn. AXv tIƒ°phm\mbn Ipd®v Zqsc Ccp∂ncp∂ sles\ A∂ hnfn®phcpØn. hfsc ckIcamb coXnbnembncp∂p hnt°mwsXbpsS h¿Æ\. C¶nƒ {]`p clkyambn ]mcokn¬ t]mbn aZmw tPm¿÷v F∂ \Snsb kμ¿in®Xpw, AhnsS At∏mƒ t_mtWm∏m¿´v D≠mbncp∂Xpw, At±l Øns‚ km∂n≤yØn¬ s\t∏mfnb≥ A]kvamc_m[bm¬ \new]Xn®Xpw, {]`phns‚ Zbbv°v hnt[b\mbXpw \mSIobamb coXnbn¬ hnhcn®p. 15

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