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Abraham Mathew

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F{_lmw amXyp t\mhenÃv, IYmIrØv, ]{X{]h¿ØI≥, Xnc°YmIrØv...... ]p\eq¿ hbend°Øv adnbmΩbptSbpw tPmWnt‚bpw aI\mbn P\\w. F≥ Fkv hn sslkvI - - qƒ ]p\eq¿, ]p\eq¿ Fkv F≥ tImtfPv, sIm√w Fkv F≥ tImtfPv, Xncph\¥]pcw bqWnthgv-k - n‰n tImtfPv F∂nhnSßfn¬ hnZym`ymkw. bqWnthgv-k - n‰n tImtfPn¬\n∂v Fw F _ncpZw t\Sn. 1986 \hw_dn¬ amXr`qan Zn\]{XØn¬ k_v FUn‰dmbn ]{X{]h¿Ø\Øn\p XpS°w. amXr`qan No^v dnt∏m¿´¿ (IÆq¿) Bbncn-s° 2000 ¬ cmPn sh®p. 2000 apX¬ 2015 hsc ssIcfn sSenhnj≥ Nm\en¬ Xncph\¥]pcw _yqtdm No^pw Atkmkn-tb‰v FUn‰dpambncp∂p. Ct∏mƒ IemIuapZn hmcnIbn¬ "IÆpw ImXpw' F∂ ]w‡n FgpXn hcp∂p. ssIcfn Nm\en¬ {]kn≤amb "Ipºkmcw', "Fs∂ Xncbp∂ Rm≥', "]©mbØpI-fneqsS', "\mSpw \Kchpw' XpSßnb ]cn]mSnIƒ AhXcn∏n®p. IrXn-Iƒ: EXp°ƒ Rm\mIp∂p, \memwbmaw, hbense ]qhv t]mse (t\mhepIƒ). Hmtcm ]pgbnepw, Im¿am¿§w, \nXyhnkvab \n{Z, Im´pacßfn¬ Im‰v sXmSpw t]mse, BImiØnse IhnXIƒ, ^v- tfmdnUmbnse sNØpImc≥, Hcp \mcIw t]mse, Hm au\ta, GtXm ]qac߃, Bk‡nbpsS BºepIƒ, DcpIn hogp∂ \J߃, c‡ap{Z (sNdp-IYm kamlmc߃). tIcfsa∂p tI´m¬, BcmWv amthmhmZn (teJ\ kamlmc߃). Hm°vac®ph´n¬, apdnhpIfn¬ ]qØ ap¥ncnIƒ (bm{Xm\p`h߃). IdpØsNºcØn (_mekm-lnXyw). ]Xns\m∂mw hnc¬ (Eleventh Finger) (Cw•ojv ]cn`mj). Kala Guduhal (IdpØ sNºcØn) (lnμn ]cn`mj). Ipºkmcw (A`napJ kamlmcw). ]n Sn Nmt°m; NXnbpw arXnbpw (PohNcn{Xw). "]ip' (aebmfw kn\na, Xnc°Y). Icbps∂¶n¬ F¥n\v?, sh≈w (sSenhnj≥ Xnc°YIƒ) ]pckv-Imc߃ : anI® sSenhnj≥ dnt∏m¿´¿°p≈ kwÿm\ k¿°m¿ Ahm¿Uv (2004), s^m°mt\m Ahm¿Uv (A`napJw), P¿Ω≥ aebmfn Atkmkntbj≥ Ahm¿Uv (A`napJw), sP sI hn Ahm¿Uv (t\mh¬), {]Ya Fkv- - sI s]ms‰°mSv kvamcI Ahm¿Uv (sNdpIY), Km‘n`h≥ Ahm¿Uv (ka{Kkw`mh\). `mcy : tUm. jo\ Cu∏≥ (dnk¿®v ssKUv almflmKm‘n k¿ΔIemime) a°ƒ : cq]n≥ tPm¨ F{_lmw, bqPn≥ Cu∏≥ F{_lmw hnemkw : lukv \º¿˛2, A¬t^m¨k satUmkv sXt°ae ]n. H, tImgt©cn, ]Ø\wXn´ Csabn¬ : [email protected] t^m¨ : 9447480109

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{]km-[-I-°p-dn∏v IYI-fpsS B¥-cnI `mjWw ssIh-i-s∏-Sp-Ønb IYm-Im-c-\mWv F{_lmw amXyp. ka-Im-eo-\-amb kw`h-ßsf ap≥\n¿Øn Bcw-`n-°p∂ IY-Iƒ Ncn-{X-Ønte°pw XØz-im-kv{X-Øn-te°pw IS∂v s]m≈p∂ emhm-{]-hm-l-ambn hmb-\-°m-cs‚ D≈p\o‰p-∂p. \¿Ωw F{_lmw amXyp-hns‚ IY-Isf s]mXn™p \nev°p∂p, Dƒ®qSp s]mXn-bp∂ km¥z\ kv]¿iw t]mse. IY-bpsS B[p-\n-Ihpw DØ-cm-[p-\n-I-hp-amb k©m-ch-gn-Iƒ IS∂v Pohn-X-Øns‚ IdpØ ^enXw tXSp∂ IY-I-fmWv aKvZ-eo\bn¬ Dƒt®-cp-∂-Xv. Nn¥ ]ªn-tjgvkv

A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ HSp-hn¬ AhnsS FØn. AhnsS h∂t∏mƒ hml-\-߃ HmSp-I-bn√ F∂-dn™p; IS-I-tºm-f-߃ Xpd°n-s√-∂pw. Bfpw A\-°hpw C√. Abmƒ ac-Ø-W-en¬ amdn-\n∂v Np‰pw-t\m-°n. Hcp ssaXm\w I≠p; Icn™ ]p√pw Icn-]n-Sn® hoSpI-fpw. hen-s®-dn™ km[-\-߃, HSn™ Itk-c-Iƒ, Icn™ CeIƒ. Hcp N¥-bm-bn-cn-°pw. Icn™ N¥; Icn-®-¥. Aßs\ A¥n-®p-\n-∂-t∏mƒ Hcmƒ hfhv Xncn™p \S-∂p-h-cp∂-Xp-I-≠p. as‰m-cmƒ°v ]mI-s∏-Sm-hp∂ ]m‚pw Cdp-In-∏n-Sn® Soj¿´pw [cn-®n-cp∂ Abmƒ shfpØv Dbcw Ipd™ Hcp-h-\m-bn-cp∂p. A\ysc I≠m¬ AI-ep-I-bmWv ]Xnhv; Bcpw C√m-Ø-Xn-\m¬ Nncn®p; ]ns∂ tNmZn®p: ˛ _wKm-fn-bmtWm...? ˛ AtX... ae-bm-fn-bmtWm? ˛ I≠m¬ tXm∂nt√? ˛ I≠m¬ Bscbpw a\- n-em-hn-√. _wKmfn ae-bm-f-Øn¬ ]d-™p. ˛ ]mept]mep≈ ae-bm-fw...! A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ A¤p-X-s∏-´p. ˛ ]m¬ IpSn-°m-dn-√; _wKmfn Adn-bn-®p. cmhn-se-bmWv l¿Øm¬ D¤-hn-®-sX∂v _wKmfn ]d™p; cm{Xn-hsc Ipg-∏-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. tIc-fw s]s´∂v Adn-bp-∂Xv

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l¿Øm-en-s\-°p-dn-®m-bn-cn-°pw. ˛ _wKm-fn-tem...? ˛ _wKmƒ LSIw XI¿∂p-sh-∂t√ \n߃ ]d-bp-∂-Xv. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ ae-bm-f-Ønepw _wKmfn X\n°p ]‰p∂ hn[-Ønepw Nncn-®p. Htc CS-tØ-°m-Wv, ]d-™p-h-∂-t∏mƒ t]mtI-≠-Xv. ˛ C\n F¥psNøpw? ˛ Hcp ssI t\m°mw. _wKmfn ]d-™p. c≠mfpw \S-∂p. _wKm-fn-s°m-∏-sa-Øm≥ Ign-bn-√. Zp¿§‘w han-°p∂ \o≠ ]mX-tbm-cØv FØn. tImgnbpw ]iphpw ]∂nbpw πmÃnIv sI´p-Ifn¬. Cu®-I-fpsS kz¥w \mSv; \n߃ Iymad \nco-£-W-Øn¬! _wKmfn Dudn-®n-cn-®p. ˛ F¥pw hmbn-°ptam? -˛ Fgp-Xp-∂-sX-¥pw...

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˛ Fßs\ km[n®p? A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ A¤p-X-s∏-´p. ˛ ]ØpsIm√w ap≥]v Chn-sS-h-∂p. A©p-sIm√w ap≥]v Chn-SØp-Im-cnsb IeymWw Ign-®p. ae-bmfw Adn™ hgn, _wKmfn ]¶p-h-®p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Xs‚ Imcyhpw ]d-™p. ]Øp-sIm√w ]pd-Øm-bn-cp-∂p; ]Tn-®-sXms° Ahn-sS. A©p-sIm√w ap≥]v, U¬ln-°m-cnsb sI´n; \m´n-te°p t]m∂p. ˛ A£-c-߃ ad-∂n-´pt≠m? _wKmfn tNmZn-®p. ˛ th≠m-Ø-sXm-s°. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Xam-i-bmbn ]d-™p. shbn¬ ISp-Øp. Abmƒ hnb¿Øp; _wKmfn Ib¿Øp. ˛ k¿, \n߃°m¿°pw kz¥w `mj CjvS-a-√. ˛ Fß-\-dn™p? ˛ A\p-`-hn-®-dn-™p. ˛ F∂p-h-®m¬...? _wKm-fn ImcWw ]d-™p. ap∏Xp IpSpw-_-߃ _wKm-fn-I-fmbn Chn-sS-bp-≠v. a‰v kwÿm-\-°m¿ AXnepw IqSp-X¬. Aß-s\-bncns°, A\y-kw-ÿm\ Ip´n-Iƒ°mbn ae-bmfw ]Tn-∏n-°m≥ tI{μwXp-S-ßn. A≥]-Xn¬]cw Ip´n-Iƒ. ae-bm-fn-Iƒ klm-bn-°p-∂n-√. _wKm- f nbpw ]Tn- ∏ n°pw Abmƒ; \∂mbn \S- ° p- ∂ p. i\nbpw Rmbdpw ¢mkp-≠v. ˛ k¿ ae-bm-f-Øn¬ F{X Nn√-£-c-߃ D≠v? Hmtcm amkhpw F{Xtbm Nn√p-Iƒ s]m´p-∂p-. A F∂ bm{X°m-c≥ an≠n-bn-√. Ip´n-Isf ae-bmfw ]Tn-∏n-°m≥ ASn-ÿm-\-am-°m-hp∂ Hcp ]pkvXIw thWw; efn-X-ambn FgpXn Xøm-dm-°n-b-Xv. Aßs\ H∂v Hcp IS-bnepw C√. ASpØ SuWnepw t\m°n. C√. A≤ym-]-I-s\∂ \ne-bn¬ _wKm-fnbpsS hnj-aw. ˛ kvIqfn¬ ae-bmfw \n¿∫-‘-an-√m-bn-cp-∂p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ £am-]Ww \S-Øn. _wKmfn ae-bm-fn-tbmSp £an-®p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c\v kt¥m-j-am-bn. at‰-sX-¶nepw hnj-b-Ønte°v t]mIp-∂-Xmhpw \S-Ø-Øn\v D]-Im-c-s∏-SpI F∂v A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Nn¥n-®p. ˛ cm{„obw Dt≠m? A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Xnc-°n.

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˛ cm{„w D≈-Xp-t]mse ˛ GXp ]m¿´n? _wKmfn hgn-tbm-csØ ^vfIvkv t_m¿Up-I-fn-te°v Nq≠n. Nph∂ apJ-߃ \nc∂p \nev°p-∂p. ˛ Ct∏m-gpw...? ˛ Ft∏m-gpw...? ˛ apJy-i{Xp? ˛ apJy-a-{¥n.... ˛ RßfpsS; \nß-fp-sS-b-√. thsdmcp ÿe-Øp-sN∂v IShv IS-∂m¬ hml-\-ap≈ tdmUnse-Ømw; B Xmeq-°n¬ l¿Øm¬ C√. _wKmfn \bn®p; aebmfn ]n¥p-S¿∂p. l¿Øm¬ A\p-Iq-en-Iƒ Ing-t°m´pw FXn-cm-fn-Iƒ ]Sn-™mtdm´pw \S-°p-∂Xp I≠p. aq∂p-hgn H∂p tNcp-∂n-SØp l¿Øm¬ Bcm-[-I¿ ss_°n¬ h∂ Zº-Xn-Isf tNmZyw sNøp-∂Xp tI´ns√∂p Icp-Xn-sb-¶nepw X¿°w D®-Øn-em-bn. ˛ ]≈n-bn¬ t]mIp-∂p. Zº-Xn-Iƒ At]-£n-®p. ˛ Cu ka-bØv ]≈ntbm? l¿Øm¬ \S-Øn-∏p-Im-c≥ Ib¿Øp. ˛ GXp ka-bØpw D≠v. Zº-Xn-am¿ k¶-S-s∏-´p. ˛ ]≈n Ccp-]-Øn-\mep aWn-°q-dp-apt≠m? l¿Øm¬ \S-Øn-∏p-Im¿ N¿® sNbvXp. Nnte-SØv ImWp-ambn-cn-°p-sa-∂m-bn Hcmƒ. \n›-b-an-√mØ Imcy-am-b-Xp-sIm≠v IqSpX¬ X¿°-an√; ss_°v Ãm¿´m-bn. l¿Øm¬ \S-Øn-∏p-Im¿ Iep-¶p-I-fn-en-cp∂v tkmU IpSn-®p. Nne¿ s]bn‚p-sIm≠v Bsfm-gn™ \Sp-tdm-Un¬ ]m¿´n Nn”w hc®p. aq∂p-\m-ep-t]¿ IqSn\n∂v samss_-en¬ Ifn-°p-∂p. as‰m-cmƒ s^bvkv_p-°n¬ apJw ]I¿Øm≥ apSn-No-Ip-∂p. \S∂p \S∂v £oWn-®p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ InX-®p. _wKm-fn°v InX-∏n-√. A F∂ bm{X-°m-cs‚ ssIbn¬ Hcp _mKp-≠v. _mKn¬ Ip∏n-sh-≈-hpw. \S-∂p-sIm≠v IpSn-®p. HSp-hn¬, hnip≤ ]t{Xm-kns‚ ]≈n°p ap∂n-se-Øn-t®¿∂p. ]≈n Xpd∂p InS-°p-∂p. sagp-Ip-Xn-cn-Iƒ AW™pw. Im‰v h∂v Hmtcm sagp-Ip-Xn-cn-sbbpw k¶-S-s∏-Sp-Øn. t\c-sØ, l¿Øm¬ \S-

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Øn∏pImc≥ `oj-Wn-s∏-Sp-Ønb Zº-Xn-Iƒ sagp-Ip-Xncn IØn-°p∂-Xp-I-≠p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Ipcn-ip-h-c-®p. ap´n¬\n∂p hW-ßn. [q]°q-´n¬\n∂pw Nmcw Nq≠p-hn-c-en¬ ap°n Xncp-s\-‰n-bn¬ Ipcn-i-Sbmfw hc-®p. _wKmfn hnip≤ ]t{Xm-kns\ t\m°n-\n-∂p. ap≥]-cnN-b-an-√m-Ø-Xn-\m¬ hW-ßn-bn-√. bm{X XpS-ßn-b-t∏mƒ _wKmfn tNmZn-®p. ˛ ItØm-en-°-\mtWm? ˛ A√, ]m{Xn-b¿°o-kv. ˛ AXv GXp k`? ˛ ]m{Sn-b¿°v Hm^v At¥ymIy; tI´n-´p-t≠m? ˛ BHv´w Hm^v Z ]m{Sn-b¿°v hmbn-®n-´p-≠v. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ A¤p-X-s∏-´p. ASp-Ø-tNmZyw F¥mhpw? AXp-Xs∂ kw`-hn®p? ˛ dneo-Pykv BtWm? H∂m-tem-Nn®v A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ ‘AsX’ F∂v DØcw ]d™p. ˛ Xm¶tfm? ˛ tkmjy-enkw Cukv ssa dneo-Py≥ F∂v se\n≥ ]d-™p. Ipd-®p-t\-c-tØ°v A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ au\n-bm-bn. se\n\pw Ãmen\pw Aßs\ Fs¥ms° ]d-™n-cn-°p-∂p. Hmtcm-cp-Ø¿ Fs¥√mw ]d-™p -I-S-∂p-t]m-bn. ]n∂o-SXp tI´p Pohn-°p-∂-h-cpsS _p≤n-ap-´p-Iƒ, acn-®-h¿°-dn-bn-√-t√m. arX-cmWv kwXr-]vX¿. _wKmfn-bn¬\n∂pw Aev]w AI-ew, \√-Xm-Wv. \S-∂n-s´m∂pw Hcp Ic FØp-∂n-√. Hcp ac-Ø-W-en¬ \n∂v l¿Øm¬ DS-a-Iƒ NmSn-ho-Wp. Ah¿ tdmUn\p IpdpsI\n∂p. _wKmfn klm-bØ - n-s\Øn. s]s´∂v Ft¥m clkyw ]d-bm≥ `mhn°pw-t]mse h∂v A F∂ bm{X-°m-cs‚ s\‰n-bnse Ipcn-ip-cq]w _wKmfn ambv®p-I-f-™p. ˛ Ftßm-´m...? A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ ÿew ]d-™p. l¿Øm¬ \S-Øn-∏p-Im-c≥ Nncn-®p. ˛ Atßm-s´-ßs\ t]mIpw...? ˛ IS-Øp-I-gn-™m¬ h≠n-In-´pw. ˛ Bcp ]d-™p? _wKmfn apt∂m-´p-h-∂p. Xm\mWv hgn-Im-´n-sb-∂-bmƒ ]d-™p. ˛ `mbv F\n-°m-hgn Adn-bmw.

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_wKmfn lnμn-bn¬ Adn-bn-®p. _wKm-fn- heXp ssIbn¬ aq∂p-N-c-Sp-Iƒ sI´n-bn-cp-∂p. l¿Øm¬ DS-a-Iƒ Im¨sI _wKmfn Nc-Sp-Iƒ sI´nb ssI Db¿Øn°m-Wn-®p. ˛ Dw... l¿Øm-ep-Im¿ amdn. A]-cn-Nn-Xsc B {]tZ-iØv BZyw I≠-Xp-sIm≠v At\z-jn®-Xm-sW∂pw Ah¿ ]d-™p. _wKmfn ae-bm-fnsb c£n-®p. ˛ Xm¶vbp... A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Xr]vXn-tbmsS a{¥n-®p. _wKmfn cl-ky-߃ {i≤n-°m-dn-√. _wKm-fn-Iƒ kwkm-c-{]n-b-cm-Wv. ˛ k¿, Htc-k-abw hncp≤ A¿∞-Øn-\p-]-I-cn-°p∂ Hcp aebmf A£cw ]d-b-s´. ˛ ]d-t™m-fq. ˛ kmdns‚ `mj-bn¬ h∂v Hmtcm∂p ImWn°p∂p F∂v hnNmcn-°-cp-Xv. ˛ C√; F\n°v ]‰m-Ø-X-t√. ˛ A F∂ A£cw; DZm-l-c-W-Øn\v Hcmƒ ssZhw Dt≠m F∂v tNmZn-°p-∂p. ssZh-sØ-°p-dn®v A{X Dd-∏n-s√-¶n¬ ]dbpw: ‘B...?’ CtX tNmZyw ssZh-sØ-°p-dn®v Dd-∏p≈ Bfn-t\m-Sm-sW-¶n¬ ISp-∏n®v ‘A’ F∂ adp-]Sn ]d-bpw. ‘B’ F∂p-®c - n-®m¬ B¿°-dnbmw; ‘A’ F∂p-®c - n-®m¬ Adnbmw. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ kvXw`n-®p. shbn¬ Ipd-hm-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Abmƒ \nev°p-am-bn-cp-∂p; ˛ k¿, as‰m-∂p-IqSn ]d-b-s´.... thZ-\-bpsS i_vZ-amWv "B'. a\p-jy¿ thZ-\n-°p-tºmƒ Adn-bmsX Np≠n¬ ‘B’ hnS-cpw, a\p-jy-cm-in-bpsS thZ\ i_vZw.. temI-Ønse G‰hpw al-Ømb ]Zhpw ‘A’bn¬ XpSßpw ˛ AΩ. Ah¿ IqSp-X¬ kwkm-cn-®p. shbn¬ Ahsc IS-∂p-t]m-bn. NqSv Ahsc _m[n-®n-√. -˛ \n߃ \√ A≤ym-]-I-\m-Wv. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥, _wKm-fnsb A`n-\-μn-®p. ]d-™p-h-∂t∏mƒ, Abmƒ ae-bmfw ¢mkv \S-Øp-∂nSw A F∂ bm{X-°m-c\p a\- n-embn; C{X ASpØv Cßs\ Hcp ÿm]\w D≠m-bn-´pw...?

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˛ Fs‚ aIƒ°v F´p-h-b- p-≠v. ae-bmf A£-c-߃ hy‡-a-√. ]Tn-∏n-°m-\m-bn-√. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c\v Ip‰-t_m[w tXm∂n. _wKmfn B DØ-c-hm-ZnXzw A`n-am-\-]q¿Δw Gs‰-Sp-Øp. ASp-Ø-bmgvN ¢mkv XpS-ßpw. XpS-°-°m¿s°m∏w Ccp-Ømw. c≠p-amkw sIm≠v aWn-a-Wn-t]m-se... ˛ F¥n\m shbn-e-Øn-d-ßn-sb...? _wKmfn tNmZn-®p. ˛ Fgp-Xm≥ h∂p. ˛ Fs¥-gp-Xm≥...? ˛ c≠v sIme-]m-XIw \S-∂nt√? AXv dnt∏m¿´v sNøm≥. ˛ GXp ]{X-Øn-em? ˛ hmcn-I-bv°p-th-≠n. Xma-kn-bmsX Ah¿ IS-hn-se-Øn. ]pg-bv°-°sc hml\w ImWpw. C°sc iq\yw. ]g-b-Ime s\¬∏m-S-߃, ]pXn-b-Ime ssaXm-\ß-fmbn DWßn ImSp-]n-Sn®p InS-°p-∂p. \nI∂ hb¬∏c-∏n¬, Aÿn-IqSw t]mse \me©v sI´n-Sß - f - psS AkvXn-hm-cw. ˛ Icn-¶Æm t\m°-cp-tX˛ Fs∂gp-Xnb Icn-¶-e-Øn\v Fhn-sStbm I≠ apJ-`m-hw. BcmWv Icn-¶-Æ≥? XocsØ XW-en¬ sh≈w sXmSmsX h≈w; hmb \ndsb Nncnbp-ambn hmSvkv-B-∏n¬ h≈-°m-c≥. I≠p; I≠n-s√∂pw \Sn-®p. ˛ A°-c-bv°p-t]m-Ww. h≈-°m-c≥ Xe-Ip-\n-®p. H‰-b-Sn°v H≥]Xp ktμ-i-߃ t^mWn¬; ˛ tlbv A°-c-bv°p-t]m-Ww. t^mWn¬ apJw Aa¿Øn h≈-°m-c≥ ]d™p: ˛ t]mhn-√. ˛ AsX¥m? ˛ l¿Øm¬. ˛ hml-\-ßft√ HmSm-Xn-cn-°q... ˛ h≈w sh≈-Ønse hml-\-at√...? h≈-°m-c≥ ]cn-l-kn-®p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ tNmZn®p: ˛ C\n F¥p sNøpw? _wKmfn ae-bm-fn-°mbn ae-bm-fn-tbmSv bmNn®p:

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˛ H∂p-sIm-≠p-hn-´p-Iq-tS? ˛ A°tcw l¿Øm-em. h≈-°m-c≥ Adn-bn-®p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Aº-c-∂p. ˛ Ft∏m-gm-bn-cp∂p? ˛ l¿Øm-en\p ka-b-apt≠m? _wKmfn c≠n-sem∂p Xocp-am-\n-®p. Abmƒ Xncn-sI-t∏m-Ip-∂p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c\v aS-ßm-\m-hn-√. C°-scbpw A°-scbpw c≠p sIme-]m-X-I-߃. c≠p I£n-Iƒ... Fßs\ aS-ßm-\mhpw? _wKmfn bm{X tNmZn-®p. ho≠pw ImWmw. ˛ ASp-Ø-bmgvN aI-fp-ambn hcpw. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Adn-bn-®p. ˛ kt¥m-jw. ]ncn-bm≥ t\cw t]cp Xnc°n: ˛ I\p. _wKmfn ]d-™p. ˛ I\n-hp-≈-h≥ F∂mtWm? _wKmfn kΩ-Xn-®p. ˛ \√ t]cv. ˛ I\p k\ym-ens\ tI´n-´pt≠m? _wKmfn tNmZn-®p. ˛ hnπ-hw... HSp-hn¬ Xqßnac-Ww. _wKmfn H∂p ]I-®p. Abmƒ XncnsI t]mIp-∂p. h≈-°m-c≥ D®-Øn¬ kwkm-cn-°p-∂p. sh≈w aen-\-s∏-Sp-∂p. _wKmfn Ipd-®p-Zqcw \S∂p; Xncn-™p-t\m-°n. A F∂ -bm-{X-°m-c≥ Btem-Nn-®p-\n-∂p. s]s´∂v hnfn-®p-tNm-Zn®p: ˛ I\p k\ym-ens\ I≠n-´pt≠m? ˛ Fs‚ A—≥, k\ym-en-s\m-∏a - m-bn-cp∂p; injy≥; A—-\v, knenKpcnbn¬ h®v shSn-tb‰p; ]ns∂ I≠n-´n√. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c\v hnjaw tXm∂n. I\p k\ym-ens‚ hwi°m-cs\ tN¿Øv Abmƒ sk¬^n FSpØp; ae-bmfn, _wKm-fns°m∏w.

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A\ys‚ kzcw kwKo-X-am-Ip∂p F∂ Ipdn-t∏msS s^bvkv_p°v t]mÃv sNøpw. _wKmfn hnS-]-d-™p. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ H‰-bv°m-bn. sIm√s∏-´-h¿ c≠v; A°-scbpw C°-sc-bpw. BZyw ChnsS; ]Icw A°-sc. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ ]{Xm-[n-]-Isc t^mWn¬ hnfn-®p. ˛ c≠n-SØpw l¿Øm¬; c≠n-SØpw Hmtcm-cp-Ø¿. ˛ hmZn-bm-cv...? ]{Xm-[n-]¿ Xnc-°n. ˛ {]Xn.. ˛ {]Xn-bm-cv...? ˛ hmZn. ]{Xm-[n-]¿°v t_m≤y-am-bn. ]{Xm-[n-]¿ ]d™p: ˛ _me≥kvUv BI-Ww. ]nW-t°-≠-Xn-√. ˛ AsX-ßs\? BZyw C°-sc-bn¬ sIm∂p. A°sc, {]Xn-Im-c-hpw. ]{Xm-[n-]¿ \n¿t±iw h®p: ˛ knwt_m-fnIv BImw. ]£w th≠. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥, ]Wn-ap-S°n InS∂ tXmWn-°-cnsI t]mbn-cp∂p; h≈-°m-cs\ ImWp-∂n√; t^mWns‚ Nm¿÷v Xo¿∂p ImWpw.- l¿Øm¬ Adn-bmsX ao≥ sImØm≥ h∂ c≠p-aq∂p sIm°p-Iƒ, H∂pw In´mØ tJZ-Øn¬ Ahn-Sw-hn-´p-t]m-bn. bm{X°m-cn-√mØ IS-hn¬, Hcp Iq´w sXcphv \mbv°ƒ h∂p-\n∂v A°-cbn-te°v t\m°n tamßn; Bcpw tIƒ°m-\n-s√-∂-dn™v Ahbpw Xncn-sI-t∏m-bn. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Zmlhpw hni-∏pw-sIm≠v he™p; ]ns∂ Ft¥m hnNm-cn-®-Xn≥{]-Imcw _mKn-\p-≈n¬ X∏n-t\m°n; Hcp ss__nƒ In´n. ]t≠-bp≈ ioe-amWv; AΩ \evInb ioew. l¿Øm¬ Xocm≥ \me©v aWn-°q¿ _m°n; IS-hp-W¿∂m¬ A°sc-]-‰mw. A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ ss__nƒ Xpd-∂ph®p. BZy-sIm-e-]m-X-I-sØ-∏‰n A F∂ bm{X-°m-c≥ Fgp-Xn-ØpSßn: “At∏mƒ Nph-∂-Xmb Hcp IpXnc ]pd-s∏-´p. AXns‚ ]pdØn-cn-°p-∂-h-\v, a\p-jy¿ At\ym\yw sIm√p-hm≥ X°-hÆw `qan-