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A∂m Isc\o\ 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 djy≥ kmlnXyImc\pw Nn¥I\pamb entbm tSmƒ-tÃmbv 1875emWv A∂m Isc\o\ FgpXnØpSßnbXv. "djy≥ sa ©dn'¬ Cu t\mh¬ Jfi» {]kn≤w sNbvXt∏mƒ AS°m\mImØ Pn⁄mktbmsS hmb\°m¿ Hmtcm e°-Øn\pw th≠n ImØncp∂p. hnhmlnXbpw Hcp Ip´nbpsS AΩbpamb A∂bv°v A\y]pcpjt\mSp≠mIp∂ {]Wbhpw AtX ØpS¿∂p-≠mIp∂ Zpc¥hpamWv t\mhense {]tabw. kaql-Øns‚ {]XnImcØn\ncbmIp∂ A∂sb AXypZmc-amb kl`mhtØmsSbmWv tSmƒtÃmbv Nn{XoIcn®Xv. tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS am\k]p{Xnsb∂v A∂ hntijn∏n-°s∏´n´p≠v. Ab¬°mc\mb Hcp Irjn°mcs‚ `mcy, A∂, t\mhense IYm]m{XØn\p amXrIbmbn´p≠m-Imsa∂v \ncq]I¿ A`n{]mbs∏Sp∂p. tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS kzm\p`hßfpw Cu t\mhen¬ CSw-]nSn®n´p≠v. CXnse IYm]m{Xamb sehn≥ D∂bn°p∂ kwib߃ tSmƒtÃmbnbpsSXs∂ kwibßfmWv. Hcp I¿j-Is‚ hm°pIfn¬\n∂mWv tSmƒtÃmbv Xs‚ kwib߃-°p≈ ]cnlmcw Is≠Øp∂Xv; sehn\pw Aßs\Øs∂. "Ipºkmcw' FgpXm≥ ]n¬°meØp tSmƒtÃmbn°p t{]cIambnØo¿∂Xv Cu {]Imicivan-IfmWv. AºXmw hb nt\mSSp∏n®v tSmƒtÃmbnbpsS PohnX ho£WØn¬ kw`hn® am‰ßƒ a\ nem°m≥ A∂m Isc\o\ hgnsbmcp°p∂p. Nn¥m]camb ]e kmlknI k©mc߃°pwtijw, Km‘nPn°pt]mepw {]tNmZ\-taInb, PohImcpWykn≤m¥Ønte°v tSmƒtÃm-bnsb sIms≠Øn®Xv Cu t\mhemWv. hnizkmlnXyØnse alØaßfmb t\mhep-Ifnsem∂mWv A∂m Isc\o\. ZkvXsbhvkvIn Cu t\mh-ens\∏‰n Cßs\ ]dbp∂p: ""Hcp IemkrjvSn-sb∂ \nebn¬ A∂m Isc\o\ ]cn]q¿ÆamWv . bqtdm]y≥ kmlnXyØn¬ CXnt\mSv InS]nSn°p∂-Xmbn as‰m∂n√.''

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A∂m Isc\o\ IYm]m{X߃ Htªm≥kvIn, Ão^≥ B¿°ssUhn®v (Ãohm) Htªm≥kvImbm, Zcnbm AeIvkm¨t{Smhv\m (tUmfn) Htªm≥kvInbpsS `mcy, sj¿_mSvkvIn cmPIpamcs‚ aqØ ]p{Xn Isc\o\, A∂m B¿°ssUhv\m Htªm≥kvInbpsS ktlmZcn, Isc\o\ns‚ `mcy Isc\o≥, AeIvkn AeIvkm¨t{Smhn®v A∂mbpsS `¿Ømhv X\ym Htªm≥kvInbpsS aIƒ {Knjm Htªm≥kvInbpsS aI≥ sehn≥, tIm¨Ãss‚≥ Unan{Sn®v (tImÃym) In‰nbpsS `¿Ømhv tImkv\ntIhv, sk¿Pnbkv Chm\n®v sehns‚ ktlmZc≥ sj¿_mSvkvIn, AeIvkm≠¿ cmPIpamc≥ tUmfnbpsS A—≥ sj¿_mSvkvImbm cmPIpamcn tUmfnbpsS AΩ ethmhm, \Xmen AeIvkm¨t{Smhv\m cmPIpamcn j¿_mSvkvIn cmPIpamcs‚ c≠masØ aIƒ ethmhv, cmPIpamc≥ (B¿sk\n) \XmenbpsS `¿Ømhv t{hm¨kvIn, AeIvkn Indnen®v {]`p A∂mbpsS ImapI≥ t{hm¨kvImbm {]`zn t{hm¨kvInbpsS AΩ sktckm A∂mbpsS aI≥ 6

entbm tSmƒtÃmbv AK[m anJmbvtemhv\m sehns‚ hoSv kq£n∏pImcn Ipkvam sehns‚ the°mc≥ A\pjvIm A∂mbpsS the°mcn enUnb Cht\mhv\m {]`zn Isc\o\ns‚ kvt\lnX Fenk_Øv s^Utdmhv\ Sz¿kvImb cmPIpamcn (s_‰vkn) bmjzn≥, Iym]v‰≥ cmPIpamc≥ t{hm¨kvInbpsS kvt\lnX≥ htc¶m In‰nbpsS kvt\lnX I´mhtkmhv, s{]m^k¿ sehns‚ kvt\lnX≥ hmcnb t{hm¨kvInbpsS ktlmZc]Xv\n _m¿_dm, Hªm≥kvImbm cmPIpamcn A∂mbpsS AΩmbn skmtdm\n°m cmPIpamcn t{hm¨kvInbpsS AΩbpsS kvt\lnX s\hntUmhnkvIn t\m_nen‰nbpsS ]pXnb am¿j¬ anJmtb¬; ]o‰¿ t{hm¨kvInbpsS the°m¿ an‰ym sehns‚ aI≥ kznbmkvIn t\m_nen‰nbpsS Hcp am¿j¬ 7

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F√m k¥pjvS IpSpw-_hpw H∂n-t\m-sSm∂v kmZr-iy-ap-≈-h-bmWv. F∂m¬, Ak-¥pjvS IpSpw-_ß - ƒ Hmtcm∂pw AXn-t‚-Xmb coXn-bn¬ Ak-¥p-jvShpw. Htªm≥kvIn-bpsS ho´n¬ F√mw XInSw adn-™n-cn-°b - mWv. apºp≠m-bn-cp∂ {^©v Bbbpw Abmfpw XΩn¬ D≠m-bn-cp∂ cl-ky_‘w `mcy I≠p-]n-Sn-®n-cn-°p∂p. `¿Øm-hn-t\m-sSm∏w Pohn-°m-\h - ¿ Xøm-ds - √∂v {]Jym-]n-®p-Ig- n™p. aq∂p Znh-ka - mbn Cu {]iv\w XpSßnbn´v. `mcym-`¿Øm-°∑ - m¿ am{X-a√, a‰v IpSpw-_mw-Kß - fpw tPmen-°mcpw AXp-aqew hnj-a-Øn-emWv. B¿°pw Cu \ne-bn¬ B ho´n¬ Ign-bm\m-{K-la - n√. `mcy kz¥w apdn-bn¬Øs∂ NS-™p-Iq-Sn-bt- ∏mƒ `¿Ømhv ho´n¬ hcmsX Ign-®p-Iq´n. Ip´n-Iƒ Akz-ÿ-X-tbmsS hoSp-ap-gp-h≥ HmSn-\S- ∂p. Cw•o-jp-Im-cn-bmb Bb ho´p-Im-cy-ÿ\ - p-ambn hg-°S- n®p. Ahƒ t]mIm≥ Xøm-sd-Sp-°p-I-bmWv. Xte∂v AØmgka-bØv ÿew-hn´ ]mN-I-°m-c≥ Xncn-s®-Øn-bn-´n√. ASp°-f-°m-cnbpw h≠n°m-c\pw tPmen Dt]-£n-°b - m-sW∂v ap∂-dn-bn∏v sImSp-Øp-Ig - n™p. `mcy-bp-ambn hg-°n-´-Xns‚ aq∂mw Znhkw, Ão^≥ B¿°-ssUhn®v Htªm≥kvIn cmP-Ip-am-c≥ (kaq-l-Øn¬ Ãohm F∂m-W-bmƒ Adn-b-s∏Sp-∂Xv) ]Xn-hp-t]mse cmhnse F´p-a-Wn°v Fgp-t∂‰p. At∏mgm-W-dn-bp-∂Xv Xm≥ `mcy-bpsS InS-∏p-ap-dn-bnse saØ-bn-e√, Xs‚ ÃUn dqanse tkm^-bn-em-sW∂v! Xe-bn- Wbpw sI´n-∏n-Sn®v Ipd®pt\cw IqSn InS-°m-sa∂p hnNmcn-s®-¶nepw s]s´∂v IÆp-Xp-d∂v Fgpt∂-‰n-cp∂p. Xm≥ I≠ kz]v\-sØ-°p-dn®v Hm¿Øv Abmƒ kt¥m-j-tØmsS ]p©ncn®p. ""F¥m-bn-cp∂p AXv? lm! \s√mcp Un∂¿ ]m¿´n! Hcp-]mSv ck-Ic - a - mb Imcy-ßf - p-ap-≠m-bn-cp∂p. H∂pw Hm¿°m-\m-hp-∂n√. At∏mtg°pw DW¿∂p.'' Fgp-t∂‰v sNcn-∏n-\p-≈n¬ Imev Ib‰n, Ku¨ FSp-°m-\mbn ssI \o´n. Hº-Xp-sIm-√a - m-bp≈ ioe-am-WXv. InS-∏p-ap-dn-bn¬ Isø-Øm-hp∂ Zqc-ØmWv Ku¨ RmØn-bn-Smdv! At∏m-gm-Wb - mƒ°p t_m[-ap-≠m-bXv. Xm≥ InS-°p-∂Xv InS-∏p-ap-dn-bn-e√, ÃUn-dq-an-em-sW∂v. Abm-fpsS apJsØ ]p©ncn s]s´∂v A{]-Xy-£-ambn. Ign™ Imcy- ß - t fm¿Øv Abmƒ thZ- \ - t bmsS Rcßn. Abmƒ°pw h√mØ Ip‰-t_m[w tXm∂n. 9

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""C√, Ah-sfm-cn-°epw F\n°p am∏p Xcn√, Ahƒ°-Xn\p Ignbn√! Fs‚ Ip‰w-sIm≠pXs∂-bm-WXp kw`-hn-®Xv. F¶nepw Rm≥ sX‰p-Im-c-\√! AXm-W-Xns‚ Zpc¥w!'' hg-°ns‚ hni-Zmw-iß - ƒ Abmƒ Hm¿Øp-t\m°n. Xntb-‰d - n¬\n∂v kt¥m-jt- ØmsS, Iøn¬ `mcy-b° v p-th≠n henb lb¿ ]g-ßf - p-ambn ho´n¬ Xncn-s®-Øn-bt- ∏mƒ t{UmbnwKv dqantem ÃUn dqantem Ahsf ImWm-\n√. Abmƒ AXn-i-bn®p. HSp-hn¬, Xs‚ Zu¿`m-Ky-I-c-amb IØpw-]n-Sn®v Ahƒ InS-∏p-ap-dn-bn¬ Ccn-°p-∂Xv Abmƒ I≠p. tUmfn-bpsS apJØv `bhpw \ncm-ibpw tIm]hpw {]I-S-amWv. ""F¥m-WnXv?'' tUmfn IØv \o´n-s°m≠v tNmZn®p. e÷m-I-c-amb {]hrØn A{]-Xo-£n-X-ambn ]nSn-°-s∏-Sp-tºmƒ km[m-cW F√m-hcpw sNøm-dp-≈-Xp-t]mse Abmƒ Hcp hnUvVn-®ncn Nncn®p. AXns\ FXn¿°p-Itbm, \ntj-[n-°tbm, am∏p tNmZn-°p-Itbm sNøp-∂X - n\p ]Icw Nncn-®Xp alm-a≠ - Ø - c - a - mbn! Ah-kt- cm-Nn-Xa - mb `mh-{]-I-S-\-Øn-\p-t]mepw Abmƒ°p kabw In´n-bn√ F∂-XmWv hmkvXhw. B hnUvVn-®n-cn-tbmSv £an-°m≥ Abmƒ°pXs∂ Ign-™n√. tUmfn AXp-I≠v thZ-\-tbmsS ]pf™p. i‡-amb `mj-bn¬ iIm-ch¿jw sNmcn™p-sIm≠v Ahƒ apdn-bn-te-t°mSn. AXn-\p-tijw Ahfbmsf ImWm≥ kΩ-Xn-®n-´n√. ""B hnUvVn-®n-cn-bm-sW-√m-‰n\pw ImcWw.'' Htªm≥kvIn Nn¥n®p. ""F∂m¬ Rm≥ F¥mWv sNøpI?'' Abmƒ \ncm-i-tbmsS kzbw tNmZn®p. AXn-s\mcp DØcw ImWm≥ Ign-™n√. Htªm≥kvIn kXy-k-‘-\mWv. hmkvX-h-Øn¬ A{X ]›m-Øm]-sam∂pw Abmƒ°p tXm∂n-bn√. Xt∂-°mƒ Hcp hb- p-am{Xw Ipdhp≈ A©p-a° - f - psS AΩ-bmb `mcy-tbmSv kpap-J\pw Btcm-Ky-hm-\pamb B ap∏-Øn-\m-ep-Im-c\v henb t{]a-sam-∂p-an-√m-bn-cp∂p. Xs‚ {]hrØn `mcy-bn¬\n∂v ad-®p-hb - v°m≥ Ign-bm™-Xnep≈ ]›m-Øm]ta Abmƒ°p≈q. F∂n-cp-∂mepw `mcy-tbmSpw a°-tfmSpw Xt∂m-SpX-s∂bpw Abmƒ°v A\p-Iº tXm∂n. C{Xbpw Ahsf ZpxJn-∏n-°psa-∂d - n-bmambn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Fßs\-sb-¶nepw C°mcyw Ah-fn¬\n∂pw Hfn-∏n®p ht®s\. \√ Hc-Ω-bm-sW¶nepw £oWn-Xbpw {]mb-ambn hcp∂-hf - p-amb `mcy Xt∂mSv hn´p-hogvN ImWn°p-sa∂v Abmƒ IcpXn! F∂m¬, t\sc adn-®mbn A\p-`hw. ""Fs¥mcp IjvSw!'' Htªm≥kvIn Bh¿Øn®p. ""CXp-hsc F{X `wKn-bm-bmWv Imcy-߃ \oßn-bn-cp-∂Xv. F{X k¥p-jvS-cm-bmWv R߃ Pohn-®Xv! Ahƒ hfsc kwXr-]vX-bm-bn-cp∂p. AhfpsS Hcp ImcyØnepw Rm≥ CSs]´n´n√. Ah-fpsS CjvSm-\p-k-c-W-amWv IpSpw_-Im-cy-߃ \S-Øn-bn-cp-∂Xv. (Abmƒ an v tdmf-≠ns‚, BbbpsS Icn-an-gn-Ifpw Ipkr-Xn-®ncnbpw Hm¿Øp). AXn\pw ]pdsa, Bb ho´n-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-St- Ømfw Imew Rms\mcp 10

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kzmX-{¥yhpw FSp-Øn-´n√. F¥n-\n-sX√mw kw`-hn®p? ssZhsa! Rms\¥mWv sNtø-≠Xv? kabw hcp-tºmƒ t\m°mw. Abmƒ Ku¨ FSpØp [cn®v, s_¬ Dds° ASn®p. DSs\, the °mc\pw ]gb kplr-Øp-amb amXyp Abm-fpsS hkv{X-ßfpw _qSvkpw Hcp sSen-{Km-ap-ambn {]th-in®p. tjhp sNøm-\p≈ D]-Ic - W - ß - f - p-ambn £pcI\pw ]n∂mse D≠m-bn-cp∂p. ""Hm^o-kn¬\n∂v h√ t]∏-dp-If - p-apt≠m?'' sSen{Kmw Iøn-se-Sp-Øp sIm≠v Htªm≥kvIn tNmZn®p. ""Ah Aß-bpsS tai-∏p-d-Øp≠v.'' amXyp A\p-Iº \nd™ `mhtØmsS adp-]Sn \¬In. Htªm≥kvIn sSen{Kmw s]m´n®p hmbn®v {]k-∂a - mb apJ-tØmsS ]d™p. ""amXyp, Fs‚ ktlm-Zcn A∂m B¿°-ssU-hv\m \msf hcp∂p.'' tjhv sNøp∂ £pc-Is‚ ssI Hcp \nanjw X´n-am‰n. ""ssZh-Øn\p \µn'' X\n°pw bP-am-\s - \-t∏mse Ah-fpsS hc-hns‚ {]m[m\yw Adn-bm-sa∂ `mh-Øn¬ amXyp ]d™p. Ão^s‚ {]nbs∏´ ktlm-Zcn A∂m B¿°-ssU-hv\m°v `mcym-`¿Øm-°-∑m¿ XΩnep≈ ]nW°w Xo¿°m-\m-tb°pw. ""Ah¿ H‰-b° v mtWm hcp-∂Xv, AtXm `¿Ømhv Itc\o\p-apt≠m?'' £pc-I≥ Np≠n\p apIƒ`mKw tjhp-sN-bvXn-cp-∂X - n-\m¬ Htªm≥ kvIn°v adp-]Sn ]d-bm≥ Ign-™n√. Abmƒ Hcp hnc¬ Db¿Øn°mWn®p. ""H‰bv-°mWv? apI-fnse Hcp apdn Xøm-dm-°s´?'' ""Zcnbm Ae-Ivkm¨t{Sm-hv\m-tbmSp ]dbq.'' ""Zcnbm Ae-Ivkm¨t{Sm-hv\m-tbmtSm?'' kwi-b-tØmsS amXyp Bh¿Øn®p. ""AsX, Ah-tcmSp ]dbq. sSen{Kmw Ah¿°p sImSpØv F¥mWv ]dbp-∂s - X∂p t\m°q.'' ""icn km¿'' Aßs\ Hcp ]co-£Ww thtWm F∂p tNmZn-°m\mWv amXyp Dt±-in-®Xv! Htªm≥kvIn Ipfn- I-gn™p Xøm-dm-b-t∏m-tg°pw Iøn¬ sSen{Kmapambn amXyp Xncn-s®Øn. £pc-I≥ t]mbn-°-gn-™n-cp∂p. ""Zcnbm Ae-Ivkm¨t{Smhv\m ]pd-Øp-t]m-Ip-Ib - m-sW∂v Aßsb Adnbn°m≥ ]d™p. Atßbv°v CjvSa - p-≈X - p-t]mse sNøm-sa∂pw!'' AXp ]d-bp-tºmƒ Ahs‚ IÆp-Iƒ ]p©n-cn-®n-cp∂p. amXyp adp]-Sn-°mbn bP-am-\s\ D‰p-t\m-°n-\n∂p. Htªm≥kvIn \n»-_vZ-\mbn Ccp∂p. ]ns∂ Zb-\o-b-am-sbmcp aµ-lmkw B kpµ-c-amb apJØv h∂p ad™p. ""Blv, amXyp!'' Abmƒ Xe-Ip-ep°n. ""kmc-an√, km¿. F√mw t\sc-bmIpw'' 11

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""kzbw t\sc-bm-Iptam?'' ""AsX km¿.'' At∏mƒ Ip´n-I-fpsS \gvkv a{So\m AhnsS FØn. ""F¥m Imcyw, a{So\m?” Htªm≥kvIn Ahsf kao]n®p tNmZn®p. hmkvXhØn¬ Ip‰w Htªm≥kvIn-bp-tS-Xm-bn-cp-s∂-¶nepw ho´n-ep≈ F√m-h¿°pw Abm-tfmSv kl-Xm-]a - p-≠m-bn-cp∂p. ""Atßbv°v H∂pIqSn t]mbn {ian®pt\m°n°qsS km¿? ssZ-hm\p{Kl-Øm¬ \n߃ AXn\p ]cn-lmcw ImWWw. Ah¿ h√msX thZ\n°p-∂p≠v. Ahsc ImWp-∂X - p-Xs∂ Zb-\o-ba - mWv. ho´n¬ F√mw Xmdpamdm-bn-cn-°p∂p. \n߃ Ip´n-I-sf-°p-dn-s®-¶nepw Hm¿°Ww!'' ""F∂m¬ Fs∂ Ahƒ ASp∏n°p∂n√t√m.'' ""Aßv kz¥w `mK-Øp-\n∂v sNøm-hp-∂Xp sNøq. ssZhw ImcpWyhm\mWv. Ah-t\mSp {]m¿∞n°q, km¿'' ""icn, Ct∏mƒ t]mIq'' Htªm≥kvIn s]s´∂v hnh¿Æ-\mbn. ""Rm≥ thKw hkv{Xw [cn-°s´'' Ku¨ hen-s®-dn™v amXyp-hnt\mSbmƒ ]d™p. amXyp Abmsf DSp-∏W - n-bn®p. `wKn-bmbn hkv{Xw [cn®v, s]¿^yqw ASn®v, t]m°-‰p-If - n¬ knK-c‰v tIkpw Xos∏-´nbpw hm®pw Xqhm-ebpw C´v, kpµ-c-\mbn ssU\nMv dqan-seØn. Im∏n-tbm-sSm∏w Hm^o-knse IØp-Ifpw IS-em-kp-Ifpw Zn\-]-{X-ßfpw tai-∏p-dØp h®n-´p≠v. Abmƒ IØp-Is - f√mw s]mfn®p hmbn®p. AXn-sem∂v Abm-fpsS {]tXyI {i≤-bm-I¿jn®p. `mcy-bpsS FtÃ-‰nse Hcp ImSv hmßm≥ Xøm-dp≈ Hcm-fpsS IØmWv. ImSv hn¬t°-≠Xv Bh-iy-amWv. F∂m¬, `mcybp-am-bp≈ ]nW°w XocmsX A°mcyw Nn¥n-°m-\mhn√. Hm^okv ^b-ep-Iƒ t\m°n, Ah-bn¬ Ipdn-∏p-Iƒ Fgp-Xn-bt- ijw Abmƒ Im∏n IpSn-°m-\n-cp∂p. AtXm-sSm∏w Zn\-]{Xhmb-\bpw \S∂p. ]ptcm-K-a\ Bi-b-ap≈ ]{XamWv Htªm≥kvIn hmßn°p∂Xv. _lp-`q-cn-]-£-Øns‚ A`n{]mbw {]ISn-∏n-°p∂ ]{Xw. kb≥kn-t\msSm Ie-tbmsSm cmjv{So-btØmsSm {]tXyI Xm¬]-cy-sam-∂p-an√. F∂m¬ `qcn-]£w P\-Xb - psS A`n-{]mbw amdp-∂-X\pk-cn®v Abm-fpsS A`n-{]m-bhpw amdn-s°m-≠ncn°pw. AXp a\-∏q¿∆w sNøp-∂X - √. kzb-tah amdp-∂X - mWv. ^mj≥ A\pk-cn®v sXm∏nbpw tIm´pw am‰p-∂-Xp-t]mse! bmYm-ÿn-XnI ]m¿´n-tb°mƒ en_-d¬ ]m¿´n-tbm-Sm-bn-cp∂p Abmƒ°p Nmbvhv. djy-bn¬ \S°p-∂-sX√mw sX‰mb coXn-bn-em-sW∂v en_-d¬ ]m¿´n ]d-bp∂p. Htªm≥kvIn°v Hcp]mSv IS-ap-s≠-∂p-≈Xpw ]W-Øn\p _p≤n-ap-´p-s≠∂p-≈Xpw hmkvX-h-amWv. hnhml-_‘w ]cn-jv°-cn-°-W-sa∂v en_d¬ ]m¿´n ]d-bp∂p. hmkvXh - Øn¬, IpSpw-_P - o-hnXw Htªm≥kvIn°v henb kt¥m-j-sam∂pw \¬In-bn-´n√. Abm-fpsS kz`m-h-Øn\p hn]coX-ambn ]e \pWbpw ]d-tb≠n hcp∂p. P\-ßfpsS {]mIrX 12

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kz`m-h-Øn-s\mcp XS F∂ KpWw am{Xta aXw-sIm≠p≈q F∂v en_d¬ ]m¿´n kqNn-∏n-°p∂p. bYm¿∞-Øn¬, sNdn-sbmcp {]m¿∞\ t]mepw Im¬ap´v thZ-\n-°msX Htªm≥kvIn°p sNøm\m-hn√. AXpt]mse Cu temIØv B\-µI - c - a - mbn Pohn-°m≥ Ign-bp-tºmƒ, as‰mcp temI-sØ-°p-dn®v C{Xbpw Be-¶m-cn-I-amb `mj-bn¬ {]`m-jWw \SØp-∂s - X-¥n-\m-sW∂pw Abmƒ°p a\- n-em-Ip-∂n√! ^enX{]nb\m-bn-cp∂p Htªm≥kvIn. Aßs\ en_-d-enkw Abm-fpsS Hcp Pohn-X-ssi-en-bmbn amdn. ]{X-]m-cm-bWw Htªm≥kvIn°v hfsc {]nb-¶-c-amWv. hmb-\bpw {]mXepw Ign™-tijw Abmƒ kwXr-]vX-amb ]p©n-cn-tbmsS Fgpt∂‰p. F∂m¬, B ]p©ncn A[n-It- \cw \ne-\n-∂n√. Abmƒ Nn¥m[o-\\ - mbn. hmXn-en\p ]pdsa Xs‚ aqØ aIfpw Cfb aI\pw hg-°p-Iq-Sp-∂Xbmƒ tI´p. Ah¿ Hcp ]´n-Ih - ®v, s{Sbn-\m°n Ifn-°p-Ib - mWv. F√mw Xmdp-am-dm-bn-cn-°p∂p. Htªm≥kvIn hnNm-cn®p. Ip´n-Iƒ hg-°p-Iq-Sp-∂Xp I≠nt√... Abmƒ Ip´n-Isf ASp-tØ°p hnfn®p. A—s‚ Hma-\-bmb s]¨Ip´n ss[cy-kt- aXw HmSn-h∂v Abm-fpsS Igp-Øn¬ Rm∂v sI´n∏n-Sn®p. A—s\mcp DΩ sImSpØv HmSn-t∏m-Im≥ \n¬°p-tºmƒ Abmfhsf ]nSn-®p-\n¿Øn. ""AΩbv°p kpJ-at√?'' Abmƒ tamfpsS Igp-Øn¬ Iøn´v kvt\l]q¿∆w tNmZn®p. AtXm-sSm∏w Cfb aIs‚ KpUv tam¿Wn-ßn\v ]p©ncntbmsS adp-]Sn \¬Ip-Ibpw sNbvXp. aI-sf-t∏mse aIs\ Xm≥ emfn-°p-∂n-s√∂ t_m[w Abmƒ°p≠m-bn-cp-s∂-¶nepw ]c-am-h[n AXp {]I-Sn-∏n-°m-Xn-cn-°m≥ Abmƒ {ian®p. tam\Xp a\- n¬ X´n-b-Xn-\m¬ A—s‚ XWp-∏≥ ]p©ncn Ah≥ Ah-KW - n®p. ""AΩtbm? AΩ Fgp-t∂-‰n-´p≠v'' tamƒ adp-]Sn \¬In. At∏mƒ Ahƒ cm{Xn apgp-h≥ Dd-ßn-bn-´n-s√-∂¿∞w - Htªm≥kvIn hnNm-cn®p. ""icn. AΩ kt¥m-j-Øn-emtWm?'' A—\pw AΩbpw hg-°S- n-®n-cn-°b - m-sW∂pw Cu ]cn-Xx-ÿn-Xn-bn¬ AΩ kt¥m-jh - Xn Bbn-cn-°n-s√∂pw A—-\Xp \∂mbn Adn-bm-sa∂pw A—s‚ tNmZyw shdpw A`n-\-b-am-sW∂pw Nn¥n®v Ah-fpsS apJw XpSpØp. AXp-I≠v Htªm≥kvIn-bpsS apJhpw Nph∂p! ""F\n-°d - n-bn√'' tamƒ ]d™p. ""C∂v ]Tn-∏n-s√∂pw R߃ AΩmΩ-bpsS ho´n-tebv°p t]mIp-I-bm-sW∂pw AΩ ]d™p.'' Ahsf DΩ h®v, c≠p tNmt¢‰v FSp-Øp-sIm-SpØv, Ah-tcmSv s]mbv s°m-≈m≥ ]d™p. At∏m-tg°pw Hcp kµ¿iI h∂n-´p-s≠∂v amXyp Adn-bn®p. Ahsc Ac-a-Wn-°q¿ ImØp-\n¿Øn-b-Xn¬ Abmƒ amXyp-hns\ imkn®p. 13

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""Aßv Im∏n IpSn-®p-Xo-cm≥ th≠n-bmWv Rm≥ ImØXv.'' Xs‚ ]cp°≥ kzc-Øn¬ amXyp kvt\l-]q¿hw adp-]Sn \¬In. AXp tI´m¬ tZjy-s∏-Sm-\m-hn√! ""icn, Ah-tfmSv thKw hcm≥ ]dbq.'' Xmgv∂ Hcp Hm^o-k-dpsS hn[-h-bm-W-hƒ. Akm-[y-amb Nne Imcy߃ A\p-h-Zn-®pIn-´m≥ At]-£-bp-ambn FØn-bn-cn-°-bmWv. F¶nepw Htªm≥kvIn Xs‚ kzX-xkn-≤-amb Ffn-a-tbmsS Ah-tfmSv Ccn-°m≥ ]d™p, Imcy-ßs - f√mw Bflm¿∞-Xt- bmsS tI´p. C°m-cyØn¬ Bsc-bmWv ImtW≠sX∂pw F¥mWv sNtø-≠-sX∂pw Ahƒ°p hni-Zo-I-cn®p sImSpØp. ImtW≠ Bƒ°v Abmƒ Hcp Ipdn∏pw Fgp-Xn-s°m-SpØp. Ahsf ]d™-b® - t- ijw Abmƒ sXm∏nsb-Sp-Øp-sIm≠v Btem-Nn®p, Xm≥ Fs¥-¶nepw C\n ad-∂n-´pt≠m? H∂pw ad-∂n-´n√, F∂m¬ ad-°m-\p≠v, `mcysb! Abm-fpsS apJw ho≠pw Ccp≠p. ""`mcysb ImWm≥ t]mItWm, th≠tbm?'' CXm-bn-cp∂p Abm-fpsS a\- n¬ InS∂p Ipg™ {]iv\w. BZyw t]mtI-s≠∂p IcpXn. Im]Syw Abm-fpsS kz`m-hØ - n\v tbmPn®-X√. HSp-hn¬ t]mIm≥Xs∂ Xocp-am-\n®p. Ft∏m-gm-bmepw AXv A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-°msX ]‰n-√t√m. Abmƒ Hcp knKc-s‰-SpØv c≠p hen-h-en®v Bjvs{S-bn-te°v Fdn™p. thKw t{UmbnwKv dqw IS∂v `mcy-bpsS InS-∏p-ap-dn-bpsS hmXn¬ Xpd∂p. Zcnbm Ae-Ivkm¨t{Smhv\m apdn-bn-ep≠v. `b-s∏´v hnS¿∂ IÆpItfmsS, Xpd∂ hm¿Uvtdm_n\p apºn¬ Ahƒ \n¬°p∂p. apdn apgph≥ kmam-\-߃ NnX-dn-°n-S-°p-∂p≠v. `¿Ømhv \S-∂-Sp-°p∂ i_vZw-tI´v Ahƒ hmXn¬°-te°p t\m°n. ]p—hpw Kuc-h-hp-ap≈ `mhw apJØp {]I-Sn-∏n-°m-\-hƒ hrYm Hcp {iaw \SØn. Ahƒ°bm-tfmSv kwkm-cn-°m≥Xs∂ `b-am-bn-cp∂p. AΩ-bpsS ho´n-te°p t]mIp-tºmƒ sIm≠p-t]m-tI≠ Ip´n-I-fp-sSbpw Xs‚bpw XpWn-Iƒ FSp-Øp-hbv-°-emWv Ign™ aq∂p Znh-k-ambn Ah-fpsS ]Wn. AXp ]e-{]m-hi - yhpw Ahƒ Bh¿Øn®p. F¥m-bmepw `¿Øm-hns\ am\wsI-Sp-Øm\pw in£n-°m\pwth≠n Fs¥¶nepw sNtø-≠n-bn-cn-°p∂p. Abmƒ Ahsf thZ-\n-∏n-®-Xn\v sNdn-b-Xmb Hcp {]Xn-Im-c-sa-¶nepw sNøWw. Xm≥ `¿Øm-hns\ Dt]-£n®p t]mIp-sa-∂hƒ ]d-™psIm≠n-cp-s∂-¶nepw AXv Akm-≤y-am-sW-∂h - ƒ°p tXm∂n. Hcp `¿Ømsh-∂-\n-e-bv°-bmsf kvt\ln-°p-Ibpw ]cn-N-cn-°p-Ibpw sNbvXpsIm≠p≈ Pohn-X-co-Xn-bn¬\n-∂-hƒ°v tamN-\-an√. AXn\pw]pdsa ChnsS, kz¥w ho´n¬, A©p Ip´n-Is - fbpw \∂mbn t\m°n hf¿Øm\mIpw. AΩbpsS ho´n¬ AXp _p≤n-ap-´mWv. Ct∏mƒØs∂ Cu aq∂p Znh-k-Øn-\p-≈n¬ G‰hpw Cf-b -Ip´n kpJ-an-√m-Xn-cn-∏mWv. a‰p-≈-h¿ icn°v `£Ww Ign-°p-∂p-an√. AXp-sIm≠v ChnSw hn´p-t]m-IpI Akm-≤y-amWv. F∂mepw icn°pw t]mIp-sa∂ \mSy-tØmsS hkv{X߃ FSp-Øp-hbv° - p-∂X - n¬ apgp-In-bn-cn-°b - m-Wh - ƒ! Abmƒ ASp-sØ-Øn-bt- ∏mƒ Ahƒ ]I®v ssZ\y-Xt- bmsS t\m°n. 14

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""tUmfn'' Htªm≥kvIn t]Sn-tbmsS sas√ hnfn®p. hnt[-b-Xz-ap≈ `mh-am-sW-¶nepw Abm-fpsS Du¿÷-kz-eX I≠v Ahƒ hnNm-cn®p. ""AsX. Abmƒ k¥p-jvS\pw kwXr-]vX-\p-amWv. Fs‚ Imcyw t\m°q... Bfp-Iƒ CjvSs - ∏-Sp-Ibpw {]iw-kn-°p-Ibpw sNøp∂ AbmfpsS \√ {]IrXsØ Rm≥ shdp-°p∂p.'' ""\n߃s°-¥mWv th≠Xv?'' Ahƒ s]s´∂v Akm-[m-cW kzcØn¬ tNmZn®p. ""tUmfn, A∂m C∂p hcpw'' ""AXn\v Rms\-¥p -thWw? F\n-°-hsf kzoI-cn-°m-\m-hn√.'' ""AXp sNøWw.'' ""t]mIq, Zqsc t]mIq'' Abm-fpsS apJ-Øp- t\m-°msX thZ-\t- bmsS Ahƒ \ne-hn-fn®p. amXyp ]d-™X - p-t]mse, Imcy-߃ kzbw cq]-s∏-Sp-sa∂p kam-[m\n®v, kpJ-ambn ]{X-]m-cm-bW - hpw Im∏nIpSn-bp-ambn X\n°p \oßm≥ Ign t™s\. F∂m¬, F√mw XI¿∂v \ncm-i-bn-em≠ `mcysb I≠t∏mƒ Abmƒ hnIm-c-hn-h-i-\mbn. sXm≠ AS-™-Xp-t]mse. IÆpIƒ \nd™p. ""Hmlv, ssZhta! Rms\-¥mWv sNbvXXv? tUmfn, ssZhsØ Hm¿Øv!... \n\-°d - n-bm-at√m...'' Abmƒ°p XpS-cm-\m-bn√. tX߬aqew Abm-fpsS sXm≠ AS™p. hm¿Uvtdm_ns‚ hmXn¬ i‡n-bm-b-S®v Ahƒ `¿Øm-hns\ t\m°n. ""tUmfn, Rms\¥p ]d-bm-\mWv?... Ft∂mSv £an°q! Hm¿Øp t\m°q, Hº-Xp-h¿jw... Hcp ss\anjn-I-amb... tamlw....'' ""IS-∂p-t]mIq, Chn-S∂v t]mIq'' Ahƒ Dds° Nodn. ""\nß-fpsS B taml-sØ-°p-dn®pw shdp-∏p-f-hm-°p∂ {]hr-Øn-I-sf-°p-dn®pw Ft∂mSv an≠cpXv.'' Ahƒ t]mIm-\m-{K-ln-s®-¶nepw Ahn-sS-Øs∂ Hcp Ikm-c-bn¬ Nmcn \n∂p. Htªm≥kvIn-bpsS apJw XpSpØp, Np≠p-Iƒ ho¿Øp, IÆp-Iƒ \nd™p. Abmƒ tXßn-s°m≠v ]d™p: ""tUmfn, ssZhsØ Hm¿Øv Ip´n-I-fpsS Imcyw Nn¥n-°pI. Ahscmcp sX‰pw sNbvXn-´n√! Fs∂ in£n-t®mfq. Fs‚ ]m]-Øn\v Rm≥ in£ A\p-`-hn°mw. Rm≥ F√m-‰n\pw Xøm-dmWv. Rm≥ sX‰p-Im-c\mWv. F\n°v kz¥w sX‰v {]I-Sn-∏n-°p-hm≥ hm°p-Iƒ In´p-∂n√... tUmfn, F\n°p am∏p-Xcq.'' Ahƒ Xmsg Ccp∂p. i‡-amb lrZ-ba - n-Sn∏v tIƒ°mw. Abmƒ°v `mcy-tbmSv h√mØ hnjaw tXm∂n. Ahƒ ho≠pw ho≠pw kwkm-cn°m≥ {ian®p; ]t£, ]‰p-∂n√... Abmƒ ImØn-cp∂p. ""\n߃°p Ifn-°m≥ tXm∂p-tºm-gmWv \n߃ \ΩpsS Ip´n-Isf Hm¿°p-∂Xv. F∂m¬, Rm\-hsc Ft∏mgpw Hm¿°p∂p. Ah¿ \in-°pI-bm-Wn-t∏mƒ.'' 15

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