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9 2010 sabv 23 Rmb¿ Rm≥ Kƒ^v PohnXw XpS-ßn- bn´v ]Øv ]Xn-s\´v h¿j-am-bn. AXn-\n-S-bn¬ ]eXpw I≠pw tI´pw A\p-`-hn-®p. BSv Pohn-X- Ønse \Po-an-s\-t∏m-se-bp≈ Hcmsfsb¶nepw F\n°v t\cn¬ ImWm\pw kwkm-cn-°m\pw CS-h- ∂n-´p-≠v. AXns\∏‰n Rm≥ Fgp- Xp-Ibpw sNbvXn-´p-≠v. AXn\p apºv A∏p-th-´-\p-≠mb A\p-`hw Ft∂mSp ]d-™Xv Rm≥ Hcp IYm-cq-t]W (Aßs\ Hs° ]d- bm-sa-¶n¬) Fgp-Xn-bn-´p-≠v. AXp- sIm-s≠ms° Xs∂ CØcw Hcp IY, shdpw sI´p-I-Y-b√ F∂v F\n°v a\- n-em-hp-∂p-≠v. IY-bpsS ]cn-kcw dnbm-Znse _Xvlbpw ]cn-k-chpw BsW∂pw Rm≥ AhnsS A\-h-[n- Imew Xma-kn-®n-´p-s≠-∂Xpw IqSn F\n°v Cu t\mh-en-t\m-Sp≈ ]cn-Nbw, AXv hmbn-°msX Xs∂ IqSp-∂-Xmbn tXm∂n-bn-´p-≠v. a\p-jy≥ A\p-`-hn-°p∂ hyY- Iƒ F√m-bvt∏mgpw Hcp-t]mse Bbn-cpt∂m? AXv ÿe-Im-em- XoXambn-cpt∂m? Hcp]t£ Bbn- cn-°mw. AXp-sIm-≠mWv ZkvtXsbhvkvIn-bpw hnIvS¿ lyqtKmbpw Hs° hmbn-°p-tºmƒ \ap-°h A\p-`-h-th-Zyhpw lrZyhpw BIp-∂-Xv. As√-¶n¬ AØcw t\mh-ep-Ifnse√mw \ΩpsS PohnX-hp-ambn _‘-s∏-Sp- Øm-\p-X-Ip∂ Ft¥m H∂v Is≠- Øm\mIp-∂-Xv. Zriym-hn-jvIm-c-Øn- \mbn Fgp-Xn-b-Xm-sW-¶nepw Fgp- Øns‚ `wKn-sIm≠pw \mS-Io-b-X- sIm≠pw CØcw IrXn-I-tfm- sSm∏w \n¬°p∂ H∂mWv DÆmbn hmcycpsS \f-N-cn-X-w. a\p-jys‚ {]Xo-£, Pohn-°m- \p≈ B{Klw, AXoh k¶-S-ß- fn¬ \n∂pw Ic-I-bdn apt∂m´p t]mIm-\p≈ AZay-amb, Xo{h-amb A`n-hmRvO CXn-s\-sbms° Xs∂-bmWv \mw AXo-X-i‡n F∂p hnfn-°p-∂-sX∂v F\n-°v ]e-t∏mgpw tXm∂n-bn-´p-≠v. hnizmkw Xs∂-bmWv Ahs‚ i‡n-. acp-`q-an-bnse Pohn-X-Øn¬ hnizm-k-Øns‚ i‡n ]d-™-dn- bn-°m≥ Ffp-∏a√. CXn\v Dt]m¬]-e-I-ambn Fs‚ Ign™ 10˛18 sIm√sØ Pohn-X-Øn¬ D≠mb Nne A\p-`- h-߃ ]d-bm≥ ]‰pw. AXn¬ H∂m-a-Xmbn, Fs‚ A\n-b≥ acn-°p-I-bmWv F∂v sSen-t^m-Wn-eqsS Adn-bn-®-t∏mƒ Rm≥ Hm^o-kn-em-bn-cp-∂p. s]s´∂v F\n°v \nb-{¥Ww hn´p- t]m-bn. Np‰p-ap≈ kuZn-Iƒ (Ahsc Ad-_m_v F∂v hnfn-°p- ∂Xv Rm≥ CXp-hsc tI´n-´n-√. B {]tbmKw kuZn°v ]pd-Øp-am{Xw \ne-hn-ep-≈-Xm-sW∂mWv Fs‚ hnizm-kw) h∂v Ic-b-cp-Xv, IÆo¿ XpS-°v, Fs∂ms° ]d-™p. Ah- cpsS ]d-bp∂ coXnbpw apJhpw I≠-t∏mƒ Fs‚ IÆo-sc√mw \n∂p, k¶Sw am{Xw _m°n-bm-bn. AXv Fs‚ D≈n-em-Wt√m, Ah¿ ImWp-∂n-√-t√m. CXp-t]mse Xs∂bmWv km_n-°nse _mte-´≥ kuZn hn´pt]mIp-∂-Xn\p apºv, At±lw Cdm-Jn¬ D≠m-bn-cp-∂-t∏m-gp-≠mb kw`-h-߃ ]d-™Xv (B C‚¿hyq ChnsS Fs‚ tªmKn¬ hmbn-°mw). H∏w ]Wn-sb-Sp-°p∂ CdmJn ]uc≥, Ata-cn-°≥ t_mw_nw-Kn¬ Xm\-√msX Xs‚ IpSpw-_hpw Ab¬]-°-Øp≈ a‰p kplr-Øp-°fpw F√m-hcpw \jvS- s∏´p F∂-dn-™n-´pw, ho´n¬ t]mbn th≠-XvsNbvXv (F¥v sNøm≥? t_mw_v aqe-ap-≠mb Hcp henb Ipgn-b-√msX B `mKØv as‰m∂pw D≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√- s{X) sshIp-t∂cw Hm^o-kn-te°v Xncn®p h∂p. A∂p apX¬ temI- Øn¬ kz¥-°mcpw _‘p-°fpw F∂p-]-d-bm≥ Hcm-fp-an-√. H‰-bmWv F∂v Adn-™n´pw At±lw Hm^o- kn¬ h∂v ]Wn sNbvXp. sshIp- t∂cw ]Wn Ign-™m¬ Xncn®p t]mIm≥ Hcp hoSn√. F∂n´pw Hcp Xp≈n IÆo¿ hoWn-√, Ahs‚ apJØv. hoWm¬ A√mlp tIm]n- °p-a-s{X. AXmWv hnizmkw. Hcp hnizm-k-Øn\v C{X i‡n-tbm. Adn-bn-√. F∂m¬ Cu i‡nbmWv ]e-t∏mgpw \ΩpsS Pohn-Xw aptºm´v sIm≠pt]mIp-∂- Xv F∂-Xns‚ Hcp sX-fn-hm-bn-´m- bncn°mw BSp-Po-hn-X-hpw, HmƒUv am≥ B‚ v kobpw, \f-N-cn-X-hpw, ]mh-ß-fpw Hs° \ΩpsS apºn¬ {]Xy£s∏-SpI F∂v F\n°p tXm∂p-∂p. F¥v ]d-bp-tºmgpw F¥v hmbn-°p-tºmgpw Rm≥ IY- I-fn-bnepw \f-N-cn-X-Ønepw Hs° Np‰n-Øn-cn-bp-∂Xv F¥m-sW-s∂-\n- °-dn-bn-√. AsXs‚ CjvSm-\n-jvS- ß-fpsS {]n^-d≥kv enÃv t\m°n- bm¬ Adn-bp-am-bn-cn-°mw. \f≥ NqXn¬ tXm‰v `mcym-k- taXw Im´n-te-°mWv t]mIp-∂-Xv. ImSv \ap°v [mcmfw ac-ßfpw h\y- ar-K-ßfpw Hs°-bp≈ a\p-jy-cn- √mØ, F∂m¬ Im´m-f-∑m¿ D≠m- Im≥ km[y-X-bp≈ ÿe-am-Wv. AX-√msX XnI®pw hnP-\-ambXpw sh≈w In´m-ØXpw Np´p-s]m-≈p- ∂Xpw XWp-∏m-bm¬ sImSpw XWp∏pw ac-ß-fn-√m-ØXpw Hs° Bb acp-`qan \ap°v ImS-√. AXns\ ]‰n \ΩpsS alm-Im-hy- ß-fn¬ A[nIw Fgp-Xn-bn-´pt≠m? \Jw IqSn s]m≈p∂ th\¬ NqSn¬ BWv bp[n-jvTn-c\pw ktlm-Z-c-∑mcpw `mcym-k-taXw Im´n-te°v t]mIp-∂p-Xv. In¿Ωo-c - h-[-Øn¬ AXv ]d-bp-∂p-≠v. AX- √msX acp-`q-ansb hnti-jn-∏n- °p∂ h√-Xp-apt≠m \ap°v? F\n- °-dn-bn-√. acp-`q-anbpw Hcp Bhm-k- hy- hÿ BsW-∂mWv \Pow (BSp- Po-hnXw s^bnw) ]d-bp-∂-Xv. AX- √msX Xc-an-√-t√m. temI-]m-e-I∑m-tc... F∂p XpS- ßp∂ \f-N-cnXw aq∂mw Znhkw BWv F\n°v BSp-Po-hnXw hmbn- ®-t∏mƒ BZyw Hm¿a h∂-Xv. k¶-S- Øn¬ \n∂pw hcp∂ \ncm-i, ZpxJw, ]ns∂ Bfl-hn-izmkw hos≠-Sp-°¬, ho≠pw ho≠pw tIcf kmlnXy A°m- Zan Ahm¿Uv t\Snb s_\ym- ans‚ "BSpPohnXw' cN- \- bpsS `wKn- sIm≠pw \mS- Io- b- X - sIm≠pw DÆm- bn- hm- cy- cpsS \f- N- cn - XtØmSv H∏w \n¬°p- ∂p. BSpPohn - XØn\v ]pXn- sbmcp hmb- \m- ]- cn- kcw. kzbw ]d™pw Np‰pw ImWp-∂- sX√mw t]mkn-‰ohmsW∂v `mhn®pw kz¥w hnizmkw ZrV- s∏-Sp-ج. Hmtcm ka-bØpw `mjm-co-Xn-bnse hyXym-kw, Bfl- hn-izmkw h∂v ssZh-Øn¬ Dd®v hniz-kn-®n-cn-°p∂ ka-bØv sNøp-∂-Xn\pw ]d-bp-∂-Xn\pw Hcp "CcpØw h∂-hs‚' coXn-bm-Wv. a\ v s]s´∂v Cf-Ip-I-bn-√. B ka-b-Øp≈ h\-h¿W-\bpw IqsS \fs‚ am\kn-Im-hÿ shfn-s∏-Sp- Øp∂ Xc-Øn-ep-≈-Xm-Wv. am≥ {]k-hhpw a‰pw AXp-t]mse s_\ym-an≥ BSp-Po-hn-X-Ønepw ImWn-°p-∂p. ]t£ {]khw BSpw ÿew acp-`q-anbpw BsW∂p am{Xw. am\-kn-Im-hÿ H∂p- X- s∂. \fs\ Pohn-X-Øn-te°p Xncn®p sIm≠p-h-cp-∂Xv Im¿t°m- SI Z¿i-\hpw XpS¿∂p≈ Zwi- \hpw BWv. Fhn-sS-\n∂v h∂p Im¿t°m-S-I≥? As√-¶n¬ Im¿t°m-S-Is‚ AhXm-tcm-t±iyw Xs∂ \f-c£ Bbn-cpt∂m? AXp- t]mse Fhn-tS°v A{]-Xy-£- ambn Im¿t°m-S-I≥? Im¿t°m-S-I≥ \¬Inb hkv{Xw hmßn Ipºn´v hWßn \nh¿∂v t\m°p-tºmƒ Im¿t°m-S- Is\ ImWn-√. "Aßs\ k¿∏- t{i-jvT≥ A\p{K-ln®v A{]-Xy-£- ambn' F∂v hfsc kmh-[m\w ap{Z- Im-Wn®v A{]-Xy-£-amb ÿe- tØ°p (hnZq-c-tØ-°v) apJw Ncn- ®p ]nSn®p tKm]n Bims‚ Hcp B´-ap-≠v. B apJ-`m-hhpw \nebpsams° ImWpI Xs∂ thWw. ]ns∂ \ne-am‰n kZ- ns\ t\m°n, Im¿t°m-S-I-t\mSv X\n°v C\nbpw Hcp-]mSv tNmZn-°m-\p-≠v. ]t£ At±lw AXn-s\m∂pw \n∂n√ F∂ Xc-Øn-ep≈ Hcp \ncm-i-tbmsS Zo¿L-\n-izmkw hnSpw tKm]n Bim≥. kam-\-amb ]eXpw s_\ym- an≥ BSp-Po-hn-X-Øn¬ ImWn-°p- ∂p. Ckvam-bn¬ Jm{Zn Aßs\ FhnsS \n∂pw h∂p. l°o-ans‚ ak-vd-bn¬ Hcp Xnc-t\m´w I≠p. ]ns∂ c£-I-\m-bn. Fhn-tS°v A{]-Xy-£-ambn? \Pow Ckvam- bn¬ Jm{Znsb ]‰n ]d-bp-tºmƒ tKm]n Bims‚ apJhpw \nebpw D≠mIpw \Po-an-\v. AX-√msX Fßs\bm? aq∂mw Znhkw I-gn™v Xncn®p hcp-tºmƒ ]e-t∏mgpw "Fs¥m- s°-bm-bmepw ASpØ Znhkw H∂n-°qtem' Fs∂mcp kam-[m-\- hp-am-bmWv hcn-I. s_\ym-ans‚ IY- Xp-S-ßp-∂Xv Xs∂ ]IpXn ^vfmjv _m°v Bbn-´m-Wv. \f-N-cn- X-Øn¬ th¿]mSv ImtW-≠Xp Xs∂-bm-Wv. BSp-Po-hn-Øn¬ th¿]m-Sn\v ÿm\-an-√. F¶nepw tNc¬ hfsc Kw`ocamWv. AsX, \f-N-cnXw \memw Znhkw A`n-\- bn®v ^en-∏n-°m≥, IrX-l-kvX- cmb \S-∑m¿t° ]‰q. AXpXs∂- bmWv s_\ym-an≥ IY-]-d-bp∂ coXn-bpw Fw._n.kp\n¬Ipam¿, dnbmZv s_\ym-an≥ Iem-a-fiew tKm]n \yqkv dqan-te°v hmg-°p- fØp\n∂v t^m¨ h∂-t∏mƒ ctaiv Im‚o-\n-em-bn-cp-∂p. DSs\ Im_n-\n-te-s°-Ø-W-sa∂ A\u¨kvsa‚ v tI´Xpw Xn∂p- sIm-≠n-cp∂ km‚ vhn®v H‰-b-Sn°v hmbn-te°p X≈n-°-b-‰n- Snjyq- hn¬ ssI Xp-S-®p-sIm-≠-bmƒ NmSnsbgp-t∂-‰p. IqsS-bp-≠m-bn-cp∂ ARvP-en°v cta-ins‚ sh{]mfw I≠v Nncn h∂p. "Bim-t\, Hcp an\n‰v sshIo∂p sh®v t_mkv X´n- °-f-tbm-∂q-√. H∂p kam-[m-\-s∏Sv' Ah-fpsS kzc-Ønse Ifn-bm-°¬ Imcy-am-°msX B Ihn-fn¬ Aa¿Øn-sbmcp \p≈v sImSpØp sIm≠v [rXn-bn¬ \S-°th Abm- tfm¿Øp. Ah-ƒ°n-sXms° ]d- bmw. H∂q-s√-¶nepw Xt¥sS hI kºmZyw ho´n¬ A´n-sh-t®-°p-h- t√. ]t£ \Ω°o dnt∏m¿´nwKpw AXns‚ _tØ-sams° In´n-bmte sshIn´v sXm≠ \\-°m-s\-¶nepw ]‰q. en^v‰n-dßn at\m-l-c-amb XSn- ∏-Wn-Ifpw •mkv ]m¿´o-j-\p-sa√mw \nd™ ioXo-I-cn® Hm^okv lmfn- te°p \S-∂-t∏mtg I≠p, B¬_¿´v Xs‚ Iyma-dbpw Xq°n FØn-°-gn-™p. Ch-\-t√epw Cß-s\-bm-Wv. Dd- °-Øo∂v hnfn-®mepw ASpØ sk°‚n¬ Iyma-dbpw Xq°n Cd- ßn-t°m-fpw. Im°n ]m‚ vkpw Nph∂ j¿´pw ]ns∂ Ip‰n-Øm-Sn-bp- sa√mw IqSn Hcp _p≤n-Pohn ep°p- s≠-¶nepw, _p≤n-bn√ shdpw Pohn am{X-am-sW∂v Ahs\ kl- {]-h¿Ø-I¿ hnfn-°p∂ Imcy- tam¿Øt∏mƒ cta-in\v Nncn-h-∂p. AX-S-°n- ssIs]m°n Hcp kemw Ah\p sImSp-Øp-sIm≠v t\sc \yqkv dqan-te°p tIdn. sat Pv I≠-∏tg kam-[m-\-am-bn. \s√mcp tImfmWv HØph∂n-cn-°p-∂-Xv. Ipd®p Znh-k-ambn sk≥tk-j-W¬ \yqskm∂pw In´msX hnj-a-Øn-em- bn-cp-∂p. F√mw hne-°-bt‰mw ap√- s∏-cn-bmdpw \nb- -a-k` IqSoXpw ]ncn- ™-Xpw... H∂pw ]d-b-≠. Hcp-am-Xncn ]®-°dn am{Xw Iq´n-bp≈ DuWv t]mse. ImeØpw IqSn hnNm-cn-®- tX-bp-≈q. \ΩpsS \m´nse s]ºn- t≈¿°pw IqSn F¥p ]‰o-∂v. A√, Ah-‰-bn-te-sX-¶n-ep-sams° Hcp I∂w-Xn-cnhv H∏n-®n-t√¬ \Ω- sfms° thsd h√ ]Wn°pw t]mth≠n hcn-t√? "F¥m amtj, H‰°v \n∂v ]ndp-]n-dp-°p-t∂' F∂- t\z-jn®p sIm≠v \yqkv _p≈‰n≥ C≥Nm¿Pmb djo-Zn-t\mSv am‰¿ ]d- ™n´v DSs\ ^vfmjv sImSpØp sIm≈m≥ G¬∏n-®p. "BZyw \ΩpsS Nm\-en¬ Xs∂ ImWn-°- Ww. At√ a‰-h-Ωm-scms° tIdn Nmºpw... hcvs´-Sm... semt°-j-\nse- Øo´v ¢n∏nwKvkv hnSmw...' ctajv ssa°pw sFU‚n‰n Im¿Up-sa√mw FSp-Øp-sIm≠v H._n hm\n-te°v HmSn- °-b-dn. BZyta tIdn-°-gn™ B¬_¿´n-s\bpw Ahs‚ s]m°W k©nt]mesØ Iyma-dm- In‰pw I≠m¬ GtXm ]nIv\n-°n\p t]mIm≥ Hcpßn Cd-ßnbXpt]mse tXm∂pam-bn- cp-∂p. "Afnbm, Cs∂-¶nepw \√ \mep ^qt´Pv In´nbm aXn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Cs∏m F{X Znhkw IqSo´m Cß-s\-sbms° tImfv HØphcp-∂-Xv. a‰-h-Ωm-scms° FØ-tWs‚ apºv \ap-°-sß-Ø-Ww... tPmk-t∏-´m.. IØn®p hnt´m...' cta-i≥ H∂n-fIn Ccp∂v Dds° ]m´p- ]m-Sm≥ XpS-ßn. ÿeØp sN∂t∏m cta-is‚ a\ v \nd-™p. sat Pv h∂-t]m-se- b√ AXnepw Kw`o-c-amWv Chn-SpsØ Ah-ÿ. B¬_¿´n-t\mSv Xbm-dm-Im≥ IÆp-sIm≠mwKyw Im´n ctaiv NmSn-bn- d-ßn. hm\n\p apI-fn¬ Fen-k-_Øv cm⁄n-bpsS Xqsh-≈-°pS t]mse hnS¿∂p hcp∂ B‚n\ I≠Xpw \m´p- Im¿ Ahsc hf™v _lfw Iq´m≥ XpS-ßn. Bfp-Isf hI-™v am‰n Hcp bmKm-izsØt∏mse ctaiv kw`hÿe-tØ°p IpXn-®p. AhnsS amhn≥ sImºn¬ amß°p ]I-c-ambn Xqßn-°n-S-∂n-cp∂ IpSpw-_sØ Iyma-d- bn-em°nØpS-ßnb B¬_¿´v kzIm- cy-ambn ]d-™p: "FSm I£n-Ifv Xqßm≥ ac-s°mºv skeIvSv sNbvXXv \∂m-bn. F√m BwKn-fo∂pw jq´v sNøm- tem... h√ apdn-°-I-sØ-ßm-\p-am-bn-cp- s∂-¶n¬ t]meo-kp-h∂v apdn Xpd-∂v, Ah-‰-IƒsS HuZm-cy-Øn-et√ ]Sw ]nSn-°m≥ ]‰q...' icn-bm, icn-bm... F∂v kΩ-Xn® tijw {KlWn ]nSn® ]nt≈cv N°-°q-´m≥ I≠ amXncn ctaiv ssa°p-ambn sXm´-SpØp \n¬°pI-bm-bn-cp-∂, kw`hw BZyw I≠p F∂hIm-i-s∏´ BfpsS ta¬ NmSn-hoWv hni-Zmw-i-߃ Bcm-™p. At∏m-tg°pw Abmsf Xqßn- \n¬°p∂ t_mUn-Iƒ ]›m-Ø-e- am°n Iem-]-c-ambn B¬_¿´pw tPmen XpS-ßn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. kw`-hn® Imcyw Abmƒ BZyw apX¬ hnh-cn-°m≥ XpS-ßn. AI-º-Sn- bmbn Abm-fpsS Ic-®nepw ]pd-tØ°p h∂p. Gß-e-Sn-°n-S-bn¬ Abmƒ "cmKn- Wn -tamtf \o Cu NXn sNbvX-t√m' F∂p ]d-™-t∏m-gmWv ctaiv AXn- \Iw Xmsg Cd°n InS-Øn-bn-cp∂ Iq´- Ønse s]¨Ip-´n-bpsS apJw {i≤n-®- Xv. Xqßn-°n-S-∂-t∏mƒ Ah-fpsS kar- ≤-amb apSn apJw ]mXn-bpw ad-®n-cp-∂-Xn- \m¬ Abmƒ°-hsf a\- n-em-bn-cp-∂n- √. Abmƒ AXn-i-b-tØmsS B¬_¿´ns\ tXm≠n "FSm, CXv \ΩpsS cmKn-Wn-bmSm' F∂v AS°w ]d-™p. GXv cmKn-Wn-sb∂v kwibw {]I-Sn-∏n® B¿_¿´n-t\m-S-bmƒ GI- tZiw Hcp amkw apºv \m´n¬ {]N-cn-®n- cp∂ Ipµw-Ipfw s]¨Ip-´osS NqS≥ Zriy-ßsf ]‰n Hm¿an-∏n-®p. Bsf ]nSn- In-´nb B¬_¿´ns‚ apJw B Xnc-°n- \n-S-bnepw A«o-e-Øm¬ \nd™v \ndw amdn. Np≠p-I-Sn®v sIm≠v Abmƒ arX- tZ-lsØ IÆm¬ BsI-sbm∂pgn™v sh≈-an-d-°n. "FtSm, BcmsS Ah-sS IqsS-bp-≠m-bn-cp∂ B tIm¥≥?' Adn- bn√ F∂v Npa-ep-sIm-≠mwKyw Im´n Abmƒ hnj-Æ-\mbn Nn¥n-®p. sim, IjvS-am-bn-t∏m-bn. Ign™ amkw apX¬ ChƒsS Hcn‚¿hyq Xc-s∏-Sp- Øm≥ {ian-°p-∂-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. GXm≠v F√mw HØp-h-∂-Xp-am-bn-cp-∂p. AXn-s‚- tSev Cu s]Æv tIdn Cßs\ ]Wn H∏n-°q∂v Xosc Icp-Xo-√. B, t]ms´... hn[n-®n-´n-√m-bn-cn-°pw... ctaiv DSs\ Xs∂ ho≠pw I¿Ø-hy-\n-c-X-\mbn kw`-hsØ ]‰n-bp≈ Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cp- sSbpw {]Xn-I-c-W-ßfpw hnh-c-W-ßfpw hni-Z-ambn ]I¿Øn Nm\¬ Bÿm\- tØ°v Ab®p XpS-ßn. F√mw Ign™v XncnsI aS-ßp-tºm- tg°pw k‘y-bm-bn XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. "FSm, hni-∂n´p IpSep ^yqkm-bn. Fhn-tSepw \n¿Øv, \ap-s°-t¥epw X´n-tb®p t]mImw...' sIm≈m-hp∂ tlm´-en\p ap∂n¬ h≠n \n¿Øn. NmSn-bn-d-ßp-tºmƒ ctaiv Dds° ]d™p: "C∂sØ sNehv cmKn-WosS IpSpw_ hI, BcmSm Ahsf {Sm∏v sNbvXXv' F∂ B¿_¿´ns‚ tNmZyw Abm-fn¬ Nncn-bm-Wp-b¿Øn-b-Xv. "AsXms° BcmSm Cs∏m t\m°- tW... F¥m-bmepw F√mw ^n\n-jv. C\n-bnt∏m tIkn\p \S-°m≥ t]mepw Bcp-an-√msX F√mw H‰-b-Sn°v t]mbn- t√. At√epw F{X In´n-bmepw Ch-‰- sbm∂pw ]Tn-°n-s√-Sm... CΩm-Xncn Hmtcm Ipgo- sN∂p NmSpw. \ΩpsS ka- bw∂p ]d™m aXo-t√m...' AXn-\Iw Xs∂ s]mtdm´ _o^pw tN¿Øv hmbn- en-´-c®p XpS-ßnb B¬_¿´v AXv Xe- Ip-ep°n kΩ-Xn-®p. ]ns∂ tlm´-ens‚ Hgn™ tImWn¬ A¬]w Ccp-ƒ \n- d™ CSØp\n∂v Db¿∂ Nncn {i≤n®psIm≠v ctaiv XpS¿∂p: "tZ... I≠n-t√. CXpw Fhn-St∂m Ip‰ow ]dn®v Id-ßm≥ ht∂-°W I£n-I-fm... I≠m-Xs∂ Adn-bmw.' ]pdw-Xn-cn-™n-cn- °p∂ s]¨Ip-´n-bpsS ]n≥h-Sn-hn-eqsS ItÆm-Sn®p sIm≠v B¬_¿´v ]Xps° ]d™ A«oew Bkz- Zn®psIm≠v NpSpNmb IpSn-°p-tºmƒ s]s´∂v Abmƒ ARvP-ensb Hm¿Øp. Ah-ƒ {^obmtWm F∂-dn-bm≥ hnfn®p t\m°nbn´v ]cn-[n°p ]pd-Øm- Wv F∂ Adn-bn-∏mWv In´n-b-Xv. At√epw Ah-sf-t∏mgm ]cn-[n-°p-≈n- en-cp-∂n-´p-≈Xv F∂v Nn¥n®v Hcp sat Pv Ahƒ°p ]m v sNbvXn´p ssIIgpIm≥ FWo-‰Xpw Nncn®pIpg™v aqe-bn-en-cn-°p∂ {]Wb tPmSn- Abmsf IS∂pt]mbn. At∏mƒ Hcp an∂mbw t]mse I≠ s]¨Ip-´n-bpsS apJ-Øns‚ ]m¿iz-Zr- iy-Øn¬, c≠p Znhkw apºv ÃUn Sqdn\v tImtf-Pn¬ \n∂p-t]mb Xs‚ s]ßsf I≠ cta-in\v Xe-I-d-ßp∂ t]mse tXm∂n. Hcp \nan-jsØ ac-hn-∏n\p tijw Ne-\-tijn hos≠-SpØv tlm´-en\p shfn-bn-te°p IpXn®p sNs∂-¶nepw At∏m-tg°pw sNdp-∏-°m-cs‚ ss_°n\p ]n∂n¬ Aa¿∂n-cp∂ Ahƒ ]d∂p t]mbn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p. BsI hnfdn kvXw`n®p \n¬°p∂ cta- ins‚ ASpØp h∂ B¬_¿´v "FSm Ah-fv t]mtbm? \√ D{K≥ ]okm-bn-cp- s∂-Sm... \ΩpsS cmKnWn tamU¬ Xs∂' F∂p ]d™pXo¿∂Xpw cta- ins‚ Iøo∂p Ahs‚ apJ-a-S®p In´nb ASn F¥n-\p-≈-Xm-sW-∂-dn- bmsX Ihnfpw s]mØn angn®p \n∂Xpw Hcp-an-®m-bn-cp∂p. At∏mgpw tlm´-ense Sn.hn-bn¬ A∂sØ t{_°nwKv \yqknse Zriy-߃ NqtSmsS ImWn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p dp_o\ \nhm-kv Be-∏pg, Pn± hc: H._n. \mk¿ \f-N-cn-X-Ønse \f\mbn Iem-a-fiew tKm]n
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2010ൽ കേരളസാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡ് ലഭിച്ച ബെന്യാമിന്റെ ആടുജീവിതം എന്ന കൃതിയുടെ ഒരു വായന. ഉണ്ണായി വാരിയരുടെ നളചരിതം കഥകളിയിലൂടെ ഗോപിയുടെ അഭിനയത്തിലൂടെ ഒരു വായന
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Rm≥ Kƒ^v PohnXw XpS-ßn-bn´v ]Øv ]Xn-s\´v h¿j-am-bn.AXn-\n-S-bn¬ ]eXpw I≠pwtI´pw A\p-`-hn-®p. BSv Pohn-X-Ønse \Po-an-s\-t∏m-se-bp≈Hcmsfsb¶nepw F\n°v t\cn¬ImWm\pw kwkm-cn-°m\pw CS-h-∂n-´p-≠v. AXns\∏‰n Rm≥ Fgp-Xp-Ibpw sNbvXn-´p-≠v. AXn\papºv A∏p-th-´-\p-≠mb A\p-`hwFt∂mSp ]d-™Xv Rm≥ HcpIYm-cq-t]W (Aßs\ Hs° ]d-bm-sa-¶n¬) Fgp-Xn-bn-´p-≠v. AXp-sIm-s≠ms° Xs∂ CØcw HcpIY, shdpw sI´p-I-Y-b√ F∂vF\n°v a\- n-em-hp-∂p-≠v.
IY-bpsS ]cn-kcw dnbm-Znse_Xvlbpw ]cn-k-chpw BsW∂pwRm≥ AhnsS A\-h-[n- ImewXma-kn-®n-´p-s≠-∂Xpw IqSnF\n°v Cu t\mh-en-t\m-Sp≈]cn-Nbw, AXv hmbn-°msX Xs∂IqSp-∂-Xmbn tXm∂n-bn-´p-≠v.
a\p-jy≥ A\p-`-hn-°p∂ hyY-Iƒ F√m-bvt∏mgpw Hcp-t]mseBbn-cpt∂m? AXv ÿe-Im-em-XoXambn-cpt∂m? Hcp]t£ Bbn-cn-°mw. AXp-sIm-≠mWvZkvtXsbhvkvIn-bpw hnIvS¿lyqtKmbpw Hs° hmbn-°p-tºmƒ\ap-°h A\p-`-h-th-ZyhpwlrZyhpw BIp-∂-Xv. As√-¶n¬AØcw t\mh-ep-Ifnse√mw\ΩpsS PohnX-hp-ambn _‘-s∏-Sp-Øm-\p-X-Ip∂ Ft¥m H∂v Is≠-Øm\mIp-∂-Xv. Zriym-hn-jvIm-c-Øn-\mbn Fgp-Xn-b-Xm-sW-¶nepw Fgp-Øns‚ `wKn-sIm≠pw \mS-Io-b-X-sIm≠pw CØcw IrXn-I-tfm-sSm∏w \n¬°p∂ H∂mWvDÆmbn hmcycpsS \f-N-cn-X-w.
a\p-jys‚ ]Xo-£, Pohn-°m-\p≈ BKlw, AXoh k¶-S-ß-fn¬ \n∂pw Ic-I-bdn apt∂m´pt]mIm-\p≈ AZay-amb, Xoh-ambA`n-hmRvO CXn-s\-sbms°Xs∂-bmWv \mw AXo-X-i‡nF∂p hnfn-°p-∂-sX∂v F\n-°v]e-t∏mgpw tXm∂n-bn-´p-≠v.hnizmkw Xs∂-bmWv Ahs‚i‡n-. acp-`q-an-bnse Pohn-X-Øn¬hnizm-k-Øns‚ i‡n ]d-™-dn-bn-°m≥ Ffp-∏a√.
CXn\v Dt]m¬]-e-I-ambnFs‚ Ign™ 10˛18 sIm√sØPohn-X-Øn¬ D≠mb Nne A\p-`-h-߃ ]d-bm≥ ]‰pw.
AXn¬ H∂m-a-Xmbn, Fs‚A\n-b≥ acn-°p-I-bmWv F∂vsSen-t^m-Wn-eqsS Adn-bn-®-t∏mƒRm≥ Hm^o-kn-em-bn-cp-∂p.
s]s´∂v F\n°v \nb-¥Ww hn´p-t]m-bn. Np‰p-ap≈ kuZn-Iƒ(Ahsc Ad-_m_v F∂v hnfn-°p-∂Xv Rm≥ CXp-hsc tI´n-´n-√. B]tbmKw kuZn°v ]pd-Øp-amXw\ne-hn-ep-≈-Xm-sW∂mWv Fs‚hnizm-kw) h∂v Ic-b-cp-Xv, IÆo¿XpS-°v, Fs∂ms° ]d-™p. Ah-cpsS ]d-bp∂ coXnbpw apJhpwI≠-t∏mƒ Fs‚ IÆo-sc√mw\n∂p, k¶Sw amXw _m°n-bm-bn.AXv Fs‚ D≈n-em-Wt√m, Ah¿ImWp-∂n-√-t√m.
CXp-t]mse Xs∂bmWvkm_n-°nse _mte-´≥ kuZnhn´pt]mIp-∂-Xn\p apºv, At±lwCdm-Jn¬ D≠m-bn-cp-∂-t∏m-gp-≠mbkw`-h-߃ ]d-™Xv (BC‚¿hyq ChnsS Fs‚ tªmKn¬hmbn-°mw). H∏w ]Wn-sb-Sp-°p∂CdmJn ]uc≥, Ata-cn-°≥t_mw_nw-Kn¬ Xm\-√msX Xs‚IpSpw-_hpw Ab¬]-°-Øp≈ a‰pkplr-Øp-°fpw F√m-hcpw \jvS-s∏´p F∂-dn-™n-´pw, ho´n¬t]mbn th≠-XvsNbvXv (F¥vsNøm≥? t_mw_v aqe-ap-≠mb
Hcp henb Ipgn-b-√msX B`mKØv as‰m∂pw D≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√-sX) sshIp-t∂cw Hm^o-kn-te°vXncn®p h∂p. A∂p apX¬ temI-Øn¬ kz¥-°mcpw _‘p-°fpwF∂p-]-d-bm≥ Hcm-fp-an-√. H‰-bmWvF∂v Adn-™n´pw At±lw Hm^o-kn¬ h∂v ]Wn sNbvXp. sshIp-t∂cw ]Wn Ign-™m¬ Xncn®pt]mIm≥ Hcp hoSn√. F∂n´pw HcpXp≈n IÆo¿ hoWn-√, Ahs‚apJØv. hoWm¬ A√mlp tIm]n-°p-a-sX. AXmWv hnizmkw. Hcphnizm-k-Øn\v CX i‡n-tbm.
Adn-bn-√. F∂m¬ Cui‡nbmWv ]e-t∏mgpw \ΩpsSPohn-Xw aptºm´v sIm≠pt]mIp-∂-Xv F∂-Xns‚ Hcp sX-fn-hm-bn-´m-bncn°mw BSp-Po-hn-X-hpw, HmƒUvam≥ B‚ v kobpw, \f-N-cn-X-hpw,]mh-ß-fpw Hs° \ΩpsS apºn¬]Xy£s∏-SpI F∂v F\n°ptXm∂p-∂p. F¥v ]d-bp-tºmgpwF¥v hmbn-°p-tºmgpw Rm≥ IY-I-fn-bnepw \f-N-cn-X-Ønepw Hs°Np‰n-Øn-cn-bp-∂Xv F¥m-sW-s∂-\n-°-dn-bn-√. AsXs‚ CjvSm-\n-jvS-ß-fpsS ]n^-d≥kv enÃv t\m°n-bm¬ Adn-bp-am-bn-cn-°mw.
\f≥ NqXn¬ tXm‰v `mcym-k-taXw Im´n-te-°mWv t]mIp-∂-Xv.ImSv \ap°v [mcmfw ac-ßfpw h\y-ar-K-ßfpw Hs°-bp≈ a\p-jy-cn-√mØ, F∂m¬ Im´m-f-∑m¿ D≠m-Im≥ km[y-X-bp≈ ÿe-am-Wv.AX-√msX XnI®pw hnP-\-ambXpwsh≈w In´m-ØXpw Np´p-s]m-≈p-∂Xpw XWp-∏m-bm¬ sImSpwXWp∏pw ac-ß-fn-√m-ØXpw Hs°Bb acp-`qan \ap°v ImS-√.AXns\ ]‰n \ΩpsS alm-Im-hy-ß-fn¬ A[nIw Fgp-Xn-bn-´pt≠m?\Jw IqSn s]m≈p∂ th\¬NqSn¬ BWv bp[n-jvTn-c\pwktlm-Z-c-∑mcpw mcym-k-taXwIm´n-te°v t]mIp-∂p-Xv. In¿Ωo-c -h-[-Øn¬ AXv ]d-bp-∂p-≠v. AX-√msX acp-`q-ansb hnti-jn-∏n-°p∂ h√-Xp-apt≠m \ap°v? F\n-°-dn-bn-√.
acp-`q-anbpw Hcp Bhm-k- hy-hÿ BsW-∂mWv \Pow (BSp-Po-hnXw s^bnw) ]d-bp-∂-Xv. AX-√msX Xc-an-√-t√m.
temI-]m-e-I∑m-tc... F∂p XpS-ßp∂ \f-N-cnXw aq∂mw ZnhkwBWv F\n°v BSp-Po-hnXw hmbn-®-t∏mƒ BZyw Hm¿a h∂-Xv. k¶-S-Øn¬ \n∂pw hcp∂ \ncm-i,ZpxJw, ]ns∂ Bfl-hn-izmkwhos≠-Sp-°¬, ho≠pw ho≠pw
tIcf kmlnXyA°m-Zan Ahm¿Uvt\Snb s_\ym-ans‚
"BSpPohnXw'cN-\-bpsS wKn-sIm≠pw
\mS-Io-b-X -sIm≠pwDÆm-bn-hm-cy-cpsS\f-N-cn-XtØmSv
H∏w \n¬°p-∂p.BSpPohn-XØn\v
]pXn-sbmcphmb-\m- ]-cn-kcw.
kzbw ]d™pw Np‰pw ImWp-∂-sX√mw t]mkn-‰ohmsW∂v`mhn®pw kz¥w hnizmkw ZrV-s∏-Sp-ج. Hmtcm ka-bØpw`mjm-co-Xn-bnse hyXym-kw, Bfl-hn-izmkw h∂v ssZh-Øn¬ Dd®vhniz-kn-®n-cn-°p∂ ka-bØvsNøp-∂-Xn\pw ]d-bp-∂-Xn\pw Hcp"CcpØw h∂-hs‚' coXn-bm-Wv.a\ v s]s´∂v Cf-Ip-I-bn-√. Bka-b-Øp≈ h\-h¿W-\bpw IqsS\fs‚ am\kn-Im-hÿ shfn-s∏-Sp-Øp∂ Xc-Øn-ep-≈-Xm-Wv. am≥]k-hhpw a‰pw AXp-t]mses_\ym-an≥ BSp-Po-hn-X-ØnepwImWn-°p-∂p. ]t£ ]khwBSpw ÿew acp-`q-anbpwBsW∂p amXw. am\-kn-Im-hÿH∂p-X-s∂.
\fs\ Pohn-X-Øn-te°pXncn®p sIm≠p-h-cp-∂Xv Im¿t°m-SI Z¿i-\hpw XpS¿∂p≈ Zwi-\hpw BWv. Fhn-sS-\n∂v h∂pIm¿t°m-S-I≥? As√-¶n¬Im¿t°m-S-Is‚ AhXm-tcm-t±iywXs∂ \f-c£ Bbn-cpt∂m? AXp-t]mse Fhn-tS°v A]-Xy-£-ambn Im¿t°m-S-I≥?
Im¿t°m-S-I≥ \¬InbhkvXw hmßn Ipºn´v hWßn\nh¿∂v t\m°p-tºmƒ Im¿t°m-S-Is\ ImWn-√. "Aßs\ k¿∏-ti-jvT≥ A\pK-ln®v A]-Xy-£-ambn' F∂v hfsc kmh-[m\w apZ-Im-Wn®v A]-Xy-£-amb ÿe-tØ°p (hnZq-c-tØ-°v) apJw Ncn-
®p ]nSn®p tKm]n Bims‚ HcpB´-ap-≠v. B apJ-`m-hhpw\nebpsams° ImWpI Xs∂thWw. ]ns∂ \ne-am‰n kZ- ns\t\m°n, Im¿t°m-S-I-t\mSv X\n°vC\nbpw Hcp-]mSv tNmZn-°m-\p-≠v.]t£ At±lw AXn-s\m∂pw\n∂n√ F∂ Xc-Øn-ep≈ Hcp\ncm-i-tbmsS Zo¿L-\n-izmkwhnSpw tKm]n Bim≥.
kam-\-amb ]eXpw s_\ym-an≥ BSp-Po-hn-X-Øn¬ ImWn-°p-∂p. Ckvam-bn¬ JmZn Aßs\FhnsS \n∂pw h∂p. l°o-ans‚ak-vd-bn¬ Hcp Xnc-t\m´w I≠p.]ns∂ c£-I-\m-bn. Fhn-tS°vA]-Xy-£-ambn? \Pow Ckvam-bn¬ JmZnsb ]‰n ]d-bp-tºmƒtKm]n Bims‚ apJhpw \nebpwD≠mIpw \Po-an-\v. AX-√msXFßs\bm?
aq∂mw Znhkw I-gn™v Xncn®phcp-tºmƒ ]e-t∏mgpw "Fs¥m-s°-bm-bmepw ASpØ ZnhkwH∂n-°qtem' Fs∂mcp kam-[m-\-hp-am-bmWv hcn-I. s_\ym-ans‚IY- Xp-S-ßp-∂Xv Xs∂ ]IpXn^vfmjv _m°v Bbn-´m-Wv. \f-N-cn-X-Øn¬ th¿]mSv ImtW-≠XpXs∂-bm-Wv. BSp-Po-hn-Øn¬th¿]m-Sn\v ÿm\-an-√. F¶nepwtNc¬ hfsc Kw`ocamWv. AsX,\f-N-cnXw \memw Znhkw A`n-\-bn®v en-∏n-°m≥, IrX-l-kvX-cmb \S-∑m¿t° ]‰q. AXpXs∂-bmWv s_\ym-an≥ IY-]-d-bp∂coXn-bpw
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\yqkv dqan-te°v hmg-°p-fØp\n∂v t^m¨ h∂-t∏mƒctaiv Im‚o-\n-em-bn-cp-∂p. DSs\Im_n-\n-te-s°-Ø-W-sa∂A\u¨kvsa‚ v tI´Xpw Xn∂p-sIm-≠n-cp∂ km‚ vhn®v H‰-b-Sn°vhmbn-te°p X≈n-°-b-‰n- Snjyq-hn¬ ssI Xp-S-®p-sIm-≠-bmƒNmSnsbgp-t∂-‰p. IqsS-bp-≠m-bn-cp∂ARvP-en°v cta-ins‚ sh]mfwI≠v Nncn h∂p. "Bim-t\, Hcpan\n‰v sshIo∂p sh®v t_mkv X´n-°-f-tbm-∂q-√. H∂p kam-[m-\-s∏Sv'Ah-fpsS kzc-Ønse Ifn-bm-°¬Imcy-am-°msX B Ihn-fn¬Aa¿Øn-sbmcp \p≈v sImSpØpsIm≠v [rXn-bn¬ \S-°th Abm-tfm¿Øp. Ah-ƒ°n-sXms° ]d-bmw. H∂q-s√-¶nepw Xt¥sS hIkºmZyw ho´n¬ A´n-sh-t®-°p-h-t√. ]t£ \Ω°o dnt∏m¿´nwKpwAXns‚ _tØ-sams° In´n-bmtesshIn´v sXm≠ \\-°m-s\-¶nepw]‰q. en^v‰n-dßn at\m-l-c-amb XSn-∏-Wn-Ifpw •mkv ]m¿´o-j-\p-sa√mw\nd™ ioXo-I-cn® Hm^okv lmfn-te°p \S-∂-t∏mtg I≠p,B¬_¿´v Xs‚ Iyma-dbpw Xq°nFØn-°-gn-™p.
Ch-\-t√epw Cß-s\-bm-Wv. Dd-°-Øo∂v hnfn-®mepw ASpØsk°‚n¬ Iyma-dbpw Xq°n Cd-ßn-t°m-fpw. Im°n ]m‚ vkpwNph∂ j¿´pw ]ns∂ Ip‰n-Øm-Sn-bp-sa√mw IqSn Hcp _p≤n-Pohn ep°p-s≠-¶nepw, _p≤n-bn√ shdpwPohn amX-am-sW∂v Ahs\ kl-]-h¿Ø-I¿ hnfn-°p∂ Imcy-tam¿Øt∏mƒ cta-in\v Nncn-h-∂p.AX-S-°n- ssIs]m°n Hcp kemwAh\p sImSp-Øp-sIm≠v t\sc\yqkv dqan-te°p tIdn. sat PvI≠-∏tg kam-[m-\-am-bn. \s√mcptImfmWv HØph∂n-cn-°p-∂-Xv.Ipd®p Znh-k-ambn sk≥tk-j-W¬\yqskm∂pw In´msX hnj-a-Øn-em-bn-cp-∂p. F√mw hne-°-bt‰mw ap√-s∏-cn-bmdpw \nb--a-k` IqSoXpw ]ncn-™-Xpw... H∂pw ]d-b-≠. Hcp-am-Xncn]®-°dn amXw Iq´n-bp≈ DuWvt]mse. ImeØpw IqSn hnNm-cn-®-tX-bp-≈q. \ΩpsS \m´nse s]ºn-t≈¿°pw IqSn F¥p ]‰o-∂v. A√,Ah-‰-bn-te-sX-¶n-ep-sams° HcpI∂w-Xn-cnhv H∏n-®n-t√¬ \Ω-sfms° thsd h√ ]Wn°pwt]mth≠n hcn-t√? "F¥m amtj,H‰°v \n∂v ]ndp-]n-dp-°p-t∂' F∂-t\z-jn®p sIm≠v \yqkv _p≈‰n≥C≥Nm¿Pmb djo-Zn-t\mSv am‰¿ ]d-™n´v DSs\ ^vfmjv sImSpØpsIm≈m≥ G¬∏n-®p. "BZyw\ΩpsS Nm\-en¬ Xs∂ ImWn-°-
Ww. At√ a‰-h-Ωm-scms° tIdnNmºpw... hcvs´-Sm... semt°-j-\nse-Øo´v ¢n∏nwKvkv hnSmw...' ctajvssa°pw sFU‚n‰n Im¿Up-sa√mwFSp-Øp-sIm≠v H._n hm\n-te°v HmSn-°-b-dn. BZyta tIdn-°-gn™B¬_¿´n-s\bpw Ahs‚ s]m°Wk©nt]mesØ Iyma-dm- In‰pwI≠m¬ GtXm ]nIv\n-°n\p t]mIm≥Hcpßn Cd-ßnbXpt]mse tXm∂pam-bn-cp-∂p. "Afnbm, Cs∂-¶nepw \√ \mep^qt´Pv In´nbm aXn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Cs∏mFX Znhkw IqSo´m Cß-s\-sbms°tImfv HØphcp-∂-Xv. a‰-h-Ωm-scms°FØ-tWs‚ apºv \ap-°-sß-Ø-Ww...tPmk-t∏-´m.. IØn®p hnt´m...' cta-i≥H∂n-fIn Ccp∂v Dds° ]m´p- ]m-Sm≥XpS-ßn.
ÿeØp sN∂t∏m cta-is‚a\ v \nd-™p. sat Pv h∂-t]m-se-b√ AXnepw Kw`o-c-amWv Chn-SpsØAh-ÿ. B¬_¿´n-t\mSv Xbm-dm-Im≥IÆp-sIm≠mwKyw Im´n ctaiv NmSn-bn-d-ßn. hm\n\p apI-fn¬ Fen-k-_Øvcm⁄n-bpsS Xqsh-≈-°pS t]msehnS¿∂p hcp∂ B‚n\ I≠Xpw \m´p-Im¿ Ahsc hf™v _lfw Iq´m≥XpS-ßn. Bfp-Isf hI-™v am‰n HcpbmKm-izsØt∏mse ctaivkw`hÿe-tØ°p IpXn-®p. AhnsSamhn≥ sImºn¬ amß°p ]I-c-ambnXqßn-°n-S-∂n-cp∂ IpSpw-_sØ Iyma-d-bn-em°nØpS-ßnb B¬_¿´v kzIm-cy-ambn ]d-™p: "FSm I£n-IfvXqßm≥ ac-s°mºv skeIvSv sNbvXXv\∂m-bn.
F√m BwKn-fo∂pw jq´v sNøm-tem... h√ apdn-°-I-sØ-ßm-\p-am-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ t]meo-kp-h∂v apdn Xpd-∂v,Ah-‰-IƒsS HuZm-cy-Øn-et√ ]Sw]nSn-°m≥ ]‰q...' icn-bm, icn-bm... F∂vkΩ-Xn® tijw KlWn ]nSn®]nt≈cv N°-°q-´m≥ I≠ amXncnctaiv ssa°p-ambn sXm´-SpØp\n¬°pI-bm-bn-cp-∂, kw`hw BZywI≠p F∂hIm-i-s∏´ BfpsS ta¬NmSn-hoWv hni-Zmw-i-߃ Bcm-™p.At∏m-tg°pw Abmsf Xqßn-\n¬°p∂ t_mUn-Iƒ ]›m-Ø-e-am°n Iem-]-c-ambn B¬_¿´pwtPmen XpS-ßn-°-gn-™n-cp-∂p.
kw`-hn® Imcyw Abmƒ BZywapX¬ hnh-cn-°m≥ XpS-ßn. AI-º-Sn-bmbn Abm-fpsS Ic-®nepw ]pd-tØ°ph∂p. Gß-e-Sn-°n-S-bn¬ Abmƒ "cmKn-Wn -tamtf \o Cu NXn sNbvX-t√m'F∂p ]d-™-t∏m-gmWv ctaiv AXn-\Iw Xmsg Cd°n InS-Øn-bn-cp∂ Iq´-Ønse s]¨Ip-´n-bpsS apJw i≤n-®-Xv. Xqßn-°n-S-∂-t∏mƒ Ah-fpsS kar-≤-amb apSn apJw ]mXn-bpw ad-®n-cp-∂-Xn-\m¬ Abmƒ°-hsf a\- n-em-bn-cp-∂n-√. Abmƒ AXn-i-b-tØmsS
B¬_¿´ns\ tXm≠n "FSm, CXv\ΩpsS cmKn-Wn-bmSm' F∂v AS°w]d-™p. GXv cmKn-Wn-sb∂v kwibw]I-Sn-∏n® B¿_¿´n-t\m-S-bmƒ GI-tZiw Hcp amkw apºv \m´n¬ ]N-cn-®n-cp∂ Ipµw-Ipfw s]¨Ip-´osS NqS≥Zriy-ßsf ]‰n Hm¿an-∏n-®p. Bsf ]nSn-In-´nb B¬_¿´ns‚ apJw B Xnc-°n-\n-S-bnepw A«o-e-Øm¬ \nd™v \ndwamdn. Np≠p-I-Sn®v sIm≠v Abmƒ arX-tZ-lsØ IÆm¬ BsI-sbm∂pgn™vsh≈-an-d-°n. "FtSm, BcmsS Ah-sSIqsS-bp-≠m-bn-cp∂ B tIm¥≥?' Adn-bn√ F∂v Npa-ep-sIm-≠mwKyw Im´nAbmƒ hnj-Æ-\mbn Nn¥n-®p. sim,IjvS-am-bn-t∏m-bn. Ign™ amkwapX¬ ChƒsS Hcn‚¿hyq Xc-s∏-Sp-Øm≥ ian-°p-∂-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. GXm≠vF√mw HØp-h-∂-Xp-am-bn-cp-∂p. AXn-s‚-tSev Cu s]Æv tIdn Cßs\ ]WnH∏n-°q∂v Xosc Icp-Xo-√. B, t]ms´...hn[n-®n-´n-√m-bn-cn-°pw... ctaiv DSs\Xs∂ ho≠pw I¿Ø-hy-\n-c-X-\mbnkw`-hsØ ]‰n-bp≈ Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cp-sSbpw ]Xn-I-c-W-ßfpw hnh-c-W-ßfpwhni-Z-ambn ]I¿Øn Nm\¬ Bÿm\-tØ°v Ab®p XpS-ßn.
F√mw Ign™v XncnsI aS-ßp-tºm-tg°pw k‘y-bm-bn XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p."FSm, hni-∂n´p IpSep ^yqkm-bn.Fhn-tSepw \n¿Øv, \ap-s°-t¥epwX´n-tb®p t]mImw...' sIm≈m-hp∂tlm´-en\p ap∂n¬ h≠n \n¿Øn.NmSn-bn-d-ßp-tºmƒ ctaiv Dds°]d™p: "C∂sØ sNehv cmKn-WosSIpSpw_ hI, BcmSm Ahsf Sm∏vsNbvXXv' F∂ B¿_¿´ns‚ tNmZywAbm-fn¬ Nncn-bm-Wp-b¿Øn-b-Xv."AsXms° BcmSm Cs∏m t\m°-tW... F¥m-bmepw F√mw ^n\n-jv.C\n-bnt∏m tIkn\p \S-°m≥ t]mepwBcp-an-√msX F√mw H‰-b-Sn°v t]mbn-t√. At√epw FX In´n-bmepw Ch-‰-sbm∂pw ]Tn-°n-s√-Sm... CΩm-XncnHmtcm Ipgo- sN∂p NmSpw. \ΩpsS ka-bw∂p ]d™m aXo-t√m...' AXn-\IwXs∂ s]mtdm´ _o^pw tN¿Øv hmbn-
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