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NHB R@F FP[FTMFHLF JA RMGF MH R@F
SJTIB JA OMHC NTR@VT
Mh r`f Frfthni hjr`mhc m| rtnh|mfhr) dvr r`f s`jif m| {tf|fhr(
Nvcv|rmhf) Ljhaf||mjh|) Djjo PM
Mhrtjbvlrmjh
R`f qn|r {n||mjh {in} ja Ntr`vtmnh ifcfhb) bff{i} sjqfh smr` |rtnhb| ja fr`mlni) {j'
imrmlni) |jlmni) nf|r`frml nhb {ft|jhni fpmcfhlmf|) {ifnr| amingfhr| ja nh Fhcim|` ljhlf{rmjh
ja imaf) bfnr` nhb r`f fp{ftmfhlf ja rmgf r`nr `nqf djvhb nhb ln{ntm|jhfb r`f Dtmrm|` {fj'
{if nhb hnrmjh ajt lfhrvtmf|( Omhc Ntr`vt nhb r`f ohmc`r| ja r`f Tjvhb Rndifbnvhrif||
l`ng{mjh| ja atffbjg) {ntncjh| ja qmtrvf nhb ljvtncf) bfafhbft| ja mhbmqmbvni `vgnh
sjtr`ljg{tm|f n qfhftnrfb gjbfi ja df|r n{rmrvbf nhb df`nqmjt r`nr `n| dffh nbj{rfb
d} gnh} {fj{if| nhb hnrmjh| ntjvhb r`f sjtib( R`m| {j{vintmr} `n| nr rmgf| tf|virfb mh
Omhc Ntr`vt dfmhc tfbvlfb rj n lvbbi} lntrjjh l`ntnlrft) mbfjijcmlni ainc snqft) jt `nlo'
hf}fb ohmc`r mh |`mhmhc ntgjt) dvr nr r`fmt gj|r rtnh|lfhbfhr) r`f Ntr`vt rnif| tfgnmh)
lfhrtnii}) nh niifcjt} ja R`f Gnrrft ja Dtmrnmhr`f Dtmrm|` hnrmjhni nhb `m|rjtmlni ljh'
|lmjv|hf||) ajvhbfb jh nhb qftmrndi} qfhftnrmhc n ljhlf{rmjh ja imaf) bfnr` nhb r`f fp{ftm'
fhlf ja rmgf n| r`f f||fhrmni ljh|rmrvfhr| ja n qm|mjh ja ntbjt) ctfnrhf|| nhb {ftgnhfhlf(
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Ntr`vt `mg|fia sn| n `ftj ngjhc `ftjf|) {ftaflri} qmtrvjv|) nh frfthni jhlf nhb avrvtf
omhc nhb n |nqmjt s`j sjvib ifnb Dtmrnmh nhb r`f Dtmrm|` jvr ja f|rffgfb {n|r `m|rjtmlni
fp{ftmfhlf) nijhc n {inhf ja fqft'mg{tjqmhc {tf|fhr fpm|rfhlf) nhb mhrj r`f cijt} ja av'
rvtf| }fr vhrjib5
Nhb r`ftfsmr` r`f} ohffifb nr jhlf) djr` tml` nhb {jjt) nhb ltmfb Ntr`vt gftl} df'
lnv|f r`f} `nb bfin}fb `mg |j ijhc) nhb Ntr`vt ajtcnqf r`fg) nhb rjjo r`f |sjtb df'
rsffh djr` `m| `nhb|) nhb jaaftfb mr v{jh r`f nirnt s`ftf r`f Ntl`dm|`j{ sn|) nhb |j
sn| `f gnbf ohmc`r ja r`f df|r gnh r`nr sn| r`ftf( Nhb |j nhjh sn| r`f ljtjhnrmjh
gnbf( Nhb r`ftf sn| `f |sjth vhrj `m| ijtb| nhb r`f ljggjh| ajt rj df n rtvf omhc) rj|rnhb smr` rtvf ev|rmlf atjg r`fhlfajtr` r`f bn}| ja r`m| imaf( Gnijt} qji( >) >2-
Nbgmtndi} ljhambfhr rj r`f {jmhr ja ljhlfmr-) nhb |ffgmhci}|j Dtmrm|` |vl` nrrmrvbf|
ntfdvr sf smii amhb r`nr r`m| qm|mjh m| jhi} `nia r`f rtvr`( Ajt ljvt|mhc dfhfnr` r`m| qmfs
ja r`f {ftgnhfhlf nhb cijt} ja Fhcinhb nhb r`f Fhcim|` m| n if|| |nhcvmhf lvttfhr r`nr
tfljchmuf| gvrndmimr}) qjinrmimr} nhb |vaaftmhc mh imaf) nhb n{{tjnl`f| sjtib'sfntmhf||
nhb bm|miiv|mjhgfhr( Mh r`m| gjtf amravi qmfs) sf amhb r`f Dtmrm|` n{{tf`fhbmhc imaf'mhrj'
bfnr` nhb rfg{jtnimr} gjtf lnvrmjv|i}) nhb r`f tfljchmrmjh ja nh mhhnrf r`tfnr rj jtbft
nhb aijvtm|`mhc r`nr ivto| mh r`f ljthft| ja imqfb fp{ftmfhlf( R`jgn| Gnijt} qjmlfb n
{ntnbjpmlni qm|mjh ja imaf| aiffrmhc) ngdmcvjv| nhb fqfh {ntijv| ~vnimr} nltj|| rmgf5
mh r`m| |fn|jh) n| mh r`f gjhr` ja Gn}) mr dfafii n ctfnr nhcft nhb vh`n{ r`nr |rmhrfb
hjr rmii r`f aijsft ja l`mqnit} ja nii r`f sjtib sn| bf|rtj}fb nhb |inmh( qji( 4)
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r`tjvc` r`f {tm|g ja Djjo PM ja \r( Nvcv|rmhf| Ljhaf||mjh|) r`f ctfnr Natmlnh*Inrmh
{`mij|j{`ft| gfbmrnrmjh jh rmgf nhb frfthmr}( Sf smii amhb) M rtv|r) r`nr Nvcv|rmhmnh
r`jvc`r vhm~vfi} miivgmhnrf| r`f qftmrndi} hfvtjrml ngdmqnifhlf mh r`f Ntr`vtmnh rnif|)
smr r`fmt smiiavii} j{rmgm|rml {tj{`fl} ljvt|mhc nijhc|mbf r`fmt {fh|mqf bjshsntb
cinhlf nr mg{ftgnhfhlf nhb ngdmcvmr}( Mh r`f fhb sf gn} bflmbf r`nr |vl` nh nhpmjv|
ngnicngnrmjh ja mbfnim|g nhb mh|flvtmr}) qnmhcijt} nhb qnlmiinrmjh) bmqmhnrmjh nhb bf'
|{jhbfhl}) m| r`f anrf hjr jhi} ja |jlmfrmf| r`nr `nqf `nb |vl` fhjtgjv| |vllf||f| nhb
anmivtf| n| Fhcinhb) dvr gn} ni|j df fhajibfb smr`mh r`f andtml ja hnrmjhni imaf) `m|rjtmlni
ljh|lmjv|hf|| nhb r`f imrftnrvtf ja jr`ft {fj{if| nhb hnrmjh|(
R`f Stmrmhc ja @m|rjtmlni Hnttnrmqf
@m|rjt} m| qmtrvnii} n cmqfh mh fqft}bn} imaf( Sf ntf |rff{fb mh `m|rjtmf|) bn} mh nhb
bn} jvratjg jvt jsh `m|rjtmf| |fltfrfb nsn} mh gfgjt} nhb {ft|jhni bmntmf|? rj angmi}
`m|rjtmf| ljhqf}fb d} {ntfhr| nhb ctnhb{ntfhr|) ijqmhci} `jv|fb mh |ltn{djjo| nhb {`jrj
nidvg|? rj ljhlf{rmjh| ja `m|rjt} ifnthfb mh |l`jji| nhb l`vtl`f|? rj gfbmn jvrifr| r`nr
ntf |vd|rnhrmni ljhrtmdvrjt| rj gj|r {fj{if| `m|rjtmlni vhbft|rnhbmhc? nhb amhnii} rj `mc`'
ft'ifqfi `m|rjtmjctn{`} nhb r`fjt} ja `m|rjt}) s`ml` |ffo rj fp{inmh fqfhr| nhb nlrjt|
nltj|| rmgf nhb |{nlf) atjg r`f ltv|`mhc ja n dvrrftai}| smhc| rj r`f fqjivrmjh ja nh fh'
rmtf ftn) nhb rj imho |vl` mhlmbfhr nhb rfg{jtnimr} nltj|| nh f{m|rfgjijcmlni nhb jhrjijcm'
lni ljhrmhvvg |{nhhmhc mhbmqmbvni) ljggvhmr}) hnrmjh nhb lmqmimunrmjh) virmgnrfi} imhomhc
`vgnh fhbfnqjt rj n vhmqft|ni ljhlf{rmjh ja nsntfhf|| nhb fp{ftmfhlf( R`nr `m|rjt}
`n{{fh|vhajibmhc mh n ljjii} vhsnqftmhc an|`mjh hjr ajt hjr`mhc `nqf rfifjijcmlni jt
bfrftgmhm|rml r`fjtmf| ja `m|rjt} ijhc dffh n{{fnimhc rj `vgnh|-) ljg{mimhc n qn|r nttn}
ja fp{ftmfhlf| bn} d} bn}) {ftgfnrmhc fqft} gjgfhr nhb mhlmbfhrm| hj bjvdr jhf nl'
lvtnrf bf{mlrmjh ja `vgnh fpm|rfhlf( Sf gn} {j|mr r`nr r`f qft} |rtvlrvtf ja `vgnh ljh'
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n{{tjnl`5 r`f tf'ljg{j|mrmjh ja imqfb fp{ftmfhlf smr`mh r`f ctnhb nf|r`frml fbmamlf ja
hnttnrmqf( Sf r`v| mggfbmnrfi} bfrflr n ljhctvfhlf) smr` djr` hnttnrmqf nhb imqfb fp{ftm'
fhlf n{{tf`fhbfb nhb ljh|rtvlrfb n| fg{ijrrfb |rjtmf| ja rfg{jtni nhb |{nrmni {tnpm|
s`ml` ntf ljg{j|fb ja) M affi ljg{fiifb rj |n}) dfcmhhmhc|) gmbbif|) fhb| nhb hjr n afs
jr`ft f||fhrmni nf|r`frml fifgfhr| ljggjhi} v|fb rj hnttnrf fp{ftmfhlf-( Mh r`f|f tf|{flr|
`m|rjt} dfljgf| hnttnrmqf) nhb r`fh hnttnrmqf dfljgf| `m|rjt}) amt|r s`fh `m|rjt} m| gnhm'
af|rfbbvtmhc imqfb fp{ftmfhlf) nhb inrft s`fh mr m| gnbf d} sn} ja r`f fg{ijrgfhr nhb
hnttnrmjh ja amlrmjhni nhb hjh'amlrmjhni stmrft|( Bnqmb Lntt imho| imqfb `m|rjtmlni fp{ftm'
fhlf nhb hnttnrmqf mh r`m| sn} s`fh `f stmrf| r`nr r`f |rjt} sf rfii {inlf| _W nlrmjh mh
n rfg{jtni ljhrmhvvg) tfinrmhc mr rj {tfqmjv| nlrmjh| nhb fqfhr| r`nr ifb v{ rj mr? nhb mr
{inlf| r`f nlrmjh ni|j mh tfinrmjh rj n avrvtf |lfhntmj jt |fr ja {j||mdif avrvtf| Hnttnrmqf
Fp{inhnrmjh 44-( @n}bfh S`mrf) jhf ja r`f gn|rft nhni}|r| ja r`m| `m|rjtmlj'hnttnrmqf
ljbmhc) nbb| mh r`m| tf|{flr r`nr `m|rjtmlni fqfhr| {j||f|| r`f |ngf |rtvlrvtf n| hnttnrmqf
bm|ljvt|f R`f Gfrn{`}|ml| ja Hnttnrmqmr} >3>-( R`f fhb tf|vir ja r`m| |rtvlrvtni {tj'
lf||mhc m| r`nr sf ntf mh `m|rjt} n| sf ntf mh r`f sjtib Rmgf) Hnttnrmqf nhb @m|rjt}
2-( M smii ljhrmhvf smr` r`m| ljhlf{rmjh mh gmhb n| sf fpngmhf r`f sjto| d} Gnijt} nhb
Rfhh}|jh) fnl` ja s`ml` faaflr| nf|r`frmlnii} nhb `m|rjtmlnii}) n ljhrmhvnhlf ja r`f
{tjlf|| ja gn{{mhc r`f imgmr dfrsffh r f mgncmhnt} nhb r`f tfni s`ml` dfcmh| smr r`f mh'
qfhrmjh ja amlrmjh mr|fia S`mrf) R`f Ljhrfhr ja r`f Ajtg 26-( Virmgnrfi}) sf amhb r`nr
r`f |mchmamlnhlf ja {n|r jllvttfhlf| m| vhbft|rnhbndif jhi} n| r`f} ntf ijlnrndif mh r`f
fh|fgdif ja mhrfttfinrmjh|`m{| r`nr lnh df ctn|{fb jhi} mh r`f ljh|rtvlrmjh ja hnttnrmqf
ajtg Gmho >20-( R`m| mbfhrmlni hnttnrmqf amcvtnrmjh |`js| r`nr r`f hnttnrfb fp{ftmfhlf
ja djr` amlrmjhni nhb hjh'amlrmjhni `m|rjtmf| ntf f~vni mh rftg| ja r`fmt f{m|rfgjijcmlni)
ljchmrmqf) fp{ftmfhrmni) imhcvm|rml) nf|r`frml nhb jhrjijcmlni ~vnimrmf|(
R`nr `m|rjtmjctn{`} bmaaft| atjg amlrmjhni `m|rjtmlni stmrmhc) mh r`nr r`f `m|rjt} mh `m|'
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rjtmjctn{`} m| fmr`fttfgfgdftfbjt(tf-n||fgdifb atjg |jvtlf bjlvgfhr| nhb ntrmanlr|)
n| j{{j|fb rj r`nr s`ml` m| mgncmhfbjtltfnrfbd} nvr`jt| ja amlrmjh) m| ja imrrif dfntmhc mh
g} ntcvgfhr( N| @n}bfh S`mrf `n| |`jsh) r`f rfl`hm~vf| jt |rtnrfcmf| r`nr _`m|rjtmnh|
nhb hjqfim|r|W v|f mh r`f ljg{j|mrmjh ja r`fmt bm|ljvt|f| lnh df |`jsh rj df |vd|rnhrmnii}
r`f |ngf) `jsfqft bmaaftfhr r`f} gn} n{{fnt jh r`f {vtfi} |vtanlf) jt bmlrmjhni ifqfi
R`f Amlrmjh| >4>-( R`m| rtvi} m| n hfs jib mbfn> mh r`f amfib ja imrftnt} nhb `m|rjtmlni
nhni}|m|) nhb sf ntf hj ijhcft |vt{tm|fb r`nr r`f `m|rjtmjctn{`mlni qnivf ja n {mflf ja `m|'
rjt} m| bfrftgmhfb if|| d} r`f anlr| bm|lij|fb mh mr r`nh d} r`f hnttnrmqf mhrft{tfrnrmjh ja
|vl` anlr| Nhoft|gmr >-( Mh rftg| ja nii ja r`f ndjqf) sf amhb r`nr fgftcfhr `m|rjtmlni
hnttnrmqf| ljvt|f v{ jvr ja imqfb `m|rjtmlni fp{ftmfhlf) ntf gn{{fb jhrj hnttnrfb `m|rjt'
mlni stmrmhc) nhb ntf amhnii} tf-{inlfb smr`mh n `fnir`} ljhrfprvni lmtlif ja `vgnh fp{ftm'
fhlf nhb ljggvhmlnrmqf fhbfnqjt(
Sf lnh atvmravii} mhrft{tfr r`f Omhc Ntr`vt rnif| smr` r`f ndjqf vhbft|rnhbmhc mh
gmhb( Dvr s`nr lnh sf `j{f rj amhb ja rtvf `m|rjtmjctn{`mlni qnivf mh |vl` amlrmjhni*{jfrml
sjto|: Mh nh|sft rj r`m| ~vf|rmjh) nhb n| M `nqf tfafttfb rj) sf smii amhb n `m|rjtmlni
ctjvhb) dfhfnr` s`ml` sf smii df ndif rj gmhf n ijbf ja `m|rjtmlni n{{tf`fh|mjh( R`m| n{'
{tf`fh|mjh m| ljg{j|fb ja n {fj{if| nrrmrvbf|) dmn|f|) afnt|) dfimfa|) mhrfiiflrvni nhb
{`mij|j{`mlni gmhb|fr|) ljhlf{rmjh| ja l`ntnlrft) {tfevbmlf|) ljhqmlrmjh|) mbfn|) fgj'
rmjh|) frl(4 \vl` anlrjt| gn} nr rmgf| df jhf |rf{ tfgjqfb atjg `m|rjt} {tj{ft) dvr r`f}
> Atjg Instfhlf \rjhf| R`f Tfqmqni ja Hnttnrmqf5 Tfaiflrmjh| jh n hfs jib `m|rjt}( Mh R`f
@m|rjt} nhb Hnttnrmqf Tfnbft( Fbmrfb d} Cfjaatf} Tjdftr|( Ijhbjh nhb Hfs ]jto5 Tjvrifbcf)
4;;>) 40>'4=0(
4R`f anlrjt| im|rfb `ftf nlljtb smr` Bnhmfi Smlodftc| ajlv| jh r`f qnivf ja `m|rjtmf| ja |fh|mdmimrmf|
mh `m|rjtmjctn{`}( Smlodftc bm|lv||f| nhb bfamhf| |fh|mdmimrmf| n| gjbf| ja {ftlf{rmjh nhb affimhc) r`f
rftg| nhb ajtg| mh s`ml` jdeflr| sftf ljhlfmqfb) fp{ftmfhlfb) nhb tf{tf|fhrfb mh r`f {n|r 114-) n| sfii
n| mbfn|) fgjrmjh|) dfimfa|) qnivf| 13;-( F(@( Lntt mh r`m| tf|{flr bf|ltmdfb r`f `m|rjtmnh| hffb ja
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ntf hj if|| {jrfhrmnii}- rtvr`avi nhb tfqfnimhc( R`f |jmi ja r`m| ctjvhb dfljgf| n tml`) jt'
cnhml lvirvtf) virmgnrfi} }mfibmhc ltfbmdif nhb hflf||nt} {ft|{flrmqf| jh) nrrmrvbf| rj'
sntb|) nhb fhintcfgfhr| ja ljg{ifrf `m|rjtmlni n{{tf`fh|mjh( Mh n sjtb) r`ftf m| gjtf cj'
mhc jh mh sjto| imof Mb}ii| ja r`f Omhc nhbIn Gjtrf BNtr`vtr`nh ev|r {jfrt}) amlrmjh)
ifcfhb) andif jt g}r` Nhb r`m| |`jvib hjr |vt{tm|f v|) ajt r`f ljgdmhnrmjh ja Imrftnrvtf
nhb @m|rjt}) n| `m|rjtmnh Hjtgnh Bnqmf| `n| stmrrfh) ljh|rmrvrf r`f cvntbmnh| ja r`f hn'
rmjhni ljh|lmfhlf 4>3-) s`mif [frft Gvhu stmrf| fqfh gjtf dtjnbi} r`nr amlrmjh nhb `m|'
rjt} `nqf gvl` mh ljggjh mh r`fmt vhmqft|ni nlrvnimr} >23-(
Mh |vg) M |ff r`f rjrnimr} ja r`m| {j|mrfb ctjvhb n| n bn{{ifb fp{ftmfhrmni rtnlr ja
`m|rjtmlnimr} mh `vgnh naanmt|) n b}hngml) bfh|fi} bfimdftnrmqf nhb mgncmhnrmqf amfib fg'
dfbbfb smr`mh {tjajvhbi} nf|r`frml ljhrfpr| ljg{tm|mhc mhbmqmbvni nhb ljggvhmr} `m|rj'
tmf| |rvbbfb smr` gnhmajib fifgfhr| ja |vdeflrmqmr} nhb mhrft|vdeflrmqmr}) mhqfhrmjh nhb
ntravihf||) mhrfhrmjhnimr} nhb nlrvnimunrmjh( @ftf) `m|rjt} m| amt|r imqfb) nhb jvr ja r`m|) `m|'
rjtmlni stmrmhc m| ljg{j|fb( M gmc`r rvth `ftf rj r`f r`jvc`r| ja r`f ctfnr Bvrl` `m|rjtmnh
Ej`nh @vmumhcn >034'>=26-) s`j stjrf ja `m|rjt} r`nr hj ohjsifbcf ja r`f {ntrmlvint m|
{j||mdif smr`jvr mr| dfmhc vhbft|rjjb smr`mh n cfhftni atngf jt) n| `f }fr gjtf {jfrmlni'
i} {vr mr) Fqft} `m|rjtmlni anlr j{fh| mggfbmnrfi} mhrj frfthmr} _4==)
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mrndif frfthmr}) nhb r`f vhmqft|ni nlrvnimr} smr`mh s`ml` sf lnh bm|lfth `m|rjtmlnimr}(
@m|rjtmlni n{{tf`fh|mjh |vl` n| M ng {j|mrmhc `ftf smii nbgmrrfbi} tf~vmtf |jgfr`mhc
ja n ifn{ ja f{m|rfgjijcmlni anmr` mh jtbft rj ltj|| r`f bmqmbf |f{ntnrmhc `m|rjt} {tj{ft
nhb amlrmjhnimufb qft|mjh| r`ftfja( Mh |{mrf ja r`m| l`niifhcf) M snttnhr r`nr sf ntf nh}'
r`mhc dvr ajtdmbbfh atjg fhrftmhc r`m| rfttmrjt}) smr` r`f nmg ja tfn|jhndi} n|lftrnmhmhc
`m|rjtmlni {ftlm{mfhlf( Sf gv|r df n||mbvjv|) sf gv|r df bm|lfthmhc) sf gv|r df ltmrmlni)
sf gv|r df cfhftjv|dvr fhrft r`m| `m|rjtmlni fhqmtjhgfhr) r`f|f ljttmbjt| ja gfgjt})
`m|rjt} nhb fp{ftmfhlf ljhqf}fb mh amlrmjhni nhb {jfrml sjto|) sf gn}(
\r( Nvcv|rmhf| Ljhaf||mjh| nhb `m|rjtmlni ljh|lmjv|hf|| mh Mb}ii| ja
r`f Omhc
M ng rvthmhc rj Djjo PM ja \r( Nvcv|rmhf| Ljhaf||mjh| mh jtbft rj imho r`f `m|rjtmlni
nrrmrvbf| ja Ntr`vt| bn} smr` r`f gnejt {`mij|j{`mlni r`mhomhc ja r`f rmgf) ajt hj jhf lnh
bfh} r`nr Nvcv|rmhf sn| nh}r`mhc if|| r`nh r`f ajvhr ja nvr`jtmr} bvtmhc `m| nhb aji'
ijsmhc ncf| Rvl`gnh 6=-( Nvcv|rmhf
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ljhlf{rmjh fhljg{n||f| hjr jhi} n |fgm'g}|rmlni mbfn2ja n ljhrmhvjv| frfthmr} mh imqfb
fp{ftmfhlf {n|r) {tf|fhr nhb avrvtf n| vhmamfb) n ljhrmhvjv| gjgfhr r`nr m| fp{flrfb)
rtnh|{mtf|) nhb r`fh {n||f| mhrj gfgjt}) dvr s`ml` virmgnrfi} _bjf|W hjr fpm|r fplf{r mh
r`f {tf|fhr _Ljhaf||mjh| 4
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>=01(
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