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I¡-«n IY-IfpsS hÀ¯-am\w

                                                    tUm. kt´mjv hÅn-¡mSv

 

        \À½w IeÀ¶ efn-X-amb BJym\ ssien-bneqsS IY-]-dª ae-bm-f-¯nsâ IYm-Im-c-\mWv AIv_À I¡-«nÂ. kck-amb kwkmcw t]mse-¯s¶bmbn-cp¶p At±-l-¯nsâ IY-I-fpw. Xs¶-¡p-dn¨pw Xsâ \mSn-s\-¡p-dn-¨-am-bn-cp¶p At±-l-¯n\v Gsdbpw ]d-bm-\p-­m-bn-cp-¶-Xv. I¡-«n-en\v tZi-¯nsâ thcp-IÄ Bßm-hn-s\m¸w  Aenªp tNÀ¶ H¶m-bn-cp-¶p. hS-¡³ tIc-f-¯nsâ DįS a\-Êns\ AXnsâ ]hn-{X-amb ip{`Xsb ae-bmfn hmb-\-¡m-c-\n F¯n-¡p-¶-Xn At±lw hnP-bn-¨p Ab¯ efn-X-am-bn-cp¶ B IYmJym\ cN\mkn²n. CXn\v At±lw kz´w ]nXm-hn-t\m-SmWv IS-s¸-«n-cn-¡p-¶-sX¶v ]d-bp-I-bp-­m-bn.

        A²ym-]-Isâ PohnX KÔ-apÅ IY-IÄ Imcq-cn\p tijw ae-bm-f-¯n\v e`n-¡p-¶Xv AIv_À I¡-«n-eq-sS-bm-Wv. amXr-`qan Bgv¨¸Xn-¸nsâ _me]wàn-bn XpS-§nb B IYm-k-]cy  ]pXnb Fgp-¯n Gähpw IqSp-X hmb-\-¡msc ]n¶oSv A`nkwt_m-[\ sNbvXp. Nncnbpw Nn´bpw shfn¨w hoip¶ IY-IÄ A§s\ ]nd-¶p. F´pw kc-k-am-bn- ]d-bp¶ _m¸-bpw, amWn-Iy-I-Ãnsâ IY-]-d-bp¶ \mcm-b-W-¡-dp¸v amjpw, hmt«mfn tZiob hmb-\-im-e-bpw, Ipªp-®n-amjpw AIv_-dnsâ IYm-tem-Is¯ Icp-¸n-Sn-¸n-¡p-¶-Xn \nÀ®m-b-I-ambn kzm[o-\n-¨n-«p-­v. “Fsâ A\p-`h]cn-kc-¯pÅ NneÀ¡v h«p-­m-bn-cp¶p. F\n¡pw. c­pw tNÀ¶-t¸mÄ IY-bp-­m-sb¶v ” AIv_À I¡-«n tcJ-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p.

        {KmaoW Pohn-X-¯nsâ \njv¡f-¦-Xbpw `wKnbpw H¸n-sb-Sp-¡p-¶-Xn AIv_À I¡-«n-ensâ IY-IÄ¡v Hcp {]tXyI Nmcp-X-bp­v. Nmt¯-«³, _m¡n-bpÅ Hä-Zn-h-kw, IÅ-h­n XpS-§nb IY-IÄ CXn\v DZm-l-c-W-am-Wv. {]tZ-i-¯nsâ D]-mZm-\-amb `mj Hcp {]tZ-is¯ kw{K-ln¡pw. hS-I-c-bn \n¶v Ipª-_v-ZpÅ hnfn-¡p-¶p. \mZm-]p-cw, Ipfp-¸-I-®-S, sNdnb B_q-_-¡À apÉymÀ, Dd-¡-a-cp¶v XpS-§nb IY-IÄ Fkv.-sI. s]ä-¡mSns\t]se IY-bpsS \m«p-h-gn-I-fn-eqsS \s½ \S-¯p-¶-h-bm-Wv. \½psS \mSpw Ime-hpw ka-Im-enI Pohn-Xm-h-Øbpw Nn{Xo-I-cn¨v Ht«sd IY-IÄ I¡-«n Fgp-Xn-bn-«p-­v. {]Xn, sImt«-j³, Pm\Inb½amÀ, s^bvkv_q¡v, \mZm-]p-cw, c­m-as¯ hchv , {io{]n-bbpsS B[n-IÄ F¶nh CXn Nne-Xm-Wv. kwØm\ \nb-a-k`bn t]mepw “\mZm-]pcw” Hcp NÀ¨m-hn-j-b-ambn¯oÀ¶p.

        PohnXw Hcp IS-¦-Ybm-Wv. ]e-t¸mgpw D¯cw In«m¯ IS-¦-Y. Pohn-X-a-cW _Ôw Fgp-¯-Im-cs\ F¶pw Ipg-¡n-s¡m-­n-cn-¡p-¶- Hcp {]iv\-hp-am-Wv. Pohn-X¯n ac-W-t¯bpw ac-W-¯n PohnX-t¯bpw {]k-c-¸n-¡m³ AIv_À I¡-«n-ensâ IYm-tem-I¯n\v Ign-ªn-«p-­v. Pohn-Xhpw ac-Whpw X½n kÔn-¡p¶ AÚmX \nan-j-s¯-Ip-dn-¨m-Wv.  “Bdmw Imew” F¶ IY ]d-bp-¶Xv. Bbp-Ênsâ ]IpXn Dd-¡hpw ]IpXn Im¯n-cn-¸p-ambn At\z-jn¨p t]mIp¶ Pohn-Xm-h-Ø-bpsS Nn{Xo-I-cWw Hcp kplr-¯nsâ hnhml ]mÀ«n-bn sh¨v A{]Xy£cmIp¶ Hcp-]äw sNdp-¸-¡m-cpsS IY-bn-eqsS  AIv_À I¡-«n Xpd-¶p-Im-«p-¶p,CXm-h-cp¶p ]mZ-k-cw, IS-temfw ISÂ, sNdnb A_q-_-¡À apÉymÀ XpS-§nb IY-Ifpw hn{`m-a-I-amb {`a-I-ev]\IÄ sIm­v Pohn-Xs¯ A]-{K-Yn-¡p-¶p. a\p-jysâ sshIm-cn-Ihpw Bßo-b-hp-amb {]Xn-k-Ôn-Isf Ime-¯nsâ A\p-`-hm-ß-I-L-S-\-I-fn-eqsS Bhn-jvI-cn-¡p-¶ IY-Ifpw t\mh-ep-Ifpw AIv_-dn-tâ-Xm-bp-ÅXv A[nIw hmbn-¡-s¸-«n-«n-Ã. \nXy PohnX¯nsâ ]cn-Nn-X-Xz-¯nsâ IY-Ifpw, Pohn-Xm-\p-`-h-§sf h{Io-I-cn¨psIm­pÅ A]-cn-Nn-X-Xz-¯nsâ IY-Ifpw C¡q-«¯nÂs¸Sp-¶p.

        ‘ssk{XWw’ alm-`m-c-X-¯n A\p-im-k\ ]ÀƯn `wKm-kz-\ cmPmhv C{µ-im-]-¯m s]®m-bn-¯oÀ¶ IY `ojv-aÀ [À½-]p-{X-tcmSv ]d-bp-¶Xv, kv{Xo ]pcpj kwtbm-K-¯n BÀ¡mWv IqSp-X kpJm\p`pXn In«p-I-sb¶v kwi-b-¯nsâ adp-]-Sn-bm-bm-Wv. I¡-«n-ensâ Cu krjvSn thdn« s^an-\n-kväv hmb-\-b¡v hnt[-b-am-¡-s¸-tS-­-Xp-­v. ‘hS-¡p-\n-s¶mcp IqSpw_hy¯m´w’ P\n¨p hfÀ¶ {Kma-¯nsâ ]Ým-¯-e-¯n \n¶v Xe-ap-d-IÄ X½n-epÅ Xncn-¨-dn-hnsâ IY-Iq-Sn-bm-Ip-¶p. ‘arXyp-tbmKw’ I¡-«n-ensâ BZy t\mh-em-Wv. ac-W-amWv apJy {]tabw. ac-W-sa¶ t]Sn-¸n-¡p¶ bmYmÀ°y-t¯-¡mÄ ac-W-Nn-´-IÄ Pohn-X-¯n ]e-X-hW ac-Wm-\p-`-h-§fmhp-¶p. \K-c-¯nse sI«n-S-¯nsâ apI-fn \n¶v NmSn-a-cn-¡m³ ]pd-s¸-Sp¶ _mlnkv AhnsSsb¯p-t¼mÄ asäm-cmÄ NmSn-a-cn-¨Xv ImWp-¶p. Xmsâ arXyptbmKw X«n-sb-Sp-¯-bmsf ImWm-\mbn IpXn-s¨-¯p-t¼mÄ h­n-bn-Sn¨v acn-¡p-¶p. Bß-l-Xy-bn A`bw tXSnbhÀ¡mtWm acn-¡m³ t]mep-am-hmsX \nÊ-lm-bX A\p-`-hn-¡p-¶-hÀ¡mtWm arXyp-tbmKw F¶ tNmZyw Cu t\mh Ah-ti-jn-¸n-¡p-¶p.

        ‘acWw apX acWw hsc’ F¶ IY-bn FÃm-hÀ¡pw F¶-t¶-¡p-ambn \jvS-s¸-«-Xmbn temIw Icp-Xp¶ Bcpw Xncn-¨p-h-cm³ ]mSn-söv ihIpg-bn \n¶v DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶ä {]`m-hXn ]d-bp-¶p-­v. ]pXnb \mK-cn-I-X-bpsS Bkp-c-ap-J-am-Wv ‘lcn-Xm-`-IÄ¡-¸pdw’ F¶ t\mhÂ. tIc-f-¯nsâ FÃm hnI-k\ k¦-ev-¸-§fpw kmwIm-cnI apt¶-ähpw XIÀ¶-Sn-bp¶ Imgv¨ t\mh-ensâ apJy-[m-c-bm-Wv. \½psS Npäp]mSpw F¶pw Ft¸mgpw kw`-hn-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡p¶ Fs´m-¡tbm CXn \s½ Akz-k-vX-cm-¡p-¶p. PohnXw ImWm-s\mcp I®p-­m-hpI. B Pohn-X-¯n \n¶v thdn« Nne a\p-jysc Is­-¯p-I. Ah-cpsS IY-IÄ ]d-bm-s\mcp `mj-bp-­m-hpI. AXpsIm­mWv AIv_À I¡-«n IYm-Im-c-\m-b-Xv.

        A[ym-]-I-sc-¡p-dn¨v IY-sb-gp-Xn-b-hÀ ae-bm-f-¯n Imcp-cpw, sNdp-Im-Spw, aq­qcpw Hs¡-bp-s­-¦nepw I¡-«n-ensâ IY-IÄ¡v Hcp cm{jSob ]cn-Wma Ncn{Xw IqSn ]dbm-\p-­v. hm[ymÀ IY-I-fnse ]mh-s¸« A[ym-]-I³  Pohn-¡m³ th­n IjvS-s¸-Sp¶ A[ym-]-I-\m-bn-cp-s¶-¦n I¡-«n-ensâ ]pXnb A[ym-]-I³ a[y-hÀ¤-¯nsâ {]Xn-\n-[n-bm-Wv. kwL-SnX A[ym-]-Isâ {]Xn-k-Ôn-Ifpw Pohn-Xhpw \À½-¯nsâ `mj-bn Bhn-jvI-cn-¡-s¸-«-t¸mÄ AXv X\n¡v t\sc IqSn ]nSn¨ I®m-Sn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. A[ym-]-\-¯n kw`-hn¨ coXnimkv{X]c-amb ]cn-Wm-a-§Ä, A[ym-]I hnZymÀ°n _Ô-¯n Imtem-Nn-X-ambn kw`-hn-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡p¶ sshIm-cn-Ihpw `uX-In-hp-amb amä-§Ä XpS-§n-b-h-bpsS Hcp Ncn-{Xhpw \ap-¡n-hnsS Is­-¯mw.

        kvIqÄ Ub-dnbpw, A[ym-]I IY-Ifpw, kÀÆokv tÌmdnbpw C§s\ I®o-cn IpXnÀ¶ A[ym-]I IY-I-fn \n¶v Nncn-bpsS At]-£-]-lm-ky-¯n-te¡v \mbn-¡p-¶Xv Ime-]-cn-Wm-a-¯nsâ `mK-am-bm-Wv. `mhn-X-e-ap-dsb hmÀs¯-Sp-¡p¶ hmÀ¡-¸-Wn-¡m-cmWv A[ym-]-I-sc¶v At±lw ]d-bp-¶p. B\ hnc-t­m-Snb DÕ-h-¸-d-¼n In®-än hoW them-bp-[³ amjpw Ipªn-¡-®³ amjpw t]^nIvkv sN¿p¶ Imgv¨ \½n Nncn ]c-¯p-¶p. ¢mÊv ISw Xcm³ _lp-k-t´m-j-ap-Å-h-cmWv GXv A[ym-]-I-\p-sa¶v At±lw ]d-bp¶p ([r-Xn-bn Hcp Znh-kw). ,kvIq-fn A[ym-]-IÀ Adn-b-s¸-Sp-¶Xv Ct¸mgpw ]g-b-]Sn Xs¶. kmlnXy kamPw  kmln-Xy-th-Zn-bmbn, kvIqÄ ]mÀe-taâv P\m-[n-]Xy thZn-bmbn , ^Ìv Akn-Ìâv U]yq«n F¨v .-Fw. Bbn, amj³amcnt¸mgpw kn.-hn, -Sn.-]n, Fw. BÀ F¶n-§s\ C\o-jy-en Xs¶. lbÀsk-­-dnbpw sslkvIpfpw X½n ]q¨bpw \mbbpw ImWp-t¼m-se-bm-W-s{X. Imcp-cnsâ s]mXn-t¨mdv tamjvSn¨ A[ym-]-I³ sse{_dn I½n-än-¡-nSn-bn en_mtPmWnsâ Sn^n³ Iymcn-b-dn \n¶v Nn¡³ ss{^Uv ssdkv Ign-¨-t¸mÄ AXp-I-s­-¯nb en_mtPm¬ tKmh³ s^\n-bpsS aW-s¯-Ip-dn-¨mWv ]d-bp-¶Xv.

        \à IY Bßm-hnsâ apdn-¸m-Sm-sW¶v “Cu IY Bsc-gpXpw?” F¶ IY-bn AIv_À I¡-«n ]d-bp-¶p-­v. AIv_-dnsâ Nne-I-Y-IÄ C§s\ hmb-\-¡m-csâ Bßm-hn apdn-¸m-Sp-­m-¡p-¶-h-bm-Wv. ‘]q¨-¡®v ’ kaq-l-¯n\p t\sc Xpd-¶n-cn-¡p¶ GtXm Hcp AÚm-Xsâ I®n-s\-¡p-dn¨v \s½ t_m[y-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p. I­-IvSÀ {]`m-I-c\pw ss{UhÀ kZm\µ\pw \s½ ]n³Xp-SÀ¶p-sIm-t­-bn-cn-¡p¶ AÚm-X-amb GtXm Hcp ]q¨-¡-®nsâ HmÀ½s¸-Sp-¯-em-Wv. kv{Xo ]pcp-j

_-Ô¯nsâ Ipcp¡pIÄ Nn{Xo-I-cn-¡p¶ IY-I-fmWv ‘Hcp hmb-\-¡m-cn-bpsS Bh-em-Xn-Ifpw’ ‘iaoem ^lvanbpw’. ao\p Fgp-Xp¶ I¯n sshP-b-´nbpw Kmb-{Xnbpw cm[n-Ibpw B[p-\nI kv{XoI-fpsS hn`n-¶-ap-J-§-fm-sW¶v \mw Xncn-¨-dn-bp-¶p. ‘^mkväv  _ufnwKv ’ F¶-I-Y-bn s]¬a-¡-fpÅ FÃm AÑ-\-½-amÀ¡pw C¶v Bscbpw hniz-mk-an-Ã. Ime-a-XmWv tIÄ¡m³ ]mSn-Ãm-¯p-am{Xw tIÂt¡-­n-h-cp¶ Ime¯v BÀ¡pw Bscbpw hniz-kn-¡m³ ]äm-Xmh-p¶Xpw kzm`m-hn-I-a-tÃ... F¶ `bw kaql¯nse Hmtcm c£n-Xm-hn-s\bpw D±-cn¨v I¡-«n Ah-X-cn-¸n-¡p-¶p.

        a\pjymh-Ø-bpsS BIp-e-X-Isf¡pdn¨v Xo{h-amb ktµ-l-§-fp-WÀ¯p¶ \nc-h[n  aplqÀ¯-§-fp-s­-¦nepw Npäp-apÅ Imgv¨Ifpw t\c-\p-`-§fpw ]cn-N-b-t¡Sv tXm¶n-¡m¯ hn[w A\phm-N-Isâ A\p-`qXn Xe-§-fn-te-s¡¯n¡m\pÅ AIv_À I¡-«n-ensâ anSp-¡mWv Cu IYm-Im-csâ hnP-b-¯n-¶m-[mcw. ‘sNdnb A_q-_-¡À apÉymÀ’ F¶ IY Ah-km-\n-¡p-¶Xv C§s\bmWv. “Ct¸mÄ FÃm-hcpw Dd-§-¶p. FÃm-hcpw izmkw hen-¡p¶ H¨ F\n¡v tIÄ¡mw. Fs¶-¯s¶ Hs¶\n¡v ImWm³ Rm³ I®m-Sn-bn t\m¡n. Hcp ]t£ CX-h-km-\s¯ Imgv¨-bm-cn-¡ptam? ” IY-]-dªv apgp-hn-¡msX B IYm-Im-c³ bm{X-bm-bn. XnI¨pw A{]-Xo-£n-X-am-bn.