“JpÀB³ X\natbmsS ]mcmbWw
sN¿Wsa¶ptm? C_v\pD½nA_vZn(C_v \pakvDuZv)sâ ]mcmbWa\pIcn¨p sImÅpI”.
ap¯p\_n(kz).
_meyw hn«pamdm¯ Hma\ hnP\amb
ta¨n ]pd§fn B«n³]äs¯bpw sX fn¨p \S¡p¶p. Jpssdin {]apJ\mb DJv_¯p_v\p
apsFXzntâXmWv BSpIÄ. sIm¨nSbsâ t]À A_vZpÃmlv. ]nXmhv akvDuZv. ]t£,
D½pA_vZnsâ aI³ F¶v amXmhnte¡v tNÀ¯mWv \m«pImÀ hnfn¡p¶Xv.
kz´w P\Xbn HcmÄ {]hmNI\msW¶v
hmZn¡p¶psh¶ {ipXn B _mesâ sNhnbnepw F¯nbn«pv. ]t£, AsXm¶pw {]m[m\yapÅXmbn
DÄs¡mÅm³ am{Xw B Cfw a\kv ]cphs¸«n«nÃtÃm. am{Xaà {]`mXw hnScpt¼mtg¡v
B«n³ ]ähpambn kz´w temIt¯¡v bm{Xbmbm Ccp«nbnt« ]Xnhmbn Xncns¨¯pambncp¶pÅq.
AXn\m \m«n \S¡p¶ kw`hhnImk§fn kPohkm¶n²yamhm³ km[n¨XpanÃ.
A§s\bncns¡ HcpZnhkw {]YaZrjvSym
Xs¶ am\y·msc¶v tXm¶n¡p¶ cv t]À AXphgn h¶p. Zqsc \n¶mWv hchv. Ccphcpw
£oWnXcmsW¶v Imednbmw. Nppw sXmbpw hcv Zmln¨v ]chicmbncn¡p¶p…h¶
]msS _mes\ A`nhmZyw sNbvXpsImhÀ tNmZn¨p: "tamt\ hÃm¯ Zmlw, AÂ]w B«n³
]m Id¶p Xcmtam?"
CSb³ ]dªp: "km[yaÃ, ImcWw
BSpIÄ FtâXÃ, Fs¶ bPam\³ hnizknt¨Â]n¨XmWv’.
adp]Snbnse \njvIf¦Xbpw
kXykÔXbpw {Kln¨ BKXcpsS apJw {]k¶ambn. AhcnsemcmÄ ]dªp:
"icn, F¶m {]khn¨n«nÃm¯
HcmSns\ ImWn¨v Xcq’
ASp¯p Xs¶bpmbncp¶ Hcm«n³
Ip«nsb Ah³ Nqn¡mWn¨p. BKX³ B«n³Ip«nsb ]nSn¨v HcnS¯v sI«nb tijw _nkvan
sNmÃn AXnsâ AInSv XShns¡mncp¶p. hnNn{Xamb B {]hr¯n Iv IuXpIw lrZb¯nÂ
In\nªp h¶p.
F¶m kw`hn¨sX´mWv.
B«n³Ip«nbpsS AInSXm hoÀ¯phcp¶p. DSs\ A]c³ Ipgnª Hcp IÂ]mfn FSp¯p
sImSp¯p. AXnte¡v ]m Ids¶Sp¯p. kar²amb £oc{]hmlw!! Ahcncphcpw
IpSn¨pZmlw XoÀ¯ tijw CSb_me\pw \ÂIn. kz´w I®pIsf hnizkn¡m\mImsX
AÔmfn¨p \n¡pIbmWh³.
FÃmhcpw Bthmfw sam¯n¡pSn¨p. £oWhpw
Zmlhpw A{]Xy£ambn. tijw B ZnhytXPkznbmb a\pjy³ AInSnt\mSv
]qÀÆmhØbnemhm³ BÚm]n¨p. DSs\ AXv kt¦mNn¡m³ XpS§n. AÂ]kabw sImv ]gb ]Snbmbn.
AXn \n¶mWv ]m Id¶sX¶v ]dªm aämcpw hnizkn¡nÃ. At¶cw B alZv]pcpjt\mSv
B«nSb³ tNmZn¨p: "\n§Ä t\cs¯ sNmÃnb hN\§Ä Fs¶sbm¶v ]Tn¸n¡ptam?"
alm]pcpj³ Acpfn: "\o Úm\nbmIpw
tamt\!’
CXmbncp¶p A_vZpÃmln_v\p
akvDuZv(d)F¶ CSb_mesâ PohnX¯nse tSWnwKv t]mbnâv. B alm·mÀ H¶v ap¯p\_n(kz)bpw
atäXv A_q_IvÀ kn²oJv(d)hpambncp¶p. JpssdinIfpsS ieyw kln¡mXmbt¸mÄ
a¡bpsS aetbmc§fnte¡v ]pds¸«Xmbncp¶p AhÀ.
sNdp¸¡mc³ Chcn hÃmsX BIrjvS\mbXv
t]mse Xs¶ AhÀ¡v _mesâ kXykÔXbnepw a\¡cp¯nepw \à aXn¸pmbn. tim`\amb
`mhn¡pSambWh³ F¶À¡v a\Ênembn.
A[nIw sshImsX Xs¶ A_vZpÃmln_v\p
akvDuZv(d)apkvenambn¯ocpIbpw Xs¶ tkhI\mbn kzoIcn¡Wsa¶v \_n(kz)tbmSt]£n¡pIbpw
sNbvXp. AhnSp¶v B At]£ kzoIcn¨p. A¶papXÂ anm{]mWnIfpsS tabv¡Â amän
Aivd^p JÂJv(kz)bpsS ]cnNmcI\mbn Ncn{Xw At±ls¯ hmgv¯n.
C_v\pakvDuZv(d)ap¯p\_n(kz)sb
\ng t]mse ]n´pSÀ¶p. \m«nepw ho«nepw ]pd¯pw At±lw H¸apmIpw. Xncp\_n(kz)Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ
ad]nSn¨p \n¡pI, ]pdt¯¡nd§pt¼mÄ sNcn¸v [cn¸n¨v sImSp¡pI, AIt¯¡v
hcpt¼mÄ AXv Agn¨v ]nSn¡pI, {_jpw hm¡nwKv Ìn¡pw ssIhiw sh¡pI XpS§nb FÃm
Imcy§fpw At±l¯n\v kz´w. AhnSp¶v dqante¡v {]thin¡pt¼mÄ IqsS C_v\pakvDuZp
mIpw. am{Xaà Ft¸mÄ thWsa¦nepw \nÊt¦mNw AIt¯¡v IS¶phcm³ \_n(kz)At±l¯n\v
{]tXyIw A\paXn \ÂInbncp¶p. A§s\ ap¯v\_n(kz)bpsS clkykq£n¸pImc³ F¶t±lw
Adnbs¸«p.
Xncp\_nbpsS ho«nÂ
A_vZpÃmlv(d)hfÀ¶p h¶p. AhnSps¯ kz`mh§sfÃmw Xsâbpw PohnX¯nte¡t±lw ]IÀ¯n.
cq]`mh¯nepw kz`mhsshinjvSy¯nepsaÃmw ap¯p\_nbpsS ]IÀ¸mbncp¶p C_v\pakvDuZv
F¶mWv ZrIvkm£nIfpsS hnhcWw.
\_n(kz)bpsS ]mTimebn \n¶mWt±lw
hnZy \pIÀ¶Xv. AXn\m JpÀB³ ]mcmbW¯nepw hymJym\¯nepsaÃmw kzlm_¯n sh¨v
Gähpw A{KKWy\mbn¯oÀ¶p. Hcp kw`hw ImWpI:
Ad^xbmWv cwKw….
DadpÂ^mdqJv(d)Ad^xbn \n¡pt¼mÄ Hcp hyàn At±ls¯ A`napJoIcn¨p sImv ]dªp:
"Aaodp apAvan\o³! Rm³ Iq^bnÂ
\n¶mWv hcp¶Xv. AhnsS Hcp hyànbpv. JpÀB\pw hymJym\§fpw P\§Ä¡v a\]mxTw
]dªpsImSp¡p¶bmfmWt±lw."
CXv tI« DaÀ(d)hnsâ tIm]w
I¯nPzen¨p. apJt¯¡v càw Cc¨pIbdn.
At±lw Bt{Imin¨p: "BscSm Ah³’
BKX³ ]dªp: "A_vZpÃmln_v\p
akvDuZv"
Cu adp]Sn acp`qanbnse
IpfnÀagbmbn. DaÀ(d) \nanjt\cw sImv im´\mbn¡gnªp. A\´cw AhÀ ]dªp:
"\o F´v hnNmcn¨p…?
A¡mcyw `wKnbmbn \nÀÆln¡m³ Ignbp¶ Htcsbmcmsf Ct¸mÄ Fsâ AdnhnepÅq. AXv
C_v\pakvDuZv(d) BWv. ImcWw Rm³ hnhcn¨pXcmw.’
Hcp cm{Xn Xncp\_n(kz) kn±oJv(d)
hnsâ ho«n sN¶p. apkvenwIfpsS t£a Imcy§Ä NÀ¨ sN¿pIbmWpt±iw. Rm\pw
IqsSbpv. AÂ]w Ignªv Xncp\_n(kz)tbmsSm¸w R§Ä ]pd¯pt]mbn. ]Ån¡Sps¯¯nbt¸mÄ
HcmÄ AI¯v \nkvIcn¡p¶Xv Ip. Ccp«n Bsf hyàaÃ. kpµcambn JpÀB³
HmXpIbmWbmÄ. At¶cw \_n(kz) R§tfmSv ]dªp:
"JpÀB³ X\natbmsS ]mcmbWw
sN¿m³ B{Kln¡p¶hÀ C_v\pA_vZnD½ns\ A\pIcn¨p sImÅs«…!’
tijw C_v\pakvDuZv Ccp¶v ZpB
sN¿m\mcw`n¨p. At¸mÄ ap¯pdkq ]dªpsImncp¶p:
"tNmZn¡pI, \ÂIs¸Spw, tNmZn¡pI,
\ÂIs¸Spw.’
DaÀ(d) XpScp¶p: \msf
AXncmhnse Cu kt´mjhmÀ¯bpw \_n(kz) Bao³]dªXpsaÃmw C_v\pakvDuZns\ Iv
Adnbn¡Wsa¶v Rm\pd¨p. A§s\ cmhnse t\cs¯¯s¶ kt´mjhr¯m´hpambn Rm\hnsSsb¯n.
FÃmw ]dªp Ignªt¸mgmWdnªXv C¡mcysaÃmw A_q_IvÀ Fsâ apt¼ h¶v ]dªncn¡p¶p
F¶v…. AÃmlp kXyw.
GsX¦nepw \à Imcy¯n\p thn Rm\pw A_q_Ivdpw aÂkcn¡m\nSh¶m AXn tPXmhv
A_q_IvÀ Xs¶bmbncn¡psa¶mW\p`hw.
C_v\pakvDuZnsâ Hcp hm¡n \n¶p
Xs¶ JpÀB\ns\ Ipdn¨pÅ Xsâ ]mWvVnXy¯nsâ Bgw Af¡mhp¶XmWv. At±lw ]dbp¶p:
‘GICemlv Xs¶bmWv kXyw, JpÀB\nse
GsXmcp kqàhpw FhnsS AhXcn¨p…?
Cd§nb ]Ým¯esa´v…? Fs¶Ãmw
F\n¡v \à t_m[yapv. JpÀB\n Fs¶¡mÄ ]mWvVnXyapÅ HcmÄ FhnsSsb¦nepaps¦nÂ
Rm\t§m«v t]mIpambncp¶p.’
Cu BßIYmwiw AXnitbmàn]cambncp¶nÃ.
sXfnhpIfpv. hµycmb DaÀ (d) Hcp bm{XbnemWv. kÔybmbn. At¸mÄ Hcp
bm{XmkwLw AXphgn h¶p. DaÀ(d) tNmZn¨p: "\n§Ä FhnsS \n¶phcp¶p’.
kwL¯n \ns¶mcmÄ ]dªp: "^ÖpÂAaoJn(hnZqcZn¡v)Â
\n¶v.’
DaÀ(d) hopw tNmZn¨p: "FhnsS¡mWv.’
adp]Sn: "ss_XpÂAXoJn(IAv_)te¡v.’
DaÀ(d) ]dªp: "Ahcn Hcp ]WvVnX\pv"
(ImcWw t\cs¯ ]dª adp]SnIsfÃmw lÖpkw_Ôamb JpÀB³ hmIyw ISsaSp¯psImmbncp¶p).
tijw kz´w AWnIfn Hcmsf
hnfn¨v {]kvXpX kwLt¯mSv Nne tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¡m³ DaÀ(d) ]dªp. Jeo^xbpsS
tNmZy§Ä C{]Imcambncp¶p:
"JpÀB\nse Gähpw al¯mb kqàtaXv?
adp]Sn: "AÃmlp emCeml CÃmlphÂ
l¿p J¿qw. emXAvJpZplq kn\Xp³ hem \uw (kÀÆkwc£I\mb AÃmlp
am{XamWmcm[y³. Ahs\ \n{Z ]nSnIqSpIbnÃ).’
tNmZyw: "JpÀB\nse Gähpw henb
XzmXznIhN\taXv?’
adp]Sn: "C¶Ãml bAvapdp _nÂAZven…..(AÃmlp
\oXnbpw ImcpWyhpw sN¿m\pw IpSpw__Ôp¡sf klmbn¡m\pw IÂ]n¡p¶p.)’
tNmZyw: "icn, JpÀB\nse Gähpw
k¼qÀ®amb hmIytaXv?’
adp]Sn: "^a³ bAva ankvJme…..
(\·bpw Xn·bpw AXnkq£aamsW¦n t]mepw AXnsâ ^ew A\p`hn¡p¶XmWv.)’
tNmZyw: "F¦n Gähpw IqSpX `bmi¦IÄ
Dfhm¡p¶ Bb¯v GXmWv JpÀB\nÂ?’
adp]Sn: "ssek _nAam\n¿nIpw….
(‘\n§fpw thZ¡mcpsam¶pw
IcpXpw t]msebÃ. Xn· sNbvXhÀ Xnà^ew A\p`hn¡pI Xs¶ sN¿pw.)’
tNmZyw: "Gähpw {]Xo£¡v hI \ÂIp¶
kqàtam?’
adp]Sn: "JpÂbmC_mZnbÃZo\.....(Bßt{Zmlw
sNbvXhtc, AÃmlphnsâ ImcpWys¯sXm«v \ncmicmIcpXv. ]Ým¯]n¨hÀ¡v
kÀÆtZmj§fpw Ah³ s]mdp¡p¶XmWv)
Ahkm\w DaÀ(d) tNmZn¨p: "\n§fpsS
Iq«¯n C_v\pakvDuZv Dtm?’
kwLw adp]Sn ]dªp:"Dv’.
]WvVnX³, {]]©]cnXymKn, B_nZv,
JmcnAv F¶nXymZn hntijW§fn HXp§nbncp¶nà B hyànXzw. GXp{]XnkÔnbpw
N¦qät¯msS t\cnSm\pÅ Icp¯pw almss[cyhpw H¯nW§nb tbm²mhpw IqSnbmbncp¶p
C_v\pakvDuZv(d).
Xncp\_n(kz) Ignªm kXy\ntj[nIfpsS
ap¼n JpÀB³ ]mcmbmWw sN¿m³ ss[cyw ImWn¨ {]Ya apkvenambncp¶p At±lw.
kw`han§s\bmWv.
Hcp Znhkw kzlm_¯v a¡bnÂ
Hcpan¨p IqSnbt¸mÄ Hcp hnjbw NÀ¨¡v h¶p. JpÀB³ JpssdinIfpsS ap¼n sh¨v ]ckyambn
]mcmbWw sNbvXv Ahsc tIĸn¡m³ Bcv k¶²amhpw…?
DSs\ C_v\pakvDuZv(d) ]dªp:
"Rm³ X¿mÀ’
At¸mÄ aäpÅhÀ {]XnIcn¨p. "\n§sf
AhÀ hÃXpw sNbvtX¡psa¶v R§Ä `bs¸Sp¶p. AhcpsS A{Iaw XSbm³ {]m]vXnbpÅ
IpSpw_ _eapÅ HcmsfbmWv AXn\mhiyw.’
C_v\pakvDuZv(d)hopw ]dªp:
"Rm³ Xs¶ t]mtb¡mw. AÃmlp Im¯psImÅpw.’
]Iensâ BZy]mZw ]n¶n«p….
A_vZpÃmln_v\p akvDuZv(d) IAv_bnte¡v ]pds¸«p. At±lw C{_mlow aJman\Sps¯¯n.
Jpssdio {]apJscÃmw AhnsS Ccn¸pv. \nhÀ¶p \n¶v AXyp¨¯n At±lw HmXm³
XpS§n.
"AÀdlvam³, AÃa JpÀB³….’
kqd¯pÀdlvamsâ XpS¡w apXÂ
C¼amÀ¶ kzc¯nepw CuW¯nepw At±lw Hm¯v XpS§n. JpssdinIÄ AXv {i²n¨p. NneÀ
tNmZn¨p:"F´mWh³ ]dbp¶Xv.’
aäpÅhÀ ]dªp:
"apl½Zv sImph¶ hN\§fmWh..’
\ntj[nIÄ A_vZpÃmln_v\p
akvDuZv(d)hnsâ ta NmSnhoWv At±ls¯ XpcpXpsc {]lcn¨p. At¶csam¶pw AhÀ
JpÀB³ ]mcmbWw \nÀ¯nbnÃ. Ahkm\w £oWn¨hi\mbn At±lw kl{]hÀ¯IcpsS ASps¯¯n.
]ebnS¯pw apdnªv càw HgpIp¶pmbncp¶p. B Zb\obmhØ I kplr¯p¡Ä ]dªp:
"C§s\ hÃXpw kw`hnt¨¡psa¶v R§Ä
t\cs¯ ]dªncp¶ntà C_v\pakvDuZv?’
At±lw adp]Sn ]dªp:
"AÃmlphmWv kXyw, AÃmlphnsâ
i{Xp¡sf Xcn¼pw Iqkm¯ a\¡cp¯v Ct¸mgpÅ{X F\n¡v aps¼mcn¡epw Dmbn«nÃ. \msfbpw
AhcpsS ap¼nse¯n CXmhÀ¯n¡m³ Rm³ X¿mdmWv.'
kplr¯p¡Ä ]dªp:
"th C_v\pakvDuZv, AhcpsS
AklnjvWpX¡v \à adp]Sn \n§Ä \ÂIn¡gnªncn¡p¶p.’
aq¶mw Jeo^ Dkvam\p_v\pA^v^m³(d)hnsâ
`cWImew hsc C_v\pakvDuZv Pohn¨p. AhÀ acWmk¶\mbt¸mÄ Jeo^x kµÀin¡m³ h¶p.
At±lw tNmZn¨p:
"C_v\pakvDuZv, Ft¶mSv \n§Äs¡´mWp
t_m[n¸n¡m\pÅXv?’
C_v\pakvDuZv(d) ]dªp:
"Fsâ ]m]§sf Ipdn¨mWv.’
Jeo^ tNmZn¨p:
"\n§Ä¡v hà B{Kl§fpaptm?’
C_v\pakvDuZv(d)hnsâ adp]Sn:
"Fsâ dºnsâ ImcpWyw’
Jeo^ hopw tNmZn¨p:
"hÀj§fmbn \n§Ä hm§m³
hnk½Xn¨ncp¶ s]mXpJP\mhn \n¶pÅ hnlnXw F¯n¨pXcm³ Rm³ GÀ¸mSp sN¿s«tbm?’
C_v\pakvDuZv(d) ]dªp:
"F\n¡Xnsâ BhiyanÃ…’
Jeo^ At±ls¯ t{]cn¸n¨p.
"\n§fpsS Imetijw ]p{XnamÀ¡v
AsXmcp Bizmkamtb¡patÃm!’
C_v\pakvDuZv(d)hnsâ adp]Sn:
"Fsâ a¡Ä¡v Zmcn{Zyw `bs¸Sp¶pthm
\n§Ä? F¶m FÃm cm{XnIfnepw hmJnAx kqd¯v ]Xnhmbn HmXm³ Rm³ AhtcmSv
IÂ]n¨ncn¡p¶p. kqd¯p hmJnAx ]Xnhmbn FÃm cm{Xnbnepw HmXp¶hÀ¡v Hcn¡epw
Zmcn{Zyw ]nSns]SpIbnsöv ap¯pdkqÂ(kz) ]dªXv Rm³ t\c«p tI«n«pv.’
B ]IÂ AkvXan¨t¸mtg¡v JpÀB³ ]mcmbW¯nepw
ZnIvdnepw hym]rXambncp¶ B NppIÄ \nÝeambn. \mY³ Ahsc A\p{Kln¡s«. Bao³
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