Pbv{io an{i

1961˛¬ P\n®p. C¥ybn¬ hf¿∂p. 1993˛¬ Cw•≠nte°v Xmakw am‰n.

tIcfm bqWnthgvkn‰nbn¬\n∂v Cw•njv kmlnXyØn¬ _ncpZm\¥c _ncpZw.
kvs]jy¬ \oUvknepw t{_mUvImÃv tPWenkØnepambn _ncpZm\
¥cXeØn¬ c≠v UntπmaIƒ. C¥ybn¬h®v kvs]jy¬ \oUvknepw
Cw•≠nse _°nMvlmwsjbdn¬h®v kmaqlytkh\ Un∏m¿´vsa‚nepw
tPment\m°nbn´p≠v.

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tN¿Øebnse Fca√qcn¬ P\n®p. sIm®n≥ bqWnthgvkn‰nbn¬ DtZymKÿ.
a™ac߃ Np‰nepw, PmKcqI XpSßnb A©v IYmkamlmc߃ {]kn≤o
Icn®n´p≠v. Pbv{io an{ibpsS Ancient Promises P∑m¥chmKvZm\߃ F∂
t]cnepw Acp‘Xn tdmbnbpsS The God of Small Things Ip™pImcyßfpsS
HtSXºpcm≥ F∂ t]cnepw aebmfØnte°p hnh¿Ø\w sNbvXn´p≠v. PmKcqI
F∂ IYmkamlmcØn\v tIcfkmlnXy A°mZan Ahm¿Uv e`n®p.

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Pbv{io an{ibpsS R߃ {]kn≤oIcn® IrXnIƒ

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P∑m¥c hmKvZm\߃
tijw
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dmWn
26 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃

aq∂v
F\n-s°∂pw U¬ln-bm-bn-cp∂p Fs‚ hoSv. Xnc°pw _l-fhpw
\nd™ \yqU¬ln. tIc-f-Øn¬\n∂v c≠m-bncw ssa¬ AI-se-bm-
W-Xv. C¥y-bpsS G‰hpw hnZq-c-amb A‰-tØ°p t]mbm¬ U¬ln-
bm-bn. C\nbpw t]mbm¬ C¥ym-k-ap-{Z-Øn-te°p adn™p hogpw.
KS
Fs‚ Rc-ºp-I-fn-se-t∏mgpw tIc-fhpw U¬lnbpw H∂n-®p-Xs∂
HgpIn. ]t£, Ah-bpsS hyXykvX `mj-Ifpw coXn-Ifpw Hcn-°epw
XΩn¬°-e¿s∂m-∂m-bn-√. CXm-bn-cp∂p Fs‚ Pohn-X-Ønse G‰hpw
O
{][m-\-s∏´ hntcm-[m-`m-kw. ae-bm-fn-Ø-\n-a-bp≈ Nn¥-Iƒ, ]t£,
BO

U¬ln PohnXcoXn-Iƒ, ae-bm-fn-I-fmb amXm-]n-Xm-°ƒ, ]t£,

U¬ln-°m-cmb kplr-Øp-°ƒ F∂ a´n¬ U¬ln-bn¬ hf¿∂
Hcp ae-bm-fn-s∏¨Ip-´n-bm-bn-cp∂p Rm≥. ae-bm-fn-a-\x-ÿn-Xn-bp≈
Fs‚ ho´n¬ U¬ln-°m-c-\mb sNdp-∏-°m-c-t\m-Sp≈ Fs‚ {]Wbw
C

Hcn-°epw kzoI-cn-°-s∏-Sp-I-bn-s√∂pw `mhn-bneXn-s\-s®m√n Hcp

h≥tIm-em-lewXs∂ D≠m-Ip-sa∂pw Rm≥ ap≥Iq´n Adn-tb-≠-
D

Xm-bn-cp-∂p. {]mb-°p-d-hns‚ F√m hnUvVn-ØtØm-sSbpw `btam

\mW-t°tSm sX√p-an-√m-sXbpw kzbw Ipg-∏-ß-fn-te-s°-Sp-Øp-Nm-Sp-
I-bm-bn-cp∂p Rm≥.
Rm≥ A¿Pps\ BZy-ambn ImWp-∂Xv Fs‚ Ieym-W-Øn\v
c≠v h¿jw-ap-ºv, kvIqfn\p ]pd-Øp-h-®m-Wv. sFdnjv tIm¨sh‚n-
emWv Rm≥ ]Tn-®-Xv. Rm≥ Cw•ojv `wKn-bmbn kwkm-cn-°-W-sa∂pw
]cn-jvIr-X-amb U¬ln skmssk-‰n-bn¬ F\n°v \s√mcp XpS°w
In´-W-sa∂pw D≈ Fs‚ A—-\-Ω-am-cpsS B{K-l-am-bn-cp∂p AXn\p
]n-∂n¬. sXm´-Sp-Øp≈ B¨Ip-´n-I-fpsS kvIqfn-em-bn-cp∂p A¿Pp≥.
Db-c-Øn-ep≈ apƒth-en-Ifpw ÿnc-ambn ]q´n-°n-S-°p∂ tK‰p-Ifpw
sIm≠v hfsc {i≤m-]q¿∆w B B¨temIw Rß-fn¬\n∂p th¿
Xncn-°-s∏-´n-cp-∂p.
""t\m°v Pm\-Io, AhnsS \nev°p∂ B ]øs\ It≠m?
Ahs\bmWv tK‰n-\p- ]p-d-Øp-h®v Rm\n∂v ImWm≥ t]mIp-∂-Xv.''
64 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃

\mev
Hcp amcm¿Ip-Spw_w Ah-cpsS Cf-b-a-I-\p-th≠n Fs‚ Imcy-Øn¬
ImWn-°p∂ XmXv]cyw R߃ tIc-f-Øn-te°v ]pd-s∏-Sp-∂-Xn\p
Ipd-®p-Zn-hkwapºv Rm\-dn-™p. Abmƒ _nkn-\kv AUvan-\n-kvt{S-
j-\n¬ Un{Kn-sb-Sp-Øn-´p-≠v. AXp-sIm-≠p-X-s∂, Ah-cpsS IpSpw_w
KS
hnP-b-I-c-amb coXn-bn¬ \S-Øn-h-cp∂ tlm´¬ hyh-kmbw kao-]-
`m-hn-bn¬Øs∂ Abm-tf-s‰-Sp-°m≥ km[y-X-bp-≠v. AXn-\nbpw hn]p-
e-am-°m-\m-W-h-cpsS ]≤-Xn. tIc-f-Øn¬\n∂p≈ IØp-Ifpw t^m¨
O
tIm-fp-Ifpw A¤p-X-I-c-amb hm¿Ø-Iƒ sIm-≠p-h-∂p-sIm-t≠-bn-
cp-∂p. tImfPv s{]m^-k-dmb aqØ-a-I≥ _nkn-\- n¬ XXv]-c-\-√m-
BO

Ø-Xn-\m¬, F√mw-Xs∂ Cu `mhn-h-c\v h∂p-tN-cm-\p-≈-XmWv F∂pw

Rm\-dn-™p. "Hmtcm c≠p- h¿jw IqSp-tºmƒ Hmtcm∂v' F∂ icm-
icn \nc-°n¬ amcm¿tlm´-ep-I-fpsS \nc tImh-fw-sXm´v tImgn-t°mSp-
C

hsc hym]n-®p-I-gn-™n-cp-∂p. hfsc BZ-cn-°-s∏-Sp∂ IpSpw_-am-W-

h-cp-tSXv ˛˛˛ c≠m¨a-°fpw c≠p s]¨Ip-´n-Ifpw at\m-l-c-amb Hcp
D

hoSpw Aw_m-k-U¿ Imdp-I-fpsS Hcp ]S-bpw. F{X tlm´ep-I-fmWv,

C\nbpw FÆw Iq´m-\mWv ]≤-Xn, AXpw t_mws_-bn¬ hsc, Fs‚
s]mt∂' ˛˛˛ Ieym-W-Z-√mƒ AΩq-Ωsb Xnc-°n-´-dn-bn®p-sIm-t≠-bn-
cp-∂p. kpµ-cn-bmb Hcp s]¨Ip-´n, A[nIw ss]k-bn-√mØ IpSpw_-
Øn¬\n∂m-sW-¶n¬ hfsc \√Xv F∂ a´n¬ IeymW-{]m-b-sa-Øn-
\n-ev°p∂ s]¨Ip-´n-I-fp≈ Hcp-hn[w ae-bmfn-°p-Spw-_-ß-fn-se√mw
Ah¿ At\z-jWw \SØnt\m°n-sb-¶nepw H∂pw icn-bm-bn-√. henb
kzØp≈ ho´nse s]¨Ip´n Al-¶m-cnbpw HØp-t]m-Im≥ Ign-bm-
Ø-hfpw Bhpw F∂mWv an nkv amcm-cpsS t]Sn F∂p hni-Zo-I-cn-
®-t∏m-tg, kzØp Ipd™ s]¨Ip´n F∂ Ah-cpsS hyhÿ AΩq-
Ωbv°p a\- n-em-bp-≈p. c≠p-h¿j-tØmfw \o≠ At\z-jW-ß-
sfm∂pw hnP-b-I-c-am-ImØ kml-Ncy-Øn-emWv tIc-f-Øn-\p-]pd-
Øp≈ ae-bmfn IpSpw-_-Øn-te-°-t\zjWw \o´m≥ Ah¿ Xøm-dm-
b-Xv. t_mws_-˛-U¬ln \K-c-co-Xn-I-fp≈ s]¨Ip´n F∂ kmlkw
 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃ 81

A©v
tIc-f-Ønse ]pWy-t£-{X-ß-fn-sem-∂mb Kpcp-hm-bqcph®m-bn-cp∂p
Fs‚ Ieym-Ww. As∂s‚ ]Xn-s\´mw ]nd-∂m-fp-am-bn-cp-∂p. Kpcp-
hm-bq-cn¬h®v Ieym-Whpw ]nd-∂m-fpw, c≠-\p-{K-l-ß-sfm-∂n®v Fs∂-
√m-hcpw ]d-™p. Rm≥ Kpcp-hm-bqcv Hcp-]m-Sp-X-hW t]mbn-´p-≠v. `‡n-
KS
b-√, BÀm-Zw-\n-d™ kµ¿`-ß-fn-emWv t]mbn-cn-°p-∂-sX-∂p-am-{Xw.
F\n-t°-gp -h-b- p-≈-t∏mƒ KoX-t®-®n-bpsS Ieym-W-Øn-\v, c≠p
h¿jw Ign™v tN®n-bpsS Ip™ns‚ tNmdq-Wn-\v. Ip™ns‚ H´pw-
O
k-Ω-X-`mhw ImWn-°mØ hmbn¬ CØncn Ipg-®- tNm-dv h®psImSp-
°m≥ Fs∂-bp-a∂v A\p-h-Zn-®p. AXn-\-SpØ sIm√w t]mbXv Be-
BO

∏p-g-bnse A∏q-∏s‚ Xpem-`m-c-Øn\v. A∂v A∏q-∏s‚ `mc-Øn\p

Xpey-ambn F{X ]©-km-c-bmWv th≠n-h-∂-Xv. ]©-km-c-s°m-Xn-b-
\mb Kpcp-hm-bq-c-∏≥ X\n-°p≈ ]¶p ]©-kmc Xt∂ ]‰q F∂v
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]d-bpw-t]m-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. A∏q-∏s‚ Iym≥k¿ A¤p-X-I-c-ambn

am‰m≥ t]mhp-I-bmWv Kpcp-hm-bq-c-∏≥, F√m-h-cp-a∂v ]d-™p. hb‰n-
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\p-≈nse Iym≥k¿ hf¿®-bpsS `oI-c-Xz-Øn\v A[nIw Xma-kn-bmsX

A∏q- ∏ \v Iog- S - t ß≠n h∂p F¶n- e pw, Kpcp- h m- b q- c - ∏ ≥ Fs‚
IeymWw icn-bm-°n-Ø-∂-Xns‚ t]cn¬ Ct∏mƒ as‰mcp Xpem-`mcw
\S-°p-I-bm-Wv. Fs‚ Xpey-`mcw ]©-km-c-sIm≠v Ieym-W-Zn-hkw
Xpem-`mcw \S- Ø n- t b- °m- sa∂v AΩqΩ t\¿∂n-cp-∂ p. \\-™p-
ancp≠pw InS∂ Aº-e-h-gn-Iƒ ]pe¿s® \mep-aWn t\cØv `‡sc-
s°m≠pw Xan-gv\m-´n¬\n∂v Iq´-ambn _ n¬ h∂n-d-ßnb Xo¿∞m-
S-I-sc-s°m≠pw \nd-™n-cp-∂p. AΩqΩ Fs‚ ssIbn¬ hmg-bn-e-
bn¬ s]mXn™ Ipd®p ]q°fpw tXßbpw X∂n-´v, F\n°p ssIh∂
alm- ` m- K y- Ø n\v Kpcp- h m- b q- c - ∏ - t \mSv \µn- ] - d ™v {]m¿∞n- ° m≥
]d™p. H‰-ss°-sIm≠p am{Xw kmcn-]n-Sn-®-Xp-Im-cWw kmcn-bpsS
A‰-amsI sNfn-bn¬ ]pX-bp-∂Xp Rm\-dn-bp-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. \\™
sRmdn-hp-Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ Fs‚ ]mZw Ipcp-ßn-t∏m-Ip-∂p. ag-NmdnØpS-
ßn-bn-cp∂p F¶nepw F\n°v thKw \S-°m-\m-Ip-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√.
86 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃

Bdv
D®-Ig - n™p apgp-h\pw ag \
- n¿ØmsX s]bvXp-sIm-t≠-bn-cp-∂p, {]iv\-
߃°p-ta¬ {]iv\-߃ krjvSn-®p-sIm≠v Aßp Zqsc he-∏m-Sn-em-
bn-cp∂p Fs‚ ]pXnb hoSv. Atßm-´p≈ Fs‚ bm{Xsb A\p-K-an-
°p∂ Imdp-I-fpsS \o≠-\n-csb ag hnSmsX ]n¥p¿∂p.

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Xncn-sI-t∏m-Im-\mbn amcm-∑m-cpsS \o≠-\nc Fs∂ ImØp-
\nev]p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Fsse‰v tlm´-ens‚ hcm-¥-bn¬ Fs∂ bm{Xbm-
°m-\mbn Xnßn-°q-Snb Fs‚ ho´p-Im-sc Rm≥ XnSp-°-Øn¬ Bt«-
O
jn-®p. Ft¥m \jvS-s∏-´-Xp-t]mep≠m-bn-cp-∂p A—s‚ \nev]v. AΩ
F∂-sØ-bpw-t]mse {]mtbm-Kn-I-_p-≤n-tbm-Sp-IqSn a{¥n-®p: ""\ns∂
BO

R߃ dnk-]vj≥ t\cØv DS-s\-Xs∂ ImWp-at√m tamtf.'' Fs‚

c≠-Ωq-Ω-amcpw Nncn-°p-Itbm Ic-bp-Itbm sNøp-∂-sX-s∂-\n°v a\-
 n-em-Ip-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. A∏q-∏≥ Itk-c-bn-en-cp-∂p-sIms≠\n°v
]√n-√m-®ncn kΩm-\n-®p. F\n-°p- k-a-b-ap-≠m-bn-cp∂n√. amcm-∑m¿
C

ImØp-\n-ev°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p, bm{X-]p-d-s∏-Sm≥ Xmak-ap-≠m-Ip-∂-Xn¬

hnj-a-sam-∂p-an√ F∂p `mhn®pw Nncn-®p-wsIm≠v.
D

""Adn-bm-a-t√m, R߃°n\n Hcp \o≠ bm{X _m°n InS-°p-

I-bm-Wv. Chn-S-∂-©p- a-Wn-°q¿ thWw ˛˛ ]mXn-cm-hmIpw Ahn-sS-
sbØp-tºmƒ. ag s]s´∂v tXmcpw F∂p Icp-Xp-I-b-√m-sX-¥p-
sNøpw? bm{Xbv°v Xøm-dm-bn-°-gnt™m Ahƒ?''
Btcm Fs‚ s]´n amcm¿ho-´p-Im-cpsS Imdn-se-SpØph®n-cp∂p.
AΩ Fs‚ ]pdØv apdpsI X´n, t]mIm-\p≈ ka-b-ambn F∂v
Fs∂bpw AΩ-sb-Ø-s∂bpw Adn-bn-°-em-bn-cp∂p AXv. BcpsSbpw
IÆp-I-fn-te°p t\m°m≥ ss[cy-an-√msX Rm≥ Xncn™v Imdn-s‚-
b-Sp-tØ°v thKw \oßn, Fs∂ At∏m-gp-Sp-∏n® Ik-hp-kmcn Npfn-
bm-Xn-cn-°m≥ {i≤n-®p-sIm≠v. Imdn\v ]pXp-a-am-dmØ K‘-ap-≠m-bn-
cp-∂p. (Fs‚ s]mt∂, Ahcv AsX-√m-s°m-√hpw am‰n hmßpw F∂v
atl-izcnAΩmbn amcm-∑m-sc-°p-dn®v, CXn-\IwXs∂ henb aXn-∏n-
em-bn-°-gn-™n-cp∂, AΩq-Ω-tbmSv Hcp Imcy-hp-an-s√-¶nepw ]d™n-
cp-∂p.) Fs∂ icn°p ImWm\pw kam-[m-\n-∏n°pwhn[w Fs∂
108 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃

Ggv
kptc-jns‚ AΩ Xøm-dm-°nb ]p{X-h-[p-°-fpsS enÃn¬ Rms\m-
∂m-a-Xm-bn-cp-∂n√ F∂v IeymWw Ign™v Ipd-®m-gvN-Iƒ°IwXs∂
F\n°v \n w-ibw a\- n-em-bn. AΩ-bpsS Hcp kvIqƒIm-e-kp-lr-
Øns‚ Aev]w XSn-®, ImWm≥ Xc-t°-Sn-√m-Ø -a-I-tfm-Sm-bn-cp∂p

]t£, kptcjpw kptc-jns‚ A—\pw B _‘sØ FXn¿Øp. KS

AΩbv°v XmXv]-cyw. Rm\-hsf dnk-]vj≥t\-cØv I≠n-cp-∂p.

Ah¿°v c≠mƒ°pw AΩ-bpsS B ]g-b -kvIqƒIm-e-kplr-Øns\

O
CjvS-am-bn-cp-∂n-√, AXm-bn-cp∂p Imc-Ww. AΩ-bpsS Hcm-{K-lsØ
FXn¿°m≥ Bsc-¶nepw ss[cy-s∏´p F∂Xv Fs∂-bmsI Aº-c-
BO

∏n-®p. ]n∂oSv AΩ-Xs∂ Ft∂m-Sn°mcyw hni-Zo-I-cn-®-t∏m-gmWv F\n-

°Xv hnizm-k-am-b-Xv.
h[p-hns\ I≠p-]n-Sn-°p-∂Xp kw_-‘n®v \mev hyh-ÿI - fmWv
kptcjv A—-\p-Ωbv°pw ap∂n¬ h-®n-cp-∂Xv F∂v ]n∂oSv Rm\
C

dn™p.
1. Ahƒ kpµ-cn-bm-bn-cn-°-Ww.
D

2. \t∂ sNdp-∏-am-bn-cn-°-Ww, F∂mte HØn-W-ßn-t∏m-I-

sefp-∏-am-hq.
3. Cw•ojv \∂mbn kwkm-cn-°m-\-dn-b-Ww. tlm´¬ hyh-
kmbw hn]p-eo-I-cn-°p-∂-Xp-ambn _‘-s∏´v t_mws_-
bvs°ms° t]mIp-tºmƒ IqsS Iq´m≥ ]‰-Ww.
4. as‰m∂pw A{X-bv°ßv {][m-\-a-√.
kptc-jns‚ Pohn-X-Øn-s\m-Øn-W-ßnb B Ae-¶m-c-hkvXp
Rm\m-bn-cp-∂p.
Ijv S - I m- e - Ø n\v Fs‚- b m- h I KpW- K - W - ß - s fm- ∂ pw- X s∂
amcm¿Ip-Spw-_-Ønse k{º-Zm-b-߃°v D]-I-cn-°p-∂-h-fmtbm A`n-
Im-ay-bmtbm amdm-s\s∂ klm-bn-®n-√. adn-®v, thW-sa-¶n¬ \√ a´n-
ep-≈s - X∂p Icp-Xm-\m-Ip-am-bn-cp∂ Hcp-]mSv Ifn-bm-°e - p-Iƒ°v Rm\n-
c-bm-hp-I-bm-Wp-≠m-b-Xv. ]t£, Ah-sbm∂pwXs∂ \√ a´n-ep-≈-
hbm-bn-cp-∂n-s√-∂mWv F\n°v tXm∂n-b-Xv. AXp-sIm-s≠ms°
140 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃

HºXv
"Cu Ip™n-s\t¥m Ipg-∏-ap-s≠∂v Rm\n-sX-{Xm-asØ Xh-W-bmWv
\nt∂mSv ]d-bp-∂Xv?' AΩ-bpsS ]d-®n-ep-I-fn¬ ]e-Xn-s\-bpw A-h-
K-Wn-°m≥ Rm\n-Xn-\Iw ]Tn-®p-I-gn-™n-cp-∂p. Fs‚ tamsf-°p-dns®-
s¥-¶nepw ]d™v F¥m-bmepw AΩ-bvs°s∂ {]tIm-]n-∏n-°m-\m-
hn-√.
KS
"Ah-sf-t∏mgpw hmb-Xp-d-∂p-Xs∂ ]nSn-°p-∂-Xp t\m°v. CXn-
\Iw Xp∏-en-d-°m-s\-¶nepw ]Tn-t°-≠-Xm-Wv. aq∂p amkw {]mb-ap≈-
O
t∏mƒ tPmPn Ian-gv∂p-ho-gm≥ XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. Cusbm-scÆw H∂p
{ian-°p-∂XpIqSn-bn-√.'
BO

Rm≥ bmsXm-cn-f-°-hp-an-√m-Xn-cp-∂p. XSn-Iq-Sn-b-Xv, ImWm≥

\√Xv, thK-°q-Sp-X-ep-≈Xv F∂n-ßs\ Ft∏mgpw F√m-Ønepw
hn∂pthm A∂pthm tPmPntbm Bbn-cp∂p anI-®-Xv. dnb Hcn-°epw
amcm¿ho-´p-Im-cpsS {]Xo-£-Iƒs°mØp hf-cm≥ t]mIp-∂n√, Fs∂-
C

t∏mse Ahfpw `oI-c-amb tXm¬hn-bm-Wv G‰phm-ßm≥ t]mIp-∂Xv.

a™-ap-b-ep-Iƒ Xp≈n-®m-Sn-\-S-°p∂ Hcp a…n-\p-Sp-∏n´v ]mbn¬ InS-
D

°p∂ dnbsb Rm≥ t\m°n. Ah-fpsS hmbnse d∫¿\n-∏nƒ BsI

\\™pIpXn¿∂n-cp-∂p.
kw`m-j-W-Øn¬ ckn-s®-∂-hÆw Ahƒ kwXr-]vXn-tbmsS
i_vZ-ap-≠m-°n. kz¥w Imep-I-fn-f-In-bXpw Ahƒ sR´n, AtXmsS
Ah-fpsS apJ-Øp-\n∂v Nncn-am-™p. Rm≥ Nncn-®p-sIm-≠-hsf hmcn-
sb-Sp-Øp.
AΩ ]ndp-]n-dp-Øp-sIm≠v apdn-hn-s´-Wo-‰p-t]m-bn. AΩ-sb-°mƒ
Ggp- h-b- n-\n-f-∏-ap≈ AΩ-bpsS ktlm-Z-c\v P∑-\m-Xs∂ _p≤n-
ssh-I-ey-ambn-cp-∂p. Hcp-]-Im-c-hp-an-√m-Ø-hn-[-Øn-ep≈ Im¬ hen-
®ng®mWv \S-∂n-cp-∂X - v. lrZbw Zp¿_-eh - p-am-bn-cp-∂p. ]{¥≠v hb p
-h-sctb Pohn-®n-cp-∂p-≈p. sshI-ey-ß-fp≈ Ip´n-I-sf-∏‰n B[n-Im-
cn-I-ambn a\- n-em-°m-\p≈ Ignhv X\n-°p-s≠-∂-Ωsb hniz-kn-°m≥
t{]cn-∏n-®Xv Cusbm-cp -Im-cy-am-bn-cp-∂n-cn-°-Ww. AΩ-bpsS Hmtcm
{]kvXm-h-\-sbbpw Hcp Nncn-sImt≠m Be-∏p-g-bnte°p≈ Hcp
 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃ 175

]Øv
Fs‚ ]≤-Xn-Iƒ F√m-h-tcmSpw ]d-bpI F∂ ITn-\-amb ]Wn
A\n›n-X-Im-e-tØ°p \o´n-h-bv°m-\m-hn-s√∂v F\n-°-dn-bm-am-bn-
cp∂p. Be-∏p-g-bm-bn-cp∂p Cu hnj-aw-]n-Sn® ]Wn XpS-ßn-h-bv°m≥
]‰nb kpc-£n-X-amb CSw. kzoI-c-W-ap-dn-bn-em-bn-cp∂p R߃.

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]pdØv a≤ym-”-kq-cy≥, amß-bn-√mØ amhp-Isf Bfn-°-Øp∂ ]®-
bm-°n-am-‰n-s°m-≠n-cp-∂p. P\¬∏m-fn-Iƒ°pw AΩq-Ω-bpsS sebvkv
I¿´-\p-Iƒ°pw sImSpw-Nq-Sns\ ian-∏n-°m≥ ]mXna\-t m-sS-bp≈
O
{ia-߃ \S-Ømt\ Bbp-≈p. AI-Øp-d-ßp-I-bm-bn-cp∂p dnb. im¥-
am-bn-cp∂p hoSv.
BO

""AtΩ, AΩq-tΩ, Rm≥ Ipd-®p-\m-fmbn Hcp Imcyw hnNm-cn-

°p-I-bm-Wv. ASp-Ø-h¿jw Fs‚ Fw.-F. Ign-bp-tºmƒ dnbsb hntZ-
i-Øp -sIm-≠p-t]m-I-W-sa-∂p-s≠-\n-°v. C¥y-bn¬ \n∂m¬ Ahƒ°v
Imcy-amb ]ptcm-K-Xn-sbm∂pw D≠m-Im≥t]m-Ip-∂n-√, Dt∆m?'' AΩ
C

]{X-Øn¬\n∂v Xe-bp-b¿Øn. sSen-hn-j-\nse ae-bmfw kocn-b-en¬

H´pw XmXv]c-b-√msX Nqc¬°-tk-c-bn¬ ]mXn-a-b-°-Øn-em-≠p-In-S-
D

∏m-bn-cp∂p AΩq-Ω-b-t∏m-gpw.
""kptc-jn\v _nkn-\- n¬\n∂-Xn-s\ms° kabw Is≠-Øm-
\m-Iptam? _nkn-\kv ImcWw kptc-sj-t∏mgpw bm{X-I-fn-em-sW∂p
\o ]d-™-Xm-bmWv Fs‚ Hm¿Ω.''
""kptc-jn-\p-th≠n ImØn-cn-°p-I-bm-sW-¶n¬ AsX-∂-tØ-°p-
ap≈ ImØn-cn-∏mhpw AtΩ. F\n-°p -tXm-∂p-∂Xv Rm≥ X\n®p
t]mtI-≠n-h-cp-sa-∂m-Wv.''
""X\nt®m?'' Hcp a{¥-Ww-t]mse AΩ-bpsS i_vZw Xmgv∂p.
B i_vZ-Ønse CS¿®, AΩq-Ωsb ab-°-Øn¬\n∂p-W¿Øn.
""F¥m, F¥m kw`-hn-°p-∂Xv? tams\¥p kw`-hn®p?''
AΩq-Ω-bpsS tIƒhn-i‡n Ipd-™p-Xp-S-ßn-bn´v Ipd-®p-h¿j-
ß-fm-bn. kz¥w s\©-IØv Bg-Øn¬ ]Xn-™p-In-S-°p∂ `oXn-I-
fm-bn-cp-∂p, Cubn-sS-bmbn AΩqΩ tIƒ°p-∂-sX-√mw. hdp-Ø-XmWv
IqSp-X¬ kzmsZ∂p ]d-™m¬ AΩqΩ BsI hnj-an®v tNmZn-°pw-
176 P∑m-¥c hmKvZm-\-߃

˛˛˛Atøm, Bcm acn-®Xv? ASp-Ø-bn-sS, Ah-sfmcp \√ Um≥k-dmWv

F∂p ]d-™Xv AΩq-Ω-bpsS a\ v Dƒs°m-≠Xv `oI-c-amb Iym≥
k-dm-bm-Wv. CØcw kµ¿`-ß-fn-se√mw £a-tbmsS AΩq-Ωbv°v
]cn-`mj \S-Øn-s°m-Sp-Øn-cp-∂Xv AΩ-bm-Wv. Ct∏m-g-Ωq-Ω, AΩsb
A£-a-tbmsS ]nSn-®p-Ip-ep-°n-s°m≠v tNmZn-°p-I-bm-Wv: ""Fs‚
tams\-¥p-]‰n? \n߃ kwkm-cn-°p-∂Xv Fs‚ cma-s\-°p-dn-®t√?''
cmam-abpw hnPn-am-anbpw h¿j-߃°p-apºv _mw•q-cn-te°v
Xmakw amdn-bn-cp-∂p. XSp-°m≥ Xm\-Sp-Øn-√m-Ø-t\cw t\m°n Xs‚
a°-fpsS Bcp-sS-sb-¶nepw ta¬ Fs¥-¶nepw AXym-]-Øp-Iƒ h∂p-
hogpw F∂ ÿncw `oXn-bn-emWv AΩqΩ Ign™pIqSn-bn-cp-∂-Xv.
C{]m-hiyw AΩq-Ωsb AΩ Xo¿Øpw Ah-K-Wn-°p-I-bm-Wp-≠m-
b-Xv. AΩ-bpsS Iogv®p≠v sas√ hnd-®p-Xp-S-ßp-∂Xv F\n°v ImWm-
am-bn-cp-∂p.
KS
""X\nt®m?'' AΩ ]ns∂bpw a{¥n- ® p: ""F¥n\m AXv ?
kptcsjm∏w hcp-∂-Xp-hsc \n\°v ImØp-IqsS?''
""Fs‚ tams\-¥p-]-‰n-sb∂v GsX-¶n-ep-sam-cpØn Ft∂mSv
O
]d™n-s√-¶n¬ Rm\ns∏m hnj-an®v NØp-t]m-Ipw.''
AΩq-Ω-bpsS sNhn-°-t√m-fta Fs‚ i_vZw Xpf-s®-Øq,
BO

A√msX amhn-e-Iƒ°n-S-bn-eqsS Acn-®n-d-ßn, kZm sNhn- h´w]nSn-

®n-cn-°p∂ aRvPp-]n-≈-bpsS ho´p-]-Sn-h-sc-sbm∂pw t]mIn√ F∂
{]Xo-£t- bm-sS. Rm\-Ωq-Ωb - psS t\¿°p- Xn-cn™v D®-Øn¬ ]d-™p:
""Hcp tImgvkv sNøm-\mbn Ata-cn-°-bn-te°v dnb-sbbpw
C

sIm≠v t]mbmtem F∂m-tem-Nn-°p-I-bmWv Rm≥. Ahsf Ahn-sS-

bp≈ GsX-¶nepw Hcp kvs]j-en-Ãns\ ImWn-°m≥ AtX-bp≈p
D

Hcp hgn. AsXmcp \√ Imcy-at√ AΩqtΩ?''

AΩqΩ Rm≥ ]d-™Xv tIs´∂v tXm∂n. AXp-sIm-≠mhpw
Xs‚ Itk-c-bn¬ ]g-b-]Sn kzÿ-am-bn-cp∂v AΩqΩ ]d-™p: ""AXv
\√ Imcy-am. \o t]mbXv sNøv tamtf, \n\-°-Ωq-Ω-bpsS F√m A\p-
{K-l-hp-ap-≠m-hpw.''
AΩq-Ω-bpsS XnI®pw A{]-Xo-£n-X-amb Cu {]Xn-I-c-Ww-
tI´v Fs∂-t∏mse AΩbpw AΩq-Ω-bpsS t\¿°v sR´n-Øn-cn-™p-
t\m-°n. AΩ-bpsS i_vZ-Øn-e-t∏m-gp-ap-≠m-bn-cp∂p hnd-b¬: ""AΩ
Ahƒ ]d-™Xv icn°v tI´p-Im-Wn-√. AtΩ, Pm\p-hn\v Ata-cn-
°bv°v t]mI-W-sa-∂v... dnb-sbbpwsIm≠v. AXpw kptcjv IqsS-
bn-√m-sX.''
""\o InS∂v H®hbv°-≠. Rm≥ s]m´n-sbm-∂p-a-√. \Ωƒ ]d-
bp-∂-sXms° B aRvPp-]n≈ tIƒ°-W-sa∂v \n\-°m-{K-l-apt≠m?
t\m°v aWo, Pm\p dnb-sb-bpw-sIm≠v hntZ-i-Øp- t]m-Ip-tºmƒ