bpàn`{Z-a-ñm¯ hne-bn-cp-¯ð
""alm-cm-Pmhv Xos¸«p; s]mópX¼p-cm³ \oWmÄ hmgs«!''þ CXm-Wtñm \m«nð \S-¸pÅ ac-Wm-\-´c acymZ. CXnð \nóv hyXy-kvX-amb Hóp-ïm-bXv Pb-{]-Imiv \mcm-b-Wsâ \ncym-Ws¯¯pSÀómWv. IYm-h-ti-j-\mb sP.]n.bpsS A]-Zm-\-§Ä \msS§pw hmsam-gn-bmbpw hc-sam-gn-bmbpw hmgv¯ns¡mïn-cns¡ \nJnðN-{I-hÀ¯nbpsS "sabn³ kv{Sow hmcn-I-bnð Hcp-te-J\w {]Xy-£-s¸«p:
""sP.]n.-hn-¹hImcntbm, ]em-b\hmZntbm?'' {]ikvX ]{X-{]-hÀ¯-I³ kn.F³.-Nn-¯-c-RvP-tâ-Xm-bn-cpóp Nnt´m±o]-I-amb B te-J\w. 1942þse BKÌv hn¹hw apXð Fgp-]-Xp-I-fnse \h-\nÀ½m-W-{]-t£m-`w, ASn-b-´-cm-h-Ø, 1977þse P\-Xm-_-Zð hsc-bpÅ kw`-h-§Ä ap³\nÀ¯n-bpÅ ]cn-tim-[-\-bm-bn-cpóp hnjbw. Xðk-abw A§s\sbmcp t]mÌvtamÀ«w acym-Z-bmtbm Fóv s\än-Np-fn-¡p-ó-h-cm-bn-cpóp AXv hmbn-¨-h-cnð Gsdbpw. Nc-a-{]-iw-k-am-{X-am-Wtñm ]c-¼-cm-KX hg¡w. hkvXpXm-]-chpw bpàn-`-{Z-hp-ambncpóp Nn¯-c-RvPsâ teJ\w FómWv Cópw Fsâ A`n-{]mbw.
kn.cm-L-h³ amÌÀ¡v {i²m-RvP-en-bÀ¸n-¡m³ Ignª Znhkw s]cp-¼-f-bnse F.sI.-Pn.-kvam-cI hmb-\-ime kwL-Sn-¸n¨ ]cn-]m-Sn-bpsS dnt¸mÀ«v hmbn-¨-t¸mÄ Nn¯-c-RvPsâ teJ-\-s¯-¡p-dn¨v HmÀ¯p. "" CXn-lm-k-§fpw ¢mkn-¡p-Ifpw amÌÀ ]okpIfpw ae-bm-f-¯nð \nóv Ió-S-bn-tebv¡pw Xncn¨pw hnh-hÀ¯-\w-sN-bvX-Xn-eqsS kmln-Xy-¯n\v I\-s¸« kw`m-h\ \ðInb Xpfp-]-Þn-X³ IqSn-bmb cmL-h³amjv hnhm-Z-Ir-Xn-Itfm aÀ±n-X-cpsS BJym-bn-I-Itfm hnhÀ¯\w sN¿póXnð thï{X a\-Êp-sh-¨nsñóv tbmKw hne-bn-cp¯n''. Fó hmÀ¯-bmWv Fsâ ap¼n-ep-ÅXv. (Hón-e-[nIw ]{X-§-fnð Htc `mj-bnð ImWp-ó-Xp-sImïv kwLm-S-IÀ Fgp-Xn-s¡m-Sp-¯-Xm-bn-cn-¡Ww.) hnebncp-¯-e-\p-k-cn¨v kvacy-]p-cp-j³ "thï{X a\-Êp-sh-bv¡msX' t]mbXv cïp-Im-cy-§-fn-emWv. Hóv: hnhm-Z-Ir-Xn-IÄ hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXnñ. cïv: aÀ±n-X-cpsS BJym-bn-IIfpw hnhÀ¯-\-¯n-s\-Sp-¯nñ. hkvXp-Xm-]-c-amtWm Cu hne-bn-cp-¯ð?
"Nnc-kva-cW'bpsS hnhÀ¯\w amsj P\-Io-b-\m¡n' Fóv BZyw ]d-ªn-«pïv. icn-bmWv, aÀ±nXcpsS ka-tc-Xn-lm-k-amWv Nnc-kva-c-W. B hnhÀ¯\w amsj "P\-Iob'\m¡n-sb-¦nð AXn\v ImcWw AXp-Xsó. AXp-t]m-epÅ thsd-Ir-Xn-IÄ hn-hÀ¯\w sN¿m³"thï{X a\-Êp-sh-¨nñ' FómWv Btcm-]Ww. tIih tZhnsâ "HmS-bnð \nóv' Ió-S-bn-tebv¡v hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXn-«pïv. ae-bmf kmln-Xy-¯nse aÀ±n-X-cpsS CXn-lm-k-saóv hmgv¯-s¸-Sm-hpó IrXn-I-sf-¡p-dn¨v' At\z-jn-¡p-t¼mÄ BZyw HmÀ½-bn-se-¯pó HmS-bnð \nóv. "]¸p' At§m-«p-t]mbn; "A¸phpw kJm-¡fpw Ct§m«v hóp. XoÀónñ, "Iqtems¯ Nn¦-cm½'þAXpw aÀ±n-X-cpsS BJym-bnI Xsó. "acn-b³' aÀ±n-X-\ñ Fóptïm? ]I-c-¯n-\p-]-Icw Xncn-¨-Sn-¡m³ XtâSw Im«n-b-h-\mWv B ZfnX bphm-hv. "Znhy'-¯nse "Icnb't\m? acn-b-sâbpw Icn-b-sâbpw Imcy-¯nð Hcp kam-\-X-bpïv. "DbÀó'-Pm-Xn-]p-cp-jòmÀ "Xmgvó'PmXn kv{XoIsf ]oUn-¸n¨ IY-Itf \mw hmbn-¨n-«p-Åq; I¼m-dp-sSbpw A\-´-aqÀ¯n-bp-sSbpw (Iqtems¯ Nn¦m-c-½, Znhyw) IrXn-I-fnð CXn-\pÅ {]Xym-{I-a-W-§Ä ImWmwþAtX ssien-bnð aÀ±n-XÀ Xncn-¨-Sn-¡p-óp. ]t£, At¸mgpw ]oUn-¸n-¡-s¸-Sp-óXv aÀ±n-X-cmWv Fsómcp hn]-cyb-apïv. acn-b\pw Icn-b\pw DbÀó PmXn-kv{Xo-Isf _emð¡mcw sN¿p-óp. _emð¡m-c-saóv ]d-bmtam Fóv kwibw. IZo-kp, \^o-k, \mZn-d-þ-F-ñm-hcpw aÀ±n-XÀ Xsó.
KoXm \mK-`q-j-Wnsâ IrXnþ "_Zp¡v'þhnhÀ¯\w sN¿m³ FSp-¯-Xp-Xsó AXv aÀ±n-X-cpsS ka-tc-Xn-lm-k-am-b-Xp-sIm-ïmWv. hnhÀ¯-\-¯n\v IrXn Xnc-sª-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ C§s\msbm-cp-{]-Xn-_-²X cmL-h³amjv BZy´w ]peÀ¯n-bn-cpópshóv ImWmw. Xuf-hsâ kzXzm-`n-am-\-¯nsâ hnfw-_-c-KmY bmb ""Xpfp-þ-\mSpw `mjbpw \m«-dnhpw'' Fó Ncn{X{KÙw cNn-¨Xpw shdpw IuXp-I-¯n-\ñ. "]t«m-e-¸-g-a'bpw {]m´-hð¡-cn-¡-s¸«hcpsS kwkvIr-Xnsb Adnªv BZ-cn-¡m-\pÅ hn\o-X-{i-a-am-Ip-óp. hnhÀ¯-\-¯nð am{X-añ, kzX{´ cN-\-I-fpsS Imcy-¯nepw cmL-h³ amjv kzoI-cn¨ \ne-]mSv CXm-bn-cp-óp.
"hnhmZ' IrXn-I-fpsS Imcyw: Hcp IrXnsbs¨mñn hnhm-Z-ap-ïm-bmð AXnsâ {]km-[-I\v km¼-¯nI em`-ap-ïmIpw. cN-bn-Xm-hn\pw t\«-amWv. IqSp-Xð tIm¸n sNe-hmIpw; tdmbðän IqSpw ]t£, AXv IrXn-tbtbm, cN-bn-Xm-hn-t\tbm hne-bn-cp-¯m-\pÅ am\-Z-Þ-am-sb-Sp-¡mtam? hnhm-Z-]-c-amb IrXn AXp-sIm-ïp-Xsó "s_Ìv skñdm'tb¡mw. ss_Ìv skñ-dp-I-sfñmw D¯-a-tIm-Sn-bnðs¸Spó IrXn-I-fm-Ip-ónñ."hnhmZ-IrXn' h-n-hÀ--¯\w -sN¿-m³ a\-Êp-sh-¨n-sñ-¦nð AsXmcp t]mcm-bva-bm-Ip-ónñ.
cmL-h³amjv hnhÀ¯\w sNbvX ]e-Ir-Xn-Ifpw hnhm-Z-an-f-¡n-hn-Sm³ [mcmfw km[y-X-I-fp-Å-h-bm-Wv. Fw.Sn.-bpsS"cïmw-aqgw' hnh-Z-ap-ïm-¡n-bn-«ntñ? ]mÞ-h-òm-cpsS ]nXrXzw kw_-Ôn¨ ]cm-aÀiw Hcp-Zm-l-c-W-amWv. IÀ®³ kqcy-]p-{X-\-ñ, kqX-]p-{X-\mWv. lkvXn-\-]p-c-¯nse kqX-\mb AXn-c-Ysâ hfÀ¯p-]p-{X³ Fó \ne-bv¡ñ, ]nXm-hmb Ip´n-t`m-Psâ kqX-\nð \nóv I\y-I-bm-bn-cns¡ Ip´n¡v ]ndó ]p{X³ Fó \ne-bnð, bp[n-jvTn-csâ bYmÀ°-]n-Xmhv hnZpc³; `oa³ GtXm Im«m-fsâ aI³-þ-C-§s\ Nne kqN-\-IÄ \ðIpó Ccm-h-Xn-ImÀthbpsS "alm-`mcX]T\'§Ä Fw.Snbv¡v shfn¨w Im«n-bXmhmw. Kp]vX³ \mbÀ C§-s\-sbmcp \nK-a-¯n-se-¯p-óp. "cïm-aq-g¯nð' bp[n-jvTn-c³ `ocp-hmb Ima-tam-ln-X-\m-sW-óXpw hnhm-Z-Im-c-W-am-tb-¡mw. F´p-sIm-sï-ó-dn-bnñ, ae-bmfhmb-\-¡mÀ, [mcmfw hnhm-Z-km-[y-X-I-fp-ïm-bn«pw cïmwaqgw hmcn-I-bnð JÞ:Èbmbpw ]nsó]pkvX-I-ambpw {]kn-²o-I-cn-¨-t¸mgpw anïm-Xn-cp-óp. hnhm-Z-¯nsâ sNdp-Im-äp-t]mepw tIc-f-¡-c-bnð Cf-¡n hnSm-Xn-cpó Hcp sNdp-I-Y-bpsS hnhÀ¯\w sImSp-¦m-än-f-¡nb \mSmWv IÀ®m-SIw. Fón«pw "`oam-bW' Ió-S-hm-b-\-¡mÀ klÀjw kzoI-cn-¨p. hnhm-Z- km-[y-X-I-fp-ïm-bn«pw hnhm-Z-ap-ïm-Ip-ón-sñ-¦nð, hnhÀ¯-I³ F´p-sN¿pw?
kmdm A_q-_-¡-dpsS IrXn-I-fmtWm hnhm-Z-]-c-a-ñm-¯Xv? "N{µ-Kn-cn-bpsS Xoc's¯ \mbnI kz´w kap-Zmb t\Xr-Xz-s¯-bmWv Xsâ Bßm-lq-Xn-bn-eqsS shñp-hn-fn-¨Xv."\^ok'bpw (kmdm A_q-_-¡À) "IZokp'hpw (^¡oÀ apl-½Zv ImSv]mSn) {]Xn-Iq-«nð \nÀ¯p-óXpw kap-Zm-bs¯bmWv. hnhm-Z-s¡m-Sp-¡m-än-f-¡n-hn-Sm³ CXnð IqSp-Xembn F´p-thWw
"]¼-`m-cX-tam? alm-`m-c-tX-Xn-lm-k-¯nsâ ssP\-`m-jy-amWv ]¼sâ"hn{I-amÀÖp-\-hn-Pbw.' "tbmtK-iz-c-\mb IrjvW\pw [\p-À-²-c-\mb AÀÖp-\\pw Fhn-sS-bptïm AhnsS hnPbw. AÀÖp-\sâ Fñm-hn-P-bhpw IrjvW³ hgn¡v. ]t£, ]¼sâ IrjvW³ tbmtK-iz-c-\mb ]c-am-ßm-h-ñ. A`n-a-{´n-¡p-ó-£-W-¯nð hncð¯p¼n-se¯n Iman-X-sa´pw km[y-am-¡pó kpZÀi-\-N{Iw ]¼-`m-c-X-¯nse IrjvWsâ hcm-bp-[-añ. inip-]m-esâ Kf-tÑZw \S-¯n-bXv kpZÀi-\-N{Iw D]-tbm-Kn-¨n-«ñ, ]mZ]qPbv¡v D]-tbm-Kn¨ Xfn-I-sb-Sp-s¯-dn-ªn«v (IrjvW³ AÀLy-¯n-\pÅ Xfn-I-sb-Sp¯v Bªq-hoin; inip-]m-esâ Nncn-¡pó incÊv Xfn-I-bnð ImWmbnþA-´-I\v AÀLy-ta-In-b-Xp-t]m-se) Ipcp-t£{X bp²-¯nð Iuc-hsc D³aq-e\w sNbvXtijw knwlm k\m-tcm-lWw sN¿p-óXv bp[n-jvTn-c-\ñ, AÀÖp-\-\m-Wv. ]«-a-ln-jn-bmbn hma-`m-K¯v Ah-tcm-[n-¡s¸SpóXv {Zu]-Xn-b-ñ, kp`-{Z-bmWv! `à-òmÀ kln-¡ptam C½m-Xncn hyXn-bm-\-§Ä, Cuiz-c-\nµ? hnhm-Z-ap-bÀónñ Hcn-S¯pw.
hnhm-Z-]-c-añ Fóv ]dªv hn-hÀ¯\w sN¿m-Xn-cp-ómtem! hne-bn-cp-¯ð hkvXp-Xm-]-chpw bpàn-`-{Z-hp-am-bn-cn-¡-Ww.

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