Adpfp¡ C-d¡Bg ApS>L$pg ^d^p¡L$pf Qpgu füp¡ R>¡. gp¡L$p¡ ApOps\u A¡L$ S> khpg `|R>u füp R>¡- ip dpV¡$? l¡Þku ¾$p¡r_e¡A¡ iy„ L$pd `¥kp Mp^p? q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_¡ ApS>L$pg rQ½$pf `¥kp dm¡ R>¡ R>sp„ ip dpV¡$ s¡Ap¡ d¡Qqa[¼k„N L$fu_¡ hNp¡hpe R>¡? L$p¡C _l] _¡ ¾$p¡r_e¡ ip dpV¡$ kË$pdp„ `X$ép¡?

d_¡ sp¡ s¡_p¡ A¡L$ S> S>hpb k|T¡ R>¡- sL$. ApS>¡ sL$ dm¡ R>¡ sp¡ `¥kp b_phu g¡hp. buÆ bpSy>, v$rnZ ApqäL$p A_¡ HÁg¡ÞX$_p„ AMbpfp¡A¡ L¡$V$gpL$ S>hpbp¡ Apàep R>¡ s¡ `Z Å¡hp S>¡hp R>¡. Ðep„_p„ AMbpfp¡ sp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ rbQpfp ¾$p¡r_e¡A¡ dS>b|fu\u cpfsue byL$uAp¡_¡ lp cZhu `X$u R>¡. s¡Z¡ sp¡ byL$uAp¡\u `uR>p¡ R>p¡X$phhp `¥kp gC gu^p. A_¡ Sy>Ap¡ L¡$V$gp¡ âpdprZL$ R>¡, s¡Z¡ L$p¡C d¡Q qa¼k L$fu _\u A_¡ hmu L$b|gps `Z L$fu gu^u R>¡.

Ap c|g r_v$p£jcph¡ L$b|g L$fhphpmu hps `Z Å¡hp S>¡hu R>¡. `l¡gp sp¡ s¡Z¡ L$p¡C `Z Ås_u k„X$p¡hZu_u _p L$lu lsu. s¡ `R>u fpÓ¡ s¡Z¡ `p¡sp_p A¡L$ Mpk rdÓ_¡ ap¡_ L$ep£ A_¡ Ap b^pdp„\u L$C fus¡ blpf Aphhy„ s¡ dpV¡_u kgpl dpNu. ¾$p¡r_e¡_p¡ s¡ rdÓ A¡V$g¡ kpD\ ApqäL$_ q¾$L¡$V$ V$ud_p d¡_¡S>f Nygpd fpÅ. ¾$p¡r_e¡A¡ fpÅ `pk¡ `p¡s¡ Qp¡¿Mp¡ _ lp¡hp_u L$b|gps L$fu A_¡ Apdp„\u blpf _uL$mhp_p¡ dpN® bsphhp L$üy„.

¾$p¡r_e¡A¡ s¡d_¡ rh_„su `Z L$fu L¡$ Ap hps L$p¡C_¡ L$l¡ip¡ _l]. `Z Nygpd fpÅA¡ L$lu v$u^y„ L¡$ A¡ i¼e S> _\u A_¡ ¾$p¡r_e¡A¡ Ås¡ S> Ål¡fdp„ L$b|gps L$fu g¡hu Å¡CA¡, _l] sp¡ `p¡s¡ s¡ hps Ål¡f L$fu v¡$i¡. A¡V$g¡ cpC d|„Tpep A_¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ kpX$p ÓZ hpÁe¡ Agu b¡L$f_¡ ap¡_ L$fu_¡ `p¡sp_p¡ S> cp„X$p¡ ap¡X$u _p¿ep¡.

rhv¡$iu AMbpfp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ byL$uAp¡ ¾$p¡r_e¡_u `pR>m `X$u Nep lsp s¡ hps `Z L$p¡C_p Nm¡ Esf¡ _l]. cpfs_p âhpk¡ Aphsu rhv¡$iu q¾$L¡$V$ V$ud_u kgpdsu ìehõ\p AÐe„s Qyõs lp¡e R>¡. lp¡V¡$g_p S>¡ dpm `f s¡_p¡ Dspfp¡ lp¡e R>¡ Ðep„ L$p¡C_¡ S>hp v¡$hpsp _\u. A¡V$gy„ S> _l], ANpD\u sdpfy„ _pd d„S|>f \e¡gy„ lp¡e sp¡ S> sdpfp ap¡_ S>¡ s¡ q¾$L¡$V$f_u ê$ddp„ Ap`hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.

V$ud d¡_¡S>d¡ÞV$ Üpfp sdpfy„ _pd ANpD\u Ap`u fMpey„ _ lp¡e sp¡ lp¡V¡$g_p¡ õV$pa sdpfp¡ ap¡_ `Z L$p¡C q¾$L¡$V$f_¡ Ap`sp¡ _\u. s¡ k„Å¡Np¡dp„ byL$uAp¡ `pR>m `X$u S>hp_u hps hprleps R>¡. byL$u_y„ _pd sd¡ _ Ap`¡gy„ lp¡e sp¡ s¡ ap¡_ `f hps `Z _ L$fu iL¡$. A_¡ Al] sp¡ ¾$p¡r_e¡ L$p¡CA¡ Ap`¡gp k¡gap¡_ `f hps L$fsp¡ lsp¡.

buSy>„, L$p¡C sdpfu `pR>m `X$u Åe A¡V$g¡ s¡_¡ a¼s Q|` L$fu v¡$hp `¥kp õhuL$pfu g¡hp_p? buÅ¡ L$p¡C fõsp¡ S> _\u? lp¡V¡$ghpmp_¡ aqfepv$ \C iL¡$ R>¡, d¡_¡S>f_¡ aqfepv$ \C iL¡$ R>¡. R>¡hV¡$ `p¡gukaqfepv$ `Z \C iL¡$ R>¡.

Ap`Z¡ dp_u gCA¡ L¡$ ¾$p¡r_e¡_¡ BTu d_u_u gpgQ \C li¡. `¥kp ApNm kp¥ Qgpedp_ \C Åe R>¡. byL$uAp¡ q¾$L¡$V$_u fds_¡ gpN¡gy„ L¡$Þkf R>¡. kÑphpmpAp¡ Ap kË$p¡ AV$L$phhp âeÐ_ _l] L$f¡ sp¡ _yL$kp_ q¾$L¡$V$_u fds_¡ S> R>¡.

lL$uL$sdp„ q¾$L¡$V$_u fdsdp„ `¥kp_y„ âdpZ A¡V$gy„ h^u `X$éy„ R>¡ L¡$ L$p¥cp„X$p¡ A_¡ kË$p¡ _ \pe sp¡ S> _hpC. ^uf¡^uf¡ V¡$õV$ q¾$L¡$V$ Msd \C R>¡ A_¡ A¡L$qv$hkue d¡Qp¡_p¡ dpfp¡ h^u `X$ép¡ R>¡. 1995_u S> hps L$fp¡ sp¡ s¡ hj£ 40 V¡$õV$_u kpd¡ 60 h_-X¡$ fdpC lsu. Ap hj£ 101 qv$hk S> \ep R>¡ s¡V$gpdp„ sp¡ Ap`Z¡ 55 h_-X¡$ fdu Q|¼ep R>uA¡.

Nep hj£ Ap`Z¡ 43 V¡$õV$ A_¡ 154 h_-X¡$ fçep lsp. A¡ hj£ hëX®$ L$` fdpep¡ lsp¡ s¡ hps kpQu, `f„sy hëX®$ L$`_u 45 d¡Qp¡ bpv$ L$fp¡ sp¡ `Z s¡ rkhpe 109 h_-X¡$ cpfs fçey„ lsy„. ku^u hps R>¡, `¥kp h_-X¡$dp„ S> R>¡. q¾$L¡$V$_p Apep¡S>L$p¡ Ap hps kpfu fus¡ kdÆ Nep R>¡. `p„Q qv$hk_u dl¡_s `R>u S>¡ `¥kp _\u dmsp s¡ A¡L$ S> qv$hkdp„ dmu Åe R>¡. Apep¡S>L$p¡_¡, õ`p¡Þkfp¡_¡, q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_¡, b^p_¡ apev$p¡ S> apev$p¡ R>¡.

h_-X¡$ `pR>m_u Ap v$p¡X$_¡ L$pfZ¡ q¾$L¡$V$ A_¡ q¾$L¡$V$fp¡_„y õsf L$\mu Ney„ R>¡. fds fds_u S>ÁepA¡ flu NC R>¡ A_¡ `¥kp_u bp¡gbpgp R>¡.

q¾$L¡$V$fp¡dp„ `Z Ak„sp¡j R>¡. s¡Ap¡ Sy>A¡ R>¡ L¡$ `p¡sp_u dl¡_s_p Å¡f¡ q¾$L¡$V$ bp¡X® L$fp¡X$p¡ ê$r`ep L$dpe R>¡, Äepf¡ s¡d_¡ a¼s AdyL$ lÅf ê$r`ep Ap`u_¡ kdÅhu v¡$hpe R>¡. buSy>„, h^y `¥kp d¡mhhp q¾$L¡$V$ bp¡X®$ i¼e A¡V$gu h^y h_-X¡$ d¡Q_y„ Apep¡S>_ L$f¡ R>¡. A_¡ dpÓ cpfsdp„ S> _l], b^p S> v¡$ip¡dp„ Ap lpgs R>¡. v$f¡L$ v¡$i h^y _¡ h^y _pZp„ L$dphp h^y _¡ h^y h_-X¡$ d¡Qp¡_y„ Apep¡S>_ L$f¡ R>¡.

Ap \L$hu _pM_pfp i¡X$éygdp„ q¾$L¡$V$f_¡ ¿epg Aphu Åe R>¡ L¡$ s¡_u L$pfqL$v$} `p„Q-kps hj®dp„ sp¡ Msd \C S>hp_u R>¡. A¡V$g¡ Ap V|„$L$p Npmpdp„ i¼e A¡V$gp„ h^y _pZp„ fmu g¡hp_u gpgQ s¡_¡ \pe R>¡. Mpk hps, c|sL$pmdp„ b¡qV„$N_p Apn¡`p¡ \ep `Z L$p¡C q¾$L¡$V$f_¡ N„cuf kÅ \C _\u. V$uddp„ buÅ M¡gpX$uAp¡ `¥kp b_phsp lp¡e A_¡ R>sp„ s¡d_¡ L„$C _\u \sy„ s¡ Å¡C_¡ _hp M¡gpX$u_¡ `Z gpgQ \pe.

Ap b^p dpV¡$ R>¡hV¡$ sp¡ S>hpbv$pf ApBkuku S> R>¡. Qpf hj® `l¡gp„ ApBkukuA¡ q¾$L¡$V$ fdsp _h v¡$ip¡_p L¡$àV$_p¡_¡ bp¡gpìep lsp. s¡ b^pA¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ h_-X¡$_¡ L$pfZ¡ q¾$L¡$V$_u fds_¡ _yL$kp_ \C füy„ R>¡. Ap\u ApBkukuA¡ Ål¡f L$ey¯ L¡$ lh¡ hj®dp„ h^ydp„ h^y 30 h_-X¡$ A_¡ 12 V¡$õV$ S> v$f¡L$ v¡$i¡ fdhu. `Z s¡ k|Q_p_p¡ A¡L$`Z hpf Adg \ep¡ _\u.

buSy>„, AÐepf ky^u b¡qV„$N_p Apfp¡`p¡ \sp sp¡ dpÓ cpfs A_¡ `pqL$õsp__p M¡gpX$uAp¡ `f. _pL$_y„ V$uQLy„$ QX$phu_¡ ^p¡rmepAp¡ L$l¡sp lsp L¡$ cpfsue D`M„X$ sp¡ R>¡ S> A¡hp¡. `f„sy 1998dp„ i¡_ hp¡_® A_¡ dpL®$ hp¡A¡ `¥kp Mp^p lsp A¡ kprbs \C Ney„ `R>u `qf[õ\rs bv$gpC R>¡. Å¡L¡$ b„_¡ q¾$L¡$V$fp¡A¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ s¡Ap¡A¡ sp¡ a¼s lhpdp__u A_¡ r`Q_u ÅZL$pfu Ap`hp dpV¡$ S> `¥kp Mp^p lsp. k|fS> EÁep¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡_p¡ sp` ApL$fp¡ R>¡ A¡hu hps dpV¡$ L$p¡C `¥kp Ap`¡ s¡ hps d|fM lp¡e s¡ S> õhuL$pf¡.

s¡ hMs¡ Ap¡õV²$¡rgepdp„ gp¡L$p¡_p¡ fp¡j ÅÁep¡ lsp¡. Ap¡õV²¡$rgepdp„ cpfs S>¡hy„ _\u. Ðep„ gp¡L$p¡ fp¡j¡ cfpe sp¡ kÑphpmpAp¡A¡ `Ngp„ g¡hp_u afS> `X¡$. b¡qV„$N_u s`pk dpV¡$ fp¡b Ap¡f¡N__u ApN¡hp_u l¡W$m krdrs b¡W$u lsu A_¡ s¡Z¡ hp¡_® A_¡ dpL®$ hp¡_¡ kÑphpf W$`L$p¡ `Z Apàep¡ lsp¡. Ap krdrs kdn L¡$V$gpL$ rhv¡$iu M¡gpX$uAp¡_p„ _pd `Z Apìep„ lsp„. `Z s¡ bpbs `p¡sp_p v¡$i_u blpf_u lp¡hp\u s¡_u rhNsp¡ ApBkuku_¡ dp¡L$gu Ap`hpdp„ Aphu lsu.

ApBkukuA¡ A¡ rhNsp¡_y„ iy„ L$ey¯? L$iy„ S> _l]. ApBkukuA¡ `Z gp¡X®$ N°uqa\_u ApN¡hp_u l¡W$m A¡L$ krdrs b¡kpX$u lsu. ApS> ky^udp„ s¡Z¡ L„$C S> DL$pþey„ _\u. hs®dp_ rhhpv$dp„ `Z vy$r_epcf_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ `p¡sp_p¡ ârscph Apàep¡ R>¡, `Z q¾$L¡$V$dp„ kË$p_u s`pk dpV¡$_u krdrs_p Ap AÝen dlp¡v$e N°uqa\ sfa\u A¡L$ iåv$ `Z L$p¡C_¡ lÆ ky^u kp„cmhp dþep¡ _\u.

iê$Apsdp„ sp¡ ApBkuku_p Q¡fd¡_ v$pgrdepA¡ Ap Apfp¡`p¡_¡ fåbui NZpìep lsp. `R>u L$l¡ Ad¡ s`pk L$fuiy„. lh¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ qv$ëlu `p¡guk s`pk L$f¡ S> R>¡ A_¡ s¡ knd R>¡, dpV¡$ ApBkuku s`pk _l] L$f¡. `p¡guk S> Å¡ h^y knd lp¡e A_¡ s¡ S> s`pk L$fhp_u lp¡e sp¡ ApBkukuA¡ ip dpV¡$ Mp¡V$u-Mp¡V$u krdrs b_phu fpMu R>¡?

hmu v$pgrdepA¡ dp¡V$p D`pX¡$ Ål¡fps L$fu lsu L¡$ ApBkukuA¡ v$rnZ ApqäL$p_p q¾$L¡$V$ kÑphpmpAp¡_¡ s`pk L$fhp L$üy„ R>¡. lL$uL$sdp„ s¡Ap¡A¡ ANpD S> Ål¡fps L$fu v$u^u lsu L¡$ s¡Ap¡ s`pk L$fhp_p R>¡. ApBkuku Mpgu v¡$MpX$p¡ L$fhp r_h¡v$_p¡ T]¼e¡ fpM¡ R>¡.

V|„$L$dp„ Ap qL$õkp¡ L„$C kpdpÞe kË$p_p¡ L¡$ A¡L$pv$ b¡ d¡Q qa¼k L$fhp_p¡ _\u. q¾$L¡$V$_u fdsdp„ _pZp„_y„ âp^pÞe R>¡ A_¡ L$p¡C q¾$L¡$V$f `p¡sp_¡ dm¡gu `¥kp L$dphhp_u sL$ S>hp v¡$hp dpNsp¡ _\u. q¾$L¡$V$ bp¡X®$_¡ fds_p õsf L$fsp„ `¥kp NZhpdp„ S> h^y fk R>¡. Aphu [õ\rsdp„ c°ô$pQpf A_¡ kË$p¡ _ \pe sp¡ S> _hpC gpN¡. cp¡mp¡ l¡Þku gp„rQep¡ ¾$p¡r_e¡ b_¡ s¡_y„ iy„ fX$hp_y„.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?