drl_p¡ husu Nep¡ R>¡. cpfs_p A¡L$ M|Zpdp„, \p¡X$u nZp¡_p ^fsuL„$`¡, lÅfp¡ tS>v$Nu R>u_hu gu^u lsu. L¡$V$gpe_¡ ApÆh_ A`„N b_phu v$u^p„ R>¡. Ly$v$fs_p¡ Aphp¡ dpf kl_ L$f_pf_u Mbf `|R>¡ R>¡ auQk® A¡qX$V$f AQ®_p dkul. A_¡ g¡M kp\¡_u skhufp¡ R>¡ X$p¡rdq_L$ T¡rhef_u. NC L$pg_p rh¾$d hL$ug_p Al¡hpg_u î¡Zu_p¡ h^y A¡L$ g¡M âõsys R>¡.

cyS> lÆe c¢L$pf gpN¡ R>¡. dp¡s_p¡ `X$R>pep¡ kph v|$f \ep¡ _\u, `Z qv$_¡i A_¡ L$ë`_p_¡ buÆ S> D`pr^ R>¡. L$pV$dpm_u v$yN¯^ s¡d_¡ _X$su _\u. L$pfZ L¡$ Al]\u `kpf \_pfpAp¡ S>¡_¡ L$pV$dpm dp_¡ R>¡ s¡ sp¡ s¡d_y„, A¡L$ kde¡, `p¡sp_y„ àepfy„ Of lsy„. Ap L$pV$dpm_u _uQ¡ s¡d_p Of_u kp¥\u L$udsu QuS> v$V$pe¡gu `X$u R>¡.

kuhhp_p¡ k„Qp¡.

ApS>¡ Ly$v$fs_u \p¡X$u dl¡fbp_u lsu, `Z TpTu _l].

qv$_¡i A_¡ L$ë`_p, bÞ_¡ cpC-bl¡_¡ L¡$V$gpe L$gpL$p¡ Mp¡v$L$pd L$ey¯ Ðepf¡ s¡d_p¡ lp\ õV$ug_p l¡ÞX$g kp\¡ A\X$pep¡. sX$L$pdp„ s¡ l¡ÞX$g Qd¼ey„. `Z Aakp¡k. _kub¡ h^y epfu _ Ap`u. L$v$pQ s¡ buÅ L$p¡C lspi L$ÃR>u_¡ dv$v$ L$fhp Qpëey„ Ney„ li¡!

v$fÆL$pd L$fsp¡ qv$_¡i L$l¡ R>¡, "Å¡ `¡gy„ diu_ lz„ S>du_dp„\u Mp¡v$u L$pYy„$ sp¡ lz„ dpfp¡ ^„^p¡ afu iê$ L$fu iLy„$, diu_ sp¡ lëey„ _l] s¡\u cpC-bl¡_¡ `pRy>„ s¡_¡ dpV$u\u Y$p„L$u v$u^y„ A_¡ `R>u A„v$fA„v$f hpsp¡ L$fhp gpÁep„ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ afu L$pg¡ âeÐ_ L$fu_¡ diu_ M¢Qu L$pY$i¡.

S|>_p cyS>dp„ Al]_p fl¡hpkuAp¡_u AhfS>hf v¡$Mpe R>¡. s¡Ap¡ s¡d_u Mp¡hpe¡gu tS>v$Nudp„\u füy„küy„ ip¡^hp Aph¡ R>¡.

çeyr_rk`g L$p¡`p£f¡i_¡ S|>_p cyS>_u NguAp¡ sp¡ kpa L$fu R>¡, `Z bygX$p¡Tfp¡A¡ L$pV$dpm Mk¡X$ép¡ _\u. lÆe bygX$p¡Tfp¡ L$p¢¾$uV$_p V$_b„^ õg¡bp¡ Mk¡X$sp„ fl¡ R>¡. fpÓ¡ Al] L$p¡C_¡ âh¡ihp_u d„S|>fu _\u. blpfNpd\u Aph¡gp `p¡guk L$pV$dpm_¡ _ufMsp„ fl¡ R>¡, s¡d_¡ ¼ep„\u ¿epg Aph¡ L¡$ Al] sp¡ AX$^y„ cyS> hksy„ lsy„ A_¡ Al] S> cuX$bÅf lsu Äep„ ^d^p¡L$pf ^„^p¡ Qpgsp¡ lsp¡.

""Ap X$p¡iudp s¡_y„ Of R>p¡X$hp S> _\u dpNsu Sy>Ap¡_¡.'' A¡L$ `p¡gukd¡_ Ad_¡ L$l¡ R>¡, b¡ dpm_y„ `Xy„$`Xy„$ \C fl¡gy„ A¡L$ dL$p_ v¡$MpX$sp„ s¡ Ad_¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""s¡ X$p¡iudp_y„ _pd bbubl¡_ R>¡. s¡d_u D„df 70 hj®_u li¡ A¡hy„ Al]_p gp¡L$p¡ S>Zph¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ L$pev$p_u qX$N°u `Z ^fph¡ R>¡ A_¡ A_¡L$ cpjpAp¡ ÅZ¡ R>¡. `Z lh¡ s¡d_y„ Ly$Vy„$b füy„ _\u s¡\u s¡dZ¡ s¡d_p c„Npf \C Ne¡gp Ofdp„ S> fl¡hy„ A_¡ dfhy„ A¡hy„ _½$u L$ey¯ R>¡.''

s¡ kde¡ A¡L$ hNv$pf kp^y Ðep„ Aphu `lp¢Ãep. s¡_¡ sp¡ ÅZ¡ Ap L$pV$dpmdp„e L$p„CL$ L$pd dþey„. kp^y bbubl¡__¡ d_phu-`V$phu_¡ blpf gC Apìep. bbubl¡__¡ ^f`s Ap`hpdp„ Aphu R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_p Of_p v¡$h_¡ s¡Ap¡ Äep„ fl¡sp„ li¡ Ðep„ gphu v¡$hpi¡. bbubl¡_¡ s¡d_u V$p¡Q®_¡ A¡L$ L$`X$p„dp„ h]V$pmu A_¡ L$p__u bl¡fpi OV$pX$hp_y„ kp^_ d¡gu àgp[õV$L$_u \¡gudp„ d|¼ey„ A_¡ _ÆL$_p d„qv$fdp„ Apifp¡ g¡hp Qpëep„.

d„qv$f_p Myëgp„ d¡v$p_p¡dp„ 26 ÅÞeyApfu\u tS>v$Nu L$W$Z b_u R>¡. Of rh_p_p gp¡L$p¡ Al] fl¡ R>¡. dp¡V$p cpN_p Myëgpdp„. L¡$V$gpL$ _kubh„spAp¡_¡ s„byAp¡ dþep R>¡ s¡Ap¡ buÅAp¡_u kp\¡ s¡dp„ fl¡ R>¡. L¡$V$guL$ S>ÁepA¡ A¡L$ s„by l¡W$m 50\u 60 S>Zp„ fl¡ R>¡.

L$ë`_pbl¡_ `p¡sp_p¡ kuhhp_p¡ k„Qp¡ ip¡^u füp„ R>¡

s„byAp¡ sp¡ W¡$fW¡$f\u Apìep R>¡. kpDv$u Af¡rbep, qa_g¡ÞX$, Cfp_, syL$}. `Z s„byAp¡_u s„Nu r_hpfpC iL$u _\u. L$ÃR>_p L$g¡¼V$f Ar_g dyL$ud L$l¡ R>¡, "\p¡X$p S> qv$hkp¡dp„ s„byAp¡_u s„Nu r_hpfu iL$pi¡.'

"Ap s„by Ad¡ Mp_Nu L„$`_u `pk¡\u cpX¡$ gu^p¡ R>¡. `Z NC L$pg¡ s¡Ap¡ Aph¡gp A_¡ AX$^p¡ s„by gC Nep,' ê$¼ep Ly$f¡iu L$l¡ R>¡. s¡ Apfp¡Áe Mpspdp„ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡. Ap s„bydp„ A_¡L$ dy[õgd Ly$Vy„$bp¡ fl¡ R>¡. s¡d_¡ L$p¡C_¡ A„v$pS> _\u L¡$V$gp¡ kde Ap s„byAp¡dp„ fl¡hy„ `X$i¡. A¡L$ bl¡_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "tS>v$Nu S>fp kü b_¡, Å¡ kfL$pf L¡$fp¡ku_ `|fsy„ v¡$.'

s„by_p bp„b|Ap¡_¡ V¡$L¡$ L¡$V$guL$ gpBV$¹k lsu, `Z s¡ lV$phu g¡hpC R>¡.

"Å¡ L¡$fp¡ku_ dm¡ sp¡ Ad¡ Ås¡ fkp¡C sp¡ b_phu iL$uA¡. fpls_p Mphp_p¡ cfp¡kp¡ _\u. dm¡ sp¡ dm¡. Ap sp¡ `¡V$_p¡ khpg R>¡. Ad¡ b^p„ S>¡ bQu Nep„ R>uA¡ s¡d_p dpV¡$ Æhhy„ dp¡s bfp¡bf R>¡. S>¡Ap¡ dfu Nep s¡d_u [õ\rs Adpfp L$fsp„ kpfu R>¡.' ê$¼ep_p s„bydp„ fl¡su Tfu_pbu L$l¡ R>¡.

ê$¼ep Ly$f¡iu_p s„by blpf kfL$pf `pZu v¡$ R>¡, `Z V¡$ÞL$fp¡_u dv$v$\u. s¡\u s¡Ap¡ 4-5 qv$hk¡ A¡L$ S> hpf _lpC iL¡$ R>¡. \p¡X¡$ v|$f Aph¡gp smph¡ L$`X$p„ ^p¡hpe R>¡ A_¡ Y$p¡mphhpmu S>Áep `f k„X$pk S>hp_y„.

ê$¼ep_u buÆ kl¡gu hps ApNm h^pfsp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "Sy>Ap¡, Al] rlÞvy$Ap¡ `Z fl¡ R>¡. `Z s¡d_u iy„ hps L$fhu? A¡ gp¡L$p¡ blz Nfub R>¡.'

Al] A¡L$ ÷u ApqäL$_-q_N°p¡ ÷u S>¡hp _pL$_¼i ^fph¡ R>¡. s¡_p¡ s„by sp¡ kph S> dpd|gu R>¡. s¡d_p V$p¡mpdp„\u A¡L$ ÷u b^p_p hsu hps L$fsp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "kfL$pfu _p¡L$fp¡ Ad_¡ s¡d_p s„bydp„ S>Áep v¡$sp _\u. Ad¡ gp¡L$p¡ kuv$uAp¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ Ad_¡ lbku L$lu_¡ Dspfu `pX¡$ R>¡. s¡d_u `pk¡ kfL$pfu L$p¡ÞV²$p¼V¹$k R>¡ s¡\u s¡d_¡ Adpfp L$fsp„ h^y fpls dm¡ R>¡.''

L$pev$p_u qX$N°u ^fphsp„ 70 hj®_p„ bbubl¡_ bQu Nep„

bp„^Zu bp„^u ÅZ_pfp Ap kuv$uAp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "s¡d_¡ Ål¡f rhsfZ L$f_pfp `pk¡\u \p¡Xy„$ A_pS> dþey„ R>¡ s¡ rkhpe L$iy„ _l]. kfL$pf¡ 20 qL$gp¡ OJ, `p„Q qL$gp¡ Qp¡Mp A_¡ `p„Q qgV$f L¡$fp¡ku_ f¡i_L$pX$® dpfas v$u^y„ R>¡. S>¡_y„ f¡i_L$pX®$ Mp¡hpC Ney„ lp¡e s¡d_¡ _hy„ f¡i_L$pX®$ dm¡ R>¡. Nfubp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ _hp f¡i_L$pX®$_u gpB_, A_pS> d¡mhhp dpV¡$_u gpB_ L$fsp„ _p_u R>¡.'

ê$¼epbl¡__p s„by\u \p¡X¡$ v|$f Äeyqbgu N°pDÞX$ `f cpfsu Dv$cpV$u_p¡ s„by R>¡. cpfsubl¡_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""L¡$V$gpL$ gp¡L$p¡ iê$Apsdp„ kpfp lp¡e R>¡. `Z `R>u s¡Ap¡ `Z gpgQdp„ Aphu Åe R>¡. Äepf¡ das_y„ dmsy„ Sy>A¡ A¡V$g¡ dpZk gpgQy \C Åe.'' cpfsubl¡_ iê$Apsdp„ sp¡ fõsp D`f fl¡gp„, `Z lh¡ s¡d_¡ Al] A¡L$ s„by dþep¡ R>¡.

`rs A_¡ bpmL$p¡ kp\¡ fl¡sp„ cpfsubl¡__p s„bydp„ A¡L$ cQpD_p cpC fl¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ kfL$pf Üpfp A`psu fp¡L$X$ klpe g¡hp cQpD Nep R>¡. cpfsubl¡__p Ly$Vy„$b_¡ s¡d_u kp\¡ S>fpe aphsy„ _\u.

"A¡ cpC Al] lpS>f _\u s¡\u d¢ s¡d_u bpSy>_p¡ cpN kpa L$fu _p¿ep¡ R>¡.' cpfsubl¡__p `rs rNfui õV¡$V$ V²$pÞk`p¡V®$dp„ qdL¡$r_L$ R>¡. cpfsubl¡__¡ fpô²$ue õhe„k¡hL$ k„O¡ V¡$ÞV$ v$u^p¡ R>¡. buÅ A¡L$ S|>\¡ _põsp¡ A_¡ rb[õL$V$ v$u^p„. s¡d_u `pk¡ âpBdk L¡$ L¡$fp¡ku_ _\u s¡\u s¡Ap¡ bpmL$p¡ dpV¡$ v|$^ Nfd _\u L$fu iL$sp„.

s¡d_p¡ ApW$ drl_p_p¡ bpmL$ dp„v$p¡ fl¡ R>¡. s¡d_u R> hj®_u `|h} `pk¡ fdL$X$p„dp„ A¡L$ S> Y$]Ngu bQu R>¡, s¡ `Z A¡L$ lp\hpmu. iê$iê$dp„ s¡Ap¡ õhpdu_pfpeZ d„qv$f¡ Mphp S>sp„ lsp„. `f„sy lh¡ s¡Ap¡ fphmhpX$udp„ Qpgsp g„Nfdp„ S>d¡ R>¡, S>¡ iuMp¡ Üpfp Qpg¡ R>¡.

rNfuicpC fp`fdp„ fl¡sp lsp. `Z s¡d_y„ dp¡`¡X$ cyS>dp„ S> rdÓ_p Of_u blpf fpMsp lsp. ApS>¡ s¡dZ¡ s¡ dp¡`¡X$ L$pV$dpmdp„\u Mp¡v$u L$pY$éy„. `p¡s¡ qdL¡$r_L$ lp¡hp_¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡_¡ Qpgsy„ L$fsp„ hpf _ gpNu. lh¡ s¡d_¡ A¡L$ fpls R>¡ L¡$ `p¡sp_p Ly$Vy„$b_¡ bpbp_p g„Nf¡ gC S>hpdp„ sL$gua _l] `X¡$.

k„s bpbp dp_tkl A_¡ õhpdu_pfpeZ k„õ\p_p fkp¡X¡$ A¡L$ gpM\u h^y dpZkp¡ S>d¡ R>¡. bpbp_p g„Nfdp„ `„Åb\u 700 õhe„k¡hL$p¡ L$pd L$fhp Apìep R>¡. 1999_p Ap¡qfkp_p„ hphpTp¡X$p„ hMs¡ `Z s¡Ap¡ dv$v$ L$fhp `lp¢Qu Nep lsp. s¡Ap¡ 70 Q|gpAp¡ `f fkp¡C L$fu gp¡L$p¡_¡ S>dpX¡$ R>¡. bpbp dp_tkl L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ \p¡X$p¡ h^y kde g„Nf Qgphi¡. 60\u 70 S>¡V$gp¡ kgpdsu õV$pa `Z s¡Ap¡ `„Åb\u gpìep R>¡.

ê$¼ep Ly$f¡iuA¡ s„bydp„ buÅ 30 S>Z kp\¡ fl¡hy„ `X¡$ R>¡

õhpdu_pfpeZ k„õ\p_p âh¼sp S>_L$ v$h¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "Adpfu k„õ\pdp„ A¡L$ hj®_y„ A_pS> sp¡ cf¡gy„ lp¡e R>¡ s¡ S> Ad¡ `l¡gp `„v$f qv$hk Qgpìey„.'

gNcN 435 õhe„k¡hL$p¡ Al] L$pd L$f¡ R>¡. L¡$V$gpL$ hp¡L$u-V$p¡L$u `f kss k|Q_pAp¡ Ap`sp„ v¡$Mpe R>¡.

150\u 160 L$yVy„$bp¡_¡ fl¡hp_u Al] kNhX$ Ecu L$fpC R>¡. cyS>_y„ 180 hj® S|>_y„ õhpdu_pfpeZ d„qv$f s|V$u `X$éy„ R>¡. S|>_p cyS>_p s¡ d„qv$fdp„\u õhpdu gpL$X$p_u QuÅ¡ blpf L$pY$sp lsp s¡dZ¡ L$üy„, ^fsuL„$` \ep¡ Ðepf¡ `p„Q S>Zp Ap d„qv$fdp„ Ahkp_ `pçep R>¡.

õhpdu_pfpeZ k„õ\pA¡ _lphp_u A_¡ k„X$pk_u ìehõ\p L$fu R>¡ A_¡ A¡L$ ê$d_p„ Ofp¡ b_phhp„ iê$ L$ep¯ R>¡. L$p`X$_p h¡`pfu ip„rsgpg W$½$f L$l¡ R>¡, "v$f¡L$ Ly$Vy„$b_¡ bpf awV$ bpe bpf awV$_y„ `sfp_y„ Of dmi¡ A¡hy„ s¡dZ¡ L$üy„ R>¡.'

ip„rsgpg_p s„bydp„ 37 S>Zp_y„ "Of' R>¡. N©rlZu h„v$_p Cïhfgpg `p¡dg L$l¡ R>¡, s¡Ap¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk ipL$ kdpfsp„ A_¡ cS>_ NpC_¡ qhsph¡ R>¡. "Ad¡ Mphp_y„ MpC_¡ s„bydp„ Aphu S>CA¡ R>uA¡. dlprihfpÓu_¡ qv$hk¡ Ad¡ il¡fdp„ Ne¡gp„. bpL$u Ad¡ smph¡ L$`X$p„ ^p¡hp S>CA¡ R>uA¡. bpL$u L$i¡ S>sp„ _\u.'

ApV$gy„ L$l¡sp„ h„v$_pbl¡__u Ap„Mp¡dp„\u Ap„ky kfu `X¡$ R>¡. s¡d_u Sy>hp_ v$uL$fu L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡_u dp¡V$u bl¡_ A_¡ s¡_y„ b¡ drl_p_y„ bpmL$ ^fsuL„$`dp„ d©Ðey `pçep„ R>¡. "19 hj®_u dp¡V$u bl¡_ A_¡ s¡_p bpmL$_y„ ifuf `Z b¡ qv$hk dþep„ _l]. lSy> sp¡ s¡_p gÁ__¡ hj® dp„X$ \e¡gy„.' du_pnu `p¡dg L$l¡ R>¡, s¡_¡ `p¡sp_¡ L$p¡çàeyV$f âp¡N°pdf \hy„ R>¡.

Ap A¡L$ A¡hu Ap`rÑ lsu S>¡Z¡ b^p_¡ S> Akf L$fu R>¡. X$p¡. âazg fpZpA¡ s¡d_p Ly$Vy„$b_¡ hX$p¡v$fp dp¡L$gu v$u^y„ R>¡. lh¡ s¡Ap¡ s¡d_p Of_p¡ hudp¡ L$Y$phhp A^ufp bÞep R>¡. _¥i\ Å¡b_`yÓp_u v$hp_u vy$L$p_ lsu, S>¡ ^fbpC NC R>¡.

s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "^fsuL„$` \ep¡ Ðepf\u Ad¡ MpCA¡, `uA¡ R>uA¡ Ofdp„ S>. V¡$rgrhT_ `Z Å¡CA¡ R>uA¡. `Z fpÓ¡ blpf k|C S>CA¡ R>uA¡.''

s¡d_p¡ v$k hj®_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ Ly$Zpg Å¡L¡$ Myi _\u. s¡_¡ sp¡ s„bydp„ dÅ Aphsu lsu. õL|$gp¡ sp¡ dpQ® ky^u M|ghp_u _\u s¡\u s„bydp„ fdhp_u A_¡ A¡V$gpkdp„ _L$ipAp¡ "cZhp_u' s¡_¡ dÅ `X$u. Ly$Zpg S>¡hp sp¡ cyS>dp„ OZp R>¡. s¡d_p¡ Sy>õkp¡ Å¡C_¡ Ap`Z¡ sp¡ R>L¹ \C S>CA¡.

rNfui Dv$cpV$u_u R> hj®_u v$uL$fu A¡L$dpÓ bQu Ne¡gu Y$]Ngu$\u fdu flu R>¡

"R>¡ëgp„ L¡$V$gp„L$ AW$hpqX$ep„Ap¡\u lz„ dpfp¡ kde gpB_p¡dp„ Ecp„ Ecp„ qhsphy„ Ry>„.' du_p fpW$p¡X$ L$l¡ R>¡. d¡dZhpX$u_u blpf lksp„ lksp„ s¡ L$l¡su lsu. "ApS>¡e lz„ L¡$fp¡ku__y„ X$bgy„ gC_¡ gpB_dp„ Ecu lsu. bp¡gp¡ d_¡ iy„ dþey„ li¡? W$Z W$Z Np¡`pg!'' du_p L$l¡ R>¡. du_p 2,000 S>Zp_p A¡L$ dp¡V$p L¡$ç`dp„ fl¡ R>¡. Äep„ rlÞvy$-dy[õgd kp¥L$p¡C kp\¡ fl¡ R>¡.

du_p Adpfu kp\¡ hpsp¡ L$fu flu R>¡ Ðepf¡ ApSy>bpSy> V$p¡my„ c¡Ny„ \ey„. kfL$pf kpd¡ L$p¡C aqfepv$ L$f¡ R>¡, L$p¡C õhe„k¡hu k„õ\phpmpAp¡ lh¡ Aphsp„ Ap¡R>p \ep R>¡ s¡hu aqfepv$ L$f¡ R>¡. `Z sp¡e kp¥L$p¡C lkhp_y„ c|ëep„ _\u. A¡L$ S>ZpA¡ Np¡thv$p_p R>à`f apX$ L¡$ L$pe®¾$d epv$ L$fsp„ L$üy„ L¡$, A¡d_u tS>v$Nudp„e Mf¡Mf A¡hy„ S> bÞey„... R>p`fy„ apV$éy„!

cyS> A¡ cyS> R>¡. L$pV$dpm_u kpnudp„ tS>v$Nu Æhhp_u R>¡. ce„L$f _yL$kp_ \ey„ R>¡. `Z cyS>_u âÅ dyÌ$uKQ¡fu R>¡. Aphp k„Å¡Np¡dp„e Qp, `pZu, Mphp_y„, Myfiu Ap¡af L$f¡ R>¡. S>¡ L$p„C bÃey„ R>¡ s¡dp„\u L$iy„L$ Ap¡af L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ `pRy>„ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Å¡ S>fpL$ dv$v$ dmu Åe _¡ sp¡ L$ÃR>_¡ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ TV$ v¡$sp„L$ hj®dp„ Ecy„ L$fu v¡$. Ap`Z_¡ rhQpf Aph¡ L¡$ A¡hy„ s¡ L$p„C i¼e R>¡?

`Z L$p¡_¡ Mbf?

L$v$pQ A¡hy„ b_ue iL¡$.

qX$TpB_ A_¡ skhufp¡ : X$p¡rdr_L$ T¡rhef

c|L„$` rhi¡_p Al¡hpgp¡ A_¡ skhufp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?