DÐkhO¡gp B[ÞX$epdp„ lÆ buÅ Qpf L$ëQf_p bpf sl¡hpfp¡ kdphhp_u L¡$`¡rkV$u R>¡ AV$g¡ sd¡ Þep„ b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ A¡d r_kpkp _p¡ _pMsp L¡$ Af¡f¡, cpfs_u k„õL©$rs_y„ iy„ \pi¡? L$pfZ Ap„ep„ sp¡ kp¥_¡ fÅ `pX$hp_y„ blp_y„ S> Å¡CA¡ R>¡. A¡dp„e hmu q¾$kdk A¡V$g¡ qv$hpmu `R>u_u "k¡g'_u kuT_! Ap k¡g Áey„ `R>u R>¡L$ D_pmp_p h¡L¡$i_dp„ "kdf k¡g'_u kuT_ Aphhp_u.

Ad¡ sp¡ d|m NyS>fpsu rdqX$eddp„ cZ¡gp A_¡ Adpfu ApSy>bpSy>_p `X$p¡idp„e H[Ági rdqX$eddp„ cZsp„ R>p¡L$fp„ Ap¡R>p„, R>sp„ V$pbqfep„h_¡ q¾$kdk Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ i|f QX¡$. ""dçdu lpg_¡, Ap¡gu vy$L$p_dp„ kpÞsp¼gp¡k Å¡hp gC Å_¡!'' A¡qfep_u A¡L$pv$ dp¡V$u vy$L$p_dp„ L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C gpg X$Ngp¡ _¡ ka¡v$ v$pY$u gNphu_¡ Ecy„ S> lp¡e! A¡L$ _p_L$X$p õVy$qX$ep¡hpmpA¡ sp¡ "kpÞsp¼gp¡T Å¡X¡$ ap¡V$p `X$php¡... ÓZ ap¡V$p_p dpÓ 30 ê$r`ep' A¡hu õL$ud L$pY$u R>¡.

R>p¡L$fp„Ap¡ "tS>Ng b¡g tS>Ng b¡g...' Npsp„ lsp„ A¡V$g¡ Ad_¡ Õey„ L¡$ Ap iy„ Npe R>¡ S>fp kp„cmuA¡ sp¡ Mfp? Ýep_\u kp„cþey„ sp¡ b¡ _hp„ hT®_ ÅZhp dþep„ :

1. tS>Ng b¡g, tS>Ng b¡g, tS>Ng Ap¡_ ^ h¡
   kpÞsp ¼gp¡TuT L$tdN Agp¡_, fpBqX„$N Ap¡_ kyh¡S>!

2. tS>Ng b¡g, tS>Ng b¡g, tS>Ng Ap¡ëh¡T
   kpÞsp¼gp¡TuT L$tdN Agp¡ÞN, X²$pBthN Ap¡_ ^ õV¡$S>!

A¡L$ sp¡ NyS>fpsu rdqX$ed, _¡ D`f\u V$pbqfep„ A¡V$g¡ A¡d_¡ iy„ L$l¡hy„? `R>u Ad_¡ Õey„ L¡$ d|m `pW$ iy„ R>¡? rhQpf L$fsp„ ÓZ gpB_ sp¡ epv$ Aphu `Z Qp¡\u L¡$d¡ L$fu epv$ _ Aph¡. A¡L$b¡ v$p¡õsp¡_¡ ap¡_ L$ep® `Z Ce¡ dpfp S>¡hp v¡$iu rdqX$ed. R>¡hV¡$ A¡L$ H[Ági rdqX$ed b¡bu_u NyS>fpsu rdqX$ed dçdu `pk¡\u ÅZhp dmu : "fpBqX„$N Ap¡_ ^ õg¡S>.'

`Z A¡d sp¡ Ap`Zu S> bpmL$rhsp "L$pmyX$u L|$sfu_¡ Apìep„ Ng|qX$ep„, Qpf L$pbfp„ _¡ Qpf c|qfep„ f¡ gp¡g' `R>u ApNm iy„ Aph¡ R>¡ C ¼ep„ L$p¡C_¡ epv$ lp¡e R>¡? Ad_¡ sp¡ `¡gu _k®fu f¹lpBd blz S> X²$pd¡qV$L$ gpNsu : "kpX$u R>¡X$p¡ R|>V$u Nep¡, dNf rbgpX$u_¡ MpC Nep¡!'

`Z Ap B[ÞX$ep_u q¾$kdk qÀõsuAp¡_p sl¡hpf L$fsp„ il¡fu DÃQhN®_p¡ MpZu`uZu_p¡ (Mpk sp¡ `uZu_p¡) A_¡ `pV$} L$fhp_p¡ sl¡hpf \C Nep¡ R>¡. A_¡ R>¡ëgp„ v$k¡L$ hfk\u rdX$g ¼gpk dpV¡$ sp¡ "bTpf-bp¡_pÞTp dpL£$qV„$N'_p¡ sl¡hpf b_u Nep¡ R>¡. rdX$g ¼gpk_u q¾$kdk rÀõsu dlp¡ëgp L$fsp„ ip¡-ê$çkdp„ h^y Ap¡mMusu b_su Åe R>¡. "qv$hpmu k¡g', "kdf k¡g' L¡$ îphrZep "kpX$u k¡g' L$fsp„ Apdp„ A¡L$ _hy„ S> sÒh Dd¡fpe R>¡-dpL£$qV„$N d¡õL$p¡V$_y„!

qv$hpmu k¡gdp„ ¼epf¡e gÿduÆ Qp„v$u_p (cg¡ _L$gu) rk½$p_u ëlpZu L$fsp„ ip¡ê$ddp„ _\u afsp„! _hfpÓu k¡gdp„ A„bp dpsp L¡$ L$prmL$p dpsp ip¡ê$d_p Ap„NZ¡ Nfbp _\u Npsp„. `Z Ap q¾$kdkdp„ kpÞsp¼gp¡T _pd_p A¡L$ gpg L$p¡V$ `l¡f¡gp, ka¡v$ ê$ S>¡hp v$pY$u gNpX¡$gp kÄS>_ "gpBh-d¡õL$p¡V$' sfuL¡$ lpS>f \C Åe R>¡.

rÀõsu cpCAp¡ Mp¡Vy„$ _ gNpX¡$, `Z Ad¡ Myv$ "V$pBd' d¡N¡rT__p rdg¡r_ed Bíeydp„ hp„Q¡gy„ L¡$ 1940dp„ L$p¡L$pL$p¡gp L„$`_uA¡ kpÞsp¼gp¡T_¡ f¡X$ A¡ÞX$ ìlpBV$ eyr_ap¡d® `l¡fphu âdp¡V$ L$fhp_y„ iê$ L$ey¯, L$pfZ L¡$ s¡dp„ ApX$L$sfu fus¡ L$p¡L$pL$p¡gp_u L$gf õL$ud_y„ ârstbb lsy„. Ap k¡ëk rNrdL$ A¡V$gy„ b^y„ [¼gL$ \ey„ L¡$ blz TX$`\u ApMp Ad¡qfL$pA¡ A_¡ Ðepf bpv$ eyfp¡`¡ kpÞsp¼gp¡T_¡ Ap Ahspfdp„ õhuL$pfu gu^p.

Adpfp Adv$phpv$dp„e ApS>L$pg Aphp X$pNgpAp¡ W¡$fW¡$f Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. gp¡-NpX®$_ kpd¡_p A¡L$ d¡v$p_dp„ L$ÞT¹eydf Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ ApBV$dp¡_y„ A¡L$ rhipm k¡g gpN¡gy„ lsy„. hQdp„ A¡L$ _p_L$Xy„$ Np¡m õV¡$S> b_ph¡gy„. ApSy>bpSy> b¡ õ`uL$fp¡_p„ X$bgp„dp„\u çeyrTL$ hpN¡ A_¡ õV¡$S> `f kpÞsp¼gp¡T b_¡gp¡ A¡L$ 12-13 hfk_p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ X$pÞk L$f¡. X$pÞkdp„ kgdp_-iplfyM-F>[ÐhL$-Np¡thv$p b^p_u Akf Aph¡. V$pbqfep„_p„ V$p¡mp„ Å¡hp dpV¡$ c¡Np„ \pe. Qpf-`p„Q Npe_p¡ `R>u Ap`Zp bpf hfk_p kpÞsp¼gp¡T b°¡L$ `pX¡$ A¡V$g¡ V¡$rZep„Ap¡ lp\ rdgphhp Aph¡. A¡ b^p„_¡ A¡L$ A¡L$ Qp¡L$g¡V$ Ap`¡.

`fk¡h¡ f¡bT¡b \C Ne¡gp¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ S>fp \pL$ Mphp b¡W$p¡ A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""¼ep„ fl¡ R>¡?''

""kpl`yf d¢.''

""L¡$V$gy„ cÎep¡ R>¡?''

""kpsh] d¢ a¡g lp¡ rNep \p.''

Ad¡ lõep, ""v¡$Mp¡, kpshu d¢ a¡g lp¡ Ne¡ dNf elp„ kpÞsp¼gp¡T d¢ `pk lp¡ Ne¡!''

sp¡ Myi \C_¡ L$l¡, ""hp¡ sp¡ d¡fu X$p[Þk„N v¡$M L¡$ fM rgep!''

""L¡$V$gp `¥kp Ap`¡ R>¡?'' dpfp¡ khpg kp„cmu_¡ ApSy>bpSy> Å¡C gu^p `R>u L$l¡, ""¼ep kpb? ApW$ qv$_ L$p rkS>_ l¥. Å¡ rdg¡ hp¡ g¡ g¡_¡ L$p. qv$_ L$p `¦suk v¡$s¡ l¦.''

A¡_u rlÞv$u kp„cmu_¡ d_¡ `|R>hp_y„ d_ \C Ney„ L¡$ dy[õgd R>p¡? `Z ipl`yfdp„ OZp R>p¡L$fp Aphy„ S> rlÞv$u bp¡g¡.

d¢ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ Ap L$`X$p„ ¼ep„\u gpìep¡? ""hp¡ sp¡ e¡ gp¡N gp L¡$ v¡$s¡ l¦. cpX¡$ ku.''

""L¡$V$gy„ cpXy„$ lp¡e?''

""¼ep `sp? `Qpk, kp¡, v¡$Y$kp¡...''

""A_¡ Ap Ql¡fp `f gpgu gNpX$u R>¡ s¡?''

""hp¡ d¢_¡ gNpC. dNf bfp¡bf gNp_¡ Apsu _l].''

A¡V$gpdp„ hmu V$pbqfep„Ap¡_u _hu V$p¡mu c¡Nu \su gpNu A¡V$g¡ çeyrTL$ iê$ \ey„. R>p¡L$fp¡ `fk¡hp¡ g|R>sp¡ Ecp¡ \ep¡. v$pY$u afu Np¡W$hu, ""¼ep L$f¢? ^„^¡ L$p V$pBd l¥.''

A¡ õV¡$S> `f QX$u Åe s¡ `l¡gp„ Ad¡ R>¡ëgp¡ khpg `|R¹>ep¡ :

""Ap kpÞsp¼gp¡T L$p¡Z R>¡, Mbf R>¡?''

""kpÞsp¼gp¡T l¥ _p...'' A¡Z¡ V$p¡`u M„S>hpmu, ""hp¡ A¡L$ V$pB` L$p Å¡L$f S> l¥. S>¥k¡ A`Z¡ kfL$k d¢ lp¡sp l¥ _p? h¥kp.''

buÅ A¡L$ ccL$pv$pf ip¡ê$ddp„ v|$f\u Np¡mdV$p¡m dp¡Ægp¡ kpÞsp¼gp¡T v¡$Mpep¡. Ad¡ A„v$f Nep. Ap kpÞsp¼gp¡T bpÆNf lp¡hp¡ Å¡CA¡. bpmL$p¡_¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$ Ap`sp„ Ap`sp„ Åvy$_p M¡g L$fsp¡ lsp¡. OX$uL$dp„ Qp¡L$g¡V$ A¡L$ lp\dp„\u Nyd \C_¡ buÅ lp\dp„ âNV$ \pe sp¡ OX$uL$dp„ buÅ lp\dp„\u R|> \C Ne¡gu Qp¡L$g¡V$ L$p¡C b¡bu_u `p¡_u-V¡$Bgdp„\u _uL$m¡. A¡L$ Mpk Ås_u qf^d lsu Ap kpÞsp¼gp¡Tdp„. Npg `f OpV$p gpg f„N_p„ L|„$X$pmp„ L$f¡gp„, _pL$ `Z Np¡mdV$p¡m fbf_p gpg v$X$p hX¡$ kÅh¡gy„. v$pY$u ê$_u _l] ê$`¡fu QdL$sp gukp hpm_u lsu. `p¡s¡ _pQsp¡ Åe A_¡ bpmL$p¡_¡ _Qphsp¡ Åe.

Ad¡ ka¡v$ dp¡Å„ `l¡f¡gp lp\ kp\¡ lp\ rdgpìep¡ sp¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ A„v$f Mpõkp¡ L$X$L$ `„Å¡ li¡. Ql¡fp¡ Ýep_\u Å¡ep¡ sp¡ L„$C awg¡gp ÅqX$ep dpZk_p¡ _lp¡sp¡ gpNsp¡. íepd f„N_u QpdX$u `f L$`pm `pk¡_u b¡ _k awg¡gu v¡$MpZu.

Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""L$gpL$pf gpNp¡ R>p¡. A¡ rh_p ApV$gp ÅX$p b_pe iu fus¡?''

lku_¡ bp¡ëep, ""`¡V¡$ `pV$p bp„^hp `X¡$ R>¡.''

`R>u L$p¡V$_y„ bV$_ Mp¡gu A¡L$ `X$My„ KQy„ L$fu bspìey„, ""A„v$f Ap¡iuL$p„ bp„Ýep„ R>¡. lp\ D`f `Z Npcp g`¡V$ép R>¡.''

""ëep¡, Ap sp¡ `pL$p f„Nc|rd_p L$gpL$pf R>p¡, Mfy„?''

A¡d_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ QdL$ Aphu, ""v¡$iu _pV$L$p¡ OZp„ L$ep¯, `Z `R>u _pV$L$d„X$mu b„^ \C NC.''

""Ap d¡L$` A_¡ Np¡v$X$p„-Npcp A¡ b^y„ L$p¡Z L$f¡?''

""lz„ Ås¡ S> d¡L$` L$fy„. A¡V$gy„ sp¡ AphX¡$_¡?''

""A_¡ Ap Åvy$_p¡ L$kb?''

""Ly$v$fsu R>¡!'' lku_¡ bp¡ëep, ""fdsp„ fdsp„ AphX$u Áep¡. R>p¡L$fp„h kp\¡ g¡Ï„ R>¡. ApMy„ hfk r``|X$u, azÁNp, hp„kmu A¡hy„ h¡Qy„. OZp„ hfk gp¡-NpX®$_ `f QL$fX$u a¡fhu. `R>u s|V$u NC sp¡ c„Npf_¡ cph¡ L$pY$u _pMu. lh¡ R>p¡L$fp„ dp¡V$p„ \C Áep„ A_¡ _p_u-dp¡V$u _p¡L$fuA¡ gpÁep R>¡ A¡V$g¡ NpXy„$ NbX¡$ R>¡.''

""Al] L¡$V$gp Ap`¡ R>¡?''

""kpfp Ap`¡ R>¡. fp¡S>_p `Qp. kp„S>¡ `p„Q\u fpÓ¡ ArNepf, `Z S>dhp_p V$pBd¡ S> OfpL$u h^u Åe A¡V$g¡ fpÓ¡ R|>V$u_¡ O¡f¡ S>C_¡ Mphp_y„.''

""fl¡hp_y„ ¼ep„?''

""NygbpC V¡$L$f¡.''

""R>¡ëgp¡ õV$pÞX$X®$ khpg `|R>u gJ, `R>u sdpfp L$pd¡ hmNp¡.'' Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""Ap kpÞsp¼gp¡T L$p¡Z R>¡, ÅZp¡ R>p¡?''

""kpÞsp¼gp¡T, d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ rÀõsuAp¡_p cNhp_ li¡.''

""cNhp_ Aphp lp¡e?''

""L¡$d _p¡ lp¡e?'' lku_¡ L$l¡, ""Ap`Zp l_ydp_Æ Å¡C ëep¡? R>p¡L$fp„h_¡ L¡$hp fpÆ L$fu v¡$ A¡hp R>¡? bk, A¡hp Ap kpÞsp¼gp¡T li¡.''

a¡rdguAp¡_p¡ ^kpfp¡ S>fp h^sp¡ v¡$Mpep¡ A¡V$g¡ L$l¡, ""lpgp¡. `Z Qpf vy$L$p_ R>p¡X$u_¡ buÅ A¡L$ ip¡ê$ddp„ ÅÅ¡. Ðep„ dpfp dp¡V$p cpC kpÞsp¼gp¡T bÞep R>¡. A¡d_¡ Å¡hp S>¡hp R>¡.''

""L¡$d? A¡hy„ iy„ R>¡?''

""W$]NyÆ R>¡! AY$u awV$_p!'' lksp„ lksp„ bpmL$p¡ sfa S>sp„ bp¡ëep, ""A¡ sp¡ lhpdp„ Nygp„V$p¡ Mpe R>¡!''

A¡L$ apõV$awX$ f¡õV$p¡fÞV$ L$d ApBk¾$ud `pg®fdp„ A¡L$ Sy>hp_Å¡^ kpÞsp¼gp¡T lsp. Ap`Z¡ V¡$bg-Myfiu `f Np¡W$hpCA¡ A¡V$g¡ O„V$X$u hNpX$sp„ Aph¡. dp¡V$pAp¡ kp\¡ lp\ rdgph¡ A_¡ _p_pAp¡_¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$p¡ Ap`¡. `R>u Apds¡d Ap„V$p dpep® L$f¡. bp¡f \pe sp¡ àgp[õV$L$_u Myfiu M¢Qu_¡ b¡ku Åe.

Ad¡ lp\ hX¡$ Bipfp¡ L$fu_¡ bp¡gpìep¡. sp¡ Aphu_¡ L$l¡, ""Ap`Z¡ Ap¡X®$f _\u g¡sp.''

Ad¡ L$üy„, ""Ap¡X®$f_u hps _\u. b¡ OX$u sdpfu kp\¡ hpsp¡ L$fhu R>¡. Ap sd¡ kpÞsp¼gp¡T L¡$d bÞep?''

""b¡ `¥kp dm¡_¡ kpl¡b, A¡V$g¡. bpL$u ldZp„ sp¡ v$p¡fu f„Nhp_u kuT_ R>¡. khpf_p V$pBd¡ v$p¡fu f„Ny„ Ry>„. lp„S>¡ A„C ApC S>J Ry>„ dp¡Å„ `¡'fu_¡.''

""buSy>„ iy„ L$fp¡ R>p¡?''

""S>¡hu kuT_ kpl¡b. ipL$_u gpfu L$fy, bfaNp¡mp_u gpfu L$fy, riepmpdp„ L$Qfuey„ _¡ bv$pd`pL$ h¡Ly$. qv$hpmudp„ Np„^u fp¡X$ `f kph¡Zu _¡ `Ng|R>rZep„ gC_¡ b¡lhp_y„... A¡hy b^y.''

""Al] L¡$V$gp Ap`¡ R>¡?''

""`p¢Óu. v$p'X$p_p `p¢Óu. `Z fps_p MC_¡ S>hp_y„, `¡V$ cfu_¡.''

""Mphp_y„ O¡f¡ _p gC S>hp v¡$?''

""A¡ `fd¡_ÞV$ h¡V$fp¡_¡ dg. dy„ sp¡ V¡$ç`fhpfu NZD_¡?''

""AÃR>p R>¡ëgp¡ khpg. Ap kpÞsp¼gp¡T L$p¡Z R>¡, Mbf R>¡?''

""kpÞsp¼gp¡T sp¡...'' A¡ S>fp N|„Qhpep¡. `R>u L$l¡, ""A¡ sp¡ ky R>¡ L¡$ OfpL$p¡_¡ S>fp A¡V²¡$¼k_ dpV¡$!!''

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OZu hpf gp¡L$p¡ L$l¡sp lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ ^d® `Z A¡L$ Ås_p¡ ^„^p¡ S> R>¡. Sy>Ap¡_¡, Ap`Z¡ `Z iyc rsr\Ap¡ ip¡^u_¡, `|_d, ArNepfk, kpsd-ApW$d A_¡ ÓuS> hN¡f¡_p d¡mp Np¡W$huA¡ S> R>uA¡_¡?

A_¡ d¡mp¡ AV$g¡ iy„? ip¡t`N A¡ÞX$ qf¾$uA¡i_.

Å¡L¡$ Ad¡qfL$_ gp¡L$p¡ S>fp _ãaV$ A¡V$g¡ kpÞsp¼gp¡T_¡ ku^p bÅfdp„ Dspfu_¡ fp¡L$X$u L$fhp d„X$u `X$ép. `Z Aphp kpÞsp¼gp¡Tp¡\u Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs L$p„C Å¡Mddp„ dyL$pC Åe A¡hp¡ X$f fpMip¡ _l], L$pfZ, S>¡ fus¡ Ap¡ëep BV$prge_ r`Tp_¡ Ap`Z¡ Nþep¡, QV$pL¡$v$pf A_¡ L$X$L$ b_phu v$u^p¡ R>¡ A¡d kpÞs¼gp¡T_¡e _ep£ v¡$iu b_phu v$Ciy„! AV$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, tQsp L$fp¡ dp. Apep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

ANpD_p¡ grgs gpX$_p¡ `Ó
R|>V$L$ _l], S>Õ\pb„^ gN__p¡ S>gkp¡!

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡