Kochambratti Novel SC

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Kochambratti
sIm-{mn
(novel in Malayalam)
Author: E. Harikumar
Electronic version published in 2013
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published in samakalika malayalam in 2005
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1997 se ]--cm-P ]pc-kvImcw "]--ns\ ]nSn-m' F IY-bvv.
1998 se \me-m-S ]pc-kvImcw "kqn-p-h abnoen' F IYm-ka
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- n\v.
2006 se IYm-]oTw ]pc-kvImcw "A\n-X-bpsS hoSv' F IYm-k-am-lm-c-n-\v.
2012 se Ghpw anI IY-bvp tIcf tv Ne-n{X Am-Zan AhmUv
"{io]m-Xn-bpsS ]mZw' F IY-bvv.
BUntbm Imkv dnmUn-Mv, sh_v Unssk-\n-Mv, anaoUnb s{]mU-,
]pkvXI {]kn-o-I-cWw Fn-h-bn-tes-n-p-v. 1998 apX 2004 hsc tIcf
kmlnXy Am-Zan Aw-K-am-bncp-p.
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abnoen, ]--ns\ ]nSn-m, Zqsc Hcp \K-c-n, Idp X{mn,
A\n-X-bpsS hoSv, Cf-sh-bnens kmz\w (I-Y-I 1966-1996), \K-c-hm-knbmb Hcp Ipn, Fs kv{XoI (kv{Xo-]-- I-Y-I), shn-n-c-bn-se-t]mse.
t\mh-ep-I:
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t\mh bm{X XpS- c p- I bpw
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sNdnb Ime-b-f-hnse kw`-h- hni-Z-ambn ]d-bp-Ibpw, AXn\n-Sbvv Ign-p-t]m-Ip Hcp \o Imes kw`-h- ]ecp-sSbpw Hm-bn\nv ]Ip-Ib
- p-am-Wv. kzm`m-hn-Ia
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Imes kw`-h-v aq Ipd-bpw. AXv Rm Dt-in--Xp-Xs-bm-Wv. Cu t\mh-ense, Hm-bn\nv ]eXpw \jvS-spt]mb Hcp IYm-]m-{X-ns `mj-bn ]d-m ]e-bn-Spw
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ns then s]mfnp InS-p-n-S-s-p-tm Ahy-hpw Hcp ]cn-[n-hsc Aaq-hp-amIp-p. t\mh-ense `mj D]-tbm-Kn-m, "Ib-d-gn-p-hn ]ip--sf-tmse Hm-I HmSn-c--s-ncn-p-p.'
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hfsc Atcm-N-I-ambn F\np tXmm-dp-v. An-s\-bp t\mh-ep-I-fn JWvUn-I-I Xs
Hgn-hmn hmbn-mepw hmb-\-m-c\v \jvS-sampw Dm-hm t]mIp-n-. B Xc-nep
"kmlnXyw' Rm Hgn-hm-n-bn-p-v. GXm\pw hc-I-fn Hcp Nn{X-ns Bmhv Zriy-am-Ip-ns-n B Nn{X-Im-c Hcp ]cm-Pb
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\nn-cp kap-Zm-b
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\evIn Hgnp t]mIp-I-bm-Wv. B[p-\nI ]Zm-h-en-bpsS Nph-Sp-hv CsXmcp Zfn-Xs IY- IqSnbmsWp ]d-bmw. F\nv Zfn-X F hmn-t\mSv {]Xn-]
- n-bn-. ho-Ic
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\nkz-cpsS hw. \nkzs\ k- ASn `cn-p-Xv k-p-sImpw AXp-sImv t\Sp
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Ah {ian-p-p-v, Azm-\n-p-p-v.
Pohn-n-cp-tXm Pohn-n-cn-p-tXm Bb Hcp hyn-tbbpw Rm amXr-I-bmbn kzoI-cn-n-n-.
(hn.-Sn. `-Xn-cn-mSns Imcyw am{Xta CXn-s\m-c-]-hm-Z-am-bn-p-q. Atlw t\cnv t\mh-en {]Xy-s-Sp-p.) ]t CXnse Hmtcm IYm-]m-{Xhpw t\mh-ens Ime-L-
- n Pohn-p-ac
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]pcp-j-mcpw Cc-I-fm-Ip-p-v. Fs t\mhen Cu hnjbw kv]in-p-n-, ImcWw A-XpI-fnepw Adp-]-Xp-I-fnepw tIcf-n h\w-sIm--mcpw AXp-t]m-ep {]mtZ-inI Iqp-Ir-jn-Ifpa-msX kPo-ha
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- Hcp hw. Cu nXn-hn-tijw {ItaW amdn-hc
- p-Xv t\mh-en ImWmw. kap-Zm-b
- ns
ASn--n-ep--h Bm-`n-am-\-tmsS Dbns-gp-tp hcp ImgvN CXn-ep-v. Hcp \qm-ne-[nIw \op-\n kzmX-{y-k-a-c-hpw {io\m-cm-b-W-Kp-cp, A-mfn, ]WvUnv sI.-]n. Idp-,
ktlmZ-c A-, tIf-Pn Fn-hc
- psS {]t_m-[\
-
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- mb Hcp
P\-Xbpw CXn\v Imc-W-m-cm-Wv. Iayq-Wnv {]m-\hpw hen-sbm-c-f-hn AXn\v Bw Iqp-Ibp-m-bn. Fp-tiyw emm-n-bm-bn-cp-mepw {Iny ]mXn-cn-amcpsS {]h-\-fpw Cu
Dbns-gp-tns\ klm-bn-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
kv{XobpsS
icocw
kv{Xo Ah-fpsS icocw ]pcp-jtatmbva-bvs-Xn-sc-bp Bbp-[-am-p \nc-h[n k`-fpv Cu t\mh-en. ]pd-sa-\nv t\mp-tm kv{Xo]oU-\-sap tXmm-hp kw`-h-
icnpw Ah-km-\s A]-{K-Y-\-n ]pcp-j-]oU-\-ambn Iem-in-p--XmWv ImWp--Xv. imcocn-I-ambn Zp-e-am-sbmcp hn`mKw ]e-tmgpw \ne-\n-ev]ns `mK-am-bn, As-n ùXn-I-em-`-n\m-bn- ]p-cp-js Zu-eys Nqj-Ww-sN-p-I-bmWv Chn-sS. a\p-jy-s\ Pp-h-ns DZbw-ap-X A-Xn-Po-h\
-
- n-s imkv{Xw Xs hn I-kn-n-s-Sp-p-X
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AXp Imem-Im-ea
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- n-p-X
- n-epw Ah Akm-am\y-Ig- nhpw anIhpw ImWnp. kv{Xobvpw
ssewKn-I-X-bp-v, Ah-fp-sS-Xmb cpNn-t`Z--fp-v, Ah Imelc-W-s kZm-Nm-c-t_m-[-pw
]pcp-j-ta-[m-hn-Xz-ns ISp \nb-{-W-pw ASn--am Ign-bm--hn[w hfsc iamWv Fv ae-bm-f
- n BZy-ambn ]d-Xv kv{XoIp thn \ne-sIm-ff
- p-p-shv \Sn-p
s]sgp-p-Imtcm kv{Xo kwLm-S-Itcm A, adnv s]s-gp-p-Imcn Fv hnfn-m B{K-lnm, ae-bm-f-ns {]nb-s Fgp-p-Imcn am[-hn-p-n-bmWv Fv Hm-Ww.
Fs IY-I s]mXpsh kv{Xo]--I-Y-I-fm-Wv. B Nmbvhv Cu t\mh-enepw ImWmw. ]t
s]s-gp-p-Im {]Xo-n-p Xc-n-ep kv{Xo{]-Xn-Ic
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- a-n Chn-sS. AXm-bXv ]pcpj sXmSp-tm-tgbvv ]pgbnt]mbn NIn-cn-sb-Spv Dcv tXmep-hsc If-bp In-b Ahsf-w. adnv ssewKn-I-Im-cy--fn Iptd-qSn ]Iz-X- h--h. A{X s]sv hmSn hogp--hc Cu t\mh-ense kv{XoI. Ah kzw ico-c
- ns Bh-iy-s
- f-n t_m[-hX
- n-bm-Wv. m]\-h-cn--s IpSpw-_-_--tfm Cd-p-aXn sNbvX ]m]-t_m-[tam AXp t\Sn-sb-Sp-p-Xn\nv Ahsf ]nXn-cn-n-p-n-. kzw kzXzw AwKo-I-cn--s-S-W-sa \n--ap--h.
Nqse-Sp-p-bn ap{Zm-hm-Iy- hnfn-pI Ffp--am-Wv, {]tXy-Inpw \mw kXy-n\nv
AIp \np-tm. Hcp Ime-L-
- ns IYbmWv Rm Fgp-Xp-X
- v. AXv Ncn-{X-am-bX
- p-sImv
F{X-tmfw kXy-k--am-Imtam A{Xbpw BIW-sav F\nv \n--ap-v. AXns\ sshcpym--I-ù-Xn-I-hm-Z-nt\m kv{XokzXz-hm-Z-nt\m thn hf-sm-Sn-m \mw Ncn-{X-n\nv
Hpw ]Tn-p-n-st ]d-bm-\p-q. XXz-im-kv{X- apcphmZ--fn Ipcp-n-n-S-p-tmgpw
Ncn{Xw aptm-p IpXnp-Ibm-Wv.
Xe-ap-dI
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- mbn FmWv ssewKn-IX Fv a\-n-em-mIqSn ]msX, Hcn-tmepw cXn-aqO
e`n-m-sX, ]pcp-js ASn-ab
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- mbn
am{Xw Pohnp acn-p-t]mb tIc-f-nse kXn--km-hn-{Xn-amv km\p-Iw Rm Cu t\mh
kan-p-p.
Xe-ap-d-I-fmbn kzw ssewKn-IX Xncn--dnbmsX, Hcn-tmepw cXn-kwXr]vXn Fs--dnbmsX, ]pcp-js ASn-a-bmbn, hnhm-l-sa hyhm]nX ssewKn-I-Nq-j-W-ns Cc-I-fmbn am{Xw
Pohnp acn-p-t]mb tIc-f
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Aymbw Hv
s\n-a-c-ns Nph-n hoWp-In-S-p s\n-Ip-thn ]c-Xp-Ib

- m-bn-cp-p ]Zvan\n. hoW Imbv
Isf F{X `wKn-bmbn Hfn-n-p-h
- n-cn-pp acw? ASpp- apfw- I q- - n\np sImgnphoW CeInS-bn s\n kzw Ce-IIqSn tNv CSXq sa ]Wn-X-Xns ASnbn-emWv ImbvI Hfnn-p-h-bvp--Xv. Ah Imep-sImv Ce-Isf amn
amn \S-p. ]mhmS aS-n-pnb-Xn Asp
s\n- - I - f pv . AXn apgp Hscw FSpv
Ah hmbn-en-p.
]d-ns Ings AXn-cn sIm-dmbn \np
then--p-dv NmbpsS IpSnem-Wv. ]I shfn-n t\m-p-tm B hoSn\v bmsXmcp Ipg--hp-an. ]pdw-]Wnp t]mIp-n-s-n Nm ssItm-pambn ]d-n Inf-bvp-Itbm hmg shbvm Ipgn
shp-Itbm Bbn-cn-pw. ssItm-ns Hmtcm ]X-\nepw Abm-fpsS Idp tZls t]in-I Dcpp
Ifn-pw. hnbv HgpIn Abm-fp-Sp hoXn Ipd
tXmp- a pv \\v ASn- b n- e p tImWIw
sXfnp ImWpw. \oen ASp-f`mKp ap-p
ASpn Np-Nh
- d- p-I hmcn-qn Xobn-v Inew
Ib-n-hv Cfpp-m-hpw. Ah-fpsS Idpp XSn
AnI Igp- neWn ]e \nd- n- e p
app-am-e-InS-bn BSn--fn-pw. Adp-ap-J
GsX-nepw Pp-sf ]nSn-m \S-p-I-bm-hpw.
Pp-sf ]nSn-p-Ibpw Iqn hfp-I-bp-amWv
Ahs hnt\m-Zw. Am sXmv X-hsc Ahs
IqSp-I-fn-ep-v. ]I Fmw im-am-Wv. ]s cm{Xn
t]Sn- n- p Ftm Hv B IpSn- e ns\ Nqgv p
\np-p. Ip--mb NpSp Ipp aWw HgpIn-h-cp-tm ]Zvan\n D-dp \nv ]pd-tbvp
t\mpw. Ings then--p-dv Nm-bpsS IpSnen\p ]nn Xo Bfn--p-p-m-hpw. AXn-n-Sbn \ng-ep-I ImWmw. Ah `bw P\n-n-p-p. cm{Xn
Nm Zpa-{-hm-Z
- n-tes-Sp-sav ]Zvan\n-dn-bmw.
IpSn- e n c- N m- a p- W v U nsb IpSn- b n- c p- n- b n- pspw cm{Xn- t Xmdpw Ahv Ipw tImgnbpw
sImSp-m-dp-spw Adp-ap-J ]d-bm-dp-v. Ah
ImWm-dn-. ]qP XpS-p-tm-tgbvv Ah Dd-a
- m-bnp- m- h pw. AsXmcp `mKy- a m- s W- - h ]d- b p- p,
ImcWw A{X òI-ca
- mWv B ]qP. Ip-\nm ]n.
Ctm B IpSn-en-tebvv t\mp-tm `b-s-Spp Hp-an-. Fmw imw. Ing-p-\np h Imv
XWp--Xm-Wv. Csmw Xncp-hm-Xn-c-mv t\cs
XpS-n-sbp tXmp-p. ]Zvan\n \-amb amdnSw
C. lcn-Ip-am
ssIIsImv ad-p. s\nbpsS \ocv hmbn InSv a[p-ca

- mbn amdn. Ah Ipcp Xpn B a[pcw
Bkz-Zn-p-sImv then-bpsS ASp-s-n. then--pdw Nm-bpsS ]dv Hcp XmgvN-bn-em-Wv.
AhnsS XWp-m-Wv. Xm \np ]d-ns DW--nv t\sc FXn-cmbn B ]d-n GXp-Imepw \ndsb hmg-bpsS XW-epw \\-hpam-Wv.
s]sv ]Zvan\n sRn ]nam-dn. then--p-dv Adp-ap-J Ipnv \np-I-bm-Wv. Ahs
apn ]Sw hnSn-smv Hcp henb ]mv. Adp-ap-Js hes In Hcp hSn-bp-v. CSs
Ip-sImv Ah B ]mns\ ]nSn-m t\mp-I-bm-Wv. ]Zvan\n A\-m ]msX \nev
Ddpt]mbn. ]mv CSbvv Ahs\ sImm {ian-p-p-v. Ah s]sv ssI hen-s-Sp-pw.
Adp-ap-Js\ hnfnv Cu Ifn Ah-km-\n-n--W-sa-pv ]Zvan\nbvv. ]t i_vZw ]pdp hcpn-. sXm-bn Hcp henb s\n IpSpn AXn\p ]nn i_vZw XS-bs
- -t]mse-bm-Wv. Adpap-J GIm-{K-Xt- bmsS ]mns Ip-If
- n-te-bvp-Xs t\mn \np-Ib
- m-Wv. Ahs CSs
ssI ]mns ASp-s-n-bn-cp-p. s]sv XS-b-s i_vZw sXm-bn\nv c-s-Sp-Ibpw
]Zvan\n Dds i_vZ-ap-m-p-Ibpw sNbvXp. Fp i_vZ-am-sWv Ahp Xs a\-n-em-bn. ]t B i_vZw Adp-ap-Js {ibmIjn-p. Ah apJ-ap-bn ]Zvan\nsb t\mn. B \nanj-ns ]mv aptm-mv Ahs In sImn. Ah ssI hen-p, thZ-\s
- Imv IpSp. ]mv [rXn-bn Cgv t]mIp-Ibpw sNbvXp. Ah ]d-p.
"sIm-{m-o....'
Ahs apJw thZ-\s
- Imv Npfn-p. cw
s]mSnp XpS-nb apdn-mSv Aan-n-Snv
Ah Fgp-tm {ian-p. Fgp-tp-Xn\p ]Icw Ah Hcphiw sNcnv hogp-Ibm-Wp-m-bX
- v. ]Zvan\n sR-en\nv DWp
hoSn-\p-t\sc HmSn. ]mhmS aS-n-p-n-b-Xgnv s\n--sbmw ]d-n NnX-dn-tmbn.
Ah AsXmpw {in-n-. D-dv Bcp-an-.
km[m-cW Cu ka-bv Am-h sN-s-n-bpambn Nmcp-I-tk-e-bn-en-cn-m-dp--Xm-Wv. Ah
D-d--Sn-I NmSn--bdn Xf-n-eqsS ASp--fbn-te-bvtm-Sn.
"At....'
Acn hmp- I - g n- p, ASp- n cpsImn hndIp XncpIn Iqms In Ibn
hv ]mdp-h Xncnpt\mn. ]Zvan\n InXbvp-p-m-bn-cp-p.
"Fp ]o tamsf?'
"At, Adp-ap-J....' Ahv hmp-I
Inp-n-. InX-p-sImv Ah hopw ]dp.
"Adp-ap-J....'
"Ft, Adp-apJ? Ah s\s hXpw
sNbvtXzm?'
"A-t, Adp-ap-Js\ ]mp ISn-p. Am-as\-hnSym?'
"G Zm sm hvsSyms-mp. Fhn-sStmbn Bthm. vv?'
"Ah hoWv sIS- zm- W - t . acn- qm
tXm-W-Xv.'
]Zvan\n h AtX thK-n Xncnv then-tebvv HmSn. Ah Dds hnfn-p.
"\oeo, \oeo.....'
C. lcn-Ip-am
\oen ASp--f-bn\nv ap-t-bvn-d-n.

"Fm sIm-{mty?'
"\oeo, Adp-ap-Js\ ]mp ISn-p. CXm ChvsS hoWv sIS-zm-Wv.'
\oen-bpsS `mhw amdn. Ah s\--Sn-p-sImv HmSn-sb-n. Adp-ap-Js\ hmcn-sb-Sp-psImv Ah Ae-ap-d-bn-Sm XpS-n.
"s _tIm-Xo, s Adap-Is\ ]mp ISn--m......'
BZyw HmSn-sb-n-b-Xv ASp IpSn-ense Imfnbm-bn-cp-p. Ahfpw Ae-ap-d-bn-p-sImv ap-hsc hnfn-m HmSn. Nm ASp-s-hn-sStbm ]Wn-sb-Sp-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Abm Fnb-tmtgbvv Bm IqSn-bn-cp-p.
"Nmt Ahs\ Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv sImp-s]m-bvtm. apcvsS ASvv acp-vm-hpw.'
]mdp-Ip-n-b then-\n-p-sImv hnfnp ]d-p. A ]nn hp-\np-Xv ]Zvan\n
Atmsg Ip-q.
"Fp ]mmWvv s\\--dntm tamsf?' Ah ]Zvan\ntbmSv tNmZn-p.
"aqJ ]mm At. ]n hnSn \nzm-bn-cp-p. Adp-ap-J AXns\ ]nSn-m t]mb-Xm.'
"Nmt,' ]mdp-Ip-n-b hnfnp ]d-p. "ISn-Xv aqJ-\mWvv ]d-bW
- w. thKw sImtm-bvtm.'
"icn, {mn.' Adp-ap-Js\ FSpv tXmf-nv Nm
Xncn-p.
Nm Adp-ap-Js\bp-sa-Spv HmSp-IX
- s
- -bm-bn-cpp. Hw s\-S- np Ic-psImv \oenbpw ap-hcpw.
]Zvan\n Xcn-p-\n-p. Ahv A\-m-\p in
\jvS-s-n-cp-p. FXm\pw \nanjw apv Fn-s\bmWv HmSn-tmbn Asb hnfn-Xpw Xncn-p-hv
\oensb hnfn-Xpw Fv Ahdn-bn. Ctm
Imep-I A\-p-n-. ssZhsa Adp-ap-J\v Fsnepw ]ptam? Ah Itm- d mhnse `K- h Xnbvv Ac-bW hgn-]mSp t\p. B Ac-bW Fns\-bp-m-p-sa-smpw Ahv cq]an-. s]
kn hmm-\mbn Ac-b-Wbvp thn F{X Znh-kambn A-bpsS ]nmse \S-p-p. s]kn Innbn- s - nepw icn F- s \- s b- nepw Cu hgn- ] mSv
Ah Ign-pw. Adp-ap-J c-s-S-s.
"]Zvan\n Cv hm' ]mdp-h Ahsf hnfn-p. "B
]mv ChvsS-m\pw ImWpw.'
]Zvan\n Xncn-p. ]mdp-h Ah-fpsS ssI]n-Snv
Hw \S-n.
"Rm Fgpw ]d-bm-dnty Cu AXn-cns ASvv
Cs\ hv Ifn-c
- pXvv? Fn-t\sm \obv ChvsS
h-Xv.'
"Rmt\bv At s\n s]dp-zm-bn-cp-p. Agm
Adp- a p- J - ]mns\ ]nSn- - W Xv I- X v . ' Ah
Atm-gmWv s]dp-n-sb-Sp s\n--I-sf-n Hm
-Xv. Ah \jvSs-Xv Ah Adn-n-cpn-.
"At, Adp-ap-J acntym?'
"Ado tamsf. Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv acp-p-m-hpw.
AhnSow icn-bm-bn-s-n ]mp-tabv-mp sImpt]m-m-bn-cn-pw.'
"At, Rm Itmd-m-hn-tebvv Ac-bW
hgn-]mSv t\n-vv.'
"Rm\pw t\nvv tamsf. \ap-Xv Xme-sm-ensS
C. lcn-Ip-am
ka-bv sIms-sm-Sp-Ww. Hms\ tZhn cn--s.'

]mdp-h-bvpw Adp-ap-Js\ CjvS-am-bn-cp-p. \ kz`m-hw. Fp ]d-mepw sNpw. sh
v \Sm XS-ap-m-m\pw, Hma-a-c-n\nv Hma-mb s]mn-m-\pw, sXt shp-h-gn-bn
As IS-bn t]mbn AXym-hiykm[-\- hmn-sm-p-h-cm\pw Hs Ahs klmbw
Bh-iy-am-Wv. Hcp aSnbpw IqSmsX AsXmw sNpw. cmhnse ]ip-hns\bpw Ipn-sbbpw ]d-n
sImp-t]mbn sIp-Xpw sshIp-tcw Agn-p-sIm-p-h-v sXmgp-n sIn sshtm
CpsImSp-p-Xpw Ahs ]Wn-bm-Wv. Hcp apdp-ap-dp-p-an-msX Nncn apJ-tmsS Ah Fmw
sNpw. cmhnse Ahs\ hS-p-]p-dv hnfnv Hcp Ip]m-{X-n In-sIm-Sp-p-p. ap-p\nv s]dp-nb ]gp mhne tImn In-ep-mn Ah B sImgp In tImcn-p-Sn-pw.
Dbvv Fs-nepw ]Wn-bp-s-n am{Xw Ah\v `Ww sImSp-pw. ASp-fbpsS Nmbv]n
N{aw ]Sn-n-cpv Ah DuWp-I-gn-p-Xv t\mn\nv ]mdp-h Ah-t\mSv hnti-j- tNmZnp-w. Ah ]pXp-Xmbn ]nSnp Iqn-en Am-s\--ntbm X-sb--ntbm Ah-tcmSp ]d-bp-p.
Ah Ipw Iem-i-hp-ambn hnti-j- ]d-bp-Xv tIm Ahn-jvS-am-Wv.
"s `K-hXo, F-t\-nepw B sNs\ cn--tW.'
tZhIn Xncp-nb XpWn-If
- p-ambn Ipf-n\nv h-tmgpw ]mdp-h AtX \nev]p-Xs
- -bm-Wv.
"Ft ]oXv A{amsf?'
"Mm, A \obo _l-sfmpw tInt? \sS Adp-ap-Js\ ]mp ISn-p.'
"vtm A{am-sf, Hm\v hqw ]tym?'
"]mva-\-se Xncp-ta-\n-SSvv sImtm-hm ]d-n-vv. Asm \obo _l-sfmpw Adn
nt? \oen Fp s\temfym-bn-cpp?'
"C-{am-sf, sImf-n-tebvv Hpw tIqe. a\-se X{m hnPm-cnm Hms\ cn-m
]pw. mfv R-tSm-sS Hcmsf ]mv ISn-nv X{ms ASvm sImtm-b-Xv. shjw Fd-n.
AW-eym-bn-cvv.'
"`K-hXo F-t\-nepw sN c-s-m aXymbvcvp.'
"A{amfv shj-an--, Hm c-s-Spw.' tZhIn XpWn hS-tm-dv apv sInb Ab-en
tXmcm\np XpS-n.
"sm sImdv Imembn Imhnev k-]qP \S-o-v. ]Zvan\nsS Am-bncv Imev Fm
sImpw \S-m-dvm-bn-cvXm. G\v AXn-sempw {i-bn-. mfv D-ds HXp-p-I
- nev Hscw
sIS-vWXv Io-cvp. ]qP-sbmpw Ctv Hmn-n-bvm-\m-bn-cn-pw. sImSp-
- s
- Xms ImemImew sImSp-zs \Xv? AXp-t]mse anse `tKm-Xn-bvpw. Fmw Hn-mWv sNm-dv. Cs\
Hmtcm A\-fv hcp--sg-nepw {in-s?'
"icym-{am-sf, Ign-mgvN Hcokw Rm anw ASnphmcn Xncnp t\mysmgm I-Xv, Hcv
Fg-p-t]mb ]mSv. s sXm ]no-qSym AXv t]mbXvv Btem-Nn-p-tm......'
"ssZhm-[o-\w.'
XpWn apgp-h tXmcm-\nv tZhIn _v hS-tm-dv Iangvn hp.
"tZh-Io, \obm ]d-n-semv \S-nv aSev hoW-sXms s]dpn shdIvs]tcev sIms-hb
- vv.'
"sNmw {amsf.'
"vv hnv F\nv sImdv \mfn-tIcw sNc-In--c-Ww.'
"icn-{am-sf.'
"Fmbo B sNs Imcyw Bthm?'
]mdp-h ]Sn--tebvp t\mn. ]Zvan\n ]Sn-s \np-I-bm-Wv.
Aymbw cv
Cs ]pap-Jv Nmcp-I-tk-e-bn InS-p-I-bm-bn-cp IrjvW \-q-Xncn s]sv Fgp-tn-cp-p. Ftm hcp-p-v. \ng-ep-I, Ah Zqsc-\nv Xs At\z-jnv hcn-Ib
- m-Wv. Akmcw Imcymbn-pXv Xym-Wv. Fs `K-hXo Fs-smv C\nbpw CsXms sNn--tWm. sNbvXn-Stmfw ]m]-f
- psS êwXs Ggp Xe-apd A\p-`h
- n-t Xocp. C\nbpw thtWm? As-n t]ms.
]nXr-p Icp-Xnb in kzoI-cn-m hn[n Xe-ap-d-I GXm-bmepw Ipn-bp t]mI-bm-Wv.
C. lcn-Ip-am
Iphpw inbpw Rm Xs GWw, Gp-hm-mw. apn apv Nn{X-IqS--n-\p-a-p-dv ]Sn-p-c-hsc In

sImnb k-f
- m-Wv. Hmtcm ssI{In
b sNbv X p Ign- mepw {]mb- n- ambn Hcp ks IpSn-bn-cp-p-p.
app am{X-a ]d-n An-mbn
Ah NnX-dn-n-S-p-I-bm-Wv. hj-nsem- c n- ]mepw ]ghpw t\Zn- ptm {]mn-p-p. FtmSv an-Ww. Hcp a\p-jy-Po-hnXw hne-]n-Sn-X
- m-Wv.
am{X-a B Pohn-Xs B{i-bnv Hcp
IpSpw-_a
- mWv Ign-bp-X
- v. \nhr-n-bn-m-Xp-sImv sNp-I-bm-Wv. a, a,
a.
Atlw I-Sp [ym\n-p. \ng-epI cq]- - f mbn amdp- I - b m- W v . Ah
Imn Hmfw shp ]hb-ep-Ip
aosX, Ccpv taem-n CS-h-gn-Ifn-eqsS,
]md-I \nd ]d-p-I-fn-eqsS AXnthKw ASpp-I-bm-Wv. Atlw sRnbp-Wp.
"cmam....'
cma \mb AI-p-\np HmSn-hp. Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS i_vZ-nse XnSp
w Abm {in-n-cp-p.
"Fm-Wmthm?'
"Hcp Iqcv hcvWvv.' Xncp-ta\n Ip Xpd-m-sX-s ]d-p.
"Fhn-Svm-Wmthm?'
"sXv ]Sn-mdv \nmWv. Idp-I
- n-cpn `mK-vm-hmt\ hgo-p. sNdp-a
- f
- m-Wv. ISn-h
-
Aev]w D{K Xym-Wv. Icn-aqJ! acpv Ac-tm-fp.'
"ASn-b.'
"acvtmv Imcyw \S-pwv tXmvWn-. t\mmw. Fs-smv ]m]w sNn--Wwv ssZhn\v \n---t]m-sev cmam.'
"Xncp-ta\n A-s\mpw ]td-cp-Xv. Hs ssZh-\n--bmWvv Ahn-Spv Xys ]d-bm-dv.'
"AsXy-sX, Hs ssZh-\n--bw. Fs \ntbm-Km-bn-cnpw CXv. Fs-smv asmn\pw Ignhvm-hn-ym-bn-cn-pw. Xm t]mbn acp-c
- b
- vp. Ign {]mhiyw Ac-Xv CcnvWvv. Hm-ty,
]pd-qcvv hhcvsS Imcyw? AXpw Icn-aqJX-ym-bn-cpp. Ae-am-doev tamfnevs Xnev cmas Ie-n-em-Wv. AXv Hpw-IqSn abm-bn-tm-s.'
"ASn-b.'
Hcp \nanjms Akz--amb au\-n-\p-tijw Atlw XpSp. "Hcp Ipn-sb-bmWv
sImp-h-c-W-Xv.'
IrjvW \q-Xncn Fgp-t-p.
"Rms\mv ipm-bnv hcmw.'
cma\m-b AI-tbvp t]mbn. Xncp-ta\nbpsS Hcp hmv As-n Xe-sIm-smcp kqN\, C{Xbpw aXn, B B{in-X At-l-ns CwKnXw a\-n-em-p-p. ]m--e-n At-ln\v th-sXmw Hcp-p-p. Xs \mev]
- n-cmw hb-n A\w acn-t- ijw Xncp-ta\n
{_-Ncyw A\pjvTn-p-I-bm-Wv. Xs A\-h-ZyIfpsS kmêyv {_-Ncyw A\n-hmcy-am-sWv Atlw Ip. AXp-sImv ap Nn-Iv Atlw a\-n CSw sImSp-n-.
cma\m-b Ieym-Wn-b--tbmSv ]d-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Xncp-ta\n Ipfn-m t]mmWv Ieym-tWy-t.

tXmpw appw Hs Ipf-p-tcev sImp-t]mbn
hbvp. ]m{X-nev sNdp-]-bdv s]mSn Xocm-dm-bn-cnpWp.'
Xncp-ta\n Ipf-S- h
- n-se-p-tm-tgbvv Ipfn-m-\p- s Xmw Xm- d m- n- h - v Ieym- W n- b AIt
bvp hen-n-p-m-Ipw. Ah kzbw shfn-s-SpmsX Imcy- `wKn-bmbn \S-n. cmhn-se Xncpta\n Fgp-tp hcp-tm-tgbvv NqSp Nmb ]qapJ-s-p-p. D-d
- Sn IS-p-tm Ccp-n-bvS- pn Ip Itk-e-bpsS he-p-h-i-p q
Hgnp InS-p-Ib
- m-bn-cn-pw. ]t Ccp-p-Ig- nv
t\mp-tm AhnsS Hmp-sam-bn Nmb-bp-mhpw sXm-Sp-p-Xs mpw. {]mX-ens ka-b-ambm Xncp-ta\n hnfn-p-p. "Ieym-Wn-bt- ...' B hnfn
aXn. Xf-n Fp-tm-tgbvv tai-p-dv s]mSnb-cn-nbpw cp-Xcw Nn-Wnbpw hnf-n-g- n-bpw.
Hv IapfIv Npv Ac \mfn-tI-c---n-bm-bn-cnpw. atXv Xc-n-s\mv amdpw. ]-am-t- bm Asn Dp-am ]-ap-fIv tNv NX-tXm. Ah
Ftmgpw hnfn-p-d-p-m-bn-cp-p.
Ipf-nse Cfw NqSp shw At-ls I\nthmsS kzoI-cn-p. C\nbpw F{X-\m? Atlw kzbw
tNmZn-p. Xs Imew Ign-m Xm Bn Cu
Adnshmw \in-p-Ib
- m-sW-tm-tm hnjaw
tXmn. Akm- a m\y{]Xn- ` - b p Hcmp am{Xw
kzmb--am-m ]p Adn-hns Aaqey tiJcw
Gp-hm-m Bcpw hn-. kzw aIt]mepw
Ahs hgn asm-m-sWv sNdp-
- nte Xocp-am-\np. AXm-bn-cn-Ww ssZh-\n--bw.
Ipf-n\pw ap-n-\p-an-Sb
- n-emWv A\-s {]XnjvT-bp tImhn-. {iotIm-hn-en\p apn Atlw
[ym\n-p-\n-p. k-f
- psS cmPmth FtmSv s]mdp-Ww. AS Ip-Ip apn hopw cq]-.
Idp a\p-jy-cq-]-. Ah hb-ep-Ip aosX HgpIn hcn-I-bm-Wv. Ah Akm-am\y thK-n
Xtm-S-Sp-p-I-bm-Wv. ]mn-h-bepw ISv I-Ip-dp--m-hp Npn HmSn-sb-p B ic-WmnIsf kzoI-cn-m IrjvW \q-Xn-cn-mSv ]qap-Jt- bvp \S-p. Itk-eb
- n-en-cpv Ccp-n-ta
h sN-sn Xpd-p-sImv Xncp-ta\n hnfn-p.
"cmam...'
"Ftm.'
]-a-cpv ]pc ssIp-ambn cma \mb ]pd-p-h-p.
"Fmbo?'
"Ac-p-sIm-n-cn-ymWv Xncp-ta-\n. Csm Hcp-hn[w \mbn Ac-n-vv.'
"Fm hmn-sh-tm-fq. Ahcv Fm-dm-bn.'
"icn, Xncp-ta-\n.'
cma \mb-dnbmw sNm ]p-sav GI-tZiw Xo-bp-s-nte Atlw Ahsc aptbvv IS-q. As-n ]d-bpw.
"cmam, B hcW Iq-tcmSv Cv tIdmv ]d-t-bvv. AbmfvsS Nov Iodn-bn-cn-p-Wp.'
hcp--hv IrjvW \q-Xn-cn-bpsS knn-I-sf-n Adn-bmw. Ah Hp-IqSn sIn-t\m-pp. "Xncp-ta-\n-tbmSv Hp t\msz-nepw sNm ]d-bq.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
cma \mb Xs hnj-am-h Ign-bp-{X ]pdp ImWn-msX ]d-bp-p.

"Imcy-m-t-bv. ]pw-mev Xncp-ta\n {ian-m-Xn-cn-n-. \nfv h Bip-]-{Xn-bnepw t]mbn-t\mp. kabw If-b-.'
h-hv Imcyw a\-n-em-hp-p. Bip-]{- Xn-bn t]mbnpw Imcy-an F-h-dn-bmw. Hcn-
Xncp-ta\n ]d-m AXn-\-p-d-sam-p-an-. At-l-n\p e`np Adnhv Aam-\p-jn-I-am-Wv. Hcp
ih-i-cocw ]Sn-p-c-pdp\nv Cs ap-t-bvs-Sp-m ]noSv ipw hcp-m-\mbn Xncpta-\n-Xs IjvS-sv {]tXyI ]qP-I sN-Ww. {ianp \nhr-n-bn-m L--fn sNp-I-Xs. Dd-p Imcy-n Fn\v hrYm-hym-bmaw? Ah ]Sn-p-c-bn C-d-n-h a hopsaSpv s]mp-p. Xncnp \S-ptm a-te-p--h aqfp-n-.
IrjvW \q-Xncn shn-es
- b-Spv Rc-p-If
-
p, Npm-ns Hmp-sNv Xpdv Npmv \Sphn-ce
- n-se-Spp shn-eb
- psS sRc-Sn-sb-Sp Rc-p-Ip-aosX tXp. ]Sn-p-cb
- n \nv BmcpsS i_vZw tIp. Atlw hnfn-p.
"cmam....'
cma\m-b AI-p-\nv hv ap-t-bvn-d-n. ]Sn-p-c-bn A-a-cmbn Imp-\np-hsc amSn-hn-fn-p.
"Cv sIm-cmw.' ]pdp aSn-p-\n-n-cp-h
- HmSn-smv apt-bvn-d-n.
"CXm, Cu Ismpw sXmv Xo-cvXv.' Nn{XIq-S--p-I Nqnmn cma\m-b ]d-p. Ah Hcp `mK-tbvv HXp-n-\n-p.
"X{mt\, ASnbs sNs\ en--Ww.' \oen Ae-ap-d-bn-Sm
XpS-n. "Rv BsI Hcp Xcym-Wv.'
IrjvW \q-Xncn ssI Dbn. B Ne-\
- n Ftm am{nI-X-bp-m-bn-cp-p. kmz-\n-n-p Ftm Hv. \oen Ic-n
\nn. apv Hcp ]pmb hncnv cma \mb ]d-p.
"Ipsy AhnsS Xe sIg-v `mK-tbvmn sIS-q. Fnv
\n-sfms Hv amdn \nq.'
Xncp-ta\n apdp-m hmbn-env e-W- {in-p-I-bm-bn-cpp. saenv Idpnt\m-S-Sp \ndw. {Sukam-{Xta [cn-n-pp.
]p]{p hb-m-bn-p-m-Ipw. Ahs hes ssI tZl-p\nv Aev]w hnv InS-p-p. CSs ssI Aev]w aSn hb-dn-tepw. ssI-n-bpsS ]pdw `mKv apdnhp ImWmw. Aev]w \ocp-apv. H sImt sImn-bn-p-p. Imen-sbpw ssIn-sbpw ASn`mKw Iptds \oenp XpS-n-bn-cp-p. BI-msS \nan- A{X
Bim-hl
- am-bn-cp-n-. hnj-aa
- p tPmen-bmWv apn InS-p-Xv.
cma \mb acp-ns Ie-hp-ambn ]pdp hp. Xncp-ta\n Fgpt-v apv apdpn HXp-p-I-fn-d-n, \nhp InS-p _mes
apn Ip\n-p-\nv Ahs\ ]cn-tim-[n-p. lrZ-b-ns anSnv
in Ipd--Xm-Wv. Ahs icocw ]nSn-p-\nm-\p {ia-nem-Wv. cma \mb sImSp Iehpw In hv Atlw [ym\nm XpS-n. acp-s-Spv [ym\nv B _mes apdn-m-Snepw s\dpI- b nepw ]pc- n. Inn- b n\nv Aev ] w sh- s a- S pv acpv
hes Ins Dw-I-n hv Nmen-v Ahs aqn-te-bvsmgn-p. Atlw I-Sv [ym\n-p-sImv \nhp-\n-p. Cp IpSnbn-cp-nb ]Xn-\m-bncw \mK--tfmSv B Cfw Pohs\ cn-m
Atlw Bh-iy-sp. {]-bn- C--d-nse kz-\m-K-
Cg-p-hp. B _mes I-^-e-s-Xnsc Hpw sNm
]msX Ah \n-lm-b-cmbn \np-I-bm-Wv. Xncp-ta\n Xe-bm-n.
cma \mb AI-p-t]mbn hmg-bn-e-bpsS Nofn Idppw
Nphpw shbpw abpw s]mSn-I sImp-hp sImSp-p.
F- s bm- g nv Xncn- b n \ne- h n- f v apn hp. Ccn- m- \ mbn
C. lcn-Ip-am
sImp-h
- p h ]pm-bn Xncp-ta-\n- N{aw-]S- nncp-p. NmWIw sagp-Inb apv Ifw hc-pI-bm-bn-cpp Atlw. Hcp NXp-cw-K--e-I-bpsS hep--ap NXp-c-n-\pn Hcp kw cq]-sp-h
- p. Ggp Xncn-bp \ne-hn-fv In-p, IrjvW \q-Xncn [ym\-\n-cX
- \
- m-bn. A-co-
- n
kwLjw apn-\n-p. sNdp-a- Akz--cm-bn. Xncp-ta\n Pm--c--fn-eqsS k-cn-p-I-bm-bncp-p. apn ]mXn tNX-\-bv InS-p sNdp-a-s-s PmX-I-^-e- At-l-ns I-apn-eqsS IS-p-t]m-bn. C\nbpw PohnXw _mn-bm-sWv Iv Atlw [ym\w XpSp. Ctm
Ahs tZl-n hnjw Ib-nb kw Zb-bvp-thn tIgp-Ib
- m-Wv. Zb Btcm-SmWv ImWn-tXv? Atlw D{K-X-]-n Dcp-In. kqcy At-l-tmSv Zb ImWn-n-.
Atm-gmWv ]d-n Nn-e-I A\-p i_vZw tIp-Xp-S-n-b-Xv. AI-se-\nv Hcp Zo\-tcmZ\w-t]mse ]pd-s B i_vZw ASp--Spp hcn-I-bm-Wv. Xncp-ta\n Ip-Xp-d-p.
Aymbw aqv
hnP-bta-t\m Fgp-t-p, P\-en-eqsS ]pd-tbvp t\mn. t\cw \-hw shfp-n-cn-pp. hkpaXn Ap aWnbvt Fgp-tp t]mbn-p-m-hpw. ASp-f hrn-bmn Xo ]qn Nmbpm-p-tm-tgbvv Abmfpw ASp--f-bn-se-m-dp--Xm-Wv. ASp--f-bpsS P\-en-\-Spn tai-cnsI Itk-eb
- n Ccpv Abm `mcy Nmb-bp-m-p-Xv {in-p-sImv Hmtcmv kwkm-cn-pw.
An-s\-bmWv ]Xn-hv.
ASp--f-bpsS hmXn \np-sImv `mcy ASp-n\p apn Ipn-n-cpv C-enp-I
]m{X-n Cd-n-hv ASbvp-Xv Abm t\mn-\np. Ah-fpsS kar-a
- mb ]n`mKw Ipd-pt\cw t\mn-\n-t- m Abmv
Xtep cm{Xn- b nse Imcy-
Hm-bn hp. ]mgmb {ia-fpw
AXn-\n-Sb
- n Ftmtgm ab-n-tmb- X pw. Ctm hkp- a - X n Xs
Im icn-bm-hn-. ]d-n-sems
\Sv Aev ] w ss[cyw kw`cn- tijw aXn Nmb-Ip-Sn. GXm-bmepw
thep ]dv \\-bvm Fn-bn-pv . tXp- X p- e m- ns Ic- I - c i_vZw tIn-cp-p. Abm Im
]nn-te-bvp-Xs hp.
"Nmbtm Bhpw, Ccp-tm-fp.'
hkp-aXn Xs In-cn-p-p.
Abmv Ipd-smcp PmfyX tXm
n. Abm ASp--f-bn-tebvp
ISv P\-en--cnsI C Itk-e-bnen-cp-p. hkp-aXn Hgn ASp-n
Nmb-m{Xw hp.
"FWo-m sshIn As?'
"Mm, hm oWw.' hnP-b
ta-t\m kqn-mWv kwkm-cn-p-Xv. Fn-s\-bm-bmepw Cse
cm{Xn- s b- n kwkmcw hcm- X n- c nn Fbm- d n- b mw. ]t
Xm\m-bnv AXp XpS-.
"F\ym oWw- ym- n- c n
ym. A-\s km[-\s AI
p sNn-cn--WXv?'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Rmt\-bv......'
"Ftm-sSmpw ]d-b-. F\n-sms Adn-bmw.
Cse FhvSvmWv IpSn-m InoXv?'
hnP-bta-t\m Hpw ]d-bp-n-.
"I AhnSow ChnSow Hs tIdn IpSn-m \mWmhnt?'
Xm Ip- s IpSn- e n- Ib- d n- b Xv Btcm Iv
ChnsS hv sImfp-n-bn-cn-p-p. Cse t]mb-Xm-bncn-n-, GsX-nepw Znh-kw. IpSn XpS-nbnv Ctm
\mep amk- n\p taem- b n. CXp- h sc hon Adn- b nmsX sImp-\-S-p. Hp apdp-n-bm aXn, AXns
aW-sams t]mIpw. `m-hn\v aqp s] Xs ico-ctmSv s]sv Bkn IqSn-b-Xns Imc-W-a-dn-bmsX
Ipgn-sb-nepw Ahn-Nm-cn-X-ambn hoWp-In-nb cmw
a[p-hn[p Ah Bkz-Zn-m XpS-nbn-cp-p.
hkp- a Xn Nmb mn- e mn tai- p- d p hp,
apns tIm-e-sImv apJw XpS-tijw ]d-p.
"C\n sXmv IpSn-ym-sWo ]ns Cv tIdn hc-.
GXm- b mepw ]Iev apgp- h s]sS ASv m- W v .
AhnSvs Imcyw t\mym aXo-tem. ChnSvs Imcyw
Fm-bmepw thn-. IpSnv Ign-m Atm-s
s]mbvtm-fp. elcow \msms amdov ChvsS tIdnhmaXn.'
hnP-bta-t\m Hpw anmsX Nmb IpSn-p. Hpw
]d-bm-Xn-cn-p--XmWv _pn. Hp ]dv cm-a-tXn\v Ah ]d-bpI G-m-cpsS Imcy-am-Wv.
"Zm, Nt{-t\mSv Hcp hmv ]d-m-a-Xn. CsXms
\ntm-fpw.'
hen-sbmcp òj-Wn-bm-W-Xv. "CsXms' Fp ]d-bp-Xns hym]vXn A]m-c-am-Wv. ]pXp-Xmbn Ip-]n-Sn
elcn am{X-am-hn \np-X
- v. Fp-am-hmw. Nne-tm
kw_w Xs \nsp hcmw. Afn-b-msc Abm
CjvS-s-n-. Ah-cp-ambn t\cn-smcp Gp-ap- Ign-bpXpw Hgn-hm-p-Ib
- mWv ]Xn-hv. Ah sXm-Sp-p-Xs
- bm-sW-nepw `mKy-n\v shtsd hoSpIfn-emWv Xmakw. Bsc-nepw Hcm cmhn-es `Ww Ignv
s]-fpsS Imcy-a-t\z-jn-m hcp-tm-tgbvv hnPbta-t\m kzw hon-tebvv c-s-n-p-m-Ipw.
AhnsS Abm cmPmhm- W v , Kn- p knwl- w .
s] t\cn-p-\nv Abm-tfmSv kwkm-cn-pI-t]mepw
]Xn-hn-. Fs-nepw Bh-iy-ap-s-n AXv `-Wk-a-bv ]pd-In\nv ]d-bp-Isb Dq. kw-t_m-[-\-anm-sX, Ah-Im-ik
- q-N\
- I
- s
- fm-p-an-msX B-KX
- s
- a
an Hgp- ssienbn AXv XpS-pw. ASp-f-bntebvv th Imcy-, hon-tebvv s]mXpth Bhiy-aph, aIv kvIqfn-tebvv sImp-t]m-tI
km[-\
- , Ans\ Bh-iy-f
- psS ]nI \ofp-tm
Hpw anmsX hnP-bta-t\m In IpSn-pw. Hw
Np apfIp Iqn Ac \mfn-tI-c--n Nqp-hn-c
sImv tXmn \pw. s] ]d Imcy--fn
C. lcn-Ip-am
\nv ]Xncpw s\pw thdn-sSp-pw. ASp--f-bn-tebvp th Imcy-p ]Ww In-IpSn

Ign-m tIm-e-bn\n-s-Spv tai-p-d-p-h-bvpw. _mn Bh-iy--sfmw ]Xn-cmbn
Xpw.
G Fgp-tp ssII-gp-Im t]mbm ]mdp-h ]W-sa-Spv Fn-t\m-pw. Fhn-sSbpw
Fm Hcp kwJy. Ah B t\mp-Ifpw ]nSnv FmWv sNt-Xv Fm-tem-Nnp \nptm hnP-bta-t\m tXmfn-en tXmp-sImv apJw XpSv ASp--f-bn-tebvv hcpw. ]I-p\np s]sf Hv t\mn-b-tijw ]d-bpw.
"ASp--tf-tebvv AXym-h-iy Imcy-fv hmn-tm-fp. DuWp samS--. _mn-sbms
ASp amkw Bhmw. C{]m-hiyw \mfn-tI-c
- n\v she sImd-hm. Cns\ t]mbm \mfn-tI-scms
shn sIm{]ymn hnm-bn-cnpw \Xvv tXmp-Wp. Xncqcv \ she-In-pwm sambvXo ]tdW-Xv.'
"Xncq-cn-te-bvsm-ssm Bcm sImtmhm? AXns sNe-shms t\mptm htey shXymskmpw ImWn-y.'
"AsXms \sS sambvXo sImtm-bvtm-fpw. Ahs sIm{] Fm-bmepw hoev
sImtmhvWvv.'
]mdp-h henb Dd-n-msX \np. ]W-n-\p Bhiyw Cns\ hgn-am-dn-tm-b-Xn ktmjnv hnP-bta-t\m ]qap-J-tbvp \S-pw. Xs [\m-`y\ Non-tm-b-Xns hyY-tbmsS
]mdp-h t\mp-If
- p-ambn G t]mb hgnsb t\mn-\npw. AsXmw Xs hon \S-pw. hnPbta-t\m Hmp. ChnsS `mcy-ho-n ]s `cWw amm-cpsS ssIn-em-Wv, Xms\mcp ]mh
am{X-am-Wv. Ipn-Isf krjvSn-p Hcp b{w. cm{Xn ]mdp hnf-n- `Ww Ignv tSmp-ambn
hb-ep-IfpsS hoXn Ipd hc-n-eqsS \Sv `mcy-ho-nsep-w. DuWp-I-gnv X\n-p-thn
Imp \np Ipn-Isf Aev]-t\cw Xmtem-en-pp. Xma-kn-bmsX Ah Dd--amIptm
henb Hu]-Nm-cn-I-X-I-sfm-p-an-msX Abmfpw InS-d {]m]n-p-p.
Ctm kabw Ggp aWn-bm-bn-p-m-hpw. C\n hkp-aXn Xnc-n-em-hpw. C-en-m{Xw hmnh
tijw Ipn-Isf Fgp-tnv Ipfn-n-m sImpt]mIpw. HXp aWn-tbmsS Ahsc kvIqfn
]db--Ww. Abm Fgp-t-p.
"Rm t]mWp....'
"Fm{X t\s?' hkp-aXn \mfn-tI-c-ap-Sv Nnc-h-bp-sa-Spv ASp--f-bpsS \Sp-hn Ccnm\p {ia-nem-Wv.
"sImdv tPmen-v. NmtymSv hcm ]d-n-vv. \\ sXmS-W
- w. Ihp-ns IS-sbms HWn-hc
- v sIS-zm. Ah hcp-sm-tgbvv AhvsS F-Ww. Cse hcm ]d-X
- m. A-gbvv
Hms sNs\ ]mv ISn-p.'
"Bsc? Adp-ap-Jt\ym?'
"AXy-sX, Hms\mcp Admw-s]-d
- m-Wv. kIe Pp-fnw ]nSnv Iqn-em-em ]Wn. \ PmXym ISn-Xv. Icn-aqJ. Ign-qv hnNm-cn--Xm. A-s IrjvW \q-Xn-cnsS ASvv sImtm-bn.
]mns\ hcp-n-sm-n shjw Fdt sNbvX-Xv.'
"Fo-iz-c-m-tc......'
Fmw Xm\mWv sNbvXXv F `mh-n-emWv hnP-bta-t\m kwkm-cn-X
- v. kzw hon Xm
\ Xnc-n-em-sWp hcp-m Abm `mcy-bpsS ASpv Ftmgpw {ian-n-cp-p. Afn-b
- m-cpsS
apn \np-tm-gp-m-Ip A]-Ij-Xm-t_m[w Hcp ]cn-[n-hsc Abm ]cn-lc
- n-n-cp-Xv Xm
kzw honse knwlm-k-\-n Ccnp Nn{Xw _lp-h--fn `mcybvp hc-p-sIm-Sp-nm-Wv. `mhns knwlm-k-\w ]t ]qX-enp XpS-nb hrw-t]mse s]m-bm-bn-cn-p-pshv hkp-a-Xn-bv-dn-bn--tm.
Abm ]pd-t-bvn-d-n. Ipn-I Fgpt-n-n-. Fgp-t-ms kvIqfn t]mtI
thh-em-Xnbn-em-bn-cn-pw. As\ I `mhta Dm-hn-. Ahv kvIqfn-te-bvm-hi
- y-ap km[\--sfmw A-tbmSv tNmZnphmpw. A Ahsc kw_-n-t-S-tmfw h-tmgpw cm{Xn-Ifn anmbn sImp-hp Xcn-Ibpw A-bpsS Hw InS-p-d-p-Ibpw sNp Hcm am{X-am-Wv.
hkp-a-Xn-bpsS In tX hn-Xns ]W-ap-m-Ipw. G-m AXn Ah-Im-i-sampw CXp-hsc
sImp-h-n-n-. cm-bncw ]d-bpsS \new am{Xw Ah t\cnv \S-p-p. Nne-hp-I-gnv _mn
kwJy s\m-bnpw ]W-am-bnpw aqp t]cpw ]n-Sp-p. G-m cp-t]cpw A\n-b-n-tbm-Sp
C. lcn-Ip-am
hm-ey-ns Imcy-n a-cn-p-p. Xs a-fpsS `mKyw!

cmL-h \mb t\ct hc-n-se-n-bn-cp-p.
"Mm, hnP-bta-t\m t]mmtbm?'
"Ipdp sXc-vv.....'
"Csmw NmgnsS ieyw \tm-Ww-v.' Afn-b ]d-p. "h acppw Xfn--n-h-cpwm
tXmW-Xv.'
"AXy-sX, \ ieym...... AhnSow AsX. t]ms sImdv [rXn-v.'
"icn. ]mdp-Ip-ty-v kpJt?'
"Mm, As\ t]mWq.... m icn.' hnP-bta-t\m \S-p. Abm Xncn-p-t\m-n-bn-. Afnb Xsbpw t\mn ]nn \np-p-s Akp-JI
- c-amb Adnhn Abm-fpsS \Sw hnIe-am-bn. G\pw A\p-P\pw t\cnv Irjn \S-p-I-bm-Wv. Xs amXncn ]m-n\p sImSp-n-cn-bvb-. Dm-ln-I-fm-Wv. X\n-bv-sXmpw hm--Xp-sImv AqnbmWv ]m-n\p Irjn-bn-d-pXv. Ah Imem-Imew Af-p-X-cp s\p-sImv kwXr-]vX-\m-hp-p. Hmtcm {]mhiyw s\-fm hcp-tmgpw Ahs ]cm-Xn-I tI-Ww. Ah Hcp kuP\ytk-h\w sNp--t]m-sebmWv hcp-n-op-I.
"ChnsS X{m\pw s]fpw tamfpw Ctv hnNm-cn-nm Rm Af-m sIm-c-W-Xv. icnp
]d-m tXhm\v sNehpw Hs t\mym ]p-Irjn \jvSm. ASp sImw-sXmv ]pys
Fd--mv hnNm-cn-ym-Wv.'
AsXm-cp-Xcw òj-Wn-bm-Wv. Xs-smv IqSp-Xs
- empw ]d-bn-n-m-Xncnm\p hnZy. Xs
Ae-kX Aqn apX-se-Sp-p-Ib
- m-sW-d- n-npw Abm \n-lm-b\
- mbn t\mn-\n-p. ]m-
- n\p
sImSp- Ffp-a
- m-bn-cp-p. cp Xe-ap-dI
- f
- mbn Irjn \S-p-Xv Ah-cm-Wv. AqnbpsS A
\mcm-b-W Af-m hn-cp-Xv hnP-bta-t\m\v Hm-bp-v. \mcm-b-W HmOm-\n-p-sImv
apv \npw. A apdp-n-smv Af-hp-Im-c i-c \mb Af-p-Xp t\mn NmcpI-tk-eb
- n Ccn-pw. ]d- Iqnp \ndv hSn-p-shv hcp-m-\mbn ssI tase Htm-Sn-v i-c\mb Af-p-tm \mcm-b-W s\p ssIh-p-sImv ]d-bpw.
"X{m, Cs\ Afm ASn-b\v samX-em-hn-.'
hmbn-ep apdp-m ap-tbvv Xpn-smv A ]d-bpw.
"Ans\ Afvv samX-em-hqwm \S-ym-aXn \mcm-bWm Irjn. Aso Hgnv Xtm. Irjn
\S-m thsd Bsf Inm-nmtWm?'
ag Inn-bn-s-n-epw, tXmn tXhm sh-an-s-nepw Af-t-Xv IWn-ia
- mbn Af-p-IX
- s
thWw. AXp-t]mse HmW-n\pw hnjp-hn\pw ImgvN-bmbn sImp-h-tc t\{-p-e-Ifpw ]-dn-Ifpw Hpw Ipd-bmsX A IW-p-]-dv hmn-h-bvpw. Xncp-hm-Xn-cbvv sNdp-]-g-ns
Ipe-I-fpw Imh-n Ing-pw. A a-cn--Xn]ns \mcm-b-W A[n-I-Imew Pohn-n-cp-n-.
]ns hXv aI Aqnbm-Wv. BZy-sams IWp ]dv Af-n-cp-p. ]ns-ns Afhp
Ipdpw Bhem-Xn-I IqSn-bpw hp. Xm\m-Is Hpw sNm Ign-hn-msX \n-lm-b-\mbn
t\mn-\n-bpw.
A--Smb ISv ap-tbvp \S-m-X-bn-se-n-b-tm Hcp \nizm-k-tmsS hnP-btat\m Btem-Nn-p. Imew amdn.
tZhIn ap-a-Sn-p-I-bmWv. Ipn-p-ep-sImv Ipn-p-\nv Ah ASn-p-hm-cn-smv apt-dp-Ibm-Wv. Hcp Xmf-n, Nqens Hmtcm Ne-\nepw \S-m-X-bpsS hoXn- Im`mKw ]nn-Sp-p.
Ans\ \mep hmc Ign-m ]ns CS-tm-v. hnP-bta-t\m i_vZa
- p-m-msX B Zriyw
Ip-\n-p. Hmtcm ASn-bnepw Ah-fpsS ]n`mKw Ipep-p Zriyw tamln-n-p--Xm-bn-cp-p.
Hmtcm `mKw Ign-v Ah adp-`m-K-tbvv Xncn-bp-tm Ipnp \npI ImcWw Ah-fpsS
ap`m-K-ns \nwt\m-X \-hw s]cp-np ImWn-p. Xtep cm{Xnbnse elcn Abmsf
hopw _m[n-p-I-bm-Wv. Hcp \mep Nm ASn-p-hm-cn-b-ti-j-amWv tZhIn ]nn t\mn\np Bsf ImWp--Xv. Ah ASn-p-hm-c \nn \nhp-\n-p.
"C{m CnWn t\cmtym hn-v, Ft hnfn-mv?'
Abm D-dtbvp t\mn. C, ]mdp-Ipn ASp-f
- b
- n-em-Wv. ]Zvan\n kvIqfn t]mIm-\p
Xnc-n-em-bn-cn-pw.
"tZhqn ASn-p-hm-cz-s, AXv \S--sv hp. AXns FtSev _pn-ap-n---tm.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
Abm-fpsS Ip-I Ah-fpsS ap`m-Kv

]c-Xp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ipn-p-\np-tm-gp-
AXn-i-tbm-nbns-nepw Ah-fpsS amdnSw
Atmgpw \ndpX-sbn-cp-p.
"C{m s]mbv t m- f o.' Ah Hc- c p- I ntebvv HXp-n-\n-p-sImv ]d-p.
"tZhq-nsS Ipnbvvsm F{X hb-mbn?'
Abm t]mIm Hcp [rXnbpw ImWn-n-.
"Abn\v Cu ao\-nev cv sXIbpw C{m
s\.'
"same-Ip-Sn-sbms \nose?' Ah-fpsS
amdn-tebvp t\mn-smv Abm tNmZn-p.
B t\m-ns NqSn Ah e-tbmsS
Xe-Xm-gvn-smv apfn.
"\ns ]Wn-sbms Ign-mev ]mbstcev b v v hc- W w. Ahn- s Symv hrymm\vv. s\dsb amdm-eym-Wv.'
"hcmw{ms\.'
"]mdp-Ip-n-tbmSv ]sdympw th. Asm
hbvpw tImSmen. ]ns aXn, Asn C\n
GXm-bmepw Fm-Spw hrn-bm-m-dm-bn-cnp- W p, Asm Hnv sNmw. Ans\
sXmSpw. \o Nqepw FSpv hm aXn.'
tZhIn Hpw ]d-n-. Xmtgmp t\mn
\np tZh- I nsb Hpw IqSn Dgn- pt\mn a\-n hc Nn{Xw \mbn sXfn-bnv
hnP-bta-t\m \S-p-t]m-bn. tZh-Insb ISp-t]m-Ip-tm Abm Hp-IqSn Xncn-pt\mn ]d-p.
"hc-Ww-tm, ad--.'
Abmsf t\mn-smp \np-I-bm-bncp tZhIn Xe-bm-n.
hnP-bta-t\m \Sp t]mbnpw tZhIn
Ipdp t\cw A\-msX \np. tZhq-n-sbv
Ah-fpsS A am{Xta hnfnm-dp-p. A
bpw ChnSvs A{amfpw tZh-In-sb-p-X-sbmWv hnfn-m-dv. `mhv tZhn-sb-pw. tZhqn-sb hnfn-bn hm-sm-cS- p-a
- p-v. AXv acnp-t]mb As\ Hmn-n-p-p. IpSn hmsX
Gdp--Xn-\p-apv A sshIp-tcw hm
Ahsf aSn-bn-en-cpn anmbn Xcm-dp-v. hnbnsbpw In-sbpw aW-hp-tav Ah As
aSn-bn Ccn-pw. A hcp-tm sImph aWn--Se apnepXv Ahfpw hmcn-npw. In-sbpw hnbn-sbpw aW-n-\n-Sbn ]I apgp- h hben Dgp- X - X ns
_mn- ] - { X- a mb sNfnKw Ah As
s\n apJ-a-an Bkz-Znpw. Ahm
aWw CjvSa
- m-bn-cp-p. ]ns IpSn hmsX IqSnb-tm Fmw amdnadn-p. A hcp-tmPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 18
C. lcn-Ip-am
tgbvv A Ah-tfmSv InS-p-d-m ]d-bpw. aSn-bn-en-cp-epw As emf-\bpw Ahv A\yam-bn, AtXm-sSmw Ah-fpsS Ipn-m-e-hpw.
Aymbw \mev
ASp--f-bpsS hcm--bn-ep sIm--f-n-emWv ]m{X- tamdp--Xv. cmhnse h DSs\
tZhIn ASp-n\nv Nmc-sa-Spv Hcp ]gb Aeq-an-\nbw Xn-empw. Igp-Im-\p ]m{X- hStm-dv sImp-hp htijw NmW-I-saSpv ASpv sagp-Ipp. Nmc-n-t\m-sSmw Ipfn\nv hmcn-sb-Sp aWepw tNv AXp-sIm-mWv ]m{Xw tamdp-I. AXym-hiyw Nmb-m{Xhpw In ASp--m-m-\p sNpw IgpIn-gn-m Ah hnd-Ip-]p-c-bn \nv Ipn-qep-sa-Spv ap-aSn-m Cd-p-p. ]Sn- \np XpSn sXt ap-p-IqsS ASn-p-hmcn ]Sn-mdphgn hS-tm-d-s-p-tm Ac-a-Wn-q-sd-nepw Ignbpw. ap-a-Sn-p-I-gn-m Xncnp hopw
hS-tm-ds hcm-b
- n-tebvp t]mbn ]mdp-h Ahpthn hcm-b
- n AS-p-h
- Nmb FSpp-Ip-Snv ]m{Xw tamd XpS-cp-p. AXn-\n-Sbvv ]mdp-h Bh-iy-s-Sp sNdnb ]m{X-fpw Inep-Ifpw Igp-In-sm-Sp-pw. AXpw Ign-m ASp--f-bpsS apn Xncp-m amn-h XpWnI
Hcp _-n-env sj^n\nv tkms-Spv aosX hv _-p-sa-Spv Ipf-n-tebvv bm{X-bmIpw.
Abvv Akp-J-ambn tPmen \nn-b-Xn-\p-tijw Ign aqcsm--ambn sNbvXp-h-cp
tPmen-bm-Wv. {]k-h-k-a-bv cp-amkw am{Xta AXv apS-n-bn-p-q. cmhnse \mec a-Wnv Fgptv In-ew ASp--m-pw. Dd-p `m-hn-s\bpw A-sbbpw ieyw sNmsX ap-a-Snp-hm-cp-p. app Hme-sImv sIn-bp-m-nb Ipfn-ap-dn-bn Xtep IpS-f
- n tImcn-h shsa-Spv Ipfn. Ipfn-apdn Fp ]d-bp-Xv saS- Hme Nppw ad,v \Sp-hn \npIpfn-m cp
shp-I-p-Ifpw sh Hcp ew am{X-am-Wv. tap-c-sbm-p-an-. ]It\cv Ipfn-p-I-bm-sWn sXm-p-d-p CS-h-gn-bn-eqsS t]mIp--h-cpsS t\mw Hgn-hm-m-\mbn Hcp apv cp apfwIm-ep-If
- n-embn hncn-n-Spw. cmhnse [\p-am-k
- nse XWp Imv hoip-tm sh-ns XWpv
Cc-n-p-w. Fn-s\-sb-nepw Ipfn Ignv Ah hon- Ib-dn, In shXp hmn-hv Nmb-p
shw ASp-p Ibn N-n-b-c-m XpS-pw. Nmb-bp-m-n-bm Ah `m-hns\ hnfnp-p. AXp Ignv A-sb-bpw. tam Dd--am-bn-cn-pw.
CsXms Fpw \S-p-sIm-n-cn-p Imcy-fm-Wv. Cv AsXmw Hmm-s\-mWv ImcW-sa--hp a\-n-em-bn-. Ah-fpsS a\-n Ftm IS-p-Iq-Sn-bn-p-v. ]Wn- I-gnv ]mb-pc hrn-bm-m hcm X{m ]d-X
- mtWm? AX-h appw sNm-dp-X
- m-Wv, ]t Cp
cmhnse AXn\v Hcp ]pXnb A-ap-m-Ip-p-sh-h
- p tXmn. X{m-\p-ambn Ans\ t\cnv
kwkm-cn-m Ah-kcw Inm-dn-. A]qw Ah-k-c--fn H hmn Dcw ]dv t]mIpI-bmWv ]Xn-hv. an-hmdpw ]m-b-pc hrn-bm-p-Xv X{m Cm ka-b-m-bn-cn-pw.
X{m Ds-ns Ah ASn-p-hm-cm XpS-n-bm Xmtgm-n-dn t]mIpIbmWv ]Xnhv.
hon-tebvv In-Ip-Sn-mt\m As-n ]d-n Nm-sbsmv Inf-n-m-t\m thn. ]mb-pc Ccp-\ne sIn-S-am-Wv. Xmsg aqp apdn-I-fp--Xn Ings A-p apdnbn cp henb
]m-b
- f
- p-v. Aqn Afp Xcp s\v B cp ]m-b
- f
- n-emWv \nd-bvp-I. \Sp-hnse apdnbn acw sIm-p hen-sbmcp Ad-bm-Wv. \ne-p-\nv cSn Db-c
- n sXt Npa-tcmSv tNv
GI-tZiw apdn-bpsS ]Ip-Xn-tbmfw hep--nep B AdbnemWv HmW-m-ep sImp-h-cp
]g-p-eI
- fpw sh-cn-bpw kZybvp am{Xap-]t- bm-Kn-p henb ]m{X-fpw Nc-p-Ifpw kqnp-I. apI-fn- \Sp-hn-es apdn-bmWv X{m D]-bm-Kn-p--Xv. apI-fn-te-bvp tImWn CS-\mgn-Ibn\n-m-Wv. D-dhpw CS-\m-gnIbpw apI-fn \Sp-hn-es apdnbpw am{Xta ASn-p-hm-cm-dp-p.
ap apdn-I hnti-j-Zn-h-k--fn am{Xw hrn-bm-pw.
Ah apns ASn-`m-Ks
- a-Spv \\-bm-Xn-cn-m Ffn-bn XncpIn Ipf-n-te-bvn-d
- n. XpWnI Hmtcm-mbn FSpv Ipf-n apn In-t hv tkmp tXp-m Ah-fpsS Imen
]cao-\p-I hv sImp-p-m-bn-cp-p. Csmw Xpem-hjw \mbn s]bvXX
- p-Im-cWw Ipfn \ndsb sh-ap-v. Fm-Wmthm Csmw Gw hv \\ XpS-n-bn-n-. ]dv DW-np-S-n-bn-cp-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ah Xncpnb XpWn-I _n-env hSs app sInb Aben tXmcm\n-p. Ahn-sS-\np t\m
nbtm X{m In- I pSn
Ignv D- d v hSs As
Ccp- n- t a h Inn- b n\nv
sh- s a- S pv Ipep- p- g nv aptbvv \on-p-p-Xv Ip. C\n
X{m\v D-dv Hcp Ccpw ]Xn-hpv. B ka-b-mWv tZhIn ]mbpc ASn-p-hm-cm-dv. Ah thKw
_s-Spv hS-tm-dv Iangvn
hv hnd-Ip-]p-c-bn-tebvv Nqse-Spm t]mbn.
"]m- b - pc ASn- p- h mcn hcp
tm shd-Ip-s]-tcv \mev aSev
FSpp sIm-cWw tZh-In.' ]mdph hnfn-p-]-d-p.
"icn{amsf.....' Ah \S-p. ASnp-hm-cnb apv aWen Ah-fpsS
Ime-Sn-I ]Xn-p. C\n Xncn-p-hc
- ptm-gmWv Ah kzw Ime-Sn-m-SpI {in-p-I. Ahv Itm-d
- m-hn Xme-sm-en-ka
- b
- v `K-hX
- nbpsS Ifw hc-Xv Hm-h-cpw.
BZyw apI-fnse apdn-bmWv ASn-phm-cpI, AXpI-gnv tImWn-bpsS
Hmtcm ]Sn-bmbn ASnv Xmtg-bvn-dn-h-cpw. Ah Nqep-ambn tImWn
Ib-dp-tm Btem-Nn-p. X{m
hcp-tm-tgbvpw apI-fnse amdme
Xn ASn-p-hm-c Ign-W
- w. Ftm
Ah A[o- c - b m- b n- c p- p. Ah
t]Sn-n-cp-Xv hnP-bta-t\m-s\-bmbn-cp-n-. Xs--s-bm-bn-cp-p.
tImWn-I-bdn apI-fn-se-n-b-tm-gmW-h Xncn-p-t\m-n-b-Xv. AhnsS
tImWnbvp Xmsg Ahsf Dp-t\mnsmv X{m \nn- c p- p.
Ah s]sv apns Xe Db
n Ffn-bn Xncp-In-bXv Xmgvn-bnp. F{X-t\-c-am-bmthm X{m Ahn
sS \np t\mp-p.
Ipd-p-t\-ca
- m-bn. Ah \mem-as ]Sn-Ib
- d- p-tm-tgbvv Abm tImWn-p-h- n-se-n-bn-cp-p.
Ahn-Sp-t- mv \ ImgvNb
- m-bn-cp-p. tImWnbvpap-ns P\ h aqm-imcn-bpsS `mh\sb hnP-bta-t\m a\-n mLn-p. P\ Ings A-p ]pdw apdn-bn-tebvp Xpd-p-Xm-bn-cp-p-sh-nepw B apdn-bpsS P\-ep-Ifpw Xpd-n-cp--Xp-sImv Fp-a-Wn-t\-cs Cfw-shbn adnv Ccpp InS-p CS-\m-gnI Zo]vXa
- mn. B shfn-
- n apI-fn-tebvp Ib-dn-tm-Ip
sNdp-
- m-cn-bpsS Dcp Im h-If
- n-eqsS apI-fn-tebvv \nd-ap \-amb XpS-If
- n-tebvv kcn-p Ip-Isf ]nSn-p-\nm Abmm-bn-. Abm tImWn-I-b-dm XpS-n.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"X{m hcp--gbvv Chn-sSyms hrn-bm-mwv hnNm-cn--Xm. amdme Xn-sm-Sym

ChvsSyms \ s]mSn-m-hpw.'
Abm Xmtgm-n-dn t]mIp-I-bm-sW-n t]ms Fp Icp-Xn-bmWv tZhIn ]d--Xv.
"kmc-ey. Rm\pw-s-nte icn-bm-hq. \o ]Sn-msd apdov B qfv FSpv sImp-hm.'
tZhIn Nq Xmsg-bnv ASp apdn-bn-tebvp t]mbn q FSp-p-sImp hp. Abm
AIp IS-p. q Hcp ape-bn-en-t- ijw Ah Nqep-ambn AXn-\p-ap-If
- n Ib-dn. icn-bmWv amdme-bp-v. AXp Xnp-S-p-tm-gmWv Ah IXv hnP-bta-t\m qfns aqe-bn ]nSn-psImv \np-I-bm-Wv.
"C{m ]nSn-sympw th.'
"AXp kmc-y. qsf-m CfIn \o Xmg-s-n-bmtem?'
Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX tPmen XpSp. ]t Ah Akz--bm-bn-cp-p. Fn-\m-sWv
Ahp-Xs
- -bd- n-bn-. X{m Cn-s\-sbm-p-am-bn-cp-n-. ASp Imev Atls-p-dnv
Hmtcmp tIm XpS-n-bn-cp-p. Ip-s IpSn-bnev t]mIm-dp-spw apw. Ahv henb
AZv`p-Xs
- ampw tXmn-bn-. ]pcp-j
- m IpSn-p-n Fp tIp-tm-gmWv Ahv AZv`pXw
tXmm-dv. A Fpw IpSnp hn-cp--Xp-sImv AXv ]ucp-j-ns Nn-ambn Ah AwKnI-cn-pI IqSn sNbvXn-cp-p. `mhv tKm]me Aev]-kz]w IpSn-p-sap a\-n-em-b-tm
Ah AX{X Imcy-am-m-XncpXv AXp-sIm-m-Wv. hbp IqSpw-tXmdpw IpSn-bpsS Afhv IqSpsapw Ah-dn-bmw. ]t IpSn-tbm-sSmw ap kz`m-h-fpw hptNcp-sa-Xv Ahv a\n-em-m ]m Imcy-am-Wv. Xs ASpp Xma-kn-p Imm-nse sIm-{ms\-n tI-tm
Ahp hm AZv`p-Xa
- m-bn. Abm-fpsS `mcy N{nI Fsmcp `wKn-bm-Wv. DSp-sm-cpn Ae-n t]mIp-tm tZhIn In-ab
- vmsX t\mn \nm-dp-v. sh-bpsS \ndw, ISp t]mIptm N-\-now ]\n-\o-cnow aWw. Nncn-p-tm Fp `wKn-bm-Wv. ]s Abmv Iotgnse Ia-e
- b
- p-ambn Gm-Sp-s
- {X. `wKoev N{n-tIsS ASpsmpw \nevn-. s\dpw-ym Hcp
km[-\w. ]ns Fn-\mWv? Aev]-kzev]w IpSn-bpwv. B hon tPmen-sb-Sp-p \mcm-bWn
AXp ]d Znhkw Ahv Dd--ap-m-bn-n-. tZhIn An-s\-sbm-p-am-bn-cp-n Icp-Xn-bncp--Xv.
Cu X{ms A{amfpw ChnsS hcm-dp-v. Aev]w XSnnm-sW-nepw shfp-v \ `wKn-bp
kv{Xo. B XSnbpw Ahv `wKn-bm-Wv. A]q-amtb hcm-dp-p. Ftm Ahv Cu honse Imcy-sfmpw ]nSn-n-Wn-y. ]mdp-h ]d-bm-dp-v. CjvS-tmcv hm aXn. XWp an-ep B
\mqt]mcv Iv tZhIn Nncn-pw.
Ah qfn\nv Cd-n. X{m ]nSn-m `mK-v Ah kqnmWv Cd-nbXv. q
\on-bnv Ah hopw Ibdn. Hcp-]t Xm hnNm-cn-p t]mse-sbm-p-wm-hn-. X{m\v
An\s Dt-siym-pw-m-hn-. Ah Biz-kn-p. Xn B `mKhpw hrn-bmn Ah Cdm-\mbn Hcp-n. s]s-m-WXp-m-b-Xv. Ah Cd-m-\p-t-in e-tbvv X{m \on.
Hcp \nan-j
- ns A\n-n-XX
- zw. Ah adp-`m-Kt- bvv Cd-m t\mn. ]t Imep-I BZyw
Cd-m Dt-in-n-S-t-bvp-Xs \on. Ahv s]sv ASn-sX-n. Ah X{ms ssIIfn-tebvv hoWp.
X{m Ahsf apdpsI ]nSn-n-cn--bm-bn-cpp. Ah Hpw sNm Ign-bmsX Abm-fpsS
ssII-fn InS-p-p. kmh-[m-\
- n, hfsc kmh-[m-\
- n Ahsf Cd-n-hv Abm Ahsf
]nSn-p-sImv \np. Ah IpX-dp-Isbm amdm {ian-p-Itbm sNbvXn-. Ah kvX_v[-bm-bncp-p. FmWv kw`-hn-Xv Fp a\-n-em-m Ahv Ipdp kabw thn-h
- p. Ah AbmfpsS ssI th]n-Sp-hnv amdn-\n-p.
"Rm ]nSn-n-ym-bn-cq-q-sh-nev \m-tb-s\.'
tZhIn Nncn-m {ian-p.
"C\n ]ns aXn. \o Ipd-p-t\cw AhnsS Ccn-v.'
Abm ssI]n-Snv Ahsf qfn-t Ccp-n. hoWp-In-nb `mKy-n\v ssZh-tmSv \n ]dv Abm Ah-fpsS Npa-en ]nSn-p-sImv tNmZn-p.
"shjaw Hp-ytm?'
Ah Xe-bm-n. Abm-fpsS ssII Atmgpw Ah-fpsS Npa-enepw ]pd-p-ambn k-cn-p-Ibm-Wv. \ncp-]-{Z-hsav tXmn-p Ne-\-. Ah-fpsS Imep-I hnd-p-p-m-bn-cp-p. FgpPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 21
C. lcn-Ip-am
tp \S-m Ipdp kabw thn-hcpw.

hm-smcp hogvN-bm-th--Xm-Wv. Hcm-ew_hp- a n- msX hoWXm- W v . Nph- c n ]nSnm t\mn, ]nSpw Inp-n-. AtmgmWv X{m Xmn-b-Xv. AXp-sImv Hcp
t]mdt]m-ep-an-msX c-s-p. Ahv
Abmsf Hcp hn[-nepw Ipw ]d-bm ]nbn-. Abm sNbvXXv Ip-a--Xm-bn-cp-p.
AXp- s Imv Abm tNp- \ nv ]pdw
Xtem-Sp-tm Hpw ]d-bm-\m-hmsX Ccp
p. Fgp-tp \S-m-sa-m-bt- m Ah
Fgp-t-p.
"icn-bm-bn, C\n ASn-mw.'
Abm Atmgpw Ah- t fmSv tNp
\np-I-X-s-bm-Wv. Abm ]d-p.
"icn, C\n kqn-Ww sItm.'
Ah Xe-bm-n-smv qfn-t Ibdn. Abm q ]nSn-p-sIm-Sp-p, Ah
Cd-p-tm Hc-\p-jvTm-\w-t]mse Abm
Ah- f psS ssI]n- S nv klm- b n- p. Ah
Btem-NnpI-bm-bn-cp-p. FmWv kw`-hnp--Xv. Ahv Hbvv sNm ]n-bncp Hcp Imcy-n-\mWv Ctm hen-sbmcp
klmbw \n-n-X-ambn \op-h-cp--Xv.
X\n-Xp Xn-amnsmv ]dbmw Xms\mbvv sNbvXp-sIm-m-sa-v. ]t \mhp
hg-p-n-. kvt\lw FXv Ahsf kw_n-t-St- mfw Hc-]q-hk
- vXp-hm-bn-cp-p.
A Ahsf kvt\ln-n-cp-p, aSn-bn
Ib-n-bn-cp-n-smv Atlw AXp {]I-Sn-n-n-cp-p. A-bm-WXp \nn-b-Xv. Ipd-p-IqSn hepXm-b-tm Ah-Xns ImcWw a\-n-em-bn. A Ah-tfmSv Hcn-epw kvt\lw ImWn-n-n-.
a\-n kvt\lw Ds--dn-bmw. ]t AX-\p-`-hn--W-sa-n ImpIXs thWw. ]ns
IeymWw Ign--tm Innb B kvt\lw Hpw ImWnm Bfm-Wv. Cm km[\w
Fns\ ImWn-p-sa-p-IqSn Ah Btem-Nn-m-dp-v. Abm-fpsS Bh-iy- \S-pI FXn-\-pdw Hp-an-. An-s\-bn-cn-p-tm-gmWv X{m Cns\ ssI\on hcp--Xv. AXv kvt\la {]I-S\
- m-I
- X am{X-am-sWv hniz-kn-m Ah Xm-dm-bn-. Ah-fpsS Dn-ep Ftm Hv
Ans\ Nnn-p-X
- n\nv hne-p-Ib
- m-Wv. hoWp-In-n-bXv app-]
- a
- mbmepw icn Ah FSpWnbp-I-bm-Wv.
Aymbw Av
hnP-bta-t\m kwkm-cn-m Xo-bm-n. AXmWv Hcp kv{XobpsS lrZ-b-n-te-bvp
Ffphgn-sb--bm a\-n-em-nbncpp. X\n-m-sW-n B hgn-bn-eqsS \S-m-\n-jvS-hp-am-Wv.
tZh-In-bp-ambn CXn-\p-apv Imcy-amb kwkm-c-sam-p-ap-m-bn-n-. sNt Imcy--sf--n-bp-,
Htm ctm hmIy-n-sem-Xp-p \nt-i
- am{Xw. Ctm Ah sXm-Spv \np-tm
kwkm-cn-mXs hnP-bta-t\m Xo-bm-n.
"tZhq-nsS tam Fn-s\-bm-Wv. XSn-sbm-s-tm? \ns-tm-se-bmtWm?' Ahsf Hcn-qSn
qfn\nv Cd-m klm-bn-p-sImv Abm tNmZn-p.
"Mpw, Fs-tm-e-ym. s\dpwv XSnw-v.'
"Ah-sf-\m kwkm-cn-m-s\ms sXmS-tym.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Fsmsym ]td-Wv-v.'
"s]p-tymfv thKw kwkm-cn-m sXmS-pw.'
"Csm honp-n-sems HmSn-\SvWvv.'
"AtXym? Ahv ]sfms ]WnXv sImSpvWvtm tKm]me?'
"C-{m. Abm-X
- n-s\-hnSym ]Ww. t]mcm-X
- n\v IpSow-v. Hcp ame A hmn-sm-Sp-X
- vv.
Hc-c-mWw hm-Wwv Rm sImdymbn ]td-Wp. AXn-s\mpw tbmK-ymv tXmp-Wp.'
]d-tm-gm-Wh
- HmXv, thn-bn-cp-n-. `m-hns IpSn-sb-n ]d-p-sh-X
-
- , AXp
]d-Xv IpSn ]pXp-Xmbn ine-amnb Hcm-tfm-Sm-sWXv Ahsf hnj-an-n-p. AtXm h-tm
Ah Iqn-tp.
"A-nsm IpSn-mtmcv B-cm-Xv? ]s hoos Imcypw t\ms?'
"Fm s\s tamsS s]d-m-fv?'
"Cu ao\-amkw cmn {ms\.'
"Mm C\ow-tm Hcp amk-n-e[
- n-Iw. AXn-s\-tSev Rms\mcp Ac-mWw hmn-cmw s\s
tamv. t]msc?'
Ah hnizm-k-am-hm--t]mse Abmsf t\mn. Nnd Imcy-a Hc-c-m Inp-I-sb--Xv.
Ah hf-sc-b-[nIw tamln Hcp hkvXp-hm-W-Xv. Ahv s]sv k-S-am-bn. In \nd
shw Ah apns tIm-e-sImv XpS-p.
"\osb-n\m AXn\v Ic-bW
- Xv? Rm ASp BgvNys AXv ]Wn-bn-np sImcmw, t]msc?'
Ah Xe-bm-n, \n-]qw Abmsf t\mn. Abm Ah-fpsS Ac-s-n-eqsS ssInv Ahsf
ASp-np. Ah FXnsmpw IqSmsX AbmtfmSv tNp \np. Abm Xgp-Ip-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
Ah-fpsS ]pd-v, Xmsg Db Nn-ta Hs Abm-fpsS ssII k-cn-p. AXn-\p-a-p-dv
t]mIm Abm Xevmew Xm-dm-bn-cp-n-. Abm \np-Xvv kvt\lw {]Xo-nv Ign-bp
Hcp sNdp-
- m-cn-bpsS ASp-m-Wv. Ahv thXv Ima-ns ]cp- Im-, kvt\l-ns,
hm-ey-ns kpK--ap Cfw hmbp-kv]i-am-Wv.
kzw am\-km-c-n Abm AZv`p-Xs
- -p. GXm\pw \nanjw apv hsc Abm kz]v\w Incp-Xv FXnv hI-sh-bvmsXs InS--bn InSn _emm-c-ambn Ahsf {]m]n-p-Xm-Wv. Ctm Ah FXnp-I-fn-msX Ich-e-b-n \np-tm Abm-fpsS lrZbw Ahtfm-Sp kvt\lw sImv \nd-bp-I-bm-Wv. Abm-hsf thWw, ]s kmh-[m-\-n. \op
\np Hcp _-ambn Ah thW-sav tXmn-bt- m Abm AhfpsS s\dp-Ib
- n Npw_np.
"Rm tPmen Xo-s.' Abm-fpsS ssII-fn\nv ]Xps amdn-smv Ah ]d-p.
"C\n amdme X-sems \msf aXn. Cv ASnphmcn XpSm aXn.'
Ah Xe-bm-n.
"\msf hc-Ww, Rmmhpw ChvsS.'
Ah Xe-bm-n-smv ASn-p-hm-cm XpS-n. Abm In-ens Xe-bv Xe-bn-Wh
- v Nmcnbn-cpv tZhIn Nqep-sImv \nev ASn-p-hm-cp-Xv t\mn. Ah-fpsS Dcp ssII CunNqens IS apdpsI ]nSn-n-cp-Xv Ima-hn-Im-ca
- p-Wp-X
- m-bn-cp-p. ASn-p-hmcn Nq CS-\m-gn-Ib
- n
shv, ASp apdn-bn kqn Ccp-p-sXm-nbpw XpS-bvm-\p XpWnbpw FSp-p. Hmhp-ap-dnbn\nv sh-sa-Spv Ah apdn-bn-tebvp IS-p. X{m t\mp-p-sv Adn-bm-am-bn-cpsnepw Ahv hnj-a-sam-p-ap-m-bn-. apdn-ap-gp-h XpSv _-p-sa-Spv Ah ]pd-p-IS-p.
"tZhq-o...'
X{m Ahsf hnfn-p.
"Ftm.'
"ChnsS hcp, Hcp an\n-v.'
hnP-bta-t\m In-en\n-n-d-n. Ah ASp-p-sN-p.
"Rm t]ms, A{amfv sImdv aSev sIm-s-m ]d-n-vv. sshIymev Fhn-Sym-bn-cp-qv
tNmZn-pw.'
Abm Ahsf Aan sIn-n-Snv Ihn-fn D-h-p.
"icn s]mbvtm. Cn\n FS-\mgow Hpw sXmS-bvm \n-. \msfbmhmw. Xmsg Ddw am{Xw
C. lcn-Ip-am
ASn-p-hmcym aXn. \msf hcWw sItm.'

"icn-{m-s\.'
Ah _- s - S pv Hmhp- a p- d n- b n
sImp-t]mbn IgpIn Iangvn hp. NqseSpv tImWn-bn-dn Xmtgbvp t]mbn. Cdp--Xn-\-\p-k-cnv Ah tImWn Hmtcm
]Sn-bmbn ASn-p-hmcn. hnP-bta-t\m CS\m- g n- I bn hmXn- e n- \ - S pp hp\nv
tZhIn Cd-p-Xv t\mn-. Ah apJ-apbmsX ASn-p-hm-cn-smv Cd-p-Ib
- mWv. Xe apgp-h tIm-Wn-q-n ad-bp-X
- n\p
apv Ah apJ-ap-bn Abmsf t\mn
Nncn-p.
Xm \mev]Xm-w hb-n Imap-I-\mbn
Fv AZv-`p-X-tmsS hnP-bta-t\m a\n-em-n. Xncnv In-en-t hn-cp-t- m
Abm Btem- N n- Xv Fns\ C- s \
sbms hp-s]p Fm-bn-cp-p. CsXm-pam-bn-cp-n Abm-fpsS a\-n-ep-m-bn-cp-Xv. cmhnse ]Sn-hp I-tm AhfpsS \nd tZlw Abm-sf hmsX Cf-na-dnp. Fn-s\-sb-nepw Hcp t\c-sa-nepw
Ahsf ssIn In-W-sav B{K-lnp.
]m-b-p-c-bn-tebvp hcm\pw ]d-p.
Ahv k-X-am-hn-spw Aev]w _ew
{]tbm-Kn-t-n-hc
- p-sapw Icp-Xn. AXns
`hn- j y- p- I - s f- - n- s bmpw Nnn- n- .
An- s \- s bm- p- a ]s Dm- b - X v .
kvt\l-n-\p-thn Ctm Ah AbmfpsS ta Nmbp-Ib
- m-Wv. Xm\pw Ima-ns
hgn- h nv Ah- t fm- S p kv t \l- s - n
Btem-Nn-p-p. Cp-Xs Xm Zmtam-Zcs\ ImW- W - s apw tZh- I n- b psS Ipnbvp Ac-m Dm-m ]d-b-Wsapw Abm Xo-bm-n.
Abm thjvSn-sb-Spv tXmf-nv Xmtgbvn-d-n. ASnphmcnb apv Xsbpw
tZh-In-bp-sSbpw Ime-Sn-I tNp ]Xn
p InS-p-p. Ah-fpsS Ime-Sn-I F{X
sNdpXmWv. ]qap-Jv Ib-dp-tm- Fm-c ImZdns\ Ip. Abm F-npw
Cd-n-hv Xe-bnse XpWn-scnI FSpp
\nhn IpSv sam--e-bn-sebpw apJsbpw hnbv XpS-bvp-Ib
- m-Wv. D-dv
HXp-p-I
- n Ccn-m Dunb ImZ hnPb-ta-t\ms\ I-tm `hy-Xt- bmsS Fgpt-p-\n-p.
"Ccnv ImZsd. she F-s\vtm?'
"sImdv IqSovv Gam-s\. Snvev cpdpnI. C\ow IqSpwm ]dv tI-W-Xv.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"IqS-s. Cs\ she XmtWm-ncvm tX shdvsX sImsbvtm-fm ]dmqSn Bfvmhn-m.'

"sXv tI-m-scm-s-qSn bqWn-b\p-m-m t]mWp, Iqen C\ow IqSpw-sms tIm\vv.'
"C\n AXpw IqtSy thp. Hcp `mKv tXbvv Bh-iy-m-cn-m-Xmhm, Hw Iqeow IqSn hczm.
sXsms shn Fv shXym \Xvv tXmp-Wp. Hs Cu Iyq-Wn-vImcv sNW ]Wym.
Fm sNym, \mSv Ipn-tm-dm-mXs Xocp-am-\n-mev?'
Nn Bn-sb-Sp shfns-bpsS hmk\ hmbp-hn ]S-
- p. ImZ BgvNb
- n aqp Znhkw
hopap-p Nn Imf-Isf D]-tbm-Knv Fbm-p-p. _mn Znh-k-fn F-npw
Xebnten hoSmb hoSp-I Ib-dn-bn-d
- pp. Atm Bbnip Nn-t Ib-dn-bn-cn-pw. amkn ctmaqtm Znhkw Bp-Xv Fm-Wv. Fs--bpw-sImv amk-n-sem-cn-te hcq.
AsX-m-sWv ]Xn-hp-Imv Adn-bmw.
hnP-bta-t\m AI-tbvp t]mbn. ]mdph cp Ipn-I-fp-ambn hcp-p-v.
"Gm....'
"Mqw?'
"cv amks ]Ww sImSvm\vv ImZdn\v.'
"F{X-mhpw?'
"Cu amkw hm-WXpw Iqym ap-Xnepw aosX Bhpw.'
"Xevmew Ccp]Xv sImSvv. _mn ASp {]mhiyw hcp sImSp-mwv ]td.'
Abm Ioi-bn\nv ]ns cp t\mp-I FSpv s]p sImSp-p.
"sNehv \tmWw IqSvWvv. Fm F IpSnvWvtm ChnsS Bsc-nepw?'
Abm adp- ] - S n- s bmpw
{]Xo-n-msX IS-p-t]m-bn.
]mdp- h adp- ] - S n- s bmpw
sImSp-mdn. shfn-s-bv
v \ Nne-hp-Xs
- -bm-Wv. ]S-an-msX B-fbvv DuWpI-gn-m ]n-. AXv cp-t\chpw thWw-Xm-\pw. sagp-p]pc-n-bnepw Aev]w F Ipdm aXn ]d- b pw, "F
bvv C{X Zmcn-{Zym-tbm?' Znhkhpw tXp-Ip-fn-bpv ap
,v AXn\v Xs thWw \mgnsb-. Xe-bn tXm PocI- a nv \oc- d p shfn- s
thsd thWw. Fnv AXn\p
]Ww tNmZn-p-tm.....
hnP-bta-t\m HXp-pI Cd-p-tm ImZ cp
Ipn-I-fn F \ndv Sn-Sbvp-I-bm-Wv. Sn ac-ns
ASpsIm-Sv ]pdp Xq
hn-tmb GXm\pw Xpn F
hnc-ep-IsImv tXmn-sbSpv Imen-tepw Xe-bnepw
]pc-p-I-bmWv Abm.
"Rms\mv s]md- s - d zmWv ImZsd.'
"Mm, icn Gam-s\...' ImZ
C. lcn-Ip-am
`hy-X-tbmsS Nncnp-sImv Fgpt-p.

F-m-c \ iIp-\-amtWm? hnP-bta-t\m Btem-Nn-p. \smcp Imcy-n-\mWv t]mIp-Xv. As-n CXn-sems h Imcypwtm.
Xm Zmtam-Z-cs ]Wn-pc hons sXp-h-iv Dm-nb Nmbv]n-s-bm-Wv. Zmtam-Zc ]n-f-bpsS Ipgepw ]nSnv DuXp-I-bm-Wv. apn-ep _pNqf-bn Nnc--bpsS I\ Pzen-p.
Abm-fpsS Xe-bnse shn\p-ep-I Nmp-h-cp kqcy-{]-Im-i-n Xnf-n.
"Mm, X{m-t\m, Ccn-ym....'
Abm Fgp-tmsX Hcp q \on-bn-p-sIm-Sp-p. AXn-t Ccp-p-sImv Abm
Xm Ipg-ep-sImv DuXn I\ Pzen-nv Hcp kz--InSv Xncp-In-h-bvp-Xv t\mn. Ipg
\ne-p-hv Abm ISbneqsS hnP-b-ta-t\ms\ t\mn.
"Fm-Wmthm th-Xv.'
"Hc-c-mWm thXv Zmtam-Z-cm, cp hb-mb Ipn-bvv.'
"Bcm-Wmthm?'
"`mcy-ho-nevs Hcp Ipn-bm-Wv. s]-Ip-n. Hcp-am-Xncn I\w Bbn-tm-s.'
"ap-c-m-W-s. AXm Iptymv \-Xv.'
cmhnse tZh-Insb qfn-t\nv Cd-p-tm Ah-fpsS Ac-s-n-eqsS ssI HmSnXv hnPbta-t\m Hmp. Ah-fpsS Ac-s-ns an\p-khpw Ddpw Hm h-tm Abm ]d-p.
"Bbn-tm-s.'
"Hcp Hc-h hcpw, sImg--y-tm. AXnepw sImd-pw-m-mw, ]t RWp-n-tm-hpw.'
"th sImdbv. Hcys Bbn-tm-s. F-tgbvm Bhm?'
"Hcokw ]nSn-pw, t]msc?'
"Mm, aXn.'
Xm Bh-iy-s Am-chpw sImSpv ]pd-n-d
- n-bt- m hnP-bta-t\m\v tXmn-bXv Ips IpSnenev tIdn BtLm-jn-m-\m-bn-cp-p. C{Xbpw cmhnse IpSn-m icn-bm-hn-sp tXmnb-tm AXp thsp hp. GXm-bmepw cmhn-sesmv el-cn-bn-em-Wv. C\n \msf cmhn-se-hsc
Im-Ww, IqSp-X el-cn-bvv.
Aymbw Bdv
Adpap-J\v t]Sn ]nSn-n-p-m-hp-sa-mWv ]Zvan\n Icp-Xn-b-Xv. An-s\-sbm-p-a Imcy-sav
Ahs\ Itm a\-n-em-bn. Ah Hcp ]fn-m-ns\nSnv Dbn-m-pI-bm-Wv.
"sIm-{m-o, Hcv ]-fn-mv.'
]Zvan\nbvv Ad-m-Wp-m-b-Xv. Ah ]d-p.
"AXns\ hen-s-dnbv Adp-ap-Jm. AXv ISn-pw.'
Adp-ap-J AXns\ apJ-n-s\-Xnsc ]nSnv ]cn-tim-[n-p-Ib
- m-Wv. ]mv ac-W`- b
- t- msS Ahs
saen ssII-fn Npn.
"CXv ISn-qem sIm-{m-o.'
"AXv Inev sImpw. \o AXns\ hen-s-dn-bv.'
AsXmcp Imh-n hn t]mse Adp-ap-Js In Npn-n-Sn-n-cn-b
- m-Wv. \ _pn tXmnsbp tXmp-p, Ah kmh-[m-\-n AXns\ In\nv ASn-sb-Spv then-bn
]Sp-]n-Sn hn-Ip aosX hp. ]mv Ahs\ IuXp-It- msS t\mn henb [rXn-sbmpw
ImWn-msX Cg-p-t]m-hp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
"Svv s\s ISn ]mns ]Sw ]pkvX-Iw-v.' ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
"kvIqfo ]Sn-WXm?'
"]v ]Tn-ncv ]pkvX-Im. AXnev Amv, samb-evv, \cow ]peow Hs-v. s\\v
ImWtWm?'
]mn-sbpw Amsbpw Hs ]S-ap ]pkvXI
- w! Ah-t\m-S
- mcyw Bcpw CXp-hsc ]dnn- . ]d- n- c p- s - n Ah ]Tnw XpSt- s \. Hmw mn Ipdp Znhkw Ccp- tms Ah\v aXn-bm-bn. Dbvv ]msm-Sn-bnp Xnf-n-p-m-nb ]m IpSn-m Inpsa Htc Hcp Imcy-n\v Znhkw apgp-h mp-ap-dn-bn NSn-cnp ]cn-]mSn Ah\v CjvSPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 26
C. lcn-Ip-am
s-n-. Imcy- sa-sSp-p

tm Fp t\mm-\mbn Ah
HcmgvN ag-sImv XWp-p-hn-dv
kvIqfn t]mbn. AXn-t\-m
IqSp-X Imcy- Hcp Znhkw
shdpsX ]d-n Ae-p-Xn-cnm ]Tn-m-sa-h a\-nem-n. t]mcm--Xn\v Hcp mv
]men-\p-thn kzm-X{yw ]Wbw- h - b v m Ah Xm- d mbXpan-. ]ns Atmp Xncnp-t\m-n-bn-n-.
Ah Xe-bm-n.
"Fm hm, Rm FSp-p-sIm-cmw.'
]Zvan\n HmSn-tm-bn. AI-pXn ]pkvX-I-sa-Sp-p -sIm-p-h-tm-tgbvpw Adp-ap-J ]Sn
ISv ap-t-bvp \S-m-Xbnsen-bn-cp-p. ]Zvan\n cmw
mn ]Tn ]pkv X - I - a m- b ncpp AXv . ]pkv X Iw Xpdv
]mns ]S- a p t]sP- S pv
Ah Adp- a pJs\ ImWn- p.
Ahs Ip Xn-tm-bn. Nn{Xns Nph-n ]mv Fs-gp-XnbXp Nqn-mn Ah tNmZn-p.
"CXv ]mvv FbvXoXm?'
Ah\v Fgp-Xm\pw hmbn-m
\pw Hpw Adn- b n- s [mcW
]Zv a n\nbv p- a p- mbn- c p- n- .
Ah tNmZn-p.
"Asm s\\v Fgp- X m\pw
hmbn-m\pw Hpw Adot?'
Ah Csv Aev]w ssZ\yX-tbmsS Xe-bm-n.
"s\\v ]Tn- tWm AdpapJm?'
Adnhp t\Sp--Xns hnj-aam-sf-p-dnpw A]-I-S-km-[y-XI-sf-p-dn-pw Ah Ipd-p-t\cw hnNn-\w \Sn. AXns
HSp-hn ]d-p.
"sIm-{mn ]Sn-n-ym-mev Rm ]Sn-mw.'
"t\m-s. Rm a-msc ]Tn-n-m-dn-. AXp-sImv a-\ FXv Hcm-gvN-p-n sXfnbn-W
- w. ]ns \o Ft-m aqp hb-n\v aq-Xm-sW-nepw Kpcp-\mY F \nebvv F\nv
ZnW Xc-Ww.'
"ZjvjnWmv hmev?'
"ZjvjnW-b, Zn-W.' AsX-m-Wv, Fn-\m-Wv Fv Ahpw henb cq]-an-. "Hcp shn-ebpw
AStw thWw. AXns FtSev AcbW shv F\nv Xnv Fs Imev sXmv \ndp-tIev hbvym.
AXmWv Zn-W.'
"tev Hcp apm-evv.' Ah {Suk-dns t]m-n \nv Hcp Hm-ap-m-se-Spp s]mn-mPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 27
C. lcn-Ip-am
n. ]Zvan\n t\mn. ]Ip-Xn-sb-n ]Ip-Xn. C\n Itm-d--m-hnse `K-h-Xnbvp hgn-]mSp sImSpm Hcp apm-epw-IqSn aXn-b-sm.
"\o \nv, Rm shneow ASbvow sIm-cmw.' Ah AI-t-bvtm-Sn. hnP-b-am-a-bpsS
sNw ]Sn-m-b
- nen s_n-t-em-Wn-cn-p-X
- v. P\-en-m apdn-bm-Wv ]Sn-m-. ]pds shfn-n\nv hcnI ImcWw Ah-fpsS Iv a-fn-n-cp-p. Ah Xn sN-sa-Spv Xpdv hmXnens shfn--n sImp-hv Hcp shn-ebpw ]IpXn AS-bvbpw FSp-p. Adp-ap-J Imp\np-p-m-bn-cp-p.
"\o sIg-tmv Xncnv \nv.' shn-ebpw AS-bvbpw ssInsIm-Spv ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
"Mm, C\n apmev AXns \Sqev shnv s Io-m. vv s Imev sXmv s\dp-tIev shbvv.'
Adp-ap-J ]Zvan\n ]d--Xp-t]mse sNbvXp, Kpcp-ap-J-p-\nv C\n FmWv hcm t]mIp-sX--dn-bm Imp-\n-p.
"Rmsm hcmw. CsXmv sImt-bv-s.' Ah AI-t-bvtm-Sn. hnP-bama sNw At\zjnp-tm-tgbvv shn-ebpw AS-bvbpw AXns m\-p-X-s- sIm-p-t]mbn hns-n
Ah-fpsS Kpcpm\w ASn-bn-em-bn-cnpw Iem-in-p-I. B Hm-ap-m Ah Ah-fpsS kn-bn
\nt-]n-p. Ah Xncn-p-sN--tm Adp-ap-J \nep Ipn-n-cpv an Fgp-Xp-I-bm-Wv.
Fgpp \nn Ah Ahsf t\mn Nncn-p. Nqens ]mSv amn-n-m aW-en Ah FgpXn-bn-cn-p-p. "]mv.' ]mn-s\-tmse Aev]w Cg-bp-p-s-nepw A-c
- s
- fmw icn-bm-Wv. Adpap-J Ah\v CjvS-ap Pp-hns t]sc-gpXn lcn{io Ipdn-n-cn--bm-Wv.
tZhIn XpWn-Xn-cpn tXmcm-\n-p. hnd-Ip-]p-c-bn\nv aS-jvW- sImp-hv hoX-\-pdv ASp-ns NqtSp-n-Sv hp.
"A{amsf, Rm ]m-b-sm-tcev ASn-p-hm-cm t]mhmWv.'
"tZh-Io, \obm Nqsemv Xns tamfn-sems HmSn-v. s\dsb amdm-eym-Wv. FS-bvsms
tamfnepw Iv t]mWw'
"ASnmw {amsf.'
a\-n Nncn-p-sImv tZhIn ]d-p. Ahv ]m-b
- p-cb
- n-se-m [rXn-bm-bn-cn-p-p.
tamp Ac-mWw Xms\ Gev]n-pthm F-dn-bWw.
"tZhIo \o t]m ]Zvan\ntbmSv hv In IpSn-m ]td. kvIqfn-sn ]ns Hmv Iow
th, DuWpw th.'
"Mm, {amsf.'
]Zvan\n ]Sn- B sNdp-as
- -\
- p-ambn kwkm-cn-p-\np-Xv tZhIn XpWn tXmcm-\n-Sp-tm
In-cp-p. Ah hnd-Ip-]p-cb
- n\nv NqseSpv Ings ap-tbvp \S-p. ]Zvan\n- ]Sn-s-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah hnfn-p-]-d-p.
"]Zvan\ntamsf, A In-Ip-Sn-m hnfnvWv.'
]Zvan\n Hv Xncn-p-t\m-n, hopw Adp-ap-Js\ Acw ]Tn-n-p--Xn hym]r-X-bm-bn.
]m-b
- p-cb
- psS tImWn Ib-dp-tm Ah-fpsS lrZbw in-bmbn anSn-p. X{m Cv FmWmthm ]d-bpI? Ah-fpsS Ime-Sn-i_vZw tIn-m-hWw X{m hnfnp ]d-p.
"tZhq-o, ChnsS hcp.'
Ah Nqep-ambn apdn-bn-tebvp IS-p. X{m In-ens Xe-v Xe-bnW Nmcn-hv Imepw
\on Ccn--bm-Wv.
"s\s tamfvv Ac-m mm Zmtam-Z-c-t\mSv ]dn-vv.'
tZh-In-bpsS apJw hnI-kn-p-Xv t\mn hnP-bta-t\m ]d-p. "\obm Nqev s\e-nv Cv
hm.'
tZhIn Nq Npa-c-cn-In sImp-t]m-bn-hp In-enSpp sNp.
"ChnsS Ccn-v.'
A]w \on-n-Sv InS--bn e-ap-mn Abm ]d-p. tZhIn kwi-bn-p.
"th-{m, RmhvsS \ntm-fm.'
"Rm ]td-WXv tIv, Fm ChnsS F-Spv Ccp-m?' tZh-In-bpsS ssI ]nSn-p-sImv hnPbta-t\m ]d-p. Ah kwi-bn-p-sImv In-ens Av Ccp-p. X{m sIn-n-Sn-pXpw D-sh-bvp-Xpw Hs icn, ]t Hw Ccn-pI FXv icn-bmtWm? F{X henb B.
"ap-cm-WmWv mm ]d-n-vX
- v. \ Io-ev ]Wnbm ]d-n-vv. Hc ]h-\p-mPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 28
C. lcn-Ip-am
hpw. app-Ifv sRWp-szm-pw-y.'

"C{ms Ztbmv s tamv Hc-c
m-Ww-m-hm t]mWv.' Ah \n-tbmsS Abmsf t\mn.
Abm ssI\on Ahsf ASp-n-p.
"A-s\ympw hnNm-cn--. s\\v Fm th-Xvmev FtmSv ]d-m aXn.'
Ah Abm-fpsS ssIIfn-em-bn. Ah Ctm Ccn-p-I-b Abm-tfmSv tNv ]mXn InS-pI-bm-Wv. Abm Ah-fpsS CSs XpS-I ]nSnv InS--bn-tebvp Ib-n. Abm-fpsS Npp-I
Ah-fpsS Npp-I Bn-tbmsS ]cXn. tZhIn I-Sp InS-p-Ib
- m-Wv. X\nv Fsm-stbm
kw`-hn-pp. Fm-sWv hy-a
- . ]t AhXv CjvSa
- m-Ip-pv. ukns IpSp-p-I
Agn-p hnc-ep-I XS-bm Ah B{K-ln-p. ]t Ign-bp-n-. Ah-fpsS ssII Abm-fpsS
]pdv hn{i-an-p-I-bm-Wv. ukns IpSp-p-I apgp-h hnSp-hn ssII t_mUo-kns sIgn-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Ah Hp-IqSn tNp InS-p. Ah-fpsS ssII Abm-fpsS ]pdv An-n-Sn-pI-bm-Wv. hnP-bta-t\ms ssII hopw Xmtgbvv k-cn-p. apns Ipv Agn-bm [rXnbmbn Abp InS-p.
apv mp \S-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Adp-ap-J \ hnZymn-bm-sWv ]Zvan\n Ip. ]mv, X,
ssa\.... Adp-ap-Js ]Z-k-v hn-p-h-cpw-tXmdpw Ahv Dmlw Ib-dn. C-W-n\p
t]mbm \mn-ep kIe arK--sfbpw A-c--fpsS Iqn-emn AS-bvm Ah\v FXm\pw

Znh-k-sf thn-h-cq.
"Ad-ap-Im.....' \oen-bpsS i_vZw then-\nv tIp.
"s\s A hnfnvWvv Adp-ap-Jm. C\n _mn ]ns aXn.' tlmwhIv sNmth-n
]pkvXIw Adp-ap-Js\ G]n--tijw ]Zvan\n ASp--f-bn-te-bvtm-Sn.
In IpSn-p-tm Ah ]d-p.
"At F\n-smcp apmev Xc-Ww.'
"Fn\m?'
"`K-h-Xnbvv hgn-]mSv t\n-n-t, Ac-b-W. Hcp apmev Ino-vv.'
"FhnSvv?'
"F\nv Kpcp-Z-nW Ino-Xm.'
"Kpcp-Z-ntWym?'
"AsX As, Kpcp-Z-n-W.'
Imcy-a-dn--tm Ah tZjy-s-Sp-I-bmWv sNbvX-Xv.
"]mhw B sN anmbn hmm Icp-Xn-h--Xm-bn-cn-pw. Fn\m AXv hmoXv? AXvsm
C. lcn-Ip-am
s Xncn-p-sIm-Sp-v.'
"]s At AXv Ahs\ cn-mthn hgn-]mSv t\-Xs?'
"AXn\v Ahs ASp-vmtWm hmzm? \sS cm-f-tSw-IpSn hgn-]m-Sn\v HcW Rm `Kh-XosS ]S-ns apnev hn-vv. hgn-]mSv t\m A-s ]Ww amn-hb
- vW
- w, ]ns AXp]-tbm-Kn-m-s\mpw ]mSn-. \o C-s B ]Ww Ah\v Xncn-p-sIm-Sp--Ww.'
"Rm ]ns sImSpmw As. Ah sImdv Ign-mev hcpw.'
"Bs \o Fn\m Ah-Svvv ]Ww hmoXv?'
"Kpcp-Z-nWym At. Rm\-h\v ]mTw ]Tn-np sImSp-zm-Wv.'
Ip\n-n-cpv In IpSn- aIsf ]mdp-h t\mn. Ah-fpsS amdn Aev]w XpSpp ImWpXv Ahsc Akz--bm-n. Ahv Cu hcp anYp-\-n ]Xn-s\mp XnI-bpw. ]ns hb-dn-bn-m henb Xma-k-sam-p-ap-m-hn-.
"\o FmWv ukn-SmsX \S-vW-Xv. cmhnse \ XWp-vv.'
"hoo-vSW uskms Iodo-cn-pWp As.'
"Rmm sNm. s\s amatbmSv F{Xymbn ]td-Wp. ChvSs Imcy-fv \S-m Rm\n\n
Im t]mn-hc
- pw. Aqn ]mw Af-vWtXmv ]n-Wn-bn-. As-n tdj sXmv hmn
hczm-bn-cp-p. AsXnepw \nmm aXym-bn-cp-p. \obm Iotdy uskms Hv FSp-p-hbvv
Rm kabw Inptm Xpn--cmw. ]ns B sNs apnev ukn-Sms \n-cvXv.'
Ahv A ]d-bp-Xv a\-n-em-bn-. Ah tNmZn-p.
"AtXm-sm As?'
"Rm ]td-W-X-v tIm aXn. \o t]mbnv Ah-t\mSv In-Ip-Sn-m hcm ]td.'
Aymbw Ggv
A-\pw, ]noSv `m-hp-apm-bn-cp--tm Imcy- Cn-s\-sbm-p-am-bn-cp-n. ]pdv
sImSpw-Zm-cn{Zyw ]mh-s--hsc ]n-Wn-bn-em-gvp-tmgpw hon-\p-n Imcy- `wKn-bmbn \S-ncp-p. ]mdp-h Hmp. evan Av Amdp hb-mb tZh-In-sbbpw Iqn-bmWv ]Wnbvv hcmdv. tZh-In-sb-smv tPmen-sb-Sp-n-m-\
- , Ahv Fs-nepw Xnm Inn-tms Fp hmbn-cp-p. evan tPmen-sb-Sp-p-tm tZhIn hS-tm-dn\pw Xmsg- Cd-
- nep Dc-p-cb
- psS
NmWIw tX \ne-n-cpv Ifn-pw. Dbvv Acn hmp-I-gn-m B Ip-cnn-shw
Ie-n-emn evan hon-tebvp sImp-t]m-Ipw. Xtep cm{Xn _mn-h tNmdpw Ah Ien-emn sImp-t]m-Ipw. AXv Fp-ap-m-sbp hcn-. Cu tNmdv In-sh-
- n-en-p Xnf-nmbn-cpp Ah hon In hnf-n-bn-cp-X
- v. Hcp Znhkw Hm-bn-msX A In-shw ]iphn-\p ImSn-sh--n-sem-gn-p. AX-dn--tm evanv hnj-a-ambn. ImSn-shw \nd ]m{Xn t\mn Ah Ipd-p-t\cw \np. Ah-fpsS hmSnb apJw ]mdp-h-bvv Ctmgpw Hm-bpv. "Hcokw ]ip-fpw \ shw IpSn-s evan,' Fv ]d--Xn\v evan Av Asb i]nn-p-m-Ipw. hon Ah-fpsS `mhpw kpJ-an-m Abpw Cu In-sh-w B{i-bn-m-Wncn-p--Xv.
Abvv B-fa
- m-cn-m-X
- p-sImv ]mdp-h
- bvv Am-a
- m-cpsS hI t{Zmlw kln-tn
hn-. ap- t\c-s-s aqp ambn kzp-ap-gp-h `mKn-p-h
- p. A-bpsS tNn
IeymWw Ign-s-nepw Xd-hm-n-s-bm-bn-cpp Xma-kw. ap-s Ghpw Xmsg-bp aIfpsS IeymWw Ign-n-cp-n-. kp-cn-bm-sW-nepw Aev]w apSp-m-bn-cpXp-sIm-mWv IeymW-sampw Xc-am-hm--Xv. ]mdp-hn\v sNdn-b-sb CjvS-am-bn-cp-p. Xd-hm-n t]mbm Ah-cm-bncpp ]mdp-hns Imcy--sfmw t\mp-I. Ipfn-np sImSppw apSn tXmn thdn-Sp tijw
]nn-bnp sImSp-pw. \mep-sI-n an Znh-k
- f
- nepw A-cm{Xn Hcp bn-bpsS tXtcm-a
- p-sv
]d-Xv Ah-cm-Wv. ]stm ]m-b
- p-cb
- nhp acn sNdp-
- m-cn-bpsS t{]X-am-Ws
- Xv sNdnb ]d-p. AXp icn-bm-sWv ]mdphnv Adn-bmw. Ah Hp-cp XhW Ahn-sS-tmbn Xmakn--tm In-p--Xm-W-Xv. Hcn- cm{Xn DWv aq{X-sam-gn-m t]mb-tm-gmWv IXv. \Spans Ccp-ns\ AI-m am{Xw ]cym-]vX-am-b t\cnb \nemhv apI-fn-eqsS Xmtgm-n-d-n h-cp-pv. ]mdp jnokv s]mnv sjnbpw Xmgvn \Sp-an--ns Acn-In Ccp--Xm-Wv. Atm-gmWv
\ngt]mse Hcp cq]w, tZlam-k-Iew shfp XpWn-sImp aqSn adp-h-i-tbvv t]mIp-Xv
C. lcn-Ip-am
ImWp-Xv. AsX-hn-Sp-mWv h-sXp a\-n-em-bn-. B cq]w \S-p-I-bm-bn-cp-n Hgp-Ip-I-bmbn-cp-p-shv ]mdp-hn\v tXmn. ]mdp t]Snv [rXn-bn aq{X-sam-gn- ]mXnbvp \nn sjn
henpIbn apdn-bn-tebvv HmSn-tmbn Xe-bm-k-Iew aqSn-p-Xp InS-p. ]ntv sNdn-b--tbmSv
]d-t- m-gmWv bn-bpsS tXtcm-
- ns IY tIp-X
- v. Ah ]mdp-hns\ imkn-p. tXtcmw
Im AXn-s\-n Btcm-sS-nepw ]d-bp-Xv bn-n-jvS-a-s-pw a\-n hbvms\ ]mSq
Fpw Ah ]d-p.
]ns Ipsd-mew Ignv Imcy-s
- f-n Ipd-smcp ]nSn-]m-Sp-m-bt- m-gmWv AhnsS tPmenp
\nn-cp `hm-\n-bpsS sImn-p-sIm-p kwkm-c-n\n-v, Xs cm{XnI `b-]q-am-nbn-cp B tXtcm-
- ns Aw ]mdp-hn\v a\-n-em-bp-q. Atm-tgbvv sNdn-b acn-p. Fns\-bmWv acn-s
- Xv Bcpw ]d-n-. An-s\-bp Imcy-sfmpw B hon kwkm-cn-n-cp-n.
]ns ap- acn-p. AXn-\p-tijw Xd-hm-n Npcp-a
- mtb t]mIm-dp-p. Xs IeymWw Ignv
Xma-kn-bmsX A-bpw A\pw acnp. Gs IeymWw Ign--tXmsS Xm\pw `mhpw Hcp
sImp-Ip-nbpw am{X-am-bn Cu henb hon. IeymWw Ign--tijw G `mcy-ho-n-sbm-bn-cp-p. ]I h-tmgpw Xd-hm-n-tebvp hcpw Imcy- At\z-jn-pw. ChnsS Afn-b Imcy `wKn-bmbn \S-p-p-s-d- n-bmw. Fnepw Fmw hnp sImSp-m Hcp `bw. `mKw Ign-mtem
Fm-tem-Nn--Xm-Wv. AXp-I-gn-m `mcy-ho-n nc-Xm-a-k-am-t-n-h-cpw. `mcy-ho-n Xma-knm hnPtb-\v hnj-aa
- p-m-bn-sm-p-a
- , ]s Afn-b
- msc `bv Pohn-tnhcp-sap tXmnb-tm AXp thsp hbvp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
Fm-bmepw AsXmcp \ Ime-am-bn-cp-p. HmW-n\pw hnjp-hn\pw ]pXnb hkv{X-. HmWn\p aptmSn-bmbn Nmen-b \mWp hoXn-bp Ic-bp app-I sImp-h-cpw. SuWn-ep
XpWn-o-Sn-I-bn\nv ]Zvan\nv `wKn-bp IpnbpSp-p-Ifpw X\nv H-c-bvmbn Hcp Ipv
avappw hmpw. Afn-b\
- v HmW-p-Sh sImSpm-\mbn U_v appw jns XpWnbpw
{]tXy-Iw hmpw. Gs hIbmbn X\npw
]Zv a n\npw hkv { X- thsd- b p- mhpw.
Aqn ImWn--bmbn sImp-h-cp t\{
pe-Ifpw ]-d- n-If
- pw Ad Ignv ]Sn-m-bpsS ]Ip-Xn \new A]-l-cnpw. ]Sn-m-bpsS Xns hf-ta sh-cn-bvbpw Ip-fbpw Xqn. Id-h-bp ]ip-v Idh
hn-bm Aqn t\mm sImp-t]m-Ipw.
]ns Nhn-nv sN\-n-Snv s]-tijw Ipn-bpambn sImp hcpw. Ftmgpw Id-hb
- p cp
]ip- sXmgp-n-ep-m-hm-dp-v.
`m-hns acWw Fmw amn adn-p. \mepamkw Atlw kpJ-an-msX InS-p. ISp
Npabpw s\p-th-Z-\-bp-am-bn-cp-p. sshZy
Bgv N - b n- s em- c n- hv Ijm- b - n- \ p
Ipdnv Fgp- X n- s m- S p- pw. ev a n B acppIqv hmn-sm-p-hv Dc-en-env CSn-pw.
CS-gn sh-n-env Xnf-nv \mgn-bmn
Ipdpn hbv pw. Ijm- b - pw acpv
s\p-Ipw B a\p-jys\ cn-m-\m-bn-.
Adp-ap-J ASp-f
- b
- psS hmXn hv
Fn- t \mn- b - t m ]mdp- h Nn- b psS
temI- n\nv Xncn- p- h - p. Ah Ah\p In Ip ]m{X-n hnfn hStm- d v sImp- t ]mbn hp. cm{Xn- b n
_mn-h kmm Hcp ]m{X-n-emn AXpw
Hw hp. Adp- a p- J ap- t - b v n- d n
C. lcn-Ip-am
mhne s]dpn IpntIm-n.

Cu tZh-Inbvv Fm{X Xmakw? Ah hnv thWw sagp-p-]p-c-n-bvp IjvWw \pdpn-bvm. amdm-eb
- psS Imcyw Cv ]d-tb-n-bn-cp-n-. C\n AXpw-hv t]mW-hsc kabw If-bpw.
\mep Znh-kmbn ]Sn-msd ]d-nse hmg shn-bn-v. AXns Dn-nn FSp-p-sIm-p-h-cm
]d-b-Ww. cp Znhkw AXp-sImv Ign-p-Iq-mw. thsd ]--dn-sbmpw At\z-jn--. kmmdn-\v \mep sh ]dn-mdmbn-p-v. AXpw FSp-mw.
tZhIn ]m-b-p-c-bn asmcp temI-m-bn-cp-p. Cns\ kpJw Ah Pohn-X-n A\p`-hn-n-n-. `m-hns Hw shdpsX InS-p-sIm-Sp-pI F-Xn-\-p-d-sampw Ahdn-bm-ambn-cp-n-. IeymWw Ignv BZys FXm\pw Znhk am{Xta CsXmcp ck-I-c-amb Imcy-amsWv tXmn-bn-p-q. Asmw Ah cm{Xn-Ip-thn Imn-cp-p. `mhp hcp-tm-tgbvp-Xs apdn-bn NmWIw sagp-Inb \nev
]mb hncn-p. AS-t]m-se-bm-bn-cp cp Xe-bn-WI Ieym-W-n-\p-ap-p-Xs shbn-ep-sIm-nv
]Xw hcp-nbncpp. aIq-Pb
- n shw \nd-Xn- \ - c nsI Ipn- mv FSpp- h - p. apdnbv p
]pdv tImem-bn Ie-n shhpw apn-sbSp-m ]m{Xhpw Xm-dm-n. tKm]me Fp-aW
- ntbmsS tPmen-I-gnv Fpw. [rXn-bn Ipfn-ph-cpw. hm-ep-S tNmdp hnf-W
- w. hnf-n-sm-Spp-tm tKm]me sshIp-tcw hcp--hgn
tXmp- h - nse Nns IpSn- b n\nv
AI-m-n-bX
- ns aWw Ah-fpsS aqnse-pw. Ah Hpw ]d-bn-. Fsnepw ]d- b p- Xv Abmn- j v S - a - .
DuWp Ign- m tZh- I n- b p- s Sbpw
A-bp-sSbpw `Ww Ign-bp--Xphsc tKm]me apv Dem- pw.
Ah [rXn- b n DuWp- I - g nv ap
Imcy- A sb Gev]nv D-dt bvp t]mIpw. Ah Xm-dmbn
F-dn-bn-m-\m-Wv. Abm hen-psIm-n-cp _oUn-pn hen-sdnv AI- t bv p hcpw.
BZys cp Znhks Hm- b n
Ah Xs u
kns IpSp pI Agn-pw. [r
Xn- ImcWw IpSpp- I Agn- pam- m- \ p asbmpw Abm
n- . Nns
tai- p- a p- n\nv
Fgp-t-m Agnp hnSp
`mh- \ - b psS Ay- a mWv .
CXp-am-{Xta Abmsmcp hnt\mZ-ap-p. shp-Iv Imep-In-S-bn
Xmn-\nn Ia-gp-sImv sNn BIrXn-s-Sp-p-tm tZh-In-bpsS `wKn-bp XpS-IPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 32
C. lcn-Ip-am
sf-n Abm Btem-Nn-m-dn-. In\p ]Icw sNn-tm-hpI kzw Imem-hpw. Nns IpSnen\nv tXmp-h-n-eqsS hon-tebvp \S-p-tm Abm tZh-In-sb-n Hmp-w. Hw tPmensb-Sp-p kv{XoI-sf-m tZhIn Fp-sImpw kp-cn-bm-sW Adn-hn kzIm-cy-ambn
ktmjn-p-w. AI-p-sN km[\w Cu Nnbvv hfw hp-sIm-Sp-p--tXmsS \Sw [rXnbn-em-hp-p. Ipfn-bpw DuWpw I-gnv `mcysb In Inm Xnc-m-hp-Xp-sImv tZhIn ASpp
InS-m Ah-X-c-W-sampw IqSmsX t\sc hnj-b-n-tebvp IS-pw.
tZhIn ukns IpSp-p-I-fnv app-Spv InSp-tm-tgbvpw tKm]me Ddw XpS-n-bnp-m-hpw. BZys GXm\pw Znh-k--fn-ep-mb kzw hnImcn Ipd-p-h-cp-Xv tZhInbvv A\p-`-h-s-p. ]no-Sp Znh-k--fn hnIm-c- DWs-gp-tp-tm-tgbvv
`mhv \nn-bn-p-m-hpw. An-s\-sbm-s-bm-bn-cnpw Imcy- F-h kam-[m-\n-p.
Ah tPmenbvp t]mIm-Xn-cp-X
- p-sImv Xs kzIm-cy- ]p-hb
- vm, Imcy- Hp-t\mm ]nb Iqp-Im-cn-Ifpw Ahp-m-bn-cp-n-. Cv X{m Ah-fpsS ZoL-\n-{Z-bn-em-bn-cp
hnIm-c
- sf sXmp-Wn-bt- m-gmWv Ahv Hsm-p-t\m-m-\p Ah-kcw Inn-bX
- v. AtmgmWv `m-hn\nv e`n-p-X
- n-e[
- nIw Xm Aln-p-nt F-h Btem-Nn-Xv. Cv ]s
X{m\v sImSp-p--Xn-e-[nIw X\nv e`n-pp F tXm Ie-i-em-b-tm Ah ]d-p.
"aXn, C{m.'
"Fn\m aXn-bm--WXv tZhqo?'
"\nbvv ASp--tfev tPmen-v X{m.'
"\mtfw hc-Ww, Rmmhpw ChvsS.'
"icn-{m....'
Ah Fgp-tp Hmh-db
- ntmbn Xncn-p-h
- p. Xp-Spv hcp tZh-Insb t\mn-smv hnPbta-t\m In-en Nmcn-bn-cp-p. Ah \nev hoWp-In-S-p apv [rXn-bn-seSp-pSpp.
Hmh-d-bn-tebvp t]mIp-tm AsXSp-m ad-n-cp-p. apdnbpsS aqe-bn Nmcn-h Nqse-Spv Ah ]pdp IS-p. C\n
amdme X ]ns-bm-hmw. Ah thKw CS-\mgnI ASn-p-hmcm XpS-n.
]Sn-msd ]d-n t]mbn hmg-bpsS Dn-nn FSp-pm Ah-fpsS ssII an\p-ka
- p hmg-S- n-ta Xn. Ah
B XSnta ssIsImv XS-hn-t\m-n. X{ms ssII, Be-ky-n InS-p Ah-fpsS XpS-ta kvt\l-]qw XtemSn-bn-cp-Xv Ahtm hp. Ah kzbw kam-[m-\n-ms\--t]mse ]d-p. "Cn-s\bpw Bbn-qsS?'
"cp Znh-k-tbvvXv ChnsS shm-a-Xn. _mn \o
sImtmbvtm tZh-In.' ]mdp-h ]d-p.
"AhnsS Rm\pw Atw ams{X CXp Xnq A{amsf. sIntbm ao\n-msX Hcp Dcpf Cd-n-. Fpw thWw shtXm
hdp--tXm. ssht-cm-bm Rm sXt shtzmgoev t]mbn
ao hmn-sm--c-Ww. aoIm-c amf Fszmpw B
hgnbvv hcq-e.'
"s\s sIn-tbms IpSn F-s\v tZhIo?'
"IpsSyms \tm- W w- v . hbm- h pw- t Xmdpw IqSn- qSn
hcpwm tXm-WX
- v. C IpSn-m BWp-sf ImWm Inn. kmX{yw Inty-smgm IpSn IqSo-Xv.'
"IpSn-m kzmX{ym InoXvv hnNm-cn-n-vm-hpw. s
Bf Am-cy-nev Hgn-hm. IpSn sXmS-o-n-. C\n Fm
sXmSzm Bthm. AXpw-IqtSy thp.'
tZhIn a\-n Nncn-p. ]mhw A{amfv. IpSn am{X-, Fmw
sXmS-o-vvv ]dm th-ocv--Xv.
"Am, tIm{-p-Im-c\
- m-tbs KpsWms ImWm-Xn-cn-n-.'
Cn-s\bpw ip-cmb a\p-jy Dm-hp-a-sm. tZhIn DnPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 33
C. lcn-Ip-am
nn hw \pdpn \qep Ifv Acn-bm XpS-n. Ah Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. tIm{-pIm-cm-bmepw icn Iyq-Wn-vIm-cm-bmepw icn, IWp Xs. Ah-fpsS `mhv Iayq-Wn-vIm-c\m-Wv. AXp ]pdsa ]d-bp-n-s-t-bp-q. ]d-m t]meo-kns t\m-p-n-bm-hpw. Ah
CSbvv At\z-jnv hon hcpw. ]e-tmgpw \ Dt-iyw hm-bn-cn-n hcp-X
- v. Abh-s
]t Hfn-hn-em-Wv. Abmsf At\z-jnv CS-bvn-Sbvv t]meo-kp-Imcv hcmdp-v. Abmsf Inmm sItymsf ]nSnv sImtm-hpw. Fnv Fsm-stbm IY-Ifv tIm-\vv. AsXmpw
tIm sImn-. t]meo-kp-Imcv hc-nqSn \S-p-h-cp--Xp-I-m Ah hon-\p-n Hfnn-cn--bmWv ]Xn-hv. BZys Znhkw ]ts\ At\z-jnp h-tm Fm--dn-bm tZhIn
then-tebvv t]mbn t\mn. Ap aXn-bm-bn. Ah-sS Hcp t\mqw, ]-ncow Itm tavv
XpWn Dcn-p-t]m-W-t]mse tXmn. ]ns-bmWv An-Wntnsb ]nSn-p-sIm-p-t]mb IYsbms tI-W-Xv. ]ntv Xncnp sImm-n. ]mhw tNosS tImew ImWzs thWw. AXn
ns t]meo-kp-Im At\z-jnp hcp-tm ]pd-n-d-m ss[cy-s-n-n-.
"At CXm CsXms Fhn-Sym shs?'
\mep ukp-I-fp-ambn ]Zvan\n AI-p-\np hp.
"AhnsS shbvv.' tai Npn-mn ]mdp-h ]d-p. "\obm \qepw kqNow Hs-Spp sImm
tamsf. Ie--dns ]nnev Ipn-sh-n-vv.'
"CsXms sIm{m-osS ukt?'
"AtXs tZh-In. Fmw Iodn-bn-cn-ym-Wv. CSm sImm-Xm-bn. Ins Hpw-ymsX \S-W
- Xv. Ahfv hep-Xm-m-Wv. ]pXoXv hmm ]dm s Bf tI-s. Fm sNm. AXn-ssbmcp tbmKw An-s\.'
tZhIn \n-_vZ-bm-bn. Ahv hnj-aw tXmn. ChnsS C{Xbpw hensbmcp Xd-hm-nse GI
kXn DSp-Xp-Wn-bn-msX hnj-an-p-p. CsXmw hmn-sm-Sp-t Imc-Wh
- cmIs ASnp-Xfnm-cn-bpsS aIp-thn kzc-mWw Dm-np-IbmWv. Cu hoSpw ]dpw ]m-n\p
sImSp s\h-b-ep-samw Ahp-IqSn Ah-Im-i-s--Xm-sW--dn-bmw. \mfn-tIcw hn Imipam{Xw aXn Ahv kp`n--ambn Ign-bm. Fn-mWv kzw aIv CSm ukn-msX Cu
]mhw kv{Xo IjvS-s-Sp--Xv. ]Zvan\n-bpsS amdnse XpSpv Ahfpw {in-p-p-m-bn-cp-p.
Aymbw Fv
]gvkv Ioi-bn-env hnP-bta-t\m ]pd-n-d-n. tSmv sRn-t\m-n. antb Ip-p-p.
_mdn amt ka-b-am-bn. t]mW-h-gnbvv IrjvWs IS-bnev tIdn _m-dnbpw Ipn-Iv anmbnbpw hm-Ww. D-d
- p-Xs s] \np-p-v. \ iIp-\a
-
- . Xm ]pdp t]mIm Xmdmbn ]m-b-p-c-bn\nv Cdnhcp-tm ]mdp D-dv hp \np-Xv ]Ww tNmZn-m-\mWv. hnNm-cn t]mse-s ]mdp tNmZn-p.
"G hoo t]mmtWm?'
"AsX.'
"Asm cm{Xn DuWp Ign-m mhnty?'
"C. F\n-sm-cn-Sv ]qhm-\vv. AXp Ignv t\sc hoo t]mhpw. Cv AhnSymWv DuWv.'
"sImdv ss]k Xnv t]mhp. ChnsS Hcp km[\pw Cy. ]cn-n-, Dn-y, ISp-Ip-sXmv Fmw
hm Ah-ym-Wv.'
"Rm Fhn-SvmWv ]Ww-m--Xv ]mdp? Cucv Znhkw IqSpsm ]WwSvv Xcm Rm
`mcy-ho-ov FSp-vsIm--cn hcpw.'
"ChnsS Imcy-fv \S--s. tamfv ukn-m-XymWv \S-vW-Xv. Ahfv hb--dn-bn- {]mbmbn-sm-S-n. Rm F{Xymbn G-t\mSv ]d-bpWp cv ukv Xpnv sIm-c-Ww-v. B ]mhw
Ipym-b-tXmv Hpw ann-Wn-. Rm\nv ]Iev apgp-h AhfvsS Iosdy ukp-Ifv Xpn-mzmbn-cp-p. sNe-sXmpw Xpymepw icn-bm-hmsX Bbn-cn-p-Wp. ]Wwym ]Wymv ]dbvWvv.
G FSv s\s-Spv hn-WXv ImWm-t- m. ]ns tX hnvWvtey, B ]sWms FhnSym
t]mWXv?'
"\osb-tmSv IWv tNmZn-ymtWm?'
"IWv tNmZn-y-. ]t Adn-b-W-sm.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
Imcy- A{X ]n-b Fv hnP-b-ta-t\m\v a\-n-em-bn.

im-io-eb
- mb Xs s] kwkm-cn-m XpSn-bn-cn-p-p.
Ahsf A[nIw kwkm-cn-n-mXn-cn-p--XmWv `wKn. Abm
]gvkp Xpdv GXm\pw t\mp-I FSpv s]p sImSp-p.
CXpsIm-smpw Bhn-s an Ah B t\mp-I
Fn-t\m-n.
"t]mW hgnv IWm-cs ItSv cv ukn\v XpWn
hmn Xpn-m sImSp-m ]tzm? IWm-cs ItSev Xpm
sImSp--. ]utem-kns ASpv sImSpm aXn.'
hnP-bta-t\m Aan aqfn. ]Sn--tebvv \S-p-tm
Abm Btem-Nn-p. Imcy- A{X KpW-Ic
- a
- m-bn- t]mIp-Xv. s\pw tXbpw hn ]Ww. icn-bmWv AXv Fhn-sS-bmWv
t]mIp--sX--dn-bm ]mdp-hn\v Ah-Im-i-ap-v. Afn-b acn-Xnns Xm Ahsf òj-Wn-s-Spn \nebvp \nn-bncn-b
- m-Wv. ]Zvan\nbpw hep-Xm-Ip-Ib
- m-Wv. Ah GXp Xc-m-cnbm-hp-sav Adn-bn-.- C-tms Im anp-I-Iq-Sn-bn-.
`mcy- h o- n Xm Imcy- - f - t \z- j n- , icn Xs. ]t
`mcybvpw apw thn Hmtcm-X-c-n-embn ]Ww [mcmfw
sNe-hm-Ip-p-v. hkp-a-Xnbvv CS-bvn-Sbvv hkv{X-
hm-Ww. AXpw Ik-hp-Ic
- bp app-Xs thWw-Xm-\pw. Gm-cpsS `mcy-am Fp hmn-bmepw Ahpw AtX-t]m-ep
hkv{X- hm-W-sa-v \n--amWv. cv G-m-cp--XpsImv ChnsS Cc-n-s-e-hm-Wv. hmn-sm-Sp-n-s-n ]cn-`h-am-Wv. AX-h {]I-Samp-Ibpw
sNpw. sIn-n-Sn-mIqSn kXn- n- . adnv B Ime- - f n
Ah Ah-fpsS \-ta\n ]e-hn[-n ImWnv Abmsf Ie-iembn Iw ]nSnn-p-Ibpw sN
pw. H-ap-p-Spv InS--d-bn \S-pw. Ah-fpsS `wKn-bp henb
Nn apSp Xe-apSn CS-bvn-Sbvv sIn-h-bvpw, ASp \nan-jn DXnp hogm ]mI-n. X\n-p-t\sc sNcn-p InS-ptm ape-I-fpsS I\w ImcWw ukns IpSp-p-I hnp-t]m-IpXv Adn-n-san Ddw \Snp InS-p-p. sXmSmt]m-bm
ssI Xn amp-p. ]ns ]ntv SuWn t]mbn Hc Cp hoXnIkhpIc-bp appw AXns Hw CSm In sRmdn-Ifp
Nphp ukpw Xpnp -sIm-p-h-mse apJw {]km-Zn-p. Ap
cm{Xn InS--d-bn Ipim-em-Wv. ]ns Ipsd Znh-k-tbvv `mcy-hon Xs Imcy {]tXyIw {in-s
- -Sp-p. Ctm ]pXnb Bhiy- htc ka-ba
- m-bn-cn-p-p. hnP-bta-t\m izmkw ]nSnv
\np-Ib
- m-Wv. hnXn IqSnb hc-nqSn \S-p-tm Ccp-hi
-
- pap s\s-Sn-IfpsS ]-n kqcys a-{]-Imiw kz-nc-am-e-I-fp-m-p-Xv {in-p-. IXn-cp-I I\w-shp hcp-p. Hc
amk-n-\p-n sImm-dm-Ipw. ]m-b
- nse s\v Xop XpS-n.
Hcn-qSn hnm-\p-m-Ipw, AXp Ign-m Hc amk-n-\pn Aqn ]mw Af-n-s-n In-IpSn appw. C{]m-hiyw
Ah Fsms Hgn-hp-I-gn-hp-I-fm-Wmthm ]d-bm t]mW-Xv. Ips ASpv Cp t]mhn-sp Icp-Xn-b-Xm-Wv. AXn-\p-thn
hf hgn ]nSn-p-Ibpw sNbvXn-cp-p. ]t Ctm Fn-bXv
Abm-fpsS IpSn-ens apn-em-Wv. Nppw t\mn, Bcp-an-. Bm
C. lcn-Ip-am
Fm XpS-p-t-bp-p. Hcp msnepw AI-m-n-bnp t]mhmw. Abm

AIp ISp. Hp cp-t] Ccn-pp-v. Ahsc {in-msX AIs apdnbn Ibdn Ccp-p. ]pds apdn-bn-emWv
kIe Ae-h-em-Xn-Ifpw Ccn-p-I. AI
s apdn am\y-mp--Xm-Wv.
Ip- tXmp- a pv tXmf- nv
Nncn- p- s Imv Ipnbpw mpambn
Fn.
"sXmp-Iq-m Fs-nepw sIm-cs
-
X{ms\.'
"FmXv Ipm?'
"an-v, shXpw hdp--Xpw. \
sXmS ao\m. ]ns \qnv ASp-v
tIo-vv. Csm Bhpw.'
"BZyw ao hdp-Xv sImm. \q
nv Bhptm AXpw aoIdow IqSn
sImp-hm.'
"icn-{m-s\.'
Hcp mv am{Xw IpSnv Cd-W
- s
- ap
Icp-Xn-bmWv Ib-dn-bX
- v. Hcp mp Ign-tm-tgbvp an--dnbpw \qn-p-san. Atm cm-as mpw \nd-p.
Aqn hXv Xosc {]Xo-n-m-sXbm-Wv. Abmfpw Dnhv Ccp--tmgmWv hnP-bta-t\ms\ I-Xv. apn
s Ccn-p-Xv Xs Pn-bm-sW-dn-tm Abm hm-Xm-bn. thKw
amSn-p-nb apv Agn-nv Abm Fgpt-p.
"X{m Ccn--WXv Rm In-.'
"AXn- s \m Aqo, \obv Ccn- v . '
Aev]w oW-am-sb-nepw hnP-btat\m AXp hnZ-KvZa
- mbn ad-p-hp. t]mcm-Xn\v AIp sN km[\w Hcp Xcnepap PmXn h- h n- t h- N \hpw
Abm-fpsS a\-n \nm-h
- n[w kaXz-kp-c-am-bn-cp-p. Fm-bmepw Aqn
bpw tIm{-p-Im-c-\m-Wsm! Xm JZ-dnSm tIm{K-p-Im-c\
- m-sW-n Aq
n JZ am{Xw [cn-p Bfm-Wv. ]mnbn \ ]nSn-]m-Sp-ap-v. Cm-ev Pn
IpSn-bm _-s
- fmw ]no-Ss hcpp-p. apn Innb mv H Cd-n\p
tamn Aqn Fgp-t-p. ^yqU hyhnXn AbmfpsS a\- ns\ Ctmgpw
th-bm-Sn-bn-cp-p. Fgp-tv Nppw t\m
n Ip- ASp-n-sp I-tm
Abm ]d-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"X{m ChnsS hn-cpv IpSn-W

- Xv icnb-. Rm km[\w X{ms ]m-bs
- tcev
Fnp Xcmw. Bmcv Im tamim.
ChnsS FSbvv t]meokv sdbvsUm-s-X
- m.
Hs Hcp \mS-Im-Wv, mepw X{m AXnsems s]m icn-bm-hn-.'
hnP-bta-t\m Hpw ]d-n-. Imcyw
icn-bm-bn-cn-mw. icn-sX-p-I-sfmw t\mnbm Hpw sNm ]n- . Ipn Ign- tXmsS \q]npw an-d- nbpw Ign-n-cp-p.
Ip-s `mcy-bp-m-p aoI-dn-bm-Wv.
Bsf Im ImIm-in\p sImn-. saenp-W-nb Hcp km[-\w. ]t Ah ao
shm hncev ISn-p-t]m-Ipw.
]pd-p-I-S DSs\ Abm aSn-bn\nv
apdp-ms s]mXnsbSpp Xpd-p. \S-ptm Aev]w B-ap-Xv hon-se-p-tmtgbv v icn- b m- h pw. hkp- a - X nbv v aWw
]nSpw Inm-m c-s-p. cp hoSv
Ap-d
- mWv caWnbpsS hoSv. Ahsf Inv
Ipdp Znh-k-am-bn. Cv Fm-bmepw t]m,
t\sc hon-te-bvp-Xs t]mImw.
"X{m ImWm anev t]mIzm?'
caWn ]Sn--s-bp-m-bn-cp-p. apffp-th-en-bp-sS-Xs Hcp IjvWa
- mWv Ah-fpsS
]Sn- h m- X n. AXn\p ]nn \n- X p- s ImmWv ImWm-Xn-cp-X
- v. Ah hmXn Ipdp
Xpd-p. \ ImgvN-bm-bn-cp-p. Cd--an-m
Hscm-a
- ppw Xosc hoXn Ipd ukp-amWv
Ah Cn-cp--Xv. AXns apI-fnse cp
IpSp-p-I hnn-cp-p. Ah-fpsS hbdv aS-pI-sfmpw hogmsX \ncmbn InS-p-p. hnPbta-t\m ]nn-tebvp t\mn. Bcp-an-.
Abm AI- p- I - S - - t m caWn hmXneSp IbsImv sIn-h-p.
hon\Ip ISv D-dt- -bvp hmXne-Sv Ipn-bn tijw caWn ]d-p.
"X{m-\v Csympw th-m-bn-cn-pWp.'
"Fm \o As\ ]d- b - W Xv ? Rm
HcmgvN aps hXv?'
"mepw \nbv--s\ms tXmzm.'
Ah I-n-en ASp-n-cpv Abm-fpsS jns IpSp-p-I Agn-m XpS-n. hnP-b-tat\ms ssIIfpw Xnc-n-em-bn-cp-p. Agn-m A[n-Is
- ampw hkv{X- Ah-fpsS tZl-p-mbn-cp-n FXv Hcp Aku-I-cy-amtWm F-bmv Xocp-am-\n-m Ign-n-. Ah-fpsS In
A\-p-tm km[m-c-W-]Sn Ic-Ic i_vZ-ap-m-n.
"\o \ns Inev Fs-nepw sNv.'
"AXv amWw X{m. Imiv sImtd Bhpw.'
"F{Xymhpw?'
"]pXp-sXmv ]Wn-bn-n-bvm ]-Xpdp-n-tI-nepw thWw.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Rm sImdv Xcmw. _mn \o ap-tm-csS ASvvpw hmv.

CXnev sISvv sNm Hcp kpJqw-y.'
"kmc- y- { m, ASv mgv N X{m hcp- - f v Rm Inev
ammw.'
Ah Abmsf kpJn- n- - b mWv . hmym- b - \ - a p- \ n- b psS
imkv{Xn _ncp-Zsa-Sp-t]m-se-bm-Wh
- s]cp-am-dp-X
- v. hkpa-Xnbvpw tZh-Inbvpw Adn-bm ]e AS-hpIfpw Ah {]tbmKn-m XpS-n-b-tm Abm AhSn-a-s-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"\osbs IjvS
- n-em-zmWv ca-Wn.' Ah-fpsS amwk-fX hmcnsb-Sp-p-sImv hnP-bta-t\m ]d-p. Ah Nncn-p. ap-hsc IjvS-s-Sp-p--Xn Ah B\w Is-p-p.
hc-p-I Abmsf I_-fn-n-m XpS-n-bnv Ipdp t\c-ambn. Im shbvp-tm-tgbvv sXn amdp-p. Cns\ t]mbm
icn-bm-hn-. Abm ASp-p-I Hcp ]Sn-p-c-bpsS knan ]Snta-en-cp-v Ffn-bn Xncp-Inb s]mXn sI-gnv apdp-m XpS-n.
Hp apdp-n-bm Ipdp t`Z-am-Ipw. AXp icn-b-sv \S-m
XpS-n-bt- m a\-n-em-bn. hopw ]g-ba
- - n-s. C\n Ipdp
Zqcw-Iq-Snsb Dp. Fn-s\-sb-nepw AhnsS Fn-n-n-bm
aXn. hons ]Sn-s
- e-n-bt- m-gmWv In-emsI Ccpp ]c-p
t]mse tXmn-b-Xv. hb-n\nv Dcp-p-I-b-dp an{inXw Hcp
henb Hmm-\-tmsS ]pd-t-bvv sXdnp. Abm ]Snp
]pdv \nev Ipgp hoWp.
F{X-t\cw AhnsS InSp F-dn-bn-. AXn-\n-Sbvv t\cnb
t_m[w h-tm Btcm hon\nv ]Sn-I-Sp ]pdp IS-pXp Ip. Afn-b-m-cn-scm-fm-h-Ww, Bcm-sWv a\-n-em-bn-.
Abm Ip\nv Xs apJv tSm-Sn-p-t\mn, Hcp I\ aqftemsS \S--I-p. hnP-bta-t\m Ipd-p- t\-cw-IqSn Fgp-tm Ign-bmsX InS-p. ]ns
Fgpt-p, kmh-[m-\-n \Sv D-dp Ibdn hmXn apn. Bcpw hmXn Xpd-m--XpsImv hopw apn. hmXn Xpd-p, dm ]nSn-p-sImv hkp-aXn {]Xy--s-p.
"Fm Cu ImW-WXv?' hkp-aXn Abmsf t\mn aqp-s]m-n. Abm Atm-gmWv kzw
hkv{X-n t\mp--Xv. jnepw apnepw On-bp-sSbpw apdp-m-sbpw ]mSp-I.
"IpSn-nv C\n ChnsS tIdn-h-c-cpXvv ]d-n-ns? s]fvsS ASp-tbvv Xs t]mbm aXn.'
sImn-b-S-bv-s hmXn-en\p apn Abm Ipd-p-t\cw Imp-\n-p. ]ns tImem-b-bpsS
Hc--p-t]mbn AhnsS hoWp-d--am-bn.
Aymbw HXv
hnP-bta-t\m ]m-b-p-c-bn\nv Cd-n-h-tmsg ]mdp-h Ip-p. hcm-dm-hp--tbpp Fp IcpXn Ccn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"G t\cs Fntbm?'
"Mpw.'
"Rm In-sb-Sp--s. G hnv aXo-tmv IcpXn Ccn-ym-bn-cp-p.'
Ah In hnf-m-\mbn ASp--f-bn-tebvp t]mbn. hnP-bta-t\m \mep aWn-bvp-Xs
Fn-bn-cp-p. Hcp-d
- w Ignv DW-tm-gmWv hkp-aXn-bpsS Hw InS-d- b
- n-e InS-p-s
- X
t_m[-ap-m-b-Xv. Abm Xn-n-S-s-gp-t-p. Agn-p-t]mb apv apdp-n-bp-Spp tSmn-\pthn Xn. ImWm-\n-. Ioi-bn ]gvkp-v. ]Sn-p-cbvp ]pdv hoWp-In-S--tXm h-tm
Abm ap-t-bvn-d-n. hkp-aXn DW-cp--Xn-\p-apv ew hnS-Ww. `mKy-n\v tSmv ]ppIn-S-bn hoWp-In-S-p-p-v. _mdn Xosc t]mbn-cn-p-p. \nem-hp--Xp-sImv c-s-p.
hon-se-nb DSs\ appw jpw Agnp Npcpn In-ens ASn-bn-tebvv Fdn-p. ]ns
kabw Inp-tm Hep-n-bn-S-Ww. Id _mn-\nm-Xn-cn-n-. tXmp-Spv Ipf-n- t]mbn
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ipfn-p-h-p. Ces hr
n- t I- S p- I apgp- h tZlp-\np t]mIm Hcp \mep
Ipfn- s b- nepw thn- h - c pw.
Xms\-n\o hr n-tI-Sp-I
sNpp? Ipfn-Ig- nv ]mb-p-c-bn Xncn-s-n-bnpw
B tNmZy-n\v Abmv adp]-Sn-sbmpw Inn-bn-.
tai-p-dv In hnfn
]mdp-h Gs\ hnfn-p. A
bm In- I p- S n- p- s Im- ncns Ah tNmZn-p.
"Cse tamfvv ukv
Xpm sImSptzm G?'
"kabw Ino-. Cv cmhn
se t]mWvv, sImSp-mw.'
"]p-sa-nev cv ]mhmtSw
Xpm sImSp--Ww. Fmw
Iodn-sm-S-o-cn-p-Wp.'
"t\ms F{X ]Ww-m-hpw-v.'
Abm Xmgp-I-bm-Wv. Abmv t]Sn ]nSn-n-cn-p-p. Xtep cm{Xn hkp-aXn ]pd-m-n-bXv
Xevm-et- -bvmtWm F-bmv Dd-n-. Ahsf ktm-jn-n-m Fs-nepw hmn-smSp-m aXn. Fs-nepw t]mc, Imcy-am-bn-s thn-hc
- pw. Ans\ Ipd-p-Im-et- bvpIqSn
\S-p-am-bn-cn-pw. Ah-fpsS G-msc Xr]vXn-s-Sp-mt\m? Cse ]Sn-p-c-bn Onp InS-ptm apJ-tbvv tSm-Sn-p-t\m-n-bXv Afn-b
- m-cn-sem-cm-fm-Wv. Hcm am-tfmSv ]d-bm-Xn-cn-n.
Ah Xn Ctmgpw \ tbmPn-m-Wv. km[m-cW IeymWw Ignm Gm-\p-P-m Xn
s]mcn ASn-bm-hpIbmWv ]Xnhv. AXv `mK-n Iem-in-p-Ibpw sNpw. Ah Xn tbmPnm-sW-nqSn `mcy-am k-Xn-mdn-. ChnsS An-s\-sbm-p-a
- . G-mv A\pP-n-tbbpw
\ Imcy-am-Wv. AXp-sImv hkp-aXn A\m-Y-bm-hp-sa {]iv\-sam-p-an-. Xm kqn-n-cn--Wsa--Xn\v asmcp Imc-Ww. km[m-cW \mb Xd-hmnsems Am-h-mv Hcp-hn[w \ m\am-Wv. ChnsS kzw honepw Xs m\w ]cp--en-em-Wv.
Abm Hpw ]d-bmsX P\-en-eqsS ]pd-tbvv t\mn In-Ip-Sn-p. ]dv BsI hc-n-cnp-p. \\ XpS- Imew AXn-{I-an-p. C\n [\p-hm-Ip-tm-tgbvv av ]md-t]mse Ddbvpw.
Xpemhj-ns shsms Fp t]mbn Bthm. `mKy-n\v ]d-p-Inf Ign-p. As-n
sh-n\v Nmep IodmXs \mep Znh-sk-Sp-pw. CvXs Nm-tbmSv ]d-b-Ww. ]Sn-msd
ap-p-IqsS tZhIn Hcp _p Xqn-n-Snp \S-p-t]m-Ip-p. ]m-b
- pc XpS-bvm-\m-bn-cn-pw.
Ah apv Ffn-bn-tebvv FSp-p-Ip-n-bn-p-v. Ah-fpsS ASn-p-hm-c Ign-n-pm-I-Ww.
hS-t-ap-dn-bnse Hmh-d-bn -h shw Ign-memWv InW-n\nv sImp-t]mbn \nd-bvpI.
_-ns `mcwsImv Ah CSs ssI s]mn-n-Sn-mWv \S-p--Xv. AXp-Im-cWw Ah-fpsS
Nn Ipdp Dbp\np-p-Xv Abm Bn-tbmsS t\mn. hnP-b-ta-t\m\v thKw InIp-Sn-sgptv ]m-b-p-c-bn-sem [rXn-bm-bn.
"Ipd-p-IqSn In shf-s?'
"th.'
Abm D-dv Xn-ta h Inn-bnse sh-sa-Spv Ipep-p-gnv NmcpItk-e-bn
t]mbn-cpv apdp-m sNw Xpd-p. Abm a\-n IW-p-IqpI-bm-Wv. Ctm InS-d
XpSpIgn-n-p-m-hpw. C\n ap cp apdn-Ifpw CS-\m-gn-Ibpw Ign-bp-tm-tgbvv F-Ww. ]Zvan\n
Ipf-n\nv Ipfnp hcp-Xp Ip. ]mdp ]d-Xv icn-bm-Wv. Ahv ]Xn-s\m-ns
hfb DXv. Ah Ipd-p-Im-e-ambn hon shdpw ]mhm-S-am{Xw Cm-Wv \S-n-cp-Xv Fbm Hmp. ukn-m-X
- p-sIm-m-bn-cpp AXv F-dn-n-. As-nepw A{X s]sv hmnPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 39
C. lcn-Ip-am
sm-Sp-m hne-bp-m-hn-. Cv Fm-bmepw cv ukpw ]mhm-Sbpw Xpn-m sImSp-Ww. apdp-m hmbn-env hnP-bta-t\m Fgp-t-p.
]m-b-p-c-bpsS tImWn-I Ib-dp-tm Abm Bth-iw-sImv InX-bvp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
Cse cmhnse tZh-Insb Inn-bnt Dq. AXp-I-gnv sshIp-tcw ca-Wn-bp-ambn sNe-hn-p.
Ctm hopw tZh-Insb Hbvv ImWp-I-bm-sW-tm-tm Fm-Wn-s\ Bthiw?
\mev]Xp hb-m-bnpw Hcp Ccp-]-XpIm-cs Bth-itam? tZhIn CS-\m-gn-I-bpsS Av Ipnncpv \new XpS-bvp-I-bm-Wv. hnP-bta-t\m tImWn-I-b-dp i_vZw tI-tm Ah Fgp-p-\np apns Xe Ffn-bn Xncp-In-bXv Agn-n-p. Abm Ahsf hnfn-p-sImv InS--d-bntebvp IS-p.
Ah hmXn-ens ASpv hp \n-tX-bp-p.
"AIp hm.'
"C X{m, Cv ]mSn-.'
"Duw?'
"Rm s]md-m-bn-cn-ym-Wv.'
Abm \ncm-i-\m-bn. XpS--ns Ip-I-Sn-p. Ah Ahn-sS-s \np-I-bm-Wv.
Ftm ]d-bm-\p--t]m-se.
"Fm tZhqo?'
Ah hmXn-ens Ivf-bn ssIhv Xe-Xmgvn \np-I-bm-Wv.
"Fmm ]dtm s tZhq-n.'
Ah apJ-ap-bn. Ah-fpsS Ip-I \nd-n-cp-p.
"{ms jpw appw Xncp-ov hSt apdoev Cvv
- v. s\dsb Idbm-bn-vv. A{amfv ImW-mnt Rm anv tXmsc-Sm--v. Fn\m {m s\ IpSn--WXv?'
`mhv IpSn-p-tm tXmm-Xn-cp Ftm hnImcw X{m IpSn-Xp I-tm Ahv
tXmn. Cu ]cp-h-n appw jp-am-h-W-sa-n \-hw AI-m-n-bn-pm-hWw.
"AXn-s\-n\m \obv Itc-W-Xv,- a-n. Cv hm.'
"th, Cv sXmSm ]mSn-.'
"AXp kmc-y.'
Abm Ah-fpsS ssI]n-Snv AI-tbvv hen-p. Ah Abm-fpsS s\n apJw tNv
Ic-bp-I-bm-Wv.
"kmcy an, Rm\n\n IpSn-nWvy, t]msc.'
"s Xteev ssIhv kXyw sNq.'
Abm tZh-In-bpsS Xe-bn ssIhv ]d-p. "kXyw.'
"A{amfvsS hnNmcw C{m IpSn-nym-m-Wv. tIm{-p-Im-scmpw IpSn-n-m-v. C\n Fmbm-epw {m IpSn--.'
"C. Rm\nv Xm Zmtam-Zc
- s ASvv t]mWvv. Ac-m Xm-dm-bn-vs-nev hmn-sm-cmw.'
"C{X thnev icymthm?'
"Av sZh-kwm ]d--Xv. sNesm t\s Bbnvmhpw. t\m-s.'
Abm tZh-Insb tamNn-n-p. C\nbpw Ah-fpsS tZl-ns kv]iw Gm ]ns icnbmhn-. Ahm-sW-n ]mSn-m Znh-ka
- m-Wp-Xm-\pw. Ah Ip-I XpSv apdnp ]pdp ISp.
Cv Iptd tPmen-bp Znh-k-am-Wv. tXm-c sambvXos\ ImW-Ww. tX-bpsS ]Ww Xcmsap ]d Znhkam-Wv. apgp-h Xcp-sav tXmp-n-. Ah\pw C-tm-gmbn ]Ww Xcp Imcyn ]nn-em-Wv. Fmw HmWv ImWn-p-X
- v. Xs Ign-hn-m-bva, ss[cy-an-m-bva. Abm app
amn js-Sp-np Ae-am-dn-bn\nv thjvSn-sb-Spv Npa-en-en-p. _mKn s\p hn ]Ww Ipdp
_mn-bpmbn-cpXv FSpv ]gvkn-env Ae-amdn ]qn. tImWn-bn-d-p-tm hSs apdn-bn
tZhIn _-n \new XpS-bvp XpWn Hep-p i_vZw tIp. Atmp Xncn-bm-\p- t{]cW
Hgn-hmn Abm tImWn-bn-d-n.
Nm Ahs IpSn-ens ap-p-Xs \np-p-v. tPmenp t]mIm-\p Xm-sd-Sp-n-emWv. Abm hc-n-t \np-sImv hnfn-p. "Nmt.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
Nm HmSn- h - p. tXmf- n
apv FSpv Iv XncpInhv
sXmgp-Xp-\n-p. "Fm{m?'
"sXs Iw sImd-qSn sIfbvm _mn-v. AXp Ign-Ww,
Hw Ihp- n\v XSw Iqn \t\w
sXmS--Ww. CvXs ]Wn sXmSn-tm.'
"\msf hcmw X{m. v `mkvIc
-
X{mtmsS sNmwv Gn-vv.
tamnv t]mbn Id- s\ Iv
hcm ]td-Ww. C-tmbm ImWn-,
Hm ]Wnv t]mbn-vm-hpw. Xvemw
CSm Hm\pw thWw.'
"m Hcp Imcyw sNv BZyw
cp-t]cpw IqSn sIf _mn-Xv
Xov. vv Xpemw shW ]Wn
sNbvXm-a-Xn.'
"icn-{m....'
"\msf-s hcWwtm.'
"ASn- b \msf- s hcmw{m...'
Nm Xe Ipnp \nt hnPbtat\m hc-n-eqsS \S-p-\on. Xncp-hm-Xn-c-mv Abmv
DWp-m-n. Ah-cpsS ]mSv
sNdph-c-nsemn Ipnv \nv
s\s- S n- I ]cn- t im[np
Aqn hnP- b - t a- t \ms\ Itm thKw \S-p-h-p.
"]mSv s\dsb Nmbn hoWn-cnp-Wp.' tat\ms ]nn-embn \Sp-sIm-n-cns Abm ]d-p.
"km[m-cW Cm-ev Infn-Ifv hcmdvv. sImsd IXn-scms shn-smtm-hpw-mepw Nmbn-i-ey-n\v Hc-dp-Xn-m-hpw. Csmw Infn-Isf Hnt\w ImWmy. FhsS
t]mbn Bthm? sImsd Nmbn-sm-Sn-sbms shX-docvv an\nmv. F-s\vv t\mzm-bn-cpp. hn sImsWmpw ImWmy.'
"Fv sXmS-m-dmhpw sImbvv, Aqo?'
"Hcp amkw ]nSnpw X{m-s\. C\n sImbvv sXmS-ym-emWv Hmtcm {]iv\
- f
- vm-m. Csmw
Iqen Iqpw-sm-s--d-n-cn-ymWv tPmen-m-cv. AhcvsS ]nnev Iyq-Wn-vI-fpw-v. Ahcv
Hmtcmv aqn-sm-Svzm-Wv. bqWn-bm-pw-sms tIm-\vv. FhnsS Fpwv I-dn-bWw. \mbn Cu sXc-s-Sp-n\v Ahv Inm-X
- v. Irjn-sN-m ]-s-tmse C-ym-Xmbn-cn-p-Wp.'
"s\lrp `cn--tW-S-tmfw Imew Iayq-Wn-p-Iv cy Aqn. B Hcp Hd-n--es Rsfms Pohn--W-Xv.'
"dtjy-sems ]mepw tX\pw Hgp-Izm-s tNm-mcv ]d-v \SW-Xv.'
"AsX-bsX Ahn-sSmpw Bmv \S-m hm-m-bn-vm-hpw, hgpn hoWn-v.'
"Asm, X{m GsSm?'
"F\n-smv SuWo-tmWw. sambvXos\ ImW-Ww. ]now sImdv tPmen-v.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"sshtcw hoo-mtm?'
"mhpw Aqn.'
"Rmm sshtcw Fd-mw X{m.'
Aqn CS-t-bvp hc-n-eqsS \S-I
- e
- p-Xv hnP-bta-t\m t\mn. sshIp-tcw hcmsav ]d-Xv Fn-\m-bn-cnmw? Cse ]d-X
- p-t]mse Ipn hon-se-n-m-\m-bn-cntzm? BcpsSbpw Ins-SmsX IpSn-m ]n-bm Xc-t-sSm-p-an-. C\n IpSn-m Dmtb-m-hp Ipg- Fs-m-am-bn-cn-p-sav hnP-b-ta-t\m\v Adn-bmw. cmhnse tZh-In-bpsS Xe-sXmv kXywsN-bvXXpw Hm-bp-v. ]t CS-smv IpSn-m Fm Xc-t-Sv. Bcpw Adn-bm t]mWn-y.
IqSn-bmse Ipg--ap-q. IqSmsX t\m-W-sa-p-am-{Xw.
`mKy-n\v sambvXo hon-ep-m-bn-cp-p. Abm-fpsS `mcy Ban-\p ]Sn- BSns\ sIp-Ibm-Wv.
"Av sNtm-fo, aqcv HmsS-v.' Ah Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p.
"Rfv samX-em-foSvv _cm \nzm-bn-cp-p.' I DSs\ sambvXo ]d-p. "aptbm sXInv _m atXymv s\\-v. Asn t_ Bsb-St- mfw Imbn sambve
- mfn sImvs]m-bvtm.'
Abm hoXn-bp Ac-- b
- n\nv Ipdp t\mp-Is
- f-Spv Fn Xn-s-Spn hnP-b-ta-t\m\v
sImSp-p.
"am-ov Imbn Inm _n ]mSm sambvem-fn. Rfv Iow ]pSn-nm \S-vWX
- v. AtXmv
Fm sImWw. Hms Atcev AXnepw apy In-v.'
"Ign-b-WXpw thKw _mn-Xpw XvXov sambvXo-s\. honev Imcy-fpw \S--s?'
"R-f-v Fn-mw-v. sambvemfn s_j-anv C-smpw \Sv _c-.'
Fm-bmepw Cv AXym-hiyw hmt Imcy-v ]Ww XnI-bpw. ]Zvan\nbvv cp ]mhmSbvpw ukn\pw XpWn hmn ]utem-kns X-S-bn Xpm Gev]n--Ww. Imcyw icnbm-Wv. Ah hfp-hc
- p Ipn-bm-Wv. F{X-bm-bmepw Xs acp-aI
- F t]cnemWv Ah Adnb-s-Sp-I. ASp-p-Xs Xnc-p-I-eymWw \S-tn hcpw. Npcp-nb tXmXn-se-nepw Hcp kZy
GmSp sN-Ww. Hcp s]-Ipn Xnc-m Cu hn-fw-_cw Bh-iy-am-Wv. Cns\ Hcp Ipn-bp-sv
\mp-Im Adn-b-Ww. ]ns kmh-[m-\-n Btem-N-\-I-fp-ambn Bfp-I-sf-n-tm-fpw. ]Xn-\mdv
]Xn-t\gv hb-n-\p-f-fn IeymWw Ign-p-sIm-Sp-n-s-n \mW-t-Sm-Wv.
]utem-kns XpS-bpsS ASp-p-X-s-bmWv aqs kz--S. AhnsS Ibdn hkp-aXnbvv Hcp hf t\m-Ww. Ip-h hf thWwv sImdv Imembn ]d-bm XpS-o-v. Cv AXpwsImv t]mbmse c-bp-p. Fms kzoI-c-W-sa-m-hp-sav ]d-bm h. Zmtam-Z-c
Ac-m Xon-p-s-n AXpw hm-Ww. tZh-In-sb-n Btem-Nn-p-tm Ac-bn\nv
Dbp-hc
- p Pzme-I taem-kI
- ew ]S-cp-p. C\nbpw aqp Znh-ks
- a-nepw Imn-cn-W
- w. Nppw
Db-cp XoPzm-e-Ip-fpsS Ipfna-bn Hcp kz]v\-n-se--t]mse hnP-bta-t\m \S-p.
Aymbw ]v
cmL-h \mb cmhn-se-s s]-fpsS hon-se-n. Xtep cm{Xn-bp-mb Imcy-
tNmZnp a\-n-em--Ww. AXn\p tijw aXn Nt{--t\mSp ]d-btWmv Xocp-am-\n-pI. Nt{-\v
hnP-b-ta-t\ms Imcy-n AXr-]vXn-bp-v. aqcv Xs-tm-se-b Xosc ab-an-m kwkm-cam-Wv. Hp-Xon\p ]Icw Fmw Ah-km-\n-np-Isb Dm-hq. AXp kzbw Adn-bm-hp--XpsImv Nt{- hnP-bta-t\ms hon t]mIm-dn-. Ah-cpsS hon t]mbm a\-n-emhpw \mY\n-msX InS-p hoSpw ]d-p-am-sW-v. Hcp \mte ]dv t\mn \S-m B-hp-n-s-n
Fp a\pjy-\mWbm?
hkp-aXn BsI hnj-an-n-cn--bm-bn-cp-p. cm{Xn hmXn-e-S--tijw Ahp-dw hn-. Ipdp- I-gnv dm-ep-ambn hmXn Xpdp t\mn-b-tm B tImem-bpsS Av shdpw \nev
InS-p-d-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah [-k--S-n-em-bn. hnfnv Xmn AIp IS-n-bm aq-c-sXmcp
AwKo-Imc e-W-ambn IWmpw. CsXmw C\nbpw Bhn-pw. Ctm Ipdv ISpp
s]cp-am-dpI Xs-bmWv \-Xv. IpSnp hm m\w ]pd-m-sWv Ak-n-KvZ-ambn ImWn-psIm-Sp--Ww. Hcp ]pX-s-Spp ]pX-np sImSp-mtem Fm-tem-Nn--Xm-Wv. Ipdp Ign-m
XWp ]me-m-S Imv XpS-pw. th, ]Tn--s.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Cse ChnSvv Fd-ysm Rm IXm BsI Onv sIS--W-Xv. Rm\pw {in-m

t]mbn-. h AkptJmw Bbn sIS-zm-sW-n Rm FSpp sIm-t-s\. CsXmw kzbw
hcp-n-oW A\--fm-Wv, AsXmw kzw A\p-`-hn-ys thWw. AXn-s\-tSev \obv
hp-s]-q-temm s shj-aw.'
"kmcy, G shj-an--. s Xteev Fgp-Xo-vm-hpw. Fm-bmepw Cv hcpsm Rm
kwkm-cn-mXs Xo-bm-o-vv. IpSn-nv hczm-sW-nev AIv IS-n-mv ]tdw. am{X
]ns Cv hc-m-pw.'
"AXm \-Xv. Fow Nt{-ow Imew Ign-bW-hsc s\\v Hcp shj-aqw-m-hn-. ]ns afv
hevXm--s. Ahcv At t\mn-tm-fpw.'
"AsX-\n--dn-bmw. B Hcp ss[cy-nem Rm Pohn--W-Xv.'
"Cu Imcyw Rm Nt{--t\mSv ]d-n-n-. aqcvsS kz`mhw s\\--dn-bm-tem. \o sImdv Nmbm-v, Rm ]d-n-semv \S-nv hcmw. thep tXp-Ig- nv t]mtWs aps ImW-Ww. sXt
]d-nse ssXsX-vIv \\ sXmS--Wwv ]d-b-Ww. Xvemhj-ns shsms FhnsS
t]mbo--do-. \\ sNn-s-nev B ssXsmw t]mbn-n-pw.'
cmL-th- t]mb-tm hkp-aXn Xe-bn ssIpw-hv Ipd-p-t\cw Ccp-p. Atm G
AsXmw Adn-n-cn-p-p. Ahv PmfyX tXmn. Bcpw Adn-bc
- p-sX-p-m-bn-cpp Ahv.
Hbvv Cu {]iv\w ssIImcyw sN-Ws
- a B{Klw. cmhnse Ap- a - W n- b v p- hmXn Xpdp
t\mnbtm hnP-tb- t]mbn-cn-p-p. Ah
v Bizm-k-ambn, ImcWw A-c-a-Wn-p-Xs
Xw Fn ASn-p-hm-cm XpSpw. apaSn Ignm Ah InW-n\nv shw tImcn Ipfnap-dn-bnse knap-sXm-n-bn \nd-bvpw. \mep-t]-cpsSbpw Ipfn Ipfn-ap-dn-bn\n-m-Wv. InW-n \nv
shw app i_vZw tIm hkp-aXn DW-cpw.
ASp--f-bpsS ]pd-t-bvp hmXn Xpd-nv
hcm-b
- nse _-n Xw ]nSn-p-h sh-hp-saSpv ]Sn-msd ]d-n-ep Iq-kn-tebvp \Spw.
hnP-tb- Xw hcp-X
- n-\p-ap-p-Xs t]mbXp
\m-bn. As-n AXv Am-Sn-m-m-hpw. ]t
X\np \jvS-s-Xv kwkm-cn-m-\p Ah-k-c-ambn-cp-p. hcs Cp sshIp-t-chpw ka-b-sm.
hnP-bta-t\m sNdn-sbmcp {]iv\h
- p-ambn honen- c n- - b m- W v . ]I Iptd Imcy- sNbv X pXop. ]Zvan\n-bvp cp tPmSn ]mhm-Sbpw
ukpw Xpn-m sImSp-p. aqs kz-Sbn\nv Ip-h hf hmn. C\n ss[cy-]qw
hkp-aX
- n-bpsS ASpp sNmw. Xm Zmtam-Zc
- s
hon sN-tm tZh-In-bpsS Ipn-bvp AcmWw Xm-dm-bn-cp-p. Iptd Imcy- sNm
Ign Hcp Znh-kw. Fmw Ignv hon-se-n-btm ]{p aWn-bm-bn. ]Zvan\nbvv cp tPmSn
hkv{X- Xpn-m sImSp-n-p-s--dn-tm ]mdp-h-bvv ktm-j-am-bn. Ah D-bqWn\v {]tXy-Ia
- mbn G\v CjvSa
- p Cn-sscpw
sNdnb tXmXn CSnp ]ngn ]mb-k-hp-ap-mn. DuWp-I-gnv apdp-nb tijw ]m-b-p-cbn t]mbn \sm-cp-d
- hpw Ign-p. \mep aWnbvv
Fgp-tv ]mdp-h X Nmbbpw IpSnv D-d-nPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 43
C. lcn-Ip-am
cn-p-tm-gm-Wv Aqn-bpsS hc-hp-m-bX

- v. Abm cp knbpw XqnbmWv hXv. henb kn
D-dv hv Abm ]d-p.
"Ipdv Imh-m-Wv. Fen-IfvsS ieyw ImcWw sIgv t\cs sIf-s-Sp-p. Xncp-hm-Xn-cbvv
A[nI Znh-kw-y-sm.'
"]mdq....'
]mdp-h taap-n ssIXp-S-p-sImv hp.
"CXv sImdv Imhv Ingv sIm--XmWv Aqn. FSpp hnv kn Xncnp sImSp-tmfq.'
]mdp-h AIp t]mb-tm Aqn kzcw Xmgvn-smv
]d-p.
"km[\w sIm-vv-v. FhnSym sht-Xv?'
hnP-b-ta-t\m\v Imcyw a\-n-em-bn.
"AXv B ]m-b-s-tcsS tImWn-tm-nev shm-a-Xn. Rm
FSp-p-h-bvmw.'
hnP-b-ta-t\m Hcp [-k--S-n-em-bn. CsXmw Dt]nv \-h-\m-Ip-sa {]Xn--sbSp--tm-tgbvv {]tem-`-\ tImWn-tmnse-n-bn-cn-p-p. tImWn Ibdn hcn-Itb
thp.
Hcp an\n-p-sImv Aqn Xncn-s-n.
"AXv thn-bn-cp-n Aqo....'
kn-bp-ambn Xncn-s-n-b ]mdp-hbvv G ]d--sXm-sWv a\-n-em-bn-. Fm sImhpw Xncp-hm-Xn-c-bm-hp-tmtgbvv Aqn Imhp sImp-hc
- m-dp-v. C\n Xncp-hm-Xn-cbvv
cp Znh-kw-apv aq \mep Ipe Imb-bp-ambn hopw hcpw. Cu
]Xnhv Fn-\mWv thsp ]d-bp-Xv?
"X{m-s\, sXns Xseyms t]mbn-v-sm. Hs ]ms-m-bn-cn-p-Wp. Hs shn Xv \S ka-bm-bn-cn-p-Wp.'
"Fs-nepw sN-Ww.' Itk-e-bpsS In-t h thjvSnsb-Spv tXmf-nv hnP-bta-t\m ap-t-bvn-d-n.
km[m-cW ]Xn-hm-WX
- v. Aqn hm Abm-fpsS Hw ]d-nsems Hv \S-pw. \Sm-\mbn ]qh hmgbpsS Ism, shbpsS hntm sImp- h - c m- s av Aqn ]d- b pw. Nne- t m
sImp-hc
- n-Ibpw sNpw. Nmsb Inn-bm hmg-bvp XSwIqn Ah-s\-sm-p-Xs \Sp tPmenbpw sNnpw. ]ns
ip{iq-js
- bm-p-ap-m-hn-. ]qh\v Ipn-Is
- f-tmse t\mw thWw.
Asn AXp \inpw.
"AXv thn-bn-cp-n Aqn.' ]d-n-se-n-b-tm hnPbta-t\m ]d-p. "Rm\Xv \nm t]mmbncpp.'
"As\ \nszmpw th-{m-s\. CXv hntZ-in-bmWv. \
hocyw km[-\m. \tmWw shw tNv IpSn--Ww. hnkv
Iov ]d-bpw. X{m IpSn-n-vm-hpw. Fpw cm{Xn Hcukv
Ign--WXv tNmc-tbm--n-s\ms \-Xm.'
X\nv tNmc-tbmw IqSp-X-em-bn-p {]iv\-ta-bp-q. Fm-bmepw cpNn t\mn--f-bmw. CXphsc \mS Iffpw Nmcm-b-hp-a-msX hnkvIn IpSn-n-n-. B t]mcm-bvabpw CtXmsS Xotm-s.
An-s\-bmWv B \ Znh-k
- ns Ay-sa-n Fp sNm-\mWv? a\p-jy Hmtcmv KWnp-m-p-p, ssZhw adn-pw. ]t cm{Xn DuWn-\mbn Xmtg-bvn-d
- n-tm-Ip-X
- n\p apv Ipn-sbSpp t\mn-bt- m Hm hXv hkp-aX
- n-bpsS apJ-am-Wv. C-hf
- psS ASpv Fm-bmepw t]mWw. Xs \-hw a\-n-emnb nXnbvv Hcp apdp-m-\n-sempw Ins aWw Hfn-n-m\m-hn-. As-n Cv t]m Fp Xocp-am-\n-tn hcpw. AXv Imcy- IqSp-X koam-p-Itb Dp. cmhn-se-s t]mtI--Xm-bn-cp-p. ]t ss[cy-ap-m-bn-. Afn-b-m DmPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 44
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ipw. Ah-cp-ambn Hcp IqSn-mgvN Ctm h. Cp cm{XnXs AhnsS t]m-Ww. X\nv hkp-aXnsb Cp-Xs thWw. cmhn-se-s COm-`w-K-ap-m-b-Xm-Wv. tZh-Insb C\n aqp \mep Znhk-tbvv Inn-. FmWv th-Xv? Ac aWn-q t\cs am\-knI kwL--\-n-s\m-Sp-hn
hfsc hnj-at- msS Abm Ipn s]mn-msX Ae-am-dn-bns hp-]qn Xmtg-bvn-d
- n-tmbn.
DuWp Ignv Abm kmh-[m-\-n `mcym-ho-n-tebvv ]pd-s-p. sshIov Fn-bm aXn.
hkp-aX
- n-bp-am-bp-m-tb-m-hp Gp-ap-e
- n\v kmn-I thW-sa-n-. Ipn-I t\cs Dd-pw.
Atm-tgbvv Fn-bm aXn.
hkp-aXn t\c-s-s hmXn-eS-
- n-cn-p-p. ]Xn-hn-m-X
- m-Wv. Fp aWn-smpw B hon
hmXn-eS- b
- vm-dn-. Abm Dds apn. km \o-p i_vZw. hkp-aXn hmXn apgp-h Xpd-msX
t\cnb hnShp-am{Xw hv AXn-eqsS dm Dbn t\mn.
"Duw?'
"hmXn Xpdv hkp-a-Xn.'
"IpSn-n-mtWm?'
"A Fs hkp-a-Xn. Fs hniz-kn-v. Rm\n\n IpSn-n-.'
"XoymtWm?'
"AsX, Xo.'
"asf ]nSnv kXy-Sp.'
"a-fmsW kXyw Rm\n\n IpSn-nv ChnsS hcn.'
Abm kXyw sN-en Aev]w shw tNXv `mcy Adn-n-. IpSn-n F kXyw
sNbvX-Xv. IpSn-nv ChnsS hcn-s-m-Wv. Xm
I-k-Xy-an-Xp ImcWw asmpw ]-cpsXpv Abmv. Ah kwi-bnv hmXn
Xpd-p.
"a-sf-hnsS?'
"Ah-cp-d
- m-bn. kabw F{Xm-bom hnNm-cw?'
Abm Xf- nse LSn- I m- c - n- t ebv p
t\mn. F-c. Ipn-I Dd-t kabw Bhpt- b p- p. hkp- a Xn Cv Ahsc t\cs
InSn Dd-n-b-Xm-hp-sav Abmp tXmn.
Abm AIp IS-p. hkp-aXn dm \nep-hv hmXneS-p Ipn-bnp. hnP-bta-t\m
`mcysb ]nn\nv sIn-n-Snp. Ah-fpsS
NnbpsS kar-n-bn Aacm ]t Abm
v Ah-kcw e`n-n-. hmXn km-bn DSs\
Ah Xncn-p-\nv Abmsf amn.
"C\n CsXmpw th. Hs IqSo- mWv
thm--sXms sNm tXm-W-Xv.'
"hkp- a - X n, Rm ]d- n- s , C\n IpSn
nymv.'
Abm Ioi-bn\nv Hcp s]mXn-sb-Sp-p.
"\ns Dcpp `wKn- ssI \ov.'
"Fn\m?'
Abm s]mXn Xpdv hf ]pd-s-Sp-p.
"Ip-sh hf?'
hkp- a XnbpsS Ip- I hnI- k n- p. AXp
hmm-\mbn ssI \onbtm Abm Xe-bm-n.
"\o ssI\ov, Rm\n-p-X-cmw.'
Ah ssI \on. hf-bn-p-sIm-Sp-p-t- Xm-sSmw-Xs Abm `mcysb ASp-n-p. hf ssI
C. lcn-Ip-am
n h-tm-gmWv Xm `m-hns Ic-he

- b
-
- n-em-bn-p-spw Abm Xs \nep InS-nbn-cn--bm-sWpw hkp-a-Xnbvp a\-n-em-b-Xv. Ahv FXnsm-p-ap-m-bn-. Ah Fmw
adv hf-bpsS `wKn-bn BIr-jvSb
- m-bn-cn-b
- m-Wv. hnXn-bp hf-bn henb Nphpw ]bpw IpI CS-hn-v ]Xn-n-cn-pp. aq GS-n-b Ign-- HmW-n\v ]Wnbn hf-t]m-se-bp-v. AXnt\-m I\wIq-Spw. ImcWw Xs ssI-bvv hw IqSpXemWv.
`mcy B`-c-W-ns `wKn Bkz-Zn-p-sIm-n-cns `mhv Ahsf hnh-kv{X-bm-p-I-bm-Wv.
Aymbw
]Xns\mv
Imew Ahn-Sh
- nsS s]mn-sm-fn Hcp app-th-en-t]m-se-bm-sWv ]mdp-h
- bvv tXmn. thenbp-n-Sv CS-Xq then-X-s-bm-Wv. CS-bvp hnS-hn-eqsS HmI ]nSn-hn-p-t]m-Ip-p. Ibd-gn-phn ]ip--sf-tm-se. FmWv kw`-hn--sXv Adn-bpw-aps ]e Imcy-fpw \S-p-I-gn-bpp. Xncn-p-t\m-p-tm-gmWv a\-n-em-hp-Xv, Atm Ftm hjw ssIn\nv tNmpt]mbn. apn-ep s]mn-sm-fn then I-tm Ah Hmp. Imew am{X-a AXn-t\m-sSmw
]e Hm-Ifpw a\-n\nv c-s-p-t]m-bn-cnp-p. Cu then sIn-bXv Hm-bp-v. Nm Cpdpw Id- Ap-d
- p-ambn \nv then sIn. apf shnsbSp app \ncn apf s]mfn-p-mnb Nop-I Ccp-h-ipw hne-s\ hv hmcn sIp-p. Hme-aSens D`m-K-p-\nv Nonsb-Sp ]m-ns \mcp-IsIm-mWv sIp--Xv. ]Xn-s\mv aWnbvv Hcp sam-bn Insh--n-ep-nv AXpw cp mp-ambn ]mdp-h then-bv sNpw. tPmen-bn Hcp Hgnhp Innbmse Nm In-shw IpSn-bvq. ]mdp-h sam \ne-p-hv Ah tPmen sNp-Xv t\mn\npw. sIngn `mK- ]cn-tim-[n-pw. AXv GXp hj-n-em-bn-cpp? Hm-bn-. B
hj-n-em-bn-cpp tam hb--dn-bn-Xv Fpam{Xw Hm-bn \np-p-v. tam hb--dnbn Imcyw Hmp-tm-sgmw ]-apf Nop--Xns i_vZhpw aWhpw hcp-p. cmhn-se-bmWv
]Zvan\n ASp--f-bn-tebvv HmSn-h--Xv.
"At t\mp, F\nv ChnsS Hcp Ipcpvp tXmp-Wp. tNmc hcp-Wp.'
Imens HSn-bn Nqn Ah ]d--tm ASpp NmW-Iw-sImv tXn hrn-bm-p
tZhIn Nncn-m XpS-n. tZh-Insb AZv`p-X-tmsS t\mn-\np aIsf ]mdp-h AWp
]nSnp.
"kmcw-y, co-kw-sImv amdpw.'
Ah sXs apdn-bn Imhn-bn \nev Idp Infn hncnp AXn-\p-aosX Ae-nb app
hncnv aIsf Ccp-n. apn \ne-hn-fp sImfpn hp. \memw Znhkw sXc-p-I-eymWw Kwòc-ambn BtLm-jn--tm ]m-b-n s\pw Ad-b-Iv Aqn ImgvNh sh-cn-bpw Cfh\pw tN\-bp-ap-m-bn-cp-p. ]ns Hcp Znhkw Fmw A{]-Xy--am-bn. AsX-n-s\-bm-sWv
]mdph-bvv Hm-bn-. Hgn-p-In-S-p ]m-b-n Fen-m--nsbpw Ad-bn \cn-odp-I-fp-sS-bpw aWw Xn-\n-p. ]m-b-p-c-bpsS Ad-b-Ip hn-cp henb Nc-p-Ifpw Hmpcpfn-Ifpw Ip Np-I-fpw Fn-s\tbm A{]-Xy--am-bn-cn-p-p. ]m-b-p-c-bn tIi-h
sshZy CSbvp Ib-dn-tm-bn. Cd-n-hv D-d-n-cpv ]pXnb Ijm-b-n\v Ipdn-Sn Xcn-Itbm
Ctm-gp Ijm-bw-Xs XpSv sImSp-m ]d-bp-Itbm sNpw. FmWv kw`-hn--sXv
Hmm ]mdp-h {ian-p. Ahn-sS-sbmw Hm-bpsS then Ipn-bS- w t]mbn-cn-p-p. C\n AXp
sI-sem-p-ap-m-hn-.
"Fm A ChnsS hp \n-WXv?'
]Zvan\n tNmZn-p. Ah h-Xv ]mdp-h Adn-n-.
"Rm sImtd t\cmbn At At\z-jnp \S-p-Wp. Cs\ Hbvv Chn-sSympw hv
\ncvXvv Rm AtymSv ]d-n-n-t.'
]Zvan\n A-bpsS ssI ]nSn-p.
"Rm \sS thensS Ah t\mzm-bn-cpp tamsf. Ins s]mfn-n-cn--WXv?'
"kmcey As, then s]mfnb am{Xsmbn-p-f-fp. hoSv s]mfn-m sXmS-o-n--sm.'
]mdp-h aIsf t\mn. Ah- ta IgpIn ukpw appw amn- `kvaw sXmn-p-v. Cubn-sSbmbn Ah ]d-bp--sXmpw ]mdp-h-bvp a\-n-em-hp-n-.
C. lcn-Ip-am
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- X
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- m-Wv. Imfn s]mfnp sImtmh-WXv Rm ImWm-dvv. Fmw AhfvsS
ASp-n-sevWvv. ]d-nev hogW aSepw
tXtw hXpw \avv InvWvtm Ctm?
Fs-nepw ]d-bm ]tzm. hXpw ]dm ]ns ChnsS Pohn-m ]n-.'
Hpw a\- n- e m- h m an t\mn\np Asb Ah ssI ]nSnv \Sn. hSs AXn-cn ]mnImhv Ccp-p]n- S np InS- p. ]mdp- h Ipd- p- t \cw
AXpwt\mn \np-.
"F{X Imembn ]qP sNbvXnv?'
"A Cp hcp. sNm ]m--Xns\-n ]d-nv Imcy-ey. sNbvXX
- n-s\-n
Hmm aXn.'
"FmXv?'
\fv Cse cv t\cw In IpSn-p.
Cpw Dbvv IpSn-p, ssht-c-tbv
vXpw-m-hpw. \msf Fm sNm
t]mWvd- n-bn-. Btem-Nn-m-Xn-cnym \Xv.'
]Zvan\n Btem-Nn-p. ]mnIm-hn
Fm sImhpw F{m- ncn hv ]qP
sNm-dp-v. cmhn-se-s Adp-ap-Jt- \mSp
]dv Imhns ]Sn-mdp hiw ]ppw
]mgvsN-Sn-Ifpw sNn hrn-bm-npw.
Hcp sIms hf-bp Ipn-m-Sp-I
Hcp apdn-bpsS hep--n ]nhm-pw.
tZhIn AhnSw NmWIw sagpIn hrn-bmpw. sshIp-tcamIp-tm-tgbvv Nn{XIq-S
- n\p apn-ep ew DW-n-bn-pm-hpw. Ahn-sS-bmWv Ipdpv Ifw hcbvp-I. Hcn- AhnsS kp-e
- p-m-bn-p-Xv ]Zvan\nbvv Hm-bp-v. t\cnb Hm am{Xta-bp-p. hj-sf Nhn-n-sa-Xnv IS-p-t]mb EXp-- \mi-s-Sp-pI ImcWw Ahn-S-hnsS
Nmbw ASp-t]mb Nn{X. Xpp ssII-fn InSv hnd-bvp Ihpn ]qp-e-I.
apSn-b-gn-n-p-e-bp Cfw tZl-, DSpnsbpw hmbvmnsbpw i_vZel-cn-n-S-bn, \on\n-cn Ifw apgp-h ambvp-p. shfn--m-Sns "lnbvm' hnfn-I. shfn--m-Sns Iev]-\-I
tIm-s\--t]mse ]Zvan\n Hcp \nanjw \np.
"At, Abvv Imhnse ]qP sNbvXn-cp-sXms Hmtm?'
"v.' Ah Xe-bm-n. AsXmw Ime-ns s]mfn-n-n-m then-Ip-nse kw`h-fm-Wv. AhnsS then Dd-p-X
- m-Wv, ]-S- p-Ifpw ]qp-\np Acn-q-s-Sn-Ifpw \nd-X
- mWv.
"At hcp.' Ah A-bpsS ssI ]nSnp hen-p. Cm sXmv An-s\-bm-Wv. Fs-nepw
]d-m aXn, AXpw Btem-Nn-p-sImv Ahn-sS Hcp \nev]mWv. e-Im-e- Ah-cpsS
ssIn\nv hgp-Xn-tm-Ipw. Ign Ime-ns Nn{X s]mSn-X-m {iaw \Spw. ]e Nn{Xfpw s]mSn-]n-Sn--X icnpw ]qX-en--Xm-Wv F t_m[w hcp-tm B {iaw Dt]-n-pw.
"At kqnp \S-p. sXns tNmo-qsS \S--. tXtw aSepw Hs HWn hogmdmbn \nvWvv. C\n sXv tId-tWmcvsS Fgp--v Fm-Wmthm? As-n hnv \apv
Fm Imcyw As? Hs hnv AUzmkv hmot Bf? Fmepw CXv BcptSw atev
C. lcn-Ip-am
hogmsX Ign-m-tem.'
InS-n-em-hp-X
- n-\p-apv hnP-b-ama cp sIm-t-bvp tX apgp-h hnv Amcw hmnbn-cn-p-p. Hcp GIm-Z-inbvv Abvv thn Cf-\o CSm Adp-ap-Js\ hnfn--tm-gmWv hnPbama ]d-bp--Xv. "Cf-\o CS-. sambvXo\v AXns Hs IW-p-m-hpw.'- Av A shwIqSn IpSn-bvmsX InSp.
tXbvv hne IqSp-tm amnf Bm-cp-ambn hv sXp tIn-bvp-p. ASp hoW
tX-I-fpsS IWp ]d-bp-p. hoW tX-I Bsc-nepw hv FSpp sImp-t]m-Ip-I-bmsWp ]d-bp--sXmpw Abm-fn Gip-n-. "R--sXmpw Ady-. AsXms t\m-Xv
CsS sNma-Xe
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- p tX hom-hi
- y-n\v Xcp-sa-m-bn-cpp Icm. Ghpw tamiw
tXsb Xcq. B sXchn\npXs DWn hoWp-t]mb tX-bpsS Fw Xn-s-Spn IpdbvpIbpw sNpw. AS-bvbpw apIq-dmbn hn-Xp-Xs
- -bm-Wv. C\n Fsm-s-bm-Wmthm apIqdmbn hnn-cn-p--Xv.
]Zvan\n Xncn sXdpp \ne-hn-f-n-en-p. hnf-n F Ipdp _mn-bp-v. AXv cp Znh-ktbvp IqSn D]-tbm-Kn--Ww. aqmw Znhkw F hmnm Bsc-nepw ]W-hp-ambn hcpsa {]Xo--sbm-p-an. F-m-c ImZm Ctm hcm-dn-. h-tmgpw hcp-tm Nncn-psImv tNmZn-pw. "Imbnsbmpw Bbnm As?' Abm No hnfn-n-cp-s-n C{X hnj-aap-m-hn-m-bn-cp-p. Abmv sImSp-m-\p ]Wns IWv t\mp-]p-kvX-I-nse Hgn
GSp-If
- n-sem-n Fgp-Xn-h
- n-p-v. HXmw mns ]Ip-Xn-hv ]Tnw \nn-bt- m FSp-ph IW-p-t\mp-]p-kvXIn sImSp-m-\p ]W-ns ]nII \nc-p. AXpw IW-p-Xs. IW-p-]p-kvX-I-ns Xe-bn-se-gp-Xnb hcbvpw am-sam-p-an-.
"At shfv sImfp-m t]mm. Imepw apJpw Igp-Ip.'
hnfp I-tijw ]mdp-h \maw P]n-m-\n-cp-p. AXv Htm ctm aWn-q \op t]mIpw.
]sms ]p-an-\p-p-sImv Ign-n-cp--XmWv \ma-P-]w. Ahn-tmgpw Bi- _mnbpv
Fw. Fs-nepw ssZhw Xsbpw aI-fp-sSbpw IjvS-m-Sp-I Ip a\-n-em-n AXp amn-cp-sav Ah hniz-kn-p. kpJ-Zpx-J
- f
- psS BI-p-Ib
- n Ah hniz-kn-p. IWp t\mptm Ctm \ Imew htc ka-b-am-bn-cn-p-p. A{X-b-[nIw ZpcnXw A\p-`-hnp Xon-pv. \ Imew Fns\ hcp-sa-smpw Ah-dn-bn-. aI-fpsS IeymWw hgn-bm-bn-cn-mw. Ah
{]mn-p-p. Io [mc-bmbn Hgp-Ip-p. ]Zvan\nbvv ape-sIm-Sp \mfp-If
- n Npc ]m Ihnsm- g pIn \\ amdnSw
Ctm Ahp-thn s]m
gn-p Io sImv IpXncp-p.
]Zv a n\n D- d s Xnbn hebw sNp Ccp-n
]pd- t bv v t\mn- b n- c npw. ]Sn-p-cbvv sXv Adpap-Js honepw hSv ImfnbpsS honepw ASp-f
- a
- p-v
ASp- n Xobm- f n- - pw.
]I \oenbpw Imfnbpw
henb Ip-I-fn ac-fpsS
Nph-n\nv Nh ASn-p-Iqp-Xv ImWmw. B Nh-dmWv
ASp- n henb Ie- n\p
Xmsg Fcn-bp--Xv. Ahv
Hm h Imew apX
ImWp Zriy-am-Wv. Hcp amhp-an-. C\n Ipdp Ign-m
hmg- b n- e - b n ao NpSp- Xns aWw hcpw. ASpv cm{Xn
C. lcn-Ip-am
sshIp-X
- p-hsc Ans\ Bfn-
- n-sm-n-cnpw. cm{Xn Bfp-I Atm-p-an-tmpw \S-pXv \ng-ep-I t]mse ImWpw. cm{Xn sshIn-bm, Fm-hcpw IqS-W-bp-tm-gm-sWp tXmpp,
Imfn-bpsS hon \nv tIp hgv Bcp-sS-sb-nepw \ne-hn-fn-bn Ah-km-\n-p-p. Hcp
am-hp-an-. Ah-cpsS PohnXw \n-e-am-Wv. km amtam `q]cn-jvI-cW-tfm Ah-cpsS PohnX-\n-eh
- mcw Dbn-bn-n-. amw Bsc-nepw {]Xon-n-cptm? Adp-ap-J ]d-bp-Xv Ah {]Xon-n-cp-p-sh-m-Wv. hmbv]n-p-Ipw ap{Zm-hm-Iy-pw Ap-dv FmWv kw`-hn-p-Xv
F-h tNmZn-p-p. ]{X--fn hcp hm-I Ah NqtSmsS sImp-hp Xcp-p. ]pdw
temI-hp-ambn ]Zvan\n-bvp Htc-sbmcp _w Adp-ap-J sImp-h-cp hm-I-fm-Wv.
"sIm{mo djy-mcv Ata-cn--mcvsS hnam\w shSn-hv hogvov! nv AXv ]d-n-W
Bfnt Abmsf tdm-nev Ccpn Xmg-t-bvn-d-o-s{X. \ Hb-c-nev t]mW hnam-\m-s{X.
bqSqm AXns t]cv. \ap-smpw ImWm ]n-ym-v. A{X Hb-c-nev t]mW B hnam\m djymcv hogvo-Xv.'
Adp-apJ {KmaoW hmb-\i
- me-bn t]mbn As ]{Xw hmbn-p-p. A{X cmhnse hmb\-ime Xpd-n-p-m-hn-. ]t amXr-`q-anbpw tZim-`n-am-\nbpw hcm-b
- n InS-p-Xv Ah-s\-Spp
hmbn-pw. Htc hm-Xs cp ]{X- cphn[-n {]kn-s
- -Sp-p-Xv Ah-\n IuXpI-ap-m-p-p. cn-sbpw CS-bn-se-hn-sStbm BWv kXy-w InS-p-sX--h\p a\-n-em-hp-p.
Ip Xpd-n-cn-bpw Xe-tmdv ]W-b-s-Sp-m-Xn-cn--bpamWv th-Xv. AX-h\v [mcmfw kwi-b-fp-m-n. B kwi-b- Ah ]Zvan\n-tbmSp ]d-bpw.
"sIm{mo Hcp ]{Xnev ]td-WXv Ahcv tdm-b
- v AXnev Abmsf Xmg-n-d
- o-m. atXnev
]td-WXv tdmp sImv hnam\w XIsm Abmfv ]mc-Nyq-nev kzw Fd-yXmWvm, Asm
djy-mcv ]nSnv tPen-en-q-v. cm-a--Xm-bo-cnpw ico-m \nv tXm-WXv. Hmev ]d-b-WXv
As\ Fd-n-sm-cm djy-mv ]pw-m.' Imfn-bpsS asf Dt-in-m-W-h ]d--Xv.
asm-cn- Ah ]d-bp-Ib
- p-m-bn. "sIm{m-n, Imscyms icy-s. Iayq-Wnv ]mn ]mhfvsS ]mym-Wv. ]t Ahcv `cn-nv Fmbn? ]mh--tf-m KpW-m-bXv Bm-Wv. FSs\-e-m-s. \nsS s\sems t]mbn. B s\sems Bm InoXv? Aqnbvpw
Aqos\-tm-e-tmpw. Ahcv ]mh--fm-bn-cptm? Csm \nv ]Icw Ahcv Pnam-cm-bn.
A{Xy-s. Hco-kw-sImv Ah-scms ]moev tNp. RsS Iqen Iqn, icym-Wv, ]t km[\-fvsS shsew AXn-smw IqSovv. aps hmy km[-\--sfm--ty Cgpw hmm
]vWpq.'
]Sn- \np-sImv Ah kwkm-cn-pw. Ah Fgppw hmb-\bpw ]Tn-m XpS-n-bX
- n\p
ImcWw Xm\m-sWv Ah Hmpw. Bdp sImw XpS-bmbn kvIqfn t]mbXpw Xm Imc-Wam-Wv. ]t kzX-{-ambn Nnn-m-\m-n-bXv Ahs kzw IgnhpsImp am{X-am-Wv. Imfn-bpsS
a-sf-n Ah ]d-bpw.
"Ahcv ]mn ]d-bW
- s
- X-m-m ASn hniz-kn-pw. AXn-\
- p-dv Hpw-y. FtmSv A[nIw
kwkm-cn-m hcm-dn-.'
]m-b-p-c-bn\nv hnP-b-am-a-bpsS i_vZw tIp-p. Asb hnfn-p-I-bm-Wv. hnip
XpS-n-bn-p-m-hpw. A \maw sN Ign-s-Wop-tm-tfbvv In NqSmn hbvmw.
Nn Ac-bvm \mfn-tI-c-an-. NpSm ]-S-hp-an-. Ans\ IpSn-bv-s.
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- m-Wv. P\en-s N-q-n-eqsS hn-cp Znh-k
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- -p. C\n AhnsS
Imn Dum-em-Sp Ihp-n ]qp-e-Itfm amhn Nn-I-fn hn-cpv {]kwKn-p
s\Sphme ]n-Itfm C. AXv Agn-I-fn Idp-ns NXpcw am{Xw. AXn-eqsS t\mn-n-S-ptm Nn{X-p ]Icw Hm-I IS-p-hv iey-s-Sp-p-p. ]eXpw a[p-c-ap-hbm-sW
Imcyw Ctm-gs Ah--bn IqSp-X thZ-\ Xcp-p. Ctm In-ens Xe-bv Xe-bnW
hv Nmcn-bn-cn-mw. AXym-hiyw apdn-bn Atm-p-an-tmpw \S-mw. cp Nm am{Xw. AXn
IqSpXembm thZ\ Xnt-n-h-cpw. hb-dn\p aosXbmWv thZ-\. AXp Ign-m BsI Ipg-bpPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 49
C. lcn-Ip-am
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am-Wv. "Znhkpw Bn Icfv Ign--Ww.'
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- p-X
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]d- n- n- . Ah aqp t\cw tImWn
Ibdn hcm-dp-v. cmhnse shdpw Nmb Xcm.
Atm Ijm- b hpw sImp- h - c p- p.
tImWn-Ib
- dn hm Ipd-p-t\cw \nv InXbvp-Xv ImWmw. Fm ht Fv Abm
tNmZn-p-n-. tNmZn-nsp Imcyw. acpa-I C\n apI-fn-tebvp hcn-s-p-d-m-Wv.
AXn-s\-n Btem-Nn-m Abm CjvSs-n-. B Hm-Isf Abm s]n-bn-enp
]qnbncn-b
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- v. amv.
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hopw hcp- p. Hmh- d - b n cp _v
shw Xmn-sm-p-hv \nd-bvp-p.
IjvS-amWv Imcyw. \ Imev Hmh-d-bn
Hcp Itm-Up-m-n-b-Xp-sImv {]`m-XI-v Bscbpw IjvS-sSp-tn
hn-n C{Xbpw Imew. G\v Xmsg hon
InS-p-IqsS Fv ]mdp tNmZn-p-p-v.
hcs Fp ]d-bp-Ib
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Xm `b- s - S p- Xv ? ]Zv a n\n- s b- b mtWm.
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- p-ambn tNmcbnp hogp \mhp- a mbn hcp- s a `b- a mtWm? AtXm Xs ]qo-I-sctbm? hj-fmbn Ip-gn PohnXw \bn-p-tm
Abm Ahsc Hmn-. Fp Xs-bmbmepw Znh-k
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Hc-h--bn Xs Xmm Bcp-ap-m-hn-sv Abm-dn-bmw. Xmt--hsc BZysa shdpn-p.
hkp-aXn Hcn am{X-amWv ImWm h-Xv. asf-bpw I
- qn Ah Hc-Xn-Yn-sb-tmse hv Inens Acn-In-en q-fn Ccp-p. a aqp-t]cpw Abvp Nppw \nv GtXm Hc-Zv`p-XP
- o-hnsb
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- m Xm-sd-Sp-pI-bm-Wv. Fn-\m-W-h AXp Imn--cp-Xv? \jvS-ku-`m-Ky- Hmn-nv Xs Ah IqSpX timN-\o-ba
- m-m-\mtWm? Ipn-I tImWn-S- n-If
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Abm InS--bn Ahn-cn-m e-ap-m-n-smv ]d-p.
"hkp-aXn Ctm-n-cn-p.'
Ah Xe-Ip-ep-n. "th, Akp-sJms amd-s.'
"s\Wv kpJws?'
hkp-aXn apfn.
"ChnsS t\mm Bfn-m-nv shjaw \tmw-v. ]mdp\v tImWn tIdm-s\ms \
C. lcn-Ip-am
shjam.'
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"Ahfv t]mbn. C Bcpw-y. s\eqw ]dpw Hpw-ym-tmsc Bv thWw?'
Akp-J-I-c-amb Htcm XpS-p-I-f-bm-s\--t]mse Abm s\n-ta Xtem-Sn. Hmt-sp
Icp-Xn-bmepw IpXn-p-hc
- p Hm-I. Imcy- A\p-Iq-ea
- m-bn-s \np-p-shv tXmnn \mfp-I-fnse Hm-I.
"Asm Xmgv sIS-m-bn-cvnsy?'
Abm Hpw ]d-bmsX InS-p. Abm-fpsS a\-nen-cnv a\-n-em-n-bt- ]mse hkp-aXn ]d-bm
XpS-n.
"AhnsS G-mcv k-Xn-sym-pw-y. F\n-m-sW-nev Ahsc s]W-m-s\mpw ]n-. Fsnepw Bhiyw hcptm AhcvsS ASpv ams{X HmSn-smq.'
Ah `m-hns\ Ip-s-Spp-n-. Ah-fpsS {]iv \w ]d-bp-I-am-{Xw. hn[n-\n-b-n--XoX-amWv Ah-fpsS s]cp-am-w.
a ]ns Ibdn hn. Abm Ahsc ImW-Wsav Bh-iy-s-p-an-. Ah
Fgp-tp t]mIp--Xn-\papv Xs ssI]n- S n- p- s a
pw Biz- k n- n- m- \ mbn
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hnP-bta-t\m {]Xo-n-p.
Hpw kw`-hn-n-.
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v thWw tNmdpw- I qm\pw
Hsmm. cmhnse sIm
dv Abne Ino-vv. AXv hdm s]c-n-h-n-vv.'
iq\y- a mb Ah- - b n
Hpw Btem-Nn-msX, a\v
im-ambn hbvm {ian-psIm-v Abm InS-p. Xmsg
Ipn-If
- psS tImem-lew tI
m- \ pv . B i_v Z -
AI- - I p t]mbn, Xs
Ah-km-\s {]Xo--I
sImpw Ipgepw hnfnv ]Snbn- d - p- - X - b m {in- p.
C\n Hpw {]Xo- n- m- \ nsv Hcp Ccp DmgvN
tbmsS Abm Adn- p.
sshZy- c psS hmp- I - f psS
hnizm-k-tbm-KyX \jvS-s-ncn- p- p. Fn- \ mWv Cu
Ibvp Ijmbw IpSn-p-Xv ? Fn- \ mWv ]mdp- h n- s \smv Cm ]Ww sNehmn AXn-\p acp-p-I
hmn-p-Xv? Cm B
tcm- K yhpw hp- s Im- m- W h CsXmw sNp--Xpw.
C. lcn-Ip-am
cmhnse Nmb-bpw-sImv ]mdph h-tm Abm ]d-p.

"\obm Adp-ap-J-t\mSv Hv hcm ]d-b-Ww.'
"Fn\m?'
"Fs Hv ]nSn-m-\m-Wv. Xmsg GsX-nepw Hcp apdn-bnev sIS-mw. s\s Cu tImWn-tIw
Hgn-hm-m-tem. sXt apdn aXn. AhnSow Ipfn-apdow Iq-kpw--tm.'
]mdp-h Hpw ]d-bm-Xn-cp--tm Abm tNmZn-p.
"Fm B apdn D]-tbm-KnvWvtm?'
"AXp kmc-y. tamfv AhnSym sIS-vW-Xv. kmc-y, Ahv Fs Hw sIS-ms\ Dq.'
Hcp amkw apmWv ]Zvan\n Ah-fpsS InSbv FSpv B apdn-bn sImp-t]mbn h-Xv. Fn\mWv Fp tNmZn--tm Ah ]d-p.
"Hbvv sIS-m ]Tn-s At. Fgm Hbvv Pohn-n hczmdo--tm. A-sms AXn\v Xm-sd-Sp-zs \Xv?'
"Fn\m Hbvv Pohn--WXv? s\s IeymWw Ign-bnt?'
Ah Nncn-p. Ctm-gmbn A]q-amtb Ah-fpsS apJ-p\nv Nncn hcm-dp-p. AXp hcp-tm-gm-Is thn-bn-cpn-sp
]mdp-h-bvv tXmpIbpw sNpw.
"At, Cu honev Hcmfv IeymWw At\z-jnv hczm-sW-nev
Hp-Inev Abmfv Hcp s]m-\m-bcn-Ww, As-nev Abms
tmSv Zb tXmo-m-bn-cn-pw. cp hn[-n-em-bmepw F\ns\ Hcmsf th.'
Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX ASp--f-bn t]mbn- \nev Npacpw
Nmcnbncn-pw. Io hoWv taapv \\-bpw. A Ic-bp-I-bmsWp a\-n-em-hp-tm ]Zvan\n sNv app-Ip-n-bn-cpv AbpsS apJw ]nSn-Sp-n-pw.
"Fn\m A Itc-WXv?'
tImWn-bn-d
- n hcp-tm ]mdp-h CsXmw hopw Hmp.
]Xn-s\p hb-mbn Ahv. aI ]d-X
- ns s]mcp Ah
Fpw Hmp-p. AXns t\cv Ahsc Hmtcm \nan-jhpw `b-sSp-p-p, thZ-\n-n-bvpp. ]mdp-h
- b
- psS IeymWw Ign-Xv
]Xn-\mdmw hb-n-em-Wv. BZys Ipn {]k-h
- ns Ignp-t]m-bn. ]ns Ipn-bp-m-hm Ipsd Xma-kn-p. hgn-]m-Sp-I
t\cm A-e
- f
- n-, sNm ]qP-If
- n. Fmw Ignv hgn]m-Sp-I aXn-bmn, ]qP-I \nn kzambn Ccn-m
Xo-bm-n-b-tmgmWv henb tImem-l-e-tmsS ]Zvan\n-bpsS
hc-hp-m-b-Xv. kln-m ]m On. AXpw cmhnse am{Xsam-p-a
- , ]I apgp-h. an-hmdpw InSw Xs-bm-bn-cp-p.
aqp amkw Imcy-ambn Hpw Ign-mXs ]n-bn-cp-n-. AXp
Ign--tm Fmw amdn. `-W-n\p sImXn-bm-bn. Xo-Xs
Xo. A ]d-bpw, \o AXns\ Cs\ XSn-n--. ]ns s]md
p hcm Xma-kn-pw.
]d amXn-cn-s
- , {]khw {]bm-ka
- p-X
- m-bn-cp-p. \ XSn-bp Ipn. B {]khw Ign-tXm-Sp-IqSn ]mdp-h saen-bm XpS-n. Ans\ s]p hfn-smph Ipn-bmWv Ctm
Ieym-W-am-hmsX \np--Xv. ]Xn-s\t Bbp-p-sh-nepw \ hfbpXp-sImv Hcp Ccp]Xp hb-s-nepw tXmn-bvpw.
Ah ]Sn- t]mbn Adp-ap-Js\ hnfn-p. Ah HmSn-h-p.
"Fm hy-{mo?'
"\o s]mdv t]mtWs aps Hv Ct{XSw hc-Ww.'
"icn-{m-o.'
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- ow Dm-n-bn-cp-p. BZyw sNbvXXv cp sImw
C. lcn-Ip-am
aps amXr-`qan Ie- Nph-cn Xqn-bXv FSpp If-bp-Ib

- m-bn-cp-p. ka-b
- ns \ncIX Ah a\-n-em-n-bn-cp-p. Hcp tai-bp-Xv t]mfnjv t]mbn \c-Xv ad-bvm ]gb apv hncnn-p. P\-en--Sp-m-b-Xp-sImv [mcmfw shfn--ap-m-bn-cp-p tai-p-d-v. h-tmgpw hmb-\-ime-bn\nv AdpapJ sImp-hp Xcp t\mh-ep-I Ahn-sS-bn-cpv hmbn-mw. InS-bv--bn
Aev]w Iodn-bX
- m-sW-nepw hrn-bp Hcp apv hncn-p. BsI Ah-fpsS a\-n-\n-W
- p Aco-w. A-bpsS apdn-bn Ahv ]I s]cp-am-dm Xosc CjvS-am-bn-cp-n-. Npa-cn tZh-mcp-sSbpw tZh-XI
- f
- p-sSbpw s{^bnw sNbvX ]ucm-Wn-I Nn{X-. Hcp sImp-ta-ib
- p-Xn-t cmamb-Whpw `mK-h-Xhpw ]mw-K-hpw ASp-n-h-n-pv. Kpcp-hm-bq-c-s Nn{X-n\p apn h Hcp
mhp-]n-Sn Xn KW-]X
- n-bpsS sImp teml-hn-{K-lhpw cp sNdnb ]m{X-n `kvahpw Isgp-p-a-jn-bpw. Hm-h Imew sXmv B apdn An-s\-bm-bn-cp-p. apdn-bn-emsI GtXm Ipg-ns
aWw Nqgvp-\np. A Ipg-sm-p-ap-]t- bm-Kn-m-dn-. A Ipgp ]pcn Ipfn-n-cp-p. A
acn-nv hj--tfsd IS-p-t]m-bnpw B aWw hnp-t]m-Im aSnv \npI-bm-Wv.
Ah A-k--X-tmsS apfn.
tImWn-bn-d-mt\ klm-b-am-h-iy-ap-m-bn-cp-p-p. Adp-ap-J X{ms ssI]n-Snp \S-n.
apw apdn-p-I-Sv Xd-hm-ns D-d-tbvp Ib-dp ]Sn Ib-dn-b-tm Abm ]d-p.
"icn Adp-ap-Jm, Cn Rm Hbvv s]mbvtm-fmw. sImdv t\cw Cu D-dv Itk-teev Hncpp t\m-s.'
Adp-ap-J Abmsf ssI]n-Snp D-d
- Sn Ibn-bt- ijw t\mn-\np ]mdp-h
- t- bmSv tNmZnp.
"C\n Fsnepw sNmtm X{mo?'
"C tams\, \o h-Xv \m-bn.'
Adp-ap-J Nncn-p. D-dv Ipd-p-t\cw Ccn-s Fp ]d-Xv A{X \ Dtiy-tm-Sp-IqSn-bm-bn-cp-n FXv hnP-b-ta-t\ms a\-m-nsb t\mhn-n-p. Kmn-Pnbpw tIf-P
- nbpw HsqSn Abnw Cm-Xm-n. icn Xs. AXp ]t a\pjy-mt a\-n-em-hq. ]Sn-m-b
- n IpSnbn-cp-nb ]c-tZ-h-X-Iv AXp a\-n-em-bn-sp hcpw. Fn\v Ahsc FS--dn-em-pp? hbdn thZ\ XpS-n-bn-cn-p-p. thKw InS-p-I-Xs thWw. Abm Fgp-t-p.
sXs Ad-bn Xe-bnW Nmcn-hv InS-p-tm \jvS-s ImgvN-I-sf-n Hmm-Xn-cn-m
hnP-b-ta-t\m\v Ign-n-. hme ]nbpw BSp Ihpn Ipe-Ifpw BIm-i-ns \oeodpw Abmv \jvSs
- -n-cn-p-p. ]pdv ]Sn-msd ap-am-Wv. cmhnse AXn-eqsS Nqep-sa-Spv
\Sp hcp tZh- I nsb apv Abm ]m- b - p- c - b psS apI- f n\nv P\- e n- e qsS t\mn\nmdpv. \nan-j-Iw Ah Xs Ic-h-e-b-n-em-hp-sa Adnhv Asmw Abm-fpsS
Ac-s-n kpJ-Ic
- a
- m-sbmcp thZ\ ]In-cpp. tZhIn ]m-b
- p-cb
- n-tebvp IS-m Abm
tImWn-bpsS Xmtgbvv t\mn \npw. Np-h- n\nv Ah apI-fn-tebvp t\mn Nncn-p-sImv
tImWn Ibdp-w. Ah-fpsS ssI ]nSn-p-sImv Abm InS--d-bn-tebvv \S-p-w.
"X{m\v snm {X ]qXntm?'
"Fm ]qXn-ymsX? \o A{Xbvv kp-cys?'
"A Rms\m-cokw hn-s-ntem?'
"Rm s\s hoo hcpw.'
Hcn- AXp kw`-hn-p-Ibpw sNbvXp. hnP-btat\m Hmp. Xs Ah-fpsS hop-ap-p
I-tm tZh-In-bvp-mb ]cn-{`-aw.
Aymbw
]Xnaqv
cmhnse taemsI thZ-\bpw t\cnb NqSpw tXmn-bt- m ]Wnbvv t]mtI-sp tZhIn Xobm-n. sIn-tbm Ime-p-Xs ]Wnbvv t]mbn-cp-p. Cs-m-bmepw hon-en-cn-mw. cmhnse
]p-a-Wn-bpsS s_v kvIqfn\np tI-tm Ah tamsf t\mm Asb Gev]nv Ipdp-t\cw InS-m-sap Icp-Xn. A tamsf-bpw-sImv ASp--f-bn-tebvp t]mbn. Ahsf Ipfn-nbvt ka-b-am-bn-cn-p-p. Atm-gmWv X{m app \np-Xv tZhIn I-Xv. Ahv
]cn-{`-a-am-bn. tZh-Insb I-tm Abm IqkmsX AIp IbdpI-bm-Wv.
C. lcn-Ip-am
Cv Ipsd-m-e
- n-\p-tijw tZhIn
hon-en-cpv kz]v\w ImWp-I-bm-bn-cpp. Fm-Wv C{Xbpw Imew Ignv
hopw X{m-s\-p-dnv Btem-Nn-m Imc-Ww. X{m-s\-m Xs-pdnv Btem-Nn-p-p-tm? X{ms
kqSv Fs\mtm?
X{m AIp IS--tm tZh
In ]cn-{`-an-p-sImv i_vZa
- S- n tNmZnp.
"Fn\m{m hoo hXv?'
"\ns ImWm. \ns ImWmsX
hon-en-cn-m tXmo-y.'
"\nv ]\ym-Wv. kmc-y, Rm C
hcmw. C{m t]mhp.' Ah Bhp{X i_vZw Xmgvn ]d-p.
`mKy- n\v A ASp- - f - b n
tamsf F tXn-m XpS-n-bn-cpp. Abmv thXv FSp -ti-j
ta Abm t]mbp-p. AXn-\n-S-bn
Ahv BsI ]d- b m ]n- b Xv
"Fmw Agn- C{m' Fp am{Xam-Wv.
AXn- \ p- t ijw ]Wnp t]mp
apSm Ahp ss[cyw hn-n-.
X{m ]Sn- I - S p t]mIp- Xp
Ip-sIm-mWv A tamsf Ipfn-nv
apdn-bn-tebvp sImphXv. Ah
tNmZn-p.
"AXvsS C{m-\s?'
"AsX-bm.'
aI-fpsS apJ-p-mb A-emv Ahp a\-n-em-bn-.
"F\nv Fp ]o--dn-bm hXm.'
"]mhw C{m, s\s \ Imcym.'
sImp-a-Ip Ac-m sImp-h--tms Ah a\-n-eXp Ipdn-n-n-cp-p.
]noSv tamp ame. tZh-Inbvp cp hf, CsXms Inn-b-tm B ]ga\v Imcy-
GXmv {Kln-n-cp-p. Ah hnP-b X{ms A henb X{m-s\-p-dnv Btem-Nn-p. A[nIw
kwkm-cn-m {]IrXw. evanbvv Abmsf t]Sn-bm-bn-cp-p. Ign-bp-Xpw apn sNp NmSmXn-cn-m {ian-m-dp-v. sXt shp-h-gn-bv-Spv Ah-cpsS e-ap-v. Asp Imbvp
sXp-I, Hcp ]pfn-am-hv, Hcp mhv. \Sp-hn sNdp-sXnepw kuI-cy-ap hoSpw. hmS-Ibvp sImSpp-I-bmWv ]Xn-hv. Hcp hmS-I-m-c t]mb-tm evan-tbmSv AhnsS hrn-bm-m ]d-p.
Hc ssaev \S-m-\v Zqcw-v. evan _pw Nqep-sa-Spv Atmp t]mbn. thKw aS-n-hcm hy-{mn ]d-Xp ImcWw tPmen [rXn-bn sNbvXp XpS-n. \ndsb amdm-eb
- p-m-bn-cp-p.
hoSp \ndsb s]mSn-bpw. Fmw Ign-t- m hnbp. InW-nse XWp- sXfn-shw I-tm
thKw Hp Ipfn-m-sap Icp-Xn. _-n sh-sa-Spp Ipfn-ap-dn-bnse knap sXmn-bn \ndp. apgn-p-amn Ipfn XpS-n. Ipfn-ap-dn-bpsS hmXn-en\v Ipn-bp-m-bn-cp-n-. kmc-y, Bcv hcm\m. XWp sh-n \mbn Ifn-p. taap-p-sImv tXmp-tm-gmWv AXp-m-b-Xv.
hmXn Xpdv hy-{m apn \np-p. FmWv sNt--sX--dn-bmsX ]I-p-\nptm X{m hmXn AtX-t]mse Nmcn. Av X\nv Ccp-]Xv hb-mWv. thKw app-Spv
\\ taapv ]pXv AI-tbvv hp. X{m apdn-bpsS \Sp-hn \np-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"evan, hmXn-e-Sv Ipn-bnv AI-tbvp hcp.'

X{ms I\-s i_vZw Hcm--bm-bn-cp-p. Ah ]pd-t-bvp hmXn-e-Sv Ipn-bnv
ASp-f-bntebvp \S-p. hopw hnfn-bp-m-bn.
"evan Cp hcp.'
Ah X{ms apn Xe-Xmgvn \np. Abm Ahsf ASp-nv \\ taapv FSpp
amn. Av tZhIn ape-IpSnp {]mb-am-bn-cp-p.
knan \ne-p-\nv Ah Fgp-t-Xv Hcp aWn-q-sd-nepw Ign-n-mbn-cn--Ww. X{m
hnc-ep-I-fn AWn \mep tamXn-c--fn Hsc-aqcn evan-bpsS ssIn sImSp-p.
B kw`hw Hm h-tm evan ]d-p.
"C{ms Hcp hmSI hoSvv sXt shtm-go-ev. s\\--dntbzm?'
"Adnbpw At, IWm-cqs ItSsS AhnSvv sXtmv t]mW hgo-es?'
"AXz-s. \o C{m-t\mSv B hoSpw ]dpw s\s t]cnev FbvXn--cm ]td.'
"Fn-\mt?'
"Fn-\mtm? CXmsm \ IpXq-lew! s]v tNmbn-Xv tItm. FSo, s\Wpw ths
skmm-bnv Hcp sIS-m-Sw. ChvSvv Fm t]mn-h-czmv Ado-. \o ]dm X{m AXv sNmn-cn-q-e. ]d-v t\m-s-So.'
X{ms ASp-p-\nv Ans\ Hcp kuP\yw tNmZnphmp-X
- n-s\-n tZhIn Btem-Nn-np-m-bn-cp-n-. CXphsc X km[-\sfmw X{m\v Xms\ tXmn hmn--n-p-Xm-Wv.
am{X tNmZn-m A ]d-bWXv \nmcImscym-p-w At\pw. ]t kz-ambn Hcp hoSp-mhpI! A Ahv kz]v\w ImWm-\p tImp-m-n-sm-Sp-p.
Xd-hm-Sns Xmsg \ne-bn sXs apdn-bpsS XS-hnIn-Sv hnP-bta-t\m kz]v\w ImWp-Ibm-bn-cp-p. tZh-In-bpsS ico-c-s--n. Xs kv]i-tm-sSmw {]Xn-I-cn-p \-tZlw. Xs
In kvt\l-tmsS hg-ncp B
ico-c-ns Kw. Hcp kpJ-\n-an-j-ns
Ay-n Ah Xfp InS-p-I-bm-Wv.
ASp \nan- j - n Ah Fgp- t p
t]mIp-sa-tm-tm Abm Ahsf
apdpsI ]nSn-p.
"X{m Rm t]ms. s tPmen Hpw
Bbn-n-.'
"Rm hns-n-es?'
tZhIn Abm-fpsS Hmtcm knc-I-fnepw ]Scp-I-bm-Wv. Ah tNmZn-p.
"C{m Rm tNmbnm Hcp Imcyw sNbv
Xp Xtczm?'
"Fpw.' Abm hopw Ah-fn {]thin-m Xm-sd-Sp-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah ]dp.
"sXt shtzm-goev C{ms Hcp s]c
ty? AXv F\nv Xtczm?'
tZh-Inbvv s]sv e tXmn. Ah
njvS-an-m-smcp Imcy-amWv sNp--Xv.
Pohn-X-n-sem-cn-epw Ah asm-cm-tfmSv
Hcm-\p-Iqeyw Ccp hmn-bn-n-. X{m
Xcp- Xv kv t \lw sImm- s W t_m[tm-sS-bmWv kzoI-cn-p--Xv. adnv Xs
tZl-ns hne-bm-bn-mWv AXp Xcp-Xv
F t_m[-ap-m-bm B \nanjw Ah
AsXmw Xncn-p-sIm-Spv Abm-fpsS PohnX-n\n-p-Xs A{]-Xy-bm-tb-s\.
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ahv A-tbmSv tZjyw tXmn. hoSv kz-ambn thWsa-n sIn-tbm Dm--s, Ccp hmp-I-b thXv. Ah ]-d-p.
"Aso th-{m. Rm shdvsX ]d--Xm.'
Abm Ah-fn-tebvv Cd-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Ah-fpsS Bg-fn, Ah-fpsS a\-ns, tZl-ns teme-amb CS--fnte-bvv. B ]Xp-]-Xp Bm-hn-tebvv Abm-fpsS ]cp a\v k-cn-p-I-bm-Wv.
Abm Hcp InX-tmsS ]d-p.
"\n\- - msX thsd Bm Rm sImSp- zm, s
tZhqo?'
Ah app-Spv Xmtgbvp t]mIm ]pd-s--tm
Abm ]d-p.
"B honev Ctm Hcp amjmWv Xma-kn--W-Xv. Abmfv
Cu amnev ]co Ignm t]mhpw. Rm\n-sm-s
AXv s\s t]cnev cPn{v sNbvXv Xcmw. Rms\s CjvSn\m CXv sN- W - X v . \o kam- [ m- \ mbn s]mbv t m.
Xevmew BtcmSpw ]d-b-.'
Ctm ]pdv shbn Xn Xnf-p hmg-bn-e-I
BSp-Xpw t\mn-smv InS-p-tm hnP-bta-t\m
kzbw ]d-p. "Ah \n-bp-h
- f
- m-Wv.' Xm InS-n-em-bXn-\p-tijw aqp {]mhiyw ImWm hp. app {]mhiyhpw InS--bn Ccp-p-sImv Abmsf sIn-n-Snv
XtemSn Ic-p.
"sItym k-Xn-vWn-. Asn Rm sZhkpw hczmbn-cvv. tPmen sNmsX \o AhvsS Fn\m t]mWvXvm tNmbvnXv. Atw sIS-n-em-tb-ns
honepw CnWn tPmen-v. tamfv kvIqfov hcp--f-n\v tNmdpw Iqm-\pw-m--Ww. Asm
sItym ]td-WXv hon-encvv Fm tPmeow Ign-m-\m.'
"\obv hm Hcp kpJm. ]t Zqcw sImtd--tm. Hc ssaeo-q-Sp-X \S-m-\vv.'
"Rmow hcm C{m.'
Ah t]mbm hnP-bta-t\m hopw kz]v\--fpsS temI-m-hpw. thZ\ kz]v\-v
hgn-amdnsmSp-pp. Ah hpt]mbnv Hcp amk-n-e-[n-I-am-bn. Ah-sf-p-dnv Btem-Nn-pIn-S-p-I-Xs Hcp kpJ-am-Wv. kzw `mcysbp-dn-m-tem-Nn-m Abm CjvS-s-n-. AhnsS
kvt\l-an-. asf {]khn-m-\p Hcp b{w am{X-am-bn-cpp Ah. hkp-a-Xn-bp-ambn Ign
Hmtcm k`-fpw Abm Hmp-t\m-n. kvt\l-sa hnImcw s]mn-hc
- p-n-. XnIpw bm{nI-amb Hcp- _w. A-Xn-ep-mb atfm? Ah Xs Hc-\y-s\-tm-se-bmWv Icp-Xp-X
- pw. Ahsc
Ipw ]d-bp-n-. Cu hyh-n-Xn-bpsS Ipg--am-Wv. cm{Xn Ipdp kabw am{Xw, AXpw Dd--n-n
ImWp Hcp a\p-jy-\p-ambn F-Sp--am-Wp-m-IpI? acp-a--mbw ]msS Hgn-hm-bn-tm-Ip Cu
Imepw kap-Zm-b-ns Nop-\mdnp-S-nb Hcp aqe-bn X\n-mbn B hyh-nXn Imp\np-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"Gm Ijmbw.'
]mdp-h Hcp tIm-bn Ijmbw sImp-hp Xe-bv`m-Ks qfn hp. Ah-fpsS
tImWn-I-bw Hgn-hm-bn. A{Xbpw \-Xv. Ah Fn-\n-sXms sNp-pshv ]e-tmgpw hnPbta-t\m Btem-Nn-m-dpv. Xm Ahpw aIpw thn bmsXmpw sNbvXn-n-, D]-{Zh-a-m-sX. Ah-fpsS Zmcn-{Zy-ns {][m\ Imc-W-m-c Xm\m-sWp ]d-bmw. Fnpw Xm InSn-em-b-tm Ah ip{iq-jn-p-p. sshZy Fgp-Xn--cp Ipdn--Sn- sImSpv Adp-ap-J-s\- hnvv
Ijm-b-qv hmnv, sXn\nv ASpho-gp DW--a-Sepw Hme-sm-Snbpw s]dp-n-smp-hv Ijmbw Imp-p. cp-t\cw In s
- Im-p-h
- pX
- c
- p-p. aqp t\c-n-\p hI-bn-sv
Abm-dn-bmw. Hcp-]t Ah CmXs ]IpXn ]n-Wn-bn-em-bn-cn-pw.
"Fn\m Cu Ijm-sbm-s-m-W
- Xv?' Abm-fpsS tNmZyw adp-]S- n-bn-msX Xncn-p-hc
- pw. Ah
C. lcn-Ip-am
Cu temI-sm-p-as
- v tXmmdp-v. Irjn\ne-sams \jvSs
- p
shpw X \n-\-cm-sbpw
a\- n- e m- nb Znhkw Ah
hoW-Xm-Wv. B InSw Hcp amkw
\op- \ n- p. A- t - g nse B
i]vX-amb Znhkw ]pd-p-t]m-bnh tij-amWv hnP-bta-t\m
]d--Xv.
"\sS s\sems A\ym-[o-\s-p.'
-Hpw a\-n-em-hm t]mse
]mdp Abmsf t\mn.
"]pXy s\baw h-Xm. Iayq-WnvImcv sNbvX D]-Im-cw. Irjn-`q-ansbms Irjn-m-cm. \apv Hch-Im-iq-ymv. C\n Aqn ]mw
Af-m hcn-. DuWp Ign-m
tdjXs thn-hcpw.'
G ]d--sX-m-sWv a\n-em-m Ahv Ipdp ka-bsa-Sp-p. ]ns Hpw ]d-bmsX
hS-t apdn-bn-tebvp t]mbn. Inen Fn-bn-. hogp i_vZw
tIv t]mbn t\mn-b-Xm-Wv. ]mdp
\nev hoWp InS- p- p. Hcp
amkw sshZy hp-t\m-n, acpp-I Ipdn-p. hfsc kmh-[m-\n Ah Pohn-X-n-tebvv
Xncn- p- h - p, ]t Hc- ] - c n- N n- X bmbn am{Xw. Hm- I ]eXpw
Ah-fpsS a\-n\nv XpS-p-\o-s-n-cp-p. ]gb Imcy- \
Hm-bm-Wv, ]t Ign GXm
\pw hjs Imcy- ]d-bptm Xp-p. Ah-fpsS `mKyw,
hnP- b ta- t \m a\- n ]dp. Xs Ic-fn\p ]Icw a\-mbn-cpp \jvS-s-tS-n-bn-cp--Xv.
Ctm tZls thZ-\s
- b-m
a\-ns thZ-\-bmWv Imp-Xn-p--Xv. Fmw hnkv-ar-Xn-bm-em-gm C\n F{X ka-b-ap-mthm?
sshZy Abmsf kam-[m-\n-n-m-\mbn Hpw ]d-bp-n-.
"\fv {ian-ym, Am-sXp sNm? Icfv Hp-ap-mepw t]mbn-cn-p-Wp. km[m-cW \ne-bnev
t]mb `msKms hfp hcm-dp-v. AXn\v kabw FSp-pw. taym-SvIqSn acvv Ign-ym. CsXm
s ssZh-ns ASvs? Xevmew Cu Ijmbw Xs sXmSczm. F Hpw th.'
F Hpw ths D]-tZiw Hc-\p-{K-l-am-Wv. Cm km[-\-am-Wsm Ign- Fp ]d-bp-Xv. Fhn-sS-bmWv X\nv ]ng-Xv? s\p hn ]W-am-bn-cpp Imcy-amb hcm-b. B \mte- ]dn X\nv I\Iw hnf-bn-m-am-bn-cp-p. kzX-n--amb aSn ImcWw Hpw sNbvXn-. sXm-Sp
hon tPmen-bn-msX Nm Zqsc tPmen-b-t\z-jnp t]mbn. sImw apgp-h sNbvXmepw Xocm
tPmen-bpv B ]d-n. ip{iq-j-bn-msX sXsmw ]m-s-m-bn. Ap-sImw app InnPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 57
C. lcn-Ip-am
bn-cp tX-bpsS ]IpXn Ctm Cd-p-n-. Atmp sImSp-p t]mses sXv Xncnp
Xcpw. Imbvm sXsmw shn ]pXnb ssXI \S-Ww. AXp-t]m-se-s Ihp-pw. Ipfn [mcmfw sh-ap-X
- p-sImv ]-Xv t\{-hm-gs
- b-nepw shbvm-am-bn-cp-p. AXp-t]mse
]--dn-I-fpw. Hpw sNbvXn-. s\p hn ]Ww apgp-h\pw kv{Xo hnj-b-nepw aZy-tk-hbvpw
sNe-hmn. AXpw Fp IpSn? Fnv Fp-mbn? Fp t\Sn? `mcy-ho-n\nv \njvIm-kn-X-\mbn. t\Sn-btXm Cu amdmtcmK-hpw.
Aymbw
]Xn\mev
_m_phmWv tNmZn--Xv.
"At, As kqSv amdoty?'
FmWv ]d-tb--sXv hkp-aXn Btem-Nn-p. Fp ]d-mepw hniz-kn-p {]mbw aqp
t]cpw ]nn-n-cp-p. FmWv Akp-Jw, AXp hcm FmWv ImcWw Fsmw Ah-dn-bmw.
]e-tmgpw ]co-bvp ]Tn-m-\n-cn-p-tm cm{Xn sshInsbm-dp As nXn Ah
t\cnp Inp-v. Abpw A-\p-am-bp hgn\pw Ah kmn-bm-hm-dp-v. AtXmsS Ahv
A-\p-ambn Dmbn-cp Aev]w ASp-wIqSn Cm-Xmbn.
`m-hns AkpJw IqSn-h-cn-I-bm-sWv hkp-aXn a\-n-em-n-. Atlw A[n-I-Imew Pohnn-cn-n-spw Ah Duln-n-cp-p. AXn-s\-n cmL-th-t- \m-Sh
- kwkm-cn-p. s]v `mhn-t\m-Sp _-n sshIm-cn-Imw-i
- s
- fmpw _mn-bn-s-b
- m-dn-bmw. AXp-sImv Xpdp kwkm-c-n\p hnj-a-ap-m-bn-.
"Rm Cse sshZysc In-cp-p. Abmfv ]td-WXv n hnP-bta-t\ms Ic-fnev Hpw
_mn-bn-m-m.'
"Hmtcmv hcp-n-o-W-Xn\v Fm sNm?'
"Hcp Imcyw Fm-bmepw HSs\ sN-Ww. B hoSpw ]dpw `mKw Ign-m ]d-b-Ww. AbmfvsS
Imew Ign-mev s\\pw apw B ]d-ov Hpw Inn-. Hs t]m s]-m-bn-cn-pw.
s\s av Fs-nepw Inzmm Inn-tms.'
hkp-aXn Hpw ]d-n-.
"Rms\mv t]mbn-t\mmw AbmfvsS ASp-t-bvv. icym-m-sW-nev thKw sNqw thWw.'
tPyjvT t]mb tijw hkp-aXn Iptd-t\cw B Ccp-ns Ccp-p. ASp sImw _m_p
tImtf-Pn t]mbm ]ns Ahfpw Xmsg-bp afpw am{X-ta Dmhq. ctm aqtm sIm-n\p-n kXn-bpsS IeymWw Ignbpw. Ac-hn-\pw tImtf-Pn t]mIpw. ]Tn-
- ns Imcy-samw
Am-h
- m t\mn-sm-psav hkp-aX
- nbvv Dd-p-v. Fm-hcpw t]mbm Xm\n-hnsS H-bvmhpw. Cu henb hon H-bvv Xma-kn-p--Xn-s\-n Hm-tm Hcp hnj-aw. Ahv `b-samp-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. Ah P\n-p-hf
- Xv B Xd-hm-n-em-Wv. Ah-fpsS Imc-Wh
-
- m-scmw Pohnp
acn e-am-W-Xv. Ah-scmw Ahsf cn-m-\p-m-hp-sa hnizm-k-ap-v. an-\-Is ]c-tZh-X-I-sfmw Ahsf kw_-n-t-S-tmfw AkvXn-Xz-ap--h-cm-Wv. Hmtcm Znh-khpw XpS-p-Xv
Ah-tcm-Sp {]m-\-tbmsSbm-Wv. AXp-sImv H-bvm-hpI F `bw- A-hsm-p-ap-m-bncp-n-. Ahv \mev]-n-cp hb-m-bn-. GI-tZiw ap-p hbp Ign--tXmsS Ah
euIn-Ik
- p-J
- f
- n\nv AIp XpS-n-bn-cp-p. `mhv h-tmgpw hnfn-p-Wp-tm am{Xw
DW-cp--Xm-bn-cpp Ah-fp-sS- hn-Im-c-. ]t IpSn XpS-n-b-tXmsS `m-hns hnfn-pW CS-bvn-S-bvm-bn. BZy-sampw ]pXp-Xmbn Innb DWns ImcWw a\-n-em-bn-snepw Ah AXm-kz-Zn-p-p-m-bn-cp-p. ImcWw Ip-]n-Sn--tm ]t AXp òI-c-amb Hch--bn-tebvv s]sv hgp-Xn-tm-Ip-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. Ah [-k--S-n-embn. IpSn XpS-nb-Xnns `m-hns kvt\l-{]-I-S-\- Ahsf Af-hp kpJn-n-p. AIp sN-Xns
Afhv hmsX IqSp-tm am{Xta CXn-s\m-c-]-hm-Z-ap-m-bp-q. AsXmpw icn-b-sv Ahdn-bmw. ap--mw hb-n Dd-m t]mb hnIm-c-sf DWn XncnsI sImp h B
Xs Ctm ew-hn-n-cn--bm-Wv.
tPmenp hcp Xw ASp Ime-mbn Ah-fpsS `m-hn-s\-n [mcmfw ]d-bm XpS-nbn-p-v. appw A]q-ambn ]d-bm-dp-XmWv. cmhn-se- In IpSn-p--Xn-\nsS Ah {]mcmPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 58
C. lcn-Ip-am
_v[-fpsS sI-gn-p-tXmsS ASp--f-bpsS hmXn Hcp qfnv hkp-aXn Ccnpw. ap-h-cpsS IY-I tIp-Xv ck-am-Wv, {]tXy-Inv Adn-bph-cp-sS. ]dp ]dv Ah sIntbm cm{Xn IpSn-p-hv Ahsfsmv sNn-p Imcy--fn-se-p-p. asmpw sNm-\n-m-Xp-sImv hkp-aXn AsXmw tIpw. ]smpw Ah hkp-a-Xnsb _m[n-n-cp-n-. Cv
`mhv H-an-s Ah h-tm AX-hf
- psS Rc-p-Isf NqSp]nSn-n-v cm{XnI Akz-amp-p.
hnP-bta-t\m Afn-bs hchv {]Xo-n-n-cp-p. X\nbvv t\cn-tS-n-h-cp Pohn-X-{]-iv\n-S-bn Cn-s\ -Hcp Akp-J-I-c-amb ki-\hpw InS-p-s--bm-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-p.
AXns Dt-iyw Fm-bn-cn-p-saqln-v AXp t\cn-Sm-\p Xm-sd-Sppw Abm \S-n-bn-cp-p.
cmL-h \mb hfsc Ime-n\p tij-amWv B hon Imep Ipp--Xv. ]Sn-pc IS DSs\
Abm\p`-hs
- -Xv B ]d-ns timNym-h
- b
- m-Wv. Ime-hjw Xnap-s]bvXp ISp t]mbnt-bp-p. Fnpw B ]dv DW-n-nSpp. sXn Xe-p-I Hgnp InSp, Hcp \qdp tXbn-e-[nIw Cd-n-s--bm IW-m-n. Ihp-p-I Btcm-Ky-an-msX Im-m-Sn. [mcmfw IpeI Dm-th Cu Imev Ahn-Sh
- nsS timjn ]qp-eI
- hncn-bm aSn-p-\n-p. Hcp ]p hjsa-nepw Cu ]dv Xosc {in-msX InS-p-I-bm-bn-cn--Ww.
q \nc-p i_vZw tI-tm hnP-bta-t\m Ip Xpd-p. Afn-bs\ I-tm s]sv
Ggp-t-n-cn-m {iaw \S-n, ]ns AXp ths-p-h-p.
"F-s\vtm?'
Abm adp-]Sn ]d-n-.
"sshZycvsS acp-sms Ign-n-Wnty?'
adp-]Sn Inntb ASp F hmin-bn-em-bn-cnpw cmL-h \mb. Abm aqfn. hkp-a-Xn-sbn tNmZn--W-sa-p-v. Abm ]t hmp-I ]pd-t-bvs-Sp-n-.
"s]fv Fpw ]dbpw Hv hv ImW-Ww-v. Ahfpw \ sXc-n-em-Wv. IptymfvsS Imcyw-Xs
]nSn--Xvv. AXv Ign-n-s-hnSym t\cw? Asm FtmSv ]dt Hv Afn-bs\ t]mbn ImW-Wwv. acvv Ign-nv t`Zwty?'
hnP-bta-t\m Hpw ]d-bp-n-. hf-p-sI--ens Bh-iy-sam-p-an-, t\cnv Imcyw ]d-pIqsS? cmL-h \mb Imcy-n-tebvp IS-pIXs sNbvXp.
"Asm \apo ]d-ns Imscyms Hv icymn FSp-s?'
"Fp Imcyw?'
"A, thXv AXmXv Ime-s sNbvXv Xozs \Xv?'
"cmL-h \mbcv apJ-hp-scympwymsX Imcyw ]d-bq.'
"Rm-d-b-WXv `mK-s--n-bm-Wv. Cu hoSpw ]dpw \nsS Xd-hmv kzm-W-sm. AXv cpt]pw IqSo-v-Xm-Wv.'
"Cu ]dns B[mcw ssInev t]meym-Wsm kwkm-cn--W-Xv.'
cmL-h \mb-cpsS Imen-Sd- n. C{X s]sv Cns\ Hcp adp-]Sn Abm {]Xo-n-n-, AXpw \nlm-b\
- mbn InS-p Hcp a\p-jy-\n\n-v. hmp-I AbmfpsS \mhnXp-n\nv sXdn-p-t]mbn-cn-pp. Ah-sbmw s]dp-n-sb-Spv Abm ]d-p.
"A \-sfms _p--fm-W-sm. Asm At\ym\yw Imcy--sfms Adn-bmtem. \tmcp
Imcy-sv IcpXn ]d--Xm-Wv.'
"Rm hoWsm Xmm \n-fm-cpw-m-bn-y. ]m-b-sm-tcev aqv amkw hms sIStm t\mm \nsS s]fv hn--tm. Ahfv BsI Hcp sZhkm h-Xv. Ahfv hp \nfn-cp amXncn B qfn ]p an\nv t\cw Ccpp t]mhqw sNbvXp. Rm Ign-mgvNym Xmtgs-d-n-h--Xv. ]m-b-s-tc-em-bn-cp-p. Cu aqv amtkmw ]m-b-s-tcsS tamfn-env acvv
Xcm\pw In-X-cm\pw \mep-t\cw tIdn-bXv CXm Cu \nW hm kv{Xobm-Wv.
cmL-h \mb Xncn-p-t\m-n. hmXn ]mdp-h-bpw aIfpw hp \nn-cp-Xv Abm
Atm-gmWv {in-p--Xv. Abmv Ipdp oW-am-bn.
"F\nv Iq-kn t]mbm IgpIm-\p shw-IqSn B ]mhmWv Gn-sm--n-cv-Xv.
ChnsS thsd tPmen-m-scm-pw-y. Asmpw Xncn-p-t\m-m Bmcv C `mKw \S-m
]d-bp--Xv.......'
hnP-b tat\m InX-n-cp-p. ISp hbdp thZ-\bpw ]pd-s-n-p-v. AXpw ISn-p-]n-Snv
C. lcn-Ip-am
Abm InS-p.
"Rm \nsS av \
Xv htm-sv hv ]d--Xm.'
"]n- - ov Xn- - d n- s - S p KXn-tI-sSmpw \nsS
Xd-hm-Sn\v CXp-hsc hn-n-sm.'
"icn, kmc- e y. m Rm
t]ms.'
cmL-h \mb Fgp-tp,
hmXn\np amdn- \ n
]mdp- h - sb t\mn t]ms
F A- n Xe- b m- n.
Abm-fpsS A{]-k
- a
- mb apJw
I-tm ]Zvan\n Xe-Xn-cn-p.
"G-s\-n\m C-s\yms
Abm- t fmSv kwkm- c n- m
t]mb-Xv.'
"]ns-\ym kwkm-cn-Xv?'
"Am, GS-ty-bvv F
m thXvm sImSp-tm-fp.'
"Fs `mKw BmWv sImSp-
- Xvv Rm Xoym-n-sm-mw. \o t]mbn F\nv sImdv
NqSp-sh-w-m-n-sm-c
- q. hm hb-dp-th-Z\
- . ]ns Adp-ap-Js\ hnv hoKp-ak
- vX cmta-s\ymv hnfn-n--Ww. CvXs hc-Wwpw ]d-bq.'
Xm Znh-k--sf-p-I-bm-sWv hnP-btat\m\v tXmn. icn-bm-Wv. amk-Iq-Sn-bn-. Znhk-. sshZy-sc-m Xs tZl-n-\p-n \S-p Imcy-- A-bmp a\-n-em-bn-cp-p.
NnX-ens Hcp km{amPyw AhnsS hep-Xmbn hcn-I-bm-Wv. Ic-p-Xn-p i_vZw Abmp
tImw. Ic am{X-a AXn-\-Sp-p Ah-b-h--sfmw {Zhnp XpS-n-bXv Abm Adn-p.
ImX ]qX-enp t]mIp-Xp \n-lm-b\
- mbn t\mn-\np Hcp hhr-s-tmse Abm
\nw-KX
- t- bmsS \n-p. ]q-am-hm C\n F{X Ah-bh
-
- IqSn {Zhn-Ww Bthm. AXn-\n-Sbvv
a\-p-IqSn {Zhn-pInm FmWv hgn?
]Zvan\n then--cp-In t]mbn Adp-ap-Js\ hnfnv cmta--t\mSv hcm-\mbn ]d--b-p. kvIqfn
t]mIp hgn-bnemWv cmta-s hoSv. Ah t]mb-tm ]Zvan\n then--cp-In Ipd-p-t\cw
shdpsX \np. Ime-Sn-bn Incp-In-cp-p-m-nb Np-N-h-dp-I- Ah shdpsX amn-t\m-n. Hcp
]gb kz`m-hw. Ahn-sS-bp-m-bn-cp Iq s\n-acw Am-h shn- hn-n-cp-p. InW-n\v s\n-Sn-bp-m-m s\n-acw Bh-iy-am-Wv. \ hne Inn-bn-p-m-hpw. Fmw ]t Ip-s Nmcm-b-S-bn Fn-bn-p-apm-hpw, As-n `mcy-ho-n. Am-bnbpw afpw A]q-amtb hcm-dpp. Ah ssZh-n\v \n ]d-p. hcp-tm-gm-Is Ah [cn-n-cp B`-cW
-
- fpw hkv{X-fpw
Ahfn Cm-bva Df-hm-nb ISp A]-IjXmt_m[-ap-Wn. Am-h InS-n-em-b-Xn\p
tijw Ah Hcn-e
- mWv h-Xv. Ipn-Iv As ASpp \nm Xmev]c
- y-an-m-X
- p-t]mse
DSs\ Cd-n-h-p. ]ns ]d-n-sems HmSn--fn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah Icp-Xm-dp-v. Am-h\v
AXp-Xs thWw. A\p-`-hn--s.
Cv ]t Ah-fpsS a\v Aen-bp-I-bmWv. AhnsS acWw Imp-In-S-p- B a\p-jys
Dn Fsm-stbm kw`hn-p-p-v. B a\v {]p-_v[-am-Wv. sNbvX sXp-Iv {]mbnw sNm B a\p-jy B{K-ln-p-p. {]mb-nw sNbvXX
- p-sImv kzw a\-ns\ Iphn-ap-a
- m-m-sa-
- m-sX, B sXp-I ImcWw ap-h
- A\p-`h
- n IjvS
- m-Sp-Iv kabw Xncnp-hv am-ap-m-hp-n-. kabw ]nd-tImv t]mIp-n-. AsXmw A\p-`-hnp Ign Imcy--fmWv. Hgn-hm-m ]p-am-bn-cp IjvS-m-Sp-I.
Xs Pohn-X-Imew apgp-h t{Zmln a\p-jy-\p-thn A ASp--f-bn Ijmbw Imp-I-bmPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 60
C. lcn-Ip-am
Wv. Hcp Xc-n-ep Imepjyhpw Ah-cpsS a\-n-en-. Ah hn[n-bn hniz-kn-n-cp-p. \psS

IjvS
- m-Sp-Iv ap-h
- sc Ip-s-Sp-n-bn-p I
- m-cy-an F-h ]-db
- m-dp-v. ap-h
- Hcp \nanw
am{X-am-bn-cn-pw. ]Zvan\nbvv t]Sn tXmn. CXn-s\m-c-h-km-\-ant?
"sIm-{m-n, cmta- Csm hcmwv ]d-n-vv.' Adp-ap-J Xncn-s-n-bn-cp-p. "X{m\v
F\vv?'
"sImd-shm-pw-y. Hmtcm Znhkw Ignbpgpw tamim-m-Wv.'
"Ic-sfmpw _mn-m-hn-ms?'
"]pXy ]pkvX-sImpw Inos?'
"Rm Cv t]mWvv sIm-{m-o. sIms-cmw.' ]Zvan\n hnjbw amp-I-bm-sWv Adp-apJ\v a\-n-em-bn. Ah\v hnj-a-sam-p-ap-m-bn-. F{Xym-bmepw kzw Am-h-\m-Wv.
cmta- hc-n-eqsS \S-p-h-cp-Xv Itm ]Zvan\n ]dp.
"Rm t]ms Adp-apJm. cmta- hcvWvv. AhnsS Fs-nepw Bh-iy-m-hpw.'
cmta- t]mb-tm ]mdp-h ]d-p.
"Gm, AXv tho-cvn-. s tamv BcvtSw im]w In-.'
"s\s tamv BcvtSw im]w Inn-. Fs `mcy-ho-nev [mcmfw kzvv. AhcvsS s\sempw
t]mbn-n-. Acn hmm tdj ItSev hcn \nszmpw th. s\s nXn A-\y-. Cu
\mte--dov sjbdv Ino-smpw th hkp-a-Xnbvpw Iptympw Pohn-m. Ahpw
Iptympw Rm \tmWw sImSvn-vv. \msf cmta- hn]{Xw Fgp-Xn-sm-p-hcpw. Rm\Xv
Hn-Spw. AXv kqnp shtm-fp. Fs Znh-k-fv Fn-sm-S-o-cn-p-Wp.
"An-s\ympw ]d-b-. \msf FmWvmmv \sS In-sempw A.'
icn-bm-bn-cn-mw. hnP-b-ta-t\m kzbw ]d-p. ]t ssZh-ns In-ep-Xv ImWm
F\nv ]p-p-v.
Aymbw
]Xn\v
hkpaXn CsXm-s-sbmWv {]Xo-n--Xv. G tI
kp sImSp-p Imcyw ]d-tm Ah k-Xn-n-.
"tht- m, Fn\m B
s]Ip-osS im]w hmcn Xteen- S - W - X v . B Atw tamfpw
Xty-q. Ahsc tImSXn tI. s\sems t]m-tbm-Sp-IqSn
Ahcv Cs ]n-Wo-emm
Xw ]td- W - X v . Fs- nepw
Bbn-tm-s. D-tXmv Ah
cv Ign-tm-s.'
cmL- h \mbcpw A{X
No- b m- b n- c p- n- . hj-
p tijw B hon t]mbtm-gmWv Ah-cpsS nXn C{X
tami- a m- s Wv a\- n- e m- b - X v .
AXn-s\mw {][m\ Imc-W-mc hnP-b-ta-t\m Xs-bmsWv Adn-bp-tmgpw Fn-\mW-bm AXp sNbvXs
- X tNm
Zyw adp- ] Sn InmsX Abmsf
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ipg-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. \mbn Pohn-m-\p ]cnX-n-Xn-bp-m-bnpw Hcm hgn sXn t]mIp-Xv

cmL-h \mbv Hcp Imepw a\-n-em-bn-cp-n. Iqp-sI--s--dn-bmw. hnP-bta-t\m\v \-tXm
Notbm Bbn bmsXm-cp-hn[ Iqp-sIpw Dm-bncp-n-. A-es
- k-n-epw-IqSn tat\ms\ ImWm-dn-.
X\n- - h nsS Innb kzoI- c Ww tami- a m- b - X n\v
Bscbpw Ipw ]d- n- p- Im- c y- a n- . hnfpw
Xmehpw ]nSn-p kzoI-cWw Xm {]Xo-n-ncptm?
Abm ]d-p. "\ns CjvSw t]mse.'Afn-bs Xd-hm-n-te-bvp bm{X Abm-fpsS
a\--am-[m\w If-n-cp-p. Irjns\ew \jvS-sXv Cu ASp Ime-m-Wv. Hcp \mtem Atm
sIm-am-bn-p-m-hpw. AXn\p appw B ]d-ns
nXn Cn-s\-sbm-s--s-bm-bn-cpp Fm
Wv cmL-h \mb-cpsS Hm. ]e-tmgpw Ah-cpsS
]d-n t]mbn tPmen sNn-m tXmm-dp-v.
Abm ASn-apSn Hcp Irjn-m-c\
- m-bn-cp-p. Ans\-bp--hv Hcnp ew shdp-sX-bn-Sp-Xv
kln-m-\m-hn-. hS-s-p-f
- n\p ]pdsa sXp
-In-g-mbn asmcp Ipf-hp-ap-v B ]d-n. sNdpXm- s W- nepw AXnepw [mcmfw sh- a p- v .
cnepw Gw hm B ]d-v ap-gp-h \\
Fpw. Fsms Irjn sNmw AXn?
s\hb-ep-I \jvSs
- -t- m B ]d-n {i
hms [mcm-f-am-bn-cp-p. Ft B
a\p- j y AXp sNm- X n- c p- Xv ? Fm- b ncpp B a\p-jys {]iv\-?
"\n\-smv Afn-bs\ t]mbn ImWm-bncvnty?'
hkp-aXn Hpw ]d-n-. t]mhm-bn-cp-p.
Ctmgpw t]mhmw. ]t Ftm Hv Xs
AXn\npw ]nSnp hen- p- p. At- l ns IpSn- b m- b n- c ptm Imc- W w. Hcp
ImcWw AXm-bn-cn-mw. kzbw \in-m
Hcm Hcp-n-p-d-s-m FmWv sNzm?
]t Fn- \ m- b n- c pp AXv ? Fn- \ m- b ncpp ap kv{XoI-fp-sS, AXpw thiy-If
- psS
ASp-p-t]mbn Notcp-m-n-bXv? Fm AsXmw Adn-n-p-m-hp-sa-h
- dn-bmw. Ah Hcn-epw AsXmpw Adn-Xmbn \Sn-n-n-. X-am-WXp ]d--Xv. AXpw
Ipn-tm-Zn--tm. Hcp-]t X{ms\ D]tZ-inv \m--W-sa Dt-iy-tm-sS-bmbncnpw Ah ]d--Xv.
"X{m-n, Rms\mcp Imcyw ]d-m s
C. lcn-Ip-am
hgv ]dtbzm?'
"Fm Xw, Rms\-n-\mWv
s\s hgv ]td-WXv?'
"Aso th-{m-o.'
"\o ]td Xw. Imcyw ]
- d- b
- m
sXmS- ov sm s FhnSow
AmsX \n-s.'
\qdp hw Dd- p- s Im- S p- Xns tij-amWv Ah ]d-Xv. Nppw t\mn Bcpw tIhnh- - n- s - - p - d - m- b - t m
Ah hfsc kzcw Xmgvn ]dp.
"X{m No s]p-sS
ASp-sms t]mWvvv tI
mv. X{mn sn Hpw
hnNm-cn--s. Rm ]d-qv
BtcmSpw ]td-t. X{m-tymSv
thp-tIymv ]d--Xm.'
Dn s]mn-h Xo Xmgm
Ipdp kabw thn-h-p.
hkp-aXn Hpw ]d-bmsX Ccn-bm-Wv. X-n\p t]Sn-bm-bn.
"X{m- o, Rm CsXmpw
X{m-tymSv ]d-bm ]mSn-ym
v.'
hkp-aXn sR-en\n-p-W
p.
"kmcy Xw \o ]d- Xv
\m-bn. Asn Rm CsXm
s Fn\ym Adnm?'
Xw tPmen Ignv t]mbXn\p tijw hkp- a Xn Iptd
t\cw B C-cn-n-en-cp-p. Bscnepw ]d-bp-Xv tIv hv ]dbp Iq- n- e Xw. \nPnXn Adn- mte Ah
Fs-nepw ]d-bm-dp-q, {]tXyInpw Cn- s \sbmcp Imcyw.
Fm-bn-cpp Atcvv AXn
s Bhiyw?
Ah Av Iptd t\cw
Im- S nbv p apn sNe- h mn. Xncnpw adnpw t\mn.
Ah Adn-bp GXp kv{XoItfmSpw InS-]n-Sn-bvm t]mcp
kucyw. Ipdp XSn- b p- v ,
]t `m-hn\v B XSn CjvSam- s W- - h - d n- b mw. Ah
Im-Sn-bpsS apn \nv ta
C. lcn-Ip-am
apv Agn-p-am-n. kzw \X t\mp--Xv A-hn-jvS-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. CXp-hsc Ah sNmsmcp Imcy-am-WX

- v. Ipf-n-se- Ipfn-ap-dn-bn-em-sW-n t]mepw Hcp tXms-nepw Ac-bn
Npnbm-Wh
- Ipfn-m-dv. ukpw appw DSp-X
- n\p tijta Ah Im-Sn-bpsS apn t]mImdpap-q. kmc-an-. Ah ukpw ASn-hk
- v{Xhpw Agnp amn. Hpw DS-bm \-X. C{Xbpw Imew
AsXmpw t\mm-Xn-cp-Xv IjvS-am-sbv Ahp tXmn. \mev]Xp Ign-p-shv ]d-m
Bcpw hniz-kn-n-. t\mn-sm-n-cns Im-Sn-bn-ep cq]w A-hsf Dt-Pn-n-p-IbmWv. Cu
icocw Xn-amn B a\p-jy Fn\v sXcphp s]p--fpsS ]nmse t]mbn?
]ns Znh-k- IS-p-t]m-b-tm X-n Xn-ep hnizmkw Dd-n-m Ign--tm
kmh-[m-\-n Ah-fpsS ASp-p-\nv IqSp-X hnh-c- Inn. {Kma-n B `mK--sfmw
Ah-\y-am-bn-cp-p. Aente-bvp hgn Adn-bmw, kvIqfn-te-bvpw. AXn-\p-a
- p-d
- p
`q{]-tZ-i- Ah-fn Fpw AZv`pXw krjvSn-m-dp-v. Ip jmn-s\--nbpw AXn-\-Sp-p
ca-Wn-bpsS hoSn-s\--n-bp-sams Adn-bp-Xv Xw ]d-bp-tm-gm-Wv. An-s\bpw kv{XoI-fp-mIptam Fm-bn-cpp Ah Btem-Nn-X
- v. "\n\v Afn-bs\ Hv t]mbn ImWm-am-bn-cp-ns?' Fv
G tNmZn-tm hkp-aXn CsXmw Hmp. Ahsf \ncm-Ic
- n Hcp a\p-jys\ ImWm Fn\p
t]mIpp?
hnP-bta-t\m thZ-\t- bmSv an-Sp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Fn-\mWv C{Xbpw ISp Hcp thZ\ X\nv
hn[n-Xv? AXn-\p-am{Xw sXsms Xm sNbvXn-ptm? Xt-Xmb Nne kz`m-hs
- sh-Nn{Xy-fp-mbn-cp-p. Ah Imc-Wa
- mWv sXsv ap-h
- Icp-Xp Imcy- sNbvXX
- v. Hpw thW-sap hn-. Xm Bscbpw kvt\ln-m-Xn-cp-n-n-. s]-sfbpw acp-aI
- s
- fbpw Ah-KW
- n-X
- p-Xs `mcysb
IqSp-X kz-ambn Inm-\p B{K-lw sImm-Wv. kvt\lw InmsX hcp-tm-gmWv Xs--ns Dd-n-m-Xm-hp-X
- v. PohnXw apgp-h\pw kzw Ign-hn-ep hnizm-k
- p-dt- hmsS Ign-p. B
hnizm-k
- p-dh
- mWv Xs-smv Fmw sNn-s
- X-b
- mp t_m[y-am-bn. ]e-tmgpw Xcn-d- nhv
hcp-Xv sshIn-bm-Wv. Atm-tgbvpw Xncp-m-\p kabw Ign-n-cn-pw.
"Xmtg-bvn-d
- n-bXv \m-bn.' sshZy ]d-p. "F\npw tImWn Ib-dm hm-m-bn-cn-p-Wp.
hmX-ns IS-nev \tm-Ww-v.'
hnP-bta-t\m Nncn-p.
"Fm Nncn--WXv? Ipdp-tm-nbvv hmXwv tIn-ns? kzw tcmKw NnIn-np amm Ignbm sshZy-cmWv ap-tm-csS AkpJw amm \S-vW-Xvm-bn-cnpw Btem-Nn--WXv As?
A-\y-m-tm. hmX-n-s\ms NnIn--v. ]t AXn-\mbn Ccn--Ww. F\n-s-hnSym AXns\ms t\cw? Fgpw \S-s?'
"Rm AsXmpw Dt-in-n sshZy-sc. Rm Fs Imcyw Btem-Nn--Xm. \mep amkm-bnty
acp-tzmfv Ign-m sXmS-o-v. IqSz-msX Hpw sImdhv hn-n-. Asm-ns ]mhw hm ]mdqs\- IjvS-s-Spn Ijm-sbms Imn Cm ]tWmw sNe-hm--tWm-m.'
sshZy Ipd-p-t\cw Xs apn InS-p saen cq]s t\mn. hmsX oWn Hcp
tImew. icn-bm-Wv. acp-p-I ên-p-n-.
"acpv Ign-y-m-sXsm Fm sNm? Rm Ijm-b-nev Ipdp acvv-vIfv amn-bn-vv. CXv
Ignp t\mp. t`Zm-tmv t\mmw.'
"Hcp Imcyw sshZyv ]dp Xcm ]tzm?'
"Fm?'
"F\n-nn F{X Znh-kw-Iq-Sn-mhpw?'
hmXn \n ]mdp-h AI-tbvp IS-p. "Gs\m Cn-s\yms ]td-WXv?'
"AsX, Ans\ ]d-p-sIm-Spp G-\v.'
sshZy Fgp-t-p. Abm t]mb-tm acp-ns Ipdn-n-\p-thn ]mdp-h ssI\o-n. hnPbta-t\m sImSp-n-.
"Rms\mcp ]pXnb coXn t\m-s.' Ipdnv Xe-bW
- b
- vS- n-bn hp-sImv Abm ]d-p. "CXv
Xe-bW
- sS ASoev shm Akp-J
- n\v hyXym-kw-m-thm-v. Hpw-sy-nev ]Ww sNe-hm-vWny-sm-m-temNn-m \ Hdsnepw Inpw.'
"G B Ipdnv Xcp, Rm Adp-ap-J-t\mSv ]dv acvv hmn-s.'
"\o t]mbn Ipdv NqSp-shw sImp-h-cp. C\n-ap-X F\nv acp-smpw th.'
"An-\ym-bm icn-bmthm?'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"\o Rm ]td-WXv tIm-a-Xn.'

Gs Znh-k--sf-n-p-S-n-sbv ]mdp-h-bvp a\-n-em-bn. B a\p-jy Fgp-tp-Xp-Xs hfsc IjvSs
- -n-m-Wv. CS-bvn-Sbvv ]\n iey-s-Sp-p-p-v. ]e-tmgpw sImSp-p
In apgp-h IpSn-msX Xncnp Xcp-p. C-W-n\v F{X Znhkw? Ah-cpsS a\-n asm-cm[n-bp-m-bn-cp-Xv kzw Btcm-Ky-s--n-bm-Wv. X\npw Cu Btcm-Kyw-hv F{X Imew ]nSn-p\nm ]pw? AXp Ign-m ]Zvan\n-bpsS Imcytam? ssZhta Ah Hcn-S-m-hp--Xp-hsc
X\n-smpw ]t Fp am{X-amWv {]m-\. AYhm X\n-s-s-nepw kw-`h
- n-mtem? Cu Nn
Ah-cpsS Ddw If-bm XpS-n-bnv Ipdp Znh-k-am-bn.
Hcp Znhkw hmsX hnj-a-am-b-tm Ah G\p In sImSp-p- ka-bv Ah-fpsS `b ]d-p.
"Rms\m sNm--do-. As\ h-Xpw-m-bm s Ipn H-bvm-hpw.'
hnP-b
- ta-t\m Hpw ]d-n-. Xs In AXn-\p ]cn-lm-cs
- am-p-an-. Ah-fpsS {]iv\v Xm\mWv {][m-\- Im-c-W-m-c-s\--bm-dn-bmw. Cn-s\-sbm-p-am-bn-cp-n thn-bncp--Xv. C\n Fp sNm-\m-Wv.
"Rms\mcp Imcyw sNbvXm-tem-m-tem-Nn-ym-Wv.'
Abm Hcp tNmZy-tmsS ]mdp-h
- sb t\mn. GXp \nt-ihpw ]cn-KW
- \ml-amsW Ahbm-Wv.
"Rm tamsf Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv sImm-ym-tem-m-tem-Nn-ym-Wv. thsd Hpw s a\-nev
hcvWvey.'
"GXv Xncp-ta\n?'
"]mv a\-bvse Xncp-ta-\n.'
"Bcv IrjvW \q-Xn-cntbm?'
]mdp-h aqfn. ]gb IY-bm-Wv. AXv a\-n Ctmgpw \otcm-a
- p-m-p-p. AhnsS Hm-If
- psS
then Ae--cn-p-Xv \ndsb ]q-fp ]SsSn-I-fm-Wv. AhnsS Zo]m-cm-[-\-bpsS kpK--am-Wv.
CS-bv-bpsS i_vZw. \mep Znh-k-ambn XpS-bmbn ImWp kpap-J-\mb \q-Xn-cn-bp-hmhv {]Zn-W-k-a-bv ASpp hcp-p. Adn-bm an Hw \S-p-p.
"F\nv Ipty \ CjvSm-bn.'
]mdp AXp tIm an \S-p-I-bm-Wv. \q-Xncn ASp-p-\nv amdt F-h `K-h-XntbmSv {]mn-p. Ign \mep Znh-khpw Ah B H icocw Zo]m-cm-[\ ka-bv ImWm-dpv.
Ikhp appw CSs Npa-en Ikhp thjvSn-bpw. X\nv Inp `m-hns amXrI CXm-bncn--W-sa--h Xo-bm-n-bn-cp-p. A-hv ]Xn-\p hbt Dm-bn-cp-p-p-sh-nepw
kz]v\w ImWm XpS-n-bn-cp-p. \q-Xncn hnp amdn-bn-. Hw \S-p shfpv kp-cn-bmb B
]mhm-S-m-cn-tbm-S-bmv hmsX Iw ]nSn-p.
"Fm IposS t]cv?'
Ah Xe Ipn-p- \SpsIm-p- Xs ]d-p.
"]m-Xn.'
"Ipn Fhn-Spym?'
"Xmg-p-ho-n tiJ-c \mbcvsS tamfm-Wv.'
Ah Xe Xmgvn-smp Xs ]d-p.
"s t]cp IrjvWm. IrjvW \q-Xn-cn.'
]gb Imcy- Hm-t]mse ]mdp-h I-S-p-\n-p.
"Xncp-ta\n Btem-Nt\w sImv hXv Hmtm?'
]mdp-h h-am-\-n-tebvv Xncn-p-h-p. Ah aqfn.
"s\s PmX-Inev ssh[hyw A\p-`h
- n-pwvv. AtXmv A \q-Xncn k-Xn-n-. km[mcW tPymy-mcv t\mym In-ymv hcpwv ]d-p. sNetm hcW BfvsS PmX-I
- nev CXn\v
{]Xn-hn-[n-m-hpwpw ]d-p. aIs PmX-I-nev Ans\ Hpw-ym-s{X. vst-m-bXv?'
"Ft?'
"A Cn-s\-sbms t\mopw Xncp-ta-\osS A\pw sNdp--nev acn-ty-m-b-Xv. s\
s IeymWw Ign-n-cp-sz-nev sNetm cv tbmK-fpw IqSn-tv \ tbmKm-bnot-s\.'
AXn-s\mpw F\nv tbmK-y. ]mdp-h hnNm-cn-p. t]ms AsXms Ctm Btem-Nn-n-sp
C. lcn-Ip-am
Imcyw.
"thsd FhnSow Rm ImWvWn. hy acn-tXm-Sp-IqSn \avv Xd-hm-Szmbnv _w Xosc
hnqv - X s ]d- b mw. ]ns GS- nbsS
ASvm-Wv. ]Zvan\n- AhvsS t]mbn Xma-kn-sympw-y.'
hnP-bta-t\m Hpw ]d-bp-n-. X\nv
]cn-lc
- n-m ]m {]iv\a
- m-WX
- v. Npp-h- a
- p
Abm-sc-n Abmv \ A`n-{]m-b-an-.
Nm-bpsS hop-Im am{Xta s]cp-am-dm sIm
q. ap--h-scms Ah-kcw Inm Imp\np-I-bm-Wv.
"Rm ASvs Hcokw Cp t]mbn Xncpta\ow Iv kwkm-cn-mw. s Imew Ignm
tamfv AhnsS hcpwv ]tdw sNmw.'
"s\\v t m Ct{Xw Zqcw bm{X sNms\ms ]pWp?'
"Cs ]Sn-ve-hsc _vvv ]td-Wp.
sabn tdmUp-hsc \S-m-a-Xn.'
hnP-bta-t\m I-Sp InS-p.
Aymbw
]Xn\mdv
hopw Hm- I Xmfw sXp- I - b m- s Wv
]mdp- h - bv v a\- n- e m- b n. a\- ns GsXmstbm hgn-I Xpd-m ]m hn[w ASbv-s-n-cn--bm-Wv.
]Zvan\n ]d-bp-p. "Fm-W C-s\. B Imcy--sfmpw Hm-ty? AsXms ASvv \S-Xs?'
]mdp-h Btem-Nn-m {ian-p-p. Gs acWw Hm-bp-v. Hcp amkw XpS-bmbn acpp
Ign-m k-Xn-n-.
\n-n-p-tm Atlw thZ\ ISn-p-]n-Sn-p-sImv ]d-bp-p. "CXv amdm tcmKm-Wv, NnIn-bn-. NnIn acWw am{X-m-Wv. Fs thZ\ow IjvS-m-Sp-Ifpw \on-n-ov Bm KpWw?'
G Cn-s\-sbmcp am\-kn-Im-h
- b
- n-se-p-sav ]mdp-h Hcn-epw Icp-Xn-bn-cp-n-. PohnX-tmSv hm Bk-n-bp Hcp a\p-jy- Cu \ne-bn F-Ws
- a-n? Hcn-s
- e-nepw hkpa-Xnsbbpw a-sfbpw ImW-W-sap ]d-bp-I-bp-m-bn. Ftm Hcp hmin-t]m-se. ac-W-ns
Xte-p- cm{Xn In sImSp-p-hm ]mdp-h t]mbn. In Fp ]d-m, Ah-km\ \mfp-Ifn shdpw In-shw am{Xta IpSn-n-cp-p-p. Akp-J-w IqSp-Xem-sW--dn--tm Hcn-
Aqn ImWm hp. ]gb \mfp-I-fpsS Hm-bn Abm Ipdp s]mSn-bcn sImSp--b-n-cp-Xp-sImv G-\p In apS-msX sImSp-m ]n. tdj-\c
- n-bpsS In-shw Fn-s\-bmWv
IpSn-pI?
ac-W-ns Xtep cm{Xn In-shw sImp sImSp--tm G ]d-p.
"]Zvan\os\ Hv ImW-Ww.'
]Zvan\n h-tm Abm ]dp XpS-n.
"tamsf, Am-ht- \mSv an-W
- w. sImtd sXvIfv ]ovv Am-h\
- v. Hpw thWw-n-
- . Fm
]td--Xv-do-y...... Rm Fs kptJmw kuIcypw am{Xw t\mn. AXn-s\-tSev tamfsS Imcyw
t\mm ]o-y...... ]ns Rm hnNm-cn-tS-smpw A Imcy-fv \oo-Xv. Fmw s Iov
hgp-Xn-tm-bn. tamtfmSv acym-Z-tISv ImoXv t_m[-tmSp IqSo--. an--Ww. Fm-n-\pw in
Rm A\p-`-hnvWvv. Fm sXpw Xncpn \mbn PohnXw XpS-mwv hnNm-cn--tm-sgbvv
C. lcn-Ip-am
Fs shf-nse F hn--gn-n-cn-p-Wp. tamfv amabvv amv Xc-Ww.'

]Zvan\n Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. FmWv ]d-tb--Xv. Fp-]-d-m-emWv kmz-\-am-hpI?
"AsXmpw kmcy Gm.' ]mdp-h ]d-p. "Ign--sXms Ign-n-t. AsXms Ahfv
ad-n-cn-pWp.'
"F\nv shj-sam-pwy hnP-b-msa. Rm\-sXms ad-n-cn-p-Wp. ama shj-an-sympw
th.'
"Rm ImcWm s\\v h aqv \ Btem-N-\-Ifv Ae-kn-tm-b-Xv. Cn-s\yms Bhpwv
Rm Icp-Xo-cvn-. Fs Adnhn-ym-bvtamv ]o-Xm-Wv. tamsf-\nv amv XcWw.'
]Zvan\nbvv AhnsS \nm Ign-n-. Ah D-dv hn-cp-p. tai-p-dv Hcp hnfv
ap\np Ip-p-v. AXns shfn-w-IqSn Cm-bn-cp-p-sh-n-se--h Bin-p. Ahv Ccpv Ccn-W
- w. Ah Fgp-tv hnfv CS-\m-gn-Ib
- n-tebvp amn-h
- p. Xncnv D-d
- p hv hoXnbp Ccp-n-bpsS Ghpw sXp-hi
-
- p XpWpw Nmcn-bn-cp-p. apXn-Xn\p tijw Ahv
Am-a-t\m-Sp `bw Iptd Ipd-n-cp-p. Ah kzbw Am-a\v amp sImSp-p. Fm apdn-hpIfpw Fs- nepw DW- s?
An-s\-bn-cn-p-tm-gmWv B kw`h-ap-m-b-Xv. AXm-Is amp sImSpm ]m hn[-n-epXmbn-cpp. Ah BbnSbv v appw
ukpw CSm XpS- n- b n- c p- p.
sshIp- t cw ta Igp- I n- - g nm Ah apm- W p- S p- p- I .
Bdp- a-Wnbvv XpS-p \maP]w
Ggp aWnhsc XpS-cpw. A Ctm
\maw P]n-m-\n-cn-m-dn-. Ahv
Fm-nepw hnizmkw \in--t]m-sebp- v . Hcp- ] t Ah a\- n
Gtmgpw Cuiz-cs\ hnfn-p-pm-hpw. A Cu temI-sm-p-a
Fv ]Zvan\nbvv Adn-bmw. ]d-bpXv Atmv Gip-n-.
\ma- P ]w Ign- m ]Zv a n\n
Inbv v Nn Ac- b v pw.
In ASp--p-\nv hmn Bhiy-n\v Dnv Cfn hbvpw. Fp
aWn-bm-bm Ama ]m-b
- p-cbn\nv Cd-n-h-cm-dp-v. ASp
Imembn Fp-sampw `mcy-hon t]mIm-dn-. hons NSp-Iq-Sn-bn-cn-pw. Hcp Znhkw Fc-a-Wn-bm-bnpw Am-as\ ImWm-Xncp--tm Ah-tfmSv t]mbn hnfnm ]mdp-h Bh-iy-s-p. tIm
Wn Ib-dn apI-fn-se-n-b-tm-gmWv
Ahp a\- n- e m- b Xv AhnsS
hnfp In-n-n-. BsI Ccp-v.
Ahp t]Sn-bm-bn. Am-a Ddp-Ib
- m-hp-sa-m-Wh
- Icp-Xn-bX
- v.
Ah apdn-bpsS ]pd-p-\nv hnfnp.
"hnP-b-m-ta...'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"AIp hm.'
Am-a\v Ftm kpJ-an-m-Xmbn Fm-Wh
- Icp-Xnb-Xv. hmp-I hnj-anv ]pd-tbvp hnSp--t]m-se.
Ah AIp IS-p. Ctm-tgbvpw Ah-fpsS IpI Ccp-n-t\mSv ]g-In-p-S
- n-bn-cp-p. Am-a InS-pI-bm-sW--h Ip. Ah In-en--Spp sNp.
s]sv Am-a Ah-fpsS ssI ]nSnv hen-p. Ah
InS-bv-bn-tebvp hoWp.
"tZhqn, hm.' Am-a ]d-bp-p-m-bn-cp-p.
]Zvan\n BsI t]Sn-p-t]m-bn. s]s-p ]nSp-hpw
hen-epw Ah Xosc {]Xo-n-X
-
- . Am-as i_vZ
hpw Ftm Hcp an-em-bn-cp-p. Ah Am-as ssI
n\nv IpXdn Fgp-tv Hcp \ne-hn-fn-tbmsS tImWnbn-dn HmSn. apw apdn-p-I-S-p-tm-tgbvpw A Dd-s-n-bn-cp-p.
"Fp ]o tamsf?'
aI Ftm Ip t]Snp Fm-W-h Icp-Xn-b-Xv.
Ah Asb sIn-n-Snp InX-bvp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
Ah tNmZy-am-hn-p. Ah tNmZn-p.
"Bcm-Wt tZhqn?'
]mdp-h
- bvv Imcy- a\-n-em-bn-p-S
- p-Ib
- m-bncp-p. Ah tamsf AW-p-]n-Sn-p.
"t]Sn- tamsf, kmc-ey.'
"hm \mpw. Fns \mm At AXv?'
"kmcey tamsf, Cp hcq.'
Ipdp Znh-k--fmbn G cm{Xn In IpSn-m\mbn Fn-bm Dm-hm-dp \mw Fn-t-Xm-sWv
Ah Duln-n-cp-p. Ie-nb Ip-Ifpw B \mhpw
]mdp-h-bvv ]cn-N-b-an-m Hcp kz`m-h-s-bmWv
kqNn-n--Xv. ]ns tZhqn F hnfn. Ign BgvNbmWv Ahv B Imcy-n kwi-b-ap-m-b-Xv. Hcp
Znhkw, XpWn Xncp-n Ign-m ]d-n\nv aS
s]dp-n-sm-p-hc
- Wsav tZh-In-tbmSv Bh-iy-s-n-cpp. XpWn tXmcm\nv Iptd t\c-am-sb-nepw tZh-Insb
ImWm-\n-. C{X-b-[nIw aS Ah s]dp-n-smp
hcptam? Ah hS-tm-dv ap-n-dn ]d-n-tebvp
t\mn. Fhn-sSbpw ImWm-\n-. Atm-gmWv Ipf-n
\nv Xncp-nb XpWn Cp sImphcp _v ]mb-p-c-bpsS D-dv I-Xv. Fn-\m-W-h Ctm
]m-b-p-c-bpsS Dn-tebvv Ib-dn-bXv F-dn-bm
Ah At\z-jnp sNp. Xmgs aqp apdn-I-fnepw
Ahsf In-sp h-tm Ah kmh[m-\-n
tImWn Ib- d m XpS- n. kzXth Ah- c psS \Sw
`qansb thZ-\n-n-c
- ptX F an-em-bn-cp-p. Cv Ah
Xosc i_vZap-m-msX tImWn Ib-dn. apI-fn \Sp-hnes apdn-bpsS hmXn Nmcn-bn-cp-p. Dn\nv Gsbpw tZh-In-bp-sSbpw kwkmcw tIp. Ah i_vZ-apm-msX Xncnp t]mp.
B kw`hw Hmp-sImv Ah ]d-p.
"C\nsXmv Am-as\ Rm t]mbn hnfn-mw. tamfv
C. lcn-Ip-am
t]m.'
Av hnP-bta-t\m Xmtg-bvn-dn hn. B Znh-k
- n-\p-tijw ]e-tmgpw Atlw cm{Xn
In-Ip-Sn-m CdnhcnI-bp-m-bn-.
D-ds Ccp-
- n-cpv ]Zvan\n hnP-b
- m-ab
- psS {Ia-n-ep ]X-\s
- n Btem-Nn-p. Fn\m-bn-cpp AXv?
B amkw Ign-bm-dm-bn-cp-p. ASp amkw apX tZh-In-tbmSv htc-sp ]d-p.
"Chn-sSsm As{Xympw ]Wny tZh-In,' ]mdp-h
- ]d-p. "t]mcm-X
- n\v Fm amkpw ifqw
Xc-s. C-gs s\e t\mymev Rv AXn\v Ign-shm-pw-y. D tPmen-sbms Rm\pw
tamfpw-IqSn sNbvtXm-fmw.'
B honse nXn \-hw Adn-bm-hpXp-sImv tZh-Inbvv Hpw ]d-bm-\n-m-bn-cp-p.
X{ms Imcy-n Ah tXmn-cn--bm-Wv. t_m[-ap Znh-k- Npcp--am-bn-cp-p. cmhn-ses IpSn XpS-pw. ]m-b-p-c-bn ASn-p-hm-cmsX Hp-cp Znhkw t\mn. ]t An\s Znh-k
- f
- n X{m Xmsg-hv hnfn-p-sIm-p-t]m-Ipw. t]mbm ]ns An-s\-sbmpw
hnSn-. X{mn At\z-jn-m-Xn-cn-n-. AXp ]d-m tZjyw ]nSn-pw. ]ns ]cn-`h
- a
- m-Wv. Fs
Bpw thm-Xm-bn, Rm Hn\pw sIm-cp-Xm-tm-\m-Wv, Fsms ]d-bm XpS-pw. AXp
tIp-tm hnj-a-am-Wv. X{m\pw `mcybpw Xn A{X ck-n-e F-h a\-n-em-n-bncp-p. `mcy-ho-nse Imcy-s
- fmpw XtmSv apv ]d-n-cp-n-. Ctm AXmWv Imcy-amb kwkmcw. Xs a\-n ]mhw tXm-ep-m-m-\m-W-Xv F--h-dn-bmsanepw ]mhw tXmn-tm-Ipp. X\n-p-thn Iptd sNbvX a\p-jy-\m-Wv. X\npw tampw ]-. HmW-n\pw hnjp-hn\pw
appw ukn\p XpWnbpw tamv DSppw hmncm-dp-v. Fmw Ignv Ahv kz-ambn
Hcp hoSpw ]dpw X Bfm-Wv. Cv
B hoSn-m-bn-cp-p-sh-n Fhn-sSbmWv Xma-kn-pI F-dn-bn-. h
]pdw-t]m-nepw IpSn-ep-sIn Xma-kntn hcp-am-bn-cp-p. ]gb hoSv Hgnp-sIm-Sp-tn hp. An-s\bp Hcm Cns\ Iap-n
\inp t]mIp-tm k-Ss
- -Sp-Ib
- msX Fp sNpw?
D-dv Ccp-n Iptd t\cw Ccp-tm ]Zvan\nbvv Bizm-ka
- m-bn.
Ama ASp-p-Xs acn-p-sa-hp tXmn. Ipdp Ime- a mbn
Ah Am-asb ImWm-dn-. Cv
I- t m- g mWv C{X tami- a mWv
nXn-sbp a\-n-em-b-Xv. shdpw
Fpw tXmep-am-bn-cn-p-p. cm{Xn InSp-tm A Hpw kwkm-cn-n-.
km[m-cW Fs-nepw kwkm-cn-mdp--Xm-Wv. ]ntv tdj hmm
Fn-s\-bmWv ]W-ap-m-pI FXn-s\-- n-tbm, Adp-ap-Js\ tX-mc sambvXos ASpv ]W-n-\pthn ]d--b-p--Xn-s\--ntbm
kwkm-cn-m-dp--Xm-Wv. Cv Ah-
\n-_vZ-bm-bn-cnp-p.
]Zv a n\nbpw kwkm- c n- m- \ p
am\-kn-Im-h--bn-e. Hcn- Dd- n\n- p- W p t\mn- b tm A InS--bn Fgp-t-n-cnPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 69
C. lcn-Ip-am
p-Xp Ip.
"Fm At?'
"Hpw-y, tamfv Hd-ntm.'
cmhnse Fgp-t--tm-gmWv a\-n-em-bXv cm{Xn Ftmtgm hnP-b-ma acn-ncn-pp. ac-W-sn amabvv Fs-nepw ap-dn-hp-m-bn-cptm? AXp-t]mse Abvpw? Ah cm{Xn apgp-h
Dd-n-bn-n-sv ]Zvan\nbvv a\-n-em-bn.
AXn-\p-ti-j-ap Imcy--sf--n-bmWv A-bvv ad-hn-bp-m-b-sXp tXmp-p. Ah ]dXns\-n ]mdp-h hopw Btem-Nn-p. C Ans\ ]pXnb cv Btem-N-\-I h-Xmbn
Hm-bn-.
"\mhvWvv. Cu At-smv Rm FmWv sNm In-cn--WXv? At cpw- \
Btem-N-\ym-bn-cp-p. Hv Hscm aI-\m-Wv. Abmfv AssSw sNdy-sSw Hm h-Xv. sNdy--\pwm-bn-cpp Hw. asXv HcmWpw s]pw am{Xw. Abmfv Am-bn-sSmm h-Xv. \sS ]Wn--cm-h\
- p-wm-bn-cpp IqsS. cpw \ Xd-hm-o-m. ]t cp t]pw ChvSvs Imcy-s
- fmpw
CjvSm-bn-. hoSns sISpw BsI Npp-]mSpw Ahv ]nSn-n-. s]ns\ t_m[n-qm cp
Iqcpw ]d--Xv. An-\ymWv ]Wn--c-ma ]d--Xv. PmXtImw tNq-s{X.'
"AsXt As\?'
"At ChnsS hv ImW-tWmv H t\m-nev a\-n-emhpw \avv In IpSn-ym hIbn-ymv. A-\s honev Adn-tmv Bsc-nepw tIdn htczm At?'
Ah-km\w ]d hmIy-n Hcp tX-sem-fnp InS-Xv ]mdp-h
- sb thZ-\n-n-p. Ahsc
kw_-n-t-S-tmfw ]Zvan\n-bpsS Ieym-W-am-bn-cpp Ah-km-\s Xpcp-v. aI-fpsS IeymWw
Ign-m Imcy- \ Zni-bn-tebvp Xncn-bp-sa-h
- p-d
- p-mbn-cp-p. BsWm-cp-\
- p-sn AhnsS ]eXpw sNm-\p-v. Ftm `mKy-n\v Gv B \mte- ]dv apdnp hnm\p kabw Inn-bn-. _mn-sbmw t]mbn. sXt shp-h-gn-bnepmbn-cp hoSpw ]dpw tZhInbvp sImSp-p. hnq-mWv ]d-n-cp-X
- v. Iptd IS-apv B ]Ww sImv AsXms hon-bs{X.
]mdp-h AXp apgp-h hniz-kn-n-. Imc-p-dv hons Ap-d-p ]Xn-\v sk v ehpw
hnp. Bs-Spp sImSpp Bthm? Ctm Cu \mte- am{X-ap-v. B ]d-n s]mp hnfbn-m-sa--h-dn-bmw. G-t\mSp ]d-bm ss[cy-an-msX Ah B ]d-n-s- ]-X\w t\mn\np-I -am{Xw sNbvXp. \smcp sNdp--m-c hcp-sapw \mtem Atm sIm-n-\p-n
AsXmcp ]qm-h-\-amn amp-sapw Ah {]Xo-n-p.
"Bsc-nepw hcpw tamtf. ]m-b-ns Dnepw sXns atepw t\mm h sNdp-mcpw hcpw. Asm tamfvsS `mKyw sXfn-bpw. AsXms ImWm s\s A Pohn-n-cn-tym-do-ey.'
"A Ans\ t]msmpw C. thm-Xv ]d-bm-n-cn-q.'
]Zvan\n ]t Xm ]d-X
- n hniz-kn-n. A-bpsS BtcmKyw A\p-Zn\w bnp hcp-Xv
Ah ImWpp-v. C\n F{X Imew Pohn-n-cnpw Fp Xs Ah-dn-bn-. H-bvp PohnX-s-n Ah Btem-Nn-p-p-v. AXn-\p Xm-sd-Sppw XpS-n-bn-cp-p. s]m-bmb hmpI ]d-bm Ah CjvS-s-n-. AXp-sImv Cu hI kwkmcw Ah \ncp-m-l-s-Sp-n, B
hmp-I Abvv B-hn-izmkw sImSp-p-sa-nq-Sn.
Aymbw
]Xnt\gv
]mdph ap-t-bvn-d
- n. cm{Xn s]bvX ag-bn {]IrXn XWp-n-cp-p. aps aW IgpIn
hrn-bm-s
- -p. Hcp sImp-Ip-n-bpsS IuXp-It- msS Ah XWp aW-en Imean \np.
]Zvan\nbpsS A Hcn- AhnsS \np-sImv ]d-bp-I-bp-m-bn.
"s tamfvsS Ieym-W-n\v ChnsS hteymcp ] s]mpw.' aqtm \mtem hb-p ]Zvan\n
Av apv HmSn--fn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Xs Ieym-W-n-\mWv apv AhnsS ] s]mn-b-Xv.
apw NmWIw sagpIn DW-n-bn-cp-p. Hme-ta Hcp henb ] AhnsS Dbp-hp. ]Sn-pc-sXmv Ipcp-tme tXmc-W- Xqn-bn-n-cp-p. apf-bpsS XqWp-I Cu--\-bpsS CeIsImv adv Ae--cnp. ]-en-tebvv {]th-in-p-n-Sv cp Ipe hmg-I shn-h-n-cpPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 70
C. lcn-Ip-am
p. cm{Xnbm-bn-cpp Ieym-Ww. As
mw Ieym-W
- cm{Xn-bm-Wv \S-n-cp-Xv. cm{Xn ] s]t{Sm-amIvkvs shfn-n XpSn-p-\npw. h--S-emns tXmc-W
- Imn Cf-In-bm-Spw.
Ap cm-hnse Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS Imcy Hcp s]mXn-bp-ambn hp. s]mXn
As\ G]n- p- s Imv Abm ]dp.
"A Xncp-ta\n sImSp-b
-
- X
- m-Wv.
tamv Ieym-W-n\v Hcp km-\w.'
s]mXn-bn \ hoXn-bn kzcbp Hcp sk-vapv.
"Xncp-ta\n Ieym-W-n\v hcz-m-hnmv ]d- p. Asm CXv t\cs
Cv Fn-mwv hp. A\p-{K-lwm-hpwv {]tXyIw ]d-bm Gev]nnvv.'
Ahv Ieym- W - n- \ p- S p- m
hmn- b - X n- t \- m `wKn- b p apv .
Ah Ieym-W-n\v B apm-Wp-Sp-Xv. B apv As In\np hmn
AI- p- t ]m- b n. AXpw aSn- b nhv
Ah Hmtcm-tmp. aI ]d-X\p-k-cn-m-bn-cn-Ww A \q-Xncn
B km\w sImSp--b--Xv. s]s-hp Ic-n hp.
Cv ]n-cp]sp hj-p
tijw AXn-s\-n Btem-Nn-p-tmgpw
Dbp hcp-Xv Hcp tX-em-Wv. Xncp-ta\n-sb-bm-bn-cpp IeymWw Ign-n-cp-s
- Xn Cn-s\-sbm-p-amhpam-bn-cp-n
Xs Pohn-X-sa tXm.
"Fm A ChnsS ]c-{_w Ip\n-WXv?'
]Zvan\n D-ds HXp-p-I Cd-nh-p.
"apv \\hvvtm. C\n ssht-cm-tfbvv Imev thZ\ymv ]d-bm\m.'
"Rm ]tg Imcy--sfms Hmv
\n-Xm.'
"m Cv tIdp.'
"Rm ]d-nev h aSepw hoWv-vtmv t\mn hcmw.'
"m \S-q. Rm\pw hcmw.'
Ah \S-p. ag s]bvX-Xns ]ntv cmhnse ]d-n \S-m ]Zvan\nbvv CjvS-am-bn-cp-p.
sNSn-If
- psS Ce-Is
- fmw IgpIn hrn-bm-s
- -n-p-m-hpw. tNn-eI
- f
- n sh-p-n-I Xn\np-Xv Cf-p-tm InS-tmSn Ifn-pw. B sh-p-n-Iv ck-ns \ndw Fns\
Inp-p-shv Ahv Adn-bn-. Adp-ap-J-t\mSv tNmZn-m Ah ]dp Xcpw. Ahs Adnhv
kvIq ]pkvX-I-fn\npw ]pdp NmSn hnim-e-amb hmb-\-bn Fn \np-I-bmWv. Xm
t\mh-ep-Ifpw IY-Ifpw am{Xw hmbn-p-tm Ah ]e hnj-b--fn-ep-ap ]pkvXIw hmbnp.
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ah-t\mSv Ac aWn-p kwkm-cn-p-Xv Hcp ]pkvXIw hmbn-p--Xn\p Xpey-am-Wv.

"\avv \msf Hv s]mdv t]mWw.' ]mdp-h ]d-p.
"s]mdv t]mt? Fv?' ]Zvan\nbvv AZv`p-Xa
- m-bn. ASp Ime-smpw A ]pd-n-d
- nbn-n-.
"\avv Xncp-ta-\nsS hoSp-hsc Hv t]mWw?'
"GXv Xncp-ta-\nsS? ]mpa-\-bvse Xncp-ta-\ntbm? Fn-\mt?'
"Hcp Imcywv.'
"Abvv C{Xow Zqcw bm{X sNm-s\ms ]tzm?'
"]Xvs \S-mw. sabv tdmUvhcys \S--q.'
Ah ]ns Hpw tNmZn-n-. AX-h-fpsS kz`mh-am-Wv. Ipn-tm-Zn-m-dn-. ]t ]noSv B
hnjbw Ah hopw FSp-n-Spw, Ahv Adn-tb Imcy- apgp-h a\-n-em-p-Ibpw
sNpw.
Dbvv In-IpSn Ign-m ]pd-t-bvp hmXn ASv Ipn-bn-Spw. Ipd-p-t\cw Hv
Nmbm-\m-Wv. Atm ]Zvan\n hopw B hnjbw FSp-n-p. Hcp-Xcw A\p-\-bhpw IqSmsX Ah
kmh-[m-\-n ]d-bm XpS-n. Hcp CjvS-ns IY. a\-n Ctmgpw ]-]n-Snp InS-p
A]qw Imcy--fn Hmb B IY ]dp Ign--tm Ahv Bizmkw tXmn.
"CXv Hcp t\mh-ense ItY-m AZv`- p-Xm-bn-tm-p-Wp.' ]Zvan\n ]dp. "Cns\ Hcp Cm
_qw-hv tamsf Xma-kn-m sImmzm?'
"Atlw \ns Hcp tam-sf-tmse t\mpw. AmsX hsgympw Rmm-WvWn-y. s\\v Ambn-SSvv t]mhm CjvS--tm.'
"AsS Imew Ign-nv t\mmw As. C\n Imew sImtd-v. AXn-s\-Sbvv Fsms kw`hn-mw. Fs IeymWw Ign-bpw. Imcy--sfms icym-hpw. A kam-[m-\n-q.'
"Fm-bmepw \msf Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv Hv t]mmw.'
"Csmpw th-s. As-nepw AsXmpw icy-. GsX-nepw Imes Hcp ]cn-Nbqw hv
tamsf Xma-kn-n-tymv tNmZn-Ws
- Xmpw icy-. t]mcm-X
- n\v F\nv A-\s Hcp honev
Xma-kn-m-s\mpw CjvS-.'
]Zvan\nbvv ]t B Cw ImW-Ws
- a-p-m-bn-cp-p. Adp-ap-J ]v B C-s-n ]d-pX AZv`p-X-I-Y-I Ah-fpsS a\-n-ep-v. Nm tXmf-nv sImp-t]mb Ah Av Xncn-ph-Xv Xms\ \S-p-sIm-m-bn-cp-p. Hcp-d
-
- n\nv FWo-t- ]mse tXmn FmWv Ah ]d-Xv. Fgp-tp t\mp-tm as\-sS ap-m-Wv. apn Xncp-ta\n Hcp mv NqSp ]mepw
ssIn ]nSnv Ccn-p-p. \ Zml-ap-m-bn-cpp. AXp hmn-p-Sn--tXm-Sp-IqSn BsI Djmdp
tXmn. Nppw t\mn-bt- m A, A, Abm. Ah\v ]mns Imcyw Hm-h
- p. ]mv
Np-shv ]no-S-dn--tm Ah\v kSw tXmn. AXp hm-smcp in-bmbn F-h ]dbp-p. ]t Xs cn-m thsd hgn-sbm-p-ap-m-bn-cp-n-s--h a\-n-em-n.
"Av sIm-{mn s I-tXm-m Rm c-s-X
- v. As-o Rm AhnsS sIS-W
- Xv Bcpw
ImWq-ym-bn-cp-p. Rm ip-t]m-tb-s\.' Ah Ifn-bmbn \mp ]pd-nv Igpp sNcnv IS-p-sImv ]d-p.
]Zvan\nbvv ]t Ah-fpsS Dnse Ip-t_m[w amp-I-f-bm hj-p tijhpw Ignbp-n-. Ah Imc-Wa
- mWv Adp-ap-Js\ ]mp ISn-X
- v. Ahs {i ]X-dm Xm\mWv Imc-W
- mcn. Ah-\X
- ns\ ]nSn-m Hcp \nanjw IqSntb thn-bn-cp-p-q. Atm-gmWv Ah Dds i_vZapm-n-b-Xv. Adp-ap-J ]t Ahsf Ip-sSp-p-n-. AX-hs hepw ImWn-p-p-shp
am{Xw.
"app s\td ]mns cq]w sImnb IvIf
- m-Wv.' Adp-ap-J ]d-bpw. "]d-ns ]mpIv thn A-epwv.' ]mnIm-hn Bbn-c
- W
-
- n\v kz-\m-K
- hkn-p-p-sv
Ah\v a\-n-em-bn. Ap-sXmv Ah\v Xncp-ta\n Bcm-[y-\m-bn.
AsXmw Hm h-tm ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
"\apv ]nsmcp Znhkw t]mImw At. shdvsX B Csmv ImWm thn. A sImtd
mew Pohn-n-cvnv t]c-p-tymfvsS Ieym-sWms Ign-nt t]mIq. t]Sn--.'
]mdp-h Nncn-p. bmsXmcp Idbp-an-m Nncn. ]Zvan\n B A]q Zriyw t\mn-\n-p.
Hbvv Pohn-tn hcp-sav ]Zvan\nbvv Dd-m-bn. hn[n-tbmSv tXmp sImSp-m Ah XmPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 72
C. lcn-Ip-am
dm-bn-cp-n-. Ah hndIp]pc-bn Dt]-n--s \nebn I ssItm-s-Spv hr-n-bm-n. \ndsb Xpcpp

]nSn-Xp -ap-gp-h Hcp Ins IjvW-sa-Spv Dcv Ifp. Ah Pohn-X-n BZy-ambn Hcp ssItm-p
ssIn- s e- S p- p- I - b m- W v . Ah AXp- s Imv an
Bp-sIm-n. \\ av Ah-fpsS Azm\w Ipdv
Ffp- - a p- - X m- n. Hcp aWn- q t\cs tPmenp
tijw hnbsm-enpsImv Ah Ipf-n t]mbn
XWp sh-n apJhpw Imepw IgpIn hon-\p-n
Ib-dn. C\n thXv Ipdp hnp-I-fm-Wv. Adp-ap-J-t\mSp
]d-m Ah sh-bp-sSbpw ssI-bp-sSbpw apw
hnp-I sImp-hp Xcpw. Ah then- sNv
Adp-ap-Js\ hnfn-p.
Ah hv ]Zvan\n sNbvX kmlkw Ipd-p-t\cw
t\mn \np.
"CXp apgp-h sIm-{mn sNbvX-XmtWm?'
"AsX.'
Ah-fpsS, A`n-am\w sImv hnI-kn apJp t\mnb-tm Ah\v Nncn hp. Xe-bn \nv hnbsm-gpIn
Ah-fpsS apJ-p-IqSn Nmembn Hgp-Ip-p. ]mhw \-hw
Azm-\n-n-cn-p-p. Hcp cp hmg \Sm-\p ew apgph BsI Inf-p-a-dnv Ippw Ipgn-bp-am-nbn-p-v.
Ah\v Bp Nncn-m-\mWv tXmn-b-Xv. Ahs apJ
p t\mn-b-tm Xm icn-bvp-X-s-bs Fmw
sNbvXn-cn-p--sXv ]Zvan\nbvp kwi-b-am-bn. AXp-hsc-bp-m-bn-p B-hn-izmkw tNmp- t]m-Ip-Ib
- m-Wv.
Ah tNmZn-p.
"Ft?'
Ah ]d-p.
"sIm-{mn \tmWw Azm-\n-n-vt- m. Cu sIfbvW ]sWyms s Gev]nm aXym-bn-cvnt? \m-bnvv. Cs\ Cm t]mc av HS-bv--Ww, s\c--Ww,
XSw-m-W
- w. Ah ssItm-s-Spp tPmen sNp-Xn\p apv AXns hmbve t\mn. \ndsb Xpcp-v.
Xosc aq-bn-m Cu km[\w sImmtWm ]mhw
C{Xbpw Inf-p-m-n-bXv?
"Rm t]mbn Fs ssItm-s-Spv sImp-h-cmw.
CtXmv Fn\ym tPmen-sbSvzm?'
Adp-ap-J kzw ssItm-s-Spp sImp-h-p.
Ac aWn-q-dn-\Iw ssXI \Sm-\p XSw Xm-dm-n.
"Rm t]mbn sImdv shtSw hgvXn-\tSw ssXv FSptmv hcmw. AtsS Irjo-evv.'
]mdp-h ASp-f
- b
- psS P\-en-eqsS t\mn \np. Hcp
Imev Ahv ]-dn Irjn-sN-m CjvSa
- m-bn-cp-p.
]d- n Ipcp- t me ]bdpw shbpw hgp- X n- \ bpw
hfn-bn-cp-p. ]ns hn[n XpS-bmbn X\nsXncmbn h-tm Ahv AXn-ep Xmev]cyw \in-p-Ibm-Wp-m-b-Xv. Ctm tam FmWv sNp--sXv
t]mbn t\m-W-sa-p-v. Ah No ]d-bptam F
`bw ImcWw Ah ap-t-bvn-d-nbn.
C. lcn-Ip-am
Adp-ap-J A-bpsS Irjn-bn\nv

Nqm ]nb hXpw Dtm Fp
t\mp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. AIv Ftm
tPmen-sb-Sp-p-sIm-n-cp \oen ]pdtbvp hp.
"Fm Ad-apIm \o X-WXv?'
"Rm AtsS sNSn-Ifv tamn-ymWv.'
"Bm?'
"sIm-{mn Ahn-sSyms sIfv
Ipgn-n-vv. Rmtmbn AsXms Hcp
s\c-m-o-vv. ]mhw ]-dn \Sm
t]mm{X.'
\oen ]pdp hp, Ahs\ amn\nn kzw tXm- nse ]- - d nss-I BsI-sbmp t\mn. ]ns
Ipnv CS- b n\nv Btcm- K y- a p
ssXI am{Xw sXcv ]ngp-sX-Sp-p.
"sIm-{m-tymSv \tmWw Nmtcmw
NmWtImw CSm ]td. m s]sv
hevXm-hpw.'
"AhnsS NmW-sImpw C-t. ]ipym-tm-Sv Fv NmW-Im.'
\oen a\-p-sImv app hnc
hp. Ah-dn-bm-n--. FXp-Imepw Id-p Hcp ]ip-shn-epap-mbn-cp Xd-hm-Sm-bn-cp-p.
"\o C_vSvv Hcp sImtev sImtmbvtm. Rm-cWm?'
"th-t, Rmsm-tm-bvtm-fmw.'
Adp-ap-J ssXI-fp-w Hcp sIm-bn
NmW- I - h p- s aSpv t]mbn. sImbpw
ssXIfpw \nev hv Ah ]Zvan\nbpsS apn \np.
"sIm-{m-o, honev shn-tew AS
twtm?'
"Adp- a p- J Fp- s Xmm apdpv
sXmS-oXv?'
"apdp- m- \ - , Hcp Imep- d p- ntIw
thWw. CsXms ]Tn-n-W
- X
- n\v apv
ZnW shbv-Ww.'
]Zvan\n-bpsS {]Xn-Ic
- Ww Xosc {]Xon-m Hm-bn-cp-p.
Hm- I thZ- \ bpw sImmWv
Fp- - X v . thZ\ sImp- h - c m
GsX-nepw Hm-I X\n-p-m-bnptm? kwi-b-am-Wv. Adp-ap-J-\n
\nv Kpcp- Z - n- W - s b t]cn- Hcp
apmta-Sn-Xpw A Bh-iy-sv
AXp Xncn- p- s Im- S p- Xpw Ah
C. lcn-Ip-am
tm-bp-v. B kw`hw Adp-ap-J Ctmgpw Hmp-h-bvp-p-s-Xv Ahsf thZ-\n-n-pI-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. Ah-fpsS In-ep-cp-p-Iq-Sp Pe-I-W- AZv`p-X-tmsS t\mn-smv
Ah tNmZn-p.
"sIm-{mn Fn\m Itc-WXv?'
Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX Adp-ap-Js\ t\mn. Ah hep-Xm-bn-cn-p-p. shdpw Hcp {Suk am{Xanv Ah-fpsS Hw I Ifn-n-cp Ipn-b Ah\ntm. apJv Iptds XmSn-tcm-a- apf-ph-n-p-v. aoi-sbp ]d-bm am{X-am-bn-s-nepw tap-n Idp \ndw. jpw app-am-Wv
thjw. jn-\p-n Dd tZlw. AXp-t]mse Xm\pw hep-Xm-bn-cn-p-p-sh Hm-bn Ah
\np. Adp-ap-J ]d-p.
"sIm-{mn Itc-.'
Aymbw
]Xns\vv
]Sn-tebvp t\mn-smv ]mdp-h ]d-p.
"tamsf, t\mv Btcm hcvWvv.'
"Bsc-nepw \sf D]-{Z-hn-m hczm-bn-cn-pw.' ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
]mdp-h aIsf tNmZy-]qw t\mn.
"A, Bsc-nepw \sf klm-bn-m Cu ]Sn ISp hcp-wv A {]Xo-nvWvtm?'
]Zvan\n D-dtbvp hp. Abm Xe-bp-bn sXp-If
- psS Xe-If
- n-tebvp t\mn-smmWv \S-n-cp--Xv. Ic-bp appw shfp jpw thjw. ap-s-n-b-tm-gm-W-bm BcmsWv ]Zvan\nbvv a\-n-em-b-Xv.
"CXv At hS-t-mvse \ta-\-\m-Wv. Am-hs\ ImWm FSbvv hcm-dns?' Ah
i_vZw Xmgvn-smp ]d-p. Abm hm t\cnv ]m-b-p-c-bn-tebvp t]mIpw. AYhm
hnP-bama D-d
- n-cn-bvb
- m-sW-n Abmsf Im ap-t-bvn-dn cp-t]-cpw-IqSn ]mb-p-c-bn-tebvp t]mIp-I-bmWv ]Xn-hv.
Abm Ahsc {in-m `mh-n D-d-tbvp Ibdn Itk-e-bn-en-cp-p. AXr-]vX-amb
Ip-IsImv Nppw t\mn tNmZn-p.
"hnP-btat\ms s]-fs? ]m-Xn-b?'
"AsX.' ]Zvan\n-bmWv Dcw ]d--Xv.
"aI-fm-W-s, Fm t]cv?'
"]Zvan\n.'
"A-tgbv Rms\mcp Imcyw ]d-bm h-Xm-Wv.' cp-t]-cp-sSbpw apJp t\mmsX Abm
]d-bm XpS-n. "hnP-bta-t\m FSvvv sImdv ]Ww ISw hmo-vv. Bdp amk-n-\Iw
Xncnp Xcmwv ]dm hmo-Xv. Bdp amkw t]mbnv Csm sImw cm-hm\mWv t]mWXv.
]entiw Hs-qSn \smcp kwJym-bn-vv. AsXm Xncnv Xcm ]zm--dn-bm h-Xm. AXns\-tSev ]Ww ISw hmy Bfv ew hnp. C\n B ]Ww Fgm Xncnv Inzm--dn-b-Ww.'
"F{Xym kwJy?' ]Zvan\n tNmZn-p. Abm Xosc Xr]vXn-bn-msX Ahsf t\mn.
"sImd--[n-Iw-v. F{Xym--dn-m C Xncnp Xcm ]tzm?'
"F{Xym-dn-tbnepw sNbvXqsS?'
"]eni Hs ASw aqm-bn-c-ns ASvvmhpw.'
ssZhta! ]Zvan\n Xe-bn ssIh-p. Atm ama-bpsS D]-{Zhw Ign-n-n-. Fhn-Sp-p-m-m\mWv C{Xbpw ]Ww?
"ama Ans\ ]te-Svpw ISw hmo-vv. AsXmpw Rp thntbm Cu hoSn\pw ]dn\pw thntbm A. R-sf-hn-Spm Ct{Xw ]Ww-mzm?'
"Fn\v thom Bv tho-m-smpw ISw sImSp-W Bfv t\m- Bh-iy-y.
sImSp ]Ww Xncnv InWw, A{Xy-s.'
hopw ]Zvan\n ]d-bm Xp-S-n-b-tm Abm CS-s]-p.
"Rm ]m-Xn-b--tbmSv kwkm-cn-m-\mWv h-Xv. apXntmcv Xnev kwkm-c-n IpnIfv FS-s]-sS-.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"A kpJ-an-m kv{XobmWv.' ]Zvan\n Dd-n-p-sImv ]dp. "AXp- s Im- mWv Rm

Xs ]d-bW
- X
- v. Xevmew B ]
Ww Xncnp Xcm R-sf-sm
mhn. RfXn\p _my
c-m-vXv thsd Imcyw.'
"AXv icn, Asm kwkm-cnnv Imcy-y-t.' Abm ]Zvan\nbpsS apJ- t bv v t\mnsmv ]d-p. "Hcp Imcyw ]dt-mw hnP-bta-t\m Hcp
t{]mt\mv FgpXn- - nv v
F\n-v. t]mcm--Xn\v Pmaymbnv Cu ]d- ns B[mtcmw
Xn-vv. Fgm ]Ww XcvWvm
Av B[mcw Xncnv Xcpw.
hmsX sshIym ]ns tIkpw
P]v X ow Hymbn Cu hoSpw
]dpw Hgn- p- X - c n hcpw.
Rm ]d-n-mv th.'
Abm Fgp-tp apv amSnpn ]Sn-bn-d-n.
Abm ]d- Xns A
w apgp- h a\- n- e m- h msX
]mdp-h angn-n-cp-p. Abm
]d-Xv ]Zvan\nsb t]Sn-n-n-cpp. kzw hoSn-s B[m-cw-IqSn
Ah-cpsS In-en-s-s AXp
ImWn-p-Xv? A-bpsS apn
s]- n- b n- e p- m- h p- s a- m- b ncpp Ah-fpsS [mc-W. Ah
B s]n Xpd-m-dn-. Nne kzIm-cy-X-I kzw A-bvmbmepw hI-shp sImSp-m Ah Xm-dm-bn-cp-p. Ah
Fgp-t-p. Am-hs Ae-am-dn-bpsS Xmtm Fhn-sS-bmsWv Ah-dn-bmw. Am-as tZlw \nend-n- hbvp-tm Xe-bn-W-bv-Sn-bn\nv Btcm Xmtmq-sa-Spv Ah-fpsS In sImSp-n-cp-p. Ah-fXv Atm
s InS--d-bnse tai-h-en-n C-tXm-bp-v.
Xmtm-ep-sa-Spv Ah ]m-b
- p-cb
- psS hmXn Xpdv AI-p-Ib
- d- n. \nep \ndsb s]mSnbm-Wv. Ipsd-m-e-ambn ASn-p-hm-cn-p-S-bv Dm-bn-n-. CS-\m-gn-I-bn cmhnsebpw Ccp-m-Wv.
P\-ep-I Xpd-m shfnw Inpw. Ah ]s AXn-s\mpw sa\-s-n-. Xpd-m hopw ASbvm \n-Ww. Ahv Am-as Ae-amdn Xpd-m [rXn-bm-bn. tImWn Ib-dp-tm Hcp
\cn-odv s]sv Ah-fpsS Xe-bvp-ao-sX-qSn ]dp t]mbn. Ah sRn. Ah-fpsS ss[cyw
tNmp t]mIp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. apI-fnse CS-\m-gnIbpw Ccp-p-\n-dp InS-p. Hcphn-[
- n Ah
\Sp-hnse apdn-bpsS hmXn Xpd-v AIp IS-v P\ Xpd-n-p. Ah CSw-I
- nv In-en-tebvp
t\mn. Xm Fsmcp t]Sn-sXm-n-bm-Wv. FmWv In-en-t {]Xo-n-Xv? Hgnp InS-
Inens Xe-bv-embn acns Ae-amdn AS-p-In-S-p. lrZ-b-ns anSnv km[m-cW \nebn-em-hm Ipd-p-t\cw \n-tijw Ah Ae-am-dn-bpsS ASp-tbvp sNp. GI-tZiw Hcqlw
hv Hcp Xmtm FSpv Xmtm Zzmc-n Cp Xncn-p. hmXn Xpd-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ahsf kzoI-cn-m-\mbn \ndsb Hgn- Ipn-I \nc-p-\n-p. `wKn-bp Nn{X-f

- p ]e hep-n-ep Ipn-I. asmcp In-bn Am-as appIfpw jp-If
- pw. Fhpw apI-fn-ep Inbn Iptd IS-em-p-Ifpw _np-If
- pw. Ghpw ASn-bn-es Xv Hgn-p-In-S
- p. B ]d-ns B[mc-n-\mbn Ah ]c-Xp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. hkv{X--fpsS ASn-bnepw Ipn-I-fpsS CS-bnepw Ah
hopw hopw Xnc-p. hn^-e-amb B Xnc-n-ens Ah-km-\-n Ah oWnv In-en-ten-cp-p. C\n? A-bpsS apns]-n-bn t\mn-bnp Imcy-an-s-h
- p tXmn. \ta-t\m
]d-Xv icn-bm-bn-cn-mw. Ah Ae-amdn ]qn, P\-e-Sp ]pdp IS-p.
Asb D-dp ImWm-\n-. Ah AIp IS-p. A In-en InS-p-I-bm-Wv.
"Fp ]o At?' Ah ASpp sNp. A Ic-bp-I-bm-tWm. A A shdpsX Ip
Xpdp InS-p-I-bm-Wv. B InSv Ahsf `b-s-Sp-n. Ah tNmZy-am-hn-p.
"Mqw, Mpw.'
"kmc-y-t, \avv Fs-nepw hgn-m-mw. A kmam-[m-\n-q.' Ah-cpsS ASp-n-cpv ]pdw
Xtem-Sn-smv ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
"\avv Hpw-ym-Xm-bnty? \mte- ]dpw hoSpw ]m-b-stcw Dsm Fm-iz-kn-n-cnp-tmfm Cns\ Hc-Sn. C\n Fp In-mWv h sNdp--mcpw Btem-N-\ow Bbn hczm?'
"kmc-y, A thh-em-Xn-s-Sm-Xn-cn-p. Fmw t]mhm-\mWv tbm-Kw-mev Ans\ hcpw. thhemXn-s-n-sp Imcyw.' s]sv Ftm Hmv Ah ]d-p. "At, A Xncp-ta-\nsS Imcyw
]d-bm-dn-t. Rm \msf Cv t]mbn-t\m-ym-tem-m-tem-Nn-ym-Wv.'
"Fn\m?'
"At-l
- n\v Fs-nepw sNm ]tzmv t\mmw. Hp-sy-n \tas\ Hv ]dv
\nm-s\-n-epw.'
"F\nv Cu BtcmKypw hv hcm ]tzm tamsf?'
"th-t, Rms\m-bvv t]mbn t\mmw.'
]mdp-h Hpw ]d-n-.
"Rm Adp-ap-J-t\mSv Fs _v tIn--c-Wwv ]d-bmw. Rms\m-bvv t]mbn t\m-s.'
Hbvv Fhn-sSbpw t]mbn-n-m Ipn-bm-Wv. C\n Fmw H-bvs sNn hcpw. B Adnhv
]mdp-h-sb thZ-\nn-p-I-bm-Wv. FmWv Cn-s\-sbms kw`-hn-m. Bsc-bpw Ip-s-Spm Ah-cpsS \ a\v k-Xn-n-. ssZh-hp-ambn Hcp Gp-ap-e
- n\v Ah Xm-dm-bXpan-. AXmbn-cnmw hn[n-n-p--Xv. Hmtcm-cp-v Hmtcm hn[n-b-s. AXp-t]m-se-sbm-s--stb Imcy \op. Xncp-ta\n Fs-nepw sNbvXm \m-bn-cp-p. aIv Xma-kn-m-s\m-cn-S-an-m
Ah Btem-Nn-m h.
"A Fgp-tp.'
]ntv cmhnse Fgp-t DSs\ ]Zvan\n Btem-Nn-Xv Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS Cp t]mIp Imcyam-Wv. AXn sXsmpw Ah In-. \n-lm-b-cm-b-hpw Fhn-sS-\n-s-nepw Hs \oXn
Ins? ]t Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ASpp sNm \oXn e`n-p-sa Bibw Ah-fpsS a\-n
Fn-s\-bmWv IS-p-Iq-Sn-b-sXv Ah-dn-bn-. A-bpsS kwkm-c-n\n-m-bn-cn-ptam?
cmhnse Fgp-t DSs\ ASp--f-bn ISv \new ASn-p-hmcn ASpv NmWIw sagpIn, Inm{Xw ASp--m-n. ASpv NmWIw sagp-I BgvN-bn sNmbpw shn-bp-ambn Npcp-n-bncp-p. Hcp BNm-c-sa--Xn-\-pdw Bh-iyw-Iq-Sn-bm-bn-cpp AXv. Hcm-gvN-p-n ASpv hnp XpSpw. tZhIn Dm-bn-cp ka-b-p-Xs HmSns ASpv hmm Bh-iy-s-ncp-p. ]pI Ipdhm-Wv. NmWIw sagp-tI Bh-iy-an-. NqSpw IqSp-Xe
- m-Wv. Hs icn-bm-Wv. ]ntv tdj hmm
]W-sa-ns\ Inp-sa-m-tem-Nn-p-sIm-n-cnp Hcp IpSw-_
- n\v HmSns ASppw AXp-t]m-ep
]pXp-ab
- p-samw kz]v\
- am{X-am-Wv. Npp-ap \ \mbIpSpw-_
- s
- f-mw-Xs hnZyp-On
FSp-n-cn-p-p. cm{Xn-bm-bm Ah-cpsS hop-]-Sn- shn-p tm_p-I \ne-n-d-n-h
N{-s\-tmse {]Im-in-p-Xv ]Zvan\n hop]Sn- t]mbn-\nv t\mmdp-v. X\n-Xn-\p tbmKan-.
Ah ASp-fhmXn-en-eqsS ap-n-d-n. apv aW-en cm{Xn ap s]bvX-Xns \\-hp-v.
Ah ap-aS- n-m Nqen\p-thn hnd-Ip-]p-cb
- n-tebvv \S-p. ]d-n Ah \ sh-ss-I
a- Hc-sbsb-t- ]mse Ahsf amSn hnfn-p. Ah ]d-n-tebvp \S-p. sh-s-Sn-I Hc
ASn Dbcw shn-cp-p. s]s-mWv Ah IXv Hcp sNSn-bpsS Ce hncn-bp--Xn-t\m-sSmw
C. lcn-Ip-am
sampIfpw Dm-bn-cn-p-p. Ah IuXp-I-tmsS AXp t\mn-\n-p. A-tbmSv ]d-bm-\mbn

Ah HmSn. A Fgp-t-n-n-. Ddw Xs-bm-Wv. AtXm I-Sp InS-p-Ib
- mtWm? Fm-bmepw
_pn-ap-n--. Ah Adp-ap-Js\ hnfn-m HmSn. Dbph Bth-i-n Hcp Ccp-]Xp hbp-Im-cn-bm-Wv Xms\ Imcyw ]Zvan\n hnkva-cnp. Ah Hcp Fp-h-b-p-Im-cn-bm-hp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
Adp-ap-J Fgp-t-n-p-m-bn-cp-n-. \oen hnfn--tm Ah thKw Xn-n-S-s-gp-t-p.
"FWo-Sm Ad-ap-Im, then-ev sIm-{mn hnfnvWvv.'
Ftm AXym-hiyImcy-n-\m-bn-cn-p-sa [mc-W-bn Ah Fgp-tv jnp ]pdp ISp.
"Fm sIm{mo?' Ah then--tebvp hp.
"Adp-ap-Jm, s sh-v-I-fv..... Aso th Rms\mcp km[\w Imn--cmw. hcq.'
Ah Xncnv ]-d- n-tm-
- n-tebvv HmSn. t\mp-tm Hcp-am-Xncn Fm sNSn-Ifpw samnp
\n-bm-Wv, Ah-fpsS AXyp-m-l-n tImcn--cn--t]m-se.
"Hm CXn-\mtWm sIm-{mn s C{X t\cs hnfn-sm-WoXv?'
Ah-fpsS Dmlw s]sp sIp, apJw an.
"s sNSn-Ifv ]qhnm \n\-sm-pwty?'
Adp-ap-J hm-Xm-bn. Xm Hcp s]-Ip-n-bpsS Dm-l-n XWp shw tImcn-sbm-gnp. B sNSn-Ifpw AXns hfbpw B Ipnsb kw_-n-t-St- mfw F{X {][m-\s
- -X
- m-sWv
Ah a\-n-em-n.
]Zvan\nsb kw_-n-t-S-tmfw B sNSn-I-fn hncn-bp-Xv DW-nb Bi-IfpsS inJ-cfn s]mn-ap-f-bvp ]pXp-\m-p-I-fm-Wv. PohnXw GsX-nepw Imev ]-]n-Sn-p-sa {]Xo-Cu samp-I-fp-ambn Ah At_m-[-]q-amsb-nepw _-s-Sp-n-bnp-m-I-Ww.
"Rm shdvsX ]d-Xm sIm-{m-n.' Adp-ap-J Nncn-p-sImv ]d-p. Ah ASp-p-t]mbn
sNSn-I-fpsS Iqp-I ]cn-tim-[n-p.
"]qhv hncn-bm C\ow cmgvN ]nSn-pw. Ah XpSp. "RsS hoos sh Cs{Xympw
Hbcw hn-n-. CXv s]sv hfXv sIm-{m-nsS ip{iqj Imc-Wm. cv t\cw \\-bvvW
v- t?'
XS-n Atmgpw \\-hp-m-bn-cp-p.
"Mpw, cv t\cpw \\-bvpw. FS-bvs-Sbvv IS sN\-n-sm-Sp-pw. ]pgp-sf ]nSnpw.'
"AXm-Wv.' Hcp henb Ip-]n-Sp-w-t]mse Adp-ap-J ]d-p. " AsXmpw sNq-e. \
am-b-tXmm AhvsS ]now \mbn hcvW-Xv.'
]Zvan\n {]iw-kn--s-n-cn-p-p. Ah-fpsS apJw hnI-kn-p.
"Rm\nsm Ihp-n\pw \\-bvvWv-v.'
Adp-ap-J ASp I-n t]mbn-t\m-n. icn-bm-Wv, Ihp-pI-fpsS IS-bv Hmtcm sNdnb
h-n sImp XS--fp-m-n-bn-cn-p-p. Ah Nncn-m XpS-n.
"Ft?' Ah-fpsS apJ-p-\n-dsb tNmZy-.
"sIm-{m-n, Ihp-n\v Cu shsmpw t]mc. CXv B\bvv HuWvkvm-nev shw IpSn-m
sImSp--W-amcym-Wv.'
"Rms\m sNm? sImf-ov shw tImcn-sm-
- vmWv Rm \\-bvvWXv?' Ah ]cn`-h-tmsS ]d-p.
"Hcp Xvemw shv tXh-Ww. mse CXn-s\ms \\ Inq. Ihp-n\v Cu Inw-t]m-es
XsSmpw t]mc.'
Ah icnpw ]cn-`h
- n-n-cn-p-p. B honse Dp-I
- n-I \-hw Adn-bp BfmWv Adpap-J. Gw shv tXhm-\p ]W-sampw AhcpsS In-en-. Fn-s\-sb-nepw Ihp-p-I
Hv \m-n-sb-Sp-W
- w, Am-bncw AS-s
- b-nepw hnm InWw Fsms hnNm-cn-n-mWv
Ah C{Xbpw Azm-\n-p--Xv. AsXmw Adn-p-sImv Adp-ap-J Cns\ ]d-bp-tmtgm?
"Gw hbvm\v ]sWmpw Svn Adp-ap-Jm. Asm ]d-n-sm Imcyw.'
Adp-ap-Js apJw Kuc-h-]q-am-bn. Ipd-p-t\-cs Btem-N-\bvp tijw Ah ]d-p.
"A klm-bn-ym-sW-nev Rm Gw-m-mw. Znhkqw cmhnse t\cs hv tXhntmbm aXo-tm. sIm-{mn A-t\mSv ]dm klm-bn-pw. sIm{mn vXs tNmbn-p-t\mp.'
"\msf tNmZn-mw. Cv F\nv Xncp-ta-\nsS hon-semv t]mWw.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
Adp-ap-J Hcp tNmZy-tmsS Ahsf

t\mn.
"Rm Xncnp hnv ]d-bmw. s Hv
_v Ibn hnS-Ww. ]tzm?'
"Fm ]msX? a\- ev hgn t]mW
_vv F-cbvv AXn\v t]mbm sIm{msy _v tIn--nv B hgnbvv
F\nv ]Wnbvv t]mhmw.'
"Rm Xm-dm-hmw.'
Aymbw
]smXv
_v Cs ]Sn-s \nn-p. B ]Sn-p-c-bpsS apn ]Zvan\n
Ipd-p-t\cw t\mn-\n-p. Ah BZy-ambmWv AhnsS Imep-Ip-p--Xv. ]Sn-pc
Hcp henb tIm-Ih
- m-Sw-t]mse Ahsf `bs-Sp-n. s]s--h A[o-c-bm-bn. Fp
In- mWv Xm Xncp- t a- \ n- b psS ASptbvp t]mIp-Xv? At-l
- ns \
a\-ns\n tIn-p -I-Y-I Hmn-mtWm, AtXm A ]d ]gb Imcy-
At- l - ns Hm- b n- e p- m- h p- s a
{]Xo-bnemtWm?
]Sn-hm-Xn IS-v k-{]-Xn-jvTbp
A-e-ns apn-se-n-b-tm Ah
\np sXmgp-Xp. Xs PohnXw \m-bn-hcm\mbn klm- b n- m Ah k- tfmSv {]mn-p.
D-dv Nmcp-It- k-eb
- n Xncp-ta\n Ccnp-p-m-bn-cp-p. kwi-bnv \S-p-hcp s]-Ip-nsb I-tm Atlw
\nhn-cp-p.
"Cv tIdn hcmw.'
FXnh-i
- n Itk-eI
- Nqn-mn
Atlw ]d-p. "Ccn-mw.'
]Zvan\n Aev]w aSn-p-sImv \np.
"Ccn-mw. s apn-en-cvtmv sImgsm-pw-y. FhnSvm?'
"]m- X nbsS aIfm Rm. Xmsg
honse tiJ-c \mbcvsS aI.'
IrjvW \q-Xncn Hcp \nanjw \n-_vZ-\m-bn. ]ns ]Zvan\nsb t\mn-smv ]d-p.
"Fn\m tamfv hXv?'
BZyw kwi-bnpw \nnbpw XpS-n-b- kw-kmcw Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS apJ-p-\np e`n t{]mml\w aqew Hcp Ipsm-gp-m-hm A[nI ka-b-sampw thn-h-n-. Xncp-ta\n Fmw {inp
tIp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. At-l-n\nv Hpw -a-d-p-h-nv Imcy-an-s--hp tXmn. Xm
\oXnbvp thn-bmWv At-l-ns ASpp sNp--Xv. Atm Imcy--fpsS InSv icnpw
Adn-bnm-Xn-cn-p-Xv icn-b.
Ieym-Wn-b hmXn-en-\-Spp hv apc-S\-n.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Ieym-Wn-bt- ,' apJw Xncn-msX Xncp-ta\n ]d-p. "Cu Ipn Rm ASvd- n-bW honevymWv. htey Xd-hm-p-Im-cm. Chv IpSn-m kw`mtcm asm-m-q.'
]-ap-fIpw \mc-I-ns Cebpw tN kw`mcw Hcp sam-bn-emn Ieym-Wn-b sImp-hp. Hw sImp-h cp mp-I-fn Ah AXp ]Ip. qfn h mp-I Nqn Xncpta\n ]d-p.
"AXp IpSn-mw.'
]Zvan\nbpsS, tXmcmsX \n ag-t]mse s]bvX kwkmcw \ne-n-cp-p. a\-ns hnkvar-X-amsbmcp `q`m-Kv Hcp ae-bn-Sn-n-cn--bm-Wv. Xncp-ta\n Iptd-t\cw Hpw ]d-bm-Xn-cp-p. FmWv
]d-tb-Xv? apn Hcp s]Ipn B{i-b
- n-\mbn Xs Dp-t\m-n-sm-n-cn-bvb
- m-Wv. klmb-n-mbn Ahv thsdm-cn-S-tbvp t]mIm-\n-. Ah-fpsS kwkmcw A{Xbvp ka-{K-am-bncp-p. Ah-fpsS Pohn-X-ns HtcSpw C\n Fgp-XsSm-\n-. Xncp-ta\n msk-Spp kw`mcw H-bnd-n\v IpSn-p-Xop. mv i_vZ-an-msX qfn-t h-tijw Atlw ]Zvan\nsb t\mn.
"Rm sm Fm sNt-Xv?' Atlw sNw ASp-p-hv shn-e-sb-Sp-p. "Fm-m ]dtm-fp.'
]Zvan\n kw`m-c-sa-Spp IpSn-p. Ahv Zml-ap-m-bn-cp-p. Xncp-ta\n shn-e-sb-Spp sRn
Ifv \Jw-sImv Rc-p-I Rc-Sn-sb-Spv Npmp tXbvp-I-bm-Wv.
"Xncp-ta-\nbvv ]sz-n Rv sImdv kabw A\p-h-Znv Xcm \ta-\-t\mSv ]d-b-Ww.'
"kabw A\p-h-Znv Xqv Icp-Xp, Fms \n Fn-\ym-WXv Xncnp sImSp-m
t]mWXv? aqm-bncwv ]db-WXv sNdnb kwJy-.'
"Hpw Ado-y.' Ah
apJw Xmgvn-smp ]dp. "Fs- nepw hgn
Xpdp Inpwv {]Xot- e mWv Rm Hmtcm
Znhkpw Xn\o-W-Xv.'
B hmp- I Atls hmsX kv]in-p.
Atlw \n- _ v Z - \ m- b n.
AZv`p-X- kw`-hn-p-sap {]Xo--bn Pohnp Hcp s]Ip-n. B
Nnm-KX
- nXs A]-IS- I
- mcn-bmWv F--t-l-n--dnbmw. Fn- s \- b m- W - h
]Ww Xncn-p-sIm-Sp-m
t]mIp-Xv? ]Zvan\n-bpsS
kwkm-c-n\nv
Irjv W \- q- X n- c nbv v
B Xd- h m- S n- s \- - nbpw
_p--sf--nbpw
\smcp Nn{Xw Inn-bn-p-v.
B s]Ip-n-bpsS Ieym
Ww Ign- m am{Xta
Ahsmcp Xmp- mhp. Ipn kp- c n- b m- s Wnepw Ah- c psS Ctm- g
s \ne-bn AX{X Ffp-hp-a
- . Ae-kn-tmb \me
v hnhm-lm-tem-N\
- I
- f
- psS
C. lcn-Ip-am
IY AhXs ]d-p. C\n Ah-fpsS IeymWw Ign-mqSn B sNdp--m-c\v Ch-cpsS

Am-h hcp-n-h ISw hom Fp Xmev]-cy-amWp-m-hpI?
s]Ipn Bm-`n-am-\a
- p Iq-n-em-sWp kwkm-c
- n\np a\-n-em-bn. CXn-s-sbmw
Ayw Fn-s\-bm-bn-cn-p-sa-tm-tm Atlw sRn.
"tamsf, kam-[m-\m-bn-cn-v. Fs-nepw hgn-m-m-tamv t\mmw. \ta-t\ms\ Rm Adnbpw. kwkm-cn-mw.'
]Zvan\n Fgp-tv At-l-ns Im \a-kvI-cn-p.
"Fgp-tv tamsf. \ns \msf-mWv?'
"ImnI.'
"\mbn hcpw. C\n-Xv \ Imem-Wv. tamsf, Fs kzw A-s\-tmse IcpXym aXn. Fsnepw Bh-iy-s-n htm-fp. Fmw icn-bm-hpw. Hp-IqSn Ie-n-sfn-bm-\vv.'
"Rm Cd-s Xncp-ta\n?'
"DuWpI-gn-np t]mbm asXy-nev A-s\-bm-hmw.'
"th A H-bvm-Wv. F\nv AsS Imcy-nev \ t]Sn-v.'
"Xncp-\m-hm aqns\ Hv ImWn-ym-bn-cvnty?'
]Zvan\n Hpw ]d-n-.
"\nsS CjvSw. t]mhm hc-s.'
Xncp-ta\n AI-p-t]mbn Hcp Ih-dp-ambn Xncn-p-h-p. B Ih Ah-fpsS In hp-sImv
Atlw ]d-p. "CXp sImpt]mIp.'
AXp ]W-am-sW--hp a\-n-em-bn.
"AXp th Xncp-ta-\n. Rm CsXmpw {]Xo-n- hXv.'
"ssI \op. A XczmWvv IcpXn hmp. \n-m-h-iym-hpw.'
Ah ssI\on AXp hmn, Hcn-qSn Xn-cp-ta-\n-bpsS Im \a-kvI-cn-p.
"Fgp-tp.' ssI Ah-fpsS Xe-bn hv A\p-{K-ln-p-sImv Atlw ]d-p. "\mbn hcs.'
"cma \mb-sc, Cu Ipnsb Hv _v tIn hnSp. Csm h _pwtm?'
tImem-bn At-e
-
- Ccn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp- cma \mb \ne-p-\nv Fgp-tp hv Dd-p LSn-Im-c-n t\mn.
"thKw t]mbm ARvP-en-v.'
cma \mb ]Zvan\nsb _p-Ib
- n Xncn-p-h
- t- m Xncp-ta\n I-S
- n-cn-b
- m-bn-cp-p. Abm
Nhn-p-In Imep-c-bvp i_vZw tIv Xncp-ta\n Ip Xpd-p.
"cma cmhn-ses t]mbnv hS-t-mvse \ta-t\m-t\mSv Hn-t{XSw hcm ]d-b-Ww.'
"Hm.' cma \mb kwi-bn-p-sImv ]d-p. "Abm-sfmcp PmXn a\p-jy\m Xncp-ta-\n.'
"Bbvtms cmam. \tmcv am{X temIw Fn\p sImpw. ag-hn-n\v Fm s\dqw ths?
Abm-tfmSv Cv Xs hcm ]td-Ww.'
"ASn-b.'
"Ieym-Wn-bt?'
"Hm....'
"In shf-n-tmfp.'
Xncp-ta\n Nn-bn-em-bn-cp-p. Xd-hm-Sp-If
- psS ]X-\w. `q\n-baw am{X-a AXn\p Imc-Ww. hnP-btat\m-s\-tm-ep--hcpsS Ip-gn PohnXw AXn\p Bw Iqp-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. Fmw Ignv
IjvSs
- -Sp-h
- tcm Fhpw Xmsg-bp Xe-ap-d. ]Zvan\n-bpsS apJw I-ap-n\np ad-bp-n-. hfsc-m-ew-apv Xs BIjn B apJw Hm h-tm Atlw {]mn-p. Cuizcm Fns\-sb-nepw \mbn hc-s.
\tat\m hXv D Xncn-m-bn-cp-p. Xncp-ta\n D-bp-dw Ignv D-d-n-cpv Nmb
IpSn-p-tm-gmWv Abm Ib-dn-h--Xv. HXpp-I Ibdnsmn-cn-s Abm tNmZn-p.
"Xncp-ta\n Fn-\m-Wmthm At\z-jn-Xv?'
"Ccn-q. ]d-bmw.'
Abm Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS FXn-cmbn C Itk-e-bn Ccp-p.
"aI Csm FhnSym?'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Ah a{Zm-knem Xncp-ta-\n. Fn-\o-b-dnMv Ign HSs\ t]mb-X-s. Csm \mep sImmbn
tPmen-sb-Sp-zm.'
"\ iw_-sfm-s-mhpw As?'
"Mm, tami-y. Ah\v I\n amd-Ww-sm-s-v.'
"Ft C I\n tamimtWm?'
"tamim-bn--. Hbv hcm\v Ah-kcw sImd-hms{X?'
"h s]Ip-o\nw t\mvWvtm?'
"t\m-Ww, C\n GXm-bmepw tPmen amdov aXo-n-m.'
"Ahs\ ChvsS sIm-Xv Hmtm?'
"Hm-eym-Xn-cntym Xncp-ta-\n. AhvSvt Ahs\ cn-Xv?'
Pohn-X-n ad-m Nne A\p-`-h--fp-v. AXn-sem-m-W-Xv. ]{p sImw apm-Wv. Hcp
Rmb-dmgvN Icp-W Abh-s Ipn-It- fm-sSmw HmSnfn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. s]sv Imen
Ftm Ipnb-t]mse tXmn-b-s{X. h apf-bpsS Btcm asm Ib-dn-b-Xm-bn-cn-p-sap IcpXn
Ah {in-n-. Ipd-p-I-gn--tm thZ-\bpw IS-nepw IqSn. Ap-an-\p-n-\p-n Ah
t_m[w sISp-Ibpw sNbvXp. Ipn-I-fmtcm BWv kwibw ]d-Xv ]mp ISn--Xm-bn-cn-p-sa-v,
ImcWw Ah Ifn-n-cp ]d-nse Nn-eI
- n-Sb
- n-eqsS Hcp henb ]mv Cg-p-t]m-Ip-X
- h
-
In-cp-p.
Icp-Ws\ DSs\ ASp-p Bip-]-{Xn-bn sImp-t]m-bn. apdn-hmb ]cn-tim-[n tUmIvS
]mp ISn-XmsWp ]d-p. AhnsS C--\p acp-n-spw DSs\ SuWnse Bip-]-{Xnbn-tebvp sImp-t]m-Im\pw ]d-p. Xmeq-m-ip-]{- Xn-bn sImpt]mbn. tUmIvS C-
sImSp-p. Icp-Ws tZlw BsI \oep XpS-n-bn-cp-p.
"Fgm ]mv ISn-Xv?' tUmIvS tNmZn-p.
cmhnse Fp-a-Wn-bvm-sWp ]d--tm Atlw Iptd No ]d-p. C{X-t\cw Ft
sNbvXn-cp--sXp tNmZn-p. Ac aWn-q Ign-npw bmsXm-c-\--hp-an-sp I-tm
tUmIvS ]d-p.
"C\n Hpw sNm ]n-, sImtm-bvtm-fp. sshIn-tm-bn.'
aIs ico-chpw aSn-bnhv Bip-]{Xn hcm--bn hmhnp Ic-Xv \ta-t\m\v Ctmgpw
Hm-bp-v. AXn-\n-S-bvmWv Btcm ]d-Xv Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ASpv t]mbnt\mm-sa-v. `mKyn\v Bip-]-{Xn-bn-tebvv GtXm tcmKnsb sImp-h Im Inp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
Xncp-ta\n Icp-Ws\ ]cn-tim-[ntijw Xe-bm-n. AXns A-sa-m-sWv \ta-t\m\v
a\-n-em-bn-. At-l
- ns apJw Kuc-ha
- p-X
- m-bn-cp-p. cma\m-b sImp-h acpv apdn-hmbnepw \ndp-I-bnepw aqnepw ]pc-n-b-tijw Atlw app InS-nb tZl-n\p apn [ym\\n-c-X-\mbn Ccp-p. kmh-[m-\-n kqcy C-ns tap-cbvp ]nn ad-p. Atlw
Atmgpw [ym\-\n-c-X-\mbn I-Sv N{aw-]-Snncn--bm-bn-cp-p. Xncp-ta-\n-sbbpw Ne-\-an-msX
]pm-bn InS-p aI-t\bpw t\mn \ta-t\m Ic-bp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. shbn an, cma\mb \ne-hn-f-n Ipd-p-IqSn F-sbm-gnp amdn \np.
Nppw Ccp-n-p-S
- n. D-dv Hcp kv{Xo \ne-hn-fp sImp-h
- p-h
- p. Xncp-ta\n Ip Xpd-p.
"sImp-t]m-Imw. Ipdp Ign-m FWo-pw. cm{Xn Dd--cp-Xv. Ign-m Hpw sImSp--cp-Xv.
`Ww thWw-sms ]d-bpw. mepw sImSp-c
- p-Xv. Hdm A\ph-Zn. \mtfbvv icn-bmbn-tm-fpw.'
Atlw Fgp-t-p. Icp-W Aev]w A\-ntbm? Am \ne-hn-f
- ns Xncn Cf-Ip-X
- p-sImv
tXmn-b-Xm-bn-cn-ptam? A, Icp-W icnpw A\-n, ssII Iptds Nenn-p.
\-ta-t\m Btem-Nn-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. ]{p sImw apv \S Imcy- Cse \S-t]m-se. Av HmSn-hv tams\ anp InSn Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS Im hoWXv Hm-bp-v.
"Xncp-ta\n Fn-s\-sb-nepw s tams\ cn-W
- w. s kzv apgp-h Ahn-Sp-tbvv Xcmw,
mepw s tams\ -c-n--Ww.'
cma \mb apv ]pmb hncnv Ipnsb InS-m ]d-p.
"Ct{Xw s\temw ]dpw sImv Rm Fp sNm\m?' Ingp ]Sn-m-dmbn InS-nb IpnbpsS Im`m-Kv N{aw ]Sn-n-cn-p-tm Xncp-ta\n ]d-p. At-l
- ns apJw Kmwòcyw \nd-Xm-bn-cp-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Av \nfv ]d-sXms Hmtm

ta\\v?'
{]Xn-ê
- a
- mbn Atlw hmn-bXv shn-eb
- psSbpw AS-bvb
- p-sSbpw Hw hp-sIm-Sp H
Ddp-nI \mWyw am{Xw.
"Av Xncp-ta\n s BsI Hcp k-Xnsb
BWv cn- - X v . Cgpw Xncp- t a\n Fp ]dmepw Rm sNbvXp-X-cpw.'
"Rm\ \nsS tams\ cn-Xv Cu km-hnevs \mK--fm-Wv. kXy k--fmWv. \sS Poh cn-mwv B \mK-fv
k-Xnm AsXmcp Icm-dm-Wv. ]ns \fv
kXy-n\pw \oXnbvpw hncp-m-bn-smpw
sNn- mv Icm- d v . Asm \v s S Pohn- X nepw \fv ipow kXypw ]men--Ww. B
Icmdv \fv sXn--WXv Ahcv s]mdp-n-.'
"Xncp-ta\n Rm kXy-n\pw \oXnbvpw
hncp-m-bn-smpw sNbvXn-n-.'
"Xmsg-d-
- nse hnP-bta-t\ms\ Adntbzm?
Bfv acnp t]mbn.'
"Adnbmw Xncp-ta-\n.'
"AbmfvsS ASvvv sImdv ]Ww Inm-mbn-cpp As?'
"AsX.' \ta-t\m hfsc kqnv hm
p-I D]-tbm-Kn-p. hgn-bn-se-hn-sStbm A]ISw hmp-If
- psS cq]-n ]Xp-n-bn-cn-p-psv Abmp tXmn.
"Hcp t{]mt\mpw AhcvsS hons B[mcpw AbmfvsS Iov hmn-h-n-vs?'
"AsX, Xncp-ta\n Fs-nepw Hcp tcJ-ymsX cm-bncw Ddp-nI As\ sImSp-m ]tzm?'
"icym-Wv. ]t C B hon-evXv AbmfvsS kpJ-eymsX sIS-W s]fpw acp-aI
- fpw am{XmWv. Abmfv ]Ww hmoXv apgp-h IpSn-m\pw s]-hn-j-b-n\v thopw BWv. cma\m-b-cv
CmWv FtmSv Cu Imscyms ]d--Xv. \mn-sems ]mm-W-s{X. \nfv Adn-bm-Xn-cn-sympw-t- m. ]mhw B hm kv{Xobpw aIfpw Cv ]n-Wn-bn-em-Wv. C\n tIdn-n-S
- m Hcp s]tcwIqSn Cym-m-es Ah FmWv? \nfv C-se- A-hsc I-v kwkm-cn-X
- n\v tijw B ]mhw
kv{Xo FWo-n-n-.'
\ta-t\m Hpw ]d-bmsX Ccn-p-I-bm-Wv. hm-smcp IpSp-n-emWv hp s]-Xv.
Ipd-p-t\-cs au\-n\p tijw Xncp-ta\n tNmZn-p.
"\nv Fs-nepw ]d-bm-\ptm?'
\ta-t\m apc-S\
-
- n. hc \mhv \\-bvm Ipdp Dan-\o-cn-\mbn Abm {ian-p-Ib
- m-Wv.
"Rm An-s\ympw Dt-in-n-n-.'
"m \nfv Dt-in-nm ]d-Xvv Ahv a\-n-em-bn-n-.'
"Xncp-ta-\n, Rms\-mWv sN-Xv?'
"\msf cmhn-se-s B honev t]mbn B t{]mt\mpw B[mcpw Xncnp sImSp-p-I. Ahv
GsX-nepw Imev Xncnp Xcm ]p-sa-n ]Ww Xncn-p-X-cpw. CsXmw \nv kzbw
tXmov sN-Ww. Hcp Imcy-nepw Rm \n-nvWvey.'
"Rm Xncp-ta\n ]td-W-t]mse sNmw. C\n Ahcv ImcWw s tam\v Hcp im]w-m-h-.'
"icn, Imntbm kw`mtcm thXv?'
"Hpw th Xncp-ta-\n. Av Hpw hnNm-cn--cp-Xv.'
"C. t]m k-{]-Xn-jvTb
- nev Hcp ]q shv sXmgpXv s]mbvtm-fp. Hcp {]mb-n-m-bn-tm-s.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
Aymbw
Ccp-]Xv
Xncn-p bm{X-bn ]Zvan\n kp-jvS-bm-bn-cp-p. Xncp-ta-\n-tbmSv kzw A-t\m-sS t]mse
Hc-Spw tXmn. ap-
- f
- n-te-sX-nepw Hn An-s\-bm-bn-cn-W
- w. At-l
- n\v Xtm-Sp
hmeyw Hcp IpfnIm-mbn ]nXp-Sc
- p-p. Xncp-ta\n Fs-nepw sNm-Xn-cn-n-. Ipdp Imes
CS-sb-nepw Inn-bm c-s-p. A-bpsS Imew Ignbp-X
- p-hs
- c-sb-n-epw. ]nstbm? B tNmZyw
D-c-an-msX InS--s. Fm tNmZy-pw Dcw In-W-sa \nw ]nSn-p--sX-n-\mWv.
Asb D-dp In-. ASp--f-bn Fs-nepw ]Wn-sb-Sp-p-I-bm-bn-cn-pw. In-Ip-Snpthm Bthm. Dm-hn-. Xs Imn-cp-n-p-m-hpw. Fc aWnbvv _v tmn-se--W-sa-Xp-sImv `-W-samw hn-m-hm-sap hnNm-cn-p. A ASp--f-bn-ep-ap-m-bn-cp-n-. Ah
Fgp-t-n-n-sp a\-n-em-bn.
"Fp ]o At, Fm sIS--WXv?'
InS-bv-bn-en-cpv A-bpsS ssI XS-hn-smv Ah tNmZn-p.
"h.' oWn kzcw.
"Rm thKw In sIm-cmw. Xncp-ta\n \ta-\-t\mSv kwkm-cn-mwv ]d-n-vv. Fmw
icn-bmhpw At.'
Ah ASp--f-bn t]mbn Hcp Ip ]nm-W-n In hnfn sImp-h-p.
"At FWo-p.'
adp-]Sn "h' F H hmp -am-{Xw.
"Cuizcm!' Ah t]Sn-n-cp Imcy- C{X thKw ASp-s-ntbm? Ah A-bpsS ssI
]nSnv Fgp-tn-m {ian-p. A Fgp-tp-n-. Ah In-en Ccpv A-bpsS Xe
aSn-bn-tebvp hp-bn kv]qWpsImv In HgnpsImSp-p. Xncp-ta-\n-bp-am-bp-mb
kwkmcw apgp-h hnh-cnp. Hcp {]Xn-I-c-Whpw C. Hpw A-bpsS a\-n Gim--t]m-se.
Hgn In-nw ASp-f
- b
- n sImp-t]m-bn-hv Ah \nev shdpsX Npacpw Nmcn Ccpp. ASp-n I\ Nmc-n-S- n-bn Xmgvp t]mbn-cp-p. CS-bvsmcp Imv hmXn-enqSn ISp
hcp-tm AXv Xnf-pw. Iptd t\cw AXpw t\mnbncp--tm Ahv Hcp Imcyw a\-n-embn. Fn-s\bmWvv Ic-bpIsbv Xm ad-n-cn-p-p.
Xncp-ta\n X Ih Hm hp. h DSs\ Asb At\z-jn-Xp ImcWw AXp Xpdp
t\mm ]n-bn-. Ah Fgp-tv AI-p-t]mbn Ih FSpp Xpd-p. ]ns ]p t\mpI. \qdp-dp-n-I. Fn-\mWv Xncp-ta\n A{Xbpw ]Ww X-Xv. GXm-bmepw Hcp amks Nnehn\v
AXp aXn-bm-hpw.
Ah then- \nv \oensb hnfnv tIi-h sshZysc hnfn-m Bh-iy-sp. Adp-ap-Jt\m
Nmtbm ]Wn-Ig
- nv Fp-tm Bdp-aW
- n-sb-nepw Bhpw. A{Xbpw sshIn-tWm? t]mcm-Xn\v A{Xbpw sshIn-bm sshZy Cp hcp-I-bp-m-hn-. hb-m-bn-t. ImgvN-p-d-hp-ap-v.
"hym-{m-nbvv Fp ]o?'
"Ado-. A sIS-z-ym-Wv. sshZysc C-s hnfn-p-sIm--cp.'
Dbvp tijw tIi-h sshZy hv Asb ]cn-tim-[n-p. \mUn ]nSn-p-t\m-n-smv
Atlw tNmZnp
"Fm a\-n\v h shj-apw-mtbm Abvv? Fs-nepw Imcy-nev thh-em-Xn-stSzm asm
sNbvtXm?'
"a\-n\v shj-a
- ym GXv ImemWv Abvv
- m-bn-vXv? Bh-emXn ]dbW kz`mhw ]pw
Ctm. Fmw a\-nev shv s]mI-b-vpw.'
"AXmWv {]iv\w. A-\tm-csS nXn IjvSm. adnv sImtd Bh-emXn-s-m AtXmsS
Ignp. Fm-bmepw Rms\mcp Ijmbw FgpXvWvv. Hcp Kpfn-Iow. KpfnI Hcukv Ijm-b
- nev
Nmenv aqv t\cw sImSp--Ww. Ijmbw Xm-dm-b-Xs sshZy-imteev hmm Inpw. sImdv
Imew ]nSnpw icn-bmbn hcm. Biv]{- Xoev sImtm-bm sImd-pw-IqSn thK-nev icymbn Inpw.
ChnsS AXn-s\m-s Bfpwamfpw-tm--dn-q-Sm.'
]Zvan\n Hcp \o bp-n\p Xm-dmbn \np. Adp-ap-J hm sshZy-imebn-tebvp ]dPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 84
C. lcn-Ip-am
-b
- W
- w. \oenbvp t]mhm ]n-. Ah ]c-am-h[n t]mbn-p-Xv sXt shp-hg- n-bn-te-bvmWv. AhnsS ]qm-n-I Imb-n\nv hmcn-sb-Sp I hnm shn-p-m-hpw. an
hmm Atmp t]mI Bh-iy-an-. aoIm-c amnf \mep aWn-tbm-Sp-IqSn ]mf-s-cn-p-anv
sImbpw Xe-bn-ten Iqn-smv hc-n-eqsS HmSp-p-m-hpw. B Iqv hfsc Zqsc\np
tIpw. AXp tIm kv{XoI Nn-bp-ambn hons ]pd-n-dn \npw. ]ns \oen ]pd-nd-pI Rmdv \Sm-\pw, sImm\pw am{X-am-Wv. AXm-Is ap s]p--fpsS H-am-Wv. Ah Hcntmepw SuWn t]mbn-n-.
\msf Rmb-dm-gvNb
- m-Wv. Adp-ap-J A-t\bpw Iqn G-ap-m-m-sav ]d-n-cp-p. AXn\v
Fs-nepw km[-\- hmtn hcptam F-dn-bn-. Fm-bmepw Xncp-ta\n X ]Ww Dtm.
kybvv hnfp sImfp-p-Xn-\p-apv ]Zvan\n Hcp sam-bn sh-sa-Spv A-bpsS apJw
\\psImSp-p. Hcp tXms-Spv XpS tijw `kva-saSpv s\n-bn sXmSo-p. hnfp
sImfpn Ah A InS-p-n-Sp ImWn-p. Zo]w, Zo]w Fp-cp-hn-p-sImv Ah \ne-hn-fpambn Ad-b-I-p-t]mbn ]c-tZ-h-X-Isf shfnw ImWn-p. ]qPbpw \nth-Zyhpw Hp-an Ctm.
Ah apS-msX hnfp ImWp-I-sb-nepw sN-s. D-d-s-n-b-tm Adp-ap-J app
\np-Ib
- m-Wv. hnfp I-tm Ah sXmgp-Xp. Ah Xpf-kn-d- b
- n Xncn-hv hnfv tImembn \Sp-hnembn hp.
"A sIS-n-em-bom tXm-WXv.'
"Xosc FWo-m ht?'
"MqwMpw.'
"acvv hmn-sm--cmw. sshZy-imemcv t\cs IS AS-bvpw.'
"icn. Xncp-ta-\nsS AhnsS t]mb hnti-j--sfms hnv ]d-bmw.'
]Zvan\n cm{Xn Iptd t\cw Dd-msX InS-p. A Dd-p-Ib
- m-Wv. Asb kw_n-t-St- mfw
C\n {]iv\--sfm-p-an-. As-n {]iv\--sf-n Ah t_m[-h-Xn-bm-hp-n-. A{Xbpw \-Xv.
As-n Xm\pw AXn-s\-n C{X Btem-Nn-n-sp Inm-\mWv? Adp-ap-J\v Xncp-ta-\nsb \ hnizmk-am-Wv. Atlw \ta-t\m-t\mSv ]dv Imcy- icn-bm-p-sav Ah Ddp hniz-kn-pp. Xncp-ta-\nbvv Ans\ ]e Aam-\p-j-nI Ign-hp-I-fp-ap-sv Ah ]d-p. Cv ]mpIv btYjvSw apdn-Ip-n-sems IS-m-as{X. kzw Ipn-It- fm-sS-t- ]m-se-bmWv Atlw
Ah-tcm-sSms s]cp-am-dp-X
- v. a\-bv\nv Bpw Hcp km[-\hpw Ip sImp-t]m-hm ]n. {ian-m apn ]mp-I {]Xy--s-Spw. A\-m k-Xn-n-. cm{Xn-bm-sW-n cmhnse
Xncp-ta\n DWv hcp--Xp-hsc I apX-ep-ambn AhnsS \nt-nhcpw.
cmhnse Ipfn Ignv app-Spv D-ds hmXn Xpdv tImem-bn-tebvp IS--tm-gmWv
]Sn-IS- v \ta-t\m hcp-Xv IXv? Adp-ap-J ]d amXncn kw`-hn-pthm? C{X t\cs?
Abm ]Sn-ta sNcn--gn-p-hv D-dp Ib-dn.
"Asb Hv hnfntym?'
"Ccn-q.' apJv i{Xp-X-sbmpw ImWn-m-Xn-cn-m {in-p-sImv ]Zvan\n ]d-p. "A
sIS-zm-Wv, FWo-m ]pwv tXmvWn-.'
"F\n-smv IqsS?'
]Zvan\n kwi-bn-p.
"Cse \nfv hv t]mb-Xn\v tijm Abvv Xosc hm-Xm-bX
- v. C\ow Cv hopw Im
F-\ym-hpw--dn-bn-.'
"C, Rm Hpw ]d-bvWvey. Hv Iv Cu B[mcw Av Gev]nty thp.'
\ta-t\ms In-ep ]{X--S-em-n s]mXn IS-em-kpsIv Ah Atm-gmWv {inp--Xv.
"hcp.'
Abm InS-d- bvp apn kwi-bnp \np. ]Zvan\n AI-p-t]mbn A-bpsS taapv icnbmn ]d-p. "At, \ta-t\m B[mcw sImv hn-vv, Hv ImW-Ww-s{X.'
Abm AIp IS-p. In-en InS-p cq]s I-tm Abmv hnj-aa
- m-bn. Abm
C{X-sbmpw {]Xo-n-n-. ]Ww ISw sImSp-p-Xv Abm-fpsS I-hS- a
- m-Wv. AXn-\n-Sb
- n BmtcmSv hrn-tI-Smbn s]cp-am-tdnhcm-dp-v. A{X-sbm-stb Dt-in-p-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"]m-Xn-b-t, CXm \nsS B[mcw sImvv-v.'

Abm \on-b- B-[mcw hmm Ign-bmsX
Ah aIsf t\mn.
"Abv v ssI s]mn- m shj- a wv v
tXmp-Wp.' ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
Abm B[mcw ]Zvan\nbvv \on.
"CXm CXv B[m-cw, CXv t{]mt\m-m-Wv. cpw
Xncnv Xczm-Wv. Fs-nepw \nv Ign-hvm-msW-nev ]Ww Xncnv Xt-bvv. cm-bncw Ddp-nIym-Wv. ]en-siympw th. samX-evXs Rm
\n-n-vWn-.' Abm ]mdp-h--tbmSv ]dp. "kam-[m-\mbn Ccn-p. Rm Fs-nepw
hn[-n iey-s-Sp-o-vs-n an--Ww.'
Abm Ahsc sXmgpXv ]pd-n-d-n.
"tamsf, Hpw hnNm-cn--cvXv. CXns t]cn
n Fs i]n-sympw AcvXv. Rm t]ms?'
]Zvan\n Xe-bm-n. B[m-chpw t{]mt\mpw In
]nSnv Ah D-d
- p-Xs \np. Adp-ap-J ]d-Xp-t]m-se-s Bbn Imcy-. Ah C{Xsbmpw {]Xo-n-n-. ]c-am-h[n, ISw hom
Ipdv kabw Inpw Ft Icp-Xn-bp-q. Ah
Xncp-ta-\nsb a\-p-sImv {]W-an-p.
Adp-ap-J hons ]nn \nv hcp-p-m-bncp-p. \tat\m ]Sn-bn-d-n-tm-Ip-Xp Itm Ah ]Zvan\n-tbmSv BwKyn FmWpmbXv Fp tNmZn-p.
"Adp-ap-J ]d t]mse--s, Abmfv B[mtcmw t{]mt\mpw sIm-p, ]Ww Dsm
Xm-a-Xov ]d-p. ]en-i-sbmpw thm-s{X.'
Adp-ap-J\v AZv`p-X-sam-p-ap-m-bn-. Xncp-ta\n AXpw AXn-e-p-dhpw sNm {]m]vX-\m-sWv
Ah--dn-bmw.
"A hn-vv. Rfv Gw-m-W ]Wo-em. Imev \mm \mev samf sh-Ww. _mnsbms shd-Ivs]m-tc-evsv. A\m ]d-Xv Fmw ChvsS ImWpw-v. G-sm ]mb-sm-tc-evm-hpwv ]d-p. AXpw t\m-Ww. Rm hoo-tmbn sImdv NqSn--bdv FSpv
sIm-cmw.'
]Zvan\n D-d
- p-IqsS apd-dt- -bvn-dn Ipfc-bn-tebvp \S-p. Nm hnd-Ip-]p-cb
- n\nv
FSpp-sIm-p-h km[-\--sfmw ]cn-tim-[n-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"CXvs\mpw tISv ]o-vey sIm-{mty. G-sm ]mbstcev Nmbv]n-ep-m-hpw. Rm
FSp-p-sIm--cmw. hey-{m-nbvv F-s\v?'
"hyXym-skm-pw-ey. Ijmbw sXmS-o--t-p.'
"icn-bm-hpw, sIm-{mn shj-an--.'
Nm tXp-sIm-s
- b-Sp-m ]m-b
- p-cb
- n t]mbn. Hcp sXtme shn apgp-h\
- mbn saSv
hen-sbmcp sIm-bp-mn hn-p-v. C\n AXn Ip-I-jvW-fpw ap Ipg-Xpw \ndv Xqap-m-pw. Nm tXp-sIm--bp-ambn hp.
"sIm-{mn CXn\v tIsSmpw ]o-vey. Hcokw sImf-nev Xmgvn CS-Ww. Hv IpXn-cm-\mWv,
Aso tNm-m-hpw. nv HW-y-tijw Ioe-Snm aXn. ]ns Hpw tNm-m-hn-. Ioev shdIv
s]mtc-evm-hpw. Csn s s]tcevv. sN-t\mSv sIm-cm ]d-bmw. Imevm-m \mev samf
thWw. ASn-b AXv shov hcmw.'
apf-bpsS \mep Imep-I Ipf-n \mn AXn-t-emWv \np tXhm-\p ]e-I-bn-Sp--Xv. AhnsS-\nv Ic-bn-tebvv Icn-\mn- h-p-sIm-Sp-pw.
C. lcn-Ip-am
G- ns ]Wn Ign- tm
A\pw aI\pw IqSn Nmep-I \nn-p,
Ihp-n\v XSw Iqn, ]--dnbvv \\bvm-\mbn Hcp Ipgn-bp-m-n. AXn
shw \nd-m _-p-sImv apn- \\-bvp-I-bt thp. ]Zvan\nbvv Xr]vXn-bm-bn. ]Wn Ign-t- m sshIov
Bdp aWn. D-hsc Ipf-n Xmgvnbn G-sm DW-n-sb-Sp--Xn
Io tXbvp ]Wn aIs\ Gev]nv
Nm ]d-p.
"sIm-{m-o, Nm t]mWv. sN
\msf-smv hv tXhntmfpw.'
"Nm Hcp an\pv \nq. Rm ]Wsa-Sp-nv hcmw. F{Xym Iqen?'
"Iqseyms ASn-b ]ns hmntmfmw sIm-{m-n. B sN\v Fm
thXvm sImSp-tm-fp.'
Abm Hn\pw Imp-\nmsX
\S- p- t ]m- h p- I - b m- W v . Hcp tXmpappSvv tXmfn asmcp tXmp
apn\p-aosX ssItm-p-ambn Aev]w
Iq\n- q\n \S- p- t ]m- I p B a\pjys\ ]Zvan\n AZv`p-X-tmsS t\mn\n-p. Ah ]Sn-msd ap-tbvp
\S-p. AhnsS tXp-sIm Ioe-Sn-tijw hnd-Ip-]p-c-bn DW-m-\mbn
Xqn-bn-Sp-I-bm-bn-cpp Adp-ap-J.
"\msf Rm t\cs hcmw sIm{m-n. \avv tXp- sXm-S-mw. sIm{m- nbv v shw Xncn- m- s \ms
Adntbm? Rm ]dp Xcmw.'
"Ahv AXp I-tXm-bp-v.
Nm tXhm XpS- n- b m ]Zv a n\n
Nmen t]mbn \npw. shw Hcp
s]cp-m-n-s\-tmse HgpIn hcp-tm
Ah AXn\p- a p- n HmSpw. Nm
hnfnp ]d-bp-p-m-hpw.
"]Wv s]mn-s sIm-{m-ty-bv.'
Asmw Adp-ap-J-\m-bn-cpp sh
w Xncn-m-dv. Ah Hmtcm XS-nepw
Bh- i y- n\p shw Ib- d n- b m
ASp Ihp-ns XS-n-tebvv Xpdp- h n- S pw. AXp \nd- b m- s \- S p- p
kabw Ah ]Zvan\n-bp-ambn kwkm-cnpw. AsXmw hj-p-ap-m-bn-cpp. PohnXw Atmgpw Ccp hgn-bntebvp Xncn-n-p-m-bn-cp-n-.
Adp-ap-J Ahs ssItmv hndIp-]p-c-bn shp.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Asm \msf hcmw.'

"Adp-ap-Jm, \nq, F{Xym Iqeov ]dbp. s Inev Imivv.'
"A\v sImSp-m.'
"]ns hmmwv ]d-nv H t]m-v t]mbn.'
"Bmcvv ]Ww thm-mev Fm sNm?'
"AXp t]ms Adp-ap-J\v F{Xym Xc-Xvv ]d-bq.'
"AXs ]d-Xv Bmcvv ]Ww thm-m Fm sNm?'
Adp-ap-Js i_vZ-n hm-ey-ap-m-bn-cp-p. Hcp sNdnb Ipnsb sImn-p-Xp t]msebmWv Ah AhtfmSv kwkmcn-p-Xvv. ]Zvan\n-bvp hnj-aa
- m-bn. B A\pw aI\pw cmhnse Ggpa-Wnbvp apv Fn tPmen XpS-n-b-Xm-Wv. Ctm kabw Bd-c. AXp-hsc cp-t]cpw ITn-\mzm\w Xs-bm-bn-cp-p. Dbvv `Ww sImSp-m ]n-bn-. Ah hon t]mbn Ign-p-Ib
- mWv
sNbvX-Xv. Fmw Ignv t]mIp-tm Iqen-hm-mIqSn Iqm-p-n-.
"Cn-\ym-bm icn-bm-hn sItm. cp-t]cpw Fs-nepw hm-Ww.'
"Bh-iym-hptm tNmZn-m-tmsc?'
"\n-sfs IjvS-s-Sp-Xzm-Wv.'
"Rm ]oSn-tIev t]mWvv. Fs-nepw hmm\vtm?'
"C.'
Adp-ap-J t]mb tijw In-ep t\mp-I ]nSn-p-sImv Ah Iptd t\cw Ccpp. Nppw
Ccp-n-p-Sn. Fhn-sS-\ntm t\cnb XWp-p Imv hoin. Fhn-tStbm ag s]p-t- ]m-se. Xs
tXm-em-bn-cn--Ww. hnfp sImfp-n-bn-s-v Hm h-tm Ah CS-\m-gn-I-bpsS Ccp-ntebvv Dufn-bn-p.
Aymbw
Ccp]smv
hnP-tb-s ]Xn-\m-d-Sn-b-n-c-n\v t]mb-XmWv -ho-n-ev. As bm{X `m-hns hon-tebvp Ah-km-\-t-Xpam-m hkp-aXn Xo-bm-n-bn-cp-p. B hoSv Ahsf kw_-n-t-Stmfw Fm {]Xo-I
- f
- p-sSbpw a-cW
- h
- oSm-Wv. B hon hmWv `mhv aZy-]\
- m-bX
- v. B hon
hmWv Atlw kv{XoI-fn Bk--\m-b-Xv. Xs IqsS-bm-bn-cpp Xma-kn-n-cp--sX-n
CsXmpw kw`-hn-p-am-bn-cp-n-s-v A-hp tXmn. At-l-n\p th-sXmw Xs Inep-mbn-cp-p. AsXmw Dt]-nv B a\p-jy Fn\v No hgn-bn-eqsS \Sp?
X-amWv \mn ]mmb Imcy- ]dpX-Xv. \mvImcv C-s\yms ]d-bvWv-{msy
F apJ-hp-c-bp-ambn Ah ]d-p XpS-p-p.
"tZh-Inbvv hoSpw ]dpw shdvsX sImSp--Xmm ]dv tI-W-Xv. Hmfv ]td-WXv X{m
Svvv Imip-sImSvv hmo-Xm-m. HmfvsS ASvs-hnSym C{Xow Imivm-h-WXv? Hmfv X{mSv-ym-bn-cp-q-s{X. Hs amtfmcv ]tdWv tI-Wm-Xm-{m-o. Hs Hmtcm-evcv ]d-vm-W-Xm-tWmpw sXcn-bqe. X{m HmfsS honev FS-s-Sbvv s]mmdvvs{X. B X Ipw
sNhow-ymsX sIS-z-t.'
X-ns In-IpSn Ign-bp--Xp-hsc IYm-I-Y\w XpS-cpw. Hcp Znh-k-t-bvp Atem-kc-s
- fmw hkp-aX
- nbvv sImSp-p-sImv Ah t]mIpw. Ah sXt shp-hg- n-bn-ep B hoSv
Hmpw. IeymWw Ign Imev Ah Hcn- AhnsS t]mbn-p-v. B honse hmS-I-m-c
Hgnp sImSp--tm hoSv hrn-bm-nm-\mbn hnP-tb- t]mbXmWv. Ahfpw Hw t]mbn.
Hcp _p-hns hon DuWp Ign-m-sa-t-n-cp-p. t]mIp hgn-bvm-bn-cp--Xp-sImv B
Imcyhpw \S-m-sap Icp-Xn-. sNdnb hoSv. aqp apdn-I-fp-v, Hcn-S-\m-gn-I-bpsS Av ASp-f.
ASp-f henb Hm-bn-, ]t Ahn-Sps InS-d Ah Ctmgpw Hmp. B hon ASn-pXfn \S-n-bn-cp kv{Xo sXm-Sp-p- Xs-bm-bn-cpp Xma-kw. Ahsc hnfn-p-sIm-p-h-p. Hcp
aWn-q-dn-\p-n tPmen-sbmw Ign-p. Ahv Iqen-sIm-Spp ]d--b-p. C\n sshImsX
t]mhmw Fp ]d-bp-tm-gmWv hnP-tb- thsd Nne ]cn-]mSn-I-fp-ambn AI-p-I-Sv hmXn-e-S-Xv. Ah tNmZn-p. "Cu ]m--Item?'
"]Iev sNW ckw s\\--dn-bm-nm?' Ahsf ASp-n-p -\nn kmcn Agn-p-am-n-smv
C. lcn-Ip-am
hnP-tb- ]d-p. knan \nev \-i-cocw

Aa-cp-tm-gp-m-Ip kpJw hkp-aXn Hmp.
Pohn-X-n BZy-ambn ]Ikpc-Xw-sImv
Xs ckn-n B hon Abm tZh-In-bp-ambn
InS-p-Xv a\-n I-tm Ah-fpsS a\v
Iep-j-am-bn. Rm Fp sImSp-m-Xn-cp-n-mWv?
cmL-th- CSbvv tNmZn-p-p.
"B Xtw tamfpw H- b v t? Hv t]mbn
At\z-jn-t? Hpw Cs-n \mvImcv ]dbnt?'
]ns t]mhmw Fp am{Xw Ah ]d-bpw. DSs\-s C\n AhnsS t]mI-ep-m-hn Fp a\n-ep-d
- n-p-Ibpw sNpw. ]mdp-h Xosc InS-n-emsWv cmL-th- ]d-tm Ah Ipdp
hnj-a-n-em-bn. CsXmpw B kv{Xobp-sStbm
aIfp-sStbm Ip-a-. Xms\-n\v Ah-tcmSv i{XpX
hn-cn-pp? Ahv ]t B hon t]mIm
Ign-bp-n-. AhnsS Xs Pohn-X-n\v XS-bn
Ftm Zpin-bp-v. B hoSns Ip-am-bn-cnmw.
"Ign-sXms ad-tbv.v' cmL-th- ]d-bpp. "Ftm-SmWv Ah tamim-bnv s]cp-am-do-vXv. Rms\mpw a\-n hbvn-Wn-t- m. AhcvsS
nXn AXm- b n- c n- pw. ]tz- nev \av v \msfs Hv t]mbn-h-cmw.
]Sn-hm-Xn IS--tm-s -X-I-bpsS
Nn{X- hkp-aXnsb kzoI-cn-p. DW-n-b- ]-d
- v,
s]mnb HmSp-I-fp tap-c, Ipmbw ASpt]mbn hnIr-X-amb Nph-cp-I, Hgn ]ip-smgp-v. AXn-\p-dv Hcp-Im-ev sshtmIq-\bp-m-bn-cp cn-S--fn sshtm HXp-m \mnb ac-sm-p-I-fn Nn-I Xg-p-h-f-cpp. ]d-ns DWw B kvamc-Im-h-in-jvS-sf _m[n-n-n-.
"At Ambn hn-vv.' ]Zvan\n A-tbmSv ]d-p. AhcpsS apJv bmsXmcp hnIm-c-hp-an. hkp-aXn ASp-tbvp sNp.
"Ccn-p.' hfsc oWn kzcw.
cmL-h \mb ap-t-bvn-d
- n. Hcp Ij-I\
- mb Abmv B ]d-ns A\-k
- m-[y-XI
-
ImWp-tm shdp-sX-bn-cn-m tXmp-n-. ]d-n-eqsS \S-p-tm Abm Ip. \\ XpS-nbn-cn-p-p. A{Xbpw \-Xv. ]Sn-msd Ipf-n G-an--X-bm ]cn-tim-[np. ]pXp-Xmbn CXm-Wv. C\n-bp Ime--fn-sempw G-anv \\-m icn-bm-hn-. th-hn[w \\ Fn-. Hcp
]v hv sh-a-Sn--Ww. \\ ]d-n-se-m-bn-Spw F-Ww. sXn\pw \\-bv-Ww. Fmse
hj-m-ev tX Inq. th\-ens Ae-n sXn Ipe-If
- n A\p-`h
- s
- -SWXv hj-nemWv. Ctm aqv tlmgvkv]h
- tamtm-dns ]m-sW-n ImjnI \ncv sImSp-m aXn Idn\v.
Xncnp \S-p-tm-gm-Wbm I-Xv. sh-s-Sn-I ]qhpw Imbp-ambn \np-p. Ap-dv
hgp-Xn-\s
- -Sn-I Btcm-Ky-tmsS Xgp hf-cp-p. AXpw samn-pXp-Sn. B Zriyw cmL-h \mb
Iu-Xp-I-tmsS t\mn-\n-p. BsI DW-n-tm-sbp Icp-Xnb Hcp ê-hr--n-t hopw
\ndsb s]mSn-p-I ImWp--t]mse Abm B ImgvN t\mn-\n-p.
Abm Xncnv D-d-s-n-b-tm hkp-aXn At\z-jnp \S-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"Rm ]d-n-t. G ]d-n-se-hn-sS-sb-nepwm-hpw-v.' Ah ]Zvan\n-tbmSv ]d-p.
"Rm ]Zvan\osS Irjn t\mzm-bn-cp-p. \m-bn-vvtm tamsf. Bcm tXh-WXv? NmymtWm?'
C. lcn-Ip-am
"A NmsS aI-\m. Adp-ap-J.' ]Zvan\n {]iw-kn--s-n-cnp-p.

"t\mp cmL-th-m, ]mdp-th-S
- nsb ImWs? hm-Xm-bn-cnp-Wp.'
"ImWmw.' Abm s]tfmsSmw AI-tbvp Ib-dn.
]Zvan\n D-d-p-Xs XqWpw Nmcn \np. Ah-fpsS a\-n
Hcp cmk-{]-{Inb \S-p-sIm-n-cn--bm-bn-cp-p. Ch-sc-p-dnp
Xs a\-n-ep-m-bn-cp A`n-{]m-b- ]Xps amdp-I-bmsWv Ah Ip. Ah-scmpw A{X tami-am-bn-cn-n-. Xs
Ama No-bm-b-Xn\v Ch-scp ]ng-p. cmL-h-ma s]
v `mKw tNmZn-p- hp. icn-bm-Wv. Cu hkvXp-hn Ahpw
Ah-Im-ia
- p-v. AXp \in-n-Xv Ah-cpsS `m-hp-Xs
- -bm-sWXpw s\pw tXbpw hn ]Ww Xd-hm-n-\p-thn sNe-hmmsX ]pdv Hmtcm-cp--cpsS In-se-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p-sh
Xpw Ah-cd- n-bm hgn-bn-. AXp-t]mse Xd-hm-p-hI `qanbpw sInS-fpw hnp-p-s-pw, AsXmw A\l-cm-b-h-cpsS ASps- p- I - b m- b n- c p- s pw ]mhw Ah- s c- n- s \ A- d n- b m?
`m-hns Ip-Ip-Sn-sb-n Ah Adn-n-p-m-hpw. AXv
Ah-cpsS au\m-\p-aX
- n-tbm-sS-bmbncp-p-shv ]s ]Zvan\n IcpXn-bn-. B a\p-jys\ \nb-{n-m hnj-a-am-bn-cp-sv Ah
-dn-bmw. CXn-semw Ah GXp hn[-n-emWv sXp-Im-cm-hpXv? Xm Xs CsXmw Adn-bp-Xv Adp-ap-J ]d-n-m-Wv.
Ah Imcy- Xpd-p-]-d-bp Iq-nem-Wv. "sIm-{mn
Fp hnNm-cn-mepw icn CsXm-ymWv \mvImcv ]td-WX
- v. sIm-{mn CsXmpw Adn-n-s-nev
hnUvVn-bm-t-q. X{m No s]p--fpsS ASvv t]mWvvm ]td-W-Xv.'
No s]p- Fm Fm-sW--Xn-s\-n Ahpw henb cq]-sam-p-an-. Ahv
Ccp-]Xp hb-m-bn, icn. ]t _mly-tem-I-hp-ambn _-an-m--Xp-sImv Ah-fpsS kmam-\yhn-hcw hfsc ]cn-an-X-am-bn-cp-p. Adp-ap-J-\p-am-bp kwkmcw Hcn-epw _men-i-tam hne-Ip-dtXm Bhm-dn. ]ns Dm-bn-cp-Xv tZh-In-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah KqVm-n ]d-n-cp
Imcy- ]Zvan\nbvv a\-n-em-bn-cp-n-. Ah- tPmen \nn t]mb tijw ]pdw-tem-I-hp-ambn
Hcp _-hp-an-m am-Wv. Ah t]mbXv Fm-bmepw \m-bn. Adp-ap-J tZh-In-sb--nbpw
]dn-cp-p. C{X sXm-Sp-m-bnv ]Zvan\nbvv AXns kqN-\t- ]mepw Inn-bn-cp-n-s-Xv AZv`pXw-X-s. Adp-ap-J ]d--ti-j-amWv Am-a-\p-ambn Hcp cm{Xn-bp-mb Akp-J-I-c-amb A\p-`h-ns s]mcp Ahv a\-n-em-b-Xv. B A\p-`-hn\p-tijw Ah Am-as\ Hgn-hm-pI-bmWv sNbvX-Xv. ]noSv B a\p-jys XI s]s-p-m-hp-Ibpw sNbvXp.
Am-bnbpw cmL-h-m-abpw ]pdp IS-p.
"Rfv t]ms ]Zvan\n.'
Ah Xe-bm-n.
"Fs-nepw Bh-iy-s-nev ]d-bWw sItm tamsf.' cmL-hama ]d-p. "aSn-bv
- . Adpap-Js\ ]d--b-m aXn.'
]Zvan\n Ah-tcm-sSmw ap-n-d-n. Ah ]Sn-I-Sv hoXn-bp hc-n-t \S-p-Xv Ah
t\mn-\n-p. Aev]w XSn-bp-st Dq. Fp `wKn-bmWv Am-bn-bvv. Ipn-m-e-p-Xs
Ah hm Ipn-I-fpsS `wKn-bp DSp-p-I-fpw, Ambn D-Sp-n-cp skp-ap-n-stbm kmcnbp-sStbm ]f-]-fpw Ah-cpsS Inepw Igp-n-ep-ap- In-bp B`-c-W-fpw Ahv hmsmcp A]-Ij-Xm-t_m[w Dm-m-dp-v. Ah Hcp jno-kp-am-{X-am-bn-cnpw [cn-n-cn-p-I.
AXp-Xs \ndw anb-Xpw. Ah Ien-v Smo-kn Pohn-X\
- uI ImWm t]mb Imcy-s
- fmw
]d-bpw. Ah-cpsS Am-a\
- mWv Fm Ipn-Is
- fbpw kn\n-abvp sImp t]mIm-dv. cmL-ham-abvv
Ipn-Isf henb CjvSa
- m-bn-cp-p. ]Zvan\n Akq-bt- bmsS Ah ]d-bp-Xv tIn-cn-pw. X\nv Ans\-sbmcp Am-asb Xcm ssZhs a\-n i]n-pw.
Apw Ah Am-bn-bpsS `wKn t\mn-sm-n-cn-mdpv. A{X `wKn-bp Am-bn-bp-Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 90
C. lcn-Ip-am
tm Fn\v Am-h CXn-s\ms t]mbn?

\msf Rmb-dm-gvN-bm-Wv. Adp-ap-J cmhnse tXhm hm _mn-bp Ihpp-Ip-IqSn
\\-bvm-\p XSw-Iq-m-sap ]d-npv AXp-t]mse Ipdp t\{-hmg shbvm-\p Nmep
Iodm-sapw ]d-n-p-v. Ah\v Fhn-sS-\ntm Ipdv t\{-hm-g
- v Inn-bn-p-s
- {X. tXh C\nsXmv cp t\c-am-m-sap ]d-p. ]IpXn cmhn-sebpw ]IpXn sshIp-t-c-hpw. As-n kab-ap-m-hn-.
Ah AIp sNp, In-en-en-cpv A-bpsS ssI aSn-bnhv Xtem-Sn.
"Abvv Ah-scyms a\-n-em-bnt?'
Ah apfn-. Ah-cpsS {]Xn-Ic
- W
- s
- a-m-sW-d- n-bm hgn-bn-. cmL-hama Fm-bn-cnpw AtbmSv ]d-n-cn-p-I. XtmSv ]d-t- ]mse, Fs-nepw Bh-iy-ap-s-n Adn-bn-Ww Fmhpw. A CXp-t]mse shdpsX aqfn-bn-p-m-hpw. A-bpsS Hm-bn hnS-hp-I h-Xns\-n
Ah-dn-bmw. apsmw ]Zvan\n AXn-s\-n kwkm-cn-n-cp-p. Hm-bn\nv c-s-p-t]mb
Imcy- Ah Asb Hmn-n-m-dp-m-bn-cp-p. Ctm Ans\ sNp-n-. Hm-a-Xmbn
Fsm-s-bmWv A ad-p-t]m-bs
- X-d- n-bm hgn-bn-. ]ns Hmn-n-npw Imcy-an-s-h
- p
a\-n-em-bn-cn-p-p. Ctm Ah-fpsS tNmZy- In sImp-h-cm-dm-tbm, taev sXmS-n--s,
As-n s]mdv t]mhm tXmvWvtm Fnh am{X-am-Wv. Ah s_Uv]m ASn-bn hpsIm-Sp-pw. Adp-ap-J saUn- tmdn\nv hmn-sm-p-h--Xm-Wv. AXp henb D]-Im-cam-bn. CSbvv Xncnpw adnpw amn-n-S
- W
- s
- av sshZy ]d-n-p-v. As-n ]pdv ]pp
hcpw.
Adp-ap-J Ipn-m-ev D]-tbm-Kn-n-cp ssItm-mWv ]Zvan\n Ctm D]-tbm-Kn-p-X
- v. as
ssItmv \m-n-sb-Sp-m-\m-hptam Fv Ah Iptd {ian-p. Atm-gmWv Xs ]gb ssItmn-s\-n Hm h-Xv. Ah hon t]mbn AsX-Sp-p-sIm-p-h
- p. AXp-sImv Nm Xncn-p
]Wn Ffp--am-bn. Adp-ap-Js ]pXnb ssItm-ns `mc-an-, Fm Bh-iy-n\v aq-bpvXm\pw. Ah t\mn. Ihp-p-I-sfmw Ign-p. C\n ]-dn \\-bvm-\p Ipn-tebvv
shw Xpd-n-Sp-Isb thp. Nm AXn-tebvv hn-tijw Ah hnfnp ]d-p. "aXn.' C\n
Nmen Hgp-In-h-cp shwsImv Ipgn \nd-p-sIm-pw.
Xpem-ns Ic-Ici_vZw \np. Adp-ap-J tXp-sIm cp apf-In-Sb
- n sImfp-n-hv
]mn-bn-epsS \Sv ]pd-p-I-S-p.
"Rmtmbn In IpSn-nv hcmw sIm-{m-n. s ssItmpw sIm-cm. hmg-sh-bvm\v
Nmev Iod-Ww.
"icn, Rm A-gbvv Cu sh-bvsms \\-bvmw.'
"F{X Iv sIm-cWw? Hcp ]sw Bhmw As? sIm-{m-nsS tPmen IqSzm-Wv. ssXv
hep-Xmbn XSw sIn-sm-SvW-hsc _-sSvv \\-bvnhcpw.'
"AXp kmc-ey. F{X sIgv Inovv?'
"]-Xv Fw-v. sNtdy-Ss X{m X-Xm. Hp-Inev Adp-ap-J hnv Imim-ntm Asnev IpSoev shtmv ]d-n-v. RsS ]d-nev C\n Imev shbvm eey. _mn-Xv thsd
Bs-nepw sImSp-mw.'
s]s-mWv B Bibw ]Zvan\n-bpsS a\-n HmSn-b-Xv. Ah ]d-p.
"Fmw ChnsS \q-sS. e-eym-nv Irjn sNm-n-cn--.'
Adp-ap-J Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-Nn-p. Xc-t-Sn-. Chn-sS-bm-sW-n [mcmfw ew Hgn-p-InS-p-p. Ipf-n [mcmfw sh-ap-v. th\-en shw hmsX Xmgp-tm am{Xw Ipdp hnja-am-hpw. Cu Ipf-n Ans\ Xmgm-dn-. AYhm Ipd-m Hv shn-m-gv-Ww.
"\avv Hcp Imcyw sNmw. cp-t]pw IqSov t\{-hm-gI
- rjn sXmS-mw. Inn-bXv ]m-Xn-bmbn
]n-Smw. Fm?'
"FtmSv Adp-ap-J IWp ]d-bc
- p-Xv.' ]Zvan\n-bpsS kzc-n thZ-\b
- p-v. "Adp-ap-J ChnsS
Fp thW-nepw \tm-fp, sImp-t]mbn hntm-fp. F\nv Hpw th. Adp-ap-J F\n-p-thn
C sN-WXv Xs hfsc A[n-Im.'
"Rm An-s\ympw Dt-in-n sIm-{m-n.' Adp-ap-J Xe Xmgvn-smv ]d-p. sIm{mn C-s hmsX IjvSs
- SvWvv. AXv hmg-v \Szm-vts Aw sZhkpw cv
t\cw AXv _v shw-hoXw Hgn-ym-m-Wv. cs-te-nepw hctWs aps XSw-m-m
C. lcn-Ip-am
]n-. AXphsc shw Ipgov apn Hgn-Iys thWw. sImsdyms Rm\pw sNmw. cmhn-eymhptm \nv ]Wnv t]mhpw thWw.'
"Asm CXp-hsc Adp-ap-J sNbvXn-cp--sXms Bp-th-o-m-Wv. \fv Xnev IWsmpw th. B Ip-Ifv apgp-h \apv ChnsS \Smw.'
"Rm In IpSn-nv ssItm-p-saSvv hcmw. Im\ev hogm ]dv t\mn Ipgn-mw.
hmgbvv Hpw Im\ev ]mSn-. Hw-Xs sImf-ov hmsX AIem\pw ]mSn-.'
Adp-ap-J Nppw t\mp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. ASp-p-Xs
- -bp ]d-n-tebvp Nqn-smv Ah
]d-p. "B ]d-n-em-hmw. Hcp Rmhev amt{X-p. AXv kmc-ey.'
Adp-ap-Js Adn-hn AZv`p-X-sp \np-I-bm-bn-cpp ]Zvan\n.
\\ Ignv ]Zvan\n Abvv In sImSp-p. In sImSp-p-tm-gmWv Ah A-tbmSv
kwkm-cn-p-X
- v. Ah Fmw aqfn-tpw. a\-n-em-hp-ptm Fv ssZh-n-\d- n-bmw. InIp-Snv ]d-n-tebvp t\mn-bt- m Adp-ap-J Ipgnbv
- m XpS-n-bn-cn-p-p. Ah \o InSp-I-fm-Wp-m-p--Xv. Hp Ipgn-p-I-gnm Ipd--I-e-mbn asm-v. D-bm-b-tm-tgbvpw
Htc AI-e
- n Fv Bg-ap NmepI Dm-n--gnp.
"C\n CsXms ]stew Npw
Nhdpw sImv s\d--Ww.' Ah
shp-I
- n-bp-ambn ]d-n \S-p-Ibm-Wv. sNdnb ac--fpsS Nn-Ifpw
apw shn-sm-p-hv Ah IpgnI Ce-I sImv \nd-p.
"shodpw NmWtImw \av
AtsS ASvvv Xcm-mw. _mn
]Wn sshtcw tXhm hcptm
sNmw.'
Aymbw
Ccp]ncv
A Hcm-gvN-bmbn `Ww Npcpn- b n- c n- p- p. ctm aqtm
kv]q sImSp-p-tm-tgbvv aXnsbp ]dbpw. ]ns Fp ]dmepw tIp- n- s an
I-Sp InS-pw.
"Cn-\ym-bm icymtm At'
F ]Zv a n\n- b psS ]cmXn Ah
tIp- n- . As- nte Fpw
tXmep-amb B icocw hopw Npcpp-I-bm-Wv. A ASp-p-Xs acnp-sapw Xm H-s-Sp-sa-p-ap
Adn-hn Ah ]I-p-\n-p. Rm
FmWv {]Xo-n-p-Xv? Hp-an-.
]ns Cu Pohn-X-n-s\-mWv A
w? {]Xo--I-fn-m Hcp Pohn-Xs-d- dn Ahv Btem-Nn-mt\
h. Fs-nepw Hcm hv Xs
IeymWw Ign- p- s av Icp- X p- p
tm? Csp ]d-bm Ahp
ss[cy-an-. Ahn-tmgpw \smcp
C. lcn-Ip-am
Pohn-X-s-n kz]v\--fp-v. Xm CXp-hsc Pohnpt]m Pohn-X-a bYm-n-sepw CXn\p-sams Ap-dv asmcp PohnXw Ahsf Imn-cn-p-spw Ah hniz-kn-p. hn[n-bpsS Hcp
aewa-dn-n-en Ah B Pohn-X-n-tebvv Fn-s-Sp-sa-pw. B hnizmkw Ahsf sImp\-S
- p-Ib
- m-Wv. AsXmcp sshcp-y-am-sWv Ah-dn-bmw. Hcp hiv kzw PohnXw XmXs
Dm-t-X
- m-sWpw hn[nbvv AXn-sempw sNm-\n-spw hniz-kn-p-tms Ah
\ Pnhn-X-hp-ambn hcp hn[nsbbpw {]Xo-n-v Ccn-p-I-bmWv.
Pohn-X-s-n kz]v\- Fm-hp-ap-sv Ah-dn-bmw. hmg-ss-I Xg-p-h-f-cp-Ibm-Wv. cp t\chpw \\-bvp-p-v. Ah tNmZn-p-p.
"Cu hmg-bp-sS-sbmw Ipe- aq-m FmWv sNm t]mWXv?'
"A-tgbvv HmW-m-em-hn-t, \ she Inpw?'
"vv InW ]sWms Fm sNm?'
Adp-ap-J Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-Nn-p.
"s ]v Rm _mn-en-Spw.'
"Adp-ap-J\v _mnev Au-ustm?
"Mpw, F\nv InW Iqen-sbms FSpp shbvm-\mWv A ]td-WXv?'
"nv?'
"Ieym-Wm-hp--gbvv hosSmv \m--Ww. HmSn-S-Ww. Iqkpw Ipfn-ap-dow-m--Ww.'
"Adp-ap-J h s]p-tyfow Ipsh-nvtm C-s?'
"Gbv. AsXms A t\mn-tmfpw.' Adp-ap-J Nncnp-sImv ]d-p. "R ]pe-bmv A{X henb B{K-l
- s
- fm-pw-y. B{K-l
- s
- fmpw ]mSnmmWv A\p-`hw ]Tn-n-n-vXv. s A Hcp ]mhw kv{Xobm-Wv. \ A, kvt\l A. Htm cm sIm-n-\p-nev Ahcv
Ah-sc-tmse Hcp ]mhw s]ns\ sImcpw, F\nv thn. Rm Ahsf sIn henb B{K-l-sfm-pw-eymsX s sImp- IpSnenev Xma-kn-pw.'
Adp-ap-Js a\-nepw Ah sIm t]mIp s]-Ip-nsbnbpw Ah-tfm-sSm--ap PohnX-s--nbpw kz]v\--fp-v.
"Rm\o hmsgyms Fp hnizm-k-n-emWv ChnsS hf-WXv?'
"Ft?'
"Cu hmsgyms sImev shm ]mI-n-em-hp-sgv sIm-{m-nsS IeymWw Ign-bpw, hcW
X{m sn-Snv Xqn Fdnbqw sNpw. s Azm-s\ms sh-n-em-hpwm tXm-WXv?'
]Zvan\n Nncn-p. h-tmgpw Adp-ap-Js kwkmcw tIp-tm am{Xsa Nncn-m ]p-p-p.
Nncnbpw, Ic-nt]mse Ah-fpsS Pohn-X-n\nv A{]-Xy--am-bn-sm-n-cn--bm-Wv. Ipdp
Znh-k-ambn CS-bvn-Sbvv Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS Hm hcp-p. Hv t]mbn ImW-W-sa-p-v. Asb
Cu \ne-bn hnv Fn-s\-bmWv t]mhpI? Fmw Ignv A-bpsS Imew Ign-m X\nv Xncpta-\n-bpsS C-p-Xs t]mbn Xma-kn-t-n-h-cptam? AhnsS F{X Imew? AXpw Ign-m-tem.
Ans\ Btem-Nn-p--Xn henb A-sam-p-an-. H-bvm-sW-n H-bvv, Cu hon
s Pohn--Ww. Adp-ap-Js klmbw F{X Ime-ap-m-Ip-sav Adnbn-.
tX-m-c sambvXo hp. ]nmse Adp-ap-J\pw. Cu ]Sn ISv Bsc-nepw hcn-I-bm-sWn Hp-In \oen As-n Adp-ap-J ]nmse At\z-jnp hcp-p.
"X{m-nsS AkpJw amdos?'
"C sambvXo\vm. A sIS-m.'
sambvXos t\mw sXnX-e-p-I-fnem-Wv. Abm ]d-n-semw Npn-b-Snp Xncnp h-p.
"tamkm-Wsm tamsf. sImsd-mew t\mm--os tIsSms C AdoWvv.'
"Csmw ag sXmS-ymev IS sXmd-W
- w. hsfms Cp-sIm-Sp-W
- w. cp sIm-n-\p-nev
t\cym-hpw.' ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
"Csmw F\ym? Icm-dn\v sImSpvWm?'
]Zvan\n HmXv Hcp GIm-Zin Znhkw A Icn-n-Sm Adp-ap-Jt- \mSv Bh-iy-s-tm Ama ]d--Xm-Wv. "sambvXo\v IWv-m-hpw....' sXv ]IpXn Ib-dnb Adp-ap-J-t\mSv Cd-n-h-cm
]d-p. Av A ]-shw IpSn-msX InS-Xv Hm h-tm Ah ]d-p.
"C sambvXo\vm Icm-sdmpw sImSvvWv-ey. A-s shebvv Xcmw. sXv tIn-bm
Adn-bn-mw.'
C. lcn-Ip-am
Abm Ipdp \ncm-i-\m-bn.

"A-\ym-sWo A-s\. ]o-k-n-\p-nev sXv tIdm-\m-hpw. Ado-m aXn.'
sambvXo t]mbn.
"sIm-{mn As\ ]d-Xv \m-bn.' Adp-ap-J ]d-p. "amf sImdv kmay-m-c\
- m.'
"Abm-fsS Itm-Ss Adp-ap-Jm. Abmfv em`-n\v \S-zmWv. \jvSw hcmsX t\m-Xv \f-s.'
\\ XpS-n-bXv Ihp-p-I Adn-sp tXmp-p. Ah-bpsS hmw Xop, C\n Xma-kn-bmsX
Ah ]qm\pw Imbvm\pw XpS-pw. C\n thXv sXp-Ipw \\-bvp-I-bm-Wv. AX{X Ffp-a-. Adp-ap-J ]d-bp-Xv Fn-s\-sb-nepw Id-s-Sp--W-sa-m-Wv. Fnv tamtm shbvWw. Ctm Inp--Xns aqn-cn tX Inp-sa--h ]d-bp-p. Fm-n\pw ]Ww thWw. Fm-c ImZcvmbvv Ipd-p-IqSn ]Ww sImSp-m-\p-v. AXpw sImSpp Xo-Ww. ]ns ISsampan. C\n ISw hmp-Ib
- p-an-sv Xo-bm-n-bn-cn-p-p. Am-a acn tijw IS-m-cpsS
Hcp {]hm-l-am-bn-cp-p. AXn-s\--n-sbmpw R-dn-bn-sv ]dv Hgn-hm-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
ImZcvm-bpsS ISw-IqSn sImSpp Xonp thWw tamtm-dn-\p Id v IW--s\-nepw Xc-amm. hon-\p-n Xmew Idn-s-nepw Ipg-s
- am-p-an-. kl-Ic
- W _mv, ]v hmm-\p
]Ww hmbv]-bmbn Xcp-sap tIp-p. t\m-s.
A-bpsS hmp-I Xosc Ahy-a
- m-bn-cn-p-p. Fm-WXp Xosc \ne-bvpI Bthm. In
sImSp--tm BsI Hcp kv]q am{X-amWv IpSn--Xv. Ah Ftm ]d-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ipsd
{]mhiyw Bhn--tm-gmWv a\-n-em-bXv AXv "Xncp-ta\n' F hmm-bn-cp-p-sh-v. Ah
hopw ]d-p. "t]mWw.'
A aIsf kw_-n-p Imcy- Ctmgpw Hmp-sIm-n-cn-p-p. Ah-cpsS a\p
\ndsb aI-fpsS `mhn-sb-- n-bp D-WvTb
- m-Wv. ]mhw. A-sb-smv kwkm-cn-n-p-Xv {IqcX-bm-Wv. ]e-tmgpw hmp-I C-Xm-bn-cn-p-sav Duln-s-Sp-p-Ib
- mWv Ah sNp-X
- v. Xm
Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ASpv t]mW-sa-m-bn-cnpw A Dt-in-n-p-m-hp-I. Ah ]d-p.
"Rm AsS Imew Ign-m Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv t]mWw-s A Dt-in-Xv?'
Ah aqfn.
"Rm t]mhmwtm As. A kam-[m-\mbn InSp. A As\ s]s-smpw t]mhn-.
Ipd-p-IqSn In IpSn-bvp.'
Ah In IpSn-n-. Ijmbw IpSn-p-hm\pw aSn ImWn-p-p. ssZhta C\n F{X Znhkw?
Xncp-ta-\n- sNbvX D]-Im-c
- n\v \n ]d-bm-s\-nepw AhnsS t]mtIXm-bn-cpp. Xs Ah
a\-n-em-n Atlw an-m-Xn-cn-n-.
cm{Xn InS-m t\cv Ah {in-p. Abvv Ftm Akzm-y-ap-v. Ah In-en AbpsS ASp-n-cpv Ah-cpsS ssI XS-hn-smv tNmZn-p.
"Fm At Dd-m ]vWntey?'
"Rm Hd-n-tm-fmw.' Ah hfsc hy-ambn ]d-p. "tamfv sIS-tm.' ]ns Ipdp kabw
Ign--tm Ah hopw ]d-p. "tamfv Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv t]mbn Xma-kn--Ww.'
]Zvan\nbvv AZv`p-Xa
- m-bn. A-Xs
- -bmtWm ]d-bp-Xv? Htm-ctm hmp-I Akv]p-Sa
- mbn
Dcp-hn-n-cp Ah hfsc hy-ambn kwkm-cn-pp! Ahv `b-am-bn. Ah Xs sNdnb In
A-bpsS In-en-t\mSv Hp-IqSn ASp-n-n-p. Ah-cpsS Ac-s-n ]nSn-p-sImv ]d-p.
"A t]Sn--, Rm Xncp-ta-\nsS ASpv s]mbvtm-fmw. Rm ChnsS H-bvm-hn-, m
tmsc?'
Ahp kam-[m-\a
- m-sbp tXmp-p. cm{Xn ]ns {]iv\s
- am-p-ap-m-bn-. Ah-cpsS izmkw
Xmf-{I-a-n-em-b-tm ]Zvan\n Dd-n. ]pes A hnfn-p-Xp tImWv ]Zvan\n DW-Xv.
"shw.'
]Zv a n\n Kv f mn sh- s a- S pv Iptds Ah- c psS hmbn Hgnp sImSp- p. cn- d v
IpSntijw Ah Ftm ]d-p. AsX-m-sWv Ahp a\-n-em-bn-. Ah tNmZn-p.
"Fmt?'
adp-]-Sn-bp-m-bn-. Ah-cpsS izmkw \ne-n-cp-p. ]Zvan\n A-bpsS ssI ]nSnp t\mn. \mUn
anSn-p-n-. A-bpsS ssI-n-I-fn apJ-a-an Ah Iptd-t\cw Ccp-p. B ssII XWpp-hc
- n-Ib
- m-Wv. Ah Fgp-t-p. A-bpsS ]mXn Xpd Ip-I AS-p-sImv Ah ]d-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"A Dd-n-tm-fp.'
Ah Fgp-t-p. kabw \mecI
- g- n-bpt-bp-p. C{X t\cs
Hcmsf Fn- s \- b mWv hnfn- pWp-I. kmc-an-. Ah dm
Inv then-b
v- t- ebvp \Sp. Adp-ap-Js hoSv Dd-p-Ib
- mWv. Dd-p Bsf hnfn-tWm?
Hcp \nanjw kwi- b np\n
tijw Ah hnfn-p.
"Adp-ap-Jm......'
cm-as hnfn-bns
hmXn Xpd-p i_vZw tIp.
\oen ASp--f-hm-Xn-en-eqsS ]pdp-h-p. ]Zvan\n dm Db
n Ah-fpsS apJw ImWn-p-sImSp-p.
"Ft sIm-{mty?'
"A acn-p.'
"Fs ssXh- - t f X{mn
t]mbm.......' \oen s\--Snp-sImv Ic-bm XpS-n.
"\oen Ic-tb-.' ]Zvan\n ]dp. "Adp-ap-Js\ hnfn-p. Fm
tcw Ado-s.'
\oen-bpsS \ne-hnfn tIv Nm
bpw Adp-ap-J\pw Fgp-tp
h-p. Adp-ap-J jnv ]pd-nd-n, ]nmse Nm-bpw. ]Sn-se-n-b-tm Nm ]d-p.
"Rmtmbn ASp honse
X{m--tm-tcm-sSms ]dv
hcmw.' Abm ASp-p \mbm-cpsS hoSp-If
- n-semw acW-adnbn-m-\mbn t]mbn.
"Adp-ap-Jm, Cp t]mbn Xncp-ta-\nsb Adn-bn-m ]tzm?' Ah tNmZn-p.
"Rm t]mhmw, ChvsS Bsc-nepw hc-s.'
"Fn\ym t]mm, Cu t\cv _vmthm?'
"_n-s-nev \S-v t]mWw. A{X Zqscm-pw-ey-tm. BcvsS-nepw ssknfv Intzmv t\mmw.
hnP-b X{ms `mcy-ho-nepw ]tdt?'
"thWw. BZyw AhnsS ]d-nv Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv t]mbm-a-Xn.'
Adp-ap-J t]mbn. \oen Atmgpw Ic-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
"Fn\m \oen Itc-W-Xv. kmc-ey.' \oen Ic-n \nn.
Bfp-I F{X W-am-Wv Fn-b-sXv ]Zvan\n AZv`p-X-s-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Ah Fm Imcyfpw Gs-Sp-p-Ib
- m-Wv. ]pcp-j
- m Asb Cdn Xmsg InS-n tImSn ]pX-np. Nppw kv{XoI
N{aw ]Sn-n-cpv cm-am-bWw hmbn-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah I-Sv Npacpw Nmcn-bn-cp-p. amcp-sStbm
A-bpsS arX-tZ-l-n-\p- ap-n Ccn-p-I-bm-sW tXm-tem-sS. Bsc-m-amWv Nppw Ccn-p-sX-p-IqSn Ah {in-n-. AXn-\n-Sbvv Ambn hv ASp-n-cp--X-h Adn-p.
kabw F{X-bm-bn-p-m-Ipw. ]pdv shbn in-s-n-cp-p. ]d-n-se-hn-sStbm ac-ns
sImp shp i_vZw tIp. s]sv Btcm ]d-p.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Xncp-ta-\n.'
Fm-hcpw Fgp-t-p. ]Zvan\n NmSn-sb-gp-t-p. Xncp-ta\n hmXn ISv A-bpsS arX-tZlw
t\mn-\np-I-bm-Wv. Ah HmSn-tmbn At-l-ns Im hoWp. ]pe-ap-X AS-nn-Sn ZpxJsamw HgpIn Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ]mZ- \\-p. tXn-c
- b
- p B s]-Ip-nsb Atlw
Fgp-tn-p.
"Ic-b tamsf, \o ss[cy- Ipn-bs.'
Ah At-l-ns amdn apJ-a-an tXp-I-bm-Wv. Xncp-ta\n tXmf-n cmw-ap-ns
Xe-p-sImv Ah-fpsS Io XpS-p.
"tamfv Ic-bmsX Hcp`mK-n-cn-v, Rm Imcy--sfms FhnsS Fov t\m-s.'
kzw In s]mSn \oWw apns Xe-p-sImv XpSv Atlw ]pdp IS-p.
]Zvan\nbvv Bizm-k-am-bn. Xm GI-b-. X\nv Fhn-sStbm Hs A`-b-ap-v. Ahv
As\ I Hm-bn-. As emf\ Inn-bn-p-m-hmw, ]t AsXmw Ah hfsc Ipn-bmbn-cn-p-tm-gm-Wv. A-s\-n A ]d-p-X Imcy--f-msX Hpw Ah-dn-bn-. Ah
tNmZn-m-dp-v, Fs A aSn-bn-en-cpn sImn-m-dptm? A ]dbpw "Fm sNmsX
GsXm-c
- \pw sN-WX
- s AsXms?' Cn-s\-sbm-s-bm-bmepw A FXv hfsc AbYm
ambn, Hcp kev]w am{X-ambn Ah-fpsS a\-n HXp-nbn-cn--bm-Wv. Ctm Xncp-ta-\nsb
I-Xn\p tij-amWv B ]nXr-k--ev]-n\v aqo-`m-h-ap-m-bn-cn-p--Xv.
Xncp-ta-\nsb I-tm Bm `hy-X-tbmsS HXp-n-\n-p. ]e \mp-{]-am-Wn-am-scbpw Atl-n-\-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-p.
"Rm hnP-btat\m-s Afn-b\
- m-Wv.' cmL-h \mb kzbw ]cn-Nb
- s
- -Sp-n. "Xncp-ta\n hXn hfsc ktm-jw.'
Xncp-ta\n Atms t]mIp-p-sh-mWv cmLh \m-b Icp-Xn-b-Xv. Xncp-ta\n t]mbn-,
Fp-am-{X-a Imcy- At\z-jn-m\pw XpS-n.
C. lcn-Ip-am
"Cu ]d-n-ys shbv-WXv?'

"AsX, Imc-tWm-m-sc-sbm Zln-n-n-vXv Chn-sS--s-bm-Wv.'
sXs ]d-n hndIp Iodp-Xv Atm-gmWv Xncp-ta\n I-Xv.
"amhv shn-tbm, AtXm.....'
"C, Hcp hey sImv am{Xw shn. A{Xys thp.'
"aXn.'
hSs apdn-bn \nep tImSn s]mXnv InS-nb B sNdnb tZlw At-l-ns a\-n
hp. Xs amdn hoWv tXnb ]mhw s]In-Sm-hns apJhpw. In s]mSn Pe-IWw
taap-p-sImv XpSv Atlw a\-n ]d-p. kmc-an tamsf.
sXs ]d-n-tebvp \S-p-t]m-Ip Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ]nmse \S-p-tm cmL-h\m-b
Btem-Nn-p. Xncp-ta-\nbvv Fn-s\-bm-Wmthm Chsc ]cn-N-bw.
"\msf-smv tamfv H-bvm-hnt? Xncp-ta\n tNmZn-p.
"C, hkp-a-Xn, Fs s]fv hv \npw. AXp Ign-m Fm thXvv Xoym-o-n. ]Zvant\ymSv kwkm-cn--Ww. Ahsf Av Xd-hm-n-tebvv sImtm-hmw, Ahn-jvS-am-sWn. Asm Cu ]d-ns Imcyw t\mz Fn-\ym-m.'
"sImdv Znhkw Ign-bs Rm\-ht- fmSv kwkm-cnp t\mmw. C\n Cv Xma-kn-m\m AhnjvSwvm As\w Bhmw.'
"icn Xncp-ta-\n.'
"AXn-s\-tSev ]m-XosS acW kn-^n-v Hv icym-n-sm-Sp--Ww. ]ns, hoSpw ]dpw
Hs Bm?'
"AsXms Ahv Xym Xncp-ta-\n.
hkp-aXn Hpw FSp-vWn-ey.'
"m, AXpw- I qSn cPn{m- ^ o- k nev
t]mbn icym-n-sm-Sp-W
- w. Aam-n-.'
"s]sv sNmw Xncp-ta-\n.' cmL-h
\mb ]d- p. Xncp- t a- \ n- b psS Htcm
hmpw Hmtcm B-bm-Wv. asm-cm-fmWv
]d-n-cp--sX-n Xm Xs Imcyw
t\mn-bm aXn Fp ]d-bm tXmp
Imcy--fmWv Xncp-ta\n Bbmbn
\evIp-X
- v. At-l
- ns Bm-in
A]m-c-am-Wv.
Bscbpw Imp-\nm-\n-. AXpsImv Imcy- thKw Ignp. ]pa-Wn-tbmsS NnX Inb-tm Bm
]ncnp XpS-n.
Xncp-ta\n AIp sNp.
"tamsf, Rm Cd--s. tamfv shj-ansympw th-tm. Cu sXc-sms
Ign- m kuI- c yw- t ]mse C- t bvsmcp Znhkw hcq.'
Ah Xe-bm-n, hopw At-ls
\a-kvI-cn-p.
Aymbw
Ccp]naqv
cmgvNbmbn Nm-bm-bn-cpp hv
shw Xncn-X
- v. B a\p-jy Fn-\mWv
C. lcn-Ip-am
X\np thn IjvS-s-Sp--Xv. cp Znhkw -apv Nm shw Xncn-p-tm ]Zvan\n ASp-pt]mbn \np.
"Nmbvv shj-ambn At?'
"Fn\v tamsf?' Nm Nncn-p-sImv tNmZn-p.
"A av ]WnsS Hs Hw CXpw sNtn hn-s, AXpw cp t\cw?'
"Rm\-Xn\v Hpw ]d-n--tm.' Nm Nncn-p. "ASy\v Fm shjaw? tXh-WXv sN-\-s.
Hm s-smv Xvemw sXmSo-n-. Fm ASn-b-ncw?'
"a-mfm-Wv.'
"]-en-St?'
"]-sems thtWm? Ado-. Xncp-ta\n \msf hcmwv ]d-n-vv. Atlw Fm-Wmthm
]dm.'
"]n`m-Kv shp-Imv Hcp ]-en-p-sIm-Sp-m-aX
- n. AsX-m-bmepw thWw. \ shbn-em-Wv.
sIbs apv thtWmv Xncp-ta-\n{m-t\mSv tNmbn-nv aXn. hey-{ms ]Xn-\m-dS- y-c
-
- n\v
apv ]-en--X-s. vsm-bn. Abn-\vam-s{Xmpw Bmcv hqw-ey.'
icn-bm-Wv. Am-hs ASn-b
- n-c
- ns Av cmL-hama ]d-n-mWv apv ]-en-X
- v. Dd-n-cp-p-m\p Bmsc Dm-bp-p. ]-ep-X
- p-sImv AhnsS cp ]n hnfn Fpam-{Xw. AXnepw IqSp-X-sempw A-bpsS Imcy-nepw {]Xo-n--.
]ntv cmhnse h Xncp-ta-\nbpw apd-dv ]-sem-cp-p--Xns\ \ncp-m-l-s-Sp-n.
sNdnb tXmXn kZy Ign--bm-Wp-m-b-Xv.
]Xn-\m-dSnbncw Ign-X
- ns ]ntv hkp-aXn Xncn-p-t]m-bn. ]Zvan\ntbmSv Hw hcm Ah
\n-n-p.
"\o Cns\ ChnsS Hbvv Ign-b-WXv icy-.'
"AtXm-sm sImgw Am-bn. A sIS-n-em-bX
- o-ns A-s\-
- ym-bn-cvnt? Rm
ChnsS Cs-nev Hpw icym-hn-. Cu hoSpw ]dpw \m\m-hn-[m-hpw. ]dv Hcp hn[-n \m-nsb-Sp-zmWv Rm. Fm-bn-cpp AXns Ah? C \\ sXmS-ovv, ]--dn-Ifv \n-vv.
]ns ASnw sXmtSw Hpw sNn-s-nev hoSv \mim-hpw. F-\ym-bmepw Hs--gnv F\nv
Cu hoo-s Xma-kn-n hcns.'
"Xncp-ta-\os\ Fn\ym ]cn-Nbw?' ]mdp-thn acn Av Xncp-ta\n ImWm hp. AXp
Ignv ]Xn-\m-dS- n-b
- n-c
- ns Apw At-la
- m-bn-cpp BZy-hk
- m-\w. A-tXm h-tm hkpaXn tNmZn-p. Ap-sXmt Ah-cpsS Dn Xnn-\n tNmZy-am-bn-cpp AXv.
"F\n-smcs amXn-cym-Wv. sImtd D]-Imcw sNbvX a\p-jy-\m-Wv.'
hkp-aXn ]no-sSmpw tNmZn-n-. C\n adp-]-Sn-sbmpw Inp-I-bp-m-hn-s tXm-ep-mbn
Ahv. Fn-s\-bmWv ]cn-Nbw Fv ]Zvan\n ]d-n-. AXp-t]mse Fp-]-Imcw Fpw Hcp]t Ah ]d-bp-I-bp-m-hn-. Ftm Hcp Imcyw Ipn-tm-Zn--tm AX-h-km\w Fn-bXv
Xs `m-hns sIm-cp-Xm-bva-bn-em-bn-cp-p. tNmZn-t-n-bn-cp-n-sv tXmn.
cmL-h \mb ]mdp-h
- b
- psS acW kn-^n-v Xm-dmn sImp-h
- n-cp-p. AXv ]Zvan\nsb
Gnv Abm ]d-p.
"tamsf CXv \tmWw kqnp shbvW
- w. Bh-iymbn hcpw. Pohn-n-cn-p-tm \avv kn^n--smpw Bh-iy-. An-\ acnp Ign-m-ev.'
]Zvan\n Nncn-p. icn-bm-Wv. Pnhn-n-cn-p-tm \apv AkvXn-Xz-an-. As-n PohnXw XpS-pXv ac-W-tm-sS-bm-Wv.
cmL-h \mbtcm-sSmw hkp-aXn ]Sn-bn-d
- n-tm-Ip-Xv ]Zvan\n t\mn-\n-p. henb hcn-sen-b-tm hkp-aXn Xncn-p-t\m-n. ]Zvan\n Nncn-p. Ah hon-tebvp \S-p. ap-p-\nv
Ah hon-tebvp t\mn. hen-sbmcp hoSv, AXn C\n Xm H-bvm-Wv. Ah hon-tebvp
t]mImsX sXt ]d-n-tebvv \S-p. t]mIp hgn-bvmWv Ings Ipf-ap--Xv. ]s-m
Hcp Ipn B Ipf-n apn acn-n-p--s{X. AXp-sIm-mtWm F-dn-bn Bcpw B Ipf-n
Ipfn-m-dn-. \ sXfn-sh-w ]Ip-Xnbpw Ipf-
- n-hv aqSn-bn-cn-bvb
- m-Wv. Ings A-mbn cv
B-ep-I hncn-p-\np-p-v. Ipn-m-ev Ah Adp-ap-J-t\mSv ]dv B]qhv
]dnsSp-n-m-dp-m-bn-cp-p. Ah \S-p. AXn\pw cp Iw Ap-d-mWv ]pfn-am-hv. AXn\p
Iogn \op-In-S-p aIq-\-bvp-ap-n Ah \np. ChnsS Ah-fpsS ]qo-I-m-scms
C. lcn-Ip-am
Dd-p-p. ap-, A-, Am-a. Ctm A-bpw. Fm-hcpw Ah-fpsS H-ap--t]mse

tXmn ]Zvan\n-bvv.
]ntp Xs ]Zvan\n Nm-bpsS In\nv ssItmv Gp-hm-n. shw Xncn- hopw
XpS-n-b-tm-gmWv Ahv a\-n-em-b-Xv, tPmen Adn-bp Hcm B tPmen F{X `wKn-bm-bnmWv
sNp-Is
- b-v. Nmep-I hrn-bm-n-bn-cn-p-p. s]mm km[y-Xb
- p-n-Ss
- mw ap shn-bnv
_e-s-Sp-n-bn-pv. Ahsf BIjn-Xv hmg-tm--am-bn-cp-p. hmg-bpsS XS-samw hep-Xm-nbnpv. hmg-Ismw Hcp \thm-tjw e`n--t]mse tXmn. icn-bvp Irjn-m-cs\ Ah
Xncn--dn-n-cn-pp!
]Xn-\p Znhkw tPmen sNbvXX
- n\pw ]-ens tPmenbvpw ap-ambn Ipdp ]Ww sImSp-m
Ah {ian-p.
"Fs Inev ]Ww-v. t]mcm--Xn\v Xncp-ta\ow sImdv ]Ww sImp Xnvv. Asm
Nmbvv hmn-qsS?'
"hm ka-bm-bm Nm hmn-tm-fmw. sIm-{m-nsS IeymWw Ign-bs
- . hcW X{ms
ASpvv Rm IW-v]-dv hmn-tmfmw t]msc? A{X \n-m-sWn tamfsS Ieym-Wn\v ASy\v Hcp apv hmn--m-a-Xn. Fm?' Nm t]mbn--gn-p. Fn-\mWv B a\p-jy
Xs klm-bn-p-sIm-n-cn-p-Xv?
Fn-\m-W-bm-fpsS aI Xs klmbn-p-Xv?
sshIp-tcam-btm-tgbvv BIm
iw Im hv aqSn-. ]I \ NqSp-mbn-cp-p. cm{Xn ag s]bvXp IqsS-n-.
ag Cjv S wt]mse s]bv t Xms CSn
shm-m am{Xw aXn. CSn ]Zvan\n
bv v t]Sn- b m- W v . CSn- s h- p- t m
Ah A-tbmSv tNp InS-pI
bmWv ]Xnhv. sshIp-tcw \oen hp.
"sIm-{m-o, ASy thWn hv
sIS-mw.'
"Fn\m?'
"sIm-{m-nbvv t]Sym-hqse?'
"Gbv, F\nv t]sSympwy. F
s-nepw Bh-iy-s-nev HmSn-hv
\oensb hnfn-m-tem.'
"hnfn- - W w- m. hmXnepw P\epw
Hs AS-bv-m ad--s.'
\oen \S-p-tm An--I
Ipep-p--Xn-\-\p-k-cnv Igp-n-en
]- Ie-]nse i_vZ-ap-m-n.
\oensb ImWp- t m- s gmw ]Zv a n\n
bvv Itm-d--m-hnse `K-h-Xnsb
Hm hcpw. B apJv {]mNo- \ XbpsS Hscmfn-an--ep-m-bn-cp-p. B
aXn-{àw Ah CjvSs
- -p. an-\I
- v
IpSn- b n- c p- nbXv `K- h - X n- s b- b m- W v .
Ahn-sS- ]s `K-hXn AZr-iy-bm-Wv.
FmWv `K-hX
- n-bpsS {]Xna shbvmXv Fv Ah A-tbmSv Ipn-mev tNmZn-n-cp-p. {]Xna shm
]mSn-s-mWv {]iv\w sh-tm a\n-em-bX
- s
- {X. AZr-iy-i
- n-bmbn \nePqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 99
C. lcn-Ip-am
sIm-m-\m-Wv tZhn-bpsS B{K-lw.

"Cv CSow abow-m-hpv tXmvWv.'
"ag s]bvtXm-s. \ NqSvv.'
"hnjq-\v \pv Hcp ab ]Xn-hm. RmtmWv sIm-{m-ty. Fsnepw Bhn-iy-so ]td-Ww.'
\oen ]Sn--se-p--Xp-hsc ]Zvan\n t\mn-\n-p. BIm-i-p-\nv t\cnb apc tIp.
CSnbpw ag-bp-ap Hcp Znhkw Hbvv InSp t\ms. Ah CS-\mgnI-bn `K-h-Xn-q-n
\nv \ne-hn-fs
- -Spp sImp-h
- v D-ds Xn-bn Ccp-p-sImv XpS-p. Ae-nb apns
IjvW-sa-Spv Xncn sXdpp hnf-n-enp.
Ad-b-Iv Ah Ipd[nIw t\cw hnf-p-ambn \np. tZho, Rms\m--bvm-Wv. Fs cn-Ww. I-S-p-\n--tm Nne-n-sbpw amdn Nmnb kzW----fp-sSbpw i_vZw tIpthm. Fhn-sStbm Hcp Ims-cp-am-w. Xs tXm-em-bncn-pw. ]Zvan\nbvv Dd-n-m-\m-bn-. Ah
]pd-tbvp IS-p.
"Zo]w, Zo]w.....'
cm{Xn I\ ag s]bvXp. `mKy-n\v henb CSnbpw an-ep-ap-m-bn-. InS-p-tm Ah
Asb hnfn-p. "At, Rm\nv
sXmv H-bvm-Wv. s Hw-Xs
- mh-Ww.' cmhnse Fgp-tp t\mn-btm-gmWv ag-bpsS in a\-n-em-bXv . ap- p- \ nv ag- s hw Ipn
sbmen- p- t ]mb ]mSp- I . apw
hrn-bmbn InS-p-p. Ahn-sS-bp-anhn-sS-bp-ambn GXm\pw amhn-e-I
am{Xw NnXdnnS-p-pv. Ah
ap-a-Snn. ASp-f hrn-bmn,
In ASp-
- m-n. ]pd-n-d
- n-btm-tgbvv Adp-ap-J Fn-bn-cpp. Ah Nmep-I ]cn-tim-[n-pI-bm-Wv.
"\ agym-bn-cp-p.'
"AsX,' Ah ]d-p. "Rm
\sS ]W- s ms s]mtymv
t\mzm-bn-cp-p. C, hey sImg-y. C\n Hcp \mep Znh-k-tbvv
\\ th.'
hmg-bvsms Hcp ]pXnb Poh
e`n- - t ]m- s e. ag- b n IgpIn
hrn-bm--s Ce-Iv kqcysh-fn--n \ XpSp-v.
"hmsgyms sIme htc kabm- b n- c n- p- W p. HmW- n\v apv
aqv Inpw-v tXmvWvv.'
hmg- I n- S - b n \n- t m
Adp-ap-Js Xebvp apI-fn Ce-IfpsS taemv. Abmsf hmgI-fn
\nv thXn-cn-d- n-bm Ign-bn-sp
tXmn.
"Cv Rm Xncp-ta-\nsS hoSp-hsc
Hv t]mbm-temv Btem-Nn-ymWv.'
"Fn\m?'
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 100
C. lcn-Ip-am
"shdvsX. Av sNbvX D]-Im-c

- n\vXs \n ]d-n. Av ]ns A sIS-m-bn-cp-q-tem.'
"t]mhmw. Rm _v tIn--mtmsc?'
"aXn.'
"Fm Xncp-ta-\nsS Hc-v! ap-cn-v ]SntIdn hsm Fmcpw FWov sXmgzm-bn-cp-p.' Adpap-J ]d-p. "Rm Cs\ Hcmsf \SmsS ImWzm.'
Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS BImcw a\-n ImWp--t]mse Adp-ap-J Hcp an\pv I-Sp \np.
"Rm hnhcw ]d-bm t]mbtm s Imscyms tNmZn-p. D-dv tIdn Ccn-m-s\ms ]dp. ]v ]{v sImw apv Fs C-tbvv sImncpqv Rm ]d-p. A sImdv
t\cw Atlw Ipw ASn-cp-p. vv ]d-bmWv Icn-apJ-\mbncvn-t-v. Av hnfnv hcpn
sImo-t shsj-d
- o-Xvv. \ Hm-v. AsXmcp KUp-hm-bn-cp-p-v ]d-p. Bbp-ns _ewsImv c-s-Xm-Wvv.'
"Av c-s-Xv Fs klm-bn-m-\m-bn-cn-pw.' ]Zvan\n ]d-p. "Btem-Nn-p Fsmtym
_--fvvv tXmp-Wp. Cu ap--_w-sms ]td-WXnev Fs-nepw Imcy-m-hpw.
As-nev Rms\-n-\msm Xncp-ta-\nsS ASvv Fn-s-Xv?'
"B-dn-bmw.'
_v tmn-tebvp \S-p-tm Ccp-h-i-p-ap hoSp-I-fn\nv kv{XoI sNbvXn-cp
tPmen-I \nn-hv then-- Xe-\o-n-smv AhtfmSvv At\zjn-p. "sIm-{mn Fm
t]mWv?' As-n "tamfv Fm t]mtW?' AXp-a-s-n "]Zvan\n Ftmp t]mWp?'
Ign {]mhiyw Ah t]mIp-tm Bcpw Xncn-p-t\m-n-bn-. FmWv s]s-p Cu
am-n\p ImcWw?
"AsX-m--dntm?' Adp-ap-J hni-Zo-I-cn-p. "hy-{mn acn-gpw ASn-b-n-c-n\pw Hs
Xncp-ta\n honev hXv Fmcpw Adn-n-cn-p-Wp. AXn-s-bmWv.'
icn-bm-bn-cn-mw. C-t-bvmWv t]mIp-s
- X-d- n-t- m Fm-hcpw _lp-am-\]
- qw HXpn-\np-I-bm-Wv. Ipdv shbpw hgp-Xn-\bpw ]pXp-Xmbn Adp-Xv Ah Hcp kn-bn-se-Spn-cp-p. Adp-ap-J-\mWv ]d--Xv. "sIm-{mn mo-Xmv ]dv sImdv ]-dow sImssm-Sp-m-bn-cpp' Fv. AXp \mbn Fv Ctm tXmp-p. shdpw ItmsS t]m-tm.
Xncp-ta-\nbvv ]-dn Inn-bXv \s CjvSa
- m-bn. Atlw AsXmw FSp-p-t\m-n, Ieym-Wnb-sb hnfn-p.
"Ieym-Wn-bt Cu anSpn sImdv ]--dn-sbms sIm-vv-v. Cs CtXmv kmmdvm--Ww.'
"Hm.....' Ieym-Wn-b Ahsf t\mn Nncn-p-sImv \ne-p-h kn-sb-Spp. sImp-t]m-bn.
"IpSn-m kw`m-cm-bn-tm-s, As?'
]Zvan\n Xe-bm-n. Ign {]mhiyw IpSn kw`mcw Ahv CjvS-am-bn-cp-p.
"Ambn Cgpw hon-ent?'
"C, Ahcv Cse Xncnp t]mbn.'
"Atm tamv Iqn\v Bcm-Xv?'
"F\nv Hbvv t]Sn-sbmpw C. FtmSv AhcvsS hoo t]mbn Xma-kn-mwv ]d-p. AXv
icym-hn-. ChnsS \\-sbms sXmS-o-vv. Rmsn AsXmpw icym-hn-.'
Xncp-ta\n Ipd-p-t\cw I-S-n-cp-p. ]ns sN-sn Xpdv shn-e-sb-Spp sRn Ifv
Npmp tXm XpS-n.
"icym-Wv. Ah-\-h-s-Xm-bnv Hcn-Sw-Xs thWw. Hmtcm-cvpw Hmtcm X-Iw-v. tamv
ss[cyw-sn Ipg--ey. ASvv klm-bn-m-s\ms Bfnt?'
"v, ]Sn--evXs NmsS hoSm-Wv. AbmfvsS `mcy \oen-v, aI\vv. Ah-scms \tmWw
klm-bn-pw. Hvcv Xe-ap-dym-bnv RsS honse B{in-X-m-cm-bn-cp-p. \-h-cm-Wv.'
"Av ac-W-dn-bn-m h -Ipn As? Fm t]cv....?' Xncp-ta\n s\n-ta ssIhv B t]
Hmn-bvm {ianp.
"Adp-ap-J.'
"AsX, Ah \-h\
- m. \ _pn Ipym-Wv.' Xncp-ta\n Ipdp t\cw kzw aI-s\-n BtemNn-p. apS-msX ]W-ab
-
- p-Xc
- p-p, Ip-Is
- f-gp-Xp-p. A[n-Ihpw Ahs bm{X-Is
- f-- n-bm-Wv. HpIn I-\n-hI bm{X-I, As-n kvt\ln-X
- m-tcm-sSmw Dm-kb
- m-{X-I. Xm Hcn-epw InPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 101
C. lcn-Ip-am
n-m e-. AZv`pXw tXmp-p. ap-p hbp Ign-p. Ahs Pohn-X-n hnhml-ns In-I Hgnp InS-p. PmX-I-n An-s\-sbmcp tbmKw ImWm-\pan-.
Ieym-Wn-b kw`mcw cp mp-I-fn-emn sImp-h-p.
"tamfv shdvsX h-Xt? hnti-sjm-pw-y-tm.'
"Gbv, Rm shdpsX Xncp-ta-\os\ ImWm\pw \n ]d-bm\pw h-Xm-Wv.'
"\n F hmns Bh-iy-aptm Ipo? Hcp aI A-t\mSv \n ]d-bm-dptm? \osb\nbvv
]nd-n-n-m- -a-I-fm-Wv. Hcp s]-Ip-nbpw Fs A-s\p hnfn-m-\n-. aIs Imscympw
Xo-y. Fs Hcp A-s\-tmse Icp-Xn-bm aXn. Fsm thW-nepw HmSn-h-cmw. AsX{X Imew
]pw-smpw ]d-bm h. Adp-]-v Ign-p. CsXmpw \-sS -I-n-e--tm.'
"Rm Xncp-ta-\nsS Bbpn\p thn {]mn-mw.'
"DuWp Ign-nv t]mbm-a-Xn. Fm?'
Ah Hpw ]d-n-.
"m AIv s]mbvtm-fp. AhnsS Ieym-Wn-b-- s\\v Fs-nepw Hs Xnmm-n-cpw. cmambtc.'
"Hm....'
cma\m-b D-d-tbvp hp.
"Cu Ipn DuWp Ign-m-\vm-hpwv Ieym-Wn-b-tymSv ]d-b-Ww. ]ns F\nv Ipfn--Ww.'
"sImf-o-s As Bthm?'
"Mm, Cv sImf-nev Ipfn-mw.'
Aymbw
Ccp]n\mev
Xncnp h-tm hoSp Xpd-p--Xn-\p-apv ]Zvan\n t]mbn t\mn-bXv Ah-fpsS ]--dn-Ir-jnbm-bn-cp-p. Hpw ]n-bn-n-. then s]mfn-X
- p-sImv h ]ip-fpw hm AsXmw thc-Sw
\in-n-pw. a\p-jy-m-cmcpw Ans\ Ib-dn-h-cm-dn-. tX If-hp-t]m-Ip-p-s--dn--tm
Nm Imfn-bpsS hon t]mbn _lfw Iqn. AXn-\p-tijw tXbpw aSepw t]mbn-n-. Fmhpw Nmsb t]Sn-bm-Wv. Nm-bmWv Cu ]d-nse Imcy- At\z-jn-p--sX--dn-bm-hp-h ]d-n-tebvv A{X ss[cy-]qw IS-n-. Zpa{-hm-Zhpw HSn-a-dn-nepw Nmtm-]m-k-\-bpap--Xp-sImv Bm Abm-fp-ambn Hcp kwL--\-n\v t]mIm-dn-. Hcp HSn-bs ssIsImv
Igp-smSnp acn-m BmWv Xmev]cyw?
BImiw cm{Xn-bvp tImfv hwIq-p-p-v. Idp taL- Dcp-p-Iq-Sp-p. Bbvtm-s,
CSn hcm-m-a-Xn.
Ieym-Wn-b \ kv{Xobm-Wv. kvt\l-ap-, D kvt\lw {]I-Sn-n-p Hc-. ]Zvan\n ASp-f-bn Ahsc klm-bn-m {ian-p. ]t Ah k-Xn-n-. "tamfv AhnsS Hcp-]m-ncvv
kwkm-cnm aXn. tPmseyms Rm sNbvtXm-fmw.' Ah-cpsS kvt\lw shdpw {]I-S\
- a
- s
- -h
- p
a\-n-em-bn.
"s tamfv ]{mw hb-nem acn--Xv. shdpw ]\ym-bn-cp-p. AXv Ign-nv \mep sImw Ignsm AhfvsS A\pw acn-p. Rm H-bvm-bn. tamfv Pohn-n-cnvWvsn C ]v\mXv
hb-m-bn-vm-hpw.'
"Hs hn[ymWv tamsf.' In \nd Pew taap-ns Aw-sImv XpS-v Ah ]d-p.
]Zvan\nbvv s t]c-p-ym-hm\v {]mtb-p.'
hn[n Ahsc Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ASp-s-n-p. Ctm At-l
- ns Imcy t\mpI FXp-am-{X-amWv Ah-cpsS Pohn-tXm-t-iyw. Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS Imew Ign-mtem? AhXs tNmZn
B tNmZy-n\v AhXs adp-]Sn \evIn. hn[n Fs-nepw Ip-h-n-p-m-hpw.
hn[n-bn Abpw hniz-kn-n-cp-p. Fp hnj-ahpw Ah kln-n-cp-Xv AXv hn[n X\n-mbn
Hcp-n-h-n-p--Xm-sW Adn-hm-Wv. Fn-\mWv Ans\ Hcp hn[n F-h Hcn-epw tNmZyw
sNbvXn-. hn[n-bvp-ap-n a\p-jy F{X \n-lm-b\m-sWv Ah-dn-bp-am-bn-cn-pw.
sshIp-tcw Adp-ap-J hcp-tm Iptds ag Nmdn-bn-cp-p.
Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS H-an-cp-mWv DuWp Ign--sXp ]d--tm Adp-ap-J ]d-p.
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 102
C. lcn-Ip-am
"sIm-{m-nsS `mKyw. F{X htey a\p-j-\m.'

s]s--hp hnjaw tXmn. Adp-ap-J\v kzw \ne-sb-n \ t_m[-ap-m-bn-cp-p. ac-Wa-dn-bn-m t]mb-tm Xncp-ta\n Ah-t\mSv D-d-tbvp Ibdn Ccn-m ]d-Xv Ahs\
AZv`p-X-s-Sp-n-bn-cp-p. AsXmcp henb Imcy-am-bn-mWv Ah Icp-Xp--Xv. km[m-cW Hcn-p
sNm Ctmgpw ]Sn-p-dv \nt KXn-tI-Sm-sWv Ah-\d- n-bmw. D-dp Ib-dn-bn-cn-m
]d-Xv Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS henb a\-n-s\-bmWv ImWn-p--sXv Ah ]d-p. Adp-ap-J
Ctmgpw Cu honqSn D-d-tbvp Ib-dm-dn FXv ]Zvan\nbvv Hm hp. ChnsS hnep-I-sfm-p-ap-m-bn--. AZr-iy-amb Ftm Hv ]t Ahs\ hne-n-bn-cp-p. ]Zvan\nbvv
kzbw \n A\p-`-h-s-p.
"Cpw \ ag-m-hpwm tXm-W-Xv.' ]Zvan\n ]d-p.
"Cpw ag Inzm-sW-n \msf shX-bvm t]mWw. hnjq\v apv shX- I-gn--Wwm X{m
]d-n-vX
- v. Cv `cWn As, Xncp-hm-Xnc \ sZh-km-Wv. As-n hnjp Ignv hnimJw hsc
t]mWw.'
Adp-ap-Js \m-dn-hn ]Zvan\nbvv AZv`p-Xa
- m-bn. Ah hfp hep-Xm-bn-cn-p-p. H icocw. Idp-n-t\m-SS- p \nd-am-sW-nepw Nm-bpsS A{X-Xs Idp-n-
- . Ah hf-Xn-t\m-sSmw
Ahs Adnhpw hfn-cn-p-p. AXp ]pkvX-I--fn\np e`n Adnhp am{X-a-.
"shX sXmS-ym cvaqv sZhkw \ tPmeym-bn-cn-pw. cm{Xn hon-se-m sshIpw,
t\cs t]mn hcqw sNpw. ChnsS GXm-bmepw Hcm-gvNbvv \\ thn hcn-. Asm AtymSv
FSbvv hv At\z-jn-m ]d-bmw. Fs-nepw Bh-iy-s-n AtymSv ]d-m aXn.'
ag IqSp-I-bm-Wv.
"Adp-ap-J s]mbvtm-fp. C\n ag \\-v t]mhm FSym--.'
"Gbv AsXmpw s Gin-. ItSv hXpw hmm\vtm? C\n cp-aqp sZh-k-tbvv
kabw Inn-.'
"C. Xevmew Hpw-ey.'
Adp-ap-J t]mbn. ]Zvan\n apv ag-p-n-I in-bmnp hcp-Xv t\mn \np.
s]sv Hcp anepw AXns ]nmse sNIn-S-S-bp CSn-bpw. Ah NmSn-sb-gp-tv AI-tbvtm-Sn. ssZhta CXv Bcv ]d-n-mWv sImSp--b-n-cn--WXv? Ah In-en Ibdn Nqfnbncpp. ]pdv s]sv Ccp-n. hnfp sImfp-t ka-b-am-bn. Cu CSnbpw anepw \nnt
Rm\nhvSvv FWop. As-n Cv anse `K-hXn hnfp In-st hcp. Hcp in-bmb
Imn P\-ep-I sImn-b-S-b-s-p. AXp \m-bn. Xpd P\-en-eqsS h an Ahsf `b-sSp-n-bn-cp-p. `K-hX
- n-bpsS CS-s]-S Imc-Wa
- m-bn-cn-Ww Ipdp Ign-t- m ag-bpsS in Ipdp. CSn Hcp apc am{X-ambn amdn. Ah Fgp-tv \ne-hn-fp In-p. D-d-s-n-b-tmgmWv a\-n-em-bX
- v. \ I\ ag-bm-bn-cp-p. A-cow BsI XWp-p. Cv Dd-m \ kpJam-bn-cn-pw. dm In-p-sImv ]Zvan\n ASp--f-bn-tebvp IS-p.
Dtbvp tNmdpw Iqm\pw Dm-n-h
- n-mWv Ah t]mbn-cp-X
- v. AXn-s\-s Ccnp-p-v. `mKy-n\v tISp-h-n-n-. Ah \ne-n-cp-p-sImv DuWp Ign-p. Dbvv Xncp-ta\n-bpsS hon Ibv sagp-p-]p-c- n-bp-m-bn-cp-p. \ kzmZv. Ah Imcy-ambn AXp Iqn-bmWv
DuWp Ign--Xv. F{Xtbm Znh-k-ambn sh kmmdpw hgp-Xn-\ sagp-p-]p-c-nbpw Ignv
Ahv aSp-n-cp-p. Noc Hcp-am-Xncn Dbcw hn-pv. \msf Ipdv Noc apdn-sSp-Ww. t\cn-bXmbn Acnv Iap-fIv hd-hnv sagp-p-]p-c-n-bp-m-n-bm \ kzmZp-m-hpw. DuWp Ignv
hmXn-ep-I-f-Sv Ah Dd-m InS-p.
cm{Xn I\ ag s]bvXp. Hw CSnbpw an-ep-w. P\sm-fn-bpsS hn-en-eqsS an ISp
hcp-X
- h
- ImWp-p-m-bn-cp-p. Fs-n-epam-hs
- . Fs ssIn-em Imcy-s
- f-n BtemNn-nv Fp Imcyw. D-d-p-\nv \ne-hn-fv FSp-n-sv Ftmtgm Hm hp. kmc-an-. Cu
Imn Xncn sIn-p-m-hpw. sIp-t]mb Hcp hnfpw Imn ag-sh-a-Snv \\ hnP-\-amb Ddhpw a\-n InSp Ifn-p-sImv Ah Dd--n-tebvp hgpXn hoWp.
cmhnse Fgp-t--tm Ahv tamem-k-Iew thZ\ tXmn. P\ Xpd-n-p. XWp Imv
Dn-tebvp ISv Ahsf Ipfn-cW
- n-bn-p. Ahv hopw InS-m\mWv tXmnbXv. aqSn-p-Xp
InS-t- m kpJw tXmn, Ans\ Dd-
- n-emp t]mhp-Ibpw sNbvXp. ]ns Fgp-t-t- m
t\cw Fp aWn-bm-bn. Fm-W-ns\ ]m? ta thZ\ Atm-gp-ap-v. tZl-n t\cnb NqSv
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 103
C. lcn-Ip-am
A\p-`-h-s-p. ]\n-p-ptm?
Cv ASnp hmcm-s\mpw h. ASpp Iqn In-m{Xw ASp-p Ibn Ah D-dp hncp-p. Ipd-p-I-gn--tm \oen \S-p-h-cp-Xp Ip.
"Fm sIm-{mn FWom sshIym. ASy P\ven-qsS t\mysm \sm-d-m.'
"taev thZ-\-v.'
"ag Imc-Wm. v ASn-p-hm-co-n-ys? \oen ASn-p-hm-cm?'
"th \oen. ]sz-n ASp-t- fev t]mbnv Acn-n Hv t\mmtm? Acn shvvm-hpw.'
"Rm t\m-Wm. ASp--tfev tIds?'
"AtXm-sm? Hv thKw t\mn hcp.'
]mhw \oen. Ah hoSp Npn t]mbn ASp--f-bn ISv AtX hgnbvv Xncn-p-h-p.
"shn-cn-vWv. hmn-h-n-vv.'
"Fm \oenbvv D-d-p-IqsS t]mm-bn-cvns?'
\oen Nncn-p.
"Rfv As\ hoo IS-q-em. tZhIn Xo-n-b-s. Hmv sImb--ey. Rfv sNdp-a-fs, AIv IS-m ]mSq-e.'
"C\n sXmv ISp t\mp Fm kw`-hn-ymv t\mmtem.'
\oen Hpw ]d-bp-n-. ]Zvan\nbvv A-tbmSv tZjyw tXmn. Abvv CsXms amm-am-bncpp. ]gb BNm-c-, Nn-I. AsXms A\p-jvTn-nv Abvv Fp KXn-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv.
kzw Pohn-X
- n\n-s-nepw ]Tn-t-X
- m-bn-cp-p. Ans\ sNbvXn F-Xm-bn-cn-Ww AbpsS ]cm-P-bw. `mhp acn tijw Gs sNm]-Snbvp \np. G ]d GsX-nepw
Imcy- icn-b Fp tXmnbm AXns\ FXnp-Isbnepw sNm-am-bn-cpp. adnv Fm
Ah-KW
- \
- bpw klnv Al-Xs Hpw t\Sm-sX, A\p-`h
- n-msX Ah acn-p-t]m-bn. kl-Xm]w
Aln-p Hcp kv{Xo. ]t Ahv tZjy-amWv tXmn-b-Xv.
\oen t]mb-tm ]Zvan\n AIp ISp, InS-d- b
- n t]mbn A-bpsS apns]-n-bpsS apnen-cp-p. A-sb-n C{Xbpw Btem-Nn--Xns Ahp ]m-m]w tXmn-. ]mhw.
Asb Xtem-Sp-t- ]mse Ah B s]n Xtem-Sn. A acn-t- ijw Ah AXp Xpd-p-Ib
- p-mbn-n. acn-p-t]m-bmepw Abvv kzIm-cyX kqn-m-\p Ah-Im-i-apv F-h Icp-Xn.
AXn\p henb A-an-spw C\n A-bpsS Fmw X\n-p-X
- m-sWpw Ah Hmp, kzImcy-X-b-Sw. Abpw AXm-bn-cnpw Dt-in-n-p--Xv. s]n-bpsS aosX C XSp-p-]p]m-bbvp
Xmsg- \nv Xmtm-se-Spv s]n Xpd-p. s]nbvv Hcp {]tXyI aW-am-Wv. Ah-fpsS sNdp-
- n
A-e-n- t]mhm-\mbn A DSp-sm-cpn hcp-tm Cu aW-am-Wp-m-hm-dv. ssIXq-hns
aW-amtWm?
s]n-bn A[n-Ihpw A-bpsS app-If
- m-Wv. Ik-hp-ap-p-I. CXn GXp apm-bn-cnpw Xncpta\n sImSp--b-Xv? Ieym-W-ns Xtev A Xncp-ta\n Hcp Ik-hp-app sImSp--b-n-cpp-shpw AXmWv Ieym-W-n\v DSp--sXpw A Hcn- ]d-n-cp-p. s]n-bpsS ASnbn\nv Ahv B sk-papv Inn. Ctmgpw XpSp Ik-hp B apv asmcp apn-\p-n
s]mXnv kqn-n-cn--bm-Wv. Hw-Xs AXns ukp-ap-v. hepw t\mp-tm Xs
ukns hep-a
- p-v. A Xs-tmse AXym-hiyw XSn-bp kv{Xobm-bn-cp-p-sh-Xv Ahv
AZv`p-X-ap-m-n. Ahv Hmh Imew-sXmv Ah saen-n-m-bn-cp-p. AXn-\-Sp-mbn Hcp
sNdnb s]n InS-p-Xv FSp-p-t\m-n. AXn Hcp s\vtekpw ]me-bvm-tam-Xn-ch
- pw. Cu cv
B`-cW
-
- fpw A AWn-bp-Xv Ah Int C. aIv Ieym-WZ- n-hkw AWn-bm-\mbn amnh-X
- m-bn-cn-Ww Ah. ]mhw A. ]Zvan\n-bpsS IpI \oc-Wn-p. Ah s\vtekv FSpp
Igp-n hp-t\m-n. Fgp-tv Im-Sn-bpsS apn t]mbn \np. \ `wKn-bp-v. A \ `wKnbp kv{Xobm-bn-cp-p. apI-fnse InSpapdn-bpsS Npa-cn A-bpsS hnhm-l-t^mtm Xqn-n-Sp-p-v. \ofw Ipd aoibpw In-bp ]pcn-Ihpw Npcp apSn-bp-ap `m-hns CS-p-hiv Ah ]qspw ]nSnv Aev]w ]cn-{`-a-tmsS \np-p. Npa-cn-d cm-Wn-I-fn
B henb Nn{Xw Ipdv aptmmv Xqn-n-S-p. AXn-\p-]n-n N-\-n-cn-bpsS Hcp Hgn
]mv Iptd-mew InS-n-cp-Xv Ahv Hm-bp-v. ]ns F{Xtbm Ime-ambn B t^mtm {inm-dn-. Xm Adn-bp Abvv Ans\ Hcp cq]w AhfpsS Hmbn hcp-t-bn-.
Ah Fmw aSn s]n-bvp-n hv ]qn. A-bpsS aWn-bd ImW-Ws
- a-h
- p tXmn.
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 104
C. lcn-Ip-am
tZhIn t]mb- t ijw Bcpw

apI-fn-tebvp Ibdm-dn-. tZhIn-bp-m-bn-cp--tm Fm
shn- b m- g v N bpw apI- f nepw
ASn- p- h mcn XpS- b v m- d p- v .
]Zvan\nbvv B apdn CjvSa
- m-bncp-p. Ah tZh-In-bpsS Hw
apI-fn-tebvp t]mIpw. "CXv
tamfsS Ieym-Wa
- p-dys?' tZh
In Ifn-bm-n-smv ]d-bpw.
]Zvan\n tImWn-apdn Xpd-p.
Agn- I - f p ssIhcn ]nSn- psImv Ah tImWn-I-b-dn.
tImWn IS-s-p-Xv hnime-am-sbmcp Xf-n-em-Wv. P\-epI- f - S - - X p- I m- c Ww apdnbv v
AXns hnim-eX Xmew
\jvS-s-n-cp-p. Xf-n\n-mWv InS--d-bn-te-bvpw AXn-\-p-ds sNdnb apdn-bn-tebvpw
hmXn. InS--d-bpsS P\-ep-I Xpd-nv Ah BsI-sbmv t\mn. sImp-]-Wn-I-fp henb
In-en InS-bvh
- ncn tISp-Iq-SmsX InS-p-p. In-en\p sXmSp-mbn ac-ns Ae-am-d. Npa-cn
A-bpsS IeymWt^mtm. A Hcp \h-h-[p-hmbn A-t\m-sSmw Ign apdn. Ahfpw B apdnbn BZy-cm{Xn Ign--W-sap Icp-Xn-b-Xm-bn-cp-p. C\n AsXms \S-ptam? s]s--hv
B apdn-bn\nv t]mhm tXmn. Ah P\-ep-I AS-p.
Xmsg Fn tImWn-apdn ]qn-b-tm Ah Btem-Nn-p. In-Ip-Snv Ipd-p-t\cw InS--Ww.
Ipd-p-t\cw tath-Z\ ad-p-t]m-b-Xm-bn-cp-p. tNmdpw Iqm\pw sagp-p-]p-c-nbpw Dm--Ww.
AXp ]ns-bm-hmw.
In IpSn--tm Xosc hsp tXmn. ]m{X--sfmw \ne-p-Xs hv Ah hp InSp. Ctm ]\n-bp-v. ]pdv \ shbn-em-Wv. Fhn-sStbm Hcp hns aqf ImXn h-Sn-pp. Hcp Infn-bpsS i_vZw. P\-en\p sXmp ]pd-p-\n-m-Wv. ]ns Ahy-a
- mb Hmtcm i_vZ
- .
AX-hp thXn-cn--dn-bm Ign-bp-n-. ]ns Fm-Wp-m-bXv? Btcm Xs hnfn-p-p-v.
sIm-{m-ty.... sIm-{m-ty....... ]ns Hp-an-. shdpw iq\y-X-am-{Xw.
\oen hnfn \nn, P\-en\np t]mp. sIm-{mn Dd-p-I-bm-bn-cn-pw. Csm _pn-ap-n-. Ipd-p-t\cw Dd-n-bm t`X-mh
- pw. Ah IpSn-en-tebvv Xncn-p-h
- p. Dbvv Ah Xtep
cm{Xn-h aoI-dn-bpsS Hw tNmdpp. Hv Xe-Nmbvmw, Fnv sIm-{m-n-bpsS ASpv t]mImw.
sIm-{m-nbvv kq-sSmpw hcm-Xn-cpm aXym-bncvv s _tIm-Xn. Ah hmXn-eS- v InS-p.
t\cw Cn-Wn-bm-bov tXmp-Wp. \oen Fgp-t-p-sImv ]pd-tbvp t\mn. ag-mdv
ImcWw kabw F{Xym-bo--dn-bm ]mSn-. ]Zvan\n-bpsS Hm h-tm Ah ]pd-t-bvn-dn. D-ds hmXn Xpd-n-sm-p-an-. C\n Hd-zm-bn-cntym? ASp--f-bpsS hmXnepw AS-nn-cn-b
- m-Wv. Ah ]Sn-msd ap-p-IqSn \Sv P\-ens Agn-In-Sb
- nqSn t\mn. sIm{mn In-en InS-pI Xs-bm-Wv. D-bvp-apv InS-p AtX InS-v. s tXhtc! AXv Row
FWo-n-nt? \oen Dds hnfn-p.
"sIm-{m-o.....'
A\-a
- n-. Ah hnfn Bhn-p. \mep hw hnfn-npw hnfn tIp-n-sp Itm
\oenbvv t]Sn-bm-bn. Ah ASp-f
- b
- psS hmXn-en-tebvv HmSn. Ipd-p-ds Dn-bt- m hmXn
Xpd-p. Hpw aSn-bvmsX Ah AI-t-bvtm-Sn. CS-\m-gn-Ib
- n-tebvp ISv hep hi-p
hmXn-en-eqsS AIp IS-p. ]Zvan\n t_m[-an-msX InS-p-I-bm-Wv. Ah Ipepn hnfn-p. adp]-Sn-sbm-p-an-. tZl-n\p NqSp tXmn. s\n-ta ssIh-p.
"s tXhtc Cu Ipn-s tav ASvnIvt]mse NqSvm.'
Ah Hpw kabw ]mgm-msX ]pdp ISp. ASp-f
- b
- psS hmXn Anv Nmcn Ah ]pdt-bvtm-Sn. Nm tPmen-sb-Sp-pXv s\n-m-S-n-em-sW--h-dn-bmw. A[nIw Zqc-sam-pPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 105
C. lcn-Ip-am
an-. AhnsS Fp-X

- p-hsc \oen HmSp-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. \oen HmSn hcp-Xp I-tm Nmbpw Adpap-J\pw ASp-psN-p.
"sIm-{m-nbvv ]\ym, t]mXw-eymsX sIS-zm.' InX-n\n-S-bn Ah ]dpXop.
ap ]Wn-m-tcmSv ssItmv IpSn-bn-se-n-m Bh-iy-sv Nmbpw Adp-ap-J\pw Xncn-p.
"s amtfm-tc.... s Ipn\v Fp-]n Bthm?' \oen Hm-n-\n-S-bnepw \ne-hnfnp-sIm-n-cp-p.
Aymbw
Ccp]v
]Zvan\n Atmgpw t_m[-an-msX InS-p-Ib
- m-bncp-p. Nm s\n-ta ssIhp t\mn. Xot]mse
s]mp-p.
"\av sIm- { m- os\ tUm- dv s S ASv v
sImtmhmw?' Nm ]d-p.
"Fn\ym sImtmm?' Adp-ap-J tNmZn-p.
`mkvI-c ssIa-fnSvv a-evv. AsXSvv
sIm-mtem?'
"Csm AXn-s\m-pw t\c-y. \avv FSvv
sImtm-hmw. \o hmXn-e-Sv Ipn-Sv.'
Nm ]Zvan\nsb cp-ssI-I-fnepw tImcn-sbSpv ]pdp IS-p. Adp-ap-J hmXn-e-Sp Ipnbn-p. Ah Hcp amXncn HmSp-I-X-s-bm-bn-cp-p.
tat\m tUmIvS-dpsS n\n-n-te-bvp Ffp
hgn-bn-eqsS Ah aqp-t]cpw IpXn-p-I-bm-Wv.
"\nfv thKw sIm-Xv \m-bn. Xma-kn-m
sImg-m-tb-s\.' tUmIvS tIi-ht- a-t\m ]d-p.
"Rm C- sImSp-n-vv. icym-hpw. Cv
cm{Xn ChnsS sIS- mw. \msf t\mov hoo
sImtm-hmw.'
Nm Xe-bm-n. Hcp \gvkv Ah-fpsS s\n-bn
XpWn \\-n-Xv amn-sm-n-cp-p.
"IposS Bcpwsy hon-ev.'
"Bcpw-ey.' Adp-ap-J ]d-p. "A-m-bncvXv ASvs acn-p.'
"Asm Chfv H-bvmtWm Xmakw?'
"AsX, klm-b-n\v R-sfm-s-v.'
"Cu kv{Xo \ns A-bs? Ahcv Cv cm{Xn
ChfvsS Hw \n-s.'
"R-sfms \nmw.'
"Asm \nv Hd-smpw ths? ChnsS
Fm-cpw-IqSn \n Bh-iy-. Abvv cm{Xn
Ign-m\v `Ww sImp sImSpWw. vv
hoo-tmbn \mbn Hdn \msf cmhnse hm-aX
- n.
Aso hcm-tev sIS-n hcpw. apdoev kv{Xo
Isf ams{X \nm ]mSp. \nfv t]Sn-sympw
th. ]\n IqSo-tXm-vmb t_m[-s-Sm. Ac
aWn- q- d n- \ p- n t_m[w hcpw. Asm Iv
kwkm-cn-nv t]mbm aXn.'
Ah ]pdp Imp-\n-p.
I-Ip-dp-
- m-hnse `K-hXn apn \np-IPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 106
C. lcn-Ip-am
bm-sW-mWv ]Zvan\nbvv tXmn-b-Xv. aqSa-n-n-S-bnqSn `K-hXn Xs Dp-t\m-p-p.

Ah Ip-I apgp-h Xpd-m {iaw \S-n. Ip-I Xpd-m--Xn-s-X-, apgp-h ImWm-Xns {]iv\-am-sW--hp a\-n-embn. Xm Fhn-sS-bmWv? ]Zvan\nbvv t_m[w Iptd-qSn
sXfnp. Ah hnfn-pt\m-n.
"Adp-ap-Jm.'
"Fm s tamsf?' \oen-bmWv hnfn tI-Xv. Atm-gmWv ]Zvan\n \oensb ImWp-Xv. Ah tNmZnp.
"Rm Fhn-SymWv \oen?'
"sIm-{m-nbvv ]\ym-Wv. tat\m Umn-dvsS Non-emWv.'
XWp XpWn-sImv apJw XpS-p-sIm-n-cp \gvkv tNmZn-p.
"BcmWv Adp-ap-J?'
"s tam\m?'
"Ahcv s]mdv \nz-s. t]mbn hnfn-tm-fp.'
\oen ]pd-n-dn t\mn. hcm--bn-en hnf-n\p Xmsg A\pw tam\pw \np-p.
Adp-ap-J-s\bpw Nm-sbbpw I-tm ]Zvan\nbvv Aev]w Bizm-k-am-bn.
"]\n \tmWw sImd-n-cn-p-Wp. C\n t]Sn-bvm-s\m-pw-y.' \gvkv ]d-p.
"tamfv Rsf t]Sn-n--m.' Nm Nncn-p-sImv ]dp.
"Am-bnsS hoo t]mbn ]d-btWm?' Adp-ap-J tNmZn-p.
"th Adp-ap-Jm, F\nvsm kpJw-v. Rn hoo-tm-hmw. Rm F\ym ChnsS Fo-Xv.'
"t_m[w-ymsX sISvWv Ism A hv t\mn. A \ ]\n. HmSn-hv Rsf hnfn-p.
A\m sIm-{m-os\ Gn-sm---Xv.'
]Zvan\n Nmsb \n-tbmsS t\mn.
tUmIvS tIi-h-ta-t\m AIp IS-p. Ah-fpsS ASp-p-hp ssI]n-Snp t\mn.
"C ]\n C.' Xncnv Nmsb t\mn-smv Abm ]d-p. "C kam-[m-\m-bnt? C\n
hoo-tm-bnv kpJm-bn Hd-ov \msf hm-a-Xn.'
"Rm Abvv Ign-m-\p-Xv sIm-cmw. sIm-{m-nbvv Ign-m-s\m th-Xv. sImdv
In-m-n-sm--cs.'
"Ahv th `Ww ChnSvv sImSp-pw.' tUmIvS ]d-p.
Ah t]mb-tm ]Zvan\n Hcp Xf-tbmsS Hmp t\mn. FmWv kw`-hn-Xv?
\oen Ahsf sXmp-t\m-p-p-m-bn-cp-p. C ]\n-sbmpw C.
"s _tImXo.' \oen Nmsb At\z-jnv HmSp-X
- n-\n-Sb
- n `K-hX
- nbvv hgn-]mSv t\-n-cpp.
"_tIm-XosS Duw Xym sIm-{m-os\ cjvjn--Xv. Rm hgn-hmSv t\n-v-v.'
]Zvan\n Nncn-p.
"\nv t_m[w hsm Rm `K-h-XosS cq]w Ip.'
"Rm-d-n-s. Itm-d--m-hnse _tIm-XymWv sIm-{m-os\ cjvjn--Xv.'
Ahp Ign-m-\mbn Hcp s]Ipn sdmnbpw ]mepw sImp-h-p. sdmn Ahn-jvS-am-bncp-p. ]s-mt\m Hcn- am{Xta Ign-n-p-p. ]m FXv Iptd-m-e-ambn hon ImWm
Inm hkvXp-hm-Wv. Ah \oensb t\mn.
"sIm-{mn Ign-tm. s tNmdv Adp-ap-J sIm-cpw.'
]Zvan\nbvv hni-p-p-m-bn-cp-p. Dbvv Hpw Ign-n-sv Ah Atm-gmWv Hm-Xv.
Ah sdmn ]men apn Ign-m XpS-n.
Xw ]d-n-mWv hkp-aXn Cu Imcyw Adn-bp--Xv. Ahp hm oW-am-bn. Xm\n-hnsS
D-tm Xs Adn-bn-msX.... Xns tPmen Ign-t- m Ah ]pd-s-p. cmL-th-t- \mSv
Hv ]d-np t]mIm-sap IcpXn Atmp \S-p. cmL-th- ]mSp t]mbn-cn-b
- m-Wv. ]Zvan\nbpsS Akp-Js
- -n G-n-b
- t- bmSv ]d-p, Xm \gvkn-Mvtlm-an-tebvp t]mhp-Ib
- m-sW-pw.
"Rm hctWm?' Ah tNmZn-p.
"th, X-ns\ Iqn t]mhmw.'
hkp-a-Xn-bpsS aqp {]k-hhpw tUmIvS tIihtat\ms Bip-]-{Xn-bn hm-bn-cp-p.
Asms honh-p -X-s-bm-bn-cpp {]khw \S-m-dv. ]t Ahv ss[cy-an-m-Xn-cp--XpsImv \gvkn-Mvtlm-an-tebvp sImp-t]m-bn. Bbn-Sbvv hb-mn honhp t]sd-Sp Hp
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 107
C. lcn-Ip-am
cp {]k-hn Ipn Ign hnhcw Adn-n-cp-p.

tUmIvS apdn-bn-ep-m-bn-cp-p.
"Fm hkp-a-Xn-b-t, Iptd-m-em-bsm In-v. Fm hnti-jw, AkpsJmpw-ytm?'
"Fs acp-a-Ifv ]\ym-bnv ChnsS hn-vv. Ahsf ImWm h-Xm. Ahfv FhvSym?'
"Mm, B Ipn \nsS acp-a-I-fmtWm? Fm t]cv, ]Zvan\n?'
"AsX.'
"Ccnp. Ch-cm-cmWv?' X-ns\ t\mn-smv tUmIvS tNmZn-p.
"Ahfv Xw, RsS AhvsS tPmen FSp-W kv{Xobm-Wv.'
"Ahpw Ccn-mw. B Ipnsb cmhnse UnkvNmv sNbvXp sImp-t]m-bn. ]\n-bm-bn-cp-p.
]\n hnp. C\n hon-en-cpv hn{i-anm aXov Rm ]d-p.'
"Bcm B Ipty sIm-Xv?'
"B IposS Abm-cm-Wv. Hcp IpSpw_w. `mcybpw `mhpw aI-\pw-m-bn-cp-p.'
"sNdp-a--fs?'
tUm-IvSv Ah-cpsS kwkm-c-ns t]mv Xosc cpNn-n-.
"PmXn Rm tNmZn-n-. t\mq. B Ipnsb t_m[w-ym-XymWv ChnsS sIm--Xv. \qn-\mev
Un{Kn ]\n. Ac aWn-qIqSn Ign-n-cp-s-n B IpnsS Xetm-dv t]mbnn-tys\. icnpw
ka-b-mWv Ah-cn-hnsS Fn-b-Xv. B ka-bv B Ipnsb cn-m t\mzmtWm thXv
AtXm B Ipty sImtmcvsS PmXn tNmZn-ymtWm?'
hkp-aXn Fgp-t-p, Hw X-hpw.
]Zvan\n Dt-j
- n-em-bn-cp-p. cmhn-se-bm-bX
- nns ]\n-n-n-. a-en Xncn-p bm{X kpJam-bn-cp-p. \oen ASp--f-bn In-bvp s]mSn-bcn ASp--n-Sm-\pw, CSbvv AXn-f-m\pw
t]mIpw. Am ka-b-samw Ah-fpsS ASp-n qfn Ccpv \mp-h-am-\- ]d-p.
s]mSn-bcn Adp-ap-J hmn-sm-p-h
- X
- m-Wv. ]Zvan\nbvv ]-am- Iqn \mfn-tIcn thWsap ]d--tm Ah hon-ep aqhm-s am s]mnp sImp-h-p. Ans\ D`Ww Hcp--hammsa Adnhn ckn-n-cn-p-tm-gmWv hkp-a-Xnbpw Xhpw Ibdn h-Xv.
hkp-aX
- nsb I-tm \oen qfn\nv NmSn-sb-gp-t-p. hkp-aXn Xosc Xr]vXn-bn-msX \oensb
t\mn. Ah t\sc In-en Ibdn Ccpv ]Zvan\n-bpsS s\n sXmp-t\m-n.
"C ]\n-tm?'
"Cv cmhn-se-sXmv ]\n-n-n-.'
"A Ft s]sv ]\n-bvm?'
"agym-bn-cn-pw.'
]Xp-ag- sb-n-bp Hm-I Ftmgpw ]\n-bpsS AI-S- n-sbm-sS-bmWv ]Zvan\n-bpsS a\-n-sem-dv. D-ds Ccp-n-ta-en-cpv app henb sh-m-n krjvSn-p-sImv s]p I\
ag ImWm ]msX InS-bv
- b
- n aqSn-p-Xp InS-p ZpxJn-Xb
- mb s]Ipn Ah-fpsS a\-nse
ambm Nn{Xam-Wv.
"A Ft s Ado-bvm-Xn-cp-Xv?'
"A-tgbvv ]\n hnp. ]ns Fn\m _pn-ap-n-vWvv hnNm-cn-p.'
"AX Rm ]d-X
- v. ]\n h HSs\ Bsc-sb-nepw ]d-b
- v Fs Ado-bvm-bn-cvnt?
Csm-bo, I sNdp-a-fv FSpv sImtm-hn hnt Bkv]-{Xo-tebvv?'
]Zvan\n Ipd-p-t\cw \n-_vZ-bm-bn. Ah-fpsS apJw hmSn-bn-cp-p. ]ns Ah kmh-[m-\-n
]d-p.
"sNdpa--fm-bn-cnpw Am-bn, ]t Ahv hseymcp a\-vv. AXv ImWm ]t Iv
thWw.'
B apdn-bnse A-cow I\p.
"sIm-{m-n, AtSy ASv-tfev t]ms. In hmm-dm-bn-vm-hpw.'
\oen hnZ-KvZ-ambn ew hnSp-I-bm-Wv. Ahv t]Sn ]nSn-p. \qm-p-I-fmbn Xe-ap-d-I-fn-eqsS
]Ip-In-nb `bw F hnImcw Ahsf HmSm \n-n-X-bm-p-I-bm-Wv. B]-n\nv HmSnc--s-Sm-\p {]mIr-X-hm-k\ Ah-fn cqV-aq-e-am-bn-cp-p.
CXv X{m-nbvv Innb cm-as sNmm-Wv. Xw Btem-Nn-p. tUmIvS-dpsS hmp-I
Ahn-jvS-am-bn-. AXp Ignv Ctm CXm acp-a-I-fpsS ASp-p-\n-v....... X{m-nbvv AXp InPqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 108
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ww. hmp-I \jvSs

- v hkp-aXn Ipd-p-t\cw InS-bvb
- ns Ccp-p. C\n FmWv ]d-tbXv Fm-tem-Nn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cpp Ah. ]pdv s]sv shbn an. D-Xn-cn-bp-tm-tgbvpw
ag XpS-m-\p Xm-sd-Sp-m-Wv. Ah ]d-p.
"Rm t]ms ]Zvan\n. Csm Fs-nepw Bh-iytm? \obv Bkv]{- Xo-em-d- n-sm Fmw
As\ Csdnv HmSn h-Xm. AhnSvs Imscympw icym-bn-n-.'
"Csm Hpw Bh-iyey Am-bn.'
"Rmm sshtcw hcmw. Asm cm{Xn ChnsS \nm-tem.'
"AXnow Bh-iyy, Rm \oteymSv ChnsS hv sIS--Wwv ]d-n-vv.'
Ah \oen-tbmSv ]dn-sm-p-an-. Bh-iy-s-Sm-sX-s \oen hcp-sa--h-dn-bmw.
"t\m-s.' hkp-aXn Fgp-t-p. Ah-fp-sS- apJw BsI I\-n-cp-p. "Fm-bmepw C ]s\ympw-y-sm.' acp-a-I-fpsS s\n sXmv ]\n-bn-sp t_m[yw hcp-n, Xs Af-hn-m DWvT
Hcn-qSn tcJ-s-Spn hkp-aXn ]pd-t-bvn-d
- n. ]pdv ag I\p \np-Ib
- m-Wv, FXp
\nan-j-nepw s]m-sa an. Ah IpS-sb-Sp-n-p-m-bn-cp-n-. agbvp apv hon-se-m
Ah Xnc-np \S-p. Hpw kwkm-cn-msX Xw ]nn-epw.
Xncp-ta\n sshIp-tcw hp. ]Zvan\n ]dbmsXs Adp-ap-J t]mbn Adn-bnn-cp-p.
Atlw hv qfn-en-cpv Ahsf t\mn Nncn-p. Xncp-ta-\nsb I-tm HmSm \n \oentbmSv
Atlw AXns Bh-iy-ans an ssIIm-Wn-p. ]Zvan\n Fgp-tp-I-bm-Wv.
"FWo- Ipo. AhnsS InS-tm-fp. C ]\n-bn-tm?' Atlw Ah-fpsS s\n-ta sXmpt\m-n. "C.'
"ag sImtzm?'
"C, F\nv ag-mew sXmS-ym sNesm Hcp ]\n hcmdvv.'
"`-sWmpw icymhvWvmhn-. H-bvm-hptm Cs\ sNe {]iv\--sfm-s-m-hpw.
ASvv Xs Ch-scm-s-m-b-sXmv c-s-p. Cs-ntem?'
Atlw Nnm-[o-\-\m-bn. FmWv sNm Ign-bpI F-Xn-s\-n At-l-n\pw [mcW-bn.
"tZlw \mbn t\m-Ww.' \oen-bpsS t\sc Xncnv Atlw tNmZn-p. "Chcv Adp-ap-Js
Ayt?'
"AsX-{m.' \oenbpsS i_vZ-n hnd Ien-cp-p.
"sImdv Znh-kw cm{Xn ChnsS hv sIS-Ww. tamsf H-bvmn t]mhcvXv sItm?'
"C-{m.....'
Aymbw
Ccp]mdv
"\avv BZys Ipe Xncp-ta-\nbvv sImSp-W
- w.' Adp-ap-J ]d-p. hmgpeI DW-nb
]-IsImv aqSn-h-n-cp-p. \ XpS-ap ImbvI. Adp-ap-Js Bdp-am-ks Azm\w shdpsX-bm-bn-n-. HmW-n\v cm-gvN-tb-bp-p. Ctm-gmWv \ hne Inp-I. Ah Su am-n
t]mbn At\zjn-p- I-gn-p.
"Abvv cp sIme sImSp-mw. sIm-{m-nbvv csw atXym?'
"F\nv Hscw aXn. AXvXs Adp-ap-J Xnp Xonhcpw.' ]Zvan\n Nncnp-sImp ]dp.
"Asm _msyms \av hnevmw, Fm?'
"AmsX? Adp-ap-J ]W-m-c-\m-hqtem!'
Adp-ap-J t]mb-tijw ]Zvan\n ]d-ns \np. BZy-ambn ImWp--t]mse B hmgtmw t\mn. Ipe-bpsS `mcw-sImv Nmp \np hmg-I. ]e-Xn\pw apf-IsImv Duv
hp-sIm-Sp-n-cn-p-p. Nne hmg-In-S-bn Adp-ap-Js Imen\np c-s Ip-I AcbSn s]m-n, "Bhq' F `mh-n \np-p. BZy-ambn Hcp hmg-bpsS IS-bv s]mnap-f
- Iv Adp-ap-J Imep-sImv Nhnn sRcn-p-X
- p-I
- t- m ]Zvan\nbvv hnj-aa
- m-bn-. Fn\m-WXp \in-n-p-s
- Xv Ah tNmZn-p. Ip-I Dm-hm k-Xn-m Imb tami-am-hp-sav
Adpap-J ]d-p. Ipe shnb tijw Infv Ingp-I FSpv sho ]pcn h-bvW
- s
- a-pw,
]ns Ime-am-bm \Sp-I-bmWv th-sXpw Ah ]d-p. Adp-ap-Js Adn-hn Ah
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 109
C. lcn-Ip-am
Ftmgpw AZv`p-X-sp \nm-dp-v. CsXmpw ]pkvX-I-n \np e`n Adn-h-, \m-dn-hm-Wv.

A\p-`-hw-sImpw ap--h-cpsS A\p-`hw ]p-hpw Inp Adn-hv.
hmg-In-Sb
- n\np ]pdp ISv Ah Hcn-qSn B k-a
- mb ]dv t\mn-
- p.
Bdp amkw apv AXv shdp-samcp sam--d-m-bn-cp-p. CXv amXr-Xz-ns kwXr-]vXn-tbmsS
\np Hcp hmg-tm-w. acp-`q-an-bn\nv acp-
- b
- n-te-bvp {]bm-Ww. Xs Pohn-X
- nepw
Cu amw ths? shdpw Cm-i
- n-sImv Adp-ap-J Bdp-amkw sImp-m-n-bX
- mWv Cu hmgtm-w. Adpap-J Hpw hn[nbvp hnp-sIm-Sp-n-. AXmWv icn-bmb amsav ]Zvan\nbvp
tXmn. A Fmw hn[nbvp hnp-sIm-Sp-p. Fn-s-p-mbn? RmXs Fs `mhn-bp-m-s. Ahv Xocp-am-\--sf-Sp-t--Xp-v.
sshIp-tcw Adp-ap-J hXv Hcp amn-f-bpsS H-am-Wv.
"SuWos Itm-S-m-c-\m-Wv.' Adp-ap-J ]cn-N-b-s-Sp-n.
"_co C{_mbnwm.' Adp-ap-J SuWnse apo-ap-I-fpsS `mjbmWv kwkm-cn-p-Xv. Ah
]Sn-msd ]d-n-tebvp t]mbn. Abm hmg-In-S-bn-eqsS \Sv Hmtcm Ipe-I-fmbn ]cn-tim[n-p-I-bm-Wv. ]Zvan\nbvv tZjyw ]nSn-p. Fm-Wbmv C{X-am{Xw t\mm-\p--Xv. Adp-ap-J
a-tbmsS Abm-fpsS Hw \S-p-pv.
C{_mlnw Imbvv Xr-]vXn-bm-sbp tXmp-p.
"n CsS s_e ]do.'
"tlbv \n-fs she ]td-Xv?' Adp-ap-J ]d-p. "CXm BZys hcoev \mev sIme amnh-nv _mnv she ]dm aXn.' Ah hSs A-p \mep hmg-I Nqn-mn ]d-p.
Abm ap-tbvv \S-p-h-p. XpSp-mb hne-t]-i ]Zvan\n IuXp-I-tmsS t\mn\n-p. BZyw amnf ]d hne-bpsS Cc-n-sb-n-sb-nepw Adp-ap-J kwXr-]vX-\m-bn-. Ah
]d-p.
"Rm \nsf shdvsX Iqn-sm--p. \nv shw tXho-Xn\v ]Ww Inq-etm Cu
shebvv Xm.'
"m, v As she ]dbv ]l-bm.' C{_mlnw Iptds Ak-ln-jvWpX {]I-Sn-np XpS-n.
Adp-ap-J Ahs hne ]d-p. Ah XpSp. "ChvsS Npp-h-pw Bbnv ]{v \mbmcvsS IpSpw-_w-v. Hs Rm Ado-tWm-cm. Hmcm-cvv HmW-n\v Npcp-oXv Av sImtenepw thn-h-cpw. \nfv hnW shsev cp-dp-y sImdv Xcmwv ]dm Ahv ktmjm-hpw. Ahv honev \ km[\w Inpw sNpw. F\n-Xv sIms-sm-Sv-Ww--t-q.'
"m v Hmevv sIm-sm-Sp-mfm ]l-bm. A-p-o Rm t]mWv, Cu sibvm-t\mSvv
kwkm-cnm icym-hq-e.'
Abmv icnpw tZjyw ]nSn-sp tXmp-p. Ah-km\w A-p-n-bpsS ASp-p-\nv \oXn
Inp-sa {]Xo-b
- n-emWv Abm ]Zvan\n-tbmSv ]d-X
- v. Ah Hpw ]d-bp-n-sp I-tm
C{_mlnw ]Sn-bv-tebvp \S-p.
]Zvan\nbvv hnj-a-am-bn. ]Sn-I-Sv t]mIp I-h-S-m-cs\ t\mn Ah Adp-ap-J-t\mSv ]dp.
"Abmfv ]d-Xv \ shey-s, sImSvm-bn-cvnt?'
"AXnepw IqSp-X Inpwv shm-ns \-sf-n-\mWv B shebvv sImSp--W-Xv. t\mntmfp amnf C-s Xncn-p-hc
- pw. CsXms SuWnevs Itm-S
- mcvsS PmSy-s. Abmfv Cu
sImseyms sImtmbn ]gp-nv Fcn shebvv hnpw. sIm-{m-nbvv Adntbm? HmWw
ASvmev ]g-ns she Hmtcm sZhkpw IqSn-qSn hcpw.'
Adp-ap-Js {]h-N\w icn-bm-bn-cp-p. ]mSw Ignv t]mb I-h-S-m-c Xncnp hp, Ac--bn\nv ]gvsk-Spp Hcp ]p-dp-nI t\ms-Spv ]Zvan\n-bpsS t\sc \on.
"A-po Hcv cp-dp-nI sImdhvhv \avv ItmSw Hd-n-mw, Zm AUvam-\okv ]nSn-o.'
]Zvan\n Adp-ap-Js\ t\mn. Ah Xe-bm-n. C{_m-ln-ans apJv Imeq-jy-sam-p-an-.
"A Rfv \msf cmhnse hnv km[\w sImtm-hmw, Fm.' Adp-ap-Js apJp t\mnsmv Abm ]d-p. "lavt v Rs Hw ItmSw sim _cvWm? Rfv ]m-W-dmbnv FSvmw As.'
Adp-ap-J Nncn-p. "\msf cmhn-se-s hv sImtm-hWw Im.'
"kcn.'
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 110
C. lcn-Ip-am
C{_mlnw t]mbn--gn--tm Adp-apJ ]d- p. "\msf Cm- f v X ym hv

CsXms Gn-sm-m-m. ]td SuWnse
hey samX-em-fn-bm. Cs\ Azm-\n-W
Hcp Iqcv Cu ammsc Ign-n-t-p.'
Abm acym-Z-m-c-\m-bn-cp-p. Adp-apJ ]d- - t ]m- s e- s AXn- c m- h nse
henb Hcp sIm-bp-ambn Bsf-n. klm-bn\v Hcp ]-\p-ap-v. h DSs\ Abm
Ac---bn\nv ]gvsk-Spp AUzmkv
Ingn-p ]Ww Fn ]Zvan\n-bpsS In
sImSp-p.
cp-t]cpw IqSn aqp \S-w-sImv
Ipe-Is
- fmw sImp-t]m-bn. Ah-km-\s
sIm Xe-bn-tebvp Ibpw apv C{_mlnw
]d-p.
"A- p- o, ASv sImqw R- v
Xs ItmSw Xc-Ww-m.'
"CXnepw \ she Xczmm ASv sIm
pw Imm-\vXs Xcmw.'
amnf Ahsf t\mn Nncn- p. "Apow Bfv tamk-mcy-tm.'
Ah Iap- n\np ad- - t m
Ah ]d-p. "As\ AXpw Ign-p.'
Adp- a p- J \pw AXp- X - s - b m- b n- c pp
Btem-Nn-n-cp--Xv.
"Adp-ap-J Cu D-d-tbvp Ibdn
\nq.'
"Ft?'
"\nq. Ing-tmv Xncn-v. Mm, Ans\.'
Ah C{_mlnw X ]Ww Adp-ap-Js In hp-sIm-Sp-p.
"Fn-\mWv F\nv Fmw X-Xv. ]IpXn sIm-{m-o-Sym-Wv. thWn aptgzm\pw FSp-tm-fp.'
"Rm Fmw Xn-n-. Cse Im X AUzmkv ]p-dp-nI Rm hn-vv. AtXmv
F\n-smcp Imcyw-v.'
Xrm-hn Hcp ]pjv]m-RvPenbpw s\bvm-b-khpw Ign-m-\mWv Ah ]W-sa-Sp-p-h--Xv.
"CXv icym-hn sIm-{m-n. Fs-nepw FSp--Ww.'
"Cs AXv sImtm-bnv Adp-ap-Js _mn-en-Sp. F\nv GsX-nepw Imev Bh-iymbn
hm tNmbvm-tmsc?'
Adp-ap-Js apJw Xosc {]k--a-. Fn-\mWv Cns\ Hcp IS-mSv sIm-{mn Fs an-Sp-Xv? hon-se-nbtm Ahs apJp\nv Ftm ]n-b Fp tXmnb \oen tNmZnp.
"Fp ]oSm Ad-apIm?'
I-h-S-n Ftm \jvSw ]n-sb-mWv Ah Icp-Xn-b-Xv.
"Hpwy Am, sIm-{mn ]sWmpw hmo-e.'
"Hpw hmose?' Ah AZv`p-Xt- msS aIs\ t\mn. "]mXow ]mXow-s \obv ]d-n-cvt.'
Ah Hpw ]d-bmsX \ne-n-cp-p. \oen Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-Nn-n-cp-p.
"\obv Gw sht\pw tXho-Xn-s\mpw hmo-y-tm. sNesm AtXm-m-bn-cn-pw.'
"As\ ]d-b Am, Rm sIm-{m-os\ klm-bn-m sN-W-Xm. AmsX ]W-ns\mpw A.'
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 111
C. lcn-Ip-am
Aymbw
Ccp]tgv
a-m- AamWv. AXn\p appXs Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ASpp t]mI-Wsa- v ]Zv a n\n Xo- b m- n- b n- c p- p.
cmhnse _v tmn-tebvp t]mIp
hgn Xrm-hn Ib-dn sXmgp-Xp.
Xncp-ta-\n-bp-ambn kwkm-cn-t
Imcy- cm{Xn apgp-h Btem-Nn-X
- mWv. Hs--gn-npw Cs ]Sn-pc
IS-p-tm Ah-v ]cn-{àw tXm
n. k- t m- h n- e n Ah Iqd- [nIw kabw sXmgp-Xp- {]mn-p\np.
k-pw Ah-fpsS a\-n\v th
{X _ew sImSp-p-hm Ign-n-.
Ah- f psS apJs hnjaw Itm Xncp-ta-\nbpw Aev]w ]cn-{`-an-p.
"Fp ]o tamsf?'
]Zvan\n D-d
- n Itk-eb
- n-en-cp-p.
"Hpw-y.' AI-tbvp t\mnsmv Ah XpSp. "Hcp Imcyw
Xncp-ta-t\ymSv ]d-bm h-Xm.'
"]d-tm-fp, Chn-sS cp-t]cpw
\-h-cm-Wv. A\m-h-iym-bnv kwkmscm-pw-y. Ahpw \o tamfsS amXncym-Wv.'
"F\n- b v - d n- b mw,' Ah i_v Z w
Xmgvn-smv ]d-p. "mepw....'
"m hcp.' Xncp-ta\n ap-t-bvn-dn. "\ap-smv \S-p-hcmw.'
Fn-s\-bmWv XpS-t-Xv? Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS {]Xn-Ic
- Ww Fm-bn-cnpw? Ipd-p-t\-cs au\n-\p-tijw Ah ]d-p.
"Xncp-ta\o, Rm IeymWw Ign-m Btem-Nn-p-Wp.'
"Mm, \ Imcym-W-sm. h Btem-N\ow hnvtm?'
"Btem-N\ Hpw C. Rm Adp-ap-Js\ IeymWw Ign-m-temv Btem-Nn-ym-Wv.'
Xncp-ta\n s]sv \n-_vZ-\m-bn. Adp-ap-Js Imcyw kwkm-cn-m hm XnSpw ImWnpthm F-h `b-s-p. ]t s]sv B Imcyw ]d-n-s-n Xm ]ns AsXm-cn-epw
Ah-X-cn-n--ep-m-hn-s--hp tXmn. Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS ]m-ew Ahv \-t]mse Adnbmw. k-fpw {]Xn-jvT-bp-ap Hcp {]mNo-\-amb C-am-Wv. ipm-ip-- {in-p eam-Wv. Adp-ap-J h-tm D-dp Ib-n-bn-cpn Fp ]d--tm ]Zvan\nbvv AZv`p-X-amhp-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. B Hcp kw`-h-amtWm Xncp-ta-\n-tbmSv kwkm-cn-m X\nv C{Xbpw ss[cyw
XXv?
"F\nv Ipn-mew sXmv Ado-W-Xm-Wv. Fs \ kvt\lpw BWvv F\n--dn-bmw. Fs
\tmWw t\mpwv Hd-vv. Xncp-ta-\nsS k-Xw-ymsX Rm Hpw sNvWvey. Xncp-ta\n kXw
Xv Fs A\p-{K-ln--Ww.'
"Aht\mSv kwkm-cntzm?'
"BtcmSv Adp-ap-J-t\mtSm? C. Abm-dn-bn-. Rm\n-Xp-hsc Ans\ Hcp Imcyw kwkm-cnn-n-.'
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 112
C. lcn-Ip-am
"m, kwkm-cn-m hc-s..'

Xncp-ta\n Ipd-p-t\cw Btem-Nn-p-sImv \S-p. ]d-n
\ndsb ac-f
- psS XW-en \S-m kpJ-ap-v. Hcp sImp-Imv
Ah-fpsS apJs hnbp-Xp-n-I Hn-sb-Sp-p.
"Rm ]d-bm t]mWXv Ipnbvv hnj-a-ap-m-pw. ]t
]d-bm-n-cn-m ]n-. IeymWw FXv Hcp s]Ip-n-bpsS
Pohn-X-n hfsc {][m-\-s--Xm-Wv. Asm \tmWw BtemNn-nt Hcp Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-m ]mSq. PmXow atXmw Hpw
t\mmsX IeymWw Ign--WXv \-Xs. ]s ]ns AXp
Ign-m-ep-m-hW PohnXw Fn-s\-bm-bn-cnpw Fp-IqSn
Btem-Nn--Ww. Hmtcm kap-Zm-b-n\pw Hmtcm apJ-ap-{Z-bpv
Pohn-Xc
- o-Xn, ]mc-c
- yw, s]cp-am-dp kaq-lw. kwkvImcw Fp
Rm ]d-bn-. kwkvImcw Hcp aX-nt\m PmXnbvtm D-X. hyn-Isf B{i-bn-n-p--Xm-Wv. kwkvImcap-hcpw Cm-hcpw GXp kap-Zm-b-nepw ImWpw. ]s Pohn-X-co-Xnbpw
]mc-c
- yhpw Hw s]cp-am-tdn hcp kaq-lhpw PmXn-sbbpw
aX-sbpw B{i-bn-n-cn-pw. Atm s]s-smcp s]Ipn
asmcp kap-Zm-b-n-tebvv ISp sNp-tm CuhI Imcy ]e {]iv\--fp-ap-m-pw. \o hfp-h kap-Zmbw
Fm-bmepw \ns ]pdw-X-pw. AXns\sbms adn-I-S-m\p a\--cp-smpw \n\-p-sp tXmp-n-. ImcWw
\o temIw In-n-. \n\-Xv Xmm ]ny. Asm Ahkm\w-mm htey IjvSm-bn-cnpw. A, Rm ]td-WXv Ipnbvv
a\-n-emhvWvsm?'
]Zvan\n Ipd-p-t\cw Hpw kwkm-cn-msX Xncp-ta-\n-bpsS
Hw \S-p. Ipn--mev ky Ign t\cv `b-tmsS
Nm-bpsS ]d-n-tebvp t\mp-tm AhnsS IpSn-ens
apv B-fn--p- Xobpw t]Sn-n-p \ng-ep-Ifpw Imn
Ip--mb NpSp-tm-gp-m-hp ZpK-hpw Ah-fpsS Hmbn-se-n. icn-bm-bn-cn-mw; AXv asmcp Pnhn-X-co-Xn-bm-Wv.
Ah Btem-Nn-p-Ib
- m-bn-cp-p. Ipd-p-Zn-hkw app-mb
Hcp kw`hw Ah-fpsS a\-n-tebvv Xn-h-p. kybvv
Ftm Btem-Nnv D-d
- n-cn-b
- m-bn-cp-p. Ccp-n-bX
- d- n-tm Ah Fgp-t-v AI-p-t]mbn
\ne-hn-fp sImfp-n. ap-t-bvn-d-p-tm-gmWv IXv Nm ssIIqn \np-p. Ah
hnfv ImWn-m-\mbn Abm-fpsS apn Hcp \nanjw \np, ]ns Xpf-kn--dsb hew-hp Xncnhp AI-tbvp t]mbn. t]mIp-tm Ah ]d-p.
"Ccn-q, Rm\nsm hcmw.'
Ah hnfv tImem-bn \ne-p-hv AI-tbvp-t]mbn dm sImfp-n-sm-p-h-p.Nm app \np-I-bm-Wv. Ah ]d-p.
"Ctmp Ib-dn-bn-cn-p.'
"th sIm-{mn Rm\osS \n-tm-fmw.'
"Fm Ibdn Ccp-m?'
"Hpw-m-bn--. AsXmcv kz]m-hm-bn-cn-ym-Wv. Cu Xd-hmSpw Bbnv R-v- C-nWn Imembnv _m. sIm-{m-nbvv AsXmpw Ado-m-hn-. s A hty-h-y-{ms ASn-aymbn-cp-p. tPmen-sb-Sv-Ww. Iqen-sbm-pw-y. cvt\cw In-Inpw. AhcvsS ]Sn--evXs sISm Hcp IpSnev sIm kXqw Xcpw. \tmWw tPmen-sb-Sp-n-s-nev hey-{m sInbnv Xpw,
Nhn-pw. Ipymsm Rm\-sXms In-vv. Rm HmSn-tmbn IpSoev Hcp aqte-encvv t]Snv Icbpw. An-s\ym-ym-bncvv Asms. _mKw sNbvXv hey-{mnbvv Cu hoSpw ]dpw Intysm
\ow Cv ]d-b
-
- p, ]Sn-ev ]d-nev IpSn-sh-tm-fm ]d-p. sIm-{mnsS ap-\pw
A{X Zb Bsfmpw Bbn-cvn-. As\ Xm-dn-ymtq. A-gopw \v hb-m-bn. ]ns
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 113
C. lcn-Ip-am
Rm\m tPmen-sbms sNm-dv.

sIm-{mnsS A \ Bfmbn- c p- p, ]jv t j ]S- - { m
t\cs hnfn-tmtm-bn.
"A-s\ym-ym Rfv hf
- X v . HXp- n, t]Sn- t m- v . B
t]Sow Hmow Hs RsS
Hw-m-hpw. AXv amdm C\ow
Imse-Sp-pw. sIm-{mn Hpw
hnPm- c n- - c v X v t m. Rm \msf
hcmw. ItSv Fs-nepw hmm
tmv tNmbvm hXm?'
"Cy. Csmpw th.' ]Zv
an\n Fgp-t-p-sImv ]d-p.
Nm ]Sn--se-n-b-tm
Ah Ccp-n-ta Ipg-n-cpp. Ah Ic-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
As\ X{m sIn-bnv ASn-pXp Iv t]Sn--cv IpSn-ens
shfn--an-m aqe-bn Hfn-ncpp Ic- b p Hcp Ipn- b psS
apJw Ah I-p.
"Rm ]d--Xn-s\-n tamfv
Btem-NnvWvtm?'
]Zvan\n sRn. Ipd-p-t\-ca
- mbn
Ahv e-Im-e-t_m[w \inn-cn-b
- m-bn-cp-p. Ah Xncp-ta\nsb t\mn. Hcp amhn Nph-nse-n-b-tm Atlw \np.
Hcn- Adp-ap-J Ieym-Ws-n ]d-bp-I-bp-mbn. A
A-sb-tm-se Hcp ]mhw s]ns\ F\np thn Ip-]n-Snpw. Rm\-hsf IeymWw Ignv
henb B{K-l--sfm-pw-eymsX
s sImp- IpSnenev Xma-kn-pw.
AtXm-tm Ah BtemNnp. icn-bm-Wv, Ad-ap-J\v Ahs-Xmb temI-ap-v, kz-]v\--fp-v. Rm Fs hn[nsb adn-I-S-m Adp-ap-Js\ Hcp Icphm-cp-Xv. Ahs ktm-jhpw kwXr-]vX-amb Pohn-Xhpw \in-n-p-Isb Xm AXp-sImv sNq.
]Zvan\n t]mb-tijw Xncp-ta\n Ipdp t\cw I-S
- n-cp-p. Atlw hn.-Sn. `-Xn-cn-m-Sn-s\-HmpI-bm-bn-cp-p. hn.-Sn. Hcn ]d-bp-Ib
- p-m-bn-p-v. C-v, A \q-Xncn Dd-n-bn-p-m-Ip-sa
hnizm-k-n Xs cq-aqv Cugh kvt\ln-X-msc AIp hnfnp DuWp sImSp IY.
A-\- hnf-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p. \n`m-Ky-h-im A Fgp-tp hp Ah- GXn--p\np h \q-Xn-cnamcm-sWv At\z-jn-p. Atm-tgbvv A-\--sfmw `bv AItbvv HmSn-sbm-fnp. GsX-nepw \q-Xn-cn-am-cm-sWv \pW ]d-bm-\p t{]cW amn-\nn
Ah-km\w kXyw Xpdp ]d-p. Hcp s]mn-sdn {]Xo-n hn.-Sn.sb FXn-tc-Xv As kmz\
hN-\--fm-bn-cp-p. Adp-]-Xn-\p-ta hb-mb kmXzn-I-\m-b, bmYm-kvXn-I-\mb Hcp \q-Xn-cnbvv
aqp ]Xn-m-p-apv Cns\ Hcp Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-m-sa-p-s-n Cv ]ptcm-K-a-\-ns Imv
hoin-b-Sn-p Cm-ev Hcp \mb s]Ip-nbpw ]pe-b-bp-hmhpw Xn-ep hnhmlw henb
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 114
C. lcn-Ip-am
H- m- s Smpw Dm- t - - X n- .
]s Imcy- An-s\-sbm-pa-sv Xncp-ta-\n-bv-dn-bmw.
Ahv Imcyw a\- n- e m- s bmWv ]no-Sh
- f
- psS kwkm-c
- n
\np hcp--Xv. X\n-sm-cn-epw
Cu Imcy- n a\- m- n- pns Bh-iy-an-. Ah Hpw
Btem- N n- msX Hsc- S p- p- N m- n\v apXn-Xm-sWp k-Xn-p.
hn[n-bn-ep A-bpsS hnizm-kw-aqe-amWv Ahv Cns\ Hcp Xocpam- \ - s a- S p- m tXmn- - X v . A
Pohn- X - I mew apgp- h hn[n- b n
hniz-knv IjvSs
- -Sp-Ib
- m-Wp-m-bXv. BcpsS taepw ]gn-Nm-cmsX Ah
\n-_vZb
- mbn Ah-cpsS Pnhn-Xs
kzoI-cn-p. AXv ]Zvan\nbvv kzoImcy- a m- b n- c p- n- . Fmw hn[nbv v
hnp-sIm-Sp-p-sImv thZ\ ISn-pXn- p Hcp PohnXw Ahp
th. AXp-sImv hn[nsb adn-ISv AhXs kzw PohnXapmm {ian-Xm-Wv.
"hn[n- b v - \ p- k - c nt \p- s Ssbms PohnXw \oq FmWv
Fs A\p-`-hw.' Xncp-ta\n XpS
p. "Atm \app Inp Pohn
Xw Bhp-{X `wKn-bm-bn, ktm-jtmsS Pohn- m {ian- p- I .
tamv Ctm Ccp- ] - s mp
hb- s Bbn- p- p. \ncm- i - s SmXncn-q. PohnXw apgp-h apn
sISvWvv. tamfvsS PmX-sImv
sIms- - c p. As- n th
Rm\-hnsS hnv Ipdn-s-Sp-tmfmw.'
hon-se-n- AS-p-InS-p
hmXn I-tm-gmWv A Cs
t_m[w ]Zvan\n-bvp-m-b-Xv. Xncpta-\n-bpsS C-d-n Xncp-ta-\nbpsS Hw \S-p-tm-sgms A
Imn-cn-p-p-m-hp-sa t_m[w
a\-n-ep-m-bn-cp-p. hmXn Xpdm-\m-hmsX Ah D-ds Ccpn-ta Ccp-p. A acn--Xn
ns Asb ImW-W-sa tam
lw C{Xbpw ITn-\-ambn CXp-hsc Dm-bn-n-. Cv a\p \ndsb A-bm-Wv. Ah ap-t-bvndn sXt ]d-n-te-bvp \S-p. ]pfn-am-hn\p Xmsg-bp aIq-\-bvp aosX \ndsb ]mgvsN-SnI hfp \np-p. A-bpsS Pohn-Xhpw An-s\-bm-bn-cp-p. ]mgvsN-Sn-I \ndsb hfp
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 115
C. lcn-Ip-am
]S Hcp Pohn-Xw. AXn\nv Abvv c-s-Sm-am-bn-cp-tm.- Po-hn-X-n BZy-ambn Ah

kzbw tNmZyw sNbvXp. CXp-hsc Ah kzw a\p ]d-bp--XmWv icn F ]nSn-hm-in-bn-em-bncp-p. A Fns\ c-s-Sp-am-bn-cpp Fv Ah Btem-Nn-p. \ap-tm-tcm-cp-pw Hmtcm
PohnXw Inn-bn-p-v, AXp `wKn-bmbn Pohnp XopI Fv Xncp-ta\n ]d--Xns s]mcp
Ahn-tmsg a\-n-em-bp-p. ]mhw A. Ahp Innb PohnXw `wKn-bmbn Pohnp Xom
hnj-a-apXm-bn-tm-bn.
"At,' ]Zvan\n ]Xps hnfn-p, "A ]d-n-cp--XmWv icnv F\n-ntm tXmp-Wp.
]s.....?'
Ah Xncnp hon-tebvp \S-p. ap-s-n-bt- m Ah \np. Ahn-sS-\np t\mn-bm
hSs ]dv \mbn ImWmw. Ah-fpsS {i Imn Bp-eb
- p Ihp-n Xe-p-I ]nSn-sSp-p. cp hj-p-apv hmSn-\n-n-cp Xe-p-I ]-bW
- nv \np-p. Hcp-am-Xncn Fm
Ihp-p-I-fp-sSbpw Xe-pI-fn sNm-bn-n-cn-p-p. Ah hncn-bm-dm-bn-p-S-n. adp-`m-K-p
sXn Xe-p-IfpsSbpw oWw amdn hcp-p. shpw Infbpw \\bpw Ahsb Xncnv Btcm-Kyn-tebvv sImp-h-cn-I-bm-Wv.
Ah ]Sn-m--bn t]mbn AZr-iy-cmb tZh-X-Isf sXmgp-Xp. Rm F\np Innb PohnXw
Ign-bp-{X `wKn-bmbn Pohn-p-Xom Xocp-am-\n-n-cn-p-p. AXns\\nv \n-fp-sS-sbms
XpW thWw. Hcp IpfnImv hm-ey-tmsS Xgp-Ip--Xmbn Ahv tXmn. Cu AS-n-, P\ep-IIqSn Cm apdn-bn Imtm? Xs tXm-em-bn-cn-W
- w. Ah Ipd-p-t\cw I-Sp \np.
Cu t\mh-en-t\m-sSmw tNn-cn-p-Xv
Bnv \q-Xn-cn- ka-Im-enI ae-bm-f-n-\p- thn hc Nn{X-fm-Wv.
Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 116

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s\n-a-c-ns Nph-n hoWp-In-S-p s\n-Ip-thn ]c-Xp-Ib

ssIIsImv ad-p. s\nbpsS \ocv hmbn InSv a[p-ca

\oen ASp--f-bn\nv ap-t-bvn-d-n.

ka-bv sIms-sm-Sp-Ww. Hms\ tZhn cn--s.'

Iphpw inbpw Rm Xs GWw, Gp-hm-mw. apn apv Nn{X-IqS--n-\p-a-p-dv ]Sn-p-c-hsc In

"Xncp-ta\n Ipfn-m t]mmWv Ieym-tWy-t.

cma \mb Xs hnj-am-h Ign-bp-{X ]pdp ImWn-msX ]d-bp-p.

\nv ]Xncpw s\pw thdn-sSp-pw. ASp--f-bn-tebvp th Imcy-p ]Ww In-IpSn

hm-ey-ns Imcy-n a-cn-p-p. Xs a-fpsS `mKyw!

Abm-fpsS Ip-I Ah-fpsS ap`m-Kv

"X{m hcp--gbvv Chn-sSyms hrn-bm-mwv hnNm-cn--Xm. amdme Xn-sm-Sym

tp \S-m Ipdp kabw thn-hcpw.

ASn-p-hmcym aXn. \msf hcWw sItm.'

"IqS-s. Cs\ she XmtWm-ncvm tX shdvsX sImsbvtm-fm ]dmqSn Bfvmhn-m.'

`hy-X-tbmsS Nncnp-sImv Fgpt-p.

s-n-. Imcy- sa-sSp-p

hpw. app-Ifv sRWp-szm-pw-y.'

t]mbm \mn-ep kIe arK--sfbpw A-c--fpsS Iqn-emn AS-bvm Ah\v FXm\pw

mhne s]dpn IpntIm-n.

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Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 83

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Pqsse Unkw-_ 2005 ! 96

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