A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ Apbê$ A_¡ BÄS>s iåv$p¡ M|b k„cmpsp lsp. cpfsdp„ b¡ÞL$fàV$ku_p L$p¡C L$p_|_ _lp¡sp. Of-Mp¡fX$p„, `Ð_u_p„ Of¡Zp„ h¡Qu_¡ dp¡V$p h¡`pfuAp¡ `¡Y$u_p g¡Zv$pfp¡_¡ `¥kp Q|L$hu v¡$sp lsp. gNcN 70 hj® `l¡gp„ d\yfpv$pk Np¡Ly$gv$pk _pd_p dy„bC_u lp¡k®f¡k_p fpÅ NZpsp cpqV$ep h¡`pfu s¡ S>dp_p_p cpqV$ep-_¡`p¡rge_ NZpsp. dy„bC_u X$T_¡L$ k|sf-L$p`X$_u L$ç`p¡rTV$ rdgp¡ A¡d_¡ Of¡ lsu. rdg _yL$kp_ L$f¡ sp¡ b„^ L$fhp_u hps L$f_pfp_u Æc M¢Qu g¡sp. AQp_L$ d\yfpv$pk_¡ i¡fbÅfdp„ ce„L$f _yL$kp_ Ney„ A_¡ v¡$hpmy„ aw„L$hp_p¡ hpfp¡ Apìep¡, `Z v¡$hpmy„ aw„¼ey„ _l]. b^u S> rdgL$s h¡Qu A_¡ `Ð_u_p„ Of¡Zp„ kyÙp„ h¡Qu_¡ g¡Zv$pfp¡_¡ `pCA¡ `pC Q|L$hu v$u^u. ApS>¡ S>Nrh¿eps Þey ip¡fp¡L$ rdg _qX$epv$dp„ b„^ `X$u NC. A¡_p„ ^p¡rsep„ hMZpsp„ A_¡ i¡fbÅfdp„ agpZp i¡W¡$ Þey ip¡fp¡L$_y„ ^p¡rsey„ `l¡ey¯ R>¡ s¡d L$l¡hpsy„. ApS>¡ rdg L¡$ L$pfMp_y„ b„^ L$fhpdp„ L$p¡C_¡ ifd gpNsu _\u. EgV$p_y„ Ad¡qfL$p_p d¡_¡S>d¡ÞV$-NyfyAp¡ Ap`Zp v¡$i_p g¡bf L$pev$p_¡ Å¡C_¡ Ap`Zp DÛp¡N`rs L$pfMp_yy„ b„^ L$fu iL$sp _\u s¡_¡ dpV$¡$ Ap`Z_¡ ifdph¡ R>¡.

ApS>¡ gp¡k Ap¡a a¡Bk A¡V$g¡ L¡$ b¡BÄS>su L¡$ b¡ifdu_u ìep¿ep bv$gpC NC R>¡. Å`p_dp„ i¡W$ L$l¡ s¡ L$pd `|fy„ S> L$fhy„ `X¡$. Å`p__p¡ L$d®Qpfu 24 L$gpL$dp„ 18 L$gpL$ sp¡ L$pd L$f¡ S>. L„$`_u_p i¡W$\u dp„X$u_¡ _p¡L$f ky^u b^p_¡ gp¡k Ap¡a a¡Bk_u tQsp. dlzhpdp„ lfÆh_ L$prgv$pk _pd_p L$p„v$p_p r_L$pk L$f_pfp h¡`pfu_¡ Ðep„ S>V$pi„L$f fpdÆ Å¡ju _pd_p b°pûZ rlkpbqL$spb gM_pfp dl¡spÆ lsp. A¡L$ qv$hk fp¡L$X$ fL$ddp„ saphs Apìep¡. khpf¡ i¡W$_¡ dp¢ L¡$d bsphui? A¡hu ifd_¡ dp\¡ khpf L$fu_¡ S>V$pi„L$f Å¡juA¡ A¡L$ ê$r`ep_p `¢X$p A_¡ A¡L$ ê$r`ep_y„ AauZ gC_¡ `¢X$pdp„ AauZ c¡mhu_¡ ApÐdlÐep L$fu.

ldZp„ S> 21du kv$u_p BÞV$f_¡V$eyN_u b¡ÞL$fàV$ku_p â\d kdpQpf Apìep R>¡. Ad¡qfL$pdp„ dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$dp„ KQp A¡[¼T¼eyqV$h sfuL¡$ L$pd L$f_pfp X$pfbu rhrgeçk¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Þey õV$pV®$A` L„$`_u_p¡ `h_ aw„L$pep¡ A¡V$g¡ dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$ R>p¡X$u_¡ `p¡sp_u "L|$L$ A¡¼kâ¡k' L„$`_u iê$ L$fu. rkrgL$p¡_ h¡gu_p _p_p `fp kp_ lp¡T¡dp„ \p¡X$uL$ h¡ÞQf L¡$r`V$g dmu. spÆ hp_NuAp¡ qX$rghf L$fhp_p¡ ^„^p¡ iê$ L$ep£. BÞV$f_¡V$ D`f Ap¡X®$f g¡sp lsp. dp¡V$p¡ õV$pa fp¿ep¡. `R>u Ål¡fMbf `f MQ® L$ep£. `Z ^„^pdp„ AphL$ Ap¡R>u \C. MQ® h^pfsp Nep.

dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$_p c|s`|h® L$d®Qpfu R>sp„ kplk dpV¡$ S>ê$fu h^y _pZp„ _ dþep„. dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$_p L$d®Qpfu lsp Ðepf¡ kygsp_u lsu, `Z `R>u 20 gpM X$p¡gf_y„ v¡$hy„ \C Ney„. h¡ÞQf L¡$r`V$g _ dmu s¡ _ S> dmu. rkrgL$p¡_ h¡gudp„ kp_ lp¡T¡_u Ap BÞap¡V¡$L$_u â\d Ap¡qarieg b¡ÞL$fàV$ku Ål¡f \C. _hpC_u hps A¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap V$p¡`u bv$g_pfp X$pfbu rhrgeçk v¡$hpmp dpV¡$ L$iu S> ifd A_ychsp _\u. EgV$p_y„ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_¡ kp¡m kp¡m L„$`_uAp¡ `pR>u Qua A¡[¼T¼eyqV$h sfuL¡$ bp¡gph¡ R>¡! Ad¡qfL$_ Apv$s âdpZ¡ `p¡sp_u r_óamsp dpV¡$ s¡Ap¡ buÅ_¡ S>hpbv$pf W$fph¡ R>¡! Ap b¡ifdu_p¡ eyN R>¡ s¡d gpN¡ R>¡.

Å`p_dp„ ApS>¡ 21du kv$udp„ gp¡k Ap¡a a¡Bk_u ifd Qpgy R>¡. Ap`Zp NpdX$pdp„ sp¡ blz k|ÿd hpsp¡dp„ ifd fMpsu lsu. A¡L$ NfpkZu_u L$\p R>¡ L¡$ dl¡dp_ Apìep A_¡ dl¡dp__u lpS>fudp„ ApV$p¡ v$mhp dpV¡$ L$p¡W$udp„\u NfpkZu bpS>fp¡ L$pY$sp„ lsp„ Ðep„ NfpkZu_¡ `¡V$dp„ N¡k cfpep¡ li¡ A_¡ hp„L$p„ hþep„ A¡V$g¡ hpR|>V$ \C. dl¡dp_p¡_u lpS>fudp„ hpR|>V$_u ifd kl_ _ \sp„ L$p¡W$udp„ dp¢ fpM¡gy„ Ðep„ S> Æc L$QX$u_¡ NfpkZuA¡ Ap`Ops L$f¡gp¡. Å`p__p V$p¡qL$ep¡ il¡fdp„ BQufp¡ Ap¡ridp _pd_p 24 hj®_p eyhp__¡ s¡_u L„$`_udp„ `p¡sp_u spL$ps bsphhu lsu. A¡ Jdf¡ s¡ NÙp`Quiu NZpe R>¡. BQufp¡ fp¡S> AY$u L$gpL$ S> k|sp¡. hl¡gp¡ ÓZ hpÁe¡ EW$hp ÓZÓZ A¡gpd® OqX$epm d|L$sp¡ A¡$V$g¡ kdekf ÅNu_¡ gp¡L$g V²¡$_ `L$X$pe. fp¡S>_p 20 L$gpL$ L$pd L$fsp¡ A_¡ frhhpf_ue fÅ _ g¡sp¡. `p¡s¡ L$pd\u \pL$u Åe R>¡ s¡d L$l¡sp„ ifd gpN¡ A_¡ `R>u L$pd_¡ `lp¢Qu _ hmsp„ 24 hj®_p BQufp¡A¡ Ap`Ops L$fu_¡ a¡Bk bQpìep¡!

`ròd_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ Mbf _\u L¡$ Å`p_dp„ gp¡k Ap¡a a¡Bk A¡V$g¡ iy„. Å`p_u cpjpdp„ s¡_¡ "gp¡f¡_' L$l¡ R>¡. Ap`Z¡ BÄS>s-Apbê$ L$luA¡ R>uA¡. Ap`Zp ipefp¡ BÄS>s D`f ipefu `Z gMu Nep R>¡ :
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Å`p_dp„ Apbê$ L¡$ BÄS>s_p¡ iåv$ "_p¡f¡_' R>¡, s¡_¡ cp¥rsL$ ê$` `Z A`pe¡gy„ R>¡. _p¡f¡_ A¡V$g¡ hpv$mu f„N_y„ L$`Xy„$. Å`p_u h¡`pfu _hu `¡Y$u Mp¡g¡ A¡V$g¡ `¡Y$u_p _pd kp\¡ hpv$mu L$`Xy„$ vy$L$p__p âh¡iÜpf¡ V$]NpX$pe. Å`p_dp„ L$p¡C `¡Y$u_p¡ L$d®Qpfu õhs„Ó \C_¡ _hu vy$L$p_ iê$ L$f¡ sp¡ i¡W$ s¡_¡ `pX$u v¡$hp_u L$p¡rii L$fsp _\u. s¡hy„ ApS>¡ cpfsdp„ h^u Ney„ R>¡. Å`p_u i¡W$ s¡_p L$d®Qpfu_¡ "_p¡f¡_' A¡V$g¡ L¡$ `p¡sp_u vy$L$p__u Apbê$hpmy„ S|>_y„ hpv$mu h÷ hp`fhp v¡$ R>¡. S|>_p S>dp_p_u Å`p_u `¡Y$uAp¡ sp¡ Ål¡fMbf Ap`hpdp„ ifd A_ychsu s¡ `R>u dpÓ L„$`_u_y„ _pd, kf_pdy„ A_¡ s¡_u Ly$g L¡$V$gu rdgL$s R>¡ s¡ R>p`pdp„ R>`psy„. A¡_p `f\u Å`p_u `¡Y$uAp¡_u f¡ÞL$ _½$u \su A_¡ A¡ Apbê$ _ S>mhpe sp¡ Ap`Ops \sp lsp. f¡ÞL$ Åmhhp_u V¡$L$ dp¡V$u lsu.

Ad¡qfL$p ky`f `phf R>¡ s¡d ky`f v¡$hpmp„ L$pY$hpdp„ `Z kp¥\u dp¡V$p¡ v¡$i R>¡. 1987dp„ V¡$¼kpL$p¡ fpÄedp„ 35.9 AbS> X$p¡gf_y„ v¡$hpmy„ A¡L$ L„$`_uA¡ aw„¼ey„ lsy„. ApS>¡ rb°V$_dp„ v$fhj£ `p¡Zp¡ gpM A_¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ s¡_p\u `p„Q NZp„ v¡$hpmp„ aw„L$pe R>¡. rb°V$_dp„ h¡`pf L$f_pfp cpfs_p d|m fpS>¡_ i¡qW$ep A¡ cpfs_p kp¥\u KQp v¡$hpmphpmp "kÄS>_' NZpe R>¡!

ifdu A_¡ b¡ifdu_u ìep¿ep bv$gpC NC R>¡. S|>_p S>dp_p_p h¥Ûp¡ L¡$ X$p¡¼V$fp¡ L$v$u S> â\d `¥kp dpNsp _l]. ApS>¡ dpf¡ Of¡ L$pd L$f_pfu bpC L¡$ fkp¡CeZ `l¡gu spfuM¡ L¡$ L$p¡C `Z spfuM¡ `Npf dpNsp„ ifdpe R>¡. dy„bCdp„ L$fp¡X$`rs X$p¡¼V$fp¡ A¡X$hpÞkdp„ Ap¡`f¡i__u au dpNsp„ ifdpsp _\u. `l¡gu spfuM¡ `Npf Ap`hp¡ S> s¡ dNê$bu_u hps d_phu Å¡CA¡. d¢ A¡L$ AMbpfu Ap¡qakdp„ L$pd L$f¡gy„ Ðep„ `l¡gu spfuM¡ AQ|L$ `Npf \C S>sp¡. lz„ dpfp _p¡L$fp¡_¡ `l¡gu spfuM¡ `Npf _ Ap`y„ sp¡ ifd gpN¡ R>¡. kdekf g¡M _ Ap`u iLy„$ s¡_¡ kp¥\u dp¡V$u ifd NÏ„ Ry>„. v$f¡L$ dp_huA¡ `p¡s`p¡sp_u ifd `p¡s¡ S> _½$u L$fu_¡ BÄS>shpmp b_u fl¡hp_u L$p¡rii L$fhu Å¡CA¡—.

S>d®_udp„ Nd¡ s¡V$gp¡ L$fp¡X$`rs h¡`pfu lp¡e, `Z Å¡ S|>_p S>dp_pdp„ s¡_¡ S>d®_ X$éyL$ (fpÅ) kp\¡ v$p¡õsu _ lp¡e L¡$ ApS>¡ S>d®_ â^p_ kp\¡ Ap¡mMpZ _ lp¡e s¡_¡ "dp¡V$u Apbê$' d_psu _\u. Aphp S|>_p S>dp_p_p A¡L$ S>d®_ AbS>`rs l¡f dygf_u hps L$fuA¡. sd¡ lfd_ Å¡k¡a dygf S>¡hp S>d®_ S>¡_¡qV$õV$ A_¡ Å¡lp¡_uk `uV$f dygf S>¡hp S>d®_ rhop_uAp¡_p„ _pd kp„cþep„ li¡. dygf A¡ blz Apbê$v$pf AV$L$ R>¡. s¡hp Ly$m_p l¡f dygf Þeyf¡çbN® A_¡ l¡çbN® il¡f_p ^_`rs lsp. dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ l¡çbN®_u Np¡ëX$_ gpe_ lp¡õV¡$gdp„ fl¡sp l¡_qfL$ l¡B_ _pd_p S>d®_u_p dlp_ L$rh_u kp\¡ s¡Z¡ dp„X$ dp„X$ v$p¡õsu L$fu. L$rh L¡$ rhÜp_ g¡ML$ kp\¡ d¥Óu L$fhu s¡ `Z dp¡V$u Apbê$ NZpsu. `Z Å¡ sd¡ S>d®_ X$éyL$ kp\¡ f¡õV$p¡fp„dp„ L¡$ s¡_p dl¡gdp„ MpÏ„ gp¡ sp¡ s¡ kp¥\u dp¡V$u Apbê$ NZpe. AÐepf¡ v$pMgp sfuL¡$ Ap¡õL$pf A¡hp¡X®$ `R>u "h¡r_V$u a¡f' _pd_p Ad¡qfL$_ d¡N¡rT__u `pV$} gp¡k A¡ÞS>¡gk_u b¡hg} rlëk lp¡V¡$gdp„ ep¡Åe R>¡, Ðep„ L$p¡C qaëd Arc_¡Óu_¡ Apd„ÓZ _ dm¡ sp¡ s¡_¡ `p¡s¡ dp¡V$u b¡BÄS>su NZ¡ R>¡.

l¡f dygf¡ A¡L$ hMs s¡_p L$rhrdÓ_¡ dp¢Opdp„ dp¢Ou f¡õV$p¡fp„dp„ S>dhp bp¡gpìep. S>d®_u_p Þeyf¡çbN® il¡fdp„ l¡f dygf ^r_L$ h¡`pfu sfuL¡$ â¿eps lsp, `Z Ðep„_p X$éyL$ kp\¡ S>dhy„ s¡ Apbê$ NZpsu. L$rh l¡_qfL$ l¡B_ kp\¡ S>dsp„ S>dsp„ l¡f dygf¡ A¡L$ Vy$QL$p¡ L$üp¡. A¡ Vy$QL$p¡ s¡Z¡ lp\dp„ A¡L$ _p_p¡ Qp„v$u_p¡ QdQp¡ Å¡C_¡ \p¡X$p„ kS>m _¡Óp¡ kp\¡ L$üp¡ :

""L$rh v$p¡õs, tS>v$Nudp„ b^y„ S> d¡mìey„ R>¡, `Z d_¡ Æh_dp„ A¡L$ QuS> L$p¡fu Mpe R>¡. s¡ Ap Qp„v$u_p¡ _p_p¡ QdQp¡ epv$ L$fph¡ R>¡. d_¡ A¡L$ hMs X$éyL$ Ap¡a _kpD_u kp\¡ S>dhp_y„ Apd„ÓZ dþey„. cpÁe¡ S> s¡hy„ Apd„ÓZ L$p¡C_¡ dm¡ R>¡. lz„ s¡_p dl¡gdp„ S>dhp Nep¡, `Z d_¡ iy„ k|T¹ey„ L¡$ dl¡g_p V¡$bg D`f MpZy„ S>çep `R>u d_¡ Ap Qp„v$u_p¡ QdQp¡ A¡V$gp¡ Ndu Nep¡ L¡$ d¢ QdQp¡ Qp¡fu gu^p¡. bk, dpfp Æh_dp„ Ap A¡L$ dp¡V$u A¡b R>¡ L¡$ d¢ iy„ L$pd X$éyL$ S>¡hp dpZk kp\¡ S>du_¡ Ap Qp„v$u_p QdQpdp„ d_ Opëey„...?'' ApV$gy„ L$lu_¡ l¡f dygf _pV$L$ue Y$b¡ Ap„Mdp„ Ap„ky fp¡L$sp„ lp¡e s¡hp¡ Ql¡fp¡ L$fsp lsp.

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