ApS>¡, dy„bC_p ApTpv$ d¡v$p_dp„ ^d£i cË$ _pd_p `ÓL$pf A_¡ s¡d_p L¡$V$gpL$ kp\uAp¡ dy„bCdp„ NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ \sp AÞepe kpd¡ Ap„v$p¡g_ L$fhp_p R>¡ s¡hp kdpQpf khpf_p R>p`pdp„ Aph¡gp. NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ dy„bC dlp_Nfdp„ "k¡L$ÞX$ ¼gpk rkqV$T_' lp¡e s¡hu V²$uV$d¡ÞV$ dm¡ R>¡ s¡hp¡ Apn¡` s¡dZ¡ L$ep£ R>¡. Ap Arcâpe hp„Qu_¡ g¡ML$-`ÓL$pf L$p[Þs cË¡$ qfqX$a.L$p¡d dpV¡$ Ap g¡M gMu_¡ dp¡L$ëep¡.

BõV$ B[ÞX$ep L„$`_u 173`dp„ kyfs\u ghÆ _kfhp_Æ hpqX$ep _pd_p S>lpS> A_¡ lp¡X$u bp„^_pfp `pfku_¡ dy„bC gphu Ðepf¡ dy„bC_u hkrs A¡L$ gpM_u lsu. A¡ `R>u hpqX$ep_u `pR>m `pR>m NyS>fps\u 1774dp„ kp¡_u, gylpf, cpqV$ep, S>¥_ hprZep A_¡ buÅ `pfkuAp¡ Aphsp S> Nep. A¡ `R>u 1804dp„ NyS>fpsdp„ vy$óL$pm `X$ép¡ Ðepf¡ dy„bCA¡ S> NyS>fpsuAp¡_p„ ^pX$p„ _¡ ^pX$p„_¡ Æhsp„ fpM¡gp„.

A¡ `R>u ApS> ky^u 106 hj®dp„ dpfu S>¡hp OZp v$p¡fugp¡V$phpmpAp¡_¡ dy„bCA¡ AY$mL$ Apàey„ R>¡.

gpW$u Npd\u v$p¡fu, gp¡V$p¡ A_¡ `l¡f¡g¡ L$`X¡$ Aph¡gp tldsgpg kyMgpg cpepZu 48 hj® `l¡gp„ bp¡fub„v$f Mps¡_p„ Ål¡f k„X$pk A_¡ bp\ê$d hp`fsp. awV$`p\ `f k|C fl¡sp. awV$`p\ D`f k|sp„ k|sp„ s¡d_¡ Jv$f L$fX¡$gp s¡_p„ r_ip_ s¡d_p `N_u `p_uA¡ lÆ ApS>¡e R>¡. dy„bCA¡ s¡d_¡ dp¡V$u "`pBgV$' âp¡X$¼V$ a¡¼V$fu_p dprgL$ b_pìep R>¡.

s¡d_¡ d¢ `|R¹>ey„, "sd_¡ dy„bCdp„ k¡L$ÞX$ ¼gpk qkqV$T_ lp¡ s¡hy„ hs®_ kfL$pf sfa\u dm¡ R>¡?'

d_¡ kpd¡\u cpepZuA¡ `|R¹>ey„, "Å¡ AÞepe \sp¡ lp¡e sp¡ iy„ NyS>fpsuAp¡ s¡_¡ gpeL$ _\u?... Äepf¡ dsv$p__p¡ qv$hk Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ Ap`Z¡ b^p NyS>fpsuAp¡ fdu_p¡ Sy>Npf fdhp b¡kuA¡ R>uA¡ L¡$ dp\¡fp_ Qpëep S>CA¡ R>uA¡. _¡r`eÞku fp¡X$, dfu_ X²$pBh A_¡ hp¡X®$_ fp¡X$ A¡ b^p dp¡V$p rhõspfdp„ 99 V$L$p NyS>fpsu, dpfhpX$u,`„Åbu L¡$ tk^uAp¡ fl¡ R>¡. Ap gp¡L$p¡ cpÁe¡ S> ds Ap`hp Åe R>¡.'

tlds cpepZu_u hps kpQu R>¡. "Sy>lz, rhg¡ `pg£ õL$ud'sp¡ A¡V$gu b^u Qyõs NyS>fpsuAp¡_u kp¡kpeV$u b_u Ne¡gu L¡$ Ardspc bÃQ_¡ `p¡s¡ ipL$plpfu R>¡ s¡hp kp¡N„v$ gu^p `R>u Sy>lz õL$uddp„ s¡_¡ fl¡hp dm¡gy„. dsv$p__¡ qv$hk¡ dp¡V¡ cpN¡ T|„`X$`Ë$uhpmp L¡$ dÝedhN}Ap¡ S> ds Ap`hp Åe R>¡.

hpgL¡$ïhf_p dëV$uõV$p¡fu rb[ëX„$Nhpmp Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡Ry>„ dsv$p_ L$f¡ R>¡. A¡ `R>u dlpfpô²$ue_p¡ Å¡ fpS> L$fsp lp¡e sp¡ s¡dp„ _hpC _\u.

^ufycpC A„bpZu_¡ Of¡ kàspldp„ b¡ hMs dkpS> A_¡ lÅds L$fhp S>_pfp fpS>õ\p__p hpm„v$ lfui cpqV$ep bp¡fuhgudp„ "qbN bp¡k' _pd_y„ åeyV$u `pg®f Qgph¡ R>¡. s¡_¡ d¢ `|R¹>ey„, "sd¡ fpS>õ\p_u R>p¡ s¡\u sd_¡ L$p¡C sL$gua `X$u R>¡?' sp¡ lfuicpCA¡ L$üy„, "rbgLy$g _l].'

`p¡Bkfdp„ bp¡fkp`pX$p_u T|„`X$`Ë$udp„ 100 V$L$p dlpfpô²$ue_ gp¡L$p¡ fl¡ R>¡. s¡dp„ f,000 T|„`X$phpkudp„ lpfy_ lÅd _pd_p¡ dy[õgd fl¡ R>¡. d¢ s¡_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "sy„ L¡$d Å¡N¡ïhfu_p dy[õgd rhõspfdp„ fl¡sp¡ _\u? Al] s_¡ sL$gua `X$su _\u?' lpfy_ L$l¡, "Adpfp dy[õgdp¡ sp¡ Ad_¡ Mfpb hMs Apìe¡ h^y _afs\u Sy>A¡. Al] bp¡fkp`pX$pdp„ L$p¡C sL$gua _\u. EgV$p_p dfpW$u gp¡L$p¡ sL$gua hMs¡ dv$v$ L$f¡ R>¡. dpfu vy$L$p_ sp¡X$hp dpV¡$ ky^fpC_p gp¡L$p¡ Aph¡ R>¡ sp¡ EgV$p_p dpfy„ fnZ L$f¡ R>¡.'

`ÓL$pf sfuL¡$ 3` hj®\u d_¡ ¼ep„e c¡v$cph v¡$Mpep¡ _\u. dlpfpô²$ kfL$pf¡ Mfu fus¡ â¡k ApBX¡$[ÞV$V$u L$pX®$ Ap`su hMs¡ S>¡ `ÓL$pf_¡ dfpW$u _ AphX$sy„ lp¡e s¡_¡ â¡k-A¡¾$¡qX$V¡$i_ L$pX®$ Ap`hy„ _ Å¡CA¡ s¡hy„ lz„ dp_y„ Ry>„. `Z dlpfpô²$ kfL$pf¡ s¡hp¡ r_ed `Z _ L$fu_¡ Dv$pfsp v$pMhu R>¡.

A¡hp L¡$V$gpe NyS>fpsu `ÓL$pfp¡ R>¡ S>¡ dlpfpô²$dp„ flu_¡ dfpW$u _ S> iuMhp_p¡ Al„L$pf fpMu iL¡$ R>¡. dsgb L¡$ Ap`Z¡ NyS>fpsuAp¡ k¡L$ÞX$ ¼gpk sp¡ _\u S>, `Z Ap`Zpdp„\u A¡hpe 10 V$L$p R>¡ S>¡ ky`f ¼gpk rkqV$T_ sfuL¡$ fl¡ R>¡. Å¡ dlpfpô²$ue__¡ A¡ ×rô$A¡- ¼gpk_u ×rô$A¡ dp`p¡ sp¡ OZp rbQpfpAp¡_p¡ sp¡ L$p¡C ¼gpk S> _\u. lz„ hX$p¡v$fpdp„ cÎep¡ Ry>„. d¢ Ðep„ A¡L$`Z dlpfpô²$ue_ _lp¡sp¡ Å¡ep¡ S>¡ NyS>fpsu hp„Qu, gMu L¡$ bp¡gu iL$sp¡ _ lp¡e.

181fdp„ rb°qV$i _p¥L$pv$m_p Ap¡qakf L¡$àV$_ lp¡g kps kdy„v$f `pf L$fu_¡ dy„bC b„v$f¡ Esep®. dy„bC_u bÅfdp„ `lp¢Ãep Ðepf¡ hp¡fpbÅfdp„\u `kpf \ep Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ dpÓ f0 rdr_V$ S> afu_¡ qfdpL®$ L$ep£- "lz„ f0 rdr_V$ bÅfdp„ aep£ Ðepf¡ dpfp L$p_dp„ v$f¡L$ cpjp_u Ny„S> lsu. Aphu cpjp_u rhrh^sp_u Ny„S> d¢ S>Ns_p„ buÅ„ L$p¡C il¡fdp„ kp„cmu _\u.'

18f`dp„ rdrkk A¡gh|X$ _pd_u Vy$qfõV¡$ `Z L$l¡gy„ L¡$, "Al] d¢ A„N°¡Å¡, `p¡Vy®$NuT, Qpe_uT, `pfku, dgeu, `ri®e_ A_¡ Apd£q_e_p¡_¡ kp\¡ Qp `usp„ Å¡ep.'

b¡_u-BTfpegu _pd_u elwv$u_u Ås `Z Al] hk¡gu. 1863dp„ ê$. `91`79141_u qL„$ds_y„ kp¡_y„ dy„bCdp„ Apeps \ey„ s¡ sdpd NyS>fpsuAp¡A¡ Apeps L$ey¯. s¡ `R>u kp¡_p, Qp„v$u L¡$ lufp_u Apepsdp„ ApS> ky^udp„ ¼ep„e dlpfpô²$ue__y„ _pd _\u. li¡ sp¡ s¡ A`hpv$ê$`.

d¡X$p¡T õV²$uV$ A_¡ fp¡ç`pV®$ fp¡_u S|>_u NguAp¡dp„ dp¡V$p¡ bp¡Å¡ M¢Q_pfp dfpW$u dS|>f_p fõsp L$p¡Z fp¡L$sy„ lsy„? gNcN khpkp¡\u h^y hj® `l¡gp„ ApS>_u v$gpg õV²$uV$ Ap d¡X$p¡T õV²$uV$_p S>„¼i_ `pk¡ lsu. ApMp¡ fõsp¡ NyS>fpsu i¡fv$gpgp¡ fp¡L$u fpMsp.

dy„bC_p Nh_®f¡ 1864dp„ kf¼eygf L$pY$hp¡ `X$ép¡ L¡$ i¡f_p kË$pdp„ kfL$pfu _p¡L$f¡ _ `X$hy„. `Z NyS>fpsuAp¡_¡ lp\ _ AX$pX$ép¡! A¡ kde¡ â¡dQ„v$ fpeQ„v$ _pd_p NyS>fpsu_¡ "^ rL$õV$p¡_ Ap¡a ^ L$p¡dri®eg âp¡õ`¡qfV$u Ap¡a bp¡çb¡' sfuL¡$ dp_ A`pe¡gy„. â¡dQ„v$ fpeQ„v$_u L„$`_uA¡ A¡ `R>u ê$, byrge_, AauZ A_¡ i¡fp¡, sdpd_p¡ kË$p¡ L$f¡gp¡.

õhfpS> `R>u `Z dy„bC_p fpS>L$pfZdp„ ÅN°s füp Ðep„ ky^u NyS>fpsuAp¡_y„ hQ®õh füy„ R>¡. L$p¢N°¡k_p MÅ_Qu sfuL¡$ fS>_u `V¡$g D`f rhïhpk dyL$pe¡gp¡. "ìep`pf'dp„ lz„ ApW$ hj® kb-A¡qX$V$f lsp¡. Ðepf_p A_ych `f\u lz„ L$lu iLy„$ L¡$ AphL$h¡fp, h¡QpZh¡fp A_¡ dlpfpô²$ kfL$pf_p krQhpgedp„ rdr_õV$fp¡\u dp„X$u_¡ L$pfLy$__¡ gp„Q g¡sp„ iuMìey„ lp¡e sp¡ NyS>fpsuAp¡A¡.

NyS>fpsuA¡ `p¡sp_u Ås_y„ ÅZu Å¡C_¡ Ahd|ëe_ L$fu_¡ `p¡sp_¡ k¡L$ÞX $¼gpk qkqV$T_ sfuL¡$ NZhp _ Å¡CA¡. EgV$p_y„ bp¡fuhgu L¡$ L$p„qv$$hgu_u rb[ëX„$N kp¡kpeV$udp„ 99.9 V$L$p ãg¡V$lp¡ëX$fp¡ lp¡e s¡dp„ A¡L$pv$ L$p¡C `pV$ug L¡$ d|gNp„hL$f L¡$ Qp¥lpZ _pd_p¡ ãg¡V$^pfL$ Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ NyS>fpsu _pL$_y„ V¡$fhy„ QY$ph¡ R>¡, ÅZ¡ s¡ k¡L$ÞX$ ¼gpk ãg¡V$^pfL$ lp¡e!

L$p[Þs cË$rgrMs AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?