fd¡i fphg `pk¡ AÐepf¡ L$phpkpL$u bÅS> b°pÞX$_u dp¡V$fkpBL$g R>¡. A¡_p `f Nuf_p S>„Ngdp„ 1 gpM `0 lÅf qL$gp¡duV$f L$pàep„ R>¡. ANpD A¡d_u `pk¡ bÅS>-A¡d 80 õL|$V$f lsy„. A¡ õL|$$V$f `f b¡ku_¡ 8` lÅf qL$gp¡duV$f s¡Ap¡ O|d¡gp. s¡ `Z Nuf_p„ S>„Ngp¡dp„ S>. s¡Ap¡ L¡$ÞÖipk_ âv¡$i qv$h_u kfL$pfu lpCõL|$gdp„ k„õL©$s_p rinL$ R>¡. `Z qv$hdp„ A¡d_¡ blz kp¡fhsy„ _\u. `X$Mpdp„ `\fpe¡gy„ Nuf s¡d_¡ hpf„hpf `p¡sp_p Mp¡mpdp„ bp¡gphu g¡ R>¡. Nfhp Nuf_p kphS>_u ÓpX$dp„ fd¡icpC_¡ Tpgf O„V$_p¡ `X$Op¡ k„cmpe R>¡. tkl s¡d_p v$p¡õspf R>¡.

kyf¡ÞÖ_Nf_p ^°p„N^°p spgyL$p_y„ L$p¡Y$ Npd fd¡icpC_y„ d|m hs_. Ðep„\u Aæepk dpV¡$ cph_Nf Nep. ipdmv$pk ApV®$¹k L$p¡g¡S>dp„ Aæepk L$fsp lsp Ðepf¡ sp¡ dpÓ Ly$õsu_p¡ S> ip¡M lsp¡. 7f_u kpgdp„ Nuf S>hp_y„ \ey„ Ðepf¡ `l¡guhl¡gu hpf tkl Å¡ep¡ A¡ `R>u A¡d_¡ tkl rhi¡ ÅZhp_u DÐL„$W$p ÅNu. bÅfdp„ tkl rhi¡_y„ kprlÐe ip¡Ýey„, `Z dþey„ _l]. A¡ kde\u A¡dZ¡ _½$u L$fu gu^y„ lsy„ L¡$ _kub kp\ Ap`¡ sp¡ tklp¡ rhi¡ KX$pZ`|h®L$ gMhy„. A_¡ bÞey„ `Z A¡hy„ L¡$ s¡d_¡ v$qfepL$p„W$p_p v$uh Npd¡ _p¡L$fu dmu. v$uh\u Nuf Mpõky„ Y|„$$L$Xy„$. fd¡i fphg hpf„hpf Nuf `lp¡„Qu S>sp. Nuf_u Np¡v$dp„ Aph¡gp„ NpdX$p„_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ dm¡. tkl_p r_óZpsp¡_¡ dm¡ A_¡ rk„lp¡_¡ `Z dm¡. S>„Ngp¡dp„ s¡Ap¡ rk„l_u kph gNp¡gN `lp¢Qu Åe. v$k hj® ky^u Aphp¡ rkgrkgp¡ Qpëep¡.

tkl rhi¡_u OZu dprlsu s¡d_u `pk¡ A¡L$W$u \C NC lsu. 1991-9fdp„ s¡Ap¡ `p¡sp_p `Ð_u A_¡ b¡ `yÓp¡ kp\¡ dmu_¡ bÅS> A¡d 80 `f Nuf_u `qf¾$dp L$fhp _uL$ýep. v$uh\u bpbqfep, Ådhpmp, kp¡d_p\ kpkZ, rbgMp, `fbhphX$u, sygkuíepd hN¡f¡ õ\mp¡A¡ s¡Ap¡ aep®.

S>¡V$gu dprlsu M|V$su lsu A¡ Ap `qf¾$dp v$frdep_ A¡L$W$u \C NC lsu. 199fdp„ `qf¾$dp L$fu_¡ Apìep `R>u A¡dZ¡ tkl_p ap¡V$p_¡ Qp„v$gp¡ L$fu_¡ s¡_u Apfsu Dspfu A_¡ A¡ S> qv$hk\u tkl `f `yõsL$ gMhp_y„ iê L$ey¯. fd¡i fphg L$l¡ R>¡, "rk„l_¡ v$uhp¡ L$fu_¡ d¢ âp\®_p L$fu L¡$ lz„ s_¡ ES>mp¡ _ v¡$MpX$u iLy„$ sp¡ hp„^p¡ _l] `Z dpfp\u s_¡ ¼ep„e AÞepe _ \pe A¡hu kv$¹byqÙ Ap`S>¡.' huk-huk hj®_p klhpk `R>u fd¡i fphg lh¡ rk„l_¡ `p¡sp_p ApfpÝe v¡$h dp_sp lp¡e s¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡.

s¡Ap¡ Myv$ õhuL$pf¡ R>¡ L¡$, "rinL$ fd¡i fphg_y„ L$iy„ S> dlÒh _\u. lp, rk„lp¡_p v$p¡õspf fd¡i fphg_¡ b^p Ap¡mM¡ R>¡.'

tkl_p ap¡V$p kdn L$f¡gu âp\®_p A¡m¡ _ NC. "rk„lv$i®_' _pd_y„ A¡d_y„ `yõsL$ `°L$pris \ey„ Ðepf¡ AæepkuAp¡dp„ A¡ `yõsL$_p„ cpfp¡cpf hMpZ \ep„. Ap rhje `f gMpe¡gy„ L$v$pQ Ap A¡L$dpÓ NyS>fpsu `yõsL$ R>¡. `yõsL$dp„ _p_ukfMu `Z c|g _ flu Åe A¡hu L$pmÆ fpMhpdp„ A¡dZ¡ ApW$ hMs Ap `yõsL$ qf-fpBV$ L$ey¯ R>¡. NyS>fps fpÄe N°„\ r_dp®Z bp¡X®$_u dpÞesp `Z Ap `yõsL$_¡ dmu R>¡.

`yõsL$ âL$pris \ep `R>u A¡d_u L$v$f \C A_¡ S|>_pNY$ rS>ëgp_p hpBëX$ gpBa hp¡X®$_ sfuL¡$ A¡d_u r_dZ|L$ \C. fd¡i fphg_¡ _p_`Z\u âL©$rs âÐe¡ õ_¡l füp¡ R>¡. lSy> ldZp„ S> s¡Ap¡ Adf_p\ epÓp `f Nep lsp. rldpgedp„ s¡dZ¡ Sy>v$p Sy>v$p rhõspfp¡dp„ A_¡L$ hMs V²¡$qL„$N L$ey¯ R>¡. hpBëX$ gpBa hp¡X®$_ sfuL¡$ r_dZ|L$ \ep `R>u A¡d_p„ L$pep£_¡ dpÞesp dmu. A¡dZ¡ D`g¡V$p\u MpMfp_y„ A_¡ bp¡fX$u_y„ 60 qL$gp¡ rbepfZ dNphu_¡ E_p\u NufNY$X$p, Ådhpmp, M¡fX$p, Mp„cp rhõspfp¡dp„ õL|$gp¡_p„ bpmL$p¡ `pk¡ Ap buS>_y„ hph¡sf L$fpìey„. A¡ hphZudp„\u gNcN `0 lÅf h©np¡ sp¡ EÁep„ `Z R>¡.

A_¡ lSy> s¡d_y„ L$pe® AV$¼ey„ _\u. rk„l A_¡ AÞe hÞek©rô$_p S>s_ dpV¡$_u A_¡L$ ep¡S>_pAp¡ s¡Ap¡ rhQpfu füp R>¡. rhð_p ¿eps_pd d¡N¡rT_ _¡i_g Äep¡N°pqaL$¡ `Z s¡d_p k„ip¡^__u _p¢^ gu^u R>¡. A¡L$ hpf sp¡ v|$$fv$i®__u V$ud_u kpd¡ S> fd¡i fphg¡ Å¡sÅ¡sp„dp„ ArNepf tkl A¡L$W$p L$fu_¡ s¡d_¡ gpL$X$u\u l„L$pep® lsp.

Np¡hpm Npep¡_¡ Qfphhp _uL$m¡ Ðepf¡ S>¡hy„ ×íe kÅ®e A¡hy„ S> ×íe Ðepf¡ kÅ®ey„ lsy„. dy¼s rhlfsp tklp¡_¡ L$p¡CA¡ A¡L$g`„X¡$ l„L$pep® lp¡e sp¡ A¡ fd¡i fphg S> R>¡. rk„lp¡_u kp\¡_u s¡d_u cpCb„^u S> A¡hu R>¡.

\p¡X$p„ kde `l¡gp„ s¡Ap¡ Nuf_p L$p¡W$pqfep `pk¡ Aph¡gp fphg X¡$d `pk¡\u `kpf \C füp lsp. v|$f A¡L$ V¡$L$fu sfa ApNm hÝep. `X$M¡ M¡sfdp„ L$pd L$fsp gp¡L$p¡A¡ s¡d_¡ hpep®, "bp`gp, Ap dp\pcpf¡ S>_phf R>¡. Ad¡ v$k S>Zp gpL$X$u gC_¡ Nep sp¡e Ad_¡ `pR>p L$pY$ép. A_¡, sd¡ sp¡ A¡L$gp. hmu sdpfu `pk¡ sp¡ gpL$X$u `Z _\u. fd¡icpCA¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ kdÅìep A_¡ V¡$L$fu sfa ApNm hÝep. V¡$L$fu `f A¡L$ tkl b¡W$p¡ lsp¡. s¡_p dõsL$_p D`f_p cpNdp„ KX$p¡ S>Md lsp¡. fd¡icpCA¡ spÐL$prgL$ L$pe®hplu L$fu_¡ s¡_u v$hp L$fphu. kp„S>_p kde¡ bpBL$ `f s¡Ap¡ _uL$þep lp¡e A_¡ tkl fõsp¡ fp¡L$u_¡ b¡ku Nep¡ lp¡e A¡hp Ak„¿e b_php¡ bÞep R>¡. `R>u ApMu fps dpZk A_¡ S>„Ngu âpZu A¡L$buÅ_u L„$`_udp„ b¡W$p„ füp„!

tkl ÅsÅs_p AhpÅ¡ L$pY$sp¡ fl¡ A_¡ fd¡icpC `Z kpd¡ rQÓrhrQÓ AhpÅ¡ hX¡$ hpsp¡ L$fsp fl¡ (Ap b^p AhpÅ¡ L$pY$u_¡ `Z s¡Ap¡ k„cmphu iL¡$ R>¡). rk„l kp\¡_p A¡d_p Ap rQÓrhqQÓ AhpÅ¡hpmp k„hpv$p¡_¡ "lzL$hp' L$l¡hpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡. tkl_u AÐe„s _ÆL$ fl¡_pfp gp¡L$p¡ Ap AhpÅ¡ ÅZ¡ R>¡. Å¡L¡$ "lzL$hp' ÅZsp lp¡e A¡hp gp¡L$p¡ `Z L$v$u Ål¡fdp„ "lzL$hp' AS>dphsp _\u. s¡_p ÅZL$pfp¡_¡ tkl `p¡suL$p NZ¡ R>¡ A¡hp¡ fd¡icpC_p¡ v$php¡ R>¡. tkl kp\¡ ApV$gu cpCb„^u fpM_pfp fd¡icpC ApS>L$pg tklp¡_p d©Ðey_p rkgrkgp\u `f¡ip_ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ dp_¡ R>¡ L¡$ Nuf_p rk„lp¡_¡ gpNy `X¡$gp¡ fp¡N A¡ lX$L$hp S> R>¡.

ApV$ApV$gp epv$Npf A_ych \ep R>¡, `Z L$p¡C cep_L$ A_ych \ep¡ lp¡e A¡hy„? fd¡icpCA¡ L$üy„, "tklp¡_u hkrsNZsfu hMs¡ lz„, cph_Nf_p A¡L$ rdÓ A_¡ skhufL$pf cpV$u kp\¡ S>„Ngdp„ Nep¡ lsp¡. Adpfp D`f A¡L$ rk„l¡ Å¡fv$pf lzdgp¡ L$ep£. lz„ b¡Qpf g\qX$ep„ MpC Nep¡. kv¹$cpÁe¡ ÓZ¡e bQu Nep, `f„sy A¡ b_ph L$v$u _l] cygpe.'

rk„l S>¡hp„ Msf_pL$ `°pZu\u `Z A¡d_¡ X$f _\u gpNsp¡. s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "rk„l¡ S> ApV$gu ârs›$p A`phu R>¡. lh¡ A¡ S> Å_ gC g¡ sp¡ d„S|>f R>¡. A¡dZ¡ `p¡sp_p Of_y„ _pd `Z "tklv$i®_' fp¿ey„ R>¡. rk„l âÐe¡ A¡d_¡ A\pN â¡d A_¡ îÙp R>¡. rk„l dpV¡$ \C_¡ s¡dZ¡ Nuf_p S>„Ngdp„ MpX$p, V¡$L$fp, TpX$uTp„Mfp„dp„\u A_¡ `pZu_p„ Mpbp¡rQep„dp„\u `p¡sp_y„ õL|$V$f Qgpìey„. _¡ ¼epf¡e s¡d_p õL|$V$f¡ s¡d_¡ v$Np¡ v$u^p¡ R>¡, _ s¡d_p DÐkpl¡.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?