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l¡qfeV$ buQf õV$p¡A¡ L$l¡gy„ L¡$ kl¡gu hõsy ky„v$f lp¡su _\u. AOfu hõsy S> ky„v$f R>¡. A¡V$g¡ sdpf¡ Å¡ ky„v$f QuS> Å¡Csu lp¡e sp¡ AOfp¡ fõsp¡ `L$X$hp¡ `X¡$. kyM_u L$p¡C A¡L$ Qphu _\u. kyM_u L$p¡C A¡L$ ìep¿ep _\u. _p_u _p_u hpsp¡_y„ kyM Ap`Z_¡ h^y õ`i£ R>¡. lz„ khpf¡ AQp_L$ f¡qX$ep¡ L¡$ V$uhu `f S|>_u qaëd_y„ d_`k„v$ Nus kp„cmy„ R>y„ s¡ dpf¡ dpV¡$ kyM_u gp¡V$fu R>¡. s¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk kpfp¡ Åe R>¡ A¡hy„ d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡.

40 hj®\u lp\¡ Qp b_phy„ Ry>„. 20 hj®\u `Ð_u dpV¡$ lz„ S> Qp b_phy„ Ry>„. A¡ Qp `Ð_u L¡$ dl¡dp_ hMpZ¡ A¡ dpfy„ kyM R>¡. A¡V$g¡ L$p¡C_¡ Ðep„ dl¡dp_ \pAp¡ A_¡ Mf¡Mf Qp L¡$ S>dhp_y„ kpfy„$ lp¡e A_¡ eS>dp_ bl¡_¡ fkp¡C b_phu lp¡e sp¡ hMpZ L$fhp_y„ c|gip¡ _l]. A¡ fus¡ sd¡ L$p¡C_¡ kph dasdp„ dp¡Vy„$ kyM Ap`p¡ R>p¡. kyM_u QphuAp¡ L¡$ ip¡V®$L$V$ _\u. kyM_p„ OZp„ L$p¡[çb_¡i_ lp¡e R>¡. sd¡ Ahpf_hpf A¡ L$p¡[çb_¡i_ c|gu ÅAp¡ R>p¡.

kyM d¡mhhp A„N¡ gMg|V$ `yõsL$p¡ gMpe R>¡. sdpf¡ s¡_u S>ê$f _\u. sd¡ bQ`Zdp„ L¡$ dyÁ^phõ\p_p cp¡m`Zdp„ S>¡ L$„C L$fsp lsp s¡ _ey¯ kyM lsy„. r_óZpsp¡ s¡d_p `yõsL$dp„ A¢W$u hpsp¡ gM¡ R>¡ A_¡ L$fp¡X$p¡ L$dpe R>¡. "lpD Vy$ bu l¡`u'_p rhje `f A„N°¡Ædp„ 13,070 `yõsL$p¡ gMpep„ R>¡. `yõsL$p¡ hp„Qu_¡ `Z Ad¡qfL$_p¡ L¡$ eyfp¡r`e_p¡ kyMu _\u. buÅ rhðeyÙ_¡ Ad¡qfL$_p¡ A_¡ s¡d_p kp\uAp¡ Æsu Ne¡gp. `Z rhe¡s_pddp„ Nfub v¡$i kpd¡ lpfu Nep lsp. buÅ rhðeyÙ_p„ 1939-'44_p„ hjp£dp„ Ad¡qfL$_ k¥q_L$p¡dp„ klL$pf cph lsp¡. `fõ`f â¡d lsp¡ s¡\u eyÙ Æsu Ne¡gp. rhe¡s_pd_p eyÙ hMs¡ A¡hp¡ klL$pf L¡$ s¡d_p¡ A¡L$ AhpS> _lp¡sp¡.

Ad¡qfL$p_u e¡g eyr_hrk®V$u_p âp¡a¡kf fp¡bV®$ iugf¡ "Bff¡i_g A¡¼TybfÞk' _pd_y„ `yõsL$ g¿ey„ R>¡. s¡dZ¡ sØ_ _hu hps gMu R>¡. S>¡ v¡$i Apr\®L$ fus¡ `uX$pe R>¡ s¡ v¡$i_u Apr\®L$ `uX$p L¡$ buÆ `uX$p_y„ A¡L$ L$pfZ A¡ S> R>¡ L$¡ gp¡L$p¡ A¡L$buÅ D`f rhðpk L$fsp _\u. Ad¡qfL$_p¡ ApS>¡ vy$:Mu R>¡ L$pfZ L¡$ L$p¡C_¡ L$p¡C_p D`f rhðpk _\u. `rs_¡ `Ð_u D`f rhðpk _\u. sdpfp k„Oj®_p qv$hkp¡ epv$ L$fp¡. b^p S> Ly$Vy„$buS>_p¡ L¡$ `rs`Ð_u k„Oj®_p kdedp„ duW$pi\u fl¡sp„ lsp„. `rs`Ð_u M|b S> r_L$V$ lsp„. \p¡X$uL$ kd©rÙ_p¡ c°d \ep¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡L$buÅ D`f\u rhðpk EW$hp dp„X¡$ R>¡. kd©rÙ dpNp¡, kp¦v$e® dpNp¡ L¡$ kyMkNhX$p¡ dpNp¡, `Z s¡_p¡ Arsf¡L$ vy$:Mu L$f¡ R>¡. d¡qfgu_ d_fp¡ Ars ky„v$f lsu. s¡_y„ kp¦v$e® S> s¡_p vy$:M_y„ L$pfZ bÞey„ lsy„.

kyM_p sd¡ dpÓ A¡L$gp ^pfL$ _\u, lz„ `Z kyMu \hp dpNy Ry>„. lz„ sd_¡ L$lz„ L¡$ lz„ kyMu _\u. sp¡? gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$iy„L$ M|V¡$ R>¡. A_¡ epv$ fpMp¡ L¡$ Ap L$iy„L$ M|V¡$ R>¡ s¡hy„ gpN¡ s¡ dp¡V„y$ vy$:M _\u. `Z A¡ M|V$hp_p¡ Al¡kpk bsph¡ R>¡ L¡$ sd¡ Æh„s R>p¡. `Z S>¡ M|V¡$ R>¡ s¡ sdpfp¡ gp¡c lp¡e sp¡ s¡_u hps L$fsp¡ _\u. gp¡cu lp¡ A_¡ L$iy„L$ M|V$sy„ lp¡e sp¡ Ap`Z¡ vy$:Mu \hp_¡ gpeL$ R>uA¡. iy„ M|V¡$ R>¡? A¡d sd_¡ L$p¡C `|R>¡ A_¡ sd¡ Mf¡Mf S>hpb _ Ap`u iL$p¡ Ðepf¡ S> sdpfu A¡ Acphcfu [õ\rs dT¡v$pf R>¡. L$pfZ Acphcfu [õ\rsdp„ sd¡ h^y cphcf¡gp lp¡ R>p¡. iy„ M|V¡$ R>¡ s¡ sd_¡ Mbf _\u. A_¡ R>sp„ L„$CL$ M|V$sy„ gpN¡ s¡ kpsÐe_u [õ\rs R>¡.

X$brg_ (Apeg¡®ÞX$) il¡fdp„ k_ `¡qV²$L$ lp¡[õ`V$g R>¡. dlp_ g¡rML$p Å¡_p\_ õhuãV$¡ Ap lp¡[õ`V$g 174`dp„ b„^phu lsu. Ap lp¡[õ`V$g_¡ âbyÙ X$p¡¼V$fp¡ dþep R>¡. s¡dp_p„ A¡L$ d_p¡rhop_u X$p¡. A¡Þ\_u ¼g¡f R>¡. dmhp S>¡hp R>¡. s¡Ap¡ `pk¡ OZp ^_\u g\`\sp vy$:Mu gp¡L$p¡ Aph¡ R>¡, `ÓL$pfp¡ Aph¡ R>¡. NpBëk b°¡ÞX²¡$\ _pd_u A¡L$ drlgp `ÓL$pf s¡d_u `pk¡ Åe R>¡. qX$k¡çbf drl_p¡ Aphu füp¡ R>¡. q¾$kdk A_¡ _hp hj® dpV¡$ bpmL$p¡_¡ "lpD Vy$ bu l¡`u?' A¡ âï__p¡ S>hpb Ap`hp_p¡ R>¡.

X$p¡. ¼g¡f_¡ A¡ `ÓL$pf `|R>¡ R>¡, "L¡$d kyMu \hy„?' Ðepf¡ X$p¡¼V$f `p¡s¡ S> dpfu S>¡d õhuL$pf¡ R>¡ L¡$, "lz„ `p¡s¡ S> kyMu _\u.' `f„sy kyM_p„ AgN AgN `qfdpZp¡ R>¡. sd¡ Ås¡ S> Qp b_php¡ L¡$ Ås¡ fkp¡C b_php¡ L¡$ g¡M gMp¡ s¡ Qp, S>dZ A_¡ g¡M sd_¡ `p¡sp_¡ S> l„d¡ip„ Ndsp„ lp¡e s¡hy„ b_sy„ _\u. A¡V$g¡ Ap vy$r_ep cNhp_¡ b_phu lp¡e s¡dp„ A¡hy„ OÏ„ fp¡S> fp¡S> b_¡ R>¡ s¡dp„ cNhp__¡ d_Ndsy„ b^y„ S> b_sy„ _\u. sdpfp\u fkp¡C kpfu _ \pe L¡$ g¡M kpfp¡ _ gMpe sp¡ sd¡ sd_¡ M|b rinp L$fhp dp„X$p¡ R>p¡? sdpf¡ sd_¡ dpa L$fu v¡$hp Å¡CA¡. Å¡ sd¡ sd_¡ dpa _l] L$fp¡ sp¡ buÅ_¡ L¡$d dpa L$fu iL$ip¡? kyM d¡mhhy„ lp¡e sp¡ dpa L$fsp„ iuMhy„ Å¡CA¡.

X$p¡. ¼g¡f_u ×rô$A¡ kyMu \hp_u _„bf-h_ ifs R>¡ L$ëV$uh¡V$ A¡ `¡i_. A\p®s¹ L$p¡C QuS> S>¡dp„ sd_¡ M|b Ap_„v$ Aph¡ s¡hu âh©rÑ L$fp¡. AÐepf ky^u L¡$ fp¡S> fp¡S> buÅ L$l¡ s¡hy„ AZNdsy„ lp¡e s¡ L$pe® L$fhy„ `X¡$ R>¡. s¡ AZNdsy„ L$pd sd_¡ dpf¡ R>¡. sd_¡ EZp b_ph¡ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡hp¡ `¡i_ L¡$mhp¡ S>¡dp„ sd_¡ Mf¡Mf Ap_„v$ Aphsp¡ lp¡e. L$p¡C Ndsu Q¡g¡ÞS> õhuL$pfu gp¡.

kyMu \hp_u buÆ ifs A¡ R>¡ L¡$ sdpfp L$fsp„ d|W$u KQ¡fu QuS> lp¡e L¡$ ìehõ\p lp¡e s¡_p A¡L$ cpN b_p¡. ApS>¡ Ap`Z¡ b^p S> õhL¡$ÞÖu b_sp„ S>CA¡ R>uA¡. `l¡gp„ S>¡hy„ kpd|rlL$ Æh_ füy„ _\u. b^u S> kd©rÙ R>sp„ `ròd_p¡ dp_hu kyMu _\u. hpgL¡$ðf_p dp_h L$fsp„ L$p„qv$hgu, dgpX$, Np¡f¡Npd_u T|„`X$`Ë$u_p¡ dpZk kyMu R>¡. L$pfZ L¡$ s¡ lÆ kd|lcph_p L¡$mhu_¡ Æh¡ R>¡. Ap`Z¡ b^p `p¡s`p¡sp_¡ dpV¡$ ÆhuA¡ R>uA¡. Ap vy$:M_y„ N|dXy„$ R>¡. sd¡ `p¡sp_¡ dpV¡$ Æhsp lp¡ sp¡ s¡ N|dXy„$ hL$fu_¡ L¡$Þkf \pe R>¡. X$p¡. ¼g¡f s¡d_u L$pìede cpjpdp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "Ap S>Ns-h©ndp„ sd¡ A¡L$ `p„v$Xy„$ b_u flp¡. Ap S>Ns kp\¡ L$_¡¼V¡$X$ fl¡hy„ Å¡CA¡.'

ÓuSy>„, hpf„hpf BÞV²$p¡õ`¡¼i_ _ L$fp¡. OZp qagp¡kp¡afp¡ Aphy„ L$fhp_y„ L$l¡ R>¡. d_¡ `p¡sp_¡ gpNsy„ lsy„ L¡$ hpf„hpf `p¡sp_p hs®__y„ Ap¡qX$qV„$N L$fhy„ Å¡CA¡. `Z s¡ vy$:Mu \hp_p¡ fõsp¡ R>¡. Å¡ sd¡ BÞV²$p¡õ`¡¼i_ L$fsp lp¡hp_p¡ Nh® L$fip¡ sp¡ sd¡ buÅ_¡ dpa _l] L$fp¡. buÅ b^p S> sd_¡ bv$dpi gpNi¡. L$p¡C S> bv$dpi _\u. sdpfp krls b^p S> dpa L$fhp_¡ gpeL$ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ gl¡f\u flp¡. Adpfp dlzhp Npddp„ kpv$u D[¼s lsu : "dpa L$fp¡ A_¡ dp„X$u hpmp¡.'

Qp¡\p¡ kyMu \hp_p¡ r_ed f1du kv$u_¡ A_yê$` R>¡. L$v$u S> `qfhs®__p¡ ârsL$pf _ L$fp¡. X$p¡ÞV$ f¡qTõV$ Q¡ÞS>. kdpS>ìehõ\p, kNhX$p¡, d_p¡f„S>_ A_¡ cZsf_u sf¡l, ìep`pf_u sf¡l A¡ b^p„dp„ L$iy„L$ `rfhs®_ Aph¡ sp¡ õhuL$pfp¡. S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ a¡fapf\u X$f¡ R>¡ s¡ kyMu \C iL$sp _\u. ê$Vu$_dp„\u ¼hqQs¹ blpf Aphhy„ Å¡CA¡. Æh__¡ kss Dódpdp„ A_¡ DÑ¡S>_pdp„ fpMhy„ lp¡e sp¡ `qfhs®_ õhuL$pfp¡. _p¥L$p kfm S>su lp¡e s¡ _p¥L$p L$p¡C hMs sp¡ap_dp„ `Z ER>mhu Å¡CA¡. A¡ sp¡ap_dp„ k`X$pC_¡ ER>m¡ Ðepf¡ Op„Op \hp_u S>ê$f _\u. L$pfZ L¡$ sdpfp Æh__u hp_Nudp„ Aphy„ `qfhs®_ L¡$ hMsp¡hMs_y„ sp¡ap_ r_dL$_u NfS> kpf¡ R>¡. `qfhs®__p r_dL$ hNf kss kNhX$v$peu Æh__u fkp¡C auL$u gpN¡ R>¡.

`p„Qdp¡ r_ed R>¡, Ap kyM_u nZ R>¡ s¡_¡ M|b M|b cp¡Nhu gp¡. X$p¡. ¼g¡f L$l¡ R>¡, 'Live for the moment.' L$pg L$p¡Z¡ v$uW$u f¡... A¡ `„[¼s_¡ qagk|au dp_u_¡ ApS>_u `m_¡ h^phu gp¡. Adpfp Ly$Vy„$b_p„ rdÓ kp¡_g iy¼g l„d¡ip„ L$l¡ R>¡, "kpQhhp_u sp¡ `m S> lp¡e R>¡.'

R>Ìz„$, sd_¡ L$C L$C hõsy kyM Ap`¡ R>¡ s¡_y„ dp_rkL$ rgõV$ b_php¡. S>¡ QuS> sd_¡ AkyM Ap`su lp¡e s¡_¡ Æh_dp„\u L¡$d lV$phhu s¡ sd¡ S> ÅZp¡ R>p¡. sdpf¡ S> sdpfp h¥Û b_hp_y„ R>¡. L$p¡C_¡ aqfepv$ _ L$fp¡.

R>¡ëg¡, kyMu \hp_p¡ DÑd dpN® X$p¡. ¼g¡f¡ L$üp¡ R>¡ s¡ blz dS>¡v$pf R>¡. s¡dZ¡ BÞV$fìey g¡hp Aph¡gu `ÓL$pf_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "sdpf¡ kyMu \hy„ R>¡? sp¡ `R>u be happy now.' sd_¡ L$p¡Z kyMu \hp_u _p `pX¡$ R>¡. Ap `m\u S> Ap_„v$ dp_p¡. cg¡ kyM_p¡ Arc_e L$fp¡ `Z Ap nZ¡ S> kyM A_ychp¡. L„$CL$ AgN fus¡ rhQpfp¡, _¡N¡qV$h rhQpfp¡_¡ lp„L$u L$pY$p¡. l„d¡ip„ `p¡rTqV$h \pAp¡. sd¡ Ap nZ¡, Ap õ\m¡ A_¡ Ap lpgdp„ S> kyMu R>p¡. L¡$V$gy„ kl¡gy„ gpN¡ R>¡! `Z L¡$V$gy„ AOfy„$ R>¡!

Ap`_¡ Ap g¡M L$¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?