L$p[Þs cË$

eyNbp¡^

el hs®dp_ L$p rhÛdp_ L$p eyN l¥ d¡f¡ cpC!
eyN-bp¡^ Al„sp-ddsp-fs Ap„Mp¡ d¢ rgA¡ ggpC.

eyN `qf[ÃR>ß lp¡ Nep, Mp¡ NC `f„`fp L$u L$qX$ep„,
Brslpk`yfyj kp¡ Nep, ê$L$ NC L$pg`yfyj L$u OqX$ep„.

eyN cp¡¼sp l¥ AsA¡h ÐepN k¡ cp¡N _l] A_yiprks
r_S> `f brgÅsp Æh, _ b¡gp brg v¡$_¡ L$u cpC.

r_òe ApA¡Np kde, A[õdsp-eyN L$u S>b ÅA¡Nu,
S>X$ t`X$ _l] l¥ ùv$e Q¡s_p-N„Np glfpA¡Nu.

r_òe ApA¡Nu glf, glf Å¡ _l] ìe[¼s NyZbpr^s
r_dp®Z _pi d¢ r_rls, byfpB d¢ cu r_rls cgpC.

- _f¡ÞÖ idp®                                
("dyÌ$ub„v$ flõe')                             

dpf¡ L$l¡hy„ `X$éy„ L¡$ NyS>fpsu cpjp gyàs \hp_u _\u. kfL$pf L¡$ `ÓL$pfp¡ cpjp_¡ Æhsu _l] fpM¡. dpÓ NyS>fpsu dp-bp` Æhsu fpMi¡. Ap`Z¡ tQsp L$fhp_u lp¡e sp¡ dpÓ Ap`Zp NyS>fpsuAp¡_y„ A„N°¡Æ_y„ op_ _bmy„ R>¡ s¡_u tQsp L$fhp_u R>¡.

kpfp _kub¡ NyS>fps_u Mpk k„õL©$rs_¡ L$pfZ¡ Ap`Zp NyS>fpsuAp¡, cpfsdp„ S> _l] `Z S>Nscf_p„ ìep`pfu S>Nsdp„ Ly$_¡l v$pMhu i¼ep R>¡.

d¡L$rdg_ _pd_u âL$piL$ L„$`_uA¡ qarg` a_p®ÞX$uk A_£õV$p¡ _pd_p qagk|a BrslpkL$pf_y„ `yõsL$ "rkrhgpBT¡iÞk' âNV$ L$ey¯ R>¡. Ap `yõsL$dp„ s¡dZ¡ Ly$v$fsu k„`rÑ_y„ dp_h¡ ip¡jZ L$fhp dp„X$éy„ Ðep„\u iê$Aps L$fu R>¡. dp_huA¡ S>Ns_p kdyÖp¡_¡ Æsu gu^p. a_p®ÞX$uk A_£õV$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Apfbp¡A¡ `h_ A_¡ kdyÖ_p âhplp¡_p¡ Aæepk L$fu_¡ cpfsue dlpkpNf_¡ Æsu gu^p¡. eyfp¡`_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ ApV$gp[ÞV$L$ ÆÐep¡. lz„ Aphu Brslpk_u cu_u-ky½$u hpsp¡ hp„Ãe¡ S>sp¡ lsp¡ Ðep„ cpfs_p rkrhgpBT¡i_-Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs_u hps Aphu. h¡õV$_® L¡$r`V$pqgTd_u QQp® \C. s¡dp„ âp¡V¡$õV„$V$^d}Ap¡_u hps Aphu. Ap gp¡L$p¡ `l¡g¡\u S> Cðf_u Apop dp_u_¡ kMs `yfyjp\®dp„ A_¡ ^_ L$dphhpdp„ dp_sp lsp. A¡ ^prd®L$ rÀõsuAp¡A¡ S> `ròd_p d|X$uhpv$_¡ `p¡óep¡. ^_ L$dphhy„ A¡ `Z ^d® R>¡. A_£õV$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, ""cpfsdp„ d|X$uhpv$_¡ blz cph _ dþep¡...'' Al] ky^u hps Aphu Ðepf `R>u Ap 636 `p_p„_p vmv$pf `yõsL$dp„ A¡L$pA¡L$ NyS>fps_y„ _pd Apìey„!

""dp¡V$p cpN_p rlÞvy$õsp_u_¡ Nm¡ d|X$uhpv$ Esfsp¡ _lp¡sp¡. but the flourishing mercantile communities of Gujurat and the informal chinese trading empire of Fukien enjoyed merchant friendly religious of those for which wealth creation was morally neutral...''

X$prh®__u r\efu R>¡- khp®Bhg Ap¡a qaV¡$õV$. NyS>fpsuAp¡ vy$r_epdp„ Äep„ Åe Ðep„ qaV¡$õV$ \hp L$p¡rii L$f¡ R>¡ s¡\u s¡d_u cpjp Æhi¡. `ròd_p v¡$ip¡dp„ sL$gua A¡ \C L¡$ Ðep„ cp¥rsL$ âNrs kp\¡ _¥rsL$ âNrs _ \C. L$pgp®Bg, f[õL$_ A_¡ rhrged dp¡qfk¡ `ròd_u vy$r_ep dpV¡$ Aphp¡ MfMfp¡ L$ep£ R>¡. `ròd¡ L$ÞT¹eydf kp¡kpeV$u `¡v$p L$fu R>¡. NyS>fpsuAp¡ d|X$uhpv$_¡ L$v$u _l] r^½$pf¡, `Z Ap`Zp¡ NyS>fpsu "L$ÞT¹eydf' b_u_¡ `ròd_p d|X$uhpv$_u Ap„V$udp„ _ Aph¡ s¡ S> s¡Z¡ Ýep_ fpMhp_y„ R>¡.

`ròd_u k„õL©$rsdp„ OZu MpduAp¡ R>¡, `Z `ròd_p gp¡L$p¡dp„ `p¡sp_u S> V$uL$p L$fhp_u `Z cpf¡ i[¼s R>¡. Ap`Zpdp„ A¡ _\u. Ap`Z¡ blz AkrlóÏ R>uA¡, Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs `qòd_u k„õL©$rs L$fsp„ S|>_u R>¡, A¡V$g¡ ^d®, ^_ A_¡ ApÝep[ÐdL$sp_p¡ d¡m b¡kpX$hpdp„ Ap`Z¡ L$pb¡g R>uA¡. dlpÐdp Np„^u d|X$uhpv$u lsp A_¡ ApS>_p Ap`Zp bp`yAp¡, A_¡ D`v¡$iL$p¡ b^p S> d|X$uhpv$u R>¡ s¡ kpfy„ R>¡. õhpdu_pfpeZ `„\, S>¥_^d}Ap¡ A_¡ lh¡ dp¡X¡$ dp¡X¡$ h¥óZh NyS>fpsuAp¡ `Z eyfp¡`-Ad¡qfL$p_p„ v¡$hmp¡ Mfuv$u d„qv$f, v¡$fpkfp¡ Ecp„ L$fu füp R>¡. g„X$__p õhpdu_pfpeZ d„qv$f_u blpf d„qv$f k„Qprgs qd_u ip¡t`N k¡ÞV$f R>¡. Ap`Zp i¡fv$gpgp¡ sdpd ^prd®L$ R>¡. rhv¡$i hksp NyS>fpsu hprZep, d¡dZp¡, NyS>fpsu Op„Qu- A¡ sdpd `pqL$õsp_ v¡$i_¡ ApMp_¡ "Mfuv$u' iL¡$ s¡V$gp ^r_L$ R>¡.

tQsp A¡ R>¡ L¡$ lh¡ kprlÐe, hpsp®kprlÐe L¡$ L$rhspdp„ fk g¡_pfp i¡fv$gpgp¡-h¡`pfuAp¡ Ap¡R>p \sp Åe R>¡. Ad¡qfL$p_u gpBb°¡fudp„ i¡fv$gpgp¡ Åe R>¡. L¡$V$gpL$ d¡qL$eph¡gu A_¡ i¡¼kr`ef hp„Q¡ R>¡. S>¡. L©$óZd|rs®_u dpaL$ OZp v$gpgp¡ rdõV$fu _p¡h¡g hp„Q¡ R>¡. s¡dp„ fp¡bV®$ gyX$gd_u b¡õV$ k¡tgN q\°gfp¡ Mpk hp„Q¡ R>¡. S>Nscfdp„ 20 L$fp¡X$ S>¡V$gu fp¡bV®$ gyX$gd_u _hgL$\pAp¡ h¡QpC NC R>¡ s¡dp„\u 5 L$fp¡X$ h¡`pfuAp¡A¡ S> Mfuv$u R>¡. "Þeyep¡L®$f' d¡N¡qT_ gM¡ R>¡ L¡$ fp¡bV®$ gyX$gd_u d|X$uhpv$_u kdS> OZu kp¡qa[õV$L¡$V¡$X$ R>¡. rbT_¡kd¡_p¡ ApS>L$pg bv$gpsp„ Åe R>¡. M|b lp¡riepf \sp„ Åe R>¡. NyS>fpsu hprZep¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ dsv$pf lp¡s sp¡ L$p¡_¡ ds Ap`s? Ag Np¡f_¡ _l] `Z Äep¡S>® byi_¡. sdpd dp¡V$u dëV$u_¡i_g L„$`_uAp¡A¡ byi_¡ _pZp„ Apàep„ R>¡. fp¡bV®$ gyX$gd¡ 1979dp„ "^ d¡V$¡fuT kL®$g' _pd_y„ `yõsL$ g¿ey„ lsy„ s¡ `R>u _h¡çbf 2000_u iê$dp„ "^ âp¡qdq\ek qX$k¡ài_' _pd_y„ `yõsL$ g¿ey„ R>¡. "^ d¡V$¡fuT kL®$g' _pd_u _hgL$\pdp„ fp¡bV£$ hpsp®ê$`¡ ApNplu L$fu R>¡.

s¡dZ¡ g¿ey„ R>¡ L¡$ Ap S>Nsdp„ S>¡ fpS>L$ue k„Ojp£ R>¡ s¡_p¡ A¡L$ S> BgpS> R>¡. v¡$ip¡ hpf„hpf gX$sp„ AV$L¡$ s¡ dpV¡$ dëV$u_¡i_gp¡_p lp\dp„ S>Ns_p¡ L$pfp¡bpf kp¢`u v¡$hp¡! S>Nsdp„ ip„rs õ\`pi¡.

A¡hy„ _ dp_ip¡ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ Apd dëV$u_¡i_gp¡_¡ DÙpfL$ kdÆA¡ R>uA¡. fp¡bV®$_u hps_p¡ ^X$p¡ A¡ g¡hp_p¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ A„N°¡Æ_y„ op_, L$p¡çàeyV$f kp¡ãV$h¡f_y„ op_, bpep¡-V$¡¼_p¡gp¡Æ_y„ op_ A_¡ lh¡ 21du kv$udp„ bpep¡-BÞap¡d£qV$¼k_y„ op_ bpmL$p¡_¡ Ap`hp_y„ R>¡. s¡_p Üpfp _hu `¡Y$u_p¡ NyS>fpsu S>Ns_¡ Æsu iL$i¡. ApS>¡ BÞap¡d£i_ A¡L$ dp¡V$u d|X$u b_u R>¡. A¡dp„ sd_¡ bpep¡gp¡Æ, Apeyh£v$, Æhrhop_ A_¡ kp\¡ kp¡ãV$h¡f Å¡X$u_¡ bpep¡-BÞap¡d£qV$¼k ÅZu gp¡ A¡V$g¡ Ap`Ï„ hQ®k¹ L$ped fl¡i¡.

lh¡ Ýep_\u hp„Qp¡. fp¡bV®$_u buÆ _hgL$\p v$p¡Y$ drl_p `l¡gp„ `°NV$ \C s¡_y„ _pd R>¡, "âp¡qdq\ek rX$k¡ài_.' âp¡qdr\ek_p `pÓ_¡ kdÆ gCA¡. N°uL$ ^d®_u v„$sL$\p_p¡ s¡ rhfpV$ i[¼sipmu `yfyj A_¡ kyâud V²$uL$õV$f lsp¡. s¡_¡ A[Á_v¡$hsp `Z NZpe R>¡. âp¡qdr\ek A¡V$g¡ v|$f„v¡$iu. ANpD\u s¡_¡ hprZep_u dpaL$ Mbf `X$u S>su L¡$ L$ep "i¡f' h^hp_p R>¡. L$p¡_y„ bm h^hp_y„ R>¡. T¹eyk-v¡$hsp `pk¡\u s¡Z¡ A[Á_ T|„V$hu gu^p¡. `©Õhu D`f ArÁ_ gpìep¡. T¹eyk v¡$hspA¡ âp¡qdr\ek_u A[Á_ Qp¡fhp_u NyõspMu bv$g s¡_¡ dpV¡$ A¡L$ ÷u `¡v$p L$fu. _pd lsy„ `¡ÞX$p¡fp. `¡ÞX$p¡fp Ars õhê$`hp_ lsu. âp¡qdr\ek s¡_¡ `fÎep¡. sd¡ "`¡ÞX$p¡fpT bp¡¼k' iåv$ kp„cþep li¡ S>. `¡ÞX$p¡fpA¡ s¡_y„ L$qfephf Mp¡ëey„ A_¡ S>Nsdp„ v|$jZp¡, fp¡Np¡, A_¡ kMs dl¡_s_u â\p Aphu. dpÓ A¡L$ Apip Æhsu flu. Ap Apip NyS>fpsuAp¡A¡ T|„V$hu gu^u R>¡. âp¡qdr\ek¡ S>Nsdp„ sL$guap¡ ApZu `Z dp_hu_¡ sdpd L$gpAp¡- rhop_ A_¡ Mpk L$fu_¡ A[õsÐh V$L$phu fpMhp_u L$mp iuMhu.

NyS>fpsuAp¡ `pk¡ Ap L$mp dlÑd R>¡ S>. s¡Z¡ dpÓ rhop_dp„ kss âhuZ fl¡hp_y„ R>¡. "âp¡rdr\ek qX$k¡ài_' _pd_u _hgL$\pdp„ Þey BL$p¡_p¡du_u hps R>¡. A¡L$ ÅeÞV$ L$p¡`p£f¡¡i__u hps R>¡. s¡ L$p¡`p£f¡i_ s¡_p X¡$V$pb¡T Üpfp ApMp S>Ns_¡ L„$V²$p¡gdp„ fpM¡ R>¡.

spÐ`e®, NyS>fpsuAp¡dp„ ^prd®L$sp R>¡ S>. s¡_u d|X$uhpv$_u k|T_¡ ApNm h^pfhp 21du kv$udp„ bpmL$p¡_¡ A„N°¡Æ D`fp„s kp¡ãV$h¡f D`fp„s lh¡ bpep¡-V¡$L$_p¡gp¡Æ, Æhrhop_, Apfp¡Áerhop_ A_¡ bpep¡-BÞap¡d¡®qV$¼kdp„ âhuZ b_ph¡. NyS>fpsu cpjp_u âhuZsp A_¡ ^prd®L$sp `pR>m `pR>m Aphi¡ S>.

Ap`_¡ Ap g¡M L$¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?