a¡b°yApfu drl_p¡ cpfs_p k„fnZ v$mp¡ dpV¡$ blz dlÒh_p¡ b_u füp¡. Ap drl_pdp„ rkr_ef â^p_p¡_p A¡L$ S|>\¡ k„fnZ v$mp¡dp„ L¡$V$gpL$ dlÒh_p a¡fapfp¡ L$fhp_u kp\p¡kp\ A¡L$ bly ANÐe_p¡ r_Z®e gu^p¡. s¡dZ¡ Qua Ap¡a qX$a¡Þk õV$pa (kuX$uA¡k) _pd_u _hu `p¡õV$ Ecu L$fu.

gíL$f, lhpC v$m A_¡ _p¥L$p v$m_p hX$p_u D`f Ap kuX$uA¡k fl¡i¡ S>¡ ku^p hX$p â^p__¡ S> qf`p¡V®$ L$fi¡. kuX$uA¡k_¡ L$pfZ¡ k„fnZ Mpsp_p Adgv$pfp¡_p¡ Ap ÓZ¡e v$mp¡ `f L$p¡C S> A„Ly$i _l] fl¡.

õ`¡íeg L$p¡fõ`p¡ÞX$ÞV$ Å¡ku Å¡k¡a¡ afS> bÅhu fl¡gp A_¡ r_h©Ñ \C Ne¡gp k„fnZ Ar^L$pfuAp¡, fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ A_¡ Adgv$pfp¡ kp\¡ hpsQus L$fu_¡ kuX$uA¡k_¡ gu^¡ cpfs_p k„fnZ_u L$pe®cpfdp„ ip¡ afL$ Aphi¡ s¡ ÅZhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu R>¡.

kpD\ ågp¡L$_p L$p¡C M|Zpdp„ A¡L$ ÅX$u, gpg qfb_\u V$pBV$ h]V$pm¡gu apBg `X$u R>¡. A¡ apBgdp„ A¡X$hpÞõX$ S>¡V$ V²¡$B_k® (A¡S>¡V$u)_u v$fMpõs L$fhpdp„ Aphu R>¡.

gNcN 15 hj® \C Nep„. apBg L¡$V$gpe fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ A_¡ Adgv$pfp¡_p lp\dp„ afu Q|L$u R>¡ `Z cpfs_p lhpC v$m_¡ A¡S>¡V$u dþep _\u.

A¡S>¡V$u lÆ ky^u _ dmhp_¡ L$pfZ¡ L¡$V$gpe `pBgp¡V¹k¡ Å_ Nydpìep R>¡, `Z AÐepf¡ A¡ hps c|gu S>CA¡ A_¡ buÆ A¡L$ OV$_p `f Ýep_ v$CA¡.

1989dp„ k„fnZ_y„ A¡L$ DÃQ õsfue ârsr_r^d„X$m A¡d¡qfL$p Ney„ lsy„, h¡`_-gp¡L¡$qV$„N fX$pf g¡hp dpV¡$. ApS>¡ 12 hj£ `Z cpfs_¡ lÆ s¡ fX$pf dýep„ _\u. `pqL$õsp_ `pk¡ Aphp„ fX$pf R>¡ A_¡ s¡ s¡_p¡ cpfs kpd¡ D`ep¡N `Z L$fu füy„ R>¡.

gíL$f dpV¡$ Aphp„ AÐep^yr_L$ kp^_p¡ d¡mhhpdp„ ApV$gp¡ Ançe rhg„b k„fnZ s„Ó dpV¡$ L$p¡C _hu hps _\u. Aphp„ sp¡ Ak„¿e v$pMgp sd_¡ gíL$fu Ar^L$pfuAp¡ Ap`u iL$i¡.

Ap rhg„b_y„ L$pfZ iy„? k„fnZ kp\¡ k„L$mpe¡gp L$p¡C_¡ `Z `|R>p¡, A¡L$ S> S>hpb dmi¡ : Adgv$pfp¡.

Ap hps A¡ `f\u kdÆ iL$pi¡ L¡$ v$f _pZpL$ue hj®_¡ A„s¡ gíL$fu v$mp¡ s¡d_p bS>¡V$dp„\u L$fp¡X$p¡ ê$r`ep kfL$pf_¡ `pR>p Ap`u v¡$ R>¡. L$pfZ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ r_es kdedp„ s¡_p¡ D`ep¡N L$fu iL$sp„ _\u. Nep hj£ S> gíL$fu v$mp¡A¡ 40 rbrge_ ê$r`ep kfL$pf_¡ `pR>p Ap`u v$u^p lsp.

cpfsue lhpC v$m_p c|s`|h® Qua A¡f dpi®g (r_h©Ñ) A¡k. L¡$. L$p¥g L$l¡ R>¡, "AN°sp _½$u L$fhp A_¡ kp^_p¡_u Mfuv$u L$fhp dpV¡$ L$p¡C rkõV$d S> _\u A¡ Ap`Zp„ gíL$fu v$mp¡_u dy¿e kdõep R>¡. Ap`Zp fpô²$ue A„v$pS>`Ó_p 24 V$L$p sp¡ k„fnZ dpV¡$ apmhpe R>¡, s¡d R>sp„ Ap`Zu Ap Adgv$pfiplu_¡ L$pfZ¡ Ap`Z¡ k„fnZ A_¡ kgpdsudp„ h^y Ly$im _\u b_u iL$sp.'

k„fnZ Ar^L$pfuAp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ gíL$f_p l¡X$¼hpV®$k£ L$f¡gu gNcN b^u S> dpNZu OZu hpf Sy>v$p Sy>v$p Adgv$pfp¡ Üpfp `pR>u dp¡L$ghpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.

A¡L$ rkr_ef gíL$fu Ar^L$pfu Nyõkpdp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "L$ep L$pfZkf s¡dZ¡ dpNZu _L$pfu v$u^u A¡ `Z s¡Ap¡ S>Zphsp _\u. s¡Ap¡ bk A¡V$gy„ S> L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap qX$dpÞX$ qfS>¡¼V$ \C R>¡.'

dlÒh_u Mfuv$uAp¡_u L$pe®hplu blz S> S>qV$g lp¡e R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ M|b kde gpN¡ R>¡. vyr_ep_u bÅfdp„ D`gå^ lp¡e s¡hp„ D`L$fZp¡_p¡ Aæepk L$fhp_u rhipm L$pdNufu `R>u s¡ apBg k„fnZ Mpsp_p k„ey¼s krQh_¡ dp¡L$ghpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.

"apBg s¡d_u `pk¡ `lp¢Q¡ `R>u A¡L$X¡$ A¡L$\u b^u S> L$pdNufu afu iê$ \pe. afu A¡ S> `©\½$fZ, A¡ S> AÝee_, A¡ S> k„ip¡^_... ÅsÅs_p khpgp¡ kp\¡ apBg `pR>u Aph¡ R>¡. A¡dp„_p L¡$V$gpL$ khpg sp¡ sØ_ d|Mp®ducep® lp¡e R>¡.' A¡L$ fp¡j¡ cfpe¡gp rkr_ef Apd} Ap¡qakf L$l¡ R>¡.

"sd_¡ gpN¡ L¡$ Ap bpbyAp¡_¡ h¡`_-gp¡L¡$qV„$N fX$pf A_¡ k¡ëa-âp¡`¡ëX$ N__u ANÐesp L$v$pQ dpg|d lp¡e, `Z A¡dp„_p L¡$V$gpL$_¡ sp¡ bp¡ap¡k® N_ A_¡ V¡$ÞL$ hÃQ¡_p¡ afL$ `Z Mbf _\u!'

A¡ apBg `R>u k„fnZ Mpsp_p apB_p[Þkeg L„$V²$p¡gf `pk¡ Åe R>¡. V$u-90 S>¡hu d¡B_ b¡V$g V¡$ÞL$ L¡$ A¡X$qdfg Np¡fíL$p¡h S>¡hp A¡f¾$pãV$ L¡$qfef S>¡hu dp¡V$u Mfuv$u_u v$fMpõs lp¡e sp¡ A¡ apBg _pZp„ Mpsp `pk¡ Åe R>¡.

"`R>u qV$r`L$g kfL$pfu NrsA¡ Ap apBëk ApNm h^¡ R>¡. _pZp„ Mpsp„ `pk¡\u apBg `pR>u Aphsp„ hjp£ _uL$mu Åe R>¡.' A¡S>¡V$u_u v$fMpõs kp\¡ k„L$mpe¡gp lhpB v$m_p A¡L$ rkr_ef Ar^L$pfu L$l¡ R>¡.

"cpfs S> A¡hp¡ A¡L$ gp¡L$iplu v¡$i R>¡ Äep„ Ap ÓZ¡e v$mp¡_¡ dlÒh_p r_Z®ep¡ g¡hp_u bpbsdp„ kpd¡g _\u L$fhpdp„ Apìep„.' gíL$f_p c|s`|h® hpBk-Qua g¡ãV$_ÞV$ S>_fg hu. L¡$. kyv$ (r_h©Ñ) L$l¡ R>¡.

_p_u _p_u S>ê$rfepsp¡ `|fu L$fhp dpV¡$ `Z b¡ifdu_u lv¡$ rhg„b L$fhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡ s¡hp sp¡ L¡$V$gp„e Dv$plfZp¡ dmu iL¡$ s¡d R>¡.

b¡ hj® `l¡gp„ Äep¡S>® a_p®ÞX$uT¡ k„fnZ â^p__p¡ lp¡Øp¡ k„cpþep¡ Ðepf¡ s¡dZ¡ qkepQu_dp„ S>ê$fu lp¡e s¡hp õ_p¡dp¡bpBg_u Mfuv$udp„ AX$QZ Ecu L$fu fl¡gp b¡ Aq^L$pfuAp¡_¡ Aq_ÃR>pA¡ kÅ L$fu lsu.

S>_fg kyv$ L$l¡ R>¡, "s¡d_¡ (Ar^L$pfuAp¡_¡) gíL$f_p A_¡ _p¥L$p v$m_p L¡$àV$_ hÃQ¡ ip¡ afL$ R>¡ s¡ `Z Mbf _\u lp¡su. A¡hp gp¡L$p¡_¡ Adpfu ìe|lpÐdL$ dpNZuAp¡_u iy„ Mbf `X¡$?'

v$f¡L$ v$m_u `p¡sp_u âpep¡qfV$u lp¡e R>¡.

AÐepf¡ lhpC v$m A¡S>¡V$u_u dpNZu ApNm L$fu füy„ R>¡, gíL$f_¡ b¡V$g V¡$ÞL$_u S>ê$f R>¡ A_¡ _p¥L$p v$m_¡ A¡f¾$pãV$ L¡$qfef_u kMs S>ê$f R>¡. Ap b^p„ kp^_p¡_u rL$„ds gpMp¡ X$p¡gfdp„ \pe R>¡.

k„fnZ Mpsp_p A¡L$ Adgv$pf L$l¡ R>¡, "L$p¡CA¡ Ap b^u dpNZuAp¡dp„\u L$C h^y dlÒh_u R>¡ s¡_u âpep¡qfV$u _½$u L$fhp_u S>ê$f R>¡.'

A¡kuA¡d L$p¥g¡ s¡Ap¡ Äepf¡ lp¡Øp `f lsp Ðepf¡ lhpC v$m_p BÞh¡ÞV$fu d¡_¡S>d¡ÞV$_¡ L$çàeyV$fpBT¹X$ L$fhp_u v$fMpõs L$fu lsu. s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "A¡ âp¡S>¡¼V$ d„S|>f \sp„ b¡ hj® gpÁep„.'

B[ÞX$e_ A¡fap¡k®_p¡ A¡ âp¡S>¡¼V$ ê$p. 1.8 rdrge__p¡ lsp¡ A_¡ A¡fap¡k®_y„ hprj®L$ bS>¡V$ 60 rbrge_ ê$r`ep\u h^pf¡_y„ lsy„. A¡ S> bsph¡ R>¡ L¡$ apBëk Np¡L$mNpe_u NrsA¡ ApNm h^¡ R>¡.

v$f hj£ ÓZ¡e v$m_p hX$pAp¡ hÃQ¡ k„fnZ dpV¡$_p bS>¡V$_p¡ rlõkp¡ d¡mhhp fkpL$ku \pe R>¡. A_¡ dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ S>X$ S>¡hp Adgv$pfp¡ s¡d_y„ L$pd h^pf¡ dyíL¡$g b_ph¡ R>¡.

_hu rkõV$d Ecu L$fhpdp„ k„L$mpe¡gp A¡L$ Ar^L$pfu L$l¡ R>¡, "S>ê$qfepsp¡dp„\u L$p¡_¡ AN°sp Ap`hu s¡ kuX$uA¡k _½$u L$fu iL¡$ R>¡ A_¡ s¡_¡ gu^¡ gíL$fu v$mp¡_y„ L$pd Apkp_ \C iL¡$ s¡d R>¡.'

r_Z®ep¡ g¡hpdp„ \sp¡ rhg„b AV$L$phhp iy„ L$fu iL$pe? dp¡V$p cpN_p Ar^L$pfuAp¡ A¡ hps õhuL$pf¡ R>¡ L¡$ ÓZ¡e v$mp¡ hÃQ¡ k„L$g_ k^ph„y Å¡CA¡.

Å¡L¡$ rhg„b_y„ L$pfZ Ap S> _\u. hjp£\u k„fnZ krQh l¡W$m_p i[¼sipmu Adgv$pfp¡ A_¡ gíL$fu v$mp¡ hÃQ¡_p kpfp k„b„^p¡ lh¡ hZku Nep R>¡.

A¡X$rdfg rhóÏ cpNhs_¡ qX$k¡çbf, 1998dp„ _p¥L$p v$m_p hX$p`v¡$\u qX$krdk L$fpep s¡_y„ L$pfZ Aphu ìe[¼sNs gX$pC S> lsu. `Z k„fnZ Mpspdp„ Ap sp¡ ê$qV$_ bpbs R>¡.

A¡L$ Apd} Ap¡qakf L$l¡ R>¡, "k„b„^p¡ kph S> L$\mu Nep R>¡. Ap`Z¡ Ap rkõV$d_¡ bv$ghp_u S>ê$f R>¡.'

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?