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A¡L$ ap¡V$p¡ R>¡. L$v$pQ 1941_p¡ R>¡. A¡dp„ bp b¡W$p„ R>¡. Mp¡mpdp„ _p_p¡ cpC k|sp¡ R>¡¡, A¡ R> drl_p_p¡ li¡, `pk¡ lz„ lpa `¡ÞV$ `l¡fu_¡ Ecp¡ Ry>„, Ap„Mp¡ apX$u_¡ Å¡C füp¡ Ry>„. lz„ _h hj®_p¡ lp¡Ci A¡ ap¡V$pdp„. bp A¡dp„ A¡hp„ S> M|bk|fs gpNu füp„ R>¡ S>¡hp„ lsp„.

bpA¡ L$l¡¡gu hpsp¡dp„\u S> L$v$pQ dpfp¡ Brslpk dpV¡$_p¡ â¡d S>Þçep¡ lsp¡. A¡dp f„N|__p bpm`Z_u hpsp¡ lsu. L$gL$Ñpdp„ bp A_¡ bp`pÆ TL$qfep õV²$uV$dp„ fl¡sp„ lsp„ A_¡ tlvy$-dy[õgd lzëgX$ \C Ney„. Ap hps 1925_u R>¡. du_p `¡iphfu L$fu_¡ A¡L$ g„NX$p¡ Ny„X$p¡ fl¡sp¡ lsp¡ S>¡_¡ bp`pÆ dpV¡$ dp_ lsy„. fpÓ¡ bp A_¡ bp`pÆ_¡ kgpds rhõspfdp„ Mk¡X$hpdp„ A¡Z¡ dv$v$ L$fu lsu. A¡ hMs¡ g|„V$apV$ h^pf¡ L$fsp, M|_ Ap¡R>p„ \sp„-bp L$l¡sp„. õV$udfdp„ f„N|_ S>hp_u bp hps L$fsp„. A¡L$ hpf L$p¡„N°¡k_u duqV„$N lsu A_¡ Np„^uÆ cpjZ Ap`hp_p lsp A_¡ bp`pÆ kp„cmhp Nep lsp. A_¡ `yguk¡ gpW$uQpS>® L$ep£ lsp¡. A_¡ bp`pÆ_¡ gpW$u hpNu lsu A¡ hps lz„ bp `pk¡\u hpf„hpf kp„cmsp¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ hpf bp`pÆA¡ fpS>õ\p_dp„ f¡gh¡_p A¡L$ V$u.ku._¡ dpep£ lsp¡ L$pfZ L¡$ A¡Z¡ v$pv$p_y„ A`dp_ L$fu _p¿ey„ lsy„. bp L$l¡sp„ lsp„-`R>u L¡$k \ep¡. L„$CL$ v„$X$ \e¡gp¡, `Z `R>u bp`pÆ kfL$pfu Aakfp¡ kp\¡ TOX$sp _rl...! A¡ hMs¡ `qfhpf Adpfu Ly$mv¡$hu Ap¡rkepÆ_u ÅÓpA¡ S>C füp¡ lsp¡-hps 1930_u R>¡.

bp L$l¡sp„ L¡$ dy„O¡f (rblpf)dp„ ^fsuL„$` \ep¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ L$gL$Ñpdp„ kMs Ap„QL$p¡ Aph¡gp¡. Ad¡ A`f rQs`yf fp¡X$_p dL$p_dp„ fl¡sp„ lsp„. ApMy„ dL$p_ lpgu füy„ lsy„. grgs L$l¡hp gpÁep¡, bp, Sy>Ap¡...S>lpS> Qpg¡! sy„ dpfp Mp¡mpdp„ lsp¡... lz„ grgs_¡ M¢Qu `Z _ iLy„$... d_¡ \ey„ ldZp„ ApMy„ dL$p_ `X$i¡... A_¡-1933-1934_p Afkp_u hps!

gX$pC (buSy>„ rhðeyÙ)dp„ Ad¡ `pg_`yf Nep„. Adpfp Æh_dp„ "gX$pC' iåv$ buÅ rhðeyÙ dpV¡$ S> h`fpe R>¡. `pg_`yfdp„ lz„ dpfpdpfu L$ep® L$fsp¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ hpf s„N \C_¡ bpA¡ d_¡ Adpfp Of_p `l¡gp dpm¡ A„v$f_u ê$ddp„ `|fu v$u^p¡ lsp¡. `pg_y`fdp„ Adpfp„ ÓZ dL$p_p¡ lsp„. d¢ A„v$f\u L$üy„, d_¡ blpf L$pY$p¡. _rl sp¡ `pC` `f gV$L$u_¡ `pR>m\u _uQ¡ Esfu S>Ci! bpA¡ R>¡hV¡$ blpf L$pY$ép¡ lsp¡. bp`pÆ Äepf¡ ^„^p dpV¡$ S>e`yf-qv$ëlu-L$gL$Ñp S>sp Ðepf¡ S> lz„ Aphp„ `fp¾$dp¡ L$fsp¡. bp`pÆ gíL$fu rdÅS>_p lsp, Mp^¡-`u^¡ blz Mp_v$p_u fCk lsp, Nfub dpZk_¡ L$`Xy„$ `Z sØ_ _hy„ S> Ap`sp-L$l¡sp : rbQpfp¡ `l¡fu sp¡ iL$i¡! Adpfu NØudp„ v$fbpf cfpsp¡, Qp-`pZu-duW$pCAp¡-amp¡_u rS>epasp¡ EX$su, `p„Q-kps lS|>qfep l„d¡ip„ lpS>f fl¡sp, fps¡ isf„S> Np¡W$hpsu. bp`pÆ blz S> kfk isf„S> fdsp A_¡ h^pf¡ kfk fd_pfp Adpf¡ Of¡ fpÓ¡ Aphsp. A¡L$ sfa grgscpC kpd¡ lz„ b¡ku S>sp-

A¡L$ hpf fpÓ¡ bp`pÆ_¡ d¢ kss b¡ hpf lfphu v$u^p lsp, `R>u bpA¡ L$üy„, lh¡ A¡_¡ S>hp v$p¡-k|C S>i¡! bp`pÆ A¡ qv$hk¡ Opeg rdÅS>dp„ lsp! lzL$d L$ep£ : dlp¡fp„ gNph! lz„ fçep¡-A_¡ lpep£. `R>u S> bp`pÆA¡ d_¡ S>hp v$u^p¡. Å¡L¡$ bp`pÆ kpd¡ ÆÐep¡ lp¡J A¡hy„ cpÁe¡ S> b_sy„ `Z-A¡ qv$hk¡ bpA¡ `Z Adpfu bp`-b¡V$p_u isf„S>dp„ fk gu^p¡ lsp¡ A¡-bfpbf epv$ R>¡...

1945dp„ bLy$g Qpf¡L$ hj®_p¡ lsp¡, A¡_¡ Ap¡fu _uL$þep„ lsp„. lz„, bLy$g, bp A_¡ bp`pÆ `pg_`yf\u L$gL$Ñp Aphu füp„ lsp„. fõspdp„ Apby fp¡L$pep„ lsp„. A¡ bp`pÆ kp\¡_p¡ R>¡ëgp¡ âhpk. qv$ëlu\u k¡L$ÞX$ L¹$gpkdp„ qfTh£i_ lsy„. A¡ hMs¡ k¡L$ÞX$ L¹$gpk blz KQp¡ L¹$gpk lsp¡. A_¡ aõV®$ L¹$gpkdp„ gíL$f_p Aakfp¡ S> âhpk L$fsp L$pfZ L¡$ gX$pC_p qv$hkp¡ lsp. cpfsuep¡ \X®$ A_¡ BÞV$f L¹$gpkdp„ S>sp. qv$ëlu\u A¡fap¡k®_p¡ A¡L$ A„N°¡S> Aakf QX$ép¡ A_¡ Adpfu b\® `f k|C Nep¡. A¡ kp„S>¡ `p„Q hpÁe¡ L$p_`yf Esfhp_p¡ lsp¡. A¡_u kp\¡ \e¡gp¡ _p_p¡ TOX$p¡ ApS>¡ `Z d_¡ bfpbf epv$ R>¡. bp A„N°¡Æ ÅZsp„ _ lsp„ `Z A¡dZ¡ A¡ ip„s L$ep£ lsp¡. bpA¡ L$üy„ lsy„ kp„S>¡ sp¡ Esfu S>i¡-A_¡ bp ÅZsp„ lsp„ L¡$ rdrgV$fuhpmp dprgL$ lsp A_¡ Ap A„N°¡S> lsp¡! dpfu _p_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ A„N°¡S> dpV¡$_u A¡ `l¡gu _afs... lÆ ky^u Ap¡R>u \C _\u.

A_¡ bp`pÆ_y„ Ahkp_ \ey„ 1946dp„. 1946dp„ S> 16du Ap¡NõV¡$ L$gL$Ñpdp„ ce„L$f tlvy$-dy[õgd lzëgX$p¡ apV$u _uL$þep„. bpA¡ OZp„ lzëgX$p¡ Å¡ep„ lsp„ `Z Ap Sy>vy„$ lsy„. õL|$gp¡ b„^ \C NC lsu. Ad¡-lz„, bLy$g, bp-V²¡$_dp„ b¡ku_¡ `pg_`yf S>hp _uL$þep„-V²¡$_ blpf _uL$mu, v|$f v|$f S>sp¡ lphX$p rb°S> v¡$Mpep¡. lz„ bp_¡ fX$sp„ Å¡C füp¡ lsp¡. bp blz fX$ép„-Ad¡ Qpf Apìep„ lsp„, A_¡ bp`pÆ_¡ Mp¡C_¡ `pR>p„ `pg_`yf S>C füp„ lsp„!

A_¡ `pg_`yf_u A¡L$ fps cygpi¡ _rl. Ofdp„ lz„, bp A_¡ dpfp„ v$pv$u lsp„-A_¡ _p_p¡ bLy$g lsp¡. Of_p v$fhpÅ A„v$f\u b„^ L$fu_¡ spmp„ dpfu v$u^p„ lsp„. Ad¡ D`f `l¡g¡ dpm¡ bpfuAp¡ b„^ L$fu_¡ b¡ku Nep„ lsp„. `pk¡ IV$p¡_p¡ Y$Ngp¡ lsp¡-A_¡ AhpÅ¡, Qukp¡ `pk¡ Aphu füp„ lsp„ : Aëgplp¡ AL$bf! `pg_`yfdp„ tlvy$-dy[õgd lzëgX$ apV$u _uL$þey„ lsy„-A_¡ dy[õgd V$p¡my„ Adpfp bnuhpkdp„ Aphu füy„ lsy„. dpfp„ h©Ù v$pv$u A_¡ bp _hL$pfd„Ó NZu füp„ lsp„. Ofdp„ A„^pfy„ L$fu _p¿ey„ lsy„. Adpfy„ Of hpkdp„ `l¡gy„ S> lsy„ A¡V$g¡ `l¡gp¡ lzdgp¡ Adpfp `f \hp_p¡ lsp¡. `Z d_¡ bfpbf epv$ R>¡ lz„ _hL$pfd„Ó _rl `Z `\fp NZsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ Qp¥v$-`„v$f hj®_p¡ lp¡Ci `Z Mf¡Mf tlds\u gX$hp_u s¥epfu L$fsp¡ lsp¡! d_¡ epv$ R>¡ d¢ bp_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ : sd¡ d_¡ `\fp Ap`Å¡, lz„ dpfui. kpgp¡, A¡L$ `Z A„v$f _rl Aphu iL¡$-

ApS>¡ dpfu A¡ tlds L¡$ `pNg`Zp_p¡ rhQpf L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ lkhy„ `Z Aph¡ R>¡ A_¡ Apòe® `Z \pe R>¡!

L$gL$Ñp S>hp_y„ \ey„ 1948dp„, A_¡ OÏ„ b^y„ b_sy„ Ney„. bp h^pf¡ _¡ h^pf¡ ^d®fs \sp„ Nep„, Ad¡ dp¡V$p \sp Nep. lz„ bu.A¡. `pk \ep¡, b¡L$pf füp¡, bLy$g cZsp¡ Nep¡. grgscpC_y„ gÁ_ \ey„, lz„ oprs_u blpf `fZu Nep¡, bLy$g bu.L$p¡d. \ep¡ `R>u A¡Z¡ ApC.A¡.A¡k. L$fhp_p¡ rhQpf L$ep£. bp_u rbgLy$g BÃR>p _ lsu. d¢ kdÅìey„, bpA¡ L$üy„ L¡$ A¡_¡ ^„^¡ gNpX$hp¡ Å¡CA¡. bp dpfu hps Mpk dp_sp„ _rl. R>¡hV¡$ A¡L$ qv$hk bLy$g ApC.A¡.A¡k.dp„ `pk \ep¡ A_¡ ApMp Ofdp„ Myiu_u glf v$p¡X$u NC. A¡L$ qv$hk bp_p¡ kp¥\u râe `yÓ V²¡$t_N g¡hp dpV¡$ dk|fu Qpëep¡ Nep¡... bp A¡L$gp„ `X$u Nep„. A¡ `R>u lz„ bp_u h^y r_L$V$ Apìep¡. v$fçep_ grgscpC_p„ bpmL$p¡ A_¡ dpfu `yÓu Aphu Nep„ lsp„-bp ÓuÆ `¡Y$u Å¡C füp„ lsp„. ÓuÆ `¡Y$u Adpfu buÆ `¡Y$u S>¡hu bv$dpi _ lsu, A¡ bp_¡ dpÓ kyM Ap`su lsu. grgscpC_p„ ÓZ bpmL$p¡ A_¡ dpfu b¡bu b^p„ bp_p ê$ddp„ c¡Np„ \C_¡ DÐ`ps dQphsp„ A_¡ bp_¡ kpdpreL$ L$fhpdp„ Mg¡g `X$su. bp b^p„_¡ cNpX$sp„ A_¡ A¡ V$p¡mu `pR>u A¡d_p ê$ddp„ O|ku S>su! L$v$pQ A¡d_p¡ ê$d bpmL$p¡_¡ kp¥\u râe lsp¡...

bp_¡ A¡L$ blz dp¡V$p¡ k„sp¡j lsp¡ L¡$ A¡d_p ÓZ¡ R>p¡L$fp lp¡riepf lsp. lz„ `Z v$frdep_dp„, "dilwf' g¡ML$ \C Nep¡ lsp¡! dpfp¡ "AgL$p õV$p¡k®' blz kfk Qpgsp¡ lsp¡. A¡L$pv$-b¡ hpf bpA¡ dpfu b¡ _hgL$\pAp¡ hp„Qu_¡ d_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ sy„ blz b¡apd gM¡ R>¡! dpfu ârs›$p `f A¡ Myi lsp„ `Z dpfy„ gMpZ A¡d_¡ Ndsy„ _ lsy„. `Z lz„ lõep L$fsp¡, fd|Å¡ L$fsp¡-bp kdS>sp„, L$l¡sp„ : sy„ `l¡g¡\u S> ApX$p¡ R>¡! _p_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ `Z NØudp„ v$p¡X$u S>sp¡ A_¡ bp`pÆ_y„ ^p¡rsey„ `L$X$u_¡ L$l¡sp¡ : bp`pÆ! ApS>¡ bÅfdp„ ÅAp¡ _¡ Ðepf¡ b¡ `¥kp_u buÆ bp g¡sp AphÅ¡! Ap bp bX$u Mfpb R>¡!...

bp`pÆ lksp, `R>u `|R>sp : ApS>¡ iy„ L$ey¯ bpA¡?

l„y L$l¡sp¡ : ApS>¡ bpA¡ d_¡ \à`X$ dpfu!

A_¡ bp`pÆ d_¡ àepf\u L$l¡sp : AÃR>p b¡V$p, ApS>¡ bÅfdp„ S>Ci Ðepf¡ b¡ `¥kp_u buÆ bp gC Aphui. ÅAp¡-fdp¡...

lz„ Myi \C_¡ fdhp cpNu S>sp¡.

bp_y„ Ahkp_ \ey„ Ðepf¡ lz„ `p„Óuk hj®_p¡ lsp¡, tS>v$Nu_u QX$Esfdp„\u NyS>fu Q|¼ep¡ lsp¡. bp_¡ b¡ hpf Ap„M¡ dp¡rsep_y„ Ap¡`f¡i_ L$fpìey„ Ðepf¡ A¡ dpf¡ Ðep„ füp„ lsp„. dpfu `Ð_u bLy$gp_¡ L$p¡g¡fp \ep¡ A_¡ bQhp_u L$p¡C Apip _ lsu Ðepf¡ dp„X$ A¡L$pv$ hj®_u fuhp_¡ gC_¡ lz„ bp `pk¡ füp¡ lsp¡. lz„ A¡L$v$d Dv$pk \C Nep¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ bpA¡ L$üy„ lsy„ : dfv$ \C_¡ rl„ds _rl R>p¡X$hp_u!... AÐepf¡ R>p¡L$fu_y„ Ýep_ fpM. spfp rh_p A¡ fX$ép L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ Mpsu `Z _\u. A_¡ Ad_¡ L$p¡C_¡ A¡ Ap¡mMsu _\u-

lz„ blz _p_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ bp_u `pk¡ k|C S>sp¡ lsp¡, A¡d_u kpX$u_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ `L$X$u_¡! OZp„ hjp£ lz„ bp_u kpX$u_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ `L$X$u_¡ bp_u `pk¡ k|sp¡ Ry>„.

bp rhi¡ d¢ dpfu "ApL$pi¡ L$üy„' _hgL$\pdp„ \p¡Xy„$ g¿ey„ R>¡ :

"A_¡ L$gL$Ñp kp\¡ A¡L$ A¡hu õd©rs k„L$mpe¡gu R>¡ S>¡_¡ dpV¡$ v$f¡L$ rhi¡jZ _p_y„ `X$u S>sy„ lsy„. `©Õhu `f_u kp¥\u dlÒh_u ÷u_y„, S>¡_p `¡V$dp„ dpfp A[õsÐh_p¡ S>Þd \ep¡ lsp¡... dpfu ^fsu A_¡ dpfy„ ApL$pi A_¡ kpX$p _h drl_p ky^u_y„ dpfy„ b°ûp„X$. dp_y„ L$gL$Ñpdp„ Ahkp_ \ey„ Ðepf¡ lz„ `pk¡ _ lsp¡. `\pfu Mpgu L$fu_¡ dp AhL$pidp„ a¡gpC NC lsu....

"dp_u iy„ Jdf lsu? dp_¡ Jdf _\u lp¡su. iy„ _pd lsy„? dp_¡ _pd _\u lp¡sy„. dp nf _\u lp¡su, A-nf R>¡. k„sp__p ifufdp„ ld¡ip„ Æhsu füp L$f¡ R>¡.... Ql¡fp A_¡ c„rNdpAp¡_u `pR>m...

"dp\u OZp„ hjp£ bÞey„ _ lsy„. drl_pAp¡-hjp£ ky^u dpf¡ dp\u bp¡ghp_p¡ `Z k„b„^ _ lsp¡. v$f¡L$ `nu_¡ `p¡sp_p¡ dpmp¡ b_phhp_p¡ Ar^L$pf R>¡, dp_p¡ â¡d _p-kdTudp„ `gV$pC Q|¼ep¡ lsp¡. dp_u rS>Ø `Z ApL$j®L$ lsu....

"dp_u Ap„Mp¡ S|>_u \C Åe R>¡. dp¡rsep_y„ Ap¡`f¡i_ L$fpìep `R>u A¡ Ap„Mp¡ vy$r_ep_u kp¥\u õhÃR> Ap„Mp¡ b_u NC lsu. dp vy$r_ep_u î¡›$ fp¡V$gu b_phsu lsu. dp kp¥\u â¡dpm fp¡j L$fu iL$su lsu....

"A¡L$ dp lp¡e R>¡, v$f¡L$_¡. Ap„Mp¡_u _uQ¡ h¡v$_p, Ahkpv$, `qfîd, tQsp_u gL$ufp¡hpmu. d_yóe_¡ S>Þd Ap`u_¡ s|V¡$gp, s|V$sp ifufhpmu. gp¡lu A_¡ dp„k A_¡ lpX$L$p„hpmu dp. ¼epf¡L$ `\pfudp„ `p¡sp_p¡ rhjpv$ k„spX$u_¡ A¡L$gu k|s¡gu dp, S>¡_y„ Æh_Q¾$ `rs A_¡ `yÓp¡_u rnrsÅ¡dp„ S> afsy„ fl¡sy„ lp¡e R>¡...

"dp S>ê$fu lp¡e R>¡ Æh_dp„ k„Qpf dpV¡$, `©Õhu A\hp k|e®_u S>¡d. Æh_v$psp R>¡ dpV¡$ S> _rl `Z â\d kdS>v$pfuAp¡ dpA¡ Ap`u lsu. õ_¡l_p„ `l¡gp„ QfZ. kyN„^_u ìep¿epAp¡. õ`i®_y„ op_. huf L¡$ L$pef S>¡hp„ rhi¡jZp¡ dpV¡$_u ep¡Áesp. c|M A_¡ Ap„kyAp¡ A_¡ A„^L$pf_u kpd¡_y„ fnZ. fps_u l|„a A_¡ qv$hk_p¡ âL$pi. dp lhpdp__p a¡fapfp¡ A_¡ Aop_ A_¡ ifuf_u h¡v$_p_u kpd¡ l„d¡ip„ _½$f MX$L$_u S>¡d Ecu fl¡su lsu.'

dpfu `yÓu fuhpA¡ `|R¹>ey„ lsy„ : bp, sdpfy„ gN_ \C Ney„? A_¡ bpA¡ lku_¡ L$üy„ lsy„-lh¡ sp¡ ApX¡$ gpL$X¡$ \i¡! ApX¡$ gpL$X¡$ \e¡gp gÁ__¡ `Z `„v$f hj® husu Nep„ R>¡. `Z bp_y„ _pd Q„Qm L¡$ihgpg bnu lsy„ A_¡ A¡ grgsLy$dpf bnu, Q„ÖL$p„s bnu A_¡ bLy$g bnu _pd_p ÓZ `yÓp¡_p„ ifufp¡dp„ Æh¡ R>¡...

dps©h„v$_p rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?