L$pqW$ephpX$_p Tp„Td¡f Npd_y„ ×íe R>¡. â\d hfkpv$ `R>u hphZu \C NC R>¡. `R>u A_fp^pf hfkpv$ hfk¡ R>¡. hphZu L$fu_¡ _hfp \C Ne¡gp M¡X|$sp¡ dl„s L$ëepZv$pk Nyfy L¥$gpkv$pk_p d„qv$f_p„ Qp¡sf¡ c¡Np \pe R>¡. L$p¡\mp _¡ N|Z`pV$_u R>sfu b_phu_¡ M¡X|$s A_¡ v$fÆ A_¡ L$p¡mu A_¡ Nfprkep c¡Np \pe R>¡. MfL$ lfÆ cpcp hfkpv$_p¡ rdÅS> Å¡C_¡ fpÆ \sp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "Aph dp'fpS>, Aph... ÅZ¡ Ap`X$p M¡sfdp„ gp`iudp„ dp¡Z `X$sy„ lp¡e s¡d Ap hfkpv$ `X¡$ R>¡. Aphsy„ hfl kpfy„ S>i¡ A_¡ L$p¡W$ue¡ Å'f cfpi¡.' dl„s_p Q|gp_¡ kmNphpe R>¡. Npd_p¡ lÅd frsgpg hpqZep_¡ Ðep„\u Qp¡Mp_p¡ gp¡V$ A_¡ dkpgp¡ gph¡ R>¡. L$p¡C b°pûZ A¡_¡ Of¡\u qaëV$f s¡g gph¡ R>¡. L$pfZ L¡$ hfkpv$_u l¡gudp„ crS>ep„ Mphp_y„ d_ \pe R>¡. sg_p s¡gdp„ crS>ep„ smpe _l]. Ecfp¡ Aph¡. crS>ep„_p¡ sdpd kpdp_ c¡Np¡ \C Åe R>¡. Npd_p hpqZep_¡ crS>ep„\u hpey _ \pe s¡\u s¡ AS>dp_p¡ v$p¡\p¡ cfu_¡ crS>ep„_p Ap\p_p gp¡V$dp„ _pM¡ R>¡. Amhu_p„ `p_, f]NZp„, L$p„v$p A_¡ MS|>f_p„ crS>ep„ \pe R>¡. ""Aph, dp'fpS> Aph.'' A¡d L$lu_¡ fpÆ \sp„ AX$^p `gm¡gp M¡X|$sp¡ crS>ep„ Mpe R>¡. ApNg¡ kàspl¡ hphZu L$fu_¡ Of¡ gp`iu_p„ Ap„^Z d|L¡$gp„ lsp„. lh¡ hfkpv$_u l¡gu_¡ crS>ep„_p _põsp\u ES>hpe R>¡.

8 Sy>gpC\u dy„bCdp„ hfkpv$_u l¡gu R>¡. dp¡V$p cpN_p gp¡L$p¡ hfkpv$_¡ Npmp¡ v¡$ R>¡. bp¡fuhgu\u dprld dp¡V$fdp„ S>_pfp khpf¡ 9 hpÁe¡ _uL$m¡ R>¡ s¡ b`p¡f¡ 2 hpÁe¡ lÆ A„^¡fu ky^u A¡V$g¡ L¡$ dpÓ 30 qL$gp¡duV$f_y„ A„sf 5 L$gpL$dp„ L$p`u i¼ep lp¡e R>¡. dp¡V$fp¡dp„ `pZu cfpC Nep lp¡e R>¡. AMbpf_u L$Q¡fudp„ 50 V$L$p õV$pa R>¡. L$p[Þsgpg lqfep_p A¡¼k`p¡V®$ lpDkdp„ 70 V$L$p gp¡L$p¡ Apìep R>¡. BrÞv$fp X$p¡L$dp„ õV$udfp¡ Ecu R>¡. AdyL$ dpg QY$sp¡ _\u. r_L$pk_p¡ dpg AV$L$u Nep¡ R>¡. L$õV$d Mpspdp„ AdyL$ BÞõ`¡¼V$fp¡ hfkpv$_¡ L$pfZ¡ Ap¡qakdp„ Apìep _\u. X$p¡. dp¡l_cpC `V¡$g s¡d_y„ apd® NyS>fps_¡ kudpX¡$ R>¡ Ðep„ S>hp dp¡V$fdp„ Nep, `Z V²$pqaL$ Åd_¡ L$pfZ¡ hkC\u `pR>p dy„bC Apìep R>¡. A¡L$ h¥Û_¡ v$hpMp_¡ 1 hpÁep ky^udp„ 500 `¡iÞV$ Aphu Åe R>¡, `Z hfkpv$_¡ L$pfZ¡ 40 v$v$} Apìep R>¡. h¥Û 5 L$gpL$\u V²$pqaL$dp„ akpep R>¡, R>sp„ 85 hfk_p„ v$pv$udp h¥Û_¡ v$hpMp_¡ Aphu Nep„ R>¡.

TuV$uhuhpmp_p A¡k¡ghëX®$_p A¡çeyTd¡ÞV$ `pL®$dp„ DOpX$ lp¡e Ðepf¡ fp¡S> kpfu kuT_dp„ ê$. 9 gpM_p¡ hL$fp¡ \pe R>¡. `Z Qpf qv$hk kMs hfkpv$\u fp¡S> dpÓ ê$. 90,000_p¡ hL$fp¡ \pe R>¡. _¡hy„ lÅf_p¡ hL$fp¡ `Z _ \hp¡ Å¡CA¡, `Z Ap hfkpv$dp„ â¡duAp¡ A_¡ AdyL$ Ap¡qak_p„ ApX$pk„b„^p¡hpmp„ eyhL$-eyhsuAp¡ Aph¡ R>¡. hfkpv$dp„ fp¡dpÞk L$fhp dpV¡$ A¡k¡ghëX®$ kpfy„ õ\m b_u Åe R>¡. Å¡N¡ðfudp„ fl¡sp dlpfpô²$ L$p¡g¡S>_p âp¡a¡kf lpÆ L$gpqZep L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ kMs hfkpv$ lp¡e Ðepf¡ AdyL$ rhÛp\}Ap¡ Mpk Aph¡ R>¡. s¡d_¡ Ap dp¡kddp„ h^y fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ \hp_p¡ QpÞk dm¡ R>¡.

T|„`X$`Ë$udp„ lÅds_u vy$L$p_ Ecu L$fu_¡ L$dpsp lpfy_ _pd_p _hkpfu_p dy[õgd_¡ Qp¡dpkpdp„ lÅds L$fphhp Aph_pfp_u OfpL$u _\u A¡V$g¡ ApV$p¡ gphhp DR>u_p `¥kp gphhp `X¡$ R>¡. DOpX$ \i¡ A¡V$g¡ dy„bCdp„ Ap¡V$p¡ qf`¡ff_¡ Ðep„ sX$pL$p¡ `X$i¡. dy„bCdp„ k¢L$X$p¡ hpl_p¡ Ap hfkpv$dp„ Mp¡V$L$pC Nep„ R>¡. hfkpv$_u l¡gu_¡ Tp„Td¡f Npd_p M¡X|$sp¡_u dpaL$ dy„bCNfp¡ lp¢i¡ lp¢i¡ AphL$pfsp¡ _\u. hfkpv$ A¡L$ Å¡hp A_¡ dpZhp_u L¡$ Ap_„v$ `pdhp_u QuS> flu _\u. sd¡ L$gL$Ñp\u L$ÞepLy$dpfu L¡$ L¥$gpk dp_kfp¡hf ky^u ÅAp¡ sp¡ Aphp l¡guhpmp hfkpv$_p A_¡L$ d¡O^_yju f„N Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡.

"Q¡rT„N ^ dp¡_k|_' _pd_y„ `yõsL$ A„N°¡S> g¡ML$ A¡g¡¼TpÞX$f õg¡V$f¡ ApÐdA_ych\u g¿ey„ R>¡. dy„bC, L$p¡Qu_, Np¡hp, L$gL$Ñp A_¡ Q¡fp`y„Æ ky^u V²¡$_-àg¡__u kaf L$fu_¡ ky„v$f `yõsL$ g¿ey„ R>¡ s¡dp„ Np¡hp_p¡ A_ych S>Zph¡ R>¡. Qp¡dpkpdp„ Np¡h_ a¡_u L$p¡L$V¡$g_u Ap dp¡kd b_¡ R>¡. g¡ML$ ap¡V®$ A¡ÁhyX$p buQ qfkp¡V®$_u lp¡V¡$gdp„ Esf¡ R>¡. Ðep„ s¡_¡ A¡L$ b„b¥ep¡ v$gpg dm¡ R>¡. Np¡fu QpdX$u Å¡C_¡ v$gpg L$l¡ R>¡, "L¡$hp¡ kfk hfkpv$ R>¡. sd¡ bfpbf V$pBd¡ Apìep. Ap l¡gu_p hfkpv$dp„ dy„bC\u Apkdp__u `fu S>¡hu R>p¡L$fuAp¡ Aphu R>¡. L¡$V$guL$ qaëdõV$pf R>¡. L¡$V$guL$ _k® R>¡. L¡$V$guL$ `ÓL$pf `Z R>¡. bp¡gp¡ L¡$V$gp ky^u MQ®hp s¥epf R>p¡? sdpfu kp\¡ v$qfepL$p„W¡$ `gmu_¡, v$qfepdp„ hfksp hfkpv$dp„ õ_p_ L$fu_¡ sd_¡ fpÓ¡ k„Np\ Ap`i¡.' dsgb L¡$ Np¡hp Mps¡ hfkpv$_u dp¡kddp„ Aphu A¡i L$f_pfp `Z Aph¡ R>¡ s¡_p¡ Bipfp¡ A¡g¡¼TpÞX$f õg¡V$f_¡ dm¡ R>¡.

"S>Þdc|rd'_p õ\p`L$ Ad©sgpg i¡W$¡ L¥$gpk dp_kfp¡hfdp„ sfhp dpV¡$ A¡L$ õV$ug_u lp¡X$u c¡V$ Ap`¡gu. Ap 1942_u hps R>¡. Agdp¡X$pdp„ Ap õV$ug_u dp¡V$fbp¡V$ gC S>C Ad©sgpg i¡W¡$ s¡_¡ S>__p¥L$p _pd Ap`¡gy„. Ðepf¡ rsb¡V$ A_¡ dp_kfp¡hf D`f Qu__p¡ Ar^L$pf _lp¡sp¡. Sy>gpC-Ap¡NõV$dp„ epÓuAp¡ `qf¾$dp L$fu_¡ S>__p¥L$pdp„ b¡k¡ A_¡ hfkpv$ Aph¡ Ðepf¡ dp_kfp¡hfdp„ Qpf¡L$p¡f smph_p rõ\f `pZu A_¡ Apc_p AëgX$ `pZu hÃQ¡_y„ k„h__ Å¡hp_u dÅ `X$su. gp¡L$p¡ BÃR>sp L¡$ dp_kfp¡hf_u S>__p¥L$pdp„ b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ hfkpv$ Å¡hp dm¡. "L¥$gpk dp_kfp¡hf' `yõsL$_p g¡ML$ õhpdu âZhp_„v¡$ g¿ey„ R>¡ L¡$ dp_kfp¡hf _ `lp¢Q¡ Ðepf¡ fõsp_u vy$N®d epÓpdp„ epÓuAp¡ `fõ`f TOX$sp lp¡e, Npmp¡ v¡$sp lp¡e, `Z dp_kfp¡hf_p¡ hfkpv$ Å¡C A¡L$buÅ_¡ â¡d L$fhp dp„X¡$ R>¡. hfkpv$ A¡ fp¡dpÞk_u kuT_ R>¡, `Z A¡ kuT_ dpZhphpmp¡ "_hfp¡' hN® lh¡ Ap¡R>p¡ \C Nep¡ R>¡.

Ap„v$pdp__p v$qfep\u 20-5-2000_u spfuM\u Qp¡dpky„ b¡ku Ney„. s¡ dp¡Xy„$ dp¡Xy„$ R>¡L$ Sy>gpCdp„ rÓh¡ÞÖd \C_¡ dy„bCdp„ Apìey„. dy„bCNfp `l¡gp„ D_pmp_u Nfdu_¡ Npmp¡ v¡$sp lsp. Sy>gpC 10-11-12_u l¡gudp„ lh¡ hfkpv$_¡ Npmp¡ v¡$ R>¡. 50 gpM l¡¼V$$f_p rhõspfdp„ bfa_p Xy„$Nfp ^fphsp rldpge¡ Sy>gpCdp„ dp¡L$m¡ d_¡ hfkpv$ dp¡L$ëep¡ R>¡. A_¡ dp¡L$ëep L$f¡ R>¡. s¡_y„ 80 V$L$p `pZu v$qfepdp„ Qpëey„ Åe R>¡ A_¡ dp¡V$p cpN_p„ il¡fp¡ `pZu hNf V$mhm¡ R>¡. rldpge_¡ \¢¼k L$l¡hp_u Ap dp¡kd R>¡.

[¼hgp¡_-L$p¡Qu_dp„ gp¡L$p¡ S>„Ngdp„ åëey f„N_p„ `s„qNep„_¡ h^y `X$sp„ EX$sp„ Sy>A¡ Ðepf¡ 1gu S|>_ Apk`pk fpÆ \pe R>¡. Bipfp¡ dm¡ R>¡ L¡$ ^p¡^dpf hfkpv$ Aphi¡. L¡$fmdp„ sp¡ buÆ S|>_\u S> Qp¡dpky„ b¡k¡ R>¡. L$p¡Qu_dp„ hfkpv$ Aph¡ `R>u 5-10 qv$hkdp„ Np¡hp sfa S>su rhqX$ep¡-L$p¡Q bkdp„ A¡i L$f_pfp dykpafp¡ byL$ \hp dp„Xu.

b¢NL$p¡L$_u lp¡[õ`V$g_p X$p¡L$V$fp¡ Qp¡dpkp_u dp¡kddp„ kMs hfkpv$dp„ lp¡[õ`V$g¡ Of¡\u _ Aphu iL$pe s¡ dpV¡$ ApMy„ Qp¡dpky„ lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ k|A¡ R>¡. dy„bCNfpdp„\u OZp `ÓL$pfp¡ Aphu l¡gudp„ Ap¡qakdp„ S> k|C fl¡ R>¡. Q¡fp`y„Æ_p¡ hfkpv$ S>¡Z¡ Å¡ep¡ lp¡e s¡_¡ dy„bC_u Ap l¡gu dpd|gu gpN¡ R>¡. rhv¡$iuAp¡_¡ Q¡fp`y„Æ S>hp dpV¡$ qv$ëlu\u `frdV$ g¡hu `X¡$ R>¡. kp¥fpô²$-L$ÃR>¡ Äepf\u hfkpv$_p f¡L$p¡X®$ fMpe R>¡ Ðepf\u ApS> ky^udp„ 36 vy$óL$pmp¡ Å¡ep„ R>¡. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ dy„bC_p¡ hfkpv$ Sy>A¡ sp¡ fpÆ_p f¡X$ \C Åe A_¡ Q¡fp`y„Æ_p¡ hfkpv$ Sy>A¡ sp¡ Np„X$p \C Åe! L$gL$Ñp \C_¡ Q¡fp`y„Æ S>hpe R>¡. L$gL$Ñp_p l¡guhpmp-hfkpv$_¡ rh¿eps L$rh qL$`tgN q^½$pfsp lsp. L$gL$Ñpdp„ M|b hfkpv$ Aph¡ Ðepf¡ 1 gpM gp¡L$p¡_¡ sfsp Ofdp„\u bQphu_¡ s„by spZhp `X¡$. Q¡fp`y„Ædp„ 366 HQ hfkpv$ `X¡$ s¡_¡ awV$\u dp`u iL$pe. 1876dp„ HQ L¡$ k¡[ÞV$duV$f _l] `Z 75 awV$ S>¡V$gp¡ hfkpv$ `X¡$gp¡. A¡V$g¡ L¡$ dy„bCdp„ Qpf qv$hk\u (8du Sy>gpC\u) hfkpv$ `X¡$ R>¡ s¡_p\u 100 NZp¡! dp¡kddp„ 600 HQ hfkpv$ `X¡$ R>¡.

Q¡fp`y„Ædp„ hfkpv$ EOX¡$ Ðepf s¡_p amê$`¡ Q¡fp`y„Æ Mugu EW¡$ R>¡. 2,000 S>¡V$gp„ Sy>v$p Sy>v$p awgp¡_p R>p¡X$ D`f awgp¡ v¡$Mpe R>¡. 2,000 h¡fpeV$u_p awgp¡ Å¡C iL$pe R>¡. 150 Ås_p„ `Zp£hpmp R>p¡X$ (a_®) Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. 250 Ås_p Ap¡Q}X$ v¡$Mpe R>¡. 25 Ås_p„ bpëkd h©np¡-Nygd¢v$u_p„ h©np¡ Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. Qp¥v$ Ås_p„ Ap¡L$ h©np¡, 15 Ås_p hp„k A_¡ 150 Ås_p„ Opk EN¡ R>¡. ApMp cpfsdp„ 400 Ås_p„ Opk \pe R>¡. A¡dp„ A¡L$gp Q¡fp`y„Ædp„ 32 V$L$p h¡fpeV$u \pe R>¡. ApMp Qp¡dpkp\u L„$V$pm¡gp `°¡duAp¡_¡ blpf _uL$mhp dm¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ "dp¥kdu ap¡ëk'_p ^p¡^_p `pZu Å¡C_¡ Q¡fp`y„Æ_p â¡duAp¡ h^y fp¡d¡[ÞV$L$ b_¡ R>¡.

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