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Qpgp¡, NyS>fpsu kprlÐe_p `°byÙ L$rh-_pV$éL$pf gpci„L$f W$pL$f_u kp\p¡kp\ L$fuA¡ d__. Al] `°õsys \i¡ V|„$L$p r_b„^p¡. Äep„ li¡ ku^u Æh_ rhi¡_u r_kbs. v$f kàspl¡ hp„Qhp_y„ Q|¼ip¡ _l].

fkpõhpv$ A¡L$ gpNZuTfsp L$pìe_p¡

`p¡sp_p gÁ_ dpV¡$ Of iZNpfsu bpgp

rdÓ_¡ dp¡L$gp¡

Ddpi„L$f Å¡iu_p„ OZp„ L$pìep¡ rhj¡ OÏ„ gMpey„ R>¡, `Z d_¡ S>¡ A¡L$ L$pìe OÏ„ Nd¡ R>¡ s¡ rhj¡ Mpk L$p¡CA¡ g¿ey„ lp¡e sp¡ s¡ dpfu ÅZdp„ _\u. Af¡, d_¡ OÏ„ Nd¡ R>¡ R>sp„ ApS> ky^u d¢ S> ¼ep„ A¡ L$pìe rhj¡ g¿ey„ R>¡! sp¡ ApS>¡ gMy„. L$qh_p "r_iu\' _pd_p L$pìek„N°ldp„ Ap L$pìe R>¡. _p, _p, fkv$i®_ L¡$ A¡hy„ L„$C L$fhp_p¡ Apie _\u. dpf¡ L„$C AgN hps D`kphhu R>¡.

L$pìe_y„ iuj®L$ R>¡ : "`p¡sp_p gÁ_ dpV¡$ Of iZNpfsu bpgp.' L$rhA¡ A¡dp„ k°Á^fp _pd_p¡ R>„v$ `°ep¡Äep¡ R>¡. A¡L$ `„[¼sdp„ f1 Anfp¡ lp¡e. A¡dp„ kpsd¡ A_¡ Qp¥v$d¡ Anf¡ rhfpd Aph¡. Aphp rhfpd_¡ ersõ\p_ L$l¡ R>¡. km„N f1 Anf_u `„[¼s lp¡e sp¡ A¡dp„ rhfpd sp¡ Å¡CA¡_¡?

Ap bpgp N°pdL$Þep R>¡. kp¡m\u D`f A¡_u he L$ë`u iL$psu _\u. `l¡gu S> `„[¼sdp„ Ap N°pdL$Þep_u õawrs® L¡$hu E`ku R>¡, Sy>Ap¡.

EW$u ìl¡gp `°cps¡ TV$ OfhMfu Np¡W$h¡ hpmu TpX$u.
s¡ A¡V$g¡\u L„$C L$pd AV$L¡$? lSy> sp¡ fp¡tS>v$p„ L$pep£_p¡ gp„bp¡ ¾d R>¡.
MpV$u R>pi¡ c]Åhu NNfu L$mriep dp„Æ kp¡_¡ dYu v¡$.

A_¡ L$pd `pRy>„ L$„C L$d_¡ L$fhp_y„? NpNf A_¡ L$mriep (gp¡V$p) A¡hp„ dp„Æ_¡ EV$L¡$ L¡$ ÅZ¡ kp¡_p\u dYep„ lp¡e! r`Ñm_u NpNf A_¡ gp¡V$p bfpbf EV$L$pep„ lp¡e sp¡ kp¡_p S>¡hp„ S> QdL$sp„ lp¡e_¡!

d¢X$p tiNpmu Np¥Ap vy$lu gC lmh¡ L$p¡Y\u ålpf L$pY¡.

"d¢X$p tiNmu' A¡V$g¡ hp„L$p„ tiNX$p„hpmu. lp, A_¡ vy$lu gC lmh¡ L$p¡Y\u blpf L$pY¡ R>¡. Ap "lmh¡' b¡ bpSy `°L$pi a¢L$sp¡ iåv$ R>¡. Npe_¡ v$p¡lu gu^u, `Z lmh¡, Npe_¡ L$ô$ `X¡$, ìe\p \pe s¡hu fus¡ _l], lmh¡. gp¡V$p-L$mriep dp„S>hpdp„ S>¡ L¡$f R>¡, A¡ S> L¡$f Npe_¡ v$p¡lhpdp„ R>¡. A_¡ L$p¡Y\u blpf L$pY¡ R>¡ s¡ `Z lmh¡\u. Dsphm L$fu_¡, Nd¡ s¡ _rl, k„cpm`|h®L$ blpf L$pY¡ R>¡. `Z Npe_¡ v$p¡üp `l¡gp„ hpR>X$p_¡ ^phhp v$u^p¡ li¡_¡? `R>u A¡_¡ R|>V$p¡ `Z `pX$ép¡ li¡_¡? A_¡ dp_¡ sp¡ lh¡ kuddp„ Qfhp dp¡L$ghp_u_¡? hpR>X$p_¡ dp\u qv$hkcf R|>V$p `X$hp_y„? Sy>Ap¡ L$Þep_y„ hpR>X$p kp\¡_y„ X$utgN.

^ph¡gp hpR>X$p_¡ S>fuL$ L|v$hu g¡ Ap¡kfu-Ap„NZpdp„

lp, hpR>X$p_¡ fdpX$u g¡ R>¡. LÞep_¡ `Z A¡d L$fsp„ dTp Aph¡ A_¡ hpR>X$p_¡ `Z dTp Aph¡. Apd sp¡ fdhpdp„ OZu dTp Aph¡. `Z kde ¼ep„ R>¡? A¡V$g¡ S>fuL$ L|$v$hu g¡ R>¡, Ap¡kfu-Ap„NZpdp„. cC, L$pd bpL$u R>¡. hpR>X$p kp\¡ L„C fçep L$fpe? Sy>Ap¡ `R>u_u `„[¼s_y„ rQÓ.

_¡ X$plu \¥ OX$udp„ rif `f dVy$L$u d|L$u_¡ õl¡S> bp„L$u

"X$plu' A_¡ "bp„L$u' rhi¡jZp¡ gkfL$p dpÓ\u hpõsh-fçe rQÓ_¡ E`kph¡ R>¡. dVy$L$u rif `f kl¡S> hp„L$u d|L$u_¡ L$Þep: "Åsu hph¡, cfu_¡ QYsu `Nr\ep„, iu `r_lpfu ÅZ¡-'

Aph¡ R>gL$psu l¡g¡ rif frhR>X|$gu g¥ Djp ìep¡d-`yÓu.

k|e®_u OX|$gu rif `f d|L$u_¡ Aphsu ìep¡d`yÓu Djp lp¡e ÅZ¡ A¡d L$rh×rô$ L$Þep_¡ Å¡C fl¡ R>¡.

kps `„[¼sdp„ L$rhA¡ L$Þep_p„ fp¡tS>v$p„ `°ps:L$pgu_ L$pep£_¡ AÐe„s gpOh\u, Ap¡R>pdp„ Ap¡R>p iåv$p¡dp„, rQÓpÐdL$ fus¡ fk`|h®L$ Apg¡¿ep„ R>¡. lh¡ `R>u_u R> `„[¼sdp„ L$rh L$Þep_p hpõsrhL$ Æh__u `|hp®`f rhNsp¡ d|L¡$ R>¡. ApS>¡ L$Þep_p ùv$e_¡ cfu v$C ep¥h__p¡ Ap_„v$ A„N¡ A„Ndp„ ìep`u_¡ f¡gpep¡ R>¡. gÁ_h¡mp Aphu R>¡. Of iZNpf¡ s¡hp„ L$p¡C kNp„ L¡$ k„b„^u _\u Apìep„. _\u r`sfpC L$p¡C, _\u cp„Xy„$. R>¡ v$pv$u, `Z "_ L„$C \C iL¡$ `p„Nmu v$pv$u\u sp¡.' r`sp? "bp`y õhN£ rbfpS>¡.' A_¡ dp?

L$qW$_ ùv$e_u dphX$ue¡ hmu Ðep„

Ap `„[¼sdp„ dprhlp¡Zu L$Þep_u ìe\p, L$lp¡ L¡$ A„v$f S> v$bpe¡gy„ X|$kLy„$ L$rh kp„cmsp lp¡e s¡d gpN¡ R>¡. dpdp_u hps `|R>p¡ R>p¡? "_¡ Ap r_cp®NZu_¡ _rl drlefdp„ dpX$u_p¡ dpX$uÅep¡.'

dp_p¡ dpX$uÅep¡ A¡V$g¡ dpdp¡ `Z drlefdp„ _\u Ap r_cp®NZu_¡. Sy>Ap¡ L$rh_u A¡L$ S> `„[¼sdp„ kpf_p¡ kpf L¡$hp¡ E`ku fl¡ R>¡.

dp¢O¡fu ENf¡gu v$uL$fu AV|$gu Ap Aîyk]Q¡g h¡gu.

L$p¡Z bp¡g¡ R>¡ Ap? Ap L$Þep_¡ L$p¡Z "dp¢O¡fu' L$l¡ R>¡? A¡_¡ L$p¡Z "v$uL$fu' L$l¡ R>¡? AV|$gu, ENf¡gu, Aîyk]Q¡g h¡gu_¡ Apd L$p¡Z Å¡C füy„ R>¡? Ap `°ï_p¡_p S>hpb rhj¡ `R>u rhQpfuiy„.

L$p¡C _\u Of iZNpf_pfy„ sp¡ iy„ \pe? S>¡ R>¡ s¡ R>¡, hpõsrhL$sp. ip¡L$dÁ_ \C_¡ b¡ku fü¡ L„$C Qpg¡?

hpmu L$ÃR>p¡ QYu_¡ KQu r_kfZuA¡ Npf\u c]s g]`¡,
g]`¡ _¡ Npe Nusp¡ d_ cfu cfu_¡ Nyàs Dëgpk`°¡ep¯.

`R>u L$Þep "c]sp¡ f„N¡ Dd„N¡.' i¡_p\u?

"AbfMMX$u\u', A_¡ hmu "õh[õsL$p¡\u kylph¡.' bpfkpM `f fS>s L¡$ õhZ®_p kyÄhg„s "hfM' Qp¢V$pX¡$ R>¡. A_¡ : "fyrQf lqfepmp„' sp¡fZp¡ `Z fQ¡ R>¡. L$p¡C kMuA¡ `p„v$X$p„ Q|„V$hpdp„ dv$v$ L$fu R>¡. A¡V$g¡ "kMu L$fQ|„qV$ep„ L$p¡dmp„ `p„v$X$p„dp„' Apkp¡`pgh_p„, Ap jp¡X$iu Apd°`Zp£ N|„\u_¡ sp¡fZp¡ `Z s¥epf L$fu g¡ R>¡. sp¡ lh¡ iy„ bpL$u flu Åe R>¡? lh¡ i¡_u fpl Å¡hpe R>¡?

lphp„ `°us¡ `^pf¡ hf gC Akhpfu cgp, A¡ S> Mp¡V$u.

"Mp¡V$u' A¡hp¡ k-Æh bp¡gu-`°ep¡N L¡$hp¡ ky„v$f gl¡L$p¡ `°NV$ L$f¡ R>¡! Mp¡V$u \hy„ A¡V$g¡ dp¡X$p \hy„. lh¡ i¡_y„ dp¡Xy„$ R>¡? bk lh¡ Ap hffpÅ_u Å_ Aph¡ A¡_u fpl Å¡hpe R>¡. cgp, A¡ S> Mp¡V$u.

Ddpi„L$f_p„ v$k L$pìep¡ `k„v$ L$fhp_p„ lp¡e sp¡ s¡dp„ Ap L$pìe lz„ `k„v$ L$fy„, s¡\u Ap¡R>p„ `k„v$ L$fhp_p„ lp¡e sp¡ `Z Ap L$pìe `k„v$ L$fy„, d_¡ Ap L$pìe L¡$d ApV$gy„ b^y„ õ`i} Ney„ R>¡? iy„ R>¡ A¡dp„? A¡dp„ L$rh_u S>¡ cph×rô$ R>¡ s¡ d_¡ õ`i} NC R>¡. L$rh Ap bpgp_¡ S>¡ cph\u Sy>A¡ R>¡ s¡_¡ iy„ _pd Ap`y„?

"dyLy$fucph' L$lz„? dyLy$f A¡V$g¡ v$`®Z. `Z Ap sp¡ L$rh-Q¡sk¹ R>¡. L¡$hm "v$`®Z' L$l¡hp\u L$rhQ¡s_p_¡ _pd Ap`u iL$psy„ _\u. L$rh Sy>A¡ R>¡ cph`|h®L$, fk`|h®L$, sÞde \C_¡. L$p¡C Th¡fu lufp¡ Sy>A¡ s¡V$gp Ýep_\u, fk\u L$rh A¡L$ bpgp_p Ap„sf-bpü_¡ A¡_p Æh__u Ap_y`|h} kd¡s Å¡C füp R>¡. L$rh_p Ap r_funZdp„ L$p¡C Qp¡Bk _\u. L$lp¡ L¡$ L$p¡C rhQpf _\u. L$lp¡ L¡$ L$p¡C hpv$ _\u. S>¡ R>¡ s¡_¡ L$rh Å¡C füp R>¡. L$pìedp„ L$rh_p Ap r_funZ_p¡ cphpg¡M R>¡. lp cph_p¡ Apg¡M R>¡, cphkpsÐe R>¡, `Z cphyL$sp _\u, s¡d cph rhj¡_p¡ bÙ "rhQpf' (cph_p) `Z _\u. s¡\u L$pìe rhQpf_¡ L$pfZ¡ "`¡çag¡V$ `p¡A¡d' b_sy„ _\u A_¡ cphyL$sp_¡ L$pfZ¡ "k¡[ÞV$d¡ÞV$g' b_sy„ _\u.

L$rh L$fyZp\u Sy>A¡ R>¡ A¡d L$lz„? L$p¡C A¡L$ L¡$ÞŸ\u _\u Å¡sp A¡d L$lz„? L¡$ÞÖ Aph¡ sp¡ "rhQpf' Aph¡, "cph_p' Aph¡. L¡$ÞÖ Aph¡ sp¡ L$rh_u k¡ëa Aph¡. Al] k¡ëa _\u A¡d L$lz„? k¡ëa kp\¡ b^y„ S> hmN¡gy„ lp¡e. rhQpf, hpv$, Apv$i®, cph_p, fpN, Ü¡j hN¡f¡ hN¡f¡. `p¡sp_p gÁ_ dpV¡$ Of iZNpfsu bpgp A¡ S>¡d L$fyZ rhk„Nrs R>¡ s¡d L$luA¡, sp¡ kp\¡ kp\¡ `p¡sp_p kdN° Æh_k„vc®dp„ ENu_¡ afafsu h¡g S>¡hu bpgp Æh_i[¼s_p¡ `°NV$, `°Ðen A_ych R>¡. L$rh Ap b^y„ kpnucph¡ Sy>A¡ R>¡. L$Þep_u `°rs`m_¡ L$rh sÖ|` \C_¡ k[õds Å¡C füp R>¡. L$rh cph\u Sy>A¡ R>¡. cphp¡Ö¡L$\u _\u Å¡sp. Ap L$pìe 1938dp„ L$rhA¡ dy„bCdp„ Sy>gpC dpkdp„ fÃey„ R>¡. Al] Np„^urhQpf _\u. Np„^u_u L$fyZp R>¡ A¡d L$l¡hpdp„ hp„^p¡ _\u. Ap dpÓ L$pìe R>¡. L¡$hm (iyÙ) L$pìe R>¡. Mf¡Mf S>¡ L$pìep¡ lp¡e R>¡ s¡ L¡$hm L$pìep¡ lp¡e R>¡. Ddpi„L$f_y„ Ap A¡hy„ L$pìe R>¡. rhQpf, hpv$, cph_p, Apv$i® L$pìe_¡ MfX$u _pM¡ R>¡. Al] A¡hy„ L$iy„ S> _\u. Al] õ\|m A\®dp„ L$d®bp¡^ `Z _\u. Al] A¡¼i_ R>¡ s¡ kuHNdp„ R>¡. kuHNdp„ A¡ A¡¼i_ R>¡.

Nd¡ s¡V$gy„ gMu_¡ dpf¡$ AV$L$hp_y„ R>¡. Ddpi„L$f_y„ Ap L$pìe d_¡ OÏ„ Nd¡ R>¡.

ANpD_p g¡Mp¡
õså^ Ry>„!
S>¡ `uX$ `fpC ÅZ¡ f¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?