Ad¡qfL$p A¡hp¡ v¡$i R>¡ Äep„ dp¡V$f_u `k„v$Nu Ad¡qfL$_ L¡$ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ hksp¡ NyS>fpsu A¡hu fus¡ L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ NpX$u AV$L¡$ _l], gp„bu Qpg¡ A_¡ L$çaV£$bg lp¡e. s¡_p„ sdpd a„¼i_ Ap¸gfpBV$ lp¡e. `f„sy dp¡V$f_u `k„v$Nudp„ QuL$Zp¡ fl¡sp¡ Ad¡qfL$p_p¡ dpZk Äepf¡ gÁ_dp„ OZu hMs `pÓ_u `k„v$Nu L$f¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ `l¡g¡\u S> s¡_¡ Mbf lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ Ap L$Þep L¡$ Ap dyfrsep¡ a„¼i_ L$fi¡ _l]. Aphp gÁ__¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ qX$ka„¼i_g d¡f¡S> L$l¡ R>¡. Ad¡qfL$_p¡_¡ iåv$p¡ ip¡^sp„ blz AphX¡$ R>¡. "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u' _pd_u qaëd, S>¡ `p„Q Ap¸õL$pf A¸hp¸X®$ Æsu R>¡ s¡_p rb°qV$i _pV$L$L$pf qv$Áv$i®L$ kpd d¸ÞX$uT_y„ Ly$Vy$„b S> qX$ka„¼i_g R>¡. A¡_p„ dpbp`_y„ gÁ__y„ NpXy„$ bfpbf Qpgsy„ _\u. Ad¡qfL$p_p ìlpBV$ lpDk_y„ aõV®$ a¡rdgu qX$ka„¼i_g R>¡. qX$ka„¼i_ghpmp Ly$Vy„$b_p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ kS>®L$, cfpX$u L¡$ Ny„X$p¡ `Z b_¡ R>¡. riL$pNp¡dp„ A¡L$ NyS>fpsu A¡[ÞS>r_ef fl¡sp¡ lsp¡. Ad¡qfL$_ R>p¡L$fu_¡ `fÎep¡. `p¡s¡ rd÷u Ås_p¡ lsp¡. s¡_¡ A„v¡$ip¡ lsp¡ L¡$ Ap gÁ__y„ NpXy„$ `pV¡$ _l] Qpg¡. R|>V$pR>¡X$p gu^p. A¡ `R>u rd÷u L$p¡ddp„ buÅ gÁ_ hMs¡ bp„^R>p¡X$ L$fhu `X$u. hX$p¡v$fpdp„ A¡d.A¡. \e¡gu L$p¡d_u L$Þep_¡ `k„v$ L$fu. `Z g„X$_ `fZu_¡ R|>V$pR>¡X$p gu^¡gu ky„v$f L$Þep lsu. h^pfpdp„ Ap L$Þep_¡ A¡L$ 10 hj®_p¡ `yÓ lsp¡. riL$pNp¡_p dyfrsep_¡ Mpsfu lsu L¡$ `pfL$p `yfyj\u \e¡gp `yÓ_¡ s¡ kdphu _l] iL¡$. R>sp„ gÁ_ L$ep¯. L$ÞepA¡ ifs L$f¡gu L¡$ `yÓ_¡ s¡ kp\¡ fpMi¡. _pR|>V$L¡$ lp `pX$u. b^p„ S> "Ap¸gfpBV$ a„¼i_'hpmu NpX$u Mfuv$_pfp rd÷uA¡ qX$ka„¼i_g L$Þep `k„v$ L$fu. Ad¡qfL$p S>C_¡ dpÓ L$Þep dpV¡$ rhTp dp¡L$ëep. "`yÓ' dpV¡$ _l]!

Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Aphp„ qX$ka„¼i_g Ly$Vy„$bp¡ W¡$fW¡$f R>¡ s¡\u "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u' qaëd b^p_¡ Nd¡ R>¡. A¡L$ Þey ep¸L®$_p L$pqW$ephpX$u lpV®$kS>®_ R>¡. dy„bC_p qaëdõV$pfp¡ s¡d_u `pk¡ lpV®$ Q¡L$ L$fphhp Åe R>¡. s¡dZ¡ `|_p_u NyS>fpsu L$Þep kp\¡ gÁ_ L$ep¯. bëL¡$ `|_p_u L$Þep Þey ep¸L®$dp„ S> hksu lsu A_¡ N°u_ L$pX®$hpmu lsu. N°u_ L$pX®$_y„ A¡ L$Þep_¡ d_ M|b dlÒh lsy„. X$p¸¼V$f_¡ _lp¡sy„. L$Þep_p d_dp„ A¡hy„ qX$ka„¼i_ lsy„ L¡$ X$p¸¼V$f s¡_¡ N°u_ L$pX®$ dpV¡$ S> `fZ¡ R>¡. b„_¡ `fÎep„. ÓZ `yÓuAp¡ \C. X$p¸¼V$f_¡ `yÓuAp¡ dpV¡$ hp„^p¡ _lp¡sp¡, `f„sy L$Þep_u v$gug lsu L¡$ Ap X$p¸¼V$f_y„ hue® S> L$Þepâ^p_ R>¡! â\d\u S> gÁ_ qX$ka„¼i_g lsy„. Þey ep¸L®$_p X$p¸¼V$f fp¡S>_p ê$r`ep 1 gpM L$dpe R>¡. `Ð_u N©rlZu R>¡. N°u_ L$pX®$_p ap„L$phpmu `Ð_u kdekf X$p¸¼V$f_¡ S>dpX$su _\u. kpQhsu _\u. bpmL$p¡_u lpS>fudp„ `rs_¡ MMX$phu _pM¡ R>¡. L$l¡ R>¡, ""s_¡ lz„ Ad¡qfL$p _ gphu lp¡s sp¡ sy„ dy„bCdp„ fMX$sp¡ lp¡s.'' Ap X$p¸¼V$f `R>u kp„Ðh_p dpV¡$ ^pfp¡ L¡$ s¡_u `yÓu_u ä¡ÞX$_p â¡ddp„ `X¡$ sp¡ qX$ka„¼i_ bdÏ„ A_¡ ¾$p¸r_L$ \pe R>¡. "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u'dp„ Aphu hpsp® R>¡. fp¡S>fp¡S> `rs-`Ð_u hÃQ¡_u V$L$V$L$ A_¡ fp¡dpÞk_p W„$X$p`Zp `R>u qaëd_p¡ Ap¸õL$pf A¸hp¸X®$lufp¡ s¡_u `yÓu_u V$u_¡S>f ä¡ÞX$ kp\¡ â¡ddp„ `X¡$ R>¡.

`Z "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u'_u b¡X$p¡m kpdprS>L$ hpsp®_¡ Ap¸õL$pf A¸hp¸X®$ rS>spX$_pf qv$Áv$i®L$ kpd d¸ÞX$uk `Z ÅZhp S>¡hp dpZk R>¡. sd¡ hu.A¡k. _pB`p¸g_¡ ÅZp¡ R>p¡. Ap d|m cpfsue g¡ML$ qV²$r_X$pX$dp„ fl¡ R>¡. kpd d¸ÞX$uk lÆ dpÓ 34 hj®_p R>¡. A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Ap`Zp "ld qv$g v¡$ Q|L¡$ k_d a¡Bd' k„S>e gugp cZkpgu_u Jdf_p R>¡. kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p v$pv$pA¡ qV²$r_X$pX$dp„ hu.A¡k. _pB`p¸g A_¡ ku.A¡g. AfS>¡çk S>¡hp âMf kprlÐeL$pfp¡_p klL$pf\u "^u buL$_' _pd_y„ A„N°¡Æ kprlÐe_y„ d¸N¡rT_ iê$ L$ey¯ lsy„. kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p _pddp„ `p¡Vy®$NuT AV$L$ R>¡. `p¡Vy®$Ng_p b„v$fu Npd "dv$ufp'\u (A„N°¡Ædp„ õ`¸tgN MADERIA) kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p v$pv$p A¡L$ L¡$mp„_u l¡fpa¡fu L$f_pfu bp¡V$dp„ qV²$r_X$pX$ Aph¡gp. d¸ÞX$uk_p r`sp `uV$f A„N°¡Æ_p âp¡a¡kf lsp. rb°V$__u qfqX®$N eyr_hrk®V$udp„ s¡ A„N°¡Æ cpjp iuMhsp lsp.

r`sp A_¡ v$pv$p kprlÐeL$pf lsp. kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p r`spA¡ A¡V$g¡ S> `yÓ_y„ _pd k¸çeyAg A¸g¸¼Tp„X$f fpM¡gy„. kpd d¸ÞX$uk_u dpsp h¸g¸fu elwv$u lsu, `Z A„N°¡S>_¡ `fZ¡ A¡V$g¡ \p¡Xy„$L$ qX$ka„¼i_ \pe. `p¡g¡ÞX$dp„ S>Þd¡gu h¸g¸fu `p¡s¡e hpsp®g¡rML$p lsu. bp¡gp¡, "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u' qaëd L¡$V$gu cpÁeipmu. kprlÐefk\u cf`|f, `Z kpdprS>L$ L¡$ gÁ_Æh__u ×rô$A¡ A^|fp A¡hp a¡rdgudp„ S>Þd¡gp kpd d¸ÞX$uk qv$Áv$i®L$ sfuL¡$ dþep¡. `p„Q hj®_p lsp Ðepf¡ kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p„ dp-bp`¡ R|>V$pR>¡X$p gu^p lsp. (_p¡¡'sy„ L$üy„?)

kpd d¸ÞX$uk S>¡hp¡ A_ych S>Ns_p„ L$fp¡X$p¡ bpmL$p¡_¡ \pe R>¡. dpspr`sp kprlÐeL$pf lp¡e, cZ¡gp„ lp¡e, d|X$u lp¡e, OX$uL$ Av¹$cys â¡d_y„ hpsphfZ Qpg¡ A_¡ `R>u TOX¡$ Ðepf¡ Ap¡qfkp_y„ hphpTp¡Xy„$ Ap¡Ry>„ `X¡$. Aphp bQ`Zdp„ kpd d¸ÞX$uk dpsp kp\¡ füp. õL|$gdp„ cZhpdp„ Ýep_ _ gpN¡. dpsp_p X$pehp¸k®_¡ `Qphu _ iL¡$. A¡V$g¡ kpd A¡L$gp A¡L$gp dpsp kp\¡ a¸ÞV$ku_u vy$r_epdp„ Æhsp. ApS>¡ eyfp¡`-Ad¡qfL$pdp„ v$f¡L$ ÓuÅ Ly$Vy„$b_y„ bpmL$ qX$ka„¼i_g Ly$Vy„$bdp„ a¸ÞV$kudp„ Æh¡ R>¡. v$pMgp sfuL¡$ Q¸ëku [¼gÞV$_.

kpd d¸ÞX$uk¡ `R>u Æh_dp„ fk cfhp _pV$L$_p n¡Ó¡ T„`gpìey„. kp\¡ q¾$L¡$V$ fdhp dp„X$ép. Ap`Zp q¾$L¡$V$ L$p¸d¡ÞV¡$V$f Äep¸äu bp¸eL$p¸V$ kp\¡ A_¡ dpBL$ rbefgu S>¡hp A„N°¡S> q¾$L¡$V$f kp\¡ kpd d¸ÞX$uk q¾$L¡$V$ fçep R>¡, lÆ fd¡ R>¡. (Ad¡qfL$pdp„ "k¸çeyAg_y„ "kpd' \C Åe R>¡.) Ap¸¼kaX®$ipef Npd¡ s¡_p\u dp¡V$p Y$Np S>¡hp q¾$L¡$V$fp¡ kp\¡ s¡ q¾$L¡$V$ fdsp. azgV$pBd q¾$L¡$V$f \sp„ \sp„ flu Nep. s¡d_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ q¾$L¡$V$dp„ s¡dZ¡ buÅ 10 S>Z D`f Ap^pf fpMhp¡ `X¡$ R>¡. s¡dZ¡ _½$u L$ey¯ L¡$ Æh__u _p¥L$p dpV¡$ s¡ S> `p¡sp_p¡ dpN® _½$u L$fu qv$Áv$i®L$ b_i¡. s¡dZ¡ V$ud a\® _pd_p _pV$éL$pf kp\¡ A¡L$ r\e¡V$f L„$`_u Ecu L$fu. A¡ v$frdep_ cS>hhpgpeL$ _pV$L$p¡ g¿ep„. A¡L$ X$T_ _pV$L$p¡ gMu_¡ Sy>v$p„Sy>v$p„ r\e¡V$f_p dprgL$p¡_¡ dp¡L$ëep„. s¡dp„\u b¡ S>Z¡ S> S>hpb Apàep. buÅ r\e¡V$fhpmp_¡ sp¡ qfS>¸¼i_ [õg` dp¡L$ghp_u `Z azfkv$ _lp¡su. A¡dp„e A¡L$ r\e¡V$f_p dprgL$ Älp¸_ N¸g¡ kpd d¸ÞX$uk_y„ _pV$L$ A¡V$g¡ S> `k„v$ L$ey¯ L¡$ Älp¸_ N¸g `Z q¾$L¡$V$ fdsp lsp. Älp¸_ N¸g_p L$àsp_`v$ l¡W$m kQu__u S>¡d s¡ kss d¡Q lpfsp füp A¡V$g¡ q¾$L¡$V$_¡ `X$su d|L$u. Älp¸_ N¸g¡ r\e¡V$f L„$`_u iê$ L$fu. s¡d_¡ kpd d¸ÞX$uk_u b¡qV„$N Ndsu lsu s¡\u s¡d_y„ _pV$L$ õhuL$pey¯ lsy„. Apd q¾$L¡$V$, q¾$L¡$V$dp„ L$pd _ gpÁey„, `Z _pV$L$dp„ L$pd gpÁey„. kpd d¸ÞX$uk Älp¸_ N¸g_p AprkõV$ÞV$ qX$f¡¼V$f bÞep. A_¡ L$dpg Å¡C gp¡. fp¸eg i¸¼kr`ef r\e¡V$f L„$`_u_u q¾$L¡$V$ V$ud kpd¡ l„d¡ip„ Älp¸_ N¸g_u V$ud lpfsu, kpd d¸ÞX$uk s¡_p r\e¡V$fdp„ Apìep A¡V$g¡ `l¡gu hMs fp¸eg i¸¼kr`ef r\e¡V$f_u q¾$L¡$V$ V$ud_¡ Ap b¡ c¡fyA¡ lfphu v$u^u.

bk, A¡ `R>u sp¡ kpd d¸ÞX$uk_¡ qv$Áv$i®L$ sfuL¡$ L$pd dmhp dp„X$éy„. A¡L$ ^yf„^f Arc_¡sp L$l¡sp L¡$ Ap 26 hj®_p¡ (8 hj® `l¡gp„) R>p¡L$fX$p¡ _pV$L$_y„ qv$Áv$i®_ k„cpm¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ 30 hj®_p dpfp _pV$L$_p Arc_e_u L$pfqL$v$} `R>ue d_¡ _hy„_hy„ iuMh¡ R>¡. NyS>fpsu _pV$L$p¡dp„e Aphy„ b_¡ R>¡. ^yf„^fp¡_¡ NyS>fpsu R>p¡L$fX$pAp¡ qv$Áv$ri®s L$f¡ R>¡. qflk®g lp¡gdp„ kpd d¸ÞX$uk âh¡i¡ Ðepf¡ s¡d_¡ ¿epg lp¡sp¡ _\u L¡$ _pV$L$_p¡ A„s L¡$hp¡ gphi¡. "^ V¸ç`¡õV$' _pd_p i¸¼kr`ef_u L„$`_u_p _pV$L$dp„ A¡L$ A„s Ådsp¡ _lp¡sp¡. kpd d¸ÞX$uk¡ qflk®g \„cphu v$u^y„. A¡ `R>u blpf A¡L$gp A¡L$gp gV$pf dpfhp dp„X$ép. 45 rdr_V$ `R>u Apìep. _pV$L$_p¡ Qp¡V$X|$L$ A„s N|„\pC Ne¡gp¡.

`f„sy Ap gp„bu hps \C. kpd d¸ÞX$uk g„X$_\u lp¸guh|X$ L¡$d `|Nu Nep¡? A_¡ `|Áepc¡Ny„ Ap¸õL$pf S> L¡$d `L$X$éy„? 1995_u kpgdp„ õV$uh_ õ`ugbN® s¡d_u qaëd "k¡thN âpBh¡V$$ f¹ep_' g„X$_dp„ qfguT \C s¡ V$p„L$Z¡ g„X$_ Aph¡gp. s¡dZ¡ kpd d¸ÞX$uk qv$Áv$ri®s "Ap¡rghf' _pV$L$ Å¡ey„. õV$uh_ õ`ugbN® sp¡ QÑp`pV$ \C Nep. A¡ qv$hk\u s¡d_p d_dp„ kpd d¸ÞX$uk spmh¡ Qp¡L$g¡V$ Qp¢V$u Åe s¡d Qp¢V$u Nep. buÆ A¡L$ hMs b°p¡X$h¡_p â¿eps _pV$L$_y„ kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p lp\¡ qv$Áv$i®_ õ`ugbN£ Å¡ey„. A¡ hMs¡ S> õ`ugbN£ "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u' qaëd_u [õ¾$àV$ Mfuv$u lsu. ku^u S> qv$Áv$i®_ dpV¡$_u L„$L$p¡sfu kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p lp\dp„ `L$X$phu v$u^u. A_¡ lh¡ A¡L$ kp„cmhp S>¡hu hps R>¡. Ap`Zp `ÓL$pfp¡, L$gpL$pfp¡, qv$Áv$i®L$p¡ L¡$ rbT_¡k A¡[¼T¼eyqV$hp¡ l„d¡ip„ `p¡s¡ b^y„ S> ÅZ¡ R>¡ s¡hp¡ v¡$Mph L$f¡ R>¡. X$p¡m L$f¡ R>¡. kpd d¸ÞX$uk¡ õ`ugbN®_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""Af¡ cpC, sd¡ d_¡ qv$Áv$i®_ kp¢`p¡ R>p¡. lz„ sp¡ _pV$L$_p¡ Æh Ry>„. sd¡ gp¡L$p¡ Ap qaëd_y„ qX$f¡¼i_ L¡$d L$fp¡ R>p¡? kdÅhip¡? õV$uh_ õ`ugbN® sp¡ dpZk`pfMy lsp. s¡dZ¡ L$üy„, ""cpC, sy„ spfu ApÐdk|T D`f cfp¡kp¡ fpM. tQsp _ L$f. Myiu\u lp¸guh|X$ Aphu Å.''

_pV$L$ S> b_phsp lp¡e s¡d "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u'_p„ `pÓp¡_¡ s¡dZ¡ r\e¡V$fdp„ qflk®g L$fphu_¡ i|qV„$N `Z L$ey¯. ÓZ qv$hk_y„ i|qV„$N sp¡ kph a¡Bg Ney„. L„$C dÅ _ Aphu. A¡ `R>u ApM¡ApMy„ i|qV„$N _h¡kf\u L$ey¯. A¡ v$frdep_ "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u'dp„ î¡óW$ Arc_¡sp_p¡ Ap¸õL$pf A¸hp¸X®$ Æs_pfp lufp¡ L¡$rh_ õ`¡ku sp¡ d¸ÞX$uk_u Apcp\u A„ÅC Nep. qaëd_u Arc_¡Óu A¡_¡V$u b¡t_N `Z âcprhs \C NC. kpd d¸ÞX$ukdp„ S>åbf ApÐdrhðpk R>¡. qaëd L¡$ _pV$L$ L¡$ L$p¡C `Z rbT_¡k k„õ\p`_dp„ L„$C `Z L$fp¡ s¡ `|Z® ApÐdrhðpk kp\¡ L$fp¡. hmu sd_¡ L$p¡C hMs gpN¡ L¡$ sd¡ L$fp¡ R>p¡ s¡ bfpbf L$fsp _\u, s¡ hps_p¡ AZkpf sdpfu _uQ¡_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ lfrNS> Aphhp¡ _ Å¡CA¡—. _l]sf h¡sf h„W$u Åe. "ld qv$g v¡$ Q|L¡$ k_d'_p k„S>e gugp cZkpgu 35 hj£ A¡rgrS>bg b¡Qgf R>¡. kpd d¸ÞX$uk_¡ a¡rdgu Ecy„ L$fhp_u S>Áep Mpgu R>¡. Å¡L¡$ Ng®ä¡ÞX$ OZu \C R>¡. Ap`Z¡ _pd ÅZsp _\u s¡hu S>¸_ lp¸fp¸¼k, L¸$rgõV$p ãgp¸L$lpV®$ A_¡ fpi¡g s¡_u ä¡ÞX$ R>¡. `Z gÁ_ L$ep¯ _\u. _pV$L$_u A_¡ qaëd_u Arc_¡Óu ÄeyX$u X¸$ÞQ s¡d_u rdÓ R>¡. V$p¸d ¾y$BT A_¡ r_L$p¸g qL$X$d¸_ (ApBT hpBX$ Ap¡`__u rlfp¡B_) `Z kpd d¸ÞX$uk_p„ âi„kL$p¡ R>¡. "^ ågy ê$d'dp„ kph kõsp `yfõL$pf\u L$pd L$fhp (gNcN das) r_L$p¸g qL$X$d¸_ s¥epf \C NC lsu. Ap _pV$L$dp„ kpd d¸ÞX$uk¡ r_L$p¸g qL$X$d¸__p„ sdpd h÷p¡ L$Y$pìep„ lsp„. kpd d¸ÞX$uk_¡ V$p¸d ¾y$BT A_¡ r_L$p¸g qL$X$d¸_ Ahpf_hpf s¡d_u _p¥L$pdp„ kaf¡ gC Åe R>¡. Ap¸õV²¡$rgep Åe Ðepf¡ l¡fëX$ r`ÞõV$f_u V$ud kp\¡ q¾$L¡$V$ fd¡ R>¡. g„X$_dp„ Äepf¡ "Ad¡qfL$_ åeyV$u' qfguT \C Ðepf¡ kpd d¸ÞX$uk s¡d_u dpsp A_¡ _hp r`sp kp\¡ qaëd Å¡hp Aph¡gp. lÆ s¡d_u q¾$L¡$V$ Qpg¡ R>¡. kQu_ L¡$ Np„Nygu Ap hps `f\u _pV$L$ L¡$ qaëd b_phhp rhi¡ L„$C rhQpfi¡?

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