L$p¥riL$ dl¡sp

bk, Apd Ap_bp_\u rS>hpe sp¡e bk,
A„^¡fp¡ aaX$sp, ip_\u rkhpe sp¡e bk,
Ap Åddp„ R>¡ A¡\u h^pf¡ _ Å¡CA¡,
Ap Åddp„ R>¡ A¡V$gy„ r`hpe sp¡e bk!

NyS>fps_p NTg_p kd°pV$ Ad©s Opeg Ap_bp_\u Æìep, ip_bp_\u Æìep. ^pfv$pf Æìep. iåv$p¡_u Apf`pf Æìep. 25 qX$k¡çbf¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ Ad©s Opeg¡ Ap S>Nsdp„\u "A¡[¼TV$' gu^u. 87 hj®_u S>¥a he¡ A¡d_u Æh_gugp kp\¡ iåv$gugp `Z k„L$¡gpC NC. ApS>¡ (25du qX$k¡çbf¡) b`p¡f¡ A¡L$ hpÁe¡ A¡d_p r_hpkõ\p_ v¡$h Adu\u A„rsdepÓp _uL$mu Ðepf¡ kprlÐeS>Ns_p dd}Ap¡ dp¡V$u k„¿epdp„ Å¡X$pep lsp.

fpS>L$p¡V$ _ÆL$_p kf^pf Npd¡ S>Þd¡gp„ Ad©s Opeg_y„ kpQy„ _pd Ad©sgpg gpgÆcpC cË$. kfL$pfu f¡L$p¡X®$ dyS>b A¡d_p¡ S>Þd 1915dp„ \ep¡. `Z kpQu S>ÞdspfuM 19 Ap¡NõV$, 1916. L$p¡g¡S>_p `l¡gp hj® ky^u cÎep. q¾$L¡$V$, hp¡gubp¡g A_¡ lp¡L$u_p kpfp M¡gpX$u. `pÅ¡v$ v$fbpf BdpdyØu_Mp_ dys®TpMp_ bpbu (fyõhp dTg|du)_¡ Ðep„ flõed„Óu_u _p¡L$fu õhuL$pfu. Al]\u NTg_u kaf iê$ \C. 1942dp„ A¡d_u `l¡gu NTg R>`pC. 1949dp„ dL$p_ A_¡ dpN® rhcpNdp„ _p¡L$fudp„ Å¡X$pep. 1973dp„ r_h©Ñ \ep.

1954dp„ s¡d_p¡ â\d NTgk„N°l "i|m A_¡ idZp„' Apìep¡. A¡ `R>u f„N, ê$`, Tp„e, A[Á_, NTg _pd kyM, Apòe® hÃQ¡, `òpÑ, ipÞsh kÐk„N, d^yf õd©rs A_¡ 1994dp„ R>¡ëg¡ kdN° kS>®_ ApW$p¡ Åd Mydpfu. Aê$T A_¡ fybpes b¡ k„N°lp¡ Aphhp_p lsp `Z âL$pi_ bpL$u füy„.

Opeg_y„ lzgpdÏ„ _pd bQy lsy„. kf^pfdp„ kpd¡ lh¡gu. dyrMepÆ dp¡l_cpC r_:k„sp_, s¡ A¡dZ¡ Opeg_¡ `pgL$`yÓ sfuL¡$ lh¡gudp„ fpM¡gp. `l¡gy„ gÁ_ A¡d_y„ spfpdsu kp\¡. A¡d_y„ 1947dp„ r_^_ \ey„. `R>u 1950dp„ cp_ydsu kp\¡ gÁ_ L$ep¯. k„sp_p¡dp„ b¡ `yÓ, A¡L$ `yÓu. 1973dp„ s¡Ap¡ r_h©Ñ \ep A_¡ fpS>L$p¡V$dp„ hkhpV$ L$ep£.

s¡Ap¡ gp„bp kde\u budpf lsp. 1984dp„ ne_p¡ lzdgp¡ Aph¡gp¡. A¡L$pv$ hj® `l¡gp„ A¡d_¡ lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ v$pMg L$fhpdp„ Apìep lsp. 25du qX$k¡çbf¡ `fp¡Y$ \sp„ `l¡gp„ ÓZ hpÁe¡ A¡dZ¡ A„rsd ðpk gu^p.

A¡d_u NTg_¡ A_¡ Opeg_¡ A_¡L$ kÞdp_ dþep„ lsp„. 1985dp„ A¡d_¡ L$gp`u A¡hp¡X®$, 1992dp„ i¡Mpv$d Apbyhpgp A¡hp¡X®$, 1993dp„ fZrS>sfpd kyhZ®Q„ÖL$ A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ 21 Ap¡¼V$p¡bf, 2002_p A¡d_¡ _ftkl A¡hp¡X®$ A¡_pes \ep¡ lsp¡.

`\pfuhi lp¡hp R>sp„ s¡Ap¡ Mydpfu`|h®L$ Æìep. s¡dZ¡ L$v$ue kdp^p_ _lp¡sp„ L$ep¯. dyipefpdp„ A¡d_¡ NTg`W$_ L$fsp„ kp„cmhp A¡ A¡L$ glphp¡ lsp¡.

kp¥fpô²$ fpÄe_p dy¿ed„Óu DR>f„Nfpe Y¡$bf lsp Ðepf¡ ^pfpkæep¡_u D`[õ\rsdp„ L$pìe`W$_ L$fhp_y„ L$l¡hp A¡L$ DÃQ Ar^L$pfu Opeg `pk¡ Nep. Opeg¡ Oku_¡ _p `pX$u. `p¡sp_u `|h®k„drs g¡hu Å¡CA¡ A¡hp¡ ApN°l fp¿ep¡. `¡gp Ar^L$pfu L$l¡, "sd¡ kfL$pfu _p¡L$f R>p¡ A_¡ lz„ dy¿ed„Óu_y„ r_d„ÓZ gC Apìep¡ Ry>„.'

Opeg¡ fp¡L$Xy„$ `fMphu v$u^y„'sy„, "Ad©sgpg gpgÆ cË$ kfL$pfu _p¡L$f R>¡, Opeg _l].' Aphu Mydpfu lsu Opegdp„. A_¡ Opeg_p â\d NTgk„N°l "i|m A_¡ idZp„'_p rhdp¡Q_dp„ Y¡$bfcpC lpS>f lsp. A¡dZ¡ `¡gp¡ âk„N epv$ fpMu L$üy„, "Opeg dpV¡$ d_¡ Np¥fh R>¡.'

õhcpjp_y„ Opeg_¡ d_ blz Np¥fh A_¡ Nh®. kp¥fpô²$ fpÄe lsy„ Ðepf¡ S>hplfgpg _l¡fy fpS>L$p¡V$ Aph¡gp. A¡d_¡ Myi L$fhp L$pìe`pW$_y„ Apep¡S>_ \ey„. Apep¡S>L$p¡_p¡ Apie _l¡fy_¡ Dv|®$ L$pìep¡ k„cmphhp_p¡ lsp¡.

`Z Opeg¡ L$üy„, "lS|>f! ld sp¡ A`_u dpv$fu Tbp_ NyS>fpsu d¢ L$gpd L$l¡s¡ l¦. ipev$ lS|>f kdS> _ `pe¢ sp¡ Msp dpa qL$rS>e¡Np.' A_¡ _l¡fyA¡ L$l¡gy„, "Af¡ ld sp¡ bp`y L¡$ kp\ bfkp¢ fl¡ l¦! d¦ NyS>fpsu kdS>sp lw„, bp¡g cu kL$sp lw„. Ap` ip¥L$ k¡ Ap` L$u Tbp_ d¢ L$rhsp ky_pBe¡.'

_¡ `R>u Opeg¡ Ap dy¼sL$p¡ k„cmpìep„ lsp„.

S|>_y„ `p_y„ dL$p_ sp¡ Ap`p¡,
^|m S>¡hy„e ^p_ sp¡ Ap`p¡.
kph S|>Wy„$ iy„ L$pd bp¡gp¡ R>p¡?
L$p¡L$ kpQu S>bp_ sp¡ Ap`p¡.
\p¡X$p¡ TpTp¡ rlkpb sp¡ Ap`p¡,
Mp¡V$p¡ kpQp¡ S>hpb sp¡ Ap`p¡.
bpNdp„ cpN R>¡ Adpfp¡ `Z,
A¡L$ hpku Nygpb sp¡ Ap`p¡.
kyM_p b¡Qpf ðpk sp¡ Ap`p¡,
tS>v$Np_u_p¡ cpk sp¡ Ap`p¡.

Ap kp„cmu_¡ _l¡fyA¡ L$l¡gy„, "¼ep¢ A¥kp L$l¡s¡ lp¡?

Opeg¡ L$l¡gy„, "L$rh S>_sp L$p dyM l¥, Dk¡ S>_sp L¡$ vy$:M L$p¡ bep„ L$f_p Qprle¡.'

_l¡fyA¡ L$üy„, "T|fyf, ipef L$p e¡ aT® l¥. g¡qL$_ dyëL$_¡ ¼ep sf½$u _l] L$u?'

A_¡ Opegkpl¡b\u bp¡gpC Ney„, "ApTpv$u_¡ lh¡ huk hfk `|fp„ \hp Aphi¡. dpfu i¡fu_u NV$f lSy> b_u _\u.'

A¡ S>dp_pdp„ NyS>fpsu NTgdp„ Dv|®$_u Akf lsu. lzõ_, BíL$ hN¡f¡ iåv$p¡ âep¡Åsp. Opeg¡ NTgdp„ L$pqW$ephpX$u bp_u_p¡ âep¡N L$ep£. A¡V$g¡ S> kyf¡i v$gpg L$l¡ R>¡, "Opeg_u NTgdp„ kp¥fpô²$_u cpjp_p bm|L$p gl¡L$p_¡ L$pfZ¡ A¡_p¡ fZL$pf kph _p¡Mp¡ lp¡e R>¡. A¡ `p¡s¡ S> `f„`fp R>¡, âhpl R>¡.'

A¡d_u L¡$V$guL$ V¡$hp¡A¡ A_¡L$ hpf rhhpv$ kÄep£ lsp¡. fpS>L$p¡V$dp„ A¡L$ dyipefpdp„ `p¡guk Ar^L$pfuA¡ A¡d_¡ `L$X$ép lsp, L$pfZ lsy„, dÛ`p_.

fd¡i `pf¡M¡ Opeg_¡ `Ódp„ A¡d_p rhi¡ gM¡gu NTg dp¡L$g¡gu A¡_u TgL$ :

R>¡ A¡L$ qfÞv$, âL$V$ _pd A¡_y„ Opeg R>¡,
_¡ A¡_p cpÁedp„ v$pê$ R>¡, `Z vy$Zpeg R>¡.

fS>_uLy$dpf `„X$épA¡ A¡d_u L$p¡gddp„ A¡L$ âk„N gM¡gp¡. A¡L$ X$u.A¡k.`u.A¡ `p¡sp_¡ Ðep„ MpZu`uZu_u `pV$} r_rdÑ¡ "Opeg'_¡ L$üy„, "Sy>Ap¡ Opegkpl¡b, ip¡ hV$ R>¡ Ap`_p¡! dpfp `u.A¡k.ApB.Ap¡ Ap` S>¡hp ipef_u sl¡_psdp„ Ecp R>¡ A_¡ T|L$u T|L$u_¡ àepguAp¡ ^f¡ R>¡.

Opeg¡ L$üy„, "lz„ dpfu `X$su v$ip_¡ fXy„$ Ry>„. A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ d_¡ qafõspAp¡ `psp, ApS>¡ ap¡S>v$pfp¡_p lp\¡ `uhy„ `X¡$ R>¡. Af¡f¡... ìlp¡V$ A ap¡g dpe L$ÞV²$ud¡_.'

rh¿eps L$rh lfuÞÖ v$h¡A¡ A¡d_p rhi¡ gM¡gy„ L¡$, "Opeg_p¡ iåv$ S>_sp_u Æc¡ hõep¡ R>¡, L$pfZ L¡$ A¡ gp¡L$cpjpdp„ hps L$f¡ R>¡. bp¡gQpg_u cpjp L$rhsp_u cpjp b_hu Å¡CA¡ A¡hp¡ ApN°l fMp_pfpAp¡A¡ Opeg_u NTg_p¡ Aæepk L$fhp¡ Å¡CA¡.'

L$d_kub¡ Opeg_p kS>®_ `f blz Aæepk_u ×rô$A¡ gMpey„ _\u. cph_Nf_p X$p¡. rh_p¡v$ Å¡juA¡ "Ad©s Opeg : ìe[¼sdÑp A_¡ hpP$de g¿ey„ R>¡ bk.

Opeg_u NTg_p ApriL$dp„ ApdApv$du\u dp„X$u NyS>fps_p c|s`|h® dy¿ed„Óu dp^htkl kp¡g„L$u, k„sL$rh dL$f„v$ v$h¡ A_¡ k„s dp¡fpfubp`y ky^u_p„ _pdp¡ Aphu Åe R>¡. dp¡fpfubp`yA¡ sp¡ Opeg_¡ _ftkl A¡hp¡X®$ Ap`su hMs¡ "NTgtkl' sfuL¡$ _hpÄep lsp.

Opeg NpeÓu_p S>bfp D`pkL$ lsp. L$rh dL$f„v$ v$h¡ v$rnZ NyS>fpsdp„ hk¡ A_¡ Opeg fpS>L$p¡V$dp„. b„_¡ hÃQ¡ L¡$k¡V$ìehlpf lsp¡. Al]\u Opeg `p¡sp_u hps f¡L$p¡X®$ L$fu L¡$k¡V$dp„ dp¡L$g¡. dL$f„v$ v$h¡ A¡_p¡ S>hpb hmsu L¡$k¡V$dp„ dp¡L$g¡.

Opeg fpÓu v$frdep_ NTg gMsp. A¡d_u kh®â\d dp¥rgL$ âL$pris L©$rs_y„ _pd lsy„ "NTg'. `p_ Mphp_p ApriL$ lsp. O¡f `p_`¡V$u fpMsp. v$pê$b„^u_u A¡ rhfyÙ lsp. L$l¡sp, "v$pê$b„^u c°ô$pQpf_p NS>hp„ cfhp_p¡ L$pfkp¡ R>¡, _pNqfL$ õhps„Ôe D`f_p¡ AÐepQpf R>¡.'

s¡Ap¡ L$l¡sp, "d_¡ cprh S>Ns, iluv¡$ NTg sfuL¡$ Ap¡mM¡ A¡hu dpfu BÃR>p R>¡.'

A_¡ A¡hy„ S> \i¡. NTg dpV¡$ A¡ Æìep. NTg A¡d_p dpV¡$ A[õsÐh lsy„. A¡dZ¡ S> gM¡gy„ :

lsp¡ lz„ tS>v$Nucf iåv$ D`pkL$ flui S>,
L$üp¡ R>¡ "Ap`¡' sp¡ kp^L$ sp¡ kp^L$ flui S>.

Opeg rhi¡_p¡ ANpD_p¡ g¡M
ipef Ad©s Opeg lh¡ Apdmp„_p¡ S> _ip¡ L$f¡ R>¡