L$l¡hs R>¡ L¡$ S|>_y„ A¡V$gy„ kp¡_y„. k„Nus_u bpbsdp„ sp¡ Ap khpey„ kpQy„ R>¡. _hp„ Nusp¡ A_¡ NpeL$p¡_u ApS>¡ cg¡ bp¡gbpgp lp¡e, `Z S|>_p„ Nusp¡ S>¡V$gp„ l¥e¡ _¡ lp¡W¡$ hk¡gp„ fl¡ R>¡ A¡V$gp„ _hp„ _\u hksp„.

A¡Q.A¡d.hu._u L¡$k¡V$ "NTg A_¡ Nusp¡'dp„ Aphu L¡$V$guL$ S|>_u A_¡ kp¡_p S>¡hu fQ_pAp¡ kp„cmhp dm¡ R>¡. Ly$g 15 fQ_pAp¡ R>¡ Al]. L$pfZ L¡$k¡V$_p¡ S>dp_p¡ Apìep¡ sp¡ `l¡gp„_u B.`u. (A¡¼kV¡$ÞX¡$X$ àg¡, 45 fpDÞX$ `f rdr_V$) f¡L$X®$_p S>dp_pdp„ f¡L$X®$ \e¡gp„ R>¡ Ap Nusp¡ A_¡ lh¡ L¡$k¡V$ê$`¡ A¡ Nusp¡_¡ _hp¡ Ahspf dþep¡ R>¡. NpeL$p¡ R>¡ dp¡lçdv$ fau, dÞ_p X¡$, sgs d¡ld|v$, l¡d„sLy$dpf, du_p L$`|f, Nusp v$Ñ. lp, tlv$u qaëdp¡dp„ Aphp„ V$p¡Q_p„ NpeL$-NpreL$p `Z A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ NyS>fpsu kyNd k„Nus_p„ Nusp¡ Npsp„.

dp¡lçdv$ fauA¡ `yfy—jp¡Ñd D`pÝepe_p k„Nusdp„ N_u v$l]hpgp_u NTg "qv$hkp¡ Sy>v$pC_p Åe R>¡' s\p Arh_pi ìepk_u L©$rs "L$lz„ Ry>„ S>hp_u_¡ `pR>u hmu Å' NpC R>¡. b„_¡dp„ k„NusL$pf A_¡ NpeL$ kp¡m¡ L$mpA¡ Mug¡ R>¡.

bfL$s hufpZu_u NTg, r__y dTydv$pf_y„ _ÅL$scey¯ k„Nus, dÞ_p X¡$_p¡ cphhplu õhf : "k`_p ê$`¡e Ap` _ Aphp¡'. d_dp„ _ hku Åe sp¡ S> _hpC. A¡ S> k„NusL$pf, A¡ S> õhf, dfuT_u NTg "f¡li¡ Ap d_¡ dpfu dyiubs_u v$ip epv$' `Z dpZhp S>¡hu. fpS>¡ÞÖ ipl_y„ Nus "gpNu f¡ gN_ r`ep sp¡fu â¡d_u' ApfSy>_y„ sp¡ r__y dTydv$pf_y„ "`„MuAp¡A¡ L$gip¡f L$ep£ cpC' â¡d_u AëgX$sp_y„ ApNhy„ ê$` gC_¡ Aph¡ R>¡. "`„MuAp¡A¡ L$gip¡f L$ep£' sp¡ A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ gp¡L$Nus S>¡V$gy„ âQrgs \e¡gy„.

sgs d¡ld|v¡$ L¡$fku rd÷u_p k„Nusdp„ fd¡i Nyàsp_u b¡ fQ_pAp¡ "ip_¡ Nydp_ L$fsp¡' A_¡ "S>hpb v¡$_¡ ¼ep„ R>¡ sy„' fS|> L$fu R>¡, `Z s¡ \p¡X$u Ap¡R>u Åd¡ R>¡. s¡_p L$fsp„ s¡d_p L„$W¡$ r__y dTydv$pf_p Nus-k„Nusdp„ fS|> \e¡g "QY$ép„ AZdp¡g qL$õsu `f' A_¡ "kyL$p_u Å sy„ dpf¡ _ph L$fhu `pf _\u' h^y Åd¡ R>¡.

l¡d„sLy$dpf_¡ L„$W¡$ Al] A¡L$ S> Nus Nhpey„ R>¡- "sdpfp„ Al] ApS> `Ngp„ \hp_p„.' iåv$ : N_u v$l]hpgp, k„Nus qL$fuV$ fphm. du_p L$`|f¡ r__y dTydv$pf_p Nus-k„Nusdp„ b¡ L©$rs fS|> L$fu R>¡ : "d_¡ A¡L$gy„ A¡L$gy„ gpN¡' A_¡ "L$lp¡ L$p¡C Qp„v$_¡ X|$bu df¡'. `l¡gu L©$rs h^y cphhplu ê$`¡ fS|> \C R>¡. fd¡i Nyàsp_p Nus-k„Nusdp„ Nusp v$Ñ A_¡ kp\uAp¡A¡ Npe¡gy„ "Np¡Ly$rme¡ f„N fdhp' A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ f¡qX$ep¡ `f M|b hpNsy„. "L$p_yX$p spfu dp¡fguA¡ dpfy„ d_ dp¡üy„'_y„ `Z A¡hy„ S>.

A¡ S>dp_pdp„ dp¡V$p Ap¡L£$õV²$p_u ^dpg _lp¡su, f¡L$p¡qX¯$N_u AV$`V$u fusp¡ _lp¡su, Nphp dpV¡$ NZsfu_u rdr_V$p¡ S> dmsu- R>sp„ Ap L$gpL$pfp¡ S>¡ L$fu Nep R>¡ s¡ ApS>¡ ApV$g¡ hj£ `Z d_dp„ hku Åe s¡d R>¡.

NTg A_¡ Nusp¡. A¡QA¡dhu. ê$r`ep 32.

>dufp„_u L$rhsp kp\¡_y„ d_p¡fd rdg_

hmu `pR>u dufp„_p Nusp¡_u A¡L$ h^y L¡$k¡V$? lh¡ Apdp„ _hy„-_p¡My„ kp„cmhp_y„ iy„ li¡? A¡hp rhQpfp¡ kp\¡ sd¡ _ugp cpNhs_u _hu L¡$k¡V$ "dufp' kp„cmhp_y„ iê$ L$fip¡, `Z ApMu L¡$k¡V$ kp„cmu g¡ip¡ Ðepf¡ \i¡ L¡$ cgy„ \ey„ L¡$ Ap A¡L$ h^y L¡$k¡V$ Aphu dufp„_p„ Nusp¡_u. L$pfZ Al] fS|> \e¡gu R> L©$rsAp¡ Ap¡R>u ÅZusu R>¡, Ap¡R>u Nhpe¡gu R>¡ A¡V$gy„ S> _\u, _ugp cpNhs¡ AÐe„s cphhplu fus¡, A_p¡Mp A„v$pS>dp„ Al] fS|>Aps L$fu R>¡.

Áhprgef OfpZp_u ÅZusu NpreL$p _ugp cpNhs dpÓ ¿epg A„Ndp„ S> _l], Wy$dfu, V$à`p, v$pv$fp hN¡f¡dp„ `Z `pf„Ns R>¡. `„qX$s ifv$QÞÖ Afp¡gL$f A_¡ `„qX$s Åg bpgphp¡qfep `pk¡ spgud gu^¡g _ugp_u NpeL$udp„ kS>®L$sp_p¡ õ`i® Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. \p¡X$p hMs `l¡gp„ L$buf_p„ `v$p¡_u b¡_d|_ L¡$k¡V$ Apàep `R>u _ugp cpNhs dufp„_p„ cS>_p¡_u `Z A¡hu S> b¡_d|_ L¡$k¡V$ Ap`Z_¡ Ap`¡ R>¡.

`l¡gu fQ_p R>¡ fpN d¡Odp„ "fpZpÆ d_¡ bv$_pdu gpN¡ duW$u'. Ap fQ_pdp„_p¡ dufp„_p¡ bmhpMp¡f rdÅS> _ugpA¡ `p¡sp_u NpeL$udp„ Apbpv$ Tuëep¡ R>¡. tk^ukp¡fW$dp„ Nhpe¡g L©$rs "X$pg Nep¡ f¡ Ng dp¡l_ ap„ku'dp„ dufp„_p L©$óZâ¡d_u DÐV$L$sp_¡ s¡Z¡ hpQp Ap`u R>¡. fpN r`gydp„ "L¥$ku qfsy ApB'dp„ hjp® F>sydp„ L©$óZ_p¡ rhfl _ h¡W$u iL$su dufp„_u Quk R>¡.

L¡$k¡V$_u buÆ bpSy> fpN c¥fhdp„ fS|> \e¡g "b¡N `^pfp¡'dp„ kÐhf Aphu `p¡sp_¡ DNpfhp dpV¡$_u dufp„_u ApÆÆcfu AfÆ R>¡ sp¡ fpN dpfy rblpNdp„ Nhpe¡g "ÅAp¡ lqf r_dp£lu'dp„ L©$óZ_¡ D`pg„c R>¡ sp¡ fpN c¥fhudp„ Aphsu R>¡ëgu fQ_p "syd v$fk_ rb_p'dp„ L©$óZ_p„ v$i®__u spgph¡gu R>¡.

_ugp cpNhs_u Ap L¡$k¡V$_u rhriô$sp L$C? `l¡gy„ sp¡ A_¡L$ NpeL$p¡_¡ L„$W¡$ A_¡L$ hpf Nhpe¡gp„ Nusp¡ afu Nphp_¡ bv$g¡ Al] s¡dZ¡ dufp„_p„ âdpZdp„ Ap¡R>p„ ÅZusp„ Nusp¡ `k„v$ L$ep¯. buSy>„ A¡ L¡$ ip÷ue k„Nus_y„ `uW$bm Mfy„, `Z kfmsp, dpv®$h, ApfSy>, _ÅL$s- Ap b^p dufp„_u L$rhsp_p NyZp¡ _„v$hpe _l] A¡ fus¡ s¡_u fS|>Aps L$fu, bëL¡$ Ap b^p NyZp¡ h^y r_Mfu Aph¡ A¡ fus¡ s¡_¡ Npep„. k„Nus_u k|T A_¡ kdS>_u kp\p¡kp\ L$rhsp_u `Z k|T A_¡ kdS> cm¡ sp¡ S> Ap i¼e b_¡. dufp„_¡ ApÐdkps¹ L$ep® hNf Nphu A¡V$g¡ dpÓ `X$R>pep_¡ `L$X$hp¡. Ap L¡$k¡V$ kp„cmsp„ Ap`Z_¡ S>¡ dm¡ R>¡ s¡ dufp„_y„ ârstbb _l], dufp„ `p¡s¡, dufp„_u L$rhsp `p¡s¡.

A¡L$ NpreL$p dpV¡$ Ap_p\u dp¡V$u rkrÙ L$C lp¡C iL¡$?

dufp. _ugp cpNhs. ¼gprkL$g Ap¡qX$ep¡ L¡$k¡V¹$k L„$`_u. ê$r`ep 75.

>kpfu, `Z epv$Npf _l]

iycp dyv¹$Ng d|m sp¡ ip÷ue k„Nus_u NpreL$p. `„qX$s Ly$dpf Np„^h® S>¡hp_u rióep. `„qX$s rS>s¡ÞÖ Arcj¡L$u A_¡ _¥_p v¡$hu `pk¡ `Z spgud gu^¡gu. ip÷ue k„Nusdp„ kpfy„ _pd `Z b_phu flu lsu. A_¡ L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ iy„ k|T¹ey„ s¡ B[ÞX$`p¡`_¡ fhpX¡$ QX$u NC.

`Z "k`_p v¡$Mugp' L¡$k¡V$dp„ Ap B[ÞX$`p¡` _\u. `Z `|fh A„N_p„ Wy$dfu, Q¥su, Tygp hN¡f¡ iycpA¡ fS|> L$ep¯ R>¡. `l¡gu bpSy> `f fpN rdî MdpS>dp„ Wy$dfu "Åhp¡ L$v$f _l], bp¡gp¡ ld k¡' fdrsepm fus¡ fS|> \C R>¡. sp¡ rdî s¡g„Ndp„ Nhpe¡gu buÆ Wy$dfu "v¡$Mp¡ rS>ep b¡Q¡_' kp„cm_pf_¡ `Z b¡ OX$u b¡Q¡_ b_phu v¡$ R>¡.

buÆ bpSy> ÓZ L©$rsAp¡ fS|> \C R>¡. rdî dp„S>-MdpS>dp„ Q¥su "k`_p v¡$Mugp' S>¡ Ap L¡$k¡V$_u kp¥\u epv$Npf fS|>Aps R>¡. T|gp Nus "^uf¡^uf¡ T|gp' `Z dpv®$h`|h®L$ fS|> \ey„ R>¡. rdî r`kydp„ Nhpe¡gu Wy$dfu "L$p„L$fhp dp¡l¡ dpf¡' `Z kp„cmhu Nd¡ s¡hu R>¡. A_ui â^p_¡ sbgp„ `f A_¡ `yfyjp¡Ñd hpgphgL$f¡ lpdp£r_ed `f k„Ns ip¡cphu R>¡.

Wy$dfu, v$pv$fp, Q¥su, lp¡fu, Tygp A¡ b^p d|m sp¡ gp¡L$Nus-gp¡L$k„Nus_p âL$pf. ip÷ue k„Nus_p L$gpL$pfp¡A¡ s¡_¡ A`_pìep _¡ _hp¡ Ap¡` Apàep¡. A„N°¡Ædp„ "gpBV$ ¼gprkL$g' sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMphp gpÁey„ Ap k„Nus. ip÷ue fpN-fprNZu_u kp¥fc Mfu, `Z s¡_p¡ rhõspf _l], Qyõs b„^ `Z _l]. A¡V$g¡ gp¡L$râesp h^pf¡ dm¡. OZp ip÷ue k„Nus_p L$gpL$pfp¡ `pL$p k„Nus_u kp\p¡kp\ Ap "kyNd ip÷ue' k„Nus `Z Npe. iycp dyv¹$Ng Npe R>¡ Ðepf¡ kp„cmhy„ Nd¡ R>¡, `Z l„d¡i dpV¡$ epv$Npf b_u fl¡ A¡hu Ap L¡$k¡V$ b_u iL$u _\u.

k`_p v¡$Mugp. iycp dyv¹$Ng. d¡Á_p kpDÞX$. ê$r`ep 65.

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?