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"dyM¡\u bp¡gy„ dp... Ðepf¡ kpQ¡ bpm`Z kp„cf¡...'

dpfp Æh_OX$sfdp„ dpfp„ dpsyîu_p¡ apmp¡ Ad|ëe R>¡. s¡Ap¡ rhipm ùv$e_p„... v$qfeph qv$g_p„ drlgp lsp„. s¡d_u kyhpk Adpfp Ly$Vy„$bdp„ `dfpV$ b_u dl¡L$su lp¡e, s¡ _phuÞe _ NZpe. `f„sy s¡d_u rinZ kv¹$cph_p fyrQ_p Alp¡cpÁe l¡W$m L¡$V$gue ìe[¼sAp¡ Aphu R>¡. S>¡Ap¡ ApS>¡ `Z dpfp„ dpsyîu âÐe¡ Alp¡cph ìe¼s L$f¡ R>¡.

s¡d_p¡ Æh_d„Ó lsp¡ : "rhÛpv$p_.' S>ê$qfepsp¡_¡ `p¡sp_p Ap„NZ¡ fpMu L„$CL¡$V$gp„e bpmL$p¡_¡ Ås¡ fkp¡C b_phu... AÞ_`|Zp® b_u... cZph¡gp„.

L„$Ly$dp Apd sp¡ blz _p_u Jdf¡ `fZ¡gp„, `f„sy L$p¡W$pk|T\u ApNhu ârscp S>dph¡gu. d_¡ epv$ R>¡ L¡$ h°s-hl¡hpf_p `rhÓ qv$hkp¡ lp¡e Ðepf¡ N°pçe _pfuAp¡ Adpfp rhipm `V$p„NZdp„ A¡L$Ó \pe. `u`mp_p OV$pv$pf h©n l¡W$m L„$Ly$dp hpsp® dp„X¡$; ^d®L$\p. v$f¡L$ ÷u lp\dp„ Qp¡Mp gC, A¡L$pN° b_u hpsp® kp„cm¡! s¡ hMs¡ lz„ riiy Ahõ\pdp„, `Z s¡d_u hpsp® L$l¡hp_u gY$Z A_¡ hpsp®_y„ lpv®$ M|b Nd¡. A¡V$g¡ OZu hpf, Æv$ L$fu_¡ hpsp® d„X$phy„. A¡L$_p¡ A¡L$ `yÓ A¡V$g¡ Æv$ `p¡jpe.

L„$Ly$dp A¡V$g¡ hpsp®_p¡ c„X$pf. L$v$u _ M|V¡$. L$v$pQ A¡ S> k„õL$pf¡ d_¡ L$\pAp¡ L¡$ Nusp¡ gMhp â¡ep£. L„$Ly$dpA¡ L$l¡gp A_¡L$ kÐeOV$_pÐdL$ âk„Np¡_u L$\pAp¡ d¢ Apg¡Mu R>¡. ApL$pihpZu `f\u âkpqfs `Z L$fu R>¡.

Adpfu _p_L$X$u vy$L$p_, Óuk¡L$ huOp„ S>du_. _p_L$Xy„$ Ly$Vy„$b. L„$Ly$dp_p Apep¡S>_\u kfk Qpg¡. `Z `p„Qdu NyS>fpsu `R>u dpfp Npddp„ cZhp_u kNhX$ _l]. khpg Apìep¡ dpfp cZhp_p¡... _h hj®_u Jdf¡ R>p¡L$fp_¡ L$p¡_¡ Ðep„ cZhp d|L$hp¡? Ðepf¡ (ApS>\u 45 hj® `l¡gp„) lp¡õV¡$gp¡_u blz kNhX$ _lp¡su.

L„$Ly$dp d|„Tpep„. iy„ L$fhy„? Npdgp¡L$p¡ L$l¡ : "vy$L$p_ L$fi¡, M¡sf-`pv$f R>¡! sdpf¡ buÅ ¼ep„ v$uL$fp R>¡, s¡ tQsp...'

`Z L„$Ly$dp_p L$p¡W¡$ sp¡ v$uhp lsp. s¡d_¡ `p¡sp_p `yÓ_¡ DÅk cZu dp¡L$ghp_u sdÞ_p lsu. `p„Q-R> v$peL$p `R>u N°pçeÆh_ A_¡ kdpS>_u iy„ [õ\rs li¡, s¡_y„ dp` s¡d_u v$uO®×rô$A¡ L$pY$u gu^y„ lsy„.

dp¡V$ubl¡__¡ Ðep„ b¡ hj® cZhp_u kNhX$ \C, `Z s¡_¡ Ðep„ `Z kps NyS>fpsu S>... ApNm... L„$Ly$dp L$l¡, "Ðep„ ky^u s¡ OX$pC S>i¡.' D`f\u L$X$L$ A_¡ riõs_p„ ApN°lu L„$Ly$dp_y„ ùv$e L¡$V$gy„ L$p¡dm-F>Sy> lsy„ s¡_p¡ âÐen `qfQe d_¡ riiy Ahõ\pdp„ S> \ep¡. dp¡V$ubl¡__¡ Ðep„ b¡ hj® dpV¡$ S>hp_y„ lsy„. `p¡sp_y„ hlpgkp¡ey„ k„sp_, `p¡sp\u b¡ hj® AgN fl¡i¡... s¡ hpÐkëed|rs® dpsp dpV¡$ L$qW$_ `funp kdp_ lsy„. d_¡ sp¡ _hp„ b|V$, L$`X$p„ dm¡gp„. l¥ey„ lfM¡... `Z hpõsrhL$sp_y„ cp_ _l]. dps©ùv$e_y„ Ap¾„$v$ L¡$hy„ lp¡e R>¡. _põsp_p X$bfpdp„ kyMX$u cfu Ap`sp„ d|„Np„ b_u Ne¡gp„ L„$Ly$dp_u Ap„Mdp„\u X$bX$b Apky„ kfu `X$sp„ Å¡C, lz„ rMÞ_ b_u Ne¡gp¡. fps¡ hlpgkp¡eu dpsp_p¡ lp\ ¼ep„ ky^u afsp¡ lsp¡ s¡_u d_¡ KOdp„ Mbf _lp¡su.

buS>¡ qv$hk¡ bp`yÆ A_¡ A¡L$ cpCA¡ dpfp¡ kpdp_ D`pX$ép¡. Ðepf¡ _h hj®_u Jdf¡ blpf_u vy$r_epdp„ X$p¡qL$ey„ L$fhp... L„$Ly$dp_p¡ õ_¡l gC _uL$þep¡. MX$L$u ky^u hmphp Aph¡gp„ L„$Ly$dp A¡ hMs¡ AX$uMd d_p¡bmhpmp„ gpÁep„. L„$CL¡$V$gue riMpdZ Ap`¡gu. `Z A¡L$ hp¼e d_¡ ApS>¡ `Z epv$ R>¡ : "L„$C `Z dyíL¡$gucey¯ L$pd lp¡e sp¡ ×Y$ d_p¡bm fpMu L$fS>¡, s¡dp„ S>ê$f as¡l dm¡ R>¡.'

rinZ dpV¡$ _h hj®_u Jdf¡ blpf _uL$þep¡ s¡ R>¡L$ 29 hj® ky^u qinZ d¡mhhp A_¡L$ õ\mp¡A¡ aep£. L„$Ly$dp kss DÐkpl â¡f¡. _hdy„ ^p¡fZ fpZ`yf, d¡qV²$L$ ky^u gMsf, `R>u fpS>L$p¡V$- Apd kss Aæepk. Äep„ kNhX$ dmu Ðep„ füp¡. Aæepk v$frdep_ L„$Ly$dp_p DÐkplbm; kss â¡d, gpNZu_u lw„a dmsp„ füp„. ¼epf¡L$ Apr\®L$ k„L$X$pdZp¡ Aphsu Ðepf¡ L„$Ly$dp s¡_p¡ DL¡$g L$pY$u g¡sp„. OZu hpf s¡_u ÅZ `Z d_¡ \hp _ v¡$. Apd kss rhÛpæepkdp„ kde `pZu_p f¡gp_u S>¡d kfL$u Nep¡. s¡d_u rhÛp âÐe¡_u Av$çe gpNZu. d_¡ bm `|fsp„.

d_¡ rQÓp¡dp„ fyrQ `¡v$p L$fhpdp„ `Z L„$Ly$dp_p¡ apmp¡ A_Þe R>¡. qv$hpmu_p h¡L¡$i_dp„ Nd¡ Ðep„ lp¡J sp¡`Z Of¡ s¡X$ph¡. s¡ hMs¡ Ofp¡_¡ f„Nfp¡Np_ \sp„ lp¡e. MX$u A_¡ Npf\u Ap„NZ g]`psp„ Ðepf¡ L„$Ly$dp cpscps_p Apm¡M L$pY¡$. A¡d_u _L$g L$fy„. L$pNm `f Å¡C hMpZ¡. rQÓ_u `funpAp¡ `Z d¢ s¡d_u gpNZu k„sp¡jhp Ap`¡gu.

lh¡ sp¡ s¡d_u hpsp®Ap¡ kp„cmu V$`L$phsp¡. dpfp _p_p h¥Û, A¡V$g¡ s¡d_p A_¡L$ âk„Np¡ d_¡ L$l¡. A_¡L$ Ås_u h_õ`rs_u ÅZL$pfu L„$Ly$dp `pk¡ lsu. X$p¡kuh¥vy„$ A¡d_¡ lõsNs lsy„. fpÅiplu_p Sy>ëdp¡ A_¡ âi„kp_p A_¡L$ âk„Np¡ k„cmph¡... Apd kss îhZ k„N©lus \C dpfp¡ A¡ MÅ_p¡ g¡M_ cZu hmhp gpÁep¡.

h¡L¡$i_dp„ hNX¡$ S>hp_y„ k|Q_ \pe. s¡Ap¡ L$ped L$l¡sp : "hNX¡$ hpsy„ L$fS>¡ h©np¡ kp\¡... cpCb„^u L$fS>¡ `„MuX$p„ kp\¡... s¡_p„ d^yfp„ Np_ s_¡ il¡fdp„ kp„cmhp _l] dm¡!

Npd_u v$p¡Y¡$L$ NpD v|$f dpfy„ h¡mygu M¡sf. fõs¡ S>sp„ b¡ _v$u ApX$u `X¡$. s¡_u L$p„V$pmu TpX$udp„ d_¡ h_hNX$p_p„ hpkuAp¡_p„ â\d v$i®_ \ep„. lfZ, riepm, gp¢L$X$u, hfy, kkgp„, i¡mp„, i¡Y$u... s¡_u hps L$fuA¡. L„$Ly$dp syfs S> s¡_u Mprkesp¡ S>Zph¡. riepm_u gpmp¡, kps_pfu rhi¡, lfZ_p„ tiNX$p L¡$ i¡Y$pX$u_p i|mp rhi¡... i¡mp¡ L¡$hu fus¡ kp`_¡ dpf¡... A¡hu fkâv$ hpsp¡ L$l¡ L¡$... kp„cþep S> L$fy„. h_hNX$p_p„ âpZuAp¡ L¡$ `„MuX$p„ kp\¡ v$p¡õsu Ðepf\u b„^pZu. kp` âÐe¡_p¡ dpfp¡ ce s¡dZ¡ S> v|$f L$f¡gp¡. drZ L¡$ kp`_p dlp¡fp_u hpsp¡_¡ s¡Ap¡ `l¡gu S> dp_sp„ _l].

Adpfp„ Ap„NZ¡ O¡O|f `u`mp¡ (ApS>¡ `Z AX$uMd Ecp¡ R>¡) s¡_p rhi¡_u dpÞespAp¡ s¡dZ¡ sp¡X¡$gu. `u`m¡ Aphsp„ A_¡L$ `„MuX$pAp¡ s¡dp„e Mpk L$fu_¡ qv$hpmu `f Aphsp„ rhrh^ `„MuX$p„Ap¡ rhi¡ `|R>uA¡ sp¡ sfs S> S>hpb dm¡. `R>u O„V$u V$p„L$Zp¡ lp¡e, h¥ep, dyr_ep, kyNfu, v$fÆX$p¡... S>¡ lp¡e s¡... dp¡f_¡ sp¡ lp\dp„ dNamu fpMu MhX$phhp l¡hpep¡ L$ep£ lsp¡. s¡_y„ _pd fpÅfpd fpM¡gy„. hjp£ ky^u Aphsp¡. Äep„ ky^u L„$Ly$dp NpdX¡$ füp„.

`nuâ¡d r`spÆ_¡ `Z OZp¡. Of_p M`¡X$pdp„ QL$gp„, L$pbf, `p¡`V$ A_¡ hMpfdp„ v¡$hQL$gu L$ped dpmp bp„^¡ `Z s¡_p„ bÃQp„_¡ rbgpX$p_p¡ Ópk... s¡ s¡_p fnZ dpV¡$ A_¡L$ fpsp¡ ÅNsp r`spÆ_¡ s\p L„$Ly$dp_¡ d¢ Å¡e¡gp„ R>¡. rbgpX$p_¡ R>„X$hpX¡$ S> R|>V$L$p¡.

Npd_p R>p¡L$fp_¡ b|V$X$p A_¡ OyhX$_u cpf¡ buL$. ÅZhp_u OZu DÐkyL$sp. riepmp_p qv$hkp¡dp„ L$p¡C h¡mp Qubfu L¡$ OyhX$ `u`m¡ bp¡g¡ sp¡ Npdgp¡L$p¡ A`iyL$_ dp_¡. `Z L„$Ly$dp _L$pfpÐdL$ S>hpb Ap`¡ : "rbQpfy„ A¡ `Z `„MuXy„$ R>¡. A¡Z¡ sdpfy„ iy„ bNpX$éy„ R>¡. A¡ sp¡ gÿduÆ_y„ hpl_ R>¡!' Apd L$lu qv$hk¡ c|gy„ `X¡$gy„ Aphu QX¡$ sp¡ R>p¡L$fp„ A_¡ L$pNX$pAp¡\u R>p¡X$ph¡.

b|V$X$p_u c°pdL$ dpÞespAp¡ `Z s¡dZ¡ sp¡X¡$gu. A¡ hpO-v$u`X$p S>¡hy„ _\u. rbQpfy„ fp„L$ lp¡e R>¡. A¡d_p L$l¡hp\u hufp cfhpX$_u Tp¡L$dp„ l¡hpey„ \e¡gy„ b|V$Xy„$ s¡Z¡ Æhsy„ `L$X¡$gy„ A_¡ hY$hpZ dpS>_ hpX¡$ dp¡L$gu Ap`¡gy„.

âpZu âÐe¡_u Adpfu A_¡L$ Mp¡V$u dpÞespAp¡ A¡dZ¡ v|$f L$f¡gu. `l¡g h¡sfu Adpfu Npe rhep„sg, s¡Z¡ cfhpX$_¡ `pVy$ dpfu a¢L$u v$u^p¡. `pk¡ S>hp_u L$p¡C tlds _ L$f¡. s¡_¡ L„$Ly$dpA¡ â¡d\u hi L$fu `l¡ghl¡gu v$p¡lu lsu. âpZuAp¡ `Z gpNZu A_¡ â¡dc|¿ep„ lp¡e R>¡, s¡_p `pW$ Ad_¡ s¡d_u `pk¡\u iuMhp dþep.

cZsp„ S> _p¡L$fu dmu k|Óp`pX$p (h¡fphm). v$qfepL$p„W¡$ M|Zpdp„ M|b A¡L$ghpey„ gpN¡. O|Ohsp v$qfep kpd¡ b¡ku rhQpfy„ : Apd S> eyhp_u_p qv$hkp¡ S>i¡? `qfc°dZ_p¡ ip¡M. iy„ L$fhy„? L„$Ly$dp_¡ g¿ey„.

L„$Ly$dp_p¡ S>hpb Apìep¡, "_ fyQsy„ lp¡e sp¡ d|L$u v$p¡... Aæepk ApNm ^`php¡. bphX¡$ bm _¡ dNS>i[¼s lp¡e s¡Z¡ tlds L¡$mhhu Å¡CA¡.'

_p¡L$fu d|L$u. kqfõL$p S>hp_y„ \ey„. fpS>õ\p_ Ne¡gp¡ _l]. `Z L„$Ly$dp L$l¡, "L„$CL$ b_hy„ lp¡e sp¡ kplk L$fp¡...'

`lp¢Ãep¡ kqfõL$p. Aghf dlpfpÅ_p¡ riL$pf L$fhp_p¡ rhipm b„Ngp¡ S>„Ng hÃQ¡. S>e`yf\u kpW$ qL$gp¡duV$f v|$f... cpf¡ Ndu Ney„. L$ç`pDÞX$ d|L$uA¡ L¡$ S>„Ng. `lpX$p¡_u lpfdpmpdp„ h_fpÆ Ap¡Y$Zu Ap¡Y$u Ec¡gu guguR>d _hp¡Y$p gpN¡. s¡_p âp„NZdp„ M|„Mpf hpO A_¡ fp„L$ Æhp¡ Å¡hp dm¡. Ap b^y„ `Ódp„ gMy„ Ðepf¡ L„$Ly$dp d_¡ âL©$rsdp„ â¡d ÅN¡ s¡hp `Óp¡ gMph¡. bk, Ðepf\u dpfu _kp¡dp„ h_îu_y„ Np„X$`Z hmÁey„ s¡ hmÁey„.

v$p¡Y¡$L$ hj£ O¡f Apìep¡. r`spÆ budpf. L„$Ly$dp `pk¡ kqfõL$p_u hps dp„Xy„$ sp¡ s¡Ap¡ s¡d_p S>„Ng A_ychp¡ L$l¡ : O¡gp kp¡d_p\ `pk¡ v¡$Mpsp v$u`X$p L¡$ L$X$phpmp¡ kphS>... dpfu hps_p¡ s„sy `L$X$u l„d¡ip„ d_¡ âp¡Ðkprls L$f¡.

`R>u Aphu L$p¥Vy„$rbL$ S>hpbv$pfuAp¡. BÞv$p¡f (dÝe âv¡$i) kyMr_hpk `¡g¡kdp„ lsp¡. Ðep„ r`spÆ_u dp„v$Nu h^u. O¡f Aphy„. L„$C ìephlpqfL$sp_y„ cp_ _l]. L$p¥Vy„$rbL$ kcp_sp Aph¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ S> r`spÆ_p¡ õhN®hpk \ep¡. L„$Ly$dp_p¡ lp\ `p¼ep¡. ÓZ-ÓZ Ap¡`f¡i_ L$fphhp„ `X$ép„. X$p¡¼V$f L$l¡, "lp\ L$`phhp¡ `X$i¡. `Z ×Y$ d_p¡bmhpmp„ L„$Ly$dpA¡ _L$pfu L$pY$éy„. R>¡ëgp Ap¡`f¡i_¡ lp\ kpfp¡ \ep¡. s¡d_u tlds_¡ cgcgp v$pv$ Ap`¡. `Z `R>u sp¡ Ly$v$fs¡ ÅZ¡ s¡d_u `funp g¡hp_u iê$ L$fu. vy$:M_p Xy„$Nf lpfdpmp b_u Æh_dp„ Ahfp¡^ê$`¡ Aphsp S> füp. Ap kde v$frdep_ d¢ L„$Ly$dp_p¡ Cðf âÐe¡_p¡ ×Y$ rhðpk A_¡ d_p¡bm Å¡ep„, S>¡ s¡d_p¡ klpfp¡ lsp„.

1968dp„ lz„ kMs dp„v$Nudp„ `V$L$pep¡. X$p¡¼V$fp¡A¡ lp\ M„M¡fu _p¿ep. `Z L„$Ly$dp_p¡ A`pf õ_¡l, Cðf âÐe¡_u Apõ\pA¡, fpsqv$hk s¡d_u iyî|jpA¡ b¡W$p¡ \ep¡. v$uhpdp„ L$p¡C hpV$ k„L$p¡f¡ _¡ âL$pi a¡gpe s¡d afu A¡L$ hpf Adpfy„ Ly$Vy„$b Tmy„lmy„ bÞey„. `Z Ap nrZL$ lsy„.

dpfp„ hQ¡V$ bl¡_ rh^hp \ep„. ApX$Óuk hj®_u Jdf¡ L$ip S> fp¡N hNf dpfp b_¡hu Ap„M_p Ap¡`f¡i_dp„ Ahkp_ `pçep. A¡ hMs¡ L„$Ly$dp _p_u bl¡__u kyhphX$ `f Ne¡gp„. A¡d_¡ kdpQpf L$C fus¡ Ap`hp?

Ap ApOpsS>_L$ kdpQpf dpfp Of kpd¡ fl¡sp A¡L$ h©Ù rNfpkv$pf (dpiubp) dpfas¡ Apàep Ðepf¡ L„$Ly$dp k„`|Z®`Z¡ ÅZ¡ L¡$ cp„Nu Nep„. `f„sy A¡d_u d_p¡v$ip_u dpfp `f L¡$hu Akf \i¡ s¡_p¡ s¡ fps¡ S> ÅZ¡ s¡dZ¡ rhQpf L$fu gu^p¡. buS>¡ qv$hk¡ d_¡ L$l¡ : "Ap`Z¡ bl¡__¡ klpfp¡ Ap`hp¡ Å¡Ci¡. s¡ spfp¡ buÅ¡ cpC R>¡.'

d¢ L„$Ly$dp_y„ d_p¡bm Å¡ey„. dpfpdp„ `Z tlds Aphu. bl¡__¡ kpkfhpk¡ s¡_p ðkyf fpMhp s¥epf _lp¡sp. s¡_p„ R> cpX$fy„_¡ L„$Ly$dpA¡ `p„Mdp„ gu^p„. dp¡V$p„ L$ep¯. bl¡_dp„ `Z tlds `|fu. cpZu-cprZepAp¡_¡ cZpìep„. cpZu rirnL$p \C. cpZpAp¡_¡ d¡qX$L$g õV$p¡f. hpl, L„$Ly$dp sdpfy„ ×Y$ d_p¡bm! Æh_k„Oj®dp„ k„Å¡Np¡ kp\¡ gX$u g¡hp_u sdpfu tlds.

Æh__u guguk|L$udp„ L„$Ly$dpA¡ A¡d_¡ k„Å¡Np¡ kpd¡ gX$sp„ iuMìey„ R>¡, s¡ Æhuiy„ Ðep„ ky^u epv$ fl¡i¡. s¡d_p„ âL©$rsâ¡d A_¡ hpsp®L$mp dpfp Æh_dp„ hZpC Q|¼ep„ R>¡. dpfp„ bpmL$p¡dp„ `Z... L$pfZ L¡$ R>¡ëgp„ `„v$f hj® dpfu kp\¡ il¡fdp„ füp„ `Z s¡d_p N°pçeÆh__¡ s¡Ap¡ L$v$pr` rhkpfu i¼ep„ _lp¡sp. bpmL$p¡_¡ _uX$fsp_p NyZ A_¡ rhÛp âÐe¡_u fyrQ `¡v$p L$fhpdp„ s¡d_p¡ A_Þe apmp¡ R>¡. 92 hj®_u S>Ca he¡ s¡Ap¡_y„ Ahkp_ \ey„. Ðep„ ky^u s¡d_u s¡S>õhu Ap„Mp¡A¡ v$p¡fp¡ `p¡fhu iL$sp„. ifufõhpõÕe_p `pW$ `Z s¡dZ¡ cZpìep R>¡.