dpfu dp_y„ _pd Æsubl¡_. OZp„ hj®\u Npddp„ Æsudp sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMpe R>¡. klz dp_ Ap`¡ A_¡ A¡d_u Å¡X¡$ hps L$fhp b¡k¡. A¡ A¡d_¡ Nd¡. A¡d_¡ Mp^p hNf Qpg¡ `Z hps L$ep® hNf _ Qpg¡. A_¡ S>¡ dpZk A¡d_¡ dp_ _ Ap`¡ A¡_u kp\¡ A¡ hps `Z _ L$f¡. õhdp_ rhi¡_p¡ A¡d_p¡ S>¡ ¿epg R>¡ A¡_p `p„Q V$L$p `Z Å¡ dpfpdp„ lp¡s sp¡ lz„ kprlÐe A_¡ rinZ_u Ål¡f âh©rÑAp¡dp„\u ¼epf_p¡e Mku Nep¡ lp¡s. `Z dpfpdp„ Nyõk¡ \C_¡ bp¡ghp_y„ gnZ R>¡ A¡ sp¡ A¡d_y„ S> R>¡. L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Nyõkp¡ Ap_yh„riL$ R>¡. `Z A¡d_p¡ Nyõkp¡ X„$Mugp¡ _ lp¡e. A¡d_y„ hlpg S> A¡V$gy„ h^y L¡$ Nyõkp¡ Np¥Z b_u Åe.

A¡d_p ìe[¼sÐh_y„ A¡L$ gnZ d_¡ DÑf NyS>fps_u AÅebu S>¡hy„ gpN¡ R>¡. A¡ R>¡ NZhp_u A_¡ epv$ fpMhp_u i[¼s. NrZsdp„ ApMy„ DÑf NyS>fps kpfy„. NyS>fps_¡ NrZs_p rinL$p¡, AÝep`L$p¡ A_¡ k„ip¡^L$p¡ DÑf NyS>fps¡ Apàep R>¡. d_¡ d¡qV²$L$dp„ NrZsdp„ `„QpÏ„ NyZ dm¡gp. kp¡ dms, `Z A¡L$ v$pMgp_p `¡V$p rhcpN_u fL$d kdS>hpdp„ Dsphm \C Ne¡gu. dpfp„ dp cZ¡gp„ L$iy„ _l], `Z NZ¡ b^y„. `¥kp_ue c|g _ \pe. rkÙ`yf, f¡hpÆ L¡$ `phpNY$_u ÅsfpA¡ b^p„ _uL$þep„ lp¡e sp¡ qV$qL$V$ A¡ L$fph¡. AÐepf¡ sp¡ dpfp cÓuÅ A_¡ A¡d_u hlzhpfyAp¡ `Z cZ¡gu, sp¡e V$éybh¡g_p cpX$p_u DOfpZu Aphu lp¡e sp¡ kp¡dpcpC dp `pk¡ d|L$u Åe, dpf¡ O¡f. Npddp„ Ad¡ ÓZ¡e cpC Sy>v$p fluA¡ R>uA¡—. A_¡ dpspr`sp dpfp„ c¡Np„ R>¡ S>¡\u TOX$p _ \pe _¡ dp_ kQhpe. Äep„ S|>_y„ Of lsy„ Ðep„ S> d¢ _hy„ Of L$fph¡gy„ R>¡. Npd_p L$pev$p sp¡X$u_¡ Ofdp„ S> bp\ê$d hN¡f¡_u kNhX$ L$fu R>¡. MpmL|$hp¡ Mp¡v$pìep¡ Ðepf¡ A¡d_p¡ rhfp¡^ lsp¡. dpfp r`spÆ_u kgpl_u A¡d_¡ L$iu Akf _lp¡su \C _¡ qv$hkp¡ ky^u dp¢ QY$phu fpM¡gy„, `Z `R>u kpÅ„dp„v$p„ lp¡CA¡ Ðepf¡ Ap kNhX$\u L¡$hu fpls fl¡ R>¡ A¡ A¡dZ¡ Ås¡ Å¡ey„ A_¡ Ðepf\u k„S>e_¡ Apiuhp®v$ Ap`hp_y„ iê$ L$ey¯. lz„ dp¡V$p¡ \ep¡ s¡\u dpfp„ hMpZ L$fhp_¡ bv$g¡ bpbp_¡ hMpZ¡.

dpfp dp¡V$p cpC L¡$ihgpg¡ 1960dp„ Sy>hpfy„ L$ey¯. `R>u kp¡dpcpC A_¡ lz„ c¡Np lsp. 1961dp„ Adpfp„ Sy>hpfp„ \ep„ Ðepf¡ lz„ A¡d.A¡.dp„ cZsp¡ lsp¡. kp¡dpcpC_p A_¡ dpfp Sy>hpfp\u A¡d_¡ KXy„$ vy$M \e¡gy„. Npddp„ Of_p¡ dp¡cp¡ OV$u Nep S>¡hy„ gpN¡gy„. `Z `R>u A¡dZ¡ d_ d_pìey„. A_¡ kp¡dpcpC_¡ Ðep„ sfp¡ `X¡$ A¡_u M|b L$pmÆ gu^u. k|fS>cpcu _p_p„ R>p¡L$fp„_¡ kpky_¡ lhpg¡ L$fu_¡ M¡sfdp„ L$pd lp¡e L¡$ _ lp¡e `Z O¡f fl¡hp_y„ Ap¡Ry>„ `k„v$ L$f¡. R>p¡L$fp„_¡ ^phZ Ap¡Ry>„ dm¡ s¡ c¢k_y„ v|$^ `uA¡. cpf¡ `X¡$. A¡d_¡ ^p¡hp_y„ _¡ Qp¡¿Mp„ fpMhp_y„ L$pd dpfu dp_¡ dp\¡. Ap hjp£dp„ A¡d_p¡ õhcph QuqX$ep¡ b_u Nep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ k|fS>cpcu kp\¡ Ahpf_hpf QX$cX$ \su. dp¡V$p„ _p\ucpcu dpfu dp_p„ ApL$fp„ h¡Z\u V¡$hpe¡gp„ lsp„, fkp¡C\u dp„X$u_¡ ApMp Of_p hluhV$ kyÙp„_p¡ b^p¡ cpf kpky_¡ dp\¡ lp¡e A¡ A¡d_¡ A_yL|$m lsy„. b„_¡ Of hÃQ¡ L$fp¡ A¡L$. Sy>hpfp `R>u _p\ucpcu_¡ S>¡ dp¡L$mpi dmu A¡ k|fS>cpcu_¡ dmu _l] A_¡ ANpD S>¡ cpN¡ `X$sy„ kp„cmhp_y„ Aphsy„ A¡ b^y„ lh¡ A¡dZ¡ A¡L$gp„ h¡W$hy„ `X$sy„. A¡dp„\u sZMp Mfhp gpÁep A_¡ hps hZk¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ d¢ S|>_y„ Of lsy„ Ðep„ _hy„ QZphu v$u^y„ A_¡ dpspr`sp_¡ dpfp c¡Np gC Nep¡.

lz„ dpfu dp_y„ L$üy„ _ dp_y„ A_¡ `pfy dpfy„ _ dp_¡. S>¡_p âÐe¡ gpNZu h^y lp¡e A¡_y„ s¡ hmu dp_hp_y„ lp¡e? A¡_u s¡ hmu buL$ fMpsu li¡? dpfp„ `Ð_u Ðepf¡ S>¡V$gp„ ê$`pmp„ A¡\u h^y suMp„. ^fsu `f `N S> _ W$f¡. kpky sp¡ iy„ cNhp_ `Z NZsfudp„ li¡ L¡$ L¡$d A¡ L$l¡hy„ dyíL¡$g. dpfu dp A_¡ `pfyA¡ kp\¡ fl¡hp_y„ lp¡s sp¡ b„_¡dp„\u A¡L¡$ õhcph bv$gu _pMhp¡ `X$s. `Z hpfsl¡hpf¡ A_¡ fÅAp¡dp„ S> Adpf¡ Npd S>hp_y„ \pe A_¡ s¡\u cph S>mhpe. R>sp„ "sd¡ b^u S>„Åm iy„ L$pd dp\¡ fpMp¡ R>p¡?' -A¡hy„ L$iy„L$ Å¡ `pfyA¡ L$üy„ sp¡ Mgpk. R>p¡L$fp„ lh¡ dp¡V$p„ „\ep„ _¡ Nçdsdp„ v$pv$udp_u L„$CL$ V$uL$p L$f¡ sp¡e A¡ dpWy„$ gNpX$u_¡ L$l¡ : "L$fp„ cp, L$fp„ V$pmCAp¡ L$fp„, O¥X$p„ dpbpB_„ sp¡ Ol¡X$u _pMhp_p„. Ad¡ dfuA¡ spZ„ _pip„e _C.'

A¡d_u cpjp_u kd©rÙ Akp^pfZ R>¡ A_¡ lz„ D`fhpkÓeudp„, A¡d_p Dv$¹Npfp¡ Ýhr_dyqÖs L$fu_¡ L„$Ly$dp_p `pÓr_ê$`Z dpV¡$ M`dp„ gC i¼ep¡ lp¡s sp¡ h^y kpfy„ `qfZpd Apìey„ lp¡s. A¡d_y„ iåv$c„X$p¡m `Z dp¡Vy„$ R>¡. Apd Å¡hp Åh sp¡ M¡su, `iy`pg_ A_¡ kpdprS>L$-^prd®L$ âk„Np¡dp„ A¡d_y„ ApMy„ Æh_ Aphu Åe, `Z ANpD_u `¡Y$uAp¡_p A_ychp¡_u d|X$u rkgL$ b_u_¡ A¡d_u cpjpdp„ kQhpC gpN¡. L$l¡hsp¡, ê$qY$âep¡Np¡, k„ey¼s q¾$ep`v$p¡_p D`ep¡Np¡, _p_u-_p_u QuS>hõsyAp¡ dpV¡$_u k„opAp¡- A¡ b^p„_u A¡d_u iåv$k„`v$p dbgL$ R>¡. hpkdp„\u, Npddp„\u L¡$ `fNpd\u Aph¡g dl¡dp_ ÷uAp¡ kp\¡_u A¡d_u hpsQus kpQhu g¡hpC lp¡s sp¡ A¡L$ dp¡Vy„$ L$pd \ps.

L$v$pQ A¡d_p\u `Z h^y kd©Ù cpjp ÅZ_pf sp¡ A_¡L$ dpspAp¡ li¡, `Z dpfu dp_u õdfZi[¼s cpÁe¡ S> L$p¡C_pdp„ li¡. A¡d_¡ NZsp„ AphX¡$ A¡ sp¡ M` `|fsy„ `Z epv$ fl¡ A`f„`pf! r`spÆ_u dy¿e d|X$u c[¼s, dp_y„ d_ Alr_®i dpepdp„. hjp£\u Ad¡ b^p A¡d_¡ dpV¡$ dpmpAp¡ gphuA¡ A_¡ A¡ Mp¡sp„ fl¡. L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ ldZp„\u L„$CL$ dpmp a¡fh¡ R>¡. `Z lz„ sp¡ Å¡J sp¡ dp_y„. Å¡L¡$ cNhp__p¡ v$uhp¡ Mfp¡. dp¡V$p cpC L¡$ihgpg `l¡gp„\u h¡`pfdp„ A¡V$g¡ kpfpdp„ kpfu ANfbÑu `Z O¡f Aph¡, R>]L$Zu `Z. Ad¡ Npd S>sp„ lp¡CA¡ _¡ `pfy_¡ epv$ Aph¡ sp¡ A¡ kpky dpV¡$ R>]L$Zu_y„ `X$uLy„$ gC g¡. bk Myi. dp hlz_p õhcph_¡ qv$hkp¡ ky^u hMpZ¡. L$p¡CL$ hps¡ Mp„Qp¡ `X$ép¡ lp¡e sp¡ A¡e qv$hkp¡ ky^u epv$ fl¡. Ap b^y„ sp¡ OZp_¡ epv$ fl¡sy„ li¡, `Z dpfu dp_¡ Adpfu ApMu _ps epv$ R>¡ A¡d L$l¡hpdp„ `Z Arsiep¡[¼s _\u.

Adpfu oprsdp„ Qp¥^fu, `V¡$g A_¡ v¡$kpC A¡ ÓZ AV$L$ âQrgs R>¡. g¡DAp `pV$uv$pf L$fsp„ kdpS>dp„ Adpfy„ õ\p_ v$p¡fphp _uQ¡. `¡gp `V¡$gp¡ fuscpsdp„ sp¡ Adpfp S>¡hp R>sp„ `qf`¼hsp A_¡ L$fL$kf h^pf¡. Adpfp Ap„S>Zp `pV$uv$pf h¡`pfdp„ cpÁe¡ S> kam \pe, L¡$d L¡$ `¥kp Aph¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ S> MQ®hp_u tQspdp„ `X¡$. S>¡dp„ dp¡V$p¡ MQ® L$fu iL$pe A¡hp b^p Ly$qfhpÅ¡ lÆ Adpfp gp¡L$p¡A¡ kpQìep R>¡. \p¡Xy„$L$ npÓÐh `Z Mfy„. L$p¡C L$p¡C eyhsu sp¡ Akg fpS>hZ gpN¡. L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ad¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ Apbydp„ fpS> `Z L$f¡gy„. AÐepf¡ b_pkL$p„W$p, dl¡kpZp A_¡ kpbfL$p„W$pdp„ Adpfu hkrs kpfu A¡hu. fpS>L$pfZdp„ Q|„V$Zu hMs¡ b^p fk g¡. L$p¡C `Z `n_u qV$qL$V$ `f Ecp¡ lp¡e `Z L$p¡d_p¡ Dd¡v$hpf `l¡gp¡. tlvy$ kdpS>dp„ ApV$gu b^u oprsAp¡ R>¡, `Z dpfu dp_¡ d_ Å¡ L$p¡C oprs klz\u kpfu lp¡e sp¡ Adpfu. A_¡ A¡dp„e Adpfp¡ kÑphuk_p¡ Np¡m. Ap Np¡m b„^pep¡ A¡dp„ Adpfp bp`y`yfpA¡ dy¿e cpN cS>h¡gp¡ A¡d L$l¡hpe R>¡. `l¡gp„ Adpfp Npd_p dp¡fhu bR>pZp_u hÃQ¡ b¡ksp.

Ap kÑphuk Npd hÃQ¡ S> gÁ_ìehlpf \C iL¡$. bpf¡bpf Np¡m_¡ S>dhp _p¡sf_pfp `Z `p¼ep R>¡, `Z ApMu kÑphuk_¡ S>dpX$_pfp sp¡ hj£ `p„Qkps _uL$m¡ R>¡. Ly$g `Qpk lÅf_u hkrsdp„\u v$kbpf lÅf sp¡ S>dhp Aph¡ S>. lh¡ sp¡ V²¡$¼V$f hN¡f¡ kp^_p¡ `Z \ep„. L¡$V$gpL$ Mdsu^f Æ` `Z fpM¡ R>¡. `Z `l¡gp„ sp¡ gp¡L$p¡ `„v$f-kÑf NpD Qpgu_¡ Qp¡MX$pdp„ S>dhp S>sp. A¡ b^p rhi¡ dpfu dp ÅZ¡. lp; kÑphuk Npd_p„ S>¡ dy¿e Ly$Vy„$b s¡ b^p„ rhi¡ A¡d_¡ Mbf. blpfNpd\u L$p¡CL$ Apìey„ lp¡e A_¡ A¡_p„ kNp„hlpgp„_p¡ syfs spN _ dm¡ sp¡ dpfu dp b¡Q¡_ \C Åe. R>¡hV¡$ Ap _l] sp¡ ApNgu `¡Y$u_¡ sp¡ A¡ Ap¡mMu S> L$pY¡$. cp¡mpcpC_u õdfZi[¼s kpfu, `Z lz„ dpfp b^p rhÛp\}Ap¡_¡ Ap¡mMy„ A_¡ _pd\u bp¡gphy„ A¡ Å¡C_¡ A¡d_¡ _hpC gpN¡. Ðepf¡ lz„ A¡d_¡ dpfu dp_u epv$v$põs_u hps L$fy„. A¡d_¡ lÅfp¡ dpZkp¡_u Mbf A_¡ A¡ `Z L$ip L$pfZ hNf.

dp_¡ klz\u h^y gpNZu dpfp dpV¡$, klz\u _p_p¡, `R>¡hpf_p¡ s¡\u. `Z cpCcpC hÃQ¡ L$rS>ep¡ \pe Ðepf¡ A¡ D`fpmy„ g¡ kp¡dpcpC_y„. L¡$iycpC_¡ M¡su _¡ h¡`pf b„_¡, dpf¡ _p¡L$fu _¡ Qp¡`X$uAp¡. kp¡dpcpC_¡ cZpìep _l] _¡ ku^p M¡sudp„ `gp¡V$ép. Å¡L¡$ Ofblpf sp¡ kp¡dpcpC `Z L$p¡C\u `pR>p _ `X¡$. _¡s©Ðh_u Akp^pfZ tlds A_¡ lpõeL$V$pn_u i[¼s dpfp\u OZu h^pf¡. `¥k¡V$L¡$e kyMu. `Z dp_¡ A¡d R>¡ L¡$ A¡d_¡ cZpìep _l]! A_¡ X$pdp„ V$uQhp fp¿ep. Ap A„N¡ rhQpf L$fsp„ d_¡ A¡d_y„ hgZ hpS>bu gpN¡. Nep Qp¡dpkpdp„ dpfu k|Q_p dyS>b V$éybh¡g_p¡ rlkpb _ gMhp bv$g d¢ dpfp A¡L$ cÓuÅ_¡ ^dL$phu _p¿ep¡. A¡dp„\u hps ApNm h^u. DN°sp Aphu NC. d_¡ h¥fpÁe Apìep¡. M¡sub¡sudp„ fk _ g¡hp_u d¢ Ål¡fps L$fu v$u^u. d¢ Npd L$ped dpV¡$ R>p¡X$u v$u^y„ lp¡e A¡hy„ gpNu Aphsp„ fX$ép¡. `Z `R>u Npd_u kud Ap¡m„Nsp„ hmu k„v¡$ip¡ dp¡L$ëep¡ L¡$ qv$hpmu `R>u Aphui. ÅJ Ry>„, `Z blz fp¡L$psp¡ _\u. ldZp„ A¡L$ qv$hk S>gv$u `pR>p¡ hþep¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ `|R¹>ey„. d¢ A¡V$gy„ S> L$üy„ : "Aphy„ Ry>„ sp¡ Mfp¡_¡!' bk, ku^p„ Ap„ky. A¡d_¡ `„Qp¡s¡f D`f sp¡ \ep„ li¡. `Z Ap„ky lpS>fplS|>f! lfM_p„e Ap„ky A_¡ vy$M_p„e Ap„ky. lz„ dp_hue k„b„^p¡_p r_ê$`Zdp„ â¡d A_¡ rhðpk_p spf¡ Qpgy„ Ry>„ s¡ L„$C Qp¡`X$uAp¡ hp„Qu_¡ _l]. ApMu vy$r_ep_u Qp¡`X$uAp¡dp„ gM¡gp¡ â¡d lz„ hp„Qu iLy„$ sp¡e A¡ dpfu dp_p„ Ap„ky_u sp¡g¡ Aph¡ A¡d _\u. L$pL$pkpl¡b¡ _v$u_¡ gp¡L$dpsp L$lu R>¡. Ap kfMpdZu_p d|mdp„ fl¡gp¡ cph Mpk cpfsue R>¡. _v$uL$p„W¡$ fl¡_pf_¡ sp¡ `p¡j¡ S>, f¡g Aph¡ _¡ R>gL$pe Ðepf¡ v|$f v|$f_p„_y„ L$ëepZ L$f¡. `Z _v$u dp R>¡ sp¡ A¡V$gp dpV¡$ R>¡ L¡$ A¡_p¡ `V$ kyL$pe Ðepf¡ `Z A¡ A„s:öp¡sp sp¡ lp¡e S>. Ap ÅÏ„ Ry>„ s¡\u sp¡ lz„ qfkpC_¡e `pR>p¡ X$püp¡ \C ÅJ Ry>„. dp s¡ dp.

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