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Fsâ BZy IY hmbn¨n«nÃm¯hÀ¡mbn Rm³ Fsâ IpSpw_ ]Ým¯ew hnhcn¡mw. BZyambn Fs¶ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯mw. Fsâ AÑ\pw A½bpw acn¨pt]mbn. F\n¡v aq¶v ktlmZcnamÀ am{XamWv DÅXv.v. Rm\mWv Gähpw Cfb BÄ. Rm³ tN¨namsc htÃy¨n, sImt¨¨n, Iptª¨n F¶n§s\bmWv hnfn¨ncp¶Xv.v.
Cu IY \S¡p¶ kab¯v Rm³ hnhmlnXbÃ. Ct¸mÄ Rm³ hnhmlnXbpw Hcp Ip«nbpsS A½bpamWv.v. R§fpsS Aѳ acn¨Xn\p tijw, Gähpw aq¯ tN¨nbpw IpSpw_hpw R§fpsS IpSpw_ ho«ntebv¡v Xmakw amän. Rm³ AhtcmsSm¸amWv Ignbp¶Xv.v. aq¯ tN¨n¡v Hcp aI³ am{Xta DÅp. tN¨nbpw tN«\pw A²ym]IcmWv.v. Fsâ c−mas¯ tN¨n¡pw, tN«\pw ]me¡m«v BWv tPmen. Fsâ aq¶mas¯ tN¨nbv¡pw ]me¡m«mWv tPmen. Cu tN¨nbpsS hnhmlw A¶v Ignªn«nÃ. Cu tN¨nbpw AhtcmsSm¸amWv Xmakn¨ncp¶Xv.v. AhÀ AhnsS SuWn Xs¶ Hcp hoSv hmSIbv¡v FSp¯v Xmakn¨p hcpIbmbncp¶p. c−v apdnbpw, ASp¡fbpw, Hcp hcm´bpw DÅ hoSv.v. AhcpsS hnhmlw Ignªv aq¶p hÀjambn«pw tN¨n KÀ`nWnbmImsX Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. A§s\bncns¡ aq¶v hÀjw Ignªt¸mÄ tN¨n KÀ`nWnbmbn. tN¨nbpsS {]khw ASp¯t¸mÄ tN¨nsb ChnsS R§fpsS ho«n sIm−ph¶m¡n. ChnsS ASp¯ Bip]{Xnbn h¨v tN¨n Hcp B¬Ip«nsb {]khn¨p. tN¨nbpsS {]khmh[n Ignbmdmbt¸mÄ tN«³ h¶v tN¨nsb tPmenØet¯bv¡v¡v Iq«ns¡m−pt]mbn. Ip«nsb t\m¡m\mbn AhnsS FhnsSsb¦nepw \n¶pw Hcp ho«p tPmen¡mcnsb GÀ¸mSm¡mw F¶ [mcWbnemWv tN¨nsb sIm−p t]mbXv.v. A§s\ AhnsS \n¶pw Hcp kv{v{Xosb tPmen¡mbn GÀs¸Sp¯pIbpw sNbvXp. ]t£ c−p aq¶p Znhkw t\m¡nbn«pw AhÀ icnbmIm¯Xn\m Ahsc ]ncn¨phn«n«v thtd tPmen¡mcnsb t\m¡nsb¦nepw H¶pw icnbmbnÃ. HSphn tN¨n Hcp amkt¯bv¡v¡p IqSn eohv FSp¯p. age 2 F¶n«pw Bsf In«msX h¶t¸mÄ thtd tPmen¡msc In«p¶Xp hsc Rm³ AhnsS sN¶p \n¡mtam F¶v Ft¶mSv tNmZn¨p. aq¯ tN¨n Fs¶ t]mIm³ A\phZn¨Xnsâ ASnØm\¯n tN«³ h¶v Fs¶ ]me¡mt«bv¡v¡v Iq«n sIm−pt]mbn. Cu tN«³, tN¨nsb hnhmlw Ign¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v, Rm³ kv¡qfn ]Tn¡p¶ kab¯v, Syqt«mdnb tImtfPn h¨v Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¨n«p−v. AXnsâ Hcp `bhpw, _lpam\hpsams¡ F\n¡v tN«t\mSv D−mbncp¶p. A¶v Rm³ {]o Un{Kn tXmän«v ssS¸v ssdänwKv ]Tn¨psIm−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ ]me¡m«v sN¶Xn\ptijw, tN¨n tPmen¡v t]mbn¯pS§n. AhÀ Xmakn¨ncp¶nS¯p \n¶pw Hm^okntebv¡v¡v ]¯v an\n«v \S¡p¶Xn\pÅ Zqcta D−mbncp¶pÅp. AXpsIm−v AhÀ ]¯v aWntbmSv ASp¸n¨v am{Xta Hm^okntebv¡v t]mIpambncp¶pÅq. AXp t]mse AhÀ D¨bv¡v¡v DuWp Ign¡m³ ho«n hcpambncp¶p. At¸mÄ tam\v ]mepw sImSp¡pambncp¶p. AhÀ c−pt]cpw knhn tÌj\n c−v Hm^okpIfnembn«mWv tPmen sNbvXncp¶Xv.v. Fsâ aq¶mas¯ tN¨n¡v Ipd¨v AIsebmWv tPmen. AXn\m B tN¨n t\ct¯ Hm^okn t]mIpw. ]ns¶ sshIpt¶cta aS§nsb¯pIbpÅp. A§s\ Znhk§Ä IS¶p s]mbvs¡m−ncp¶p. Fsâ ]Tn¯saÃmw apS¡nbn«v ChnsS C§s\ AhcpsS sIm¨ns\ t\m¡m\mbn Fs¶ ]nSn¨v \ndp¯nbncn¡p¶Xn AhÀ¡v c−p t]À¡pw hnjaap−mbncp¶p. HSphn tN«³ Xs¶ AXn\v Hcp ]cnlmchpw Is−¯n. tN¨nbpw tN«\pw Hm^okn t]mIp¶Xn\v ap¼v cmhnse Fs¶ AhnsS FhnsSsb¦nepw ssS¸v ]Tn¡m³ sIm−p sN¶v B¡msa¶pw, {]o Un{Kn ]co£ ho−pw FgpXp¶Xn\mbn sshIpt¶c§fn tN«³ Fs¶ tXmä hnjb§Ä ]Tn¸n¡msa¶pw [mcWbmbn. {]o Un{Kn¡v ^Ìv {Kq¸v FSp¯v ]Tn¨ncp¶ F\n¡v k_vPvPIvSpIfmWv In«m\p−mbncp¶Xv.v. IW¡v sabns\Sp¯v Un{Kn ]mÊmb tN«\v IW¡pw, ^nknIvkvkpw ]Tn¸n¡m³ Ignbpambncp¶p. At±lw Syqt«mdnben {]o Un{Kn¡v Cu hnjb§Ä ]Tn¸n¨psIm−ncp¶XmWv.v. A§s\ tN«³ Fs¶ AhnsS Hcp ssS¸vsvssdänwKv C³Ìnäyq«n ]Tn¡m³ tNÀ¯p. Rm³ cmhnse F«p aWnapX H³]Xv aWn hscbpÅ kab¯v AhnsS ssS¸vsvssdänwKv ]Tn¨p. H³]Xcbv¡v¡v ap¼mbn Rm³ XncnsI ho«n F¯pw. AXn\ptijw AhÀ Hm^okn t]mIpw. A§s\ Imcy§Ä `wKnbmbn \S¶pt]mbn. ASp¯ {]mhiyw R§Ä ho«n h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ {]oUn{KnbpsS ]pkvXI§Ä IqSn sIm−pt]mbn. A§s\ tN«³ Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. sshIpt¶cw hnf¡p sImfp¯n Ignªn«v R§Ä ]Tn¡m\ncn¡pw. Cu kab¯v Fsâ ]Tn¯¯n\v XSÊap−mImXncn¡m³ tN¨namÀ c−pt]cpw IqSn tams\bpw FSp¯psIm−v ASp¯ hoSpIfntebv¡v t]mIpw. ]ns¶ Fsâ ]Tn¯w IgnªXn\ptijw Rm³ t]mbn Ahsc hnfn¨psIm−p hcpw. CXmWv ]Xnhv.v. A§s\ Imcy§Ä kpKaambn s]mbvs¡m−ncp¶p. tN«³ s]mXpth Hcp IÀ¡i kz`mh¡mc\mbncp¶Xn\m F\n¡v At±ls¯ `bambncp¶p. F¦nepw tN«\v Ft¶mSv \à kvt\lambncp¶p. Fsâ FÃm Imcy§fpw `wKnbmbn t\m¡nbncp¶p. age 3 R§fpsS ]Tn¯w XpS§n Hcp amkw Ignªt¸mtgbv¡v¡pw tN«sâ kz`mh¯n Aev]v]w arZpXzw I−p XpS§n. AtXmsS F\n¡pw tN«t\mSpÅ kao]\¯n amäw h¶p. Rm³ Ipd¨pIqSn kzX{´ambn s]cpamdm³ XpS§n. R§Ä Nphcn\Sp¯mbn tNÀ¯n«ncp¶ Hcp taibpsS ASp¯Sp¯ c−v hi§fn (FXnÀ hiw AÃ) Ccp¶mWv ]Tn¨ncp¶Xv.v. At¸mÄ tN«sâ ImepIÄ Fsâ Imen ap«nbncn¡pambncp¶p. tN«³ Fsâ apJ¯v t\m¡nbmWv Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¨psIm−ncp¶Xv.v. Cu t\m«w Fs¶ hgnsXän¨p. F\n¡v tN«t\mSv hÃm¯ ASp¸w tXm¶n¯pS§n. {ItaW R§fpsS CSbn R§fdnbmsX Xs¶ Hcp ASp¸w D−mbn. AXv GXm−v A]ISIcamb Hcp t{]aambn amdns¡m−ncp¶p. c−pt]cpw AXv ]ckv]v]cw ]dbmsX a\Ên kq£n¨p. Bsc¦nepw AdnªmepÅ tImfnf¡w HmÀ¯mbncn¡pw AXv clkyambn Xs¶ XpSÀ¶p. A§s\bncns¡ Hcp Znhkw sshIpt¶cw ISbn \n¶pw km[\§Ä hm§m\mbn tN¨n Hm^okv ho«v t\tc ISbntebv¡v¡v t]mbn. tN«³ km[\§Ä sIm−p hcm\pÅ ]m{X§fpw (k©nbpw, F®bpsS Ip¸nbpw aäpw), ssk¡nfpw FSp¡m\mbn ho«ntebv¡v h¶p. At¸mÄ aq¶mas¯ tN¨n Hm^okv hn«p h¶ncp¶nÃ. ho«n Rm³ am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp. tam³ Dd¡ambncp¶p. Rm³ s]s«¶v tN«\v Nmb C«p sImSp¯p. F\n¡v Nmb C«nÃ. tN¨namÀ IqSn h¶n«v Nmb D−m¡msa¶p IcpXnbmWv Rm³ tN«\v am{Xw Nmb D−m¡nbXv.v. AXv I−n«v tN«³ Ft¶mSv tNmZn¨p “\n\¡v Nmb th−mbncpt¶m” “Rm³ tN¨namcv h¶n«v Nmb D−m¡pt¼mÄ IpSnt¨mfmw.” “AsX´m ]ns¶ F\n¡v am{Xsamcp {]tXyIX. F\n¡pw At¸mÄ aXnbmbncp¶tÃm.” “tN«³ h¶n«v Rm³ Nmb XcmsX hnSp¶sX§s\ F¶v hnNmcn¨v C«XmWv.v.” “F¶m \o Hcp ¥mÊv IqSn FS¯psIm−v hm. CXv \ap¡v c−pt]À¡pw IqSn IpSn¡mw.” “AXv kmcanÃ. tN«³ IpSn¨n«v ]IpXn C§v X¶m aXn. Rm³ IpSnt¨mfmw.” A§s\ tN«³ Ipd¨p Nmb IpSn¨n«v Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v h¶n«v Fs¶ ]nSn¨v Nmb ¥mÊv Fsâ Np−ntebv¡v¡v tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨p X¶p. Rm³ AXv IpSn¨p XoÀ¶t¸mÄ tN«³ Fsâ s\änbn Npw_n¨p. Rm³ AÛpXs¸«p tN«sâ apJt¯bv¡v t\m¡n. At¸mÄ tN«³ H¶pIqSn Ip\nªv Fsâ I®n Npw_n¨p. Rm³ tN«sâ apJt¯bv¡v Xe DbÀ¯n t\m¡n. At¸mÄ tN«³ Fs¶ tN«sâ ASpt¯bv¡v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨p. Rm³ tN«sâ amdn apJw AaÀ¯n \n¶p. Fsâ icocw hndbv¡v¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. AXv I−n«v tN«³ “F´m tamtf t]SnbmIpt¶m. \o F´m HcpamXncn hndbv¡v¡p¶Xv ?” 4 F\n¡v H¶pw kwkmcn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. HSphn Hcphn[w hn¡n hn¡n Rm³ ]dsªm¸n¨p “Iptª¨n hcmdmbn. tN«³ thKw ISbntebv¡v sNÃv.v.” tN«³ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ Np−n D½ X¶n«v ISbntebv¡v¡v t]mbn. tN«³ t]mbn A©v an\n«v Ignªt¸mÄ Iptª¨n h¶p. Rm³ Fsâ apJs¯ ]cn{`aw adbv¡m³ \t¶ ]mSps]«p. A¶v kÔybv¡v R§Ä ]Tn¡m\ncp¶n«v F\n¡v ]Tn¯¯n {i²n¡m³ IgnªnÃ. tN¨namÀ tams\bpw sIm−v t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ tN«³ ]Xnhn\v hn]coXambn Fgpt¶äpsN¶v ]pdt¯bv¡pÅ IXIv AS¨v Ipänbn«p. km[mcW B IXIv Xpd¶n«n«mWv R§Ä AhnsSbncp¶v ]Tn¡p¶Xv.v. tN«³ IXIv AS¨n«v XncnsI h¶v Itkcbn Ccp¶n«v Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯nbn«v “F´m tamtf \n\¡v C¶v ]änbXv.v. ]Tn¯¯n {i²n¡p¶nÃtÃm.” “sshIn«v tN«³ At§m«v XncnªXnsâ ]pdtI Iptª¨n h¶p. Rm³ t]Sn¨v hnd¨pt]mbn. Hcp an\näp IqSn sshInbmWv tN«³ t]mbncp¶sX¦n FÃmw Ipg¸¯nemIpambncp¶p.” “AXn\v \o t]Sn¡p¶sX´n\m. Ipg¸sam¶pw ]änbnÃtÃm.” “tN«\v AXv ]dbmw. Bsc¦nepw Adnªn«v ]ns¶ Pohn¨ncp¶n«v Imcyapt−m.” “AsXm¶pw BtemNn¨v \o Xe ]p®m¡−. Ipg¸w ]änbm AXv c−pt]À¡pw _m[IatÃ.” “F¶mepw \½Ä kq£n¡Ww. tN¨n AdnªmepÅ Imcyw F\n¡v BtemNn¡m³ IqSn Ignbp¶nÃ.” “\n\¡v F¶p apXem Ft¶mSv Cu ASp¸w tXm¶n¯pS§nbXv ?” “AXv IrXyambn ]dbm³ ]äp¶nÃ. tN«³ Fsâ apJ¯v t\m¡n ]Tn¸n¡pt¼mÄ Fsâ a\Êv F\n¡v \nb{´n¡m³ Ignbpambncp¶nÃ. Rm³ AdnbmsX Xs¶ tN«t\mSv Hcp {]tXyI ASp¸w tXm¶n¯pS§n. AXv ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ IqSn¡qSn h¶p. Ct¸mÄ Rm³ tN«s\ kz]v\w I−psIm−mWv InS¶v Dd§p¶Xv.v.” “]ns¶ \o C{X \mfpw AXv Xpd¶p ]dbmªXv F´mWv ?” “F\n¡v t]Snbmbncp¶p. ]−v tN«³ Fs¶ Syqt«mdnben h¨v ]Tn¸n¡p¼tg R§Ä FÃm Ip«nIÄ¡pw tN«s\ t]Snbmbncp¶p.” “C¸w \nsâ t]Snsbms¡ amdntbm ?” “C¸gpw t]Sn D−v. F¶mepw tN«s\ F\n¡v ad¡m³ IgnbnÃ. ]ns¶ `b¦c Kuch¡mc\mbn \S¶ tN«\v F¸gmWv Ft¶mSv t{]aw tXm¶n XpS§nbXv.v.” age 5 “F\n¡pw \ns¶t¸mse Xs¶ AXv IrXyambn ]dbm³ ]äp¶nÃ. R§fpsS _p²nap«n klmbn¡m³ tXm¶nb \nt¶mSv F\n¡v BZyw Hcp IS¸mSv tXm¶n¯pS§n. ]ns¶ F¸tgm AXv ]dªdnbn¡m³ Ignbm¯ Hcp kvtvt\lambn amdn.” “tN«m \½Ä icn¡pw tN¨nsb h©n¡pIbtà ?” “HcÀ°¯n AtX. ]t£ A§s\sbms¡ ]änt¸mbn. C\n \ap¡v AXn \n¶pw Hgnªpamdm³ ]äptam ?” tN«³ ]Xps¡ Itkc Fsâ ASpt¯bv¡v \o¡nbn«p. Ct¸mÄ R§fpsS c−pt]cptSbpw icoc§Ä ap«n Dcp½n Ccp¶p. tN«³ Fsâ tXmfneqsS I¿n«v Fs¶ tN«sâ ASpt¯bv¡v tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨psIm−v Fsâ Ihnfn D½ h¨p. F¶n«v tN«³ atä ssI sIm−v Fsâ apebn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ At¸mÄ ]mhmSbpw, Hcp SojÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv.v. Fsâ izmtkmOzmk¯nsâ thKX IqSn¡qSn h¶p. tN«³ Fsâ SojÀ«nsâ ASnbneqsS I¿n«v t{_knbdnsâ ]pd¯pIqSn apeIfn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n. Rm³ NqSmbn XpS§nbncp¶p. tN«³ Fgpt¶än«v Fs¶bpw ]nSn¨psIm−v AIs¯ apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. tN«³ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. tN«sâ Ip® Fsâ ASnhbän Ip¯p¶p−mbncp¶p. tN«³ ASnbn P«n [cn¨n«nà F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. tN«³ Fsâ SojÀ«v apIfntebv¡v DbÀ¯nbn«v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡n apeIsf kzX{´am¡n. t{_knbÀ apebpsS apIfntebv¡v¡v DbÀ¯n h¨n«v apeIfn c−p ssI sIm−pw ]nSn¨v Ii¡n. AtXmsS Rm³ icn¡pw NqSmbn. tN«³ Ip\nªv apesR«v hmbv¡v¡pÅnem¡n \pWªp. Rm³ tN«sâ Xe Fsâ amdntebv¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n. tN«³ Fsâ N´nbn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ AdnbmsX apIfntebv¡v¡v DbÀ¶p. tN«³ DSp¯ncp¶ ap−n\pÅn I¿n«v Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯n«v AXv Fsâ ssI sIm−v ]nSn¸n¨p. Rm³ Ip®bn ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n. tN«³ Fs¶ I«nentebv¡v¡v ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v Fsâ ]mhmS ]nSn¨v DbÀ¯n h¨p. Rm³ ASnbn ]mâokv [cn¨ncp¶nÃ. Rm³ cmhnte ssS¸v ]Tn¡m³ t]mIpt¼mÄ [cn¡p¶ ]mâokv,v, sshIpt¶cw Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ Ducn amänbm ]ns¶ ]mâokv [cn¡mdnÃ. cm{Xn InS¡pt¼mÄ AXv CÃm¯XmWv kpJw. tN«³ Ip\nªv Fsâ A¸¯n Npw_n¨p. ]ns¶ AhnsS hfÀ¶p \n¶ncp¶ Ipäntcma§fn apJan«v Dckn. F\n¡v C¡nfnbmbn. Rm³ tN«sâ Xe XÅn amän. tN«³ Fsâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v Fsâ ]qän \m¡psIm−v Iogäw apX apIfäw hsc \¡n. tN«sâ \m¡v Fsâ sNdnb I´n ap«nbt¸mÄ Rm³ tjm¡Sn¨Xpt]mse sR«n hnd¨p. age 6 tN«³ \¡ensâ thKX Iq«n. I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n N¸n hen¨p. Fsâ DÅn Fs´ms¡tbm Dcp−p IqSp¶Xmbn F\n¡p tXm¶n¨p. A[nIw XmaknbmsX Fsâ DÅn \n¶pw Hcp sImgp¯ {ZmhIw Hen¨nd§n. AXv apgph³ tN«³ \¡n IpSn¨p. Rm³ XfÀ¶p hoWp. tN«sâ Ip® At¸mgpw 90 Un{Knbn \n¶p sh«nhnd¨psIm−ncp¶p. tN«³ DSp¯ncp¶ ap−v Dcnªp amänbn«v Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v¡v henªp Ibdnbn«v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¨p. tN«³ Fsâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v Ip® Ip¯nbnd¡m³ Hcp {iaw \S¯n. Rm³ tN«s\ XÅn amänbn«v Fgpt¶äp. “tN«m kabw Hcp]mSmbn. \½fpsS ]Tn¯w Ignbp¶ kabambn. Fs¶ I−nsæn AhÀ Nnet¸mÄ Xnc¡n hcpw. tN«³ amdv.v. Rm³ t]mIs«.” “FSo \n\¡v \nsâ Imcyw I−¸w t]mIm³ [rXnbmbn. AtÃ. Rm³ C\n CXpw sIm−v F´v sN¿pw?” “cm{Xn tN¨nbpsS ASp¯v sIm−v sN¶m aXn. Abmfv icnbm¡n Xcpw.” Rm³ s]s«¶v thj§sfms¡ t\tcbm¡nbn«v Ahsc hnfn¡m\mbn t]mbn. tN«³ Fgpt¶äv ap−v DSp¯psIm−v ]pd¯p h¶p. ]n¶oSpÅ Znhk§fn R§fpsS ]Tn¯w Ignªv Ahsc hnfn¡m³ t]mIp¶Xn\v ap¼v AIs¯ apdnbn t]mbn sI«n¸nSn¨v Npw_n¡pIbpw, apebn ]nSn¡pIbpsams¡ sNbvXvXpsIm−ncp¶p. ]Tn¡p¶ kab¯v AXn am{Xta {i²n¡mhq F¶mWv tN«³ ]dªn«pÅXv.v. B kab¯v aäp ]cn]mSnIsfm¶pw CÃmbncp¶p. A§s\ _mly eoeIÄ am{Xambn Znhk§Ä IS¶p s]mbvs¡m−ncp¶p. CXn\nsS ]e {]mhiyw tN«³ DÅn IS¯m³ {ian¨n«ps−¦nepw Rm³ k½Xn¨n«nÃ. CXn\nsS R§Ä X½n am\knIambn hfsc ASp¯p Ignªncp¶p. tN«³ F\n¡pth−n F´pw sNbvXvXp Xcpambncp¶p. F\n¡v [mcmfw ]pXnb thj§fpw hm§n X¶p. Iq«¯n Nne tamtU¬ {UÊpIfpw hm§pambncp¶p. anUnbpw tSm¸pw, Po³kpw tSm¸pw, A¶v A{Xsbm¶pw {]Nmcw e`n¨n«nÃm¯ NpcnZmÀ apXembh. an¡hmdpw FÃm i\nbmgvNvNIfnepw sshIpt¶cw Hcp kn\nabpw, ]pd¯p \n¶pw `£Whpw Øncambncp¶p. A¶v sshIpt¶cw Rm³ tams\bpw sIm−v AhcpsS B^okntebv¡v sNÃpw. B^okv Ignbpt¼mÄ R§Ä t\tc Xntbädntebv¡v¡v t]mIpw. Iptª¨n B^okv hn«v t\tc AhnsS F¯pw. kn\nabv¡v t]mIpt¼mÄ Rm³ GXv tamtU¬ {UÊv [cn¨p sNÃWsa¶v tN«³ Xte Znhkw cm{Xnbn ]Tn¯w Ignbp¶ kab¯v ]dbpambncp¶p. Nne Znhk§fn kn\nabv¡v¡v Ibdpt¼mÄ F\n¡v tN«sâ ASp¯v Ccn¡m³ koäv In«pambncp¶p. kn\na XpS§n¡gnªm tN«³ Fsâ apebn ]nSn¡pIbpw, Fsâ A¸¯n hncenSpIbpsams¡ sN¿pambncp¶p. age 7 Rm³ Po³kv [cn¡p¶ Znhk§fnÂ, koän Ccn¡p¶Xn\v ap¼mbn Rm³ Xs¶ Po³knsâ ap¶nse knºv Xpd¶p hbv¡v¡pambncp¶p. anUn [cn¡p¶ Znhk§fn Rm³ tN«³ Ccn¡p¶ hi¯v anUn DbÀ¯n h¨n«mbncn¡pw koän Ccn¡p¶Xv.v. A§s\ Rm\pw tN«s\ klmbn¡pambncp¶p. tN«³ Fs¶ Hcp ktlmZcnsbt¸msebmWv ImWp¶Xv F¶mWv tN¨namÀ hnizkn¨ncp¶Xv.v. AXpsIm−v R§Ä ASp¯v CS]gIp¶Xv AhÀ Imcyambn FSp¯ncp¶nÃ. A§s\ hfsc kt´mjIcambn R§fpsS PohnXw IS¶p s]mbvsvs¡m−ncp¶p. A§s\bncns¡ Hcp Znhkw, tN«³ tPmen sN¿p¶ hIp¸nsâ Hcp ap³ a{´n acWaSªXn\m tN«³ ]Xns\m¶v aWntbmsS B^okn \n¶pw XncnsI h¶p. Rm³ At¸mÄ tams\bpw Ifn¸n¨psIm−v Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. tam³ DWÀ¶ncp¶Xn\m tN«sâ Dt±i§sfm¶pw \S¶nÃ. D¨bv¡v tN¨n B^okn \n¶pw h¶v DuWpw Ign¨n«v tam\v ]mepsImSp¯p. km[mcW ]m IpSn¨p Ignªm Ah³ Dd§pw. A¶pw ]Xnhpt]mse Ah³ Dd§n. Ipd¨p Ignªv tN¨n B^okntebv¡v¡v t]mbn. R§Ä X\n¨mbt¸mÄ tN«³ Fs¶bpw hnfn¨psIm−v AI¯v Ibdn IXIv AS¨p. tN¨nbpw tN«\pw InS¡p¶ apdnbnse I«nen tam³ Dd§n¡nS¶Xn\m R§Ä Rm\pw Iptª¨nbpw IqSn InS¡p¶ apdnbntebv¡v t]mbn. “tN«m F\n¡v sa³kkv Bbn«v ]¯v ]{´−v Znhkw Ignªp. Ipg¸w D−mIpw AXpsIm−v tN«³ AIs¯m¶pw shbv¡cptX.” “AtXmÀ¯v \o t]Snt¡−. Ipg¸w hcmsX Rm³ t\m¡ns¡mÅmw. ChnsS Dd D−v. \ap¡v AXv D]tbmKn¡mw. At¸mÄ Ipg¸ap−mI¯nÃ.” tN«³ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v D½ h¨p. Rm³ At¸mÄ ]mhmSbpw, tN«sâ Hcp ]gb jÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncp¶Xv.v. tN«³ Fsâ jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Cf¡nbn«v jÀ«v Ducn amänbn«v t{_knbdn\v ]pd¯pIqSn Fsâ apeIfn ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ tN«³ Fsâ ]mhmSbpw, ASn¸mhmSbpw Agn¨pamän. Rm³ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n ]mhmSIÄ FSp¯v amän. At¸mÄ Fsâ icoc¯n t{_knbdpw, ]mâokpw am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp. tN«³ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ Np−pIfn D½ h¨p. ]ns¶ Fsâ Np−v hmbv¡pÅnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. B \n¸n \n¶psIm−v Xs¶ tN«³ Fsâ apXpI¯v Npän]nSn¨ncp¶ ssI sIm−v t{_knbdnsâ lq¡v Cf¡nbn«v t{_knbÀ Ducn amän. tN«³ ap−v Dcnªp Ifªn«v Fsâ ssI ]nSn¨v Ip®bn ]nSn¸n¨p. AXv Dt±iw BdvþvþBdc C©v \of¯n Hcp G¯¸g¯nsâ hen¸¯n Fsâ I¿nencp¶v sh«n hnd¨p. Rm³ AXn ssI sIm−v AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. Cu tN«sâ Ip®, Rm³ ap³]v I−n«pÅ aq¯ tN«tâXnt\¡mÄ hepXmbncp¶p. tN«³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ ]mâokpw Ducn amän. tN«³ Fs¶ I«nen ]nSn¨v InS¯nbn«v tN«³ tN«sâ apdnbn t]mbn Hcp Dd FSp¯psIm−v h¶v Ip®bn Ibänbn«p. age 8 F¶n«v tN«³ Fsâ ASp¯v Ibdn InS¶p. tN«³ Fs¶ tN«sâ ASpt¯bv¡v¡v Ncn¨p InS¯nbn«v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v tN«sâ icoc¯ntebv¡v Fs¶ tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨p. Fsâ ASnhbän Ip¯ns¡m−ncp¶ Ip® tN«³ ]nSn¨v Fsâ XpSIÄ¡nSbn h¨p. AXv Fsâ ]qän DcªpsIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ Cu ]cn]mSnsb¡pdn¨v H¶pw Adnbm¯a«n A\§msX InS¶tX DÅp. “tamtf \o F´m Hcp klIcWhpanÃmsX C§s\ A\§msX InS¡p¶Xv ? CXns\¸än henb {Kmlysam¶pw Ctà ?” “Rm³ CsXms¡ FhnSp¶v ]Tn¡m\m tN«m. CsXms¡ Fsâ BZys¯ A\p`hamWv.v.” “tamfv hnjan¡−. Rm³ FÃmw ]Tn¸n¨p Xcmw.” tN«³ Fsâ apeIfn Hcp ssI sIm−v Dgnªp. F\n¡v \à ckw ]nSn¨p Ignªncp¶p. tN«³ A§s\ InS¶psIm−v Xs¶ Ip® ]nSn¨v Fsâ ]qänen«v Dc¨psIm−ncp¶p. Fsâ ]qän \n¶pw sNdpXmbn Ddh Hen¨p XpS§nbncp¶p. Ipd¨pIqSn Ignªt¸mÄ tN«³ Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v¡v Ibdn InS¶psIm−v Fsâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯n h¨p. F¶n«v Ip® ]Xps¡ Fsâ ]qäntebv¡v¡v Ibäm\pÅ {iaw Bcw`n¨p. Iptd¡meambn Ip® IbdmsX Ccp¶Xn\m tN«sâ Ip® Ibdm³ _p²nap«mbncp¶p. F\n¡v thZ\n¡p¶p−mbncp¶p. “tN«m Cu km[\w F§s\ CXn\I¯v Ibdpw. F\n¡v \¶mbn thZ\n¡p¶p−v.v.” “AXv kmcanà tamtf. BZyambn«v BbXpsIm−mWv thZ\. AXv C¸w amdpw.” tN«³ Fsâ ImepIÄ H¶pIqSn ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v Ip® ]Xps¡ AIt¯bv¡v¡v XÅn. At¸mÄ AXnsâ aIpSw DÅnembn. tN«³ Ip® ssI sIm−v ]nSn¨v H¶p Ipep¡na¡m−v ho−pw H¶pIqSn XÅn. “At¿m tN«m F\n¡v `b¦cambn«v thZ\n¡p¶p. ]Xps¡ Ibäv.v.” tN«³ Ipd¨pkabw A\§msX InS¶n«v ho−pw Ip® H¶p ]pdt¯bv¡v¡v Ducnbn«v iànbmbn H¶v XÅn. F\n¡v Fsâ ]qdv A{Xbpw Iodn s]mf¶Xpt]mse thZ\n¨p. Rm³ thZ\ sIm−v ]pfªp \nehnfn¨p. Fsâ I®n \n¶pw I®p\oÀ Xpfp¼n h¶p. tN«³ Fsâ I®pIfn \n¶pw I®p\oÀ Np−psIm−v H¸nsbSp¯p. “tamÄ¡v icn¡pw thZ\nt¨m ? kmcanÃ. thZ\sbms¡ t]mbn C¸w \à kpJamIpw.” tN«³ Ipd¨pkabw Fsâ apeIÄ hmbnem¡n hen¨pIpSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. AtXmsS Rm³ thZ\sbms¡ ad¶v kpJ¯nsâ ]dpZokbntebv¡v \o´n¡bdn. Rm³ tN«sâ apSnbn ]nSn¨v hen¨p. tN«³ ]Xps¡ apeIpSn¨psIm−v Xs¶ Ip® Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ GtXm kzÀ¤¯neqsS ]d¶p t]mIp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. Rm³ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n tN«sâ Acs¡«n Npän ]nSn¨p. tN«sâ ASns¡m¸w Rm\pw ASnbn \n¶pw apIfntebv¡v¡v XÅns¡mSp¯p. age 9 A[nIw XmaknbmsX Fsâ DÅn Hcp emhm {]hmlw D−mbn. AtXmsS Fsâ ImepIÄ Abªp. Rm³ XfÀ¶p InS¶psIm−v InX¨p. ho−pw \me©v ASnIqSn ASn¨p Ignªt¸mÄ tN«sâ Ip® Fsâ ]qän\pÅnencp¶v sh«nhnd¨p. AXv A©mdp {]mhiyw \ndsbmgn¨p. AtXmsS tN«\pw XfÀ¶p. tN«³ Fsâ ]pd¯p\n¶pw hit¯bv¡v¡v \nc§nbnd§n InS¶p. tN«³ hnbÀ¸n Ipfn¨ncp¶p. Aev]kabw A§s\ InS¶n«v tN«³ Fgpt¶äv Ip®bn \n¶pw Dd Ducn amänbn«v Fsâ ]mhmS FSp¯n«v AXn XpS¨p Ip® hr¯nbm¡n. ]ns¶ Fsâ Imensâ CSbneqsS HgpInbnd§nb tX\pw XpSs¨Sp¯p. tN«³ Ip\nªv Fs¶ Npw_n¨p. Rm³ AhnsS InS¶psIm−v Xs¶ tN«sâ Igp¯neqsS I¿n«v ]nSn¨v tN«s\ Fsâ ]pdt¯bv¡v adn¨n«p. R§Ä Ipd¨p kabw IqSn A§s\ sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v InS¶p. At¸mtgbv¡pw tN«sâ Ip® ho−pw DWÀ¶v Fgpt¶äp. Rm³ AXn Ibdn ]nSn¨p. tN«³ XncnªpInS¶n«v Fsâ ]qän Npw_n¨p. At¸mÄ tN«sâ Ip® Fsâ apJ¯n\Sp¯v h¶p. Rm³ Ahs\ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ Xe AXn\Sp¯v sIm−psN¶n«v AXn D½h¨p. tN«³ At¸mÄ Fsâ ImepIÄ ]nSn¨v AIÀ¯nbn«v ]qän \m¡v sIm−v \¡ns¡m−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AXn \n¶pw At¸mgpw sNdnbtXmXn tX³ Hen¨nd§p¶p−mbncp¶p. tN«³ AXv \¡n IpSn¨p. “tamtf \o AXv hmbn h¨v sFkv Ìn¡v Ddp©p¶Xpt]mse hen¨v IpSnt¨.” At¸mÄ AXnsâ Aä¯v Xpfp¼n \n¶ncp¶ \ndanÃm¯ Hcp XpÅn sImgp¯ {ZmhIw Rm³ hnc sIm−v XpS¨p amänbn«v ]Xps¡ Ip®bpsS Xe hmbv¡pÅnem¡n. Rm³ \m¡psIm−v AXnsâ Xebv¡v¡v Npänepw \¡n. tN«³ Acs¡«v Fsâ apJ¯n\v t\tc XÅnbXpw Ip® Fsâ A®m¡v hsc Ibdn. F\n¡v Hm¡m\w h¶p. Rm³ Ip® Ipd¨v ]pdt¯bv¡v amänbn«v AXv hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. “tamtf A§s\bÃ. Zm C§s\ sN¿Ww” F¶p ]dªpsIm−v Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨v apt¼m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¸n¨p. Rm³ AXp XpSÀ¶t¸mÄ tN«³ Fsâ I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n \m¡psIm−v \¡n XpS¨p. Rm³ tN«sâ Xe Fsâ ]qäntebv¡v¡v ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n h¨p. tN«³ \m¡v Npcp«n ]qÀ Xpfbntebv¡v XÅns¡m−ncp¶p. Ipd¨pkabw C§s\ XpSÀ¶t¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ tX³IpSw s]m«n HgpIn. tN«³ AXv apgph³ \¡n IpSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. A[nIw sshImsX tN«sâ Ip® Fsâ hmbv¡pÅntebv¡v ]m Hgp¡n hn«p. AXv apgph³ Rm³ IpSn¨nd¡n. AtXmsS c−pt]cpw XfÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. Ipd¨pkabw IqSn A§s\ InS¶t¸mÄ tam³ DWÀ¶p Icªp. tN«³ s]s«¶v ap−pw FSp¯v DSp¯psIm−v t]mbn tams\ FSp¯p. Rm³ ]mhmSbpw jÀ«pw am{Xw FSp¯v [cn¨n«v Ipfn¡m³ t]mbn. age 10 ]ns¶ R§Ä¡v Ifn¡m³ Ahkc§sfm¶pw e`n¡msX Znhk§Ä IS¶ps]mbvsvs¡m−ncp¶p. Znhkhpw ]Tn¯w IgnªpÅ sI«n¸nSnbpw, Npw_\hpw, apebv¡v ]nSn¯hpsams¡ am{Xambncp¶p BsI D−mbncp¶Xv.v. A§s\bncns¡ Hcp Znhkw sImt¨¨n¡v ]\n ]nSn¨p. c−paq¶v Znhkw acp¶p Ign¨n«pw IpdbmsX h¶t¸mÄ tN«³ tN¨nsb Hcp kzImcy Bip]{Xnbn sIm−psN¶p ImWn¨p. ]cntim[\bv¡v¡v tijw tN¨nsb AhnsS AUvavanäv sNbvXvXp. tam\v ]\n ]nSn¡pw F¶v IcpXn tams\ Bip]{Xnbn sIm−pt]mbnÃ. Bip]{Xnbn sImt¨¨n¡v Iq«n\mbn Iptª¨n \n¶p. Rm³ tams\bpw t\m¡n ho«nepw Ignªp. cm{Xn ho«n Rm\pw, tN«\pw, tam\pw am{Xambn. tam\v A¶v Bdv amkw {]mbta Bbn«pÅp. tN¨n aq¶v Znhkw Bip]{Xnbn InS¶p. B aq¶p Znhk§fnepw Rm\pw tN«\pw icn¡pw ASn¨p s]mfn¨p Ignªp. R§Ä cm{Xnbn Hcp I«nenemWv Dd§nbncp¶Xv.v. Znhkhpw aq¶pw \mepw {]mhiyw hoXw R§Ä _Ôs¸«ncp¶p. F\n¡v sa³kkv Ignªn«v At©m Btdm Znhk§Ä am{Xw Bbn«pÅmbncp¶Xn\m R§Ä \nb{´W§sfm¶pw IqSmsXbmWv _Ôs¸«ncp¶Xv.v. A¶s¯ B aq¶v Znhk§sf¡pdn¨v BtemNn¨m Ct¸mgpw F\n¡v tcmam©ap−mIpw. A{X ckIc§fmbncp¶p B Znhk§Ä. B Znhk§fnsems¡ R§Ä icn¡pw hkv{v{X§sfm¶pw [cn¡msXbmWv InS¶ncp¶Xv.v. tam³ Nne Znhk§fn DWÀ¶v Fsâ ape IpSn¡pambncp¶p. A§s\ \mfpIÄ IgnªpsIm−ncp¶p. Hcp hÀjw ]Tn¨v Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ ]co£ FgpXn. GXmbmepw A¯hW Rm³ ]co£bn Pbn¨p. Hcn¡epw {]oUn{Kn Rm³ ]mÊmIpsa¶v F\n¡v Hcp hnizmkhpw D−mbncp¶nÃ. ]t£ tN«sâ in£W¯n Rm³ B IS¼ IS¶p. c−v hÀjw ]n¶n«t¸mÄ Iptª¨n¡v \m«ntebv¡v¡v s{]mtamjt\mSpIqSn Øew amäambn. ]ns¶ aq¶v amkw Ignªt¸mÄ sImt¨¨n¡pw \m«ntebv¡v¡v amäambn. AtXmsS Fsâ Xmakw \m«ntebv¡mbn. C¯hW tams\ t\m¡p¶Xn\mbn Rm³ sImt¨¨nbpsS ho«nemWv Xmakam¡nbXv.v. ASp¯ A²yb\hÀjw tN«³ Fs¶ sF.Sn.sF. ¡v sIm−psN¶v tNÀ¯p. Rm³ AXv ]mÊmbn. ]n¶oSv F\n¡v PetkN\ hIp¸n HmhÀknbdmbn tPmenbpw In«n. At¸mtgbv¡v¡pw Iptª¨nbpsS hnhmlw Ignªp. ]ns¶bpw Hcp hÀjw IqSn Ignªv Rm³ hnhmlnXbmbn. CXn\nsS tN«\pw \m«ntebv¡v amäambncp¶p. Rm³ \m«n h¶Xn\v tijw CSbvsvs¡ms¡ tN«\pambn IqSnbn«p−v. ]t£ Fsâ hnhmltijw R§Ä _Ôs¸«n«nÃ. Ahkc§Ä D−mbn«ps−¦nepw C\nbpw \½Ä A§s\ sN¿p¶Xv icnbà F¶p ]dªv tN«³ Hgnªp amdpambncp¶p. A§s\ F\n¡v Fs¶¶pw HmÀ½n¡phm³ Iptd \à HmÀ½Ifpambn Rm³ Ignbp¶p.