Ad¡qfL$p ApS>¡ kp¥\u kyMu A_¡ kd©Ù NZpsp¡ v¡$i v¡$Mpe R>¡. vy$r_ep_u ×rô$A¡ sp¡ R>¡ S>. `Z s¡ kd©rÙ_y„ flõe iy„ R>¡? \p¡dk S>¡afk_¡ Ad¡qfL$p_p¡ õhps„Ôe_p¡ Y„$Y¡$fp¡ g¿ep¡ s¡_u kp\p¡kp\ hÆ®r_ep õV¡$V$dp„ S>¡ L$p_|_ b_pìep¡ s¡dp„ g¿ey„ L¡$ Ap fpÄedp„ sdpd ^d®_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ fl¡hp_u A_¡ s¡_p¡ ^d® `pmhp_u R|>V$ R>¡. `pqL$õsp_ ApS>¡ vy$:Mu v¡$i iy„ L$pd R>¡?

Ðep„ Bõgpd rkhpe_p¡ L$p¡C AÞe^d} kgpds _\u. Ðep„ ^d®_u AkrlóÏsp R>¡. \p¡dk S>¡afk_¡ `l¡g¡\u S> A¡L$ ce Å¡C gu^¡gp¡ L¡$ A¢[ÁgL$_ QQ® A_¡ hÆ®r_ep fpÄekfL$pf bÞ_¡ Å¡X$pe¡gp„ R>¡ s¡ Msf_pL$ hps R>¡. fpS>L$pfZ kp\¡ ^d®_¡ Å¡X$pe _l]. QQ®_p¡ âcph A_¡ ^d®_p¡ âcph õV¡$V$ D`f\u v|$f L$fhp¡ A_¡ sdpd _pNqfL$p¡_¡ qfrgrS>ek äuX$d Ap`hy„ s¡hp¡ S>¡afk_¡ k„L$ë` L$ep£. S>¡afk_¡ `p¡sp_u qfrgrS>ek bpep¡N°pau `Z gM¡gu. s¡dp„ s¡dZ¡ g¿ey„ R>¡ L¡$, ""lz„ dpfp iåv$p¡\u L¡$ L$d®\u L$v$u S> L$p¡C_u ^prd®L$ AkrlóÏsp_¡ kl_ _l] L$fy„.''

lz„ dp_y„ Ry>„ L¡$ Ad¡qfL$p ApS>¡ kd©Ù lp¡e sp¡ s¡_u ^prd®L$ krlóÏsp_¡ L$pfZ¡ R>¡. cpfs v¡$i `yõsL$dp„ ^d®r_f`¡n NZpe R>¡, `Z ApS>_u Ap`Zu kfL$pf_p¡ dy¿e OV$L$ cpS>` ^d®r_f`¡n _\u. dy„bC-dlpfpô²$dp„ `p„Q hj® rih k¡_p_y„ fpS> Qpëey„. lÆe rih k¡_p_u lpL$ hpN¡ R>¡. ApS> ky^udp„ dlpfpô²$dp„ (R> drl_pdp„) rih k¡_p_p `„v$f ipMpâdyMp¡_p„ M|_ \C Nep„ R>¡ s¡ bsph¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_p„ L$_¡¼i_ L$p¡_u kp\¡ R>¡. ipMpâdyMp¡ dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ làsp_p OfpL$ R>¡ s¡hp Apn¡`p¡ R>¡ëgp„ huk hj®\u \pe R>¡. a¡¼V$fu Qgphsp A¡L$ L$pqW$ephpX$u L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡dZ¡ rih k¡_p_u ^dL$u R>sp„ dy„bC b„^ hMs¡ L$v$u S> L$pfMp_y„ b„^ fp¿ey„ _\u. A¡L$ dp¡Vy„$ L$pfZ A¡ R>¡ L¡$ rih k¡_p_p ipMpâdyMp¡_¡ Ahpf_hpf `¥kp_u S>ê$f `X¡$ Ðepf¡ Ap L$pfMp_pdp„\u DOfpÏ„ L$fu Åe R>¡.

dy„bC_u âÅ sp¡ A¡L$v$d buL$Z b_u NC R>¡, `f„sy s¡_¡ v$p¡j v$C _ iL$pe. e\p fpÅ s\p âÅ- fpÅAp¡ S> cecus R>¡ `R>u âÅ_y„ iy„? "S>Þdc|rd'dp„ lz„ äugpÞk g¡ML$ sfuL¡$ gMsp¡ lsp¡. lz„ L$p„qv$hgudp„ flz„ Ry>„. rhfpfdp„ 15 hj® `l¡gp„ cpC W$pLy$f_u a¢ apV$su. rbëX$fp¡ s¡_p\u ^°|S>sp lsp. A¡L$ L$`p¡m rbëX$f¡ tlds L$fu_¡ d_¡ cpC W$pLy$f_p ÅLy$bu ^„^p_u hps L$fu. s¡d_p v$pv$pNufu_p ^„^pAp¡_u hps L$fu. d¢ s¡_p `f\u g¡M g¿ep¡. sp¡ "S>Þdc|rd'_p A¡L$ õV$pa¡ d_¡ L$üy„, ""sd¡ L$p„qv$hgu flp¡ R>p¡. sd¡ g¡M gMu_¡ "blpvy$fu' L$fu lp¡e s¡d cg¡ dp_p¡, `Z Ad¡ rhfpfdp„ fluA¡ R>uA¡. Ad¡ "S>Þdc|rd'dp„ L$pd L$fuA¡ R>uA¡ s¡ hps_u cpC W$pLy$f_¡ Mbf R>¡. A¡ gp¡L$p¡ L$p„C g¡ML$_y„ _pd hp„Qsp _\u. Adpf¡ lh¡ rhfpfdp„ Of_u blpf _uL$mhy„ dyíL¡$g \i¡...'' g¡M R>`pC Nep¡.

buS>¡ qv$hk¡ cpC W$pLy$f_u "S>Þdc|rd'_p s„Óu lfuÞÖ v$h¡ D`f _p¡qV$k Aphu. A¡dp„ cpC W$pLy$f rhi¡ g¿ey„ R>¡ s¡ b^y„ Mp¡Vy„$ R>¡ A_¡ A¡_u Apbê$_u bv$_nu \pe R>¡ s¡_¡ dpV¡$ AdyL$ L$fp¡X$ ê$r`ep_p Apbê$_p v$php_u ^dL$u lsu. buS>¡ qv$hk¡ lz„ Ap¡qakdp„ ÅJ s¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ "S>Þdc|rd'_¡ â\d `p_¡ s„Óu_u dpau R>`pC NC lsu. hmu dpfp g¡M D`f\u lfuÞÖcpC v$h¡A¡ rhfpf_p W$pLy$f_u v$pv$pNufu rhi¡ s„Óug¡M `Z gMu _pM¡gp¡. A¡ bpbs¡ `Z dpau dNpC NC. g¡ML$ sfuL¡$ d_¡ `|R¹>ey„ _l] L¡$ AMbpf_p hL$ugp¡_ue kgpl gu^u _l].

d„Nmhpf, sp. 25du Sy>gpCA¡ khpf¡ Mbf Apìep L¡$ bpmpkpl¡b W$pL$f¡_u ^f`L$X$ \C R>¡ A¡V$g¡ OX$ucf sp¡ L$p„qv$hgu, bp¡fuhgu, dgpX$_p„ AdyL$ V¡$rgap¡_ A¡¼kQ¡ÞS> L$pd L$fsp„ b„^ \C Nep„. Adpfp rb[ëX„$N_u dpspAp¡ NcfpC Ne¡gu. õL|$g_p„ bpmL$p¡ `Z NcfpC Nep„. õL|$gp¡ A_¡ L$p¡g¡Å¡ sfs S> b„^ \C Nep„. dp¡X$u iê$ \su Ap¡qakp¡dp„ L$pd L$f_pfpAp¡_p k„v¡$i Aphu Nep L¡$, "s¡Ap¡ L$pd D`f _l] Aph¡?'

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dy„bC_p¡ kpdpÞe dp_hu S>¡ vy$L$p_v$pf R>¡¡$, a¡qfep¡ R>¡, gp¡L$g V²¡$_dp„ c]kpC_¡ s¡_u afÅ¡ âpdprZL$`Z¡ bÅh¡ R>¡, s¡ b^p A_¡ Nfub rhõspfp¡_p gp¡L$p¡A¡ 1992-93_p„ dy„bC_p„ lzëgX$p¡ Å¡ep„ R>¡. bpmpkpl¡b¡ s¡d_p s„Óug¡M Üpfp lzëgX$p¡ cX$L$pìep„ s¡ `Z ÅZ¡ R>¡ A_¡ A¡ S> dy„bCNfp tlvy$-dy[õgdp¡A¡ c¡Np dmu_¡ A¡ v„$Ng_¡ kl_ L$ep¯ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ A„N°¡Æ L$gdblpvy$fp¡ A_¡ `ÓL$pfp¡ Nd¡ s¡V$gp„ dl¡Zp„ dpf¡ `Z dy„bC_p¡ kpdpÞe dp_hu bpmpkpl¡b W$pL$f¡_u ^f`L$X$ `R>u X$f¡ sp¡ s¡_u Ap ceh©rÑ_u ApL$fu V$uL$p L$fu _ iL$pe.

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lz„ kps hj®_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ fpÓ¡ 9 hpÁe¡ dlzhp_u i¡fudp„ A¡L$ L$`p¡m_p gÁ_dp„ (1940) v$rnZp dpNhp Nep¡ (b°pûZ sfuL¡$ Ad_¡ Adpfp„ a¥bp v$rnZp dpNhp ^L¡$gsp) Ðepf¡ i¡fu_y„ L|$sfy„ Q|`Qp` `pR>m\u Aphu_¡ cõep hNf `N_¡ S>X$bpdp„ gC d_¡ L$fX$u Mp^p¡. `Ndp„ 1 HQ S>¡V$gp¡ v$p„s b¡kpX$u v$u^p¡. Ðepf\u ApS> ky^u dpfu `pR>m L$p¡C L|$sfy„ Aphsy„ lp¡e sp¡ lz„ bfpbf s¡_¡ `pRy>„ Å¡C QL$pku gJ Ry>„. S>¡ bpmL$_¡ L|$sfy„ L$fX$éy„ lp¡e s¡ L|$sfp\u X$f¡ R>¡ s¡d A¡d.X$u. \e¡gp X$p¡. `p¡g h¡ÞX$f L$l¡ R>¡. S>¡ gp¡L$p¡ KX$p `pZudp„ L¡$ v$qfepdp„ _lpsp„ _lpsp„ X|$bsp„ bÃep lp¡e s¡ KX$p `pZu\u X$f¡ R>¡. S>¡ R>p¡L$fp$_¡ s¡_u dpsp kss Y$p¡fdpf dpfsu lp¡e R>¡ s¡dp„\u OZp R>p¡L$fp dp¡V$p \ep `R>u buÆ ÷uAp¡\u X$f¡ R>¡. gÁ_ `R>u s¡ ÷u_¡ cp¡Nhu iL$sp¡ _\u. ce_u Ap r\e$fu_p¡ g¡bp¡f¡V$fudp„ D`ep¡N \ep¡. g¡bp¡f¡V$fu_p Jv$f_¡ huS>mu_p¡ TV$L$p¡ A`pep¡ s¡ hMs¡ S> A¡L$ bTf Å¡f\u hNpX$hpdp„ Apìey„. s¡ `R>u Jv$f_¡ huS>mu_p¡ TV$L$p¡ _ A`pe `Z dpÓ bTf hpN¡ sp¡ `Z Jv$f ce\u L$p„`hp gpN¡ R>¡. `f„sy Å¡ kss bTf hpN¡ A_¡ Jv$f_¡ b¡Qpf hMs `R>u Bg¡[¼V²$L$ ip¡L$ _ gpN¡ sp¡ Jv$f s¡_u A¥kus¥ku L$f¡ R>¡. dy„bC_p kpdpÞe dp_hu_p¡ Ap ce c|sL$pm_p bv$sf A_ych kp\¡ k„L$mpe¡gp¡ R>¡.

gyrkek k¡_¡L$p S>¡hp fp¡d_ fpS>L$pfZu A_¡ qagk|a¡ L$l¡gy„ L¡$, ""Å¡ Ap`Z_¡ AdyL$ QuÅ¡ kss cecus b_pìep L$f¡ sp¡ Ap tS>v$Nu Æhhp S>¡hu _\u. A¡ kp\¡ k¡_¡L$pA¡ A¡ hps `Z L$l¡gu L¡$ âÅ L$fsp„ l„d¡ip„ fpÅAp¡ A_¡ fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ h^y cecus lp¡e R>¡. fp¡d_p fpÅ L$pguNygp k¡_¡L$p_y„ M|_ L$fu _pMhp dpNsp lsp, L$pfZ L¡$ s¡d_¡ ce lsp¡ L¡$ k¡_¡L$p s¡d_¡ E\gphu _pMi¡. A¡ ×rô$A¡ ANpD_p fpÅAp¡ `¡g¡k-B[ÞV²$N (L$phpv$php)\u X$fu_¡ kNp cpCAp¡\u X$fsp lsp. ApS>¡ A¡hy„ S> R>¡. L$p¢N°¡k rih k¡_p\u X$f¡ R>¡. rih k¡_p cpS>`, L$p¢N°¡k\u X$f¡ R>¡. Ap rihk¥r_L$p¡ L¡$ cpS>`hpmp_p¡ L¡$ L$p¢N°¡k_p¡ ce kÑpgp¡cu A_¡ g„`V$ gp¡L$p¡_p ce S>¡hp¡ R>¡. s¡ L$pedu R>¡. Mfu fus¡ rhÜp_ fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ S>_sp_¡ r_c®e b_phu iL¡$ R>¡. fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ Myv$ cecus R>¡ sp¡ S>_sp_¡ ¼ep„\u cedy¼s L$f¡? rih k¡_p Qua_u ^f`L$X$ `l¡gp„ kpdpÞe vy$L$p_v$pf vy$L$p_ b„^ L$f¡ sp¡ s¡_p¡ ce d_p¡h¥opr_L$ A_¡ r_v$p£j R>¡.

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