dpf¡ b¡ dp lsu. A¡L$ S>Þdv$pÓu. buÆ dp_¡ lz„ "cpC' L$l¡sp¡. Ap "cpC' s¡ vy$r_ep_u v$rô$A¡ sp¡ dpfp„ aC_p v$uL$fp fdZcpC. `Z dpfp dp¡V$p cpC `°L$picpC A_¡ ly„, bÞ_¡ s¡d_¡ "cpC' S> L$l¡sp. lz„ v$k¡L$ hj®_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ dpfp r`sp-Ad¡ A¡d_¡ "L$pL$p' L$l¡sp-_y„ Ahkp_ \ey„. s¡ `l¡gp„ s¡d S> s¡ `R>u dpfp DR>¡f, OX$sf, rinZ hN¡f¡dp„ S>¡V$gp¡ apmp¡ dpfp„ dp_p¡ lsp¡ s¡_p\u S>fpe Ap¡R>p¡ apmp¡ "cpC'_p¡ _lp¡sp¡. dp_p Ahkp_ `R>u s¡fd¡ qv$hk¡ "cpC'_y„ Ahkp_ \ey„. bÞ_¡A¡ R>¡ëgp ïhpk A¡L$ S> lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ gu^p. bÞ_¡_p A„rsd k„õL$pf rhg¡ `pg£_u õdip_c|rddp„ A¡L$ S> õ\m¡ \ep. dp A_¡ "cpC' Nep„ A_¡ A¡L$pA¡L$ ÅZ¡ L$p¡CL¡$ dpf¡ dp\¡\u ApL$pi Mk¡X$u gu^y„.

dpfp„ dp_u S>¡ õd©rs dpfp d_ kp\¡ kp¥\u `°bm fus¡ S>X$pC NC R>¡ s¡ bÞ_¡ õd©rs `f d©Ðey_p¡ Ap¡R>pep¡ R>hpep¡ R>¡. 19`0_p _h¡çbf_u A¡L$ khpf¡ dpfp "L$pL$p'_y„ L¡$Þkf_u dp„v$Nudp„ Ahkp_ \ey„. ¼ep„e ky^u dpfp„ dp_y„ L$ë`p„s L$p¡C fus¡ L$pb|dp„ Aph¡ S> _l]. L$p¡CL$ d_¡ lp\ `L$X$u_¡ v$uhp_Mp_pdp„ gC Ney„. Ap¡fX$p_u hÃQp¡hQ cp¢e `f "L$pL$p'_p¡ v¡$l lsp¡. \p¡X¡$ v|$f Ly$Vy„$buAp¡\u O¡fpe¡gp„ dp b¡W$p„ lsp„. `p„`Z ApNm_u `pm sp¡X$u_¡ Ap„ky hü¡ S>sp„ lsp„. lz„ ^ud¡L$\u dp_p Mp¡mpdp„ b¡W$p¡. "dp, fX$hp_y„ _lu„, sd¡ fX$ip¡ sp¡ lz„ iy„ L$fui?' d¡„ L$üy„. \p¡X$u nZp¡ dp dpf¡ dp\¡ lp\ a¡fhsp„ füp„. `R>u Ap„ky hl¡sp„ b„^ \ep„, `Z A¡ \p¡X$u nZp¡dp„ lz„ \p¡X$p„ hj® dp¡V$p¡ \C Nep¡.

1973_p ÅÞeyApfu_u f`du spfuM\u khpf¡ _pZphV$u lp¡[õ`V$g_p MpV$gp `f dp_p R>¡ëgp ïhpk Qpgsp lsp. A¡ `l¡gp„ `„v$f¡L$ qv$hk\u A¡ S> MpV$gp `f gNcN k„`|Z® b¡cp_ Ahõ\pdp„ dp `X$ép„ lsp„. ifuf_p„ bÞ_¡ `X$Mp„ gL$hp\u TgpC Nep„ lsp„. hpZu Qpgu NC lsu. fp¡S> khpf¡ X$p¡¼V$f Np¡Xbp¡g¡_¡ Ad¡ `|R>sp„, "L¡$d R>¡, dp_¡?' fp¡S> A¡L$ S> S>hpb dmsp¡, `No change.' `Z ApS>¡ khpf¡ Sy>v$p¡ S>hpb dm¡gp¡, `Her condition is worst.' b^p Ly$Vy„$buAp¡ MpV$gp_u Apk`pk A¡L$W$p \C Nep lsp. Adpfu _S>f kpd¡ dp_p ïhpk_u kp„L$m_p A„L$p¡X$p A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ s|V$sp S>sp lsp. dpfu R>psu L$pmp Xu$bp„N `pX$p_p `N _uQ¡ L$QX$psu S>su lsu. Apd sp¡ lz„ ^prd®L$ dpZk _\u. `Z A¡L$pA¡L$ d_¡ ¼ep„\u, L$C fus¡ k|ȹey„, L$p¡_¡ Mbf, S>fp dp¡V$¡\u d¢ ± `|Z®d¹ Av$: `|Z®d¹ Bv$d¹... d„Ó_p¡ `pW$ iê L$ep£. dpfu R>psu `f_p¡ cpf \p¡X$p¡ lmhp¡ \ep¡ A_¡ gNcN dÝepŒ¡ dpA¡ ïhpk_p¡ cpf `p¡sp_u R>psu `f\u Dspfu _p¿ep¡. b¡-`p„Q nZp¡ `R>u _k£ Aphu_¡ A¡d_p v¡l_¡ Qpv$f\u Yp„L$u v$u^p¡. A¡ b¡-`p„Q nZp¡dp„ afu A¡L$ hMs lz„ \p¡X$p„ hj® dp¡V$p¡ \C Nep¡.

"L$pL$p'_p Ahkp_ `R>u lz„ õL|$gdp„ cZsp¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ d_¡ Ap„M¡ Qídp„ Apìep„. X$p¡¼V$f¡ _„bf L$pYu Apàep. _„bf L$Yphu_¡ L$pgbpv¡$hu_u bpguhpgp A¡ÞX$ lp¡du L„$`_udp„ Qídp„ b_phX$phhp "cpC' gC Nep. vy$L$p_v$pf¡ êr`ep `Quk_y„ rbg apX$u L$üy„ L¡$ b¡ qv$hk `R>u Qídp„ gC S>Å¡. b¡_¡ bv$g¡ Qpf qv$hk \ep. R> rv$hk \ep, `Z "cpC' Qídp„ gph¡ _l]. lz„ fp¡S> kp„S>¡ `|Ry>„ `Z L„$C _¡ L„$C blp_p„ L$pY¡. ApW¡$L$ qv$hk `R>u A¡L$ ir_hpf_u kp„S>¡ R>¡hV¡$ dpfp„ Qídp„ Aphu Nep„, `Z d_¡ d_dp„ _¡ d_dp„ "cpC' `f OZp¡ fp¡j QX¡$gp¡.

1963dp„ lz„ A¡d. A¡. \ep¡ A_¡ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ sfs _p¡L$fu dmu NC. f0du S|>_\u _p¡L$fu iê L$fu. `l¡gu spfuM¡ dpfp Æh__p¡ `l¡gp¡ `Npf Aphhp_p¡ lsp¡. ApNgu kp„S>¡ d¡„ dp_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "dp, `l¡gp `Npfdp„\u sdpf¡ dpV¡$ iy„ g¡sp¡ Aphy„?' dp \p¡X$u hpf "cpC' kpd¡ Å¡C füp„. `R>u lmh¡ kpv¡$ L$üy„, "`l¡gp `Npfdp„\u buSy>„ L$p„C _ gphip¡ v$u`L$, W$pL$p¡fÆ dpV¡$ Qp„v$u_u b¡ v$uhu A_¡ `p qL$gp¡ duW$pC W$pL$p¡fÆ_¡ ^fphhp g¡sp AphÅ¡.' v$k qv$hk_u _p¡L$fu_p dp„X$ 110 êr`ep lp\dp„ Aphhp_p lsp A¡V$g¡ Qp„v$u_u b¡ v$uhu gphhp_u hps\u d_¡ S>fp _hpC gpNu. dp dpfp d__p¡ DQpV$ kdÆ Nep„. L$l¡, "v$u`L$, sd¡ õL|$gdp„ cZsp lsp Ðepf¡ `l¡gu hpf Qídp„ Apìep„ Ðepf¡ s¥epf \e¡gp„ Qídp„ gphhp Ofdp„ `¥kp _lp¡sp. Ðepf¡ W$pL$p¡fÆ_u Qp„v$u_u b¡ v$uhu h¡Qu_¡ s¡_p `¥kpdp„\u "cpC' Qídp„ gph¡gp. d¢ A¡ hMs¡ W$pL$p¡fÆ_¡ hQ_ Ap`¡gy„ L¡$ v$u`L$_p `l¡gp `Npfdp„\u sd_¡ b¡ v$uhu `pR>u Ap`u v$Ci.' Ðepf¡ d_¡ kdÅey„ L¡$ Qídp„ gphhpdp„ kps-ApW$ qv$hk_u Yug L¡$d \e¡gu. Ap hMs¡ d_¡ dpfu Ås `f OZp¡ fp¡j QX$ép¡.

dpfp„ dp Apd sp¡ TpTy„ cZ¡gp„ _l], `Z A¡d_¡ hp„Qhp_p¡ S>bfp¡ ip¡M. Adpfp L$p¥Vy„$rbL$ `yõsL$pgedp„ ÓZ-Qpf lÅf `yõsL$p¡ lsp„ s¡dp„\u _hfpi_¡ kde¡ L„$C _¡ L„$C hp„Qsp fl¡. Ak„¿e L$pìe`„[¼sAp¡ L„$W$õ\. OZu hpf Adpfu L$kp¡V$u `Z L$f¡. `„[¼sAp¡ bp¡g¡ A_¡ `|R>¡, "bp¡gp¡, L$ep L$rh_y„ L$pìe R>¡?' Adpfp Ofdp„ hjp£ ky^u buÅ¡ A¡L$ qfhpS> `Z füp¡. fp¡S> fps¡ S>çep `R>u A¡L$-v$p¡Y L$gpL$ ky^u "cpC' Ad_¡ kp¥_¡ L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C `yõsL$ hp„Qu k„cmph¡. Np¡h^®_fpd, dy_iu fdZgpg L¡$ d¡OpZu_u _hgL$\pAp¡; L$pL$pkpl¡b, diêhpmp hN¡f¡_p r_b„^p¡; L$pÞs, L$gp`u, _p_pgpg, d¡OpZu L¡$ Ddpi„L$f-kyÞv$fd¹_p„ L$ìep¡; ApÐdL$\pAp¡ A_¡ Æh_QqfÓp¡-Aphy„ L$iy„L$ fp¡S> h„Qpsy„ Åe. Of_p b^p kæep¡ "cpC'_u Apk`pk h]V$mpC_¡ Ap kp„cm¡ S>. h„Qpey„ lp¡e A¡ rhj¡ QQp® `Z \pe A¡V$g¡ A¡hy„ bÞey„ R>¡ L¡$ OZp„ `yõsL$p¡ d¢ hp„Ãep„ _\u, `Z kp„cþep„ R>¡. R>¡hV¡$ `p¡sp_p hrkes_pdpdp„ `Z dp gMsp„ Nep„ L¡$ dpfu `pR>m L$p¡C `Z `°L$pf_u ^prd®L$ rhr^ L$fhu _lu„, `Z S>p¡ v$uL$fpAp¡_u BÃR>p lp¡e sp¡ s¡Ap¡ d_¡ AÐe„s r`°e A¡hp„ `yõsL$p¡_u _L$gp¡ Mfuv$u_¡ i¼e lp¡e s¡V$gp„ `yõsL$pgep¡_¡ c¡V$ Ap`¡. L$ep„ `yõsL$p¡ Ap fus¡ Ap`hp„ s¡_u epv$u `Z hrkes_pdpdp„ Å¡X¡$gu.

A¡d_p¡ buÅ¡ ip¡M kuhhp_p k„Qp `f cfsL$pd A_¡ kuhZL$pd L$fhp_p¡. Sy>v$u Sy>v$u cps_p Ak„¿e cfsL$pd s¡dZ¡ L$f¡gp„, `Z s¡dp„\u Ofdp„ sp¡ blz Ap¡R>p„ fl¡. L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C kNp„, Ly$Vy„$buAp¡ L¡$ k„b„^uAp¡_¡ c¡V$ Ap`sp„ fl¡. s¡d_p¡ b_ph¡gp¡ A¡L$ V¡$bg¼gp¡\ dpfu `pk¡ kQhpC füp¡ R>¡ s¡dp„ õh. L$_y v¡$kpC_p„ Qpf rQÓp¡_u `°rsL©$rs s¡dZ¡ f„Nu_ v$p¡fp_p cfsL$pd\u E`kphu R>¡. dp kpfy„ kpfy„ fp„^hp_p„ A_¡ Mphp_p„ `Z ip¡Mu_. Nm`Z_p¡ sp¡ Mpk ip¡M. ApBk¾ud, riM„X$, v|$^`pL$-b^y„ cph¡. Ap_„v$\u MhX$ph¡ A_¡ Mpe. R>¡ëgp„ hjp£dp„ X$peprbV$uk_¡ L$pfZ¡ Nm`Z Mphp_y„ OÏ„ Ap¡Ry>„ L$fhy„ `X¡$gy„. R>¡ëgu dp„v$Nu hMs¡ X$peprbV$uk M|b h^u Ne¡gy„ sØ_ `\pfuhi lsp„. A¡L$ rv$hk L$l¡, "dpf¡ riM„X$ Mphy„ R>¡.' Ad¡ X$p¡¼V$f_¡ `|R¹>ey„. X$p¡¼V$f ÅZsp lsp L¡$ lh¡ TpTp qv$hk _\u. L$l¡, "A¡d_u BÃR>p R>¡ sp¡ A¡L$ QdQu MhX$php¡.' d¡„ A¡L$ QdQu riM„X$ dp_p dp¢dp„ d|¼ey„. dp„X$ bp¡gu i¼sp„ lsp„ `Z `|R¹>ey„, "sd¡ b^pA¡ Mp^y„?' `Z A¡ qv$hk¡ Adpf¡ Nm¡ riM„X$ L¡$d Esf¡? A¡ `R>u \p¡X$p qv$hkdp„ S> dp b¡cp_ Ahõ\pdp„ kfu Nep„.

"cpC'_¡ A_¡ _p_`Zdp„ `°L$picpC_¡ ap¡V$p¡N°pau_p¡ ip¡M lsp¡. Ofdp„ _p_L$X$p¡ õVy$qX$ep¡ `Z b_ph¡gp¡ \p¡X$p¡ hMs. Ly$Vy„$b_p k¢L$X$p¡ ap¡V$p L$bpV$dp„ `X$ép lsp, `Z Æh__p R>¡ëgp„ hjp£dp„ dp A_¡ "cpC'A¡ lp\ Apìep s¡V$gp ap¡V$pAp¡_p¡ _pi L$ep¡®. S>¡dp„ Ly$Vy„$b_p buÅ kæep¡ `Z lp¡e A¡hp ap¡V$pdp„\u `p¡sp_p ap¡V$p_p¡ cpN L$p`u _pMu s¡V$gp cpN_p¡ _pi L$ep£. `qfZpd¡ Adpfp bÞ_¡_u `pk¡ ApS>¡ s¡d_p cpÁe¡ S> L$p¡C ap¡V$p R>¡. Adpfp A¡L$ Ly$Vy„bu_¡ Ðep„ dp_p¡ A¡L$ ap¡V$p¡ kQhpC fl¡gp¡ s¡ dp_p d©Ðey `R>u lz„ dpf¡ Of¡ gC Apìep¡. A¡ S> Ly$Vy„$bu_¡ Ðep„ dp_p¡ V¡$` L$f¡gp¡ AhpS> `Z kQhpe¡gp¡. "gpÁep¡ L$ky„bu_p¡ f„N'_u \p¡X$uL$ `„[¼sAp¡ s|V$sp AhpS>¡ NhpC R>¡. s¡_u _L$g L$fu gu^u R>¡. AgbÑ, `l¡gp„_p„ hjp£dp„ dp_¡ L„$W$¡ duW$u lgL$\u Nhpsp„ A_¡L$ Nusp¡ kp„cm¡gp„.

Adpfp Ofdp„ L$p¡C_¡ `Z dpV¡$ sy„L$pfp¡ cpÁe¡ S> h`fpsp¡. _pNf Ly$Vy„$bp¡_u fkd `°dpZ¡ ApMu tS>v$Nu dpA¡ d_¡ sp¡ "sd¡' L$lu bp¡gpìep¡, `Z `°L$picpC_p A_¡ dpfp v$uL$fpAp¡_¡ `Z ¼epf¡e sy„L$pfp¡ _l] L$ep£ lp¡e. `p¡sp_u tS>v$Nudp„ dpA¡ dpfu A_¡L$ BÃR>pAp¡ `|fu L$fu, `Z dp_¡ dp¡Y¡\u sy„L$pfp¡ kp„cmhp_u dpfu BÃR>p ¼epf¡e `|fu _ \C. buÅ¡ S>Þd lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ _l] A¡_u d_¡ Mbf _\u, `Z Å¡ lp¡e sp¡ Aphs¡ S>Þd¡ dpfu dp_¡ dp¡Y¡ sy„L$pfp¡ kp„cmhp dm¡ A¡V$gy„ lz„ BÃRy>„ A_¡ buÆ `Z A¡L$ BÃR>p R>¡ Ap S>Þd dpV¡$. R>¡ëgu hpf dpfu Ap„M d]Qphp_u lp¡e Ðepf¡ L$p¡C dpfp Of_¡ M|Z¡Mp„Qf¡ `X¡$gu `¡gu S|>_u L¡$k¡V$ ip¡^u L$pY¡ A_¡ dp_p AhpS>dp„ Nhpe¡gy„ `¡gy„ Nus kp„cmsp„ kp„cmsp„ lz„ Ap„M d]Qy„ :

"gpÁep¡ L$ky„bu_p¡ f„N!
fpS>, d_¡ gpÁep¡ L$ky„bu_p¡ f„N!
S>__u_p l¥epdp„ `p¡Y„sp„ `p¡Y„sp„
`u^p¡ L$ky„bu_p¡ f„N;
^p¡mp„ ^phZ L¡$fu ^pfpA¡ ^pfpA¡
`pçep¡ L$ky„bu_p¡ f„N.'

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?