ÓZ hj® `l¡gp„ Ap¡¼V$p¡bf, 1997dp„ hufà`__p dp\p `f ê$p. 40 gpM_y„ B_pd lsy„ Ðepf¡ s¡ ifZ¡ Aphu S>hp dpNsp¡ lsp¡. s¡_¡ A¡d lsy„ L¡$ L$p¡C kfL$pfu Ar^L$pfuAp¡_y„ A`lfZ L$fui A¡V$g¡ kfL$pf¡ _pL$ OkX$sp Aphhy„ `X$i¡. A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ kp„S>¡ bp„v$u`yf S>„Ng_p R>¡hpX¡$ Aph¡gp dëL$pd_lëgu Npd_p A¡L$ Ofdp„ hufà`_ A_¡ ÓZ kp\uAp¡ O|õep.

hufà`__¡ Mbf lsu L¡$ Al] b¡ S>Z fl¡ R>¡ S>¡ L$ped S>„Ngdp„ S> fMX$ép L$f¡ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ kfL$pfu Ar^L$pfuAp¡ S> li¡. s¡dp„_p A¡L$ lsp k¡_pZu. hufà`_¡ s¡d_y„ A`lfZ L$e¯y lsy„, `Z s¡Ap¡ AÐepf¡ s¡_p rhi¡ hps L$fhp DÐkyL$ _\u. `f„sy d¥kyfdp„ Ad¡ s¡d_¡ dþep A¡ `R>u ^ud¡ ^ud¡ s¡dZ¡ hps L$fhp_u iê$ L$fu.

kp„S>_p kde¡ s¡d_p Of¡ L$p¡C Aph¡ _l] A¡V$g¡ lgQg \su Å¡C s¡Ap¡ blpf Apìep sp¡ s¡d_p Nm¡ A¡L$ b„v|$L$_y„ _pmQy„ AX$¼ey„. k¡_pZuA¡ Å¡ey„ A_¡ AÝ^f ðpk¡ L$üy„, "Ap¡l hufà`_?' hufà`_¡ Ap„Mdp„ QdL$pfp kp\¡ `|R¹>ey„, "L¡$d Ap¡m¿ep¡?' sd_¡ sp¡ ApMu vy$r_ep ÅZ¡ R>¡ A¡hp¡ S>hpb kp„cmu_¡ A¡ Q„v$_ v$pZQp¡f azgpC Nep¡ lsp¡. hufà`_ Mf¡Mf A¡d dp_¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡ ky`füyd_ R>¡.

k¡_pZu kp\¡ buÅ A¡L$ hpBëX$gpBa ap¡V$p¡N°paf L©$`L$f `Z lsp. _lphp Ne¡gp L©$`L$f bp\ê$ddp„\u blpf Apìep A_¡ b„v|$L$^pfuAp¡_¡ Å¡ep. `Z s¡Ap¡ MQL$pep _l]. s¡dZ¡ hufà`__¡ `|R¹>ey„,"Qp `uhu R>¡?' hufà`_ sp¡ Å¡C S> füp¡.

s¡Z¡ L©$`L$f_¡ Mp¢Mpfu_¡ L$üy„, "s_¡ Mbf R>¡_¡ Ad¡ spfy„ A`lfZ L$fhp_p R>uA¡.' L©$`L$f¡ L$üy„, "cg¡_¡, `Z Qp `uhpdp„ ip¡ hp„^p¡ R>¡?'

L©$`L$f hufà`__u V$p¡mu ÅZ¡ dl¡dp_ lp¡e A¡d hs®sp lsp.

hufà`_ Qp `uhp s¥epf \C Nep¡. `Z L©$`L$f_u `pR>m ÓZ b„v|$L$^pfuAp¡ Nep S>¡\u s¡ cpNu _ Åe. L©$`L$f¡ Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ gpBV$f\u N¡k `¡V$pìep¡ s¡ hufà`__p kp\uAp¡_¡ sp¡ Åvy$ S>¡hy„ gpÁey„. s¡dZ¡ hufà`__¡ `Z A„v$f Aphhp kpv$ L$ep£ A_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ bp¡k_¡ bsph spfy„ gpBV$f L$fu_¡. hufà`_ `Z Å¡C füp¡, Af¡ A¡L$ TbL$pfp¡ \ep¡ A_¡ kNX$u kNmhp gpNu!

Qp `u_¡ hufà`_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "sd_¡ L¡$V$gp¡ `Npf dm¡ R>¡?' s¡ ÅZhp dpNsp¡ lsp¡ L¡$ S>¡_y„ A`lfZ Lfhp_y„ R>¡ s¡ dp¡V$p Ar^L$pfu sp¡ R>¡_¡. bÞ_¡ ap¡V$p¡N°pafp¡A¡ L$üy„ L¡$ s¡d_¡ `Npf S> dmsp¡ _\u. hufà`_ L$l¡ hps L$fp¡dp. bÞ_¡A¡ s¡d_¡ kdÅìey„ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ sp¡ dpÓ S>„Ngdp„ âpZuAp¡_p ap¡V$p `pX¡$ R>¡. hufà`__¡ kdÅey„ _l] L¡$ S>„Ng_p `iyAp¡_p hmu ap¡V$p iy„ `pX$hp_p.$ap¡V$p¡N°pafp¡A¡ `p¡s¡ hÞeÆh_\u L¡$hp âcprhs R>¡ s¡_u hpsp¡ L$fu `Z hufà`__¡ Nm¡ L„$C Ese¯y _l]. s¡_¡ \ey„ L¡$ Ap kfL$pfu Ar^L$pfuAp¡ S> R>¡ A_¡ `p¡sp_¡ Mp¡Vy„$ c¡fhu füp R>¡.

fps `X$u A¡V$g¡ s¡dZ¡ gpBV$p¡ `¡V$phu. hufà`_ L$l¡, "sdpfu `pk¡ gpBV$p¡ ¼ep„\u Aphu?' ap¡V$p¡N°pafp¡A¡ k|e®i[¼s rhi¡ kdÅìey„.

hufà`__¡ sp¡ blz S> _hpC gpNu. s¡_p kpNfusp¡ Ap v$frdep_ Of M|„v$u füp lsp. Ap gp¡L$p¡ kfL$pfu Aq^L$pfu R>¡ A¡hy„ L„$CL$ lp\ gpN¡ sp¡. `Z s¡d_¡ _L$fu hpBëX$ gpBa_u by¼k dmu. s¡dp„ `Z hufà`_ A_¡ kp\uv$pfp¡_¡ fk `X$ép¡. s¡Ap¡ `p_p„ a¡fhu_¡ ap¡V$p Å¡hp gpÁep. rhipm ApqäL$_ lp\u Å¡ep¡ sp¡ hufà`_¡ `|R¹>ey„ , "Ap_p v$p„s L¡$V$gp qL$gp¡_p li¡?'

k¡_pZu L$l¡, "sd_¡ S> Adpfp L$fsp„ h^y Mbf lp¡e_¡.'

gpBV$_p L$pfZ¡ Ofdp„ `s„rNep„ A_¡ buÅ„ S>„syAp¡ Aphhp gpÁep„. hufà`__p kp\uAp¡A¡ s¡dp„_p„ L¡$V$gp„L$_¡ byV$\u L$Qfu _p¿ep„.

ap¡V$p¡N°pafp¡_¡ s¡ _ Nçey„. s¡dZ¡ L$üy„, "ip dpV¡$ s¡d_¡ dpfp¡ R>p¡?'

S>„Ngdp„ S> sd¡ AdyL$ hj® flp¡ `R>u hÞeÆh_ sfa Ap`p¡Ap` sdpfpdp„ A_yL„$`p awV$su lp¡e R>¡. `Z Ap gp¡L$p¡ Sy>v$p âL$pf_p S>„Ng_p fl¡hpku lsp. A¡L$ S>Z sp¡ Nyõk¡ \C Nep¡. s¡Z¡ hufà`__¡ aqfepv$ L$fu L¡$ ÆhX$p„ dpfu _pMuA¡ s¡dp„ iy„ \C Ney„?

k¡_pZuA¡ hufà`__¡ L$üy„ L¡$ bpfÏ„ b„^ L$fu v$CA¡ sp¡ ÆhX$p„ _l] Aph¡. hufà`_ L$l¡ _p, _p rbgLy$g _l]. hufà`__¡ b„^ S>ÁepAp¡\u _afs R>¡. s¡ L$ped Myëgp ApL$pidp„ rhlf¡ R>¡. b„^ S>Áepdp„ s¡_¡ N|„NmpdZ \pe R>¡.

fps_p kpX$p _h \ep A¡V$g¡ hufà`_¡ L$üy„, "Qpgp¡ lh¡ sdpfp dp¡V$p kpl¡b lp¡e s¡_p Of¡ S>CA¡. sdpf¡ _pd v$C_¡ s¡d_¡ blpf bp¡gphhp_p.'

ap¡V$p¡N°pafp¡A¡ L$üy„ L¡$ fpÓ¡ s¡Ap¡ L$v$u S>„Ngdp„ _\u S>sp A_¡ c|gp `X$u S>i¡. `Z hufà`_¡ s¡d_¡ kp\¡ Aphhp afS> `pX$u. ApMu fps s¡dZ¡ Myëgpdp„ Npmu. `fp¡Y$ \ey„ A¡V$g¡ b^p bp„v$u`yf ap¡f¡õV$ gp¡S>_u _ÆL$ A¡L$ fõsp_p M|Z¡ S>C_¡ Ecp füp. hufà`__¡ Mbf lsu L¡$ ApW$ hpÁe¡ âhpkuAp¡_¡ gC_¡ h_ Mpsp_u kapfu bk Aphi¡.

bk Aphu A_¡ bk_p¡ X²$pBhf k¡b¡[õV$e_ ^|rmep fp¡X$ `f L$p¡C_¡ Ec¡gp Å¡C_¡ \f\fu Nep¡. s¡ `Z hufà`__¡ Ap¡mMu Nep¡. âhpkuAp¡_¡ _uQ¡ Dspfpep. hufà`_¡ k¡_pZu_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ b^p_¡ `|R> L¡$ L$p¡Z iy„ R>¡. L$p¡C dp¡V$p dp\p_¡, kfL$pfu Ar^L$pfu_¡ hufà`_ `L$X$hp dpNsp¡ lsp¡. k¡_pZuA¡ A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ b^p_¡ _pdW$pd `|R¹>ep„, `Z s¡ lmhpi\u L$pd L$f¡ R>¡ A¡d hufà`__¡ gpÁey„. hufà`_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ S>fp gp¡L$p¡ aaX¡$ A¡d hps L$f. s¡Z¡ L$üy„ L¡$ bpSy>dp„ A¡L$ S>Z lp\L$X$u `L$X$u_¡ Ecp¡ fl¡i¡ A¡V$g¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ Akf \pe.

k¡_pZuA¡ L$üy„ L¡$ Ap b^p kpdpÞe dykpafp¡ R>¡. hufà`_ rQX$pep¡. ApS>_p a¡fpdp„ _kub ApXy„$ Qpg¡ R>¡. Ðep„ sp¡ A¡L$ buSy>„ hpl_ Apìey„. s¡ S>„Ng Mpsp_u S> Æ` lsu A_¡ kapfu bk L¡$d `pR>u _\u Aphu s¡_u s`pk L$fhp Aphu lsu. s¡_p¡ X²$pBhf âL$pi ApS>¡ epv$ L$fsp„ L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ sp¡ A¡hp¡ NcfpC Nep¡ lsp¡. `l¡gu hpf L$p¡CA¡ dpfu kpd¡ b„v|$L$ spZu lsu.' s¡d_u kp\¡ buÅ h_ Mpsp_p¡ X²$pBhf Å¡k¡a d|h_ lsp¡. hufà`_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "sy„ `pR>p¡ Å A_¡ X$uA¡aAp¡ (qX$[õV²$¼V$ ap¡f¡õV$ Ap¡qakf)_¡ A¡L$ hpO dfu Nep¡ R>¡ A¡d L$lu_¡ s¡_¡ Al] gC Aph.'

d|h_ A¡V$gp¡ X$fu Nep¡ lsp¡ L¡$ A¡L$gp¡ `pR>p¡ S>C iL¡$ s¡d _lp¡sp¡. hufà`_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "spf¡ L$p¡_¡ kp\¡ gC S>hp¡ R>¡?' s¡Z¡ Aåv$yg drS>v$_y„ _pd v$u^y„. hufà`_¡ bÞ_¡_¡ ^dL$pìep A_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ ÅAp¡ A_¡ X$uA¡aAp¡_¡ Al] gC Aphp¡. v$k rdr_V$dp„ L$pd _l] \pe sp¡ b^p_¡ dpfu _pMui.

bÞ_¡ X$uA¡aAp¡ fpS>Np¡`pg `pk¡ Nep A_¡ kpQu hps L$lu v$u^u. fpS>Np¡`pg¡ rkr_ef Ar^L$pfuAp¡_¡ sfs ap¡_ L$ep£. hufà`_¡ S>„Ngdp„ 45 rdr_V$ fpl Å¡C A_¡ `R>u L¡$V$gpL$_¡ b„v$u sfuL¡$ `k„v$ L$fu_¡ S>„Ngdp„ KX$p¡ Esfu Nep¡. k¡_pZu A_¡ L©$`L$f D`fp„s A¡L$ L©$rjip÷u A¡_. rd\u lsp A_¡ L¡$V$gpL$ S>„Ng Mpsp_p L$d®QpfuAp¡. A¡L$ L©$óZp _pd_p¡ X²$pBhf lsp¡.

hufà`_ L$p¡sfp¡dp„ Esfu Nep¡ s¡ `R>u blz hMs¡ L$Zp®V$L$ A¡kApf`u_u Vy$L$X$u Ðep„ `lp¢Qu lsu.

s¡ qv$hk¡ hufà`__p„ _kub Mf¡Mf Mfpb lsp„. L¡$d L¡$ s¡ qv$hk¡ bp„v$u`yfdp„ L¡$V$gpL$ rkr_ef Ar^L$pfuAp¡ Apìep lsp A_¡ S>„Ngdp„ afhp S>hp_p lsp, `Z kapfu bk akpC NC lsu. Ap Ar^L$pfuAp¡dp„ lsp X¡$àeyV$u BÞõ`¡¼V$f S>_fg lj®h^®_ fpSy>, kL®$g BÞõ`¡¼V$f D`¡ÞÖ, fpS>Np¡`pg `p¡s¡, dv$v$_ui X$uA¡aAp¡ r\deNp¡hX$p A_¡ fpS>Þ_p. X$uA¡aAp¡_¡ bp¡gphhp `pR>p¡ af¡gp¡ d|h_ b„v$u b_sp„ bQu Nep¡ R>sp„ sph QX$u Nep¡ lp¡e A¡V$gp¡ aaX$u Nep¡ lsp¡. qfqX$a.L$p¡d_¡ s¡ L$l¡ R>¡, "dpfp kp\uAp¡ `pR>p Aphi¡ L¡$ _l] s¡_p rhQpf¡ d_¡ fps¡ KO `Z _lp¡su Aphsu.'

hufà`__¡ v$k¡L$ qL$gp¡¡duV$f ky^u b„v$uAp¡_¡ Qgpìep `R>u A¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ `X$ph _p¿ep¡. k¡_pZu A_¡ L©$`L$f sp¡ S>„Ng\u V¡$hpe¡gp lsp, `Z buÅ gp¡L$p¡_u lpgs Mfpb lsu. hufà`_ bÞ_¡ kp\¡ hps¡ hmNsp¡ lsp¡. S>„Ng rhi¡ Ap bÞ_¡_u ÅZL$pfu Å¡C_¡ s¡_¡ _hpC gpNsu lsu. A¡L$ qv$hk kp` v¡$Mpep¡ sp¡ hufà`__p kpNfus¡ sfs dpfu _p¿ep¡. bÞ_¡ ap¡V$p¡N°pafp¡A¡ afu Aakp¡k ìe¼s L$ep£, "ip dpV¡$ dpfp¡ R>p¡?'

s¡dZ¡ L$üy„ L¡$ dp¡V$p cpN_p kp` T¡fu _\u lp¡sp. A¡V$g¡ s¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ Mbf L¡$d `X¡$, L$ep¡ T¡fu R>¡ L$ep¡ _\u?

k¡_pZuA¡ Sy>v$p Sy>v$p kp`_p„ rQÓ v$p¡fu_¡ kdÅìey„. s¡ gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ Ap„Mp¡ QL$mhL$m L$fu_¡ Å¡sp S> füp.

bÞ_¡ ap¡V$p¡N°paf hufà`__¡ qiMpdZ Ap`sp L¡$ tlkp\u L„$C hmhp_y„ _\u. vy$r_epcfdp„ Ópkhpv$uAp¡ lpfu füp R>¡. `Z hufà`_ `pk¡ sp¡ A¡L$ S> v$gug lsu, "Ap ap¡f¡õV$fp¡ A_¡ `p¡gukhpmp d_¡ dpfhp dpN¡ R>¡ sp¡ lz„ s¡d_¡ _ dpfu _pMy„? d_¡ Msd L$fhphpmp_¡ lz„ S> Msd L$fu _pMui.'

hufà`__y„ L$l¡hy„ L„$CL$ Apd lsy„ : d¢ sp¡ a¼s 150 gp¡L$p¡_¡ S> dpep® R>¡. `p¡guk¡ dpfu `pR>m `X$ép `R>u 200 gp¡L$p¡_¡ dpfu _p¿ep R>¡. A¡V$g¡ rlkpb bfpbf \ep¡ R>¡ A_¡ kfL$pf¡ lh¡ s¡_¡ dpau Ap`hu Å¡CA¡.

hufà`__¡ `p¡sp_u blpvy$fu_p qL$õkp k„cmphhp_y„ blz Ndsy„. s¡ gp„by„ hZ®_ L$fu_¡ L$l¡sp¡ L¡$ L¡$hu fus¡ s¡Z¡ ap¡f¡õV$ A_¡ `p¡gukhpmp_¡ dpfu _p¿ep lsp. s¡ `p¡sp_¡ l„d¡ip„ kpQp¡ NZphsp¡. `p¡s¡ dlp_ R>¡ A_¡ vy$r_ep s¡ ÅZ¡ R>¡ A¡hu s¡_¡ Mpsfu lsu. s¡ b„v$uAp¡_¡ L$l¡sp¡ L¡$ kpg¡d A_¡ ^fd`yfudp„ s¡ Apfpd\u Q|„V$Zu Æsu Åe s¡d R>¡.

(h^y lh¡ `R>u)

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?