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B{Klap−mbXv. cmPsâ a\Êv `qXIme§fnteçv ]dìbÀì. aZy]m\nbmb AÑ³ Fìw
ho«nÂ hg¡mbnêì, H«pw hn«psImSp¡m¯ A½bpw. ssewKnI hnjb§fnÂ c−pt]Àçw
{]mbamb tN¨nbpw, æ«nbmsW¦nepw Xncn¨dnhmb Xmëw ho«neps−¶ Hê Nn´bpanÃmsX
tXmìt¼msgÃmw CWtNê¶ {]IrXw. Hê apdn am{XapÅ B sIm¨pho«nÂ as®®
hnf¡nsâ Ac− shfn¨¯nÂ AÑtâbpw A½bptSbpw ImatIfnIÄ I−mév Xm³
hfÀ¶Xv. ]Xn\mdv hbÊnsâ ]ncnapdp¡¯nÂ \n¶nê¶ tN¨nbpsS s\SphoÀ¸pIÄ
]et¸mgpw Xs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v tN¨n ISnäÀ¯nbnêì. Xm\ì ]Tn¨nê¶ Khs×âv ss{]adn
kvIqÄ.... Zmcn{ZtcJív XmsgbpÅ æSpw_§fnÂ \nìÅ æ«nIÄ am{Xw kl]mTnIÄ.
an¡hêtSbpw AhØsbÃmw XtâXp t]mse Hs¡ Xs¶. ]Ieńtbmfw ]WnsbSp¯v
£oWns¨¯p¶ amXm]nXm¡·mÀ Aåw Ań¡ÅSníp¶Xv B ImeL«§fnÂ
km[mcWambnêì. ]s£ AXnë tijw X§fpsS sNÁçSnepIfpsS Øe]cnanXnIsf
ædn¨v Nnń¡mëÅ CÑmiàn AhÀ¡nÃmbnêì. hnthIw hnImc§Äçv
hgnamdns¡mSp¡pt¼mÄ a¡Ä kao]¯ps−¶ Imcyw Ahscms¡ kuIcy]qÀÆw
adçIbmév ]Xnhv. AXn\mÂ kl]mTnIÄs¡Ãmw B sNdp{]mb¯nÂ Xs¶ skIvkns\
]Án kmam\yw \Ã Adnhmbnêì. ]eÀçw kz´w A½bptSbpw, ktlmZcnamêtSbpw
\áXIÄ I−Xpw ]e cXn kwKa§fptSbpw IYIÄ ]dbmë−mbnêì. Xsâ D¯a
kplr¯v AtimI\nÂ \n¶mév Ahsâ AÑ³ kz´w aIsf, AXmbXv Ahsâ tN¨nsb
Du¡mdps−¶ Imcyw AdnªXv. A\mtcmKy¯mÂ InS¸nemb Ahsâ A½ív I®SípItb
\nhr¯nbp−mbnêìÅq. Cìw Ah³ tUmÎÀ Ahsâ Cfb½bpsS {]khw FSpç¶Xv
Hfnªp \nìv I− hnÚm\w hfn¼nbXv HmÀ¯v Xm³ Nncn¡mdp−v. H¶mw ¢mÊnÂ ]Tç¶
Imes¯ kw`hamsWt¶mÀ¡Ww. A¡me§fnÂ {]khsaÃmw hbÁm«n AYhm anUvssh^v
ssI¡mcyw sNbvXnê¶ Imcy§fmév. AhÀçv IgnbmsX h¶mte Atem¸Xn tUmtÎgvkns\
tXSmdp−mbnêìÅq. A§ns\ Ahsâ Cfb½çv tUmÎsd sIm−phtc−n h¶Xmév
hnjbw. tUmÎÀ F¯nbtXmsS FÃmhêw hoSnë ]pd¯mbn. Ahsâ hoSnsâ `n¯n FÃmw
Hme sIm−mév. AXn\nSbneqsS hnZzm³ AI¯p \Sç¶Xv PnÚmktbmsS Hfnªp
t\m¡n¡−p. Cfb½ Imepw Ih¨v XpWnsbmìanÃmsX InSçì. kmbn¸v (As¶Ãmw
t]âv [cnç¶hÀ kmbn¸·mcmév) Cfb½bpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ \nìv Ip® kmam\¯nteçv
IbÁn, AÑ\½amêsS kwt`mKw I−n«pÅXpsIm−v sXÁn²cn¨XmImw. æd¨p t\cw ]cn]mSn
\S¯nbt¸mÄ sIm¨v, kmbn¸nsâ æ®bnÂ Ibdn¸nSn¨p, At¸mÄ At§êv ]Xnsb æ®
hen¨v sIm¨ns\ ]pds¯Sp¯sXìv. AXmbnêì AI¯p \S¶ {]khw Ahyàambn¡−
Ahsâ hnhcWw. X\nçv shÅw sh¨p XpS§nb Ime¯v kzm`mhnIambpw ASp¯v
Ahbne_nÄ Bbnê¶ ]qdpIÄ A½bptSbpw tN¨nbptSXpambnês¶ìv ]dtb−XnÃtÃm.
]et¸mgpw AhÀ æfnç¶Xpw aq{Xsamgn¡m\ncnç¶Xpw saÃmw Hfnªv t\m¡n hmWw
hnSmdp−mbnêì. tN¨nçv ASps¯mcp ho«nse tN«ëambn kzåw
NpÁn¡fnbp−mbnê¶Xn\mÂ Xs¶ A{X IW¡nseSp¯nê¶nÃ. A½sb ap«n t\m¡m³
`bambnêì, A{X XtâSnbmbnêì AhÀ. hmbnencnç¶ ]pfn¨ sXdn ØeIme t`Zas\y
hnfn¨p Iqhphm³ Hê aSnbpanÃmbnêì. Xc¯në In«nbmÂ tN¨nbpsS apeçw
kmam\¯nëw ]nSnçhm³ Ahkc§Ä D−mbnêì. Hcn¡Â AhfpsS GtXm Imcy
km²y¯n\mbn kao]n¨t¸mÄ, Ahkcw apXseSp¯v ]®m³ tNmZn¨Xpw, Ahkm\w AhÄ
]qÀ Im«n¯cmsaìw, t\m¡n thtWÂ hmWaSnt¨mfm³ k½Xn¨XpsaÃmw cmPt\mÀ¯p.
Xsâ icoc¯nÂ sXmSnÃ F¶ Kymc−nbnÂ am{Xw AhÄ Aìv Ad¡s¸mSn (acw
Adçpt¼mÄ In«p¶ s]mSn, A¡me§fnÂ ASp¸v I¯nç¶Xnëv D]tbmKn¨nêì) \nd¨p
sh¨ncnç¶ Nmçv sI«nëv apIfnÂ Ih¨nêìv ]mhmS s]m¡n kmam\w Im«n¯¶ Zriyw
Aht\mÀ¯p. BZyambmbnêì {]mb]qÀ¯n Bb Hê s]®pv kzta[bm Xsâ ]qdv Ahëv
{]ZÀin¸n¨Xv. Aìv I− B ]qÀ Ahëv PohnX¯nÂ Hcn¡epw ad¡m³ ]Áptam? Ccp
\ndamsW¦nepw tN¨nbpsS B Icnw]qdnsâ amkvac iàn Hìv thsd Xs¶bmbnêì.
Hcn¡Â t]mepw tjhv sN¿m¯ B aZ\]oTw XSn¨pń \n¶nêì. AhnShnsSbmbn
IdpIdp¯ ]«ptcma§Ä. F®çdhmbXn\mÂ ]qÀsa¯bpsS Zriyw H«p ad¨nÃ B
ssaêIÄ. AXpt\m¡n AXnthK¯nÂ æ® æep¡ns¡m−nê¶ Xm³, Hê ssIsIm−v B
kmam\¯nsemì sXmSphm³ {ian¨t¸mÄ, AhÄ ssI X«namÁn, ]mhmS Xmgv¯nbXpw, ]n¶oSv
Xm³ sI©n ]dªt¸mÄ AhÄ Xsâ ]qÀ Np−pIÄ hncepIÄ sIm−v ]nfÀ¯n
Im¡çªnsâ hmbv¡Iw t]menê¶ ISpwNphÀ¸m¶ Xsâ AćwKw Im«n, Xs¶
kvIe\¯nse¯n¨Xpw Ahsâ at\mapIpc¯nÂ an¶nadªp. B hmWw Hê hmWw Xs¶
Bbnêì. Is¿¯m¯ Zqc¯nembnês¶¦nepw ip¢Kp−pIÄ shSnbp− IWs¡
tN¨nbpsS ]qÁnëÅnteçv Xs¶ e£yw sXÁmsX NoÁnbXpw,
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"t]m Akt¯, CXn\n{X¡[nIw shffw sht¨m' Fìv {]mIn ]mhmS sIm−v XpS¨v tN¨n
FWoÁv t]mbXpsaÃmw Aht\mÀ¯p. ]n¶osSmcn¡Â ASp¯ ho«nse tPmtk«³
ho«nemcpanÃm¯ Ahkc¯nÂ tN¨nbpambn ]cn]mSn \S¯nbXv It¿msS ]nSnIqSnbXv
A½tbmSv ]dbmXncn¡m³ th−n X\ns¡mìv InSì Xcm³ Bhiys¸«Xpw, Ahkm\w Hìv
Du¼n¯cmw F¶ tImw{]ssaknÂ F¯nbXpw, FÃmw C¶sesbt¶mWw Ahëv tXm¶n.
AXmbnêì BZys¯ hZ\ kpcXw. tN¨n AXnsemê FIvkv]À«v Xs¶. C¶s¯ t]mse
KÀ`\ntcm[\ DdIfpw, KpfnIIfpw kpeàÃmXnê¶ A¡me§fnÂ kv{XoIÄ ImapIsc
A[nIhpw hmbv sIm−pw XpS¡nSbnepw Bbnêì Xr]vXns¸Sp¯ns¡m−nê¶Xv. æd¨pIqSn
]ptcmKan¨hÀ aeZzmc¯nepw k½Xn¨nêì. ho«nse Ifn C{Xsbms¡ Bbt¸mÄ ASp¯
hoSpIfnse ta¨nÂ ]pd§Ä tXSn¯pS§n. sXm« ho«nse IeymWnt¨¨n Hê{K³ Ncçv Xs¶
Bbnêì. `À¯msh¶ Hê ImktcmKnbps−¦nepw B Xm¸m\ív AsX´mIm³. Btcm
acn¨Xnëv Ah[n {]Jym]n¨Xn\mÂ kvIqfnÂ \nìv t\cs¯ ho«nse¯n A½bpw
tN¨nbpsaÃmw tPmenív t]mbnêì. aqfn¸m«pw ]mSn \Sç¶ Xs¶ t\m¡n IeymWn tN¨n
tNmZn¨p...
F´m `mKhXcnìv ¢mÊnÂ t]mbntÃ? Fs¶ tN¨n ]et¸mgpw A§ns\bm hnfn¡mdv.
Cìv ¢mÊnÃ tN¨n....

¶m... Ct§m«v t]mtc.. \½Äçv IhSn Ifn¡mw...
A§ns\ Rmëw tN¨nbpw IhSnIfn (I_ÍnbÃ) XpS§n. Imep\o«nbnê¶v Ifnç¶ tN¨n
IhSnsbSp¡m³ sNcnbpt¼mÄ, Rm³ AXv {i²n¨p....tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ.... AXv »uknëÅnÂ
InSìv Nm©mSpì. Fsâ {i² IfnbnÂ \nìv amdp¶Xv I−v tN¨n tNmZn¨p....FhntS¡mSm
`mKhXtc t\m¡nbncnç¶Xv.....
"tN¨n t_mUokn«n«ÃymtÃ.....'
FSm hocm s]®p§Ä t_mUoknSm¯sXÃmw t\m¡n¯pS§n AtÃ.... \nsâ A½tbmsSmìv

]dbs« Aìw ]dªv tN¨n Fsâ AIw XpSbnÂ Hê ]n¨v sh¨v Xì. F\nçv hÃmsX
s\m´p. As¿m tNö Fì ]dªv Rm³ Nné§nbt¸mÄ, kmcÃnSmìw ]dªv ]Xnsb
XShn Xì. IeymWn tN¨nbpsS arZpeamb ssIIÄ Xsâ AIwXpSIÄ XtemSnbt¸mÄ,
{SukdnëÅnÂ Xsâ ]qÆmfëv sNdnb Hê A\¡w. tN¨n \n¡dnsâ ImepIÄ¡nSbneqsS
ssIIS¯n Xsâ tImenÂ Ibdn¸nSn¨n«v ]dªp....
"sNdp¡³ Bf§v hepXmbn'

Rm³ \mWn¨v Nncn¨p. tN¨n ]nSn hn«nÃ. ]Xnsb ]Xnsb kmam\¯nsâ tXmÂ tatem«pw
Iotgm«pw Bçhm³ XpS§n. ]ns¶bpt−m I¼nbmIm³ Xmakw. tN¨n Fs¶ AhêsS
aSnbntem«v Ncn¨p. B \ndª amdnÂ Rm³ Xe Nmbv¨v tN¨nbpsS Ic]cnemf\w BkzZn¨v
InSì. tN¨n Fsâ sNhnbnÂ kzImcyw ]dªp...
"`mKhXÀçv Fsâ D¼mbn (ape) æSn¡tWm....'

Mvlm....Rm³ BÀ¯ntbmsS ]dªp.
"sImXnb³'
tN¨n »uknÂ æ¯nbnê¶ ]nìIÄ Ducm³ XpS§n. shÅcn¡ t]mepÅ apeIÄ

shfnbnÂ NmSn. Fs´mcp \ndamWm apeIÄçv. CSs¯ apebpsS DÄ `mK¯v Hê henb
adpIv Fs¶ hÃmsX BIÀjn¨p. henb h«¯nepff IdpIdp¯]cnh«w ape¡®IÄç
NpÁpw. henb Idp¯ apńcn§IÄ t]mse Fgpì \nÂç¶ ape¡®pIÄ....H«pw
Xmakn¡msX Rms\mcp apńcn§ hmbnem¡n ëWbm³ XpS§n. adpssIsIm−v ASp¯
apesb I¿nem¡n ]ngnbmëw..... tN¨n Fsâ XeapSnbnÂ hncepIfmÂ tImXns¡m−v Xsâ
apeIfnepff Iem]cn]mSnIÄ BkzZn¨v ab§n¡nSì. Rm³ N¸epw sRcSepw XpSÀì.
tN¨nbpsS ape¡®pIÄ hn{Öw_n¨pv N¡çêt]mse hepXmIm³ XpS§n.
"]mev In«pìt−mSm æ«m....' tN¨n tNmZn¨p. Du..Mvlq...Rm³ \ntj[mÀ°¯nÂ aqfn.
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"\n\çv ]mÂ thtWm?
Mvlmmm....
tN¨n Fsâ sNhnbnÂ Xsâ hmbaÀ¯nbn«v sNhnbnÂ \mhpsIm−v Xpgªp. Fs¶ hfsc
A[nIw hnImcm[o\\m¡nb Hê {]hÀ¯nbmbnêì AXv. Fsâ ]qÆmf³
sR«ns¯dn¨t]mse FWoÁv \n¶mSphm³ XpS§n. tN¨n Ahs\ Xsâ hncepIÄ sIm−v
]nSn¨v sXmen tatem«pw Iotgm«pw Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨nbpsS Ne\§Äs¡m¯v Rmëw
Acs¡«v ]®Â tamj\nÂ Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n.
"[rXn sh¡msXSm... hmWaSn FÃmw ]XnhmWtÃ....' tN¨n Ifnbm¡n. Rm\hêsS

ape¡®pIfnÂ ISn¡mëw, DuÁn hen¡mëw XpS§n. AhnsS F{X ISn¨mepw
]nSn¨mepsamìw ]mev In«nÃSm...... ]mÂ thWsa¦nte................tN¨n AÀt²mànbnÂ \nÀ¯n.
Rm³ æSn \ndp¯n AhÀ ]dbp¶Xv tIÄ¡m³ sNIntSmÀ¯v InSì. Hìw an−mXmbt¸mÄ
Rm³ Xe DbÀ¯n AhêsS apJt¯ív t\m¡n. tN¨n Fs¶ hmcn¸pWÀìv ho−pw Xsâ
hmbv Fsâ sNhnbneaÀ¯n. æd¨p t\ct¯ív ho−pw A\¡anÃ. AhÀ F´mév ]dbm³
t]mæ¶Xv Fs¶\nív \¶mbn Adnbmambnêì, F¦nepw AhêsS hmbnÂ \n¶Xv tIÄ¡m³
Hcn¼w.
FhnSym tNö ]mev...? Rm³ s]m«³ Ifn¨p. IeymWn tN¨n AS¡n¸nSn¨ kzc¯nÂ Fsâ
sNhnbnÂ kzImcyw ]dªp.....
"tNösS............æÀ¨mbn \¡ym In«pw ...thtWm tamëv......'
Mvlmmmmm.......F\n¡njvSm..... Rm³ k½Xw ]dªp.
"Mv...lm As¸m \n\¡nsXms¡ ]cnNbamWtÃ.....\o hey s]®p§fsS kmam\w
\¡nbn«ps−mSm?.'
kXyambn«panÃ tNö....hteymêsS CXphsc I−n«pt]mepanÃ. Rm³ X«n hn«p

"CXp hsc....???' tN¨nív hnizmkambnÃ.
sNdnb s]¬æ«nIfpsS ædp¼mSv I−n«p−v....apSn apf¨sXmìw CXphsc I−n«nÃ.
]dªpt]mbXnë tijamWév A_²amsbìv tXm¶nbXv.
"l¼S!!!! sX½mSn, \n\çv s]®p§fpsS ]qÁnÂ apSn apfçsa¶dnbmatÃ....ImWmsX \n\¡nXv
F§n\ymSm Adnbm?'
AXv....AXv... R§sS ¢mÊnse Hê æ«n ]dªXm.... Ahsâ A½mbnbpsS kmam\w A½«¯n
hìv tjhv sNbvXv sImSpçw Fìv. XÂ¡met¯ív XSnX¸m³ B hnZybmWt¸mÄ a\ÊnÂ
tXm¶nbXv.
"tN¨n C§s\ ]mep X¶qìv æ«³ ¢mÊnse æ«nItfmSv t]mbn ]dtbm???
CÃ tNö ]dbnÃ....
"Xteev ssIsh¨v kXyw sN¿v....BtcmSpw ]dbÃmìv'

kXyambn«pw BtcmSpw ]dbnÃ, IeymWntN¨nbpsS ]qdpImWmëff XnSp¡¯nÂ DSs\ Rm³
XebnÂ ssI sh¨v kXyw sNbvXp.
"C\n BtcmsS¦nepw ]dªmÂ Xe s]m«ns¯dnípw «m...' tN¨nbpsS òjnWn. Xe

s]m«ns¯dn¨mepw th−nÃ AXnë ap³s]mìv B tX³hcn¡ ]qsdmìv I−m aXoìv Rm³
a\ÊntemÀ¯p.
tN¨n CcpìsIm−v Xs¶ Xsâ Xmdnsâ (H¶c) æ¯v Agn¨n«pv ]dªp...
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"tam³ æSnt¨mfq.......'
hndç¶ ssItfmsS Rm³ IeymWntN¨nbpsS H¶c hen¨p amÁn.....B...lm kpμcamb
]Wnsa¯...Hê h«b¸w \membn apdn¨v Hê skIvÁÀ Imen\nSbnÂ sh¨ t]mse...Fs´mê
\ndw!! Xsâ tN¨nbptSXpambn XmcXays¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ CsXmê ]©mçqdv Xs¶. Imev
\o«nbpÅ Ccn¸mbXn\mÂ ]qÀNp−pIÄ X½nÂ H«n¸nSn¨ncnçì. tN¨n Fsâ kuIcymÀ°w
Xsâ heXpImÂ aS¡n ]mZw \ne¯pd¸n¨v Imeåw hnSÀ¯n.....tbm\o]pjv]w hm Xpdì. Xu«v
\nd¯nepÅ DÄNp−pIfpsS aSçIÄ \nhêì...AsXmsS kq£va \nco£Ww \S¯nbnê¶
Fsâ aq¡nteçv kv{Xotbm\nbpsS a\wIhê¶ amZIKÔw KpaKpamìv ASn¨p Ibdn.
]nÂ¡me§fnÂ ]cÈXw tbm\nIÄ apIÀ¶n«ps−¦nepw IeyWn tN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ kuc`yw
H¶nÂ \nìw In«nbn«nÃ. Hê]s£ NneÀçv B KÔw Cãs¸SnÃmbncn¡mw...]s£ X\n¡Xv
t]mbnk¬ s]À^yqant\¡mfpw Dt¯IP\Iambnêì. ackm[\§fnÂ D]tbmKnç¶
hmÀWojnsâ KÔw AXmbnêì IeymWntN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ hmk\. hmb\¡mÀ s\Án
Npfnt¨¡mw... ]s£ X\n¡m aWw lr±nkvXambnêì. Rm³ apJw IqSpXÂ tN¨nbpsS
Ih¡nSbnteçv ASp¸n¨p, IqSpXÂ \nco£W¯n\mbn. AXp a\Ênem¡n tN¨n NpacnÂ
Nmcnbnêìv Xsâ c−v ImepIfpw ap«paS¡n hnimeambn AI¯n Ih s]mfn¨nêì Xì. B
Hcncp¸v X\nçv PohnX¯nÂ Hcn¡epw ad¡m\mhm¯ H¶mbnêì. C¶s¯t]mse
CâÀs\tÁm AXpt]mse skIvkv taKknëItfm HìanÃmXnê¶ A¡me¯v CXpt]msemê
Zriyw I−mepÅ Hê Iuamc¡mcsâ at\m\ne hmb\¡mÀçv
Duln¡mhp¶Xmév....kvIe\¯nsâ ht¡mfsa¯nt¸mbn Xm³. kzbw Np−pIÄ
ISn¨ps]m«n¨v hnImcs¯ \nb{ń¨nÃmbnês¶¦nÂ shSnXoÀt¶s\...
"F´m `mKhXtc s]m«³ ]qdv It−mWw.......'

tN¨nív D]a ]dbm³ I− t\cw...Fsâ N¡ctNö F¶edns¡m−v Xm³ B ]qÁnteçv Hê
apXe¡q¸v \S¯n. F´p sN¿Ww F§ns\ XpS§Ww Fs¶mìw Hê cq]hpanÃmbnêì.
ISn¨v ]dn¨v Xn¶m\mév tXm¶nbXv... Xsâ BÀ¯n I−v tN¨n XeapSnbnÂ ]Sn¨v t{_¡v
CSphn¨p...
"]Xps¡ tamt\ tN¨nç t\mhpì'

Xsâ hmbpw ]qdpambpÅ AIew tN¨nbpsS \nb{´W¯nembXn\mÂ Xm³ \mçv \o«n ]«n
shÅw IpSnç¶Xpt]mse B ]qdv \¡n¯pS§n. Xsâ henb BÀ¯n ædªt¸mÄ tN¨n
ssI Ab¨p.... kv{]nw§v temUmbnê¶Xpt]mse Xsâ apJw B ]qÀ Nmenteív H«n¸nSn¨p.
]ns¶ Np−pw \mçap]tbmKn¨v BªpÅ hen¨p IpSnbmbnêì. tN¨n c−pssIsIm−pw
Xsâ XmSnbnÂ ]nSn¨v apJw Aåw tatem«pbÀ¯n Xsâ N−pIsf Hma\¡ńteçv \bn¨p.
B Hcp kq{Xs¯ ]Án tI«dnhpam{Xsa D−mbnêìÅq X\nív. Hcp sNdnb apńc§m
t]menê¶ AXv hmbnÂ In«nbt¸mÄ ]cam\μambn Cu¼nçSn¡m³. ape¡®v ëWbp¶
t]mse Xm\Xv Dudn hen¨p æSn¨p. tN¨n sRc§mëw aqfmëw XpS§n. tN¨nív In«p¶
kpJmë`qXnbpsS iÐ{]IS\§Ä X\nív IqSpXÂ Bthiw ]IÀì. XdbnÂ Iangvìv
InS¶nê¶ Xsâ ]qÆmf³ aS§n Xsâ ASnhbdntâbpw XWp¯ knsaâv XdbptSbpw CSbnÂ
sRcnªaÀ¶ncpì. Xm\dnbmsX Xsâ Acs¡«v s]m§mëw Xmgmëw XpS§n. tN¨n Xsâ
NńbnÂ HcSn sh¨pX¶n«v ]dªp...
"Xdbnen«v Dc¨v shÅw IfbÃSm AXv tN¨nív thWw t«m.......'
Rm³ ]rjvTw XdbnÂ AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨v ]qdv aq©n hen¨p. tN¨nbpsS ]qdv tXs\men¸n¡m³
XpS§n. hcp¶ Hmtcm XpÅnbpw hmIzw ]¼v t]menê¶ Xsâ hmbnteív ]mªp Ibdn. kv{Xo
tbm\nbpsS aWtam {khW {ZmhI¯nsâ D¸pcktam HìaÃ At¸mÄ {][m\w. ]pcpjëv
kv{XoIfpsS tbm\ntbmSv tXmì¶ {`mámb BIÀjW¯nsâ \ntj[n¡m\mhm¯ HêXcw
{]Xn`mkw Fìv Rm³ ]dªmÂ BÀs¡¦nepw FXnÀ¸pt−m??
Mvlm....Bhqqq...tamttttt\....Bªp hen¨p æSn¡Sm....tNösS ]qdnteçv tIdn
hmSm.....Iffs]mebmSn Ip«m.....tN¨nív hês¶Sm....apgph³ \¡nçSn¡Sm IÅm.....tN¨nbpsS
cXn \nÀhrXnbpsS _lnÀKa\§Äs¡m¸w ]qÁnse tXs\mgp¡v {IamXoXambn hÀ²n¨p.
Xsâ aq¡nëÅnteçv IqSn B emh ]mªp Ibdn. Aåt\ct¯ív ]qsd¶ Hcp
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almkap{Z¯nÂ ap§n¯mgpIbmtWm Xms\ìv tXm¶nt¸mbn. tN¨n Xsâ Xe AhêsS
aZ\Kplbnteçv AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨ncn¡bmbnêì.
Hê {]khw Ignª Bizmk¯nÂ AhcpsS ImepIÄ \nhÀì, H¸w Xsâ Xebnse ]nSnbpw.
B Ih¡q«nÂ \nìv Rm³ apJw DbÀ¯n. æd¨p t\cambn izmtkmÑzmkw t]mepw ad¶
Fsâ aq¡nteív {]mW hmbp ]mªp Ibdn, H¸w aq¡nÂ Ibdnbnê¶ ]qsd®bpw. æd¨p
t\ct¯ív Hê hÃm¯ AhØbnembn Xm³. tN¨nbpsS embn\n Fsâ icÊnÂ Ibdn.
]ns¶ Xp½epw NoÁepw BsI _lfw. tN¨n Fsâ s\dpIbnÂ c−vaqì XhW
ssI¸¯nsIm−Sn¨t¸mÄ Hê hn[w imámbn. F¦nepw I®nepw aq¡nepsaÃmw BsI
\oÁembnêì æd¨p t\cw. tN¨n B Ccn¸nÂ Xs¶ Fs¶ amtdmSv tNÀ¯v, Agnªp
InS¶nê¶ H¶csIm−v Xsâ apJ¯htijn¨nê¶ tbm\otXs\Ãmw XpS¨p hr¯nbm¡n.
]n¶oSv Ihnfnsemê½ X¶n«v sNhnbnÂ ]dªp.
"Ip«\nãmtbm tNösS.........'
Mplqw.. Fìaqfns¡m−v Rm\hêsS XSn¨p aeÀ¶ Np−nÂ Hê½ sImSp¯p.
"æ«\n\n FWoÁv \nÂçv... tN¨nív C\n tamsâ ]mÂ Xm..'

Xms\gpt¶Áv \n¶t¸mÄ I¼n¸mcbmbn \nÂç¶ Xsâ enwKw AhêsS N−pIfpsS
sehenÂ \nìv Aåw tatem«v s]m§nbmbnêì. 120 Un{KnbnÂ \n¶ Ahsâ Xe]nSn¨v Aåw
Xmgv¯n, tN¨n AXnsâ æS¸s\ Xsâ XSn¨p aeÀ¶ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n. sXmen Aåw
]n¶nteív hen¨v aæSw am{Xw Xsâ ]ÃpIÄ sIm−v arZpeambn ISn¨v ]nSn¨v, \mhv IqÀ¸n¨v
Fsâ aq{XZzmc¯nÂ æ¯n. Rm\n¡nfnsIm−v ]pfªp. ]ns¶ sam¯w enwKw hmbnem¡n,
Xe apt¶m«pw ]nt¶m«pw hfsc kmhImi¯nÂ Nen¸n¨v Du¼m\mcw`n¨p. Blm Fs´mê
kpJw... ap³]v Xsâ tN¨n Du¼nbn«ps−¦nepw AXv `b¦c kv]oUnembnêì. CXv hfsc
sÉmtamj\nÂ. Hmtcm kvt{Smçw æ®bpsS IS apXÂ Xp¼v hsc. IeymWntN¨nbpsS
Xp¸enÂ æfn¨ Xsâ eKm³ AhcpsS hmbnÂ \nìv B X¯½Np−pIÄ¡nSbneqsS
Ibdnbnd§p¶Xv ImWm³ Xs¶ Fs´mê tNev. "H' sjbn¸nÂ ]Sn¨ B Np−pIÄ AhÀ
æ®bnÂ Cdp¡m³ XpS§n. kzåw hn{ia¯n\mbn AhÀ Xsâ Xe NpacnÂ Nmcn, ssIIÄ
Xsâ NńbnÂ ]nSn¨v Fsâ Acs¡«ns\ ^¡nw§v tamj\nÂ ]Xnsb Nen¸n¨p.
A£cmÀY¯nÂ Rm\hêsS hmbnÂ DuçIbmbnêì. Fsâ kv]oUv IqSmXncn¡m³
\nb{´Ww apgph³ AhcpsS ssIIfnembnêì. ]s£ AhcpsS ssIIfpsS _es¯
AXnPohn¨v Fsâ ]®enëv iànIqSn XpS§n. F¦nepw 4 C©v am{Xw \ofapÅ Fsâ enwKw
Aìv AhÀ¡{X {]iv\ambnê¶nÃ. C¶mbnês¶¦nÂ Aht\mÀ¯p.. AhêsS A®m¡nÂ
F¯n izmkw ap«nt¨s\. B hZ\kpcXw æsd t\cw XpSÀì. Rm³ hnImc¯nsâ
D¨tImSnbnÂ F¯pt¼mÄ tN¨n s{_bn¡v ]nSnípw, ]ns¶ apgph³ enwKhpw AI¯m¡n
Fsâ aWnIfnÂ Xnê½n¡fnç¶Xns\m¸w hmbv¡I¯ ]qÆmfs\ Dan\ocnen«v sImX¸nçw.
B kpJ¯nsâ ]dpZokbnÂ Fs¶ H¯ncnt\cw BdmSn¨v Ahkm\w F\nív Xncn¨p hcm³
Ignbm¯ \nebnse¯n. tN¨n \o«ns¡m−pt]mIm³ {ians¨¦nepw \S¶nÃ. Fsâ shSn
tN¨nbpsS A®m¡nteçv Xs¶ F¯n. F¦nepw ip¢¯nsâ AfhpædhpsImt−m AhcpsS
Du¼Â sshZKvZyw sImt−m AXv AhÀ \njv{]bmkw æSn¨nd¡n. Rm³ IrXÚXtbmsS
AhêsS I®pIfnteçv t\m¡n. AhntSbpw kwXr]vXnbpsS aμkvanXw.
AXnÂ ]ns¶ Xcw In«pt¼msgÃmw tN¨nbpsS ho«nembnêì. AhÀ ASp¡fbnÂ
]WnbSpçt¼mtgm, XdbnÂ Cêìv ]¨¡dn Acnbpt¼mtgm Fì th− GXp kmlNcy¯nÂ
In«nbmepw AhImit¯msS Xmdnsâ æ¯gn¨v I´v aq©m³ AhÀ Fs¶ AëhZn¨nêì.
Npê¡n¸dªmÂ Rm³ B ]qdnsâ HcSnabmbn amdn. amkçfnbpsS kab¯p am{Xamév
AhÀ Fs¶ AIÁn \nÀ¯nbXv. AhÀçv XmÂ]cyambnês¶¦nÂ At¶chpw Rm³ B
BÀ¯h càw êNnt¨t\ Fìv Ct¸mÄ tXm¶nt¸mæì. Hê Znhkw Rm³ sNÃpt¼mÄ
AhÀ æfn¡m³ t]mImëÅ X¿msdSp¸nembnêì.
tNö Rm\pw hct« æfn¸pcbnteçv??
Fsâ FÃm `mKhpw \o I−n«ntÃ... ]ns¶ Cs¸m F´m æfn¸pcbnÂ sh¨p ImWm³ ?
AXÃ F\nív......tN¨n.......tN¨n......
æSpw_]pcmWw
]dbS `mKhXsc...
tN¨n aq{Xsamgníp¶Xv ImWm\m...

\o CXp hsc s]®p§Ä s]Spç¶Xv I−n«ntÃ?
sNdnb s]¬Ipt«ymÄsS I−n«p−v

AXpt]mse X¶ymSm henbhêtSXpw s]Sp¡Â...
AXÃ tNö...... ]nt¶bv.....Rmt\bv...... AtXbv......
]dbS sX½mSn æ«m....

s]®p§fpsS aq{Xw hcp¶ Hm«bntÃ..... AXv CXp hsc I−n«nÃ... Rms\mê hn[w
]dsªm¸n¨p.
AXp icn..... \o Hê Imcyw sN¿v..... Bêw ImWmsX æfn¸pcbnÂ Ibdn Hfn¨nêt¶m.

As¶ms¡ ]d¼nsâ ]n³`mK¯v Hme sIm−v ad¨ taÂ¡qcbnÃm¯ ad¸pcIfnembnêì
s]®p§fpsS æfnbpw s]Sp¡epamÃmw. Rm³ NpÁp]mSpw t\m¡n, BcpansÃìv Dd¸p
hcp¯n ]Xnsb Ipfn¸pcbnÂ Ibdn. Aå kab¯nëÅnÂ tN¨n tkm¸pw tXmÀ¯pw
AeçhmëÅ XpWnIfpambn æfn¸pcbnÂ F¯n.
F´m `mKhXtc Im¯nêì apjntªm?
Rm³ Hê hfn¨ Nncn Nncn¨p. tN¨n ap−pw Xmdpw Agn¨v AbbnÂ Xq¡n. Xebnse F®
HìIqSn tX¨v ]nSn¸n¨v, Hê ImÂ ASp¯pÅ AeçIÃnÂ IbÁn sh¨v Hê \nÂ¸v \nì.
F® ]pc− ssIIÄ sIm−v Xsâ DÄXpSIfnepw kmam\¯nepw Hì Xhnbn«v ]dªp...
"Xmsg Cêìv t\m¡nt¡m'

RmëSs\ tN¨nbpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnÂ Xs¶ Ccpìv tatem«v t\m¡n.
"A§v \o§n Ccnív Akt¯....hmbpw s]mfn¨ncnIym... s]Sp¡W ImWm³....aq{Xw Hs¡
ta¯mhpw'
kmcey tNö.... A¶mse icnípw ImWm³ ]Áq.....
CXn§ns\ Hê km[\w Fìw ]dªv hfsc sÉm kv]oUnÂ tN¨n aq{Xw apÅm³ XpS§n.
]s£ thKX ædhmbXn\mÂ aq{Xw Hê NcSp h®¯nÂ t\sc shÀ«n¡embn Xmsg XdbnÂ
hoWp sIm−nêì.
F\nív B Hm« ImWm³ ]Áp¶nÃ tNö.... Hìv s]mfn¨v ]nSnív.....
"s]mfn¨p ]nSn¨mÂ \nsâ apJt¯¡mhpw sN¡m.....'
AXv kmcey....Rm³ tNösS AhnsS Hs¡ \¡WXtÃ...
F¶m....C¶m ]nSnt¨m.... Fìw ]dªv tN¨n B Aip² KwKm {]hmlw Xpdì hn«p. Hê
û−³ IWs¡ AXv Fsâ apJ¯pw I®nepsaÃmw NoÁns¯dn¨p. At¸mÄ apJw Rm³
Aåw amÁn AXnsâ DÛh tI{μw a\Ênem¡n. henb Zzmc¯në apIfnembn Iń\åw Xmsg
AXm ImWpì Hê sIm¨p Xpf. s{]jÀ Aåw Ipdªt¸mÄ aq{X¯nsâ apt¶m«pÅ BÀ¨v
ædªv Ahkm\w tbm\oNmeneqsS Hen¨v t\sc Xmtgív CÁnÁv hoWp \nì.
Igntªm tNö?
Mvlm Çw Ct{X DÅq.....F´m t]mtc....aXnbmbntÃ \n\çv..?
æSpw_]pcmWw
Rm³ a\anÃma\tÊmsS Fgpt¶Áp.
C\n ]ns¶ Hcn¡emImw.... tams\gpt¶Áv apJw IgpIn s]mt¡m...
tNö Rm³ tNösS æÀ¨mbn IgpIn Xcs«.....
th− AsXms¡ ]n¶osSmcn¡emImw...thKw t]m Bsc¦nepw hê¶Xnë ap³t]...

A§ns\ Fs´ms¡ \S¶ncnípì. cmP\dnbmsX \n{Zbnteív hgpXn hoé. _lfw
tI«pWÀ¶t¸mÄ Xoh−n X\n¡ndt§− tÌj\nÂ F¯nbncnípì. X«n¸nSsªWoÁv
thKw ]pd¯nd§n. Xsâ \mSnsâ apJOmb BsI amdnbncnípì. ]cnNbapÅ apJ§Ä
Hìw ImWm\nÃ. t\sc \Sì.
cmP\tÃ AXv?
]pdInÂ \ns¶mê hnfn. t\m¡nbt¸mÄ ]gb \mWphmim³. hbÊmbn, F¦nepw ImgvNiàn

ædªn«nÃ. Bimt\bpw Iq«n ASps¯mê Nmb¡SbnÂ Ibdn. Nmb Ign¨p
sIm−ncnípt¼mÄ Bim³ hntij§Ä ]dªp XpS§n. AÑëw A½bpw
Imebh\nIípÅnÂ adªp. AÑsâ c−mw `mcybpw 12 hbÊmb aIfpw am{Xsa
ho«nent¸mfpÅq. tN¨n hnhmlnXbmsb¦nepw `À¯hpt]£n¨p. ]n¶oSp−mb HchnlnX
_Ô¯nÂ apeIpSn amd¯ Hê sIm¨pambn ASp¯p Xs¶ Xmakap−v. Fsâ IeymWntN¨n
sXm« ho«nÂ Xs¶ D−s{X. hbÊmbn¡mWpw... F´mbmepw 50ë apIfnÂ Iméw
Xm\qln¨p.....
ho«phntij§Ä¡mbn Im¯ncnípI..........
A§ns\ \méhmimt\bpw Iq«n cmP³ t\sc ho«nteív \Sì. hgntbmc¡mgvNIÄ FÃmw

Xs¶ amdnbncnípì. Xm³ HmSn NmSn \S¶nê¶ hgnIÄ Xs¶bmtWm CsXÃmw Fìv kwibw
tXm¶n cmPëv. ]s−mcn¡Â apeív ]nSn¨Xnëv Xs¶ AS¨mt£]n¨ ImÀ¯ymb\n AXm
æ\nªv \nìv apÁaSnípì. XeapSn \c¨ncnípì, t_mUoknSm¯ amdpIÄ Ht¶mct−m
]n³æ¯nb »uknëÅnÂ BSn¡fnípì. Ft´m HSnªp Xq§nb B apeIÄ I−t¸mÄ
cmPsâ ap−n\SnbnÂ Hc\¡w Aë`hs¸«p. ImÀ¯ymbn\n tN¨n Xs¶ I−nÃ. \méhmisâ
]pcmW§Ä tI«v \S¯w XpSÀì. ho«ntem«pÅ Ahkm\ Xncnhv Xncnªt¸mÄ hìs]«Xpv
Xsâ FÃmambnê¶ IeymWntN¨nbpsS ap³]nÂ. {]mb¯nsâ Aåkzå NpfnhpIÄ
apJ¯ps−¦nepw icoc¯nëv henb DS¨nÂ CÃ. HìIqSn NoÀ¯ncnípì. hbdnÂ Hìc−v
aSçIÄ {]Xy£s¸«n«p−v. A½nªIÄ CSnªn«ps−¦nepw \Ã I\w sh¨n«p−v. Xs¶
I− tN¨n HmSn hìv Xs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p.
"FhnsS Bbnêì æ«m \o C{X\mfpw....HêI¯pt]mepw \o tN¨ns¡gpXnbnÃtÃmSm...'
]cn`h§fpsS AWs¡«v AWs]m«nsbmgpIm³ XpS§n. \SptdmUmsW¶sXmìw tN¨nív
{]iv\aÃmbnêì. tN¨nbpsS I®nÂ \ns¶mgpInb B\μm{ip¡Ä Xsâ apJ¯v
]Xnªt¸mÄ æÁt_m[w tXm¶n cmPëv. tN¨n Xs¶ AhêsS ho«nte¡m\bn¨p. `À¯mhv
]t− a¬adnªp. aIfp−mbnê¶Xv IeymWw Ignªv Ct¸mÄ t_mws_bnemév. ho«nÂ
X\n¨mWnt¸mÄ. æsd t\cs¯ ]cmXn ]d¨nseÃmw Ignªv tN¨n Xsâ ho«phntij§Ä
]dbm³ XpS§n. A½bpsS Imetijw AÑ³ ho−pw IeymWw Ign¨p. Hê
sIm¨ps]®mbnê¶{X. Ct¸mÄ 14 hbÊmb Hê aIfp−v.
Cfb½sb ImWm³ t]mæ¶ntÃ? tN¨nbpsS tNmZyw. AXnt¸mÄ AhÀçv In«nb AÑsâ

kz¯nÂ \nìv AhImiw ]nSn¨p ]Á\msWìv tXmìtam tNö.....
"\n\¡hImis¸«Xp Xs¶btÃ?'
Hm F\n¡sXmìw C\n th− tNö, AhÀ kam[m\ambn Igntªm«...

F¶mepw \nsâ hoStÃ At§m«v sNÃv.. Rmëw hcmw......
æSpw_]pcmWw
Ft¶bpw Iq«n tN¨n Xsâ hoSnsâ D½d¯p Ibdn. hosSÃmw \Ã hr¯nbmbn kq£n¨n«p−v.
AI¯v A\¡samìw tI«nÃ.
"kpaXo CXmcm h¶ncníp¶sXìv t\m¡ns¡y....' tN¨n hnfn¨p Iqhn. Aåw Ignªv
HÁap−pw »ukpaWnªv Hê a²yhbkvI IXæ Xpdì. A]cnNnX\mb Xs¶ I−v ]I¨p
\nì.
"\nsâ tam\m kpaXo.... cmP³' tN¨n ]dªp.....

hnizkn¡m\mImsX Xsâ Cfb½ I®pangn¨p \nì....
Aåw Ignªv hm tamt\ Ibdnbncnív F¶It¯ív £Wn¨p. AÑsâ acW hmÀ¯sbÃmw

]dªv AhÀ I®oÀ hmÀ¯p. CXn\nSbnÂ CS\mgnbnÂ Hê Imsem¨ tI«p.. Cfb½ Xe
DbÀ¯n ]dªp ...tamtf \nsâ tN«\m thKw Im¸nbnSv.
IeymWntN¨n thKw Fsâ `mhn ]cn]mSnbnteív ISì... Rm³ ]dªp F\n¡nhnsS
X§mët±ianÃ, \n§sfsbms¡ ImWWsaìv tXm¶n hì A{Xtb DÅq.
AsXs´mê ]Wnbm tamt\.... C\nbpw R§sfsbms¡ X\n¨m¡n«v t]mIm\mtWm ¹m³ Rm³
k½Xn¡¯nÃ Cfb½ Icbm³ XpS§n.
\o Hìv IcbmXncn kpaXo AsXms¡ Rm\hs\ ChnsS \ndp¯nípw....Fìw ]dªv Cfb½
ImWmsX Xs¶ I®ndp¡n¡m«n. Xsâ A\nb¯n hnemkn\n AXm Im¸nbpambn hì
\nÂçì. Cfb½ Im¸n hm§n Fsâ I¿nÂ Xì. CXmév tamsâ A\nb¯n, 8 Â
]Tnípì. Rms\mìv Npgnªv t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ eÖsIm−v apJw æ\n¨p. ]Xn\mev
hbÊntâsXmìaÃ ape... \Ã apg¸pff henb km¯pçSn Hmd©nsâ hen¸w Iméw.
A½bpsS {]IrXw Xs¶, Cfb½ípw ap³ `mcw \Ãh®ap−v. Cfb½b¡mÄ \ndap−v.
ho«n\I¯mbXn\memImw UmhWntbm AXpt]mse asÁmìw amdnen«n«nÃ. ImÂh®ív Xmsg
\nÂç¶ sNdnsbmê ]mhmSbpw »ukpamév thjw. ASnbnÂ I½okn«n«p−v. AÑsâ
hn¯msW¦nepw t]mæ¶Xnëap³]v Chsf Hìv êNn¡Ww, cmP³ a\ÊntemÀ¯p.
bm{XIgnsª¯nbXsÃ tams\mìv æfn¨v hm At¸mtgípw Duév Imeamæw. Xm³
tXmÀ¯pambn Cd§nbt¸mÄ hnemkn\n ]n¶mse tN«m Rm³ shÅw tImcn Xcs«. th−....
AsXms¡ Rm³ Rm³ sNbvtXmfmw æ«o..
æfnIgnsª¯n s{UÊv amdn Hê knKdÁpw ]pI¨v hcm´bnÂ NmêIkmcbnÂ InSçt¼mÄ

ASp¡fbntems«mìv {i²n¨p. Cfb½ acap«nbnenêìv tX§ Nncæì. ap−v \Ãh®w
tIÁnæ¯nbn«p−v, ASnbnÂ H¶cbpsS e£Wsamìw tXmì¶nÃ. \Ã I\apÅ XpSIÄ.
shÅcn¡ t]mepÅ apeIÄ B aª »uÊnëÅnÂ Hmfw sh«pì. t_mUoknÃm F¶
Imcyw Xm³ ]t− a\Ênem¡n¡gnªnêì. GsXmê¯nsb I−mepw Xm³ AXmWtÃm
BZyw kÀ¨v sN¿mdv. ]−v IeymWntN¨nsb Ifn¨nê¶ {]mbta DÅq Cfb½¡nt¸mÄ.....
GXmbmepw Hìv ap«n t\m¡Ww.. a\ÊnÂ ædn¨n«p. IeymWn tN¨nsb Hìv t]mbn I−v
hcmw Fìv IêXn Cfb½tbmSv ]dªv apÁt¯m«nd§n.
IeymWn tN¨n I«nenÂ InS¸mbnêì. X\n¨mbXn\mÂ tPmenIÄ Hìw
Imcyambn¡mWnÃtÃm. Xs¶ I−t¸mÄ Fgpt¶Áv Nncn¨psIm−v ]dªp...
"`mKhXÀçv ]−s¯ Imcy§sfÃmw HmÀ½bpt−m?'
]ns¶ AsXms¡ ad¡m³ ]Áptam tNö......BZyambn Imhv Xo−nbXv Cu A¼e \SbnetÃ,

Fìw ]dªv tN¨nbpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ ap−v tNÀ¯v sR¡n. H¶c Fs¶ {]Xo£n¨v Agn¨v
amÁnbXmtWm F¶dnbnÃ. ap−në apIfnÂ IqSn Xs¶ tN¨nbpsS NqSpÅ h«b¸w
I¿SnçÅnÂ Aë`hs¸«p. tjhnw§v FÃmw Bim¯n ths−ìv shs¨ìv tXmìì.
ssaêIfpsS aÀ½c kzcw tI«p. tN¨n Fs¶ Bthit¯msS sI«n¸pWÀì. A¼Xv hbÊnëv
apIfnÂ {]mbapÅ InfhnbpsS as«mìw tN¨nbpsS s]êamÁ¯nÂ tXm¶nbnÃ. tN¨n
Ft¶bpw sIm−v I«nenteçv Ncnªp. XmaknbmsX tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ Fsâ
ap−n\Snbnteçv Cgªp Ibdn. æ«³ Bf§p hepXmbn. tN¨nbpsS ssI s]êamÁ¯nsâ
æSpw_]pcmWw
NqSdnª Fsâ Phm³ DSs\ ]¯n hnSÀ¯n. tN¨n hnjan¨v jÍn Xmgv¯n Ahs\
]pd¯m¡nbt¸mÄ BWpv Ahsâ hnizcq]w a\ÊnembXv.
"Fsâ Cuizcm!!!!....Fs´mê B\ç®bmSm CXv...' tN¨n Ahs\ Xnê½n¡fn¡m³ XpS§n.
AtXmsS Rm³ tN¨nbpsS »uÊpw t_mUokpw H¶n¨v apIfnteçv s]m¡n. B s]êapeIÄ
]pdt¯ív NmSn. Hmtcm¶nëw Hc¿©v Intemsb¦nepw Xq¡w Imésaìv tXm¶n.
ape¡®pIfpw hepXmbncnçì. ]Xnsb Xnê½nbt¸mÄ N¡çê hen¸¯nÂ AXv Fgpìv
\nÂ¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨n Fsâ æ®bnse Ifn XpSÀì. Rm³ heXp ssI sIm−v tN¨nbpsS
ap−nsâ æ¯gn¨v amÁn Xsâ {]nbs¸« tIfoKrl¯nteív t\m¡n. Xg¨p hfÀ¶
ssaêIÄ¡nSbnÂ shÅn¡¼nIÄ t]mse \c¨ ssaêIfpw [mcmfw. hncepIÄsIm−v
apSnIÄ hIªpamÁn aZPewsIm−v Cud\mb ]qÀ NmenÂ Xpgªp. amkçfn \n¶
kv{XoIfpsS tbm\n hÁn hc−ncnípsa¶ Xbdn sXÁmsWìv tXm¶n tN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ
AhØI−t¸mÄ. AtXm C\n amkçfn \n¶n«p−mIntÃ?
"tamt\... tN¨nív BZyw æd¨v æ®¸mÂ æSn¨v Zmlw XoÀ¡Ww.... AXn\m Ct¸m A[nIw Bi.'
Bbnt¡ms« tN¨n...FÃmw tN¨nbpsS CjvSw. tN¨n Xncnªv InSìv æ® hmbnem¡n Du¼m³

XpS§n. BÀ¯n]nSn¨ ]ip¡p«nsb t]mse tN¨n Xebm«nbm«n Fsâ AInSnÂ \nìv hen¨p
IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨nbpsS kv]oUv I−t¸mÄ F\n¡[nIw ]nSn¨v \nÂ¡m³ Bæsaìv
tXm¶nbnÃ. sXm−bnÂ tcmaapff Nne kv{XoIsf ]Án Fsâ _meyIme kplr¯v
AtimI³ ]dªXmév At¸mÄ F\nçv HmÀ½ h¶Xv. hbÊmbmÂ Nne kv{XoIÄçv
sXm−bnÂ tcmaw InfpÀças{X. A¯c¡mÀçv ]pêj ip¢w In«nbmte sXm−bnse
InêIncn¸v amdpÅqs{X. Fs´ms¡ A_²PSne [mcWIfmbnêì As¶Ãmw. Rm³
tN¨nbpsS tbm\n ]nfÀ¯n t\m¡n AXnsâ `wKn BkzZn¨p. Xs¶ ImatemI¯nsâ D¯pwK
t{iWnbnÂ F¯n¨ Ifns¨¸v. F{X enÁÀ tX³ B ]qÁnÂ \nìv Xm³ IpSn¨p Iméw. B
s]ê¼qdnsâ HcSnabmbnêì Xm³. tN¨nçv Imashdn IqSnbt¸mÄ ]qdnÂ \nìÅ B
amkvac hioIcW KÔw ]pds¸Sm³ XpS§n. B aWw tI«mÂ ]ns¶ X\n¡v ØeIme§sf
]ÁnbpÅ NnÍsfÃmw a\ÊnÂ \nìv amdpambnêì. ]m¼n\mÂ ln]vt\mss«kv sN¿s¸«
Xhfsb t]mse Xsâ apJw B ]qÀ KÀ¯¯nteçv hen¨Sp¸n¡s¸Spambnêì. Imean{X
Ignªn«pw B {]{Inbív Hê amÁhpw h¶n«nÃ. ]s£ apJw AhnsS F¯nbXpw F\nív shSn
XoÀ¶Xpw Hêan¨mbnêì. A£cmÀ°¯nÂ tN¨n Fsâ hrjW§fnÂ \nìv ip¢w
hens¨SpçIbmbnêì.
cmtP«m.....
]pd¯v hcm´bnÂ \nìv hnemkn\nbpsS iÐw tI«t¸mÄ R§Ä X«n¸nSªWoÁp. Rm³
]pd¯nd§nbt¸mÄ hnemkn\n Hê IÅ¨ncnbpambn \nÂçì. A\nb¯n{]mhv
I−pImétam....Gbv CÃ Fìv kzbw kam[m\n¨p.
"A½ Duév Imeamboìv ]dªp.'
F¶m icn hm t]mImw Fìw ]dªv ho«ntem«v \Sì. Cfb½ XdbnÂ Cebn«v DÅXpsIm−v
HmWam¡n FÃmw X¿mdm¡n \nÂçì. Xm³ I¿pw apJhpw \¶mbn Igpæ¶Xv t\m¡n\nìv
hnemkn\n AaÀ¯n Nncníp¶Xv I−t¸mÄ ho−pw kwibw ]¯nhnSÀ¯n. s]®v I−p
ImWptam....
henb hn`h§Ä HìansÃ¦nepw FÃm¯nëw \Ã êNn tXm¶n. æ\nªv \nìv hnf¼p¶

Cfb½bpsS Xq§n InSç¶ henb shÅcn¡m apeIÄ ImWm³ F´v ckw, Xsâ apJ¯v
h¶nSnçtam Fìv tXm¶n Nnet¸mÄ. hnemkn\n At¸mgpw B IÅ¨ncnbpambn AhnsS
NpÁn¸Án \nÂçì−mbnêì.
DuWpv Ignªv Hê knKdÁpw ]pI¨ncnípt¼mÄ Cfb½ thjw amdn h¶ncnípì...
tamt\ Rm³ I¼\nbnÂ t]mæì, Ime¯v hcnÃmìv ]dªb¨nêì. tams\mìv Dd§n

FWoípt¼mtgípw Rm\n§v F¯pw. ASp¯pff Iiph−n ^mIvÁdnbnÂ sXmgnemfnbmév
Cfb½. BsIbpÅ hêam\ amÀ¤w.
tN«ëv ]m hncn¨v sImSpçv tamsf...Fìw ]dªp sIm−v Cfb½ Cd§n.
æSpw_]pcmWw
hnemkn\n ho−pw B IÅ¨ncnbpambn Xsâ ASps¯¯n. tN«ëv FhnSm ]m hncnt¡−Xv.
ChnsS aXntbm?
Mvlq....Çw th−m.... hnemkn\n Cìv ¢mÊnÂ t]mbntÃ?
"Rm³ 8þÂ s]m«nbncnIym.....kvIqÄ C\n ætd Igntª Xpd¡q....'

Mvlm.... A\nb¯n{]mhv sImÅmatÃm....
"t]m tN«m Ifnbm¡mtX.......'
ho−pw AhfpsS apJ¯v B IÅ¨ncn {]Xy£s¸Spì. CXn\n ChfpsS {]IrXamætam

...AtXm.... s]®v hÃXpw It−m. GXmbmepw Hìadnbm¯t]mse s]êamdmsaìv sh¨p.
]ns¶ Ahfpambn ho«phntij§fpw \m«p hntij§fpw ]¦psh¨p. kvIqfnse hntij§Ä
AhÄ s]mSn¸pw sXm§epw sh¨v hnf¼m³ XpS§n. Rm³ ]Tn¨nê¶ Ime¯nteXnepw henb
hyXymksamìw tXm¶nbnÃ AhfpsS hnhcW§Ä tI«t¸mÄ. Dt±in¨ t]mse Xs¶
AhÄçv skIvknÂ \Ã Adnhpw XmÂ]cyhpw Dff t]mse. hÀ¯am\w ]dªv AhÄ
IqSpXÂ ASp¯p. Rm\nê¶ Nmcp ItkcbpsS ASps¯¯n. ]Xnsb AhfpsS ssI ]nSn¨v
ssItcJ t\mç¶ t]mse êw ]dbm³ XpS§n.
Mvlm...tN«ëv ssI t\m¡m\dntbm.....?? AhÄ¡mÝcyw....
]ns¶..... Rm³ XpSÀì..... Cu s]®nëv kmaÀ°yw æd¨v IqSpXem....]ns¶ B¬]nÅmêambn

kzåw NpÁn¡fnbp−v....AhÄ æSpæsS Nncn¨v .... t]m tN«m Fì InWp§m³ XpS§n. B
X¡w t\m¡n Ahsf h«w sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ aSnbntem«v Cê¯m³ Hê hnê {iaw \S¯n
t\m¡n.
"At¿m Bsc¦nepw ImWpsaìv' ]dªv æXdn amdn.
Aåw Ignªv Rm³ ]dªp.... F¶mÂ ]mb AI¯v hncnt¨mfq.... AhfI¯p t]mbn æd¨p
Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ B æSpÊp apdnbnteív sNì. AhfpsS apdnbmsWìv tXmìì. Hê
sNdnb taibnÂ æd¨v ]pkvXI§Ä ASp¡n sh¨n«p−v. Hcp Ibdp I«nenÂ ]m hncn¨n«p−v.
I«nent\mSv tNÀìv Xs¶ DÅ Hcp AbbnÂ AhfptSsXìv tXm¶níp¶ ]mhmSIfpw
»uÊpIfpw aÁpw InSçì−v. I«nenÂ Nmcn Cêì sIm−v ho−psamê knKdÁnëv Xo
sImfp¯n. AhÄ hmXnenëv ASp¯v \nìv ho−pw Hê IÅ¨ncn. C§v ASp¯v hmSo.... ssI
t\mt¡t−.....
"Mplqqq.....F\n¡dnbmw Fń\mìv...'
æd¨v t\cw A§ns\ AXpanXpw kwkmcn¨v Ignªv Rm³ ]dªp.....
hnemkn\n t]mbn Hcp ¥mÊv shÅsaSp¯v h¶ms«....

AhÄ shÅsaSp¡m³ t]mbt¸mfmév AbbnÂ InSç¶ AhfpsS Hê sP«n {i²bnÂ
s]«Xv. DSs\ Rm\Xv Is¿¯ns¨Sp¯p. tIm«¬ XpWnbnÂ Xbv¨ km[mcW tlmw sabnUv
sP«n. Rm\Xv Xnc¨pw adn¨pw t\mçt¼mÄ, sNdnb Hê ImÂ s]êamÁw tI«t]mse tXm¶n.
Adnbm¯t]mse {i²n¨t¸mÄ a\Ênembn, AhÄ hmXnÂ adªp \nìv Hfnªv t\mçì−v
Fìv. At¸mÄ Rm³ sP«nbpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnÂ ]qdns\ adç¶ `mKw FSp¯v
apIÀ¶mkvzZn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄçv Imcyw a\Ênembn. AhÄ sNdnb iÐap−m¡ns¡m−v
shÅhpambn AI¯v hì. shffw Xc\mbn ASps¯¯nb ]mtS Rm\hsf h«w sI«n¸nSn¨v
I«nenÂ Fsâ aSnbnenê¯n. ap«në Xmsg \nÂç¶ ]mhmSbpw »uÊpw Xs¶bmév thjw
AXn\mÂ Hì s]êamdms\ms¡ hfsc Cukn. AhÄ æWp§n Nncn¨v sNdnb æXdn amdÂ
{]lk\w \S¯n. Rm\hsf amtdmSv tNÀ¯v Ihnfnsemê D½ sImSp¯p. hfsc thKw Xs¶
AhÄ saê§n. ]Xnsb »uÊnëw I½oknëw apIfnÂ IqSn AhfpsS amXf \mc§Isf
XShns¡m−v N−nÂ Hê½ sImSp¯p. hfsc thKw Xs¶ AhÄ Fsâ IogvNp−pIsf
Cu¼nçSn¡m³ XpS§n. AhfpsS sNhnbnÂ Rm³ t{]a]pcÊcw hnfn¨p...
æSpw_]pcmWw
"Fsâ hnemkn\nç«o....'
<Fsâ tN«m....>
Fsâ ssIIÄ AhfpsS ]mhmS¡SnbneqsS apIfntem«v AhfpsS XpSIsf XShm³ XpS§n.
Acs¡«nse¯nbt¸mÄ AXm ap³]p I− t]mse Xs¶bpÅ Hê sP«n. hen¨p
t\m¡nbt¸mÄ t]mê¶nÃ, ]n¶oSmév a\ÊnembXv CXv CemÌn¡tÃm, ]Xnsb AhfpsS
sP«nbpsS NcSv hen¨gn¨v Xmtgív DuÀ¯n. AhÄ C¡nfnsIm−pw \mWw sIm−pw
]pfsª¦nepw, sP«n Rm³ \njv{]bmkw DucnsbSp¯p. ho−pw Rm³ ssI ]mhmS¡SnbnÂ
sIm−pt]mbt¸mÄ AhÄ XpSIÄ Cdp¡n¸nSn¨v Xsâ kmam\s¯ ad¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS
NńIfnÂ XShm³ XpS§n, AhÄ C¡nfnsIm−v sRfn]ncnsIm−p. At¸mgmév AcbnÂ
sI«nb Hê NcSv I¿nÂ XSªXv. X¸nt\m¡nbt¸mÄ Hê GeÊmév. CsXń\m
hnemkn\n...?
"Bthm....F\n¡dnÃ...' AhfpsS Hê ]cn`hw. Aåt\cs¯ XShepw ]nSn¡epw Hs¡
Bbt¸mÄ AhfpsS sNdp¯p \nÂ¸nsâ iàn ædªp. ]ns¶ A\mbmkw AhfpsS
tcma§Ä apf¡m³ Bcw`níp¶ sIm¨p ]qdnÂ XShm³ AhÄ AëhZn¨p XpS§n. ]Xnsb
]Xnsb Rm³ ]qÀNmenÂ hncepIfmÂ tXm−n. AhÄ C¡nfnsIm−v æep§n
Nncnçì−mbnêì. hncÂ IS¯n t\m¡m³ t\m¡nbn«v ]Áp¶nÃ A{X ssSÁmév.
]qsd®bmÂ Cud\mév NmÂ, Is´ìv ]dbp¶ sNdnsbmê æ¶nçê I¿nÂ X«nbt¸mÄ
AhÄ C¡nfnsIm−v sN½o³ t]mse Npcp−p. Rm³ ssI hens¨Sp¯v hncenÂ ]pc−
AhfpsS tX³ \¡n t\m¡n. AXpI− AhÄ....
"At¿.....CutN«ëv Hê \mtWmw Ad¸panÃ......'

Fń\m \mWn¡sW æ«o...hnemkn\nbpsS æÀ¨mbnbnse tX\tÃ....
"Cu BWp§Ä Hs¡ C§n\ym...'
A¸w \o thtdw Bé§fpambn« Ifn¨n«p−v AtÃ...?

"Gbv...CÃymt«m.... AXv ]ns¶ hÕteöw (Fsâ kz´w tN¨n) A³kqw IqSn hÀ¯m\w
]dbWXv Rm³ Hfn¨p \nìv tI«Xm..'
F´m Ahêv ]dªXv.... Bcm Cu A³kq...?
"JmZdn¡msâ tamfv....A³kq¯bpsS am¹ KÄ^nem, \n¡mlv Ignvªv t]mbXm ]ns¶ CXp
hsc h¶n«Ã.'
Ahsc´m ]dªXv....?
"Rm³ ]dbnÃ F\nív \mWmhpw......'
¶mepw Hìv ]dsbsâ N¡tc....
"AtXbv Cu BWp§Äçv s]®p§sS Iq¯ow æ−mWhpsams¡ aW¸n¡mëw \¡mëw

hey CjvSmìv....'
Mvlm....
"A³kq¯bpsS C¡ C¯bpsS Iq¯oepw sam« tIÁpwìv'
M..lmmmm...NneÀ¡Xm CjvSw....
"At¿.... samt«sa Hs¡ Xo«mhntÃ...'

s]®p§fpsS aew Aåw BWp§fptSXnÂ ]ÁnbmÂ heb æg¸samìanÃ Ip«o...
æSpw_]pcmWw
"A¸w BWp§Ä At§m«pant§m«pw æ−oeSnípìv ]dbpì−tÃm..?'
\n\¡nsXms¡ AdnbmatÃ....
"AXv R§sS ¢mÊnse B¬æt«ymfv ]dbWXv tI«Xm......'
Rm³ hfÀ¶ Aćo£¯nÂ \nìv henb amÁsamìw Cu \m«n³ ]pd¯nëv Bbn«nÃ Rm³
a\ÊntemÀ¯p.
As¸m hnemkn\n tN«ëv ædp¼mSv Hìv sSbnÌv sN¿m³ XcntÃ...?
"t]m tN«m....' AhÄ Iné§n.

Hê {]mhiyw aXn...Zm Cu tatisa Imev s]m¡nbnê¶maXn.
"At¿ F\nív \mWmhpw...'
Rm\hsf s]m¡nsbSp¯v B sNdnb h«taitaÂ Ip¯pImenÂ Cê¯n. ]mhmSbpw

I½okpw _eambn tatem«v s]m¡nbt¸mÄ, A\nb¯n{]mhnsâ Ipªn¸qdv ]p©ncn¨ncníp¶Xv
I−p. AhfpsS {]Xntj[w hIsh¡msX Rm³ AXntem«v apJaaÀ¯n. tbm\o Np−pIÄ
H«¸nSn¨t]mse Xs¶ Ccníì. F¦nepw Hê CÍenbpsS apg¸p−v kmam\¯nëv. ]«p\qÂ
t]mse sNdnb tcma§Ä apf¡m³ BtemNnípì−v. B ]qÀ NmeneqsS apIÄ sXm«Sntbmfw
Rm³ \mhv sIm−v Xpgªp. AhÄ C¡nfnsIm−v CfInbnfIn Nncnípì−mbnêì. æd¨p
Ignªv s]«ìv AhfpsS ap«pIÄ¡SnbnÂ Xm§n NńIÄ Aåw s]m¡nbt¸mÄ
]qÀNmen\SnbÂ AhfpsS sIm¨pIq¯nbpw ImWs¸«p. Hê Idp¯ s]m«pt]mepff AXnÂ
Rm³ \mhv sIm−v æ¯n.
"At¿m th− tN«m.....Ad¸ntÃ Cu tN«ëv..' Fs¶Ãmw hnfn¨v Iqhpì−mbnêì. ]ns¶
_eambn Xs¶ Ahsf Rm³ taitaÂ ap«pImenÂ æ\n¨v \nÀ¯n. DbÀì \nÂç¶
\nXw_]mfnIÄ ]nSnÏ¯n sImX¨mÂ apgph³ Rm³ \¡n. IqXn apXÂ I´v hsc Fsâ
\mhv {]bmWw \S¯n. sNdnb ]´pIÄ t]mse Dcp−nê¶ NńIfnÂ Rm³ arZphmbn
ISn¨p.
hnemkn\nbpsS C¡nfnbpw \mWhpsaÃmw amdnsbìv tXmìì. AhÄ \niÐbmbn

klIcn¨pw sIm−v Xsâ Acs¡«v Cf¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ \mhv Aåw amÁn¸Sn¨t¸mÄ
AhÄ æ−n ]n¶nteív XÅn aeZzmcw Fsâ \mhn³ X¼nÂ sIm− ap«n¨p. A½ sIm¨nsâ
XeapSn Noæ¶ Hê jmw]qhnsâ ]ckyamWv At¸mÄ F\nív HmÀ½ h¶Xv.
A§ns\ ætd t\cw kpJn¸n¨v Ahsf Rm³ s]m¡nsbSp¯v I«nenÂ Cê¯n. F¶n«v
sNhnbnÂ tNmZn¨p tamÄçv tN«sâ sam« ImWtWm?
"lqw' AhÄ ]Xnsb aqfn. Rm³ ep¦n¡SnbnÂ \nìv I¼n¸mcbmbn \nÂç¶ æ®
]pds¯Sp¯p. AhfpsS I®pIfnÂ BÝcyw! C{Xbpw hepXv AhÄ Hcn¡epw k¦Â¸n¨p
ImWnÃ.
tamÄ IpSn¨p t\m¡ns¡.... AhÄ BZyw Hê AÛpX hkvXphns\t¸mse æ® I¿nen«v

Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n. sXmen ]n¶nteív amdn Nph¶ IpS¸s\ AhÄ I®pangn¨v t\m¡n.
Rm³ AhfpsS Xe ]nSnäÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Np−pIÄ ]nfÀ¯n Du¼m\mcw`n¨p. æS¸³
am{Xsa AhfpsS hmbnepÄs¡mÅm³ IgnªpÅq. AXhÄ icnív s\m«n ëWªp.
Rm\hfpsS ssI æ®bnÂ ]nSn¨v Cf¡n hmWaSn¸n¨p. hcmdbt¸mÄ Rm\hfpsS hmbnÂ
\n¶qcn ]mseÃmw AhfpsS apJ¯v NoÁn¨p. C{X¡[nIw ]mep−mæsaìv AhÄ
Adªnê¶nÃ.. Aåw hncepsIm−v tXm−nsbSp¯v AhÄ ]dªp.....
"CXmWtÃ Ip«nIsf D−mç¶ shÅw'
B kab¯mév CsXÃmw I−p sIm−p \n¶nê¶ IeymWntN¨n ]dªXv tI«v R§Ä sR«n
FWoÁXv.
æSpw_]pcmWw
"A\nb¯n tN«s\ kÂ¡cn¨p XpS§n AtÃ?'
hnemkn\n NmSn¸nSsªWoÁv sP«nbpsaSp¯v Øew hnSm³ t\m¡nsb¦nepw IeymWntN¨n

AhfpsS »uÊnsâ tImfdnëv Ibdn ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯n. A¼Sn tIao HmSn c£s¸Sm\mév
¹m\tÃ? hnemkn\nív henb æep¡samìw I−nÃ. AhÄ Xncnªv \nìv ]dªp...
"Mvlmm...cmhnse tN¨nbpsS kÂ¡mcw Rmëw I−Xm...'

IeymWn tN¨nbpsS \m¡nd§nt¸mbn. AXn\nSbnÂ hnemkn\n Øew hn«p. Rmëw hÃmsX
Bbn. tN¨n ]dªp....
"AsXmìw kmcanÃSm....CsXms¡ temI \S¸m' s]¬æ«n sNdp¸m... hbÁnem¡n IfbêXv.

tN¨n XpSÀì. tN¨n I«nenÂ Fsâ ASp¯v h¶nêì. Fsâ amdnse tcma§fneqsS
hncepIÄ DuÀ¯ns¡m−v tN¨n kzm´\w XpSÀì.
AÃ tNö C\n Cf½bdnªmÂ {]iv\amætam?
"\n\çv h«pt−m AhfXv AhfpsS A½tbmSv ]dbm³ \n¡m.....'
AÃm.... \½fpsS Ifnsb¸Ánbm....

"AXv AhfpsS Imcyw ]pd¯mbetÃ..... AsXmìw æg¸anÃSm' AYhm C\n
Adnªmse´m...kpaXnípw ISnbnfIn \nÂç¶ kabm... Xcw In«nbmÂ AhÄ \nsâ Chs\
AhfpsS ]qÁnÂ \nìv ]pds¯Sp¡nÃ. Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Fsâ Xe Xmgv¯m\mcw`n¨
eKms\ ]nSn¨v æep¡m³ XpS§n.
t]m tNö kz´w Cfbs½ AtÃ....
"Hm... Ahsâ Hê..kZmNmct_m[w...kz´w s]§sfs¡m−v Du¼n¡m³ hnjaanÃ...!!' kXyw

]dbSm \n\çv Cfb½sb Du¡m³ In«nbmÂ sImÅmsa¶ntÃ. tN¨nbpsS ssI {InbIÄ
XpSêì−mbnêì.
"Zm Cfb½bpsS t]ê tI«t¸mtgípw Ahsâ æ® \nìv sh«nbmSm³ XpS§n.'

kpaXnbpsS t\ÀçÅ \nsâ t\m«w I−t¸mtg Rm\Xv a\Ênem¡n tamt\.....thtWÂ ]d
Rm³ icnbm¡n¯cmw. AhfpsS ]qdpw apebpsams¡ Rm³ æsd I−Xm.
Mvlm...tN¨nív Cfb½bpambn N«nbSn ]cn]mSnbpap−tÃ...? F\nív AsXmìv ImWm³ Hê
hgnbp−m¡n Xêtam Fsâ s]mì tNö... Rm³ tN¨nbpsS XSn¨p aeÀ¶ Np−pIfnÂ
AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p.
"A¿Sm Ahsâ Hê ]qXn I−ntÃ....AsXms¡ icnbm¡n¯cmw.. Fìw F\nív \o Chsâ

]mÂ XcWw' Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Fsâ aSnbnteív Ncnªv æ® hmbnem¡n Du¼m³ XpS§n.
Ncnªv InSç¶ AhêsS »uÊv s]m¡n Nmªv InSç¶ B XSnb³ apeIsf ]pds¯Sp¯v
]ngnbm³ XpS§n. CSív sh¨v tN¨n Du¼Â \nÀ¯n Xe DbÀ¯nbn«v ]dªp.
"Fsâ ape ]ngnªn«v Hìw In«nÃ æ«m.... s\d¨pw ]mepff Hê knÔn¸iphns\ Rm³ \n\çv
GÀ¸mSm¡n Xcmw tIt«m'
]mepff apeItfmSpÅ Fsâ I¼w \m«nÂ ]m«mbnêì. ]−v kvIqfnÂ ]Tníp¶ Ime¯v Id
hÁm¯ B«½n t]mepÅ apeIfpÅ \m\q«nb½ So¨À X\nív clkyambn ape æSn¡m³
X¶nê¶Xpw, AhnNmcnXambn AXv asÁmê So¨À I−p ]nSn¨Xpw, A§ns\ `À¯mhv
]«mf¯nembnê¶ kmhn{Xn So¨Àçv I´pdn©n sImSpt¡− A[nI NpaXe IqSn
ssIh¶XpsaÃmw Xmt\mÀ¯p.
CXn\nSbnÂ IeymWntN¨nbpsS enwK]m\¯nsâ thKX aqÀ²\y¯nÂ F¯nbnêì.
A\nb¯n{]mhnëv ]IÀì sImSp¯n«v A[nIamImªXn\mtem Ft´m tN¨n F{X
æSpw_]pcmWw
]Wns¸«n«pw F\nív æ®¸mÂ NoÁnbnÃ. kIe IemhÃ`bmbn tN¨n Fsâ aWnIsf Xncp½n
t\m¡n, F¶n«pw c£bnsÃìv I−t¸mÄ Xsâ Ahkm\¯ AShv {]tbmKn¨p. tN¨n Nq−p
hncÂ Xsâ hmbnen«v Du¼n \¶mbn Xp¸Â B¡n Fsâ aeZzmc¯nteív ]ncn¨p IbÁn.
AtXmsS tN¨n Fsâ æ® ]qÀ®ambpw AhêsS hmbnem¡n, æS¸³ AhêsS A®m¡nÂ
sRcnªaÀ¶nêì. tN¨n Xsâ hncÂ sIm−v FhnStbm AaÀ¯nbt¸mÄ,
F§ns\sb¶dnbnÃ Rm³ t]mepadnbmsX F\nív kvIe\ap−mbn. Fsâ ip¢
k©nbnep−mbnê¶ ]mseÃmw tNmÀì t]mbt]mse tXm¶n F\nív.
A§ns\ t{]mkvt{ÁÁv ¥mânÂ AaÀ¯nbmÂ Hê amXncn ]pêj·mÀs¡Ãmw ip¢{khWw
kw`hnípsa¶Xv tN¨n ]n¶oSmév Ft¶mSv ]dªp X¶Xv. BhiyamWtÃm
I−p]nSp¯§fpsS amXmhv. B {]mb¯nÂ tN¨nív æ®¸mÂ æSn¡mëff Zmlw am{Xsa
D−mbnêìÅq. R§fpsS {Kma¯nse {]mYanImtcmKy tI{μ¯nse Hê sNdp¸¡mc\mb
tUmÎdmWs{X tN¨nív Cu hnZy ]dªpsImSp¯Xv. ØeIme kμÀ`§Äçv
AëtbmPyambn Hê Iznçv {Un¦v FSpt¡−nh¶mÂ {]tbmKn¡m\mbn tUmÎÀ sImSp¯
hcw. ]pêjs\ Xr]vXn s]Sp¯eÃ adn¨v ip¢]m\w Fs¶mê Nn´ am{Xamév At¸mÄ
tN¨níp−mbnêìÅq.
ip¢w æSn¨v aZmek Bb Hê b£nsbt¸mse tN¨n Fs¶ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨p.

tN¨n¡n§ns\ æ®¸mÂ am{Xamév ]Yysa¦nÂ ]ns¶ń\m s]®p§fpambpÅ Ifn?
æ®¸mÂ A§ns\ Ft¸mgpw Xc¯nëv In«nÃtÃm, B kμÀ`§fnÂ XÂ¡mew ]qdnse
tX\mbmepw Ign¨pIq«mw. ]s£ \Ãt]mse tX³ Npc¯p¶ s]®p§Ä ædhm.
aWn¡qtdmfw aq©nbmem c−paqìv Xpffn Nne N¡¸qdnIÄ hmbnteív CÁnípIbpÅq.
henb ]cnNanÃm¯ sNdp¸¡mcnIfmtWÂ Hìv iànbnÂ hen¨mÂ aq{Xhpw H¸w t]mêw.
"\nsâ Cfb½ kpaXn sImÅmw tIt«m...Hê XpSsa¦nepw In«pw..... ]s£ Ahsf Hìv
CW¡nsbSp¡m\m ]mSv. AhÄ¡v \ntâXv t]mepff apgp¯ ]dn tIÁn¡fn¡m\m Cãw.
]s£ t]Sn ImcWw AhÄ A§ns\ ]pd¯mcpambpw CSs]SnÃ, ]ns¶ tamfpw {]mbambn
hcnIbtÃ.'
tN¨nbpsS Aë`hÚm\w.... Rm³ AXnibn¨p.

"Fsâ æ«³ cmPs\hnsSbm....??' FìÅ hÕetN¨nbpsS Aeapd tI«t¸mgmév, Rmëw
IeymWntN¨nbpw ]pdt¯ív h¶Xv. Fs¶¡−Xpw tN¨n sIm¨ns\ hnemkn\nbpsS I¿nÂ
sImSp¯v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v KmVw ]pWÀìv hn§n hn§n Icbm³ XpS§n. Rm\hfpsS
]pd¯p XShn Bizkn¸n¨p. `À¯mhv Dt]£n¨v t]mbXpw, AhnlnX thgvNbnÂ
æªp−mbXpw FÃmw tN¨nsb XfÀ¯nbnêì. F¦nepw icoc¯nëv henb £oWsamìanÃ.
apeIÄ a¯§IÄ t]mep−v. Fs¶ sI«n hcnªv apdp¡nbt¸mÄ ape¡®pIÄ Fsâ
amdnÂ æ¯nsImÅp¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n. AtXmsSm¸w Hê \\hpw. AhÄ hn«p
amdnbt¸mgmév Rm\Xv {i²n¨Xv. AhfpsS »uÊnsâ ap³ `mKw apgphëw \\ªncnípì.
AXp I− hnemkn\n tNmZn¨p
"At¿m tN¨nbpsS ]menXphsc hÁnbntÃ?'
"F´m sN¿ tamtf... Ip«nbn«v Hê XpÅn æSnípìanÃ....apebnse ]memsW¦nÂ hÁpìanÃ'

tN¨n ]dªp
apebnÂ ]mepÅXv \ÃXm... Id hÁm¯ s]®p§Äçv hbÁnÂ ]nSn¡nÃ...

IeymWntN¨nbpsS Iaâv tI«t¸mÄ hÕetN¨n cq£ambn Hì t\m¡n. s]«ìv F\nív
tXm¶n IeymWn tN¨n I−psh¨ knÔn¸ip Hê]t£ CXmhptam?
A§ns\ \nÂçt¼mÄ AXm Cfb½ tPmen Ignªv hêì. æWp§næé§nbpÅ \S¸nëv
Hcp B\¨´saÃmap−v. AńshbnÂ kqcy\Sn¨v Cfb½ BsI Nphìv hnbÀ¯n«p−v.
hcm´bnteçv Ibdn Xsâ amdnÂ InS¶ tXmÀ¯v FSp¯v Cfb½ Xsâ apJhpw
Igp¯psaÃmw XpS¨p. æd¨v Cd¡n sh«nb »uÊnëffnÂ \nìv apeIÄ apIfnteív Xpdn¨v
\nÂçì. ASnbnen«ncníp¶ t_mUokv icnípw hen¨v apdp¡n sI«nbn«p−v Fìv tXmìì.
s]m¡nfnëv XmsgbpSp¯ncníp¶ ap−v. aSç hoWn«ps−¦nepw ImWm³ NápÅ hbÀ.
s]m¡nÄægn ImWm³ \Ã tNev, HêXpSw shÅsa¦nepw sImÅpw. A§ns\ FÃmhêambn
hÀ¯am\w ]dªpw ckn¨pw A¯mgw Ign¨v Aìv cm{Xn FÃmhêw \¶mbn Dd§n.
æSpw_]pcmWw
]ntÁìv cmhnse hnemkn\n hÕetN¨ntbmsSm¸w AhfpsS ho«nteív t]mbn. Cfb½ív
Aìv I¼\nbnÂ tPmenbnÃ. Cfb½ Aeçhmëff XpWnIsfÃmwFSp¯v InWÁn³
Icbnteív \Sì. F´psN¿psa¶mtemNn¨p. IeymWn tN¨nbpsS ASp¯v sNìs]«mÂ
AhÀ Xsâ A−n hÁnípw. Cfb½ XpWnbeç¶Xpw t\m¡n ckn¨nêì. ap−v
tIÁnç¯n iq iq Fìv iÐap−m¡n XpWnIÄ BªSnç¶ Cfb½sb ImWm³ Hê
B\¨´saÃmap−v.
Aeçv Ignªv æfn¸pcbnteív Ibdm³ \nÂçt¼mgmév sX§pIbÁ¡mc³ ]d¼nÂ
F¯nbXv. taÂ¡qcbnÃm¯ ad¸pcbnÂ C\n æfn¡m³ \nÂç¶Xv ]ńbsÃìv
IêXnbmhmw Cfb½ tkm¸pw tXmÀ¯psaSp¯v hoSnt\mSv tNÀ¯p−m¡nbncníp¶ sNdnb
Hmhpapdnbnteív Ibdm³ `mhníp¶Xv I−Xv. DSs\ Rm³ Hìv ]pdt¯¡nd§pì Fìw
]dªv Øew hnSphm³ Hê§n. ]−v A½bpw tN¨nbpw Ipfníp¶Xv Hfnªp
t\mçhmë−m¡nb kwhn[m\w Ct¸mgpw {]hÀ¯\ £aambncníp¶Xv Xm³ XteZnhkta
{i²n¨nêì. Rm³ t]msbìv IêXn Cfb½ hmXneS¨v HmhpapdnbnÂ Ibdn. Rm³ CS¨mÂ
hgn Hmhpapdnív kao]sa¯n, Xsâ _meyIme F³Pn\obdnw§v kwhn[m\w
{]hÀ¯n¸n¨t¸mÄ AXm Cfb½bpw apdnbpw \Ã hyàambn ap¶nÂ Iméì. Cfb½
»uÊnsâ ]n¶pIfqcn ssIIfpbÀ¯n »ukqcn Abbnen«p. I¿pbÀ¯nbt¸mÄ BWpv
Imé¶Xv B shfp¯ I£§Ä¡SnbnÂ \ndsb Idp¯ tcma§Ä. s]®§fpsS I£s¯
ssaêIÄ X\nív Fìw Hê lcambnêì. ]−v \m\q«nb½So¨dpsS apeIÄ æSnípt¼mgpw
Xm\hêsS I£§fnÂ ssI IS¯n AhnSs¯ tcma§fnÂ ]nSn¨v hen¡mdp−mbnê¶Xmév
HmÀ½ h¶Xv. t_mUoknsâ sI«gn¨p. X\n¡nt¸mgpw {_mtb¡mfpw {]nbw A¶s¯
sI«vt_mUokv Xs¶bmbnêì. sI«pIfngnªtXmsS apeIÄ DuÀ¶nd§n. \Ã shfp¯ N¡
apeIÄ. Aåw CSnªn«ps−¦nepw ImWm³ at\mlcw. Cfb½ ap−nsâ
æ¯gn¡m³ XpS§nbtXmsS Xsâ æ® Xes]m¡mëw XpS§n. ]n³ Xncnªv \nìv
ap−gn¨Xn\mÂ AhêsS XSn¨pbÀ¶ NńIfmév BZyw ImWm\mbXv. HscmÁ
]mSpt]mepanÃm¯ shfpshfp¯ B\ç−nIÄ. Cfb½ kzbw Xsâ NńIfnÂ Hìv XShn,
]ns¶ sR¡n, ]ns¶ c−p \nXw_]mfnIfpw ]nSnÏ¯nbt¸mÄ Hê Idp¯ s]m«vt]mse
AhêsS aeZzmcw Hìv an¶nadªp. ho−pw apeIfnÂ XShns¡m−v AhÀ Xncnªp \nì.
Blm...F´v kpμcamb Acs¡«v. AcbnÂ Hê Idp¯ NcSv sI«nbn«p−v, hnemkn\nbptSXv
t]mepÅ hÃ GeÊpamæw. B\bpsS akvXIw t]mse XSn¨pbÀì \nÂç¶ ]qdv. tjhv
sNbvXn«v æd¨p \mfmsbìv tXm¶n. Acnt©mfw hfÀ¶n«p−v ssaêIÄ. Cfb½ kzbw Xsâ
hncepIfmÂ B ]qÀ NmenÂ Hìv XShn. ]n¶oSv `n¯nbpsS apIÄ hi¯mbn
taÄ¡qc¡nSbnÂ \nìv AhÀ Hê I®mSn IjvWw hens¨Sp¯v ]qdnëv ap³]nÂ ]nSn¨v
tcma§fpsS hfÀ¨ ]cntim[n¨p. ]n¶osSt´m Xoêam\n¨pd¨Xpt]mse Hê tXmÀs¯Sp¯v
NpÁn hmXnÂ Xpdìv ]pdt¯ív t]mbn. Aå kab¯nÂ Xncns¨¯nbXv I¿nÂ Hcp
£uc¡¯nbpambmbnêì. Cfb½ív CsXÃmw kzámbp−tÃ... Rm³ BÝcys¸«p.
Cfb½ B I®mSn IjvWw `n¯nbnÂ Hê {]tXyI Øm\¯v Dd¸n¨v \nÀ¯n (AXnëv th−
Ft´m Hê kwhn[m\w BÄ AhnsS D−m¡nbn«ps−ìv tXmìì) ]ns¶ Hê _¡sÁSp¯v
Iangv¯nbn«v Hê ImÂ AXnÂ IbÁn sh¨p. Rm³ \nÀ½n¨ ]o]v tlmfpw Cfb½bpsS
I®mSnbpw ASp¯Sp¯mbnêì. AXn\mÂ F\nív Cfb½bpsS ]qdnsâ Hê t¢mk]v hyq
hyàambn In«n. æd¨v shÅsaSp¯v ]qdnÂ Xfn¨v ssaêIÄ ssI¸¯n sIm−v \¶mbn tX¨v
]Xw hê¯n. ]n¶oSv I¯nsIm−v A\mbmkw AhÀ ssaêIÄ hSn¨nd¡n. Bim¯nív Cu
ôÂUnÂ \Ã ap³ ]cnNbapÅ t]mse tXm¶n. ]qÀ Np−pIÄ ]nfÀ¯n¸nSn¨v F´p
thKXnbnemWhÀ I¯n ]mbnç¶Xv. aWw t]mepw Aë`hs¸Sp¶ A{X Zqc¯nÂ s]mfn¨p
]nSn¨ncníp¶ ]qdpv I−mÂ GXp ]pêj\mév hnImc hn{Öw`nX\mIm¯Xv? AXv BcpsS
]qdmbnê¶mepw!!!
hfsc thKw ]Wn Ignªv Cfb½ Hê ¹mÌnIv a¤nÂ shÅsaSp¯v ]qdv \¶mbn IgpIn. ]qÀ
NmenÂ IqSn tatem«pw Iotgm«pw HmSnsIm−nê¶ Cfb½bpsS \Sp hncÂ s]s«ìv
A{]Xy£ambt]mse. Blm... Cfb½ hncen«v kpJnçIbmév. Hê IÅ ]p©ncnbp−v
apJ¯v. ¥Iv ¥Iv Fs¶mê iÐhpw ]qdnÂ \nìv hêì−v. æd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ hncensâ
thKX IqSn, hncÂ ]qdnteív Ibdp¶Xpw Cd§p¶Xpw Ct¸mÄ hyàambn¡mWmw. AtXmsS
Cfb½bpsS Acs¡«pw Hê ]®Â tamj\nÂ apt¶m«pw ]nt¶m«pw CfIm³ XpS§n. Nne
A]kzc§Ä ap¡epw aqfepsams¡bmbn Cfb½ív \nÀhrXn BbXns\m¸w Fsâ hocyhpw
HmhpapdnbpsS B `n¯nbnÂ sXdn¨p hoé. hr²mhnemb B _oPs¯ I−t¸mÄ
æÁt_m[w tXm¶n, \nb{ń¨nês¶¦nÂ IeymWn tN¨nbpsS Zmlia\¯nëv
D]Icnípambnêì.
æSpw_]pcmWw
kvIe\w IgnªtXmsS Cfb½bpsS æfnko\nepÅ BIÀjWX ædªp. thK¯nÂ Øew
hn«p. D¨ív DuWp Ignªv Hìv InS¶Xm s]«ìv Dd§nt¸mbn. Dd¡apWÀìv t\mçt¼mÄ
ho«nÂ Cfb½bnÃ. Hê Nmb In«ms\´m hgnsb¶mtemNn¨t¸mÄ IeymWntN¨nsb
kao]n¡msaìv sh¨p. ap³ `mKs¯ hmXnÂ AS¨n«ncn¡bmév. ap«n
hnfn¡ms\mê§nbt¸mgmév AI¯v Cfb½bpsS kwkmcw t]mse. CS¨meneqsS ]pdæ
hit¯ív \o§n. sskUv `mK¯pÅ apdnbnÂ Cfb½bpw IeymWntN¨nbpw X½nÂ
Kuchamb NÀ¨ \SçIbmév. Nmcnbn«cníp¶ P\mebpsS IXIneqsS i²n¨p.
IeymWn tN¨n : kpaXo \o Hìv a\Êp sh¨mÂ Ahs\ \ap¡nhnsS Xf¨nSmw.
ho«nsemcmWp−mhp¶Xv Cs¸m F´psIm−pw \n\s¡mê Bhiyamév. hnemkn\nsb C\n
Hê¯sâ IqsS ]dªbtís− ....
Cfb½: AXnëv Rms\´v sN¿Wsa¶m tN¨n ]dbp¶Xv?
IeymWn tN¨n : \o Hìv a\Êp sh¡Ww, Ah³ \Ã tNmc¯nf¸nÂ \nÂç¶ kabm...
Cfb½ : Ahs\ s]®psI«n¡m\msWm tN¨n ]dªp hê¶Xv ?

IeymWn tN¨n : Hmm..lv Fsâ h«¸qdo....Ah³ s]®p sI«nbmÂ ]ns¶ IgnªntÃ Imcyw....
C\ow a\ÊnembntÃ? \nsâ sImXwsIm−pw ]qdpsIm−pw Ahs\ BIÀjn¨v \nÀ¯Ww
t]mt¯....
Cfb½: At¿m!!! tN¨n F´m Cu ]dbWXv... F\n¡hsâ A½bpsS

Øm\atÃ...Rms\§n\ym Ahëv s]ebmSm³ sImSp¡m....
IeymWn tN¨n : F¶m \n\çv Du¼mw... Ahs\ s]®p§Ä sImt−mæw.
Cfb½: ssX¡nfhnbmb Fs¶ Hs¡ Ahëv hÃ t\m«hpap−mætam tNö....
IeymWn tN¨n : AhnSym \nsâ anSpçv.... Ahs\ BIÀjW heb¯nem¡nbmÂ aXn... ]ns¶
Ah\njvSs¸« Xc¯nepff NcçIsf CSív \apçv kwLSn¸n¨v sImSp¡Ww. Hcn¡Â \nsâ
]qdn\Snas¸«mte Ah³ ]ns¶ ChnSw hn«v t]mInÃ. ]−v Fsâ ]qdnÂ \nìv hn«v t]mbXv
\n§sS ho«nse {]iv\§Ä ImcWambnêì.
Cfb½: F¶mepw tN¨n Rms\§n\ym Ahsâ ap¼nÂ AgnªmSm³......
IeymWn tN¨n : F¶m Rmëw IqSn hcmw... hnemkn\n Hìc−v Znhkw IqSn hÕebpsS
ho«nÂ \nÂ¡s«.....Ahsâ æ®sbSp¯v \nsâ ]qÁnteív LSn¸n¨v X¶mÂ t]mtc.... ]ns¶
Fsâ klmbw thWw ìv ]dbtÃ t«m....
(c−p t]êw Nncnípì)
CXn\nSbnÂ IeymWn tN¨n Rm³ P\enëv ]pd¯v \nÂç¶Xv {i²n¨p. Cfb½ Fs¶
ImWmXncn¡m³ th−n tN¨n Cfb½sb P\enëv ]pdw Xncn¨nê¯n.......
"ætd \mfmbtÃm kpaXo \nsâ ]qsdmìv Xn¶n«v, C\n cmPs\ In«n¡gnªmÂ ]ns¶
Rms\ìw apgp¸«nWn Bæw¶m tXm¶sW......'
c−pt]cpw Nncnípì.. ]ns¶ IeymWn tN¨n Fs¶ t\m¡n I®ndp¡n¡m«n. ]Xnsb ssI
Cfb½bpsS ap−n\Snbnteív t]mæì. Cfb½ Hìv Nń s]m¡ns¡mSp¯Xn\nSbnÂ tN¨n
Cfb½bpsS H¶c hen¨qcnsbSp¯p. Cfb½bpsS h«b¸¯nÂ IeymWntN¨n
hncenSpIbmsWìv CfInbnfInbpÅ æWp§n¨ncnbnÂ \nìv F\nív a\Ênembn.
"Mvlmm.... tams\¯nbt¸mtgípw kmam\saÃmw hSn¨v In®¯¸am¡n sh¨n«p−tÃ ....Fń\m

kpaXo FâSp¯v \nsâ theIsfms¡ ..... \n\çv Ahs\ tIÁn Hìv s]ebmSWwìv
tamltÃy kpaXo.... kXyw ]d...'
æSpw_]pcmWw
AXv.... AXv... ]ns¶ Ahs\ ImWpws¼m... Ahsâ AÑsâ HmÀ½IÄ hcpì tNö... Fsâ
\Ã {]mb¯nÂ At§êv t]mbntÃ....
Cu hmçIÄ Cfb½bpsS hmbnÂ \nìv tI«t¸mÄ Rm³ tImcn¯cn¨p t]mbn. Cfb½sb
]®mëÅ Hê [mÀ½nI ]n´pW FhnsStbm \nìv hoWpIn«nbXp t]mse. CXn\nSbnÂ
IeymWn tN¨n XdbnÂ ap«pImenÂ Cêìv Cfb½bpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ apJw AaÀ¯nbnêì.
Cfb½ »uÊnë apIfneqsS kzbw Xsâ A½nªIsf sRcSn¯pS§n. Aåw Ignªv AhÀ
»uÊv Xpdìv apeIÄ ]pds¯Sps¯ìv tXmìì, hi§fnÂ shfp¯ amwk]nÞ§Ä
Iméì. ]pdw Xncnªncnç¶Xn\mÂ Cfb½bpsS apJ`mh§Ä {i²n¡m\mbnÃ.
IeymWntN¨nbpsS I´pdp©Â Cfb½ icnçv BkzZnípìs−ìv Cfb½ ]pds¸Sphníp¶
s\SphoÀ¸pIfnÂ \nìw A]kzc§fnÂ \nìw hyàambnêì. IeymWn tN¨n ssIIÄ
DbÀ¯n Cfb½bpsS Cf\oÀ¡pS§fnÂ Xm¸mfníp¶Xv ImWmambnêì. Cfb½ Cê¶nê¶
ÌqfnÂ \nìv Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n Xsâ kmam\w tN¨nbpsS apJt¯m«v C«v Dcíp¶Xv
I−t¸mÄ a\Ênembn IeymWntN¨nív ZmlPew In«mdmsbìv.
hen¨v æSn¡So s]mebmSntamtf...F\nív hcmdmsbSo... Iq¯n¨ntamtf.... C¶m ]nSnt¨mSo Fsâ
]qsd®......\¡n\¡n æSn¡So....AdphmWnö....]qdntamtf.....lmmmmbv...At½....
Cfb½bpsS hmbnÂ \nìv C¯cw kt`yXchmçIÄ DXnê¶Xp tI«t¸mÄ Rm³ AXnibn¨p
t]mbn. Hê am\y alnfsbt¸mse s]êamdnbnê¶ Xsâ Cfb½ Hê Ima{`mńbmsWìv
At¸mÄ a\Ênembn. AS¡n¸nSn¨ hnImc§Ä AWs]m«nsbmgpæhm³ Ahkcw In«p¶
A]qÀÆ \nanj§fnÂ aëjy³ FÃmw adç¶XmImw.....
Rm³ ]n¶oShnsS \n¶nÃ, Hìv NpÁn¡d§n NmbsbÃmw Ign¨v sshæt¶camév ho«nÂ

Xncns¨¯nbXv. Cfb½bmév hìv IXæ Xpdì X¶Xv, hnemkn\n Xcns¨¯nbn«nÃ. IeymWn
tN¨nbpsS ¹m³ Aëkcn¨mév Imcy§Ä \o§p¶sXìv a\Ênembn. Cfb½ív Xsâ apJ¯v
t\mçhm³ aSn t]mse. Hê]s£ Imcy§Ä F\n¡dnbnÃ F¶mæw Cfb½
hnNmcn¨ncníp¶Xv. ASp¡fbnÂ Ft´m Imcyamb ]mNI¯nsâ aWw hêì.
Cd¨n¡dnbpsS KÔw ho«nemsIbp−v.
F´m Cfbt½ Cìv kvs]jÂ FÃmaps−ìv tXmìì... hÃ hntijhpapt−m?

"tam\o ho«nÂ Xncns¨¯nbXtÃ.... Hìv BtLmjn¡Wsaìv IeymWn tN¨n
]dªp.....cm{XnbnÂ tN¨nbpw D®m³ D−mæw...'
At¿m A¶m hÕetNöt\w hnemkn\ntbw hnfn¡mambnê¶tÃm? Rm³ Hìw Adnbm¯
t]mse ]dªp.
"Rm³ ]dªXm..... AhfpsS sIm¨në kpJÃyms{X... ChnsS Cu Xnc¡nÂ h¶m ]ns¶
Ic¨nepw _lfhpw Bhqìv ]dªp...... AhÀçv C\ow hcmtem....'
Cfb½bpsS Hê AhktcmNnX IÅw. F¶mÂ Rmëw hcmw ASp¡fbnÂ Cfb½sb
klmbn¡m³ Fì ]dªp. Gbv AsXmìw ths−ìv ]dsª¦nepw Rmëw ]n¶mse IqSn.
B CSp§nb ASp¡f apdnbnÂ HcmÄçv Xs¶ s]êamdm³ Øew I½nbmév. At¸mÄ æd¨p
t\cw Hìv ap«nbpê½n \n¶mÂ IeymWntN¨n hê¶Xnëap³t] R§Äçv Hê
[mcWbnse¯msaìv F\nív tXm¶n. ]s£ AXv sXÁmbnêì. Cfb½ XnIª
ho−phnNmct¯msSbmév Hmtcm \o¡§fpw \S¯nbXv. AXn\mÂ Hìv ap«m³ t]mepw
IgnªnÃ. X{´]qÀÆapÅ HgnªpamdÂ I−t¸mÄ ]ns¶ Rmëw ths−ìv sh¨p.
Cê«n æd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ IeymWntN¨n I¿nsemê k©nbpambn F¯n. AI¯v h¶nêìv

k©nbnÂ \nìv Hê æ¸n \mS³ hmÁv Nmcmbw ]pds¯Sp¯p. B tImf\nbnseÃmw
kpeàmbn In«p¶Xmév hymP aZyw. AXSn¡m¯ kv{Xo]pêj·mÀ B {]tZi¯v ImWnÃmìv
Xs¶ ]dbmw.
"kpaXo æd¨v ¥mÊpw shÅhpsaÃmsaSpçv....' Fsâ æ«³ h¶n«v CXphsc Hìv IqSm³
]ÁnbnÃ.
æSpw_]pcmWw
"Mvlm...tN¨n F¯ntbm' Fìw ]dªv Cfb½ c−p¥mÊpw Hê sam´bnÂ shÅhpw sIm−p
sh¨v IdnIÄ FSp¡m\mbn AIt¯m«v t]mbn.
"CXm´mSo kpaXo 2 ¥mÊv.... \o CsXmìw Ign¡ntÃ ?'
At¿m F\nsímìw th− tNö....
"Hm...AhfpsS Hê \Ã ]nÅ NabÂ....tamsâ ap³]nenêìv æSn¡m³ AhÄçv eÚ

Ateym.....'
Cfb½ Cd¨n¡dnbpw ap«s]mcn¨XpsaÃmambn hì. Hcp tXmÀs¯Sp¯v amdnen«v Hê
aqebntem«v amdn \nåmbn. IeymWn tN¨n Hê ¥mÊnÂ F\n¡Â]w ]IÀìv shÅhpsamgn¨v
Xì. ]n¶oSv Hê ¥mÊnÂ ap¡mtemfsaSp¯v shÅsamìw Hgn¡msX Xs¶ \oÁmbn A§v
]nSn¨p. Rm³ sÉmhnÂ kn¸v sNbvXv XpS§n. FÃmw t\m¡n Cfb½ \nìv
aμlknípì−mbnêì. IeymWntN¨n c−paqìv ¥mÊpIÄ Imenbm¡nbtXmsS \Ã
kv]oUmbn. ]n¶oSmÄ Hê¥mÊv \nd¨v Cfb½bpsS ASp¯v sNì.
" kpaXo.... \o CX§v ]nSn....cmP³ I−XpsIm−v Hìw hcm\nÃ.....HìansÃ¦nepw \nsâ

sI«nbhsâ {]Xn]pêj\tÃ.....'
"A§v ]nSn Ftft½....' Aåw aqUnemb Rmëw Cfbs½ t{]mÕmln¸n¨p. ]ns¶ Cfb½
aSn¨nÃ, ¥mÊv hm§n HscmÁ ]nSnív Xs¶ Imenbm¡n. A§ns\ æSn ]mÀ«n ]ptcmKan¡m³
XpS§n. CXn\nSbnÂ IeymWntN¨n Cd¨n¡dnbpsS ]m{XsaSp¯v Fsâ hmbntem«v sh¨v Xìv
XoÁn¨p XpS§n. Aåw Ignªv Cfb½sb XoÁn¡m³ Nì, Cfb½ \mWn¨v XSªtXm
Ft´m ]m{Xw sNcnªv IdnsbÃmw IeymWn tN¨nbpsS ap−nepw »uÊnepambn. BÄ
CXn\Iw \Ã aqUnembn¡gnªnêì. C\nbns¸m CsXms¡ Fń\m Fìv tNmZn¨psIm−v
tN¨n Xsâ ap−pw »uÊpw Ducnsbdnªp. sI«pt_mUokpw Xmdpw (H¶c) am{Xw
AWnªpsIm−v tN¨n æSn¸mÀ«n XpSÀì. F¦nepw Cfb½ \Ã I¬t{Smfnembnêì.
ho−pw ho−pw IpSn¡m³ \nÀºÔn¸n¨v Cfb½sb hogv¯m³ tN¨n A£oWw
{]bXv\níp−mbnêì.
tN¨n ¥msÊSp¯v Cfb½bpsS Np−nÂ ap«n¨p. Cfb½ ths−ìw ]dªv
X«namÁpì−mbnêì. AhfpsS Hê \mWw Fìw ]dªv Cd¨n¡dn ]pc− ssIsIm−v
Cfb½bpsS apeIfnÂ \Ã sRçv sh¨p sImSp¯p. aª \nd¯nepÅ Cfb½bpsS
»uÊnÂ tN¨nbpsS ssI¸¯n ASbmfw \Ã hyàambn ]Xnªp. CXn I−v \mWn¨ Cfb½
thKw t]mbn Hê tXmÀs¯Sp¯v Xsâ amdnen«p.
"AX§v Ducn¡f s]s®...' Fìw ]dªv IeymWn tN¨n Cfb½bpsS »uÊv Agn¡m³ {iaw
\S¯n. ]nSn \Ã _e¯nembXn\mtem AtXm XpWnbpsS ]g¡amtWm Ft´m »uÊnsâ
ap³ `mKw \Ã s]mse Iodn. tN¨nbpsS I¿neIs¸« tXmÀ¯v Xnc¨p ]nSn¡m³ Cfb½ Hê
hnê {iaw \S¯nsb¦nepw hnPbn¨nÃ. ap³ `mKw \jvSs¸« »uÊn\SnbnÂ Cfb½bpsS
Cf\oÀçS§Ä sI«pt_mUoknëÅnÂ XpÅn¯pfp¼p¶Xv ssIIÄ amdnÂ KpW\NnÓ¯nÂ
]nSn¨v F¶nÂ \nìv ad¨p.
"Hm...tlm.... ChfpsS Hê \mWw, \nsâ A½nª Ahs\mìv I−mÂ Hìw hcnÃSn s]s®...'
Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Cfb½bpsS ssIIÄ ]nSn¨pamÁm³ _e{]tbmKw Xs¶ \S¯n.
"At¿m F´m Cu tN¨n ImWníp¶Xv...' Fìw ]dªv æXdn amdn Cfb½ ASp¡fbntem«v
HmSn¡fªp.'
]n¶mse tN¨nbpw ASp¡fbntem«v sNì. ]ns¶ AhnsS AS¡n¸nSn¨ kwkmcambnêì.
Rm³ hmXne\Spt¯m«v sNìv {i²n¨p. Cfb½bpsS ]Xnª kzcw..
"F\n¡§ns\ Ahsâ ap³]nÂ \nìv AgnªmSms\mìw ]ÁnÃ tNö... hnf¡qXn InS¶Xnë

tijw ]ns¶ F´m th−Xv Fì sh¨membnt¡ms«.....'
A§ns\ Ih s]mfn¨v sh¨v sImSp¡W s]®§sf In«ms\mìw Ahëv hnjaap−mInÃ, Cu
BWp§sf hf¡Wsa¦nte.... Ahc§ns\ æSn¨v ckn¨ncníps¼m ]qdpw samtew sImtXmw
æSpw_]pcmWw
Hs¡¡m«n I¼nbm¡n¡Ww....¶mte Chscms¡ \½psS Iq¯ow aW¸n¨v ]n¶mte IqSq...
A§ns\ Hcn¡Â hebnem¡nbmÂ aXn....]ns¶ Fìw \½sS Ih¡nSbnÂ InSt¶mfpw.
\nsâ KpW¯n\m Rm\o sImWtZmjn¡sW...a\Êps−¦nÂ tIt«m.....
" ¶mepw tNö.... BZys¯ {]mhiymbXn\mem.....F\n¡n{X aSn....H¶q¡n¡gnªmÂ FÃmw
icymhpw...'
IeymWn tN¨n Hmhv apdnbnÂ Ibdnbt¸mÄ Cfb½ Rm\ncp¶ apdnbntes¡¯n t\m¡n

tNmZn¨p....."tNmdnSs« tamt\....'
`£Ww henb kw`h hnImk§Ä HìanÃmsX Ahkm\n¨p. tN¨nív At¸mgpw t_mUokpw
H¶cbpw am{Xsa D−mbnêìÅq. Cfb½ CXn\Iw ]pXnb »uÊv C«nêì.
Rm³ Hê knKdÁpw ]pI¨v hcm´bnenêì. tN¨nbpw Cfb½bpw ]m{X§Ä IgpIn shíp¶
]WnIÄ Ign¨v Dd§mëÅ GÀ¸mSpIÄ XpS§n. t\cw hfscbmbn FìÅ HgnhpIgnhnÂ
tN¨n Aìv AhnsS X§mëÅ Bkq{XnX ¹m³ Rm³ tIÄ¡ms\¶t]mse ]dªp.
¶m ]ns¶ \apçv FÃmhÀçw ChnsS InS¡msa¶ A\u¬kvsasâv tN¨nbpsS hI.

km[mcW Rm³ hcm´bnepw Cfb½ \SbneI¯pw hnemkn\n AhfpsS sIm¨p
apdnbnepamév InS¡mdv ]Xnhv. Cfb½ PymfyXtbmsS ]I¨p \nì.
"]mbpw XebnWbpsaÃmw FSp¯nSSn ChnsS' IeymWntN¨nbpsS Xm¡oXv. Cfb½ Fsâ
{]XnIcWw tIÄ¡m³ Im¯p \nì æd¨p t\cw. Hìw tIÄ¡mXmbt¸mÄ thKw t]mbn
]mbpw aÁpw sIm−p h¶n«p.
"hmtamt\ \apçv InS¡mw' tN¨nbpsS £W\w tI«v Rm³ AI¯p sN¶t¸mÄ 3 ]mbv
C«nê¶XnÂ CSs¯ AÁt¯XnÂ IeymWn tN¨n Øew ]nSn¨nêì. Fs¶ tN¨n
sXm«Sp¯pÅ \Sphnse ]mbnteív BwKy¯mÂ \nÀt±in¨p. Rm³ InSì Ignªt¸mÄ
Cfb½ív thsd hgnsbmìanÃtÃm, Fsâ ASp¯ ]mbnteív t\m¡n ]I¨p \nì.
"hnfç sISp¯t«....'
As¶Ãmw as®® hnf¡mbnêì Fìv ]dtb−XnÃtÃm. Cfb½bpsS tNmZy¯nëv, tN¨n
adp]Sn ]dªp....
"AX§v Npê¡n \nÀ¯ntbív kpaXo...'
th−t¶bv AXv thtWÂ As¸m I¯n¡mw Fì ]dªv Cfb½ hnf¡qXn sISp¯n.
æÁm¡qcnê«mbnêì apdnbnÂ. Aåkab¯nëÅnÂ Cfb½ Hê \nizmkt¯msS ]mbnÂ
InS¶Xv F\nív a\Ênem¡m³ {]bmkap−mbnÃ. IeymWn tN¨n ]Xps¡ Fsâ ]mbnteív
\o§n Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. At¸mÄ a\Ênembn tN¨n CXn\Iw Xsâ t_mUokpw H¶cbpw
Ducn amÁn Ignªnês¶ìv. tN¨n Xsâ heXp ImseSp¯v Fsâ Acs¡«nÂ IbÁn sh¨p.
Xsâ ap«pImep]tbmKn¨v Fsâ eKms\ XShm³ XpS§n. æ® I\w sh¨p XpS§n Fì
a\ÊnembtXmsS tN¨n Fsâ ep¦n hen¨p ]dns¨dnªp. ]n¶osSs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨t¸mÄ
tN¨nbpsS NqSpÅ CkvXncns¸«n Fsâ CSs¯ FfnbnÂ NqSv ]Icm³ XpS§n. Fsâ Ip«m
FìÅ hnfntbmsS tN¨n Fsâ amdnepw eKm\nepw XShm³ XpS§n.
At¿m Cfb½.... Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]dªp
"AXns\´m....So kpaXo... \obpw Ct§m«v Xncnªv InS¡So....'

At¿m F´m Cu tN¨n ]dbpt¶.... Cfb½bpsS ]cn`hw....
"...¶m Ahfv AhnsS InSìv hncenS«Sm cmPm.... tam\n§v Xncnªv InSçv...' Fìw ]dªv tN¨n
Fs¶ AhêsS \áamb amdnteív BtÇjn¨p. tN¨nbpsS ^pSvt_mÄ apeIÄ Fsâ
amdneaÀì. AhÀ Fsâ apJsaÃmw \¡ntXmÀ¯m³ XpS§n. Hê ssIsIm−v æ®bnÂ
]nSn¨v sXmen Iotgm«pw tatem«pw Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n. Rmëw CSbnteív ssI IS¯n
æSpw_]pcmWw
tN¨nbpsS ]qdnse tcma§Ä hIªp amÁn ]qÀNmenÂ hncen«nf¡n. tN¨n Cfb½sb
tIÄ¸n¡ms\t¶mWw ]dªp.
"CsXs´mê æ®bmSm tamt\.... CXv tIÁWsa¦nÂ `cWn¸m«nÂ ]dbW t]mepÅ apd¯nsâ
hen¸apÅ ]qdv thWtÃm æ«m.....'
Cfb½bpsS \nizmk§Ä F\nív ]n¶nÂ \nìv tIÄ¡mambnêì. Rm³ ]Xnsb tN¨nbpsS

tase IbdmëÅ {iaw XpS§nbt¸mÄ tN¨n XSªp, AhÀ¡XnÂ XmÂ]cyansÃìv tXmìì.
AhÀ Fsâ sNhnbnÂ kzImcyw ]dªp....
"BZyw \o Cfb½sb Hìv Duçv'
At¿m AXv....Rm³ hnjahr¯¯nÂ \ndp¯nbt¸mÄ, tN¨n XpSÀì...

" \o At§m«v Xncnªv InSìv kpaXosS sames¡mìv ]nSn¨v t\mçv AhÄ Hìw ]dbnÃ
æ«m.... AhÄ At§m«v Xncnªv InS¡teym.... Cu æ´w sIm−v AhfpsS Nń¡nSbnÂ
æ¯nbmÂ Ahfs¸m ap−gn¨p Xêw... \o t\m¡v....'
¶mepw tNö.... Cfb½.....
"Hê F¶mepw CÃ...' Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Fs¶ Cfb½bpsS `mKt¯ív XÅn Xncn¨p InS¯n.
]dªt]mse, Cfb½ Xsâ CSXp `mKt¯ív Xncnªv InSçIbmbnêì. Rm³ hê¶Xv
hcs«sbìw sh¨v Fsâ heXp Is¿Sp¯v Cfb½bpsS tate¡n«p. Cfb½ Hìv
sR«nbt]mse tXm¶n. ]Xnsb Ncnªv InSç¶ AhcpsS amdnÂ Rm³
XtemSn....s\Sp\nizmk§Ä am{Xw... FXnÀs¸mìw ImWníp¶nÃ. Rm\hcpsS »uÊnsâ
]nìIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn Agn¡m³ XpS§n. sI«v t_mUokv \Ã t]mse apdp¡n sI«nbn«p−v,
Agn¡m³ hÃm¯ {]bmkw tXm¶nsb¦nepw Agns¨Sp¯p. NqSpÅ B apeIÄ Fsâ
ssIçÅnÂ AaÀ¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ ]pfªp. Rm³ Cfb½sb _eambn aeÀ¯n InS¯n.
»uÊpw t_mUokpw tateív DbÀ¯n sh¨p. B æÁm¡qcnê«nepw æfnapdnbnÂ sh¨p I−
B kvX\§sf a\ÊnÂ [ym\n¨v ssIIfmÂ AhbpsS Afhpw hen¸hpw a\Ênem¡n.
ape¡®pIfnÂ Xnê½nbt¸mÄ Cfb½ C¡nfnsIm−v æWp§n Nncn¡m³ XpS§n...
"Mvlm... \nsâ Cfb½ív s]mf¸v CfIn XpS§oìv tXmì¶tÃm cmPm....'
IeymWntN¨nbpsS Iaâv tI«v Cfb½ hÃmXmbn. Rm³ Cfb½bpsS apJw Xncn¨v AhêsS
XSn¨v aeÀ¶ "koa' Np−pIfnÂ AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. Npw_\§fpsS ioÂ¡mcw tI«v lcw
Ibdnb tN¨n R§fpsS tate¡qSn Dê−v adnªv Cfb½bpsS CSXp `mKt¯s¡¯n.
IeymWn tN¨nbpw Cfb½bpsS CSXp ape¡®nÂ Xnê½mëw IhnfnÂ D½ sh¡mëw XpS§n.
R§fpsS c−pt]cptSbpw s]êamÁ¯mÂ Cfb½bpsS kt¦mNsaÃmw amdn¯pS§n. tN¨n
CXn\Iw Cfb½bpsS ap−nsâ æ¯gn¨n«nêì. ]Xps¡ H¶cbpw Agn¨n«p, ]n¶oSv Fsâ
ssI ]nSn¨v Cfb½bpsS kmam\¯nÂ sIm−pt]mbn sh¨p. A¨psdm«n t]mse Xpdn¨p
\nÂç¶ sh®¸qdv. tjhv sNbvXv IgpInbt¸mÄ I−Xnt\¡mfpw kv\nKvZX At¸mÄ
tXm¶n. ]Xnsb Hê hncÂ Nmente¡aÀ¯nbt¸mÄ, NqSp]nSn¨ sh®¡«bnteív
]qgv¶nd§p¶ {]XoXn. tN¨nbpsS ssIIfpw Fsâ IfnIfpsS taÂt\m«¯ns\¶ t]mse
Cfb½bpsS ]qdnsâ ]cnkc¯v NpÁn¡d§pì−mbnêì. IeymWntN¨n tNmZn¨p.....
"F§ns\bp−v tamt\ Cfb½bpsS In®¯¸w?'
Xnì t\m¡nbmetÃ êNnbdnbq tNö......

tN¨n Cfb½bpsS sNhnbnÂ ]dªp.......
"kpaXo.... \o Imsemìv AI¯nt¡y....Ahëv \nsâ ]qsdmìv \¡Ww ìv....'
Cfb½ \mWn¨v æWp§n Nncn¨v Hê ssIsIm−v Xsâ I®pIfpw, adpssI sIm−v ]qdpw
s]m¯n¸nSn¨p.
"tlm.... AhfpsS Hê \mWw... s]mfn¨p ]nSn¡Sn \nsâ æ−mWw.....'
æSpw_]pcmWw
tN¨n æd¨v _e¯nÂ Xs¶ Cfb½bpsS ImÂap«pIÄ ]nSnÏ¯n. Cfb½ Xsâ c−p
ssIsIm−pw ]qdv s]m¯n¸nSn¨v sRfn]ncn sImÅm³ XpS§n.
"ssI amÁSn Iq¯n¨n...' Fìw ]dªv IeymWn tN¨n Cfb½bpsS AIwXpSbnÂ \sÃmê ]n¨v
sh¨psImSp¯p. As¿m.... Fìw ]dªv Cfb½ ]n¨v In«nb CSw XShm\mbn Is¿Sp¯
X¡¯nëv tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ ]qdnsâ D]cnXew apgph³ It¿dn. c−v hncepIÄ sIm−v
Cfb½bpsS ]qdnsâ Np−pIÄ ]nfÀ¯n Im«n tN¨n ]dªp.....
"tamt\ cmPm..... Zm \nsâ Cfb½bpsS ]qdv....\Ã tX³ hc¡ C\¯nÂ s]«Xm...N¸nçSn¨v

t\mçv... Cs¸mtg tXs\mgpIm³ XpS§nbncnípì. apgph³ æSnt¨ítÃ.... In«p¶XnÂ Hê ]¦v
F\nípw Xt¶mtfm...«m..'
"At¿.... Cu tN¨n Fs´ms¡bm ]dbWXv Fsâ Cuizcm.... Hê \mWhpanÃmsX...'
"Rm³ \nsâ ]qdv \¡mdpÅsXÃmw, Ah\dnbmw Fsâ kpaXo... \o Hìv ]nS¡msX

InSçv...tamtf...'
Rm³ Cfb½bpsS s]mfn¨v sh¨ncníp¶ kmam\¯nteív apJw ASp¸n¨p. Fsâ aoi
Cfb½bpsS ]qdnÂ X«nbt¸mÄ AhÀ tImcn¯cn¨t]mse tXm¶n F\nív. æsd
hÀj§fmbn ]pêj kv]Ài\w GÂ¡msX InS¶nê¶ B aê`qanbnÂ ]Xn¨ Pe[mc
t]membnêì Cfb½¡Xv. Cfb½ C¡nfn sIm−v ]pfbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ c−v ssIsIm−pw
B sh®¸qdv ]nfÀ¯n ]qÀ NmenÂ taÂsXm«v ASn hsc \mhpsIm−v DgpXp. IeymWntN¨n
]dªt]mse B tbm\n \nd¨pw ]mearXmbnêì. Rm\mtemNn¨p, Cu \neív Cfb½ív
cXnaqÀ¨ D−mbmse´mbncnípw ØnXn. Rm³ Npê−v aS§n¡nSç¶ DÄNp−pIÄ N¸n
hen¨v \nhÀ¯n. hnidn t]mse AXv \nhÀì hêì!!! C{Xbpw henb AINp−pIfpÅ
tbm\n F\nív AÛpXw tXm¶n. F¶mÂ Ińëv A{X henb hen¸w tXm¶nbnÃ, km[mcW
Hê ]bÀ aWnbpsS A{X Xt¶ DÅq. Rmt\mtcmNp−pIfpw amdn amdn hen¨p æSn¨p.
`£W¯në tijw In«nb UnkÀ«v t]membnêì B ]mÂ¸mbkw. CXn\nsS ap«pImenÂ
æ\nªnêìv ]qdv Xnì¶ Fsâ ]pdInÂ tN¨n F¯n B Cê«nepw Fsâ NńIÄ¡nSbnÂ
B«n³ æ«nsbt]mse aW¸n¨v I¼nbmbn \nÂç¶ eKms\ hmbnem¡n Du¼nçSn¡m³
Bcw`n¨nêì.
Cfb½ív lcw Ibdn¯pS§n, AhÀ Xsâ Acs¡«v tatem«v DbÀ¯m³ XpS§n. ssIIÄ
Xdbneq¶n Cfb½ Nńs]m¡n¸nSn¨v Hê BÀ¨v t]mse \nìv Acs¡«v Cf¡n.
CSnsht«mSpIqSnb Hê ag t]membnêì Cfb½bpsS cXn aqÀÑ. Hê ]pêjëv kvIenç¶
t]mse AhêsS ]qÁnÂ \nìv tX³ Fsâ hmbnteív NoÁnsbì ]dªmÂ AXv
AXnitbmàn BInÃ. A¯c¯nÂ kvIznÀ«v sN¿p¶ kv{XoIsf Rm³ AXnë ap³]pw
Aë`hn¨n«p−v. BkpJ¯nÂ eb¨p \nÂçt¼mgmév tN¨n Fsâ NńIfnÂ Xq§n¡nSìv
æ® AhêsS A®m¡nen«v sRcn¨v Hê tUmkv ip¢w Xsâ A¶\mf¯nteív DuÁnsbSp¯
kpJhpw Hêan¨mWpv \S¶sXìv Rm³ AdnªXv. F¶n«pw Xr]vXnbmIm¯ tN¨n Fsâ
hmbv¡It¯m«v Xsâ \mhv IbÁn AhnsSsb§mëw D−mbnê¶ Cfb½bpsS
tX³XpÅnIÄ¡mbn ]cnXn t\m¡n. A§ns\ Hê du−v IfnbnÂ \nì−mb XfÀ¨bnÂ \nìv
FÃhêw hnapàambtXmsS tN¨n Cfb½bpsS ape¡®nÂ Xnê½ns¡m−v tNmZn¨p....
"F§ns\bp−v kpaXo....?'
Cfb½ \mWn¨v apJw s]m¯n. Rm\nfb½bpsS I£§Ä¡Snbnse tcma§Ä \¡ns¡m−v

InSçIbmbnêì. AhêsS I£§Ä¡Snbnse XojvW KÔw Fs¶ ho−pw
hnImc`cnX\m¡n. CXn\nsS tN¨n Cfb½bpsS ssI ]nSn¨v Fsâ æ®bnÂ ]nSn¸n¨p. BZyw
AXv Rm³ IeymWn tN¨nbpsS I¿msW¶mWpv IêXnbXv. ]s£ B ssIIfpsS {]hÀ¯\w
asÁmê I¿mév \nb{ńíp¶Xv Fìv s]«ìv a\Ênem¡m³ Ignªp. Cfb½bpsS
ssIIfmév Xs¶ eKms\ ]nSn¨v hmWaSníp¶Xv F¶ Nn´ a\ÊnÂ DZn¨ DSs\ æ®
sR«ns¯dn¨v hnizcq]w Im«n. Cfb½bpsS hmbnÂ \nìv AhcdnbmsX Cuizcm..! Fs¶mê
BÝcy\mZw ]pd¯p hì.
"F´m kpaXo t]Sn¨p t]mtbm tamsâ æ´w I−n«v.....' tN¨n tNmZn¨p.
æSpw_]pcmWw
" At¿m tNö CXp hÃ sIm¨p s]¬]nÅmÀçw In«nbmÂ sIme]mXIamæw.....' Cfb½bpsS
Iaâv
"\nsâ tams\mê æt®izc\mSo....Chsâ AÑs\§ns\bp−mbnêì?'
"At§À¡nXnsâ ]æXnt]mepap−mbnê¶nÃ......'
Cfb½ h¶t¸mtgípw AÑëv hbÊmbXpsIm−mæw.....Bf{X tamisamìw Bbnê¶nÃ.

Rm³ Fsâ HmÀ½bnÂ \nìv ]dªp. Cfb½bpsS henb kt¦mNsaÃmw amdnbt]mse
tXm¶n. AhÀ Fsâ æ®bnse IfnIÄ tN¨nbpsS t{]cW CÃmsX Xs¶ \nÀ_m[w
XpSêì−mbnêì.
"F´m kpaXo.... \n\s¡mìv N¸nçSn¨mÂ sImÅsaìv Ds−ìv tXmìì.....?'

"lpw....' \mW¯nÂ s]mXnª AS¡nb kzc¯nsemê aqfÂ.
Rm³ Cfb½bpsS tXmfnÂ ]nSn¨v Xmtgm«v XÅnbnd¡n. Cfb½ FWoÁnêìv Agnªpt]mb

Xsâ XeapSn s\dpIbnÂ tIÁns¡«n, Fsâ Acs¡«nteív æ\nªp. h−nçÁn t]mse
\n¶nê¶ Fsâ eKm\nepw D−IfnepsaÃmw AhÀ Npw_\§fmÂ s]mXnªp. ]pcpjsâ
iànbnÂ kv{XoIÄ AÀ¸níp¶ A`nhmZy§Ä. XesbSp¯v \nÂç¶ enwK aIpSs¯ AhÀ
Xsâ c−v I®pIfnepw ap«n¨p....Ft´m Znhyamb Bbp[w sXm«p hW§p¶Xp t]mse. ]ns¶
æS¸³ Xsâ Np−IÄ¡nSbnem¡n ëWbm³ XpS§n. CSív \mçv IqÀ¸n¨v AhÀ Fsâ
aq{XZzmc¯nÂ æ¯nIbÁm³ t\mçì. ]ns¶ Np−pIÄ Cdp¡n¸nSn¨v Xe tatem«pw
Iotgm«pw B¡n æ®bpsS GItZiw ]æXntbmfw hmbnseSp¯v Du¼m³ Bcw`n¨p.
CS¡nSív AhcpsS Du¼enÂ \nìv Dfhmb N]v N]v kzcw IeymWntN¨nsb AkzØbm¡n.
Ahêw Fsâ ImÂ¡nSbnteív \o§n.. ]ns¶ c−p kv{XoIfpw X½nÂ klIcn¨pÅ
hZ\kpcXambnêì. C¶s¯ Imes¯Ãmw »p ^nenapIfnÂ kpeàmbn Imé¶ B
{]{Inb, Aìv H«pw ssewKnIambn ]ptcmKan¨n«nÃm¯ B ImeL«§fnÂ Rm\mZyambn
Aë`hn¨t¸mgp−mb tNtXmhnImcw hmb\¡mÀçv Duln¡mhp¶Xmév. IqSpXÂ kabhpw
eKm³ tN¨nbpsS hmbnembnêì. CXnÂ A£abmb Cfb½ tN¨nbpsS hmbnÂ \nìv æ®
]nSn¨phm§n Du¼p¶Xv F\nív ckIcamb Aë`hambnêì. A[nIt\cw Cu Ifn XpSê¶Xv
B]¯msWìv F\n¡dnbmambnêì. ip¢Zmlnbmb IeymWntN¨n 18 AShpw {]tbmKn¨v
kvIen¸n¡m³ IgnhpÅhfmsW¶dnbmatÃm. c−p XhW A{X s]«ìv kvIe\ap−mbmÂ
icnbmhnÃ, cm{Xn¡n\nbpw \ofap−tÃm.
tNö....F\ns¡mcm{Klw, ætd \mfmbn a\ÊnÂ sIm−p \Sç¶Xm....

"]dbq tamt\....tN¨n km[n¸n¨p Xcmw....'
F\nív c−v s]®p§sf Ip\n¨p \nÀ¯n Hmtcm ]qÁnepw amdn amdn Du¡Wsaìv
"A{Xtb DÅq... ChnsS Zm c−v ]qdnIftÃ X¿mdmbn \nÂç¶Xv...' tN¨n ]dªp.
Cfbt½ B hnfçv Hìv sImfp¯q... A¶mte Hê ckap−mIq.....
"AXp thsWm tamt\.....' Cfb½s¡mê ssh¢_yw
" C\n Cs¸m Fń\m kpaXo Cu \mWsams¡... \nsâ ]qdpw sImtXmw ImWm³ Ahëv
Bibp−mhntÃ...' tN¨nbpsS \ymboIcWw.
Cfb½ FWoÁv sNdnb Nn½nWn hnfçv I¯n¨p sh¨p. CXn\Iw c−v \mcoaWnIfpw
]cn]qÀ® \ácmbn«p−mbnêì. tN¨n Hê anSnbpw IqSmsX ap«pImenÂ æ¼n«v InSìvv amdpw
Xebpw ]mbneaÀ¯n Nńs]m¡n¸nSn¨v ImepIfIÁn \nì. tN¨nbpsS B \nÂ¸v I−v
Cfb½ \mW¯mÂ hm s]m¯n Nncn¨p.
"hm kpaXn.... hìv \n¡nhnsS Fsâ ASp¯v....' tN¨n Cfb½sb hnfn¨p. Cfb½ \mWn¨v
\mWn¨v tN¨nbpsS ASp¯v hìv ap«pæ¯n \nì. Blm... c−v kzb¼³ æ−nIÄ X¿mdmbn
\nÂçì. Nn½n\n hf¡nsâ Ac− {]Imi¯nÂ c−pv sImX¨mepIfpw hyàambn ImWmw.
æSpw_]pcmWw
Hê ap«\mSns\ t]mse Rm³ c−p NńIfnepw D½sh¡mëw, \¡mëw XpS§n. Cfb½bpsS
aeZzmc¯nÂ \mhv X«nbt¸mÄ AhÀ C¡nfnsIm−v ]pfªv æ−nbn«v æep¡n. c−v
sImX¨mepIfnepw s\Sp\of¯nÂ Rm³ \¡n¯pS¨p. CêhêtSbpw NńIfnÂ Rm³
arZpeambn ISn¨p. c−pt]cpw AhcpsS Ip−nIÄ sIm−v Fsâ apJ¯n«v Dckphm³
{]tXyIw {i²nípì−mbnêì. hnImcm[o\cmbt¸mÄ Cêhêw \mÂ¡men arK§sft¸mse
A]kzc§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ B«n³ sImÁs\t¸mse Cfb½bpsS ]pdt¯ív
NmSn¡bdn. æ® Øm\w sXÁn BZyw Cfb½bpsS sImX¯nemév sNìv ap«nbXv, Cfb½
DSs\ IqXn Cdp¡n¸nSn¨v Nń apt¶m«p hen¨p. Rm³ DSs\ s]mknj³ IdIvÁv sNbvXv
eKms\ t\À hgnbnÂ sIm−v sh¨p. aZ\Pew \ndªp \nÂç¶ B ]qdnteçv
Ibdnt¸mæhm³ H«pw {]bmkap−mbnÃ. Hì s]ÁXmsW¦nepw ]qdnëv H«pw Abhv
tXm¶nbnÃ. æsd¡meambn k©mcsam«panÃmXnê¶Xn\memImw. {Kokv A[nIw C« ]nÌ¬
Ibdnbnd§p¶Xpt]mse Fsâ Ip® Hê hÃm¯ ^vfIv....^vfoIv...^vfIv \mZapbÀ¯ns¡m−v
Cfb½bpsS tbm\o \mfobneqsS Ibdnbnd§m³ XpS§n. Cu iÐtImemlew tI«v klnsI«
IeymWntN¨n Du...Mlq....F¶n§s\bpÅ kzc§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¨v æ−nbn«v æep¡n Xsâ
AklnjvéX {]ISn¸nípì−mbnênì. Rm³ Ducm³ {ianíp¶Xmbn tXm¶nbt¸mÄ Cfb½
AhêsS ]qdv sIm−v æ®sb \¶mbn Cdp¡n¸nSn¨p. Cfb½ív hn«v XcmëÅ aSn I−t¸mÄ
XÂ¡me ia\¯n\mbn Hê ssIsIm−v Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ]qÁnÂ hncen«nf¡n. æd¨p kabw
Ignªn«pw X¶nteív {]thin¡mëÅ e£Ww ImWmXmbt¸mÄ IeymWn tN¨n
CuÁ¸pensbt¸mse Nodn...
"s]mebmSntamt\.... Fs¶ C§ns\ ChnsS æ\n¨v \nÀ¯nbn«v \nsâ At½sS ]qÁnen«v
H−m¡m\mtWmSm ]«n¡gpthdnsS tamt\...'
]dªXv Ft¶mSmbnês¶¦nepw, adp]Sn ]dªXv Cfb½bmbnêì.......
"æd¨p t\cw H¶S§n \n¡Sn AdphmWn¨n.... Fsâ Igs¸mìv amds«....sImtd¡mew Rm³
\n\çv ]qdv Xìv \nsâ Zmlw XoÀ¯ntÃ...Hìv £anív...shdn ImWn¡msX...'
A§s\ \obns¸m Du¼−Sn Iq¯n¨n...Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Fs¶ _eambn Cfb½bpsS
]pd¯p \nìv hen¨nd¡m³ XpS§n. c−p `mcyamêff ]pêjsâ {]bmk§Ä ]−v æ©³
\¼ymÀ ]mSnbXv Rm³ HmÀ½n¨p. tN¨nív ]®p¶XnÂ henb B{KlansÃ¦nepw, Xs¶
shdpsX t\mçæ¯nbmbn \nÀ¯p¶Xnembnêì a\x{]bmkw. Cfb½sb kzm´\s¸Sp¯m³
tN¨nsb ]®pt¼mgpw Rm³ Cfb½bpsS æ−nbnepw ]qÁnepw hncÂ IbÁn
kpJn¸nçì−mbnêì. Hìc−v an\nÁv t\cw B Infhn¸qÁnÂ Ifn¨v Rm³ ho−pw Rm³
Cfb½sb {]m]n¡m³ Hê§pt¼mtgípw Cfb½ arK§sft¸mse Aadns¡m−v Xsâ A£a
{]ISn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. Cê¯w h¶ tN¨n Cfb½bpsS AadÂ tI«v AaÀ¯n Nncn¨v sIm−v
Ft¶mSv ]dªp....
"AhfpsS ISn amÁnsImSpçv....F¶n«v aXn C\n F\nív...'
A§ns\ Fsâ B cXnsshIrX B{Kls¯ XÂ¡met¯ív amÁn \ndp¯n, Cfb½bpsS
]pdt¯ív NmSn¡bdn Bªv ]®m³ XpS§n. Hmtcm Xm§pw Cfb½bpsS KÀ`]m{X¯nsâ
skÀhnIvkpw Ignªv AI¯psNìv ap«pì−mbnês¶Wìv Cfb½bpsS Zb\obamb aqfÂ
tI«t¸mÄ a\Ênembn. æ\nªpv \nÂç¶Xn\mÂ ]qdnÂ \nìv hê¶ A]kzc§fpsS
tLmjbm{Xbmbnêì. tN¨n R§fpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnÂ InSìv enwKtbm\o kwLaw
DÁpt\m¡n ckn¨p. CS¡nsS tN¨ns¡mìv Du¼p¶Xnëv th−n Rm³ æ® apgph\mbpw
]pdt¯ív henípw, B kμÀ`w ]mgm¡msX tN¨n, Cfb½bpsS ]qsd®bnÂ æfn¨p
\nÂç¶ Fsâ eKms\ Xsâ hmbnem¡n Aåt\cw N¸n ho−pw Xsâ kplr¯nsâ
aZ\Kplbnteív sh¨v sImSpçw. hniì s]mcnªv \nÂç¶ Hê knwl¯nsâ hmbnteív
Cd¨n IjvWw sh¨psImSpç¶ arKimem kq£n¸pImcsâ tdmfmbnêì tN¨n¡t¸mÄ.
Cfb½bpsS ]qdv Fsâ eKms\ sR¡n¸ngnªp. Rm³ Xncn¨phcm\mhm³ ]Ám¯ tÌPnÂ
(Point of no return) F¯nsbìv a\Ênem¡nb tN¨n, Cfb½bpsS ]qÁnÂ \nìv æ®
hen¨qcm³ Hê hnê {iaw \S¯nsb¦nepw \S¶nÃ. ]pêj_oPs¯
bYmØm\s¯¯nt¡− NpaXemt_m[w Cuizc³ kv{Xoípw, ]pcpjëw Hê t]mse
\ÂInbXn\memImw, R§fpsS Kply`mK§Ä, thÀs]Sp¯m\mhm¯ hn[w, s^hnt¡mÄ
C«pd¸n¨ t]mse Aåt\ct¯ív H¶mbn H«ntNÀì \nì. krjvSn IÀ½w \SìImWptam
Ft´m.... _oP¯nëw AÞ¯nëw aëjy³ \nÀ½n¨ _Ô§fpsS hneçv AdnbnÃtÃm.
æSpw_]pcmWw
Aåt\cw Ignªv Rm³ æ®bqcnsbSp¯p. Cfb½ a\anÃma\tÊmsS Xsâ tbm\o t]inIÄ
Ab¨p Xì. BÀ¯n]nSn¨ æ«nsbt¸mse Im¯ncnípIbmbnêì IeymWntN¨n, ]qÀs\¿pw
æ®¸mepw sIm−v icnípw ]mIs¸Sp¯nb AchW ss\thZyw Cfb½bpsS aZ\KplbnÂ
\nìv \¡nsbSp¡m³. Cfb½bpsS ]qÁnÂ \nìv In«mhp¶nSt¯mfw B tX\arXv
IeymWntN¨n DuÁnhens¨Sp¯pImWpw. XfÀ¶ Cfb½ ]mbnÂ Iangvì hoWp.
t\cw shfp¯v FWoÁt¸mÄ tN¨nbpw Cfb½bpw Øew hn«nêì, Btcm Fs¶ ep¦nsIm−v
]pX¸n¨n«p−v. Fgpt¶Áv {]`mX IÀ½§Ä Ign¨v h¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ Hê \thmVsbt¸mse
Nmbbpambn \mWw æWp§n \nÂçì. Rm³ Nmb æSn¨p sIm−ncnípt¼mÄ Cfb½ Fsâ
I¿nteív Hê sNdnb s]mXn Xì. Xpdì t\m¡nb Rm³ kvXw`n¨p t]mbn....NcSnÂ
tImÀs¯mê Xmen......
"F\n¡n\n ......\n§sf tam\mbn¡mWm³ ]ÁnÃ.....Cfb½ ]pdw Xncnªv Igp¯pw Im«n Fsâ

ap³]nÂ \nì. ]pd¯ptÅmcpsS ap³]nÂ F§ns\ thtWepw A`n\bnt¨mfmw... ]t£¦nev
\n§sfsâ sIt«ym\m Cì apXÂ.'
Rm³ CXnIÀ¯hymaqV\mbn Xcn¨p \nì.
Rm³ Cfb½bpsS Igp¯nÂ Xmen sI«n. At¸mÄ A§ns\ sN¿phm\mév tXm¶nbXv.

sN¿p¶Xnsâ kocnbkv\Êv Hìw At¸mÄ BtemNn¡m³ an\s¡«nÃ. {]iv\sas´¦nepw
D−mbmÂ AhnsS \nìv ap§msaìff Zpêt±iambnêì At¸mÄ a\ÊnÂ. ]n¶oSpÅ
Cfb½bpsS s]êamÁw XnI¨pw \thmVbmb Hê aWhm«nbpsS a«nembnêì.
AXpI−t¸mÄ F\nív \Ã hnImcw tXm¶nsb¦nepw, aÁpÅhêsS ap³]nÂ Cfb½ A§ns\
s]êamdnbmÂ F´mæw AhØ F¶ A¦em¸pw D−mbnêì. Cfb½ sIm©nçgªv
Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v sNhnbnÂ t{]a]pcÊcw hnfn¨p.....
"tN«mmmmm....'
tI«t¸mÄ BZysamìv sR«nsb¦nepw, Bêw ho«nensÃ¶ Bizmk¯nÂ Rmëw hnfn¨p...

"Fsâ kpaXnç«o....'
A§ns\ Xs¶ Ahsc ]nSn¨v Fsâ aSnbnenê¯n, Np−pIfnÂ AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨psIm−v

Rm\hêsS ap−n\Snbnteív ssI IS¯n. kpJw kpμcw iq\yw.... Cfb½ ASnbnÂ Hìw
DSp¯n«nÃ. ssI t\sc AhêsS ]qdnemév sIm−Xv. AhÀ bmsXmê anSnbpanÃmsX ImepIÄ
AI¯n Xì. Rm\hêsS ]qÁnteív hncepIÄ IbÁn. aZ\Pew sIm−v \ndªnêì
AhêsS tbm\oZf§Ä. AhÀ CaIÄ ]q«n Fsâ hncÂ ssaYp\w BkzZn¨p. Rm\Â¸w
\ndp¯n, hncepIÄ hens¨Sp¯p. AhÀ tNmZy`mh¯nÂ angnIÄ Xpdì. AhêsS tX³
]pc− Fsâ hncepIÄ \ç¶ Fs¶¡−v Fsâ ImXnÂ tNmZn¨p...
"tN«ëv Fsâ kmam\¯nsâ êNn Cãmtbm?'
Rm³ Mlm F¶À°¯nÂ aqfnbt¸mÄ AhÀ ho−pw tNmZn¨p....
IeymWn tN¨nbptSXnt\¡mfpw...???
AsXs¶ Hê hnja hr¯¯nse¯ns¨¦nepw, a\xkm£nç¯nÃmsX ]dªp.....
\obnt¸m Fsâ sIt«ymfsÃ apt¯.... Cu "Actb¡À' `qanbtÃ C\n Fsâ kz¯v... Fìw
]dªv Rm\hêsS Dń \nÂç¶ ]qdnÂ temdnbpsS tlmWnÂ ]nSnäÀ¯p¶ t]mse
Hìc−v h«w AaÀ¯n. Rm\nt¸mÄ hcmsaìw ]dªv AhÀ Fgpt¶Áv ASp¡fbntem«v
t]mbn. AÂ¸w Ignªv Cfb½ hnemkn\nbpsS apdnbnÂ \nìv hnfn¨p
"H¶nt§m«v ht¶.....'
Rm\hêsS tamt\ FìÅ hnfnbnepw aÁpw Hê cm{Xn sIm−p−mb amÁs¯ ]Án
BÝcys¸«p. AhnsS AhÀ I¿nsemê æ¸nbpambn ap−gn¨p Ifªv AÀ² \ábmbn
æSpw_]pcmWw
hiyambn Nncn¨p sIm−v \nÂçì. thKw Xs¶ Rm³ t]mbn IXIS¨p hì.
hnemkn\nbpambn Ifnç¶Xv IeymWn tN¨n I−Xvt]mse CXmhÀ¯n¡− Fìv IêXn.
AhÀ ]dªp..
R§sS Iq«¯nÂ Hê \m«p\S¸p−v, CjvSs¸«mÂ BWpw s]®pw kmam\¯nÂ tX³ ]pc«n
\¡nçSníWw. F¶m ]ns¶ _Ôw apdnbnÃmìv. ]ns¶ thsdmìIqSn D−v.. AXv Rm³
]ns¶ ]dbmw...
Cfb½ sslμhcnÂ Xs¶ Xmtg GtXm PmXnbnÂ s]«Xmév. ]eÀçw ]e BNmc§Ä
IméatÃm. AhÀ Fs¶ ]nSn¨v I«nenenê¯n Fsâ Xes]m¡m³ XpS§nb eKm\nÂ ]nSn¨v
A©mdph«w sXmen¨S¨p. ]n¶oSv æ¸n Xpdìv æd¨v tX³ DÅwI¿nÂ Hgn¨v Fsâ æ®bnÂ
tX¨v ]nSn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. ho−pw ho−pw tXs\Sp¯v A−nbnepw tImenepsaÃmw \Ãh®w
]pc«n. ]ns¶ tX³ Ip¸n Fsâ I¿nÂ Xìv \mW¯mÂ ]p©ncn¨v Xe æ\n¨v \nì.
Rm\hêsS XmSn ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n I®pIfnteív t\m¡n ]dªp...
"tX³ ]pc«−nSw Im«nXm.... Fsâ kpaXnç«o....'
AhÀ I«nenÂ Xsâ c−pImepIfpw IbÁnsh¨v XpSIfIÁn Xsâ ]qdv hnimeambn s]mfn¨p
Im«n aμlkn¨p. Rm³ Ip¸nbnÂ \nìv tX³ hncepsIms−Sp¯v AhêsS tbm\oNp−pIÄ
atÁ ssIsIm−v Hìw IqSn hnSÀ¯n tX³ ]pc«m³ XpS§n. ho−pw ho−pw tX³ FSp¯v B
]qdnëffnteív hncÂ IbÁn \¶mbn tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨p. B hncÂ {]tbmK¯mÂ Xs¶
AhÀçv lcw Ibdm³ XpS§n. AhÀ Xsâ NńIÄ I«nenÂ \nìv DbÀ¯n apçhmëw
aqfphmëw XpS§n.
tN«m \apçv XdbnÂ InS¡mw, Cu I«nen\{X _ew t]mcm Fìw ]dªv, AhÀ FWoÁv Hê
]msbSp¯v XdbnÂ hncn¨p. ImatIfnIÄçv Hê kv{Xo X¿mdmbn AXnë th− Hê¡§Ä
kzbw sN¿p¶Xv ImWpI, AXpw AÀ² \ábmbn, F{X hnImtcm±o]IamsWìv Aë`hn¨mte
Adnbq. AhêsS tX³ ]pc− ]qÀ, AhÀ \Sçt¼mÄ ivfIv ^vfIv F¶n§s\bpÅ kzcw
]pds¸Sphnípì−mbnêì. ]msbÃmw hncn¨v Hê XebnW ]mbpsS a²y¯nembn«v AXnÂ
AhÀ Cêì. ]n¶oSv ]Xnsb InSì. XebnW Nń¡SnbnembXn\mÂ AhêsS ]qÀ
\¶mbn hnSÀìv hnIkn¨p \nì.
Rm\m ]m\]m{X¯nteív apJaSp¸n¨p. AhêsS aZ\\oêw tXëw IqSnçgª ]mearXv. AXv

Rm\mthmfw tamńçSn¨p. AhêsS NńIÄ tatem«v s]m§m³ XpS§n, AhêsS Acs¡«v
sR«n hndíp¶Xpt]mse. ]qdnÂ \nìv tX\êhn Fsâ hmbnÂ HXp§msX sImX¨meneqsS
HgpIn XebnWbnÂ CÁphoé sIm−nêì. AhÀ ap¡n ap¡n ss\thZyw Xsâ {]nbXaëv
]IÀìv Xì. Cfb½bpsS B AchW ]mbkw æSn¨p Ignªt¸mÄ Xs¶ Rm\hêsS Hê
`mKambn XoÀ¶t]mse. AhÀ ]pc«nb B tX\nÂ A§ns\bpÅ hÃ am{ńI Pme§fpÅ
aêt¶m atÁm Imétam !!! AhÀ FWoÁv Fs¶ B t]mknÂ Xs¶ InS¯n. Acs¡«v
XebnWbnembXn\mÂ Fsâ sImSnacw BImit¯ív \ndsbmgn¡m³ \nÂç¶ ]oc¦n
IWs¡ D¶w ]nSn¨p \nì. Cfb½ Fsâ ImÂ¡hc¯nÂ h¶nêìv, I®pIÄ AS¨v
Aåt\cw Ft´m [ym\níp¶ t]mse Cêì AhêsS Np−pIÄ A\§pì−mbnêì, GtXm
a{´§Ä DêhnSp¶t]mse. ]ns¶ c−paqì XhW AhÀ Fsâ enwK¯nÂ sXm«v B
ssIhncepIÄ kzbw ap¯n. Ft´m Hê enwK]qP sN¿p¶ {]XoXn. ]ns¶ kmhImiw enwKw
hmbnseSp¯v Du¼m³ XpS§n. CS¡nsS Fsâ A−nIfpw AhÀ hmbnem¡n ëWªp
ckn¸n¨p. aæSw sXm«v ASnhsc \mhpsIm−v Dgnªp. Ahscsâ ImepIÄ Xsâ tXmfnen«v
apJw ]qÀ®ambpw Xmgv¯n Fsâ emKms\ apgph³ hmbnem¡n Du¼n hen¨p. B
hmbvçÅnse hmIzw Fsâ i¢s¯ F{X \nb{ń¨mepw ]nSn¨p \ndp¯m³
]Ámhp¶Xnt\¡mÄ iàna¯mbnêì. tX³ Iq«nb B enwK¸mÂ AhÀ BkzZn¨v
æSn¨nd¡n. æ®bnÂ \nìv NoÁp¶Xv A¸msS AhêsS A¶\mf¯nse¯pì−mbnêì.
Hê kt^mt¡jëanÃmsX AhÀ \njv{]bmkw AXv æSn¨nd¡n. Rms\WoÁnêì. AhÀ
Fsâ amdnÂ Xe Nmbv¨v InSì. XnI¨pw `mcym`À¯m¡·msct¸membnêì At¸mgs¯
R§fpsS am\knIhØ.
"IgpIs− \apçv Hmhv apdnbnÂ t]mImw...'
æSpw_]pcmWw
Hê `mcybpsS IÀ¯hyw F¶t]mse IgpIn¯cm\mbncnípw F¶mév Rm³ IêXnbXv.
]s£ AhÀçv thtdbpw dnIvNzÂkv (IÀ½§Ä) \S¯më−mbnêì. AhÀ \mWt¯msS
Ft¶mSv ]dªp....
"tN«m... Hê Imcyw IqSn D−v.....tN«³ shdpt¡m Bthm.....'
Fs´ms¡ thtWepw Bhmw Fsâ kpaXnç«o... ]s£ aÁmêtSbpw ap³]nÂ sh¨v \½Ä
`mcym`À¯m¡·msct¸mse s]êamdm³ ]mSnÃ....
"AsXms¡ F\n¡dnbm³ ]mSntÃ tN«m...'
Mlm F´m C\n ASp¯ ]cn]mSn....

AhÀ \mWt¯mSv Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v HêssI sIm−v Fsâ emKm\nÂ ]nSn¨v ]dªp...
"tN«sâ CXv Rm³ aq{Xw Hgn¨v Igpæw, AXpt]mse tN«ëw Fsâ IgpIn¯cWw...
lp..lp..lp..'
AhÀ æé§n Nncn¨p. F¶mte Rm³ BZyw kpaXosS æªpkpaXos\ IgpIn¯cmw.
AtÃÂ \nsâ aq{Xw Fsâ æt®Â hoWmte, Ah³ I¼nbmæw ]ns¶ F\nív aq{Xsamgn¡m³
]mSm...
"F¶m thKw Hgnív tN«m...' Fìw ]dªv AhÀ ImeI¯n ]qdv s]mfn¨p ]nSn¨p \nì.
AXpI−t¸mtg Fsâ æ® _ew sh¡m³ XpS§n. F¦nepw Rm³ At§m«v t\m¡msX
a\Êv GIm{Kam¡n, Ahkm\w aq{Xw ^pÄ kv]oUnÂ hcm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm\Xv
Cfb½bpsS Ińs\ Xs¶ e£yam¡n ]mbn¨p. t^mgvknÂ B sPÁv AhêsS IńÂ
h¶Sn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ C¡nfn aqew CfIn CfIn Nncn¨p. ]n¶oSv kpaXn kzbw B aq{Xw sIm−v
Xsâ tbm\n \¶mbn hncen«v IgpIn. Fsâ Hgpçv \n¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ ]dªp....
"C\n Rm³ B¡s« tN«m....?'

AhÀ Ft¶mSv tNÀìv \nìv Xsâ ]qÀNp−pIÄ ho−pw s]mfnNp ]nSn¨p. Rm\hêsS
`KZzmc¯nëv apIfnepÅ aq{XZzmc¯nteív DÁpt\m¡ns¡m−nêì. AXv ]Xnsb Aåw
Xpdì, Hê sNdnb sPÁv t]mse aq{Xw apt¶m«v hs¶¦nepw t^mgvkv ædhmbXn\mÂ Xe
DbÀ¯n \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKm³ hsc F¯nbnÃ. AhÀ Acs¡«v apt¶m«v XÅn¸nSn¨v
{ians¨¦nepw ]ÁnbnÃ. Rm³ ]dªp tamfv hncÂ amÁv Nnet¸mÄ t^mgvkv IqSpw.
"At¸m H«pw icnbmhnÃ t«m.... Zm t\mçv...' Fìw ]dªhÄ hncepIÄ ]qÀNp−pIfnÂ
\ns¶Sp¯p. tbm\oNp−pIÄ tNÀ¶t¸mÄ aq{Xw Hê û−\nÂ \nìv hê¶ Pe[mc
t]membn. B kvt{] Hcn¡epw Dt±inç¶ e£y¯nse¯ím³ hnjaambnêì.
"tN«³ InSçv Rm³ tamfot¡dnbnêìv apÅmw....'
Rm\m HmhpapdnbpsS XdbnÂ aeÀì InSì. AhÀ Fsâ Acs¡«në apIfnembn Imev
Ih¨p \nì. F¶n«v ]Xnsb Xsâ Acs¡«v Xmtgm«v sIm−p hì. ImÂ ap«pIfnÂ
ssIIfq¶n AhÀ \nÂçIbpaÃ F¶mÂ CcnípIbpaÃ Fs¶mê t]mknÂ F¯nbn«v Fsâ
apJt¯m«v t\m¡n. ]Xnsb Xe AëhmZ¯ns\t¶mWw æep¡n. Rmëw I®pIfmÂ Hm.sI.
knáÂ sImSp¯p. B {]tXyI t]mknÂ ]qdåw ]nfÀ¶nê¶Xn\mÂ Np−pIÄ
Iq«nap«nbnê¶nÃ. ]ns¶ {KmhnÁnbpw t\sc Xtgm«v. \Ã t^mgvknÂ AhêsS aq{XsPÁv
Fsâ æ®sb æfn¸n¨p. AhÀ Acs¡«v NpgÁn B Aip² KwKm {]hmls¯ Fsâ
Acs¡«nÂ apgph³ ]mbn¨p. kv{Xo aq{X¯nsâ KÔtaÁ Fsâ Phm³ AXnsâ
DÛhØm\t¯ív Xs¶ t\m¡ns¡m−v I¼nbmbn \nì. Ignªt¸mÄ Ahêw Xdbnenêìv
Xe æ\n¨v ho−pw enwK¸gs¯ Aåt\cw `£n¨p. ]ns¶ ¹mÌnIv a¤nÂ shÅsaSp¯v Fsâ
Ac`mKw \¶mbn tkm¸n«v IgpIn Xì. Ahkm\w Rm³ FWoÁv \n¶t¸mÄ AhÀ ASp¯v
Iangv¯nbn«nê¶ Hê _¡ÁnÂ Hê ImseSp¯v sh¨v Acs¡«v XÅn Xsâ ]qÀ Im«n \nì.
Dt±iw a\Ênem¡nb Rm³ Hê a¤nÂ shÅsaSp¯v AhêsS ]qÁntes¡mgn¨p. ]ns¶
tkms¸Sp¯v ]qdnÂ \¶mbn tX¨v ]X¸n¨p. hncepIsf DÅnteív IbÁn \¶mbn Cf¡n
shÅsamgn¨v IgpIn sImSp¯p. ]qdv IgpIn Ignªt¸mtgípw Fsâ eKm³
æSpw_]pcmWw
I®oscmen¸nç¶ t]mse eq{_nt¡j³ HmbnÂ Hen¸n¨v \nÂ¡bmbnêì. AhÄ AXnÂ
]nSn¨v sIm©ns¡m−v ]dªp....æ«³ ho−pw OÀ±n¡mdmbn..t«m
R§Ä At\ym\yw _¡ÁnÂ \nìv shÅsaSp¯v icoc¯nsemgn¨p. ]ns¶ tkms¸Sp¯v
tZls¯Ãmw ]X¸n¨p. AhfpsS apeIfnepw tbm\o`mK¯pambnêì Fsâ Ic]cnemf\§Ä
IqSpXepsaìv {]tXyIw ]dtb−XntÃm. Ahfpw tkm¸v Iq«n Fsâ æ®sb \¶mbn
hmWaSn¨p. F\nív \nÂ¡IÅnbnÃmXmbn, Rm³ ]dªp...
kpaç«o.... Hì æ\nªv \nìv Xm...
AhcpSs\ apt¶m«v æ\nªv sImXw XÅn¸nSn¨p \nì Xì. Rm\mNń hnShneqsS

hntemSn¨p. BsI tkm¸v abw. ]ns¶ eKms\ ]nSn¨v sImX¨menÂ sh¨v XÅn. tkm¸v
ImcWw Zzmc¯nsâ e£yw Aåw sXÁn AhêsS KpZ¯nemév æ® IbdnbXv. tkm¸v
ImcWw {]thi\w kvaq¯mbnêì. sXÁv a\Ênem¡nbt¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp....
"tamtf hgn sXÁntbm...?'
kmcey tN«m.... tN«\njvSmtWÂ F\nív _p²naps«mìw Ceym t«m....

F´mbmepw henb æg¸w tXm¶nbnÃ..tkm¸v IqSn DffXn\mÂ {Kokn« ken−dnÂ
Ibdnbnd§p¶ ]nÌ¬ t]mse AhcpsS KpZZzmc¯nÂ æ® sX¶nsX¶nbnd§n AhmNyamb
kpJw Xì. AhÀçw B ]Wn CjvSs¸Spì−v Fìv AhêsS æ−n æep¡Â I−t¸mÄ
tXm¶n. Rm\åt\cw A\§msX \n¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ æ−n apt¶m«pw ]pdtIm«pw C«v Cf¡n
]®Â kzbw GsÁSp¯p.
^vfIv...^vfnIv...ivfIv...ivfoIv...^v^v^vÀÀÀÀÀ....F¶n§s\bpÅ hmZytLmj§Ä... HÏÄ tI«v
kpaXn \mWn¨v hms]m¯n Nncnípì−mbnêì. R§Ä Cêhêw ]®Â tamj³
kn{¦ss\kv sNbvXp. AhÀ Nń apt¶m«mçt¼mÄ Rm³ æ® ]nt¶ms«Spçw, enwKw
AhêsS æ−nbnÂ \nìv ]pd¯m¡msX R§Ä Bªv ]®n....
"]®n s]mfns¡sâ sImXw tN«m....Bªv ]®v...Mvlm...lmhq... At½ At¿m F\nív hcmdmbn

tN«m..XÅv apgph³ XÅnt¡Áv tN«m...'
AhfpsS hnImc¯nsâ AeapdIÄ tI«tXmsS Fsâ Xp¸m¡n AhfpsS aeZzmc¯nteív
\ndsbmgn¨p. R§Ä c−pt]êw ]ckv]cw Acs¡«pIÄ XÅn¸nSn¨v cXn\nÀtÆZ¯nsâ
ImakpJw ëWªnd¡n.
FÃmw Ignªv AhÄ I¡qkn\ncnç¶Xpt]mse Cêì. Rm³ a¤nÂ shÅsaSp¯v AhfpsS
aeZzmc¯nÂ hncÂ IbÁn \¶mbn ¢o\m¡n sImSp¯p. icnípw `mcym`À¯m¡·mcmbn
Fs¶mê tXm¶Â Cfb½bpsS B IÀ½]cn]mSnIÄ Ignªt¸mÄ F\nív
tXmìì−mbnêì. Fs´ms¡tbm \nKqV clky§Ä AhêsS B dnIvNzÂknÂ
Ds−ìÅ Imcy¯nÂ bpànhmZn Bb F\nípt]mepw kwibw tXm¶n.
Aìw Cfb½ I¼\nbnÂ t]mbnÃ. ]ntÁìv AhÀ tPmenív t]mbXnë tijamév
hnemkn\n, hÕetN¨nbpsS ho«nÂ \nìv Xncns¨¯nbXv. AhÄ hìv thKw ASp¡fbnse
Imcy§Ä¡mbn Ibdn. ho«nse thjw ]gb AçmhmSbpw »ukpw ASnbnÂ I½okpw
Xs¶. AhfpsS IWwImepIfpsS anëanë¸v ImWpt¼mtg Fsâ s\©nÂ ]S]S¸v XpS§n.
AhnsS \n¶mÂ B ]Xn\mepImcnsb sdbn¸v sN¿pw Fìv tXm¶nbXn\mÂ DuWp
IgnªpSs\ NpÁm\mbn Øew hn«p. GItZiw NmbbpsS kabambt¸mgmév Xncns¨¯nbXv.
ap³ his¯ hmXnÂ Xpdì InS¶nêì. AI¯v hnemkn\nbpsS apdnbnÂ kwkmcw tI«p.
IeymWn tN¨nbmæsa¶mév IcpXnbXv. F¶mÂ Hê ]cnNbanÃm¯ kzcw.
"F¶n«v tN«³ \nsâ ædp¼mSnteív sam« tIÁym.....'
Cey A³kq¯m... tN«³ Fsâ AhnsSms¡ \¡ntb HÅq.....

"t]mSo s\mW¨n... \o s\sâ C¡msâ sam« I−ntÃ....'
æSpw_]pcmWw
Hmtlm Bsf ]nSn In«n. A³kq... \n¡mlv Ignª HSs\ ]pXym¹ KÄ^nÂ t]mbn«v
CXphtcbpw Xncns¨¯m¯XnÂ DÅ {]Xntj[w hncemÂ AS¡n Ignbp¶ JmZdn¡msâ
tamfv.....
Rm³ iÐap−m¡msX AhêsS kulrZ kw`mjWw Hfnªv \nìv i²n¨p. A³kp
hnemkn\ntb¡mÄ \me©v hbÊnëv aq¸mtWepw c−pt]êw DÁ kplr¯p¡sft¸memév
kwkmcníp¶Xv. skIvkv hnjb§Ä NÀ¨ sN¿mdv ]Xnhps−ìv tXmìì c−pt]êw.
"\o HêIÅnbm....Rm³ Fsâ BZy cm{Xnsb ]Án apgps¡ \nt¶mSv ]dªn«ntÃ .... F¶n«ns¸m
Is−m \o \nsâ Imcyw Hìw an−nWnÃ...'
AtXbv C¯ CXv Fsâ tN«\sÃ... R§Ä A§ns\ Hs¡ sN¿m³ ]mSnÃtÃm.

A½sb§mëw AdnªmÂ Fs¶ sImìv ægn¨p aqSpw....
"AtXms−mìw Hê sImbvt¸mey æt«y.... Fsâ ]pXym¹ Hmsâ c−v s]§amtcw Du¡n«p−vìv
Ft¶mSv ]dªptem....'
Bsc... ko\¯nt\w Abntj\ym...?

"AÅm! I−m s]®nsâ Hê sImXn tI¡m³....R½fv ]dbnÃ lapt¡.... BZyw Csâ C¡m
Cs¶ sNbvXv ]d......'
Rm³ kXym ]tdWXv A³kq¯m... cmtP«³ Fsâ AhnsSms¡ \¡osX DÅq...
"Hm³ \nt¶s¡m−v æ® Du¼n¨ntÃ... kphtd...' Fìw ]dªv A³kp, hnemkn\nbpsS AIw
XpSbnÂ Hê ]n¨v sh¨p sImSp¯p.
As¿m C¯ Fsâ sXmtSse sXmen t]mbn... A§ns\ms¡ ]dªmÂ No¯btÃ C¡m....
" ]ns¶ samt«w ædp¼msSÃmw æt«ymÄsS `mjym... hteymscms¡ ]®ps¼m sXdn X\ym
]dbm...'
At¿...C¯bpw \kodn¡bpw sXdn ]dtbm...? hnemkn\n¡ÛpXw
"AsXms¡ A§n\ym.... \o ]d lapt¡, hnjbw amÁm−v.....' A³kphnsâ ssIIÄ ho−pw
hnemkn\nbpsS AçmhmS¡SnbnÂ Ibdn.
At¿m C¯m ]n¨tÃ...Rm³ ]dtªmfmw.... Mvlm.. Rm³ cmtP«sâ sam« hmbnen«v sImd¨v
t\cw N¸n, ]ns¶ It¿m−v æep¡n sImSp¡m³ ]dªp... æd¨v æep¡nbt¸m shÅ \nd¯nev
]mev t]mes¯ Hcp ]i shÅw sImtd hì. AXv ædp¼mSnenív tIdymetÃ C¯m
æt«ymfp−mæI..?
"AX\ym æ«o Cu ]tdW æ®¸mev.... \o sSbvÌv sNbvXv t\mIym...?' A³kp Xsâ \o−
]mhmSbpsS sskUnepÅ I«neqsS ssI IS¯n s\SphoÀt¸msS ]qdv XShp¶Xv Rm³ I−p.
Mvlm...Rm³ Hìv sXm«p\¡n.. ]¨ tImgnsamt«sS t]mse D−v...
"Hmsâ sam« \Ã hen¸−m... hnemkn\o...'
Zm Ct{X−v....Fì ]dªv hnemkn\n Xsâ ssIsIm−v Fsâ æ®bpsS Afhv A³kpëv

Im«ns¡mSpçì−mbnêì.
"slsâ dtº...sâ \kodn¡msâ AXnsâ ]ætXy DÅtÃm...\o s\mW ]dbm...'
AÃ C¯m kXymbn«pw Rm³ ]nSn¨p t\m¡oXtÃ....I−m t]Snbmæw Hê æ´w t]meym

\n¡WXv...
æSpw_]pcmWw
"slsâ ]S¨ X¼pcms\.... AXn¦Sv tIÁym F´v skmImbncnçw....' A³kp ssI
]qÁneaÀ¯n sRfn]ncnsIm−p.
At¿ C¯ív kmam\¯nev Ig¸v sXmS§ym....?
"Fsâ N¡c æ«ytÃ....C¯ív sImd¨v t\cw \¡n¯tcm apt¯...'
C¯ív lcw tIdps¼m Fs¶ I¯c ]q«n«v Fs¶ izmkw ap«nípw...

"CÃySo tamtf... C¯ Hìw sN¿nÃ...'
icym Cs¸ms¡ A§ns\ ]dbpw.. ]ns¶ C¯ív Hê t_mt[mw D−mhnÃ...

"CeySn apt¯... ]ns¶ R½fv sâ ædp¼mSpw \¡n¯cmwìv...'
B apdnbnse Ac− shfn¨¯nÂ Rm³ B s]¬Ifn Hfnªv t\m¡n BkzZn¨p. A³kp

\Ã shfp¯p XSn¨ Ncçv. \o− ]mhmSbpw »uÊpamév thjw. XebnÂ X«¯nëv
]IcanSp¶Xmév Fìv tXmìì, ssheÁv IfdnÂ Hê tjmfpt]msemìv Igp¯nÂ NpÁn
InSçì−v. A³kp I«nenÂ ImepIÄ IbÁnbmWnê¶nê¶Xv. AhÄ sasÃ ]mhmS hen¨p
IbÁn ImepIÄ AI¯n. \Ã shfp¯ XpSIÄ, ImÂ¡hc¯nse ]qdv icnív ImWm³
km[níp¶nÃ. AhÄ hnemkn\nsb Xsâ IaeZfw êNníp¶Xn\mbn B\bn¨p. hnemkn\n
ap«pImenÂ æ\nªnêìv Xe A³kphnsâ tbm\nbnte¡Sp¸n¨p. XmaknbmsX A³kp
hnemkn\nbpsS XebnÂ XtemSn sIm−v Xsâ Acs¡«v AhfpsS apJt¯ív C«v tX¡m³
XpS§n.
"thKw æt«y...\¡v N¸n hens¡So Ictf... cmPm tamt\... Cçv Fsâ Ibs¸mìv amÁn
X¶qsS... sâ ]qdnhnsS ¢mhv ]nSn¨v sISçs¼m...C¿v Fń\m tamt\ hmWSn¨v IfbtW C¦Sv
tIÁn ..sâ ]qdnsâ ISn amÁn¯m apt¯...'
A³kphnsâ B BßKXw tI«v Rm³ tImcn¯cn¨p t]mbn. Cfb½bptSbpw

hnemkn\nbptSbpw I®v sh«n¨v Ahsf F§ns\ Hìv {]m]n¡msa¶mbnêì Fsâ
At¸mgs¯ Nn´.
B kab¯mév ]pd¯êtStbm ImÂ s]êamÁw tI«Xv. thKw Rm³ At¸mÄ hì

Ibdnba«nÂ \nìv t\m¡nbt¸mfmév IeymWn tN¨n.
"kpaXn F¯ntbm cmPm...'
AdnbnÃ tNö Rm\nt¸mÄ F¯nbtX DÅq...

thKw Xs¶ hnemkn\nbpw A³kphpw X«n¸nªv {UÊpIÄ icbm¡n ]pd¯p hì.
c−pt]êtSbpw apJ`mhw {i²n¨ IeymWntN¨nív Ft´m aWw In«n....
"F´m æt«ymtf ChnsS ]qdnsâ aWw... c−pIqSn N«nbSnbmbnêìqìv tXm¶é....' AhÀ
sh«n¯pdì ]dªp. A³kp IeymWn tN¨n ImWmsX Xsâ apJw h{In¸n¨v sImª\w
Im«n Øew hn«p. hnemkn\n thKw Hmhpapdnbnteçv apJw IgpIm³ Ibdn. tN¨n XpSÀì....
"B Xpep¡¯n Igs¸fIn \S¡m... Xcw In«nbmÂ Cu æt«y sIm−v aq©n¡em ]Wn'
Bêw Btc¡mfpw tamiaÃ...Rm³ BßKXsat¶mWw Dds¡ Xs¶ ]dªp.

AXv cmP³ F\n¡ns«mìv sh¨XmWtÃm...IeymWntN¨n Nncn¨psIm−v ]dªp. AXn\nSbnÂ
Cfb½ F¯n. Fs¶ t\m¡n Bêw ImWmsX D½Xê¶ t]mse Np−pIÄ IqÀ¸n¨v Im«n.
Rm³ adp]Snbmbn Hìv ]p©ncn¨p. Aìv hnemkn\nbp−mbnê¶Xn\mÂ cm{Xn Hìw
kw`hn¨nÃ, Cfb½ AS§n InSì.
A³kqs\ {]m]n¡m³ Ffp¸hgn hnemkn\nbmWtÃm F¶ Bibw ]n¶oSmév a\ÊnepZn¨Xv.
F´mbmepw Ahsf CSs¡ms¡ Hìv h−nsI«pIsb¶Xv B\μ{]Zw Xs¶bmév.
æSpw_]pcmWw
Imcy]cn]mSnbnteçv ISç¶Xv A]ISamév. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ Ahsfs¡m−v A³kqs\
ASp¸n¡m³ bmsXmê hnjahpanÃ. I−p]nSn¡s¸Sm³ km[yX IeymWn tN¨nbmév. AhÀ
I−mse´v, æÀºm\ Imé¶Xv t]m¸nëv ]p¯cnbÃtÃm!!
Hìc−v Znhkw A§ns\ t]mbn. I¼\nbnÂ ]Wn IpdhmbXn\mÂ Hìc−v Znhkw
Cfb½ív tPmenbnÃmbnêì. CSív kuIcy¯nëv In«pt¼mÄ Cfb½bpsS ]qdnëw apeípw
Hìv X«m³ ]ÁnbXÃmsX Hìw \S¶nÃ. IeymWntN¨ntbbpw kuIcy¯nëv I−nÃ.
AXn\mÂ AXn\Iw ip¢k©n \ndªnêì.
A§ns\ Aìv Cfb½ I¼\nbnÂ t]mbn. cmhnse hnemkn\n ASp¡fbnÂ _nknbmImdmév

]Xnhv Cfb½bnsÃ¦nÂ. AXn\mÂ Rm³ ]Xnsb ]pdt¯m«nd§n. D¨¡qé Ignªv Hìv
ab§m³ InSçt¼mÄ hnemkn\n Hê hÃm¯ Nncnbpambn \nÂçì.
Ct§m«p hmSo Im´mco.... Rm³ hnfn¨p. Rm\hsf ]nSn¨v aSnbnenê¯n. s]®nëv IfnbpsS
êNn ]nSns¨ìv tXmìì. \Ã klIcWw. ]mhmS¡SnbnÂ ssI IS¯nbt¸mÄ sP«nbp−v.
AXnë apIfneqsS hfsc arZpeambn AhfpsS sIm¨p IpÀ¨mbnbnÂ XtemSn sIm−nêì.
sP«nbpsS Imensâ DÅnÂ IqSn hncÂ IS¯m³ t\m¡n \Ã ssSÁmév. tN«³ tamÄsS sP«n
Ducs«? AhÄ \mWt¯msS k½Xw aqfn. Rm³ sP«nbpsS sI«gn¨v Ahsf Aåw s]m¡n
Imep hgn DucnsbSp¯p. Cfw \oe \nd¯nepÅ tlmw sabnUv \n¡À. Rm\Xv FSp¯v
aW¸nç¶Xv I−v AhÄ apJw s]m¯n Nncn¨p. AhfpsS sIm¨p ]qdns\ ad¨nê¶ `mK¯v
XpWnbnÂ \\hp−mbnêì. s]®nsâ N¡ tXs\men¸n¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ "t]m tN«m ...'
Fìv Iné§n. ]ns¶ B XpWnbnÂ AhfpsS kmam\¯nÂ \nìv ASÀì hoW Hê ]«v
tcmahpw D−mbnêì AhfpsS sNhnbnÂ Rm³ \mhvsIm−v C¡nfnbp−m¡n ]dªp...
"tamÄsS ædp¼mSpsa tcmaw apf¨p XpS§ym hnemkn\o...'

AhÄ \mW¯mÂ apJw Fsâ amdnÂ Hfn¸n¨p. Rm³ \mhv sIm−pw ho−pahfpsS ImXnÂ
C¡nfnIq«n. ]e kv{XoIfpw Cu hnZy {]tbmKn¨mÂ hnImc XfcnXIfmæ¶Xv Rm³
I−n«p−v. ChnsS hnemkn\nbpw cmKhnhibmbn Fsâ amdnÂ Xe Nmbv¨p. Rm\hsf Fsâ
Hmc¯nÂ Ncn¨p InS¯n. AhfpsS NńbnÂ \nìv ]mhmSbpw I½okpw s]m¡nsh¨v
Nń¡nSbneqsS Fsâ eKms\ AhfpsS XpSIÄ¡nSbnem¡n Adçhm³ Bcw`n¨p.
"tN«m... tN«sâ ]mev æÀ¨mbnteív tIdn t]mtIm...' AhfpsS kwibw

CsÃSn s]s®.. \nsâ kmam\¯nsâ AIt¯m«v sh¨mte æg¸apÅq....
"tN«ëv C§s\ ]mev IfªmÂ kpJw Int«m...?' ho−pw kwib§Ä...
]ns¶§n\ym...Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
"AÃ s]®p§fpsS ....DÅnÂ sh¨mte BWp§Äçv kpJ−mhqìv Btcm ]dªp'
tamfv HìIqsS hepXmIs«t«m, F¶n«v \apçv DÅnÂ sh¨v Ifn¡mwt«m..

"At¿m th− th− F\nív t]Snbm..\apçv C§s\ aXn, hbÁnse§mëap−mbmÂ Rm³
Xq§n¨mhpw...'
\n\¡nsXms¡ Bcm ]dªp X¶Xv...?
"Fsâ ¢mÊnse sFj, AhfpsS C¡ AhfpsS æ−oev tIÁps{X...!'

A³kphnÂ \nìv In«nb Adnhv X·bXzambn AhXcn¸nçIbmév sIm¨p Igpthdn tamfv.
AXv A³kq¯bpsS amt¹sS s]§ftÃ? Rm³ Adnbm¯ t]mse tNmZn¨p. A³kphnsâ
t]ê tI«t¸mÄ hnemkn\nsímê ssh¢_yw. Mvlm Fìv Hgp¡³ a«nsemê aqfÂ
am{Xambnêì adp]Sn. A³kphns\ ædn¨v Rm³ ]eXpw tNmZn¨p t\m¡n. FÃmw Hgnªv
amdmëÅ {iaambnêì. A³kphpambpÅ AhfpsS IÅ¡fn shfn¨¯mhptam¶ `bw.
Rmëw Hìadnbm¯t]mse \Sn¨p. XpS¡nSbnÂ æd¨p t\cw Adp¯t¸mÄ aSp¯p.
CubnsSbmbn Fìw \Ã sh®¸qdpIÄ In«p¶Xn\mÂ h−nsI«n\{X kpJw t]mcms¶mê
æSpw_]pcmWw
tXm¶Â. tamfv t]mbn«v ASp¡fbnÂ \nìv æd¨v shfns¨® FSpt¯m−v hm. F®bn«v
Ifn¨mte Hê kpJ−mhq. Mlm icn Fìw ]dªv AhÄ ASp¡fbntem«v t]mbn.
"C¶mSo shfns¨®...sIm−v t]mbn sImSpçv tN«ëv...'
ASp¡fbnÂ \nìv A³kphnsâ iÐw tI«v Rms\mìv sR«nsb¦nepw, ]ns¶ AhÄ Xs¶
Cu t]cnÂ t»Iv sabnÂ sN¿m\mév Dt±isa¶dnªt¸mÄ DÅmse Dudn Nncn¨p.
"tN«ëw AëÈ¯ow IqSn CXm ChnsS ]Wn AtÃ..?'
AhfpsS òjnWn tI«v Rm³ NncnbS¡n. hnemkn\n F®ç¸nbpambn Hê hfn¨ Nncnbpambn

FâSp¯v hì. A³kp At¸mgpw ASp¡fbnÂ Xs¶bmév.
"tamtf A³kq¯mtbmSv ]d, BtcmSpw CXv ]dbêsXìv'
hnemkn\n ASp¡f`mKt¯ív t\m¡n Fsâ A`yÀ°\sb A³kphnëv

F¯n¨psImSpç¶t]mse \nì.
"CX§s\ hnSms\mìw ]ÁnÃm, kpaXntN¨ntbmSv ]dªn«v Xs¶ Imcyw, tamsâ IfnIÄ
Ahêsam¶dnbs«'
A³kq NXn¡tÃ.... Rm³ sXm−bnSdp¶Xmbn A`n\bn¨p.
"Cu Ip«osS ædn¨n ams{X \n§çv In«nsbmÅq...A{X Ig¸pt−Â \Ã apbp¯ ]qdpÅ

tXm¡¯n s]®p§fv ChnsSâtÃm..'
A§ns\ ]tÁymsc Hìw In«oÃy A³kq....AXpsIm−m...NXn¡êXv Rm³ ho−pw
tIgp¶Xmbn A`n\bn¨p.
Ig¸pÅ s]®p§Ä Cu tImf\oÂ PmkvXn H−v... Btcw In«otÃÂ B IeymWn XtÅsS

hmtb sImSpçv.... A³kp IeymWn tN¨ntbmSpÅ sshcmKyw XoÀ¯Xmév. C\n A§ns\
Hìw D−mhnÃ A³kq...C¯hWt¯ív am¸mçv Rm³ tIé. A{Xbpw tI«t¸mÄ C\n Xm³
X¿mdmsWìv ]dbm³ A³kqëv aSn. AhÄ hnemkn\nsb ASp¡fbntem«v hnf¨p. Aåw
Ignªv hnemkn\n hìv Ft¶mSv ]dªp.
"tN«ëv thtWÂ A³kq¯ Xcmw Fìv...'
F´v Xcmsaìv..? Rm\hsf Sokv sN¿m³ Xs¶ Xoêam\n¨p.
"Du¡m³ ]qÀ Xcmwìv \nsâ tN«t\mSv ]dsbSo...' A³kq tIm]t¯msS ASp¡fbnÂ \nìv
Aedn.
tN«ëv ]qdnt\¡mfpw CjvSw A³kqsâ æ−oeSn¡m\mìv ]dªp sImSp¡So hnemkn\o...

Rmëw hn«nÃ.
"]qÁnse ISn amÁn X¶mte æ−n sImSps¡mÅqìv ]dsbSo...'
BZyw æ® Hìv Dut¼mìv tNmZnív tamtf...
"BZyw ..sâ ]qÀ \¡n¯cmsa¦nÂ Du¼mwìv ]d'

AXphtcbpw A³kp AS¡fbnÂ \nìv ]pd¯p h¶n«nÃ, hmXnenëv adªv \n¶mév
kwhmZw, CSípÅ Kym¸nÂ IqSn R§sf ImWm³ ]Ápw.
Cs¸m Xs¶ Fsâ æ® C{Xbp−v, C\n A³kp Du¼nbmÂ CXv Cc«n hep¸amæw, As¸m CXv
A³kq¯msâ ]qdnÂ tItdmìv tNmZnív tamtf.... Fìw ]dªv ep¦nçÅnÂ \nìv Rm³
eKms\Sp¯v ]pd¯pIm«n. hmXnÂ ]gpXneqsS AXp I− A³kp ]dªp...
æSpw_]pcmWw
"CXnepw apbp¯ _bvXn\n§ ..½Ä ]qÁo tIÁos«ms−ìv ]dªp sImSp¡Sn \nsâ
G«t\mSv'
Rm³ hmXnen\Spt¯m«v sNì. Fsâ eKm³ At¸mgpw ep¦nív shfnbnteçv Xe \o«n
\nÂçì−mbnêì. IXInsâ hnShneqsS AXv t\m¡n¡− A³kp.....
"Fsâ ltÅm.... CsXs´mê hen¸mév sibn¯msâ.... CXv tIdym ..½sS s]mfnªv t]mhqse
]St¨ms\....' A³kp Nncn¨psIm−v ]dªp.
Rm\Sp¡fbntem«v ISì sNì. A³kp tjmÄ Xe hgnbn«v apJ¯nsâ ]æXn ad¨mév
\n¶nê¶Xv. Rm\hsf hmcn ]pWÀì. Fsâ eKm³ AhfpsS I«nIqSnb ]mhmSbpsS
apIfneqsS ImÂ¡hc¯nteív æ¯n¡bdpì−mbnêì. Ahfpw Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨n«v
]dªp...
"Öv ...sâ ]mhmS Iodn Hm«ym¡q¶m tXm¶tW dtº...' CXp tI«psIm−v \n¶nê¶
hnemkn\nív NncnbS¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Aåw PmfyX tXm¶nb A³kp XpSÀì...
"tamtf hnemkn\o... \o Cu æ´¯ps½ Ifn¡m³ t]mbmte Biq{Xn sIS¡− hêw«m...

Bt\sS A©mwsIme t]mes¯ km[\m... tamfv t]mbn«v Btcepw hêt−mì
t\m¡nt¡mtfm «m... B IeymWn XÅív \mev I®m....'
AXp ]ÁnÃ...Rm³ hmXnsems¡ AS¨nSmw... F\nív \n§fv sN¿W ImWWw... hnemkn\n
hmin ]nSn¨p.
"I−m s]®nsâ ]qXn.... kmam\¯ps½ ]qS samf¨n«nÃ A¸gípw Du¡W ImWWw...'
kmcey A³kp Ftâw A³kqtâw kmam\§Ä Ahfv \¡o«pÅXtÃ...]ns¶ń\m
\mWn¡sW... Rm³ kzm´\s¸Sp¯n.
"]St¨mt\ w½sS ]qdv \¡oXv Hmfv C§tfmSv ]dªm...?'

AhÄ ]dªnÃ...]t£¦nev C¶se Rm³ FÃmw I−p ckn¨p...
"C_neokv...' Fìw ]dªv AhÄ Fsâ eKm\nÂ ]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ A³kphnt\bpw
Iq«n hnemkn\nbpsS apdnbnÂ Ibdn I«nenÂ Cê¯n. CXn\Iw hnemkn\n ]pdt¯ípff
IXpæIÄ FÃmw AS¨v `{Zam¡n h¶n«v ]dªp...
IeymWn tN¨n SuWnÂ t]mbncnIym, Cs¸mìw hceym...
"¶m ]ns¶ kuIcymbn«v \apçv IfnIymtem....' A³kqëv Bizmkambn. Rm\hfpsS
»uÊnsâ ]nìIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn Ducn. AhÄ Xs¶ ssIIÄ ]n¶nteçv sIm−pt]mbn
{_mbpsS lp¡v Ducnbn«p. Rm³ {_m tatem«v s]m¡n, \Ã I\apÅ A½nªIÄ.
Bscms¡tbm \Ã t]mse s]êamdnb a«p−v Aåw Xq§nbncnípì. ape¡®pIÄ
Fgpì\nÂçì. Rms\mì hmbnem¡n ëWbm³ XpS§n, atÁXnÂ ]nSn¨v sRcSn.
CsXÃmw hnemkn\n IuXpI]qÀÆw t\m¡n IméIbmbnêì. A³kp Fsâ æ®bnÂ ]nSn¨v
Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n. kp¶¯v sN¿m¯ Fsâ enwK¯nsâ A{KNÀ½w æS¸s\ aqSp¶Xpw
Xpdç¶Xpw AhÄçv BÝcyambnêì.
"\kodn¡mtâw CXpw X½nÂ s]ê¯v hyXymskm−v¸m..'

At¸mÄ A³kp \kodn¡msâ amt{X I−ns«mÅq...? Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
"]n¶Ãm−v ... Rm³ ImWtWmÀs¡ms¡ ]qdv sImSp¡m¶m §fv _nNmcnt¨...' A³kp

]cn`hs¸«p
s]W§tÃ apt¯ Fìw ]dªv Rm\hfpsS Np−pIfnÂ AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. ]Xnsb

I«nenteív InS¯m³ {ian¨s¸m AhÄ ]dªp...
æSpw_]pcmWw
"\apçv Xmsg ]mbbn«v InS¡mw, Cu I«nenÂ Hê kptJm−mhnÃ'
Cu s]®p§Äçv kuIcyambn F§ns\bm InSì XcnIsbs¶Ãmw icn¡dnbmw, Cfb½bpw

Xmsg ]mb BWtÃm {]n^À sNbvXXv. CXp tI« DSs\ hnemkn\n AhfpsS tN«ëv Du¡m³
th−n ]mb \ne¯p hncn¨p Ignªp.
Rm³ A³kphns\ Fgpt¶Â¸n¨v \nÀ¯n, ]mhmSbpsS sI«gn¨n«p. \oe \nd¯nÂ I«nIqSnb
XpWn sIm−p−m¡nb B ^pÄ ]mhmS Xmtgm«v hoWp. AXn\Snbnepw I\w ædª
shÅ¯pWnbnÂ XoÀ¯ Hcp AçmhmS IqSn D−mbnêì. AXpw Xmtg¡qÀìv hoWt¸mÄ
A³kp kv{Xo klPamb \mWt¯msS Xsâ c−p ssIsIm−pw ]qdv ad¨p ]nSn¨p.
I«nenenêìv AÀ² \ábmbn \nÂç¶ A³kphnsâ kuμcyw Rm³ BkzZn¨p. BsI
AhfpsS icoc¯nÂ Ct¸mÄ ]nìIÄ apgps¡ Xpd¶ Hê aª »uÊpw, apeç apIfnteçv
IbÁnsh¨ Hê {_mbpw ]ns¶ XebnÂ C«ncníp¶ tjmfpw am{Xsa DÅq. ]cs¶m«nb hbÀ
AXnÂ `wKnbpÅ Hê s]m¡nÄ AhnsS \nì ]gpXmc t]mse Xmtgm«v t]mæ¶ tcmacmPnIÄ.
Rm\hfpsS ssIIÄ ]nSn¨p amÁn. AhfpsS at\mlcamb kmam\w Zriambn. HcmgvNtbmfw
hfÀ¶ æÁntcma§Ä. shfpshfp¯ B ]Wnsa¯bnÂ Dan¡cn hnXdnbt]mse. Rms\sâ
I¿nsâ ]pd`mKw sIm−v B ]qdnsâ D]cnXe¯nÂ XShn. æÁntcma§Ä Hê {_jv t]mse
Aë`hs¸«p. ]ns¶ c−p hncÂ sIm−v AhfpsS tbm\oNp−pIsf AI¯n Cê− Xu«v
\nd¯nepff DÄ`mK¯nsâ `wKn BkzZn¨p. AhÄ \mW¯mÂ ssIIÄsIm−v apJw s]m¯n
\nì. Cê− DÄNp−pIÄ ]nSn¨p \nhÀ¯n, AI¯v kmam\y¯ne[nIw hen¸apÅ I´v.
]e hmbvIfpw AXnÂ s]êamdn¡mWWw. Hê sNdnb DW¡ apńcn§bpsS hen¸ap−v.
Rm³ Xeæ\n¨v AXnÂ Np−aÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ C¡nfnsIm−v ]pfªv Xdbnen«nê¶
]mbnÂ Cêì Ifªp. Rmëw Cd§n AhtfmsSm¸w ]mbnÂ Cêì. Rm\nXn\Iw ep¦n
Agn¨p Ifªnêì. Fsâ æe¨p \nÂç¶ æ®bnteív AhÄ BÀ¯ntbmsS t\m¡n.
Rm\hfpsS Xe Fsâ eKm\nteív Ip\n¨v ]nSn¨p. AhÄ Np−pIfmÂ AXnÂ ap¯an«p.
\mçv \o«n sImS¸\nÂ \çhm³ XpS§n. ]ns¶ enwKw hmbem¡n Du¼m³ XpS§n.
CsXÃmw hnemkn\n IuXpIt¯msS t\m¡n¡méIbmbnêì. Rm\htfmSv ]dªp...
ChnsS ASp¯v h¶nêìv t\m¡n ]Tns¡So.... AhÄ DSs\ XmÂ]cyt¯msS R§fpsS
ASp¯v h¶nêì. Xe apt¶m«pw ]pdtIm«pam¡n æ® Du¼ns¡m−nê¶ A³kp,
hnemkn\nív thtWm Fìv I®pIfpsS BwKy `mjbnÂ tNmZn¨p. hnemkn\nbpsS XmÂ]cyw
a\Ênem¡nb A³kp, æ® hmbnÂ \ns¶Sp¯v hnemkn\nbpsS t\Àçv \o«n sImSp¯p.
aSn¨ncníp¶ hnemkn\nsb t\m¡n A³kp aqfn..
"Mplpw... C¶m..' A³kp Xs¶ hnemkn\nbpsS Xe ]nSn¨v AhfpsS G«â æ´¯nteçv
B\bn¨p. hnemkn\n aSn¨p aSn¨v Xsâ hmbnÂ DÄs¡mÅmhp¶nSt¯mfw æ®sb IbÁn
Du¼m\mcw`n¨p. AhfpsS sIm¨phmb Fsâ eKmsâ NpÁfhnt\mfw Xs¶tb DÅq,
AXn\mÂ N−pIÄ Cdp¡msX Xs¶ F\nçv \Ã kpJw Aë`hs¸«p. Xsâ hmb Ig¨t¸mÄ
hnemkn\n enwKs¯ kzX{ám¡n A³kphns\ GÂ¸n¨p. ho−pw A³kp Du¼Â
XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm\hfpsS ImepIfpsS CSbnteív ssI IS¯n, A¸¯nÂ XShn. AhÄ
kuIcy{]Zamb hn[¯nÂ ImepIÄ Ih¨v sh¨p Xì. æ® Du¼ns¡m−ncníp¶ kv{XobpsS
tbm\o `wKn t\m¡n BkzZn¡m³ In«p¶ Ahkcw F\ns¡t¸mgpw hfsc
Imtam±o]Iambmév Aë`hs¸«n«pÅXv. \\hqdn XpS§nbnê¶ B ]qÀNmenÂ I\nbp¶
tX³ Rm³ hncemÂ tXm−n FSp¯v \¡nçSn¨p. hnemkn\n AÛpXt¯msS Fsâ apJ¯v
Xs¶ t\m¡nbncníbmbnêì. AhtfmSv Rm³ A³kphnsâ ImepIÄ¡Sp¯v h¶ncn¡m³
]dªp. N{aw ]Sªnê¶ hnemkn\nsb t\m¡n A³kp ]dªp...
"ædn¨n Im«ns¡mSp¯n«v Ccns¡So...'
hnemkn\n \mWn¨v Xsâ ]mhmSbpw I½okpw s]m¡n AhfpsS æªn Ipdp¼mSv Im«n Cêì
Xì. Rm³ B c−p tbm\nIfptSbpw BIrXnbpw Agæw X½nsemê XmcXay ]T\w \S¯n.
Hìv Hê hncnª tdmkm ]pjv]w, asÁmìv hncnbm³ sh¼p¶ ]qsam«v. c−v
ækpa§fntebpw tX³ Hmtcm hncemÂ tXm−nsbSp¯v êNn¨p t\m¡n. H¶nëv Im«ptX\nsâ
ISpwa[pcw, atÁXv ]pXp]pjv]¯nse \dpwtX\nsâ aWhpw êNnbpw. Fsâ eKm³
A³kphnsâ hmbnÂ InSìv sh«n. A[nI t\cw B tbm\o ZÀi\w XpSÀ¶mÂ A³kphnsâ
hmbnÂ Fsâ Phm³ \ndsbmgnçsaìv Dd¸mév. Rm³ A³kphns\ ]nSns¨gpt¶Â¸n¨p.
F¶n«hsf Fsâ apJt¯m«nê¯n. AhÄ AhfpsS kmam\w Fsâ apJ¯n«pc¨p.
hnImc¯mÂ s]mdpXnap«nb A³kp ]ip¡sf t]mse ap{Ibn«v sIm−v Xsâ ]qÀtX³ Fsâ
æSpw_]pcmWw
apJ¯v tX¨v ]nSn¸n¨p. hnemkn\n Cu kabw Fsâ enwK¯nÂ ]nSn¨v sIm¨p æ«nIsft¸mse
Ifn¨p sIm−ncnípIbmbnêì. klnsI« A³kp hnfn¨p Iqhn...
"aXn tN«m... Fsâ ]qdv Xcnípé.. thKw æ® tIÁv.....' ]ns¶ kzbw FWoÁv Iogvt¸m«nd§n
hnemkn\nsb X«namÁn, æe¨p \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKm\nÂ D¶w sXÁmsX Cêì. BÀ¯n
]nSn¨ A³kphnsâ B ]cn]mSn Xn¶m³ ]Áp¶Xnepw henb ]gsaSp¯v hngp§nb
t]membnêì.
"slâp½m...'
AhfpsS KÀ`]m{X¯nteív Xpf¨p Ibdnb Fsâ æ® A£cmÀ°¯nÂ AhfpsS I®p

XÅn¨p.
"slsâ ]qdv s]mfnªq¶m tXm¶sW C¡m'
H¶qey A³kq \o ]Xps¡ ImÂ \o«n C¡msâ taÂ InSçv æd¨p t\cw. ]qdv X¶¯m³
AUvsPÌv sNbvtXmfpw. Aåt\cs¯ hn{ia¯në tijw A³kphnsâ hn½n«¯nëv Abhv
hì. Rm\hfpsS NńIfnÂ XtemSnsIm−nêì.
"CXv C§fv ..sâ æ−oev tIÁym ..½Ä a¿¯mbXs¶...'
]s¿ Xn¶m ]\bpw Xn¶mw A³kq... \nsâ BÀ¯nbm FÃm¯ntâbpw sImg¸w.
"..ìv ]dªm CXv F{X Imembn¶dnbm Hm³ t]mbn«v... '

A³kphnsâ hncl ZpJ¯nsâ amsÁmen Bbnêì AXv. kmam\w Ipd¨v hnIkn¨t¸mÄ
Rm³ A³kphns\ Ncn¨p InS¯n æ® ]Xps¡ DucnsbSp¯p. F¶n«v hnemkn\ntbmSv æd¨v
shfns¨®sbSp¯v A³kq¯bpsS kmam\¯nÂ ]pc«n sImSp¡m³ ]dªp. AhfpsS
XpS¡nSbnÂ ]pc«m³ sIm−ph¶ F®ç¸n AhnsS Xs¶ D−mbnêì. A³kp Ih
s]mfn¨p sh¨v InSçIbmbnêì bmsXmê kt¦mNhpanÃmsX. hnemkn\n F®sbSp¯v
C¯bpsS ]qÁnÂ arZpeambn ]pc«n sImSp¯p. A³kp ]dªp...
"\nsâ G«sâ sImeç´¯nepw sImd¨v s]mc«n sImSpçv...'
A³kphnsâ ]cnXm]Icamb AhØ I−v F\nív Nncn s]m«n.
"Nncím... Camsd...sâ Hê B\ç®...'
C¿sÃ ]dsª A³kq CXnepw henb _bvXn\n§ C¿v ]qÁo tIÁ«ps−ìv, Rm\pw apÉow
ssÌenÂ ]dªp. AhÄ InS¶ InS¸nÂ I¿pbÀ¯n Fsâ ]pd¯v HcSnsh¨p Xì. Aå
hn{ia¯nëv tijw Rm\hfpsS Hmc¯v InSìv apeIfnÂ XtemSn Ahsf ho−pw
ImamXpcbm¡n. Npw_n¨psIm−nê¶ Fs¶ AhÄ Xsâ amdnteÁm³ {ian¨p XpS§n...
]qÁo tIÁs« A³kq...?
"C¿v ]Xps¡ tItÁymtfm...'
Rm³ ]Xpt¡ tIÁ¯pÅq... \o NmSnt¡dn It®enê¶Xm sImg¸mbXv.
Rm\hfpsS ImepIÄ \¶mbn AIÁn Nń¡SnbnÂ Hê XebnWsh¨v ]nfÀìv

s]m§nbncníp¶ AhfpsS F®bnÂ æfn¨ Du¯¸¯nteív Rm³ æ® IbÁn. AXv
sh®bnÂ Ibdp¶ I¯nt]mse \njv{]bmkw Ibdnt¸mbn. A³kp AXnibn¨p t]mbn.
"..¦sS æ® sNdpXmbm..????'
CsÃSn B\¸qdo... \nsâ ]qdv hepXmbXm...

"Cs¸m \Ã kpJ−v C¡m thKw thKw ]®v...'
æSpw_]pcmWw
Rm\hfpsS apeIfnÂ N¸ns¡m−v æ® IbÁnbnd¡m³ XpS§n. Aå kab¯nëÅnÂ
AhÄ Acs¡«v tatåm«v s]m¡n¯cm³ XpS§n. AanXamb F® Akl\obamb iÐw
]qÁnÂ \nìv ]pds¸Sphn¨nêì. ^vfIv..^vfIv Fìff hmZytLmjw tI«v hnemkn\nív
Nncns]m«n...
"t\m¡n ]Tnt¨mSo æªpIq¯nö...' A³kphnsâ iImcw. hnemkn\n R§fpsS
ImepIÄ¡nSbnÂ Iangvìv InSì enwK tbm\o kwLaw icnípw t\m¡n
a\Ênemçì−mbnêì.
"thKw thKw Bçv C¡m... ½çv \Ã kptJm−v.. \tÃmWw æ¯nt¡Áns¡m sImb¸eymìv....
]qd¦vSv æ¯ns¸mfnçv... Ig¸§Sv amds«... B IvWm¸³ AhnsS Zp_mbo sISìv hmWSn¡s«...
C§fv ½sS ISn amÁn X¶m aXo.... C¡m F\n¡n¸w hê C¡m thKw thKw...'
AhÄ Xsâ ImepIÄ sIm−v Fsâ Acs¡«nÂ I{XnI ]q«n«p. R§Ä aÕcn¨v ]®n.
Ahkm\w Rm³ XfÀìv AhfpsS tase H«n¸nSn¨p InSì. R§Äçv c−pt]Àçw kvIe\w
kw`hn¨v Ignªnêì. cXnaqÀObnÂ Fsâ Np−nÂ AhÄ ISn¨Xnsâ thZ\ æd¨p
Ignªmév Aë`hs¸«Xv. Fsâ Np−nÂ \n¶qdnb càw B b£n DuÁn
æSnçIbmbnêì. A{X¡mthiambnêì A³kphnsâ ImatIfnçv. FÃmw Ignªv
t\mÀaÂ Bbt¸mgmév ]´w I− s]ê¨mgnsb t]mencnç¶ hnemkn\nsb {i²n¨Xv.
F´m... tamfv t]Sn¨pt]mtbm? Rm³ tNmZn¨p..
"CXm s]t® Du¡ev, a\Ênembm.... CXnsâ kpJw Aë`hn¨mte AdnsbmtÅm'

ho−pw IqSWsa¶ IcmdnÂ R§Ä ]ncnªp.....
\mfpIÄ A§ns\ sImgnªp hoésIm−nêì. CXn\nSbnÂ hÕe tN¨nbpsS sIm¨v

acn¨pt]mbn. amkw XnIbp¶Xnë ap³t] P\n¨ B Ip«n XnI¨pw A\mtcmKyhm\mbnêì.
hnemkn\nbpsS kvIqÄ Xpdì. AXnÂ ]ns¶ ]e Znhk§fnepw Cfb½bpsS I¼\nbnÂ
t]mçv apS§mdp−mbnêì. a[phn[p, cm{XbnÂ hnemkn\nbpsS km¶n²y¯nÂ
]Ám¯Xn\mÂ, ]Iembnêì ]cn]mSnIÄ. km¼¯nI klmbmsaÃmw \nÀtÃm`w Rm³
hln¨nê¶Xn\mÂ I¼\nbnse tPmen apS§p¶XnÂ Cfb½ív hnjaanÃmbnêì. aI³
h¶Xn\memImw Cfb½ I¼\n t]mçv apS§p¶Xv Fìv s]mXpP\w hnNmcns¨¦nepw
Imcy§fpsS InS¸v IeymWn tN¨nív am{Xsa AdnbmambnêìÅq. A§ns\ Cfb½sb
`mcybm¡n sh¨v kkpJw hmWêfpt¼mÄ, Rm³ kwibn¨nê¶ t]msemìv kw`hn¨p.
Cfb½bpsS æfn (amkapd) sXÁn. s]mXpP\w Adnbp¶Xnë ap³]v AXnÃmXm¡m³ IeymWn
tN¨nbpsS klmbw A\nhmcyambnêì. C¶s¯t¸mse Atem¸Xn NnIÕm kuIcy§Ä
HìanÃm¯ B Ime¯v A\utZymKnI Aekn¸n¡Â {]{Inb Bbnêì A[nIhpw. ]cn]mSn
clkyambn \S¯pmëff GÀ¸msSÃmw IeymWn tN¨n sNbvXp. C\n hnemkn\nsb ho«nÂ
\nìv amÁëÅ hgn Cfb½ Xs¶ ]dªp Xì. Ahtfbpw Iq«n hÕte¨nbpsS ho«nÂ
t]mæI. Hìv c−v Znhkw tN¨nbpsS ho«nÂ XmaknçI. tN¨n X\n¨p Xmakníp¶ ho«nÂ
A{X kuIcysamìansÃ¦nepw, (asÁmê hoSnsâ Hê sskUnÂ tNÀ¯p−m¡nb HscmÁ
apdn) XÂ¡met¯ív AUvsPÌv sN¿msX ]ÁnÃtÃm.
A§ns\ B ]cn]mSnsbÃmw BtcmêadnbmsX \S¯n. c−mw Znhkw hnemkn\n

kvIqfnembnêì. Rmëw tN¨nbpw hÀ¯am\w ]dªncns¡ Hê 35 hbÊv {]mbw
tXm¶níp¶ BPmë_mlphmb Hê kv{Xo ISì hì. Ahsc I−t¸mÄ tN¨nív Aåw
PymfyXbp−mbn. Øes¯ kv{XotcmK kvs]jyenÌv ]mÀÆXntN¨n. AhÀ h¶Xv
C\nbpw \n¶n«nÃm¯ tN¨nbpsS ape¸mÂ DÂ¸mZ\w \ndp¯mëff GtXm NnIÕ¡mbnêì.
AhÀ tN¨ntbbpw sIm−v ]pd¯pÅ HmesIm−p ad¨ æfn¸pcbnÂ Ibdn. Ipd¨p
kab¯në tijw ]mÀÆXntN¨n X\nsb ho«nteív hì. F¶n«v ]dªp tN¨nív Acap¡mÂ
aWn¡qÀ t\cw Hê acpìv ]pc«nbncn¡Ww, AXv Ignªv Ipfn Igntª hcq Fìv. Mvlm icn
Fìw ]dªv Rm³ ]pdt¯m«nd§m³ Hê§pt¼mÄ ]mÀÆXntN¨n ]dªp hcs« \nÂçv
Hê Imcyw ]dbmë−mbnêì. AhÀ Fsâ ssIív ]nSn¨v AI¯v I«nenÂ ]nSn¨nê¯nbn«v
]dªp...
æSpw_]pcmWw
"cmPsâ Cfb½bpsS ImcysaÃmw icnbm¡nbXv Rm\m....' F¶n«v hÃms¯mê Nncn.
Rm\msI hÃmXmbn.
"t]Sn¡− \n§fv Xmen sI«nb hnhcsamìw HscmÁ aëjycdnbnÃ.....AsXms¡ Fsâ
sXmgnensâ clkyhi§fmév...' Fs´¦nepw kwXn§v In«m³ th−n Bbncnípw Fìv
a\Ênem¡n DSs\ æd¨v ]WsaSp¯v sImSp¯p. AhÀ {]Xo£n¨Xnepw IqSpXÂ In«nb
kt´mj¯nÂ ]dªp.....
"CsXmìw X¶ntÃepw ]mÀÆXnbpsS \mhnÂ \nìv CsXmcn¡epw tNmcnÃmt«m...' Rm³

shdpsX Hì Nncn¨p. AhÀ XpSÀì.....
"]ns¶ C\n hbÁnÂ ]nSn¡mXncn¡m³ th− aês¶ms¡ kpaXosS I¿nÂ sImSp¯n«p−v...

\Ã hn¯v Imfbmìv IeymWn tN¨n ]dªp.....' C{Xbpw ]dªn«v AhÀ Xsâ I¿v Fsâ
ep¦nçÅnÂ IS¯n eKms\ ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n XShn. F¶n«v Fsâ sNhnbnÂ ]dªp...
"cmP\njvSmtWev \Ã ]qh³]gw t]mepÅ sI«ne½Isf Rm³ GÀ¸mSm¡n¯cmw
CêsNhnbdnbmsX....Imint§m«v Xêw....'
`Khmt\.... Cu\mSv sImÅatÃm... ChnsS æd¨pImew {ioIrjvW\mbn hnekmsa¶mév
tXmì¶Xv.. Rm³ a\ÊnÂ IêXn. AhêsS ssIIÄ Fsâ eKm\nÂ {]hÀ¯n¨psIm−nêì.
AhêsS anëÊapff ssIIÄ Fsâ jVnçÅnÂ ISìv æ®sb ]pds¯Sp¯p. CXn\Iw
I¼n¸mcbmbnê¶ Ahs\ I−t¸mÄ ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS a\w IpfnÀ¯p. "\Ã kzb¼³
km[\w' Fìw ]dªv AhÀ Xdbnenêìv Xe æ\n¨v hmbnem¡n Du¼m³ XpS§n. æd¨p
t\cw Ignªv AhÀ FWoÁv Xsâ ap−pw H¶cbpw Agn¨v amÁn. AhêsS shfp¯v XSn¨
XpSIfpw Ah¡nSbnÂ tjhv sNbvXv anëÊam¡nb ]qdpw I−mÂ Xs¶
I¼nbmç¶Xmbnêì. AhÀ Fs¶ Xffn I«nenÂ InS¯n, æe¨p \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKm\nÂ
Ibdnbnêìv ]®m³ XpS§n. kabçdthm Ft´m {]fnan\dnIfntes¡mìw IS¡msX Xs¶
]mÀÆXntN¨n ]cn]mSn Bcw`n¨p. Rm\hêsS Nph¶ »uÊnë apIfneqsS Xq§n¡nSç¶
h³ apeIfnÂ ]nSnäÀ¯n. AhÀ A\mbmkw ]®p¶Xn\nSbnÂ »uÊnsâ ]nìIfqcn
t_mUoknsâ sI«gn¨v Xì. t_mUoknsâ sI«gnªtXmsS \Ãh®w Xq§nb B
s]êwapeIÄ Fsâ apJ¯v h¶nSn¨p. ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS
Xq§nbmSp¶ B a¯§mapeIÄ HmtcmìsIm−pw AhÀ Fsâ apJ¯Sn¸n¨p. Rms\mê
ape¡®nÂ N−pIÄ sIm−v F¯n¸nSn¨v hmbnem¡n N¸n hen¨p. atÁXv I¿nem¡n
sRcSnbpS¨p. AhÀ Bthiw ]q−v Bªv Bªv ]®m³ XpS§n. Rm\hêsS B«½n
t]mepÅ NńIfnÂ ]nSn¨v Xq§n Acs¡«v apIfnteípbÀ¯n ]®n¯pS§n. AXhÀçv
]p¯cnbmbnêì. Ipc§nsâ æ«n AhbpsS XÅbpsS amdnÂ Xq§n InSç¶Xp t]mse
Rm³ ssIIfpw ImepIfpw sIm−v ]mÀÆXntN¨nsb sI«n]nSn¨p. ssI]¯nIfnepw ImÂ
ap«pIfnepw \nÂç¶ AhêsS icoc¯nÂ Xq§n¸nSn¨v Rm³ Bªv ]®n. AhÀ
A\§msX \nìv Fsâ æ®bpsS XmU\w GÁphm§n. Fsâ icocw I«nenÂ \nìv
]qÀ®ambpw s]m§nbnê¶Xn\mÂ `mcw apgph³ ap«pImenÂ \nÂç¶ AhêsS
tZl¯mbnêì. Akmam\y iànbp−mbnê¶ AhÀ Fsâ apgph³ `mchpsaSp¯v
]®m\mbn \nìv Xì. AhêsS icoc¯nÂ Rmì InSç¶ Hê sIm¨pæªns\
t]membnêì Rm³. æd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ AhÀçv Fs¶ Xm§m³ h¿mXmbn, AhÀ Fsâ
tate¡aÀì. ]ns¶ Ft¶bpw sIm−v Hìv Xncnªt¸mÄ tbm\oenwK _Ôw thÀs¸SmsX
Xs¶ Rm³ ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS apIfnembn. B ]ªn¡nS¡t]mepÅ AhêsS icoc¯nÂ
InSìv Rm³ s]m§n s]m§nbSn¨p. AhêsS XSn¨p aeÀ¶ tNmcNp−pIfnÂ ISnö¼n
hen¨v, tbm\nbnÂ Bªv æ¯n. Iq´mWn t]menê¶ AhfpsS ]qdnÂ Fsâ De¡sIm−v
CSn¨v ]Xw hê¯n. ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS B ]ÀÆX ta\nbnÂ Rms\mê
iniphns\t]membnêì. AhêsS A½nªIÄhsctb F\nçbcap−mbnêìÅq. B
B\¸qdnÂ Fsâ æ® A{X henb ssSsÁmìambnê¶nsÃ¦nepw, AhÀçv A{Xbpw hepXv
Hìw In«mdnÃmbnêì Fìv tXm¶n AhêsS kwt`mK¯nepÅ BkzmZ\w I−t¸mÄ.
A§ns\ Rm³ ]®n¯fÀìv B s]êw]qdnÂ ]me`ntjIw \S¯n. Aåkabw Rm³ B
sa¯t]mepÅ icoc¯nÂ hn{ian¨p...
"æ«t\Xmbmepw \Ã Iê¯p−v. ]Ánb Hê sI«ne½sb tN¨n GÀ¸mSm¡n¯cmw,

tam\njvSmtWÂ.....'
æSpw_]pcmWw
Mmlm t\m¡mw...Rm³ Hgp¡³ a«nÂ ]dªp. tN¨n thKw {UÊv icbm¡n«v ]dªp, Rm³
hÕesb Ipfn¸n¡m³ th−Xv t\m¡s« Fìw ]dªv æfnapdnbnteív t]mbn. Aåw Ignªv
AhÀ Xncn¨v h¶n«v ]dªp. Hm...t\cw H¯ncn Bsbìv F\nív tXm¶nbXm, IfnbpsS
kpJ¯nÂ kabw Ipsd t]msb¶m IêXnbXv. tN¨n Nncn¨psIm−v AI¯p hì. FâSp¯v
h¶nêìv ]dbm³ XpS§n....
Chns¯ henb \mbÀ XdhmSm...... Imcy§sfms¡ t\m¡n \S¯p¶Xv {iotZhn X¼pcm«nbm..

Xdhm«nse \mb·mÀs¡mìw A{X henb {XmWnbnÃ. X¼pcm«nbpsS aIfpw Bfv tIanbm...
Cs¸m tImtfPnem ]Tn¡sW. X¼pcm«nív hÃm¯ Ig¸m. ]®p¶Xnt\¡mfpw CjvSw
]®p¶Xv I−v ckn¡m\m, Fsâ Hê B§f sNdp¡ëambn Rm³ Hcn¡Â IqSn. Ah³
Ct¸mÄ \mSp hn«v t]mbXnÂ ]ns¶ X¼pcm«n ]«nWnbnem. Fs¶ ams{X X¼pcm«nív
hnizmskmÅq. tamëv CjvSmtWÂ \apçv Hê Znhkw AhnsS IqSmw. Fsâ htIÂ Hê æ«n
(kmhn{Xn) AhnsS X¼pcm«nbpsS Imcy§Ä t\m¡m³ \ndp¯nbn«p−v AhfpsS G«\mìv
]dªv IqSmw, tam³ F´p ]dbpì?
sam¯¯nÂ sI«nSt¯mfw Xct¡Sneymìv tXmìì. Hê ssI t\m¡n¡fbmw tNö...
"]ns¶ Rm³ tN¨nbÃ, A½mbn....kmhn{Xn A§n\ym Fs¶ hnfn¡sW. At¸m tamëw

A§ns\ hnfn¨mse ]Áq...'
Mlm A§ns\ Xs¶ Bbnt¡ms«....
"F¶mÂ Rm³ t\cs¯ hnhcw Adnbn¡mw tIt«m....' Fìw ]dªv ]mÀÆXntN¨n t\sc
æfnapdnbnteív t]mbn.
]nsÁ Znhkw t\cs¯ ImWsaìv ]dªpd¸n¨ Øe¯p sh¨v ]mÀÆXntN¨nsb I−p ap«n.
Aìv cm{Xnbnteív t]mImt\À¸mSm¡nbn«p−vìv ]dªp. A§ns\ kÔytbmsS R§Ä
Xdhm«nse¯n. X¼pcm«nsb apJw ImWn¨p. {iotZhn X¼pcm«n Hê Ie¡³ Ncçv Xs¶.
]qh³]g¯nsâ \ndw, X¡mfnNp−pIÄ, Xp¼v sI«nb apSn ]n¶nÂ ImÂ ap«nëv Xmsg
\nÂçì. {]mbw Iãn Hê 38 tXm¶nípw. Nncn¨p sIm−v æiemt\zjW§Ä \S¯n.
At¸mtgípw tN«m Fìw hnfn¨psIm−v kmhn{Xn F¯n. t\cs¯ ]mÀÆXntN¨n
GÀ¸mSm¡nb \mSIw. `£Ww Ign¨n«v t]mImsaìv X¼pcm«n ]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ hnk½Xn¨p,
ImcWw ]ns¶ _kv In«nÃ. A¶menìv AhnsS Ignªv \msf t]mIw F¶mbn X¼pcm«n.
kmhn{Xnbpw AXpaXn tN«m F¶ ]nSn hmin. FÃmw ]mÀÆXntN¨n X¶ UbtemKpIfmév.
A§ns\ X¼pcm«nbpsS AëaXntbmsS ]¯mb ]pcbnteív R§Ä \Sì. \mepsI«nt\mSv
tNÀ¶mév kmhn{XnbpsS apdn. ]¯mb ]pcípw ASp¯v. R§Ä kmhn{XnbpsS apdnbnÂ
sNì. B apdnbpsS AIs¯ Ae¦mçWnIÄ I−t¸mÄ AÛpXs¸«p. sI«ne½ Nnet¸mÄ
ChnsSbm InS¡mdv, kmhn{XnbpsS ]cnNcW¯nÂ ]mÀÆXntN¨n ]dªp. cmP³ ad¡−
Rm³ A½mbn ]mÀÆXntN¨n HmÀ½s¸Sp¯n. Rm³ kmhn{Xsb t\m¡n AhÄ Hê
Iff]p©ncntbmsS \Jw ISn¨v \nì. Hê 18 hbÊv {]mbw ImWpw, shfp¯v saenª icocw,
ap−pw »uÊpw Xs¶ thjw. ajnsbgpXnb I®pIÄçv Hê {]tXyI BIÀjW iàn.
apeIÄçv Hmd©nsâ hen¸w ImWpw. apdp¡nbpSp¯ ap−n\SnbnÂ Dê−p \nÂç¶
\nXw_§Ä. \Sçt¼mÄ InSìv Hmfw sh«pì. Hm¶mćsamê Nc¡ns\ Cì I¿nÂ
In«ptam¶dnbnÃ. FÃmw sI«ne½bpsS CjvSamWtÃm.
A¯mgsaÃmw Ignªv hn{ianípt¼mÄ hmey¡mc³ hì ]dªp A½mhn hnfnçs¶ìv.
t\sc kmhn{XnbpsS apdnbnÂ sNì. apdn HìIqSn Hcp¡n Nμ\¯ncnsbÃmw I¯n¨v kpKÔ
]qcnXam¡nbn«p−v. shÁne sNÃhpw tImfm¼nbpsaÃmw knwlmk\w t]mepÅ Hê
Ccn¸S¯nëv AcnsI X¿mdm¡n sh¨n«p−v. AXnë ap³]nembn hensbmê InS¡t]mepÅ
Hìv XdbnÂ hncns¨mê¡nbn«p−v. ]mÀÆXntN¨n, AÃ A½mbn, F\nçSp¡m³ Hê Ikhv
IcbpÅ Hê aps−Sp¯p X¶n«v ]dªp...
"CXp am{Xw DSp¯mÂ aXn, ASnbnÂ Hìw th−.'
AXpSp¯v ASp¯p−mbnê¶ Hê ]oT¯nÂ Cêì. A½mbnbpw FâSp¯mbn h¶nêì.

Aå kab¯nëÅnÂ {iotZhn X¼pcm«nbpw tXmgn kmhn{Xnbpw AI¯v {]thin¨p. kmhn{Xn
]pcmW kn\naIfnÂ ImWp¶ HêXcw ss]Pmat]mepÅ Hê hkv{Xhpw ape¡¨bpamév
AWnªncníp¶Xv. Ahsc¡−v R§Ä Fgpt¶Áp \nì BZc]qÀÆw. X¼pcm«n
æSpw_]pcmWw
Bk\Øbmbn. A½mbn ASp¯v sNìv shÁne sNÃw Xpdìv Hìv
apdp¡m\pÅsXÃwD−m¡n X¼pcm«nbpsS hmbnÂ sh¨psImSp¯p. AXpsasÃ Nh¨v sIm−v
{]uVn hnSmsX Fs¶ t\m¡n aμlkn¨p. Ahêw kn\naIfnÂ A½ dmWnamÀ [cnç¶
Xc¯nepÅ Hê Xcw ape¡¨bpw hfsc t\À¯ Hê ap−pamév [cn¨ncníp¶Xv.
"kmhn{Xo.... G«s\ Rms\mìv ImWs«....' apdp¡m³ hmbnen«v Nh¨c¨psIm−v X¼pcm«n
]dªp.
kmhn{Xn Fsâ ssI ]nSn¨v X¼pcm«nbpsS ap¶nÂ hncns¨mê¡nb InS¡bnteív B\bn¨p.
AXnsâ a²y¯nÂ Fs¶ \nÀ¯n, Ahsfs¶ Np−pIÄsIm−v s\Án sXm«v Xmtgmt«ív
Npw_n¨nd§n. Fsâ ape¡®pIfnÂ arZpeambn ISn¨t¸mÄ Rm³ hnImcw sIm−v
tImcn¯cn¨p. s]m¡nÄ hsc F¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Xdbnenêì. s]m¡nfnÂ Hìc−p XhW
\mhn«v NpgÁn AhÄ Fsâ Ikhpap−nsâ æ¯gn¨n«p. ap−v Xmsg Fsâ Imenë NpÁpambn
hoé. AhfpsS Np−psIm−pÅ IfnbnÂ æfncWnª Fsâ eKm³ CXn\Iw ]æXntbmfw
Xes]m¡nbnêì. Ahsfsâ ap¶nÂ InS¡bnÂ ImÂap«v aS¡n Cêìv Fsâ enwKs¯
hmbnem¡n hZ\kpcXw Bcw`n¨p. Rm\t¸mgpw HcSnasbt¸mse {]Xna IWs¡ \nì.
AhfpsS Dan\ocnÂ æfn¨ eKm³ Xsâ hnizcq]w ImWn¨v X¼pcm«nbpsS
I®pIfntesít¶mWw Xe DbÀ¯n \nì. ]qÀ®ambpw hn{Öw`nX\mbn Fìv a\Ênem¡nb
AhÄ Fsâ hrjW§Ä Hmtcm¶mbn hmbnem¡n ëWªpsIm−nêì. AtXmsS Fsâ
æ® \nìv sh«nbmSm³ XpS§n. Rm³ \nb{´Ww hnSmsX hSnt]mse \nì sImSp¯p.
X¼pcm«n I®psIm−v sImSp¯ Hê knáÂ Aëkcn¨v kmhn{Xn Fsâ ap¶nÂ FWoÁv \nìv
AhfpsS hkv{X§Ä Hmtcm¶mbn Dcnsªdnbm³ XpS§n. BZyw ape¡¨, ]n¶oSv Xsâ Ac
hkv{Xw. aÂtKmh am¼gw t]mepÅ H«pw DSbm¯ apeIÄ Xe DbÀ¯n \nÂçì.
ImepIÄ¡nSbnÂ XpSp¯v Nph¶ Hma\¸qdv. AhÄ Fsâ CSXp `mK¯v X¼pcm«nsb
A`napJoIcn¨v \nì. AXp hsc {iotZhn¯¼pcm«nbpsS ]mZ§Ä aSnbnÂ sh¨v
XtemSnsIm−nê¶ A½mbn Fsâ heXp `mK¯mbn hìv \nì Xsâ hkv{X§Ä Dcnªv
amÁphm³ XpS§n. ]cn]qÀ® \áIfmbn \nÂç¶ B c−p \mcnIfpsS \SphnÂ ]oc¦n
t]mse \nÂç¶ æ®bpambn Rm³ X¼pcm«nbpsS ASp¯ Iå\¡mbn Im¯p \nì.
X¼pcm«n Fgpt¶Áv hìv Fsâ ap³]nÂ \nì. AhÀ Xsâ tImafamb Ic]Ãh§Ä sIm−v
Fsâ enwK¯ Hìc−p XhW sXmen¨S¨p. AhêsS Ickv]Àiw GÁtXmsS Fsâ
Acs¡«v Rm\dnbmsX Hìc−p XhW apt¶m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¨p. ]n¶oShÀ Fsâ t\sc
ap¶nÂ \nìv A½mbnbptSbpw kmhn{XnbptSbpw tbm\nIfnÂ hncen«v BÀ{ZX ]cntim[n¨p.
]n¶oSv c−v ssIIfpw apt¶m«v sIm−p hìv tbm\nbnÂ XnêInb \Sp hncepIfpw
XffhncepIfpw X½nÂ ]e XhW ap«n¨p t\m¡n BcpsS ]qdmév IqSpXÂ Cud\mbn«pÅXv
Fìv XmcXayw sN¿p¶t]mse tXm¶n. ]n¶oSv A½mbnbpsS ssI]Sn¨v AhÀ ho−pw B
knwlmk\w t]mepÅ tkm^bnÂ Bk\Øbmbn. AhêsS I®pIÄ ho−pw kmhn{Xnív
BÚsImSp¯p. kmhn{Xn Fs¶ t\m¡n aμlkn¨pwsIm−v InS¡bnÂ aeÀìv InS¡m³
BwKyw Im«n. InS¡ms\mê§pt¼mÄ Fs¶ {iotZhn X¼pcm«nív A`napJambn InS¯m³
kmhn{Xn {i²n¨nêì. æe¨p \nÂç¶ æ®bpambn Rm\§ns\ sI«ne½bpsS ap¶nÂ
aeÀì InSì. kmhn{Xn kmhImiw Fsâ Acs¡«n\Sp¯v CSXp`mK¯mbn ImepIÄ aS¡n
Cê¶n«v Xe Fsâ hbdnÂ sh¨v enwKs¯ Npt−mSSp¸n¨v X¼pcm«nsb t\m¡n
]p©ncn¨psIm−v InSì. AhfpsS Xpfkn¡XnÀ sh¨v ]n¶nb \o− ImÀIq´Â Fsâ
hbÁnepw amdnepambn ]SÀì InSì. B XeapSnbnÂ \nìbê¶ Ims¨®bpsS KÔw Fs¶
a¯p]nSn¸n¨p.
Rm³ Aåw Xe DbÀ¯n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I− ImgvN Fs¶ IqSpXÂ hnImc`cnX\m¡n.
]cn]qÀ® \ábmb ]mÀÆXn tN¨n X¼pcm«nbpsS t\À¯ aÉn³ ap−v æ¯gn¨v
Cê`mKt¯m«pam¡n. ASnbnÂ Hìw DSp¡mXnê¶ X¼pcm«nbpsS sh®¡ÃnÂ
XoÀ¯t]mepÅ X¦¯pSIÄ Aåw AI¯n B ImÂ¡hc¯nÂ apJw AaÀ¯n InSçì.
XdbnÂ ap«pIp¯n æ\nªv \nÂç¶ A½mbnbpsS B\ç−nIÄ DbÀì \n¶nêì.
AhêsS NńhnShpIÄ¡nSbneqsS ]\s\m¦v t]mse hn−p \nÂç¶ ]qdnsâ ASn`mKhpw
ImWmambnêì. D¯chv C«n¡mWWw, kmhn{Xn Fsâ æe¨p \nÂç¶ eKm\nÂ A[c
kpcXw Bcw`n¨p. sI«ne½bpsS \b\kpJ¯n\mbn AhÄ Fsâ enwK¯nÂ \mhv sIm−v
]e Nn{X¸WnIfpw hc¨p ImWn¨p. Hê Nn{Xie`¯ns\ t]mse AhfpsS \mhv Fsâ
emKm\nÂ ]mdn ]dì Ifn¨p. kmhn{XnbpsS æ®bq¼Â I−v X¼pcm«nív lcw Ibdn. AhÀ
s]m§n \nÂç¶ A½mbnbpsS NńIfnÂ BªSn¨v AhêsS ]qÀ aq©Â
æSpw_]pcmWw
t{]mÕm¸nçì−mbnêì. Aåw Ignªv kmhn{Xn Fs¶ ssI]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨v
X¼cm«nbpsS ap¶nÂ sIm−pt]mbn \nÀ¯n. FÃmw {iotZhn¯¼pcm«nbpsS
CwKnX§Ä¡ëkcn¨v AhÀ sImSpç¶ knáepIÄ In«pt¼mgmbnêì. kmhn{Xn Xsâ
hmbnÂ \nìv Aåw Xp¸seSp¯v Ip\nªv InSç¶ A½bnbpsS NńhnShnÂ ssIIS¯n B
s]ê¼qdnÂ ]pc«n. ]n¶oSv Hê ssIsIm−v A½mbnbpsS NńIÄ ]nfÀ¯n ]nSn¨v,
adpssIsIm−v Fsâ æ®sb ]nSn¨v A½mbnbpsS amf¯nteív sh¨p. Rm³ Aåw æ\nªv
Dbcw AUvsPÌv sNbvXv enwK {]thiw kuIcy{]Zam¡n. IW£³ icnbmbtXmsS kmhn{Xn
amdn sI«ne½bpsS ]pdInÂ t]mbn \nìv AhêsS NpaepIfneqsS I¿n«v AhêsS ]«v
du¡bpsS sI«gn¨p hn«p. kmhImi¯nÂ sI«ne½ I¿pbÀ¯nbXn¶pkcn¨v du¡
DucnsbSp¯p. ]n¶oShêsS at\mlcamb æNæw`§fnÂ ]pdInÂ \nìv Xs¶ XShn
ckn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. CS¡nsS AhêpsS Idp¯ apńcn§ t]mse \nÂç¶ ape¡®pIÄ
Xnê½nbpSípì−mbnêì.
CsXÃmw I−tXmsS Fsâ Acs¡«v tÌj\nÂ Cìv bm{X ]pds¸Sp¶ Bhnb{´s¯ t]mse
kmhImi¯nÂ Nen¡m³ XpS§n. AtXmsS Fsâ \o− ]nÌ¬ A½mbnbpsS amf¯nteív
Ibdp¶Xpw Cd§p¶Xpw sI«ne½ IuXIt¯msS t\m¡n Iméì−mbnêì. A½mbnbpsS
]qdnÂ \nìv DÛhníp¶ A]kzc§Ä tI«v AhÀ Hê sIm¨p æ«nsb t]mse s]m«n¨ncn¨p.
Fsâ Hmtcm Xm§pw ]mÀÆXn tN¨n GÁphm§p¶Xns\m¸w AhêsS apJw (Hê ]s£
\o«n¸nSn¨ncníp¶ \mhpw) {iotZhn¯¼pcm«nbpsS ]qdnÂ h¶nSnípì−mbnêì.
AXns\m¸n¨v kmhn{Xn AhêsS t]mÀapeIfnÂ tlmWSníp¶Xpt]mse
sR¡nbpSípìap−mbnêì.
Aåt\cw A§ns\ ckn¨v Ignªt¸mÄ sI«ne½ A½mbnsb XebnÂ X«n FWo¡m³

kwÚsImSp¯p. AXp a\Ênem¡nb Rm³ DSs\ A½mbnbpsS ]qÁnÂ \nìv æ®
hen¨qcnsbSp¯p. A½mbnbpsS apJw apgph³ sI«ne½bpsS tX\mÂ BhrXambnêì.
A½mbn Fs¶ ]gb s]mknj\nÂ aeÀ¯n InS¯n. ]ns¶ F\nív ]n³ Xncnªv Fsâ
Acs¡«nÂ Cêìv tX§m s]mXn¡m³ XpS§n. AhêsS B\¨ńIÄ DbÀì Xmgp¶Xv
am{Xsa F\nív ImWm³ km[n¨pÅq. enwKtbm\o kwKaw sI«ne½bpsS \b\kpJ¯n\mbn
ImgvNsh¨ncnípIbmbnêì. ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS B\¸qÀ Fsâ æ®sb hngp§p¶Xpw
Xp¸p¶Xpw AhÀ ætd t\cw t\m¡n ckn¨p. ]ns¶ Xsâ apeIÄ Xnê½nbpS¨psIm−v
]n¶nÂ \nÂç¶ kmhn{Xnç«ntbmSv A½mbnbpsS Øm\w GsÁSp¡m³ Iån¨p. AhÄ
A½mbnbpsS s]mknj\nÂ hì \nì. A½mbn Xsâ ]qdnÂ hncen«v Ipd¨v tX³
tXm−nsbSp¯v Xsâ aêaIfpsS InSpÊapff ]qÁnÂ ]pc«n sImSp¯p.
AhÀ¡dnbmambnêì, Fsâ sImeç´w B CÃn¸qdnëv æd¨v
hn½n«ap−mçsaìv. A½mbnbpsS ]qsd®bnÂ æfn¨p \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKm\nÂ kmhn{Xn
]Xps¡ Cêìv Xsâ CdpInb tbm\nbnteív DÄs¡m−p. AhfnÂ \nìbÀ¶ t\À¯ Hê
sRc¡¯nÂ \nìv AXhÄçv æd¨v I«nbmbnêì Fìv F\nív a\Ênembn. AhÄ hfsc
{]bmks¸«mbnêì Xsâ Acs¡«v s]mçIbpw XmçIbpw sNbvXnê¶Xv. B Cd¡apÅ
]qdv F\nív AhmNyamb B\μamév XìsIm−nê¶Xv. æd¨pt\cw IqSn kmhn{Xn B
tX§ms]mXn¡Â XpSÀ¶mÂ F\nív shSnXoêsaìv Dd¸mbnêì.
]s£ `mKyhimÂ AXn\Iw sI«ne½ív ISnaq¯p Ignªnêì. AXphsc AhêsS
A½nªIÄ N¸nçSn¨psIm−nê¶ A½mbntbmSv Fgpt¶Â¡m³ BÚm]n¨p. A½mbn
DSs\ Ahsc hncns¨mê¡nb N{]a©¯nteív B\bn¨p. CXn\Iw kmhn{Xn Fsâ
Acs¡«nÂ \ns¶WoÁv Ft¶bpw ssI ]nSns¨gpt¶Â¸n¨nêì. B hnimeamb
Nμ\¡«nenÂ sI«ne½ ImepIÄ Ih¨v InSç¶Xv ImWm³ Hê {]tXyI `wKnbmbnêì.
I«nensâ ImÂ`mK¯mbn Rm³ \nìv AhêsS hn−v IodnbXpt]mse \nÂç¶ N¡bpsS
`wKn BkzZn¨p. kmhn{Xn Fsâ enwK¯nÂ ]nSn¨v hen¨t¸mgmév F\nív
ØeImet_m[ap−mbXv. X¼pcm«n c−pssIIfpapbÀ¯n Fs¶ amSn hnfnípì. Rm³
AhêsS ]pdt¯ív Ibdn. F´v arZpeamWm ta\n. ]«p InS¡bnÂ InSç¶ kpJw.
A½mbn CXn\Iw R§fpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnÂ I¿n«v Fsâ eKms\ X¼pcm«nbpsS
A´x]pc¯nteív ]nSn¨v sh¨p. sh®bqdn \nÂç¶ B tbm\o \mf¯nÂ Fsâ enwKw
Dufbn«v Cd§n. AhÀ Fs¶ Xsâ amdnteív ]nSnäÀ¯n B sN©p−pIfmÂ Fsâ
apJs¯Ãmw D½sh¨p. Fsâ æ® AhêsS KÀ`]m{Xw hsc F¯nsbìv F\nív tXm¶n.
AhêsS skÀhnIvknÂ sNìv ap«p¶Xpt]mse. AhÀ AXv icnípw BkzZnípì−mbnêì.
AS¡n \ndp¯nbnê¶ ImahnImcw AWs]m«nsbmgpIm³ XpS§n. AhÀ Fsâ sNhnbnÂ
Aivfoeamb `mjbnÂ ]pe¼m³ XpS§n. km[mcW aëjycnÂ Imé¶ A[a hnImc§Ä,
henb Xdhm«pImêtSbpw a\Ênsâ ASn¯«nÂ Hfnªv InSçì−v Fìv As¶\nív
æSpw_]pcmWw
a\Ênembn. Rm³ Bªv Bªv ]®m³ XpS§n. AhÀ Acs¡«v tatem«v s]m¡n Xcm³
XpS§nbtXmsS Rm³ kIe iànbpsaSp¯v AhêsS N¡]qÁnen«v æ¯n. AhÀ Hê
s]ê¼m¼ns\ t]mse F¶ NpÁnhcnªt¸mÄ AhÀçv cXnaqÀObmbn Fì a\Ênem¡n
Rmëw Fsâ æ®¸mÂ AhêsS Zmlníp¶ ]qÁnteív NoÁn¨p. AhÀ Fsâ Np−pIÄ
ISn¨ps]m«n¨p. hfsc \mfpIÄçv tijambmév Aìv AhÀ kwt`mKw icnípamkzZn¨Xv
Fìv ]n¶oSv ]mÀÆXn tN¨n Ft¶mSv ]dªp.
sI«ne½bpambn Ignª cm{XnbpsS a[pcw æd¨p \mÄ a\Ênep−mbnêì. ]mÀÆXntN¨n

ho−pw tImtfPnÂ ]Tníp¶ X¼pcm«nbpsS aIÄçv th−n Hê ]cn]mSn Bkq{XWw
sNbvsX¦nepw, Nne kmt¦XnI ImcW§fmÂ kwKaw \S¶nÃ. ]cnXxØnXnIfpw aÁpw
hfsctbsd {i²n¡WatÃm Xdhm«pImcpsS am\w t]mImsX Imcy§Ä \S¯m³. A§ns\
Rm³ XÂ¡met¯ív Cfb½bpambn kpJn¨p hmé.
Cfb½bpsS I¼\nbnÂ t]m¡v Xosc ædªp. ]IÂ apgphëw cXn eoeIfmSn kpJn¨p.
sshIo«v hnemkn\n F¯p¶Xphsc Cfb½ív XpWnbpSpt¡− Bhiyw hfsc ædhmbnêì.
D¨hsc ASp¡f¸WnbnÂ hym]rXsb¦nepw, Rmëw ASp¡fbnÂ Ibdn Cfb½bpsS
]qÁnepw apeIfnepw s]êamdns¡m−ncnípw. D¨¡qWpIgnªmév icnbmb Iem]cn]mSnIÄ.
Cfb½ ]m{X§Ä Igpæ¶ ]WnsbÃmw Ign¨v Hmhv apdnbnÂ Ibdpì. hmXeS¡ms\mìw
sa\s¡SmdnÃ. ap−pw Xmdpw Agn¨v AbbnÂ Xqçì. ]n¶oSv XdbnÂ Ip¯nbnêìv
aq{Xsamgnípì. Nnet¸mÄ \Sp¯f¯nÂ Rm³ InSìv t\mçìs−ì I−mÂ F\nív apJw
Xncnªnê¶mév s]Sp¡Â. B hnSÀ¶ h«b¸¯nÂ \nìv koÂ¡mct¯mSv aq{Xw NoÁp¶Xp
ImWpt¼mtg F\n¡v Ccnís¸mdpXnbnÃmXmæw. ]ns¶ ¹mÌn¡v a¤nÂ shÅsaSp¯v ]qdv
]nfÀ¯n hncen«v Igpæ¶Xv Imét¼mÄ F\nív {`m´v ]nSnípw. Fs¶ t\m¡n Hê
Imab£nsbt¸mse AhÀ aZmekbmbn ]p©ncnípw. Nnåt¸mÄ Np−pIÄ IqÀ¸n¨v D½
Xê¶Xpt]mse ImWnípw. ]n¶oSv Fgpt¶Áv AbbnÂ \nìv tXmÀs¯Sp¯v ]qdpw Nńbpw
XpS¨p »uÊv am{Xan«v AÀ²\ábmbn \Sì hê¶ Cfb½sb I−mÂ GXv htbmhr²\mév
I¼nbmImXncnípI. AhêsS hchv t\m¡n Rm³ A£a\mbn Fsâ eKms\ ]nSn¨v
sXmen¨S¨psIm−ncnípw. GXv t]mknemév ]t®−sXìv Cfb½bpsS XmÂ]cy¯në
hn«psImSp¯ncn¡bmév. Nnåt¸mÄ AhÀ sdVnbmtWÂ Ipe¨p \nÂç¶ æ®bnÂ
Ibdnbnêì s]mXn¡m³ XpS§pw. AhêsS tbm\o icnípw ImaPe¯mÂ \\ªn«nsÃ¦nÂ,
HìInÂ ap«pæ¯n Nńs]m¡n \nt¶m, AsÃ¦nÂ aeÀì InSìv Ih s]mfn¨v sh¨v
XcnIsbm sN¿pw. ]qdpw sImXhpw \¡n sdVnbm¡mëÅ knáemWXv. ap«pImenÂ æ\nªv
\nìv Xê¶Xv, æ−nbnÂ IbÁm³ CjvSs¸Spì F¶Xnsâ kqN\. Znhk§Ä sNÃpw tXmdpw
]ckv]cw XmÂ]cy§Ä a\Ênem¡m³ DcnbmtS− Bhiyw ædªp Ipdªp hì.
Hê \mÄ, D¨bqéw Ignªv Dd¡¯në ap¼pÅ Hê D¨shSns¡«v Cfb½bpambn \S¯n

sIm−ncníp¶Xn\nSbnÂ, A{]Xo£nXambn hÕetN¨n ho«nÂ hì. Cfb½bpsS
A{i²aqew ]n³ `mKs¯ hmXneS¡m³ adì t]mbnêì. AXphgn AI¯v IS¶ tN¨n
A½bpw aIëambn \Sç¶ kwt`mKw I−v Xcn¨v \nì.
"Mvlm.... FSm IÅ¯msbmfo \obnt¸mÄ Cfb½sbbmév s]mdp¸níp¶Xv AtÃ....'
tN¨nbpsS Bt{Imiw tI«v R§Ä sR«ns¯dn¨p. Cfb½ thKw X«n¸nSsªWoÁv

hkv{X§Ä FÃmw DSp¯v tN¨nbpsS ASpt¯m«v t]mbn. Hìw t]Sn¡m\nsÃìv t]mæw hgn
Ft¶mSv BwKyw ImWnípì−mbnêì. ASp¡fbnÂ Cfb½bpw tN¨nbpw X½nÂ
æipæip¸v Gsd t\cw XpSÀì. Rm³ ]Xnsb hmXnen\Sp¯v sNìv AIs¯ kw`mjWw
{i²n¨p.
"tamtf....\obpw IqSn klIcn¨mÂ \ap¡nXv BtcmêadnbmsX kuIcyambn apt¶m«v

sIm−pt]mImw. Ahëw ]mepff apeIÄ hfsc CjvSmìv IeymWn tN¨n ]dªp. \n\çw
At¸mÄ Hê kpJw, hÃ æ«nItfbpw hnfn¨v ape æSn¸n¡mëff _p²nap«panÃ, ]ns¶ \n\çw
Hìv kpJn¡sbms¡ ths−. sNdp¸¯nÂ \n§Ä ætd Ifnsbms¡ Ifn¨n«ps−ìv ]dªp
tI«n«p−v. At¸m ]ns¶ CXnsemìw A{X sXsÁmìw tXmt¶− ImcyhpanÃ.....'
Cfb½ ]dªp \ndp¯nbt¸mÄ tN¨n \mWn¨v apJw æ\n¨p \nì. Cfb½ ]Xnsb tN¨nbpsS
A½nªIÄ »uÊnë apIfneqsS ]nSn¨v sR¡n. DSs\ hÕte¨nbpsS »uÊnsâ ap³ `mKw
\\sªìv tXmìì.
æSpw_]pcmWw
"Mvlm...]mÀÆXnbpsS aêìsIms−mìw êantÃ.....? Ct¸mgpw CS§gn Id¡msaìv
tXmìì....?' Cfb½ tNmZn¨p.
]mÀÆXn tN¨n ]dbp¶Xv æd¨p \mÄ ]mev ]ngnªv IfbpItbm, IpSn¸nçItbm
sN¿êsX¶m.... F\nív ]Áp¶nÃ, hÃmsX Igípt¼m sXm« ho«nse Pm\qsâ tamsfs¡m−v
æSn¸nípw.
"Bêv \μn\ntbm...? shdpsXbÃ B æ«n Ct¸mÄ s]s«ìv A§v XSn¨v hoÀ¯Xv.... AhÄçv
aSnsbmìanÃ AtÃ.. F§ns\ \o hfs¨Sp¯p.....?'
kmam\t¯Â \¡ns¡mSp¯mÂ hfbm¯ s]¬æt«ymfpt−m Cfbt½......
"AXpicn hbÊdnbnç¶Xnepw apt¼ Ahfv kmam\¯ps½ Dff Ifn sXmS§ytÃ.... AhfpsS

A½ Pm\qw tami¡mcn AÃ... R§sS Hs¡ sNdp¸¯nÂ Pm\p hbÊdnbníp¶Xnë ap³t]
NpÁph«¯pÅ FÃm tN«·mêw AhfpsS sXmS¡nSbnÂ sh¨v shÅw Ifªnêì. Hcn¡Â
AhnsSbpÅ Hê hbÊmb A½mh³ Pmëhnsâ ædp¼mSv \ç¶Xv A½mhn I−p ]nSn¨Xpw,
Xnf¨ shffw tImcn A½hsâ eKm\nÂ Hgn¨XpsaÃmw A¶s¯ NqSpÅ hmÀ¯Ifmbnêì...'
AXn\nSbnÂ hnemkn\n kvIqÄ hn«v F¯nbXn\mÂ IqSpXÂ kw`hhnImk§Ä Hìw
D−mbnÃ. Rmt\mÀ¯p B \μn\nç«nsb. hÕe tN¨nbpsS ho«nÂ sh¨v
ImWmdp−mbnêì. Hê ]{´−v...]Xnaqìv hbÊv Iméw. t{^m¡n\SnbneqsS ImWmhp¶
XS¨ndpInb XpSIÄ I−t¸mtg tXm¶nbnêì H¶dçhm³ In«nbnês¶¦nÂ Fìv.
GXmbmepw hÕetN¨nbpsS Io¸mb \neív In«phm³ hnjaap−mInÃ, Rm³ a\ÊntemÀ¯p.
tN¨nbpsS ho«nÂ sh¨v ]et¸mgpw A{i²ambn CcnípIbpw s]m¡¯nÂ IbdpIbpw aÁpw
sN¿mdpÅ B XSn¨n \μn\nç«nbpsS sP«nçÅnÂ Xpdn¨p \nÂç¶ B henb
kaqksbçdn¨v HmÀ¯v ]et¸mgpw shÅ and¡nbnêì.
]nsÁ Znhkw Cfb½ I¼\nbnÂ t]mbnêì, i\nbmgvN BbXn\mÂ Iqen sImSpç¶
Znhkambnêì. AXn\mÂ Rm³ ]Xps¡ tN¨nbpsS {]XnIcWw Adnbmsa¶ Dt±it¯msS
AhnsS sNì. F¯ns¸«Xv IdIvÁv kab¯v Xs¶. Nmcnbn«nê¶ P\mensâ hnShneqsS
t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I«nenÂ InSç¶ tN¨nbpw sXm«Sp¯v InSç¶ \μn\nç«nbpw.
hÕte¨nbpsS XSn¨ A½nªIÄ N¸n hen¨v æSnípIbmév \μn\n. tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ
\μn\nbpsS t{^m¡n\SnbnÂ s]êamdpì−v. ]Ánb kabw, ]pdæ his¯ hmXnÂ ]pd¯p
\nìv Xs¶ Xpd¡m³ Hê kq{X¸Wn Rm³ I−psh¨nêì. A§ns\ Rm³ AI¯p ISì.
s]«ìv Xe Xncn¨v t\m¡nb tN¨n Fs¶¡−Xpw, iÐap−m¡êXv Fìv Rm³ Np−nÂ
hncÂ sh¨v Im«n. tN¨nív Fsâ Dt±iw a\Ênembn. tN¨n A\§msX InSì. I«nenÂ
NpaccnI¯mbn InS¶nê¶ \μn\bpsS apJw tN¨nbpsS amdneaÀ¶nê¶Xn\mÂ Fs¶ I−nÃ.
Rm³ ]Xnsb tN¨nbpsS ]n³`mKt¯mSv tNÀìv I«nenÂ InSì. tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ c−pw
]pd¯mév. heXp ape æSníp¶ \μ\nbpsS apJ¯mév tN¨nbpsS CSXp ape InSç¶Xv.
B B\apeIÄ \μ\nbpsS I®pIÄ apgphëw ad¨nêì.
sXtgm«v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ \μn\nbpsS sP«n hen¨nd¡nbn«p−v. ]qS
apf¡m¯ shÅeph t]mepÅ \μn\nbpsS kmam\¯nÂ tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ s]êamdpì.
Rm³ ]Xnsb tN¨nbpsS ssI ]nSn¨v amÁn. NqSpÅ \μn\nbpsS ædp¼mSnÂ ssIsXm«t¸msg
Fsâ eKm³ tN¨nbpsS aq«nÂ æ¯m³ XpS§n. tN¨nív hnhcw a\Ênembn. AhÄ
A\§msX InSì Xì. Fsâ ssI In«nb Ahkcw ]mgm¡msX B sIm¨p kmam\¯nÂ
icnípw s]êamdn. NmenÂ hncemÂ \Ãh®w XShn. sam¯w tbm\n tlmWSníp¶ t]mse
sR¡n. s]«ì−mb {]hÀ¯\ ssienbnse amÁw \μn\nsb Xe DbÀ¯n t\m¡m³
t{]cn¸n¨p. Fs¶¡− sR«enÂ AhfnÂ \nìv AhfdnbmsX Hê A]kzcw ]pds¸«p. tN¨n
AhfpsS XeapSnbnÂ XtemSns¡m−v kzm´\n¸n¨p.
"tamfv t]Sn¡−mt«m...cmtP«³ BtcmSpw ]dbnÃ...' tN¨nbpsS k½Xt¯msSbmsWìv

Adnªt¸mÄ \μn\n Djmdmbn. AhÄ Hcp ImÂ s]m¡n F\nív s]êamdm³
kuIcyap−m¡n Xì. ImÂap«në Xmsgbmbn \n¶ AhfpsS sP«n Rm\qcn amÁn. AhfpsS
sNdnb Nń hnShnÂ Rm³ hnctemSn¨p, NqSpÅ KpZZzmc¯nÂ Rms\mê hncÂ
sIm−aÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ C¡nfnsIm−v ]pfªp. tN¨n tNmZn¨p....
"tamÄçv \Ã kpJt−m...?'
æSpw_]pcmWw
Mpw....
"]mev æSns¨m.... \nÀ¯−..'
AhÄ apeæSn XpSÀ¶t¸mÄ Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ sR¡n ]mÂ \μn\nbpsS hmbnteív
]ngnªp sImSp¯p. CXn\nSbnÂ Fsâ æ® ap−nëÅnÂ \nìv ]pds¯Sp¯v Rm³
H¶cbpSp¡m¯ tN¨nbpsS Nń hnShnÂ (tN¨nbpsS ap−v Rm³ NńípapIfnÂ IbÁn
sh¨nêì) æ¯n¡bÁnbnêì. ap³]nÂ tN¨nbpsS aSnç¯neqsS ssIIS¯n AhfpsS
]qdnÂ sXmSm³ t\m¡nsb¦nepw km[n¨nÃ. ssI sXm«Xv Fsâ æ®bpsS Xp¼¯p
Xs¶bmév. B InS¸nÂ AXp am{Xsa \SçambnêìÅq.
Rm³ FWoÁv I«nensâ ImÂ `mK¯v hìv XdbnÂ Cêì, F¶n«v \μn\nbpsS
ImepIÄ¡nSbnteív apJaSp¸n¨p. B\bpsS akvXIw t]mse Xpdn¨p \nÂç¶ \Ã NqSpÅ
kmam\w. tcma§fnÃm¯ B cknI³ kaqk Rm³ \¡n¯pS¨p. Fsâ Acapff \mhv B
sIm¨p ]qdnsâ NmenÂ Xpgªt¸mÄ \μn\n C¡nfnsIm−v apeæSn \nÀ¯n CfIn Nncn¡m³
XpS§n.
"tN«³ \çt¼mÄ tamÄçv C¡nfnbmæìt−m...?' tN¨n tNmZn¨p. tN«ëv tamÄsS kmam\w
\¡m³ hey CjvSm... AXm... tN¨n \ymboIcWw sImSp¯p. tN¨n apeæSn¸nt¡−Xnë
th−n am{Xw Hìv \μn\nbpsS \¡msdmÅq.... AXnÂ \μ\nív henb kpJw
In«n¡mWnÃmbncnípw.
\μn\n apeæSnsbÃmw \nÀ¯n aeÀì InSìv ImeI¯n AhfpsS æªnçdp¼mSv icnípw

\¡nçSn¡m³ ]mI¯nëv s]mf¯n sh¨p Xì. Rm\hfpsS NńIÄ ssIIfmÂ Xm§n
æ\nªv \nìv B ]m\]m{Xw Bthmfw sam¯nçSn¨p. AhÄ CfIn CfIn
Nncnípì−mbnêì. æ¶nçê hen¸¯nepÅ sIm¨pIńÂ Rm³ \mçsIm−v æ¯n.
AhÄ Acs¡«v Fsâ apJt¯ív XÅn XÅn Xêì−mbnêì. sam¯w ]qdv Rm³
hmbnem¡n N¸n hen¨p. AhÄ Hcn¡epw Aë`hn¡m¯ kpJw AhÄç In«ns¡m−nêì.
tN¨n I«nenÂ \nìv Fgpt¶Áv amdn \nìv Fsâ hZ\kpcZw t\m¡n BkzZn¨p. æ\nªv
\nìÅ B ]cn]mSnbnÂ Rm³ s]«ìv £oWn¨p. Rm³ \nhÀìv \n¶t¸mÄ \μn\nç«n
Acs¡«pbÀ¯n ho−pw ho−pw thWsaìÅ AÀ°¯nÂ Mp...Mp... Fìv Bhiys¸Sm³
XpS§n. AXpI−v tN¨n Nncn¨v æ\nªv \nìv Xsâ Hê apesR«v \μn\nbpsS tbm\nbnse
sIm¨p IńÂ C«v Dcíp¶Xns\m¸w, apeIÄ sR¡n ]mÂ tbm\oNmenteçv ]ngnbpIbpw
sNbvXp. ape¡®nÂ \nìv NoÁp¶ ]mÂ kqNn ap\t]mse \μn\nbpsS ædp¼mSnsâ NmenÂ
æ¯nsIm−t¸mÄ AhÄ B\μw sIm−v Acs¡«v ho−pw ho−pw tatem«v s]m¡n
tN¨nbpsS apeIfnÂ CSnípì−mbnêì. B sIm¨p tbm\n \ndªv ]mÂ ]Xªv AhfpsS
NńhnShneqsS Xmtgív CÁv hogm³ XpS§n. AXpI− Rm³ ho−pw AhntSív apJaSp¸n¨v
]mÂ \¡nçSn¡m³ XpS§n. Fsâ hmbvs]êamdm³ XpS§bt¸mÄ \μn\nç«n
kt´mj¯mÂ \nehfnç¶ t]mse H¨bp−m¡n CfIn adnªp. AhfpsS PohnX¯nse
BZys¯ cXnaqÀ¨bmsWì tXm¶n AhfpsS ]cm{Iaw I−t¸mÄ. AhÄ Xsâ c−v
ImepIfpw sIm−v Fsâ Xesb NpÁn¸nSn¨p. ImatIfnIfnÂ ap³]cnNbansÃ¦nepw
aëjyklPamb hmk\ Bbncnímw Ahsfs¡m−v A§ns\ sN¿n¨Xv. Aå t\c¯në
tijw AhfpsS ImepIÄ hnSÀ¯n Rm³ I«nenÂ sh¨p. kwXr]vXntbmsS AhÄ A§ns\
Imepw Ih¨v Nphì XpSp¯ kmam\w ]nfÀ¯n sh¨v aμlkn¨v InSç¶Xv at\mlcamb Hê
ImgvNbmbnêì.
"FSo \μn\o......'
\μn\nbpsS A½ Pmë tN¨n \o«n hnfníp¶Xv tI«v, AhÄ XnSp¡¯nÂ sP«n FSp¯n«pw
sIm−v ]pdt¯t¡mSn. hÕte¨n AXp hsc R§fpsS IfnIÄ ho£n¨psIm−v
\nÂ¡bmbnêì. »uÊpw t_mUokpw apeíp apIfnÂ Xs¶ Bbnêì At¸mgpw.
Rm\hsf amtdmSW¨v ap−nsâ æ¯v Agn¨n«p. AhfpsS XSn¨pbÀ¶ \nXw_§fnÂ XtemSn.
AhÄ FÃm¯nëw k½Xw F¶ a«nÂ Fsâ amdnÂ Xe Nmbv¨v \nì. tN¨nsb Rm³ ]Xnsb
I«nenÂ InS¯n. hÀj§Äçv ap³]v I−n«pÅ AhfpsS ]qdnÂ Rm³ XShn. tcma§Ä
I{Xn¨v \nÀ¯mdmév ]Xnshìv tXmìì. Acnt©mfw hfÀ¶ ssaêIÄ AhfpsS ]qdnÂ Hê
ImÀs]Áv t]mse Aë`hs¸«p. AhfpsS Np−pIÄ Ddp©ns¡m−v Rm\m kmam\¯nteív
]Xps¡ hncÂ IbÁn. AhfnÂ \nìv Hê s\SphoÀ¸v DbÀì. AhfpsS XSn¨ A½nªIÄ
æSpw_]pcmWw
]Xnhv t^mgvknÂ sR¡nbt¸mÄ ]mÂ GItZiw HcSn Dbc¯nÂ tatemt«ív NoÁn. AXv
I−t¸mÄ AdnbmsX Fsâ Np−pIÄ henb Idp¯ apńcn§ t]mse XpSp¯v hoÀ¯v
\n¶nê¶ ape¡®pIfnteív BIÀjn¡s¸«p. ]menëv Hê ]ªhpanÃ, æSn ]Xps¡
B¡nbnsÃ¦nÂ B t{kmXÊnÂ \nìv hê¶sXÃmw hmbnÂ DÄs¡mÅm³ ]ÁmsX hêtam
Fìv Rm³ i¦n¨p. \Ã a[pcapÅ ]mÂ, \μn\nç«n hnSmsX IqSnbncníp¶Xv shdpsXbÃ.
tN¨n ho−p ho−pw apeIÄ Fsâ hmbnteív XnêIn Xì. \μn\nç«nbpambn \S¯nb
hZ\kpcXw æd¨v BbmkIcamb tPmen Bbnê¶Xn\mÂ F\nív \Ã Zmlhpw
£oWhpap−mbnêì. HìamtemNn¡msX B ]mearXv apgph³ Rm³ DuÁnçSn¨p.
Ahkm\w B ]epdh hÁnbt¸mgmév Rm³ \ndp¯nbXv....
"lmhq...Fsâ s\©¯p\nìv Hê `mcand¡n sh¨ t]mse....BZyambn«m ]mev Hìv \n¶Xv.....'
tN¨n Hê s\SphoÀt¸msS ]dªp.
F¶n«pw apeív ]gb hen¸w Xs¶bp−tÃm tNö....
"t]mSm Ifnbm¡msX....'
C\n tNösS ChnsSìv hÃXpw æSn¡m³ In«ptamìv t\m¡s«... Rm³ AhfpsS ]qdnÂ Hìv
Xnê½ns¡m−v ]dªp.
"A§ns\ \o Xs¶ æSn¨v kpJn¡−.... C§v sIm−phm \nsâ sImeç´w, F\nípw hÃXpw
æSn¡m³ In«ptamìv t\m¡s«...' tN¨n Fsâ eKm\nÂ ]nSn¨v hen¨psIm−v 69 s]mknj\nÂ
InSì.
"slsâ At½bv.... CsXs´mê B\ç®bmSm CXv.... shdpsXbÃ Cfb½ CXnÂ ]nSn
apdp¡nbXv....'
tN¨n BÀ¯n ]nSn¨ Hê æ«nsb t]mse Fsâ æ® apgph³ hmbnem¡m³ t\m¡n. enwKm{Kw
A®m¡nÂ ap«nbt¸mÄ, AhÄçv izmkw ap«nbXpsIm−v am{Xamév \ndp¯bXv. F¶mepw
GItZiw ap¡mÂ `mKt¯mfw æ® AhfpsS hmbnembnêì. aæSw AhfpsS A®m¡nen«v
sRcn¨p sIm−v AhÄ enwK]m\w XpSÀì. Rm\hfpsS ]qdnteív t\m¡n. IdpIdp¯
ssaêIÄ hIªp amÁn tbm\oNmÂ Rm³ s]mf¯n t\m¡n. ]−p I−{X Nph¸v \ndw
DÄ`mK¯n\nÃ. F¦nepw Hê UmÀIv sdUv Xs¶. ]−v Fs¶ t\m¡n sImXn¸n¨ AhfpsS
]qÁnteív Rm³ apJaaÀ¯n. Aåw \o−v Xq§nb I´v Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n hen¨p \o«n.
]s£ AXv AhfpsS tbm\nbpsS DÄNp−pIfmbnêì. AXpw hnidn t]mse \nhÀì hì.
tX\S t]mse H«n¸nSn¨p \n¶nê¶ c−v DÄNp−pIfpw Iq«n]nSn¨v Rm³ Bªv hen¨p.
]enªo³ (ao³ ap«IÄ) t]mse tXm¶n¸n¨ B amwkt]inIsf Rm³ hmbnem¡n
s\m«nëWªp. ]n¶oSv B c−v Np−pItfbpw hncemÂ Rm³ ]nSnÏ¯n. AXp X½nÂ
hnSÀ¶t¸mÄ N¡bpsS ]it]mse DÄ`mK¯v \ndsb \qepIÄ t]mse AhfpsS ]qÀ tX³
ImWs¸«p. Rm³ \mçv \o«n AXv \¡nsbSp¯p. ]n¶oSv \m¡v AhfpsS tbm\o \mf¯nteív
IqÀ¸n¨v IS¯n. AhÄ Acs¡«v Fsâ apJ¯n«v Dcç¶Xns\m¸w, Fsâ æ® Du¼n hen¨p
sIm−nêì. icnípsÅmê kwt`mK¯nëv AhÄçv XmÂ]cyanÃm¯Xp t]mse tXm¶n
F\nív. HchnlnX KÀ`w t]dnbXnsâ hnjaw Adnªn«pÅXn\memImw. Rmëw A¶mÂ
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