Ahġv
Dd¡w IpdhmWv. cm{Xn ]Xns\m¶paWn¡v InS¡bnse¯nbmepw kvs]{Îw
tdUntbmbnse Ad_nIv t{]m{Kmw tI«psImWvSv Gsd t\cw DWÀ¶v InS¡pw.
""Cu Xn¦fmgvN \n§Ä asÁmcp X¯sb¡qSn hn¡p¶p''. AhXmcI hnkvabw {]ISn¸n¨p.
sXmgnet\zjIcpw km[\§Ä hn¡m³ B{Kln¡p¶hcpw ]s¦Sp¡p¶ Hcp t^m¬ C³
t{]m{Kmw Bbncp¶p AXv.
""AsX, ]t£ CXv hyXykvXamWv. CXn\v kp_ln \akvImc¯nsâ _m¦v hnfn¡m\pw
Bhiys¸«m ^m¯nl sNmÃm\pw Ignbpw. X¯ Ggv Ad_v cm{ã¯eh³amcpsS t]cpw
\m¸¯©v Ad_n hm¡pIfpw Ccp]Xv Cw¥ojv hm¡pIfpw D¨cn¡pw''.
""F´p hnebmIpw? ''
""cWvSmbncw ]uWvSvkv. ''
""\nkmchnebmWtÃm? ''
CXn§s\ tI«psImWvSncn¡m³ h¿. tdUntbm Hm^m¡n aIfpsS hchv {]Xo£n¨pInS¶p.
Ahsf¯nsb¶pd¸mIp¶Xphsc Dd¡w hcnÃ. ImtXmÀ¯p. ]ns¶ hmbn¡m³ {ian¨p.
FXnÀ hi¯pÅ Aeamcnbnse I®mSnbn InS¡hncnbptSbpw ]pX¸nsâbpw \nd§Ä {]Xn^en¨pIWvSp.
thZ\kwlmcnIÄ Ign¡m\pÅ t\cambn. Ducnh¨ kzÀ®¡½en\pw Ae¦mc t¢m¡v
LSn¸n¨ tdUntbm¡paSp¯v sNdnsbmcp ¥mkn shÅw IcpXnbncp¶p. M! ^vfmÁnsâ
hmXn Xpd¡p¶ iÐw. lmfn\pIpdptI aIfpsS {i²m]qÀÆapÅ Imsem¨. ]ns¶bhÄ
]ÃptX¡p¶ iÐw. InS¸papdnbpsS hmXneSbpt¼mgpÅ IncpIncp¸v.
hnPmKncnIfn C¯ncn F®bn«m Cu iÐw HgnhmIpw. ]t£AhÄ
InS¸papdnbnse¯nsb¶v XoÀ¨s¸Sp¯p¶Xv Cu IncpIncp¸neqsSbmWv.
thZ\kwlmcnIÄ Fs´¦nepw ^eapfhm¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v Xs¶ ]pkvXI¯n {i²
tI{µoIcn¡m³ {ian¨p. ]s£ a\Ênsâ Hcp `mKw asÁhnsStbm BWv. dqXv
sd³UÂknsâ ""Zn t{Imt¡mUbn t_Uv'' F¶ t\mhensâ BZy t]PnemWv. apXe
AXnsâ hmbn \n¶v sIm¯n Xn¶m³ sNdp]£nsb A\phZn¡p¶p. cWvSp t]À¡pw
KpWapWvSv. CXmtWm knw_ tbmknkv?

I¬t]mfIfn Dd¡w I\¯tXmsS hm¡pIÄ HgpIn adbm³ XpS§n. hmbn¨psImWvSncp¶
t\mh InSbv¡¡cnInepÅ ]pkvXI¯nsâ ASp¡n\v apIfn Iangv¯nh¨p. I®mSn
DucnamÁn. Agp¡p]pcWvS I®S kv{XothjaWnª Hcp sSenhnj³ tImamfnbpsS
HmÀ½bpWÀ¯n. Ignª hÀjw sSkvtImkn \n¶v hm§nbXmWv. A¶pthWvSnbncp¶ ]hÀ
1.75. Ct¸mÄ 2.25 Bbncn¡p¶p. Adp]Xv hbsʯpt¼mÄ CXv F{Xbmbnamdpw.
A{XImew Xm³ Pohn¨ncn¡ptam?
kabw 12 aWnbmbn. Ahfpd§n. 2 aWn¡pWÀ¶p. hoWvSpapd§n. Hcp aWn¡qÀ
Ignªv DWÀ¶t¸mÄ C§s\ InS¡p¶Xn Hcp Imcyhpansöv tXm¶n. Fgpt¶Áv
Aeamc¡pw Fgp¯ptai¡panSbn \S¡m³ XpS§n. kÔnIfn thZ\bpw t\À¯
hndbepapWvSmbn. CXp sImWvSv \n§Ä acn¡ms\m¶pw t]mIp¶nsömWv
tUmÎÀamÀ ]dªXv. ]t£ inã PohnXw apgph³ Cu thZ\ H¸apWvSmIpw.
tcmKt¯mSv s]mcp¯s¸Sm³ ]Tn¡Ww. AhÄ ssI¡pgbpw ImÂap«pw Xncp½n. Hmtcm
kÔn¡pÅnepw thZ\ ap\ IqÀ¸n¡p¶p. hoWvSpw Dd§m³ InS¶p. ]pkvXIsaSp¯v
Hcp JÞnI hmbn¨v ab§n. 7 aWn¡mWv DWÀ¶Xv.
Fgpt¶ÁpS³ b{´¸mhsbt¸mse kzoIcWapdnbnse¯n. Sn.hn Hm¬ sNbvXp. \mev
Nm\epIÄ. KpUv tamWnwKv {_n«³, tamWnwKv Sn.hn, Hm]¬ bqWnthgvknÁn,
ImÀ«q¬kv. GXm\pw an\n«pIÄ¡pÅn {][m\ hmÀ¯IfpWvSmIpw.
hmÀ¯tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ Ipfnapdnbn apJwIgpIpIbmbncp¶p. KpUv tamWnwKv...
Atacn¡³ bp²hnam\§Ä..... _n. 52 t_mwt_gvkv.. CdmJn 27 ansskepIÄ
hnt£]n¨p... ...
XnSp¡¯n aS§nsb¯n. kv{Io\n\p ap¶n hnd§en¨p \n¶p. Zriy§Ä Ie§n
adnbp¶p. hnam\§Ä ]d¶pbcpIbpw ssk\nI¯mhf§fn Cd§pIbpw sN¿p¶p. A\´XbnÂ
ambpw hsc Hcp ansskens\ Iymad ]n´pScp¶p. Ccphi§fnepapÅ tKm{XhÀ ¤¡mÀ¡nSbneqsS
k±mw lpssʳ ssIIfpbÀ¯n AN©e\mbn \S¡p¶p. X\n¡mbn Hcp¡nbn«ncn¡p¶
Itkcbn DZmko\\mbn t\m¡p¶p. IqSpX ansskepIÄ hnt£]n¡s¸«p. A£mwi§fpw
tcJmwi§fpw ]Ip¯ CdmJnsâ `q]Sw {]Xy£s¸Sp¶p. Hcp hc hS¡³ CdmJns\
ASbmfs¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ asÁm¶v sX¡³ CdmJns\. ssk\nI tijnbpsS IW¡pIÄ
hnhcn¡p¶ ]«nIIfpw {Km^pw. AhÀ kv{Io\nte¡v IqSpXÂ ASp¯v ssk\nIiànbpsS
kvYnXn hnhc§Ä {i²nt¡ sSenhnj³ skÁn\papIfn ASnªpIqSnb s]mSn]Se§fnÂ
AdnbmsX sXm«p. AXnibambncn¡p¶p. cp Znhk ¯n\pap¼v ^ÀWn¨dpIsfÃmw
s]mSnbSn¨v hr¯nbm¡nbXmWv. s]mSn]Se§Ä¡v IpdptI AhÄ kv{Io\nsemcp
hchc¨p. sSenhnj\v AcnInepÅ sNSnbpsS CeIfnepw s]mSn ]SÀ¶n«pWvSv.
AXnsâ henb CeIsfm¶n asÁmcp hchc¨p. Hcp Ip«nsbt¸mse Xsâ t]cnsâ
BZym£cw AXnsegpXn. ssIIÄ \o«n sNSn¨«nbnse a®psXm«p. hcWvSncn¡p¶p.
shÅhpw `£WhpanÃm¯ hcĨ. D]tcm[§fpsS GgphÀj§Ä. Atacn¡³ {]knUâv aÁp
hgnIsfm¶pw IWvSnÃ.
sk]vXw_À Bbn¡gnªp. Hcp amkambn sNSnIÄ¡v shÅsamgn¡pItbm hfanSpItbm
H¶pw sN¿mdnÃ. AhÄ ASp¡fbnte¡v t]mbn. AhnsS kn¦n\SnbnepÅ AdbnemWv
sNSn¡pÅ t]mjI§fpw tlmÀtamWpw ¢o\nwKv ]uUdpw hm«À P¤psaÃmw kq£n¨ncn¡p¶Xv.
sIdnt{Km ¹mâv ^pÍpw ¹mÌnIv P¤pw ]pds¯Sp¯p. A©p XpÅn sIdnt{Km Af¶v
shÅw tNÀ¯p. FÃmw AXn \nÀt±in¨n«pÅXp t]mse. FgpXn X¿mdm¡nb \nÀt±i§fnsænÂ
Cu cmPy¯v Bcpw H¶pw sN¿pIbnÃ. ap« ]pgp§p¶ sX§s\sb¶v Asæn {_m [cnt¡WvSsX§s\sb¶v
AXmXnsâ ]m¡ÁpIfn IrXyambn FgpXnbn«pWvSmIpw. IhdpIÄ s]m«nt¡WvS
hn[w Xs¶ AXn ASbmfw sNbvXncn¡pw. A©pXpÅn. AXne[nIamIcpXv.
IpdbpIbpacpXv. AsænÂ...
{]Xntcm[a{´n ssat¡Â t]mÀ«ntembpsS hm¡pIfn IqSpX thymam{IaW§fpsS
`ojWn apg§p¶pWvSv. C¡pdn R§Ä ]s¦Sp¯n«nÃ. ]t£ R§Ä... ssat¡entâXv
Hcp hnNn{XapJamWv. AbmfpsS Ahbh§Ä ssZhw Iq«nt¨À¯Xn Ft´m
sshZKv²y¡pdhpWvSv. s]«¶v ad¡m³ Ignbp¶ apJaÃXv. AXpsImWvSpIqSnbmIWw
dn_o\ bpsS ]cky¯n\v AhÀ Abmsf Xs¶ sXcsªSp¯Xv.
A©pXpÅn. AhÄ shÅw tNÀ¯v t\À¸n¨p. sNdnb DZym\¯nse ap´ncnhÅnIÄ¡v
PetkN\w BhiyanÃ. ]pd¯v shbnen\v XWp¸mWv. ap´ncn¡peIÄ A§n§v Rm¶v
InS¸pWvSv. \«n«v aq¶v hÀjamIp¶p. ap´ncnhÅn \ÂInb kplr¯v amÀ¨v 3
Xn¦fmgvN sshIo«v 4 aWn¡v \SWsa¶v ]dªncp¶p. C{X IrXyambn F´n\msW¶v
At\zjn¨nÃ. s]«¶v Xs¶ AXv XfnÀ¯v ]SÀ¶v Imbv¨p. C¶Xn\v
shÅsamgnt¡WvSXnÃ. ag Nmdp¶p. _mKvZmZv Ct¸mgpw B{Ian¡s¸«n«nÃ.
ansskem{IaWw sX¡\ndmJn am{Xambncp¶psh¶v Atacn¡³ hàmhv hniZoIcn¡p¶pWvSv.
sea¬ shÀ_n\¡v Znhkhpw shÅsamgn¡Ww. P¤v ImenbmWv. sea¬ shÀ_n\
AhfpsS ]nXmhn\v Gsd {]nbapÅXmWv. _mKvZmZnepWvSmbncp¶ ap¸Xv sImÃhpw
At±lw sea¬ Nmb Hgnhm¡nbncp¶nÃ. IpSpw_w kpsseam\nbnembncp¶ Imew
apXepÅ ioeambncp¶p. AhÄ AXnsâ Hcp Ce s]m«n¨v hncepIÄ¡nSbn sh¨v
Xncp½n. khntijamsbmcp kpKÔw hmbphn \ndªp. h\yhpw F¶mÂ
lrZblmcnbpamb CeaW§Ä Ahfn \qdqknse IpÀ±njv ]pXphÂkc BtLmj§fpsS
HmÀ½bpWÀ¯n. henb ap´ncn¡peIÄ Rm¶p InS¶Xv BZyw IWvSt¸mÄ hnizkn¡m\mbnÃ.
""KpUv tamWnwKv'' aIÄ Cw¥ojn ]dªp.
""k_ml¶qÀ ''AhÄ Ad_nbn {]Xy`nhmZyw sNbvXp.
""Cs¶t¸mgmWv D½bv¡v t]mtIWvSXv? ''

_[nccpsS kw`mjWw. cWvSp `mjIÄ. Ipfnapdnbnte¡v t]mIp¶ aIÄ¡`napJambn
\n¶p. ap³hmXnen\cnInse sNSn¨«nIÄ \\bvt¡WvSXpWvSmbncp¶p. CsXmcp ^vfmtÁm
{Ko³ lutkm F¶v aIfpsS Iq«pImcn ]Àho¬ Hcn¡Â tNmZn¨ncp¶p.
_mKvZmZnÂ? cWvSpZnhk¯n\v ap¼b¨ I¯v A\nb¯n¡v In«nbn«pWvSmIptam?
XpÀ¡nbnte ¡pÅ hnk In«psa¦n AhnsS h¨v ImWmw. km¼¯nIw Imcyamt¡WvS.
Sn¡Áv NmÀÖv, bm{Xm \nIpXn, tlm«Â sNehv FÃmw Xm³ t\m¡ns¡mÅmw. ImWms\mcp]mSv
B{KlapWvSv. hcm³ {ian¡pI. F¶mbncp¶p DÅS¡w.
aIÄ [rXn¡v ssI \ndsb slbÀ {IosaSp¯v tX¨p. AhÄ¡v sNdp¸amWv.
kpµcnbpw. HÁ t\m«¯n lrZbw kt´mj`cnXamIpw. AhfpsS kwkmc¯n\n¯ncn
thKw IqSpXemWv. AXntâXmb HchyàXbpWvSv. Nne hm¡pIÄ aÁpNneXns\ aqSn
A]qÀ®am¡pw. Ft¸mgpw AhfptSXmb Xnc¡pIfnemWv.
C¶se AÂ]w sshIn. tPmen Ignªt¸mÄ amt\PÀ
Hcp ASnb´nc aoÁnwKv hnfn¨p. C³kvs]ÎÀ R§fpsS sk£\v GÁhpw Xmgv¶
t{KUmWv \ÂInbncn¡p¶sX¶v ]dªp. AXv tÌmdn\v hfsc tamiamWv. sk£³ amt\Pcmb
kv{Xo icn¡pw IcbpIbmbncp¶p.
""\o hmÀ¯ tIt«m? '' tNmZyw Ad_nbnÂ.
""F´v? '' D¯cw Cw¥ojnÂ.
""AhÀ CdmJn t_mw_n«p. '' Ad_nbn ]ns¶bpw.
""Bcv? F´n\v? '' Cw¥ojnÂ.
aIÄ AhfpsS apdnbnte¡v IS¡pIbmbncp¶p. kvYncw tImaUnbpsS DbÀ¶
iЯnepÅ lmkyhmNI§tfmSv aÂkcn¡p¶ kwKoX¯nsâ Cc¼w.
ImcWw...hm¡pIÄ kwKoX ¯nsâ D·mZw IeÀ¶v H¨Ifn ap§nt¸mbn. Pmkpw ^enXhpw.
]pdt¯¡nd§pt¼mÄ aIÄ A½bpambn Iq«nap«n.
""tkmdn. Rm\Â]w [rXnbnemWv. h¶n«v kwkmcn¡mw. amkemw.''
Ahfpw tPmen¡v t]mIm³ sshInbncn¡p¶p. 9 aWn¡pÅ {][m\ hmÀ¯. hS¡³ {]hniy
Ifn CdmJv IpÀ±pIsf B{Ian¨Xnsâ Xncn¨Snbmbn«mWv ansskepIÄ hnt£]n¨Xv.
AhÄ \oe \nd¯nepÅ {Sukdpw »ukpw [cn¨p. ag Nmdp¶pWvSv. sNSnIÄ¡v \ÃXmWv.
B{IaWw hS¡³ {]hniybnembncps¶¦n F´n\mWv sX¡\ndm¡n t_mw_n«Xv?
aIfpsS Cw¥ojv Iaâv ISsaSp¯p. CXnsemcp sk³kpanÃ.
"F®¡p]Icw `£Ww' ]²Xn d±psNbvXn«pWvSmIptam? Ct¸msfmcp CdmJn Zn\mdnsâ
hnesb´mWv? IpSpw_¯n\v amksNehv F§s\bmWv F¯n¨psImSp¡pI?..
{Smh ]mÊpw ^vfmÁnsâ Xmt¡mepw lm³Uv _mKnepWvsS¶v AhÄ Dd¸phcp¯n. {]mbw
A¼XpIfpsS HSphnse¯nb HcmtfmSmWv Ct¸mÄ {]`mX]cn]mSnIfpsS AhXmcI
kwkmcn¨psImWvSncn¡p¶Xv. \n§fpsS t\mhepIÄ km[mcW¡mÀ am{Xaà kn.sF.F
bpw sI.Pn._nbpw Fw.15 \psams¡ hmbn¡p¶pWvsS¶dnbpt¼mÄ Xm¦Äs¡´mWv tXm¶p¶Xv?
Iymad AbmfpsS apJt¯¡v kqw sN¿p¶p. kv{Io\n\p Xmsg t]cv {]Xy£s¸Sp¶p.
s{^UdnIv t^mÀsskX,v Nmct\mhepIfpsS IÀ¯mhv. AhÄ Sn.hn _«WaÀ¯n.
AbmfpsS apJw Npcp§n¨pcp§n kv{Io\n\p \Sphn Hcp _nµphmbn amªp. ]s£
AbmfpsS XojvW amb I®pIÄ a\Ên ]Xnªp InS¡p¶p. hmXn ]q«n ]pdt¯¡pÅ ]ShpIÄ
Cd§n \n¶p. ag I\¯ncn¡p¶p. tPmen¡p t]mtIWvS t\cw sshIn¡gnªp.
bm{X¡mscÃmw IpSIÄ \nhÀ¯nbn«pWvSv. Idp¯IpSIÄ. NneÀ¡v \ndapÅ IpSIÄ.
\c¨apSnbpÅ Hcp hr² sbt¸mse BImiw. AhÀ apSn IgpIpt¼mÄ hogp¶ agbv¡pw
\c¨ \ndamWv.
tÌj\nte¡v 12 an\n«v \S¡Ww. AWvSÀ{Kun 35 an\n«v. ]ns¶ 9 an\n«v
\S¶m Hm^oknse¯mw. \nanj§sf®ns¡mWvSpÅ [rXn]nSn¨ \S¯w. BfpIfpsS
D´pw XÅpw. a\w ]pc«epWvSm¡p¶ XohWvSnbnse Xnc¡v. kwLÀj§fpw k¦S§fpw.
\c¨ {_u¬ agt¡m«pIfn Hmtcmcp¯cpw kzbw s]mXnªncn¡p¶p. AhÄ¡v £oWw
hÀ²n¨ph¶p. DuÀÖw apgph\pw hmÀ¶p s]mbvs¡mWvSncp¶p. ^vfmÁn \n¶v GXm\pw
NphSpIÄ Bbmks¸«p \S¶p. Hm^okn F«paWn¡qÀ...AhÄ ]mZ§sf hen¨ng¨p.
ImepItfbpw ]ns¶ tZlt¯bpw. Hmtcm NphSn\psam¸w icocw I\¯ph¶p. ag
Ct¸mÄ hyXymks¸«ncn¡p¶p. amdnS¯n \n¶v ]msemgpIp¶ t]mse.
Ip«n¡me¯v ag s]¿pt¼mÄ ]mSnbncp¶ ]m«v GXmWv? _mKvZmZnsâ s]mSn\ndª
sXcphpIfneqsS ]pXpagbpsS aWw \pIÀ¶psImWvSv AhÀ HmSpambncp¶p. \\ª
a®nsâ KÔw. DÅwI¿nsemfn¸n¨ ag¯pÅnIÄ. AhfpsS apSn \\ªp. jqkpIÄ IpXnÀ¶p.
ag.... apt¶m«v \o§m\mhsX AhÄ \n¶p. tÌj\nte¡v 12 an\n«v. AWvSÀ {KuWvSnÂ
35 an\n«v. Hm^oknte¡v 9 an\n«v. ag Ahsf IpXnÀ¯p. XfÀ¯n. Hm...
lem_n....\\ªp I\¯ hkv{X§Ä t]mse AhfpsS icocw \ne¯phoWp. arXicocw
t]mse AXnsâ `mcw IqSn. Hm...lem_n....
R§Ä Nem_nbpsS s]¬Ip«nIfmWv. t]mbIme¯n \n¶pÅ hm¡pIfpambn AhÄ ]Xps¡
]n´ncnªp. ^vfmÁn aS§nsb¯n. ag.. Hm.. jmjm.. R§Ä ]mjbpsS
s]¬Ip«nIfmWv. hmXn AS¨v AXn Nmcn \n¶p sImWvSv AhÄ hnXp¼n. icocw
\nc§n \ne¯p hoWp. AhÄ Icbm³ XpS§n. ag...Hm... lem_n......
hnhÀ¯\w: {]oXn sI.F
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