Rm³ Hcp \\gvkmhWw Fóv Hcn¡ð t]mepw B{Kln¨ncpónñ... Hcp ]s£ Fsâ tN¨nbmbncn¡mw R§fpsS {Kma¯nð \\nópw BZyambn \\gvknwKv ]Tn¡m³ t]mb hyàn. 1999 emWv Rm³ \\gvknwKv ]Tn¡m\\mbn B{Ôbnse IÀ\\qð Fó Øet¯¡v Xohïn tIdpóXv. {]oUn{Kn¡v aebmf¯n\\v 100 ð 97 amÀ¡pïmbncpóp F\\n¡v. A§s\\ _nF aebmfw, FwF aebmfw ]nsó Hcp So¨dmbn FhntSepw Hcp tPmen. B kz]v\\amWv A½bpsS \\nÀ_Ô¯n\\pw tN¨nbpsS D]tZi¯n\\pw hgnamdn Aóv Zqsc F\\n¡v ]cnNnXañm¯ Hcp temIt¯¡v ]dóXv! ]n än Fkv ]ncoUnð shÅ kmcn DSp¡pI Fó ZpjvIcamb Imcyw Fsó Ae«nbncpópsh¦nepw kpµcn aWnIfmb Fsâ Iq«pImcpsS kmao]yhpw klmbhpw AXv ]cnlcn¨p t]móp. ¢mkn\\p t]mIpI Uyq«n¡v t]mIpI Fó t_md³ Bib§Ä Fsó Hcp "hn¹h\' \\mbnI B¡n. PnPnF¨nse lukv kÀPòmsc {]Wbn¡mt\\m hmÀUv knÌsd klmbn¡mt\\m Að¸w "s^an\\vÌv\' Bb F\\n¡v bmsXmcp Xmð¸cyhpanñmbncpóp. F¦nepw Rm³ Cu PnhnX¯nð Gähpw IqSpXð kvt\\ln¡p&
`mKw 1þ hntñPv apXð sk{I«dntbäp hsc tIcf¯nse \\ñhcmb Fñm kÀ¡mÀ Poh\\¡mtcmSpw BZyambn Hcp Imcyw ]dbs«. CXv \\n§Ä¡v FXnscbpÅ Hcp Ipdn¸ñ. Rm³ s]mXptaJe Øm]\\§Äs¡Xnsc {]hÀ¯n¡pó Hcp hyànbpañ. adn¨p hÀj§fmbn sXmgnemfnIfpsS AhImi¯n\\pw s]mXptaJe Øm]\\§fpsS kwc£W¯n\\pw thïn kacapJ¯pÅ Hcp t{SUv bqWnb³ {]hÀ¯I\\mWv. bpsIbnse Gähpw henb s]mXptaJe sXmgnemfn bqWnb³ {]Øm\\amb bq\\nksâ kPoh {]hÀ¯I\\pamWv. Rm³ \\m«nð hcpó kabs¯ms¡ Fsâ kplr¯p¡fpw Añm¯hcpamb ]e kÀ¡mÀ Poh\\¡mcnð \\nópw hfsc \\ñ A\\p`hamWv F\\n¡v e`n¨n«pÅXv. Ahscsbms¡ \\µn]qÀhw kvacn¨psImïpXsóbmWv Cu Ipdn¸v FgpXpóXv. C§s\\sbmcp A\\p`hw FgpXpóXpsImïv am{Xw tIcf¯nse ITn\\m[zm\\w sN¿pó `qcn]£w hcpó Poh\\¡mcpsS A[zm\\s¯ hneIpd¨p ImWpóp Fóv sXän[cn¡cpXv. Cusbmcp BapJt¯msS ]dbs«, Cóv \\½psS \\m«nð ]n´pSÀóp h&o
A\\pZn\\PohnX¯nð \\mw Iïpap«pó ]e hyànIfpw X§fpsS A\\p`h§fpsSbpw Bhiy§fpsSbpw hyXncàXIÄsImïv \\½nð IuXpIw DWÀ¯pw. Ahsc¸än IqSpXð AdnbpwtXmdpw PohnXsaó almÛpXs¯¡pdn¨p \\mw hnkvabn¡pw. Htc Znhkw cïp hyXykvXamb kmlNcy§fnð Iïpap«nb Ipd¨p t]cpsS BhiyIXIsf¡pdn¨pÅ NÀ¨IfmWv Cu Ipdn¸n\\p t{]cWbmbXv. CcpIq«cpw \\m«nð\\nópw sa¨s¸« PohnXw tXSn bpsIbnð F¯nb aebmfnIÄ Bbncpóp. hyXymkw ChnsS hó ImeL«¯n\\p am{Xw. CuÌdnt\\mSv A\\p_Ôn¨pÅ Hcp {]mÀ°\\m Iq«mbvabmWv BZycwKw. {]mÀ°\\¡mbn H¯pIqSnbhÀ kao]Ime¯v \\m«nð \\Só s]mXp sXcsªSp¸ns\\¡pdn¨p XpS§nb NÀ¨ sFt^mWpw kmwk§pw ISóv thKw \'tlmfntU\'bnð F¯n. t\\cs¯ Ah[nsbóp tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ \\m«nð t]mhpóXns\\¸än am{Xw Nn´n¨ncpóhÀ Cóv bqtdm¸nepw, Atacn¡bnepsams¡ Dñmkbm{X \\S¯póXns\\¸än NÀ¨IÄ \\S¯póp. Hcmsf ]pXpXmbn ImWpt¼mÄ Øncambn tNmZn¨ncpó &
Hcp Znhkw _n _n kn \\yqkv Iït¸mgmWv AdnªXv eï³ Hfn¼nIvknsâ Zo]inJm {]bmWw ISóp t]mIpóXv R§Ä Xmakn¡pó {]tZi¯p IqsSbmsWóv. sh_vsskänð Ibdn Zo]inJm {]bmW¯nsâ dq«v t\\m¡nbt¸mÄ icn¡pw sR«nt¸mbn; hoSnsâ 100 aoäÀ ASp¯pÅ eï³ tdmUneqsSbmWv AXv ISóp t]mIpóXv. Zo]inJm {]bmW¯nsâ Znhkw tPmenbnð \\nópw Ipd¨p t\\cs¯ Cd§n, IpSpw_t¯msSm¸w Zo]inJ ISóp t]mIpó tdmUnsâ AcnI¯p hóp Øm\\w ]nSn¨p. \\nÝnX kab¯n\\v Hcp aWn¡qÀ ap¼v Xsó AhnsSsb¯n. sNdnb Hcp Xqfð agbpïv, AXn\\mð IpSbpw NqSn Im¯p \\nóp. BfpIÄ F¯n XpS§pótXbpïmbncpópÅq. Hmtcm an\\näv Ignbpw tXmdpw P\\{]hml¯nsâ Hgp¡v IqSn¡qSn hóp. Gsd¡psd sshIn«v BdpaWnbmIpt¼mtg¡pw t\\ms¡¯m Zqcs¯¯pw hsc tdmUnsâ Ccphi¯pw P\\¡q«w Xn§n \\ndbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ Iymadbpw I¿nð ]nSn¨p t^mt«m FSp¡phm³ X¿mdmbn \\nóp. PohnX¯nð HmÀ¡m¸pd¯v hoWp In«nb Hcp AhkcamWv. \\&nt
\\mbv¡w ]d¼nð A¨³ \\bn¨ HcmgvNs¯ [ym\\w ISóp t]mbXv s]s«ómbncpóp. AXn\\nSbnð Hcp Znhkw A¨\\pw kwLhpw ho«nepw hóncpóp. Aóv sshIn«pÅ `£Ww R§fpsS ho«nð \\nómbncpóp. A§s\\ [ym\\¯nsâ Ahkm\\ Zn\\sa¯n. Aós¯ [ym\\w acWs¯ Ipdn¨pÅXmbncpóp. sseäpIsfñmw AW¨v ln]vt\\mSnIv ssÌenð DÅ [ym\\w. AXneqsS ]ecpw acW¯nsâ `oIcX F´msWóv A\\p`hn¨dnªp. ]nóoSpÅ Ipd¨p Znhk§fnð acW`bw Fsó hnSmsX ]ndtIIqSn. [ym\\w IgnªtXmsS Fsâ a\\Ênð ]e Nn´Ifpw s]m«n ]pds¸Sphm³ XpS§n. BZys¯ Nn´ tbip {InkvXp Ipcninð acn¨mð aäpÅhÀ¡v F§s\\ ]m]tamN\\w e`n¡pw FópÅXmbncpóp. ]e XhW A¨t\\mSv CtX¡pdn¨v tNmZn¡phm³ Hcps¼«XmWv. ]s£ tNmZn¡msX ]ntóm«v amdn. ImcWw ]sïmcn¡ð Bdmw ¢mknð thZ]mTw ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ So¨tdmSv Cu tNmZyw tNmZn¨XmWv. "tNmZyw sNbeñ, hnizkn¡emWv {][m\\w\' Fómbncpóp Aóv In«nb adp]Sn. AXn\\p tijw BtcmSpw B kwibw tNmZn¨n«nñ.&
ssZh hnfnbnð \\òXnòIfpsS {]fb hmXnð Xpdón« [ym\\¯nsâ A\\p`h§Ä ASp¯ e¡¯nð FgpXmw Fóv ]dªp sImïmWv Ipd¨p \\mfpIÄ¡v ap¼v Hcp Ipdn¸hkm\\n¸n¨Xv. ]t£ AXnsâ XpSÀ¨ FgpXphm³ Ccpót¸msgms¡ HmÀ½IÄ t]mbXv asämcp hgn¡mbncpóp. Cu hgnhn« t]m¡v CS¡nS¡v ]ecpw HmÀan¸n¨p sImïncpóp. AXn\\mð CS¡ph¨v \\nópt¸mb B A\\p`hs¯ Ipdn¨v XsóbmIs« Cu Ipdn¸v. AsXgpXpw ap¼v Hcp XpSÀ¨¡p thïn sNdnsbmcp ^vfmjv_m¡v.... ]¯mw ¢mknð F¯nbt¸mÄ Aįmc kwL¯nð \\nópw ]pd¯mb Imcyw FgpXnbXv HmÀ½n¡pópïmIpatñm. AtXmSp IqSn ASp¯pÅ Ip«wIpfw ]Ånbnte¡pÅ t]m¡v GXmïv Ahkm\\n¨p. theqÀ ]Ånbnte¡pÅ t]m¡pw ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ Ipdªp sImïncpóp; t]mbmð Xsó Iq«pImcpsam¯v ]Ån¡v ap³ hi¯pÅ AÀtWmkv aµnc¯nsâ Xn®bnepw Nhn«p ]Snbnepw Ccpóp sIm¨p hÀ¯am\\hpw ]dªp Xncn¨p t]móp.
{]hmk PohnX¯nsâ XpS¡w Ipdn¡póXv Ccp]¯ôp hÀj§Ä¡p ap¼v t_mws_bnð \\nómsWóp FgpXnbncpóphtñm. IrXyambn ]dªmð 1989 \\hw_À 19 \\mWv Hcp tPmen tXSn t_mws_bnð F¯nbXv. CXn\\v ap¼v FgpXnbXp t]mse Fñm Znhkhpw cmhnse F«v aWntbmsS _tbmtUäbpw kÀ«n^n¡äpIfpw ]{X¯nð \\nópw sh«nsbSp¯ sXmgnehkc§fpsS ]cky§fpambn tPmen At\\zjn¨nd§pw. Hcp tPmen¡mbn hocmÀ apXð NÀNvtKäv hscbpÅ ]e I¼\\nIfnepw amdn amdn Ibdnbnd§n. Hcp e£w _m¦v _me³knsâ kz]v\\ ]²Xn a\\Ênð Ft¸mgpw DïmbncpóXn\\mð tPmenbt\\zjWw XIrXnbmbn Xsó \\Sóp. ]s£ \\S¯hpw kabhpw IqSn¡qSn hóXñmsX tPmen e`n¡póXnsâ bmsXmcphn[ e£Whpw BZy Zn\\§fnð Iïnñ. {]hÀ¯n ]cnNbhpw `mjbpw `mj Fóv ]dªmð lnµn Asñ¦nð Cw¥ojv Csñóp ]dªp ap«nb hmXnepIsfñmw Hsómómbn F\\ns¡Xnsc sIm«nbS¡s¸«p. "Hcp hmXnð ASbpt¼mÄ asämcp hmXnð Xpd¡s¸Spw\' FóXmWtñm {]amWw. B X¯z im
]membnemWv tacnbpsS P\\\\w. a¡fnñmXncpó Cfb½, tacn¡p aqóp hbÊpÅt¸mÄ Ahsf Zs¯Sp¯v hb\\m«nte¡p sImïpt]mbn. ]¯mw ¢mkv Ignªt¸mÄ B IpSpw_w apwss_bnte¡p IpSntbdn. tacn AhnsS ]T\\w XpSÀóv \\gvkmbn. tPmen sNbvXncpó tlmkv]näenð Ce{Îojy\\mbncpó IÀWmSI kztZinbmb ]oäÀ tKmakv Fó Hcp Bwt¥m C´y³ bphmhpambn AhÄ {]Wb¯nembn. AhÀ hnhmlnXcmbn. AhÀs¡mcp Ipªp ]ndóp. tPmk^v. Ipªn\\v Hcp hbÊpÅt¸mÄ ChÀ¡v sI\\nbbnte¡v hnk e`n¨p. B{^n¡³ cmPy§fnte¡v [mcmfw C´ym¡mÀ sXmgnen\\mbn t]mIpó Imeambncpóp AXv. ]ôkmc ^mÎdnIÄ \\ndª Hcp sI\\nb³ \\Kc¯nð tacn¡pw tKmakn\\pw \\ñ tPmenIÄ e`n¨p. tPmk^v AhnsS hfÀóp. A½ Ft¸mgpw aIt\\mSv Xsâ Ip«n¡mes¯ Ipdn¨p ]dbmdpïv. HmÀ½bpd¨t¸mÄ apXð sI#uamcsa¯póXphsc PohnXw Nnehn« B hb\\mS³ {Kmahpw AXnsâ HmÀ½Ifpw tacn¡v Gsd {]nbs¸«Xmbncpóp. Fsó¦nepsamcn¡ð \\aps¡mcpan¨v
"CsXmcp `b¦c Xes¡«mbnt¸mbtñm, tIcf¯nse Hcp HmWw tIdmaqebnð P\\n¨p hfÀó CbmÄ¡v Cu alXv hyànIfpambn _Ôs¸«v F´v A\\p`h¡pdn¸mWv FgpXm³ Dïmbncn¡pI\' Fómbncn¡pw kzm`mhnIambpw Ct¸mÄ \\n§Ä Nn´n¡pópïmIpI, Atñ? ]dbmw. A\\p`h¡pdn¸pIÄ Aôpw Bdpw FgpXn¡gnªt¸mÄ XpSÀsógpXphm\\pÅ Hcp]mSv HmÀ½IÄ ASp¡pw Nn«bpanñmsX a\\Ênð sXfnªphcm³ XpS§nbncpóp. AXnð \\nópw NneXv ASÀ¯nsbSp¯v apwss_ PohnX¯nsâ cïmw `mKw FgpXnsImïncn¡pt¼mgmWv t^m_vabpsS kmlnXy hn`mKw \\mjWð I¬ho\\À apcptIjv ]\\bd t^m¬ hnfn¨Xv. "\\m«nð\\nópw kn\\nam\\S³ a[p bpsIbnte¡v hcpópïv, s^{_phcn ]Xnaqóv apXð Ipd¨p Znhkw ChnsS Dïmbncn¡pw. a[p kmdns\\ t^m_vabpsS Hcp ]cn]mSnbnð ]s¦Sp¸n¡póXn\\v At±ls¯ sImïphcpóhÀ A\\phmZw Xón«pïv. t^m_va¡v At±ls¯ ]s¦Sp¸n¨p sImïv Hcp ]cn]mSn kwLSn¸n¡phm³ Ignbptam Fóv kwkmcn¡m\\mWv
"Ip«m, tZ, t\\m¡v. B hcpóXmWv {Kmâv {S¦v FIvkv{]Êv! C³tUyse Gähpw henb s{Sbn³!" \\memw¢mÊp IgnªpÅ a²yth\\eh[n sNssóbnð AÑsâ IqsS BtLmjn¡pt¼msfmcp Znhkw, GtXm Hcp s{Sbn\\nóv sNssóbnse¯pó kplr¯ns\\ kzoIcn¡m³ Aѳ cmhnteXsó sNssó sk³{Sð tÌj\\ntebv¡p t]mbt¸mÄ, AÑsâ "hmð\' Bbncpó Rm³ IqsSs¨óp. R§f§s\\ Im¯p\\nð¡pt¼mgmWv Hcp KPhocsâ Kmw`ocyapÅ, "apJw IqÀ¯\', `oamImc\\mb Hcmhnsbôn\\pw ]nómse, Aäw ImWm³ h¿m¯{X \\oftadnb t_mKnIfpambn Hcp s{Sbn³ ¹mävt^mantebv¡v sasñ, kmhImiw ISóphóXv. cmPIobs{]#uVntbmsSbpÅ AXnsâ hchv Rm³ I®nabv¡msX t\\m¡n\\nóp. A¡mes¯ Gähpw {]ikvXamb s{Sbn\\mbncpóp \\yqUðlnbv¡pw sNssóbv¡panSbnð HmSnbncpó, Po Sn Fó Hma\\t¸cnð Adnbs¸«ncpó {Kmâv {S¦v FIvkv{]Êv. "AÑ\\Xot¡do«vïm?\' Rm³ BImw£tbmsS tNmZn¨Xv Ct¸mgptamÀ¡póp. Iivaocnepw lnamN
