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1 Copyright C 2013 by E. Harikumar C Copyright of the sketches, monograms, logo and other materials used in this story to create pages as they appeared in the periodicals, belongs to the respective publishers of periodicals and/or artists.

2 IY C.lcn-Ip-am Ω ]Xn-hp-t]m-se Snhn-bv- p apºn-emwv. -]p-d-sø Ccp-t m, aiƒ cm{xn hcm sship- -txm H pw AΩ-sb Ae- p- n-. Ah kocn-b-ep-i-fp-ss temi-øm-wv. Hsc-Æw Ign- m ASp-Ø-Xp XpS-ßp- Xn\n-S-bn-se ka-b-øpw ]c-ky-th-f-i-fn-epw Ah Fgp-t - v ASp- -f-bn AXym-h-iyw th Imcy-߃ snbv-xp Xo - p- p. A{X-sb- nepw snøp- p- -t m F kam-[m-\-am-wv -\fn-\n-bv- v. - As - n F -c Ft -ap- m-en-\v ho n-se-øn-bm ] - -dn \pdp- apx Xm -X-s sntø- n hcpw. "^vfmkv-in Nmb- v.' -kv-{io-\n -\n- v IsÆ-Sp- m-sx AΩ ]d- p. -lm v-_m-kv ASp- -f-bn-se tai- p-d-øp h v Ahƒ -e- v-t_m-iv-kv ]pds-ø-sp-øv kn n sim p-t]m-bn C p. ta-i- p-d-øv AS- p-h- ]m{xw Xpd- p-t\m- n. Hcp Ce-b-S. AX- -Sn Xn m-\p- hni- p- m-bn-cp- p. ]t Ahƒ t\sc Ipfn-ap-dn-bn -t]m-bn Sm p Xpd- p _ - n sh w \nd- m XpS-ßn. s{sbn Cd-ßp- ka-b-øm-wv Bƒ- m-cp-ss ]cm-{i-aw. AXn-\n-S-bn \o p hcp- ssiiƒ, hncep-iƒ. Ahƒ A-d-t m-ss DSp- v Agn- p am n. -B-ep-h FØp-tºm-tg-bv- v -I-ºm - p-sa n an n-an- n IØnbn-cp- hnf- p-iƒ-iq-sn sisp- p. ]ns hne Ipd- Xam-i-Iƒ ti p-sim- v bm{x Ccp- -Øm-Wv. Bep-hmbn -h p-x-s teuo-kv Iºm - p-sa n -\n- v amdp- p. As - n teuo-kv Iºm - p-sa n H -bv- p bm{xsn-tø- n-h-cpw. Ah-k-cw ]møp\n - p- -h - v \ timfm-bn-cn- pw. a p Iºm - p-sa pifn Nne-sc- nepw \ -h-cm-bn- p- m-ipw. Ipfn- v ss\ n-bn- v Ahƒ Ce-b-S-bp-am-bn tkm-^-bn AΩ-bp-sS ASp-Øp h n-cp- p. "A-tΩ Cu s]æ-s Ign- Bgv-N acn- -Xv?' "Ah-fv acn- n-s m- pw- y.' AΩ \oc-k-tøm-ss ]d- p. "acn- q- v F m-cpw hnnm-cn- -Xm.' kv{io-\n hfsc \n -Æm-b-I-am-b Hcp kw`m-j-ww ai-fp-ss CS-s]-S -sim- v {i n- m ] m- -Xn Ah - v tzjyw ]nsn- n-cp- p. -\fn-\n-sb kw_- n-t -S-tØmfw Hmtcm F n-tkm-up-w -G-Xm-\pw - tjm p-i-fn HXp-ßp- p. Hm^okn -\n- p h- v Ipfn Ign- m AΩ D m- nh n- p- elp` -Ww Hcp sπbv- n-se-sp-øv Ign- p-tºmtgm, ]nt - v CtS- Nqcn-Zm CkvXn-cn-bn-Sp- -Xn-\n-S-bn Atßm- p-an-tßm- pw \S- p-tºm-tgm ImWp- G- Xm-\pw tjm p-iƒ am{-xw. Ah-fp-sS Pohn-X-hpw Cßn-s\ G-Xm-\pw tjm p-iƒ -A-S-ßp- Hcp aq mw-x-cw kocnb-em-sw- v Ahƒ- p txm m-dp- v. ho n -h- v GXm-\pw tjm p-iƒ, Xoh- n-bp-ss Iºm - p-sa n a p kv- {Xo-I-tfm-sSm- w -G-Xm-\pw tjm p-iƒ, tã-j-\n -h- n-bn-d-ßn Xn-c- n-\n-s-bn apx-se-sp- m t\m p- hncp- X- mcn \n v amdn \S- p-tºmƒ, ]ns Hm^o-kn a p tpmen- m-cp-ss H w Iºyq- -dn-\p apºn tpmen-sb- Sp- p-tºmƒ, Xncn- v tãj-\n-te-bv- v... Cu tjm p-iƒ Xs Pohn-XamIp- kocn-b-en-s Hcp F n-tkm-uv Xo - p- p. Xosc hnc-k-am-b -Cu kocn-b-en -G- -hpw A{]-[m-\-am-b Hcp tdmsf AΩ-bv- p- q F -hƒ a\- n-em- n-bn-cp- p. Hcp s-k-ãv A o-b-d -kp am{xw. cmhn-se D m- n-b Iq m-\pw sagp- p-s]-c- n-bpw NqSm- p-tºmƒ Ahƒ {i n- p. AΩ hf-sc Ipd- p am{xta D -bv v Ign- p- p- q. Nne-t mƒ H- pw Ign- n-s - p hcpw. A-Ω-bv- v hb- m-hp-i-bm-wv. AºØ v Hcp hb- m-twm? Cu Aº-Ø- p hb- n Ah Fs m-s A\p-`-hn- p? GI-a-Iƒ- v A p hb- p- -t mƒ ` -Øm-hv Dt]- n- p. ]d-bp- Imc-W-tam? AΩ Hcn- -epw as m-cp ]pcp-j-s apj-øp t\m n-bn- n-s - v Ahƒ- -dn-bmw. F n- pw ` -Øm-hv B Imc-Ww ]d- v Ah-sc Dt]- n- p-t]m-bn. apø- - -s s] j -sim- v c -s - p. "C v IsØm- pw -C-t AtΩ?' "C m tamsf.' "AXpw \S- - n- m- m txm -W-Xv.' "F-t?' "H pw- y...' Ahƒ- v IqSp-X kwkm-cn- m ] n-bn-. C\n ]d-bm-\p- -Xv AΩ-tb-bpw _m[n- p- Imcy-am-Wv. F n-\v AΩ-sb C v IpØ-Ww? \ B-tem-N-\-bm-bn-cp- p. Ah-cpw At\z-jn- n- p- m-i-ww. AΩbp-sS ]- m-ø-ew Hcp hen-b \ng-em-bn Ahƒ- p ]n n Xqßp- p. -A- -s\- B a\pjy-\v AΩ-sb Nhn- n-sa-xn- p-sim- v t]mti- Bh-iy-ap- m-bn-cp- n-. F n-s p- m-bn? ]mhw AΩ. apsºm-cn- Hcm-tem- N-\ Ae-kn-t m-im-\p- m-b Imc-Ww ]d- -t mƒ Znh-k-ß-tfm-fw Ah Ic- p. Ic- n-s - m-wv. Fs - 36! Krl-e van!2004 am v

3 n-epw Cuh-I- IY-Iƒ ti v hniz-kn- m-ø Hcp sndp- - m-c hcpw, Ah-sf Ieym-Ww Ign- pw. Hcp tpmenbp- -X-s. C\n Ieym-Ww Ign- n-s - n AXns ]m n-\v Pohn- -Ww. -A-{X-X-s. "AtΩ \msf Iptd tpmen- v. ]m-k- -dv ]nsn- m ] o-s - n Rm A\n-X-sS ho n Xßpw sit- m.' "F m s\s -s m- v Ah-cv Cßn-s\ tpmen FSp- n- -W-Xv?' AΩ tnmzn- p. "F m snøzm AtΩ. H p-in tpmen FSp- zm, As - n ÿew hnszm. Ah - v thsd Bsf In m-øsxm- pw A -t m. -C-t m-ø-s t\cw sshin sn- p-tºmƒ kmdv NoØ ]td- Wv- v. Rm\m-sW- o F pw A p awn-bv- v Fd-ßp-Wpw- v. kmdn-\-xp hey C-s mw- p-w y. F\n- m-sw- n -Cu \ne-bv- p t]mbm Hcp tpmen-bn- msx ] qw- y.' AΩ-bv- v Ah-fp-sS kzcw amdn-b-xv a\- n-em-bn. "Ahn-sS Aßn-s\ Hcp ]cn-n-b- m-cn- m-b-xv \ m-bn. As - n-ev F m snøzm?' AΩ -B-iz-kn- p. -\-fn-\n H pw ]d- n-. Ahƒ \msf sim p-t]m-ti- DSp- v GXm-sW- v B-tem-Nn- p-i-bm-bn-cp- p. F- n-\m-wv Rm AXn-s\- - n C{X-b-[n-Iw Btem-Nn- -W-Xv? GsX- nepw Hcp-Sp- v sim p-t]m-imw. ss\ n F m-bm-epw sim pt]m-i-ww. Ign- {]mh-iyw Xs... as m-cm-fp-ss DSp- v CSp- -Xv Ahƒ- C -s n-. "-A-tΩ Rm Hcp DSp- pw IqSn tx v FSp- -s. AΩ DuWp Ign - Imcy-ß-sfm-s t\m p. cmhn-se \me-cbv- v FWo- - -Xm.' AΩ-bp-sS kocn-b-ep-iƒ Ign- n-cp- p. Hº-Xc awn- pti-jw Ah Snhn ImWm-dn-. ths - p h n- -. aiƒ- v t\c-sø InS- -W-sa- -Xp-sIm- m-w-xv. Xm Xr»q-cn Xßp- Znh-k-ß-fn AΩ hf-sc sshin-bm-wv InS- p- sx- -dn-bmw. Hcp Znh-kw Snhn I p-sim- v Aßn-s\ Dd-ßnt m-bn. ]ns cmhn-se DW - -t m-gm-wv a\- n-em-b-xv cm{xn apgp-h Ccp- p-d-ßp-i-bm-bn-cp-s - v. apºn Snhnbn Xte- p bv- p I ]cn-]m-snbpss Bh -Ø-\-am-Wvv. Imb sagp- p-]p-c- n-bpw kmºm-dpw Iq n DuWp Ign- ptºmƒ -\fn-\n - s{sbv bm{x-bn Nne kv{xoiƒ ] - -dn \pdp- p- -Xv Im-Wm-dp- -txm -Øp. Krl-e van!2004 am v! 37

4 "AΩ-bn- m-bn-cp- q- v-s - n F\n- pw AXp-t]m-se-sbm-s sn-tø- n hczm-bn-cp- p.' "GXp-t]m-se?' "Rm ]d-bm-dn-t AtΩ, Nne tn n-am-cv s{-sbn\o- v ] - -dn \pdp- -W-Xv. tãj-\n-te-bv- v \S- p hcpsºm ] - -dn hmßpw. v v s{sbn-\n-e-n-cv- v sxc- n-s -ts-ev aso-ev h v \pdp- pw. Ah -s m-s cmhn-se A c awn-bv-t ho o- v s]md-s - mse -s_m- m-sdm In q. AXn-s\-tS-ev tnmdpw Iq m-\pw sagp- p-]p-c- ow D m- -Ww. AXp Ign- v cmhn-e-sø ` -Ww Xøm-dm- -Ww. ]n-s ` -Øm-hn-\pw Ip n-iƒ- pw- D -`- -Ww ]m v snøqw thww.' H-cp \nan-jw \n»- -bm-b tijw Ahƒ XpS - p. "F n-\m-w-t Aßn-s\ym-s Pohn- -W-Xv?' "thsd hgn-sbm- pw- m-hn- ym-bn-cn- mw.' "AΩ F m c m-a-xv tnmdv FSp- m-ø-xv? Cßn-s\ ` -Ww simdbv- - -si-t m.' "hb- v -sim-td B-bn-t y. C\n As{Xym-s axn.' "Hcp `mk-øv sis- n-em-hm-sx t\m n-t m-fq.' C\n AXpw IqSn-tb th p. Ahƒ kzbw ]d- p. AΩ hb- p ]d-bp-tºm-sg- mw Ahƒ kz w hb- pw Hm - pw. ap -Xm-hm C\n amk-߃-am-{x-ta-bp- q. AXn- \p apºv... Ccp-]-sØm-º-Xpw ap -Xpw XΩn tiƒ- p-tºmƒ hfsc hyxym-k-ap- v. C, A-Xn-\p-ap-sºm- pw icn-bm-hp- e -W-an-. CXm-tWm Pohn-Xw? as m-cp kv-{-xo - X m-e-tø-bv- v Hgn-bp- -Xpw Im-Øn-cn- p- -I. Hcp Znh-kw, As- - n c p Znh-kw. B Znh-k-ß-fn Xm as m-cm-fpss kz -am-ip- p. Hcp ]I-c- m-cn. cm{xn InS- p-tºmƒ Ahƒ A -sø Imcy-ß-sf- mw Htcm- -{]- Z- n-ww-t]m-se Hm - pw. cm-hn-esø h n bm{x -sxm- v, Hm^o-kn \S- Imcy-߃ hgn Xncn- v h nbm-{x -h-sc. H n-\pw am- -an-. Hcp Znh-k-sØ-t m-se-ø-s as m-cp Znh-k-hpw. AXn-\n-S-bv- v Hcp Znhkw F mw amdp- p. hyxy-ÿ-am-ip- p. -Bin- m-s\m- p-an-. ]t hc- p XpS-ßn-b a\- n-s\ AXp \\-bv- p- p. ]pxn-b apf-iƒ s]m- m, Ce-Iƒ hncn-bm. A{X-am-{Xw. ]ns -bp- Znh-k-߃ B Ce-Iƒ hmsp- -Xpw Icn-bp- -Xpw t\m n- \n -t - n- h-cp- p. AΩ Dd- -am-bn-. cmhn-se e v-t_m-ivkv C k n- p ]pd-sa ]nt- - v CtS- DSp- p-ifpw cm{xn CtS- ss\ n-bpw \nd- k n-bpw Xq n t]mip-tºm ƒ Ahƒ AΩ-sb Hm -Ωn- n- p. "AtΩ Rm\n- v an -hm-dpw A\n-Xbp-sS ho n t]mipw. F -c-h-sc Fs I n-s - n AΩ DuWp- I-gn- v InSt m-fq. Sohn-sS apºn-ev A[n-I-t\-scm- pw Ccn- -. tit m?' AΩ aqfn-bn-. H -bv- v cm{xn Ign- - p-iq-t - Xv Hm Øv Ah - v Ct mƒ-ø-s th-h-em-xn XpS-ßnbn- p- m-hpw. hnfn- v Xma-kn- n- m ] n-b Bcpw ASp-sØm- p-an-. Hcp- 38! Krl-e van!2004 am v

5 hn-[-øn AXp \ m-bn. klm-bn- m hcp Bƒ Xs -bm-bn-cn- pw A]-hm-Z߃ Agn- p-hn-sp- -Xv. Ahƒ- p txm m-dp- v, Xms\mcp kz-]v-\w ImWp-I-bm-sW- v. Hmtcm {]mh-iyw Chn-sS Xma-kn- p-tºm-gpw Hm^o-kn km[m-c-wt]mse t\cw DW - m-epw XpS- - p-t]m-ip- kz-]v-\w. sshin-bn-cp- p Iºyq- _q p-sn-bv- X DS-s\ kmdn-s ktµ-iw h p. "bphm Gkv bqjz sebv- v.' Ahƒ adp-]-sn Ab- p. "Rm sshinb-x k, \n߃ t\c-sø Hm^o-kv Xpd- -Xm-Wv.' Hº-Xp awn Hm^o-kv Xpd- m ] n-b ka-b-sam- p-a-. AXp-t]m-se A -c awn AX-S-bv- m-\pw. Xm Hº-X-c-bv- p h v A p awn-bv- v t]mip- p-sh- -Xv icn-x-s. "DS-s\ Fs apdn-bn-t-e-bv- p hcq.' tamwn- -dn ho pw A -c-߃ Acns -Øp- p. hn-p-b kmdv Nq m-wn-hc -sim- v Iot_m -Un-se A -c-߃ X n-sb-sp-øv Hmtcm-tcm- hm p-iƒ kr n- p- -Xv Ahƒ `mh-\-bn I p. Iot_m Un ]cn-n-b-an- m-ø-xp-im-c- Ww hm p-i-fn A -c-߃ Zp - -`-am- Wv. Iw F -Xv kn,fw F p am{xw. ^mãv F -Xv F^v,Fkv,Sn. hnp-b kmdn-s apdn XWp-Øp hcp-t -bp- q. "\o GXp s{s-bn-\n-\m-wv hcp- -Xv?' "s_m m-sdm.' "Aßn-s\-sbm-cp h n C -t m C t mƒ.' "icn-bm-wv. AXv am n [m -_m-zv B n, ]t R߃ bm{x- m Ct m-gpw AXn-s\ s_m m-sdm F Hma-\-t -cm-wv hnfn- -W-Xv.' "At mƒ \n\- v ]pjv]p n\v h p- Iq-sS?' "cmhn-se Bdp awn-t m? IÆn tnmc- ym-sxbmwv kmdv kwkm-cn- -W- Xv.' Abmƒ Nncn- p. "C p simsp-t - {]-k-t -j Xøm-dm- -Ww. thkw XpS-ßn-t m-fq.' Ahƒ ]pd-øp IS- p. apºn tpmen-øn-c- p- Hcp Znh-kw \nh - p InS-s sk t^m -ASn- p. Bcm-sW- v Ahƒ- -dn-bm-am-bn-cp- p. -A-hƒ _mkn -\n- v t^msw-sp-øp. "\ns Nqcn-Zm \ `wkn-bp- v.' "kω-xn- p. Fßn-s\bXp I q?' "AsX-s cl-ky-am-wv.' "CXp ]d-bm-\m-twm Fs hnfn- - Xv?' "A. \msf-bv- p- DSp- p-iƒ FSp-Øn- n-t F -t\z-jn- m.' "FSp-Øn- n-s - n-tem?' "Ipg- -sam- p-an-, \ap- v sship-t -cw hmßn- mw.' Krl-e van!2004 am v! 39

6 "cpn-x t]mtbm?' "t]mbn, C\n A p Znh-k-tØ-bv- v Rm {^o.' "A p Znh-k-tØ-bv-t m? At mƒ an\n-tamƒ-ss kviqtfm?' "AX-{X {][m-\-s - -sxm- pw A F m-wv tawkm-_n-s A`n-{]m-bw. c mw m n-sem- pw A{X I - i-\m- - m- m -]-td-w-xv. ]t F\n- p txm -W-Xv tamfv ]Ømw m n-seøn-bm-epw c-pn-x CXp-X-s ]d-bp-w- m-wv.' Iºyq- -dn-\p apºn [ym-\n- p-tºmƒ Ahƒ Btem-Nn- p. CXm-tWm Pohn-Xw? as m-cp kv-{-xo -Xev- m-etø-bv- v Hgn-bp- -Xpw Im-Øn-cn- p- -I. Hcp Znh-kw, As- - n c p Znh-kw. B Znh-k-ß-fn Xm as mcm-fpss kz -am-ip- p. Hcp ]I-c- m-cn. B Znh-k-ß-fn am{xw. a p Znh-k-ß-fn H-t m ct m t^m hnfn-iƒ sim v Xr]vXn-bSbp-I. Hm^o-kn -a- p tpmen- m-cp-ss H w tpmen-sb-sp- p- -I, Xam-i ]d-bp-i. Pn^v A\n-t-a-j-s\- - n-tbm, t^mt m-tjm- n {Km^n-Iv D m- p- -Xn-s\- - n-tbm kwkm-cn- p-i. -t_m- n-s NoØ tiƒ- p-i. IÃ-ta-gv-kv hcp-tºmƒ Ah-cp-sS Bh-iy-߃ a\- n-em- n Ipdn-s -Sp- p-i, ] p-sa- n At mƒ Xs sutam -t{ã-j \ -Ip-I. -Xn-cn- v ho n tebv- p bm{x, kz]v\-ß-fn- m-ø Hcp cm{xn- p tijw ho pw Fgp-t - v ]pd-s -Sm\mbn am{xw. CXm-bn-cn- mw Pohn-Xw. Xm as - m-wv {]Xo- n- p- -Xv, -th-sdm-cp - Pohn-X-ap- m-ip- -h-sc-sb- n-epw? -A-hƒ A p awn- p-x-s Hm^o-kn -\n- n-d-ßn. txmf-øn- k n-bn-ep- Uyq-πn-tI- v Xmt m sxm pt\m- n Dd- p hcp-øn. B Xmt m as mcp hosn-s hmxn Xpd- m-\p- -Xm-Wv. kt-µ-l-øn-t -bpw -Bi- -bp-ss-bpw hmxn. Hmtcm {]mh-iy-hpw B skbv- v IS- p-tºmƒ Ahfp-sS lrz-bw- ]ns-bv- m-dp- v. -D-Ω- - d-øv Ib-dn, Ign-bp- -{X -im- -X ssih-cn- v kz w ho n-s hmxn Xpd- p-i-bm-sw- a n Xm-t m-en- v Xncn- p-tºmƒ Ahƒ A\p-`-hn- p- am\-kn-i kwl -jw hmxn IS- p- -txm-ss A{]-Xy- -am-ip- p. ho n Ahƒ H -bv- m-wv. hmxn-e-s- v Ip n-bn- v Ahƒ F m apdn-bn-epw t]mbn t\m p- p. -B-cp-an-. {]Xo- n- -X-p-X-s -sb- n-epw A-Xhƒ- v Bizm-k-a-cp-fp- p. InS- -d-bn -t m-bn Ahƒ kmcn Agn- p am n as- nh-bv- p- p. k n Xpd- v am m-\p- ss\ n-bpw ASn-h-kv-{X-ß-fpw FSp-Øv Ipfn-ap-dn-bn t]mip- p. Ipfn-ap-dn-bn -\n- v ]pd-øp hcp- -Xv -`m-h-\-i-fm kz-bw I_-fn- n- -s -Sp- Hcp -kz]v\-pohn-bm-wv. "Fs ` -Øm-hv Ct mƒ hcpw.' Ahƒ hnnm-cn- p- p. "hcp-tºm-tg-bv- v Fs - n-epw Ign- m D m- -s.' Ahƒ ASp- -f-bn t]mbn F m-wp- m-t - -sx- v t\m p- p. \tc-{µs C m-\n- -ß-sf- mw Ahƒ- -dn-bmw. AXp-sIm- v F m-wp- m-t - -sx- v Ahƒ thkw Xo - -bm- p- p. A -c awn-h-sc-bm-wv Hm^o-kv. AXp-I-gn- m t\sc ho n-te-bv- p hcp-sa- m-wv ]d- -Xv. {]-Xo- n- m Hcm-fp- m-hp-i F p kpj-am-wv. -Cu \qen-g hf-sc- t\cn-b-xm-sw- -hƒ- -dn-bmw. F n-epw -`m-h-\-bp-ss ] p-\q -sim- v Ah-ƒ bmym - y- -sø aqsm-\m-bn Hcm-h-c-Ww s\øp- p. s_- -Sn- -t mƒ Ahƒ HmSn-t m-bn hmxn Xpd- p. \tc-{µ Nncn- p-sim- v AI-Øp IS- p. "Bcm-sW- p t\m m-sx-bm-twm hmxn Xp-d- -Xv?' "\tc-{µ\m-sw- v F\n- p-d- p- m-bn-cp- p. Imdn-s i w ti p.' Abmƒ hmxn-e-s- v Ah-sf si n- n-sn- p. F mw Rm {]Xo- n- -t]m-se-ø-s. Ahƒ Icp-Xn. Fs ` -Øm-hv Hm^o-kn -\n- p hcp- p. Fs si n- n-sn- p- p, DΩ hbv- p- p. "hcq. Nmb Xøm-dm-b-n- p- v.' Dcp-f Ing-ßv -t\-cn-b-xm-bn -ap-dn- Xv IS-e-am-hn ap- n-s m-cn- -Xp Xn p-t-ºmƒ \tc-{µ ]d- p. "Cu km[-\w F\n- v G -hpw C -ap- -Xm-Wv. Fs `mcy-bv- v AX-dn-bp-I-bpw snømw. F n- pw ChnsS _Pn-b D m- m-dn-. Imc-Ww hf-sc efn-xw. Ahƒ- -Xv C -a-. Ahƒ- n- - -ap- Imcy-ß-tf Chn-sS \S- m-dp- q.' "CXv hf-sc Ffp- -am-wp- m- m.' -\fn-\n - ]d- p. "F\n- -dn-bmw. Bs cm{xn F m-wv ` -Ww?' "F m-wp- m-t - -Xv ]d-bq?' "\ap- v ]pd-øp t]mbn Ign- mw?' "icn.' C{]m-h-iyw si n- n-sn-t - -Xpw DΩ shbv-t - -Xpw -\fn-\n-bp-ss - Dug-am-bn-cp- p. Hmtcm {]mh-iyw Chn-sS Xma-kn- p-tºm-gpw Ahƒ- p txm m-dp- v, Xms\mcp kz-]v-\w ImWp-I-bm-sW- v. DW - m-epw XpS- - p-t]m-ip- kz-]v-\w. Xs Pohn-Xw Cu Hcp kz]v\-øn HXp-ßn-bm-epw Ig- -an-. C\n cm{xn-bm-bm Ah Imdn ]pd-s -Sp- p. Imdn ASn- p- kvt{]bpss aww Ahƒ- p ]cn-nn-x-am-wv. GXp sdtãm-d- n-em-wv t]mti- -sx- v Xocp-am-\n-t - -Xv -\fn-\n-bm-wv. - AXp-t]m-se F v Ign- -W-sa- pw. "C v \ns Znh-k-am-Wv. F mw Xocp-am-\n-t - -Xv \o am{xw.' Ahƒ Hm -U snøp- ` -Ww Abmƒ- n- -am-ip- p. As - n C -am-sw- p \Sn- p- p. ` -W- Im-cy-Øn-ep- -\fn-\n-bp-ss - A`n-cp-Nn Abmƒ ]pi-gv-øp- - p. Hmtcm \nan-j-hpw \tc-{µ Xs -bpw c-pn-x-sbbpw Xmc-Xay-s -Sp-Øp- p-s - v Ahƒ- -dn-bmw. Xn-cn- v ho n- h m- InS- -d-bn -t m-epw Abmƒ {i n- 40! Krl-e van!2004 am v

7 n-cp- -Xv Ah-fp-sS C m-\n- -߃ am{x-am-wv. "Fs C w am{xw t\m n-bm i-cn-bm-hp-tam?' Ahƒ tnmzn- p- p. "\o \obm-hp- -Xv -F-s H w am{x-am-wv.' -\tc-{µ ]d-bp- p. "a p- ka-b-ß-fn-se- mw -\o A`n-\-bn- p- I-bm-Wv.' A-hƒ- -X-dn-bmw. icn-bm-wv. AΩ-bp-sS H w ho n Ign-bp- ka-bøv, Xoh- n Iºm - p-sa n \mep ko n-s - ÿe-øv A pw Bdpw kv{xo-iƒ Xn n-bn-cp- p bm{x snøp-tºmƒ, Hm^o-kn -tpm-en-sb-sp- ptºmƒ F mw Ahƒ A`n-\-bn- p-i-bm-wv. XnI- pw hnc-k-am-b, Hcn- -epw Ah-km-\n- n-s - p txm n- p- Hcp kocn-b-en {]Xy- -s -ts- hnj-a-tøm-ss Ahƒ Hmtcm F n-tkm-up-iƒ Xo - p-i-bm-wv. -A-Xn-\n-S-bv- v c -s -Sm-sa- Bi-bpw X p-sim- v Hmtcm sndp- - m Ib-dn hcp- p. Ign- BgvN ImWm h Hcp sndp- - m-c-s\ A-hƒ Hm -Øp. Abmƒ -kv-t\-ln-x-s H -am-wv h -Xv. \ sndp- - mc. Abmƒ- -h-sfbpw C -am-bn. kpµ-cn-bm-wv. \ tpmen-bp- v. -X-c-t -Sn- m-ø hospw ]cn-k-c-hpw. Abmƒ- v Iptd kwkm-cn- m-\ps p ]d- p. kwkm-c-øn-\n-s-bn Abmƒ ]d- p. "F\n- v Hcp I\y-I-sb-Ø-s Ieym-Ww Ign- -W-sa- p- v. Rm tnmzn- m hnj-a-am-hp-tam? Ip n-bv- v...' Ahƒ Btem-Nn- p. Ahƒ- v thw-sa- n A`n-\-bn- mw. ]t Xm Hcp Pohn-Xw XpS-ßm t]mhp- I-bm-Wv. XpS- w-x-s A`n-\-b-Øn-em-bm icn-bm-hn-. Ahƒ tnmzn- p. "\n߃- v A\p-`-h-sam- p-ap- m-bn- n-t?' Abmƒ ]cp-ßn. A`n\-b-Øn Pohn-Xw XpS-ßm Abm-fpw B{K-ln- n- p- m-hn-. "F{X {]mh-iyw D m-bn- p- v?' Ahƒ ho pw tnmzn- p. Abmƒ as-n- p-sim- n-cp- -t m-ƒ Ahƒ ho pw ]d- p. "]d-bq...' "Iptd {]mh-iyw. "Iptd {]mh-iyw?' "AsX, Rß-fp-sS ho n tpmen- p \n Hcp kv{xo-bm-bn-cp- p. Ft - mƒ {]mb-ap- Hcp kv{xo.' "Ah-cn-t mƒ Ct -?' "C, c p amkw apºv tpmen hn v t]mbn.' AXm-tWm Ieym-Ww Ign- m Xo - -bm- n-b-xv F p tnmzn- -W-sa- p Icp-Xn. ]t Abm-fp-sS apj- Øp t\m n-b-t mƒ H pw ]d-bm txm n-bn-. Hcp ]mhw a\p-jy. -C-{X s]s - v kz w Pohn-X-sØ \ - am- n-b sndp- - m-c NoØ-bm-hm hgn-bn-. Ahƒ Biz-kn- p. thiy-i-fp-ss ASp-sØm p-a- s m t]mb- Xv. Ahƒ- v Abm-sf C -am-bn-. -h-b- - v ap- -Øncs - m-w-bmƒ ]d- -Xv. A{X-sbm- pw txm n- n-. -Ipd- -I-se Ccn- p- kvt\-ln-x-s\ t\m n tiƒ- p- n-s - p-d- m n Abmƒ tnmzn- p. "F p ]-d-bp- p?' ]t- adp-]-sn ]d-bm-sx Ahƒ tnmzn- pi-bm-wp- m-b-xv. "kz w Aßn-s\-bp- A\p-`-h-ß-fp- m-ip-tºmƒ -I-eym-Ww Ign- m t]mip- s] -Ip- n I\y-I-bmh-W-sa- v itn- p- -sx- n-\m-wv?' "c pw c -s-?' "F m-wv hyxym-kw?' Abmƒ- v adp-]-sn-bp- m-bn-cp- n-. Hcp Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp- m-sx Xs Abmƒ t]mbn. Abmƒ Hcp Znh-kw Xncn- p-h-cp-sa- v -\fn-\n- v - txm n-bn-cp- p. IqSp-X kwkm-cn- m, Xs hmz-k-xn-iƒ ka - n- m, Hcp- ]-t -X-s - - n IqSp-X kwkm-cn- m. F m-wv th -Xv F v Ahƒ Xo - -bm- n-bn-cp- n. "c pw c s ' F p hniz-kn- p- Hcm-fp-sS apºn Xs Poh-N-cn-{XØns \n -Æm-b-I Xmfp-Iƒ Xp-d- p simspt - B-h-iy-ap-t m? \tc-{µ Dd- -am-bn-cn- p- p. own- p- Dd- w. Hcp awn- q t\c- -tø-bv-t D m-hq. ho pw DWcp- p, Xs kt m-jn- n- p- p. In p- -Xn IqSp-X simsp- p- a\p-jy. cpn-x-tbm-sv -\fn-\n-bv- v - Akqb txm n. cmhn-se Hm^o-kn-te-bv- p t]mim-\m-bn hmxn Xpd- p-tºmƒ Abmƒ tnmzn- p. "\n\- v C p-x-s t]mtwm?' Ahƒ H pw ]d- n-. \tc-{µ-s Im IÆn -\n- p ad-bpw hsc Ahƒ hmxn - \n p. ]ns hmxne-s- v tkm^-bn h n-cp- p. ka-bw Ft -ap- m-em-bn-t D p. C\n Hº-tX-Im-em-bm hosp ]q n ]pd-ønd-ßmw. Hm^o-kn t]mimw. Iºyq- -dn-\p apºn-en-cp- v tpmen. sutam {]k-t -j-\p-i-fp- m- p-i, IÃ-ta-gvkv h m AXp ImWn- p-sim-sp- p-i. sship-t -c-am-bm tãj-\n-te-bv- v -Hm-Sp-I. Xnc- p- h n-bn ko- p ]nsn- m -Xn n- -b-dp-i. ho n ImØn-cn- p- A-Ω A\n-X-bp-sS ho n-se hnti-j-߃ -tnm-zn- p- -Xv, Hcp Xnc- -Ym-Im-cn-bp-sS NmXp-cy-tØm-sS A\n-X-sb- km -ev-]n-i IYm-]m-{X-Øn-s IY ]d-bp- -Xv... Aßn-s\ t]mip- p Hmtcm F]n-tkm-Upw, XnI- pw bm{ n-i-a-m-bn, hnc-k-am-bn... # Krl-e van!2004 am v! 41