fhjyh rhjpah
,sturd;> nre;jpy;> NfhFy;uh[; ,e;jr; r%fj;jpw;Fr; nrhy;Yk; nra;jp vd;d? fhjy;
Ntz;lhk;. mg;gbNa fhjypj;jhYk; rhjp tpl;Lr; rhjpjhz;Lk; fhjy; mwNtNtz;lhk;.
fhjypj;Jj;jhd;      MfNtz;Lk;       vd;W      KbntLj;jhy;         mtuth;      rhjpf;Fs;NsNa
fhjypAq;fs;.     ,Jjhd;   ,th;fs;   nrhy;Yfpd;w      tho;f;ifg;    ghlkhf     ,d;W     gyuhy;
rpj;jhpf;fg;gLfpd;wJ. Mdhy; ,sturd; kw;Wk; NfhFy;uhi[ gLnfhiynra;aTk;>
nre;jpiy Klkhf;fTk;nra;j rhjpntwpia ehk; vg;gbg; Ghpe;Jnfhs;tJ? fhjypg;gJ
Fw;wk;> mJTk; gpwrhjpg; ngz;fisf; fhjypg;gJ kd;dpf;fKbahj Fw;wk; vd;W
nfhf;fhpf;Fk; rhjpmikg;Gfs; fhjYf;F vjpuhf Kd;itf;Fk; Kof;fq;fs;.
      fhjy; r%fmikjpiaf; nfLf;fpwJ: FLk;g nfsutj;ijf; Fiyf;fpwJ.
      ehlff;fhjy;    nra;J>     Nky;rhjpg;     ngz;fisf;   Fwpitj;Jf;      fhjypj;J    mtHfis
       Vkhw;Wfpd;wdH jho;j;jg;gl;l r%fj;jpdH.
      jho;j;jg;gl;NlhH Viofs;. mtHfs; gpwrhjpapy; cs;s gzf;fhug; ngz;fisf;
       fhjypj;J mtHfsJ nrhj;ij mgfhpf;f Kay;fpd;wdH.
,e;jpar;   r%fj;ijAk;     mjd;      rhjpf;   fl;likg;Gf;fisAk;     Ghpe;Jnfhz;l        vtUf;Fk;
njhpAk;    ,e;jf;    Fw;wr;rhl;Lf;fspy;      vs;ssTk;   cz;ikapy;iynad;W.         Vnddpy;>
E}Wf;F 99 tpOf;fhl;bw;FNky; jpUkzq;fs; rhjpf;Fs;NsNajhd; eilngWfpd;wd.
xNu rhjpf;Fs;Ns eilngWk; mj;jifa jpUkzq;fspy;
      MZk; ngz;Zk; tpthfuj;Jf; Nfl;L ePjpkd;wk; nry;tjpy;iyah?
      tujl;riz vDk; muf;fdhy; ngz;fs; gLnfhiy nra;ag;gLtjpy;iyah?
      fs;sf;fhjy; fhuzq;fshy; fztz; kidtpiaAk; kidtp fztizAk; nfhiynra;Ak;
       epfo;Tfis ehk; jpdk;NjhWk; Clfq;fspy; ghHg;gjpy;iyah?
      fl;ba kidtpiaf; fztNd kw;wth;fSf;Fj; jhiuthHg;gjpy;iyah?
      Kiwg;ngz;fNshL chpikAld; cwTnfhz;lhb mtHfs; tapw;wpNy fUitAk;
       Rkf;f itj;Jtpl;L> mtHfisj; jpUkzk; nra;ahky; Vkhw;Wk; jha;khkd;fisAk;>
       Kiwkhg;gps;isfisAk; gw;wp ehk; jpdrhp Nfs;tpg;gLtjpy;iyah?
      mg;ghf;fs; jq;fs; nrhe;j kfs;fisAk;> khkdhHfs; jq;fs; kUkfs;fisAk;
       ghypay; tz;GzHT nra;J mtHfsJ khz;igr; rpijg;gjpy;iyah?
xNu rhjpf;Fs;Ns elf;fpd;w ,e;j mtyq;fs; r%f mikjpiaf; Fiyg;gjpy;iyah? fhjy;jhd;
r%f mikjpiaf; nfLf;fpwJ vd;W Kof;fkpLk; rhjp mikg;Gfs;> xj;j rhjpf;Fs;Ns
eilngWk;       mtyq;fisf;      fz;Lnfhs;shky;   ,Ug;gJjhd;    ,tHfsJ    Nehf;fj;ijf;
Nfs;tpf;Fl;gLj;JfpwJ. Vd; ,tHfs; rhjpmikg;igf; fl;bf;fhf;fj; Jbf;fpwhHfs;? mjw;fhf
rfkdpjiug;    gLnfhiy   nra;aTk;     JzpfpwhHfs;?   rhjpf;Fg;gpd;dhy;    eilngWk;
murpaiy ehk; vjpHnfhs;s Ntz;Lnkdpy; rhjpaj;jpd; NtHfis Kjypy; ehk;
Ghpe;Jnfhs;sNtz;Lk;.
rhjpaj;jpd; NtHfis kpfj;Jy;ypakhf Ma;e;j mz;zy; mk;Ngj;fH> rhjpapd; capH
%r;R ‘mfkz’ (endogamy) Kiwapy;jhd; cs;sJ vd;whH. mjhtJ> xj;j rhjpf;Fs;NsNa
jpUkzk;      nra;Ak;NghJjhd;     rhjpak;   fl;Lf;Nfhg;Gld;   epiyngWfpwJ.     MfNt
rhjptpl;Lr; rhjpjhz;bj; jpUkzq;fs; eilngWk;NghJ rhjpak; mopahky;NghdhYk;
mjd; tPhpak; rw;Wf; Fiwaj;jhd; nra;fpwJ. ,e;jg; gpd;ddpapy;> “ ‘ey;y fhjiy’
ehq;fs; vjpHf;ftpy;iy: khwhf ‘ehlff; fhjiy’j;jhd; ehq;fs; vjpHf;fpNwhk;” vd;W
rhjp mikg;Gfs; tpsf;fkspg;gijAk; ehk; rw;W Mokhf Nehf;fNtz;Lk;. Kjypy;
ey;yfhjYf;Fk; ehlff;fhjYf;Fk; ,ilNa eLtuhf ,Ue;J jPHg;Gf; nfhLf;fNtz;ba (m)
nfhiyj;jz;liz toq;fNtz;ba mjpfhuj;ij ,tHfSf;F ahH nfhLj;jJ? ,uz;lhtjhf ehlff;fhjy;
vd;W ,tHfs; vijf;Fwpg;gpLfpd;whHfs;? ,UNtW rhjpiar; NrHe;j gpw;gLj;jg;gl;l r
%fj;jpdH fhjypj;Jj; jpUkzk; nra;tijr; rhjp mikg;Gf;fs; Mjhpf;fhky; ,Ue;jhYk;
mj;jifa jpUkzq;fis ,itfs; %Hf;fkhf vjpHg;gjpy;iy. khwhf> gpw;gLj;jg;gl;l
rhjpapdUf;Fk; jho;j;jg;gl;l r%fj;jpdUf;Fk; ,ilNa cUthFk; fhjiyNa rhjp mikg;Gfs;
‘ehlff;fhjy;’ vd;W rpj;jhpf;fpd;wd.
,jpy; ehk; $He;J Nehf;fNtz;baJ vd;dntd;why;> rhjpak; mfkz Kiwapy;
capHtho;tJNghy;>        mfkzKiwahdJ         Mzhjpf;fj;jpy;     (m)        ngz;zbikj;jdj;jpy;
capHtho;fpwJ. rhjPar; r%fj;jpy; ngz;fs; ntWk; cilikfNs. khdKk; mwpTk; nfhz;l
kdpjHfshfg; ngz;fisr; rhjp xUNghJk; Vw;Wf;nfhz;ljpy;iy. vdNtjhd; jho;j;jg;gl;l
MZk;> jho;j;jg;gl;ltH my;yhj ngz;Zk; fhjypf;Fk;NghJ mjpHtiyfs; mjpfkhf
Vw;gl;L nfh^u td;nfhiyfSf;F ,l;Lr;nry;fpwJ. mNjNtisapy; jho;j;jg;gl;l ngz;Zk;
gpw;gLj;jg;gl;l      MZk;   fhjypj;J   kzk;    nra;fpwNghJ       mitfs;      ,j;jifa   tLf;fis
Vw;gLj;Jtjpy;iy. fhuzk;> Mzhjpf;fr; r%fj;jpy; Mz;fspd; rhjpjhd; gpwf;fpd;w
Foe;ijapd; kw;Wk; me;jf; FLk;gj;jpd; rhjpiaj; jPHkhdpf;fpd;wJ. MfNt rhjpiaf;
fhg;ghw;w Ntz;Lnkd;why; ngz;fis mbikg;gLj;jp mtHfisj; jdJ fl;Lg;ghl;by;
itg;gijj;jtpu Mzhjpf;fr; r%fj;jpw;F NtWtopapy;iy. mt;thW ngz;fis mr;RWj;jp>
mlf;fpitg;gjd; Nfhutbtkhfj;jhd; rhjPag; gLnfhiyfis ehk; Ghpe;Jnfhs;sKbAk;.
‘fhjYk; tPuKk; jkpoHjk; gz;ghL’ vd;w Kof;fnky;yhk; Nfl;l ,e;jj; jkpofj;jpy;>
fhjypd; ngauhy; (cz;ikapy; rhjpapd; ngauhy;) eilngWk; td;nfhLikfis>
gLnfhiyfisf; fz;bj;Jf; Fuy;nfhLf;fhky; gyH nksdk; rhjpg;gJ gy Nfs;tpfis
vOg;Gfpd;wJ.
      ‘,e;J ,e;J’ vd;Wnrhy;yp ‘,e;Jf;fisf;’ fhg;ghw;w ‘,e;Jf;fspd;’ ngauhy;
       elj;jg;gLk;    mikg;Gfs;   ,j;jifa   gLnfhiyfisf;     fz;bf;fhjJ    Vd;?    ,sturd;>
       nre;jpy;> NfhFy;uh[; vy;yhk; ,e;Jf;fs; ,y;iyah? ‘,y;iy’ vd;gJjhd; ,e;j
       nksdk; cuf;fr; nrhy;Yfpd;w gjpy;. rpWghd;ikapdUf;Fk; ,e;Jf;fSf;Fk;
       td;gif %l;b mjpy; FspHfhAk; mikg;Gfs;> ‘,e;Jf;fis’ rhjpntwp mikg;Gfs;
       #iuahLk;NghJ kTdpahf ,Ue;J Ntbf;ifghHg;gJ ,e;Jj;Jtj;jpw;Fg; gpd;dhy;
       rhjp xspe;jpUg;gij ekf;F czHj;jtpy;iyah?
      <oj;jpy; eilngw;w ,dg;gLnfhiyiaf; fz;bj;J czHr;rpnghq;f Kof;fkpl;ltHfs;>
       ,q;Nf   jkpofj;jpy;   fz;nzjpNu      elf;Fk;    rhjpntwpg;          gLnfhiyfs;   Fwpj;J
       mikjpfhg;gJ (m) nkd;ikahff; fz;bg;gJ> jkpo;j;Njrpaj;jpw;Fg; gpd;dhYk;
       kiwe;jpUf;Fk; rhjp murpaiyj; NjhYhpj;Jf; fhl;ltpy;iyah?
      r%f mtyq;fisj; jpiuf;fhtpakhf;fp mjd;%yk; Nfhbf;fzf;fpy; gzk;ghHf;Fk;
       jpiug;gl      ebfH$l;lk;       ,j;jifa     gLnfhiyfisf;          fz;Lnfhs;shky;      ‘\
       {l;bq; ];ghl;bw;Fr;’ nry;tij vg;gbg; Ghpe;Jnfhs;tJ?
      ‘,J nghpahH gpwe;j kz;’ vd;W %r;Rf;F Kd;D}WKiw Kof;fkpLk; murpay;
       mikg;Gfs;> fl;rpfs; ,j;jifa rhjPag; gLnfhiyfs; Fwpj;J kTdk; rhjpg;gJ Vd;?
       rhjpiaitj;J   thf;Ftq;fp     murpay;     elj;Jtijj;jtpu   ,e;j   mikjpf;F    NtWvd;d
       Nehf;fk;       ,Uf;fKbAk;?       NkYk;         rhjp-fl;rpmurpay;-muRepHthfk;-
       fhty;Jiw ,itfSf;fpilNa cs;s rhjPag;Ghpjiy ,e;j kTdk; ntspr;rk;Nghl;Lf;
       fhl;ltpy;iyah?
NkYk;> fhjYf;Fk; rhjpf;FkpilNaahd Nkhjyhf ,g;gLnfhiyfs; rpj;jhpf;fg;gLtJ Vd;
vd;W    ehk;      rw;W   Mokhfr;      rpe;jpf;fNtz;Lk;.      FLk;gnfsutk;>         r%fme;j];J
vd;gdnty;yhk; jdpkdpj xOf;fj;jpy; my;yhky; ngz;fis mbikg;gLj;jp itg;gjpy;jhd;
cs;sJ vd;W fw;gpf;fpwJ rhjpak;. jhd; fhl;Lfpd;w Mizj;jhd; ngz; jpUkzk;
nra;aNtz;Lnkd;W epHg;ge;jpg;gJjhd; Mzhjpf;f (m) rhjPar; r%fk;. Vnddpy;
rhjPar; r%fj;jpy; ngz;fSf;Fr; Rje;jpuNkh kw;w gpw chpikfNsh fpilahJ.
mtHfs;Mz;fspd;        cilikfshfNt     ghHf;fg;gLfpd;wdH.           ,Jtiu     epfo;e;j    rhjPa
td;nfhiyfspy; Neubj; njhlHGila ngz;fs; (jpt;ah> ky;ypfh> ];thjp) Clfq;fs;
thapyhff;$l jq;fs; kdj;jpy; cs;s cz;ikfis ntspcyfpw;Fr; nrhy;yKbahky; ,Ug;gNj
rhjPaj;jpd; Mzhjpf;f Kfj;ij mg;gl;lkha; ntspg;gLj;Jfpd;wJ.
,t;thW       ngz;fiseRf;fp     mjd;%yk;      capHtho;fpw      rhjPar;r%fk;         ngz;fisf;
fhg;ghw;Wtjw;fhfNt fhjiy vjpHg;gjhfr; nrhy;tJjhd; Ntbf;ifahfTk; NtjidahfTk;
cs;sJ. ngw;Nwhhpd; ghrk; (m) fdT> fhjyHfspd; tUkhdk; Nghd;w gy fhuzq;fis
,tHfs; fhjYf;F vjpuhf Kd;itj;jhYk;> rhjpntwpNa fhjyHfisg; gphpf;fTk;> mjpy;
jho;j;jg;gl;;l r%fj;jpdiuf; nfhiynra;aTk; J}z;LfpwJ. ‘jho;j;jg;gl;l ngz;fNshL
fs;scwT itj;Jf;nfhs;Sk;NghJk;> mtHfisg; ghypay; td;GzHT nra;Ak;NghJk;
rhjPaj;J}a;ik vd;d MfpwJ?’ vd;w Nfs;tpf;Fkl;Lk; rhjpiaj; J}f;fpg;gpbf;Fk;
Nfhkhd;fs;ahUk; ,d;Wtiu gjpy;nrhy;yNt ,y;iy vd;gJjhd; ehk; ftdpf;fNtz;baJ.
cz;ikapNyNa ,tHfs; rhjpiaf; fhg;ghw;wtpUk;gpdhy; jho;j;jg;gl;l ngz;fNshL
jtwhdcwT itj;Jf;nfhz;L rhjpf;Ff; fsq;fk; Vw;gLj;Jfpw ‘Nky;rhjp’ Mz;fisj;jhNd
jz;bf;fNtz;Lk;. Vd; fhjypf;fpd;w jho;j;jg;gl;l r%fj;ijr; NrHe;j Mz;fiskl;Lk;
jz;bf;fpwhHfs;?
epiwthf>         fhjYf;Fk;     rhjpf;Fk;     ,ilNa    cs;s     fUj;jpay;       Kud;ghl;il
Mokhfg;ghHg;Nghk;. ‘fhjy; nra;tJ caphpaw;if’ vd;whH ghNte;jH. Mk;!
fhjy; ,aw;if ekf;Fj;je;j tuk;. rhjp kdpjd; jdf;Fj;jhNd tUtpj;Jf;nfhz;l rhgk;. fhjy;
md;gpypUe;J         kyHtJ.    rhjp   Mjpf;fczHtpy;     gpwg;gJ.     fhjy;     gpwUf;fhf
capiuf;nfhLf;fTk; JzpAk; (,sturd;gLnfhiy jw;nfhiy vd;W itj;Jf;nfhz;lhYk;$l).
rhjp   jdJ    Mjpf;fj;ij   epiyehl;lg;   gpwuJ   capiug;     gwpf;Fk;.     fhjy;    ngz;fis
kdpjHfshfg; ghHf;Fk;. mtHfsJ czHTfid kjpf;Fk;. Fwpg;ghfj; jhd;tpUk;Gk;
tho;f;ifj;Jiziaj; NjHe;Jnfhs;Sk; ngz;fspd; chpikiaf; fhjy; mq;fPfhpf;Fk;. rhjp
ngz;fis cilikfshfTk;> gad;gLj;jpj; J}f;fp vwpag;gLk; EfHTg;nghUshfTNk
ghHf;Fk;. fhjy; kdpjiu kdpjuhf khw;Wk;. rhjp kdpjiu kpUfkhf khw;Wk;. fhjy;
rkj;Jtj;ij tsHf;Fk;. rhjp Vw;wj;jho;it epiyehl;Lk;. MfNt kdpjk;thof; fhjy; Ntz;Lk;.
khe;jNeaKs;s        kdpjHfs;>     rhjp     Vw;wj;jho;Tfis    kWg;gtHfs;>       jPz;lhikia
vjpHg;gtHfs; midj;Jr; rhjpapYk; rkaj;jpYk; ,Uf;fpwhHfs; vd;gjpy; ahUf;Fk;
khw;Wf; fUj;J ,Uf;fKbahJ.
khe;jNeaKs;NshH midtUk; rhjp rkak; fle;J ,izNthk;!
khe;jNeaj;ij kWf;Fk; rhjpia NtuWg;Nghk;!