a[phn[p cmhpIsf kpc`nebma§tf.1.

Fsâ \S¡msX t]msbmcp kz]v\amWp cmP{io. hÀj§Ä ]n¶n«psh¦nepw

Ahsf Ipdn¨pÅ kvacWIÄ Fs¶ lrZbmXpc\m¡p¶pv. Rm³ ss^\Â
Cubdn\p ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ cmP{io B tImtfPn ^Ìp Cubdn\p tNÀ¶p.
dmKnMp \S¡p¶ Imeambncp¶p. ko\nbÀamsc Im Pq\nbÀamcv HmSn
Hfn¡p¶Imew A¿¦mÀ kmÀ {]n³kn¸mfmbncp¶Xn\m dmKnwKv
\ntcm[n¨ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p F¶mepw tlmÌenepw Imâo\nepw Hs¡ h¨p
ko\nbÀamÀ Pq\nbÀamsc dmKp sNbvXncp¶p. B§ns\ Hcn¡Â ko\nbÀ tKÄkp
Ahsc dmKp sN¿pt¼mgmWp Rm³ cmP{iosb BZyambn IXv. AhÄ¡p Hcp
Fgp¶Å¯n\p sImph¶ B\¡p«nbpsS `wKn Dbncp¶p. Ft¸mgpw CSXpw heXpw
cp Iq«pImcnIfpw. AhÀ ImWm³ henb `wKn DÅhcmbncp¶nÃ. AXpsImp Xs¶
cmPv{iobpsS XesbSp¸p IqSn. Bcpw sImXn¡p¶ B I®pIÄ BsWs¶
hioIcn¨Xv, ]ns¶ B an\pkapÅ s\Án, henb s\Ánbmbncp¶p AhÄ¡p. ImÂ
lnµn \Sn tcJsbt]mse Ccn¡pw. Fs¶ Npw_n¡q F¶p bmNn¡p¶ NppIÄ,
en]vÌnIv tX¨nsænepw Ah¡p sNdnb sN¼c¯n \ndambncp¶p. Imâo\nsâ
aqebn t]Sn¨cp \n¡pIbmbncp¶p Ahfpw Iq«pImcpw. Ahsf s]mXnªp
Fsâ ¢mknse kqk\pw Abnjbpw. cmP{iobpsS ]cp§Â It¸mÄ AhnsS
dmKnMmsW¶p F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Ft´m AhtfmSp F\n¡p ]mhw tXm¶n.
"kqk³ H¬ an\nÁv ¹okv" Rm³ kqks\ hnfn¨p.

kqk³ h¶p F¶n«p ]dªp "FtSm cmlp \osbmcp act§mS³ Xs¶, F´n\m
t]cp hnfn¨Xp? R§Ä Ahfpamsc H¶p acymZ ]Tn¸n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AXn\nS¡m
Xsâ Hcp hnfn. C\n Ct¸mÄ t]cp AhfpamÀ¡p a\Ênembntà {]n³kn¸fnsâ
ASp¯p I¼vsfbnâv sNbvXm ]Wn Bbn . FSm t_mdm ko\ntbgvkp t]cp
hnfn¡cpsX¶dnbnsà Cu amkw!"

dmKnwKns\Xnsc Fkv F^v sFv¡mcpw {]n³kn¸fpw hmtfm§n \n¡p¶Xn\mÂ

t]cp In«nbm {]iv\amWp. AXn\m Bcpw t]cp hnfn¡cpsX¶p Hcp
AenJnX \nbaw Im¼kn Dmbncp¶p. Rm³ AXp ad¶Xà dmKnwKn \n¶pw
Ahsf c£n¡m\mbn a\]qdzzw hnfn¨Xmbncp¶p.

"FtSm kqk³ F\n¡m AÊs·âp H¶p XcWw tIm¸nbSn¨p XncnsI Xcmw"

"t]mSm, dmKnMnsâ CS¡m Akbns·âv, kp{_aWnbtà Abmfp t]mbn
Xpebm³ ]d Rm³ FgpXnbnÃ"
"Abnjtbm?"
"AhÄ Fs¶¡mÄ aSn¨nbm. Fsâ tIm¸nbsà AhfpsS FÃmw"
"\n§Ä¡p tlmÌense¶m ]Wn? FgpXn h¨pIqsS?"
"t]mSm cmlpÂ. tlmÌeo C¸w dmKnwKp kokWsÃ, Abntjw Rm\pw
Chfpamsc FÃmw hm«n C«ncn¡pIbm"
"hmÀU³ {]iv\w B¡nbntà Ahcp henb {ÌnÎmWtÃm?"
"Hm Ft´m¶p {ÌnÎv, Chfpamscms¡ ]q¯ ]tWmw sImp ]Tn¡m³ h¶ncn¡phm,
FÃm¯nt\w \ne¡p \nÀ¯nbntà]ns¶ AhcpsS Xte tIdn \nc§pw.
AXhÀ¡padnbmw AXpsImp hmÀU³ kt¸mÀ«m, ]ns¶ R§tf amkvIn«m dmKnwKv"
"AsX´n\m"
"hà sFUânÁn ]tcUpw h¶m Bsf AdnbcpXtÃm"
"F´m AP"
"Hm FÃm¯nt\w sImp Um³kp Ifn¸n¡pw , aptesS hen¸w A\pkcn¨p
hcnbn \nÀ¯n¡pw"
"Bl sImÅmatÃm R§tf IS¯n sh«nbtÃm"
"\n§Ä alm hr¯ntISm. ASow ]nSow I¡qknse shÅw IpSn¸n¡epw ]ca
t_mdtÃ"
"aptesS hen¸w ams{X t\m¡¯ptÅm?"
"A¿S cmlpte the a\Ênencn¡s«. R§sS ko{I«p tI«p \o I¿p sa\s¡Sp¯"
"A¼So kqko \n§Ä¡nsXms¡ Adnbmtam?"
"]nt¶ R§Ä A§p tIm¯mg¯ptÅmctà , H¶p t]m tamt\ "
"AXncn¡s« GXm B I£n?"
"GXp?"
"\n§fnt¸mÄ dmKnwKp XpS§nbXv"
"Hm Ahftà tlmÌense Nc¡p. hey \r¯¡mcnbmWp t]mepw. IemXneItam
Iem sIme]mXIsam GXmmcp¶p t]mepw. AXnsâ PmUbm F¸gpw aq¶pw IqSn
Hcpant¨ \S¡p AhÄ I¼yq«À, asÁ Idp¼nIÄ knhnem. t]cp cmP{io , F´m
aXntbm , amam¸Wn¡p hnfn¡sÃ. CXn\p Xs¶ sNehpv. hm sFkv{Iow hm§n¯m"
"At¿m ]mhw AXns\ hnt«cp. B I®p Imednbmw"
"A¿S, A§enªtÃm , hnStWm thmtbm¶p R§Ä t\m¡nt¡mfmw GXmbmepw
t]cp hnfn¨p cmlp Ipfam¡n X¶tÃm"
"Abnsj B Ip«nbpsS kbnkv F{X?"
"t]mSm cmlp Ahsf In«nbnà Cu hos¡³Un R§Ä Agn¸n¡pw. At¸mÄ ]
dªpXcmw"
"FÃm¯nt\w Agn¸n¡ptam?"
"FÃm¯nt\anà Nc¡mtW Agn¸n¡pw. R§ftàR§tS sXm«p Pq\ntbgvkp.!
Ahfpamcm Cu hÀjw R§sf¡mÄ ISp¸w!!"

slm Cu s]¬]nÅmcmbmepÅ Hcp KpWsa, B kpµcn cmP{iosb \ábm¡n

BkzZn¡m³ ChÀs¡ms¡ Ahkcw In«p¶tÃm. AXpaà AhÀs¡Ãmw
At§m«pw Ct§m«pw sI«n¸nSn¡pIbpw Hcpan¨p Ipfn¡pIbpw Hs¡ sN¿mw.
CubnsSbmWp Rm³ skâv sXtckmkv tImtfPnse Ip«nIÄ Sqdp t]mb Nn{X§Ä
IXp. s\Án \n¶pw Hcp kpµcnIp«n {_m am{Xw [cn¨p asÁ Ip«nbpsS Po³kp
Agn¨p Nqp hnc AhfpsS P«n¡It¯¡p {]XoImßIambn ImWn¨ t^mvt«m
Bbncp¶p F\nt¡Áhpw Cãs¸«Xp. A§ns\ ehv AÁv ^Ìv sskÁv F¶
kwKXn BZyambn F\n¡p ^o sNbvXp. A§ns\ Rm³ cmP{iobpambn
{]Wb¯nembn.

Hcp Znhkw tImtfPp _kn Rm\pw cmP{iobpw Hcpan¨p bm{X sNbvXp.

ASp¯Sp¯p Xnc¡n AhÄ Fsâ ap¶n h¶p s]«p. ]pdIn \n¶pw \Ã
Xnc¡p Pq\nbÀ s]¬Ip«nIsf apebn XShm\mbn ko\nbÀamÀ a\]qÀ hw D-
m¡nb Xnc¡mWsX¶dnbmhp¶Xn\m Rm³ Hcp c£m IhNambn cmP{iosb
s]mXnªp \n¶p. CS¡p AhÄ ]pdtIm«p \o§nbt¸mÄ AdnbmsX Fsâ
Po³kn apg¨p \n¶ sIm¨p cmlpen AhfpsS \nXw_w h¶p X«n. Rm³
tImcn¯cn¨pt]mbn. AhÄ¡p Fsâ {]iv\w a\Ênemsb¶p tXm¶p¶p.
AhfpsS ]mdn¸d¶ apSnbngIÄ Fsâ apJt¯¡p amSn hoWp sImncp¶p. AXnsâ
B jmw ]q aWw Rm³ BkzZn¨p. saUn¡Â tImtfPn\cnInemWp AhÄ
Cd§nbX.v Rm\pw NmSn Cd§n. A¸w Zqscbmbn Ahsf ]n³ XpSÀ¶p HSphnÂ
t_mK³ hnÃIÄ AXncn« Hcp henb aXn¡It¯¡p AhÄ
A{]Xy£bmbt¸mgmWp F\n¡p kvYeIme t_m[w h¶Xp.

Fsâ {]Wbaà Cu IYbpsS hnjbw, ^Ìv CubÀ Ignªt¸mÄ R§Ä

{]Wb¯nembncp¶p. ]s£ t¹tÁmWnIv eu Bbncp¶p. FÃmhÀ¡pw ]ÁmdpÅ
A_[w. Cu t¹tÁmWnIv eu F¶m _mdn t]mbn \mc§mshÅw
IpSn¡p¶t]msebmsW¶p kqk³ Ft¶mSp Hcn¡Â ]dªp.
AhÄ¡dnbmambncp¶p Rm\pw cmP{iobpambpÅ {]Wbw, ]s£ Ahsf
imcocnIambn D]tbmKn¡m³ F\n¡p Ft´m tXm¶nbnÃ. Hcpan¨p sFkv{Iow ]
mÀednepw B¡pfw Imb Icbnepsams¡ R§Ä t]mbn«pv. Hcn¡Â ssSÁm\nIv
kn\na¡pw t]mbn. F¶n«pw Rm³ AhfpsS apebn XShmt\m H¶pw {ian¨n«nÃ.
F\ns¡t´m AhÄ Hcp Znhy kpµcn Bbn«mWp tXm¶nbXv. Im¼kv CâdzyqhnÂ
Xs¶ F\n¡p hnt{]mbn skeIvj³ e`n¨p. _mw¥qcn Bbncp¶p s{Sbn\nMv.
AXp Ignªp Rm³ Xncph\´]pcs¯¯nbXp sSIvt\m]mÀ¡n Hcp
skan\mdn\mbn«mbncp¶p. A¶p Rm³ cmP{iobpsS ho«n t]mbncp¶p. Fs¶ I-
t¸mÄ AhfpsS I®pIÄ hnSÀ¶p. s{]mt¸mkepIÄ Ahsf s]mXnbp¶
kabambncp¶p. BÎv \u HmÀ s\hÀ F¶ AhkvY. R§Ä ]ckv]cw
t{]aamsW¶p ]dªncp¶nà AXphsc. F¶m Hcp AÀÌm³UnMv Dmbncp¶ntÃ
F¶p tNmZn¨m Dmbncp¶p. A¶p Rm³ ho«n {]iv\w AhXcn¸n¨p.
At¸mgmWp AhnNmcnXamb ZpÀLSw F\n¡p ap¶n h¶Xv cmP{io Cugh
IpSpw_¯n s]« Ip«nbpw Rm³ \mbcpw Bbncp¶p. AXp A½bmWp Ip ]
nSn¨X.v AhÄ Hcp X¼pcm«nIp«n Bbncn¡psa¶mWp Rm³ IcpXnbXv. A{X
kpµcnbmbncp¶p. Cugh s]¬Ip«nIÄ kpµcnIfmbn¡qsS¶nÃtÃm F¶p
tNmZn¨m F\n¡dnbmhp¶hscms¡ Idp¯, e£Ww CÃm¯hcmbncp¶p F¶p
am{Xta F\n¡p ]dbm\pÅp.

Cughtbm \mbtcm lcnPt\m Bcmbmepw Rm³ Cu Ip«nsb am{Xta IeymWw

Ign¡q F¶p Rm³ hmin ]nSn¨p. ]s£ Fsâ A½ `b¦c FXnÀ¸mbncp¶p
F¦nepw Rm³ Ahsf am{Xta IeymWw Ign¡q F¶p {]XnPvR sNbvXp
_mw¥qcn\p t]mbn. AhnsS h¨p AOsâ t^m¬ h¶p A½ s\©p thZ\bmbn
Bip]{Xnbnembncn¡ps¶¶p. sF.kobn Rm³ It¸mÄ AhÀ
IcbpIbmbncp¶p. AhnsS h¨p A½¡mbn F\ns¡sâ t{]aw _en AÀ¸nt¡n
h¶p. A½ Rm³ Hcp \mbÀ s]¬Ip«nsb am{Xta hnhmlw Ign¡p F¶p I¿nÂ
sXm«p kXyw sN¿n¨n«mWp sF ko hn«Xv. ]ns¶ Rm³ kqksâ Cu sabnenÂ
\n¶pw cmP{io hnhmlnXbmbXmbn Adnªp. SmÁm C³t^mknkn DÅ Hcp
lÀj³ Bbncp¶p hc³. ]ns¶ AbmÄ GtXm apw ss_bpÅ aÄSn \mjWentem
asÁm amdn. cmP{io t_mwt_bnembn F¶p am{Xw Rm³ Adnªp.

A[nIw sshImsX Rm\pw hnhmlnX\mbn. Hcp ]W¨m¡nsâ aIÄ

sSIvt\m]mÀ¡n tPmenbpÅ Hcp s\Sp hcnb³ Nc¡mbncp¶p Fsâ `mcy.
Xncph\´]pcs¯ ]pcmX\ \mbÀ Xdhm«nse GI aIÄ. AXn\m Xs¶ Uudn
H¶pw tNmZnt¡n h¶nÃ. s]m¶n s]mXnªp Xs¶ B Nc¡ns\ Fsâ I¿n ]
nSnt¨Â¸n¨p X´¸Sn. AhÄ cmP{iobpambn XmcXayw sNbvXm IqSpXÂ
kpµcnbpw AXnt\¡mÄ Ipeo\bpw Bbncp¶p Fs¶sâ ¢mkv taÁvkv Xs¶ ]
dªp. F\n¡pw icnbmbn tXm¶n. IeymWw IqSms\¯nb tdmbn sNdnbm³ Fsâ
tXmfn X«n ]dªXnt¸mgptamÀ¡p¶p "Afnbm cmlp \o \à `mKyhm³ In®³
Nc¡p sImp t]mbn ]®n acn¡p Afnbm ". ]s£ BWnsâ sskt¡mfPn
AdnbmatÃm I¿n In«n \pÅnsXmen¨m ]ns¶ sFizcym tdmbnbpw Hcp amkw
Ignªm aSp¡pw. ]ns¶ AhfpsS ]pd¯p InS¡pt¼mÄ \½Ä BtemNn¡p¶Xv
]st¶m ape¡p ]nSn¨ ]n¨¡mcnsb Ipdn¨mbncn¡pw. \ntj[n¨n«p ImcyanÃ
AXmWp BWnsâ krãn. sNfn ImWp¶nS¯p Nhn«pIbpw shÅw ImWp¶nS¯p
IgpIn IfbpIbpw sN¿p¶h\mWp ]pcpj³. kzm`mhnIambpw a[p hn[p Imew
Ignªt¸mÄ cmP{io Fsâ HmÀ½bn Xncn¨p h¶p.

Rm\pw {]nbXabpw IqSn ssSÁm\nIv hopw ImWpIbmbncp¶p. AXnse

\mbnIsb \ábm¡n s]bnân§v hc¡p¶ ko³ h¶t¸mÄ F\n¡p cmP{iosb
HmÀ½h¶p. B ko³ A¶p kv{Io\n It¸mÄ AhfpsS icocw NqSp ]nSn¨ncp¶p.
B Dujvamhp I¿neqsS F¶nte¡p ]IÀ¶p hcpIbpw sNbvXncp¶p. B
s\©nSn¸pIÄ Rm³ tI«n«pw B apeIÄ k hmdn\pÅn XpSn¡p¶Xdnªn«pw
F¶nse `ocp, t¹tÁmWnI {]Wbw F¶p IcpXn anmXncp¶p. A¶p Fsâ I¿psS
ap«pIÄ B kÂhmdn\pÅnse apeIfn kv]Àin¡p¶pmbncp¶p. cmP{iobpsS
hnbÀ¯ I£§fnse \\hpw B \\p¯ aZ KÔhpw F\n¡p Adnbmambncp¶p.
F¶n«pw B `ocp , Uokâmbn A\§mXncp¶p. a\Ên AhÄ Fs¶
i]n¨ncpt¶m? Ahfn \n¶pw DbÀ¶ NqSp Rm³ At¸mÄ HmÀ¯pt]mbn.
Rm³ \anX (Fsâ `mcy)sb sI«n¸nSn¨p. ]s£ AhÄ kzXkn[amb "H¶p
ieys¸Sp¯msX ImWs«" F¶ ]Xnhp ]Ãhn samgnªp.

Fsâ kz´w `mcybpsS ]Xnhp \¼cmWXp. hnImcw NqSp ]nSn¨ncn¡pt¼mÄ AXnÂ

Hcp _¡Áp sFkp hm«À Hgn¡p¶ {]XoXnbmWm hm¡pIÄ¡pÅXv. BZy cm{Xn
apX AhÄ A§ns\bmbncp¶p. Im AXn kpµcn, s\Sp hcnb³, ]®n
acn¡mhp¶ Nc¡p, Iriamb DZcw, hmg¡q¼p t]msebpÅ apeIÄ, shfp¯
icocw, aq¡n\p Xmsg Hcp \\p¯ tcma cmPn, IqÀ¯ apb sNhnIÄ, I½Â
IqSmsX sNdnb an¯nsbt¶m atÁm t]cpÅ Hcp sIm¨p I½Â, sNhnbpsS
a[y`mKw Ingn¨n«ncn¡p¶p. Igp¯n\p NpÁpw ap´ncn¡peIÄ t]msebpÅ
apSnbngIÄ ]{]Èbmbn InS¡p¶p. Cd¡n sh«nb apXpIp. B ho BIrXnbpÅ
sh«neqsS ImWp¶ ]c¶ apXpIp. AXnsâ \Sp¡pÅ Ipgnª NmÂ. Idp¯
s{_knbdpIÄ. Ft¸mgpw \\ª I£§Ä BsI Hcp skIvkv Izo³ Xs¶bmWp
\anX. ]s£ ]dªns«´p ^ew. Ahsf Hcp ]ca `àbmbn«mWp ho«pImÀ
hfÀ¯nsbSp¯Xv. skIvkns\ ]Án bmsXmcp t_m[hpanÃ. AXp Ft´m
hr¯nsI« GÀ¸mSmsW¶mWp AhfpsS hnNmcw.

BZycm{Xnbn GXp s]®ns\bpw \ábm¡Wsa¶mWp F\n¡p In«nb D]tZiw.

Csæn Hcp ]pcpjs\ ]pcpj\mbn AwKoIcn¡nÃs{X kv{XoIÄ. Rm\pw »q
^nenapIÄ In«pÅXÃmsX Hcp s]®ns\ \ábmbn In«nÃ, ImWm³ Cu kaqlw
k½Xn¨n«nÃ, FRn\obdnMv Fsâ ÌUn SqdpIfn t_mwt_bn h¨p an¡hmdpw
FÃm ÌpUâvkpw I\yIm NÀ½w Ifªncp¶p. F¶m FbnUvkv t]Sn¨p Rm\pw
Fsâ kplr¯v kp{_ÒWy³ t]mÁnbpw I\yIamcmbn Xs¶ SqÀ Ignªp Xncn¨p
h¶p. hmjnbnse GtXm tlm«en t]mbn ImÄ tKÄkns\ ]cn]mSn \S¯n
h¶t¸mÄ Fsâ Iq«pImÀs¡ms¡ Fs´mcp Bthiambncp¶p. FÃmhcpw tImw
Uk³ IW¡n\p hm§n Ioibn C«ncp¶p, Bscms¡ AXp {]tbmKn¨p F¶v
BÀ¡dnbmw. ]dªp h¶t¸mÄ Fsâ dqw taÁmb kZminh³ am{Xw DdbnSm³
ad¶pt]mbn. Ah\msI t]Sn¨p. ]ns¶ kZminh³ Hcp Ip¸n sUtÁmÄ
kmam\¯ntes¡mgn¨p [mc tImcpIbmbncp¶p cm{Xn apgph³, HSphn kmam\w
s]mÅn Ipanf Ip¯nbXn\pÅ NnInÂk thsdbpw sNt¿n h¶p. "t]mSm cmlpte
tKmÄU³ Nm³kp Ifªp \obpw t]mÁnbpw IqSn. t]mÁn ]ns¶ t]ms« ]«cm
s]m§¯nà \nsâ Imcyw AXpt]memtWmSm Iqth IeymtWmw Ign¨p Nc¡ns\
I¿n In«pt¼mÄ \o Ip\nªncp¶p X¸nbm AhfpamcpsS Xpf Ip ]nSn¡m³ ]
ÁpIbnà AXn\m FIvkv]ocnb³kp thWsa¶p ]dbp¶Xv tIt«mSm aWp
IpWm©vNm. In®³ Nc¡ns\bm ASn¨Xv cq]m Bbncw t]mbmse´v? Bl ]®n
acn¨p cho\m X³Us\ t]mencp¶p B Nc¡p. AhfpsS Hcp InÊv!! ¹¡p
¹s¡¶pÅ ASn !!Bl Bl t]mbn NmshSm cmlpte " Iªn¡pgn¡mc\mb
tdmbn sNdnbm³ cXn elcnbn Ft¶mSp ]dªp.

]ns¶ Hcn¡Â aZy elcnbn Ch³ Xs¶ B kw`hs¯¸Án Ft¶mSp ]

dªXn§ns\bmbncp¶p "FtS cmlpte \o A¶p ImÄ tKfns\ ASn¡m³
hcmªXp \¶mbn. Fsâ A¸sâ Bbncw shdpsX sImp Ifªp. Ahfp
BZyw ]dªp InÊp Insʶp. Rm³ InÊp sN¿m³ sN¶t¸mÄ Ahfp ]dbpIm
InÊà Án]vkmsW¶v. shfnbn Bbncw sImSp¯p. apSnª AhÄ¡pw sImSp¯p
Aªqdp Sn¸v, Ahfp ]dªp I]Um DXmtdm¶p F\n¡ptm lnµow adm«ow
Adnbp¶p. Rm³ ]dªp CXp I¸Um aoibsöp. At¸mÄ Ahfp Nncn¨p. Fsâ
]mân Nqn ]dbpIm {UÊv \nImtem F¶p. I¸Usb¶p h¨m XpWo¶msS
AhnSt¯ AÀYw. ]ns¶ Ahfp Fsâ ]mâpw P«ow Ducn, Ahfpw Ducn. B ]
qdn¡p AÀ shbdpw {_mbpw H¶panÃmcp¶p. Hcp ]ip amXncnbmWp F\n¡hsf I-
t¸mÄ tXm¶nbX.v At¸msg F\n¡p UnkvI¼nbmbn. Fsâ kmam\w sIm©p Npcp-
t]mse Npcpncn¡pIbm Ahfp ]ns¶ AXn Ipsd ]nSn¨p H¶p hSnbm¡nsbtS. ]
s£ AhÄ ]nSn hnSpt¼mÄ Ah³ A§p ]nt¶w Npcpfpw.

"F¶n«p" Rm³ sNdnbmt\mSp tNmZn¨p.

"F¶n«p Ft´m¶p " AhÄ I«nte tIdn Ih¨p HscmÁ¡nS¸p Rm³ Ipt®Â
Hcp \ntcm[p tIÁn AXp Iodnt¸mbn ]ns¶ Ahfp Xs¶ Hsc®w C«p X¶p
F¶n«p AhÄsS kmam\w ImWn¨p ]dbpIbm "AµÀ Umtem AµÀ Umtem" F¶p
AhSt½sS AµÀ!! FÃmw tjhp sNbvXp h¨ncn¡pIbm. AXn\Is¯hnsS
tIÁWsa¶p Hcp ]nSow In«osÃsS. FÃmw IqsS Ipg sImgm Hcp Afnª
atWmw! ]gp¯ Nmf A½¨n sh«n¡gp¼gs¯ aWam AhÄsS Imensâ FtSÂ!!
Rm³ ]ns¶ Bbnc¯n Aªqdp t]mbXtöpw ]dªp tIdn FhnsS Hcp
Zzmc¯n sImÅn¨p. aq¶Sn ASn¨p. F\n¡p shtÅmw t]mbn. ]ns¶ B Xmbfn
Hcp Poh\panÃmsX InS¡pIbm. aWn¡qÀ H¶n\m Bbncw cq]. CXp an\n«p ]
¯mbnà Zm shÅw t]mbn B ]qdn ]ns¶ InS¶p IqÀ¡w hen. Rm³ ]ns¶
AhfpsS samtesems¡ Ipsd ]nSn¨p. AhÄs¡mcp Ipept¡manÃ. ]ns¶ Ac
aWn¡qÀ Ignª¸w AhÄ I®p Xpd¶p. I¸U ]l\q³ Fs¶mcp ]d¨nÂ
AhÄsS At½sS tKmkmbn `mj!! XpWn DSp¡t«¶msWs¶\n¡p ]nSn In«n.
A§ns\ AhÄ Du¼n¡. A¸¨³ F{X dhdp hnÁ Imim. Rm³ ]dªp \o
I¸U CSm Fsâ kmam\w H¶p hmbnseSp¡So¶p. At¸mÄ Ahfp ]tdh apwlv
taw UmeqwKm \lo Rm³ ]dªp. thtd Sn¸p XcmsaSo¶p. AhÄ k½Xn¨nÃ. ]
ns¶ Ahfp sImtXmw Ip¯n ASp¯ Dd¡w. Rm³ ]ns¶ AXpw t\m¡n Hcp
hmWw ASn¨p, ]mâpw C«p C§p t]m¶p. Bbnc¯n Aªqdp cq] Du¼n. A¸sâ
ImimbXp sImp sImÅmw Atà\½vÄ D¡nb Imimcpt¶Â N¦p s]m«ntbs\.
FSm cmlpte \ob anSp¡³ hà ko Uow C«p Hcp hmWw hn«m CXnt\¡mÄ
kpJw Btbs\. ]ns¶ IÀ¯mhp \½Ä kzÀ¤¯o sNÃp¼w tNmZn¡pw tams\
tdmbn sNdnbms\ \o t_mws_ t]mbns«mtm¶p! A¸w \½fp ]tdw Hp ssZhw
IÀ¯mth¶p.
A¸w AXnbm³ tNmZn¡pw FSm tdmbo \o t_mwt_bv t]mbn«p Nc¡ns\ htÃmw
ASnt¨mSm¶p. \½Ä Csöp ]dªm³ AXnbm³ tNmZn¡pw "]nt¶ Ft´m
Du¼m\mSm tdmbo sNdnbmt\ \ns¶ Rm³ t_mwt_ hn«sX¶p."
"CXnt\m BZmsa \nt¶ Rm³ tXm«¯nem¡n tXm«w kq£n¡m\pw ImbvI\nIÄ
`£n¸m\pw" Ah³ aZyelcnbn Nhn«p \mSIw XpS§n, F\n¡p kam[m\ambn.
IeymWw Ign¨m ]ns¶ kam[m\ambn«p s]®ns\ Agn¡pItbm Ifn¡pItbm
Hs¡ sN¿matÃm F¶p a\Ên \nco¨p InS¶pd§n.

]s£ AXp Hcp anYybmbncps¶¶p IeymWw Ignªt¸mfmWp a\ÊnembXv, BZy

cm{Xnbn ]mepambn h¶ \anX ]mep IpSn¨ DSs\ Ft¶mSp ]dªp "C¶p
Rm³ ]ocoUvkv BWp tIt«m, hÃm¯ hbdp thZ\ H¶p InS¡s«" \anX Iqfmbn
InS¶p. Rm³ An t]mb A®ms\ t]mse InS¡bn hmcn hnXdnb apøq¡fpw
t\m¡n hSn t]mse \n¶p , At¸mÄ hopw "tN«m ¹okv B sseÁv H¶W¡q
sseÁn«m F\n¡p Dd§m³ IgnbnÃ" A§ns\ BZy cm{Xn Dd§n XoÀ¶p.

BZy cm{Xn am{Xaà XpSÀ¶pÅ A©p cm{XnIfpw A§ns\ t]mbn.

sseÁnSm\pw \anX k½Xn¨ncp¶nÃ. _Ôp hoSpIfpw hncp¶pambn Zn\§Ä
shdpsX t]mbns¡mncp¶p. F¶m Rm³ I\yIbmbn Xs¶ XpSÀ¶p. HcmgvN
C§ns\ t]mbt¸mÄ F\n¡p t_mdmbn. t\sc tKmh¡p Sn¡Áp _p¡p sNbvXp
tlm«Â sadnUnb\n sN¶nd§n. ss^vfÁnembncp¶p bm{X. ss^vfÁp
s]m§nbt¸mÄ Xs¶ \anX hmÄ h¨p XpS§n. sadnUnb³ tlm«Â Hcp kap{Z
Xoc¯mWp. sIm¨p sIm¨p kyq«pIÄ, Hmtcm¶n\pw sk¢qUUv Bb _o¨pIÄ.
X½n ImWmsX cp I¸nfn\p \ácmbn t]mepw Ipfn¡mw. AXnsâ NmÀPpapp. aq¶p
ss\Áp Ccp]Xn\mbncw cq], AXpw hnt{]m amt\PÀ kvYncw X§p¶
tlm«embn«mWp dnU£\nÂ. _Ôp¡fpw kz´¡mcpw kplr¯p¡fpanÃm¯
at\mlcamb _o¨v, lWn aq¬ s]mSn s]mSn¡psa¶p Xs¶ Rm³ IcpXn.

sadnUnb\nse sh¡w {Un¦pw Ign¨p apdn AS¨p Rm³ \anXsb sI«n¸nSn¨p.

At¸mÄ Xs¶ XpWn Agn¨p H¶p Ifn¡Wsa¶mWp Fsâ a\ÊnÂ. "tN«m F´m
CXp hnSp Bsc¦nepw ImWpw". "Bcp ImWm\m tamsf A©p Znhkambn Rm³
£an¡p¶p, tamfo XpWn Hs¡ H¶gn¡p ImW«p tN«³ tamsf H¶p apgphs\"
"At¿ AsXm¶pw th Cu ]Item \mWantà tN«m. \ap¡p tKmh Hs¡ H¶p
ImWmw. skâp {^m³knknsâ ]Ån FhnsSbmWp? F\ns¡mcp t\À¨ Dv"
"t\À¨tbm \mb½mÀs¡hnSm tamsf ]Åo t\À¨!! AsXms¡ t]mImw.
Ct¸mÄ \aps¡m¶p hn{ian¡mw. tamfnsXms¡ H¶gn¡p B \bnÁn CSp \½Ä¡p
H¶p InS¶n«p t]mImw"
"HmsI" \anX s]«n Xpd¶p Hcp \bnÁn I¿nseSp¯p , Ct¸mÄ B kmcn Dcnbpw ]
ns¶ B ]mhmS, ]ns¶ B »hpkv, sXfnªp ImWp¶ Idp¯ t{_knbdnsâ
\ngÂ, ]ns¶ ]mâokv, F´p ]mâokmbncn¡pw \anX [cn¨ncn¡p¶X?v Fsâ a\Êp
XpSn sIm«n Po³kn\pÅn sIm¨p cmlp DWÀ¶p Ignªp.

Rm\pw Ibnen FSp¡m\mbn Xncªp Ibnen FSp¯p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ \anXbnÃ.

AhÄ FhnsS kmcn H¶pw amdnbn«nÃ. _mXv dqan t]mbXmWp. HmsI s]Sp¯n«p
hcs«. Rm³ Ien DSp¯p sdUnbmbn. Fsâ enwKw Hs¡ H¶p XShn X¿msdSp¯p.
BZyw ImWpt¼mÄ sNdpXmsW¶hÄ¡p tXm¶nbmtem. sXmen¡msX InS¶mÂ
Ah\p A{X \ofanÃ. hmWaSn¡pt¼mÄ am{XamWp F\n¡p Fsâ enwK¯nÂ
A¸w A`nam\w tXm¶p¶Xp. cmgvNbmbn hmWw ASn¡m¯Xn\m Ah³
sNdpXmbncp¶p. Rm³ Ahs\ H¶p NqSm¡n \nÀ¯n. At¸mÄ _mXv dqansâ tUmÀ
Xpd¶p \anX ]pd¯p h¶p. AhÄ ss\Án [cn¨p Ignªncp¶p. "sÈ F´m
tamsf \bnÁn CSm\mtWm _mXv dqan t]mbX,v tamsf tN«³ InÃtÃm" Rm³
thZ\tbmsS samgnªp.
"CXm Itmfp G«m"
"AXÃ tamÄ CsXm¡v H¶gn¡p. tN«³ tamsf ImWs« \¶mbn"
"Hm AsXms¡ cm{XnbnÂ, C\n CXp Ducms\m¶pw h¿, InS¡mw , hnam\¯nÂ
OÀ±n¨XpsImp hÃm¯ £oWw" \anX Ft¶mSp tNÀ¶p InS¶p.

InS¶Xpw A¸ kab¯n\Iw \anX Dd¡ambn. Fsâ a[p hn[p

t]m¡msW¶t¸mÄ Xs¶ F\n¡p tXm¶n, A¸w Ignªp Rm³ tlm«ense
_mdn Ibdn s{^©v sshÁp ssh³ cs®w ]nSn¸n¨p aqUm¡n h¶t¸mgpw \anX
Dd¡w. Rm³ tIm^v^n¡p HmÀUÀ sNbvXp Ahsf DWÀ¯n. \mep aWn Ignªp
R§Ä ]\mPn¡pÅ {Iqbnkn Ibdn Id§n. kµym t\cw a³tUmhn \ZnbnÂ
IqSn {Iqbnkn bm{X sNbvXt¸mÄ tKmhbpsS at\mlmcnX F¶n sdmamânIv
`mh\IÄ DWÀ¯n hn«p. tlm«Â dqanse¯nbt¸mÄ H¼Xmbncp¶p _o¨n Bf\
¡apv Ccp«n kzoÁnsâ ]n³ hmXn Xpd¶m Hcp sNdnb KmÀU\pw Hme taª
IpSnepapv ]ns¶ aW¯n«IÄ AeIfnÃm¯ _oNv, _nIn\nbpw aÁpw \ÂIm³
skIyqcnÁn Iw t_mUn KmÀUmbn cp XSn¨ s]¬Ip«nIÄ AhnsS Imhepapv. Rm³
\o´m\mbn \anXsb hnfn¨p "tN«m F\n¡p \os´m¶padnbnà tN«³ thtW \o
´p, hÃm¯ £oWw Rms\m¶p InS¡s«" F\n¡cniw h¶p Rm³ _o¨nte¡p
sN¶p s]¬Ip«nIÄ F\n¡p _ÀapUm X¶p.
“Where is your wife sir?”
“She is taking rest, she doesn’t know swimming”
“Sir, here the beach is very shallow, very safe, doesn’t need anyone to
know swimming”
“But she says she is tired”
“Sir, during honeymoon everyone dress in bikini and goes to beach, we
havent light the beach, but enough security is there, you can
take your wife sir, we will guard her, no problem, perhaps you can do
skinny diving here sir”
“Whats it”
“Don’t you know, swimming in the nude”
“Does couple do it here?”
“Do it, sir look at the next suite, those elderly couple are now at
sea,she is a fat lady, doesn’t know ABC of swimming, but look they
are stark naked down there”
F\n¡Xnibambn \ácmbn Ipfn¡p¶ Ab kq«pImsc H¶p ImWm³
IuXpIambn Rm³ _oNnte¡nd§m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ t_mUn KmÀUmb
s]¬Ip«nIÄ XSªp.
“Sorry sir, but we cannot permit you alone, as the guests from other rooms
are all swimming there with their partners, you have to bring your
wife to join the beach”.

"Hm sI _nIn\n Xcq" Rm³ `mcy¡pÅ _nIn\nbpw hm§n apdnbnse¯n. \anX

Dd¡amtbm. \ns¶ Dd¡n¯cmw Dd§m³ ho«n InS¶m t]msc. \anXm
Fgpt\¡p, C¶m CXnSp F¶n«p _o¨n NmSmw. AhnsS `mcybpw
`À¯mhpambns« k½Xn¡p Ipfn¡m³. FÃmhcpw ISen Ipfn¡p¶p. \Ã
ckambncn¡pw CXn«n«p hcq \ap¡p F³tPmbv sN¿mw" Rm³ _nIn\n AhfpsS
ASp¯p I«nen h¨p. AhÄ AsXSp¯p hnSÀ¯n ]n¦v \nd¯nepÅ kmÁn³
P«nbpw t{_knbdpambncp¶p AXp. ]pXnbXmsW¶p hyàw. "sÈ CsXt´m¶p
cmlp tN«m Cu P«nbpw {_mbpan«mtWm Ipfn¡p¶Xv"
"CSWsa¶nà Cd§nbn«p Ducn¡fbmw"
"At¿ \mWantà Cu tImWIw C«p _o¨n t]mIms\m¶pw Rm\nÃ. F\n¡p
\mWamWp"
"\anXIp«o ChnsS \½sf Adnbp¶hcv BcpanÃ, AXpaà a[p hn[p F¶p h¨mÂ
C§ns\ \mWn¨p apdnbn Ip¯n Ccn¡eÃ. Rm³ \ns¶ CXphsc H¶p In«p IqSn
CÃ. hm CXnSp F¶n«p Ipfn¡mw. \Ã ckamWp A¸pds¯ apdn¡mscms¡ _o¨nep-
v"
"At¿ F\n¡p h¿ Cu tImWIw t]msebpÅ XpWn DSp¯p Ipfn¡m³"
"F¶m icn \o kmcn DSp¯p h¶m aXn"
A§ns\ a\ÊnÃma\tÊmsS \anX kmcnbpambn _o¨nse¯n. t_mUn
KmÀUpIfpsS I®n ]pOw \ngen¨p.

“All are skinny diving, and you are full suite diving sir?”
“She is not used to wearing bikinies”.
“Its difficult with this sary sir, that’s why we said, ok please
call us for any help”

"B \mWanïhfpamcp F´m ]dªXv" \anX Ft¶mSp sNmZn¨p.

"FSo tamtf AhnsSÃmhcpw XpWn DSp¡msXbm Ipfn¡p¶Xv AXmWp
sseÁnSm¯Xp \o C§ns\ kmcnbpw s]m¯n¸nSn¨p \n¶Xp It¸mÄ \o Hcp
I¬{Sn bmsW¶hÀSv¡p tXm¶n¡mWpw, hm Cd§p"

"cm{Xnbn IS shÅw Cfw NqSmbncp¶p Rm³ \anXbpsam¯p _o¨nend§n

Acs¡m¸ta shÅapÅp GXmp Hcp IntemaoÁÀ hsc A§ns\bmWp PohnX¯nÂ
\o´nbn«nÃm¯hÀ¡pw kpc£nXambn Ipfn¡mw. At¸mÄ Hcp aZbm\t]mse
sXm«Sp¯ Im_n\nse kv{Xo ISen \n¶pw Ic¡p Ibdn. Im\mbn Ipªpcmasâ
ae¼pgbnse {]Xna t]mse Idp¯pcp \áicocw ISen \n¶pw IbdnbXn\p ]
pdIn `À¯mhpw Ibdn h¶p. Ccp«n AhcptS icocmIrXnbÃmsX H¶pw
ImWm³ IgnbnÃ.
"t\m¡p tamsf A¸pds¯ Im_n\nse BÄ¡mcp tIdn t]mIp¶Xp! _nIn\nbpanÃ
H¶panÃ, Ip ]Tn¡p"
"AXhcpsS Imcyw, hm tIdnt¸mImw XWp¡p¶p"
Cu abncns\ sImp Hcp Ip´hpw ]Áp¶ e£WanÃ. Rm³ Xs¶ ap³ Is¿Sp¡mw,
Rm³ \anXbpsS I¿p ]nSn¨p Fsâ s_ÀapU¡I¯p Ipe¨p \n¡p¶ sIm¨p
cmlpen h¨p, Xo¡«bn ]nSn¨t]mse AhÄ I¿p amÁn. "At¿ F´m CXp
\mWantà cmlp "
"Ft´m¶p \mWn¡m³ F¶m ]ns¶ IeymWw Ignt¡tÃm"
"Rm³ Ibdnt¸mIpIbm XWp¡p¶p"
"sÈ \n¡p \obo kmcn H¶gn¡p ]mhmS t]msc "
"th th Rm³ Ibdn t]mIpIbm" AhÄ IpXdn kyq«ntet¡mSn Rm³ ]pdsI
Acnit¯msS \S¶p.

F\n¡msI aSp¯ncp¶p Rm\pw _ÀapU Hs¡ Ducn B s]¬Ip«nIsf G¸n¨p

t\tc _mdn sN¶p Hcp emÀPSn¨p dqanse¯n. At¸mÄ \anX s{UÊv amdn
\bnÁnbn«p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm\pw AhtfmsSm¸w tNÀ¶p Ahsf
NpÁn¸nSn¨p Hcp Npw_\w \ÂIn. "At¿ cmlp F´m Cu hr¯nsI« aWw"
"Hm Rms\mcp _obdSn¨p"
"io F\n¡nXnsâ aWw Xosc ]nSn¡nÃ, Hm¡m\w hcp¶p"
"AXp hnSp \anX, F´m CXp IeymWw Ignªn«p C¶p ]¯p Znhkambn. C\nbpw
Rm³ \ns¶ XpWn Agn¨p In«p IqSnbnÃ. \o C§ns\ Ft¸mgpw s]m¯n¸nSn¨p
InS¶m F§ns\? Cu Ip´sams¡ Agn¨p If "
"cmlp C¶p th F\n¡p aZy]n¡p¶Xnãanà hÃm¯ \mÁw"
"B kmcanà C¨ncn \mÁw Hs¡ kln¡mw" Rm³ Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¨p Npw_n¨p
CXhW Npn Xs¶. AhfpsS apJw tImSn I®S¨p InS¶p. Rm³ Ahsf
NpÁn¸nSn¨p \bnÁnbpsS IpSp¡pIÄ Ducn aª \ndapÅ \bnÁnbmbncp¶p AXp.
¥mkv P\epIfn IqSn \nemhp apdnbnte¡cn¨p Ibdn. Rm³ \anXsb Xncn¨p
InS¯n Igp¯n Npw_n¨p. AhnsS hnbÀ¸pW§nb D¸pckapmbncp¶p. Hcp Xcw
t]m]v tImWnsâ cpNn. Rm³ Igp¯n\p ]n¶nepÅ ap´ncn¡pet]msebpÅ
apSn¨pcpfpIfpw hmbnem¡n AhÄ tImcn¯cn¡p¶Xp Rm\dnªp. \s«Ãnsâ
BZy IsicpIbn Rm³ arZphmbn ISn¨p. AhnsS sNdnb ]qSIÄ Dmbncp¶p
Rm³ \bnÁn Xebn IqSn DuÀ¯nsbSp¯p. ]mhmSbpw {_mbpaWnª
\anXbpsS ]n³`mKw F\n¡p \¶mbn ImWm\mbn. \anX¡p apXpInsems¡ sNdnb
tcmacmPnIfpmbncp¶p. Ah hi§fn \n¶pw h¶p \s«Ãnse¡p NpgnIfmbn
\n¶p. hopw ]cmt_mf t]mse Xncnªp t]mbn. Rm³ AhfpsS apXpInÂ
D½sh¡m³ XpS§n. \anXbn \n¶pw ZoÀL \nizmk§Ä Rm³ tI«p.
kv\nZvKv[amb apXpIn Rm³ \¡n. ]ns¶ B Idp¯ {_mbpsS {Ìm¸pIÄ
tXmfn \n¶pw I¿pIfnte¡p DuÀ¯n hn«p. {_m¡p aq¶p _¡nfpIÄ Dmbncp¶p.
Rm³ ]ÃpIÄ sImXp ISn¨p Ducn. AhnsSbpÅ sNdp tcma§sfms¡ DWcp¶p-
mbncp¶p. Rmdp ]mInb hben ImÁSn¡pt¼mÄ RmÀ DeªpmIp¶ ]
mtÁWpIÄ t]mse \anXbpsS tcmamhenIfpÅ apXpIn ]e ]mtÁWpIÄ
Zriyambn. apJ¡pcp t]mse Nne Ipcp¡Ä Nph¶p AhfpsS shfp¯ apXpIn D-
mbncp¶p. Rm³ \Jw sImXp \pÅn s]m«n¨p. B {ZmhIw t]mepw Rm³ \
¡nsbSp¯p. \anXbpsS apeIÄ ImWm\pÅ B{Klw F\n¡p Ieiembn.Rm³
Ahsf Xncn¨p InS¯m³ t\m¡n. AhÄ In¡nfntbmsS amd¯p I¿pIÄ hne§s\
h¨p Fs¶ t^kp sN¿msX InS¶p.

A§ns\ InS¶n«pw Rm³ amdn\p ]pd¯p IqSn AhfpsS apeIfn \¡n ]ns¶
I¿p _eambn ]nSn¨p amÁn Hcp ape Hcp t\m¡p It¸mtg¡pw AhÄ hopw I¿p
amd¯p ]nWªp AhfpsS shfp¯ I£§fn \n¶pw hfÀ¶ncp¶
tcma¨pcpfpIÄ Rm³ Ip Rm³ _eambn cp I¿pw hen¨p Xmtg¡m¡n B sh¬
apÂIfn \nÀ¶ntajambn t\m¡n. DSbm apeIÄ cn\pw {In¡Áp _mfnsâ hen¸w
Rm³ AhbpsS \Sp¡pÅ ap´ncn§bn \¡n AXnibw AhfpsS
ape¡®pIÄ¡p NpÁpw tcma§Ä Rm³ AXnsem¶n ISn¨p "sÈ t\mhp¶p"
"\an¡p«o tamsf CsX´m ChnsSms¡ tamÄ¡p tcmaw Dtm?"
"sÈ ISn¡msX A§ns\bm"
"s]m¶p tamsf Rm³ ebnÁnSs« H¶p ImWs«"
"th th" AhÄ HÁbSn¡p Xncnªp Ifªp. Rm³ Ahsf ]qÀ®ambpw
\ábm¡nbn«p ebnÁnSmsa¶p IcpXn ]mhmS Agn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ Ipsd
hnk½Xw Im«nsb¦nepw Rm³ B ]mhmS NcSpIÄ Agn¨p. AXp Hcp hn[¯nÂ
DucnamÁn. \anX¡p P«n am{Xta DÅp C\n Ahtijn¡p¶X.v \Ã tkm^vÁv ]
mâokmbncp¶p. Rm³ sasà \¡n t\m¡n AXn D¸pckw Dmbncp¶p. Rm³
P«n¡pÅn I¿n«p B aZ\s¨¸n XShn. AXp \ndsb NIncn¡qSp t]mse tcmaw
Bbncp¶p. \à Idp¯ Xn¡mb tcma§Ä. Rm³ P«n¡pÅn B I¿n«p
XpSbn ]nSn¨p. s]m¡nfn\p sXm«pXmsg\n¶pw AhÄ¡p tcma cmPn XpS§p¶p.
s]m¡nÄ Ignªp kmam\w F{X XmsgbmsWt¶m? ]c¶p \op InS¡pIbmWp
hbÀ. CS¡p tcma¨m am{Xw. H\p anÃoaoÁÀ h®¯n tim`\bpsS hbdp
t]mse s]m¡nÄ Ignªn«pw aq¶p \mep sIm¨p aS¡pIÄ ]ns¶bmWp B
tcmas¨¸nsâ XpS¡w. \anX A\§msX InS¡pIbmWp. Rm³ Fsâ P«nbpw
hen¨qcn AhfpsS ]pdt¯¡p Ibdn. enwKw hfÀ¶p hepXmbn C\n F´mWp
sNt¿Xv, kmam\¯n\I¯p F§ns\ IbÁpw? Rm³ Ccp«n Ipsd X¸n t\m¡n
Zzmcsam¶pw InÃ. {XntImW¯nsâ \Sp¡pw ]cXn Hcp sNdnb hnShpt]mepw
ImWp¶nÃ. Rm³ ]Xps¡ s_Uv kzn¨n«p.

Hcp \nanjw am{Xta B \áX F\n¡p BkzZn¡m³ IgnªpÅp At¸mtg¡pw

AhÄ Is¿¯n ebnÁW¨p "sÈ \an¡p«o H¶p ImWs« CsXhnsSbm
sImÅn¡p¶sX¶p t\m¡s«"
"Èo th cmlp AW¡p Rm³ k½Xn¡nà ¹okv"
Cdp«n F\n¡p H¶pw ImWm³ IgnªnÃ. GXmbmepw ChÄ FÃmw Agn¨p
InS¡p¶p Rm³ Fsâ enwKw I¿nseSp¯p. AhnsSbpw ChnsSbpw Hs¡ X¸nbpw
Ip¯nbpw t\m¡n F§pw Hcp hnShp ImWp¶nÃ. I kn\naIfnsems¡ kmbn¸p
tjIv lm³Up sImSp¡p¶p AhÄ Ip® hmbn IbÁn Xn¶p¶p ]ns¶ BWp
AhfpsS kmam\w N¸p¶Xpw In«pv. GXmbmepw \anX kmam\w Ign¡psa¶p
IcpXm\mhnÃ. F¶m Xncn¨p AhfpsS kmam\w N¸nbmtem. Rm³ apJw AhfpsS
Acs¡«nte¡aÀ¯n. AhÄ Im IpSªp Fgpt\Áp "sÈ F´m Cu
ImWn¡p¶Xv AhnsSms¡bmtWm apJw h¡p¶Xv?"

AXns\´m Rm³ H¶p aW¡s« Fsâ \an¡p«osS ]qÀ

"]qtdm AsX´m"
Hm ChÄ Cw¥ojp aoUnbamWtÃm "]qsd¶m tamÄsS ]pÊn!!"
"As¿ tUmv bqkv t^mÀ seÁÀ thUvkv"
Rm³ B NIncnIpn apJw tNÀ¯p AhÄ In¡nfn sImp Im IpSªp. BsI
tcma abw. H¶padnbm³ h¿ CXmtWm kmbn¸p \m¡n«p Nf]fsb¶p \¡n
IpSn¡p¶ CSw?! AhnsS BsI HcpXcw ss{U BsW\n¡\p`hs¸«Xv ]ns¶ Rm³
aSp¯p ]n³ hm§n ]ns¶bpw apIfn Ibdn
"Fs´mcp `mcw"
"Ct¸mÄ amdmw"
Rm³ enwKw FSp¯p B ]qÀ hnShn XÅn AIt¯¡p IbÁm³ t\m¡n "At¿m
F´m CXp amÁp At¿m"
"\n¡p tamtf BZyw thZ\n¡pw ]ns¶ a[pcn¡pw"
"th th At¿m amÁp"
Rm³ B NIncn¡q«n FhnsStbm h¨aÀ¯n At¸mÄ s]s«¶p Fsâ enwKw Hcp
sh«Â Ah³ kJen¨p Ignªncp¶p. F\n¡p hÃm¯ N½Â tXm¶n. {]Xo£n¨
A]ISw. CXns\Xnsc Iq«pImÀ F\n¡p hmWnwKv X¶ncp¶p.
]s£ \S¶nÃ. C\nbnt¸mÄ F´p sN¿pw shÅw t]mbtXmsS F\n¡p Hcp aSp¸p
tXm¶n. Rm³ \anXbpsS tZl¯p \n¶pw amdn hi¯p InS¶Xdnbmw ]ns¶
DWÀ¶t¸mÄ t\cw shfp¯ncp¶p.

Rm³ Fgpt\Át¸mÄ \anX Ipfns¨mcp§n sdUnbmbn \n¡p¶p. IqsS

Ipfn¡m\pÅ Fsâ ¹m³ \S¶nÃ. ]ns¶ R§Ä ]pd¯nd§n I¬ZIvÁUv SqdnÂ
a¬tUmhn, tUmW ]uf, Ie³ Kp« _o¨v XpS§nbh Ip. FÃmbnS¯pw BZyta
Hcp t_mÀUp ImWmw "\qUnÁn Cukv s{]mln_nÁUv". t]msc ]qcw. \qUnÁn
Ctà]ns¶ F¶m ImWm\m tKmhbn FÃmhcpw hcp¶Xv. tKmh Hcp
kwkvYm\w BbtXmsS AhnsS skIvknsâ A´yhpamsb¶p ]dbmw. Rm³
F©n\obdnMv\p ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ AhnsSÃmw \ndsb aZm½amcpw kmbn¸·mcpw
\ácmbn shbn Imbp¶Xp kdzz km[mcWambncp¶p. F¶m Ct¸mÄ AhcpsS
shbn Imb \½psS `mcXob kwkvIrXnsb _m[n¨Xmbn GtXm tKma´Iv ]
mÀ«n t\Xmhn\p tXm¶nbtXmsS FÃm _o¨p Ifnepw \qUnÁn Ckv t{]mln_nÁUv
(\áX ]mSnÃ) F¶ Nph¶ t_mÀUp ]Xn¨p Ignªp. \½Ä tIcfobsc
t]msebà t^mdnt\gvkp. \nbahpw tImSXn hn[nbpw ]Whpw ]
nSn]mSpanÃm¯hscbpw At¿m ]mhnIsfbpw Dt±in¨msW¶mWp tIcfobÀ
a\Ênem¡nbncn¡p¶Xp, ChnsS FÃmw \ntcm[n¨p Ignªp. ]s£ FÃmw
\S¡p¶papv, ]pIhen \ntcm[n¨p, slÂaÁnÃmsX hn HmSn¡p¶Xp \ntcm[n¨p, _µp
\ntcm[n¨p, lÀ¯m \ntcm[n¨p, Nmcmbw \ntcm[n¨p. BWpw s]®pw Hcp hnbnÂ
bm{X sN¿p¶Xv DSs\ \ntcm[n¡pw, `mcysb `À¯mhp ]I Ifn¡p¶Xp
\ntcm[n¡pw, \n§Ä \n§fpsS `mcybpambn ssewKnI thgvN \S¯p¶Xns\Xnsc
Abez¡¯pImc³ tImSXnbn t]mbm tImSXn ]nsÁ Znhkw tÌ
sImSp¡pw. ]ns¶ CW tNcWsa¦n tÌbv sht¡Áp sN¿m³ \n§Ä \S¡Ww ,
CsXms¡ ImcWw {Sm^v^nIv \nbaw t]mepw \½Ä tIcfobÀ A\pkcn¡mdnÃ.
\nba§Ä ewLn¡m\pÅXmsW¶p \ap¡dnbmw. \nbaw
A\pkcn¡m\pÅXmsW¶mWp aZm½amcpw kmbn¸·mcpw hnNmcn¨ncn¡p¶X.v
AXn\m AhnsS Bscbpw InÃ. kz´w `mcybpsS \áXbpw ImWm³ Ignbp¶nÃ
A\ycpsSbpanÃ. CsXs´mcp a[phn[p Bbnt¸mbn Kpcphmbqc¸m!! B tdmbn
sNdnbm³ ]I shfn¨¯n In®³ Nc¡pIsf XpWnbnÃmsX F¦nepw ItÃm?!
F\n¡n\n F´p hgn.

]ns¶bpw cp Znhkw C§ns\ IS¶pt]mbn. F\n¡p \anXbpsS tcma¡qSn\nS¡pÅ

aZ\IhmSw Ip ]nSn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. cmw Znhkw Rm³ tjhp sNbvXt¸mÄ \anX
AcnIn h¶p "C¶se tjhp sNbvXXtà DÅp AXn\nSbn hfÀt¶m?"
"̺nÄkv ImcWw sNbvXXmWp Rm³ F¶pw sN¿pw , \ao Rm³ Hcp Imcyw ]
dbs« tamÄ tIÄ¡ptam?"
"F´m "
"\ap¡p tamÄsS AhnsSms¡ H¶p tjhp sN¿mw?"
"FhnsSms¡"
"tamÄsS ]pÊnbntà AsXms¡ H¶p tjhp sNbvXm FhnsSbmWp IbÁ-
sX¶dnbm³ ]Ápw CXp \nd¨p ImSmbXp sImv H¶pw ]Áp¶nÃ"
"At¿ AsXm¶pw th, Ft´m ]Áp¶nsömWp?"
"tamsf Fsâ s]\nkv Intà AXp tamÄsS ]pÊn¡I¯p IbdWw. AXmWp
a[phn[phnsâ Dt±iw"
"cmlp dlpse´m amUmtWm Cu _nKv s]\nkv FhnsS IbÁpsa¶m Cu ]
dbp¶X?v C¶sebpw an\nªm¶pw sNbvXntà Fs´mcp s]bn³ Bbncp¶p"
"Ft´m sNbvsX¶m tamsf Fsâ s]\nkv ^pÅv tamÄsS ]pÊn¡I¯p IbdWw
F¶mse kpJn¡q"
"sImÅmw \Ã IY tN«s\´m h«mtWm Cu s]\nkv sam¯w Ft§m«p tIdpsa¶m
Cu ]dbp¶Xv?"
"samÄtS ]pÊoÂ"
"A¿S, sImÅmw ]qXn!! CXp Xs¶ thZ\ ImcWw Rm³ hnfn¡pIbm apÅm³
t]mepw ]Áp¶nÃ, Cu _nKv s]\nkv Fsâ ]pÊn¡I¯p Ibdpsa¶mtWm cmlpÂ
]dbp¶Xv BÀ bpu amUv?"
"tamsf tamÄ¡dnbm¯Xm Rm³ Cu »q ^nenansems¡ In«pv Fsâ s]\nkv
Ah½mcptSXp h¨p t\m¡nbm sNdpXmWp. AsXms¡ sam¯w Ibdpw
tamfnsXm¶pw In«ntÃ?"
"AsXms¡ Iymadm {Sn¡mWp"
"AsXm¶paà tamsf CXp Ibdpw"
"F¶m Fsâ ]pÊo CXp tId¯nÃ. CXm Cu IeymWsa¶dnsª¦n Rm³
Ign¡ptI CÃmbncp¶p. Hmtcm h«pIÄ. hey s]\nkv v Hs¡ sImv ]pÊo CSn¨p
tIÁm³ \S¡pIbm cmlpÂ!! F\n¡p cmlp ASp¯p hcpt¼mtg
t]SnbmIp¶p \ap¡p \m«n t]mIw F\n¡p CXp aSp¯p cmlpen\p Hcp kvYtemw
ImWm\nãanà Ft¸mgpw Fsâ ]pÊn Ip¯ns¸mfn¡p¶ BtemNt\ DÅp "

icn ChnsÁ H¶pw \S¡p¶ e£Wanà \m«n t]mbn¡fbmw

HÁ¡mbncps¶¦n _obÀ ASn¨p InS¡mambncp¶p CXp Hcp In®³ Nc¡p IqsS
]dªns«t´m ^ew ]ntÁ¶p Imes¯ R§Ä dqw sht¡Áp sN¿m³
tem_nbnse¯n.

“Sir where are you going sir?”

“We are vacating today, going back to kerala”
“But sir, how can you?”
“Whats problem, Cant we vacate one day earlier?”
“Sir, havent you seen the news, Babri Masjid is demolished,
everywhere tension and arson going on, you cant leave Goa now, no transport,train
etc. Don’t worry we will not charge you for one more day”

Rm³ hn«mepw Fs¶ hnSp¶nà I¼nfn ]pX¸v F¶p ]dªXp t]mse sKmhbnÂ
R§Ä¡p cp Znhkw IqSn Xmaknt¡n h¶p. XncnsI dqan F¯nbt¸mÄ \anX
tNmZn¨p "cmlp C\n F´p sN¿pw lmhv bp tKmSv aWn?"
"Ipd¨v"
"tUmv hdn F lmhv s{IUnÁv ImÀUv"
"Hms¡ F¶m tamsf NpcnZmÀ Hs¡ Agn¨nSp \½Ä¡p Hcp Ifn Ifn¡mw"
\anX \bnÁn FSp¯p Ipfnapdnbn Ibdm³ t\m¡nbXpw Rm³ ]nSn¨p
sa¯bnen«p. "\nsâ the a\Ênencn¡s« Agns¡So Fsâ ap¼n h¨p \nsâ
At½sS \mWw"
\anX sR«n "F´m cmlp C{X A¬ IÄtNÀUv Bbn kwkmcn¡p¶Xv?"
\nâSp¯v IĨÀ ]Á¯nsÃSo Rm³ a\Ên ]dªp "{Ìn]v ZmÀenwKv F hmv Áp
ko bp \u"
apJw tIm«n \anX F\n¡p Xncnªp \n¶p NqcnZmÀ XebneqsS Ducn. ]ns¶ t_m«w
Ducn. Idp¯ {_mbpw \oe P«nbpan«p \n¡p¶ s\Sphcnb³ Nc¡ns\ Iv Fsâ
Ip® ]¯n hnSÀ¯n.
"AXpw IqSn Agn¡p"
"th Rm³ \bnÁn CSs« Xcq cmlp B \bnÁn"
"\bnÁn ]dn!! Agns¡So \nsâ P«ow {_mbpw"
"vsi lu No]v BÀ bp Ám¡n§v"
"tUmv ta¡v ta Nos]À tÁ¡v sXw Hm^v^v BÄ Hm^v CÁv"
\anX ]ns¶ H¶pw ]dªnÃ. AhÄ {_m Ducn ]ns¶ P«nbpw Xmkv¯n ImenÂ
IqSn AXp hens¨Sp¯v I«nenen«p Rm³ AsXSp¯p aW¯p \Ã shcpIpw ]
pgphnsâ aWw
"bq BÀ F s]sdzÀ«v"
"sbkv XmÁvkv ta, s\mhv Iw slbÀ"
\anX F¶ B s\Sphcnb³ Nc¡p Fsâ AcnInte¡p aµw aµw \S¶ph¶p.
^mj³ So hnbnse enwKdo tjm t]mse Dmbncp¶p B Zriyw. shfp¯p
sImep¶s\ \ofapÅ ImepIÄ, sImgp¯p Dcp XpSIÄ, XpSIÄ
Ahkm\n¡pt¼mÄ Hcp tcma \n_nUamb {XntImWw, ]ns¶bpw I«pdp¼v bm{X
t]mIp¶t]mse Idp¯ Hcp sNdnb NmÂ, apIfnte¡p ]c¶ hbÀ, sNdnb
s]m¡nÄ, I¸¡ t]mse \n¡p¶ apeIÄ, A¸w \o XmSn, No¡vt_m¬kv ]
ns¶ B IcnwIqhf \b\§Ä, Rm³ hni¶ knwls¯ t]mse AhfpsS taÂ
NmSn hoWp. {`m´mbncp¶p F\n¡p. B \áX Fs¶ tImcn¯cn¸n¨p. Rm³ am{Xw
In«pÅ \áX, s\Sphcnb³ kuµcy dmWn, AhfpsS amZI aWw Rm³ ImepIÄ ]
nSn¨IÁn Fsâ enwKw ap«n¨p \anX IcbpIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ AsXm¶pw hI
h¨nÃ. Ipsd XÅnbt¸mÄ F§ns\tbm Hcp Hm¸WnMv In«n F§ns\tbm ss{UhnMv
]Tn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp kp{]`mX¯n hn I¿n \n¡p¶Xmbn tXm¶patÃm
AXpt]mse. Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS ]qdn\pÅn Ibdn Rm³ A\KvMm³ XpS§pw
tXmdpw \anXbpsS I®pIÄ \ndsªmgpIn. Rm³ AXp Insöp \Sn¨p. hnbÀ¸nÂ
Ccphcpw ap§n.

InX¨p sImp Rm³ amdnbt¸mÄ Ac aWn¡qÀ Ignªncp¶p

"lt½ Cu Zpã³ Fs¶ sIm¶p " \anX G§eSn¨p Icªp. cp Znhkw
IgnªmWp s{Sbn³ HmSm³ XpS§nbXv. _m_dn akvPnZv XIÀ¯XpsImv A§ns\
F\n¡p Hcp KpWapmbn. Rm³ \anXbpsS Ipw` tKm]pc§vfpw Hs¡ ]nSn¨pS¨p.
AhfpsS apeIfmIp¶ cp Ipw`tKm]pc§Ä Rm³ s\m«n \pWªp cp
Znhk¯n\nSbn Rm³ \me©p {]mhiyw CW tNÀ¶p. Ahsf kpJn¸n¡m³
Rm³ {ians¨¦nepw ]qÀ \¡p¶Xn AhÄ FXnÀ¸p Im«nbXn\m Rm³ Fsâ
Imcyw \S¡s« F¶p IcpXn. a[p hn[p Ahkm\n¨p ho«n F¯nbt¸mÄ
FÃmhcpw sS³j\nembncp¶p _m_dn akvPnZp ImcWw \msSmSp¡p elfbpw
_µpambncp¶p. ASp¯ amkw Xs¶ \anX s{]áâmbn. tZmÎÀ AhÄ¡p s_Uv
sdÌv hn[n¨p

(XpScpw)