ASn-m\]mTm-hen

tIc-f-km
hnZym-`ym-k-h-Ipv
Xbm-dm-n-bXv

kwm\ hnZym-`ymk Kth-jW ]cn-io-e\ kanXn (SCERT), tIcfw

2010

tZio-b-Km\w
P\-K-W-a-\- -A-[n-\m-bI Pbtl
`mc-X -`m-Ky-hn-[mXm,
]m-_-knp KpP-dm admTm
{ZmhnU DXv-e- _w-Km,
hny-ln-am-N-e -b-ap\mKwKm,
De Pe-[nX-cwKm,
Xh-ip-`-\mta PmtK,
Xh-ip` Bin-j -am-tK,
Kmtl Xh- P-b- KmYm
P\-K-W-aw-K-e-Zm-bI Pbtl
`mc-X- `m-Ky-hn-[mXm.
Pb-tl, Pb-tl, Pb-tl,
Pb Pb Pb Pbtl!

{]Xn
Cy Fs cmPy-am-Wv. Fm Cy-mcpw Fs ktlm-Z-coktlmZc-m-cm-Wv.
Rm Fs cmPys kvt\ln- pp; kqWhpw
sshhn- [ y- ] qW- h p- a mb AXns ]mc- - c y- n Rm
A`n-am\w sImpp.
Rm Fs amXm-]n-Xm--sfbpw Kpcp--m-scbpw apXnhscbpw _lp-am-\n-pw.
Rm Fs cmPy-n-sbpw Fs \mp-Im-cp-sSbpw ta-n\pw
sFiz-cy-n-\pw- thn {]bXv\npw.

Prepared by :

State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)

Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram - 12, Kerala
Website www.scertkerala.gov.in
e-mail scertkerala@asianetindia.com
Phone : 0471 - 2341883, Fax: 0471 - 2341869
First Edition 2010
Typesetting : SCERT Computer Lab
Government of Kerala Department of Education

{]nb- hn-ZymYn-I-tf,
hnZym-`ymk{]{In-b-bn amXr-`m-jm-]-T-\-n-\p {]m[m\yw A\p-Zn\w
h[nphcn-I-bm-Wv. hynXzhnIm-k-n-\pw _pn-h-f-bvp-samw
Imcy-a-amb amXr-`m-jm-]T
- \w AXy-m-t]nX-am-bn-on-cn-p-p.
AXn-\m amXr-`m-jm]-T\
-
- n IqSp-X {ibpw kqvaX
- bpw thWw.
ae-bm-f`- m-jb
- p-sSbpw kmln-Xy-n-sbpw hnhn[ Xe- kv]in-p
cN-\I
- ]mT-]p-kvXI
-
- n Ds-Sp-n-bn-cn-p-p. Nnn-m\pw A]{K-Yn-m\pw `mh-\s
- N-m\pw Bhn-jvIc
- n-m\pw amXr-`m-jm-]T
- \w klmb-Ia
- m-hpw. sshhn-[y-am `mjmhyh-lm-c
- f
- n Gs-p-sImv `mjm{]-tbm-K-n anI-hv t\Smw.
IqSp-X hmb-\m-\p-`-h- t\Sm Cu ]mT-]p-kvXIw {]tNm-Z-I-am-hpsap hniz-kn-p-p. hmb-\-bn-eq-sSbpw Nn-bn-eq-sSbpw \h-temIw
krjvSn-m \apv aptdmw.
kvt\lm-iw-kI
- t- fmsS,

s{]m^. Fw.-F. -Jm-Z

Ub-d-IvS
Fkv.-kn.-C.-B.Sn.

]mT-]p-kvXI kanXn
AssUz-k

sI.]n. i-c, s{]m^k (dn.) doPn-b-W Cnyqv Hm^v FUyq-t-j

(F.-kn.-C.-B.-Sn), ssakq.

sNbam

tUm. Un. _-an, s{]m^-k & slUv Hm^v Zn Unmvsav (dn.) tIcf
kh-I-em-ime.

AwK-
]n. \mcm-b-W-ta-t\m
s{]m^-k (dn.) tIc-f-ha tImtf-Pv, Xrq.
tUm. ]n. kXy-t\-i
Aknv s{]m^-k (dn.) Fkv.-kn.-C.-B.Sn.
tUm. sI.-F-kv. chn-Ip-am
doU, Fw.Pn.-tIm-tf-Pv, Xncp-h-\--]pcw.
km_p tImp-
eIvN-d, Khsav tImtfPv aS-n.
tUm. AP-b-]pcw tPymXnjvIpam
eIvN-d, Fw.Pn.-tI-mtf-Pv, Xncp-h-\--]pcw.
tUm. ]n.F-kv. {ioIe
eIvN-d, bqWn-th-gvknn tImtfPv, Xncp-h-\--]pcw.
tUm. Fw. _me
eIvN-d, Ub-v, Iq.
]n. t{]a-N-{
Khsav tKkv lbsk--dn- kvIq, ]-q.
D Sn. sI
SmtKm hnZym-\n-tI-X Khsav lbsk-dn
kvIq, Xfn--dv.
F. ss_Pp
Khsav lbsk-dn kvIq, \mhm-bn-pfw.

Am-Z-anIv tImUnt\ :

Pnt\-jvIp-am Fcaw
Khsav lbsk-dn kvIq, sImne.
]n. blnb
Khsav shmt-j-W lbsk-dn kvIq,
]m-\-.
sI.hn. taml-\
Khsav tKkv lb skdn kvIq, atcn.
aS-hq iin
So (dn.) Khsav tamU t_mbvkv
lb skdn kvIq, ssXm-Sv.
kwKoX sI.sI.-]n.
Khsav lb skdn kvIq, sNdp-Xp-cpn.
tUm. tPm_n tPmkv
Khsav shmt-j-W lb skdn kvIq,
aqe-aw.
]n. _-jo
dnkv Hm^o-k, Fkv.-kn.-C.-B.Sn.
tUm. kn. `m-an\n
dnkv Hm^o-k, Fkv.-kn.-C.-B.Sn.

tUm. ]n.sI. XneIv, dnkv Hm^o-k, Fkv.-kn.-C.-B.Sn

Nn{X-Imc-m
$ aZ-\, Bv FUn-, amXr-`qan. $ sI. jco^v, Bn-v, amXr-`qan. $ tZh-{]-Imiv, Bn-v,
kwm\ _me-km-lnXy Cn-yqv. $ ]n. cta-i, Ccn--q lb skdn kvIq.

hnZKv[kanXn
H.F.-hn. Ipdpv, s{]m^-k & slUv Hm^v Zn Unmvsav (dn.), Khsav hnakv tImtf-Pv, Xncp-h-\--]pcw.
kp-cw [\p-h--]pcw, {]nkn- (dn.) bqWn-th-gvknn tImtf-Pv, Xncp-h-\--]pcw.
hn. a[p-kq-Z\ \mb, s{]m^-k (dn.) skv tkthygvkv tImtf-Pv, Xp, Xncp-h-\-]pcw.
tUm. _n.-hn.- i-in-Ip-am, doU, bqWn-th-gvknn tImtf-Pv, Xncp-h-\--]pcw.
tUm. sI.F.- hm-kp-p-, s{]m^-k (dn.) Khsav hnakv tImtf-Pv, Xncp-h-\--]pcw

kwm\ hnZym-`ymk Kth-jW ]cn-io-e\ kanXn (SCERT)

hnZym-`h, ]qP-p-c, Xncp-h-\--]pcw 695 012

t]Pv

1. A-hn-Nmcw ap-hn-Nmcw ................................................. 07

A-hn-Nmcw ................................................................................... 08
tamcns ]cymbw .......................................................................... 10
Aw ................................................................................................ 13

2. anantc-dpp tamlhpw ...................................... 15

sImpsImp taml- ........................................................... 16
kap-Zm-b-v NneXp sNp-hm-\pv .................................. 23
hoUntbmacWw ............................................................................. 24
Kpcp-Ipew ......................................................................................... 26

3. a\pw ico-chpw .................................................................... 33

sNdpw \ne-\np kq{Xw ................................................ 34
bmZ-h-\miw ..................................................................................... 39
kvt\l-]qhw A .................................................................... 41

`mKw

IV

auenI I-hy-
51 I.

auenI I- h y- Xmsg- - d - b p- h `mc- X - nse Hmtcm

]uc-sbpw Ihyw Bbn-cn-p--XmWv

(I)

`c-W-L-S-\sb A\p-k-cn-p-Ibpw AXns BZi--sfbpw m]-\-sfbpw tZiob]Xm-I-sbbpw tZiobKm\-sbpw BZ-cn-p-Ibpw sNpI;

(J)

kzmX-{y-n-\p-th-n-bp \psS tZiobka-c-n\v {]tNm-Z\w \Inb

al-\o-bm-Zi-sf ]cn-t]m-jn-n-p-Ibpw ]nXp-S-cp-Ibpw sNpI;

(K)

`mc-X-ns ]c-am-[n-Im-chpw sFIyhpw AJ--Xbpw \ne-\np-Ibpw

kwc-n-p-Ibpw sNpI;

(L) cmPys Imp-kq-n-p-Ibpw tZiob tkh\w A\p-jvTn-p-hm Bhiys-Sp-tm A\p-jvTn-p-Ibpw sNpI;

(M)

aX-]-chpw `mjm-]-chpw {]mtZ-in-Ihpw hn`m-Ko-b-hp-amb sshhn-[y-XoX-ambn `mc-X-nse Fm P\-p-an-S-bn, kulmZhpw s]mXp-hmb

kmtlm-Z-cy-a-t\m-`m-hhpw ]pep-I. kv{XoI-fpsS A-n\v Ipdhp hcpp BNm-c- ]cn-Xy-Pn-pI;

(N)

\psS kn{ikwkvIm-c-ns k--amb ]mc--cys hne-a-Xn-pIbpw \ne-\n-dp-p-Ibpw sNpI;

(O) h\-fpw XSm-I-fpw \Zn-Ifpw h\yPo-hn-Ifpw Ds-Sp {]IrXym D

]cn-nXn kwc-n-p-Ibpw A`n-hr-n-s-Sp-p-Ibpw Pohn-I-tfmSv ImcpWyw
ImWn-p-Ibpw sNpI;
(P)

imkv{Xo- b - a mb ImgvN- mSpw am\- h n- I - X bpw, At\z- j - W - n\pw

]cnjvIcWn\pw D at\m-`m-hhpw hnI-kn-n-pI;

(Q) s]mXp-kzv ]cn-c-n-p-Ibpw i]Yw sNbvXv A{Iaw Dt]-n-p-Ibpw

sNpI;
(R) cmjv { Sw bXv \ - n- s bpw ey- { ]m- ] v X n- b p- s Sbpw D- X - X - e - - f n- t ev
\nccw Db-c---hw hyn-]-chpw Iqm-b-Xp-amb {]h-\-ns
Fm a-e--fnepw DIr-jvS-X-bvp-thn A[zm-\n-p-I.
(S)

Bdn\pw ]Xn-\m-en\pw CSbvv {]mb-ap Xs Ipntm cy-_m-e-I-t\m,

AXXp kwKXn t]mse, amXm-]n-Xm-tfm c-Imthm hnZym-`ym-k-n\p Ah-k-c- Gs-Sp-p-I.

ASn- m\- ] m- T m- h en ae- b mfw

IX

]Z-]-cn-Nbw
At[m-temIw

]pdta ImWm temIw, Zphr--m-cpsS ew kqNn-np-p (under world)

Ah-K-Wn-pI
IW-m-m-Xn-cn-pI (x ]cn-K-Wn-p-I)
AkvXnXzw
Da, \ne-\nv
A\-h-cXw
XpS-bmbn
At-hmkn
Dn hkn-p--h, Xma-k-m-c, injy
A\y-Ym- Nn-nXw Imcyw
asmcp hn[w Nnn Imcyw (A\y-Ym- Nn-nXw Imcyw ssZha-\y{X Nn-tbXv\mw Hcp Xc-n Nnn-pp; ssZhw
adnpw)
Aw
Blmcw
AmZv `hn `qXm\n
A-n \np `qX (-Po-h-Pm-e-) -D-m-Ipp
(AmZv + ln + Gh Fpw Jep + Cam\n Fpw ]Zw apdnbp-p. A-n \np Xs-bm-Wtm Cu Poh-Pm-e-
P\n-p-Xv; P\n-h A-m Pohn-bpw sNp-p.)
A]m-IX, A]mIw ]mIw sXnb \ne
Ah-am-\\
Ah-am-\n-
B]vX-hmIyw
al-Zz-N-\w, bpK-]p-cp-j-m ]d-p-sh-n-p hmIyw
Bbp-[N
-
- p-
Bbp[w t]mse-bp Np-tfmSp-Iq-Sn-b-h, hm-bm-Sn-I,
Bbp[cq]-n-ep Np--tfmSp IqSn-b-h. Np sImv,
Npv
Bc-W
{_m-W
Bc-W-im]w
{_m-Ws im]w
B`mSw
]In-p-Im-, BUw-_-chpw [mcm-fn-hpw
Bk-Iew
apgp-h-\pw, ]qW-ambpw
Blhw
bpw
Cm-in
Cnm-\p in, will power F AY-n {]tbm-Knp-p.
C
ZpxJw
Cud
tIm]w
D-a-tm-I
D-a-amb Ion-bp-h
DmZw
{`mv
D]-\n-jZ- zmIyw
D]-\n-j-nse hmIyw
(D]-\n-jXv + hmIyw)
Dqcn
Dn \nv Ducp-Xv ]mf-bpsS AIv ]mS-t]m-se-bp
s]mfncv
Gc-I-pv
ISp-v, Fw ]pv, Gc-I-pp \SpI Iel_oPw hnXbvpI (ssien)
H-s-SmsX
H-Iq-SmsX
Hme
iov, Ipdnv, Fgp-tme
Ip-]p-fn-pI
ImgvNbvv Akz-X A\p-`-h-s-SpI
In
BZy-tXv, I\y-I, Hcp-am-k-ns t]cv
Iw
Cf-w, AXn-bmb Xm]cyw

44

]Z- ] - c n- N bw

IW-I-tTmcw

- IW-p ItTm-c-am-bXv
(sNhnv ITn-\-ambn A\p-`-h-s-Sp-Xv)
Iaw
{]hrn
In- sh-fn--m-hpI
kXyw ]pd--dn-bpI (ssien)
Imemse
Imep-sImv
Ip
IpS-h-b, Ipw`w-t]m-ep (IpSw-t]m-ep) hb
IqimsX
Iqkm-sX, aSn-Iq-SmsX, hIh-bvm-sX
IuS-ey
NmW-Iy, IpS-etKm{X-n P\nh (IuS-ey)
NW-Is aI(NmW-Iy)
W-t\cw
A]-t\cw
n{]-{]-bmWw
thK-n-ep bm{X
{Iucyw
{Iqc-`mhw
Jix
Jw J-am-bn, Lw L-ambn
KPw
hmc, ]s Hc-fhv (Hcp ao-dn\v A]w Xmsg), B\
KqV-in
cl-ky-in
tLmjw
D-n-ep i_vZw
NpSe
ivaim-\w, ihw Zln-n-p CSw
sNhn-sIm-Sp-p-I {in-pI (-ssi-en)
PKZv`-I
PK-ns\ `n-p-h
- ; Imew temIs `n-p-p-shv
k]w
XSn
icocw
XIw
\nn-X-amb aew (Imhn-e--bpsS XIw `K-h-Xn-bpsS
cm-[n-Imcw {]hn-p taJ-e)
Xa
XWp-v, XmgvN (X+a), (shash+a; \\ev+a)
XZ-\p-k-c-W-amb
AXn-\-\p-k-cn-p
Xqew
AXpImcWw (XXv+aqew)
Xnw
\nbw
Xpw
\nmcw
tXPx-]pRvPw
{]Imiw Dcp-p-Iq-Sn-bXv(tXP-ns ]pRvPw--I)
XyPn-pI
Dt]-n-pI
Zp`n-w
Zmcn-{Zyw, Ipdhv
Zplw
kln-m- hnj-a-apXv
ssZh-kqw
ssZh-ns lnX-h-N\w (kp+ Dw = kqw)
\ncm-Uw-_cw
BUw-_cw IqSmsX
\nLr-W
Zb-bn-m--h, LrW Zb
\ntcm-[n-pI
XS-bp-I, XSppI
\njvTpc`mjWw
ItTm-ca
- mb `mj-Ww, Zp`m-jWw
(\njvTpcw Fp {lkzw aXn; \njvTqcw Fp ZoLn-n-Xp sXv)
\ockw
apjn-n, hntcm[w (ck-an-m- \nx+ ckw)
]w
`mKw, NndIv, ]Xn\p-Zn-hkw IqSnb Imew (shfp ]w,
Idp ]w)
]cn-{`aw
thh-emXn
]tcm-]-Im-cmYw ap--hv D]-Im-c-n-\p-thn
]m--]n-pI
]noSv ZpxJnpI
]m
s]mfn-, KXn-bn-m-Xmb (Pauper F ]Zn\p Xk-aambn kzoI-cn--Xv)

45

ASn- m\- ] m- T m- h en ae- b mfw

]pe-
]qIn
]qXn
ss]im-NnIw
s]mmv
{]h-c
t`mjvIv
_lp-km-[m-cWw
_mlp-IZ- n\w

IX

AY-an-m hnfnp ]d-b

{]th-inp
B{Klw
]nim-Nns\ kw_-n (`oI-cw)
D]-{Zhw
t{ijvT, kaY
a-cw
hfsc km[m-cWw
_mlp-Is Znhkw (\f ]mN-I
- m-c\
- m-bn _
- m-lp-I F
t]cn IgnpIqnb Imew)
aS-bpI
hmsX A[zm-\n-pI (aSp aSp-p)
av
coXn, ioew
a-mbn
ih-ambn
aen-\
amen-\y-ap-h
-
alm-a\
- kvI
al-mb a\-p--h
amcWw
\miw
anYy
Iw, sXv, AkXyw
taZn\n
`qan
tampI
IpSn-pI
hmS
Zpjn aWw (ZpKw)
hnXm\w
Xew, Ae-mcw
hnim-c-Z
kaY
hn{i-ah
- n-t[-b
hn{i-a-n\v ASn-a-s--h
hnfw-_-c-s-Sp-pI ]c-ky-s-Sp-pI
sshZn-I-Imew
thZ-Imew (sshZn-Iw--th-Zs kw_-n-Xv)
sshcn
i{Xp
hwK-km-Kcw
_wKm D-S
kXn
k_pn (kXv + aXn)
kwkvIrXw
- kwkv I - c n- - s - - X v (kwkv I - c n- - s `mj- b m- W tm
kwkvIrXw)
kwkvXpXw
kay-mhpw hw kvXpXw, \mbn kvXpXn-s-Xv
kl-hmkw
IqpsIv
kmIqXw
k + BIqXw B-Iq-X-tmsS (km`n-{]mbw)
BIq-Xw A`n-{]m-bw
kw`-cn-pI
tiJcnpI
kzXzw
X\n-a, Ah-\-h-t-Xmb `mhw, Identity F AY-n
lcn-l-c-kp-X
lcn-bp-sSbpw lc-sbpw ]p{X (A-)
(hnjvWp-hn-sbpw inh-sbpw ]p{X)
lmPn
lmPn F i_vZ
- n\v kwkvIrX coXn-bn (kzman kzman)
kwt_m-[\

46

tcmKn

IS-en--]-kvamcw;
Imntm \nXyw Imkw;
Ipcp Xpp-spw
b-tcm-Knbmw taLw.
a-n--m-en-p
apj-n-m-e-k-yamw;
asmw XIpq
Nncnpw {`m an.
\ni-bn hkq-cn-bm
ew_cw `b-cw;
\ng-en apJ-amsI
hnIrXw sh-m-m.
AI-s-p-t]mbv Rm\o
_v`oI-cm-ip-]-{Xn-bn;
Adn-th Rm\n--Xn
ohn-X-a-lm-tcm-Kn.
inYn-e-bmawB.- hn-iz-\m-Y

temIs Bip-]-{Xn-bmbpw Pohn-Xs alm-tcm-K-ambpw ImWp

Ihnk-]-tmSp tbmPn-m-\m-hptam? NsNp-I.

ASn- m\- ] m- T m- h en ae- b mfw

IX

sNdpw \ne-\np kq{Xw

bp. F. JmZ

IawsImv Bip-]{Xn At-hm-kn-bmb-Xn-\m thnbpw thm-sXbpw XSnbpsS kpJ-hn-h-c- ]cn-tim-[n--dn-bphm-\p Iw F\n-t-sd-bm-Wv. AXn\p kuIcyw ap ]e-scbpw At]-nv
F\np IqSp-Xe
- p-v F-Xp-sImp kw`hn-p s]mm-m-sWp Icp-Xmw.
Hcp\m Bip-]{- Xn-bpsS \memw \ne-bn
Rm\n- c pv tPmensNp- p. apdn- b n
Fs Hcp NmXn Ib-dn-h-p. ae-bvpt]m-Im ame-bnv Idp-p-Sp InA-\-mbn-cpp In. \t ]pes Ggc
shfp- n- \ p Fgp- t pw XWp
sh-n-ep Ipfnbpw Blm-cm-Zn-Im-cy-fn AXp-hsc ]men-m Nn-h--

fpw hoSp- h n- p kl- h m- k - fpw

Fmw IqSn-bm-b-tm, B kzman-`-\v
ic-Ww-hn-fn-p-tm sXm-h-c-fp-pthm, Fgp-tp \np-tm XeNppp-thm, Np--e-a-XnNmcn Zo]-mgvN
Ip sXmgp-tm Ip ]pfn-p-p-thm,
`qtemIw AmtS Xcn-In-S-Xn-arXm F
an Iogv mw- X qw adn- b p- p- t hm,
hwIdppthm, As\ ]e kwi-bfpw. ]Sn-tbgpw Nhnn \memw \ne-bnse
apdn-bn hp-I-b-dn-b-bp-Ss\ hnbp
Xfv sXmp-ap-nse Itk-c-bn Ccpp. hnb s\n ssIte-kn-\m Hn,
\nd Ip- I XpSp ]dp:
""JmZm, Fs Imcyw t]mm.''
""Fp-]n'' Fmbn Rm.
]nSn-Iq-Snb Akp-J--fpsS ]nI \nc-pI-bmWp ]mn. Fs tXSn-sb-n-bXv
GsX-nepw tUmIvSsd Ip tZlw BkIew Hp ]cn-tim-[n-n-p-hm thXp
sNbvXp-sIm-Sp--Ww Fp t\cn Ip
]d-bp-hm\pw {]hn-n-p-hm-\p-am-Wv.
Bip-]-{Xn-m-c-\m-b-Xn-\m B]cn-Nbhpw e-]-cn-N-bhpw {]tbm-P-\-s-Spn, hnZ-Kv[\
- mb GsX-nepw tUmIvSdpsS
apdn-bn s]sv Fn-s-m A\m-hiy-am-bp Imn-cnpw apjn-nepw AXpsIm-p-m-Im-hp C-ep-Ifpw Hgn-hmm-atm Fmhpw NmXn IW-p-Iqn-bn-cn-p-I.
AsXtm BIs, ]tcm- ] - I m- c mYw
F B]vX-hm-Iy-a-\p-k-cnp \S-m-dp-h kvt\ln-X-s\bpw Iqn _-s

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a\pw ico- c hpw

tUmIvSam-cp-sS-sbms kn-[m-\-
]qIn icWwhnfn-p. Ah-cpsSsbms
\ntZ-i-Sn tNmc ]cn-tim-[np. Ipg-an. ]-km-c-bpsS Xcn-tbm sImgp-ns
]mS- t bm hmStbm Hp- a n- . \na- e w.
icocns FIvkvtdI Ccp-nbpw
\nnbpw InS-n-bp-sams FSp-pt\m-n. A--kp-IrXw! bmsXmcp Ipg-hp-an-. ]ns FmWv XeNp-en\pw
icocwhnd- b - e n\pw Ip]pfn- - e n\pw
tlXp?
t\sc Ib-dn-s-Xp lrZbNnIn--Is
apdn-bn-te-m-Wv. At-lhpw Bsf {Ia{]-Imcw th-hn-[-n-sems ]cn-tim[n-p. Bip-]-{Xn-bnse DtZym-K-{]-h-cs
G- h p- a - S p Nm- X n- a m- c ns- - h - \ mWtm F ]cn-K-W\bpw InA-\p
\In- b n- p- m- h pw. Hpw hnti- j np
ImWm- - X p- s Imv lrZ- b - { ]- h - \ ns apw amXn-cn-bp-sams F-s\bp- m- h p- s av ]cn- t im- [ n- - d n- b p- h m
C.kn.Pn. apdn-bn-tev ]d--b-p. AhnsSbpw Iyqhns Ct-e
- b
- v sNp\nv bYm-k-abw t]cphnfn--tm iopIm-Wnp ]cn-tim-[-\bvv hnt[-b-\m-hpI
F acym-Z -]m-en-m-s\mpw \psS
Inp ka- b tam kmh- I m- i tam
Atijw Cm- b n- c p- p. XpW- s N- Xp
kl-{]-h-I\
- m-bX
- n-\m adp-sm-c
- ctam apdp-ap-dptm ImWn-m-sX, apJw I\n-m-sX, apthp Imp-sI-n-\np-h-cpsS \oc-k-kz-c-p sNhnsImSpmsX Poh-\-m-c lcn-l-c-kp-Xs
A[-\--i-co-c-n C.kn.Pn. b{-kma- { Kn- I LSn- n- p. tcJ- s - S p- - s
Nmn _-s Bm Xncnpw
adnpw t\mn. Hcp A]m-I-X-bp-an-. lrZb-an-Sn-p-I _lp-km-[m-c-Ww. lrZ-bnse Hcp hmhn\pw Ipg--an-. Fmw
F{]- I mcw DS- b - X - p- c m I]np
\Intbm A{]-Imcw ISp-InS hyXym-kan-msX A\-h-cXw {]hn-p-h-cp-p.

Atm IqsS-qsSbpm-hp Xe-Nptem? temIw Iogvta adn-bpp Fp

tXmp-tXm? lrZ-b-tcm-K-hn-Z-Kv[ Hcp
at\m- t cm- K - h n- i m- c - Z IqSn- b m- b n- c p- p.
Abm kvt\ln-Xs\ t\mn kmIqXw
Nncn-p. ]ns hn[n-sb-gp-Xp-Ibpw {]kvXmhn-p-Ibpw sNbvXp:
""bmsXmcp Ipg--hp-an-. `-W-ns
amhpw Dd--an-m-bvabpw ImcWw tXmp-Xm-Wv. Fmw tXm-ep-I; shdpw
anYy; amb. ss[cy-ambn ae Ib-dn-bn-d-nh-cn-I. Cu acppw Ign-p-I-.''
Xncn- p- t ]m- c p- t m Ac- h - W - m- b kw
Bhp- {X tkhn- pI Fp ]dv
Xms\mcp ^en-X-{]n-b IqSn-bm-sWv
tUmIvSkm hnfw_-c-s-Sp-n. NmXnsb amn-\nn kzImcyw ]dbpw an
Ch-t\mSp ]dp: ""B Xs Nm-Xnbm-W-tm. hmcn-h-enp Xnp ap-Im-c\m-hpw. ]ns Zl-\-n-s\p \pWbpw
]dv NqSp-shw tamp \ kz`mhhpw ImWpw. GXm-bmepw Ccp-p-kv
[mcmfw AS-nb KpfnI tkhn-tm-s.
Rm iop-sIm-Sp-n-p-v.''
C{X- b p- a m- b - t m Av F\n- s mcp
hnIrXn tXmn. GXm-bmepw C.kn.Pn
apdn-bn Ib-dn-b-X-t. ico-c-ns apw
amXn-cn-bp-a-\p-k-cnv Ctm lrZ-b-N-e-\ F-s\-bn-cn-pp F-dn-bm-atm
Fsmcp tamlw. ]W- \ - j v S - a n- m
Gm-Sv. km-cp--tZym-K--\m-W-tm.
lrt{Zm-K-hn-Z-Kv[-\m-sW-n Adn-bp
B. aqp-\m-ep-Xh
- W Hnp IqSn-bh
- ...
]ns-sbv Fsm-cm-tem-N\? cmw-h-sa Nn-Iq-SmsX jpw _\n-b-\p-agnv , ssIbnse hmv Agnv Rm\pw
C.kn.Pn bpsS b{--n-en Ib-dn-n-Sp. b{w {]hnpXpS-n-b-tm-gmWv
In shfn--m-hp--Xv. C.kn.Pn bpsS
IS-em-kp-\m-S-bn tcJ-s-Sp-sSp
hc- I - f n Ipg- - ns hnp- I .

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tUmIvS Xncnpw adnpw t\mn. Ftm

Ipg--aptm Bthm! tUmIvS tNmZnpp: ""cmhnse Ccp-n-S-p-\nv Fgptp-tm Xe-Np-m-dptm?''
Dtm Fp ]d-bp-hm BZy-ambn `bw
tXmn. ]ns tUmIvSam \me-p-t]
Hnv Hp-IqSn. CsXXni-bta F
an-embn Ah-cpsS tNmZy-. ssIt\m-m-c Imcy- tNmZn-p-tm icnbm-Wv, icn-bmWv Fp ]d-bp--t]mse
Rm Xe- I p- e p- p- I - am{Xw sNbv X p.
""IqsS-qsS In-cp-n-p-ptm?''

tNmZy-i-c- apdbvv sXmSp-p-hn-Sp-Ibm-Wv. B Akp-J- apgp-h\pw F\np- s - p- X - s - b mWp

adp- ] - S n.
Fnns ]nSn-m ]nSn-In-m-n-Sv
Fpw apt hXpw IXpw \mbn
Fmbn tUmIvS-dpsS ]w. F\np
hnbXpw Atcw Fs In Ccpp-I-b-dn-bXpw tUmIvS Adn-p-thm,
Ftm! tUmIvS ios-gp-Xm XpS-n.
Iq-n ]d-bp-Ibpw sNbvXp: ""Ipdp
Znh- k - t v A\- - c pXv . s_Uv d v
thWw. Cp-Xs Ckohv sIb-dn
AUvanv sNmw.''

Dtm.
""\mhn\p hc-bptm? Zmlw IqsSqsS tXmm-dptm?''
tNmZn- p- - s Xms D ImcyXs. s\ns CS- X p- ` m- K p
kqNn-p-tn-p Hcp thZ\ Nnetm-sgms tXmm-dp-v. AXp Zl-\-tSp-sIm-m-sW-tm, Kymkns XI-cm-dp-aqe-am-sW-tm Hs [cnp anmsX \Sp- I - b m- b n- c p- p- h - t m. tUmIv S am

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CsXp Xcn-InSm Fp Nnnv Rm\hn-sS- Hcp _n Xfn-cp-p.

tcmKn-bmbn hp-I-b-dnb NmXn lcnl- c - k p- X - \ - - - k zman kemw ]d- v
icWwhnfnv Bip- ] - { Xn- Sn CdnbIv h Imemse \S-p-t]m-bn. F\np iov Fgp-Xn--cp--Xp-hsc Imncp- - X p- t ]m- e p- a n- . "ImUn- t bm- f Pn
Unmp-san Hcp t]jymbn' F\nsmcp ImUv e`n-p. "lrt{Zm-Kn-I-fpsS

a\pw ico- c hpw

al-\ob ]Zhn Ae--cn-p' tcmKn-IfpsS Iq- n Hcw- K - a mbn Fs

tNp ]cn-]mSn Ah W-t\-cwsImp \nh-ln-p. Fs AwK-Xz-ImUv
\on-m-Wn-p-sImv tUmIvS tNmZnp:
""Fm AUvanv sNp-I-bt-?''
Atm-s-s-nepw kwkm-cn-m-sa
\ne-h
- t- m Rm tNmZnp: ""s_Uvdv
thW-sap ]d-Xv IqSntb ]q-sh-n
AXv honsh-m-bn-q-sS?''
""]mSn-- N
- p-cp-n-bXv ]p Znh-ks
- a-nepw
hmv sN-Ww. AXn-\n-hn-sS-n-S-msX
h. Hcp Csh-n-tK-j \S--Ww.
GXm-bmepw Ctm Cu Io-j-\n
ChnsS hXpw ImWn- - X p- s ams
\mbn. F\nth bp B en.
XmvtKmUv \ap-n-p-Xs s{]mkoUv
sNmw-''
lrt{Zm-Kn-bmbn Ah-tcm-[n--s- nXnv C\n Gsd h-am\w ]d-bp-Xp
icn-b--tm. hon sIn-b-h-sfbpw IpnI-sfbpw hfsc ab-n Nm-Xn-am-cnemtcm hnh-c-a-dn-bn-p. Icpw Io-scmen-npw kSw ISn--anbpw afpw
s]pw Bip-]{- Xn hmUnsenb-tm
"InShn{i-a-' hn-t[-b-\mbn, lrZ-b-an-Snfpw b{- - f m Np- s - - h - \ mbn
Ch InS-p-I-bm-bn-cp-p.
cmhnse \ ]m-c-mb cp mkpw
cp s]tdm-bpw ap--dnbpw Xn Xam-i]- d - n- d - n--t mb Xrtm- q- c p- I m- c ,
Hnv sshIp-tcw kn\na ImWm-sa-pw
cm{Xn Amgw kvt\ln-Xs honse
Ieym- W - k m- c - nse _ncn- b m- W nbnepw _o^v ss{^bnepw HXp-m-sapw
]d- t p ]Sn- b n- d - n--t mb {]nb
Cs\ "InS- - I n- S - mse' Fsmcp
Imgv N CXp- h n[w ImtW- n- h - c p- s av
{]nbXa [cn-n-cn--bn--tm. "A\yYm
NnnXw Imcy'-sa ssZh-kq--sams
Bsc- mtam sNmn- t nv Ahsc

Biz-kn-n-p-Xp tIp InS-p. C.kn.Pn

apdn-bn Ib-dn-bt- m, B Inepw koI-c-W-fpw I-tm, Imiv sNe-hn-mIm-cy-sa \nebvv X\npw Hcp ]cntim-[-\bm-hm-sa IuXp-Iw- tXm-nb
\nan-js i]nv ]pZnhkw F-s\sb-mtam "InS--bnse XShpw' Rm
Xn-\o-n. \ntXy\ tUmIvS hcn-Ibpw
lrZ-b
- ns ka-\n-eh
- n-Xm-\
- s
- f-p-dnv
Hmtcmp ]d-bp-Ibpw sNp-Xv tIptm- g m- b n- c pp Fs Zp_- e - l r- Z bw
Gsd ]nS-Xv F hmkvXhw BtcmSp
]d-bm-\m-Wv. Ddbnn-S sImSp-hm
Imen-se-Sp-np apdnhp ]n-sbpw tNmcsbm- e n- s pw ]d- b p- Xp t`mjv
ImWtm.
t]jym- b n- n- S ]p Znh- k hpw
Fs-smpw Fs XSn-sImpw Ifnm-hp Ifn- ap-gps Ah Ifn-n-p-v.
Hmw Znhkw cw ]cn-tim-[n--tm
\ndsb ]-km-c--cn-I-fm-W-t{X. cmw
\mfnse dntmn lrZv c - n
\ndsb sImgp-ns ]mS. sImf-kvt{Sm
F s]cn-kvt{Sm-bn-. Xqw t\mn
tUmIvS ]d-bp--Xp-tI-p: ""Cu Fgp-]sv Adp- ] - - mn Ipd- b v - W w.
Fmte c-bp-q. {]mbw F{Xm-bo-dn-bmtem?''
UnkvNmPviov Fgp-Xn-hm-n. \ntXy\
Ign-t KpfnI am{X-I \n-bnv Ahbvp "Hme' thsd hmn. Cd-m
t\cw `mcy-tbmSv {]tXyIw ]d-bp-Xp
tIp: ""C\n `Ww hnf- p- t m
\n thWw {in-m. Aan-Xm-lmcw
hnjw. \n kqn-p-I \n-fpsS
ISa.''
ISa \nh-lnphm Ah tIan-bm-bncp-p. AXn-\m Ap-ap-X ap--h
hmcn-henv Fcnhpw ]pfn-bp-ap Blm-c]-ZmY- shn-hn-gp-p-tm AXpwt\mn hmbn I-tem-m-\p sh-

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hp- a mbn Ch anm- X n- c n- t

KXntISpw Xopw hp-s]-p. Ah
I\n-p-hn-f
- p DW-nb Nm-nbpw
samcn sdmnbpw Ibv-bvm--dnbpw
Xnv AjvSn-\n-d-bvt-n-h-p. Poc-Ishw IpSnp Zmlw ian-n-t-n-hp.
h-tm-sg-nepw alm-a\
- kvI Cp-Xc
- p-Xv
Hcp IjvWw tImgn-bn-d-n. AXpw Fcnhpw
]pfnbpw Iqn- s m- S o- msX Npm
]pgpnsb-Sp--Xv. hm-bpsS cpNn-m-Sp-I
apgps {Zhnp \in- p- t ]m- b n- c n- mw.
Fs \mn\p cpNn-sbmpw Adn-bmXmbn. Dpw ]pfnbpw \n-b-an-m-Xm-bn.
Fs Xqw Ipd-bp-Ibpw icocw saen-bpIbpw sNbvXp. Atm Nne kplr-p t\cn ImWp- t m tNmZn- pXpSn: ""Am--A-p sNdp--m-c-\mhp-Ibm-Wtm. B XSnbpw Ip-bp-sams -t]mbn Bsfmcp kp-c-p---\m-hpI-bm-W-tm. CsX-s\ km[n-pp?''
tI-ts Fs sIn-b-hv
ImXn\p IuXp- I w. F\ntm IWItTmcw. Cu Zni-bn hopw sNdp-whp `hn Ime-mWv Fs kplrv
tUmIvS ]d-Xv: ""Hcp bm{X \-XmWv.
sSj Ipd-bpw. BtcmKyw hop-In-pw.
ssIbn ]mkvt]mp-tm--?''

tUmIvS-dpsS A`n-{]mbw a Adn-tm

Ah
hntZ- i p\nv
hnfnp]dp:
""Dm, Hcp Sq kwL- S n- n- p- p.
hcptm?''
t^mWns at--e-bv apg---hw Rm hnfnp ]dp: ""sdUn -
Abmw sdUn t^m F tPWn.''
Fs tImgn-tm-S Cwojv tIv a
t^mWns adp-X-e-bv-en-cpp Nncn-n-pm-hpw. GXm-bmepw Ah _m-bpsS
XSn-kp-J-hn-h-c- tNmZn--dnv Hcp
bm{X Xc-s-Sp-n. Hcp kpJNnInkm
bm{X. s]nbpw ]S-p-bp-sam-s-bmbn
bm{X ]pd-s-Sm-\n-d-n-b-tm ]Sn-temfw hv Fs s]pw-]n ]dp:
""bm{X-sbms \-Xp-X-s. ]ns Innb-sXms hmcn-h-enp Xnv XSn tISm-cptX XSnp UpwUphmbn hnam-\n Xncn-n-tmp hm F\n-mfp
amdn-tm-I-cp-tX...''
Ah Nncn-p. B Nncn-bpsS aWn-sbm-bmWv Fn sNdp- - ns Nw
hnSmsX \ne-\np--sXv Ah-f-dn-bntm. B aWn-sbm-bpw tImWv \mSmb
\msSms Rm h-anp]d-Xv.
JmZ-dns IYm-te-J-\-

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thZ-\m-P\
- I
- a
- mb A\p-`h
- s
- -tmepw \ack-tmsS Ah-Xc
- n-n-p-X
- n bp.F.Jm-Z F{X-am{Xw hnP-bn-n-pv? ]cn-tim-[n-p-I.

"sImf- k v t {Sm F s]cn- k v t {Sm- b n' "lrt{Zm- K n- b mbn Ah- t cm- [ n- - s

nXnv', "]Sn-tbgpw Nhnn \memw \ne-bnse apdn-bn hp Ibdn' XpS-nb
{]tbm-K- k`-s s]men-n-p-ptm? C-c-n-ep IqSp-X {]tbmK- Isn hni-I-e\w sNp-I.

""aph hmcn-he
- nv Fcnhpw ]pfn-bp-ap Blm-c]
- Z- mY- shnhngp-p-tm
AXpw t\mn hmbn I-tem-m-\p sh-hp-ambn Ch anm-Xn-cn-t
KXn-tI-Spw Xopw hp-s]-p.'' CXv teJ-Is am{Xw KXn-tI-SmtWm?
Cs\sbmcp KXn-tI-Sn\v Imc-W-am-Ip kml-N-cy- Fsm-s-bmhmw? N
sNp-I.

a\pw ico- c hpw

sXmb Pohn- X - s sien ico- c s am{X- a mtWm _m[n- p- - X v?

aZy-]n-p-cmb bmZ-h-cpsS A\p-`hw {in-p-I.

bmZ-h-\miw
sNdp-tcn

kztX- kmXznIcmWv bmZ-h. ]t, hocy--ta-dnb aZyw Ahsc D--cmn.

Ah kzbw \mi-n sNp ]Xn-p.

imcmbp--h

am\-k-a-tcw

h-Zw-sImh X\w ]qp

k-Xn-X-sbpw Xa ]qp.

{`m-sc-tm-se-b-m-bn-q-Sn.
H-s-SmsX ]dp \no-Sp-tm
p-n-em-bntX hm-sb-mw.
Nmw XpS-n-\m-tcmw XpS-n-\m
]mpw XpS-n-\m ]mc-a-tm.
hmin-]q-sm-smt t]in-p-Sn-\m
Iqim-sX-hp \n-p-an-pw.
Bbp-[w-sImp Ifnp XpS-n-\m
Bbp-[-N-p--fm-tbm-sc-mw.

iqc-m-cm-bp hocmtcw
Imcp-W-y-sa-Xp Zqc-am-bn.
IjvS-ambv\npnjvTp-c-`m-jWw
Ht-sd-sm-n-p-S-o-X-tm
X-fn t\cn tLmjhpw t]mp
s]mn-pS-oXp ]ns-ns
Xp- ImWp X-sf-sb-mta
XpsS sshcn-I-sfp tXmn

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a-cmbv \np bpw XpS-n-\m

cp-a-tm-I-\p-samp hom

Bbp-[-Pm-e-sam-Sp-n-\n-tm-tcmt
t]bm-bn-tm-sbmcp t\c--tm

\nL-r-W-cmbv \np sImp XpS-n-\m

a-sf--sbpw an-bmsX

Gc-I-p-p-]-dn-p-sIm-s-mcpw
]mcnp NmSn-\m ta\n-X-n.

{]Z-yp-av\-kmw_m X-fn t\cnp

]-q-dm-bncw _mW-sa-bvXm

thZ-\-]q-cnp sabv]n-ftm-tcmt
taZn-\n-X-n ]Xn--bmte

XmX-\m-bp--h---I--smSpw
tkmZ-c-cm-b-h X-fnepw

Bc-W-im-]-m amc-W-ambnX
Zzm-c-I-hm-kn-It-c-I-p

tLmc-ambv \np-sm-cm-l-h-ap-mbn
t\cnp \np hoctm

tNX\ thhnp t]mIp t\cp

thZ-\-bp-m-bo-Xn--bmpw.
IrjvW-KmY

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aZy-]n bmZ-hm-cpsS kz`m-h-n h amw Ihn Fs\ kqva-ambn hWnn-cn-pp?

Hcp hwi-nsXs \miw aZy-n-eqsS kw`-hn-p--Xm-Wtm sNdp-tcn hWnp-Xv Cs kaq-l-nepw kam-\-amb Ah \ne-\np-ptm? ]cntim-[n-p-I.

BcW amc-W, ZzmcI GcI A-cm-h-\w-sImv sNdp-tcn Ihn-Xbvp

hcp-p NmcpX {in--tm. `mjm-]-c-amb as-sms Iui-e--fmWv ]mT`mK-p-\np Is-m-\m-hp-I? ]cn-tim-[n-p-I.

a\pw ico- c hpw

BtLm- j hpw B\- - h p- a mbn XpSp elcn HSp- h n Ftm- mWv

kaqls sIms-n-p-Xv?

kvt\l-]qhw A
kpK-X-Ip-amcn

Ipp-tam-t\,

\ns

Ip Inn-bnp aqm-gvN-bm-bn. A

Fpw t\mn-bn-cn-p-I-bmWv; B alm-\-K-cn \o X\n-m-W-tm.

Abvv ]cn-{`-a-n\v Cse {]tXy-Inv
HcpImcyw IqSn-bp-m-bn. Hcp Iqp-Im-cn-p-thn
at\m- t cm- K m- i p- ] - { Xn- b nse tUmIv S - t dmSp
NneImcy- tNmZn-m R Cse
Ahn-sS-tm-bn. tUmIvS hmUn-em-bn-cp-p.
At-ls Inv R aS-p-tm, \nc\n-c-bm-bp apdn-I-fn \np-b-cp _l-fhpw
]pe-epw Nncnbpw Ic-n-ep-samw tIp-sImv
XnSp--n t]mcp-tm, s]sv At,
At Fv Dd-s-bp Hcp hnfn! Rm sRns-dn-p-t]m-bn. tamt\, \ns i_vZ-am-bn-cpp
AXv! B hnfn tIn-S-tv Rm HmSn-s-p.
Agn-I-fn ]nSn-p-sImv B Ipn \npp;
shfpp \nh Hcp ]Xn-s\-p-Im-c. \ns
AtX av. AtX \ndhpw Npcp apSnbpw AtX
apJ-`m-h-hpw. ]t, Ip-I Ipgn-v, Idpv
iq\y-am-bn, s\p IqSp-sI-n, BsI ]c-h-i\mbn aen-\-\mbn Ah Agn-In-S-bn-eqsS
Fs t\p ssI\on Dds Ic-p-hn-fnm XpS-n. At! At, A t]mht!
Fs ChnsS hnnp t]mht! Rm\m \onb
ssI]nSnp "Ic-bt tamt\' Fm-iz-kn-n-p.
"Fs Ipnv Fp-]n' Fp tNmZn-p. Ah
Iocp XpS-p-sImp ]dp: ""At, aZyhpw
ab-p-ac
- p-p-Ifpw Fs Chn-sS-sm-p-h
- p.''
Ah tXn-t-n--c-bm XpS-n. apdn-bnep ap tcmKn- I Ahs\ imkn- p- p.
AhnsS \n Hcm-ip-]{Xn tPmen-m-c ]d-p:
""Cu sIm Fn-\o-b-dn-Mn\p ]Tn-p-I-bmbncp- p. hey ]mp- I m- c \m! Hs Xpe- p.

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Chs\ms BZy-amZyw Hcp ck-n\p

XpSpw ]ns KXn-bn.'' s]sv
Ahs `mhw amdn. Ic-n \np. ss]imNn-I-ambn Aanb Hcp apc-f-temsS
Ah skns Ccp--gn-bn Xe-bn--Snm XpS- n... AcptX Fp Rm
Dds \ne- h n- f n- p- t ]m- b n. Bip- ] {Xn
tPmen-m Fs AhnsS \np amn
]pd- t - - b - p. tKn- s e- n- b - t mgpw
Ahs \ne-hnfn F\np tIm-am-bncp-p. ""At, t]mht! F\np klnm ht! Xo ]nSn-pq! Xobv, Xobv
Atm! Hcp tjmv! Hp am{Xw aXn. Hp
aXn-bt.'' sNhn-s]m-n-smv Rm
AhnsS\np t]mp.
Ipp-tam-t\, \ns-tm-semcp Ipn-bmW- h . ]Xn- s \p hb- ns Fm
[ocXbpw Ipkr- X nbpw \nd Hcp
anSp. A-\--am Gsd kz]v\w Iv
emfnp hfn-b-h. anSp-ns ASnm-\-n Fn-\o-b-dnMv tImtf-Pn
Ib-dnb-h. B Ipn \msf A`n-am-\tmsS Pbn-n-dn Cu \mSns\ Ambn tkhn-t--h-\m-Wv. Hcp IpSpw_w
t]mt--h-\m-Wv. Ah CXm, Npcp
apSn-bmsI PS-]n-Snv, tNmcsIn, Fpw
tXmep-am-bn, Iodn--dn app-ap-Spv
{`mm- i p- ] - { Xn- b psS Agn- I ]nSnp
Ipepn Ae-dn-smp \npp...
Cu Ipn-sb-tmse ]Xn-\m-bn-c
- W
-
- n\p
sNdp--m \in-p-sIm-n-cn-p-I-bmWp
tamt\. BZyw XpS-pI knK-c-p-h-en-bnem-Wv. Xm Ipn-b
- , kzw CjvS{- ]-Imcw
\S-p ]pcp-j\
- mWv Fp `mhn-e
- mWv
XpS-w. ]c-ky--fnse kp-c-m-scbpw
hoc-m-scbpw A\p-I-cn-. ]pI-bn-ebpsS hnjw izmk-tIm-i-sf Imp-Xnp-sap ]d-m-sempw hne-tm-hn.
XpSw ]pI-h-en-bn \nm-sWp ]d-tm. ]noSp aZy-am-bn, henb tlmep-I-fn sNn-cpv Hcp ]X-bp mkpw

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ssIbn ]nSnv h-am\w ]d-n-cnp-tm Xm Hcp henb Bfmbn Fp

kzbw tXmp-p. ]pI-bn-ebpw aZyhpw
\Ip elcn t]mcmsXhcp-p. Hcp
IuXp-I-n\v ]Xp-s--Xps Im-hnsbpw ab-p-a-cp-n-sbpw temI-ntep \on-p-S-p-p.
Hcp ]nim- N ns {Iucy- t msS Ah
\nsf ASn-a-bm-pw. ]pI-bmbpw ]m\ob-ambpw Ipn-h-bv-em-bp-sams B
hnjw Dn ISp XpS-n-bm ]ns
{`mm-Wv. Fm Ah Inm thn
Fpw sNpw. FhnsS \npw tamjvSnpw, Bscbpw sImpw. GXp ITn-\-amb
Ip-Ir-Xyhpw sNpw. \nb-a-fpw acym-ZIfpw BZi-fpsams Imn ]dpp. ab-p-ac
- p-ns, aZy-ns ASna.
]ns Ah-t-Xmb Hcp At[m-tem-In apn-m-gp-p.
Cu Ipn-Isf \in-n-p-Xv hIn-S-mcm-Wv. CXn\np ]W-ap-m-p IpI-m, hntZi am^nbm kwL-S-\-I.
Khsap- I fpw t]meokpw Ch- c psS
KqV-i-n-Ip apn \n-lm-b-cmhp-p.
tamt\! aZy-n-sbpw ]pI-h-en-bp-sSbpw
Nn{X-fpw ]c-ky--fp-sam-s-tv
Ahsb \psS Pohn-X-n \nd-bvpp. \n Ipn-I, ]n-\-S-p hgnI-fn apgp-h NXn-p-gn-I-fm-Wv.
\nsf cn-m ampw Ign-bn
Ipt, A- \ - - a mtm A[ym- ] Itm `c-W-Iq-S-nt\m HpwXs.
\nsf cn-t-Xv \n am{X-amWv.
A Fhn-sStbm hmbnp; abp acpp
Ipn-hp Ipn-hv Hcp ]cn[n Ignm ]ns hnj-m-n-s\-smp ISnn-pI ]Xn-hm-W-t{X. B hnjw am{Xta
]cn- { `- a - n \nv Xmm- e n- I - a mb
Bizmkw \Iq Fv.

a\pw ico- c hpw

\ns Xe-apd C{X hnUvVn-I-fm-bn-q-Sm.

Ipt, kzbw-\m-i-ns ]mX-bn-eqsS
\n thp-thp \S-p-Iq-Sm. Cybn 20% Ipn-I elcnhkvXp-v
ASn-aI
- f
- m-bn-g
- n-p-sh-mWv HutZym-KnI-amb IW-v. Hmpt\mq. \nstmse ssNX-\y-ap Ipn-I _pnp
amyhpw hb-n thZ-\bpw Xfbpw
Icho- hpw ]ns- ns hnd- b epw
hn{`m-nbpw _m[nv kmaq-lnIhncp-cmbn, Ip-hm-fn-I-fmbn, alm-tcm-Kn-I-fmbn
Cn- mbn acn- p- Xv! CsXmw

Bcw`n-p-Xv Xm-es Iqp-Iq-Snbp shdpw Hcp t\c-tm-n \nv...!

B t\c-tm-n \np Xe-bq-cm {ianp-tm-tgv Igp-n Ib Ipcpn apdpIn--gn-n-cn-pw.
tamt\, \nh \s-tm-sS, Db inctm-sS, sXfn _pn-tbm-sS, ip-\mbn, A`n-am-\n-bmbn hfp-h-cm Fs
Ipn\p Ign-bp-am-dm-I-s. AXp ImWm\p `mKyw \ns Abvpw \ns-s
\mSn\pw Dm-Is Fp am{Xw Fs
{]mY-\.
kvt\l-]qhw
A

""\n Ipn-I ]n\S-p hgn-I-fn apgp-h NXn-p-gn-I-fmWv'' Cu A`n{]m-b-tmSv \n tbmPn-p-ptm? NsNp-I.

A-bpsS In\v \n-fp-tS-Xmb Hcp adp-]Sn Xbm-dm-q.

""Cu Ipn-Isf \in-n-p-Xv hIn-S-m-cmWv. CXn\nv ]W-apm-p

IpImcmWvv, hntZ-i-am-^n-bm-kw-L-S-\-I'' Ch-cn\nv c-s-Sm IpnIv Fsmw sNm Ignbpw? {]`m-jWw Xbm-dm-p-I.

elcnhncpZn\-n kaq-ls t_m[-h-cn-m-\p-X-Ip t]m, Imq,

ap{Zm-hm-Iyw, eLp-teJ XpS-n-bh Xbm-dm-p-I; kvIqfn {]Zin-npI.

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iotams ]qta-S-X-nse t\{Xm-`n

cma-hn-imeamw ime-bn,
F-s-p kpKw ]c-p-tm
sc ]Ip sImfp-n-st
Xqsh-n---e-p---Xm-XnSw
Xqnb Zo]-n Zo]vXn-]qcw
Zqcn-X-am-Ip-am-d--W-n-, sXmcp
]qcpj-cq-]amw tXPx]pRvPw.
At Krl-, \o [\-y-\mbv; temI-n
enn-XnaotX hncp-p-Im-c;
Am {]amZw: `hms Imap-p-I
sXpw aS-msX \n-sXt?
khkpw PK-n hnX-bvp
Znh-yamw Xrcw Npw_n-m-\pw,
Gsgp Iminsbp-Z---te,
]mgp \n Xe Xmgn-stm!
aKvZ-e-\-a-dnbw h-tm

Zo]- - f psS Zo]v X nsb Zqc- m- p- - X mWv hncp- pImcs tim` Fp hWn-n-cn-p--Xns s]mcp
FmWv?

Gsg-p- Im-ins D-Z-- F-s\-sbms {]I-Sam-hp-p? Ccw k`- \n-fp-sS- {i-bnsnptm?

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]Ww ssIbn hcp-tm a\p-jy hnth-Ii

- q-\y-\m-Ip-X
- n\v [mcmfw DZmlcW- \psS apn-ep-v. t\tc adn-p A\p-`-hhpw hnc-f-a-.

sImpsImp taml-
F. taml-\

Ah\v ktmjw AS-m hm-Xm-bn.

hncn Nncn-tbmsS Hcp\nanjw Ipphn- t - s\ t\mn- \ n- p. ]ns
tdmUn-te-n-dn HmSn. tdmUv \ndsb
Bm-cm-bn-cp-p. Ah-cpsS CS-bn-eqsS
Xnbpw XSpw Ah HmSn. ]nssaXm-\pw s]cp-m-fns Xnc-m-Wv.
AhntSmw ISv ]n- b psS hSt
his d_tXm-n-s In-then
XpS- p- n- S v F- W w. AhnsS
Ctm Bcp-ap-m-hn-. AhnsS s]mns-n-bn-cn-p kna v]Sn-bn Ib-dn-bncpv Bcpw ImWmsX cq]-sb-Spv HpIqSn Fn- t \m- - W w. Ipp- h nt X-tm BsI kw{`-a-am-bn-cpp. hmn-v, AXp-t]mse t]mnenSpI
am{Xta Dm- b p- q. A- X p- c q- ] mm
Ipp-hnt ]d-X
- .v Cutimtb!
AXp cq]!
Ah ]Sn-s-n Ib-dn-bn-cp-v, Nppw
t\mn, Bcpw ASp- - e n- s - p- d p
hcpn, ]Xps \n- d ns Ioibn\nv cq] ]pd-s-Sp-m `mhn-pI-bm-bn-cp-p. Atm-gmWv Btcm:
""Fm amp-p-ntb! X\n-n-hnsS?''
Ah Xe-bp-bn i_vZw-tI etp t\mn. ]me-p-nse tZh-kymt-s sIn-tbmfv Gen-t-Sn. ]Sp
]-enpInS ]pfn-a-c-ns thcn-encpv Ah Ipnp ape-sIm-Sp-p-I-bm-bncp-p. Ah-sc-sb--, Bscbpw Atm-ghnsS ImWm-\n-jvS-am-bn-cp-n-s-n-epw,
{]tXy- I n- s mpw `mhn- msX Ah
]dp:

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""]ose s]cp-mfv IqSp-I-bm-bn-cpp

tNSo! shbn-ep-sImv aSp-p.''
Ah aXn-bm-m-\p `mh-an-:
""\o cmhnse apXte GXmp hntmp
\S-p I-tm. Ftm Bbn-cp-p?''
Chss-m-a-dn-bWw? aSpp ImWnm-sX-Xs ]dp:
""\psS tem-dn--tSse Ipp-hnt-\n-t, ]pn-m-c Ipsd Snp hnpsIm-Sp-m-tamp tNmZn-p. ]n-qSw ASn-cn-zt? s]cp-m-fns Iqtmw Htm. t\mmwp hnNm-cn-n-d-o-Xm...''
Ahn\ow Adn-bWw:
""Fn- s m? hXpw Htm?''
ChW {]I- S - a mb aSp- t msSXs
]dp:

anantc- d pp tamlhpw

""B! ]p-\q-sdw hnp.''

Gen-t-S-nv ktm-j-ambn:
""\mbn tamt\! htmw Inym \ns
Xbvp sImp sImSp-v... Ah-sf{X
]mSp-s]m \ns hfp--Xv. \n\pw
Gsg-p-h-b-m-bnt? AsXms Adn-bmdm-bnt?''
Ah-cpsS B A\p-I-m-{]-I-S-\hpw D]tZ-ihpw Hpw Ah-\{X ]nSn-n-. kzw
honse Imcyw Ahcp ]d-p-X-n-ptht? Bcpw ImWm-Xn-cpv cq]-sbm-sn-t\m-m-sap hnNm-cnp h-tm-gm...
Zm! Ah-c-sS-sbmcp Inmcw! ]Xps
asm-cn-S-tv IS-m-sap IcpXn \Sm XpS-p-tm Gen-t-Sn Ipnbp-ambn Fgp-tp \S-p-sImp ]dp:
""Rm t]mm! amp-po! Cu sImn CXnte hcp- I m- s W- n Rm\m
kzW--tSsS apnev \np-p-sv
]d-t--tW...''
Ah Xe-bm-n. Ah AIse adp
Ign-t- m, \n-dns t]m-n \nv
t\mp- I - s f- S p- v , ISn- s - n- e n- c pv
Fp- h m- \ m- c w- ` n- p. Ap ]p- c q]m
t\mp-I! Imth! Ct{Xw Hnp
ImWp--Xp-Xs BZy-am-Wv. t]mcm-nn-tm kz-ambn A-Xp-cq-]... Ap
]p-cq]m t\mp-I. `{Z-ambn Ah-\Xp
t]m-ns shp. C\n...?
F{X A{]-Xo-n-X-am-bn-cpp kw`-h-
Fv Ah-t\mp.
km[m-cW A-n-tbm-sSmw Ah Nbn t]mIm- d n- . cmhnse kv I qfn
t]mIm-\p Hcp--am-bn-cn-pw. kvIqfnm Znh- k - a m- s W- n, ]g- ow
IpSnv Npm Hcp ]mb-bn Npcp-p-IqSn
InS- pw. hgn- b - c n- I nse ]pd- t m- n
sXtm-ebpw ]\-tbm-ebpw Iap-Inhmcn--p-Ifpw sImp-m-nb Hcp ]gb
IpSn-en-emWv Ah\pw A-nbpw IqSn

Xma-kn-p--Xv. sXn\np hoWp acnp-t]mb As\ I Hma-bn-. An

Fpw cmhnse N-bnse Ipsd ]oSn-II-fpsS aph-ihpw tdmUp-sams Xqp
hrn-bm-n-sm-Sp-pw. IS-bp-S-a-
Fs- nepw sImSp- p- Xpw hmn
tmcpw. ]ns ]mSp ]Wn-bp--tm,
Ibvpw Cnpw ]Wn-bp--tm,
As\ Fm tPmenpw t]mIpw.
AXn\n-sms Inp--Xp-sIm-mWv
Aow tam\pw Ign-p-h-cp--Xv.
An Ahs\ kv I qfn- e - b - n- c p- Xv
henb ktm-j-tmsSsbmp-am-bn-cpn-. sNdp-\v Gsgp hb-m-bn-t.
C\n h ]Wn-pw-t]mbn Xnm-\p hI
Dm-s Fm-bn-cpp hnNm-cw. Atmgm-W-dn--Xv, Dbvv kvIqfn In
sImSp-pw. Hcp t\c-s-sb-n At{Xw
Fp IcpXn k-Xn-s-t-bp-q.
kvIqfnse Fp-Imcyw ]d-mepw Anv a\-n-em-hn-. tIm Xm]cy-hp-an-. ]pkvX-I-n-stbm s]kn-enstbm DSp-n-stbm Fm-hiyw ]dmepw tZjy-amWv:
""cp hbdv \nd-bvmXs Rm s]SmmSv s]Sp-tm-gm, \ns Hcp ]pkvXtImw
DSp-pw...''
Xtev cm{Xn-bnepw Ah ]d-n-cp-p,
jv
hmsX
Iodn- - d n- - X m.
thsdmscw thWw. ap--hs-m-ap-Xp-t]mse tIa-sampw th. Iodm
Hsc-w.
KXn- t I- S p- s Im- m- b n- c npw, An
tIm]np:
""ap--hsms BImw. Ah-scms
Ht-S-s-bm... \o... \otb! \o hgn-a-dntbsS tam\m... A-\n-m sImm.''
hgnadn-tbsS tam! Ah ]nsmpw
]d-n-. ]t, hnNm-cn-p: cmhnse
A- o- s Smw Nt- t m- W w. \msf

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]o s]cp-m-fm-Wv. ]oSn-I-mcv ]Xnhn Iq- S p- X - s es- - nepw A- np

sImSp-m-Xn-cn-n-. Bn-sem-cn--ep
henb s]cp-m-ft! Atm IqsS-\-Sv
tkh-]n-Snv sIn-n-Wp-n-bm Hcp
jv . XmW- X cw XpWn- b n- e p hne
Ipd Hcp jv... AXp-a-Xn... AsXnepw...
A-s\-bmWv ]Xn-hn-msX A-n-tbmsSmw cmhnse N-bn-se-n-b-Xv. Ansb klm-bnpw tkh-]-dpw IqsS\n-p. HSp-hn tPmen-sbmw Ign-v,
Ntse InW- n\nv shw- t Imcn
A-n, ssIbpw Imepw apJ-hp-sams
Igp-In-sm-n-cn-p-tm, ASp-m-cp-ans-p-d-m-nb tijw Ah ]dp:
""Ao! Cv s]cp-m-ft? ]n--dv
\ndsb shp-hm-Wn-`-mcv hn-p-v. DSpp-I-sfms hne-Ip-dp Inpw. F\n-smscw hmn-pXm Ao!''
A-n-bpsS i_vZw DbXv s]s-mbn-cp-p.
""Hm, sNdp- s ]qXn. DSpp thWw-

t]mepw! In-Ip-Snp InS-m Fm

thtm Fs thh-em-Xn.''
Ah Nppwt\mn. IqsS ]Tn-p--h
tIm Fsmcp Ipd-n-em-Wv. tZtjymw
ktSmw ISn- - a n AS- nb kzcn At]-np:
""Hp ]Xp-s-d Ao!'' An HpIqSn D-n-emn:
""AXn\p Rm\nw ap-tmcp tIm-mSn- m Fp No- h mm ]d- t .
DSpp thWw- t ]m- e pw. tPmensNbv X p
Xt
]pet
sNdp- s\
]nqSn ]d-p-hn-Sp-Xpw t]mcm,
Imth! C\n CXn\v DSppw Dm-nsm-Sp--tWm...''
Cu el-f -tI-mWv IS Xpd-p-sIm-ncp Ipp-hn-t- Atmp {iXn-cn--Xv. InW-dn-t\mSv tNv Ing-p-hi- m- b n- c pp Ipp- h n- t - s
temdn-Sn-v IS. Ipp-hn-t-
hnfnp tNmZnp:
""cmhnse Xtw tam\pw- I qSn Fm
]pInev? Fm adntb, sNdp--s\p
]n...?''
An ]cm-Xn-kz-c-n ]dp:
""Ipp-hn-tm Cu sNdp-\v kvIqfntemp t]mhm Hcp jpw thW-sav
]dv hmin-bm. Rms\-hn-Sp-sm-m-nsm-Sppw? In-sm-m-m Xs
aSp aSp-p.''
Ipp-hn-t- kl-Xm-]t- msS ]dp:
""Ah ]d-bp-Xpw icn-b-ntbm adntb!
kvIqfn t]mhm Ah-\p-Sp-p-tht?''
An hnp-sIm-Sp-n:
""thtWm thtbm, F\n--dn-b-n-.
Fs ssIbn Am-dp-cq] Hn-p-Ino-cp-s-n Rms\mcp Aeq-an-\n-bw-Iew
hmn-t-t\. aI-e-n In shp-

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shm ASn ]n sImp-t]m-m. HmtesS- t S- qsS ]mpw ]Xpow tIdn

Iow- Xopw Itemw s]mn- pw.
Imth! F{X-sb--am-bo--dn-bmtam?
]n s
- ]m-n-m Hcp ]m{Xam Ctm F\n- X ym- h - i yw. ]nq- S - op hm
Ch\pw htmw Ign-m sht--Xt?
Atm Ipp- h n- t - Ahs\
Acn-In-tep hnfnp ]d-p:
""FSm amp-po, \n-n ]d-bp-Xpw
icn-b-tbm? \o hnip sNptm Ignm In tht? AXp -sh-m
]m{Xw thtWm? AtXm DSpp thtWm?''
Ah-s\mpw ann-bn-. Xs Cm-bvabpw
hm-bvabpw thsdm-cmIqSn a\-n-em-nb-Xns A]-am-\-hp-ambn ho apJtmsS Xe Ip\np \np. Ahs Zb\o-b-amb \np Inv Aen-hp-tXm-nbn-mhpw Ipp-hn-t- ]d-p:
""amp-po \n\-sm-cp-Spv hmn-m
Rms\mcp hnZy ]dpXcmw. hm, ChnsS
hm.''
Abm Ahs\ ]oSnIapdn--I-tp
]nSn-p-Ib
-
- n. Fnv tem-dn-Sn-
- ns Hcp
_ps-Spp sImSp-p-sImv ]d-p:
""Zm t\mv, CXv \qsd--ap-v. {Inkvakv
_w]. a\-n-emtbm? Hmw km\w
]p-e-w, ]ntw Hcp-]mSv km-\-fp-v. Cv s]cp-m-fn\v \ Bq--ambn-cn-pw. \obm ]n--d-n sNv CXv
hnm \n\v AXp cq]m Io-j.
Fm sImmtam? Atm kzw ]Ww
sImv DSppw hmn- mw. a\- nemtbm?''
Ah-\mZyw Hpw a\-n-em-bn-. ]ns
Ipp-hn-t- hnm-\p hnZyIfpw hmp-Ifpw h-am-\-fpw Hs
]d- p- m- l n- n- t m Ah\pw
Xm]cyam-bn.

Aow ]d-p:
""As\ X-m htmw Hm-m
t\mv...''
A- s \- b m- W - h cmhnse Cd- nncnXv.
]n-ap-pw aph-is ssa-Xm\pw
\ndsb Bfp-I-fm-bn-cp-p. s]cp-m-fp-IqSm\pw {]mYn-m\pw h kv{XoIfpw
Ipn-Ifpw ]pcp-j-m-cpw. ]ns ssaXm-\n-se-mSpw sh-p-hm-Wn-`-m \nc-nbn-cn-p ]e-hn[ km[-\-. hf-I,
Im-Sn-I, Nop-I, Ie-, ]m{X, ]on-I, anTm-bn-I, XpWn-I.
B Xnc- n- \ n- S - b n- e qsS tIdnbpw Cdnbpw Ah \S-p. hnfnpIqhn-smp-\-S-m BZy-sams \mW-am-bn-cpp. ]ns-ns Iqk-en-m-Xm-bn. Hmtcm
Ip_m\ Ign-n-d-p P\-q--n\p
apnepw Ah Sn-p-am-sb-n. A\p-I-sImtm Xm]cyw sImtm Ftm
]ecpw AXp hmn. HSp-hn sshIpt-c-am-b-tm-tgpw Sn-smw Xop
Ign-p. Innb XpIbpw cko-Xp-Ip-nbpw
Ipp-hn-t-s ssIbn-ten-tm, Abm A`n-\-np ]d-p:
""anSp-! FSm amp-po, \obm anSp. C\n BtcmSpw tNmZn-msX t]mbn
CjvS-ap jp hmn-tm...''
Abm AXp cq]bpw \In.
ktm-jhpw ]cn-{`-ahpw Fmw-IqSn \nebp- d - b v m- \ m- h msX HmSn- t m- - X m- W v .
Bcpw ImWmsX Hp-IqSn Fn-t\mWw. GXp-Sp-mWv th-sXv kzam-bn-cp-smv Btem-Nn--Ww. ]ns...
As\ hnNm- c n- m- W v Bcp- a n- m
ew t\mn ChnsS h- X v . \miw
t\mtW! Atm ChnsS Gen-t-S-n.
Ah-cpsS Hcp-]-tZiw! htmw Inn-bm
XtsS ssIbo-smp sImSp--Wwt]m-epw!

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A-n-s-tmgpw _pn-ap-m. Hcn-epw

Hpw XnI-bn-. cmhnse apX cm{Xnhsc Ae- p- \ - S p ]Wn- s b- S p- pw.
Fmepw Hpw ssIbn- e p- m- h n- .
]t, Fp-s-nepw X\np \ndp
Xnv _mntb Ign-q.

thfbn, ]e Xp- I - f nse Nnp- I q- S pIp-n-embn {]Zin-n-n-cn-p ]ePmXn `-W-km-[-\- hmbn shap-m-p-p... Fmepw th. AXns\mpw Nne-hm-m Ctm Imin-...
th, Ah \S-p.

Fmepw Cu cq]- b n- t m, A- nv
sImSp-m--ptam? F{X \mfmbn tamlnp-p. Hcp ]pXnb jn-\v. Cu Cn-cnp Hsc-ta IjvSnp sImm-hp
Xm-bp-q. CXp-X-sbpw F{X ]g--\m...
Bcpw Hpw ]d-bp-I-bn-. Fmepw IqpIm-cpsS t\mw Im-e-dn-bmw. Ah Cu
jn t\mp-tm sXmen Dcn-bpw.

Ifn-tm-p-I, _eq-Wp-I, ]p-I,

lmbv ! Fp- c kw! Ah- t bm- t cmpw
Ahs\ ssIIm- n- h n- f n- p- - X p- t ]mse
tXmn. Hcp ]v! Hcp \ d_]v!
Fpw Icn-bn-ebpw IS-emkpw Iap-In]mf-bpsS Dq-cnbpw s]mXn-p-sI-n-bp-mnb ] ]p-IsImt Ifn-n-p-q.
th... Ctm th... Ah XpWnS tXSn \S-p. Hcp \ jv. AXmWp
thXv.

C, Hcp ]pXnb jn- msX ]n- .

Ctms shp-hm-Wn-`-m-cpsS ISIfn t]mbn t\mn \sm- s cw
hmmw.
Ah cq] Hcp {]mhiyw IqSn Fnt\mn. ]ns ]n-ssa-Xm-\s IS-Ifn-tep \S-p.
t\ct Snp hnp \S ka-bv CXn\n-S-bn-eq-sS-sbms F{X-{]m-hiyw \S-Xm-Wv. Asm-sgmpw CsXmpw Incp--tX-bn--tm. Bfp-I-fnepw Ah-scsmp Snp hmn- n- p- - X nepw
am{X-am-bn-cp-p, {i. Ctm AsXmw
Ignv Hcp sNdnb jv hmm-sap
am{Xw hnNm-cnp h-tm Fs AKkvXym-t\mkv ]pWymfm! Ftmcw km[\-! _nkvIp-I, anTm-bn-I... sdmnI... ]e-PmXn ]e-lm-c-. \ hnip-ap-v. D-bvmsI Ign-Xv cp-]m{Xw
tamcpwshw am{X-am-bn-cp-p. Btcm- Zo\m-\p-I--m kuP-\y-ambn hnX-cWw
sNbvXn-cp tamcpw-sh-w. Iap-In ]mf
tImn-bp-m-nb ]m{X-n cp-]m{Xw
Ignp hb \nd-bvp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. Fs\bpw Snp hnp- X omthn
DSXs Bq- - n- t ev Cd- pIbpw sNbvXp. Ctm, Cu sshInb

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s]s-mWv I-Xv. ]e-PmXn ]m{X-

\ncn ASp- n- s h- n- c n- p h
]. ]n-f, sNv, HmSv, Aeq-an-\n-bw.
As\ ]e-am-Xncn ]m{X- \nc-\n-cbm-bn... `wKn-bm-bn...
Bcpw t\mn- \ n- p- t ]m- I pw. Ah\pw
\np-t]m-bn. Fsmcp Xnfw! Nw!
]Xps Hma hp. An hnNm-cn-Xv
CXp-t]m-semcp ]m{X-am-Ipw. B shfpp
Xnf-p-... Iew amXn-cn-bp-... ]n Xnbp-S-bvm-...
icn-bm-Wv. F{X {]mhiyw In-cn-p-p.
kvIqfn\np hcptm IpSn-m-\mbn
An Icp-Xn-sh In-bm-hpw. hcptm- s gm? Io- a n- ... Item- a n- ...
BsI s]mn-n-X-dn, Xd-bn-emsI Hgp-In...
An ]dbpw:
""Cu \in \mbv - f p- S - b v m Hcp
]m{Xw Fm-Wmthm hmm-\m-hpI.''
Hcn- epw km[n- n- c p- n- . AXn- \ p
hcpam\w Dm-bn-t-bn-.
IS-bpsS hmXn \np Xd-p-t\mp sNdp-s\ In-mhpw, IS-m-c
tNmZnp:

anantc- d pp tamlhpw

""Fm, ]-s\-p-thWw?''
amp--pn sRn. Ah thsd GtXm
temI-m-bn-cp-p. ]ns `b-kw-{`-a-tfmsS IS-bp-S-asb t\mn. Fnv AdnbmsX AIs ]m{X--fpsS \nc-I-fnsem- n- t ep hnc Nqn Xs
honse In-e
-
- ns hen-a
- p Hcp
Aep-an-\nbwIe-ns t\v. IS-bp-S-a Ap-X-tmsS Ie-n-tepw
]ns sNdp-s apJ-tpw amdn amdn
t\mn. hnizmkw hcm `mh- n
tNmZnp:
""Fm? B Aep-an-\nbwIetam?''
Ah `b-tmsS Xe-bm-n. IS-bp-Sa
- bvv
CsXmcp Xam-i-t]mse tXmn. ]m{Xw
hmm-\mbn Hcp ]np-_m-e! Fmepw
Abm ]m{X-sa-Spp XpSv, Xncnpw
adnpw ]cn-tim-[n--tijw Xqnt\mn.
]ns Ah\p ImWm-s\-tmWw t\sc
\on ]dp:
""ap-n-b-p-cq]''
amp-pn ]m{Xw hmn. ]ns Ioibn\nv \mep ]p-cq]m t\mp-I
FSp-p-sIm-Sp-p. _mn Innb Ap
cq]bpw Ioi-bn-emn \S-m-\m-cw-`n-t- h,
IS-bp-Sa ]dp:
""\np sImt\! s]mXnp Xcmw.''
B s]mXn-bp-ambn Ah XpWn-S- I
- f
- psS
apn-se-n. ssIbn-en\n ]Xn-\p cq]IqSn Dm-bn-cp--tm. ]te IS-I-fn ]cXn-bnpw ]Xn\p cq]-bn-sem-Xp-p
Hcp Ipmbw Inp-hm-\p-m-bn-cp-n-.
t\cw Ccp-m-bn-p-S-pIbpw sNbvXp.
]n-ta-S-bn\nv An-{]mY-\-bpsS
aWn-ap-g-hpw tIp. C\n Xma-kn-m
Anp t]Sn-Xp-S-pw. ]cn-{`-an-pw.
Ipmbw hmm-\m-hm \ncm-i-tbmsS
Ah \S-p. hon-te-p hgn-bn-eqsS

ssIbnse Ie-ns s]mXn-bp-ambn \Sth Ah Btem-Nn-p:

Fn-\mWo Iew?
A-nv In-sh-m. ]t, Insh--W-sa-n Acn tht? ]e-tmgpw
AXn-m-sXbpw hcm-dp--tm. HSp-hn
tamlnv tamlnv A-osS Aeq-an-\n-bwIew Inp-tm In-sh-m-s\m-p-anmsX hm...?
Ah t\sc amS-m-p-Im-cpsS Acn-o-SnI-bn-tep Ib-dn-s-p. Ddkzc-n
{]mb-]qn h Hcm-sf-tm-se, hn]\-m-c-t\m-Sm-h-iy-s-p.
""]Xn-\p cq]bvv Acn XcWw.''
Cu hn]-\-m-c\pw Hcp \nanjw ApX-tmsS t\mn.
]Xn-\-p-cq-]bvv Acntbm? A-s\bmcpw tNmZn- m- d n- - t m. tNmZn- p
BfpsS ico-c-h-en-hpw apJs `mhhpw
kzc- nse Kuc- h hpw I hn]- \ mc Nncn-p-sIm-p-Xs Acn Xqn
s]mXn-p-sIm-Sp-p-sImp ]dp:
""Zm, ]Xn-\-p-cq-t]sS Acn.''
Ioi-bn-ep-m-bn-cp _mn t\mp-Ifpw
FSp-p-sIm-Sp-nv Ah \S-p.
hon sN-tm, s]mXn cpw AosS ssIbn sImSp--tm, Ah
AX-gn-p-t\mn kvXw`n--s\ \np.
]ns B ]m{X-nepw Acn-bnepw amdn
amdn t\mn s]mn- s m- n- - c - p.
hnbsm-enp Xfp-\n Ahs\
sIn-n-Snv ]nsbpw Ic-p.
Cu A-n-bvs-mWv?
An thW-sap tamln-n-cp ]m{Xw
Xs-b-t, Rm hmn-b-Xv...?
Fm Ao! A-n-bvs-p-]-n...?
F.- tam-l-\s IY-I

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"Ah\v ktmjw AS-m hm-Xm-bn. hncn Nncn-tbmsS Hcp \nanjw Ipp

hn-t-s\ t\mn\np. ]ns tdmUn-te-n-dn HmSn' Ccw Hcp XpSw
IYbvv \Ip Iem-]-c-amb t\- Fsms?

""kvIqfnse Fp -Imcyw ]d-mepw A-nv a\-n-em-hn-. tIm

Xm]-cy-hp-an-. ]pkvX-I-n-stbm s]kn-en-stbm DSp-n-stbm Fmhiyw ]d-mepw tZjy-amWv.''

""ap--hsms BImw. Ah-scms Ht-S-s-bm... \o... \otb! \o hgna-dn-tbsS tam\m... A-\n-m sImm.''

""hon sN-tm, s]mXn cpw A-osS ssIbn sImSp--tm, Ah

AX-gn-p-t\mn kvXw`n--s\ \np. ]ns B ]m{X-nepw Acn-bnepw
amdnamdn t\mn s]mn-sm-n--c-p.''

CXc k-`- IqSn Isn amp-pn F IYm-]m{Xsp-dnv Hcp

\ncq-]Ww Xbm-dm-q.

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Xm GsdsmXn DSp-p- hm-msX s]mm Iehpw Acnbpw hmm amppn Xocp-am-\n--sX-psImmWv? NsNp-I.

tIcf]mTm-h-en-bnse "kl-]m-Tn-I' F IhnX hmbn-p-t\m-q. AXnse Ipnbp-sSbpw amp-p-n-bp-sSbpw Pohn-Xm-h-- kam-\-amtWm? NsNp-I.

hgn-a-dn-b-bpsS aI\v Xs Pohn-Xm-`n-emjw k^-eo-I-cn-m-\m-hp-n-. adp-h-iv

kv [q-Snv BUw-_-c-]qhw Pohn-p Hcp hn`m-K-hp-ap-v. Cu Acw
\psS kaq-l-n Fsmw {]iv\--fmWv krjvSn-m-\n-S-bp--Xv. hnhn[
t{kmX-p-I-fn \nv Bh-iy-amb hnh-c- tiJ-cnv Hcp FUn-tm-dn-b Xbmdm-mw. AXn\mbn "kap-Zm-b-v NneXp sNphm-\pv' F teJ\w IqSn
hmbn-p-I.

anantc- d pp tamlhpw

kap-Zm-b-v NneXp sNp-hm-\pv

Fw.F.- hn-P-b

B`mS-ambn Pohn-Ww F sImXnbmWv Ipn-I-fp-samv Hcp sNdp-]p-c-bn

]mn-cp sNdp--m-cs\ As-psIm-e-]m-X-I-v t{]cn-n-Xv Fv
AbmXs ]d- b p- p. B a\- n
Bscbpw sImm aSn-m Ccpv Dmbn-cp-p. B`mSw Hcp Dm-Zm-h--bm-Wv.
Bfp- I tm hoSp- I tm Ncn- { Xnt\m DmZw hcmw. Dm-Z-n icn
am{Xta Dq. sXpw tXmhnbpw C.
Akm[yw F Hcp hmn-. DWhpw
a-chpw Gdnb \psS kap-Zm-b-n
AXp- s Imv B`m- S - ns DmZw
h[nphcp-p. Beg, borrow or steal
F-XmWv ap{Zm-hm-Iyw. IS-s-Wn-bm-bn,
Ifhpw sIm-bp-ambn sXcp-hp-I-fnepw
cmP-\o-Xn-bnepw CXv {]Xy--s-Smw. aqebvm- b n- t m- I p a\p- j y- c p- s Sbpw

cmPyfp- s Sbpw {]Xn- I - c - W w, \ndthm tamlw, {]W- b - s - t mse

\nsf B-l-Xy-bn-tep Iqn-smp-t]m-Ip-p. Cm-h
- sNe-hmn apSnbp- - X ns\ Kpcp- h mWv \ntcm- [ n- - X v .
B`mS-n-s\-Xn-cmb \psS BZys
i_vZw. Bcm-[-\-sb-tmepw Kpcp \ncmUw-_-c-amn. ]mh--fpsS taml-sf
Adn-hn-tepw hyh-km-b-n-tepw Xncnp-hn-p. Cpw kap-Zm-b-kw-L-S-\-Iv
Cm-cy-n ]eXpw sNm Ign-bpw.
]t, Ahv Cm-in \jvS-s-n-cnp-p. D-h\v B`m-S-am-Ipp kzw
sXfn-hv. ]Xn-s\mv B\-bp ssZhw
B\- b n- m ap ssZh- - t f- m
F{Xtbm hen-b-h. a-cn-p ]mh ]-Xps ]m-cm-bn-o-cpw. Ahpam-{X-ambn ao\ns hne Ipd-bp-I-bp-an-.
B`m-S-n-\p sNehpw amdp-I-bn-.
BZi- n- s bpw emfn- X y- n- s bpw
Dup- h - S n- s Imv km[m- c - W - m- c s
Dbcw Iqt-n-bn-cn-p-p. kap-Zm-b-m]-\-v am{Xta Ctm [qm-Nmc-sf kmam-\y-\n-e-bn-tep Cd-n-smp-h-cm Ign-bq. CXv km-cn-stbm
cmjv{So-b
- m-cs
- tbm X-Ia
-
- . BNm-c
- fpsS kzXz-ssh-Im-cnI Xe-am-Ip-p. AXpsImv Ctm t\XrXzw hn]-co-X-sf
BZi-h-cn--Ww.
Fw.F. hnP-bs
kqWIrXn-IkwkvImcw2

"BZi-n-sbpw emfn-Xy-n-sbpw Dup-h-Sn-sImv km[m-c-W-m-cs Dbcw

Iqt-n-bn-cn-pp' Cu hmIyns AY-hym]vXn Is-p-I.

B`mSw Hcp Dm-Zm-h--bmWv.

""Beg, Borrow or Steal F-XmWv ap{Zm-hmIyw'' Ccw \nco--W-

Cpw {]k--amtWm? sXfn-hp-I Isn Ahbvp ]nn-ep t{]cW-I hni-I-e\w sNq.

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hoUntbmacWw
A---Wn-

""Ata-cn--bn \nv t^mIvkv hn-cnp-p, tNo.''

""t^mIvtkm? Ipdp-t\m? h ntWm
atm BtWmp t\mv.''
""A tNo. n-W-m-bs\ F\n--dnbnt? CXp sSe{Kmw t]mse Ftm
BWs{X.''
""t\m-s, MvB CXp tNs Im-Wtm. \o hmbnv.''
""ssa Unb ktcm,
\psS aZ-dn\v IqSp-X-em-sW--dn-p.
]t, ChnsS Ctm Nmag-bm-Wv.
Ata-cn- Nmag-sb-n \n\-d
- n-pIq-S-tm. Nmag ImcWw \mn-tep
hcm ]p-I-bn-, AXp-sImv aZ-dns
Ah-km\\nan-j- hoUntbm FSpv
AbpXc-Ww. Ay-izmkw hen-p-Xpw ]ns \psS coXn-bn-ep
^yqW-depw apw R-fpsS Chn-Sp-s s{^kn\v hfsc CjvS-s-Spw.
CUy amtcy-Pv, CUy shUnwKv dnk-]vj, Unthm-gvkv, kXn Fmw
Ah In-p-v. izmkw amdnhogp-Xpw Du[z hen-p-Xpw ]ns
ap NS-p-I-fpw... Ipfn-n-, tImSn-bn-S, hmbv-cn, _en, Zln-n-,
IpS-ap-S-bv... Fmw ImWm Ah Imn-cn-p-I-bm-Wv. ]ns, mv
B v sshpw Ifdpw {]tXyIw thWw. amcneo\v mv B v sshmWnjvSw.
If-dn-m-sXp sUvIw^yqW-d FmWv PmIzn-en tNmZn-p--Xv.
AXp-sImv hoUntbm-mcs\ t\ct dnkhv sN-Ww. ka-bv
Abmsf Inn- b n- , A ]np Fsmpw ]d- b - c p- X v . - \ Imkv
thWsan Chn-sS-\n--b-p-X-cmw. ag-bn-m-Xn-c-p-s-n Rm Xs
ht-s\. \ Imk-p-th-Ww. ]e-tcbpw ImWn-m-\p--Xm. "The last moments of an Indian mother' F t]cpw IqSn Fgp-Xn-tb-v. shUnwKv
BsWp sXn-cn-. ac-W-a-t\z-jn-p hcp--hsc Hpw hnp-I-f-bcpXv.
htmcpw Ic-bp kos\-Spv hoUntbm \\-bv-cp-Xv. {InkvXpa-kv...
{^skmw hcpw hoUntbm ImWm. AXn\p apv Ab-bv-Ww. tijw
hoUntbm Inn-bn-v. A-tbmSv Hv AUvPv sNm ]d-b-Ww. {Inkvakn\v app-X-s. Nmag-bpsS Imcyw Asb Adn-bn--Ww. tSIv sIb.
Ata-cn- tN''
A---Wn--cpsS IrXn-I199099

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aZ-dns Ah-km\ \nan-j- hoUntbm FSpv Ab-p-X-cWw.

htmcpw Ic-bp kos\-Spv hoUntbm \\-bv-cp-Xv.

A-tbmSv Hv AUvPv sNm ]d-b-Ww.

Ccw {]tbm-K- Pohn-X-s-p-dn-p hyXy-kvX-am-sbmcp at\m-`mhw hyam-p-nt? NsNpI.

$

Cu cN-\-bn sXfn-bp ]cn-lmkw {in-tm. AXns\ ASn-m-\-amn Hcp

Bkzm-Z-\-p-dnv Xbm-dm-p-I.

B`mScln-X-amb Pohn-X-s-p-dn-p kt-i-amWv alm-m-Km-n-bpw {io\mcm-bWKpcp-hpw aptm-p-sh--Xv. Ah-cpsS Nn-I Isn Hcp D]-\ymkw
Xbm-dm-p-I.

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Kpcp-Ipew
tkXp

KpcpIp-e-hmkw Imew-Iq-Sp Znh-k-ambn-cp-p. \o-Im-es ]cn-io-e\

-
- n\pw
]T-\-n\pw tijw injy-m ]ncn-pt]m-Ip-I-bm-Wv. _ncp-Z- ssI-n-btijw Ah Kpcp-hn-t\mSv bm{X-]-d-bm
sNp.
Kpcp atl- j v { ]- k mZv P n hfsc henb
ktm-j
- n-em-bn-cp-p. C- I
- m-e
- n\n-S-bn ImWm Innb Ghpw anSp-m-cpsS _mmWv Cv B{iaw hnp-t]mIp--Xv. Ch Xs Ion temI-amsI
]c-pw. tI-dnv \m\m-tZ-i--fn\np-ambn ASp tImgvkn-tev Htsd
anSp--m hs-pw.
AI- - f - n ]p- h n- c n ]oT- n
\o XmSnbpw \o apSnbpw Dgn-psImv Kpcp-h-s\ Ccp-p.
injy- m Hmtcm- c p- - c mbn sNp.
Ipnp hW- n. Kpcp- Z - nW hp.
kmjv S mwKw \a- k v I - c nv BiohmZw
t\Sn.
s\dp-I-bn ssIhv Hmtcm-cp--sc-bmbn
Kpcp A\p-{K-ln-p-I-bm-bn.
""anSp-, ktmjmbo-tm, ]pd-p-t]mIp-tm Ch-S-t-m anSpv ImWnWw tm.''
injy-m ]e-a-n Xe-bm-n.
s]mXp- h mb Nne D]- t Z- i - - s fms
sImSpv Ahsc bm{X- b m- n- b nv
aljn atl-jv{]-kmZvPn hn{i-a-ap-dn-bntev hen-p.
Dcp-f Xe-bn-W-bn Nmcn Imepw \onbn-cpv Hcns apdp-m a-ljn Xbmsd-Sp-p-tm aqp injy-m ]Xp-n-Xpn AI-tp IS-p-h-p.

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aljn- b psS apJw sXfn- p. Ch

X\nv Ghpw {]nb-sh. `mhn-bn
Xsbpw Kpcp-Ip-e
- n-sbpw t]cv kqnt- - h . anSppw Xmt]m- c n- a bpw
Dh.
""Fm Iptym-tf, bm{X-bmbn At?''
Kpcp- P n- b psS apJv Hmfwshp
hmeyw.
Ah ac-m-h-I-sf-tmse Xe-bm-n.
""C\n-sbm \nsS m?''
""As\ hnti-jn-smpw Xocp-am-\nnn.'' Hm-a Xe-sNm-dn-p.
""A-tbmSv tNmZn-m-sapw Icp-Xn.''
""Fmepw A-s\-b--tm. Fs-n-epsams IW-p-Iq-ev ImWnt Dn-ev.

anantc- d pp tamlhpw

As- n- s Rms\p ]d- pXcm\mWv?''

""As\ tNmZn-m-ev'' cm-a ]d-p\n-dp-n.
""]d-tm-fq.'' Kqcp t{]mm-ln-n-p.
""F{Skv ]co--I-fv, knhnkho-kv,
kn.F, ho-WnAs\ Fsms
InSpp hgn-Ifv, anSp--mv. Am,
thtdw hgn-Ifv ImWpw \np kzam-bn-v.''
injy-m apJ-tm-Sp-apJw t\mp-Ibmbn.
""]d-tm-fq. Atjw aSn-m tm.''
""KpcpPn AXv'' aqm-a Xe-sNm-dn-p.
""AXm-b-Xv, Fn\m a-Sn--WXv? ChnsS
Rm am{X-at Dq. F-Spv ]d-bmatm \nv.''
Atm- t gpw ]pd- I n\n Kpcp]Xv\nbpw ]nm-n.
""]d-tmfq Iptym-tf.''
AX-hv Hcp Xmm-bn. X Asb-tmse ip{iq-jnp tkhn Kpcp-]X
- v\nbmWv ]d-bp--Xv. Ah-dn-bm Hcp
cl-kyhpw Xn--tm.
""Kpcp-Pn, AXv'' aqm-a aSn-p-a-Sn-mWv
]dp XpS-n-bXv: ""sXmgn F-Xmbmepw \mev N{Iw Dm-m ]-Ww. N{Isam- t te \mn- s emcp she ImWsmq.''
Kpcp Hp sRn. injy XpS-cp-I-bmbncpp.
""tamlw F-Xmp hm Hcp \q-tX-dv d-dv. ]ns sImsd -sam-fIpw
Gehpw PmXn- b pw. Hm Hmtc- dv
sXntXm-p-Iq-Sn. henb ]qXn-X-s.
\S-p-tamv Adn-b-n-.''
""Fm An-iam \obo ]d-b-WXv?''
Kpcp-Pn-bpsS H-s]mn: ""\n-sf-sbms

Rm ]Tn-n-p-hn thtZm-]-\n-j-p-I-fv,
\n-fp-Xs ImWm-mTw sNmn-p
Htsd kmtcm- ] - t Z- i - I - Y - I - f v. Ahsbms''
""AsXms icnbm Kpcp-Pn. ]Tn-m
sImmw. ]t, {]tbm-Kn-m sImn-. \mtSm-Sp-tm sImp-]n-m-n-bpambn IpdpsI HmSWw Ftym ]g-pcm-Ww.''
Kpcp-hns apJw Nphp XpSp-p-Xp
I-tm ap- cp injy-m aqm-as\
XS-p. Ah s]mSp-s\ \ndp-n.
""Fmepw C{Xbvv thm-bn-cp-p-tm,
An-iam, \nn\nv Rm\nXv {]Xon--X-.'' Kpcp-hns sXm sNdp-Xmsbmv CS-dn.
""Kpcp-Po, AXv'' Hm-a hni-Zo-I-cn-m
t\mp-I-bm-bn-cp-p. ""Atv \m-bdn- b m- t m, Ch FSp- p- N m- - m- c - \ msWv . ]t, Ah ]d- X ns
s]mcpfv, GsXmcp CSpn Pn-m-c-s\bpw-t]mse Ah\pw sa-\n A[zm-\nv
[\- k - m- Z \w \S- m t]mIpp
FXv am{X-am-W-tm. AX-h\v Adn-bmhp hgn.''
KpcpPn AXv hniz-kn-n-. ]t, Hpam{Xw a\- n- e m- b n. Ch- c p- s S- s bms
Hbpw apw amdn-bn-cn-p-p. \nhp\nv Xs apJ-tv t\mmIqSn
t]Sn- n- c p Iptym- f m- W v . C- s gm,
_ncpZw ssIbn-em-btm acym-Z-sbv ]db-WXv Kpcp-hn-t\m-Sp-t]mepw thm-mbn-cn-p-p. X\nv kz]v\-ntmepw
\ncq-]n-m Ign-bm hgn-I-fm-Wtm
Ah-cpsS apn.
""Bbvtm-s.'' Kpcp shdpsX Xe-bm-nsmv Hm- a s t\p t\mn.
""Bs, \otbm? Fm \ns ]cn-]mSn?''
Xs Dug-am-b-tm Hm-a\pw ]cp-n.
cm- a s apJ- t v sXsmcp

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itbmsS ]mfn-t\m-n. Ah ssIImn

ss[cyw sImSp- npw sXm- b - \ - pn, H s]mp-n-.
""]dtm-fq, hnjvWp-Kp-]vXm, Fn\m
aSn-tW?'' KpcpPn Ahs ]pdp Xn.
s]sv H-aq-n Hm-a ]dp:

""N-n-kzm-an-Itfm?''
""A, alm-cm-Pv, shdp-samcp \mS Nn.
Hcp-{K A`ym-kn. ]Xn-s\-S- h
- p-Ifpw ]Tn
iqc-ho-cin-w. Fs t]cv tIm \mSpw
\mmcpw \mp--c-N\pw hnd-sIm--Ww.
Gg-Itm tXmg. apX-em-fn-s-cp-m-gnIv Ime.''

""F\nv P\-sf tkhn--Ww, Kpcp-Po.''

""\m-bn, A-em-bn-tm. F\np Xr]vXnbm-bn.'' Kpcp-hns apJw hnSp.
""Hcp injy-s\-n-ep-ap-tm Fs t]cv
\ne-\nm-\m-bn. P\-tk-h-sbv ]d-bWXv F{Xtbm ]hn-{X-amb Ia-am-Wv.''
Atm-tgpw aqm-a CS-bn-bdn ]dbp-I-bmbn:
""Kpcp-Po, CXv shdp-samcp \-dm. Chs
Dn-en-cnv s]i-Im. P\-sf tkhn-pImv ]d-mev Ch cmjv{Sob-nev Cdm t]mIp-hmm AYw, AsXmcp
tImUv hmm-Wv. C-fv, tkhn-p-Imm
DS-temsS hngp-p-hmm AYw.''
""inh! -inh! B{i-a-hm-k-n-\p-tijw
cmjv{Sotbm? t\sc adn-t thXv?
Fm Rm\o tI-WXv!''

""Hcp Snn- Xan-g lotdm IYm-]m-{Xw,

At?'' Kpcp Nncn-p.
""Hm, A-s\ym-p-an alm-cm-Pv.'' cma a-n-cn-tbmsS Xe-sNm-dn-p.
""shdp-samcp ]qXn-bmWv ASn-b-t-Xv. AhnSs A\p-{K-l-ap-s-n icn-bm-hm-Xncnn-.''
aljn- a-tl-jv{]-kmZvPn Hcp-\n-anjw IS-n-cp-p. F{Xtbm hj--fmbn Cu
Kpcp-Ipew \S-p-p. F{Xtbm _mp-Ifmbn injy-m ]pd-p-t]m-bn-cn-p-p.
Ah-scmw temI-sa-mSpw ]Sp-]-env Cu Kpcp- I p- e - n- s bpw Kpcp- h nsbpw {]ikvXn ]c-n-sm-n-cn-p-p.
\ Ipn-I. \ hnP-b-i-X-am-\w. \
A-S-w. Hcp-]mSv dmp-I.
]t, Ctmtgm?

tIXv icn-bm-sW an Xe-Ip-\nv

Hm-a hopw ]ndp-]n-dpp:

Hcp m]-\-n\v t]cp-tZm-j-ap-m-Im

hfsc sNdn-sbmcp ImcWw aXn.

""F\nv P\-sf tkhn-Ww Kpcp-Po.''

KpcpPn ]no-sSmpw ]d-n-. apJw
Xncnv c-mas t\v t\mn.
""hm, \otbm?''
""Fs tamlw ]dmev KpcpPn tZjys-S-cp-Xv. Fs hgn Ftmgpw thsd-bmW-tm.''
""Cs{Xyms tInv F\nv tZjy-wh-n-tm. \obpw ]dtm-fq. Hpw tXmn
F\n- v . A{Xbv v Ae- t m- e - a m- b n- c nWp a\-v.''
""F\n-smcp N-n-bm-IWw Kpcp-Po.''
cm-a ]dp.

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Cm-Zy-ambn Ipn-I Fs apJ-pt\mn Imcy- shn-p-dv ]d-ncn-p-p. Ah-cpsS kXy-k-X kXnp sImSp-msX h. Hp-as-nepw
t]Sn-msX kXyw ]d-bm-s\-nepw Ah
Chn-Sv ]Tn-p-h-tm.,
""F\n-smpw ]d-bm-\n Iptym-tf.''
aljn ]Xn i_vZ-n ]dp:
""\n-fpsS taml \nfv ]d-p.
AXn\nv \n ]nm-dn-sv F\np-d-m-Wv. B \nebvv \nsf A\p-{Kln-b
- b
- vpI am{X-am-Wtm Fs Iaw.
\nv \Xv hc- s . PK- Z o- i z- c
\nv \ hgn ImWn-p-X-c-s.''

anantc- d pp tamlhpw

Ah-cpsS s\dp-Ibn ssIhv A\p-{K-lnp- t m Kpcp- P n- b psS Ip- I

\ndncpp.
`m--fp-ambn Ah B{i-a-ap--t-nd-p-tm KpcpPn Hcp Imcyw am{Xw
]dp:
""aqmv XnI-bp \m \n hc-Ww.
Fnv \np-mb t\-fpw tImfpw hni-Z-amb-nv ]d-b-Ww. AX-\p-kcnv RsS kne-_-nev th am-
hcp-m-a-tm. As-nepw ]mTy-]--Xoev
Imem- I m- e m- b nv ]cn- j v I mcw Bh- i ywXs.''

Kpcp- ] Xv\n
t\mn\np.

]nf

hmtbmsS

tImem-lew tIv HmSn-q-Snb ap\n-in-jym Aw-hnv t\mn \np. amt]-SIfpw B{i-a--n-Ifpw ImtXmp.
hen-b -s]m-hpw Hcp-]mSv XSn-bp-ap Hcp
hnNn-{X-cq-]w. h-ap-Jw. Xpd-p-]n-Sn hmb
\ndsb Xn-\np a--p-I,
knv Pqm, knv apv, DS-emsI
s]m-a-bw, sXmgp-Xp-]n-Sn ssII.
cq]w Bq-s amdn-amdn sXmgpXn-v,
BSn-bmSn tImem-bn-tev hen-p-I-b-dn.

Ah Xe-bmn k-Xn-p. Hcn-qSn

Kpcp-hns\ hWn XnSp-w-]n-Snv bm{Xbm-bn.

aljn atl-jv{]-kmZvPn sXsmcp `oXntbm-sS ]pd-tImv cp Nph-Sp- h-p. ]ns

Is- S p- m- \ m- h msX hopw hopw
t\mp-I-bm-bn.

\mfp-I IS-p-t]m-bn. KpcpPn Imn-cnp-I-bm-bn-cp-p, Xs kaY-cmb injym-cpsS hnti-j-m-bn.

""t]Sn-t Kpcp-Pn. CXv RX-sbmWv.'' kXz-ns ]nf hmbn\nv

Hm-as i_vZw tIp.

HSp-hn Ah hp.

KpcpPn Awhnv t\mp-I-bm-bn-cp-p.

]d- X p- t ]m- s e, aqmv XnI- b p

\mfn-s.

Hm- a s i_v - Z w. cm- a s ico- c w.

Atm aqm-a-s\-hnsS?

aljnsb
D- a - b - - n\nv
DWn-s mv Hcp Iq Imdv B
app hp- \ n- p. BNm- c - t h- j - fWn kmc- Y nbpw tXmtnb AwK- c - - I \pw NmSn
]pd- t - n- d - n Imdns
]nhm-Xn Xpd-p-sImSp- p. AXn\nv
hnNn-{X-am-sbmcp
cq]w ]pd- t n-d-n.
Dd-w-t]m-b-Xnep CujytbmsS hcm-bn-te-n-d-nh KpcpPn Ipangn-p- t\m-n\n-p.

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""AtX, Kpcp-Po, R aqp-t]cpw Hmbn-cn-p-p. As-ns thdn-p-\nnv Fp-Imcyw? sFI-aXyw alm-_ew

Ft Av ]Tn- np Xn- p- - X v .
]ns CXv Iqp-I-n-kn-m--ns
Ime-am-W-tm.''
""cp-t]sc a\-n-em-bn. Atm aqma An-iat\m?''
""Ah Ipcp-p-_p-nbmbn Cu ico-c
- n
IpSn-tb-dn-bn-cn-p-p, alm-cm-Pv.''
BZy-samv ]I-p-t]m-sb-nepw ]noSv
KpcpPn sXp-t\cw I-S
- p-\n-p. ]Xnsb
IW-p-Iq-n-t\m-n.
N-n-bpsS Dd ico-cw. tZi-tk-h-Is
\o \mhv. I-hS-
- m-cs hf-_
- p-n.

""Atm B{i-a-n-s\-n\m s]mpw

]tWmw?''
""Ahn-Spv As\ ]d-b-cp-Xv. Fm \
Imcy- pw ssIb- b v kw`m- h \
sImSp-p--h-cmWv R-fv.''
""]t, CtXmv Rms\v sNm-\mWv
Iptymtf?''
""Am, ]d-bW
- Xv Xosc icn-b
- m-d
- n-bmw.
Fmepw sNdn- s bmcp \ntZiw
hbvymWv. CtXmv ChsS Kth-j-Whn-ZymYn-Imbn Hcp Itk-c. \ ISs-Sp Cun-sIm-p Hcp Idp
Itk-c.''

B k-c-kr-jvSn-bpsS t\v Am-Xam-sbmcp BZ-c-thmsS t\mn-bnv Kpcp

tNmZn-p-I-bmbn:

""Fnv?''

""Atm Fhn-sS-bm-Wmthm {]h-\cwKw?''

""Fn- s \- n?'' KpcpPn Iqp- ] p- c n- I - a pbn: ""apn InS-p Idp-Id

- p hgnI-sf--ntbm?''

\mep-Np-p-sam-v ]mfn-t\m-n-bnv kXzw

Xmgv i_vZ-n Ftm ]d-p.
Ah Dap-dn-bn-tep \Sv ]pm-bI-fn Ccp-p. B{i-a-Ip-So-c-amsI adp-\mS hmk-\{- Z-hy-ns aWw ]c-p. kXzw
ssIbn- e n- c p s]n- X p- d v Nph
]ns]m- X n Hcp sIv Kpcp- h ns
Im hp.
""FmXv Iptymtf?'' Kpcp tNmZn-p.
""Av ]Tnw Ign-v t]m-Ip-tm
Imcy-amb Kpcp-Z
- n-Ws
- bmpw Xcm ]nbn. ]ns Av Rv AXn-\p
Ign-hp-m-bn-cp-n-sv hIym. Csm
AsXms Rfv Iqym IqSp-tX
Dq. ]ns CsXms Hgn- h m- m
hm Nn-h--Xs Fv ]pcm-W-fn Fgp-Xn-h-n-p--tm. AtXmv
R-fpsS hI-bmbn sNdn-sbmcp Zn-W.
sshIn- b - X n\v am- ] - W w. Av CXv
kzoI-cnv Rsf A\p-{K-ln--Ww.''

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KpcpPn sI-gnv t\mn. ]pd-In Kpcp]Xv\n-bpsS Ip-I hnSp.

""B Idp- I - d p Itk- c - b n Ccpv

Abm ITn-\-ambn Kth-jWw \S--s.''

""Fp Rfv ]d-n-tm Kpcp-Po.''

kXzw Nncnp: ""Chn-Sv _ncp-Z-hp-saSpv
Hcp sXmgn- e p- a n- msX F{X- t ]- c mWv
shdpsX sXphSv \S-p--Xv. AXpsImv Kpcp-Ip-e-hn-Zym-`ymkw sXmgn-e-[njv T n- X - a m- p- - X n- s \- n Kth- j Ww
AXym-h-iy-am-bn-on-cn-p-p.'' kXzw
t\Xmhns apg-p i_vZ-n ]d-bpI-bm-bn-cp-p.
kXzw XpSp:
""As-ns Rsf Ipw ImXpw
sXfn- b n
Cu
m]- \ - t mSv
Rsmcp IS-m-Sp-ant? Ahn-Spv
ImWn-p-X hgn-bn-eqsS t]mbt Rfn-hn-Sw-hsc Fn-bXv?''
""Rm Imn- hgn-Itfm!'' Kpcp-hn\v
AXn-i-b-ambn: ""A{Xbvv {]tbm-P-\-I-camb GXv hgn-Ifm Rm Imn--Xv
Iptymtf?''

anantc- d pp tamlhpw

""AtX Kpcp- P o.'' kXz- ns apJv

henb Kuc-h-am-bn. t\Xm-hns i_vZw
s]mn. AZr-iy-cmb Bbn-c--W-n\v
P\--tfm-sS-tmWw ssI Dbn ]dbp-I-bmbn: ""GsXmw alZv hN-\-...
sRnm hbn-e, Imf-In-Spw Ib-tdmSpw,
aps sNn\v AS-n-, B\-tI-dm-ae
BSp-tI-dm-a-e... As\ Fsms ]Tnn-cn-Wp R-fv.''
AsXms tIv \nd a\- p- a m- b n,
Ip-I-f-Sv KpcpPn Ccp-p.
""Rm \nv Hcp-]mSv \ Imcyfv
]dp-X-n-cn--Wp, At Iptym-tf.''
""Hm, AXv... ]n-m-v.'' kXzw Xe-sNmdn-v Hcp Nncn Nncn-p.
""Bs, F\nv {]mY-t\sS ka-b-am-bn.''
Kpcp Fgp- t - p. ssI Dbn HcnqSn A\p-{K-ln-p. ""\nv \Xph- c - s . Hcp ]t, `mhn- b n F\nv
\nsS Bhiyw ht-mw. Chn-Ss
hnkn-nMv ^mn-bn-tev. hntcm-[-an-tm. Hgn-hp--tm aXn. \nv
henb Xnc- m- s W- - d n- b mw. hntcm[
antm.''

""Fv hntcm[w l l l!'' ]p-I apgph\pw ]pd-p-Imn kXzw Nncnp:

""AsXmcp alm-`m-Kyat.''
]noSv bm{X-]dv kXzw sIp-h-wt]m-es adp-\m-S Imdn-tev Ib-dptm Kpcp-Pn-bpsS a\-n Htc-sbmcp
Nntb Dm-bn-cp-pq:
Kpcp-Ip-eh
- n-Zym-`ym-ks XnIpw sXmgne[n-jvTn-X-am-m Imcy-amb Kth-jWw
Xs
thn- b n- c n- p- p.
Xs
Ctmgs kne_-n AXn-\mbn Hcp]mSv am- hcp- t nht- pw.
As- n
`mhn- b n
Ipn- I sf
InmXs henb _pn-ap-m-bn-cn-pw.
shdpw _ncp-Z- Bp-th-W-an-tm?
Xs {]nbw-I-c-cmb injy-m Xnc-sSp- - X p- t ]mse \mSn\pw \mmpw
{]tbm-P\
- I
- c
-
- f
- mb Htsd hgn-I Ip]n-Sn-t-n-bn-cn-p-p. CXv s{]m^-jW tImgvkp-I-fpsS Ime-am-W-tm.
Kpcp atl-jv{]-kmZvPn Nnm-`m-c-hp-ambn
Dap-dn-bn-tep hen-p.
kqWIYI, hmeyw : 2

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""Kpcp-Ip-e-hn-Zym-`ym-ks XnIpw sXmgn-e-[n-jvTn-X-am-m Imcy-amb Kth-jWw

Xs thn-bn-cn-p-p. Xs Ctm-gs kne_-n AXn-\mbn Hcp-]mSv
am hcp-tn ht-pw. As-n `mhn-bn Ipn-Isf InmXs henb
_pn-ap-m-bn-cn-pw.'' hnZym-`ym-ks
- -p-dn-p Cu ImgvN
- m-Sn-t\mSv \n tbmPnp-ptm? {]Xn-I-cWw hni-Z-am-pI.

sRnm h-bne, Imf- In-Spw Ib-tdmSpw XpS-nb "al-Zz-N-\--fmWv' injy

Kpcp-Ip-e-n \np ]Tn--sXp ]d-bp-p. CXn\p ]nnse ]cn-lmkw hnh-cnp-I.

Kpcp-hn-sbpw injy-m-cp-sSbpw kw`m-jW`mj-bn IYm-Irv hcp-n-bn-p

hyXn-bm-\- {in-p-I. ]m{Xkz`mhw shfn-s-Sp-p--Xn\v CXv Fs\ klmb-I-am-hpp?

""Av ]Tnw Ign-v t]m-Ip-tm Imcy-amb Kpcp-Z-n-W-sbmpw Xcm

]n-bn. ]ns Av Rv AXn-\p Ign-hp-m-bn-cp-n-sv hIym.
Csm AsXms Rfv Iqym IqSp-tX Dq. ]ns CsXms Hgnhmm hm Nn-h--Xs Fv ]pcm-W--fn Fgp-Xn-h-n-ptm.''

""Fm \ Imcy-pw ssIb-bv kw`m-h\ sImSp-p--h-cmWv Rfv.''

""Chn-Sv _ncp-Zh
- p-saSpv Hcp sXmgn-ep-an-msX F{X-t]-cmWv shdpsX sXp
hSv \S-p--Xv. AXp-sImv Kpcp-Ip-e-hn-Zym-`ymkw sXmgn-e-[n-jvTn-X-am-p-Xn-s\-n Kth-jWw AXym-h-iy-am-bn-on-cn-p-p.''

kXzw F IYm-]m-{X-ns hyn-Xz-]-c-amb {]tXy-I-X-I shfn-s-Sp-p

Nne `mK--fm-Wv apI-fn tNn-p--Xv. IYm-]m{X\ncq-]Ww Xbm-dm-p-I.
$

""Gsgp Iminsbp-Z---te,
]mgp \n Xe Xmgn-stm!''
"aKvZ-e-\-a-dn-b-n' Ihn \S-p Cu hnem-]-ns Fsmw Ah-m--c-fmWv "Kpcp-Ipew' F IY-bn tkXp Nn{XoI-cn-n-p--Xv?

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a lm-]-n-X-\mb

Xncp- h - p- h acWtmS- S p ka- b w.

{]nb]Xv\nsb AcnsI hnfnv Atlw C{]-Imcw ]dp:

""`hXn C{Xbpw Imew Fs F{Xbpw kvt\l-tmsS ]cn-Ncnp. Rm Fv A\p-{K-l-amWv \tI-Xv?''
""F\nv Fm-bvtmgpw AbpsS A\p-{Klw Dm-bn-cptm.''
""`h-Xnv Fs-nepw Adn-b-W-sav B{K-l-aptm?''
""`K-h, Gsd-m-e-ambn Fs a\-n Hcp kwibw IpSn-sImp-p-v. Av `Ww Ign-p-tm kao-]v Hcp ]m{Xn shhpw Hcp kqNnbpw Fm-bvtmgpw Icp-Xn-bncp-Xv
Fn-\m-Wv?''
Xncp-h-p-h ]dp:
""`hXn Blmcw hnf-p-Xpw Rm AXv Ign-p-Xpw Atb-w {i-tbmsSbmsWv F\n--dn-bmw. Fnepw, Fs-nepw
Imc-W-h-im Hcp hv ]m{X-n-\p -sh-fn-bn hogp-I-bm-sW-n
AXv ap]pc-fmsX Ipn-sb-Sp-m-\mWv kqNn; Igp-In-sb-Sp-m\mWv shw.''

Cu IY Fsms NnIfmWp \n-fn DWp-Xv?

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AhnNmcw
Ipn-p-g- Ir-jvW-]n

" A - h n- N mcw aphnNmcw' FmWtm ]g- s m- v . Cu hnNm- c - n\v

in- Iq-Sn-h-cp Ime-am-Wn-Xv. P\-s-cphpw `y-m-ahpw A{Xbvv Zp-lambnon-cn-p-p. Cv Fm-h-cnepw
apnp- \ np- Xv Cu hnNm- c - a m- W v .
sshZn-I-Im-es Bcy-m A-hn-Nm-cn\v kh-{]m-[m\yw I]n-n-cp-p.
As aljn-am t]mepw A-hnNmcw \S- n- b nt B- h n- N m- c - ntes-n-cp-p-q. `tym]mZ-\n\mh-iy-amb Irjn-hrn EtKz-Z
- n {]tXyInpw kwkvXp-Xa
- m-bn-p-v. Aw sImv
ico-c-t]m-jWw km[n-n-s-n Bmhns Imcyw XI-cm-dn-em-hp-sav Ames Xz-Nn--I-mpw Adn-bm-am-bncp-p. A-hn-Nm-c-n-e-[n-jvTn-X-amb Hcp
Xz-imkv{XwXs D]-\n-j-p--fn
{]Xn-^-en-n-p-v. AX-\p-k-cnv Asap ]d-bp-Xv kmm {_w Xsbm-Wv. As {_-ambn Adn-bpI
(Aw {_tXn hyPm- \ mXv ) Fv

ssXnco- t bm- ] - \ n- j - n ]d- n- c npp. "Alw {_' F hmIy-n\v

kam-\-ambn "Al-aw' F kqnbpw
ImWmw. A-n \npXs-bmWv
Cu PohPme- P\n-pXpw Pohn-pXpw (Am-ty-h -J-ezn-am\n `qXm\n
Pmbt; At\ PmXm\n Pohn) Fv
ssXn-co-tbm-]-\n-jv ]Tn-n-p-p.
"btXm Cam\n `qXm\n Pmbt tb\
PmXm\n Pohn' Fp {_-s-
- nbpw
CXp- X - s - b mWv ]d- b p- - X v . As\
AwXs {_sa Bibw kwibm-Xo-X-am-n-bn-cn-p-p. "AmZv `hn
`qXm\n' Fv KoX-bnepw Dv. hkv{Xfpw ]ip-fpw A-]m-\-fpw thpthmfw e`n-s (hmkmwkn aa Kmh
A- ] m- \ mZn khZm) Fm- b n- c pp
{]mNo- \ m- N m- c y- m- c psS \nXy- { ]mY- \ .
As \nn- - c pXv (Aw \
\nymXv), GsX-nepw hn[-n Aw
[mcmfw km- Z n- - W w (bbm- I bm
Nhn[bm _lzw {]m]v\p-bmXv), Aw
kar- - a mbn D]m- Z n- n- pI (Aw

A- h n- N mcw ap hnNmcw

_lpIphoX) CXymZn D]-\n-j-Zzm-Iyfpw {]mNo-\v Aw Ghpw henb

Pohn-X-aq-ey-am-bn-cppsh-Xn\v DZm-l-cW-f
- m-Wv. \ap-sm-n-n-cpp `nmw
(kl-\u- `p-\p) F a{w kaq-lt-a-n-\p-X-IWw \psS `y-k-spw kqNn-n-p-p.
cm- b ncw sIms ]g- - a p
IuSeys AY-im-kv{X-n Atm
]m- Z - \ - n- \ p- t h Irjn- s b- n khnkvXcw {]Xn-]m-Zn-p-p-v. Irjn-hr-nbpsS kmaq-ln-Ia
- mb ASn-m-\hpw kz`mh-hpw BWv AXn BNm-cy kzoI-cnn- c np- - X v . Cv hyn- k zm- X - { yns t]cn \ho- \ - ` q- \ n- b - a - sf
FXnp kaq-l-hn-cp--m Ames Imjn-I-hy-h--I Adn-n-cnt--Xm-Wv. cmPm-hns B[n-]-Xy-nem-sW-nepw Av {Kma--fn P\-kwL--fpsS t\Xr-Xz-n-ep kzX-{-`cWw \ ne-hn-ep-m-bn-cp-p. IrX-t-{X sXfn-s-Sp hnf-\new Fpw
AIr-X-t-{X- Fpw Irjn--esf cmbn hn`-Pn-n-cp-p. AIr-X-t{X- sf IrX- t - { X- - f m- p- - h v

Ah- b psS Ah- I miw \nb- a - { ]- I mcw

knnpw. Irjn-sN-m-h
- c
- psS ssIhiap -`qan Hgn-n-s-Spv Irjn-mp
sImSp-W-sa-XmWv asmcp hyh-.
Irjn-mbn `qan Gp-hm-n-bnv AXp
sNm-Xn-cp-m \jvSw sImSp-W
- w. Cu
\jvS-n\v A]-lo-\-sa-mWv t]cv. hnfh[n-n-m-\p k-lm-b[\-n\v A\p{K-l-sapw tISp-Xom-\p--Xn\v ]cnlm-c-sapw t]cp-]-d-n-cp-p. Irjnpthn - ` qan hnpsImSp- m
t{XnI (`qkzman) inml-\m-Wv.
{]hrn sNbvXp-sIm-n-cn-p Ah-kc-n Ij-Is\ Adp-sN-bvXp-Iq-Sm.
shw -sI-n-\np s]mXp-Nnd shnp-d-p {Kmat{Zmlnsb sh-n-enp
apn-sm--Ww. tanew Xobnp
\in-n-p--hs\ Xobn-en-p-sIm--Ww.
CuhI Ii\\nb-a-fpw Ap \S-pm-bn-cp-p. Dg-hp-Nm sXmp kXyw
sNp k{-Zm-bhpw {Kmao-W A\pjvTn-n-cp-p. Irjn F{X-am{Xw iphpw
t{ijvT-hpw Poh-Zm-b-Ihpam-b Hcp sXmgnembn Ap KWn- - s n- c ppshv
CXn \nsms sXfn-bp-p--tm.
Ipn-p-g-bpsS {]_--

As {_-ambn Adn-bp-I.

Aw Huj-[-am-Wv.

As \nn--cp-Xv.

Ccw B]vX-hm-Iy--fpsS AY-hym]vXn ]cn-tim-[n-p-I.

$

Irjn-`qansb Irjn-`q-an-bmbn \ne-\nm\pw ]pXnb Irjn-`q-an-I sXfn-s-Sp-m\pw

]p hyh-bpw t{]mm-l-\hpw Dm-bn-cp-p.

"-"Irjn sNm--h-cpsS ssIh-i-ap `qan Hgn-n-s-Spv Irjn-mv sImSp-Ww.''

""{]hrn sNbvXpsImncnp Ah-k-c-n Ij-Is\ Ad-psNbvXp

IqSm.''

""s]mXpNnd shn-p-d-p {Kma-t{Zm-lnsb sh-n-enp apn-sm--Ww.''

Ccw ]ucm-WnI\nb-a--fpsS ASn-m-\-n ka-Im-enI ImjnIcwKs

hne-bn-cp-p-I.

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Ahpw hn]-Wn-bnse Hcp {][m\ D]--ambn amdntbm?

tamcns ]cymbw
hn.sI.-F.-

apnb ao\pw Cd-nbpw Idns]mcncq]n Inp ew F {ipXnp ]pdmWv D-bpsS \ndp-In lmPn Xpd-ap-J]--Ws t]cp-tI tlm-en Ib-dpXv. AmsX tNmdp ]bn-m thsd
CS-an-m-n--. apw-t]mse hnim-e-amb
Xoim- e - b n {]kn- {]th- i n- ptm AhnSw \ndsb P\-am-bn-cp-p.
GIm- { K- a mbn `- W s Dcp- nbpw
Xnbpw hnSp-p hni-m-f. s]mcn
Xo, lmPn hnNm-cn-p, Chcv Ctevv
lem- ns Xo Xnp- I - b m- s W- n
Cncow t\cwIqSn Ign- b p- t m- t gpw
thsd a\n-k-mcvv aW-p-t\m-m
_Xpw _mn-bm-hptam? In-bm-Wv.
AXp- s Imp s]mXp- h mb s]cpw- X o
_lp-Zqcw ]ptcm-K-an-p--Xn-\p-apv Hcp
aqebvp t]mbn Ipn-bn-cp-v Rp
t_Xv hmsam-gn-bn ]d-bp-I-X-s.

aqe-bn Hgn Hcp taibvp ]nd-In

lmPn t]mbn Ipn-bn-cp-p. If-khpw
sXmn-bn tImgn-q-h-ep-a-Wn hnfp-Im Xo]-
- \nd ]m{X-hp-ambn
Xpdp Xepw hnepw ]mn-em-bncpp. Bcpw X-Sp-tv hcnt? Hsh- tWm?
shm
sXmsXfnpsImn-cp--tm Hcp-h Xs
emmn hcp- Xp lmPn Ip.
km[mcW hnf- p- I m- c - \ - . If- k hpw
Ipm-b-hp-anp Igp-n ssSIqSn sInbn-cn-p Hcp am\y. kp-c-p--,
ssa\. ssIbn ]pkvX-Ihpw s]knep- a p- v . tlm- e ns DS- a - - \ m- b n- c nptam? Fn ]v. DuWp-Ig
- np IpSnm ISp--n Hcp Nmb Iqm ]dbWw. apX- e m- f n- p- s ssItbm- pXs. ]p ss]k A[n-I-am-bmepw Xct-Sn-. Fnepw Cu \-sm-cn-q-Sn\v
Cubm Igp-n ioe-ap-dpn sIt-nbn-cp-n-sp lmPnp tXmn. Fn\mWv Cu t_jw? GXp ]S- - h s\
t_m[n-n-m-\mWv? DSp XpWn Agnn-ms DjvWw _mn-bm-Wv. FnmWp Ipm-b-n\p Nppw Idp \mSsIm-smcp sIv. \mS apX-em-fn-bm-sWnepw CXp thn- b n- c p- n- s p
lmPnp tXmn. A]-ambn Cudbpw
hp.
thjw lmPnp apn hp. \Sp-hn
\np aptmp Ip\np `hy-X-tbmsS
tNmZn-p:
""ev, k?''
lmPnp Xosc cpNn-n-. CXn-s\ms
]pdsa Cwojpw. apX-em-fn-Xs
- -bm-bmepw
Chs\ shdpsX hnp-Iq-Sm.

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A- h n- N mcw ap hnNmcw

hen-n-cp Npcp-n\nv Hcp sImptaLw ]pI lmPn ]pdphnp. ASp

tai-p-d-n-cp Bjvt{S Nqn thjtmSp ]d-p:
""B ]m{Xw FSp-m-s.''
ssa\-dpsS apJw Jix ap-Xp Itm lmPnv BZys Dcpf tNmdp-]bn kpJw tXmn. thjw apn h
Bjv t {S- b n Npcpp Ipn- s - S p- nsmp {]i-kvX tNmZn-p:

Ah hnin-jvS-t`m-Py- tai-p-dp
\nc-p-tm lmPn tNmZn-p:
""at Nmbn Fh-sS-tm-sbtSm?''
""Bcv?''
""Ihp-nep XpWn-\mS sInb Nm-bn.''
a\- n- e m- b n- s p hnf- t\mn- b tm lmPn ]d-p:
""sXt- t Sm, ]pkv X tImw s]k- e pwsImp \S-W B apX-emfnpn.''
hnf- Nncn-p:

""tNmdvtmtUm?''
""Dv.''
(Bizm-k-am-bn. lavn\p ae-bm-f-hp-a-dnbmw. ]S--hs \maw hmgv-s-Ss!)
t{Imkv XpSp:
""-ao\vtm?''
""Dv.''
""s]mcn-tXm s_tXm?''
""cp-ap-v.''
""]v. Fd-n-dn?''
""Dv.''
""BtSm tImtbym''
""cp-ap-v.''
""sImt\m s]tSym?''
ssa\ hnj-an--tm lmPnv Aenhp
tXmn: ""Fm FbvXn-tm. Hcp ao
s]mcn--Xv. Hsc-d-n--dn, sIms. Hcp
tNmdv. ]Xn-hp kmam-\w t_tdw.''
thjw Fgp-Xn-bn-. I]\ a\mT-amnbt]mse Xncn- p- t ]m- b n. AXpw
lmPnp ]nSn- n- . ]ns- n\m Hm
]pkvXtImw s]kn-epw-sImp \S-Wv?
a\--Wv FbvXmt\m? v A\-m-p\nv samX- e m- f n- p- t y- b v. A\v
s_npv.
Cc Xncn-p-h-cp-Xp Imn-cp lmPnv
tNmdpw Idnbpw h- t m ]ntbpw
tXmn \ncm- i . km[- \ - hln- phXp thj-am-bn-cp-n-. If-khpw tImgnq-he
- p-aW
- n km[m-cW
- h
- n-f
- p-Im-cn
Hcp-h-\m-bn-cp-p.

""Abm apX-em-fn-b lmPn!''

""]nmcm?''
""phUv.''
""ae-bm-fn ]d-sb-tUm.''
""am\yp th `Ww kvtXm{X-cq-]n Fgp- X n- s b- S p- p a\pjy
cq]amWv.''
""Hms t]sc-mt ]dv?''
""phUv.''
""A\pw aosX-tm\m?''
""A-s\-bmWp hp-`-hn-p--Xv.''
""Hm ]d-nm nsXms Xmn-nSnp sImp-h-Xv?''
""AsX.''
""Hms Fgp--nm Fm-bn-cpp?''
""As\ Iogvhg--an-.''
Xm h[n- - s - - X p- a m- X ncn tXmn
lmPnv. Hcp km[m- c W tlm
smgnem-fnsb apXem-fn-sbp sXn-cn-p. C\n Abm-tfmSp Nmb-Iq-m ]d-bp-Xn AY-an-m-Xm-bn. Ah-km\w ov
Xt-Xp-am-{X-amtbm?
`-W-km-a-{Kn-I-fn-eqsS n{]-{]-bmWw
\Sn Ahs Ah-km\w Fm-dm-btm Zqsc ]S--h \ntbm-Kn--am-Xncn
lmfn phUns\ lmPn Hcpt\mp
Ip. D-n hnfn-p:
""Nmbn!''
thjw t\mn-b-tm lmPn Abmsf
ssIIm- W n- p hnfnv tmI- c q- ] - n
I]np:

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""Ipdn-s-Sptm?''
""Fv?''
""tamcn\v Fm Cwojv v s_mev
AsXmcp tIm.''
tjmt--t]mse thjw ann-a-d-p.
tamcp hp. ]t. sImp-h-Xp hnfp-Im-c-\m-bn-cp-p.
lmPn tNmZn-p:

""atm ]d-n-t?''
""AsX.''
""Hms\-_sS?''
""AIp ibn-p-p.''
""Fmbn?''
""a-m-bn.''
lmPn ]dp:
""t_n-. C\n Hms\ ]S-tm Impw.''
AXn-Im-b

"tamcns ]cymb'n kaq-l-ns GsXms ]pXnb {]h-WX-I-sf-bmWv

hn.sI.-F. ]cn-l-kn-p-Xv? Ipdn-s-gp-Xp-I.

""tamcn\v Fm Cwojvv s_mev AsXmcp tIm''.

lmPn tNmZnp : ""atm ]d-n-t?''
""AsX.''
""Hms\-_sS?''
""AIp ibn-pp''
Fmbn?
""a-mbn''

\mK-cn-Ihpw Ir{Xn-a-hp-amb ]pXp-kw-kvIm-c-tmSv {KmaoWkwkvIrXn \S-p

{]Xn-I-c-W-ambn lmPn-bm-cpsS kw`m-j-W-sf hne-bn-cp-mtam? NsNp-I.
$

{]mtZ-in-I-`m-j-bpsS {]tbmKw Cu IY-sb F{X-am{Xw Bkzm-Zy-am-pp? hniIe\w sNbvXv Ipdnp Xbm-dm-pI.

IYm-Irns khn-ti-jamb cN-\m-ssh-`-h-n\v DZm-l-c-W-amWv "tamcns

]cymbw.' Xmsg \Inb kqN-\-I IqSn ]cn-K-Wnv eLp D]-\ymkw Xbm-dmpI.

ssa\-dpsS apJw Jix ap-Xp Itm lmPnv BZys Dcpf tNmdp]-bn kpJw tXmn.

am\yp-th `Ww kvtXm{X-cq-]

- n Fgp-Xn-sb-Sp-p a\p-jy-cq-]amWv.

""v A\-mp \nv samX-em-fn-p-ty-bv. A\v s_n-p-v.''

"Xm h[n--s--Xp-am-Xncn tXmn lmPn-v. Hcp km[m-cW tlmsmgnem-fnsb apX-em-fn-sbp sXn--cn-p. C\n Abm-tfmSp Nmb-Iq-m ]d-bp-Xn AY-an-m-Xm-bn. Ah-km\w ov Xt-Xp-am-{X-amtbm?'
""t_n. C\n Hms\ ]S-tm Impw''

XpS-nb k`--fn sXfn-bp lmPn F IYm-]m-{X-ns khn-ti-j-XIIs-p-I.

$

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kzw ]d-n \np Inp I, N, am, ]--dn-I Fnh sImp

X\-Xm-sbmcp `-W-coXn \ap-p-m-bn-cp-p. Xm-\v ]c-ky--fpsS ]n_e-n ^mv ^pUp-Ifpw ioX-f-]m-\o-b-fpw apw B[n-]Xyw m]n-p-IbmtWm? Fsmw Btcm-Ky--km--n-I-{]-iv\--fmWv CXp-hgn Dm-hp-Xv?
temI- ` - y- Z n- \ - n\v kv I q Akw- n- b n \S- pXn\mbn {]`m- j Ww
XbmdmpI.

A- h n- N mcw ap hnNmcw

Aw
_me-N-{ Npn-mSv

Xrn-h-t]-cq ]qc--dp ISp Rm

Hnb hb-dp-am-bp-bvp tIdn-s-p.
"C{X-am-{Xta _mn'sbtmXn sshtem-nn
Cncn tNmdpw tamcp-ap-n-en-Xpw Xp.
Rm\p-p-Xp t\mn-\n-p-tm alm-Ihn
Xm\-dn-bmsX Ipd-p-d-s--d-p-t]mbv:
""Bcp s]-Xm-Wmthm ]mh-an-s-dp-s\,
Bcm-In-sev? As-n PmXIw alm IjvSw.''
F\np Nncn hp; _mlp-I-Zn-\-ap-n
gn-p-a-hn-Sp-s-m-XIw _lp-tIaw!
""IqSam-Wn-Iy-n-se-Zy \obp-n-ptm?
]mSn Rm ]pI-gvmw, sIt--a-ap-fn--dn.''
Asm-sg apn\np amp-t]mbv sshtem-n-n,
asmcp cwKw Ins-fnp; ]dp Rm:
""hwK-km-K-c-ns Ic-bn ivaim-\-n
An-X NpSe sh-Spw t\c-n-
_p- acn--h-n-am--ambv h
aI-e-n-se-tmdp XnXp Rmt\mp-p.''
ann-bn-sm-pw, sNp X NmcpIkm-e-bn
n-]q--hn-Spp InSq Ipd-n-S.
Cs-\n--dnbmw, An-S-n-ep-Wnt
A-X-p-nK-Zv`--I-\mIpw Imew!
_me-N-{ Npn-m-Sns Ihn-X-I
$

`-W-hp-ambn _-s Nne k`- Ihn-X-bn ]cm-ain--s-Sp-p-tm.

""IqSamWn-Iy-nseZy \obp-n-ptm?
]mSn Rm ]pI-gvmw, sIt-a-a-p-fn-dn.''

""hwK-km-K-c-ns Ic-bn ivaim-\-n

An-X NpSe sh-Spw t\c-n-
_p- acn--h-n-am--ambv h
aI-e-n-se-tmdp XnXp Rmt\mpp''

hyXykvX -k-`- tNp-h-bvp--Xn-emWv Ihn-X-bpsS inNsNp-I.

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Hnb hb-dv, kZy, tamcpapn-en-Xpw XpSn `-W-hp-ambn _-s \nc-h[n

kqN-\I Ihn-X-bn-ep--tm. Ah Ihn-XbpsS `mh-Xo-{hX h[n-n-p-ptm?

""_mlp-IZ- n-\a
- p-n-g
- n-p-ah
- n-SpsmXIw _lp-tIaw!'' _mlpIs\ ]pcmW
IYm-]m-{X-s-p-dn-p kqN\ Imhy-k-`-n Fs\ {]k--am-hpp?

"\apv Hn-n-cpv `nmw' (kl-\u- `p-\-p)

"C{X-am-{Xta _mn-sb-tmXn sshtem-nn

Cncn tNmdpw tamcpapn-en-Xpw Xp.'

"Chcv Ctevv lem-ns Xo Xnp-I-bm-sW-n Cncow t\cwIqSn Ignbp-tm-tgpw thsd a\n-k

- mcvv aWpt\mm _Xpw _mn-bm-hptam?'

Cu k`- Xmc-Xayw sNbvXv Chbn-e-S-n-bn-cn-p kmaq-lnIt_m[nse

A-cw hni-I-e\w sNp-I.
$

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"PKZv`-I-\mIpw Imew' F {]tbm-Ks "Imem-ln-\m- ]-cn-{K-kvXamw temIw'

F Fgp--s {]tbm-Khp-ambn Xmc-Xayw sNp-I. Imes Cs\ hntijn-n-m-\p Imc-W- NsNp-I.

{K-Im-c
- m-cpw IrXn-Ifpw
sNdp-tcn (15mw \qm-v)

tUm.-sI. -A----Wn (1930 - 2006)

F.-Un. 15-mw \qm-n Pohn-n-cp almI-hn. F.-Un. 144575 Imev tIme-p\mSp `cn-n-cp DZ-bh
- as kZ-ky\mbn-cpp. Ihn-Xm-hm-k-\-bpw ]mnXy
hpw `mh- \ m- k - pw Hn- W - nb
Ihn. IrjvW-Km-Y-bmWv {][m\ IrXn.
`n, ^en-Xw, irwKmcw Fnh-bmWv
IrjvWK
- m-Yb
- n \nd-p-\np-Xv.

Be-pg Pn-bn Imhm-ev P\n-p.

B[p-\nIIhn-X-bvv ]pXnb am\-
\Inb Ihn. s]m---fpsS t\v
Bt-]l
- m-ky-ns Iqc-p-I Abbvm kaY.

h-tm \mcm-bWtat\m
(1878 - 1958)

ae-_m-dnse sh-p-\m-n tNc htm hon P\n-p. {]Xn-]m-Zy-n

sshhn- [ yhpw {]Xn- ] m- Z - \ - n
sshNn{Xyhpw ]pen-smv almImhyw apX `mh-Ko-X
- hsc cNnv
ae- b mfIhn- X sb kpjvS- a m- n.
hmev a oIn- c m- a m- b - W w, EtKz- Z w, `mksbpw Imfn-Zm-k-sbpw Nne \mS-I XpSn [mcmfw IrXn-I ae-bmf-n-tep hnh\w sNbvXp. Nn{XtbmKw alm-Im-hyw, _\--\mb
A\n-cp-, aKvZ-e-\-a-dn-bw, injy\pw
aI\pw, A\pw aIfpw XpS-nb JIm-hy-, kmln-Xy-a-RvP-cn-sb- -t]cn ]Xn-s\mp Ihn-Xm-k-am-lm-c-
XpS- n- b hbmWv h- t m- f ns
{][m\ -Ir-Xn-I-. tIcf Iem-a-ew
m]n-p--Xn {][m\ ]p-h-ln-p.
]-`q-j _lp-a-Xn e`n-n-p-v.
Ipn-pg IrjvW-]n (1900 - 1971)
Bep-hm-bvS- pv Ipn-p-gb
- n P\n-p.
bpn- h m- Z n,
kzX{Nn- I ,
\ncq]I. ihpw hkvXp-\n-jvT-hpamb hnai\ssien-bpsS DS-a.
\h-Zi-\w, {Km-h-tem-I-\w, kvac-Wa-RvPc
- n, hnai-\h
- pw ho-Wh
- pw, Xncs-Sp D]-\ym-k
- , kmln-Xo-bw,
hnNm-c-hn--hw, hnai-c-ivan, kmln-XoIuXpIw XpS- n- b - h - b m- W p {][m\
IrXnI.

A-
- W
- n-cpsS IrXnI (\mep `mK), tKm{X-bm\w, A---Wn--cpsS
teJ\, Ak-n-thiw XpSnbh {][m\ IrXn-I. tI{--tI-cf
kmlnXy Am-Zan AhmUp-Ifpw kckz-Xn-k-m\pw e`n-n-pv.
Fw.F. hnP-b (1930 - 2007)
sImSp- - q- c nse temI- a - t e- i z- c v
P\np. A[ym-]-I, Nn-I, hmn.
Nn-X-bnse shfn-w, Fw.F. hnP-bs
{]`m-jW
-
- , hW-f
- psS kwKo-Xw,
Ihn-Xbpw a\mkv{X-hpw, iojmk\w,
AS-bp- h
- m-Xn Xpd-p hmXn XpSn-bh {][m\ IrXn-I. tIk-cn-bpsS
kmlnXy\ncq-]-W-, tIk-cn-bpsS
temI- , \ho- \ - N n- { X- I e Fnh
FUnp sNbv X p. tIc- f - km- l nXy
AmZan ]pc-kvImcw e`n-p.
hn.sI.-F. (1932 - 2004)
(hSt Iqme \mcm-bW
- Ipn-\m-b)
]{X{]- h - I , \a- t _m- [ - n\p
\ho\ am\w \Inb Fgp-p-Im-c.
tIcf kmln- X y- Am- Z an sshkv
{]knU v Bbn- c p- p. ]nXm- a - l ,
Akp- c - h m- W n, Btcm- l Ww, P\- d
Nmkv, \mWzm-cv, s]]S, knUnt-v, hn.sI.-F. IY-I, ]IYI XpS- n- b h {][m\ IrXn- I .
tI{tIcf kmlnXy Am- Z an
AhmUp-I t\Sn. tIcf kmlnXy
Am-Zan hnin-jvSmw-KXzw e`np.

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F. taml\ (1933 - 1999)

{]ikvX IYm-Ir-v. tImbw Pn-bnse
cma- ] p- c v P\n- p. efn- X mw- _ nI
AP-\-ns aI. A[ym-]-I,
Ub-d-IvS Hm^v I-d A^-tb-gvkv,
tIcf kwm\ Ne- n{X hnI- k \
tIm]-td-j amt\-PnMv Ubd-IvS,
tIc-f -km-lnXy Am-Zan \nhm-l-Ik- a nXn AwKw Fo \ne- I fn
{]hn-p. \ns IY(Ftbpw), F.
taml-\s IY-I, ZpxJns cm{XnI, ]qP-bvs-Sp-m ]q (IYmk- a m- l m- c - ), C- s e s]bv X ag
(t\mh) Fnh {][m\ IrXn-I.
tIcf- km-lnXy AmZan AhmUv
e`nnpv.

B. hniz-\m-Y
1942 P\-\w. Imen-v kh-I-em-ime-bn Cwojv s{]m^-k Bbn-cp-p.
Ah- bpw BJym- \ - h pw, A\zbw
(\ncq]Ww), inYnebmaw (Ihn-Xm-kamlm-cw) Fn-h-bmWp {][m\ IrXn-I.
tIcf kmlnXy Am-Zan AhmUv e`nnpv.
tkXp

1934 Xncp- h - \ - - ] p- c p P\n- p.

Ihbn{Xn F-Xn-\p- ]p-d-sa, kmaq-lnI
{]h\cwKpw {]IrXnkwc--Wcw-Kpw hne-s kw`m-h\
- I
- \In.
app-n-n, kz]v\-`q-an, ]mXn-cm-q-,
]mhw am\-h-lr-Z-bw, Ccpn-d-Ip-I,
cm{Xn-a-g, A-e-a-Wn, Xpem-hj--,
Ipdn-n-q-, IrjvW-I-hn-X-I,
cm[- s b- h n- s S, tZh- Z mkn XpS- nbh
{][m\ Ihn-Xm-k-am-lm-c-. Imhp-Xot F teJ\-k-am-lm-chpw {]kno-I-cn-n-p-v. tI{--tI-cf kmlnXy
Am-Zan AhmUp-Ifpw Fgp--
]pc-kvIm-chpw e`nnp-v.

1942 Fd-Wm-Ipfw Pn-bnse tN-awK-ev P\n-p. tI{-K-hsans

hnhn[ hIp-p-I-fn tPmen t\mn.
kuv Cy _mns sNb
am\mbn tPmen- b n \nv hnc- a np.
]m-h-]p-cw, \ntbm-Kw, ssIap-{Z-I
(t\mh- e p- I ),
Ggmw
]w,
ssIsbmpw ssIh-gn-Ifpw (eLp-t\mh- e p- I ), {]Im- i - ns Dd- h n- S w,
]mpw tImWn-bpw, t]Sn-kz-]v\-,
ZqXv, Kpcp, bm{X-bvn-S-bn, shfp
IqSmc, Ap, Xnfm-gvN-I-fnse
BImiw (IY- I ), tkXp- h ns
kqW-I-Y-I hmeyw 1, 2 Fnh
{][m\ IrXn-I. tI{-t- I-cf
- k
- m-ln-XyA-m-Zan AhmUp-I e`n-n-pv.

bp.-F.- Jm-Z

_me-N-{ Npn-mSv

1935- _a- b nse _no F

ep P\n-p. IYm-Ir-v, t\mhenv, Nn{X-Im-c. DctIc-f-nse
{Kmao-W-ssi-en-bn- PohnXNn{X-
Bhn-jI
v c
- n-m\p A]qh-amb Ignhv
Ct- l - ns khn- t i- j - X - b m- W v .
Ne, i{Xp, AtLm- c - i nhw, Hcp

1957 Fd-Wm-Ipfw Pn-bnse hS-

]dhq-cn P\n-p. Ihn, ]{X-{]-hI, kocn-b kn\n-am-\-S. ]Xn-s\p- I - h n- X - I , {Ump- f , Aam- h m- k n,
Kk, am\-km--cw, NnZw_-c-kva-cW
XpS-n-b-h-bmWv IrXn-I.

kpK-X-Ip-amcn

48

]nSnhv XpS-nb t\mh-ep-Ifpw [\y,

Xrtm-q IY-I, Xrtm-q s]cpa,
Xrtmq t\msh- I XpSnb
IYm-k-am-lmc-fpamWv {][m\ IrXnI. tI{ tIcf kmlnXy Am-Zan
AhmUpI e`n-n-p-v.