Rm³ jntÃm§v ZqcZÀi\n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ Imew. 1999 emWv kw`hw. R§fpsS ZqcZÀi³ tIzmÀt«gvknsâ sXm«¸pd¯v AXnat\mlcamb Hcp XmgvhmcamWv. [mcmfw ]q¡Ä hnSÀ¶v \n¡p¶ B ]d¼nse IÂ_©pIfn Rm³ sshIn«v shdpsX t]mbncn¡mdpWvSv. ]et¸mgpw RmbdmgvNIfn Rm³ \mSp ImWm\pÅ Id¡¯nembncn¡pw. AXn\m Cu ]q¡fpÅ ]d¼n F´mWv \S¡p¶sX¶v Rm³ AdnbmdpanÃ. Hcp RmbdmgvN Rm³ F§pw t]mbnÃ. cmhnse Fgpt¶äv t\m¡pt¼mÄ [mcmfwt]À s_ms¡bpw ]q¡pSIfpsams¡bmbn Fsâ sXm«¸pds¯ ]d¼ntebv¡p hcp¶p. Fsâ _Uvdqanse P\¸mfnIfneqsS t\m¡nbm ]d¼n F´mWp \S¡p¶sX¶v `wKnbmbn ImWmw. Rm³ Øncw sN¶ncn¡p¶ IÂ_©pIfn \ndsb ]q¡fpw ]q¡pSIfpw \ndªncn¡p¶p. Hcp]mSv BfpIÄ B ]d¼nepWvSv. IqSpXepw sNdp¸¡mÀ. kpµcnIfmb Jmkn s]¬Ip«nIfmWv Gsdbpw. sebväv tImÀ Ip¶nsâ Hcp hi¯mWv ZqcZÀi³. ae Npän¡d§nbmWv R§Ä sebvävtImÀ aebpsS apIfnse¯p¶Xv. kXy¯n jntÃmMv am{Xaà t\mÀ¯v CuÌv {]hniyIÄ apgph\pw {]IrXnbpsS hcZm\amWv. C{Xbpw at\mlcamb Hcp `q{]tZihpw `qk¼¯nsâ tiJchpw C\n ImWm\nÃ. Kulm¯n apX tdmUneqsS bm{X sNbvXm tIcf¯nse h\{]tZi§fneqsS bm{X sN¿p¶ A\p`qXnbmWv. sebväv tImÀ Ip¶n³apIfn \n¶m GXmWvSv jntÃmMv Su¬jn¸v apgph\pw ImWmw.
Rms\mcn¡Â eohv {Smh I¬kj³ D]tbmKn¨v t\mÀ¯v CuÌv kµÀin¨Xnsâ A\p`qXnbnemWv jntÃmMnte¡v {Sm³kv^À hm§nbXv. \m«n ]ecpw ]dbmdv, ""]Wnjvsaâv {Sm³^dmbmWv DtZymKØsc t\mÀ¯vCuÌnte¡p hnSp¶Xv'' F¶mWv. F¶m Rm³ At]£n¨v t\mÀ¯v CuÌn {Sm³kv^À t\SnsbSp¡p¶ hyànbmWv. Fsâ `mcybv¡pw a¡Ä¡pw C{Xtbsd kt´mjw \ÂInb bm{XIfpw t\mÀ¯v CuÌn \n¶mWv In«nbXv.
AXp]s£, P\¸gpXneqsS ]d¼n IWvSXmb ImgvN ]dbs«. h¶hÀ h¶hÀ X§fpsS ]q¡pSbpw ]q¡fpw ]qs¨WvSpIfpsaÃmw Hmtcm IÂ_©n hbv¡p¶p. ]ecpw {]mÀ°\m\nÀ`cmbn ssIIq¸n sXmgpXp\n¶v {]mÀ°\IÄ sNmÃp¶p. AXn\ptijw _©n\cnInencp¶v AhÀ sImWvSph¶ ]elmcs¸mXnIÄ Agn¨v _©n h¨v Bcm[n¡p¶p. CsX´m Cu ]d¼n C{X henb Bcm[\? Rm³ BtemNn¨v \n¡pt¼mÄ ]pd¯mtcm tImfnwKv s_ÃSn¨p. hmXnÂXpd¶v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Hcp ]Xns\«v Ccp]Xp hbÊp {]mbw hcp¶ kpµcnbmb Hcp s]¬Ip«n. tbkv Ian³ (hcq F¶v Rm³ Cw¥ojn ]dªp. asämcp teJ\¯n Rm³ ]dªXv HmÀ¡patÃm. jntÃmMn an¡hmdpw FÃmhcpw Cw¥ojv kwkmcn¡pIbpw a\Ênem¡pIbpw sN¿pw. AXv {InkvXy³ anj\dnIfpsS {ia^eamWv.)
s]¬Ip«n bmsXmcp kt¦mNhpanÃmsX AI¯ph¶p.
sF hmWvSv kw hm«À shÅw thWsa¶v ]dªpsImWvSv Xs¶ AhÄ AIt¯bv¡p IS¶p. Rm³ AI¯pIbdn ¥mkv FSp¡p¶XpIWvSv AhÄ ]dªp: ""t\m; t\m«v t^mÀ an Sp {Sn¦v. sF hmWvSv F _¡äv ^pÄ Hm^v hm«À.'' Rm\pSs\ _m¯v dqw ImWn¨psImSp¯p. AhÄ X\nsb _m¯v dqan Ibdn _¡än shÅw \nd¨v IS¶pt]mbn. Rm³ hoWvSpw P\en\cpIn h¶v t\m¡n\n¶p. Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v Ahsf ImWmw. AhÄ Hcp IÂ_©n\cnInencp¶v NpänepapÅ ]pÃp ]dn¨v IfbpIbpw IÂ_©v IgpIn hr¯nbm¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AXn\ptijw ASp¯ph¶ncp¶ ]q¡pSbn \n¶v ]q¡fpw aäpsaSp¯v _©n Ae¦cn¨v h¨v amdn\n¶p sXmgpXp.
Cu sXmgphepw {]mÀ°\bpw IgnªhÀ ]ckv]cw sI«n¸nSn¡pIbpw Ipiew ]dbpIbpw s]m«n¨ncn¨v kw`mjWw \S¯p¶XpsaÃmw F\n¡v ImWmambncp¶p. CsX´m ChnsS Cu ]d¼n C{X henb {]tXyIX. CXp hà Bcm[\mebtam sFXnlytI{µ§fmtWm Ft´m? Fsâ BtemN\bpw BImw£bpw ImSp Ibdnbt¸mÄ hoWvSpw tImfnwKv s_ÃSn¨p. AhÄ _¡äv Xncnsb Xcm³ hcp¶Xmbncn¡pw F¶v Rm³ IcpXn.
A¦n Iym³ sF {]ns]bÀ kw So C³ bphÀ In¨³? (Rm\ev]w NmbbpWvSm¡nt¡ms«?) F¶v bmsXmcp ]cnNbhpanÃm¯ Hcp s]¬sIm¨v Fsâ ASp¡fbn Ibdn NmbbpWvSm¡s« F¶p tNmZn¨mÂ? Rm³ D¯cw ]dbp¶Xn\pap¼v AhÄ ASp¡fbn Ibdn Ignªncp¶p. hfsc anSp¡n. Rm³ Dds¡ tbkv F¶v hnfn¨p]dªp. AhÄ Hcp ]m{XsaSp¯v IgpIn shÅw loädn h¨p.
thbÀ Cukv So?
Rm³ Nmbbpw ]©kmcbpw an¡v ^oUdpw ImWn¨psImSp¯p. AhÄ NmbbpWvSm¡n Hcp I¸v F\n¡p X¶p. _m¡n \me©v I¸v Nmbbpambn hoWvSpw B ]d¼nte¡v t]mbn. Fsâ BImw£ hÀ²n¡pIbmbncp¶p.
Hcp ]Xn\©v an\n«v Ignªv AhÄ Nmb¡¸pIfpw _¡äpambn Xncns¨¯n F\n¡v \µn ]dªp.
Xm¦v bp, ho hn Iw FKbn³ C³ s\IvÌv CubÀ. ko, sF IpUnâv {_nKv So Zmäv Cukv ssh sF UnkvtSÀ_nUv bp. tkmdo t\m t{]m_vfw, _n lm¸n. Rm³ Fsâ kt´mjw t]mse AhÄ¡v kt´mjw t\À¶p. H. sI. hm«okv sZbÀ?
ssa aZÀ Cukv {IoantbäUv sZbÀ B³Uv hn hpUv hnjv Ghcn CubÀ. "CsXmcp knant¯cntbm?' Fâoizcm Rm³ Fsâ GIm´ Nn´bv¡mbn t]mbncp¶ IÂ_©pIsfÃmw kvamcIineIfmbncp¶pthm? Fsâ s_Uvdqansâ sXm«cnIn knant¯cn! Hcp tIcf¡mc\v Nn´nbv¡m³ t]mepamIm¯ Imcyw. tIcf¯n ]Ån¡bI¯v knant¯cnIfpWvSv. ASp¯v BfpIÄ Xmakn¡m\pw XpS§nbn«pWvSv. ]t£ ]q¡fpw sNSnIfpw ImSp]nSn¨v InS¶ ih¸d¼v F´mbmepw A¶s¯ Fsâ Dd¡w sISp¯nsb¶Xv kXyw. `b¶n«Ã, F{Xsb{X Bßm¡fmWv Fsâ InS¸d¡cnIn _Ôp¡sf ImWm³ anWvSmsX A\§msX InS¡p¶Xv Ft¶mÀ¯n«v. Rm³ GtXm Hcp kz]v\¯n AhnsS¯s¶ acn¨p hoWncp¶p, Hcp Znhkw? hÀj¯n Hcp Znhkw, acn¨hcpsS Bßm¡Ä B ]d¼n DWcpas{X. AXmWv _Ôp¡Ä hcp¶Xpw Bcm[n¡p¶Xpw!