hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸nsâ IpXnc¡pf¼SnbpsS i_vZw Ipdph¨sâ ImXpIfn apg§n. IÃp¦Â FtÌänsâ IÃp]mInb \S¸mXIfneqsS B Ipf¼Sn i_vZw AI¶I¶pt]mbn...
B IpXnc¸pd¯v hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸v tIm«pw sXm¸nbpw ImÂicmbnbpw [cn¨v tXm«w sXmgnemfnIÄ¡nSbneqsS Xe§pw hne§pw k©cn¨p.
hey¸¨\pambn hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸v Bß_Ôw ]peÀ¯nbncp¶Xv Ipdph¨³ Ct¸mgpw HmÀ½n¡p¶p.
hfsc bmZrÑnIambmWv hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸pw C«nam¸nfbpw X½n IWvSpap«p¶Xv.
C«nam¸nf Ft´m tIkv Bhiy¯n\mbn  It¨cnbnse¯nbXmWv. H¸w h¡oepapWvSv. hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸pw tIkv Imcy¯n\mbn F¯nbXmWv.
AhnsS h¨v h¡o hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸n\v C«nam¸nfsb ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n. A¶v C¶s¯ IÃp¦Â FtÌäv hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸ntâXmWv. t]cv tKmÄUv sse³ FtÌäv. kmbn¸nsâ FtÌän\p sXm«pInS¡p¶ ap¶qtd¡À Øew C«nam¸nfbptSXmWv. cmPmhv Irjn¡mbn Icsamgnhmbn sImSp¯ Øew. Im«pac§Ä \ndª Øe¯v IrjnsNbvXn«nÃ.
h¡o ]cnNbs¸Sp¯nbt¸mÄ hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸v ]dªp:
""B Øew tXbne¡rjn¡mbn At±ls¯ Gev]n¡pI. tXbneIrjn¡p ]änb {]tZiamWv. \à kqcy{]Imihpw Imäpw shfn¨hpw In«p¶ Øew. tXbnebn s]m¶p hnfbn¡mw.''
]m«Irjn¡mWv kmbn¸p tNmZn¨Xv. ]t£ ZoÀLho£W¡mc\mb C«nam¸nf ]dªp: ""AXpthWvS. kmbn¸p Irjn sNbvtXmfq. BZmbamIpt¼mÄ ]¸mXn hoXw''.
hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸v Aev]t\cw BtemN\bnemWvSp. tKmÄUv sse³ FtÌänt\mSp tNÀ¶p InS¡p¶ ØeatÃ. ¹mâp sN¿m³ Ffp¸w. sImfp´p \pÅmdmIpt¼mÄ 150 G¡À tKmÄUv sse³ FtÌänt\mSp tNÀ¶v kmbns¸Sp¡pw.
kmbn¸v k½Xw aqfn. A§s\bmWv IÃp¦ÂImcpsS Icsamgnhmbn¡nS¶ 300 G¡À tXbnet¯m«ambn cq]m´cw {]m]n¨Xv.
tXm«w Irjnsb¸änbpw tXbnebpsS hn]W\s¯¡pdn¨pw kmbn¸nÂ\n¶pw ]eXpw C«nam¸nf ]Tn¨p. cWvSmgvNbnsemcn¡Â C«nam¸nf FtÌäv Øes¯¯pw. FÃmw IWvSp a\knem¡pw.
tXbne XfnÀ¯p hfÀ¶p. sImfp´p \pÅm³ ]mIambt¸mÄ Gähpw \à sImfp´v IÃp¦Â FtÌänteXv. {]`mXw apX {]tZmjw hsc Hcpt]mse kqcy{]Imiw ]Xn¡p¶ Øew. IÃp¦Â FtÌänse tXbne Gähpw ta¯camIm³ aäp ImcW§Ä IsWvSt¯WvS.
1943 tabv amkw cWvSmw temIalmbp²¯nsâ Ahkm\w; kJyI£nIÄ Pbn¡p¶p. {_n«³ kJyI£nbnÂ. bp²¯n hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸nsâ ASp¯ _Ôp¡Ä an¡hcpw acWaSªp.
ChnsS {_n«ojv `cW¯ns\Xntc kacw Bfn¡¯p¶p. hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸v Hcp\mÄ Xocpam\saSp¯p. Cw¥WvSn\p I¸Â IbdpI. tKmÄUv sse³ FtÌäv BÀ¡p sImSp¡pw?
hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸n\v asäm¶pw BtemNn¡m\pWvSmbncp¶nÃ. CXn\Iw ASp¯ IpSpw_kplr¯mbn amdn¡gnª C«nam¸nfbv¡p Xs¶ Hcp hne \nÝbn¨v tKmÄUvsse³ FtÌäv ssIamdn. C«nam¸nf kmbn¸n\v Hcp sNdnb XpI AUzm³kv XpI sImSp¯p. _m¡n XpI Hcp sImïn\Iw XoÀ¡pw. C«nam¸nf hm¡p ]dªm hm¡mWv. kmbn¸n\v ]qÀ®ambpw hnizkn¡mw.
""H.sI. C«n am¸ntf, tKmUv hn »kv bq..''.
hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸v C«n am¸nfbv¡p lkvXZm\w sNbvXv Cw¥WvSn\p I¸Â Ibdn.
bp²w XoÀ¶tXmsS tXbnebpsS hne hÀ²n¨p. IbäpaXn Djmdmbn. tKmÄUv sse³ FtÌäv t_mÀUv amän IÃp¦Â FtÌämbn.
]n¶oSv C«nam¸nf ]nt¶m«p t\m¡nbn«nÃ. IÃp¦Â FtÌän \n¶p In«nb BZmbw sImWvSpXs¶ hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸n\p sImSp¡m\pÅ XpI ssIamdm³ km[n¨p. C«nam¸nf hm¡p ]dªm hm¡mWv. aI³ hÀ¡n am¸nfbv¡pw AXp Xs¶ {]amWw.
kmbn¸ntâXS¡w 1500 G¡À So FtÌämWv hey¸¨³ C«nam¸nfbpw A¸³ hÀ¡n am¸nfbpw ]cn]men¨v Ipdph¨s\ Gev]n¨Xv.
Ipdph¨³ C«nam¸nfbpsSbpw hÀ¡n am¸nfbpsSbpw Nn{X§Ä¡p ap¼n t]mbn Hmtcm \nanjw [ym\n¨p\n¶p. XncplrZbcq]¯n\p ap¶n a¯mbn sImfp¯nb sagpIpXncn hnf¡pIÄ¡Sp¯p\n¶v {]mÀ°\m\ncXambn GXm\pw an\n«pIÄ.
]n¶oSv a¯mbnbpsS Icw ]nSn¨v kmh[m\w \S¶p.
]qapJs¯ sNdnb h«taibv¡cnIn h¡oepw cPnkv{Smdpw AbmfpsS IogvPoh\¡mcnsemcmfpw Im¯ncn¸pWvSv. AhÀ¡cnInembn tPm¬ hÀKokpw FtÌäv amt\Pcpw \nev]pWvSv.
Ipdph¨³ taibv¡cnIn C«ncn¡p¶ knwlmk\¡tkcbn kmhImiw h¶ncp¶p. BZyw ap{Z¸{X§fnepw ]n¶oSv cPnkv{SmÀ ImWn¨psImSp¯ cPnÌdnepw H¸pw hnceSbmfhpw ]Xn¨p.
AtXmsS IÃp¦Â FtÌäv A©mwXeapdbpsS `cW¯n³ Iognembn. FÃmän\pw km£nbmbn a[ymlv\kqcy³ I¯nPzen¨p \n¶p.
\S]SnIÄ ]qÀ¯nbm¡n FÃmhcpw IÃp¦Â Xdhm«nse Xo³taibn hn`hkar²amb kZy DWvSp.
HcmfpsS A`mhw Bcpw A{XImcyambn {i²n¨nÃ. ]t£ Ip ªphdoXnsâ Akm¶n[yw Hcp ImcapÅmbn Ipdph¨sâ lrZb¯n Xd¨ncp¶p. Xsâ DÅnse thZ\ Ipdph¨³ ]pdsa ImWn¨nÃ.
UmUnbpsS Akm¶n[yw tPm¬ hÀKo knsâ a\Ênepw IcSmbn Ahtijn¨p. `mcn¨ D¯chmZnXzamWv Xsâ inckn h¨ncn¡p¶Xv. Häbv¡p Npa¡Ww. sNdnbm³ hÀKokns\ H¶n\pw In«nÃ. Nn{XImcsâ XcfnX a\Êpambn \msS§pw Aebm\mWv Ahsâ hn[n. tPm¬ hÀKoknsâ lrZbw F´nt\mthWvSn tX§n.
Ipdph¨\v hÃm¯ £oWv tXm¶n; H¶p hn{ian¡Wsa¶pw. a¯mbnbpsS tXmfn ]nSn¨v Ipdph¨³ kmhImiw Xsâ Adbnte¡p \S¶p. AbmÄ InS¡bn hoWp. At¸mgpw hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸nsâ IpXnc¡pf¼SnbpsS i_vZw AbmfpsS ImXpIfn apg§p¶pWvSmbncp¶p.
IpªphdoXv tdm¡v _w¥mhnemWv. AbmÄ H¶n\p ]ndsI H¶mbn knKcäpIÄ ]pI¨p XÅn. CSbv¡p Nmb¡¸pambn h¶ dmtl tNmZn¨p:
""F´mW¨mbm C{X BtemNn¡WXv. CubnsSbmbn A¨mb\v Ft´m a\x{]mbw \¶mbn«v a\ÊnsemWvSv. B amäw IWvSmednbmw. Rm\n¶se h¶¸w samXev {i²n¡phm. H¶nepw Hcp XmÂ]cytamanÃ''.
IpªphdoXv adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. ]Icw dmtlens\ t\m¡n H¶p ]p©ncn¨p. AkzØX ambv¡p¶ Hcp Nncn.
""`mcy acn¨Xnsâ shjaamtWm. A¨mb\v Rm\ntà IqsS.''. dmtl Hcp \nanjw H¶p \ndp¯n. F¶n«v XpSÀ¶p.
""A§s\ t\m¡nbmev Rms\{X shjan¡Ww. Fsâ A¸³ acn¨n«v Rms\s´¦nepw shjaw ImWnt¨m Hc´y Npw_\w sImSp¡mt¼mepw F\ns¡m¯nÃ''. dmtl Nn´bnemWvSp. AhfpsS a\Êp tX§pIbpw I®pIfn \ocWnbpIbpw sNbvXp. AKm[XbnÂ\n¶pw ZmhoZv takvXncn Ahsf amSn hnfn¡p¶Xpt]mse...
AhÀ¡nSbn GXm\pw \nanjt¯¡v \ni_vZX ]c¶p. dmtl I®pXpS¨p.
""Fsâ A¸s\ Rms\m¯ncn shjan¸n¨p. Xo Xoän¨ns«mWvSv. A¸³ A{Xb[nIw Fs¶ kvt\ln¨ncp¶p. B A¸s\ Dt]£n¨n«mWv Rm³ A¨mbs\m¸w Fd§n¯ncn¨Xv.''
AhfpsS hm¡pIÄ apdnªp KZvKZIWvTambn. ""A¸³ kzÀK¯nencp¶v Ft¶mSp s]mdp¡mXncn¡qe''.
dmtl s]s«¶v Xsâ Itkcbn \ns¶Woäp.
""A¨mbs\Wosäm¶p Ipfnt¨. F{X t\cmbn C§s\ Ccn¡m³ sXmS§o«v''.
""dmtlte! Rm³ s\t¶mSv ]dªnsÃt¶sbmÅq. Fsâ A¸³ R§sS kz¯p¡fnse apJy]¦mb IÃp¦Â FtÌäv Fsâ a¡sS t]cnsegpXm³ t]mWp''.
""AsXhnsSs¯ \ymbm. A¸sâ kz¯p¡Ä¡v a¡Ä¡tà AhImiw? A¨mb\tà A¨mbsâ ]ntÅÀ¡v AsXgpXns¡mSpt¡WvSXv''.
dmtl BtcmsS¶nÃmsX ]dªp.
""F¶n«v A¨mb³ AXn\p k½Xw aqfntbm?''.
""Fsâ A¸sâ Xocpam\am. A¸s\m¶p \nÝbn¨m ]ns¶ AXnsemd¨p \n¡W {]IrXm. Bcpw ]dªmepw amdnÃ''.
dmtl Ft´m AKm[amb Nn´bnemWvSp. AhÄ `qXIme¯neqsS DufnbnSpIbmhmw.
AhÄ tX§n. Rm\pw Fsâ ]ntÅcpw hgnbm[mcamIpthm A¨mbm? Rm³ A¨mbs\m¸w Fd§n¯ncn¨n«v...
dmtlensâ I®pIfn I®oÀ s]mSnªp.
""\o t]Snt¡WvS dmtlte. s\\¡pw ]ntÅÀ¡pw Ignbms\mÅ kz¯p¡fv Fsâ t]cnsemWvSv. \ns¶ Rm³ kwc£n¡pw. AtXmÀ¯v `bs¸tSWvS \o..''.
IpªphdoXv Ahsf Xt¶mSp tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨p. F¶n«v Ahsf Bizkn¸n¡m\mbn AhfpsS XpSp¯ Ihnfn hnImcteme\mbn Hcp ap¯w sImSp¯p.