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cÉ g cÉKvk : ˆdeË‚qvwi, 2005 (ˆNvovgvmy wkGivbvGg)

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iPbvKvj : 2002-2005 ˆjLK KZ‡ÆK meÆÕ¼Z½ msiwÞZ ˆjLGKi mGã ˆhvMvGhvM:

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mGã cvkvcvwk ˆ`LGZ cvGe@‰Bme RÍbv-KÍbvi gGaÅ ˆkvbv hvq, IBw`b mKvGj i…cbMGi ‰K inmÅgq e†«¬ wfÞzGKi AvwefÆve NGUwQj| ˆm bvwK gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji evwoi cvGki ivÕ¦v w`Gq ˆnuGU hvwœQj Avi weo weo KGi ejwQj ‘Lei AvGQ’, ‘Lei AvGQ’| cvGUi gGZv kv`v `vwoGMuvd Avi KzPKzGP KvGjv AvjLvÍÏvq XvKv IB e†«¬ ˆjvKwU bvwK ‘Lei AvGQ’ ‘Lei AvGQ’ ejGZ ejGZB MvGqe nGq hvq, ‰es ˆm A †kÅ nIqvi cGiI evZvGm Zvi K¥¤ ˆeGR PGj ‘Lei AvGQ’, ‘Lei AvGQ’|

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gGaÅ AvbylwãK AcÉmã ˆUGb AvbGZ fvGjvevGm| ˆNvovgvmy BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwo ˆMGQ@‰Uv ‰KUv eo Lei| Kx KiGZ ˆMGQ ˆm cÉGk²i AvGMB i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi RvbGZ BœQv KiGe, IB gynƒGZÆ BUv ˆgvLGjm evwo wQj wK bv, yRGbi mvgbv-mvgwb ˆ`Lv nGqwQj wK bv| nGq ^vKGj Kx NUbv NUGZ cvGi i…cbMGii cÉGZÅKUv ˆjvK wbGRi wbGRi gGZv KGi KÍbv KGi wbGZ cvGi| wKQy ˆjvGKi nqGZv KÍbvqI Kzjvq bv|

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Kij Zv i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi KvGQ ‰KUv AvøGhÆi welq| AekÅ, BœQv KiGjB ˆh-ˆKD eoGjvK nIqvi mswÞµ¦ ivÕ¦vq bvgGZ cvGi bv, gvmyG`i ˆm-ˆhvMÅZv Avi ˆmiKg mvnm AvGQ, ˆmB myGhvM ‰Gm Zvi nvGZ aivI w`GqGQ, ZvB ˆm ˆh-iKg nGqGQ ˆm-iKg Qvov AbÅ ˆKvGbv iKg nIqv Zvi cGÞ mÁ¿eci wQj bv|

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wbGq ˆmvbvjx eÅvsK i…cbMi kvLvi gÅvGbRvGii ‘PÅvg&eviZ& mv®¬vq’| gÅvGbRvi ZvGK eGj ˆh IB ˆPGK DwÍÏwLZ AGâi UvKv ˆgvnvÁÃ` gvmy yi ingvGbi ‰KvDG´Ÿ Rgv nGe yB w`b ci, wK¯§ gvmy gÅvGbRviGK MÁ¿xi KG¥¤ Rvbvq ˆh UvKv Zvi IB gynƒGZÆB PvB| gÅvGbRvi fxwZRwbZ f ËZvmnKvGi ‘Zv Z mÁ¿e..’ ejvi mGã mGã, gvGb, ZuvGK ‘bq’ chÆ ¦ DœPviY Kivi myGhvM bv-w`GqB gvmy Zvi MvGj ‰KUv Po gvGi| PGoi dGj RbvKxYÆ eÅvsK feGbi AfÅ ¦Gi PUvk& kõ nq, Avi IB PUvk& kGõ eÅvsGKi KgÆPvixiv mPwKZ QyGU AvGm, ZLb gvmy ‘cGKUZ& ˆ^ RvwRÅwÍÏgvb wcÕ¦j evi KGi’| wcÕ¦j ˆ`GL eÅvsGKi KgÆPvixG`i ˆKD ˆKD evœPv ˆQGjG`i gGZv ˆUwej-ˆPqvGii wbGP nvgvàwo w`Gq QyUvQywU AviÁ¿ KGi, KGqKRb ciÕ·iGK RvcGU aGi ciÕ·Gii evü-eMj-KuvGai wbGP gyL-gv^v jyKvevi ˆPÓ¡v KGi, Avi AbÅiv wgQvwgwQ ‘WvKvZ WvKvZ’ iGe ‘IÍÏvDwÍÏ’ AviÁ¿ KGi ˆ`q; dGj eÅvsGKi Kjvcwmej ˆMGUi KvGQ cÉniviZ ybjv e± yKavix ‰Kgvò wbivcîv KgxÆwUi yB nuvUz ^i^i KÁ·gvb ˆ`Lv hvq|

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mvgGb ‰KcvGq fi w`Gq uvwoGq-^vKv Zvi Bqvgvnv nvG´£ÈW UzGqw´Ÿ dvBf ˆgvUimvBGKjwUi wcGV PGo eGm (ˆhwUGK i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv KLGbv ˆgvUimvBGKj eGj bv, eGj gvmyG`i ˆNvov)| ˆgvUimvBGKGj Õ¡vUÆ w`Gq gvmy Wvb nvGZ ò×gvMZ ‰wÝGjUi cvKvGZ ^vGK, ˆhb ˆNvovi ‰KUv Kvb cvKovGœQ, Zvi dGj ˆNvovwU ˆMuvqvGii gGZv MRÆb KGi PGj Avi kv`v ˆauvqv QvGo (i…cbMGii AfeÅ iwmK ˆjvKG`i eYÆbvq, ‘gvmyG`i ˆNvov cvG`’) ‰es ˆmB ò×gvMZ evZKgÆm†Ó¡ ˆauvqvi Kzíjx ˆ^GK ˆgNcyé Drc®² nq| ‰fvGe cÉGqvRGbi AwZwiî× mgq aGi ˆm Zvi ˆNvovwUi ànÅcG^ wbGRi ˆò×va D`MxiY KGi, Zvici knGii AvKvk-evZvm cÉKwÁ·Z KGi ZxGii ˆeGM ˆKvb w`GK QyGU PGj hvq Zv ˆKD wbwøZ ejGZ cvGi bv|

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AcwiÓ•vi| ˆhgb, Zvi gv jvBwj ˆeMg wcÉw´Öcvj Õ¼vgxi M†nLvbvGK gi‚f„wgi gGZv cwiZÅvM KGi BU fvUvi mvGeK gvwjK ˆgvLGjm Avwj IiGd BUv ˆgvLGjGmi nvZ aGi PGj hvIqvi cGi gvmy ˆKb BUv ˆgvLGjGmi AíGKvl y’Lvwb àwj KGi DwoGq ˆ`qwb ‰B wRævmvi ˆKvGbv Dîi Zviv KLGbv LuyGR cvqwb| 3 Aò AçGji AwaKvsk ˆjvK i…cbMiGK eGj Dc&bMi| ˆmŒ±`hÆævcK weGklY ‘i…c’ ˆjvKgyGL ‘Dc&’ DœPvwiZ nq wK § Zv EY AG^Æ bq; knGii bƒÅbi…c hw` Dckni nq, i…cbMGii DœPviYGf` Dc&bMi KLGbv ‰B ˆjvKvjGqi ˆmŒ±`hÆ nvwb KGi bv| Av`GZ, hvG`i gyGL i…cbMGii ‘i…’ ZxÞ°Zv nvwiGq ˆfuvZv ‘D’ DœPvwiZ nq Zviv AvGkcvGki MÉvgàGjvi Pvlvfzlv gvbyl| ZvG`i cƒeÆcyi‚Gliv Rwg`viGK ejZ AvRv gkvB, Rwg`vicðxGK Avwb gv| Zviv i…cevbGK Dcfvb, Avi iî×GK Aî× eGj, iscyiGK eGj Ascyi ‰es Abyi…c wbqGg ivRbxwZ ZvG`i DœPviGY nGq hvq AvRbxwZ, hw`I ‰B kõwUi BsGiwR cwifvlv eÅenvGiB Zviv AwaK AfÅÕ¦ : cj&wUK&m| AwaKvsk mgGqB cj&wUK&m ivÓ¡Ìmsò×v¯¦ bq, eis gvbyGli K„wUj loh ¨gƒjK AvPiY I gGbvfve wbG Æk KiGZ Zviv ‰B kõwU eÅenvi KGi ^vGK| wkwÞZ I wkÞviZ ˆjvKG`i gGaÅ ‘i’ eYÆwU mÁ¼G®¬ ZxeË mGZPbZv KvR KGi| AmveavbZvekZ gyL dmGK Dc&bMi ˆewiGq hvIqv wb`vi‚Y kiGgi eÅvcvi| hvG`i ˆÞGò ‰i…c ûjb NGU ZvG`i AwfRvGZÅi eÅvcvGi ˆkÉvZvG`i gGb mG±`n ˆ`Lv ˆ`q| i…cbMGii mKj Awaevmx Z^vKw^Z f ËGjvK bq; meÆò ˆhgb, ˆZgbB ‰LvGbI wbÁ²eGMÆi gvbyGli msLÅv AwaK| ‰Bme ˆjvKRbI i eYÆwUi eÅvcvGi gvGSgvGS AwZwiî× mZKÆ nGq IGV : ‰gb NUbvI weij bq, hLb

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ZvG`i ˆKD C`GK wi` eGj f Ë ˆkÉYxGZ DGV Avmvi ˆPÓ¡v KGi|

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evav AvmGe| fviZ| ˆjvGK eGj Bw´£qv| mxgvG ¦ KuvUvZvGii ˆeov ˆbB, nGe nGe ˆkvbv hvwœQj, ‰LbI nqwb| nGj gykwKj nZ@byb wPwb kvwo MuvRv ˆdw´ÖwWj ˆnGivBb AvbGZ KÓ¡ nZ, ˆeKvq`v nZ Kuvmv-wcZj ˆmvbv`vbv cvPvGiI |

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KGiwQj| KvGjv Pkgvavix ˆcÉwmGW´Ÿ wRqvDi ingvb hLb cÉ g i…cbMGi AvGmb, ZLb KGjGRi ˆQGjiv Zuvi Mvwoi mvgGb ivÕ¦vi Dci ÷Gq cGowQj, ZvG`i `vwe KGjRwUGK miKvwi KiGZ nGe| Zv bv-Kiv chÆ ¦ ˆcÉwmGW´Ÿ mvGne i…cbMi ˆ^GK ˆhGZ cviGeb bv| wRqvDi ingvb ZvG`i `vwe ˆgGb wbGq ˆNvlYv KGib ˆh, KGjRwUGK miKvwi Kiv nGe ‰es eQi bv MovGZB KGjRwUi feGb bZzb mvBbGevWÆ UvOvGbv nq ‘i…cbMi miKvwi gnvwe`Åvjq’| Zvi ci ˆ^GK i…cbMGii Zi‚Y-hyeKiv Avi IB ˆcÉwmGW´ŸGK fzjGZ cvGiwb| Zvi KGqK eQi cGi ‰K mKvGj hLb Lei AvGm ˆh, PëMÉvg mvwKÆU nvDGm wRqvDi ingvbGK Zuvi wbgKnvivg ŠmbÅiv àwj KGi ˆgGi ˆdGjGQ, ZLb i…cbMGii Qvòiv AvnvRvwi KGiwQj| ÷ay QvòivB bq, wRqvDi ingvGbi g†ZzÅGZ i…cbMGii ˆewki fvM gvbylB hvicibvB ytL ˆcGqwQj, KviY Zviv IB KvGjv Pkgvciv ‘BmgvUÆ’ ˆcÉwmGW´ŸGK fvGjvGeGm ˆdGjwQj, KviY wZwb ˆMwé-ˆKW&m cGi ZvG`i mGã KuvGa Kuva wgwjGq ˆKv`vj w`Gq wbR nvGZ Lvj ˆKGUwQGjb, ZvG`i mGã nÅv´£GkK KGiwQGjb ‰es Zviv Zuvi g†ZzÅi cGi ˆUwjwfkGbi c Ævq ‰KwU cyGivGbv myUGKGmi gGaÅ Zuvi gwjb ˆMwé ˆ`GLwQj| ˆmB ˆ^GK i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv avGbi kxl eo fvGjvevGm| AekÅ Zviv ‰BP‰g ‰ikv`GKI fvGjvGeGmwQj| ‰ikv` ‰Gm hLb i…cbMGii gnKzgv cÉkvmGKi wRc ˆKGo wbGq ZvGK wiKkvq ewmGq AwdGm hvZvqvGZ evaÅ KGib ZLb Zviv Lywk nGqwQj| gnKzgv cÉkvmGKi eDGQGjGgGqiv RbMGYi UvKvq ˆKbv ˆcGUÇvj LiP KGi wRcMvwoGZ PGo nvIqv ˆLGq ˆeovwœQj, ‰B AbÅvq ‰ikv` ˆVKvb| ‰ikvG`i ŠmbÅiv NylGLvi mvîvi `vGivMvGK aGi wbGq yogykGcUv KGi jvj NGi cvwVGq w`GqwQj, Zviv knGii

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gÕ¦vbG`i jÁ¼v jÁ¼v Pzj ˆKGU gv^v KvwgGq w`GqwQj| ‰ikv` ybxÆwZi wei‚G«¬ ˆRnv` ˆNvlYv KiGj i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv hvicibvB Lywk nGq ejvewj KGiwQj, ‘evGci ˆeUv ‰KRb AvwmGQ ‰Bevi| DwPZ Kvg nIGQ evGi| ‰Bevi eÅvevGK DRy nqv hvGe|’ wK¯§ axGi axGi Zviv ‰ikvG`i DciI ˆeRvi-weiî× nGq DGVwQj| ‰Kmgq Zviv ZvGK AvUKzov eGj MvjvMvj ˆ`Iqv ÷i‚ KGiwQj, ‰es AeGkGl ‰Kw`b `Gj `Gj ivÕ¦vq ˆewiGq wPrKvi KGi Zvi Mw`GZ ‰KmvG^ Avàb awiGq ˆ`Iqvi WvK w`GqwQj wK § Õ¼qs ‰ikv` ev Zvi Mw` nvGZi KvGQ bv-ˆcGq Zuvi `Gji ‰gwci evwoGZ nvgjv KGiwQj, Zvi `Gji i…cbMi ˆRjv kvLvi KvhÆvjGq Avàb awiGq w`GqwQj|

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ZLb wPrKvi KGi wbGRG`i Avn»vb KGi : ‘PGjv ˆi, XvKvZ& hvB, kvjv nvUKzivWvi wewP yWv w^rjv ˆKvGi w`Gq Avwm|’

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wK § ˆNvovgvmyG`i Kvwnbx ˆkvbvi RGbÅ ‰Z ƒi ƒi ZÍÏvGU hvIqvi `iKvi ˆbB| i…cbMGiB ZvGK wbGq MÍàRe PGj| ZGe i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆhme MÍàRe KGi mwRGq-àwQGq Zvi weeiY ˆ`Iqv cÉvq-AmÁ¿e KviY ZvG`i MÍàGjv RUcvKvGbv| Zviv AvGMi NUbv cGi Avi cGii NUbv AvGM eGj, ejGZ ejGZ cÉmãv ¦Gi PGj hvq, Avevi ˆmB cÉmãI nvwiGq ˆdGj ‰es nVvr AvGMi cÉmGã wdGi ‰Gm ‰KB MÍ Avevi bZzb KGi ÷i‚ KGi|

Zviv ˆNvovgvmyG`i K^v ejGZ ejGZ Zvi evGci K^v ÷i‚ KGi, gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji K^v ejGZ ejGZ Zviv ZviI evGci ˆKœQv AviÁ¿ KiGe, mvGR` gíGji avbPvGji eÅemvi ˆKœQvKvwnbx ejvewj KiGZ KiGZ Zviv Zvi ˆeqvBGqi Kvwnbx ˆUGb AvbGe, ˆkvjvi nÅvUciv UvëzGNvovq-Pov ‰j‰g‰d Wvî×vi KwdjDwóGbi Wvî×vwii Kvwnbx ejGZ ejGZ Zviv Zvi ˆgGqi MÍ AviÁ¿ KiGe, jvBwj ˆeMGgi K^v ejGZ ˆMGj gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj Avi BUv ˆgvLGjGmi K^v AvmGeB, ‰es nVvr Zviv

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mevBGK ˆQGo w`Gq ˆNvovgvmy GK wbGqB ˆdi gkàj nGq DVGe; ‰fvGe Zviv MGÍi RU cvwKGq ˆZvGj| 4 nvZzwo, yogyk, Kzovj I ˆKv`vGji Nvo@‰B mgÕ¦ nvwZqvi, hv gvbyl gvivi RbÅ AvweÓ•‡Z nqwb, ˆmàGjv ˆNvovgvmyG`i nvGZ eÅen…Z nGqGQ ÷ayB RÅv¯¦ gvbyGli nvoGMvo fvOvi KvGR| AbÅ ˆKvGbv cÉGqvRGb ˆm IB nvwZqviàGjv nvGZ ZzGj ˆbqwb| Zvi nvGZ Qywi PvKz wcÕ¦j ivBGdGji eÅenvi DGÍÏL Kivi gGZv wKQy bq, IB AÕ¨àGjvi Zvi KvGQ AwZ mvaviY| wK¯§ i…cbMGii ˆjvGKG`i gGb cGo ˆh ˆNvovgvmy AÕ¨ QvovI gvbyl nZÅv KGiGQ|

Zviv ‰Kw`b LeGii KvMGR ‰gb ‰K wenvwi ˆjvGKi Kvwnbx cGo, ˆh wKbv gywî×hyG«¬ cvKevwnbxi wei‚G«¬ hy«¬ KGiwQj, dGj ZvG`i nVvr gGb cGo hvq iwng wenvwii K^v|

‰Kw`b ˆNvovgvmy Zvi ˆNvovq (Bqvgvnv 125) PGo mGeGM QyGU hvwœQj iwng wenvwii evwoi mvgGbi ivÕ¦v w`Gq, ‰K Lí BU Zvi ˆNvovi PvKvi ZGj coGj ˆek ‰KUv SuvKzwb Lvq ˆNvovwU, AvrKv SuvKzwbUv we`NyGU ‰KUv avØv gvGi gvmyG`i eyGK| ZLb ˆm mîi eQGii e†«¬ iwng wenvwii bvg aGi ivÕ¦v ˆ^GKB wPrKvi AviÁ¿ KGi, ‘kvjv eyov wenvwii evœPv ivRvKvi, ˆZvi evwoi AvMZ& ‰Z Rãj KÅv? ivÕ¦v cwiÓ•vi Kiv cvwim bv? evi n SuvUv wjGq..’ BZÅvw`|

ˆNvovgvmy Zvi ˆgvUimvBGKjwU uvo KwiGq iwng wenvwiGK nvbv`vGii evœPv, eyov ivRvKvi, BZÅvw` eGj MvjvMvj KiwQj Avi e†«¬ ˆjvKwU gvRv fuvR KGi mvgGb SuyGK ivÕ¦v SuvU w`wœQj| gnÍÏvi wKQy ˆjvK KvRKgÆ I

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ˆeKviZ½ gyjZwe ˆiGL ˆmLvGb RGov nGqwQj, Zviv †kÅwU ˆ`LwQj ˆMvj nGq wNGi, ˆhgb KGi i…cbMGii ˆQGjGgGqiv ˆijGÕ¡kGbi avGi evbiIqvjvi ˆLjv ˆ`GL| AvGkcvGki NievwoàGjvi Rvbvjvq ˆgGqG`i DrmyK ˆPvLI ˆ`Lv hvwœQj|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv AwZiéb fvGjvevGm, ‰LvGb ˆhGKvGbv NUbv AwPGiB DcK^v I cyivGYi ŠewkÓ¡Å jvf KGi| dGj iwng wenvwii ˆmw`Gbi ˆmB AcgvGbi NUbvi weeiY nGq hvq AGbKUv ‰B iKg : eyov gvbylUv ‘nvci nqv’ gvGb Dey nGq ivÕ¦v SuvU w`wœQj Avi Zvi yB ˆPvL ˆ^GK Uc Uc KGi cvwb SGi cowQj; eo eo ˆduvUvq e†wÓ¡ coGj ivÕ¦vi ayjv ˆhgb KGi wQUGK wQUGK hvq, iwng wenvwii AkÉ‚cvGZ bvwK ˆmB iKg eÅvcvi NGUwQj| ˆNvovgvmy Zvi ‘ˆNvovi wcVZ& eGm eGm wmMvGiU dzwKwœQj’, Avi gnvgvZe»Gii fwãGZ eyovgvbylUvi w`GK ZvwKGq wQj| ivÕ¦vi KZUv RvqMv SuvU w`Gj iwng wenvwii cÉvqwøZÅ mÁ·ƒYÆ nGe Zv wbaÆvwiZ wQj bv eGj `kÆK RbZvi gGaÅ ‰K aiGbi AwbøqZv wQj, Zviv bvwK wdm wdm KGi ejvewj KiwQj ˆh ˆNvovgvmy wK iwng wenvwiGK w`Gq ˆMvUv ˆcŒi ‰jvKvi ivÕ¦vB SuvU ˆ`IqvGe? wK § ‰K chÆvGq ˆNvovgvmy wgwjUvwii XGO ‘nΟ’ eGj üâvi QvoGj iwng wenvwi nvGZi Svo~wU ˆdGj w`Gq Da»Æk¼vGm ˆ`ŒGo wMGq evwoi wfZGi ˆXvGK; Zvici Avi cGbi w`b, ˆKD eGj ‰Kzk w`b, ˆKD eGj ‰K gvm Avi iwng wenvwii ˆPnvivmyiZ gnÍÏvi ˆKD ˆ`LGZ cvqwb|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv iwng wenvwiGK ivRvKvi ev nvbv`vGii ˆ`vmi eGj bv| Zvi evc-`v`viv wenvi ˆ^GK ‰GmwQj weËwUk AvgGj, Zviv wQj ˆiGji KgÆPvix| Zviv Avi wenvGi wdGi hvqwb, i…cbMGiB Nievwo evwbGq m¯¦vb-m¯¦wZ cq`v KGi ‰B UvDGbi Õ©vqx evwm±`v nGqGQ|

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1971 mvGj ò×z«¬ evOvwj RbZv wenvwicvovq Avò×gY KGi jyUZivR PvwjGqwQj, wK¯§ iwng wenvwii evwo ˆmB Avò×gGYi wkKvi nqwb KviY Zvi evwo wenvwicvovi wfZGi bq|

iwng wenvwi A¯¦Z cÉKvGkÅ ivRvKvwi KGiwb, evsjvG`k Õ¼vaxb Kivi msMÉvGgI ˆm Ask ˆbqwb| Avevi ˆ`k Õ¼vaxb nIqvi ci ‰gb K^vI ˆKD Zvi gyGL ˆkvGb bvB ˆh ˆm cwievi-cwiRb wbGq cvwKÕ¦vb PGj ˆhGZ Pvq| cƒeÆcyi‚Gli ˆ`k wenvGii mGãI ˆh Zvi ˆKvGbv ˆhvMvGhvM AewkÓ¡ AvGQ ‰gb K^vI ˆkvbv hvq bv|

‰iKg ‰KRb wbixn e†«¬ ˆjvK, hvi evwo mvgGbi ivÕ¦vi LoKzUv ev gvwUi ˆXjv ev ‰K Lí BU cGo ^vKvi RbÅ hvGK ˆgvGUB `vqx Kiv PGj bv, ZvGK nvbv`vGii evœPv, eyov ivRvKvi BZÅvw` Mvwj w`Gq ZvGK w`Gq ivÕ¦v SuvU ˆ`IqvGbv KZ n…`qwe`viK eÅvcvi Zv i…cbMGii AmsGe`bkxj ˆjvGKiv ˆmw`b Dcjwº¬ KiGZ bv cviGjI iwng wenvwi wbGR I Zvi cwievi ‰iKg Mvwji ZvrchÆ wbfÆyjfvGe aiGZ ˆcGiwQj| ZvG`i wePvGi, iwng wenvwiGK hw` ˆNvovgvmy Kzîv-wejvB, kvjv, ev Zvi AZÅ ¦ wcÉq Mvwj ‘Pzw`ifvB’ ejZ, ZvnGj ˆevSv ˆhZ ˆh iMPUv ˆQGjUv AKviGY nVvr ˆÞGcGQ| wK § nvbv`vGii evœPv, eyov ivRvKvi BZÅvw` eGj wPrKvi Kivi ZvrchÆ ‰B ˆh, ˆmUv wQj 1996 mvGji AvMÕ¡ gvm, `xNÆ 21 eQi ci RbMGYi gÅvG´£U wbGq ÞgZvi gmbG` wdGi ‰GmGQ evsjvG`k AvIqvgx jxM| cGi i…cbMGii mvaviY ˆjvGKivI AvweÓ•vi KGi ˆh IB NUbvi AÍKvj cGiB ˆNvovgvmy knx` wRqvi ŠmwbK ˆ^GK i…cv ¦wiZ nGqwQj gywReGmbvq|

Zvi gvm LvGbK cGi ‰K ycyGi i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆ`LGZ cvq, wiKkvfÅvGb KGi iwng wenvwiGK nvmcvZvGj

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wbGq hvIqv nGœQ, fÅvGbi wcQGb ˆnuGU PGjGQ Zvi cuvP ˆQGj; ZvG`i gyGL ˆKvGbv K^v wQj bv, Zviv cÉGZÅGK nuvUwQj gv^v wbPz KGi gvwUi w`GK ˆPGq| IB †kÅ ˆ`GL i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv wbwøZ eySGZ ˆcGiwQj e†«¬ iwng wenvwii Avqy ˆkl nGqGQ, ˆm nvmcvZvGj hvGœQ ˆKej g†Z ˆNvwlZ nIqvi RGbÅ| ZLb ZvG`i gGb cGo hvq ˆNvovgvmyG`i K^v, KviY ivÕ¦v SuvU ˆ`Iqvi ˆmB P„ov ¦ NUbvi ci ˆmw`bB cÉ g iwng wenvwiGK ˆjvKmgGÞ ˆ`Lv hvq, Zviv mveÅÕ¦ KGi iwng wenvwii ‰B g†ZzÅi KviY ˆmw`Gbi ˆmB NUbv, ‰gbwK ˆKD ˆKD ‰gb AvaÅvwñK wm«¬v¯¦I UvGb ˆh, IBw`b ivÕ¦v SuvU w`GZ w`GZB iwng wenvwi AvmGj gviv ˆMGQ|

nvmcvZvGji cG^ wiKkvfÅvGbi Dci wPr nGq ÷Gq wQj ˆm, ‰KLvbv Kuv^vq XvKv wQj Zuvi kxYÆ kixi, ZGe gyLUv wQj ˆLvjv| dÅvj dÅvj KGi AvKvGki w`GK ˆPGq iwng wenvwi wiKkvfÅvGb ÷Gq ÷Gq nvmcvZvGj hvwœQj, wK § Zvi ˆPvL ywU wQj fveGjknxb, Zvi †wÓ¡GZ BnRMGZi RbÅ ˆKvGbv gvqv wQj bv, cuvPwU ˆeKvi ˆQGji RbÅ wQj bv ˆKvGbv DG«¼M| AvmGj, i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv eGj, iwng wenvwi ZZÞGY cicvGii evwm±`v eGb wMGqwQj|

ˆjvGKiv cGi ÷GbGQ, g†ZzÅi AvGM iwng wenvwi Bwjk gvQ ˆLGZ ˆPGqwQj, wK¯§ ˆ`k RyGo ZLb PjwQj BwjGki AvKvj| AeGkGl ˆhw`b Zvi eo ˆQGj 450 UvKv w`Gq ‰KwU Bwjk wKGb AvGb, ˆmw`bB Zvi cvqLvbv-cÉmËve I LvIqv-`vIqv e®¬ nGq hvq| i…cbMGii evRvGi Bwjk AvGm eü ƒi ˆ^GK KviY ‰ AçGj ‰gb b`x ‰KUvI ˆbB ˆhLvGb Bwjk cvIqv hvq| wK § Bwjk i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi Lye wcÉq gvQ| Bwjk wbGq gvGQi evRvGi ˆò×ZvG`i gGaÅ gvGS gvGSB KvwRqv-dÅvmv` ˆjGM hvq|

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gvGQi evRvGi Šn ŠP Kivi eÅvcvGi ˆNvovgvmyG`i evc gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji LÅvwZ AvGQ| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv cÉvqkB ˆmme MÍ eGj, ejGZ ejGZ KLGbv ‰gb nq ˆh Zviv gvGQi eÅvcvGi ÕÆwZKvZi nGq coGe ‰es i…cbMGii PvicvGki avbGÞZàGjvGZ kÉveY ˆ^GK KvwZÆK gvm chÆ ¦ eüwewPò RvGZi gvGQi cÉvPzGhÆi w`bàGjvi ÕÆwZPviY ÷i‚ KiGe|

wK § kÉveY-fv Ë gvGmi cvwbGZ I gvGQ UBUzÁ¼yi gvGVi MÍ ejGZ ejGZ nVvr Zviv ÷i‚ KiGe gvN-dvÍšyGbi weivb gvGVi MÍ, ˆh gvVàGjvGK Zviv eGj cv^vi| i…cbMGii PvicvGki MÉvgàGjvi gvGS gvGS ‰GKKUv wbGUvj mgZj cÉv ¦i| ANËvY-ˆcŒGl Avgb avb ˆKGU NGi ˆZvjvi ci ay ay KiZ ˆmme cÉv ¦i ev wbayqv cv^vi| ˆQGjiv Mi‚ PivZ, dzzwZÆ-cvw´Ÿ ˆLjZ, Avi ˆhme M†nÕ© avb KvUvi ci wKQy RwgGZ Avjy jvMvZ, ZvG`i Avjy ˆLGq webvk KiZ| ivLvGjiv ˆÞZ ˆ^GK Avjy ZzGj Lo-bvov KzwoGq ZvGZ Avàb awiGq Avjy ˆcvovZ; ˆcvov Zµ¦ Avjy nvGZi ZvjyGZ wbGq jvdvZ Avi dz dz KGi gyLwbtm†Z evZvm w`Gq Mig Avjy Vvív KiGZ KiGZ myGLi Mvb MvBZ| Mvb ˆMGq Zviv ˆcvov Avjy ˆLZ, Avjy ˆLGq dzwZÆ-cvw´Ÿ ˆLjZ| Avjyi cGi ^vKZ Mg, wK § Mg ZLbI RbwcÉq kmÅ bq, cv^viRyGo aƒmi MgGÞZ wQj weij; ZvQvov MgGÞGZ ivLvGji ˆKvGbv KvR wQj bv, Zviv ˆhZ eyUKjvBGqi ˆÞGZ| meyR eyUKjvB MvQmy«¬ DcGo ZzGj w`wNi Vvív cvwbGZ PzweGq wbGq Zviv wPbvev`vg LvIqvi gGZv KGi meyR eyUKjvB wPeyZ Avi Mvb MvBZ| ZLb ˆKvb ARvbv ZÍÏvU ˆ^GK ÷GqvGii `j PivGZ PivGZ AvmZ Avw`evmx eybviv, ÷GqvGii SuvK w`wNGZ ˆbGg cvwb ˆLZ, Avi ivLvGjiv ˆmB †kÅ ˆPGq ˆPGq ˆ`LZ Avi fveZ eybviv ÷Gqvi w`Gq w`wNi cvwb

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bvcvK KGiGQ, ZvB Zviv Mi‚PivGbv euvGki cvw´Ÿ w`Gq ÷Gqvi ˆcUvZ ˆe`g| wbixn eybviv ‘gvwim bv fvBGi’ eGj wgbwZ KiGZ KiGZ Avi ‘üDB üDk’ kõ KGi Avcbvcb ÷GqvGii `jGK Ë‚Z ZvwoGq wbGq ˆhZ|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv grmÅ mÁ·` weGjvGci RbÅ avbPvGl KxUbvkGKi eÅenvGii ÞwZi K^v eGj ‰es nVvr wbGRG`i Lv`ÅvfÅvm weGkÏlY AviÁ¿ KGi ˆ`q| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv fvZ-gvQ Lvq; ˆjvGK ‰LbI fvZ cvq, wK¯§ ZvG`i AwaKvskB AvRKvj Avi gvQ cvq bv; KviY i…cbMGii AvGkcvGk b`x-bvjv weij, ‰Kgvò b` ZzjkxMãvi Pivq ‰Lb cUGji Pvl nq, Avi KxUbvkK eÅenvGii dGj ‰Lb avbGÞZàGjvGZ DœPdjbkxj avb DœPnvGi djGjI gvQ Avi dGj bv| ZvB gvGQi eo AvKvj, gvQ Aaybv eoGjvGKi Lv`Å; AwaKvsk ˆjvK fvGZi mGã Avjy Lvq : Avjyi fZvÆ, Avjyi NuvwU, wNwP-wNwP KGi KvUv Avjyi ZiKvwi, cUj-ˆeàb-Kijv ˆh-gImyGg hv cvq Avjyi mGã wgwkGq ZvB w`Gq ˆSvGji ZiKvwi ˆiuGa fvZ Lvq|

wK § ‰B avivi Lv`ÅMÉnY ZvG`i gGaÅ ˆMŒiGei welq bq; ‘evàb-KÍÏÅv-GcvUj ˆebÅvGMGi Lv`Å’@ZvwœQGjÅi mGã eGj i…cbMGii PvicvGki MÉvgàGjvi AeÕ©vc®² M†nÕ©iv| fvZ Avi ‘wbivjv’ A^Ævr AwewgkÉ gvQ-gvsm ni`g LvIqv eGbw`qvbvi I ˆMŒiGei cÉKvk| AwZ mvÁ·ËwZK Kvj AvGMI i…cbMGii eoGjvGKiv kvK-mewR fÞY KiGZb bv, ‰Lb wKQyUv KGib : WvqvGewUK mwgwZ, LeGii KvMRàwji Õ¼vÕ©ÅwelqK cvZv Avi ‰bwRImgƒGni cÉGivPbvq| Z^vwc, ‰B AçGj ‰LbI ˆjvGKiv KPzkvK, KPzWvUv, KPzi eB, KPzi jwZ BZÅvw` AZÅ ¦ DcKvix Lv`Å ˆRGbI ciÕ·iGK wZiÕ•vGii KvGR KPz eÅenvi KGi ^vGK | ‘KPzLvKv ˆe®²Åvi evœPv’, ‘KPz

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Lv’, ‘KPz cvey ˆi nvUKziv’ BZÅvw` bvbv AG^Æi I bvbv eÅébvi KPzhyî× evKÅeG®¬i eÅenvi cÉPzi| i…cbMGii eGbw` eoGjvGKiv B`vwbs Õ¼vÕ©ÅMZ KviGY evRvGi wMGq gvGS-gGaÅ KPz ˆKGb eGU, wK § Zv enb KGi evwo Avbevi mgq jyKvGbvi ˆPÓ¡v KGi; ZvG`i evRvGii ^wj hG^Ó¡ Avovj m†wÓ¡ KiGZ mÞg bv-nGj, ‰es cwiwPZ ˆKD mweGkl gGbvGhvMx †wÓ¡GZ ^wji gyGL DuwK-gviv meyR KPzcvZvi w`GK ZvKvGj, KPz enbKvixi gyLgíj kiGg iwî×g A^ev ZvgvGU eYÆ aviY KGi| `kÆK cÉwZGekx ˆVuvUKvUv iwmK cÉK‡wZi nGj eGbw` f ËGjvKGK weeËZ Kivi gRv ˆjvUvi myGhvM nvZQvov KGi bv; uvZ evi KGi eGj : ‘AvRKvj ZvGj KPz LvIqv awiGQb!’ ejv `iKvi, i…cbMGi ‰Gnb MvGq-R¾vjv-aivGbv iwmKZv mnÅ KiGZ cvGi ‰gb ˆjvGKi msLÅv AZů¦ weij| dGj, hw` KLGbv ‰gb NUbv NGU ˆh, ˆKvGbv eskvwfgvbx eGbw` f ËGjvKGK KPzkvK enb KiGZ ˆ`GL ˆKvGbv ygÆyL iwmK ZuvGK ‘AvRKvj ZvGj KPz LvIqv awiGQb!’ eGj DÕ•vwb jvMvq, ZvnGj fqvbK gGbvgvwjbÅ NGU| A^ev, Avò×v ¦ f ËGjvK hw` wbweÆev` cÉK‡wZi nb, ZvnGj wZwb iwmKZvi gƒjÅ bv-eyGS ài‚Zi Dîi mieivn KGib : ‘KPzGZ Avqib cÉPzi|’ DchÆycwi Avò×gGYi c^ ZLb LyGj hvq ‰es cieZxÆ ˆkj QyGU AvGm : ‘gyivwii iWwmGgG´Ÿi ˆ`vKvGbi eÅvevK ˆjvnv wK wewò× nqv ˆMGQ?’ ‰Bevi wbweÆev` f ËGjvGKi cGÞI cwiwÕ©wZ AmnÅ nGq IGV; wZwb evwoi w`GK Ë‚Z cv PvjvGZ AviÁ¿ KGib ‰es cG^ cwiwPZ ˆjvKRGbi mGã ˆ`Lv nGj IB ˆVuvUKvUv iwmGKi ‰gb MxeZ MvBGZ ÷i‚ KGib ˆh, IB ˆjvKwU Nyl Lvq, A^ev ˆm ‰KUv ‘wPUvi’|

wPUvi kõwU KLGbv-ev BUv ˆgvLGjGmi K^v ÕÃiGY AvGb, KviY i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv BUv ˆgvLGjmGK wPUvi

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ˆgvLGjmI eGj ^vGK, ˆKbbv gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji e®¬z nGq Zvi weGq-Kiv eDGK fvwMGq ˆbIqv wPUvwi Še fvGjvgvbylx bq| 5 AvUvcvov ˆemiKvwi wWwMÉ KGjGRi AaÅÞ gvGR yi ingvb IiGd gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj IiGd ˆNvovgvmyG`i evc Zuvi KGjGRi ˆQGjGgGqG`i ÷wbGq ÷wbGq ejZ, ‘ˆZvgiv wmbvgv ˆ`wLQ? wmbvgvi gGaÅ ivdÅvb&Uvd wfGjb ˆ`wLQ? Avgvi ˆQGj nGœQ mvÞvr wfGjb, eywRQ?’

ˆKb ˆm Zvi wbixn QvòQvòxG`i ‰fvGe fq LvIqvq ˆm-eÅvcvGi ‰KUv eÅvLÅv cÉPwjZ AvGQ : AvUvcvov KGjR bKGji KviLvbv wnGmGe ˆ`kGRvov LÅvZ| bKj KGi cixÞv ˆ`Iqvi myGhvM wbGZ ˆmB KGjGR my ƒi XvKv PëMÉvg KÝevRvi ˆ^GK Qvòiv AvmZ| bKGji myweav cvIqvi Avkvq Zviv gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvjGK AGbK UvKvKwo w`Z ‰es cixÞvq KovKwo nGj Zviv wcÉw´ÖcvGji Dci weÞzº¬ nZ; yGqKevi ZvGK ˆNivI Kivi NUbvI NGUwQj|

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‰gb gnvm¯¨vmx Zviv nGZ cviZ ˆh AvRGKi ˆNvovgvmy ZvG`i bvg ÷GbB fq ˆcGq ˆnGM ˆdjZ|

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myMviwgj ˆivGW wgbv KbGdKkbvwii DΟv cvGk Ko~B MvGQi wbGP mvjvgGZi ˆnv´£vi MÅvGiGR ˆmw`b ycyGi hviv †kÅUv ˆ`Lvi myGhvM ˆcGqwQj, Zviv cieZxÆ

KvGj gvmyG`i nvGZ AvGiv AGbK ˆivgnlÆK NUbv NUGZ ˆ`GLGQ, wK § ZvG`i RxeGb IB †kÅwU wQj A †Ó¡cƒeÆ, hv ZvG`i cGÞ mvivRxeGbI Avi fzGj hvIqv mÁ¿e nGe bv|

dwi` myMviwgj kÉwgK BDwbqGbi ˆbZv; hw`I Zvi myw`b MZ nGqGQ, Zey meviB gGb AvGQ Kx `vcGUi mGã ˆm ‰K KvGj kÉwgK ivRbxwZ KGiGQ, `vãvnvãvgvi ˆbZ‡Z½ w`GqGQ, BœQvgZb wgGji PvKv e®¬ KGiGQ, gwRÆgvwdK LyGj w`GqGQ; Zvi `vevo ˆLGq wKfvGe wgGji ˆRbvGij gÅvGbRvi chÆ ¦ Awdm ˆ^GK ˆei nGq Ea»Æk¼vGm QyGU wMGq eDGqi ˆKvGj PGoGQ| ˆmB dwiG`i eyGK wKbv Pvco ˆgGi ‘ZzB ˆK ˆi’ eGj wPrKvi QvGo wZbw`Gbi PÅvsov gvmy |

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wbGqwQj ‰B w`b dwiG`i w`b bq, ‰B w`b ˆNvovgvmyG`i| Zey Zviv ‰B ˆfGe fq cvwœQj ˆh, ‰Lb hw` gvmy dwiG`i MvGj ‰KUv Po ˆgGi eGm ZvnGj ˆh-ˆKGjâvix nGq hvGe ZvGZ ˆhb `kÆK-RbZviI gv^v KvUv hvGe jävq|

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gvmy ZvGK ÕÃiY KwiGq ˆ`q ˆh, eQi wZGbK AvGM ‰Kw`b ZvGK wmMvGiU ˆLGZ ˆ`GL ˆjvKwU, Zvi gGZ, bvevjK gvmyG`i ˆVuvU ˆ^GK wmMvGiU ˆKGo wbGq ‘wcÉw´ÖcvGji eÅvUv Zzwg ‰Z eÅvóc nqv ˆMQ?’ eGj Zvi MvGj ‰KUv g† y ˆVvbv ˆgGiwQj|

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Wvb nvZwU mijGiLvi gGZv jÁ¼v KGi mvgGb evwoGq aGi wcÕ¦Gji bjwU g† y bvovGZ bvovGZ D‹œPtÕ¼Gi àGb PGj@wZb Pvi cuvP...gvmyG`i KG¥¤ cuvP DœPvwiZ nevi mGã mGã wbGRi wbZGÁ¼ ywU Pvco ˆgGi Da»Æk¼vGm ˆ`ŒovGZ ÷i‚ KGi PvPv ˆmvjvqgvb|

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i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆLqvj KGi, AvG™²qvGÕ¨i eÅenvi ‰ knGi ˆZgb ‰KUv wQj bv| gywî×hyG«¬i ci ci wKQy àwjGMvjvi eÅenvi AekÅ wQj, wK¯§ Kx KviGY AwPGiB ˆm Pj DGV hvq| cieZxÆ KvGji wbÓ¤zi ˆQGjiv àwjGMvjv KiZ bv; ˆjvGKiv eGj, àwj wKbGZ UvKv jvGM, memgq ˆRvMvo KivI mgmÅv ‰es àwj dzUGj weKU kõ nq, knGi RvbvRvwb nGq hvq| ZvB Zviv wbtkGõ Qywi, PvKz, wKwiP, ivg`v I PvqwbR Kzovj eÅenvi KiGZ ˆewk fvGjvevGm|

Zvi AvGM ZvG`i cQG±`i nvwZqvi wQj nwK ˆLjvi jvwV, ˆjvnvi iW ‰es evBmvBGKGji ˆPb| AvGMi w`Gb i…cbMi KGjGR ˆhme gvivgvwi nZ ZvGZ euvGki jvwVi eÅenviB wQj ˆewk| jvΟz gÕ¦vb meÆcÉ g evBmvBGKGji

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ˆPGbi eÅenvi ÷i‚ KGi| Zvi hyGM evBmvBGKGji ˆPb ‰KUv dÅvkGbej AÕ¨ nGq IGV| Zvici hLb Kzsdz-KvivGZi cÉv yfÆve NGU ZLb bvbPvØz bvGgi ‰KUv B´ÖUÇ~Gg´Ÿ ˆQGjG`i nvGZ nvGZ ˆ`Lv ˆhZ, ˆhUv evbvGbv nZ kî× I gm†Y ywU KvGVi `íGK ‰KwU ˆjvnvi wkKGji mvnvGhÅ ˆRvov w`Gq| ‰K chÆvGq bvbPvØz evbvGbvi KvGRB knGii KvgvGiiv eÅÕ¦ nGq IGV; wK § RbmvaviY ˆmwUGK PvKz-Qywi ev mvBGKGji ˆPGbi gGZv Lvivc ˆPvGL ˆ`LZ bv; ˆjvGK eGj, KvivGZ wQj gvkÆvj AvUÆ, IUv ˆkLv Lvivc eGj weGewPZ wQj bv KviY wd-eQi Õ¼vaxbZv w`eGm I weRq w`eGm ˆÕ¡wWqvGgi KzPKvIqvGR ˆRjv cÉkvmK, Õ©vbxq mvsm` cÉgyL miKvwi ˆemiKvwi KZ‡ÆcGÞi mÁÃyGL KvivGZi cÉ kÆbx PjZ|

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ˆKD ˆKD eGj, ˆmw`b weKvGjB ivÕ¦vq nvwdR gíj gvmy GK ˆ`GL nvZ ˆbGo eGjwQj, ‘Avgvi Mw`Z& ‰Kevi Avwmm Z’| gvmy bvwK Zvi DîGi wPrKvi KGi gíjGK eGjwQj, ‘ZzB ZzB KGib KÅv?’ Zv ÷Gb gíj mv`Gi

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nvmGZ nvmGZ gvmyG`i KvGQ ‰wMGq wMGqwQj, ˆmvnvM KGi Zvi KuvGa g† y Pvco ˆgGi eGjwQj, ‘AvGmv fvB, AvGmv|’ ˆNvovgvmyG`i evGci eqmx nvwdR gíj, whwb miKvwi `Gji mvaviY mÁ·v`K, ‰es weMZ wbeÆvPGb `jxq gGbvbqb bv ˆcGqI mxgvnxb `vcU I ÞgZvi AwaKvix, `Gji mfvcwZ eGqve†«¬ nIqvq whwbB KvhÆZ ‰LvbKvi cÉavb ˆbZv, wZwb gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvjGK fvB WvGKb, Avevi ˆmB wZwbB ˆNvovgvmy GK fvwZRv bv eGj fvB ejvq knievmx nvwdR gíGji KvGQ ˆNvovgvmyG`i K`i I mÁÃvb mÁ·GKÆ ZrÞYvr wbwøZ nGq hvq|

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6 ˆNvovgvmyG`i evc gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj ˆKgb KGi cÉvBGfGU cixÞv w`Gq ^vWÆ KÑvm ˆcGq ‰g‰ cvk KGiwQj, Zvici wKfvGe AvUvcvovq ‰KUv ˆemiKvwi KGjR ˆLvjv nj ˆhLvGb Qvò-Qvòx fwZÆ nGZ Pvq bv, Zvi ci w`Gb w`Gb ˆmB KGjR wKfvGe bKGji KviLvbv wnGmGe ˆ`kGRvov LÅvwZ ˆcGq ˆMj ‰Bme bvbv Kvwnbxi Rvei KvUvq i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi eì myL| gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji yGa-AvjZvq ˆgkvGbv dmÆv wPKbPvKb eDwU, hvi bvg jvBwj ˆeMg eGj Zvi Õ¼vgxGK cvovi ˆjvGKiv Rbvw¯¦GK gRby ejZ, ˆmB UMeGM ˆhŒebv hyeZx Ab ¦Kvj ˆhŒeb aGi ivLGe eGj m ¦vbaviGY wQj bvivR, wK § ˆjvKRb gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji cyi‚lZ½GK mG±`n KiZ, AvUKzov weGklGY ZvGK f„wlZ KGi KvbvNylv PjZ, hZw`b chÆ ¦ bv ˆjvGK ˆ`LGZ cvq ˆh jvBwj ˆeMGgi D`i Õ¹xZ nGqGQ ‰es ZvG`i evwoi PvKi M†nmsj™² cyKzi ˆ^GK ˆnjçv kvK ZzjGQ ‰es jvBwj ˆeMg ˆZuZzj LvGœQ Avi mKvGj-m®¬Åvq cvovi KvKgíjxGK mPwKZ KGi egb KiGQ|

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gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj ˆh-knGi ‰KUv AvÕ¦ DœPwkÞv cÉwZÓ¤vGbi KYÆavi wnGmGe emevm KGib ˆmLvGb wkÞK mÁ·Ë vGqi cÉwZ mgvGRi kÉ«¬v, mÁÃvb I K`i wQj| ˆbnvr cÉv^wgK we`ÅvjGqi cwíZivI ˆjvKRGbi mgxGni cvò wQGjb, KGjGRi AaÅvcK nGj ˆZv K^vB ˆbB| wK § gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji PvjPjGb, AvPvi-eÅenvGi ‰gb ‰KUv-wKQy wQj hvi `i‚Y ˆjvKRGbi gGbB nZ bv ˆh IB ˆjvKwU kÉ«¬vfvRb wkÞK mÁ·Ë vGqi A¯¦fƃî× ‰KRb| ˆm gvGQi evRvGi ˆ`vKvb`viG`i mGã weevG` wjµ¦ nZ, e®¬z-ev®¬eG`i KvGQ FY KGi wbGRGK FYx fveZ bv, agÆKgÆ, bvgvR-KvjvGgi avi aviZ bv, ‰gbwK RyÁÃvevGiI gmwRG`i yqvGi Zvi cv coZ bv, ‰es ˆkvbv hvq ˆh ˆm, Zvi ˆQGj AvOzj dzGj KjvMvQ nIqvi AvGM, Kzíycvovi Õ¼YÆKviG`i KvGQ myG` UvKv LvUvZ, A^Ævr my GLvi wQj|

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Zî½Zvjvk PGj AGbK w`b| wK § ˆNvovi nvU, A^ev ˆNvov-wgGkj-ˆ`Iqv Mi‚-gwnGli nvGUi m®¬vb ˆKD w`GZ cvGi bv| Dcvqv ¦i bv ˆcGq AeGkGl IB wenvwi AvBmwò×g weGò×ZvwUi kiY wbGZ nq, ˆm hw` ˆKvGbv ˆNvovi nvGUi m®¬vb w`GZ cvGi; wK¯§ ˆm-eÅvUv ˆNvovi nvGUi m®¬vb ˆ`q bv, eis wbGRi ˆNvovwUGKB gvmyG`i evGci nvGZ MwQGq ˆ`Iqvi cÉÕ¦ve KGi eGm| wK § 10 eQGii gvmy , hvi Õ¼µ² wQj Iqvwmg-RwmGgi gGZv UMeGM cw›LivR ˆNvovq PGo WvKvwZ KiGZ hvGe, ˆm ZvjcvZvi ˆmcvB AvBmwò×g weGò×Zvi KsKvjmvi ˆNvovwUi w`GK ˆPGq ^y ^y QyuGo ˆ`q, KviY ˆmwU ˆKej KsKvj bq, Zvi wcGV Mw` ˆbB, cv ivLvi wRb ˆbB; ˆm ˆNvov QyUGZ cvGi bv, ‰gb UGjvgGjv cvGq nuvGU ˆhb ‰KUv gygƒlƃ Mvav, ‰Þzwb ac KGi cGo hvGe, kZ PveyGKI Avi gvwU ˆ^GK DGV uvovGZ cviGe bv| wK § ˆNvovi gvwjK eGj ˆh ˆNvovwU ˆLv` Avie RvGZi, ˆm fvGjvg±` LvIqvGZ cvGi bv eGj Zvi ‰B `kv nGqGQ; wVKgGZv LvbvLv`Å ˆcGj yw`GbB ˆNvovwU ˆdi UMeGM nGq DVGe, kuvBkuvB KGi QyUGe cw›LivGRi gGZv | aƒZÆ AvBmwò×gIqvjv ˆ`vKvb`vi wQj eGU, ˆjvGKiv ‰Lb ejvewj KGi, AvovB nvRvi UvKv ˆm LwmGqwQj gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji KvQ ˆ^GK|

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gvmy hLb Rxe ¦ ‰KwU ˆNvovi gvwjK wQj ZLb Zvi e®¬ziv ZvGK ˆNvovgvmy ejZ bv, hLb ˆm g†Z ˆNvovi gvwjK nq ZLbB Zvi bvg nq ˆNvovgvmy | i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv hLb ˆNvovgvmy hyGMi DG¯Ãl ˆUi cvq ZLb gq`vb duvKv wQj bv, ˆhgbwU KLGbvB ^vGK bv; Avi gvmy AeZxYÆ nGqwQj ˆMvj ˆ`evi RGbÅ gvV duvKv ˆcGq hvGe ˆfGe bq; ˆjvGK eGj, ˆNvovgvmyG`i wejÞY Rvbv wQj ˆh ZvGK f„Zv wc´Ÿzi gyGLvgywL nGZ nGe| gq`vGb ZLb f„Zv wc´Ÿzi ‰KvwacZÅ, Zvi avGbi kxl gvKÆvavix MWdv`vi Avey Kwig RbMGYi wecyj ˆfvGU wbeÆvwPZ AvBbcÉGYZv; ZGe Amyweav ‰B ˆh, wZwb wbGR ‰gwc nGjI Zuvi `jwU ˆmevi ÞgZvq ˆhGZ cvGiwb; dGj f„Zv wc´Ÿz ˆbnvr weGivax `Gji ‰K ‰gwci KÅvWvi wkGivgwY, ‰es ˆjvGKiv eGj, ILvGbB wbwnZ wQj Zvi ˆeKvq`v; Zviv Avkâv KiwQj ˆh f„Zv wc´ŸzGK ˆNvovgvmyG`i nvGZ LiP nGq ˆhGZ nGe KviY gvmy miKvwi nvwZqvi, Avi, ZvG`i gGZ, ‰B ˆmvbvi evsjvq miKvGii ˆPGq eo gÕ¦vb ˆZv Avi nq bv|

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KGi evcab? KGqK MR mvgGbB `jej wbGq PØi gviGQ ˆNvovgvmy ! ivÕ¦vi Dci ˆevgv dvGU, ˆNvovgvmy Zvi Bqvgvnv ˆNvovq ˆPGc avIqv KGi f„Zv wc´ŸzGK; ˆjvGK eGj, IB cÉ g fq ˆLGq hvq f„Zv wc´Ÿz, mevBGK ˆdGj ˆm ˆnv´£v wbGq wcQUvb gvGi, Zvi ˆnv´£vwU bvwK evc evc eGj AvZÆbv` KiGZ KiGZ QyUwQj, Avi Zvi ˆcQGb QyUGZ QyUGZ ˆNvovgvmy wcÕ¦j dzUvwœQj; ˆhme Pvlx-gRyi ivÕ¦vi yB cvGki RwgGZ KvR KiGZ KiGZ †kÅwU ˆ`GLwQj Zviv †kÅwUGK wmGbgvi gGZv ˆivgvçKi eGj eYÆbv KGi; Zviv mvÞÅ ˆ`q ˆh, Zviv cuvP-mvZwU àwji kõ ÷bGZ ˆcGqwQj, wK § ‰KwU àwjI jÞÅGf` KiGZ cvGi bvB| ‰ NUbvq i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv mveÅÕ¦ KGi ˆh ˆNvovgvmy wcÕ¦j Pvjbvq cUz bq|

ˆmw`b weGKGj f„Zv wc´Ÿz ˆNvlYv KGi ˆh ˆNvovgvmyG`i Avqy ˆkl nGqGQ, ‰Lb ZvGK cicvGi cvwo RgvGZ nGe| f„Zv wc´Ÿz bvwK BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwoi `iRv chÆ ¦ wMGq üuwkqvwiUv w`Gq AvGm ˆNvovgvmyG`i gvGK| ˆjvGKiv ZLb evZvGm iGî×i M®¬ cvq; wK¯§ Zviv wbwøZ nGZ cvGi bv, M®¬Uv Kvi iGî×i, Kvi RGbÅ N´Ÿv evRGQ, Avqy ˆkl nGq ‰j Kvi@ˆNvovgvmyG`i, bv f„Zv wc´Ÿzi| AekÅ evÕ¦eev`xiv wbwøZ nq ˆh Kei ˆLvov nGœQ f„Zv wc´Ÿzi RbÅ KviY miKvwi evZvm Zvi cÉwZK„Gj, Avi ˆK bv RvGb ˆh ‰B ˆmvbvi evsjvq miKvwi evZvGmi ˆRvGi gnvNƒwYÆSo IGV|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆmB m®¬Åvi AGcÞv KGi ˆhw`b Nwoi KuvUvq m®¬Åv evRvi AvGMB ˆMvaƒwji Avuavi ˆbGg AvGm, knGii ˆ`vKvbcvU e®¬ nGq hvq, gymwÍÏiv gvMwiGei bvgvR ˆkGl gmwR` ˆ^GK ˆewiGq wdmdvm KiGZ KiGZ NGi wdGi `iRvq wLj ZzGj ˆ`q, knGii ivÕ¦vNvU AwjMwj RbkƒbÅ nGq hvq, evZvm fvwi nGq

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^gGK ^vGK, MvGQi cvZv bGo bv, cyKzGii cvwb KuvGc bv, ‰gbwK cyKzicvGoi MvGQ MvGQ cvwLivI mv®¬ÅKvKwj gyjZwe ˆiGL bxieZv cvjb KGi|

i‚«¬k¼vm ivGZi ˆkGl mƒhÆ IGV, mKvGji AvGjvq i…cbMievmx ˆ`LGZ cvq ivÕ¦vi ‰K cvGk ywU evwoi gaÅeZxÆ wPcv myoGãi gGaÅ ‰KwU bq, ywU jvk : ‰KwUi Kuva yduvK, ˆcU-wcV ‰Gduvo-IGduvo, AbÅwUi cuvRi DchÆycwi ÞZweÞZ|

cGi AvweÓ•‡Z nq ˆh ˆmw`b ycyGi ˆNvovgvmyG`i ˆ`vÕ¦iv f„Zv wc´ŸzGK ˆ`LGZ ˆcGqwQj bxj wR´Ö cÅv´Ÿ Avi kv`v kvGUÆ; ‰kvi AvRvGbi cGi Zviv hLb f„Zv wc´Ÿz I Zvi cuvP-Q Rb ˆ`vÕ¦GK e`igvÕ¡vi ˆivW w`Gq ˆijGÕ¡kGbi w`GK ˆnuGU ˆhGZ ˆ`GL ‰es cGKGU wcÕ¦j Avi nvGZ wKwiP I PvqwbR Kzovj wbGq wbtkGõ ZvG`i wcQy ˆbq, ZLb ZvG`i gGaÅ Zviv kv`v kvUÆ ˆ`LGZ cvq ywU| moGKi ˆkl ˆgvGo ˆcuŒGQ ˆNvovgvmy I Zvi

ˆ`vÕ¦iv f„Zv wc´Ÿz I Zvi ˆ`vÕ¦G`i Dci SuvwcGq coGj Avò×v ¦G`i cÞ ˆ^GK cÉwZGiva AvGm bv, Zviv nZPwKZ nGq wewf®² w`GK QyGU cvjvevi ˆPÓ¡v KGi| Mvp iGOi cÅv´Ÿ-Rvgv cwiwnZiv gynƒGZÆB A †kÅ nGq hvq, A®¬KvGi ÷ay ywU kv`v kvUÆ cvkvcvwk ‰KB w`GK QyUGZ ^vGK; cvjvevi c^ bv ˆcGq w`Gknviv ywU kv`v cÉvY ywU evwoi gaÅeZxÆ ‰K A®¬Kvi wPcvi gGaÅ XzGK covi ˆPÓ¡v KGi, wPcvwU Acwimi eGj cÉvYiÞvi cÉvYv ¦Ki ZvwMG` ZvG`i gGaÅ ˆK AvGM XzKGe Zv wbGq avØvavwØ PjGZ ^vGK, ZLb ZvG`i wcQb ˆ^GK ˆaGq AvGm wKwiP I PvqwbR Kzovj|

knievmx ˆ`LGZ cvq, f„Zv wc´Ÿzi Avqy dzGivqwb, ZGe i…cbMGii fvZ Zvi RGbÅ nvivg nGq ˆMGQ; ˆm DavI, i…cbMiGK wiî× KGi, kƒbÅ KGi PGj ˆMGQ f„Zv wc´Ÿz|

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ZLb i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi gGb cGo, f„Zv wc´Ÿz ‰B knGii m ¦vb wQj bv; Zviv Zvi evGci K^v ÕÃiY KGi, ˆh-f ËGjvK wPwbKGj PvKzwi KiGZ ‰GmwQGjb, whwb wQGjb wbZv ¦B ˆMvGePviv fvGjvgvbyl| Agb ‰KRb fvGjvgvbyGli NGi f„Zv wc´Ÿzi gGZv e`gvBGki cq`v ˆKgb KGi nGqwQj i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv Zv ˆfGe cvq bv|

hviv f„Zv wc´Ÿzi gGZv wbÓ¤zi m¯¨vmxi ˆ`vÕ¦ nq, Zvi mGã ˆdbwmwWj I MuvRv ˆmeb KGi, gvbyl gvGi, bvbv AKvg-KzKvg KGi ˆeovq, Zviv fvGjv ˆQGj nq bv; Zey wbnZ ˆQGj ywUi RbÅ knievmx ytL ˆeva KGi, Zviv gvbmPGÞ ˆQGj ywUi mgÕ¦ AZxZ yi ¦cbvi w`GK ZvKvq Þgvmy±`i †wÓ¡GZ ‰es ZvG`i weG`nx Avñvi gvMwdivZ Kvgbv KGi, ˆkvKwen»j RbK«¼Gqi KuvGa mnvbyf„wZi nvZ ˆiGL mgGe`bv Rvbvq| weGivax `Gji ˆjvGKiv ˆkvKmfvi AvGqvRb KGi, wbnZ ˆQGj ywU ˆmLvGb knx` nGq hvq, ZvG`i evGciv wKwçZ ˆgŒwLK mv ¦¾bv cÉvµ¦ nq ‰es nZÅvgvgjv `vGqi Kivi cÉGivPbv jvf KGi|

cyònviv wcZviv ^vbvq Mgb KGi, ˆNvovgvmy GK cÉavb Avmvwg KGi ‰Rvnvi wjwLZ nq, dGj cywjk ZvRv gvgjvGKB ‘giv’ weGklGY f„wlZ KGi nZvkvi nvwm nvGm KviY AvmvwgcGÞi wbKU ˆ^GK wKQyB LmvGbv hvGe bv; Dci¯§ Zviv msÞzº¬ RbK«¼qGK cÉZvwiZ Kivi gZjGe eGj ˆh, Avmvwg ˆMÉdZvi nGe hw` yB evGc wgGj yB jÞ UvKv LiP KiGZ mÁÃZ nq; n…Zcyò RbGKiv AwaK ˆjvKmvb Õ¼xKvGi cÉÕ§Z bq, Zviv Kcvj PvcovGZ PvcovGZ ^vbv ˆ^GK NGi wdGi wMGq RvqbvgvGR eGm gnvb AvÍÏvi `ievGi yB nvZ DGîvjb KGi| Avi nvwdR gíGji PvZvGj ˆfvR-Drme PGj, ˆKbbv cÉvY nvGZ wbGq f„Zv wc´Ÿz i…cbMi ˆ^GK cvîvwi àwUGqGQ| 7

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BUv ˆgvLGjm cÉ Gg ivRvKvi wQj, cGi gywî×Ghv«¬v nGqwQj| ivRvKvi ^vKv AeÕ©vq ˆm cvwKÕ¦vGbi AvBb fã KGi wn± y-gymjgvb wbweÆGkGl AGbGKi Nievwo jyU KGiwQj| Zvici hLb gywî×evwnbxi `vcGU i…cbMGii cÉkvmb ˆfGO cGo ZLb ˆm gnKzgv cÉkvmGKi evwoGZ wMGq IGV ‰es ZvGK civgkÆ ˆ`q ˆh, i…cbMGii eÅvsKàGjvi UvKv-cqmv ‰evi jyUcvU nGq hvGe, ˆmàGjv wbGRG`i AwaKvGi Avbv `iKvi| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv eGj, ‰mwWI Avi BUv ˆgvLGjm eÕ¦vq KGi UvKv wbGq Mi‚i MvwoGZ PGo Bw´£qv PGj wMGqwQj| fviGZ wMGq BUv ˆgvLGjm gywî×evwnbxGZ bvg ˆjLvq, wK¯§ hy«¬ KiGZ evsjvG`Gk AvGm bv; evjyiNvU, wkwjàwo I KwjKvZvq wmGbgv ˆ`GL w`b KvUvq| ˆ`k Õ¼vaxb nIqvi ci ˆm wdGi ‰Gm BGUi fvUv iPbv KGi; dGj i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv Zvi bvg ˆ`q BUv ˆgvLGjm| cieZÆx KvGj gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji weGq-Kiv eD jvBwj ˆeMgGK fvwMGq wbGq BUv ˆgvLGjm ˆhGnZz ˆNvovgvmyG`i mr-evc nq, ‰es Zvi evGqvWvUvq eÅvsGKi UvKvKwo Avñmvr Kivi BwZnvm ˆjvKRGbi ÕÃiGY AvGQ, ZvB i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv BUv ˆgvLGjGmi mr-ˆeUvi ‘AÅvGUg Uz eÅvsK WvKvwZ’i MGÍ wdGi hvq ‰es ‰B MÍ ejGZ ejGZ Zviv Zvi gv I gvGqi ˆcÉwgK, h^v jvBwj ˆeMg I BUv ˆgvLGjGmi cÉYq, ˆm-cÉYGqi eÅvcvGi ˆNvovgvmyG`i †wÓ¡fwãi yGeÆvaÅZv wbGq RÍbv-KÍbv KGi, ‰es KLGbv-

ev ‰gbUv NGU ˆh, BUv ˆgvLGjGmi cÉmGã K^v ejGZ ejGZ nVvr PGj AvGm Re»vi Avwj wgqvi bvg, ÷ay ‰B AwQjvq ˆh, ‰Kw`b Re»vi Avwji ˆ`vKvGbi mvgGb mr-evc BUv ˆgvLGjGmi mGã mr-cyò ˆNvovgvmyG`i gyGLvgywL mvÞvr nGqwQj| BUv ˆgvLGjm bvwK ZLb ZwoNwo Kx-‰KUv `iKvGii fvb KGi ˆfGM hvq Avi Re»vi Avwj gyL

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ˆPGc nvGmb| Zvi nvwm ˆ`GL ˆdGj ˆNvovgvmy , ‰es ZrÞYvr ˆm Re»vi AvwjGK ‘PvRÆ’ KGi eGm : ‘nvmGjb KÅv?’

ˆjvGK eGj, AK‡Z`vi I cÉvî×b KwgDwbÕ¡ weµÏex Re»vi Avwj wgqv ‘ yB w`Gbi PÅvsiv’ ˆNvovgvmy GK fq cvIqvi ev±`v bb (AGbGKB AekÅ ‰-eÅvcvGi w«¼gZ cÉKvk KGi); wZwb cuvPwewei Av±`vgvbGdiZ weµÏex Wvî×vi Ave yj KvG`i ˆPŒayixi mGã ivRbxwZ-Kiv ˆjvK| wZwb bvwK ˆNvovgvmyG`i w`GK ö…GÞcgvò bv-KGi Zuvi ˆ`vKvGbi mvgGbi UzGj emv MYÅgvbÅ f ËGjvKG`i mGã ˆ`Gki ivR‹bwZK cwiwÕ©wZ wbGq Avjvc ÷i‚ KGiwQGjb|

f ËGjvKG`i gGaÅ KGjGRi AaÅvcK wQGjb, DwKj wQGjb, Wvî×vi wQGjb, ‰es Rbv yGqK mvGeK msÕ•‡wZmsMVKI wQGjb| dGj Zvici ˆmLvGb wbøqB Avi wKQy NGUwb, ˆKbbv ˆKD ÕÃiY KiGZ cvGi bv gvmy Zvi cGi Kx eGjwQj, ev KLb ˆmLvb ˆ^GK cÉÕ©vb KGiwQj|

hLb Zviv ˆLqvj KGi ˆh ˆNvovgvmy Avi ˆmLvGb ˆbB, ZLb Re»vi Avwj gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji bKj KGi we‰ cvk Kivi Kvwnbx ejGZ AviÁ¿ KGib ‰es ˆmB mƒò aGi PGj hvb 1972 mvGj, hLb cixÞvi nGj bKGji ˆgvœQe ÷i‚ nq, cieZxÆ 22 eQGiI Zv Avi ^vGg bv| ‰ RbÅ Re»vi Avwj hyG«¬i e`bvg KGib; wZwb eGjb ˆh hy«¬ eÅvcviUv KLGbvB fvGjv bq KviY Zv ‰KUv So, mgÕ¦ wKQy jífí KGi ˆ`q, gvbyGli fvGjvgG±`i wePvieyw«¬ ˆLGq ˆdGj, ‰gb me bwRi m†wÓ¡ KGi hv hyG«¬i AvGM gvbyGli KÍbvqI ^vGK bv|

Re»vi Avwj KwgDwbÕ¡, wK § ˆkL gywReGK fvGjvevGmb gwY wmsGni ˆPGq ˆewk| 1975 mvGji 15B AvMÕ¡ mKvGj ˆeZvGi ˆgRi WvwjGgi `vwÁ¿K KG¥¤ ˆkL

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gywRGei nZÅvi ˆNvlYv ÷Gb wZwb ‘mGe»vbvk nqv ˆMj ˆi!’ eGj AvZÆbv` KGi DGVwQGjb| ˆmw`b i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv AekÅ Re»vi Avwji IB AvZÆbvG`i cÉwZ mnvbyf„wZ cÉKvk KGiwb, ZvG`i ˆKD ˆKD eis ‰gb K^v ejvewj KGiwQj ˆh ‰ Qvov Avi ˆKvGbv MZů¦i wQj bv, Avi AGbGK ‰-K^vI eGjwQj ˆh, ‰gbUv ˆh NUGe Zv ZvG`i AvGM ˆ^GKB Rvbv wQj| Re»vi Avwj ZvG`i wRævmv KGiwQGjb, ‘ZvGj cGi ˆZvgiv wK Rvwbb ˆh evsjvG`Gki Kx MwZ nevi hvGœQ?’ Zuvi ‰B cÉGk²i ˆKvGbv Dîi ˆKD ˆ`qwb, Re»vi Avwj wbGRB ZvG`i eGjwQGjb, ‘evsjvG`k kKzGbi Lv`Å ˆnvGe, `Åvk-we`ÅvGki eÅvevK kKzb AÅvGm evsjvG`kK& wQGo-LyeGj Lvqv kÅvl KGi dvjvGe| ‰Kw`b ˆ`Lweb, weGk¼i gvbwPGò evsjvG`k ˆevGj ˆKvGbv ˆfuvPv Avi bvB|’

wK § i…cbMGii ˆhme MYÅgvbÅ eÅwî× Re»vi Avwj wgqvi jvBGeËwiGZ Avìv gviGZb Zuviv ZvGK ˆKvGbv fwelÅr- ËÓ¡v eGj gGb KiGZb bv| Zuviv Zuvi gGZv ŠbivkÅev`xI wQGjb bv; ˆkL gyywRGei g†ZzÅi ci Zuviv evsjvG`kGK wbGq bZzb KGi Õ¼µ² ˆ`LGZ ÷i‚ KGiwQGjb| wRqvDi ingvGbi AvwefÆvGe ZuvG`i gGb Avkvi cÉ xc R¾Gj DGVwQj, ˆmB cÉ xGci AvGjvq Zuviv Re»vi Avwji wbivk gbGKI AvGjvwKZ Kivi ˆPÓ¡v KiGZb; wbwù Ë mvgwiK kvmGbi gGaÅB Zuviv eü`jxq MYZG ¨i K^v ejGZb| wK¯§ Re»vi Avwj wgqv ZuvG`i ˆmme K^v ÷Gb cwinvGmi nvwm nvmGZb Avi ejGZb, ‘meyi KGib, meyi KGib’|

1981 mvGji ˆg gvGm i…cbMGii ˆmBme MYÅgvbÅ eÅwî×iv bvwK eyGS ˆdGjb ˆh Re»vi Avwj ZuvG`iGK wKGmi RbÅ meyi KiGZ ejGZb| wRqvDi ingvGbi ˆeCgvb ŠmbÅiv hLb Zuvi ˆ`nUvGK àwjGZ SuvSov KGi

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ˆdGj ZLb i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv wen»jfvGe ciÕ·Gii gyGLi w`GK ˆPGq ejvewj KGiwQGjb, ‘‰Uv Kx nqv ˆMj?’ Re»vi Avwj wgqv ZLbI bvwK ‰KB fwãGZ eGjwQGjb, ‘meyi KGib, meyi KGib’| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv meyi KiGZ KiGZ ‰BP‰g ‰ikvG`i AvMgb NGU, ZLbI Re»vi Avwji KG¥¤ ˆmB cyGivGbv eywj ˆkvbv hvq, ‘meyi KGib’|

Re»vi Avwj ˆjvKwU ˆ`LGZ cwøgeGãi cÉvî×b gyLÅg ¨x ˆRÅvwZ emyi gGZv, ZuviB gGZv ‰KUv dZzqv cGib, ˆhwUGK i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv eGj KjviIqvjv cvévwe| ˆjvGK RvGb Re»vi Avwj KwgDwbÕ¡, gvGb ˆNvi bvwÕ¦K, wK § ˆjvKRGbi ˆPvGL aƒjv w`GZ gmwRG` wMGq bvgvR cGob| AekÅ Re»vi Avwj wbGR `vwe KGib ˆh wZwb knGii AGbK gmwRG`i BgvGgi ˆPGqI LuvwU gymjgvb, ˆKvivb-nvw`Gmi ævb Zuvi fvívGiI Kg bq|

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i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv MxeGZi myGi eGj, KgGiW ˆejvGji eÅemv wQj ˆmvwfGqZ BDwbqGb Qvò cvVvGbv| kwidzj DwKGji eGL hvIqv ˆQGjwU MuvRv-PiGmi cvV

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ˆkl KGi hLb ˆnGivBb aGiGQ, ZLb ZvGK ˆbkvi Kej ˆ^GK D«¬vi KiGZ DwKj mvGne KgGiW ˆejvGji nvGZ bM` ‰K jÞ UvKvi ‰KwU ˆPK awiGq w`Gq eGjwQGjb, ‘Avgvi ˆQGjUvK& gGÕ•v cvVvGq `Åvb Z’|

bÅvcGbZv KgGiW ˆejvGji fvGM Qvòe†wî RyUZ bv, me e†wî wbGq wbZ wmwcwei ˆjvGKivB| ZGe ˆmB eQi ‰KUv wkGK wQuGowQj KgGiW ˆejvGji fvGMÅ : XvKvq Lye ˆ`ŒoSuvc KGi ˆkl chÆ ¦ ˆm ‰KLvbv e†wî ˆRvMvo KiGZ ˆcGiwQj kwidzj DwKGji eGL hvIqv ˆQGjUvi RbÅ| wK¯§ gGÕ•v bq, ZvGK ˆm cvVvGZ ˆcGiwQj ZvmL±`| mgvRZvw¯¨K cÉRvZ ¨ DRGewKÕ¦vGb MuvRv-ˆnGivBb wgjZ bv, wK¯§ f`Kv wQj mycÉPzi| dGj kwidzj DwKGji yfÆvMv ˆQGjUv MuvRv-ˆnGivBGbi cwieGZÆ ˆevZjGK ˆevZj f`Kv ˆmeb KGi wjfvGii evGivUv evwRGq ˆkl chÆ ¦ gviv hvq| ZvmL±` ˆ^GK ˆhw`b Zvi jvk wdGi AvGm ˆmw`b ˆ^GK i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv AbÅvqfvGe KgGiW ˆejvGji MxeZ MvIqv ÷i‚ KGi : ‘nvUKziv’ ˆejvj weqv KGiwb, Zvi ‰Z UÅvKvi Kx `iKvi, BZÅvw`|

ˆjvGKiv i…cbMGii KwgDwbÕ¡G`i Õ¼fve-Pwiò mÁ¼G®¬ wei…c aviYv ˆcvlY KGi bv, ÷ay KgGiW ˆejvjGKB ZvG`i AcQ±`, ˆKb Zv ˆKD wbw ÆÓ¡ KGi ejGZ cvGi bv| ˆejvj wbGRGK KgGiW eGj cÉPvi KiZ bv, wK § i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆ`GLGQ ˆmI wmwcwe’i ˆjvKG`i gGZvB mgvRZG¯¨i K^v ejZ, gGÕ•vGZ e†wÓ¡ nGj i…cbMGii Abve†wÓ¡GZ QvZv ˆgGj aiZ| ˆm hw` KwgDwbÕ¡ bv-B nGe ZvnGj gGÕ•v ˆeovGZ wMGqwQj Kx KiGZ Avi kwidzj DwKGji ˆQGji RGbÅ ˆmvwfGqZ BDwbqGbi e†wî ˆRvMvo KGi jvL UvKv KvgvGbvi myGhvMUvB ev Kx KGi RyGUwQj Zvi fvGMÅ? i…cbMGii

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ˆjvGKiv ZZw`Gb KzuGoNi gvKÆvi K^v fzGj wMGqwQj, ˆh-KzuGoNGii gvwjK i…cbMGi agÆKgÆ I mgvRZ¯¨ ‰KmGã KvGqg Kivi `vwqZ½ w`GqwQGjb ˆejvj DwóbGK| ZZw`Gb bÅvc Avi bvB, hviv ivRbxwZi BwZnvm ‰KUz-AvaUz RvGb Zviv IB `Gji bvg DœPvwiZ nGj ‘jÅvc-LÅvZv’ MvGq w`Gq Zviv NygvGZ ˆMGQ eGj nvmvnvwm KiZ|

mgvRZ ¨ KvGqGgi msMÉvGg wmwcwe Avi Zvi AãmsMVb ˆÞZgRyi mwgwZ Qvov Avi ˆKD hLb RvMÉZ wQj bv ZLGbv Re»vi Avwji ˆ`vKvbwU wQj ivRbxwZ KcPvGbvi cÉavb Avìv| ˆjvGKiv LvwbK ÕÆwZKvZi nGq ejvewj KGi ˆh, ˆcvÕ¡vwdGmi cvGk ‰KLvbv Ko~B MvGQi wbGP ‘ˆgmvmÆ Re»vi Avwj wgqv : AwfRvZ msev`cò ‰GR´Ÿ’ mvBbGevWÆ jvMvGbv ˆ`vKvbNiwU, hvi eviv±`vq jÁ¼vjwÁ¼ cvZv ywU UzGji Dci eGm, ev RvqMv bv-KzGjvGj AvGkcvGk uvwoGq, knGii MYÅgvbÅ ˆjvKRb, ivR‹bwZK I mvsÕ•‡wZK RMGZi ˆbZv-KgxÆiv w`bgvb Avìv w`Z, ˆmB NiwU AvmGjB wQj ‰KUv gbbkxj weGbv`bGK± Ê| ˆjvKRGbi gGb cGo, Re»vi Avwji ˆ`vKvGbi wecixZ w`GK, A^Ævr ivÕ¦vi IcvGi wQj fzjy VvKzGii wgÓ¡v®² fvívi, ˆhwU ‰K A †kÅ muvGKv w`Gq ˆRvov wQj Re»vi Avwji ˆ`vKvGbi mGã| Re»vi Avwji yB UzGji Dci RvqMv bv nGj AvìvevRiv IcvGi fzjyi ˆ`vKvGb eGm Pv-wmãviv ˆmeb KiGZ KiGZ ivRbxZ I msÕ•‡wZ KcPvZ| w`bivZ ivÕ¦vi ‰cvi-Icvi Pv-wmãvivi wcwiP PjvPjv ˆjGMB ^vKZ|

Re»vi Avwj ZLb ˆewk iMPUv ˆjvK wQGjb, wK § ZLb Zuvi WvqvGewUm wQj bv| AvmGj, ˆjvGK eGj, LeGii KvMGRi ‰GR´Ÿ eGj Re»vi Avwji wQj cÉPí AvñMwigv, wbGRi ˆ`vKvbGK wZwb KLGbv ˆ`vKvb ejGZb bv, ejGZb jvBGeËwi| jvBGeËwi, A^Ævr eBGqi ˆ`vKvb

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ZLb i…cbMGi AvGiv KGqKwU wQj, wK¯§ Re»vi Avwj ZvG`i ZzœQ ævb KiGZb KviY ˆmme ˆ`vKvGb knGii ævbxàYx eÅwî×iv mgGeZ nGq eyw«¬e†wî PPÆv KiGZb bv| Re»vi Avwj ejGZb, i…cbMi knGi eyw«¬e†wîK PPÆvi Rxe¯¦ ˆK± Ê gvò ‰KwUB, ˆmwU Re»vi Avwj wgqvi jvBGeËwi| wK¯§ Zuvi ‰B Anâvi wbGq AvìvevGRiv, weGklZ Zi‚Y-hyeGKiv ˆek Vvëv-gkKiv KiZ| ‰B `Gji cÉavb B®¬b`vZv wQj ivÕ¦vi IcvGii wgÓ¡v®² fvíviwUi gvwjK fzjy, hvi eqm Re»vi Avwji eqGmi AGaÆK nGZ cvGi| ˆmB fzjy memgq Re»vi Avwji wcQGb ˆjGM ^vKZ, ZvGK DZÅî× bv KGi Zvi ˆcGUi fvZ nRg nZ bv|

fzjy ‰Kevi iUvq ˆh, Re»vi Avwj MuvRv Lvq, ZvB Zvi ˆPvL gvGS gvGS iî×PÞz nGq hvq| ZLb fzjy KGjGRi yÓ¡ ˆQGjG`i Re»vi Avwji wcQGb ˆjwjGq w`Z, ˆQGjG`i ˆKD nqGZv wMGq Re»vi AvwjGK mivmwi wRævmv KGi emZ : ‘KgGiW, Avcbvi ˆPvL jvj ˆKb?’ Re»vi Avwj Dîi w`GZb bv, KviY Zuvi cçBw± Êq ZLb mRvM nGq DVZ, wZwb aGi ˆdjGZb e`gvBk fzjy ZvGK ˆÞcvGbvi RbÅ Avevi ˆKvGbv gZje ‰uGUGQ|

‰Kw`b ‰K mij cÉK‡wZi ˆQvKov fzjyi cÉGivPbvq Re»vi AvwjGK wMGq mivmwi eGj eGm, ‘‰B eGqGm AvcGb eGj MuvRv Uvbv awiGQb?’ Re»vi Avwj ZLb ˆQGjwUGK wKQy bv eGj wPrKvi ÷i‚ KGib ivÕ¦vi IB cvGii w`GK ZvwKGq : ‘gvjvDGbi evœPv, ˆZvi àwÓ¡i wcwí PUKvB|’

fzjy ZLb eÅÕ¦mgÕ¦ nGq wPrKvi ÷i‚ KGi ˆ`q, ‘Pv cvVvwœQ ài‚|’

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Re»vi Avwj ZGZvwaK ˆRvGi wPrKvi QvGob : ‘gvjvDGbi evœPv, ˆZvi PvGqi gGaÅ Avwg ˆcœQvc KGi ˆ`B|’

wK § Mig aƒgvwqZ PvGqi Kvc Zvi mvgGb nvwRi Kiv nGj wZwb bxiGe Pv cvb KiGZ ÷i‚ KGib|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ÕÃiY KGi, ‰Kevi Re»vi Avwji AmyÕ©ZvekZ Zvi jvBGeËwii SuvcwU w`b KGqK e®¬ wQj| ZLb AvwefvÆe NGU ‰K feNyGi cvMGji| ivGZ ˆm Re»vi Avwji jvBGeËwii eviv±`vq Nygvq Avi w`Gbi ˆejv DavI nGq hvq| ‰Kw`b ycyGi ˆmB cvMGji ‰KwU jywã MvGQi kvLvq ˆgjvGbv AeÕ©vq ˆ`LGZ ˆcGq fzjy iwUGq ˆ`q ˆh, Re»vi Avwj ‰evi cvMj nGq ˆMGQ, ciGbi jywã LyGj MvGQi kvLvq SzwjGq ˆm jÅvsUv nGq cG^ cG^ NyGi ˆeovGœQ|

myÕ© nGq wdGi ‰Gm Re»vi Avwj hLb ˆ`vKvb ˆLvGjb, ZLb ˆjvGKiv Zvi ˆPnvivmƒiGZi w`GK ˆPGq ˆVuvU ˆPGc nvmvnvwm KGi| nVvr fzjyi DÕ•vwb ˆcGq ‰KwU ˆQGj Zvi mvgGb wMGq eGj IGV : ‘KgGiW, Avcbvi gv^v eGj Lvivc nqv ˆMGQ? jywã LyGj MvGQi WvjZ& SzjvGq jÅvsUv nqv eGj NyGi ˆeovGœQb?’

Re»vi Avwj ZLb Zuvi ˆgW Bb ˆmvwfGqZ BDwbqb ˆUwejdÅvbwU ZzGj QyuGo ˆgGiwQGjb ˆQGjwUi gv^v jÞ KGi, ˆmB mGã Zvi wPrKvi PGjwQj, ‘gvjvDGbi evœPv, ˆZvi ˆPvóàwÓ¤i wcwí Avwg PUKvB|’

ivÕ¦vi ‰cvi ˆ^GK ZLb Pv-wmãvivi wcwiP QyGU wMGqwQj, wK¯§ ˆmevi Re»vi Avwj ‰ZB ˆÞGc wMGqwQGjb ˆh, fzjyi yBwU wcwiP Pzigvi nGqwQj ivÕ¦vq, ‰KwU KvGci nvZj ˆfGOwQj ‰es ‰KwU wmãviv KzKzGi ˆLGqwQj ‰es ‰K Kvc Pv ÷Gl wbGqwQj ÷KGbv gvwU |

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‰Kw`b MÉvg ˆ^GK ‰KwU ˆjvK mvBGKGj PGo knGi AvmwQj, ˆKGivwmb ˆZj ˆKbvi RbÅ ˆm mvBGKGji nvZGji mGã ˆeuGa wbGq AvmwQj ‰KwU ˆevZj| Szj ¦ ˆevZjwU cG^ mvBGKGji iGWi mGã evwo ˆLGq ˆfGO hvq, ‰es ˆePviv ˆjvKwU fzjyi ˆ`vKvGbi mvgGb ‰Gm uvovq| fzjyGK mvgGb ˆcGq ˆm Zvi ˆevZjwU ˆfGO

hvIqvq gykwKGj covi K^v Rvbvq ‰es wgbwZ KGi eGj : ‘evevwR, ‰KLvb wkwk-ˆevZj ˆ`Iqv hvq?’

fzjy VvKzi ZLb ivÕ¦vi DGΟv w`GK Aãywj wbG Æk KGi ˆjvKwUGK civgkÆ ˆ`q, ‘IB ˆ`vKvbZ& hvI, IGU wkwk-ˆevZj wewò× nq|’

mij MÉvgÅ ˆjvKwU Re»vi Avwji ˆWGÕ•i mvgGb wMGq uvovq, ZLb Re»vi Avwj wbweÓ¡gGb cowQGjb AviR

Avwj gvZze»Gii eB, ˆjvKwUi w`GK ö…GÞc Kivi AeKvk Zuvi wQj bv| ˆjvKwU bvwK wgb wgb KGi eGjwQj : ‘evevwR, Avcbvi ‰GU wK wkwk-ˆevZj wewò× nq?’

cÉZÅÞ`kxÆiv eGj, Re»vi Avwj cÉ Gg ˆjvKwUi K^v wVKgGZv aiGZ cvGibwb| Zuvi cÉwZwò×qv nq ‰KUz cGi; nVvr wZwb eB ˆ^GK gyL ZzGj ˆjvKwUi ˆPvGLi w`GK ZvKvb, Zvici fzi‚ KuyPGK wRævmv KGib, ‘Kx K’ˆj?’

mij MÉvgÅ ˆjvKwU Re»vi Avwji IB cÉGk²i ggv^Æ aiGZ cvGi bv, ˆm mij gGbB Avevi eGj, ‘Avcbvi ˆ`vKvbZ& wK wkwk-ˆevZj wewò× nq?’

ZLb Re»vi Avwj üâvGi ˆdGU cGob : ‘ˆK ejj?’ ˆjvKwU ZLb fzjy VvKzGii ˆ`vKvGbi w`GK AvOzj ZzGj

ˆ`Lvq, ˆhLvGb fzjy wbGR I KGqKwU ˆQGj Re»vi Avwji w`GK D`MÉxe ˆPvGL ˆPGq wQj, Avi ˆVuvU ˆPGc nvmwQj| Re»vi Avwj ˆmw`GK †wÓ¡ bv w`Gq MÉvgÅ ˆjvKwUGK ‘gyLÆ evOvwj’ eGj frÆmbv KGib ‰es ‘‰LvGb ˆevZj wewò× nq

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bv AvnvÁÃK, ‰LvGb eB wewò× nq, eB!’ eGjB ivÕ¦vi IcvGi iî×PÞz wbGÞc KGi wPrKvi ÷i‚ KGib, ‘gvjvDGbi evœPv, ‰Bevi Lvwj `vãv jvàK| Avwg ˆZvi iî× wbe!’

ZLb fzjy VvKzi wbGRB (i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi cieZÆxKvGji Dcjwº¬, `vãvi K^v ÷Gb fzjy fq ˆcGq wMGqwQj) ‰KwU wcwiGP ‰K Kvc Pv AvGiKwU wcwiGP ‰KUv wmãviv wbGq QyGU wMGqwQj Re»vi Avwji mvgGb| Avi Re»vi Avwj bvwK ZLb wmãvivi KvcwU QyuGo ˆdGj w`Gq PvGqi KvcwU ˆUGb wbGq Pv cvb KiGZ ÷i‚ KGiwQGjb| 8 fzj VvKzi ‰Kevi iwng ˆMwé ˆÕ¡vGi ˆMwé wKbGZ ˆMGj ˆmB ˆ`vKvGbi gvwjK Ave yi iwnGgi mGã Zvi SMov ˆeuGawQj| SMovi KviY, iwng bvwK uvZ ˆKwjGq fzjyGK wRævmv KGiwQj, ‘ˆMvÍÏv ˆeGP Bw´£qvZ& KqWv evwo KwiQy?’ fzjy Zvi Kx Dîi w`GqwQj Zv Avi AvR ˆKD ÕÃiY KiGZ cvGi bv KviY ˆm AGbK eQi AvGMi K^v, ˆNvovgvmy ZLb ÷ayB gvmy , ˆm ZLb mÁ¿eZ gvGqi ya ˆLZ| wK¯§ i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv Ave yi iwngGK wbGq AvGm ˆNvovgvmyG`i hyGM|

ˆh-NUbvi ÕÆwZPviY Zviv KGi Zvi mGã mvjvgGZi ˆnv´£vi MÅvGiGRi mÁ·KÆ AvGQ ‰es IB MÅvGiGR ˆNvovgvmyG`i nvGZ ‰K KvGji yaÆlÆ kÉwgK ˆbZv dwiG`i mvsNvwZK ˆeBäwZi NUbvi K^vI ZvG`i IB cÉmGã gGb cGo hvq| ˆmw`b gvmyG`i ˆNvovwU fqvbK weMGo hvq kni ˆ^GK ˆek wKQyUv ƒGi| ivÕ¦vi gvSLvGb ˆnuvKr ˆnuvKr KGi KGqKUv ˆnuPwK ZzGj ˆ^Gg hvq ˆmwU, ˆKvGbvfvGeB Avi Õ¡vUÆ ˆbq bv| ˆjvGK eGj, ZLb

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gvmyG`i ˆgRvR ‰ZB weMGo wMGqwQj ˆh, jÞvwaK UvKvq ˆKbv ˆgvUimvBGKjwUGK ivÕ¦vi cvGk ˆdGj ˆm ‰Gjvcv^vwi jvw^ gviGZ ÷i‚ KGi| avZe h¯§i ˆ`Gn iî×gvsGmi cv w`Gq AvNvZ Kivi dGj cvIqvjvi cvGq ˆh-eÅ^vi DG ËK NGU ZvGZ Zvi ˆgRvR AvGiv wZwiwÞ nGq IGV ‰es ˆm cGKU ˆ^GK MÅvmjvBUvi ˆei KGi ˆmwUGZ Avàb awiGq w`GZ D`ÅZ nq| wK¯§ ˆKb ˆm KvRwU KGi ˆdGj bvB, ˆK ZvGK wbiÕ¦ KGiwQj Zvi ˆKvGbv ˆLuvR cvIqv hvqwb| ZvB, ˆjvGK eGj, ‰B KvwnbxwU wbQK evGbvqvU@ˆNvovgvmy wbGRB nqGZv iwUGqwQj| wK¯§ AbÅiv eGj, gvmy K^v eGj Kg, wbGRi mÁ·GKÆ Kvwnbx iUvGbvi AfÅvm Zvi AvGQ eGj ZvG`i gGb nq bv| Zviv eGj IUv iwUGqwQj Zvi ˆ`vÕ¦iv|

ZGe ‰B MGÍi cieZxÆ AsGki fvlÅwU wejÞY wek¼vmGhvMÅ : giv ˆNvovi cvGk uvwoGq wQj ˆNvovgvmy , nqGZv fvewQj Kx Kiv hvq| ZLb ‰K wiKkvfÅvb Zvi cvk w`Gq hvwœQj 6 Rb hvòx wbGq| ˆNvovgvmy ivÕ¦vi gvSLvGb 6 Rb fÅvbhvòxGK ‘‰B Pzw`i fvBGqiv bvGgv’ eGj wiKkvfÅvb ˆ^GK bvwgGq ZvG`iGK evaÅ KGi Zvi weKj ˆgvUimvBGKjwU fÅvGb IVvGZ, Zvici ˆm wbGR DGV eGm fÅvbPvjKGK mvjvgGZi MÅvGiGRi DGóGk Ë‚Z fÅvb nuvKvGZ üKzg ˆ`q| wiKkvfÅvGbi AcmvwiZ hvòxiv M¯¦eÅÕ©j ˆ^GK AGbK ƒGi cG^i gGaÅ bvgGZ evaÅ nGqGQ eGj, ‰es ˆmLvb ˆ^GK M¯¦GeÅ hvIqvi RGbÅ ZvG`iGK bZzb KGi fvov àbGZ nGe eGj Zviv fÅvbPvjKGK fvov w`GZ AÕ¼xK‡wZ Rvbvq; ˆNvovgvmy ZLb ZvG`i cøvGóGk ‰KUv KGi jvw^ KwlGq bÅvqwePvi cÉwZÓ¤vi DG`ÅvM ˆbq, wK¯§ bÅvqwePvi cÉwZÓ¤v cvq bv, KviY jvw^ ˆLGq hvòxiv ˆ`ŒGo cvjvGj fÅvbPvjKwU ZvG`i fvovi UvKvàGjv ˆ^GK ewçZ nq|

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mvjvgGZi MÅvGiGR ˆcuŒGQ gvmyG`i giv ˆNvovwUGK bvwgGq w`Gq ˆm Zvi KvGQ fvovi RGbÅ nvZ cvZGj Zvi evg MvGj ˆNvovgvmyG`i Wvb nvGZi ‰KUv ^vµo cGo, cUvk KGi kõ nq Avi ˆm nvDgvD KGi ˆKuG` IGV| mvjvgZ ‰wMGq ‰Gm ˆMuGqv mij fÅvbPvjKGK ˆeKze eGj frÆmbv KGi ‰es ˆNvovgvmyG`i cwiPGqi gvnvñÅ eÅvLÅv bv KGiB agKvq : ‘Kvi KvGQ fvov PvQy, Rvwbm?’ ZLb ˆmB mij MÉvgÅ hyeKwU Acvi weÕÃqfiv ˆPvGL ˆNvovgvmyG`i gyGLi cvGb ZvKvq| ˆNvovgvmy ˆmw`GK ö…GÞc bv KGi mvjvgZGK `k wgwbGUi gGaÅ ˆgvUimvBGKjwU mPj Kivi wbG Æk ˆ`q| mvjvgZ wKQyÞY LyULvU KGi eGj, ‘DΟvcvΟv Mvwo Pvjvqv Mvwoi evGivUv evRvwQb, UvBg jvMGe|’ ˆNvovgvmy eGj, ‘UvBg bvB|’ ZLb mvjvgZ bvwK ‰KUz weiî× KG¥¤ eGjwQj, ‘UvBg bvB KGj Z ˆnvGe bv, nvwg Z ˆgwRK Rvwb bv|’ ZLb ˆNvovgvmy mvjvgGZi gyGLi Dci Po ZzGj jvj ˆPvL cvKvq : ‘Kvi mvG^ K^v KœQy wLqvj AvGQ? ˆPvL bvgv Pzw`i fvB! Kvg Ki&! AvaN¥Ÿv ci AvwmwœQ| Mvwo hÅvb ˆiwW ^vGK!’

‰BfvGe mvjvgZGK KwVb cixÞvi gGaÅ ˆdGj w`Gq ˆNvovgvmy nbnb KGi ˆnuGU hvq ˆijàgwUi w`GK| àgwUi KvGQ wMGq ˆm ˆ`LGZ cvq DΟv w`K ˆ^GK bZzb PKPGK wnGiv ˆnv´£vq PGo AvGqkx fwãGZ ‰wMGq AvmGQ iwng ˆMwé ˆÕ¡vGii gvwjK Ave yi iwng| ˆNvovgvmy nvZ ZzGj ZvGK ^vgvq, Ave yi iwng uvZ evi KGi àjàjv KG¥¤ Kzkj wRævmv KGi, ‘gvmy fvGjv AvQ?’ ˆNvovgvmy iwnGgi ‰B ˆZjgviv mÁ¿vlGY ö…GÞc bv-KGi ÷avq, ‘Mvwo wKbGjb, KZ nj?’ Av´£vigÅvwUÇK Ave yi iwng ZLb BsivwR eGj, ‘ˆmwew´Ÿ dvBe ^vDGR´£| Zv ˆ`LGZ ˆKgb?’ ˆNvovgvmy Ave yi iwnGgi ˆgvUimvBGKGji

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cÉksmv bv KGi eGj, ‘Kvd&dviv?’ iwng cGKU ˆ^GK dm& KGi 100 UvKvi ‰KwU ˆbvU ˆei KGi gvmyG`i w`GK ‰wMGq aGi eGj, ‘Pv LvBGqv|’ gvmy ZLb iwnGgi UvKvmy«¬ nvZwU Wvb nvGZi ˆPGUv w`Gq mwiGq w`Gq eGj, ‘bvGgb|’ Ave yi iwnGgi PÞz yBLvb fU& KGi R¾Gj IGV, ˆMvjvK‡wZ aviY KGi ‰es Zvi gyL w`Gq ˆewiGq AvGm, ‘gvGb?’ ˆNvovgvmy Avevi ZvGK ˆgvUimvBGKj ˆ^GK bvgGZ eGj, ZGe, ˆjvKRGbi eYÆbvq, ‰Bevi ˆNvovgvmyG`i K^v ye†ÆGîi gGZv ˆkvbvq bv KviY ˆm ˆek weGePbvmÁ·®² eÅwî×i gGZv Zvi cÉGqvRb eÅvLÅv KGi : ‘Avgvi MvwoUv nVvr Lvivc nqv ˆMj| Ri‚wi wnwjZ& hvIqv `iKvi, weKvGj Avcbvi Mvwo ˆdiZ cvGeb|’

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IB w`b weKvGj Ave yi iwng gvmyG`i ˆLuvGR Zvi Avcb evc gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji evwo hvq, wK § gvmy GK cvq bv, Zvi evcGK cvq| evc bvwK Ave yi iwnGgi KvGQ ˆQGji ˆgvUimvBGKj nvIjvZ ˆbIqvi MÍ ÷Gb ˆKvGbv g ¦eÅ bv-KGi ÷ay gyPwK ˆnGmwQGjb, Avi Ave yi iwnGgi bvwK ZvB ˆ`GL gGb nGqwQj ˆh evc NUbvwU AvGM ˆ^GKB RvbZ, evc-eÅvUv hywî×civgkÆ KGiB eÅvcviUv NwUGqGQ| Ave yi iwng cGi ˆjvKRbGK eGj ˆh gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji fvemve ˆ`GL ZLbB ˆm eySGZ ˆcGiwQj ˆh Zvi mvGai ˆgvUimvBGKjLvbv AvÍÏvni IqvGÕ¦ wPiKvGji RGbÅ ˆenvZ nGq ˆMGQ| wK¯§ ˆjvGKiv iwnGgi ‰B K^vq wek¼vm KGi bv| Zviv eGj, Ave yi iwng wbøqB Zvi ˆgvUimvBGKjwU wdGi cvIqvi Avkv wbGq gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji evwoGZ wMGqwQj ‰es Avkvq eyK ˆeuGaB m®¬Åvi AGbK ci chÆ ¦ ˆmLvGb AGcÞv KGiwQj, KviY hw` ˆm ZLbB eyGS ˆdjZ ˆh ˆgvUimvBGKjwU Avi ˆm wdGi cvGe bv, ZvnGj ˆ`vKvb`vwi ˆQGo IBLvGb eGm ˆ^GK wZb-wZbUv N¥Ÿv bÓ¡ KiZ bv, KviY ˆm ‰gbB ˆ`vKvb-A¯¦-cÉvY ˆh, ‰Kevi eDGqi cÉmeGe`bvi gynƒGZÆI ˆ`vKvb ˆQGo DGV AvGmwb|

Zvi yw`b ev yB mµ¦vn cGi (ev ‰gbwK yB gvm cGiI nGZ cvGi) ‰K ycyGi Jla eÅemvqx ˆgvîvwje ˆnvGmb RbZv eÅvsGK yB jÞ UvKv Rgv ivLGZ hvIqvi cG^ KcvjG`vGl ˆNvovgvmyG`i mvgGb cGo hvq, ‰es, ‰KRb cÉZÅÞ`kxÆi eYÆbvq, gvmy Zvi UvKvi eÅvMwU ‰K SUKvq ˆKGo wbGq ˆjvKRGbi mvgGb w`Gq w`weÅ ˆnuGU PGj hvq; ˆjvGKiv ˆ`LGZ cvq ivÕ¦vi DcGi Suv Suv ˆivG`i gGaÅ webvGgGN eRÊcvGZ cyGo hvIqv jvGki gGZv uvwoGq AvGQ wen»j ˆgvîvwje ˆnvGmb|

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ˆgvîvwje ˆnvGmb ^vbvq hvqwb, ˆNvovgvmyG`i evGci KvGQ wMGqwQj; Zvi nvGZ aGi Kv®²vKvwU KGi eGjwQj ˆh Zvi ˆQGj ˆhb ‰K jvL ˆiGL ‰K jvL UvKv ZvGK ˆdiZ ˆ`q, bv nGj ZvGK cG^ emGZ nGe| ZLb gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj ˆgvîvwje ˆnvGmbGK eGjwQj, ‘Kx Avi Kiweb evcy! ˆZvgvi KcvjWv Lvivc, Kivi ˆKQy bvB|’

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jÅvsov ˆLvKb gywî×hyG«¬ ivRvKvi ev gywî×Ghv«¬v nGq jovB KGiwb, wK¯§ hyG«¬i cGi, Zvi beGhŒeGbi w`bàwjGZ ˆm isevR nGqwQj, ‘wnwµ’ nGqwQj| cixÞvi nGj ˆewçGZ WÅvMvi ˆMuG^ bKj KGi cixÞv w`GqI ˆm cvk KiGZ cvGiwb, wK § gviwcGU wQj IÕ¦v`| i…cbMGii ˆhme ˆjvGKiv ZLb evjK wQj Avi ‰Lb mvevjK nGqGQ, Zviv ‰Lb fvevi ˆPÓ¡v KGi, ˆLvKGbi IBi…c `vcGUi Drm Kx wQj| ˆLvKb ivRbxwZgbÕ• wQj bv, Zvi ˆKvGbv `j ev MWdv`vi wQj bv; (‰B duvGK ‰KRb K^vi gGaÅ evMov w`Gq fzj awiGq ˆ`q, ˆek AvÕ©vi mGã `vwe KGi ˆh MWdv`vi kõUv ZLb PvjyB nqwb) ˆLvKGbi nvGZ WÅvMvi Še wcÕ¦j ˆKD ˆ`GLGQ ‰gb ÕÆwZI ˆbB, ZvnGj Zvi `vcGUi Drm Kx wQj ‰B cÉk² wbGq bvovPvov KiGZ KiGZ Zviv hyGMi cwieZÆb AvweÓ•vi KGi ˆdGj| Zviv mveÅÕ¦ KGi ˆm KvGj isevR nGZ nGj ivR‹bwZK `Gji cÉkÉq AwZAvekÅK wQj bv, wK § eZÆgvGb ivR‹bwZK `Gji QòQvqv eÅwZZ ˆQvGUvLvGUv gÕ¦vb nIqvI mÁ¿eci bq| isevR ˆLvKb cywjkGK fq ˆcZ ‰es knGii MYÅgvbÅ f ËGjvKG`i mvgGb cviZcGÞ wmMvGiU dzuKZ bv| ‰KRb eGj, ˆLvKb wQj mgvR-wewœQ®² ‰es N†wYZ; ‰es ˆm wbGR ˆm-eÅvcvGi mGPZb wQj| WvKvGZiv WvKvZ nGqGQ eGj ˆMŒie KGi bv, Zviv WvKvwZ KiGZ hvq ivGZi A®¬KvGi, w`Gbi AvGjvq Zviv KLGbv wbGRG`i WvKvZ eGj cwiPq ˆ`q bv| ˆLvKGbi

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evc ytL KGi ejZ ˆh Zvi ˆQGjUv bÓ¡ nGq ˆMGQ Avi ˆLvKb bvwK g` ˆLGq wejvc KGi ejZ ˆh ˆm ‰KUv bÓ¡ ˆQGj| wK¯§ AvR ˆNvovgvmy eyK dzwjGq RbmgGÞ eGj ˆeovq ˆh ˆm ˆNvovgvmy , wWwm mvGneI ZvGK ˆPqvi ‰wMGq ˆ`q, AvGiv KGZvfvGe ˆh LvwZi KGi Zvi ˆkl ˆbB|

i…cbMGii ˆRjv cÉkvmGKi mGã ˆNvovgvmyG`i mymÁ·GKÆi K^v ejGZ ejGZ cywjGki cÉmã PGj AvGm; i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆek wZhÆK fwãGZ cywjGki mGã ˆNvovgvmyG`i ‘Mjvq Mjvq wcwiGZ’i MÍ eGj| AekÅ Zviv wbGRivB eGj ˆh, cywjGki mGã ˆNvovgvmyG`i mÁ·GKÆi eÅvcvGi wcwir kõUvi eÅenvi h^v^Æ nq bv, KviY ÷ay ‰K ‰mwc mvGne Qvov ˆNvovgvmy cywjGki Avi KvDGKB ˆZvqvØv KGi bv, eis Zviv DΟv cÉK‡wZi bvbv †GkÅi weeiY ˆ`q :

‰mAvB gvGjK ˆNvovgvmyG`i mvgGb dvBf wddwU dvBf wmMvGiGUi cÅvGKGUi XvKbv LyGj ‰wMGq aGiGQ, ˆNvovgvmy ZvwœQjÅfGi nvZ ˆbGo eGjGQ, ‘gvmyG`i eËÅv´£ ˆebmb’, ZLb ‰mAvB gvGjK ‘In ˆnv, fzGj ˆMwQjvg’ eGj cvk¼eZxÆ ˆ`vKvb`vGii DGóGkÅ nuvK ˆQGoGQ, ‘‰K cÅvGKU ˆebmb ˆ` ˆi!’

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ‰K bevMZ ‰es Ë‚Z cÉÕ©vbKvix cywjk mycvGii K^vI ejvewj KGi, hvi ‰KwU my±`ix Zi‚Yx KbÅv wQj, ˆh-KbÅv KGjGR ˆhZ miKvwi wRGc PGo, hvi Dci ˆNvovgvmyG`i bRi cGowQj| wK § ‰mwci ˆgGq eGj K^v, i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv eGj, e`gvGqk eLvGUi Kz †wÓ¡ ‰mwci KbÅv mnÅ KiGe ˆKb? ˆm Zvi Ave»yGK bvwjk KGi, Zvici cywjGki ‰mAvB ˆNvovgvmyG`i mvgGb nvwRi : ‘gvmy fvB, bZzb mÅvGii mvG^ ˆKvGbv KÑÅvGk hvGeb bv wK¯§| eoB e`ivMx ˆjvK|’

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ˆNvovgvmy bvwK ‰mAvBGK ˆnGm eGjwQj, ‘AvcbvGMGi mÅvi ‰evi Kvb&Ge|’

‘‰Gnb me»bvGki K^v KGeb bv gvmy fvB| mÅvi AWvi w`Gj Avgiv wK¯§ wbi‚cvq!’

ˆNvovgvmy cywjGki ‰mAvB-‰i ‰B wbi‚cvq üwkqvwiGK big myGi ài‚Zi ügwK wnGmGe ˆbq ‰es cvΟv PÅvGjé w`Gq eGj ˆh i…cbMi ^vbvi ‘eÅvevK VÍÏÅviv’ ‰KGRvU nGq Zvi cyi‚lvGãi ˆMvov ˆ^GK gvò ‰KwU ˆKk ˆQuovi ˆPÓ¡v KGi ˆ`LGZ cvGi|

Zvici ‰Kw`b ‰mwc mvGne ˆNvovgvmy GK Pv LvIqvi RGbÅ ˆWGKwQGjb| ˆNvovgvmy Zvi evGci eGqmx f ËGjvKwUi mvgGb VÅvGOi Dci VÅvO ZzGj eGm wmMvGiU duyKGZ duyKGZ eGjwQj, ‘AvcGb e`wj nqv PGj hvb|’

ˆjvGK eGj, gyGLi Dci ‰Gnb K^v ÷Gb ‰mwc mvGne ‰gbB Zväe eGb wMGqwQGjb ˆh cieZÆx cuvP wgwbU Zuvi gyL ˆ^GK Avi ˆKvGbv ‘AvI evi nqwb’|

Zvi ci wWwm mvGne bvwK (ˆmŒfvMÅò×Gg hvi ˆKvGbv Zi‚Yx KbÅvm¯¦vb wQj bv) ‰mwc mvGneGK ‰B eGj civgkÆ w`GqwQGjb ˆh, gvb-BäZ Avi myL-kvw ¦i Õ¼vG^Æ Zuvi e`wj nGq AbÅò PGj hvIqvB nGe Dîg KvR| cøvGZ AekÅ ‰gb K^vI ˆkvbv ˆMGQ ˆh, wnwj mxgvG ¦ ˆPvivB Kvievi Avi üwí eÅemvi KwgkGbi fvMevGUvqviv wbGq wWwmi mGã bevMZ IB ‰mwci gxgvsmvZxZ «¼±«¼ NGUwQj, ˆh-«¼G±«¼ ˆNvovgvmy AeÕ©vb wbGqwQj wWwm mvGnGei cGÞ| 11 jvBwj ˆeMGgi ˆfvGi ˆ`Lv Õ¼µ² Avi ˆmw`b mKvGjB ‰K inmÅgq e†«¬ gymvwdGii AvMgb, ‘Lei AvGQ’ eGjB Zvi MvGqe nGq hvIqv ‰es LeGii KvMGR iÅvGei nvGZ

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ˆNvovgwR` ev ˆNvovgvmyG`i ˆMµ¦vGii msevG`i KviGY i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv jÅvsov ˆLvKbGK ˆfvGj bv KviY ˆNvovgvmy ˆh-e†«¬ wfÞzGKi cøvGóGk ˆmw`b jvw^ ˆgGi Awfkµ¦ nGqwQj ˆmiKg e†G«¬i ‰KUv H± ÊRvwjK Qwe ZvG`i gGbi gGaÅ bovPov KGi, IiKg e†G«¬i AwfkvcGK ZvG`i Mƒp ZvrchÆgq eGj gGb nq| ‰KRbB e†«¬ cw^K, hvGK wfÞzK ejv nGœQ wK § ˆh AvmGj wfÞzK bq, ˆm ˆKb evievi NyGiwdGi ‰ knGi AvGm Avi ˆKbB-ev yGqKRb fvMÅevb Qvov ˆKD ZvGK ˆ`LGZ cvq bv|

isevR ˆLvKb ‰K m®¬Åvq gvZvj nGq ˆijjvBGbi avi w`Gq ˆnuGU ˆhGZ ˆhGZ AKviGYB ‰KUv jvw^ ˆgGiwQj ˆmB A®¬ e†G«¬i wcGV, Avi A®¬ cw^GKi yB PÞzGKvUi, ˆhLvGb ˆPvGLi cwieGZÆ wQj ywU MZÆ, Aw™²GMvjGKi gGZv R¾Gj DGVwQj Avi AvKvGk-evZvGm ˆeGR DGVwQj Zvi AeÅ^Æ Awfkvc, ‘euvk PGj hvGe kqZvb!’

ˆKD ˆKD ‰Lb eGj ˆh IB e†«¬ Õ·Ó¡ kGõ fwelÅ«¼vYx KGiwQj ˆh ˆLvKGbi cvqycG^i gGaÅ w`Gq euvk cÉweÓ¡ nGe, wK¯§ Zvi mvZ eQi cGi ˆcGUi gGaÅ euvGki WMv XzGK bvwofuzwo ˆei nGq jÅvsov ˆLvKb gviv covi cGi AGbGKB mveÅÕ¦ KGi ˆh IB e†«¬ wbw ÆÓ¡ KGi eGjwb, euvk ˆLvKGbi cvqycG^ XzKGe bv Zvi ˆcU ˆduGo ˆ`Ge| e†«¬ ÷ay eGjwQj ‘euvk PGj hvGe’ ‰es ˆkGl ‘kqZvb’ kõUv DœPviY KGiwQj, hvi cÉwZa»wb AGbKÞY aGi ˆeGRwQj ˆijjvBGbi cvGk evGivNvwU bvgK cyKzGii cvGo|

wK § euvGki AvNvGZi RbÅ mvZ eQi AGcÞv KiGZ nGqwQj; Zvi AvGM IB A®¬ cw^GKi AwfkvGci AGbKàGjv avc ˆci‚GZ nq ˆLvKbGK| Awfkµ¦ IB m®¬Åvi cGi IB A®¬ cw^KGK Avi ˆKD ˆ`LGZ cvqwb, dGj ˆm `iGeGki c`ghÆv`v jvf KGi ‰es ˆLvKb ‰K

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ycyGi ˆijjvBGbi wVK IB RvqMvGZB ˆnuvPU ˆLGq cGo hvq ‰es Zvi Wvb cvGqi eyGov AvOzGj iî× ˆQvGU ‰es ˆ`LGZ ˆ`LGZ ˆmLvGb ˆmcwUK aGi hvq|

Zvi wKQy Kvj cGi ˆjvGKiv ˆ`LGZ cvq ˆLvKb ˆnuGU hvGœQ, Zvi yB eMGji wbGP ywU ò×ÅvP, m`Å ˆKbv nGqGQ; Zvi Wvb cvGqi wbGPi AsGk cÅv´Ÿ SzjGQ jKcK KGi, ˆh-cÅvG´Ÿi ˆNi ZZw`Gb AvuGUv nGq ‰GmGQ ‰es Zvi kvGUÆi Kjvi KzKzGii wRGfi Av`j nvwiGq wKQyUv mâxYÆ nGqGQ|

ˆLvKb hLb yB eMGji wbGP ò×ÅvP wbGq ˆnuGU ˆhZ ZLbI Zvi yB ˆPvGL evjGKiv Avàb ˆ`LGZ ˆcGq fq ˆLZ, evwjKvi Zvi mvgGb coGj yóvo cvwjGq ˆhZ| ‰KRb eYÆbv KGi, ‘‰Kw`b ˆLvKb hvwœQj, Zvi KvUv VÅvsUvi wbGP cÅv´Ÿ SwzjwœQGjv, Avwg ˆ`ŒGo hvqv IB ˆSvjv AskUv aGi ˆdÍÏvg, ˆLvKb wKQy eGÍÏv bv, Lvwj gv^v wbPv KGi Avgvi gyGLi w`GK Pvqv nvwmwœQGjv| wK § ˆQGjiv Šn ŠP KGi DVj, Avi ˆLvKGbi ˆgRvR wZwiwÞ nGq ˆMj, Wvb nvGZi ò×ÅvPUv ZzGj Avgvi wcGV ˆhB-bv evwo gviGe, Avwg ˆfuv ˆ`Œo|’

Zvi ci ˆm ˆMvÍÏvQyU ˆLjvi ÕÆwZPviY ÷i‚ nq, ˆMvÍÏvQyU AwPGiB dzUej nGq hvq ‰es dzUej wò×GKGU i…cv¯¦wiZ nGZ mgq ˆbq bv, Zvwi gGaÅ ò×ÅvP yGUv DavI nGq hvq ˆLvKGbi eMGji wbP ˆ^GK, ZvGK ˆ`Lv hvq isPGO wiKkvq, hvi mvgGb gvBK euvav, hvi wmGU eGm ˆLvKb, hvi yGUv cv-B ‰Lb nuvUz chÆ ¦ DavI, i‚gvGj ˆgvovGbv gvBGò×vGdvb dzuKGQ, ‘PwjGZGQ, PwjGZGQ, gnvmgvGivGn PwjGZGQ wPòv wmGbgvq i…cvwj c Ævq bvqKivR ivävK I weDwUKzBb kvevbv AwfbxZ..’

ˆLvKb wmGbgvi KÅvbfvmvi nGq hvq, Zvi ˆPvL ywU AvGiv jvj nGq IGV, Zvi gyGL yMÆ®¬gq ˆdbv ˆQvGU KviY

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ˆm cPv g` Lvq ‰es nvivMvGQi wewo ˆduvGK, Avi ˆm wmGbgvi KÅvbfvm KiGZ KiGZ ˆÞGc IGV, cvovi ˆjvKG`i DGóGk gvBGKB wLwÕ¦ KGi, Zvi AkÉveÅ Mvwj mBGZ bv ˆcGi KZw`b KZRGb ‰Gm Zvi NvGo Po-^vµo w`Gq ˆMj, ˆLvKb Avi wiKkv ˆ^GK bvgGZB cvGi bv, cvQvi wbP ˆ^GK Zievwii mgvb jÁ¼v wK¯§ ˆfuvZv I KvGjv Qywi ˆei KGi AvÕ¹vjb KGi, wK¯§ nvq, (i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ‰Lb AvdGmvm KGi) IB wiKkvi wmGU eGm eGmB, ILvb ˆ^GK ‰K PzjI boevi mvaÅ Avi wQj bv ˆLvKGbi| wiKkvPvjK, wmGbgvnGji gvwjGKi ˆeuGa ˆ`Iqv Zvi mvivw`Gbi mãxwU, m®¬Åvi cGi ZvGK cuvRvGKvjv KGi aGi Zvi NGii `iRvi KvGQ gvwUGZ bvwgGq w`Gq bv ˆMGj ˆLvKGbi mvaÅ wQj bv wbGR wbGR wiKkv ˆ^GK bvgvi, KvGiv Dci PovI nIqvi ˆZv ƒGii K^v|

IB wiKkvq eGm wmGbgvi KÅvbfvm KiGZ KiGZB ˆLvKGbi Dci ‰K m®¬Åvq AvRivBj ˆdGikZv PovI nq| ˆm AvGm ˆgvGli MvwoGZ PGo, ˆLvKGbi wiKkvi wecixZ w`K ˆ^GK| ˆgvGli MvwoGZ PGo AvRivBGji AvMgGbi weeiY ˆnuqvwj gGb nq, dGj ‰KRb weiwî× cÉKvk KGi; ˆm, Zvi fvlvq, eÕ§wbÓ¤ eYÆbv ˆ`Iqvi ˆPÓ¡v KiGZ ^vGK : ‰K Mvwo fwZÆ ZÍÏveuvk hvwœQj, m®¬Åv ˆbGgwQj, ivÕ¦vq KvGi´Ÿ wQj bv eGj Pviw`GK ˆek Avuavi, ZvB ˆgvGli Mvwoi mÁÃyLfvGMi AGbK mvgGb euvGki ˆPvLv-KGi-KvUv WMvàGjv ˆLvKGbi wiKkvIqvjv ˆ`LGZ cvqwb, ˆLvKb wbGRI XzjwQj cPvwbi (Õ©vbxq g`) ˆbkvq, dGj ‰KUv euvGki WMv ˆLvKGbi ˆcGUi gGaÅ XzGK wMGq ZvGK wiKkvi wmU ˆ^GK kƒGbÅ ZzGj wbGq hvq| ˆm ‘wPÍÏvwPwÍÏ Avi SuvKvSuvwK’ ÷i‚ KGi, dGj wiKkvIqvjvi üuk nq, ˆm wcQb wdGi ˆPGq ˆ`GL euvGki

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WMvq Szj¯¦ cvwenxb ˆLvKGbi wKÁ¿„Z ˆ`nUv QUdU KiGQ Avi Mi‚i gGZv nvgjvGœQ ˆLvKb| ZvGK aGi wbGP bvgvGZB wiKkvIqvjv ˆ`LGZ cvq euvGki WMvi mGã eì RwUjfvGe RwoGq ˆMGQ ˆLvKGbi bvwofuƒwo| euvGki WMv ˆ^GK ˆm ˆLvKGbi bvwofuƒwoi RU wKQyGZB LyjGZ cvGi bv, ‰w`GK ˆgvGli Mvwo ‰wMGqB PGjGQ|

A®¬ gymvwdGii AwfkvGc ˆkl chÆ ¦ isevR ˆLvKGbi g†ZzÅ NGU| wK § i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv RvGb Awfkvc QvovI àívcvívG`i ˆkl cwiYwZ AZů¦ Ki‚Y nGZ cvGi| cwiYwZi cÉmGã nVvr jvΟzi bvg DœPvwiZ nq, ˆh-jvΟz mÁ¼G®¬ ejGZ wMGq ˆKD eGj ˆh Zvi cwiYwZ ài‚Zi ‰gb wKQyB nqwb KviY ˆm ‰LGbv RxweZ AvGQ ‰es ‰LbI ivRbxwZ KGi| wK § jvΟzi cÉmËvGei mGã ‰LGbv iî× hvq, weGq Kivi `k ermi cGiI ˆm ‰KwU m ¦vGbiI wcZv nGZ cvGi bvB|

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i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv jvΟz gÕ¦vGbi MÍ eGj PGj, hvi Dc ËGe Õ•zj-KGjGRi ˆgGqG`i NGii evBGi ˆei nIqv cÉvq e®¬B nGq wMGqwQj ‰es ‰K jvGd Zviv IB m®¬Åvq PGj hvq, ˆhw`b jvΟz gÕ¦vGbi Dci AKÕÃvr MRe bvwRj nGqwQj| wPwbKGji ˆiÕ¡nvDGmi cwicvGk¼Æi weeiY PGj AvGm, ˆhLvGb wbQK Wve Pzwi KiGZ hvIqvI wQj wecäbK, KviY wPwbKGji ˆRbvGij gÅvGbRvi mvGnGei cvnvivIqvjviv jvwV nvGZ Unj w`Z mvivivZ|

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w`GZ ^vKGj wR‰g mvGnGei ŠbkÅcÉnixiv ZvGK aGi-cvKGo gvwUi Dci wPrcvZ aivkvqx KGi Zvi eyGKi Dci PGo eGm; wWwm mvGne ^vbvq ˆdvb KGi cywjk KbGÕ¡ejG`i Avn»vb KGib ‰es cywjk ‰Gm jvΟz gÕ¦vbGK bM` wKQy ‘kvUvwis’ w`Gq Zvi Pvi nvZ-cv ˆeuGa ^vbvq wbGq hvq ‰es ^vbvi KwoeMÆvi mGã SzwjGq mvivivZ aGi Zvi Dci ivgGavjvB Pvjvq|

Zvi ci gvm LvGbK jvΟz gÕ¦vbGK Avi knGii ivÕ¦vq ˆ`Lv hvqwb| Avevi hLb Zvi AvwefÆve NGU ZZw`Gb knGii mKGji Rvbv nGq ˆMGQ ˆh, Zvi cÉmËvGei mGã iî× wbMÆZ nq ‰es Zvi gÕ¦vwb, ZvG`i fvlvq, ˆMvqvi gGaÅ w`Gq ˆewiGq ˆMGQ| ivR‹bwZK gÕ¦vb nIqv mGî½I jvΟz gÕ¦vGbi hLb ‰B cwiYwZ NGU ZLbI wbøqB MWdv`vi eÅeÕ©vUv Pvjy nqwb, bBGj mvgvbÅ ˆRjv cÉkvmK Avi wPwbKGji gnveÅeÕ©vcGKi gGZv bMYÅ ÞgZvi ˆjvGKiv Kx KGi AZ eo gÕ¦vGbi IB `kv KiGZ cvGi|

12 ˆNvovgvmy , (nvwdR gíj BwZgGaÅ ZvGK knGii wKQy wKQy wbgÆvY KvGRi ˆU´£vGii fvM ˆ`Iqv AviÁ¿ KGiGQ, ˆKD ˆKD eGj w`GZ evaÅ nGqGQ) ˆhw`b wUØvcvovq ‰K wbgxÆqgvb ˆmZzi mvBGU evjy-wmGgG´Ÿi gkjvi Õ¦„Gci gGaÅ ‰jwRBwWi ‰K mnKvwi cÉGKŒkjxGK cÉvq RÅv ¦ mgvwaÕ© KiGZ hvwœQj, ˆmw`b i…cbMGii mvaviY ˆjvGKiv wbGRG`i Avò×v¯¦ ˆeva KGi| KviY IB cÉGKŒkjx gÕ¦vb wQGjb bv, ivRbxwZi mGã Zuvi msmËe wQj bv, Dci¯§ Zuvi mZZv I f ËZvi mybvg wQj| dGj i…cbMievmxi UbK bGo ˆh ˆNvovgvmyG`i wòmxgvbvq ˆKvGbv wbixn-wbweÆev` fvGjvgvbyGli RxebI wbivc` bq| ˆNvovgvmy I Zvi

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ˆ`vÕ¦iv ˆ`vKvb`viG`i bvwfk¼vm ˆZvGj, ˆnvGUj-ˆiÕ¡zGi´ŸàwjGK wbGRG`i evGci ˆnvGUGj i…cv¯¦wiZ KGi, c^PvwiG`i UvKv-cqmv ˆKGo ˆbq ‰es yGevÆaÅ KviGY wbixn mvaviY gvbylGK cÉnvi KGi| knGi àRe QwoGq cGo ˆh, nvwdR gíGji ൦PGi knGi ˆQGq ˆMGQ, hviv Zvi I Zvi ˆmbvcwZ ˆNvovgvmyG`i bvGg AvovGj-AveWvGj MxeZ MvBGe ZvG`i wRf ˆKGU ˆbIqv nGe, gyL ˆmjvB KGi ˆ`Iqv nGe, gv^v KvwgGq ˆNvj ˆXGj Djã KGi knigq ˆNvivGbv nGe|

Zvici ‰KUv mgq AvGm hLb i…cbMGii ˆjvKRb jÞ KGi ˆNvovgvmyG`i ˆPvGL ˆmB Avàb AKÕÃvr wbGf ˆMGQ|

‘Avgiv eyGS DUGZ cvwiwœQjvg bv, eÅvcviWv Kx| cvMjv KzîvWv nVvr kv¯¦ nqv ˆMj Kx KviGY?’ Zviv eGj, ‘cGi eySv ˆMj, IGi, BGjKkvb Z AvwmGœQ, ‰Lb Z gíj ˆfvUwfÞvi RGbÅ evi ˆnvGe| ZvB cvMjv KzîvWvK& kv ¦ KwiGQ|’

nvwdR gíj ‰evi ZvGK ‰KUv gvBGò×vevm wKGb ˆ`q ‰es cyGivGbv ˆ`vÕ¦G`i Avevi msMwVZ Kivi DG`ÅvM wbGZ eGj, KviY wbeÆvPb mgvMZ ‰es ˆm ‰evi `Gji gGbvbqb AekÅB cvGœQ, ˆKbbv e†«¬ mfvcwZ A^eÆ nGq ˆMGQ|

‘wK¯§K& nVvr fvGjvgvbyGli ˆfK& aGi hvey ˆKvG´Ÿ evcab?’ ˆjvGKiv AbycwÕ©Z ˆNvovgvmy GK ˆLuvPvq, ‘fvGjvgvbyl mvRGjB cvi cvqv hvey? IB `ÅvL, ˆZvi evGciv AvwmGQ|’

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ‰BfvGe Zî½veavqK miKvGii cÉksmv KGi; `vwqZ½ MÉnGYi ‰K mµ¦vGni gGaÅB Zviv ˆNvovgvmy Avi Zvi ˆ`vÕ¦G`i cvKovI KGi wbGq hvq|

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‘i…cbMi ˆRjv KvivMvi, IGU eGm eGm ‰Lb cÅvU fGi jvj fvZ Lv,’ ˆNvovgvmyG`i DGóGk Zviv ‰me K^v eGj Avi ˆZGZv nvGm|

‘Avgiv avGbi kxlr ˆfvU w`jvg,’ eGj ‰KRb, ‘gíj nvivgRv`vK& kvGqÕ¦v Kiv jvGM, Avi gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji RvDivUv ˆhb mvivRxeb ˆRGji gGaÅ cGP| ZvB Avgiv avGbi kxlr ˆfvU w`jvg|’

Zvici gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji AvUvcvov KGjGR bewbeÆvwPZ msm` m`mÅ Avey KwiGgi mseaÆbvi MÍ ÷i‚ nq| ˆNvovgvmy KvivMvi ˆ^GK ˆewiGq AvGm, KvivdUGKi mvgGb Zvi Mjvq dzGji gvjv civq knx` wRqvi Av`GkÆi ŠmwbK cybwbeÆvwPZ mvsm` Avey Kwig (‰evi Zvi `jwU miKvi MVb KGi)| ˆNvovgvmy gywReGmbv ˆ^GK AveviI knx` wRqvi ŠmwbGK i…cv¯¦wiZ nGq nvwdR gíGji PvZvGj Avàb jvwMGq ˆ`q|

nvwdR gíjmn ˆhme gywReGmbvi kvGqÕ¦v Kvgbv KGi i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv avGbi wkGl ˆfvU w`GqwQj ZvG`i kvGqÕ¦v Lye fvGjvfvGe nq, ZvG`i AGbGK Nievwo ˆQGo cvjvq| Zvici ˆ`Lv hvq, i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆhgb KGi nvwdR gíGji ˆPŒóGMvwÓ¤ D«¬vi KiZ, ˆZgwb KGi MvjvMvj ÷i‚ KGiGQ Avey KwigGK| ˆmB mGã Mvwj Zviv ˆ`q ˆNvovgvmyG`i evc gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji giüg wcZvgvZvGK, Zvi gGaÅ Avevi BUv ˆgvLGjm Avi jvBwj ˆeMgGKI ˆUGb AvGb ‰es ZvG`i ˆhŒb AvPiY mÁ¼G®¬ KvÍwbK MvjMÍ KGi, bÅØviRbK fvlvq iMo KGi|

Zviv XvKv ˆ^GK AvMZ ‰K mvsevw`GKi mGã ˆNvovgvmyG`i evKÅwewbgGqi eqvb KGi| ‰KRb eGj, ‘ˆNvovgvmy IB mvsevw`KK& ewjwQj, AvcbvK& RGev KGi Avcbvi gv^vWv cvVvGq w`e Avcbvi AvÁÃvi KvGQ, Avi aoUv dvjvGq iÅvGL Avme Õ¼ivÓ¡Ìg¯¨xi evwoi ˆMGUi

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mvgGb|’ Zviv Avevi ˆmB muvIZvj muvIZvj evwjKv alÆGYi NUbv, hv IB mvsevw`K Avmvi AvGMB NGU ˆMGQ, Zv wbGq MÍ KiGZ KiGZ Zviv jvBwj ˆeMGgi PwiòGavjvB KGi, ˆmB mGã IB evwjKvi `vw` ˆNvovgvmyG`i bvg eGj eGj knigq ˆKuG` ˆKuG` wePvi ˆPGq ˆeovwœQj eGj ‰Kw`b AkxwZci e†«¬vwUi gv^v KvgvGbvi ci Zvi gv^vi Pvgov LwmGq KGivwU DG¯ÃvPGbi Kvwnbx ÕÃiY KGi : e†«¬vi g†ZzÅi ci knGi fqâi bxieZv I ^vbvcywjGki wbweÆKvi AvPiGYi K^v eGj ‰es Zvwi gGaÅ Zviv Avevi jÅvsov ˆLvKGbi ÕÆwZ wdwiGq AvGb, inmÅgq e‡«¬ cw^GKi AwfkvGci eÅvcvGi w«¼avwefî× †wÓ¡fwã ˆ^GK evK-weZív KGi ‰es nVvr KGi mvsm` Avey KwiGgi giüg wcZvgvZvGK jÞ KGi AkÏxj MvjvMvj AviÁ¿ KGi ˆ`q; ‰fvGe Zviv cGii NUbv AvGM Avi AvGMi NUbv cGi ejGZ ejGZ ‰KUv RU cvwKGq ˆZvGj|

ˆhw`b mKvGj ˆNvovgvmy ‰K e†«¬ wfÞzGKi wcGV jvw^ gvGi ‰es e†«¬wU ˆNvovgvmyG`i RbÅ ˆfvM A^ev yGfÆvGMi üwkqvwi DœPviY KGi, ˆmB w`bwU wbGq RÍbv-

KÍbv ˆK± ÊxfzZ nq| KGqK eQi AvGMi ˆmB w`bwUGZ ˆNvovgvmy gyivwi cÉmvG`i KvGQ UvKv PvBGZ hvq, gyivwi ZvGK KÅvk UvKvi e`Gj ‰KwU ˆPK cÉ vb KGi, dGj gvmy ˆÞGc wMGq gyivwii gyGL jvw^ gvGi ‰es ˆPKwU wbGq ˆmvbvjx eÅvsGK hvq ‰es ˆmLvGb eÅvsGKi gÅvGbRvGii gyGL cÉej PGcUvNvZmn wcÕ¦jcÉ kÆbcƒeÆK ‰KUv ‘wmbwò×GqU’ KGi|

IB w`b hw` ‰-chÆ ¦B NGU ^vGK Zv nGj IB e†«¬ dwKGii Awfkvc e† v hvq, KviY gyivwii gyGL jvw^ Avi eÅvsGKi gÅvGbRvGii MvGj Po gviv gvmyG`i RbÅ ˆKvGbv yGfÆvM nGZ cvGi bv, eis Zv wQj Zvi RbÅ DcGfvMÅ

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KgÆ| wK¯§ ˆmB w`bB ycyGii w`GK wnwjGivGWi Dci cvi‚wjqv MÉvGgi cvk¼eZxÆ ‰KwU Õ©vGb ˆNvovgvmyG`i Dci wewWAvGii MRe bvwRj nq| ˆmB MRe ˆh IB e†«¬ dwKGii AwfkvGcB Avmgvb ˆ^GK ˆbGg ‰GmwQj Zv wbGq i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi ˆKvGbv mG±`n wQj bv| wewWAvGii nvGZ ˆNvovgvmyG`i Zzjvaybv nIqvi weeiY ˆNvovgvmy hyGMi AvG`Åvcv ¦ chÆvGjvPbvi DcjÞÅ nGq IGV ‰es gvmyG`i ˆQGjGejv ˆ^GK ÷i‚ KGi Zvi ˆNvovgvmy nGq IVvi KvwnbxàGjv UzKGiv UzKGiv Qwei gGZv ˆfGm ˆfGm AvmGZ ^vGK| 13 ‰KUv mgq i…cbMGii mvaviY ˆjvGKiv ˆÕ¡wWqvGgi `kÆKG`i gGZv ˆh-ˆKŒZzGKi †wÓ¡GZ ˆNvovgvmy , f„Zv wc´Ÿz I ZvG`i mkÕ¨ ˆ`vÕ¦G`i cviÕ·wiK weev`-msNvGZi †kÅàGjv AeGjvKb KiZ, ƒi ˆ^GK ZvG`i iî×cvZ I

evnv yixi cÉwZGhvwMZvGK mvaviY RbRxeb ˆ^GK wewœQ®², yÓ¡ I ciÕ·Gii cÉwZ wbÓ¤zi ˆQGjG`i ‰Kv ¦B wbGRG`i

gaÅKvi eÅvcvi eGj gGb KiZ, AwPGiB ZvG`i ˆmB wbwjƵ¦ `kÆGKi †wÓ¡ ƒi nGq hvq| ˆNvovgvmy GK ˆK± Ê KGi ZvG`i gGb òvm ˆRGM IGV ‰es wbGRG`i wbGq Zviv wPw ¦Z I Dw«¼™² ˆeva KiGZ ^vGK| Zviv gGbi me Õ¼wÕ¦, kvw¯¦, wbwøwZ I wbivcîvi ˆeva nvwiGq Zväe nGq ejvewj KiGZ ^vGK ˆh ˆNvovgvmy ‰K AmÁ¿e kwî×, Kx KGi ‰i D«¿e nj? ˆKb nj? knGii wP ¦vkxj eÅwî×G`i gGaÅ hvG`i MvGq ZLGbv chÆ ¦ ˆKvGbvfvGe ˆNvovgvmy bvGgi cvMjv KzîvwUi AvuPo jvGMwb ZvivI gZev` ˆ`q ˆh, KvGivi eGqm hw` nq AvVvGiv ‰es miKvwi e`vbÅZvq Zvi ÞgZv hw` nq ˆRjvi gGaÅ wWwm-‰mwci ˆPGqI ˆewk, ZvnGj bvbv iKg AmÁ¿e, AKÍbxq eÅvcvi Zvi

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«¼viv NUGZ cvGi| ZvG`i gGaÅ hviv ˆek KÍbvcÉeY I exfrm-iwmK, Zviv fwelÅ«¼vYx KGi ˆh, ˆmw`b Avi ˆewk ƒGi bq ˆhw`b ˆNvovgvmy cÉKvkÅ w`evGjvGK knGii

ˆK± Êxq RvGg gmwRG`i QvG`i Dci uvwoGq m`ÅcÉmƒZ gvbewk÷i gv^v wPweGq LvGe Avi ZvB ˆ`GL wWwm, ‰mwc, cywjk, wewWAvi RIqvbiv nlÆbvG` KiZvwj evRvGe|

wK § i…cbMGii AwaKvsk gvbyl wbGRG`i Cgvb`vi eGj `vwe KGi; Zviv eGj ˆh Zviv kqZvGbi Dcvmbv KGi bv, gnvb AvÍÏvi Bev`Z KGi, dGj Zviv gbylÅGZ½i P„ov¯¦ weRGq wek¼vmx| Zviv eGj, ZvG`i gGb ‰B wek¼vm wQj ˆh ˆNvovgvmyG`i webvk AekÅÁ¿vex, Zv ˆKej mgGqi eÅvcvi gvò|

‘Avgiv ˆPvL ˆev±` KGi ˆ`Levi cvwœQjvg’, ‰gb K^v ˆkvbv hvq, ‘PÅvsivUv wbNÆvr gviv cwiGœQ|’

wVK Kx DcvGq ˆNvovgvmyG`i webvk NUGe ˆm mÁ¼G®¬ AekÅ ˆKD wbGRi cƒeÆaviYvi K^v eGj bv| ZGe Zviv †p cÉZÅGqi mGã eGj ˆh, ˆhGKvGbvfvGeB ˆnvK bÅvq-AbÅvGqi gnvb wePviK AvÍÏvZvjvi KwVb wePvGii gyGLvgywL ˆNvovgvmy GK nGZB nGe; Zvi DcGi AvÍÏvi MRe bvwRj nGe|

‰-eÅvcvGi Zviv AwQjvi K^v eGj, ˆmB mKvGj wfÞzKGekx inmÅgq e†«¬ `iGeGki wcGV ˆNvovgvmyG`i c`vNvGZi K^v ejvewj KGi; Zviv `vwe KGi ˆh, IB e†G«¬i Awfkvc mgÕ¦ knievmx mkGõ ÷bGZ ˆcGqwQj ‰es Zviv ˆNvovgvmyG`i gv^vi DcGi Szj ¦ Hk¼wiK LÿwU Sc& KGi ˆbGg Avmvi gynƒZÆwUi RbÅ AGcÞv KiwQj|

IB w`b mKvGj gvmyG`i mva ˆRGMwQj gvGK ˆ`Lvi, ˆm Zvi mr-evc BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwo wMGqwQj, eywS-ev

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gv-Rbbxi gyLUv `kÆb KGi RyovGZ ˆPGqwQj eyGKi mgÕ¦ R¾vjv| ˆNvovgvmyG`i eyGKi MfxGi R¾vjv wQj, i…cbMievmxiv eGj, bBGj ˆQGjUv Agb nGe ˆKb; wK § KxGmi R¾vjv wQj ˆNvovgvmyG`i eyGK Zv i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv RvGb bv| ycyGi hLb Lei AvGm ˆh, wnwjGivGWi Dci cvi‚wjqv bvgK Õ©vGb wewWAvi RIqvbiv ˆNvovgvmy GK QvZz evwbGq ˆdGjGQ, ZLb ˆjvKRGbi cÉ GgB gGb cGo ˆh PÅvsivUv mKvGj Zvi gvGK ˆ`LGZ wMGqwQj| mKvGj Nyg ˆ^GK DGVB Zvi gvGK ˆ`Lvi mva ˆRGMwQj KviY IBw`b ycyGi Zvi DcGi MRe ˆbGg Avmvi eÅvcviwU wQj wbqwZ-wbaÆvwiZ wQj| cvi‚wjqv MÉvGgi cÉZÅÞ`kxÆG`i weeiY cÉPvwiZ nGZ ^vGK : wewWAvi RIqvbiv hLb UÇvGKi ˆZicj w`Gq gvmyG`i mgÕ¦ kixi ˆcuwPGq wcGPi ivÕ¦vi Dci ˆdGj ivBGdGji evU w`Gq ^uÅvZv KiwQj, ZLb ˆZicGji wfZi ˆ^GK ÷ayB gv gv AvZÆbv` ˆewiGq AvmwQj|

cvi‚wjqvi cÉZÅÞ`kxÆG`i weeiGYi KsKvGj i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi KÍbvi ˆg`gvsm ˆhvM nGj wewWAvi RIqvbG`i nvGZ ˆNvovgvmyG`i ‘QvZz nIqv’i ‰KwU evÕ¦evbyM wPò cwiÕ¹„U nq :

Lvov ycyGi Puvw`i Dci MYMGY mƒhÆ Avàb ˆXGj w`wœQj; ‘ˆeìvq Mig cwowQj evGn’, cvi‚wjqvi IB ˆjvGKiv eGjwQj, hviv ZLb moK-msj™² RwgGZ KvR KiwQj, Avi ˆPGq ˆPGq ˆ`LwQj moGKi Dci wnwji w`K ˆ^GK Avmv wZbwU gvjGevSvB UÇvK ^vwgGq ˆPvivPvjvGbi gvj ZÍÏvwk KiGQ cywjk Avi wewWAvi, ‰KRb gÅvwRGÕ¡ËU ‰KUv wRGci cvGk ˆKvgGi ‰KUv nvZ ˆiGL uvwoGq ˆ`LGQb| ZLb i…cbMGii w`K ˆ^GK AvGm ‰KUv ˆgvUimvBGKj; ‘^vgv UÇvKàjvi cvk w`Gq wK¯¦K& hvIqvi ivÕ¦v AvGQj,’ cÉZÅÞ`kÆxiv eGjwQj, ˆNvovgvmy

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UÇvKàGjvi cvk w`Gq wbGRi M¯¦GeÅi w`GK PGj ˆhGZ cviZ, ˆKvGbv Amyweav wQj bv|

wK § Zv ˆm hvGe ˆKb? wbqwZi bKkvi evBGi ˆNvovgvmy Kx KGi hvq? ˆm Zvi ˆNvovwUGK ILvGb ^vgvGeB, KviY IBw`b mKvGj wfÞzKGekx inmÅgq e†«¬wU ˆmB BkvivB w`Gq ˆMGQ| dGj Bqvgvnv ˆNvovwUGK ^vwgGq ‰KwU cvGq gvwUGZ ˆVm w`Gq ˆNvovgvmy wPrKvi QvGo, ‘‰B, Kx nGœQ ‰LvGb?’

KZÆeÅiZ cywjk I wewWAvi RIqvbiv bvwK ˆNvovgvmyG`i wPrKvi ÷Gb Zväe ˆPvGL Zvi w`GK ZvwKGqwQj, Avi gÅvwRGÕ¡ËU mvGne bxiGe ˆKvgGi ‰KwU nvZ ˆiGL uvwoGq wQGjb| ˆNvovgvmy wPrKvi KiGZ ^vGK, ‘÷qvGii evœPviv, Kx nGœQ ‰LvGb?’

ˆPwKs nGœQ, Rvbvq ‰K gaÅeqmx wewWAvi ˆmbv, Zvi K¥¤wU wQj MÁ¿xi, ÷GqvGii evœPv Mvwj ˆLGq ˆm bvwK wfZGi wfZGi MRivwœQj|

‘wKGmi ˆPwKs?’ gvmy Zvi ˆNvov ˆ^GK ˆbGg wewWAviwUi w`GK gywLGq hvq Avi wPrKvi KiGZ ^vGK, ‘wKGmi ˆPwKs, ‰B ÷qvGii evœPviv, wKGmi ˆPwKs ˆn? Kvi AWvGi ˆPwKs?’

wewWAvi ˆmbvwU gÅvwRGÕ¡ËU mvGnGei w`GK Aãzwj wbG Æk KGi eGj, ‘mÅvGii’|

ZLb IB ivBGdjavix `kvmB wewWAvi ˆmbvi MvGj nÅvsjvcvZjv ˆQGjwUGK Po gviGZ ˆ`GL ‰es ‘ˆZvi mÅvi Avgvi AWvi wbGQ?’ eGj wPrKvi KiGZ ÷Gb cvi‚wjqvi ˆjvGKiv gvmy GK D¯Ãv` VvIivq, Avi i…cbMievmx ‰B eYÆbv ÷Gb KÍbvi ˆPvGL ˆ`LGZ cvq ˆh ZvG`i gvmy cvLvMRvGbv wcucov nGq Suvc w`j R¾j¯¦ Aw™²KzGíi gGaÅ|

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MvGj Po LvIqvi mGã mGã wewWAvi ˆmbvwU, hvi PvKzwiRxeGbi ˆkl w`b wQj IBw`b, ciw`b ˆ^GKB ˆh AemGi PGj hvGe, ˆm Zvi ivBGdGji evU w`Gq ˆNvovgvmyG`i ˆcGU ‰gb ˆRvGi ‰KUv àuGZv ewmGq ˆ`q ˆh ZvjcvZvi ˆmcvB ˆQGjwU ynvGZ ˆcU ˆPGc aGi Dey nGq gvwUGZ cGo hvq, Avi mGã mGã ˆkvbv hvq gÅvwRGÕ¡ËU mvGnGei wPrKvi, ‘euvGav IUvGK, euvGav!’

dGj, cywjk Avi wewWAvi RIqvGbiv Pviw`K ˆ^GK ˆNvovgvmyG`i Dci eyU Avi ivBGdGji evU PvjvGZ AviÁ¿ KGi ˆ`q| ZvG`i KGqKRb ‰KUv UÇvGKi Dci ˆ^GK ˆZicj ˆUGb bvwgGq ˆmwU w`Gq ˆNvovgvmyG`i ˆ`nwUGK Avcv`gÕ¦K ˆcuPvq, Zvici ZvGK wcGPi ivÕ¦vi DcGi ˆdGj, ˆKD eGj ‘QvZz evbvGZ’ ^vGK, ˆKD eGj ‘Zzjvaybv’ KiGZ ^vGK|

‘nvgiv Z gGb KwiwQ, ‰wØevGi kÅvl,’ cvi‚wjqvi ˆjvGKiv eGj, ‘PÅvsivUv gGiB ˆMGQ| IBiKg wcUb Lvqv ˆKD euÅvGP ^vKevi cvGi, evGi?’

wK § wewWAvi fvOvGPviv ˆNvovgvmy GK i…cbMi m`i nvmcvZvGj wbGq hvq RxweZ AeÕ©vq, AekÅ ZLb Zvi msæv wQj bv| i…cbMievmx AGcÞv KiwQj KLb ZvGK Wvî×viiv g†Z ˆNvlYv KGi; nvmcvZvj cÉvãb govevwoi Aven aviY KGi ˆNvovgvmyG`i gvGqi wejvGc|

àwjfwZÆ ‰KUv wcÕ¦j cvIqv hvq msævnxb ˆNvovgvmyG`i cGKGU, dGj i…cbMi ^vbvi cywjk ZvGK AÕ¨ welqK AvBGb ˆMÉdZvi ˆ`wLGq nvmcvZvj ˆNivI KGi ivGL| miKvwi `Gji mvsm` Avey Kwig ˆRjv cÉkvmKGK wbG Æk ˆ`b ˆNvovgvmyG`i wei‚G«¬ gvgjvi bw^cò MvGqe KGi cywjGki ˆndvRZ ˆ^GK ZvGK gyî× KGi ˆ`Iqv ˆnvK; wZwb ˆNvlYv KGib ˆh gvmy GK wZwb wPwKrmvi RbÅ gv ËvR cvVvGeb| wK¯§ ˆRjv cÉkvmK Zuvi

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cÉÕ¦ve cÉZÅvLÅvb KGib; ˆjvGK eGj ˆRjv cÉkvmGKi Mjvi ˆRvi ZLb jÞ Kivi gGZv nGqwQj| wZwb miKvwi `Gji mvsmG`i gyGLi DcGiB eGj ˆ`b, ˆNvovgvmy wewWAvGii MvGq nvZ ZzGjGQ, wZwb mÁ¿veÅ wewWAvi weG ËvGni `vq wbGZ AcviM| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKG`i gGb cGo hvq jÅvsov ˆLvKGbi K^v, jvΟz gÕ¦vGbi K^v| Zviv ˆ`LGZ cvq ˆNvovgvmyG`i hyGMi hewbKv NUGZ PGjGQ| KLb wPwKrmKiv ˆNvovgvmy GK g†Z ˆNvlYv KGi ˆmB gynƒZÆwUi RGbÅ Zviv AGcÞv KiGZ ^vGK| Zviv nvmcvZvj cÉvãGb ˆNvovgvmyG`i gvGqi wejvGci †GkÅi gGaÅ Zvi Avcb evc gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj Avi mr evc BUv ˆgvLGjmGK cvkvcvwk ˆ`LGZ cvq, ‰es g ¦eÅ KGi ˆh IB ywU ˆjvKGK ZLb ywU mGnv`i fvBGqi gGZv gGb nwœQj, Avi jvBwj ˆeMg ˆhb ZvG`i ‰Kgvò ˆevb| Zviv eGj ˆh ZLb Zviv ‰B wZbwU gvbyGli ˆPnviv I ˆPvLgyGLi AwfeÅwî×i gGaÅ weÕÃqKi mv †kÅ jÞ KGiwQj| ZvG`i gGb ‰K aiGbi ytL I gvqv ˆRGM DGVwQj| jÅvsov ˆLvKGbi g†ZzÅi Lei ÷Gb ˆh-Ki‚Yv ZvG`i gbGK Av ËÆ KGiwQj, cywjGki ‘wcUGb’ jvΟz gÕ¦vGbi cÉmËvGei mGã iî× wbMÆgGbi Lei, Avi ˆm ˆKvGbvw`b m ¦vb R¯Ã w`GZ cviGe bv@‰B ggÆvw¯¦K ytmsev` ÷Gb ZvG`i gGb ˆh-Ki‚Yv ˆRGMwQj,

ˆNvovgvmyG`i AZÅvm®² g†ZzÅi RbÅ AGcÞv KiGZ KiGZ ZvG`i gGb ˆmB aiGbi Ki‚Yv, ytL Avi ggZv ˆRGM DGVwQj|

wK § jÅvsov ˆLvKb I wfÞzKGekx A®¬ `iGeGki ÕÆwZPviY KiGZ KiGZ Zviv Lei cvq ˆh wPwKrmKiv ˆNvovgvmy GK g†Z ˆNvlYv KiGZ cvGi bvB| ‰KUv mgq ˆm ˆPvL ˆgGj gvGqi gyGLi w`GK ZvKvq ‰es ò×±`biZ

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RbbxGK dÅvmGdGm Mjvq AvG`k KGi, ‘Kvw±`m bv, cvwb ˆ` ‰K wMjvm|’ 14 Zvici i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv `vkÆwbKZv KGi eGj, ˆNvovgvmyG`i giY bvB ˆi! giY bvB! ˆm hLb ˆeuGP IGV, ZLb i…cbMGii ˆRjv cÉkvmK cvwjGq AbÅ ˆRjv kvmb KiGZ PGj hvb| wK¯§ IB KvR Zuvi bv KiGjI PjZ KviY ˆNvovgvmy i…cbMi m`i nvmcvZvj ˆ^GK ˆmvRv PGj hvq XvKv cãy nvmcvZvGj, Õ©vqxfvGe Avi KLGbvB wdGi AvGm bv|

XvKv cãy nvmcvZvGj Zvi wPwKrmv I ˆmev-÷kÉ…lv PGj, i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv Zv ˆ`LGZ cvq bv, ÷ay ˆjvKgyGL ˆkvGb| Zvi khÅvcvGk bvwK ÞgZvai AGbK gvbyGli AvbvGMvbv NGU, Zviv ˆNvovgvmyG`i RbÅ weG`k ˆ^GK Avg`vwbK‡Z ygƒjÆÅ djgƒj I c^Åvw` wbGq AvGm| ˆmmGei gGaÅ Zvi meGPGq wcÉq dj nGq IGV Wvwjg@ˆjvGK eGj ˆe`vbv, AvGm bvwK my ƒi cvwKÕ¦vb ˆ^GK| mweGkl wcÉq ‰B cvwKÕ¦vwb dj ˆKb evsjvG`Gk dGj bv ‰B cÉk² ˆNvovgvmy Dïvcb KGiwQj eGj i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ÷bGZ cvq| Zviv nvGm, ‰es eGj ˆh cvwKÕ¦vb nGœQ cvwKÕ¦vb Avi evsjvG`k nj evsjvG`k| wK § Re»vi Avwj wgqv bvwK eGjb ˆh evsjvG`k nGœQ cvwKÕ¦vGbi evc, gvGb R¯Ã`vZv| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ‰gb K^v RxeGbI ˆkvGbwb| Zviv ˆ`GLGQ cvwKÕ¦vb ˆfGO evsjvG`k nGqGQ, ˆm-weGePbvq cvwKÕ¦vbGKB ejv ˆhGZ cvGi evsjvG`Gki R¯Ã`vZv ev gv`vi Kvw´ŸÈ| ZLb Re»vi Avwj wgqv i…cbMGii IBme MYÅgvbÅ ˆjvKG`i wRævmv KGib, ‘gymwjg jxGMi R¯Ã nwQj ˆKvG´Ÿ? cvévGe?

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wm®¬zcÉG`Gk? bv ‰B evsjvZ&? Avi ˆh kvjviv jvGnvi cÉÕ¦ve w`wQj Zviv Kviv AvwQj? cvévwe? evjyP? wmw®¬? wenvwi?’

hv ˆnvK, ˆNvovgvmy nvmcvZvj ˆ^GK Zvi gvGK ˆgvevBGj ˆdvb KGi eGj, ‘gv, evwoi AvwãbvZ& ‰KUv WvwjGgi MvQ jvMvm|’ jvBwj ˆeMg BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwoi DVvGb Kjg-Kiv ‰KUv Wvwjg MvQ jvMvq, wK § ˆm-MvGQ Wvwjg aGi bv|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ÷bGZ cvq, ‰K g¯¨x ˆNvovgvmy GK cãy nvmcvZvj ˆ^GK wbGq hvb eÅvsKK| ˆmLvGb Zvi wPwKrmv PGj ‰K gvm, ˆKD eGj wZb gvm| Zvici hLb ˆm wdGi AvGm ZLb Zvi PjvGdiv ˆ`GL KvGivi ˆevSvi mvaÅ ^vGK bv ˆh wewWAvi m`mÅiv ivBGdGji evU w`Gq Zvi nvZ-cv I cuvRGii nvoGMvo ˆfGO kZ UzKiv KGiwQj| AekÅ ‰K gvm ev wZb gvm cGi gvmy i…cbMGi ˆdGiwb ˆh ˆmLvbKvi ˆjvGKiv ZvGK ˆ`LGe| wZb eQGii gGaÅ Zviv ˆNvovgvmy GK ˆ`LGZ cvq gvò ‰K evi, wewWAvi-‰i nvGZ ‘QvZz nIqvi’ NUbvi A¯¦Z eQi ˆ`GoK cGi, hLb gvò yw`Gbi RbÅ ˆm i…cbMi ‰GmwQj| ˆm ‰GmwQj ‰KUv wRGc PGo, ‰es i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ÷GbwQj ˆh ZZw`Gb ˆm ÷ay wRGci gvwjK bq, XvKv knGii eyGK ‰KUv dÑvGUiI gvwjK eGb ˆMGQ| ˆm-K^v AekÅ i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi cÉ Gg wek¼vm KiGZ KÓ¡ nGqwQj| ˆKD ˆKD ˆNvovgvmyG`i wRGci BDwbdgÆ-civ PvjKGK wRævmv KGiwQj, ‘wRcWv Kvi, WvBfvi mvGqe?’ DîGi PvjK LvwbK AevK nGq eGjwQj, ‘KÅvb? QvGii|’

‘ˆKvb QvGii?’ ‘KÅvb? Avgvi QvGii|’

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‘Avcbvi Qvi Kx KGi XvKvZ&?’ ˆNvovgvmyG`i wRGci PvjK bvwK ‰B cÉk² ÷Gb bxie

nGq hvq| ˆjvGKiv cybeÆvi ZvGK ‰KB cÉGk² we«¬ KGi, ‘XvKvZ& Avcbvi Qvi Kx KGi, Kwjb bv?’

‘QvGii eÅemv AvGQ|’ wKQyÞY bxie ˆ^GK msGÞGc Dîi w`GqwQj ˆNvovgvmyG`i wRGci PvjK|

wK § ‰B DîGi i…cbMGii ˆjvKG`i ˆMuGqv ˆKŒZ„nGji wbimb NGU bv| Zviv AvGiv wRævmv KGi, ‘wKGmi eÅemv?’

gvmyG`i wRGci PvjK weiî× nq| ˆm Zvi weiwî× ˆPvGL-gyGL dzwUGq ZzGj wmMvGiU aivq; i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆ`LGZ cvq ˆNvovgvmyG`i WÈvBfvi 555 wmMvGiU Lvq| ZLb Zviv wRævmv KGi ‘Avcbvi Qvi ‰Lb Kx wmMvGiU UvGb?’

gvmyG`i WÈvBfvi eyGS ˆdGj ˆh ˆjvGKiv Zvi wcGQ ˆjGMGQ, dGj ˆm Avi KvGivi K^vq ö…GÞc bv-KGi Avcb gGb aƒgcvb PvwjGq hvq|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ZvGK DchÆycwi cÉk²evGY we«¬ KGi PGj, ‘ZuvB wK weqv KwiGQ?’

‘Zvi eyGj gyw ¨GMGi mvG^ LvwZi?’ ‘Zvi wK XvKvZ& evwo AvGQ?’ gvmyG`i wRGci PvjK weiî× nGq cvΟv cÉk² KGi,

‘Mvwo ^vKGj evwo ^vKGe bv?’ ‰K chÆvGq i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆhb-ev jvBwj

ˆeMGgi nGq ˆNvovgvmyG`i wRGci PvjGKi KvGQ AbyGhvM KGi ˆh ˆm ˆKb Avi i…cbMGi AvGm bv, ˆm wK ZvG`i fzGj wMGqGQ? ‰gbwK MfÆavwiYx gv-RbbxGKI wK Zvi ˆ`LGZ mva RvGM bv? wK¯§ ˆNvovgvmyG`i wRGci PvjK ZvG`i AbyGhvGMi Dîi ˆ`q bv|

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i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆ`LGZ cvq, gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji ˆ`vZjv evwowU eQi bv-NyiGZB PviZjv nGq IGV, ‰es ‰KUv bZzb wewΣs DVGZ ÷i‚ KGi Zvi evwoi cvGk duvKv cGo-^vKv bbxGMvcvGji 12 kZvsk RwgGZ| ˆNvovgvmy , A^ev Zvi evc, IB Rwgi gvwjK nGqwQj AvGiv AvGMB, hLb gvmy yaÆlÆ gywReGmbv, hLb eãe®¬zi A®¬ fî×, AvRxeb ˆbŒKv gvKÆvi ˆfvUvi, i…cbMGii ‰K KvGji bvgKiv AvqyGew ÆK dvGgÆwmi gvwjK bbxGMvcvj ivGZi A®¬KvGi Rbbx-R¯Ãf„wg i…cbMi ˆQGo cvwjGq Bw´£qv PGj hvq| ZLb ˆNvi AvIqvgx kvmb; ˆMvÓ¤xmy«¬ ˆ`kZÅvGMi AvGM bbxGMvcvj bvwK wZî×cÉvY nGq wMGqwQj; ‰Kw`b Re»vi Avwj wgqvi jvBGeËwiGZ MYÅgvbÅ eÅwî×eGMÆi mvgGb ˆm bvwK AvIqvgx jxM mÁ·GKÆ eGjwQj, ‘‰Wv nGjv ˆmB cvwë, hviv gGb gGb Kq, wn± yiv ‰G`Gk ^vKGj Avgiv ZviGMGi ˆfvU cvB, Avi PGj ˆMGj Rwg cvB|’ Re»vi Avwj g† y cÉwZev` KGi eGjwQGjb, ‘AvIqvgx jxM-we‰bwc jq, ‰Wv nj ˆ`kwefvGMi dj| Zvi AvGM gvbyGli KÍbvqI wQj bv ˆh AGbÅi wfUv-gvwU KÅvGo ˆjIqv hvq|’ bbxGMvcvGji ˆ`kZÅvGMi eQi yGqK cGi Mw` DGΟ ˆMGj ˆNvovgvmy hLb ˆdi knx` wRqvi ŠmwbGK i…cv ¦wiZ nGq hLb Kvwgbx miKvGii Pvi Zi‚Yx ˆgGqi BäGZi `vg wnGmGe yB jvL UvKv Av`vq KGiwQj, ZLb Re»vi Avwj

eGjwQGjb, ‘meyi KGib! AvGiv ˆ`Lvi evwK AvGQ!’ gywRe‹mwbK ˆNvovgvmyG`i `Lj-Kiv bbxGMvcvGji

ˆmB Rwgi Dci ‰KUv gvGKÆU MGo IGV knx` wRqvi ŠmwbK ˆNvovgvmyG`i UvKvq; gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj ˆm-gvGKÆGUi bvgKiY KGi ‘gvmy kwcs KgGµÏK&m’, wK § i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆmwUGK eGj ‘ˆNvov gvGKÆU’| AZtci ‰Kw`b ˆjvGKiv ˆ`LGZ cvq gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj KGjGR

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hvGœQ ‰KUv bxj iGOi UGqvUv KGivjv MvwoGZ PGo| Dci¯§, i…cbMGii RvZxq mçq eyÅGivi KgÆPvixG`i ˆKD ‰KRb duvm KGi ˆ`q, gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj cÉwZ gvGm ‰KUvi ci ‰KUv mçqcò wKGb PGjGQ|

ˆNvovgvmyG`i mr-evc BUv ˆgvLGjGmi ‰KZjv evwowUI (ˆhLvGb ˆNvovgvmyG`i Avcb gv jvBwj ˆeMGgi emevm) AwPGi ˆ`vZjv nq, ZGe Zvi DcGi Avi IGV bv, KviY, ˆjvGK eGj, gvmy ‰K chÆvGq Zvi gvGqi KvGQ UvKv cvVvGbv e®¬ KGi ˆ`q| ˆm bvwK ˆgvevBj ˆdvGb Zvi gvGK cÉvqB ejZ, ‘AÅvwób hv KwiQy KwiQy, ZzB ‰Lb Ave»vi KvGQ wdGi hv|’

wK § jvBwj ˆeMg BUv ˆgvLGjmGK ˆQGo gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji NGi wdGi hvq bv, ˆhGZ cvGi bv, KviY BUv ˆgvLGjmGK ˆm bvwK cÉvGYi ˆPGq ˆewk fvGjvevGm| gvmy AekÅ gvGqi Dci AwZwiî× Pvc cÉGqvM KGi bv; i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv eGj, ˆQGj AvMvGMvovB gvGqi cÉwZ ˆek yeÆj; Zvi cÉwZ KGVvi nIqv Zvi cGÞ mÁ¿e bq| ZGe ˆm gvGqi mGã ˆhvMvGhvM KwgGZ w`GZ ÷i‚ KGi, ‰es ‰KUv chÆvGq ZvGK ˆgvevBGj ˆdvb Kiv e®¬ KGi ˆ`q| jvBwj ˆeMGgi KvGQ ˆQGji ˆgvevBj ˆdvGbi bvÁ¼vi wQj, ˆm wbGRB ˆQGjGK ˆdvb KiZ; wK § ‰Kw`b ˆm jÞ KGi ˆQGji ˆmB ˆgvevBj bvÁ¼viwU ˆ^GK Avi ˆKvGbv mvov wgjGQ bv| wK¯§ Zv eGj ‰gb bq ˆh, gvmy Zvi gvGqi mGã ˆhvMvGhvM cyGivcywi e®¬ KGi w`GqwQj| gvGqi mGã ‰K`gB K^v bv-eGj gvGmi ci gvm KvUvGbv Zvi cGÞ mÁ¿e wQj bv; ˆm gvGK wbGR ˆdvb KiZ| AGbK w`b ci ci nVvr ‰Kw`b jvBwj ˆeMg ˆQGji ˆdvb ˆcGq Lye Lywk nZ| wK¯§ gv ˆh ˆQGjGK ˆdvb KiGe ‰gb Dcvq gvmy ivGLwb| gvGK ˆm ˆdvb KiZ BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwoi jÅv´£GdvGb, weGkl KGi w`Gbi ˆejv,

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hLb BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwoGZ ^vKvi mÁ¿vebv Kg| ˆm ˆKvGbv w`b gvGK cvq, ˆKvGbv w`b cvq KvGRi ˆgGqGK; ˆhw`b KvGRi ˆgGqGK cvq ˆmw`b Zvi mGã Lye ivMvivwM KGi, agK w`Gq eGj, ‘gvK& ewjm, ‰B eGqGm Avi cvovq cvovq nvIqv Lvqv ˆeovb jvMGe bv; bvgvR-Kvjvg aiv jvMGe|’

jvBwj ˆeMg AekÅ ˆQGji bwmnGZi AGcÞv bv-KGiB bvgvR-ˆivRv aGiGQ, KvGRi ˆgGq cÉGZÅKeviB ˆm-K^v ˆNvovgvmy GK RvwbGq ˆ`q| wK § ˆNvovgvmy NyGiwdGi IB ‰K K^vB eGj KviY Zvi wek¼vm nq bv ˆh Zvi DoYPwí gv ‰Lb ciGnRMvi nGqGQ|

KvGRi ˆgGq hLb eGj ‘AvcGb Avcbvi ˆdvb bÁ¼i LvjvÁÃvK& ˆ`b bv wKmK? LvjvÁÃv Z AvcbvK& ˆdvb Kiev Pvq,’ ZLb ˆNvovgvmy ZvGK Lye ˆRvGi agK jvwMGq ˆdvb ˆiGL ˆ`q| 15 iÅvwcW AÅvKkb eÅvGUwjqb IiGd iÅve-‰i mGã ‘ò×mdvqvGi’ wbnZ m ¨vmxi msLÅv hLb ò×gvMZ evoGZ ZLb ‰KUv chÆvGq i…ciMGii AGbK ˆjvGKi gGb ‰gb cÉZxwZ RG¯Ã ˆh ‰evi ˆNvovgvmyG`i w`b ‘NbvGq AvwmGQ’|

AekÅ ˆmB mGã ZvG`i gGb cGo hvq ‘AcvGikb wKÑbnvUÆ’ bvGgi ‰K AwfhvGbi K^v, hvi ˆbZ‡GZ½ wQj ˆmbvevwnbxi m`mÅiv, hvG`i wRævmvevG`i mgq ‘n…`hG¯¨i wò×qv e®¬ nGq’ gviv wMGqwQj 43 Rb m¯¨vmx| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv hLb fvGe ˆh 44 bÁ¼iwUB nGe ˆNvovgvmy , ZLb nVvr KGi àwUGq ˆbIqv nq ˆmB Awfhvb|

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ˆjvGK eGj, ˆNvovgvmyG`i gv jvBwj ˆeMg cuvP Iqvî× bvgvR cov ÷i‚ KGi IB mgGq, hLb ˆhŒ^ evwnbxi ˆndvRGZ wRævmvevG`i mgq ‘nvUÆ AÅvUvGK’ gviv hvIqv m¯¨vmxi msLÅv 30 cvi nq| wK¯§ bvgvR-Kvjvg jvBwj ˆeMGgi gGb Õ¼wÕ¦ wdwiGq AvbGZ cvGi bv| Zvi evqyPov ev Awb Ëv ˆivM ˆ`Lv ˆ`q| ˆm bvwK ‰Kw`b miKvwi `Gji mvsm` Avey KwiGgi KvGQ wMGq cyQ& KGi, ‘nvgvi eÅvUvi ˆKQy ˆnvGe bv Z? eÅvUv ˆgvi wbivcG` AvGQ Z?’

Avey Kwig jvBwj ˆeMgGK mv¯¦¾bv w`GqwQj wgQvK^v eGj : ‘ˆZvgvi eÅvUv wK Avi evsjvG`kZ& AvGQ? ZvK& ˆZv nvwg Bw´£qv cvVvGq w`wQ|’

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv RvGb bv ˆNvovgvmy ˆmevi AcGikb wKÑbnvUÆ ˆ^GK euvPvi RbÅ fviGZ cjvqb KGiwQj wK bv| ZGe Zviv ‰Uv wejÞY RvbZ ˆh ˆNvovgvmy hw` AvñiÞvG^Æ fviGZ wMGqI ^vGK, Zvi ˆcQGb i…cbMGii mvsm` Avey KwiGgi ˆKvGbv f„wgKvi `iKvi cGowb KviY ˆNvovgvmy ZZw`Gb ÞgZvmxb `Gji Õ¡Åvw´£s KwgwUi AGbK m`mÅ I AGbK àiZ½cƒYÆ g ¨xi Lye NwbÓ¡ eÅwî× nGq DGVwQj; i…cbMGii mvsm` Avey KwigGK cvîv ˆ`Iqvi ˆKvGbv `iKviB Zvi Avi wQj bv|

wK § AcvGikb wKÑbnvUÆ e®¬ nIqvi cGi i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ÷bGZ cvq, ˆNvovgvmy Bw´£qv hvqwb, Zvi hvIqvi `iKvi nqwb KviY ˆm-mgqUvGZ Zvi AvkÉq

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nGqwQj wgG´Ÿv ˆivGWi ‰K evwoGZ ˆhLvGb ivZ 11Uvi cGi AGbK g ¨x, cÉwZg¯¨x I Dcg¯¨xi AvMgb NUZ|

wK § i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi wePvGi ‰me ˆKvGbv K^v bq| K^v nGœQ ˆNvovgvmy àbvnMvi, Zvi àbvGni A ¦ bvB, AekÅB Zvi kvwÕ¦ nGe, nIqv DwPZ| i…cbMi UvDGbi ˆjvKRbGK ˆinvB w`Gq ˆm XvKvq PGj wMGqGQ eGj ‰LvbKvi mevB Zvi AZÅvPvGii mgÕ¦ Kvwnbx fzGj ˆMGQ Zv ˆgvGUB bq| kvwÕ¦ ZvGK ˆcGZB nGe, cÉvqwøZÅ bv-KGi Zvi gywî× bvB| wK¯§ ‰B evsjvG`Gk, Zviv eGj, cywjk ˆZv m ¨vmxi fvB, kqZvGbi ˆ`vÕ¦, Avi gÅvwRGÕ¡ËUG`i cÉavb Lv`Å ‘UÅvKv’| Zvi ˆPGqI eo K^v, ‘ˆhB `ÅvkZ ‰gwc-gy ¨x-ˆbZvGMGi m¯¨vmx Qvov PGj bv’, ˆmB gGMi gyjyGK ˆK kvwÕ¦ w`GZ cvGi gM ˆNvovgvmy GK? Zviv ‰Lb gGb KGi AvÍÏvcvK wbR nvGZ cvwVGqGQb iÅveGK, ZvG`i ‘ò×mdvqvi’B meÆGkl fimv| ˆNvovgvmyG`i RxebbvGUÅi hewbKv ˆnvK ‘ò×mdvqvGii’ kGõ|

ZGe ‰I ‰K Zväe K^v, A^ev AvG`Œ Zväe K^v bq ˆh, i…cbMGii AGbGKB Nvovgvmy GK wbGq MÍàRe Kivi mgq ‘nvgvGMi gvmy ’ ev ‘AvgvG`i gvmy ’ eGj, ˆhb-ev ˆm ZvG`i NGii ˆQGj, ci ˆKD bq| wK¯§ Zvi AZÅvPvi hvG`i mBGZ nGqGQ, ZvG`i cÉGZÅGK eì ˆZGZvfvGe gGb ˆiGLGQ ZvGK| hviv Zvi AZÅvPvi mBGZ bv ˆcGi gGi wMGqGQ, ZvivI bvwK KeGi ÷Gq Awfkvc w`GœQ ˆh ˆNvovgvmy iÅvGei ‘ò×mdvqvGi’ co~K|

iÅvwcW AÅvKkb eÅvGUwjqGbi ‘ò×mdvqvi’ mÁ¼G®¬ i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi wek¼vm Lye ˆmvRv I mij| ZvG`i gGb ˆKvGbv mG±`n ˆbB ˆh iÅve m¯¨vmxG`i aGi aGi àwj KGi nZÅv KiGQ| ‰B wek¼vm ZvG`i gGb BwZgGaÅ e«¬gƒj KviY ‘ò×mdvqvGi’ m¯¨vmxi g†ZzÅi cÉGZÅKwU NUbvq

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iÅvGei cÞ ˆ^GK ˆh-eÅvLÅvgƒjK eî×eÅ RbmgGÞ cÉPvi Kiv nq Zv cÉvq AweKj ‰KB iKg| ejv nq, AgyK m¯¨vmxGK ˆMɵ¦vi KGi iÅvGei ˆjvGKiv ˆmB m ¨vmxi K^vgGZv ZvGK wbGq Mfxi ivGZ Zvi ‰jvKvq hvq; DGókÅ ˆmB m¯¨vmx Zvi mãxmv^xG`i AvÕ¦vbv I A‹ea AGÕ¨i m®¬vb ˆ`Ge iÅveGK| ˆmLvGb hvIqvi ci ˆmB m¯¨vmxi mv^xiv, hvG`i ˆMɵ¦vi nGZ ‰LGbv evwK ‰es hvG`i aiGZB iÅvGei ˆmLvGb hvIqv, Zviv iÅvGei ˆjvKRGbi Dci àwjelÆY ÷i‚ KGi| iÅveI cvΟv àwj ÷i‚ KGi ˆ`q| ‰B àwj wewbgGqi gGaÅ cGo ˆeGNvGi cÉvY nvivq ˆMɵ¦viK‡Z m¯¨vmxwU| iÅve ‰i bvg w`GqGQ ‘ò×mdvqvi’| cÉGZÅKwU ‘ò×mdvqvGii’ NUbvq ˆgvUvgywU cÉvq ‰KB Kvwnbx hLb ‰GKi ci ‰K cÉPvwiZ nGZ ^vGK, ZLb i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi eySGZ KÓ¡ nq bv ˆh iÅve mZÅ K^vUv ˆMvcb KGi PGjGQ; AvmGj ‘ò×mdvqvi’ bq, ‘WvBGiÙ dvqvGi’B Zviv ‰KUvi ci ‰KUv m¯¨vmxGK LZg KGi w`GœQ ‰es ‰Uv KGi Zviv wbtmG±`Gn fvGjv KvR KiGQ|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv iÅveGK m¯¨vmx gvivi K‡wZZ½ w`GZ Pvq, wK¯§ iÅve ˆZgb K‡wZZ½ MÉnY KiGZ bvivR| Zviv eGj m ¨vmxG`i Zviv gviGQ bv, m¯¨vmxiv gviv hvGœQ ò×mdvqvGi| i…cbMGi ˆKD ˆKD iwmKZv KGi eGj, m¯¨vmxiv hw` ò×mdvqvGiB gviv hvGe, ZvnGj Avi iÅvGei evnv ywi ˆKv^vq? wK¯§ ‰Uv wbQKB iwmKZv; KzUZGKÆ bv wMGq i…cbMGii mijGmvRv gvbylàGjv gGb gGb Õ¼xKvi KGi ˆh m ¨vmx LZGgi Awfbe ‰B AwfhvGbi mgÕ¦ K‡wZZ½B iÅvwcW AÅvKkb eÅvGUwjqGbi| ‰es Zviv KvqgGbvevGKÅ Kvgbv KGi AZÅ ¦ mgGqvcGhvMx I AwZkq Ri‚wi ‰B c`GÞc AeÅvnZ ^vKzK; me m ¨vmx LZg nGq hvK, ˆ`Gk kvw ¦ wdGi AvmyK|

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KGi hvi eÅvLÅv Lye mnR bq| Zviv eGj ˆh Zviv AvRxeb ˆ`GL ‰GmGQ, Zviv hv Pvq Zv KLGbv NGU bv| hLb Zviv wKQy Kvgbv KGi, ZLbB ZvG`i gGbi wbf‡Z inmÅgq ˆKvGY nZvkv bGo PGo : ‘nvgiv hv PvB, ZvB wK nq!’ A^ev KLGbv KLGbv ‰gb gGb nq ˆh Zviv nqGZv cÉejfvGe wKQyB cÉZÅvkv KGi bv| A^ev Zviv eywS ZvG`i cÉZÅvkvGK ŠbivGkÅ cwiYZ KGi| wK § NUbvi Avcb hywî×ciÁ·ivq AeGkGl hLb BwZevPK wKQy NGU, ZLb Zviv ˆeva KGi, A^ev wek¼vm KiGZ Pvq ˆh, ‰UvB Zviv ˆPGqwQj|

Avevi DΟv ˆMvGQi wKQyI hw` NGU hvq ZvnGjI Zviv `vwe KGi ˆh, Zviv cƒeÆvGn×B RvbZ ˆh ‰iKgB NUGe| ˆhgb, ‰Kvîi mvGji ‰wcÉj gvGm hLb cvwKÕ¦vwb ŠmbÅiv i…cbMGi ‰Gm gvbyl gviGZ ÷i‚ KGi, ZLb Zviv Lye ˆPGqwQj wbÓ¤zi nvbv`viàGjvi Dci ˆhb AvÍÏvi MRe ˆbGg AvGm| Zvici ZvG`i AGbGKB AÕ¨ nvGZ ZzGj wbGqwQj ‰es wÕ©i KGiwQj ˆh cvwKÕ¦vwb ŠmbÅG`i nq ˆgGi ˆkl KiGe, bq ZvwoGq w`Gq ˆ`kGK Õ¼vaxb KiGe| wK § ZvG`i gGbi wfZGi IB msKGÍi cvGkB mGnv`i fvBGqi gGZv ˆRGM wQj ŠbivkÅ| hviv AÕ¨nvGZ hy«¬ KGiwb, wK¯§ ‘Rvwjg’ cvwKÕ¦vwb ŠmbÅG`i cZb Kvgbv KGiGQ, ˆmB AvgRbZvi gGb ‰gb cÉej fimv wQj bv ˆh ˆ`k Õ¼vaxb nGeB| Zviv fveZ, ˆKD ˆKD ejvewjI KiZ ˆh, ‰me ‘MíGMvj’ ‰Kw`b ‘wgGUKzGU hvGe’| AekÅ ZvG`i Kvgbv wQj bv ˆh, Õ¼vaxbZv QvovB me wgUgvU nGq hvK| Zviv ‰iKg fveZ ZvG`i Õ¼fvemyjf ŠbivkÅ ˆ^GK; Zviv hv Kvgbv KGi, KLGbvB Zv NGU bv eGj| wK¯§ ˆ`k Õ¼vaxb nIqvi ci cÉGZÅGK `vwe KGi ˆh

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AvmGj, i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv wbwøZ eySGZ cvGi bv Zviv hv Pvq eGj mvaviYfvGe ZvG`i gGb nq, ˆmUv ZvG`i gGbi mwZÅKvGii AvKv›Þv wK bv|

wK § ‰Uv ˆeva nq wbwøZ ˆh i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv iÅvGei AwfhvGbi mÁ·ƒYÆ mvdjÅ Kvgbv KGi| ZvnGj, iÅve bvGgi evwnbxwUGK mvdjÅgwíZ nGZ nGj ˆNvovgvmy GK ˆKb, ˆKvGbv m¯¨vmxGKB Qvo ˆ`Iqv PGj bv, ‰es ˆkl chÆ ¦ nqZ ˆNvovgvmy I Qvo cvGe bv| wK § i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi gGb ŠbivkÅev`RwbZ wKQy mskq ˆ^GKB hvq|

Zviv ÷GbGQ ˆNvovgvmy ‰Lb XvKv knGi ˆNvivGdiv KGi Pvi PvKvi ˆNvovq, gvGb ˆgvUi MvwoGZ, Avi ˆmB Mvwoi Rvbvjvi KvP ‰gb iGOi ˆh evBGi ˆ^GK ˆNvovgvmy GK ˆKD ˆ`LGZ cvq bv, wK¯§ Mvwoi wfZGi eGm ˆNvovgvmy evBGii mevBGK ˆ`LGZ cvq|

ˆKD eGj, ˆNvovgvmyG`i evnbwU ‰KLvbv wRc (ˆhwU ˆ`Lvi ˆmŒfvMÅ ZvG`i nGqwQj gvò ‰Kevi, Zvi ˆPGq Pvi àY `vwg ‰KUv wRc), ˆKD eGj Lye `vwg ‰KUv cÉvBGfU Kvi| wK § hviv XvKv hvq, ZvG`i gGaÅ ‰gb `vwe ˆKDB KGi bv ˆh IB wRc ev cÉvBGfU KviwU ˆm Õ¼PGÞ ˆ`GLGQ| ˆKD hLb ˆNvovgvmyG`i evnbwUi weeiY ˆ`q, ZLb ZvGK hw` ˆKD wRævmv KGi, ‘ZzB MvwoWv ˆ`wLQy?’ ZvnGj ˆm DîGi eGj ˆh ˆm wbGRi ˆPvGL ˆ`GLwb, wK § AgyGK ˆ`GLGQ| ˆmB AgyK eÅwî×GK LuƒGR ˆei KGi Zvi mvÞÅ ˆbIqvi `iKvi ˆKD ˆeva KGi bv KviY ˆmUv bv-KiGj KvGivi ˆcGUi fvZ nRg nGœQ bv ‰gb bq| i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv MµàRe KiGZ fvGjvevGm, Z`¯¦gbv LuyZLuyGZ Õ¼fve AvÍÏvcvK ZvG`i

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wK § Mvwoi KvGPi A®¬Kvi cwicƒYÆ wbivcîv weavb KiGe ‰gb wbøqZv ˆK w`GZ cvGi?, eiç IB KvPB ˆNvovgvmyG`i Kvj nGZ cvGi ‰gb Avkâv/fimvI i…cbMGii AGbK ˆjvGKi gGb KvR KGi| ZGe Zvi Mvwoi bÁ¼iwU bvwK mvaviY ˆKvGbv wbe®¬b msLÅv bq| msLÅvwU ‰gb, hv ˆ`GL AvBGbi ˆjvGKiv mnGRB eySGZ cvGi ˆh IB MvwoGZ PjvPj KGib weG`kx ˆKvGbv K„UbxwZK| i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi wePvGi ‰ ‰K weivU myiÞv| ˆNvovgvmy ivÓ¡Ì ƒZ ˆmGR iÅvGei bvGKi WMvi mvgGb w`Gq NyGi ˆeovGœQ, Kvi mvaÅ ZvGK aGi|

wK § w`bivZ Pwe»k N¥ŸvB ˆZv Avi ˆm Mvwoi gGaÅ ^vGK bv; wbøqB bvbv RvqMvq Avb±`-dzwZÆ KiGZ hvq ‰es ivGZi ˆejv wbGRi evwoGZ bv nGjI ˆKvGbv bv ˆKvGbv evmv-evwoGZ Nygvq| iÅve ZvGK ‰iKg ˆhGKvGbv RvqMv ˆ^GK cvKovI KiGZ cvGi|

myZivs iÅve-‰i nvGZ ˆMɵ¦viK‡Z meÆGkl m¯¨vmxi bvg LeGii KvMGR fzj KGi ˆjLv nGqGQ ˆNvovgwR`, ˆm AvmGj i…cbMGii jvBwj ˆeMg Avi gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji Avcb eÅvUv (‰es BUv ˆgvLGjGmi mr-eÅvUvI eGU) ˆNvovgvmy ; ˆKbbv jvBwj ˆeMg ˆfviivGZ Õ¼Gµ² ˆ`GLGQ Zvi ˆQGjUvi eyK àwjGZ SvSov nGq ˆMGQ, Zvi dzUv dzmdzm ˆ^GK Mig evZvm ˆei nGœQ, Avi ˆmB evZvGmi gGaÅ ˆkvbv hvGœQ gv gv WvK| Dci § ˆmB mKvGjB ˆmB inmÅgq e†«¬ gymvwdi i…cbMGi AvwefÆyZ nGq eGj ˆMGQ ‘Lei AvGQ’|

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‰evi ‘Lei AvGQ’ ejGZ ˆmB inmÅgq gymvwdi ˆh ‘ò×mdvqvi’B eywSGqGQ Zv wbGq i…cbMGii AGbK ˆjvGKi gGb mskq ^vGK bv| jvBwj ˆeMGgi Kv®²v I weKvi ˆ`GL ZvG`i gGb nq ˆh ˆNvovgvmyG`i Avqy ‰evi mwZÅB dzwiGq ‰GmGQ| ZvG`i gGb nq ˆh ˆQGjwUi Avm®² g†ZzÅi cƒeÆvfvm wbfÆyjfvGe ˆcGq ˆMGQ Zvi gv| ZvB Zvi Kv®²v ‰gb| m ¦vGbi g†ZzÅ nGjB ˆKej Zvi gvGK ‰fvGe Kuv`GZ ˆ`Lv hvq|

AvUvcvov KGjGR Ri‚wi wgwUs ˆkl KGi gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj hLb ycyGii ci i…cbMGi wdGi AvGm ZLb Zvi UGqvUv KGivjv Mvwo ˆ`GL ˆjvGKiv ejvewj KGi, ‘wcÉw´Öcvj ‰LGbv Lei cvqwb|’ ˆKD eGj, ‘kvjv Z ˆccvi cGo bv, Lei cvGe KÅsKv ˆKvGi?’

‰KRb bvwK Zvi MvwoUv ^vgvq, Rvbvjvq ˆUvKv ˆgGi eGj, ‘Lei ÷wbGQb, Qvi?’

‘wKGmi Lei?’ gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji ‰B cÉk² ÷Gb ˆjvGKiv wbwøZ nq ˆh ˆm ‰LGbv chÆ ¦ wKQyB RvGb bv| ˆKD ˆKD rPz rPz a»wb KGi, ˆKD ˆKD eGj, ‘AvnvGi, evc ‰LGbv eÅvUvi ˆmvÁ¼v` cvqwb!’ wK § i…cbiMGii ˆKvGbv gvbyl gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvjGK LeiwU RvbvGZ cvGi bv, ZvG`i mGâvP ˆeva nq| Zviv ˆKejB KvbvNylv KGi PGj,

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ˆmme KvbvNylvi gGaÅ yGqKwU AvnvGi RvZxq AeÅq a»wbI DœPvwiZ nq| AeGkGl ‰KRb gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvjGK w`Gbi msev`còwU covi civgkÆ w`Gj Zvi UbK bGo IGV| ˆm bvwK ZrÞYvr ˆUi cvq ˆh Zvi cyòaGbi Lei nGq ˆMGQ| KviY ‘ò×mdvqvi’ Awfhvb ˆh dzjwÕ·GW PjGQ Zv Zvi wejÞY Rvbv wQj, Avi ˆNvovgvmy I ˆh ˆmB AwfhvGbi wkKvGi cwiYZ nGZ cvGi ‰gb AvkâvI Zvi gGb ‰K`g AbycwÕ©Z wQj bv| dGj ˆm cÉvq Da»Æk¼vGm QyGU hvq Re»vi Avwji ‘jvBGeËwi’ˆZ, ZLb co ¦ weKvj, w`Gbi LeGii KvMRàGjvi cÉvq meB wewò× nGq ˆMGQ| ˆh ywU ARbwcÉq Š`wbGKi KGqKwU Kwc AeGnwjZ cGo wQj ˆmàwjB ‰K SUKvq ˆUGb ˆbq ˆm, wbk¼vm e®¬ KGi AvG`Åvcv¯¦ cGo ˆdGj iÅve-‰i nvGZ ˆNvovgwRG`i ˆMɵ¦vGii msev`| ˆm msevG` ˆNvovgvmyG`i cwiPGqi ˆKvGbv weeiY ˆbB, ÷ay DGÍÏL Kiv nGqGQ ˆh àjkvGbi ‰KwU evwo ˆ^GK ivZ 11Uvq ZvGK iÅve ˆMɵ¦vi KGiGQ, Avi Zvi wei‚G«¬ 31wU gvgjv iGqGQ hvi gGaÅ 25wUB nZÅvgvgjv|

gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj cÉ Gg ˆLqvj KGi bv ˆh ˆMɵ¦viK‡Z m¯¨vmxi bvg ˆjLv nGqGQ ˆNvovgwR`; Re»vi Avwj hLb ZvGK ˆmUv awiGq ˆ`q ZLb ˆm ˆRvGi ‰KUv wbtk¼vm ˆdGj eyGK RwoGq aGi Re»vi AvwjGK, Zvi ˆgQZvcov MvGj PKvm kGõ ‰KUv PzGgv ˆLGq eGj, ‘‰Wv nvgvi eÅvUv jq! ‰Wv nvgvi gvmy jq!’

wK § ˆmLvGb DcwÕ©Z ˆjvKRb hLb eGj ˆh, ˆNvovgwR` bvGg ˆKvGbv kxlÆm¯¨vmxi bvg AvGM KLGbv ˆkvbv hvqwb, LeGii KvMGR ˆZv B`vwbs AGbK fzjfvj ˆjLv nq, ZLb gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj nvD gvD KGi WzKGi ˆKuG` IGV| Zvici ˆm cGKU ˆ^GK ˆgvevBj ˆdvb ˆei KGi ò×gvMZ ˆUcvwUwc AviÁ¿ KGi ˆ`q, wK § ˆQGji mGã

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Zvi ˆhvMvGhvM nq bv| ˆh-bvÁ¼vGi ˆm Wvqvj KGi ˆmB bvÁ¼viwU eZÆgvGb Lvwj AvGQ eGj evi evi RvbvGbv nq|

i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv m®¬Åvq wewewm ˆiwWI LyGj eGm; ˆjvKRb DrKYÆ nGq fxo Rgvq ˆiwWI-evRv ˆiÕ¡zGiG´Ÿ I ˆmjyGb| wK¯§ ˆKvGbv ‘ò×mdvqvGii’ msev` cÉPvwiZ nq bv| ˆjvGK RvGb ˆh iÅve-‰i mGã m¯¨vmxG`i ‘ò×mdvqvi’ w`Gbi ˆejv NGU bv| ˆNvovgvmy (ˆNvovgwR`GK Zviv wbwøZfvGe ˆNvovgvmy eGj aGi ˆbq) ˆMɵ¦vi nGqGQ AvGMi ivGZ, ˆm ‰Lb AvRivBGji ˆndvRGZ| NUbv NUGe AvR ivGZ, Lye mÁ¿e gaÅivGZi ci|

dGj i…cbMGii ˆjvKRGbi ivZwU KvGU cÉvq wbNÆyg| mKvj nIqvi mGã mGã LeGii KvMR ˆKbv ev ˆ`Lvi RbÅ Zviv QyGU hvq Re»vi Avwji ‘jvBGeËwi’ˆZ| wMGq ˆ`LGZ cvq, hv Zviv ˆfGewQj ZvB mZÅ nGqGQ : iÅve-‰i mGã ‘ò×mdvqvGi’ wbnZ nGqGQ ‰Kw`b AvGM ˆMɵ¦viK‡Z m¯¨vmxwU, hvi bvg ‰evi ˆjLv nGqGQ ˆNvovgwR` IiGd ˆNvovgvmy |

÷ay jvBwj ˆeMg Avi gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji Kv®²vi ˆZvGo i…cbMGi ˆkvGKi evY WvGK; kniUv ‰K govevwoi Aven aviY KGi| BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwoi DVvGb Wvwjg MvGQ ZGj ˆKuG` ˆKuG` MovMwo hvq jvBwj ˆeMg, Zvi w`GK ˆPGq AmnvGqi gGZv eviv±`vq uvwoGq ^vGK BUv ˆgvLGjm; Avi gvGR` wcÉw´Öcvj wbGRi NGii `iRv e®¬ KGi ‘In& ˆnv ˆnvn& Kx nqv ˆMj ˆi!’ eGj nvgGj nvgGj KuvG`|

Dfq evwoi AvwObvq ˆjvKRGbi wfo RGg hvq, ˆKD ˆKD ˆNvovgvmyG`i ˆkvKvnZ gv I evcGK mv ¦¾bv ˆ`Iqvi ˆPÓ¡v KGi, wK¯§ mv ¦¾bvi weGkl ˆKvGbv fvlv Zviv LuyGR cvq bv|

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ˆKD eGj R¯Ãg†ZzÅ AvÍÏvi nvGZ, mevBGKB ‰Kw`b giGZ nGe|

ˆKD eGj, gvwUi ˆ`n gvwU ˆnvGe| ZviB gGaÅ ‰KRb eGj IGV, ‘AvÍÏvi gvj AvÍÏvB

wjGq ˆMGQ!’ ‘‰Wv ˆZv mv¯¦¾bvi K^v jq! Bu ˆZv ˆduvob KvwUGœQ!’ ‘‰ ˆZv kvjv AvIqvgx jxGMi evœPv!’ ‘ai& kvjvK&!’ BUv ˆgvLGjGmi evwoi DVvGb gviwcU AviÁ¿ nGq

hvq| Kv®²v ^vwgGq ZvKvq jvBwj ˆeMg, ˆ`LGZ cvq ‰KUv ˆQGji yB cv aGi yB w`GK UvbGQ yB hyeK, Avi wPrKvi PjGQ, ‘wPGo dvjv! kvjvi VÅvs yWv wPGo dvjv ˆi!’

ZLb nVvr ˆUwjGdvb ˆeGR IGV jvBwj ˆeMg I BUv ˆgvLGjGmi ˆeWi‚Gg| we yÅrÕ·†GÓ¡i gGZv ZovK KGi jvwdGq IGV jvBwj ˆeMg, QyGU hvq NGii w`GK|

‰KUz cGiB ˆm-NGii wfZi QyGU AvGm jvBwj ˆeMGgi DœQ¾wmZ wPrKvi, ‘evev! gvmy !’ i…cbMGii ˆjvGKiv ˆh hvi evwo wdGi hvq| ˆhGZ ˆhGZ Zviv ejvewj KGi, ‘ˆNvovgvmyG`i giY bvB|’ Zviv ˆgGb ˆbq ˆh ˆkl ivGZi me Õ¼µ² mZÅ nq bv| ˆh e†«¬ gymvwdi ‘Lei AvGQ’ ejGZ ejGZ gvGR` wcÉw´ÖcvGji evwoi cvk w`Gq ˆhGZ ˆhGZ MvGqe nGq ˆMGQ, Zvi ˆKvGbv cÉZÅÞ`kxÆGK LuyGR cvIqv hvq bv|

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