Vultures in Kerala-4

kÀ¡mÀ `qan ssIt¿äw

ssIt¿äsa´mWv, IpSntbäsa´mWv F¶sXm¶pw ]eÀ¡pw AdnbnÃ. ]s£, Hcp Imcyw FÃmhÀ¡pw Adnbmw. kÀ¡mÀ `qan ]ecptSbpw ssIIfn F¯nt¨À¶n«p­v. A§s\bpÅhcn h³InS cmjv{Sob t\Xm¡fpw sNdpInS cmjv{Sob¡mcpap­v. dntkmÀ«v \S¯p¶hÀ, tlm«epImÀ, cmjv{Sob ]mÀ«nIÄ, {]KÛ h¡oe·mÀ, Ip«nt\Xm¡Ä, aXþ[À½ Øm]\§Ä \S¯p¶hÀ XpS§n ]ecpap­v. hnapà`S·mÀ¡v ]Xn¨v sImSp¡m\mbn amän h¨ncp¶ `qant]mepw hymPtcJ Na¨v X«nsbSp¯ Hcp cmjv{Sob¡m cs-â [mÀãyw sSenhnj³ hmÀ¯bn I­p. `cn¡p¶ I£nbpsS ]mÀ«nbnÂs]« cmjv{Sob¡mc\mbXn\m AbmÄs¡Xnsc Hcp \S]Snbpw D­mhnsöbmÄ Xd¸n¨p ]dbp¶p. GtXm Hcp kn\nabn Hcp kapZmb¯nsâ {]mtZinI t\Xmhmbn A`n\bn¡ps¶mcp \S³ ]dbp¶ Hcp UbtemKmWv C¯cw kµÀ`§fn HmÀ½hcp¶Xv. “tNmc¸pg HgpIpw”; “tNmc¸pg HgpIpw”þ F¶p ]dªv `bs¸Sp¯p¶Xp t]msebmWv `qanssIt¿ä¡mcn Nnecpw Ahsc ]n´pW¡p¶ cmjv{Sob t\Xm¡fpw Bt{Im[n¨p ]dbp¶Xv.

kÀ¡mÀ `qan ssIt¿dnbhsc ssIt¿msS ]nSn¡m\mbn ]q¨Isf Ab¨ IY C¶v anan{In¡mÀ¡v ]e tÌPpIfn AhXcn¸n¡m³ ]äp¶ at\mcRvP³ t{]m{KmapIfmbn amdnbncn¡p¶p. _pÄtUmkdpw sP.kn._n.bpw ]q¨Ifpw IqSn ]pensb ]nSn¡m³ t]msbmcp A½q½¡Yt]mseþ hcpwXeapdbv¡v ]dªp ckn¡m³ \ÃXmWXv. H¶pw sN¿m\mhmsX ZuXyw aXnbm¡n Xncn¨pt]m¶ ]q¨IÄ Cs¶hnsSsb¶v t]mepw ]eÀ¡pw AdnbnÃ. kw`hw \S¶v 40 hÀjw Ignª tijw PbneneSbv¡ s¸s«mcp sF.Pn.bpsS PohnXIY t]mse B ]q¨IfpsS PmXIhpw amdntb¡mw F¶p ]dbp¶hcp­v. hn[ntbm {]]©iàntbm Imetam Fs´¦nepw sN¿psa¶v IcpXp¶hÀ A§s\ hnNmcn¨v Xs¶bncn¡s«. AhÀs¡Xnsc \nba\S]SnIÄ \S¯p¶hcn hnPbn¨þ hnPbn¡p¶ IgpI·mcpw Ds­t¶mÀ¡pI.

BZnhmknIÄ¡\phZn¨ `qan AhcdnbmsX ssIhis¸ Sp¯pI. AXn\v Iq«p\n¶hÀ AgnaXn¡mcsöv kaÀ°n¡pI. kÀ¡mÀ hI `qanbmsW¶v hnfw_cw sNbvXp t_mÀUv hbv¡pI. B BtLmjw Ignªv a{´namÀ XeØm\s¯¯p¶Xn\p ap¼p Xs¶ B t_mÀUv FSp¯pamän hens¨dnªv AhnsS ho­p ssIt¿dpI. AXv I­n«pw “R§sfm¶pw I­nÔ F¶ a«n A[nImcnIÄ s]cpamdpI. Zriyþ{imhy am[ya§fmWh shfnbn sIm­phcnI. “iàambn t\cnSpw; IÀi\ \S]SnsbSp¡pw”þ F¶ ]Xnhv ]Ãhn Hcev]w ap¼v kÀ¡mÀ hI `qansb¶v t_mÀUv h¨ a{´n Xs¶ ho­pw ]dbpI. Cu \mSI¯n\v A´yw Ipdnt¡­ kabambncn¡p¶p. “I®S¨v ]mev IpSn¡p¶ amÀÖmcs\” t]mse a{´namc§s\ BkzZn¨v IgnbpIbmWv! sshZypXn Dev]mZn¸n¡p¶ ImämSnIÄ sIm­ph¶v Øm]n¨t¸mÄ ImWmXncp¶hÀ A§s\ h¨hÀs¡Xnsc \S]SnsbSp¡p¶p. tImSXnbn sNÃpt¼mÄ \S]SnIÄ Xs¶ d±p sN¿s¸Sp¶p. “s]m«sâ hmbn N¡c tX¨Xp t]mse” NneÀ AXp I­v s]cpamdp¶p. N¦c³ ]ns¶bpw sXt§Â Xs¶! “Fs¶ Xtí½mhm Rm³ \¶mhnÔ F¶p ]dbp¶Xp t]mse “R§Äs¡Xnsc \S]SnsbSp¡­, ssIt¿dnb `qan Xncn¨v R§Ä XcnÔ F¶ a«n iàcmbhÀ ]dbpt¼mÄ iàamsbmcp `cWIqS¯ns\´v sN¿m\mhpw?

ssIt¿dnb `qan h\`qanbmsW¶pw h\`qanbsöpw c­p]£w. At\zjn¨phcpt¼mÄ BZyw h\`qanbmsW¶v Is­¯p¶p; Hcev]w Ignbpt¼mÄ h\`qanbsöv a\ÊnemIp¶p. “\o It­mSm” Fs¶mcp s]meokv DtZymKس km£ntbmSv tNmZn¨t¸mÄ “I­p”sh¶bmÄ ]dªp. “Gbv, \o I­phtÃ?” F¶v apãnsbm¶v Npcp«n tNmZn¨t¸mÄ “I­nÔ F¶mbn. ‘sXm«p, sXm«nÃ’, ‘sXm«p, sXm«nÃ’þ ‘sam«n«phtÃm taemsI’ F¶ kn\namKm\w t]mse AbmÄ “I­p, I­nÔ F¶ D¯c§Ä tNmZn¡p¶ s]meokptZymKØsâ CwKnXw t]mse ]dbm³ XpS§p¶p. GXm­Xpt]mse, `cn¡p¶ cmjv{Sob]mÀ«nbpsSþ a{´nbpsS CwKnXw A\pkcn¨v kÀ¡mÀ hI `qan “BWvþAÔ F¶v AYh “AÃþBWv” F¶v DtZymKØcpw ]dbm³ XpS§p¶p. AtXmsS kÀ¡mÀ hI `qan ]nSns¨Sp¡Â XpS§nbnS¯p Xs¶ \nev¡p¶ph¶ a«n “apt¶dp¶p.” ]q¨IÄ Fensb ]nSn¡m³ sN¶t¸mÄ \n¶ Øe¯v \n¶v ]q¨bv¡v apt¶dm³ Ignbp¶nÃ. F´psN¿mw? `qan¡v Xohne sImSpt¡­n hcp¶ Hcp kwØm\¯vþ Atacn¡bnepÅXnt\¡mÄ aqeyw `qan¡pÅ Hcp tZi¯vþ ]q¨bÃ, ]pen h¶mepw Ahsb shSnh¨v sIm¶ncn¡psa¶v a\Ênem¡pI. A¶v \mw I­ ]q¨Isf ImgvN_w¥mhntemþ F´n\v ayqknb¯n tem ImWm\nÃ. FhnsS t]mbXmhmw?

`qan ssIt¿äw Vulture Crimes AYhm “IgpIvIp䔯n s]«XmWv. AXpsIm­p Xs¶ IgpI·mÀs¡Xnsc H¶pw sN¿m\mhnÃ. \nÊlmbX am{Xw! s]meokn \nc]cm[nIÄ s¡Xnsc tIskSp¯m AhÀ Ipäw \ntj[n¡pI ]XnhmWv. At¸mÄ ]dbp¶ a\:imkv{X {]tbmKap­v. “AeIvtk, B apdnbntes¡m¶v sIm­pt]mbn tNmZnt¨” F¶v. A§s\ tNmZn¡pt¼mÄ aeaq{XhnkÀÖ\mZnItfmsS Ipäw k½Xn¨v shfnbnte¡p hcp¶ “{]XnIsf” t]mse ssIt¿ä`qanbpsS ^b \ãs¸« tIkpIfn ^b Is­¯m³ Ignbp¶p­v. ^b \ãs¸SpI; Is­¯pI; Is­¯nb ^b ho­pw \ãs¸SpI; Xncp¯temsS ]ns¶ Is­¯m³ IgnbpI.” CXpw \mw ImWpIbmWv. “AeIvkpw, B apdnbpw, tNmZywsN¿epw”þ AXn\v IgpI·mÀ¡m¡p¶psh¶XmWv `qan ssIt¿ät¡kpIfn H¶pw sN¿m\mhmsX hcp¶Xnsâ ImcW§fn apJyambXv.

BZnhmknIÄ `qan ssIt¿dnsb¶v ]dªv em¯nsIm­Sn¨pw shSnh¨pw tIskSp¯pw \nbaw \S¸m¡p¶ `cWIqSw IgpIpIÄ s¡Xnsc \niÐX ]men¡p¶p. Hcn¡epw Ahkm\n¡m¯ saKmkocnb IWs¡ IYXpScpIbmWv. Hcp \qäm­v Ignªmepw ]e XeapdIÄ Pohn¨pacn¨mepw Cu kÀ¡mÀ `qan ]nSns¨Sp¡Â kocnb Ahkm\n¡pIbnÃ. Hcp]s£, \nba\nÀ½mWw \S¯n ssIt¿dnbhÀ¡v `qan]Xn¨v sImSp¡p¶Xmbncn¡pw \nIpXnZmb IÀ¡v em`Icw. ‘]m«`qan ]m«¡mcs\¶v’ \nbaw sIm­ph¶ t]mse “ssIt¿ä`qan ssIt¿dnbhÀ¡¶v” \nbaw D­m¡nbmtem? AXmbncn¡pw IgpIpIsf t\cnSm\pÅ Ffp¸amÀ¤sa¶ Nn´mKXn tbmSv am\knIambn tbmPn¡m³ tIcf¯nse P\§Ä X¿mdmbn IgnªntÃsb¶v IcptX­nbncn¡p¶p. ImcWw? ASn¨hgn¡v t]mIp¶nsænÂ, t]mb hgn¡v ASn¡pI. AXmbncn¡mw, thm«p t\Sm³ Ffp¸amÀ¤w! P\m[n]Xy¯n thm«sà FÃmw? “Hcp cq]m t\m«p sImSp¯m Hcp e£w IqsS t]mcpw” F¶ kn\namKm\w t]mse “It¿ä `qan ssIt¿dnbh\v sImSp¯mÂ, It¿ä¡mcpsS thms«Ãmw IqsS t]mcpw” F¶v ]mSm³ \ap¡mIpw. F´m t]mtc?