vULTURES OF kERALA-37

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‘hnÀPo\nb hqÄ^v’ F¶v tI«]msS NneÀ tXm¡pw hSnbpambn shfnbnte¡nd§n. AXv sN¶mbv AsÃs¶{X ]dªmepw tIÄ¡m³ X¿mdsöv ]dªmÂ? s]meosk¶v tI«m NneÀ¡v Ienhcp¶p; tIm]w sIm­v hndbv¡p¶p. Hcp \nanjw t]mepw AhcnÃmsX kaql¯n kam[m\ambn Pohn¡m³ IgnbnÃþ A\phZn¡nà F¶XmWv kXysa¶ncn¡nepw Ahsc IsÃdnbp¶ hcpw AhÀ¡p t\sc ImÀ¡n¨p Xp¸p¶hcpw At\IamWv. A{Iamkàcmb Hcp Iq«w P\§Ä {Iakam[m\\ne XIÀ¡pI. A§s\ krãn¡p¶ kwLÀj§Ä¡nSbn s]meokns\ IsÃdnbpI; hkvXphIIÄ XIÀ¡pI; kÀ¡mÀ hml\§Ä I¯n¡pI; sImSnsI«m³ sIm­ph¶ hSnsIm­v ASn¡pI. Ahsb t\cnSm³ s]meokv Pe]oc¦n {]tbmKn¨mÂþ em¯n¨mÀÖv sNbvXmÂþ I®oÀhmXIw D]tbmKn¨m ]ecpw s]meokns\Xnsc Xncnbp¶p. “kam[m\]cambn”, “P\m[n]Xy ]cambn” F¶ ]Z§Ä XpSÀ¨bmbn ]dªp]dªv {]tIm]\w D­m¡nbhÀ hnip²cpw s]meokpImÀ sImSpw]m]nIfpambn amdpI ]Xnhmbn¯oÀ¶n«p­v. “\c\mbm«v, arKth«, C©NXbv¡Â” CXymZn {]tbmK§Ä s]meo kns\Xnsc ]dªn«v s]meokv DtZymKØÀs¡Xnsc \S]SnsbSp ¡pIþ \S]SnsbSp¸n¡pIþ \S]SnsbSp¡pwhsc {]t£m`§Ä kwLSn¸n¡pIþ CsXms¡bm bn«p­v NnecpsS cmjv{Sob {]hÀ¯\§Ä! s]meokv sXm«Xpw tXm­nbXpw hsc hnaÀi\hnt[bamIp¶p; hnt[bam¡p¶p.

s]meokns\¡­v Bsc¦nepw hnct­mSnsb§m\pw acWs¸«meXv s]meokv IÌUnbnÂh¨v ]oU\taäXnsâ ^eambn acn¨XmsW¶v ]dªp]c¯n s]meokv tÌj³ D]tcm[n¡pI; s]meokv tÌj\n \n¶pw shfnbn h¶bpSs\ kzm`mhnI acWw kw`hn¨meXv s]meokv aÀ±\w aqeamsW¶v Øm]ns¨Sp¡pI. s]meokns\ IsÃdnªmeXv “kam[m\]camb” kacamÀ¤sa¶pw klnsI«v s]meosk§m\pw IsÃdnªmeXv “{]tIm]\]camb” s]meokv {]hÀ¯\w F¶pw ]dbpI. s]meokv IsÃdnªmepw s]meokns\ IsÃdnªmepw a\pjyicoc¯n \n¶pw Noäp¶ cà¯nsâ \ndw H¶pXs¶bmsW¶v Adnbmhp¶hÀ Xs¶ s]meokns\ am{Xw {]Xn¡q«nem¡p¶XmWv Gsd Iãw. A{Iamkàcmbn A{Iaw Agn¨phn«hcpsS tNmc]pc­ hkv{X§Ä {]ZÀin¸n¨v s]mXpP\hnImcw Bfn¡¯n¡p¶hÀ F´psIm­v an­m{]mWnIfmb s]meokpImcpsS tNmchoW bqWnt^mdw IqSn {]ZÀin¸n¡p¶nÃ? ]cnt¡ä s]meokpImtcbpw {]tIm]\w krãn¨ Xev]cI£nItfbpw Htc Bip]{Xbn {]thin¸n¨m B Bip]{Xn kµÀin¡p¶ “P\t\Xm¡Ä” F´psIm­v s]meokpImsc kµÀin¨v AhÀt¡ä ]cn¡pIsf¸än ]ckyambn ]dbp¶nÃ? HcpXcw Bßh©\bmWnXv.

“N¯Xv IoNIs\¦n sIm¶Xv `oa³ Xs¶” F¶ IWt¡ ]ecpw s]meokns\Xnsc Xncnbp¶p. s]meokv a\ÊmþhmNmþ IÀ½Wm Nn´n¡m¯Xpw ]dbm¯pw {]hÀ¯n¡m¯Xpw hsc s]meoknsâ Xebn h¨psI«n Ahsc P\a[y¯n CSn¨p Xmgv¯pIsb¶Xv Xs¶sbmcp ssienbmbn amdnbn«p­v. s]meokv tem¡¸n h¨v {]XnIÄ kzbw D­m¡nb apdnhpIÄ¡p¯chmZn s]meokpImcmsW¶v Btcm]n¨ tIkpIÄ D­mbn«p­v. Nnet¸mÄ s]meokv IÌUnbn aq{Xw IpSn¸ns¨¶pw aew Xoäns¨¶pw Bt£]§Ä ]dbmdp­v. aq¡n\v XmsgbpÅ tcmaw ]dns¨Sp¯psh¶v ]dªv aq¡n\p Xmsg tjhv sNbvX HcmfpsS apJw am[ya§fn {]ZÀin¸¡pIbp­mbn. s]meosk¦n “F´pw sN¿pw” Fs¶mcp [mcWbmWv ]eÀ¡papÅXv. Hcp ]s£, s]meoknsâ \mfnXphscbpÅ Ncn{Xhpw {]hÀ¯\hpw AhÀs¡Xnsc Bt£]n¡s¸Sp¶ ]eXnt\bpw \ymboIcn s¨¶ncn¡pw. kzmX{´yw e`n¨n«v ]e ]Xnäm­pIÄ Ignªt¸mÄ s]meoknep­mb amä§Ä DÄs¡mÅm³ s]mXpP\§Ä¡n¶pw Bbn«nsÃt¶mÀ¡Ww. ]­s¯ s]meoknse ISphbpw IcSnbpw ]penbpw DSp¼pw ]m¼pw KcpU\psaÃmw C¶nsænepw BfpIÄ AXv DÄs¡mÅm³ X¿mdmbn«nÃ. s]meokns\Xnsc F´v Btcm]n¨mepw AXv AwKoIcn¡m\pw hnizkn¡m\pw P\w X¿mdmsW¶XmWv Gsd Iãw!

s]meokns\s¡m¶hcpw s]meokv sIm¶hcpw D­v; s]meokns\ B{Ian¡p¶hcpw s]meokn\m B{Ian¡s¸«hcpw D­v. tIcf¯n am{Xw B{Ian¡s¸Sp¶ s]meokpImcpsS F®w ANn´yhpamWv. Hcp hÀjw, GXm­v 600tesd t]À A¡q«¯n s]Sp¶p. ]t£, AhscÃmw s]meokpImcmsW¶ Hscmä ImcW¯m AhKWn¡s¸Sp¶p. Bcpw AX{X Imcyambn«v FSp¡p¶nÃ. s]meoknse {Inan\epIsf¸än ]dbp¶hcmcpw AhÀ¡nSbnse {Inan\epIsf¡pdn¨v an­pt¶bnÃ. s]meoknse {Inan\Âhev¡cWs¯¡pdn¨v sIm«ntLmjn¡p¶hÀ kaql ¯nseþ cmjv{Sob¯nseþ sXmgnÂcwKs¯þ hnZym`ymk taJebnseþ IpSpw_m´co£¯nse {Inan\ hev¡cWs¯¸än H¶pw DcnbmSp¶nÃ. \½psS IpSpw_mwK§Ä Xs¶ {Inan\ hev¡cn¡s¸«ncn¡p¶psh¶ kXyw BZyw AwKoIcn¡pI. IpSpw_§fn \n¶pw thdns«mcp s]meokv CsÃt¶mÀ¡pI. “s]meokmbm t]mbn” F¶ ]gb Nn´mKXn amtä­ kabambncn¡p¶p.

s]meokns\ Ipäw ]dbp¶hcpw s]meokv tÌj³ D]tcm[n¡p¶hcpw s]meokns\ B{Ian¡p¶hcpw C¶v “lotdm”Ifmbn amdnbncn¡p¶p. AhÀ¡v \nbatam \nbahmgvNtbm {]iv\aÃ. A¡q«sc `b¶v Igntb­ KXntISmWv s]meokn\v C¶pÅXv. cmjv{Sob¡mcsâ CwKnX¯n\\pkcn¨v {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ s]meokpImct\ C¶v \ne\nev]pÅqsht¶mÀ¡pI. P\m[n]Xy ¯nse “P\ssa{Xn” s]meosk¶m cmjv{Sob¡mcpsS s]meo sk¶À°w. ImcWw? cmjv{Sob¡mÀ P\t\Xm¡fpw P\ {]Xn\n[I fpamWv; s]meokpImcmhs« P\tkhIcpw. “cmjv{Sob¡mÀ s]meokpIfn¡p¶ P\m[n]Xy¯n cmjv{Sob¡mcnÃmsX \aps¡´v s]meokv tkh\w?” F¶ coXnbnemWv Imcy§Ä t]mIp¶Xv.

cmjv{Sob¡mcpw s]meokpw H¯ptNÀ¶m ]ns¶ \nbahpw \oXn\nÀÆlWhpsaÃmw ]¼IS¡pw. AXmWv, ]et¸mgpw \man¶p ImWp¶Xv. s]meokns\ kwc£n¡m³ cmjv{Sob¡mÀ, cmjv{Sob¡msc kwc£n¡m³ s]meokv. A¯c¯nsemcp hnjahr¯¯n InS¡pbmWv \½psS P\m[n]Xyw. AXn \n¶pw c£s¸Sm\{X Ffp¸aÃ. c£s¸Sm¯nSt¯mfw Imew c­p Iq«cnepw \nbaewL\§Ä \S¡pw. \nba¯n\v apIfn h«w Id§p¶ IgpI·mÀ c­p Iq«cnepw D­msb¶ncn¡pw. A¯c¯nepÅ IgpI·msc F{XthWsa¦nepw \ap¡v Is­¯m\mhpw. ]s£, AhscÃmw kaqla[y¯n \nµnXcpw \nbaewLIcpw BWv. A§s\ am{Xta Ahsc ImWms\m¡q.