Vultures of Kerala-54

IgpI³ sIm¯p¶ kÀ«n^n¡äv

apss_bnsemcp Bip]{Xnbn tPmensN¿p¶ aebmfn t\gvkpamÀ kac¯nÂ. AhcnsemcmÄ BßlXysN¿pIbpw sNbvXp. s]meokv \S¯nb em¯n¨mÀÖn aq¶p t\gvkpamÀ¡v ]cnt¡äp. AhcpsS ]cmXn tIÄ¡m\mcpw X¿mdmbnÃ. AhscÃmw X§fpsS Fkv.Fkv.FÂ.kn. apX ssI¿n kq£n¨ncp¶ kÀ«n^n¡äpIÄ Bip]{Xn A[nIrXsc G¸n¨n«mbncp¶p tPmenbn {]thin¨Xv. 16Dw 18Dw aWn¡qÀ tPmensN¿m³ \nÀ_ÔnXcmb B Bip]{Xn sXmgnemfnIÄ¡v In«nbncp¶tXm 5000þ6000 cq]m i¼fhpw. apwss_ t]mepÅ \Kc¯n hkn¡m³ Ignbm¯ XpÑamb i¼fw hm§n¡m³ Ahsc t{]cn¸n¨Xv AhnsS \n¶pw In«p¶ Hcp kÀ«n^n¡ämbncp¶p. hfsctbsd _m[yXIfpsS \Sp¡p\n¶pw Npaen Xm§m³ ]äm¯ D¯chmZnXzhpambn apwss_bnse Bip]{Xnbn Atlmcm{Xw ]WnsbSp¡p¶ t\gvkpamcpsS IZ\IY am[ya§fn h¶psIm­ncp¶p. AXv tI«ns«mcp aebmfn Bip]{Xn DSa {]XnIcn¨Xpw tI«p. “t\gvkpamcpw Bip]{Xn amt\Pvsaâpw X½n¯½nep­m¡p¶ Hcp DS¼SnbpsS ASnØm\¯n tPmen t\Snb tijw AXpw CXpw ]dbp¶Xv icnbÃ.” AXnepw Imcyap­v. XmXznIambn At±lw ]dªXv apgph\pw AwKoIcnt¨ ]äq. ]s£, \nba\w Xcp¶ thfbn \nban¡p¶h³ ]dbp¶Xv apgph³ HcmÄ tIs«¶ncn¡pw. ImcWw? _m[yXIfpsS \Sphn \n¡p¶hÀs¡mcp tPmenbmWt¸mÄ Bhiyw. F§s\sb¦nepw Hcp ]cnNb kÀ«n^n¡äv kwLSn¸n¨v hntZit¯¡v t]mIm³ B{Kln¡p¶ Hcp \gvkv sXmgnepSa ]dbp¶Xpw AXn\¸pdhpw H¸n«p sImSp¯psh¶pancn¡pw. “CsXmcp apXseSp¡emWv; sXmgn sImSp¡eÃ. CsXmcp NqjWw sN¿emWv; am\ythX\w sImSp¡eÃ.” C¯cw IgpI·msc \nb{´n¡ms\mcp \nbahpanÃ; kÀ¡mcpanÃm¯ ZpchØbn kacw sN¿pI F¶ Hscmä amÀ¤ta \gvkpamcpsS ap¼nepÅq. AhÀ ]dbp¶Xv apgph\pw A¸msS icnbmsW¦nÂ, AhÀ kzbw ]ncnªp t]m¶mepw Ahsc Bip]{Xn A[nIrXÀ ]ncn¨phn«mepw 50,000 cq]m \ã]cnlmcambn Bip]{Xn¡mÀ¡v sImSp¡Ww. AXsæn kÀ«n^n¡äpIsfm¶pw Xncn¨psImSp¡nÃ; icnbmb `£WanÃ; IpSn¡m³ shÅanÃ. a\pjymhImi§sf am\n¡msXbpÅ A´co£¯n \n¶pw c£s¸Sm³ kacaÃmsX aäp amÀ¤§Ä CÃmbncp¶p. apwss_bn se¯nb aebmfnIfmb ]mÀesaâwK§fpw tIcf kÀ¡mcpw almcmjv{S Kh¬saâpsaÃmw {ian¨Xnsâ ^eambn kÀ«n^n¡än \mbn sNbvX kacw Ahkm\n¸n¨p.

“kÀ«n^n¡äpIÄ” tIcf¯nepw {]iv\w Xs¶. IÅ kÀ«n^n¡äpIfpw hymP Un{KnIfpw \nÀ½n¨pXcp¶ Bkq{XnX IpähmfnkwL§Ä {]hÀ¯n¡p¶XmbpÅ hmÀ¯IÄ ]et¸mgpw am[ya§fn hcp¶p­v. 20þ25 hÀjw ap¼p apX am[ya§fn ImWp¶ hymPkÀ«n^n¡äv \nÀ½mW imeIÄ \nÀ½n¨p sImSp¡p¶ kÀ«n^n¡äpIÄ C¶pw hn]Wnbn kpe`amWv. kÀ«n ^n¡äpIÄ Bhiyambn hcp¶ ]mh§fmbhsc ]än¨pw NqjWw sNbvXpw Ahsc sIm¯nhen¨pw ]ÅhoÀ¸n¡p¶ IgpI·mscms¡ FhnsS? AhÀs¡ms¡ F´p]än? BÀ¡pw A¡mcyw AdnbnÃt{X.

“BÀ¡pw hbv¡mw BÀ¡pw hbv¡mw” F¶v DÕh¸d¼p Ifnepw \mev¡heIfnepw H¨h¨v ]dªv BfpIsf ]än¡p¶ ]än¸pImsc t]mse “BÀ¡pw hcmw, GXv Un{Knbpw hm§m”sa¶v hnfn¨p]dªv Ahbp­m¡n hnev¡p¶ am^nbIÄs¡Xnsc H¶pw sN¿m\mhp¶nÃ. hymPtUmÎÀamcpw at\mtcmK hnZKv²cpw sSIv\ojy·mcpw \ndªpIhnª kwØm\¯v aew ]cntim[n¡p ¶Xp apX aeIbdp¶Xp hscbpÅ tImgvkpIÄ \S¯n `oaamb XpI hnZymÀ°nIfn \n¶pw hkqem¡n hnebnÃm¯ kÀ«n^n¡äpIÄ hnev¡p¶ kwLSnX Ipähmfn kwL§Ä hsc D­v; Ahb§s\ \S¯p¶ kÀ¡mÀ DtZymKØcpap­v. AhÀs¡Xnsc iÐn¡m\mcpansöXmWv Gsd Iãw. KÄ^v cmPy§fnte¡pw aäpw hym]Iambn IS¯n Abbv¡p¶hsc Nhn«n¡bän hnSp¶ DtZymKØÀAhcpsS ssIhiapÅ kÀ«^n¡äpIÄ hymPamtWm HdnPn\emtWm Fs¶m¶pw ]cntim[n¡mdnÃ. hymP]mkvt]mÀ«pw hnkmbpw hsc \nÀ½n¨p sImSp¡p¶hÀ sImSnIp¯n hmgp¶p. \nba§sfm¶pw AhÀ¡p {]iv\aÃ. AhÀ hgnt]mIp¶ kv{XoIÄ s]¬hmWn`¯n\mbn«p t]mepw Zpcp]tbmKn¡p¶psh¶mWdnbm³ Ignbp¶Xv. te_À Iym¼pIfn \n¶pw aebmfnIÄ \nehnfn¨v am[ya§fnte¡v t^m¬sN¿p¶Xv Nnet¸msgÃmw {i²bn s]«n«p­v. ]t£, AhÀs¡Xnsc BcvþF´v \S]SnsbSp¯p F¶Xdnbm³ ]äp¶nÃ. sXmgn tXSn hntZi¯v F¯p¶hsc sIm¯nhen¡p¶ IgpI·mcn aebmfnIfpw A\ykwØm\¡mcpw hntZinIfpw DÄs¸Sp¶psh¶XmWv Gsd hntijIcambn«pÅXv. CâÀt]mfnsâ klmbt¯msS \nba\S]SnIÄ \S¯m\mIptam?þ Bbm Xs¶ AXn\pth­n hcp¶ `mcn¨ ]Ws¨ehv kab\ãw BÀ¡mWv hln¡m³þkln¡m³ IgnbpI? IgpI·mÀþ AXmWhcpsS hnPb¯n\v ImcWhpw.

“kÀ«^n¡äpIÄ” D­m¡n sImSp¡p¶Xn kÀÆIemime DtZymKØÀ hsc DÄs¸«Xmbn Adnbp¶p. ]»nIv kÀÆokv I½oj³ \S¯p¶ hnhn[ ]co£Ifn Xncnadn \S¯p¶Xmbpw tNmZyt]¸À shfnbncp¶p ]dªpsImSp¡p¶Xmbpw dm¦venÌn Ir{Xnaw ImWn¡p¶Xmbpw hmÀ¯IÄ hcpt¼mÄ ]ecpw AXn BIpes¸Sp¶p; ]n¶oSXv ad¶pt]mIp¶p. AXn\p¯chmZnI fmbhÀ X§fpsS sXmgn ]qÀÆm[nIw iàntbmsSþ hotdmsSþ apt¶m«p sIm­pt]mIp¶p. B IgpI·mcpsS CcIfmbn¯oÀ ¶hc§s\ hnjan¨p Ignbp¶p. CXmWv Cu ]än¸p ]²XnbpsS hnPbclkyhpw.

s]mXpapX \in¸n¨meXn\v kÀ«^n¡äv sImSp¡pwþ “kzm`mhnI {]XnIcWw”. s]mXpapX I¯n¨meXn\pap­v kÀ«^n¡ävþ ‘P\Iob{]iv\§tfmSpÅ kzm`mhnI {]Xntj[w. kÀ¡mÀ B^okpIfnÂ/ kÀÆIemimem B^okpIfn Ibdn ^bepw I¼yq«À DÄs¸sSbpÅ km[\§Ä FSps¯dnªmeXn \pap­v kÀ«n^n¡ävþ ‘P\m[n]Xy kac§fpsS cq]w’. hml\§Ä XÃn¯IÀ¯mepw s]mXptaJem _kpIÄ Fdnªv XIÀ¯mepw AXn\paps­mcp kÀ«n^n¡ävþ “kam[m\]cambn P\m[n]Xy coXnbnepÅ Hcp kac]cn]mSn”. Ahsc ssIImcyw sN¿pt¼mÄ s]meosk§m\pw _ew{]tbmKn¨meXn\paps­mcp kÀ«n^nt¡äv:” \cth«; \c\mbm«v; t]¸«nsb XÃÂ.” t]msc, kÀ«^n¡äpIÄ Xcp¶hcpsS IgpI\oXn?