Un kn Ing-s¡-ap-dn-bpsS P·-i-Xm_vZn BtLm-j-§-fpsS

`mK-ambn ae-bm-f-̄ nse Xnc-sª-Sp¯ \qdv Fgp-̄ p-ImÀ

X§-fpsS \qdp IrXn-IÄ t{ijvT-̀ mjm ae-bm-f-̄ n\v kaÀ¸n-

¡p¶ ]²-Xn-bmWv Un kn kmln-tXym-Õ-hw. Hcp- hÀjw

\o |p\n¡p¶ Cu kmln-tXym-Õ-h-̄ n ae-bm-f-̄ nse

{]apJ Fgp-¯p-Imcpw ]pXnb Xe-ap-d-bnse Fgp-̄ p-Imcpw

DÄs -̧sSbp-Å-h-cpsS ka-{K -{]m-Xn-\n-[y-ap|v. ae-bmf `mj-

bp-sSbpw kmln-Xy-¯n-sâbpw kwkvIm-c-¯n-sâbpw

aWvU-e-§-fn Cu IrXn-IÄ ]pXp-N-e-\-§Ä krjvSn-¡p-

sa¶p {]Xo-£n-¡mw.- a-e-bm-f-t¯mSv Fgp-̄ p-Imcpw hmb-\

-¡mcpw ]peÀ¯p¶ ssPhnI-kvt\l-̄ n\v Un kn _pIvkpw

DuÀÖw ]I-cp-I-bm-Wv.- a-e-bm-f-̄ nsâ kÀÆ-tXm·p-J-amb

hnIm-k-¯n-\mbn Cu IrXn-IÄ kaÀ¸n-¡-s«.

aebmf-¯nse {]ikvX IYm-Ir¯pw t\mh-en-Ìp-amb

bp.- sI. Ipam-csâ Gähpw ]pXnb t\mh-emWv ImWp-¶-

XÃ ImgvN-IÄ. sISm¯ Xncn-\m-fw-t]mse \· a\-ÊnÂ

kq£n-¡p¶ Hcp km[m-c-W- a-\p-jysâ Pohn-X-Nn-{X-W

am-Wn-Xv. ImWp-¶-Xn\pw tIÄ¡p-¶-Xn\pw A¸p-d-apÅ Zriy-

i-_vZ-Nm-cp-X-IÄ Cu t\mh-ens\ {it²-b-am-¡p-¶p. Un.-kn.

kmln-tXym-Õ-h-̄ n DÄs -̧Sp¯n Cu IrXn t{ijvT`mjm

ae-bm-f-¯n\p kaÀ¸n-¡p-¶p.

bp.-sI. Ipam-c³

ImWp-¶-XÃ ImgvN-IÄ

Un kn _pIvkvB

D C SAHITYOLSAVAM

Malayalam LanguageKanunnathalla Kazhchakal

Literature/Novelby U.K. Kumaran

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{`m´-amb Bth-i-t¯msS ]pkvX-I-§sf

{]W-bn-¡p¶ Fsâ kplr-¯p-¡Ä¡v

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H¶-v

]-oU\-¯-n s-I-mÃ-s-¸« s-]¬I-p-«-n-b-ps-S Aѳ F¶ \-ne-b-n-e-mI-p-w

X-m\-n\-n Ad-n-b-s-¸-S-pI F¶-v Gs-d BI-p-e-X-t-b-ms-S \μ³ H-mÀ¯-p-

s-I-m-|-n-c-p-¶-p. Xs-â as-äÃ-m t-aÂh-n-e-m-k-§f-p-w Ct-X-ms-S CÃ-mX-mb-n.

s-]s-«-s-¶-m-c-p-\-mÄ t-a-mÄ \j-vS-s-¸-«X-p-t-]-m-s-e-X-s-¶. he-n-b-]-d-¼¯-v

\μ³ F¶-t-X-m-, X-oh-|-nb-n ]-pk-vXI-w h-ne-v¡-p¶ \μ³ F¶t-X-m-,

t-cW-p-I-b-ps-S ̀ À¯-m-h-mb \μ³ F¶-t-X-m-, X-m³ Gs-d Bk-z-Z-n¨-n-

c-p¶ Hc-p t-aÂh-ne-m-k-a-m-b-n-c-p-¶-n-Ã. F¶-m \¶-mb-n ]T-n-¡-p-¶-,

Ie-I-f-n X-mÂ]-c-y-a-pÅ a-mf-h-n-I-b-ps-S Aѳ F¶ t-aÂh-n-e-mk-w

X-m³ Ft-¸-mg-p-w Bk-z-Z-n-¨-n-c-p-¶-p. aI-f-ps-S t-]c-v t-NÀ¯-p Xs-¶

h-nf-n-¡-p-¶X-p t-IÄ¡-m³ s-I-mX-n-¨-n-c-p-¶-p. As-X-Ã-m-a-mW-v s-]s-«-

s-¶-m-c-p-\-mÄ CÃ-m-X-m-bX-v (C-Ã-m-X-m-¡-n-b-X-v-).

h-o«-n-e-n-c-p-¶-m BZ-y-w I®-nÂs-]-S-pI a-p¶-n-e-pÅ CS-hg-n-b-mW-v.

A{-X-s-b-m¶-p-w h-oX-n-b-n-Ã-m¯ Hc-n-S-h-g-n. F¶-m Hc-ä¯-v {-]X-y-£-

s-¸-S-p-¶-hs-c I-mW-m³ Ig-n-b-p¶ h-ni-m-eX AX-n-\-p|-m-b-n-c-p-¶-p.

s-s-hI-n«-v I-ng-t-¡-m«-p N-mª-p-I-n-S-¡-p¶ Bª-n-e-n-a-c-¯-ns-â \-ng-

e-v]-m-S-p-IÄ Nh-n«-n hg-n-b-ps-S Aä¯-v AhÄ {-]X-y-£-s-¸S-pt-¼-mÄX-s-¶

Ad-nb-m-w Hs-c-mä H-m«-¯-n\-v CX-m AhÄ F¯-n. s-s-IIÄ Ae-v]-w

a-pt-¼-m-t-«-¡-m-ª-p-, ]-nd-I-n t-NÀ¯-ps-h¨ k-vI-qÄ-_-mK-v Cf-¡-n-

s-¡-m|-p I-me-p-IÄ t-hK-¯-n Nh-n-«-n-b-mW-v AhÄ H-mS-pI. F¶-mÂ

t-\-m¡-n-b-n-c-n-s-¡-b-mW-v AhÄ A{-]X-y£-b-m-b-X-v. Bª-n-e-n-a-c-

¯-ns-â \-ng-e-p-I-f-n AhÄ Ae-n-ª-p-t-]-m-t-b-m-, i-nJ-c-§-f-nÂ

AhÄ ad-ª-p-t-]-m-t-b-m-, s-hf-p¯ a¬X-c-n-I-f-n t-N-mÀ¶-p-t-]-mt-b-m?

GX-p Z-ni-b-n-t-e-¡-mW-v I-mW-m-a-d-b¯-v AhÄ h-neb-w {-]-m]-n¨-s-X-

¶-d-n-b-m-s-X-b-pÅ I-m¯-n-c-n-¸-v.

I-m¯-n-c-n-¸-ns-â I-me-w C\-n-b-n-Ã-m-s-b¶-p I\-¯- h-y-Y-t-b-ms-S

\μ³ X-nc-n-¨-d-n-b-p-¶-p. Bs-c-Ã-mt-a-m h-o«-n I-m¯-n-c-n-¸-p-s-|¶

t-X-m¶Âs-I-m|-m-W-v-, ]-pk-vX-I-§Ä h-nä-v hfs-c X-nS-p-¡-¯-n F¶-p-w

aS§-n F¯-m-d-p-|-m-b-n-c-p-¶-X-v. At-¶-c-w-, h-nä-pt-]-mI-m¯ ]-pk-vXI-

§Ä k©-n-b-nÂ\-n¶-p-w h-ne-m-]-k-z-c-¯-n \-nÈ-_-vZ-a-mb-n t-N-mZ-n-¡-p-

¶X-p-w Ab-mÄ¡-v t-IÄ¡-m-a-m-b-n-c-p-¶-p. "Ft-´ R§s-f BÀ¡-p-w

t-h|-m-X-mt-b-m?' At-¸-mÄ ]-pk-vX-I-§Ä¡-p t-\t-c Ac-p-a-t-b-ms-S

t-\-m¡-n-s-¡-m|-v ka-m-i-z-m-k-h-m-¡-p-IÄ Dc-p-h-n-S-p-¶-p.

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c|-v

]-pk-vXIk©-n-b-ps-a-S-p¯-p s-db-nÂth t-Ìj-\-n-t-e-¡-n-d-§-p-t-¼-mÄ

\μ³ A¼-c-t-¸-ms-S ]-pd-w-t-e-m-Is-¯ t-\-m¡-n. Fs-´-ms-¡ t-N-mZ-y-

§-f-mW-v D|-m-h-pI F¶-d-n-b-n-Ã. ]e-Xc-w t-N-mZ-y-§-s-fb-m-b-n-c-n¡-p-w

X\-n¡-v A`-n-a-p-J-o-I-c-n-t-¡|-nhc-n-I. Ahb-vs-¡-ms-¡ D¯c-ws-I-mS-p-

¡-p-h-m³ Ig-n-b-pt-a-m? s-I-mÃ-s-¸« s-]¬I-p-«-n-s-b-¡-p-d-n-¨-pÅ h-mÀ¯-

IÄ Ct-¸-mg-p-w h¶-ps-I-m|-n-c-n-¡-p-I-b-m-W-v. k-w`-h-¯-n\-pt-ij-w

\-m«-nÂ\-n¶-p-w a-p§-nb {-]X-n Ig-n-ª-b-m-g-vN-b-mW-v t-]-me-ok-v ]-nS-n-

b-n-e-m-b-X-v. I-rX-y-w Ig-nª Cc-p-]-s-¯«-p Z-nhk¯-n\-pt-ij-w. AX-n-

\-n-S-b-n-e-pÅ Z-nh-k-§-f-ns-eÃ-m-w ]e-Xc-w h-mÀ¯-IÄ a-m[-y-a-§-f-ne-p-

|-m-b-n-c-p-¶-p. k-vI-qÄ h-n«-v h-o«-n-t-e¡-phc-n-I-b-m-b-n-c-p¶ s-]¬I-p-«-ns-b

F§-s-\-b-mW-v {-]X-n {-]t-e-m-`-n-¸-n¨-p s-I-m|-p-t-]-m-bX-v? Hc-p t-\À¡-m-

g-vN-b-ps-S N-n{-X-w Ah-X-c-n-¸-n-¡-p-¶-X-p-t-]-ms-e A{-X-a-m{-X-w kX-y-kÔ-

a-m-b-mW-p h-mÀ¯-IÄ Na-¨-n-c-p-¶-X-v. k-wi-b-¯-ns-â IW-nI Hc-n-S-

¯-p-a-n-Ã. FÃ-m-ä-n\-p-w k-m£-n-b-mb-n Hc-mÄ Ah-ns-S Fh-n-s-St-b-m

D|-m-b-n-c-p-¶-p-s-h¶ {-]X-oX-n.

h-o«-nÂh¶ ]ec-p-w t-N-mZ-n¨-p:

""C{-Xb-p-w I-mc-y-§Ä Ad-n-b-m-h-p¶ ChÀ F´-p-s-I-m-|-mW-p

t-a-ms-f At-¸-mÄ c£-n-¡-m-X-n-c-p-¶X-v?-'-'

\μ\-v H¶-p-a-d-n-b-n-Ã.

]d-b-m\-p-w Ig-n-b-p-a-m-b-n-c-p-¶-n-Ã.

s-]¬I-p-«-ns-b Z-pc-´-¯-n-t-e¡-p XÅ-n-h-n-«X-v h-o«-p-I-m-c-ps-S k-q£-va-

X-¡-p-d-h-p-s-I-m-|-m-s-W¶ s-Nd-n-s-b-mc-p [-z\-nb-p-w Hc-p h-mÀ¯-b-n-e-p-

|-m-b-n-c-p-¶-p.

""s-]¬I-p-«-ns-b ]-oU-n-¸-n¨-p s-I-m¶ -t-I-k-ns-e {-]X-n I-mÀt-{-_-m¡À

k-pK-p-W\-v s-]¬I-p-«-n-b-ps-S h-o«-n Aa-n-X-k-z-m-X-{-´-y-a-mW-v \ÂI-n-

b-n-c-p-¶-X-v. hfs-c s-Nd-p-¸-¯-nte s-]¬I-p-«-n¡-v k-pK-p-Ws-\ Ad-n-

b-m-a-m-b-n-c-p-¶-p. AhÄ Ab-ms-f a-ma³ F¶-mW-p h-nf-n-¨-n-c-p-¶X-v.-'-'

FÃ-m-hc-p-w t-N-mZ-n-¡-p¶-p.

""F´-n-\-mW-v k-pK-p-W\-v C{-X-a-m{-X-w k-z-mX{-´-y-w s-I-mS-p-¯X-v?-'-'

\μ\-v H¶-p-a-d-n-b-n-Ã.

]d-b-m\-p-w k-m[-n-¡-p-a-m-b-n-c-p-¶-n-Ã.

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ImWp-¶-XÃ ImgvN-IÄ

""AX-n\-p-w F\-n¡-p Ig-n-b-n-Ã. h-o«-p-I-m-c-ps-S FX-nÀ¸-p-IÄ hI-

s-h-¡-ms-X h-nh-ml-w Ig-n-¨-h-c-mW-p R§Ä. Fs-â P-oh-nX-w C§s-\-

b-m-s-W-¶-d-n-ª-m Ah-s-c-ms-¡ N-nc-n-¡-p-It-b DÅ-q. Ab-ms-f

R-m³ k-zb-w Dt-]-£-n-¡-p-I-b-m-s-W-¦-n Fs-¶-b-p-w-, t-a-ms-\b-p-w

Ab-mÄ s-I-mÃ-p-w, AX-p-d-¸-m-W-v. AX-m-W-b-m-f-ps-S k-z`-m-h-w. F\-n-

¡-t-¸-mÄ Bhi-y-w Hc-p k-pc-£-n-X-X-z-a-m-W-v. AX-p-I-n-«-n-b-nc-ps¶¦-nÂ

R-ms-\-mc-p X-oc-p-a-m-\-s-a-S-p-t-¯-s-\.-'-'

s-aÀe-n³ A{-Xb-p-w ]d-ª-X-nÂ\-n¶-p-w Hc-p I-mc-y-w Dd-¸-mb-n-c-p¶-p.

Ah-f-n\-n Bß-lX-y s-N¿-n-Ã. t-]-mc-m-S-n-s-¡-m|-p P-oh-n-¡-m³ s-aÀe-n³

X-oc-p-a-m-\-n-¨-n-c-n-¡-p-¶-p. Ah-f-ps-S \-ne-]-mS-v \μs-\ kt-´-m-j-n-¸-n-¨-p.

s-aÀe-n\-p t-\t-c Bi-z-m-k-t-¯-ms-S t-\-m¡-n-s-¡-m-|-v. \μ³ ̂ -vf-mä-vt-^-ma-n-

t-e¡-v {-i²-n-¨-p. Ah-ns-S b-m{-X-¡-mÀ I-qS-n-b-n-c-n-¡-p-¶-p.

At-¶-c-a-mW-v \μ\-p ka-b-t-_-m[-w X-nc-n-¨-p-I-n-«-n-bX-v.

hS-t-¡-m-t-«-¡-pÅ FI-vk-v{-]k-v s-{-Sb-n³ hc-m-d-m-b-n-c-n-¡-p-¶-p.

s-aÀe-n-t-\-mS-v b-m{-X-]-dª-v Ab-mÄ a-pt-¶-m-t-«¡-v \S-¶-p. Ct-¸-mÄ

t-a¸-m-e-¯-ns-â s-s-ZÀL-y-w I-pd-ª-n-c-n-¡-p-¶-p.

\μ³ ]S-h-p-IÄ Cd-§-m³X-pS-§-n.

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a-q¶-v

]W-w -s-I-m-S-p¯-p]t-b-mK-n-¡-p¶ I¡-qk-v Fs-¶-g-p-X-nb t-_-mÀU-n\-p

a-p¶-n-e-n-c-p¶-v Ft-´-m Bt-e-m-N-n-¡-p¶ s-iÂhs-â a-p¼-n-e-qs-S t-]-mI-p-

t-¼-mÄ \μ³ Ae-£-y-a-mb-n Ab-m-f-ps-S a-pJ-t-¯¡-p t-\-m¡-n. \-nc-mi

A{-X-t-bs-d B{-I-a-n¨-p I-og-S¡-nb Hc-p a-pJ-a-m-b-n-c-p¶-p s-iÂh-t-âX-v.

]-pc-p-j-s-â-b-p-w-, k-v{-X-ob-ps-Sb-p-w N-n{-X-§Ä ]X-n-¸-n¨ s-I-m¨-p-a-p-d-n-

IÄ¡-p \S-p-h-n-e-mb-n Bs-ct-b-m I-m¯-n-c-n-¡-p¶ ̀ -mh-¯-n s-iÂh³

Hc-p {-]X-n-a-b-mb-n t-X-m¶-n. ]W-w-s-I-m-S-p¯-v Bf-p-IÄ I¡-qk-v D]-

t-b-m-K-n-¡-p-¶-n-Ã-m-s-b-¦-n s-iÂhs-â hch-v I-pd-b-p-w. I¡-q-k-ns-â

\S-¯-n-¸-n\-v Ic-m-s-d-S-p¯ h-oc-a-W-n¡-v FÃ-m Z-nh-kh-p-w c-m{-X-n s-iÂh³

IW¡-v t-_-m[-n-¸-n-¡-W-w. hch-v I-pd-ª-m AX-ns-â I-pä-w s-iÂh-

\-m-W-v. Ah\-v I-mc-y-{-]-m]-vX-n CÃ-m-¯X-ps-I-m|-mW-v Bf-p-IÄ I¡-q-

k-n-t-e¡-p Ib-d-m-¯-s-X¶-v h-oc-aW-n \-nc-´c-w I-pä-s-¸-S-p-¯-n-s-¡-m-

|-n-c-n-¡-p-w. a-m{-X-h-p-aà Ahs-\ \-m«-n-t-e¡-p X-nc-ns-I Ab-b-v¡-p-s-a¶

`-oj-W-n-b-p-a-p-|-v. s-db-nÂt-h-t-Ì-j-\-n hc-p-¶-hÀ I¡-q-k-n Ib-

d-p-¶-n-s-Ã-¦-n X\-n-s-¡´-p s-N¿-m³ Ig-n-b-p-s-a-¶-mW-v s-iÂh³

t-N-mZ-n-¡-p-¶-X-v. CS-X-p-I-m-e-n\-v k-z-m[-o-\-¡-p-d-h-p-Å-X-p-s-I-m|-v as-ä-mc-p

t-P-me-n I-n«-m³ A{-X -F-f-p-¸-a-Ã. s-N¿-m-\-p-a-d-n-b-n-Ã. DÅ t-P-me-nb-p-w

t-]-mI-pt-a-m F¶ `-oX-n-b-n-e-m-W-h³.

""\μ-\®-m F\-s-¡´-p s-N¿-m³ Ig-n-b-p-wþþþ-'-'

Ahs-â t-N-mZ-y-w. At-¸-mÄ s-XÃ-v Xa-m-i-t-b-ms-S \μ³ C§-s-\-

b-mW-p {-]X-n-I-c-n-¨-X-v.

""s-s-lt-h-b-ns-e N-ne t-l-m«-e-p-IÄ¡-p a-p¼-n \-m-w I-mW-md-nÃ-,

I¿-n Hc-p t-_-mÀU-p-t-a´-n b-m{-X-¡-ms-c AI-t-¯¡-p £W-n-¡-m³

\-n¡-p¶ N-ne-s-c. AX-p-t-]-ms-e s-iÂh\-p-w s-N¿-p-I. CX-ns-e

t-]-mI-p-¶-hs-c s-s-II-m-W-n¨-p £W-n¨-p]d-b-p-I-, k-pJ-I-c-a-mbn

I-rX-y-w \-nÀÆ-l-n-¡-p-h-m³ Ch-ns-S Ib-d-n-t-¸-m-h-p-I. b-m{-X-¡-mÀ hc-m-

X-n-c-n-¡-nÃ.-'-' Xa-m-i-t-I«-v s-iÂh³ N-nc-n-¨-p.

"s-iÂhs-â Cc-n-¸-p-I-m-W-p-t-¼-mÄ A¶-v A§s-\ ]d-t-b-|-n-b-n-

c-p-¶-n-s-ö-p-' \μ³ h-nN-m-c-n-¨-p. s-iÂhs-â a-p¼-ns-e s-Nd-nb t-ai-

¸-p-d¯-v GX-m\-p-w \-mW-b-¯-p-«-p-IÄ a-m{-Xa-mW-v D|-m-b-n-c-p-¶-X-v.

A[-n-I-t-]c-p-w Ah-ns-S Ib-d-n-b-n-«-n-s-ö-p h-yà-w.

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ImWp-¶-XÃ ImgvN-IÄ

""A¸-m-s-b-b-p-w A½-m-s-hb-p-w ]-m¡-W-w.-'-' I-p«-n CSb-v-¡-ns-S

]d-b-p-¶-p.

HS-p-h-n Hc-p X-oc-p-a-m-\-s-a-S-p¯ a«-n k_-v C³k-vs-]-I-vSÀ

]d-ª-p: ""C-u I-p«-ns-b I|-p-I-n-«-n-b-X-n-s-\-¡-p-d-n¨-v Hc-p d-nt-¸-mÀ«-v

Xc-q. AX-n \-n§-f-ps-S t-]c-p-w-, H¸-p-w t-^-m¬ \¼d-p-w t-hW-w.-'-'

\μ³ d-nt-¸-mÀ«-v Fg-p-X-n-s-¡-m-|-n-c-p-¶-p. AX-n-\-n-S-b-n Ab-mÄ

I|-p-, X\-n¡-p t-]-mt-I| h|-n a-pt-¶-m-t-«¡-v \-o§-p¶-p. F¶-mÂ

As-X-m¶-p-w \μ³ K-u\-n-¨-n-Ã. d-nt-¸-mÀ«-v Fg-pX-n H¸-n«-v s-db-nÂt-h

t-]-me-o-k-ns-\ Ge-v]-n-¨-p. I-p«-ns-b Ah-n-s-S-b-m¡-n ]-pd-t-¯-¡-n-d-§-p-

t-¼-mÄ Ab-mÄ¡-v he-nb Bi-z-mk-w t-X-m¶-n. ]-ns-¶ AS-p¯ h|-n-

I-m¯-v ̂ -vf-mä-vt-^-m-a-n-e-n-c-n-¡-p-t-¼-mÄ \μ³ H-mÀ½-n-¡-pIb-mb-n-c-p¶-p

h-o«-nÂs-N¶-p -]-d-b-m³ Fs-´Ã-m-w IY-I-f-mW-p Xs-â I¿-n-e-p-Å-X-v.

At-¶c-w Hc-p s-R«-t-e-ms-S \μ³ k-zb-w t-N-mZ-n-¡-p-Ib-p-w s-Nb-vX-p.

Bt-c-m-S-mW-v X-m³ IY-IÄ ]d-t-b-|X-v?