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Flyleaf Malayalam Literature Collection by Athenaeum Writers Society UK
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AdnªpIgnª Imcy§fà Fgp¯pImc³ FgpXp¶Xv; Adnbm\pÅ Imcy§fmWv Fgp¯n³sd {]`htI{µw. \hambXns\ Is¯pIbpw AdnbpIbpw sN¿pIbmWv AbmÄ Fgp¯neqsS sN¿p¶Xv. IYm]m{X§sf AbmÄ CXphsc A\p`hn¡pItbm AdnbpItbm sN¿m¯ AhØIfnte¡v sImph¶v At¸mfpÅ AhcpsS at\mk©mc§fneqsS shfn]mSn³sdXmb A\p`h¯nte¡v Fgp¯pImc³ IS¶pIbdp¶p. Fgp¯pw hmb\bpw Fgp¯pImcs\bpw hmb\¡mcs\bpw kzbw ]pXp¡en³sdXmb A\p`h¯neqsS Htchn[w IbänhnSp¶pv. Fgp¯v Hcn¡epw Pohn¨pXoÀ¯ PohnXaÃ. PJJ Antony
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It\jyÊv A¯ns¸mgn {]hmkn aebmfnIfpsS Nn´bnepw Fgp¯nepw Imcyamb amä§Ä h¶psImncn¡p¶ Hcp ImeL«amWnXv. KÄ^v taJebn \n¶pw Atacn¡bn \n¶psams¡ kPohamb kmlnXy cN\IÄ Dmbt¸mgpw bps¡bn \n¶pw hf sc ]cnanXamb hncen F®mhp¶ kmlnXy krãvSnIÄ am {Xta Dmbncp¶pÅq. ImcWw, PohnXw sI«n ]Sp¡p¶ Hm« ¯n\nSbn bps¡ aebmfn Iebv¡pw kmlnXy¯n\pw henb {]m[m\yw \ÂInbncp¶nÃ. AXn \ns¶Ãmw amdn ap³]nÃm¯hn[w IS¶psN¶ ]cnkc§fnte¡pw taJeIfn te¡psaÃmw hyXyØambn X§fpsS A\p`h§Ä kmlnXy IrXnIfneqsS ]¦psh¡m\pÅ {iaw DuÀÖnXam¡nbXv AtY\obw t]mepÅ kmlnXy skmsskänIfneqsS BsW¶v \nkwibw ]d bmw. bps¡bpsS ]e`mK§fnepw kmlnXys¯ IqSpX P\Iobam¡p¶ kmlnXy Iq«mbvaIfpsS {]hÀ¯\§Ä XnI¨pw ÇmL\obamWv. CXn\mbn D]tbmK{]Z am¡p¶ tkmjy aoUnbbpsS hym]vXnbpw kzoImcyXbpw P\§Ä¡nSbn epÅ kzm[o\hpw FSp¯p ]dtbXv Xs¶bmWv. AtY\obw kmlnXy aÕc ¯n ]s¦Sp¯hcpsS cN\IfneqsS {]hmks¯ Xo£vWamb Hcp kmwkv -Im cnIm\p`ham¡n amäp¶ ImgvNbmWv ImWm³ IgnªXv. PohnX¯n³sd ]mXn bm{Xbn ]pdw \mSpIfnte¡v tNt¡tdn h¶hÀ X§fpsS tZis¯ HmÀ½ Ifpw A\p`h§fpw KrlmXpcambn ImWp¶ coXn {]ISambn B Fgp¯pIfn  \ngen¨p \n¶ncp¶p. t{iã `mjbneqsS, \½psS Bibhpw cq]hpw Xmfhpw kv]µ\hpw \ndhpw A\p`hhpsams¡ Kw`ocamb kmlnXy krãnIfmbn amdp¶ Imew H«pw hnZqcaà ! ]s¦Sp¯ FÃm hnPbnIÄ¡pw H¸w bps¡ t]mepÅ Hcp cmPys¯ PohnX Xnc¡n\nSbnepw Iesbbpw kmlnXys¯bpw s\t©mSv tNÀ¯v sh¨v AtY \nbw ssdtägvkv skmsskän F¶ t]cn Hcp kmlnXy Iq«mbv½ Dm¡nb APnXv ]menb¯n\pw kplqÀ¯p¡Ä¡pw AhcpsS XpSÀ¶pÅ {]hÀ¯\§ Ä¡pw lrZbw \ndª BiwkIÄ t\cp¶p. kkvt\lw
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tXmakv tP¡_v (AWS UK Advisory Board) Nne hm¡pIÄ tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ Xs¶ \mw BtemNn¨p t]m ImdntÃ, F§s\bmWv C§s\sbmcp hm¡v Dcphw sIm sX¶pw BcmWv AXv Dm¡nbsX¶pw? A§s\sbmcp hm ¡mWv hgn¡®v. B t]cn Fs´ms¡bmWpÅXv! C\nbpw Xncn¨p hcm¯ aI\p thnbpÅ A½bpsS Im¯ncn¸v, I®p\ocv, C\nsbmc½bv¡pw Cu AhØ DmIcptX F¶ {]mÀ°\. A¯cw Nne hm¡pIÄ DmIpt¼mÄ AXv {] Xn^en¸n¡p¶ `mhXe§Ä ImcWw B hm¡v hymIcW] cambn ]qÀWambn icnbmtWm F¶p t]mepw \½Ä Btem Nn¡mdnÃ. F¶pw Hcp A¯mgw IqSn IcpXnhbv¡p¶ B A½ cm{XnbpsS GXp bma¯nepw Hcp Imdn³sd hmXn Xpd¶Sbp¶Xp tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ, tKän³sd sImfp¯v Bsc¦nepw Ducpt¼mÄ hcm´bn ImÂs¸cpamäw tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ, tImfnwKv s_Ãn Bsc¦nepw hnc AaÀ¯pt¼mÄ, tam³ h¶p F¶ {]Xo£tbmsS hmXn¡te¡v HmSm dntÃ? ImWmXmb aIs\ t\m¡n B A½ Ccp]¯©p hÀjambn hgn¡®pambn Ccn ¡p¶p F¶v ]smcn¡Â hmbn¨XpapX B hm¡v BcmWv BZyw D]tbmKn ¨sX¶v Rm³ At\zjn¡p¶ps¦nepw CXphsc adp]Sn In«nbnÃ. hgnI®n³sd Hcp Ikn³ BWv ImWmadb¯v. 1984  ]ßcmP³ AtX t]cn Xnc¡Y FgpXnbn«ps¦nepw AXn\papt¼ Btcm B hm¡v Is¯pIbpw ]ns¶ aäpÅhÀ kar²ambn D]tbmKn¨phcnIbpamWv. ImgvNbpsS adb¯pÅ BcpsStbm km¶n[yw A\p`hn¡mdpv \mw B hm¡v tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ. ]cnØnXn¡mcpsS iÐw IqSpX DbÀ¶p XpS§nbt¸mÄ Ahsc acauenIhm ZnIÄ F¶v BZyw hnfn¨XmcmWv? Genetically modified seeds h¶t¸mÄ
t]cv tI«m Xs¶ FXnÀ¡m³ tXm¶p¶ Hcp XÀÖa (A´Ihn¯v) AXn\p \ÂInbXv CSXp]£amWv. ]t£ CSXp]£¯v Bcv? tjmÀ«venÌv F¶Xn\v Npcp¡¸«nI F¶p \à samgnamäw \ÂInb at\mca hmb \¡mcs\¸än kpIpamÀ Agot¡mSv FgpXn: 'AXn\p]Icw `mjm C³Ìnäyq«ns\ G¸n¨ncps¶¦nÂ'
Hcpa F¶ hm¡v ]t DÅXmWv. ]ea F¶ hm¡v Dm¡nbXmcmWv? bq¡men ssXe¯n\v kÀhtcmKkwlmcn F¶v t]cn«bmÄ C¶pmbncps¶¦n  GsX¦nepw \à ]cky I¼\nbnse tIm¸nssdäÀ Btbs\. HmWw tIdmaqe F¶v BZyw {]tbmKn¨m \à aebmf¯n ]dbm³thn HmWw tIdm¯ aqe Fs¶gpXnbncps¶¦n FÃmw IfªpIpfnt¨s\. King Cobra bv¡p cmPsh¼me F¶ t]cn«bmfmcmWv? cmPaqÀJ³ F¶mbnt¸m
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hbÀekv sSe{Km^v 1901  h¶t¸mÄ AXn\v F´p t]cv \evIpsa¶mbn BtemN\. at\mca ]{Xm[n]kanXnbnse HcwKw Hcp{K³ t]cpambn h¶p I¼nbnÃmI¼n. Cu hm¡v at\mcabn BcpsS hIbmsW¶v F\n¡v CXphsc Ip]nSn¡m³ Ignªn«nÃ. I¼n hmÀ¯Ifpw I¼nbnÃm¡¼nIfpw s]cpInbt¸mÄ A{X hnizk\obaÃm ¯ Hcp hmÀ¯ tI« \m«pImÀ AXn\pw Hcp \à hm¡v Dm¡n: AsXmcp IcI¼nbmWv. \m«pImÀ kw`mh\ sNbvX thsdbpw \à hm¡pIÄ Dv: hns¨¡v, IÅh n IbdpI, Cd¨nt¡mgn, DSp¡m¡pn hSnhnf¡v sR¡phnf¡v, IÅshSn, Hfntkh, Ccp¼cn, \S¸pZo\w, shÅaSn, Xdthe, hn¯pImf, \nXyhgpX\ §, ]qhme·mÀ, kuµcy¸nW¡w F¶n§s\. F¶mepw N´n Ipep¡n \S¡p¶ s]®p§sf t\m¡n 'F´m AhfpsS Hcp IpygIv' F¶p hms]mfn¨v {]iwkn¡m³ XrÈqÀ¡mcs\ Ignbq. tIcf¯nse apXnÀ¶ Hcp ]{X{]hÀ¯I\mWv teJI³.
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hmb\¡mcmWv Fgp¯pImcmbn ]cnWmas¸Sp¶Xv. hmb\bmWv Fgp¯v (IY, IhnX, t\mhÂ, \mSIw) F´mhWw AYhm F´mhcpXv F¶ Nn´bv¡v Imäp]nSn¸n¡p¶Xv. kz´w am[yas¯ kw_Ôn¡p¶ Cu [mcWbmWv FgpXpt¼mÄ hgnhnf¡mhp¶Xv. AÃmsX hmb\¡mtcm hnaÀiIt\m FUnätdm AÃ. {]Xn`mimenbmb Fgp¯mf³ kz´w Fgp¯ns\bpw AXphgn kz´w am[ya¯n³sd `mhnsbbpw ]pXp¡nsImv Fgp¯n hym]cn¡p¶p. At¶cw Pb]cmPb§Ä Abmsf InSp¡p¶nÃ. C§s\bÃ, A§ns\bà F¶mhÀ¯n¨psImv Fgp¯n³sd `pXIme§sf hIªv AbmÄ apt¶dp¶p. XnckvImcw AbmfpsS elcnsb abs¸Sp¯pIbnÃ. GIm´XbpsS GIm´XbnemWv Fgp¯v AXn³sd ckhnZysb s]men¸n¡p¶Xv. P\m[n]Xyaà , `mh\bpsS GIm[n]Xyw Xs¶bmWnXv. PJJ Antony
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ImetZimXnhÀ¯nbmb A\p`h§fpsS sshImcnIamb ASbmfs¸Sp¯emWv kmlnXyw. Hcn¡Â B{Kln¨tXm, kz]v\w ItXm, ssItamiw h¶tXm Bbhsb `mh\bn \n¶pw A£c§fntebv¡v ]IÀ¯pt¼mgmWp kmlnXyw krãn¡s¸Sp¶Xv. A\p`h§Ä¡pw `mh\bv¡pw hyXyØ PohnXmhØIÄ¡p\pkcn¨v kmlnXykrãnbpsS cq]`mh §fnepw amäapmtb¡pw. ]ehnjb§Ä hn`n¶§fmb Npäp]mSpIfn hmbn¡s¸Spt¼mÄ AXn³sd kzoImcyX bnepw Gä¡pd¨nepIfpmtb¡pw. CXns\Ãma¸pdw ]p\À hmb\IfneqsSbpw, Nn´IfneqsSbpw ssIamäw sN¿s¸Sp t¼mgmWp kmlnXyw \ne\n¡p¶Xv. Nn{XImc³sd ssIhiapÅ ]ehn[hÀ®§Ä tNcpw]Sn tNÀ¡pt¼mÄ hÀ® hnkvab§Ä XoÀ¡pw t]mse, inÂ]nbpsS IcNmXpcy¯n ]inabpÅ shdpw Ifna®v Pohkpä inebmbpXnÀ¡pw t]mse Nn´Ifpw hnImc§fpw A\p`h§ fpsSbpw Debn kv^pSw sNbvX BßmhnjvImcamhp¶p Hmtcm cN\bpw! CXv kmlnXy¯n³sd Xncn¨phchn³sd \mfpIfmsW¶p ]dbmw. Fgp¯v ssI s¿¯n¸nSn¡m\mhm¯XmWv Fs¶mcp [mcWbpmbncp¶Xv \ham[ya§ fpsS hcthmsS ]msS amdnbncn¡p¶p. {]hmkn¯n³sd \oäepIÄ, A\p`h§ Ä, ]dn¨p\Ss¸«h³sd \ãt_m[w FÃmapÅ cN\§Ä kmlnXy¯n ]pXn sbmcp t{iWn Xs¶ XoÀ¯ncn¡p¶p. X\n¡pt]£nt¡n h¶ \mSn³sdbpw F¯nt¨À¶ CS¯n³sdbpw CSbnepÅ kwkvImc¯n³sd t\ÀNn{XamWv Ah cpsS cN\IÄ. tZimXnÀ¯nIÄ t`Znt¡Xpv. temIs]uc³ F¶p ]dbpI bpw AXntes¡¯ns¸Sm³ km[n¡mXncn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ AhØ cN\Ifn  KrlmXpcXbpsS cq]¯nse¯p¶p. thcpIÄ \ãs¸Sp¶h³sd Bßs\m¼ c§Ä¡¸pdw amdnNn´nt¡Xpv. ]pXp\m¼pIÄ Dbtc kabambncn ¡p¶p. PohnXho£W§fnse hyXymk¯n\p am{Xta C¯cw Hcp amäw sIm v hcm\mhq. kmlnXyhpw ]ehn[ ]cnhÀ¯\§Ä¡v hnt[bambns¡mncn¡pIbmWv. BJym\coXnIfnse ]c¼cmKX ssienIÄ¡¸pdt¯¡v hfÀ¶ CXn³sd Fgp ¯pIÄ hopw amä§Ä¡v Xs¶bmhpw Im¯ncn¡p¶Xv. sshbànIm\p `h§Ä¡pw, kmaqlnImwi¯n\pa¸pdw Imev]\nIXbpsS ssI¸nSn¨v AXncpI fnÃm¯ kz]v\taSpIfn hmb\¡mcs\ ckn¸n¡m\pw, Nn´n¸n¡m\pw, Fgp ¯pImc³sd BßmhnjvImc§Ät¡ Ignbq.
Always carry a notebook. The short term memory only retains information for three minutes: unless it is committed to paper you can loose an idea for ever.
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X¼n B³dWn (AWS UK Advisory Board ) \yptbmÀ¡nse a³lm«\n KXmKX hIp¸n tPmensN¿p ¶ emep eqt¡mkv F¶ F©n\obdpsSbpw B¸nfn³sd sS¡v hn`mK¯n tPmensNbnXncp¶ KwK ARvPen F¶ s]¬Ip«nbpsSbpw BZys¯ {]Wbm\p`hamWv Cu kw` h IY. BZywXs¶ HcmapJambn ]dªpsImÅs«. BcmWv Cu Btcm HcmÄ F¶Xv C¶pw AÚmXamWv. Bcmbncp s¶¦nepw AbmÄ Csæn AhÄs¡mcp PohnXanÃ. ho pw BßlXybpsS h¡nte¡v hens¨dnbs¸Spw F¶v Atacn¡bnse Hcp {]apJ a\ximkv{XÚ³Xs¶ Abmfp sS tIkvÌUnbn ]dªXmWv. AhÀ ]ncnbp¶Xn\p ap³]v emep Ab¨ Ahkm\s¯ I¯mWv IY¡v B[mcw. {]nbkJn KwKm , \n\¡v Fsâ IhnXIÄ Cãambncp¶tÃm AXpsImpam{XamWv Rm³ Hcp IhnXbn XpS§p¶Xv. {]Wbw Ignªm \½psSsbms¡ a\kpIfn _m¡nbmIp¶Xv Fs´¶v H¶pIqSn Ip¯n¡pdn¨p sImv \n\¡pÅ F³sd Cu Ahkm\s¯ Fgp¯pam{Xw _m¡nbmhpIbmWv.. _m¡nbmhp¶Xv -
ad¶p Ignªmepw ad¡m¯ HmÀ½Ifpw ]dªp Ignªm ]dbm¯ hm¡pIfpw FgpXn¡gnRm FgpXm¯ Ajc§fpw \ap¡v _m¡nbmIp¶p. {]Wbw Ignªmtem Hcp]mSnãambncp¶ CW¡§fpw ]nW¡§fpw ]cn`h§Ä t]mepw \ap¡v _m¡nbmIp¶p .
CXp \o hmbn¨mepw Csænepw F\n¡v H¶pw kw`hn¡m³ t]mIp¶nÃ. Hcp adp]Snt]mepw Rm³ \n¶nÂ\n¶p {]Xojn¡p¶Xpanà .. KwKm F\n¡dnbmw \n\¡v H¶pw ad¡m³ Ignbnsöv. {]XyIn¨v A¶s¯ B ssiXy Ime§Ä. hmcm´y§fn \½Ä BÂ_\nbnse aªpaqSnb ae bnSp¡pIfneqsSbpw Xmgv-hmc§fneqsSbpw BÀ¯pÃÊn¨v HmSn¡fn¡mdpmbn cp¶Xv. a³lm«\nse BImiw ap«p¶ sdtÌmdâpIfn H¶n¨ncp¶p ssh³ \pIcmdpmbncp¶Xv, As¶ms¡ \n\¡nãs¸« Imgv¨IÄ am{Xambncp¶tÃm \½Ä ImWmdpmbncp¶Xv-. F¶n«pw \n\s¡§s\ Fs¶ ad¶v C§s\ sbms¡ BIm³ Ignbp¶p. \n³sd N©eambncp¶ a\Êv Ct¸mÄ FÃm {] XnkÔnIfpw XcWw sNbvXv kaXe§fnte¡v HgpInsb¯p¶ \Znt]msebm Wv. F{Xtbm im´ambmWv AXv Ft§mt«t¡m e£yanÃmsX HgpIp¶Xv -. Nnet¸mÄ Rmt\mÀ¡pw GXp `qXe§Ä tXSnbmWv \o C§s\ Hcp Zqc
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bm{Xt]mIp¶X¶v. Cu {]XnkÔnL«¯nepw \o F´n\mWv Fs¶bpw Hcp]m SnãamW¶v Ct¸mgpw ]dbp¶Xv F¶mWv. \n³sd Cu Hcp]mSnã¯ns\ F§ s\bmWv Rm³ DÄs¡mtÅXv. ChnsS Cu \yptbmÀ¡v F¶ alm\Kc ¯nsâ Xnc¡pIfnÂt]mepw Rm\nt¸mÄ GI\mWv. GsXmcmÄ¡q«¯nepw Häbm\mbn \S¡p¶ Hcp k©mcn am{XamWv. \n\¡dnbmatÃm. A§p Zqsc aµw aµw HgpIp¶ lUv-k¬ \ZnbpsS Xoc¯v Hä¡ncn¡p¶ Nne GIm´ XIfn F³sd a\kns\ thZ\n¸n¡p¶Xpw AXpXs¶bmWv. s]®nã§Ä¡v Ipsd \nKqVamb AÀ°§Ä Ds¶v Ft¸mtgm \o Ft¶mSp ]dªncp¶tÃm. AsX´msW¶v \n\¡pt]mepw Adnbnà F¶pXs¶bmWv \o Ft¶mSp ]d ªXv. ]s£ \½psS bm{XIfn H¶pw ]dbmsXXs¶ XoÀ¯pw A{]Xojn Xambn ]eXpw kw`hn¨p. \n³sd {`m´³ CãvS§Ä¡v Hcn¡Â hnt[b³ BIpsa¶v kz]v\¯nÂt]mepw Rm³ hnNmcn¨ncp¶nÃ. \nt¶mSpÅ CãwsIm pam{XamWv \½Ä H¶n¨p Xmakn¡Ww F¶ Xocpam\¯n F¯nbXv. hnhmlPohnX¯n³sd hnPbw Ft¸mgpw \à Iq«pImcmbncn¡pI F¶XmWv F¶v \o Xs¶btà Ft¶mSp ]dªXv. \½Ä XoÀ¨bmbpw \à kplr¯p¡Ä Bbncp¶tÃm. \½psS ASp¯ kplr¯p¡Ät]mepw \½psS klhmk¯n Akqbmep¡fmbncp¶ntÃ. \½Ä H¶pw ¹m³ sNt¿Xn³sd BhiyanÃ. \½Ä H¶n¡pt¼mÄ \½Ät]mepadnbmsX FÃmw kw`hn¡Wsa¶v \oXs¶b tà Ft¸mgpw ]dbmdpmbncp¶Xv. F¶n«pw Ct¸mÄ H¶pw kw`hn¡m¯ a«n  GtXm AÚmX\mb B Btcm Hcmsf {]Wbn¡p¶p F¶p ]dbp¶p. Hcp]s£ F³sd \nÀ¯msXbpÅ B bm{XIfn \n\¡pmb Häs¸SepIÄ Bbncn¡mw \ns¶ F¶nÂ\n¶v ASÀ¯namänbXv -. F\n¡dnbWw BcmWv AÚmXImapI³. \obpw \n³sd B BtcmcmfpwIqSn F\ns¡XnscbpÅ A´na t]mcm«¯nemsW¶mWv Rm³ a\knem¡p¶Xv. F¶mepw \n\¡v AXn \p Ignbnà F¶pXs¶bmWv Rm³ hnizkn¡m³ B{Kln¡p¶Xpw. Ct¸mgpw \½psS hnhmlw hoSv Ip«nIÄ Ft¶ms¡bpÅ kz]\§Ä F³sd ]ndsI Idp ¯ \ngÂ]mSpIfmbn ]n´pScpIbmWv. B \ngepIfn \½sfSp¯ ISp¯ Xocpam\§Ä shdpw Hcc Nn½n\n hnf¡n³sd shfn¨¯n amªp amªv CÃmsXbmIp¶Xpt]mse. \ns¶ F\n¡v \ÃXpt]mse Adnbmw F¶pÅXv F³sd shdpw Al¦mcw am{Xambncp¶p. Cu temI¯v HcmÄ¡pw Hcn¡epw asämcmsf ]qÀ®ambn a\ÊnemIp¶nà F¶v Ct¸mgmWv F\n¡v t_m[ys¸ Sp¶Xv. FÃmhcpw Hmtcm kab¯pw AhktcmNnXambn cwK¯ph¶v Hmtcm thjwsI«n A`n\bn¡p¶p. AhÀ AhchcpsS thj§Ä F{X `wKnbm¡mw F¶pam{XamWv B{Kln¡p¶Xv. Hcn¡Â \½Ä H¶n¨v Hcp th\eh[n¡v Im\ Umbnte¡p t]mbncp¶tÃm. A¶v \bm{Km shŨm«w IpsImv - \S¶ t¸mÄ \o ]dªsXm¶pw Rm\pw ad¶n«nÃ. At¸mÄ \o Fsâ ssIbn ]nSn ¨psImp B shŨm«¯nte¡pw BÀ¯e¡p¶ \Zn¡p apIfnepÅ BImi §fnte¡pw t\m¡n \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. \n³sd {`m´³ Nn´IÄ A¶v F t¶mSv ]dªXn\v Hcp]mSv AÀ°§Ä DÅXpt]mse ... "'eq¡m¨m PohXw Hcp shŨm«wt]msebmWv. BZysams¡ H¨sh¨v XpÅn ¨mSn thK¯n DÅ HcpXcw {]bmWamWv. Ahkm\w kaXe§fn h¶v im´ambn HgpIn kap{Z¯n F¯p¶p. ]ns¶ B almkmKc¯n Aenª enªv sIm¨p sIm¨p Hmf§fmbn CÃmsXbmIp¶p. A§s\ B Hgp¡pIfpw Hmf§fpw FÃmw \½fpsSsbms¡ PohnXwt]mse asämcq cq]¯n Ahkm\n ¡p¶p' Asæn agbmbn t]amcnbmbn thsdmcp shÅs¸m¡ambn ]p\ÀP\n ¡p¶p F¶v \½Ä hnizkn¡p¶p" Rm³ Ct¸mtg kaXe§fn F¯nbXp t]mse. C\n kap{Z¯n F¯m³ A[nIZqcanÃ. \o Ct¸mgpw Hcp apgpIndp¡n bmbn Aedn hnfn¡pIbmWv, shŨm«§fnÂ\n¶v HgpInsb¯nb ]pgIÄ
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t]mse e£yanÃmsX HgpIpIbmWv. \n³sd hnIeamb a\kn\v - ISnªmWn Sm³ C\n asämcmÄ¡v Ignbpsas¶m¶pw Rm³ hnizkn¡p¶nÃ. \o ]dª XpsImp am{XamWv Rm³ \o ]dªX\pkcn¨v ASp¯Znhkw B kÔym t\c¯v AtX \ZoXoc¯v \ns¶ ImWm³ F¯nbXv. F\ns¡Ãmw AdnbWam bncp¶p. ]dbq \n¶n F´mWv kw`hn¨psImncn¡p¶Xv. \n³sd ASp¯ Iq«pImÀt]mepw \ns¶ Hcp a\ximkv{XRs\ ImWn¡Ww F¶v Ft¶mSp ]d ªncp¶p. KwKm \o C\nsb¦nepw FÃmw Ft¶mSv FÃmw Xpd¶p]dbpw F¶ hnizmk¯nembncp¶p Rm\t¸mÄ. \n³sd \nÀt±i{]Imcw ASp¯ Znhkw kÔyt\c¯mbncp¶tÃm \½Ä ho pw Ipap«nbXv-. ImäpsImv- lUv-k¬ \ZnbpsS Xoc¯v kv]oUv t_m«pIÄ krãn¡p¶ shÅ]mXIfnepw Hmf§fnepw t\m¡nsImv F{Xt\cw \½Ä an msXbncp¶p. B kab¯v Ft¸mtgm \o \n³sd Ahnizk\obamb A\p`h §Ä ]¦psh¡pIbmbncp¶p. ]s£ \o F´n\mWv acn¡m³ Xocpam\n¨Xv F¶pam{Xw At¸mgpw hyàambncp¶nÃ. AXpw \n³sd temMv sFenepÅ ho«n sh¨mbncp¶tÃm kw`hn¨Xv. AÑ\pw A½bpw Dd§n¡nS¶ B cm {XnbnÂ. \o Itkcbn Ibdn\n¶p \n\¡v Gähpw CãapÅ B Idp¯ kmcn sImpXs¶ Igp¯n Ipcp¡n«p. H¶p I®S¨t¸mgmWtÃm A{]Xo£nXamb B A«lmkw tI«Xv. Btcm hmXnen iànbmbn ap«pIbmbncp¶p F¶mWv At¸mÄ \o ]dªXv. B iÐw \n\¡v XoÀ¯pw AtcmNIambncp¶psh¦nepw \o AdnbmsX H¶p sR«n Xncnªpt\m¡pIbmbncp¶p. acWs¯ `banÃm¯ hÀ¡v- ss[cyw IqSpatÃm. Bsc F´n\p t]Sn¡Ww F¶v At¸mgmWtÃm \o HmÀ¯Xv. \o B Idp¯ kmcnbpsS Ipcp¡gn¨v Ccp«¯v ss[cyambn \S¶p sN¶v ap³his¯ IXIv sasà Xpd¶pt\m¡nsb¶pw Bscbpw Inà F¶p amWtÃm ]dªXv. BcmsW¶v Adnbm\pÅ BImwjbn am{XamWv \o Igp ¯nse Ipcp¡gn¨Xpw ItkcbnÂ\n¶p H¨bpm¡msX sasà Xmsgbnd§nb Xpt]mepw. "kabambn«nà KwKm" F¶v B Btcm HcmÄ hopw Dѯn Nncn¨psImv kwkmcn¨pXpS§n F¶tà \o ]dªXv . C{Xbpw BIÀjIamb Hcp Nncn \o BZyambn tIÄ¡pIbmbncp¶tÃm. hopw Nncn¨psImv B iÐw {]Xn[z\n¨p. \o sseäv Hm¬ sNbvXp ]pdt¯¡nd§m³ XpS§nbt¸mgm bncp¶tÃm ASp¯ apdnbn A½ DWÀ¶Xpw ‘Bcm tamsf hmXn Xpd¶Xv ’ F¶p tNmZn¨Xpw. A§s\ \o B DZyaw Dt]£n¡pIbpambncp¶tÃm. \o ho pw sseäv AW¨v InS¡bn h¶p InS¶t¸mÄ B AÚmXiÐw hopw sNhnbn apg§pIbmbncp¶tÃm. ‘C¶papX \nt¶msSm¸w Hcp \ngept]mse Rm\pmhpw. \obpw Rm\pw am {XapÅ Hcp temI¯nemWv \½fnt¸mÄ " F\n¡dnbmw A¶papXemWv KwKbn B Btcm HcmÄ IbdnIqSnbXv. A bmÄ FÃm bm{XIfnepw \nt¶msSm¸apv. _m¯v Sºn t]mepw \mWanÃmsX \nt¶msSm¸w ap§n¡nS¡p¶p. cm{XnIfn \nsâ s_Uv dqan Hcp ]pX¸n³ Iogn \n§Ä \Kv\cmbn aqSn¸pX¨pd§p¶p. \nt¶msSm¸w DWcp¶p. \nt¶m sSm¸w Cuh\nwKv hm¡n\p t]mIp¶p. \n§Ä H¶n¨v Htc kz]v-\§Ä ImWp ¶p. ]et¸mgpw \oXs¶bmIp¶Xpt]mse \n\¡p tXm¶p¶p. FhnsSt¸mbm epw \nsâ kwc£I\mIp¶p. \nsâ GXp tNmZy¯n\pw \n\¡v am{XapÅ D¯ c§fpambn Dѯn Nncn¨psImv kwkmcn¡p¶p. GXp {]XnkÔnL«¯n epw \nsâ c£I\mbn HmSnsb¯p¶p. At¸mÄ \o FÃmw ad¶hs\ Np_\§ ÄsImp izmkwap«n¡p¶p. AbmfpsS km¶n²y¯n \o IqSpX kpcjnX bmWv F¶v \n\¡p tXm¶p¶p. AbmÄ Hcp Fgp¯Imc³ BW¶mWv \o ] dªsX¶mWv Fsâ HmÀ½. Asæn \o B{Kln¡p¶Xv F¶p]dbp¶ XmIpw sicn. F¶pw \o sat{Smbn bm{X sN¿pt¼mÄ \nsâ sXm«Sp¯v AbmÄ DmIpw B Btcm HcmÄ. s{Sbn\nsâ iÐtImemle§Ä¡nSbnÂ
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AbmÄ Hcp]mSp Imcy§Ä Dds¡ kwkmcn¡pw. \obpw AXpt]mse D¨¯n AbmtfmSpw . CXp Øncambn ImWp¶ klbm{XnIcmWv \n\¡v am\knI hn {`m´nbmsW¶v BZyw \nsâ AÑt\mSpw A½tbmSpw ]dªXv. Rm\Xn XoÀ ¯pw \nc]cm[nbmWv. Rm³ B klk©mcnIsf hnizkn¡pI am{XamWv sN bvXXv. AÃmsX Rm³ BtcmSpw H¶pw ]dªn«nÃ. \½Ä F¶pw At\ym\yw hnizkvXcmbncp¶tÃm. F¶n«pw \nsâ Indp¡pIÄ \½psS Iq«pImÀ¡nSbn kwkmchnjbambncp¶p. AsXm¶pw Rm³ AdnªXmbnt]mepw `mhn¨nÃ. B Btcm HcmÄ \ns¶ am\knIambpw imcocnIambpw kz´am¡n¡gnªp F¶v F\n¡pw a\Ênembncp¶p. X¡mew AX§s\ t]mIs« F¶v Rm\nt¸mÄ B{Kln¡pIbmWv . ImcWw \n\¡v Hcp PohnXw X¶Xv B BcmcpanÃm¯ HcmfmWtÃm. Asæn Hcp BßlXybnÂ\n¶p \ns¶ c£s]Sp¯nbXv \nsâ B Btcm HcmÄ BW¶p \o hnizkn¡p¶p. AbmfpsS AhktcmNnX amb B A«lmk§Ä s]m«n¨ncnIÄ. AXmbncp¶tÃm \nsâ c£I³, \nsâ KmÀUnb³ Gbv©Â . Rm\nt¸mÄ lUvk¬ \ZnbpsS Xoc§fn GI\mWv. Häbm\mbn hopw AI e§fnte¡v \S¶p t]mhpIbmWv. \ns¶ B Btcm HcmfpsS Ic§fn G ¸n¡p¶p. A§s\sb¦nepw \osb¶pw kpcjnXbmbncn¡s« F¶pRm³ B{K ln¡p¶p. Fsâ FÃmhn[ BiwkIfpw AÀ¸n¡p¶p. Fs¶¦nepw \o Fs¶ ]qÀWambpw a\ÊnemIpsa¶ {]Xo£tbmsS F¶psa¶pw \ns¶ kvt\ln¡p¶ emep eqt¡mkv . F³sd {]nb emep Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v FÃmw a\ÊnemIp¶p. F³sd c£I³, F³sd hmXn¡Â ap«nb KmÀUnb³ Gbv©Âkv FÃmw \oXs¶bmbncp¶p F¶v. A¶v lUvk ¬ \ZnbpsS Xoc¯ncp¶p \n³sd sNhnbn a{´n¨sXms¡ F¶nse apgp {`m´nbmbncp¶p. Rm³ C§s\ HchØbn F¯nbXv \n³sd AIe§ fnepÅ bm{XIfnembncp¶ncn¡mw F¶v Rm\nt¸mÄ Xncn¨dnbp¶p. \nt¶mSp IqSnbpÅ bm{XIÄ kulrZ§Ä H¶pw A½¡pw AÑ\pw CãaÃmbncp¶p. AXv \n¶nÂ\n¶p Rm³ X{´]qÀhw Hfn¸n¨p. B Hfnt¨m«¯n cq]m´cs¸« Ft´m Hcp am\knI kwLÀj¯nembncp¶p Rm³. Ct¸mÄ Rm³ hopw B Hmf§fn thsdmcp KwKbmbn im´ambn HgpIp¶ ]pgbmbn ]p\ÀP\n¡p IbmWv. AÑ\pw A½bpw C¶v Ft¶msSm¸amWv k©cn¡p¶Xv. AhÀ Fs¶ a\Ênem¡nbncn¡p¶p. C\nbpÅ bm{XIÄ \½Ä Hcpan¨mWv. Rm³ F¶pw \nt¶mSpIqsSbpmhpw. \n\¡nãamsW¦n \msf \ap¡v hopw Hcp Zqcbm {Xt]mImw. lUv-k¬ \Znbnse sImt¨mf§Ä Iodnapdn¨v B IpfncpÅ cm {Xnbn HmSnt¸mIp¶ kv]oUv t_m«n BenwK_²cmbn FÃmw ad¡mw. a³ lm«\nse h¼³ sI«nS§fpsS CS\mgnbnse Ccp \ngeneqsS ssItImÀ¯p sImp Aeªp\S¡mw. \½Ä t]mImdpÅ hntÎmdnb³ ssh³ tjm¸n H¶n¨ncp¶v B ap´nb C\w sdUv ssh³ \pIcmw. BÂ_\nbnse aªpae Ifnte¡pw Xmgv-hmc§fnte¡pw bm{Xt]mImw.. \n³sd kvt\lw\ndª lrZb ¯neqsS Cu KwK hopw ]p\ÀP\n¡pIbmWv. PohnXw H¶tÃbpÅp.. It½m¬ emep¨mbm \aps¡m¶v ASn¨ps]mfn¡mw. Ct¸mÄ \o hnNmcn¡p¶p mhmw F\n¡v apgp{`m´msW¶v. AsX emep F\n¡p {`m´pXs¶bm \osb¶ kvt\l¯nsâ apgp{`m´v- F¶n Bhmln¨ncn¡p¶p. C\nsbmcn¡epw ]ncn bm³ aSn¡m¯ Hscmgnbm_m[t]mse... ¹okv ¹okv emep eq¡m.. Fs¶ hnizkn¡q.. Ft¶mSv £an¡q.. F¶psa¶pw \nsâ am{Xamb KwKm ARvPen
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AdnªXn IpSp§n¡nS¡p¶ a\pjykz`mhamWv a\pjy³sd apt¶m«pÅ IpXn¸n\v Gähpw henb XSÊw. t]mb \qämn CtX¡pdn¨v BÀÖht¯msS am\hcminsb HmÀ½s¸Sp¯nbXv- C´y¡mc\mb XXzNn´I³ Pn±p IrjvWaqÀ¯n Bbncp¶p. AdnªXn IpSp§n¡nS¡pt¼mÄ [njWbpsS Pzme \ap¡pÅn Xfcp¶p. B´cnIX sI«n¡nS¡p¶ Peambn ]cnWan¡p¶p. ioe§Ä amäw IqSmsX XpScm\pÅ hmk\ Cu ZpØnXnsb s]cp¸n¡p¶p. PmXnbpw aXhpw ]mc¼cy§fpw tZiobXbpsaÃmw CXn ]¦v hln¡p¶pv. `mhnsb `b¡pIbpw \hambXns\sbÃmw kwibt¯msS ImWpIbpw sN¿pt¼mÄ \mw `qXIme¯n\v ]pSh sImSp¡pIbmWv. "ioe§Ä \n§sf XShn C«ncn¡p¶psh¶v tXm¶mdptm? AXn³sd FÃm hi§sf¡pdn¨pw Aht_m[w kzcq]n¡pI. \n§fXns\ Cãs¸Sp¶pthm AtXm FXnÀ¡p¶pthm F¶v Nn´n¡pI. FXnÀ¡p¶psh¦n ioe§fn \n¶pw tamN\w tXSm³ \n§Ä B{Kln¡p¶pthm? ioehnt[bXz¯n \n§Ä kt´mjn¡p¶psh¦n AXn \n¶pw tamN\w t\Sm\mbn \n§Ä bmsXm¶pw sN¿nÃ. F¶m k´pã³ AÃmXncn¡pIbpw, ]t£ Ah IqSmsX Pohn¡m\mhnsöpw IcpXp¶psh¦n \n§Ä `qXIme¯n acn¨hÀs¡m¸w Pohn¡pIbmWv sN¿p¶Xv". ( sP. IrjvWaqÀ¯nbpsS AdnªXn \n¶pÅ tamN\w F¶ ]pkvXI¯n \n¶papÅ D²cWn) PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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hmb\sb¸än Hcp hmbv¯mcn apcptIjv ]\bd (AWS UK Coordinator)
'hmb\ acn¡p¶p' sh¶v s]mXpth ]dbs¸Sp¶p. icnbm tWm B ]d¨nÂ? hmb\ acn¡pIbmtWm? AtXm AXn \p ]cnWmaw kw`hn¡pIbmtWm? ]cnWma¯n³sd ^ew ]pXnbXmb NneXn³sd Dcp¯ncnbemWtÃm. ]gbXp ]qÀ® ambpw A{]Xy£hpamImw. F¶ncn¡nepw Ime¯n³sd \ofw ]cnKWn¨p Nn´n¨m hmb\¡v acWw kw`hn¡p¶p F¶ hmZw hmkvXhapÅXmtWm? hnhc kmt¦XnIhnZy D¶X \nehmc¯n \n¡pIbmWn ¶v. tkmjy aoUnb CÃmsX icmicn a\pjy\v Pohn¡m \mhnsö ØnXn. aebmfnsb kw_Ôn¨v CsXmc¸wIqSn Xo{hXtbmsS \S¡p¶psh¶v tXm¶p¶p. a\pjy³ F¶ hm¡n³sd AÀ°w Npcp§n aebmfn F¶v Nn´n¡p¶XpsImv kw`hn¡p¶XmWv Cu tXm¶Â F¶v IcpXnbm , AXv sXäsöpXs¶ ]dtbn hcpw. GXmbmepw IqSpX anIthmsS ASnØm\ hnZym`ymkw e`n¡p¶ Hcp P\X F¶ \ne¡v AhÀ¡v A`n{]mb§fpw {]XnIcW§fpw IqSpw. AXn³sd sshhn²yhpw IqSpw. AXv kzm`mhnIw. sshhn²yw IqSpt¼mÄ A`n{]mb kwLÀj§fpw IqSpw. AXv hg¡pIfnte¡v hfcpw. ]et¸mgpw t]mknäohv Bb DuÀÖaà Cu hg¡Sn ] Icp¶Xv. s\Käohv DuÀÖw ]Icm³ Hmtcm hyàntbmSpsam«n Hcp]mSv IW§fppXm\pw. aXw, PmXn, tPmen, ]Ww, cXn , kmwkvImcnIXew, CutKm, kaNn¯X, klnjvWpXsb kw_Ôn¨ [mcW, IpSpw_w XpS§nb IW§Ä. hmb\ Cu IW§fpsS kzm[o\ iàn¡v amäw hcp¯ptam? hcp¯Wtam? tNmZy§Ä A\h[nbmWv. D¯c§Ä hyXykvXhpw. "Hcp kwkvImcs¯ XIÀ¡m³ ]pkvXI§Ä I¯n¨p Iftb ImcyanÃ. BfpIÄ Bh hmbn¡msX t\m¡nbm aXn." td U¥kv {_mUv -_dnbpsS hm¡pIfmWv. Atacn¡¡mc\mb Fgp¯pImc\pw Xnc¡YmImc\pw Hs¡bm bncp¶p At±lw. hnhn[ kmlnXy hn`mK§fn (genre) At±lw FgpXnbn cp¶p. 'hmbn¨mepw hfcpw hmbn¨ntÃepw hfcpw, hmbn¨m hnfbpw, hmbn¨n tàhfbpw' F¶v aebmfnbmb amjv-. hmb\ {][m\s¸« kwKXnbmWv F¶v ]dªpshbv¡pIbmWv cp t]cpw. cp kwkvImc§fpsS kqNI§Ä F¶v ]dbmhp¶ cpt]sc¶v Du¶n¸dbWw. 'hmb\' F¶Xns\ F§s\ \nÀÆNn¡mw? kmlnXy kw_Ônbmb hnjb§Ä hmbn¡p¶Xv am{XamtWm hmb\? Asöp Xs¶ IcpXWw. ]{X§Ä, Hm¬sse³thZnIÄ, ]cky¡¯p¡Ä, ]cky¸pkvXI§Ä, XpS§n Hcp Znhkw Gsd Imcy§Ä hmbn¡p¶pv a\pjyÀ. hnjbw, ImcWw F¶nhsbms¡ F´mbmepw Hcp Znhkw hmbn¡p¶ FÃm Imcy§sfbpw hmb\ F¶ Xes¡«n\p Iosg DÄs¸Sp¯Ww F¶XmWv s]mXpth ]pXnb ImgvN¸mSv. tPmenbpsS `mKambn sN¿p¶ hmb\bpw CXnÂs¸Sp¶p. A§s\ t\m¡pt¼mÄ ]pkvXI hmb\ AYhm kmlnXyhmb\ IpdbpIbpw AXn³sd Øm\w Ipsdtbsd B[p\nI PohnX kmlNcy§Ä Bhiys¸Sp¶ hmb\bnte¡v IqSpamdpIbpw sNbvXncn¡p¶Xmbn ImWmw.
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t\cs¯ kqNn¸n¨ kmt¦XnI anIhn³sd temI¯v ]pkvXIhmb\ IpdbpI kzm`mhnIw. ]pkvXIw F¶Xv hnh£n¡p¶ AÀ°w Xs¶ C¶v hfsc hyXy ØamWv. ]o Uo F^v cq]¯nepw Cu_p¡pIÄ Bbpw cN\IÄ e`yamWv. ] c¼cmKX ]pkvXI¯n \n¶v \mw IptdsÈ Cu_p¡pIfnte¡v IpSntbdp IbmWv. In³Un tImt_m XpS§nb CudoUdpIÄ, hnhn[ Sms»äpIÄ, ^ms»äpIÄ, t^mWpIÄ, XpS§n I¿n Hcp ]pkvXIw t]mse sImv \S¡m hp¶ \nch[n D¸¶§Ä e`yw. Ahbn tiJcn¨p kq£n¡mhp¶ ]pkvXI §fpsS F®hpw hnhc§fpsS hen¸hpw ]c¼cmKX ]pkvXI§sf¡mÄ F{X tbm hepXv. Un£Wdn Xs¶ \sÃmcp DZmlcWw. hmb\bpsS cq]w B[p\nI kmt¦XnIXbpsS Ip¸mbw AWnbp¶nsæn AXnemWv AÛpXs¸tSXv. F´n\pw d^d³kv- kuIcyw e`yamb s\äv bpK¯n hmb\ '\yqsP³' BtI Xv A\nhmcyXbmsW¶v hcp¶p. Hcp kwibZqcoIcW¯n\mbn hfsctbsd {]bmks¸« Imcyw HmÀ½hcp¶p. GXmv Ccp]¯ntbgp sImÃw ap¼pÅImcyw. ko cmPtKm]memNmcnbpsS alm`mcX ( hymk alm`mcXw kzmX{´yt¯msS Cw¥ojn amän FgpXnbXv) ¯nse Hc²ymbw ]Tn¸n¡p¶p. H¼Xmw ¢mÊmWv thZn. GXmv Adp]Xpt]cp v Ip«nIÄ. t\cs¯ ImWm]mTw ]Tn¨p X¿mdm¡n h¨ncp¶Imcy§Ä at\m [À½hpw tNÀ¯v I¯ns¨dnbp¶p. NneXv s]m«p¶p, NneXv Noäp¶p. IYm`mKw `ojva ]nXmal³sd hogv¨. ]¯mw Znhkw At±lw bp²¡f¯n hogp¶p. ici¿bnÂ. kzݵarXyphmb At±lw Ipsd\mÄ B InS¸v InS¡p¶p. bp²w ]Xns\«mw \mÄ Ignbp¶p. inJnbmWv `ojvasc hogv¯m³ XpW¨ Xv. ]ns¶ Ipsd ]c¯n¸dªp ¢mkv- Ahkm\n¸n¡p¶p. At¶cw ¢mÊnse Gähpw anSp¡nbmb s]¬Ip«n tNmZyw FSp¯n«p. F{X Znhkw `ojvaÀ A§ s\ InS¶p F¶mWv AhÄ¡dntbXv. am{Xaà inJn F§s\ acn¨psh¶p adnbWw. kwKXnbmsI ]pIªp. AdnªpIqSsb¶pw Is¯n ]dªp sIm Sp¡msa¶pw ]dªp. Is¯m³ \S¶p. CâÀs\äv- t]mbn«v CSnsh«nbm Nmhp¶ kZm t^m¬ t]mepw kz]v\w ImWm³ ]äm¯ Imew. Hcp aq¶mgvN ¢m kv- FSp¡m³ B hgn t]mbnÃ. A{Xbpw Imew thn h¶p D¯cw Is¯m ³. ]Þnäv- ko Fw IrjvW³ F¶ aebmfw kmdmWv D¯cw Is¯m³ klmbn¨Xv. hnZzm³ sI {]Imiw hymkamlm`mcXw ]¯p `mK§fmbn KZycq] ¯n aebmf¯nte¡v hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXXv \mjW _p¡v- ÌmÄ {]kn ²oIcn¨n«ps¶pw In«psa¦n hm§p¶Xv \ÃXmsW¶pw At±lw ]d ªp. ]ns¶ Xncph\´]pc¯p \mjW _p¡v - ÌmÄ imJbn t]mbn. `mKy ¯n\v Ah In«n. F®qdpcq]bmbncp¶p hne. aWn¡qdn\v Bdpcq]m i¼fw In«p¶ Hcph\v B XpI hfsc hepXmbncp¶p. F¶mepw AXv hm§n. PohnX ¯n \mfn¶phsc \S¯nb \nt£]¯n Gähpw anI¨Xv B F®qdpcq] bmsW¶v C¶papd¸v-. C¶v B kwib ZqcoIcW¯n\v GXm\pw an\p«pIÄ aXnbmIpw. hn¡n]oUnbm kÀÆkab klmbnbpamWv. hmb\¡v ap¼pmbn cp¶ sshImcnIamb Xo{hX C¶nÃmsXbmhp¶Xv AXnibaÃtÃm. ( sI {]Imi¯n³sd hymkamlm`mcXw Ct¸mÄ Uo ko _pIvkn \n¶v ]pd
¯p hcp¶p. Bdp`mK§fmbn Npcp¡nb ]pkvXIw {]n³dv Hm¬ Unamv hyhØbn hn¡s¸Sp¶p F¶mWv a\Ênem¡nbXv . Ggmbncw cq]m apJhne.)
hnt\mZ¯n\mbn hmbn¡p¶ Ip«nIÄ IqSpX hnPb\nc¡v t\Sp¶psh¶v KthjW§Ä sXfnbn¡p¶p. sIuamc{]mb¡mcpsS Imcyw {]tXyIn¨pw. hmb\mioew IW¡v AS¡apÅ hnjb§fpsS ]T\w Ffp¸papÅXm¡n amäp¶p F¶mWv. Zriy {ihy am²ya§fpsS kzm[o\¯n\nS¡v, Hmtcm hyànbpw hmb\¡v Is¯p¶ kabw XmcXtay\ IpdhmWv. ssZ\wZn\ PohnX hym]mchpambn _Ôs¸« hmb\ Hgnhm¡phm³ ]änÃ. AXn³sd BhiyhpanÃ. F¶m Hmtcm hyàn¡pw X§fpsS A`ncpNn¡nW§p¶
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hnjb§fpw kmlnXy krãnIfpw hmbn¡p¶Xn\v kabw \Ãh®w amt\Pv sNbvXmte ]äq. Htckabw H¶ne[nIw Imcy§Ä sN¿m³ km[n¡p¶ Bfp IÄ¡v hmb\¡pÅ kabw IqSpX Is¯m³ km[n¡psa¶v tXm¶p¶p. bm{XmthfIfn ]et¸mgpw slUv-t^m¬ h¨psImv ]pkvXIw hmbn¡p¶ BfpIsf [mcmfw In«pv. aebmfnIsf A§s\ hfsc Ipd¨pam{Xta In «pÅq. C\n hmbn¡m³ thn ]pdta \n¶pÅ iЧfpsS B{IaWw Hgnhm ¡m³ AhÀ slUv-t^m¬ Np½m hbv¡p¶XmtWm F¶dnªpIqSm. C¡mcyw \à hmb\¡mcnbmb Hcp kplr¯pambn kwkmcn¨ncp¶p. AhÀ ]dbp¶Xv Ipdª H¨bn CãkwKoXw tI«psImv hmbn¡m³ km[n¨nà F¦n hmbn ¡p¶Xn Hä A£cw Xe¡It¯¡v Ibdnà F¶mWv. GXmbmepw sKuch ambn kmlnXyhnjb§Ä ssIImcyw sN¿pIbpw AXnt·Â NÀ¨ sN¿pIbpw sN¿p¶ BfpIÄ \nÀ_Ôambpw hmb\sb sKucambn FSpt¡Xv AXymh iyamWv. Fgp¯pImÀ Bbncn¡p¶hÀ¡v hmb\bpsS ASnØm\w AXymhiyamb Imcy amWv. AXnÃm¯ Fgp¯pIÄ D]cn¹h§fmb IpanfIÄ t]msebmWv. Ah F¶pw s]m§n¡nS¡pw. Hcn¡epw H¶n³sdbpw Bg¯nte¡v Ah t]mIp ¶nÃ. C§s\ Nn´n¨m hmb\bpw cpXc¯n Ds¶pImWmw. hfsc ¡qSpX Imcy§Ä Ipdª kab¯n\pÅn hmbn¡p¶ ]c¶ hmb\bmWv H¶mat¯Xv. cmat¯Xv KthjW_p²ym Bg¯nte¡v Cd§n NnIªp hmbn¡p¶ coXn. kÀ^nwKv kvIq_m ssUhnwKv Fs¶¶nhIÄ X½nepÅ A´cw t]mse. CXv Fgp¯nepw {]Xn^en¡p¶p. cn\pw {]m[m\yapv. cn \w Fgp¯n\pw AXpt]mse {]m[m\yapv. t^kv_p¡v- kmlnXyImc·mÀ/kmlnXyImcnIÄ Gähpw IqSpX DÅXv aebmfnIÄ¡nSbn BsW¶v tXm¶p¶p. Rm\pw t^kv_p¡n FgpXp¶ BÄ Xs¶. F¶m t^kv_p¡v- cN\Ifn Gsdbpw D]cn¹h§fmb \nanj krãnIÄ am{XamsW¶v tXm¶nbn«pv. CSbv¡nsS ImXemb hnjb§Ä, B [nImcnIamb hmb\tbmsS NneÀ AhXcn¸n¨p In«pv. BbnS§fnÂ, NÀ¨ bn ]s¦Sp¡p¶ ]ecpw tcJs¸Sp¯nb A`n{]mb§Ä hmbn¨t¸mÄ tXm¶n bXv, hmb\ CÃmsX, ]pkvXI§sf kw_Ôn¡p¶ hnjbhnhc§Ä am{Xw hmbn¨pÅ A`n{]mb{]IS\§Ä am{XamWv F¶mWv. ^vem]v- doUnwKv Ignªv, {]Xn]mZyamb GXp IrXnsb kw_Ôn¨pw FhnsSbpw kwkmcn¡m³ Xp\nbp ¶ BfpIsf {i²n¡Ww. kq£n¡Ww. AXn\p IgnbWsa¦n hmb\ Dm IWw. Bg¸c¸pIÄ tXSp¶ hmb\ Xs¶ thWw CXn\v. C\n bqsI PohnXw \bn¡p¶ apXnÀ¶ aebmfnIsf¡pdn¨v BtemNn¨p t\m ¡q. aq¶mw L« aebmfn IpSntbä kaqls¯ kw_Ôn¨mWv ]dbp¶Xv. AXm bXv ]qÀ® hnZym`ymkw e`yamb tijw ChnsS F¯nb Xeapd. AhcpsS Ip«n IÄ ChnsS ]Tn¨p hfcp¶p. Ip«nIfpsS aoUnbw Cw¥ojv - Xs¶. AhÀ hmbn ¡p¶p. t\cs¯ ]dª aebmfw KrlmXpcXbmbn thZ\ ]Icp¶ IpSntbä ¡mÀ kwLSn¸n¡p¶ \nch[n ]cn]mSnIÄ bq sI bn \S¡p¶pv. kmln Xyw, Ie, anan{In, ]m«v, aqhn, XpS§n FÃm taJebnepw AhÀ \ndbp¶p. bqsIbnse t^kv_p¡v- kmlnXy \nÀ½mXm¡Ä IqSpXepw Cu hn`mK¯n \n¶mWv. hmb\bpw kmlnXys¯bpw kw_Ôn¨v hnh[ ]cn]mSnIfn CSs] Sp¶ Cu BfpIsfbpw AhcpsS hnZymÀ°nIfmb a¡sfbpw XmcXayw sNbvXm s]mXpth IqSpX hmbn¡p¶Xv Bcmbncn¡pw? F³sd Ipsd At\zj W§fn a\ÊnembXv- ChnsS ]Tn¨p hfcp¶ \hXeapd Xs¶ F¶mWv. Cw¥o jv- AhÀ¡v A\mbmkambn hmbn¡m\pw a\Ênem¡m\pw Ignbp¶p F¶XmWv Imcysa¶p IcpXWw. kzm`mhnIambpw Cu \h Xeapdbpw AhcpsS amXm]n
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Xm¡Ä AS§p¶ Xeapdbpw X½n AhKWn¡m³ km[n¡m¯ Hc´cw hf À¶p hcp¶pv. hmb\bpw A\p_Ô Imcy§fpw sImv Cu {]XnkÔnbpw A`napJoIcn¡m³ km[n¡psa¶v Xs¶ IcpXp¶p. bq sI bnse aebmfnIÄ A`napJoIcn¡p¶ {][m\ {]iv\w aebmf ]pkvX I§Ä th{X ChnsS e`n¡p¶nà F¶XmWv. ]pkvXIkvt\lnIÄ t]mepw \m«n t]mbn aS§pt¼mÄ ]pfnbpw t]m¯nSn¨Xpw apfIv aÃns¸mSnbpw sIm phcm\pÅ D¯chmZnXzw DÅhÀ BbXpsImv ]pkvXI§Ä sImph cp¶Xn\v Ahkm\ Øm\w am{Xw sImSp¡p¶psh¶v tXm¶nbn«pv. kPohhpw sKuch]qÀ®hpamb hmb\¡v ]pkvXI e`yX AXymhiyamWv. \m«n \n¶v F´pw Cd¡paXn sN¿p¶ BfpIÄ C¡mcy¯n {i²n¡p¶nà F¶v tXm¶n bn«pv. IqSpX ]pkvXI§Ä e`yamIs« F¶pw hmb\bpw AXne[nãnXamb NÀ¨Ifpw kvIq_m ssUhnwKv t]mse Bg¯n F¯pIbpw sN¿s« F¶v B{Kln¨psImv Cu Nn´ Ahkm\n¸n¡p¶p.
hmb\bn At_m[¯n³sd Hcp Xncbepv. ]cnNnXambXn\mbpÅ XncbÂ. AXn\pap³]pÅ hmb\bn ck\obhpw lrZyhpw B\µZmbIhpambn A\p`s¸«hbv¡mbpÅ A`nhm©bpw tXSepamWXv. ]pXnb Fgp¯pImcpsS IYIfnepw IhnXIfnepw t\mhenepw teJ\§fnepw ap³]v ckn¨Xn³sd {]Xn_nw_§Ä Is¯pt¼mÄ hmb\¡mc³ B\µn¡p¶p. {]kvXpX cN\sb DÂkmlt¯msS hmgv¯p¶p. Fgp¯n CXv {]hÀ¯n¡p¶Xv t\sc Xncn¨mWp. BhÀ¯\§Ä hmb\bn sNSn¸pfhm¡p¶Xv Fgp¯pImcs\ ]pXnb IpXn¸pIÄ¡mbn Dt¯Pn¸n¡p¶p. ]pXnb samgnhg¡§fpw {]tab§fpw PohnXZÀi\hpw cm{ãobhpambn BJym\s¯ _Ôn¸n¨p sImv AbmÄ Cu sNSn¸ns\ adnIS¡m³ ]cn{ian¡p¶p. ap³]v hmbn¨Xns\ tXSp¶ k{¼ZmbnI hmb\¡mc³ Abmsf XÅp¶p.\hambXns\ BtLmjn¡p¶ hmb\¡mcpsS sNdpIq«§Ä Abmsf Is¯n BtLmjn¡p¶p. Fgp¯pw hmb\bpw apt¶dp¶p. PJJ Antony
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adWw hmXn¡tfmdpWmÂ........ a©fpambv \nÄ¡pt¼mÄ ........ PnPp ^nen¸v sska¬ (AWS UK Coordinator)
BdpaWnbpsS Aemdw ASn¨t¸mÄ tXmam¨³ Dd¡¨Sthm SpIqsS samss_epw FSpt¯mv tSmbneänte¡v HmSn. Ahn sSbmWv tXmam¨³ Hm¬sse³ ]{X§fpw tkmjy aoUnb hmÀ¯Ifpsams¡ hmbn¨p kmbqPyaSbp¶Xv. Hm¬sse³ ]{X¯nse {][m\ hmÀ¯ "bpsI aebmfnIsf sR«n¨p sImv Cu amk¯nse aq¶mas¯ acWw ku¯mw]vSWn Â". tXmam¨³ B ]Ssam¶p kqw sNbvXp t\m¡n, \à ]cnN bapÅ apJw, tXmam¨³ H¶v HmÀs¯Sp¡m³ {ian¨p. "B... ]nSnIn«n, Ignª hÀjw AhmÀUv ss\än\v t]mbt¸m Ä ]cnNbs¸« ImÀ_q«v I¼\n ^nent¸m¨³... ]{X¯n t\m¡n t]scm¶pIqSn Dd¸p hcp¯n. ku¯mw]vS¬ImÀ ^nent¸mkv F¶v hnfn¡p¶ ^nen¸v tXmakv. ^enX {]nb\mb, GXp ]cn]mSn ¡pw ]s¦Sp¡p¶, ]ns¶ cs®w ASn¨p Ignªm ap¶n h¶p Um³kv Ifn¡p¶, Ahkm\w Hm^v Bbn Iq«pImÀ tXmfn FSpt¯mp t]mb ^nen t¸m¨s\ F§s\ ad¡m\m ? DSs\ Xs¶ ku¯mw]vSWnse kplr¯pw s]m Xp{]hÀ¯I\pamb Ipdp¸v tN«s\ hnfn¨p. "ltem Ipdp¸ptN«m... \½psS ^nent¸m¨\p F´v ]änbXm"? cmhnse ]{Xw hmbn¨t¸mfm hnhcadnªXv. Ipdp¸p tN«³ kzXkn²amb XrÈqÀ `mjbn "Ah\pw ]mSmbmSm....F´p«v ]dbm\m.... B... ihnsS Xoänav IpSow Hs¡ _mdnem.... sI«ntbmsf¨m ]ffnse {]XnjvTbm... GXp t\tcmw [yt\mw {]mÀ° t\ambn«p \S¡phm... B KSn¡nÃm¯ kqt¡SnÃ.... {]jÀ, jpKÀ, sImsfÌ tdmÄ F´p«m CÃms¯¶p tNmZn¡v..... ho«n ASp¸p ]pIªntàkmbn ¸n³sd `£Watà icWw? sI«ntbmfpw Îm§fpw Cu KSntbmSp anm¯Xp sImm Umh³ sN¸pd¯p tImepsh¡p¶nSs¯ms¡ t]mIps¶... shdp tX ]qcm¡m³.... AtX tXmam¨m cmhnse½sS tPmen¡p t]msW\pavt_ Cã ³sd ho«nsem¶p Xe ImWn¡Ww. sshIn«v hnfn¡ms¶".... tXmam¨³ BßKXw ]dªp "\à a\pjy\mbncp¶p .... F´v sN¿m\m...... tXmam¨³ H¶v AaÀ¯n ap¡n...Dw... Ft´m H¶v XsS¶t]mse tXm¶n, Xmsg t\m¡nbt¸m cp XpÅn càw... s\s©m¶p Imfn... Ignª Znhkw tUmÎÀ A_oZn³sd bpsI aebmfnIfpsS PohnX ssiensb¡pdn¨pw PohnX ssieo tcmK§sf¡pdn¨papÅ ¢mÊn s{]mkvtXäv Iym³kdns\¡pdn¨p ]dªXv tI«¸w apX XpS§nbXm sNdnsbmcp `bw. A¶v FÃmhcpw Nncn¨p ]s£ ]n ¶oSv At±lw ]dªsXms¡ kXyamsW¶p tXm¶n. Cu anÃn\nb¯n³sd XpS¡¯n sNdp¸¡mcmbn bpsIbnse¯nb aebmfnI sfms¡ lm^v sk©zdn ASnt¨m, lm^v sk©zdnbpsS ASpt¯m F¯n \n ¡pIbmWv. h¶ kab¯p tPmen tXSnbpÅ Hm«ambncp¶p ]n¶oSv Imdv hm§m \pw, hoSv hm§m\papÅ Hm«w. AXn\ptijw \m«n Øew hm§m\pw, hoSv sh ¡m\pw, hoSv dnt¶mthj³, s]§sS IeymWw, ]ntÅcpsS {KmaÀ kvIqÄ, bq Wnthgvknän, Atkmkntbj³, ]Ån hm§Â, A¼e¯nse ImWn¡, FÃm ¯n\pw HmSSm Hm«w. FÃm¯n\pw cmÚnbpsS XebpÅ sN¼p thWw.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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sN¼pm¡m³ cm{Xnsbt¶m ]Iset¶m CÃmsX HmhÀssSapw FIvkv{Sm Uyq«nbpsams¡ sNbvX aebmfn Pohn¡m\pw kz´w icocw t\m¡m\pw ad¶p. \¶mbn hnbÀ¯p \m«n tPmen sNbvXhÀ, \½psS icoc¯n\\ptbmPyamb `£Ww Ign¨hÀ, kzÑhmbp izkn¨hÀ, ^pSvt_mfpw, {In¡äpw, thmfnt_mfpw, _mUvan³sdWpw, I_Unbpsams¡ Ifn¨p\S¶hÀ, sshIpt¶c§fn ]p gbn \o´nbhÀ, IheIfnepw, Iep¦nepw, ¢ºpIfnepw skmd ]dªncp¶p am\kotImÃmkw t\SnbhÀ, Chscms¡ C¶v icocN{Iw apgph³ X¨pS¨p kz´w icoc¯ns\bpw a\kns\bpw ]oUn¸n¨p ]Wapm¡m³ HmSpIbmWv. CXn\nSbn F´v BtcmKyw F´v IpSpw_PohnXw? `mcy ss\äv Uyq«n Ignªp hcpt¼mÄ `À¯mhp Uyq«n¡v t]mIpw `À¯mhv sshIn«v Xncn¨p hcpt¼mÄ `mcy hopw Uyq«n¡v t]mIpw. BsI In«p¶ i\ow Rmbdpw ]Åotew AtÊmkntbj\ntew ASow hg¡n\pthnbpw amän sh¨n cn¡pIbmWv. ]n s¶ Ft¸mgmWv BtcmtKymw IpSpwt_mw Hs¡ t\m¡m³ kabw? bpsIbn Gähpw IqSpX aebmfnIÄ acn¡p¶Xp lrZbmLmXhpw Iym³ kdpw aqeamWv. CXn³sd FÃmw XpS¡w PohnX ssieo tcmK§fmb Ub_äo kv, ssl sImsfÌtdmÄ, ssl »Uv {]jÀ, Dd¡¡pdhv, am\koI k½À±w F¶nhbn \n¶mWv. CXns\ÃmapÅ Hcp Häaqen, GsX¦nepw Hcp kvt]mÀSvkv Asæn do{Iotbj W BÎnhnänbn GÀs¸SpI F¶pÅXmWv. kvt]mÀSvkv B³Uv do{Iotbj W BÎnhnäokns\ Gähpw IqSpX t{]mÕmln¸n¡p¶Xpw Gähpw \à s^knenäokv DÅXpamb cmPyamWv bpsI. Ct¸mgmsW¦n aebmfnIÄ t\XrXzw sImSp¡p¶ [mcmfw kvt]mÀSvkv ¢ºpIfpw ChnsSbpv ]s£ aebmfn¡v AsXms¡ NXpÀ¯nbmWv. icocw t\m¡m³ Asæn GsX¦nep samcp kvt]mÀSvkn ]s¦Sp¡m³ Hcp ]uv apS¡m³ aSn¡pIbpw F¶m NnInÕ¡pthn F{X ]Ww thWsa¦nepw apS¡m³ aSn¡m¯h\pamWv aebmfn. NHS se
NnInÕsbms¡ ASp¯ Ipd¨p hÀj¯n\nSbn ss{]hssSkv sN¿p t¼mgmWv bpsI aebmfn Iãs¸Sm³ t]mIp¶Xv. AtXmsSm¸w Xs¶ kab¯n \v `£Ww Ign¡mXncn¡pIbpw Ign¡pt¼mÄ BhiyapÅXn³sd \menc«n `£Ww Ign¡pIbpw Ddt§ kab¯p Dd§mXncn¡pIbpw F¶m Aka b¯p Dd§pIbpw sN¿p¶hcmWv aebmfn. a\Ên Gähpw A[nIw ssewKoI X DÅhcpw. ]s£ InS¸dbn bmYmØnXnIcpamWv aebmfn. aZy]m\¯n³sd ImcyamWv AXnepw hnNn{Xw. sNdnb Afhn aZyw Ign¡p ¶Xp sImv sXänà AXv »Uv kÀIptej³ Iq«m\pw sa³d dnemIvkj\pw \ÃXmWp. F¶m aebmfnIfpsS IW¡p IpSn¨p s]ScpI F¶pÅXmWv. kmbn¸n³sd `mjbn ]dªm "DRINK FOR ENGLAND". Gähpw IqSpX aZy]·m cpÅXpw F¶m temI¯n aZy]n¡m³ Adnbm¯Xpamb Hcp Iq«À aebmfn IfmsW¶pÅXmWv kXyw. AXv tIcf¯nembmepw temI¯n³sd GXp tImWn sN¶mepw Hcpt]mseXs¶. tXmam¨\§s\ tUmÎÀ B_nZn³sd ¢mkv Abhnd¡ns¡mncn¡pt¼mÄ s]«¶v tSmbvseän³sd IXIn iànbmb CSn tI«psImmWv sR«n DWÀ¶ Xv. "aWn¡qsdm¶mbtÃm a\pjym AXn\I¯p Ibdn Ccn¡m³ XpS§nbn«v, F\n¡v tPmen¡p t]mIm\pÅXm, ]nÅmÀ¡v kvIqfnepw, \n§fn§s\ tSmbvse än tIdn ASbncp¶m F§\m?" tXmam¨³sd `mcy FÂkn¡p«osS KÀÖ\w.
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"tZ \n§Ä¡n¶p H¼tXImen\p Hu«v doNv ¢n\n¡n t{]mkvtXäv kv{Io\n §pÅ Imcyw adt¶m? Rm³ C¶se sshIn«v At¸mbn³sa³dv seäÀ tai¸p d¯p sh¨ncp¶XmsWtÃm?" ^vsejv sNbvXn«v tXmam¨³ hnfn¨p Iqhn.... "FSo FÂkt½ Hm^okn F\n¡n¶v AXymhiyamb Hcp aoän§pv, R§sS hey XÅ hcp¶pv, cmhnse H¼XpaWn¡v sN¶nsæn sNet¸m F³sd ]Wnt]mIpw. \o hnfn¨m At¸mbn³sa³dv Iym³kev sNbvtXcv". CXv ]dªp sImv tSmbvseän³sd IXIp Xpd¶p ]pdt¯¡p h¶Xpw tXmam¨³sd ]Xn aq¶p hbÊpImc³ tPmtam³ {_jpw t]Ìpw ]nSnt¨mv tSmbvseän³sd hmXn ¡ \n¸pv. Ah³ ]Xps¡ A¸³ CsS¡nsS ]mSmdpÅ B ]m«v I« am¦pWnb³ AIvskân ]mSns¡mv AIt¯¡v Ibdn. "" adWw hmXn¡tfmdpWmÂ........ a©fp ambv \nÄ¡pt¼mÄ"" ........ s]s«¶v Xncnªp t\m¡nb tXmam¨³ BßKXw ]dªp….. "Fs¶bmWv .......... Fs¶ am{XamWv " ..........
IY Ncn{X¯n³sd ]IÀ¸Ã. IY H¶n³sdbpw ]IÀ¸Ã; A\pIcWhpw AÃ. IYsb / Iesb F´n³sdsb¦nepw ]IÀ¸mbn ImWp¶hÀ AXns\ Adnbm¯hcmWv. H¶n³sdbpw t\À¸IÀ¸Ãm¯ kzX {´ hkvXphpw hyhlmchpamWXv. F¦nepw IYbn / Iebn Ncn{Xw KqUambn k¶nlnXambncn¡p¶p. Ncn{X¯n CSs]Sm\pw ]p\ÀhymJym\n¡m\pw `mhnNcn{Xs¯ ]cphs¸Sp¯m\papÅ IYbpsS k¶mlhpw ]cn{iahpamWnXv. PJJ Antony
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Nph¶ ]uÀ®an.
aoc Iae (AWS UK Coordinator) kap{Zw Nen¡p¶p kab¯n\v au\w Hmtcmcp¯cpw Ah\hs\ Xncbp¶ XncIfpsS au\w. AIw {]mhpIÄ Hmtcmcp¯cpsSbpw DÅn IpdpIn¡pdpIn hncnbp¶ GImizmkw t]mse. Npw_\¨ppIÄ \ofpw Npn Xo \\bpw Nph¶ ]uÀ®an s]cpw hn¹h apJw `qanbn ap¡n¯mgv¯n A\§m¸mhIÄs¡Ãmw AÛpXapJw hcpw \nanjw I®n Duªmem«w hncepIfnenÃm ssIthcpIÄ aWen Bg¯n am´n hopw Xncbp¶p AIw{]mhpIÄ kap{Z§fpsS au\s¯. "Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of a bird? PABLO PICCASSO
hnaÀiI³ Iesb / kmlnXys¯ 'a\Ênem¡m\Ã' {ian¡p¶Xv; Iesb / kmlnXys¯ ap³\nÀ¯n PohnXs¯/Ncn{Xs¯¡pdn¨v ]dbm\mWv. - Cu.]n.cmPtKm]me³ IemhnaÀi\¯n³sd ImXens\ kv]Àin¡p¶hbmWp apIfn D²cn¨ {]KÛcpsS hm¡pIÄ. AtXmsSm¸w BZcthmsS C{Xbpw IqSn FgpXm³ F\n¡v tXm¶p¶p: Iebpw kmlnXyhpw PohnXs¯¡pdn¨mIbm AXn³sd AI¡®v kZm Xpd¶ncn¡p¶Xv `mhnbnte¡mbncn¡pw. `mhn Csæn asäm¶n\pw {]kànbnÃ.
PJJ Antony
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tIm«bw Un kn _pIvkpambn klIcn¨v \S¯nb cmaXv kmlnXy cN\m aÕc¯n ]s¦Sp¯v hnPbn¨ bqt¡bnsebpw KÂ^nsebpw tIcf¯nsebpw kmlnXy {]Xn`IÄ.
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
Hm«w
kvanX hn {ioPn¯v Hm«w ...Hm«w...I®S¨v I¿pw apdps¡bS¨v izmkaS¡n¸nSns¨´nt\m BÀs¡ms¡tbm thntbmSpt¼mÄ tXm¶n hncepIÄ¡nSbneqsSt´m hoWp t]msb¶v. Hm«w \nÀ¯n sasà I®p Xpd¶v Npäpw ]cXn¡n«mªv Xncns¨mt«mSnbt¸mÄ Ip sNfnshÅ¡pgn¡cnIn tNmchmÀ¶v InS¡ps¶sâ kabw. sasà I¿nseSp¯v A´w hns«t´m HmÀ¯v ]ns¶bn¯ncn Zqcw XncntªmSnbt¸mÄ Ip IqÀ¯Icn¦ÃpIÄ¡nSbn s]m«n¨nXdn¡nS¡ps¶sâbm\µw. ]ns¶bXpw hmcnsbSp¯v ]nªn¡odnb buh\k©nbnen«v Iq«nbnW¡m³ ssI¯m§v tXSn Bsªmtcm«w... {]nb hmXnepIfn ap«nhnfn¨p; ]e tIme§sf ssIIq¸n, ]s£... Zw{ã Im«nbpw Im«msXbpw I®p Xpd¶pw Xpd¡msXbpw apJw Xncn¨pw Xncn¡msXbpw NndntIm«nbpw ssIaeÀ¯nbpw ]e\mSy§fn ]e`mh§fn AhÀ samgnªp 'D·mZn\obnXv \nsâ kabw \nsâbm\µw \nsâ am{Xw PohnXw. tNmc hmÀ¶mÂ, anSn¸ämÂ, s]m«n¨nXdnbmÂ, \o am{Xw, \o...\o am{Xw D¯chmZn. Hm«¯ns\mSphnsemäbv¡v XfÀ¶v hoWmeXv \nsâ am{Xw ]ng D·mZn\n!'
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Ip¯n¡pdn¸pIÄ krãvSnIfmIp¶Xv !! APn¯v ]menb¯v (AWS UK Coordinator)
Rm³ Pohn¨ncn¡p¶p F¶ t_m[ys¸Sp¯emWv Fgp¯v. Fgp¯n³sd temIw C¶v H¯ncn hfÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. IgnhpÅ hÀ¡v X§fpsS krãvSnIÄ shfn¨w ImWn¡m³ A\h[n Ahkc§fpw taJeIfpw Dv. F§s\bmWv Cu cN\IÄ
kÀ¤mßI cN\Ifmbn temIw Adnbp¶Xv? F§s\bmWv CXn\pÅ Ignhv Dm¡nsbSpt¡Xv? F§s\bmWv \mw Fgp¯n³sd temIt¯¡v hcp¶Xv? C§s\ Hcp]mSv tNmZy §Ä \½fpsS ap¶neqsS IS¶pt]mhpIbmWv. Fgp¯n³sd temI¯nse Nne \nco£W§Ä, {]mtbmKnIam¡mhp¶ Nn e coXnIÄ, ]cnioe\w t\tS taJeIÄ F¶nhsbIpdn¨v Rm³ a\Ênem¡nbn«pÅ Imcy§fmWv ChnsS ]dbp¶Xv. AXmbXv Fsâ \nco£Whpw \n§fptSXpw hyXymkapmhmw. Hmtcmcp¯cpw AhchcptSXmbn«pÅ ssien Ip]nSn¡Ww, XpSÀ¨bmb {iahpw thWw F¶v kmcw.
F§s\ IS¶phcp¶p... Nne A\p`h§fneqsS... Nne kµÀ`§fneqsS...\madnbmsXbmbncn¡pw hnhn [Xcw Fgp¯n³sd temIt¯¡v \mw IS¶phcp¶Xv. A\h[n hgnIÄ Ds¦n epw \½ptSXmb hgn \mw Ip]nSn¡Ww. FgpXp¶ hm¡pIÄ \¶msb¶v \ ½p¡v tXm¶p¶ \nanjamWv Gähpw t{ijvTw. AhntS¡v F¯pI Ffp¸apÅ kwKXnbpaÃ. sh«nbpw Xncp¯nbpw hopw hmbn¨pw t\m¡p¶ krãvSnIÄ hm bn¡m³ FhnStbm NneÀ Ds¶pÅ t_m[yapmIWw. AhcpsS a\Êns\ kv]Àin¡p¶nÃmsb¦n Fgp¯v ]mgvthebmhpw. ]et¸mgpw \½sfÃmw »nt¦gvkv (IpXnc¡®S) sh¨ IpXncsbt¸msebmWv. Npänepw \nco£WanÃmsX \S¡p¶hÀ. CXmWv \mw BZyw a\Ênemt¡Xv. \nch[n Imcy§Ä \ap¡v Npäpaps¶v a\Ênem¡Ww. Nne Imcy§Ä \½fp sS a\Ên Hcp Xos¸mcn Xcpw. B Xos¸mcn \½fpsS Adnhpambn kamKaw \S ¯pw. AhnsS kÀ¤mßIXbpsS ]ndhn¡v ImcWamhpIbmWv. \½psS DÅn XncXÅ A\p`hs¸Spt¼mÄ F´mtWm Ipdn¨psh¡phm³ In«p¶Xv AXn te¡v Ipdn¨v sh¡pI. AsXmcp IYbpsS X´phmImw IhnXbpsS hcnIfmhmw Asæn Fs´¦nepw hm¡pIfmhmw. ]n¶oSv AXn ]nSn¨v Fgp¯v XpS§pI. A\h[n XhW hmbn¨pw sh«nbpw Xncp¯nbpw AXv ]qÀ¯oIcn¡pI. CXn\v Xm¸cyanÃm¯hÀ I¿n sImp\S¡mhp¶ _p¡v IcpXpI. NpänepapÅ \nco£W§fn ImWp¶ F´pw AXnte¡v Ipdn¡pI. AXv Hcp kw`hamImw, kw`mjWamImw, Hcp ImgvNbmhmw Hcp AhØbmhmw. A§s\ F´pw AXn te¡v Ipdn¨psh¡mw. ]n¶oSv Cu Ip¯nIpdn¸pIÄ \n§fpsS at\m[À½w t]m se XnIª Hcp krãvSnbm¡n Poh³ sImSp¡mw. Ipdn¨p sh¡msX ]n¶oSv HmÀ½ns¨Sp¡mw F¶v Nn´n¡p¶pmhmw. A§s\ hcpt¼mÄ AXnse ImXemb ]e \nÊmc kwKXnIÄ ad¶p t]mIm³ ImcWamIpw. Cu ASp¯ Ime ¯v \m«n Rm³ _Êv bm{XsNbvXt¸mÄ I¿n IcpXnbncp¶ t]¸dn bm{X bnepS\ofw I skuµcyw Ipdns¨Sp¯p. CXv ]n¶oSv FgpXnb bm{Xmhnh cW¯n\v hfscb[nIw D]Icn¡s¸«p. \n§Ä tI«, kzmb¯am¡nb hm¡pIÄ/kw`mjW§Ä \n§fpsS hcnIfn Hfnªpw sXfnªpw InS¡p¶Xp \ÃXv Xs¶bmWv. \n§Ä¡v ]cnNbanÃm¯
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Hcp `mjmssien \n§Ä {]tbmK¯n hcp¯p¶Xv I]SXbmWv. Ft¸mgpw efnXamb hm¡pIÄ sImv FgpXphm³ {ian¡pI. AÃmsX Hmtcm A©p an\nänepw ap¶nencn¡p¶ ‘i_v-ZtImiw’ FSp¯v ITn\amb hm¡pIÄ XncpIn IbämXncn¡phm³ {i²nbv¡pI. A§s\ h¶m hmb\¡mcn BkzmZIcp sS F®¯n\v Ipdhv hcpw. hmb\¡mÀ¡v a\ÊnemIp¶ `mj AhÀ cv I¿pw \o«n kzoIcn¡pw. AÃm¯h Häagbn InfpÀ¯ IqWpIÄ t]msebmWv.
Fgp¯v Hcp BibkwthZ\amWv. AXv \½Ä¡pw hmb\¡mÀ¡panSbnse ]mXbmWv. AXv kpKaw efnXw kpµcw Bbncn¡Ww. IYm]m{X§Ä ]nd¡p¶Xv!!! \n§Ä GXv kmlnXy cq]w Fgp¯pIbmsW¦nepw AXnse X³abXzamb IYm]m{Xs¯ \n§Ä `mh\bn ImWpI. H¸w AXn\v kzX{´amb Bßmhpw \evIpI. IYm]m{X§Ä X½nepÅ hnizmktbmKyamb kw`mjW§fneqsSbm Wv hnizk\obamb Hcp IY \½Ä a\Ênem¡nsbSp¡p¶Xv. IYbnse kw`mj W§Ä PohnX¯nse ssZ\wZn\ kw`mjW§fn \n¶pw hyXykvXambncn ¡pw. Imcy§Ä IrXyambn AhXcn¸n¡m³ sNdnb hmIy§fm¡n krãvSn¡p I. ]äpsa¦n cmfpIfpsS kw`mjWw sdt¡mUv sNbvXp tIÄ¡pI. CXv t]¸dnte¡v ]IÀ¯pI. CXv \n§fpsS IYbnse kw`mjWamsW¶v k¦Â¸n ¨v Bhniyamb `mh\ \evIn ]pXp¡n FgpXpI. sNdpXm¡Xv sNdpXm¡nbpw, amän FgptXXv amänsbgpXnbpw IYsb Poh\pÅXm¡pI. C\n asämcp kwK Xnbnte¡v hcmw. Hmtcm Øe§fnsebpw `mjbv¡v {]tZinIamb D¨mcW coXnbpmhpw. \½fpsS kwkmc¯n \n¶v B hyànbpsS kwkmccoXn F§s\bmWv shXymks¸«ncn¡p¶Xv F¶v {i²nbv¡pI. Cu kw`mjWw AhÀ D¨cn¡p¶ coXnbn ]IÀ¯pI. ]e hm¡pIfpw Nnet¸mÄ Xamibmbn tXm¶mw. ]s£ \n§Ä FgpXp¶ IYbnse IYm]m{Xw kwkmcn¡p¶ {]mtZ inI `mjbn IqSpX X·bXzw In«m³ C¯cw hm¡pIÄ ]cnioen¡Ww. CXn {]hoWyw t\Sm³ Ipd¨pkabw FSp¡pw. ]s£ \¶mbn hg§nIgnbp t¼mÄ {]mtZinI `mjbpw km[mcW `mjbpw X½n icnbmbcoXnbnepÅ k´penXmhØ a\ÊnemIpw.
IhnXIÄ hncnbp¶Xv!!! HcpIme¯v IhnXsbgp¯v Hcp {]tXyI hnjb¯n am{Xw Du¶nbpÅXmbn cp¶p. (Nnet¸mÄ \n§Ä¡v CXv AwKoIcn¡phm³ _p²nap«pmhpw). AXm bXv {]Wbw, P\\w, acWw, skuµcyw, {]IrXn.. A§s\ t]mIp¶p. C¶v A§s\bÃ. NpäpapÅXpw CÃm¯XXpw Bb F´ns\¡pdn¨pw IhnX P\n¡p ¶p. Ipd¨p\mÄ ap³]v Rm³ Ipdn¨ 'I¡qkv ]pcmWw' A§s\bpÅ H¶mbncp ¶p. 'XmfanÃm¯ IhnX Poh\nÃm¯ icocw t]msebmWv' F¶p hmbn¨Xv HmÀ¯pt]mIp¶p. Hcp IhnXsb kpµcam¡p¶Xv XmfamWv. Hcp IhnX at\ml camb cq]¯nem¡phm³ _p²nap«pIbmsW¦n \n§Ä¡v CãvSapÅ Hcp IhnbpsS cN\m ssienbn {]tNmZ\w DÄs¡mÅp¶Xn Hcp ]cp[n hsc sXänÃ. F¶m asämcp cN\m coXnbpsS NphSp]nSn¨v IhnXIÄ FgpXn bm \n§Ä Hcn¡epw \à Hcp IhnbmInÃ. {]tNmZI³ Hcp hgnIm«n am{Xam Wv. Ipd¨p Zqcw \n§sf sImpt]mIp¶ hgnIm«n. AXpsImp \n§Ä \n§ fpsS hgn Is¯Ww, kz´w cN\m ssien sh«n¯pd¡Ww. AÃmsb¦n \n§fptSXv kXzanÃm¯ cN\bmbn amdpw. \n§fpsS ssienbneqsSbmWv tem Iw \n§sf Adnbp¶Xv. AXns\mcp hyànXzw Dmbncn¡Ww. IhnXbpsS hcnIÄ¡v DuSpw ]mhpw \ÂIp¶Xv AXn³sd {]mkamWv. AXv IhnXbv¡v {Iaw ebw \nb{´Ww F¶o aq¶v skuµcy `mh§Ä \evIpw. F¦n epw IhnX FgpXphm³ {]tXyI coXnIÄ C¶v BhniyanÃ. Ime¯ns\m¸w
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amäw t\Snb kmlnXy hn`mKamWv IhnX. A\´amb coXnIfn IhnX cN\ \S¯mw. Hcp hnjbs¯Ipdn¨v Nn´n¡pI. a\Ên hcp¶Xv ]IÀ¯pI. B hcnIsf Ipd¨pZnhÊw shdpsXhnSpI. ]n¶oSv FSp¯v Bhniysa¦n th Xncp¯epIÄ hcp¯n ]p¯³ krãvSnbm¡pI. AXmbXv IhnXbv¡v Hcp t^m Àape Cà F¶p Npcp¡w. A§s\ h¶m A£c§fn Ihn Bhmln¡p¶ AaqÀ¯ skuµcyw CÃmsXbmIpw, temI¯n\v \ãvSamIpw.
IYIfnepw IhnXIfnepw \n§fpsS Nn´Ifpw hcnIfpw kzX{´amhs«!!! . Ah hnlmbÊn ]d¶pbcs«!!! No tears in writer, no tears in reader. No surprise in writer no surprise in reader - Robert Frost
FgpXp¶Xn³sd At\Iw aS§v \½Ä hmbn¡p¶p. ]{X§Ä, B\pImenI§Ä, ]pkvXI§Ä, A§ns\ hmb\ XpSÀ¶psImtbncn¡p¶p. hmb\ s]cpIpt¼mgpw AXn \n¶pw e`n¡p¶ B\µw s]cpIp¶nÃ. ]gbXpt]mse hnizk\obcmb hnaÀiIÀ CÃm¯Xn\m ]cky§fpsS NXn¡pgnIfn an¡t¸mgpw hoWpt]mIp¶p. an¡Xpw icmicn cN\IÄ. tamisa¶v ]dbmhp¶h hncfw. \qdpIW¡n\v IYIÄ hmbn¡pt¼mÄ AXy]qÀhambn Nne \à Fgp¯pImsc Ipap«p¶p. AhÀ \½psS hmb\sb ]c¼cmKX hgnbn \n¶pw IpSnbnd¡n AXns\ \hoIcn¨v ]pXnb AfhXncpIÄ ]Icp¶p. hmb\bpsS Dt·js¯ hosSp¡m³ klmbn¡p¶p. Fgp¯n³sd temIs¯ {]Xymim`cnXam¡p¶p. {]Xn`mimenIfmb ]gb Fgp¯pImsc ]pXpIpXn¸pIÄ¡v kÚcm¡p¶p. hmb\ hopw BlvfmZ`cnXamIp¶p. PJJ Antony
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A\nb³ Ip¶¯v ISw Iq«n h¨v hmSI hoSv hm§nbXv AÑsâm acWamWv amk¯nse H¶mw XnbXnbn t] ]«nsbt¸mse Ipc¨p Ipc¨p ]mXnc hmSINo«pambn F¯pw Ipc tI«m A½, s]§fpsS hmXnen XÅn Dd¸v hcp¯pw Xncn¨p t]mIpt¼mÄ HmSn XfÀ¶p ]«nsbt¸mse A½ InX¡p¶pmhpw Hcp cmw XnbXn hmSI Cc«n¨p F¶v A½ t]mepw AdnªXv; IodnIfª hmSI No«pt]mse apdnaqebn Npcpv InS¶ s]§sf It¸mgmWv A¶papXemWv A½ ]Iset¶m ]mXncsbt¶m AdnbmsX apdnbv¡p Npäpw HmSn InX¨v Ipc XpS§nbXv!!
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kt´mjv- tdmbv- ]Ån¡¯¿n (AWS UK Coordinator) bm{XIÄ, s]mXpth FÃmhÀ¡pw CãamWtÃm. F\n¡p tXm¶p¶Xv- Hcp ]s£, aebmfnIfmIpw Gähpw IqSpX bm{X sN¿p¶Xv- F¶mWp. {]hmknbÃm¯ aebmfnIÄ Npcp¡atÃ? sXmgnepambv- _Ôs¸«pw, ]pXnb Øe§Ä ImWm\pambv- F{Xtbm bm{XIÄ \½Ä sN¿p¶p.. NneÀ ] dbmdpv-, k©mctaIp¶ kw`mh\bmWp kwkvImcw F¶v.. AXv-, Hs«ms¡ icnbmWp. At¸mÄ icn, IqSpX \o«p¶nà . Imcy¯nte¡v- h-cmw. 2017 G{]n 7 \p, IpSpw_hpsam¯vHcp hnt\mZ bm{X. aI³sd, CuÌÀ kvIqÄ Ah[n. kabw sNehgn¡WatÃm? AsX, Cw¥nse {][m\ XpdapJ ]«Whpw '_oänÂkv-' F¶ {]ikvX t]m¸v- _m³Un³sd P·Øehpamb enhÀ]qfnte¡v- Hcp k©mcw. R§Ä Xmakn¡p¶ eoUvkv-, F¶ ]«W¯n \n¶pw enhÀ]qfnte¡v-, GXmv- H¶c aWn¡qÀ ss{Uhv-. Fw 62 tamt«mÀthbnse tdmUv- ]Wn ImcWw hml\¯n³sd kv]oUv- Hs«m¶v Ipd t¡n h¶p. CÃmbncp¶psh¦n Hcp aWn¡qdn\pÅn AhnsS F¯nt¨cp ambncp¶p. cmhnse, ]¯v- aWntbmSv- IqSn enhÀ]qfnse R§fpsS e£yØm \amb kosImw_v- s^dn t]mbn³dn F¯nt¨À¶p. ]ns¶ s^dntbmSv - tNÀ¶p Å It^bn \n¶pw Hcp ^pÄ Cw¥ojv- t{_Iv-^mÌv-. Hcp Znhks¯ ]cn]mSn bmbncp¶Xp sImv- Xs¶, s]s«¶v Ip XoÀ¡m³ Ignbp¶ Imcy§Ä am {Xta ¹m³ sNbvXncp¶pÅq. H¶maXp, enhÀ]qfnse {]ikvX s^dn skÀhokm b tagvknsskUv- s^dnbntedn, tagvkn \ZnbneqsS ImgvNIÄ Iv - Hcp Npänk ©mcw. cmaXp, enhÀ]qÄ \Kcw Npän¡mWn¡p¶ knän FIvkvt¹mdÀ U_nÄ sU¡À _Ên Hcp bm{X. aq¶maXmbv-, temI¯nse henb I¯o{UepIfn A©mw Øm\apÅ Bw¥n¡³ k`bpsS IognepÅ enhÀ]qÄ I¯o{U kµ Ài\w. C\n A¸w Ncn{XamImw, AtÃ? Ncn{Xapd§p¶ \KcamWp enhÀ]qÄ. kpamÀ, 810 sImÃs¯ Ncn{Xw Cu \Kc ¯n\pv-. ]e ]Stbm«§Ä I \Kcw. At\IÀ¡v- Zp:JkmKcw am{XtaInb ssSäm\nIv- I¸ensâ Unssk\pw cPnkvt{äj\pw \S¶Xv- enhÀ]qfnemWp. Iyq³ tacn F¶ I¸en³sdbpw Unssk\pw cPnkvt{Sj\pw sNbvXXpw enhÀ]qfn X s¶. {]ikvX jn¸nwKv- I¼\nIfmb Cunard, NYK, Maersk line ChbpsSsbms¡ bp sI bnse BØm\hpw enhÀ]qfnemWp. ]Xnt\gmw \qämn³sd ]IpXnIfn Bcw`n¨ ASna¡¨hShpw XpSÀ¶p In«nb em`hpamWp Cu \Kc¯n\p BZyIme§fn A`nhr²n ssIhcp¯nb-Xv-. ]n¶oSv, - Ìow F©n³sd Ip]nSn¯w I¸Â KXmKX¯n sImph¶ henb amä§Ä, Hcp Xc¯n Cu \Kc ¯n³sd hfÀ¨bn {][m\s¸« kzm[o\w sNep¯n. s]mXpth, Cw¥ojp ImcpsS kmlknIXbpw kap{Z]mXIÄ I¿St¡Xn³sd BhiyIXbpw {_n«s\, \ho\amb I¸epIfpsS \nÀ½mW¯nepw \mhnI ta[mhn¯¯nepw H¶mw Øm\s¯¯n¨p. B ImeL«¯n Hcp ]s£ e³ IgnªmÂ, {_n«³sd hmWnPy¯n \nÀ®mbI Øm\apmbncp¶Xv- enhÀ]qÄ \Kc¯n \mbncp¶p. ]ns¶sbmcn¡Â, Atacn¡sb¶ ]pXnb temI¯nte¡pÅ hmXn embpw enhÀ]qÄ amdn.! C³UybS¡apÅ ]pXnb tImf\nIfnse I¨hS km[y XIfpw, am©Ìdn \n¶pw aäp kao] {]tZi§fn \n¶papÅ ]cp¯nbp sSbpw I¡cnbpsSbpw enhÀ]qfnse XpdapJw aptJ\bpÅ IbäpaXnbpw, hf sc henb t\«§Ä Cu XpdapJ \Kc¯n\p k½m\n¨p.
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C\n bm{XbpsS hntij§fnte¡v-.. ap³]v-, kqNn¸n¨Xp t]mse kotImw_v- s^dnbn \n¶pw ASp¯ s^dn t]mbn ³dmb hpUv- sskUnte¡v- R§fpsS bm{X XpSÀ¶p. s^dn kÀhokv- \S¯p¶ bm\w Hcp an\n I¸en\p kaw. cv- X«pIÄ Dv-. tIm^n tjm¸v- AS¡apÅ kuIcy§fpv-. kvIqÄ Ah[nbmbncp¶Xv- sImv-, s]mXpth bm{XnIÀ Ipdhmbncp¶p. ]¯v- an\n«n\pÅnÂ, R§Ä ASp¯ s^dn t]mbn³dmb _nÀ¡³slUv- F¶ Øes¯ hpUv sskUv- s^dn t]mbn³dn F¯nt¨ À¶p. ChnSps¯ {][m\ BIÀjWw, bp - 534 F¶ cmw temIalmbp²¯n  ]s¦Sp¯ Hcp PÀ½³ ap§n¡¸emWp. 'bq - t_m«pIÄ 'F¶dnbs¸«ncp¶ Cu ap§n¡¸epIÄ, bp² kab¯v-, {_n«³sd {][m\a{´nbmbncp¶ hn³Ì¬ NÀ¨nen³sd t]Snkz]v\ambncp¶p. kJyI£nIfpsS GXmv - 175 ]S¡¸ epIÄ¡p kap{Z¯n³sd AKm[Xbn A´yhn{iasamcp¡nbXv - bq t_m«pIÄ F¶dnbs¸«ncp¶ Cu PÀ½³ ap§n¡¸epIfmbncp¶p. PÀ½\n IogS§n bt¸mÄ, FÃm PÀ½³ bq t_m«pIfpw kJyI£nIÄ¡v- ap³]n IogS§Ww F¶ BÚ \nckn¨v-, {]bmWw XpSÀ¶ bp - 534 s\, 1945 sabv- 5 \p, {_n«ojvtdmb FbÀ t^mgvknsâ Hcp t_mw_À hnam\w XIÀ¯p Xcn¸Wam¡n. ]n ¶oSv- GXmv-, 48 hÀj§Ä¡v- tijw 1993 ISensâ Bg§fn \n¶pw Cu ap§n¡¸ens\ Hcp U¨v- I¼\n DbÀ¯nsbSp¯p. Ct¸mÄ enhÀ]qfnse hpUv sskUv- s^dn t]mbnân Hcp ayqknbam¡n amän Cu ap§n¡¸ens\ kwc£n ¨ncn¡p¶p. AhnsSsbÃmw kµÀin¨Xn\p tijw R§Ä ]nbÀslUv- F¶ Øet¯¡vt]mIm³, ASp¯ s^dnbntedn. AhnsS, _oänÂkv - ayqknIv- _mânse \mep {] [m\nIfpsSbpw (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) {]XnaIÄ ImWmw. temIsa¼mSp \n¶pw At\I e£w kwKoX t{]anIÄ enhÀ¸qÄ kµÀin¡p¶pv-. ]ns¶, R§Ä enhÀ]qÄ \Kc kµÀi\¯n\mbv- Hcp¡nbn«pÅ knän FIvkv t¹mdÀ F¶ Hm¸¬ tSm¸v- U_nÄ sU¡À _Êntedn. ]ns¶ Hcp aWn¡qÀ \Kc{]Z£nWw. _Ênse ssKUv-, hgnbcnInse ]e Ncn{X kvamcI§sf Ipdn ¨pw \¶mbv- hnhcn¨p X¶p. ]n¶oSp R§Ä, temI¯nse henb I¯o{UepI fn A©mw Øm\apÅ Cw¥nse Bw¥n¡³ k`bpsS IognepÅ enhÀ]qÄ I¯o{U kµÀin¡m\mbv- t]mbn. Hcp AÛpX \nÀ½nXn Xs¶bmWp Cu I¯o{UÂ. 1904  \nÀ½mWw XpS§nsb¦nepw ]qÀ®ambpw ]qÀ¯oIcn¨Xv 1978 emWp. Nn{XIem hnZymÀ°nIsfbpw in¸Ie A`ykn¡p¶hscbpw XoÀ¨bmbpw {]tNmZn¸n¡p¶ Iemkrjv-SnIÄ I¯o{Uen³sd AI¯f§fn epw ]pdtabpw ImWmw. I¯o{Uens\ kw_Ôn¨ Nne IW¡pIÄ Xmsg. Length 188.67 m (619.0 ft), Number of towers 1,
Nave height 35.3 m (116 ft), Tower height 100.8 m (331 ft)
Choir height 35.3 m (116 ft),
Imgv-NIÄ Hs¡bpw Iv-, kabw \o§nbXdnªnÃ. Su¬ sk³sddn \n¶pw hopw _Êntedn XncnsI ]nbÀslUv- F¶ s^dn t]mbn³dnte¡v-. AhnsS \n ¶pw bm{X XpS§nb s^dn t]mbn³dmb kotImw_v- F¶ Øet¯¡v-. enhÀ]q fnse tPm¬ set\m¬ C³dÀ\mjW FbÀt]mÀ«n \n¶pw bqtdm¸nse {] [m\s¸« Øe§fnte¡v- kÀhokv- Dv-. anUn CuÌn \n¶pw enhÀ]q fnte¡v- hcnIbmsW¦n am©ÌÀ C³dÀ\mjW FbÀt]mÀ«v- hgn hcWw. enhÀ]qÄ Ip aS§nbt¸mÄ, Ncn{X¯ns\m¸w k©cn¨Xp t]msebpÅ Hcp A\p`hw a\Ên \ndªp \n¶p! _oänÂÊn³sd, {]ikvX Km\amb ' Iw SpsKXdn³sd' hcnIÄ a\Ênte¡v- hopw HmSnsb¯n. Ncn{Xw ]et¸mgpw Hcp HmÀ½s¸Sp¯emWp. `qXImew Hcp ]t£ \msfbpw BhÀ¯n¡s¸Sm³ km [yXbpv- F¶pÅ sNdnb HmÀ½s¸Sp¯Â. \½Ä Pohn¡p¶ Cu ImeL «¯nepw Nnet¸msgms¡ A§s\ kw`hn¡p¶ntÃ?!
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kÔym _ntPm (AWS UK Coordinator) Dd§mXncp¶p Rms\¶psa³ a\kn³sd, hmXmb\w \n\¡mbv Xpd¶v sImv... Acpabmbv XgpIp¶, \n·ngn¸q¡sf¶IXmcnÂ, Infns¡m©epWÀ¯n hn«p... Hcp \nimie`ambv, XgpInbnd§nsb³ ta\nbnÂ, \n³ _mjv]IW§Ä satÃ... AeIfmbv HgpInbnd§n Rm³ \n¶neo, tX·mhn apà ]Scpw t]mse... Dbcpw s\SphoÀ¸pIsf¶nepWÀ¯p¶p, \½sfm¶mbn¯oÀ¶ \nanj§sf... Gäphm§p¶p Rm³ \n¶nse izmks¯, F¶nse {]mW\mbv, Poh\mbn... DWcp¶p hopsa¶pÅw XpSn¡p¶p... \n¶n \ndbp¶ cmKamIm³... ]Scp¶ ]ß]cmKamIm³... FgpXncnbn« hnf¡pambn¶p Rm³, Im¯ncn¡p¶q F³ ]qapJhmXnenÂ... ImtXmÀ¯ncn¡p¶p \n³ Imsem¨¡mbv, angnbn Xnf§p¶, kvt\l_mjv]t¯msS...
Hmtcm IYbpw Hmtcm temIamWv. Fgp¯pImc³sd DÅnse {]XntemI¯n³sd Hcp an\ntb¨À cp]w. B {]XntemIhpambn GsX¦nepw Xe§fn kl`mhanÃm¯ hmb\¡mc³ AXn {]thin¡nÃ. A§ns\sbmcmÄ¡v B IY {]kàamhnÃ, BIÀjIhpamhnÃ. IYbpsS DÅw AbmtfmSv DcnbmSnÃ. 'kam\lrZbm, \n\¡mbv ]mSpt¶³ Rm³...'F¶v kpKXIpamcn So¨À kz´w IhnXsb¡pdn¨v FgpXnbXv IYbnepw kXyw. FÃmhcpw Fs¶ hmbn¡Wsa¶v tamln¡pt¼mgpw Cu bmYmÀ°ys¯ ImWmsX t]mIphsX§ns\! PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
s]×bpsS AhØm´c§Ä _o\ tdmbv
]nd¶phoWt¸mÄ A½ ImXnÂs¨mÃn; {]Xo£tbIp¶ aIfmbnhfcWw. hnZymeb¯ntem Kpcpimk\§fpw; e£y§fdnbp¶ injybmbv¯ocWw. H¶n¨pemhpt¼mÄ Iq«pImcdnbn¨p; kvt\ln¨pXocmkplr¯mbncn¡Ww. hfcp¶\mfXn IqS¸ndt¸mXn; Xm§mbnamdpw ktlmZcnbmIWw. tPmen¡ptNcth ta[mhn imkn¨p; ISa\ndthäp¶ sXmgnemfnbmIWw. amwKeythfbn ]ptcmlnX³sNmÃn; IÀ¯hytaäpw IpSpw_n\nbmIWw. `ÀXrIpSpw_¯n³ kmtcm]tZitam, NpaXetbäp¶ acpaIfmIWw. a¡fpmbt¸mÄ \m«pKpWtZmjhpw; kzbwXyPn¡p¶ P\bn{XnbmIWw. acpa¡Äh¶t¸mÄ `À¯mhpa{´n¨p; A½mbnb½býbmbncn¡Ww. sNdpa¡tf¯¶v a¡fp]tZin¨p; kvt\labnbmsbmcp ap¯ÈnbmIWw. Gev]n¨pIn«nb IÀ¯hysams¡bpw XoÀ¯mehÄ¡´yhn{iawsImÅWw. BdSna®nsâim´nbn \mcnX³ \ndthdm¡n\m¡ÄX³ `mÞagn¡Ww.
Fgp¯v Nn´bpsS en]nbmWv
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
lWnaq¬ dnPp tPm¬
AIse tImSaªv- IqSpIq«nb aetbmc§Ä ssIbS¡n hmgp¶ bq¡men ac §fpsS KÔw Xpd¶n« P\mehgn AhcpsS apdnbnemsI ]cnafw ]qin. Xte cm{Xn apgph³ bm{Xbmbncp¶p. ImcWwIqSmsX EXp¡Ä `qansbt`mKn¡p¶ Akpe` \nanj§sf t\cn ImWp¶Xnsâ {XnÃSn¨pÅ \obm{X. kzÀW hpw ]WhpaS§p¶ _mKv I«nen\Snbnte¡p\o¡n taibn sh¨ Iymadbp saSp¯v ameXn Cd§m³ XpS§th ]n¶n \n¶pw chntbmÀ½n¸n¨p "knµqcw sXmSm³ \o adt¶m?" sNdpNncntbmsSbhÄ AIt¯I®mSn¡p ap¶n sN¶v hnhmlap{Zbmbn XoÀ¸pI¸n¡p¶ s]®nsâ s\dpIbnse Nph¶ Nm¸bpw Ip¯nbnd§n. apdn]q«n chn Xmt¡m ameXnsb G¸n¨p. "{]IrXnbn Hcp kzÀ¤aps¦n AXnhnSamWv ameXn" AhfXv icnsh¨p. Xangnsâ NqcpIeÀ ¶ CfwtImS aeap\¼n \n¶pw ASnhmc¯nte¡p XmWp]d¶p. B XWp¸n eqsS Icn¼Sw ]pX¨v Ccphcpw ap«nbpcpan\S¶p. ]e ]e HmÀ½IÄ ]¦psh¡m \pv. {]mbw Ime¯nsâ ]n¶m¼pd§fnse¡nd§n\S¶p ]Tn¡p¶ Ime¯v XWp¯pachn¨ Cu Du«nbn hcm¯Xmbn Hcp Ip«nt]mepw \½psS tIcf¯n  DmhnÃ. AXpt]mse Xs¶bmWv a[phn[p BtLmjn¡p¶ ]pXp tamSn Ifpw. AhcpsS GIm´PohnX¯nsâ AdpXnIsf AS¡m\mhm¯ CWcmhpI fm¡namänbo XWp¸nSw. ]e]e PohnX§Ä s\m¼c§Ä hn[nX«nsbSp¯I¶ IqS]nd¶hÀ… Xncns¨Sp¡m³Ignbm¯ C¶seIÄ A§s\ XpS§n Imew tXSnh¶ IpewIp¯nIÄhsc B kwkmc¯n Ibdn¡qSn. ImgvNIÄ Hcp hi¯p\n¶pw adphi§fnte¡v \nd¸Int«msS tImewsI«nsImncp¶p. AhÀ ssItImÀ¯v tXmfpcpan Bsfmgnª CShgnIfn hoWpIn«nb \nanj §sf H«pta \ãs¸Sp¯msX Npw_n¨pw sI«n]pWÀ¶pw \S¶p. \S¸nsâ kpJw chn¡v \t¶]nSn¨p.. 'Cu hgnIÄ XocmXncn¡s«...' Hcpthf chntb¡mÄ Cu bm{X cpNn¡p¶Xv Xm\mbncn¡pw. Cusbmcp khmcn F{Xtbm Bbn a\Ên Xmtemen¡m³ XpS§nbn«v. A§s\ PohnXIYIÄ ] eXpw ]dªv Gsd Zqcw]n¶n«p. ]dbm³ _m¡nsh¨Xv ]pecm³ Im¯pInS¡p ¶ \msfsb]än am{Xw. "C\n \ap¡v Xncnªp \S¶mtem" AhÄ H«v aSpt¸msS ]dªp. chn¡v a\kp h¶nÃ.."Ipd¨pIqSn \S¡mw".... "\½psS s]«nbpw ]WhpsaÃmw dqanemWv " "AXpapdnbn kpc£nXatÃ.. \½p¡v \S¡mtSm. Cu Du«n apgph³ \S¶p XoÀ¡mw" chnbpsS tXmfn NmcnbhÄ \S ¶p Ipd¨pIqSn \S¶t¸mÄ B Øew Ahsc hÃmsX hnkvabn¸n¨p. am{´nIsâ ssIIfneqsS \s½ hnkvabn¸n ¡p¶ am{´nIhSn t]mse hncÂNqp¶nSsaÃmw CaIÄ ¡v IogS¡m³ Ignbm¯ AKm[KÀ¯§fpw ac§fpw ]md Iq«§fpw CSIeÀ¶v `qansbmcp¡nb ImgvNhk´w ]nd hnsbSp¯p. BImiw `qansbsXm«t¸mse tXm¶nb \nanj §Ä.. s]«¶v amªpt]mb aqSÂaªneqsS AcnIn cq]w sIm BßlXymap\¼v IhÀ A¼c¶p. AXn sâ ASnhmcw hnZqcXbn \n¶pw I®pIsf sXmSp¶XÃm sX H¶pw hyàaÃ. chn B kzÀKobX A{Xbpw AIta
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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\nd¡m³ {ian¨psImv ap\¼nt\mSv tNÀ¶p \n¶p. ]n¶mse Ahfpw. "kq£n¨v" ASnhmc¯p\n¶pw C{Xbpwhsc Bcpw Ibdnhcmdnà AXn\papt¼ ]ecpw aS §pw. ChnsS ameXnbpw chnbpw am{Xw. AhÄ IymadbneqsS chnbpsS Nn{X §Ä ]IÀ¯n. 'Xncn¨p t]mbncps¶¦n Cu ImgvNIÄ \ap¡v \ãvSamtbs\....' AbmÄ kqNn¸n¨p. AhÄ Hs¶¯nt\m¡nbn«v XamitbmsS, F¶m AÂ-¸w sKucht¯msS chnsb t\m¡n. "\aps¡m¶v NmSnbmtem?" chnbpsS s]cphncenÂ\n¶pw B tNmZyw Xebnte¡v s]cp¯ptIdn HcpÄ`bw £W¯n chnsb s]mXnªp. Xms\mcp Zpc´¯nsâ h¡nemsW¶v Btcm DÅnencp¶v ]dbp¶Xv t]mse. "ameXn \ap¡v t]mImw" AbmÄ HcSn]n¶nte¡v- amdn \n¡th A{]Xo£nXambn ameXn ]n¶n \n ¶pw chnsb B AKm[ KÀ¯¯nte¡v BªpXÅnbn«p!! Npäpw t\m¡n sXÃpw `mhanÃmsX Iymad KÀ¯¯nte¡v hens¨dnªp. ]ns¶ XncntªmSn, dqante¡v-.. AsX CXpXs¶bmbncp¶p AhfpsS e£yhpw. hnbÀ¸v hÃmsX `oXnsImÅn¡p¶p... dqan F¯nbhÄ XnSp¡¯n I«nensâ ASnbnÂ\n¶pw _mKv hens¨Sp¯p apdnbnÂ\n¶v ]pd¯pIS¶p. AhnsS\n¶v BÀ¡pw kwibwtXm¶m¯hn[w `b¸mSpIsfbpÅnepd¡n sSuWnse¡v h¨p]nSn¨p. Bįnc¡pIÄ IqSnbt¸mÄ sNdnsbmcp `b¸mSv AIta Dufnbn Sm³ XpS§nbncp¶p. Bsc¦nepw Incpt¶m? ImWm³ hgnbnÃ. kzbw Biz kn¨p. XnSp¡¯n samss_ FSp¯v hnfn¨p. "ltem kptcjv Rm³ sSuWn  F¯n… \o FhnsSbmWv?...." "ameXn Rm³ hcnÃ.... F\n¡v AXn\p Ignbnà Fsâ `mcy a¡Ä…... tkmdn Rm³ hcnà ameXn". AbmÄ t^m¬ sh¨p. ap¶n kqcy³ Ccpfp¶Xmbn tXm¶n. `qan \nÝeambXp t]mse. kncIfnse càwXWp¯pdªp.. ap³]n IncmXamb GIm´X KÀ¯§fmbn cq]s]Sp ¶XpIhÄ hmhn«pIcªp. AhÄ¡p Npäpw BfpIÄ IqSn. BÄIq«¯n\nS bneqsS ]n¶nembn chn \n¡p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n. Hcp tNmZyw am{Xw AbmÄ BhÀ¯n¨psImv hne]n¡p¶p. "Fs¶ sIm¶n«v \o F´pt\Sn?" B tNmZyw AhÄ tI«Xmhmw. Asæn anYybpw. ']s£ Fs¶ sIm¶n«v \o F´p t\Sn ?' acWw t]mse aªv ]nSnapdp¡pIbmWv. Hcmbncw hmXnepIÄ sIm«nbSbp¶ kzcw.
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
tUm. IhnX _meIrjW³
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
FgpXm³ Cãw tXm¶p¶ Hcp IY a\Ênse¯nbm DSs\ FgpXcpXv. a\Ên / `mh\bn AXns\ Xmtemen¨v, [ym\n¨v, Cg]ncn¨pw apdp¡nbpw ]mIs¸Sm³ A\phZn¡pI. (Nm]nÅsb¶pIm Dt]£n¡pI.) XfnÀ¯m ]cnNcn¡pI. sasà IYm]m{X§Ä amdnadnsª¶phcmw. FhnsS\n¶pw XpS§Wsa¶Xpw amdmw. ]pXnb samgnhg¡w IS¶phcmw. ]pXnb Nne \£{XaplqÀ¯§Ä Is¯mw. HSphn Hcp kpKÔ¡q«pw ImgvNbpw inev]hpambn IY a\kn sXfnbpt¼mÄ FgpXn¯pS§pI. BZyw a\Ênse¯nbXn³sd (\ap¡v km²yamb) hnizcq]w At¸mgmhpw Dcphs¸SpI. (CXv F³sd hgn. Xm¦fptSXv thdn«mhmw). PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
Cu hnclamsW¡nãw _nt\m AKÌn³
F³ {]nb \mY\mbv ]mSp¶ KoXw F¶psa³ Pohsâ Xmfamw KoXw P·P·m´c _Ôao kvt\lw C\nsbmcp \mfpw ad¶nSm³ h¿m.. hrµmh\¯nse IrjvW\msb¯nbm HmS¡pgembn amdphm\nãw ]mdn¸d¶nSpwie`ambv h¶m tX\qdpw ]qhmbn hncnbphm\nãw AeXÃn XncIfmbv ]pWcphm³ hcpsa¦n Xocambv amdphm³ am{Xsa\n¡nãw I¯n Pzen¡p¶ kqcy\mbv \o h¶m kqcyIm´n ]qhn³ P·sa\n¡nãw cmhnsâ aSnbnembv am\s¯ XmcIÄ cmK¯neoW¯n ]mSp¶ t\cw F³ {]mW\mYsâ amdnse NqSn XeNmbv¨pd§phms\¶psa¶nãw C\nsbmcp P·ao `qhnXneps¦n XpWbmbn thWsa\n¡p \n³ PohnXw Im¯ncn¡p¶p Rm\m P·sam¶n\mbv t]amcnsb Im¡pw thgm¼se¶ t]mÂ.
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{]mNo\ aebmf kmlnXyw
B\n ]menb¯v (AWS UK Coordinator) ‘ae’sb¶m ]ÀÆXsa¶pw ‘Bew’ F¶m Øehpsa¶pw AXn\m ]ÀÆX§Ä AYhm Ip¶pIfpsS Øew F¶ AÀ°¯n H¼Xmw \qämn³sd Ahkm\t¯msS XpS§n bXmhmw aebmfw F¶ ]Zsa¶mWv ]T\§Ä sXfnbn¡p ¶Xv .`mjmam[ya¯nepÅ {]Xn]mZ\s¯bmWv s]mXpsh kmlnXysa¶dnbs¸Sp¶Xv. aebmf `mjbnse kmlnXys¯ aebmf kmlnXyw F¶v hnfn¡mw.. aebmf kmlnXys¯ cmbn Xncn¨m ]Xn\©mw \qämn \p ap¼v {]mNo\ aebmf kmlnXysa¶pw, ]Xn\©mw \qäm n\p tijapÅ Imes¯ kmlnXy kw`mh\Isf (IrjvW KmY¡p tijw) \ho\ aebmf kmlnXysa¶pw Xcw Xncn¡mw. {]mNo\ aebmf kmlnXyw hopw Icn´angv Imesa¶pw aebm× Imesa¶pw Xncn¡mw. cmaNcnXw F¶ IrXn¡v ap¼pÅ ]g´angn³sd AXn{]kcapÅ Imes¯ Icn´angv Imesa¶pw, ]g´angn \n¶pw thdn«v aebmfw cq]s¸« ImeL« s¯ aebmסmesa¶pw ]dbp¶p.
]m«v {]mNo\ aebmf kmlnXy¯n³sd BZy ImeL«§fn \ndªp \n¶Xp ]m«p IfmWv. ssZh§sfbpw \mSns\bpw ]pIgv¯p¶Xpw, [octPXmhn³ bp²IY Ifpw, aX§tfmS\p_Ôn¨Xpamb ]m«pIÄ, \mtSmSn¸m«pIÄ, IeymW¸m«pIÄ, Xmcm«p]m«pIÄ F¶nhbmWv ap¶n \n¶Xv. A¡mes¯ thsd Nne t]cp tI« ]m«pIfmWv Irjn¸m«pIÄ, sX¿m«¸m«v, kÀ¸¸m«v, `{ZImfn¸m«v, am¸nf¸m«v, ahcXw ]m«v, imkvXmwK¸m«v, \ng¡q¯p¸m«v, imkv{Xm¸m«v, tXmäw¸m«v, ]pÅp h¸m«v, X¼pcm³ ]m«v, ]mS¸m«v, Ip½n¸m«v, HmW¸m«v F¶nh. Cu t]cpIfnembn cp¶p A¡me¯p Cu ]m«pIÄ Adnªncp¶Xv .
cmaNcnXw BZyIme aebmf kmlnXy¯n \ndªp \n¶Xp hmsamgnbpw hcsamgnbp amWv. hmsamgnbmb sX¡³]m«pIfpw, hcsamgnbmb IrXnIfpw. almIhn DÅqÀ ]ctaizc³sd A`n{]mb¯n AD1195 ~ 1208 Ime¯p XncphXmwIqÀ `cn¨ {io hoccmahÀ½³, NocaIhn F¶ XqenIm\ma¯n IrXnIÄ cNn¨ncp¶p. NocaIhn FgpXnb CcmaNcnXw F¶ 1814 ]m«pIÄ FgpXnb IrXnbmWv aebmf¯nse Gähpw ]g¡wsN¶ IrXnsb¶p Ncn{Xw ]dbp¶p .
aWn{]hmfw kwkvIrX¯n³sdbpw {ZmhnU`mjbpsSbpw H¯ptNcemWv aebmfkmln Xyw ]ns¶ I aWn{]hmfw. amWnIy¡Ãn³sd aebmftam Xantgm Bbn aWn bpw, ]hng¯n³sd kwkvIrXamb {]hmfhpw H¯ptNÀ¶mWv aWn{]hmfw DS seSp¯Xv. ]pcmX\ aebmfkmlnXys¯ cN\m]cambn D]tbmKn¨ coXnbmWv aWn{]hmfw. BZyIme A£camebmb hs«gp¯n\p ]e kwkvIrX ]Z§fp sSbpw A£c§fnÃm¯Xn\m {KÙen]nbpw CXnt\mSv tNÀ¶p. hymIcW §Ä hs«gp¯n FgpXnbt¸mÄ kwkvIrX hm¡pIÄ {KÙen]nbn FgpXn. A§s\ hs«gp¯n³sdbpw {KÙen]nbpsSbpw an{iPambn aWn{]hmfw .
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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aebmf Fgp¯n³sd temI¯p Hcp ]pXnb Ncn{Xw Ipdn¡pIbmbncp¶p aWn{] hmfw. \mSIm`n\bIebmb Iq¯¼ew, Iq¯pw IqSnbm«hpw BbmWv Adnb s¸«ncp¶Xv. IqSnbm«¯n hnZqjI³ aebmfw D]tbmKn¡pt¼mÄ \mbI³ kwkvIrX tÇmI§Ä Dcphn«p. hcpwIme¯p hs«gp¯n³sd Øm\w {KÙen]n bmb Bcy Fgp¯p X«nsbSp¯tXmsS C¶v ImWp¶ B[p\nI aebmfen]n DSseSp¯p. kaql¯nse D¶XIpeamb \¼qXncnbpsS Ip¯IbmbmWv aWn {]hmfs¯ IXv. kwkvIrX¯n ]Zyhpw aebmf¯n KZyhpw sNmÃp¶ XmWv N¼p¡Ä. D®nb¨nNcnXw, D®nbmSo NcnXw, D®n¨ncptXhn NcnXw Ch sbÃmw {]mNo\ aWn{]hmf N¼p¡Ä F¶dnbs¸Sp¶p . ]Xn\©mw \qämn sNdptÈcn \¼qXncnbpsS IrjvWKmYtbmsS {]mNo\ aebmf kmlnXyw Ahkm\n¡p¶p. sNdptÈcn \¼qXncn F¶ XqenIm\ma ¯n tIme¯p\mSv hmWncp¶ DZbmhÀ½ cmPmhn³sd \nÀt±i{]Imcw sNdp tÈcn FgpXnb {ioIrjvW³sd PohnXw BhnjvIcn¡p¶ `àn{][m\amb ImhyamWv IrjvWKmY. tImhmew \m«nse Ihnbmb A¿]nÅ Bim³sd cmambWImhyw AYhm cmaIYm¸m«pw Cu ImeL«¯nse {]kn² ImhytiJcamWv.
\ncWw IhnIÄ aebmf kmlnXys¯ aWn{]hmf¯n \n¶pw hnSphn¨ IhnIfmWv am[h¸Wn ¡À, i¦c¸Wn¡À, cma¸Wn¡À F¶ I®ÈIhnIÄ Asæn \ncWw Ihn IÄ. aeb³ IogpImc\mb am[h¸Wn¡cpw, shÅm§ÃqÀImc\mb i¦c ]Wn¡cpw, \ncW¯p I®È¸Wn¡cpsS ]qÀhnIsc¶p IcpXs¸Sp¶p. `àn{]Øm\¯n\p XpS¡w Ipdn¨ ChcpsS anI¨ kw`mh\ am[h¸Wn¡cpsS `KhXvKoXbpsS hnhÀ¯\ambncp¶p. i¦c¸Wn¡À `mcXamebpw cma¸Wn¡À cmambW `mcXhpw `mKhXhpw hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXp Nn«s¸Sp¯n . aebmf`mjbpsS ]nXmsh¶dnbs¸Sp¶ Fgp¯Ñ³sd amÀKZÀinIfmbncp¶p \ncWw IhnIÄ. I®ÈKoX, I®È`mcXame, I®ÈcmambWw F¶nhsbm s¡bmWv {]ikvXamb IrXnIÄ.
]Xn\©mw \qämnse \ncWw IhnIfn \n¶pw ]Xn\mdmw \qämnse Fgp ¯Ñ\nte¡pÅ bm{XbmWv {]mNo\ aebmf kmlnXy¯n³sd A´yhpw \ho\ aebmf kmlnXy¯n³sd XpS¡hpw . {][m\ hnhc§Ä¡v IS¸mSv: hn¡n]oUnb & KqKnÄ
Fgp¯v k¦oÀ®amb Hcp Úm\cp]amWv. {]XoI§fpw D]aIfpw DÂt{]£Ifpw samgnhg¡§fpw Ncn{Xhpw an¯pw cm{ãobhpw XXzNn´bpsaÃmsaÃmw IqSn¡ecp¶ AgsIgp¶ Úm\cp]w. Fgp¯n CÃm¯Xv asämcnS¯panÃ.
PJJ Antony
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Tunes from the dunes....
Rekha Jenny- (Sharja Book Festival Coordinator, Dubai.) The years between 70s to mid 90s were those years in my life which moulded carved and fermented my life and my passion of letters.... This is not a fiction, but moments of our life. Every person who has a passion in reading will have one or more memories to tell everyone.... the passion of love of books... the passion to read books .... and when that person is living in an Arab country you could imagine how they made that dream come true. Yes, once upon a time there was a girl who thrived hard for that. Here I'm unfolding those days. Days of 80's and 90's...... I have known the value and difficulty of getting books and periodicals in UAE. So whenever I travelled back from India, half of my luggage will be books alone. It was hard to get books here till 10 years back. But even if you order and get your books half the books will be screened by the Book Council and will be marked with black markers through pictures of pigs or pork products, porn, ladies undergarments and so on. Religious books esp. Hindu books were a big No. Lots of times we sneaked our news papers and books through the customs. My parents used to wait for the Malayala Manorama. This came in Cargo flights every weekend . That too of course was censored. Hardly you get much reading matters because of the censoring. But I still remember the day we get the Newspaper. It was like a party or get-together in my home. As usual dad will be the news reader for the group and mum the host to entertain the guest with food and beverage. There were about 50 to 70 people every weekend from all over Emirates in those gathering. While the ladies cooked with happiness gents had "drinks" and heated discussions over the news.. We kids had the best of the time with a vast circle of friends. Fortunately we had villas with all types of vegetables and fruits. It was mandatory that we grew Vazha, Koval, Paval, Cheera, Pumpkin, Dates and of course the most wanted leaf of Keralites..the curry leaves. Curry Leaves and Coconut was considered as a treasure valuable than Gold in those days...we used to get them through either from a visitor from Kerala or through another sources .
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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Water....we used to wait everyday for the Bedouins..(the original people of the Emirates) to supply us with drinking water in camel skins carried on donkeys... Brine water was used only for cleaning and watering ... Water used to be thrown on the walls of every house called the Bastakiyas, during the evenings to cool it. because AC was a luxury those days which we were just a few fortunate to afford those days along with fridge and television.... Our one source for International books were the British Council in UAE.. where we had to take a membership.. One of my aunt working for the banking sector was a voracious reader and she used to get books from there for a week's time. Whenever I visit her I used to borrow those books or rather as travelling and time was a matter those days from Sharja to Dubai... I remember me scanning through those books. Which means extracting the essence only. Because my main motive was to cover maximum books from the limited time available. That time I used to keep a scrap book. In that I wrote the points I memorize from the book I read. And then in my own imagination I used to elaborate those so that I could share this with my friends and family. As I said earlier News paper reading was very important. My parents made it mandatory that we read regularly and make note of the selected best points. We need this note to be presented in front of them like a News Reader.. I am very thankful for that practice made on us. Later this training enhanced my ability for public speaking, good diction and narrations. When my passion for yoga paved my way as an instructor, studying and sourcing materials was very difficult..I still remember literally begging for my yoga books to all my friends. Unfortunately in the 90s yoga and meditation was tabooed as a Hindu system. So it took much effort to make people understand that it was the most pure form of exercises to transform and tone our body in synchronisation with the mind.. Now yoga is the lifestyle and a multi dollar business industry all across the world. The realisation of education has taken the region to progress. Thanks to the vision of the great rulers in promoting reading and writing. This provides the younger generation with ample books and titles of their choices these days. My dad's mum was also staying with us here from 80s onwards. Now I feel how blessed we were to have an elder amidst us.. in a traditional chatta.. mundu and neriyathu.. I remember an incident upon her arrival in
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the airport here.. She was stared and stopped for her strange dressing. So far the residents here have never seen such a dress before. But with due respect to an elder in as those days everyone knew everybody she was escorted as a VIP to the visitors gate. I am glad that in a foreign land, it's our fourth generation thriving.. Medical facilities were absolutely free in those days. All my siblings were born here, with zero cost... When my daughter was born we just needed to pay a mere amount of Dhs.50 per visit. Now I can't imagine visiting a doctor even for a simple flu without a couple of thousand bucks!! I remember the great rains of the 70s... As a young person I enjoyed those rains but it flooded all the land. The houses were a courtyard type with a big tree and space in centre with all the rooms around it. I remember my dad placing me and my sister in big buckets just to make sure we don't drown away. It took almost a week for the water to subside. Those were our glorious days when technology and urbanisation never sneaked in....
Ipäaä IY FgpXm\mhnÃ. IYm]m{Xs¯ ]pÀ®Xbn {kpãn¡m\pw BhnÃ. F¶mepw AXn\mbpÅ IpXn¸v Fgp¯n Ft¸mgpw DmIpw. AXpsImmWtÃm Fgp¯nse Ie kZm ]cnWmas¸«psImncn¡p¶Xv. PJJ Antony
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k_nX sI (J¯À, tZml) \o Bcm¨mÀ Aà F¶nSpw Fs¶ \o Xq¡nteän F³sd kvt\l hnizmk¯n³sd kl\¯n³sd hÀ®§sf \n³sd Ccp XShdbnem¡n Xq¡pw ap³t] F³sd Igp¯äw Xehgn \o aqSnbncp¶nà Hcp Idp¯ XpWn \n³sd I®pIsfbpw ImXpIsfbpw aqSn F³sd angnIÄ ImWmsX iЧsfbpw au\§sfbpw \niÐam¡n \nÊwKXbpsS ]cnthjaWnªp Zbtbm \oXntbm CÃm¯ Hcp Xpemkv HuZmcyambv C\nbpw F³sd t\À¡v \o«cpXv
Rm³ DbnÀ Xcpt¼mÄ \o DS ImWp¶p Dbncn\mbv ]nSbpt¼mÄ \o DSen\mbv ]cXp¶p DSepff Imet¯mfw DbncnÃm¯ F¶n hnip²nXncbpw ap³]v \oXnbpsS AKv\n Pzen¡p¶ B I®pIÄ sI«nbS¡msX s]m«ns¨dnbpI \n\¡n\n s]m«n¨ncn¡mw s]m«n¡cbmw ]p©ncn¡mw Fs¶t]mse \o Bcm¨mÀ Aà F¶n«pw F´ns\s¶ Xq¡nteän hopw
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{]]©¯nse alm krãnIfn FÃmwXs¶ kvt\lXpSn¸p IÄ adªncn¡p¶p. B kv]µ\§fn kÀhhpw \ndªncn ¡p¶p, kIeXpw kpc£nXambncn¡p¶p . Hcn¡Â ISen\p tamlw Xt¶mSv tNÀ¶pInS¡p¶ Icsb kz´am¡phm³. Ic ]dªp "AcpXp F³sd Ic§fmw Xoc §sf \n§Ä kv]Àint¨mfq F¶m F³sd amdnte¡v tNÀ ¶v F¶nse Poh³sd XpSn¸pIsf \n§Ä aqScptX, ImcWw \n§Ä ]pWcpt¼mÄ AhbpsS Pohizmkw \ne¨p t]mIpw". Icsb Hcp]mSp kvt\ln¡p¶ ISev ]dªp "Rm³ \n³sd ssIIsf XtemSn \niÏambn {]Wbn¡mw". FÃmw Adnbp ¶ ]cmiàn kÀh{]]©¯n\pw AXncpIÄ \nÝbn¨p, A§s\ C¶pw B A\pcmKw Hcp {]WbImhyw t]mse \niÐambn XpScp¶p. {i²n¨p ho£n ¨m Icbpw ISepw F¶t]mse `qanbpw kqcy\pw X½n ip²amb {]Wb ¯n BWv. HcpXcw Bgtadnb BßkulrZw t]mse, Hcn¡epw tNcm¯ Xe§Ä Xo{hamb Bß_Ô\¯nemWv . kvt\lw sImv XoÀ¡s¸« kulrZ§Ä A\izcamWv AXv ]cnip²amb {] WbamWv. Xncn¨dnbp¶XpapX Ahkm\w hsc ]SÀ¶p ]´en¡p¶ A\p`q Xn. Xfcpt¼mÄ Xm§mbpw, hfcpt¼mÄ hfambpw, Icbpt¼mÄ IqsS Icªpw, Nncn¡pt¼mÄ lrZbw Xpd¶p IqsS Nncn¨pw Hcn¡epw adbm¯ \ngept]m se ]n´pSÀ¡s¸Sp¶ Hcp sshImcnI _Ôw. Bfp¶ AKv\nsb¡mtfsd Adn bp¶ Adnhn³sd PzmebmWv ChnsS ]Scp¶Xv. Ahnizmk¯n³sd Bßs\m ¼cs¯¡mtfsd hnizmk¯n³sd shfn¨amWv ChnsS ]c¡p¶Xv . hyànlXyIfnte¡pw IpSpw_ XIÀ¨Ifnte¡pw \bn¡p¶ AcpXmbvaIfpsS BgIb§ fnte¡Ã ]ns¶tbm lrZbw sImv AdnbpIbpw, ]dbpIbpw, {]hÀ¯n¡p Ibpw sN¿p¶ Bß_ÔamWv ChnsS ]IÀ¡s¸Sp¶Xv. ]pWyw t]msemcp kvt\lnXt\m, kvt\lnXtbm \n§Ä¡ps¦n PohnXs¯ Bg¯n Adn ªp XpS§p¶p . shdpsX h¶p shdpsX t]mIp¶ Nne sIm¨p sIm¨p kulrZ§Ä. kabhpw kmlNcyhpw Iq«nt¨À¯p Ffp¸wXs¶ adhnbpsS hnkvarXnbnte¡v amäs¸ Sp¶ Ch Npcp¡w hm¡pIfn HXp¡s¸Sp¶ Bhiy§Ä¡mbpÅ shdpsam cp IqSnt¨c . aäpNnet¸mÄ Adntªm AdnbmsXtbm lrZbs¯ XtemSn ambp¶ Ft´m H¶v. Hcp Nncn sImv, Hcp hm¡v sImv, Hcp {]hÀ¯nsImp lrZbs¯ kv]Àin¨pw, Hcp {]tXyIXbn Gsd DÅp Xpd¶p kwkmcn¨pw, IqsS Ccp¶pw \mgnIIsf \nanj§fm¡n IS¶p t]mIp¶hÀ. F´nt\mtSm DÅ Bcm[\ bn ]n¶mse ]n´pSÀ¡s¸Sp¶ A`n\nthi§Ä. ChbpsS Xo{hX Ipdbp t¼mÄ FÃmw Hcp s]mbvIn\mhpt]mse B kt´mjhpw adªpt]mIpw . CsXm¶paÃmsX A\phmZw t]mepw tNmZn¡msX Ft¸msgms¡tbm Nn´Ifn te¡pw hm¡pIfnte¡pw IS¶ph¶v kpJapÅ ieyambn amdp¶ Gsd CãvSapÅ Hcp _Ô\w. AIe§Ä¡pw AXncpIÄ¡pw A¸pd¯p \n¶pt]mepw kpXmcyambn HgpIp¶ \niÐ {]Wb {]hmlw. hm¡pIfpsStbm, kvt\tlm] lmc§fpsStbm ]cnanXnIÄ¡pw A¸pdw \ndªp Ihnbp¶ a\kn³sd
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a[p]m{Xw. AhÀ ImWmsX ImWp¶p, tIÄ¡msX tIÄ¡p¶p, ]dbmsX ] dbp¶p. acW¯n\pt]mepw Cu ck¨cSv hntÑZn¡m³ Bhptam F¶v Bi¦ s¸Smhp¶ {]mW\n ssZhw tNÀ¯ kulrZw . ssZhw hkn¡p¶ lrZbs¯ a\pjyÀ¡v F{Xam{Xw, Asæn F§s\ t\Sm\mIpw? Gsd Nn´n¸n¨ Cu tNmZy¯n\v D¯ctaIp¶ AdnhpIÄ Gsd BÀ{ZamWv. "IÀ¯msh \o ChnsS Dmbncps¶¦n F³sd ktlmZc³ acn¡pambncp¶nà " (ss__nÄ:tbml¶m³11:32) F¶ emkdn³sd ktlmZcn adnbbpsS tcmZ\w tbiphn³sd I®p\oÀ HgpIphm³ ImcWambn . Bgtadnb kvt\l¯n³sd hnizkvXX XoÀ¯ A\´amb Xncn¨dnhpIÄ Bßs\m¼cam Imw. "kv{Xosb \ns¶ Bcpw hn[n¨ntÃ, Rm\pw \ns¶ hn[n¡p¶nà s]mbv s¡mÅpI C\nta ]m]w sN¿cpXv "(ss__nÄ:tbml¶m³ 8:10 ,11) F¶v tI« am{Xbn tacn aKvZen³ lrZb¯n Ipdn¨p CXmWv kvt\lw, Cu hm¡pIÄ A\pkcn¡Ww. B Xncn¨dnhpIÄ XoÀ¯ at\mlcXoc¯p AhÄ \niÐbm bn {]Wbn¡pIbmbncp¶p hmKvZm\§Ä¡p hne§p XoÀ¡msX \ngept]mse. IÃd¡p ap³]n Dd§msX Icªp XfÀ¶ncp¶ AhÄ¡p ap¶nÂ, a\kv Adnªp IS¶p h¶v amªpt]mb kvt\lnX³. kulrZ¯nse h©\sb Ipdn¨v tbip shfns¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ injy·mcn tbip kvt\ln¨ncp¶h³ Ah ³sd s\©nte¡v tNÀ¶v Nmªncp¶p. B lrZb XpSn¸pIÄ¡p Imhencn ¡phm³ Hcp§p¶t]mse........ icnbmWv, ssZhw kvt\lamWv, icoc¯neà lrZb¯n \ndbp¶ A\´ kvt\lw. acWwhsc \·bpÅ, \µnbpÅ \Ãa\Ên³sd sXmSmsX sXm«pÅ aµkvanXw. lrZb¯n kq£n¡m³, ip²amb kvt\lw kulrZambn ]S À¶p ]´en¡s«. kulrZw Hcp ]pWyam¡phm³ \ap¡v Ignbs« .
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kvanX hn {ioPn¯v ]pd¯v \à ag s]¿p¶ps¶p tXm¶p¶p. aäp ]escbpw t]mse Xs¶ CShgn bnept]£n¨p t]mb Dd¡t¯mSv ]cmXn]dªp sImv P\mebS¡m³ FWo äncp¶t¸mgmWv s]s«t¶mÀ¯Xv Cu cm{Xn Xms\mä¡ÃtÃm F¶v. s_Un³sd Hmcw ]än im´ambn Dd§p¶ taKs\bpw AhÄ¡pw F\n¡panSbv¡mbn InS ¡p¶ AhfpsS \oe¡®pÅ s]mSn¡pªns\bpw t\m¡nbncp¶t¸mÄ s\©n \pÅn BÀ{ZXbmtWm, thZ\bmtWm F¶v Xncn¨dnbm³ ]äm¯ Ft´m hn§ns]m«p¶ t]mse. cp hÀjw apt¶ FÃmän \n¶pw HmSn c£s¸Sms\¶ t]mse e\nse tPmen hn«v ams©sÌdn\Sp¯pÅ Cu DÄ{Kma¯nse kvIqÄ So¨À tPmentb säSp¯v ChnsSsb¯pt¼mÄ taK\v hbÊv ]{´tm atäm BWv... CbÀ 7 se \oe¡®pw kzÀ® XeapSnbpapÅ anSp¡n¡p«n! Sot¨Àkv dqanse Øncw kw kmc hnjb§fn H¶mbXv sImv taKs\ Adnbm¯hcmbn AhnsS Bcpw D mbncp¶nÃ. AÑ\msc¶dnbm¯ Ipªp§Ä ChnsS ]pXpasbm¶pasænepw taK³sd A½bpsS s]cpamä sshIey§fpw, Iq«psI«pIfpw, ab¡p acp¶v D] tbmK IYIfpsams¡ R§fn AkzØXIfpm¡nbncp¶p. B {]mb¯nepsÅmcp s]¬Ip«n A§s\sbmcp Ac£nXmhØXbn hfcp ¶Xn\m Xs¶ kv-IqÄ Iu¬kenwKv skj\pIfn AhfdnbmsX Xs¶ Ah Ä¡p IqSpX {i² R§Ä sImSp¡pambncp¶p. ]s£ taK³ A½sb ]än AdnbmsX t]mepw Hcp hm¡p tamiambn ]dbm¯ ØnXn¡v AXn¡qSpXse s´¦nepw sN¿m³ kv-Iqfn\pw ]cnanXnIÄ Dmbncps¶¶v tXm¶p¶p. "anÊnkv IrjvW³ (AsX, IrjvW\n \n¶pw HmSn c£s¸«p t]mcpIbm bncp¶p F¦nepw sdt¡mÀUn Rm\nt¸mgpw anÊnkv IrjvW³ Xs¶ BWv) IeymW¯n¯n\p apt¶ F{X XhW \n§Ä `mhn hcs\ Iv kwkmcn¨n«p v?, "NmÀ«nse \£{X§fmtWm AtXm amXm]nXm¡fmtWm \n§fpsS hnhml ¯n\v XpS¡w Ipdn¨Xv?", "\n§Ä C´y¡mÀ IeymWZn\w hscbpw AÑ\½ amcpsS IqsSbmtWm Xmakn¡p¶Xv?" F¶n§s\ ]cnlmkw IeÀ¯nbpÅ kwib§Ä Znt\\ F¶h®w Ignª Hcp hÀjt¯mfw tNmZn¨ncp¶, AhcpsSXÃm¯ F´ns\bpw ]pÑt¯msS ImWp¶ anÊnkv tPm¬kv A¶v Sot¨Àkv dqan hÃmsX \niÐbmbncp¶p. So¨nMv Akn̳ knsâ AS¡w ]d¨neÃmsX asäm¶pw tIÄ¡m³ IgnªnÃ. AS¡w ]d¨nensâ `mj amdnadªt¸mÄ a\Ênem¡nsbSp ¯p taK³ \mev amkw KÀ`nWnbmsW¶v. Ifn¡nSbn Ah Ä hbdpthZ\ kln¡m³ IgnbmsX IcªXn \n¶mWv kw`h¯nsâ Npcpfgnbp¶Xv. Ahsft¸mse Xs¶ AÑ\msc ¶dnbm¯ Hcp IpªpPoh³ B ]Xnaq¶v hbÊpImcn¡p Ånepw hfcp¶p F¶Xv hfsc thZ\tbmsSbmWv tI«ncp¶Xv. ho«nse GtXm ]mXncm¸mÀ«nbpsS Ahkm\w A½bpsS kplr¯p¡fnemtcm k½m\n¨Xmhmas{X..!
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BZys¯ \Sp¡¯n \n¶v amdnb anÊnkv tPm¬kn\pw aäp ]eÀ¡pw CXpw shdpsamcp XamibmsW¶p a\Ênem¡nbt¸mÄ Bcpw ]dbmsX BtcmSpw hniZoIcn¡m³ \n¡msX taKs\ Rm³ Fsâ s\t©mSv tNÀ¡pIbmbn cp¶p. kzb\nµbnte¡pw A]IÀjXmt_m[¯nte¡pw AhÄ hgpXn hogmXn cn¡m³ ]äp¶ t]mse Rms\sâ NndIn\Snbnehsf tNÀ¯p h¨p. AhÄ kvIqfn h¶ncp¶ Znhk§fn R§Ä H¸w e©v Ign¨p, IYIÄ ]dªp, Nncn¨p. Hcn¡Â enjÀ ssSan sNÊn tXm¸n¨t¸mÄ Ipªphbdn ssI h¨hsft¶mSv ]dªXv, "anÊnkv IrjvW³, \n§Ä¡nXnsesâ sdt¡mÀUv XIÀ¡m³ ]änÃtÃm" F¶mWp. ]mhw Ip«n! F\n¡Xv ]nd¡msX DÅn acn¨ At\Iw Ipªp§sf H¶n¨ In«nb \mfpIfmbncp¶p… AXsæn Ip«n¡me s¯t¶m \ãs¸« kzÀWXeapSnbpw, \oe¡®pIfpapÅ ]mh¡p«nsb Xncn¨ In«nb \mfpIÄ. AXn\nSbnemWv A½bpsS Bip]{Xn hmk¯n\p Iq«mbn F\n¡v tem§v eoshSp¯v XrÈqÀ¡v t]mtIn h¶Xv. Xncn¨p h¶Xn\p tijw ]ns¶ C¶mWv Rm³ taKs\ ImWp¶Xv. AhÀ Xmakn¨ncp¶nSt¯¡p Hcn¡Â At\zjn¨p sN¶t¸mÄ hoSpamdnt¸mbn F¶mWp Adnbm³ IgnªXv. IqSpX hnhc§Ä BÀ¡pw AdnbnÃmbncp¶p. AhfpsS A½bpsS samss_ \¼À BsW¦n kznNvUv Hm^pw. A¯mgw Ignªp InS¡m³ t\c¯mWv ImfnwKv s_ÃSn¡p¶Xv. hmXn Xpd¶t¸mÄ I ImgN A¼c¸n¡p¶Xmbncp¶p. tXmf¯v C¯ncnbnÃm s¯mcp Ipªnt\bpw Xq¡n, s]bvXp tXmcp¶ asämcp agtaLambn ap¶n Fsâ taK³. {]khm\´c Un{]j\v ]pdsa A½bpsS ]gb kplr¯p¡fpsS ieyw IqSnbmbt¸mÄ kln¡h¿msX HmSnt¸m¶XmWv, ]mhw. `£Ww sImSp ¯v Ahsc InS¯nbpd¡pt¼mÄ 'C\nsb´v' F¶ tNmZyambncp¶p ap¶nÂ. ]s£ Ct¸mÄ Chscbn§s\ t\m¡nbncn¡pt¼mÄ a\Êv hÃmsX im´amIp ¶Xv t]mse. Hcp Ipªns\ {]khn¡m³ tbmKanÃmsX t]mb Xsâ I¿nen t¸mÄ Hcp s]¬Ipªpw AhfpsS s]mSn¡pªpw..! Ahsc hopw B t]Sn s¸Sp¯p¶ kmlNcy¯nte¡v ]dªb¡m³ h¿! ]smcn¡Â taKsâ Imcyw kwkmcn¡p¶Xn\nSbnÂ, 't^mÌÀ sIbÀ' C§s\bpÅhÀ¡v Hcp klmbamsW¶p anÊnkv tXmakv ]dªtXmÀ¡p¶p. kz´w Ipªns\ kwc£n¡m\pÅ kzt_m[hpw IgnhpanÃm¯ Hc½sb At] £n¨p F´psImpw AXn\pÅ AÀlX X\n¡pmhntÃ? Cu cmPys¯ \nbaw AXn\\phZn¡ntÃ? sR«nbpWÀ¶ Ipªns\ sasà X«nbpd¡pt¼mÄ, AXv hsc a\Ên hcpW§n InS¶ ]mS§fn IpfnÀag s]¿pIbmbncp¶p. ams©sÌÀ knän Iu¬knen³sd t^mÌÀ sIbÀ Hm^oknte¡v B¸vfnt¡ j³ sImSp¡m³ t]mIm³ cmhnet¯¡p SmIvkn _p¡v sN¿m³ thn samss_ B¸v Xpd¶t¸mÄ, CcpÄ hoWp XpS§nbncp¶ a\Ênsâ N{Ihm f¯n DZbkqcysâ Xesh«w Ip XpS§nbncp¶p.
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Hcp ]än¡Â IhnX km_q tPmkv ]än¡s¸Sm¯hcmbn Bcpv? A½bÑ·mcnepapv ]än¡p¶hÀ; hn{`m´nbpsS Cu henb temI¯v P·w \ÂInbpt]£n¨p aS§p¶hÀ... I¯nsbcnbp¶ ImaZml¯n\p ia\taIm³ ]ckv]cw ]än¡s¸Sp¶hÀ ... hyhØm]nX coXnbnepapv ]än¡s¸Sp¶ P·§Ä ... PmXn aX hÀ¤ hÀ® sshhn[y§fn Xmtg¯«n ]ndt¡n hcp¶hÀ; km¼¯nIm[IrXmhØ t\cnSp¶hÀ ... ]än¡Âkv tI{µ§Ä Hcp]mSpv; hnZym`ymkw, hmWnPyw, cm{ãobw, Irjn, hyhkmbw, BßobX .... tPmen hmKvZm\w sNbvXp ]än¡p¶p NneÀ `£y [m\y§fn hnjw tNÀ¯p aäp Nnecpw ... amXm]nXm¡sf ]än¡p¶ a¡Ä ]ckv]cw ]än¡s¸Sp¶ `mcybpw `À¯mhpw... kulrZ§fnepapv ]än¡p¶hÀ; kvt\lw \Sn¨p ]än¡p¶htcsdbpv _Ôp¡fnepw ... Bscbpw ]än¡msX Pohn¡m³ Igntª¡mw; Bcmepw ]än¡s¸SmsX AXp km[ytam? acWw; ]än¡s¸Sp¶h\v B{ibsa¦nÂ, ]än¡p¶hsâ HSp¡amWp Xm\pw...
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ssk_dnS§fnse kv{Xo hncp²X kn½n Ipän¡m«v (AWS UK Coordinator)
C³dÀs\äv {]m_ey¯n h¶ Imew apXÂs¡ t{Smfn §neqsSbpw ssk_À _pÅnbnMneqsSbpw kv{Xo- hncp²X kaqls¯ Ae«p¶pv. tkmjy aoUnbIfpsS {]Nmcw hÀ²n¨tXmsSbmWv ssk_À kvt]knse Cu {]hWXsb temIw Adnªp XpS§nbXv. 'PÌv- t^mÀ ^¬' F¶ IymäKdn apX D¶X\nebn tPmen sN¿p¶hÀ t]mepw kv{XoIÄs¡XnscbpÅ ssk_À _pÅnbn§n clky amb kt´mjw Is¯p¶psh¶mWv Cu- ASp¯ Ime s¯ ]T\§Ä Nqn¡mWn¡p¶Xv. apJapÅhcpw apJan Ãm¯hcpw (fake id) C¡q«¯nÂs¸Sp¶p . kv{Xosb ZpÀ_ebmbpw A_ebmbpw Nn{XoIcnbv¡m\mWv temIw Ct¸mfpw XmÂ]cys¸Sp¶Xv. AhfpsS PohnXhyhlmc§Ä¡v kzmX{´yw \ÂIm³ kaq lw C¶pw aSn¨p \n¡p¶p. apebq«Â apX hkv{X[mcW¯nse kzmX{´yw hsc C¶n³sd NÀ¨mhnjb§Ä BWv. Freedom of speech AYhm A`n{]mb kzmX{´y§Ä FÃmhÀ¡papv. kv{Xosbt¶m ]pcpjs\t¶m DÅ enwK hyXymkanÃmsX AXv am\n¡s¸tSXpamWv. ]t£ ssk_dnS§fnse Xpd ¶p ]d¨nepIfn B{Ian¡s¸Sp¶Xv IqSpXepw kv{XoIfmWv F¶Xn XÀ¡ anÃ. kv{XoIÄ¡v t\sc \ofp¶ Ak`yhÀj§Ä, Ip¯p hm¡pIÄ, Aivfo e ]Z{]tbmK§Ä, ASnØm\clnXamb XmdSn¡Â, Poh\pw am\¯n\pw t\sc bpÅ `ojWnIÄ F¶Xv \nXy kw`hambn amdnbncn¡pIbmWv Ct¸mÄ. Hä bmbpw Iq«ambpw \S¯s¸Sp¶ Cu hncp²XIfn NneXv hfsc Bkq{XnXhp amWv. kv{Xo hncp²Xsb t{]mÕmln¸n¡p¶ Nmäv {Kq¸pIfpw t]PpIfpw hsc C¶v tkmjy aoUnbbn kPohamWv . `cW¯ntednbXn³sd H¶mw hÀj BtLmj§Ä¡n-sS \S¶ US {]knUâv {Sw]n³sd kv{Xo hncp² {]kvXmh\bv-s¡Xnsc lhm\bn \n¶pÅ ‘sXtck jp¡p’tkmjy aoUnbbneqsS t\XrXzw \ÂInb 250 \Kc§sf DÄs¡mfn¨p sImpÅ {Sw]v hncp²dmen temI Ncn{X¯n Xs¶ P\k½Xn t\SpIbpm bn. e£¡W¡n\v h\nXIÄ BWv sFIyZmÀVyw {]Jym]n¨p At¶ Znhkw sXcphn Cd§nbXv. Cu ASp¯ Ime¯v Gsd P\{i² ]nSn¨p]änb 'Ik_' F¶ Nn{Xs¯ ]än {]ikvX kn\na Xmcw ]mÀhXn tat\m³ \S¯nb {]kvXmh \Ifpw AtX XpSÀ¶v ssk_dnS¯n AhÀ¡p t\sc Dmb B{IaW§fpw kv{Xo hncp²XbpsS asämcp apJs¯ \ap¡v ImWn¨p Xcp¶p. bpSyq_À Hmw{] Imiv an{ibpsS 't_mÂ\ Bân Bthm Iym' F¶ dm]v BÂ_w kv{Xohncp ²hpw AÇoe¨phbpÅXpamsW¶v dnt¸mÀ«v sNbvX CwKvfojv Hm¬sse³ am [ya {]hÀ¯I Zo£ iÀ½bv¡v h[`o£Wnbpw _emÕwK `ojWnbpw t\cn tSn h¶Xpw Cu ASp¯Ime¯v Xs¶ bmWv . {]mbs`Zsas\y hnjmZtcmK¯nte¡pw BßlXym{]hWXbnte¡pw ssk_ dnS§fnse kv{Xohncp²X hgn sXfn¡p¶Xn\m \oXn]meIÀ AXoh Kuch t¯msSbmWv Cu hnjbs¯ Ct¸mÄ t\m¡n¡mWp¶Xv. IrXyamb sXfnhpI fpsS ]n³_et¯msS ssk_À skÃns\ kao]n¨Xn\m IpähmfnIÄ Is ¯s¸SpIbpw -in£n¡s¸SpIbpw sNbvX \nch[n kw`h§Ä kao]Ime¯v Dmbn«pv.
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
ssk_À _pÅnbn§ns\ ]änbpÅ AhbÀ s\Êv ¢mÊpIÄ, ]cmXns¸tS tlm«vsse³ \¼dpIÄ F¶nhsbÃmw Ct¸mÄ kaql am[ya§fn e`yamWv . FÃmän\pap]cn, kv{Xo hncp² Nn´mKXnIÄ sXämsW¶ BZy]mTw C¶s¯ Xeapd ]Tnt¡Xv- kz´w IpSpw_§fn \n¶pw Xs¶bmWv. amXm]nXm¡ fpsS, ktlmZc§fpsS, _Ôpan{XmZnIfpsS kpXmcyhpw GäIpd¨nepIfpw CÃm ¯ Dujvaf _豈 Iv- AhÀ hfÀ¶p hcs«. kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw ]c kv]c ]qcI§Ä BsW¶pw GsXmcp a\pjys\bpw kzm`mhnIXtbmsS ho£n ¡pIbpw DÄs¡mÅpIbpw sN¿pI F¶Xv ASnØm\ XXz§Ä BsW¶Xpw AhÀ a\Ênem¡s«, hfÀ¶p hcs«.
Fgp¯n\pÅ Dt¯P\hpw CÔ\hpw hcp¶Xv hmb\bn \n¶pamWv. Fgp¯n³sd _meyIuamc§Ä s]mXpsh A\pIcW§fpsS Imehpambncn¡pw. hmbn¨pckn¨ lotdmIsf A\pIcn¡Â. A]qÀhw NneÀ¡v \nehnse Fgp¯v sNSn¸pfhm¡pw. AhcmWv ]pXnb BJym\amXrIIÄ¡mbn Xncbp¶Xv. AhcneqsSbmWv ]pXnb `mhpIXzw hchdnbn¡p¶Xpw BJym\Ie apt¶m«v IpXn¡p¶Xpw. XIgnbpw _jodpw hnPb\pw B\µpw k¡dnbbpw tkXphpw sIm¨p_mhbpw taXnepw kmdm tPmk^pw hn.sP.Pbn³kpw hn.Fw.tZhZmkpw sI.G sk_mkvXy\pw PbtZhv \mb\mcpw aät\Iw t]cpw kz´w Fgp¯pkzcw \nehnepÅXn \n¶pw thdn«v tIĸn¨hcmWv. adpXen¸n³sd Cu [ocXbnepsSbmWv aebmfnbpsS BJym\Ie sNSn¸n³sd ioXIme§sf Xmn apt¶dnbXv. Pm{KXbpÅ hmb\¡mcmWv Chsc Xncn¨dnªXpw XpW¨Xpw. Fgp¯v XfnÀ¡p¶Xv hmb\¡mcpsS \nXm´Pm{KXbn \n¶pw Xs¶. PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
shfn]mSnsâ {]Wb k¦oÀ¯\§Ä! knÔq FÂtZm
\o Ft¶mSv sN¿sXs´¶mÂ... \o {]Wb¯n \n¶pWcp¶Xv F¶nte¡mhWw \o hmNmebmIpt¼mÄ BZys¯ hm¡v Rm\mhWw \o Fs¶bpw, Rm³ \ns¶bpw Hmtcm \nanjhpw {]Wb¯m \nd¡Ww.. icoc§fnÃm¯, a\kpIÄ X½nepÅ {]Wbw.. Rm³ \nt¶mSv sNbvXp sImncp¶Xv... Rm³ \n\¡p thn KXnamdn HgpInb Hcp ]pgbmbncp¶p. Rm³ \ns¶ kvt\ln¨t¸mÄ \o kvt\ln¨Xns\sbms¡bpw kz´am¡n Hma\n¨ Hcp ISembncp¶p. \nsâ kz]v\§fpsS, Cã§fpsS, B{Kl§fpsS, {]Xo£IfpsS NndIpIfmIm³ Rms\{X {ians¨t¶m ! \n\s¡m¸w BImi¯nsâ AXncp tXSn ]d¡m³ Rms\{X sImXns¨t¶m ! k¦S§fpsS s]cpagbn \n\¡p IpSbmIm\pw kt´mj¯nsâ sImSpapSnbn \nsâ Icw ]nSn¡m\pw CSXShnÃmsX \ns¶tbmÀ¯ncn¡m\pw Fs¶t]mse \n\¡mcmWpÅXv ? C{X \njvIf¦ambn a\pjysc§s\bmWv {]Wbn¡pI? C{X \nkzmÀXzambn a\pjysc§s\bmWv kvt\ln¡pI ? Rm³ Rm\mWv.... \n\¡p thn F\n¡n§s\, Rm\mImt\ Ignbp..... !! Fsâbm{Kl§Ä !!!
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sXm«pw XtemSnbpw, D½h¨pw kvt\ln¨pw, ]Xw]dªpw \½psS {]Wbw ]q¡p¶Xns\mSphn \nsâbmßmhpw, Fsâbmßmhpw X½nepcp½n \n¡Ww.... C¶eIsf ¡pdn¨pw, C¶pIsf¡pdn¨pw, \msfIfp¡pdn¨pw shfn]mSpIfnÃm¯ cp InfnImfmhWw.. ]q¼mä ]qhns\ D½ h¡p¶Xv t]mse F\n¡v \ns¶ D½h¡Ww..... Hcn¡se¦nepw Fs¶ kvt\ln¡p¶p \o Dds¡ ]dbp¶Xv tIÄ¡Ww Ahkm\w.... izmkw \ne¨p Rmt\mtcmÀ½bmIpt¼mÄ Fsâ ihtaSbn \n\t¡sd CãvSapÅ B Acfn¸q¡Ä sImph¡Ww.... F®nbm HSp§m¯ \mfpIsfms¡bpw ]gbXp t]mse \o Fs¶ {]Wbn¨p sImt Ccn¡Ww...... ! kz´am¡m\ÃmsX kz´amIm\pÅ {]Wbw..... !!
Fgp¯pImc³sd PohnXZÀi\w, arXnt_m[w, kuµcyt_m[w, {]IrXnbpambpÅ ]mckv]cyw kÀtÆm]cn hmb\mkwkvImcw XpS§nbhbn \n¶pamWp Fgp¯v Dcphs¸Sp¶Xv. {]tabhpw samgnhg¡§fpw BJym\in¸hpsaÃmw ChbpsS ]cnWnXnIÄ Xs¶. hmb\¡mc\pw hnaÀiI\pw FUnäÀ¡psam¶pw ChnsS kzm[o\anÃ. GIm´Xbnse kzmX{´y{]tbmKamWp Fgp¯v. hmb\bpw A§ns\ Xs¶. FÃmhcpw Hcp t]mse hmbn¡nà F¶Xpt]mse Xs¶bmWp FÃmhscbpw Xr]vXcm¡p¶ Hcp IY FgpXm³ BÀ¡pw BhnsöXpw. PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
tUm. IhnX _meIrjW³
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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IpSpw_w hyànXzhnImk¯n³sd DdhnSw enkv-. sI .tPmÀÖv
Hcp sNSn \«v-, hfÀ¯pt¼mÄ AXn\p shÅhpw, hfhpw, {]Imihpw FÃmw B sNSnbpsS hfÀ¨¡v- AXy´mt]£nXamb LSI§fmWp. AXp t]mse, B sN Snsb FXp Znibnte¡pw Xncn¨p hnSm\pw Hcp ]cn[nhsc \ap¡v - km[n¡patÃm. \½psS PohnX¯nepw, Cu Imcy§Ä Xs¶ DZmlcWambv- FSp¯p t\m¡mw. Hcp Ipªv-, hfÀ¶p hepXmIpt¼mÄ B Ip«n¡v- sNdp¸¯n In«p¶ kvt\l hmÂkÃy§fpw \nÀt±i§fpw, \nb{´W§fpw FÃmw `mhnbn B Ipªn ³sd hyànXzs¯ hfsctbsd _m[n¡p¶p. Hmtcm a\pjy\pw, Ah³sd Po\nÂ, P·\m Xs¶ Hmtcm kz`mh hntij§Ä D tÃm. Htc IpSpw_¯nse Xs¶ AwK§Ä¡v-, ]e kz`mh coXnIÄ ImWp atÃm. 's]mXpP\w ]ehn[w' BIp¶Xpw AXp ImcWatÃ. CsXÃmw icnbmsW ¦nepw, sNdp¸¯nse kmlNcy§Ä Hmtcmcp¯cpsSbpw hyànXzhnImks¯ Imcyambv- _m[n¡p¶pv-. B[p\nI bpK¯nse, Xnct¡dnb AWpIpSpw_§fnÂ, H¶n\pw BÀ¡pw kabw In«mdnÃ. {]tXyIn¨pw, {]hmknIfpw, DtZymKØcpamb amXm]nXm¡ fpÅ IpSpw_§fn a\¸qÀÆasænepw, Ip«nIfpsS X\nkz`mhamb s]cpamä §Ä amXm]nXm¡sf AkzØcm¡p¶p. AhKW\bpw, ap³tIm]hpambv - Ah sc \½Ä AIän \nÀ¯p¶p. \½psS PohnX kmlNcy§fmWp CXn\p hgn sXfn¡p¶sX¦nepw, Ip«nIsf AXp Imcyambv- _m[n¡p¶p. {]hmknIfmb Ip«nIfn Hcp A\yXm t_m[w, FhnsSbpw, {]tXyIn¨v - kvIqfn epw aäpw A\p`hs¸Sp¶pv-. Ignª Xeapd¡v- e`yaÃmXncp¶ \nch[n kpJ kuIcy§fpw, imkv{X kmt¦XnI Imcy§fpw C¶s¯ Ip«nIÄ¡v - kpe`am Wp. ]s£, Ignª Ime§fn IpSpw_ Iq«mbvaIfneqsSbpw, hyàn _Ô§ fneqsSbpw BÀÖn¨ncp¶ kvt\l_Ô¯n³sdbpw, am\knI _e¯n³sdbpw A`mhw C¶v {]ISamWp. hyànXz hnImk¯n\p, IpSpw_¯n³sd ]¦v- t]mse Xs¶ aXhpw, kaqlhpw {][m\amWtÃm. ]mÝmXy cmPy§fnsebpw, ]uckvXy cmPy§fnsebpw kmaq ly coXnIfpw Xm¸cy§fpw hyXykvXamWtÃm. {]hmknIÄ¡v - cn³sdbpw t]mknäohv- hi§Ä Ip«nIfnte¡v- ]IÀ¯phm³ IqSpX kmlNcyw e`n¡p ¶pv-. cv- hyXykvX kwkvImc§fpsSbpw \à hi§Ä a¡fnte¡v - F¯n¡phm³ amXm]nXm¡Ä, PohnX¯nc¡n\nSbn a\Êm¶n ²yt¯msS {]bXv\nt¡Xpv-. PohnX¯n³sd Cu Hm«aÂkc¯n\nSbn kz´w am\knI DÃmk¯n\pw hn{ia¯n\pw kabw Is¯n, icochpw a\Êpw BtcmKyt¯msS kq£n¨m am{Xta t]mknäohv- DuÀÖw a¡fn  ]Icm³ km[n¡q. {]mb¯n ]IzX h¶ am Xm]nXm¡Ä Xs¶, kaNn¯X ]men¨v- Ahktcm NnXambv- Ip«nIfpsS {]iv-\§Ä¡v- ]cnlmcw
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
ImtWnbncn¡p¶p. Fs´Ãmw B[p\nI Imcy§Ä C¶v temI¯v - Ds ¦nepw, s]s«¶v F´nepw hnckX, t_mdSn, Häs¸S XpS§nb ]cmXnIfmÂ, aäv- F´nt\m thn B{Kln¡p¶ Cfw a\ÊpIfmWp Ct¸mÄ ImWp¶Xv -. H¶n \n¶pw asäm¶nte¡v- ]mªp sImncn¡p¶ B{Kl§Ä.. C³dÀs\äpw, C-sabnepIfpw aäpambv- temIw sNdpXmbv- sImncn¡p¶p. Htc IpSpw_¯nse AwK§Ä Xs¶, C¶p hnhn[ `qJÞ§fnemWp. Hcp hnc ¯p¼v- A\¡nbm FÃmhtcmSpw k¼À¡w ]peÀ¯phm³ km[n¡p¶Xn\m  Zqcw \½Ä Adnbp¶nÃ. hcpw Xeapd¡v- hnZym`ymk]cambv- apt¶dphm³, thXne[nIw Imcy§Ä C¶v temI¯v- Dv-. \ap¡v-, IpSpw_¯n \sÃmcp hyànsb a¡fneqsS kaql¯n\p k½m\n¡m ³ {ian¡mw. aäpÅhcpsS \· BkzZn¡m³, bmsXmcp KÀÆpanÃm¯ a\Ên \pSabm¡m³, kaql¯n\p t]mknäohv- DuÀÖw ]Icp¶ hyànIsf hmÀ s¯Sp¡m³ \ap¡v- km[n¡s«. AXn\mbv- ]cn{ian¡mw. "temI¯nse§pw im´nbpmIs«, im´n X³ Bcw`w F¶nemIs«" -F¶, Cu ASp¯ kab¯p tI« at\mlchpw AÀ°h¯pamb hcnIÄ \ap¡pw a\Ên kq£n¡mw.
IYbptSXv Hcp sNdnb Im³hmkv BsW¦nepw ISÀ¯ocs¯ iwJn IS Cc¼p¶Xpt]mse IYbnepw PohnXw anSn¡p¶pv. Hä¡Xncnepw [m\yhnfbv¡v am\hcpambpÅ A\mZnbmb ]mckv]cyw Bfp¶ptÃm. t\mhen³tdXv _rlp¯mb Im³hmkv Xs¶. ¢mkn¡v Ime§sf ]n´Ån almImhy§sf AkvXan¸n¨psImv P\IobXbpsS ]n³_ehpambn«mWtÃm B[p\nIXbpsS DZbImew t\mhens\ cq]s¸Sp¯nbXv. IYmhmb\bn \n¶pw `n¶amb A\p`hXeamWp t\mhen³tdXv. aq¶p\mep A²ymb§Ä XmmsX t\mh \n§sf AXnte¡v {]thin¸n¡nÃ. anI¨ t\mh AtXmsS \n§sf ]nSns¨Sp¡pw. NpäpapÅ temIs¯ sIm«nbS¨v \½Ä t\mhen kzbw \ãs¸Spw. PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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kptcjv \mbÀ ]¨ne ]gp¯ne ]db¯n s]änà Idp¼sâ a\Ênsemcmbncw càkm£nIÄ Im¨nen\pw tN¼n\pw apf h¶p Ipgn¨nSm³ Øeanà Imense a´v Iv A¨n¡pw ]qXn IayqWnkw a´mbn apg¨p\n¶p tIcfw Icbm¯ Imeaptm I®qcn Nncn¡p¶ a´cptm hne]n¡m³ AhmenSn¨ IptNesc{X IrjvWs\ I®pcp«n ]Sn¡Â \nÀ¯n ]ns¶, a´ns\ Imhn IpSnbncp¯n ]nd¡m¯ sIm¨n\v ]nÞhpw h¨p Idp¼³, a´v sN¯n ae¼m¼n\pw sImSp¯p ae¼m¼v N¯v ae¨p s]m§n \mSv \mdn Ic \mdn Idp¼\pw \mdn \¼pXncn¸mSv- \nemhv t]mse kÔy¡v- IfsagpXn acn¨t¸m KmÔn¡p Xpey\mbn Idp¼sâ a´nsâ ]mSv amdn \¼qcn apg Imen\I¯m¡n ]peb¯n s]tämcp s]¬Ipªp I®qcnsâ apJw hoÀ¯p ]peb¯n apdp¡n Aev]w Nph¸p Xp¸n Nph¸p Xp¸n
kmlnXyhnaÀi\sa¶Xv Iemkuµcys¯ kw_Ôn¡p¶ Nn´bmWv; XoÀ¨bmbpw kZmNmcs¯ kw_Ôn¡p¶ BtemN\IfÃ. kzÀ¤-\cI hn]WnIfpambn hnaÀi\kmlnXyw CW tNccpXv. PJJ Antony
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
F³{Sn ]mkv t_kn tPmk^v
IãvSw ! F¶ÃmsX F´p ]dbm\mWv? \KcPohnXw BkàntbmsS \pIcms\ ¯p¶ Htcmcp¯cpw kzhbhw t]mse sImp\S¡p¶ F³{Sn ]mÊv ZuÀ`mKy him Xm³ FSp¡m³ ad¶ncn¡p¶p!!. Hmc¯p HXp¡n h¨ncp¶ ss_¡nencp ¶p kt´mjv k¦S¯nemp. I®pIfn AaÀj¯nsâbpw \nÊlmbXbpsS bpw an¶Â¸nWÀ Hcpt]mse an¶nadªp. kabw cm{Xn H³]Xp Ignªp. Xncn ¨p Hm^okn t]mbn F³{Sn ]mÊv FSp¡msa¶v h¨m Hm^oknte¡pÅ ]Ip Xn Zqcw Xmpt¼mÄ AhnSps¯ Ahkm\s¯ Ìm^pw aq«nse s]mSnbpw X«n IqSWªncn¡pw. C\n F´p sN¿Wsa¶ Nn´ I®pIfn t\À¯ ]pIad krãvSn¨p sImncn¡p¶p. {]Xo£¡p hIbnsænepw ^vemäv hsc H¶v t]mbn t\m¡mw. tKäv Io¸À `mbnbn \n¶v Fs´¦nepw AÛpXw kw`hn¨mtem. kt´mjv ^vemän\p ap³]nepÅ Bt«mtaäUv tKädn\p ap³]nse¯n `mbnsb hnfn¨p AbmfhnsS Itkcbn Ccp¶p heXpssIbn ]pIªp sImncn ¡p¶ Hcp knKdäpambn BtcmtSm t^mWn kwkmcn¡p¶Xp tIÄ¡mw. ]cn NnXamb iÐw ImXn h¶e¨t¸mÄ AbmÄ t^m¬ I«v sNbvXv kt´mjnsâ ASp¯v h¶v ]Xnhpt]mse XnSp¡¯n F³{Sn ]mÊn\mbn ssI \o«n. 'sF Bw dnben tkmdn .. Rm\n¶p Fsâ F³{Sn ]mÊv FSp¡m³ ad¶p'.. 'kmsd´mWn ]dbp¶Xv F³{Sn ]mÊv ads¶t¶m? kmdn\dnªpIqtS F³{Sn ]mÊnÃmsX CXn\It¯bv¡p Hco¨¡p t]mepw IS¡m\mhnsöp'.. 'Adnbmªn«Ã.. C¶v Hc_²w ]änt¸mbn.. Cs¶mcp Znhkt¯bv¡v'... 'tkmdn kmÀ. ChnSps¯ t{]mkvsPdv Hs¡ kmdn\dnbmatÃm. F³{Sn ]mÊv Im «m¯ Hcmsfbpw IS¯n hnScpXv F¶mWv amt\Pvsaânsâ kv{SnÎv HmÀUÀ {] tXyIn¨pw B kn\na \Ssâ {]iv\w Ignªt¸mÄ apXÂ'. AbmtfmSv IqSpX Imep]nSn¨XpsImtm At]£n¨XpsImtm C\n ^vemän\It¯bv¡p IS¡mw F¶v hnNmcn¡. AX§s\bmWv Fs´¦nepw t{]m»w Dmbm FÃmhcpw BZyw Xnc¡p¶Xv ]mknsâ _p¡v BWv. \Kcm´ctKmf¯nse C¯cw ^vemäpIfn Hcmsf \nÀ®bn¡p¶ Htcsbmcp LSIw AXv am{Xta bpÅp -’F³{Sn ]mÊv’. Ahbv¡p ap¶n hyànbnà hyIv-XnXzanà IÀXrXzanÃ. ^vemänsâ IhmS¯nÂ, dnk]vj\nÂ, Xot·ibnÂ, dqw t_mbv¡pap¶nÂ, FÃm bnS¯pw AXnsâ km¶n[yw Hcp sNIp¯ms\t¸mse ]n´pScp¶p. ]cnNb ¡mcpsS ap¶n ]cnNXamb NncntbmsS {]Xy£s¸«mepw F³{Sn ]mÊpIfnse \nÝeamb, Nncn¡m¯ `mht`ZanÃm¯ t^mt«mbpsSbpw Ahbv¡p Iognse tUäbpsSbpw _e¯nemIpw Xncn¨dnbm³ \nÀ_Ôn¡s¸Sp¶Xv. ]pd¯p \n¡p¶ tKäv Io¸À¡v F³ {Sn ]mÊv ImWn¡mXpÅ {]thi\w A\phZn¡cpXv F¶v \nÀtZiw sImSp¡p¶Xpw CsXms¡ sImv Xs¶. `mbntbmSv bm{X ]dªp kt´mjv ss_¡v ÌmÀ«v sNbvXp A] cnNnXXzw I\¡p¶ \Kc thZnbnte¡p sX¶nsX¶n amªp. ImÄkv{Soän\Sp¯pÅ Hcp ]me¯n kv{Soäv sseän\v Nph «nembn kt´mjv Bscms¡tbm t^m¬ sN¿p¶p. ChnsS A[nIImeamIm¯Xn\m ]cnNb¡mcpw \t¶ Ipdhv. {]Xo £tbmsS XpS§p¶ kw`mjW§Ä \ncmibn Ahkm\n ¡p¶Xv AbmfpsS apJ`mh¯n \n¶pw hyàambn
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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a\knem¡mw. A`b Øm\w At\jn¨p Ipsdbesª¦nepw Atemkcs¸Sp ¯p¶ £oWaIäm³ HcnSw t]mepw IpIn«nbnÃ. s]s«¶mWv Hm^oknse I mednbmhp¶ cpt]À ^pSv]m¯neqsS \S¶p t]mIp¶Xv kt´mjnsâ {i²bnÂs]«Xv. AhtcmsSm¸w hbdp NmSn IpdpInb Hcp a\pjy\pw Dmbn cp¶p X³sd AhØ Ahsc ]dªp tIĸn¨t¸mÄ klX]n¡p¶Xn\p ] Icw Ifnbm¡n¨ncn¡pIbmWpmbXv. HSphn A]cnNnXXz³sd apJw aqSnb Wnªp aqhcpw kw`hØe¯p\n¶pw kvIq«mbn. {]Xo£bpsS FÃm \m¼p Ifpw hfsc thK¯n sI«S§n t]mIp¶Xv kt´mjv thZ\tbmsS t\m¡n \n¶p. s]s«¶v X³sd tXmfn Hcp Du¡pÅ ssI h¶p ]Xn¨p. sR«temsS Xncnªp t\m¡nbt¸mÄ IXv Aev]w ap³]v I B hbdp NmSnb IpdpInb a\pjys\. 't]Snt¡ Rm³ \n§sf klmbn¡mw'. kt´mjv Bizmkt¯msS Abmsf t\m¡n H¶v ]p©ncn¨p {]Xo£bpsS Ddh IÄ hcpW§nb \Kc¯n ]qÀWambpw hänbn«nà F¶bmÄ¡v- tXm¶n. B Ipdnb\mb a\pjy³ kt´mjns\ Iq«n joäv sImv taª Hcp ]gb ho«nte ¡mWv Iq«ns¡mpt]mbXv At\Iw apdnIfpÅ B ho«n Hcp apdn X\n¡mbn AbmÄ Xpd¶p X¶p. '\à £oWw ImWpatÃ? t\cw H¯ncn sshIn thKw InSt¶mfp _m¡n hnti j§Ä Hs¡ \msf'.. At§ms«´n¦nepw ]dbpw ap³]v lmfnse Ccp shfn¨¯n AbmÄ ad ªp. kt´mjv At¸mÄ Xs¶ \n{Zsb ]pWÀ¶p. cmhnse B IpdpInb a\p jy³ h¶p X«nhnfn¨t¸mfmWv FWoäXv. '\à Dd¡ambncp¶p AtÃ. Zm Cu Im¸nbt§m«p IpSn¨n«v thKw t]mIm\pÅ Hcp¡§Ä XpS§nt¡m. Ct¸mÄ dqw t_mbv hcpw ap³]v apdn HgnbWw'. kt´mjv thKw Im¸n IpSn¨p {^jv Bbn sabn³ lmfnte¡p h¶p At¸mÄ B a\pjy³ asämcmtfmSv kwkmcn¡pIbmbncp¶p. kt´mjns\ It¸mÄ AbmtfmSpÅ kw`mjWw \nÀ¯n ASpt¯bv¡p h¶p. 'Cd§mdmtbm'? 'AsX'.. 'Xm¦Ä sNbvX D]Imcw Rms\mcn¡epw ad¡nÃ'. 'tlbv AsXm¶pw kmcanà D]Imcsams¡ ad¡pItbm ad¡mXncn¡qItbm sNbvtXmfp t]mIpt¼mÄ B Iudn Hcp aqhmbncw cq] ASt¨bv¡p'… A¼c¶v \n¶ kt´mjnsâ ]pdIn A¼Xp kt´mjpamÀ F³{Sn ]mÊv CÃm sX ]WaS¡ms\¯n !!!
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apcptIjv ]\bd Häbv¡v h¶sX³sd ap¶nencn¡p¶p. H¶pcnbmSmsX, sau\w XqhemÀ¶ t]mse. XpÅnIfmbn Cäp¶ I®ocn³sd D¸v AXn³sd Idp¯ I®pIfn I\¡p¶p. " \akvtX! \nsâ kl[À½nWn¡pw t£aatÃ?'' F¶pªm³ tNmZn¨nÃ. Hä¡ncn¡p¶ AXnt\mSv CÃm¯Xns\ kw_Ôn¨v tNmZn¨p \nÀhrXnsImÅm³ t]m¶ at\m\ne CubnsS F\n¡v ssItamiw h¶ncn¡p¶p. sau\¯n Ah³sd KZvKZsa\n¡v tIÄ¡m³ Ignªp. AIsebI¯v Hscmässa\ CcpÄhoWXdnbmsX tX§p¶ iÐw tIÄ¡p¶p. ImämWXv. \\ªp hnd¨v, Aess¡Isf X«n IpXdntbmSp¶ Hcp B¬Imäv.... sXwkn³sd \oÀaWnss¡Ifn \ndbp¶ \nfbpsS X¸pw XpSnbpw Rm\dnbmsX, Iq¯¼e¯nepw IShnepw IS¡¬ t\m«§fmbn ]ºnse \\p¯sh«¯nÂ. XncpapdnhpIfnÂ\n¶v kvt\lw tNmcbmbn Nmens«mgpInbt¸mÄ iÐn¡m\mhmsX s\©pXIÀ¶ s\m¼cw F\n¡dnbmw. t\mhv- FsâbpamWv-.F³sd ssa\bpsSbpw. NneX§s\bmWv. samgnbpw \ndhpwsImv thdn«v- \nÀ¯m³ ]äm¯{X kq£vahpw, Øqehpamb NneXv. a\ÊpmIp¶Xv A§s\bmWv. ¥ÌÀjbdnse sXwkv slUpw ]ÝnaL«¯nse B\aebpw H¶mIp¶Xv \obpw ssa\bpw H¶mIp¶Xv, \o Rm³ Xs¶bmbnt]mIp¶¯psImtms¡¡qSnbmWv. BIbm aqIamb Cu IhnX \nfbpsS Xocs¯ HäamKvss]bmb \n\¡v Rm³ kaÀ¸n¡p¶p. XpÅn I®ocn³sd Dbnscmt¸msS. F¶v kz´w ssa\.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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Ipähpw in£bpw {]nb Inc¬
AhcpsS hnhml¯nsâ ap¸Xmw hmÀjnIamWv. _mwKfqcnse Gähpw Adnbs¸Sp¶ aebmfnhyhkmbnIfn Hcmsf¶ \ne¡v, anÌÀ a[pkqZ\³ \mbÀ F¶ AbmÄ kz´w ho«nse hmÀjnIhpw ]nd¶mfp sams¡ AXnYnIsf hnfn¨p BtLmjn¨mepw Csænepw, aäpÅhÀ AhcpsS BtLmj§Ä¡v {]uVn Iq«m³, Abmsf £Wn¡p¶Xv ]XnhmWv. _mw¥qcnte¡v IpSntbdnbXnsâ, ]cn{ia¯nsâbpw AXnPoh\¯nsâbpamb BZyIme¯p, FÃmhcn \n¶pw Hgnªp amdn, XtâXp am{Xamb temI¯p Pohn¡m\mbncp¶p AbmÄ Xmev]cys¸«Xv. Bhiy¯n\v i¼fw In«p¶ sF Sn bnse tPmen hn«p, _nkns\Ênte¡nd§nbXnse a¯cs¯bpw, Abmfn am{Xw {]Xo£bpambn Pohn¡p¶ A½bv¡pw AÑ\papmb \ncmibptSbp sams¡ AÛpXw IqdepIÄ \ndª tNmZy§Ä¡p D¯cw ]dbm³ AbmÄ Aià\mbncps¶¶Xp Xs¶ {][m\ ImcWw. BZys¯ H¶v cp hÀjw, kwc`§sfÃmw XIÀ¶p, ]nSn¨p \n¡m\mbn, F´p tPmenbpw sN¿sas¶mcp AhØbnembt¸mÄ AbmÄ kzbw ]eh«w tNmZn¨ tNmZy§fmWh. "Xmev]cy apÅ Imcy§Ä sNbvXp Pohn¡Ww", "hnizkn¡p¶ BZÀi§Ä ]IÀ¯n¡m Wn¡Ww "Fs¶ms¡, PohnX¯n Hcp \nesb¯nbhÀ¡p s]mXpk½Xn ¡mbn ]dbm³ sImÅmhp¶Xp am{XamsW¶pw, ]Wapm¡Wsa¶Xv am{Xam Wv bYmÀ°temI¯n kzoImcyamb Htc Hcp APsb¶Xpw AbmÄ t]m sIt¸msI a\Ênem¡n. ]W¯ne[nIw BZÀiw amÀKam¡nbhsc a·msc ¶p XoÀ¸p I¸n¡p¶ kaql\oXn Abmsf shdp¸n¡pIbpw, hnPb¯n tes¡¯n tNtcXv asät¸mfs¯¡mfpw AXymhiyambn¯ocpIbpw sNbvXp. A§s\ km[mcW¡mÀ¡nSbnse Akm[mcW¡mc\mhm\pÅ anÌÀ \mbcpsS kmbp[hn¹h¯nsâ BZy]Snbmbncp¶p, A¶v hsc h¶Xn sh¨v Gähpw k¼¶\mb HcÑsâ aIfmb eXnIbpambpÅ hnhmlw. s]®v ImWm³ t]mbt¸mÄ Abmfhsf {i²n¨ncpt¶m? hoSpw, D½ds¯ Imdp sams¡ ASn¯dbn« Xocpam\§Ä¡v Cf¡w hcmXncn¡m³, AhfpsS Idp¯ \ndhpw F® \ndª apSnbpsams¡ a\x]qÀhw AhKWns¨¶XmWv kXyw. Ac shfn¨apÅ lmfn Ccp¶p, AhÄ Nncn¨p BwKyw Im«n, A½tbmsS t´m ]dbp¶pmbncp¶Xp am{Xw HmÀabpv. sshImcnIXIfpsS Npgen¡män sXdn¨p t]mb Zqc§fn \n¶pw Xncn¨p hcm³ AbmÄ¡v- ITn\a\kv¡\mhWambncp¶p. IYIÄ¡nt¸mÄ aq¶p ZimÐw {]mbambn .. tijw, AhfpsS sFizcyhpw AhfpsSbÑsâ \nt£] §fpw Hs¡ tNÀ¶v hoXns¨Sp¯mepw _m¡nbmIp¶{X hnPb§fm AbmfpsS PohnXw hopw amdn adªp. kz´w Cã§Ä ]n´pScp¶hÀ D¶X Øm\s¯¯p¶sX §s\ sb¶p ImWn¡m³ Hcn¡Â¡qSn AbmÄ kaql¯n sâ DZmlcW¸«nIbn Øm\w ]nSn¨p. \c \nb{XWmXoXambt¸mÄ, apSn \t¶ ]ä sh«pIbpw, hbdp Ipd¡m³ tUmÎdpsS \nÀt±i{]Imcw kmeUpIÄ ioeam¡pIbpw sNbvXp XpS§nb Imeambncp¶p AXv. HäaIÄ hnhmlnXbmbncn¡p¶p.
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`mKysaÃmw XnIªt¸mfpw, sNdptX´ntem XpS§n hÀj§Ä sImv DÅn I\¯p cq]s¸« asämcim´n F´mbncn¡pw? A§s\bmWv, B hoSn Hcp \ng IWs¡ \S¡p¶ eXnItb AbmÄ icn bmbn {i²n¨p XpS§nbXv . AhÄ D½dt¯¡v hcmtdbnÃ, AbmtfmSv Hcp hmNIw t]mepw XnI¨p kwkm cn¡mdnÃ, klmb¯n\p Bsf{Xbpmbn«pw, kZmkabw ASp¡fbnepw ]n¶m ¼pd¯pw Fs´¦nepw sNbvXp \n¡p¶Xv Hcp \ng t]mse ImWmdpv.. BZyamZyw A{Xbpw ieyw HgnhmWtÃm F¶mWv IcpXmdp, ]ns¶ a\x]qÀhw A]am\n¡m³ sN¿p¶XmsW¶v Ipäs¸Sp¯n, HSphn A§s\sbmcmsf¸än AbmÄ Xosc t_m[hm\ÃmsXbmbn. Ahfpambn AbmÄ ]pdt¯m ]mÀ«nI Ät¡m t]mhmdnÃ. AhÄ¡p aäp kplr¯p¡fpanÃ, hÃt¸mgpw s{Sbn\n \m«n t]mbn h¶ncp¶Xpw AÑ\pa½bpw acn¨Xnev]ns¶ AhÄ XoÀ¯pw \nÀ ¯n F¶v Xs¶¸dbmw. HmÀ¯p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ AXnibn¨p t]mbn. Bhiy§Ä bmsXm ¶pw ]dbmsX, ho«p tPmenIÄ XoÀ¡m³ am{XambÃmsX, hÃt¸mgpsa¦nepw, tZjys¸s«¦nepw AhÄ Xsâ km¶n[yw Adnbn¡mXncp¶sX´v ? hnhml¯nsâ BZy\mfnsem¶nÂ, Xsâ kzXkn²amb \mS³ a«n AhÄ AbmfpsS Hm^oknse¯n, Adnbm¯ `mjIfn AhnsS DÅhtcmsSs´m s¡tbm ]dbm³ {ian¡p¶Xv Ip h¶t¸mÄ AbmÄ H¨bns«¶Xp t\cv Xs¶. "\nsâ AÑsâ IminÃmbncps¶¦n \ns¶t¸msem¶ns\ Bcv Npa¡pw "F¶pw tNmZn¨ncp¶p. ASp¡f¡¸pdw IS¡cpsX¶v A«lkn¡pIbpw sNbv Xp. "Cw¥ojv ]Tn¡p¶ ]pkvXIw hm§n¯cmtam "F¶hÄ tNmZn¨Xv A¶s¯ Ic¨n Ignªp Gsd Znhk§Ä¡p tijamWv. "Acn thhm³ aebmfw ] dªm aXn "F¶v D¯cw sImSp¡pt¼mtf¡pw, kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ tIÄ¡p ¶bmfpsS apJ¯p t\m¡Wsa¶ kmam\y acymZ AhtfmSv AbmÄ ewLn¨p XpS§nbncp¶p... sXäpIfmWv.. ]s£ AsXms¡ Ignªp hÀj§sf{X sImgnªp t]mbn.. At¶Â¸n¨ apdnhpIfpsS Bgw {i²n¡mXncp¶Xpw, acp ¶v ]pc«n amämXncp¶Xpw, Xm³ Xs¶ PohnXhpambn Hm«]´b¯n Bbncp ¶Xv sImmsW¶Xv \ymboIcWamhptam..! HmÀ¯p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ¡v izmkw ap«n. aItfmSv, Hcn¡Â AhfpsS `À¯mhns\¸änsbt´m tNmZn¨t¸mÄ, "Aѳ A½sb t\m¡p¶Xnepw F{Xtbm t`Zw" F¶v AhÄ ]IpXn Xamibm bmhmw ]dªXv. ]s£ Ipät_m[w sImv AbmfpsS incÊv A¶v Gsd t\cw XmWncp¶p. A§s\ sNdnb Ipsd sXäpIfpsS henb ]cnlmctam AtXm adns¨s´ms¡tbm ]m]]cnlmctam Bbn AbmÄ Bkq{XWw sNbvXXmWv Cu hnhmlhmÀjnI BtLmjw. AhÄ kt´mjn¡s«. AhÄs¡t´ms¡ tbm \ãs¸Sp¯nsb¶ Cu tXm¶en Pohn¡ h¿..! cmhnse apX tPmen sbm¶pw sN¿cpsX¶v hne¡n, AbmÄ eXnItb klmbns¡m¸w _yq«n ¢n\n ¡n hn«p, "F´mbmepw Ipg¸ansö" ]Xnhv ]Ãhn¡¸pdw, \nÀ_Ôambn Ahsfs¡mv Xs¶ XncsªSp¸n¨ kmcnbpSp¡m³ G¸n¨p.. F¶n«pw, tamãns¨Sp¯sXt´m [cn¨ t]msemcp A]cm[t_m[amWv apJs¯ ¶p, kzoIcW apdnbnte¡v hnfn¨p hcp¯nb Ahsf t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ HmÀ¯p. Adnbm¯ Ipsd t]sc C¶v ImWpsa¶ t]Snbmhmw . "\o Ihcpw ImWm¯hcpambn Ipsd t]cv C¶v hcpw, ]cn{`an¡, FsâbSp ¯ncp¶m aXn.." ]XnhnÃmsX AbmÄ hnfn¨p \nÀ¯nbXn ]I¨ AhtfmSv hmÕeyt¯msS AbmÄ ]dªp. AhÄ Ahnizk\obX sImtm, kw{`aw sImtm, \ne¯p t\m¡n \n¶XÃmsX H¶pw ]dªnÃ. hc Imev]mZ§fn an¡ \J§Ä¡pw IpdpsI Idp¯ hcIÄ.. AbmÄ {i²n¡ps¶¶p a\Ênem bt¸mÄ AhÄ kmcn¡pÅnte¡p ImepIÄ Hfn¸n¡m³ {ian¨p.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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At¸mÄ, B \nanj¯nÂ, temI¯nse Gähpw ZpÀ_ebmb B kv{XobpsS Imep ]nSn¨p Icbm\mWv AbmÄ¡p tXm¶nbXv. ]¯mw ¢mÊn\¸pdw ]Tn¨n«n sænepw, temIw Ihfsænepw Xsâ sNdnb temI¯p F{X Bßhnizmk t¯msSbmWv AhÄ Xm³ BZyw IsX¶v AbmtfmÀ¯p . "\n\s¡t¶mSv tZjyaptm eXntI? " hÀj§Ä IqSn, ]I shfn¨¯n AbmÄ Npaen ssI sh¨t¸mÄ AhÄ `b¶v hnd¨p t]mbn. AbmfpsS I®n t\m¡m³ am{Xw ss[cyw AhÄ¡p _m¡nbpmbncps¶¦nÂ, AXnse BÀ{ZX Xm§msX Hcp]s£ AhÄ Hcp PohnX¯nsâ em`\ã§sfÃmw Imän¸d¯n AbmfpsS s\©n apJw tNÀ t¯s\. "F´n\msWt¶mSp tPmensbSp¡s¶p ]dªXv? "sR«n ]ndtIm«p amdn AXv tNmZn¡pt¼mÄ, ap³s]mcn¡Â AbmÄ hmbn\mäs¯¸än ss{UhtdmSv IbÀ ¯Xv AhÄ¡p HmÀa h¶p. AXv sImv kmcn sImpw, ssI sImpw hmb aqSn Zrãnsbt§m amän AhÄ apgpan¸n¨p "tPmen FSp¡msX ChnsS Ccn¡p t¼m F\ns¡t´m t]SnbmIpw. \n§Ä ]mÀ«n `£Ww Ignt¨mfq, ]s£ Rm³ ASp¡fbn hÃXpw Dm¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv.." \Kc¯nse Gähpw {]ikvX Unssk\À, {]tXyI Xmev]cy{]Imcw sNbvXp sImSp¯ ap¯nsâ ]WnIfpÅ kmcnt¡m´e FSp¯p Ffnbn Ip¯ns¡m p kzoIcW apdnbn \n¶pw ASp¡fbnte¡p HmSn c£s¸Spt¼mÄ, eÖbp sSbpw A]am\¯nsâbpw NqSpÅ I®p\ocp hoWp AhfpsS apJw s]mÅp¶p mbncp¶p. A¸t\cw \njv{Inb\mbn \n¶ tijw, AXnYnIÄ hcmdmsbt¶mÀ¯p Abm Ä apdnbnse Ae¦mc§Ä Xq¡m³ Bcw`n¨p.
IYbmWv \½psS kmlnXy¯nse Gähpw kPohamb Fgp¯phgn. cq]¯nepw LS\bnepw DÅS¡¯nepw IYtbmfw asämcpkmlnXycq]hpw anIhnte¡pw ]pXpabnte¡pw ]cnWmas¸Sp¶nÃ. CXv Ig¼pÅ hmb\¡mcpw kmlnXyhnaÀi\hpw Xncn¨dnbp¶pv. PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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hnPbn¨p tXmähÀ aRvPp ]n. tPmk^v \¶mbv \¶mbv \¶mbv \¶mbv
]Tn¡Ww a¡sfÃmw Pbn¨hÀ hepXmIWw ]Tn¡Ww a¡sfÃmw Pbn¨hÀ hepXmIWw.
\¶mbv ]Tn¨hÀ \¶mbv Pbn¨hÀ Aѳsd CÑt]m hepXmbhÀ FÃmbnS§fnepsam¶maXmbhÀ A½bpsS A`nam\ Xmc§fmbv Bdpt]cpw ]d¶mbncw ImX§Ä AIse adp\m«n hmkambn AÑ\pa½bpw hopw X\n¨mbn Ach§Ä hoSn\\yambn. t£aw Xnc¡phm³ kvt\lw hnf¼phm³ t^m³hnfnIfn a¡Ä aÕcn¨p cm¸I t`Zw ad¶p hntij§Ä XpSsc¸dªp XmfÀt¶mcp \mfpIÄ a¡fpsS a¡sf iÐambn Ip amtdmSp tNÀ¡phm³ Im¯ncp¶p Ah[n¡hÀhcm³ \msf®n \o¡n h¶t]mseÃmcpw thKw aS§n. Imew IS¶p t]mbv hnfnIÄ \ne¨p \msS¶ Nn´tb a¡Ä shSnªp hoSns\ hmÀ[Iyhebw s]mXnªp tcmK§tfmtcm¶p Iq«n¶ph¶p Bip]{Xn¡pÅn thZ\¡«nen Bcpw hcmt¯mcp cm{XnIÄ ]IepIÄ F¶pw apS§mX {]mÀ°n¨hsc³sd a¡sf s]m¶pt]m Im¡tW ssZhta. Abe¯p Npän\pw a¡fpsS hoSpIÄ Bsfmgnªmsctbm Im¯pInS¡p¶p \m«pImÀ Iq«pImÀ IqsS ]Tn¨hÀ hnS]dtªmÀ½bmbn ]Snbnd§p¶p. kmb´\¯n³sd GIm´thfbn CSdp¶ iÐambn Aѳ sImXn¨p \¶mbn ]Tn¨mepw \¶mbv Pbn¨mepw a¡fnsemcmsfm¸apmbncps¶¦nÂ! \¶mbv \¶mbv \¶mbv \¶mbv
]Tn¡Ww a¡sfÃmw Pbn¨hÀ hepXmIWw ]Tn¡Ww a¡sfÃmw Pbn¨hÀ hepXmIWw.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
cp¶nÃ. {]iv\§sf¶ A]ISImcnbmb lna]mXw \ndª hgnbn IqSn PohnXhnbn Hcp kÀ¡Êv A`ymknsbt¸mse e£yØm\¯p F¯msa¶v IcpXnsb¦nepw ]e Øe¯pw X\n¡v sX¶nbncp¶p. Hcp ZiI¯n\v ap¼v e\n h¶nd§pt¼mgmWv t_mK³hnÃbnse \m³kn sb ]cnNbs¸Sp¶Xv. XpS¡¯n Htc ho«n Hcpan¨p Xmaknt¡n h¶ Xpw ]cnNb¯n\p B¡w Iq«n. \m³kn hfsc kpµcnbmbncp¶p. BImc`wKn bpw lrZyamb s]cpamähpsams¡ GsXmcp ]pcpjs\bpw kzm`mhnIambpw Ahfnte¡v BIÀjn¡p¶ Xc¯nepÅXmbncp¶p. \m³knbpsS `À¯mhn³sd Akm¶n[yhpw en³knbpsS ZqscXmakn¨pÅ tPmenbpsams¡ t_mK³hnà bn asämcp kvt\lhk´¯n\v hncps¶mcp¡pIbmbncp¶p. apJw Xncnªpd§p¶ en³knsb {i²n¨pInS¡pt¼mgpw \m³knsb¡pdn¨pÅ HmÀ½IfpsS thentbäw Xs¶ Abmfn cq]s¸«v. t_mK³hnÃbnse hÀj§ Ä¡¸pdapÅ aªpIme¯n³sd a[pc kvarXnIfn kmP³ BpXpS§nbn cp¶p. Hcn¡Â \m³kn X³sd ssI¿v AhfpsS amtdmSv tNÀ¯psh¨p XeapSn s]m«n s¨Sp¯p hncense Acn¼mdbnepsS sI«nsh¨XbmÄ HmÀ¯p. A¶hÄ aqSnbm  s]m«ns¨Sp¯p ssIhis¸Sp¯nbXv X³sd DįSw Xs¶bmbncp¶p.. \mfp IÄ¡ptijw Acn¼md ASÀ¶phogpIbmbncp¶p . \m³kn hm§nb Iw]yp«À skäv sNbvXp sImSp¡p¶ ZnhkamWv AXv kw` hn¨Xv. cm{Xn sshIpthmfw Iw]yp«dn³sd Imcy§fpambn AhfpsS apdnbn X§pt¼mÄ kqcy\v XmsgbpÅ hnjb§sfÃmw X§Ä kwkmcn¡pIbpm bn. A§s\ a\ÊpIÄ hÃmsXbSp¯p. t\m«hpw `mhhpw icocNe\§fp saÃmw Hcv CgpInt¨cen\p Ifsamcp¡pIbmbncp¶p. ]pd¯p tImcns¨mcnbp¶ aªphogvNbn {]IrXn Xs¶ shŸpX¸v hncn¨p amSnhnfn¨p Ignªncp¶p . "tS¡v an ¹okv.. kmP¨m." \m³knbpsS \\ª NppIfnte¡p X³sd Zmln¨ A[c§faÀ¯pt¼mÄ AhÄ hnImc]chibmbn a{´n¨ncp¶p. AhtfmSpÅ X³sd sI«S§m¯ kvt\lw hnImcambn kncIfneqsS Pzen¨nd§n. FÃmw ad¶v In«nb Ipsd \nanj§fneqsS icoc§Ä ]ckv]cw ]¦pshbv¡s¸«p. Ipd¨p\mfpIÄ am{Xta \m³knbpambn A§s\sbmcp _Ôw Dmbncp¶pÅp sh¦nepw B AXnssiXyImew ZimÐ§Ä \o NqtSdnb Hcp BÂa_Ô ¯n\v ASn¯d ]mIpIbmbncp¶p. XpSÀ¶pÅ Xnc¡p]nSn¨ PohnXhpw tPmenbpsams¡ \m³knbpambpÅ _Ôw XSÊanÃmsX sImpt]mIp¶Xn\v km[n¨ncp¶panÃ. ]s£, hn[nbpsS hnfbm «w a\pjy³sd IW¡pIq«epIÄ¡pa¸pdamWtÃm... kmP³ Nn´n¨p. en³kn bpsS s]cpamä¯nepw `À¯mhmb Xt¶mSpÅ CSs]Senepsams¡ ImXemb amäw h¶p XpS§nbXv {i²n¡s¸Sm³ A[nIkabw thnh¶nÃ. FÃm Imcy §fnepapÅ AhfpsS \ockhpw DÕml¡pdhpw X³sd PohnXs¯bpw _m[n ¡p¶Xmbn A\p`hs¸«p. "kmP³.. F³sd _m¦vImÀUpIÄ C§p Xt¶¡p... \n§Ä¡v AanX NnehmWv, F³sd Imcy§Ä¡v \n§fpsS Imev ]nSnt¡ AhØbmsW\n¡v..." sNdnsbmcp sR«temsSsb¦nepw Bhiyw AwKoIcn¨p en³knbpsS km¼¯n I Imcy§Ä AhÄ Xs¶ GsäSp¯p \S¯nbt¸mÄ IpSpw_¯n³sd Iq«p¯ chmZnXzw \ãs¸«p Ignªncp¶p. am\pjnIXbnÂ\n¶pw bm{´nIXbnte¡pÅ Zqcw Ipdªphcp¶Xmbn X\n¡ ¶p A\p`hs¸«ncp¶p. `mcy`ÀXr_Ô¯nt\m `À¯mhn³sd Bhiy§Ät¡m
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
83
Xmev]cyw ImWn¡msXbmbt¸mÄ Ahsf CuImcy¯nse¦nepw DevkpIbm ¡m³ Xm³ Xs¶ ]e hgnIfneqsS {ian¨XmWtÃm... ]s£ hr£inJc§Ä t]mse X§fpsS PohnXw hyXykvX ZniIfnte¡v \ops]mbvs¡mncp¶p. CXn\nSbnemWv \m³knbpsS `À¯mhn³sd hchv apS§nbXpw AhÀ X½nepÅ _Ôw ]ncnbp¶Xpsams¡. en³knbpsS kz`mhhyXnbm\hpw \m³knbpsS PohnX¯nepmb amähpsams¡ CSbv¡äpt]mb _Ôs¯ hopw Du«nbpd ¸n¡pIbmWpmbXv. Asænepw \m³knbpambpÅ Xsâ _Ôw en³kn¡v AdnhpÅXpamWtÃm. "en³kn.. Rm³ Hcp Imcyw Xpd¶v ]dbmw, F\n¡v \m³knsb hfsc Cã amWv.." AhfpsS at\mKXw hmbns¨Sp¡pIsb¶ Dt±iyhpw X³sd tNmZy¯ne¶pm bncp¶p.. "Rms\m¶pw ]dbp¶nÃ..\n§Ä CãapÅsXms¡ ImWn¡v..." Ack½Xw en³kn {]ISn¸n¨Xv X\n¡¶v AÛpXambn tXm¶nbncp¶p. \m³knbpsS NphSpamä§fpw CS¡nS¡p Xs¶ apdnthev]n¨psImncp¶p . "en³knsb Cãansæn \n§Ä _Ôw Dt]£n¡q… F\n¡v h¿m C§s\ asämcmfpsS Bfns\ kvt\ln¡p¶Xv.. ssZh¯n\p \nc¡m¯XmWv \mw sN¿p ¶Xv.". \m³knbpsS BhÀ¯n¨pÅ ]cntZh\§Ä¡pw ]nW¡§Ä¡pw ]et¸mgpw BgvNIfpsS BbptÊ Dmbncp¶pÅp. F{X am{Xw \nÝbZmÀVyt¯msS Hgn ªpamdnbncp¦nepw AXne¸pdw iàntbmsS AhÄ X¶nte¡v Xncns¨¯nbn cp¶p… kmP³ HmÀ¯p. EXpt`Z§Ä amdnh¶p.. Ip«nIsfms¡ buÆ\{]mb¯nse¯n. IS¶pt]mIp¶ Ime¯n³sd Is¿m¸v {]mb¯n³sd cq]¯n FÃmhcnepw {]ISambnXpS§n. I¼\n aoän§ns\¶ t]cn cp Znhkw t_mK³hnÃbn t]mbn en³knsb AXnkaÀ°ambn I_fn¸n¡phm³ km[ns¨¶ X³sd [mcW C¶sebmWv sXänbXv. AhÄ FÃmw Adnªncp¶psh¶v AhfpsS t\m«¯n \n¶v Xs¶ hyàambncp¶p. "_m¦v tlmfntU atbn s{Sbn\nMv \S¯p¶ I¼\n sImÅmatÃm.."hopw AÀ°KÀ`amb coXnbnepÅ en³knbpsS ]cnlmkw kmP\v XoÀ¯pw Aklyambn tXm¶nbncp¶p. "en³kn… \osbÃmw a\Ênem¡p¶psh¶v F\n¡v hyàambn Adnbmw, Hs¡ \n³sd I¿nencp¸psImtÃ..." a\Ên IcpXnbncp¶ hntZzjsaÃmw ]pds¯ Sp¯p kmP³ Xncn¨Sn¨p... "AtX Rm³ C§s\sbms¡bm k½Xn¨p… \n§Ä¡v Cãaps¦n ChnsS Xmakn¨m aXn..." en³kn Hcp ap¶dnbn¸v IqSn \ÂIpIbmbncp¶p… Asænepw AhfpsS t]cnepÅ hoSv…`À¯msh¶ _Ôw Hcp t]cn\v am{Xw ] eXhW en³kn CXv ]dªn«ps¦nepw Ip«nIsf HmÀ¯p am{XamWv Xm³ £an¨ncp¶Xv. ]s£, C\nbpw C§s\ \n¶n«p ImcyanÃ. Ip«nIsfms¡ hepXm bn Xncn¨dnhmbn. C\nbpÅ PohnXhpw C§s\ A]am\nX\mbn Pohn¡p¶Xn AÀ°ansöv AbmÄ¡v tXm¶n. X\n¡mhiyamb kvt\lhpw hnImchp
84
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
sams¡ Xcm³ asämcmfps¦n AsX´n\v Xm³ \ntj[n¡Ww..?? a[yhb Ên³sd acp`qanbn acoNnIbmbn Ipap«nbXmWv \m³knsb... kmP³ X³sd a\Êns\ Hcp Xocpam\¯nte¡v F¯n¡pIbmbncp¶p. IpSntbdnb \m«p\S¸pw \mS³ kwkvImchpsams¡ ]mÝmXy kwkvImcs¯ BtÇjn¨pIgnªp. kv{Xo]pcpj AkaXz¯n³sd \m«nÂ\n¶psa¯nbhÀ ]pXnb PohnXkmlNcyw kzmb¯am¡n kaXz¯n³sd ]mXbnse¯n¡gnªp. ]d¡]änb Ipªp§sf sIm¯n ]ncn¨phnSp¶ IpcphnbpsS emLht¯msS {]mb]qÀ¯nbmbm Ip«nIfpw AhcpsS Imcyw tXSnt¸mIp¶ kwkvImc¯n hkn¡pt¼mÄ Xm³ F´n\v C\nbpw aSn¡Ww ? t_mK³hnÃbnse hr£eXmZnIÄ CeIÄ s]mgn¨v hopsamcp ssiXy¯n\v X¿msdSp¯p Ignªncp¶p.... ]pXnb kwkvImc¯n³sd Ahtijn¨ tNmZy§fpw tXSn kmP³ t_mK³hnà bnte¡p Xncn¡pt¼mÄ \m³kn ]ngpsXSp¯p Ifª Acn¼md hopw hfÀ¶p XpS§nbncp¶p…..
NpäpapÅ temIs¯bpw hyànIsfbpw Bg¯n a\Ênem¡m³ kmlnXyw klmbIamWv. B´cnIamb DÄ¡mgvNIÄ ]IÀ¶psImmWv anI¨ cN\IÄ CXv km[n¡p¶Xv. CXphsc \½psS ap¶nse¯nbn«nÃm¯ PohnXkµÀ`§fnte¡v {]Imiw {]kcn¸n¨psImv Fgp¯v CXv km²yam¡p¶p. BtKmfhXv¡cW¯n³sd Ime¯v CXv a\pjyhyàn¡v \ÂIp¶ _u²nIhpw am\knIhpamb Icp¯v sNdpXÃ. hmbn¡pI, kvt\ln¡pI, temIs¯ t\cnSpI.-PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
85
aq¶manSw enPn sk_n _豈 _Ô\§Ä BIpt¼mÄ, B{Kl§Ä ASn¨aÀ¯emIpt¼mÄ, kzX{´yw Iq«neS¨ Infnbnte¡p Npcp§pt¼mÄ, kvt\lw sImv XShd XoÀ¡pt¼mÄ, ku{lZ§Ä NqjWw sN¿s¸Spt¼mÄ , IcpX ssIbq¡nte¡p IS¡pt¼mÄ, ap³ _豈 hopw XpScpt¼mÄ, kz]v\§Ä bmYmÀYyaÃmXmhpt¼mÄ, {]Wbw {]ISam¡m¯t¸mÄ, NncnIÄ Ic¨nepIÄ am{XamIpt¼mÄ kv]Ài\w DÅw s]mfn¡pt¼mÄ Häs]SepIÄ izmkwap«n¡pt¼mÄ Adntªm AdnbmsXtbm Nnet¸mÄ NneÀ Hcp aq¶manSw tXSnt]mIp¶p.
P\{]nbkmlnXyw F¶pw FgpXs¸Spw. hmb\¡mÀ AXns\ s\t©äpIbpw sN¿pw. ]s£ AXn³sd \ne\n¸v an¡t¸mgpw sNdnsbmcp Imebfhnte¡v am{XamIpw. Nnet¸mÄ AsXmcp XeapdbpsS ssZÀLyamImw Asæn Hcp kmlnXykmwkvImcnI A´co£t¯mSv _Ôs¸«XmImw. \à kmlnXyw No¯ kmlnXyw F¶ thÀXncnhv ChnsS A{]kàamWv. hmb\ D¸mZn¸n¡p¶ ]mT¯n³sd GIXm\XbmWv BbpÊv Npcp¡p¶Xv. Hmtcm XhW hmbn¡pt¼mgpw hmb\m]mTw hyXncnàamhpIbpw hn]peamhpIbpw sN¿pt¼mÄ IrXn XeapdIsf AXnPohn¡p¶p. hmb\¡mcs\ Ah³sd kzØXbn \n¶pw AXv Cf¡p¶p; AkzØ\m¡p¶p; Nn´n¡m³ t{]cn¸n¡p¶p. hmb\¡msc B´cnIambn ]pXp¡m³ \nÀ_Ôn¡p¶p. ]pXnb temIImgvNIsf km²yam¡p¶p. ØeIme§fpsS ]cn[nIsf Cu hn[w AXn ewLn¡p¶p. Fgp¯mfcpw hmb\bpsS Xeapdbpw acn¨v a®Snªtijw \ndthdp¶ Ime¯n³sd ]cntim[\sb AXnPohn¡p¶p.
PJJ Antony
86
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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agtaL§Ä Ip¶nd§p¶Xpw Iv, ]pgIfpw Xmgv-hmc§fpw IS¶v, {iocwK³ ImtdmSn¨p. HSphn tlmkv]nä ImÀ]mÀ¡n Imdv ]mÀ¡v sNbvXn«v AbmÄ t\sc ssk¡nbm{SnIv hmÀUnte¡v \S¶p. hfsc Xnc¡p]nSn¨ Hcp {]hÀ¯n Znhk¯n³sd XpS¡amWsX¶v AbmfpsS icoc`mjbn sXfnªp ImWmam bncp¶p. IS¯ncbnf¡¯n³sd Cc¼Ât]mse {iocwK³sd a\Ên hÃmt¯mcp hn§Â Xnctbäns¡mtbncp¶p. Häs¸S F{X k¦SIcamb HchØbmsW ¶v AbmÄ¡v a\Ênembn¯pS§n. FÃmw ad¡phm³ IgnbWw. A§s\ Ignªncp¶psh¦n F¶v AbmÄ hÃm sX Bin¨p. hmÀUnse hoXnIqSnb sImdntUmdneqsS \S¡pt¼mÄ BÀ¯ebv¡p¶ \ne hnfnIfpw _lf§fpw tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. AXn\nSbnepw enknbpsS Nne¼n¨ Nncn AbmÄ Xncn¨dnªp. acp¶v....a{´w.....Iu¬knenwKv... H¶n\pw Nn«s¸Sp¯m\mIm¯ HcpXcw at\m \nesImpXs¶ Bbncp¶ncn¡Ww Ahf§s\sbms¡ s]cpamdp¶Xv. enk ¡v IqSpX \nco£W§Ä, ]cntim[\IÄ, Hs¡ Bhiyambn ht¶¡msa¶v {iocwK³ A\pam\n¨p. Ggp Znhk§Ä¡p apt¼bmWv {iocwKs\ AtX am\knImip]{XnbnseXs¶ asämcp hmÀUn \n¶pw kv{XoIfpsS ssk¡nbm {SnIv Sow eoUdmbn \ntbmKn¡s¸«Xv. FÃmhn[ B[p\nI kÖoIcW§tfmSpwIqSnb, \nÀ±nã \nÀ½nXn{]Imcw {]m tbmPIÀ¡v At§bäw CW§¯¡ coXnbn \nÀ½n¡s¸«n«pÅ, `oaamb sI«nS kap¨bw. ]Xnhv Bip]{Xn aWanÃ. Akm[mcWamb Xnc¡nÃ. ]{´p at\mtcmKnIÄ am{XapÅ hmÀUn Bdv aÄ«n Unkn¹n\dn DtZymKØÀ. Hmtcm tcm at\mtcmKnIsfbpw \nco£n¡phm\pw tcmK\nÀ®bw \S¯phm\pw Gsd khntijXIfpw k¦oÀ®XIfpapÅ AXy´m[p\nI D]IcW§Ä. ]e]e Xe§fnepÅ ]cnNcW{IaoIcW§Ä, ]²XnIÄ, Bkq{XW§Ä. Hmtcm tcmKnItfbpw ASp¯dnªpÅ kq£vaamb \nco£W¯neqsS, Ahcp sS am\knImhØ, kz`mhhyXnbm\§Ä, hyàn]camb BIpeXIÄ, DtZzK§Ä, Bi¦IÄ, A{Iakz`mh§Ä Hs¡ kabmkab§fn {]tXyIw ]cnioe\w kn²n¨n «pÅ tPmen¡mÀ tcJs¸Sp¯nsh¡pw. A§s\ tcJs¸Sp ¯nbn«pÅXn³sd ASnØm\¯n thWw {iocwK\v enkn¡p thp¶ tcmKNnInÕbpw amÀ¤\nÀt±ihpw \S t¯nbncp¶Xv. ]{´v kv{XoIfpw Hmtcm 'LSnImch«¯nepw' XpSÀ¨bm bn \nco£W¯nemsW¶pÅ t_m[yapÅXpsImp Xs¶ bmbncn¡mw, AhÀ FÃmt]cpwXs¶ X§fpsS Gähpw \à s]cpamäw {]ZÀin¸n¡phm³ InWªp ]cn{ian¨psImt bncp¶p. F¶ncp¶mepw Nnet¸msgms¡ AhcpsS at\m \ne XmfwsXäpw. At¸mÄ AhÀ BÀ¯mÀ¯v s]m«n¨ncn
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
87
¡pItbm, AW s]m«pt¼mse I®oscmgp¡n IcbpItbm, Asæn I®n ImWp¶sXms¡ FSps¯dnªpSbv¡pItbm, hmbn hcp¶sXdnIsfms¡ hnfn¨psImv BtcmsS¶nÃmsX iImcn¡ptbm, AXpasæn I¿nÂIn«p¶ hscsbms¡ B{Ian¡pItbm sN¿mdpmbncp¶p . enk¡pw Nnet¸msgms¡ AXpt]msemcp aplqÀ¯w hcmdpv. At¸mÄ AhÄ Bcpw ImWmsX D·mZn\nbmbn apJw ]qgv¯n Icbpw. Nnes¼ment]mse Xmfm ßIambn s]m«ns¸m«n¨ncn¡pw. ]pdt¯¡p IpXn¨p]mbm³ {ian¡pw. HSphnse Ãmw Ahkm\n¸n¨n«v G§eSn¨pIcªv XfÀ¶p ab§pw. {iocwK\S¡w FÃmt]cpw hmÀUn Ft¸mgpw PmKcqIcmbncn¡pIbmWv ]Xn hv. ]S¨«bn« tbm²m¡Ä ]S¡f¯nse¶t]msebmbncp¶p hmÀUv amt\Pc S¡apÅ tPmen¡msc ImWs¸«Xv. A{]Xo£nXambn GXp \nanjhpw F´pw kw`hnt¨¡msa¶pÅ Adnhv Ahsc IqSpX IÀ½\ncXcm¡ns¡mtbn cp¶p. hmÀUn\pÅn¯s¶ {]tXyIambn \nÀ½n¨n«pÅ ]qt´m«¯nte¡v {iocwK³ \S¶psN¶p. AhnsSbpmbncp¶ A©p at\mtcmKnIfn aq¶pt]cpw ]pI hen¨psImv ]ckv]cw kwkmcn¨psImncp¶p. Ahcn ]pIhen¡m¯, \op Npcp apSnbpÅhfmbncp¶p enk. {iocwK³sd A¶s¯ ]p\x]cntim [\bvIv hnt[bamtIp¶hÄ. {iocwK³ t_m[]qÀhw Hcp \ndª Nncn tNÀ ¯ph¨v AhtcmSp Ipiemt\zjW§Ä \S¯n. AhscÃmt]cpw Xs¶ hfsc k´pãcmbn ImWs¸«p kpKÔw ]c¯p¶ ]q¡Ä F¼mSpw NncnXqIn\n¡p¶XpsImmbncn¡ptam C§s\ Ahcnsemcp amäw F¶pt]mepw {iocwK³ kwibn¨pt]mbn. AbmfpsS A\u]NmcnIamb CSs]S AhÀ¡p Gsd BizmkIcambn«pmImw. tamtU¬ saUnkn\pw sskt¡msXdm¸nbpsams¡ tXmäv ASnbdhp]dbp¶ Nne kµÀ`§fnsem¶mWnsX¶v {iocwK\p hopw t_m²yambn. enkbpsS apJw sIm¨pIp«nIfptSXpt]mse \njvIf¦apÅXmbncp¶p. \mev] ¯n\mev hbÊpÅ Hcp kv{XobmWv Ahsf¶p BcpImepw ]dbnÃ. AXo hkpµcnbpw hnhmltamNnXbpamb enk¡v At§bäw ap¸Xp hbÊv {]mbwam {Xta ImgvNbn tXm¶n¡pIbpmbncp¶pÅq. AhfpsS \o Igp¯pw kzÀ®¯eapSnbpw \£{X§Ät]mse an¶n¯nf§p¶ ISÂ\oe¡®pIfpw Nm¼§m¯pSn¸pÅ ]hngm[c§fpw Hs¡¡qSn AhÄ¡v GggImbncp¶p ! enk {iocwKt\mSv hmNmebmbn tKmbv-tYbpw tImÄdnUvPns\bpw Ioäv-knt\bpw sjÃnsbbpw XpS§n sP sI tdmfnwKns\ hsc AhfpsS lrZyamb hÀ¯am\ ¯neqsS hioIcn¨p hcp¯n. A]mcamb AhfpsS Adnhn {iocwK\v AÛp Xw tXm¶mXncp¶nÃ. ]eh«w BhÀ¯n¨p hmbn¨n«pw H¶pw e`n¡m¯, Xosc \nehmcanem¯ _p¡mWv _p¡À ss{]kv t\Sns¡mSp¯ ''tKmUvkv Hm^v kvamÄ Xn§vkv '' F¶v IqsS ]dªhkm\n¸n¨n«v AhÄ I¿nencp¶ ]pkvX Iw tai¸pd¯v sh¨p. F¶n«v AhÄ¡v Ieiemb XethZ\bps¶p {iocwK t\mSv ]dªp. AbmÄ AhÄ¡v cp ]mcskätamÄ KpfnI sImSp¯p . ]mcskätamÄ sImSp¯p ian¸n¡mhp¶ Nne thZ\IÄ¡pt]mepw ]et¸mgpw Bân_tbm«nIv \nÀt±in¡p¶ {]hWXbmWv IqSpXembpw an¡ tUmÎd·mcn epw Ct¸mÄ Iphcp¶sX¶v AbmÄ HmÀ¯p. acp¶v am^nbIfpsS ^mÎdn Ifn krãn¡s¸Sp¶ ]pXnb ss_t{]mUÎpIfmWv Ct¸mgs¯ ]mhw tcmKn Isfms¡¯s¶bpw Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ {iocwK\p DsÅm¶p hÃmsX s]mÅn.
88
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
GsX¦nepw tcmKe£W§Ä Ds¶p \n\¨v HcmÄ X³sd `mcn¨ ZpxJw Hcp tUmÎtdmSv BhemXns¸Spt¼mÄ, km[mcWbmbn AbmÄ X³sd A\p`h§ fpsS shfn¨¯n Hcp \nKa\¯nse¯mdmWv ]Xnhv. ]t£ Ct¸mÄ sXm«Xn \pw ]nSn¨Xn\psams¡ sXfnhpIÄ \nct¯Xmbn«phcpw. A¡mcW§Ä sImpXs¶ Ahcnt¸mÄ XSn¨ saUn¡Â d^d³kv {KÙ§fntem saUn¡Â tPWepIfntem XncªpXncªp ap§mwIpgnbn«v e£Wsams¯mcp tcmK\ma hpw AXn\pÅ {]Xnhn[nIfpw Is¯n s]m§nhcpw. Iq«¯n Ipdn¸Snsb gptXp¶ acp¶pIfpsS hnhc§fpwaäpw acp¶pI¼\nIfpsS _p¡n \n¶pw Nqpw. AXpt]msemcp coXn Ahew_n¨mbncp¶ncn¡Ww enk¡pw 'ss_t]mfmÀ UntkmUÀ' F¶ Hma\t¸cpÅ tcmK\nÀ®bw \S¯s¸«n«pÅsX¶p {iocwK³ CXn\Iw a\Ênem¡nbncp¶p. acp¶n³sdtbm a{´W¯n³sdtbm hyhØnXnbptStbm CSbnÂs¸«v, And tªm AdnbmsXtbmbpÅ ASnsbmgp¡nÂ. am\knI tcmKnIfpsS apJy[mc bnte¡v Ahc§s\ F¯s¸«psImtbncn¡pw. {iocwK\v BsI¸msS Hcp Ipät_m[w tXm¶n. HcpXhWam{Xw Hcp ssk¡nbm{SnÌns\ Fs´¦nepw AkzmØyhpambn Im  aXn, ]ns¶ PohnXImew apgph³ Hcn¡epw c£t\SmsX Hcp KXnbpw adp KXnbpanÃmsX HcmÄ am\knI tcmKnbmbn¯s¶ Igntbnhcp¶ AhØ {iocwK\p \¶mbn t_m[yapÅXmWv. Ct¸mÄ enksbm¶p Nncn¨mÂ, H¶pIcªmÂ, sNdpXmbn«pt]mepsam¶p k¦ Ss¸«mÂ, tZjyw {]ISn¸n¨mÂ, Bthit¯msStbm DtZzKt¯msStbm H¶v kwkmcn¨m Hs¡ A¸t¸mÄ a\ximkv{X¯n³sd `mjbnte¡p hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXp tcJs¸Sp¯nsh¡pw. Ahsbms¡ a\ximkv{X ]pkvXI¯n³sd ]n³ _et¯msStbm acp¶pam^nIIfpsS {]oW\ItfmsStbm AhÀ ip]mÀi sN¿p¶ acp¶pIÄ tcmKn¡v \nÀt±in¡pw. aq¶pt\cw acp¶v tkhn¡p¶ Xphgn, icochpw a\Êpw XfÀ¶v- Fs¶t¶¡pambn Ahsc Hcp 'ÌnÜ' bpsS Ipänbn sI«nbnSpw. Cu Xncn¨dnhn enkbpsS I®pIÄ \ndªp Xpfp¼n. {iocwK\v IqsS IcbWsa¶p tXm¶n. ]s£ tUmÎÀ¡v IcªpIqStÃm! AY hm Icªpt]mbm enksbt¸mse GsX¦nepw Hcp Bip]{Xnbnte¡v d^d epIÄ t]mtb¡pw F¶ Xncn¨dnhv {iocwKs\ kaNn¯XtbmsS s]cpamdphm³ \nÀ_ÔnX\m¡n. AbmÄ Hm^oknte¡v \S¶p. {iocwK³ enkbpsS ^bepIÄ ]p\x]cntim[n¨p. Gsd `n¶§fmb, D]cn¹h amb, A\ymZriy\nKa\§fmÂ, \nco£W§fm kÀÆkm[mcWamb a\xim kv{X 'PmÀK³kv' Dw ''s{^bv-kp''Ifpw Hs¡ D]tbmKn¨v a\ximkv{X¯nse km [mcW tcmKe£W§fm enksb tImdnbn«ncn¡p¶p. an¡hmdpw FÃm tcmKn IfpsSbpw e£W§Ä Iw]yq«dnse 'I«v B³Uv t]Ìv' BhÀ¯n¡s¸Sp¶ hbmsW¶v AbmÄ HmÀ¯p. enkbpsS ]pXnb dnt¸mÀ«v hmbn¨t¸mÄ {iocwK³³sd a\Ên hÃmt¯mcp s\m¼cw tXm¶n. AbmÄ enksb hopw kµÀin¨p. AhÄ X\n¨ncp¶p hmbn¡p¶p. enk s]«¶pXs¶ ]pkvXIw AS¨psh¨p. enkbpsS I®pIfn I\Imw_c§Ä ]q¯p\ndbp¶Xmbn AbmÄ Ip. enkbpsS kpµc§fmb I®pIÄ hnSÀ¶p. AhÄ ]gbXpt]mse ]dbphm³ XpS§n. BImis¯ Hä \£{Xs¯¡pdn¨v, tImknanIv F\ÀPn sehepIsf ¡pdn¨v, A\y{KlPohnIsf¡pdn¨v, imkv{Xkmt¦XnIapt¶ä¯nepÅ ImÀUm tjhv kvsIbnense Ggp knhnssetkj\pIsf¡pdn¨v, ae¡pIsf¡pdn¨v, ...
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
89
Ah[qX·msc¡pdn¨v,…amemJIsf¡pdn¨v…AhÄ A§s\ ImcyImcW kln Xw FÃmw hniZoIcn¨p Øm]ns¨Sp¯psImtbncp¶p. {iocwK³ AhfpsS I¬XS§Ä ]cntim[n¨v, amd¯v sÌXkvtIm¸v sh¨v, Ah fpsS Bßmhn³sd kwKoXw tI«p. AhÄ Cab\¡§fnÃmsX {iocwKs\¯ s¶ t\m¡nbncp¶p. AbmÄ AhfpsS arZpeamb ssIhncepIÄ X³sd ssI shÅbntebvs¡Sp¯psh¨v [ym\¯nse¶h®w AhfpsS I®pIfnte¡pw t\m¡nbncp¶p. AbmÄ Hcp ]q¦mämbn amdn. AhÄ Hcp ]q¯pebp¶ achpw.
Fgp¯pImÀ¡v FÃmhÀ¡pw AhcptSXmb Hcp hmb\mkaqlapv. AhscbmWv Fgp¯neqsS AbmÄ/AhÄ kwt_m[\ sN¿p¶Xv. Cu {]nbs¸Sen\v hyàamb ImcW§fpw Dmhpw. AXv {]XnP\hn`n¶hpambncn¡pw. AtX Fgp¯pImcs\ Cãs¸Sm¯ (shdp¡p¶) Hcp hmb\mkaqlhpw Dmhpw. IqSpX hmb\¡mcntes¡¯m³ ]cn{ian¡pt¼mgpw Bcpw kz´w hmb\m¡q«s¯ AIäns¡mv AXv sN¿pIbnÃ. F³sd IYmhgnIsf {]nbs¸Sp¶hcpv. IY {]IminXamIpt¼mÄ B\pImenI§Ä tXSn¸nSn¨v hmbn¡p¶hcpw IYmkamlmc§Ä ]Ww apS¡n hm§n hmbn¡p¶hcpw ChÀ Xs¶. ChcpsS {]nb¯n\v ImcWw sshImcnIXsb Hgnhm¡nbpÅ {]tab ]cnNcWamImw, ss[jWnIXbmhmw, khntij samgnhg¡§fmImw, A²ymßnIXbpw cm{ãobhpamImw, hnaÀi\]camb \ne]mSpIfmImw, CXn³sdsbÃmw IeÀ¸mImw. (NneÀ¡v F³sd Ie CãamImXncn¡p¶Xn\pÅ ImcW§fpw Chsbms¡ Xs¶bmhmw). CXnteXmbmepw ChcmWv F³sd _ew. ChcpÅ Imet¯mfw IYbpsS ]qc¸d¼n Rm\papmIpw. \ne]mSpIfpsS Icp¯pä ]cp¡³ ssI¯dn \qepIfm R§Ä Hcp ]mckv]cyw XoÀ¯ncn¡p¶p. F³sd Ie s]men¡p¶Xv AXn\pÅnemWv.
PJJ Antony
90
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
InX¸v
IhnXv Fw C´y IpXn¡pt¼mÄ P\w InX¡p¶p. C´y Xnf§pt¼mÄ P\¯nsâ apJw hnfcp¶p . C´y UnPnänemIpt¼mÄ C´y³ P\X A\temKnemWv. C´y³ P\w Iymjv-seÊmIpt¼mÄ {]amWnamÀ Iymjp^pÄ* BIp¶p. ]iphn\p ]pWyØm\w In«pt¼mÄ C´y³ P\Xbv¡v `£Ww \nckn¡s¸Sp¶p. [\nI³ \¼qXncnbpw, apkÂam\pw, {InkvXym\nbpw BIpt¼mÄ P\w Iogmf\mIp¶p. \n³sd kzXzw AhÀ tNmZyw sN¿pt¼mÄ \o cmPyanÃm¯h\mIp¶p. kplrt¯, \n§Ä C\nbpw UnPnänembntà IpXn¸n³ Iyqhn h¶ntà F¦nÂ, \n§Ä Hu«v Hm^v ^mj\mbn t]mIpw AXpsImv C´y¡mcm \n§Ä tZlw apgph³ Nmcw ]qin Xe Ip\n¨ncn¡pI. \n§Ä hopw ASnabm¡s¸«ncn¡p¶p. *k¼¶\mIpI
92
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
APnbv¡v _p²n ØncXbnà lcojv ]mem
APnbv¡v _p²n ØncXbnà F¶p Rm³ ]dªXÃ. \m«pImÀ H¶S¦w ]dª XmWv. {KmaoWÀ A§s\bmWv. Irjnbpw aäpsams¡bmbn Pohn¡p¶ {Kma¯n se P\§Ä¡v ]dªp Nncn¡m³ Fs´¦nepsams¡ thWw. ]mSs¯ms¡ ] WnsbSp¡pt¼mÄ aSp¡pw. At¸mÄ hc¼n h¶ncp¶v ]dbm³ IYIÄ thW at{X. AXn\mWv APnsb _p²n ØncXbnÃm¯h\m¡nbXv. Aev]w ImcyanÃmXnÃ. APn P\n¨Xv Zmcn{Z\mbmWv. Iqen¸Wn¡v t]mIp¶ AÑ ³sdbpw _p²namµyw kw`hn¨ A½bpsSbpw aq¯ ]p{X\mbn«mWv APnbpsS P\\w. sNdp¸¯n Xs¶ hfsc hnIrXnbmbncp¶p APn. AXv ]ns¶ BÂ_ À«v sF³Ìn\pw hfsc hnIrXnbmbncp¶p sNdp¸¯nÂ!. As¸m AXà Imcyw. hfÀ¶v hepXmbn«pw B hnIrXn A§s\ Xs¶ hfÀ¶p h¶p. Ab¡mÀ s¡ms¡ Hcp ieyambn¯s¶ APn hfÀ¶p. Hcn¡Â kz´w Aѳ Xs¶ ho«n \n¶pw B«n¸pd¯m¡nbt¸mgmWv APn¡v BZyambn hni¶Xpw tPmen sNbvXv hni¸IäWsa¶v tXm¶nbXpw. BcpsSsbm s¡tbm klmbt¯msS Nne Iqen¸WnIÄ sNbvXp XpS§n. APnbpsS IqS¸nd¸mbn hfÀ¶p h¶ 'sImª' hepXmbt¸mÄ Cc«nbmbn. Rm³ ap³]v ]dª Nne Irjn¡mcntÃ? AhcmsW¦n ']mg' ]nSn¡m\pw hncpXcmWv. APn sImªtbmsS kwkmcn¡p¶sXÃmw ChÀ ]mg ]nSn¨v APn sb Ifnbm¡mdpmbncp¶p. H¶pw cpw ZnhkaÃ, F¶pw. Ah³ F¶pw CXv tI«v a\Ên Icbmdpmbncp¶p. tPmen sN¿p¶ Øe¯pw sN¿p¶sXms¡ A_²w. Iq«pImcpsS ap³]n ]cn lmk]m{Xw. kwkmcn¡p¶XmsW¦n \in¨ sImª ImcWw BÄ¡mÀ¡v a\Ênemhp¶XpanÃ. Fs´¦nepw ]dªmtem AhÀ Xncn¨v A§s\ Xs¶ ]mg]nSn¨v ]dªp ]cnlkn¡pw. CsXÃmw kXy¯n APnbpsS sXämtWm? \n§Ä ]d. Aѳ Nhn«n ]pd¯m¡p¶Xv hsc APn tPmen¡v t]mImXncp¶Xv,
'tZlnsb tZlw thÀ]ncnbpt¼mÄ AÀYw Krtl \nhÀ¯t´ AXpsImv abm Inw IÀ¯hyw?' Fs¶ms¡bpÅ kwkvIrXXXzw Adnbmambncp¶ns«m¶paÃ. hni¸v- amdWsa¦n tPmen sN¿Ww F¶dnbm³ taembncp¶p. AXv sImm WtÃm BfpIÄ APnsb _p²n ØncXbnÃm¯h³ F¶v hnfn¡p¶Xv. ]s£ Hcn¡epw apS§msX APn t]mIp¶ Hcp Øeapmbncp¶p. {Kma¯nse t£{Xw. BcpanÃm¯h\v ssZhapv F¶v APn¡dnbmambncpt¶m F¶dnbnÃ, A¼e¯n _m¡n hcp¶ ]St¨mÀ ]mbkhpw Iq«n Ign¡m³ IrXyambn Ah³ AhnsS F¯nbncp¶p. Bsc´v \pW ]dªp sImSp¯mepw A¸msS hn izkn¡p¶ APnsb shdpsX H¶v t]Sn¸n¡m³ NneÀ Xocpam\n¨p. Cu 'NneÀ' Rm³ ap³]v ]d ª Sowkv Xs¶. AhÀs¡mcp t\ct¼m¡n\v t]Sn¸n¡m\mWv t]mepw. Cu NneÀ¡v 't\ct¼m ¡n\v' GsX¦nepw kn\na t]mbn Im t]msc F¶v Rm³ AhnsS Dmbncps¶¦n tNmZn t¨s\. AhcpsS ¹m³ asäm¶paÃ. A¼e¯nse ImWn¡h©n tamjWw t]msb¶pw APnbmWv
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
93
FSp¯sX¶pw ]dbpI. F¶n«v ]ckv]cw t\m¡n AS¡n Nncn¡pI. tlm! F´v \à ¹m³! kXy¯n _p²nØncX CÃm¯Xv APn¡mtWm AtXm… AhÀ ¹m³ sNbvXXv t]mse APn h¶t¸mÄ Imcyw AhXcn¸n¨p. ImÀtaLw Ccpp Ibdn. CSnbpw an¶epw Xe§pw hne§pw ]mªp. APnsb At\zjn¨v {Kma¯n t]meokv h¶ncp¶p F¶p IqSn AhÀ ]dªt¸mÄ ]ns¶ \n¶nÃ. HmSn. ]mShpw tXm«§fpw IS¶p ]mªp. APn sN¶v \n¶Xv hoSn\Sp¯pÅ Hcp s]m«¡nWdn\Sp¯mbncp¶p. AXntebv¡v hoWp InS¶ncp¶ Hcp hÅnbn Xq§n InWäntebv¡v Cd§n. Hcp ]mdbn Xe Ip\n¨ncp¶p. Xs¶ ]n Sn¡m³ DS³ t]meokv hcpw. AdÌv sNbvXp sImv t]mIpw. F´v sN¿pw? tZlw apgph³ hndbv¡p¶p. hnbÀ¸p IW§Ä s\änbn \n¶v HgpIn Xmtg bv¡v ]Xn¡p¶p. hbdn\pÅn Nn{Xie`§Ä ]d¡p¶p. hni¸v- amäm³ thn am{Xw A¼e¯nse ]StNmÀ Ign¡m³ A¼e¯n t]mbncp¶ APn BZy ambn tZhnsb hnfn¨v {]mÀ°n¨p. Cà {]tbmP\anÃ. Hcp tZhnbpw X³sd c£ ¡mbn hcnÃ. Asæn Xs¶ tZhn F´n\p hcWw? Xm³ {]mÀ°n¡m\ÃtÃm A¼e¯n t]mbncp¶Xv. AsXÃmhÀ¡pw Adnbmw. At¸mÄ ImWn¡ h©n tamãn¨Xv Xm\mWv F¶v ]dªm t]meokv AXv hnizkn¡pw. C\n X\ns¡m cp PohnXanÃ. Pbn \cIamWv. t]meokn³sd CSnbpw Nhn«pw sImv Pohn ¡Ww. Xm³ P\n¨p hfÀ¶ \m«neqsS t]meokv Xs¶ hne§p h¨v sImv t]m Ipw. Xs¶ Ifnbm¡n Nncn¨hÀ Xs¶ ]cnlmkt¯msS t\m¡pw. Hcp henb am\knI {]XnkÔn APnbpsS akÊn DSseSp¯p. cm{Xn apgph³ Ah³ B InWdn Xs¶ Ign¨p Iq«n. t\cw shfp¡mdmbt¸mÄ Ft´m Xocp am\n¨pd¨ t]mse APn B ]mdbn \n¶pw Fgpt¶äp. hÅnbn Xq§n apIfn se¯n. ac§Ä¡nSbneqsS \nemshfn¨¯n kz´w hoSv APn Ip. shfn¨ sam¶pw ImWp¶nÃ. Bcpw DWÀ¶n«nÃ. ]Xnsb ASp¡fbnse¯n. iÐapm ¡msX as®®¸m{Xw ssIbnseSp¯p. Hcp Xos¸«nbpw. F¶n«v tXm«¯n IqSn tdmUns\ e£yam¡n \S¶p. \nemshfn¨¯n Npäpw t\m¡n. Bcpansöv Dd ¸p hcp¯n B tdmUn\p \Sphn Hcp \nanjw A\§msX Ah³ \n¶p. Xocp am\w Hcn¡Â IqSn a\Ên Dd¸n¨v B as®® kz´w Xebn IqSn Hgn¨p. Xos¸«nsbSp¯v Dc¨ Xmakw, APn AKv\nbpsS {]`mheb¯m Xnf§n. Hcp sXÃnS A\§msX Htc \n¸v \n¶v B AKv\nsb `qjWam¡n. HSphn sRfn ªv ]ncnªv APn \net¯bvIv hoWp. BÀ¡pw Hcp ]cnlmk¯n\pw C\n Ahkcw sImSp¡nsö Xocpam\t¯msS....!!!
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
94
GIm´Xbn hncnbp¶ XWÂac§Ä tUm Pm³kn tPmkv , tImgnt¡mSv
D¨bpd¡¯n³sd ]mXnbn sR«nbpWÀ¶v _mXvdqantet¡mSnbXv F´n\m sW¶v dnbmbv¡v a\knembnÃ. Ducn, hmcn¸nSn¨ hkv{X§Ä ssIbnepmbn cp¶p. _mXvdqan sN¶p \n¶t¸mgmWv ]cnkct_m[w h¶Xv. at\mtcmK¯n ³sd e£W§Ä {]ISn¸n¨p XpS§n F¶v kzbw Is¯n NnInÕn¡m\nd §nbXmWv dnbm. {]ikvX sskt¡mfPnÌn³sd Hm^okv hcm´bnencp¶v Ah Ä BtemNn¨p Iq«n. `À¯mhv ho«nenÃm¯Xv \¶mbn. "\n\s¡t´m Ipg¸apv" F¶v Ipd¨p \mfpIfmbn At±lw ]dbp¶p. `£W¯n\ncn¡pt¼mÄ Nn´n¡p ¶p F¶XmWv At±lw BZyw Ip ]nSn¨ Ipg¸w. CubnSbmbn Xm³ ImWn ¡p¶sXÃmw Ipg¸amsW¶v dnbm¡pw tXm¶n¯pS§nbncp¶p. Ccp«phogp¶ kab¯v apä¯nd§n am\t¯¡v t\m¡n \n¡p¶Xv Ft´m Ipg¸amsW¶v Ab¡mÀ ]dbm³ XpS§nbt¸mgmWv a\:Èmkv{XÚs\ ImWp¶Xns\¡pdn ¨v AhÄ Xs¶ BtemNn¡m³ XpS§nbXv. N{µ\pZn¡pt¼mÄ kqcy³sd Xm]s¯¡pdn¨mWv Xm³ Nn´n¨ncp¶sX¶v X\n ¡tà Adnbq. BgvNbnsemcn¡Â hcp¶ `À¯mhns\ ImWpt¼mÄ IeymW t^mt«m XpSbv¡p¶Xv \«{]m´msW¶mWv At±l¯n³sd A`n{]mbw. a\Êv F´psImp hgnamdp¶p? BtcmSp tNmZn¡pw? thWsa¶p sh¨p sN¿p¶Xà H¶pw F¶v X\n¡p am{Xadnbmhp¶ clkyw. BtcmSpw ]dbm³ t]mbnÃ' Bhnbn thhp¶ ]p«pt]mse hSnhpÅ PohnXw XpS§nbn«v \msf{Xbmbn ? FÃmw ad¶p XpS§n. ]p«pm¡pt¼mÄ \\¨ s]mSnbnSmsX tX§ am{Xw C«Xv hyXykvXXbv¡v thnbmbncp¶nÃ. "C¶p tX§m ]p«mtWm Dm¡nbXv? \¶mbn." CubnsS ]cnlmkamsW¶p Xncn¨dnbm¯ coXnbnemWv At±lw Xt¶mSv kwkmcn¡p¶Xv .Ipät_m[w Hmtcm hm¡nepw [z\n¡p¶Xmbn A\p` hs¸Sp¶pv. tPmen amäw In«n, At±lw XeØm\ \Kcnbnbn Xmakam¡nbn«v aq¶v hÀj ambn. "F´m, AhnsS ØncXmakam¡m³ ]²Xnbptm ? B Bgv¨ ho«nse¯nbt¸mÄ Xm³ tNmZn¨XmWv. A¶p X¶ \pÅn³sd thZ\ CS¡nS¡v CSs\©n \n¶p hcp¶Xv dnbm Adnbp¶pv. Ip¯n¡p¯n hcp¶ B thtZ\bmWv Xs¶ D¨bpd¡ ¯n \n¶v X«nsbgpt¶ev]n¨ncp¶sX¶v dnbm HmÀs¯Sp ¯p. Zqcw IqSpXemsW¶p ]dªv ]¯p Znhks¯ CS thf ap¸Xp Znhkambt¸msgms¡ AhfpsS Ipg¸w IqSn s¡mncp¶p. ap¸Xp Znhk¯n Hcn¡Â ho«n h¶p Ibdp¶Xv "aSp¯p, FSp¸Xp tPmenbpmbncp¶p. H¶pInS ¡s«' F¶p ]dªp sImmbncp¶p' "tIcfw apgph³ Inf¡m³ IcmsdSp¯ncpt¶m?"tNmZn¡m³ \mshSp¯XmWv. hm¡pIÄ ]mgm¡cpXv F¶ ]pXnb XXz¯neq¶n Xm³
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
95
anmsX \n¶p. BZysams¡ IcpXnbXv £oWw ImcWambncn¡pw F¶pXs¶ bmWv. ]ns¶¸ns¶ a\Ênembn hoSpw ho«pImcnbpw At±l¯n³sd ]cn[n ¡p ]pd¯mWv. a¡Ä a¡fpsS Imcy§Ä kpc£nXam¡n. X\n¡v BsIbpÅ Xv At±lw am{XamWv. Iã¸mSpIsfÃmw XoÀ¶v kt´mjapÅ PohnXw sImXn ¨n«v! At±l¯n\v H¶p anphm³ t]mepw t\canÃ. Hcn¡Â tPmen Øe¯p \n¶v h¶v Ipfn¡m³ t]mbt¸mÄ ASp¡fbn Nmb¡v shÅw sh¨v Bhn h cp¶Xpw t\m¡n \n¶p. IpfnapdnbpsS hmXn Xpd¡p¶ iÐw tI«t¸mgmWv Nn´bn \n¶pWÀ¶Xv. Nmb¸m{Xw Icnªp XpS§nbncp¶p" Icnª Nmb "F¶v ASp¯p h¶p Ifnbm¡n t]mbXÃmsX asäm¶pw ]dªnÃ. thsd Nmb bn«v apdnbn sImp t]mbn sImSp¯t¸mÄ k½Xn¨ncn¡p¶p F¶ AÀY¯n  Xebnf¡n. i\nbmgvN sshIpt¶cw h¶v Rmbdmgv¨ sshIpt¶cw t]mIm\pÅ sh{]mfw ImWpt¼mÄ Xm³ DÅn Nncn¡mdmWv ]Xnhv. a\pjy³ C{Xbpw amdpw F¶v Xm³ a\Ênem¡nbXv At¸mÄ am{XamWv. At±lw h¶p IgnªmÂ, apgph³ kabhpw t^mWn Ifn¡p¶ aIs\ A½ t\m¡n \n¡p¶Xp t]mse Xm³ hnjan¨v t\m¡pt¼mÄ At±lw H¶p Nncn¡pw. Nncn t]mepw \ntj[n¡s¸« Hcp s]®n³sd at\m\ne aämÀ¡pw ]nSn In«nÃ. dnbm...dnbm... F¶p \o«n hnfn¨ t¸mgmWv HmSn h¶Xv. t]mIms\mcp§n \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. hcmw" F¶p ]d ªv Cd§n \S¡p¶ BfpsS ]n¶mse t]mbn a\Êpw. a¡sfÃmw e\n skänevUmbn. "C\n \½Ä {^obmWv " F¶p ]dªp t]mb At±l¯n\pw NndIp apft¨m? Xm³ Häs¸Sen³sd NndIn tednt¸mhp¶pthm?. Hmtcm XhWbpw h¶p t]mhpt¼mÄ, "\n\s¡t´m Ipg¸ apv" F¶p ]dªmWv aS§p¶Xv. Ct¸mÄ, hchn³sd ssZÀLyw ]¯p Znh kw Hcp amkw, cp amkw F¶n§s\bmbn. GIm´amb Hcp ]Sphr£w IW s¡ XWteIm³ t]mepw IgnbmsX AhÄ hnd§en¨p \n¶p. Nn´Isfm¶pw Xebn \nev¡p¶nÃ. aq¶p \mep amkambn D¨bpd¡¯n sR«nbpWÀ¶v Ducn, hmcn¸nSn¨ XpWnbpambn _mXvdqantet¡mSp¶p. At±lw ]dbp¶Xpt]m se X\n¡v Ft´m Ipg¸apv. kplr¯v \oXphnt\mSv tNmZn¡mw Adnbmhp¶ sskt¡mfPnÌpIÄ Bsc¦nepaptm F¶v 'F\n¡v eohnÃtÃm s]t®, \n³sd IqsS hcm³. \o \½psS t]mtÌm^okn\p ]n¶nepÅ tUmÎÀ lpssk s\ Itmfq - F³sd kplr¯mWv. Rm³ hnfn¨p ]dbmw’. hgn Is¯m³ Ipd¨p _p²nap«n. AXymhiy Øe§fneÃmsX SuWn Npän bSn¡mdnà Xm³. FÃm hgnIfpw Incn¡Ww ]Tn¨ncn¡Ww. GXhØtbbpw t\cnSm³. Häs¸Sens\ adhns¡mv adbv¡pIbmWv ]Xnhv. tUmÎdpsS apdnbp sS hmXn Xpd¡p¶Xpw Im¯ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. C\n X³sd DugamWv. Hcp _p¡nwKv In«m³ Ipd¨p _p²nap«n. amk§Ä¡p apt¼ _p¡p sN¿Ww t]m epw! hmXn Xpd¡p¶ iЯn\pw ap³s] t^m¬ dn§v sNbvXp. knÌtdmSv Hcp \nanjw F¶v ssI sImp ImWn¨p. "ltem" ]Xps¡ arZphmbn ltem ]dbp¶p. IqSpXemtemNn¡msX Xm\pw ]dªp. "Rm³ dnbm Xm¦Ä BcmsW¶p ]dbq " XnSp¡w sImv ]cp¡\mbnt¸mtbm F¶ kwibw . hnfn¨bmfv F¶p IcpXnbmthm? FSn s]s® Rm³ \nsâ tN«mbnbmSo "
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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F´p]än tN«mbo "Ct¸mÄ hnfn¡p¶Xv? Hm^oknetÃ? hnfn]XnhnÃm¯XmW tÃm F¶v \mhv ]pd¯p hn«nÃ. ''H¶panÃ' Rm\t§m«p hcp¶p" t^m¬ ]nSn¨p \n¶n«pw hnd¨p t]mbn. \mep hÀj¯n\ptijapÅ hnfn ! "Ft¸mgm tN«mbn " Hcp s]mXpØm]\amsWt¶mÀ¡msX sXÃpds¡bmbnt¸mbn tNmZn¨Xv. "sdbn Âth tÌj\n hnbpambn hctW." A©p aWnbmhpt¼mÄ AhnsSsb ¯v ]dªXpw t^m¬ I«m¡n. £oWn¨ iÐw. Ft´m kw`hn¨n«pv. s]s« ¶v knÌÀ X«n hnfn¨v tUmÎdpsS ap³]nte¡p sImp t]mbn. a\Êt¸mÄ tN«mbntbmsSm¸ambncp¶p. dnbm¶tà t]cv?" tUmÎÀ sXÃpds¡ tNmZn¨t¸mgmWv At±ls¯ H¶v ]mfn t\m¡nbXv. Pmfyw sImv Xe Xmgp¶pv. "tkmdn tUmÎÀ, Fsâ `À¯mhv s]s«¶v ho«nte¡p hcp¶p"'Rm³ At±ls¯ Iq«nbn«v ]n¶oSp hcmw. ]dªXpw Cd§ntbmSnbXpw Hcpan¨mbncp¶p. knÌdpw tUmIvdpw apJt¯mSp apJw t\m¡n. "AhÀ {]iv\w ]cnlcn¨ncn¡p¶p, ^b t¢mkv sNbvtXmfq' ]dªn«v tUmÎÀ arZphmbn Nncn¨p. GIm´Xbn hncnbp¶ XWÂac§fmWv tUmÎdpsS aµlmkw Gäphm§n bXv.
Literature is the garden of wisdom. JAMES ELLIS
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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H¶mw k½m\w In«nb IY _o\ tUmWn
Cu hÀjs¯ HmÄ bpsI kmlnXy cN\m aÂkc¯n H¶mw k½m\w In«nb sNdpIY FgpXnbXv {ioaXn Dam Inc¬. cmhnse Hm¬sse³ ]{Xw hmbn¨ Da H¶¼c¶p. ]{Xm[n]À sImSp¯ncp¶ t^mt«mbnte¡v t\m¡nbt¸mgmWv AXv Xm³ Xs¶ BsW¶v Da¡v t_m[ys¸«Xv. ]t£ CsX§s\ kw`hn¨p. Hcp IY t]mepw ]qÀ®ambpw FgpXm¯ F³sd IY Bcb¨p sImSp¡m³. thZ\ Ifpw ZpcnX§fpw \ndª _mey¯n BtcmsSs¡tbm ]I \ndª a\Êm bncp¶p. Ah ]n¶oSv GtXm hn¹hImcnbpsS Nn´ItfmsS Ipsd ISemkv Xp pIfn tImdnbn«Xv ]nSn¡s¸«t¸mÄ A½bpsS ap¶n Xe Ip\n¨v \nev¡m s\ IgnªpÅq. CÃm¯ ss]k apS¡n Iãs¸«v ]Tn¡m³ Ab¡pt¼mÄ t] ¸dn Hmtcm¶v Ip¯n Ipdn¡pt¶m F¶v tNmZn¨p FÃmw hmcn ASp¸nen«v I¯n¨p Ifbp¶Xv \nÊlmbXtbmsS t\m¡n \n¶p. Asæn Xs¶ Øncw aZy]m\nbmb Hcѳsd \mep s]¬a¡sf {]khn¨ A½bv¡v asä´v ]d bm\mhpw. hoSn\p Npäpw AXymhiyw ]¨¡dnIÄ \«p hfÀ¯nbpw ]iphns\ hfÀ¯nbpw A¶¶s¯ Blmc¯n\pÅ hIbv¡v IãvSs¸Sp¶ A½bpsS GI {]Xo£ aq¯hfmb F¶nemcp¶p. DÅn XnI«n h¶sXms¡ AhnsS Xs¶ Ipgn¨v aqSn \¶mbn ]Tn¨p kvIqÄ ^Ìv Bbn ]¯mw¢mÊv ]mÊmbn. ]n ¶oSv ASp¯ hoSpIfnse sNdnb Ip«nIÄ¡v Syqj³ FSp¯v XpS§n. {]oUn {Knbpw \à amÀt¡msS ]mÊmbn. Fs´¦nepw s{]m^jW tImgvkn\v tNÀ ¶v ]Tn¡m\pÅ km¼¯nI ØnXn CÃmXncp¶Xn\m Un{Kn¡v tNÀ¶panÃ. DÅnse A]IÀjXm t_m[w A[nIw Bcpambn Iq«v IqSm³ A\phZn¨nÃ. B¬Ip«nIfpsS CSbn FÃmhtcmSpw Xami ]dªv Nncn¸n¨v \S¡p¶ tKm] ³ F³sd sau\w {i²n¡p¶pmbncp¶p. ]eXhW ImcWw At\zjn¨n«pw Rm³ H¶pw ]dªnÃ. ]t£ tKm]phn³sd \nc´c iey¯ns\mSphn Hcn¡  Hcp tX§temsS X³sd thZ\IÄ Xpd¶p ]dªp. Hcn¡Â aZy]n¨v h¶ Aѳ Xs¶ imcncoIambn ]oUn¸n¡m³ {ian¨Xpw ]ns¶ Hcn¡Â t]mepw AÑt\mSv kwkmcn¨n«nsöXpw a\x]qÀhw ad¨p h¨p. FÃmw tI«v Ignªv FÃmw icnbmIpsatSm, X\n¡v Hcp \à Imew Dmhpsa¶v ]dªp tKm]p Bizkn¸n¨p. ]n¶oSv R§Ä \à kplr¯p¡Ä Bbncp¶p. CSbv¡v Ft¸m tgm B skulrZ¯n\nSbnte¡v {]Wbag R§fpsS lrZb¯n \\sªm gpIp¶Xv Adnªn«pw AXv AdnbmsX \S¶ Ipsd \mfpIÄ. ]n¶oSv B {]W bw Ah³ Xs¶ Xpd¶p ]dªt¸mÄ F§s\ {]XnIcn¡Ww F¶v t]mepw AdnbnÃmbncp¶p. ]T\w Ignªv Hcp tPmen In«nbn«v Xs¶ Rms\³sd PohnX ¯nte¡v Iq«n sImv t]mIpw F¶ hm¡pIÄ¡v \à ZrVX Dmbncp¶p. Dam tKm]³ F¶v ]pkvXIXmfpIfn FgpXn ]nSn¸n¨v Hcp]mSv \ndapÅ kz]v \§Ä sa\ªp. CSbv¡nsS Ahsbms¡ ISemÊn ]IÀ¯n tKm]phns\ ImWn¡pt¼mÄ X³sd DÅnsemcp kmlnXyImcn Hfnªncn¡p¶Xv ImWp¶ps¶pw CsXÃmw Hcpan¨v h¨v X³sd t]cn Hcp ]pkvXIw Cd¡p sa¶pw ]dbpt¼mÄ X³sd a\Êv a\Ênem ¡p¶ Hcmsf F¦nepw ssZhw F\n¡v X¶tÃm F¶ NmcnXmÀ°yw tXm¶nbncp¶p. cmw hÀj Un{Kn ]co£¡v tijw cv amks¯ Ah[n ¡mbn ]ckv]cw ]ncnªp. tImtfPv Xpd¶v Ipd¨v Znhk§Ä Ignªn«pw tKm]³ tImtfPn  F¯nbnÃ. Ah³sd taÂhnemkhpw t^m¬
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\¼cpw H¶pw AdnbnÃmbncp¶p. FÃm kz]v\§fpw XIÀ¶p XpS§n. ¢mÊn {i²n¡phm³ IgnªnÃ. ]etcmSpw At\zjn¨p, BÀ¡pw tKm]phns\ Ipdn¨v Hcdnhpw Dmbncp¶nÃ. Xm³ NXn¡s¸SpIbmbncps¶¶v kzbw hn [nsbgpXn. ]t£ Hcp t\m«w sImv t]mepw Xs¶ If¦s¸Sp¯m¯ tKm]p F§s\bmWv NXn¨Xv. ]e tNmZy§fpw D¯c§fpw sImv a\Êns\ kzbw _es¸Sp¯m³ {ian¨n«pw ]et¸mgpw XfÀ¶p t]mbn. BbnS¡mWv IqsS ] Tn¨ncp¶ cv Ip«nIÄ \gvknwMv ]Tn¡m³ t]mIm³ Xocpam\n¨Xv. B tImtfPnse HmÀ½Ifn \n¶pw Hscmfnt¨m«w In«Wsa¶pÅ Hscmä Nn´bn Rm\pw AhtcmsSm¸w At]£ sImSp¯p. `mKyw sImv sadnän Xs¶ F³sd At]£ ]cnKWn¨p. A[nIw ^okv H¶pw NnehmImsX ]Tn¡m³ Ignªp. ]e hn[¯nepÅ tcmKnItfbpw Ahc\p`hn¡p¶ am\knIhpw imcn coIhpw Bb thZ\Itfbpw a\Ênem¡nbt¸mÄ, AhÀ¡v thn BßmÀ° ambn tkh\w sNbvXt¸mÄ F³sd DÅn ]pIªncp¶ Xo \mf§Ä AW ªp XpS§n. Nnet¸mÄ Ubdn XmfpIfn Nne s\m¼c Nn{X§Ä tImdn bn«ncp¶p. tPmen In«n i_fw hm§n XpS§nbt¸mÄ apX AXn Hcphnln Xw ]mhs¸« GsX¦nepw tcmKnIÄ¡v sImSp¯ncp¶p. ChnsS tPmen¡v h¶ Xn\v tijw ho«pImscbpw _Ôp¡sfbpw Hs¡ Hcp \à \nebn B¡m³ cm]I Iãs¸«p. AXn\nSbn H¶pw FgpXm³ DÅ kabw In«nbncp¶nÃ. FÃm _m[yXIfpw HXp¡n ap¸¯ncmw hbÊn ho«pImÀ BtemNn¨pd¸n¨ IeymWw. XpS¡w apXte s]mcp¯t¡SpIfpsS \ncbmbncp¶p. PmXI¯n ] ¯n F«p s]mcp¯w ]t£ a\ÊpsImpw H¶nepw s]mcp¯w InÃ. Hcp Xcw AUvPÌvsaâv PohnXw. AXn\nSbn cv s]¬Ip«nIfpapmbn. ]ns¶ AhÀ¡v thn ]eXpw ]et¸mgpw Insöp \Sn¨p. CSbv¡v Ft¸mtgm ho pw FgpXWsa¶v iàambn tXm¶nXpS§n. taml§Ä, taml`wK§Ä H¯n cn ZpxJ§Ä¡nSbnse sIm¨p sIm¨p kt´mj§Ä, I®p\ocn IpXnÀ¶ cm {XnIÄ FÃmw t]¸dn ]IÀ¯nbt¸mÄ hÃm¯ Bß \nÀhrXn tXm¶n. B cpw ImWmsX Hfn¸n¨p h¨ncp¶h Hcn¡Â InctW«³ IsSp¯p hmbn¨p. A`n\µ\¯n\v ]Icw A[nt£]n¡p¶ hm¡pIÄ, ]eXpw InctW«s\ Ipä ¡mc\m¡m³ FgpXnbXmsW¶ {]kvXmh\. FÃmw hen¨p Iodn Iftbn h¶p. ]n¶oSv H¶n\pw tXm¶nbn«nÃ. ..... CfbtamfpsS Ic¨n tI«v X¸n XSªv FWoät¸mfmWv a\Ênem¡nbXv C{X t\cw IsXms¡ kz]v\w am{Xambncp¶p F¶v. Ft´m Hcp B\µ \nÀhr Xnbn tamsf sI«n ]nSn¨p tNÀ¶v InS¶t¸mÄ \msf apX hopw FgpXn XpS§Wsa¶v Xocpam\w FSp¯p.....
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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shÅ taL§Ä tUm. jm^n ap¯en^v
]pecnbpsS Xcn¸pÅ Ip¯nbnd§p¶ XWp¸v. Ime¯v aq¶p aWn¡v Fgp t¶äp. AXn\p ap³t] Dd¡w \ãs¸«ncp¶p. \gvkn§v tlmÌen \n¶pw XWp ¸¯v Cd§n \S¶p. ]v tImh³{Snbn h¨mbncp¶p kw`hw. Hcp 20 an\p«v \S¡m\pv cRvPn¯n³sd ho«nte¡v. kpabmWv c¬Pn¯ns\ ]cnNbs¸ Sp¯n X¶Xv. Npcp apSnbpÅ F\ÀPän¡mb kpa. {]Imiw ]c¯p¶ s]¬ Ip«n. ]¯\wXn«bn \n¶pÅ B s]¬Ip«n PohnX¯n Bcmbncp¶p F¶v \nÀhNn¡m³ _p²nap«mWv. F´mbmepw Hcp ktlmZcn Bhm\mWv AhÄ B {Kln¨Xv F¶p am{Xw Adnbmw. tPmenbpw Iqenbpw H¶panÃmsX, ]co£Ifpw tXmäv, Iq«pImtcmSpw XÃp]nSn¨p \S¡p¶ Hcp aebmfn tUmÎÀ. \m«neà tIt«m. XWp¯v achn¨ Cw¥nÂ. AXmbncp¶p Rm³. hnk aäp tPmenIÄ sN¿m³ A\phZn¡m¯Xn\m \nb a]cambn tPmenIÄ H¶pw Xs¶ sN¿m³ IgnbnÃ. Asæn aäp ]ecpw sN¿p¶Xp t]mse \gvknMv tlman sIbdÀ Bbn«pw aäpw tPmen kwLSn ¸n¡mambncp¶p. Ipd¨p Im¸ncn¡q«pImÀ AXn\p thn {ian¨XmWv, \S¶nÃ. kpa tImh³{Snbn hmÄkv t{Khv tlmkv]näen {]kh hn`mK¯nse \gvkm bncp¶p. c¬Pn¯n³sd ]©m_n IpSpw_¯n \n¶v _Ôp¡sf Bsctbm AUvanäv sNbvXt¸mÄ Ahfmbncp¶p ip{iqjn¨Xv. A§s\ c¬Pn¯n\v kpa sb \sÃmcp \gvkv F¶ \nebn XmXv]cyamhpIbpw F´p klmbw thWsa ¦nepw ]dbWw F¶v AhtfmSv kqNn¸n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. A§ns\bmWv kpa F³sd Imcyw ]dbp¶Xv. Fs´¦nepw tPmen? Hcn¡Â c¬Pn¯n³sd ho«nte ¡v kpa Fs¶ Iq«n sImpt]mbn. Hcp IeymW¯n³sd Hcp¡§Ä \S¡pIbmbncp¶p AhnsS F¶v HmÀ¡p¶p. temI¯n FhnsS BsW¦n epw ]©m_n IeymW§Ä lcw ]nSn¸n¡p¶, \nd§fpsS kwKoXw s]mgn¡p¶ A\p`h NmÀ¯pIfmWv. s]m«n¨nXdp¶ kv^SnI aWnIÄ t]mse BÀ¯p Nncn¡p¶ s]¬Ip«nIÄ, _mwKvdm ayqknIv, `£W¯n³sd X\Xv kuc`yw. c¬PnXns\ Ip, kwkmcn¨p. At±l¯n\v Fs¶ Cãs¸«p. \msf AXncm hnse Xs¶ 4 aWn¡v Hcp ho«n F¯Ww F¶v ]dªp.. A{UÊv X¶p. tPmen F´mW¶v Uoäbn H¶pw tNmZn¨nÃ, hbense Irjn¸Wn BWv F¶v am{Xw Adnbmw. Fs´¦nepw sN¿pI F¶Xv am{Xambncp¶p A`nam\¯n\v kmcambn £Xtaäncp¶ B Ime¯v tXm¶nbXv. ]ncnbpt¼mÄ c¬PnXv kvt\l]qÀÆw ]dªp… ''\o Cu ho«n \nt¶m !' Cu ImWp¶ ]©m_n s]¬Ip«nIfn Hcmsf \n\¡v Rm³ IeymWw Ign¨p Xcmw. Hcp ]©m_nbmbn ChnsS Ignbmw.'' H¶pw ]dbmsX a\Ên ' P_ P_ P_' F¶v BtemNn¨v kvt\l]qÀÆw aµlkn ¨p sImv Xncn¨p h¶p. ]ntä Znhkw Ime ¯v 4 aWn¡v ]dª Øe¯v F¯n. AhnsS 10-15 t]À X¿mdmbn \n¶ncp¶p. BWp§fpw s]®p§fpw AS§p¶ Hcp Iq«w . Ahcn Hcmfmbn Rm\pw. sNhn Xpfbv¡p¶ I\¯ XWp¸v. AhÀ D¨bv¡v Ign¡m\pÅ N¸m¯nbpw Nmbbpw aäpw h hc : tUm. jm^n ap¯en^v nbnte¡v FSp¯p h¨p. Rm³ D¨bv¡v
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Ign¡m³ H¶pw Xs¶ IcpXnbn«nÃtÃm F¶v HmÀ¯p. hensbmcp \of¯nepÅ sSt¼m {SmIvkv t]mes¯ hnbn Bbncp¶p R§Ä FÃmhcpw IbdnbXv. hn ]pds¸«p. ]ecpw Dd§p¶pmbncp¶p. F\n¡v Dd¡w H¶pw h¶nÃ. A] cnNnXamb hgnIfneqsS, Adnbs¸Sm¯ hn[nIfneqsS, Fs¶ k©cn¸n¡p¶ PohnXt¯mSpÅ AZv`pXhpw Iqdn Rm³ A§s\ Ccp¶p. aWn¡qdpIÄ ctm aqt¶m Cuknbmbn IS¶p t]mbn. en¦¬ jbÀ F¶ IunbpsS t_mÀUv IXv HmÀ½bpv. A¶v A]cnNnXambncp¶ Øe ambncp¶p AXv. (hn[nssh]coXyw F¶p ]dbs«, ]n¶oSv Hcn¡Â Rm³ BZys¯ s]Àa\³dv tUmÎÀ tPmen, s{Sbn\n§n \n¶pw hn«v FSp¯Xpw en¦¬ jbdn Bbncp¶p.) Ime¯v 7 aWntbmSv IqSn Bbncp¶p R§Ä hben F¯nbXv. GXv hnfbpsS hbemsWs¶m¶pw A¶pw C¶pw F\n¡ dnbnÃ. hnfIÄ¡nSbn hfÀ¶v \n¡p¶ IfIÄ ]dn¨pIfbpI F¶Xmbn cp¶p R§fpsS tPmen. Hmtcmtcm \ncIÄ Bbn Ccp¶v IfIÄ ]dn¨p ]dn¨v apt¶dWw. \½Ä thK¯n tPmen sN¿p¶ptm F¶v t\m¡m³ A¸w apcS\mb sNhn«n ÌUv Hs¡ ]Xn¨p \n¡p¶ Hcp takvXncnbpw Dv. ]S tbm«w F¶ Nn{X¯n ASnaIsf Nm«hmdn\v ASn¡p¶ A¨³Ipªv sN¿p¶ Hcp IYm]m{X¯ns\ BWv F\n¡v ]pÅnsb It¸mÄ HmÀ½ h¶Xv. IqsSbpÅhÀ Cw¥nse A\[nIrX IpSntbä¡mÀ BsW¶v CXn\Iw F\n¡v a\Ênembncp¶p. tPmen sN¿p¶Xn\nSbn ASp¯ncp¶ BÄ Ipiew tNmZn¨p. ]©m_nbn Bbncp¶p tNmZyw. F¦nepw Rm³ F§s\ bpsIbn F¯n F¶mWv ]pÅnbv¡v Adntbnbncp¶Xv Fs¶\n¡v a\Ênembn. 'lhmbn Plmkv ta Bbm' Rm³ F§s\tbm ]dsªm¸n¨p. (C{Xsb ¦nepw ]dbm³ cm{ã`mj ]dbp¶ Hcp Iq«pImcnbpambpÅ ap³ kulrZw klmbn¨p F¶v ]dbmsX h¿). Rm³ ]dªp XoÀ¶Xpw AhnsS Iq« Nncn Bbncp¶p. Rm³ F´p XamibmWv ]dªXv F¶dnbmsX Rm³ Ipg§n. ]n s¶ F\n¡p a\Ênembn Rm³ Hcp h¼³ \pWb³ BWv F¶v IcpXnbmWv AhÀ Nncn¡p¶Xv. Ahcn Bcpw Xs¶ hnam\w Ibdn h¶hcÃ. {S¡nsâ ASnbn AÅn¸nSn¨v ]e cmPy§fneqtSbpw kap{ZamÀ¤hpw aäpw ChnsS F¯nt¨À¶ bYmÀ° \nbahncp² IpSntbä¡mÀ! AhÀ¡v ]mÊvt]mÀt«m aäv tcJItfm H¶panÃ. kaql¯n \n¶pw amdn \n¶v Cu hbepIfn AhÀ cmh ´ntbmfw ]WnsbSp¡p¶p. In«p¶ XpÑamb XpI apgph\mbn tkhv sN¿p¶p. henb sNeshm¶pw AhÀ¡v BIp¶nÃ. N¸m¯nbpw Nmbbpw Hs¡ {Kq¸v Bbn Dm¡m³ hftc Ipdª sNehp aXn. hkv{XamsW¦n Agp¡v ]n Sn¨ ]gb hkv{X§fmWv AhÀ¡v kuIcyw. 10 sImÃw C§ns\ Pohn¡pw, F¶n«v Asskew ko¡À F¶ ImäKdnbn {_n«ojv ]ucXz¯n\v {ian¡pw. AXn\v AhÀ¡v ]©m_n GP³knIÄ Dv. A§ns\ 10 hÀj§Ä¡v tijw ]Whpw {_n«ojv ]ucXzhpambn ]©m_nte¡v! ]n¶oSv Xncn¨v IeymWw Ignt¨m Asæn \nehnse `mcybpw Ip«nIfpambn Xncn¨p ht¶m ]pXnb PohnXw! \¶mbn Iãs¸Sm³ a\ÊpÅhcmbXpsImv AhÀ sN¿p¶ _nkn \kv kzm`mhnIambpw hnPb¯nemIpw. ]pXnb c¬Pn¯pamÀ A§ns\ cq]w sImÅpIbmbn! AXp sImv Rm³ hnam\¯nemWv h¶Xv F¶Xv AhÀ ]pÑn¨p XÅn. Rm³ GtXm {ioe¦³ A`bmÀ°n BsW¶mWv F³sd ep¡v Hs¡ Iv AhÀ sXän²cn¨Xv. ASp¯ s]m«n¨ncn F³sd tPmen F´mWv F¶ tNmZy¯n\pÅ D¯cw tI«t¸mÄ Bbncp¶p. tUmÎÀ F¶p ]dªtXmsS h³ Nncn Bbncp¶p! CXpt]mes¯ Hcp s]cp\pWbs\ X§Ä In«nà F¶ coXnbn BWp§fpw s]®p§fpw H¶n¨v BÀ¯p Nncn¨p.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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At¸mÄ Iq«¯nse Hcp kaÀ°³ Fs¶ sSÌv sN¿m³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨p. At±lw tNmZn¨p ' ok, F\n¡v ]\n h¶p F¶v hnNmcn¡q, \o F\n¡v F´v acp¶p Xcpw?' Rm³ ]dªp' ]mcskätamÄ' AhÀ Iq«ambn BÀ¯p Nncn ¨p. ]mcskätamÄ F¶v ]dªXv AhÀ¡v a\Ênembnà F¶Xv Rm³ ZpxJ t¯msS a\Ênem¡n. Rm³ ]dªp ' A\mkn³ !' Nncn \n¶p 'A¼Sm,! Ch\v Ipd¨v hnhcw Hs¡ Dv tIt«m' \½psS kaÀ°³ ]dªp. A\mkn³ F¶Xmbncp¶p AhÀ¡v Adnbp¶ ]\n/ thZ\kwlmcnbpsS t]cv . tPmen sN¿m³ Rm³ Hcp ]cmPbw Bbncp¶p F¶Xv {]tXyIw ]dtbtÃm.. Ipd¨p t\cw Itkcbn Ccp¶v Fgpt¶Â¡pt¼mÄ Xs¶ km[mcWbmbn F³sd apXpIpw ]pdhpw Ìn^v BIpw. (Fsâ A½bv¡pw A§s\ Xs¶) B Rm³ aWn¡qdpItfmfw sNfnbn Ip´n¨ncp¶v If ]dn¨Xpw ITn\ambn ]pdw thZ\n¨p sImncp¶p. ITn\m[zm\nIfmb ]©m_nIÄ, kv{XoIÄ AS¡w \nc \ncbmbn AXnthKw apt¶m«p t]mbn sImncp¶t¸mÄ Rm³ am{Xw ]n¶nem bnt¸mbn. F³sd ASp¯v tZjyw h¶v Nph¶ I®pIfpambn \½psS ]©m_n A¨³Ipªpw \n¸pmbncp¶p. tPmen¡nSbnse `£W CSthfbn F\n¡v Ign¡m³ H¶pw Dmbncp ¶nÃ. ]t£ Zbmep¡fmb B ]©m_nIÄ F\n¡v IpSn¡m³ A¸w s]]vkn bpw Xn¶m³ cv N¸m¯nbpw X¶p. AXpw Nh¨v apXpIv \nhÀ¯n BImiw t\m¡n A¸t\cw Rm³ B hben InS¶p. shÅ taL§sf t\m¡n InS¶t¸mÄ F³sd A½sb Rm³ HmÀ½n¨p. A½ Hcp Zbmep Bbncp¶p. AXp sImv ho«n `n£¡mcpsS _lfw Bbncp¶p. Hcn¡Â A½ _ncnbm Wn h¨Xn _m¡nbmbncp¶ HtcHcp t¹än\p ap³]n Rm³ BÀ¯ntbmsS Ccn¸pd¸n¨p. At¸mgmWv 'i\n BgvN A¸m¸³' F¶v ]dªncp¶ Øncw bmNI³ F¯nbXv. F³sd ap³]nepÅ t¹äv A§ns\ Xs¶ FSp¯v sImp t]mbn i\n BgvN A¸m¸\v sImSp¯p. AaÀjw sImncn¡p¶ F³sd apJ¯v t\m¡n A½ ]dªp. 'kmcanà tamt\, \m¦fpw ]«nWn InS¡ IqSmXv, AXv¡v Xm³' - B A½bpsS aI³ ]«nWn InS¡mXncn¡m³ {]IrXn F´pw sN ¿pw F¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. FgpXpt¼mÄ sNdpXmbn I®p \ndbp¶ps¦n epw B Ime¯v F³sd I®n \n¶pw Hcp I®p\ocpw h¶ncp¶nÃ. bphXz¯n ³sd tNmc Xnf¸n hn[nbpsS hnfbm«§Ä Fs¶ kw_Ôn¨v NnÃd tdmfÀ tImÌÀ A\p`h§Ä am{Xambncp¶p. am\¯v sNt½L§Ä tIdnb kÔy¡mWv tPmen Ahkm\n¨Xv. At¸mtgbv¡v Rm³ Hcp 'tUmÎÀ' Xs¶ F¶v ]©m_nIÄ¡v t_m[yw Bbn Ignªncp¶p. Hcp tUmÎÀ¡ÃmsX C{X tamiambn If]dn¡m³ Ignbnà F¶v AhÀ¡v a\Ênembn. Ìn^mb apXpIpambn ' Ipn¡pÅnsemcp Kpp t]mbncn¡v amam ' F¶ a«n Ip\nªp\S¶ Fs¶ AhÀ klXm]t¯msS t\m¡n. sshIo«v tPmen Ignªv aS§nt¸mIpt¼mÄ A]am\`mc¯m F³sd Xe Ip\nªncp¶p. Cu tPmen¡v F\n¡v \msf hcm³ Ignbnà F¶ t_m[yw sIm mbncp¶p AXv. \mWw sImv AXv AhtcmSv ]dbm³ F\nbv¡v IgnªnÃ. tImh³{Snbn Cd§nbt¸mÄ kvt\lt¯msS AhÀ Ft¶mSv bm{X ]dªp. F\n¡mbn Hcp Nm¡v \ndsb Dcpf¡ng§v k½m\w X¶p. a®pw aäpw ]än¸nSn¨ Dcpf¡ng§pIÄ.AhcpsS I¿n Xcm³ AXp am{Xta Dmbncn¶pÅq. AXv F´mbmepw F\n¡mbn X¶p. Rm³ Hcp ]t£ C\n hcnà F¶v AhÀ F³sd au\¯n \n¶pw a\Ênem¡n ImWWw. B Dcpf¡ng§v Nm¡v kXy¯n F\n¡v Bhiyw Dmbncp¶nÃ. acymZbv¡v Ip¡v sN¿ms\m¶pw Adnbm¯ Rm³ AXp sImv H¶pw sN¿m³ t]mIp¶pmbncp¶nÃ. AXpw Xm§n Ccp] Xp an\näp t\cw Ccp CSp§nb tdmUphgn \S¡pI F¶Xp Xs¶ F\n¡v A¸w ieyhpw `mchpw Bbncp¶p. ]t£ B `mcw Npa¡m³ Xs¶ Rm³
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Xocpam\n¨p. PohnX¯n \ncmIcn¡s¸« kvt\l_Ô§fpsS CSbn hÀjn ¡s¸« B A]cnNnXcpsS kvt\lw hnes¸«Xmbn tXm¶n. B Dcpf¡ng§v Nm¡pw Xm§n, sNfn ]pc hkv{X§fpw ]mZpI§fpambn P·\Kc¯n\v ImX §Ä AIse Hcp Øe¯v XWp¸n Rm³ A¸w th¨p \S¶p. sN¶v InS ¶ DSs\ XWp¯ Ccp«nsâ Xpcp¯mb B sIm¨p apdnbn Rm³ XfÀ¶v hne bw {]m]n¨p. tPmen¡v ]ns¶ t]mIm¯Xp sImpÅ \mW¯m Rm³ Hcn¡ epw c¬PnXns\ t]mbn InÃ. 25 ]umbncp¶p A¶v B Znhks¯ {]Xn^ eambn c¬PnXv ]dªncp¶Xv. AXv c¬PnXv At±l¯n³sd I¿n Xs¶ kq£n¨p. Rm³ h¶v Imte AXv XcnIbpÅq F¶v At±lw kpasb ]d ªv G¸n¨p. c¬PnXv A§s\ kpatbmSv ]dªXv Fs¶ H¶p ImWm³ th n am{Xambncp¶p. AbmÄ¡v F³sd Znhk¡qen Bb 25 ]uv sImv t\« §Ä H¶pw sIm¿m\nÃmbncp¶p. C¶v F³sd Hcp aWn¡qdn\v AXn³sd \menc «nbne[nIw In«mhp¶ Hcp tPmenbn Ccp¶v In«m¯ B BZy i¼fs¯ ¡pdn¨v BtemNn¡p¶p. Ct¸mÄ PohnX¯n³sd `mKambn¡gnª Cu ssiXy cmPys¯ BZy {]Xn^ew. PohnX¯n BZyambpw Ahkm\ambpw sNbvX Hcp IÀjIhr¯nbpsS {]Xn^ew. In«msX t]mb B ]uv t\m«pItf¡mÄ hnebpÅ In«nb kvt\l¯n³sd {]Xn^ew. ]Xnsb \o§n amª am\s¯ shÅtaL§Ä F\n¡p X¶ a§m¯ ambm¯ A\p`qXnIfpsS {]Xn^ew!
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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IqSWbm¯ ]£n Pn\p XncphÃ-]£nIfpsS IfIfmchhpw arK§fpsS kvt\lhmbv]pw \ndªp \n¡p¶ imeo\ kpµcamb B {Kma¯n³sd hnkvXrXamb s\¸mS¯n³sd hc¼neq sS AbmÄ ]Xnsb \S¶p hcnIbmWp. IÅn appw apjnª jÀ«pw C«v XmSnbn XtemSnbpw \o apSn ]nSn¨p hen¨psams¡bmWp AbmfpsS \S¯w. AbmfpsS Nph¶p Ie§nb I®pIÄ aZy]³sdXn\p XpeyamWp. F¶m AbmÄ aZy]m\Ã. AbmÄ¡v- AÂ]w {`m´pv- F¶Xv- icn Xs¶. {`m´nÃm¯ P\§Ä Abmsf ImWpt¼mÄ IqSpX {`m´v- FSp¡mdpv- F¶Xtà kXyw. AbmÄ ]v- Hcp ]«mf¡mc\mbncp¶psh¶p {]mbapÅhÀ km£ys¸Sp¯p ¶p. AXnÀ¯nbn shSnshbv¸pmbt¸mÄ `bs¸«v -, AbmÄ¡v- {`m´mbnt¸mb Xmbpw NneÀ ]dbp¶p. kXyw F§s\bmbncp¶mepw AbmÄ C¶v {`m´\m Wv. ]s£, Hcp PohPmes¯ t]mepw AbmÄ D]{Zhn¨Xmbn tI«p tIÄhnbnÃ. F¦nepw Abmsf ImWpt¼mÄ Ip«nIÄ t]Sn¨v- HmSn Hfn¡pw. hndIv- Iodnbpw NpasSSp¯pamWp AbmÄ X³sd PohnXw XÅn \o¡nbXp. A¸m³sd dºÀ tXm«¯n\pÅnepÅ henb ]md¡q«amWbmfpsS kt¦Xw. sa¯¸pds¯¶ t]mse AbmÄ B ]md¸pd¯v- kpJambv- cm{Xn InS¶pd§nbncp¶p. ]Ibpw hntZzjhpw sImÅn shbv¸pw ASn]nSnbpw sh¨p ]peÀ¯p¶ a\pjy tcmSÃmbncp¶p AbmfpsS N§m¯w. arK§tfmSpw ]£nItfmSpw In¶mcw ]d ªv- \S¡p¶ AbmÄ kvt\l¯n³sdbpw ]tcm]Imc¯n³sdbpw ]cymbaÃm bncp¶psh¶p BÀ¡mWp ]dbm³ IgnbpI. BÀ¡pw, Hcp _p²nap«pw Dm ¡msX AbmÄ X³sd PohnXw apt¶m«v- \o¡nb t¸mgmWp B kw`hw \S¶Xv-. AXv-, AbmfpsS PohnX¯ BsI Ipep¡n adn¨p. cmw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡p¶ 'Inep¡w' F¶v Iq«pImÀ hnfn¡p¶ hmÂkey\n[n bmb s]¬Ip«nbpsS Xntcm[m\w B \mSns\ ]nSn¨p Ipep¡n. BfpIÄ \mep ]mSpw At\zjn¨p. tNmZn¡m\pw ]dbm\pw BcpanÃmXncp¶ Abmsf \m«pImcn NneÀ ]gnNmcn. s]meokv- At¸mÄ Xs¶ Abmsf s]m¡n. icn¡pw tNmZyw sNbvXp. AhÀ aq¶mw apd {]tbmKn¨p. FÃpIÄ \pdp§n th¨v - th¨v-, \S¶bmÄ \m«n Xncns¨¯n. tPmensbSp¡m³ IgnbmXncp¶ Abmsf P\§ Ä AIän \nÀ¯n. kwib¯n³sd \ngen BbXp sImmsW¶pw NneÀ ]d bp¶p. F´mbmepw, AbmÄ A\yh¡cn¡s¸«p. s]¬Ip«nbpsS tNX\bä icocw, cv- Znhkw Ignªp Ipän¡m«n \n¶pw e`n¨t¸mÄ At\zjWw asämcp Znibnte ¡mbv-. B Ip«n kvIqfn t]mbncp¶ Hmt«mdn£mbpsS ss{Uhsd kwibn¨v-, s]m eokv- AbmfpsS ]pdsIbmbn, \m«pImcpw, ]n s¶ s]meokpw. s]meokv-, Abmsfbpw hniZ ambv- tNmZyw sNbvXp. kwib¯n³sd \ngen epÅ AbmÄ, \mSn³sd i{Xphmbv- amdn. s]meokn³sd aÀ±\hpw \m«pImcpsS Xpdn¨p t\m«hpw kln¡h¿msX AbmÄ \mSphn«p.
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
\mSns\ apgph³ I®oÀ Ib¯nemgv¯nb B kw`h¯n³sd NpcpÄ Agn¡m ³ taem¯Xp t]mse sI«p]nWªp InS¶p. ImcWw, AXn³sd ]n¶nse hy ànXzw AtKmNcambncp¶p. kv-Iqfnt\mSSp¯, Bcm[\meb¯n³sd ]cnkc¯v -, kwibIcamb \nebn B Ip«ntbmsSm¸w asämcmsf IXmbv- s]meokn\p hnhcw e`n¨p. B hyàn Xs¶bmWp bYmÀY {]Xnsb¶v, s]meokn\p hyàamIp¶ ]e sXfnhpIfpw e`n¨p. ]s£, s]meokn\p At±ls¯ tNmZyw sN¿pI F¶Xv -, A{X Ffp¸a Ãmbncp¶p. kaql¯nse, At±l¯n³sd kzm[o\w Xs¶ AXn\p ImcWw. B hyànbpsS AdÌnte¡v- t]mbm AXv- ]e {]XymLmX§Ä¡pw hgn sXfn ¡pw F¶Xv- Xs¶. X·qew s]meokv- Hfn¨p Ifn¨p. \m«pImÀ B£³ Iu¬kn cq]oIcn¨p {]Xntj[ {]IS\hpw s]mXp tbmKhpw \S¯n. 'iq\yam¡p¶ t¾OX hnip² Øe¯v - IS¶p Ibdnbm F´v- sN¿pw?'.. F¶p, Hcp {]kwKI³ hnc NqnbXv- {]Xnsb ]änbpÅ kqN\bmbncp¶p. \nÀt±mjnIfmbncp¶ {`m´\pw Hmt«mss{Uhdpw NX¨c¡s¸ «t¸mÄ, Ipäw sNbvXhÀ a«p¸mhn hncln¡pIbmWp. 'B a\pjy³ \o Xs¶', F¶v, ZmhoZv- cmPmhn³sd apJ¯v- t\m¡n hnfn¨p ]dª Genbm {]hmNIs\t¸mse ]dbm³ N¦qäapÅhcmcpw kaql¯n CÃmbncp¶p. Xnckv¡cn¡s¸«, {`m´sâ arXicocw Im¡IÄ sIm¯n Xn¶Xmbv - dºÀ sh«pImÀ km£ys¸Sp¯n. BtcmSpw ]cn`hanÃmsX \niÐ\mbv-, \nÀÆnImc\m bv- AbmÄ IS¶p t]mbv-. At¸mgpw A{]nb kXy¯n\p ap³]n I®S¨v Ccp«m¡n, P\w \nÊwKcmbv- Ccp«n X¸pIbmWp. Bsctbm c£n¡m\pÅ Xo{h{iahpambv-....
Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way. SALMAN RUSHDIE
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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tjÀfn tPmk^v A´anÃdnhpIÄ¡p A\p`h§fkvXan¡pwhsc. BZy]mT§fn ]mShanödnªp ; Xncªp,tXSnbebp¶ imkv{Xw. asäm¶mWv \h{Kmlysat¶mXn ; hopamt\cnt\mSv t\cnSm\dnhptXSnHmSn¡nX¨p XfÀ¶pw, hfÀ¶pw hopaht_m[¯nÂt_m[w \ndbv¡m³ \mtf¡mbn ]pXpAdnhptXSp¶p. BZyXncsbt¯Snbebp¶ IStemSnhpIÄt]mse XnYnIfn§s\ \o´nbIeth AesbmSp§m¯a\kpambv Adnhn\mbv ]mbp¶p \mw . \hÚm\kqà§Ä FcnªaÀ¶PohX´phn ]ndhnsImÅp¶p ; FcnªS§n, KÀ`¯n\pÅnse Ipªns\ ]pXpshfn¨w Im«p s¶mc½X³\·t]mÂ. I_Ô§fnÂ\n¶v {]_Ô¯ntebv¡n\nsb{XZqcw ? kXyAkXy§Ä¡nSbnepÅ{XZqcw. AsX{XsNdpsX¶pw, hepsX¶pw \nÝbn¡m\mhmsX Ipg§p¶p \mw. thZsa¶p \o samgnªhsb³ hnZqckXysa¶dnhv \n¶nehtijn¸n¡p¶ achn¸v GXphypXv]¯nbmepWÀ¯pw ? ap¶dnhpIÄ¡pw C¶dnhpIÄ¡psa³ {]Wmaw. Ah ap³P·_Ô¯ne§s\ sI«p]nWªp InS¶nSs« !
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Xncnªp InS¶v IqÀ¡w hen¨pd§p¶ Abmsf ]pÑt¯msS H¶v t\m¡nbn«v AhÄ sasà Fgpt¶äv \ne¡®mSnbnepÅ X³sd {]Xn_nw_¯nte¡päp t\m ¡n. I®pIÄ sISmsX I¯p¶p. apJ¯v timIambn \ngen¡p¶ COm`wKw. AhÄ¡p Xt¶mSpw temIw apgpht\mSpw shdp¸v tXm¶n. ]dªdnbn¡m \mhm¯ GtXm hnImc¯m AhÄ DcpIn. DÅn Pzen¨pbÀ¶ hnImcmKv\n AhfpsS ap³]nepmbncp¶ NnÃns\ Dcp¡n¡fªp. B hmXneneqsS \nd sb ]g§Ä \ndª hÀ®i_famb Hcp tXm«¯ntebv¡v AhÄ {]thin¨p. AÛpX¯m hnSÀ¶ I®pItfmsS B amkvacnItemI¯neqsS AhÄ HgpIn \S¶t¸mÄ hiy kpKÔapÅ IpfnÀ Imäv AhfpsS \Kv\ta\nsb XgpIn. B ]g§Ä ]dn¨p Xn¶v hni¸S¡nbmtem F¶v AhÄ BtemNn¨p. ]s£ B ac§fnseÃmw ]e t]cpIÄ FgpXn sh¨n«pmbncp¶p. GItZiw tXm«¯n ³sd H¯ \Sps¡¯nbt¸mÄ Nph¶p XpSp¯ ]g§Ä Xq§n InS¡p¶ Bcp sSbpw t]scgpXm¯ Hcp acw AhÄ Ip. Xs¶ hÃmsX sImXn¸n¡p¶, Is¿¯m¯{X Dbc¯nepÅ B ]g§Ä F§s\ ]dn¡psa¶v BtemNn¨p \n¡pt¼mÄ CeIÄ¡nSbn \n¶v ssI \ndsb ]g§fpambn Hcp kpµc\mb bphmhv Xmtg¡nd§n h¶p. Ah³ ]p©ncn¨p sImv B ]g§Ä AhÄ¡p t\sc \o«n. Ah³sd kuµcyhpw B ]g¯n³sd amZI KÔhpw Ahsf {`an¸n¨p. s]s«¶v ]pdIn \n¶mtcm B ]g§Ä X«ns¯dn¸n¨p. AhÄ Xncn ªp t\m¡nbt¸mÄ ]IpXn ]pcpj\pw ]IpXn kv{XobpambpÅ Hcp cq]w \n ¡p¶p. B cq]s¯ IXpw kpµc³ Hcp kÀ¸¯n³sd cq]¯nembn ac¯n te¡v Cgªp Ibdn CeIÄ¡pÅnsemfn¨p. "\o F´n\mWv ChnsS h¶Xv ?" B cq]w ]p©ncntbmsS tNmZn¨p. A{X a[pc apÅ Hcp ]p©ncn AhÄ ap³]v In«pmbncp¶nÃ. "F\n¡v hni¶n«v...." AhÄ {Iq²bmbn. "FÃm hni¸pw A¸w AÀln¡p¶nsöp \n\¡dnbntÃ’? "Hmtlm \obpw XXzÚm\w hnf¼pIbmtWm? \obmcmWv? \osb´n\mWv B ] g§Ä X«ns¯dn¸n¨Xv’? "\n³sd apXpap¯ÈnbmWv Rm³ ]dªX\pkcn¡msX B ]gw BZyw Xn¶ Xv. ]s£ AsXms¡ FgpXnh¨n«pw ]ecpw C¶pw ChnsS h¶p t]mIp¶p. Rm s\{X XSªn«pw Fs¶ [n¡cn¨v ]gw Xn¶p¶p’. "At¸mÄ \o ssZhamsW¶mtWm \o ]dbp¶Xv?" AhÄ tNmZn¨p. "AXv \o ]dªp IgnªtÃm!" ssZhw ]p©ncn¨p. "a\pjyk¦ev]§fn \c¨ A¸q¸\mbpÅ \n³sd icn¡papÅ cq]w Fs¶ Nncn¸n¡p¶p.? Hcp kv{XobnÃmsX ssZh¯ns\§s\ ]p{X\pmsb¶v F¶pw Rm³ kwi bn¨ncp¶p. ]pcpjs\ ssZh¯n³sd Ombbn krãns¨ ¦n kv{Xobv¡v BcpsS OmbbmsW¶pw? Ct¸mÄ FÃmw a\Ênemhp¶p. \o Hcp ]pcpj\mbXv sImmWv krãnbp sS Imcy¯n C{X ]£]mXwImWn¨sX¶mWv C¶phsc Rm³ IcpXnbXv. ]s£ \o ]mXn ]pcpj\pw ]mXn kv{Xobp amWtÃm? "Rm³ a\pjys\ krãn¡pIbà sNbvXXv. F¶n  \n¶pw AhÀ DÛhn¡pIbmWv. Hcp \Zn t]mse F³sd Bßmhn \n¶pw AhÀ `qanbntebv¡v HgpIp¶p.
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cmbn hn`Pn¡s¸«v Hmtcm ]IpXnbpw ap³Iq«n \nÝbn¡s¸« amXm]nXm ¡fn \n¶pw ]nd¡p¶p. AhÀ X§fpsS ]mXnsb tXSn Aeªp \S¡W sa¶pw Is¯pt¼mÄ a\Êpw icochpw H¶mIWsa¶pw A§s\ ]qÀ®cm bn Fs¶t¸mse BIWsa¶pw Rm³ IcpXn". "\n³sd ]IpXnbmWv Hmtcmcp¯cpsa¦n Nn´mKXnIfpw {]hÀ¯nIfpw Hcp t]mse Bbncn¡WatÃm! CXv FÃmw F{X A´cw? \o ]£]mXw ImWn¨n«nà F¶v Dd¸n¨p ]dbm³ Ignbptam? Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ t\m¡q, AbmÄ F{X kt´m jambn Dd§p¶p. Rmt\m hÃmsX DcpIp¶p." AhÄ ssZh¯n³sd I®pIfn tebv¡v kq£n¨p t\m¡n. AhnsS s]mSnª Hcp XpÅn Pew AhfpsS lrZb ¯n Hcp {]tXyI kt´mjw \ÂIn. icoc¯nepw a\Ênepw hyXykvXXbpÅhcmbn kv{Xo ]pcpj·mÀ DÛhn¨ t¸mÄ kwkmc¯neqsS AhÀ At\ym\yw X§fpsS A]qÀ®XIsf ]qcn¸n¡p sa¶p Rm³ IcpXn. B\µ]qÀ®X t]mepw HcmÄ¡v icoc¯nepw asämcmÄ¡v a\Ênepw k¶nthin¸n¨Xpw AXn\p thnbmbncp¶p. ]s£ ]ckv]cw DÅp Xpd¶p kwkmcn¡mXmbtXmsS AhÀ¡p hni¡m³ XpS§n. B hni¸v ian¸n ¡m\mbn Aeªp \S¡m\pw. "ssZhw s\SphoÀ¸n«p. AhfpsS a\Êv Ignª Ime§fneqsS Aeªp. ]Ým¯m]¯n³sd HcpXpÅn I®p\oÀ amdnte¡näp hoWp. "\n\¡v hni¡p¶p F¶tà ]dªXv ? hcq..." ssZhw AhfpsS ssI ]nSn¨v tXm«¯n³sd asämcät¯bv¡v sImv t]mbn. AhnsS B tXm«¯nse Gähpw at\mlcamb ]g§Ä \ndª Hcp acw \n¶n cp¶p. ‘]dn¨p Xn¶p sImÅq’ ssZhw ]dªp. B ]g§Ä ]dn¡m\mªt¸mÄ AXn at\mlcamb A£c§fn sIm¯n h¨ncn¡p¶ X³sd t]cv AhÄ Ip. B hr£¯n\v X³sd `À¯mhn³sd OmbbmsW¶v Xncn¨dnªv AÛpXw Iqdn \n¡pt¼mÄ B NnÃIÄ XmWp h¶v Ahsf ]pWÀ¶p. \ndª I®pItfmsS B act¯mSp tNÀ¶v \n¶psIm v AhÄ ssZhs¯ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨p. Dd¡nset¸mtgm I®v Xpd¶ Abm Ä, ]p©ncn hnSÀ¶ apJt¯msS X³sd amdn XeNmbv¨pd§p¶ Ahsf tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨v s\änbn D½ h¨p.
While thoughts exist, words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living. CYRIL CONNOLLY
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aRvPp hÀKokv t\cw ]pecmdmbn. Häapdn hoSn³sd P\egnIsf ad¨p h¨ Nm¡pIjW¯n ³sd AcnIneqsS ]m¯pw ]Xp§nbpw h¶ kqcycivanIÄ A½phns\bpw, Ahsf tNÀ¯v sI«n]nSn¨pd§p¶ A½ ]mdphns\bpw sasà sXm«p sXm« §s\ \n¶p. NmWIw sagpInb Xdbnse Hcp aqebn A½phn³sd Aѳ \mWphpw, AhfpsS Cc« ktlmZc³ I®\pw \à Dd¡¯nemWv. ]mdphn\v t\cs¯ Fgpt¶Â¡Wsa¶Xn\m ASp¸n³sd Nph«n Xs¶bmWv InS¸v. ASp¸v ]pI¡m\pÅ NpÅn¡¼pIÄ tiJcn¨v ASp¸n³sd Hcp aqebv¡v IcpXn h¨n«pv. Xte¶v ]Wn¡p t]mbn Hcp]mSv t\cw sshIn h¶ \mWp IqÀ¡w hen¨mWv Dd§p¶Xv. H«n InS¡p¶ AbmfpsS hbÀ Zmcn{Zy¯n³sd Ipgnbn \n¶pw DbÀ¶p s]m§phm³ AXy[nIw Iãs¸Sp¶Xv t]mse. \mWphn\pw, ]mdphn\pw hfsc Ipd¨p kz]v\§tf DÅq. A½phnt\bpw, I®s\bpw \¶mbn ]Tn¸n¨v AhÀ¡v AXymhiyw Pohn¡m\pÅ hI Dm ¡ms\¦nepw IgnbWw. ]ns¶ A½phns\ \à kvt\lapÅ, Ahsf \¶mbn t]mäm³ IgnhpÅ HcmWns\s¡mv sI«n¡Ww. F¶mte, a\Êv kzØamIq. AXn\pÅ s\t«m«¯n kz´w BtcmKyw t]mepw ad¶mWv AhÀ ]Wnbp ¶Xv. imcocnI AkzØXIÄ Gsdbps¦nepw Imcyam¡msX FÃp apdnsb ] WnsbSp¡pw cp t]cpw. Ip«nIsf kvIqfn ]dªb¡t. D¨¡ªn In«nbmepw ]ns¶ Fs´ms¡ thsd NnehpIfm F¶pw. kvIqfn t]mIm³ _Ên\pw, ]pkvXIw taSn¡m\pw Hs¡ N¡¨pf Dcnªp sImSp¡W t]mse ss]k sImSp¡Ww. \mWphn³sd IpSpw_¯n³sd BsIbpÅ k¼mZyw aes©cnhnse B Häapdn hoSpw, Hcp NmÀ¯pw, Hcp sNdnb apähpw DÅ cp sk³dv Øew. ]ns¶, AhÀ X½nepÅ ]ckv]ckvt\lw. F{X hg¡p IqSnbmepw cm{Xn InS¡p¶ Xn\p ap³]v H¶v kvt\lambn«p anmsX BÀ¡pw B IpSpw_¯p Dd§m³ ]änÃmbncp¶p. th\en³sd I\tedp¶ NqSnepw FhnsS \nt¶m h¶ Hcp Imän³sd XtemSen  ]mdp sasà I®v Xpd¶p. ]mbbpsS NpfnhpIÄ t\scbm¡n A½ptamsf \¶mbn ]pX¸n¨v, Agnªp InS¶ Npcp apSnsbmXp¡n sI«n h¨v ]mdp Fgp t¶äp X³sd Zn\NcyIÄ sNbvXp XpS§n. s]s¦m¨ns\ t\m¡pt¼mtg ]mdphn \p B[nbmWv. F{X s]s«¶m AhÄ hfÀ¶Xv. ]Xns\m¶v hbÊv Ignªp. I®s\ Ipdn¨v A[nIw t]SnbnÃ. F§s\sb¦nepw Pohnt¨mfpw. Ahs\mcp B¬Ip«nbtÃ. F¶pw Cu Nn´ItfmSv IqSnbmWv ]mdphn³sd Znhkw Bcw`n¡pI. A[nIw iÐapm¡msX FÃmhcpw Fgpt¶Â¡p¶Xn\p ap³t] Xs¶ ]mdp B Znhkt¯¡pÅ Iªnbpw, apfIv N½´n bpw, I¸ ]pgp§nbXpw FÃmw ]mNIw sNbvXp. \mWphn\v Iªn sImp t]mIWw. C¶v Ipd¨p sshIn t]mbm aXn. \mWphn³sd saenª icocs¯ t\m¡n s\SphoÀ¸n «p AhÄ. "]mhw, Dd§nt¡ms«." F¶v a\Ên \n\¨p. "A½qt«y, s]t® FWo¡v. CsXs´mcp Dd¡m¸ CXv. t_m[w sI« t]mse\v s]®n³sd Dd¡w. kvIqfn\v t]mIm \npt«m", F¶v ]dªp Hä Ipep¡§p Ipep¡nbt¸m tg¡pw A½p aSn¨v aSn¨v I®v Xpd¶p. "F´n\m A½ F s¶ BZyw hnfn¡Wv. I®s\ hnfn¨qsS. Ah³ Dd§W Itm?"
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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apJw hoÀ¸n¨p sI«n AhÄ ]cn`h§fpsS ]cmXns¡«v Agn¨p XpS§n." FÃm Imcy¯n\pw A½ C§\m. Ah\p ho«nse Hcp ]Wow sN¿, IqSpX Dd §mw, Iq«pImcpsS ho«n t]mImw, kÔy Bthmfw Ifn¡mw. F¸ ]dªm epw Rm³ hÃy Ip«nbmbn. Ah\pw F³sd {]mbtÃ. "A½q«o, \osb³sd tamftÃ. F³sd sIm¨n\v ]dªm s]s«¶v a\ÊnemIntÃ. AtXmtÃ." AXnsâ AÀ°sam¶pw A½q«n¡p a\Ênembnsænepw, ASp¸n ³tNm«nse NqSn \n¶pw hnbÀ¯ A½bpsS hmÕeyamÀ¶ Hcp sI«n¸nSn ¯¯nepw, s\änbnse B Hcp D½bnepw AhfpsS ]cn`h§Ä FÃmw Aenªn ÃmXmbn. AsXt¸mgpw A§s\bm. kZmkabhpw hg¡Sn¨mepw A§Spw, C§Spw Poh\m cpt]À¡pw. A½phmWv B hoSn³sd kv]µ\w. AhfpsS IfnNncnIfpw, ]cn`h§fpamWv F¶pw B hoSn³sd ]peÀ¨bpw, kÔybpw. \mWphns\ t]mse Xs¶ I®\v anXamb kwkmc{]IrXnbmWv. sshIo«v A©p aWnbmbn¡mWpw. ]pdInse Nm¡v sI«n ad¨ Ipfn¸pcbn Ipfn¡m³ t]mb A½p HmSn IcªpsImmWv hchv. ]mdphn\v Ft´m ]´n tISv Ds¶v a\Ênembn." F´mtWm Cuizcm, F³sd Ipªn\v. ChnsS bmtW BcpanÃtÃm" ]mdp a\Ên Nn´n¨t¸mtg¡pw A½p ASps¯¯n. "A½qt«y, \o IcbmsX Imcyw ]d s]t®. F³sd sIm¨v Fs´¦nepw Ip t]Snt¨m? " G´n G´n IcªpsImv A½p ]dªp, " As½, Rm³ acn¡m³ t]mImsW¶m tXm¶W. tZ Itm tNmc. Rm³ F§pw hoWnÃ. F¶n«pw." Imen³sd ap¡m hscbpÅ Idp¯ sRmdn¸mhmS s]m¡n ImeneqsS HgpIn h¶ tNmc ImWn¨p `b¸mtSmsS AhÄ ]dªp. "t\m¡s«" DÅn Fcnbp¶ I\ sI«pt]mIm³ kabw A[nIw thn h¶nà ]mdphn\v. "s]m«ns¸®v, CXv \o hbÊdnbn¨XtÃ." "F¶v h¨mÂ", ]mdp Ic¨n \ndp¯n kwib`mht¯msS tNmZn¨p. "F¶v h¨m F³sd tamfv hÃy s]¬Ip«n bmbo¶v. C\ot¸m ]s¯t¸mse HmSn¨mSn FhntS¡papÅ t]ms¡ms¡ \nÀ¯nt¡m." Imcy§sfÃmw ]mdp hniZambn A½q«ntbmSp ]dªpsImSp¯p. C{X\mfpw In«nbncp¶{X kzmX{´w t]mepw C\nbnsêdnªt¸mÄ B Ipªp a\Êv icn¡pw s\m¼cs¸«p. I®s\t¸mse BWmbm aXnbm bncp¶p... AhÄ Nn´n¨p. "DÅXpsImv HmWw" F¶v ]dbp¶Xv t]mse DÅ Ipd¨p Imiv sImv ASp¯ _Ôpho«pImscbpw, sXm«bÂh¡¡mscbpw Iq«n A½q«osS Xncp IeymWw \S¯n \mWphpw, ]mdphpw. _Ôp¡fpsS D]tZiw Gsd In«n A½q«n ¡v. C\n {i²nt¡ Imcy§fpsS Hcp ]«nI Xs¶bpv. kz´w IeymWw hsc Igntªm F¶v tXm¶n t]mbn A½q\v. IqsS Ifn¨p \S¶ B¬Ip«nIsf I t¸mÄ apJw \mWw sImv Nph¶p t]mbn. I®³ hsc Ahsf t\m¡n Hcp IŨncn. FÃmcpw ]dªXv tI«v Ah\pw Fs´ms¡tbm a\Ênembn«pv. Nnet¸mÄ FhntSs¡¦nepw H¶v HmSn t]mbm aXnsb¶v tXm¶n AhÄ¡v. C\n ip²nbmIpw hsc ho«n InS¡m³ ]änÃms{X. NmÀ¯n InS¡Ww. AS¨pd¸nÃm¯ ho«nse NmÀ¯n³sd AhØ AXnepw Iãambncp¶p. hmXn en\v ]Icw I«nbpÅ Nm¡v XpWn sImpÅ ad am{XtabpÅp. AI¯v Ipd¨v ]gb ]m{X§fpw, hndIpsI«pIfpw. F¦nepw, AhcpsS hoSv kpc£nXw Bbncp¶p. ]WanÃm¯h³sd ho«n IÅs\´v Imcyw. ]s£, A½bpsS hnbÀ¯ icoc¯n³sd NqSpw, I®³sd \nizmk§fpw, Aѳsd IqÀJw henbpw CÃm¯ NmÀ¯n Häbv¡v HcmgvNtbmfw InS¡pI F¶Xv A½q«n¡v Xm§m\mbnÃ. A\ysb t]mse Htc ho«nÂ, F§pw t]mIm³ A\phmZanÃmsX. kab¯n\v A½ Blmcw sImp Xcpw. ]s£, Ccp«nse Hmtcm A\¡§fpw AhÄ¡v `bambncp¶p. C¶se hsc ip², C¶v Aip². AhÄ¡v Cu BNmct¯mSv ]pÑw tXm¶n. ]mhw A½. F{X XhWIfn§s\. X³sd Dugw
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Zm XpS§n. ]ntä¶v ]Xnhv t]mse A½q«nsbbmWv ]mdp BZyw hnfn¨Xv. Hcp A\¡hpw tIÄ¡p¶nÃtÃm. "A½q«o" Hmtcm hnfn¡pw I\w IqSnbn«pw Hc\¡hpanÃ. ]cn {`an¨ ]mdp ]ns¶ H¶pw BtemNn¨nÃ. AIt¯t¡mSn sN¶p. A½q«nsb I am{X Xs¶ ]mdq«n Dds¡ \nehnfn¨p, "\n§fv s]s«¶v hm. A½q«n FWo¡Wn Ã". AhfpsS \oen¨ \nÝeamb sIm¨picoc¯n Poh³sd Hcwisa¦nepw ImWm³ AhÀ sImXn¨p. HmSn h¶ \mWp A½q«nsb IbpSs\ Xs¶ s]s«¶v ASp¯pÅ Hcp sshZysc Iq«ns¡mv h¶p. AXphsc ]mdphpw I®\pw apJ¯v shÅsam gn¨pw, Ipep¡nbpw A½q«nsb hnfn¨p sImtbncp¶p. Ipªn³sd \mUnanSn¸p IÄ t\m¡nbpw, icocw ]cntim[n¨pw \nÀhnImcXtbmsS \n¡p¶ sshZycp sS \mhn \n¶pw I\nhn³sd Hcp hms¡¦nepw hoWp In«m³ AhÀ Hmtcmcp ¯cpw t\m¡n sImncp¶p. A½q«nsb XncnsI sImv hcm³ AbmÄt¡ km [n¡q. HSphn au\¯n\v hncmaw. "CXv kÀ¸Zwi\amWv. sshInt¸mbn \mWq. C\n sbm¶pw \ap¡v sN¿m³ ]änÃ. FÃmw Ignªp". H¶pw anmIm\mImsX \nÝecmbv \n¶v t]mbn \mWphpw, I®\pw. tI«n«pw hopw a\Ên apg§n bn«pw ]mdphn\v hnizkn¡m\mbnà B hm¡pIÄ. C\nbpWcm¯ \n{Zbn \n¶v Ahsf Fgpt¶Â¸n¡m³ s\©v s]m«n AhÀ hnfn¨p, "A½q«o..." B hnfnbn Hcp]mSv t]À DWÀ¶p... Hcp]mSv lrZb§Ä B k¦Sw Gäp hm§n. ]s£, B hnfn¡v "BNmc§fpsS _Ô\§Ä "s]m«n¡m³ am{Xw Icp ¯pmbnÃ... ImcWw, AXnsâ ISnªm¬ \nb{´n¨hÀ _[nccmbncp¶p.
A piece of literature can be many things but first of all it must capture its audience. You need to seduce people, entice them into a world of beauty and horror, light and shadow, of passion, of romance, of mystery. That's the magic of it. Beyond that, of course, you can open a dialogue about the ideas which interest you, but first of all you absolutely must get inside people's minds. CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON
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Znhy e£van "CtXXmbo sIm¨v-?" heyImÀt¶mcpsS ]pdtI If¸pcbnte¡p \S¶p t]mIp¶ At©m, Btdm hbÊp {]mbw tXm¶p¶ AØn]RvPcw t]msebpÅ s]¬Ip «nsb t\m¡n ]Wn¡mÀ ]ckv]cw tNmZn¨p. D¯cw In«mXmbt¸mÄ ]Xnhp \nkwKXtbmsS AhÀ AhcpsS ]WnIfnte¡v {i²bq¶n. Znhk§Ä Ignbth FhnsS \nt¶m h¶p tIdnb A\mYsIm¨msW¶pw, ]pg ¡cbnse If¸pcbpsS Imh¡mcnbmbn AhtfmSv - \nt¶mfm³ ImÀt¶mcp ]d ªn«qs¶pw FÃmhÀ¡pw HtcItZi [mcW In«n. HmSptaª Häapdn If¸pcbnse Ip½mbw tX¨Xv- ]ebnS¯pw ASÀ¶p t]mbn sN¦Ãp sXfnªp ImWp¶ sIm¨p hcm´bn hncn¨ Iod¨m¡v AhnsS- Ah fpsS Øm\w Dd¸n¨p. "IÀ¼o" F¶ Hähnfn¡¸pdw Ahfps¶Xv- FÃmhÀ¡pw Hcp klmbambn¯p S§n. A\mYs¡m¨n\p A`bw \ÂInb ImÀt¶mcn\pÅnse 'hnime lrZbw' A§ns\bmWv FÃmhcptSbpw {i²bnÂs¸«Xv-. cmhnse tX§ sh«m³ hcp¶ _me³ tN«³ t]mbm ]ns¶ B sIm{]m¡f ¯n AhÄ X\n¨mIpw tX§mapdnIÄ shbne¯v- \nc¯epw, AXv- sIm¯nsb Sp¡m³ hcp¶ Im¡Itfbpw InfnItfbpw HmSn¨pw AhÄ Xfcpw, F¦nepw D¨bmIpt¼mtg¡pw Xdhm«n \n¶pw sImSp¯p hnSp¶ Iªnbpw, N½´nbp ambn Xt¦¨n hcmXncn¡nà F¶ {]Xo£ AhÄ¡v- DuÀÖtaIpw. C©n¸pÃp ssI¿nen«v- sRcSn ]pgbnte¡v- I®pIfb¨v- CSbv¡v- Znhmkz]v\w ImWp¶Xp am{Xambncp¶p AhÄ¡v- BsIbpÅ hnt\mZw. D¨shbntedpIbpw, ]pgbn \n¶p hoip¶ ImäpamIpt¼mÄ Dd¡w I®pI fn ]´ep sI«n¯pS§pw F¦nepw Dd§msX Ip¯nbncn¡pw, Is®m¶p sXänbm tX§apdnIÄ Im¡ dm©n¸d¡pw. Hcp tX§mapdnbpsS \ãw A¶s¯ D¨¡ªnbmsW¶v AhÄ¡v CXn\Iw a\Ênembn Ignªncp¶p. ]ns¶ hni ¸S¡m³ tX§mshÅhpw, DÅn apfs]m«nbXdnbm¯ tX§IÄ DS¡pt¼mÄ In«p¶ s]m§pIfpw am{Xw. shbnemdpt¼mÄ _me³ tN«\pw, Xt¦¨nbpw hopw hcpw DW§n¯pS§nb tX§IÄ henb Ip«bnem¡n sImpt]m bn If¸pcbv¡pÅn ]eI¯«n sImpt]mbn \nc¯pw Xmsg Iptd Nnc«IÄ I¯n¨v- XobnSpw Nnc«IÄ I¯n ¡gnªv- sN¦\epIÄ A§ns\ Fcnªp InS¡pw. ]ntä ¶v ]pecpw hsc B NqSn If¸pcbpw, ]eI¡«nen hncn ¨ tX§Ifpw DW¡ sIm{]bpsS KÔw Im¯p \n¡pw. I\epIsfcnbp¶ iЯn a\Ênsecnbp¶ I\eS¡n hcm´bn AhÄ XfÀ¶pd§pw. Znhk§Ä Ignbpt´mdpw, shbnepsImv- AhÄ IqSpX Idps¯¦nepw Xdhm«nse s]סfn NnetcmSpÅ apJ kmayw ]ecpw {i²n¡mXncp¶nÃ.
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
"\o shfpt¯cpt¶ cm[s¡m¨ns\t¸mencpt¶s\"… Xt¦¨n AXp ]dªXn ³sd cmw \mfmbncp¶p B sIm{]m¡f¯n\p Xo ]nSn¨Xv -. ASp¯mcpw CÃmXncp¶Xn\m apgph³ I¯n sh®odmbnt¸mbn… Iãambn t¸mbn… "B sIms¨s´ymthm?" _me³ tN«³ am{Xw ImÀt¶mtcmSv- tNmZn¡m³ ss[cys¸«p. "Xo Iv- t]Sn¨v- Ft§ms«¦nepw HmSnt¸mbv¡mWpw…" D¯c¯n Xr]vXn tXm¶nbhÀ icnsb¶p XeIpep¡n. I¯nsbcnbmsX _m¡nbmb ]¨¸pÃnt·Â hncnªp \n¶ shÅ\£{X¸qhpIfpw XesbSpt¸m sS Xebm«n \n¶p. FÃm¯n\pw km£nbmb ]pg¡cbn \n¶pw C©n¸p ¯e¸pIÄ Bhmln¨p sImph¶ IpfnÀImäv- Btctbm GtXm Ime¯n te¡v- amSn hnfn¨p… ................. AhnsS cp t]À tNÀ¶ncp¸pmbncp¶p. "R§Ä F«mסfm R§fpsS IpSpw_¯n H¶p t]mepw s]®nà F³sd tN«·mÀ¡pw FÃmw B¬Ip«nIfm… AXp sImv-,…" Ah³ ]IpXn¡p \nÀ ¯n. Ah³ F´m ]dªphcp¶sX¶v a\Ênembt¸mÄ AhfpsS apJw \mWw sImp XpSp¯p. ]ns¶ Hcp IÅt\m«t¯msS Ah³sd NppIÄ AhfpsS sNhn¡cnInte¡v hopw h¶p…"\ap¡pmhp¶Xpw B¬Ip«nIfmbncn¡pw" "tÈm t]m AhnS¶v" C¡nfnsImt]mse AhÄ ]nSsªWoäp, tNÀ¶ncp¶ Ahs\ XÅnamäns¡mv- AhÄ HmSnt¸mbn. "Gbv- cm[q t]mhtÃ"… Ah³ sI©n. HmSn t]mIp¶ t]m¡n H¶p cph«w Ahfhs\ Xncnªp t\m¡n. If¸p cbpw IS¶v AhÄ adbp¶Xpw t\m¡n IŨncntbmsS Ah\¸t\cw IqSn B C©n¸pÃpIÄ¡nSbn Ccp«p hogm³ Im¯ncp¶p. ]ns¶bm clkykamKaw Bcpw Insöp Npäpw t\m¡n Dd¸p hcp¯n \ngen³sd ad]än Ah\pw \S¶p adªp. C©n¸p¡q«¯n¶nSbn \n¶p apøqaWnbdbnte¡pw ]«p sa¯bnte¡pw AhcpsS kamKa§Ä amdnadnªp. kamKa§fpsS _m¡n]{Xw t]mse Hcp Ipªp Poh³ Iod¸mbbn Hscmä ¯pWnbpsS t]mepw ]Xp]Xp¸nÃm¯ ssIImen«Sn¨v Npp ]nfÀ¶p Icªp. "s]s¦m¨mcp¶p Idpt¯Wv,! Rms\mcp t\m¡p ImtW!" "CusS s]s¦m¨v- hmgqÃm¶m Bt¯½ ]dtª"! ]Wn¡mcnIÄ A¶pw AS¡w ]dªp. Ime§Ä¡¸pdhpw C¸pdhpw ImWm\pw tIÄ¡m\pw \n¡msX Fs´ms¡ tbm sN¿m\pw, Adnbm\pw, ]dbm\pw _m¡nsh¨v ]d¶p t]mb Hcmßmhp t]mse Hcp shŸdh B Nph¶ BImi¯v- Ft§ms«¶nÃmsX ]d¶p.
114
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
N¦vkv
A\n tPmk^v cma]pcw \nÀ¯mXbpÅ em³Uv - t^m¬ s_ÃSntI«mWv I®pXpd¶Xv. \miw ]nSn¡m³ CXmÀ¡mWv Cu sIm¨pshfp¸m³ Ime¯v C{X kqt¡Sv F¶v ]ndp]ndp¯p sImv Xehgn H¶pwIqSn ]pXp¸p Rm³ hen¨n«p. Xte¶v ag s]bvXXpsImv cmhnse dºÀ sh«m³ t]mItÃm Ft¶mÀ¯p samss_epw kzn¨v Hm^v - sNbv Xv InS¡pt¼mgmWv, ieyw em³Uv t^m¬ cq]¯n hcp¶Xv. F´mbmepw s_ÃSn \n¶tÃm F¶mizkn¨p Xncnªp InS¶t¸mÄ hmXnen A½¨nbpsS ap«v tI«p, "FSm sXm½nt¿, tPm_nbmWv hnfn¨Xv, AXymhiyamWv F¶v ]dbp ¶p". A½¨nbpsS hmXnense X_e sIm«v \nÀ¯p¶ a«nÃm, ]pX¸n³sd ASnbn \n¶p hnfn¨p ]dªp, "A½¨nsb Rm³ tI«p, A½¨n hmXnev Nh«n s]mfn¡m sX". XebW¡nSbn \n¶v samss_ X¸nsbSp¯t¸mÄ HmÀ¯p, tPm_nsb´n \mWv C{X cmhnse hnfn¡p¶Xv-, km[mcW 9 aWn¡v Fgpt¶ev¡p¶h³ C¶p t\cs¯ Xe s]m¡ntbm ? Xncn¨p tPm_nbpsS \¼À Ub sNbvXp. BZy s_Ãn Xs¶ Ah³ t^m¬ FSp¯p "FSm tImt¸, \o BcpsS FhnsS t]mbn InS¡phm, Hcp ]Xn\mbncw {]mhiyw \ns¶ hnfn¨tÃm"?. t^m¬ _mädn XoÀ¶p Hm^v- Bbn t]mbXmsW¶v X«nhn«p, "F´m Afnbm Imcyw" ? XoÀ¯pw `hyXtbmsS Rm³ tNmZn¨p. "FSm \½psS sImt¨«³sd ss_¡v CSn¨p, Rm³ Hcp A©pan\n«n\pÅn \n ³sd hoSn³sd AhnsSsb¯pw, \o tdmUnte¡v Cd§n \n¡v" Rm³ Fs´¦n epw adp]Sn ]dbp¶Xn\v ap³t] Ah³ t^m¬ sh¨p. F¶mepw sImt¨«s\¶v hnfnt¸cpÅ Pnt\m, C{X cmhnse CsXhnsS t]mbXm Wv ? cp an\n«v Ignªt¸mÄ tKän³sd ap³]nse tdmUnen¶v tPm_nbpsS _pÅän³sd tlmWSn tI«p, A©pan\n«v kabw X¶h³ C{X s]«¶v ht¶m? C«ncn¡p¶ ssIenbpw, In«nb jÀ«pw Ct«mv HmSpt¼mÄ A½¨n ]pdIn \n¶v hnfn¨p ]dbp¶Xv tI«p, In«phmsW¦n Ipd¨p a¯n IqSn taSnt¨mÅm ³. ]nt¶, B\Imcy¯n\nSbv¡m a¯nImcyw. a\kneXv ]ndp]ndp¯psImv _pÅän³sd ]pdInte¡v NmSntIdn. In¡À Bªv Nhn«p¶Xn³sd CSbneh³ InX¨psImv ]dªp, "cmhnse Cu¸¨\mWp Fs¶ hnfn¨v ]dªXv, ]pÂ{] ap¡n sh¨mWv - kw`hw. Rm³ DSs\ \½psS Nm¨³sd Po¸v hnfn¨v ]dªp, Ah³ Ct¸mÄ AhnsS F¯nb«p mIWw." AXncmhnse aIcaªp ]pX¨p InS¡p¶ ]mebnse dºÀ tXm«¯n\v \SphneqsSbpÅ ss_¡v bm{X Hcp kpJamWv, Btcbpw \nanj KmbI\m¡m³ IgnhpÅ Hcp {]tXyI amkvacnIX AXn\pv. ]t£, kmlNcyw Hcp aqfn¸m«pw ]m Sm³ t]mepw A\ptbmPyamÃm¯Xn\m Rm³ H¶pw anm sX ]pdIn AÅn¸nSn¨ncp¶p. F«p IntemaoäÀ Zqcw A©p an\n«v sImv HmSnsb¯n, sNdnb Hcp BÄIq«w kw`hØe¯v IqSnb«pv, Cu¸¨ s\bpw, kptajns\bpw,AhcpsS CSbn Ip. ASªp InS¡p¶ Hcp ISbpsS j«dn Nmcn sImt¨«³ InS¡p¶p, AcnIn ]IpXn IpSn¨ shůn³sd Ip¸n, CSn¨ ss_¡v ISbpsS Xn®tbmSv tNÀ¯mtcm sh¨ncn¡p¶p.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
115
Ignª BgvN ^ven¸vImÀ«n \n¶v h¼n¨ Hm^dn taSn¨¶p A`nam\t¯msS R§tfmSv ]dª Po³kn³sd CSs¯ XpS apX Xmtg¡v- s\Spth Iodn t]m bncn¡p¶p. "AtX, \n§Ä C§s\ IqSn \n¶n«v ImcyanÃm, DSs\ Bip]{Xnbn sImv t]mIWw, CSs¯ Imen\v HSnhpv, FÃv ]pdt¯¡p XÅn \nev¡p¶Xv In tÃ?" Iq«¯n {]mb¯n aq¯sX¶v tXm¶n¡p¶ Hcp tN«³ NqSmbn. "AtX, tN«m Po¸v ]dªn«pv, Ct¸mÄ F¯pw." tPm_n ]dªp Xocp¶Xn\p ap³t] Nm¨s\¶v Cc«t¸cpÅ PntPmbpsS Po¸v ]msª¯n. "Bcpw, ]nSn¡m F\n¡v Häbv¡v hnbn tIdm³ ]äpw" ]Xps¡ \nc§n \o§n sImv sImt¨«³ ]dªp. "]ns¶, \o Cu Imepw sh¨psImv Häbv¡v hn HmSn¡pw, t\m¡n \nev¡msX s]m¡n tIäSm" kptajv ]dªp Xocpw ap³t] FÃmhcpw IqSn sImt¨«s\ s]m ¡n Po¸n³sd ]n³koän InS¯n. "B HSnª Imev sÌ]n\n Sbdn³sd apIfnte¡v tIän sht¨sc, Cu¸¨³ ap³]n tIdv, sXm½nbpw, kptajpw ]ndIn Ccn¡s«" ap³]n tIdp¶Xn ³sd CSbn tPm_n \nÀtZiw sImSp¯p. ]pdInse koän sImt¨«³ s\änbn  ssIsh¨v I®S¨v InS¶p. cp IntemaoäÀ ap³t]m«v t]mbn, hn CSt¯¡v Xncn¨t¸mÄ Cu¸¨³ tNmZn¨p, "AÃm, Nm¨m \o GXp Bip]{Xnbnse¡m hn hnSp¶Xv" ?. PntPm ]dªp "MKM tlmkv]näÂ, F´mSm" Cu¸¨³ \ncmitbmsS adp]Sn ]dªp, "AXv thm". Rm³ tNmZn¨p, "AXv F¶mSm, AhnsS FÃnsâ tUmÎÀ CtÃ," Cu¸¨³ A¸w Dds¡ ]dªp, "FÃn³sd tUmÎÀ Dv, ]t£ AhnsS \gvknwKv tImtftPm, \à t\gvkamtcm acp¶n\p t]mepw CÃ, Ignª amkw Rm³ hey½bpw sImv AhnsS InS¶Xv AtÃ, Np½m acp`qan t]mse InS ¡p¶ Bip]{Xn, FSm tPm_n \n\¡v Adnb¯ntÃ, \o cp {]mhiyw A¶v h¶XmWtÃm, am{XaÃm, Ch³sd Cu AhØbn IpdªXv Hcp amksa¦nepw Bip]{Xnbn InSt¡n hcpw, \½Ä¡v CSbv¡v Chs\ ImWm³ t]mIm³ {]tNmZ\w Bbn«pÅXv Fs´¦nepw tht" Cu¸¨³sd A`n{]mbw \qdpiXam\w icnsb¶ a«n tPm_n Xebm«nsImv Fs¶ t\m¡n. Rm³ sImt¨«s\ t\m¡n, ]pÅn¡mc³ FÃmw tI«psImv ssI s\änbn sh¨p AtXt]mse InS¡p¶p. "F¶m hn ]membnse acnb\nte¡v t]ms«, AhnsS BIpt¼mÄ P\depw, _n Fkv knbpw \gvknwKv tImtfPv Dv". DSs\ kptajn³sd hncl¯n s]mXnª kzcw ]Xnsb DbÀ¶p, "acnb³ th m, AhÄ AÀ¨\ AhnsS AXymlnX¯nse slUv t\gvkmWv, C\nbpw Hcp Ipap«Â AsX\n¡v Xm§m\mhnÃm". kptajn³sd apJ¯v sN½o\nse ]co Ip«nbpsS `mh§Ä an¶nadªp. "F¶m ]ns¶, tIm«bw t]mImw AtÃ, Imcn¯mkv BIpt¼mÄ NmIcbmWv, IqSmsX ]pXnb saUnkn³ ]ntÅscbpw ImWmw". PntPm Po¸v hopw h«w Xncn ¨p, tIm«bw tdmUnte¡v Ibän. "\nÀ¯Sm, sXnIsf Po¸v, hnSSm hn ]me kÀ¡mÀ Bip]{Xnbnte¡v", s̸n\nbpsS apIfn Xq¡nbn« HSnª ImepwXq¡n NmSnsbgpt¶äp sImt¨«³ Bt{Imin¨p. tPm_nbpw, Cu¸¨\pw, PntPmbpw sR«n ]pdtIm«p t\m¡n. Rm³ kptajn³sd apJt¯¡pw. Ah³sd apJ¯v ]gb sN½o\nse ]coIp«nbpsS hnImctjm`§Ä hopw \ndbp¶pmbncp¶p.......
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
HmÀ½bnÂ\n¶v kp\n s]utemkv
C¶v,_meysa³ a\Ên _meniambv X¶ kpµckvacWX³NndIntedn Ahncmaw]mdn¸d¶nSp¶pRm³ Bhbnsænepw AcnInse¯m³ A{Xta AIe¯nemWns¶¦nepw Hcpam{X B HmÀ½IÄ ]qInsb¦nÂ, H¸nsbSp¡phm³ C¯ncntbmÀ½sb³ a\s¨¸nsemfn¸n¨tXmÀ¡p¶pRm³ \mfpIfs¶m¶n \mepaWnt\cw \me£cwHmXnaS§oSpt¼mÄ aqfn¸d¶psIms³ImXn saÃth AS¡w]dªIcnhns\Rm³ s]«¶phmcn]nSn¡phm³apXncth s]m«nsb³ tÉä¶m IÃnÂhnWv hn\mbv XpScmsX, hmhn«pIcªvRm³ tiJcn¨mapdnIjvW§Ähopw HSnbm¯ac]nSnbnÂHmtcm¶mbn ]Icth HcpImcysa·\phnÂtX§embn aqfn¸d¶Bhnt\wIn«pÃF\n¡v s]m«nbtÉän\ntNÀ¡m\pw]änà s]m«nbIjvW§Ä Iq«o]nSn¨¶v HmSnInX¨pRm³ho«nse¯pwt¶cw DÅnseBßmhvDųI¿nÂ]nSn¨v D½d¯½bs¶bpwIm¯v\n¡th tX§nIcªpRm³AdnbmsXs]«¶v hyk\¯mÂ, sasà A½tbt\m¡th thK¯ÂhmcnsbSp¯½sb³apJ¯v sXcpsXtcD½IÄhmcnsNmcnªv, F³IhnfneqsSmgpIpamA{ip_nµp ¡ÄX³A¦penbme½satÃXpS ¨n«v, ImcWwIqSmsXIpep§n¨ncn¨v ImcywXnc¡msX\S¶nSpwt\c¯v IãIme¯n\ms]m«nbkvtfsä³d ssI¿nÂ\n¶psasÃ\ne¯phnWp B s]m«nbkvtfä½I¿nseSp¯n«v s]m«nNncns¨s¶sI«n]nSn¨t¸mÄ s]m«¯cwam{XwsNbvXnSp¶Rm³ s]«¶ps]m«nNncn¨pt]mbn........
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
117
ag \\ª HmÀ½IÄ _n_n³ F{_lmw
cmhnse ]pX¸n\nSbneqsS aq¡ntem«v \à akmebpsS aWw hoinbSn¨p Ibdn bt¸mfmWv Dd¡apWÀ¶Xv. ]pX¸v amän P\ IÀ«n\nSbneqsS ]pdt¯¡v H¶p It®mSn¨p.. km[mcW t]mse IÀ«n\nSbneqsS Xpfªp Ibdn civanIfm {] Imi]qcnXam¡p¶ ]Xnhp kµÀiI³ C¶nÃtÃm. ]Icw Nmä agbmWv ]p d¯v.. CwKv-fn C¸w C§s\bmWv. Htcm Znhkhpw Htcm ImemhØbmWv. Nne Znhk§fn agbmWv, Nnet¸mÄ \à shbnÂ, C\nbn¸w aªp s]¿p¶p tmsb¶v t\m¡n Ccn¡mw. F¶m Nne Znhk§fn ImWmw aqSns¡«nb IcntaL§Ä \ndª BImiw, \m«nse IÀ¡nSI¯n³sd HmÀ½Isf X«n DWÀ¯n. \hw_dnse Cu shfp¸m³ Ime¯n³sd \niÐamb kuµcy¯n\p amäp Iq«n, sImgnbm³ X¿mdmbn \n¡p¶ CeIsf XgpIn XtemSn ag ]Xps¡ s]bv Xnd§pIbmWv. CXv F¸w XpS§nbXmWmthm..? C¶se InS¶Xp am{Xta HmÀ½bpÅq.. Dd§n t]mbn. km[mcW Znhk§fn H¶p Dd§n In«m³ s]Sm]mSmWv. Xncnªpw adnªpw ]pX¨paqSnbpw, ]pX¸v amänbpw, Nnet¸mÄ Btcm Hcn¡Â ]dªp X¶Xp t]mse... H¶p apX \qdv hsc F®nbpw, ]n s¶ \qdn \n¶v H¶p hscbpw.. A§s\ A§s\.. kabw F´mtbm...? I®pIÄ ]Xps¡ DS¡nbXv `n¯nbn {]XnjvTn¨ncp¶ t¢m¡nemWv... kabw AXn{Ian¨ncn¡p¶p.. F«v aWn! i\nbmgvN Znhkw F´m Hcp kpJw Np½m aqSn ]pX¨p InS¡m³... ChnsSbm sW¦n ImemhØbpw amdnbncn¡p¶p. k½dn\p ss_ ss_ ]dªp Hm«w IS¶p h¶ncn¡p¶p. ]¨ aebmf¯n ]dªm {Kojva¯n \n¶v icXv Ime¯nte¡pÅ amäw. ac§Ä Ce sImgn¡p¶XmWv icXv¡me¯n³sd Hcp {][m\ BIÀjWw. AXn\p apt¶mSnsbt¶mWw ac§fn Nph¸v, aª, Hmd©v \nd§fnepÅ CeIÄ Imgv¨¡v hÀ®{]]©samcp¡n {]IrXnbpsS kuµcyw AXncpIfnÃmsX \½fnte¡v HgpIp¶p. Np½m A§v Ip \n¶p ckn¨m aXn Cu amä§Ä. Nnet¸mÄ tXm¶mdpv, Cu ac§Ä CeIÄ sImgn¨v inJc§Ä Hcp¡p¶Xp ssiXyIme¯ns\ hcthäv aªns\ hmcn¸pWcm³ thnbmsW¶v.. Fgpt¶ev¡tWm.? thtbm.. Xocpam\w a\Ên\p hn«p sImSp¯p. icocw A\§p¶nÃ.. ]t£ XgpIn¯temSp¶ akmebpsS aWw icocs¯ H¶p Cf¡n, hbdn\pÅn \n¶p Hcp \nehnfn, hmbn \n¶p Hcp sImXnbqdv.. cmhnse Hcp Akm[mcW hni¸n³sd e£W§Ä ]XnhnÃmsX... Hcn¡Â CXp t]mse aWaSn¨p henb {]Xo£Ifpambn ASp¡fbn sN¶t¸mÄ In«nbXv DW¡ \qUnÂÊmWv. C\n C¶v F´m tWmthm? GXmbmepw kz]v\w ImW \ndp¯n. ]pXnb kz]v\§sf¡mÄ F\n¡nãw at\mlcamb ]gb HmÀ½IÄ BWv. B \à HmÀ½Isf Xmtemen¨p XtemSn Pohn¡p t¼mÄ In«p¶ Hcp kt´mjw. AXp ]dªdnbn¡mhp¶ Xn\pa¸pdamWv. Unkw_dn \m«nte¡v t]mIphm³ Sn¡äv _p¡v sNbvXp Ignªp. Ggp hÀj§Ä¡v tijamWv \m«n {InkvXpakv BtLmjn¡phm³ t]mIp¶Xv. {InkvXpakv am{XaÃ, CSh I ]Ånbnse s]cp¶mfpw, amtamZokm IeymWw XpS§n BI¸msS Xnc¡p]nSn¨ ]cn]mSnIfpambn ]nd¶p hoW
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
a®n³sd NqSnte¡v, HmÀ½IfpsS thentbä§sf Xmtemen¨p sImp hopw Hcp bm{X. \m«nte¡pÅ Htcm bm{Xbpw F¶pw s]bv -sXmgnbm¯ Hcmbncw hnImc§fpsS HmÀ½s¸Sp¯emWv. AsX, Pzen¨p \nev¡p¶ kqcy³sd ImTn\ytadnb NqSnte¡v hncp¶p hnfn¡m sX IS¶p hcp¶ ag¯pÅnIsf t]mse, shdpw Hcp AXnYnbmbn Rm³ IS¶p sN¶p aS§p¶p...Xmsg ]Xn¨ B ag¯pÅnIÄ NqSva®nte¡v Bgv¶nd §n a®n³sd aWw F¶nte¡v Hcp \nizmkambn ]Icpt¼mÄ AXp Xcp¶ AXncnÃm¯ kt´mjw \pIcphm\mbn Rm³ hopw ]nd¶ \m«nÂ! \S¶I¶ hgnIfneqsS ]änbm Xncn¨p \S¡m³ Hcp tamlw.. t]mbn adª B \à \mfpIÄ XncnsI ]nSn¡m³ Hcp sImXn... hfÀ¶p h¶ hgnbn Iq«mbncp¶ B Imgv¨IÄ hopw ImWphm³ B{Klw.. F¶mtem, Adnbmw ]gb B ImgvNI Ä FÃmw amdnsb¶v. Xnc¡p ]nSn¨ Cu temI¯v F\n¡pw \n§Ä¡pw H¶n\pw kabansöpw. AsX, FÃmw amdn Rm\pw amdn.. F¶mepw GsXmcp {]hmknsbbpw t]mse Rm\pw B{Kln¨oSp¶p ]nd¶ \m«n iq\yamb Hcp a\tÊmsS \à HmÀ½Isf a\Ên Xmtemen¨v, DÅ kab¯p Hcp sNdp ]p©ncnbpambn sX¡p hS¡p \S¡m³.. ]änbm Ifn¡q «pImcpsS tXmfn ssI¿n«v.. Bsc¦nepw DmIptam Bthm...? HmÀ½IfpsS Hcp thentbäw Xs¶ a\Ên IS¶p IqSn. AXp agbmbn s]bvXn d§pIbmtWm F¶p Nn´n¨t¸mÄ ]pds¯ ag¡v ImTn\yw IqSn hcpIbmbn cp¶p. Ignª Ipsd amk§fmbn \m«nse¶ t]mse CwKv -fnepw agbpmbncp¶p. agsb¶p ]dªm \à cknI³ ag.. Nnet¸mÄ CSXShnÃmsX hcpw, Nne t¸mÄ H¶p F¯nt\m¡nbn«p t]mIpw. Nne Znhk§fn s]bv -sXmgnbmsX \nev¡pw. aäp Nne Znhk§fn agbv¡p apt¶mSnbmbpff am\s¯ Hcp¡ §Ä ImWpt¼mÄ CwKv-fn C¸w IÀ¡nSIw BtWm XpemamkamtWm F¶p Ccp¶p BtemNn¡mdpv? ag… AXv \m«nemW¦nepw ChnsSbmW¦nepw agbpsS kuµycy¯n\p am{Xw Hcp IpdhpanÃm.. tImcnsNmcnbp¶ Hcp agZn\ ¯n aäpsXc¡pIÄ amän sh¨p Hcp ¥mÊv I«³ Im¸nbpambn PmeI¯neqsS ag¯pÅnIsf t\m¡n \nev¡p¶ kpJw, AXp thsdmcp kpJ¯n\pa¸pdaÃ!.. B kpJw AdnbWsa¦n agb¯p Xs¶ Cd§Ww. B agbn ebn¡Ww. ]pXpagbpsS Ipfncpw a®n³sd aWhpw DÄs¡mÅm³ DÅ Hcp \à a\Êpw IqSn thWw. AtX A\p`hw Xs¶bmWv Cs¶\n¡v aªpImehpw. AXn\m agsb {]Wbn¨Xp t]mse Xs¶ Rm³ CwKv-fnse aªns\bpw {]Wbn ¡p¶p. Htcm ssiXyImes¯bpw hcthev¡phm³ Hcp sIm¨p Ip«nsb t]mse Rm³ Im¯ncn¡pw. Cu thf \m«n t]mIp¶Xn\m Hcp ]t£ F\n¡v aWn aªns\ ]pWcphm³ km[n¡nÃmbncn¡pw.. t\m¡mw. Hmtcm XhWbpw \m«n t]mIpt¼mÄ XoÀ¨mbmbpw AhnsS t]mIWw ChnsS t]mIWsas¶ms¡ IW¡p Iq«mdpv. ]t£ H¶pw \S¡mdnÃ.. \à HmÀ½ IfpsS B \ÂhgnIfneqsS Hcp ]mSv AeªXmWv. AXn\m hopw B hgnIfneqsS \S¡phm³ Hcm{Klw. ]änbm Be¸pg PnÃbnse Bdm«p]pg hsc H¶p t]mIWw.. Hcn¡Â \S¶ Xoc§fneqsS hopw \S¶p ISe½ bpambn H¶p kwkmcn¡Ww. Asæn t\sc ssltd©n\p hnSWw. B tXbnet¯m«§fnse CShgnIfneqsS \S¡Ww, Get¯m«¯n³sd h\y kuµcyw H¶pIqSn BkzZn¡Ww, Ip«n¡m\w hsc t]mbn kmbn¸n³ _w¥mhv H¶p IqSn ImWWw, hmKa¬ aeapIfn \oemImis¯bpw t\m¡n aeÀ¶p InS¡Ww. ]änbm Ipcnivae H¶p IbdWw, hns]cnbmdpw, Ipafnbpw I¼wsa«pw Id§Ww, XeØm\¯p t]mbn Ifnbn¡mhnfbv¡Sp¯pÅ shSn sh¨m³ tImhnense shSnhgn]mSv tI«p \n¡Ww, Fcptaen t]mbn t]«XpÅ en ]¦ptNcWw, ]cpaebnepw ]pXp¸Ånbnepw aWÀImSv ]Ånbnepw ]Xnhp
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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kµÀi\w \S¯Ww, ]me¡mSv t]mbn I¸m¯n ctYmÕhw IqSWw, ]änbm  hopw hb\mSv Npcw H¶p IbdWw, AXpw sI.Fkv.AÀ.Sn.knbnÂ. A§ s\ A§s\ Hcp ]mSv bm{XIÄ, FÃm bm{Xbv¡pw agbpsS AI¼Snbpw th Ww. FÃmw Hcp kz]v\§Ä am{Xambn Ahtijn¡ptam...? Xnc¡pIÄ Hgnªn«v H¶n\pw kabanÃmXmbncn¡p¶p. t{]m{Kmw sNbvXp sh¨ncn¡p¶ Nne sajo\p IfpsS AhØbmWv C¶v \m«n sN¶p IgnªmÂ. ho«n Ccn¡m³ kabanÃ.. F¶mtÃm.. B{Kln¡p¶Xp H¶pw \S¡pIbpw CÃ. HmÀ½IÄ Fs¶ hopw hb\m«nte¡v F¯n¨p. 1996\p tijw, ag hb\mSv PnÃbn I\¯ \miw hnXbv¡p¶Xv 2007- Bbncp¶p. B agshÅ IpXn¸n \nSbnte¡v BWv R§Ä Ggp t]À am\´hmSnbnte¡v ImepIp¯p¶Xv. XmactÈcn Npcw Xmn I_\n \ZnbpsS \m«n F¯nbt¸mÄ Ft´m F³sd a\Ên Hcp AXncnÃm¯ kt´mjw AebSn¡p¶pmbncp¶p. Hcp ]t£ hb\mSn³sd ]¨¸pw, IpfnÀ½bpw, ]ns¶ \nebv¡m¯ agbpsS Xmfhpambncn ¡Ww AXn\p ImcWw. A¶v B\ hnbn \n¶v ]pd¯nd§n _p¡v sNbvX tlm«Â dqante¡v B sImSpw agb¯v Cd§n HmSpt¼mÄ a\Ên HmÀ¯Xv ssZhta, h¶ Imcyw \S¡pthm.. AtXm Cu agshÅ ]m¨nen Hcp HmÀ½ am {Xambn amdptam F¶mbncp¶p… F´mbmepw A¶v cm{Xnbn ]ntä Znhkt¯ ¡pÅ ]²XnIÄ X¿mdm¡n, ]pX¸n\pÅn Npcpv IqSn InS¡pt¼mÄ ]pd¯v BtcmsSms¡tbm Ien XoÀ¯v, BÀ¯nc¼n XnanÀ¯v s]¿p¶pmbncp¶p ag... ]ntä Znhkw tPmenbpsS `mKambn Hcp hÀ¡v ImWphm³ Hcp aeapIfnte¡v ImÂ\Sbmbn \S¯nb bm{XbnemWv hb\mS³ agbpsS kuµcyw \à coXnbn BkzZn¨Xv. ag¯pÅnIÄ \à shÅn\q t]mse Imän³sd thKXbn F³sd apJ¯v XtemSn Xmcm«v ]mSp¶ Hcp A\p`hw. Nne \nanj§fn tImSaªv Imänt\msSm¸w BKXambn aäp ImgvNIfn \n¶v AIän, BImi\oenabn ]mdn \S¡p¶ taL¡q«§fnte¡v hens¨Sp¯Xp t]mse. F{X at\mlcw.. Ft´ Cu ag C§s\.. Hcp aSp¸panÃmsX s]bvXnd §phmWtÃm.. CXp F\n¡p ]Wn Xcm³ thn am{Xw BtWm? a\Ên HmÀ¯v t]mbn. Hcp Ibäw Ibdn Cd§n GXmv ]¯p an\näv \S¶p F¯nbXv Hcp \m¡ hebnemWv. AhnsS Hcp sIm¨p Nmb¡Sbpapv. C¶p \½psS \m«n A\yw \n¶v t]mIp¶ ImgvNbmWv. Hmetbm, HmtSm ]mInb ta¡qcbpambn ap¶n NnÃp ¥mkn ]ehn[ ]elmc§fpambn ImWmdpÅ sIm¨p Nmb¡SIÄ. AXp t]mse Hcp sIm¨p Nmb¡Sbmbncp¶p B Ihebn Fs¶ Im¯ncp¶Xv. AXn³sd ap¶n HcmÄ ]mfs¯m¸n Xebn sh¨p Bßmhn\p ]pI sImSp ¯p Ip¯n Ccn¸pv. In«v Hcp BZnhmkn BsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. GXmbmepw Hcp a\pjyPohnsb I kt´mj¯n a\Ên Hcp aqfn¸m«pw ]mSn ISbn tem«p \S¶p... sN¶p Ibdnb ]msS ]dªp. tN«m Hcp NqSv Nmb.. IS¡mc³ Fs¶ H¶p ASnapSn t\m¡nbn«p tNmZn¨p.. FhnSp¶m... Bsc ImWm³ h¶Xm.. IY ]dªp XpS§nbt¸mÄ BWv a\ÊnembXv tN«³ ]gb tIm«bw IpSntbä ¡mc³ BWv. Ct¸mÄ hb\mSn³sd `mKambn amdnbncn¡p¶p... Nmbbpw Hcp t_mfnbpw AI¯m¡n FhnsS sN¶mepw Hcp tIm«bwImc³ DmIpatÃm F¶v a\Ên HmÀ¯v Ipd¨p t\cw agbpw t\m¡n B Nmb¡SbpsS ]oSnI Xn®bn cmas¯ Nmbbpw IpSn¨v A§s\ Ccp¶p. AXphsc Hcp Im¸n {]n b\mbncp¶ Rm³ Nmbsb kv-t\ln¨p XpS§nbXv A¶p apXembncp¶p.. A¶v cmgv¨s¯ ¹m\pIÄ Bbn t]mb R§Ä I\¯ agbm AXp sh«n¨pcp¡n Hcmgv¨¡v tijw Npcw Cd§pt¼mÄ Rm³, Rm³ AdnbmsX Xs¶ hb\m Sn³sd kuµcy¯n Aenªp tNÀ¶ncp¶p.
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AsX Hcn¡Â IqSn ]änbm hopw hb\mSnte¡v t]mIWw AXpw kIp Sp_w. \à HmÀ½IÄ acn¡p¶nÃ.. AXp DWÀhmbn, Dbncmbn DintcmsS IqsS ¯s¶bpv Ft¸mgpw. B \à HmÀ½IfpsS Ipfncn ]Xps¡ ]pX¸n\Snbnte ¡v Npcpv IqSm³ Bin¨t¸mÄ tZ hnfn h¶p.. a\pjym.. \n§Ä Fgpt¶ev¡p¶ntÃ... C¶v! thm.. C\n InS¶m {]`mX `£Ww shdpw Hcp HmÀ½bmbn amdpw.. ]pd¯p ag ian¨ncn¡p¶p, ]t£ hni¸v am{Xw ian¨n«nÃ.. ag \\ª bm{XbpsS HmÀ½IÄ A§s\ XpScpIbmWv...
ap«¯v hÀ¡nbpw Im\w Cu sPbpw hènd am[h\pw tPmbvknbpw IqSn tNcp¶XmWp aebmfnbpsS Fgp¯n³sd `qanI. htcWyw, P\{]nbw F¶n§ns\bpÅ thÀXncnhpIsf \ncmIcn¡p¶ B[p\ntIm¯cXbpsS ssk²m´nI ]cnkc§fn CXv IqSpX {]kàamIp¶pv. B\µns\ hmbn¨v ckn¡p¶bmÄ ap«¯v hÀ¡nsb hmbn¨v ckn¡p¶Xn sshcp²ysam¶pw ImtWXnÃ. \ÃXv, No¯ F¶Xnt\¡mÄ ckn¸n¡p¶Xpw ckn¸n¡m¯Xpw F¶ thÀXncnhmIpw IqSpX kwKXw. A§ns\bmIpt¼mÄ AXv hÃmsX hyàn\njvTamhpIbpw Fgp¯ns\ hnebncp¯m³ s]mXpam\ZÞ§Ä Cà F¶ icnbÃm¯ [mcWbnte¡v IS¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ntÃ? PJJ Antony
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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AizXn tKm]me³ HmS¡Sp¯p \n¶pw In«nsbmcp s]mXn¡pÅn Hfn¸n¨p sh¨ s]¬Ipªns\ BcpanÃm¯hsf¶p ]dªmtcm, sImp h¶m¡nbXmbncp¶p A\mY aµnc¯nÂ. ]n¦pSp¸pIfnÂ, ]mhIfn am{Xw sImfp¯nbnSs¸«nà Ifn¡m³ Imdpw _Êpapmbncp¶p D¨¯n Nncn¨pw Icªpw \S¶pw HmSnbpw hoWpw AhÄ hfÀ¶p. X³sd P\\¯obXnbpw, AÑsâbpw A½bpsSbpw t]cpw aXhpadnbmsX kvIqfn t]mbn. amän \nÀ¯s¸« CS\mgnIfn IqsSbpmbncp¶XvA£c¡q«§Ä am{Xw. hcnªp apdp¡nb GIm´Xsb Xmtemen¨pw, ac§fn IqSp Iq«nb InfnIsf Hma\n¨pw, hcpw \mfpIsf {]Xo£tbmsS tNÀ¯v- ]nSn¡semcp ioeambv-. IcnbneItfmSv- IY ]dªpw, NpSp s\m¼c§Ä Imän ]d¯nbpw s\©v- \oäpw Häs¸SepIsf hÀ®¡Semkn\pÅn HXp¡n ISensednªpw, PohnXw sImv- IhnX cNn¨p.
ASnabÃ, A\mYbà _Ô\§fnÃmsX A[nt£]§fpsSbpw Bt{Imi§fpsSbpw apJ¯v- Xp¸m³ IgnhpÅ Ime¯n³sd aIfmWnhÄ.. kzX{´bmb aIÄ....
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AXncmhnse I®pw Xncp½n Fgpt¶Â¡pt¼mÄ Ban ImWp¶ Nne ImgvNIÄ Dv. Hcp Bdv hbkpImcn¡v a\knemIm¯ Nne Imgv¨IÄ ..... AXncmhnse Xs¶ \S¡m³ t]mIp¶hÀ. Hä¡pw ctm aqt¶m t]cpÅ Iq« ambpw, A§s\ ]eXcw BÄ¡mÀ. FÃmhcpw henb Xnc¡nemWv. Øncw I v ]ecpw Nnc]cnNnXcmbncn¡p¶p. ]s£ Ahcn Bsc¦nepw Bansb In «pmhptam. At§m«v t\m¡n Nncn¨p ImWn¨mepw s]«¶v thKX Iq«n ImWm ¯ `mh¯n IS¶p t]mIpw. Hcp thensI«n\¸pds¯¶t]mse, AcpXm¯Xp IXp t]mse... AXn³sd ImcWw X³sd Iodn¸dnª DSp¸pw, NoInsbmXp¡msX sI«n]nSn¨p InS¡p¶ apSnbpw. Agp¡p ]pc tZlhpw Bbncn¡psa¶v Ban¡dnbmw. F¶mepw C{X cmhnse Xs¶ FÃmhcpw F¶pw CXnse \S¡m³ t]mIp¶Xv F´n\mbncn¡pw... CXphscbpw. D¯cw In«m¯ BanbpsS tNmZyw. BtcmKyw kwc£n¡m\pÅ Hm«]m¨nenemWv FÃmhcpw F¶v Ban¡dnbnÃ. hgnbcnInse Nm¡psImp ad¨ B sIm¨p IqSmc¯n\pÅn Ccp¶v Ban Ipd¨p t\cw shdpsX FÃmhscbpw t\m¡nbncp¶p, ]ns¶ \ndw a§nb Hcp XpWnIjvWw Xehgn ]pX¨p Imgv¨sb ad¨p, F¶n«p NpäpapÅ iЧsf am{Xw {i²n¨p InS¶p . \ndapÅ ImgvNIÄ Hcn¡epw Xsâ PohnXs¯ \ndapÅXm¡nà F¶v Xncn¨ dnªt¸mÄ apX ImgvNIsf I®S¨p Ccp«m¡m³ Bansb Bcpw ]Tn¸nt¡ n h¶nÃ. ImcWw Nne Xncn¨dnhpIÄ AXnPoh\]mT§Ä BWv. ap³t]m«p Å {]bmW¯n amÀKZÀinbpw. BanbpsS PohnX¯nse Nne henb B{Kl §Ä aäpÅhcpsS I®nse \nÊmc Imcy§Ä am{XamWv . Banbpw \S¡m\nd§pw, ]s£ AXv C{X cmhnse AÃ. Nne ImgvNIÄ ImWm \pw AXv AhnsS Xs¶ Ct¸mgpw Ds¶p Dd¸n¡m\pw, ImcWw Ban¡dnbnà F¶mWv BanbpsS PohnX¯nepw kt´mjhpw AÛpX§fpw kw`hn¡p¶ sX¶v. sXm«Sp¯pÅ \ndsb NnÃp `cWnIÄ \nc¯n sh¨ Hcp s]«n¡S. B NnÃp `c WnIfn FÃmw ]eXc¯nepÅ anTmbnIÄ \à `wKnbmbn«p ASp¡n h¨n«pv, AXn \n¶pw Hsc®w. AXn³sd Ipd¨¸pds¯ Nmb¡Sbnse NnÃpIq«n Ccn ¡p¶ ]gws]mcnbpw, hSbpw, ]ns¶bpw Ipsd t]cdnbm¯ F® ]elmc§Ä, Hcp Znhksa¦nepw hbdp \ndsb Ign¡Ww. F¶pw cmhnse Hcp henb ¹mÌnIv Nm¡v \ndsb Ipsd XpWn¯c§fpambn h¶p hgnbcnInse sNdnb act¨m«n hnev]\ \S¯p¶ XeapSn sam¯w \c¨ hey¸³sd ASp¯p¶p ]e Ifdn \ndsb sRmdnbpÅ Hcp DSp¸v. B hgnbpsS FXnÀhi¯pÅ sNcp¸v ISbn \n¶pw Hcp tPmUn Ipªp sNcp¸v, Hcp]mSp Ae¦mcw H ¶pw th, Hcp hÅn sNcp¸v. Ban ]eXc¯nepÅ sNcp¸v In«pv. ]q¡fpÅXv, \S¡pt¼mÄ H¨bpm¡p¶Xv, AXpt]mse sseäv sXfnbp¶Xv. ]s£ AXv H¶pw th, Hcp hÅn sNcp¸v am{Xmw. C\n B hgnbpsS Aä¯mbn«pÅ Hcp ISbmWv. ]e \nd ¯nepÅ IpSIÄ \nc¯nbpw \nhÀ¯nbpw h¨ncn¡p¶
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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Hcp IS. ]et¸mgpw kvIqÄ Ip«nIÄ ]eXc¯nepÅ IpSbpw NqSn t]mIpt¼mÄ Ban Ahsc t\m¡n \n¡pw . B hgnbneqsS \S¶m thsdbpw Ipsd henb ISIÄ Dv. ]s£ BanbpsS I®n DS¡nbXv. SmÀt]mfn³ hen¨p sI«n \mtem At©m sNdnb ac¯qWn \n¡p¶ Hcp Ipªp ISbmWv. B hgnbn \n¶pw ASp¯ hgnbnte¡v Xncn bp¶nS¯mWv B IS. Ft¸mfpw Fs´Inepw Hs¡ hmbn¨psImncn¡p¶, Ft¸mÄ Imepw Bansb t\m¡n Nncn¡p¶ Hcp ]Xns\«p ]s¯m³]Xp hbkpImc³sd _p¡v IS. AhnSp¶v Hcp IfdnwKv _p¡pw, Ipd¨p Nmbs]³ knepIfpw. A§s\ Ipd¨p henb B{Kl§fpw BiIfpambn Banbpw \S¡m\nd§pw. \ndw a§nb BanbpsS PohnX¯n \n¶v, kz´am¡m\m{Kln¡p¶ Nne \ndap Å ImgvNIÄ ImWp¶Xn\pthn...
A writer who does not create convincing character will fail. A writer who creates thrilling, insistent characters need not worry too much about any other aspects or writing.
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Rm³
\nanjm t_kn DSembv ]nd¶\mÄ Icªp Rm³ Dds¡ D½h¨p Fs¶ A¶v DWÀ¯n F¶½ Dd¡w adbmsX A¶v Rm³ \S¶¸mÄ hoWp Rm³ ]ehn[w AcptX F¶Ñ³ ]Xdn ]dªXpw A¸ta apjnbmsX A½bpw Dcphn«p ASp¸w IqSpw tXmdpw Af¶p t\m¡Ww klrZ¯n³ Bghpw ]c¸pw \n\¡Ww \n¶nse \ns¶ \o \n[n t]mse Im¡Ww hnZybmIWw shfn¨w ]c¯Ww apdnhpIÄ adbv¡phm³ apJw aqSn hbv¡Ww F¶v Rm³ F¶ntes¡¯n t\m¡th Cc¼p¶p ISÂt]mse CSdntb³ am\kw kulrZ§Ä H¶n\pw hgn sXfn¨nà Rm³ ]pe¼nb hm¡pIÄ¡¸pdw hnZybpw h¶nà Iq«n\v ]mXn adªmcp kqcym\mw tKmfs¯ ]mcnXn `b¡p¶p F¶nse AÔX Hcp]mSp Nn´n¨p NnIªp Rm³ ]et¸mgmbn Rm³ Xncbp¶ NncnbpsS hchn\mbn C¶s¯ Rm³ AdnbmsX Adnbp¶p ad¶p t]msb¶p Nncnbpw Nne¼epw Cuizc³ Xs¶mcp F¶nse hm¡pIÄ im]hm¡pIÄ t]m \n\¡p¶p ]pdw temIw Cs¶\ns¡³sd XamiIÄ s]À¡v hmbn¡phm³ CSanà ]dbphm³ Npänepw \ndanà \S¶p \o§phm³ X\nsb ]Tn¨p Rm³ \ndansænepw \ng am{Xw Iq«n\mbn ]cmXnbnsÃ\n¡v Imeta \nt¶mSv Icn \ndª NphcpIfn Xq§p¶ Nn{X§Ä IgpInbnSpt¡Xneo\n F¶nse izmkhpw \n³ tIfnsb¶dnbp¶p Rm³
Only bad writers think that their work is really good.
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B\n ]menb¯v tKäp Xpd¶p k½m\s]mXnbpambn IS¶phcp¶ Abmsf t\m¡n Rm³ ]Xdn. A½bvs¡´p ]änsb¶p tamfpsS tNmZy¯n\v "t\cnb XethZ\, Rms\m¶v InS¡s«" F¶v ]dªp Hgnªp. aIÄ ]ns¶bpw ]ndp]ndp¡p¶Xp tI«p, C{X bpw hncp¶pImsc Rms\mäbv¡p !! GIaIfpsS tam³sd \qepsI«mWn¶p. hntijw Adnbn¨t¸mÄ apX aIÄ ¡p Iq«mbn Ct§m«p h¶XmWv. acpaI³ ChnSs¯ kv -Iqfnse A[ym]I \mWv. Rms\mä¡mIpw F¶dnbmsa¦n IqSn F{Xbpw s]«¶v aIsf Bscsb¦nepw ssI ]nSn¨psImSp¡Ww F¶m{Klw sImv ]Xns\«p Ignª ]msS BZyw h¶ \à _Ôw t\m¡n IeymWw \S¯n. \à _Ôp¡Ä. Ct§m«p acpaI³ Øew amdn h¶t¸mÄ aIÄ¡p Iq«mbn Rm\pw t]m¶p. acpaI³sd IpSpw_ ¯n IqSpXepw s]¬Ip«nIfmWv. AXp sImp Xs¶bmWv sIm¨ptam³sd Ccp]s¯«mw sI«p Kw`ocam¡Wsa¶hÀ iTn¨Xp. DuWpapdnbnte¡p ]s¿ sNhntbmÀ¯p, acpaI³ tamÄ¡v Abmsf ]cnNb s¸Sp¯p¶p," eote CXmWv F³sd kv-IqÄ slUvamÌÀ, tPm¬ amjv". A¶mZy ambn AbmfpsS t]cv tI«p, " tPm¬ amjv"!!! a\Êv ]s¿ ]me¡ms« ]gb XdhmSntemt¡mSn... AbÂho«nse Ip«nIsfÃmw Ifnbpw Nncnbpambn Ignbpt¼mÄ ho«n IXIS¨ncn¡m\mbncn¶p F³sd hn [n. kwibtcmK¯n\Snabmb Aѳ A½s¡m¸w F³sdbpw kzmX{´y¯n\p ISnªmWn«p. As¶ms¡ I¿n In«pw ISemknseÃmw Ip¯nIpdn¡pI ] Xnhmbncp¶p. AsXÃmw Iptd¡mew kq£n¨p h¨p. Ct¸mÄ AsXÃmw XIÀ¶ XdhmSnt\m¸w NnXecn¨n«pmhpw..... ]Xn\mdphbÊmbtXmsS Aѳ Fs¶ IeymWw Ign¸n¨b¡m³ [rXnh¨p. Csæn A½sb t]mse Rm\pw No¯bmIpw F¶mt{Imin¨p sImncn¶p. ]mhw A½. A½sb t]msemcp km[p kv{Xosb Rm³ Int«bnÃ. Aѳsd ]oU\hpw kln¨p Aѽsbbpw Aѳ s]§fpsS a¡sfbpw Fs¶bpw s]m ¶pt]mse t\m¡nb A½. Bcpw Hcn¡Â t]mepw A½sb ]pd¯p sImpt]m IpItbm Hcp HmWt¡mSn t]mepw taSn¨p sImSp¡p¶tXm In«nà . t]cptI« \¼qXncn Cïp \n¶pw h¶ BtemN\ Aѳ Xs¶ t\XrXzw sImSp¯v \S¯n. H¶v t\cn t]mepw ImWmsX A§s\ Rm³ ]Xnt\gmw hbÊnÂ, ap¸Xv hbÊmb At±l¯n³sd `mcybmbn. BZycm{Xn £oWw F¶v ]dªp At±lw Dd§nbt¸mÄ BizmkamWv tXm¶nbXv. ]s£ Znhk§fpw BgvNIfpw Ignªn«pw F³sd apJ¯pt]mepw t\m¡m³ At±lw {ian¨nÃ. klnsI«p Hcp Znhkw Rm³ IcªpsImv At±ls¯ sI«n¸nSn¨t¸mÄ Xotb sXm«t¸mse At±lw Fs¶ X«ns¯dp¸n¨sX´n\msW¶p a\knem¡m³ ho«pklmb¯n\p hcp¶ Xob½ thnh¶p. CïpÅhÀ the ImWm³ t]m bt¸mÄ F\n¡v Iq«ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p Xob½. Idp¯sX¦nepw kpµcnbmWv Xob½. \mev] ¯n\Sp¯p {]mbw Ds¦nepw Ft¶mSv
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Iq«pImcnsb t]mse Bbncp¶p. A¶pw CïpÅhÀ X\n¡p Xomcnbm bXns\ Ipdn¨v ]ndp]ndp¡p¶Xp Ip Xob½ ]s¿ Ft¶mSv tNmZn¨p "Ipªn³sd IqsS X¼pcm³ InS¶n«ptm?" hbdpthZ\bpw theImWm³ ]äm¯ k¦Shpw ap«n \n¡p¶ F\n¡v Cu tNmZyw tI«Xpw Ic¨n h¶p… ]s¿ Fs¶ XtemSn Bizkn¸n¨p Xob½ ] dªXv sR«temsS Rm³ tI«p "Ipªp Icb, X{¼m\v BWp§tfmSmWv Cãsa¶v Rm³ tI«n«pv" As¶m ¶pw A{Xbv¡v a\Ênembnsænepw ]ns¶ Hcn¡epw At±l¯nt\mSv ASp¯n Ã. hÀj§Ä cp aq¶v IS¶p t]mbn. Hcp ZnhÊw ]pgbn Ipfn¡m³ t]mbn Cud\pambn \S¶phcpt¼mfmbncp¶p Hcp aqÀJ³]m¼v F³sd ap¶n ^W hpw hnSÀ¯n h¶Xv. Aednhnfn¨p Rm³ Cïn³sd sXm«cpInse ho«nse Nmbv¸nte¡p HmSn¡bdn. AhnsS Hcp \{kmWn kvIqÄ amjv hmSIbv¡v Xma kn¡p¶pmbncp¶p. ]mªpIbdnb Fs¶¯«n amjpw Rm\pw hoWtX HmÀ½bpÅp. I®v Xpd¶p Fgpt¶Â¡pt¼mÄ ISp¯ Ipät_m[t¯msS amjv I«nen³sd AcnIn Ccn¡p¶Xv Ip. Cud³ XpWnIÄ hmcns¡«n Rm³ CÃt¯¡v \S¶p. ]ns¶ B amjns\ ImWp¶Xv C¶mWv. Zqsc FhntSt¡m Øeamäw hm§nt¸mbn F¶v Xob½ ASp¡f ¸pd¯p ]dbp¶Xv tI«p . ASp¯amkw Ipfn sXänbt¸mÄ Cïp FÃmhÀ¡pw BtLmjambncp¶p. Hcn¡Ât¸mepw At±lw H¶pw tNmZn¨nÃ, Rm³ ]dªpanÃ. Xob½ h¶p "\¶mbn Iptª" F¶miwkn¨p. tamfpmbn cp hÀjw Ignªt¸mÄ Cà s¯ Ahkm\s¯ ImcWhcpw a×dªp. A¶v At±lw CÃw hn«nd§n bXmWv. ]ns¶ Adnªp sIm¡¯bn GtXm Iq«pImc\psam¯p Ignbp ¶p F¶v . XethZ\ F§ns\bpt½ F¶v tNmZn¨p acpaI³ h¶t¸mgmWv ]cnkc t_m[apmbXv. thKw apJw IgpIn D½dt¯¡v \S¶p. At¸mÄ kz´w aI fpw sIm¨paI\pw F¶dnbmsX AbmÄ, AÃ… tPm¬ amjv, Ahsc Xebn ssIsh¨v A\p{Kln¡pIbmbncp¶p .
Good novels are completed by their readers. Bad novels are completed by the authors: overwritten over-detailed and over-plotted.
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sh´p hnbÀ¡p¶ Hcp DjvWZnhkamWv Rm³ sIm¡¯bn F¯nbXv. hnam\¯mhf¯nse ]Xnhv NS§pIÄ¡v tijw apjnª koäpIfpw, Nfn]n Sn¨ icochpw DÅ aª SmIvknbn Ibdn \Kc¯nc¡nte¡p \qp IS¡m ³ s]Sm¸mSps¸Sp¶ kab¯mWv, samss_ Hm¬ sNbvXXv. 17 ankv tImfp IÄ, cLphmWv. XncnsI hnfn¨p . "FSm \o FhnsSbm ? " ]cn{`aw \ndª kzcw .. "Rm³ F¯n, SmIvknbn At§mt«¡v hcp¶p" "thKw hm, \ns¶ anÊnkv kn³lsb ]cnNbs¸Sp¯nbn«p thWw F\n¡v t]m Im³" F³sd adp]Sn Ahs\ H«pw Xr]vXns]Sp¯nbn«pmbnÃ. Ddp¼p \pc¡p¶ t]m sebpÅ Cu hgn¯nc¡nÂ, Bcv hnNmcn¨mepw \yq Ben¸qÀ hscbpÅ Zqcw ]msª¯m\mhnÃ, F¶v R§Ä cmÄ¡pw Adnbmw, F¶mepw ]mgvhm ¡pIfm R§Ä At\ym\yw Bizkn¸n¨p . Rm³ BZyambmWv, kt´mj¯n³sd \Kc¯n F¯p¶Xv. cLphpw Rm\pw Htc I¼\nbpsS hnhn[ \Kc§fn Htc ]Zhnbpw D¯chmZn¯§fpw hln ¡p¶hÀ BWv. ASnb´ncambn hnhmlw Ign¡m³ Ah\p \m«nte¡p t]msb aXnbmhq. asäm¶pw t]mse Aà DSs\ sN¶nsæn thsd hnhml¯n\v ho«n  \n¶pÅ k½À±w kln¡msX Pohs\mSp¡pw F¶hÄ Ignª BgvN `ojWns¸Sp¯nbs{X. B¬ lrZb§sf hcpXn¡v \nÀ¯m\pÅ s]¬sIWn bmWv F¶v IcpXn Nncn¨p XÅnsb¦nepw, cp Znhk§Ä¡p tijw AhÄ Aht\mSpÅ {]Wbw \ndsªmgpIp¶ ssI Rc¼pIfn Hsc®w apdn¨p F¶ hmÀ¯ Ah³sd lrZbw XIÀ¯p Ifªp . hS¡p Ing¡³ C´ybnse Gähpw henb Hcp s{]mPIväv I½oj³ sNbvXp, IÌaÀ s{Sbv\nMv XpS§m³ Xocpam\n¨ Znhkw BWv ASnb´nc Ah[n At] £bpambn Ah³ kp[o]v an{ibpsS Im_n\n HmSns¨¶Xv. Poh\¡mtcmSv bmsXmcp ZbmZm£Wyhpw ImWn¡m¯ AbmÄ t]mepw Ah³sd AhØ I p eohv sImSp¡m³ Xbmdmbn, B cmgvN¡v thn BWv F³sd hchv, t_mw_bn \n¶pw . \yq Ben¸qcnse Xncs¡mgnª Hcp hgnbnse, Aev]w AIse ImWp¶ shÅ ¨mbw ]qinb aXnevsI«n\p AcnIn SmIvkn \nÀ¯m³ Rm³ ss{UhtdmSv, \nÀt±in¨p. \n¸pd¡msX ]cn{`aw \ndªp \n¡p¶ Ahs\, Zqc¯p \ns¶ Rm³ Incp¶p. SmIvkn ss{UhtdmSv shbnäv sN¿m³ ]dªpsImv Ah³ F³sd s]«nbpw hens¨Sp¯p DÅntet¡mSn. ]ndsI sN¶ Rm³ ImWp¶Xv , \thmUsb t]mse AWnsªmcp§n, sFizcyw Xpfp¼n \n¡p¶ Hcp hr² sb BWv. hr² F¶v ]dbp¶Xv icnbÃ, Idp¸n¨ apSns¡«n\pw, Nph¸n¨ Ihn fpIÄ¡pw, s\änbnse Nph¶ s]m«n³sd at\mlmcnX¡panSbnÂ, Hcp hr²sb IsSp¡mw F¶v thWw ]dbm³. "anÊnkv, kn³l CXmWv Rm³ ]dª BÄ, cmgvN Rm³ t]mIpt¼mÄ F³sd NpaXeIÄ G¡m³ I¼\n \ntbmKn¨h³, bmsXm¶pw kwibnt¡ , Hcp]s£ Ft¶¡mÄ \à a\pjy³ BWnh³" Rm³ Nncn AS¡n ]nSn¨p F¦nepw F³sd apJs¯ `mhw AhÀ {i²ns¨¶p tXm¶p¶p .
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"Hmt¡, \o Imcy§Ä Hs¡ ]dªn«ptÃm, cm{Xn ]¯paWn¡v tijw BWv hcp¶sX¦n AXv t\cs¯ ]dªn«v t]mWw, Dds¡ ]m«psh¡pItbm, t^mWn kwkmcn¡pItbm sN¿cpXv, _m¡nsbms¡ ]dªXv t]mse" A{X bpw ]dªp AhÀ B henb hoSn³sd DÅnte¡v XncnsI \S¶p . "F´mWv B _m¡nsbms¡ F¶v ]dªXv " F³sd kwibw . "FSm, \o ChnsS hcmw F¶v k½Xn¨Xv F³sd dqan Xmakn¨m \n\¡pÅ Aeh³kv ]Wambn FgpXn F¶Xv IqsS sImtÃ? " " AsX " PmfyXtbmsS Rm³ k½Xn¨p "ChÀ, A«bpsS I®v I kv{XobmWv, \ns¶ ChnsS Xmakn¸n¡Wsa¦nÂ, Znhkw 200 cq] sh¨v thWw F¶hÀ ]dªp, Rm³ AXv k½Xn¡pIbpw sN bvXp " "BtcmSv tNmZn¨n«p? F³sd kzcw Aev]w DbÀs¶¶p tXm¶p¶p "Ip¦pas]m«v XncnsI hmXn¡ F¯n . " ]ns¶, tPmen¡mtcmSv thm¯ ASp¸w H¶pw th F¶v HmÀan¸n¡p¶p" Ft¶mSmWv .. " cLp, \o CXphsc t]mbntÃ?, thKw sN¶nsæn \n\¡v FbÀt]mÀ«n Ccp¶p C¶v sam¯w Ictbn hcpw" "tImaÄ.. ChnsS hcq, Cu s]«nsb Sp¯p, cLphn³sd dqan sImv sh¡p, CbmÄ ChnsS cmgvN ImWpw, apJw HmÀ¯p sht¨mfq" "Rm³, Cd§s«, ChcpsS Imiv Rm³ sImSpt¯mfmw" AXp]dªp Ah³ [rXnbn _mKpw FSp¯p ]pdt¯¡p t]mbn . "hcq" hc sXmbn \n¶pÅ t]mse Hcp iÐw. saÃn¨ Hcp sNdp¸ ¡mc³, \ndw a§nb jÀ«pw ]m³dpw, {]Imiw CÃm¯ sN¼n¨ I®pIÄ. Ah³ s]«nsbSp¯p apt¶ \S¶p Ignªp. Nph¶ knsa³dv Nmbw ]qinb ] ShpIÄ Ibdn cmw \nebnse Hcp hmXnen\p ap¶n F¯n \n¶p. hmXn XÅn Xpd¶p, s]«n DÅn sh¨ tijw \niÐ\mbn XncnsI t]mbn, Hcp ]p ©ncn t]mepw B apJ¯v InÃ. Rm³ F³sd ASp¯ cmgvNs¯ CS¯m hf¯n³sd GIm´Xbnte¡p IS¶p sN¶p . ASp¯ Znhkw apX \yq Ben¸qcn \n¶pw ssaZm³ ( ssaXm\w ) hsc `qKÀ` sat{Smbn bm{X sNbvXp tPmen¯nc¡n apgpIn. sshIpt¶c§fn shdpsX Npäp]mSpapÅ sXcphpIfn \S¶p, Nn¡³ tdmfpw, ckKpfbpw, Uow (ap« ) _ncnbmWnbpw Hs¡ Ign¨p, H³]Xv- aWntbmsS hoSv ]än . tUmÀ s_Ãn³sd iЯn\v Im¯p \n¶mse¶t]mse Ah³, hmXn Xpd¶p, AI¯pIS¶m DS³ Xs¶ XgpXn«p DÅntes¡hnsStbm, A{]Xy£ambn, Hcp Nncntbm kwkmctam CÃ, Hcp thf Ch\v hà {`m´pw BtWm F¶v hsc Rm³ Nn´n¨p . cLphnsâ t^m¬ImÄ h¶ncp¶p, ssI apdn¨ ImapIn ]qÀhm[nIw {]Wb ] chibmbn, kpJambncn¡p¶p, ho«pImÀ am{Xw ]s¦Sp¡p¶ Hcp sNdnb NS §mbn hnhmlw \msf Ignªp \S¯m³ t]mhp¶p, BiwkIÄ t\À¶p t^m ¬ sh¨p. \msf RmbdmgvNbmWv tPmen¡p t]mth Ipsd t\cw IqsS Dd §mw . FWoät¸mÄ ]Xns\m¶p aWnbmbn, hni¶n«p h¿. XnSp¡¯n Xbmdmbn Xmtg¡nd§pt¼mÄ, ]Sns¡«n Ah³, Hcp aqfn¸ms«ms¡ ]mSn Ccn¡p¶p. "Gbv, Fs´ms¡bpv tImaÄ hntij§Ä, kn³l amUw FhnsS?" lnµn bn Hcp kulrZ At\zjWw . "Xm¦Ä, _olmdnbmtWm? lnµn Adnbmtam? "DS\Sn adp]Sn, DÕmlkzc¯nÂ.
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"Rm³, _olmdn Aà , ]s£ lnµn Adnbmw, \o _olmdnbmtWm?" "AsX, R§Ä ]pcpenbbn \n¶mWv, F³sd IpSpw_w AhnsSbmWv " "]pcpenbtbm? " FhnsStbm B t]cv tI«n«pv, AsX ]v B\µ amÀKnIÄ, hnam\¯n \n¶pw Bbp[w hÀjn¨ AsX ]pcpenb . "Xm¦Ä Adnbptam B Øew? AhnsS t]mbn«ptm? " "]ns¶, ]eXhW, F³sd tPmen Xs¶ C§s\ bm{X sN¿pIbmWv "shdpw hbän Xs¶ ]¨ \pW X«n hn«p . Ah³ kt´mjw sImv Icbpsa¶p tXm¶nt¸mbn "km_v, F³sd \mSmWXv , Rm³ AhnsS t]mbn«v hÀj§Ä Bbn, F³sd AÑ\pw A½bpw ktlm Zc§fpw AhnsSbmWv, C\nsb¶mWv Xm¦Ä t]mhpI, AhnsS F³sd IpSpw_ ¯n\v IrjnbnShpw, hoSpw Dv " Ah³ Hcp hey kw`mjW¯n\v XpS¡w CSpIbmsW¶p B Bthi¯n \n ¶pw F\n¡v a\knembn. IqSpX Fs´¦nepw tNmZn¨m Rm³ s]«Xv Xs¶ . "kn³l amUw CtÃ? " Rm³ hnjbw amäm³ t\m¡n . "CÃ, ]pd¯p t]mbn, C\n aq¶p aWn Bhpw hcm³ " "icn, Rm³ ]pd¯p t]mbn Fs´¦nepw Ign¨n«v hcmw, \o ChnsS Dmhp atÃm? " "km_v, Xm¦Ä apdnbnte¡p t]mhq, Rm³ `£Ww Xbmdm¡n sImphcmw, AXn\p thn Ct¸mÄ ]pdt¯¡p t]mth " Ch\v X\n h«mWv F¶v Dd¸n¨p, Rm³ \nckns¨¦nepw Ah³ hopw \nÀ_ Ôn¨p Fs¶ dqante¡v XncnsI Ab¨p. ]¯p an\nän\Iw N¸m¯nbpw, k_vPnbpw Nmbbpambn tImaÄ lmPcmbn. cpNn Icamb `£Ww, Imiv em`w F¶v a\ÊntemÀ¯p Rm³ Ign¡pt]mÄ Ah³ hmXn ]Snbn NSªncp¶p, Ah³sd {Kma¯n³sd hntij§fpsS s]mXn s¡«gn¨p. Hcp \qdp hÀjs¯ GIm´hmk¯n\p tijw Hcp klPohnsb, Ah³sd `mjbpw at\mhnImc§fpw a\knem¡p¶ asämcp a\pjys\ I Bthihpw Bizmkhpw hnizmkhpw Ah\n sXfnªp ImWmambncp¶p . Ah³ kn³l amU¯n³sd the¡mc\mWv, ]pcpenbbnse Zmcn{Zyw \ndª ho«n \n¶pw ]«nWnacW¯n³sd, Iã¸mSn³sd, PmXobshdnIfpsS ssIIÄ F¯m¯ HcnSt¯¡v Ah³sd amXm]nXm¡Ä Ahs\ ]dns¨dnªXmWv. Hcp ]¯p hbÊpImc³ sIm¡¯bpsS \Kc¯nc¡nte¡p, hnlzeX \nd ª, Hmtcm t\m«¯nepw `bw Dfhm¡p¶, `mj Adnbm¯ Npäp]mSpIfnte¡p Iq«ns¡mp hcs¸«XmWv. \o CS\mgnIfpw BImiw ap«psa¶p tXm¶p¶ `n¯nIfpw, Iam\§fpw \ndª Hcp Iqä³ ho«nse iÐw DbÀ¯msX, A\pkcn¡m³ am{Xw ]Tn¨ ASnabmbn Ah³ Pohn¡m³ XpS§nbn«v hÀjw 17 Bbn. CXn\nsS \mtem At©m {]mhiyw am{XamWv kz´w ho«nte¡p t]m bXv, AXpw Hmtcm ctm aqt¶m \mÄ A´nbpd§m³ am{XambpÅ A\p hmZhpambn. Ignª hÀjw Ah³sd hnhmlambncp¶p , kn³l amUw BWv \S¯nbXv . Ah³sd `mcy ChnsS ASp¡fbnse the¡mcnbmWv. At¸mfmWv B tIm« ¡I¯p asämcp a\pjyPohn IqSn Pohn¡p¶pv F¶v Rm³ a\Ênem ¡nbXv . hntij§Ä ]dªm Cs¶m¶pw Xocnà Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶nt¸mbn, Hcp ] s£ hÀj§Ä¡v tijw Bhmw Ah\p hnizmk]qÀhw kwkmcn¡m³ DXIp ¶ Hcp a\pjyPohnsb t\cn«v ImWm\pw CSs]Sm\pw km[n¨Xv .
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cp aWnbmbtXmsS Ah³ [rXnbn ]m{Xhpw FSp¯p bm{X ]dªp t]mbn. ]ntä¶v cmhnse sNdnb ^vemkvIn Nmbbpw, Cw¥ojv ]{X¯n³sd Hcp tIm¸n bpamWv Fs¶ hcthäXv, Hcp Iůcw sN¿p¶ `mhhpw, `bhpw Ah³sd ap J¯v \ngen¨ncp¶p . Cu Znhk§fn H¶pw Rm³ kn³l amUs¯ Incp¶nÃ. Znhk§Ä HmSn t¸mbn, Dt±in¨ tPmenIÄ Hs¡ thXv t]mse Xs¶ ]qÀ¯nbm¡n XoÀ¯p . XncnsI t]mIpw apt¶ DÅ Znhkw sIm¡¯bn \n¶pw Ipsd tIm«¬ kmcnIfpw, lmÂZndmw ckKpfbpsams¡ hm§n sImv t]mhmw F¶v IcpXn Xbmdmbn shfnbnte¡nd§nbt¸mÄ, AXm ap¶n kn³l amUw . "\n§Ä \msfbtà t]mIp¶Xv " "AsX " "£an¡Ww, ]n¶oSv \n§sf ImWmt\m, t£aw At\zjn¡mt\m IgnªnÃ, \n§Ä¡v Xmakw Cãs¸s«¶v IcpXp¶p, Bcpw _p²nap«n¡pItbm atäm sN bvXnÃtÃm Asà ? " "CÃ, hfsc kt´mjIcambncp¶p Cu Znhk§Ä, sIm¡¯sb Rm³ Cã s¸Sm³ XpS§nbncn¡p¶p " "AÃmsX hcm³ hgnbnÃtÃm?, shdpsXbmtWm CXns\ kt´mj¯n³sd \Kcw F¶v hnfn¡p¶Xv?. Hcp Imcyw sN¿q, C¶v A¯mgw \aps¡m¶n¨mImw, \n§Ä¡v thsd _p²naps«m¶pw ImWnsöv IcpXp¶p, \aps¡m¶v ASp¯v ] cnNbs¸Sm³ IgnªnÃtÃm? sshIn«v GgpaWn¡v Xmtg¡p ht¶mfq" \nckn¡m³ tXm¶nbnÃ. tjm¸ns§ms¡ Ignªp h¶p, km[\§Ä ]m¡v sNbvXp. Ipfn¨p sdUn Bbn, Ggp aWn¡v Xs¶ Xmsgsb¯n. "hcq, Nmbtbm AtXm Im¸ntbm? Asæn th Aev]w hnkvIn Bbmtem? \n§Ä aebmfnIÄ aZy]n¡m¯hÀ H¶paà F¶v temI¯n\p sam¯w Adn bmw" IpkrXn NncntbmsS AhÀ ]dªp . kv-^SnI ¥mkn sFkv IjvW§Ä \ncs¡ Hgn¨ hnkv -In ¥mkv ssIamdns¡m v R§Ä Cw¥ojn kw`mjWw Bcw`n¨p . "]dbp, \obpw cLphns\ t]mse bm{X Cãs¸Sp¶ BfmtWm? \n³sd `mcy hfsc £a DÅ s]®mbncn¡Ww " "bm{X, F\n¡pw hfsc CãamWv `mKyhim F\n¡nXphsc `mcybnÃ, Bsc F¦nepw `mcy B¡m³ tXm¶p¶ \nanjw Rm³ Cu tPmen hnSpw " "\¶mbn, kv{XoIÄ kvt\ln¡s¸tShÀ BWv, 24 aWn¡qÀ kvt\ln¨mepw AhÀ ]ns¶bpw ]cmXn ]dªp sImt Ccn¡pw " \Àa `mjW§fneqsS kabw apt¶m«p t]mbn. cmhnse FWoäv t]mtIXv sImv Rm³ BZyw Hgn¨ aZyw kmh[m\¯n IpSn¨p sImncp¶p. amUw kn³lbpsS ¥mkv \ndªp Hgnªp sImncp¶p. AXn\nSbn tImafnt\mSv A¯mgw hnf¼m³ AhÀ Bhiys¸«p. Hmtcm XhW Ah³ Xot·ibnte¡p hn`h§Ä sImv hcpt¼mfpw AhÀ _wKmfnbn Fs´ms¡tbm ]pe¼p¶p mbncp¶p, Ah³sd ]I¨ I®pIfn \mWt¡Spw, `bhpw, ssZ\yXbpw I psImp Bß\nµtbmsS F\n¡v AhnsS Ccnt¡n h¶p . "hcq, A¯mgw Ign¡mw" Xot·ibnte¡p £Wn¨p sImv aZy¡p¸nbpw ¥mkpw FSp¯hÀ apt¶ \S¶p . Hmtcm hn`h§fpw FSp¯p Ign¡m³ Bhiys¸«p sImv AhÀ, hopw ¥mkv \nd¨p.
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DÅn \ndª AklyXtbmSpw, \nÊlmbXtbmSpw AhÀ ]dªXv Rm³ A\pkcn¨p . "\n\¡dnbmtam, F³sd ]Xn\©mw hbÊn BWv Fs¶ Cu \Kc¯nte¡v hnhmlw sNbvXb¨Xv, [\mVycmb IpSpw_¯nse Hä aI³sd `mcybmbn«v. FÃm ku`mKy§fpw DÅ PohnXw. IpSpw_]camb kz¯n\p ]pdsa Gsd F ³sd `À¯mhpw k¼mZn¨n«pv. C´ybnse {]ikvXamb ]e I¼\nIfpsSbpw BZyIme Hmlcn DSaIÄ Bbncp¶p R§Ä, Cu hoSv IqSmsX F\n¡v sIm ¡¯bn Gsd hkvXp hIIÄ Dv. F´v ^ew? CsXms¡ A\p`hnt¡ F³sd GI aI³ Cs¸m Atacn¡bn Hcp hnhmlw Ign¨p IqSnbncn¡pI bmWv " AhÀ kz´w PohnX IY sI«gn¨phn«p XpS§n, tIÄ¡msX thsd hgnbnà tÃm. "Ah³ C\nsbs¶¦nepw ChnsS h¶p Xmakn¡psat¶m, F\n¡v h¿mXmIp t¼mÄ IqsS \n¡psat¶m F\n¡v {]Xo£bnÃ, AtXmÀ¯p hnjan¨p Ccn ¡m³ Rm³ H«pw XbmdpaÃ. F³sd kabhpw PohnXhpw F\n¡nãapÅ t]m se Rm³ Pohn¨p XoÀ¡pIbmWv" AhÀ XpSÀ¶p. "\o IcpXp¶pmhpw, Rm³ Hcp {Iqcbmb kv{Xo BsW¶v, F³sd the¡m c³ sN¡t\mSv Rm³ s]cpamdp¶Xv \o CXvhsc Incn¡pIbmbncp¶ntà ? " Rm³ H¶v ]I¨p, D¯cw ]dªnÃ, AhÀ AXv {]Xo£n¨Xpansöp tXm¶n "\n\¡dnbmtam, ]«nWn InS¶p NmImsX c£s]Sp¯m³ thn Chs\ Ah ³sd \m«n \n¶pw Rm³ sImph¶XÃ, Ah³sd AÑ\v ]Ww sImSp¯p hm§nbXmWv. ChnsS sImv h¶p FgpXm\pw hmbn¡m\pw ]Tn¸n¨p, ]mNI hpw, tXm«]Wnbpw ioen¸n¨p, hepXmbt¸mÄ ss{Uhn§pw ]Tn¸n¨p. CsXms¡ F³sd Bhiy§Ä \S¡m\mWv ]s£, FÃmbvt¸mgpw Rm³ ]Ww apS¡n Ahs\ CsXms¡ ]Tn¸n¡p¶XmWv F¶ Nn´ Ah\pw Ah³sd IpSpw_¯n \pw Dmhm³ Rm³ {i²n¨n«pv. Ah³sd ho«pImÀ¡v {Kma¯n hoSv sh¡m³ Rm³ ]Ww apS¡nbn«pv, Irjn¡v klmbn¡m³, I¶ns\ hm§m³, F´nt\sd Ch³sd hnhmlw \S¯m³ IqsS Rm³ Nnehm¡nb Imiv AW ss]km IpdbmsX ImWn¨p sImv Chs\s¡mpw Ch³sd ho«pImsc sIm pw Rm³ ap{Z ]{X¯n FgpXn H¸n«p hm§nbn«pv. B ]Ww F\nt¡m F³sd aIt\m XcmsX Ch\v Fs¶ hn«p t]mhm³ ]änÃ, AXv X¶p XoÀ¡m³ Cu P·w Ahs\s¡mv km[n¡pIbpanÃ." H¶v \nÀ¯nbn«p AhÀ XpSÀ¶p "]Ww XcmsX t]mhm³ {ian¨m Ah³ am{Xaà AhscÃmw AI¯mIpw F ¶v Aht\mSpw Ah³sd IpSpw_t¯mSpw Rm³ XoÀ¯p ]dªn«pv. Ah³ F³sd tPmen¡mc³ BbXp sImmWv Ah\pw Ah³sd IpSpw_hpw Ct¸m Ä C§s\ Pohn¡p¶Xv F¶ Nn´ Hcn¡epw Ahs\ hn«p ]ncnbm³ Rm³ k½Xn¡nà . Hcn¡Â t]mepw Ah³ Fs¶ klmbn¡pIbmsWt¶m, Rm³ Ah³sd klm b¯m Pohn¡pIbmsWt¶m DÅ Nn´ Ah\pmhcpXv, AXn\mWv Rm³ F´n\pw GXn\pw Ahs\ hg¡p ]dbpIbpw, `Àkn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xv " Rm³ IpSn¨ aZyw Bhnbmbn t]mb t]mse hm s]mfn¨ncp¶p F³sd ¥mkv hopw \nd¨ tijw Hcp IŨncntbmsS AhÀ XpSÀ¶p "F\n¡v I¼\nIfn HmlcnIÄ Bbpw , I®mb Øe§fn hkvXphIIÄ Bbpw, ]ambpw ]Wambpw Gsd \nt£]§Ä Dv .
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]s£ Ahtb¡mÄ Gsd F\n¡v em`w Xcp¶Xpw, F³sd PohnX¯n Rm³ Gsd _p²n ]qÀhw sNbvXXpamb Hcp C³hkvdvsaâv BWv B \n¡p¶h³, tImaÄ F¶ F³sd F¡mes¯bpw anI¨ \nt£]w, \n\s¡´p tXm¶p¶p?" samgn ap«nb Rm³ hnkvIn ¥mkv A¸msS Imenbm¡n. tImaÄ ssZ\yXtbmsS Fs¶ t\m¡p¶pmbncp¶p.....
FgpXpt¼mÄ kz´w B´cnIXbpsS hn`htijnsb Gähpw Bg¯n J\n¡m\pw AXv D]tbmKs¸Sp¯m\pw Fgp¯pImc³ / Fgp¯pImcn kzX{´³ BtIXpv. aXw, {]Xybimkv{Xw XpS§nbhbpsS ap³ hn[nIsf IpSªpIfbmsX Fgp¯n\mbn kÖaIm³ HcmÄ¡mhnÃ. \nehnepÅ temIhpambn kÔnbnemb HcmÄ F§ns\bmWp cq]s¸«psImncn¡p¶ Asæn cq]s¸Sphm\pÅ temIs¯ e£yan«v Fgp¯n kÀ¤mßI\mIm\mhpI? \nehnepÅ temIs¯¡pdn¨pÅ AkwXr]vXnbmWp Fgp¯n³sd {]`htI{µw. temIs¯ \nÀ½n¡p¶hsc kzm[o\n¡m\pÅ F©n\nbdnwKv BWp Fgp¯v. Fgp¯pImc³ / Fgp¯pImcn F¶v hnfn¡s¸Sm³ AÀlXbpÅ kIecpw Adnªpw AdnbmsXbpw Cu kmt¦XnIXbn DÄt¨À¶mWp Fgp¯n hym]cn¡p¶Xv. Hcmfpw ]qÀ®ambn BÀ¡pw shfns¸Sp¶nÃ. DÅnse Ipgnbpw Ip¶pw \ng {]tZi§fpsams¡bmbn Hmtcm a\pjy\pw Hmtcm clky§fmbn XpScp¶p. Hcp Fgp¯pImc³ / Fgp¯pImcn Gähpw IqSpX shfns¸Sp¶Xv AbmfpsS Fgp¯nemWp. \à Fgp¯pImc\pw AbmfpsS Fgp¯n\pw CSbn AIew Xosc IpdhmWp. Fgp¯nt\mSpÅ{Xbpw BßmÀ°X Ah\p/AhÄ¡v asäm¶nt\mSpw km²yaÃ. A{Xbpw GIm´Xbn HcmÄ asäm¶pw kXykÔambn sN¿p¶panÃ. B´cnIamb HcpXcw \Kv\s¸SemWp Fgp¯v.
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Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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aRvPp hÀKoÊv C¶v \n³sd PmeIhmXnen³ Nmsc ImhemWv Rm³; XIcpw N¦nSnt¸msS \n³sd Bßmhv thÀs]Spw ap¼psÅmcp am{X¡mbv; AXnse³sd Npw_\w \ndbv¡phm³ {]nbtX, \n³sd A´ym`nemjw k^eam¡phm³... ImhemWv Rm³; XIcpw N¦nSnt¸msS C¶v \n³sd PmeIhmXnen³ Nmsc... HcÀ²\qämv Hcpan¨p ]n¶n«p \½Ä AXn kpµc\nanj§Ä tImÀ¯p \½Ä IbÀ¡epw, Icbepw \ndw a§nb Nmb§Ä Nncnbpw, \À½hpw hÀ®taInb Nn{X§Ä C¶sXÃmw F¶nsemXp¡n bm{XtbmXphm³ sh¼p¶ \obdnbp¶pthm Cu NpSp I\Â.. AÀ_pZw \ns¶ ImÀs¶Sp¡pw ap³t] hnPbn \osb¶v sNmÃn t]mIpt¼mÄ "Cu hnj¡p¸nbpw, kndn©pw ImtW \o hmXn NmcpI; hcnI hopw F³sd A[c¯n \n³sd Npw_\ elcnbmse³sd Dbncn\v NndtIIphm³" F¶ \n³sd sNmÃn Aäp t]mbsX³sd {]mW³ ]n¶nXv shdpw PohÑhw... Adnbmw \msfbntXIpw ]pInepItfsd F¦nepw AcpsX¶v- sNmÃphm\mhXnà \n³sd kl\¯n³ ap³]n icnsXäpIfnà \n\¡v thntbX{Khpw t]mIpw Rm³.. Hmtcm \nanjhpw bpK§Ä t]mse Hmtcm Rc¡hpw \nd¡p¶p CcpÄ \nanj§Ä bpK§fmIphms\¶nse Hcp ]mXn bpK§Ä Xm§phm\mImsX asämcp ]mXn.. HSphnenXm hcp¶p Rm³ kJo; hcp Iodnb Npn\msemcp½ Dd§pI, \o im´ambpd§pI hcnI hopsa³sd AÀ² {]mW\mbn A{Xta \osb¶n tNÀ¶pt]mbntà A{Xta \½Ä H¶mbntÃ, kJo \n³sd Imhemfmbn C\nsb¶pw Rm³..
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djoZv sXmgnbqÀ, J¯À ]peÀImse Hme¸mbbn ]pX¸n\pÅn NpcppIqSn InS¡p¶ kmZnJvAen bpsS ]mZ§fn iàntbmsSbpÅ Nhn«n\m "F³sd Dt½m...."F¶v Aedn hnfn¨psImv kmZnJvAen NmSnsbgpt¶äp Xs¶ Nhn«nbbmsf Xpdn¨pt\m¡n. sIm¼³aoi¡mc³ Dkvam\n¡ aoi]ncn¨v sKucht¯msS Xs¶bpw t\m¡n \n¸mWv. Ccsb¸nSn¡p¶ knwls¯t¸msebmbncp¶p At¸mÄ AbmfpsS `mhw. Dkvam\n¡sb kmZnJv Aen¡v shdp¸mWv ImcWw. hm¸bpsS B{¡n I¨hS¯n klmbnbmbncp¶ AbmÄ D½sb hioIcn¨v AbmfpsS ImapIn bm¡nbXmWv. kmZnJn³sd hm¸ Aen \m¸Xmw hbÊnemWv - hnhmlnX\m bXv. hnhmlw Ignªv aq¶mw hÀjw kmZnJv ]nd¶p. Ct¸mÄ kmZnJn\v {]m bw ]Xnaq¶v hbÊv Ignªp. AhcpsS kt´mj{]Zamb PohnX¯nte¡v cp hÀjw ap¼mWv hm¸bpsS klmbnbmbn Dkvam\n¡ IS¶phcp¶Xv -. AenbpsS Hmetaª ]pcbpsS Nmbv¸nemWv Dkvam\n¡ A´nbpd§nbncp¶Xv. aq¶v t\cw `£Ww Ign¡p¶Xpw AenbpsS ho«nÂ\n¶pamWv. D´phnbn hoSv hoSm´cw Ibdnbnd§n B{¡n km[\§Ä tiJcn¨v ho«n kzcp¡q«n ]n s¶ ]«W¯n sImpt]mbn hn¸\ sN¿p¶ sXmgn Aen Ipªp\mfn XpS§nbXmWv-. AenbpsS amXm]nXm¡Ä Xangv hwiPcmbncp¶p. tIcf¯n IpSntbdn¸mÀ¯ AenbpsS IpSpw_w aX]cnhÀ¯\w sNbvXhcmWv. AenbpsS amXm]nXm¡Ä C¶v Pohn¨ncn¸nÃ. Hcp ktlmZcnbpv AhÀ Ct¸mÄ `À¯m hpw Ipªp§fpsam¯v ZqctZi¯mWv hkn¡p¶Xv. Cu Dkvam\n¡ AenbpsS ktlmZcn `À¯mhn³sd ktlmZc\mWv. BtcmKyhm\mb Dkvam\n¡ FÃpapdn sb ]WnsbSp¡pw. Ft¸mgpw ImPm_oUn hen¡p¶ AbmÄ kÔybmbm aq ¡äw aZy]n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. Ignª hÀjw Aen \mSphn«pt]mbn. `mcybpsS hgnhn« _Ôambncp¶p Imc Ww. AenbpsS aI³ kmZnJns\ \m«pImÀ kmZnJv- Aen F¶phnfn¨p. hnZymeb ¯n \ÃIp«nbmbncp¶ kmZnJv- Aen F«mw Xc¯n hnPbn¨psh¦nepw hm¸ bpsS Xntcm[m\¯m Dkvam\n¡ Ahs\ XpSÀ]T\¯n\v A\phZn¨nÃ. a{Z Êbn t]mImsXbmbt¸mÄ almÃpImÀ CSs¸«v a{ZÊbnse ]T\w XpSÀ¶v t]m¶p. a{ZÊbn \n¶pw h¶m D´phnbpambn B{¡n km[\§Ä tiJ cn¡phm³ Dkvam\n¡bpsS IqsS t]mIWw. hm¸ t]mbXnÂ]ns¶ hm¸bpsS km{amPyw Dkvam\n¡bpsS A[o\Xbnembn. kmZnJv - Aensb AbmÄ Ft¸m gpw tZtlm]{Zhw sN¿pw. InS¡¸mbn Xs¶ \n¡p¶ kmZnJv- AenbpsS ]mZ§fn hopw Nhn«n Dkvam\n¡ KÀPn¨p. "\mbn³sd tamt\.. gpt\äv ]Ãv tX¨v a{ZÊbn t]mbn«v sh¡w hmSm lapt¡.... a{ZÊ hn«m t\sc Ct§m«v ht¶¡Ww. hÃh³sd htbw t\m¡n \n¶n«v t\ cw sshInbmeptÃm.... ³sd kz`mhw \obdnbpw. a{ZÊbn hn«nÃmsb¦n almÃpImcv ChnsS Pohn¡m³ A\phZn¡qem... Asæn As¶ a{ZÊbnte¡pw R½fv hnSm³ \nco¨n«nà lapt¡ " kmZnJv- Aen Dd¡¨SthmsS CaIÄ Xncp½n InS¡¸mb aS¡nsh¨v tXmÀ¯pw Dan¡cnbpsaSp¯v \nfbpsS Xocs¯ Ipän¡m«nte¡v \S¶p. \nfbpsS Xocs¯ Cu ]¯v- sk³dv InS¸mSw hm¸bpsS amXm]nXm¡Ä aX]cnhÀ¯\w sNbvX t¸mÄ alÃv I½än `mchmlnIÄ hm§n \ÂInbXmWv.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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hm¸ IqSpX kvt\l{]IS\§Ä {]ISn¸n¡pIbnà F¦nepw hm¸ D½tbmSv ] et¸mgpw ]dbp¶Xv tI«n«pv. "\½psS tams\ ]Tn¸n¡Ww F¶n«v Hm\v hepXmbm _Ãy DtZymKØ\mbn«v thWw F\n¡v hn{ian¡m³. Hms\ R½fv F´mbmepw Cu B{In I¨hSw sN¿m³ hnSqem ...." hm¸ hoSv hn«pt]mbXnÂ]ns¶ kmZnJv- Aen Im¯ncn¡pIbmWv Xs¶ sImp t]mIphm³ hm¸ Hcn¡Â hcpw F¶ {]Xo£tbmsS. D½tbmSv Ct¸mÄ Ah\v ehteiw kvt\lw tXm¶mdnÃ. Dkvam\n¡ Ahs\ aÀ±n¡pt¼mÄ D½ F³sd tams\ XÃsÃsb¶v ]dbmdnÃ. hni¶v Fs´¦nepw Ign¡m³ tNmZn¨m Abm Ä¡v `£Ww sImSp¯Xn\p tijta Ah\v sImSp¡pIbpÅq. D½m¡v Abm tfmSv am{Xta kvt\lapÅq. AbmÄ A²zm\¯n e`n¡p¶ ]W¯n \n¶pw aZy]m\¯n\pÅ ]Ww am{Xta FSp¡pIbpÅq an¨apÅ ]Ww apgph\pw D½bpsS I¿n `{Zambn sImph¶p sImSp¡pw. D½bnt¸mÄ kzÀ® hfbpw, amebpsams¡ hm§nbn«pv. {]`mX IrXy§Ä \nÀhln¨v kmZnJv - Aen aX{K Ù§Ä FSp¯v a{ZÊbnte¡v \S¶p. Ah\v \à hni¸v- A\p`hs¸Sp¶pmbncp¶p. hm¸bpÅt¸mÄ {]`mX`£Ww Ign¡msX a{ZÊbnte¡v t]mIphm³ hm¸ Ahs\ A\phZn¡pambncp¶nÃ. A s¶m¶pw cmhnse hni¸pw tXm¶mdnÃ. Ct¸msg´m C§ns\ t\cw ]peÀ¶m HSp¡s¯ hni¸mWv. hni¸S¡m³ D½ H¶pw Dm¡n XcnIbpanÃ. a{ZÊbn t]mIp¶XmWv Ct¸mÄ Ah\v GI Bizmkw. a{ZÊbn \n¶pw XncnsI hcp t¼mÄ Hcp kl]mTn Ah³sd ho«nte¡v £Wn¨p. ho«n sN¶m ]gp¯ t]cbv¡ s]m«n¨pXcmw F¶v ]dªt¸mÄ kmZnJv - AenbpsS \mhn shÅaq dn. t]cbv¡ s]m«n¨t¸mÄ hni¸n\m cs®w AhnsS \n¶v Xs¶ Ign¨p. an¨w h¶Xv aX{KÙ§Ä sImpt]mIp¶ k©nbnepan«v kmZnJv - Aen ho«n te¡v \S¶p. hoSn\v ASps¯¯nbt¸mÄ Dkvam\n¡ D´phnbpambn t]mIp hm³ X¿mdmbn \n¸pmbncp¶p. Ahs\ IXpw AbmÄ tNmZn¨p. "At¶mSv- a{ZÊ hn«m sh¡w hcWw F¶v ]dªn«v C¿v - F´mSm t\cw sshIntb ...." kmZnJv-Aen adp]Sn ]dbmsX Abmsf t\m¡pI am{Xw sNbvXp. At¸mgmWv aX{KÙ§Ä sImpt]mIp¶ k©n apg¨p\n¡p¶Xv AbmfpsS {i²bn s¸«Xv . "F´mm k©nbn .... " kmZnJv-Aen k©nbn \n¶pw t]cbv¡ FSp¯v AbmfpsS t\À¡v - \o«n t]cbv ¡ IXpw AbmÄ Ah³sd Igp¯n\v ]nSn¨psImv tNmZn¨p. "CÖv CXv FhS¶v It«mv hcmWv lapt¡...." AbmfpsS IcXew Ah³sd Igp¯n AaÀ¶Xn\m izmtkmÑzmkw FSp¡m ³ \t¶ ]mSps¸«psImp ]dªp . "Rm\nXv I«sXm¶paÃ. F\n¡v F³sd IqsS HmXm³ hcp¶ Ip«n X¶XmWv. C§fv F´n\m Fs¶ Ft¸mgpw C§ns\ thZ\n¸n¡p¶Xv. Rm\n§tfmSv F ´v sXäm sN¿pt¶? ³sd hm¸ h¶m Rm³ FÃmw ]dªv sImSp¡p¶pv." Ah³sd hm¡pIÄ¡v adp]Sn ]dbp¶Xn\v aps¶Xs¶ AbmÄ Ahs\ s]mXn sc XÃn¨X¨p. AbmfpsS Aht\mSpÅ Ien AS§nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ ]dªp . "\mbn³sd tamt\.. A³sd hm¸ B s]c« sIfh³ C\n \ns¶ ImWm³
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hcqÃm...... Abmsf Rm³ F¯nt¡tmSp¯v F¯nt¨¡p¶v. acymZbv¡v R½sf A\pkcn¨v ChnsS Igntªm Asæn A³sd hm¸m¡v Cmb KXn X¶ym B\¡pw DmIm AXv C¿v- HmÀt¯m. t]mbn Fs´¦nepw tam´o«v sh ¡w h¶v hn D´Sm lapt¡.... " AbmfpsS hm¡pIÄ tI«v Ah³sd Ipªv a\Êv thZ\n¨p. Xm³ {]Xo£tbm sS Im¯ncn¡p¶ X³sd hm¸¨n C\n Hcn¡epw Xs¶ ImWphm³ hcnÃm Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ Ah\v k¦Sw HXp¡n sh¡m\mbnÃ. Ah³ IcªpsImv AIt¯¡v sN¶t¸mÄ D½bpw Ahs\ iImcn¨p. "CÖv F´n\mm C§s\ hmb s]mfn¡p¶Xv ChsS Bsc¦nepw acn¨ncn¡p ¶m C§s\ tam§m\mbn«v. hni¡p¶ps¦o ASp¡tfev Iªn FSp¯v sh t¨¡p¶v AXv FSp¯v tam´o«v aq¸sc IqsS sNÃv. F{X s\cmbo¶v Adntbm At¶w t\mt¡ymv aq¸cv \n¡m³ sXmS§o«v " D½ ap³hit¯¡v t]mbt¸mÄ Iªn IpSn¡m\mbn kmZnJv -Aen N{aw ]Sn ªncps¶¦nepw. Iªn IpSn¡phm³ Ah\v tXm¶nbnÃ. Ahs\mcp Dd¨Xocp am\t¯msS ASp¡f hmXneneqsS ]pdt¯¡v Cd§ntbmSn. \Shgn Xmn {] [m\]mXbneqsS Ah³ FhnsSbpw \n¡msX HmSpIbmbncp¶p. Hm«¯ns\m Sphn Ah³ sN¶p\n¶Xv PpamakvPnZnemWv. AhnSs¯ Camant\mSh³ ] dªp. "Fs¶ ImcWw IqSmt Abmfv XÃp¶p, F³sd hm¸¨n F³sd ASpt¯¡v C\n Hcn¡epw hcqem¶m Abmfv ]dbpt¶.... F\n¡v t]Snbmhp¶p F\n¡v C\n B ho«nte¡v t]mtIm Fs¶ DkvXmZv c£n¡Ww " DkvXmZv Aht\mSv tZlw ip²nbm¡nbXn\p tijw akvPnZn Ibdnbncn¡phm ³ ]dªp. DkvXmZv DSs\Xs¶ GXm\pw I½nän `mchmlnIsf hnfn¨phcp¯n Imcyw ]dªp. AhnsS IqSnbncp¶hÀ Bsf hn«v kmZnJv - AenbpsS D½sb akvPnZnte¡v hnfn¸n¨p. D½ h¶t¸mÄ DkvXmZv AhtcmSv ]dªp. "\n§sS tam³ ChnsS h¶n«pv sNdp¡m\v C\n \n§sS IqsS Ignsbm¶m Wv ]dbps¶. Hm³sd hm¸ Zo\nbmbncp¶v ]t£¦n Cs¸m \n§sS IqsS IqSnbn «pÅ B IÅpIpSnb³ \n§sS sN¡s\ XÃnsImÃpw. AtXmv R§fv Hcp Xo cpam\¯n F¯nbn«pv. sN¡s\ GsX¦nepw b¯owJm\bnte¡v sImm ¡mw. AhnsSbmhpt¼mÄ Hm¯pw ]Tn¸pw Hs¡ In«pw" B kv{Xo AÂ]t\cw BtemNn¨Xn\p tijw ]dªp . "F\n¡v HtcmSv tNmZn¡mWmbncp¶v HcmWv F\n¡pw sN¡\pw sNehn\v XcW Xv " DkvXmZv ImÀ¡n¨p Xp¸nbn«v ]dªp . "C§sf cnt\w t]meokn G¸n¡mWv thXv. Hm\v C§sS Bcm As¶ Hm\v \n¡mlv sNbvtX¡p¶m C§sS AhnlnXw \m«nemsI ]m«mWv " ]ns¶ H¶pw DcnbmSmsX B kv{Xo \S¶I¶p. kmZnJv - Aen akvPnZn³sd A I¯v \n¶pw D½ \S¶Iep¶Xv t\m¡n \n¶p. AhÀ H¶v Xncnªp t\m¡pI t]mepw sNbvXnÃ. B Ipcp¶p a\Ên Btcm a{´n¡p¶Xv t]mse Ah\v A\p`hs¸«p B \S¶Iep¶ kv{Xo \n³sd kz´w amXmhv Xs¶bmtWm? D¨ bqWv Ignªt¸mÄ cpt]cpsS IqsS kmZnJv- Aen bm{Xbmbn. cv _ÊpI Ä amdnIbdn s]m¶m\nbnepÅ Hcp b¯owJm\bn kmZnJv - Aen F¯nt¨À ¶p. Ahs\ sImpt]mbhÀ XncnsI t]mbt¸mÄ AhnsSbpÅ DkvXmZv Ah \v cp tPmUn hkv{Xw sImSp¯v ]dªp.
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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"sh¡w Ipfn¨n«v hkv{Xw amdnt¡m. FÃm hI¯v \nkv¡mc¯n\pw akvPnZn F¯Ww. Ct¸m X¡mew A\¡v a{ZÊbn HmXmw. ]Ån¡qS¯n t]mIW sa¦n C¿v- ]Tn¨ncp¶ ]Ån¡qS¯n \n¶pw än kn Bsc¦nw ChnsS F¯n ¡Ww" DkvXmZn³sd klmbnbpsS ]pdsI kmZnJv-Aen \S¶p. AÂ]w \S¶t¸mÄ BcpanÃm¯ Hcp apdnbnte¡v Ahs\ AbmÄ B\bn¨p. Ah³sd I¿nse hkv{X§Ä taibn hm§nsh¨v AbmÄ Ahs\ sI«n]nSn¨psImv ]dªp. "Cs¿´m H¶pw Xn¶epw IpSn¡epw H¶pantÃ... A³sd taemsI FÃv t]m´n bncn¡p¶Ãm" Aev]t\cw AbmÄ Ah³sd icoc¯n XShns¡mv ]dªp. "As¶ sI«n]nSn¨v D½ sh¨sXm¶pw BtcmSpw ]dbcpXv. ]dªm F³sd tPmen t]mIpw" AbmÄ ]dªXn³sd s]mcpsf´msW¶v kmZnJv-Aen¡v a\ÊnembnÃ. Abmfp sS IcXew Ah³sd icoc¯neqsS Cgªt¸mÄ Ah\v C¡nfns¸«q. Abm sf Im X³sd hm¸bpsS At{Xw {]mbw tXm¶pw tImbm¡ F¶mWv Abm fpsS t]cv. kmZnJv- Aen b¯owJm\bnse At´hmknbmbn PohnXw Bcw`n¨p. ]peÀs¨ \akv¡mc¯n\v Fgpt¶Â¡pI F¶XmWv AhnsS Gähpw ZpjvIcam bn Ah\v A\p`hs¸«Xv. \qdpIW¡n\v Ip«nIfpv b¯owJm\bnÂ. Ahcn amXmthm, ]nXmthm CÃm¯hcpw NneÀ amXm]nXm¡Ä Xs¶ CÃm¯hcpamWv. tImbm¡ AhnhmlnX\mWv _meyIme¯v b¯owJm\bn h¶ps]« AbmÄ b¯owJm\bnse klmbnbmbn IqSnbXmWv. kmZnJv - Aen¡v \mÄ¡p\mÄ tIm bm¡bpsS ieyw IqSn¡qSn h¶p. AbmÄ Xt¶mSp sN¿p¶Xv {]IrXn hncp² amb Imcy§fmWv F¶pÅ Xncn¨dnhpIÄ kmZnJv- AenbpsS a\Ên Ipät_m [w Dfhm¡n. AbmÄ Ahs\ Aklyambn thZ\n¸n¡phm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ AbmfpsS asämcp Ccsb kmZnJv- Aen Is¯n Im ]Xns\m¶p hbÊv tXm¶n¸n¡p¶ Ahs\ X\nsb In«nbt¸mÄ kmZnJv - Aen ]dªp. "B tImbm¡ Fs¶ thZ\n¸n¡p¶Xv t]mse \ns¶bpw thZ\n¸n¡p¶pv F¶v F\n¡dnbmw. \o F³sd H¸w DmIptam? \ap¡v Abmsf Hcp]mTw ]Tn ¸n¡Ww " Ah³ Ipähmfnsb t]mse kmZnJv- AenbpsS apJt¯¡v AÂ]t\cw t\m¡n \n¶Xn\p tijw ]dªp. "\½psS P·w im] P·amWv. Abmsf ]nW¡nbm ]ns¶ \ap¡v ChnsS Pohn ¡phm\mhnà F³sd hm¸¨n F³sd D½ acn¨t¸mÄ thsd sI«nbXmWv - ChnsS \n¶pw t]mbm AhcpsS ASpt¯¡v- t]mtIn hcpw F³sd dtº.... B Imcyw F\n¡v HmÀ¡m\pw IqSn h¿m ..." kmZnJv- Aen AkzØ\mbn. cmwZnhkw ASp¡fbn klmbn¡phm³ t]m bt¸mÄ ]¨apfIv A½nbn Acbv¡pt¼mÄ DÅwssI Fcphn\m hÃmsX \odphm³ XpS§n. Aklyamb \oä kln¨psImv Ahs\ GÂ]n¨ IÀ¯ hyw \nÀhln¡pt¼mÄ Ah³sd Ipªv a\Ên Hcp _p²nbpZn¨p. A½nbnse Ac¸n \n¶pw AÂ]w FSp¯v hmgbnebn s]mXnªpsI«n kq£n¨p. `£Ww Ignªv InS¡phm³ t\cw s]mXnsbSp¯v DSpapn³sd AäXv sI«nbn «p. sshZypXn sh«w AWªp kmZnJv-Aen \n{Zbnte¡v hgpXnhoWq. AÂ]w Ignªt¸mÄ tImbm¡bpsS ]Xnª kzcw tI«v kmZnJv- Aen Dd¡apWÀ¶p. "FSm Fgpt\äv hmtbm "
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kmZnJv- Aen A\pkcWtbmsS AbmfpsS ]pdsI \S¶p. aXnÂsI«nt\mSv tNÀ ¶pÅ hndIp]pcbnte¡mWv AbmÄ Ahs\ B\bn¨Xv. AbmÄ BÀ¯ntbm sS Ahs\ sI«n¸nSn¨p. AbmÄ hnhkv{X\mbt¸mÄ IcpXnbncp¶ ]¨apfIn ³sd Ac¸v {]tbmKn¨p. tImbm¡ Ah³sd Igp¯n\v Ip¯n¸nSn¨v ]dªp. .. FSm lapt¡...... C¿v- F´v ]WnbmSm
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AbmfpsS ]nSp¯w Abªt¸mÄ kmZnJv- Aen HmSn aXnÂsI«n\p ]pd¯v IS ¶v hopw HmSn. B b¯owJm\bn \n¶pw Fs¶t¶¡pambn Ah³ hnS]d bpIbmbncp¶p. ASp¯ ZnhÊw cmhnse Ahs\mcp IS¸pd¯v F¯ns¸«p. \à hni¸pw, Zmlhpw tXm¶n ssIbn \bmss]kbnÃ. s]mXp IpSnshÅ ss]¸n \n¶pw Zmlw Xocpw hsc shÅw IpSn¨t¸mÄ AÂ]w Dt·jw tXm¶n. Zqsc BÄ¡q«s¯ It¸mÄ Ah\hnsS¡v \S¶p. aÕy_Ô\ ¯n\v t]mb hÅ§Ä Iptdt]À tNÀ¶v Icbnte¡v ASp¸n¡p¶p. \n¡À [mcn Ifmb Iptd Ip«nIfpapv Iq«¯nÂ. hÅ§Ä Icbnte¡v F¯nbm hÅ ¯nepÅhÀ Ip«nIfpsS Ip«Ifnte¡pw k©nIfnte¡pw aÕy§Ä kuP\yam bn \ÂIp¶Xv kmZnJv-Aen t\m¡nbncp¶p. B aÕy§Ä Ip«nIÄ AhnsS Xs¶ hn¸\ sN¿p¶Xpw Ah³sd {i±bnÂs]«p. Iptdt\cw B Ccn¸ncp¶ t¸mÄ hni¸n³sd ImTn\yw Ahs\ hÃmsX Atemkcs¸Sp¯n. Ah\pw aäp ÅhtcmsSm¸w hÅ§Ä Icbnte¡v ASp¸n¡phm³ klmbn¨p. kmZnJv - Aen sb AhnsS BZyambn IXpsImmhWw hůnepÅ aebmfhpw Xangpw CSIeÀ¶ `mjbn kwkmcn¡p¶ bphmhv Aht\mSv tNmZn¨p. "Ds¶ ap¶mSn ChnsS In«nÃtÃm...? F¦bm hoSv " BÀ¯nc¼p¶ XncameIfpsS Cc¼en hůn³sd At§bä¯pÅ Abm fpsS tNmZyw kmZnJv-Aen¡v a\ÊnembnÃ. Ah³ H¶v ]p©ncn¨p sImv X³sd sXmgnen apgpIn. sXmgn Ipsdt\cs¯ A[zm\¯n³sd ^eambn Ip td aÕyw kmZnJv- Aen¡pw e`n¨p. B aÕy§Ä hn¸\ sNbv -Xt¸mÄ Ah ³sd ssIbnepw ]Ww h¶ptNÀ¶p. hni¸n\m hbsdm«nbncn¡p¶p. IS¸pd ¯pÅ tlm«enÂ\n¶pw `£Ww Ign¨v ImämSnac§fpsS Xmsgbh³ hn{ian ¨p. kqcy³ A¶s¯ IÀ¯hyw Ahkm\n¸n¨v AkvXan¨t¸mÄ AhnSamsI Ccp«mbn. `b¯m Ah³sd lrZbanSn¸n³sd thKw IqSn. _o¨n hcp¶hÀ ¡v Ccn¡phm\mbpÅ Ccn¸nS¯n Ah³ A´nbpd§n. AhnSs¯ PohnX¯n PohnX¯n³sd ]pXnsbmcp BkzmZ\w Ah³ Is ¯n. {]`mX IrXy§Ä \nÀhln¡phm³ ]Xnhmbn IS¸pd¯pÅ akvPnZnse iuNmeb¯nemWv kmZnJv-Aen t]mbncp¶Xv. AhnSs¯ Camw HcpZnhkw Ahs\ XSªp \ndp¯n Ahs\¡pdn¨v tNmZn¨dnªp. kmZnJv AenbpsS Pohn Xs¯ IqSpX Adnªt¸mÄ Caman\v a\Êenhpmbn At±lw kmZnJv - Aen tbmSv At±lt¯msSm¸w XmaÊn¡phm³ ]dªp. \akvImc kab¯v akvPnZn  h¶v \akv¡cn¡Ww F¶Xv am{Xambncp¶p. At±l¯n\v Aht\mSv sh¡m\pmbncp¶ \n_Ô\. tImbm¡bpsS kam\kz`mhapÅhÀ IS¸pd ¯pw Dmbncp¶p. ]eÀ¡pw Ah\v hg§n sImSpt¡nh¶p Ahcn \n¶papÅ c£bmbncp¶p akvPnZnte¡pÅ ]p\cn[nhmkw. GXmv aq¶v amkw Ignªt¸mÄ akvPnZn Øncambn \akv¡cn¡m³ h¶n cp¶ Hcp a[yhbkvI³ kmZnJv- Aensb AbmfpsS ho«nte¡v £Wn¨p Abm Ä Aht\mSv ]dªp. "R½fv hocm³Ip«n. As¶ Ipdn¨v R½fv Camant\mSv - tNmZn¨dntª¡p¶v. CÖv Cu sNdp{]mb¯nev Cu ISm¸pd¯v shbnepw sImv \S¡m.. CÖv R½³sd t]mtc¡v t]msc. Rm\pw ³sd sIt«ymfpw amt{X ³sd
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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s]mtcsemÅq . R§¡v Htcsbmcp tamtfbpÅq. Hmfpw, sIt«ym\pw, Ipt«ymfpw, A§v skuZn Atd_ybnem. As¶ R½fv ]Ån¡qS¯nev hnSmw. R§sS kz´w tams\t]m se As¶ R½fv t\m¡nt¡mfmw. ]ÅnIqS¯o¶v _¶mev NnÃd kmam\§Ä hm§m³ ItSev t]mIm\ps¶p _¨m t]mWw AXmbncn¡pw A\¡v BI ¸msS R½sf ho«nev DmIW tPmen" Camapw \nÀ_Ôw ]dªt¸mÄ kmZnJv- Aen k½Xw aqfn. A\pkcWtbmsS kmZnJv- Aen hocm³Ip«n¡bpsS IqsS AbmfpsS ho«nte¡v bm{Xbmbn. hocm ³Ip«n¡bpsS ]Xv\n kvt\lk¼¶bpw kÂkz`mhnbpambncp¶p. AhÀ Ah s\ aIs\t]mse kvt\ln¨p. hocm³Ip«n kmZnJv -Aenbpambn kmZnJv- Aenbp sS \m«nÂt]mbn kvIqÄ kÀ«n^n¡äv hm§nh¶v Ahs\ IS¸pd¯pÅ hnZyme b¯n tNÀ¯p. A{]Xo£nXambn h¶ptNÀ¶ ku`mKyw kmZnJv - Aen Bkz Zn¨p Pohn¨pt]m¶p. ]s£ H¶chÀjs¯ BbptÊ B ku`mKy¯n\pmbn cp¶pÅq. hocm³Ip«nbpsS aIfpw IpSpw_hpw skuZn Atd_ybn \n¶pw cpamks¯ Ah[n¡mew NnehnSm³ \m«nte¡v h¶p. a¡fn aq¯hÄ ^Àkm\bv¡v {]mbw H³]Xp hbÊv Ignªp. AhfpsS CfbXp§Ä B¬Ip «nIfmWv. kmZnJv- Aen hnZyme¯n \n¶pw h¶m ^Àkm\ kmZnJv- Aenbp sS IqsSbmWv Ft¸mgpw DmhpI. sX§n³ tXm¸nepw, IS¸pd¯psams¡ Ifn¡emWv AhfpsS {][m\ hnt\mZw. ^Àkm\bpw IpSpw_hpw XncnsI t]mIp¶Xn³sd Xte¶mÄ amXm]nXm¡fpw ktlmZc§fpw ]pd¯pt]mb kab¯v ^Àkm\bmWv ]dªXv AhÄ¡v IS ¸pd¯pÅ ImämSnac§Ä¡nSbneqsS \S¡Wsa¶v. Iptd Zqcw \S¶mte Imäm Snac§fpÅ CSt¯¡v F¯phm³ IgnbpIbpÅq. AhntS¡v AhfpsS amXm]n Xm¡fpsS IqsS am{Xta t]mImhq F¶v AhfpsS D½ {]tXyIw ]dªn«pv. kÔybmbm AhnsS aZy]m\nIÄ ]ebnS¯pw Iq«ambncn¡p¶Xv ImWmw. CSXqÀ¶p \n¡p¶ ImämSnac§Ä¡nSbneqsS \«p¨bv¡pt]mepw kqcy{]Im iw AIt¯¡v {]thin¡pIbnÃ. Ft¸mgpw Acshfn¨apÅ AhntS¡v t]m Iphm³ kmZnJv- Aen¡v `bw tXm¶mdpv. BtcmSpw ]dbmsX AhÀ ImämSn ac§fpÅ CSs¯¯n. IS¸pds¯ \\p¯ Imäv Ahsc XgpIns¡mncp¶p ^Àkm\bpsS ]pdsI \S¡pt¼mÄ kmZnJ vAen ^Àkm\tbmSv tNmZn¨p. "F´m ^Àkm\ hm¸bpw, D½bpw t]mIpt¼mÄ AhcpsS IqsS t]mImsXbncp ¶Xv?" AhÄ Ah³sd ssIbn \pÅnsImv ]dªp "AhcpsS IqsS t]mbmev F\n¡v kmZnJv C¡mt\msSm¸w C§s\ Imäpw sIm v \S¡m³ ]täm ?" AhÄ Ahs\ t\m¡n s]m«ns¸m«n Nncn¨p "F³sd IqsS Ft¸mgpw \S¡m³ CãamtWm ?" Ah³sd tNmZy¯n\v ImämSn ac¯n\v hebw sh¨psImmWv AhÄ adp] Sn ]dªXv "CãamWv s]cp¯v s]cp¯v CãamWv " Ah³sd a\Ên F´nt\mthnbpÅ Zmlw A\p`hs¸«p. tImbm¡ BZyam bn Ahs\ BenwK\w sNbvXt¸mÄ A\p`hs¸«Xpt]mepÅ kpJ¯n\mbn a\ Êv hÃmsX sImXn¨p.
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]ns¶ AhnsS Act§dnbXv FÃmw bm{´oIambncp¶p Btcm B Ipªpa\ Ên a{´n¡p¶Xv {]mhÀ¯nIam¡pIbmbncp¶p. kmZnJvAen Ahs\mcp a\ km£nbnÃm¯h\mbn amdn. Ah³ ]cnkcamsI ho£n¨p AhcÃmsX aäv Btcbpw AhnsS Ah\v ImWphm\mbnÃ. Ah\hsf IS¶p]nSn¨p. A{]Xo £nXambpÅ kmZnJvAenbpsS s]cpamäw Ahsf `bs¸Sp¯n. AhÄ Icªp sImv ]dªp. "F´m Cu sN¿pt¶ C§s\sbm¶pw Ipt«ymfv sN¿m³ ]mSnÃ. Rm³ FÃmw D½mt\mSv ]dbpw " AhÄ IcªpsImtmSn ]pdsItbmSnb Ah³ AhfpsS hmbv s]m¯n¸nSn ¨p. IcXew FSp¡pt¼mÄ AhÄ D¨¯n IcªpsImncp¶p Ah³ Ah fpsS hmbv kÀÆiànbpsaSp¯v s]m¯n]nSn¨p. GXm\pw \nanj§Ä AhfpsS ImÂ]mZ§Ä ]qgnbn AÂ]w Xm¶p. kmZnJv Aen hn{`m´\mbn. AhfpsS izmtkmÑmkzw ]Xnsb \ne¨p. Ah\hfpsS apJt¯¡v kq£n¨p t\m¡n. AhfpsS incÊv Ah\h³sd aSnbnte¡v FSp¯psh¨t¸mÄ Hcp hit¯¡v DuÀ¶pt]mbn. ^Àkm\bpsS icocw \nÝeambncn¡p¶p ^Àkm\bpsS arXtZlw AhnsS Dt]£n¨v kmZnJv Aen AhnsS \n¶pw e£yanÃm¯ Zn¡n te¡v bm{Xbmbn. At¸mÄ AkvXabkqcy³sd kzÀ®\ndapÅ {]`bpw t]m bvadªncp¶p. Ccp«neqsSbpÅ bm{Xbn Ah³ hÃmsX `bs¸«p. sXm hän hcpW§ns¡mncp¶p. ASp¯Znhkw ]peÀs¨ ap\nkn¸menänbpsS A[o\XbnepÅ ]mÀ¡nse tIm ¬{Koäv _©n XfÀ¶pd§pIbmbncp¶ kmZnJ AenbpsS ImÂ]mZ§fn Gä kv]Ài\¯m Ah³ Dd¡apWÀ¶p. ImÂ]mZ§fn aWw]nSn¡p¶ cq]s¯ Ih³ `b¶v Aednsbgpt\äp X³sd Npän\pw Iptd t]meokpImcpw s]mXpP\§fpw Hcp t]meokv \mbbpw.. ]nSn¡s¸« kmZnJv Aen Icªp sImtbncp¶p. hml\¯n Ccp¶pw Icbp¶ kmZnJv AenbpsS IcW¯v Hcp t]meokvImc³ ASn¨psImv ]dªp. "IgpthdnsS tams\.... Hcp ]mhw s]¬sIm¨ns\ izmkwap«n¨p sIm¶n«v Ccp¶v tam§pt¶m?. ap«bn \n¶pw hncnªn«nÃtÃmSm \n\s¡ms¡ F§ns\ ]äp¶ Sm C§ns\sbms¡ sN¿m³" asämcp t]meokpImc³ ]dªp . "kmsd Ct¸mÄ {]mb]qÀ¯nbmIm¯hcmWv _emÂkwL tIkpIfn IqSp Xepw DÄs¸Sp¶Xv. cmbnc¯n]{´v Unkw_À ]Xn\mdn\p cm{Xnbn sUÂlnbn kplr¯ns\m¸w _Ên bm{X sN¿pIbmbncp¶ tPymXn knwKv ]mtÞ F¶ sshZyhnZymÀ°n\nsb HcpIq«w \oN·mÀ AXn{Iqcambn _emÂkwL¯n\v Ccbm¡nbXdnbmatÃm? tIknse Bdv t]cn Hcp¯³ {]mb]qÀ¯nbmIm¯h\mbncp¶p. Ah\mWv ]oU\¯n\nSbn Ccbmb s] ¬Ip«nbpsS imcocnImhbh§fnte¡v Ccp¼pI¼n XÅnIbänsbsX¶mWv At\zjW¯n sXfnªXv" IcªpsImncn¡p¶ kmZnJv AenbpsS Igp¯n\p Ip¯n¸nSn¨psImv B t]meokpImc³ XpSÀ¶p. "C\nbpw \o Icªm ASn¨p\n³sd ]cn¸v Rm³ Cf¡pw IgpthdnsS tams\" kmZnJv Aen kzbw hmbs]m¯n¸nSn¨v hnXp¼ns¡mncp¶p. t]meokv tÌj \n t]meokpImcpsS tNmZy§Ä¡v kmZnJv Aen kXykÔambn D¯cw \ In. s]meokn\p ap¼n kmZnJv Aen Ipäk½Xw \S¯n. ASp¯ ZnhÊw Ah s\ sXfnshSp¸n\mbn IS¸pdt¯¡v sImpt]mbn At¸msgms¡bpw kmZnJv Aen a\ÊpcpIn {]mÀ°n¡pIbmbncp¶p hocm³Ip«n¡ms\ t\cn ImWcp tXsb¶v B apJt¯¡v t\m¡phm³ Ah\mIpambncp¶nÃ..
Athenaeum Flyleaf 2018
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^Àkm\ acWs¸«ncn¡p¶p C¶se Fs´ms¡bmWv DmbXv. AhÄ D¨¯n  Icªt¸mÄ Bsc¦nepw tIÄ¡psa¶v IcpXn AhfpsS hmbs]m¯n¸n Sn¡pIbtà Xm³ sNbvXpÅq. F§ns\bmWv AhÄ acWs¸«Xv. acWs¸Sp hm\mbn«v Xm³ Ahsf ]cnt¡Â¸n¨n«nÃtÃm? kmZnJv Aen¡v kw`hn¨ sXm¶pw hnizkn¡phm\mhp¶pmbncp¶nÃ. Ignª ZnhÊs¯ B \nanj§ sf Ah³ hÃmsX shdp¯p. Ipät_m[¯m Ah\v BcptSbpw apJt¯¡v t\m¡phm³ Ignbp¶pmbncp¶nÃ. ImWp¶hscms¡bpw Ahs\ Gähpw AÇoeamb `mjbn hg¡p]dªpsIm ncp¶p. NneÀ Ah³sd apJt¯¡v ImÀ¡n¨pXp¸n. X³sd lrZb¯n³sd {] hÀ¯\w F¶t¶bv¡pambn \nÝeamsb¦nÂ, Asæn GsX¦nepw am{´n I³ AbmfpsS PmehnZybm Xs¶ Cu `qtemI¯v \n¶pw A{]Xy£yam ¡nbncps¶¦n F¶h³ B{Kln¨p. Hcp Ip«nbpw Hcp kmlNcy¯nepw Pbnentem tem¡¸ntem Ignbm\nSbmIcp sX¶v \nbaw B{Kln¡p¶ps¦nepw ]Xns\«v hbÊp XnIbm¯hÀ¡pÅ Pphss\ PÌnkv t_mÀUv _me\oXn \nba{]Imcw tIkv ]cnKWn¨v \ÂIm hp¶ ]camh[n in£bmb aq¶psImÃs¯ kvs]jy Pphss\ tlmw hm kw kmZnJvAen¡v e`n¨p. Ggn\pw ]Xns\«n\pw at[y{]mbapÅ Iuac{]m b¡mcn Ip hcp¶Xpw kmaqlnI hncp²hpw in£bvt¡m Xncp¯epI Ät¡m AÀlhpamb IpäIrXy§Ä sN¿phm\pÅXpamb kz`mh {]hWXbp Åhsc ]mÀ¸n¡p¶ Pphss\ tlmante¡v kmZnJv Aen F¯s¸«p. Pph ss\ tlman A¨S¡apÅhm\mbncp¶p kmZnJvAen. hocm³Ip«n¡ Ahs\ ImWphm³ hs¶¦nepw Abmsf t\cn ImWphm³ kmZnJv Aen hnʽXn¨p. Pphss\ tlmanse PohnXw Pohn¨p XoÀ¡pt¼mgpw ^Àkm\bpsS HmÀ½IÄ Ahs\ hÃmsX s\m¼cs¸Sp¯nsImncp¶p. Pphss\ tlman A\h[n Ip«nIfpmbncp¶p. sNdpXpw hepXpamb IpäIr Xy§Ä sNbvXhÀ, `n£mS\w, _methe, sXcphv Ip«nIÄ, F¨v sF hn _m[n XÀ A§ns\ \ofp¶p ]«nI. amXm]nXm¡fpsS hgnhn« PohnXw \nan¯w F¨v sF hn _m[nXcmbIp«nIfpsS PohnXamWv Gähpw ZpcnXw. AhÀ¡mbpÅ apdn bnte¡v aäpÅ Ip«nIÄ¡v {]thi\w Dmbncp¶nÃ. kmZnJv Aen Hgnhpkab §fn ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¡phm\pw, Nn{X§Ä hcbv¡phm\pw kabw Is ¯n. Pphss\ tlmw AXnIrXÀ IqSpX Nn{X§Ä hcbv¡phm³ thp¶ kuIcy§Ä Hcp¡ns¡mSp¯p. aq¶phÀjs¯ in£ Ignª kmZnJv Aensb \mfnXphsc Ahs\¡mWm³ _Ôp¡Ä hcm¯Xn\m ]Xns\«v hbÊv XnIbpw hsc AhnsS Xs¶ Pohn ¡phm³ A[nIrXÀ ]dªpsh¦nepw cmhnse ]Xns\m¶v aWntbmsS Ahs\ sImpt]mIphm³ HcmÄ h¶n«ps¶v Adnªt¸mÄ h¶Xv BcmsW¶dnbm ³ BImw£tbmsS Ah³ AXnYnIÄ h¶m kÔn¡p¶ CSt¯¡v HmSpI bmbncp¶p. Ahs\ tXSnsb¯nb Bsf¡v Ah³ kvXw`n¨p\n¶p. hocm³ Ip«n¡ aq¶v hÀj§ÄsImv AbmÄ BfmsI amdnbncn¡p¶p. ImÂap«pI fpsS thZ\bm \S¡phm³ \¶mbn ]mSps]Sp¶pv. AbmÄ Ahs\ AcnIn te¡v hnfn¨v- icoct¯mSv tNÀ¯v \ndp¯n ]dªp. "tam³ t]Snt¡ F\n¡v \ns¶ Adnbmw. A\¡v Hmsf sImÃm³ H¡qem ImcWw HmÄ¡v As¶ s]cp¯nãambncp¶p. Hmfv C¯hW \m«n h¶t¸m A³sd ]pdsI \S¡mt\ HmÄ¡v kabw Dmbncp¶pffq. tam³ Fsâ IqsS t]mcv \m«pImcpw, ho«pImcpw ]eXpw ]dbpw Rm\sXm¶pw Imcyam¡p¶nÃ". \S]Sn {Ia§Ä ]qÀ¯nbm¡n kmZnJv Aen hocm³Ip«n¡bpsS IqsS bm{X bmbn. Ipät_m[¯m F{X {ian¨n«pw kmZnJv Aen¡v AbmfpsS apJt¯¡v
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There is no perfect first draft. Prefect first drafts don’t exist. Good writers are good because they have the right measures of intellect and talent for the hard labour of rewriting.
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Increase your word Power. Words are the raw material of our craft. The greater your vocabulary the more effective your writing. Introduce you are main characters and themes in the first third of your novel. Keep in mind Oscar Wilde:
‘A little sincerity is a dangerous thing and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal’
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Read lots Write lots Learn to be self-critical Learn what criticism to accept Be persistent Have a story worth telling Don't give up
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