Tuesday, 18 September 2012

CLEETUS NORBERT PAVANA STORY 'PADIKKATHA KATHAVI'


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            emkdp tN«³ aI-t\mSp ]dªp: FSm am¯¨m \obn\n ]Tn-¡m³ t]mI­!
            Ah³ ]Tn-¡m³ anSp-¡-\m-bn-cp-¶p. ]Tn¨ ¢mÊp-I-fn \à amÀt¡mSp IqSn ]mÊm-bn. F¶n«pw emkdp tN«³ C§s\sbmcp Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-¡m³ Imc-W-sa´mWv!
            Imc-W-ap-­v. emkdp tN«\v A©p-a-¡-fm-bn-cp-¶p. \mep B¬a-¡fpw Hcp s]¬a-I-fpw. FÃm-hcpw am¯-¨sâ aq¯ ktlm-Z-c-§-fm-bn-cp-¶p. FÃm-hcpw Ata-cn-¡-bn-em-Wv. FÃm-hcpw DbÀ¶ DtZym-K-ØÀ. aI-fpsS `À¯mhv Ata-cn-¡-bn tUmIvS-dm-Wv.
            ]W-¯nsâ Imcy-¯n emk-dp-tN-«³ \m«n H¶m-a³am-cpsS Iq«-¯n-em-Wv. ]qÀÆnI kz¯mbn In«nb A¼-s¯«p G¡À Ic-`q-anbpw \qän\mÂ]Xv ]d s\Â]m-S-hpw. B¬a-¡Ä DbÀ¶ \ne-bn hnhm-ln-X-cm-bn. Ah-scÃmw Ata-cn-¡-bn Ønc-Xm-a-k-¡mÀ. am¯-¨³ IqSn ]Tn¨v Ata-cn-¡-bn t]mbm Xsâ kzs¯ms¡ Bcp t\m¡n \S¯pw!.
            AXp-sIm-­mWv Cf-b-a-I-\mb am¯-¨-t\mSv \obn\n ]Tn-¡m³ t]mI­ F¶ Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-¯-Xv.
            am¯-¨³ FXn-scm¶pw ]d-ªn-Ã. F¦nepw A½ kzIm-cy-ambn tNmZn¨p: am¯-¨m, \n\¡p hnj-a-sam-¶p-an-ÃtÃm?
            hnj-a-ap-s­-¦n-se-´m, Xocp-am\w A¸-¨-tâ-XtÃ!
            FÃm Xocp-am-\-§fpw \Ã-Xn\p th­n-bm-bn-cp-¶p. s]mcnª shbn-en Irjn-`q-an-bn-te-¡n-d§n am¯-¨³ Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-¯p. F\n¡v CXmWv hn[n-¨n-«p-ÅXv!. 
            Znh-k-§Ä HmSn-a-dn-bp-t´mdpw Ahsâ Np­p-I-fn Hcp \à IÀj-Isâ FÃm \·-Ifpw ]q¯p-hn-cnªp!.
            emk-dp-tN-«³ `mcy-tbmSp ]d-ªp: FSo B\n-b-t½, F\n¡v sXäq-ÃSo!  Ah-cpsS a\-Ênepw AtX A`n-{]m-b-am-bn-cp-¶p. ap¸-s¯m¼Xv hÀj-§Ä¡p ap³]v emkdptN«sâ `mcy-bmbn B\n-b½ ChnsS h¶-t¸mgp­mb AtX hnImcw!. Ah³ anSp-¡-\mWv!.
            am¯-¨\v Ccp-]-¯n-b©p hb-Êm-b-t¸mÄ B\n-b½ emk-dp-tN-«-t\mSp ]dªp: \ap¡v Ah-s\mcp s]®ns\ I­p-]n-Sn-¡t­?
            Xocp-am-\-§Ä s]s«-¶m-bn-cp-¶p. Øe-{]-am-Wn-am-cp-tS-bpw, \m«p-Im-cp-tS-bpw, _Ôp-¡-fp-tSbpw ap¶n sh¨v am¯-¨³ do¯sb hnhmlw sNbvXp.
            FÃm-hcpw Xe-Ip-ep¡n k½-Xn-¨p. AhÄ anSp-¡n-bm-Wv!.  do¯ ImgvN-bn-se¶ t]mse {]hr-¯n-bnepw anSp-¡n-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Fs´-¦n-ep-samcp A`n-{]mb hyXymkw Ah-cpsS Pohn-X-¯n-ep-­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. am¯-¨³ ]d-bp-¶-sX´pw A\p-k-c-W-tbmsS AhÄ sNbvXp-XoÀ¡pw. CS-s¡ms¡ am¯-¨³ do¯-tbmSp tNmZn¡pw: do¯m-½¡v tNmZn-¡m³ H¶p-antÃ?.  AhÄ Nncn-¡pw. FÃm-a-dnªv AhÄ¡p-th-­n Pohn-¡p¶ `À¯mhv AhÄs¡¶pw aXn-b-h-\m-bn-cp-¶p.
            do¯ A©p {]k-hn-¨p. A©pw B¬a-¡Ä. emk-dp-tN-«s\ hmÀ²Iyw B{I-an-¡m³ XpS-§n. CS-s¡ms¡ Bip-]-{Xn-bnepw InS-¯n. tcmKw aqÀÑn¨v At_m-[m-h-Ø-bn-se-¯n. Ata-cn-¡-bn \n¶pw a¡-sfÃmw HmSn-sb-¯n. Xe-t¨m-dn-ep-­mb amc-I-amb tcmK-am-bn-cp-¶p. B\n-b½ `À¯m-hnsâ ip{iq-j-I-bmbn IqsS \n¶p.
            A©mw Znhkw emk-dp-tN-«³ Xm³ kvt\ln¨ a®n-t\mSv hnS-]-dªp!.  ih-kw-kvImc NS-§p-I-fn-epw, XpSÀ¶p Xncp-¡À½m-Zn-I-fnepw \m«p-Imcpw _Ôp-¡fpw \ndªp \n¶p!.
            FÃmw Ign-ªv Hmtcm-cp-¯-cmbn Ata-cn-¡-bn-te¡v t]mIm³ XnSp-¡-am-bn. Øes¯ {]am-Wn-I-fmb NneÀ Hcp \nÀt±-i-hp-ambn h¶p. emk-dp-tN-«³ acn-¨n-tÃ, C\n BÀ¡p-th-­n-bmWv C{Xbpw `qan hoXw sh¡m-Xn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.
            am¯-¨sâ A`n-hr-²n-bn AhÀ Akq-bm-ep-¡-fm-bn-cp-¶p. am¯-¨³ CS-s]-«p. CXp \m«p-Im-cy-a-Ã!. R§-fpsS IpSpw-_-Im-cy-§Ä R§-Ä Xocp-am-\n-¡pw.
            ktlm-Z-c-·mÀ¡mÀ¡pw Xm¸-cy-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. Ah³ Ah-tcmSp tNmZn-¨p. \n§Ä¡p hoXw thW-sa-¦n F§s\ thW-sa-¦nepw sN¿mw.
            AhÀ¡mÀ¡pw H¶pw th­m-bn-cp-¶p. am¯-¨sâ tNmcbpw \ocpw hnbÀ¸m¡n Im¯p-kq-£n-¡p-¶-Xm-Wv. Ah-scÃmw Htc-t]me: CsXÃmw \n\¡pw \nsâ a¡Ä¡pw DÅ-XmWv!.
            B\n-b-½¡v a¡-fpsS Xocp-am-\-¯n kt´m-j-hpw, kvt\lhpw tXm¶n. GXp a¡Ä C§-s\-sbmcp Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp¡pw!.
            am¯-¨sâ a¡Ä ]Tn¨v D¶-Xn-bn-se-¯n. \mep a¡-fp-sS hnhmlw Ign-ªp. A©m-a³ tdmbn-¨³ ]¯mw ¢mÊv ]mkm-b-t¸mÄ am¯-¨³ tNmZn¨p: \n\-¡n\n ]Tn-¡tWm? AtXm, Irjn t\m¡n \S-¯n-bm aXntbm?
            C¶s¯ Ime¯v ]Tn-¡m-¯-hs\ F´n\v sImÅ-a¸m? tdmbn-bpsS Xocp-am\w Dd-¨-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.
            am¯-¨³ FXn-cp-]-d-ªn-Ã. Ah-sâ-b-cn-In do¯m½ Nncn¨p \n¸p-­m-bn-cp-¶p. Ah³ ]d-ªXv icn-bm-Wv. FÃmcpw D¶X \ne-bn tPmen sN¿p-t¼mÄ Ah-s\-´n\v ]mS¯v ]Wn-sb-Sp¯v \S-¡Ww!.
            s]s«¶v am¯-¨sâ a\-Ên-te¡v aps¼-hn-sStbm tI« ap{Zm-hmIyw \nd-ªp-h¶p:  R§Ä ]Wnbpw \ne-saÃmw R§-fp-tS-XmIpw kÀ¡mtc!!


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