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MODELTALK -t^m-t«m: jm-ep- -t]bm-Sv. Malayali Magazine February 2023

""t\cw- -shfp- ¡pthmfw- H-¶v In-S-¶pd-§p-hm-³- ]q-Xn- - tXm¶p-¶p-.'' F-¶v A-½- ]-Ãv - tX¡p-¶-Xn-\n-S-bn-Â- - sX-t¡-se Pmt\zS- ¯ntbmSv ]-d-bp-¶-Xp- -tI«t¸mÄ- DsÅm¶v I-e-§n-.A-½- ]-d-bp-¶- Xv i-cn-bm-WtÃmsb¶pw- F-´psImïv C-Xv -t\cs¯ a-\-knem-¡m-\m-bnsöpw- - sX-sÃmcp- Ip-ä t_m[t¯m-sS Hm-À- ¯pt]mbn-. Rm-\pw- A-\p-P-³- cmtIjpw- ]p-e-À-¨- bv¡v ]p-X-¨p-aq-Sn-, ap-dnbn-Â- In-S-¶p-d-§p t¼mÄ- A-½- F-Wo-äv A-Sp-¡-f-bn-Â- ]-Wn-IÄ- -sN¿p-I-bm-bn-cn- ¡pw-. G-Xm-ïv \m-epa-Wn-¡p- Xp-S-§p-¶- ho-«ptPmen-I-Ä- F-{Xbpw- -s]-s«¶v Xo-À-¯n- «p- -thW-asÃm A-½- bv¡v am-fntb¡-Â- ho- «n-Â- -tPmen-¡p- - t]mIm-³-. A-hnsSbpÅ-X,v {]m-b-am-bn-, aq-¯v \-c- ¨- ^n-ent¸mkv-tN«- \pw- a-dn-bm-½t¨S-¯nbp-am-Wv. a-¡sfm-s¡ A-§v Atacn-¡-bn-emb-Xp- -sImïv A-hcpsS Im-cy-§sfm-s¡ -t\m¡m-\m-Wv A- ½sb A-hnsS ]-Wn- ¡p-sh-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. ]m-N-I-¯ns\m¸w- -tlmw- -t\gvkns\-t¸mse A-hsc ip-{iqjnt¡ï- Np-a-X-e-bpwA-½-bv¡p-Å-Xm-Wv. i-cn-¡pw- a-¡-fptStbm a-cp-a-¡-fptS-tbm I-S-a-bm-Wv A-½- bnt¸mÄ- A-hnsS \ndthäp-¶sX¦n-epwkz-´w- Nn-e-hp-I-Ä- Ign-ªp- -t]mcp-¶- Xns\m¸w- A-ªq-dpcq-]- -sh¨p- Zn-h-k¡qen- In-«psa ¶p-Å-Xv A-½sb kw-_-Ôn-¨nSt¯mfw- h-ensbmcpIm-cy-am-bn-cp-¶p-.-tN¨nbpsS I-Ãym-W-¯n-\v F-Sp-¯- _m-¦v hm-bv]- b-S-¡w- ho-«m-h-iy-¯n- \m-bn- ap-¯q-än-Â- \n- ¶pw- C-³-km-^n-Â- \n-¶psam-s¡bm-bnA-½- Iptd I-S-§-ÄF-Sp-¯p- Iq-«n-bn-«p-ïv. AsXm-s¡ X-h-W- ap-S- ¡msX A-S-¡m-\pwR-§sf h-f-À-¯nh-ep-Xm-¡m-\psams¡bm-Wv A-½-bn- §s\ -s]Sm-¸m-Sps]Sp- ¶-Xv. A-½-bpsS D-d-¡w- A-Pn-X-³- Nn-äm-«p-I-c Malayali Magazine February 2023 SHORT STORY

A-Ñ-³- Po-hn-¨n-cp- ¶t¸mgpw- A-½-bv¡v \-Ã- kp-J-Po-hn-X-am-bncp-¶n-Ã-. F-Ãm- Zn-hkhpw- aq-¡p-aps« IpSn-¨p- h-cp-¶- A-Ñ-³- ho-«p-Im-cy-§-Ä- - t\m¡p-I-bnsöp- am- {X-a-Ã-, A-½tbmSv - sXm«-Xn-\pw- ]n-Sn-¨-Xn- \psam-s¡ h-¡m-Ww- Iq-Sp-¶-Xpw- ]-Xn-hm-bn-cp-¶p-.A-Xv H-Sp-hn-Â- A-½-bpsS - t\-scbp-Å- I-¿m-¦-fnbn-em-Wv I-em-in-¡pI-. A-Sp-¡-f-bn-Â- I-gpIn- h-¨n-cn-¡p-¶- ]m-{X- §-fpw- ho-«n-ep-ïm-¡nsh-¨- -tNmdpw- I-dnbpsam-s¡ ]ns¶ - sXm«-¸p-d-¯p-Å- - tPmk-t^«sâ ]m-S- ¯m-Wv. A-Ñ-³- AsXm-s¡ F-Sp-¯v N-¶w-]n-¶w- h-ens¨dnbpw-. A-¶v ]ns¶ ho- «nseÃm-h-cpw- ]-«n-Wnbm-bn-cn-¡pw-. D-¨-¯n-Â- -sXdn-¸m-«v ]m-Sns¡mïv A-Ñ-³- H-ä-b-Sn-¸m-X-bn-eqsS B-Sn-bp-e-ªv h-cp-¶- Xv A-Ise \n-¶p- ImWp t¼m-tg R-§-ÄIp-«n-I-Ä-¡p- ap-«n-Sn-¨pXp-S-§p-am-bn-cp-¶p-...F- ¦n-epw- A-½sb ap-Sn- ¡p-¯n-\p- ]n-Sn-¨v X-e- §pw- hn-e-§pw- X-Ãp- ¶-Xp- Im-Wpt¼mÄR-§-Ä-¡p- kln-¡nÃ-. D-ds¡ hm-hn-«p- Ic-ªp sImïv R-§- Ä- A-Ñsâ Im-ep-I-fnÂ- -sI«n-¸n-Sn-¨v X-S-bm- ³- {i-an-¡pw-. AtXmsS R-§-fpsS -t\- scbm-Ipw- A-Ñsâ Acn-iw- ap-gp-h-\pw-. ]ns¶ R-§-Ä-¡pwIn-«pw-, I-W-¡n-\v. F-´m-bm-epw- A-Ñ- ³- H-cp- Zn-h-kw- _m-dnÂ- Ip-g-ªp- ho-Wp- acn-¨tXm-sS A-Xns\ms¡ A-h-km-\-am-bXm-Wv.F-¶m-Â- A-½- bpsS I-ã-¸m-Sp-I-Ä-¡v am-{Xw- Ct¸mgpw- A-h- [n-bm-bn-«n-Ã-. H-cp- hn- [w-, -thïsXm-s¡ H- ¸n-¨v A-½- -tN¨nsb I-Ãym-Ww- I-gn-¨- bs¨¦n-epw- Rm-\pwA-\p-P-\pwA-½-bv-s¡mcp- X-Wem-Im-³- am-{XwCt¸mgpw- H-cp- I-c-bvs¡¯n-bn-«n-ÃtÃm. A- \p-P-³- A-Sp-¯p-Å- lb-À-sk¡-³-U-dn- kvIqfn-Â- ¹-kv h-®n-\p- ]- Tn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. Rm- \msW¦n-Â- Xr-iq-cv sF-.Sn-.sF-.¿n-epw-. A- ½-bpsS I-ã-¸m-Sp-I-ÄI-ït¸mÄ- C-S-bv¡v ]-Tn-¸v \n-À-¯nFs´¦n-epw- ]-Wn-¡p- -t]mbmtem F-¶m temNn-¨-Xm-Wv. ]s£, A-½- A-Xn-\v k½-Xn-¨n-Ã-. a-¡-Ä- ]- Tn-¨v \-Ã- \n-ebnse¯n-bm-Â- ]ns¶ A-½- ]-Wn s¡m¶pw- -t]mIp-I-bnsöp- ]-dªv R-§sf kam- [m-\n-¸n-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp- ¶p-. H-cp- Zn-h-kw- A-½- ]-Wn-¡p- -t]mbnsænÂ- am-fntb¡se Im- I-Ãpw- ap-Åpw- X-d-¡msX Nq-Spw- X-Wp-¸ptaÂ-¡msX \n-sâ]m-Z-§sf Rm-³- -s]mXn-ªp- Im-¯p-. ]-I-cw- \osb-s¶ N-hn-«nsaXn-¨p-.. ]-cn-`-htaXpw- Rm-³- ]-d-ªn-ÃtÃm? A-¼-e-§-fn-epw- ]-Ån-I-fn-epw- \o- -t]mbt¸mÄ- '-t]mcpt¶m?' F-¶v -tNmZn-¡m-³t]mepw- \n-Â-¡msX \osb-s¶ ]p-d-¯p-\n-À-¯n-. \-·-bptSbpwXn-·-bptSbpwXo-c-§-fn-eqsS \o- k©-cn-¨t¸mÄRm-³- aq-I-km-£n-bm-bv IqsS-t¸m¶p-. \ns¶Im-¯v Im-¯v Xm-§n-¯m-§nRm-³- -saen-ªv -tXªt¸mÄ- \osb-s¶ h-ens¨dn-ªv -th-sdmcp-¯s\ IqsS¡q-«n-. C-Ã-, C-Xv , -sNcp-¸p-I-fpsS -tXbm-¯- hn-[n- ! A-\n-b-³- A-¼-e-¡m-Sv -tXbm-¯- hn-[n- Malayali Magazine February 2023 POEM

cy-§sfÃmw- A-h-Xm-f- ¯n-em-Ipsa¶- A-hkvY-bm-Wv. ^n-ent¸mkv -tN«- \pw- a-dn-bm-½t¨S-¯n- ¡pw- -thï- `-£-Whpw- a-cp-¶p-I-fpw- a-äpwka-b-¯n-\v Ir-Xy-ambn- F-Sp-¯p- - sImSpt¡ï-Xv A-½- bpsS -tPmen-bmWtÃm. _m-¯v dq-an-Â- ^n-ent¸mkv -tN«-³- H- ¶p- ho-Wpt]mb-Xm-Wv Im-cy-§-Ä- Iq-Sp-X-ÂIp-g-¸-¯n-em-¡n-b-Xv. ho-gvN-bn-Â- h-es¯ - ssI-s¿mSn-ªp- -t]m bn- ¹m-kvä-dn-«- \n-e-bnem-Wv. a-dn-bm-½t¨S- ¯n-bmsW¦n-Â- H-cph-À-j-am-bn- hm-X tcmKw- h-¶v In-S-¸n-emWsÃm. A-h-cpsS Xo-«- hpw- aq-{X-hpw- hsc - tImcn-¡-ftbï- kvYnXn-bn-emsW¦n-epw- AXnsem¶pw- A-½-bv¡v h-en-b- ]-cm-Xn-bn-Ã-. ap-³s]m-s¡ cmhnse H-³-]-Xp- a-Wn- ¡m-Wv A-½- am-fn tb¡-Â- ho-«nte¡p- - t]mbn-cp-¶-Xv. A-Xphsc ^n-ent¸mkv - tN«-³- A-hn-Ss¯ Imcy-§sfÃmw- -t\m¡pam-bn-cp-¶p-. F-¶m-Â- - tN«sâ -ssI H-SnªtXm-sS AsXÃmwX-In-Sw- a-dn-ªp-. A-½- bv¡v -t\c s¯ Xs¶ A-hnsS-sb¯msX \nhr-¯n-bnsöm-bn-. ap- ³s]m-s¡ A-½-bv¡v A-Xym-h-iy-¯n-\v Ah-[nsbSp-¡m-³- km-[n- ¨n-cp-¶p-.F-¶m ent¸mÄ- A-Xn-\pw- km- [n-¡p-¶n-Ã-.... AsXms¡ Hm-À-¯psImïmhmw- A-½-bn-§s\ Bh-em-Xn- ]-d-ª-Xv... G-Xm-bm-epw- A-½- bpsS Cu- hn-j-a-¯n- \v A-ev]sa¦n-epw- ]-cnlm-cw- Itï a-Xn-bmIq-. Rm-³- D-Åm se A-§s\ Xo-cp-am-\n- ¨psImïv A-½-bpsS A-Sps¯¯n-. ""A-½- -t\cw- -shfp- ¡pthmfw- In-S-¶p-d- §nt¡mfq-. \m-fs¯ - tNmdpw- I-dn-bpsam-s¡ Rm-\p-ïm-¡mw.''- A-½- A-XptI«v -sXÃv A-Ûp-Xt¯m-sS Fs¶ H-¶p- -t\m¡n. \o-¿-Xn-\p- am-{Xw- {]m- ]vX-\mtbm Fs¶mcp- - tNmZyw- B- -t\m«-¯nep-ïm-bn-cp-¶p-. kXy-¯n-Â- A-Sp-¡-f- - tPmen-Isfm¶pw- F- \n-¡v A-dn-bp-am-bn-cp- ¶n-Ã-. Ft¸m-sg¦n-epwA-Sp-¡-f-bn-Â- I-b-dnbm-età AsXm-s¡ Ip-ds¨¦n-epw- kzm-b- ¯-am-¡ms\m¡q-. F-¶n-cp-¶m-epw- A-½- bv¡p- -thïn- c-ïpw- IÂ-¸n-¨v Rms\mcp- Xocp-am-\saSp-¡p-I-bm-bncp-¶p-.F-¶m-Â- A-½- A-Xnt\mSv H-«pw- - tbmPn-¨n-Ã-. ""H-cp- Nm-b- -t]mepw- - sh¡m-\-dn-bm-¯- \obmtWm CsXm-s¡ - sN¿psa¶p- ]-d-bp-¶- Xv?.. AsXm¶pw- - thï-. Hs¡ Rm-³- Xs¶ -sNbv-tXmfmw-'' ""C-Ã-. Rm-\-Xv k½- Xn-¡n-Ã-. C-Xv \-Ã- XWp-¸p-Im-e-am-Wv. A-½- bv¡pw- -t\cw- -shfp- ¡pthmfw- In-S-¶p-d- §m-³- B-{K-l-ap-ïmIpw-. ]ns¶ F-\n-¡pwCsXm-s¡ ]-Tn-¡sï. Rm-³- bp-Syq-_n-Â- - t\m¡n- F-Ãmw- -sNbvtXmfmw-'' hn-i-¸psImïptI-sWm-sc³- Ip-cp-¶p-I-Ä-¡pthïn- Rm-³- h-en-¨p-hns«mc-¼n-\m-ep-bn-À- -shSn-ª- ]-£n- \o-! \n-hr-¯ntISn-\mse -sNbvX- \o-N-Ir-Xysam¶n-\m-Â-, i-]n-¨n-SsÃ-sb-s¶\n-³- a-\-Êps\m´- hm-¡n-\m-Â- \n-\-bv¡p-In-Â- P-K-¯n -sem¶p-a-ä-h-bv¡p- `-£-Ww-. hn-[n-¨sXm¶p-am-{X am-W-h-bv¡p- \n-Xyt]mj-Ww-! Ip-dn-¨psh¨- hm-¡pt]m ¸-Xn-ª- hn-i-z-Z-À-i-\wa-Xn-¨p- -sNbvXpt]mb XmsW\n-¡p-h-¶- Zq-j-Ww-. H-cn-¡-epw- -s]mdp-¯n-Sm-¯- Ir-Xy-am-WsX¦n-epw- £-an-¡sb¶t]£ -am-{X-ans¶\n-¡p- -t]mw-h-gn-! a-cn-¡pthmfsasâ lr-¯n-e-án-Ip-WvU-am-b-Xn-³ i-an-¨n-Sm-¯- Xo-¡-\-ÂP-z-en-¨n-Spw- kp-\n-Ýn-Xw-! A-½n-Wn-.-sI.Fw- \n-jm-Z-hn-jm-ZwMalayali Magazine February 2023 POEM

"A-Xn-\v A-Xn-ev - t\m¡n- h-Ã-Xpw- - sNbvXm-Â- hm-bn-Â- - sh¡m³- sImÅptam?" A-½- Nn-cn-¨p- -sImïv -tNmZn-¨p-. " F-´m-bm-epw- H-cp- Znh-kasÃ. A-Xv F-§ s\bm-bm-epw- A-½- kln-¡-Ww-." A-Xn-\v A-½- a-dp-]-Sn- ]-d-ªn-Ã-. -shdpsX H- ¶v ]p-©n-cn-¡p-I- am- {Xw- -sNbvXp-... A-¶v -t^mWn-Â- ]p-e-À-¨-bv¡p-Å- Aem-dw- h-¨m-Wv Rm-³- D-d-§m-³- In-S-¶-Xv... A-em-d-a-Sn-¨t¸mÄ- IrXy-am-bn- D-W-cp-I-bpw- - sNbvXp-.A-½- ]s£, \-Ã- D-d-¡-¯n-em-Wv. {I-am-\p-K-X-am-b- Xm-f- ¯n-Â- A-½-bpsS Iq-À- ¡w-h-en- -sXÃp-ds¡ F-\n-¡v -tIÄ-¡m-ambn-cp-¶p-.Rm-\t¸mÄH-cp- X-c-¯n-epw- A- ½sb D-W-À-¯m-³- {ian-¨n-Ã-. ^n-ent¸mkv - tN«sâ ho-«nte¡v cmhnse G-gp- a-Wn-¡mWv A-½-bv¡v -tPmen- ¡v -t]m-tIï-Xv. B- - t\cw- hsc-sb¦n-epwA-½- a-Xn-bmthmfwIn-S-¶p-d-§s«.Rm-³- ]ns¶ bp-Syq-_n-Â- - t\m¡n-bpw- a-äpwFs¶-s¡mïm-hp-¶- hn-[-¯n-Â- -tNmdpw- Idn-bpsam-s¡bp-ïm- ¡n-. At¸m-tg¡pw- - t\cw- \-¶m-bn- -shfp- ¯p- I-gn-ªn-cp-¶p-. ka-bw- -t\m¡nbt¸mÄ- G-gp-a-Wn-. A-½-bv¡v -tPmen-¡p- - t]mIm-\p-Å- ka-b-ambn-cn-¡p-¶p-. Rm-³- A-½sb hnfn-¨p-W-À-¯m-\m-bn- [rXn-bn-Â- ap-dn-bnte¡p- - sN¶p-. A-½- ]s£, At¸mgpw- \-Ã- D-d-¡- ¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p-. F- ¶m-Â- Iq-À-¡w-h-enbpsS i-Ðw- am-{Xw- Db-À-¶n-cp-¶n-Ã-.F-¦nepw- F-\n-¡v A-½sb D-W-À-¯msX \n-hr- ¯n-bn-ÃtÃm.Rm-³- A-½ sb -sXm«p- hn-fn- ¨p-: ""At½.. -t\cw- -shfp- ¯p-'' F-¶m-Â- F-{X- hn-fn- ¨n-«pw- A-½- .... Rm-\o- \-c-I-bm-X-\-I-ÄIm-À-¶p- Xn-¶o-Sp-¶- in-ã- hm-S-I- Po-hn-XwX-Ån-¶o-¡ns¡mïn-cns¡, G-Im-´-X- Npw-_ns¨mctLmcIm-f-cm-{Xn-bn-Â- ]m-Xn- -sh´- X-etbm«n-I-fe-dn-bm-À-¡p-¶- `-{Z-Im-fobm-a-¯nse³- {]n-b- a-c-Wta Zqsc b-atemI-¯n-e-Ô-Im-cwc-à-aq-än- Ip-Sn-¡ps¶m cm-ßm-¡-Ä- X-³- Zp-À- \m-S-I- -thZn-bn-Â- \n-¶v C-¶-e-bpsS i-h-Zm-lwI-gnsª-s¶bpta´na-S-§o-Sp-hm-³- -th¨n-gsR¯p-¶- \n-sâ ]m-Z-¯n-³- `o-I-c-a-Ip-So- \m-Zsamc-Ô- k©m-cn-bmw- {_-Ò- c-£-Ên-sâ e-h-Wkw-Ko-X-amsb³- I-cn-ªlr-Z-bs¯¸n-Sn-¨p-e-¡p-¶p-... a-c-Wta...\n-sâ I-c-§-fm-eoXn-c-kvIr-X-sâ In-\m-¡sf \osbdn-ªp-S-¡p-¶p-... a-c-Wta END -sI hn- A-i-zn-³- Itd¡m-Sv Malayali Magazine February 2023 POEM

Nm-en-bm-À ho-­pw- - H-gp-Ipt¼mÄ-... I-gn-ª- c-­p-e-¡-§-fn-em-bn- {]-kn-²o-I-cn-¨p- h-¶- '\n-e-¼q-À- Im-«n-eqsS H-cp- bm-{X-, F-¶- bm-{Xm-¡p-dn-¸n-sâ A-h-km-\- `m-Kw-. JOURNEY NOTE NILAMBUR Malayali Magazine February 2 0 2 3

N m-en-bm-À- -t\cn-Sp-¶- apJy-`o-j-Wn-Isf-s´ms¡bm-Wv?'' tP]n-bpsS Iq-c-¼p- -t]m-sebpÅ- -tNmZy-¯n-\p- ap-¶n-Â- Ipät_m[t¯m-sS R-§-Ä- \n- ¶p-. ""h-\-\m-iw-, Im-«p-Xo-, - ssPhtNmc-Ww-, hr-ãn-{]tZc- §-fnse A-Xn-{I-a-§-Ä-, C-S-\mS-³- Ip-¶p-I-fpsSbpw-tXmSp-IfpsSbpw- s\Â-h-b-ep-Ifp sSbpw- \m-iw-, Im-À-jn-IKm-Àln-I- - hy-h-km-bn-I- - \-K-c-amen-\y-§-Ä- -t\cn-«v ]p-gbnse ¯p-¶-X,v ]p-g-bn-d-¼v It¿äw-, G-I-hn-f-h-Â-¡-c-Ww-, X-cn-ip-`qan- h-À-²-\-hv,Hmtcm h-À-j-hpwG-dn-h-cp-¶- as®men-¸v. ]p-g-hn-`-h-§-fpsS A-\n-b-{´nX- -sImÅ-, ]p-gsb H-«pw- ]-cn-KWn-¡m-¯- \n-À-½m-W-§-Ä-. Aim-kv{Xo-b-am-bn- Nm-en-bm-dn-Â- ]-Wn-X- aq-¶v d-Kpteä-À- Iw- {_n-UvPp-I-Ä-. C-\n-bpw- ]-Wnbm-³- -t]mIp-¶- As©®w-. Nq-j-Wm-ß-I- Sq-dn-kw-, ]p-g-Zpcp-]tbmK-§-Ä-, I-cn-¦-Ãpw- kna-³-dpw- D-]tbmKn-¨p-Å- ]p-g-`n- ¯n- \n-À-½m-Ww-. ]p-g-bp-am-bpÅ-, Xo-c-hm-kn-I-fpsS A-I-Â- ¨-, am-en-\yw- H-gp-¡-Â-. A-\y-kw-kvYm-\- ]p-g-I-fnse e-£-I-W-¡n-\v a-Õy-¡p-ªp- §sf A-im-kv{Xo-b-am-bn- h-Àjw- -tXmdpw- hn-hn-[- I-S-hp-I-fnÂ- \nt£]n-¡-Â-. tXm«s]m«n- ¡-Â-, -saÀ-¡p-dn- D]tbm Kn-¨pÅ- kz-À-®-J-\-\w-, ¹m-kvän-¡v X-S-b-W-I-Ä-, C-\n-bp-an-\n-bp-apïv Ht«-sd Im-c-W-§-Ä-.'' tP]n- H-cp- Zo-À-L-i-zm-kw- DÅnte-s¡Sp-¯p-.F-¶n-«v - tNmZn-¨p-. ""\-½psS {]n-bs¸«- Nm-en-bmdns\ kw-c-£n-¡m-³- \-aps¡- s´m-s¡ -sN¿m-³- I-gn-bpw-?'' F-Ãmw- -tI«v X-cn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶- R- §tfmSv D-¯-cw-, -tP¸n-Xs¶ ]-d-ªp- Xp-S-§n-. ""G-ä-hp-am-Zyw- -thï-Xv Cu- ]p-g-bpsS {]m-[m-\yw- Xn-cn-¨-dnb-epw- At\zjn-¨-dn-b-epwXs¶bm-Wv. N-cn-{X kw-kv¡mcn-I- - km-aq-ly- {]m-[m-\yt¯msSm¸w- ]m-cn-kvYn-Xn-I-{]m-[m- \y-hpw- ]p-g- , \n-À-Æ-ln-¡p-¶- [-À-½-§-fpw- im-kv{Xo-b-am-bn- ]-Tn-¨v, Hmtcm ]p-g- Xo-c-hm-knbpw- ]p-g-bpsS B-ßm-À-°- kplr-¯p-¡-fmthï-Xp-ïv. ]p-g- \m-iw- F-Ãm-h-cpsSbpw- \m-iamsW¶- Xn-cn-¨-dn-hn-Â-. P-e- £m-a-am-Wv -temIw- C-\n- -t\cnSm-³- -t]mIp-¶- -sImSn-b- hn-]- ¯v F-¶- ap-³- Im-gvN-bn-Â- \- ½psS ]p-gsb \n-À-½-e-am-bn- Hgp-Im-\pw- ]p-g-¯-S-§-Ä- \n-Xm- ´-am-bn- kw-c-£n-¡m-\pwHmtcm ]p-g-¡-S-hp-I-fn-epw- P-\- Io-b- Pm-{K-Xm- kan-Xn-I-Ä- cq-]- h-Â-¡-cn-¨v {]-h-À-¯-\-§-ÄXp-S-À-¨-bm-bn- \-St¯ï-Xpïv.'' tP]n- hn-i-Zo-I-cn-¨p-. ""P-\-Io-b- P-e-kw-c-£-W-¯n " " km-¡n \n-e-¼q-À Malayali Magazine February 2 0 2 3

\m-bn-, Ct¸mÄ- \m-Y- \n-Ãm-¯- ]pgsbbpw- ]p-gsb \n-e-\n-À-¯p-¶- -tXmSp-Isfbpw- hbtee-Isfbpw- C-S-\mS-³- Ip-¶p-Isfbpw- ]pg-bpsS K-À-`-Kr-l-§-fmb- Im-Sp-Isfbpw- kw-c- £n-¡m-\pw- \n-e-\n-À- ¯m-\pw- ]-cnt]mjn-¸n- ¡m-\pw- B-À-Ö-h-hpw- \n-Ý-b-Zm-À-Vy-hp-ap-ÅP-\-Io-b- I-À-½-kan-XnI-Ä- F-Ãm-bn-S-¯pw- Dïmthï-Xp-ïv.'' tP]n- ]-d-bp-¶- Im-cy- §-Ä- \n-À-_-Ô-am-bpw- -sN-t¿ï-Xv Xs¶bmWv. tP]n- Xp-S-À-¶p-. ""kÀ-¡m-À- h-Ip-¸p-IfpsS Iq-«m-b- {]-h-À-¯- \-§-Ä- Im-e-hn-fw-_wIq-SmsX D-d-¸m-¡m-³- Nm-en-bm-À- dn-h-ÀAtXmdn-än- cq-]-h-Â-¡- cn-¨v ^-e-{]-Z-am-b- {]-hÀ-¯-\-§-Ä- P-\-Io-b- ]-¦m-fn-¯-¯n-Â- kwL-Sn-¸nt¡ï-Xp-ïv. ]ns¶ ]p-g-hn-`-h-§-ÄNq-j-Ww- -sN¿m-\pwA-[n-Im-cn-Isf ]-än- ¨pw- h-i-¯m-¡n-bpw- I- «p-I-S-¯m-\pw- A-h-À-¡v H-¯m-i- -sN¿m-\pwkw-L-S-\-I-fpw- {]- kvYm-\-§-fpw- Ht«- sdbpsï¦n-epw- ]pgsb kw-c-£n-¡m-\pÅ- {]-h-À-¯-\-¯n-d- §p-¶-hsc \n-cm-i-cm- ¡p-¶-, kw-L-Sn-X-cm-bnB-{I-an-¡p-¶- {]-h-WXs¡Xnsc -s]mXp-a-\- km-£n- D-b-cp-¶- X-c- ¯n-Â- P-\-Io-b- ]p-gkw-c-£-W- {]-kvYm-\- §-Ä- \n-e-\n-Ât¡ïXp-ïv.'' tP]n-bpsS B-i-b-§- Ä- F-{X- a-l-¯-c-amWv. ""\n-§-Ä-¡-dn-bmtam..? A-\p-a-Xn-bn-ÃmsX ]p-gbn-en-d-¡n-b- -tXmWn-IÄ- hm-g-¡m-Sv -t]meo-kv ]n-Sn-¨p- h-¨t¸mÄ- aWn-¡q-dp-I-Ä-¡-Iw- FÃm- I-£n-cm-{ão-b- ]mÀ-«n-I-fpw- H-äsI«m-bn- - t]meo-kns\Xnsc cwK-¯n-d-§n-b-Xn-sâ Hcw-iw- B-ßm-À-°-X- - t]mepw- ]p-g- kw-c-£- W- Im-cy-¯n-Â- D-ïmhp-¶n-Ã- F-¶-Xv A-Xy- ´w- -tJZ-I-c-am-Wv.- tP]n-bpsS Cu- hm-¡pI-Ä- R-§-Ä- Gsd - tcmjt¯m-sSbm-Wv - JOURNEY NOTE NILAMBUR Malayali Magazine February 2023

tI«-Xv. ]-u-c-kaq-l-¯n-Â- FÃm-h-cpsSbpw- ]-¦m-fn- ¯-ap-Å- P-\-Io-bkan-Xn-I-Ä- kÀ-¡m-À- {]-Jym-]-\-§-Ä-¡v am- {Xw- Im-¯p- \n-Â- ¡msX I-Stemcw- ap-XÂ- a-etbmcw- hsc ]pgs¡m¸w- \-S-¡p-¶- hn- `-h- kw-c-£- {]-h-À-¯- \-§-Ä-¡pw- hr-ãn- {]tZi-§-fnse ]-cnkvYn-Xn- ]p-\-kvYm-]-\- {]-h-À-¯-\-§-Ä-¡pw- - t\Xr-X-zw- \-Â-I-Ww-. C-¶pw- ap-Jy-[m-cmhn-j-b-a-Ãm-¯- ]-cnkvYn-Xn- kw-c-£-Ww-, P-e-kw-c-£-Ww-, - ssPhsshhn-²y- kw-c- £-Ww-, -ssPh-Ir-jn-, aq-ey-`-£-Ww-,kp-kvYnc- Po-hn-Xw- F-¶o- hnj-b-§-fn-Â- km-aq-lp- {]-N-c-W-§-Ä- F-ÃmX-e-¯n-epw- Xp-S-À-¨-bmbn- \-St¡ ï-Xp-ïv.IÀ-j-I-À-, ho-«-½-am-À-, bp-h-P-\- {]-h-À-¯-I-À-, A-²ym-]-I-À-, a-äp- Po-h- \-¡m-À-, hn-Zym-À-°n-IÄ- F-¶n-h-Às¡Ãmw- C- ¡m-cy-¯n-Â- an-I-¨- ]- ¦m-Wv h-ln-¡m-\p-ÅXv. Im-ew- A-Xn-\m-bnIm-¯p- \n-Â-¡p-I-bmWv.'' ""AsX..! Im-ew- A-Xn-\m-bn- Im- ¯v \n-Â-¡p-I- Xs¶ bm-Wv. R-§-fn-Â- ]pXnsbmcp- Bthiw- \nd-bp-¶-Xv R-§-f-dnªp-. ""]p-g- kw-c-£-W-¯n- \m-bn- \-aps¡mä-¡pwIq-«m-bpw- Fs´m-s¡ - sN¿m-\m-hpw-?'' R-§-fpsS B-ß-hni-zm-kw- kv^p-cn-¡p-¶- ap-J-§-Ä- I-ïn-«m-hWw- -tP]n- -tNmZn-¨-Xv. - tP]n- Xs¶ F-Ãm-hcpw- -sN-t¿ï- Im-cy-§- Ä- Fs´m-s¡bm sW¶v hn-i-Zo-I-cn-¨p-. ""Xp-S-À-¨-bpw- hym-]vXnbpw- kÀ-¤m-ß-K-X-bp-apÅ- X-c-¯n-Â- {]m tZin-I- P\Xbp sSbpw Xt±i-kz-bw-`-cW- kvYm-]-\-§-fp sSbpw- _-lp-P-\- kwL-S-\-I-fpsSbpw- k Po-h- ]-¦m-fn-¯-ap-Å- ]p-g-kw-c-£-W- {]-h-À- ¯-\-§-Ä- F-Ãm- {Km-a- §-fn-epw- B-cw-`n-¡- Ww-. "H-gp-¡m-Wv ]p-g-, F- ¶- Xn-cn-¨-dn-hn-Â- ]pgs¡m¸w- Po-hn-¡m-³- ,A-Xns\ a-en-\-am-¡m- ¯- Po-hn-X-co-Xn-I-Ä- {]-Nm-c-¯n-em-¡m-\pÅ- {]-h-À-¯-\-§-fn-Â- ]-¦m-fn-I-fm-h-Ww-. \o-À-¯-Sm-[n-jvTn-X- hnI-k\- {]-h-À-¯-\-§- fn-eqsS {]mtZin-I- Bhm-khy-h-kvY-Isf \ne-\n-À-¯n-bp-Å-, A-h- ]-cnt]mjn-¸n-¡p-¶- hnI-k\- {]-h-À-¯-\-§- Ä- B-kq-{X-WwsNbvXv \-S-¸n-em-¡- Ww-.]p-gsb kv-t\ln- ¡p-¶- hy-àn-I-sfbpwkaqls¯bpw- krãns¨Sp-¡-Ww-. C-Xn- \m-bn- ]p-g- Fs´¶v Malayali Magazine February 2023

Xn-cn-¨-dn-ªv ]p-gbpsS kp-kvYn-c- \n-e- \n-Â-¸n-\m-bn- {]-h-À- ¯n-¡m-À- kaq-l- ¯nse F-Ãm-hscbpw- ]-¦m-fn-I-fm-¡m-\p-Å- _-lp-ap-J- {]-h-À-¯-\- §-Ä- \n-c-´-cw- \-S-¯- Ww-.- ssPh- Ir-jn-, am-en- \y-ap-à- \n-À-½n-Xn-IÄ-, ]-cn-kvYn-Xn- kulr-Z- Po-hn-Xw- F-¶nh- \n-À-_-Ô-am-bpw- {]-Nm-c-¯n-em-¡-Ww- .F-Ãmw- J-\-\-§-fpwkÀ-¡m-À- -taJ-e-I-fnem-¡n- \n-b-{´n-X- \n-À- ½n-Xn-I-Ä- am-{Xw- t{]m Â-km-ln-¸n-¡p-I-bpw- {]-Ir-Xn-hn-`-h-§-Ä- hfsc I-cp-Xn-, D-]tbm Kn-¡p-¶- \n-À-½m-Wco-Xn-I-Ä- km-À-h-{Xn-Iam-¡p-I-bpw- -sN¿-Ww-. kzm-`m-hn-I- ]p-gtbmckw-c-£-W-¯n-\m-bnap-f-, -ssIX-, cm-a-¨w-, \m-b-¡-cn-¼v ,F-¶n-h- \-«p-h-f-À-¯n- Xo-c-kwc-£-Ww- ^-e-{]-Z-am- ¡-Ww-. -tIm¬-{Io-äv \n-À-½n-Xn-I-Ä- \n-À-_- Ô-am-bpw- H-gn-hm-¡- Ww-. ¹m-kvän-¡v, Ir- {Xn-a- tkm¸p-I-Ä-, tkm¸p- -s]mSn-I-Ä-, a-®n-e-en-bm-¯- \m- ]vIn-\p-I-Ä- F-¶n-hbpsS hn-\ntbmK-¯n- \v kz-bw- \n-b-{´-Whpw- a-äp-Å-htcmSv \nb-{´-W-¯n-\v -t{]cn- ¸n-¡p-I-bpw- -sN¿-Ww- .Sq-dn-k¯n-sâ `m-K-ambp-ïm-hp-¶- a-en-\o-Ic-Ww- X-S-bm-³- D-¯-chm-Zn-X-z- Sq-dn-kväv co-XnI-Ä- \-S-¸m-¡-Ww-. -taÂ-]-d-ª-h- ^-e- {]-Z-am-bn- \-S-¸m-¡m- \pw- kar-²-am-b- ]pgsbmgp-¡n-\v -thïnbpw- Hmtcm \m-«n-epwP-\-Io-b- ]p-g- kw-c- JOURNEY NOTE NILAMBUR Malayali Magazine February 2023

£-W- kan-Xn-I-Äcq-]-h-Â-¡-cn-¨v P-\- Io-b- ]p-g-kw-c-£-Whpw- Pm-{K-X-bpw- D-d- ¸m-¡-Ww-.'' F-{Xt¯mfw- Im-cy- §-Ä- h-fsc imkv{Xo-b-am-bn-¯s¶ ]-Tn-¨n-«m-Wv -tP¸n- Ah-X-cn-¸n-¡p-¶-Xv.]-cnkvYn-Xn-bn-Â- H-cp- ]pg-bpsS {]m-[m-\yw- am- {Xw- F-{Xt¯mfapsï¶v -tP¸n- hn-iZo-I-cn-¨t¸mÄ- R- §sfÃm-h-cpw- hn-kvabt¯m-sS A-Xv - tI«n-cp-¶p-. ""\-½psS Im-«n-ep-Åh-\y-ar-K-§sf¡p-dn- ¨v \n-§-Äs¡´-dnbmw-.?'' - tP¸n- -tNmZn-¨p-. R-§-Ä- Xm-ev]-cy-]q-ÀÆw- -tP¸nsb -t\m¡n-. ""h-\y-ar-K-§-Ä- `o-jWn-bm-Wv, Ir-jn- \-in- ¸n-¡p-¶p- , \m-«n-en-d- §n- Bsf-s¡mÃp-¶pFs¶m-s¡bp-Å- ]- cm-Xn-bm-WtÃm kzm-À- °-X-bpsS ]-cym-b-amb- a-\p-jy-\v..'' tP¸n-bpsS A-Sp-¯- - tNmZyw- R-§sfsbÃmw- i-cn-¡pw- Ip-g- ¸n-¡p-¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p-. ""F-¶m-Â-, -s\Sp-¦-bwIm-Sp-I-fn-ep-Å- I-Sp-h- ¡v Fs´¦n-epw- kw-`- hn-¨m-Â- -tImgnt¡mSv am-\m-©n-d- kvI-z-b-dnÂ- -shÅ-ap-ïm-hn-ÃF-¶- kXyw- \n-§-Ä- ¡-dn-bmtam.?'' F-´m-Wv -tP¸n- Cu- ]-d-bp-¶-Xv..? R-§-Ä- kw-i-bt¯msS -t\m¡p-¶-Xv Iït¸mÄ- -tP¸n- Xp-S-À- ¶p-. ""F-¶v -sh¨m-Â- - tImgnt¡mSv \n-hm-knI-fpsS Ip-SnshÅwap-«pw- F-¶v ... '' ""AsX§s\..? ""G-ä-hpw- ]p-Xn-bsk³-kkv {]-Im-cw- ]-{´tïmfw- I-Sp-h-Ifp-ïv \n-e-¼q-À- Im-SpI-fn-Â-.I-Sp-h-I-fpsS `- £-Ww- am-³-, Im«p t]m¯v Xp-S-§n-bkky-`p-¡p-I-fm-b- arK-§-fm-Wv. I-Sp-h-bnÃm-ïm-bm-Â- kzm-`m-hnI-am-bpw- kky-`p-¡pI-fpsS F-®w- {I-amXo-X-am-bn- -s]cp-Ipw-. ]p-Ãpw- -sNdpsNSn-Ifpw- Xn-¶p-¶- C-h-À-¡v `-£y-Z-u-À-e-`yw- A-\p- `-hs¸Spw-. `-£y-£maw- Im-c-Ww- A-h- a-c- §-fpsS -sXmen- `-£n- ¡m³- Xp-S-§pw-.X-Xv ^-e-am-bn- a-c-§ sfÃmw- D-W-§pw-. AXn-`o-I-c-am-b- h-\-\m-i- ¯n-\v A-Xv h-gnsXfn-¡pw-... A-Xv Imc-W-am-bn- a-g- Ip-d-bpw-. a-g- Ip-d-ªm-Â- A-cphn-I-fp-ïm-hn-Ã-.AXpsImïvXs¶, Nmen-bm-dn-Â- -shÅ-apïm-hn-Ã-. a-e-¸p-dw-, tImgnt¡mSv Pn-Ã-I-fp sS {]-[m\- P-et{km X-Êm-b- Nm-en-bm-dn-Â- - ""h-\y-ar-K-§-Ä- `o-j-Wn-bm-Wv, Ir-jn- \-in-¸n-¡p-¶p-, \m-«n-en-d-§nBsf-s¡mÃp-¶pFs¶m-s¡bp-Å- ]-cm-Xn-bm-WtÃm kzm-À-°-X-bpsS ]-cym-b-am-ba-\p-jy-\v..'' Malayali Magazine February 2023

shÅw- Ip-d-ªm-ÂNm-en-bm-dns\ B-{ibn-¡p-¶- \n-c-h-[n- {]tZi-§-fn-Â- P-e- £m-aw- cq-£-am-Ipw-. A-§s\bm-Wv Rm-³- ]-d-ª- co-Xn-bnte¡v Im-cy-§sf¯p-I-..!'' k¦o-À-W-am-b- H-cp- {]iv\ s¯ F-{X- efn-X-am-bn-«m-Wv -tP¸nhn-i-Zo-I-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. ""\-½-Ä- hn-Nm-cn-¡pw- - t]m-se \n-Êm-c-a-Ã- \Im-cy-§-Ä-. H-cp- ]t£, \n-§-Ä- Nn-´n- ¡p-¶p-ïm-hpw- CsXms¡ \-S-¡m-³- km-²yX-bptïm F-¶v. F-¶m-Â- C-³-Uy-bp sS ]-e- `m-K-§-fn-epw- ]-et¸mgm-bn- C-§s\ kw-`-hn-¨n-«p-ïv. A-Xp sImïm-Wv tImSnIÄ- Nn-e-h-gn-¨v kÀ-¡mÀ-, -s{]mP-Îv -ssSK-Àdn-kÀ-Æv Xp-S-§n-b- al-¯m-b- ]-²-Xn-I-Ä- \-S-¸n-em-¡p-¶-Xv. I-Sp-h-Isf¡p-dn-¨v C- \n-bp-ap-ïv Ipsd Imcy-§-Ä-.'' hn-j-b-¯n-ep-Å- R- §-fpsS Xm-Â-]-cyw- Iïv ,-tP¸n- Bthi-]qÀ-Æw- Xp-S-À-¶p-. ""I-Sp-h-I-Ä- -s]mXpth H-ä-¡v Xm-a-kn-¡p-¶- Po-hn-I-fm-Wv. C-W- - tNcp-¶- Im-e-¯v am- {Xta A-hsb H-cp-anG-ä-hpw- ]p-Xn-bsk³-kkv {]-Im-cw- ]-{´tïmfwI-Sp-h-I-fp-ïv \n-e-¼q-ÀIm-Sp-I-fn-Â-. JOURNEY NOTE NILAMBUR Malayali Magazine February 2023

¨v Im-Wm-³- km-[n- ¡p-I-bp-Åq-.H-cp- {]- kh-¯n-Â- I-Sp-h-¡v an-¡-hm-dpw- Ht¶m ctïm Ip-«n-I-fm-Wv D-ïm-hm-dv. A-]q-À-Æam-bn- am-{Xw- aqt¶m \mtem Ip-«n-I-Ähscbp-ïm-hm-dp-ïv.cïp- h-Àjt¯m fwA-½-¡-Sp-h- Ahsb sIm ïp- \-S-¶v C-c- ]n-Sn-¡m-\pw- a-äpw- ]- cn-io-en-¸n-¡pw- ]n-¶oSv Nn-e- G-cn-b-I-Ä- Xncn-¨p-\-Â-In- H-ä-¡v Po-hn-¡m-³- hn-Spw-. ]ns¶ B- {]tZiwA-h-sâ, Asæn-ÂA-h-fpsS km-{am-Pyam-Wv. A-hnsS, G-Im- [n-]-Xn-bm-bn- B- I-Sph- hn-cm-Pn-¡pw-..! ""H-cp- I-Sp-h-¡v i-cmi-cn- A-dp-]-Xv N-Xp- {iIntem ao-ätdmfwhym-]vXn-bp-Å- Po-hnXtaJ-e-bp-ïm-hpw-. X-sâ -taJ-e-I-Ä-¡v A-h- hy-à-am-bn- AXn-À-¯n-I-Ä- - tcJs¸Sp-¯pw-. F- §s\-sb¶m-Â- a-c- §-fn-Â- \-Jw- - sImïv -tImdn-bpwIm-jvT-an-«p-am-Wv A-Xn-À-¯n- \n-Ý-bn- ¡p-¶-Xv.X-sâ km-{amPy-¯nte¡v a-\x-¸q-ÀÆtam A-dn-bmsXtbm I-S-¶p- I-b-dp-¶- a-äv I-Sp-h-I-fp-am-bnZo-À-L-\m-Ä- \o-ïp Malayali Magazine February 2023

\n-Â-¡p-¶- -tLmc-amb- bp-²-ap-ïm-hpw-. Hcm-Ä- ]-cm-P-bs¸Spwhsc, Asæn-Â- H-cmfpsS a-c-Ww- hsc Bbp-²w- \o-fpw-.!!'' F-´v {Xn-Ãnw-Km-Wv CXv -tI«n-cn-¡m-³-. I-Sph-I-fpsS B- -t]mcm- «w- F-sâ at\map-Ip-c- ¯n-Â- -sXfn-ªp-. ""i-Ð-§-fn-eqsSbp-ÅB-i-b- hn-\n-a-b-¯neqsSbm-Wv I-Sp-h-I-ÄC-Wsb B-I-À-jn-¡p- ¶-Xv. Un-kw-_-À- , P- \p-h-cn- am-k§-fn-emWv C-h- C-W- -tNcp-¶- Xv.\-½psS B-hm-k hy-h-kvY-bn-Â- I-Sp-h- ¡v h-en-b- ]-¦p-ïv. ]ns¶ a-®n-c-. a-®ns\ ^-e-`q-bn-jvTam-¡p-¶-Xn-Â- a-®n-ch-ln-¡p-¶- ]-¦v A-aqey-am-Wv. {]-Ir-Xn- Nn-e- Po-hnI-Ä-¡v hn-jw- \-Â-Inbn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv A-hbpsS kz-b-c-£-¡pw- {]-Xntcm[-¯n-\pamsW¶- kXyw- a-\- Ên-em-¡msX \-½-ÄH-cp- ]-gp-Xm-csb Iïm-Â- -t]mepw- -sNcp- ¸v -sImï-Sn-¨pw- N-hn- «n-b-c-¨pw- A-Xns\ - sIm¶v I-f-bp-¶p-. Xs¶ H-cp- X-c-¯nepw- D-]-{Z-hn-¡m-¯- Po-hn-Isf-t¸mepw- - sIm¶p- I-f-bp-¶- ,hnt\mZ-¯n-\v -thïnam-{Xw- a-äp- Po-hn-Isfs¡mÃp-¶- a-\p-jy-\mWv `q-an-bnse G-ä-hpw- {Iq-c-\m-b- Po-hn- F-¶v Rm-³- ]-d-ªm-Â- \n- §-Ä-¡-Xv \ntj[n- ¡m-\m-hptam...?'' tP¸n-bpsS N-¦p- Xp-f- ¡p-¶- Cu- -tNmZywF-Ãm-h-cpw- kz-´wa-\x-Êm-£ntbmSv Xs¶ ]-e-{]m-h-iyw- - tNmZn-¨p-. F-sâbp-Ån-Â- hÃms¯mcp- Ipä t_m[w- D-SseSp-¡p- ¶-Xv Rm-³- Xn-cn-¨-dnªp-. ""\-ap-¡v C-S-¡v N-{µIm-´-¯n-Â- Iq-S-Ww-. \n-§-fpsS kp-lr-¯p- ¡sfbpw- H-¸w- Iq-«- Ww-. A-§ns\ {]-IrXnsb kw-c-£n-¡p-¶-, ]-cn-]m-en-¡p-¶- H-cpX-e-ap-dsb hmÀs¯Sp-¡-Ww-.C-\nh-cp-¶- Hmtcm X-e-ap-d- ¡pw- ip-²-P-e-hpw- ip- ²-hm-bp-hpw- cm-kamen-\yw- I-e-cm-¯- `- £-W-hpw- \-ap-¡v D-d- ¸v h-cp-¯-Ww-.'' Rm-\p-d-¸n-¨p-. C-\n-bpw- \-S-¯-Ww- {]-Ir-XntbmSn-W- §nt¨À-¶- bm-{X-I-Ä-. C-\n-bpw- -t\S-Ww- Aaq-ey-§-fm-b- A-dn-hpI-Ä-. ""C-hnsS N-{µ-Im-´- JOURNEY NOTE NILAMBUR Malayali Magazine February 2023

¯n-Â- Xs¶ h-fsc - sNdn-b- -sNe-hn-Â- \-ap- ¡v Iym-¼p-I-Ä- kw-LSn-¸n-¡mw-. `-£-W- - Xma-k ku-I-cy-§-Ä- AXn-\v -thïn-bp-Å-Xv N- {µ-Im-´-¯n-ep-ïv. \n- §-fp-Äs¸Sp-¶- km-lnXy- kmw-kvIm-cn-Ik¶-²- kw-L-S-\-I-fpam-bnt¨À-¶v {]-Ir-Xnbm-{X-I-Ä- kw-L-Sn-¸n- ¡mw-. {]-Ir-Xn-bnte ¡n-d-§mw-.. I-ï- ImgvN-I-fpsS Im-Wm-¸p-d- §-Ä- At\zjn-¡mw-.. A-Xn-\v \n-§-fpsS D-Ä- ¡-®v Iq-Sn- {]-Ir-Xnbnte¡v Xp-d-¶p- - sh¡p-I-..'' {]-Ir-Xn-bpsS \n-e-\nÂ-¸n-\m-h-iy-am-b- Imcy-§-Ä- F-{X- a-l-¯-cam-bn-«m-Wv {]-Ir-XnXs¶ C-hnsS kw-hn- [m-\n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. ImSn-sâbpw- ]-cn-kvYn-XnbpsSbpw- B-hm-khyh-kvY-bpsSbpw- \n-e-\nÂ-¸n-\v X-§-fm-em-hpwhn-[w- Im-cy-§-Ä- -sN¿- Wsa¶- \n-Àt±i- §tfm-sS, \m-fs¯ X-e-ap-d-¡v Cu- Im-cy-§sfÃmwhy-à-am-bn- a-\-Ên-em- ¡ns¡mSp-¡-Wsa¶- \n-d-ª- Nn-´- R-§- fnte¡v ]-I-À-¶v -tP¸n- ]-d-ªv \n-À-¯n-. C-\nsb¦n-epw- {]-IrXn-¡v -thïn- X-§-fmem-hp-¶-Xv -sN¿- Ww-.!! im-´-Kw-`o-c-am-bn- H-gpIp-¶- Nm-en-bm-dn-³- Xo-cs¯ {]-IrXnsbmcp-¡n-b- ]-Xp-]- Xp-¯- sa¯- -t]m-sebp-Ål-cn-Xm-`-bm-À-¶- ]p-Â- ¯-In-Sn-bn-en-cp-¶v ]-d-h-I-Ä- -tN-t¡dp-¶- B- kp-µ-c- km-bm-Ó- ¯n-Â- \n-d-ªa-\tÊm-sS R-§-ÄHmtcmcp-¯-cpw- D-Ån-Â- {]-Xn-ÚsbSp-¯p-. R-§-fpsS Nn-´-I-Äa\Ênembns«t¶m Ww- \n-e-¼q-À- Im-Sp-IfpsS -shÅn-b-c-ªmW-am-b- Nm-en-bm-À-, R- §tfmSv lr-Zy-am-bn- ]p- ©n-cn-¨p- -sImïv Ip-Wp-§n-¡p-Wp-§nXmtgm-s«mgp-Ins¡mtïbn-cp-¶p-. i-Ð-§-fneqsSbp-ÅB-i-bhn-\n-a-b- ¯n-eqsSbm-Wv I-Sp-h-I-ÄC-Wsb B-I-À-jn- ¡p-¶-Xv. Un-kw-_-À-, P-\p-h-cnam-k§-fn-em-Wv C-h- C-WtNcp-¶-Xv. \-½psS B-hm-k hy-h-kvY-bn-ÂI-Sp-h-¡v h-en-b- ]-¦p-ïv. F-´v {Xn-Ãnw-Km-Wv C-Xv -tI«n-cn-¡m-³-. I-Sp-h-I-fpsS B- -t]mcm-«wF-sâ at\map-Ip-c-¯n-Â- - sXfn-ªp-. ISphIÄ ]ckv]cw t]mcm«w \S¯pw. END Malayali Magazine February 2023

cm-[m-Ir-jvW-³- ku-]-À-Wn-I-. B-Im-i-hmWn-, -sIm¨n- F-^v. Fw-.... 102.3 -saKm- -tlÀ-«vkv... {]tXyI- A-dn-bn-¸v... -th\-Â-¨q-Sv {I-am-Xo-Xam-bn- h-À-²n-¡p-¶- kml-N-cy-¯n-Â- -s]mXp-P- \-§-Ä- Pm-{K-Xtbm-sS bn-cn-¡-Wsa¶v -saUn- ¡-Â- kÀ-ho-kv U-b-d-ÎÀ- A-dn-bn-¡p-¶p-. -t\cn-«v kq-cy-Xm-]w- G-Â-¡p-¶- hn-[-¯n-Â- ]-I-Â- 12 apX-Â- 3 hscbp-Å- kabw- Pm-{K-Xtbm-sS -ssI Im-cyw- -sN¿p-I-. Xp-dÊm-b- kvY-e-§-fn-Â- hf-À-¯v ar-K-§sf -sI«nbn-S-cp-Xv. I-gn-h-Xpw- XW-Â- C-S-§-fn-Â- A-hbv¡v Xo-ä-bpw-, ip-²-P-ehpw- \-Â-Ip-I-. In-fn-I-Ä- ¡pw- a-äpw- H-cp- ]-c-¶- a- ¬-N-«n-bn-Â- P-ew- Ip-Sn- ¡m-\m-bn- -sh¡p-I-... ""A-Ñ-³- -tI-t«m, - tdUntbmbo-¡qsS ]-dª-Xv. In-fn-I-Ä-¡pw- aäpw- H-cp- ]m-{X-¯n-Â- - shÅw- Ip-Sn-¡m-³- hoSnsâ ]p-d-¯v -sh¡ tW¶v...'' ""Nq-Sv Iq-Sn-¡q-Sn- h-cphtÃSm-, \-Ã-Xm- A- §s\mcp- klm-bw- - sN¿p-¶-Xv. F-Ãm- {]mW-\n-epw- Htc -ssNX- \y-atà Ir-jvWm-. C- ¶nt¸m ]-e-cpw- C-¯-cw- \-Ã- Im-cy-§-fn-Â- XXv]-c-cm-Wv I-®m..'' ""A-Ñm- ]-e- kvIq-fp-Ifpw- ]-d-h-bv¡v X-®o-À- ¡p-Sw- Fs¶mcp- ]-cn-]mSn- h-fsc hn-P-b-I-c-ambn- -sN¿p-¶p-ïv. Ipªp-§-fnte¡v H-cp- al-¯m-b- k-tµi-am- AXn-eqsS F-¯p-¶-Xv...'' ""\o- ]-d-ª-Xv I-d-ÎmI-®m-, Cu-cm-äpt]«- apkvenw- -tKÄ-kv l-b-Àsk¡-³-U-dn- kvIqfnse F-kv.]n-.kn-. bqWn-än-sâ B-`n-ap-Jy-¯nÂ- Iym-¼-knse¯p-¶- ]-£n-I-Ä-¡v Zm-lw- AI-äp-¶-Xn-\m-bn- ]m-{X- §-fn-Â- P-ew- \n-d-¨p- XpS-§n-...'' ""A-Xv -t]m-se h-b-\m-Sv h-\w- h-\y-Po-hn- h-Ip-¸v In-fn-I-Ä-¡v H-cp- Xp-ÅnZm-l-P-esa-s¶mcp- ]-cn- ]m-Sn- kq-¸-dm-bn-«v \-S- ¯p-¶p-ïv. G.L.P.S. -sIm Ãw-]-Sn- kvIq-fpw- In-fn-INn-e- - tdUntbm Ip-kr-Xn-I-Ä-... Malayali Magazine February 2023 ARTICLE

Ä-¡v ]m-\-P-ew- F-¶- ]-cn-]m-Sn- \-S-¯p-¶p-ïv. CsXm-s¡ ]n-©p-Ipªp-§-fn-Â- H-cp- Im-cpWy- ]m-T-hpw-, ]p-Wy-hpam-Wv \n-d-bv¡p-¶-Xv...'' ""i-cn-bm-Ñm-... Rm-³- - thdns«mcp- Im-gvN- Iïm-À-¶p-.. I-gn-ª- Zn-hkw- B-ep-hm-bnse Hmt«m -tN«-³- kn-Pptkhy-dm- I-£n..'' ""F-¶m-Sm- Ip-«m- AXv...??'' ""]p-Ån-¡m-c-³-, H-cp-Znh-kw- C-e-bn-Â- X-§n- \n-Â-¡p-¶- a-g-¯p-Ån- ]p-fn-bp-dp-¼v B-À- ¯ntbm-sS In-S-¡p-¶-Xv I-ï-¸-gm- C-Xp-§-¡pw- - shÅw- -thWsa¶v Adn-ª-Xv D-Ss\ H-cp- Ip- ¸n- ap-dn-¨v ]-{Xw- -t]mem- ¡n- -shÅw- -sh¨p- - sImSp-¯p- H-cp- \m-ev aWn-¡q-dv I-gn-ªt¸m ]m-{Xw- Im-en-. ]n-¶-Xv H-cp- Po-hn-X- N-cy-bm-¡naq-¸-cv...'' ""-sImÅmtÃm I-®m-... At±l-¯nsâ G-gp- Xe-ap-d- -shÅ-¯n-\v C-\nap-«-\p-`-hnt¡ïn- h-cn-Ã- .. ]nt¶ \nt¶m-sSmcpIm-cyw- ]-d-bmw-. Bscsb¦n-epw- kwt_m[-\- - sN¿pt¼m ]p-Ån-¡m-c- ³- F-¶v ]-d-b-cp-Xv, At±lsa-t¶m -tN«s\- t¶m Hs¡ hn-fn-¡v - sN¡m-, ]p-Ån-bn-Sm-³- B- -tN«-³- P-bn-Â-]pÅntbm, -sIme-¸pÅntbm H-¶p-a-ÃtÃm...'' ""i-cn-b-Ñm-.. \-Ã- a-\pjysc F-¸-gpw- _-lp-am- \t¯m-sS-tb Im-Wm-hq- ,]-d-bm-hq-, hn-fn-¡m-hq-.. ]p-Åo-¶v ]-d-ªm- X-Shp-Im-c-³-¶m- -s]mXpth B-fp-I-Ä-¡v a-\-Ên-emhq- AtÃ. C-\n- Rm-³- {i-²n-¡mt«m...'' ""I-f-f-¡p-dp-¼mAtÃÂ- \ns¶ Rm-³- ]p-fn-h-À-®-\m-¡pw-...'' ""F-â-¸-\tÃ, Fs¶ \-¶m-¡m-\tÃ, A-Xpw- ]-d-ªv Rm-³- -ssNÂUv -sse\o- -sImtïmbn- ]-cm-Xn- -sImSp- ¯m-Â- \-µntISn-\v AXn-Â-¸-cw- H-cp- D-Zm-l-cWw- -th-tWm A-Ñm-. Hmtcm I-ã-¸m-Spw- Rm- ³- Im-Wp-¶-XtÃ. AÑs\-s¶ At{Xw- Cãm-¶v F-\n-¡-dnbmtÃm...'' ""Fsâ Ir-jvWm-... \oFsâ I-®p- \n-dbv¡msXSm- Ipt«y... - thKw- {io-e-It¯¡v hnt«m.. \msf ImWmt«m...'' ap-äs¯ -ssXap-Ã- ]q-¡p-¶t\c-¯v aq-fn-¡n-Xs¨¯n- -sX¡-³sX¶-Â-. ap-Ã-bv¡p-Np-äpw- I-d-§ns¡mïm-, -sX¶-Â-ap-Ã- ¸q-K-Ôw- I-h-cm-³ t\m¡n-. aq-h-´nt\c-¯v \o-e-\n-em-h-¯v ap-Jsam¶p- \o-en-¨- ap-Ã-¸qth, ap-¯n-¨p-h-¸n-bv¡m-³- hs¶mcp- h-ï-Xm-,ap-Ãbv¡p-Np-äpw- I-fw-h-c-¨p-. aq-fp-¶- -sX¶-epw-; ap-c-fp-¶- h-ïp-am-bv ap-Ã-¸q-h-§s\ \r-¯wsh¨p-! ap-§n-¡p-fn-bv¡p-¶- aq-h-´ns¸®n-\v ap-Sn-bn-Â- Nq-Sn-bv¡m-³- ap-Ã-am-e-. ap-Ã-¸q-am-e- -sImcps¯Sp-¡m³ thïn-,ap-¶mgn-¸q-hv I-Sw-X-cmtam? ap-Jsam¶p- -s]m¯n-, \m-Wn-¨psImï-h-Äa-Snsbm¶pw-Iq-SmsX X-esbm¶m-«n-. ap-äs¯ ap-Ã- am-en-\n P-b-cm-Pv END Malayali Magazine February 2023

¢m-kn-en-cn- ¡pt¼mgpw- D- ®n-¡p-«-sâ Nn- ´- X-et]mb- - sam«s¯§n-³s]m¯nÂ-¡-ï- X-¯-½sb¸- än-bm-bn-cp-¶p-. H-cp- an- ¶m-bwt]m-se I-ï-Xmbn-cp-¶p- B- X-¯- ½sb. C-¶se kvIq-Ähn-«v Iq-«p-Imtcm-sSm¸wh-¶t¸mÄ- F-hnsS-tbm X-¯-½-bpsS i-Ðw tI«n-cp-¶p- ]t£, i-Ð-¯n-sâ D-d-hn-SwIsï¯p-hm-\m-bn-Ã-. F-¶m-Â-, -s]m¯n-Â-\n- ¶pw- i-Ð-ap-ïm-¡n- ]m-dn-¸-d-¶-Xv A-h-km- \w- I-ïp-. F-¶m-Â-, Iq- «p-Imsc Im-Wn-¡p-hm-³- I-gn-ª-Xp-an-Ã-. B- -s]m¯nsemcpX-¯-bp-ïm-bn-cp- ¶psh¶v A-htcmSv ]-d-bp-hms\-t´m H-cp- - ss[cy-¡p-d-hv. A-h-ÀI-fn-bm-¡n-bmtem, - sXfn-hv F-§s\ Im- «pw- ? C-¶se kvIq-Ähn-«v ho-«ntebv¡v - t]mcpt¼mÄ- Ip-d-¨v - sshIn-b-Xp-Im-c-WwX-¯- Xn-cns¨¯p-¶-Xphsc Im-¯p-\n-Â-¡phm-\pw- km-[n-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã- .Cs¶´m-bm-epw- X-¯- A-hnsS¡m-Wpw- D-®n- ¡p-«-³- Nn-´n-¡p-I-bmbn-cp-¶p-. X-¯-½-bpsS ho-Sv I-ïp-]n-Sn-¨-Xn-ÂD-®n-¡p-«-\v h-en-b- kt´mj-am-bn-. ¢m-kv dq-an-en-cp-¶v X-¯-½sb¡p-dn-¨v Znhm-kz-]v\w-Im-Wp-¶- D- ®nsb `m-Ky-¯n-\v So-¨- À- C-Xp-hsc I-ïp-]n-Sn- ¨n-Ã-. A-h-³- C-¶p- - sshIpt¶cw- Iq-«p-ImcpsS ap-¶n-Â- X-¯- ½sb Im-«n- -tIa-\m-Iphm-\p-Å- ka-bw- Im- ¯n-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. H-cp- I-j-Ww- -tNm¡v X-e-bn-Â- h-¶p-]-Xn- ¨t¸mgm-Wv A-h-³- - sR«n-¯-cn-¨pt]mb-Xv. ""D-®o-.. \o-, G-Xp- - temI-¯n-em-Wv?'' ""Ft´m¶m-Wv AhnsS ]-cn-]m-Sn- ?'' ""F-Sm-, ap-¸-¯n-bm-dn-Â- \n-¶pw- B-dv l-cn-¡p- ¶sX§s\bm-W-¶v ]-d-?'' ""At§m-s«Wo-äp-\n-¶v F-Ãm-h-À-¡pw- ]-dªpsImSp-¡v.'' im-en-\n So-¨-À- Ahs\ -t\m¡nsImïv - tZjy-¯n-Â- -tNmZn-¨p-. l-cn-¡mt\m AsX´p-hm-? ap-¸-¯nbm-dpw- B-dpw- ]ns¶ l-cn-¡-epw- -ssZhta.., B-Zy-am-bn- -tIÄ-¡p-hmWtÃm?! D-®n-¡p-«-\m-I-¸msS ]-cp-§-em-bn- X-¯n-¡-fn-¡pwX-¯-½ A-h-[q-Xv Pn Malayali Magazine February 2023 CHILDRENCE PAGE

""D-®o-.., -thKw- D-¯- cw- ]-d-'' A-h-³- X-e-bpw-Xm-gv¯n- \n-¶p-. ""B-lm-! \n-\-¡v h-¶ph-¶v ]-Tn-¯-¯nsemcp- {i-²-bp-an-Ã-. AsX§- \m-, ¢m-kn-en-cp-¶v Xm-Sn- ¡v -ssIbpwsImSp-¯v Zn-hm-kz-]v\w-Im-WetÃ? tIdn-\n-Âs¡Sm-, _-©n-sâ-tamfntem«v \n-\-¡v ]-Tn-¡m-³- ]- äptam¶v Rms\m¶v - t\m¡s«.'' Ip-«n-IsfÃm-h-cpw- Nn-cn- ¡m-³- Xp-S-§n-. ""iv..H-äsbm-sc®w- iÐ-ap-ïm-¡-cp-Xv.'' So-¨-À- Ip-«n-Isf hn-e- ¡n-bn-«v, ho-ïpw- I-W- ¡v ]-Tn-¸n-¡p-hm-³-Xp-S- §n-. _-©n-e-§s\ \n- ¶psImïv D-®n Bap-dn-bmsI Im-Wp-¶-Xv B-Zy-am-bn-«m-bn-cp-¶p-. A-h-sâ -s]m¡w- A-h- \m-kz-Zn-¨psImïv FÃm-hscbpw- am-dn- am-dn- - t\m¡n-\n-¶p-. im-en-\nSo-¨-À- Ft´m ]-d-ªp-, Iq-«p-ImscÃmw- ]-d sªgp-Xp-¶p-ïv. F-gp-Xm-¯n-Â- So-¨-ÀA-Sn-¡psa¶v -t]Sn-¨v D- ®n-¡p-«-³- Np-a-cnse - t_mÀ-Un-Â- I-ïsX Ãmw- A-h-sâ ]p-kvX-I- ¯n-Â- ]-I-À-¯nsbSp- ¯p-. C-Xv A-h-km-\- ¢m-ÊmWv. a-Wn-b-Sn-¡pt¼mÄho-«n-Â- -t]m-tIï- Km- \w- -tIÄ-¡pw-. A-Xp-Ign-ªm-Â- ho-«n-Â- - t]mImw-. D-®n- Nn-´n- ¨p-\n-¶p-. ]-Sn-ªm-dph-i-¯p-\n-¶pw- \-Ã- Imäv ho-ip-¶p-ïv. AXnt\m-sSm¸w- X-¯-½- bpsS i-Ð-hpsamgp-In- ¢m-kv ap-dn-bnse¯n-. A-XptI«- D-®n-¡p-«-\v k-t´mj-am-bn-. ""Ip-«n-Itf.., l-cn-¡m- ³- ]-Tn-¨pthm?'' ]-¨-¨- ]m-Ss¯m-t¶mSn- hm-, -s]-t®..! -ss]¦n-fn- ]m-dp-¶- Im-gvN- \o- Itïm? \o-, h-cpt¼m-seb-gsIm¯- ]q-¦n-fn-, ]m-Sp-¶- ]ms«m¶p- ]m-Smtam -s]-t®? \m-«p-am-hn-³sIm¼n-Â- am-¼-g-ap-®m-\m-bv, \m-SmsINp-än-¸-d-¶-hsc¯n-. am-¼-gw-Xo-cpt¼mÄ- I-Xn-cp-®m-³- ]m-S-¯v, I-Xn-cn-«pthm¶-h-À- I-¬-]m-À-¯-XtÃ? ]-d-hsb-t¸m-se \o-, I-cp-Xp-I- -s]®mtf, I-cp-X-en-Â- Im-e-hpw- -ssI-tImÀ-¡p-atÃm! \msf \-apt¡-sd hn-¯p-hn-X-bv¡mw-, \m-em-Ä-¡v -tPmen-bp-a-§s\ \-Â-Imw-. -s\Â-¡-Xn-c-Wn-bpt¼mf-Wn-I-fmsb¯n-, X-¯n-¡-fnt¨-sd ]-d-h-bp-ap-®pw-. \m-«m-À-¡v Zm-\-am-bv -s\·-Wn- \-Â-Imw-. Zm-\w- a-l-¯-c-amsWsâ -s]-t®, F-¶pw- kar-²n-\n-d-ªn-Spw- -s]m-t¶..! kz-À-®-¡-Xn-cp-I-Ä- Xn-§n-bt]m-se, kv-t\lw- Xm-\m-ß-kp-J-¯n-\p- -ta·-! Cu-i-z-ct\In-b- P-·-¯n-³- ]p-Wyw-! Zm-\-¯n-sâ - ta·- kp-P- -tIm¡m-Sv Malayali Magazine February 2023 POEM

""]-Tn-¨p- So-¨-À-.'' F-Ãm-h-cptSbpw-IqsS D-®n-¡p-«-\pw- hn-fn-¨p- ]-d-ªp-. ""B-.., D-®o- \o- _-©nen-cpt¶m.'' F-¶v ]-d-ª-Xpw- a-Wnap-g-§n-. -tZio-b- Km-\w- -tIÄ-¡p-¶p-. F-Ãm-hcpw-IqsS ]m-Sp-¶p-ïv. A-h-km-\-a-Wn- -tI«- Xpw- So-¨-À- ]p-d-¯n-d- §n-. So-¨tdbpw- -tXmÂ- ¸n-¨psImïv Ip-«nIsfÃm-h-cpw- k©nbpw- -s]«n-bp-am-bn- ap-dnbn-Â-\n-¶pw- ]pdt¯bv-t¡mSn-¯p-S- §n-. ""Ft¶m-sSm¸w- -thKwhm-, Rms\mcp- Iq-«wIm-Wn-¨p-X-cmw-." C-{X-bpw- ]-d-ªv, D- ®n- C-S-h-gn-bn-eqsS Htcm«w-. A-h-sâ ]n-¶mse Imcy-a-dn-bmsX Iq-«p-Imcpw- Hm-Sn-. ""F-´p- Iq-«-am- D-®o-, \osbm¶p- ]-d-bq-..'' D-ds¡ -tNmZn- ¨psImïv, Iq-«p-Im-À- A-ht\msSm¸w- Hm-SntbmSn- H-cp- ]-g-b- -sI«n-S-¯n-sâ ap- ¶nse¯n-. A-hnsS hensbmcp- ]p-©-¸m-S-apïv. A-Xn-sâ h-c-¼- ¯v Ip-d-¨v -sX§pI-fpw-. A-Xnsem¶m-ba-ït]mb- -sam« s¯§n-em-Wv D-®nX-¯-½sb C-¶se I-ï-Xv. ""Zm-, B- -sam«s¯§v Itïm? A-Xn-em-Wv X- ¯-½-bpsS ho-Sv. C-hnsS \n-¶m-Â- ]-¨- ¯-¯sb Im-Wm-³ -]-äpw-.'' D-®n- B-Imw-£tbmsS ]-d-ªp-. A-XptI«t¸mÄ- Iq-«pIm-À-¡v B-Imw-£-bmbn- A-h-À- Xn-c-¡p-Iq- «n -tNmZn-¨p-. ""F-hnsS, F-hnsS?'' ""C-hnsS -tIdn-\n-¶v - t\m¡n-bm-Â- Im-Wmw-. Rm-\n-¶se I-ï-XmWv.'' D-®n- B-ß-hn-i-zm-kt¯m-sS ]-d-ªp-. A-h-\-hnsSbp-ïm-bn-cp- ¶- D-cp-ï- I-¼n-bpsS im-´n-X-³- a-{´-§tfmXn-\-Â-Im-³- Km-Ôn-bpsï§pta ]m-X-h-¡n-Â-! B-cpta -t\m¡n-Ã-bm-h-gn-bn-Â- -t\cm-b-am-À-¤-an-¶m-À-¡pthWw-? Im-¡-I-Ä- Im-jvTn-¨p- -tZlsaÃmw- -t\m¡m-\-d-bv¡p-¶- cq-]w-, I-ãw-! X-´-cm-bv am-dn-bm-Â- ]m-Ù-À- am-{XwKm-Ôn-{]-Xn-a-bn-Â- Nm-cn-Sp-¶q-. cm-{ã-]n-Xm-hns\bm-Z-cn-¡m-³- cm-{ão-b-¡m-À-¡ptïm -t\c-ant¸mÄ-? [-\y-amw- Po-hn-Xw- kz-´-am-¡na-¶n-Â- ]n-dt¶mcp- am-À-¤-Z-À-inC-¶pw-h-kn-¡p-¶p- lr-¯-S-¯n-ÂF-¶pw- h-W-§m³- -sImXn-¨n-Spt¶³-! cm-{ão-b-¸m-À-«n-I-Ät¡mÀ-½- -th-tï cm-{ãw- Xp-g-ª- h-gn-IsfÃmw-; B-Z-À-itam-sSmcm-Ä- ap-¶nse¯nB-Z-csh§pw- ]n-Sn-¨p-]-än-; km-X-{´y-e-Ïn- D-d-¨tijwam-Xm-hn-\m-bn-¡-c-ªp- Km-Ôn-! Km-Ônt\Xm-hns\ -thïpw-h-®wsskÔ-h- a-¡-Ä- Xn-cn-¨-dntªm? tkmZ-c-Nn-´-bn-Â- Km-ÔntbmSv B-Z-c-h-ev]w- -sImSp-¯p-IqtS? hr-¯n-bn-Â- -thWw- {]-Xn-a- \n-À-¯m-³-, I-À-¯-hyw- \-½-Ä- Xn-cn-¨-dn-bq-! h-gntbmc-Km-Ôn- -tUm.B-À-.c-ho-{µ-³- \m-b-À Malayali Magazine February 2023 POEM

ap-I-fn-Â-¡-b-dn-\n- ¶psImïv -sX§ns\ Nq-ïn-¡m-Wn-¨p-. Iq-«p-Im-c-Ãmw- A-h-³- ]- d-bp-¶n-S-¯p-Xs¶ - t\m¡n- \n-Â-¡p-I-bmWv. ""i-cn-bm-, X-¯-bpsS Ic-¨n-Â- -tIÄ-¡mw-. Rm- ³- i-ÐwtI«p-.'' am-fp-¡p-«n ]-d-ªpC-Xp- -tI«t¸mÄ- D-®n- ¡v k-t´mj-am-bn-. ""Rm-³- X-¯sb IïtÃm.'' D-®n- A-htcmSm-bn- hnfn-¨p-]-d-ªp-. ""X-¯- F-hnsS F-hnsS?'' Iq-«p-Im-À- -tNmZn-¨p-. ""B- -s]m¯n-em- Rm-³- C-¶se I-ï-Xv. Ct¸mg-Xv h-cpw-.'' D-®n- hn-i-zm-k-t¯m-sS ]-d-ªp- ""D-®o-, \n- \s¡§s\b-dn-bmwh-cpsa¶v?'' A-h-À- D-®ntbmSv Xn-c-¡n. ""\n-§-Ä- X-¯-bpsS i-Ðw- -tIÄ-¡p-¶ntÃ? am-fp-¡p-«n -tI«tÃm'' D-®n- kXy-kÔ-X- - t_m[ys¸Sp-¯m-³- {ian-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p-. ""lm-bv, X-¯-!'' am-fp-¡p-«n- Xp-Ån-¨mSns¡mïv ]-d-ªp-. F-Ãm-h-cpw- -t\m¡n \nÂt¡ Np-a-¶- Np-ïn-Â- -t\Â-¡-Xn-cp-am-bn- X- ¯- -s]m¯ntebv¡v ]-d-¶p-I-b-dn-. D-®n- h-en-b- A-`n-am- \t¯m-sS Iq-«p-Im-cpsS ap-¶n-Â-\n-¶v X-¯- bpsS hntij-§-Ä- ]-dªpsImïn-cp-¶p-. ""C-\n \-ap-¡v X-¯sb \msf¡m-Wmw-. ka-bw- - sshIn- -tI-t«m.'' Iq-«-¯nsemcp-¯-³- FÃm-hscbpw- Hm-À-½s¸Sp- ¯n-. ""i-cn-bm- -t\cw- - sshInt¸mbn-cn-¡p-¶p-. -thKw- h-cq-..'' aq-¯-h-³- ap-¶n-epw- _m-¡nsbÃm-h-cpw- ]n- ¶n-Â- Iq-«t¯m-sS \-S- ¶p-.F-Ãm-h-cpw- ho- «ntebv¡v \-S-¶p t]mIp-¶p-ï-¦n-epw-; I- ®v X-¯-¡q-«n-em-bn-cp- ¶p-. ho-ïpsamcn-¡-Â- ¡q-Sn- Im-Wp-hm-³-. X- ¯sb I-ïnsæn-epw-, A-hscÃm-h-cpw- B- - sam«s¯§n-en-cp-¶v hnfn-¡p-¶- X-¯-bpsS iÐwtI«psImïv a-\- Ên-Ãm- a-\-tÊm-sS Xn-cnªpt\m¡n-¯n-cnªpt\m¡n- \-S-¶p- - sIm-tïbn-cp-¶p-. N-µ-\s¯mSp-Ip-dn-bnse¶pw- -tZhnssNX-\yw- Xo-À-¯-hsf, ]-d-bm-X-dn-bmsX¶n-Â- {]-W-b-¯n-³- ]qsam«v \n-d-ªp-. am-bm-hnt]m-sesâ a-\-kn-³- a-d-ª-hsf. \ns¶Rms\sâ lr-Z-b- ¯nse am-bmsIm«m-c-¯n-Â- -tZhn-bm-bn- {]m-W-\-I-epthmfwamtdmSptNÀ-¯p-. \ns¶ \-h-h-[p-hmsb¶pw- {iotImhn-en-³- -tZhn-bm-bnlr-Z-b-¯n-Â- Rm-³- ]q-Pn-¨n-Smwkp-cm-Pv -sN«n-Ip-f-§-cF-sâ {]m-W-kJn-. END Ip-«n-I-fpsS ]w-ànc-N-\-I-Ä- A-b-¡m-³- 9539167406 Malayali Magazine February 2023

kväm-³-en- Fw- a-§m-Sv a m-À- C-hm- \ntbmkv F- ©n-\o-b-dnw-Kv - tIm-tfPnse -s{]m^- kdm-Wv -tKm]-³- \m-bÀ-. ¢m-Êp-I-Ä- \-S-¡p-¶- Xn-\n-S-bn-Â- At±lw- ]-d-ªp-: ""Cu- h-À-js¯ ]nIv\n-¡v kw-_-Ôn-¨pÅ- hn-h-c-§-Ä- -t\m«okv-t_mÀ-Un-Â- -tNÀ ¯n-«p-ïv. ¢m-Êp-hn- «pt]mIpt¼mÄ- F-Ãmh-cpw- A-Xpt\m¡-Ww-." -s]-s«¶v ¢m-Ên-Â- H-cpk-t´mjw-]-S-À-¶p-.Ip- «n-I-Ä- ]-c-kv]-cw- , ""\o- -t]mIpt¶m?'' ""\o- h-cpt¶m?'' Fs¶m-s¡ -tNmZn-¨pXp-S-§n-. At¸mgm-Wv kq-c-Pv Fgpt¶äp- -tNmZn-¨-Xv, ""F-hnsSbm-.. kÀ-, - t]mIp-¶-Xv?'' ""hn-i-Z-am-bn- -t\m«o-kvt_mÀ-Un-ep-ïv. A-©pZn-h-k-s¯ -t{]m{Km-am-..'' -tKm]-³- km-À- ]-d-ªp-. -sshIpt¶cw- ¢m-Êv I-gn-ªt¸mÄ- F-Ãm-hcpw- -t\m«o-kv-t_mÀUnsâ kao-]t¯ ¡pt]mbn-. kq-c-Pv, Pkvän-³-, P-K-³- F-¶n-h-ÀH-¶n-¨m-Wv -t\m«o-kv - t\m¡n-b-Xv. A-Xn- \ptijw- P-K-³- ]-dªp-, ""A-\p-]-a- h-cpsa¦n-ÂRm-³- h-cpw-.'' ""d-kn-b- Dsï¦n-Â- ]ns¶ Rm-\pw-h-cpw.'' kq-c-Pv ]-d-ªp-. ""Pm-\n-kv h-cptamSm-..? A-h-fpsï¦n-Â- Rm- \pw-h-cpw-.'' P-kvän-³- kw-i-bw- {]-ISn-¸n-¨p-.C-Xp- -tI«p-\n-¶- a-Wn-I-WvT-³- -tNmZn-¨p-, ""At¸mÄ- Rmt\m ?'' ""\o- ,h-c-Ww-. \nsâ - s]m«-³- X-am-i-I-Ä- R- §-Ä-¡p- -tIÄ-¡-Ww-.'' A-Xp- ]-d-ª-Xv kq-cPm-bn-cp-¶p-. -tlmkvä-en-Â- F-Ãm-hcpw- \-Ã- k-t´mj-¯nem-bn-cp-¶p-.Bscm-s¡ - t]mIp-¶p- F-¶-Xn-e-Ã-. GsXm-s¡ -s]¬-Ip-«nI-Ä- -t]mIp-¶psï¶- Xm-bn-cp-¶p- G-h-À-¡pwMalayali Magazine February 2023 ARTICLE

A-dntbï-Xv. -tIm-tfPv Iym-¼-kn-Â- ]n-Iv\n-¡n-\p-Å- _-kv X-¿m-dm-bn- \n-Â-¡p-¶p-. -tKm]-³- km-dn-\m-bn-cp- ¶p- ]n-Iv\n-¡nsâ Np-aX-e-.At±lw- -t]mIp- ¶-h-cpsS en-kväp-am-bnF-¯n-. -t]cp- hn-fn-¡p- ¶-X-\p-kcn-¨p- Ip-«n-IÄ- _-Ên-Â- I-b-dn-. hn-Zym-À-°n-Isf ]nIv\n-¡n-\pw-, kvä-Uo-Sqdn-\pw- -sImïpt]mIp- ¶-Xn-Â- Xn-I-ª- A-À- ¸-Wt_m[-ap-Å- - s{]m^-kdm-Wv -tKm]- ³-\m-b-À-. G-Xm-ïv ]-Xn-\-©p- h-À-j t¯mfw- At±lw- Ip-«nI-fp-am-bn- Sq-À- -t]mIp- ¶p-ïv. ""a-Wn-I-WvTm-.. \o- hcp-¶ntÃ..? \nsâ -t]cphn-fn-¨n-ÃtÃm?'' kq-c-Ppw-, P-kvän-\pw- HmSn- a-Wn-I-WvTsâ kao- ]t¯¡p- h-¶p-. ""Rm-³- h-cp-¶nsÃSm-.. A-½- Hm-Sn-\-S-¶p- I-Swhm-§n-¨n-«pw-; A-¿m-bncta In-«n-bp-Åq-. _m- ¡n- aq-hm-bn-c-¯nsâ Ip-d-hp-ïv.'' h-fsc hy-k\t¯m-sS a-Wn-I-WvT-³- X-e- Xmgv¯n- ]-d-ªp-. _-Êv ]p-ds¸Sm-³- kab-am-bn-. ""\n-§-Ä- - t]mbn-«p-hm-..'' a-Wn-I-WvT-³- kq-cPnt\mSv ]-d-ªp-. ""\n-\-¡v h-c-W sa¶ptïm?'' P-kvän-³- -tNmZn-¨p-. ""A-©p-Zn-h-kw- \n- §sf ]n-cn-ªn-cn-¡m- ³- h-¿m-.. ]ns¶ X-ami-I-fpw- h-gntbmc-¡mgvN-I-fn-Â-\n-¶pw-e-`n- ¡p-¶- c-khpw- F-hn-Sp- ¶p- In-«m\m..?'' H-cp- Zp-xJt¯m-sS a-WnI-WvT-³- ]-d-ªp-. "" C-Ã-, \o- h-cp-¶p-ïv. ]-Ww- R-§-Ä- -sImSp- ¡mw-.'' P-K-³- ]-d-ªp-. F-Ãm-h-cpw- _-Ên-ÂI-b-dn-. _-Êv -tIm-tfPv Iym-¼-kn-Â-\n-¶pw- - sabn-³tdmUntebv¡pI-b-dn-. kq-c-Ppw- P-K- \pw- P-kvän-\pw- F-Ãmko-äp-Ifnte¡pw t\m¡n-.A-\p-]-a-bp-ïv, d-kn-b-bpw- Pm-\n-kp-apïv.F-Ãm-h-À-¡pw- kt´mj-am-bn-. a-Wn-I-WvT-³- -tKm]-³- km-dnsâ-sbm¸w- h-¶ncp-¶p-. H-¯n-cn- -temI-]- cn-N-b-hpw-, A-dn-hp-ap-Åa-\p-jy-\m-Wv -tKm]-³- \m-b-À-. _-kv C-c-hn-Ip-f-¯p- \n-¶pw- am-«ps¸«n-bnte ¡p- bm-{X-Xn-cn-¨p-. _- F-f-h-³- (Ip-¼-f-§- ) : A-c-Intem. ]-¨-ap-f-Iv : As©®w-. -tX§m-¸m-Â-, H-¶mw-]m-Â- : H-cp- I-¸v c-ïmw-]m-Â- : H-¶-c-¡-¸v D-¸v :B-h-iy-¯n-\v -shfns¨®- : c-ïp- kv]q-¬- I-dnth¸n-e- : aq-¶p-\m-ep- I-Xn-À-¸v X-¿m-dm-¡p-¶- hn-[w-. F-f-h-³- I-\w-Ip-d-¨v H-cn-©p-\o-f-¯n-Â- Htc-t]m-se A-cn-ªv c-ïmw-]men-Â- -thhn-¡m-³-h-bv¡p-I- .]-¨-ap-f-Iv A-äw-]n-f-À-¶n-Sp-I-. ]m-I-¯n-\v, D-¸ptNÀ-¯p- -thhn-¡p-I-. -sh´p- -shÅw-h-äpt¼mÄ- H-¶mw-]msemgn-¨v H-¶p- Nq-Sm-bm-Â- hm-§n-h-bv¡p-I-. H-¶mw-]msemgn-¨m-Â- ]ns¶ Xn-f-¸n- ¡-cp-Xv. hm-§nsh¨p- I-dnth¸n-e-bpw- ]-¨shfns¨®-bpw- H-gn-¨v A-S-¨ph-bv¡p-I-. cp-Nn-I-c-am-b- Hm-e-³- X-¿m-À-. Hm-e-³- I-cn-¼-\-¡-Â- -tZhn- \m-b-À Malayali Magazine February 2023 KITCHEN SPACE

Ên-Â- F-Ãm-h-cpw- -samss_Â- -t^mWn-Âkw-km-cn-¡p-I-bpw- Nmäp- -sN¿p-I-bp-am-Wv. B-À-¡pw- H-¶p- ]m-Sp- ¶-Xnt\m, Um-³-kv Ifn-¡p-¶-Xnt\m, X-ami-I-Ä- ]-d-bp-¶-Xnt\m ka-b-an-Ã-. P-K-³- A-\p-]-asb - t\m¡n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p-. Pkvän-\msW¦n-Â- Pm-\nknt\mSv -t^mWn-ÂNm-äp-¶p-.Ip-«n-I-fn-ÂG-dn-b-]-¦pw-, hgntbmc-¡m-gvN-I-Ä- {i- ²n-¡p-Itbm, B-Ëm-Zn- ¡p-Itbm -sN¿p-¶n-Ã-. F-Ãm-h-cpw- -t^mWp-Ifn-Â- k{i-²w- e-bn- ¨pt]mbn-. a-Wn-I-WvT-³- Nn-e- Xam-i-I-Ä- ]-d-bp-hm-\mbn- kq-c-Pns\ kao-]n- ¨p-. F-¶m-Â- A-h-\mIs«, Nn-e- -t^m-t«mIÄ- d-kn-b-bpsS - t^mWnte¡v A-bbv¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p-. ho-ïpw- a-Wn-I-WvT-³- - tKm]-³-km-dnsâ koän-Â- h-¶n-cp-¶p-. ""A-Sp-¯-h-À-jw-ap-X-ÂCu- ]n-Iv\n-¡v, kväUo-Sq-À- -t{]m{Km-ap-I-fnÂ-\n-¶pw- Rm-³- ]n-³- hm-§pw- '' H-cp- Zp-xJt¯m-sS - tKm]-³- \m-b-À- ]-dªp-. ""F-´m-.. km-À-, F- ´p-]-än- ?'' a-Wn-I-WvT-³- -tNmZn-¨p-. ""H-cp- B-Ëm-Z-an-Ãm-¯- Sq-dp-I-fm-Wv Ct¸mgpÅ-Xv.Ip-«n-I-fpsS Bkzm-Z-\-¯nsâbpw-, B-\-µ-¯nsâbpw- `mj-I-Ä- H-cp-]m-Sv am-dnbn-«p-ïpv. '' a-Wn-I-WvT-³- -tKm]-³- km-dnsâ ap-Jt¯ bv¡pt\m¡n-bn-cp-¶p-. A-ev]t\cs¯ CSthf-bv¡ptijwAt±lw- ho-ïpw- ]-dªp-, ""skÂ-^n-bpw-, hm- «vkm-¸pw- -s^bvkv_p- ¡p-am-Wv \yq-P-³- BËm-Z-¯nsâ {]-Xo-I- §-Ä-.'' A-\p-cm-K-hn-h-i-bmsbmcp- cm-[-bm-Im-³- Asæn-Â- `-àn-]-c-h-i-bmw- ao-c-bm-Im-³- GsXmcp-h-Ä-¡pw- -taml-,-sa¦n-epw- Ir-jvWm- \n-\ -t¡-sdbmtcmSm-Wn-ãsa¶p- Nn-´n-¡p-¶p- Rm-³- {]-W-b-hpw- `-àn-bpw- c-ïsÃm¶msW¦n-epw- {]-W-bw- kzm-À-°-atÃm, `-àntbm \n-kzm-À-°-hpwkzm-À-°m-[n-jvTn-X-atÃm cm-[-X-³- Ir-jvWt{]awkzm-À-°-c-ln-X-atÃm ao-c-X-³- Ir-jvW-`-àn- \nt¶mSp- ]-cn-`-hw- `m-hn-¨pw- hn-e-]n-¨pw- \n-³- am-dn-Â- am-e-bm-bn- ho-Wp- a-b-§n- cm-[- \n-¶-]-Zm-\-Ko-X-§-Ä- c-Nn-¨m-e-]n-¨p- \n-³- Xn-cp-hn-{K-l-¯n-Â- e-bn-¨p- -tNÀ-¶p- ao-c-. cm-[-bpw- D-®n- hm-cn-b-¯v ao-c-bpw END Malayali Magazine February 2023 POEM

H-cp- \n-i-zm-k¯n-sâ -sNdp-Nq-Sp- -t]mepw- _m-¡nsh¡msX a-c-hn-¨p- In-S-¡p-¶sbsâ \n-Êlm-b-X-bnte-s¡{X- Nq-gv¶v -t\m¡n-bm-epw- \osb-s¶ A-dn-bm-³- h-gn-bn-Ã-. -sh«n-¸n-Sn-¨sXm¶p- -t]mepwap-dpsI ]n-Sn-¡m³- I-gn-bmsX \n-h-À-¯n- ]n-Sn-¨sbsâ -ssII-fnse{XX-¸n- Xn-c-ªm-epw- \n-\-¡v Fs¶ A-dn-bm-\p-ÅsXm¶pwIn-«m³- h-gn-bn-Ã-. I-c-ªp- -sImïv Nn-cn-¨pwNn-cn-¨p- -sImïv I-c-ªpwH-cm-bp-Êp- ap-gp-h-³- \-Sn-¨- F-sâ h-Z-\-¯n-Â- \n-sâ an-gn-Isf{XHm-Sn- X-f-À-¶m-epw- \n-\-¡v Rm-³- ]q-À-¯n-bm-¡m-³- I-gn-bm-¯- ka-ky-bm-bn- Xs¶ A-htijn-¡pw-. A-Xn-\m-Â- A-hnsS \o- Fs¶ Xn-c-bm-³- {i-an-¡-cp-Xv. Fs¶ kv-t\l-aq-«n-b-htcm-tSm -shdp-¸n-sâ I-¯n-ap-\- F-¶n-em-gv¯n-b-htcm-tSm Fs¶ Ip-dn-¨t\zjn-¨-dn-b-cp-Xv. A-hscÃmw- Fs¶ `m-Kns¨Sp-¯-h-cm-Wv A-Xn-\m-Â- A-h-cn-Â- \ns¶sâ ap-gp-h-³- Nn-{Xw- e-`n-¡m-\n-S-bn-Ã-. at\ml-c-am-bn- -tImÀ-¯p- -sh¨tbm-tcm A-£-c-§-fn-epw- kv]-À-in-¡p-I-. Rm-³- h-c-¨psh¨sbsâ \n-d-ap-ÅNn-{X-§-Ä- Isï¯m-\m-hp-¶- hn-[-¯n-ÂB- A-£-c-§-fnte¡v \o- -tN-t¡dp-I-. -tNÀ-¶v \n-Â-¡p-¶- Hmtcm Nn-Ã-£-c-§-fn-epwA-Wn-bns¨mcp-¡n-b- Hmtcm Nn-Ó-§-fn-epwNn-I-ªp- -t\m¡p-I-. F-sâ A-`n-\-b- an-I-hn-sâ B-bn-cw- ]m-T-§-f-dn-bm-³- A-Xp- a-Xn-bm-hpw-. A-Sn-h-c-bn-«v Np-h-¸n-¨- A-£-c-§sf B-h-À-¯n-¨p- Npw-_n-¡p-I-, ]-d-bmsX -t]mb- {]-W-b-¯n-sâ -t\m-thmÀ-½-I-fpwA-dn-bmsX -t]mb- kv-t\l-¯n-sâ \-ã-h-k´-hpw- Im-Wmw-.. I-dp-¸ns¨gp-Xn-b- h-cn-I-fpsS -thcm-g-§-fnte¡v B-gv¶n-d-§p-I-, ]-I-À-¶m-Sn-b- Po-hn-X-¯n-sâ BsI Xp-I-bpw- A-hnsSbm-Wv F-gp-Xn- -tNÀ-¯n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.. AtX... Fs¶ H-«pw- I-e-À-¸n-ÃmsX Rm-\m-bn- Xs¶ A-dn-b-Wsa¦n-ÂH-cn-¡-Â- Rm-³- C-hnsS Po-hn-¨n-cp-¶pF-¶-S-bm-fs¸Sp-¯n- _m-¡nsh¨p- -t]mbF-sâ I-hn-X-Itfm-sSm¸w- k©-cn-¡-Ww-. F-sâ B-ßmw-i-§sfm«pw- -tNmcmsX ]-I-À-¯n- -sh¨n-«p-ï-hnsS. j-_v\- A-_q-_-¡-ÀRm-³- C-hnsS Po-hn-¨n-cp-¶p-... Malayali Magazine February 2023 POEM PAGE

Ir-jvWm-kv an-kväo-cn-b-kv _-«-À-t_mÄ-. kotjmÀ- -sS¼n-fpw- Malayali Magazine February 2023 JOURNEY NOTE CHENNAI

] -S-hp-I-fn-d-§n- R-§sf¯n-b-Xv asämcp- am-bmtemIt¯bv¡m-bn-cp-¶p- .\n-dsb {Kt\äv ]m-d-I-Ä-. "H-cp-]q- am-{Xw- -tNmZn-¨p-, H-cp-]q-¡m-ew- \o- X-¶p-.' F-¶p- ]-d-ª-Xpt]m-sebm-bn- Im-cy-§-Ä-. BZyw-Xs¶ H-cp- Iq-ä-³- ]m-d-. ap-I-fn-Â- A-¼-eamsW¶v H-ät\m«-¯n-Â- a-\-Ên-em-bn-. Rm-\pw- A-\n-b-¯n-bpw- ]-Ip-Xn- I-b-dn- hensbmcp- ]m-d-bn-Â- hn-{i-an-¨p-. a-äp- aq-¶pt]cpwap-I-fn-Ât]mbn- I-ïp-h-¶p-. -tZhn-hn-{K-lwt]mse -tXm¶n- F-¶p-]-d-ªp-. hn-{K-lt¯¡m-Ä- {]m-[m-\yw- Hmtcm¶ntebpw- -sIm¯p-]-Wn-I-Ä- ¡p-Xs¶. -shdptX In-S-¡p-¶- -sNdn-b-]m-d-IÄt]mepw- I-«n-Ât]m-sebm-¡nsh¨n-cn-¡p-¶p-. Hscmä- ]m-dtbbpw- -shdptX hn-«n-«nsöp- R- §-Ä- X-am-i-cqt]W- ]-d-bp-I-bpwsNbvXp-. I-gn-ª- e-¡w- {]-kn-²o-I-cn-¨- sN-ss¶ H-cp- -sNdn-b- bm-{X-bpsS, A-h-km-\-`m-Kw-. Malayali Magazine February 2023

sseäv l-u-km-bn-cp-¶pA-Sp-¯-e-£yw-. H-ä-¡- Ãn-Â- -sIm¯n-b- hensbmcp- -tKm]p-cw-. AXpw- -t£{X-am-Wv. "Hme-¡t®i-z-c-³-."in-hsâ aq-¶mw-Xr-¡-®mWv {]-Xn-jvT-. A-Xn-sâ ap-I-fn-em-bn-cp-¶s{X ]- ïs¯ -sseäv l-u-kv. C-¶-Xv Im-gvN-h-kvXpam-{X-am-Wv. -sseäv l-ukv -th-sdbp-ïv. C-´ybn-Â- asähnsSbpw- ImWm-¯-X-c-¯n-ep-Å- - sIm¯p-]-Wn-ItfmSpIq-Sn-b- ]m-d-I-fm-Wv ChnsSbp-Å-Xv. F-Ãmw- {Kmt\äv. A-hnsS\n-¶v ho-ïpwXmtgbv¡v ]-Sn-I-fn-Ãm- ¯- H-cn-d-¡w-. B-Zywkw-i-bns¨¦n-epw-, H-cp- -ss[cy-¯n-Â- ]-c-kv]- cw- -ssI]n-Sn-¨v Xmtgbv¡n-d-§n-. - ssaXm-\wt]m-se ]-¨- ]n-Sn-¨p-In-S-¡p-¶- H-cpkvY-ew-. hn-«p-hn-«p- Iq-ä- ³-]m-d-I-Ä-. F-Ãmw- - sIm¯p-]-Wn-I-fm-Âkar-²w-. Xmsg - t£{X-§-Ä-. -tatebv¡v I-b-dm-\p-Åku-I-cy-ap-ïv. \-Ã- an- \p-kam-Wv. kq-£n- ¨nsæn-Â-, -sNdp-¸- ¡m-À- ap-I-fn-Â-¡-b-dnskÂ-^n-bpw- a-äpw- FSp-¡p-¶- Xn-c-¡n-emWv. A-]-I-S- km-[yXtb-sd. I-®-sâ -sh®- ¡sÃhnsS? F-¶pR-§-Ä- ]-c-kv]-cw- - tNmZn-¨psIm-tïbn-cp- ¶p-. I-ïtXbn-Ã-.AXp-Im-WmsX F-§ns\ a-S-§pw-? F-Ãm-hcpsSbpw- ap-Jw- I-dp- ¯p-. a-äp- h-Ãn-S-¯p-amhpsa¶p- kam-[m-\n-¨p-. H-Sp-hn-Â- hn-{i-an-bv¡m- \m-bn- H-cp- ]m-d- I-ïp- ]n-Sn-¨p-.. F-¶m-Â- R- §-f-dn-bmsX A-\n-b- ¯n-bpsS `-À-¯m-hv AXt\zjn-¡m-³t]mbn-. Bsf Im-WmsX - t^m¬sNbvXpw-a-äpwR-§-Ä- Xn-c-¡p-¶pïm-bn-cp-¶p-.Ip-d-¨p- Ign-ªt¸mÄ- I-ïp-]n-Sn- ¨- k-t´mj-¯n-Â- aq- ¸sc¯n-. "A-c-a-Wn-¡q-À- \-S-¡- Ww-. -t]mIp-¶- h-gn-bnepw- Im-gvN-I-fp-ïv." i-¦-À- ]-d-ªp-. ]ns¶ H-¶ptamÀ-¯n-Ã- \-S- ¯w-Xs¶. h-gn-ap-gp-h- ³- ]m-d-I-Ä- F-¶p- {]tXyIw- ]dtb ïtÃm. Ip-d-¨p- \-S- ¶t¸mÄ- h-gn- c-ïm-bn- ]n-cn-bp-¶p-. C-St¯m«v \-S-¶p-. \sÃmcp- Ip-¶n- ³-{]tZiw-. A-[n-Iw- Db-c-an-Ãm-¯- ]m-d-I-Ä-. A-hnsS H-cn-S-¯p- ]m-d- -sh«n- at\ml-c-am-b- "_m-¯v S-_v -t]m-se H-cp- \n-À-½n-Xn-. \n-dtb - shÅ-hpw-. A-Xn-sâ - t]c-dnbtï? "Draupadi's bath.]m-©m-en- Ip-fn-¨n-cp- ¶- kvY-ew-. BÀ-¡pw tXm¶pw- H-¶p- Ip-fnbv¡m-³-! ho-ïpw- h-et¯m«p-Xn -tjmÀ- -sS¼n-Ä- {]-k¶m ta-t\m³- Malayali Magazine February 2023 JOURNEY NOTE CHENNAI

cn-ªp-. \n-dsb aWvU-]-§-Ä-. A-[n-Ihpw- ]-Wn-Xo-cm-¯-h-. K-W-]-Xn-bpsS at\ml-c-am-b- H-cp- - tXcp-ap-ïv .]-Ã-h-cm-Pm- ¡-·m-À- in-ev]n-I-fpsS I-gn-hns\ i-cn-bv¡pwD-]tbmKs¸Sp-¯n-bn- «psï¶v Cu- - sIm¯p-]-Wn-I-Ä- hnfn-¨p-]-d-bp-¶-Xv..- sIm¯p-]-Wn-I-fn-ÂF-Sp-¯p-]-dtbï-h- aln-jm-kp-c- a-À-±n-\n- aWvU-]-hpw- X-]- ÊpsN¿p-¶- A-À-Öp- \-\pw- Kw-Ksb Xmtgbv-s¡mgp-¡p-¶- `-Ko-c-Y-\p-am-Wv. H-Sp-hn-Â- R-§-Ä- I- ®p-\n-dsbI-ïp-. Ba-lm-Ûp-Xw-.C-cp-]-X-SnD-b-c-hpw- ]-Xn-\m-d-Snho-Xn-bp-ap-Å- H-cp- D-cpï-]m-d-. ]n-¶n-Â- - tj¸n-\v Ip-d-¨p- hyXym-kap-ïv. A-Xv \me-Sn- D-b-c-ap-Å- asämcp- ]m-d-bpsS N-cn-ª-{]- X-e-¯n-Â- - sXm«psXm«nsö- a-«nen-cn-¡p-¶p-. A-Â-¸w- _p-²n-ap-«n- ap-Ifntebv¡p-I-b-dm-³-. an- \p-kw-Xs¶ Im-c-Ww-. B-bn-c-¯n-bn-cp-¶q-dph-À-j-§-fm-bt{X Cu- ]m-d- CtX C-cn-¸p-Xp-S- §n-bn-«v. ]-e- cm-Pm-¡- ·m-cpw- `-c-W-¯-e-h- ·m-cpw- A-X-hnsS\n- ¶pw-am-äm-³- H-cp-]m-Sv {i-an-¨-Xm-Wt{X. AsXm¶-\-¡m- ³t]mepw- I-gn-ªn-Ã-. H-Sp-hn-Â- G-gm-\-Isfs¡mïv h-en-¸n- ¨pt\m¡nt]mepw-! {iaw- hn-^-ew-. "kv-täm¬- Hm-^v kvssI -tKmUv F-¶m-Wv C-Xn-\p- \-Â-In-bn-cnbv¡p-¶- -t]cv. C-µn-cKm-Ôn-bpsS kµ-À-i- \thf-bn-Â- H-cp- - ssKUm-Wt{X "Ir-jvWm-kv _-«-À- _m-Ä- "F-¶- -t]cv ]-dª-Xv. F-´m-bm-epwA-Xn-i-b-am-Wv. F- §ns\ _m-e-³-kv - sNbvXp-\n-Â-¡p-¶pCu- ]m-d- F-¶-Xv. - sabn-³tdmUp-h-gn- Ffp-¸sa¯m-hp-¶n-SwA-dn-hn-Ãm-bvasImïv H-cp-]m-Sv \-S-¶-Xn- \ptijw-I-ï- R-§- Ä- -ssZht¯mSv \-µn- ]-d-ªp-. Csæn-Â- aä-\-h-[n-Im-gvN-I-Ä- R- §-Ä-¡v \-ãs¸Sp-ambn-cp-¶p-. ka-bw- aq-¶p-a-Wn-. At¸mÄ- am-{X-am-Wv `- £-Ww- I-gn-¡m-¯-Imcyw- Hmtcmcp-¯-cpw- HmÀ-¡p-¶-Xv. -t\-tc - tlm«-entebv¡v, a-lm- _-en-]p-cs¯ G-ä-hpw- {]m-[m-\y-a-À-ln-¡p-¶- Im-gvN- I-S-Â-¡-c-bnse -t£{X-am-Wv (shore temple ).A-Xv sshIp t¶c-Im-gvN- Ir-jvWm-kv _-«-À-t_m-Ä kv-täm¬- Hm-^v kv-ssI -tKmUv F-¶m-Wv C-Xn-\p- \-Â-In-bn-cn-bv¡p-¶- - t]cv. Malayali Magazine February 2023

bntebv¡vam-än-. -sshIpt¶cw- Hmtcm Nm-b-bpw-Ip-Sn-¨v R-§- Ä- kotjmÀ- -sS¼n-ÄIm-Wm-\n-d-§n-. -tlm«- en-Â-\n-¶pw- A-[n-IwZq-csam¶p-ap-ïm-bn-cp- ¶n-Ã-. B-dp- a-Wn-¡v - t£{Xw- A-Sbv¡psa¶v -ss{Uh-ÀB-Zyta ap-¶-dn-bn-¸pX-¶n-cp-¶p-. -s]-s«¶p-Xs¶ R- §-Ä- -tjmÀ- -sS¼nfnse¯n-. ]-Sn-ªm-dmWv kq-cym-kvX-absa¦n-epw-; I-S-Â- Aev]w- Xp-Sp-¯t]m-setXm¶n-. A-d-_n-¡-Sens\bt]£n-¨v \sÃmcp- \o-e-\n-d-amWv _w-Km-Ä- D-Â-¡-Sen-\v. B-Â-K-bpsS hy-Xym-kam-hmw-. AÂ-¸t\cw- I-S-en-sâ ku-µ-cy-am-kz-Zn-¨v R-§-Ät£{X- ¯ntebv¡v \-S-¶p-. h-fsc \-Ã-co-Xn-bn-Âhr-¯n-bm-¡nsh¨- Npäp-]m-Sv. A-Xn-\p-Ån-ÂX-e-bp-b-À-¯n-\n-Â-¡p- ¶- -t£{Xw-. -tKm]p-cw- ]tKmU-bpsS B-IrXn-Xs¶bm-Wv. AhnsS A-Xpt]m-se Ggp- ]tKmU-I-fp-ïm-bncp-¶psh¶pw-; A-Xn-ÂC-¶pw-\-in-bv¡msX \n-Â-¡p-¶- G-I- - t£{Xw- C-XmsW¶pam-Wv A-hn-S-¯p-ImcpsS hn-i-zm-kw-. ]-ïv a-lm-_-en-]p-cwh-ensbmcp- {]-f-b-¯n- \n-c-bmsb¶pw- ]-ekvam-c-I-§-fpw- A-¶v \-in-¨pt]mbn-cnbv¡msa¶pw- Nn-e- Ncn-{X-Im-c-·m-À- hn-i-zkn-¡p-¶p-ïv. Cu- A- -tjmÀ- -sS¼n-fnse in-em-ÛpX-§-Ä-. Malayali Magazine February 2023 JOURNEY NOTE CHENNAI

¼-e-¯n-\v-tdbpw- ]n-³-`m-K-¯n-\v Nn-e- -tI Sp-]m-Sp-I-fp-ïv. D-¸p-c-kw-I-e-À-¶- Im-äpwCu-À-¸-ap-Å- Im-e-h-kvY-bp-am-Imw- Im-c-Ww- .\m-ep-h-i-hpw- a-Xn-ep-ItfmSp-Iq-Sn-b- aq-¶p- - tKm]p-c-§-fp-Å- A-¼-ew-. a-Xn-en-Â- A-Sp-¯-Sp- ¯p- \n-dtb {Kmt\än-ÂsIm¯n-b- Im-f-I-Ä-. (\- µntIi-z-c-³- )AsXmcp- ]p-Xp-a-bm-À-¶- Im-gvN-bmbn-cp-¶p-. a-lm-_-en-]p-cs¯ "A-Ûp-§-fpsS -temIw-" Fs¶-t´ B-cpw- hntijn-¸n-bv¡m-Xn-cp-¶sX¶v Rm-³- kw-i-bn-¨p-. ]-Sn-I-b-dp-¶n-S-¯v c-ïp- knwl-cq-]-§-fp-ïv. A-¼-e-¯n-Â- Htc -tKm]p-c-¯n-\pIo-gn-Â- aq-¶p- {]-Xn-jvT-I-fm-Wv. {]-[m-\- aq-À-¯nin-h-³- . ]ns¶ hn-jvWp-, ho-ïpw- in-h-³-. C-Xv ]-ïv H-cp- -t£{X- kap-¨-bw-Xs¶bm-bn-cp- ¶p-. C-Xn-sâ h-ensbmcp-`m-Kw- C-¶pw- I-S-en-\-Snbn-epsï¶m-Wv hn-i-z-kn-¡p-¶-Xv. ]-ïv, I-S-Â- ¯n-c-I-Ä- -t\-sc C-hnsSh-¶-Sn-bv¡p-am-bn-cp- ¶t{X. C-¶v Nn-e- am-ä-§-Ä- h-cp-¯n-bn-«p-ïv. D-Zb-kq-cy-sâ B-Zy-In-c-Ww- `-K-hm-sâ-taÂ- (in-h-³- A-d-_n-¡-S-en s\bt]£n-¨v \sÃmcp- \o-e-\n-d-am-Wv _w-Km-Ä- D-Â-¡-S-en-\v. Malayali Magazine February 2023

)]-Xn-bpw-hn-[-am-Wv CXn-sâ \n-À-½m-Ww-. AkvX-a-b-kq-cy-\pw- hnhn-[- h-À-®-§-fm-Â- - tKm]p-c-a-e-¦-cn-bv¡p- ¶p-ïv. B-dp-a-Wn-bm-bt¸mtgbv¡pw- R-§-Ä- `-Khms\ \-a-kvI-cn-¨p- aS-§ . a-lm-_-en-]p-cw- _o-¨m-bn-cp-¶p- e- £yw-. A-kvX-a-bw- ImWmtem F-¶m-Wv BZyw- -tXm¶n-b-Xv. C-Xp- _w-Km-Ä- D-Ä-¡-SemsW¶v -s]-s«¶v a- \-Êp-Xn-cp-¯n-. I-S-Â- h-ftc ]-cp-¡- \m-bnt¯m¶n-.Xn-c-ame-I-Ä- i-àntbm-sS Xo-c-¯-Sn-bv¡p-¶p-. Cdt§ï- F-¶p- Xo-cpam-\ns¨¦n-epw-; C-d- §nt¸mbn-. -sNdn-b- CSn-an-¶-Â- {]-Xy- £s¸«p-Xp-S-§nbt¸mÄ- R-§-Ä- _o- ¨nt\mSv -ss_ ]-dªp-. -sN-ss¶ bm-{X- GItZiw- A-h-km-\- L- «-¯n-em-bn- F-¶- Nn- ´- -sNdnsbmcp- k¦-Sap-ïm-¡n-. G-Xp-bm-{XbpsS A-h-km-\-hpwF-\n-¡-§s\bm-Wv. _-©m-cm-kns\-t¸mse H-cp- h-ïn-bp-am-bnF-¶pw- F-hnsS-sb¦nepsam-s¡ I-d-§m-ambn-cp-¶p- F-¶p- Rm-³- ]-et¸mgpw- -thWphnt\mSv ]-d-bm-dp-apïv. ]s£, Po-hn-Xw- A-XÃtÃm. B-{K-lw-am-{Xatà A-Xv. ]ntä¶v \m-ep-a-Wn-¡m-Wv ^vsseäv. c-ïp-a-Wn-bvt¡ F-b-Àt]mÀ- «nse¯-Ww-. - t\ct¯ F-Wo-äv H- ¶p-Iq-Sn- I-d-§n-bn-«v F-b-Àt]mÀ- «nse¯msa¶- [m-cWtbm-sS R-§-Ä- - tlm«-en-Â- Xncns¨¯n-. `-£- Wtijw- \n-{Z-bpw- R- §sf hn-gp-§p-I-bm-bncp-¶p-. F-b-Àt]mÀ- «nse¯n-bn-«pw-; a-lm- _m-en-]p-cw- Fs¶ ]pdtIm«p-h-en-¡p-¶- Xpt]m-se -tXm¶n-. IÃn-ÂsIm¯n-b- I-hn-XI-Ä- a-\-Ên-epw- FhnsS-sbm-s¡-tbm - tImdn-bn-«psImïm-bncp-¶p- F-sâ a-S-¡-bm- {X-. F-{X-a-\p-jy-cpsS {]-b-Xv\w-, `m-h-\-, I-gnhv, I-ã-¸m-Sv. i-cnbv¡pw- a-\p-jy-À-¡v CXp- km-[y-amtWm?! AtXm, GsX¦n-epw- - ssZh-¯n-sâ -ssIIÄ- C-Xn-\p- ]n-¶neptïm? Cu- A-km- [m-c-W- I-gn-hp-I-ÄXs¶bmtWm -ssZhkn-²n- A-Y-hm- -ssZh- ¯n-sâ Is¿m¸v F- ¶- -t]cn-e-dn-bs¸Sp-¶- Xv? a-lm-_-en-]p-cw- _o- ¨nse Xn-c-am-e-IÄt]m-se ]-e-X-cw- - tNmZy-§-Ä- a-\-Ên-sâ `n-¯n-bn-Â- B-ª-Sn- ¨psIm-tïbn-cp-¶p-. Nn-e- \n-an-jw- ]-Ã-hcm-Pm-¡-·m-cpw- in-ev]nI-fpw- -sXfn-ªp-a-d-bp- ¶p-. -tImb-¼-¯qcnse¯n- R-§-fpsS - ss{Uhsd Iï t¸mgm-Wv Rm-³- Nn-´- I-fn-Â-\n-¶p-W-À-¶-Xv. C-\n-bpwt]mWw- D-Ånen-cp-¶v Btcm a-{´n- ¡p-¶-Xpt]m-se... END Malayali Magazine February 2023 JOURNEY NOTE CHENNAI

tUmÎtdäpwA-hm-À-Up-I-fpw- ]-Ww- -sISp-¯m-Â- In-«p-¶- XmtWm ? ]-{Xw- hm-bn-¡p-¶- H-cpkm-[m-c-W-¡m-c-sâ a-\-Ên-Â- -tXm¶p-¶- kXy-am-b-Xpw- \ym-bam-b-Xp-am-b- H-cp- kw-ib-am-Wv -taÂ- ]-d-ªncn-¡p-¶- Im-e-nI-{]- kà-am-b- tNmZyw-. a-¬-a-d-ªpt]mba-lm-I-hn-/I-h-bn-{Xn-IfpsS -t]cv -t]mepw- ]p-c-kv¡m-c- I-¨-h-S- ¡m-À- Ip-d-ª- hn-ebv¡v I-¨-h-S-¯n-\v - sh¨v km-ln-Xy- - temI-¯nse \-hm-KXsc {]tem`n-¸n-¨v (A-À-°-iq-\y-am-b-) ]p-c-kv¡m-csa¶- - t]cn-Â- Im-im-¡n Io-i-bn-em-¡p-¶- H-cphn-`m-Kw- Xs¶ C-¶v kaq-l-¯n-Â- h-f-À-¶p- -sImïn-cn-¡p-¶p-. C-¯-c-¡m-cn-Â- \n-¶pw- ]p-c-kv¡m-c-§-fpw- - tUmÎtdäp-I-fpwhm-§p-hm-³- B-fp-Itfsdbp-ïv F-¶-Xm-Wv C-¶n-sâ c-kI-c-am-basämcp- h-kvXp-X-. `m-h-\-bn-Â- \n-¶pw- \-Ã- c-N-\-I-Ä- kr-ãn- ¡p-¶-Xpw- \n-e-hm-cw- ]p-e-À-¯p-¶-Xp-am-bF-gp-¯p-Im-À- -t]mepwC-¯-cw- ]p-c-kv¡m-c- §-Ä-¡m-bn- ]-Ww- \- Â-Ipt¼mÄ- H-cp- \n-ehm-c-an-Ãm-¯-h-À-¡pw- ]-Ww- \-Â-In-bm-ÂIn-«p-¶- ]p-c-kv¡m-c-amWv X-\n-¡pw- In-«p¶ sX¶v A-h-À- a-\-knem-¡p-¶nsöv am-{Xw- .X-X-z-¯n-Â- ]-d-ªmÂ- Aw-Ko-Im-c-hpw- \ne-hm-c-hp-an-Ãm-¯- Ahm-À-Up-I-Ä- hm-§n-¡q- «p-¶- km-ln-XytemI- ¯nse F-gp-¯p-Imsc h-cpw- X-e-ap-d- ]p-Ñ t¯m-sS -t\m¡p-¶- ka-bw- hn-Zq-c-asöv km-cw-. ]t£, C-¯-cw- Imcy-§-Ä- hym-P-amsW ¶-dn-ªm-epw- ]-Ww- \-Â-In-¡-gn-ªm-Â- ¸ns¶ hm-§p-¶-h-À- ¡v B- Aw-Ko-Im-c s¯ -t{]mÕln- ¸nt¡ï- km-l-N-cywIq-Sn- D-ïm-Ip-¶p-. Im-cWw- X\n-¡v ]-än-b- A- _-²w- a-äp-Å-h-À- A-dnb-cp-XtÃm? am-{X-hp-aÃ- A-bmsf ]n-³-Xp-Wbv¡p-hm-³- Ip-d-¨pt]ÀD-ïm-Ip-I-bpw- -sN¿pw-. {]-Xn-` ]p-c-kv¡m-c- §-Ä-, -s^-tÃmjn-¸p-IÄ-, -tUmÎtdäp-I-ÄC-¶v C-h-bpsS-sbÃmwA-À-l-Xsb \n-Ý-bn- ¡p-¶-Xv I-gn-hp-I-f-Ã- ]-W-amsW¶m-Wv Nne- A-\-[n-Ir-X- kw-LS-\-I-fpsS hm-Z-K-Xn-IÄ-. X-§-fpsS e-£y- §sf km-[q-I-cn-¡phm-³- A-h-À- ]-d-bp-¶- \ym-bo-I-c-W-§-fn-epw- \-Â-Ip-¶- -taml-\-hmKvZm-\-§-fp-am-Wv Np-cp- §n-b- ka-bw- -sImïv kaq-l-¯n-Â- {i-²n- ¡s¸Sp-hm-\pw- A-dnbs¸Sm-\pw- B-{K-ln- ¡p-¶-hsc Nq-j-W- ¯n-\v C-c-bm-¡p-¶-Xv. Im-ew- am-dpt¼mÄA-Xns\m¯v -tImew- - sI«-Ww- F-¶-Xm-Wv ]-gsamgn-. h-cpw- \m-fnÂ- cm-Py-¯n-sâ ]-c tam¶-X- _-lp-a-Xn-IÄ- -t]mepw- hym-P-·m-ÀI-¨-h-S-h-kvXp-hm-¡nbm-Â- A-Xn-Â- A-ÛpXs¸-tSï-Xn-Ã-. Im-cWw- A-§s\bm-Wv C-¶n-sâ A-h-kvY-. END B-im-h-l-a-Ã- ]p-c-kv¡m-c-§-Ä- {]-Xn-`m ]p-c-kv¡m-c-§-Ä-, - s^-tÃmjn-¸p-I-Ä-, - tUmÎtdäp-I-Ä- C-¶v C-h-bpsS-sbÃmw- A-À-l-Xsb \n-Ý-bn-¡p-¶-Xv I-gn-hp-I-f-Ã- ]-W-amsW¶m-Wv Nn-e- A-\-[n-Ir-X- kw-L-S-\-I-fpsS hm-Z-K-Xn-I-Ä-. -tdm_n-³- ]-Åp-cp-¯n Malayali Magazine February 2023 ARTICLE

tNcp-h-I-ÄF-Åv : H-cp- I-¸v -s\¿v : A-c- kv]q-¬- tX§-Nn-c-In-b-Xv : A-c-¡-¸v i-À-¡-c- : A-c-¡-¸v G-e-¡- s]mSn-¨-Xv : c-ïp- \p-Åv I-gp-InsbSp-¯- F-Åv an-Ivkn-bn-Â- -sNdp-Xm-bnN-Xs¨Sp-¡p-I-. No-\-¨-«n-bn-en-«v -sNdp-Xm-bn- Nq- Sm¡nbtijw s\¿n hgäpI. NncInb tX§-bpw-Iq-Snt¨À-¯v h-g-äp-I-. i-À-¡-c- -shÅ- ¯n-Â- A-en-bn-¨v, A-cns¨Sp-¯tijw- ]m-\n-bm- ¡n-b-Xv -tNÀ-¯n-f-¡p-I-. hm-§n-h-¨tijw- G-e- ¡- -s]mSn-¨-Xp-Iq-Sn- -tNÀ-¯n-f-¡p-I-. B-dnbtijw- I-gn-¡m-hp-¶-Xm-Wv. -sshIpt¶cwkvIq-fn-Â-\n-¶pw- h-cp-¶- Ip-«n-I-Ä-¡v Nm-btbmsSm¸w- \-Â-Im-hp-¶- H-cp- e-Lp-hn-`-h-am-Wn-Xv. Du-À-P-{]-Zm-b-I-hpw- cp-Nn-I-c-hpw- ]m-À-i-z-^-e-§- fn-Ãm-¯-Xp-am-b- F-Åv h-g-än-b-Xv F-Ãm-h-cpw- ho- «n-Â- X-¿m-dm-¡p-atÃm. F-Åv h-g-än-b-Xv {io-P.- ]n Malayali Magazine February 2023 KITCHEN SPACE

C-¶p- Im-Wp-¶- b-u-h-\-K-À-Æp-I-Ä- \msf -t\Sp-¶- hm-À-²-Iyt_m[-§-Ä-! A-Ô-cm-bn-Spw- Hmtcm \n-an-j-hpw-; Im-e-amw-I-Y-, I-®nsemfn-¡th, -t\csaÃmsamfn-¨pt]mbo-Spt¼mÄ-, -t\csa¶tX -thïmsXbm-Ip-¶p-. aq-I-km-bm-Ów- a-d-hn-bn-em-Ish, km-´-z-\w- \-Â-Ip-a-½-amscm-s¡bpw-; A-`-btI{µ-¯nse¯p-¶p- I-ãta! Du-Wp-an-Ãp-d-¡-hp-an-ÃmsX, Xm-ctImcn-b- a-¡-Ä-¡v `m-ctam?! -tcmK-`m-c-hpw- X-f-cpw-a-\-Êp-am-bv, D-cn-bm-Sp-hm-\p-®p-hm-\n-ÃmsX, \o-dn-\o-dn-Spw-A-kvYn-Iq-S-§-Ät]mÂA-K-Xn-a-µn-c-¯n-®-bn-Â- X-Åp-¶p-. D-Å-Po-hn-Xw- a-¡-Ä-¡p- \-Â-Io-«pw-; D-Ån-Â-hm-À-²-Iyws]mÃm-¸n-em-Ip-¶p-; `q-X-Im-e-¯n-em-bvI-ïsXm-s¡bpw-; `m-hn-Im-e-¯n-\m-bv¡-cp-Xo-Sp-¶p-! ku-`m-Kyta-sd -t\Sp-¶- a-¡-Ä-¡v, -tcma-Iq-]-§-fmsI \-c-¨-h-À-, -tcmKnt]men-Xm-,-thïmsXbm-Ip-¶p-. ip-jv¡-am-À-¶- I-hn-Ä-¯-S-amw- hr-²-À- -sIm¨p-a-¡-Ä-¡p-, -sIm¨ptImam-fn-I-Ä-! \-Ã-{]m-b-¯n-Â- kv-t\lwsImSp-¡msX, ka-b-an-ÃmsX k¼m-Zywt\Sth, ]-W-atX-sd{]-Xm-]-¯nse¯n-epw-; ssIhn-«pt]m-sa{X-kv-t\ln-¨m-epw-; kzm-À-°taml-¯m-Â- a-¡-Ä- ]-e-hn-[w-! ]m-cn-emsI \-Â-{]m-b-¯n-Â- Po-hn-¡m-³-, hm-KvZ-¯-amw-\m-Y-³- \-apt¡In-, kv-t\ln-¨o-Sp-Iam-Xm-]n-Xm-¡sf, am-\n-¨o-Sp-I- am-\ytZl-§sf..! k^-e-ao- P-·w- ]p-Wy-am-bv¯o-À-¶n-Spw-. ]n-¶n-ep-Å-h-À- apt¶m«pt]mIp-hm- ³sh¼pt¼mÄ-, P-bn-¨-S-¡-Ww- \-½nse \-·-I-Ä-. H-cp-\m-fnseÃmw- hn-kva-cn-¡pw- kXyw-. -ssZhm-{i-bw-Xs¶ {]m-À-°-\mssNX-\yw-. I-cp-X-en-sâ Im-h-em-bv¯o-À-¶n-Smw- -ssZh-a-¡-Ä-¡v {]-Xym-i-bm-bn-Sm-³-! B-ßm-`ntjI-i-àn-bm-Â- \-½-Ä-X-³- am-Xr-I- ]n-³-Xp-S-cs« kÀ-Æ-cpw-! Po-hn-Xm-i-X-³- \n-d-ap-Å- kz-]v\-§-ÄNn-d-I-Sn-¨p-W-cs« \n-Xy-hpw- ! I-Â-¸m-´t¯mfw- kv-t\l-¯nse¯p-In-Â-, Po-hn-X-amsI a-×-d-ª-I-esh, hn-¬-{]-`m-]q-cw- I-¬-Nn-½n-\n-¶n-Smw-! -t\m¡p-In-Â- \mw- hn-Nn-{X-amw- -t{ijvT-cm-bv Im-e-N-{I-¯n-\m-bv kXyw- Ip-dn-¡-Ww-! -tPmfn- h-À-Ko-kv D-Ä-¡m-gvN Malayali Magazine February 2 0 2 3 POEM PAGE

B-h-iy-ap-Å- km-[-\-§-Ä1. -tJmÂ-dm-_n- F-¶- ]-¨-¡-dn- : 2F-®w- sNdp-Xm-bn- \p-dp-¡n-b-Xv. 2. khm-f- : 1 (-thWsa¦n-Â-) 3. -tX§- Nn-c-In-b-Xv : 1 I-¸v 4. ]-¨-ap-f-Iv : 2 F-®w5. K-cw-a-km-e- : B-h-iy-¯n-\v 6. -shfp-¯p-Ån- : 2 -sNdp-Xv 7. D-¸v : B-h-iy-¯n-\v 8 F-®- : Xm-fn-¡m-³- 9. I-Sp-Iv 10. D-gp-¶p-]-cn-¸v 11. h-ä-Â-ap-f-Iv ]m-IwsN¿p-¶- hn-[w-. H-cp- No-\n-¨-«n A-Sp-¸n-Â-h-¨p- Nq-Sm-b-Xn-\ptijwF-®sbmgn-¨v D-gp-¶p-]-cn-¸v, I-Sp-Iv, h-ä-Â-ap-f-Iv, Idnth¸n-e- F-¶n-h-bn-«v Xm-fn-¨-Xn-\ptijw- -sNdpXm-bn- \p-dp-¡n-b- -tJmÂ- dm-_n-bpw- \p-dp-¡n-bkhmfbpwIqSn D¸ptNÀ¯phgäpI. AXnte bv¡v 1 I-¸v Nn-c-In-b- -tX§-bpw- ]-¨-ap-f-Ipw- K-cw-akm-e-bpw- -shfp-¯p-Ån-bpwtNÀ-¯p an-Ivkn-bn-ÂN-X-¨- A-c-¸pw- -teiw- D¸pw tNÀ-¯v ]-¨-a-Ww- am-dp- ¶ Xp hsc C f ¡n ,h g än tbmPn ¸n ¡p I shÅt¯mc ³ sdUn bm bn. NqtSm sS tNmdns\m¸w- I-gn-¡mw-. -tNmdns\m¸w- - shÅt¯mc-³- tJmÂ-dm-_n Bim- -IntjmÀ- Malayali Magazine February 2023 KITCHEN SPACE

B-h-iy-am-b- -tNcp-h-I-Ä- {_-Uv : \m-ep- ]o-kv ap-«- : csï®w-. ]-©-km-c- : 16 h-en-b- kv]q-¬- _-«-À- : c-ïv -sNdn-b- kv]q-¬- D-¸v : c-ïv \p-Åv. ]m-Â- : c-ïv I-¸v (400 an-Ãn- ) hm-\n-eF-k³-kv : A-c- -sNdn-b- kv]q-¬-. ]m-IwsN¿p-¶- hn-[w- ]p-Ínw-Kv D-ïm-¡p-¶-Xn-\p-Å- ]m-{Xw- -sh®-]pc-«n- am-än-h-bv¡p-I-. H-cp- ]m-{Xw- A-Sp-¸n-Â- -sh¨n- «v, F-«p- h-en-b- kv]q-¬- ]-©-km-c-bn-«psImSp- ¡mw-. CsXm¶v Im-c-assekv-sNbv-sXSp-¡-Ww- .]©kmc DcpIn¯pS§pt¼mÄ, Xo kn ½nte¡p- am-ä-Ww-. H-cp- -sseäv (-tKmÄ-U-¬- {_- u-¬- ) I-f-dm-Ipt¼mÄ- Xo- Hm-^v-sN¿-Ww-. Hm- ^m-¡n-b-Xn-\ptijw- c-ïp- -sNdn-b- kv]q-¬- _- «-À- -tNÀ-¯n-f-¡ns¡mSp-¡-Ww-. Im-c-assekv-sNbvX- ]-©-km-c- Nq-Sm-dp-¶-Xn- \p-ap-¼p-Xs¶ ]p-Ínw-Kv ]m-{X-¯ntebv-s¡mgn- ¨v, F-Ãm-`m-Kt¯bv¡pw- H-cpt]m-se h-cp-¶- hn- [w- Np-äns¨mgn-¨p-h-bv¡-Ww-. F-Sp-¯p-h-¨n-«p-Å- {_-Un-sâ \m-e-cnIpw- I-f-ª-Xn-\ptijw- an-Ivkn-bpsS Pm-dn-en- «p- -s]mSn-¨p- am-än-h-bv¡-Ww-. C-\n, H-cp- _-ufnte¡v c-ïp- ap-«s]m«n-¨-Xpw- A-c-kv]q-¬- hm- \n-e- F-k³-kpw- \m-ev kv]q-¬- ]-©-km-c-bpwc-ïp-\p-Åv D-¸pwtNÀ-¯v, C-f-¡n- -tbmPn-¸n-¨v ]-¯v an-\n-äv -sdkväv-sN¿m-\m-bn- -sh¡mw-. CuIq-«v C-\n- Im-c-a-Â- H-gn-¨v, skäm-b- ]p-Ínw-Kv Unjntebv-s¡mgn-¨v ao-Un-bw-^v-ssean-Â- kväo-adntem Ip-¡-dntem C-cp-]-Xp- ap-X-Â- ap-¸-Xv an-\näp-hsc -sh¨v -thhns¨Sp-¡m-hp-¶-Xm-Wv. ]pÍnw-KvUn-jv -sNdnsbmcp- Kym-¸n-«v I-h-À- -sN bvXpthWw hbv¡m³. ]pÍnwKv NqSmdn btijw-, {^n-UvPn-Â- -sh¨p- X-Wp-¸n-¨v H-cpt¹änte¡p- I-a-gv¯nsbSp-¯v skÀ-hv -sN¿mhp-¶-Xm-Wv. Zo-]vXn- A-`n-em-jv _-«-À-kv-tIm¨v {_-Uv ]p-Ínw-Kv Malayali Magazine February 2023

I-¯n-¸-S-cp-¶- hm-¡p-I-Ä- -sImïp-Rm-³- ]p-e-cp-¶- Nn-´-bnsegp-Xn- -shbv¡pw-! I-gn-ªp-Å- Im-es¯ Hm-À-½-I-Ä- -s]dp-¡n- Rm-³- h-cpw-Im-e- - h-À-j-§-fntema-\n-¡pw- \-·-I-Ä- ]q-¡p-¶- ]qt´m¸n-e-¶p- Rm-³- ]p-Xp-atbm-sSm¯n-cnIn-\m-hp-Im-Wpw-. Im-e-¯n-³- -ssII-fntem - Sn-¡-fn-¡m-\m-bv Im-e-amtamÀ-½-bn-ÂI-cp-Xnshbv¡pw-. HtcSn-Â- -t]mep-a-dn-bmsX - b-£-cw- Iq-«n- Rm-³- I-hn-X-Isfm¯n-cnIp-dn-¨p- -shbv¡pw-. \q-d-Ã-, ´-dm-bn-cwP-·-§-fpsï¶v ]-d-ªm-epwCu- P-·w- am-{X-am-bnRm-³- Xr-]vX-bm-Ipw-. X-W-Â- X-¶- h-À-j-hpwXtemSn-b- Im-e-hpw- -thZ-\-bv¡p-f-fn-epwNn-cn-¨p- am-dpw-. -taml-§-f-§s\ h-À-j-§-f-§s\ F-³- Nn-´-bv¡p-Ån-ÂIn-fn-À-¯p-ho-gpw-. I-¯n-¸-S-cp-¶-h-À-j-§-Ä- -t\m¡n- Xq-en-I-¯p-¼n-ÂRms\Sp-¯p- -shbv¡pw-. I-®m-b- I-®n-epwI-c-fm-b- I-c-fn-epwXq-en-I- ]n-Sn-¨pRm-³- I-S-¶p-h-cpw-!. I-S-¶p-h-c-hv I-¿p-½p- -tIm«-¸-SnPOEM PAGE Malayali Magazine February 2023

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