jkpo; cyfpd; Kjd;nkhopahf flTf

        ,t;Tyfpy; Neh;ikahd Xh; muq;fpy; vk;nkhop jiy rpwe;jJ vd;W Xh; Ma;T

nra;jhy; epr;rakhf Mq;fpyk; Kjyplk; ngwhJ vd;gJ ahtUk; mwpe;j xd;W.

cjhuzkhf Mq;fpyj;jpy; re;j eak; vd;gJ mwNt ,y;iy vd;gJ ekf;nfy;yhk;

njhpe;j xd;W.  MdhYk;> Mq;fpyk; ,d;W cyfpd; Kjd; nkhop Nghd;w xU ngha;j;

Njhw;wk; Mrpah> kw;Wk; rpy Mq;fpNyad; Mz;l G+kpapy; epytp tUfpwJ.  Mq;fpyj;jpy;

NgRtJ ehfhpfkhfTk; mtuth; jha; nkhopapy; NgRtJ Nftyk; Nghd;Wk; XU khaj;

jpiuia tzpfh;fs;> jpiu cyfpdh;> kw;Wk; gy Kd;Ndhbfs; ek;ik jtwhd topapy;

elj;jpr; nrd;W nry;fpd;wdh;.  ngw;Nwhh;fs; mwpahikapd; jhz;ltj;jhy;> jq;fs; Foe;ijfs;

Mq;fpyj;jpy; NgRtij ngUikahff; fUJfpd;wdh;.  Mq;fpyk; fw;fhNj vd;;W ehd;

$wtpy;iy. Mq;fpyKk;> rPdKk;> kw;w gpw nkhopfSk; ekf;F mbikahf ,Uf;f Ntz;LNk

jtpu> xU NghJk; ehk; mjw;F mbkiahff; $lhJ vd;gNj rhp.
 

        Mq;fpyk; Vd; cyfpy; gutpaJ vd;W Muha;e;jhy;> mjw;F mk; nkhopf;Fg;

gpd;dhy; ,Uf;Fk; kf;fNs fhuzk; vd;gJ GhpAk;. mth;fspd; mauhj ciog;Gk;> cWjpAk;

jhd; fhuzk;.  kf;fs; vg;gbNah mth;fs; nkhopAk; mg;gbNa.
 

        ,jdhy; jhd; ek; Kd;Ndhh;fs; (300 - 500 Mz;LfSf;F Kd;G tho;e;jth;fs;)

,t;Tyifg; gw;wp epiwa cz;ikfisf; fz;lwpe;Jk;> ek;Kila cl;G+ry;fshYk;> ftdf;

FiwTfshYk;>  njUtpy; $wg;gLk; "kapNu Nghr;R" vd;w m[hf;fpuijahYk; ,d;W

mhpa gy cz;ikfis ,oe;J jtpf;fpNwhk;.  XusT njhpe;j cz;ikfisf; $wpdhYk;

cyf muq;fpy; mit nrtpld; fhjpy; Cjpa rq;fhfj; jhd; ,Uf;Fk;.   tsh;r;rpAw;w

ehLfs; tsUk; ehLfs; $Wtij xU NghJk; Nfl;fg; NghtJkpy;iy.  ,ij

cUtfpf;f Ntz;Lk; vd;why;> $iu tPl;by; ,Ug;gtd; $Wtij khb tPl;by; ,Ug;gtd;

xU NghJk; Nfl;f khl;lhd;.  xU rhjhuz kdpjd; njUtpw;F te;J ngUf;fpdhy;

"cyfk;" mtidg; ghh;f;fhJ.  mJNt> xU Kjy;td; (ehl;bd; Kjy;tNdh> nry;te;jNdh)

ngUf;fpdhy; "cyfk;" NgRk; Ngr;irg; ghh;f;f Ntz;LNk !  vdNt cyf muq;fpy; jFjp

ngWtNj ek; Kjy; ,yf;fhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;.
 

        xU ehs; ,utpy; ehk; epidj;jTld; ,t;Tyif khw;w KbahJ.  mjw;F gyUk;

jpwikahdth;fSk; ciof;f Ntz;Lk;.  mth;fisnay;yhk; Cf;Ftpf;fTk; nray; gLj;jTk;

cWjpahd jiyth; xUth; Ntz;Lk;.  kf;fNs... ePq;fs; jhd; jkpo;. ePq;fs; jhd; ek; ehL.

cq;fs; ciog;gpy; jhd; ek; cah;T ,Uf;fpwJ. fbdkhf ciof;f xUNghJk;

jaq;fhjPh;fs;. ek; cah;Tf;F top tFf;Fk; xt;nthU nraiyAk; fz;lwpe;J jpwk;gl

gzpahw;wp ntw;wpf;F ,d;W tpj;jpLq;fs;. mg;NghJ jhd; ,d;Dk; rpy gj;jhz;Lfspy;

"ek;" cyif cUthf;f KbAk;.
 

mfj;jpad;.
(kPdhf;Fkhh; itFz;lk;)
(Meena Kumar Vaikundam)