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le,Ks .f.a r;a;rka yEÍu foaYmd,lfhla w;g
le,Ks .x.dj nqÿrcdKkajykafiaf.a weiqr ,nd mQckSh jQjls' rkaj, foúhkao jev isák nj lshk le,Ks f..a r;%x yd ueKsla yuqjkakg mgka .;af;a wo Bfha fkdfõ' Bg È.= b;sydihla ;sfí'

le,Ks .. wjg isák ckhdg rxj, foúhka ÿka njg ck;dj i,lk ueKsla yd r;%x jru fï jkúg foaYmd,k{fhla fld,a,lEu i|yd ish¨u lghq;= iQodkï lr ;sfí' iufkd< wvúfha isg .,k le,Ks .x.dfõ msysàu wkqj .x.dfõ uq,isgu .,d tk Lksc o%jH ;ekam;ajk ia:dkhla ;sfí' ta mQf.dv m%foaYhhs' mQf.dv l=udßuq,a, m%foaYfha§ .x.dj msysgd we;af;a fødakshl wdldrfhks' fï ksid mqrdK ld,fha isg fuu ia:dkh y÷kajk ,oafoa ”ueKsla f;dgqm<” kñks' rc iufha fï ia:dkh ”ueKsla,kao” jQ nj o b;sydih lshhs' l=udßuq,a, yd ta wjg ia:dkj, ueKsla .rkafka È.= ld,hl mgkah' ueKsla .rkakg fhdod .efkk ”l+v” fhdodf.k wjg ñksiqka ueKsla .erefõ wkjirfhks' .x.dfõ j;=r wvq ld,h f,i ie<flk foieïn¾ yd wfma%,a ld,fha§ ueKsla .erE fndfyda fofkl=g w.kd ueKsla yuqúh' Bg wdikak;u isÿùu jd¾;djkafka miq.sh jif¾ wf.daia;= udifha§h' fï ia:dkfha ueKsla .erE .. tyd fl<jr bjqf¾§ remsh,a fldaáhlg jeä ueKsla yuqjQfha lkïme,af,a mÈxÑ mqoa.,hl=gh'

mQf.däka yuqjk ueKsla j¾. jkqfha ”fldkavrï” mjqf,a ueKslah' ks,a" r;=" mqIamrd. yd moaurd." wd¾kQ,a j¾.fha ueKsla mQf.dv l=udßuq,af,ka jeä jYfhka yuqù ;sfí' ueKsla .eÍfï ksr;j isák ck;djf.a woyig wkqj miq.sh jif¾ i;sfolla ;=<§ muKla fï m%foaYfhka remsh,a fldaá 50-60l jákd ueKsla yuqù ;sfí' ta w;=ßka ”r;= moaudr.” ueKsla j¾.h iq,Nj fï m%foaYj, olakg ,efnk nj Tjqkaf.a woyihss' l=udßuq,a, .x.d l,dmh ueKslaj,ska muKla fkdj r;a;rxj,skao .yKh' r;a;rx j¾. folla uyfmd<j u; ia:dms; fjhs' ta ksê jYfhka yd ksc jYfhks' mQf.dv mÈxÑ ueKsla yd r;%x ms<sn| úfYaI{hl=g wkqj fuu m%foaYfha msysgd we;af;a ksc r;%x h' b,aukhsÜ wvx.= je,af,a fuu r;%x wvx.=h' ueKsla .eÍfï l+vj,g fuu l=vd r;%x len,s yiq fkdjk w;r tajd .eßh hq;af;a kEô,shla jeks Ndckhlsks' ta wdldrfhka miq.sh ld,fha§ oyia .Kkla le,Ks ..g nei r;%x .eÍfï ksr;j isáhy'

miqj fodïfma m%dfoaYSh f,alï ld¾hd,fha yd NQ úoHd yd m;,a le”ï ld¾hdxYfha ueÈy;aùfuka tu ck;djg n,m;% ,nd§ tu ld¾hfha ksr;ùug wjir ,ndÿka w;r ta fjkqfjka flá ld,hlg remsh,a fooyil uqo,lao wh lf<ah' idudkH ñksiqka r;%x fyda ueKsla .eÍu ms<sn| ks;r wjêfhka isá wdrlaIl wxY ks;r jeg,Sï lr wkjir .rkakka w;awvx.=jg .;ay' fmd,sia úfYaI ld¾h n<ldh yd mQf.dv fmd,sish o fuu jeg,Sï l<y' tfy;a fï jkúg m%foaYfha m%n,u foaYmd,k{hl= ck;djg we;s fï whs;shg mhska .iñka ueKsla yd r;%x ksêh ;ud i;=lr .kakg tu ksê msysgd we;s ia:dkfhau yjq,a jHdmdrhla wdrïN lr ;sfí' rch ksfhdackh lrk fï foaYmd,k{hdg we;s n,h ksidu m%foaYfha ck;dj ur ìfhka miqfj;s' Bg tfrysj lsisjla lSug bÈßm;a fkdfõ' foaYmd,k{hd fï yjq,a jHdmdrhg iïnkaO lrf.k isákafka uqia,sï jHdmdßlfhls' le,Ks ..g iSudjQ jHdmdrh mj;ajdf.k hk bvu o tu jHdmdßlhdg wh;ah' foaYmd,k{hdf.a ;j;a jHdmdr we;s w;r ta i|yd fhdod we;s kfï uq,a wl=rjk ”tka” o jHdmdßlhdf.a jHdmdrfha uq,a wl=r fhdodf.k fuu lghq;= wrUd we;'

fuu jHdmdrh fjkqfjka NQ úoHd yd m;,a ld¾hdxYh u.ska ,nd.;a n,m;%fha i|ykaj we;af;a ta u.ska ,nd.; yelafla je,s muKla njh' tu n,m;%h udihl ld,hlska wjikajk w;r leksï l< yels je,s lshqí .Kk jkqfha 30 ls' fuu n,m;%h Wmfhda.S lrf.k miq.sh cq,s 07 jeks Èk Wfoa 10g fuu kj jHdmdrh le,Ks .x bjqf¾ l=udßuq,a, m%foaYfha§ iqn fudfyd;ska wdrïN l< w;r fm!oa.,sl kHdh m;%hla fjkqfjka ls%hd;aul jk fï r;%x yd ueKsla .eÍfï lghq;a;g cd;sl uÜgfï uqyqKqjrla ,nd§ug foaYmd,k{hd W;aidy lr ;sìKs' úYd, m%udKfha hka;% iQ;% iúlr wdrïN lrk ,o fï jHdmdrh wdrïN fudfyd;g iyNd.sjk f,i foaYmd,k{hdf.a ku i|yka wdrdOkd m;% Tyqf.a ys;j;=ka w;r fnod§ ;snqKs' Y%S ,xldj wdishdfõ wdYap¾h f,i bÈßhg hk wjia:dfõ ;j;a jdikdjka; fudfyd;lg wm;a iu. tl;= jkak hehs tys i|ykaj ;snqKs' foaYmd,k{hdf.a yd jHdmdßlhdf.a mgq wruqKq fjkqfjka ls%hd;aul jk fï jevigykg rcfha Wiia ;ekaj,skao wdYs¾jdoh ,efnk nj fmkaùug foaYmd,k{hd j;auka ckdêm;sjrhdf.a ysgmq ffjoHjrhl=o fuu wjia:dfõ wdrdê;hl= f,i iyNd.s lrjd .;af;ah' bka fkdkej;=Kq foaYmd,k{hd tys§ l< l:dfõ § wjOdrKh lf<a ;ud fuu jHdmdrh i|yd nÿ uqo,a rchg f.jk neúka fuu ia:dkh yd wjg m%foaYj, ueKsla yd r;%x .eÍfuka ish¨ fokd je<lS isá hq;= njhs' foaYmd,k{hd;a uqia,sï jHdmdßlhd;a yjq,aù wdrïN l< fï jHdmdrh u.ska lrkafka .x.dfõ msysá je,s ,ndf.k tajd YqoaO mú;% lr tys we;s r;%x fjkalrf.k tajd iy je,s wf,ú lsÍu muKla nj Tjqkaf.a ;¾lhhs' tfy;a ta woyi hg we;af;a fuu ia:dkfha we;s r;%x ksêh;a ueKsla b,a,u;a nj l=vd orejd mjd okS'

fujeks je,s jHdmdrhla wdrïN lrkakg wju jYfhka m%dfoaYSh iNdfõ wjirhj;a wjYHh' tfy;a fodïfma m%dfoaYSh iNdfõ iNdm;s ñ,dka ch;s,l uy;df.ka wm l< úuiSfï§ Tyq lSfõ lsisÿ n,m;%hla fï i|yd ,ndf.k fkdue;s njh' fodïfma m%dfoaYSh iNdjg óg fmr ,smshla tjk uOHu mßir wêldßh okajd we;af;a mQf.dvxlkïme,a, md,u wdikakfha lsisÿ je,s yEÍulg bv fkd;nk f,ih' uOHu mßir wêldßfhka mjd ixfõ§ l,dmhla f,i kïlr we;s fï l,dmfha oejeka; hka;% iQ;% oud je,s yEÍu remsh,a fldaá .Kkla jehlr le,Ks .. yryd bÈl< md,u o wk;=f¾ oukakls' rch ksfhdackh lrk foaYmd,k{hl=ùu ksid wfma rfÜ we;s mßir wdh;k fyda j.lsjhq;= wdh;k fï ms<sn|j fmr fyda miq úmrula fkdlrk nj i;Hhls' tfy;a ta wjirfhka fuu ia:dkfha isÿúh yels uyd úkdYh o úYd,h'

je,sf.dvg f.k tajd YqoaO mú;% lsÍfï ld¾hhg c,h ,nd.kafkao le,Ks f..ks' f..ka c,h ,nd.kakd c, fyda¾ia u.skau le,Ks f..a we;s uv b,a,ï jYfhkao f.dvg .ekSfï yelshdj we;' oj,a ld,hg c,h ,ndf.k rd;s% ld,hg ueKsla b,a,ï msysá uv f.dvg .ekSu isÿ fkdjkjd hehs ldgkï ;yjqre l< yelso@
NQ úoHd yd m;,a leksï ld¾hdxYfhka muKla ,nd.;a je,s leksï n,m;%h Wmfhda.S lrf.k fï ia:dkfha ueKsla .eÍula isÿ fkdfj;ehs ldgkï lsj yelso@ idudkH mqoa.,hl= fuu ld¾hh lrkafka rcfha j.lsjhq;= wdh;k yd fmd,sish tl È.gu jeg,Sï yd fidhd ne,Su lr;;a fuu foaYmd,{hdf.a lghq;= fidhd n,kakg rdcH wdh;k fyda fmd,sishg msg fldkaola ;sfíoehs iel iys;h' fuu jHdmdrh u.ska le,Ks .x.dj bjqf¾u iúlr we;s il¾ ueIsfï isg .x.djg oud we;s c, k<fha m<, w.,a 4ls' ta u.ska c,h fukau le,Ks .xm;=f,a we;s uv o Wvg .; yelsh' .x m;=f,a ;ekam;aj we;s ueKsla .,a o ta u.ska Wvg .; yelsh' mßir kS;shg wkqj furg ueKsla yuqjk m%foaYj, msysá .x.d ueKsla .eÍu i|yd fldgia jYfhka fjkafoais l< o ueKsla .eÍu l< hq;af;a l+v u.sks' furg fuf;la fujeks hka;% iQ;% fhdod ueKsla .rkakg kS;sfhka lsisÿ whl=g bv§ ke;' kuq;a le,Ks f..a lsisÿ ueKsla .eÍulg wjir§ ke;' wfkla w;g ,xldfõ m%Odk .x.dj, ixfõ§ fldgil fujeks hka;% iQ;% oud l¾udka;hla we;s l< m<uq wjia:djo fuh úh yelsh'

idudkH ñksiqka n,m;% /f.k r;%x .erE wjia:dj oeka wysñoehs wm fodïfma m%dfoaYSh f,alï tÉ'Ô'f'mS' úchisßj¾Ok uy;añhf.ka l< úuiSfï§ t;=ñh lSfõ ´kEu whl=g NQ úoHd yd m;,a ld¾hdxYfhka n,m;%h /f.k tu ld¾hfha ksr;úh yels njh' mQf.dv fmd,sia ia:dkdêm;s fmd,sia mÍlaIl ks,x. uy;df.kao wm úuiQ úg lSfõ w¨;ska wrUd we;s kj l¾udka;h n,m;% /f.k lrf.k hkakla njh' tfy;a idudkH ñksil= fujeks ld¾hhla wdrïN lf<a kï thg wjYH m%dfoaYSh iNdfõ wjirh mßir wêldßfha wjirh ueKsla .rkafka kï ta i|yd ,nd.; hq;= cd;sl ueKsla yd iaj¾KdNrK wêldßfha wjirh ;sfíoehs fiùug ks,OdÍka W;aiql jqj;a foaYmd,k{hdf.a fï jHdmdrhg tajd ;sfíoehs fidhd n,kakg Tjqka W;aidyjkafka ke;' NQ úoHd ld¾hdxYfhka ,nd.;a je,s n,m;%h bÈßhg oud Tjqka Tõ n,m;% ;sfnkjd” hehs mqk mqkd lshhs'

fuf;la l,a n,m;% /f.k r;%x .erE lsisÿ whl=g oeka ta m%foaYhg mh .eish fkdyelsh' tfia lrkafka kï Ôú;h ms<sn|j wdYdj w;yer th l< hq;=h' fï ksid l=udßuq,a," ´úá.u" mQf.dv" lkkame,a, we;=¿ .ïudk /qil ck;dj wirK ;;a;ajhg m;aj isá;s' uq¿ ojiu ..g nei isg r;%x len,s lsysmhla fidhd Èú /l .;a fndfyda fokl=g foaYmd,k{hdf.a fï kj jHdmdrfhka nfå myr je§ we;s nj wm fï ms<sn|j úuiSfï§ fndfyda fofkla lSy' fï ish¨ fokd wm yd lSfõ ;ukaf.a kï" .ï m< fkdlrkjd kï woyia bÈßm;a lrk njh' wm l:d ny l< oy myf<dia fokdu lSfõ tlu l:djls' tkï rkaj, foúhka ;ukag ÿka r;a;rx yd ueKsla jru mqoa.,hska fofokl= fld,a,lEug iQodkï jk njh' uy;a;fhda fï isoaêh ckdêm;s;=udg;a" Èia;s%la kdhl neis,a rdcmlaI uy;a;hdj;a okafka keye' Tjqka fï .ek okakjd kï fïl lrkak fokafka keye' wfma foaYmd,l;=ud fïlg rdcH ;dka;s%l ;;a;ajhla fokak yokjd' fïlg rcfha by< ;ekaj, wdYs¾jdoh ;sfhk nj fmkajkak yokjd'

ta;a fï lrkak yok fld,a,h ckdêm;s;=ud oek .;a; .uka k;r lrk nj wm okakjd' fïl wmg foúhka ÿka ;E.a.la' fïl Ndrj bkafka rxj, foúfhdhs' ldf.ka fíreK;a rxj, foúhkaf.ka fífrkak Th foaYmd,lhkag nE Tyq lSfõh' Tjqka jeäÿrg;a b,a,d isákafka fujeks foaYmd,k{hskaf.ka m%foaYh fírdfok f,ih' óg Èk lSmhlg fmr wrUk ,o fuu lghq;a; oeka ,ys ,ysfha ls%hd;aulh' n,Odßkaf.a weia wefrk úg o úYd, ydkshla fï m%foaYhg isÿù ;sfnkakg bvlv jeäh'

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