Viswayan : Amarkatha : Mahasweta Devi

etjI durNt a;r gitmY jIbenr p[tIk e`;; eyn t-;r ixLpI s;r pircY. btRm;n smeYr Ak p[iqtyx; ic]kr sunIl d;x. es;s;Ei$ af keN$eMp;r;ir a;i$R s'Sh;r Ak smeYr sds* A%n\ A-ek celezn jIbenr zib. s;r; pOiqbIr ic]riskedr k;ez pirict sunIl d;exr se^ ibXb;Yenr
p[itini/edr Ak aNtr^ a;l;pc;irt;Y p[k;x epeYez ixLpIrE jIbenr zib. t;rE p[qm ikiSt AE s'%*;Y.

s;=;_k;r ineYezn " kib pib] mue%;p;/*;Y gLpk;r a;ixW e`;W ic]kr cYn r;Y nIel;_pl isnh;

sunIl d;x ik ker ixLpI sunIl d;x heln?

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1960 A a;im a*;Pl;E krl;m ef{ g&RemN$ Skl;ixepr jn*. a;im dub;r j;tIY purSk;r epeYiz. itIYb;r epeYiz 1978A. 5960 A a;im ef[ g^RemN$ Skl;rixepr jn* EN$;ri& epl;m. t%n a;$R Ap;$R izeln &ebx cNd[. se^ an*;n* imini[r el;kjn fr;sI edexr el;kjn\ izl. a;im bes a;iz. n;&R;s heY. Akg;d; e`;;r zib ineY egiz k;gejr b er;l. edi% sb;Eek i@ke$xn ideCz ef[ &;W;Y. a;im e# bll;m a;im ef[ blet\ p;ir n; il%et\ p;ir n;. bll t;hel k;gj a;$k;\. y;r; p;er t;r; ib[Ff jm; idl. a;m;r @;k pl ikzu=, per. &ebx cNd[ a;m;Y bll edi% ik Aenez;? sb;E f;El ineY egez t;et k;gj p] a;ez. a;m;r f;El ek;q;Y. a;im n*;x;n;l a*;\Y;@R epeYiz es$; \r; j;en. t%n a;Es*; Ar p[;Ej epeY egiz eg;L@ eme@l epeYiz. a;m;r k;ez /uE reYez zib. efel idl;m esE zib. xeY xeY zib. bll i#k a;ez i#k a;ez a;r ed%;et heb n;. a;eSt a;eSt Ael; i$eY n;\. Ael; aenk mUl*b;n. Ael; izeY r;%. a;mr; %ubE %uix et;m;r k;j ede%. tuim As. cel Al;m. t;r keYkm;s per ici# Al ey a;m;ek Skl;rxepr jn* men;int kr; heYez. AEb;r a;r Ak ibr;$ k;. ef[ g&RemeN$r Skl;ixp epeYiz p;;r bN/ur; e$lrek ideY su$ b;ineY idl k;el; su$ ek a;b;r es;eY$;r /;r idl. t%n a;im ey zibr pYs; epeYizl;m esE pYs; eqek 250 @l;r iknl;m. a;m;ek E As b*; 500 @l;r s*;'xn kerizl. ikNtu a;m;r pYs; enE at @l;r enb;r. klk;t; eqek AY;r EiY;r ePlen y;b. i$ik$ ek;q; eqek Aesizl \r; eke$ ideYizl n; a;imE eke$izl;m i#k men enE. y;E eh;k i$ik$ ineY ePlen e# pl;m. ePlen e#iz. h;et k;gejr b;il gl;bN/ es;eY$;r pr; p;exr el;k$; a;m;ek b;r b;r ed%ez. eb;/hY &;bez A uk$; a;b;r ek;q;Y y;eCz A rkm abSh; el;k$; yt ed%ez a;im\ tt Sm;$R hb;r ec; kriz. AE kret kret p*;ires ep-ozl;m.

sb;E n;mez a;im\ n;ml;m. enem sb;E eyidek y;eCz a;im\ esEidek y;iCz. p*;ires a;s;r a;eg p*;irs ineY isenm; ede%iz bE peiz p*;irs SbgR a;e$Rr SbgR c;iridek a;el; b;t;s n;cg;n zib AE rkm kLpn;. sb;E cel egl. a;m;r su$eks. es$; ek;q;Y? n;&R;s heY egl;m. h$;_ edi% Akjn EiY;n AY;r eh;es a;sez. a;im t;ek igeY bll;m a;m;r su$eks ek;q;Y. et;m;r su$eks p;\in? es;j; y;eb t;rper b;idek a;b;r es;j; a;b;r b;idek. a;im es%;en igeY edi% ebL$ eqem egez a;m;r su$eks$;E /u d-;ieY a;ez. sb;E ey y;r ijins ineY cel egez. su$eks$; inl;m ek;n kr;r drk;r enE. Ab;r ek;q;Y y;b? a;im p*;ires a;s;r a;eg EiY;n a*;eMbisek ici# ideYizl;m ey a;im A rkm Skl;rixp epeYiz a;im ef[ &;W; jin n; a;im p*;ires a;siz k;ek AY;rep;e$R p;#;ebn. t%n EiY;n a*;eMbiset m*;@;m r;\ m*;@;m er;ij puSp d;s Ar; sb;E izeln. a*;Mb;s;@;r izeln nb;b a;il j'. a;im AY;rep;e$R d-;ieY a;iz sb;E cel egez ek ek;q;\ enE c;iridek k;ec !;k; k;ecr drj; m;eZ m;eZ. b;Eer e%;l; m;# j^elr mt. AY;rep;$R puer; f-;k;. a;im ik krb &;biz. h$;_ edi% Ak$; iminb;esr mt &*;n Aes d-;;l. sb;E t;et #ez. a;im ikZu n; bueZ enE &*;en e# pl;m. b;s clez et; clezE. k;r Aes ibeYz ibeYz blez . a;im et; buZet p;riz n;. p;ex Ak$; ineg[; ezel izl es a;m;ek bll i$ik$ c;Eez. a;m;r k;ez et; /uE @l;r. blet ineg[; ezel$; a;m;r sms*;$; buZl. es a;m;ek i$ik$ eke$ idl. a;im et; t;ek as'%* .n*b;d j;n;l;m bll;m a;im et;m;r pYs;$; per efrt ideY edb. b;s Aes d-;;l a*;e&ilet. sb;E n;mez a;im\ n;ml;m. a*;e&ilr %ub k;ez enep;ilYenr sm;i/ a;ez. \r k;ezE r-d; imijY;m. a;im bes a;iz edi% ek a;es n;. sb;E cel y;eCz. p[;Y l; $;Em heY egl. sk;l 10  1030$;Y enemiz t%n eqek besE a;iz p[;Y dua;;E `N$;. a;m;r t%n k;; p;\Y;r abSh; ek;q;Y y;b ik krb edexE b; ifrb ik ker Ae sb &;biz bes bes. p;ex edi% el%; reYez fern Aec. es%;en igeY @l;rel; &;;l;m. p;exE Ak$; b;er igeY Ak$; ibY;r c;El;m. 20 f[-;et Ak$; ez;$ eb;telr kk$; %uel idl. mue% Ak$u e!eliz a*;" ik etet; icrt;r jelr b;b;. jIben esE p[qm. a;r e%et p;rl;m n;. edi% Ak$; e$ilef;n buq. &;bl;m e$ilef;n kir EiY;n a*;eMbiset. A%;nk;r e$ilef;en eymn 1 2 3 el%; q;ek es%;en reYez A ib is i@. \%;nk;r iseS$m heCz a;eg ej;n;l ek;@ kret hY t;rper n;Mb;r @;Y;l kret hY. a;im ej;n;l ek;@ j;in n;. e$ilef;n kr; hl n;. bes a;iz s;e c;re$ p-;c$; ebj egl ek a;es n;. ik kir? h$;_ edi% Akjn s;ehb m-iseY d;s m-iseY d;s blez h;et Ak$; ic$. es sunIl d;s blez n;. a;im AigeY eyetE bll m-iseY sunIl d;s. a;im bll;m EeYs. es a;m;ek j;n;l a;im EiY;n a*;eMbis eqe k a;siz. et;m;r eh;e$l buk kr; a;ez eh;e$l Epk a;Eefl $;\Y;err k;ez. tuim cel y;\. bel a;m;r h;et Ak$; ic$ ideY idl. a;im t;ekE bll;m ik ker y;b? $;iet? es $*i e@ek a;m;Y tuel idl @[;E&;rek buiZeY idl ik &;eb ek;q;Y eyet heb. yid\ &;W; j;inn; ikNtu $*;iek $*;iE bll. cel Al;m eh;e$el.

\%;en a;m;r n;em `r buk kr; izl ecY;re$ibl ibz;n; ideY s;j;n `r. j;m; k;p eze b;i eqek a;n; seNdx a;r jl e%eY Ak$u ibx[;m inl;m. `err j;nl; %uel idet e&es a'sez kq;r a;\Y;j. &;W; j;inn; \edr kq; en men hiCzl eyn ek ekoe$;r me/* p;qr ere% n;;eCz. j;nl; bN/ ker idl;m. bes a;iz &;biz e%et edeb. ek;n\ ebY;r; a;es n; %;b;r\ edY n;. aenk=, aep=; ker a;im ed;tl; eqek Aktl;Y enem Al;m. enemE lib s;men k-;ecr drj; t;r \p;ex Ak$; el;k bes a;ez. men hY m;ilk. t;ekE a;im bll;m a;m;r i=ed epeYez. es /u bue; a;ul ed%;eCz. a;im a;b;r per e# Al;m. a;b;r enem Al;m a;b;r \ek bll;m a;E a*;m h;'ir. \ ikzu Ak$; bueZ ebirEy Al a;im a;b;r \ek bl;et \ a;m;Y bll en; fu@ ihY;r E h*;& $U eg; a;$ fr fu@. A%;en %;\Y;r b*bSh; enE /uE q;k;r jn*. a;m;r et; m;q; %;r;p heY y;b;r ej;g;. per e# Al;m jnl; %ull;m %uel edi% Ak$; kifr ed;k;n. a;m;ek klk;t; eqek bel ideYizl \%;en kifr ed;k;en ep;;l *;Mp @;ki$ik$ p;\Y; y;Y. isg;ere$r ed;k;n eme$[; e${enr i$ik$ k;N$;er\ *;Mp p,\Y; y;Y. ici$ il%l;m b;iet. k;;r ici#. A%;en ik abSh;Y peiz ik ker b;i ifrb AE smSt. Ab;r @;k i$ik$ c;E. %;m edi%eY k;N$;er bll;m i$ik$ EiY; i$ik$. k;N$;er ey &d[mihl; izeln itin ikzuE buZet p;reln n; e&tr eqek Akjn el;kek e@ek ineY Al. eh;Y;$ @u E \Y;N$? a;im t;ek h;etr %;m$; edi%eY bll;m ids Ej el$;r *;Mp EiY;. EiY;ek \%;en an* ikzu bel es ik Ak$; bueZ a;m;ek Ak$; *;Mp idl *;Mp l;igeY ici$ el$;r be efel idl;m. AE sb k; y%n heCz edi% e&ter bes el;ek kif %;eCz. a;im\ e&ter !uek pl;m. e$ibel bsl;m e$ibelr per PL;iek !;k; eSk;Y;s reyez. el;ek tuel tuel %;eCz a;r kif %;eCz. a;im\ m*;@;m kif bel a@R;r idl;m. ikzu=, Akk;p k;el; kif ideY edl. a;im ede%E bll;m en; en; imLk imLk. es a;m;ek efr ij+;s; krl k;ef \ el. a;im m;q; ene t;E idet bll;m. es ec ker du/ ed\Y; kif ideY egl. eSk;Y;s tuel e%eY efll;m a;$ dx$;. %ub &;el; e%et nrm mcmec. kif a;r eSk;Y;s e%eY eh;e$el ifrl;m. eh;e$el ifer a;eg eh;e$elr k;@R inl;m. k;@R ineY b;Eer Al;m. Ak p; Ak p; ker Aeg;E a;r b;ir inx;n; i#k r;i% y;et h;ireY n; y;E. Ak$u AigeY edi% Ak$; ed;k;en &;t @;l m;'s sb s;j;n reYez. perr s;tidn AE fl p;i$ e%eYE q;ket heYez.

Akidn eh;e$elr ege$ d-;ieY a;iz Ak$; a;if{k;n ezel !ukez. t;ek a;im ig+;s; krl;m du E iSpk E'ilx? es m;q; ene j;n;et al;im t;ek bll;m a;E a*;m sunIl d;x a;E h*;& n$ Ee$n Ainiq' fr l; ese&n e@j? es ab;k hEy bll Ej E$? cel; a;m;r se^. a;m;ek es p;exr Ak$; eruereN$ ineY egl. es%;en aenk el;k %;eCz. p;i$ if{ se^ an* %;b;r a;ez. a;m;ek emnu k;@R ideY bll ik %;eb? a;im edi% Ak$; el;k m;'s %;eCz. Ak$; ePle$ m;'s reYez se^ k;Ei$ \ an*;n* si. a;im  %;b;r edi%eY \$;E a@R;r idet bll;m. m;'s ide$ egl. m;'esr ek$; zuir ideY k;$iz edi% r eber;eCz. el;ekr; t;E %ub %;eCz. a;im a;r e%et p;rl;m n;. per A$;E a;m;r %ub ip[Y %;b;r heYizl.er;j ibf ek e%t;m a;im. Ak$u mue% ideYizl;m ek;nmet igel efelizl;m. k;Ei$k$; e%l;m jel i&ijeY p;i$$; e%l;m. esE a;if{k;n el;k$;ek a;im bll;m a;E k;N$ E$ E$. es a;b;r a;m;ek an* ikzu %;eb ikn; ij+;s; krl. fr;is &;W;r emnu k;@R ikzuE buiZ n; t;E a;r ikzu inl;m n;. t;ek a;im anuer;/ krl;m k*;n E e$k im EiY;n A*;eMbis? es EiY;n a*;eMbisr i#k;n; c;El a;im i#k;n; idl;m. \ a;m;ek ineY egl. eme$[; erel ek;q;\ e# ek;q'\ enem \ a;m;ek EiY;n a*;eMbiset ep-;ez idl. a*;eMbisr aifes a;im a;m;r pircY idl;m a;im sunIl d;x a;im EiY; eqek Aesiz a;im a;i$R fr;sI srk;err Skl;rixp epeYiz ik ker k;r k;ez eyet heb a;m;ek Ak$u s;h;y* kret. t;r; a;m;ek es;j;suij bel idl t;r; a;m;ek ek;n s;h;y* kret p;reb n;. a;im yt t;edr anuer;/ kir t;r; ttE bel t;r; ek;n s;h;y* kret p;reb n;. a;m;ek inejE eyet heb. Aidek seN/* heY a;sez. ey a;m;ek ideY egez es et; cel egez. a;im ik ker eh;e$el ifrb? a;im t;edr b;r b;r anuer;/ krl;m a;im A%;en ntun ikzuE icin n;. t;r; a;m;ek Ak$; m*;p b;r ker idl Ab' bel idl AE AE &;eb eyet heb. ikNtu a;im y;b ekmn ker? a;im et; ikzuE icin n;. a;im a*;eMbis ege$r s;men d-;ieY a;iz. aifs zui$ heY egez sb;E cel y;eCz. a;im ik ker ehe$el ifrb? a;m;r p[;Y k-;diz t%n.

AE abSh;Y h$;_ epzn ek Akjn a;m;ek $*;p krez. edi% akjn p;d[I s;ehb a;m;Y ij+;s; krez a;r E EiY;n? a;m;r g;eY k-;$; ideY #l. a;m; m;q; ene j;n;etE a;m;ek bll EeYs m;E bY a;E l;& EiY;. a;m;r men hl &gb;n Aek a;m;r kl;ez p;i#eYez.  smY a;m;y r;St;Y bes q;k;r kq; A z; a;m;r ek;n p;Y izl n;. a;m;ek t-;ek sb bll;m a;im eh;e$el ifret p;riz n; a;im gt itnidn ikzu %;Ein Et*;id. es a;m;ek ineY i$ icekn ekk a;r\ sb %;b;r iken %;EeY ehe$el ep-;ez ideY egeln. a;r bel egeln tuim ibx[;m n;\ a;im k;l sk;el a;sb. t;rpr eqek itin p[itidn a;setn Ab' a;m;ek ineY ibedx der y;\Y; Ein&;isRi$et y;\Y; k;R b;n;en; Et*;id sb ker ideY izeln.%ub &;el; izeln esE &d[el;. ik eyn n;m t;r  a;j a;r men enE. a;ilY*;s f[; et &itR heYiz fr;sI &;W; ix%et  keriz. b;'l;Y ile% ile% s;r; r;i] /er ec; c;l;iCz ikNtu eyE k;es igeY blet ec kriz Ak$u bel a;r p;riz n;. ikzuetE &;W; a;y kret p;riz n;. Akidn belE efll;m a;im p;riz n; an* ikzu p[ess d;\. \r; a;m;ek ai@\i&suY;elr b*;bSh; ker idl. \r;E k;gj b;ineY e$[enr i$ik$ ideY idl. esE p;d[I a;m;ek ineY e$[en tuel ideY egl. esE ey itin e$[en tuel ideY egeln t-;r se^ a;r k%n\ ed%; hYin. p;h;e \per exn. e$[n eqek enem edi% Ak dI`R sudxRn &d[el;k d-;ieY. a;m;ek ede%E icnet p;reln sunIl d;x bel @;keln. a;m;r !;s su$eks due$; itinE tuel ineY bleln a;m;r se^ As. a;im t;ek bll;m a;m;r su$eks a;m;E iniCz. itin /uE bleln a;m;r se^ As. p;h;er \pr eqek inec enem Al;m. a;m;ek eh;e$el ep-;ez ideln. bel ideln Ar ipzenE Ein&;isRi$ kelj. m*;@;mek bel egeln \ A%;en q;keb \r ed%;n; kreb. \%;en i#k Ein&;isRi$r ipzenE q;kt;m. perr idn ed%; kret egl;m. igeY edi% esE &d[el;k iyin a;m;r su$eks beY ineY Aeln itinE Ein&;isRi$r i@n. a;imet; &;betE p;riz n;. t;E A%n\ y%n a;im Z;$p;$ idE b;ir s;men$; hYt Z;$ idiCz el;k t-;ikeY ede% hYt &;eb ik krez el;k$;. a;im men men &;ib a;im inejr j;Yg; inejE Z;$ idiCz. inejr k;j inejE kret ex%; ic_. sk;l z$; eqek seN/* z$; pyRNt ai@\i&suY;l k;s ker Akm;s b;ed a;im fr;sI blet ix%l;m. fr;sI &;W; blet p;rt;m &;l Ak$u Ak$u pet p;rt;m il%et p;rt;m n; &;el;. p*;ires efrt Al;m. kelj &itR hl;m. mur;l epEiN$' g[;if Aek Aek ix%et  krl;m. Akijibxn kret  krl;m. f[;eNsr ibi& j;Yg;Y Ab' p*;ires Akijibxn keriz a*;\Y;@R epeYiz b. p*;ires ey%;n izl;m es%;en a;r Ak k;.

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