]mep sImSp¯ ssI¡p-Xs¶

Xncn¨p ISn-¡pI F¶Xv,

R§-fpsS IpSpw-_-kz-`m-h-amWv !

.....Sn.-hn.-tPmÀÖv.

H¶pw hniZo-I-cn-¡-W-sa-¶nà 1*

F¦nepw, Fs´m-s¡tbm F\n¡p

ad¡-W-sa-¶pWvS-­v....

kvt\l-¯nsâ hne?

FSp-¡ms¯mcp \mW-bw....

Gähpw ]gb

]pcm-hkvXp Kth-j-I³

t]mepw, kzoI-cn-¡m-¯-Xv.

teml-bp-K-¯nsâ

A]-ar-Xyp-hn-set§m

Ime-l-c-W-s¸-s«mcp

kz]v\-¯nsâ

{]mà-\-kva-cW t]m, eoþ

Nh-dp-s]-dp-¡n, bn¶pw

a\-ÊnÂ

kq£n¨p hbv¡p-¶-Xv.

kvt\l-¯nsâ cq]w?

s]mÅ-te-sämcp lrZ-bw....

Bßmhn-teäw

hnIr-Xamw apJw

{]k-c`n¯nbn IWvSp-sR«n

a\-Ênsâ

Zpcq-l-{K-l-¯n \n¶pw

I\¡«-bm-bn, Rm\Xp

IsWvS-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ

Fsâ,

lrZ-b-`n¯n apgp-h-\Xv

s]mÅn¨p Ign-ªn-cp-¶p.

kvt\l¯nsâ KÔw?

I¯n-¸-S-cp¶ ag....

`qXbm-\-§-fn-set§m

]n³hm-§nb hÀ®-cm-in-bpsS

\£-{X-ZpxJw t]mse

Icp-Wm-{Z-amb

\nd-angn In\nª

Hcp XpÅn-ag

a\-Ên-sâ-b-¾-hm-ln-\n-bnÂ, hoWp

kvt^mS-\w.

F\n-¡-dn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p,

efn-X-am-sbmcp \pW-bm-Wn-sX-¶v.

kvt\l¯nsâ \m\mÀ°w?

AÀ²-Xm-cy-kvXcw sImWvSp s]mXnª eh-W-P-ew....

kXy¯nsâ

]hn-{X-]p-jv]-§-sfÃmw

Hcp NnX-bpsS

kqjvakpjn-c-§-fn-eqsS

Acn-¨p-am-ä-s¸-Sp-t¼mÄ

Is­-WvSSp-¡m-s¯mcp

cmk-h-kvXp-hmbn

]co-£-W-im-e-bpsS

Ccp«p apdn-bn-te¡v

AXp amä-s¸-Sp-¶p.

kvt\l-¯nsâ km[yX?

t\ct¯ I­p-h¨ tKmX-¼p-a-Wn-I-fpsS ]p\-k-am-K-aw....

GIm´-X-bpsS Xoh-­n-bm-¸o-knÂ

Hä-s¸« bm{Xn-I-cpsS [m\y-ti-Jcw

Ime-t`m-K-¯n tImcn-\n-d-bv¡p-t¼mÄ

hoWvSpw ASp-¯-Sp-¯n-cn-¡p¶

Pohn-X-t`m-P-\w. 2*

Akm-[y-am-b-Xv,

Ncn-{X-¯n tcJ-I-Ån-Ãm-¯-Xv.

kvt\l¯nsâ ImcWw?

KÀ`-]m-{X-¯n acn-t¨m-cn-c-«-¡p-«n-IÄ....

A½bv¡-dn-bnÃ

AÑsâ ac-W-¯nsâ Imc-Ww.

IS-en-\-dn-bnÃ

Pmc-kz-]v\-¯nsâ

D¡-hoW cm{Xn-IÄ.

kplr-¯n-\-dn-bnÃ

]Xm-I Xn¶p¶

hnip² kky-§Ä.

ssPh-X-{´n-IÄ¡-dn-bnÃ

£mc-Zn-\-§-fpsS

cmk-]-cn-Wm-aw.

F\n-t¡mÀ½-bn-Ã,

Cc-«-¡p-«n-I-fp-sS-bo-ß-l-Xy.

kvt\l-¯nsâ adp-]Sn?

kqcy-Pzm-e-bn Im¯n-cn-¸nsâ ssiXyw....

CXm,

Cubn-sS-bm-tcm, Hcp a©m-Sn-¡pcp

Hcp s]¬Ip-«n¡p \o«n-þ-þþ

""CsX-sâ-bm-ßm-hmWv 3*

Cu temIw apgph\nXn-ep-­v.''

Ah\p adp-]Sn In«n:

""Ae-h-emXn.''

]WvSpw,

CXp-t]m-em-tcm, Hcp Nph-¶-]qhv

Hcp s]¬Ip-«n¡p \o«n-þ-þþ

]ntä-¶v,

""B ]qÆv F´p sNbvXp? 4*

Nhp-«n-b-c¨p If-ªp-thm-sb-¶-dn-bp-hm³....

AsXsâ lrZ-b-am-bn-cp-¶p.''

Ah\p adp-]Sn In«n-bn-Ã.

C¶pw....

hoWvSpw aq¶p t]mÀhn-am-\-§Ä

N{I-hm-f-¯n-eqsS ]mªp-t]m-bn.

]mXIw \nd¨ t]S-I-§-fnÂ

kap-{Z-ho-Yn-bn-eqsS ]mem-b-\w.

cY-N{Iw sRcn-¨-aÀ¯pw ape-sR-«p-I-enÂ

agbpw aZyhpw Xnf-¨p-s]m-´p-¶p.

C\n-bp-sa-´p­p I¿n-set¶m?

lrZ-b-¯n sIs«m-c-án-Pzm-e.

Xe-t¨m-dn-semcp iq\y-tKm-fw.

C\n-bp-amtcm Im¯n-cn-¡p-¶p-sht¶m?

Bßm-hn-temäw hnNn-{X-Po-hn.

KÀ¸-W-tKm-N-c-a-Ãm-s¯mcp \nim-h-kv{Xw.

C\n-bp-amtcm hncp-s¶m-cp-¡p-¶pthm?

Hcp Xtam-N-jIw \ndsb hnem-]w.

Hcp au\-]m{Xw \ndsb hnc-k-X.

hoWvSpw,

Hc-]-am\w.

hoWvSpw,

Hcp sIme-]m-X-Iw.

BhÀ¯-\-§Ä thWvS.

ap¯-Èsâ ih-Ip-So-c-¯n \n¶pw

Hcp

hb-e-äp-]pjv]w IqSn, Rm³

IsWvS-Sp-¡-s«.

Burns ’94.

courtesy of

1* pablo neruda

2* leo tolstoy

3* upendranath

4* muhammad basheer

]nXr-\-£{Xw

s]mÅtesämcp lrZ-b-hp-am-bn, AI-se-þ

sbt§msbsâ ]nXr-\£{Xw.

Cu cm{Xnþ

bnh-\pÄh-en-bm-s\mcp

\oWvS Icn-¼-Sw.

hnc-k-ao-Km-\w.

hnc-ln-bmw-Im-än-t¶-Im-´X am{Xw.

IS-tem-c-ho-Yn-bnÂ,

P\-\hpw ac-Whpw hnfn¨v

tZhm-e-b-aWn apg-§p-¶p.

Hcp hÀjw acn-¡p-¶p.

Hcp hÀjw P\n-¡p-¶p.

Ht¶mÀ¡s« Rm³....

\n\-¡m, bmgn-bm-g-t¯mfw NnIªp

Ic-fn sIm¯n-sb-Sp¯ IÂinev]w

NXª apJ-ap-sÅmcp _mey-am-bv¯oÀ¶Xpw

a\-sÊmcp Xpd¶ ]pkvX-I-¯n h¨p-X-¶Xpw

ajn-]-SÀ¶ \n³ I¬X-Sw-sIm-sWvSsâ

IÃn¨ Poh-\n-ep-d-h-s]m-«n-¨Xpw

au\w Xn¶p-d-ª-sb³ ]md-IÄ

ape-Np-c¯n \n\-¡m-b-en-ªXpw

]ns¶þ

tbIm-´-X-bpsS

\nÈ-_vZ-tZ-hm-e-b-§-fnÂ, KZvKZw

Igp¯p sRcn-¡p¶ {]mÀ°-\-bnÂ

kvacn-¡p-a-§-sb-sb-¶p-þ-þ-þ\o hnS-sImWvS-­Xpw

Rm³,

t_m[-£-b-¯nsâ kap-{Z-Im-WvU-§-fnÂ

taml-§-sfÃmw Ip¯n-b-W-¨Xpw

I©m-hp-_o-Un-t]m Pohn-X-sa-cn-sªsâ

s\©Iw {]W-b-`o-Xn-bn Icn-ª-Xpw.

.......-HmÀ¡s« Rm³,

CXp \n\-¡m-sbm-Sp-hn-es¯

hcn-I-fm-sW-¦n-epw.

]Ån-ta-S-bn cm{Xn-hmZyw \ne-bv¡p-¶p.

]mX-hn-f-¡p-IÄ angn-I-sfm-¸p-¶p.

aZy-io¡m-c-hm-lnbmw Imäv

Xgp-In-bp-d-¡p¶p kap-{Z-Xo-c-hpw,

\n{Z-bn IpSp-§p¶p:

Pmc-k-´m-\-¯n³ arXyp

KÀ`w [cn-¡p¶ s]®n³

\áX \nd-bp¶ Zpxkz-]v\w.

NnÃp-]m-{X-§-fp-S-bp¶p \mVn-bnÂ

{]W-bw,

lrZ-b-¯n-semcp Imk-\n-dsb

kv^Sn-I-\p-dp-§p-IÄ \nd-bv¡p-¶p.

IS-se-Sp-¯-Xm-tamÀ½-I-sfm-s¡-bn\n

{]f-b-Imew Xnc-b-Sn-s¨-¯nSmw

A¶pao Xoc¯p I­n-Spw, a®n-se³

I®o-scm-gn¨p ]WnX Ifn-ho-Sp-IÄ.

P·-am-{X-bn-, e½ acn-s¨mcp

Ipªp-t]mÂ, ]pXphÀjw

Icªp ]nd-¡-bmw.

acn¨ hÀj-¯n³ NnX

a\-Ên-se-cn-bsh;

s]mÅ-te-sämcp lrZ-b-hp-am-bn, AI-seþ

sbt§m-sbsâ ]nXr-\-£-{Xw.

Burns ’93 Dec.31

Rm³ \ns¶ kvt\ln-¡p¶p

(kp-km-\bv¡v)

C¶v,

ap§n-a-cn¨ a\p-jy³

IsWvS-Sp-¡m¯ Xsâ ih-hp-ambn

IS-en-sâ-b-Sn-¯-«n \n¶pw s]m§n-h-¶v,

kz]v\w Xn¶p-a-cn¨ aÕy-§Ä IhÀs¶-Sp¯

angn-I-fp-am-bn, \nsâ

lrZ-b-¯nsâ kap-{Z-bm-\-t¯mSp

sXms«m-gp-Ip-¶p.

{]W-b-¯nsâ \£-{X-t]-SIw

GIm-´-bm-{X-Isf

]pdw-I-S-en I¸ÂtOZw sNbvXp.

\jvS-km-K-c-¯n ]\n-\o-cnsâ KÔw \nd-ªp.

AIse Xoc-§-fnÂ

acWw hnfn-¨-dn-bn¨p IS¸-£n-IÄ Nnd-I-Sn-¡p¶p

ih-Zm-lw,

\nsâ {Iqc-bmb c­p-ap-b¡p-«n-IÄ¡n-S-bnÂ

{]Jym-]n-¡-s¸-«p.

Hcp \qdp-hÀj-¯nse Gähpw henb tLmj-bm-{X-bp-sS-b-´y-¯nÂ

\nsâ amdn-S-¯n-se-s¶-b-S¡w sN¿p-hm³

`qan-bnse FÃm ]q¡fpw hncnªp

FÃm cm¸m-Sn-Ifpw ]mSn.

(Hcp I¼n ktµiw:

“IS-ep-I-fn-Ãm¯ I¸n-¯msâ hnj-Pzcw

kzmX-{´-am-bn-cp¶p”

Hcp X]mÂs¸m-Xn.

ap\-sbm-Sn-sªmcp Znim-kqNn

tcJ-IÄ amªp-t]m-sSmcp ]Ip-Xn-`q-]-Sw.

Ub-dn-¯m-fp-I-fn-set§m \jvS-am-sbmcp Ipdn-¸pw.)

\n{Zm-S-I-Zzo-]nse ]Xn-t\gp cmP-Ip-am-cn-amÀ

]Xn-t\gp Zzo]nse ]Xn-t\-gp-Xcw lmc-§-fp-ambn

\ns¶-b-I-¼Sn tkhn-¨p.

]Xn-s\m-¶m-as¯ cmP-Ip-am-cn-bpsS

hf-ª-hn-c P·-kn²w

AXp Rm³ ac-W-¯nepw IWvSp.

Gähpw \of-ta-dnb sdbn¸m-fhpw

IS¯o-c¯p hnkvabw sImÅp-¶p.

bm{X Xocp-¶p.

\nsâ

\c-t`m-Pn-I-fmb apb-ep-IÄ¡v

Fsâ ico-c-samcp {]mX-em-bn«pw

\nsâ I®nsâ ITm-c-ap-\-IÄ, Fsâ

amwk-¯n-em-gv¶n-d-§p¶p

\nsâ tNmc-]p-c­ NpWvSp-IÄ

Fsâ Xe-t¨m-dn\p Xo hbv¡p-¶p.

\nsâ ]hn-g-hn-c-ep-Ifnse

BZy-X-cw-K-§Ä, Fsâ

ZrVm-Øn-Isf thÀs]-Sp-¯p¶p

XpSp-¼n-t¨À¶ cWvSp Xnanw-K-e-§Ä

Fsâ kz]v\m-S-\-§-fpsS IS¸mew XIÀ¡p¶p

]Xp-s¡,

]Xps¡ Rm³ {]]-©-¯nsâ

A´y-¯n-te-¡mgv¶p t]mIp-¶p.

acn¨ a\p-jy³

\nsâ lrZ-b-¯n X«n hnfn¨p

Xsâ Pohn-X-¯n-em-Zy-ambn ]dªp:

""“Rm³ \ns¶ kvt\ln-¡p-¶p.''”

Burns ’96 Mar.

Ah-km-\-ambn Hcn-¡Â¡qSn.......

C¶se Rm³ hoWvSpw

\ns¶ ImWm³ h¶p.

Rm³ Aan-X-ambn aZy-]n-¨Xp

Imc-W-am-IWw

\osbs¶ sI«n-¸n-Sn-¨n-Ã.

Fsâ _oUn-¡-d-]n-Sn¨ Np­WvSn-sâ, ZpÀKÔw

Imc-W-am-IWw

\osbs¶ Npw_n-¨n-Ã.

Fsâ I®nse hnjm-Z-`mhw

I­n-«m-IWw

\o, ]cn-lm-k-t¯msS Nncn-¨p.

F¦nepw kl-X-]n¨p

AsXsâ s\©nse {Iaw-sX-änb Xmfw

Ihn-X-bm-sbm-gp-In-b-Xm-em-h-Ww.

Hcp cm{Xn-sb-\n¡p ISw Xcm³

Rm³ \nt¶m-S-t]-£n-¨p.

Fsâ ]mdn-¸-d¶ apSn-bnepw

ASp-¡n-Ãm¯ taÂao-i-bnepw

FÃp-´nb Ihn-fp-I-fnepw

\nsâ I®p-IÄ Hm-Sn-\-S-¶p.

Ah t\cn-Sm-\m-Im-sX, Rm³

apJw Ip\n-¨p.

Ah-bn \n¶pw

hnZq-c-\-£-{X-§-fpsS

hnZyp-XvX-cw-K-§Ä, Fsâ-bm-ßm-hn ]Xn-¨p.

Fsâ lrZ-bw, Gähpw IqSp-XÂ

{Ia-c-ln-X-ambn kv]µn-¨p.

F¶-t¯bpw t]mse

]c-kv]cw bm{X-]-d-bmsX

]ncn-bp-t¼mÄ,

\nsâ I®p-IÄ

A\-´-tIm-Sn-\-£-{X-Pm-e-§-fn-te-¡pÅ

Pme-I-am-sW¶p Rm\pw, F\n¡p

{`m´m-sW¶p \obp-tamÀ¯n-cn-¡-Ww.

F¦n-epw,

C¶se ]ncn-bp-t¼mÄ, \½psS

I®p-IÄ \nd-ªn-cp¶p.

AXp, Rm³ \ns¶bpw

\osb-s¶-bpw, A{X-taÂ

kvt\ln¨p t]mb-Xn-\m-em-sW¶v

F\n-s¡-¶-t]mse \n\¡pw Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p.

\mw, hn]-co-X-Zn-i-bn \S¶p t]mbn.

Burns ’92

D]-bv¡v.....(D-]-bpsS Nn{X-§Ä)

Dt]-{µ-\m-Yv,

\nsâ t]cnsâ AÀ°-sa-\n-¡-dn-bn-Ã.

\nsâ Pohn-X-¯nsâ hymI-c-W-hpw.

\nsâ Nn´-I-fn hnip-²-amb sshZypXn,

In¯n-cn-¸nsâ ISÂsNm-cp-¡w,

hnem-]-¯n³ Npcw.

\nsâ \njm-Z-\n-{Z-bnÂ,

Xe-bn-Ãm-s¯-¿-§Ä

ae-tIdn adn-bp-¶p.

\oÀ\m-b-¡q-«-§Ä

ap§n adbp-¶p.

arXn-\n-d¨ aÕy¡®p-IÄ.

ape-sX-dn¨ aq§

]q¨-kz-]v\w.

AXnsâ Imc-Ww, Rm³

Agp-In-t¸m-b, sbsâ Poh-\nÂ

Is­-Sp-¡p-¶p.

D].....

(Rm\-§s\ hnfn-¨p-sIm-Ås«?)

D·-¯-ku-lr-Z-¯nsâ Xo¨q-f-bnÂ

IpSÂ s]cp-¡p-¶p.

\nsâ, bmß-l-Xy-I-fpsS

IS-¯p-Xo-c-§-fnÂ

sImÅn-hbv]pw sIme-bp-ambn

Fsâ IS-em-kp-\u-I-IÄ.

a\-Ênsâ Xmgvhm-c-§-fnÂ

ac-Ww,

\ap-¡n-¶p-samcp hn^-e-t`m-Kw.

F¦n-ep-an-\nbpw Rm³ hcpw.

apJw-aq-Sn-bn-Ãm¯ \n¶n \n¶pþ

sasâ apJ-¡¨ No´n-sb-dn-bm³.

Burns ’94