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jv †L‡jv Iiv| K_vevZ©v †Zgb GKUv ejj bv †KD| mevB

Wz‡e Av‡Q wb‡Ri wb‡Ri fvebvq|

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52 gvmy` ivbvÐ247

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b‡iv, wK wek-cuwPkUv Mvwoi Avov‡j Mv XvKv w`‡q †h

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54 gvmy` ivbvÐ247

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wM‡q wekªvg †be| Zv Avi n‡jv bv| mvg‡bi Uvb©A‡d _vge

Avgiv, wekªvg `iKvi mevi|Õ

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56 gvmy` ivbvÐ247

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†d‡j‡Q, GB UvKvq hw` ivwR nq I, A‡a©‡Ki †ewkB

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Abygv‡b Avcbv‡KB g‡°j a‡i wb‡q‡Q, †h R‡b¨ GZ `vwe

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cv‡i, em&!Õ

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Kie Avwg|Õ

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Pjj Avigv‡›`v †mvKviv‡mi Av¯—vbvi w`‡K| Kuv‡a Szj‡Q

116 gvmy` ivbvÐ247

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Ime ˆZwi‡Z I¯—v` gvbyl|Õ X¨vOv‡K †`Lvj Avigv‡›`v

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ZvKvj gvmy` ivbv| Qq dzU Pv‡ii Kg n‡e bv gvbylUv| eqm

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bRi, gyn~‡Z© gyn~‡Z© Wv‡b-euv‡q, Ic‡i-wb‡P Ki‡Q| A‡b‡Ki

†Pv‡Li gwY Kuvcv †ivM Av‡Q, ivbv †f‡ewQj Gi-I Av‡Q eywS

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Ôm¤¢e bv| AZ UvKv †bB GLb Avgvi Kv‡Q|Õ e¨vM †_‡K

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nv‡Zi KuvcywbI K‡g †M‡Q| Ô†ccvm© hvi bv‡g n‡e, Zvi Qwe

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n‡e...|Õ

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wn‡me Kij †jvKUv| ÔAvVv‡iv Kwc|Õ

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AvÊvi‡UKvi| ÔwK bv‡g n‡e KvMRcÎ?Õ

Ava NÈv ci †ewi‡q Gj gvmy` ivbv| Mvwo wb‡q Zzdvb

†e‡M QzUj Pwj−k wgwbU `~i‡Z¡i cgcv‡bv ex‡Pi w`‡K|

ILvbKvi GK †gv‡U‡j ivZ KvwU‡q mKvj bÕUvq wd‡i Gj

gvqvwg| NÈv `y‡qK P‡l †eovj Ry‡qjvwi gv‡K©U| cÖvq jvL

†`‡oK Wjvi †ivRMvi K‡i iIbv n‡q †Mj ivbv ûBUv‡ii

g„Zy¨i cÖwZwbwaÐ1 119

w`‡K|

bq

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cÖ gUv †g‡b wb‡jI †kl c‡q‡›U AvcwË Rvwb‡q‡Q

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n‡e Zvi m‡½| cvm‡cvU© BZ¨vw`‡Z Qwe †m-B †mU Ki‡e,

cÖ‡qvR‡b Qwei wKbviv QuvU‡Z n‡e, Qwe ewm‡q Zv‡Z mxj

gvi‡Z n‡e BZ¨vw` A‡bK KvR| X¨vOvi (c‡i †R‡b‡Q

ivbv Zvi bvg g¨vby‡qj Mvwm©qv) KvR Ime, Avigv‡›`vi

bq, AZGe Zv‡K _vK‡ZB n‡e| Avi hw` em& GLbB

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AKvU¨ hyw³, Gici Avi †Kvb K_v P‡j bv| AZGe

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Ki‡e, †mLv‡b _vK‡e g¨vby‡qj Mvwm©qv| Zv-I mB, Zey

Av‡Mfv‡M bvw`ivi Qwe nvZQvov Ki‡Z ivwR bq ivbv| Zv‡Z

wec‡` covi gvivÍK SzuwK Av‡Q| GKw`K †_‡K bq, A‡bK

w`K †_‡K|

Mig μ‡gB evo‡Q| iv‡Z e„wó n‡e g‡b n‡qwQj

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120 gvmy` ivbvÐ247

mg¯— n‡q †QvUvQzwU Ki‡Q Nb Kv‡jv †gN, †hb gnvRi“ix

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bq| gv‡Sg‡a¨ `~i †_‡K †gN WvKvi ¸o ¸o AvIqvR

Avm‡Q| †h-‡Kvb gyn~‡Z© ïi“ n‡q †h‡Z cv‡i So-e„wó| j¶Y

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jvM‡Q|

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nvwi‡q †d‡j †m| ZLb Ggb A‡bK wKQz K‡i em‡Z cv‡i

gvbyl, my¯’ ¯^vfvweK gv_vq hv fvevI hvq bv| †ewk UvKvi

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cv‡i|

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Zvi †h Agy‡Ki m‡½ †eCgvbx K‡i‡Q| IUvB hv fimv|

ZvQvov... †_‡g c‡o‡Q gvmy` ivbv| ïay ïay gv_v Mig

K‡i jvf Av‡Q wKQz? fwel¨r fwel¨r-B| eZ©gvb bq| GK

wgwbU c‡ii fwel¨rI fwel¨r, Avevi GK hyM c‡ii fwel¨rI

fwel¨r| `y‡UvB ARvbv| †K wbðqZv w`‡q ej‡Z cv‡i

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U¨vw· Avm‡Q, Gi †h †Kvb GKUv Qz‡U G‡m hw` AvQ‡o c‡o

Ii Mvwoi Ici?

wK n‡e djvdj? gyn~‡Z© g„Zz¨| †Zgb wKQz Gov‡Z n‡j

g„Zy¨i cÖwZwbwaÐ1 121

mZK© _vKv PvB, †PvL-Kvb †Lvjv †i‡L Pjv PvB| e¨m&|

gvby‡li †`Šo IB ch©š—B| mZK© _vKvi ciI hw` wec`

Gov‡bv bv hvq, Kivi Av‡QUv wK? D‡ëvcvëv fvebvi R‡b¨

wb‡R‡K K‡l K‡qKUv Po jvMvj ivbv Kíbvq, Zvici mš‘ó

n‡q Mvwo Pvjbvq gb w`j| mgqgZ mZK© _vK‡e I, †PvLKvb

†Lvjv ivL‡e|

e„wó bvgj| evZv‡mi Zvobvq LvwbK Wv‡b KvZ n‡q,

LvwbK euv‡q KvZ n‡q Sij| Av‡¯— Av‡¯— K‡g Gj evZvm,

wKš‘ e„wói †eM †e‡o †Mj| †P‡c Avm‡Q μ‡gB| Mvwoi Qv‡`

eo †duvUvi e„wó Wªvg we‡Ui gZ kã Zzj‡Q| mvg‡bi KuvP

†e‡q †mªv‡Zi gZ Mwo‡q bvg‡Q cvwb| eb¨v †`L‡Z †`L‡ZB

eyw×Uv Gj gv_vq| Avigv‡›`vi KvQ †_‡K KvMRcÎ †bqvi

gZ Dchy³ RvqMv †c‡q †M‡Q gvmy` ivbv| KvUjv‡mi MwZ

AviI evovj I, RvqMvUv GKevi †`‡L hv‡e ûBUvi hvIqvi

Av‡M| c‡_B co‡e|

R¨vKmbwfj kn‡ii gvBj wZ‡bK Av‡M Wv‡b euvK wbj

gvmy` ivbv| wgwbU `‡kK †mvRv GwM‡q K‡qKevi Wv‡b-euv‡q

euvK wbj, coj G‡m †gvUvgywU `y‡Uv Mvwo P‡j Ggb GK iv¯—

vq| `yÕw`KUv duvKv, †Kvb evwo-Ni ev Avi wKQz †bB| iv¯—

vUvI †ek cyiv‡bv, Kv‡c©wUs bó n‡q †M‡Q RvqMvq RvqMvq|

†`L‡jB †evSv hvq eûw`b hZoe †bqv nq bv| †ek K‡qK eQi

Av‡M G‡mwQj ivbv Gw`‡K, we‡kl GK Kv‡R|

†m mg‡q DcK‚‡j GKUv fvOv‡Pviv, cwiZ¨³ †nv‡Uj

†`‡LwQj, GLbI Av‡Q wK bv IUv, †`‡L †h‡Z Pvq| _vK‡j

GLv‡bB Avigv‡›`vi m‡½ A¨vc‡qb‡g›U Ki‡e gvmy` ivbv|

weivb iv¯—vUv a‡i cuvP wgwbU GKUvbv Pvwj‡q MwZ Kgvj I,

122 gvmy` ivbvÐ247

G‡m c‡o‡Q| AvUjvw›U‡Ki MR©b †kvbv hv‡”Q mvg‡b| MwZ

AviI Kgvj gvmy` ivbv, Wv‡bi †Lvjv GKUv †M‡Ui †fZi

XzwK‡q w`j KvUjv‡mi bvK, Zvici GK‡kv MR GwM‡q †eªK

Klj|

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mvgvb¨ †QvU, gvSLv‡biUv wekvj| euv w`‡K Rsjv MvQ-cvjv,

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†nv‡UjUvi, †Mv‡ìb wfD|

Pvi GKi RvqMv wb‡q 1920 mv‡j ‰Zwi nq GUv|

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†nv‡Uj| IUvi mvg‡bi Qv` a‡m cov wekvj wcjviW

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†Kvb GK mgq, †cvov KvV, †cvov †`qvj GLbI Zvi mv¶x

n‡q `uvwo‡q Av‡Q|

†Mv‡ìb wfDi mvg‡b meyR jb wQj GK mgq, wQj

g‡bvig evMvb, dz‡ji Svo-‡eW, mvwi mvwi cvg MvQÑGLb

wKQz †bB| Kv`v gvwU, Avi GLv‡b ILv‡b M‡Z© R‡g _vKv

cvwb Qvov| †gBb wewì‡Oi Qv‡`i GKvsk L‡m c‡o‡Q|

Rvbvjvi †d«g †bB GKUvI| `iRvi Ae¯’vI cÖvq GK| GKAvaUv

cvj−v Av‡Q, Rs aiv KeRvi m‡½ Szj‡Q, mk‡ã Gw`KIw`

K `yj‡Q evZv‡m|

g„Zy¨i cÖwZwbwaÐ1 123

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