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Details of Project Madurai are available at the website http://www.tamil.net/projectmadurai You are welcome to freely distribute this file, provided this header page is kept intact. mukam ko� ki.pi. aravinta� 'ka�al ma�i 튋i i췃a�avum tirump�ta e�춁run t붓a� 퉘튽� p葉aka� maikkalukku.......' va�akkam. ivai e� mukatti� cila pakka�ka�, pativuka�. ni춁ivuppara�il iruntu i웏kkappa葺avaika�. pa葺a na췃ik ka�a춙kku na췃i collum mu춁ivu. ittu�a� na�pu, n퉏am, t퉟�amai, k�tal, ka춊vu, ma춊tam e춑ava윜aiyum, avalamu윜u toyta ma춁tti� �잀p pu�ka�aiyum e춁kku pariccayam惜a co웛a�ukku� pukuttivi�al�m e춙m tu�ipu. ic co웛a�ukku� avai vacappa�avillaiy�yi� atu e� mo�iya웙vi� pa윜�k ku웏iy�. ve�kam ko�ki읂�. n�l�kkiyata웛u ma�춊ttu 븝ki oru ku葺u, mu�int�l atikam�kavum. talait饍tti, na�pu�a� ki.pi.aravinta�. mu�춙rai ... 11 mukam ko� ... 23 mu�ivu잀ta p葉alka� ... 31 性�a paramparai ... 33 m�lai vi�unta pi� mu�춊r�p po�uto췃il ... 38 na췃i ke葺atuka�.. ... 42 pa춁�ko葺aika�.. ... 45 na�pa춙kku ... 49 u웏ital�y ... 55 turuva�ka� m�웙... ... 57 iruppi�am t뱉i... ... 61 t�l葉�um ta춑葉�um... ... 63 vataimo�i ... 66 nilamai ... 68 pirippu ... 69 e� i춊ya...kku ... 70 p�...a�kiru ... 73 ㅰyi웫m n惜um ... 78 vi�aipe웫m n퉟am.. ... 88 mu�ivu잀ta p葉alka� ta춁tu t�yatti웛惜a inta 퉗kattait tavira v튋enta 퉗kattaiyum n�m nir�karikka v뱝�umallav�? inta 퉗kam e�춙�a� irukki웏tu. e춁kku� irukki웏tu. atu e춁tu p�tatt튽ai uracum ka�ali� ve�ma�al p벼웏tu. atu e� ka�ka�il, e� irattattil v饍ki웏tu. e춁tu v饍vi� ovvoru nampikkaiyi� pi�춁�ikkum ata웛uriya parim性attai va�a�kuki웏tu. orun贍, e�utuvatai ni웫ttivi葺u ja�춁l va�iy�ka n惜 p�rpp묶 - oru ra�ya ilaiyutir k�lattai. - vi乙�imir napak틍 (ni춁iv�, p퉏u) "tupp�kki v�yppa葺a" ta춁tu "ci웫 t퉏a"ttai vi葺uk kavi쨅� pulampeyarki잀�. t�yakattil "k�윜um neruppum�y, v饍vum iruppum". "耶atta�umpuka"鍮웙ya kavi쨅춊� u�alum itayamum k�latti� "cu�al" p�taiyai vi葺aka췃u vilakiyiruppataiy� virumpuki췃a춁 -t퉏iya vi�utalaip p틆葉�am ku웙tava웙, ilakku ma웏ntu, urum�웙ya k�ra�att�l. ka�al ka�antu m�윜惜 t퉏attai a椿i v饍nt�lum, "vi�in�rp perukku�a춙m 饍ka�al p틆 mu�ittu a�ikulaintu tirumpum ka�a웤uravika�" ko椿a 'n퉏akka�ali�' ni춁ivu kavi쨅춊� ma춁ttai vi葺o�iya ma웫kki웏tu. "turuvam tappi vanta" ava�, ipp틊u "ve�t튽 mi춙�kum" m튋kattiya corkkattil "�ril t辰焌ta 'i�ica춁p' pa�ika�ai" m튋ko椿u k�lam ka�ikkum mukama윜a akati; cara鎚layam n薪kiya 퉡ilippa웏vai. t�yakattil ava춁tu ma춁iviyum maka춙m; vi�ittu웏�kum tolaivuka�il avarka� iruppi춙m, ava� ka椿a c�riya춁i ava� k性a n퉟am pi�ikkum. pi應ai cirittu nittiraiyil mukam curukkump틊u, "nari vantu vira葺ute췃u" colla ava��l mu�iy�tu. "ku椿um ku�iyum惜a" ava� pi웏nta n葉�il ma춁ivi" 耶uruki u�aluruki" pi應aiyait "ta�춙kku� p틆ttu" ava춙kk�kak k�ttirupp贍. kavi쨅춙kku i춊 v�yttatut惜 e�춁? i춊 ava��l v蜃u tirumpa mu�iyum�? * * * ki.pi. aravinta춊� kavitaika� m耶웫 vakai a춙pava�ka�ai u應a�akkiyavai: y饍pp性attu a춙pava�ka�; tami�akattil v饍nta i�aikk�lattu a춙pava�ka�; akativ饍vi� p�tippuka� (m튋ku air틄piya a춙pava�ka�). ikkavitaika� varal�윜a춙pava�ka�il t틐ntu e�untavai ma葺umalla. avva춙pava�ka� al�tiy惜a oru ka웤a춁it ti웏tt�l, pa�i�ku p벼웏toru te�iv惜a mo�iy�l c�ramaikkappa葺u, pa�pa�uttappa葺uk kavitaika乙ka v�rtte�ukkappa葺u應a춁. p틆贍iyi� c틆vu, akatiyi� ma춁tt涉kalka� cintikkum ma춊tar evarukkum� u椿�kum aiyapp葉uka�, tarmaca�ka�a�ka�- ivai o췃비o췃u pi�춊p pi�ainta nilaiyai ikkavitaika�il k性al�m. kavitai mo�i ve�ippa�ump틊u cari ('na�pa춙kku') ilakkiyac c�윜il �웙t ti�aittu ilakkiya u�arvuka�ai yat�rttatti� etir� ni웫tti naiy性�i ceyyump틊um cari ('p�...a�kiru') nayam惜a co웛a�aik ko椿u oru ka춁vulakaip pa�aittuk k葉�ump틊u cari- ippa�aipp贍iyi� u�arvum u�arccika�um ta춊yoruvaratu u�arccika�, a춙pava�ka� e췃a a�avil ni췃u vi焌tu, ku웙ppi葺a varal�윜uk ka葺attil ku웙ppi葺a varal�윜u nirppanta�ka�ukkum ka葺uppa葺u v饍um 湜a makka�, p틆贍ika�, akatika� �kiya a춁ivaratu k嚴�u u�arv�ka, k嚴�u a춙pavam�ka, k嚴�u ni춁iv�ka pari�amikki췃a춁. y饍pp性attil avar ka椿avai 'karainturukum ma춊tam', '性�aparamparai'yi춁ri� i웫m�ppu, k�yka�ai nakarttit talaika�ai v湜ttum 'catura�ka 葉al'... a�ku應a 'na�parka�' v葉um payir ka椿u v葉uvar mutalil. pa�i a�antu ka쨇i v�rppar i�aiyil tavikkum uyirka�aip pa�ku vaippar mu�ivil. kavi쨅춁i na�parka� p�rpp�r oruvitam�ka; 'vilakuki췃�y�?' e춁k k뱉�u mukattait tiruppik ko�var. 惜�l 'mu윜attil v퉘i'yaiyum talaiv�cal t性�i��l mu�putaraiyum k性kaiyil ava��l e�춁 ceyya mu�iyum? ta춁tu ila�ciyattaik kaivi�a ma웫kkum ava� k�웫ki잀�: po�iya춌a�i� ki葺ippu� vi�aiy葉�alla a犁ppa... pa�ayam vaikkappa葺u應avai t퉏iya nir�am kavi쨅� varal�웏웙ntava�, varal�윜i� etip�r�t tiruppa�ka�aiya웙ntava�; varal�윜il i�aikkappa葺u應a tur튻ac ceyalka�aiyum ka椿ava�. etiri m�nilam 贍avant惜 - t붓a� k嚴av� vantu c퉟nt惜. e춑ataik k�웫m ava� 't븍 ko�utta elumpuka�il camaikkappa葺a cimm�ca춁t'ti웛uc ciram t饍tta ma웫ttava�. at퉏amayam mu웏i tava웙ya 'na�pa춁i' eccarikkavum taya�k�tava�: caya춁i� kuppiyai caya춁i� ti�춙m toppu� ko�iyil caya춁i� p�kkum 饍am惜a k밸vika�aiyum karuttukka�aiyum mu춚aikkum kavi쨅� iva윜ukku e�it惜a, itam惜a patilka�ai y�r�lum pe윜uvi�a mu�iy�tu e춑ataiyum valiyu웫ttuki잀�. t퉏iya vi�utalaip p틆葉�am "ca웫kkuki췃atu ilakku/ ku웙yum tava웙" e췃u ava� v퉡a춁ippa葺�lum p틆葉�atti웛惜a t퉣ai, to�arntu p틆葉a v뱝�iyata� avaciyam �kiyava윜ai ava� ma웏kkavillai: u�u ma웫ttu�u m紳avum, m紳avum pa�pa�um nilam to�arntu na�aipe웫m p틆葉�atti��l i춊varum talaimu웏ika�um p�tikkappa�um e춑atai ava� a웙v惜. �yi춙m kaiyi춊l 퉚tiya neruppai a�aikkav� mu�iyum? atu cu葺erippatait ta�ukkav� mu�iyum? neruppu eriyavum v뱝�um o�iravum v뱝�um puyali춙m 튋avum v뱝�um atu a�ikkavum v뱝�um; �kkavum v뱝�um. 惜�l p틆kka�attiliruntu ve�iy튋웏ppa葺a p틆贍iyi� ne쨇atti웛u amaiti 퉡u? akatimukam pe웏v� uyirkka�aiyai n惜 i�unt묶? t퉏ame�kum t� vitaitt묶? r�jar�ja� kutiraiyi� ku�ampuka�atirnta tami�akattil "ceviliyar pa�pu�a� otta�am" ko�uttu �cuv�cappa�uttiya n葉ka�, n薪k�ta u웏vuka� urukko椿a n葉ka� kavi쨅춊� ni춁ivut tiraiyil t벼웫ki췃a춁. kavi쨅� i�kiruntum vi�aipe웏 v뱝�iya ka葺�yam. "mukam pe윜ava��ka" tirumpi varuvat�kak k�웙c celki잀�... ittokuppilu應a pala kavitaika� ta웛�la akatiyi�- 湜at tami�ari�, p�last勝iyari�, kurtu i춁makka�i�-iruppu nilai, v蜃a윜a v饍vu, ni웏ve웙kkilakk�kum a췃葉a v饍kkai �kiyava윜i� p�tippuka�iliruntu pi웏ntavai. ka�umaiy惜a araciyal p틆葉�amum, m�rkkatta춁m惜a ku�ucca椿aiyum, tupp�kkic ca椿aiyum purintu purintu aluttup p틐, il퉏惜a nampikkaiyi�aiyo췃il to�kik ko椿u �cal葉um ma춊tattait takkavaittuk ko�vata웛�kav�, t�yakattai vi葺up palar n薪kuki췃a춁r. t퉏iya 贍umaiyai u웫tip pa�uttiyum t퉏avi�utalaiyaik ku웙kk븍�kkiyum to�a�kiya p틆葉�a�ka�, t퉏attaiy� k�yappa�uttum p틆葉�am�ka m�웙yu應a ko�umaiyai 湜attil ma葺umalla, v튋u cila m耶잀m ulaka n葉uka�ilum k性al�m. t퉏iyat ta�춙rimaikk惜a p�'r葉�a�ka� p�tai m�웙c celkaiyil, p틆葉�atti웛�kak kural ko�uttum kaiko�uttum utaviya kalai쨅rka�, a웙v贍ika�-묶 p틆贍ika�il cilarum k嚴a-ma춁m ta�um�웫ki췃a춁r; ceyvata웙y�tu tikaikki췃a춁r; p틆葉�attai va�ina�attum talaimaiyai i�itturaikkav� m�윜up p�taiyaik k葉�av� mu춁iki췃a춁r. vimarca춁k kuralka類 a�akkappa�uki췃a춁. k�lam cellac cella p틆v葉ai cittattaiy� mayakki nilaikulaiyac ceyki웏tu. e춁v� avarka� t�yakattai vi葺u v튋u pukali�a�ka�ai n葉ic cellat talaippa�uki췃a춁r. namatu kavi쨅춙m celki잀� - y�ru�aiya corkkattaiyum ta葺ippa웙ppata웛�ka alla. ava� p틐c c퉟nta i�am ulakilu應a c�laika� ma葺umall�tu "웫ka� v�ykk�lka�, nilatta�i n�r비aika�, p�t贍ac cura�ka�" �kiyavaiyum k嚴a p틐c c퉟um i�am. a�ku vantu vantu c퉟ki췃a춁 p�r a웫tte�utta �ral kulaika� tu�itu�ikkum itaya�ka� uruvi e�ukkappa葺a n葉i narampuka� patam惜a muka�ka�.... m튋ku air틄piya n葉uka�ukkum, va�a amerikk�, ka춁焌 p벼웏 n葉uka�ukkum akatika乙kac cellum ulaka makka�- pa�uppu ni웏ttavar�, ma쨇a� ni웏t tavar�, ka웫ppi춁ttavar�, y�r�ka irunt�lum cari- avarka� ell�rum� 'ka웫pparka�t�m'. 've應aiyarall�tavarka�t�m'. a�ku "�ri춊l t辰焌ta 'i�ica춁' pa�ika�ai �l�yp pa웏ntu talaika�il cumant�lum atuvum k嚴a nirantaram�ka amaivatillai. akatika� ta쨇am pukuntu應a ku웙ppi葺a n葉�i� va웙ya pakutiyi춁ri� ve웫ppaiyum kur틊attaiyum etirko應a v뱝�iyu應atu. ak ku웙ppi葺a n葉�ilu應a ni웏ve웙yarka� akatika�ai ve�iy튋웫vataiy� ila�ciyam�kak ko�ki췃a춁r. avarka� t�ppa윜um kuralka乙l cevika�il a웏ivar "ve�iy튋u..." cilaika� uyirkkum v贍mu춁i mi춙�kum akatika�ukkut ta쨇ama�ittu應a m튋ku n葉�arac涉ka�ka�, m耶잀m ulaka makka�i� nilai ka椿u kavalaippa�uvat�kak k�웙kko椿a p틊ilum, ni웏ve웙yarka�i� accu웫ttalka�ukkut takka patila�i ko�ukkat taya�kuki췃a춁. 묶e춊l ve應aiyar all�tavarka�aip "pi웏ttiy�r�`kav� p�rkkum oru cam�ka varal�윜u marapil vantavait惜� avaiyum? i춁ve웙 ta춁tu k틆aip pa웛a�aik k葉焌ta c�t�ra�a n葉ka�ilum k嚴a ve應aiyari� 'p耶aik ka�ka�' ika�cciyaik ko葺um. tamatu 'ni�alum ku웫kik karaiya' akatika� tamakku應퉧� curu�kikko�var. allatu kavi쨅춁ip p튽 cav�l vi�avum ceyvar: "c�tiya vekkaiyilum v퉗�ta uyir ni웏vekkaiyil� v퉗um?" ettakaiya v饍kkai atu? a�ku ma춊tam ci웫maiyu웏 c�ttira�ka� accu웫tta iyantira�ka� k�vu ko應um. kavi쨅춊� anniyam�tal i�ku ko遵ram惜a parim性a�ka�aip pe웫ki웏tu. ava�� oru 퉡ili. atuvum 'ka웫ppilum m�윜uk ku웏intava�' iva춙kkup p�lu�arvu oru k뱉�? iyalp�kka� ava춁ic c辰�ipp�rkki췃a춁. e�춁 ko�umai! kumpi k養ukka�a ko椿ai p�vukka�utat�m! itu eta웛a�uki췃atu i�am valam teriy�ta i�attil. c�tittimir비u va�arnta y饍pp性at tami�ar cilar m耶잀m ulaka makka�i� m惜u�attuvam� ma웫kkappa�um inta n葉uka�ilum k嚴a ka웫ppi춁 makka�ait ta�ka�i춙m i�iv�kap p�rppatum na�akki웏tu: ku웫kkuk ka葺um n�rk ka�akamum cumant틆ell�m i�intavar惜�l e�춁var aka�ka� tarami�kum a�akkum ka웫ppi춁i ika�um pulam peyarntu v饍v틆ukku v튋u cila cikkalka�um t벼웫ki췃a춁. t�yakam pa윜iya ni춁ivuka� orupu웏m avarka�ai v葉�i vataikkum. ma윜틆 pu웏m� etilika�ukk� uriya niccayama윜a nilai avarka�atu ni춁ivuka�aiyum k嚴a ko췃a�ikkak k嚴iyat�ka m�웙 avarka�ait tu춑u웫ttum. e췃�vatu orun贍 t�yakam tirumpal�m e췃a nampikkaiyaik kulaikkum ceytika� t�yakattiliruntu vantu, avarka�atu cevika�ait t辰�um. a�ku mu�iv� ka黜ukkut teriy�ta oru p틆葉�atti웛�ka i�ai쨅rka� ma�ivatum pe�ka�um vay틊ikarka�um pi�a�k�ttup pi�a�k�ttuc c틆vu웫vatumt惜 a췃葉a nika�vuka�. varal�웫, ni춁ivu, a췃葉a v饍vu iva윜il cikku椿u ma춁�kumu웫pavar� i췃aiya akatika�. varal�윜i� iyakkattil nampikkai ko椿u應avaraip p�rttu ca�ka�a�ka� ni웏inta a췃葉a v饍vu 밸a춁p pu�춁kai v�cum. tamatu nilaiyai ma웏kka mu춁ipavaraip p饍�yp p벼a ni춁ivu vantu ca쨇alam ko應a vaikkum. 퉗kap perum�ccu�a� ka�antak�la ni춁ivuka�il tam cinta춁iyaip pa�ara vaikka muyalpavarka�ai varal�윜i� valiya karam ucuppi e�uppi vi�um. t�yakatti� pa�p葉um ilakkiyamum, 묶 ata� varal�웫m k嚴a, akati ma춁tti웛u �웫tal tantu ata춁it t튋웏kk嚴iya caktiyai i�antu vi�uki췃a춁. v퉟a웫nta v饍kkaiyai v饍pavarka� etai �웫tal�kak ko�vatu? paya�a�ka� mu�inta pi웏kum i�aipp�웏 mu�iy�mal p벼�l? "pa웏vaika� e�ku cellum, ka�aici v惜atti웛up pi�?" - p�last勝iyak kavi쨅r mahm�k t�rv實i� ikk밸vi ulakame�kum cita웙k ki�akkum akatika�i� uta�uka�il u웏intu p틐 vi葺a k밸vit惜. inta nampikkai va웏�ciyaik ka�antu cellum i�aiya잀ta muya웒iyai aravinta춊�am k性al�m. t�yakatti� m�tu應a avaratu ta�iy�ta v뱉kaiyai, ta웒eyal�kak kavi쨅� m�tu vi�um nilavo�i ta葺iye�uppuki웏tu. atu v튋upala nil�k k�la�ka�ai ava춙kku ni춁ivupa�uttuki웏tu. "nilavi� ku웫kk�y" e葺a�ukku m贍ikaika�um ir葉cata iyantira�ka�um ni췃u nilavi� t틄aiyai apakaritta p틊ilum kavi ma춁m ka웤a춁iyil ilayikki췃atu. 'kurutipa葺u ku�ikku� o�u�kum tuyarv�yp pa�umu�춁m' te춑a葺a t�yakattu nilavo�iyaik kavitaiy�ka m�윜uki잀� akatik kavi쨅�. ka웤a�� ulakil ka�a n퉟am� ca쨇arikki잀�. 惜�l atuv� ava춙kkut temp嚴�ap p틊um惜atu: nilav葉i nilavo�iyil n�r葉i n�rukku� o�int葉i v�laip paruvatt�r i�ant퉗am to葺葉i akk�lattil kavi쨅춁i ta춁tu o�iyil 't틐nta' annilavu, ni춁ivuc ci�춁m�kavum n贍aiya ulaki웛u o�iy嚴�ak k嚴iyat�kavum uruvakappa�uttappa�uki웏tu. uyirukku p�l cintu a�kiru n惜 vara..... e췃u nilavukku vi�ai ko�utta춙ppuki잀� kavi쨅�. * * * aravinta춊� kavitaika� mu�ivu pe잀tavai. avar ta춁kku� na�atti varum uraiy葉alka鍮 i�ku kavitaika乙ka va�iva� ko椿u應a춁. pulam peyarntu v饍v틆 ka�antak�la nampikkaika�ukkum ta웛�la ma춁cc틆vukkumi�aiy� oru cama춑葉�ai uruv�kka virumpuvar. ni춁ivuka�aik ko췃�, ta웛�la etirp�rppuka�ait tavirtt�, mikai nampikkaika�ai uruv�kkiy� intac cama춑葉�ai uruv�kka mu�iy�tu. akatika� n葉i�antavarka�; n葉i�anta k�ra�att�l tammaiy� i�antavarka�. avarka� peyar m�웙, urum�웙tt惜 v饍a v뱝�iyu應atu. p�last勝iya a웙쨅r e�var� caytu k�웫ki잀r: n葉u vi葺u n葉u ce췃u v饍pavaratu v饍kkai, peyarka� c嚴�appa焌ta pukaippa�a�ka乙ka u웏intu p벼avai. intap pukaippa�a�ka�il k葉ciya�ikkum pimpa�ka�ukkup peyarillai. ava윜�l p퉏a mu�iy�tu. ava윜aip pa윜i etaiyum vivarittuk k�웏 mu�iy�tu. 惜�l k性p틆 ma춁ttai avai cala춁ppa�uttum - cu椿iyi�ukkum. tolaintup벼a t�yaka�ka�ai ni춁ivupa�uttum. appa�i ni춁ivupa�uttappa葺a t�yakatti� poru葺ut t惜 aravinta� c�riya춊�am ma췃葉uki잀r, u� ci춁m ta�i! ve�katirka�ai curukkik ko�! ka�al n�r u웙쨇i k�rm퉗am pa�aittu ma�aikkara�ka乙l n�r葉�u, ce�ipp嚴�u, p�kka�um te췃alum muttami�a. va.k�t�, es.vi.r�jaturai ce�춁i 17.09.1992 mukam ko� 1. iru� p�y curu�ki췃atu v튋e�k� virivata웛�y. na�k�ram t�kkuki췃atu ir�m惜ujam kappal. i�춁mum a�aiy�mal ir�m퉠varam vi�akku. 饍ikkumara춙m n�ntiya p�kku n�ri�ai co웤ak ka�alt惜 app�l viriyum mak� camuttiram�y vi�in�r perukku�a춙m.... 饍ka�al p틆 mu�ittu a�i kulaintu tirumpum ka�a웤uravika�. ka�akkum k�yamum karaiyi춊l teriyum�? n惜um�y valai v�ciya ka�ali�am 퉡u? kalaika�t�m e�k�? e춁tarum t붓ar 퉘퉘� p葉akarai u�ko椿a ka�al. a朱y maikkal.... etaiyell�m n惜.... ka�uki� k�ram n�. pura椿e�um alaika�il e윜u黜um n�rttivalaika� k�윜u k�vi varum. ka�ka� karikkum a�utu vi�uv묶�? c�riya� e�umu���l karai ka�ant�yi윜u n퉏ak ka�al t性�a.... k�윜um ka�alum�y to�utta p틆il a�intu p벼a karaiyum, a�inta karaim퉘 cavukku marat t틄pum k비柱viyame춁 ma�kit tolaivu웫m. e�춁ic c養avum n�lam mi쨇um. 2. ka춁vuka� mo葺avi�um payama웙y�p paruvam. mukil pa윜aik k葉�ukku� pi�춊lavu putaintirukkum. a�inta karai m퉘� ka應at t빎iy�l� mu�춁moru p틊il n惜. alaika�i� ekka�ippum k�윜i� p퉏colippum �ra ma�a� cilirppi� �tal ve�a�eppum, cavukkam t틄pacaivi� karuni�al eccarippum, karu�ka� cuvar otukk�l pava춊 varum r�jar�ja� kutiraik ku�ampatirvum.... n惜 app틊u a웙nt묶� i웏�kiyatu karaiyalla m惜u�ap p퉟饍iye췃u. accam tavire췃u ucci mukarntum, ceviliyar pa�pu�a� otta�am tantum neytal marutam ku웙쨇i mullai nila�ka� t틹um e�춙�a� n薪ka�. p�lai nilatti웛um n�r v�rkkum ka춁vuka�. ma춁�ka�il curakkum cu춁i n�r �윜uka�. ne쨇i춊l n�rmai mikunta��l� n�r va윜ip p틐i춁 k�viri, vaikai, p�l�웫.... 3 paciy�잀 ve웙yu�a� ka�al, me�a춁 iru葺饍am �rpparippil amu�kum. e�춁iyum a�aikki췃at�? v�lipa mu웫kki춊l mitappu웫m ve� naraiy�y nurai po�kum alaika�. alai e�kum karaiy튋um, ma�ta춁iyum mellum. ka�alv�y ko應u椿a nilam p튽�kum� tupp�kki v�yppa葺a e� ci웫 t퉏am. v�riya vitaika� irattattu� ami�um, patarka� mitakkum. ci웫 p튻am, perum p튻am ell�mum poyttatuv�....? akati mukam pe웏v� uyirk ka�aiyai n惜 i�ant묶? t퉏ame�kum t� vitaitt묶? tu웏va웏m ko椿atum ka�untavam purintatum varam pala pe윜atum v�ramum ka�att� vi葺u ve웫�kaiy비u ila�kai pukum ir�va蜀svara��kav�? ci웏kuka�aik k嚴a k�vic cella m葉焌mal... cara鎚layam n薪kum 퉡ilip pa웏vai. 4. o�ik katiril c嚴튋웙 c�riya� e�uki췃惜. n辰�um k빎iyum pa�iyum e� ni�al.... m�ttatu k빎ale췃�l pi���l pi웏ntavaiyum.... irukkaiyum ata葺uki웏tu. "e�춁 pulampuki췃�y n葉a윜ava� p튽a.... akati mukam u應at� appu웏m e�춁? n薪ka� kaiyuyartti mukama�itta ma춊tarai ni춁ivu椿�? inta irukkaika�ilt惜 etta춁i �yiram tuyar ko椿a�uti葺a e춑ut t튽 ma춊tarka�. mara irukkaika�ai pi乙s�ikk�y m�윜iyat� avar ukutta ka黜�rt惜! alaiyi� cu�a웒iyai e�춅춑묶 avarka� vanti웏�kiya karai iruntu n�. v뱉ikkaiy�ka illai. kava춁ttil ko� u� cantatiyaiyum k뱉u c養um n�tiya윜avar�y.... n葉a윜avar�y... app틊u pulampu...." iruppu ko應a ma춁m ma웫kkum k涉k퉏a� tu웏i n튻kum kappali� a�iyam. �puttira� karaiy튋iya ma�ipallavam t�vum ma웏iki췃atu. virinta v惜attil ve� mukilka� i�aintum kalaintum urukko應at tavittum, e� mukam p튽a.... 5. n惜 etaiyell�m u�ka�il to윜a vaitt묶? n薪ka� eva윜aiyell�m e�uttuk ko椿�r? n惜 a웙y묶. 惜�l n惜 ka춊nt묶 u�ka� t븍a�aiv�l vempal�k�mal. v퉟 묶 a웫ntatu? att퉏am e�춁i uyirppikka葺um. e�춁it ta應u�ka� ta應a mu�iy�tavai ell�va윜aiyum� uraittup p�ru�ka� ni웫ttuk ko應u�ka�. ni웫vaip pa�ika� u�ka� kaika�il. k�virip pa�ukaiyilum vaikaik karai ne�ukilum karical ma� k葉�ilum e�춙�a� alaikaiyil etai n�r vitaitt�r? parutti ve�itt�l ta웙yi춊l neyyal�m, karumpu vi�aint�l �laiyil pi�iyal�m, kampu payir惜�l k養 k�yccik ku�ikkal�m, k嚴�u ni춁ivi춊l payir�ki va�arntavai �잀t tuyare췃�l.... karuttuka� pa윜ik ko應um cant퉗am ko應a웛a ka웛a�i� uracalil t�ppo웙 te웙kkum. p�웏i i�ukkilum n�rmai kaciyum. corkka p�miyum ka춁vut t퉏amum e�kum� illai. irattamum cataiyum�ytt惜 p�taika� viriyum e� t퉏am p튽a ventu ta�iy�k k葉�ka.... n�lamalait to�ari춊췃um r�mar a�ai m뱉�iliruntum e葺ic cell�p p葉am�ka.... i췃up틐 n贍ai varum. uyirpp묶 u�ka�i�ai irupp묶. kaika� ko應� kalaic celva�ka� k�viyum ne쨇u mu葺a a춑uta춁i ni웏ittum n퉏ak ka�al n葉i varuv묶- mukam pe윜ava��ka 1988 p�kku n�ri�ai ...... mu�ivu잀ta p葉alka� k�윜um neruppum�y v饍vum i웏ppum. karainturukum ma춊tam. uyirt tu�ika乙yt t뱄kiya ve應am. kantakap p�miyi� vekkaiyi� v�ccam k�윜u cu�alki췃atu carukuka� pa웏kki췃a춁 caracaratta iraiccalu� ka웤akat tarukka�um mu웙pa葺u v湜ki췃a춁. p�rvaip pula춌a�il pu�utippa�alam. ca웫kkuki췃atu ilakku ku웙yum tava웙.... y�ra�k�...? 묶inta mukaccu�ippu? curaiyai vitaitt�l avaraiy� vi�aiyum? akki춊k ku쨇o췃ai 涉k틆 k葉�i�aip ponti춙�....' vaittatu y�r? ma웏ntu vi�al�nt惜 ilak惜atut惜 惜�l na�appatuv� a웫va�ai. v�rttaika�il t� �웙p p葉alka�um eriki췃a춁. c튋upa焌 kara�ka� etu? patarka�ill� vi�aiccal 퉡u? nerupp� n� va�ar! ko�untu vi葺eri. tu�aittup pocukku p�raccumaika�ai p�va m嚴�aika�ai. int� uyirum cataiyum valuvi�antu vi焌t� pa윜u m嶪�e�u �ralippu, n�rmai a춁ittilum t�vu. pavuttira�ka� pocukku c�웙c ci춁ntu ka�kuka� vici웫 븍ir.... vacanta rutuve춁 t퉏am va춁ppu웏.... .......... 性�a paramparai 1. katava�aippu arit�ram p�ciya 性�aika� 葉i�um m뱉ai entak k�tt惜�lum ir�jap�r� v뱉am! v葉um payir ka椿u v葉uvar mutalil. pa�i a�antu ka쨇i v�rppar i�aiyil. tavikkum uyirka�aip pa�ku vaippar mu�ivil. t븍 ko�utta elumpuka�il camaippar cimm�ca춁m. m�laik ka웛a� peyarntutira tupp�kkika� t涉kum kavacam. c�ra�am ka葺i ka웛a� cumantu e�uppiya k틄uram. nantika� ma웏ikkum pirak�ra ve�iyil n惜. e�춊l e�ka�um iratta vi乙rka�. m言aip po웙yi� a웏ika� ka춁kkum. 2. ka웛a乙l a�ukkiya v퉘ikku� k�lam. vi�iyalil pa춁i 튋i veyilil ma� kotti antiyil valaiv�ci o�u�kuvar ma춊tar. c葉�aika� pirampuka� ul�varum teruvil. c�tikk�ka otukkiya ku�in�r t뱉i cu�uma�al ve�iyil a�춁iyar na�appar. nukatta�i timi웙 nimirpavar m贍var opp�rit t�l葉�il m紳avum v饍var. amm�... app�! n� picainta c틹웙l ka黜�rk karippu. neruppuk kava�attai 묶amm� 嚴�i��y? tolainta v�ra�ka� va椿al�yp pa�iyum. te�춁�k�윜u vici웫m te췃alil o�ikkacinta ni�al 葉um....p葉um. utirum p�kka�il va黜a�ka� ka�a췃u p�rikkum n�lam. murukaik ka웛a�il ka�al n�r eki웫m. e춁tu �ril.... 3. ka웫tta pa춁�k嚴al marava應it t비�am tumpika� r薪karikkum p�varacu ni�al. c�makkuruvika�um t�kkam ko應um em p퉏cum vi�ippum cemparattam p�ccirippum. catura�ka 葉alil k�yka�ai nakartta ve葺u椿avai talaika�. cu윜ic cu�a췃葉i talaika�aik koytum v�kai malare춁 m�rpi춊l c嚴iyum �웏 amarntu tiraita춁i vilakka va椿iyum m葉um cuppa윜ai kollaikku�. ka�ka� k�cum paka葺uc cevva黜am mi춙�kum pa웛a�il k�y�ta irattam. putuppu犁vil pa�aiya ka� m辰�um ma웫mu웏i 性�a paramparai. mo葺uka� karuki ilaika�um nacintu pa�imak ku�aiyal�y ka춁vu. mu椿uko�utta t븍 vilakki ta춊yoru caruke춁 alaiyum ve�iyilum u�춁i viri. u�u ma웫ttu�u m紳avum, m紳avum... pa�pa�um nilam. ............. m�laiyil vi�unta pi� mu�춊r�p po�uto췃il... maiyalpo�util matu aruntutal uyarku�i na�i춁m co葺um n�karikam. ne쨇ukku� tatumpum va쨇akam, va춎am. va�ic�r�yam ku�iy惜avarkk惜atu. n퉏a�ka乙춁 u웏vuka� c養um k틄a�ka� neki�ntu po�kiyum va�iyum. cumai mella i웏�kum. p葉�uk ka葺al�m ka葺a웫ttu nimiral�m u應attaik ko葺al�m ci웏ki췃ip pa웏kkal�m ka춁vell�m niraval�m. ma�akke춁 �tt�mal to椿ai eritt�lum rucittu rucittu... melle춁 튋i mayirkk�l cilirttu narampuka� n�vi t贍att�l k틊i. 'ka黜i� ma�ip튽a u웏v葉i��y k�윜ilum i춊t�kat t�l葉�i��y vi黜il� nil�kk葉�i c틹嚴�i��y amm� t�y� 묶intak k튽am amm�....amm�ve췃u.."* c�r�yattu� t饍um� nammiru�? kalai쨅�� ni�alka�ai e葺i ni�al otukkukku� tu犁vi, co웛a�aik k�r�kku villil n性튋웫... i웏�ki��l int� cuvai i�춙moru mu웏�u e�u....to�u p葉u. kattiri veyilil� - pu�uti pukainte�um c�laiyil� t�kam m퉘i�a y�r na�ant�r? - k惜al n�rukk� avaralaint�r. e�u, tu�i, 비u e췃�r - karuvi kaiye�u, p틆eye췃�r etiri m�nilam 贍avant惜-t붓a� k嚴av� c퉟ntum vant惜. tanta춁t惜a ta��� -ta춁 tanta춁t惜a ta��� tanta춁 t惜a ta���- t붓� n�yum� k嚴a vant�y? m�la up�yattai vi윜u vant�y. cu�akke葺a n�vil �웫k�yait ta�avu k�rac ca葺i춊yil i葺iliyait to�u. cu應e춁 u웏ikka葺um - n� ma춁cai uta웫...葉u nilavum i춊 c�r�yattu� t틐um. k�윜um parukum p�kka�um nukarum t贍am u�aint�le�춁 k惜am piynt�le�춁 niralka� kulaint�le�춁 cu윜amum ve웙tt�le�춁 葉u.... kalai쨅�� �u �a焌 n� 葉u kutitt葉u vi�mu葺i m틊u k�vu....k�tti�u... t튾...takat튾 taka taka takat튾 takat튾 takatakatat튾, takat튾 takat튾, takat튾. y�ra�k� na�pa� p튽� k비iy�l u�nu�aintu p�re�ka� pa�aipperuppai po�ippayal n�r cara�pukuv�r t�runta� karuviyell�m no�iyile춁 性aiyi葺�r. m�rta葺um niy�yav惜� apayakkaram k뱉柱r m퉘� aka椿a k�l�l mitikkal�cc� pa쨇ac�lamum ma웏ntu p튰c� k�nti kaitta�i tuvakkum�cc� oppanta�ka� a�imaic c蜃焌? takat튾 takat튾 taka taka takat튾 takat튾....takat튾 koti e黜ait t饍iy�l� eri neruppil t惜 v湜n-t튾 t튾....t튾.... * kalai쨅r la蠢s v�rama�iyi� p葉alo췃il iruntu na췃iyu�a� ivvarika� e�utt贍appa�uki췃a춁. .......... na췃i ke葺atuka�! ka�ka�il v뱉�aip pa웛a�. k�yattait ti�춙m �kka�. k�lka�i�ait to�kum nimir� v�l. k�la�iyai mukarum e� n�y. t性�ic ce췃�l kuta웙�um�? e�춊l paciy�웙�um�? na췃i ke葺atu n�y�...n惜�? alc벋a�, p�rm묶iya� m퉘 c�tiy惜�l ma�iyil, t븍il 묶 caikki�ilum pe葺i ka葺ik k�vic ce췃irukkal�m. patu�ku ku�iyu應um i�am otukki irukkal�m. 惜�l n�.... �r n�y teru n�y 'pa웏' n�y aimpula춙m o�u�ka antak�ram c養um. tupp�kkic ca춊ya춌a�i� v뱉�aika� to�a�kum. evvi�iy�y, ceviy�y u�ar naramp�y... n�.... anniya v葉ai cumanta k�윜aiyum etirtt�y. intiya je춁ralka�i� cimma coppa춁m惜�y. icaiyi� curutiye춁 kulaippi춊l pirittu uraitt�y uyarc�ti n�yell�m c틄�vil, ku�a춊l oyy�ram�y 틐ve�ukka ma� vi잀椿� ki�a�ke�uttu pa�alaiya�iyil k�val irunt�y. iruntumt惜 e�춁? kaivi�appa葺�y. appa�ip p�rkk�t� kampiy�l i�aitta curukkut ta�atti춙� u� m�t�taiyari� uyiri� y�cippu, n�yka�i� tollaiye춁 mu�춁m n葉ka�il k葉�ik ko�uttatu. u춁kku ni춁ivut to�ar u椿�? ainta웙vu j�va� v西caiyu�a� t�vuki췃atu paritavippi� mu춁�kal pu�ka�i� v�ccam ka�ka� cu�ari�a cevima�al tu�ikki췃atu. a�춁 ta黜i ill�mal eppa�i n�....? c틹웫p parukkaiyumi췃i vi�uppallav� p�rkka vant묶 勝ap pi웏viya焌 n惜 inta ejam惜a춙kk�kav� n�....? m�ci m�ci m�cciraittu, ci�u�ki pi잀椿i, kalvip pi�itti�uttu v惜ai m틄pami�a te웛iruntu varum c�vi� iraiccal. nilattil mukam kavi�a n惜. m�cci�antiruntatu n�y ka�ka�il v뱉�aip pa웛a�..... �kas� 1990, y饍pp性am ........ pa춁�ko葺aika� ve�ikki葺�yi윜u nil e춑�r evarumilar. cel e춌i췃atu k�윜um mukattila�ittapa�i.... pa춁�karukkuc cir�yppi��l k�yccupp벼a ne쨇涉ku�i. ne쨇ukku� caracarakkum pa춁imara ve�i pa춁nt틄pil pa�am po웫kki c�ppi e웙nta pa춁�ko葺ai. nilatta�in�r u웙쨇i nimirum pa춁i. v퉟비ip pi�akkum cu黜ak ka웤�웏i. v饍vukku� o췃ittu 틆mattai vi�aivittu ki�aivi葺a n蜃ciyil pa춁i 勝um va�alika�. va�ali va�artt� i춊 ka� ku�ikkap p튻i췃�r? ettu�ai i�akk�ram? ma� uram a웙y� m嚴ar. 퉡a웙v�r ivar katik�lai nakartti na葺u va�avu va�aitta p�rampariyam tavira.... pa춁iyaitt惜 a웙y�r pa춁i p튽�yi춙m atil p�tiy�y p�tiyil p�tiy�y ta�춙m ekku�a�ku웙yum ill�mal� ituka�. ci�k�ca춁m illaiy퉘 ac튻a cakkara n�웛�liye춁 vil涉k�y, 비uk�liy�y talaik�l puriy�ta atik�rap paciyil amma�am�y �p�cam�y eppa�i vi�ainta춁 ivvakaip pi웏vika�? e�춁iy� e�춊liruntu tu웏kkac ceyki췃atu p�r e�upp�r kaippi應aiy�kum ivarka�i� cakav�cam. putupp贍aik ka應um kurumpai i�anu�kum k�v튽ai utirac cirikkum kurunt튽aiyum pa춁mpa�am vi�u�k�lai pa�am ti췃a k�윜um nukar�ta n惜um.... ell�mum irukka葺um n� p틐vi�u ta춊ya��y ni웛�t� u웏vunt惜 turattuki췃atu nakar�t�m k�l marattup p틐 marattup p틐 eta웛�m ippi춚涉kal na�anta ka�ai �잀mal..... kaik�lil mu� k�웙 kaciki췃atu irattam cellam�ytt惜. pi��� y�rukk�m pa�am cintum ilantai, vi乙? e춁kk�ytt惜�. k�ykkott�y n�yu黜i kulaita應um �ccamaram p�ccuru�k� to葺�cci�u�ki ell�va윜ilum mu應utt惜. mu應up pa윜aik k葉ut惜 pa춁nt틄pu. pa葺a pa춁i c�yakk嚴a n贍e�ukkum, va葺ukku� paccaikki�i k嚴uka葺um. ce�pakak k�valukku mai춁rka� patili웫kkum. a�il pi應ai tu應alukku k비焌춌a� t贍ami�um. t贍akati ma�ki ma�ki pa춁nt틄pum e춁i n薪ki 및pa춁i nilattirunta pa춁i. y�r va�artt�r va�iva�iy�y? pa춁�ko葺ai ell�m� �malka乙yirum? cakkara�ka� e춁ikk�vi ve�in튻ki ve�in튻kit ta應uki췃a춁 性iv퉟 pi�춊�uttup pi�춊�uttu v湜ttuki췃atu pu�uti ma黜il.... cep�ampar '90, y饍pp性am ............... na�pa춙kku k�ya�ka�ai o윜iyapa�i n� cirittirukkal�m. ciritta n惜t惜 퉙�nt묶. e�춁it kaittatu unta� k�r n�. 'vilakuki췃�y�?' va�ivi葺u otu�ki na�akki췃묶 耶at ta�umpuka�u�a�. mukattait tiruppik ko椿�y cirippu malar�ta mukattai a�aittapa�i mu�aittirunta춁 ve葺up pa웛a� ivva�iyil vantavarka� varupavarka� evar mukattillai ve葺up pa웛a�. e�춊lum p�r e�k묶um turutti ni웛um. u�춊�attil 퉡� vik�rittup p틐. pi乙s�ik p�kka�ai na葺u ma윜avar p튽 ma웏ikk�tatu pi�ittirukki췃atu e춁kkum. p�kka�ait ta�aikka vi葺u p�kka�um pa웛a�um�y cama� ceytirukkal�m. talaiye�utta p�kka�ai ma葺um� nacitt�y? uyir u춁kku mayir�yi윜u. u�a춑葉a윜a cama춑葉u. po웫 pallai na웫mp�t� cataip pi椿attaitt惜 ku椿e葺um uyirt talattaiyalla. ata��lt惜� kuralva�aiyaiyum neritt�y. ell�r kaiyum ca웫kkiyatu itilt惜 ulake�kum. u���lum mu�intat� ipp틊u o葺uc ce�ika�il p�kka�um o葺�ta ni웏�ka�um tarkkap p�kka�um utirki췃a춁 nati va윜ip p틐i윜�m. natim�lam y�r a웙nt�r? ata� parapp饍am y�r purint�r? y惜ai p�rtta kuru�art惜 ell�rum. n�yum n惜um marittup p벼ava춙m marakkalattil paya�itta nati. c퉟umi�am ka�ale췃u n惜 c퉟ntatu ku�ampiya ku葺ai. atu terint�yi윜u. va�ik葉�iy�yt tupp�kkika� ve應i mu�aikk�ta iru�ticaiyil. m勝ka�um u� pa웙yil tu�uppum u� kaiyil valittapa�i n�.... nati otukkiya uyir j�vika� k�ttirukki췃a춁. unta� ka춁vi�am ka�ali�ant惜� ku�a�ku葺aiy� e춁.... coll�mal� collal�mt惜 惜�lum p�r k�lave�i n紳 k비�il illai, cu�alp�taiyil. vi�akkup pi�ikki췃a춁 unta� cama춑葉�i� mura�ka�um. ite�춁 mu윜attil v퉘i? talaiv�cal t性�iyum mu�putar? k비ippu웏ttilum ni웛a i�ami췃i.... k�kk�kka� v뱝焌me췃�l nall�yarum matam pi�itta mukam�웙ka�t惜�, ca�kiliy惜 ve葺iyava춗惜�. po�iya춌a�i� ki葺ippu� vi�aiy葉�alla a犁ppa.... pa�ayam vaikkap pa葺u應avai t퉏iya nir�ayam! atall�ta u� mukam 퉡u? va�ivam 퉡u? caipart惜�? muka varaiyil n� enta vi�impai e葺iyu應�y? u�춁iy� n� a웙v�y. mukat t蜃�u pa�ume췃u k�v튽ai k�lilka葺i na�akkavi葺avaratum, k비ippu웏ttil ni웛a vaittu cira葺aiyil n�r v�rttavaratum, m�웫 mukamt惜 u춁te췃�l na�pa��... caya춁i� kuppiyai caya춁i� ti�춙m. toppu� ko�iyilum caya춁i� p�kkum. ........ u웏ital�y ni�alum ku웫kik karaiyum. p�rvai t饍a ne쨇ukku� k�cum. cu웫ppilum m�윜uk ku웏inta e�춁i p耶aik ka�ka� urikkum. elumpu maccaikku應um tu犁vum. irattam ka웫pp�y illaiy�...? ika�cci koppa�ikkum. �ppirikk�vukku te웛퉡惜 narakam�m. naraka vekkaiyil ka웫ttavarka� ta�ka� va�aiyattu� nu�aivat틍�m... narakatti� v�cal t性�i v�sko�ak�m� paya�ittata��lt惜� ku�ir valayattil corkkam e�untatu. y�rukku v뱝�um u춁tu corkkam? ta葺ip pa웙ppata웛�y n惜 varavillai. e�ka� corkkattai ta葺ip pa웙ttavarka�. n薪ka鍮 e춑atum epp틊um ma웏v묶. n�r u웙쨇i ma黜il v퉟 pi�ittu ka춊 tarum ni�al tarum maram�ki, vitai parappi, t틄p�kum mu���l v퉟a�i ma黜u�a� v湜ttappa葺묶. na웛a춊 ko焌ta marame췃� u웏ipa춊yil v�cappa葺묶. ku椿i ma黜aiyum ta葺i vi葺�yi윜u. 性iv퉟il o葺iyava윜ai? c�tiya vekkaiyilum v퉗�ta uyir ni웏vekkaiyil� v퉗um? anniya� e�k�, epp틊u n퉏ikkappa葺惜? irun�웫 mu���웫 性�uka� n涉ka� u�춁ip po웫ttiruntat튾� ko쨇am po웫. ni�alum ku웫kik karaiya ne쨇ukku� k�ca pa춊yil u웏intirukki읂�.... ak柱par,'90. jerma춊. ............. turuva�ka� m�웙.... 1. pa춊pp贍amum urukum n퉟am m�웫m paruvam. turuva va�akku i춊t tula�kum. pakali� n蜃ci. 葉aika�ainta nirv性a me춎aika�. 비u�aitta k嚴�up pu�ukka� e�ke�kum p�kka� va黜attup p�ccika� ci웏ka�ikkum ka�aikka� e웙yum kumm贍ant惜. 2. iru�i춙� te� turuvam te웛퉡惜 e� t퉏am n�lam c養 ma�ittira� iratti춁 tuv�pam m性ikkak ka웛a�il� civappu.... p�yum ka�kaika�ilum kaimu춙vum ell贍a춙m porutiya p틊� p�웙葺a irattam. putta� vanta t퉏am t퉏atti� 饍ma춁p pa�ivuka� kur틊a�ka� t惜e췃�l putta��vatu citta��vatu.... mutti k嚴a irattattil� tikke�kum te웙kki췃atu i췃aikkum. 3. turuvam tappi vanta e�춁i al�ram a�itte�uppum. ka�ik�ra mu� 비u mu� 비i t�valil 튋i tu應alil i웏�ka m퉘 m�ccu v涉kum mu�a�k�l cillut t퉧um. �ri춊l t辰焌ta 'i�ica춁p' pa�ika�ai �l�yppa웏ntu talaika�i� cumakka k�lika� perukum perumaiyum c퉟um c�tiyat ta�ippilum oru cu윜up parukkum. n�ri mu웙ya ka�uvit tu�aittu ka�ivuka�aik ko葺i c퉣akam ceyya ve�t튽 mi춙�kum m嚴�ukku� valikkum. �웫...i�aipp�웕춁 u�al c틆um. pa�utte�umpa i�am t뱉i ka黜ayara ku웏椿ik ki�akkum �rum u웏vum i춁ca춁 pantamum k�lka�il i�a웫m. n贍ai n贍 vi�u�kum tava�aip p�yccalil v�ram i�ku n贍�kum. ka�itam e� varavillai? ma춊tam ci웫maiyu웏 c�ttira�ka� accu웫tta iyantira�ka� k�vu ko應um. turuva�ka� etiretir�y tuyara�ka� cam�ntaram�y i춊 e�춁...... m�'91, p�ris. iruppi�am t뱉i.... nilavu epp틊u e�um p튻um. eccil k틄paika� vi�ika�il cu�alum. 贍aravam a�a�ki iyantiramum u웏�ki may惜am�y nakaram. vantatu tolaiv�? celvatu tolaiv�? tarippi�amell�m iruppi�am惜�l... ticai e葺um c�laika� piriyum n紳um. p튻ki�am 퉡u? 涉k涉k�y eliva�aika� ku웫kkum ma웫kkum�y e�ku a葺aika� viraint�rum. ma춊taraik k�vum ni웏k kuru焌ka. m嚴�ai pirintu ko葺u椿u cita웫m ve�k�ya�ka�. urittu pirittu t뱉iyatu eta춁i? viyarvai n�윜am ka�ka�ai erikkum. ku웫kkuk ka葺um n�rk ka�akamum cumant틆ell�m i�intavar惜�l e�춁var aka�ka� tarami�kum a�akkum ka웫ppi춁i ika�um. k�la�ika�il muka�ka� nacu�kum citaiyum ata��l e�춁? air틄piyak k�la췃�! m틊irak kaiya췃�! t틊tira�ka� colv튾 Thanks, Merci, Danke... ka춁vuka� k�yam惜a ma춊taraip p튽a ilaika�ai utirttu u應ukku� uyirttu mara�ka� ve웙kkum iruppi�am tolaitta e춁kk�y ira�kum. malarka� t�viya p蜃a�ka� ovvo췃ilum k�rv贍 uyarttiya v�rarait t涉kum p�yum puravika�. t퉏a�ka� ve췃avar cilaiyilum mu웏ippu�a�! t�ppa윜um kuralka乙l cevika�il a웏ivar 've�iy튋u...." cilaika� uyirkkum v贍mu춁i mi춙�kum t�yakam tu웏ntava�� u춁kku 퉡u iruppi�am?.... ilaiyutirk�lam 1991, p�ris. .......... t�l葉�um ta춑葉�um ..... to葺ilil n� 葉�ye췃um t�l葉�up p葉alaiy� k밸�ye췃um, irac�ya춁 ne�iyi춁iy� nukarv�ye췃um, karuva웏i p튽av� nilava웏iyu� vativ�ye췃um, y�r묶um mu� e�utic ce췃atu椿�...? ka춁v�... e�ka� ka춁vi� uruv�.... u� po���r m묶i utaippu웏vum karuva椿u vi�ika� maru椿i�avum, n涉ka� iru�aiy� ko�arnt튾? iru葺i� to�akkame춁vum to�arcci e춁vum n涉ka鍮 irukkaiyil y�rai n틍튾? y�ri�attil mu웏iyi�uv튾? iru�akala n� va�arv�y ka黜u웏�ku e� maka��. maka��... e�ka� maki�vi� vi�aiv�.... mu� e�ut� 틍iyam� ka黜u웏�ku, ka黜u웏�ku ca윜묶um ka黜u웏�ku. ka黜u웏�kum v밸aiyil�, n� cirikka - mukam curu�ka nari vantu vira葺ute췃u colliy�웏 y�ru椿u? ka椿a웙y� t퉏attil iyantirattup pa웛a�u應� ka춁vuruki - v饍vuruki u�춁ppa� n惜irukka, u� k�tu� pa쨇a�aittu ta�춙kku� u춁ip p틆ttu 耶uruki uyiruki u� a�춁i k�ttirupp贍 n惜a웙v묶...e� maka��... mella n� ka黜u웏�ku ka黜u웏�ku ka�ma�iy�. ka�ma�iy�.... e�ka� k�tal ka춊yamut�.... ka黜u웏�ku ka黜u웏�ku k�윜i춊l pa�intirukkum katai k뱉�uk ka黜u웏�ku... mu윜uppe잀 a쨇al비�at to�ar o췃il u�춁ppa� kaiyi춊lum neruppiruntatu. kaiyaiyum cu葺uvi�um neruppu. a�aiy� neruppu. eriyavum v뱝�um o�iravum v뱝�um puyali춙� 튋avum v뱝�um. y�r�lt惜 mu�intatu? nerupp퉚t� v�rarka� etta춁i? vi葺ilka乙y v湜ntavar etta춁i? a�aittavar etta춁i? a�aiy�t�r etta춁i? e�춙應um putaiyu椿a kataika�t�m etta춁i.... a쨇al비�am to�arki췃atu neruppi�춙m eriki웏tu ka黜u웏�ku ka黜u웏�ku. ka黜u웏�ku ka�ma�iy� ka黜u웏�ku ka黜u웏�ku "�r�r� �rirar� �r a�ittu n�r a�ut�r? a�itt�raic colliya�u �kki춁ika� ceytu vaipp튾" va�iva�iy�y v�ymo�iy�y varumintat t�l葉�ai mu� collic ce췃atu y�r? 묶 collic ce췃a춁r�... n惜a웙y묶 e� maka��. ka黜u웏�ku ka黜u웏�ku ka黜u웏�k� n퉟am varum, u� kaiyilum neruppu varum ka黜u웏�ku ka黜u웏�ku.... pa�ku춊'91. ............... vataimo�i t涉kik ko�v�r� uyiri� v�taiyai. k�윜ai u黜um m�ccuravami췃i etiri varav뱄ki vi�iyil ilakk葉um. ka黜imaip po�util mara�am to�kum. ata��le�춁.... atu iruttali� makattuvam. u應attaic colle춁 nakak ka黜i�ai ku椿�cika�.... e춁kkut teriy�te춁... p�lu웫ppu vi黜e춁 valikkum. mi춎i춊p p�ccita웫m, kutikk�l narampil kantakat t� pa윜um. t�!....itell�m v�taiy�? u�arvuka� uyirkkum ka춁vuka� va�arum. irumpuk kampika� mukatti� ku웫kk�y c養um cuvaru� p�rvai mu웙yum. cu黜�mpu p�ccutirvil e�춅�춁 cittira�ka�. iru�a�aivi춙應um va黜attup p�ccika�. ci웏kacaintu ci웏kacaintu �rum p葉alil e�춙yirk k惜am. ci웏iye�춁? vataiye�춁? ma�intavarka� p�kkiyav惜ka�. ma�iy�tavar 惜m� karaintu 贍umai citaintu ve웫ttu, vik�rittu uyir c�mpi, uyiri� v퉟 c�mpi amm�....amm�.... citai itu....vatai itu.... mukamu웙쨇ip peruttavari� p�ta�ka�il te椿a춊葺u i웏i쨇ip pe윜a mukattirai mu椿atti웛u mo葺�kku, itile�춁 kut�kalippu cavalaiy�y n�m惜ata웛�? �k�....�k�.... akatika� n�me췃�.... ......... nilamai i웏�kiy�yi윜u 贍ai a�akki췃a춁 p�rvaika� mukama� k�잀mal. pa葺attil to�k�ta pa�ippe�춁? pulamai e�춁? putuc�... nacukku mu�aiyil퉧� ki應i e웙.... �rum nattai 비�ukku� mu�a�kum. otu�ki vilaka ka�cimi葺um a�aippuka� c�tt惜ka�i�amiruntu.... i웏�ki na�a ta춊maiy�yi춙m. 10.02.92, p�ris ............. pirippu u�mukam ni웏�ka�i� pi�춁l. k�riru� pa�ivu. karun�la ne�ivil karu쨇emmaip p�ccu. n�rmaik kacivil c�mpal ce웙vu. p�cip paccaiyi� pa�arvu. kalavai ni웏 ve�irvu. o�ir ma쨇a� t�ccu�ar. ni�ali�um �t�. iru� pa�iy� o�iyil uyirpp퉡u? a�ak퉡u? 06.02.1992, p�ris ....... e� i춊ya....kku e�춁mm� v�rttaikku� vacappa焌ta u�춁i e� a춑ai.... m惜u�a �tiyil ivv�rppu colvayam�yiruppi� ivva�avu mo�iyilum묶 k�tal mo�i ta춊y�ka.... n� k性� t퉏attil n惜, n惜 var� t�yakattil n�. vi�ittu웏�kum tolaivuka�il t퉏a�ka�. n� ka椿a c�riya춙m e춁ik k性a n퉟ame�ukkum. namakk퉡u n퉟at�ram o�i, oli v퉗amell�m 틆am�kum arukaruk�y n�m me�a춊ppil.... e�춁 ku쨇u... pa춁i uyara alaika� e�um. alai, u웏ipa춊t t�valil mu웙pa葺u mu웙pa葺u m紳a e�um k�tal m�tura.... m�cai arumpum vi�alaip paiya��y tu�irkkum mara�ka� va黜a�k葉�i ma춁m�ki ci춁ippa�um. c�y�ta po�utu ka�ita�ka�il nam k嚴al karukkalaiyum ka黜�ril perum�ccil tatumpi mu葺um n�rk ku�am e�춁焌 n�...? e� vi�ippil n� u웏�ki u� vi�ippil n惜 u웏�ki muttami葺u muttami葺u m�cciraiyum ekka�amum u� va춁ppil. pi�aintu na�uvum kayi윜iravu. ni�al n�, n惜. ni웏�ka�il n�, n惜. 耶 u웏kkam n�, n惜. u�vicai u춎attam ell�m n�, n惜. tuva�um n�m.... i�춙m pi�iyai i웫kku.... n�yumt惜. a犁tamm� ku쨇alla.... n惜umt惜 mo�ika�ukku� vacam�k� u�, e�, nam u웏iy�ta a�ukaika�. 14.3.92, p�ris .............. p�...a�kiru ta웒eyal e춁tt惜 colv묶. nilavaip p�rtt묶 (p�rkki읂�) matiya veyilil 비비i vantu p葉ac�lai cuvarotukkil v葉i ni웛um t�yi� mukam nilavil. ka葺i�ap putari�ai m辰�e�um ka�aiyu�a�.... ci�춁k ku�antai karaiyell�m piytta p�lappam�y, mukk�la�avi춁t�y.... mu�unilav� ippa�i! pe�ar�amikku mu� nilav�m. c비iyam niy惜 ve�icca v�ccu� ma�kal�ki c틄ai i�anta ve黜o�i. e葺�m m葉i e� ja�춁l�lum, e葺am葉焌 palav勝attil o�ikka윜aika�. nilavi� ku웫kk�y ka葺i�attai a�ukki nimirttum ir葉catak kai irumpuk kir묶 ja�am.... v�ra i웫tin贍 maki�v�y ka�iyume췃�l inta nilav묶 ka黜il pa葺atu? aiyak�.... nilavi� ka�aiyum� ko應ai p틐i윜u? m耶잀m ulakam p튽... intak ka�ai i�anta nilavu etilell�m te춑a�um� varu�ki�amai mu�utum.... enta� �ri춊lum te춑a�um� innilavu e�춁�aku.... pe�ar�amika� kurutipa葺u ku�ikku� o�u�kum tuyar v�yppa�umu�춁m. pa춁�k葉�i�ai 嚴i uraciyum te�춁�k�윜i�ai va�ukki o�ukiyum e�춁it t틐tti�um� annilavu. nilav葉i nilavo�iyil n�r葉i, n�rukku� o�int葉i v�laip paruvatt�r i�ant퉗am to葺葉i, to�umi춑a u�arv葉i, v�y葉i, v�ykku웫mp葉i, coll葉� me�a춊ppil ita�ka�ai ciripp葉i, ka�aikka� e웙nt葉i, ka黜ukku� ni�al葉i, nilavil nam ni�al葉i, n�y葉i, n惜葉i.... 葉iya 葉�amell�m p틐i윜a웫nta 葉ik k�윜u pa葺am�ki.... 惜�lum p�r alaika�t惜 p틐i윜u... p튻av� m葉焌t�m. 'nilavi춊l p퉏al�m'* e춙m p�c涉kutta춁m n�lvar�a ma춁m turuvak k비ikkum k�vi vanta ku�am. t�yakattaip pu웏kka�itta e� t퉏a m�ntar� u�춁i 튋e�uttup p�rpp�r? matiy�t�r v�cal mitiy�t�. e�춁ip p�rtt�y� nill�t� pu웏ppa葺u vi�u e葺ip p�. p�웛a�alil pa應i ko椿u amutam mo椿um, malaim퉘 튋i mallikaip p�kkoytum 葉ic cell�mal 비ipp�.... ku椿um ku�iyum�y t퉏am. iru�i� 贍ukai. ta葺ut ta�um�웙 tavikkum t�y k�l ta�akki, k�l ta�am tava웙 贍 m�잀葺am. ku웙 tula�ka o�iv�cu. uyirukkup p�l cintu. a�kiru.... n惜 vara.... k비aik�lam, 1991 - p�ris * 湜atti� m�tta ci웫kataiy贍ar e�.k�.rakun�ta� avarka�i� c�tip pirac춁iyai u應a�akkam�y ko椿a 'nilavi춊l p퉏al�m' e춙m ci웫 katait talaippu i�k� ni춁ivu ko應appa�uki췃atu. ㅰyi웫m n惜um! 1 vi�ippu. vi웏ittiruntatu ti춁ve�utta p�lku웙. kumpi k養ukka�a ko椿ai p�vukka�utat�m! itu eta웛a�uki췃atu i�amvalam teriy� i�attil? k�l i웏ikku� namaiccal t�kkak ki웏kkamum co웙nta cukamum�y cappuk ko葺a namaiccalp틐 erintatu co웙ntapu�. e�춁 v�ccam ka웙kku vatakkiya ve�k�yam coks, k튾a�am kucu. ku�aittu varum k�윜um. t涉k�tu k�cu ti�춙m ka�aiyil a�ukku na�춙m iyantiratti�am ko�utt�ka v뱝�um u�utu�i, p틆vai, inta a웏i.... e� ceyyal�m u�ampai ma춁cai.... putiyatu mu�aikka pa�aiyataik ka�a윜um p�mpu a�iy묶 e춁kkum. 퉣贍 묶 퉙�nt贍 퉡묶 t비�attil intap p�mpi�am* allatu p벼�l 葉aiyum ill�mal p�lku웙 a�ukku웫m tollaiyum ill�mal �k�....�k�.... 'ka춁vulaka ca쨇�riy� e�untira焌...' ku椿iyil cu葺atu veyil. 2 t饍pa�iv튾. ㅰyi웫 p틹웙yum po�kal pa�aittum v饍ttum va�akkatt�l c�riya 葉ciyi� amarkka�am. k�ntum t퉗am ammiyil mi�ak�y araitta kaiy�y.... viyarvai ariya椿am pu�ukkattil ma춁m. c�riyakkai tu犁val� itu? k�laiyil k�윜aiyum turatti vi葺u appapp�... c�ry�...! 묶a焌 icci춁m. u� utiratt� utitte�unta puvip paiya� ta웫talaiy�yc cu윜uki잀��? a椿ave�ita춊l n�yum u� ku�umpamum v�cciya tu�aikk븍ka� e윜u椿u p틐i윜� p�lv�tikkapp�lum? appa�iy惜�l ippuvi ul� n惜 oruva� e� iruppu c�ttiyant惜�? e�춊�am col n惜um neruppa� neruppi� ni웏m ku�am a웙ntava� a�aiy�tava� u�춁ip p튽... n惜� collivi�av�...? 3 n�yum a웙ntirupp�y c�laika�ell�m r튾�purikke췃u. ata� mu�iko�i ce�k튽ka� n贍�yi윜u i�amm�웙. �웫ka� v�ykk�lka� nilatta�i n�r비aika� p�t贍ac cura�ka�ka� ell�mum tiruppappa葺�yi윜u va�a attil�ntik karaika�ukkuk karai to葺a t퉏a�ka�ukku. vantu vantu c퉟ki췃a춁 p�r. a웫tte�utta �ral kulaika�, tu�itu�ikkum itaya�ka�, uruvi e�ukkappa葺a n葉i, narampuka�, pata춁m惜a muka�ka�. ka춊mac cattum e黜eyk ko�uppum �웙춁 t튋al ruci e췃a ruci. cerittuk ka�iccataik ko葺av� i�amillai. puttulakak k비p葉u v튋eta웛u...? mattiyak k비�i웛u te웛퉧e�춁 ka�akak k비�i웛u te웛퉧e�춁? kollaippu웏mt惜�! ma� cettu malai cettu mara�ko�i ce�i cettu, uracu椿u m틊u椿u uyirm�ccum na쨇u椿u va�akke춁 te웛e춁 ma춊tamukam pi�av�ki ta춊tta춊k k븍�ki, u웙쨇um ve� o葺u黜ika類 puvipparappum p틊�mal a椿ave�i t�vi.... ma춙kkula a웙viyal�m, p�yccal�m. a�iviyal m惜u�a a웏�ka�i� c�viyal. pocukku n� puvikk븍aiy� no웫kku n�. u� c�윜am n惜 a웙nt묶 carit惜� c�ry�...! ata웛u u웙쨇alil i�upa葺u catti�antu naintava춁i e�춁iyum묶.... vi葺uvi�a m葉焌y�? 4 irakkam ko應�y�? oru k틄pai t퉚�r c嚴�kkik t�r�y� neruppumikum katirka乙l? e�춁 mu웏ikki잀y? u�춁i m�lai n퉟at t퉚�r virunti웛u a�aitt惜t惜� ra�ya� oruva�?** t퉚�rk ka�a� n� pa葺u應�yt惜� pi�춅�춁 mu웏ippu? ceyy묶 e� karin� capikkumu�! m葉焌y� kaiy�l�k� na췃i ke葺a ka�a춌�r�.... n惜um p�r e� mo�ip pulava춊� ka�a� v涉kiya co웛a乙l int� pi�ic�pam. 'u� kara�ka� n蜃�i nimirtta m葉焌mal pa춊yum, ku�irum mikunte�um mu�a�kuv�y*** ka�akak k비�iruntu makarak k비�i웛u ta應appa�uv�y p�....app�l. c�ry� cakti m�lava�� payant� p벼�y payappa�avum v뱝焌m. ka�a춑a葺a t퉚�rum v뱝焌m. mu�u mutal惜ava�� k틄am ko�v묶 v튋u y�ru�a� ippa�i v뱉ikkai ko�v묶. po웫ttuk ko� enta� cu�u col. ma웏ntu cel. ucci veyilil k惜al n�r pa�arum mattiyak k비�aruk� tarittu ni웛aiyil p�r. n�ri�ai neruppe춁, t�ppantame춁, cemma�ic cu�alaiye춁 v퉗um e� t퉏am. e� ka춁vu, e� va춁ppu, e� i�amai, e� p�cam n퉏am, iratta urittu ell�mum aviyal�ki... taricitt�y�...? u� ci춁m ta�i ve�katirka�ai curukkik ko�. ka�aln�r u웙쨇i k�r m퉗am pa�aittu ma�aik kara�ka乙l n�r葉�u, ce�ipp嚴�u, p�kka�um te췃alum muttami�a ipp� n� kai ko�u n惜 e�a. k비aik�lam - 1992 p�ris * vililiyattil (Bible) k�웏ppa�um katai. ** m�y�k틍ski *** periya pur性attil c퉗ki犁r ......... vi�aipe웫m n퉟am..... na�parka鍮... v饍at tu�itta oru m惜u�ak k嚴�atti� piratinitika乙y n涉ka� u�ka�ukku a웙mukam惜튾. '77�m 性�u �kas�u kalavaram tami�akat t퉏iya caktika�ai, emm�tu a춙t�pam ko應ac ceytatu. intiya upaka椿ap piracci춁ika�il 湜ap piracca춁iyum pi�춊p pi�aintiruppata��l, intiy�vi� mukkiyattuvattai u�arntu ematu p틆葉�atti웛u pi� ta�am�y intiy�vaik ko應a n�m e黜am ko椿튾. intiy�vi� u應aka mura�p葉uka� emmaip p�tikk� va黜am avarka�i� utaviyai, �taravai vakaiy�kap paya춑a�uttat ti葺ami葺튾. '77i� ila�kaik kalavaram emmai itt�rm惜atti웛u untit ta應iyatu. avv밸aiyil to�akkak k�la 湜ap p틆贍ika�, t퉏iya caktika�u�a� tammai a�aiy贍appa�uttiyirunta춁r. paraval惜a apippir�yattai avv밸aiyil pe윜irukkavillai. '77i� pi���l 湜at t퉏iya i춁p p틆葉�atti� t�rm惜a caktiy�y tami璃�a vi�utalaip pulika� tammai a�aiy贍appa�utti, uruppe웏t to�a�kiyirunta춁r. ivv밸aiyil퉧� n涉ka� i�ku a웙vuj�vika� mattiyil emmai a웙mukappa�uttik ko椿튾. 湜ap p틆葉�atti� tattuva v튋up葉�ai, u� mura�p葉uka�ai, cikkalka�ai, cariy惜a ticaiyai n�m puriyavaitt튾. tami�aka a웙vu j�vika�il cilar emmaip purintu ko椿a춁r. 'tami�aka 湜a na�pu웏vuk ka�akam�y' 1977 il tammai amaippu va�ivatti웛u u�pa�uttik ko椿a춁r. ikka�akam� 湜ap p틆葉�atti� �tarav贍arka�ai amaippu va�ivam�kak ko椿a mutal �tarav贍ar amaipp�kum. ivvamaippu m�t�ntak k嚴�a�ka�ai na�attiyatu. emmu�a� araciyal u웏vu�a� all�tu, ematu ilakkiyam, kalai, cam�ka iyal, varal�웫 iva윜u�a춙m u웏vu ko椿atu. ci웫 ve�iy蜃uka�ai ve�ik ko�arntatu. 'ila�kaiyil 湜am' e�춙m ci웫 n�l avv밸aiyil 湜ap p틆葉�attai, ata� varal�윜ai putiya k빎attil a웙mukappa�uttiyatu. tami璃�at t퉏iya caktika� tammai tami�akat t퉏iya caktika�u�a�, ava윜aip piratipalitta ka�cika�u�a� tammai nerukkam�y a�aiy贍appa�uttik ko椿a춁. ovvoru tami�akak ka�cika�um ovvoru tami璃�a iyakka�ka�ai ㅰ춁k ku�antaika乙ka cuv�karittuk ko椿a춁. n�m iva윜il iruntu otu�ki, p�rvaiy贍arka乙y iruntatu�a� tami�akatti� mu웤튻k贍arka�i�am emmai a�aiy贍ap pa�utti�튾. avarka�i�am na�parka乙y u웏vu ko椿튾; t붓amai va�arttuk ko椿튾; karuttukka�aip pa웙m�웙k ko椿튾; viv�titt튾. t�yakat tami�a�, c퉧akat tami�a� e췃a ma춁pp涉ku�a� n�m u웏vu ko應avillai. n�m iruvarum ma춊ta n퉧attaiy� uyarttip pi�itt튾. ma춊ta kulattai tu춑a�ka�up, tuyara�ka�um c養ukaiyil tu춑appa葺튾; etirko應um pakkuvam pe윜튾; �윜alai va�artt튾. ulake�kum 惜a a�akkumu웏ika�ai etir ko應um ovvoru p틆贍iyaiyum, t붓a춁iyum ni춁ivu ko椿튾. avarka� u�arvuka�u�a� i웫kkam惜튾. ap p틆贍ika�i� ve윜ika� emakku u웒�kam嚴�i춁. avarka�u�aiya a춙pava�ka�ai n�m u�v涉kik ko椿튾. e�ka�ukkum intiy�vi웛um惜a, ku웙pp�kat tami�akatti웛um惜a u웏vu ippa�itt惜 iruntatu. a웙vu j�vika�u�a� �rampitta ematu u웏vu, ilakkiya amaippuka�, periy�ri� karuttukka�ai 튋웫k ko椿avarka� e춁 viriva�aiyat to�a�kiyatu. app틊u n�m 'la�k� r性i' e췃a n�valai ve�iyi葺튾. inn�l emakkup paraval惜a to�arpuka�aip pe윜ut tantatu. ematu ve�iy蜃uka�ai a춙ppik ko椿irunt튾. karuttukka�il i�aint튾. �ciriyarka�, p퉟�ciriyarka�, e�utt贍arka�, kavi쨅rka�, kalai ilakkiyav�tika�, 焌k�arka�, i�am vakk�lka�, mu웤튻ku e黜am ko椿a i�ai쨅rka�, pallava� p퉟untu 養iyarka�, p퉏c贍arka�, m性avar amaippi춁r, i�ai쨅r a�iyi춁r, ci윜養iyarka�, �lait to�il贍ika�, ippa�ip pala ma葺a�ka�il to�arpuka� i웫kkam�ki춁. iva윜ai vi�avum kir�map pu웏ttu vivac�yika�, i�ai쨅rka� karaiy틆a m勝 pi�it to�il贍arka�um emm�tu a춑u ko椿irunta춁r. ivarka�u�a� ka�inta ematu po�utuka� i춊maiy惜avai. ce�춁i nakaril, k�vam natikkaraiyum, pakki�k�m k�lv�yk karaiyum n�m v饍nta pakutika乙y irunta춁. ku�icai m�윜u v�riyak ku�iyiruppukka鍮 ematu vatiyi�a�ka乙y irunta춁. inta makka�i�amt惜 n�m tami�akatti� �tm�vai, ma춊tatattuvattai taricitt튾. n涉ka� a�ukaiyil avarka�um a�ut�rka�; n涉ka� cirikkaiyil avarka�um ciritt�rka�; emmu�a� avarka� pa葺i춊 ki�anta춁r. ematu perump�l惜a c�pp葉�up po�utuka� ivarka�atu illa�ka�il퉧� nika�nta춁. oruvar mutuki� m퉘 oruvar 튋i ni췃u cuvaro葺i 비�i�튾. e�ka�ukku avaciyam惜a n퉟a�ka�il ivarka� ka�a춑a葺a춁r. n�m mu��튋ic celvatil ivarka� �rvam k葉�i춁r; u웒�kam tanta춁r. ci웏nta na�parka�ai n�m i�ku pe윜irukki읃m. m�웙ya c養nilaiyil i췃u "湜a na�par ka�akam" m�lam n�m paranta u웏vaip pe윜irukki읃m. ko�iya paci v밸aika�il, ve�iyil ko�umaiyil alaintu tirikaiyil, etta춁ik ku�umpa�ka� e�ka�ai arava�aitta춁! mukamalarcciyu�a�, virunt튾pum u�arvu�a� e�ka� kavalaika�ai, c튻a�ka�ai, k틄a�ka�ai varu�ik ko�utta춁r; n涉ka� avarka�ait t�y�y, tantaiy�y, t붓ar�y, u웏vi춁rka乙y matitt튾. i�춙m pular�ta e�ka�i� intap po�utilum, etta춁iy� ni춁ivuka� kumi�i�uki췃a춁. tami�akatti� m�va葺am t틹um na�aipe웫m m�n葉uka�i� pantalka�i� k湜 n涉ka� u�ka�aic cantitt튾. cantippuka� a춁ittilum viv�ta�ka�, karuttu parim�웏lka�, cant퉗a vi�akka�ka�, ca椿aika� u웏vuka�! tami�akatti� iya웛aiyai racitt튾, intiy�vi� ci웏ppuka�ai viyant튾. intiy�vil oru m惜u�am, u�aikkum m惜u�am v湜ntu ki�akki웏tu. ata� 惜m�vai emm�l taricikka mu�intatu. intiy�vil u應aka mura�p葉�i� vi�aivuka乙y, c튻amum, v퉡a춁iyum, v퉘aiyill�maiyum, pa葺i춊k c�vum, teruv틆a v饍vum; anta v饍vilum avarka�i� ka�a�kama윜a cirippum maki�vum; avarka�i� ca椿aika�aiyum, k틄a�ka�aiyum ata춙� irukkum �윜alka�aiyum ata� ma춁 튰aiyaip purintu ko應a mu�iy�ta vittakam ceyyum tattuvav�tika�aiyum, cam�ka amaippi� k틆a�ka�aiyum, n涉ka� i�k� ka椿튾. t퉚�rk ka�ai 틆attilum, cikare� pi�ittapa�i pattirikai pura葺um pe葺ik ka�aiyilum, kai 퉚ti u�avaic cuvaitta pa�iyum; ka�춊m�r�vilum, t퉣an퉧ap p�v性ar n�lakattilum, ata� mak�n葉�uk k嚴a�ka�ilum, karuttara�kuka�ilum, �rvala�ka�ilum n涉ka� ki�arcciyu�a� cantittu ko椿튾. ku윜�lac c�ralil na춁intum; t퉗ka�iyilum, periy�r a�aikka葺ilum, m튋ku malait to�arccik k葉uka�il alaintum; 嚴�ik ku�iril vi웏ittum; ko�aikk惜al ku�iril pa�aku vi葺um; k틍ilpa葺i, civak�ci, aruppukk비�ai karical nilattil veyilil v葉iyum; c퉘attil, �tt�ril cemma� parappaik ka椿u viyantum; va椿ip periy�ril, ka�al�ril malaiyakatti� c튻attai e黜iyum; t�ppe葺i u웤attit ti웏춁ik ka椿u �ccariyam ko椿um; ci웫varka� u�aippi춁ic cura椿um k틆attaikka椿u tu�ukku윜um; kir�mattu akalav�yk ki�a웫ka�ilum, ma�aika�ilum n�nti n�r葉iyum; kampa�k葉�ilum, c븍ak kollaika�il vayal varappukka�il na�antu tirintum; kir�ma�ka� t틹um pa椿aiya kalaika�aik k性pata웛�y iravuka� vi�ittum; kummiyum, kuravaiyum k튽葉�amum, terukk�ttum ka椿u racittum.... na�parka鍮! u�ka類�irunta ni춁ivuka� emmaik ki�arnte�ac ceyki췃a춁. enta ni춁ivuka�ai n�m inn퉟attil u�ka�u�a� pakirntu ko應a mu�iyum! 湜am pa윜i- 湜ap p틆葉�am pa윜i tami�aka makka� ka춁vukku�, m�yaikku� 饍ttappa葺u應a춁r. ceytika� mu�umaiy�ka avarka�ukkut terivikkappa�avillai. �rampattil e�ka�aic cantittavarka�, 'n薪ka� malaiy贍am� p퉏uki잆rka�?' e췃a춁r. n�m tami� p퉏um makka� e춑ataiyum, tami� p퉏uki읃m e춑ataiyum nampa vaippatu e춑atu periya ceyal e�ka�ukku. appu웏m 'pi�aikkap p벼ava�, a�ku ottu v饍vatu t惜�? e�춁 ta춊 n葉u k뱉patu? ko�umpuc ci�ka�avar, y饍pp性at tami�arka� ivarka�ukku ca椿ai, ayy� p�vam tami�arka�; tami�arka� kollappa�uki췃a춁r�, ka웤a�ikkappa�uki췃a춁r�' e췃a 튽am. appu웏m, 'n惜ku k비it tami�arka� n涉ka�, pu웏ppa葺u vant튾惜�l ila�kai t涉k�tu' e췃a v�rac co웛a�; appu웏m, ulakukku a웙vittu vi葺u paya�am ce췃a춁r; karuppu p葉j a�intu tukkam ko椿葉i춁r; ir性uvam ta웤틊u a춙ppappa葺u vi葺atu. p틆葉�am mu�intu vi葺atu (?) tami�aka makka� perum�ccu vi葺a춁r; ta�ka�i� va�amaikkut tirumpivi葺a춁r. malaiyakattil 10 ila�cam tami� p퉏um makka� kaivi�appa葺u應a춁r. avarka�i� tuyarattai 묶 tami�aka makka� u�arav퉧illai. ila�kai n葉�ai va�appa�uttiyavarka� i췃u 'n葉a윜avarka�'. m耶웫 talaimu웏ikkum m퉘�ka c튻attaiy� cumaiy�kki, ka춁vuka�aiy� u�av�kki v饍ntu ko椿irukki췃a춁r. 150 varu�a�ka�ukku mu���l tami�aka ma黜il iruntut惜 u�ka� cak틊ararka� mal퉏iy�vukkum, piji t�vukkum, ila�kaikkum k�lika乙ka a�aittuc cellappa葺a춁r. 150 varu�a�ka�i� pi���l - m耶잀m talaimu웏ikkup pi���l-avarka� i�k� tirumpi vanta p틊u, entap p�vamum a웙y�ta avarka�ai, tami�aka makka� �ri� pu웏tt� otukki vaittirukkum k葉ciyaiyum ka黜�ru�a� n튻kuki읃m. v튋웫 mo�i m�nila�ka�ukkuk kotta�imaika乙y ivarka� vi웛appa葺a katai em ne쨇attil vali 튋pa�uttiyu應atu. ik kotta�imaika�ai m蜃ka avarka�i� tuyara�ka�ai ara�katti웛uk ko椿u vanta tami�aka na�parka� e�ka� ni춁ivi웛u varuki췃a춁r. ivarka�ai na�parka乙y pe윜atil n�m perumaiya�aiki읃m. tami�aka makka� i췃u ve웫m v�ra va�ip葉�i웛u� m養ki u應a춁r. tupp�kki 퉚tiya 湜ap p틆贍ika�i� pa�a�ka� tami�aka makka� mattiyil perum varav튋pup pe윜iruntatu. 묶aiya camut�yak ku�ukka�ai vi�avum, tami�aka makka� v�rak ka춁vuka�il 饍vatilum, v�ra va�ip葉�il m養ki vi�uvatilum, ta�ka� v�rattait tu웏ntu vi葺a춁r. maturai v�ra춙m, karuppac�miyum, cila kula teyva�ka�um avarka� va�ip葉�i웛uriya cilai va�iva�ka�. a췃aiya kulam k�tta v�ram ce웙ntavarka乙ka, ta춊 ma춊tarka�ai uyarttip pi�ikkappa葺atai varal�윜up poru� mutalv�tam terinta n�m eppa�i ma웏ntu vi�a mu�iyum? anta m�yaikku� irunta avarka�ai ve�ikko�arvatut惜 evva�avu ka�i춁m e춑atil n�m pe윜a a춙pava�ka�ai ma웏kka mu�iyum�? inta m�yaikku� cikk�tavarka� �tal�l t惜� n薪ka� e�ka�ukku na�parka乙��rka�! va�amar葉cit tu춑attai vi�avum, ki�akku m�k性a vivac�yika� pe윜a tu춑a�ka� ko�umaiy惜avai. avarka�i� p틆葉�a v饍vu makatt惜atu; avarka� tuyara�ka� a�appariya춁. m�t�rilum, ma葺akka�appu kokka葺ic c튽aiyilum, ta�kav퉘�yutapurattilum avarka� mara�attu� v饍nt�rka�. 惜�l tami�aka makka�um avarka�i� ta�apatika�um inta makka�i� tuyaratti� p틊u me�a춁m�ka irunta춁r. ematu itayattil rattam kacintatu. y饍pp性a vi�amparatti웛u�, anta makka� a�ainta c튻am ma웏ikkappa葺a p틊u, na�parka鍮! n薪ka� t惜 e�ka� kavalaika�il pa�ku ko椿�rka�. p틆贍ika� v惜attil iruntu kutitta t퉣arka� e췃ut惜 tami�aka makka� emmai nampiyirunta춁r. v�ra va�ip葉�il m養ki irukkum camut�yattil itu tavirkka mu�iy�tatu �kum. tami�aka 葉ci m�윜a�ka�aik kava춊pp틆, inta 葉ci m�윜a�ka� v�ra va�ip葉�u ma춁pp惜maiyi� pa�k�yiruppatai u�aral�m. ik karuttai n�m u�aikka muya웒i ceyt튾. n涉ka� p틆贍ika�; irattamum cataiyum惜a ma춊tarka�; intac cam�ka amaippi� vi�ai poru�ka� intac cam�ka amaippi� ecca�ka� e�ka�aiyum o葺iyu應a춁; p틆贍ika�ai, p틆葉�attai ivvakaiyil퉧� n튻ku�ka� e췃u a�ittuc co��튾. 惜�l na�parka鍮! u�ka乙l t惜 anta u�maiyai u�arntu ko應a mu�iyum. tami�aka makka�um, p틆贍ika�i� cam�ka vir틊ac ceyalka�aiyum, ca葺a o�u�ku m�웏laiyum ka椿u mukattaic cu�itta춁r; 밸a춁m�y n튻ki춁r. n涉ka� a춊ccamalar�y curu�kip p벼튾. iccam�ka amaippai, ata� ku鎚mcattai, ata� ve�ipp葉uka�aip purintu ko椿a na�parka� e�ka�ai arava�aitta춁r. �taravu k葉�i춁r. 湜atti� u應aka mura�p葉uka� u�ka�ukku i�k� ma웏ikkappa葺u應a춁; n涉ka� ava윜ai ve�ippa�aiy�kav� u�ka� mu� vaitt튾. t퉏iya i춁p piracca춁iyi� k�rmaikku� u應aka mura�p葉uka� ma웏ikkappa葺irunta춁. iva윜ai k밸vippa葺a v밸aiyil u�ka�ukkuk kacapp�kat t惜 iruntatu. 묶e춊l i�kirunta u應aka mura�p葉�i� k틆a�ka� u�ka�ai mikavum p�tittirunta춁. t퉏iya i춁p p틆葉�atti� uccattil u應aka mura�p葉uka�i� k틆a�ka� n薪kiya oru camut�yam 湜attil amaiya v뱝�ume춁 n薪ka� virumpi��rka�. ata웛�kav� 湜ap p틆葉�attai tirikara�a cuttiyu�a� �taritt�rka�. 튋웏tt饍vum, c�tiya v튋up葉um, cura椿alum, pi웤튻kut ta춁�ka�um n薪kiya oru 湜attai uruv�kka n涉ka�um, n薪ka�um ka춁vu ka椿튾. 惜�l intiya cutantirap p틆葉�a v밸aiyil, oru ka葺attil p�rati p葉iya p葉al o췃u 묶� ivv밸aiyil e�ka�ukku ni춁ivi웛u varuki웏tu: "ta黜�r vi葺� va�artt튾 carv퉏� ippayirai, ka黜�r�l va�artt튾 karukattiruvu�am�." ivvarika� e�ka�ukku mikac cariy�kap poruntum� e춑atu teriyavillai. na�parka鍮! itu vi�aipe웫m n퉟amt惜� e춑atu t�rm惜am�kavillai. 惜�lum e�ka� ni춁ivuka� u�ka�i� a춑u, na�pu, t붓amai iva윜aiy� t涉kiyu應a춁. u�ka�i�amum iva윜aiy� kaiya�ittu應튾. e췃e췃um a춑u�a춙m, na�pu�a춙m, t붓amaiyu�a춙m, cuntar, �kas�u '87 ** mukam ko� ** mu윜um. 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