(அத்தியாயம் 37)பெரியவாளும் சில சம்பவங்களும் – 2

nghpathsplk; 40> 50> 60fspy; NkYhh; jhj;jh vd;gth; mtUila G+i[f;F ifq;fh;ak; nra;J nfhz;bUe;jhh;. mth; nghpathis tpl tajpy; nghpath;. gy N\j;jpuq;fSf;F nry;Yk; NghJ mq;F cs;s Nfhapy;fSf;F nghpath nry;thh;. Mdhy; jhj;jh klj;jpNyNa jq;fp nghpaths; rk;ge;jkhf VjhtJ nra;J nfhz;bUg;ghh;. jhj;jh ve;j NfhapYf;Fk; nry;tjpy;iy vd;gij ftdpj;j nghpath xUehs; jhj;jhtplk;:

nghpath: “ePq;fs; Vd; Nfhapy;fSf;F tUtjpy;iy. ,d;W vd;Dld; rptd; NfhapYf;F thUq;fs;” vd $g;gpl;L ,Uf;fpwhh;.

jhj;jh: “vd;Dila rptd;> mk;ghs; vy;yhk; ePq;fs; jhd;. vd;Dila nja;tj;NjhlNa ehd; ,Uf;fpNwd;. ,J NghJk;” vd $wptpl;lhhh;.

nghpath jpUr;rpapy; jq;fp ,Uf;Fk; NghJ> fhiy Mwiu kzpf;F ghYk;> gpd; vl;L kzpf;F md;W gwpj;j fha;> fPiutiffSk;> G+f;fSk; goq;fSk; jpdKk; vLj;Jr; nrd;W jhj;jhtplk; jhd; ehd; nfhLg;Ngd;. Mifahy; jhj;jh vdf;F kpfTk; friend Mfp tpl;lhh;. nghpaths; thiog;G+> thioj;jz;L> fPiutiffs;> ghtw;fha;> Rz;ilf;fha; ,itfis tpUk;gp rhg;gpLthh;. mij jtpu vy;yh ehl;L fha;fisAk; Nrh;j;Jf;nfhs;thh;. rpy fpoq;F tiffis mjhtJ Nrg;gq;fpoq;F> fUizfpoq;F> rf;fiuts;spf;fpoq;F> Nrid ,it Nrh;j;Jf;nfhs;thh;. kpd;ndiy vd;w ,iyiaAk; Nrh;j;J nfhs;thh;. nghpathSf;F gRk;ghypy; nra;j jpul;Lg;ghy; gpbf;Fk;. Kjy;ehs; fha; nfhz;L NghFk; NghNj kWehs; vd;d fha; Ntz;Lk; vd;gij me;j jpjpf;F jFe;jhw;Nghy; jhj;jh $wptpLthh;.

xUehs; fha;fs; nfhLf;Fk;NghJ mthplk;> “nghpath cr;rp\;lk; (rhg;gpl;l gpwF kPjk; cs;s czT) vdf;F jUtPh;fsh? vd Nfl;Nld;.

rpwpJ Nahrpj;Jtpl;L kj;jpahdk; ,uz;L kzpf;F th vd;whh;. md;W kj;jpahdk; ghy; ghj;jpuj;jpy; nghpath czT cz;lgpd; ghf;fp ,Ue;jtw;wpy; rpwpJ Nghl;L nfhLj;jhh;. mit fjk;gkhf ,Ue;jJ. mjhtJ md;dk;> fha;> Fok;G> japh; vy;yhk; xNu fyitahf ,Ue;jJ.

tajpd; fhuzkhf jhj;jhtpw;F js;shik te;Jtpl;lJ. nghpathSld; Ch; Cuhf nry;y Kbatpy;iy. mij Ghpe;Jnfhz;l nghpath NkYhhpy; cs;s mth; cwtpdh; xUtiu mioj;J>

nghpath: ,tiu ehd; cq;fsplk; xg;gilf;fpNwd;. ed;whf ghh;j;Jf; nfhs;Sq;fs;. mtUf;fhf klj;jpypUe;J khjk; EhW *gha; mDg;gp itf;fpNwd;” vd $wp mth;fSld; mDg;gp itj;jhh;. jhj;jh fhykhd nra;jp Nfl;L mtUf;fhf ];ehek; nra;J> gjp%d;whk; ehs;> jhd; jq;fp ,Ue;j Chpd; rptd; Nfhapypy; khiy Nkhf;\ jPgk; Nghl nrhd;dhuhk;.

Hyderabad-y; jpU.ghG vd;gth; ukz k`hp\paplk; mjpf <LghL nfhz;lth;. mbf;fb jpUtz;zhkiy nrd;W mtiu jhprpj;J tUthh;. nghpath fhrp ahj;jpiuia Kbj;Jf;nfhz;L 1935 my;yJ 36 tUlq;fspy; Me;jpuh topahf te;J nfhz;bUe;jhh;. ghGtpd; ez;gh; mtiu nghpathis jhprpg;gjw;F mioj;J nrd;Ws;shh;. nghpathis jhprpj;j gpwF ghGTf;F mtiu jd; FUthf Vw;Wf;nfhs;s xU Mir. Mdhy; kdjpy; Fog;gk;. Vw;fdNt ukziu FUthf epidj;jpUf;fpNwhk;. vg;gb khw;WtJ? ,e;j Fog;gj;NjhNl XhpU khjq;fSf;F gpwF jpUtz;zhkiy nrd;Ws;shh;. ghGtplk;;:

ukzh;: “vd;d ghG? ehdh? mtuh? ahiu FUthf Vw;Wf;nfhs;tJ? vd Nahrpf;fpwhah?”

ghG nksdkhf ,Uf;f>

ukzh;: “ehd; NtW> mth; NtW ,y;iy. vq;fs; rhPuk;jhd; NtWNtW. Mdhy; Mj;kh xd;Wjhd;. vdNt Fok;ghNj. vdf;F gpd; mth;jhd; cdf;F FU. CUf;F NghFk;NghJ mtiu jhprpj;Jtpl;L Ngh” vd;whuhk;.

,th; nghpathis te;J ghh;j;Js;shh;. ukzh; nrhd;d mijNa nghpathSk; nrhy;y mtUf;F xU gpukpg;G Vw;gl;ljhk;.

ukzh; rkhjp Mfptpl;lhh;. jd; FUtpd; thf;fpd;gb> ghG nghpathis jd; FUthf Vw;Wf; nfhz;lhh;. mth;fSf;F Foe;ijfs; ,y;iy.

ghGtpw;F Hyderabad-y; nrhe;jkhf xU tPL thq;f Mir. Mdhy; mjw;fhd gztrjp mthplk; ,y;iy. ,ijg;gw;wp nghpathsplk; kdjpy; gpuhh;j;jid nra;Js;shh;. xUehs; mtUila ez;gh; ,th; tPL ,Uf;Fk; njUtpNyNa xU fhypkid ,Ug;gjhfTk; mij ,tUf;fhf Ngrpitj;Jtpl;L te;jpUg;gjhfTk; $wpdhh;. mJ me;j ChpNyNa tpiy kjpg;ghd ,lk;. ,UtUk; kid nrhe;jf;fhuiu Ngha; ghh;j;J Ngrpdh;. mth; ghGtplk; “cd;id vdf;F kpfTk; gpbj;Jtpl;lJ. mjdhy; gj;J tUlq;fSf;F Kd; ehd; nfhLj;jtpiyia eP nfhL. mJNghJk; vd;W $wptpl;lhh;.

me;j ,lj;ij thq;fp> tPl;il fl;b fpu`g;gpuNtrk; ele;J nfhz;bUf;fpwJ. ghG nghpathSf;F nrhy;y kwe;Jtpl;lhh;.

fhQ;rpGuj;jpy; nghpath> xU md;giu mioj;J> Glit> Nt\;b> gpurhjk; ,itfis nfhLj;J>

nghpath: ghG Hyderabad-y; fpu`g;uNtrk; ehsdpf;F gz;zg;Nghwhd;. ,ij mtdplk; nfhz;L nfhL vd;whh;. me;j njhz;lh; Ngrhky; epd;whh;.

nghpath: “mtd; ml;u]; NtZkh! vdf;Fk; njhpahJ. eP vd;d gz;Nw C.M.Nkhl nrful;hpia Ngha; ghU. mthplk; osmania universityapy; professor Mf ,Uf;fpw ghG address NtZk;D Nfl;L thq;fpf;Nfh.

mth; address klj;jpy; cs;sJ. me;j secretary klj;Jf;F Ntz;bath; vd;whh;.

me;j njhz;lh; f;U`g;uNtrj;jd;W fhiy mq;F Ngha; Nrh;e;jhh;. nghpath mDg;gpajhf gpurhjj;ij mthplk; nfhLj;jhh;.

nghpath ,uz;lhtJ Kiwahf Me;jpuhtpy; eilgazk; Nkw;nfhz;lhh;. xUehs; ,uT> ghGtpd; kidtpf;F xU fdT. mjpy; nghpathSf;F mk;ik fz;bUg;gjhfTk;> nghpath ,thplk; rpy rhkhd; ngah;fis nrhy;yp mij tWj;J nghbj;J vLj;Jtu nrhd;djhfTk;. kWehs; ghGtplk; mth; nrhy;y> ghG Nfhgj;jpy; kidtpia mbj;Jtpl;lhh;. MdhYk; mth; kidtp nghpath nrhd;d gf;Ftgb> nghb jahh; nra;J> ghGTld; nghpath jq;fp ,Uf;Fk; ,lj;ij tprhhpj;J nfhz;L te;Jtpl;lhh;. ghh;j;jhy; mth; fdtpy; ghh;j;jJ NghyNt nghpathSf;F mk;ik Neha; fz;bUf;fpwJ.

ghGTf;Fk; tajhfp nfhz;bUf;fpwJ. XhpU tUlq;fspy; retired Mf Nghfpwhh;. nghpathis jhprpf;f te;jhh;. nrd;id te;j mth; Kjypy; fghyp NfhapYf;F nrd;whh;. gq;Fdp tpohTf;fhd Vw;ghLfs; ele;J nfhz;bUe;jJ. kz;lgj;jpy; ,Ue;j xU thfdj;ij gps;isahh; vd epidj;j ghG 108 Njq;fha; cilg;gjhf Ntz;bf;nfhz;lhh;. gpd; nghpathis Ngha; jhprpj;jhh;.

nghpath: “ghG eP fghyp Nfhapy;y vd;d gz;zpd?” vd;whh;.

ghG: “mq;fpUe;j gps;isahUf;F 108 Njq;fha; cilg;gjhf Ntz;bf;nfhz;Nld;”.

nghpath: “mj rhpah ghh;j;jhah? mJ gps;isahh; jhdh?”

ghGTf;F Fog;ghfptpl;lJ.

nghpath: “eP ghh;j;jJ mjpfhu ee;jp thfdk;. mjg;Ngha; gps;isahh;D Ntz;bz;L ,Uf;f. rhp ,Uf;fl;lk;. eP Nghap 108 Njq;fha; thq;fpz;L th” vd;whh;.

nghpath nrhd;dgb ghG 108 Njq;fha; thq;fp te;jhh;.

nghpath: “vd;id eP gps;isahuh nedr;Rf;Nfh. ,q;f vdf;F Kd;dhb Njq;fhia cil” vd;whh;.

nghpath jhprdk; Kbe;J Ch; jpUk;gpa ghG ,uz;L ehl;fspy; ,iwtDld; Ngha; Nrh;e;jhh;.

(,it mth; kidtp ifgl vOjpa xU Nehl;L vdf;F fpilj;jJ)

(Gjd;fpoik kfpik kyUk;……)