பெரியவாளும் வேத ரக்க்ஷணமும் (அத்தியாயம் 13)
Railway fpU\;z%u;j;jp mbf;fb ngupathis juprdk; nra;a Nghthu;. xU Kiw rhJu; kh]pf rkaj;jpy; ngupathis juprpf;f nrd;whu;.
ngupath fpU\;z%u;j;jp vdf;nfhU Mirlh nra;tpah?
mtu; Ngrhky; epd;whu;.
ngupath: Ig;grp khjk; ngsu;zkpf;F md;dhgpN\fk; tUk;. vdf;F fq;if nfhz;lNrhoGuj;jpy; ngUTilahUf;F md;dhgpN\fk; nra;Jghu;f;fDk;> Vw;ghL nra;thah? vd;whu;.
mJ kpf ngupaypq;fk; Fiwe;jJ 1000 fpNyh muprpahtJ NjitgLk;.
fhyKk; mjpfk; ,y;iy> ,tu; gae;J tpl;lhu;. “ehd; Bombay-apy; ,Uf;Nfd;.fq;ifnfhz;lNrhoGuk; njd; Nfhbapy; ,Uf;fpwJ vd;dhy vg;gb KbAk;? vd;whu;.
ngupath: vd;lh Kbahjh? ehDk; vd;dhy; Kbe;jij cd;Dld; nra;fpNwd;. ,d;Dk; nfhQ;rk; Ngiu Nru;j;Jf;Nfh. vd;whu;.
fpU\;z%u;j;jp Bombay te;J vq;fsplk; vg;gb KbAk; vd Nfl;lhu;. 3000 *gha; Nru;j;J mtuplk; nfhLj;J mtiu mDg;gp itj;Njhk;. mjw;Fs; ngupath Rice mill nrhe;jfhuu;fis tutioj;J> Njitahd muprp kw;w rhkhd;fSf;F Vw;ghLfs; nra;J nfhz;bUe;jhu;. fpU\;z%u;j;jp gTu;zkpf;F rpy ehl;fs; Kd; ngupathsplk; Nghdhu;. mg;nghOJ Rice mill owners-Rk; mq;fpUe;jdu;.
ngupath: fpU\;z%u;j;jp eP nfhz;L te;j gzj;ij ,tSf;F vt;tsT nfhLf;fDk;D Nfl;L nfhL. eP fq;ifnfhz;lNrhoGuk; Ngha; md;dhgpN\fk; vy;yhk; Mdg;gwkh vdf;F gpurhjk; vLj;Jz;Lth vd;whu;. mtu; jpUk;gp te;j gpd; mq;F juprdk; nra;J nfhz;bUe;jtu;fsplk;> ,td; fq;ifnfhz;lNrhoGuj;J ngUTilaUf;F md;dhgpN\fk; gz;zp gpurhjk; vLj;Jz;L te;jpUf;fhd; vd ngUik KOtijAk; fpU\;z%u;j;jpf;F nfhLj;Jtpl;lhu;. me;j tUlk; Kjy; me;j Nfhapy; md;dhgpN\fk; tpkupirahf njhlu;e;J ele;J tUfpwJ.
1993-Mk; Mz;L ngupathspd; 100-tJ tajpd; njhlf;fk; vd;gjhy; ntF tpkupirahf nfhz;lhl jpl;lk; Nghl;Nlhk;. 1993-tUl n[ae;jp mD\j;jpy; njhlq;fp 1994-n[ae;jp mD\k; tiu 365 ehl;fs; Ntj ghuhazk; nra;ayhk; vd jPu;khdpj;Njhk;.
xU ehisf;F xU md;gu; tPl;by;> mtu; rhu;e;j Ntj;ij Nru;e;j 2 itjPfu;fs; khiy 1 kzp Neuk; ghuhazk; nra;tu;. mjw;F mtu;fs; bu];bw;F *gha; 300 nrYj;j Ntz;Lk;. mjpy; *gha; 200 Ntj gz;bju;fSf;F (100*2) kPjk; *gha; 100V.R.N.T-f;F vd jPu;khdpf;fg;gl;lJ jpl;lj;ij ngupathsplk; nrhy;yp Ia;aq;fhu;khkh cj;jpuT thq;fp te;jhu;. ,J ngupathspd; tpNr\k; vd;gjhy; Bombay itjPfu;fSk; Xg;Gf;nfhz;lhu;fs;. xU ehs; $l jlq;fs; ,y;yhky; ntF tpku;irahf ele;J nfhz;bUe;jJ.1994 January 8th nghpath k`h rkhjp mile;jhh;.
(Gjd;fpoik kfpik kyUk;).