Pandu tharavaadinte muttathu akasham mutte valarnnu ninnirunna oru plavu undayirunnu ennu ammachi paranju kettittundu. Daridryam vannu kadam keri aduppile puka kedarayappol appachan athu vetti vittu ennu annu ammachi ennodu paranjirunnathu. Thadi vetti vittathil Appachan oru bhagam swayam arupichu panitha oru charu kasera undu. Innu tharavattile ente ormakal ulpade ellaam dravichu thudangiyanenglum ee kasera mathram annu innu dravikkathe kidakkunnathu.
Orikkal oru vaikunneram njan aa kasera kazhuki vrithiyakki thudachathinu shesham varanthayil kondu poyi ittu. Ennittu oru valli baniyan-um lungi-yum uduthu appachan visramikkarullathu pole ente randu kaalukalum kaserayude neenda kaikalil eduthu vechu chaari kidannu. Manoharamaya ente pazhaya tharavaadu muttathottu nokki alpa neram pazhaya ormakal kandu mayangaam ennu karuthi.
Daridryam ayirunnengilum appachan marikkunnathu vare aduppile thee kedathe sookshichirunnu. Innu tharavattil oru kattan kappi ittu kudikkan polum margam illa. Aduppellaam dravichu venneerayi. Innu athu pakshe daridryam kondalla, tharavattil varshangal ayittu arum thamasam illa. Rando moonno masam koodumbol oru ammavan vannu muttam okke vrithi akkippichu, thenga okke ideeppichu kondu pokum. Veedu okke thurannu nokkaan arka neram?
Innu aa tharavattil enikk koottu irikkaan oru chakki poocha mathram. Njan avale eduthu madiyil vechu thalodi. Appachan pandu oru England-karan sayippinte estate-ile udyogasthan ayirunnu ennu kettittundu. Appachante madiyil keri irunnu estate-ile visheshgal kelkarullathu njan orthu. Enikk appachante kadhakal valya ishtam ayirunnu. Sayippum appachanum valya koottukaru ayirunnu ennu ammachi parayarundu. Kaattil nayattinu randu perum orumichu annu povunnathu. Kaattanakalum, maanukalum, kaattupothum, puliyum okke ulla appachante kadhakal kettu manikoorukalolam njan irikkum.
India-kk swathanthryam labhikkunnathinu ethanam varshangalkk munpe thanne sayippu estate okke vittu thirichu England-ilekk poyi ennanu ammachi parayaru. Aa kaalathu Phone-um Email-um onnum illathirinnathu kondu avanam Appachante aaa suhruthu bandham avide avasanichu.
Pinneedu orikkal njan kettu, Appachan Indian National Army-ile angam ayirunnu ennum, koottalikalude kayyil ninnum suhruthineyum kudumbathineyum arum ariyathe England-ilekk kadathiyathu anennum. Pinneedu Appachan INA-yudeyum Imperial Japanese Army-yudeyum spy aryirunnu ennum Burma-ilum Calcutta-ilum okke undayirunnu ennum varshangal olivil jeevikkendi vannittundennum okke palarum paranju kettittundu.
Ithokke satyam aano ennu chodichaal Ammachiyude mukham vaadum. Joli sambandamaya avashyangalkk varshangal naattil undayirunnilla ennullathu ammachi sammathikkunnundu. Pakshe anganeyonnum cheyyano nadakkano ulla kazhivonnum adiyaanu illayirunnu ennanu ammachiyude vaadam.
Appachan orikkalum Keralath-inu veliyil poyittundu ennu ennodu paranjirunnilla. Pakshe appachan kaivasham vechirunna pusthakangalum appachan ezhuthiyirunna diary-kalilil kandirunna Bengaliyum, Hindiyum , Thamizhum okke mattoru kadha annu paranjirunnathu. Sthalapperukalum alkaarude perukalum athil undayirunnathayi njan orkkunnilla. Appachan marikkunnathinu varshangalkk munpe thanne ee pusthakangal okke aprathyaksham avukayum cheythirunnu.
Orikkal vaikunneram appachan enneyum kondu vayalil koodi nadakkuka ayirunnu. Vayalinu naduvil koodi ozhukunna thottil enneyum othu chaadanum meen pidikkaanum okke appachanu valya ishtam ayirunnu. Valuthavumbol aravaan annu ishtam ennu appachan orikkal ennodu chodichu. 5 vayassu prayam ulla njan entho viddhitham paranju kaanum. Marupadi kettu appachante mukham vadiyathu njan orkkunnu.
Kurachu neram varambathu keri irunnathinu shesham appachan ennodu paranju, ‘Ninte appane oru Engineer akkanam ennayirunnu ente agraham. Pakshe enikk athu saadhichilla.’
‘Ummm…’ Njan meen pidikkunna thirakkil ayirunnu.
‘Sahacharyam angane ayirunnu.’
‘Appeeee… irangi vaa. Dee ivide.’ Njan ottaal eduthu thottil oru bhagathu kuthi. ‘Ithil meen undu, vegam vaa.’
‘Nee padichu veliya aalu avanam. England-il ponam. Ente oru koottukaran undu avide.’
Innu aa thottil vellam illa, vayal-il unangiya pochayum veranda cheli kundukalum mathram. Aa mannu kaalaye poottiya kaalam kandittu ippo varshangal ayi.
Varanthayil irunnu doore ulla aa vayal kaanumbol ullil innum aaa ormakal odi ethum. Ammachi chaya kudikkaan vilikkumbol appachanum njanum muttathekk odi ethum. Avilu nanachathum kazhichu chayayum kudichu koottukarum othu “ettu kali” thudangaan ulla samayam ayi. Appachan madalu keeri ettu kalikkaan pakathinu apachante England-ile penakkathi kondu vrithiyayi vetti tharum.
Kalikkunnathu njanum ayalathe peekkiri koottukarum mathram ayirunnengilum vaakku tharkkavum , vazhakkum appachanum nattukarum thammil ayirunnu.
‘Oru vella veezhatte, aa kuthira kuthira.’ Njan karu vari melottu eriyumbol appachan attahasikkum. Kuthira veenillengil annathe karyam pokka.
‘Kazhuveride mone… ninnodalle paranjathu kuthira idaan?’ Appachan tholile thorthu eduthu thalli veeshi enne koottathil ninnum odikkum. Varanthayil irunnu njan ariyathe chirichu poyi.
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