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H$mhr dfmªnydu \$ahmZ A»VaMm “^mJ {_ëIm ^mJ’ {MÌnQ> XoemV Am{U Xoem~mhoa PiH$bm Am{U YmdnQy> {_ëIm qgJ `m§Mo Zmd KamKamV nmoMbo. VËnyduhr {_ëIm qgJ `m§À`m H$V¥©ËdmMr OJmbm AmoiI hmoVrM. na§Vw A{bH$S>À`m H$mimVrb {nT>rbm {_ëIm qgJ `m§À`m Ü`o`mMo Xe©Z KS>bobo ZìhVo. \$miUrÀ`m doXZm ~mOybm R>odVmZm H«$sS>m {dídmV ^maVmMo Zmd C§MmdÊ`mMr H$m_{Jar {_ëIm qgJ `m§Zr ~Omdbr. Vo XrKm©`wfr Am{U gmW©H$ OrdZ OJbo. Ë`m§Mm _¥Ë`y hm “{S>OmñQ>a’ Zmhr Va “go{b~o«eZ Am°\$ bmB\$’ Amho. {_ëIm qgJ `m§Mr AmR>dU `mM énmVyZ H$am`bm hdr.
1989 Mr KQ>Zm Amho. {X„rV amï´>r` H«$sS>m ñnYm© gwê$ hmoË`m. 200 _rQ>aÀ`m e`©VrV nr.Q>r. Cfm `m§Mm {dO` {ZpíMV _mZbm OmV hmoVm. Ë`m {ZpíMVM gdm}Îm_ YmdnQy>n¡H$s EH$ AmhoV, `mV e§H$m Zmhr. Ë`m§Mr Eo{Vhm{gH$ H$m_{Jar H$moUmnmgyZhr bnyZ am{hbobr Zmhr. na§Vw hr “CS>Znar’ 200 _rQ>aÀ`m e`©VrV nam^yV Pmbr ZgVr Va B{VhmgmV `m ñnY}Mr Zm|X Pmbr ZgVr. _bm `m ñnY}Vrb {dO`mMm A{^_mZ Amho. Iè`m AWm©Zo _mÂ`m Am`wî`mV AmË_{dídmg {Z_m©U H$éZ XoUmao AÝ` Xþgao-{Vgao H$moUr ZgyZ H°$ßQ>Z {_ëIm qgJ hmoVo. `m ñnY}Vrb {dO`mZ§Va Ë`m§Zr _mPr nmR> WmonQ>br Am{U åhUmbo, em~mg ~oQ>m, Mm§Jbr Ymdbrg, AmUIr _ohZV H$a. Vwbm AmUIr doJmV Ymdm`Mo Amho. `mM Amerdm©XmÀ`m ~imda XmoZ AmR>dS>çmZ§Va AÝ` Xþgè`m ñnY}V _r nr.Q>r. Cfm `m§Zm nam^yV Ho$bo. `m KQ>ZoMm C„oI H$aV _r nr.Q>r. Cfm `m§Mo _hÎd H$_r H$aV Zmhr. AmOhr Ë`m {VVŠ`mM gÝ_mZmg nmÌ AmhoV. na§Vw VËH$mbrZ H$mimV Ë`m§Zr JmR>bobr C§Mr hr H$moUmbmhr nma H$aUo ghOmghOr eŠ` ZìhVo. gd© A°W{bQ> nr.Q>r.Cfm `m§À`mà_mUo YmdÊ`mMm à`ËZ H$aV hmoVo. AWm©V H°$ßQ>Z {_ëIm qgJ Zoh_rM åhUm`Mo H$s, “[aH$m°S>© h_oem Qy>Q>Vo ah>Zo Mm{hE’
{X„rV H$moUVrhr _moR>r ñnYm© ìhm`Mr, Voìhm {_ëIm qgJ ñdV: hOa Agm`Mo. Vo àË`oH$ M°pån`Z{en ñnYm© nmhÊ`mgmR>r `m`Mo. _bmM Zmhr Va àË`oH$ YmdnQy>bm, A°W{bQ>bm Vo ào[aV H$am`Mo. Vo Zd»`m IoimSy>§V CËgmh {Z_m©U H$am`Mo, àoaUm Úm`Mo. qOH$Ê`mMr C_u _ZmV {Z_m©U H$am`Mo. Vo àË`oH$ Jmoï>r A{Ve` à^mdrnUo gm§Jm`Mo. Ë`m_wio Ë`m§À`m gm{ZÜ`mV `oUmam àË`oH$ ì`º$s hm ^mamdyZ Om`Mm Am{U qOH$Ê`mMmM {dMma H$am`Mm. Ë`m§Mo àoaUmXm`r _mJ©Xe©Z ho IoimSy>§À`m _ZmV Ë`m§À`m{df`r AmXa {Z_m©U H$aUmao Agm`Mo.
VËH$mbrZ H$mimV H$moUË`mhr gmo`r gw{dYm ZgVmZm {_ëIm qgJ `m§Zr YmS>gr H$m_{Jar Hoo$br Am{U ^maVmMo Zmd C§Mmdbo Jobo. Ë`m§Zm bmoH${à`Vm, Jm¡ad, _mZgÝ_mZ {_imbo. \$miUrMo Kmd AOyZhr ^abobo ZìhVo Am{U {_ëIm qgJ `m§Zrhr Ë`mMo H$Qy> AZw^d KoVbo hmoVo. 1929 À`m n§Om~À`m JmoqdXnwam (AmVm nm{H$ñVmZ) `oWo Ë`m§Mm OÝ_ Pmbm. H$mhr dfm©VM \$miUrbm gm_moao Omdo bmJbo. \$miUrÀ`m doir g_mOH§$Q>H$m§Zr Ë`m§À`m AmB© d{S>bm§Mr, ~{hU, ^mdmMr hË`m Ho$br. `m KQ>Zm Ë`m§À`m S>moù`mXoIV KS>ë`m. EH$ AZmW _wbJm åhUyZ Vo ^maVmV Ambo Am{U gwédmVrbm {Zdm©{gVm§À`m N>mdÊ`mV Ë`m§Zr {Xdg H$mT>bo. T>mã`mda ^m§S>r KmgÊ`mMo H$m_hr Ho$bo. Am`wî`mÀ`m n{hë`m Q>ßß`mV Ë`m§Zr AZ§V AS>MUrVyZ dmQ>Mmb Ho$br. nU Ë`m§Zr Amnbo ^{dî` bîH$ar godoH$S>o nm{hbo. VoWo {_ëIm qgJ ho YmdnQy> åhUyZ Zmdménmg Ambo. VéU d`mVM Ambooë`m hmbmnoï>m Vo H$Yrhr {dgé eH$bo Zmhr. `m KQ>Zm§Mm Ë`m§À`mda Imobda n[aUm_ Pmbm hmoVm. na§Vw H$Qw> Jmoï>r ~mOybm gmaV Ë`m§Zr Ü`o`mH$S>o bj H|$ÐrV Ho$bo. gd© àH$maÀ`m òmoVm§Mm A^md hmoVm, gw{dYm§Mr dmZdm hmoVr. Varhr Vo {ZíM`mnmgyZ T>ibo ZmhrV. “âbmB§J {gI’ åhUyZ AmoiI àñWm{nV hmoÊ`m_mJo Ë`m§Mo H$ï>, _ohZV, {Zð>m hmoVr.
H$mo{dS>À`m H$mimVhr Ë`m§Mo OrdZ ho ~è`mM à_mUmV àoaUmXm`r R>abo Amho. Vo H$moamoZmH$Sy>Z nam^yV Pmbo Agbo Var Ë`m§Zr ghOmghOr nam^d _mÝ` Ho$bm Zmhr. gÜ`mÀ`m ZH$mamË_H$ dmVmdaUmVyZ ~mhoa `oÊ`mgmR>r AmnU Ë`m§À`mH$Sy>Z ~aoM {eH$Ê`mgmaIo Amho. {deofV: _mZ{gH$ÑîQ>çm gj_ hmoUo. {_ëIm qgJ `m§À`m S>moù`mXoIV Hw$Qw§~mMo hË`mH$m§S> KS>bo Am{U Vo H$Yrhr {dgaÊ`mOmoJo ZìhVo. Aem pñWVrV AZoH$m§Mo _mZ{gH$ g§VwbZ T>iy eH$Vo, na§Vw {_ëIm qgJ ho dmB©Q> H$mimVyZ Ho$di ~mhoaM nS>bo Zmhr Va Vo gm_Ï`©dmZ ì`º$s åhUyZ ñdV:bm {gÕ Ho$bo. nyduÀ`m H$mimV _mZ{gH$ Am{U ^md{ZH$ AmYma XoUmè`m gmo`r gw{dYm ZgVmZmhr {_ëIm qgJ `m§Zr ñdV:bm gmdabo Am{U Y¡`m©À`m ~imda EH$m_mJyZ EH$ `e {_idbo. gÜ`mÀ`m ^md{ZH$ Am{U _mZ{gH$ AñdñWVoMm gm_Zm H$aUmè`m _§S>itZr {_ëIm qgJ `m§À`mgma»`m {IbmSy>d¥ÎmrMm A§JrH$ma H$aV _mV H$aUo JaOoMo Amho. H$moamoZm H$mimV bmImo bmoH$m§Mo _mZ{gH$ Amamo½` T>mgibo Amho.
\$miUrÀ`m H$mimV X§JImoam§Zr {_ëIm qgJ `m§À`m Hw$Qw>§~mda h„m Ho$bm Am{U d{S>bm§Zr Ë`m§Mm _wH$m~bm gwê$ Ho$bm. Ë`mMdoir Ë`m§Zr _wbmgmR>r eodQ>Mo eãX Cƒmabo “^mJ {_ëIm ^mJ’. {_ëImMm Ord dmMmdm hm `m_mJMm CXXoe hmoVm. VoWyZ Vmo `wdH$ Iyn nimbm. gwadmVrbm Amnbm Ord dmMdÊ`mgmR>r Am{U Z§Va nXH$ qOH$Ê`mgmR>r. Vo Am`wî`^a `mM Ü`o`mZo dmdaV hmoVo. 1960 _Ü`o amo_ Am°qb{nH$_Ü`o Vo [aH$m°S>© VmoSy>Zhr nXmnmgyZ d§{MV am{hbo. na§Vw 45.73 g|H$XmV 400 _rQ>aMo A§Va H$mnÊ`mMm {dH«$_ hm Vã~b Mma XeH§$ H$m`_ am{hbm. _mPm {dH«$_ _moS>Umè`mg _r ñdV: nwañH$ma XoB©Z, Ago AmdmhZhr Ë`m§Zr Ho$bo hmoVo. `mZwgma Vo Zì`m IoimSy>§Zm gVV àoaUm XoV Am{U AmìhmZm§da _mV H$er H$am`Mr `mMo Vo YS>o XoV.
{_ëIm qgJ `m§Mo AmUIr EH$ d¡[eîQ>ço gm§JVm `oB©b. Vo åhUOo, {_ëIm qgJ ho gdmªMoM hmoVo. Ë`m§Mo XadmOo gdmªgmR>r Iwbo Agm`Mo. ^maVmV ~moQ>mda _moOÊ`mBVnV H$mhr _hmZ ì`º$s AgVrb H$s Ë`m§Mo àË`oH$ joÌmV g_mZ énmZo H$m¡VwH$ Pmbo Am{U gÝ_mZhr Pmbm. {_ëIm qgJ `m§Mo Zmd `m H«$_dmarV AmKmS>rda am{hbo Amho. Vo gmW©H$ Am{U XrK© Am`wî` OJbo AmhoV. Ë`m§Zr OrdZ OJÊ`mMm _§Ì {Xbm Amho. Ë`m§Mm _¥Ë`y hm AZmH$bZr` qH$dm Y¸$mXm`H$ Zmhr Va “go{b~«oeZ Am°\$ bmB\$’ Amho. `mM énmVyZ Ë`m§Mr AmnU AmR>dU H$mT>m`bm hdr.