Chandu Menon-Oru Padanam

]n.- si. _me-ir-jvw (1926-1991) Ncn-{X-K-th-j-I\pw ]{X-{]-h Ø-I\pw Fgp-Øp-Im-c-\pw. Fd-Wm-Ip-f-Øn-\-SpØv FS-h-\- m v P\n p. Izn v C ym ka-c-hp-ambn _ -s v Pbn hm-k-a-\p-jvtnt nh -Xn-\m timf-pv-hn-zym-`ymkw aps-ßn. ]n osv cmjv{so-b-{]-h Ø-\- Ønepw ]{X-{]-h Ø-\-Ønepw hym]r-x-\mbn. "Zn\-{]-`'-bpsS FUn- ; Zo L- Imew "tic-f-iu-apzn' ]{Xm-[n-]-k-an-Xn-bw-Kw, "am[yaw' Zn\-]-{X-Øns No^v FUn. Ipam-c-\m-im-s\bpw Fgp-Ø- -s\bpwipdn p \S-Ønb ]T-\-ßƒ B taj-e-i-fn ]pxnb shfn w ]c-øn. ticf kmlnxy A m-zan Ahm Upw (1974), hb-em cma-h a Ahm Upw (1978) e`n- C\n Rm Dd-ß-s, PmXn-hy-hÿbpw ticfncn-{x-hpw XpS-ßn-bh IrXn-Iƒ. 1991 G{]n 3 \p \ncym-x-\m-bn. hniz hnh-c-ßƒ v: www.pkbalakrishnan.com. 1

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{]kvxm-h\ kvxm-h\ IqSm-sX-Xs ]pkvxiw ]pd-øn-d- m-hp- -tx-bp- p. {] F n pw Cß-s\sbms gpxn-t p -Xv, kxyw ]d- m, \nb-{ n- m-\m-hmø Hcp XmXv]-cyw-sIm- m-wv. Fs t]cn-en-dßp BZysØ ]pkvx-i-am-wn-xv. AXp-sIm v F\n- n-xn-t\msp sshim-cn- I-amb Hcp {]txyi ASp- -ap- v. Pohn-X-Øn-te- hpw kt m-j-tømss Rm Ipdn- p hmn-i-ßƒ CXm-sW p ]d- m Fs Aev]-XztØm-sSm w Cßs\ H v Fgp-Xn-t m-ip- -Xns Imc-WhpwIqSn \nßfqln- p-a-t m. 1956 sk]vxw-_-dn-emwv Cu ]pkvxiw Fgp-Xn-b-Xv. Fs - nepw Fgp-tX- n-h- m H - n-sn-ø-øn\v Fgp-Xn-Øo t - n-h-cp A mesø Ign-hp-tI-S-\p-k-cn- v, c m-gvn-sim v CsX-gp-Xn-Øo Øp. Ipdn- p-ifpw hnh-c-ß-fp-sams t\ctø-xs ssibn-ep- m-bn-cp- p. ]pkvxi-sa-gp-xwsa p {]txy-tim-t±-iy-sam pw IqSm-sX, N ptat\m-s\- p-dn v F p-ap axn- p-sim p ]Xnhn\p hn]-co-x-ambn Aßs\ snbvxn-cp- -Xm-Wv. ""DS-s\-sbmcp ]pkvx-i-sa-gp-xmtam? timfp- m- mw'' F p {]tem-`-\-]-c-amb sh p-hn-fn-bp-ambn Hcp -Zn-hkw Hcp kvt\ln-x IS- p-h- p. Rmt\mSn- n-s p ho n FØn, F\n-s fp- -sa-gp-xm-hp hnj-b-sa \ne-bn Cu ]pkvx-isagpxn. hmkvxh-øn Cu ]pkvxiw At±-l-Øn\p IS-s - -Xm-Wv.* Hcp ]pkvx-iambn k ev]n v, BZy-h-km\w Htc ] -Xn-tbmsS H p-sa-gp-xp ]Xnhn- m-xn-cp Rm AX-s n Cu ]pkvxiw Fgp-Xp-am-bn-cp- n-. ]pkvx-i-øn\p t]cn-sp Imcyw hf-sc-bm-tem-nn- p. CXp N p-tat\ms Poh-N-cn-{X-a-. At±-lØns kmln-xy-sø- n kmln-xy-hna iw snøp Hcp IrXn-bp-a-. D -S- -tømsp ]q Æ-amb \oxn-im- Wn- p Hcp t]c Ct mgpw Cu {KŸ-Øn-\p- -Xv. F\n p ]pkvx- I-tØmSp aa-x-bp- m- p "B' Awiw Cu t]cp kqnn- n- p- -txbn-. N p-ta-t\ms kmln-xy-]-c-amb hen- -a XpS- -Øn Fs At±-l-Øn-te- m-i jn- -Xv. kz w kmln-xy-sø- mƒ hfsc hep- XmWv At±-l-Øns hy n-xzw. khn-ti-j-amb B hy n-xzsø shfn-hm- p D]m-[n-sb \ne-bn-emwv At±-l-Øns kmln-xy-hp- * kvt\lm-xn-tc-i-tømss Ct mƒ tcj-s -Sp-Ø-s, B kvt\ln-x bix-i-co-c-\mb {io kn.sp.- txmakmwv.

]pxnb Nne hni-zo-i-c-w-ßƒ \x-{]-im-i-\-`mkyw e`n- m c p-h w X]w-sNbvXp Ign-tb- nh aq p-sim w Ingnhp X n-bm, 1958 BZyw ]pd-øn-d-ßnb, ]p CXp-t]m-semcp apjn- ]pkvx-i-øn\v Ct mƒ Hcp aq mw-]-xn ndßp- p-sh- Xp kt m-j-i-c-amb hkvxp-x-bm-wv. AXn\p Imc-W m - s ms Fs \µn. Cu ]pkvx-i-øn Imcy-amb Hcp hns-hp-s hkvxp-x, CXp {]kn- o-i-cn p Ipsd- mew Ign- -t m-gmwv Fs {i -bn (kz-bw)-s]- -Xv. Cµp-te-Jsb ti{µo-i-cn- m-bn-t m-bn-cp p {]Xn- ]m-z\ßf-{x-bpw. Htc-sbmcp ImgvN- m-snepw kao-]-\-co-xn-bnepw itn p- \n- -Xns ^e-am-h-ww, IqSp-X ani IYm-kr-jvSn-bmb imc-z-sb- n hni-z-amb {]Xn-]m-Z\w {KŸ-Øn-se-ßp-an-s - p \ne h p-iqsn. c mw-]-xn- n B Ipdhp ]cn-l-cn- -W-sa p Icp-Xn. ]t, hnnmcw-t]mse \S- n-. Iptd- mew h p ssiim-cyw-snbvx AtX hnj-b-øn-te- v, thkw Xncn-sb-s - p-h Øn- m a\ p- Iq m m - XmWp Imc-Ww. IS-hp-\o- m hen- p-sim- p-h ap -\m-sn-s\-t mse AXp IpX-dn-tbm-Sn- -f- p. C n-t mƒ Ign-hXp _p n-ap n B t]mcmbva ]cn-l-cn- n-cn- p- p. Cu aq mw-]-xn- n 9 mw A ym-bambnt Øn-cn- p- Xv "imcz'sb n ]pxn-b-xmbn Fgp-Xnb ]T-\-amWv. FSp-Øp-]-d-bm-\p as m-cp -Im-cyw, c mw-]-xn- nepw Cu aq mw- ]-Xn- n-ep-ambn \S-Øn-bn- p ip o-i-c-w-am-wv. Nne A`n-{]m-b-ß-fpsS hmbvø-ebv p IqSp-X-em-bp- m-bn-cp cq X Ipdbv pi, Nne hkvxp-x-iƒ p simsp-øn-cp Du p-iƒ ab-s -Sp-Øp-I, Hgn-hm- m- \m-hp Bh Ø-\-ßƒ Hgn-hm- pi F n-ß-s\-bp e y-tømss ]pkvx-i-øn \ I{Xn-I-{]-tbmKw \S-Øn-bn- p- v. ]pxn-b-xmbn bmsxm pw CSbv v Fgp-Xn-t m-sx, sh n- -f-b am{xw-sim p km[n- p t`z-k-xn-itf hcp-øn-bn- p- q. BZy-]-Xn- nse GXm\pw ]pd-ß-fpw ]e JWvUn-I-I-fpw At\Iw hmn-i-ßfpw B ikv{x-{inb-bn ]pdw-x- -s - n-cn- p- p. "imcz'sb n Ct mƒ Fgp-Xn-t Ø ]T-\w-Iq-Sn-bm-b-t mƒ ]c-kv]-c-hn-cp- -sa p txm -ep- m- p A`n- {]m-b-ßƒ Cu ]pkvx-i-øn C\nbpw It - p-sa `bw F\n- n- m-sx-bn-. Hmtcmtcm hyxykvx- k-µ `-ß-fn hkvxp-x-iƒ p simspt - n-h hyxy-kvx-amb Du p-i-fn \n- p-ap- m-hp Ipg- -am-wxv. A\p-_- -amb IqSp-X hkvxp-x-i-fpss shfn- -Øn Ah-bvt mtcm- n\pw km[q-i-c-w-ap v F p ]d- p-h-bv p-i-b- msx C m-cy-