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tbip{InkvXphnsâ ip{iqjbnð kv{XoIfpsS ]¦v

By Roshan Jacob IAS
Kerala Born Malayalee IAS Officer in Uttar Pradesh Cadre

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ CltemI ip{iqjbnð kv{XoIfpsS ]¦ns\¡pdn¨v Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ, GÁhpw {][m\s¸« Imcyw tbip Hcp kv{Xobnð \nómWv P\n¨Xv FóXmWv. tbiphn\v Cu `qanbnð Dïmbncpó GI ssPh_Ôw amXmhmb adnbhpambpÅXmbncpóp. tbip Xsâ A½sb _lpam\n¡pIbpw A\pkcn¡pIbpw sNbvXncpóp. tbiphn\v A½tbmSpÅ A\pkcW¯nsâ DZm¯amb DZmlcWamWv Im\mhnse IeymW¯nð \Só kw`hw. IeymWhncpónð hó ZpÀLSmhØbnð kplr¯p¡sf klmbn¡m³ amXmhv A`yÀ°n¨t¸mÄ Hcp aSnbpw IqSmsX tbip Xsâ A½sb _lpam\n¡bpw A\pkcn¡pIbpw AhcpsS Bhiyw \ndthÁpIbpw sNbvXp.

Gsd¡psd ]mÀizhð¡cn¡s¸«, hnbÀs¯men¨p Pohn¨ sXmgnemfnIfpsS CSbnembnóp tbiphnsâ temIw. hfÀ¯¸³ Hcp ac¸Wn¡mc³. At±lt¯msSm¸w A²zm\n¨v D]Poh\w Ign¨ncpó Hcp _meyhpw Iuamcyhpambncpóp tbiphntâXv. kv{Xo]pcpjòmcpsS A´Àeo\amb kaXzw AwKoIcn¨v, hyànsbó \nebnð kv{XoIfpsS aqeyhpw A´Êpw tbip BZcn¨p. AhcpsS Iq«mbva, {]mÀ°\, tkh\w, km¼¯nIklmbw, `£W hnXcWw, km£yw Fónhsb tbip hneaXn¨p. kv{XoIsf kw_Ôn¨ C¯c¯nepÅ hnimeamb tbiphnsâ ho£Ww Xsâ ip{iqjtbmSv Dujvafambn {]XnIcn¡m³ kv{XoIsf t{]cn¸n¨p, tbiphnsâ A\pbmbnIfmbn¯oÀóp.

tbiphnsâ ]cky ip{iqjbnð Xsâ A\pbmbnIfnð \sñmcp hn`mKw Ft¸mgpw k{XoIfmbncpóp. AhÀ tbiphnt\msSm¸w FñmbnS¯pw Dïmbncpóp. kphntij§Ä tbiphns\ A\pKan¨ncpó tacn aKvZen³, tPmhm\, kqkó apXembn t]cp ]dbpóhcpw, t]cv ]dbm¯hcpamb At\Iw kv{XoIfpw tbiphns\ Hcp Øe¯p \nópw asÁmcp Øet¯¡v A\pKan¡póXv \mw ImWpóp. DucpIÄtXmdpw Imð\Sbmbn kôcn¡pI, BfpIsf ImWpI, Ahsc klmbn¡pI, kv]Àin¡pI, kpJs¸Sp¯pI, {]kwKn¡pI CXmbncpósñm tbiphnsâ {]hÀ¯\ coXn. AXpsImïv tbip t]mIpónSs¯ñmw ]n´pScpI, sN¿pósXms¡ ImWpI, ]dbpósXms¡ tIÄ¡pI, Fñm¯n\pw km£nbmIpI FóXmbncpóp tbiphnsâ PohnX Imes¯ injyXzw sImïv AÀ°am¡nbncpóXv.

tbiphns\ FñmbnS¯pw A\pKan¡pI FóXv, {]tXyIn¨v kv{XoIÄ¡v, \½Ä Cós¯ AhØbnð IcpXpóXpó{X efnXambncpónñ. ImcWw AXv Aós¯ kwkvImc¯n\pw BNmc§Ä¡pw FXncmbncpóp. blqZaX¯nse dºm\nIv \nba§Ä kv{XoIÄ hoSn\v ]pdt¯¡v t]mIpóXv \ncpÕmls¸Sp¯pIbpw hne¡pIbpw sNbvXncpóp. A¡me¯v At¸mkvXeòmÀ t]mepw X§fpsS D]Poh\amÀ¤w Dt]£n¨v NpÁn\S¡póXv _p²nap«mbncpóp. AXn\mð tbiphns\ A\pKan¡póXv shñphnfn \ndªXpw, kv{XoIsf kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw, IqSpXð k¦oÀ®hpw Bbncpóp. tbip kv{XoIsf BZcn¨p, Ahsc ]Tn¸n¨p, Nn´m]camb hgnIfnð Ahsc ip{iqjn¨p.

tbiphn\pw, Xsâ NpÁpw Hcp Iq«w kv{XoIÄ FñmbnS¯pw ]n´pScpóXv _p²napïm¡pó Imcyambncpóp. Fómð tbip AXp sNbvXp. Cu kv{XoIsf Ft¸mgpw XtómsSm¸w tNÀ¯p \nÀ¯n. {InkvXphn\p CXp sN¿póXn\v Hcp e£yapïmbncpóp. \ap¡v, B[p\nI kmaqlnI hyhØnXn A\pkcn¨v tbip kv{XoItfmSv kwkmcn¡pó Nn{Xw A{X hnNn{Xambn tXmópIbnñ. tbip \Só hgnIfnseñmw \nóv kv{XoItfmSv ]ckyambn kwkmcn¡póXpw Ahsc klmbn¡póXpw \mw ImWpóp. hy`nNmc¯nð ]nSn¡s¸« kv{Xosb tbiphnsâ ASp¯v sImïphcpt¼mÄ BÄ¡q«s¯ \mWn¸n¨v HmSn¨phn«v kv{XotbmSv am{Xambn kwkmcn¡póp; Ahsf klmbn¡póp. ]{´ïp hÀjambn cà{khapÅ kv{Xosb tbip hgnbnð ImWpóp. tbip AhnsS Xncnªp\nóv AhtfmSv kwkmcn¡póp. blqZ ]mc¼cya\pkcn¨v cà{khapÅ kv{Xosb Aip²bmbn IcpXpIbpw kapl¯nð \nóv Ahsf ]pd¯m¡pIbpw sNbvXncpóp. tbip AsXmópw Imcyam¡msX Ahsf klmbn¨p.

kpJmÀ Fó iacy]«W¯nse InWÁpIcbnð tbip iacy kv{XotbmSv kwkmcn¨Xpw Hcp hncp² kmkvImcnI BNmcw Bbncpóp. blqZ ]mc¼cya\pkcn¨v Ipeo\bmb kv{Xo s]mXpØe¯v `À¯mhnt\mSp am{Xsa kwkmcn¡mdpÅp. Hcp kv{Xo atÁmcp ]pcpj\pambn ]ckyambn kwkmcn¡póXp Iïmð AXv hnhltamN\¯n\pt]mepw aXnbmb kz`mhZqjyambn IW¡m¡nbncpóp. tbiphnsâ injyòmÀt]mepw Ah³ X\nsb kv{XotbmSp kwkmcn¡póXpIïv BÝcys¸«p. tbiphnsâ Cu {]hÀ¯n blqZòmcpsS cïp hne¡pIsf ewLn¡embncpóp. HómaXv, blqZòmÀ¡v \njn²ycmbncpó iacnbm¡mtcmSv AhcpsS ]«W¯nð Ibdn kwkmcn¨p. cïmaXv, s]mXpØe¯v Hcp k{XotbmSv kwkmcn¨p. Fómð kphntij¯nð Cu iacnb kv{Xo Hcp henb `mKyhXn Bbncpóp. tbip Xm³ temIw Im¯ncpó ainl BsWóv BZyambn shfns¸Sp¯nbXv Cu iacnb kv{XotbmSmbncpóp. "tbip AhtfmSp: \ntómSp kwkmcn¡pó Rm³ Xtó aiol Fóp ]dªp.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 4:26) AXpt]mse Xsó tbip temI¯nsâ c£I\mb ainlm BsWóv BZyambn AdnªXpw hnizkn¨Xpw t]cp ]dbm¯ Cu iacnb kv{Xo Xsó Bbncpóp. Cu kphÀ¯am\w ISópt]mbhcpw, Pohn¨ncn¡póhcpw, hcphm\pÅhcpamb temI¯nse Fñm kv{XoIÄ¡pw A`nam\w Dfhm¡pó ImcyamWv.

ssZh¯n\p ap¼nð kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw XpeycmWv. AXpsImïv tbip Xsâ injyòmÀ¡nSbnð XpeyXtbmsS kv{XoItfmmSpw s]cpamdn. DZmlcW¯n\v, amÀ¯bpw adnbbpw tbiphnsâ kplr¯p¡fmbncpóp. BcmWv kplr¯p¡Ä? kplr¯p¡Ä XpeycmWv. adnbw tbiphnsâ Im𡳠Ccn¡póXv \mw ImWpóp. blqZaXw ]pcpj `àÀ¡p am{Xsa dºnbpsS Imð¡ð Ccn¡m\pÅ B ]Zhn A\phZn¨ncpópÅp. Fómð tbip AXp sN¿m³ adnbsb A\phZn¨p. A§s\ adnb Hcp iàbmb injybmbn. CXmWv tbiphnsâ injyXz¯nsâ coXn. kv{XoIsf XtómsSm¸w sImïpt]mIm\pw Ahsc injycmbn ]cnioen¸n¡phm\pw tbip ]cn{ian¨p. A¡mes¯ blqZ kaql¯nse kv{XoIÄ kmaqlnI t{iWnbpsS ASn¯«nð kzbw Isï¯n. IqSmsX, Hcp kv{Xo¡v ]pcpjòmtcmsSm¸w Htc apdnbnð `£Ww Ign¡mt\m, ]pcpjòmtcmsSm¸w Xncpshgp¯v ]Tn¡mt\m ]Tn¸n¡mt\m, ]pcpjòmtcmsSm¸w Bcm[\bv¡mbn AIs¯ {]mImc¯nð {]thin¡mt\m A\phmZapïmbncpónñ. ssZhap¼msI Hcp a\pjys\ó \nebnð kv{XoIsf AhfpsS ]qÀ® A´tÊmsS ]p\xØm]n¡pI FóXmbncn¡mw tbipX¼pcm³ sN¿m³ {ian¨Xv. AX\pkcn¨v ]X\¯n\v ap¼v \ne\nóncpó k`sb kv{Xo]pcpj ]¦mfn¯¯nð ]p\xØm]n¡phm³ tbip {ian¨p. AXn\mð {InkvXob injyXz¯nð kv{XoIÄ¡v Hcp ]¦psïóv \mw a\Ênem¡póp.

tbip AXncpISó klm\p`pXnbpw A\pI¼bpw ]n´pStcï amXrIbmbn \ap¡v ImWn¨pXóp. a\pjysâ Bhiy§tfmSpÅ tbiphnsâ al¯mb Ir]bnepw IcpWbnepw ssZh¯nsâ kvt\lw kar²ambn {]ZÀin¸n¨ncn¡póp. kv{XoIfpsS k¦S¯nepw I®ocnepw tbiphnsâ a\Êv Aenªp. ]e kµÀ`§fnepw tbip Xsâ klm\p`qXn kv{XoItfmSv ImWn¨p. X§fpsS ktlmZc³ emkdnsâ acW¯nð amÀ¯bptSbpw adnbbptSbpw k¦Sw Iïv tbip A£cmÀ°¯nð Icªp. At\Iw tcmKim´nIfpw kv{XoIfnð \nópÅ `qX§sf ]pd¯m¡epw tbiphnsâ kv{XoItfmSpÅ IcpXð {]ISam¡póp. ]t{Xmknsâ ho«nð F¯nb DS³ Xsó A½mbnb½ tcmKnbmbn InS¡póXpIïv Ahsf kpJs¸Sp¯n AYnXnIÄ¡v `£Wapïm¡m³ {]m]vXbm¡n. \bn\nse hn[hbpsS acn¨ aIs\ kwkvIcn¡póXn\v sXm«pap¼v tbip A\pI¼tbmsS AhtfmSv kwkmcn¡pIbpw AhfpsS aIs\ PohnX¯nte¡v DbÀ¯pIbpw sNbvXp. ]Xns\«p hÀjambn \ncmitbmsS Ip\nªncpó ]mhs¸« Hcp kv{Xosb, i{XpXbpÅ aXt\Xm¡fpsS ap¼msI kn\tKmKn\I¯psh¨pXsó ss[cyambn klmbn¡pIbpw {]Xntcm[n¡bpw sNbvXp. Ah³ AhtfmSv kwkmcn¨p, B{Zambn AhfpsS tað ssIIÄ sh¨p, Ahsf \nhÀ¯n \nÀ¯n kpJs¸Sp¯n. AXn\mbn AhÄ ssZhs¯ alXzs¸Sp¯n. At¸mÄ tbip X¼pcm³ Ahsf Xpeybmbn AwKoIcn¨p. C{kmtbensâ aXss]XrI¯nð ]pcpjòmtcmsSm¸w \nð¡pó Ahsf ]cmaÀin¨psImïv "Chfpw B{_lmansâ aIÄ' Fóp ]dªv BZcn¡póp.

tbiphns\ ImWm³ B{Kln¨hsc, tbiphnsâ klmbw thïnbncpóhsc, AhÀ FhnsS Hfn¨ncpómepw, tbip Ahsc Isï¯nbncn¡pw. kaqlw `bóncpónS¯v tbip ss[cyambn Ibdns¨ñpw. tbip IpSpw_§sf IcpXnbncpóp. KZtc\bnse `qX{KkvXsâ Ggbe¯pt]mepw sNñm³ BfpIÄ `bót¸mÄ tbip ss[cyambn Ahsâ ASp¯psNóv Aht\mSp kwkmcn¨p; `qXs¯ ]pd¯m¡n. AbmÄ XeapSn sh«n tjhv sNbvXv Ipfn¨v IñpsImïv Xm³ Xsó apdnthð¸n¨ncpó apdnhnseñmw acpóp ]pc«n ]pXnb DSp¸n«v tbiphnsâ ASp¯v hóv Ccpóp. Fómð tbiphn\v Aht\mSpw IpSpw_t¯mSpw B{ZX tXmón. At\I hÀj§fmbn hkv{X§Ä [cn¡msX hoSv hn«v skant¯cnbnð Ignªncpó Aht\mSv ho«nð s]mbvt¡mf³ ]dªp. ap¸s¯«p hÀjw s_¯vkbnZ Ipf¯nsâ Icbnð IpSnð sI«n InSóncpó tcmKnbmb a\pjys\ tbip s]cp\mÄ Znhkw Iïp. Ahsâ IpSpw_¯nð Bsc¦nepw Ahs\ Ipf¯nenSm³ {ian¨mð AXn\pap¼v I¿q¡pÅ Bsc¦nepw asÁmcmsf FSp¯v Ipf¯nenSpw. tbip Aht\mSv kwkmcn¨p; Ahs\ kuJyam¡n. tbip Ipcninð acn¡póXn\p ap¼v {]mbamb hnip² adnbans\ Xsâ Acpa injy\mb tbmlóms\ Gð¸n¨Xv A½tbmSpÅ kvt\lhpw IcpXepw Bbncpóp.

Xsâ ]ckyip{iqjbpsS Ahkm\¯nð, tbiphns\ AdkvÁv sN¿pIbpw, hnNmcW sN¿pIbpw, h[in£bv¡v hn[n¡pIbpw sNbvXXn\ptijw \nch[n kv{XoIÄ tbiphns\ A\pKan¨p. AhÀ Keoenbnð \nóv \Sóp \Sóv tbiphnsâ ]nómse Imðhdnbnse Ipcnip hsc \Sóp. tbiphnt\mSpÅ `ànbpw kvt\lhpw aqew e`n¨ DuÀÖhpw ss[cyhpamWv ChnsS {]ISamIpóXv. `mctadnb Ipcnipw NpaenteÁn \S¡pt¼mÄ tbip \nóv Xncnªpt\m¡n Xsó A\pKan¨ kv{XoItfmSv kwkmcn¨p: "sbcpitew ]p{Xnamtc, Fsós¨mñn Ictbïm, \n§sfbpw \n§fpsS a¡sfbpw sNmñn Ichn³' Fóv AhtcmSp ]dªp. tbiphns\ Ipcninð IbÁnbXv kv{XoIÄ Zqsc\nóv t\m¡n Iïp. CXn\v hfsc ss[cyapïmbncn¡Ww. Fs´ómð, At¸mkvXeòmÀ t]mepw X§fpsS Pohs\ `bóv tbiphns\ Dt]£n¨pt]mb kabambncpóp AXv. Ccp«póXphsc AhÀ AhnsS Im¯p\nóv IpcnipacW¯n\v km£yw hln¨p.

Fómð AXv AhnsS XoÀónñ. {IqioIcW¯n\ptijw, ]pcpj injyòmÀ¡v henb `bhpw Bib¡pg¸hpw Dïmbncpóp. ]ecpw ]e Øe§fnte¡v HmSnt¸mbn. Fómð kv{XoIÄ HmSn c£s¸«nñ. RbdmgvN cmhnse \mw hoïpw Iñdbnð kv{XoIsf ImWpóp. AXpsImïv DbÀs¯gptóÁ IÀ¯mhv BZyw kv{XoIÄ¡v {]Xy£s¸«p. A§s\ kv{XoIÄ DbÀs¯gptóÁ {InkvXphnsâ BZys¯ hnizmknIfmbn. AXpsImïv {InkvXp AhÀ¡v Hcp henb \ntbmKw \ðIn. Rm³ acW¯nð \nóv DbÀs¯gptóÁpshóv FñmhtcmSpw sNóp ]dbpI. A§s\ {InkvXpaX¯nse BZys¯ anj\dnamcpw kphntijIcpw kv{XoIfmWv. CsXmcp \nkmc Imcyañ. ImcWw, Hcp kv{XobpsS samgn¡v sXfnhmbn tImSXnbnðt]mepw bmsXmcp hnebpanñm¯ Imeambncpóp AXv. kv{XoIÄ¡v kapl¯nð i_vZtam {]mXn\n[ytam Dïmbncpónñ.

DbÀs¯gptóÁ {InkvXphnsâ BZy\ntbmKw kv{XoItfmSmbncpóXv sXÁp ]ÁnbtXm, bmZrÝnItam Bbncpónñ. ainlmX¼pcm\v sXÁp]ÁpIbnñ. AXv IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ a\x]qÀÆamb Hcp ]²Xn Bbncpóp. AhÀ t]bn At¸mkvXeòmsc Cu kt´mjhmÀ¯ Adnbn¨v X§fpsS IÀ¯hyw \ndthÁn. AXpsImïmWv aKvZen\ adnbs¯ At¸mkvXeòmcpsS At¸mkvXe³ Fóv hnfn¨ncpóXv. tbiphnsâ kzÀ¤mtcmlW¯n\p tijhpw kv{XoIÄ ]pcpjòmtcmsSm¸w Hcpan¨v apIfnse \nebnse apdnbnð {]mÀ°n¨psImïncpóXmbn«mWv \mw ImWpóXv. `mhn A\mhcWw sN¿póXn\mbn AhÀ Hcpan¨v {]mÀ°n¨p. {]hÀ¯nIfpsS BZy A²ymbw A\pkcn¨v s]´nt¡mkvXn \mfnð ]cnip²mßmhv Cd§nhóv kv{XoIÄ¡pw ]pcpjòmÀ¡pw AhÀ \nÀÆlnt¡ï ZuXy¯n\v iàn \ðIn.

At¸mkvtXmenI bpK¯nð DbÀóphó ]pXnb k`bnð DS\ofw \nch[n kv{XoIsf \mw ImWpóp. At\Iw kv{XocXv\§fpsS t]cpIÄ ]pXnb \nba¯nð \mw hmbn¡póp: epZnbm, bq\o¡, temhokv, Zacnkv, {]nkv¡nñ apXembh. bqtdm¸v `qJÞ¯nð {InkvXpaX¯nte¡v BZyambn ]cnhÀ¯\w sN¿s¸«Xmbn IW¡m¡s¸Spó hnip²bmWv epZnbm. tbiphnsâ ZÀi\w A\pkcn¨mWv hnip² ]utemkv bqtdm¸nse amkntUmWnbmbnte¡v bm{X Xncn¨Xv. ]Ýna AÀ²`qtKmf¯nð {]tXyIn¨v bqtdm¸v `qJÞ¯nð {InkvXob kphntijw {]kwKn¨ BZys¯ {]tZiambncpóp ^nen¸n. AhÀ t]mb aÁv Gjy³ Øe§fnset¸mse AhnsS knótKmKv Dïmbncpónñ. AXpsImïv ]pgh¡¯p Dïmbncpó kv{XoItfmSp kphntijw kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ BZyw hniykn¨ bqtdm¸nse h\nXbmWv epZnbm. tbiphnsâ temIhmk¯n\p tijaqÅ Imes¯ injyXzw {InkvXphns\ A\pIcn¡pI FóXmWv. Hcp kv{Xo¡v F§s\bmWv tbiphnsâ injybmIm³ IgnbpóXv? Hmtcmcp¯cpw kaql¯nse AhchcpsS D¯chmZn¯§Ä \ndthÁWw. Fóncpómepw ssZht¯mSv \ap¡pÅ {]XnIcWamWv {][m\w. AXnð kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw XpeycmWv.

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