Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
Thenmala Railway Tunnel
This is a small video on a railway tunnel near Thenmala in Kollam-Shengotta Railway line. View this and listen to my commentary. This was a unique experience for me.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Tryst with Destiny - Malayalam translation
1947 BKÌv 14\v Ph-lÀem s\{lp cmjv{St¯mSv \S-¯nb {]kwKw
hfsc hÀj-§-fmbn \mw~Hcp \nÝnX e£y-t_m-[-t¯m-Sp-Iq-Sn-bp-ff {]hÀ¯-\-§-fn- GÀs¸«ncn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶-tÃm. F¶m \mw {]Xo-£n¨ B kpZn\w kam-K-X-am-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. hfsc {]m[m-\yt¯msS, ]qÀW-tXm-XnesÃ-¦nepw \ap¡v B {]XnÚ ssIam-dmw. C¶v cm{Xn ]{´mw aWnapg§pt¼mÄ, temIw apgp-h³ \n{Z-bn-em-n-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ, C´y AXnsâ ]pXpPoh\pw kzmX-{´yhpw t\Sn DWÀs¶-gp-t¶Â¡pw.
Ncn-{X-¯nÂhnc-f-amb B \nanjw F¯n-tNÀ¶ncn¡p-¶p. \mw ]g-a-bn \n¶pw ]pXp-a-bn-te¡v Nph-Sp-h-bv¡phm-³
ka-b-am-bn-cn-¡p¶p. HcpImeL«¯n\v A´ywIpdn-¡p-¶p.
hfscIme-ambnASn-¨-aÀ¯-s¸-«n-cp-¶ Hcpcmjv{S-¯nsâBßmhn\v i_vZw ssIh-cp-¶p.
Ncn-{X-mcw`wapXÂXs¶ C´yAXnsâ A\´-amb At\z-jWw Bcw`n¡pI-bp-m-bn. \nc-h[n \qäm-p-I-fmbn
\½psS cmPyw AXnsâ Pb-]-cm-P-b-§fpsS
s]cp-a DbÀ¯n-¡m«n
apt¶-dp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. At\z-jWXzc-bpsS
ImgvN \jvS-s¸-Sp-¯msX iàn
tNmZ-\-Isf ad-¡msX Cu cmPyw \·bpw \nÀ`m-Kyhpw
Hcp t]mse \ne-\nÀ¯n t]mcp-¶p.
C¶p \mw ZuÀ`m-Ky-§-fpsS
Ime-L-«-¯n\v A´yw
Ipdn-¡p-I-bm-bWv. C´y hopw
Is-¯-s¸-Sp-I-bm-Wv.
C¶v \mw BtLm-j-am-¡p¶
Cu t\«w, \s½ Im¯n-cn-¡p¶
al-¯mb hnP-b-§-fp-sSbpw t\«-§-fp-sSbpw
hmXm-b-\-§Ä Xpd¶p Xcp-¶-Xnsâ
XpS-¡-am-Wv. `mhn-bn-ep-m-Im-hp¶
shÃp-hn-fn-I-sfbpw Ah-k-c-§-sfbpw t\cn-Sp-¶-Xn\p
X¡ ss[cyhpw Úm\hpw \ap-¡ptm?
kzmX-{´yhpw iànbpw \½n D¯-c-hm-Zn-Xz-t_m[w DÅ-h-bm-¡p-¶p. C´y-bnse P\-§-fpsS
B[n-]Xyw Nqn-¡m-«p¶ kÀÆm-[n-Imc Akw-»n-bn-emWv Cu D¯-c-hm-ZnXzw \n£n-]vX-am-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. kzmX{´y¯nsâ P\-\-¯n\p
ap³]v, \nc-h[n
IjvS-¸m-Sp-I-fpsS
thZ\ \mw kln-¨n-«p-v. IqSmsX Cu th-Z-\-I-fpsS HmÀ½-IÄ \½psS lr¯n F¶pw `mc-ambn \ne-\n¡p-¶p. Ah-bnÂ
NneXv Ct¸mgpw
\½psS a\-Ên XpScp¶p.
Ign-ª-sXÃmw Ign-ªp. \½psS
`mhn-Imew Ct¸mÄ \s½ amSn hnfn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.
\½psS B `mhnImew A{X-tbsd kzØhpw A\m-b-k-hp-am-bn-cn-¡n-Ã. CS-X-S-hn-ÃmsX
ITn\ A[zm\¯neqsS
am{Xta \mw hf-sc-¡m-e-ambn
FSp-¯-Xpw
C¶v FSp-¡p-¶-Xp-amb {]Xn-Ú-IÄ \nd-th-ä-s¸-Sm³ km[n-¡p-I-bpÅq. C´y-bv¡m-bpÅ tkh-\-sa-¶m C´y-bnse IjvSs¸Sp¶ e£-§Ä¡m-bpÅ tkh-\-sa-¶m-Wv. Zmcn-{Zy-¯n-sâbpw AÚ-X-bp-sSbpw
tcmK-§-fp-sSbpw
Ah-kc Ak-a-Xz-§-fp-sSbpw
A´yw Ipdn-¡pI F¶m-Wv.
Hmtcm
hyàn-bp-sSbpw I®n \n¶p-Xn-cp¶ Hmtcm XpÅn _mjv]hpw XpS-bv¡pI F¶-XmWv Cu Xe-ap-d-bnse alm·mcpsS A`n-emjw. ]s£ F{X \mÄ Cu
I®ocpw IjvS¸mSpw \ne-\n¡p-¶pthm A{Xbpw \mÄ \½psS {]hÀ¯-\-§Ä¡v
Ah-km-\-an-Ã.
Bb-Xn-\m \mw hf-sc ITn-\-ambn {]hÀ¯n-¡Ww. ITn-\-b-Xv\-¯n-eqsS am{Xta \½psS kz]v\-§Ä
bmYmÀ°y-am¡phm³ Ign-bp-I-bp-Åq.
Cu kz]v\-§Ä C´y¡v thn-bp-Å-Xm-Wv. temI-¯n\p thn-bp-Å-Xp-am-Wv.
Hä-s¸«v Pohn-¡m³
Ign-bnà F¶p a\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-«pÅ P\-X-IÄ¡pw
cmjv{S-§Ä¡p-ap-Å-XmWv Cu kz]v\-§Ä. kam-[m\w A`n-hm-Py-am-Wv.
AXp-t]m-se-bmWv kzmX-{´yhpw.
kar-²nbpw
B]¯pw Cu temI¯v \n¶pw thÀs]-Sp¯n Awi-§-fm¡n
amäm³ Ign-bp-I-bn-Ã. C´y³
P\-X-bpsS {]Xn-\n-[n-I-fmb R§Ä¡v
\n§-tfmSv Hc-`yÀ°-\-bp-v. Cu al-¯mb
kml-k-¯n hnizm-khpw {]Xym-ibpw AÀ¸n¨v R§-tfm-sSm¸w tNcp-I. hn\m-i-I-chpw Ig-¼n-Ãm-¯-Xp-amb
hnaÀi-\-§Ä¡v Ct¸mÄ -k-abw
Is-t¯--Xn-Ã.
IqSmsX aäp-Å-h-cn Ipä-§fpw tZmj-§fpw Is-¯m-\pÅ ka-b-a-Ãn-Xv. kzX-{´ C´y F¶
al-¯mb lÀ½yw ]Wnªv Ah-fpsS a¡Ä¡v
Xma-k-sam-cp-t¡
ka-b-am-Wn-t¸mÄ. B \nÝbn-¡-s¸« Znhkw kamK-X-ambn þ ssZh-I-ev]n-X-amb B \nÝbn-¡-s¸«
Zn\w þ C¶v C´ybpsS Zn\w þ ZoÀL-Im-es¯ t]mcm-«-§Ä¡pw hn{im-´n-IÄ¡pw HSp-hn þ DuÀÖ-kzn-bmbn þ
kzX-{´-bmbn
þ kzÑ-µ-bmbn C´y
DW-cp-¶p.
Nne Imcy-§fn Ign-ª-Imew \s½ Npän-h-cnªv \n¡p-I-bm-Wv.
\mw \ÂInb
{]Xn-Ú-IÄ \nd-th-äm³ \mw C\nbpw {]b-Xv\n-t¡-n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. F¦nepw \½psS hgn-¯n-cn-hn\v amä-ambn. \ap¡v
C\n Hcp ]pXnb Ncn{Xw Bcw-`n-¡mw.
\mw Pohn-¡p¶ Ncn-{Xw. \mw {]hÀ¯n-¡p¶
Ncn-{Xw. aäp-f-f-h-cm Fgp-X-s]-tS Ncn-{Xw.
C´y¡mcmb \ap¡v
CXv hn[n-\n˨m-b-I-amb
\nanjw. Gjy¡pw
temI-¯n\pw
A§s\ Xs¶. Hcp ip`\£{Xw Db-cp-¶p. Ing-¡nÂ\n¶pw Db-cp¶ kzmX-{´y-¯nsâ \£-{Xw. {]XymibpsS ]pXp-\m¼v apf-s]m-«p-¶p. hf-sc Im-e-ambn P\-§Ä a\-ÊnÂ
Xmtem-en¨ B
kz]v\w bmYmÀ°y-am-Ip-I-bm-Wv.
B \£{Xw Hcn-¡epw a§m-Xn-cn-¡-s«. B kz]v\w Hcn-¡epw h©n-¡-¸-Sm-Xn-cn-¡-s«.
\mw kzmX-{´y-¯n BËm-Zn-¡p-¶p. F¶mepw \ap¡v Npäpw taL-§Ä
\nd-ªn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. cmPys¯ P\-§fne-[n-Ihpw IjvS-¸m-Sp-IÄ
A\p-`-hn-¡p-I-bm-Wv.
\nc-h[n ITn-\-amb {]iv\-§Ä \s½ Ae-«p-¶p-v.- F-¶mÂ
kzmX´yw
\ap¡v ]pXnb D¯-c-hm-Zn-Xz-§fpw IjvS-X-Ifpw sImp-h-cp-¶p. Ah £a-tbmSpw
A¨-S-¡-t¯mSpw kzX-{´-ambpw
t\cn-Sp-I-bmWv \mw sNt¿-Xv.
Cu kpZn-\-¯n \½psS Nn´
BZyw F¯p-¶Xv Cu kzmX-{´y-¯nsâ
inev]n-bn-te-¡m-Wv.
\s½ Npä-s¸-«n-cp¶ Ccp-fns\ amän shfn¨¯n-te¡v
\bn¨, kzmX-´y-¯nsâ
Zo]w DbÀ¯n-¸n-Sn¨, C´y-bpsS
]qÀÆ-tN-X-\bv¡v aqÀ¯ cq]w \ÂInb,
B hyàn,
\½psS
cmjv{S-]n-Xm-hv.
\mw ]e-t¸mgpw At±-l-¯nsâ Atbm-Ky-cmb ]n³Km-an-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p. At±-l-¯nsâ ktµ-i-§-fn \n¶pw hgn-sXän
Pohn-¨-h-cm-bn-cp-¶p. F¶mÂ
\mw am{X-aÃ
hcpw Xe-ap-d-Ifpw B ktµiw
ad-¡n-Ã. C´y-bpsS Cu alm-\mb ]p{Xs\ Ah-cpsS lrZ-b-§-fn ap{Zn-X-am-¡p-Ibpw
At±-l-¯nsâ Bi-b-§-fmb
hnizmkw, iàn,
ss[cyw, Ffna F¶n-h-bn {]Xm]w Is-¯p-Ibpw sN¿pw.
F{X henb sImSp-¦mtäm ISÂt£m-`tam h¶mepw kzmX-{´y-¯nsâ B
Zo]w AWªp
t]mIm³
\mw A\p-h-Zn-¡-cp-Xv.
bmsXmcp {]iw-ktbm {]Xn-^-etam B{K-ln-¡msX
C´y³ kzmX{´y-¯n\p
thn acWw hsc
t]mcm-Snb ]«m-f-¡m-scbpw t]c-dn-bm¯ \nc-h[n k¶² `S³am-scbpw Cu Ah-k-c-¯nÂ
\mw kvacnt¡--Xp-v.
cmjv{S§fpsS AXn-cp-I-fm \½n \n¶pw thÀs]«pt]mb
ktlm-Z-c-·m-scbpw
ktlm-Z-cn-am-scbpw C¯-cp-W-¯n HmÀ¡p-I-bm-Wv.
AhÀ¡v Ct¸mÄ \ap¡v
e`n¨ kzmX{´yw BtLm-jn-¡p-hm³ Ign-bm¯
Ah-Ø-bn-em-Wv. Fs´ms¡ kw`-hn-¨mepw
AhÀ \½p-sS `mKam-Wv. \½p-tS-Xmbn XpS-cp-Ibpw sN¿pw. Ah-cpsS kpJ-¯nepw ZpJ¯nepw \mw ]¦m-fn-I-fm-Ip-Ibpw sN¿pw.
`mhnImew \s½ amSn hnfn-¡p-¶p. \mw B hnfn- tIÄ¡p¶n-S-t¯¡v t]mIpt¶m AtXm asä-s´-¦n-ep-amtWm
\½psS DZyaw? C´ybnse km[m-c-W-¡m-c\pw IÀj-I\pw sXmgn-em-fn¡pw kzmX{´yhpw Ah-k-c-§-fpw F¯n-¡pI,
tcmK-§Ä¡pw,
AÚ-X-bv¡pw, Zmcn-{Zy-¯n\pw FXnsc bp²w sN¿p-Ibpw AdpXn hcp-¯p-Ibpw sN¿p-I,
P\m-[n-]-Xy-aq-ey-§-fp-Å, ]ptcm-K-a-\-]-c-hpw, k¼p-jvS-hp-amb Hcp cmjv{Sw sI«n-s¸-Sp-¯p-I,
Hmtcm ]uc\pw PohnX]qÀ®-Xbpw
\oXnbpw Dd¸p
hcp-¯p¶ Xc-¯n-epÅ
kmaqlyþkm¼-¯nIþcmjv{Sob
Øm]-\-§Ä krjvSn-¡pI þ Ch-bnÂ
GXmWv \½psS
DZy-aw? \ap¡v C\nbpw
ITn-\-ambn A[zm-\n-¡mw.
\mw Gsä-Sp-¡p¶ {]Xn-Ú-IÄ \nd-th-äp-¶Xp hsc \½-fn BÀ¡pw C\n hn{iaw Dm-IpIbnÃ. C´y³ P\-Xsb \mw k¦-¸n¨ e£y-§-fn F¯n-¡p-¶Xp hsc \ap¡v
hn{i-an-¡m-\m-hn-Ã. \mw Cu al-¯mb cmPy-¯nse P\X F¶ \ne-bn \nÀ`-bcpw
\nÀe-Ö-cp-am-Wv. Bb-Xn-\m B DbÀ¶ \ne-hm-c-¯n-se-¯m³ X¡
coXn-bn \mw
Pohn-t¡--Xm-Wv. Xpey Ah-Im-i-§fpw, A[n-Im-c-§-fpw, Npa-X-e-I-fp-ap-Å-h-cmb \msaÃmw, ]e PmXn aX-§-fnÂs¸« C´y-bpsS a¡-fm-Wv. CSp-§nb Nn´m-K-Xn-I-sfbpw hÀ¤o-b-X-sbbpw \ap¡v t{]mÕm-¸n-¡m³
Ign-bp-I-bn-Ã.
ImcWw CSp-§nb
Nn´bpw {]hÀ¯n-bp-apÅ P\XbmÂ
\ndª cmjv{Sw Hcn¡epw al-¯-c-ap-Å-Xm-InÃ.
aäv temI-cm-jv{S-§Ä¡pw Ahn-sSbpÅ P\-§Ä¡pw R§Ä
ip`m-iwk Adnbn¡-s«. kam-[m-\w, kzmX´yw, P\m-[n-]Xyw F¶n-h-bn-eqsS R§Ä Ah-cp-ambn kwkm-cn-¡p-sa¶v CXn-\mÂ
{]XnÚ sN¿p-¶p. \½psS
Gähpw kvt\l-apÅ amXr-cm-Pyw, ]pcm-X-\hpw, F¶pw \ne-\n¡p-¶-Xpw, \nXy-\q-X-\-hp-amb B cmPy-¯n\pw AXnsâ tkh-\-§Ä¡pw ap¶n _lp-am-\-]p-c-Êcw A`n-hm-Zyw AÀ¸n-¡p-¶p.
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