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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. Fm \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. Cv 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 \npw ]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. Cp \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. Cv \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 Xpdp 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 Fpw `mc-ambn \ne-\n¡p-p. Ah-bn NneXv Ct¸mgpw \½psS a\-Ên XpScpp. 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 Cv 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 Fm-Wv.
Hmtcm hyàn-bp-sSbpw I®n \np-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 Fp 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 \npw 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 Cv 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-\nÀ®m-b-I-amb \nanjw. Gjy¡pw temI-¯n\pw A§s\ Xs. Hcp ip`\£{Xw Db-cp-p. Ing-¡nÂ\npw Db-cp kzmX-{´y-¯nsâ \£-{Xw. {]XymibpsS ]pXp-\m¼v apf-s]m-«p-p. hf-sc Im-e-ambn P\-§Ä a\-Ên 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. Fmepw \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-m 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 \npw hgn-sXän Pohn-¨-h-cm-bn-cp-p. Fm \mw am{X-aà 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 Fn-h-bn {]Xm]w Is­-¯p-Ibpw sN¿pw.
F{X henb sImSp-¦mtäm  ISÂt£m-`tam hmepw 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-¯n \mw kvacnt¡-­-Xp-­v.
cmjv{S§fpsS AXn-cp-I-fm \½n \npw 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¡pn-S-t¯¡v t]mIptm 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-bn 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\Xbm \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 Fn-h-bn-eqsS R§Ä Ah-cp-ambn kwkm-cn-¡p-sav CXn-\m {]XnÚ sN¿p-p. \½psS Gähpw kvt\l-apÅ amXr-cm-Pyw, ]pcm-X-\hpw, Fpw \ne-\n¡p--Xpw, \nXy-\q-X-\-hp-amb B cmPy-¯n\pw AXnsâ tkh-\-§Ä¡pw apn _lp-am-\-]p-c-Êcw A`n-hm-Zyw AÀ¸n-¡p-p.