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Magaraani
antha KSRTC bus oru kulukkaludan vanthu ninrathu. ennudaiyai kadigaarathil mani 6.50 endru
kattiyathu. ah! athukkul bangalore vanthaacha, nalla thoongitten pol irukku. moottai mudichai
eduthukkondu iranginen. june maasam kooda ippadi kuluruthe bangalore-la endru enni konde
ethavathu auto kidaikkuthaa endru thedinen. evvalavu azhagaga irukkirathu intha perunthu nilayam
endru viyanthu konde oru autovai niruthinen . antha auto kaararidam malleswaram endren. avarum
erunga sir endru azhaga thamizh pesinaar. ithu than intha bangalore-il vasathi kannadam theriyaamale
kaalathai ottalam endru ninaithukonde yerinen. enge sir poganum ,malleswarathule. 9th cross-pa
endren. kannai moodi kannai thirappatharkkul 9th cross vanthuvittathu. atho antha periya gate pottirukkara
veedu thanpa endru iranginen. autokaararidam 10 roopayai kuduthuvittu mani parthen. 7.15 endru
kaattiyathu. vyji ezhuthukka innum 15 nimidam irukkirathu endru enni konde kathavai thiranthen.
hall-il vyji-yin maamanar utkaarnthu Hindu-vai purattikondu coffee kudithukondirunthaar.
‘vaanga sambandhi vaanga’ endru ennai varaverthaar. naanum sowkkiyama endru kettukonde ulle poi amarnthen.
ennidam Express paper-ai kuduthuvittu marupadiyum Hindu-vil moozhginar. enna oru jenmam ithu endru
ennikonde, vyji ezhuthuttala endru ketten. oh nanna kettel pongo endru sambandhamillatha oru sirippodu
‘vyji, inga vanthu yaaru vanthirukka paaru’ endru kathiyathu kizham. ‘itho vanthitten pa’ endru kaiyai
pudavaiyal thudaithapadiye vanthaal vyji. thalaikulithu vittu thuvattamal nuni mudiyil irunthu eeram sottiyathu.
athai paarthu en kannil ratham kottiyathu.’ vaangappa, amma nalla irukkala, konjam irunga pa nan velaiyai
mudichittu varen’ endra padi ulle ponaal. konja nerathil aavi parakka coffee vanthathu.
atharkkul vyjiyin naathanarum, machinarum ezhuthu vittargal. manni innaikku enna tiffin. endru antha
hippi thalaiyan machinan kettan. udane aval nathanaarum ‘manni enakkku inaikku lunch box kattidungo’
endru solli konde kulikka ponaal.
‘adapaavingala, ungalukku ellam sevai seyyava ennoda ponnai kattikoduthen’. appadiye an
tha hippi thalaiyan
moonjiyil naalu kuthu kuthalam pola irunthathu. atharkkul aval kanavan ravi ezhuthuvittu ennai paarthu
vaanga maama endru kadane endru sollivittu ‘office lenthu vanthapparam pesalam’ endru avan oru
moolaikku paranthaan.
vyjiyin maamiyaar appothuthaan hall-ukku vanthu ‘ sowkkiyama maami nannna irukkala’ endru kettapadiye
‘vyji, swamikku velakku yethittiya nan poojai pannanum’ endru kural kuduthaal.
atharkkul vyji enakku pongalum kesariyum oru thattil kondu vanthu vaithal. ‘vyji, amma unakku batchanam
ellam kuduthu amichirukka paaru endru avalidam nan kondu vantha moottaiyai nettinen. ‘ethukkupa amma
sramam pattukkara ithukkellam’ endru solli konde enkittenthu batchanathai vangikondaal. atharkkul
aval naathanaarum machinanum ‘ai ungaveetlenthu batchanama manni, enakku romba pidikkum endru
solli kondu nan kondu vantha moottaiyai dhwamsam seydhadhu.
appothe karpagathidam sonnen. vendaam. nan poi aval eppadi irukkal endru parthuttu varen apparam innoru
thadavai ithellam panni kondu poi rendu perum kudukkalam-nu. kekkave illai. udambu mudiyaatha pothilum
vyjikku pidikkum-nu athirsam, manoharam, thattai, thengai bargi endru ellathaiyum panni kuduthu anupithal.
ingu vanthu paartha onnu kooda vyjikku kidaikkathu pol irukke.
‘vyji enakku sappadu podu ‘ endru ravi vanthu dining table-il utkarnthan.’ enakkum pottudungo manni innaikku
special class irukku’ endru aval nathanarum vanthu utkaarnthaal.
ellarukkum sappadu pottu anuppum pothu mani 10.30 aagai vittathu. ‘yennappa kesari appadiye irukku
nanna illaiya’ endru kettal. ‘illaima etho amrutanjan vaasanai adikkuthu athaan’. ‘ayyayo en maamiyar
kaal valinna athan kaalukku amrutanjan thechu vittuttu appadiye ungalukku tiffin kondu vanthu kuduthutten sorry
pa. irungo vera plate-la kondu varen’ endru innoru plate kondu vanthu vaithal.’yemma nee sapttiya’ endru
vaanjaiyudan ketten.’illaipa innum enakku samaiyale- mudiyalai. sappattu kaari ippo vanthuduva ravikku
lunch kuduthanuppanum. neenga tiffin sappttutu kulichittu vaango namba apparama pesalam’
eppadi ellam kannukkulla vechi valarthen en ponnai. enakkum karpagathukkum anju varusham kazhichu
poranthathalo ennavo vyjikku romba chellam jaasthi. athe pola innoru kuzhanthaiyum porakkama ponathala
vasadhiyaa pochu. vyhi kaalai-la 7.30 kku ezhuthukkave avvalavu paadu paduthuvaa. rendu thadavai velaikkari
vanthu ezhuppi apparam ava amma poi ezhuppinapparama methuva ezhunthukkalama vendaama endru
ezhunthuppal. ellarum carnatic music kathukkaranga-nu solli thaan vidhyasama seyyanum endru sitar kathukondaal.
itharkkagave oru hindustani music teacher-ai veettukku varavazhithu pattu sollikondaal.
aval aasai patta padiye M.A literature padikka vaithen. yaar moolamavo Raviyin jaadhagam vanthathu. appothu
kalyaanam panna vendum endra ennam illatha pothilum, verume ponnu parkka mattum sammadhithen.
avaa vanthu , vyji parthathum avalin kuralukke mappilai mayangivittar. avargalukkum vyjiyai pidithuvittathu.
vyjikkum mappilaiyai pidithuvittathu. Oore viyakkum padi, chennaiyil Vijaya-vil kalyaanam seydhen.
avargal onnume ketkaatha pothilum paarthu paarthu en kuzhanthaikku seydhen.
kattu saadham annikku, ennakku dhukkam thondaiyai adaichathu. sambandhiyin kaigalai pidithukondu kalangivitten.
vyjyin maamiyaarum neenga onnum kavalaipadaatheengo engaloda ponnattam parthukkarom endru
aarudhal koorinaal.
mm vyji pukkagam vanthu 2 maasam aagi vittathu. karpagam thaan poi kuzhanthai eppadi irukkanu oru nada parthuttu
vango endru ennai bus yettrinaal.
nan kulithu mudithu varum pothu vyji , aval maamanar maamiyar poojai araiyil utkaarnthu poojai seydhu
kondirunthaargal. ‘paavingala, en ponnu innum saapidalai. ava pasi thaanga matta. mani 1aaga poguthu.
ippadi avalai pattini pottuttu ungalukku ellam enna vendi kidakkuthu poojaiyum punaskaaramum’.
avargal poojaiyai mudithuvittu sappida utkaarumpothu mani 1. ellarum sappitta pinnar thaniyaga utkaarnthu
sappidum magalai paarthen. kannukku kizhe karuvalaiyam soozhnthu kondirunthathu. kalyaanathirukku munbu
irunthathai vida konjam elaithirunthaal.
ippavathu unnoda pesalamamma endren. illaipa kadaikku poi samaan karigaay ellam vaanganum, apparam
saayankaalathukku tiffin pannanum. neenga romba kalaippa iruppeenga.poi rest eduthukkunga. night pesikkalam
endraal.
en ponnai paarthu ennal thaanga mudiyavillai. ival santhoshamaga irukkiral endru allava nan ennikondu irukkiren.
ippadi kashtapaduval endru therinthirunthaal kalyaaname panni irukkamattene, endru enni konda padi sofa-vil
konjam kann ayarnthen. eppozhuthu ezhuthen endru theriyaathu. hall-il ore satham kettathu.
‘manni innaikku tiffin dhoooool’ endru antha hippi kaaran than kathi kondirunthaan. ‘Raju, innum konjam pottukko.
aama innum jaya varaliyaa collegelenthu ‘ endru vyji thannoda machinanodu pesi kondirunthaal.
naan angu ponavudan enakkum tiffin eduthu vaithaal.’hi uncle nalla irunthathu sweets ellam. aunty kitte
thanks sollidunga’ endru en vayatherichalai kelappinan avan. yetho college-il padikkaran endru sonnathai
gyabagam. atharkkul ovvorutharay vyjyin kanavarum nathanarum vara avargalukku coffee tiffin kuduthu,
maamanaar maamiyaarukku kuduthu, rathiri samayalil iranginaal vyjayanthi.
ellarum utkaarnthu Tv parthu kondirunthaargal. che! enna ponna pethurukka intha sammandhi. ippadi
dhoomaradhandi maathiri veetla oru velaiyum seyyama ippadiye utkanthu arattai adikkuthu. poi
mannikku konjam uthaasaya iruntha than ennavam. ithellam periyavanga sollanum. antha kizhangalum
ithellam parthuttu pesama irukkarathu paar. enakku ratham kothithathu.
taan-u ettu manikku ellarum sappida utkaarnthu vittargaal. ellarukkum parimaari kadaisiyaaga thaanum
sappittu mudithaal. methuvaaga adukkalaikku ponen. oru vandi pathiram kuvinthu kidanthathu.
ellathaiyum utkarnthu theythu kondirunthaal. atharkkul rajuvum jayavum padikkanum endru roomukku
poi kathavai sathikonduvittargal.
velaiyellam mudichitti konjam unnoda sithar-a eduthuttu maadikku variyaamma konjam pesanumendru ketten.
ennappa ippallam nan vasikkarathe illai. athu engeyo irukku. irungo velaiyai mudichuttu maadikku varen.
aval adukkalaiyai ozhithu maadikku varum pothu mani 11.30. ‘nan oru mudivukku vanthutten vyji. naalaikku
nan oorukku kelambaren. neeyum ennoda kelambidu’. ‘ennappa ithu ippothane kalyaanam aagi rendu maasam
aarathu athukkulla amma veettukku poren-na nanna va irukkum’.’diwalikku varom-pa’ endraal.
‘illaima nee inge kashtapadarathai parthuttu ennala summa irukka mudiyaathu. ippadi onna velaikkariyaattam
parkkava unnai valarthen’ kangal kalangivittathu.
vyji aarudhalaga en kaigalai pidithaal. ‘appa neenga thappa ninaichukittu irukkeenga. ennai intha veetla
magaaraani mathiri than nadatharaanga. inga irukkarava ellarum en mela uyiraiye vechukittirukkanga theriyuma’
‘pothum ma pothum, unnoda kashtathai ellam maraikka ippadi ellam poy sollathe. nan than kannala parthene.
nalla velai ungammavai nan kottittu varalai. ithaiyellam parthaal-na usuraiya vittuduva. unnai oru velai
seyya vittathillai namba veettle’.
‘appa nan yaar veettukku velai seyyaren. en veettukku thane pa. ithellam ivaa solli nan seyyalai paa. nan than
seyyaren. enga maamanar velaikkari vechukko -nu than solrar. nan than vendaam-nu tten. ippothaikku naanum
raviyum jaya-voda kalyaanathukku panam serthuttu irukkom. athanala anaavasiyama selavu seyyavendamnuttu.
ennala mudiyalainna ivvalavu velai seyya matten-ba. enakku romba perumaiya irukku theriyuma. Ravi appadiye
thannoda sambadhyathai enkitte kondu vanthu kuduthuduvaar. maamanarum thannoda pension-a appadiye
kuduthuduvaar. apparam nan enna parthu kudukkarenno athai thaan avanga vangippanga. Raju-kku kooda
nan parthu than pocket money kuduppen theriyuma. nan chellama valarnthathu, velayatta irunthathu ellam
oru kaalam . ippo nan oru kudumba thalaivi pa. ippadi irukkarathuthan enakku pidichirukku’
‘yemma ivvalavu kashtapadarennu oru vaarthai sonna, namba veetlenthu rendu velaikkari anuppa mattenamma’
‘illaipa ippothaikku ungakitte onnum kekkakoodathungarathula naanum raviyum theermaanam panni irukkom
appadi venum-na apparama solren’
aah! en ponna enkitte ippadi pesarathu. samayal-na ennave theriyaathava 5 perukku thinamum tiffen, madhiya
sappadu, rathiri sappadu seyyara. than evvalavu selavu seyyarom-ne theriyama selavu seyyarava, ippo
varavu selavu kanakku podaraa. ithukku mela velaikkari vecha selavu aagum-nu ella velaiyum thaane seyyara’
ennala nambave mudiyalai.
‘appa, ungalukku nan eppadi inge irukkengarathu innum sandhegama irukku. nalaikku kaalaila paarunga.
nan intha veetla maharaani maathiri irukken-garathu kaamikkaren’
endru koori kizhe sendraal.
adutha naalukkaga aavaloda ethirpaarthukonde thoonga ponen.
nan kaalai ezhuntha pothu mani aaru. neraaga samaiyal araiyai nokki than ponen. vyji coffee kalanthu
kondirunthaal. ‘ennamma appavoda kelambi variyaa illai’ endru izhuthen. ‘oh ungalukku innum
nambikkai varalai illaiyo irunga ippo nadakkara vedikkaiyai parunga endru koori konde kaiyil
amrutanjan eduthukondu bedroom nokki sendraal. naanum pinnaleye sendren.’ennanga enakku lesa
thalaivalikkara maathiri irukku, nan konjam paduthukkaren’ endru kanavanidam kooriyapadi paduthaal.
ravi thookki vaari pottu ezhunthaan. ‘amma appa, vyjikku thalaivaliyaam endru poy avargalai
ezhuppinaan. atharkkul satham kettu jayavum rajuvum odi vanthaargal. ‘manni neenga nalla rest
eduthukkonga. nan college leave pottuttu samaiyal ellam panren’ endru jaya koorinaal. atharkkul
maamiyaar yaarvathu doctor-ukku phone pannungalen endru kathinaal. maamanar kizhamo
poojai roomilirunthu vibhuthi eduthukondu vyjiyin thalaimattil utkaarnthu avalukku vibhoothi poosiyathu.
maamiyaaro kaal pakkathil utkaarnthu kondu ‘ippo eppadi irukku kuzhanthai’ endru kaalil kai vaitha
padi kettal. Rajuvukku enna seyvadhendre theriyaamal kanngalil irunthu neer kottiyathu.
atharkkul vyji ‘ippa konjam thevalai doctor ellam koopida vendam konjam rest eduthutta sariyaayidum’
endru sonnal. intha naadagathai naanum parthukondu irundhen. ippothu vyjiyai parkkupothu
nejamagave mudi sooda raani maathiri therinthathu enakku. manam lesaga aanathu.
mana baaram kurainthavanay nan mattum chennai poga kelambinen.