30November 18, 2016

‘My mother called me Unni’(DÆn F∂m-sWs‚ AΩ Fs∂ hnfn-®n-cp-∂-Xv)

Hcp `nj-Kz-cs‚ tZim-S-\-IY

Ggc Zi-I-ß-fn-embn aq∂p q-

J-WvU-ß-fn¬ ]c-∂p-In-S-°p-∂, a-

[p-chpw Xn‡-hp-amb hyXy-kvXm-

\p- h ]c-º-c-Iƒ kc-khpw hy‡-

hp-amb mj-bn¬ ap∂q-tdmfw Xmfp-

I-fn-sem-Xp-°n-bn-´p≈ Hc-km-am\y

Bfl-I-Y-bmWv tUm. thWp-tKm-

]m¬ tat\ms‚ ‘My mother calledme Unni’. CXn¬ kml-kn-I-X-bp-

≠v, hm’-ey-ap-≠v, ]W-b-ap-≠v.

kz¥w P\-\n-tbmSpw P∑-`q-an-tbm-

Spw amXr- m-j-tbmSpw D≈ AXp-ey-

amb Bfl-_-‘-Øns‚ i‡-amb

ASn-sbm-gp-°p-I-fp-ap-≠v.

Fd-Wm-Ip-fØv P\n®v AΩ-bp-

sS- BZysØ I◊-Wnbpw s]m∂p-

th¿]m-Sp-Iƒ, Xo£vW-Zpx-J-߃

kΩm-\n®p t]mIp∂ hn[n-bpsS

hnIr-Xn-Iƒ, ]nb-t]-b-kn-bpsS

ASn-°-Sn-bp≈ Btcm-Ky-]-iv\-߃-

˛-C-Øcw A\-¥-amb A\p-`-h-ß-fn-

eqsS IS-∂p-t]m-bn-´p-≈-h¿s°√mw

Bflm¿∞X Xpfp-ºp∂ Cu Bfl-

IY hfsc CjvS-s∏-Spw.

D]-cn-hn-Zym-`ym-k-Ønt\m [\-k-

ºm-Z-\-Ønt\m Ah-\-h\pw hcpw

Xe-ap-dbv°pw tim -\-amb Hcp mhn-

°p th≠ntbm AtXm shdp-samcp

kml-k-am-bnt´m ]ns∂ ]nd∂ aÆp

shSn™v adp-\m-´n-te°v IpSn-tb-dn-

∏m¿t°≠n hcp-∂-h-cp-sS-sb√mw

BZy-Ime kw`-ahpw Imew sN√p-

t¥mdpw s]cp-°p∂ qX-Im-e-sØ-∏-

‰n-bp≈ hnIm-c-Xoh kvac-W-Ifpw a-

t\m-th-Z-\bpw A¥yw ]c-tZ-i-Øm-

hp-at√m F∂ hnjm-Zm-fl-I-amb `o-

Xnbpw A\p-`-hn-°mØ Zo¿L-Ime

]hm-kn-Iƒ A]q¿h-am-Wv. kIe

B¿`m-S-ß-tfmSpw IqSn kº¬k-ar-

≤n-bn¬ Pohn-°p-tºmgpw _‘pc Im-

©-\-Iq-´n¬ \n∂pw hn´p-t]m∂ kz-

¥w kwkvIm-c-Øn-te°p aS-ßm-\p-

≈ AZ-ay-amb Xzc AS-°n-sh®v

sshInb thf-bn¬ ho≠pw Hcp ]dn-

®p \S¬ Akm-≤y-am-sW∂ Xncn-®-

dn-hp-≠m-Ip∂ Hmtcm adp-\m-S≥ `mc-

Xo-b-s‚bpw lrZ-b-Øp-Sn-∏p-Ifpw B-

fl-kw-L¿j-ßfpw CXn¬ DS-\ofw

tIƒ°mw.

amXm-]n-Xm-°-fp-sSbpw _‘p-°-

fp-sSbpw ]q¿Æ kΩ-X-an-√msX \mSp-

hn-Sp-∂Xpw IS-ep-Iƒ IS∂v Hmtcm

ÿeØpw thtcm-Sn-Øp-S-ßp-tºm-tg-

bv°pw kzbw ]ngpXv as‰m-cn-SØv ]®-

]n-Sn-°m≥ IjvS-s∏-Sp-∂Xpw k¿t∆m-

]-cn, IpSpw-_mw-K-ßfpw hf¿Øp-\m-

bpw AkwJyw s]´n-I-fp-ambn aZm-

kn-te°v aS-ßn-t∏m-bXpw kmº-Øn-

I t¢i-ßfpw hnj-a-I-c-amb aq∂p

h¿j-ßfpw Xm≠n ho≠pw kmbn-

∏ns‚ \m´n-te°p Xs∂ Xncn-®p-h-

∂Xpw F√mw hni-Z-ambn ]Xn-]m-Zn-

°p-tºmƒ BJym-Xmhv hmb-\-°m-

tcbpw kpJ-Zpx-J-ß-fpsS Hcp tdmf¿

tImkv‰-dn¬ Ib-‰n-bn-d-°p-∂p-≠v. mc-

Xob kwkvImc ]cn-t]m-j-W-sØ-

∏-‰nbpw \ΩpsS Akp-e` ]mc-º-cy-

tØ-bpw-]‰n ]d-bp-tºmƒ tUm. ta-

t\m\v Bbncw \mhmWv! kplr-Øp-

°-tfm-sSm∏w lqÃ-Wn¬ tIcf I-

ƒ®-d¬ Atkm-kn-tb-j≥ XpS-ßn-b-

Xpw sFknkn F∂ kz]v\w km-

£m-XvI-cn-®Xpw C¥y≥ tUmIvtS-

gvkv Atkm-kn-tb-j\v P∑w-sIm-Sp-

Ø-Xp-sa√mw \mSn-t\mSpw kz¥w

kwkvIm-c-tØm-Sp-ap≈ AZ-ay-amb

A`n-\n-th-i-Øns‚ km£y-]-X-ß-

fm-Wv.

P\n® \mSn-t\m-Sp≈ kvt\l-

tØm-sSm∏w ZsØ-SpØ \mSn-t\m-Sp-

≈ IrX-⁄-Xbpw AtXm-sSm∏w am-

A_-≤-ßfpw I≠p-]n-Sp-Ø-ßfpw

FXbpw B¿÷-h-tØm-sS, kc-k-

ambn hnkvX-cn-®n- p-≠v. kzbw CSn®p

XmgvØn-°m´n a‰p-≈-h-tcm-sSm∏w Nn-

cn-°m-\p≈ Akm-am-\y-amb Ignhv

]Xn-]m-Zn-®n-´p-≠v.

HSp-hn¬ "a\-aßpw X\p-hnßpw'

F∂-hn-[w, aqjn-I-kvXo-sb-t∏m-

se, hntZ-i-a-Æn¬ ao\m£n t£X-

]-cn-k-cØv ]WnX aq∂m-asØ ho-

´n¬ ]Xv\n-tbm-sSm∏w injvS-Imew

Ign-®p-Iq-´m≥ kza-\- ns\ \n¿_-

‘n®p kΩ-Xn-∏n-°p-∂Xp hsc-bp-

≈ kpZo¿Lhpw ck-I-c-hp-amb N-

cnXw NmXp-cy-tØm-sS-bmWv tUm.

tat\m≥ BJym\w sNbvXn-cn-°p-

∂-Xv. Akvam-Zr-i-cmb ]e ]hm-

kn-Iƒ°pw CXp kz¥w IY Xs∂-

bt√ F∂p tXm∂n-t∏m-Ipw.

Npcp-°-Øn¬ a[p-c-kva-c-W-I-

fpsS Hmf-߃ Ae-b-Sn-°p∂ Hcp

Imb-en-se-∂-t]m-se, hn[n-ssh-]-co-

XyßfpsS Imdpw tImfpw sIm≠

Hcp ISepw IqSn-bm-b, AXy¥w Po-

h¬K-‘n-bmb Hcp-]-lm-c-amWo cN-

\. efn-Xsa¶nepw hnIm-c-km-µ-amb

`mj, A¥-cm-h-tem-I\w F∂o ]-

tXy-I-X-Iƒ FSpØp ]d-tb-≠n-bn-

cn-°p-∂p. "NnØm-I¿j-I-amb ssi-

en', "CcpØn hmbn-∏n-°p∂ Hcp Ir-

Xn', "A\p-`-h-k- º-∂-amb Bfl-

IY' F∂nßs\ \nc-h-[n-bmWv ]-

i-kvX-cmb Fgp-Øp-Im-cpsS ]iw-

km-h-N\߃.

Xmbv-th-cn¬ \n∂v ]ncn®v as‰m-

cn-SØv ]dn®p \´-h-cpsS AS-ßm-

Ø s\mºcßfpw `qX-Ime kvac-

W-Ifpw ams‰m-en-sIm-≈p-∂, kp-

Zo¿L bm\߃°p-ti-jw, kwXr-

Æn-bp-ambn hf¿∂v, ka¿∞-\mbn

]Tn-®p-b¿∂v, ssk\n-I-tk-h\w ap-

X¬ s]mXp-P-\m-tcmKy taJ-e-bn¬

BXp-c-ip-iqj hsc-bp≈ ]e-]e

XkvXn-I-Ifpw ]co-£n-®-Xn\p ti-

j-amWv "tUm. tat\m≥ DeIw Np-

‰pw hmen]'\mIm≥ I®-sI-´n-bn-d-

ßn-b-Xv. kvtIm´ve‚ v, Ata-cn-°,

ho≠pw C¥y, HSp-hn¬ Ata-cn°

F∂n-hn-S-ß-fn-se√mw Pohn-X-Øn-

s‚ hnhn[ K‘-ßfpw cpNn-Ifpw

ASp-Ø-dn™v inip-tcmK hnZ-Kv≤-

s‚bpw Ae¿Pn-Ãn-s‚bpw sXm∏n-

Iƒ A\m-b-tk\ amdn-am-dn-b-Wn-

™v sSIvk-knse McGovernClinic˛se -]-¶m-fn-bmbn tPmen-bn-

¬ \n∂pw hnc-an-°p-∂Xp hsc-bp-

≈ kw`-h-hn-Im-k-߃ Hcp t\mh-

en-t\-°m-fp-tasd DtZz-K-P-\-I-ß-

fmWv.

aS-°-an-√mØ Hcp bmX AXpw

Hc-]-cn-NnX kwkvIm-c-Øn-te-°v, I-

jvS-s∏´v h¿j-߃°p-tijw A-

Xn¬ thcq-∂¬, A]-Xn-l-X-amb

Pohn-X-Øns‚ IpØn-sbm-gp-°n¬

A\-h-cXw t\cn-tS-≠n-h-cp∂ ]Xn-

k-‘n-Ifpw t¢i-ß-fpw, ]ns∂ ]nd-

∂ \m´nse ]nb-s∏-´ -h -cpsS

Xr-`qan amSn-hn-fn-°p-tºm-gp≈ \nXm-

¥-hy-Ybpw Aim-¥nbpw Cu IrXn-

bn¬ AKm-[-ambn A¥¿eo-\-am-Wv.

Xnc-°n´v h’-c-߃ ]n∂n-s´-Ønb

[\y-amb PohnX kmbm-”-Ønepw

`mcym-]p-X-]u-Xm-Zn-I-fpsS km¥z\

kmao-]y-Ønepw ]hm-kn-bpsS Ip‰-

t_m-[hpw i¶bpw ]c-kv]-c-hn-cp≤

hnIm-c-hn-Nm-c-ßfpw Ct±-lsØ th -

bm-Sp-I-bm-Wv. At∏m-sg√mw "k¿∆-

⁄-\mb ]cw-s]m-cp-fns‚ Dt±-iy-

hpw Bkq-X-Whpw Bhm-anXv; hn[n-

bp-am-bp≈ Fs‚ kwK-a-amhmw' F-

∂ XXz-Nn-¥-bn¬ Bizmkw tXSn

\n w-K-X-tbmsS apt∂m´p t]mIp-∂-

Xp ImWmw.

Pohn-X-Øns‚ hnhn[ CS-h-gn-I-

fnepw Xncn-hp-I-fnepw D≠m-bn-´p≈

Al-¶mcw sXm´p-Xo-≠n-bn-´n-√mØ

Hcp hy‡nt° kzmb-Ø-am-°m-\m-

hq. AtX-k-abw Ccp-Øw-h∂ Hcp

XXz-Nn-¥-Is‚ Kuc-h-tØmsS kz-

¥w ]mfn-®-I-tfbpw Xn‡m-\p- q-Xn-I-

tfbpw I≠v Nn¥m-tZym-X-Iamw hn[w

A]-K-Yn®v kam-[m-\n-°m-\p≈ hn-

th-Ihpw hn\-bhpw ]Iz-Xbpw KŸ-

I¿Øm-hn-\p-s≠∂v A\p-`-h-s∏-Spw.

\nbXn \evInb in£-Iƒ ap-

t∂m- p≈ bmXbv°v DX-Ip∂ in£-

W-ß-fmbn Xe-Ip-ºn v kzoI-cn® Hcp

ip`m-]vXn-hn-izm-knsb Cu Xmfp-I-fn-

¬ hmb-\-°m¿°v Is≠-Ømw. A-

tXm-sSm∏w C¥y-bnse cmjvSo-b,

kmaq-lnI ]cn-Wm-a-ßfpw Ata-cn-°-

bnse Pohn-X-co-Xn-bp-am-bp≈ kam-

tbm-Khpw kc-f-amb ssien-bn¬

]vXn tXSp-∂, IrX-⁄-\mb Hcp

]hm-kn-bpsS lrZ-b-kv]¿in-bmb

Cu IY kam\ a\-kv°-sc√mw

hmbn-®m-kz-Zn-t°-≠-Xm-Wv.

My mother called me Unni

A Doctor’s Tale of Migration

Dr. Venugopal K. Menon

Outskirt Press Inc, 2016

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Nn°m-tKm: C≥Uy≥ bph-Xz-Øns‚ ]Xo-Ihpw `mc-Xob aqey-ß-

fpsS ]tbmIvXmhp-amb cmPm IrjvW-aq¿Øn-bpsS bpFkv tIm¨K-

kn-te-°p≈ hnPbw A`n-am-\m¿l-sa∂v t^mam t\Xr-Xzw.

t^mam-bp-ambn Dujvaf _‘w ]pe¿Øp∂ cmPm IrjvW-aq¿Øn

C≥Uy≥ hwi-P¿°pw Ah-cpsS hcpw Xe-ap-d-Iƒ°pw ]tNm-Z-\-

amsW∂v t^ma hne-bn-cp-Øp-∂p. Ct∏m-gsØ t^mam t\Xr-Xz-Øns‚

kXy-]-Xn-⁄-tbm-S-\p-_-‘n®v Ign-™-amkw \S∂ ktΩ-f-\-Øn¬

t^mam-tbmSpw Ata-cn-°≥ ae-bm-fn-I-tfmSpw X\n-°p≈ kvt\lhpw

kmtlm-Z-cyhpw IrjvW-aq¿Øn ]¶p-sh-®n-cp-∂p. 1973˛¬ `mc-X-Øn¬

P\n® cmPm IrjvW-aq¿Øn X\n°v aq∂p amkw ]mb-ap-≈-t∏m-gmWv

amXm-]n-Xm-°-tfm-sSm∏w Ata-cn-°-bn¬ FØp-∂-Xv. sNdp∏w apXte

]T-\-Øn¬ AXoh anIhp ]pe¿Øn-bn-cp∂ IrjvW-aq¿Øn ]n≥è

bqWn-th-gvkn-‰n-bn¬ \n∂v _n-cp-Zhpw XpS¿∂v lm¿Uvhm¿Un¬ \n∂p

\nb-a-Øn¬ tUmIvS-td‰pw Ic-ÿ-am-°n. Ct∏mƒ _nkn-\-knepw kPoh

cmjvSo-b-Ønepw kmaq-lnI ]h¿Ø-\-Ønepw Htc kabw i≤-tI-

µo-I-cn-°m≥ Cu _lp-ap-J-]-Xn-`bv°v km[n-°p-∂p.

`mcy ]nb tUmIvS-dm-Wv. a°ƒ: hnP-bv, hnIw, tkmWn-b.