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AMERICA TELUGU KADHAANIKA (Vol. 9)(An Anthology of Short Stories by Telugu Writers of North America)

ISBN : 1-892408-15-5

Publication No. 28

First Edition : October, 2006

C Respective Authors

Published by :� Vanguri Foundation of America Inc.Dr. Chitten Raju Vanguri, PresidentP.O. Box 1948, Stafford, TX 77497, USA.Ph: 281-277-0445, e-mail: [email protected]

� Vanguri Foundation of AmericaIndraganti Srikanta Sarma, Hon. Editor,Flat No. 102, Subhodaya Apts., Officer's Colony,R.K. Puram, Secunderabad - 500 056.

For Copies :Vahini Book Trust, 1-9-286/3, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad - 500 044.Visalandhra Book House, Bank Street, Hyderabad & Other BranchesNavodaya Book House, Opp: Aryasamaj Mandir, Badi Chowdi, Hyderabad

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'Pq_»H˜ JO « è≥·~°º"Õ∞ =ÙO>Ë D Hõ äŒ WO « ^•HÍ ZO Œ∞‰õΩ =ã¨∞ÎOk. JO Œ∞Hõ<Õ«#∞ P «‡Ç¨Ï «º KÕã¨∞HÀ"åÅ#∞‰õΩOk. JÖÏ KÕã≤#O Œ∞=Å¡ «# ÉÏ èŒÅ∞ «Ñ¨Ê‰õΩO_®

áÈ`å~Ú. HÍh J «#∞ =∞m§ WOHÍ ZO`À Hõ@flO fã¨∞‰õΩx WOHÀ J=∂‡~Úx ÃÑo§KÕã¨∞‰õΩx, P J=∂‡~Úx ‰õÄ_® Ç≤ÏOã≤OK«_»x Qͺ~°O\© Uq∞\˜? JnHÍHõ «# W ŒÌ~°∞Ñ≤Å¡Å ã¨OQÆu Uq∞\˜? JO Œ∞Hõx =ÚO Œ∞ J «xfl K«OÑ≤, Ñ≤Å¡Åx ‰õÄ_® K«OÑ≤, «#∞P «‡Ç¨Ï «º KÕã¨∞HÀ"åÅx x~°‚~ÚOK«∞‰õΩOk!—

P =∂@ q#QÍ<Õ x[O K≥á⁄Ê Œ∂Ì <å‰õΩ H˘OK≥O QÍÉèí~å ѨÙ\ ìOk. 'Jk HõhqhZ~°∞QÆx J=∂#∞+¨O. JO « ~åHõΔ㨠«fiO, è≥·~°ºO ZÖÏ =KåÛ~Ú P"≥∞H˜?— J_çQÍ#∞.

'XHõ QÆkÖ’ ÃÑ\ì Kå= ÉÏk Õ Ñ≤e¡ Ñ≤Å¡ ‰õÄ_®, ÉèíiOK«ÖËx Ѩiã≤÷uÖ’ ѨÙeÖÏ«Ü«∂~°~Ú u~°QÆ|_»∞ «∞O Œx q#ÖË Œ∂. Wn JO Õ. HÍHõáÈ Õ P è≥·~°ºO P"≥∞Ö’

=∞~°} =ÚǨ ~°ÎO

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z=i^•HÍ xÅ|_»ÖË Œ∞. x„ ŒáÈ «∞#fl "≥ÚQÆ∞_»∞x XHõ ~ÀA á⁄ Œ∞Ì<Õfl HõuÎ À á⁄_çzK«O¿Ñã≤Ok. Ñ≤Å¡Å∞ W ŒÌiH© áêÅÖ’¡ q+¨O HõeÑ≤ WzÛOk. J#∞‰õΩ#fl@∞ìQÍ<Õ, J@∞ PŒ∞~å‡~°∞æ_ç rq «O JO «O KÕã≤Ok. W@∞ «# Ñ≤Å¡Å∞ J<å èŒÅ∞ H͉õΩO_® KÕã≤Ok.

HÍh «#∞ ZO`À „¿Ñq∞Oz# Ñ≤Å¡Å =∞$ « ÕǨÅ∞ K«∂ã≤, «@∞ìHÀÖËHõ ÃÑ ŒÌQÍ Jizã¨Ê $Ç¨Ï «Ñ≤Ê Ñ¨_çáÈ~ÚOk. «~°∞"å « XHõ QÆO@H˜ Hõà◊√§ ≥iKÕ ã¨iH˜ ѨHõ # ѨH˜ O\˜Pq_», áÈbã¨∞Å∞ =Ù<åfl~°∞. P"≥∞H˜ WHõ P «‡Ç¨Ï «º KÕã¨∞‰õΩ<Õ J=HÍâ◊"Õ∞ ~åÖË Œ∞. JÖÏáÈbã¨∞ÅH˜ Ѩ@∞ìѨ_ç áÈ~ÚOk.—

'#=∞‡|∞kú HÍ=_»O ÖË Œ∞— J<åfl#∞.'HÀ~°∞ìÖ’ Eºs D ˆHã¨O`å q<åflHõ, P"≥∞x <Õ~°ã¨∞Î~åeQÍ Ñ¨iQÆ}˜OKå~°∞. «#x

"ÕkèOz# Éèí~°Îx K«OÑ≤#O Œ∞‰õΩ, ÃÑ ŒÌ tHõΔx «Ñ≤ÊOK«∞‰õΩ<Õ Õ"≥∂. HÍh W ŒÌ~°∞ z#flÑ≤Å¡Åx, JO Œ∞Ö’#∂ Hõ#fl Ñ≤Å¡Åx K«OÑ@O EºsH #∞=Ùfi J#fl@∞ìQÍ<Õ J=∂#∞+OQÍHõxÑ≤OzOk. P"≥∞H˜ =∞~°} tHõΔ qkèOKå~°∞!—

Jk qO@∞O>Ë KåÖÏ ÉÏ èŒ "Õã≤Ok. ÖËz _≥·xOQ∑ >Ë|∞Öò K«∞@∂ì HÍÅ∞QÍe#Ñ≤e¡ÖÏ uiQÍ#∞.

'<Õx"åà◊ "≥Ú Œ\˜ Ãã·HõÖÏlHõÖò W"åÅ∞ºÜÕ∞+¨<£ KÕâß#∞. =∞x+≤ =∞Oz Õ. ÉÏQÍHÀPѨ~\ò KÕã≤Ok. |~°OѨÙ~°O Pq_» Hõ#∞Hõ ≥Å∞QÆ∞ ‰õÄ_® ÉÏQÍ =∂\Ï¡_»∞ «∞Ok—JOk yi[, _≥·xOQ∑ >Ë|∞Öò g∞ Œ ¿Ñ¡@∂¡, y<≥flÅ∂ ÃÑ_»∞ «∂.

'Uq∞\’ <å‰õΩ =∂„ «O Dq_» Hõ äŒ qO@∞O>Ë J^ÀÖÏ =ÙOk. «# ã¨=∞㨺xÑi+¯iOK«∞HÀ=\ÏxH WO «Hõ<åfl =∞Oz =∂~åæxfl ZO Œ∞‰õΩ PÖ’zOK«ÖË À?— J<åfl#∞.

'=∞x+≤ XHõ q èŒ"≥∞ÿ# L„ ÕHõOÖ’ =Ù#flѨC_»∞, «# ÉÏ èŒ ÉèíiOK«ÖË#O «QÍ ZkyÉèíÜ«∞ÃÑ\ì#ѨC_»∞, q"ÕHõO #tOK«@OÖ’ Pâ◊Û~°ºO ÖË Œ∞. JÖÏO@ѨC_»∞ P L„ ÕHõOÖ’UO KÕ™êÎ~À K≥ѨÊ@O Hõ+ìO.—

™êÖ’K«#QÍ qO@∂ J#flO uO@∞<åfl#∞.'<å QÆ∞iOz J_çyOk. <å ¿Ñ~°∞ K≥áêÊ#∞ HÍh WOˆH q=~åÅ∞ K≥ѨÊÖË^Œ∞.

K≥ѨʉõÄ_» Œ∞. =ÚYºOQÍ WO\˜ ¿Ñ~°∂, á¶È<£ <≥O|~°∂... ÖÏ\q—'J=Ù#∞. P q=~åÅ∞ K≥ѨÊ@O =∞Ozk HÍ Œ∞.—yi[ #qfiOk. 'ÉèíÖË K≥áêÊ"Õ. <Õh L^ÀºQÆOÖ’ KÕi KåÖÏ Uà◊§~ÚOk. W=hfl

"≥Ú Œ\˜ ~ÀA FiÜ«∞O>Ë+¨<£Ö’<Õ K≥áêÊ~°∞. <Õ#∞ ˆHãπ W"åÅ∞ºÜÕ∞+¨<£ KÕ¿ã@ѨC_»∂,H“<≥ûeOQ∑ KÕ¿ã@ѨC_»∂, <å Éèí„ Œ « HÀã¨O ѨHõ <Õ XHõ áÈb™êѶ‘~ü #∞OK«∞O\Ï_»∞‰õÄ_®#∞.—

'J=hfl WO «‰õΩ =ÚO Õ K≥áêÊ=ÙÖË"ÀÜü∞— J<åfl#∞ P=HÍÜ«∞ HõÅ∞ѨىõΩO@∂.

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'Z<Àfl Uà◊√¡QÍ J"≥∞iHõ#¡h, q∞QÆ å ÕâßÅ "åih H“xûeOQ∑ KÕã¨∞Î<åfl#∞ HÍh,=∞# WO_çÜ«∞#∞ûx K«∂_»@O W Õ "≥Ú Œ\˜™êi. JO Œ∞Ö’#∂ Ç¨Ï «º Hã¨∞Ö’ W~°∞‰õΩ#fl=∞# P_»"åà◊§x— JOk yi[.

<å‰õΩ ≥Å∞ã¨∞ P L^ÀºQÆO KÕÜ«∞@O ZO « Hõ+ì"≥∂. z#fl z#fl åQÆ∞É’ «∞Å xOpǨÏO «‰õΩÅ •HÍ, ~°Hõ~°HÍÅ <Õ~°ã¨∞÷Å∞ å~°ã¨Ñ¨_»∞ «∞O\Ï~°∞. *·Ö’¡ J_»∞QÆ∞ ÃÑ\ì# „Ѩu<Õ~°ã∞÷_ç À#∂ =∂\Ï¡_ç, Ãã·HõÖÏlHõÖò J<åeã≤ãπ KÕã≤ Jk iHÍ~ü¤ KÕÜ«∂e. H˘O «=∞OkxH“xûeOQ∑ ‰õÄ_® KÕÜ«∂eû =ã¨∞ÎOk. JÖÏ\˜ "åi`À ~ÀA"ås Ѩiã≤÷ux QÆ∞iOzK«iÛOK«@O P"≥∞ L^ÀºQÆO. H˘O «=∞OkH˜ F^•~°∞Ê =∂@ÖË HÍHõ =∞O Œ∞Å∞ ‰õÄ_®J=ã¨~°=∞=Ù`å~Ú. "åà◊§x _®Hõì~°¡H©, Ãã·H˜Ü«∂„\˜ãπìÅH© K«∂Ñ≤OK«@O "≥Ú ŒÖ·#q ‰õÄ_®P"≥∞ =$uÎ èŒ~°‡"Õ∞. P L^ÀºQÆO XH˘¯Hõ ѨC_»∞ =∞#ã¨∞x qHõÖÏqHõÅO KÕã¨∞ÎOk. P~ÀA# Pq_»H ~å„uà◊√§ x„ Œ Ñ@ì Œ∞. JO Œ∞H KåÖÏ™ê~°∞¡ K≥áêÊ#∞ yi[H P L^ÀºQÆO=∂<Õã≤ WOˆH ≥·<å K«∂ã¨∞HÀ=∞x.

'x#∞fl WO[h~°∞ L^ÀºQÆO =∂<ÕÜ«∞=∞O>Ë #∞=Ùfi =∂<Õ™êÎ"å? <å‰õΩ D ã¨ÉˇH±ìJO>Ë KåÖÏ W+ìO. JO Œ∞ˆH Ñ≤ÃÇÏKü._ç. KÕâß#∞ Ãã·HÍÅrÖ’. "å\˜x Z Œ∞~À¯=@OÖ’<Õ =ÙOk <å *ÏÉò âß\˜™êÊùHõΔ<£, ã¨O`À+¨O. S Å"£ "≥∞ÿ *ÏÉò— J<Õk, JO ÕHÍ Œ∞=∞Oz H“xûÅ~ü Jx ¿Ñ~°∞ ‰õÄ_® ≥K«∞Û‰õΩOk.

Ô~O_»∞ =¸_»∞ ~ÀAÅ «~åfi « HÍÉ’Å∞, XHõ~ÀA <å`À JOk yi[.'ã¨∞<Õ„ «Ö’ P «‡Ç¨Ï «º KÕã¨∞HÀ"åÅ<Õ HÀiHõ |ÅOQÍ =ÙOk. Éèí~°Îh Ñ≤Å¡bfl K«OáêHõ

«#∞ P «‡ÇÏ «º KÕã∞HÀ"åÅ#∞‰õΩO Œx K≥áêÊ#∞ Hõ •. WÑC_»∞ XO@iQÍ *·Ö’¡ ‰õÄ~°∞ÛxPÖ’zã¨∞ÎO>Ë, P"≥∞Ö’ P HÀiHõ ~ÀA ~ÀAH© |ÅOQÍ Ñ¨ÙOA‰õΩO@∞#flk. P"≥∞Ö’P «‡Ç¨Ï`åº ÉèÏ=O ã¨Ç¨Ï[OQÍ<Õ LOk. JnHÍHõ _≥ ü ~ÀÖ’, JO>Ë =∞~°}tHõΔ HÀã¨OZ Œ∞~°∞ K«∂ã¨∂Î HÍÅO QÆ_ç¿Ñ ~ÀAÖ’¡ P ÉèÏ=O ~å=@O ã¨~°fi™ê è•~°}O. P HÀiHõg∞ Œ xѶ∂ Z‰õΩ¯=~ÚOk. P"≥∞ P «‡Ç¨Ï`åº „Ѩܫ∞ «flO KÕã¨∞HÀ‰õΩO_® Z<Àfl *Ï„QÆ «ÎÅ∞fã∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl~°∞. Z=~À XHõ áÈb™êѶ‘ã~°∞ P"≥∞#∞ J#∞HõΔ}O QÆ=∞xã∂Î<Õ =ÙO\Ï_»∞.<å H“<≥ûeOQ∑ ‰õÄ_® P"≥∞x P „Ѩܫ∞ «flO #∞Op q~°q∞OѨ*ËÜ«∞\ÏxˆH KÕã¨∞Î<åfl#∞!

'ã¨∞<Õ„ « JO>Ë =∞Oz Hõà◊√§#fl J=∂‡~Ú Jx J~°÷O— J<åfl#∞.'J=Ù#∞, P"≥∞ Hõàı§ HÍ Œ∞, =ÚYO ‰õÄ_® KåÖÏ JO ŒOQÍ =ÙO@∞Ok. =∞x+≤

H˘OK≥O Kå=∞# KåÜ«∞QÍ =Ù<åfl, KåÅ PHõ~°¬}©Ü«∞OQÍ =ÙO@∞Ok. K«∂_»QÍ<Õ =∞m§=∞m§ K«∂_®ÅxÑ≤ã¨∞ÎOk.—

«~åfi « XHõ <≥Å ~ÀAÅÃÑ·<Õ QÆ_çz#@∞ìOk. yi[ JѨC_»Ñ¨C_»∂ ã¨∞<Õ„ « QÆ∞iOzK≥|∞ «∂<Õ =Ù<åfl ÃÑ ŒÌ qâıëêÖËg∞ ÖË=Ù. P"≥∞ _≥ ü ~ÀÖ’<Õ =ÙO Œh, P f~°∞Êx Z=~°∂

=∞~°} =ÚǨ ~°ÎO

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„ѨtflOK«HõáÈ=@O =Å¡, =∞m§ HÀ~°∞ìH˜ "≥àı§ J=HÍâ◊O ‰õÄ_® ÖË Œh K≥Ñ≤ÊOk. HÍHõáÈ ÕP tHõΔ WHõ ZѨC_»∞ J#fl Õ WHõ KÕÜ«∞=Åã≤# x~°‚Ü«∞O JOk.

J"≥∞iHÍÖ’ =∞~°} tHõΔÅ∞ QÆ\ ìQÍ J=∞Å∞ ѨiKÕ ~å„ëêìÖ’¡ >ˇHÍûãπ XHõ\˜. Hõ#∞HõP"≥∞H˜ =∞~°} tHõΔ MÏÜ«∞O. HÍHõáÈ Õ P =∞~°} =ÚǨ ~°ÎO HÀã¨O ~å„f ѨQÆÅ∂HÍK«∞‰õΩ ‰õÄ~ÀÛ=@O, P =∞~°}O Hõ<åfl Hõ+ìO HÍ Œ∂!

P ~ÀA ™êÜ«∞O„ «O <Õ#∞ PѶ‘ã¨∞ #∞Op =ÚO Õ =zÛ ¿ÑѨ~ü K« Œ∞=Ù‰õΩO@∂‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl#∞. =¸ã¨∞‰õΩO@∞#fl QÆ~å*ò _À~ü â◊|ÌO yi[ ‰õÄ_® WO\˜H˜ =zÛ#@∞ìK≥|∞ «∞#flk. ¿ÑѨ~ü ѨHõ # ÃÑ\ì, yi[H˜ Z Œ∞~°∞ "≥àϧ#∞. JÅã≤áÈ~Ú#@∞ì ≥Å∞ã¨∂Î<Õ=ÙOk P"≥∞ JO Œ"≥∞ÿ# =ÚYOÖ’.

'=ÚO Õ =KÕÛâß"Õ—.... JOk.'Z=_À ã¨Ñ¡Ü«∞~ü ŒQÆæiH˜ "≥àϧeû=¿ãÎ |Ü«∞\˜H˜ "≥àϧ#∞. ^•iÖ’<Õ Hõ • =∞m§

PѶ‘ã¨∞H˜ ZO Œ∞‰õΩÖË Jx WO\˜H˜ =KÕÛâß#∞. ǨÏ∫ D*ò Ü«Ú=~ü _Õ— J_çQÍ#∞.'=∂=¸ÖË HÍh, XHõ z#fl qâı+¨O =ÙOk. W"åà◊ U=∞~ÚO^À ≥Å∞™ê? ã¨∞<Õ„ «

*·Ö’¡ «Å QÀ_»H˜ H˘@∞ì‰õΩx P «‡Ç¨Ï`åº „Ѩܫ∞ «flO KÕã¨∞HÀÉ’~ÚOk. =ÚO Œ∞QÍ<ÕK«∂âß~°∞ HÍ|\ì „|uH˜áÈ~ÚOk. «Å z\¡ ZO`À ~°HõÎO HÍiáÈ~ÚOk. J~°_»[#∞‰õΩ@∞¡ ‰õÄ_® "Õâß~°∞. <å`À ‰õÄ_® Z‰õΩ¯= =∂\Ï¡_»‰õΩO_® =ÚÉèÏ=OQÍ =ÙOk. P"≥∞QÆkÖ’ XHõ g_çÜ≥∂ ÔH"Õ∞~å ‰õÄ_® ÃÑ\Ïì~°∞, W~°"≥· <åÅ∞QÆ∞ QÆO@Å∂ P"≥∞x HõxÃÑ\˜ì=ÙO_»\ÏxH˜. =∞m§ P «‡Ç¨Ï`åº „Ѩܫ∞ «flO KÕã¨∞ÎO>Ë "≥O@<Õ "≥o§ Jk PѨ\ÏxH˜.—

q#\ÏxH˜ H˘OK≥O ÉÏ è•Hõ~°OQÍ<Õ =Ù<åfl, <å PÖ’K«#Å∞ WOH˘OK≥O Œ∂~°O"≥àϧ~Ú.

'=∞x+≤QÍ Ñ¨Ù\ì, =∞x+≤QÍ ÃÑ~°∞QÆ∞ «∞<åfl, D =∞#∞+¨μÅ « åfiÅ∂, <åºÜ«∂Å∂,èŒ~å‡Å∂ <å‰õΩ U =∂„ «O J~°÷O HÍHõáÈQÍ, =∂#= «fiO g∞ Œ =∞x+≤ ÑÓã∞Î#fl =∞~°HõÅ∞

=∂„ «O =∞ã¨Hõ =∞ã¨QÍæ HõxÑ≤ã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú. L^•Ç¨Ï~°}H˜ D q+¨Ü«∂<Õfl fã¨∞HÀ, ã¨∞<Õ„ «xPq_» Éèí~°Î Ç≤ÏOã≤OKÕ"å_»∞. „áê}ÏÅ∞ fÜ«∞\ÏxÔH·<å "≥#∞HÍ_»x Ѩâ◊√=Ù J «#∞. J «xÉÏ^èŒÅ∞ ÉèíiOK«ÖËHõ J`«xfl ǨÏ`«O KÕã≤O^•"≥∞. Hõ#fl Ñ≤Å¡efl ‰õÄ_® K«OѨ\ÏxH˜"≥#∞HÍ_»#O`« ÉÏ^èŒÅ∞ Ѩ_çO^•"≥∞. `«#∞ P`«‡Ç¨Ï`«º KÕã¨∞‰õΩO^•=∞#∞‰õΩOk HÍh,KÕã¨∞HÀÖËHõ K«\ÏìxH˜ ÖÁOyáÈ~ÚOk. JO>Ë «# =∞~°}O HÀ~°∞‰õΩ#fl Éèí~°Î =∞~°}Ïxfl«# KÕ «∞Ö’¡H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩOk. WѨC_»∞ P"≥∞ =∞~°}Ïxfl K«@ìO «# KÕ «∞Ö’¡H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩOk.

=∞~°} tHõΔ qkèOzOk. U<å_À [iˆQ P =∞~°}O HÀã¨O Z Œ∞~°∞ K«∂¿ã QÆ∞O_≥ x|ƒ~°OÖËHõ, «# =∞~°}Ïxfl «# KÕ «∞Ö’¡H fã¨∞HÀ"åÅx P «‡Ç¨Ï «ºH˜ ã≤ ŒúѨ_çOk. J Õ K«@ìOP"≥∞x P P «‡Ç¨Ï «º KÕã¨∞HÀx=fi‰õΩO_® "Õ~Ú Hõà◊§`À HÍáê_»∞ «∞#flk. ZO Œ∞Hõx?

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P"≥∞ Kå=Ù P"≥∞ Kå=‰õÄ_» Œx. „Ѩu~å„f P Kå=Ù QÆ∞iOKÕ PÖ’zOKÕ =º=kè Wã¨∂Î,è≥·~°ºOQÍ =ÙO_»=∞#@OÖ’ Uq∞\˜ J~°÷O? P"≥∞x K«OѨ~°∞. Kå=hÜ«∞~°∞. ZHõ _çH˜

áÈ~ÚOk =∞#∞+μÖ’¡ =∂#= «fiO. =∞~°}O Hõ<åfl D =∞ èŒ#O ZO`À ÃÑ ŒÌ tHõΔ HÍ Œ∂?—H˘OK≥O P"Õâ◊OQÍ<Õ J<åfl, <å =∂@Ö’¡ P"Õ Œ# <åˆH ≥Å∞ã¨∞Î#flk.

yi[H˜ ≥Å∞ã¨∞ <å PÖ’K«#Å∞ ZHõ _» xOp ZHõ _çH˜ "≥_» åÜ≥∂. JO Œ∞ˆH Ug∞=∂\Ï¡_»‰õΩO_® <å KÕ~Ú Ñ¨@∞ì‰õΩx =∞$ Œ∞=ÙQÍ xq∞iOk.

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