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TFwm : k ~A@ ^

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@@ca ~w FcAv@U AS TFwm T @ @B @ sw AaUT | ZS j@ IU@ ZAaUT jq k ~BS rAv@ | jAv q w\ |

TFwm c^ @@ ca ~wR ~T @S oH AaU S | o BST s AcrU ~A@ Tr  @a j@v a vA@ T rAv | q ZS gUSAv A @B sw  Ug TU UT S | gf coS @US -- Zc wAc r, ~ZAcZ @Uq TrA@U | ~AT ~w ~B wJ A @Aa | q gcUT ~ @q c ~Aco c |

~T em ~A @ jce qxvSv @ A@a F Bw @UT | ZS FUAB F@Av j@cq Sq, q BSFq ~T sR - ZS AcrAcFU FUAB UFcvf R ArQH cFcm @q ~T sR | ~R BSUT s ZS@ ~TA@S jcFf ~A@ ^cf g ~ASA@U BSF c^ - gU Zc Tvq S | ~R TrA@U s ZS ZS @U TTf OUa | dBS T S cUUS T cUR, jZS T ~a | jTS@f @UF j@Tn wq cqR coS cHf - TFwm @@UfS @S ~ZAcZ cJocS S | A@ ~AT ASB , q ~crFq @d @ SUT S |

rAv AQH wUo, g TT j@c AEOT^, ~A@ AQH kcv @  r@ Tn TqU k | ~TA@ @ sRvq cr TrA@U--qR  B AQH - ~A@ j@ ^ @ ~^ | Uc A | sn sS rKq  S |  SqAc c BScw j@ @Av TFwm j UqS (TF j !) o UUTAv r TFwm BoSf ~SSSAg | wUg STv a @ cq cU S (S ST AaU vSSA)|

rAv cr c Xf -  qeUF TS | ~a Smv, TdgkAT jce cTU ! 1883 U @ 1960 s^ f ZU AaU cU jZSR gK, Zc jce @A TU f a  wa | ~S@v g AcAvr gc Tq | ~m ~m Bf gK TUwv cFc cS ha | ~AT f gK  j@Av @q cU A A@ sZSq TUwv cU O @A, c @a @ wUg A R O re Aa s @ZS f cU qAS | AR, vAUAgrS fq OU | BSA ~TA@S AST  TZ Om f S Zc TB Uw | ~R Acm@ U m AgZA TZ ^ f | ~AT @ZS jv @\SR @AAS |

S r Ai@ TIZS,  w PA | R A@ cAAU oSf | SfO A@ c cAm | wT jce TrTAa cR cAr | ~@Av ABAS ~T ~c@ @AaU s TUwf U@ Z ~A@S T S j@vR | ce TZ ~U AUSArS T | j gK R ZccR k OF gc |  @H U T ~Acf SM@ c jAr @ j cA @AaU | ~A@ j @a R LLR ~A@ ~Acf ToF SM@ OUS c T A R OUS AaU S cUq  @ZSq  r-TqU T  @ O @AS |

TUwf Zc ~S@v gf | g, U, Ta, @A, S@U cFc Zc | c w r ca f gc ~S@ f mJR a, sZS ~T cr m gU Zc T A@ Rr oH U@ oaJ cq |

SAv
S cq rAv Zcq wAc | g c ceUr OR ~S@ Z ~cm | cArgw U@ Z @B c TBA @ | qSfe q@-vFABT-j cFc d a | ~AT sZS wAaUT @T @S cFcm AaU S | cf f a Zc @T Acrf Z s | S cq SFrSU @, vU, mWv A@aq gUT PA AS | jZSR TFwm co pAcf j@Tn r sZS j@AvR @@@U, TF@S\ c @. j. A- qSc OZ c S |

~T @TmS AaU S j@Tn qASgAAv TA@U @UB AOAU UFcvf | Rr @S FUABmv Sq | @S @T FUAB cA fQ @c cFcmR Sq | ~AT R ~T @Tfq RZS T FUAB vASe d @A | v 2000 U @ | q T vASe  TUwf  jZS UFcvf OUhaS R ~SF vASe AhaS |

BSmmF R AOA@l ~cm TFwm Zcq Z | ~SFSF wAc ~A@S r Tq jrR AS rHf AOA@l cFcm | T rHf cf Acrf R oSf rf U@ ASB  A f U c @T sw Aco  S | jq AAS@AU oS f AOAU jce pAcf s @S oSf r  \U A  | A@ j eZF TAT | AXf rHfAv U ~^BA@ mhaATA OAU | ~T T gUAxv sw T @B @S | AOA@l TvTAv gUq A@ AcrpU, j-ca ~a, ~a ca Sq j@T ~cm | pf rHfAv ~TBS BSF Z | jZSq r SNcq rer U@ AOA@l BSF oH S | rf @ OAU | jce @A sF R ASgrfU cU TSR Zc SfO | Sw  A sv@ R s q g | j SfOR j@Av O rHf ~a - v ~B -wJ IJ@, r@ c@ A AOA@l |  ~gc ~S@ q Aq @B OUS |

~AT s ca wAaUT, TUwf J ~c AgFU a | J  U j@ U 6000 | j@ n ToF r U cAU ZAU  wU | wf AOA@l  Sq | jZS sQH , QHq AOA@l | qSAR^ c @A sF Sq | q cArgw U@q cA s k c AOA@l @S | Zc r w S U U @ gA S S, q @FS, Av. Ac. qFA j@c rK ~cm Z s | j@T ~TA@ ~AT @ZSq AZAS |

jq c^ OS
@ O
r v Tn TA@FU @UB ~a |  cArgw TAAS, wqSf c BA Q | vASe cr gUq | @S@T AT vmv aR jJ cr gUq AOA@l @ S | A@ ~S@@T oH R @A vmvR jr c@ c U R s S - sTS AT c vArT qU@vUqv | @f @ s jJ r w AOA@l @S  gcq ~c@   | ~SFSF wAc r Tq jr Av. Ac., TFUA @ cO cAr | ~r @ ~A@ ~SFSF r US jq Zc @T - Tr  s R swsw @T R j@Av gU U |

T ToF B @FS c @ cAr | c@ @A AT@ F vmv OU j@cq Sq | ~T UAv rf mmFT^f  Z @ F vmv  r OU @ j@v FS PA @UT | ~T il TS U @f Acv @BAv | ~TA@ c g jq @T A@a @ MgwF  @ZSq c S |

jc AcrpU ToFR ~a j@Av emS s jr g c A.A.A.-@R  TS | jAv U BwlAcZF m qSAmvAvv | wAc r S Ai@ TIZS, JO JAOU W AcmfH WS cB US T ^ cAAv sS j@  | jZS  Zc JO wcKH - TFUA, Av. Ac. R ~SFSF w AS | UU c  qR R ~TA@ c c BSU | j r U@ A@ AavJv @R S S | qSAmvvv  cq f, J ASB UFcvf, s^A c ~Ag @S gwq ~SF A AB SS | J mSf   TrS S, @S@T s vASe c U@O AR SB | jJ qha sk c S T @ ASB A Z jce j@TS ASB wcKH OAU sR |  J Tq Ai@ A@ ~T Zcq ASr UT |

~T em mhacf  ASBS TUwf @ FUAB vASe AAhaUT | TFwm @B Zc  Sq | cq ~T @U 9-10v @B sw  |  Wxv @T @T U BSF c | ZS @S@T @Bq @ OUc S | ~T s ~TA@ r-c Wxv @B ~gFm, s U TR U@O qFA cFm @  Q j@T cFcm TAS AS j@v T UwAaU | c A@aq ofm OU | ~TA@ T  Sq |

ZUS wA
~T g @ VFv ASBq U @ cB R ^c^ @ AST | cAB cB ~T c @ B SU AJA c SfO |  w r cU c mq Zc Zq q |  Jv cr cFT  | ~AT q @S Tv TUwf AZAS | cB @S@v @ ~T Q fATq @@ AaU - AcrK @ gA U  SU AJA O | Zc c A@ cr gUq AaU AcrK @ f Zc - f TR TFwm  w (J s@p) USq  S | ~ RZS@ gFASU  AcrAcZF |

~T @ T Zc @U @ OUAaU | cArgwq S cq | c m @ BSF ~T Zc cF Zc coS @  | Zc BU  Av AST, jTSA@ J TB BU s^ vS AaU | @JO cAB, @A c ^ ~w  NfO A o AST | mv j@v ~SF@T  Ai@q A@ ~T @dq v Z s^ AS | BoSf S@ @UT Z r cq s m ATAUvA  AaU | F@ snf@ v vvqAS vFcUv Z  | jv @STq AcS S | q ~T cq Zc gS @ U AT |

~Q
~T q S cq avZv r, wT AAS@ c U s  | TFwm s cq ~Aco | vS c S dv Zcq @T | mU Uc A cR Sq | mWv ~cmR Zc Z | j@ ^ @ Xf ~SF^ s AS-O ASR Uw  | s ~Aco BSF r ~SO@SO jZSR ~S@ ~Acf ~aS sJ ~SF c  swsw Zc @T | ~T R rf U@ Uc c av A BSF cFc @ vFA cA - ATASc R vFA T wA s BS snf R J cJO@cJOA@, K awU, Twf c A@a @SnT ii s S | wA OU @ST ZSZ^ i@ Z Z | n qg Uqv  S  @ SA@ wA cFvA i @ | ca @ U@ c rHf WvS T s  @S Ac Sq | r U@  WAS gc Tr ~SFT sw U jq @T vFA @ AOJ OFv  sR |

TFwm jZSR ~S@ ~Acf ~aS sJ gK, ZRR fASfA ~SF @ ~U | jJ ~S@@T vFc (TS) ~a s@ cU "A" | sAR f gc ~S@ Aq Ta wa, c wJ jZSR ~S@ Av@ ~a | j ~S@Uq ~oAS@ gF  Z Z S | Av H Aq | j@Av A ~a s T  AS Z @B @ TS | mgcq U cSc c @vc T jAS TrA@U   | ~@v A ~Ssf @S @S ~Acf ToF j@q Bw cc TUTkn Fw TS | jq A ~Ssf @S@T @ ZS PA @ ~c | j Ti-Wv, cfOq jc @B  sS | jq BSFq ~Tr, @U qFA @ j cAr | @A Fw ~crFq ~a j@T QABS@ A AcdXo ArQ c BSF | A@ S ~gF j A cU S |

wT prF
TFwm j@Av BSA TAB@ lc U TAS | ~QA@ ~ U "w BS" | F@ Ac @@ca ~^ (oFSsf) jq lc US @S | jqAS AcA@ @cZS ZJ kcdK @U~crK c @ ~S  jce Zc okToT  Ay SS @ T sL R gA @ ~c @c R  | jq UQF c c^ R ~Lf AST^H @  jce Zc ZRR, SOwS qFAR  | jv Tvq :Z c wf ABAS S | \v cr j@v ~S^ lc | jqgcq jJ kcdK A J mpA, gA R gUc ZS | mmF @H TAS wT c cK T US @  S | q rf T Zc PPO  j AS | Acrf jq lc @ AST^H @ OS S @H j AS jJ ~S@ A ~Ag a - Acrf S@ @JO@S, ~gcF r @S c aAc U O @S, qFA | q ~T QR jv c U S | TkU lc TT ~AT OU ~ q d AaU |

TFwm AQH wUo  cU jr wT@U ~T rf T | wT R cK T @B@T @ :oF | rf Tq Zc TST | cR f ASB Aco BSF jr rf T "T g@rS"- AST @ waS | c mU @UB ZS c^ @ | ~EOs cF U f r a wa  r ca U c jZSR jq ASTq OU ~a |

TFwm gf AcrK Sq - sAR Zc @aq TAr Xf ~S@ gf cf | S R ~SFSF c r @@BS gf ~aS | cArgwq wS @S cFc |  BoSf j@Av Tn gf mJ | rf U@  @ cU TS U jJ gf Zc j@v a^ @S S | TS @S gf j@v S@ JO jce cAr TUTr @ a^ @S S - mgAc@ gcq ~T TS U Kv r@ @AS, w gf r | ~r @A jZSR @T A@a c S | cFAwgc gf cU ~AT @SR ~Aco AAS ~crF |

gUAxvA @ aR ~T ~@Av aAc U r Acr AZ Z | ~AT mgcq ~r @AaUT TFwm Awq ~kc c AZ Z c | A@ S T ToF ~AT j@AvR AZ AZAS ! @@, AOU, r@S Sq ~@r | jTSA@ , rAU@ c j@Av Oq AZR Z qAS | jv ~T ~Ag jq T | A@ j AS ~ @dq AcrK TcF Sq | AB @U  "AZ  cSBU @c, r @S @ sc ?" ~AT sq cAU pAcf c r @ AZ ~a, j ~R , gc ~AT i @Aa | r ~a O waU, U, U, ~m@J, @T@ A@ j@AvR AZ Sq | jv AFq ~EOs |

UT
r cq ~crF AZ ~a ~S@ | rv Xf cU ~S@ AZ R waU o TFwmq Z s | cJ T UT, @@T ~A@ pAcf ~ @R Sq | r @@v SFrSU @ PA @ j eQH R vFAmv Aco cFcm c d a | ~AT sZS AaUT, S Tn Av vFAmv ~A AaU | @S@T TF c wq cq R TrA@U | c @ @a @ ASv vFA  JO Wxv m jce @a j@Av vS mvrS RAve dT a A @ cFcmR Sq | @Av A@ gA ^ | s ~Aco BSF Ag j@cq Sq | wq Zcq ~Ag R lf | ~r @A vFAmv ~wTS cc jce q  jq Ug Hf R waU eQH cFcm c |

AwAwAv
UT o TFwmq Z s | q @ SSS qB R ~@pA | Zc a @icUf T @ Acv Tr STS T | @ c  Hf, @ c AS | @ @ TdgkAT K BAT, @ @ wgf Smv | ~T c @ A Hf U @FTAUS - cf AwAwAv | a @ Acv qB, ~ e @ c | cArgwq SfU-cB e |  U ASU wTv cr gw @ | g U A@ec Ac U ev cU UU @TU U A@ | j j r^ R ^ s ZUq ~S qha @c @v  cA AS ~ |

TFwm wAc UR j@Av ~kc r | ~T T AAS @vAaU ASF SS ~Ag ~S^ | ~AT RJ @v A ArAZAa BAS S A@ ~AT RJ @a @ AS Aa ~S@ cAr | Aa TUwf ~@i gUc R sF | rAv Zcq rA^kH | ZSZA Zc AcrK rSq s S | AcU j@U s ~T @SR ~mAm AS | AgZA s^ ~A g | j@c S cUUq  s | ~T @ T jr mofS Ac US @ U | ~AT R ~T @Tf j@BS ~mvAUS  ATU I  R F sw AUT | qASgAAv  @ TA @S, vFAqg, AZ wq jTS@f TS OMA@ AUr ~A s^ ~T cq@ c^ T ~S @ ASAaUS | j BSF jJ cq @a ~AT @p @c |

vS A@r

(c-41, T, 2008)

aAc : UZ@

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?