jro ldf.o @

ckdêm;s ;=ud lshkj uf.a wkque;sh md .ukg fokafka kE lsh,

b;skA jro ldf.o@

t;=uf.o@

kE`

tfykka@

tfyu tl;=ùfï whs;sh fokAg

kEfka`

tfykka ljqo@

Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjdÈ ckrcfha ckdêm;s'

l<.=K^@&i,lkag riaidjla ÿkaku cúfm lE .ykj" ta ldf,a jeõ yokfldg .id ld,d lsh, lsßwe,a, ue;s;=ud lshkj

b;ska jro ldf.o@

lsßwe,a, ue;s;=udf.o@

kEfka`

fudflda lsßwe,a, ue;s;=ud ÿkafka w,a,iahE

kEfka@

wracqk rK;=x. ue;s;=ud lshkj uqr,s Tiafg%s,shdjg hkafka ke;akka fydohs lsh,

tal jrola lshkjdkka

b;ska jro ldf.o@

t;=uf.o@

kEfka

wehs ta@

fudflda oeka t;=u .ykafk l%slÜ o tfyu ke;akka l%slÜ lshk fi,a,u o ke;akka l%Svdj o

kEfka

foaYmd,kh fka@

Anyhow , we were walkers , and we are still walkers, right?

wms fldfydu;a mhska .sh ñksiaiq tfyu fkao@

wms ±ka wkqkaf. lr u;ska hkafka kE' fudlo oeka foda,d fjkqjg ;sfhkafka ,Ekaâ larEi¾"fudkafÜfrda" mfÊfrda jdf.a foaj,afka talhs'

Tkak wms uq,ska mhska .shd' Bg miafia fufya wdmq úch l=udrhd NoaolÉpdhkd jdf.a Wiia me,eka;sfha wh fuydg keõ j,ska  wdjg, Tre mdre ;snqkg, wfma rfÜ tla;rd fldgyla foda,dfjka .shd, wms mhska hkfldg' wfmda tajd tfyu odkag tmd mx;s l;kaor j,g' Bg miafia foda,d kej;=kd, lr;a; wdjd'  lr;a; .ek uf. u;fl fyd|hs foda,d .ek u;flg jvd' fudlo wms f.hska f.g hkfldg wfma ;snqk fiai; wms mgjf.k .sfha lr;af;l' uu ys;kafka wfma wïud Wk;a kEhs lshk tlla kE fudlo ufh u;fl fyd|hs ;ju;a' ux fï lshkafka 1976" 77" 78 jdf.a jljdkqj .ek' ta u;lh Èj hkafka rd.ug' yenehs t;kska tydg wfma fiai;u fldaÉÑfh odf.k wms kqjr wdjg miafia lr;a; .uka wek ysáh'

wd` yenehs Th lr;af; nvq odf.k, by<.u je,s mdf¾ bo, ;,f.d,a, fjklka ;sfhk je,s mdf¾ meoaÈ" meoaÈ, fvdf.dia .d,d fmdä fmdä j,j,aj, jeá jeá, lr;af;a hkag l,ska wfma ;d;a;g ;snqk thd mk jdf.a wof¾ lrmq *QÜ ihsl,hla' wms b;ska *QÜ lshkag okafka ke;s yskaod talg lsõfj mqia ihslf,a lsh,' uu f.dvla f,dl= jqkduhs ±k .;af;a tal mqia fkfuhs *qÜ lsh,'

b;ska Tkak ta f.!rfõg wfma u,a,s,dg" ;d;a;j;a tÉpr .dkla ihslf,alg úhoka fkdflrejg, fpdm¾ nhsisl,hla wrka ÿkak' Thd,d okak fpdm¾ fkfuhs uu fï lshkafka mqxÑ yev ,iaik nhsislf,a wdkak tal .ek'

b;ska Tkak tflka miafia wfma f.or fpdm¾ f.or Wkd' u,a,s,d fpdm¾ u,a,s Wkd' uu fpdm¾ u,a,sf. wlald Wkd'  Bg;a miafia fpdm¾ tl .ek uf.a u;lh ;sfhkafka ux jej;ekak mdf¾ tal mÈkak .syska w; m;=re .y .;a; tl .ek ú;rhs'

miafia wfma f.org wdjd, wfma fmdä u,a,s f.org fydfrka ?g lkak f.ak mdka j,ska nd.hla yx.f.k" j;=r fnda;,a mdf¾ fldfya yß yx.," Wfoag taj;a wrka" thdf.a àï tl;a tlal wkqrdOmqf¾g meomq meÈ,a,g uQ,sl Wk nhsislf,a'  wog;a tal ;sfhkj' ±ka tal ;sfhkafka uv.,af, yenehs' b;ska ta .ek;a l;d f.dvhs' yq<x fmdïmhla f.org f.kdjd, Bg miafia Y; mky remsh, ta fjkqfjka úhoka lrk tl kej;=kd' Bg miafia nhsislf,a fydaok msysok jev, tal wrka kqjr jej jfÜ, .u jfÜ, tlS fulS fkdlS ijdß hk tl jdf.a .uka u,a,s,dg jeä Wkd ú;rla fkfuhs ug idlals fokag;a Wkd f.or ke;s jdr .dk jeä fjkag .;a;g miafia ,  wfma ;d;a;g'

ta ú;rla fkfuhs nhsisl,a whshd wfma u,a,s,df.a fyd|u hd¿j;a Wkd taflka miafia' iuyr odg nhsislf,a iïmQ¾Kfhka .,j, frmhd¾ lr, *q,a lkaäIka jdykhla úÈyg yhs lr,;a fokj'

Bg miafia wfma u,a,s ;%S ù,¾ tlla .;a;' Tkak wfma f.or ;sfhk iemu jdyfka' fldhsl fldfydu Wk;a wog;a mdf¾ nia tflhs" fldaÉÑfhhs" wereku wms hkafka mhska ;uhs'

yenehs ………………..

md .uka .ek wfma rfÜ b;sydih uf.a lr;a; u;lhg jvd merKshs' fï rfÜ w;s úYd, md .uka ixúOdkh fj,d ;sfnkj' tajd w;s id¾:l jqk wjia:d tfyu;a ;sfhkj' fldfydu Wk;a md .uka lshkafka tla;rd úÈylg ck;dj talrdYS lr .kag mq¨yka rfÜ úúO md¾Yaj j,g n,mEula t,a, lrkag mq¨jka tla;rd wdldrhlg fyd| gQ,a tlla lshkag;a mq¨jka" ta .ek ;sfhk b;sydih ydr wjqiai, n,kfldg'

uu jeämqru lshj, ;sfhkafka foaYmd,k mlaI ixúOdkh lrmq md .uka .ek" jD;a;Sh igka wr., fjkqfjka ixúOdkh lrmq md .uka" wka;f¾ tfyu ke;skka lÿ¿ .Eia ldf.k negka fmd¨ mdrj,a ldf.k T¨ m,df.k hk úYaj úoHd, isiqka ixúOdkh lrk md .uka" ^uu ys;kafka uE;l§ T¨ m,d .;af;a jðr wfí.=Kj¾Ok uy;a;h fkao@&" úúO iafõÉPd wdh;k iqn idOk lghq;= Wfoid wruqo,a /ia lrkag ^hqfrdamfha iuyr ;eka j, tl;= lrk ^±kg;a@& ixúOdk ;r lsÍug tl;= lrk wruqo,a fkfuhs& ixúOdkh lrk md .uka jdf.a md .uka .ek ;uhs uu okafka'

b;ska iïnkaOka uy;a;hd ;ry fjkag ldß kE uu fufyu lsõjg' wfma rfÜ m%Odk úmlaIh yeáhg uu ms<s.kak taldnoaO úmlaIh rfÜ j¾;udk jd;djrKh flakaø lrf.k ixúOdkh lrk md .ukla .ek fmdaiagrhla uu lsfhõfj uE;l§' fld<ôka mgka wrka" lsßn;af.dv" lE.,a, fk¨ï foKsh^@&" kqjr jdf.a m%Odk m<d;a wdjrKh fjk úÈyg ixúOdkh lrmq md .uk .ek Èjhsk bßod ix.%yh fïkak fï úÈyg ;ukaf.a m%odk isria;, ilia lr, ;sfhkj ±lalu uu Wv .shd'

uyskaof.a md .uk ;ykï @

b;ska uu l,am,d l,d m%cd;ka;%jdofhka lk" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka fndk" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka l;d lrk" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka yskd fjk" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka wËk" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka lú ,shk" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka iskaÿ lshk" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka kdgH yok" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka Ñ;%mg yok" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka fg,s kdgH yok" m%cd;ka;%jdofhka foaYkd mj;ajk" fufy bkakfldg msgrg .shdu yshquka rhsÜia l=udrh wdju m%cd;ka;%jdofhka fodvk rgl" Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjdÈ ckrch we;=f, tfyu fohla fjkag bv ;sfhkjo@

neyefka fkao@

Vow ! 7 only?

ld¾ wmsg ke;s ykaod

nia tfla wms .sh yskaod

ue;s÷g yß ÿl yskaod

nia .dia;=j k.skj m<fjksod

ys; fjÜ yskaod

jeÜ kx.mq yskaod

mqxÑ PkafoÈ fkdjrod

ys;uq äx.la fïka jekaod

w,s yxi §f.g

fol my jqkdg

;Skaÿ f.k .c rdfug

Tkak y;la úlsfKhs fyg wksoaog

rfÜ ku we;s frday,

ol=fKa we;s u;a;,

lsh lsh .eyqjg mrilaj,

úl=Kkag hkjo rg msgilaj,

Wmq,a f.or heõjg

ysgmq ckm;sg jev flrejg

tfyu lrkd ;rug

.kag Èß jev flreug

yd,a ñ< niSjd!

.Eia ñ< fkdk.Sjd!

lsßj, .=K jefâjd!

b;ska jeishka ksÿla fõjd!

interest free loans

ðkSjd fhdackd l%shd;aul lrkagh lsh, iïnkaOka uy;a;h lsh, ;sfhkj uu ±lal fï uE;lÈ' fudkjo fï l%shd;aul lrkagh lshk ðkSjd fhdackd@ fuf;la rch Tjqka lshdmq" fhdackd lrdmq fhdackdj,ska l%shd;aul fkdlrmq fhdackd fudkjo@

uuys;kj udkj ysñlï l=udrhdg i;=gq fjkag mq¨jka ldrKdjla rch l%shd;aul lf,a fï <Õl§' ta fcda¾Ê udiag¾ ksoyia lsÍu' ;j ta;a tlal ksoyia lrmq udiag¾jre bkakjolshkag ux okafka kE' b;ska ±ka iïnkaOka uy;a;h lS j;djla hdmfka hkjo@ biair hkag neyeh lshuqflda hqfoao yskao ±ka tfyu fohla ke;s tfla úmlaI kdhl yeáhg i;shlg j;djlaj;a .syska tkag mq¨jkafka fkao@ id,dj ñksiaiq fjkqfjka fudkjo Tn ;=ud lf,a ?

hdmfka úYaj úoHd,fha úoHd mSG isiqka Wka Wka urd .kag yokj' fohshfka lsh, lr.kag ;sfhkmdvula lrf.k fndaïn msmsfrkafka ke;s Wkaj Wiaif.k .syska t,a à à B yuqodjg neÈh,a, lsh, lshkag ljqrej;a ke;s tfla Wkag §,d ;sfhk foaj,a j,ska bf.k .kag nE wek fldgd .kafka ke;sj' tl mSGhl bf.k .kafka iu jhia lKavdhï ;uka tlal tl úIh Odrdjg uqyqK ÿkak rfÜ iïu; úNd.hg tlg uqyqK ÿkak <uhs' ±ka Th .yf.k ;sfhkafka fudkj wvqfj,do@ ±ka WU,g wdKavqjg lsh, wjYH foaj,a b,a, .kag mq¨jka wvqmdvqjla ;sfhakï' tfyufka WU, fmkakkafk.;ukaf.a mqia;ldf,a wfma rfÜ mqia;ldf,a Th Tlafldu ±ka wvqmdvq yodf.k Ôj;a fjkav neßo@ ljqo ±ka WU,f.a udkj ysñlï lv, ;sfhkafka@

wks;a ldrfKa §m,a,flda ;reK YSIHfhda yeáhg w; ys; id,dj isÿùfuka ;ukaf.a f.j,a ke;sjqk Wkag' wehs äx.la fudf<a mdúÉÑ lrkag neßo@

ux ys;kafka iïnkaOka uy;a;hdf.a úmlaI kdhl ue;sÿkaf.a uka;%S jegqm Wk;a t;=u fohs' WU, b,a,, ne¨jo@

t;=u we;=¨ WU, m;alrf.k bkak ;ukaf.a ksfhdað;fhda WU,g lrkag ´fka hq;=lï bIag lrkjo lsh, n,dm,a,' ke;akka miafia lshhs" WU, b,a¨fj kE lsh,'

mkia odylska f.hla yod .kav neye' uu ys;kafka iuyrúg ta uq,ska fok fldgy fjkag we;s' b;ska WU,g ;sfhkafka wdKavqfõ nexl=jlska 0] fmd,shg tlaflda Khla b,a, .kak tl' fldaá Nd.hla fudlg oE md¾,sfïka;= uka;%Sjrekag fkda fmd,S l%uhg yß wvq fmd,S l%uhg yß' fudflda f.jd .kag neß Woúh hE tfy bkafka@ b;ska wms ys;uq ±ka md¾,sfïka;=fj bkafka 225 hs biair ;rx .dKla keye lsh,' ta .dfKka 50 hs lsh, lshuq Kh b,a, .kafka@ t;fldg ñ,shk 25 000 la nexl=j Kh fokj' nexl=j idudkH ck;djf.ka lShla wh lrkjo fmd<sh@ f.õfj ke;skka fudlo fjkafka@ f.a;a kE bvu;a kE Wkaf.a' t;fldg i,a,s kE ;uhs' nexl= jykag jqkdu uy nexl= wêm;s ;=uka tlafld m<s tfyu ke;akka ysgmq wdKavqj m<s fjkj'

ufha we;s B¾IHdjla kE' ta;a fudlgo Th ;rug ck;djg fiajh lrkag md¾,sfïka;= .sh ioa .=Kj;a Woúhg idmamq m¾ñÜ" iem jdyk" fkda fmd,S Kh@

b;ska wf.daia;= 1 od isg nia .dia;= 6] kajeä fjhs. wju .dia;=j 9 fjhs lsh, fmdähg odkag mq¨jkalu ;sfhoaÈ ßúr jdf.a m;a;r fmd,a f.ä wl=frka odkj uq,a msgqfj úia;f¾' wehs tal ta ;rug uyckhg ±fkk fohla o@ tfyukï b;ska ´l Pkao fmdfrdkaÿjla fj,d 8 g nyskafka kE fka wju .dia;=j yeáhg' ±ka ta .ek m%jdyk weu;s;=udf.ka weyqjo@ fidß ckdêm;s;=udf.ka wy,o ±ïfï@

b;ska Th yeá foaj,a fokfldg uka;%S;=uka,g fldhskao nia .dia;= wvq lrkag i,a,s@ ux ±lal lsh, ;sfhkj jeÜ j, fjkila kE lsh,' b;ska ±ka Th ck;djg ÿkafka fjkila fkfuhso@ jeÜj, fjkila ke;s Wkdg peÜj, kx wvqjla kE'

wmrdfoa lshkag bkalaÆäka foï l;dj kx fydog ms,smÈkj fkao@ ±ka fudllao Th cúfm w¨;ska lshk l;dj@ ckdêm;sjrKh ldf,a ±kka fkdysáh@ md' p' rKjl uy;a;h jdf.a w;s msßisÿ pß;hla fldfyduo .,a w.=re i,a,s .kafka@ fkdïnr tflka Pkafo b,a,mq@ t;=u ysáfh fldhs wdKavqfjo yenEg@ ±ka bkafk fldhs wdKavqfjo @ iudfjkav t;=u olaIh ta yskao ;uhs Th lshk wud;HdxYh ndr ÿkafka lshk tl .ek ug úYajdihs'±ka n,kav iuyr wud;HdYj, lsis .eg¨jla kE. fi!LHh WodyrKhla yeáhg wehs tal Ndr §,d ;snqfk rgla lrkav mq¨jka flfkl=g.

Letter to Divaina

ys;j;a osjhsk"

miq.sh brsod osjhsk m;%fha m,jQ m%jD;a;sh iïnkaOfhka ckm;s;=uka m%ldYhlafldg ;sfnkj¡ b;ska uu ys;kafka yxi wdKavqfj fudk ;rï jeo.;a ks<hla ;k;=rla ork mqoa.,fhla" WodyrK ( rghs f,dalhhs w;fr ks< ksfhdacs;jrhd f,i lghq;= lrk úfoaY weu;sjrhd lsõj;a ckdêm;s;=udf.kau wykafka ke;sj m;a;f¾ odkak tmd lshkaghs fï ys;j;a u;la lsrs,a,'

yenehs taflka lshfjkafka keye ckdêm;s;=uhs wdKavqfõ ue;s weu;sjreka w;frhs f;dr;=re ksis úosyg yqjudre  fjkafka kE' ckdêm;s;=ukaf.a ysf;a ;sfhk foa yrs t;=u .kak ;SrK weu;sjre okafka kE lsh,' ta yskaod oeka b;ska tfyu ,shkag tmd lshk tlhs uf.a wks;a u;la lsrs,a,'

wks;a tl ckm;s m%ldYh .ek ,shmq fldgi lm, ckm;s ueÿrg fkfuhs ld¾hd,hg hjkag t;=ug fokag lsh, " ufh ysf;a oel, ke;sj we;s'

ia;+;shsæ

óg lïuq,a mdr

Today's situations

w,s jeá,s yd ke.sá,s

Tn fnfokjdkï wekfldgd .kakjdkï tfyulrkak' tal fyd|hs'

yenehs tfyulr, Èk, fmkakkag' uu Tng wNsfhda. lrkjd. we;=f, fnÈ,,Èk, fmkakkagh lsh,' tcdmh, ñksiaiqkag ú;rlafkfuhs"foaYmd,k úpdrlhskag ú;rla fkfuhs" ±ka tu mlaIh;a tlal l+vqyodk bkak we;eï Woúh;a lshmq" foaYmd,k fõosldj, mÜgd .ymq"fmkakd §mQ wdldrhg 17 jirl idfmka miafia, w,s jeá,a,la jeá,;a ke.sÜfg fldfyduo@ n,hg fiakaÿjqfka fldfyduo kej;;a@ rks,a ue;s÷ hgf;a mlafI Èkd .kag neyeh lsh, t;=u whska lrkag mlafI we;=f, we;eï Woúh" fldhs;rï" úmlaI kdhllu ldgo fokag ´kekafk lshk ;ek bo, fkdl, jdohla kE' t;fldg;a we;=f, fnÿk' tfyu b|, Èkqjo@ miafia fjk l%ufõohla fydhd .;a;' b;ska fudlo@ n,hg fkdje tkag ´kekafk'

m;a;rj, jd¾;d fjk wkaoug taldnoaO úmlaIh fnÿk j.gidlaIs ;sfhkj ¨@ b;ska tal kshu fohla' uf.a iqn me;=ï .re ue;s" uka;%Sjreks' yenehs ±ka b;ska mlafIg od.;a; ku fjkia lrkag fjhs' taldnoaO"fjku ,shkjo tlg ,shkjo lshkag ug okakE' fldfydu yß ug lshkag ;sfhkafka ljqre yß tfyu lr, Èk, fmkakkag lsh,' yenehs uu lshkj tl wähla yß ;uka yod .;a; tlanoafOka msg;g ;sh, Èkkj fndre lsh,'

foaYmd,k n,h ,nd .kag ñksiaiq ;u ;ukaf.a mlaI od,d ldmq ;ek jyr, hk Woúh ke;af; kE' yenehs tfyu lr, Èkqj;a tafla we;s ;Dma;shla ;sfhkjo lshkag okafka tfyu Èkk wh ú;rhs'

Pkaohla <Õ <Õ tk nj uyckhd ±k .kafk Pkao fldf,a f.org wdju fkfuhs wdKavq mlafI Woúh ysgmq wdKavq mlafIg lshk foa lrkfoa wkqj;a tfyu ñksiaiqkag lsh;Els'

w¾cqka ufyakaøka uy;a;hd /l .kag rks,a ue;s÷ ;ks ygkl lsh, i;a yË lshd ysáh' Bgmiafia ´ka rks,a ue;s÷j fír, w¾cqka uy;a;h whskajqkd' iuyre lshkafka whskafjkag isoaojqkd lsh,' fldfydu yß uynexl=fj wêm;slu lshkafka tfia fufia wêm;slula tfyu fkfuhsfka' rkað;a l=udriajdñ ue;s÷kag lïuq,a mdf¾ iqN me;=ï` rfÜ wd¾Ólh .ek lhs l;kaor;a rfÜ uQ,H yhsh .ek;a uqo,a weu;s;=ukaf.ka wykjdg jvd wykag mq¨jka t;=uf.kao lshkag ux okakE@ fldfydu Wk;a i,a,s fld,j, t;=uf.a w;aik biairyg ;sfhkag mq¨jkafka fkao@

wo uu iageka,s ;s,lr;ak udjf;ka tkfldg ùoS úoq,s myka ;=kla ú;r m;a;= fjkj uu ys;kafka fj,dj Wfoa 10 g js;r we;s jyskafka ke;s tl mqÿuhg ldrKdjla fkfuhs lsh, ug ys;=k'

ug ysf;kafka ±ka wms f.jd oukafka j¾ck iuhla' oka; ffjoH j¾ckhla ¨' ta .ek b;ska j¾clhkag jvd ug lshkav fohla okakE' yenehs uu okakj j¾ckhla ;sfhakï lsishï wdh;khl t;ek fudlla kuq;a fldiaila ;sfhkj lsh,' oka; ffjoHjrekaf.a n,dfmdfrd;a;= bIag isoaofõjd` lsh, lïuq,amdr m;kag leu;shs' fudlo j¾ckhlska b,a,kafk ;ukag yß lDka;l rokl mqriapd¾jl mßiaika lr.kag ys;k mqr $ jeishkg yß ke;s ,eìh hq;= fudlla yß ,nd.kag fjkag we;sfka talhs'

’tcdmh iem jdyk tmd lshd wmsg wfka ;%S ù,rhla ;snqfkd;a we;ehs lsh;s¶ ^fuh mqj;lA Fkdfõ' m%Yakhls@&

ug lshkag ;sfhkafka wfka jdikdjk`a lsh, wdkak i,a,s b;=relrk l%u rdcH NdKavd.drhg' w.ue;s ;=ud ;%S ù,¾ tll hk mska;+rhla ux ±lal mqj;am;l od,d ;sfhkj' Bg tyd me;af;a ysáh flkdf. uQK ug u;l kE' kE iem jdyk Èyd n,k flfkla fkfuhs'

iuyr iud.ï ;ukaf.a fldgia ysñhkag f.jk fldgi remsh,a Y; j,ska wvq fj,d lshkafka ys;kag ´kE ldrKdjla wms ta .ek miaafia l;d lruq

fldfydu Wk;a vld jeishkag lïuq,amdfr fYdalh m<lrkag leu;shs'

wdkak w,a,mq rfÜ w.ue;sÿkag j.lSula' l,dmfha fndaïn msmsÍula' lr wßkag nE' fydh, n,kagfjkj'