അമ്മക്കുതിരയുടെ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സഫാരി 5

N¼nNp«³.sWäv lnkWv b«^v b_ªp.
”At¸mav b«^¦nav CknXps¯ Øn^w hµ^vlNWm\tÃ…” Wo`p Nant]msX tImUn¨p. Wo`p H^p ^hnN¯n]m\¶v lnkWv b«^v¡v fWÊn`m]n. s{bmZyqh^v ^mKm_mwIuimWv AVnNw dp²nfpt«*nk^nsöv A]mav fWÊn`v b_ªp. A½]pw Npj¸fnÃ. fmwhafm] WnSwdfm\v… BW¸p_¯n^p¶v ekmWn]½]psX WnSwdfm^v±kw hvb^vln¨_nªn^p¶p lnkWvb«^v.
ekmWns]]pw fNsa]pw NqXpS`v BN^vgn¡pkmW]n lnkWv b«^v NT SpX^v¶p. ” A§sW knK] {lo`manSWm] N¨km ^mKmkv fmWv hn§ntWmXv tUkn NYnWfm] H^p kykØ k¨p; WnSykpw SWn¡m]n H^p fWpgysW Np^pSn W`vN\w. bs£ Nm`w NX¶p tbm]t¸mav ^mKmkv fWpgy¡p^pSn Wn_p¯n Nmas]]pw fäpw d`n sNmXp¡mWv B^wen¨p. CSn`v ASrbvS]m] Nman]psX kn{Piw S` A`vbw I^n¨v Smtj]v¡v tWm¡n]n^n¡p¶ AkØ]n`m]n.”
”Hm… ASmt\m B {bSnf]psX S` Smtjm«n^n¡t\…” Wo`p AÛqSw Nq_n.
ln`m tUkn t£{S¯nsâ bXkpNav N]_n sIÃp¶Sv fsäm^p WXpfpä¯m\v UnkmWvþCþBwF¶_n]s¸Xp¶, Wm`vbSp Sq\pNav A`¦^n¡p¶ H^p fÞbw B\v Cu WXpfpäs¯ {bVmW NmjvI. ^mKmkv bu^ fpOy^pfm]n hwkUn¡pN]pw Ak^psX b^mSnNav b^ni^n¡pN]pw sI]vSn^p¶Sv CknsX k¨m\v.
Cu WXpfpä¯nsâ H^p kl¯m]n ftWmi^fm] H^p NkmXw ØnSn sI¿p¶p. Pt\gv tbmav F¶v tb^pÅ Cu NkmXw, tNm«]psX NqXpS`v hpµ^fm] emP§ans`]v¡pÅ H^p NkmXw NqXn]m\v. ^Kbp{SþfpPav kmhvSpN`]psX]pw In{Stk`]psX]pw AWpbffm] H^p h¦`Ww B\v Pt\gv tbmav F¶_n]s¸Xp¶ Cu NkmXs¯ ftWmi^fm¡p¶Sv. hhy Wn^vfnS Im]¡q«pNapw, SWn hz^v®kpw Im`n¨p tI^v¯m\v Pt\gv tbmav tfmXn bnXn¸n¨n^n¡p¶Sv. Pt\gv tbmansâ Wn`¯p bmNn] S_t]mXpNav¡v tbm`pw {btSyN ewPn]m\v. 1611 Wpw 1667 CX]n`v b\n So^v¡s¸« Cu NkmXw C¶pw ]msSm^p f§`pw CÃmsS Wn`Wn`v¡p¶Sv, A¶s¯ Nm`s¯ In{SN`mht¦S¯nsâ fnNkp Nm^\fm\v.
Pt\gv tbmansâ fpNav emP¯pw kl§an`pw Km`n F¶v inµn]n`v A_n]s¸Xp¶ KWm`Nav D*v. ASn h¦o^v\fm] sNm¯pb\nNav sI]vS C¯^w KWm`Nav sNm«m^¯ns` hv{So KW§av¡v WXpfpäs¯ NmjvINav tWm¡n¡m\mWpÅSm]n^p¶p. C¯^w KWm`NapsX {btSyNS, AN¯p Wn¶v tWm¡n]m`v bp_w Nmjv¨Nav Nm\mw; bt£ bp_¯v Wn¶v tWm¡n]m`v Km`N¯nWp DÅn`qsX ANt¯]v¡v Nm\mWmknà F¶Sm\v. b^v± h{¼Um]w Wn`Wn¶n^p¶ A¡m`¯v hv{SoNav AWy^v¡v fp¶n`v S§apsX fpOw Nm\n¨n^p¶nÃ. Km`N¯nWp AN¯p Wn¶v bp_t¯]v¡pÅ NmjvI C§sW]m\v.
Pt\gv tbman`v Wn¶v Sp^¦ N¼nNp«³.sWäv