"KOTHI"
-Ajmal Benn
Thingalaazhachakal
aarkkum angane priyam ullava agaarilla, annu “Tommy” enna Thommichan
athayathu ee nyan, 5aam classil padichirunna kaalam, aniyan LKG iyilum,Schoolil
padichirunna kaalam muthalkke ,ennum Sunday raathri kannadakyumbol, Monday raavile
kannu thurakanamallo enna pediyundayirunnu enikku, ah pedikkipolum daivatheenam
kondu oru kuravum vannitilla. Angane oru thingalaazhcha, samayam 8.15 am, nyan
aannunarunnathu, raavile amma undakya beefinte manam adichaayirunnu, aduthu
kidanna aniyaan “Mathew” enna Maathachan, schoolil pogaan madichu
thala vedhana abhinayichu kidappundu, praayam
4 eh undayirunnullu engilum Oscar abhinayam aayirunnu ella mondaysilum avan
kaazhcha vechirunnathu.
Amma yundakunna
beefinte manavum,ruchiyum athonnu vere thanne aanu, ellavarkkum avaravarude amma
aanallo lokathe ettavum nalla cook, athu kondu thanne amma vellam choodakki
athu kudichaalum parayum, ente amma undakunna chooduvellathinte athrem ninte
ammede choodu vellam varillennu,pakshe ente karyathil angane allatto, chumma,
ulla oru parachilalla entethu,ente amma undakunna beef fry whole class ah
kaalathu world famous aayirunnu, ente aduthirunna “T.Raamamurthy” pattara, avanorikke
ente amma undakya beef fry kazhichu control vittu avante ammede aduthu athinte
ruchiye patti paranju kittya adiyude paadippolum undu avante valathe thudayude
backil, annu, pattan maarellaam non veg kazhikyaan pattatha shaapam
kittiyavara nennaayirunnu ente vicharam .
Urakkam unarnathum,nyan, beefinte
manam adichu paathi mayakkathil adukalayilekku nadannethi,oru poocha kutty urakkam
unarumbol kannu thurakaan shremikyunnathu pole nadanna vazhi neele nyan kannu
thurakkaan shremichu,nadanilla, pakshe beefinte manam athenne nervazhiyil
nadathi, adukalayil ethichu,avide ammayilla,nyanum stove in mel irunnu
choodavunna beefum mathram, samaanyam
urayathilaanu stove vechirikunnathu, nyan annu dhe ithraye undarnnullu, engilum
avidurunna oru stoolin mel valinju keri stovein mel vechirunna choodu beef
kaanaan shremicha enne kanda amma ennodu:
“Da tommicha poyi
kulichu orungikke samayam ethra aayinna?..evida ninte aniyan mathachan ??” oh avaninnum thala vedhana aayirikkyum!!
Ennu
paranjamma bedroomilekku mathachane eneeppikyaan poyi.Beefinte
manam aswathikunnathinte idayil annu uchakkenikulla hindi class testinte karyam
nyan marannu,aniyan mathachan annu
classil poyilla,avante thala vedhana nyan karutheethu pole abhinayam aayirrunnilla
avanu yethartha pani aayirunnu, uchakku lunchinu beef aanallo enna otta
karanathinu nyan test enna risk undayirunnittum
schoolilekku pogaan thirumaanichu.
Bedroomil ninnum thirike adukalayil vanna amma kandathu,
adukalayil stoolil mel ninnu diva swapanam kandu kondirikunna enne aayirunnu, ente
adakkya kundiyil oru adiyum thannu bath roomilekku amma enne odichu, bathroomil
kuli vegannayirunnu, kulikazhinjirangya ennodu lunch box eduthukondu varaan
amma paranju, nyan bagill ninnum chottupaathram eduthu kondu vannu, kuli kazhinju
turkeyum uduthu eeranode chottupathravumaayi nyan ammayude aduthethi,aniyan annu
schoolilekilla enna vivaram appolaanu amma ennodu parayunnathu,athu kettathum
ente santhoshathinu veedum aarogyam koodi, ithra nalloru thingalaazhchayo ? ennu
nyan aalojichu poyi,kaaranam, amma annavanulla share beefum ennikyanulla chorinu
mukhalil vekyunnathu nyan kandu ,aah kaazhcha kaandaal undallo ente sirey vere onnum kaanan pattila,
nyanum chorinte mellilulla ah beefum maathram,kothiyude nelli palakayum polichu
anapotti naavilooriya ummineeru nyan engayo thirichirakki, ente nippu kandamma:
“Da tommicha nee innu
schoolil ponille vegam poyi uniform idada”
Ennum paranju amma enne kannurutti kaanichu, Athu kandu pedicha nyan
nere poyi uniformum ittu, tieum ketti hallilekku neengi, avide achan pathram
vaayichiripundayirunnu, oru government udyogasthanum pothuprevarthaganum
aayirunna achanu , pathram kyill kittyaal pinne bhoomi idinju pathalathil
ethyaalum ah pathrathil ninnum kannedukilla, nyan avidirunna shoes ittu. Dining tablelil appol amma breakfast eduthu
vechu, samayam 9.00 aayi, uppu maavum pazhavum paalumaanu breakfast athu kandathum ente mukhathe thejass
mangi, baakhi ulla beef achanum ammakyum aayi maati vechirikukayaanu, nyan paathi
manasode breakfast kazhichu paalum kudichu ,amma appol bagil chottupaathram eduthu
vechu, nyan water bottleum kazhuthil ittu, bagum thukki veetil ninnirangi,
ravilathe breakfast uppumaavum pazhathilum othukendi vanna dookham
manasilundayirunnu,pakshe uchakulla ente lunch athu breakfast ente manasil
undakya dukhathinte aayussu kurachu,nyan chiricha mukhavum aayi, school bus stopilekku
nadannu,
Bus stopill, Ramamurthyum, Karthikum undayirunnu,pinne nyangalude
colonyil puthuthaayi thamasikyaan vanna Ammu chechiyum,nyangalude housing colonyile chettan maarude harammaayirunnu Ammu chechi,enteyum!!, Ammu chechi sundariyaayirunnu, Ammu chechikku kurachum
koodi prayam kuravayirunnel enikkum nokkamayirunnunnu, ennenikku thoneetundu,
chechi collegilekkaayirunnu, pala chettanmaarum pullikaariye kandukondu thanne
stopinu ethir veshathu nila urappikyarundayirunnu,avarude ellarudem lakshyam
ammu chechiyude manasilekulla vazhiyaayirunnu, ammu chechiye vaayi
nokkikondirunna ennodu karthik.
Karthik: “Da nee
testinu padicho?”
Nyan: “illada”
Karthik innale irunnu padichathonnum avante thalayil illa,
hindi poem test aanu, avan avante oro vishamangal ente aduthu enni perukki,
nyan athinonnum kaathu koduthilla ,Ammu chechiyil ninnum shredha thirinja ente
manasil pinne uchakyulla lunchu mathramaayi,ithinidayil ente side ill ninna Raamamoorthy, police
naaya manakunnathu pole mukham vechente aduthu vannoru chodhyam:
Ramamurthy: “da
thomicha innu ninnakku beef alle??”
Ah chodhyam enne njettichu, daivame beefanennu nyan
paranjaal avanu athu share cheyendi varumallo enna chindha apolente kunju
manasil vannu:
Nyan paranju: “alla”
Thante nigamanam thetti ennarinja Ramamurthy vishama thode :
“hmm” ennu mooli
Nyangal moovarum bus kaakal thudarnnu, angane kurachu samayam
kazhinjappol, ammu chechiye oru onakka chettan vannu bikeil ketti kondu poyi,pennungalude
karyam ithraye ullu ennu, annu ente yilam manasennodu thanne paranju,nyangalude
bus ethi,schoolil ethiya nyangal moovarum 5 A enna nyangalude classilekku
neengi,benchil idam kandu,ente appurathum ippurathumayaanu karthikum,ramamoorthyum
irunnirunnathu, nyangal schoolil etheethum mazha thudangi,mazha kaaranam
nyangalude assembly principal vendennu vechu, angane ravile attendance vili
aayi,ravile thanne nalla thannupundu nalla mazhayaanu, class muriyude dooru
melle thurannu vanna oru thannutha kaattu ente bagil ninnum prevahichu
kondirunna beefinte manam class muri engum vyapipichu, aduthirunna
ramamoorthyude mukham veedum police nayayudethu pole aayi,avan ente nere
nokkiyathum, pettennu ente number miss vilichu, nyan present paranju,athu
kazhinju ramamoorthy ude number aanu, avan athu kettathum ente mukhathu ninnu
shredha maati, class thudangi, nyangalude class teacher Mini miss,
sundariyaanu, ammu chechi kazhinjaal ente manassu ilakkya adutha sthree
ivaraanu,nyangalude class teacher Mini miss,ente maathram alla nyangal moonnuperudem,
ennum ravile kandu ,kandaano entho ? angu istamaayi
poyi, teacherinu nalla Manamaayirunnu aduthu varumbol, miss nyangale science aanu
padipichirunnathu missinodulla istam kondu scienceinu nyangalkku moonu perkkum
nalla markaayirunnu, annathe class ecosystem enna vishayathe patti aayirunnu, miss
ecosystem, food cycleine patti class edukaan thudangi, class thakirthiyaayi
nadannu, missinte mukhathu ninnum karthikum,ramamoorthyum kannedukaathe class shredhichirunnu, ,ente kannu pakshe black boardinu mukalil thookkiyitirunna
clockin melaayirunnu, samayam 10 am aayathe ullu,ini lunch break aagaan 2 ara
manikoor koodi venam, nyan clockill ninnum kanneduthu class shredhichappol
ellam slow motionill nadakunnathaayi thonni ultra slow motion, missinte
classum,kuttikalude responsum ellam ultra-slow motion, enthinu clock polum slow
aakunathu pole thonni, angane kuraye
samayathe kaathiripinu shesham adhyathe period theernnu, randamathe classedu kaanulla
sir vannitilla, athukondu, P.T sir vannelarodum groudill kalikyaan poykollan
paranju, nyan pakshe vayaru vedhana anennu paranju class roomil thanne irunnu,
P.T sir appo enne nokkaan ramamurthye avide ente koode iruthi, enikaake
vishamam aayi, chottum paathrathil ninnum oru beef eduthu thinnaan aanu nyan
avide vayaru vedhana abhinayichu kidannathu,Ramamurthy appol black boardil pala
tharam color chalk vechu padam varachu kalikyaan thudangi, angane samayam 11
ayi,
1st interval ,nidhi kaakunna bhoothathe
pole ente baginaduthu irunna nyan interval aayittum purathu poyilla,, enikkannu
tiffin kodupokunna erpaadilayirunnu,pakshe aduthirunna karthik konduvarumaayirunnu,
nutrilo theycha nalla bread toast, avanente nere neetti, nyan karthikinodu
vendennu paranju, ithu medichathinte peril beef kodukendi vanaalo ennortharnnu
ente ah move, angane interval kazhinju, pinneedulla nimishangal yugang-gal aayittanu
enikku thonniyathu, valare nerathe kaathiripinu shesham 12.30 aayi.
Lunch break,ente mukham 100 voltinte bulb pole vettithilangu,appolekkum vishannu
kudal karinjirunnu,annathe 12.30 bellinte
sabhthathinu polum undarnnu oru beefinte manam , nyan bagill ninnum ente chottupaathram eduthu, athill ninum prevahichu kondirunna aah manam nyan aaswadhichu, appol
Ramamurthy enne nokki,nyan avane nokki kalipichu
“enthada?”
Ennu chodhichu,athu kettathum avan nottam maati, nyan
ellavarudem koode poyi kyyum kazhugi, thirichu class muriyill ethi, ellavarum avaravarude chottupaathram thurakunnathinaayi nyan wait cheythu, aduthulla karthikinu chorum
cheera thoranum aanu,rama murthy kaane ,thyru saadhavum, amma achane
kaanikyunnathu kandu padicha ah pucha bhaavam,automatic aayi ente mukhathu
vannu, kaaranam innathe ente lunch aareyum kothipikyunna onnanu, beefum chorum.
Classile ellavarum
kazhikyan thudangi,valare budhimutti aanu, karthiku kazhikunnathu , Ramamurthy
pakshe lunch box thuranengilum kannu entethilaanu, nyan beef aano konduvannirikunnathu
enna avante samshyam maarreetilla, avante nottam pakshe nyan koottakeela,
deskill viricha kerchiefinu mukalil prethishtticha ente chottupaathram thurakaan
nyan ky neetti, chuttum ellavarum food kazhichu kondirikayaanu ,pakshe ente manasil
ippol nyanum ente chottupaathram mathrame ullu,sidill thyru saadham kazhichu kondu
Ramamurthy nokkunundu, athonnum pakshe ah samayam ente manasil odeela, nyan
ente nakham upayogichu chottupaathram thurakaan shremichu thurakunilla,100 volt
bulbinte prakashasham undayirunna ente mukhathu voltage fluctuation pole bhaavam
maari maranju, prakaasham kuranju, Nyan veedum shremmam thudarnnu thurakunnilla,veedum
aanju shremichu enni ttum oranakkavumilla, nyan shremam thudarnnu konde irunnu,
e samayam classilulla kuttikal kazhichu theerarayi,Karthikum ,Ramamurthyum
kazhicheneettu, athonnum ente shredhayil pettilla avasaanam aah bageeradha
prayathnathinte end ill nyan ah chottupaathram thurannu,appol evide ninno oru shabdham
“students close your books”, athe ah chottupaathram thurakaan shremikyunnathinte idayil nyan samayam poyatharinjilla,
hindi missinte sambhdham aayirunnu athu, ah shabdham kettu ambharannu kyil thuranna chottupaathravum pidichirunna enne kandu miss,
“da thommicha”
Ennalari aah alarchayil enikkundaya njettalinte akhathathil kyil ninnum slip aaya ente ah chottupaathram nilam pathichu, kooode
athilundayirunna chorum beefum ente manasile kothiyum.
The end!!