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Trekking through the jungles of Burma...
ci Kmarparti Cil vargfkQkfK M[f[rf n]fprf oRvArpf parfkfkcf ec[fbiRnfEtamf. `vridmf `qvqav<mf EpaT kiAdtft vixymf ;nft var nikzfcfciyakibT. parfkfKmf epaZT catar]mak et[fpDmf 'mf ovfevaRvriLmf 'vfvqv< `p>rfvma[ critftirgfkqf oqinftiRkfki[fb[ '[fb u]rfv< ;At 'ZTmf epaZT "bfpDkibT. pl vitgfkqilf parftftaLmf ;T ecalflpfpd Ev]fFy oR critftirmf '[pf pDvtalf ;At ugfkqf M[f AvkfkiEb[f. n]fpRkfKmf ;tilf ud[fpaEd '[fEb ']f}kiEb[f.
pdtfAtpf parfkfKmf epaZT prfma Etcmf ;nffftiy upk]fdtftiliRnfT mAltf etadrfkqalf 'pfpF ;ybfAkyakEv pirikfkpfdfFRkibT '[fpT etriyvRmf. ;mymAlyi[f kizkfKtf etbfkfK etadrfcfciyak pl mAlkqf 10 ~yirmf `FkfK Emlak uyrfnfN ni[fB prfmav<kfK oR pirma]fdma[ c<vrf 'Zpfpi ;ybfAk `r]akkf nibfki[fb[. ;nft mAltf etadri[f kizkfKcf carlilftfta[f prfmavi[f KFc[mf niAbnft pKtiya[ ;rgfP[f m]fdEl Epa[fb nkrgfkQkmf eczipfpa[ jravtifpf pqfqtftakfKkQmf uqfq[. pirmfmp<tftira, jravti ~kiy ;mymAlyiliRnfT ubfpftiyaKmf pirma]fdma[ ntikqf UDRvicf eclfLmf naD prfmfma. `rkfka[f mAltf etadrf ( Arakan) prfmavi[f KFc[mf miKnft jravtipf pqfqtftakfKkfKmff EmbfkfK vgfkaq viriKdav<kfKmf etadrfcfciyak OF himaly mAlkQd[f EcrfkibT. `rkfka[f mAltf etadri[f EmbfKpf pkfkmf vgfkaq viriKda vi[f kArEyarmf, kizkfKpf pkfkmf rgfP[f.;T tbfEpaAty pdmf. ;gfK Kbipfpidfd pl viprgfkqf ;tilf ;lfAl. '[fbaLmf pl vixygfkqf ;tilf etqivakibT) vArpdtfAt EmLmf PrfAmyak `vta[itftalf, et[f prfmavilf ~rmfpitfT, ~gfkagfEk etadrfcfci vidfD vidfD vgfkaqpf pKti y]fAmyak oR nIqma[ kadfD nAd paAt Track eclfvT etriy<mf. Cmarf 800 kimI nIqpf paAt. YYMgfkilf kaDkqf, kadfdaBkqf, mAlkfk]vayfkqf Mangrove swamps, ~kiy ;ybfAk tAdkQkfPdak kdnfT ec[fB oR vziyak ;nftiy up k]fdtfti[f pKtikqa[ Emkalya, `samf, naklanfT, miEcaramf pKtikQkfK kiAqvidfD eclfki[fb[. ;pf paAtkqf Nabf$]fD kalmak ~tivacikqi[f KFyiRpfp<kfkAq ~gfkagfEk etadrfp< pDtftikf eka]fD ;RnftAt vi d EvB `tikmakpf pavA[yilf ;Rnfttaktf etriyvilfAl. `p>rfvmak pl vRdgfkQkf ekaR MAb yatftirIkrfkqf, p<tft pikfKkqf ;pf paAtkAq ;nftiya eclfLmf marfkfkmak pavitft[rf '[fpAttf tvir EvB critftir MkfkiytfTvmf ;vbfbibfK kiAdyaT. ;pf paAtkqf YMgfkilf kaDkqf, yaA[ p<likf Pdfdgfkqf niAbnft pKti. mElriya ubfptftiyaKmf ;dmakEv 19, 20mf Nabf$]fDkqilf kRtpfpdfdT. British ;ra}vmf pl MAb My[fBmf ;nftiyaviliRnfT ;vfvziyalf prfmavibfKqf NAzy MFyvilfAl. `vrfkAqtf EtabfkFtftT `Ad mAzy<mf, cIbipfpay<mf ntikQmf mElriyav<mf ta[f. pi[f[rf kdlf YMlmakEv prfma piridfFxaralf AkpfpbfbpfpdfdT. ;nft p>Ekaq tkvlfkAq ;gfK ecalfvT kAtkfK `vciymf.;nftpf paAtkfKmf tmizri[f cmIp kalcf critftirtftibfKmf etadrfp< ;RkfkibT. prackfti '[fb pdmf, tmizf nadfFlf "bfpDtftiy patipfp< ;[fB vAr nIFkfkibT. civaji kE]cA[y<mf, M kR]anitiAyy<mf epriy prpfpilf `biMkpf pDtftiy pdmf. ;T tiMk vi[f Mkfkiy evbfbipf pFkfklf. ;pf pdmf prfma `ktikf KDmfptfti[f kAt. ec[fA[yilf prfma pjarf '[fb kBpfp<cf cnfAty<mf ;nft prfma `ktikqalf ~rmfpikfkpf pdfdTta[f. ;pfpFpfpdfd paAtyilf oR 'dfD vyT yazfpfpa]tfTcf ciBv[f tAlyilf nIrf piFkfKmf patftirtfTd[, oR Akyil T]iYMdfAdy<d{mf ec[fB eka]fFRkfki$[f. prfmaviliRnfT ;nftiya eclfLmf `ktikqf PdfdtfTd[ f;v[f ndnfT eclfvAt kbfpA[ ecyfy MFkibta? ;cfciBv[i[f m[niAlAy ']f]ipf paRgfkqf. tkpfp[arf tayf cEkatrrf, ciB Akkf KznfAtyak cEkatri '[fB KDmfptfTd[f emTvak M[fE[bikf eka]fFRkfkibT oR yazfpfpa]kf KDmfpmf. cari cariyak eclfLmf ;nftiy `ktikqf Pdfdtftilf ;vrfkqf EcrfnftiRkfki$rfkqf. 1941 mf ~]fD mardcf matmf ypfpa[f prfmaAv piridfFxaridmiRnfT AkpfpbfbiyT. Mtlilf viZnftT rgfP{mf jravtipf pqfqtftakfKmf ta[f. ;Attf etadrfnfT piridfFxf ;ra}vmf ;nftiyav<kfK pi[f vagfktf etadgfkiyT. kdlf marfkfkgfkqf yav<mf ypfpa[iyrfkqf kdfDpf padfFlf ;Rnfttalf, tAr vziyak ;nftiya eclfLmf niAlkfK piridfFxf nirfpfpnftikfkpf pdfd[rf. tgfkQd[f `rcagfktftilf kdAmyabfbiy ;nftiy ;lgfAk UziyrfkAqy<mf PdfFcf ec[fb[rf. ;pfpFyak `ktikqf Pdfdtftilf ldfckfk]kfka[vrfkqf Ecrtf etadgfki[rrkqf. 'pfpFEya `rkfka[f mAlAykf ;vrfkqf kdnfT ;pf paAtAypf piFtfTkf eka]fdardkqf. M[f{mf pi[f{m fpiridfFx ;ra}vmf paTkapfp<kf ekaDkfk ;nft `ktikqf Pdfdmf ;nftiyaAv ;lkfK AvtfT kaD mAlkQkfPdak emqfq emqfq M[fE[bikf eka]fFRnftT. nmT 'dfD vyTcf ciBv{mf ;nft critftir cmfpvtftilf oR mikcf cibiy ktapatftirmf. 'pfpF ;nftkf KDmfpmf prfmav<kfK vnftT. jravtipf pqfqtftakfK Udak nkrgfkAq rgfP{d[f ;A]kfKmf nI]fd ebyilfEv Al[f o[fB ODkibT. etbfEk rgfP[iliRnfT ~rmfpitfT Enrf vdkfEk m]fdEl m]fdElAy ;A]tfT `tbfKmf EmEl cI[pf pirEtcgfkAq, viydf[aAm 'dfFpf parfkfkibT ;nft byilfEv paAt. ;nft ryilfEv. pircitfti epbfb ulk ;Rmfp<pf paAtyak ;[fBmf kRtpfpDkibT. ;pfpaAt pl t[itfT vidpfpdfd pl cibiy prfmavi[f UrfkAq ;A]kfkibT. `kfkaltftilf, `tavT piridfFxf camfrajfjiytftilf C>riy[f `sftmikfkat kaltftilf, `vrfkqi[f nirfvaktf EtAvkfkak viCvacmak uAztftvrfkqf, nmfpikfAkya[vrfkqf '[fB kRtpfpdfdvrfkqf nagfkqf. ;pfpFya[ epyrf etriyat Urfkqilf pl yazfpfpa]tftvrfkqf sfEdc[f masfdrfdkqak kdAmyabfbi[arfkqf. nmT n]fpRmf ;pfpFya[ cibfY$rilf ;RnfT ta[f ;nftiy yatftiArAy ~rmfpitftarf. ;vrfkqf 'pfpFEya rgfP[f vnfT EcrfnfT `gfkiRnfT yatftiArAy ~rmfpitftarfkqa? `lflT ;vrfkqf EvB kxfdma[ mAlpf paAt vziyakEv{mf ypfpa[iyridmf piFpdamlf tpfpi, 'pfpFEya `rkfka[ kizkfKcf criviliRnfT `t[f EmbfKcf crivibfK vnftiRkfki$rfkq. ;vbfAb ;pfepaZT y>kikfktfta[f MFy<mf. prfma vazfkfAkyilf ;vRkfK wapkmak pqicfciDvT eryilfEv sFEx[f, `gfK p]iyabfbiy etLgfK EpCmf cikf[lfem[f, Eparfdfdrfkqf Epa[fb EvAlyadfkqf, sfEdx[f piqadfparmf Ortftilf 'pfepaZTmf ekatitft pF ;RkfKmf palf `]fda - EpaKmf vRmf EpaT yaRmf ;tilf ema]fD KFpfparfkqamf,f `pfp `pfp vnfT EpaKmf Orir]fD p<Akyirtgfkqf. stilts ;lf Emlf kdFy mcfC vIDkqf, ( kadfdaBkQkfK :DekaDkfkEv ;pfpF uyrtftilf kdfFyiRkfki$rfkqf.) mAzkalgfkqilf vIdF[f kIEz ~$k pay<mf nIrilf mI[fPdpf piFkfklamf f ~[alf KFkfKmf nIrf p<Ak v]fF vnftv<d[f `]fda K]fda 'DtfTcf ec[fB piFkfk Ev]fDmf.mI]fDmf kadfDpf paAtkfK vREvamf. pklf MZvTmf YMdfAd MFcfCkfkQd[f nAdyak nAd. C>riy[f ;bgfkiyTmf tbfkalik MkamfkQkfK `Rkilf tritfT nibfparfkqf. Q vilf ni[fB `[f$dmf Erx[ak pRpfp< `rici epbEv]fDmf. CmnfT eka]fD vnft patftirtftilf cAmtfTcf capfpid Ev]fDmf.pi[fp< eka]fD ec[fb T]fEda TpfpdfFAyEya viritfT nilftftilf pDkfAk. ;pf pKti ulktfti[f `tik mAz vIzfcfcikfKpf epyrf epbfb ;dmf. Monsoon '[fb epyEr `kratiyilf vnftT ;nft prfma mAz kar]maktfta[f. ;pfpFyak nA[nfT EtayfvT catar] vixymf. tbfkalik Mkamfkqf `Rvi, ~bfbgfkAr tdakmf Epa[fb nIrf niAlkAq odfFEy "bfpDtftpf pdfFRnft[. viFnftTmf 'wfciyAtcf capfpidfD vidfD mI]fDmf yatftiAr. epRmf nmfpikfAkEyaD pl viAly<yrfnft cama[fkAq kdfFkf katfT vnftvrfkqf `vbfbi[f CAmAy epaBkffk MFyamlf `vbfAb vzieygfKmf 'binfT eka]fEd vnftarfkqamf. kAdciyilf uDtft uDpfp<m,f pDkfKmf T]fDmf cAmkfKmf cdfF paA[y<mf ta[f ;vrfkAq uyiRd[f kdFkf katftT.ndkfk MFyatvrfkqf CkyI[ma[vrfkqf ;Rnftalf 'lfElaRkfKmf ti]fdadfdmf ta[f. cil ;dgfkqilf mAlEyBmf epaZT paAd matirikf kdfF ;pfpFya[vrfkAq ~tivacikqf Takfkikf eka]fD mAlyaDkqf Epa[fB viArvak eclfvarfkqf. cil m]i Enrtftilf ;vrfkqf mAlcf crivil 'Bmfp<cfcarikqak etrinfT, pi[f[rf p<qfqiyaki mAbnfT viDvarfkqfamf. `DtfTtf trikfKmf ;dtftilf ta[f mI]fDmf ;vrfkAqkf ka] MFy<mf. nakrfkqf, mIEcakfkqf '[pf pl ndfpa[ kadfD vacikqf ;pfpF `ktikQkfK utvi ecyftiRkfki$rfkqf. ;pfpFya[ vcti kiAdkfkat ;dgfkqilf CkyI[ma[vrfkqf MkamfkQkfK `Rkilf tgfki `dAltf Etbfbikf eka]fD py]mf Embfekaqfq Ev]fDmf. ;vrfkqf vnft EkaxfF EmEl ec[fB viDmf. `DtfT pi[f[alf vnfT eka]fFRkfKmf `ktikqf KZvilf klnfT ekaqfq Ev]fDmf. ;nft yatftiAryi[f epaZT Mtiyvrfkqf Enay<bfbvrfkqf KznfAtkqf ;bpfpTmf `[f$d nikzfcfci. ;bnftvrfkAq T]iyalf Cbfbi Etvarmf ecalfli vayrici EpadfD vidfD `Zt pFEy M[fE[b Ev]fFy kdfdgfkqf nikZmf. ;nft `ktikqiAdEy miKnft oZgfKmf kdfDpf paDmf niAby ;RnftiRkfk Ev]fDmf. oRvAr eyaRvrf Etbfbipf py]tfAt Embfekaqfvarfkqf. cil EvAq ;bnftvrfkAq mAlyiliRnfT kIEz uRdfF viDvTmf u]fdamf. n]fpri[f tkpfp[ari[f cEkatri KDmfpMmf pi[f[alf vRmf EkaxfFyilf vnfT eka]fFRnftT. ;vri[f mama vziyilf ;bnfT vidfdaramf. ;nftcf cmfpvmf pl matgfkqf kzitfEt ;vrfkQkfKtf etriy vnftT. 'pfpFEya tkpfp[ari[f cEkatriy<mf piqfAqkQmf ec[fA[ vnftAdnft pi[f[rf n]fpri[f tkpfp[arf mI]fDmf ;nftiya ec[fB ;vrfkAq PdfF vnftarf. ;nft enFy py]mf oR naqlfl, oR kizAmylfl YM[fB matmf etadrfnftT. pi[f[rff ;nftiy up k]fdtfti[f pirma]fdma[ ebyilfEv Railway system tfti[f 'lfAlkfK vnfT Ecrfnftarfkqf. ;T tbfEpaAty pgfkqEtxf citftagfekagf TAbMktftibfK `]fAmya[ pKti '[fB y>kikfkiEb[ff. v]fFkqf EpakfK vrtfTcf ecyfykfPFy 'lfAlAy `ktikqf 'dfFyTmf ;ra}v vak[gfkqf KznfAtkAqy<mf ep]fkAqy<mf "bfbikf eka]fD sfEdc[f `RkiLqfq Mkamilf ;bkfKvarfkqf. ;pfpFEy ;nftiya vnftAdnft ;vRmf tayaRmf cEkatriy<m, 'lfAl MkamiElEy tkpfp[arf vnfT EcRmf vAryilf pl ti[gfkqf katfTkf eka]fFRnft[rf.;nftcf cmfpvgfkAq n]fprf 55 vRdgfkQkfKpf pi[f[rf ~b `mr ecalflikf eka]fFRkfKmf epaZT ;cf cmfpvgfkQkffPdak eclfLmf u]rfv< "bfpdfdT. ;nft `{pvgfkqf oR 'dfD vyTcf ciBvA[ 'pfpF `ZtftiyiRkfKmf, 'pfpF patitftiRkfKmf '[fpAt '[f[alf OrqEv `{ma[ikfk MFnftT. ecalfLmf epaZTmf ciBv[i[f KBmfp< ;nft m[itridmf `pfp `pfp 'dFpf parfTkf eka]dFRnftT. `nf Enrtftilf t[kfK ;Atpf pbfbi `tikmf kvAl pymf ;Rnfttak u]rvilfAl '[f$rf. YM[fB matpf py]tfti[f kDAm ;vAr oR `dkfkma[ m[itrakpf p]fpDtftiyiRppT etrikibT. '[f M[f[alf kAt ecalflikf eka]fFRkfKmf n]fpAr parfkfkiEb[f. 'dfD vyTcf ciBv[ak, `ZkfEkbiy kabf cdfAdy<d[f, pl naqf evdfdat nI]fd MF, tAlyilf cdfFy<d[f oR ciBv[i[f Etabfbmf m[tilf vnfT Epa[T. ;vri[f KBmfAp tdymakkf piFtfT eka]fD ciBvA[ `Adyaqmf ka]fpT cirmmayiRkfk vilfAl. '[f$Lmf, ;pfepaZT tAlyilf mRnfTkfKmf oR myirilfAl. n]fprf klfktfta, ec[fA[ ~kiy ;dgfkqilf tbfkalik Mkamfkqilf tgfki tAlm[f[arf EcrfnftiRkfki$rf. ec[fA[ Mkamilf kanftiAykf k]fdaramf. tkpfp[aRkfK vazfkfAkAy 'pfpFkf kAr EcrfpfpT ;nftkf k]fdtftiliRnfT piAzpfEpama '[fb Oyat CAm ;RnftiRkfk Ev]fDmf cmfpatftiymf 'lflavbfAby<mf ;znfT URkfKtf tiRmfpi[arfkqf. pi[fp< tkpfp[arf vazfAv vidfd ;dtftilf etadgfkikf ekaqfq `kfkal yazfpfpa] cMtaymf ;dmf ekaDtftiRkfkibT vcti ecyftiRkfkibT '[fpT Mkfkiyma[ vixymf. n]fpri[f Johnsonville ;lfltfAt vidfD p<bpfpdfd pi[fp<mf ;cf cmfpvmf '[f[ilf pl cl[gfkAq "bfpDtftikf eka]fFRnftT. oR m[it[f uyirf vaz Ev]fDmf '[fe$R niAlkfK nirfpfpnftpf pDtftpf pdfdalf, `nft 'lfAlyilf ni[f$lf, `tbfK ;RpF `riciy<mf oR cibgfAk pRpfp<mf EpaTmf. `tbfka[ m[ uBtiAy AtriytfAt vazfEv ecalflikf ekaDkfKmf. parftftIrfkqa? ypfpa[fkar{kfKmf OR 'dfD vyTcfciBv{kfKmf 'vfvAkpf pAkAm `lflT piridfFxfkar[fta[f ;vRkfK mam[a? 'gfEkEya `Arp fpyitftiygfkqalf vyibfEhaliLmf, EdakfkiEyaviLmf 'Dkfkpfpdfd y<tft MFv<kqf cmfpnftpf pdatvrfkqf vazfkfAky<d[f 'pfpF viAqyaFyiRkfkibT.mI]fDmf oR MAb ;vrf `ktiyak maBmf niAl 1983 ;lf ;[kf klvrtfti[f epaZT "bfpdfdT. vIFznft niAlyilf niy>cIlanfT vnfT t[fA[ niAl niBtftikf eka]fdT oR catA[ '[lamf. vazfv< '[fb mktfta[ ttfTvmf 'vfvqv< pircfcA[ya[aLmf 'tirf eka]fD mI]fDmf mI]fDmf t[fA[pf p<Tpf pitfTkf ekaqfkibT. UArcf eca[f[aLmf epyArcf ecalflaEt '[fparfkqf. ;mymAlAy vacsftlmakkf eka]fD kiDkiD pqfqtftakfK kAqy<mf kgfAkAyy<mf Emvi ~dfci p<riy<mf oR epriy kdv<qf epyrf n]fpRkfK. ekawfcmf ~rayfcfci ecyfT ;vrT yatftiAryi[f MZ viprgfkAqy<mf niA[v<pDtfti 'Zt ;vf vae[li nikzfcfci n]fpAr Ta]fdEv]fDmf '[fpT '[f viRpfpmf. ;Attf etadrfnfT etyfvmf tnft vID vItiyiRkfK '[f{mf padlf oliprpfpakibT. (Transcript of Tamil Access : January 97© Kumaraparathy)
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