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fuh úys¿ldrhka nyq, iudchls' yeu;eklu yeu la‍fIa;%hlu jeä jYfhka isákafka úys¿ldrhkah' kuq;a ydia‌fhda;amdol Ys,amSkaf.a wvqjla‌ ;sfí' ukao th f,fyis myiq jevla‌ fkdjk ksidh' ienúkau ydiH hkq mqÿudldr fohls' ukao we;eïúg th Ôú;fha wmg fkdfmfkk h:d¾:hka weÛg m;g fkdoekS lshdfok neúks' tys§ wm iskdiS ;sfnkafka wmgu nj jegfykafka we;eïúg f.or .shdg;a miqjh' ydiHfha ia‌jNdjh thhs'

fujr fudaia‌;rfha ud;Dldj jkafka ydiHhhs' furg ydia‌fhda;amdol l,dfõ ia‌j¾Kuh hq.hla‌ ksfhdackh l< n¾á .=K;s,lhka fkdue;sj th l;d l< fkdyelsh' Ôjk .ufka wiQ ku jeks úh miq lrñka isákd .=K;s,lhka wo .;ska ÿn,j isáh;a"
Tyqf.a ydiH ;ju;a ;reKh' tys j¾;udkh .ek;a fudaia‌;rh .ek;a l;d lsÍug tla‌jqfha fgksika l=f¾ kï wmQ¾j rx.k Ys,amshdh' hq. foll Tjqkaf.a fudaia‌;rh flfia ùoehs wm Tjqkaf.ka úuid n,uq''

wiQku jeksúh miq lrñka isák n¾á .=K;s,l uy;d fï Èkj, jfhdajDoaO ùu ksidu yg .kakd jQ u| wikSm ;;a;ajhl miqjk ksid;a fld<ôka ÿr neyer m%foaYhl isák ksid;a t;=udj fuu idlÉPdjg iïnkaO lr .ekSug wm oerE ishÆ W;aidyhka wid¾:l úh' kuq;a óg by;§ wm mqj;amf;a ksoyia‌ udOHfõÈfhla‌ yd n¾á .=K;s,lhkaf.a ñ;=rl= o jQ fykaß m%shYdka; úiska n¾á .=K;s,l ms<sn|j ~Èjhsk~ g imhd ;snQ ,smshla‌ ~fudaia‌;rh~ g b;d fyd¢ka .e,fmk neúka lsisÿ ixia‌lrKhlska f;drj fufia m< lrk nj i,lkak'

n¾á .=K;s,lg wikSmhs' oeka jhi wjqreÿ wiQ kuhhs' oeka bkafk f.dvlfj, m%foaYfha' miq;eú,s fkdù wo wou Tyq .ek fudkjd yß ,shkak' Tyqf.a iuld,Sk ñ;=rl= jQ rxð;a lreKdr;ak uy;d ug tf,iska okajk ,§'

uf.a u;lhg tla‌jru wdfõ ,W! ug .eyeõjd' ug W! .eyeõjd, Tyq rÛ mE úfkdaoiuh úlg jevigykh' tod wms th wid fmr<s fmr<s iskdiqfKuq'

wka wh yskeia‌iQ rij;l= jQ n¾á .=K;s,l uf.a ysff;Isjka;fhls' Tyq fld<U isáh§ ks;r ks;r yuqjqK;a jir wglska muK Tyq olskakg fkd,enqKs' fya;=j Tyq wE;g wE;g heuh'

Tyq .ek ,smshla‌ ,sùu w;HjYHu fohls' ñ;=rl=f.a ud¾.fhka n¾áf.a ksjig mKsúvh ÿksñ'

Èkla‌ rd;%shl ug ÿrl:k weu;=ula‌ ,enqKs' ,uu n¾á .=K;s,l' oeka lk wefykj wvqhs' weia‌ fmakafk;a keye' ks;r ks;r f,äka' ta;a to;a wo;a m;a;rhg ux wdofrhs' wms l;d lruq'

Tyqf.a ffO¾hjka;lu .ek mqÿu isf;a'

W! ug .eyeõjd' ug W! .eyeõjd' isoaêh isysm;a lrñka wms idlÉPdj wdrïN lf<uq' tod wms úlg jevigykla‌ bÈßm;a lr,d tkfldg wÛq,dk lsßn;af.dv nifh§ .Kkaldrfhda fokafkla‌ nia‌ tfla isgf.k isáñka fmr Èkl isÿ jQ f.daßhla‌ .ek isÿ jQ l;djl§ tla‌ ;eke;af;la‌ lshQ l;djls th' ta lshkafka ñksydg .ykak ,eì,d keye' .=áld,d ú;rhs' B<Û i;sfha úlg jevigyklg uu" wekia‌,s" ieuqfj,a tu isoaêh rÛmEjd'

.=jka úÿ,sfha tÉ' ã' úfþodi uy;d wdrïN lrk ,o úys¿ ;y¿ jevigyfka ;=ka lÜ‌gqj f,iska n¾á" wekia‌,s vhia‌" ieuqfj,a frdâß.= úlg jevigykla‌ bÈßm;a lf<ah' th w;sYhskau ckm%sh;ajhg m;aúh' ;=kalÜ‌gqj úys¿lrejkaf.ka ieuqfj,a frdâß.= yd wekia‌,s vhia‌ Ôj;=ka w;r ke;' 89 yeúßÈ úfha miqjk me/Ksu úlg Ys,amshd n¾á .=K;s,lh'

n¾á .=K;s,l kï jQ fuu rx.k Ys,amshd Wmkafka kqjrh' kqjr ix>rdc msßfjfkka uQ,sl wOHdmkh yodrd ;sfí' miqj l=,shdmsáh .,afmd, úoHd,fha Wm .=rejrhl= jYfhka fiajh lf<ah' bka ;Dma;shg m;a fkdjQ Tyq isxy, fn!oaOhd m;a;rfha fidaÿm;a lshjkakl= f,i ld,hla‌ lghq;= lr ;sfí' 1953 ck;d mqj;am; wdrïN jQ ld,fha fnodyeÍï wxYfha fiajh lr ;sfí'

tÉ' ã' úchodi uy;d úiska 1954 j¾Ifha .=jka úÿ,sfha uq,skau wdrïN lrk ,o úys¿ ;y¿ jevigykg Tyq uq,skau odhl úh' ;kshu fkdfõ' wekia‌,s" ieuqfj,a iu.ska miq lf,l jßkajr .euqKq úfþiQßh" fcdaYma fifkúr;ak" we,am%â fmf¾rd l,dlrejka o tl;= ù we;' miq lf,l u¾is tÈßisxy o tl;= jQjdh'

1983 rEmjdyskS fiajh wdrïN ùu;a iuÛ tys wdrïNl úlg k¿jka jYfhka úlg jevigyka bÈßm;a lr we;af;a fï ;=kalÜ‌gqjh' tys wdrïNl jevigyk ~kkaok úkaok~ h'

1960 isg 1990 oYlh ola‌jd n¾á .=K;s,l" wekia‌,s vhia‌" ieuqfj,a frdâß.+ iy u¾is tÈßisxy l,d Ys,amSkag furg .=jka úÿ,sh" rEmjdysks yd Ñ;%mg la‍fIa;%j, úYd, m%isoaêhla‌ ,eìKs'

fuhska n¾á .=K;s,l i;=j ;snQ wmQ¾j rx.k fl!Y,Hh ;=<ska furg fõÈldj fojk;a lsÍug .=jka úÿ,sh rij;a lsÍug" rEmjdysksh j¾Kj;a lsÍug yels úh'

jfrl Tyq fldg l,siula‌ ye| iQmamqjla‌ lfÜ rejdf.k j;=r fnda;,hla‌" mekai,la‌" fmd;la‌ /f.k mdi,a YsIHhl= f,i rÛmdhs' ta oelSfuka rislfhda wukaodkkaohg m;ajQy'

fudjqkaf.a úlg jevigykaj,§ n¾á .=K;s,l flÈklj;a wka wh yskeia‌iùu Wfoid fomsg lefmk fonia‌ fyda wiNH jpk mdúÉÑ lf<a ke;' flfkl=j wmydihg Wmydihg ,la‌ lsÍfï wruqKska úys¿ bÈßm;a lf<a ke;' iudchg wdo¾Yj;a mKsúv bÈßm;a l< n¾á .=K;s,l ks;r mejiqfõ ,úys¿jla‌ ks¾udKh fjkafka wms Ôj;ajk tÈfkod Ôú;fha mßirh ;=<skauh, hkqfjks'

1951 j¾Ifha ,xldfõ leurd.; lrk ,o nKa‌vd k.rhg meñ”u Ñ;%mgfhka iskudjg msúis n¾á isl=re,shd" Ôjk .x.d" iudc i;=frda" pQvd udKslHh' iuq.ksñ ieñhks" YS; ióf¾ we;=¿ Ñ;%mg yegl muK rÛmd we;'

n¾á .=K;s,l .=jka úÿ,shg tla‌ jQ wjêfha úlg rx.k jevigykla‌ fjkqfjka ui, jfâ tlhs maf,akaáhhs ,enqKq nj;a" miqj Bg oYlhg miqj 1950 j¾Ifha§

úfþodi uy;d tla‌ jevigykla‌ fjkqfjka re' 5 la‌ f.jQ w;r" miqj ld,hla‌ .; fjoa§ jevigykla‌ fjkqfjka remsh,a oyh" úia‌i' mky" ishh' foiSh" mkaiSh iy odyla‌ jYfhka jeäjqKd hEhs o miqj wm .ek fidhd n,kakj;a flfkla‌ fkdisáfha hEhs uf.a mekhlg ms<s;=re jYfhka mejiSh'

b;du;a wiSrefjka ud yd ÿrl:k ixjdofha fhÿK n¾á .=K;s,l fï ál kï ,shkak ´kE hEhs lSfõh' ,wms tod l< úlg jevigyka wikakkag ;ju;a u;lhs' wfma ks¾udK ;=< risl risldúhkag kej; kej;;a u;la‌ lrñka iskdùug hula‌ ;snqKd' wo ;sfhkafka jevigyk wy,d tfõf,au ls;s ljdf.k iskdfikakhs' Wmydifhka ydiH rih w;aú£u ck;djg wysñ fj,d' m÷rla‌ .dfka úlg k¿jka bkakjd' iQrhka f;darkak ;r. meje;ajqK;a rislhkag wjYH foa §fï Yla‌;shla‌ ;sfnk wh keye' mKqfjla‌ jf.a oÛ,,d lE .y,d fonia‌ lSu úlg pß; ksrEmKhla‌ fkdfjhs' ks¾udK Yla‌;shla‌ ;uka ;=< ;sfnkakg ´kE'

we;eï Èkj, l,ska iQodkula‌ ke;sj msgm;la‌ o ke;sj ~úys¿ ;y¿~ úfkdao iuh bÈßm;a l< wjia‌:d ;snQ nj;a" tal uf.a" wekia‌,sf.a" ieuqfj,af.a iy u¾is tÈßisxyf.a ola‍I;d u; uejqK ks¾udK hEhs o n¾á .=K;s,l mejeiSh'

89 jeks úfha miqjk oekg Ôj;=ka w;r isák úlg pß; uejQ tlu Ys,amshd fjkqfjka rdcH Ñ;%mg ixia‌:dj" ixia‌lD;sl wud;HdxYh" .=jka úÿ,sh" rch Tyqg ksis we.hqula‌ l< hq;=j we;'