Tamil Mozhi Ulagam: Kadhal Solle Vanthen- Novella by Sivasanthiran Ratnakumar

Andru oru maazhai pozhuthu... melliya kaathrodu enggiruntho vanthu uthirkindrana kaaintha ilaikal... liberty of America vaanathai irumaappudhan thoddu paarkindrathu... Vasanth athanai annaarthu paarkindraan, meimaranthu athanaiye paarkindraan. Tamil cinemavil varuvathu pondru enggiruntho oru melliya pink nirae thuppadha paranthu vanthu avan mugathai varude, thannilaiku vanthaan Vasanth. Anthe thuppadha entha azhagiyudaiyatu endru theriyaamal satru neram anggeye kaathukondirunthaan... Enna Oor aacharyam avanathu anbirkuriya Dhevathai... Aam sumaar aaru maathanggalukku munbuthan avan avanathu merpadippai mudithaan. Athan piragu American Ambassiyil visavukku vinnambithu viddu kaiyil kidaikum varai kaathu kondirunthaan... Anthe neram avan thanathu iruppidathin arugaamaiyil amainthirunthe Theneer Viduthiyil velai seithu kondirunthan. Angge varubavargalidam anbaage pazhagi sila naadkalil anaivarukkum piditha gunamaalanaai aagividdaan. Sila naadkalil melaalaraage pathavi uyarvu kandaan. Andru maalai neram, mazhai jore-aage peithu kondirunthathu. Appozhuthu vaasalil azhagiya nizhal... yaarudaiyathu endru karpanai seivatharkul mazhai saaral oliyil oru melliya kural than vasam vare....

Satru thelindu paarvaiyai vaasalai nOokkiya pin oru vithaamane unarchi manathil thondre... Mugathai paarthaan... Vaanilirunthu tharisithe Dhevathai pondre oru pen... aval thanathu thozhiyudan vanthirunthaal... Yaarukkum kaarthirukkaamal avane sendru avalidan enna vendum endru vinavinaan. "I want one cold chocolate" endraal. Aval thozhi "enakkum athuthaan" endraal. Avan orderai coffee beverage-il koduthuviddu avalai noOkinaan, rasithaan, paravasamadainthaan... Avargal pesikondirukkayil "Kayal engge pore?", avalathu thozhi vinavinaal. Appozhuthu avanukku avalin peyar therinthatu. Order bell sattam keddathu. Vasanth-e avargalin order-ai avargalidam kondu sendraan. Thanggalin baananggalai kudithu mudikkum varai Kayalin azhagai rasithu kondirunthaan. Thanggalin baananggalai parugiya piragu avanidam bill-ai keddanar. Avan sathrum ethirpaaramal oru kaariyam seithan, avalidam sendru naan ungalai kaathalikkiren endru koorinaan. Atharku Kayal sirithu konde bathilalithaal. Naan unggalai siru vayathilirunthe kaathalikkiren endraal. Avanukku ondrum puriyavillai, irunthum avanaal santhosyathai adakka mudiyavillai... Aam, sila varudhanggalukku munbu Vasanth Tamizh Sanggam nadathiya kavithai podhi ondril kalanthu kondaan. Avanodu palar kalanthu kondanar. Palar palavithamaage kavithaigal koore, Vasanth Nil Gavanee Sel enum thalaipil sirappage kavithai solli mudhal parisai thaddi sendraan. Ithanaal avan meethu avalukku oru vaseegara anbu. Vasanthin nanbanidam avanai pathri muzhuvathumaai visaarithaal. Avargalin veedugal pakkam-pakkam enbathaalum avanathu nadathaiyum kolgaigalum avalukku pidithirunthathaalum Kayal avan meethu kadhal vayapadhaal.

Pala murai avanidam thanathu kaathalai solle ninaithaal, aanal mudiyavillai. Iruppinum aval thanathu muzhu gavanathaiyum padippil seluthi vetri petra piragu avanidam therivikkalaam endrirunthaal. Viyaabara thuraiyil paddam petraal... indru nalla nilaiku vantha udane muthalil avanidam sendru than kadhalai solli vida vendum endra mudivoduthaan appozhuthu anggu vanthirunthaal. Aanal avalukke inbam tharuvathaarpol Vasanth avalidam thanathu kadhalai solliyathaal avalukku ellai illaa inbam. Irunthaalum aval manathu appozhuthu migavum kavalaiyaanathu... aval innum irandu naadkalil San Francisco sendru viduvathaal kadaisiyaage oru murai avanai kaane vendum enbatharkaagethan thaan vanthullathaage koorinaal... avan manathinul azhuthan...

Athai kaadhi kollamal avazhai santhosyamaage vidaiyanuppi vaithaan. Aanal veedhil avanukku magizhciyaane visyayam kaarthukondirunthatu.... athu avanathu VISA... ellai illaa magizhchi. Andru iravu avanukku oru kanavu... Liberty Of America keezh pink nira chudithaaril Kayal avanudan tea-neer arunthuvathu pol.... Marunaal mathiyam avanukku America payanam.... Thanathu kudumbathai viddu vegu thoora payanam... Anggu sendravudan puthu vaazhkai, nirantharamilla thanimai. Avanathu iruppidam San Francisco, Kayalum angguthan irukiraal endru avanukku Nyaabagam vanthathu. Muthalil velaiyil seruvom, piragu Kayalai sendru paarkalaam endru than velaigalai mudithaan... Sariyaage aaru maathanggal kazhithu indru avan avalai paarthan... avazhum avanai kandathum magizhciyil thannudan serthu kaddikondaal.... Avazhathu paasa pinaipil avan thannilai maranthan... Thanathu paasathai pagirnthaan, aanantha kanneer vadithaan....Avazhum thanathu anbai velipaduthinaal. Piragu, iruvarum ondraaghe sernthu park-uku sendranar. Accamayam Vasanth-in thozhan Hari anggu vanthaan. Avanai kanda Vasanthirku ellai illa magizhci kaaranam siru vayathu mutharkonde iruvarum nalla nanbargal. Hari-ku Americavil ulla oru thaniyaar IT Park-il velai kidaithataal avan 2 varudanggalukku munbe America vantu viddaan.

Avanukku migavum santhosyamaage irunthathu. Andru avanathu marakke mudiyaathe oru naalage amainthathu. Vasanth thaan ninaithe padiye Vadivamaippalar-aagavum ippozhuthu US-il oru pirabalamaane Designing niruvanathil Managing Director-aage iruppathaage koorinaan. Athai kedda Harikum Kayalkum santhosyam. Piragu Hariyin varunggaale manaivi anggu vanthaal. "Ivalthaan enathu varunggale manaivi" endru arimugam paduthinaan. Enna Oor aacharyam, avanathu varunggaale manaivi veru yaarum illai, Kayal-in nerunggiya thozhi

Veni-than. Avargal anaivarukkum santhosyam innum athigarithadu. Appozhuthu Kayalidam unmaiyaane peyarai vinavinaan. Aval "ennudaiya unmaiyaane peyar...Kayalvizhi" endraal. Peyarai keddhathum Vasanthirku manathil paddaampoochi paranthathu. Appozhuthu avan sathre oru kadhal kavithaiyai avalidam koorinaan... :- "Yen moochin Swaasathil kalanthaval nee, Nee illai endraal yen aayul nindridume..". Ithai kedda avalukku kannil kanneer vanthathu, kaaranam avalukku sontham endru yaarum illai. Thannai pethravargal yaar enabathu koode avalukku theriyaathu. Siru vayathilirunthu aval than maama veedil valarnthaal. Atthai oru kodumaikaari. Ivaigalai thaandi nadraage padithu vaazhkaiyil munvara vendum endru vidaamal muyandraal. Indru nalla thurayil kaal pathithullaal... Barathi Kanda Puthumai Pen endru nirubithullaal... Irunthaalum manathil oru kurai... siru vayathileerunthe paasathirku yenggiyaval, indru athu nanavaagiyavudan avalukku Vasanth-ai udane thirumanam seiya vendum endra aaval... Vasanth veedirku ore pillai, sella pillai. Kandippage thanathu pethroor avargalin kadhalaiyum Kayalvizhi-yaiyum yethru kolvaargal endra nambikaiyil thanathu kaadhali pathri avanathu thaai thandhaiyidam therividdhan.

Avanukku ethirpaarathe oru tharunam. Thanathu kadhalai avargalidam therivitha udane avanathu pethroor sammatham therividdu viddanar. Santhoshathil avan thanathu pethroor kaalgalil vizhunthu aasirvaatham pera vendum enninaan. Antha kaalam vegu thooramillai. Vasanth velai seiyum niruvanathil avanukku 2 maatham viduppu koduthanar. Thanathu Kayaivizhiyudan Malaysia sendraan Vasanth. Koodave Hariyum Veniyum sendranar. Vasanth thanathu appavaiyum ammavaiyum kandavudan Kayaludan sernthu kaalil vizhunthu aasirvaatham petthraan. Hariyum thanathu kadhaliyudan sernthu avanathu amma kaalil vizhunthu aasivaatham pettraan. Appozhuthu avan than pethroor munnilaiyil Kayalidam ondru koorinaan. "Kayal naan unnidam ondru koore vendum. Ithu enathu neenda kaala aasai. Yen pethroor munnilaiyil naan unnidam ondru solle vendum. Naan America-vukku velai kaaranamaage maddum varavillai. Yen KADHALAI UNNIDAM SOLLE VANTHEN... yen petthroorukkum inthe visyayam theriyum. Innum solle ponaal nammudaiya Kadhal oru varudathirku munnare avargalidam therivithu vidden," endravudan Kayalvizhi aanantha kanneer vadithaal. Anaivarum magizhciyaage veedu thirumbinar. Aaru maathanggalukku piragu iru jodhigalukkum Ore Kovilil thirumanam vegu vimarisaiyaage nadaipethrathu. Indru intha iru jodigalum santhoshamaage America-vil vasikkindranar...

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By:- Sivasanthiran Ratnakumar