emdssf] JolQmlrq t}n/Ëdf(Jhamak’s portrait with oil on
canvas by artist Sandhya Regmi)
cfheGbf em08} c9fO{ jif{cl3 ;g\
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emds;Fu d]/f] e]63f6sf] cj;/ h'/]sf] lyof] . leotgfdaf6 cfpg'ePsf ;flxTosf/ /
snfsf/sf] ?kdf d]/f] kl/ro emdsnfO{ k|1fk|lti7fgsL tTsflng k|f1 Pj+ slj
;'nf]rgf dfgGw/Ho"af6 e};s]sf] lyof] . emds To;a]nf ;fFufl:yt SIRC (Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre) df s]xL xKtf :jf:Yof]krf/ u/fO{
afnsf]6l:yt cfˆgf] lgjf;df kmls{P/ sf7df08f}+af6 wgs'6f kms{g] t}of/Ldf lyOg\ .
d]/f] nflu Tof] ;f}efUo h'6fOlbg] emdssL lk|okfq, ljZjf;kfq clg cfhsL emdsnfO{
…emdsÚ agfpg ct'ngLo e"ldsf lgefPsL >4fkfq alxgL ldgf l3ld/]k|lt d ;wGo
;bf s[ts[To /lx/xg] 5' .
d To;tfsf cfˆgf] hLjgsd{sf]
l;nl;nfdf leotgfdsf] xf] lr ldGx zx/df sfo{/t lyPF h'g e"lddf a;]/ d}n]
…hLjg sfF8f ls km"nÚ sL emdsnfO{ cfBf]kfGt kl9;s]sL lyPF . ToxL clåtLo
s[lt lyof] h;sf] cWoogkZrft\ dnfO{ emds;Fu e]6 ug]{ tLj| cfsf+Iff knfPsf] lyof]
. ToxL ;do d}n] cfˆgf] sNkgfsL emdsnfO{ /Ë / s'rLx?n] Sofgef;df ;hfPF / …leIf'
of]4f – w}o{ cfTdljZjf; / nugzLntfsf]Ú 'A Nun of Inner Strength Determination & Persistence' zLif{ssf] Tof] d]/f] k]lG6ª\ ;g\
@)!# cui6df g]kfn snf kl/ifb aa/dxndf cfof]lht …a'4sf cg'xf/x?Ú (Faces of Buddha) zLif{ssf] d]/f] ;ftf}+ Psn lrqsnf k|bz{gLdf ;dfj]z
eO{ bz{sx?dfem nf]slk|o klg ePsf] lyof] .
;g\ @)!# l8;]Da/df leotgfdsf] xf]
lr ldGx zx/df Ho Chi Minh City
University of Social Science & Humanities
åf/f cfof]lht tyf
hfkfg kmfp08]zgåf/f k|fof]lht 'Literature
in the Global Context of the 21st
Century' zLif{ssf]
cGt/f{li6«o ;flxTo ;Dd]ngdf g]kfnsf] k|ltlglwTj ug]{ ;'cj;/ d}n] k|fKt u/]sL
lyPF . leotgfdsf] ;flxTo hutdf emds ;'kl/lrt gfd lyOg\ . d}n] æg]kfnL gf/L
;flxTo ;|i6fx? / g]kfnL ;flxTosf pNn]vgLo s[ltx?Æ af/] To; ;Dd]ngdf cfˆgf]
sfo{kq k|:t't ubf{ …hLjg sfF8f ls km"nÚ leotgfdL efiffdf cg'jfbsf nflu
k|:tfj k]z klg u/]sL lyPF . ;f]xL cj;/df xf] lr ldGx ljZjljBfnosf] 'Department
of Oriental Studies' sf] k':tsfnodf g]kfnL efiff ;flxTosf nueu !)) j6f s[ltx?sf]
pkxf/ klg k|bfg u/]sL lyPF . …hLjg sfF8f ls km"nÚ sf] c+u|]hL ;+:s/0f 'A Flower in the Midst of Thorns' nfO{ Ho Chi Minh University of Social Science & Humanities sf] Department
of Literature & Linguistic tyf Department
of Oriental Studies sf]
:gftsf]Q/ tyf ljBfjfl/wLsf] zf]wsfo{df ;+nUg u/fOPsf] 5 .
leotgfddf ;DkGg cGt/f{li6«o ;flxTo ;Dd]ngdf
g]kfnsf] k|ltlglwTj ub}{ n]vs
(n]vsn] k|:t't u/]sf] sfo{kœfdf emdssf] …hLjg sfF8f ls km"nÚ ;dflji6 lyof] .)
emds;Fusf] d]/f] klxnf] e]63f6 /
Tof] dL7f] jftf{nfk d]/f nflu Ps cb\e't JolQm;Fusf] ;fIffTsf/ g} lyof] . ToxL
;do d}n] n]v]sf s[ltsf kfgfx? Klg emdsn] a8f] /f]rstfsf ;fy kN6fpFb} cfˆgf]
b]a|] v'§fsf cf}+nfx?df snd RofFkL ;]tf] kfgfdf …gd:sf/Ú / …wGojfbÚ n]vL ;fx|}
efjk"0f{ :jfut clejfbg / ;sf/fTds k|ltlqmof hgfPsL lyOg\ . xif{n] ub\ub\ d
d]/f] gofF ldq;Fusf] To; clj:d/0fLo jftf{nfksf If0fx?df ;lRrbfglGbt e}/x]sL
lyPF . ToxL ;do emdssf] 8fo/Lsf] kf08'lnlk d]/f] cfFvf cufl8 k/]sf] lyof] h;nfO{
xTs]nfdf /fvL ;/;tL{ kfgfx? kN6fpFb} s]xL c+z k9\b} hfFbf dnfO{ PgL k|m]Ísf]
8fo/Lsf] ;Demgf ePsf] lyof] . cfh ToxL kf08'lnlksf] k':tsfsf/ ?k–…;do laDaÚ
d]/f] xftdf 5 . Psflt/ emdssf] cfTdsxfgL– …hLjg sfF8f ls km"nÚ sf
e"ldsf n]vs Pj+ k|sfzs cgnfOg g]kfnL ;flxTo d~rsf ;+:yfks Pj+ ljZj g]kfnL
;flxTo dxf;+3sf cWoIf n08glgjf;L ;flxTosf/ >L ljZjf;bLk ltu]nf t csf]{lt/
emdssf] 8fo/L …;do–laDaÚ sf e"ldsf n]vs, ;Dkfbs tyf k|sfzs ljZj g]kfnL
;flxTo dxf;+3sf dxf;lrj, syfsf/ Pj+ ;dfnf]rs ;flxTosf/ tfOjfglgjf;L 8f= n]vgfy sfˆn] – oL b'j} ;flxTo ;fwsx?nfO{ hlt g} wGojfb lbP
klg sd g} x'G5 . pxfFx?df xflb{s ;fw'jfb Û oL b'j} s[ltx? d]/f] cfFvfel/, dgel/
/ dl:tisel/ 5fPsf 5g\ / s[ltsf/ emds …JolQm Ps JolQmTj cg]sÚ agL d]/f] 5fltel/,
d'6'el/ / cGtMs/0fel/ ;lhPsL 5g\ .
emds;Fu n]vssf] clj:d/0fLo If0f –lgjf;:yfg afnsf]6df
cfTdsyf / 8fo/Lleq emds ljljw
JolQmTjsL wgL Ps dlxdfdl08t cg]sg u'0ful/dfn] ;';lHht clåtLo gf/L/Tgsf ?kdf
k|:t't x'lG5g\ . o:tL ;Ggf/LnfO{ :jb]z / ljb]zaf6 ;d]t hlt g} k|+z;fTds
k'ikfxf/x? r9fP klg sd g} x'G5 . emdssf] s[lt pgsf ljrf/ / efjgfx?sf] ;Ddf]xs
km"naf/L xf] . 8fo/L n]vgdf pgsf] x[bo 5 – ;To x[bosf] ;f}Gbo{ – ToxfF
pgsf] cfTdf af]Nb5 . cfˆgf] b}lgsLdf emdsn] ;dfhsf s'g} klg kIfnfO{ g5f]PsL
5}gg\ . pgsf] 8fo/Lleq k|]d / of}gsf s'/fx?b]lv lnP/ lzIff, :jf:Yo, lj1fg, snf
/ ;flxTo h:tf ljljw ljifox?df ;Tk|]/s k|;Ë, 36gf, cg'ej, 5nkmn / l6Kk0fLx? 5g\
. pgsf] n]vfOdf afn>dla?4 cfjfh, nfu'kbfy{ ;]jgsf] lj/f]w / ;dfhsf s'/Llt
s'gLltdfly k|xf/b]lv lnP/ wd{sf] gfddf ePsf o'4–k|lto'4 tyf zlQm/fi6«x?sf] ;fgf
/ lgwf{ /fi6«x?dflysf] cf}klgj]lzs k|j[lQ / lg/Í'ztf k|ltsf] ljb|f]x klg
k|ltWjlgt ePsf] 5 . ;?eQmsf sljtfx?b]lv lnP/ sfn{ dfS;{sf] j}1flgs ;dfhjfbsf
s'/f, afn;flxTosf] pTyfgsf nflu ;'emfjb]lv lnP/ l;4fy{b]lv a'4;Ddsf] ofqf /
hLjg–bz{gsf] s'/fx? u'l~ht ePsf 5g\ . ctM emdssf] cfTdsyf / 8fo/Lleq ljr/0f
ubf{ ;f/f+zdf lgDg ljZn]if0fx? k|:t't ug{ pko'Qm ;DemG5'–
-!_ cIf/sL pkf;s zAb;fws sndjL/ emds
æ;]G6 hf]gn] afOandf z'?df zAb
lyof], zAb O{Zj/;Fu lyof], zAb g} O{Zj/ lyof]Æ "In the beginning there was word. The word was with God. The word
was God." eg]em}+
emdssf nflu cIf/ g} O{Zj/ xf] zAb g} eujfg\ xf] .
cIf/–cIf/ ldn]/ g} …pFmÚ aGb5Ù dGq,
k|fy{gf / cfzLjf{b aGb5, ctM d]/f] ljrf/df klg cIf/df g} eujfg\sf] af; x'G5 . emdssf
;DaGwdf 8f= n]vgfy sfˆn] cfˆgf cleJolQm o;/L kf]Vg' x'G5–æsndlagfsL emds /
df5fk'5]« lagfsf] kf]v/fsf] sNkgf ug{ ;ls+b}g . ;fFRr} emds n]Vgsf nflu g}
hGd]sL x'g\ .æ 8f= sfˆn]sf] :j/df :j/ ldnfpFb} dnfO{ eGg g nfu]sf] 5– emdsnfO{
pgsf] hLjgn] g} Pp6L tk:of/t n]lvsf agfof] . pgnfO{ n]Vg cfTdfn] l;sfof],
ljZjljBfnon] xf]Og . k|s[ltn] l;sfOg\, k':tsn] xf]Og . lgoltn] l;sfof], lgodn]
xf]Og . gbL em}+ clj/n pgsf] lg/Gt/ / ultdo n]vg pgsf] k|]d, ljZjf; / >4fsf]
cgGt ofqf aGof] .
;flxTo afl6sfsf] sfF8}sfF8faLrsL ;'ulGwt
u'nfkm pgL slxn] ;'gufef eP/ xfFl:5g\, slxn] l;pF8L eP/ km'lN5g\ t slxn]
eL/km"n eP/ kmqmlG5g\ . zAb dlxdf ufP/ slxNo} gyfSg] emds zAbdf g} hLjgsf]
/Ë, ljrf/sf] ;'uGw / snfsf] kf/v vf]lH5g\ . zAb g} pgsf] k|]ddo cleJolQm xf] .
sflGtk'/df :tDesf/sf] ?kdf klg Joj;fo yfd]sL emds cIf/ / zAbx?df g}
cfkm"nfO{ ;dlk{t ul5{g\ . ;flxlTos s[ltx? g} emdssf ;Gtfg x'g\ hf] pgsL
dfgl;s ue{af6 hlGd5g\ . emdssf] /;do 5fltsf] kljq dft[Tj k|f0fdo cd[twf/ agL
log} ;flxlTos ;Gtfgx?nfO{ k'i6, ;jn / ;kmn agfpg clj/n lgM;[t e}/x]sf] 5 . x/]s
gf/Lleq sf]dntf x'G5, cyfx dft[Tj x'G5 . cfˆgf] s'dfl/Tjsf] anL gr9fO{ :j:y
k/fqmdL ;Gtfg hGdfpg] ;f}efUozfnL emdssf] dft[Tj ck/Dkf/ 5 . emdssf]
dft[jfT;NonfO{ nfv nfv ;nfd ÛÛ
cfˆgf s[ltx?df emds Ps /fhg}lts
ljrf/s, Ps eljiob|i6f ;fy} Ps s'zn bfz{lgssf] ?kdf klg k|s6 ePsL 5g\ . oBlk
pgsf /fhgLlts n]vx?eGbf ;flxlTos n]vx? g} a9L hf]8bf/ 5g\ hf] d'6';Dd k'Ub5g\ /
x[bodf lrguf/L ;NsfpF5g\ . emdsnfO{ …emdsÚ agfPsf] pgsf /fhgLlts ljrf/ /
;'emfjx?n] xf]Og jlNs pgsf] ;flxTo;fwgfn] g} xf] . pgsf ljrf/f]Q]hs / efjgfTds
;flxlTos n]vx?n] g} xf], h;df Gofo, d'lQm / ;+3if{sf :j/x? u'l~hG5g\ . pgsf]
;f]rfO / n]vfOdf c/fhstf 5 . / jf:tjdf pgsf] n]vfOsf] ;a}eGbf ;jn / ;kmn kIf g}
c/fhstf xf] .
-@_ s7f]klgifb\sf glrs]tfsf] em}+ emdssf] hLjgofqf
glrs]tf pkfVofg emdssf] hLjg;Fu
w]/} ldNbf]h'Nbf] 5 .
p2fns gfdsf Pshgf wgL u[x:yLn] Pp6f
o1 u/]sf lyP . o1df a|fXd0fx?nfO{ bfg–blIf0ff lb+bf cToGt} b'Anf / a"9f
eO;s]sf cfh dg]{ ls ef]ln dg]{ h:tf ufO{x? lbP5g\ . p2fnssf Pshgf afns 5f]/f
lyP, pgsf] gfd glrs]tf lyof] . afa'n] nf]eL eP/ To:tf a]sfdsf ufO{x? bfg u/]sf]
b]v]/ Joª\Uo ub}{ afa'nfO{ glrs]tfn] eg]–ælktfhL Û To:tf ufO{x? t tkfO{+n]
a|fXd0fx?nfO{ bfg lbg'eof], dnfO{ s;nfO{ lbg'x'G5 lg <Æ p2fnsn] klxn] t
;'g]sf] g;'Go} u/] t/ ha glrs]tfn] a/fa/ eGg';\g lktfhL Û dnfO{ s;nfO{ lbg'x'G5
< egL k|Zg ul//xFbf p2fns cToGt qm'4 eP/ n hf Û tFnfO{ d}n] od/fhnfO{ lbG5'
.Æ glrs]tf klg km"lt{;fy od/fhsxfF hfg eg]/ lx+8] .
glrs]tf od/fhsxFf tLg lbg;Dd s'/]/
a;] . aflx/ 3'Dg uPsf od/fh 3/ cfOk'u]kl5 ef]s}–Kof;} tLg lbgb]lvsf kfx'gf
glrs]tfnfO{ k|z+;f / ;Ddfgk"j{s tLgj6f j/bfg dfUg eg] . glrs]tfn] klxnf]
j/bfgdf sfd gnfUg] ufO{x? a|fXd0fnfO{ bfg lbPsf]df cfˆgf lktfhLnfO{ Ifdfbfg,
bf];|f]df cfTd1fg / t];|f]df clUgljwf dfu] . glrs]tfnfO{ od/fhn] w]/} P]Zjo{,
;'v–;Dklt dfUg eg] . t/ pgL cfTd1fgsf] cnfjf c? s]xL lng klg d~h'/ ePgg\ .
cfˆg} lktfhLaf6 od/fh;dIf k'¥ofOPsf / od/fhsxfF k'u]/ klg lhpFb} cem} ;fFRr}sf]
cfTd1fgL ;d]t eP/ kms]{sf sfnhoL, 1fgL, ljåfg\ / k'?iffyL{ Pp6f k'q /Tgsf] syf
xf] of] .
emdssf ;DaGwdf klg oxL nfu' x'G5 .
emds cfˆg} lktfhLaf6, cfkmGtx?af6, 5/l5d]sx?af6, cfˆg} glhssf egfpFbfx?af6 /
;dfhdf af7f dflgg]x?af6 ckx]lnt, ckdflgt / lt/is[t dfq xf]Og k6s k6s efjgfTds
?kaf6 klg cftlÍt / k|tfl8t x'lGyg\ . Pp6f ev{/} kmlqmg nfu]sf] sf]lknfnfO{ a8f
bz}+h:tf] dxfkj{sf] pT;jdf cfˆg} afa'af6 cfzLjf{b xf]Og >fk lbOGYof] . cfˆg}
lktfhLn] u/]sf] cfˆgf] d[To'sf] sfdgfaf6 pgL dfgl;s ?kn] ljlIfKt x'lGyg\ . oBlk
pgsf] cfTdljZjf; clg hLjgk|ltsf] df]x / ;sf/fTds wf/0fnfO{ tx;gx; kfg{ s;}sf]
qf; / >fkn] klg ;s]g . …;'g hlt g} k6s 7f]lSsG5, kf]lnG5, uflnG5, lkl6G5,
uxgfdfq aG5b .Ú emdssf] hLjgdf klg oxL gLltjrg ;fy{s eof] . cfˆgfx?af6 g}
kfPsf] cjx]ngf, lt/:sf/ / tL ltQm hngsf/L s6'jrgnfO{ klg slTt klg …P]of cfTy'Ú
gu/Lsg ;x]/ d[To'sf] d'v;Dd ws]lnPsL emdsn] od/fh;dIf k'Ubf klg glrs]tfn] em}+
cfˆgf lktfhLnfO{ Ifdfbfg / cfˆgf nflu cfTd1fg g} dfu]/ k[YjLnf]sdf kmls{Og\ .
pgL sfnhoL eP/ 1fgk|flKtsf] ;d'Ggt nIodf hLjgofqf ul//x]sL 5g\ .
-#_ emds–Ps ;dfh;'wf/s, qmflGtsf/L, ljb|f]xL cleoGtf
cfˆgf oL b'O{ s[ltx?df emdsn]
cGwljZjf;sf] la?4, cTofrf/sf] la?4, ljs[lt lj;+ult ljt08f la?4, hftLo lje]b /
n}lËs c;dfgtf la?4 z+v3f]if u/]sL 5g\ . :jtGqtf ;+3if{, d'lQm cfGbf]ng,
:jfwLgtf o'4 / hgqmflGtx?sf] ;dy{gdf emdsn] cfˆgf] snd a]hf]8 s'bfPsL 5g\ .
;dfhn] nufPsf tuf/f]x?–;fdflhs, ;fF:s[lts, cfly{s, n}lËs, juL{o, hftLo, ;fDk|bflos
aGwgx? tf]8\gsf nflu pgL ;bf n]lv/xlG5g\ . c;dfgtf la?4 ;dfgtfsf :j/x?, cGofo,
cTofrf/, cJoj:yf la?4 Gofo, ;bfrf/, ;'Joj:yfsf cfjfhx? pgL ;bf p7fO/xlG5g\ .
wd{sf] gfddf cGwljZjf; km}nfpg]
wfld{s s§/kGyLx? k|lt cfqmf]lzt emds wfjf af]lN5g\–ælog} wd{u'?x?n] wfld{s
o'4x?sf] z'?cft ub{5g\ . wd{n] lgdf{0f eGbf ljWj+z g} a9L u/]sf] 5 . dfgj ;+xf/
u/]sf] 5 . dfgjlxt ljkl/t sfd u/]sf] 5 .Æ ctM wd{zf:qx? g} hnfOlbg rfxlG5g\
emds . pgnfO{ s'g} klg wd{ / O{Zj/df cf:yf 5}g . 5 t s]jn …dfgjtfÚ gfdsf] wd{df
.
:jf:gLdflg;sf] hftnfO{ cjx]ngf
u/]sf] emdsn] cfˆgf] hLjgsf] k"jf{4b]lv g} ;xg ;lSbg lyOg\ . gf/Lx?k|lt
;+s'lrt wf/0ff /fVg] gLltzf:qsf kl08tx?nfO{ pgL lwSsfb{l5g\ . pgL
n]lV5g\–æ;fdflhs, /fhg}lts, ;fF:s[lts, cfly{s, wfld{s ;+/rgfx? 5f]/L hftLsf
kIfdf slxn] alnof x'G5g\ < k'/fgf 3/df hlt /Ë/f]ug u/] klg hlt >[Ëf/k6f/
u/] klg tL 3/ sdhf]/ x'G5g\ . ToxfFsf ;fF:s[lts ;+/rgfx? o:tf 5g\ h;nfO{
geTsfO{ gjLg ;+/rgf lgdf{0f x'g ;Sb}g .Æ ctM Pp6L dlxnf ;a} cy{df :jtGq x'g
cfly{s ?kdf cfTdlge{/ x'g' cfjZos 5 .
afNofj:yfb]lv g} gfdk5fl8 hf]l8Psf
lnË hgfpg] zAbx? s'df/L, b]jL, dfof dg gk/fpg] emdsn] cfˆgf] gfdaf6 …s'df/LÚ
zAb x6fO{ emds l3ld/]sf] gfdn] gful/stfsf] k|df0fkq agfpg cfˆg} afa';Fu /
l;=l8=cf]= sfof{nosf sd{rf/L;Fu klg ljb|f]x ug'{ k/]sf] lyof] . ;flxTofsfzdf
…emds l3ld/]Ú gfdaf6 kmNg / km'Ng rfxg] emdssf] hftLo / n}lËs lje]bk|ltsf]
c;xdlt, ljb|f]x / cfqmf]zdf d]/f] k"0f{ ;dy{g 5 . d]/f] ljrf/df klg
:jf:gLdflg;nfO{ cf/If0fsf] gfddf, ;+/If0fsf] gfddf, cleefjsTjsf] gfddf cfˆgf]
lktfsf], cfˆgf] e|ftfsf] jf cfˆgf] kltsf] gfd;Fu hf]l8P/ k'?ifs} ;'/Iffsjrleq
afFRg'kg]{ s'g} cfjZostf 5}g . oxFf x/]s :jf:gLdflg; :jtGq / :jR5Gb eP/ Pp6f
5'§} cl:tTj, JolQmTj / s[lQmTj af]s]/ cfˆg} gfdn] ;'kl/lrt, ;'k|ltli7t /
;'sLlt{jfg\ eP/ uj{;fy lhpg ;S5], uj{;fy dg{ ;S5] .
/h:jnf, :jf:Yo, of}g, k|hggsf
ljifox?df klg lgM;Íf]r gLle{s jx; ug{ / cfˆgf] wf/0ff /fVg ;kmn emdssf]
;f]+rfOdf kltsf] d[To'kl5 klg dlxnfsf] l;pFbf]sf] l;Gb'/ kvflng' x'Fb}g, unfsf]
kf]t] r'F8fOg' x'Fb}g . hLjg;fyLsf] rLgf] /Iffsjr ag]/ v8f x'g'kb{5 . j}BJowf/0f
/ ;]tf] j:qk|lt lj/f]w hgfpg] emdsn] bfOhf] k|yf / lkt[;QfTds ;dfhsf] klg lj/f]w
u/]sL 5g\ . /h:jnf x'g] :jf:gLdflg;sf] k|fs[lts j/bfgnfO{ ;xif{ :jLsf/ ub}{
emds n]lV5g\–ægf/L k|s[lt xf], sf]dntf xf], lgZrntf xf] . gf/L w/tL xf], pm
slxNo} klg ckljq, la6'nf] x'g ;lSbg .Æ afNofj:yfb]lv g} ljb|f]xL :jefjsL emds
/h:jnf x'Fbf 3/sf bfh'efO, afa' tyf nf]Ug]dflg;sf] cg'xf/ x]g{ gx'g], ;"o{
bz{g ug{ gx'g] h:tf cGwljZjf; tf]8\g ;a}nfO{ cfJxfg ub}{ z+v3f]if
ul5{g\–ædlxgfjf/L x'Fbfx'Fb} klg xfdL :jf:gLdflg;x? wfld{s z'e sfo{x?df ;xefuL
x'g ;S5f}+ .Æ emdssf] :j/df :j/ ldnfpFb} dnfO{ klg eGg dg nfu]sf] 5– Menstruation should be a celebration and not
a shame, not a torture.
/h:jnf ;+:s[t zAb xf]–h;df /hsf] cy{ xf]– Menstrual Fluid, which symbolizes the feminine reproductive power.
That’s why menstruation should not be associated with impurity but with power
the power to create a new life on earth . o:tf] j/bfg :jf:gLdflg;sf] z/L/n]
dfq kfPsf] 5 .
;dfhsf dgdl:tisdf clhË/ em}+
u'h'lN6P/ a;]sf kf}/fl0fs wf/0ffx?df ;+zf]wg, kl/jt{g / ;dofg'?k cfw'lgsLs/0fsf]
h?/t 5 . k/Dk/fut ;f]+rfO{ / 9fFrfx? tf]8]/ ;dfhdf qmflGtsf/L r]tgfsf] k|fb'ef{j
x'g cem} afFsL 5 . gf/L GofolgldQ ;dfhdf, ;flxTodf / /fhgLltdf pbfx/0fLo
gf/Lx?sf] cem} cefj 5 . ;dfhdf cfd"n kl/jt{gsf nflu j}rfl/s qmflGt Nofpg
g]kfn cfdfn] emdsh:t} jL/–gf/L, l;+x–gf/L / of]4f–gf/Lx?s} k|tLIff ul//x]sL 5g\
.
-$_ emds–Ps k|]dL, Ps cg'/fuL, / Ps snfsf/
k|]d, of}g / hLjgk|lt emdssf] ;bf
;sf/fTds b[li6sf]0f /x]sf] 5 . pgsf] ;f]rfO / n]vfOdf :jtGqtf, :jR5Gbtf,
gLle{stf, gf/Ld'lQm / ;dfg xs–clwsf/sf] jsfnt h?/ 5, oBlk To;leq gUgtf, cZnLntf
/ pR5[ª\vntf /lQe/ 5}g . emds s'g} s'l07t dl:tisn] xf]Og, s'g} lglZrt 3]/fleq
s}b eP/ klg xf]Og, jlNs j}rfl/s :jtGqtf / :jR5Gbtfsf] v'Nnf cfsfzdf ljr/0f u/]/
cfˆgf ljrf/x? sf]g{ rfxlG5g\, cfˆgf efjgfx? Kff]Vg ?rfpFl5g\ .
emdssf nflu of] hLjg hlt 7"nf]
j/bfg of] lhGbuL hlt ;f/k"0f{ pkxf/ c? s]xL 5}g . sd{do snfTds hLjg
afFRg'nfO{ g} pgL afFRg'sf] k/dfy{ ;DemlG5g\ . emdss} zAbdf–æhLjg 5 / t w/tLsf]
dxTj 5 .Æ pgL cIf/, zAb, uLt, ;+uLt, ;flxTo / snfdf hLjgsf] cy{ e]l65g\ . s'rL
/ /Ën] Sofgef;df cfˆgf efjgfx? kf]Vg ?rfpg] emdsleq Pp6f l;h{gzLn snfsf/ klg
n's]sf] 5 .
emds n]lV5g\–æk|]d hLjgsf] cfjZostf
xf] h;n] hLjg 8f]¥ofpg ;xh kfl/lbG5 .Æ pgL k|]d / of}gsf ljifodf lgM;+sf]r /
:ki6 k|:t't x'lG5g\–æof}gsf s'/fx?df klg v'Nndv'Nnf jx; x'g'k5{ . ;dfhdf of}g
;Def]u dfq xf] eg] s'ljrf/ x6]/ hfg'k5{ . of}g ljifosf k|hgg :jf:Yosf s'/fx?
lszf]/lszf]/Lx?nfO{ 1fg lbOg'kb{5 . dfgj;Eotf sxfFaf6 sxfF k'lu;Sof] t/ ljr/f
g]kfnL ;dfh k|s[ltn] lbPsf s'/fx?dfly jx; ug{ klg 8/fpF5, 5nkmn / ts{ljts{ ug{
;d]t nhfpF5 .Æ
ljjfxk|lt klg emdssf] b[li6sf]0f
;sf/fTds 5, oBlk gjlkF9Ln] cfkm" zf/Ll/s / dfgl;s ?kdf tof/ gx'Fbf;Dd
ljjfxsf] af/]df ;f]+Rg' cJofjxfl/s / cb"/bzL{ 7xl/G5 eGg] pgsf] 7DDofO 5 .
emdssf] 8fo/Lsf s]xL c+zx?af6 pgsf] lbnrGb| gGbg bfh';Fu
dL7f] ldqtf ;fy} Ps lsl;dsf] k|uf9 k|]d / ulx/f] ;DaGw /x]sf] s'/f emNsG5 hf]
pgL cfkm}n] klg :jLsf/ u/]sL 5g\ . cfˆgf] x[bodf ;w}+ k"lht tL lbnrGb|
gGbg / pgsf] kljq lgZrn dfof cg'/fuL emdssf] hLjg–afl6sfdf k|]ddo ;'ulGwt u'nfa
ag]/ /x]sf] 5 .
x'g klg xf]– k|]dlagfsf] hLjg
z'istfsf] r/dlaGb' xf] . jf;gfxLg x'g'nfO{ ;+j]bgfxLg ;Demg] emdssf] ljrf/df
;+;f/sf c? ;a} dg'iox?df em}+ ckfË cyf{t\ ‘differently abled’
x?nfO{ klg bof dfof dfq geO{ cj;/, jftfj/0f / lzIffbLIff xfl;n ug]{ k"0f{
xs / clwsf/ lbOg' kb{5 . pgLx?df klg ;a} ;kfËx?df em}+ k|]d / of}gsf] rfxgf
x'G5 hf] s'g} pR5'ª\vntf xf]Og jlNs ;fdfGo dfgjLo rfxgf / cfsf+Iff dfq xf] .
ctM pgLx?nfO{ klg cfˆgf] OR5fd'tfljs j}jflxs ;"qdf afFlwg], ;Gtfgf]Tkfbg
ug]{ / kfl/jfl/s dfofddtfsf] cflnËgdf /dfpg] ;Dk"0f{ clwsf/ / :jtGqtf
x'g'kb{5 . x'g t ljsl;t d'n'sx?df of] s'g} cj/f]w ag]sf] 5}g, oBlk xfd|f] h:tf]
ljsf;f]Gd'v d'n'sx?df o;df ;sf/fTds wf/0ff /flvg' kb{5 / ;dfhdf o;nfO{ km:6fpg
lbOg' kb{5 .
-%_ clgZj/jfbL emds – dfgjtfsL dxfg\ k'hf/L
s'g} klg ju{, ;d'bfo, ;Dk|bfosf]
wd{ gdfGg], / dflg;sf] ;'Gb/ dg / Jojxf/df g} O{Zj/ b]Vg] emds s'g} cnf}lss
b]jtf dflGbgg\ . ækms{ kms{ x] hfpm ;dfpm dflg;x?sf kfpmÙ dnxd nufpm cft{x?sf
rx/fO/xsf] 3fp .Æ – b]jsf]6fsf] dfgjtfjfbL af]n g} emdssf] klg ;Gb]z xf] .
hLjgsf] pQ/fw{df gk'Ub} emds cfˆgf] clGtd OR5f o;/L 3f]if0ff ul5{g\–æd[To'n]
nu]kl5 klg d]/f] nfznfO{ s'g} wd{sf] sfqf] gcf]9fOof];\, lqmofk'qL klg
ga;fOof];\ . nfzdfly bfuaQL glbOof];\ . d]/f] za cfhsf tL j}1flgsx?nfO{ ;dk{0f
5 h;sf] cWoog–cg';Gwfgn] dfgj lrlsT;f lj1fg km/flsnf] x'g]5 .Æ
emdssf] 3f]if0ff ;'Gbf dnfO{ hfkfgL
lrlsT;s :j= 8f= Ojfd'/fsf] ;Demgf cfpFb5, h;n] hLjge/ dfq xf]Og d[Tof]k|fGt klg
;dk{0fsf] ult ufpg 5f]8]gg\ . låtLo ljZjo'4df hfkfgsf] lx/f]lzdf 6fk" glhs
cfˆg} 5fltdf cd]l/sL ad k|xf/ yfd]sf Ojfd'/f hLjge/ An8 SofG;/ lnP/ afFr],
lsdf]y]/fkL / An8 6«ofG:km"hg u/fpFb} afFr] . cfkm" :jo+ An8 SofG;/
kLl8t eP/ klg ;g\ !(^) b]lv g]kfnsf b'u{d If]qdf ldzLg/L 8fS6/sf ?kdf pgn] aL;
jif{ of]ubfg lbP . pgsf] oxL P]ltxfl;s clåtLo of]ubfgsf nflu pgnfO{ ;g\ !((# df
/]dg Dofu;];] cGt/f{li6«o k'/:sf/af6 ;Ddflgt ul/of] . emdsn] em}+ 8f= Ojfd'/fn]
klg cfˆgf] z/L/ j}1flgs cg';Gwfgsf nflu lrlsT;f If]qnfO{ ck{0f u/]sf lyP .
dflg;sf] hLjg ;/n /]vfdf k|foM
lx+8\b}g . To:tf] ;/n /]vfdf ;nn aUg] hLjg k|efjzfnL klg x'Fb}g . emds / 8f=
Ojfd'/fx?h:tf dxfdfgjx?sf] hLjg ;/n /]vf xf]Og jqm /]vfdf rNb5, To;}n] t
pgLx?sf] hLjg cfkm}df Pp6f ;kmn s[lt ag]sf] 5, pglx?sf] hLjg ljZjljBfnosf] eGbf
pRrt/ lzIff ag]sf] 5 . 8f= Ojfd'/f / emdsx?h:tf dfgjtfsf dxfg\ k"hf/Lx?sf
hLjg;Gb]z / ;'sd{n] xfd|f] x[bodf klg ;dk{0fsf] gbL aUb5, gjlkl9+x?nfO{ dxQd
sfo{sf nflu pT;lu{t ub{5 / b'O{ 38L g} ;xL z'esd{s} lgldQ ;dk{0fs} hLjg lhpg
l;sfpFb5–
æd'x"t{ dlk hLj]t g/M pHHjn
sd{0ff .
g sNkåo si6]g nf]såo lj/f]lwgf ..Æ
-^_ cfGtl/s zlQm, ;f}Gbo{sL / j}rfl/s wgf9\osL k|tLs emds
dflg;sf] j}rfl/s / efjgfTds
;f}Gbo{nfO{ a9L dxTj lbg] emds ji}f{lkR5] ;'Gb/tfsf] tfh klxl/g] xf]8df s'b\g]
;'Gb/Lx?eGbf ci6«fjqmnfO{ ;'Gb/ b]lV5g\ . k"jL{o bz{gdf pEofOPsf k|lts
kfqx?af6 pTk|]l/t emdssf] kl/efiffdf dfgjLo cg'e"lt, x[bo, ;+j]bgf /
efj'stf gePsf] JolQm oflGqs dfgj xf] . pgL dfS;{, n]lgg / dfcf]sf ljrf/x? dg
k/fpFl5g\ . l;g]dfsf gfos gflosfx?eGbf pgL a? ufGwL, lnÍg, d08]nf, sf]kmL cgfg
/ ;'s/ft h:tf dxfg\ JolQmx?nfO{ stf xf] stf ;'Gb/ b]lV5g\ .
emdssf] ljrf/sf] k"0f{ ;dy{g
ub}{ dnfO{ klg eGg dg nfu]sf] 5 – dflg;sf] aflx/L ?k, /ËLrËL n'uf, cQ/sf]
af:gf, ;txL d]sck cflb aflx/L ;fh;Hhf / t8se8s dflg;sf jf:tljs ;f}Gbo{ xf]Ogg\
/ olb xf] g} eg] klg To:tf] ;f}Gbo{n] s'g} JolQm / ;d"xnfO{ s]xL ;do;Dd
cfNxflbt kfb{5 . Tof] nj0f cf]Onfpg yfn]kl5 ljnLg eP/ hfG5 . dfG5]sf] ;f}Gbo{
jfª\do xf];\ . r]tgfdo xf];\ hf] hlt pd]/ vfG5 Tolt a[4 xf]Og emg\ emg\ t?0f /
cfsif{s x'Fb} hfG5 / To;n] Pp6f JolQm / ;d"xnfO{ dfq xf]Og k"/f
;dfhnfO{ g} o'u o'u;Dd cfNxflbt kfb{5 .
;+;f/ xfFSg] ljrf/n] xf], g
cg'xf/n] g ls z/L/n] . dflg;sf] ;f}Gbo{ eGg' g} p;sf] ;'ljrf/ xf], ;'efjgf xf],
;'sLlt{ xf] . pR5[ª\vn z/L/ k|bz{g / ;'Gb/L k|ltof]lutfx? xf]Og cfh b]z /
hgtfsf nflu ;f}Gbo{zLn of]4fsf] vfFrf] ePsf] emdssf] 7DDofO 5 . emdssf] 8fo/Ln]
zf/Ll/s ;'Gb/tf, ;DkGgtf / clt ef}ltsjfbsf] pGdfbn] cGwf ePsfx?sf] cfFvf
p3fl/lbPsf] 5 . emds rfxlG5g\ nIdLk"hfsf] lbg dflg;n] wg;DklQsf] k"hf
xf]Og alNs cfˆg} ;fdYo{;Fu ufFl;Psf] l;h{gfx?sf] k"hf u/f];\ . To:t} u/L
>Lk~rdL cyf{t\ ;/:jtL k"hf klg ;/:jtL d"lt{df km"n / cIftfsf]
k"hf xf]Og jlNs 1fg / a'l4sf] k"hf xf], d]xgt / nugzLntfsf] k"hf
xf] . g]jf/L ;+:s[lt cGtu{tsf] …Dx k'hfÚ df ljZjf; ul5{g\ emds . dfG5]n]
cnf}lss 7fg]sf] zlQm dflg; :jo+ cfkm}leq /x]sf] l;h{gfsf] zlQm xf], cfTdljZjf;
/ b[9tfsf] cflTds zlQm xf] h;sf] k"hf / ;+/If0f dflg; cfkm}n] u/f];\ .
dlGb/df 9'Ëfsf] d"lt{ gk'Hg]
emds x/]s dflg;leq Pp6f cnf}lss zlQm (Supernatural
Power) b]lV5g\ hf]
s'df/Lsf] lgwf/sf] t];|f] g]q em}+ …1fg rIf'Ú sf] ?kdf ljBdfg x'G5 . ToxL zlQm
l;h{gfdf ablnG5 . hLjgsf pHofnf ;'gf}nf cfefx? lg/Gt/ k5\ofO/xg] emdsnfO{ ToxL
cflTds zlQm (Inner Strength) n] g} ljZjk|l;4 n]lvsf agfof], cGt/f{li6«o If]qs} nf]slk|o ;flxTosf/
agfof] .
-&_ emds–Ps clj>fGt sd{ofqL / Ps kyk|bz{s
…r/}j]ltÚ emdssf] hLjguLt xf] .
r/}j]lt -r/±Pj±Olt_ sf] cy{ x'G5–…uLtzLn /x" dfq . oxL xf] hLjg eg]sf]Ú .
pgsf nflu hLjg hlt 7"nf] j/bfg c? s]xL klg 5}g / pgsf] hLjgsf] cfgGb g}
n]vgsf] ultdotf xf] . hLjgsf ddf{xt If0fx?df klg emds hLjgaf6 ljd"v /
cfˆgf] n]vgwd{af6 Ro"t ePsL 5}gg\ .
hLjgkysf psfnL–cf]XfnL, eL/–kfvf,
9'ËfsfF9f, hËn–d?e"ldsf dxfsi6bfoL ofqfx?df klg gyfsL lg/Gt/ lx+l8/xlG5g\
sd{ofqL emds . hLjgsf Hjf/ef6fsf pynk'yn, e"FOrfnf]sf] sDkg, cfFwLa]x/L,
afbn–lah'nL–ah|sf k|sf]k klg a]xf]b}{ cl3 al9/xlG5g\ :jfledfgL emds . hLjg–ofqfsf
sxfnLnfUbf lrRRofx6 / /fIf;L cfqmd0fx?af6 klg gt;L{ nIo k|flKtsf nflu ;+3if{/t
/lx/lG5g\ jL/fËgf emds . pgsf] w}o{ / cfTdljZjf;nfO{ IftljIft / tx;gx; kfg{
s'g} jfwf cj/f]w s;}sf] ufnLunf}h / >fkn] ;s]g . To;}n] t hLjgd/0fsf ddf{xt
l:yltx?nfO{ klg a]xf]b}{ pgL cv08, cIf'00f / cljlR5Gg eP/ hLjg/y xfFls/x]sL 5g\
.
emdssf] hLjgnfO{ ;kmn agfPsf] lzIff
(Education) n] xf]Og . h]x]Gbf/L (Intelligence) n] klg xf]Og . emdsnfO{ …emdsÚ agfPsf] t nugzLntf (Persistence) / b[9tf (Determination) n] g} xf] . oxfF d ;+o'Qm /fHo cd]l/sfsf tL;f}+ /fi6«klt
SoflNeg s"lnhsf] egfO{ pb\w[t ug{ ;fGble{s ;DemG5'– "Nothing
in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is
more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius
is almost a proverb. Education will not, the world is full of educated
derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." -“of] b'lgofFdf
nugzLntfsf] s'g} hjfkm 5}g . k|ltefn] ;Sb}g, c;kmn k|ltefzfnLsf pbfx/0fx? 5\of;\5of:tL
5g\ . cfljisf/d"ns dl:tisn] klg ;Sb}g, ck'/:s[t lbdfux?sf t lsDabGtL g}
ag]sf 5g\ . lzIffn] klg ;Sb}g, k9]n]v]sf d"v{x?n] t b'lgofF 9fs]sf 5g\ .
nugzLntf / b[btf g} ;kmntfsf ;j{zlQmjfg\ cfwf/ x'g\ .”_
emdssf]] ;flxlTos, z}lIfs / ;fdflhs of]ubfg aGbgLo / :t'To 5 . ljBfnoLo / ljZjljBfnoLo lzIfflagf g} pgL k|f1 alg;s]sL 5g\ . cGt/f{li6«o :t/s} Vofltk|fKt ;flxTosf/sf ?kdf ;Ddflgt eO;s]sL 5g\ . pgsf] cfTdsyf em}+ 8fo/L klg ljZjsf ljljw efiffx?df cg'lbt x'g nfossf] 5 . emdssf] 8fo/L k9\bf d}n] ljZjsf cGo jL/fËgfx?sf] 8fo/L :d/0f ug{ k'u]–tL x'g\–bf];|f] ljZjo'4 sfndf gfemL g[z+;tfsf] j[xt\ k[i7e"lddf PgL k|m]Í (Anne Frank) / ?6sf nfl:so/ (Rutka Laskier) sf] 8fo/L, clg To:t} u/L leotgfd o'4sfn -;g\ !(%$_ tfsf cd]l/sL cfqmd0faf6 @& jif{s} pd]/df lbjËu leotgfdL lrlsT;s ;h{g 8f= ofË yO{ rfdsf] o'4 8fo/L 'Yesterday I Dreamt of Peace' . o:tf sfnhoL s[ltx?n] hutel/ ;dk{0fsf chDa/L aLp /f]K5g\ .
Psflt/ 3f]/ lg/fzfjfbsf] lzsf/ ePsf
pbf;Lgx?nfO{ emdssf] s[lt cfzfjfbsf] zlQm;~rf/ u/fpg] pmhf{jfg\ 6lgs xf] t
csf]{lt/ r/d ef}ltsjfbsf] pGdfbn] ljs[ltlt/ pGd'v cfhsf gjlk9L+x?nfO{ emdssf]
n]vg ljZjljBfnoLo lzIffeGbf klg pRrt/ kf7 xf] . emdssf] n]vg / pgsf] hLjgn]
oxfF x/]snfO{ lhGbuLsf cgluGtL r'gf}tLx? ;fdgf ub}{ …c;tf]df ;t\udoÚ, …td;f] df
Hof]ltu{doÚ / …d[Tof]df{ cd[td\ udoÚ eg]em}+ c;t\af6 ;Tolt/, cFWof/f]af6
pHofnf]lt/, c1fgaf6 1fglt/ / d[To'af6 hLjglt/ 8]f¥ofpFb5 . clg ;Tod\ lzjd\
;'Gb/d\s]f cf/fwgfdf cWoogzLn, lrGtgzLn / ;[hgzLn agL b]z / ;dfhk|lt st{Jolgi7,
wd{kyufdL, cfgGbkyofqL / ;TofGj]ifL agL clj>fGt kfOnf rfln/xg l;sfpFb5 .
emdssf cleJolQmx?n] pgsf] n]vgdf
;[hgzlQmsf k|r"/ ;Defjgfx? :ki6 x'G5g\ . g]kfnL tyf ljZj ;flxTo hutsf nflu
emdsn] c? klg o:tf pRr af}l4s s[ltx? k|bfg u/L yk ;flxlTos, z}lIfs / ;fdflhs
of]ubfg lbg]]l5g\ eGg] s'/fdf ljZj:t x'g rfxG5' . c:t' ..
