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gm|pht ek~vR gm| ph g#n wvw~ kw`vk~

"@hnrw~@g`d gm|ph vR@y~ @k@s~q?" yn m#@yn~ mh`c`r\y aby a`r\ysQAh mhw` vQsQn~ 2007 a@p~Yl~ ms 04 "qQvyQn" bq`q` awQ@r\kyt @y`mR kL lQpQyt pYwQc`ryk~ @ls @mm lQpQy ev` a#w.

lAk`@v| pY}m rbr\ vg`v sQtRvWm (1876) h` kU kOm`r kAk`rQ@y~ upw sQqEvWm yn @ewQh`sQk sQqEvWm|vlt hQmQkm| kQyn gm|ph, gm| phk~ ek~vW s$qEnR bv kQy#@v|. bs~n`hQr pL`wt ayw~ gm|ph 1978 qW qQs~wQYk~kyk~ bvt pw~ krn lqW. ey @k`LB qQs~wQYk~ky n#vw @bqWmkQn~ (uwOr# @k`LB) a#wQ krn lq prQp`ln qQs~wQYk~kykQ. lAk`@v| 23 v#nQ qQs~wQYk~ky gm|ph @v|.

bRlw~, an~n`sQ yn vg`vn~t @s~m @v`lQ@b`~l~ kWYd`vt q gm|ph pYsQq~{Qyk~ usRlyQ. j`wQk h` j`w&n~wr vX@yn~ gm|ph l#bR @v`lQ@b`~l~ jygYhN sQhQvWm pQNQs, gm|ph qEm|rQy s~}`ny iqQrQpQt @v`lQ@b`~l~ s~m`rkyk~ wn` a#w. ey @v`lQ@b`~l~ kWYd`v @vnR@vn~ @l`~k@y~ iqQkL pLmR h` ekm s~m`rky vWm q sRvQ@X~;w~vykQ.

"gm|ph" yn n`my bQhQvWmt pY}m @hnrw~@g`d, @pY~;r\ tvRn~ yn nm|vlQn~ gm|ph h#[Qn~vWy.

@hnrw~@g`d yn n`my s$qWm pQLQb[ pRvw @m@s~y. gm|pht a`sn~nv pQhQQtQ udRgm|@p`l p#rNQ r`j{`nQyt sm|bn~{ vR kw` pRvwk~ nQs` "@hnrw~@g`d" nm l#bW a#w. @mm r`j{`nQ@y~ vQsR skl kl` vl~lx kOmr#@g~ a#m#wQvrykO vR @snvQrw~ @mm pY@q~X@y~ vQsR@vkQ. @snvQrw~ vQsR @g`d (@g`d#l~l·gm·pY@q~Xy) @s@nvQrw~n@g`d nm| vQy. psRk`lWnv @s@nvQrw~@g`d, @hnrw~@g`d vR bv kQy#@v|. aq mQrQs~vw~w nmQn~ h[En~vn pY@q~Xy (@k`LB - nRvr m`r\g@y~ mQrQs~vw~w mAsn~{Qy a`XQYw pY@q~Xy) eq` @hnrw~@g`d nmQn~ h[En~v` a#w.

awWw@y~qW gm|ph qEm|rQy s~}`ny h[En~v` a#w~@w~ @hnrw~@g`d qEm|rQy s~}`ny (1864) nmQnQ. vr\wm`n qEm|rQy s~}`nyt nRqErQn~ (pLmRvn @v|qQk`@v| vm|ps @kLvr) p#rNQ @hnrw~@g`d kOd` qEm|rQy s~}`ny aqw~ qk~nt pRUvn.

mQrQs~vw~@w~ sQt (eq` @hnrw~@g`d) gm|ph ngryt kQ. mW. 02 k~ pmN a#w. e@s~ nm| gm|pht @hnrw~@g`d n`my l#bR@N~ @k@s~q?

iAgWYsWhR qEm|rQy m`r\g sksmQn~ qEm|rQy s~}`n iqQkrn vQt, qEm|rQy s~}`nvlt nm| @yqW@m|qW LMm pQhQtQ gY`m@y~ @h`~ ngr@y~ @h`~ nm e~ s[h` @y`qn~nt a#w#yQ kQy#@v|. e~ anRv qEm|rQy s~}`nyt @hnrw~@g`d qEm|rQy s~}`ny yn nm l#bQNQ.

gm|ph ngryt kQ. mW. 01 k~ pmN qErQn~ pQhQtQ uq~xQq uq&`ny (jnw`v awr pYclQwv a#w~@w~ gm|ph ml~vw~w nmQnQ) h[En~v` a#w~@w~ q @hnrw~@g`d uq~xQq uq&`ny nmQnQ. aq x`vQw krn~@n~ q @hnrw~@g`d uq~xQq uq&`ny yn n`myyQ.

@m| anRv awWw@y~qW gm|ph, @hnrw~@g`d nmQn~ h[En~v` a#wQ bv p#h#qQlQy.

gm|ph ngry s#lsRm| kL pLmR pRq~gly` vn~@n~ @j`~n~ @j`~r\j~ @p~Y;r\ nm| sRqE j`wQky`yQ. evkt bs~n`hQr pL`@w~ qQs`pwQ {Rry q#r$ ohR 1920 qW gm|ph ngry s#lsRm| kr a#w. enQs` gm|pht "@p~Y;r\ tvRn~" yn nm q x`vQw kr a#w.

gm|ph s$qWmt ek~vR gm|ph pQLQb[v vQvQ{ mw pvwW. ihLgm, phLgm, m#qgm, prNgm (@m`~r#@p`l) h` @hnrw~@g`d yn gm| ph ek~vW gm|ph s$qEnR bvt mwyk~ pvwQn bv "gm|ph rhs~" (sQsQr kOm`r kOr#p~pRa`rc|cQ, kr\w^ pYk`Xn, 2000 s#p~w#m|br\) k^wQ@y~ s[hn~v a#w. @mm gm| ph p`lny kr a#w~@w~ lQynr`l, b#q~@q~ r`l, @m`@h`tQt`l, gmr`l h` vn~nkOr`l nm| ps~ @qnkO vQsQn~ y#yQ q ehQ s[hn~ @v|. ihLgm, phLgm, m#qgm, @hnrw~@g`d h` or#@w`t yn gm| ph ek~vW gm|ph s#qEnR bvt aqhsk~ a#ww~ @b`@h`~ @q@nk~ ey pYwQ@k;~p krwQ. "gm|ph qQs~wQYk~ky - sm`j sAs~k^wQk smWk;`" gYn~}@y~ q (sAs~k^wQk ktyRwO @qp`r\w@m|n~wOv - 1999) gm|ph n`my bQhQvWm pQLQb[v a#w~@w~ em aqhsyQ. @k@s~ vRvq gm| phk~ ek~vW gm|ph s$qEn` nm| "gm" yn pq@yn~ avsn~ vn gm| phk~ It ek~vQy yRwO y#yQ q, e~ anRv gm|ph s$qWmt ek~vR gm| ph vn~@n~ ihLgm, phLgm, m#qgm, aUw~gm h` ptQtQygm y#yQ q ynR@vn~ pvwQn mwy @b`@h`~ @qn` pQLQgnQwQ. @mm gm| pht ayw~ pY@q~X vn~@n~ @m|v`y.

gm|ph bN~d`rn`yk vQqEhl iqQrQpQt vR pY@q~X@y~ sQt q`rUv qEm|rQy s~}`ny asl vR ihLgm pRr`N vQh`rs~}`ny qk~v` vn pY@q~Xy ihLgmt ayw~y. bN~d`rvw~w pr`kYm vQqEh@ln~ @mh` p#w~w q (gm|ph ngry @qst vn pY@q~Xy) ihLgm @v|. gm|ph, j`-a#l p`@r\ vQq&`rvQn~q pQrQ@vn a`XQYw vR pY@q~Xy phLgmt ayw~ pY@q~XyyQ. m#qgm ynR ihLgmt h` phLgmt m#qQ vR pY@q~Xy (aq gm|ph ngry) @v|. gm|ph bN~d`rvw~w pr`kYm vQqEhl psRkrw~m i[Q@g`l~l p#w~wt vn pY@q~Xy a#wOUv i[Q@g`l~l, @m`~r#@p`l yn gm|m`n aUw~gmt ayw~y. aw~wnglE o@yn~, @m`~r#@p`l gm|m`n@yn~ eh` p#w~w sh q`rUv qEm|rQy s~}`n@yn~ @mh` p#w~w ptQtQygmt ayw~ @v|. gm| phk mRl`q$nQ vsmk~ vR nQs` gm|ph yn nm l#bRNR bv a#w#@mk~ kQywQ. em mRl`q$nQ vsmt ayw~ gm| ph vn~@n~ ihLgm, phLgm, m#qgm, aUw~gm h` @m`~r#@p`l yn gm|m`nyQ.

a`r\. e~. nyn`nn~q
gm|ph

02 May divaina

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gm|pht nm h#qE@v| lAk` qEm|rQy @qp`r\w@m|n~wOvyQ

vw~mn~ gm|ph pY@q~X@y~ @p_r`NQk n`my @hnrw~@g`d bvw~, @pY~sr\ a`N~dRk`ry` vQsQn~ em nm @vns~ kr ihLgm, phLgm,m#qgm, @h~@ngm sh vwOr#gm yn gm| @p`kOr ekwO kr gm|ph yn n`my wbn lq bvw~ mh`c`r\y aby a`r\ysQAh mhw` vQsQn~ "@hnrw~@g`d gm|ph vR@y~ @k@s~q?" yn hQsQn~ 2004.04.04 qQn qQvyQn bq`q` awQ@r\kyt lQyn lq lQpQykQn~ pYk`X kr wQbQNQ.

@hnrw~@g`d yn n`my gm|ph pY@q~X@y~ @p_r`NQk n`my vW nm| ey gm|ph ynR@vn~ @vns~ kQrWmt @pY~sr\ a`N~dRk`ry`t wQbRNR vRvmn`v kOmk~q kQy` @h`~ gm|phQn~ @b`@h`~ a$w vw~mn~ mhr Cn~q @k`tQT`syt ayw~ @h~@ngm sh @q`m|@p~ Cn~q @k`tQT`syt ayw~ vwOr#gm yn gm| gm|ph gm| @p`kOrt a#wOLw~ k@L~ kOmk~ nQs`q? yn vg @h`~ mh`c`r\ywOm` vQsQn~ p#h#qQlQ kr wQbR@N~ n#w. ap vQsQn~ klkt ihw @m| pQLQb[v krn lq vQmr\XnykqW an`vrNy vR@y~ mWt vd` @vns~ pRvwkQ.

kYQ.v. 1747 @qs#m|br\ m`s@y~qW n#vw pQtpw~ kr a#wQ p#rNQ pRs~@k`L @l~Knyk @hnrw~@g`d nmQn~ sthn~v a#wQ vw~mn~ @hnrw~@g`d gm pQhQt` a#w~@w~ @k`LB nRvr mh` m`r\g@y~ b#lEm|mhr hn~qQyt nRqEr#vy. sQAhl rj qvs pQhQtRvn lq @k`~rL, pw~wO sh @p~r# yn pY`@q~XWy prQp`ln e~kk kYmy anRv sQyn$ @k`~r@L~ m#q pw~wOvt ayw~ ek~ @p~r#vk~ @mm g@m| mRlQkw~v@yn~ "@hnrw~@g`d @p~r#v" nm| vQy. iAgYWsQ p`lkyn~ vQsQn~q @mm prQp`ln @bqWm| e@lsQn~m pvw~v`@gn gQy @hyQn~ @hnrw~@g`d @p~r#vt ayw~ sQylEm gm|vl @p`qE @s~v`vn~hQqW e~v`@y~ nQl h#[Qn~vWm @hnrw~@g`d @ls slkn lqW.

@hnrw~@g`d g@m| sQt gm| gNn`vkt a$wQn~ pQhQtRvR qEm|rQyplktq Itw~ a$wQn~ aw~wnglE o@yn~ e@g`d pQhQtRvR uq~xQq uq&`nytq @hnrw~@g`d kQy` a`N~dR@v| n`m pRvr#vl sthn~ vR@y~ e@lsQnQ.

1865 qW pmN vQv^w vR em @hnrw~@g`d qEm|rQypl pQhQtQ xSmQ x`gy ayw~ vR@y~ m#qgm nm#wQ g@m| uwOr# sWm`vty. em s~}`ny e~ k`l@y~qW nQwr gAvwO@rn~ ytvn vgOr# shQw phw~ xSmQyk~ vR@yn~ e~ avt wQbW a#w~@w~ gm| v#sQyn~@g~ vg`bQm| pmNkQ. qEm|rQypl a#rBW@mn~ psRv e~ avt bQhQvR kOd` kdmN~dQyq qEm|rQyp@L~ n`m@yn~m h#[Qn~@vn~nt vQy.

kl~y$@m|qW qEm|rQypL vQX`l kr iqQkQrWmt avX& vR@yn~ gAvwO@rn~ ytvn xSmQy @vnRvt It wrmk~ qErQn~ n#@MnhQr qQs`@v| pQhQtQ us~ bQ@mhQ nv @g`dn#MQlQ iqQvn~nt vQy.

@mm avs~}`@v|qW qEm|rQypLt qkONQn~ pQhQtQ m#qgm g@m| jny` ey m#qgm nmQn~ nm| krn @ls il~l` sQtQn lq awr, n#@MnhQr qQs`vt m`yQm| vR ihLgm gm| v#sQyn~ vQsQn~ ey ihLgm @ls nm| krn @ls il~l` sQtQn lqW. qEm|rQypLt m`yQm| vR phLgm jny`@g~ il~lWm vR@y~ ey phLgm @ls nm| krn @lsy. bthQr qQs`@vn~ pQhQtQ or#@w`t gm|v#sQyn~ vQsQn~ wm g@m| ayQwQy @vnR@vn~q iqQrQpw~ vRh. e@hw~ @hnrw~@g`d gm qEm|rQyplt @b`@h`~ a$wQn~ pQhQtQ @hyQn~ em gm|v#sQyn~t ayQwQv`sQkm| iqQrQpw~ kL h#kQ @n`vRvw~ e@wk~ p#vwQ n`my ey vR b#vQn~ eyq wrgk`rW gmk~ vQy. kQsQqE a`k`rykQn~ vQs[Emk~ lb`gw @n`h#kQ vR @mm g#tlEv qEm|rQy @qp`r\w@m|n~wO@v| nQl{`rWn~ vQsQn~ vQs[n lq~@q~ nv qEm|rQy s~}`ny gm|ph ynR@vn~ nm| kQrW@mnQ. e~ avt ngry bQhQvR@y~ qEm|rQypL mRl~kr@gn b#vQn~ qEm|rQyp@L~ n`my ngrytq x`vQw vQy. in~ anwOr#v vQv^w krn lq sQylE r`j& a`ywnvltq gm|ph n`my @yqQNQ. aq vn vQt avt p#rNQ gm|m`n r`XQyk~ ytpw~ krmQn~ mh ngr sx` pY@q~Xyk~v pvwQn gm|ph qQs~wYQk~k n`myk~q @v|. e@hw~ aq qk~v`w~ gm|ph nmQn~ gmk~ @h`~ gY`m nQl{`rQ vsmk~ @h`~ @n`wQbW@mn~ p#h#qQlQ vn~@n~ ap ihw q#k~vR prQqQ ey qEm|rQypLt wbn lq n`my pmNk~ vR bvy.

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