naan 1935-il daalastanil pirandhēn. ingilaandhil irundha irunda naadu endra pagudhiyil adhu irundhadhu. angu niraiya tholirchaalaigal irundhadhaal, andha pagudhi eppōdhum orē pugaimandalamaaga irukkum. adhanaaldhaan adhai irunda naadu endru solvaargal. enakku kittatthatta naangu vayadhu irundhapōdhu, ennudaiya appaa-ammaa yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu sērndhu baibilai padikka aarambitthaargal. enakku 14, 15 vayadhu irundhapōdhu adhudhaan satthiyam enbadhai purindhukondēn. adhanaal, 1952-il enakku 16 vayadhu irundhapōdhu nyaanasnaanam edutthēn.

kittatthatta andha samayatthildhaan, kai karuvigal matrum vaaganangalukku thēvaiyaana paagangalai seiyum oru kampeniyil sērndhu naan payirchi edukka aarambitthēn. andha kampeniyil sekrettariyaaga vēlai seivadharkaana payirchidhaan adhu. andha vēlai enakku romba piditthirundhadhu.

thidīrendru oru mukkiyamaana thīrmaanatthai edukka vēndiya sūlnilai enakku vandhadhu. ennudaiya vattaara kangaani ennidam, ‘villanhaalil irukkura ungalōda sabaiyila sabai butthaga padippu nadattha mudiyumaa?’ endru kēttaar. enakku orē kulappamaaga irundhadhu. ēnendraal, andha samayatthil naan irandu sabaigalukku pōi kondirundhēn. vaara naatkalil ennudaiya kampenikku pakkatthilirundha braamsgurōv sabaikku pōvēn. engaludaiya vīttilirundhu kittatthatta 32 kilōmīttar dhūratthil adhu irundhadhu. sani nyaayirugalil, naan ennudaiya appaa-ammaa vīttukku pōividuvēn. angirundhu villanhaal sabaikku pōvēn.

yegōvaavin amaippukku aadharavu kodukka vēndum endru ninaitthadhaal, andha vattaara kangaani kēttavudanē sari endru sonnēn. aanaal, enakku romba pidittha andha vēlaiyai vida vēndiyirundhadhu. yegōvaa kaattum valiyil nadakka vēndum endru mudivedutthadhai ninaitthu naan orunaalum varutthappattadhillai. sollappōnaal, naan eduttha andha mudivaal enakku romba sandhōshamaana vaalkkai kidaitthirukkiradhu.

braamsgurōv sabaikku pōnapōdhu, yegōvaavudaiya sēvaikku mukkiyatthuvam kodukkira oru alagaana sagōdhariyai paartthēn. avaludaiya peyar aan. naangal 1957-il kalyaanam seidhukondōm. naanum aannum ondraaga sērndhu olungaana payaniyargalaagavum visēsha payaniyargalaagavum sēvai seidhōm, vattaara sēvaiyum seidhōm, piragu betthēlilum sēvai seidhōm. vaalkkai mulukka naan sandhōshamaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya aan romba udhaviyaaga irundhirukkiraal.

 1966-il giliyad palliyin 42-vadhu vaguppil naangal kalandhukondōm. adharku piragu engalukku malaaviyil sēvai seiya niyamippu kidaitthadhu. andha idatthai aapprikkaavin idhamaana idhayam endru solvaargal. ēnendraal, angirukkum makkal romba natpaaga, paasamaaga palaguvaargal. aanaal, andha varavērpellaam konja naatkalukkutthaan irukkum endru appōdhu engalukku theriyaadhu.

pibravari 1, 1967-il naangal malaavikku vandhōm. angē pēsugira moliyai katrukkolvadharkaaga naangal oru maadhatthukku vilundhu vilundhu paditthōm. adharku piragu, naan maavatta kangaaniyaaga sēvai seiya aarambitthēn. kēisar endra jīppildhaan naangal ellaa idangalukkum pōnōm. indha vandi ellaa idatthilum pōgum... aatrilkūda pōgum endru niraiya pēr ninaitthaargal. aanaal, thannīr aalamaaga illaadha idangalil mattumdhaan engalaal adhai ōtta mudindhadhu. silasamayangalil naangal kudisai vīdugalil thanginōm. malaikkaalatthil thannīr olugaamal iruppadharkaaga podhuvaaga kūraikku kīlē thaarppaai pōduvaargal. ippaditthaan engaludaiya mishanari sēvai aarambitthadhu! aanaal, adhu engalukku romba piditthirundhadhu.

sīkkiratthilēyē arasaangatthilirundhu prachinai varappōgiradhu enbadhai naan therindhukondēn. ēpral maadhatthil, malaaviyin janaadhibadhi daaktar hēistiks baandaa rēdiyōvil pēsiyadhilirundhu adhai naan therindhukondēn. yegōvaavin saatchigal vari kattuvadhillai, arasaangatthukku prachinai undaakkugiraargal endrellaam avar sonnaar. aanaal, idhu ellaamē verum poi kutrachaattugaldhaan. naam arasiyal vishayangalil thalaiyidaamal iruppadhum arasiyal katchi attaigalai vaangaamal iruppadhumdhaan avargaludaiya prachinaiyē.

septambar maadhatthukkul innum sila prachinaigal uruvaanadhu. nammudaiya sagōdharargal ellaa idatthilum prachinai pannugiraargal endru janaadhibadhi kutramsaatti iruppadhaaga seidhitthaalil paditthōm. yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya vēlaigal ellaavatraiyum thadai seivadharku sīkkiratthil nadavadikkai edukka pōvadhaaga avar oru arasiyal maanaattil arivippu seidhaar. aktōbar 20, 1967-il nammudaiya vēlai thadai seiyappattadhu. sīkkiratthilēyē, pōlīs adhigaarigalum kudiyētra adhigaarigalum kilai aluvalagatthukku vandhaargal. adhai mūduvadharkaagavum, mishanarigal ellaaraiyum naadu kadatthuvadharkaagavum avargal vandhaargal.

 mūndru naatkalukku engalai jeyilil vaitthirundhaargal. piragu, brittanudaiya kattuppaattil irundha morishiyasukku engalai anuppinaargal. aanaal, angu mishanarigalaaga iruppadharku engalukku anumadhi kidaikkavillai. adharku piragu, ippōdhu jimbaabvē endru alaikkappadugira rōdīsiyaavukku engalai anuppinaargal. angē pōnapōdhu, angirundha oru kudiyētra adhigaari, andha naattil irukka engalukku anumadhi illai endru sonnaar. avar engalidam, “malaaviyilirundhu ungala thuratthittaanga... morishiyaslayum ungala irukkavidala... ippō ungalukku vasadhiyaa irukkumnu inga vandhutīngalaa?” endru kadugaduppaaga kēttaar. adhai kēttu aan ala aarambitthuvittaal. ellaarumē engalai odhukkuvadhu maadhiri irundhadhu. ingilaandhukkē thiruppi pōividalaam endru enakku thōndriyadhu. andha samayatthil, oru raatthiri mattum kilai aluvalagatthil thanguvadharku kudiyētra adhigaarigal anumadhi kodutthaargal. aduttha naal avargaludaiya thalaimai aluvalagatthukku naangal vara vēndum endru avargal sonnaargal. engalukku udambil thembē illaadhadhupōl irundhaalum ellaavatraiyum yegōvaavudaiya kaiyil vittuvittōm. aduttha naal matthiyaanam naangal edhirpaarkkaadha oru vishayam nadandhadhu. jimbaabvēyil tharkaaligamaaga kudiyirukka engalukku anumadhi kidaitthadhu. andraikku enakku eppadi irundhadhu enbadhai ennaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. yegōvaadhaan en paadhaikku vali kaattikkondirundhaar enbadhai naan mulumaiyaaga nambinēn.

jimbaabvē kilai aluvalagatthil ūliya ilaakkaavil sēvai seiyum niyamippu enakku kidaitthadhu. malaaviyilum mosaambikkilum nadakkira ūliya vēlaigalai gavanikka vēndiyirundhadhu. malaaviyil irundha sagōdharargal bayangaramaaga thunburutthappattaargal. malaaviyil irundha vattaara kangaanigal anuppum arikkaiyai molipeyarkkira vēlaiyaiyum naan seidhēn. orunaal raatthiri, oru arikkaiyai naan molipeyartthu kondirundhapōdhu, nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigal endhalavukku kodumaigalai anubavikkiraargal enbadhai paartthu bayangaramaaga aludhuvittēn. a irundhaalum, ellaa kashtangalaiyum sagitthukkondu avargal yegōvaavukku unmaiyaagavum visuvaasamaagavum iruppadhai paartthapōdhu, enakku pudhutthembu kidaitthadhu.—2 ko. 6:4, 5.

malaaviyilirundha sagōdharargalukkum, thunburutthalil irundhu thappippadharkaaga mosaambik naattukku pōna sagōdharargalukkum baibil prasurangalai kodukka engalaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seidhōm. malaaviyil chichēvaa molidhaan adhigamaaga pēsuvaargal. adhanaal, chichēvaa molipeyarppu kulu jimbaabvēyil irukkira oru sagōdhararudaiya periya pannai nilatthukku maatrappattadhu. avargalukkaaga vīdugalaiyum oru aluvalagatthaiyum avar kattikkodutthaar. baibil prasurangalai molipeyarkkira mukkiyamaana vēlaiyai andha kuluvinar angirundhu thodarndhu seidhaargal.

jimbaabvēyil, chichēvaa moliyil ovvoru varushamum nadandha maavatta maanaattil, malaaviyil irundha vattaara kangaanigal kalandhukolla ērpaadu seidhōm. avargal ingu varumpōdhu maanaattu pēchugalin kuripputthaalgalai vaangikkolvaargal. adhanaal, malaavikku thirumbippōgumpōdhu, maanaattil katrukkonda vishayangalai sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam mudindhalavukku avargalaal solla mudindhadhu. orusamayam ippadi avargal jimbaabvēvukku vandhirundhapōdhu, andha dhairiyamaana vattaara kangaanigalai urchaagappaduttha naangal raajya ūliya palliyai nadatthinōm.

malaaviyilirundhu agadhigalaaga vandhu, mosaambikkilulla mugaamgalil thangiyirundha sagōdharargalai paarppadharkaaga pibravari 1975-il naan angē pōnēn. andha sagōdharargal ellaarumē yegōvaavin amaippu samībatthil koduttha aalōsanaigalaikkūda kadaippiditthu kondirundhaargal. pudhidhaaga seiyappattirundha mūppar kulu ērpaattaiyum avargal kadaippiditthaargal. indha pudhiya mūppar kuluvil irundha sagōdharargal, podhuppēchu koduppadhu... dhinavasanatthai kalandhupēsuvadhu... kaavarkōbura padippai nadatthuvadhu... maanaadugalai nadatthuvadhu... pōndra niraiya vēlaigalai seidhukondirundhaargal. avargal andha mugaamgalaiyē maanaattil irukkira vitthiyaasamaana dipaartmenttugal pōla olungamaitthirundhaargal. eppadiyendraal, suttham seiya, unavu kodukka, paadhugaappu thara ena ovvoru mugaamukkum ovvoru vēlaiyai kodutthu olungamaitthirundhaargal. yegōvaavudaiya aasīrvaadhatthōdu indha unmaiyulla sagōdharargal niraiya vishayangalai saadhitthirundhaargal. adhaiyellaam paartthu naan vaayadaitthu pōivittēn.

kittatthatta 1976-kku piragu malaaviyil nadakkira ūliya vēlaigalai jaambiyaa kilai aluvalagam gavanikka aarambitthadhu. irundhaalum, malaaviyil irukkira sagōdhara sagōdharigalai patri adikkadi yōsitthu paartthēn. avargalukkaaga jebam seidhēn. naan mattumalla, niraiya pēr jebam seidhaargal. naan jimbaabvē kilai aluvalaga kuluvil irundhadhaal, niraiya samayangalil ulaga thalaimai aluvalaga pradhinidhigalai sandhitthu pēsuvadharkaana vaaippugal kidaitthana. andha samayangalil malaavi, then aapprikkaa matrum jaambiyaavai sērndha poruppil irundha sagōdharargalum engalōdu iruppaargal. ippadi ovvoru dhadavai sandhitthapōdhum, “malaaviyil irukkira sagōdharargalukkaaga innum enna seiyalaam?” enbadhai patri naangal pēsinōm.

pōga pōga, malaaviyil sagōdharargalukku irundha thunburutthal kuraiya aarambitthadhu. angirundhu vēru naadugalukku thappitthu pōnavargal ellaam thirumbavum malaavikku vara aarambitthaargal. adhēsamayatthil,  thunburutthal ellaam konjam konjamaaga kuraindhadhaal angē irundha sagōdharargal ōralavukku nimmadhiyaaga vaala aarambitthaargal. pakkatthil irundha naadugalilum yegōvaavin saatchigalukku irundha kattuppaadugal nīkkappattadhaal, avargalaal thirumbavum ūliyam seiyavum, kūttangalai nadatthavum mudindhadhu. 1991-il mosaambikkilum idhudhaan nadandhadhu. aanaal, malaaviyil irukkira yegōvaavin saatchigalukku eppōdhu vidudhalai kidaikkum endru naangal yōsitthōm.

malaaviyil arasiyal nilavaram konjam konjamaaga maara aarambitthadhu. 1993-il yegōvaavin saatchigalmēl pōdappattirundha thadai uttharavu nīkkappattadhu. appōdhu orunaal oru mishanariyidam pēsikkondirundhapōdhu, “nīnga thirumbavum malaavikku pōga pōrīngalaa?” endru avar ennidam kēttaar. aanaal, andha samayatthil enakku 59 vayadhaagiyirundhadhu. adhanaal, “illa! enakku romba vayasaayiduchu” endru sonnēn. aanaal, adhē naalil aalum kuluvidamirundhu engalukku oru fēks vandhirundhadhu. ‘malaavikku thirumbi pōga mudiyumaa?’ endru adhil kēttirundhaargal.

jimbaabvēyil naangal romba sandhōshamaaga yegōvaavukku sēvaiseidhu kondirundhōm. engalukku ingē niraiya frends irundhaargal. adhanaal, jimbaabvē naattaivittu pōvadhaa vēndaamaa endru mudivu edukka romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. adhōdu, ungalukku viruppam illaiyendraal, jimbaabvēyilkūda irundhukollalaam endrum aalum kulu engalidam romba anbaaga solliyirundhaargal. naangal ninaitthirundhaal, yegōvaa kaattiya valiyai vittuvittu jimbaabvēyilēyē irundhirukkalaam. aanaal, aabiragaamaiyum saaraalaiyum patri naangal yōsitthuppaartthōm. avargaludaiya vayadhaana kaalatthil vasadhiyaana vīttaivittu yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil kīlppadindhu pōnaargal.—aadhi. 12:1-5.

yegōvaavin amaippu koduttha aalōsanaippadi seiya naangal mudivedutthōm. pibravari 1, 1995-il naangal malaavikku thirumba pōnōm. 28 varushangalukku munbu adhē naalildhaan naangal malaavikku mudhanmudhalil vandhirundhōm. angē pudhidhaaga ērpadutthappatta kilai aluvalaga kuluvil naanum innum irandu sagōdharargalum sēvai seidhōm. yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya vēlaigal ellaavatraiyum thirumbavum aarambippadharkaana ellaa ērpaadugalaiyum naangal seidhōm.

malaaviyil nadandha abaaramaana valarchiyai paartthadhu enakku kidaittha periya aasīrvaadham. 1993-il kittatthatta 30,000-maaga irundha prasthaabigaludaiya ennikkai 1998-il 42,000-kkum adhigamaaga aanadhu. b niraiya valarchi irundhadhaal, oru pudhiya kilai aluvalagatthai katta aalum kulu anumadhi kodutthaargal. adharkaaga lilaanguvēvil 30 ēkkar idatthai naangal vaanginōm. kattumaana vēlaigalai mērpaarvai seidha kuluvil naanum niyamikkappattēn.

mē 2001-il indha pudhiya kilai aluvalagatthin arppana nigalchi nadandhadhu. andha nigalchiyil aalum kuluvil irundha sagōdharar gai piyars pēchu kodutthaar. adhil 2,000-kkum adhigamaana saatchigal kalandhukondaargal. avargalil niraiya pēr nyaanasnaanam edutthu 40 varushangalukku  adhigamaaga aagiyirundhadhu. thadai uttharavu irundha samayatthil ivargal pala varushangalaaga bayangaramaana kashtangalai unmaiyōdu sagitthirundhaargal. avargalidam niraiya kaasu panam illaiyendraalum, yegōvaavōdu oru nerukkamaana bandhatthai vaitthirundhaargal. ippōdhu, indha pudhiya kilai aluvalagatthai sutri paarppadhu avargalukku romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. avargal pōna idangalilellaam raajya paadalgalai aapprikka makkaludaiya baaniyil paadikkondu pōnaargal. andha mulu nigalchiyilēyē idhudhaan en manadhai romba thottadhu. thunburutthalai unmaiyōdu sagippavargalai yegōvaa endhalavukku aasīrvadhikkiraar enbadhai naan kankūdaaga paartthēn.

kilai aluvalagatthin kattumaana vēlaigal ellaam mudindha piragu, raajya mandra arppana pēchugalai koduppadharkaana vaaippu enakku kidaitthadhu. avvalavaaga vasadhiyillaadha naadugalil raajya mandratthai vēgamaaga kattuvadharkaaga seiyappatta ērpaattilirundhu malaaviyilirundha niraiya sabaigal payanadaindhana. munbellaam, sila sabaigalilulla sagōdhara sagōdharigal yūkkaliptas marangal kīldhaan kūdivaruvaargal. innum silar, pullaal seiyappatta kūraigalukku kīlē nīlamaana man benchugalil utkaarndhudhaan kūttangalil kalandhukondaargal. aanaal ippōdhu nammudaiya sagōdharargal, sengal sūlaiyil avargalaagavē sutta sengalai payanpadutthi, alagaana pudhiya raajya mandrangalai kattugiraargal. aanaalum avargalukku benchugalil utkaaruvadhudhaan romba piditthirukkiradhu. benchil innum oruvaraikkūda utkaara vaitthukkollalaam endru avargal ninaikkiraargal.

sagōdhara sagōdharigal mudhirchiyulla kristhavargalaaga aavadharku yegōvaa eppadiyellaam udhavi seidhirukkiraar enbadhai paarppadharkaana vaaippumkūda enakku kidaitthirukkiradhu. mukkiyamaaga, aapprikkaavilulla ilam sagōdharargal thaangalaagavē munvandhu vaalantiyargalaaga sēvai seidhadhu en manadhai thottadhu. avargal yegōvaavin amaippu koduttha payirchiyai payanpadutthi vēlaigalai nandraaga seiya sīkkiramaagavē katrukkondaargal. adhanaal, sabaiyilum betthēlilum niraiya poruppugalai edutthu seivadharku avargal thagudhigalai valartthukkondaargal. pudhuppudhu vattaara kangaanigal niraiya pēr niyamikkappattadhaal sabaigal ellaamē balappattana. indha vattaara kangaanigalil niraiya pēr kalyaanam aanavargal. kalyaanam aanavargal kandippaaga kulandhai petrukkolla vēndum endru kudumbatthaarum matravargalum edhirpaartthaalum, yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharkaaga pillaigalai petrukkolla vēndaam endru avargal mudivedutthaargal.

aapprikkaavil 52 varushangal sēvai seidha piragu, enakku sila udalnala prachinaigal vara aarambitthana. engalai thirumba brittanukku anuppa solli kilai aluvalaga kuluvil irundhavargal kēttukkondadhaal aalum kulu oppudhal kodutthaargal. naangal aasai aasaiyaaga seidha oru niyamippai vittu pōvadhai ninaitthu engalukku romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, brittan betthēl kudumbatthil irukkiravargal engalai romba nandraaga paartthukkolgiraargal.

yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil pōga vēndum endru naan eduttha thīrmaanamdhaan ennudaiya vaalkkaiyilēyē naan eduttha miga sirandha thīrmaanam. ilam vayadhil ennudaiya sondha butthiyai naan nambiyirundhirundhaal ennudaiya vaalkkai enna aagiyirukkum endrē enakku theriyaadhu. ennudaiya ‘valiyil irukkira thadaigal ellaam nīkkuvadharku’ enna seiya vēndum endru yegōvaavukkutthaan nandraaga therindhirundhadhu. (nīdhi. 3:5,6) ilam vayadhil oru periya kampeniyil vēlai seidhapōdhu, angu nadakkira vēlaigalin nunukkangalai patri therindhukolla naan romba aasaippattēn. aanaal, yegōvaavin ulagalaaviya amaippu adhaivida rombavē thirupthiyaana oru vēlaiyai enakku kodutthirukkiradhu. yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhadhu enakku mulumaiyaana sandhōshatthai kodutthirukkiradhu. iniyum adhudhaan enakku sandhōshatthai kodukkum!