en appaa ammaa svitsarlaandhilirundhu kanadaavukku kudimaari vandhirundhaargal. ontaariyō nagaratthil irundha timmins endra ūril kudiyērinaargal. andha ūril suranga panigal nadandhadhu. angēdhaan 1934-il naan pirandhēn. kittatthatta1939-il, en ammaa kaavarkōbura patthirikaiyai padikka aarambitthaar. yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya kūttangalilum kalandhukolla aarambitthaar. ennaiyum en kūdappirandha aaru pēraiyum kūttangalukku kūttikkondu pōvaar. sīkkiratthilēyē avar oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aanaar.

ammaa eduttha mudivu appaavukku sutthamaaga pidikkavillai. irundhaalum, ammaa satthiyatthai romba nēsitthaar; adhai vittuvida kūdaadhu enbadhil urudhiyaaga irundhaar. 1940-galin aarambatthil, kanadaavil yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya vēlai thadai seiyappattadhu. andha samayatthilum ammaa yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhaar. ammaavai en appaa mōsamaaga thittinaalum, ammaa avarai eppōdhumē anbaagavum mariyaadhaiyaagavum nadatthuvaar. ammaa vaittha munmaadhiriyaal naanum en kūdappirandhavargalum satthiyatthai ētrukkondōm. konja kaalatthil appaavin manasu ilagiyadhu; avar engal ellaaraiyum anbaaga nadatthinaar.

aagast 1950-il niyu yaark nagaratthil nadandha dhēvaraajya adhigarippu maanaattil naan kalandhukondēn. angē ulagam muluvadhumirundhu vandhirundha sagōdhara sagōdharigalai paartthēn. giliyad palliyil pattam petravargaludaiya pēttigalaiyum kēttēn. adhanaal, yegōvaavudaiya sēvaiyai adhigamaaga seiya vēndum endra aasai vandhadhu. mulunēra sēvaikkul nulaindhē aaga vēndum endru ninaitthēn. vīttukku vandhadhum, olungaana payaniyar aavadharku vinnappatthai pūrtthi seidhu anuppinēn. adharku, kanadaa kilai aluvalagatthilirundhu badhil vandhadhu. mudhalil ennai nyaanasnaanam edukka solli adhil solliyirundhadhu. aktōbar 1, 1950-il nyaanasnaanam edutthēn. oru maadhatthukku piragu olungaana payaniyaraaga aanēn. kappuskaasing endra ūrukku niyamikkappattēn; adhudhaan ennudaiya mudhal niyamippu. andha ūr, naan irundha idatthilirundhu romba dhūratthil irundhadhu.

1951-il, french moli therindha saatchigal kiyubek maagaanatthin french moli pagudhikku kudimaari pōga  mudiyumaa endru kilai aluvalagam kēttadhu. ēnendraal, angē thēvai adhigamaaga irundhadhu. chinna vayadhilirundhē enakku french moliyum aangila moliyum pēsa theriyum. adhanaal, naan pōvadharku mudivedutthēn. enakku ruvaanil niyamippu kidaitthadhu. angē enakku yaaraiyumē theriyaadhu. aarambatthil sonna maadhiri, ennidam oru mugavari mattumdhaan irundhadhu. aanaal, ellaamē nallapadiyaaga pōnadhu. maarsalum naanum nalla nanbargalaaga aanōm. naangu varushangal naan kiyubekkil sandhōshamaaga sēvai seidhēn. andha samayatthil naan oru visēsha payaniyaraaga aanēn.

kiyubekkil irundhapōdhu, 26-vadhu giliyad palliyil kalandhukolla enakku alaippu kidaitthadhu. sandhōshatthil naan thullinēn! niyu yaarkkil irukkira therku laansingil andha palli nadandhadhu. pibravari 12, 1956-il naan pattam petrēn. mērku aapprikkaavil, ippōdhu gaanaa b endru alaikkappadugira idatthil enakku niyamippu kidaitthadhu. aanaal angē pōvadharku munbu, ennudaiya payanatthukku thēvaiyaana sila daakkumentgalai thayaar seivadharkaaga naan kanadaa pōga vēndiyirundhadhu. angē irandu-mūndru vaarangal iruppēn endru ninaitthēn.

kadaisiyil, andha daakkumentgalukkaaga naan ēlu maadhangal tōraantōvil thanga vēndiyirundhadhu. andha samayatthil, sagōdharar kribsin kudumbam ennai thangaludaiya vīttil thanga vaitthukkondadhu. appōdhudhaan avargaludaiya magal shīlaavai paartthēn... palaginēn... kaadhalil vilundhēn... avalum ennai kaadhalitthaal. kalyaanam pannikkollalaamaa endru avalidam kētka ninaitthapōdhu, ennudaiya visaa vandhuvittadhu. shīlaavum naanum jebam seidhōm; ennudaiya niyamippukku pōvadhudhaan sari endru mudivu panninōm. adhēsamayatthil, kadidham valiyaaga pēsikkollalaam endrum edhirkaalatthil kalyaanam pannikkollalaam endrum mudivu panninōm. appadi mudiveduppadhu romba kashtamaagatthaan irundhadhu. aanaal, adhudhaan sari endru piragu purindhukondōm.

gaanaavil irukkira akraavukku vandhusēra enakku oru maadham edutthadhu. rayil, kappal, vimaanam ena ellaavatrilum payanam seidhu vandhusērndhēn. angē oru maavatta kangaaniyaaga niyamikkappattēn. ennudaiya niyamippukkaaga gaanaa muluvadhum payanam seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. adhumattumalla, pakkatthilirundha aivari kōstilum (ippōdhu kōt dīvaar) tōgōlaandhilumkūda (ippōdhu tōgō) payanam seidhēn. niraiya samayangalil, kilai aluvalagatthin kaaril naan thaniyaaga payanam seidhēn. sagōdhara sagōdharigalai paarppadharkaaga payanam seidha ovvoru nimishamum inbamaaga irundhadhu!

vaara irudhi naatkalil, enakku vattaara maanaadugalil niyamippu irundhadhu. engalukkendru oru maanaattu mandram  kidaiyaadhu. adhanaal, tharkaaligamaana sila ērpaadugalai sagōdharargal seidhaargal. mūngil kambangalaiyum panai ōlaigalaiyum vaitthu kūrai amaitthaargal. kolutthum veyililirundhu adhu nilal thandhadhu. unavu samaikkira idatthil kulirsaadhana pettigal edhuvum irukkaadhu. adhanaal mirugangalai katti vaitthiruppaargal. eppōdhu thēvaiyō appōdhu avatrai aditthu, ellaarukkum samaitthu koduppaargal.

maanaadu samayangalil sila kaamedikūda nadandhadhu. orudhadavai, ennōdu mishanariyaaga sēvai seidhukondirundha sagōdharar herbart jennins c pēchu kodutthukkondu irundhaar. appōdhu samaikkira idatthil katti vaikkappattirundha oru maadu, maanaadu nadakkira idatthukkul vandhuvittadhu. mēdaikkum makkal utkaarndhirundha idatthukkum idaiyil adhu ōdikkondirundhadhu. adhai paartthu, sagōdharar jennins pēchu koduppadhai nirutthivittaar. engē pōvadhu endru theriyaamal andha maadu angēyum ingēyum ōdikkondirundhadhu. appōdhu, vaattasaattamaaga irundha naangu sagōdharargal vandhu, andha maattai piditthu marubadiyum samaikkira idatthukku ilutthukkondu pōnaargal. andha idamē sirippu satthatthaal adhirndhadhu!

vaara naatkalil, pakkatthil irundha graamangalukku pōi, pudhiya ulaga samudhaayam—seyalil endra nammudaiya padatthai pōttu kaattuvēn. adharkaaga, irandu marangalukku idaiyē alladhu irandu kambangalukku idaiyē ganamaana oru vellai thuniyai kattuvēn. adhil padatthai pōttu kaattuvēn. graama makkal adhai virumbi paartthaargal. angē irundha niraiya pēr paarttha mudhal padamē adhudhaan. makkal nyaanasnaanam edukkira kaatchigalai paartthapōdhu avargal satthamaaga kaithattinaargal. yegōvaavin saatchigal ulagam muluvadhum irukkiraargal enbadhaiyum evvalavu otrumaiyaaga irukkiraargal enbadhaiyum therindhukolla andha padam avargalukku udhaviyadhu.

kittatthatta irandu varushangal aapprikkaavil sēvai seidha piragu, 1958-il niyu yaarkkil nadandha sarvadhēsa maanaattil kalandhukolla enakku vaaippu kidaitthadhu. angē shīlaavai marubadiyum paartthēn. enakku sandhōsham thaanga mudiyavillai! aval kiyubekkil visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhukondirundhaal; maanaattukkaaga angirundhu vandhirundhaal. adhuvarai naangal kadidhangal valiyaagatthaan pēsikkondirundhōm. ippōdhu avalai nēril paartthadhaal, “ennai kalyaanam pannikkolgiraayaa?” endru kēttēn. avalum otthukkondaal. naan sagōdharar naarukku d kadidham eludhi, giliyad palliyil shīlaa kalandhukondu ennōdu aapprikkaavil sēvai seiya vaaippu kidaikkumaa endru kēttēn. avar otthukkondaar! piragu, shīlaa gaanaavukku vandhaal. aktōbar 3, 1959-il naangal kalyaanam pannikkondōm. engal kalyaanam akraa endra idatthil nadandhadhu. vaalkkaiyil yegōvaavukku mudhalidam kodutthadhaal avarudaiya aasīrvaadhatthai naangal paartthōm.

1961-il engalai kēmarūn naattukku niyamitthaargal. angē oru pudhiya kilai aluvalagatthai ērpadutthuvadharku ennai udhava sonnaargal. adhanaal naan ēgappatta vēlaigalai seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. pudhiya kilai  aluvalaga ūliyaraaga naan katrukkolvadharkum niraiya irundhadhu. appuram, 1965-il shīlaa garppamaaga irundhadhu theriyavandhadhu. appaa-ammaavaaga aagappōgirōm enbadhai ētrukkolvadhu aarambatthil konjam kashtamaagatthaan irundhadhu. aanaal pōgappōga, andha pudhiya poruppai seiya naangal aasaiyaaga irundhōm. kanadaavukku thirumbi pōga thittangal pōttōm. appōdhudhaan, engal manasai sukkunūraakkiya oru sambavam nadandhadhu.

engal kulandhai vayitrilēyē irandhuvittadhu! adhu aan kulandhai endru daaktar sonnaar. andha sambavam nadandhu 50 varushangalukkumēl aagiradhu. irundhaalum, engalaal adhai marakkavē mudiyavillai. andha samayatthil, naangal appadiyē udaindhupōnōm. irundhaalum, kēmarūnil sēvai seigira niyamippu engalukku romba piditthirundhadhaal adhai thodarndhu seidhōm.

arasiyal vishayangalil nadunilaiyōdu irundhadhaal kēmarūnil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigal adikkadi thunburutthalai sandhitthaargal. janaadhibadhi thērdhal samayatthil nilaimai rombavē mōsamaaga irundhadhu. mē 13, 1970-il naangal konjamkūda edhirpaarkkaadha oru vishayam nadandhadhu. andru, yegōvaavin saatchigalai sattappūrvamaaga thadai seidhuvittaargal. engaludaiya alagaana pudhiya kilai aluvalagatthaiyum arasaangam edutthukkondadhu. aindhu maadhangalukku munbudhaan angē kudimaari vandhirundhōm. oru vaaratthukkul ellaa mishanarigalaiyum naattai vittu veliyētrinaargal; engalaiyumdhaan! sagōdhara sagōdharigalai vittuvittu varuvadhu engalukku romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. ‘varappōgira naatkalai avargal eppadi samaalikkappōgiraargalō’ endru ninaitthu kavalaippattōm.

aduttha aaru maadhangal naangal fraans kilai aluvalagatthil sēvai seidhōm. angē irundhu kēmarūnil irundha sagōdharargalukku udhavi seidhēn. adhē varusham disambar maadhatthil, engalai naijīriyaa kilai aluvalagatthukku niyamitthaargal. andha kilai aluvalagamdhaan kēmarūnil nadandha vēlaigalai gavanitthukkolla aarambitthadhu. naijīriyaavil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigal engalai paasamaaga varavētraargal. naangal angē pala varushangal sandhōshamaaga sēvai seidhōm.

1973-il oru kashtamaana mudivai naangal edukka vēndiyirundhadhu. shīlaavukku sila mōsamaana udalnala prachinaigal vandhana. niyu yaarkkil oru maanaattil naangal kalandhukondirundhapōdhu, aval manadhalavil udaindhuvittaal. aludhukondē ennidam, “ennaal idharkumēl mudiyaadhu! enakku adikkadi udambu mudiyaamal pōgiradhu; sōrvaagividugirēn” endraal. ennōdu sērndhu aval mērku aapprikkaavil 14 varushangalukkum mēl sēvai seidhirukkiraal. avalai ninaitthu naan perumaippattēn. aanaal ippōdhu, naangal sila maatrangalai seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. engaludaiya sūlnilaiyai patri niraiya pēsinōm; niraiya jebam seidhōm. piragu, kanadaavukkē thirumbi pōvadhudhaan nalladhu endru mudivu seidhōm. ēnendraal, angē avaludaiya udal nalatthai nandraaga paartthukkolla mudiyum endru thōndriyadhu. mishanari sēvaiyaiyum mulunēra sēvaiyaiyum vittuvittu pōvadhai naangal kanavilkūda ninaitthu paartthadhillai. aanaal appadi oru vēdhanaiyaana mudivai edukka vēndiyirundhadhu.

kanadaavukku vandha piragu, ennudaiya nanbar oruvaridam naan vēlaikku sērndhēn. avar tōraantōvukku vadakkilirundha oru tavunil kaar dīlaraaga irundhaar. naanum shīlaavum thanguvadharku oru vīttai vaadagaikku edutthōm. ērkenavē payanpadutthappatta mējai, naarkaali pōndravatrai vaanginōm. ippadi seidhadhaal kadan vaangaamal samaalikka mudindhadhu. engal vaalkkaiyai elimaiyaaga vaitthukkolla ninaitthōm. ēnendraal, endraikkaavadhu orunaal marubadiyum mulunēra sēvai seivōm endru edhirpaartthōm. naangal ninaitthadhaivida sīkkiramaagavē engaludaiya aasai niraivēriyadhu!

 sanikkilamaigalil, oru pudhiya maanaattu mandratthin kattumaana vēlaiyil naan vaalantiyaraaga sēvai seidhēn. ontaariyōvil irundha naarvelil andha mandratthai kattikkondirundhaargal. konja naalil, ennai maanaattu mandra kangaaniyaaga sēvai seiya sonnaargal. shīlaavin udalnilai konjam thēriyadhaal, avalaalum indha pudhiya niyamippai seiya mudiyum endru ninaitthōm. jūn 1974-il, maanaattu mandra valaagatthilirundha oru vīttukku kudimaari pōnōm. mulunēra sēvaiyil marubadiyum kaal vaitthadhai ninaitthu naangal romba sandhōshappattōm.

shīlaavin udalnilai nandraaga munnēriyadhu. irandu varushangalukku piragu, vattaara sēvai seivadharkaana niyamippai engalaal ētrukkolla mudindhadhu. kanadaavil irundha maanitōbaa pagudhidhaan engalukku niyamikkappatta vattaaram. andha pagudhiyil kulir kaalangalil uraiyavaikkum kulir irukkum. aanaal sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya anbu, engalai kadhagadhappaaga vaitthukkondadhu. naam engē sēvai seigirōm enbadhu mukkiyam illai; engē irundhaalum yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seivadhudhaan mukkiyam enbadhai purindhukondōm.

sila varushangal vattaara sēvaiyil irundha piragu, 1978-il kanadaa betthēlil sēvai seiya engalai kūppittaargal. konja naalilēyē, oru mukkiyamaana paadatthai katrukkondēn; aanaal, adhai adipattudhaan katrukkondēn. maantrīlil nadandha oru visēsha kūttatthil, french moliyil ondrarai mani nēratthukku oru pēchai kodukkum niyamippu kidaitthadhu. aanaal, vandhirundhavargal pēchai nandraaga gavanikkum alavukku naan adhai svaarasyamaaga kodukkavillai. adhanaal, ūliya ilaakaavil irundha oru sagōdharar enakku aalōsanai kodutthaar. unmaiyai solla vēndumendraal, pēchu kodukkira thiramaiyai naan innum valartthukkolla vēndum enbadhai appōdhē purindhirukka vēndum. aanaal avar koduttha aalōsanaiyai naan sariyaaga edutthukkollavillai. naangal konjam kaarasaaramaaga pēsikkondōm. ‘avar kurai kandupidikkiraar, ennai paaraattavē illai’ endrudhaan en manasukku thōndriyadhu. avar koduttha aalōsanaiyai patri yōsikkaamal, avar eppadippattavar... aalōsanai koduttha vidham eppadi irundhadhu... idhai patriyē yōsitthukkondirundhēn.

konja naal kalitthu, indha vishayatthai patri kilai aluvalaga kuluvilirundha oru sagōdharar ennidam pēsinaar. aalōsanai kidaitthapōdhu adhai naan sariyaaga edutthukkollavillai endru avaridam otthukkondēn; adharkaaga varutthappaduvadhaagavum sonnēn. piragu, enakku aalōsanai koduttha andha sagōdhararidam pōi pēsinēn. avarum ennai perundhanmaiyōdu mannitthaar. andha anubavam, manatthaalmaiyaaga irukka vēndum endra paadatthai katrukkodutthadhu; adhai en vaalkkaiyil marakkavē maattēn! (nīdhi. 16:18) adhai patri niraiya dhadavai yegōvaavidam jebam seidhirukkirēn. aalōsanai kodukkappattaal, adhai thavaraaga edutthukkollavē kūdaadhu enbadhil naan thīrmaanamaaga irukkirēn.

ippōdhu naan kanadaa betthēlil 40 varushangalukkum mēl irukkirēn. 1985-lirundhu kilai aluvalaga kuluvil sēvai seigirēn. pibravari 2021-il shīlaa irandhupōnaal. adhu enakku oru periya ilappu! andha vēdhanaiyōdu sērtthu, sila udalnala prachinaigalaiyum samaalitthu varugirēn. aanaal, yegōvaavudaiya sēvaiyil surusuruppaagavum sandhōshamaagavum iruppadhaal naatkal pōvadhē theriyavillai. “vaalnaal kaalam evvalavu vēgamaaga ōdugiradhu!” (pra. 5:20) vaalkkaiyil sila savaalgal irundhadhu ennavō unmaidhaan, aanaal avai ellaavatraiyumvida enakku kidaittha sandhōshamdhaan adhigam! yegōvaavukku mudhalidam kodutthadhaalum, 70 varushangal mulunēra sēvaiyil irundhadhaalum enakku niraiya aasīrvaadhangal kidaitthirukkindrana. ilam pillaigal thangaludaiya vaalkkaiyil yegōvaavukku mudhalidam kodukka vēndum enbadhudhaan en aasai. avargal appadi seidhaal, kandippaaga sandhōshatthaiyum thirupthiyaiyum rusippaargal!