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a#w#m| ay knw~wk~ mRl~ kr@gn r`wYQyt mQnW a#t ktR @lv kmQn~ kl~ @gvn~n`h. @m| mnR;& @pY~wyn~ s$@hn gNnk~ a@p~ rt pRr` vQsQrW sQtQwQ. a@p~ pr\@y~;N@y~qW lAk`v pRr` eksQy h#t atk~ (168) ap vQsQn~ gNn~ krn lqW.

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@m| sQyl~@ln~ @p@nn~@n~ vQq&`v axQbv` yn upkYm h` yn~wY sRwY ap vQsQn~ phL krgw yRwO bvy.

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bRq~{`gm vQq&`vt sm`n y#yQ kWm blvw~ vrqkQ. bRqE qh@m| en kr\m pRnr#w~pw~wQ m`r\gPl a`qQy @s`y`gw h#k~@k~ a{Q vQq&`@vnQ. aq pvw~n` @x_wQk vQq&`@v| m`yQm| wrNy kQrW@mnQ.

m@g~ mWLM a#mrQk`nR h` yR@r`~pWy vQX~v vQq&`l @q~Xn m`l`vt m` lb` qEn~ @p`qE. m`w^k`v "vQq&`vt eh` @q~Xn" yn~ny. e~ kQyn~@n~ a{Q vQq&`vk~y. eyt sm|bn~{ @q~XnyyQ.

m` mQn~ a@p~k~;` krn~@n~ a@p~ aw~q#kWm| kWmt sRqEsR a{Q vQq&`w~mk kYm@v|qyk~ h` upkrN @s`y` y$myQ.

a@p~ n`syt s`m`n&@yn~ @n`q#@nn g[ sRv[ q#ngw h#kQ yn~wY nQpqv` a#w. @pY~wyn~ @gn~ pRqEm g[k~ nQk~@mn bv jnXY#wQ@y~ eyQ. bw~ i@qn vQt @h`~ @p`@L`s~ @k`s~ a`qQy w#m|@bn vQt en g[ It sm`n bvq kQywQ.

mt rtpRr` l#bRNR @pY~w aw~q#kWm| m@g~ sQwt nm| sQyyt sQyyk~ hrQy. nmRw~ kvq` @h`~ a{Q vQq&`w~mk kYm@v|qyk~ @s`y` gn~n` wOr# mt e~v` wr\k`nRkSlv op~pR kL @n`h#k.

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bRqEn~ vhn~@s~ @mhQqW a#sR@v| wmn~ smg s$@hn k`lyk~ jWvw~vR ovRn~t wm` kQsQ vQ@tk @b`r#vk~ kQy` a#q~q ynR@vnQ. wvR@s`~ n#w#yQ kWh. e~ anRv @mhQqW wm` bRqE vR bv kQyn~@n~ @b`r#vk~ @n`vn bv un~vhn~@s~ vq`L @s~k.

mt @mhQqW kQv h#k~@k~q m@g~ pr\@y~;N @w`rwOr# kQyvn obt @b`r#vk~ @n`krn bvy. e@s~ @b`r# kQyn~nt mt vRvmn`vk~ q n#w. m` kQyn~@n~ sw&yyQ.

m@g~ nQgmn whvRr# kL yRwO bv mm qnQmQ. ehQqWw~ mt wv sQqEvWmk~ sQhQpw~ @v|.

ek~ sQtR pRwY@yk~ a{Qk @l`~x @ykOv sQt mQy@g`s~ wmn~@g~ @gqrm b#l~lQyk@g~ kO@shQ pQLQsQ[ @gn a#w.

bRqEh`mRqEr#@v`~ e~ nQvst v#dm kL vQt blE p#tQy` q#k u_ e~ @gqr vQsR sQtRvry` bv qQv#sQn~ qEth. un~vhn~@s~ q#n~ nQv@shQ a{QpwQv sQtQn sQtR pRwYy` k#[v` e~ blE p#tv` @pn~n` u_ sQtR pRwYy`@g~ mQygQy pQy` bv kWy.

sQtRpRwO imhw~ @k`~pyt pw~vQy. @m| blE p#tv` wm pQy` vn~@n~ @k@s~q#yQ ohR pYX~n k@L~y.

bRqEh`mRqEr#@v`~ evQt @m@s~ kWh.

ob@g~ pQy`Nn~ ewOm`@g~ mh` {n sm|x`ry sMv` wQbRNR w#n obt kWv`q? "n#w" sQtR pRwYy` uw~wr qEn~@n~y.

bRqEh`mRqEr#@v`~ blE p#tv` amw` "sQt`@N`~ ob@g~ pRwYy`t ob swOvR sMvn lq e~ mh` {ny @pn~v` @qn~n" y#yQ kWh.

blE p#tv` am`r#@vn~ @g`s~ vw~@w~ @kLvrk nwr vQy. ob@g~ pQy`@g~ {ny a#w~@w~ @mw#ny. @p`Lv h`r` e~v` lb` gn~n#yQ bRqEh`mRqEr#@v`~ kWh. psRv em s~}`ny h$rWy. evQt e~ mh` {n sm|x`ry mwO vQy.

sQtR pRwYy` e~ k`rNy nQs` e~ blE p#tv` wm`@g~ pQy` bv pQLQ gw~@w~y. bRqEn~t eb[E a{Q vQq&`w~mk blyk~ vQy. sQtR pRwYy`t wm kr#NR op~pR kQrWmt h#kQvR@y~ enQs`y.

mmw~ vQ@tk @pY~wyn~ pQLQb[ aw~q#kW@mn~ @mvn~ sQq~{Q whvRr# kr gnQmQ. vrk~ mm ag~g mh` pN~dQw bln~@g`d a`nn~q @@mwYy n`hQmQyn~ smg qEr gmnk~ ymQn~ sQtQ@ymQ.

awrmg k[E g#tyk~ mw @gyk~ qEtR bln~@g`d hQmQ@y`~ mt @m@s~ kWh.

"mhw~wy ar @gqr ayQwQ @p`@h`sw~ @l`~b s@h`~qryn~ @q@qnkOt kvq`vw~ k`tvw~ swyk~ qWl` n$. @l`~xyQ. e@hm i[l m#rQl gQhQl~l q#n~ e~ @gqr @pY~wyn~ @qn~@nk~ @vl` in~nv`"

h`mRqEr#vn~@gn~ avsr @gn mm e~ @gqrt gQ@ymQ. rQy nvw` @g~ wOLt a#wOU vWmQ. mh`n`hQmQyn~ mt kW@v| em @pY~wyn~ @qn~n` q#n~ @gqr v#sQkQLQ@y~ el~lW sQtQn bvy.

mhw~wy` @k`@h`m hrQ v#sQkQLQyt yn~n. e~k hrQm apQrQsQqEyQ.

mm nQvst gQ@ymQ. ehQ q#n~ sQtQn ay a`nn~q h`mRqEr#vn~ @p_q~glQkv qn~@n~ n#w. h`mRqEr#vn~ kW s@h`~qryn~ @qn~n`@g~ pRvw a#w~wy. e~ @qn~n`@g~ C`y`r$p a`lQn~q@y~ el~l` wQbQNQ. m` a#sR pYX~nvlt nQv@s~ sQtQ ay uw~wr qEn~h. m` g#n klQn~ ay kQvR nQs` e~ ay wOL mt ek~wr` an~qmk @g_rvyk~q vQy.

mm vwOr vWqEr#vk~ il~l` @gn p`ny k@LmQ. tQk @v|l`vk~ kw` bh k@LmQ. tQk @v|l`vk~ kw` bh kr v#sQkQLQy g#n a#sR@v| mRwY` krn~nt y$m avX& vR bv kQymQnQ.

a@p~ nm| wQ@yn~@n~ prN vL v#sQkQLQyk~ y#yQ ovRhR l#j~j`vt pw~v @n`sn~sRn~ bvk~q pL kLh. e@hw~ mt avX& vR@y~q ovRn~@g~ e~ prN m#tQ bQw~wQ shQw v#sQkQLQyt y$mty. lW @q`r abln~ vW wQ@bn s`m`n&@yn~ @mb[E v#sQkQLQvl wQbQy yRwO q#dQ g[ ehQ @n`wQbQNQ. mm e~ g#n pRqEm vWmQ. mm v#sQkQLQyt @g`s~ mRwY` krn vQtm mt q#nR@N~ hrQytm v#sQkQLQ kt LMqWm sRUqQy kQsQvkO lb` gn~n` a`k`rykQ.

v#sQkQLQ@yn~ ivwt a` m` ek~vrm mQqElt wl~lE vQy. mm vt pQt b#lWmQ. m` wl~lE krn~nt wrm| kQsQ@vk~ e~ avt @n`sQtQyh.

mm e~ nQv@s~ ayt s~wOwQ kr a$w nvw` wQbR m@g~ v`hnyt a`@vmQ. m` kQyn~ntw~ @pr h`mRqEr#@v`~ sQyl~l q#n sQtQyh. e~ v#sQkQLQyt v#@tn s$m apqYv&yk~m @pY~wyn~ a`h`r @ls g#nWm sQqEvQy. e~ bv mt p#h#qQlQy.

e~ v#sQkQLQ@yn~ eLQyt eq~qW mt q#nRNR "@pY~w g[" g#nq mm a`nn~q @@m@wYy hQmQynt kW@vmQ. un~vhn~@s~ It psRvw~ mt vQvQ{ @pY~w kw` kWh. e~ s[hn~ kL a#w#m| w#n~vlt @g`s~ mt l#bRNR aw~q#kWm| q imhw~y. m@g~ aw~q#kWm|vlQn~ un~vhn~@s~ kW q$ s`k~;`w~ kr gwQmQ.

vrk~ mm qkONR pL`@w~ @pY~wyn~ in~n bv kQyn w#nkt gQ@ymQ. gmk pQhQtQ e~ @gqr m{&m pAwQyt ayw~ vQy. mm nQwr m` smg pr\@y~;Nvlt yn kQsQ@vkOt by n#wQ wQlkrw~n wr#Ny`q k#[v` @gn gQ@ymQ. ohR m@g~ @b`@h`~ pr\@y~;NvlqW mt sh`y vR a@ykQ.

e~ @gqrt gQy vQt @gqr am|m` m` pQLQgw~@ww~ m@g~ @p`w~ kQyv` a#wQ bv mt kQymQn~y. a#@g~ wr#N qEv mQy @g`s~ swQ gNnk~ vW a#w.

qQyNQy jWvw~v sQtQyqW a#y pRqEm cr\y`vn~ pRr#qE vW wQbQNQ. enm| krvl lQ@p~ qm` pRUs~s` anRxv kQrWmy.

a#y hy hwr q#ngw~ qv@s~ sQt @m@s~ lQ@p~ qm` krvl pRUs~s` k$ bv am|m` kWv`y. mRlqW w`w~w` jWvw~v sQtQyqW e~ g#n a#yt phr qEn~nw~ avv`q kLw~ pRr#q~q n#wQkr g#nWmt @n`h#kQ vW a#w.

a#@g~ k`mryt ap rF@gn gQy vQt pQLQs~sR krvl g[kQ. am|m` q e~ bv kWv`y.

apt kONR krvl pQLQs~sR g[ @h`[Qn~ q#nRNQ. mm k`mr@y~ j@n~l arQn @ls wQlkrw~nt kW@vmQ. j@n~l a#rQyw~ iw` qr#NR pRUtR g[k~ p#wQrQNQ. ehQqW apt qhvl~ a`h`ry q l#bRNQ. e~ awr mm krvl pRUs~s` pQM`nkt qm` e~ wr#NQy jWvw~v sQtQyqW p`vQc|cQ kL k`mryt @gn @g`s~ w#bRv`y.

u@q~w~ pQLQs~sR krvl k`m@r\ wQb|bq? mm pYX~n k@LmQ.

n$ e@s~ @n`wQb|bmw~ k`mry pRr`m krvl g[yQ. q#n~ @m| wQ@yn krvl hvst b#lEv`m eh`t @mh`t wl~lE krl` wQ@ynv`. krvl pRUs~s` wQ@yn~@n~ qvl~t vQwryQ.

apQ eq` rH e~ @gqr nv`w#n~ g#nWmt wWrNy k@LmR. am|m` kW@v| qEv@g~ k`mr@y~ a#@g~ a#[ ud nQqn kvRr# vRvw~ a$ bQmt a#q qmn bvy.

mmw~, wQlkrw~nw~ mQygQy wr#NQy@g~ yh@n~ nQq` gwQmR. ap @q@qn` LM vQqElQ pn~qm| @qkk~ q vQy. a#w#m|vQt pr\@y~;N s[h` ynvQt @gnQyn pw@r`m| wOvk~kOvq yh@n~ p#w~wk wb` gwQmR.

rH @q`Lh vnvQt mt yn~wm| nQn~q gQ@y~y. hqQsQ@y~m kvR@q` m` yhnQn~ bQmt a#q q#m|@m|y. mm wQlkrw~nt kw` k@LmQ. apQ @qn~n`m vQqElQ pn~qm| rF@gn k`mry pRr` @sv|@vmR.

@q`r j@nl~ prWk~;` k@LmR. tQk @vl`vkt psR yLQ nQn~qt gQ@ymR. nQn~q gQy vh`m yLQw~ a#@[n~ a#q qmn lq~@q~ wQlkrw~ny.

vQX`l sQr#rk~ a#wQ mWqEm| gOlQyk~ v#nQ @k@nk~ wm` bQmt a#q q#mR bv ohR kW@v|y. e~ smgm iw` wqQn~ krvl g[k~ a`@v|y.

apQ eLQvnwOr# avqQ vW sQtQ@ymR. krvl g[ h#@rn~nt @vnw~ apRr# @qyk~ ap qEtR@v| n#w.

wm` yn~wm| nQn~qt ynvQt a#[ LM mWqEmk~ v#nQ @svn#l~lk~ qEtR bv wQlkrw~n mt kW@v|y. e~ @svn#l~lt @vdQ w#bWmt wOvk~kOv gw~ vQt s#NkQn~ @svn#l~l awOr#qn~ vW a#w.

u_@v pL`@w~ p#l~ rkQn ek~ wr#N@ykO al~lpR p#@l~ m#r#N mQnQh` rHt p#l~ kvQ kQyn bv apt kWy. wr#Ny` q#n~vR vQs~wry anRv apQ ohR kW s~}`nyt gQ@ymR.

eqQn r`wQQY@y~qW ap@g~ wr#Ny` p#l~ kvQ kQyn~nt ptn~ gw~@w~y. ohR kvQyk~ kQy` avsn~ vR vQt ILM p#@ln~ It uw~wr kvQyk~ l#bRNQ.

p#l~kvQ kQy` s~vl~p @v|l`vkt psR mm wQlkrw~nw~ smg al~lpR p#lt gQ@ymQ. e~ p#l p#rNQy. wvmw~ e~ vQqQytm vQy. apQ @q@qn`@g~m kvQ ptQgw kr gw~ww~ mQygQy ay@g~ hV ehQ a#wOLw~ vW wQbR@N~ n#w. mQy gQy ay@g~ prN srmk~ @mn~m @k`tQt p#qEr# apQ qQtQmR.

in~psRv apQ yLQw~ ap@g~ wr#Ny` sQtQ p#lt a`@vmR. p#l~ kvQ g`yny ptn~ gn~n` @ls ohRt kW@vmR. e~ anRv wr#Ny` kvQ kW@v|y. e@k@nhQm a@nk~ p#@ln~ eyt pQLQwOr# kvQ a#sRNQ.

wm mQwYy` jWvw~v sQtQyqW @m| a`k`ryt eLQvn wOr#m alQ eLvn~nt kvQ kW bv wr#Ny` apt kW@v|y.

wvw~ tQk @v|l`vkt psR e~ p#@ln~ mWqEm| @svn#l~lk~ q#k g#nWmt wQlkrw~n smw~ vQy. ohR vh`m wOvk~kOvq rF@gn @vdQ w#bWy. e@hw~ ey v#qEnR a@yk~ @n`vWy.

anwOr#v apQ wr#Ny`@g~ wvw~ @w`rwOr# a#sWmR. wm` r`wYQyt a`h`r gnQq~qW wvmw~ in~ @k`tsk~ e~ p#lt @gn @g`s~ wbn bvq ohR kWy. e~ k$mvlt kOmk~ vn~@n~ q#yQ ohR q#n sQtQ@y~ n#w.

@mv#nQ sQrQwk~ ln~dn@y~qW h` o|ln~q@y~qW mt v`r\w` vQy. ln~dn@y~ bkQm|h#m| m`lQg`@v| qhsk~ k`mrvl k$m pQM`nk~ qv`lt @gn @g`s~ wbn bv @p`w~vl lQy` a#w.

o|ln~q@y~ m`lQg` kWpykm @m@s~ k$m pQMn~ @gn @g`s~ w#bW@m| sQrQwk~ a#w.

a@p~ r@tQw~ @p@r\wyn~t @m@s~ k$m pQMn~ @gn @g`s~ wbn ayRr# mt sQhQpw~ vQy.

apYQk`@v| smhr @g`~wYvl ay mLgQy ayt @p@r\wyn~t @m@s~ wtRvl k$m wb` It @kL gsn bvq kQywQ. a@p~ r@tQ b@d| g`yk~ a#wQvR vQt k$m wtRvk~ hq` It @kLgswQ. psRv ey wOAmAhn~qQyk wbnR l#@b|. @m| sQyl~l @p@r\wyn~ u@qs`y. e~ @p@r\w vQX~v`sy @l`v pRr`m a#w. mm vrk~ es~kQ@m`~vr#n~ awrt gQyvQt e~ mQnQs~sR mLgQy ayt @mb[E @pY~w wtR wbn ayRr# qQtQmQ.

bRq~{`g@m| en h#tQyt @p@r\wyn~ @vn~@n~ pv| plqWmk~ nQs`y. sw~v G`wny, hQAs`v h` pn~sQl~ bQ[Qn sQylE @qn`tm @pY~w a`w~m l#@bn bvq kQywQ.

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@pY~w vw~}R@v| en @pY~w kw` apt @k;wY@y~qW hmRvR kw`vlt @b@hvQn~ sm`n @vyQ.

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mh`c`r\y nn~q@s~n rwnp`l

[Prof. Nandasena Ratnapala] enriched Sri Lankan

literature with contributions to Sinhala poetry, short stories and literary criticism, and widened the awareness of society with several books on beggars, drug addicts and prostitution. In addition to his studies in sociology, he also did much in the fields of social psychology and criminology.
Above Article was published by Divaina Sunday Edition 2007 / 04 /08