Presidency Collge, an article by Meenakshi Datta

AA^ @UB

TfSQf 

qTS AnEOS @UB @ ~q,j r @  d U TF : T-cc  Ac@ | qTS AnEOS @UB  @UB, AQ | AA^U AaUS @qv mvU c | @Bq v@  j@ s @ A T g SAS | R U ~crF ASB Aw MJa A ~S | T AaU gS@ Xw cA@, cA A rATASv A U ~  Sq | jAS s^, KU ca c s^, cU wU j@ j@ vT c O @R sqAS,  j@ @UB a | A@ jc ~AT cJ@ cAa AA^ @UB gA cq c |

jq c qha ~S@ @H | AA^ @UB A@ec^f -- ZS gKO^ c aS, r ananf R ArQ@ v ATUSQn | -c  ~aq, A@ ~U cF ~SF | AA^ @UB cA @ c k | e mofS | a jAS Aa oq T , ~T ~TU @S mU @j@rS AaU S -- @U@ xvq T | AA^ @UB aU   cFv B@ |

c @ Ac@  AA^ @UB Am U -- jc AcK | ~l A@ ~S AS c | ~T Zc TSmLL  qha AaU | A@ AA^ @UB TSmLL cU @S AcK Sq | rS U j@v AcrK  AaU TSmLL q ~AT rS c Am @UT, rS sAR ~T ~w AaU S | jc cc Zc ~A, cc qha qeAAB AF AS A ~ S qA @H cc c^ rgS @ qA Acgw oS | ~SfA oS AaUS gcK  AASR cc c^ | A@ ~SfA   rq Ri S cc T | qeAAB Acgw oS AaUS ZS coO^ S | AAS Zc ~w AZAaUS ~T@ Sc BSF, gUgc o AS s A @SF Ac ~AT gU anf c | ~crK j@AS cc  Aw gA  jUT AA^ @UB rS Acgw |

 BS -- @UB @c ZUc ~ T TF @f @ @UB sc | rK TK ccU (~AB  c aU ~ASdXo, s@ ~AT  cUT) TF ToS @ AU |  c@ i@ wAc gc BSU  @-j c^  (f ) mv q @ AA^ @UB a,  AS s Bf a ~T@ |   T @ Uc @US, jce Ql@  gUgc fH U | TZ AcA ZUR TS TS ~ATR ASAEO^ UT @H j@ j@ @UB mvfv sR AO^ ~T@ cr Sg @ AAhaU g g |

f mv q @ UR, T  AS @H ZS AA^ @UB @cUTn  q @ T SR  |

wU@ @ U c s @UBmvfv, j c, s T mv jFS | wU@ cmv  @ @f WvS Wvc s ToF j@v ha Uc  j@ sc@ B ~T BSF ~Q @c R  sc @UB s^ | f ~ ~AT j@T TS Av Aw cUT | U@ cB,   cB  UT | ~T TS U SS BfcS cr @Aa | @U@ AcrAcFU cA   @UB mvfv T ~T mv, YMCA-j w | f  ZS ~T ~Aggc@ | ~ ~AT s@ cU mvA ~q | f wq T c Zha |  FZ  cA U @A, j@v q T@ AS sc ;  s emp @UB | JAOU w w S cq-j @S, oTn wvv@ c | OR U wv A b@U j@ @S  W | cvwa U ATxv cJoS | ZS c j@Av aU wgf TSsw A cq a,  rFTU A@r TZZAS ZUq gU Uw | f cUU, R A , ~T j@    | cJ A@ Ti ^  mU cA R  r c@ UFcvA sZS AcS   | S A@ oS cA ATFASAvB Acgw, ~T cUT ~v | Oo AJA i Tv TRU c^ b@q S ABRUAB Acgw B@f W,  r aU @TSdT | cJA@   T TI U @i T U An@ Uf ~ BwfrO^ c ~cQ TkA | c^ Ai@ TIZS jU OR AJA s TS Av@ U wA j J | AJA ASO JU Z s U c^ Wxv | jq AJAq gKO^ c RvS c@ AAvAaUS jTS A@ec^f jce jq AJAq  @ S OZOAZ, ~U R ~AgTS s c gKO^-RvS WvS O ~T @a ~S@ cAr BdA | c^ rK ^ UqcA | AJA A U iU c^, cAv TS R AaS  q c^ TI ~a ArQ@ ~T-@Q, AA^U W R ~A | r @A,  j@A@ m A@ TZ @ T @TSdT, B Tv , Tv W | A@ j@v @U @ AevAcU AaU, W gq U ~U afS  dT | ~SFA@ qeAAB Acgw R W | ASU oq W | T ~S  ASU cU f ~T@  Z AS s | r c^ B,  @i  cB  IUa | cAU BS qeAAB E ~Q T, TI v c, ~oF@ O TIZS | aUT rAr c S, aU j@A@, T ~@A@ |

f ~T@ @TSdT TS a A OU s jce ~T dAvS Z cU s @ZS ~T@ @A AS sc | T ASq j@Av T@ AS @A s   ASEOq dH wAc AaU A@ gcZS ZAhaU sS AS^q @cF @a |

@TSdT ZU BSU A cFm m @ @Uc g ~a | anfeZF Zcq @T ; s  q ia  cr ~LAcr  @ cUa ~ SS c ~  c ~a | ~T gwF gU, b@q AZ ~T mU c^ R ST@ TfSQf OAU | TfSQf ~T T,  @@ j@T ~T TZFT^f AaUS | TFAv@ r @   ~T OU AwAaU, Ac,j  @U@ ja | TfSQf AA R  cCAU Ac @aS cU TfSQf T qha AaU TfSQf mrf @@ Ac @ | A@ J  qha kH AS, TfSQfR j@Av cCAU aU@ Ac @U | TfSQf@ Z BSF AcrA c xvU @UB  JA@ A AA^ @UB OU ~ B, TfSQf @q mp @U |

1953 U v | S@rU ~TU ~c ~  ca c, jce jq @UBq cS c  cfB | A@ ~T ZS ArQ@ ToF ~S@@q S @T | AA^ @UB AaU merA j@Av AS, sAR @A @UB jce @U@ AcrAcFU ~ofS, AA^ @UB BSwH S | F ~K ~TU @ @U@ AcrAcFU R qeB @ ToF s O QT Uq OUa  K ZS ~a | AcrK AcrK BF j@Av @ @UB @ @ AcrK Q R pA ~ofS | -c @UB @q cd c BB cFAmv, ~q,A,j IJ@ AcAvr TBF SAvg m  | ~c DrS mU, TOJ-OJ mU j c cdS, sS ~ @AcB, A j ArQ@ @S |  sw US J TqS  DKHf | AA^ @UB sJ ArQ@ @S J cAU @  S, BPSA@ mQ  rq Ri S |

TfSQf ~ ~AT dAvS Z T T  Aw cUT | aU R T UTxv @Q R AcofQ T -- o Am@ cU ~oF@ TIZS | rS aU U OO OU vv @ ~JOS | H oA R Uv s wU s^ cT c^ jce Uc R cT ~cXo | Zq cI s mrU  emp | T jA@ OvU OU R IUTU jce if Z ~T Tq ~r |

 PSrF q ~@ o |  A cr @US ~oF@ | R@T crgkK ASr r@ AS U AST a ~ AZAS :  UU OAv, ococ TSF Jv oA R @Sq- Tv @  |  AS | OU @TU T aJv  rg a AvA@ | AcZF A, rAS@ wfS gOs | ~T cq i JA  B @ STm @UT, c cU ASBR cUS |    j@c OZ cAU AS cUUS, TOUTS vOUTS @ ~a SA@ ? ~T T  cvq, jTSA@ @FcU aUR J @ A@ qU J AAnrfU ~SoAS@ AmA TS | A^ TUTS cFv AS ~T @S OSq AaU S | sAR Tnq a-ca ~w rgw a, A@@ ArAQ TU emha^ cc cU TS @  |

T UwAaU wfScc@ wH @ A@ J AF, B R pb nTq ~T@ ~@KH @ d @U | J@ TS  c T Z, yrgfS | ASB Acr ~vU TSK  jqgcq gc Acm @S |   T b@ A@ U @S ARU vA qUAT@ A @S  Aw r @aS, P@ @ F T ?

gf rS  Aw wfScc g qA cUS | J TAUT Acof cFZF R s | J AO^ mha, @rgA U | qeAAB mha^, BTS rAS@ qTSU @xv A@ OfS PSA@ T sA ~@vF | RJ A@v@ j@v qARASnA cU o ASAaUT | TS @T OJ @U | TS   r@, rFTU, BU L@ AAS ^ |

qA Acgw oS rgS @ AaUS wfScc Acf | fW@ R rS, TpgKf ; cT vA@U Fv S, Z A@ W C | AAS AaUS AcZF cT^f, SAa aXST cq AUZS -- T@Amv qT -- BSoH@ T@c cIS BSF | Ai@ TS a S -- co J aXST AaU ~AT S | @UB @v UZ AaU rgS @, jT,j ~S |

~SfA Acgw oS gcK  @S ~T Ai@ r cA, j@q wa a | ~T T JR AaU U VFv jce TS AOU c^ | q c^ JA T @A@T gcK  T R cS  w\ @S | RJ AS gqcSq ~oFS @S | RJ gA  jZS sc AcrAcFU  | gcKcc @A A B T wJB @ OU sS, @d A@ OZ U @S S | ASR Fv S | J  @AAS, SAa  AAS @AiST LL@R B @ AS | BS TS @qS@ TS  Bi |

qeAAB ArQ@ ToF ~T cOq gU Uw TPM-@ --  TZAB | AAS ~T RU AAaUS | S gUc, Sv@ OAnAU Bfc^ @ US ;  TAi cXo @ J q cU `Dramatic irony cannot go further than this' TS  | coO^ S AaS AT T Sqv AT | AAS AaUS Acgwf oS, A@ ArQ@ Ac ~@KHf AaUS S | co   cU TS AS S, anR J@ J T l A |   cr c , ArQ@ qr T, TS aU -- jTASq @ TS  S cocc SR AaU rwA | j@AS j@ an wS w iAaU, ^ jU, cU BAw @TS @ / WT r f j ASU ~S @ | T O A ~ aU S ToF cocc FvT  JA A OUUS |

ananf A cFAw ~w ZS cocc | ZS cIT S jZS  TkUF cAI | J cA AaU j@AU T | ~AT ZS xv q | gcU J cA r A sT | ZT TS W c AAS OZ TS cq o aS | j@AS ~T@ mU SAT A BFA RJ  Z @ wU | R B TS JA cUU, ~ A, F ? BFA AaS  e B kH j@ aTkA | Acrca c wU Sq cUUS, @, BFAT ?

qeAAB Acgw cOq AcZF ~oF@ AaUS @ S | UqcA av av ZA AaU ananf c ArQ@ rA^ S @ BSF | j@AS RZS ~T @BS c AA @ @ cUAaUT Zcq ASO wU, il ~A @@r m, jA@ ha, jFJ ? S OT@ A@ AZ @vTv @ A@ w Uc @ j@ TkA, B JA | qASq @ S, AS  @f c@AS, c c ! UqcAS TS c cUUS, T  @T S  ! RZS @ S cS, vJ rN sS S  |

@ S@ @UB ~SF @R Z s S | q s @U b@S  w, cdS ^F, AS ~Uq ZS S | sS wizard of oz-- TS  ~T | o @A AOA an@ S | ~oAS@ AF TUOS J Tvq a^  S | J oS ~w AaU textual criticism-j | j@c J j@ an (STv F ZAa) TF@c gART jArS AS j TS Za OU T, @v AaU TF@c  | ~SF @a  j@ Acv OT@ | @ S cUUS, Za cAI ?  cUU, FJ F, consult @Aa | @S UqSv ? aUAv ~SF @S UqS TS @ S  cOq AcZF UqSv ~RU, `Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... , R  jAcK vc\ @f i AaS ? aUAv  \v s, vc\ ~  S, @H  BS S hOH vc\ UR ~i r@ AcZF jq @ ST cSS Theobald | @ S ~c r//K cq qeAAB s-j T hOH @S | cUUS, W AAC W(s) Z OR ?

T@c sw v, AOS OTFS ~T OTFS S, Agv Ar B swAgAU mvAUS ZS g , ~c R ~Ao@ -- Bfc, w^fc Ac, QNo cT^f @U A | mvAUS TpF @A Acf, Accf, Qo cAXoBfcf  @f ~aA AaA @^ ! | sAS T BFA sf^TS jAgAS cA wUT, R W b@q AZ mvAUS cJoS aAc U vCS, Agv qASS An@ @ @v | qeAAB dH ~oF@ ~TU gOsR AaUS jq wArfU U | AAS ZFATS J AF BSF | o ToFsw qeAAB AF S | ZJAv AaUS UFAvS AF, ~c q ~oAS@ AFR J SZH AaU | c T oA Ac S, Zc ASO wU @ cUS, @ S T ASR   ASS S | SAa mvAUS TpF Zc   j OZ dTU O cUAaUS, ~B ~T Q  SR c S |

an  c^ T cFc AaU qA ArQ@  TT | J@ ~T @FvS TT cUT @H AXf TsXo T AS ScASf AaUS | ~ AAw AaU J, Zc gUc AaUS qeU R qR@, ~S@ w\ cUS qR | rgw  j@T AAS b@ Aw @  ASAaUS | A@ rK s^ ~c A jAaUS @U@, J @@ VFv | @UB Ti c an  ~ AS @FvS TT | ArQ@ @ ^A  AAS ArQ sZS A,A,~q ZS jT,j r @  ~AT J @a j@c AwAaUT O@A ^S | cUAaUS, ~T  jq TF, AA^ @UB an SUq U, sS j@BS O@Af  Oq c swF ~ A@a Sq |

@S ~BAS @H, wfScc@ A rS  ~c A AvTxv @ AS ~ U gBfcS OMof@ | rf, Zcq A, c AAwof gBfcS AaUS S^SLL U@ jce wfScc US j@BS ~oAS@ TSK | A@ wfScc anAOB ~oH QT J AaU S | wfScc AA^ @UB a sc AcrAcFU sw AAaUS | ZS ~T cc mS @AaUS g T R jZS s^ j@Tn USTkU@ AF Acgw |  T wfScc  cc AO  | J AcK ~T To @ cc BSS jce ccR J@ Zc gU UwAaU | ~A OfS^f wfS gOs R ~A ~oAS@ Acf @Ac cXoc c ToF cr j@v TAT @ mS  | ~^Acgwf ATAvC J BS oH j@T S |

rS ~@ ~oF@ AaUS ~AT TBT | J c ~\ cU T J@ Zc a^ @ | SR Zc gU | AAS ~T cAR jaS @@c | A@aAS BSF AAS AA^ @UB AA^U AaUS jce ~T@ fQ ~w sF @aS |

ceU BSS gOs AaUS TokS g, jce PcGc | @ Tq@U cUU w sS, cUS, cUc rf TokS | cc Tq@U c^  AAS Q AwAaUS | ~AT c.c- T BS  cc  wv ~T  Tv j AaU | AAS A^ mvU Axvxv AaUS | @SFL @H J @v AS anTU Zc @MkU AaU |

ceU anA ArQ@ AaUS cf gOs | AAS w\R AUZS, T avw\ AAB J w\ @Ar a | AaUS QAT c | ~T ceU mrU  AaU q jJ @a Aa | WT OZ S O B / WT c^  / mqUqv T  jq CA @Av a^  Aw cfcc  AaUS T AS,  ~AgW jZS TS ~a |

AA^ @UB c ZS@ a | j@v j@v @ ~ @va | ~AT, TfSQf, wMf, Sf, TpU, AOn, O, TAS@ c U cJo @A sAha | jq TI OBS aU j @TSdT TS JA @S ~B AS ~U @ wa | ZS aUT ~ B j@ W S | ~T m@ ST o @UR, ~AS cUT | aU SSS ~B cAS T @TSdT TS j AcrK TSSf@ @ | ~T B TS co j@BS  wa @ c @ | Ai@ ZU ha S | @ cU, ~T Av @U @Aa ~AS sw AS, @ cU, ~S@ qU@rS Jq c, @ cU AS ~S  ~T@ cq ZUT, j@AS BSF o AS | sS AO@T g Uw -- kH cUa ASTU@ AS cUS AaU, ~AS ZAaUS ? Acr ~U A@ ZUv j@q | j@AS ~S  cAa ~T, wfScc , AAS TS A haS il gA wU, ~Aa  cU s aUAv b@U @ Z T cr OA@  iU | Uc  av cAr a @T S, H  ABS Fxv R  v, ^ TZrf, iJv  sLUAU A@r wJ, wAi  | ~T AAU To pA A@ Ai AA ~oF@ vAcU j@ Z  cUU s AS  mvq@ @a | AAS sA  @ Sv c^ ZS !  S, jq U SfA gJ, AB,j |  sQH @ cUAaU, wfScc  cqv A@ OZ AScXo ZAaUS  @ rK c  j@c OZ U  A@ @US,   d @US | SfA s @f @ jZS !  BS  IUTU T  A@ A@ ~a, k @ Acc SSS mwS, ~RB g ~a |  A SgkA ~AT ~CU Tv@ UwUT ; wfScc OZ U ~T A@ il A@ cUUS, `Don't do that.' SfA cA wU jce cq @ cU UwU, ~S cq cA ~S A@ @q cA wU S |

ZS anU q ArAc -- mvxv rS R anAK | SfA j,j-j F S,   ca AB,j c f -- R j,j S | ~T s-c aU  wgf c^L U  ~c @Uq j,j @ | A@ gv c T f@q gv AUT SfAw @H | ~AT s f@q gv Aq, f AcQ s ~T ~A A aUAv JAa @ S Aq v cIc BSFq SfA co TAS ~T cA jAaU, ~^ v j@v gU ~B AaU | TAS j  SSmv A@ @ wU R ~SF@@ @ cU sw AU S |  cUAaU  SA@ gS@ Sg AaU, v @vq  ~ @ cU AaU | SfA@ ~T cA @U Zc a^  wU | T @ ~T Sv@ U AS ASUS | f  AS ~T Acg ; Sv@U   wa | AU Sv@ SfA F ZJ @AaU, ~AT BUZ, dAT ~ATS ~ rgS i@ AU | rgS  aU,  ^ O ~T ~T cq To AaUT | AA^ @UB jFUTSq jFArS ~AgS @ BSF cocc ~T@ cA j ~So @AaUS | w ha Sq ~AT cUAaUT, ~AT j@ r @c, w ~AT cac | SfA ST S cocc Zcq ZAr | ~T  cf R @AaUT |  ~AT BAaUT gf, SfA @f @AaU TS Sq | c TS ~a  Sv@ AcZF ~AgS Ac@r  R emp wMfS rmfR ~AgS @AaUS |

j@AS ~AT Ag c @UB ~Aa, co 10 Sc c ZS @UB mvfv s, ~AT TI TI f  wAv Z @  c @UB sT | il cq @ BSU IU IU j@Av aU aS ZJO A cUU, Zv odS  | aUAv@ Z ~T c: rNAv TZ A S cdUR TS TS cUAaUT ASEOq | SfA j@@T ^, j ~@ @T | j@c TAxv@ AST S@ T O, sAR  S,  av gq MATn  AST S@ AaU | Acl@ ~AS^F@A^ cU s  | Acl, Tpw (), gf (S,  ) j c co qA an | s @S @Hq @ ~T O j@ ca AAS an q ~T gc AaU cAr | ~TF (S), AcS (OMof), cf (OMof), TpHU (OMof), @dHr (), A (), BFAT () j cq ~T O j@  JO  | ZT (Oncf)R jq ca | ~U@S rR | ZT OZ Tv T OrT, H Fxv R v, cwU Tv Tv gAUT | j@q    Seven Plays of Euripides R wfcS Rise and Fall of Roman Empire a | ~TF @ZS cq AS W S,  TU@O T oA R -wvS v, j@v ST TUv Z @v wJB,  j@v @S a | j cq ABUv N T I@I@ R oU, c ~TF@ AaU T a^ | A AaU Zc aUTSK, fQ  gU S @  S, jce  mpA vwA@ | j@v cq U vqvU B @ rK  s^  T wJ s | @S fQ @ @ Sc a  TZm @ | cf ceU AS , ~SF @S AcK sw S  S, ceU gK R AFq AaU  BfcS | nT   ic ceU AF, cF@H, cSS j@BS ~AAv | cf H c^ AaU @dHr -- jZS@ AcZF cFAmv @, j,  | ZS aU An@v ZU, T Z | AF a cf AXf ~w AcK AaU An@v | c An@v AcK s LL  BS, ZU  gU  S | j@c Ti ST T cUq  ~v  wU | @dH  A@ AS |  cU UwU, gU ZU ~v R Z ZU A @ @ gU | cf s ZUqAS  ~ @ cI @ | cf cFv o @vq SA@ cU o AS | j-AS @UB An@ BSF c^R AUZ UAaU  | AcS ~c UB@ AaU, j@c BFA W b@ ~T@ Z ABg @v cA wU | c @ R   gc @Aa |  AcS sZS @U@ AcrAcFU ~oF@ ZS  T @ anf@ Ac @a S ~T Zc ~c@ AaUT |

j ~S@q Ac,j  @ Acr OU wU | ~TF @AcB,  ~ | ZT co @U@ AcrAcFUq jT,j @  cq s | AcS jT,j @ @U@q wcKH @U | R@ ZAa qv AcA\e-j oU b@ ~^ ZA S @wB R qU R AST  IJ@ @, cq Bw A@ Wva  @ sS  AcAha^ |  wcKH AcK AaU "UF AT qS cU AAe AcAvr vqT" |   ~ s wcKH- (mv-vFU) @B @ | AA@ AcS OMof@ w\@ A cU OU | AUS ~TF AaU BfcS, gUUw, gUc @ |  @ZS  @ BS ! Ac,j- sZS ~SfA Acgw  T, R ZT AXf U,  ~Agsw  cUAaUT, "j A@ ~TF ! AT T U A@ @ ?" ~of T T OU@  cUU, "A@ BAS, A@gc sS  wUT |" ~TF sZS AA^ @UB  ~, ZS Zc c R T-cc @U@ cq AaUS, q  iAaU @rc S mvfv Rq,jT,A,j mvU |  R cc @A cgcS US ~qSq -j | gA ^ AaU q ceU, ~S@v ~TF rA^AS@S cA Tq | -c qeB ~TU PA ceU gC U jZS ~q,j,j ~A BSF cU VFvcA ia | ~TF cwS AaU j@Av @AOU wa |  U g j@Av U ~AT gC A cUAaUT cU ~T@ ~c@ @ A  gS@ w @AaU | ~TF @AcB sc ~w R T (~AT S) RU Av AAaUS | ZS  cq BB s, BB c^ AgU AOAi ~c, ~T c fQ @T SSS Zc g qc AOAi BSF |  T s sc@Av ~T   @UB s^ s, R AcU AwAaU | BB @ UZ  AOAi  ~TFR A@O mv@ jU | T Ag-j aAc AS Acc |  AS jZS T@ ZS  | ~TF-ScSf Ac AaU co 1960 U | ScSf ~T 202-jq T, cc "N-~q wU" | j U ~TF  ~T c^L AcA@ AH  |

A cc PrcU  AaUS ZFST cFA, @FU@v qTgTxv vmv-j OS |T ~r@  TBAc@ Ac O gU @B  s AaUS | U@ aS, wAv @a  AcrU cA |  r FwTS UQF BT@U Av AwAaUT |  @U@ jUq swsw @ | ~T sZS ~ W wUT, ZS T (r) j@Av T  ~U @A AU s W ZAaUT  aAc |  -TAv@q  Ac @ |

TfSQf OAU jZS AcZF S@f, csSf OAU, TAHf SO ArSf |  v SO mU OU,  ToF j@v cAm aUT BSF, ~PcAS@ | jqc aUT S @ To, @TU, Amo csSf@ | R ~ AcrA @U@ ~T Acrf cU ~T @ jZS S AS Tq  wa | gf () @U@ AcrAcFU -Os |

ArQ@ ToF ~S@q cUS, jTS ~oH c an j@q ca, j@Tv jTSA@ AA^ @UBR @T a | ~O j oq cq @ AaU S | dHAO Tm ~U-~o-~W c a | rA (OoF) j@ ca   cAyp a | (  sc USTkU@ AF Acgw gA  A@ rK @ S |)  c@ i@ cU "~AT ~ gKO^ c BSq AA^ @UB @ Amv@v |" ~T j@ if j@ AiSf@ AS qU @AaU | TmU j@ c^ TTcA  ~r ASAaU | JAOrBS aU NcF  A  BSF v@ U |

~T j@ AiSf j@AS ~T@ BSU s  j@BS T a jce @ S U  wU  sc | BSUT  ST ~rfS r, DrS mU |

k @ ZU  ~rfS@ j@AS | oA R v  ZS@ mvqU, @U C, AO@S O | Ql @i@ | ~rfS co ZS jT,j fQ A Acr (UF) sc mA AShaS | j@AS ~AT ~ ~T q c^cf sAha, il  ~T  jTS B O oU s  SZ c  cA wU ~T | A@ AZ TS ~rfS ~aS | j@v  T Sq @TS ~a oS A@a cU AAS r @Av jAw wUS | ~T c^cf T AAS  A SAS |  AaU T-cc j@Tn T, ~A ~ | TA@gc AFq TSA@ Pc@UF AaU  ~rfS FZFS @H |

Acr @ A ~rfS Ac @US T@ s @ ~T A cS jce  UQf R H mf | ZS BFA ~ ~ATR AccA | ~T OBS wgf c^L gw @Aa, j@v T AaU, sZS B Z  | ~rfS ~ BFA j@ j@ SS ceU mS @AaU | ~rfS ZS ~ xv ~FxvAS @UB U | TR RZS a | ~rfS-T cA ASAv cA q @S ~T AOAHf ~w AnAmv | J mTf LLAc, AASR co xv ~FxvAS U | ~T Zc qha ~w AnAmv  Z @ sc | A@ ~AcrF S@-JO BFA R ~rfS q ~@U | ~rfS cUUS, "RJ mTf  ~U @ OR  @A A A | A@ ~w AnAmv !   !" gwFnT  AS q@ A,q,jS @S^ ~w AnAmv rS AaUT | A@ J@ J mmS Z qAS j-:Z ~T jZS sAS | ~rfS r cA ZS AaUS ~@ AA@ jce AA^ an f^S Oncf | J mf dH ZqAaUS ~T | Brf  OU jAaUS @TAcB @ | ~ ~rfS R T cA @v ~T ~A TkUFcS mpAAU j@Av | @UB c^  @ s j@cq S AS ~T v@ ~AT AcrU MgwF cU TS @A |

AA^ @UB UqcAAv AaU OTl@ ~ UqcAS AaUS ~oH -- TS c | c^ rK ^ Uc W, b@ @O c S jvS^ ABmv cATO^ OoF ST | TS c BS @f AaUS, A@  TBF AAS j@q AOUS @S | @S AcK BSF @S cq  c  cF ~T r AS, @S cq @S S cq-j @S m R sha R AAS ~T cU AS | J  U ~T BATS T@c  s | AAv cq c T R l Sc T gU @ Z Sc O @S @H an ~S@ T  AaJ AS |

@UB j@v cf^ AK AaU | jq UqcA  SSS ~SS  | rk ATn j@c jAaUS, @cA@ AZAaUS TS ~a | ZS ~T s c  c A@a AS A, cF Ac @, As@ T^cF @ mgc | A@  UqcAq j@ ~SS @S an wU, ~T S ceU ~AT T gUcA wSAv S jTS TA AaUT, s OZ BU j AwAaU | jq w@ @ AaU ?  A@ cU i@ ?  A@ ~AT ATn ? TS Sq |

AA^ @UB ~ AcrAcFU TIZS c@ UFcvA | ZSq ~AvAT Acv  | AcZF Acv c cq @ ~S ~T an  Acv @ BSF | U @UB an oe r, TA@U @UB an AcG TZAB Acv Ac ST @AaUS | ja lU , fS TZAB, oS , ~S  -- jR jaS | ~T an ToF f  (~T c^ f ST@ s j@ cFAmv Ac AcrU ST @a) R BFAT  Zc gU Acv @ | ~ @ @ TS gc TS a S |

@Uq BSS, AA^ @UB ~U @TSdT @A | T ~crF TS s S @H cArgw q cA ASr AaU @UB rK B cA A sR | aU mofS ~S@ cAr | ~T sT ~ AA c aU S  @v | T T ~AT  @v Zc g T, R s Zc j@v @vAa  S | ~T  j@Av TA aU   @v c T v@ | ~T  W gC ZT |  S U oH aUq T W gC | j@ j@Av s SOA | ~ @UB b@q @U T Awv J@ rZ  S U Ai@ dK R s S ZS@ AS | TR cU, aU Awv S ZU gU Uw S | Awv oJR @A c gA  @ | @A aR  cA ~SF ~@KH AaU  cq-j @S |  TAU@ AT: T cc c^ AaUS | cc RJ cq-j AU@ @ AS -- TS, Acr @ @f @f cq ~S AO | AA^ @UB ananf s s ASq @ S @S, @Ac cq A@S m@  A | AF  BfcS ~AchaF ~ AaU |

@A  @ Z s S, s ~ A | AZ U ~T sT Rq, jT, A-j | ZS @AcS AaU,  U AU wSf Q  cU AT@ AT@ s | Rq, jT, A-j c ~T j@c j@ j@v SF AUZ d @AaUT -- BFA, TpHU, ~TF ~ ~AT | c AS w\ -- c cU S@ c cAnr ~ SA@ c ~vr | cAnr ca S@ OU Sq, J Sa -- j@T | Zv ~T @a S @wBn ToF AaU, il j@AS ~Acy @AaUT |  @BS UZ @ a, @Ac T AScS | ~rfS  UZ wo o ZJB AA ARFv --   \v AUZaS, k, cU \v, aS Tn- SSS a AUZ cq TS @ cU | \v, AaUS TA@U @UB an, f@ , ~T  ~ A ~S, AcvR @S, jZS qeUcf |

~T A ZU AaU Remarks -- j@BS cq sc, ~SF  AcK T^cF AUZ c | @ j cU c @ @Sv cUa | ~T  Z @T @ T^cF a | ~a @ S wS T AcAST, @ cf^S wS UqS cFc -- "AT @S @SS U, AT @S wwS ", "sA cH @ c wAc S", " , R s S A@ BS "..| BFA ZS ceU  S, AUZR  S gU @, R TS gcAU cq AaU qeAAB | qv ZS R AT @Ac | ~T  Zv qv-j @ UqS aA ~a | BFA ~T@ j@c qeAAB AOAi AUZAaU cU S-  AAaUT | R@ ~ATq ceU ArAZAa | jq j@v Qn ~^ ArKF AcF d@ aA ck OU wa | ZS ~TF j@v Av @UR @AaU | ~TF S R AA\U mU ~ q@SAT@-j TpHU  OMofR s O @U UZ@ A@ @Ac  S  ZAv ZU  cI sc | ~S@ , BFA sZS @U@ An@ c @c Am @a ZS ~TF @a UZ O AOAi AUZAaU | ~TF BASAaU jZS ~ ceU UZ B ~ S  | ~T c^ ~S@q jZS Acrcf, ceU  c UZ  BfcS @ OU wa, sAR cCAU BS j@ Uq SA@ qeAAB gU s jTS ~Agsw @S ~SFgKgKf c^ |

ZS @S j@v jO wT TA@AS ananf j@v U @U@ jAaU, ~T cUT @FAUASS mvxv, @H  UCLA- an |  AA^ @UB Z jU, ananf  gc @U, @A wU | j@v ~SAS@ Acv c Am U, s j@A@ AA^ @UB ananf, ~SFA@ UCLA- | TA@AS SfA jTS TUOS U s  A c nT | j@Av BAS cerXg ~TA@S an cp TUOS @ Aw BFA cUU, `My Japanese friend...----  Q Aw `I am not a Japanese, I am an American' cU BFA@ T jU | @FvS TT c @ TTA TUS | q WvS  rA^BU Aavc BSF q,j, ~q,j-j @UOU jF ~A AT jFvvS j@v Av AUS J cA |  AS ~c AA^ @UB Q @ j@v Av R U | q Av AaU 1 TFAgU w^-j, T@ gcS | @ ZU, @ A, SO ~ wS U |

q Av AS ~AT @UB mvfv T @ c iAa, OU^ c AaS AaS av j j@BS UA c i ksTZf R BSfw^ TrS U ha ~T  A c @ ST wU | q U ha f@f TS Zc B -- ~ASr, AS R An, AS U ksTZf R  U BSfw^ | j cAS s^  AS mpA  ~T@ jq q U j@ @  A ~SwF BASa | q  j@ JA\Ur ca U |

~UH: B cH Oncf

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?