myrf muwK mksd lokF qwk sMGrÈ df sunyhf lY ky jfxf hY-gurÈrn isMG
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**myrf jnm 16 sqMbr 1929 nUM mulqfn ivKy hoieaf. EQy myry ipqf jI s: igafn isMG iËlHy dy hYlQ aÌsr sn. Auh aYm: bI: bI: aYs sn aqy zI: pI: aYc: dI izgrI AuhnF ny lMzn qoN kIqI hoeI sI. mYN afpxy pMj BrfvF aqy iewk BYx, sfiraF `coN Cotf hF. vwzy Brf s: avqfr isMG ÌOj ivwcoN krnl vjoN irtfier hoey, Aus qoN Coty srdfr hrBjn isMG cIÌ ieMjInIar vjo, ieMdrjIq isMG mÈhUr zYNtl srjn sn aqy rimMdr isMG rylvy `c ieMjInIar. myrI iewko-iewk BYx mihMdr, pRo: rxDIr isMG hurF nfl ivafhI hoeI hY.
myry bfbf jI, s: surYx isMG pihly iswK iswiKaf-ÈfsqrIaF `coN sn aqy cIÌ Élfsf dIvfn dy nyVy. Auh 1887 `c, pMjfb XUnIvristI dy pihly zbl grYjUeyt bxy. ipwCoN AuhnF ny aMgryËI dI aYm: ey kIqI aqy Ìyr aYl aYl bI; pr vkflq vwl jfx dI bjfey Auh iswiKaf dy Kyqr vwl afey. 1895 `c Auh Éflsf kfljIeyt skUl aMimRqsr dy ipRMsIpl bxy aqy ipwCoN Éflsf kflj aMimRqsr dy vfeIs ipRMsIpl bxy.
myry bcpn dy pihly ds sfl mulqfn `c hI bIqy aqy pihlIaF pMj jmfqF vI EQy hI pVHIaF. imltrI CfAuxI qy iËlHf kyNdr hox krky, EQy eIsfeI imÈnrI skUl vI sn ijnHF df mfiDam aMgryËI sI, pr myry bfp ny mYnUM imAUNspYltI dy skUl `c dfÉl krfieaf ijwQy pMjfbI pVHfeI jFdI sI. asIN mfl roz `qy rihMdy sF aqy ieh skUl sfzy Gr qoN kfÌI dUr, iewk BIV Bry ielfky `c pYNdf sI. ies skUl `c, mfstr eIÈr isMG sfnUM pMjfbI pVHfAuNdy sn. myry `qy AuhnF df bhuq pRBfv hY. bhuq imhnq krvfAuNdy sn Auh. nF smyN df iÉafl rwKdy sn aqy nf sQfn df. Auh ikqy vI hox, lgn hr vyly ividafrQIaF `c rihMdI sI jF skUl `c.
ies skUl `c myry nfl buwDvf pVHdf huMdf sI, jmFdfrF df muMzf. bhuq hI lfiek aqy ËhIn. myrI Aus nfl BfvyN bhuqI nyVqf qF nhIN sI, pr AuhdI ilafkq krky Auhdy qoN pRBfivq sF.
jdoN dUsrI sMsfr jMg lwg geI qF 1939 `c ipqf jI vlMtIar dy qOr `qy ÌOj `c cly gey. sfnUM mulqfn Cwz ky bfbf jI kol aMimRqsr afAuxf ipaf. awgy dI myrI skUlI pVHfeI, iewQy dy Éflsf kfljIeyt skUl ivwc hoeI.
jMg muwkx `qy 1945 `c ipqf jI muV mulqfn afpxy pihly ahudy qy prq afey qF asIN vI EQy cly gey. AudoN mYN kflj ivwc dfÉl ho cuwkf sF. iewk idn svyry mYN kflj jf irhf sF qF iks ny mYnUM ‘kfkf jI’ kih ky afvfË mfrI. myry sfhmxy buwDvf sI, sÌfeI syvkF vfly kwpVy pfeI, JfVU ÌiVaf hoieaf. mYN AusnUM puwiCaf, “ieh kI rUp bxfieaf hoieaf? qy pVHnf ikEN Cwz idwqf?” Auhdf jvfb sI, “asIN ÊrIbF ny kI pVHnf huMdf jI?” buwDvf nfl ieh mulfkfq myrI iËMdgI dI sB qoN mhwqvpUrn Gtnf ho inwbVI, ijs ny myrI soc nUM burI qrHF JMjoiVaf. mYN amIrI LÊrIbI dy pfVy bfry socx lwgf qy ies pfVy krky ho rhy anrQF bfry vI, ijs krky buwDvf vrgy ËhIn idmfÊF nUM pVHn df mOkf nhIN imldf.
ieh Auh smF sI jdoN sfzy Gr ‘pRIq lVI’ pVHI jFdI sI. vwzy Brf ieMdrjIq hurIN ey afeI aYs aYÌ ivwc srgrm ho cuwky sn. AuhnF df ividafrQI lihr dy Aus vyly dy afgUaF jgjIq afnMd, nvqyj, dyv rfj cfnxf, rxDIr isMG hurF nfl bVf nyV sI. CotI BYx mihMdr, pRIq ngr dy aYktIivtI skUl `c pVHdI sI. Gr `c smfijk inaF aqy afËfdI dI gwl afm qurdI. ieMdrjIq hurF krky Gr `c sohx isMG joÈ, qyjf isMG suqMqr, bfbf Bknf, kfmryz tipaflf qy hor lIzr afAuNdy jFdy sn. keI vfr mIitMgF vI Gr `c hI huMdIaF. mYN BfvyN cfh-rotI PVfAux dI syvf hI krdf, pr kdI-kdI bihx df mOkf vI iml jFdf. keI nvyN svfl iËhn `c Augmdy. iehnF sfry pRBfvF ny iml ky mYnUM vI kimAUinst lihr vwl iKwc ilaf aqy 1944 `c hI mYN kimAUinst pfrtI df mYNbr bx igaf sF jdoN hfly nOvIN jmfq `c pVH irhf sF.
iewk gwl hor; sfzy Gr dIaF rvfieqF nUM ieMdrjIq hurF ny iewk vwzf moV idwqf. AuhnF dI srgrmI qoN pihlF sfzf Gr aMgryË hkUmq df hfmI sI, cIÌ Éflsf dIvfn dI soc nfl bVf nyiVEN juiVaf hoieaf. pr ieMdrjIq hurF ies nUM sfmrfj-ivroD dI nvIN idÈf idwqI.
Gr `c BfvyN iswKI df pRBfv sI, pr hY sI Aus dy mfnvI srokfrF vfly pwK df iËafdf. Gr `c bfbf jI dy vyly qoN aOrqF nUM brfbr df drjf sI. hr iewk nUM afpxf kMm afp krnf pYNdf. ieh nhIN ik koeI aOrq af ky ibsqry ivCfvy, jUTy brqn cuwky. asIN sB Brf afpxy kMm afpxy hwQIN krdy sF. iÌr Gr `c jfq-pfq dI vI koeI QF nhIN sI, koeI iBwt-CUh nhIN sI mMnI jFdI. Èfied iehI pRBfv hY ik myry BYx-BrfvF jF AuhnF dy agFh-pirvfrF `c koeI afpxI Ëfq jF AuWp-Ëfq afpxy nFa nfl nhIN ilKdf. pirvfrk irÈiqaF qoN bfhr Èfied hI koeI jfxdf hovy ik asIN BftIaf brfdrI nfl sMbMD rwKdy hF.
sfzf pirvfrk ipCokV ipMz rfm ngr iËlHf guwjrFvflf df hY. myry bfp srdfr igafn isMG df jnm iewQy hI hoieaf sI. ipwCoN bfbf jI dI aMimRqsr nOkrI krky iÌr iewQy sYtl ho gey.
pfiksqfn bxn vyly asIN mulqfn hI sF. ipqf jI smJdy sn ik srhwdF qF keI vfr eyDr-EDr huMdIaF rihMdIaF hn, afbfdI `qy ies df koeI pRBfv nhIN pYx lwgf. jdoN pfiksqfn jF ihMdusqfn `c nOkrI krn dI mrËI puwCI geI qF AuhnF ilK ky vI idwqf sI ik Auh mulqfn hI nOkrI krngy. mulqfn sI vI ÈFq aqy agsq dy ÈurU qwk ÈFq hI irhf. pr jdoN eyDroN AuWjV ky gey ÈrnfrQI AuWDr puwjxy ÈurU ho gey qF iÌrkU qxfa vDx lwgf. ieh dyK ky ipqf jI ny sfnUM BYx-BrfvF aqy mfqf jI nUM qF kfÌly nfl ÌOj dI surwiKaf aDIn 28 agsq nUM eyDr qor idwqf, pr afp EQy hI rhy. sfry kfÌly ny 8 sqMbr nuM vfhgf srhwd pfr kIqI. rsqy `c asIN bybhf kwt-vwZ aqy mOq df sihm nyiVEN qwikaf BfvyN ik ÌOj dI surwiKaf krky kfÌly AuWpr koeI hmlf nf hoieaf. aMimRqsr Éflsf kflj `c riÌAUjIaF df kYNp lwgf hoieaf sI. iewDr af asIN afpxy aMimRqsr vfly Gr `c rihx lwg pey, pr vlMtIar dy qOr `qy mYN qy BYx mihMdr, ÈrnfrQI kYNp `c kMm krn jFdy. hor vI keI sn, ijnHF coN Bgq pUrn isMG, tIkfrfm suÉn, ÈkuMqlf afid dI lgn qoN mYN pRBfivq hoieaf.
iewQy mYN, iewDroN mulslmfnF dIaF gwzIaF vwZIaF jFdIaF vI dyKIaF aqy EDroN ihMdUaF iswKF dIaF vwZIaF gwzIaF eyDr puwjIaF vI. aOrqF dI bypqI, bwicaF dI drdrnfk mOq……vihÈq df nMgf nfc sI. pr iÌr vI kuwJ sn, jo ies vihÈI hnyrI dy ivruwD sn, ies nUM TwlH pfAux dI koiÈÈ’ c.
mYnUM Xfd hY, aMimRqsr dy hfl bfËfr `c ktVf jYml isMG `coN DUh ky ilaFdIaF nMgIaF muslmfn kuVIaF aqy nOjvfn aOrqF df jlUs kwiZaf igaf. jlUs dy iewk pfsy jQydfr AUDm isMG nfgoky sn aqy dUsry pfsy eIÈr isMG mJYl. nfl hiQafrbMd BIV, qmfÈbIn ctkfrIaF mfrdy. Aus vyly musfiPr hurF dI bytI rfijMdr kOr ny afpxIaF kuwJ sfQxF nfl jlUs awgy ho ky jQydfrF nUM ieh bMd krn leI ikhf. asIN kuwJ vflMtIar vI AuhnF dy nfl sF. jdoN Auh dlIl nf mMny qF rfijMdr kihx lwgI, “jy qusIN iewk imMt `c iehnF nUM kwpVy nf puafey qF asIN vI kwpVy lfhux lwgIaF hF.” ies gwl ny asr kIqf aqy Auh ËlIl idRÈ bMd hoieaf.
iÌrkU vihÈq df nfc aqy AuWQl-puwQl kuwJ ÈFq hoeI qF iËMdgI muV afpxy rfh qlfÈx lwgI. mYN bI aYs sI dy pihly do sfl Éflsf kflj aMimRqsr qoN kIqy aqy qIsry sfl leI gOrimMt kflj huiÈafrpur jf ky dfÉl hoieaf, ijwQy AudoN pMjfb XUnIvristI dIaF klfsF lwgdIaF sn. iÌr 1951 `c aYm aYs sI tYknIkl kimstrI, idwlI qoN kIqI.
ajy aYm: aYs: sI df nqIjf nhIN sI inkilaf ik aMimRqsr dI irsrc ieMstIicAUt ivwc nOkrI iml geI aqy BfKVf nMgl jf ky izAUtI sMBfl leI. nMgl AuhnF idnF `c huiÈafrpur iËlHy df ihwsf sI aqy iewQoN dI kimAUinst lihr df pMjfb `c AuWGf sQfn sI. kfmryz Bfg isMG swjx iËlHf skwqr sn aqy bfkI dI tIm `c mfstr hrI isMG DUq, cMnx isMG DUq, zf: Bfg isMG, drÈn isMG kYnyzIan, bfbU gurbÉÈ isMG afid hsqIaF. huiÈafrpur iËlHy `c vI nMgl srgrmIaF df gVH sI. iewQy bhuqIaF mIitMgF myry Gr 5 -aYm blfk ivwc huMdIaF.
iewQy hI myrf pihlf myl juigMdr bfhrlf nfl hoieaf. bfhrlf dI agvfeI `c huiÈafrpur `c ieptf srgrmIaF dI vI ieh isÉr sI. nMgl ieptf vwloN nftk, bfhrlf dI agvfeI `c huMdy aqy asIN iehnF df pRbMD krdy. keI vfr Auh iksy nvyN nftk dIaF irhrslF vI iewQy hI krdy. ies krky mYnUM bhuq kuwJ nyiVEN vyKx/smJx df mOkf imilaf. nMgl sfzI kMm krn vflI tIm vI bVI cMgI sI. rfm pRkfÈ kpUr, drÈn isMG, mihMdr isMG lUQrf, blbIr isMG qy mYN…sunihrI smF sI ieh. iewQy ieptf vwloN ijhVy nftk huMdy sn, AuhnF df qF pRbMD hI krdy sF. ieh nftk afm krky joigMdr bfhrlf dI agvfeI ivwc huMdy. pRojYkt dI lybr klwb vwloN 15 agsq aqy 26 jnvrI dy smfÊmF `c asIN ËrUr nftk Kyzty. AudoN ajy nvIN nvIN afËfdI imlI sI. ieh dohvyN idn bVy AuqÈfh nfl pRojYkt qy mnfey jFdy. gIq-sMgIq huMdf aqy mnorMjn dIaF keI hor afeItmF. nftk sfzI stfÌ klwb dI tIm KyzdI sI. ienF ivwc myry aqy myrI pqnI smyq amrIk, PulvMq mnocf, suÈIl afid vwK-vwK BUimkfvF inBfAuNdy. iewQy hI mYN 1955 `c pihlf nftk ‘lohVI dI hVqfl’ iliKaf aqy Kyizaf. 1957 `c krqfr isMG duwgl df nftk ‘dIvf buJ igaf’ myrI inrdyÈnf hyT Kyizaf igaf. ieh pihlf nftk sI, ijsdf inrdyÈn mYN kIqf aqy ieh hI pihlf nftk sI, ijs ivwc mYN BUimkf vI inBfeI.
lohVI dy mOky AuWpr vrkrF vwloN kIqI geI hVqfl df kfrn ieh sI: ………BfKVf zYm AuWpr 24 GMty, 3 iÈÌtF `c kMm cldf sI. pihlI iÈÌt 8-4, iÌr 4-12 aqy 12-8……… lohVI vfly idn vrkr cfhuMdy sn ik 4-12 vflI iÈÌt `c, bhuq hI ËrUrq vflIaF QfvF dy vrkrF nUM Cwz ky bfkIaF nUM CuwtI dy idwqI jfvy qF ik Auh afpxy pirvfrF `c bih lohVI mfx skx. gMgf isMG (mÈIn aprytr) dI agvfeI `c, mËdUrF ny ieh mMg aiDkfrIaF kol rwKI qF ies qoN nFh ho geI. ijs `qy mËdUrF ny hVqfl kr idwqI, ijhVI iÌr keI idn qwk cwldI rhI. ies qoN pRBfivq ho ky mYN ieh nftk iliKaf. pihlF ies nUM mËdUrF `c Kyizaf, iÌr stfÌ klwb `c aqy iÌr afÌIsrË klwb `c. nftk dyK ky pRojYkt df jnrl mYnyjr mYnUM kihMdf, “myN ieh nftk pihlF vyiKaf huMdf qF nObq iewQoN qwk nhIN sI phuMcxI.
iPr myrf nftk ilKx qy Kyzx df islislf ÈurU ho igaf. myrf nftk ‘mylo’ myrf 134vF nftk hY. ieh nftk jdoN zfktr DrmvIr, iblfspur nOkrI krdf sI, qF EQy Aus ny lokF nfl iml ky ijhVy pROjYkt AulIky, isr cfVHy, AuhnF dI bfq pfAuNdf hY.
mYN jo kuwJ vI iliKaf hY, iswDf smwisaf aqy Aus dI lok pwKI phuMc nUM lY ky iliKaf hY. mYN afm lokF nUM smfjk vrqfry pRqI cyqMn krnf cfhuMdf hF. sfihq dI BUimkf cuwp-cfp, jo ainaF ho irhf hY, AusnUM dyKI jfx `c nhIN, sgoN Aus iÉlfÌ srgrm dÉl-aMdfËI `c hY, mYN ieh mMn ky qurdf hF.
awj ipwCy nUM Jfq mfrdf hF qF nMgl nfl juVIaF XfdF df iewk jmGtf idKfeI idMdf hY. ieh Auh smF sI jdoN mYN bhuq piVHaf. sfrf sfrf idn, sfrI sfrI rfq vI piVHaf hY. nMgl rihMidaF bhuq vwzy-vwzy smfÊmF df vI pRbMD kIqf. ieh hI Auh QF hY, ijwQy swiBafcfrk gqIivDIaF vwl afieaf, ijhVf iÌr iËMdgI iÌr iËMdgI Br df krm- Éyqr bx igaf. 1955 dI gwl hY. iewQy bulgfnn aqy ÉurÈcyv afey. nfl sn Aus vyly dy pRDfn mMqrI pMizq jvfhr lfl nihrU. AuhnF dI do idnF mIitMg sI eyQy. AuhnF dy svfgq leI nMgl `c bVy vwzy pwDr `qy vrfietI pRogrfm dI Xojnf AulIkI geI. zyZ do mhIny pihlF hI ies dIaF iqafrIaF ÈurU ho geIaF. iehdy ieMcfrj lok sMprk ivBfg vwloN Bfg isMG sn aqy pROjYkt vwloN mYN. Evrafl ieMcfrj afl ieMzIaf ryzIE dy zfierYktr sRI blvNq isMG afnMd sn. insicq idn pRogrfm qoN pihlF styj `qy zrYs irhrsl hoxI sI. mYN mIitMg `c ikhf ik agly idn qF surwiKaf kfrnF krky afm mËdUrF nUM pRogrfm dyKx df mOkf nhIN imlxf, ikEN nf zrYWs irhrsl `c AuhnF nUM afAux idwqf jfvy ik Auh ies Èfndfr pRogrfm df afnMd mfx skx. ies `qy blvMq isMG afnMd kihx lwgy, “mËdUrF nUM klcr df kI pqf huMdf?” ies nfl mYnUM bVI icV hoeI ik ijhVy mËdUr eyzf vwzf pROjYkt Ausfr rhy hn, AuhnF pRqI ieh rvweIaf? dUsry idn jdoN pRogrfm ho igaf qF mYN lybr klwb vwloN klfkfrF nUM agly idn, afm mËdUrF vfsqy pRogrfm pyÈ krn dI bynqI kIqI, ijhVI AuhnF mMn leI. bhuqy klfkfr ies pRogrfm leI ruk gey, ijnHF `c suirMdr kOr, Xmlf jwt, mnohr dIpk, rfxf isaflkotI, BMgVy aqy igwDy dIaF tImF Èfml sn aqy dUsry idn ijhVf pRogrfm pyÈ hoieaf aqy ijwzf vwzf iekwT hoieaf, Auh lfimsfl sI. pRogrfm dy aMq `qy mYN JolI awz ky klfkfrF dI mdd vfsqy kuwJ dyx leI ikhf qF 1117 rupey styj `qy hI iekwqr ho gey, ijhVI Aus vly iewk vwzI rkm sI, qy ies gwl df jvfb vI ik mËdUrF nUM klcr df kI pqf huMdf?
iewk hor vfikaf hY. pROjYkt dI swjI surMg AusfrI dOrfn kulYps kr geI. ieh hfdsf rfq dy koeI 12 vjy dy lgBg vfpiraf. bhuq sfry mËdUr ËÉmI ho gey. hfdsy qoN awDf GMtf ipwCoN pROjYkt dy jnrl mYnyjr vI zI copVf myry kuaftr afey, hfdsy bfry dwisaf aqy nfl hI ieh vI ikhf ijMny vwD qoN vwD sMBv hox, ÉUn dyx dy iewCuk bMdy lY ky hspqfl phuMcF. mYN Ausy vyly, AuNj hI qur ipaf. sfQIaF nfl sMprk kIqf aqy awgy AuhnF afpxy Gyry `c. iewk GMty dy aMdr-aMdr ZfeI sO qoN vDyry mËdUr ÉUn dyx leI hspqfl phuMc cuwky sn. jnrl mYnyjr nUM afs vI nhIN sI ik eynI CyqI eyny bMdy iekwqr kIqy jf skxgy. ies qoN ipwCoN Auh myrI bhuq iewËq krn lwg ipaf.
mYN iewQy hI nOkrI kr irhf sF jdoN ‘nvF Ëmfnf’ ÈurU hoieaf. bhuq ÉuÈI hoeI ik pihlf kimAUinst pypr hoNd ivwc af irhf hY. pihly kuwJ sfl mYN bfkfiedgI nfl, sfl `coN afpxI iewk mhIny dI qnÉfh ‘nvF Ëmfnf’ nUM PMz vjoN idMdf irhf hF. iewQy rihMidaF hI 1959 `c myrf kYlfÈ kOr nfl ivah hoieaf. Gr dy ies ivafh nUM hIN sn cfhuMdy, pr mYN afpxy mF-bfp dI mrËI dy Ault afpxy ÌYsly `qy zitaf irhf. ies krky mF-bfp jF koeI hor irÈqydfr ies ivafh `c Èfiml nf hoieaf.
jdoN myrI bdlI aMimRqsr ivwc hoeI qF zf: AuWpl iewQy sMsQf dy zfierYktr sn. nMgl `c myrIaF swiBafcfrk gqIivDIaF dI iBxk, eyQy myry qNo pihlF puwj cuwkI sI. afey nUM ajy kuwJ idn hoey sn ik iewk idn zf: AuWpl kihMdy, “iewQy vI swiBafcfrk srgrmIaF nUM jfrI rwKo.” so, ierIgyÈn irsrc ieMstIicAUt klwb bxfeI aqy ies vwloN nftk Kyizaf ‘GuMmxGyrI’. 1964 qwk ieh do vfr Kyizaf. ies ivwc crn isMG isMDrf, jiqMdr kOr, dljIq kOr, suirMdr Èrmf ny XfdgfrI BUimkfvF inBfeIaF. 1964 ivwc hrbMs isMG jI, guridafl isMG Puwl, qyjf isMG aqy zf: dljIq isMG nfl iml ky, aMimRqsr nftk klf kyNdr dI nINh rwKI. iehdf inÈnf imiQaf igaf pMjfbI QIeytr nUM ivkfs dIaF lIhF `qy qornf aqy sfl `c Gwto-Gwt ds pyÈkfrIaF ËrUr krnIaF. ies kyNdr vwloN asIN 1971 qwk swq sflF dy arsy dOrfn ‘kxk dI bwlI’, ‘lohf kuwt’, ‘kysro, ‘nMgI Duwp’, ‘sVk’, ‘kwcf GVf’, ‘ikMg imrËf spyrf’, ‘suBwdrf’, ‘byby rfm BjnI’, ‘byeImfn’, ‘Audfs lok’, ‘lMmy smyN df nrk’, ‘lUxf’, ‘afhlxf qIlHo qIlH’ smyq kpUr isMG GuMmx dy bhuq sfry nftkF dy, Kyzy. ‘afhlxf qIlHo qIlH’ dI bhuq DuMm peI. ieh idwlI vI Kyizaf, pitaflf vI aqy keI hor QfvF AuWpr vI.
1966 dI gwl hY. mYN blrfj sfhnI nUM icwTI ilKI ik sfzy nftk myly `qy afE. mYnUM nvqyj qoN pqf lwigaf sI ik blrfj ny idwlI afAuxf hY qy asIN afpxy nftk myly dIaF qrIkF Ausy ihsfb nfl rwKIaF sn. blrfj afieaf, Aus nUM irtË hotl `c Tihrfieaf igaf. pihly idn asIN nftk Kyzy ‘iewk kuVI iewk byrI’, ‘BfeI mMnf isMG dÌqr ivwc’ dUsry idn- ‘mVHI df dIvf’ aqy ‘lohf kuwt’. blrfj sfzIaF pyÈkfrIaF nfl eynf iewkimk ho igaf ik Aus hotl `coN smfn cuwk iÌr myry Gr af zyry lfey. 1968 `c Ausny myrI styj ‘qoN iewk pfqrI pMjfbI nftk ‘AuWprlI mMiËl’ dI pyÈkfrI kIqI. ies dIaF irhrslF dOrfn mYN blrfj nUM imhnq kridaF qwikaf hY. nklI nwk lf ky (qF ik pCfixaF nf jf sky) Auh hr Aus QF igaf ijho-ijhI siQqI nftk `c afAuNdI sI. Aus nUM mYN rylvy lfeIn kMZy bih ky ryl gwzI dIaF afvfËF typ kridaF vI qwikaf. blrfj ny mYnUM ikhf sI, “klf vfsqy iksy bMdy koloN kdy pYsy mMgx nf jfvIN. klf dI iewk afpxI irspYkt hY aqy ieh hr hflq `c kfiem rihxI cfhIdI hY.” blrfj dI ies gwl ny myry `qy bVf pRBfv pfieaf. mYN sdf afpxf nftk afm lokF qwk lY ky igaf hF. iksy vwzy bMdy dI AuzIk nhIN kIqI ik Auh af ky AudGftn kry.
1969 `c, gurU nfnk dyv jI dI pMj sO sflf jnm-ÈqfbdI `qy asIN nftk iqafr kIqf ‘ijn swc pwly hoie.’ pihlI vfr ieh qrnqfrn Kyizaf. drÈkF `c jsits gurnfm isMG muwK mMqrI vI sn aqy AuhnF dy pI: ey myjr isMG Auboky vI. Auh pyÈkfrI qoN eynf pRBfivq hoey ik AuhnF styj qoN ikhf, “ies nUM hr ipMz `c Kyizaf jfxf cfhIdf hY.” pMcfieqF leI iqMn hËfr ruipaf vI idwqf. ieh nftk iÌr mYN keI ipMzF dIaF pMcfieqF dy swdy `qy Kyzx igaf. aMimRqsr `c qF swdf-pwqr dyx qy drÈk Bfry-gOry ho ky afAuNdy sn, pr ipMzF `c TrIaF rfqF nUM lok kMbl dI buwkl mfrI awDI-awDI rfq qwk bYTy rihMdy. mYnUM lwgdf hY ik ipMzF `c iesy leI vDyry ihMsf hY ik AuhnF qwk muwidaF nUM sMvydnÈIl ZMg nfl ivcfrnf phuMicaf hI nhIN.
iehnF hI idnF `c, pMjfb `c nkslI lihr dI ÈurUafq ho geI aqy nfl hI lihr AuWpr puils df jbr vI. mYN nkslI lihr qoN pRBfivq sF aqy iesy pRBfv aDIn smfijk muwidaF dy nfl-nfl puils jbr dy ivroD `c vI nftk Kyzx lwgf, ijnHF `c ‘hor vI AuTsI mrd kf cylf’, ‘XfrVy df swQr’, ‘ijnHF swc pwly hoey’, ‘BgOqI dI ÈkqI’ afid Èfiml sn. ‘BgOqI dI ÈkqI’ cyqMn rUp ivwc pihlI, nkslI lihr dy pRBfv aDIn nftkI pyÈkfrI sI. ienF hI idnF `c mYN mihsUs kIqf ik pMjfb `c kimAUinst lihr ny jy lokF nfl nyiVEN juVnf hY qF ies nUM iswK-ieiqhfs dIaF mfnvvfdI aqy jbr-ivroDI KfVkU rvfieqF nUM apxfAuxf cfhIdf hY. myrI ies Dfrnf dI kimAUinstF dIaF rvfieqI iDrF vwloN aflocnf vI hoeI, pr mYN afpxI Dun `c zitaf irhf. BfvyN 1981 ivwc, jdoN awqvfdI lihr Ëor PVHn lwgI qF iÌr mYN aijhy iviÈaF vfly nftk Kyzxy bMd kr idwqy ikAuNik mYN mihsUs kIqf ik ieh ikqy nf ikqy awqvfd nUM mdd phuMcf skdy hn.
asl ivwc mYN Bfvuk rUp `c mfrksvfd nUM svIkfiraf hY, ikrqI lokF df ‘mukqI sMGrÈ’ agFh vDy ieh myrf supnf hY. qy ies ivwc kimAUinst lihr aMdrly mwqBydF leI bhuq Gwt QF hY.
1944 `c mYN sI: pI: afeI df mYNbr bixaf qF AudoN mYnUM 5 rupey mhIny df jyb Érc imldf sI, ijs `coN dsvF ihwsf 50 pYsy mYN pfrtI lYvI vjoN idMdf. 1971 qwk mYN afpxI qnÉfh df dsvF ihwsf bfkfiedgI nfl lYvI vjoN hr pihlI nUM idMdf irhf hF. 1971 `c jdoN sI: pI: afeI: nUM Cwizaf qF iesdf vI iewk Bfvuk kfrn sI. aMimRqsr; c sI: pI: afeI aqy kFgrs vwloN sFJf jlsf hoiea. styj `qy kfmryz sqpfl zFg aqy kFgrs vwloN jYieMdr isMG bYTy sn. kfmryz zFg dI myry mn `c bhuq iewËq hY. mYN styj mUhry bYTf hoieaf sF. jdoN jYieMdr bolx leI AuWiTaf qF mYnUM bhuq BYVf lwigaf. mYN AuWiTaf aqy bfhr af igaf.
nkslI lihr nfl pihlf sMbMD amrjIq cMdn rfhIN juiVaf. amrjIq cMdn sfeIklostfeIl prcf kwZdf huMdf sI ‘dsqfvyË’. ies mYÊËIn `coN hI mYN pihlI vfr pfÈ dIaF kivqfvF pVHIaF sn. 1971 `c cMdn myry dÌqr `coN hI PiVaf igaf. Aus dI igRÌqfrI qoN ipwCoN puils vfly mYnUM PVH ky puwCigwC leI lY gey sn. Auh mYnUM hrBjn hlvfrvI aqy amrjIq cMdn bfry puwCdy rhy hflFik nf qF mYN Aus smyN qwk hlvfrvI nUM imilaf sF aqy nF hI lihr nfl jQybMdk rUp `c koeI sFJ sI. aÉbfrF `coN pVH ky pRBfivq ËrUr sF. KYr…puwCigwC dOrfn myrI kuwtmfr qF koeI nf hoeI, pr puwCdy Gumf iÌrf ky bhuq rhy AulJfAux leI. bfhroN dbfa pYx `qy Èfm qwk mYnUM Cwz idwqf igaf. ieh Gtnf myrI iËMdgI df trinMg puafieMt sfbq hoeI. ies ipwCoN mYN hr Gtnf `qy rIaYkt krdf irhf hF cfhy Auh QfixaF `c nkslI kfrkuMnF `qy axmnuwKI qÈwdd sI, JUTy puils mukfbly qy jF iÌr AuhnF dy pirvfrF `qy jbr. 1975 qwk mYN pI aYs XU qy nOjuafn Bfrq sBf dy swdy `qy iewk-iewk idn cfr-cfr QF pyÈkfrIaF vI kIqIaF. ieh nftk iswDI rfjsI cyqnf vfly huMdy.
26 jUn 1975 nUM aYmrjYNsI lwg geI. iehnF hI idnF `c pfiksqfn `c nËm husYn swXd df nftk Cipaf ‘qÉq lfhOr’. ieh ‘afXUb-ÈfhI’ dy ivroD `c sI, pr qwq rUp `c sB qrHF dI qfnfÈfhI dy ivroD ivwc. mYN ies nftk nUM Kyzx df ÌYslf kIqf. 9 sqMbr 1975 nUM ieh aMimRqsr nftk klf kyNdr dI styj qoN pyÈ kIqf. drÈkF `c aYs: aYs: pI jyjI smyq bhuq sfry puils vfly vI afey hoey sn. Èfied Auh afpxy nukqf ingHf qoN nftk vfc rhy sn. 9 sqMbr nUM ieh nftk Kyizaf aqy 11 sqMbr nUM mYnUM 311/2 Dfrf aDIn nOkrI qoN izsims kIqy jfx dy hukm iml gey. myry kol Aus vyly nf koeI jmHF pUMjI sI aqy nf hI afmdn df koeI hor sroq. bwcIaF cOQI aqy swqvIN ivwc pVH rhIaF sn. Aus vyly ipRQIpfl rMDfvf df jylH `coN mYnUM ruwkf imilaf, “Bfa jI, iÌkr nf krnf, sfnUM quhfzf iÌkr hY.” pI: aYs: XU vfilaF aqy nOjvfn sBfvF dy ieho ijhy hor sunyihaF ny vI myrf bVf hONslf vDfieaf. iÌr mYN Dfrimk muhfvry aDIn ‘ikv kUVy qutY pfl’, ‘ieh lhU iksdf hY’ afid, aqy ÈhId Bgq isMG dy nFa AuWpr ‘ienklfb iËMdfbfd’ afid nftk ipMz-ipMz jf ky Kyzy. ieh aiswDy rUp `c qfnfÈfhI df ivroD krdy sn. 17 sqMbr 1976 nUM mYnUM jMmU XUnIvristI vwloN nftk Kyzx leI swidaf igaf. drÈkF `c jMmU-kÈmIr dy muwK-mMqrI ÈyÉ abduwlf aqy pMjfb dy muwK mMqrI igafnI ËYl isMG vI bYTy sn. nftk mYN ‘ikv kUVy qutY pfl’ Kyizaf. nftk muwkx `qy igafnI ËYl isMG, ÈyÉ abduwlf dI hfËrI `c styj qoN kihx lwgy, “gurÈrn isMG qF pMjfb df hIrf hY.” pr 21 sqMbr nUM mYN afpxIaF bwcIaF nUM skUloN lY ky af irhf sF qF mYnUM Qfxy sfhmxy rok ilaf igaf. AuWQoN skUtr `qy bwcIaF iewk ispfhI hI Gr Cwz ky igaf. mYnUM rfq hvflfq rwiKaf aqy dUsry idn jylH Byj idwqf.
ies vfr mYN 45 idn jylH `c irhf aqy do vfr pyÈI leI iljfieaf igaf. pihlI pyÈI `qy puls ny cfrjÈIt pyÈ kIqI ik gurÈrn iÈMG Kymkrn nyVy rylvy pul hyTF iqMn nOjuafnF nUM pul AuzfAux dI tryinMg dy irhf sI. cfrjÈIt pVH ky mYijstryt hws ky ivaMg nfl puils vfilaF nUM kihx lwgf, “gurÈrn isMG dy nF qy qF koeI nftk df kys bxf idMdy.” qIsrI pyÈI smyN 9 nvMbr nUM myrI irhfeI ho geI. AudoN qwk aYmrjYNsI vI kuwJ iZwlI pY geI sI. mYN bfhr af ky iÌr nftkI srgrmIaF `c ruwJ igaf.
1977 `c jnqf srkfr bxI qF mYN, gRih mMqrI cODrI crn isMG nUM afpxI nOkrI dy sMbMD ivwc imilaf. Auh svyry-svyry afpxf drbfr lfAuNdf sI, ijs dOrfn Aus nUM koeI vI iml skdf sI. jdNo mYN afpxy kys dI Aus nfl gwl kIqI qF Auh ivwcoN hI tok ky kihMdy, “quhfzy kys df mYnUM pqf hY. CyqI hI quhfzI bhflI ho jfvygI.” aMimRqsr afieaf qF hÌqy dy aMdr-aMdr mYnUM bhflI dy hukm iml gey aqy smyq izsims smyN dI sfrI qnÉfh dy.
1981 `c vDy bws ikrfieaF dy ivroD `c aMdoln AuWiTaf. aMdoln BiKaf qF iewk idn dÌqr ivwc iewk hOldfr mYnUM swdx af igaf ik quhfnUM Qfxy bulfieaf hY. mYN smJ igaf ik muV AuhI cwkr ÈurU hox lwgf hY. mYN AusnUM bYTf dyK ky asqIÌf iliKaf. AudoN qwk myrI nOkrI dy 29 sfl pUry ho gey sn aqy mYN prI-mYicEr pYnÈn lYx df hwkdfr ho igaf sF. afpxy zfierYktr nUM asqIÌf PVf ky mYN Qfxy cilaf gaf. rfq hvflfq `c irhf, pr dUsry idn Cwz idwqf. qy AudoN qoN lY ky mYN sfrf smF nftk, smfijk qbdIlI leI lihr nUM smripq kr idwqf hY.
avfmI QIeytr (lokF df QIeytr), hflfq muqfbk isafsI sunyhf dyNdf hY. ieh QIeytr mn-prcfvy dy nfl-nfl lok-cyqnf nUM nvyN psfr dyx leI hY. jdoN asIN ipMzF `c gwizaF nUM joV ky bxfeI styj jF iksy QVHy nUM mMc vjoN vrq ky ieh krdy hF qF ieh ‘QVHf QIeytr hY, ÈihrF `c ieh ‘nuwkV’ hY. ieh sfry avfmI QIeytr dy rUp hn. pMjfbI `c ies avfmI QIeytr dI nINh ieptf ny rwKI sI.
mYN ieh mMn ky qurdf hF ik ajoky QIeytr nUM rfjnIqI qoN vwK kr ky nhIN vyiKaf jf skdf. pMjfb `c awj kyvl DflIvfl aqy afqmjIq bhuq vDIaf QIeytr kr rhy hn. iehnF nUM afDuink QIeytr dI smJ hY. rUrl QIeytr dy muhfvry df aOlK mfstr hY, pr AusdI zfierYkÈn kmËor hY. lwKf lihrI, sYmUal, kumfr pvn dIp aqy sfihb isMG vI pUrI suihrdqf nfl nvyN cYilMjF dy rU-b-rU XqnÈIl hn.
ieptf lihr afpxI hoNd nUM brkrfr nf rwK skI. sB qoN pihlI gwl, pI sI joÈI vrgf ivakqIqv agvfeI leI nf irhf. ieptf lihr pI sI joÈI dI dyx hY. Auh ieptf dIaF kfnÌrMsF `c jFdf, nftk dyKdf, pUrI rUh nfl hr QF juVdf, ivcfr-vtFdrf krdf, bihsF huMdIaF. kI pyÈ krnf hY aqy ikvyN pyÈ krnf hY. Aus kol klkfrF nUM kihx dI smrwQf vI sI aqy swiBafcfrk lihr dI mhwqqf df igafn vI. ipwCoN afey Auhdy vfrsF nUM ies lihr dI mhwqqf `qy koeI XkIn sI aqy nf hI eynI smrwQf ik nvIN syD dy skdy. kyvl qfnfÈfh rvweIey nfl jdoN hukm lwdx dI koiÈÈ kIqI geI qF ieh KyrUM-KyrUM ho geI.
mYN jdoN ‘pls’ mMc ÈurU kIqf qF myry mn `c ieptf dy Auho sunihrI dOr df supnf sI. pr hflfq ijs qrHF dy sn AuhnF `c pls mMc kyvl nkslIaF qwk sIimq ho ky rih igaf, smUh Kwby-pwKI swiBafcfrk krmIaF nUM ieh afpxy klfvy `c nf lY sikaf. mYN koiÈÈ `c hF ik KwbI lihr aMdrly ieh qMg rfjsI bYrIar qoVy jfx.
mYN hux qwk Èfied 6, 000 qoN vI vwD pyÈkfrIaF kr cuwkf hF. 1971 qoN lY ky koeI idn hI aijhf huMdf hY, jdoN myrI tIm koeI pyÈkfrI nf krdI hovy. bhuqI vfr iewko idn `c do-do, iqMn-iqMn QfvF AuWpr vI nftk Kyzy hn. sfzI ieh srgrmI nf aYmrjYNsI dOrfn bMd hoeI aqy nf awqvfd dy dOr ivwc. mYN ieh vI mfx nfl kih skdf hF ik sfzI awj qwk iewk vI pyÈkfrI Ìlfp nhIN hoeI. ieh hoieaf hY ik iksy QF drÈk Gwt hox, pr ieh kdy nhIN hoieaf ik nftk cwldy `c drÈk AuWT ky gey hox. BfvyN QIeytr hovy qy BfvyN ikqfb- myrf muwK mMqv lokF qwk sunyhf lY ky jfxf hY, nf ijAUx Xog iËMdgI nUM bdlx dI cyqnf pYdf krnI.
1971 dI gwl hY. blrfj sfhnI nUM BfÈf ivBfg pMjfb df ÈRomxI sfihqkfr df 5100 rupey df ienfm imilaf. cMzIgVH smfgm ivwc AuhnF nUM, ieh rkm ijvyN pYkt ivwc imlI sI, AuhnF mYnUM PVf idwqI sI ik ies nUM ikqfb klcr leI pRmot krn vfsqy vrqFgy. Gr af ky mYN pYkt KoilHaf qF ies ivwcoN 5700 rupey inkly. ieh rkm kuwJ dyr myry kol peI rhI.
ivsfKI `qy blrfj ny blrfj ny aMimRqsr afAuxf sI. Aus ny mYnUM iliKaf ik pRIq ngr vfly Gr `c do ikqfbF vfly rYk iBjvf idaF aqy kuwJ mfVI motI irpyar krvf idaF. ies `qy 2800 rupey Érc afey. kudrqI ijs nfl blrfj ny afAuxf sI, AusdI mOq ho geI. ipwCoN mYN AuhnF dI pqnI sMqoÈ jI nUM iliKaf ik blrfj hurF dy pYsy myry kol pey hn. AuhnF ikhf ik ijs kMm leI quhfnUM dy gey sn, AuvyN vrqo. ies rkm ny ikqfbF Cfpx dy muwZly PMz vjoN BUimkf inBfeI. ipwCoN kuwJ hor rkmF jmHF huMdIaF geIaF. blrfj sfhnI XfdgfrI pRkfÈn nUM awj ies gwl AuWqy mfx hY ik Auh hux qwk 217 tfeItl Cfp cuwkf hY. qy ieh vDIaf ikqfbF, isrÌ lfeibryrIaF `c zMp krn leI nhIN, afm lokF qwk lY ky jfx dy AudyÈ nfl CfpIaF hn aqy afm lokF qwk phuMcfeIaF vI hn. mYN pihlI ikqfb pfÈ dI ‘loh-kQf’ CfpIO. ies df KrVf sMq sMDU myry kol lY ky afieaf sI. pfÈ Aus smyN jylH `c sI. sMq sMDU dI ‘sIs qlI `qy’ CfpI. iÌr qF islislf cwldf hI igaf, jo awj vI cwl irhf hY. myry sfhmxy ikqfbF ieMj lokF qwk lY ky jfx df pihlf mfzl ‘pMjfb buwk sYNtr’ dI kfrj ÈYlI sI.
pMjfb dI nkslI lihr dy jQybMdk afgUaF nfloN ies dy lyKk, swiBafcfrk krmI vDyry cricq hoey hn. ies df vwzf kfrn qF pfrtI df aMzr-grfAUNz hoxf sI. pfrtI dI KuwlHI jnqk srgrmI Gwt sI ijs kfrn afgUaF nUM lokF qwk jfx df mOkf vI Gwt imilaf. BfvyN lyKk vI aMzr-grfAUNz sn, pr AuhnF dIaF ilÉqF vwK-vwK mfiDamF rfhIN lokF qwk phuMcdIaF rhIaF. ‘dsqfvyË’ ‘rohly bfx’, ‘mF’, ‘isafV’ afid pricaF ny vI lihr dy lyKkF dI gwl, afm lokF qwk lY ky jfx `c vwzI BUimkf inBfeI. swiBafcfrk ÌrMt AuWpr vI srgrmI bhuq sI. asl `c ieh hI KuwlHf jnqk ÌrMt sI ijs rfhIN isafsI gwl vI kIqI jFdI sI. so ies nfl ijhVy klfkfr juVy hoey sn, AuhnF df nFa vI lokF qwk jfxf hI sI.

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