‘sIrq’ hr mhIny iml jFdf hY. mYN sdf hI bVI idlcspI nfl iesnUM pVHdf hF. qusIN ipCly zyZ ku sfl ivc hI ‘sIrq’ nUM pMjfbI dy bhu-cricq mYgLjLInF dI kqfr ivc ilaf KVf kIqf hY. ipCly idnF ivc bfbU isMG mfn hurIN kuJ idnF leI myry kol sn. AuhnF ny ‘sIrq’ nUM piVHaf qF bhuq KLusL hoey aqy myry koloN ipCly aMk vI lY ky pVHy. AuhnF anusfr iksy mYgLjLIn ivc eynf vDIaf aqy pVHn vflf mYtr GWt hI imldf hY. iewk vfr pVHnf sLurU krIey qF iPr sfrf mYgLjLIn KLqm kIqy qoN pihlF AuWTx nUM jI nhIN krdf.
-hrBjn mfn
 

jdoN qoN ‘sIrq’ ieMtrnYt qy afieaf hY pVHdf af irhf hF. iksy mksd leI CpdIaF rcnfvF lokF nUM ËrUr hlUxdIaF hn, socx leI mjbUr krdIaF hn,   syD idMdIaF hn aqy bhuq sfiraF nUM afpxy nfl qor lYNdIaF hn. sIrq ies Kyqr ivwc kfmXfb hY, aqy pRÈMsf df pfqr vI. sIrq’ dy sfry pRIvfr, lyKkF, pfTkF qy iehdy ÈuBicMqkF vfsqy afAux vflf vrHf 2008 amn, KuÈI aqy qMdrusqI Biraf hovy. srbwq dy Bly dI kfmnf krdf hF. bhuq sfrIaF ÈuB ieCfvF nfl:
-kyhr ÈrIÌ,jrmnI
 

‘sIrq’ ivc sohl df lyK pVH ky idl Audfs ho igaf. bhuq mfVy sn Auh idn. sohl ny vDIaf lyK iliKaf hY
-dys rfj kflI,jlMDr
 

‘sIrq’ dy kfimaF nUM slfm. mYN ‘sIrq’ nUM ipCly iewk vrHy qoN pVH irhf hF. idnF ivwc hI sohxf aqy sucwjf jvfn inkl afieaf hY ‘sIrq’ . sLUitMg dI aqy lMmy qYa kIqy rsiqaF dI Qkfvt dUr ho jFdI hY ‘sIrq’ pVH ky. lwgy rho. Cf jfvo.
-rfxf rxbIr,arbn astyt pitaflf
 

sdf vFg hI DurMqr ilKfrIaF dIaF rcnfvF nflL mflf mfl prcf skrIn qy nmUdfr hoieaf. CVy qfey dI ‘GOlL’ vFg myrI vI GOlL krky ies vfr mY ‘pMjF svfrF’ ivc sLfml nhI ho sikaf pr qusF pfTkF dy pwqrF ivc mYnUM jV ky ies Gft nUM pUrn df cMgf AupRflf kr ilaf; ieh quhfzI vizafeI hY. quhfzy ‘phfV cuwkx vflLy’ ivsQfrq lyK dy agly ihwsy dI bVI Auqsukqf nflL AuzIk hY. ‘sIrq’ dy jnvrI aMk ivc Cipaf, amIn milk jI df mfvF dy kfql vflLf lyK mY kfpI krky afpxy bhuq sfry vfkPLF nUM eI-zfk rfhIN Byj idqf hY. iksy aKLbfr nUM ajy qwk ies leI nhI Byijaf ikAuNik qusF cfr hPLiqaF dI sLrq lfeI hoeI hY. ho sky qF amIn jI df eI-aYzRYs ikqy Byj Gwqxf qF ik AuhnF nMU mY pqf lwgf dyvF ik AuhnF df iek dIvfnf dunIaf dy ies kony ivc vI vwsdf hY. rojLfnf spoksmYn dI ‘spqfihkI’ ivcoN AuhnF df qy rfxI milk jI df vI iek iek lyK piVHaf hY. slfm hY pMjfbI mF dy bwicaF dI ies suBfg joVI dy pMjfbI ipafr qy bybfkI nUM.
sdf hI quhfzy Audm qy pMjfbI ipafiraF df pRsMsk
-sMqoK isMG , afstRylIaf
 

‘sIrq’ scmuwc vDIaf mYgLjLIn hY, KLfs qOr qy AuhnF leI ijhVy mfq-BUmI qoN dUr rih rhy hn. qusIN ies Auprfly leI vDfeI dy pfqr ho. mYN afstRylIaf ivc rihMdf hY aqy mYnUM kivqf ilKx df sLOk hY. mYnUM dwso ik sIrq ivc pRkfisLq hox df kI mfp-dMz hY? kI ‘sIrq’ hfrz kfpI vjoN vI Cpdf hY?
-jiqMdr isMG, afstRylIaf
 

‘sIrq’ sB qoN AuWqm sfihqk rsflf hY. pMjfbI dI hr aKLbfr ivwc ‘sIrq’ df iesLiqhfr hoxf cfhIdf hY qF ik sfry pfTk sIrq bfry jfx skx aqy iesnUM nUM pRfpq kr skx. mYnUM ‘sIrq’ iewk bhuq hI idlcsp prcf lwgdf hY, ijs ivwc sfnUM vwzy-vwzy lyKkF duafrf ricq AuWqm sfihq pVHn nUM imldf hY.
-gursLrn isMG imsIsfgf
 

joigMdr bfT df ‘sUrmf’ pVH ky hitaf hF. cMgf lwgf. ies qrHF dy hfsy-numf hor lyK vI bfT horF nUM ilKxy cfhIdy hn. Auh kfPLI icr qoN XUrp ivwc rih rhy hn. AuhnF df mjLfkIaf lihjLf mogy vfly ivaMgkfrF vrgf hI hY. ‘sIrq’ pypr pVH ky bhuq sfrI sfihqk jfxkfrI imldI hY. ies qrHF hI awgy vDdy jfE.-
-suwcf isMG nr,jrmnI
 

mYN blijMdr sMGf duafrf ilKI rcnf pVHI, jo bhuq vDIaf lwgI. kI quhfzy leI ieh sMBv hY ik qusIN blijMdr sMGf qwk myrf ieh sunyhf phuMcf dyvo ik Auh iewk bhuq cMgf lyKk hY aqy AusnUM iesy qrHF hI ilKdy rihxf cfhIdf hY. mYN amrIkf qoN Ausdf cfcf hF, aqy AusnUM AuqsLfihq krnf myrf PLrjL hY.DMnvfd
-vIr sMGf, amrIkf
 

surjIq pfqr hurF df iliKaf hoieaf afrtIkl ikaf kmfl sI! sfnuM sB nUM pfqr sfhb qy mfx hY ik Auh dUijaF nUM afpxIaF rcnfvF rfhIN cMgI idsLf idMdy hn. kml kMg nUM eyzI vDIaf kivqf ilKx qy mubfrkF! Aus kol BfvnfvF nUM kivqf dy rUp ivwc ivakq krn leI sLbd vI hn aqy Xogqf vI. hor vI vDIaf lyKkF dI rcnf pVHn dI mYnUM ‘sIrq’ qoN afs hY.‘sIrq’ aqy ‘sIrq’ dy mYNbrF nUM sfl 2008 dIaF bhuq bhuq mubfrkF!
-sMqoK CInf;amrIkf
 

‘sIrq’ pMjfbI sfihq dy ivkfs ivwc iewk bhuq vwzI ClFg hY. sfry dysL vwloN ‘sIrq’ nUM AusdI sPLlqf leI inwG aqy sLuB iewCfvF!
kulivMdr,ropV ,pMjfb
 

mYnUM ‘sIrq’ dy rUp ivwc pMjfbIaF df kYnyzf ivwc ieh Xqn psMd afieaf. mYnUM supn sMDU duafrf iliKLq sfry afrtIkl psMd hn. quhfnuM sB nUM mubfrkF!
-ggn;smrflf
 

mYnUM ieh sux ky KLusLI hY ik kYnyzf dy ivwc iewk nvF pMjfbI prcf sLurU kIqf igaf hY. mYnUM pMjfbI mF bolI aqy swiBafcfr dy imafr nUM hor vI AuWcf krn vfly ‘sIrq’ mYgLjLIn dy XqnF qy mfx hY.
-mndIp isMG,mYlbOrn
 

‘sIrq’ aqy ‘sIrq’ vfilaF dI ‘bwly bwly’hY.
-ikrpfl isMG pMnUM
 

jnvrI mhIny df ‘sIrq’ piVHaf. bhuq vDIaf lwgf. KLfs qOr ‘qy virafm isMG sMDU df ‘phfV qF mYN cuwk hI ilafieaf sF’ vflf lyK bVf idlcsp sI aqy awgy kI hovygf, ieh jfnx dI qFG lwgI rhI. afqMkvfd dy dOr dIaF GtnfvF nUM bVy KUbsUrq ZMg nfl iliKaf hY. tIicMg lfeIn bfry vI bVf KLUbsUrq icqrn hoieaf hY. mYN KLud iek tIcr hF aqy mYN iesnUM cMgy qrIky nfl mfx sikaf hF.
-hrivMdr isMG qfqlf, ipMz mugLl mfjrf, PqihgVH sfihb.
 

amIn milk hurIN kmfl dy lyKk hn. AuhnF dI ilKq pVH ky AuhnF dy drdmMd idl aqy ilK skx dI klf df igafn huMdf hY. AuhnF nUM lgfqfr Cfpdy rho. ieMJ hI hrpRIq syKf afpxIaF ilKqF ivc bVI sfdgI nfl bVI hI iqwKI gwl kr jFdf hY. ipClI vfr pfqr hurF dI gYLrhfjLrI rVkdI rhI. ipCly kuJ ku aMkF ivc suirMdr mMz ny afpxy inwjI idlcsp anuBv ilKxy sLurU kIqy hn, Auh vI bhuq psMd afey. suirMdr sohl dI rcnf pVHidaF virafm sMDU hurF dI khfxI ‘cOQI kUt’ Xfd af geI. sohl ny afqMk df mfhOl bfKLUbI icqiraf hY.
-kuldIp isMG, amrIkf
 

gurpRIq KMnf df lyK “ikAuN pVHfAuNdy hn, srkfrI skUlF dy aiDafpk, afpxy bwicaF ƒ pRfeIvyt aqy pbilk skUlF ivwc?” piVHaf qy afpxy pMjfb dI iZwz-pIV iPr Xfd af geI. gurpRIq ny ies ivsLy dy bhuq sfry pihlUaF qy KUb cfnxf pfieaf hY. mYN pMjfb dy srkfrI skUlF dI ies qRfsdI dy ienHF kfrxF nflL gurpRIq nflL sihmqI prgt krdf hF. pr iesdy nflL sbMiDq jo hor muZly muwdy hn, Auh myrI jfcy gurpRIq dI njLr qoN prHy rih gey hn.
QoVHI dyr pihlF qwk sfzy iehI srkfrI skUl bhuq vDIaf ivwidaf prdfn kr rhy sn. ipMzF ‘c vI aiDafpkF dI iewjLq huMdI sI. bwcy aiDafpkF ƒ afpxy rol mOzl jF afdrsL smJdy huMdy sn. kI acfnk hoey ies mMdy hfl bfry sfzy idmfg kdy svfl nhIN afAuNdy? iblkul afAuNdy hoxgy. Gwto-Gwt kuwJ lok qF ienHF gwlF bfry socdy hI hoxgy. vIhvIN sdI dy awsIivaF qwk vI sfzy skUlF ‘coN kfPLI cMgy ividafrQI inklLdy huMdy sn. iewQoN hI nhIN dUjy sUibaF ‘coN vI iewdF hI sI.
iPr acfnk iewk nvIN aYjukysLn pOilsI (ivwidaf Xojnf) lfgU kr idwqI geI, ijsdy qihq bfkI gwlF qoN ielfvf bwicaF ƒ pMjvIN qwk PylH nf kIqy jfx df hukm jfrI kIqf igaf sI. ies nuksfn-rihq lgdy PYsly ny sfzI iswiKaf pRxflLI ƒ iewk aijhI swt mfrI ik iesdf lwk hI tuwt igaf. myry ies ivcfr qy bhuq lok AuNglLI AuTf skdy hn, pr kI koeI mYƒ dws skdf hY ik jdoN iewk tIcr ƒ ieh KuwlH dy idwqI jfvy ik Auh pVHfvy jF nf pVHfvy qF Auh kI PYslf krygf? sfry qF nhIN kih skdf pr bhuqfq (60% qwk) iehI PYslf krngy ik kMm nf kIqf jfvy. so AunHF ny iehI PYslf ilaf. AuWproN ijhVy gurpRIq vrgy ajy vI pVfAuxo bfj nhIN afAuNdy sn, AunHF df ielfj srkfr ny AunHF ƒ hor PflqU kMm (votF dIaF sUcIaF bxfAuxIaF, mrdm-sLumfrI krnI, afid) dy ky kr idwqf. qusIN puwCxf cfhogy ik ieh nyk kMm iksny kIqf? ieh ‘Blf’ kMm jnfb rfjIv gFDI dI srkfr ny afpxy sfQIaF qy ivroDI iDrF dI mwdd nflL kIqf. AunHF ivwc XU[jI[sI[ dy purfxy cIPL gOqm sfihb vI sn. AunHF ƒ qklIPL kI sI? srkfr ƒ qklIPL ieh sI ik hr koeI vwzI izgrI lY ky vwzI nOkrI dI BflL krdf srkfr dy mgr pYNdf hY. PYslf ieh kIqf igaf ik afm lokF ƒ iewQy qwk phuMcx hI nf idwqf jfvy. so AunHF ny plYn krky hyTF qoN dfqI Pyr ky ijLafdfqr pnIrI hI Kqm kr idwqI. mwD-vrgI jF Auprly drjy dIaF jmfqF leI qF pihlF hI mOzl skUl hfijLr sn, AunHF dI hor bVOqrI ho geI. nuksfn AuTfAux vflLy ikAuNik grIb lok hI sn, ies leI koeI afvfjL AuWTx df mqlb hI nhIN sI bxdf.
ies clfk kfrvfeI nflL rfjIv srkfr ny lwKF-kroVF inwkIaF inwkIaF musLklF df hwl iewko vfr nflL kr idwqf. hux srkfrF ƒ koeI sMq rfm AudfsI qMg nhIN kr skdf, ikAuNik Auh pYdf ho ky vI Auh kuwJ smJ nhIN skdf ijs dI aijhy kMm leI jLrUrq hY. kMmIaF dy gIq ilKx vflLf sLfied hux bx hI nf sky, ikAuNik Ausƒ bxfAux vflLf kfrKfnf hI bMd ho igaf hY.
pr myry vIro qy BYxo ies vrqfry ny isrPL aiq dy grIbF ƒ hI nuksfn nhIN pucfieaf, sgoN ies ny smuwcy BfrqI smfj ƒ nuksfn pucfieaf hY. sLfied keIaF ƒ ieh jfx ky hYrfnI hovygI ik ‘pbilk skUl’ khy jfx vflLy skUl pbilk hY hI nhIN. pbilk skUl df mqlb hY srkfrI skUl. pr sB qoN vwzI musLkl qF ieh hY ik bwicaF ƒ afpxI mfq-BfsLf jF AnHF dy aflLy-duaflLy `c vrqI jfx vflLI BfsLf `c hI muZlI iswiKaf dyxI cfhIdI hY. ieh gwl afDuink iswiKaf ivigafnIaF dIaF KojF qy aDfirq hY aqy iehI jfxkfrI sMXukq rfsLtrI mMc vwloN 1960ivaF dI jfrI kIqI hoeI hY. ivdysLI aMgryjLI BfsLf `c pVHf ky asIN afpxy bwicaF nflL, afpxy afp nflL aqy afpxy pUry dysL nflL Droh kr rhy hF. sfzy ieh ‘pbilk’ skUlF qoN pVHy bwcy AuwckotI dy ivdvfn nhIN sgoN vwD qoN vwD rfjIv gFDI qy ieMdrf gFDI vrgy aOsq isr-iPry iensfn hI bx skdy hn jo DFdlLIaF `c sfzy ajoky isafsqdfnF df sfQ dyxgy. sIrq dy afm pfTkF leI mYN iewk 1987 dI Audfhrx dyxf cfhUMgf. mYN irpudmn kfilj nfBf ‘c pVHfAuNdf sI. iewk idn afpxy iewk pRoPYWsr sfQI dy Gr sLfm ƒ bYTf gwlF-bfqF kr irhf sI. myry dosq dy mMmI iewk pRfeImrI skUl dI muwK-aiDafpkf sn. Aus idn Auh bhuq prysLfn lwg rhy sn, kfrn puwCy jfx qy vI kuwJ nf bolx, bws kmry ‘c gyVy lfeI jfx. QoVHf hor jLor lfAux qy AunHF dwisaf ik Auh awj iewk pRIiKaf kyNdr ivwc izAUtI krn gey sn qy AuWQy hoeI iewk Gtnf ny AunHF ƒ prysLfn kr idwqf hY.
AunHF ny dwisaf ik iewk ipMz dy skUl dI pMjvIN klfs df iewQy iemiqhfn kyNdr ivwc iemiqhfn sI, pr bwicaF ny qkrIbn awDy GMty qwk vI pyprF qy kuwJ nf iliKaf. AunHF ny soicaf ik ivcfry ipMz dy bwcy ikqy nvIN QF qy myry sfPL suQry kwpVy dyK ky hI nf Gbrf gey hox! ies leI AunHF ny AunHF bwicaF dy nflL afey aiDafpk ƒ bfhroN aMdr afAux leI ikhf ik quhfzy afAux nflL sLfied bwicaF ƒ kuwJ hOslf ho jfeygf qy ieh kuwJ ilK lYxgy. pr mfstr jI dy jvfb ny AunHF ƒ byjvfb kr idwqf. mfstr jI ny dwisaf ik ieh bwcy pVH jF ilK nhIN skdy iesy leI kuwJ nhIN kr rhy. qusIN aYvyN iPkr nf kro. hux jLrf soco jo bwcy pihly 6 sflF ivwc kuwJ nhIN pVHfey gey, kI Auh awgy pVH skxgy? iblkul nhIN, AunHF ƒ qF koeI droxfcfrIaf vrgf tIcr vI nhIN pVHf skygf. iewQy mYN ieh dwsxf cfhFgf ik mYN droxfcfrIaf vrgy cMgy aiDafpk dI kfblIaq qy sLwk nhIN kr irhf, mYN qF bwicaF dI EdoN qwk bx cuwkI mfniskqf dI gwl kr irhf hF. Auh EdoN qwk ieh smJx lwg gey hoxgy ik ieh pVHfeI df isstm hI byqukf hY. ies nflL koeI Pfiedf nhIN huMdf. ies qrHF cMgy Bly bwicaF dIaF ijMLdgIaF nflL iKlvfV ho irhf hY. ies leI jy iswiKaf leI kuwJ krnf cfhuMdy ho qF dyr nf kro. sfry pMjfb ivwc iewk isstm hI lfgU kro jF krvfE, qy ijs ivwc mF-bolI ‘c hI iswiKaf idwqI jfvy. iPr ihMdI qy aMgryjLI ƒ vI ivisLaF dy qOr qy pVHfieaf jfvy. awj-kwlH dI qknflojI dI mwdd nflL asIN dunIaf dy sB qoN vDIaf sfieMsdfn, klfkfr, ieMjnIar, zfktr, afid pYdf kr skdy hF. aMgryjLI ƒ vI iewk BfsLf dI qrHF hI gMBIrqf nflL ilaf jfvy, pr ies ƒ jF iksy hor BfsLf ƒ afpxI mfq-BfsLf dI QF nhIN lYx dyxI cfhIdI. mfq-BfsLf sfzy ivcfr-prvfh dI BfsLf huMdI h. jo joV-qoV jF jmF-GtfE asIN mfq BfsLf ‘c kr skdy hF, ijs ƒ dUsry sLbdF ‘c Dur dI soc jF ivlwKx soc ikhf jf skdf hY. hor iksy vI BfsLf ivwc Auh sMBv nhIN hY. dunIaF df hr iensfn ieh afpxy-afp qy lfgU krky iemfndfrI nflL soc ivcfr kr ky afp hI sfbq kr skdf hY. ies leI iksy bhuq bVy qjrby dI loV nhIN hY.
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