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crnjIq isMG pMnU (sYnhojLy kYlIPornIaf)

pCmI dysLF ivwc ies apfr ivkisq qknIk kMipAUtr, lYptfp, sYWl Pon kMipAUtr ijLMdgI dy hr pl df ihwsf bx gey hn. ieh Jws rog mYnUM vI icMbV igaf jd amrIkf phuMc ky Gr dy sfry kmiraF ivwc kMipAUtr sfihb ibrfjmfn hoey myrf svfgq kr rhy idwsy. mfVf motf hwQ-pwlf qF pihlF Bfrq ivwc vI mYN mfr lYNdf sI pr ies dIaF pihlIaF pOVIaF qoN awgy cVHn df mYN hIaf nhIN kIqf qy afls pfeI rwiKaf. Bfrq srkfr dy nYsLnl sYNpl srvy sMgTn mihkmy ny mYnUM kMipAUtr dI muZlI jfxkfrI hfsl krn vfsqy nfgpur, ÌrIdfbfd aqy jYpur dy kMipAUtr sYNtrF ivwc Byijaf ikAuNik awgy qoN sfrf dÌqrI kMm pyprlYws hox dI srkfrI pysLbMdI sI. ies vfsqy vfDU qrwkIaF qy ienfm vI ley pr ies qoN iswK ky mYN ijafdf Pfiedf nhIN AuTf sikaf ikAuNik hr vyly myrf koeI nf koeI shfiek vI myry nfl huMdf sI. Aus dI ipwT qy QfpI mfrdf Aus nUM kih dyxf,'vyK lY bytf cMgI qrHF, qyrI Aumr hY iswKx pVHn dI, qUM hI qF sfrf kMm krnf hY.' amrIkf af ky hux jd hr moV qy kMipAUtr sfihb myry sfhmxy KVHy myrf mUMh icVfAuNdy hn qF aPsrI ivwc gvfey Auh srkfrI kImqI pl, mYnUM Gor pCqfvy ivwc Dkyl Cwzdy hn. ikMnf cMgf huMdf jy mYN ieh muhfrq pihlF kr lYNdf BfvyN ikrpfl isMG pMnU dy kihx anusfr kMipAUtr iswKx leI Aumr dI koeI hwd jF qkfjLf nhIN huMdf qy hr Aumr ivwc iswiKaf jf skdf hY. mYN hux mfVf motf hwQ mfr lYNdf hF pr bhuqI vyrF byty dlvIr pMnU dI slfh lYNdf hF jo dMdf dy spYÈilst hox dy nfl nfl kMipAUtr df vI mfihr hY ikAuNik amrIkI zfktrI pysLy ivwc hr mrIjL dI PfeIl bxfAuxI/rwKxI jrUrI hY qy Auh kMipAUtr qy hI bxdI hY. ieMtrnYwt, eI[ myl, qy vYbsfeIt KolHxy mYN iswK ley qy afpxy jogI pMjfbI aMgryjLI tfeIp vI iswK leI. ies ivclf rumFckfrI sMsfr awgy qoN awgy hor jfnx Koj krn leI mjbUr krdf hY. icrIN ivCuMny XfrF nfl XU itAUb, Pys buwk, blfg sFJ ny mYnUM hor AuqsLfihq kIqf. hr sLfm svyry gurbfxI poRgrfm vFg ieMtrnYwt KolHxf, aÉbfrF pVHnIaF qy eI myl vyKxf inwq nym bx igaf.

do idn mYN aYwP[ bI[ afeI[ vwloN afeI myl nhIN KolHI. ‘lfst noits’ dI nvIN aKIrlI cyqfvnI ny mYnUM ies dy Kqrnfk aMjfm ivwc pf idwqf. pqf nhIN ies ivwc kI swp TUhyN hox gy jo bfr bfr DONs idMdy DmkIaF dy rhy ny. amrIkf dI aYwP[ bI[ afeI[ df Bfrq dI sI[ bI[ afeI[ vFg bVf zihl hY qy igrJ vFg ijwQy ijs qy ies dI njLr clI geI smJo iPr KYr nhIN. ‘ibwlI nUM vyK ky awKF mItx nfl hI qF musIbq nhIN tl jFdI, awKF KolH ky ies df mukfblf krnf pYxf. AunHF ny myry koloN kI lYxf? mYN qF kdy awgy ipwCy ieho ijhf glq gYr-knUnIN kMm kdy nhIN kIqf ijs krky ienHF nUM myrI loV pY geI. ho skdf AunHF dy rYkrz ivwc iksy aprfDI mujrm gYNgstr df hulIaf myry nfl myl Kf igaf hovy.’ jwko-qwkI BMblBUsy ivwc btn nwpdf hF.
hYq qyry dI! puwitaf phfV inklI cUhI. ‘nfeIjIrIaf srkfr dI pMj lwK zflr dI lftrI dy qusIN hwkdfr sI. quhfzI pihcfx aqy insLfndyhI vfsqy AunHF ny sfzI syvf vfsqy phuMc kIqI hY ikAuNik ies dy do hor hwkdfr pihlF hI phuMc cuwky hn. jldI afpxy pfsport, afeI[ zI[ aqy bYNk Kfqf dwsx dI Kycl krnI qF jo pRmfixk aslIaq qsdIk krky ieh rkm quhfzy Kfqy ivwc jmHF krvfeI jf sky.’ ies Prfz nUM mYN POrn smJ igaf qy ies dI qswlI puÈtIkrx vfsqy aYwP[ bI[ afeI[ sYnhojLy df nMbr lwB ky Pon imlfAuNdf hF. myl dy ijkr nfl hI AunHF vwloN awgoN juafb imldf hY. ‘nfeIjIrIaf dI lftrI dy pwqr vflf iek afkrÈx sLosLf hY. ies nUM zIlIt kr idAu.’ myry kihx qy ik qusIN ies kys dI pYrvI krky ajyhy kOmFqrI aprfD nUM lgfm pfAu, Auh afpxI byvsI pRgt krdf dwsdf hY. ‘pqf nhIN Auh dunIaf dI ikhVI kuMdHry bYT ky kfly mnsUby eIjfd kr rhy ny. keI jldI amIr bxn dy lflc vs Ps vI jfdy ny. quhfzy Pon df DMnvfd. afpxI gTVI sFB ky rwKo, iksy nUM cor nf kho.’
afDuink Xug dI qyj qrfr ijLMdgI ivwc eI[ myl df bhuq mhwqv hY. Gr dy mYNbr vI keI vyrF hPqf hPqf Br nhIN imldy. afpxy sunyhy ies sMcfr sfDn nfl hI phuMcfAuNdy hn. tYlIPon KVkf krdf suwiqaF nUM jgfAuNdf hY, hux sYwl Pon ivwc GMtI vI vwjxI nhIN. eI myl nfl vI buwqf sr jFdf hY. keI vyrF ies df durAupXog nINd cYn hrfm kr idMdf hY qy pIVq ies nUM vgfh mfrdf hY, ‘BwT ipaf sonf ijhVf kMnF nUM pfVy.’
ies idmfgI boJ qoN mukq ho ky rfq sOx vyly afKrI vfr dI myl cYwk krdf hF.
gulfb ijhf iek suMdr hsmuK ichrf prdy qy bYTf muskrf irhf hY. ‘Auey sMDU sfihb! qUM ikvyN?’ afp muhfry aMdroN Auqsuk mn Auqfvlf ho jFdf hY. mYnUM Aus dI bdlI ijhI nklI murJfeI hflq qy qrs af igaf hY. vYlyt gvf bYTf hY ivcfrf! virafm sMDU.
‘hYlo, quhfzf kI hfl hY. AumId hY ik twbr smyq sfry rfËI KusLI hovogy. mYnUM aPsos hY ik mYN ieMglYNz dy sYmInfr pRogrfm qy jfx bfry quhfnUM sUicq nhIN kIqf. mYnUM quhfzI hmdrdI loV pY geI hY, ijMnI CyqI ieh eI myl imly. myrf btUaf ijs ivwc myrf kImqI smfn qy nkdI rwKI hoeI sI hotl dy rsqy ivwc guMm ho igaf hY. jrUrI qOr qy myrf hotl ibwl cukfAux qy Gr vfpsI vfsqy 2500 zflr df mmUlI ijhf krËf dy ky myrI mdd kro. jo vI Byj sko mYN quhfzI kdr krF gf qy vfpsI Gr jf ky moV idaF gf. mYnUM dwso jy Byj skdy ho qF mYN quhfnUM ieh rkm Byjx dI ivDI jfxkfrI QF itkfxf dws idaF.’
muVdI zfky afpxI rËfmMdI dy ky mYN puwCdf hF dwso ikwQy ikvyN ByjF. ieho ijhI vgfr koeI hwmy-dfvy vfly Xfr hI pf skdy ny. AunHy ikhVy roj roj pYsy mMgxy ny.
‘cMgf hoieaf vYlyt hI guMimaf hY ikqy bYg hI nhIN guMm ho igaf nhIN qy ibgfinaF vFg Tur Tur kMbdf rih jFdf lMzn dIaF husIn sVkF kMZy. AupiraF rfhF KihiVaF ivwc ies qrHF Btkxf ikMnf ksLtdfiek hY, mYN jfxdf hF qy ieh mYN afpxy hwzF qy hMZfieaf hY. ijvyN ipCly sfl dlvIr afpxI kYnyzf PyrI qoN vfpsI sYn-PRFissko dy hvfeI awzy qy cfry pfsport qy krYizt kfrzF smyq bYg hI awzy dI skfeI tryn ivwc Cwz ky Auwqr gey sn. Aus dI puls rIport krdy AuQy KVHy KVHy jydIp swq sfl df Cotf bwcf ieh smJ ky ik ies ivwc cVHnf hY, dOV ky dUsrI gwzI jf ciVHaf sI. ibn zrfeIvr dy ieh ryl gwzI, svY-clq drvfjLy afpy bMd ho gey qy sLUM-mMqr ho geI sI. puls vfilaF dy afAux qwk iewk hor vzyrf duKFq KVHf ho igaf. rwb df sLukr ik pMdrF imMt ivwc keI pVfvF qy KloNdI cldI gwzI dy cwkr dI vfpsI smyN Auh afpxI sIt qy bYTf iml igaf sI pr Jolf nhIN imilaf. asIN bfhr AunHF dI ieMqËfr ivwc KVHy lyt hox krky hor pryÈfn ho rhy sF. jd tYlIPon qy ies kFz df pqf lwgf qf sfry potf potf koNhdy jfn muwTI ivwc afeI rhI sI. ikMnI dyr bfd hI suKdfeI Ébr imln qy suK df sfh afieaf sI. krYizt kfrzF dIaF kMpnIaF nUM Pon krky kfrz kYNsl krvfAuxy pey qy aYwP[ afeI[ afr[ dI nkl lY ky muV dobfrf pfsport vfsqy ibny- pwqr idwqf qy keI AUt-ptFg suaflF dy juafb dy ky nvyN pfsport imly. Aus smyN dI Xfd afAuNdy hI rONgty KVHy ho jfdy hn. ijs qn lwgy so qn jfxy. ies leI mYnUM myry ies dosq pRqI bVI gihrI hmdrdI AuqpMn ho geI qy mYN pYsy Byjx leI afpxf prs Proln lwgf.
1971-72 dy krIb jd guru nfnk dyv XUnIvristI dI AusfrI df kMm pihly pVf qy sI, ivKy pfiksqfnI khfxIkfr sLfied hnIP cODrI dy svfgq vfsqy iek khfxI drbfr df afXojn kIqf igaf. swdy anusfr mYN vI vyKdf toldf XUnIvristI dy gyt aMdr jf ky Gfh dy mYdfn qy bYT ky ieMqËfr krn lwgf. muKqfr igwl, drsLn DMjl, hrBjn KymkrnI, joigMdr kYroN, dlbIr cyqn afid dy vI afAux dI sMBfvnf sI. clo awgy AunHF nfl itkfxy phuMc jfvF gy. gyt qoN iek CItkf mlUk ijhf muwC-Puwt nON juafn Aucf lMbf kwd qyV pjfmf, Auwqr ky aMdr zFzy mINzy myry vwl ho quiraf. moZy qy KwdV df Jolf vyK ky mYN ikhf, ‘af igaf hrnfm dfs sihrfeI.’ AunHIN idnIN ieh afm mKOlI Dfrnf sI ik rfhy-brfhy ijQy ikqy moZy Joly vflf ivakqI vyKo, Auh hI pMjfbI khfxIkfr hrnfm dfs sihrfeI hovy gf. pr myrI ieh Dfrnf jldI hI dm qoV geI ikAuNik Aus nUM mYN pihlF vI keI vyr iml cuwkf sF qy ieh koeI hor hI hsqI sI.
‘sfsrI kfl[[[.’ Aus dy dMdF ivwcoN ijvyN Puwl JV pey.
‘sfsrI kfl.’ mYN smJ igaf ieh vI myry vrgf koeI rfh ZuMzfAU hoAU qy itkfxf lwB pAU hux suKflf.
‘iewQy koeI pRogrfm hY? khfxI drbfr df?’
‘hF jI hY, afAu bYTo, mYN crnjIq isMG pMnU hF.’
‘E KusL kIqf eI![[ pMnU sfihb.[[[ mYN virafm.’ sUhI svyr vFg Aujl Aus dI ÈKsIaq pihlI qwkxI qy mYN moihq ho igaf. Aus dIaf awzIaF bFhF ivwc glvkVI pf lYNdf hf.
‘afE DMnBfg! quhfnUM iml ky bVI KusLI hoeI. quhfzf nfm qF mYN keI vyrF piVHaf suixaf hY. cMgf hoieaf awj drsLn ho gey.’
khfxI drbfr ivwc virafm Cfieaf irhf. dlbIr cyqn ny virafm dI pyNzU khfxI dI qfrIÌ kIqI pr nfl hI ies nUM lMbI kih ky pwtI mys kr idwqI. sfzI vfhvf iCwl lfhI Aus POjI aPsr ny, virafm dI lMbI khfxI krky qy myrI ‘dohrI kYd’ khfxI dy muwK pfqr iek POjI aPsr df iBRsLt ikrdfr AulIkx krky jo Aus nUM anhoxf lwgf. bfd ivwc jd keI POjI aPsrF dy Gutfly aÉbfrF ivwc Cpy jwg Ëfhr hoey qF iek imlnI ivwc Aus ny afpxI Aus itwpxI bfry Kyd prgt kIqf sI.
Aus qoN bfd keI vyrF rfhF glIaF jF sfihqk smfgmF ivwc Pqy PqUhI huMdI rhI. ilKq ivwc virafm sMDU ny bVI jldI pulFGF puwtIaF qy cotI vwl Df ipaf. ieh suwcf moqI Jbdy hI pfrKU jOhrIaF dI njLrIN cVH igaf. purfxy GrftIey pRym pRkfsL dI brfbrI krn vflf Auh iekwlf hI khfxIkfr brfbr af KVf hoieaf. sunihrI bwdl vFg afpxIaF bhupwKI khfxIaF qy rcnfvF dy Cwty mfr ky pMjfbI df Gfpf pUr idwqf. hr myly msfDy srkfry drbfry Aus dI puwC pVqfl kImq pYx lwgI. skUlF, kfljF, XUnIvristIaF ivwc Aus dIaF rcnfvF dy muwl pYx lwgy. koeI vI sBf smfgm Aus qoN ibnf AUxf sI. dysL LBgq Xfdgfr hfl ivKy pMjfb dy srkfrI skUlF ivwc aMgRyjLI dI pVHfeI sLurU krn bfry sYmInfr ivwc bhuq pRiqBfsLIl dfinsLvr bulfry ies nUM isafsI iqgVmbfËI df nfm dy ky ivroDqf kr rhy sn. Aus dI bVHk ny ik ‘jy grIb bwcy pMjfbI dy nfl nfl aMgryjLI iswK lYx gy qy quhfzf kI iZwz duKU?’ hfsy df CrHftf vrHf idwqf qy muÉflÌq bolqI bMd kr idwqI sI.
jlMDr 1991 dy aMqrrfsLtrI khfxI kfnPRMs ivwc vI Aus df kwd hor Aucyrf hoieaf. KfVkU vfd dOr dI Aus rfq bfrF vjy iksy ny myrf drvfjLf KVkf ky sfry twbr nUM sUlI tMg idwqf. pqf nhIN puls vfly jF ‘Auh BfAU’? mYN zrdy zrdy drvfjLy vwl viDaf.
‘asIN puls vfly aF[[ jldI KolHo[[[.’ sLrfb dI smYwl ivwcoN rlgz afvfjLF dy ichry Aujfgr ho gey. hrjIq atvfl, qlivMdr, bljIq rYxf qy jgIr nUr bfhr KVy hws rhy sn. ‘qYnUM zMn lgfAuxf qUM AuQy nhIN imilaf.’ Aus sfrI rfq dIvf bldf irhf sI qy Aus kfnPRMs ivwc pMjfbI sfihq ivwc pRvfsI sfihq aqy virafm sMDU dI mhwqvpUrn BUimkf jo AuwBr ky sfhmxy afeI kyNdrq rhI. sfiraF ny khfxIaF vI pVHIaF suxIaF pr iËafdfqr soihly virafm dy hI gfey gey sn.
‘iksy dI alocnf krdy iksy myjLbfn dy cUMZI Br ky rMg ’c BMg pf idwqI hoAU. ilhfË nhIN krn vflf, iksy dy igwty lf idwqI hoAU, ijs krky sfry mUMh moV ky pfsy inkl gey AuhnMU iekwly Cwz ky. iksy dy Gr bYT ky dfrU murgf cMUz ky Aus dI bdKoeI krnI qy isiKaf dyxI kuwCV bYT ky dfVHI puwtx dy brfbr hY jo iksy vI myjLbfn dy sMGoN nhIN lwQdI. sfry ieh AumId rwKdy hn ik hux ieh sfzf mihmfn sfnUM dunIaf dy vwzy ivdvfnF dI ilst ivwc sLfml kr jfey.’
Aus dI BolI ijhI sUrq sfhmxy afAuNdy hI kuJ hor vfeIt kflrF vfly iqVky ichry sfKsLfq ho jfdy hn jo AuQoN Bfrq qoN ivdysLI PyrI vfsqy qrlomwCI huMdy lylHVIaF kwZdy bfr bfr Pon krdy rfqF dI nINd hrfm krdy hn. pRDfngI mMzl ivwc bYT ky afpxIaF qy afpxy lokF dIaF qfrIÌF dy pul bMnHdy pRvcn krdy isiKaf dyx lgdy hn. iPr afpxy aslI rUp ivwc, afpxIaF nfmI by nfmI aslI nklI sMsQfvF vfsqy hwQ awzdy cMdf dfn mMgdy rMgy igwdV vFg ivaFkx lwg jFdy hn. sroqy vyKo vyKI sLrmo-kusLrmIN kuJ iCwlV AunHF dI Byt krdy aMdroN durlfhnq krdy buVbuVfAuNdy hn. vfps jf ky iehI lok dfnIaF nUM mUrK kihMdy hn ik cft PlfAuxIaF iKlfr ky ienHF nUM ijvyN mrËI buwDU bxf lE qy jo mrËI mMg lE.
‘ho skdf ikqy ienHy vI koeI kOmFqrI PMz vflf koeI golk rwK idwqf hovy.[[[ ikqy ieh vI koeI ajyhf Prfz zrfmf qF nhIN? kI pqf iksy dy idl df kdoN ikwQy byeImfn ho jfey.’
‘nhIN, hrigjL nhIN Aus dI suMdr jl vrgI pfk pivwqr inrCl sUrq dgy vflI gumrfhkMun kfrvfeI nhIN kr skdI.’
sfrI rfq guxy ingUxy ielhfm myry mn ivwc twlIaF vFg KVkdy rhy.
‘bMdf jdoN musIbq ivwc hovy AudoN Auh jo vI jfiejL nfjfieË hrkq kr skdf hY.’
‘pr Aus ny mYnUM hI ikAuN cuixaf hY? jd ik lMzn ivwc vI Aus dy hËfrF dosq imwqr, cyly cpty pfTk PYn hn. Aus nUM Auh iksy gwloN vI AUxy nhIN hox dyx lwgy. aMqrrfsLtrI pwDr df ieh pMjfbI khfxIkfr ivdvfn hr pMjfbI dy idl ivwc vwisaf hieaf hY. Auh ies qrHF hotl ivwc ikAuN Tihry gf? jy Auh afp Tihr vI igaf qF Aus dy hotl df ibwl cukfAux vfly keI sLigrd inwqr afAux gy. Auh iekwlf sMghIx axsMBfilaf kdy vI nhIN ho skdf.’ ienfmF snmfnF qgimaF ivwc iGiraf pRoicaf ieh sfihqk isqfrf mYnUM lfvfirs loVvMd ivcfrf ivcfrf moZy Jolf pfeI hotl dI dyxdfrI iKVkI sfhmxy KVHf idKfeI idMdf hY.
eI[ mylF dy purfxy kFz muV muV pwqry Qwldy AuwGV rhy hn. ipCly sfl iek idn svyry AuwTidaF hI pihlI eI[ myl ny mYnUM bfgoN bfg kr idwqf sI. 'kfngrYcUlysLn! quhfzI pMj lwK pONz dI lftrI inklI hY.' mYN KusLI nfl pfglF vFg iclfieaf. myrf idmfg Ptx nUM kry. pMj lwK qy Auh vI pONz! mYN pMjfh nfl guxf krky iek dm cfr kroV rupy bxf ley. gixq ivwc sLurU qoN hI mfihr hF mYN.
'lftrI? ikwQoN? ikvyN?[[ ieh ibn bfdl brsfq ikwdF ho skdI hY? bIj qoN ibnf pOdf ikvyN inkl skdf hY? mYN qF kdy lftrI nhIN pfeI qF ienfm ikwQoN inkl jfAU.' mYN Pyr pVHdf hF, dobfrf ghu nfl vyKdf hF. mYnMU afpxIaF awKF qy bypRqIqI huMdI hY. bwcy ajy suwqf ipaf hY. socdf hF AunHF nUM jgf ky ieh ÉuÈÉbrI dy idaF.[[ pr nhIN mYN ieh sfry notF dI pMz hwQF ivwc lY ky hI hor mYNbrF nUM acMBy ivwc pfvF gf. sfry ikMny KusL hox gy. ies rkm nfl kI kI KrIdxf hY, ikhVf ikhVf nvF vwzf kfrobfr clfAuxf hY, Bfrq dIaF ikhVIaF sMsQfvF nUM idl KolH ky dfn dyxf hY, ikhVy ipwCy rih gey loVvMd jF ruwsy hoey swjxF imwqrF dI mfiek shfieqf krnI hY. ielhfm dI iek lihr cfr cuPyry GuMmdI keI mnsUby GV idMdI hY.
sLMtI AuwT ky isrhfxy af KVHf hoieaf hY. Auh vI KuwlHI myl pVH ky myrI pRsMnqf ivwc sLfml ho jFdf hY.
'pVH kI hY ieh? swcI hY ik JUTI?'
Auh myry svfl nfl hor nIvF ho ky pVHdf hY, KuwlH ky hwsdf hY.
'TIk hY[[ iblkul TIk! mOj bx geI.' Aus dI qsdIk sux ky myry sfry sLwk suBf nivrq ho jFdy hn. Auh nvF sLihr ivKy vkIl hY qy iewQy amrIkf df vkIl bxn leI iemiqhfn dyx afieaf hY. Aus dI qsdIk glq nhIN ho skdI.
iek hor eI[ myl af phuMcI hY. ieh aYksYlsr korIar kMpnI vwloN hY, ‘quhfzI pMj lwK pONz dI lftrI sfzy kol phuMc geI hY qy afpxf isrnfvF pqf dwso qF jo ieh cYwk Byjx leI jrUrI kfrvfeI kIqI jfey. Xfd rwKxf ieh cYwk asIN kyvl iek hPqf hI kol rwK skdy hF, so Kwjl KuafrI qoN bcx leI jldI afpxI pihcfx pwqr qy hor dsqfvyjL qy korIar df Krcf Byjo qF jo asIN ieh Byj skIey.’
eynI jldI iksmq idafl ho geI! iehnMU kihMdy ny iksmq dy kVCy. jd Auh idMdf hY CwpV pfV ky idMdf hY. mYnUM afpxI pRflBq qy XkInn mfx mihsUs huMdf hY.
1970 dy krIb vI iek ajyhI hI krfmfq hoeI sI jd srkfrI muhrF vflI icwTI mYnUM Gr phuMcI. Auqsuk ijhy ho ky ies anjfx izspYcr df Qhu pqf krn dI koisLsL kIqI pr pqf eynI Ksqf hflq ivwc sI ik mYN kuJ vI nhIN pVH sikaf. 'pqf nhIN kI gMd blf hoAU ivwc!' guwsy ijhy nfl pfV ky KolHdf hF.
‘mubfrk! jlMDr ivKy kwZy gey lftrI zRf ivwc arbn iestyt df plft nMbr 1719 quhfzy nfm afieaf hY. afpxIaF purfxIaF rsIdF qy ds hjfr bkfieaf nkd, dsqfvyjL idKf ky PlfxI qrIk nUM kbjf lY lE.' Aus vyly vI myrf mn AuwCl AuwiTaf sI. pMj lwK df plft mYnUM isrÌ ds bfrF hjfr ivwc iml igaf sI. Aus qoN keI sfl pihlF pMjfb srkfr ny plft dyx vfsqy ibny pwqr mMgy sn jo mYN pMj sO df zrfPt nfl nwQI krky Byj idwqf sI. keI sfl srkfr qy ijmIdfrF ivckfr ies jLmIn dI kImq kbjy vfsqy hfeIkort qwk mukwdmf cldf irhf sI. bhuq sflF qwk kuJ nhIN hoieaf. iPr kuJ srkfrI hdfieqF inklIaF ik jlMDr ivKy plft QoVy hn qy AumIdvfr ijafdf, ies leI jo afpxI amfnq vfips krnf cfhy qF kr skdf hY. mYN vfips krn df PYslf kr ilaf ikAuNik mYN nf hI iksy nUM irsLvq dyxI sI qy nf hI ies vfsqy koeI phuMc isPfirsL krnI sI. myrf iek kulIg joigMdr isMG nfrf myry rsqy ivwc af igaf.
‘qMU ieh pYsy kZvf ky kI krny ny, srkfr kol pey ny kuC dy ky hI Cuwtx gy. ivafj qF lgdf hI rhU. KUh ivwc peI iewt suwkI nhIN inkln lwgI.' KUh vflf muhfvrf mYN nkfrfqimk rUp ivwc hI lYNdf irhf pr ies icwTI ny Aus swjx dI khI qy Puwl cVHf idwqy.
'vyiKaf krfmfq! qYnUM ikhf sI nf. cMgf rhyN gf. Xfd kryN gf.'
'qyry mUMh iGE sLwkr.' mYN ikhf sI. dfrU qoN Auh dUr rihMdf sI. Auh mDrf ijhf hsmuK ichrf myry sfhmxy afix KiVHaf hY. Auh plft bVy sfl myry supinaF ivwc qrQwlI mcfAuNdf irhf. kdy mYN AuQy afpxI irhfiesL vfsqy bVI suMdr koTI Ausfr lYNdf, kdy afpxy srkfrI dÌqr nUM mUMh mMgy ikrfey qy cVHf idMdf qy kdy pRfprtI zIlrF nUM GUridaF AunHF qoN ipwCf CuzfAux leI BjfAuNdf irhf. bwcy amrIkf phuMcx qy aKIr mYN Auh plft pMdrF lwK df vyicaf.
'hux vI ieh JUT nhIN. swcIN mucI myrI lftrI inkl afeI hY.' mYN cutkI mfrdf guxguxfAuNdf hF.
sMjIdf ijhI guÌqgU ivwc dlvIr sLfml ho jFdf hY. sfhmxy KwulHI skrIn vyK ky gMBIr mfmlf smJ jFdf hY. ajyhy iksy pIVq dI aÉbfr dI Ébr myry sfhmxy ilaf rwKdf hY ijvyN ieh myrI hI hovy. ‘mubfrk! pMj lwK pONz dI quhfzI lftrI af geI hY.` quhfƒ ajyhI eI[ myl[ afvy qF smJo mfmlf gVbV hY. ajyhI iek zfk mYƒ XU[ ky[ nYÈnl lftrI, post bOks nMbr 1010 ilvr pUl, aYl 701 XunfeItz ikMgzm vwloN 19 jnvrI ƒ imlI ik myrI pMj lwK pONz dI lftrI inklI hY. nfl hI ieh iliKaf afieaf ik qusIN aYksYlsr korIar srivs, vfeIt crc hMt ieMglYNz nfl sMprk krky afpxI mrËI dy sQfn qy ieh rkm hfsl kr skdy ho. AuhnF dy idwqy iqMn tYlIPon nMbr 447028098607, 447011137751, 447011147228 bfr bfr trfeI krn qy nhIN imly. 2ú jnvrI ƒ korIar vwloN iek eI myl afeI ik cfr sO pONz Krcf Byjo qf jo ieh zrfPt quhfƒ Byijaf jfvy. mYN iliKaf ik mYN afp af ky lY jfvF gf. AuhnF ikhf jI sdky afE pr pihlF afpxf pCfx pwqr, zrfeIvr lfeIsYNs, pfsport dI kfpI Byj idAu qf jo quhfzy afAux qoN pihlF loVINdI srsrI srkfrI kfgjLI kfrvfeI pUrI kr leI jfvy. afpxf vkIl qy koeI vIh hjfr pONz dy lgBg srkfrI tYks qy hor Putkl Krcy jo pysLgI lwgxy hn Auh vI nfl lY ky af jfieE. do hPqy qwk nf lYx qy ieh lftrI Ëbq kr leI jfvy gI. 22 jnvrI ƒ iek hor ajyhI hI myl korIar kMpnI vwloN afeI jo mYN lMzn rihMdy iek dosq nUM Byj idwqI. Aus dy juafb ny myry sfry supny cknfcUr kr idwqy ik Aus sQfn qy ajyhI iksy kMpnI df nfm insLfn nhIN qy ieh inrf DoKf PRfz hY.’
dlvIr mfAUs PVH ky cUhI ijhI GumfAuNdf hY.’ lE pVHo vyKo, vYbsfeIt! aPvfhF qoN sfvDfn! ikMny cYptr Bry pey ny ieho ijhIaF TwgIaF dy.’ Auh afdq anusfr musLkVIaF ivwc mYnUM tflx dI koisLsL krdf hY.
‘hoAU! pr ieh TwgI nhIN. myrI iksmq bVI qyj hY. Auh qF bfr bfr duhrf rhy ny afp af ky lY jfAu nhIN qy asIN srkfrI Kfqy jbq kr lYxI.’ mYnUM Aus dI gwl cuBI hY, iesny aYvyN rMg ivwc BMg pf idwqI. sLMtI ny vI myrI hfmI Br idwqI hY. dlvIr hwsdf pry clf jFdf hY.
‘kr vyKo! qjrbf krn df kI hrj aY. jfE dovyN jfE, nfly sYr kr afE. vkIl vI qF afpxf Gr df hI hY. nf ihMg lwgy nf PtkVI.’
afp jfx df hONslf nhIN ipaf. keI idn isr KpfeI krky icwTIaF PUn KVkf ky kuJ hwQ pwly nhIN ipaf. Auh korIar df 500 pONz agfAUN mMgdy rhy qy mYN lftrI dI rkm ivwcoN kwtx df suJf idMdf irhf.
mrfsI nUry dI khfxI vFg myrf hwsx qy rox nUM iekwTf jI kIqf. iek idn svyry AuwT ky mrfsx ny AuwcI AuwcI roxf ipwtxf lf idwqf. Aus nUM vyK ky koTy cVH ky mrfsI vI DfhF mfrn lwgf. vyKx suxn vflI BIV iekwTI ho ky AunHf dy kIrinaF ivwc sLfml ho geI. sLok qy sdmy vflf qkVf mjmf bx igaf. hmdrdIaF dI BIV vyK ky mrfsI roNdf roNdf JUTf ijhf JyzF krn lwgf. ‘bhuq myhrbfnI! quhfzy sfry hmdrdIaF dI. qusF ies duwK dI GVI ivwc sfzf sfQ idwqf.[[[ ies nUM ijafdf gMBIrqf nfl nf lAu jjmfno, ikAuNik ieh qF iek supnf sI. nUry dI mF nUM rfq supny ivwc nUrf jMimaf qy supny ivwc hI mr igaf. Kory ieh JUTf hI hovy.’
ies supny vFg mYN vI keI idn kroVpqI bixaf moZy qoN QuwkF suwtdf irhf, qy aKIr afpxI kMblI Guwt ky sbr krnf ipaf. eyho ijhy Tyzy qy TwgIaF THorIaF ny mYnUM bhuq sLwkI bxf idwqf qy rwsI nUM swp smJxf suBfivk hI myrI afdq ivwc sLfml ho igaf.
hux Pyr mYnUM duibDf ivwc vyK ky myrf slfhkfr af Dmkdf hY. ‘zYzI! eynI pryÈfnI dI kI loV. CotI mfmUlI ijhI rkm hY. clo huxy ieh lfgy hI vYstrn dÌqr hY 2500 zflr Byj idMdy hF. imMtF ivwc phuMc jfx gy AuwQy. afAu bYTo, mYN quhfzI mdd krdf hF.’ Auh kfr dI cfbI Cwlf CxkfAuNdf mYnUM iesLfrf krdf hY.
‘ikAuN nhIN AunHF dy Gr jF hor sMprk nMbr qy Pon kr lYNdy. AunHF df Gr qF kYnyzf ivwc vI hY. ijhVf dosq ajyhy kMm vfsqy lMzn qoN quhfnUM Pon kry gf Aus afpxy Gr vI jrUr kIqf dwisaf hovy gf. Pon vfsqy ijhf lhOr iqhf ipsLOr, qusIN ieMzIaf vI kr skdy ho.’ Aus dI gwl mYnUM jc jFdI hY. zrdf Jkdf zfierI Poldf Pon imlfAuNdf hF. supndIp hYlo boldf hY.
‘sMDU sfihb nUM imlf bytf.’mYN aiswDy qOr qy afpxI ikafs-afrfeI dI pusLtI krnI cfhuMdf sI ik jy koeI ajyhI vfrdfq hoAU, Auh afpy dws dyvy gf. kuJ sikMt mgroN ‘hF jI!’ jfxI pCfxI afvfjL afAuNdI hY. myrI KusLI df koeI hwd bMnf nhIN irhf Pyr.
‘kdoN afey vfips sMDU sfihb? ikwdF bIqI?’ mYN jldI jldI jfnx leI Auqsuk Auqfvlf hF.
‘qusIN bcy E nf?[[[ Twgy qF nhIN gey?[[[ mYN qF vIry igaf hI nhIN.’ mYN AunHF dy hfsy ivwc sLfml ho jFdf hF.
‘iksy nIc kfryhwQy ny myrf eImyl pfsvrz agvf kr ilaf qy myry sfry dosqF nUM gumrfhkun eI[ myl Byj ky pYsy/zflr Twgx leI vriqaf.’
dlvIr jyqU jrnYl vFg hwQF dI qfVI vjfAuNdf lot pot ho irhf sI.
‘DMnvfd byty! qUM iek vfr Pyr mYnUM bcf ilaf.’

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Charanjit Singh Pannu.
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