dwKx dysL – sbwbIN myly
- gurbIr isMG Buwlr, sivtjLrlYNz
 

afstRylIaf vI bVf ivlwKx mulk hY. dunIaF dy nksLy ‘qy njLr mfro qF hyTly pfsy vwKrf hI ipaf idsdf hY. sLfied iesy krky hI kuJ amrIkI pWqrkfrF ny afstRylIaf vfsqy ‘d lYNz zfAUn aMzr’ (The land down under) Bfv ‘hyTly pfsy vflI DrqI’ df lkLb vrqxF sLurU kr idwqf hY. dwKxIN arD goly df sB qoN vwzf mulk, ijs nUM iksy hor mulk dI srhwd nhIN lwgdI. swqF mhFdIpF coN’ sB qoN Cotf, pr jy tfpUaF c igxqI kro qF sB qoN vwzf afbfd tfpU. KyqrPl dy ihsfb nfl dunIaF df CyvF vwzf mulk, Bfrq nfloN krIb ZfeI guxF vwzf. pr afbfdI msF cVHdy pMjfb ijMnI. ies qoN ielfvf vI keI gwlF hn jo ies mulk dI ivlwKxqf ivwc vfDf krdIaF hn, ijvyN ik kMgfrU, koaflf aqy eImUM vrgy jfnvr aqy kuJ Kfs qrHF dI bnfspqI, jo kyvl ies DrqI qy hI imldI hY. BU-ivigafnI ikafs krdy hn ik koeI nON-ds kroV sfl pihlF DrqI df ieh tukVf dwKxI Druv nfl juiVaf huMdf sI. iPr pqf nhIN koeI kudrqI hlcl hoeI jF DOly bld dy isMÕF Qwly KurHk hoeI, jmIn df eynf ku ihwsf dwKxIN Druv nfloN inwKV ky iKskdf – iKskdf hux vflI QF af phuMicaf.
afstRylIaf df nfm lfqInI BfsLf dy sLbd ‘afstRyils’ qoN ilaf igaf hY, ijs df arQ hY ‘dwKxIN’. romn kfl qoN hI, iksy ‘axjfx dwKx dysL’ dIaF ikwsy khfxIaF XUrp ivwc pRcwilq sn, pr Aus DrqI bfry iksy nUM bhuqf kuJ pqf nhIN sI. pihlF pihl, 17vIN sdI dy sLurU ivwc zwc jhfjrfn ‘ivlIam’ dI njr ies DrqI qy peI. zwc lok afstRylIaf dy smuMdrI qwt dy duafly GuMmdy rhy aqy nksLy AulIkdy rhy, pr kbjf krn df Xqn nf kIqf. brqfnvI jl sYnF dy kYptn jymjL kuwk ny 1770 ivwc ies DrqI dy pUrbI qwt qy pihlI vfr aMgryjI JMzf lihrfieaf. iPr kI sI, aMgryjF ny afpxy kYdIaF nUM byiVaF ivwc Br-Br ky Aus dUr drfj dI DrqI qy lfhuxf sLurU kr idwqf. ijQoN ijAUNdy muVnf qF dUr dI gwl, iksy dy mrn dI Kbr vI afAuxI musLikl sI. kuJ Asy qrF ijvy 1857 dy gLdr qoN bfad aMgryj hukmrfn BfrqI bfgLIaF nUM kflypfxI iljf suwtdy sn aqyy ijvyN hux keI sflF qoN amrIkf vfly ‘guafqfnfmo bya’ ivwc kr rhyy hn. bfad ivwc AuhnF kYdIaF nUM vrq ky hI cqur kOm dy hfkmF ny afstRylIaf dI jmIn afbfd krvf leI. BfvyN ik XUrpI lok ies DrqI qy 18vIN sdI ivwc hI phuMcy, pr ies df mqlb ieh hrigLjL nhIN ik AuhnF dy afAux qoN pihlF ieQy koeI vwsdf nhIN sI. purfqn avsLysL iesLfrf krdy hn ik afstRylIaf dI jmIn qy mnuwKI vsoN df ieiqhfs koeI 40 hjfr sfl qoN vI vwD purfxf hY. goiraF dy afAux qoN pihlF afstRylIaf aqy qsmfnIaF dy iKwqy qy Coty vwzy qkrIbn ZfeI sO jMglI kbIilaF df rfj sI. Auh jMglI lok ijnHF nUM hux ‘aYboirjnls’ dy nfm nfl jfixaF jFdf hY, kudrq dy nyVy rihx vfly sfDfrn lok sn aqy afm krky isLkfr Kyz ky gujfrf krdy sn. Kojkfr dwsdy hn ik iehnF aYboirjnl lokF df ipCokV dwKx-pUrbI eysLIaf dy lokF nfl myl KFdf hY. sLfied pihlF pihl AuhnF dy vwz vzyry dwKx-pUrbI eysLIaf qoN hI iksy qrF AuQy phuMcy hox. qknIkI pwKoN vDyry ivksq aqy qfkqvr goiraF ny, iehnF sfDfrx lokF dy Gr ivwc GuspYT krky Auho kuJ kIqf jo amrIkf ivwc ‘rYz ieMzIanF’ nfl hoieaf, jF iPr jo afrIanF ny dRivVF nfl kIqf hovygf.
BfvyN ik ieh gwl pVHn–suxn nUM atptI ijhI hI lwgy, pr ieEN jfpdf hY ik bhuqI vfr gorI cmVI vfly lok hI afpxy nfloN sAuly jF kfly rMg dy lokF nUM gulfm bxfAuNdy afey hn. kdy aPLrIkn gulfmF dI arbF hwQoN durgq; kdy afrIanF dF dRivVF dI DrqI qy af kfbj hoxF aqy Kud dyvqy bx bihxF qy AuhnF nUM rfKsL afK dyxF; pwCmIM lokF df bsqIvfd aqy amrIkf ivwc ‘rYz ieMzIanF’ qy aPrIkn gulfmF nfl huMdy rhy durivvhfr smyq hor bhuq sfrIaF AudfhrxF aYsIaF hn ijwQy myrI jfcy sLosLx krn vfly dI cmVI df rMg sLoisLq hox vfly nfloN gorf sI. ieh ieqPLfkn qF nhIN jfpdf, pr ies sMDrb ivwc koeI qswlIXog ivigafnk jF dfrsLink dlIl vI ajy qwk myrI njrIN nhIN peI. awj hI iek pusqk hwQ lwgI hY jo ies gwl df iviKafn krn df Xqn krdI hY ik ikEN kyvl XUrpI lok hI aPLrIkf, amrIkf aqy afstRylIaf afid qy kbjf krn gey. AuhnF DrqIaF dy vfsI vI qF ieh kMm kr skdy sI, pr ikEN nf kr sky. KYr, ieh ivsLf vwKry ivsQfr dI mMg krdf hY.
iPlhfl gwl ho rhI sI, afstRylIaf dI ivlwKx DrqI bfry. ies ivlwKx DrqI dI pihlI Jlk lYx df mOkf sfl 2008 dy agsq mhIny imilaf. sivtjLrlYNz qoN isMgfpur huMdy hoey isMgfpur eyarlfeIn dy jhfj ny ibRsbyn jF Auqfiraf. jdoN GroN qury sF, qF kihx nUM eyQy grmIaF df mOsm sI aqy afstRylIaf ivwc srdIaF ajy Kqm nhIN sn hoeIaF. XUrp dI TMz dy ihsfb nfl asIN grm kwpiVaF df bMdobsq krky gey sF. pr, ibRsbyn dI jFdy isafl dI inwGI Duwp qF dysI iGAu vrgI lwgdI sI. BfvyN ik asIN afpxy rihx df bMdobsq krky hI qury sI, pr iPr vI ibRsbyn rihMdf iek swjx, ijs nUM asIN imly vI pihlI vfr hI sI, sfnUM afpxy Gr lY igaf aqy pUrI pMjfbIaF vflI afE-Bgq kIqI. ibRsbyn kuJ idn rihx ipwCoN asIN afstRylIaf dI afriQk aqy vpfrk rfjDfnI isznI dy drsLn krn jf phuMcy. ieQy iek inwkI ijhI idlcsp Gtnf vfprI, jo hmysLF leI afstRylIaf PyrI dI iewk KUbsUrq Xfd bxI rhygI.
rfmfiex, mhFBfrq afid dIaF kQf-khfxIaF nfl sMbMDq tIvI nftkF ivwc aksr vyiKaf sI ik ‘nfrd muxIN’ vrgf koeI Bgq ipafrf aMqr-iDafn ho ky sLMkr Bgvfn nUM Xfd krdf qy kYlfsL vfsI Boly nfQ Jwtpwt af hfjr huMdy. EdoN qF ieh gwl nf mMnxXog qy mnGVq ijhI jfpdI sI. pr ieMtrnYWt dy ivsLv ivafpI qfxypyty (World Wide Web) ny kfPI kuJ sMBv kr ivKfieaf hY. vWYbkYm aqy voiep (VOIP) vrgIaF shUlqF nfl sfDfrx qoN sfDfrx mnuwK vI dunIaF dy iksy vI KUMjy ‘c bYTy afpxy ipafiraF dy snmuwK ho skdf hY. koeI bhuqI BgqI jF jp qwp krn dI loV vI nhIN pYNdI. ijs qyjI nfl ipCly smyN ivwc ies qknflojI df ivkfs hoieaf hY aqy ho irhf hY, afAudy sflF ivwc hor pqf nhIN kI kuJ vyKx nUM imlygf. dunIaF qyjI nfl suMgV ky inwkI huMdI jfp rhI hY. pr iPr vI keI vfr sMcfr qknflojI BfvyN DoKf dy jfvy, ‘nfrd muxIN’ vflf aMdrUnI sMprk isstm kfmXfb rihMdf hY. kihMdy ny ‘idl qoN idl nUM rfh huMdI hY’, jy iksy nUM swcy mnoN Xfd krIey qF Auh swq smuMdr pfr vI afx imldf hY.
mY aqy myrf prm imwqr gurdIp isMG, sRImqIaF smyq, isznI dy msLhUr ‘Eprf hfAUs’dy drsLn kr rhy sF. gurdIp isMG ilsLkorF mfrdy sLihr dI qrwkI nUM vyK-vyK goiraF dI kfmXfbI qy KusLI BrI hYrfnI prgt kr irhf sI. ieh soc ky gLdgLd ho irhf sI ik ikvyN isrP do ku sO sfl ivwc hI ies jmIn df nksLf AuWkf hI bdl igaf sI. jdoN kdy brqfnvI jhfjF ny ies qwt qy pihlI vfr lMgr suwty hoxgy qF iewQy, isvfey JfV-bUt dy, kuJ vI nhIN hoxF. awj Esy jgHf dI igxqI dunIaF dy awq ivksq sLihrF ivwc huMdI hY. ieho gwlF krdy ‘Eprf hfAUs’dIaF pOVIaF ivwc bYTy Aus pl nUM kYmry ivwc kYd kr rhy sI, ik iewk BulyKf ijhf ipaf. AuhnF hI pOVIaF dy dUjy isry, kwcy-pIly rMg dI iewk pwg njrIN peI. pr iqwKI Duwp dI vjHf nfl, Auh bMdf pCfx ‘c nf afieaf ijs dy isr qy Auh pwg susLoiBq sI. asIN Pyr afpxIaF gwlF ivwc lwg gey. pr muV-muV ky iDafn Esy pfsy jfvy aqy ieEN jfpy beI ieh koeI jfxUM eI bMdf hoxf eyN. pwg bMnHx df ZMg, cfl Zfl kuJ-kuJ jfxy pCfxy sn, pr ies pRdysI DrqI qy qF quwkf mfr ky vI nhIN sI buwiJaf jf skdf ik ieh bMdf Plfxf hI hovygf. lwgdf sI ik Auh vI sfnUM hI pCfnx dI koisLsL kr irhf sI. rqf ku hor nVyy hoey qF Aus ny hwQ ihlfieaf, nfl hI sfzy dovF dy ichry iKV gey. ‘Eprf hfAUs’ Epry-Epry qoN acfnk afpxF-afpxF lwgx lwg ipaf. ieh qF Auho eI bMdf sI ijs nUM mYN jrUr hI imlxF cfhuMdf sI, pr sMprk nf ho skx kfrx hux mYN imlx dI afs Cwz idwqI sI. nfrd muxIN hurIN bhuq smF twlIaF vjfAuNdy rhy sn, pr Boly nfQ ny iewk nhIN sI suxIN. ‘qy awj acfnk isLv sLMBU kYlfsL Cwz ky sfksLfq drsLx dyx mfq lok afx pDfry sn. Auh vI iekwly nhIN, sgoN pfrvqI jI nUM vI nfl lY ky afey sn. pMjfb KyqIbfVI XUnIvristI dI BMgVf tIm df mfx rhy blivMdr isMG AurPL ‘bwlI’ nUM iml ky rUh KusL ho geI. asIN kfPI smF XUnIvristI dy Xuvk myilaF aqy aMqr XUnIvristI mukfbilaF ivwc iekwTy jFdy rhy sF. sfzf iewk sfQI aksr ikhf krdf sI ik ijhVf bMdf iewk vfr pIeyXU (pMjfb aYgRIklcrl XUnIvristI) ivwc piVHaf aqy ivciraf hovy, Aus nUM pMjfb dy iksy vI ipMz ivwc rfq brfqy rihxF pY jfvy qF svfl hI pYdf nhIN huMdf ik koeI Tfhr nf lwBy. awj ieh kihMidaF bVf mfx mihsUs huMdf hY ik pIeyXU dy pVHy dunIaF dy hr kony ivwc ies kdr PYly hoey hn, ik iksy vI mulk jfE, koeI nF koeI imwqr ipafrf awgy hfjr huMdf hY. mY jdoN sivtjLrlYNz qoN afstRylIaf nUM afEx df pRogrfm AulIk irhf sI qF ‘bwlI’ nUM imlx dI afs nfl eI-myl kIqI. pr koeI jvfb nf afieaf. kuJ idn bfad dubfrf eI-icwTI ByjI, pr Auh vI vfps nf muVI. mYnUM eynf ku qF pqf sI ik blivMdr isMG, isznIN qoN koeI zyVH ku sO mIl htvyN iksy Koj kyNdr ivwc kMm krdf sI. pr kfPLI smyN qoN koeI rfbqf nhIN sI. iksy qrF Pon nMbr lwB ky sMprk krn df Xqn kIqf pr koeI cfrf nf cwilaf. eyny nUM sfzI PlfeIt df idn af igaf qy mY imlx dI afs AuWkf eI Cwz idwqI.
asl ivwc jdoN mYN ‘bwlI’ nUM sMprk krn dI koisLsL kr irhf sI, AuhnI idnIN Auh pMjfb igaf hoieaf sI, ies krky Aus ny myrI myl vyKI hI nhIN. kuJ idn pihlF hI Auh vfips afstRylIaf afieaf sI aqy Aus idn Auh afpxy iksy imwqr nfl afpxI sRImqI nUM isznI eyarport qoN lYx afieaf sI. Ausdy imwqr nUM sLihr ivwc koeI jrUrI kMm sI ies leI Auh, AuhnF nUM kuJ smyN leI Eprf hfAUs nyVy Auqfr ky afp kMm krn leI clf igaf sI. mOkfmyl dI hwd kho jF mulfkfq dI iKwc, aYn Esy smyN asIN vI Esy QF mOjUd sF. sumyl dI gwl ieh vI ik asIN dovF ny pwgF vI iewko rMg dIaF bMnHIaF sn. hux vI jdoN kdy dosq imwqr Aus idn iKWcIaF qsvIrF vyKdy hn qF pihlI itwpxIN ieho eI krdy hn, ‘pwgF slfh krky bMnHIaF jfpdIaF’. ipafry dosq bwlI aqy Aus dI nvivafhuqf sRI mqI nUM ieEN acfnk iml ky idl bfg bfg ho igaf. jIa kIqf ik pIeyXU df Eho nfarf bulMd kIqf jfvy:
eIrI AUrI afrI …ho,
bwly bwly bwly bwly bwly bwly …ho,
jY jvfn ipafiraf,
jY iksfn ipafiraf,
vfh jI vfh,
ikaf bfq hY,
pIeyXU dI jY,
eyQy vI koeI hY….

ieh nfarf sfzy vwizaF ny eIjfd kIqf sI qy Xuvk myilaF ivwc ijwqx smyN pUry josL ivwc af ky ieh nfarf lfAuNdy huMdy sn. aMimRqsr ivwc hoey iewk AuWqrI joLn dy aMqr XUnIvristI mukfbilaF dOrfn sLfied ieh nfarf aKLbfrF ivwc vI Cpdf irhf sI. iPr hOlI hOlI nvyN ividafrQIaF ivwc ies df clx alop ho igaf. mYnUM pUrI qrF Xfd hY ik jdoN pIeyXU dy Xuvk myly ivwc KyqIbfVI kflj dI tIm ny hUMjf Pyr ijwq pRfpq kIqI sI qF KusLI ivwc KIvy sfry jxy awDI rfq qwk jsLn mnfAuNdy rhy sn. Aus rfq hI Epn eyar styzIam dIaF pOVIaF ivwc bYiTaF idljIqpfl isMG brfV ny ies nfary qoN sfnUM jfxUM krvfieaf sI.
Aus idn bwlI nfl ieEN acfnk hoeI mulfkfq bfry Xfd krky mYnUM aksr isrmOr kvIsLr ‘jogf isMG jogI’ dI ‘bIbI suMdrI’ dy pRsMg ivwc suxfeI gwl cyqy af jFdI hY. gwl kuJ ieEN hY:
idwlI qoN afieaf mugLlIaf hkUmq df iewk ispfhI afpxy jlMDr vfly sfQI ispfhI nUM kihMdf hY ‘‘qYnUM pqY kwlH nUM eIdgfh ivwc BfrI iekwT hoxY, sfzy nvfb sfhb ny suMdrI nfl jbrI inkfh pVHf lYxf ‘qy nfly suMdrI dy Brf blvMq isMG nUM ieslfm kbUl krvf lYxNY; ‘qy jy Auhny muslmfn bxn qoN nFh kr idwqI qF Aus df isr klm kr idwqf jfxF. afpF vI EQy jfvFgy, KLUb dfavqF hoxgIaF, mOjF krFgy.’’
jlMDr vflf ispfhI jvfb idMdf hY “E nf E nf Brfvf, myrf ipE mrn lwgf kih igaf sI ik puwqrf ijwQy isMGF dy afAux df Kqrf hovy, Aus QF Buwl ky vI nf jfvIN’’.
idwlI vflf afKx lwgf “nhIN Eey Boilaf, hkUmq afpxIN eyN, POj afpxIN eyN, surwiKaf df pUrf bMdobsq hY, isMGF ny EQy ikwQoN af jfxF?”
jlMDr vflf boilaf “myrf ipE jFdf-jFdf ieh vI kihMdf sI ik iehnF df koeI Brosf nhIN, isMG vyly kvyly hvf ‘coN vI AuWqr afENdy huMdy ny.”
Aus idn EQy isMGF dy afAux df qF BfvyN koeI Kqrf nhIN sI pr Pyr vI blivMdr isMG ‘bwlI’ vI AuhnF cwkrvrqI isMGF vFg hvf ‘coN eI AuWqr afieaf. ijvyN aMgryjI ivwc kihMdy ny ‘afAUt afPL d iQwn eyar’ (Out of the thin air).

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