mfstr BrpUr isMG
- iekbfl rfmUvflIaf

(‘sfzy imwqr aqy ‘sIrq’ dy snyhI iekbfl rfmUvflIaf lMmI bImfrI AuprMq ishqXfb ho ky muV sfihqk KLyqr ivc srgrm ho gey hn. adfrf ‘sIrq’ AuhnF dI cMgI ishq aqy lMmI Aumr leI duaf-go hY. AuhnF ivsLvfs idvfieaf hY ik Auh ‘sIrq’ leI lgfqfr ilKdy rihxgy-sMpfdk)
jdoN asIN nwk-Aumry iqMnF BrfvF ny lok-gfiekI ‘c prvysL kIqf, pMjfb ivwc EdoN jF qF Zwz-srMgI df joV hoieaf krdf sI qy jF qUMby aqy algoijLaF df, pr asIN qUMbI nflL ZwzF KVkfAux dI icrF-qoN-suwqI jugq nUM AuTflL ilaf. Zwz-qUMbI dI nvyklLI sMgq aqy iqwKIaF afvfjLF `c gfeI sfzI kvIsLrI, jlMDr ryzIE dIaF lihrF rfhIN hr mhIny, zyZ mhIny bfad pRsfrq hox krky, jdoN GrF-bjLfrF df crcf bx geI qF gfiekI krn leI sfnUM pUry pMjfb `coN buikMg imlx lwgI.
1960-61 `c jdoN mYN BuipMdrf KLflsf skUl mogf qoN nOvIN jmfq pfs kr leI sI, qF blvMq zI aYm kflj mogy ivwc bI ey kr irhf sI. AunHI idnIN dsvIN (mYtirkUlysLn) krn qoN bfad kflj jfeIdf sI ijwQy do sfl `c aYP ey, qy agly do-sflf kors rfhIN bI ey mukMml kIqI jFdI sI. gfiekI leI swidaF dI BIV hV ijaHF AuWTx krky, myry leI aqy, swqvIN `c pVHdy myry Coty Brf rCpfl leI, skUl jfrI rwKxf AuWkf hI nf-mumikn ho igaf. vwzy Brf blvMq ny afpxy pRoPLYsrF dI hmdrdI ieh afK ky hfsl kr leI sI ik Gr dy ivhVy ‘c hiQafrbMd ho ky KloqIaF afriQk qMgIaF nflL jUJx leI Aus nUM pVHfeI dy nflL-nflL gfiekI vI krnI pYxI sI, ies leI pRoPLYsr Aus dy lYkcr pUry kr ky Aus nUM iemiqhfn leI Xog krfr dyeI rKdy. hPLqy `c iqMn-iqMn, cfr-cfr idn dUr-dUr gfiekI krn jfx kfrn, bfpU nUM myrI qy rCpfl dI pVHfeI ivwc pY rhy atkfa df iPLkr vI sI, pr nflL hI, pVHfeI jfrI rwKx dI sUrq ‘c, sfzy vwloN kmfey jfx vflLy hjLfrF rupey (jo awj dy lwKF dy brfbr sn) vI hwQF ‘coN qoiqaF vFg Auzdy njLr af rhy sn. ies leI bfpU, sfzy vwloN gfiekI rfhIN kmfey ruipaF dy Qwby dyK ky iKV AuWTdf, pr qurq hI sfzI pVHfeI dy ho rhy nuksfn nUM socidaF zUMGI icMqf `c vI AuWqr jFdf.
ienHI idnIN hI iksy ny bfpU nUM pwtI pVHf idwqI peI iekbfl-rCpfl afpxI pVHfeI qF do-cfr sfl atk ky vI kr skdy ny, pRMqU AunHF dIaF CotIaF AumrF kfrn AunHF nUM imlL rhI aMqF dI sLohrq sLfied bhuqf icr iKVI nf rih sky. ies leI cotI `qy phuMcI ienHF dI mkbUlIaq df afriQk lfhf lY lYxf cfhIdf hY. bfpU khy mYN muMizaF nUM pVHfa-ilKfa ky vwzy aPLsr bxfAux df supnf pflLI bYTf aF, pr dwsx vflLy ny ieh myK vI gwz idwqI peI skUlF `c bfkfiedf pVHfAux dI QF muMizaF nUM pRfeIvyt hI ‘buwDImfnI’ qy ‘igafnI’ krf ky, ‘lukvIaF glLIaF’ rfhIN bI ey dI izgrI vwl vDfieaf jf skdf hY. Ìurmfn hoieaf ik do iqMn sflF leI skUl iqafg ky gfiekI df lfB AuTfa ilaf jfvy qy nflL dI nflL ‘buwDImfnI’ dIaF ikqfbF pVH ky ‘igafnI’ pfs krn dy rUt vwl vDx df rsqf aKLiqafr kr ilaf jfvy.
agly hÌiqaF ‘c, myry aqy rCpfl dy bsiqaF AuWpr DUV jMmx lwgI. isafhI vflLI dvfq aMdr, suwky hoey CwpV vFg qryVF iKMzrn lwgIaF. pYWnF dIaF inwbF `c ipafs AuWqr afeI. iewk idn mogy dy ‘krqfr buwk izpo’ qoN bwuDImfnI dIaF ‘sYkMz-hYNz’ ikqfbF KLrId ky sfzy bYgF nUM sONp idwqIaF geIaF. AunHF idnF `c kfrF isrPL amIr twbrF dI phuMc ivwc hI huMdIaF sn, ies leI gfiekI dy nyVy-nyVy dy pRogrfmF leI asIN sfeIklF dIaF kfTIaF `qoN DUV JfVdy, aqy dUr df sPLr bsF jF ryl-gwzIaF rfhIN krdy. bfpU ny Ìurmfn kIqf: bsF-rylF dy sPLr `c ivhly bYTx dI QF ikqfbF pVHo; gfiekI df pRogrfm qF idn `c vwD qoN vwD iqMn GMty leI krnf huMdf hY, ies leI, awgoN-ipwCoN dy smyN dOrfn, ‘buDImfnI’ dIaF ikqfbF `c AuWqro!
bfpU df nusKLf qF DnMqrI sI, pr ies nUM aml ivwc ilafAuxf, ikEVy dI mihk nUM muwTI `c bMd krn dy brfbr sI. gfry-ryqy `c ilpty amuwk rsiqaF nUM, sfeIklF dy pYzlF AuWpr psIno-psInI ho ky mfpidaF, ikqfbF nUM TMgoiraf vI nhIN sI jf skdf. hryk rUt `qy GMty, zyZ GMty dI AuzIk bfad cwlx vflLIaF bsF, lqV-lqV ky lwdy qUVI dy trwk vFg, svfrIaF nflL QuMnIaF huMdIaF; bsF dIaF CwqF nIvIaF hox kfrn, bhuqI vfrI qF keI-keI mIl kuwby ho ky hI KVHnf pYNdf. agr ikqy bYTx leI sIt df cwpf ku konf nsIb ho vI jFdf qF vfr-vfr rukdI-qurdI qy sVk qoN afsy-pfsy burk mfrdI bs dy izwk-zoilaF nflL ikqfbF, pwtF qoN iKsk ky, pYrF `c jf izgdIaF. Joly mfrdIaF bwsF ‘c bYiTaF AUNG afAux lwg jFdI qy mwQf aglI sIt dI Zoa nflL jf vjdf.
gfiekI leI bhuqy pRogrfm biTMzy ijLlHy dy dUr-duryzy iKMzy itwibaF `c iGry ipMzF `coN afAuNdy. asIN iksy suMnsfn, pyNzU stysLn `qy AuWqrdy ijwQoN awgy, keI kohF dy PLfsly ‘qy, sfnUM AuzIk rhy iksy ipMz qIk apVx leI, sfzy myjLbfnF vwloN sfzy leI AUT Byjy huMdy. AUT dI svfrI asIN aYnI vfr kr cuwky sF ik GuMgrUaF aqy logVI dy PuwlF nflL isLMgfry hoey AUTF dIaF nfsF `coN inwkÜdI zfz, aqy AunHF dy izgUM-izgUM krdy hyTly buwlHF ‘coN AuTdI, AugfÜI dI gMD hux sfzy nwkF ‘c jlUx iCVkxoN ht geI sI. dupihrF pQrIly koiely dI aMgITI vFg qpIaF huMdIaF, aqy asIN AUTF dIaF kfTIaF `qy tuMgy huMdy. sMGxy itwibaF df keI-keI kohF df mÜHydfr rsqf mfpdy, asIN itkfxy phMucdy qy ZfeI-iqMn GMty gfiekI df pRogrfm kr ky, awvl qF rfq nUM hI aglI mMijLl vwl cfly pf idMdy qy jF iPr aglI svyr dy mUMh-hnyry, AUTF rfhIN hI ryqly sPLr nUM AuDyVdy, vfips rylvy stysLn `qy af isr kZdy. ies leI kuJ ku idnF `c hI buwDImfnI dIaF motIaF ikqfbF, cmVy dy bYÊF `c, pwky qOr `qy, lmkvIN nINd ivwc gVUMd ho geIaF.
buwikMg dI JVI eynI BrvIN ho geI sI ik hPLqy df aYvyN iewk-awDf idn hI KLflI rihMdf. awj jy kotkpUry dy iksy ipMz `c sfzIaF ZwzF Zmk rhIaF huMdIaF, qF agly idn brnflLy dy afs-pfs, qy Aus qoN aglyry idn PLIrojLpur dI vwKI ‘c sfzI qux-qux qy Zumk-Zumk dy AudflLy BrvyN iekwT juVy huMdy. ÉfnfbdosLI dy ies jIvn `c, amuwk rsqy, sfzIaF qlLIaF nUM icMbVx leI, iqafr-br-iqafr imlLdy. bYgLF `c vwD qoN vwD iqMn kuVqy-pjfmy hI smfAuNdy sn, ies leI iewko hI kuVqy nUM, sfzIaF cmVIaF EnI dyr alivdf nf afKx dyNdIaF jd qIk mYlL dI motI qih Aus dy kflrF `qoN duhfeIaF pfAux nf lwg jFdI. sfzI byby do-do hPLqy, kflLjf PV ky sfnUM AuzIkdI rihMdI.
mhIny ‘c cfr, pMj vfrI rfq nfÜ guPLqgU biTMzy ‘c krnI pYNdI. grmIaF ‘c qF bhuqI vfr rfq df sfQ rylvy styÈn dy bYNcF `qy hwz-GsfeI kridaF gujLr jFdf pRMqU TurkdIaF srdIaF `c, kMDF `c iGry itkfxy dI ËrUrq pYNdI. biTMzy, rylvy stysLn qoN jwPI ku ivwQ `qy, iewk Zfby AuWprly ivsLfl cObfry `c, ‘ihMmq’ nfm df iewk suwkVU ijhf ivakqI iewk srF clfAuNdf sI. loV qoN vDyry KVHvIN-Zlfx vflLIaF pOVIaF nflL jUJidaF, sfho-sfh hoieaf koeI musfiPLr ijAuN hI pOVIaF dy isKLr ‘qy, cObfry df bUhf jkidaF-jkidaF KolH ky ihMmq dy myjL dy sfhmxy huMdf, ihMmq afpxy swjy hwQ dIaF, ivckfrlIaF, pYnslI AuNgÜF dIaF jVHF ‘c gwzI isgrt nUM, mUhrlIaF do AuNgÜF dy poitaF ‘c Psf ky, kfhlLI nflL lMmyN-lMmyN ksL iKwcdf. ksL iKcidaF Aus dIaF jfBF dy toey KuwqIaF `c bdl jFdy qy Aus dIaF ipckIaF hoeIaF gwlHF `coN PUk inwkÜ jFdI. arD-mwcI isgrt dy guwl nUM Auh, muwdq-pihlF JFVy myjL `qy rwKI kOlI ‘c msÜdf qy affpxI jyb `coN kwZI isgrtF vflLI zwbI `c ibTfÜ idMdf. hux Auh afpxI ax-hjfmqI dfhVI dy kricaF dI ivrlI-ivrlI sPLYdI nUM plLosdf qy afpxy mUMh `c bc gey ZfeI ku dMdF rfhIN muskrfAux vfsqy Ëor lfAuNdf. Joly mfrdy myjL ‘qy pey moty rijstr ‘c, Tihrn vfilLaF dy nfm drj krn qoN bfad, Auh afpxy goizaF nUM CohMdy Jwgy JfVdf, aqy afpxy gMj nUM Kurkdf hoieaf, mihmfnF nUM cObfry dy aMdr vwl nUM lY qurdf.
awDKV Aumr nUM Zuwky ihMmq ny ies vwz-akfrI cObfry nUM, plfeI dIaF cfdrF nflL ds-bfrF mDry-mDry kYbnF ivwc vMz ky hryk kYibn `c iewk-iewk mMjf ibrfjmfn kIqf hoieaf sI. kYbnF AuWpr CwqF dI axhoNd kfrn cObfry dI Cwq qoN lmkdy vwzy-vwzy PrF vflLy iqMn-cfr ibrD-sLkly pwKy, hvf dyx dy nfÜ-nfÜ,L kYbnF `c Tihry musfPLrF dy kMnF ‘c, KVwk-KVwk krdy ikwly vI Tokdy. kYibnF ivckfrlI plfeI eynI mhIn sI ik swjy-Kwby vfÜy kYibnF `c suwqy musfPLrF dy sfh vI afpxy hI mMjy qoN AuTdy jfpdy. grmIaF dy idnIN AuWpr lYx leI mYlLIaF-kucYlLIaF cfdrF imlLdIaF qy srdIaF nUM morIdfr kMblL. cObfry dy aMdr hI iewk nuwkry plfeI dIaF cfdrF nfÜ inwky-inwky kYibn Ausfr ky cfr-pMj culHfnumf twtIaF bxfeIaF hoeIaF sn ijnHF ivcoN AuWTdI durgMD, idn-rfq sfry cObfry dI gsLq krdI. kYibn df ikrfieaf Auh pMj rupey ÌI musfiPLr JfVdf sI, pRMqU asIN ikAuNik iewk qF hr hPLqy, do-hPLqy bfad Aus dI srF `c afAux vflLy bfkfiedf gfhk bx gey sF, qy dUsrf asIN iqMnyN, do jF iqMn mMijaF dI QF, iewko AuWqy hI iewk-dUjy `c GusV ky sOx igwJ gey sF, ies leI sfnUM Auh iewko mMjf pMdrF dI bjfey ds rupYaF `c hI dy dyNdf sI.
ies sfl isaflLo-isaflL sLfdIaF dy smfgmF aqy Dfrimk dIvfnF `c gfiekI kridaF asIN ruwgF dy rwug pYsf kmf ilaf. ijhVI ËmIn hfly vI gihxy dy pRonotF `c nUVI rih geI sI, Aus nUM ajLfd krf ky asIN bfpU dI muwTI `c kr mfiraf. aprYl-meI `c pyNzU lok kxkF dI vZfeI-ghfeI `c ruwJy hox kfrn, gfiekI df kMm mwTf ho igaf, pr jUn cVHidaF hI ivafhF df jLor sfAux dIaF GtfvF vFg af ciVHaf. jUn, julfeI qy agsq gfiekI dI cwl-so-cwl rhI: awiDEN bhuqIaF qfrIKLF do-do mhIny pihlF hI buwk ho cuwkIaF sn. ijwQy vI gfiekI krnI huMdI, EQy nyVy-qyVy dy ipMzF `coN afey hjLfr hjLfr lokF df iekwT hoieaf huMdf. pwbF Bfr bYTy sRoqy itk-itkI lf ky sfzI gfiekI suxdy. not vrHdy. bwly bwly huMdI. gfiekI dy sYsLn dy KLfqmy `qy sfzy AudflLy pRsMskF df Jurmt bwJdf. rfq nUM sfzy Auqfry vflLy Gr dIaF kMDolLIaF EhilEN irwJ rhy murigaF dI gMD sfry ivhVy ivwc PYldI. AuDr sfzy bYTkF-cObfiraF `c boqlF dy zwt kVwk-kVwk krdy.
gfiekI dy amuwk sPLr dy iswty vjoN, pVHfeI-ilKfeI `c myrf sLOk BwjI hoeI bFh vFg luVk ky rih igaf. ‘buwDImfnI’ dIaF ikqfbF bYgF `coN CflLF mfr ky, ryzIE vflLI bYTk `c bxI almfrI `c jf luk geIaF.
ienHI idnIN hI bfpU dy idmfgL `c iewk nvF eI iKLafl AuzfrIaF mfrn lwgf: aKLy pfsport bxvfE qy isMGfpur mlysLIaf inwklL jfE! EQy koeI ZfzI-kvIsLr kdy nhIN jFdf; ies leI EQy dy pMjfbIaF nUM gfiekI dI zfZI BuwK hovygI. jy qusIN EQy cly gey, EQoN dy pMjfbI quhfzI kvIsLrI sux ky quhfnUM zfilaF `c gwz dyvxgy.
blvMq ny iesy sfl, gfiekI kridaF-kridaF, jdoN bI ey dI izgrI vI hfsl kr leI qF bfpU hvf ‘c AuWizaf iPry ikAuNik AunHF vkqF `c sfzy AudflLy-pdflLy dy ipMzF `c bI ey df izgrI holzr koeI tfvF-tfvF hI hovygf. blvMq kolL hux do rsqy sn: iewk qF ieh ik mogy dy zI aYm kflj `coN tIicMg dI izgrI (bI tI) lY ky ikqy aiDafpk lwg jfvy, qy dUsrf ieh ik dUr-dUr PYlI sfzy kvIsLrI jwQy dI pRiswDI df lfhf lYx leI gfiekI df kMm hI clfeI jfvy. bI tI tIcr dI mhIny dI qnKfh EdoN sO, svf-ku sO rupey hovygI, pRMqU eyny pYsy qF gfiekI rfhIN asIN iewk idn `c hI kmf lYNdy sF.
akqUbr 1962 `c jdoN cIn ny Bfrq AuWpr hmlf kIqf, mYN Aumr dy sqfHrvyN vrHy df pihlf awD sr kr ilaf sI. kwqy dI ibjfeI jLorF `qy hox kfrn, pyNzU lok kMm ivwc glL-glL zuwby hoey sn. gfiekI vwloN iblkul ivhly hox kr ky mYN qy rCpfl afpxy Gr hI hoieaf krdy sF. asIN svyry AuWTdy qy culHy AuWpr pqIly `c cfh AubfÜ rhI byby dy sfhmxy bYT jFdy. byby nfsLqy dy prfAuiTaF leI aftf guMnHdI qy, qfjLI-kwZI mwKxI, dhIN nfÜ Bry ktoiraF `c suwt ky sfzy agfVI rwK idMdI. mYN aqy, awTvIN jmfq `coN pVHnoN htfieaf rCpfl, idn Br cfrf vwZx-kuqrn, mwJF nuhfAux, sMnHIaF krn aqy gohf htfAux vrgy inwky-moty kMmF `c ruwJy rihMdy. kdy-kdy cfh-guV, KMz qy dflLF-msfly afidk KLrIdx leI iewko sfeIkl `qy asIN mogy sLihr nUM inwklL jFdy. ivhly smyN `c Gr dy ivhVy ivwc KodI KuwqI AudflLy kwc dy bFitaF nUM KVkfAuNdy rihMdy.
luiDafxy ijLly dy ipMz bfVyvfl df vsnIk, myrI vwzI BrjfeI df Brf, mfstr BrpUr isMG ienHI idnIN ikqfbF df JolLf Br ky sfzy ipMz af ibrfijaf. Auh skUl ivwc tIcrI krn dy nflL nflL pRfeIvytlI bI ey dI aMgryjLI dy pyprF dI iqafrI kr irhf sI. mfstr BrpUr isMG svKLqy AuWTdf, qy nhf-Do ky, kfÜy rMg dI iewk motI zorI nUM dfhVI dy ipCly pfisEN kMnF kolL dI isr vwl nUM lY jFdf aqy Aus dI gMZ isr dy aYn ivcflLy dy dyNdf. iPr Auh afpxy JolLy `coN, lohy dI iewk pqlI ijhI, sUaf-numf ikwlI (bfj) kZdf ijhVI lohVy dI jugq aqy slIky nflL dfhVI dy vfÜF nfÜ lfz ijhf krdI qy lmk rhI qumfm dfhVI nUM zorI dy ipCfVI iekwTI kr dyNdI. vfr, vfr cfh dIaF cuskIaF mfxdf-mfxdf, Auh ikqfbF-kfpIaF `c ruwiJaf rihMdf.
dupihr dI rotI Kf ky Auh GMty ku leI ibsqry dy spurd ho jFdf. sUrj dy asqx qoN GMtf ku pihlF sfzI vwzI BrjfeI df ieh Brf mYnUM qy rCpfl nUM nflL lY ky sfzy Kyq vwl nUM inwklL qurdf. Kyq `c eyDr-aODr gyVy kwZx qoN bfad, muVdy vkq asIN aglI svyr leI sfry twbr vfsqy ikwkrF qoN dfqxF vI lfh ilafAuNdy.
sLfm df rMg sFvlLf huMidaF hI Auh bYTk ivclI, bwicaF leI ivvrijq almfrI nflL dsqgIr ho ky, boql AuTfa ilafAuNdf. pihlf hfVf Guwt-Guwt kr ky cuskidaF aqy isrky ‘c qr kIqIaF ipafjL dIaF PfVIaF nUM cbidaF, Auh mYnUM qy rCpfl nUM kvIsLrI suxfAux leI afKdf. asIN qUMbI nUM jgf lYNdy, qy sLfhxI kOlF, imrjLf, jF koeI hor ikwsf Coh lYNdy. jdoN sfzIaF avfjLF qUMbI dI qux-qux ‘c lIn ho jFdIaF qF Aus dIaF moty sLIisLaf vflLIaF icwtIaF aYnkF dy ipCvfVy, Aus dIaF awKF `c srUr tpkx lgdf. iewk-dUjI `c pUrI qrHF iewksfr hoeIaF afvfjLF `c jdoN asIN lMmI hyk lfAuNdy qF Auh ‘bhuq ÉUb! bhuq ÉUb’ afK ky afpxf swjf hwQ sfzy vwl vDfa dyNdf. qIjf hfVf muwkx vylLy Aus dIaF awKF `c awQrU tpk AuWTdy. vfr-vfr ‘neHIN rIsF, muMizE QozIaF! neHIN rIsF!’ kihMdf kihMdf Auh myjL ‘qy afx itkI QfÜI AudflLy ho jFdf.
iewk Èfm jdoN asIN, igwT-igwT AuWcI ho geI kxk dy Kyq `coN, vwto-vwt gujLr rhy sF qF BrpUr isMG kihx lwgf: Eey muMizE, qusIN gfAuNdy qF vDIaf EN, pr kmilE[[[ skUl ikEN Cwz`qf?
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lMmIN cuwp ‘c AuWqr igaf BrpUr isMG vwt `c KuwBIaF roVIaF nUM Tuwzy mfrdf-mfrdf awgy-awgy qurdf jf irhf sI.
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-mYN dwsF quhfnUM iewk gwl? mfstr BrpUr isMG sMjIdgI `coN boilaf. –awj qF qusIN inafxy EN[[[ BolLy-BflLy qy msUm ijhy jfpdy ny quhfzy ichry[[[ ies leI lok quhfnUM hwQF `qy AuTfeI iPrdy ny[[[ pr jdoN qusIN 19-20 sfl qoN twp gey qF awj vflLI msUmIaq kfiem neHIN rihxI[[[ ho skdY EdoN nUM quhfzy vrgf eI koeI nvF gveIaf AuWT Klovy[[[ lokF dI iPLqrq aY beI ieh nvIN cIjL nUM tuwt ky pYNdy ny[[[ ho skdY koeI nvF gfiek hUMJf eI Pyr dyvy ijvyN qusIN inwikaF-inwikaF ny vwzy-vwzy gfiekF nUM pCfV idwqY[[[ pr jy pVHfeI Cwz idwqI qF kI kroNgy Aus vkq jdoN quhfzI gfiekI df kMm AuWkf eI mwTf pY igaf? KyqI krn jogy rihjoNgy[[[ kI ipaY KyqI ‘c[[[ imwtI nflL imwtI hox qoN isvf?
-bfeI jI, sfnUM qF pqf nI[[[ sfnUM qF bfpU jI ny htfieaY pVHnoN[[[
-Eey bfpU pfrs ibnf-skUl igaF eI eynI bulMdI `qy phuMc igaY; qusIN Aus dI aOlLfd qF Aus qoN ds kdm awgy hoxy cfhIdy EN[[[ pr pVHfeI bÊYr rulL joN`gy ruÜ! mYN krUMgf mfsV jI (bfpU jI) nflL gwl quhfzI hfjLrI `c eI[[[ qusIN vI aiKE beI asIN qF pVHn lwgxY! TIk aY?
sLfm nUM bfpU jI qy blvMq ny Gr dy bUhy ‘c sfeIklF dIaF twlIaF af KVkfeIaF. mYN qy rCpfl aFzy AubflL ky AunHF dy iClky Auqfrn lwgy. kuwkV dI ‘ikafko-ikafko’ krfAux qoN bfad, blvMq pqIly `c kVCI mfr irhf sI. byby kuwkV dy eyDr-EDr iKwlry KMB smyt rhI sI. bfpU ny afpxy leI qy mfstr BrpUr leI glfsF `c rMgInIN Auqfr idwqI. sfnUM pfxI dI gVvI ilafAux df hukm hoieaf. biTMzy ijLlHy `c pYNdy ipMz mMzI klF df, bfpU df nvF-sijaf cylf, krqfr igafnI, Es idn afpxy iewk hor sfQI, gurdyv isMG rfm-invfsIey nUM, bfpU dy ‘crnIN’ luafAux leI afieaf hoieaf sI. glfs KLflI hox qoN bfad bfpU dIaF awKF `c ijEN hI gulfbI iqqqlIaF PVkx lwgIaF, Auh, igafnI krqfr vwlIN, afpxy tIrIaf-aMdfjL `c Jfikaf. –E krqfr! bfpU bulHF nUM pfisaF vwl nUM iKwc ky boilaf. -ho jy iPr ‘chuM ku idnF df mylf’. krqfr glLf sfPL krn leI KMGUiraf qy agly hI pl afpxy Kwby hwQ nUM afpxI CfqI `qy itkf ky aqy swjy hwQ nUM hvf hvfly kridaF Aus ny ‘hoaaaaaa’ dI lMmI hyk lgf idwqI. Aus dI kVkdI afvfjL sfzy Gr dIaF kwcIaF kMDF dy ilEV Auqfrn lwgI: AuWT jfg musfiPLr qUM, hoeI Bor ngfry vwjy/ awj krnf awb krlf, krnf kwlH so krlY awjy!
mYN hfly culHy kolL bYTf sF. krqfr df, lMmyrI-hyk-`c-lfieaf ‘hoaaaa’ AuWBridaF hI myry kfljy `c iqqlIaF PV-PVfAux lwg peIaF sn, qy kVCI, blvMq dy hwQoN lutk ky, pqIly dy hvfly ho geI sI. krqfr ajy afpxI pMgqI dy awD `c hI sI ik mYN qy blvMq cuwlHy kolLoN AuWT ky ivhVy `c lfeI bfpU pfrs dI mihPLl kolL jf Kloqy. krqfr ny ijEN hI afpxIaF do sqrF mukfeIaF, mYN qy blvMq ny iewk dUjy vwl Jfk ky aglIaF sqrF AuTfa leIaF: gLPLlq ivwc bIq igaf, muV ky hwQ nI afAuxf vylf/ hY afAux-jfx bixaF, dunIaF chuM ku idnF df mylf.
rCpfl ny krd nfl PfVIaF kIqy aFizaF nUM plyt `c icx ky do mMijaF ivckfr Kloqy myjL `qy itkfa idwqf. do-do sqrF gfAuNdy mYN, blvMq qy krqfr, CMd nUM isKLr vwl nUM vDfAux lwgy. hfly asIN CMd dy awD-ivckfr hI phuMcy sF ik srUr ivwc afey bfpU ny afpxI kuVqy nUM do-iqMn vfr hyTF nUM iKwicaf. hux Aus dy dovyN hwQ swjIaF-KwbIaF kwCF `c jf ibrfjy qy Auh moiZaF nUM AuqfhF nUM agfs ky afpxy pwgoN-swKxy isr nUM Kwby-swjy ihlfAux lwgf. CMd dIaF aKLIrlIaF do sqrF gfAux vylLy krqfr, blvMq aqy myrIaF afvfjLF pfxI `c pfxI vFg GulL geIaF. eyny nUM rCpfl kmry `coN ZwzF qy qUMbI cuwk ilafieaf. qUMbI quxkidaF hI ZwzF ihxkx lwgIaF: zMm-zMm, zUM-zUM, zMm-zMm zUM! plF `c hI sfzy ivhVy `c Cpfr df mylf AuWqr afieaf. sfizaF gilLaF `coN iewk qoN dUjI afeItm ikrdI geI qy mfstr BrpUr isMG vfr, vfr ‘vfh! vfh!’ krdf igaf.
-rotI Kf lo hux! culHy kolLoN byby dI inMdrfeI avfjL afeI.
-Kfny aF mfsI jI, mfstr BrpUr afpxI iQVkdI Ëubfn nUM sMBfÜidaF boilaf. –pihlF mYN mfsV jI nflL iewk gwl krnI aYN.
BrpUr df jvfb suxidaF bfpU ny afpxI DOx nUM Jtkf mfiraf aqy afpxIaF gVUMd hoeIaF awKF BrpUr dy ichry `qy gwz idwqIaF. –suK qF hY, mfstr jI? bfpU QQlfieaf.
-suK eI aY, BrpUr sMjIdf lihjy `c boilaf. –mYnUM iekbfl qy rCpfl df iPkr lwigaf hoieaY[[[ blvMq qF bI ey kr igaY, pr ieh dovyN qusIN skUloN ikEN htfa ley ny?
bfpU dy dMdF dy ipCvfVy brPL jMmx lwgI. qUMbI sihm ky iglfPL ttolx lwgI. ZwzF mlkVy jyhy JolLy `c vV geIaF. AuWpr-nUM-iKwcIaF-geIaF BvF dy hyTF, bfpU dIaF awKF aihwl ho geIaF.
-bws htfa ly, lMmI ho geI cuwp nUM qRyVx leI, isr nUM Jtkf mfridaF, bfpU buVbuVfieaf.
-myry iKLafl `c ieh koeI cMgf PLYslf nhIN, mfstr BrpUr rusyvyN aMdfjL `c boilaf. –TIk aY ipCly do-iqMn sflF ‘c motI kmfeI kr ky Gr df mUMh-muhFdrf bdl suwitaY ienHF ny, pr ienHF msUmF df iPLAUcr kI aY gfiekI ‘c?
-mYnUM iksy ny diwsaY peI ‘buwDImfnI’[[[
-E Cwzo prHy mfsV jI! bfpU dy vfk nUM awD-ivcfilLEN JMbidaF BrpUr iKJ ky boilaf. –buwDImfnIaF igafnIaF qF AumroN twpy ivakqIaF df rUt aY[[[ ienHF dohF nUM kwl qoN skUl Gwlx lwgo[[[
afpxy hwQF nUM afpxIaF AuWpr-nUM-agfsIaF kwCF dy hvfly kridaF, bfpU blvMq vwl suaflIaf-aMdfjL ‘c Jfikaf.
-TIk aY bfpU jI, blvMq imaFikaf. –myrf vI iehI iKLafl aY beI mYN afh krqfr qy gurdyv nUM nflL lf ky do iqMn sfl jwQf clf lYnY, qy afpF hux iekbfl, rCpfl nUM gfiekI qoN CuwtI kr dyeIey.
aglI svyr, do mMijaF ivckfr itkfey myjL qoN, cfh dI gVvI nUM AuTfAuNidaF BrpUr ny sfzy skUl jfx dI gwl Pyr sulGfa leI. bfpU ny afpxf swjf hwQ KIsy `c Auqfiraf, qy rumfl `c lpytI notF dI QwbI BrpUr vwl vDfa idwqI.
-ieh kfhdy leI? BrpUr boilaf.
-ieh, BrpUr isaHF, qyry leI[[[ iekbfl nUM awj mogy lY jf qy dsvIN dIaF ikqfbF lY dy[[[ kwlH nUM iehnUM buwtr vfÜy hfeI skUl `c dfKLl krf dyvIN[[[
-skUl vfilLaF ny hux iehnUM dsvIN `c neHIN lYxf, rusIlI avfË ‘c bolidaF BrpUr ny isr nUM swjy-Kwby GuMmfieaf. -iehnUM hux pRfeIvyt eI pVHnf pYxY, qy pRfeIvyt kYNzIzyt dy qOr `qy eI dfKLlf Gwlxf pYxY[[[
-iPr eyhnUM pVHfAU kOx? bfpU ny svflIaf njLrF BrpUr mfstr dy mwQy `c gwz idwqIaF.
BrpUr ny huxy-hI-KLflI-kIqy glfs nUM, dohF hQylLIaF `c, pUxI vwtx vFg GuMmfAuNidaF, aYnkF dy moty ÈIiÈaF dy afr-pfr lMGdI afpxI njLr nUM KflI-hoeI cfh dI gVvI `qy itkfa idwqf. bfpU ny afpxIaF svflIaf awKF BrpUr dy AuWqry hoey ichry `qy itkfeIaF hoeIaF sn, qy Aus dIaF iQVkdIaF AuNgÜF Aus dI krV-brVI dfhVI nUM isafVn `c ruwJIaF hoeIaF sn. afpxI hlkI ijhI dfhVI nUM dohF hwQF nfÜ plosdf blvMq, afpxy ichry nUM lgfqfr AuWpr-hyTF ihlfeI jf irhf sI.
-iksy tIcr dI mwdd ibnf iekbfl ny pfs nIN hoxf! bfpU ny lMmI ho geI cuwp nUM JMjoiVaf.
BrpUr dy buwlHF ‘c hrkq hoeI qy Auh iewk-dUjy qoN vwKry huMidaF pfisaF vwl nUM iKwlr gey.
-aMgryjLI qy ihsfb mYN pVHf dUM, glfs nUM myjL `qy itkfAuNidaF BrpUr boilaf. -bfkI mjLmUnF leI gfeIzF nflL kMm sr jU[[[
BrpUr mYnUM sUrj dy AuWTx qoN Zyr pihlF AuTfAuNdf qy cfh df ipaflf cuskdf-cuskdf aMgryjLI dI grYmr isKfAuNdf. Auh mYnUM moigEN ilaFdIaF gfeIzF (ijMnHF `c srl BfsLf ivwc dsvIN dy hr mjLmUn leI svfl aqy jvfb idwqy hoey sn) pVHn leI afKdf qy mYN Aus qoN AunHF svflF-jvfbF dI ivafiKaf smJdf rihMdf ijhVy myry idmfgL dy ryazfr ivwc PLsx qoN bgLfvqI hoey huMdy. myry leI sB qoN vwzI cuxOqI ihsfb dy do pypr sn. mfstr BrpUr mYnUM aljbrf smJfAux dI lwK koisLsL krdf pRMqU aljbry dy PLfrmUly myry leI kIiVaF df BOx ho inwbVdy: koeI awKr Kwby nUM iKsk jFdf qy koeI aMk swjy nUM Bwj qurdf. mYN iewk dI sLnfKLq krn lgdf qF dUsrf myrI smJ `coN ikr jFdf.
iemiqhfn qoN zyZ ku mhInf pihlF BrpUr ny, vwK-vwK mjLmUnF AuWpr myrI pkV df, gLYr-rsmIN lyKf-joKf kIqf. aMgryjLI dIaF khfxIaF qy arjLIaF nUM lfieaf myrf Gotf sux ky Aus dy ichry `qy nUr tpkx lwgf. smfjk-aiDan (sosLl stzIjL) dy svflF dy juafb myry buwlHF `coN, pfty KIsy ivwcoN izwg rhy mwkI dy murmuiraF vFgUM ikrn lwgy. mfstr BrpUr dIaF mwuCF Prkx lwgIaF. pr ihsfb dy svflF dy AuWqrF `c sMGxI kfxoN dyK ky Auh Audfs ho igaf. kihx lwgf: bfkI sB qF TIk lgdY[[[ pr ihsfb dIaF bhuq hI iZwlIaF ny[[[ jy ihsfb `coN PylH ho igaf qF smJ lY sfiraF `coN eI PylH[[[ pfs hox leI ihsfb dy dohF pyprF df kwul joV 66 lYxf pYxYY[[[ pihlf pypr sfrf eI gixq df huMdY XfnI ik airQmYitk df[[[ qy dUsry `c awDI jumYtrI qy awDf aljbrf[[[
-pr bfeI jI, mYN Audfs ho ky boilaf, -afh aljbrf qF myry pwly eI nI pYNdf[[[
-jy qUM pfs hoxY ihsfb `coN, iPr qUM aljbry df KihVf eI Cwz dy; sfrf jLor bws airQmYitk qy jumYtrI `qy lf dy[[[ ijvyN qyrI airQmYitk `qy pkV cMgI aY, qUM sO `coN pMjfh nMbr nI Czdf[[[ jumYtrI df prcf pMjfh nMbrF df huMdY[[[ qUM jy pMjfhF `coN solF nMbr vI lY jyN qF kuwl joV 66 ho jfvygf, qy qUM pfs!
agly idn qoN myry cfbI vflLy klfk df alfrm svyry pMj, sfZy pMj dI bjfey, qVikEN iqMn vjy kuVkx lwgf. jumYtrI qy airQmYitk myry leI inwqnym bx gey. idnF `c hI jumYtrI dI sfrI ikqfb myry poitaF `qy ivC geI. pyprF dy tfiem nUM aMgryjLI dy ds-sfly pypr myrI jIB dy AudflLy ilpty pey sn.
AunHIN idnIN dsvIN, XfnI mYtirkUlysLn, df iemiqhfn pMjfb XUnIvristI ilaf krdI sI ikAuNik awj vflLf ‘pMjfb iswiKaf borz’ hfly hoNd ivwc nhIN sI afieaf. dsvIN df rIjLlt vI aMgryjLI dy aKLbfr ‘d itRibAUn’ ivwc Cipaf krdf sI. afKLrI prcy qoN mhIny bfad mYnUM rIjLlt dI AuzIk sqfAux lwg peI. mYN hr svyr sfeIkl cuwkdf qy mogy, bfg gÜI dy KUMjy ‘c KuxI, aKLbfrF vflLI dukfn `qy jf Dmkdf. aKLbfr-ivkryqf igafnI jI, mYnUM dyKx sfr hI, isr Pyr dyNdf. mYN swjy aMgUTy nflL sfeIkl dy cwikaF dI hvf cYWk krdf, qy ipMz vwl nUM mihfrF moV lYNdf.
iewk idn, sfeIkl nUM stYNz `qy kr ky ijEN hI mYN aKLbfrF vflLI dukfn vwl viDaf, aKLbfr-ivkryqf myry vwl dyK ky muskRfieaf. mYN Jwt-pwt aKLbfr KLrIidaf: AuNglF `c AulJ geI kMbxI nUM kfbU krn dI koiÈÈ kridaF mYN aKLbfr nUM ProilLaf. keI siPLaF ‘c, mrIaF kIVIaF vFg icMbVy rol-nMbrF nflL jUJidaF mYnUM awT-ds imMt lwg gey. afpxy rol nMbr qIkr awpVidaF, myrf ichrf pfxIEN-pfxI ho igaf sI. agly hI pl, qih hoieaf tRibAUn aKLbfr, sfeIkl dy ipCly kYrIar ‘c aVuMigaf ipaf sI. cfilHaF, KfÜIaF qy ryqy nUM cIrdf hoieaf myrf sfeIkl GMty dI vft nUM pMqflLIaF imtF ‘c lpytdf hoieaf ipMz dI jUh ‘c sI.
Gr phuMicaf: byby lfgly KUh ‘qy kwpVy Dox geI hoeI sI. vwzI BYx crnjIq pwQkx ‘c gohy dI KLbrsfr lY rhI sI. Cotf rCpfl KyqoN crHI vwZx igaf hoieaf sI, qy CotI BYx krmjIq nINd ivwc zuwbI peI sI.
mYN bfpU jI vflLI almfrI ivwcoN iewk postkfrz kwiZaf qy mfstr BrpUr nUM icwTI ilK mfrI.
mYnUM rqf vI AumId nhIN sI ik mfstr BrpUr isMG myrI icwTI df jvfb dyvygf. mYN soicaf Auh vwzf bMdf hY qy vfips afpxy ipMz jf ky afpxy kMmF-kfrF `c ruwJ igaf hovygf. sFB ky rwKy rIjLlt vflLy aKLbfr nUM, mYN vfr vfr ProlLdf qy bVI hI ihPLfjLq nflL almfrI ‘c itkfa dyNdf.
swqvyN ku idn sfzy ipMz df zfkIaf, bfbf tihl isMG, sfzy drvfjLy nUM QpQpfAux lwgf. bUhf KulHidaF hI iewk postkfrz myry hwQF `c kr ky bfbf tihl isMG cldf hoieaf. mYN kfhlLI kfhlLI kfrz nUM pVHn lwgf; iliKaf sI: i ipafry iekbfl isMG, qyrI icwTI pVH ky bhuq hI ÉuÈI hoeI. ieh sB qyrI imhnq df nqIjf hY. hux qUM qhweIaf kr lY ik ipwCy muV ky nhIN dyKxf. mogy df zI aYm kflj qyrI AuzIk kr irhf hY.
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