BMzf BMzfrIaf …[mohn BMzfrI
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kuJ idn pihlF hI luiDafxf ivwc pMjfbI sfihq akfdmI dIaF cOxF hoeIaF hn. ieh iewk iksm df pMjfbI sfihqkfrF vfsqy ‘kuMB df mylf’ hY, ijhVf bfrIN sflIN nhIN sgoN hr do sflF bfad afAuNdf hY. iesdf iewko iewk sB qoN vDIaf lfB ieh huMdf hY ik sfrf lyKk BfeIcfrf iewk dUsry nUM iml jul lYNdf hY. iqMn cfr vfrI mYN vI ies kuMB ivwc cuwbI lgf afieaf hF. ies vfr mohn BMzfrI sfhb ies myly ivwc mYnUM ivKfeI nhIN idwqy. dosqF imwqrF qoN pqf cilaf ik AuhnF dI qbIaq iZwlI cwl rhI hY. Pon rfhIN AuhnF dI qMdrusqI df pqf kr ky mn nUM qswlI ho geI.
mYnUM Xfd afieaf ik ipClI vfr ies kuMB dy myly qoN ruKsq ho ky luiDafxf qoN mYN rMgF dy pfrKU qy kvI imwqr svI svrnjIq koloN dfrU dy do pYWg lgf ky rfq nUM igafrF ku vjy jdoN prqx lwgf qF AuQy KVy aflock zf[srbjIq isMG ny ikhf, “gwbI, BMzfrI sfhb nUM Gr dI dihlIË dy aMdr kr ky hI afpxy Gr jfvIN.”
iek pfsy dfrU qy dUsrf BMzfrI sfhb dIaF gwlF df aYsf srUr ciVHaf ik pqf hI nhIN cilaf ik asIN kdoN luiDafxf Cwizaf qy kdoN cMzIgVH phuMc gey. jdoN awDI rfq nUM phuMcy qF sYktr cOqflI ivwc pYNdy pihlI mMËl `qy siQq AuhnF dy PlYt dI dihlIË `qy KVI BMzfrI sfhb dI Drm pqnI inrmlf AuzIk krdI ivKfeI idwqI. mYnUM ieh dyK ky bhuq awCf lwigaf ik Aumr dy ies pVfa ivwc vI pqnIaF afpxy pqI nUM AuzIkdIaF hn. Auh vI AudoN jdoN pqI mohn BMzfrI vrgf mÈhUr khfxIkfr hovy.
mYN BMzfrI sfhb nUM sMn 1998 qoN jfxdf sF pr kuwJ dUroN dUroN hI. ies sPr dOrfx mYnUM AuhnF bfry bhuq kuwJ nvF pqf cilaf. jdoN mYN AuhnF koloN iËMdgI ijAux dy vsIly Éfqr klrkI qoN ÈurU hoieaf sMGrÈ qy sfihq dI rcn ikiraf dI ÈurUafq qy iPr bulMdI CUhx bfry jfixaF qF mYnUM afpxy bcpn ivwc KylI jFdI iewk Kyz bhuq Xfd afeI. Kyz ivwc asIN bhuq sfry bwcy iewk nUM ibTf ky Ausdy isr Aupr afpxIaF muwTIaF iewk dUsry dIaF muwTIaF Aupr rwKdy qy iPr sfry iekwTy boldy, “BMzf BMzfrIaf ikMnf ku Bfr ….” qF hyTF bYTf afVI jvfb idMdf, “iek muwTI cuwk lY dUjI iqafr ….”
scmuc hI BMzfrI sfhb ny qmfm Aumr bhuq sfrf Bfr afpxy ipMzy AuWqy cuwkI rwiKaf. Auh Bfr cfhy jIvn jfpx dy vsIly df hovy qy BfvyN sfihq rcx df. Auh BfvyN bwicaF df pflx poÈx krn leI nOkrI qoN ielfvf anuvfd df kMm krnf hovy qy BfvyN ikqfbF sMpfdq krn df. Auh afpxy pirvfr nfl iks kdr juVy hn, iesdf nmUnf AuhnF df cyqnf pRkfÈn, luiDafxf vwloN Cfipaf khfxI sMgRih ‘kQf vfrqf’ dy smrpx ivwc pVH ky pqf cldf hY. Auh ilKdy hn: ‘afpxy poqy puMnUM, guwgU, poqI sfieÈf, muskfn, aqy AuhnF dI dfdI-myrI jIvn sfQx, inrmlf dyvI nUM, ijhnF df ‘krË’ ijAuNdy jIa, mYqoN Auqfiraf nhIN jfxf.’
Auh afp kdy Qwky nhIN qy dUsry dosq imwqr ijhVy QoVf bhuqf Bfr cuwkx leI awgy afAuNdy, AuhnF nUM hwlf ÈyrI dyx qoN ipwCy hty nhIN. hr Auh sKÈ ijsny vI klm cuwkI AusdI ipwT `qy QfpVf idwqf hI idwqf. jdoN hor lok iksy nvyN nvyN bxy sfihqkfr dI plyTI ikqfb Aupr hI Aus ipwCy ÈbdF qy bolF dIaF brCIaF qy ikrpfnF lY ky pY jFdy qd Auh hmyÈF kihMdy, “Xfr, ikAuN ipwCy pY gey ho … ieMnf QoVf hY ik iesny klm cuwkI qF shI … kuwJ iliKaf qF hY … awj bhuqf cMgf nhIN iliKaf pr kwl nUM kI pqf KOry iehI mMto, ikRÈn cMdr jF rfijMdr isMG bydI bx jfey … jmFdrU solHF klF sMpUrn qF koeI neIN huMdf … pMjfbI BfÈf qy sfihq nUM pihlF hI keI Kqry Gyr ky KVy ny qy qusIN ies nUM hwlf ÈyrI dyx dI QF inrAuqsfihq kr rhy ho … kuwJ qF smJdfrI koloN kMm lE.” Èfied ieho kfrn hY ik myry vrgf nOisKIaf awj BMzfrI sfhb df ryKf icqr ilKx dI Ëuwraq kr irhf hY.
sMn 1998 qIk mYnUM ieh ielm nhIN sI ik dsvIN jmfq ivwc ijhVI khfxI ‘mYnUM tYgor bxf dy mF’ qoN pRBfvq ho ky mYN ieMjInIar bx sikaf sF. iËMdgI ivwc kfmXfb hoieaf sF. mYN Ausy Èihr ivwc rihMdf hF, ijQy Ausy khfxI df rcyqf mohn BMzfrI vI rihMdf hY.
BMzfrI sfhb hurF qoN hI mYnUM pqf cilaf ik Auh pMjfbI sfihq dy isrmOr kvI iÈv btflvI dy krIbI dosqF ivwcoN iewk sn. iÈv, BUÈn qy hor afVIaF nfl BMzfrI sfhb kdy sYktr bfeI vfly pRIqm GVIsfË, kdy sYktr sqfrF dy kOPI hfAUs jF kfmryz pRqfp mihqf dy ‘lokfieq pRkfÈn’ dy kol jf ky brfbr dy pYsy pf ky dfrU pINdy huMdy sn. iewk dUsry nUM luwcy luwcy cutkly suxfAuNdy sn. ieÈk dy JUTy mUTy ikwsy vI. iek dUsry nfl iksy kivqf jF khfxI nUM lY ky KihbV vI pYNdy sn. rusvfeIaF vI huMdIaF qy bfad ivwc mMnvfeIaF vI. iek vfr iÈv ny BMzfrI sfhb df ryKf icwqr iliKaf. Aus ryKf icwqr ny BMzfrI qy iÈv dy irÈiqaF ivwc bhuq AuQl puQl mcf idwqI sI ikAuNik iÈv ny ryKf icwqr df isrlyK: ‘PulvihrI vfly hwQ’ rwK idwqf sI. dyr qk iewk dUsry nfl ruwsy rhy pr iPr smF pf ky iewk imk ho gey.
BUÈn nfl vI BMzfrI sfhb dI bhuq nyVqf rhI hY. Auh guaFZI vI sn. aksr sfihq nUM lY ky AuhnF dy ivcfrk isMg iBVy rihMdy sn. BMzfrI sfhb kol Èihx ÈkqI df BMzfr bhuq iËafdf hY. QoVI ikqy Auh iksy nfl nrfË nhIN huMdy. BUÈn nfl vI nhIN. ieQoN qIk ik Ausdy bhuq vwzy aflock gurbcn nfl vI nhIN.
ipCly sfl BUÈn hurF dy sskfr vyly jo sKÈ sfiraF qoN vwD duKI sI, Auh mohn BMzfrI hI sI. mYN pihlI vfr AuhnF nUM BuwbIN roidaF dyiKaf sI.
lyKkF ivcoN BMzfrI sfhb dI sB qoN vwD nyVqf rGbIr ZMz nfl rhI hY. AusnUM Auh vwzf BfeI, vwzf sfihqkfr qy bhuq vwzf ivdvfn mMndf sI. BMzfrI duafrf rGbIr ZMz Aupr iliKaf ryKf icqr bhuq mÈhUr hoieaf sI. iek vfr ZMz nfl dosqI dy clidaF Auh afpxy dosq pRym pRkfÈ nfl ruwKf vI ho igaf sI. ieh ruwKfpn Èfied rGbIr ZMz, gurbcn Buwlr, gurdyv rupfxf, pRym pRkfÈ qy BMzfrI duafrf iewkiTaF rl ky iksy ikqfb dy Cfpx nUM lY ky sI.
sMn 1996 ivwc jdoN sfihq dy ipV ivwc kuwidaf qF mYN corI Cuwpy roË gfrzn vfly klf Bvn qy hor QfvF `qy huMdIaF sfihq sBfvF ivwc cupcfp ivcrx lwgf. mYN iksy nUM nhIN jfxdf sF isvfey do cfr sfihqkfr qy pwqrkfr imwqrF dy. smfgmF ivwc ho rhIaF srgrmIaF nUM inhfrdf qy vfcdf rihMdf. iek idn iksy smfgm ivwc bhuq sfry pRbMDkI swjx kuwJ pryÈfn ivKfeI dy rhy sn. mYN iewk sjx nUM ieh kihMidaF sux ilaf ik jd qIk awj dy smfgm dy pRRDfn nhIN af jFdy asIN smfgm ikwdF ÈurU kr deIey. mYN bVf hYrfn ik ieh pRDfn Blf kI ÈYa hoeI ijsdy ibnF smfgm ÈurU nhIN ho skdf.
ÉYr, kuwJ dyr bfad boc boc ky kdm Drdy, hlky bdfmI rMg dI loeI dI bukl mfrI, inwkI inwkI kwkI dfhVI qy lfl sUhy mUMh, iqwKIaF awKF qy swjy hwQ dIaF AuNglF ivwc sulgdI hoeI isgrt PsfeI, klf Bvn dy aMdrly ivhVy ivwc dfKl ho rhy, iewk aMgryË numF sKÈ Aupr myrI nËr acfnk ruk geI. smfgm df sMcflx krn vflf swjx qyËI nfl boilaf, “sfzy awj dy smfgm dy pRDfn mohn BMzfrI jI phuMc gey hn, asIN jld hI smfgm df afÊfË krn jf rhy hF[[.” “ieh hY mohn BMzfrI!” myry muhoN acfnk inkilaf.
smfgm Kqm hoieaf. jdoN mYN dyiKaf ik mohn BMzfrI hux kuwJ plF leI iewkly KVy hn, mYN AusnF sfhmxyN hfËr ho igaf. kuJ plF ivwc hI mYN pMjfbI dy bhuq vwzy khfxIkfr df inwkf ijhf afVI bx igaf sF. jdoN mYN dwisaf ik mYN vI kivqfvF ilKx dI koiÈÈ krdf hF qF AuhnF ny mYnUM QfpVf idMidaF ikhf, “iemfndfrI nfl lwigaf rih … iewk idn gwl ËrUr bxUgI.”
Aus qoN bfad myrI BMzfrI sfhb nfl aYsI dosqI peI ik lgBg hux qk cMzIgVH ivwc jdoN kdy vI mYN koeI sfihqk smfgm jF nftk afid dyKx jfxf hovy qF BMzfrI sfhb nUM Pon krky jfx bfry puC lYNdf hF. “hF, inrmlf kihMdI mYN vI jfxY … BUÈn nUM vI Pon kr deIN, Ausny vI jfxY!” BMzfrI sfhb jvfb dyxgy. keI vfr AuhnF df Pon af jFdY, “gwbI, PlfxI QF smfgm ho irhY, qUM jf irhYN?” AuhnF dy Gr dy njdIk hI ijQoN aksr mYN BMzfrI sfhb, BUÈn nUM afpxI gwzI ibTfAuNdf sF (hF) asIN Aus QF df nF ‘BMzfrI cOk’ rwK ilaf hY. aksr mYN Pon `qy kih idMdF, “pMjF imMtF `c BMzfrI cOk `qy phuMc jfE, sr jI[[.”
asIN ipCly pMdrF sflF qoN afpxI sMsQf ‘kfienfq afrts’ dy bYnr hyTF hr sfl Cy meI nUM iÈv btflvI dI brsI lgfqfr mxf rhy hF. AusdIaF XfdF sFJIaF krdy hF. AusdIaF rcnfvF gfAuNdy hF. aYsf koeI smfgm nhIN igaf ijs ivwc BMzfrI sfhb qy BUÈn hurIN hfËr nf hoey hox. ies vfr vI jdoN mYN BMzfrI sfhb nUM Pon kIqf qF AuhnF ikhf, “gwbI, vYsy qF myrI ishq bhuq Krfb cl rhI hY … mYN luiDafxy vI nhIN igaf votF pfx pr iÈv dy pRogrfm ivwc ËrUr hfËrI lgfvFgf.” lyikn ies vfr BUÈn hurF dI ÊYrmOjUdgI ny sfiraF df mn bhuq Audfs kr idwqf.
smfgm sfzf hovy qy BfvyN iksy hor df jdoN sfzI gwzI cOqflI sYktr dI mfrikt nyVy afAuNdI hY qF hr vfr ipClI sIt `qy bYTy BMzfrI sfhb dI afvfË afeygI, “gwbI, dyKIN Ërf Aus ruwK Qwly isgrtF vflf BfeI bYTY?” rfq iËafdf hox krky jy isgrtF vflf BfeI AuQy nf ivKfeI dyvy qF BMzfrI sfhb kihxgy “ieMj kr QoVf hor awgy cwl … iewk QFE hor vI hY.” jy AuQy qy do iqMn QfvF `qy vI nf imly qF iPr kihxgy, “gwbI iewk kMm kr gwzI Tyky vwl moV, Ausdy bfhr qF ËrUr bYTf hoAugf.” isgrtF vfly BfeI nUM vyKdy sfr hI BMzfrI sfhb dIaF vfÈF iKl jfxgIaF qy Auh bolxgy, “gwbI, do zwbIaF golz PlYk dIaF PVIN.” BMzfrI sfhb iewk zwbI afpxy kurqy dy KIsy ivwc pf lYxgy qy dUsrI ivcoN isgrt kwZ ky sulgf lYxgy qy kihxgy, “Xfr jy qusIN guwsf nf kro qF mYN … …[ÈIÈy QoVy hyTF nUM iKskf lE?”
ipwCy ijhy iksy smfgm qoN bfad hoeI kOVI mihPl df afnMd mfx ky jdoN Gr nUM prq rhy sF qF ipClI sIt `qy bYTy BMzfrI sfhb dI afvfË afeI, “gwbI dyKIN Ërf …[.” myry nfl aglI sIt Aupr bYTy mohflI vfly pRoPYsr kulvMq sfhb mYnUM awK mfrdy boly, “gwbI qUM bYT mYN lY ky afAunF … BMzfrI sfhb, kwZo pYsy …?” BMzfrI sfhb ny pMjfhF df nOt pRoPYsr nUM PVfieaf. jdoN pRoPYsr sfhb isgrtF dIaF zwbIaF lYx cly gey qF mohn BMzfrI jI hOly ijhy boly, “gwbI qUM afp jfieaf kr … iewk pgVIDfrI srdfr cMgf lgdY isgrtF dIaF zwbIaF KrIddf hoieaf!”
“asl ivwc BMzfrI nUM kfiem rwKx ivwc inrmlf BYxjI df bVf vwzf Xogdfn hY. Auhny BMzfrI nUM smOh ky rwiKaf hY. BYxjI df iKVy mwQy imlxf hI sfzI dosqI nUM qIh sflF qk purfxf kr sikaf hY. BMzfrI hurF df khfxIkfr dI isKr qIk phuMcx ivwc vI inrmlf BYxjI df bhuq vwzf ikrdfr hY. iek vfr cMzIgVH iksy smfgm ivwc mYN BMzfrI nUM nfl lY ky jfxf sI qF mYN BYxjI hurF nUM ikhf ik qusIN nfl ËrUr clxf hY. Auh kihx ik mYnUM awj Gr ivwc bhuq ËrUrI kMm hY, qusIN BMzfrI jI nUM lY jfE qy bfad ivwc Cwz jfieE. mYN ikhf ik BYxjI iesy krky qF qUhfnUM iljf rhy hF ik jfx lwgy qF rsqf BMzfrI sfhb dws dyxgy pr rfqIN muVdy hoey quhfzy Gr df rsqf kOx dwsygf. BMzfrI jI mnuwK bhuq cMgy ny. AuhnF ivwc moh bhuq hY. dosqI ivwc scfeI hY. lÌËF ivwc iemfndfrI Gut Gut ky BrI hoeI hY. jdoN mYN afpxI pqnI dy ibmfr hox vyly bhuq ÊmÊIn ho igaf sF qF BMzfrI hurF mYnUM bhuq hOslf idwqf. ÊmKorI qoN AuBfiraf. Auh khfxIkfr dy qOr `qy afpxy hor smkflI khfxIkfrF koloN vI mYnUM ies krky cMgy lgdy ny ikAuNik Auh DrqI nfl juVy khfxIkfr ny. ijsdf sbUq ipwCy ijhy jdoN BMzfrI sfhb AuWqy jsvMq dId jlMDr dUrdrÈn leI zfkUmYNtrI bxf irhf sI qF AuhnF dy ipMz bnBOry dy lokF ny AusnUM afpxIaF plkF `qy ibTf ilaf sI. ieMnF mfx bKiÈaf ik mYN hYrfn rih igaf ik ieqnI dyr qoN Cwzy ipMz dy lok awj vI BMzfrI nUM ieMnF ipafr krdy hn. iek hor gwl ijhVI BMzfrI sfhb ivwc vwKrI hY Auh ieh ik jdoN pMjfb sMkt cl irhf sI qF keI kihMdy kuhFdy khfxIkfrF ny keI qrHF dy muKOty cVHf ley sn pr Aus vyly vI mohn BMzfrI iewk inrol khfxIkfr bx ky ivciraf. Aus smyN dOrfx Ausny jo vI khfxIaF ilKIaF Auh iewk Kfls khfxIkfr dy nfqy ilKIaF nf ik iewk Kfs Drm jF iKwqy nfl sbMDq mnuwK bx ky. mYN hflFik BMzfrI sfhb df kI suafiraf hY jF mYN suafr vI kI skdF pr jdoN AuhnF Aupr zfkUmYNtrI bxfAux dI vfrI afeI qF AuhnF ikhf ik zfkUmYNtrI dI ptkQf qUM hI ilKyNgf. mYN BMzfrI sfhb vwloN bKÈy ies mfx nUM Bvsfgr pfr krn vFg mihsUs kIqf. dUsrI gwl ik BMzfrI sfhb sfrI Aumr inrlyp rhy hn. iksy skYNzl ivwc nhIN Psy. nf koeI snmfn lYx jF hwiQafx ivc. mYN BMzfrI sfhb leI lMmI Aumr qy cMgI syhqjfbI dI kfmnf krdf hF.” ieh ivcfr mohn BMzfrI dy chyqy dosq pitafly vfly suirMdr Èrmf dy hn.
iek vfr jdoN mYN AuhnF koloN AuhnF dI khfxI rcn ikiraf bfry puwiCaf qF AuhnF dwisaf, “1965 ivwc Cpy afpxy pRQm khfxI -sMgRih ‘iqlcOlI’ dy vyly vI ikhf qy iliKaf vI sI. mYN afpxIaF khfxIaF dI vkflq nhIN krdf, sgoN ieh myrI vkflq krdIaF ny. myry mq anusfr cMgf lyKk Auh hY jo cMgf ilKy. pRvfn hox leI iksy gwdI qoN hukm hoxf ËrUrI nhIN. ieh rfey myrI hux vI hY.”
cMzIgVH dy cOqflI sYktr ivwc pMjfbI qy ihMdI dy bhuq sfry sfihqkfrF qy pwqrkfrF dy aflHxy hn. dPqr qoN Gr jFdf hoieaf aksr mYN ieQy hI rihMdy gul cOhfn dy aflHxy ivwc clf jfnF. Auh mYnUM nyVy pYNdy pfrk ivwc sYr krn lY jFdY. keI vfr mlkIq afritst vI sfzy nfl ho jFdY. sfl ku pihlF qk mohn BMzfrI qy BUÈn afpxIaF Drm pqnIaF nfl Aus pfrk ivwc sYr krdy jF sYr krn qoN bfad arfm krdy aksr iml jFdy sn. ieh donoN qF iewk do cwkr lgf ky pfrk ivwc bxy bYNcF Aupr bYT ky sYr kr rhIaF aOrqF nUM inhfrdy rihMdy qy afpxIaF pqnIaF nUM iewk hor cwkr lgf lYx dI slfh dy ky Byj idMdy. hux BUÈn jI qF sfzy ivckfr rhy nhIN pr BMzfrI sfhb hux vI afpxI Drm pqnI nfl sYr krdy ivKfeI dy jFdy hn. ipwCy ijhy asIN AuhnF nUM awsIaF nUM twpIaF bËurg ds pMdrF aOrqF dI tolI ivwc iekwly bYTy AuhnF koloN ‘hry rfmf hry ikRÈnf’ qy iÈvjI Bgvfn dI mihmF dy Bjn suxidaF PiVaf. jdoN asIN puwiCaf ik BMzfrI sfhb ieQy kI krdy pey ho qF Auh awgoN vwzf sfrf KVfkf mfr ky hsdy hoey boly, “AuNj hI inrmlf iewk hor cwkr lgfAux geI sI mYN soicaf, suxidaF afh bIbIaF kI gfAuNdIaF ny roË ieQy bYT ky … kI pqf koeI khfxI kuhxI hI inkl pvy jF Aupr vfly nUM pfx df koeI sOKf rfh hI lwB pvy!”
iËafdfqr smfgmF ivwc inrmlf AuhnF nfl iÈrkq krdI hY. kuJ dyr pihlF hI iewk vfrI mYN dyiKaf ik smfgm Kqm hox qoN bfad BMzfrI dI hI Aumr dI nfty ijhy kd pr sohxy nYx nkÈF vflI iewk khfxIkfrf BMzfrI dy nyVy ho ho ky guPqgU kr rhI sI. kdy Auh afpxy kMn BMzfrI sfhb dy mUMh awgy kr dyvy qy kdy afpxf mUMh BMzfrI sfhb dy kMnF awgy. myrI pqnI rfj kumfrI vI nfl sI. Auh myrI pqnI dy nyVy ho ky kihMdI, “dyKIN rfj, ieh iqqlI ikMJ qyry aMkl Aupr mMzrf rhI ey … kl vfly smfgm ivwc ieh gulËfr isMG sMDU dy afly duafly vI cwkr lgf rhI sI ….” ieh bol myry kMnI vI pY gey. “aFtI jI, ies Aumr ivwc vI qusIN BMzfrI sfhb Aupr Èwk krdy ho[[? qusIN iesy krky Èfied hr vfr nfl afAuNdy ho …?” mYN ivaMgmeI qrIky nfl puwiCaf. “neIN gwbI puwq, BMzfrI sfhb Aupr qF mYnUM pUrf Brosf hY pr iehnF iqqlIaF df kI pqf ikhVy Puwl ivcoN Èihd cUsx lwg pYx ….” inrmlf aFtI hsdI hoeI bol rhI sI.
“mYN dws idwqf ik mYnUM AuhdI koeI vI khfxI nhIN jcdI. ieh gwl BMzfrI dy mn ivwc gwT bx ky bih geI. jd Ausny keI vrHy kuwJ nhIN iliKaf. AuhdI mfniskqf hor AulJ geI. Auh kuwJ pryÈfn rihx lwg ipaf. mYN AusnUM iqMn khfxIaF kwcIaF kr ky idwqIaF pr Auh Ausfr nf sikaf. mYN rl ky khfxI ilKx dI pyÈkÈ kIqI pr Auh skIm vI isry nf cVH skI. bVy icrF bfad Auhny khfxI ‘kbuqr’ ilKI qF mYnUM bVI hYrfnI hoeI. vDIaf qy eys ivÈy bfry ieh AuhdI pihlI qy afKrI khfxI sI. mohn ny ieh khfxI afpxI klpnf dy Ëor ilK idwqI sI. awqvfd dy kfly idnF dIaF GtnfvF ny mohn nUM awzI lfAux df kMm kIqf sI. jdoN Ausny ‘sFJ’ qy ‘kys vfh ijAuxIey’ vrgIaF khfxIaF ilKIaF qF mYN AusnUM lMmI qfrIPI icTI ilKI. sfrI Aumr cMzIgVH lMGf ky vI Auhdf suBfa pyNzU eI irhf ey. ieh gwl Esy `qy nhIN, ivrk, rupfxf, gurbcn Buwlr, virafm sMDU `qy vI ZukdI ey. Èihr AuhnF dy suBfa qy soc df ihwsf bixaf eI nhIN. eysy qrHF grIbI df duK vI Auhdy aMdr hwzF `c vV ky bYTf hoieaf ey. mYnUM Auhny iewk do vfr dwisaf vI ey ik ikvyN Auhdf bcpn grIbI `c lMiGaf sI. AuhnUM CotI Aumr ivwc hI kmfeI krnI peI sI. Auhdy Gr vfly AusnUM Bwly pkf idMdy. Auh CfbVI ivwc rwK ky vycdf huMdf sI. … BMzfrI hux qurx lwgf pYr boc boc Drdf ey. jy mYN qyË qurF qF Auh lwqF GVIsdf cwldf ey. bgfnI Èrfb pINdf hoey BMzfrI dI afpxI zwbI ivwc isgrt huMdy hoey vI Ausdf hwQ dUsry dI zwbI ivcoN isgrt kwZ lYNdf ey. mohn lf-gRYjUeyt ey pr lwgdf nhIN. Èfied Ausdy suBfa df ihwsf nhIN. Auh irtfier ho ky pRDfngIaF krky bËurgI df mfx pRfpq kr irhf ey. pRDfngI BfÈn `c hmyÈf rfijMdr isMG bydI, mMto, ikRÈn cMdr qy cYKP df iËkr krky pMjfbI lyKkF qy pfTkF nUM pRBfvq krn df ZMg BMzfrI nUM afAuNdf ey.
BMzfrI ny myry nfl kdy aOrqF nfl sbMDF dI gwl nhIN kIqI. ijvyN kfm dI gwl krnI AusnUM ‘gMdI gwl’ lgdI ey. mYnUM nhIN pqf ik koeI aOrq Auhdy mn `c vsI hovy jF Auhny iksy prfeI qIvIN nfl sMbMD rwKy hox. … Auhdy mn dI ies gMZ df AudoN mfVf ijhf pqf lgdf ey, jdoN Auh awKF cmkf ky gwl kr rhI lyKkf vwl nUM Aulrx lwg pYNdf ey.
jdoN mYnUM sfihq akfdmI df aYvfrz BMzfrI koloN pihlF imilaf qF mohn bVf siVaf. myry Aupr aMimRqf koloN isPfrÈF krfEx dy dUÈx vI lfey. myry aYvfrz dI scfeI df pqf AuhnUM qd lwgf jdoN AuhnUM vI aYvfrz imilaf. mohn bgfnIaF QfvF `qy Èrfb rwj ky pINdf ey. tyZy ho jfx dI hflfq qIk. dfrU pI ky afpxy Gr df rsqf qIk Bul jFdf ey.” Auprokq sfrf kuwJ mYnUM jflMDr vfly pRym pRkfÈ dsdy hn jdoN mYN AuhnF nUM Pon krky BMzfrI nfl nyVqf bfry puwCdf hF.
jdoN mYN BMzfrI sfhb nUM puCdf hF ik qusIN pMj mOilk khfxI sMgRih qy do sMpfdq khfxI sMgRih ilKy hn. hor vI bhuq kuwJ iliKaf ey. quhfzIaF keI khfxIaF ipCly iqMn dhfikaF qoN skUlF kfljF qy XunIvrsItIaF dy slybs ivwc lwgIaF hn. quhfnUM Coty moty bhuq sfry aYvfrz qy snmfn iml cuwky hn. ieQoN qIk ik 1998 ivwc BfrqI sfihq akfdmI idwlI vflf aYvfrz vI quhfzI ikqfb ‘mUn dI awK’ nUM iml cuwikaf hY pr jdoN sUby df BfÈf ivBfg hr jxy Kxy nUM ÈRomxI snmfn dy skdf hY qF ik AuhnF nUM BMzfrI sfhb df nfm jF sfihqk kd ies ienfm dy kfbl nhIN lgdf qF BMzfrI sfhb KVfkf mfr ky hsdy hoey jvfb idMdy hn, “ijQy ienfm dyx vfly afp ienfm leI jFdy hox AuQy BMzfrI Blf kI kr skdY … clo iPr vI koeI iglf nhIN … ho skdY BfÈf ivBfg df ienfm lYx vflf myrf kwd ajy AuhnF dI nËrF ivwc Aus AucfeI qk nhIN phuMicaf hovy … AuhnF dI nËr ajy ‘qFh hI rihMdI hovy … jF nËr ivwc hI koeI nuks hovy, vYsy vI awj kl kflf moqIaf bVI jldI Auqr afAuNdf ey … ienfmF snmfnF df kI ey … aslI snmfn qF quhfzy pfTkF df ipafr huMdY qy ieh ipafr mYnUM ieMnf iËafdf imilaf ey ik myry koloN sMBfilaF nhIN sMBldf … af dyKxf jdoN myrf ryKf icwqr Cpygf qF svyry Cy vjy qoN hI Pon KVkxy ÈurU ho jfxgy …[clo rwb sfiraF nUM slfmq rwKy … sumiq dyvy … pMjfbI BfÈf qy sfihq idn dugxI qy rfq cugxI qwrkIaF kry … afmIn.”

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