sfihwq mfnvI jIvn dI agvfeI krn vflf iewk
ÈkqIÈflI mfiDam svIkfr kIqf jFdf hY. hr mulk jF kOm df sfihwq AuQoN dy
lokF dy smfijk, BfeIcfrk srokfrF aqy bOiDk pRgtfvy aqy jIvn muwlF df drpx
huMdf hY. dUjy ÈbdF ivwc afKxf hovy qF ikhf jf skdf hY ik iksy kOm-kbIly,
dyÈ jF smfj ivÈyÈ dI rfjsI, Dfrimk, smfijk, afriQk afid pRsiQqIaF dI
klfmeI pyÈkfrI sfihwq aKvfAuNdI hY. ies df iswDf qfaluk lokF nfl hI huMdf
hY. iesy krky ikhf jFdf hY ik sfihwq df mUl pRyrxf sRoq lok-jIvn hY.
sfihwq prMprf aqy afDuinkqf drimafn iewk puwl dI BUimkf inBfAuNdf hY. msln
jdoN vI iksy smfj dI virHaF qoN cwldI af rhI prMprf tuwtdI hY aqy nvyN
Xuwg dy anusfr nvIN mirafdf sQfipq hox lwgdI hY qF Aus smfj dy sfihwq ivwc
vI nvIaF pRivrqIaF hoNd ivwc afAuNdIaF hn. ijvyN ijvyN pirvrqn vfprdy
rihMdy hn, nvIaF pRivrqIaF sfihwq nUM pRBfivq krdIaF rihMdIaF hn. sfihwq
awgoN smfj Aupr asr pfAuNdf hY ijs nfl jfgRqI jF cyqnf df AudY huMdf hY.
sfihwq sdIvI amr rihx vflI klf hY. ivroDI pRsiQqIaF ivwc qF ieh sgoN hor
vDyry Pldf hY. Bfrq ivwc 18vIN sdI dy ÈurU aqy 19vIN sdI dy pihly awD ivwc
rfjsI, smfijk, Dfrimk hflfqF dy anukUl jF anusfrI nf hox dy bfvjUd sfihq
isrjxf pRPuwilq hoeI. ies sMdrB ivwc pRo[mohn isMG dI ieh itwpxI pRsMigk
bxdI hY, “dyÈ ivwc cfry pfsy afpo-DfpI, inrfÈqf, ivÈfd aqy ivGTnmeI ÈkqIaF
pUry ËorF qy AuBr ky psr rhIaF sn qF vI sfihq isrjxf ny ienHF ÈkqIaF
sfhmxy eIn mMnxo nFh kr idwqI aqy bhuq sfry AuGy lyKk aqy AunHF dIaF amr
klf-ikRqF sfzy qwk puwjIaF.”
sfihwq mfnvI smfj dy hr vrg leI iliKaf imldf hY. vwzI Aumr dy ivakqI vFg
bwcf vI ies mfiDam dy ËrIey igafn, AupdyÈ aqy mnorMjn hfsl krdf hoieaf
afpxI ÈÉsIaq dI buinafd nUM mjbUq bxfAuNdf hY. bwcf sfzy smfj dI iewk
mhwqvpUrn iekfeI hY. Aus nUM mihË ‘bwcf’ afK ky hI nËraMdfË nhIN kr dyxf
cfhIdf ikAuNik vwzI Aumr dy ivakqI vFg Aus dIaF afpxIaF loVF, smwisafvF
aqy afkFiKafvF hn. Aus nUM rfÈtr df BivwK ikhf jFdf hY. Aus dI
iswiKaf-sMskfr iksy vI rfÈtr dy iswiKaf sMskfr df pRqIk hY. bfl
mnoivigafnIaF ny qF bwcy dI iswiKaf aqy Aus aMdr nYiqk kdrF kImqF dy sMcfr
pRqI ivÈyÈ sfvDfnI vrqx dI qfkId kIqI hY. nfl ies gwl nUM vI idVH krvfieaf
hY ik bfl sfihwq df bwcy dy jIvn ivwc mhwqvpUrn rol huMdf hY.
bfl-sfihwq dy ieiqhfsk sMdrB, ies dI vrqmfn siQqI aqy ies Kyqr nUM drpyÈ
cuxOqIaF bfry gwl krn qoN pihlF sfnUM bwcy dI mfniskqf nUM smJx dI ËrUrq
hY. ajokf bwcf smyN dI AuQl-puQl df burI qrHF iÈkfr hoieaf ipaf hY.
globlfeIjyÈn dy ajoky dOr ivwc Auh smfijk ivsMgqIaF aqy rfjnIqk dMglÈfhI
hyT burI qrHF dwibaf hoieaf ipaf hY. ielYktRfink sUcnf qMqr ny Aus nUM
iËhnI qOr qy ieMnf pRBfivq kIqf hoieaf hY ik Auh afpxI sdIaF purfxI ivrfsq
nfloN tuwtdf jf irhf hY. ajoky sIrIalF, kfrtUn nYtvrk aqy ieMtrnYt pRxflI
ny Aus dI sfihwqk BuwK nUM dbf ky rwK idwqf hY. anyk iksm dy svflF ivwc
iGry hoey Aus dy bcpn nUM koeI Auicq rfh nhIN lwB irhf. ijwDr dyKo, Aus
leI vMgfrF hI vMgfrF hn. iehI kfrn hY ik Auh awj AuQl-puQl (isolated) vflI
iËMdgI ijAuN irhf hY. kihx nUM qF BfvyN ajoky ivigafn ny Aus dI cyqnf nUM
byhwd ivkisq kr idwqf hY prMqU sfihwq, siBafcfr aqy klfmeI vrqfiraF ny ijs
cMgy qrIky nfl Aus dI cyqnf nUM ivkisq krky smyN dy hfx dI bxfAuxf sI, Auh
vrqfrf awj Aus dI iËMdgI nfloN tuwt ky ikqy ipCFh rih igaf hY. iehI kfrn
hY ik ajokf bfl sfihwq afpxI bfl-avsQf ivcoN nhIN inkl irhf. bfl sfihwq
iewk aijhf vrqfrf hY ijs ny bwcy dI cyqnf nUM ivkisq krky Aus nUM afpxI
kOm aqy ivrsy dIaF jVHF nfl joV ky rwKx df kfrj krnf huMdf hY, Aus aMdr
nvIN smrwQf aqy qfkq Br ky afAux vfly smyN dy sMktF df tfkrf krn dI qOÌIk
pRdfn krnI huMdI hY prMqU pMjfbI ivwc afpoDfpI df ijhVf gYr-AusfrU vfqfvrx
pYdf ho igaf hY, Aus nfl bwcy dI mfniskqf zgmgf rhI hY. iehI kfrn hY ik
kroVF pMjfbIaF dI igxqI ivwc vI Auh afpxy afp nUM iekwlf aqy icMqq mihsUs
kr irhf hY.
ivÈv pwDr qy bfl sfihwq dI siQqI df mulFkx kIqf jfvy qF ieh gwl Aupr ky
sfhmxy afAuNdf hY ik BfvyN sfihwq dI ilKqI rvfieq sdIaF purfxI hY prMqU
sfihwq dy nËraMdfËy gey sMvydnÈIl Kyqr XfnI bfl sfihwq pRqI AudfsInqf vflI
avsQf hI rhI hY. vwzy aqy sQfipq lyKkF ny ies nUM AuNj hI mfxqf nhIN
idwqI, pwCmI mulkF dy pRkfÈkF nUM Cwz ky BfrqI pRkfÈkF ny ies nUM Cfpxf
hmyÈf Gfty vflf sOdf smiJaf hY aqy mfipaF ny afpxy bwicaF nUM cMgIaF
sfihqk ikqfbF pVHn leI pRyirq krn dI QF kyvl qy kyvl pfT-kRm pusqkF dIaF
pusqkF pVHn leI Ëor pfieaf hY. ajoky iswiKaf pRxflI ny boJl islybsF aqy
Bfry bsiqaF nfl bwcy dy srIrk aqy mfnisk dovF nUM hI afpxI lpyt ivwc ilaf
hoieaf hY. kuwJ cMgf pVHn leI nf imlx kfrn afpxy suhj-suafd dI pUrqI vfsqy
bflF dI nvIN pIVHI tI[vI[, ieMtrnYt aqy mobfeIl dI dldl ivwc DsdI jf rhI
hY ijs dy sbwb Auh afpxI ivrfsq aqy nYiqk jIvn muwlF nfloN dUr huMdI jf
rhI hY.
gwl ivÈv pwDr dy bfl sfihwq dy sMdrB ivwc kIqI jfvy qF aTHfrvIN sdI dy
ipqly awD ivwc do jrmn BrfvF jYkb igRm (1785-1863) aqy ivlIam igRm
(1786-1859), jo buinafdI qOr qy KojI, BfÈf ivigafnI aqy smfj ÈfsqrI sn, ny
pUry jrmn ivwc GuMm GuMm ky bwicaF leI bhuq sfrIaF khfxIaF iekwiqRq
kIqIaF. iesy lVI ivwc zYnIal zYPo (1660-1731), zYnmfrk dy ikRÈcIan aYNzrsn
(1805-1875), ietlI dy kfrlo klodI (1826-1890), aMgRyË jfn rsikn
(1819-1900) ny bwicaF leI AupXogI aqy lokipRX sfihwq dI rcnf kIqI. kfrlo
klodI df sdfbhfr bfl nfiek ipnokIE awj ivÈv dy bwcy bwcy dI Ëubfn Aupr hY.
bwcy dI pihlI gurU mF huMdI hY. mF hI Aus dI muwZlI sFJ sfihwq nfl
puafAuNdI hY. pMjfbI sfihq dy smfnFqr jykr pMjfbI bfl sfihq dI ieiqhfsk
prMprf nUM Poilaf jfvy qF asIN dyKdy hF ik Bfrq dIaF dUjIaF BfÈfvF dy bfl
sfihwq vFg pMjfbI bfl sfihwq vI pwCmI bfl sfihq qoN pRBfivq hY. pMjfbI bfl
dI pihlI mOiKk sfihqk sFJ mF dy mUMhNo inklIaF Èihd vrgIaF imwTIaF lorIaF
‘awlHV bwlHV bfvy df’ jF ‘sON jf kfkf qUM’ vrgIaF hor rs BrIaF lorIaF nfl
pYNdI hY. rfq smyN mF-ipAu, dfdf-dfdI, nfnf-nfnI, BYx-Brf jF vzyrI Aumr dy
hor sky-sMbMDIaF vloN bflF nUM suxfeIaF jfx vflIaF lok-khfxIaF nfl bfl
sfihq dI mOiKk prMprf nUM bl imilaf. ies sMdrB ivwc pMjfbI lok mn ny keI
khfxIaF nUM afpxI ismRqI ivwc sMBfilaf hoieaf hY. jdoN bfl ny irVHnf
iswiKaf aqy QoVHI soJI sMBflI qF mF ny Auhdy koml hwQ qy AuNglI PyridaF
pihlI mOiKk idlcsp khfxI CyVI, “sfzy BolU dy hwQ KUMzI sI, isr BUMgI sI,
pYrIN mOjy sI, Auh zMgr cfrn igaf sI, iewk kwtf sI, iewk vwCf sI. iksy ny
dyiKaf hovy? Auh ikhVy pfsy igaY? lgdY aYDr igaY. afh jFdI aY pYV, afh
jFdI aY pYV’ afKidaF jd Aus dy koml hwQ qy cwkr kwtdI AuNgl Aus dI bFh
rfhIN iekdm Aus dI kwC qk puwjdI hY qF bwcy dy ThfikaF nfl kudrq vI
iKViKVfAux lwgdI hY. ies aml nfl bwcy nUM ijMnI mfnisk KuÈI anuBv huMdI
hY, Aus df ikafÌf lgfAuxf muÈkl huMdf hY. Aus dI Auqsukqf vDfAux leI aijhy
anyk Coty Coty mOiKk, kfivk aqy glpI nmUinaF ny bfl sfihq leI afDfr iqafr
kr idwqf.
bfl sfihwq sMbMDI crcf krn qoN pihlF ies dy buinafdI mnorQ nUM jfxn-smJx
dI ËrUrq hY. bfl sfihwq df kfrj bwcy nUM sihj ZMg nfl mnorMjn pRdfn krdy
hoey Aus df mfnisk ivkfs krnf hY. bwcy Aupr iswiKaf jF AupdyÈ Qopxf Auicq
nhIN hY. ihMdI dy pRiqiÈiTq bfl sfihwq icMqk zf[rqnfkr pFzya dI Dfrxf hY,
“jy bwcy ivwc kilafxkfrI Bfvnf aqy sONdrXprK (Aesthetics Sense) jfigRq
krnI hovy qF Aus dIaF smUihk afkFiKafvF aqy ijigafsfvF df, skUlI iswiKaf
dy nfl hI, ivkfs afvÈk hY. bfl mn dIaF cMcl ijigafsfvF nUM nvIn anuBv aqy
sMklpF rfhIN pRyirq krn df muwK sfDn ‘bfl sfihwq’ hI hY.” spÈt hY ik bfl
sfihwq aijhf srokfr hY ijhVf bwcy dy mfnisk ivkfs ivwc vfDf krdf hoieaf
Aus df mnorMjn krdf hY aqy cirwqr-AusfrI vI.
pwCmI sfihwq aqy BfrqI bfl sfihwq dy sMdrB ivwc pMjfbI bfl sfihwq dy
ipCokV vwl qYrdI nËr mfrnI Auicq hovygI. pMjfbI ivwc bfl sfihq dy ilKqI
rUp ivwc muwZly bIj vIhvIN dy afrMB ivwc imldy hn. iesy kfl dOrfn lflf
ibhfrI lfl purI dI ‘bflkF dI iswiKaf’ (1910) aqy amr isMG dIaF ‘bflF dI
sugfq’ , ‘Koqy dI hwzbIqI’ , ‘sohxU dI bwkrI’ , ‘JUTf dfavf’ , ‘Èyr df
drbfr’ , ‘phfVI muMzf’ , ‘PuwlF dIaF gwlF’ , ‘mfsI lUMbVI’ aqy ‘bfby dy
goNglU’ afid pusqkF vI pMjfbI bfl sfihq dIaF muZlIaF ikRqF ivwc Èumfr
huMdIaF hn ijnHF ivwc vMn-suvMny iviÈaF qy rOick khfxIaF hn. ies AuprMq
pRo[ivwidaf sfgr ny ‘ipafry gIq’ , igafnI lfl isMG guwjrFvflIaf dIaF ‘son
icVI’ , ‘imwTIaF khfxIaF’ , syaF df svfl, pMj PUlF rfxI aqy rfxo df sfeIkl
vrgIaF drjnF pusqkF dI rcnf kIqI. ibRj lfl ÈfsqrI, mohn isMG vYd aqy
mf[dsONDf isMG muÈqfk ny CotI Aumr dy bfl pfTkF leI AuhnF dI afpxI
mfq-BfÈf ivwc suKYn ÈYlI vflf bfl sfihq ricaf. iesy dOrfn gurbKÈ isMG
pRIqlVI ny pRIqngr qoN bfl sMdyÈ bfl rsfly rfhIN bwicaF nfl vzmuwlI sFJ
pfeI. ieh rsflf awDI sdI qoN vI vwD Cpdf irhf hY. pRIqlVI ny ‘gulfbI
aYnkF’ , ‘juwgF purfxI gwl’ , ‘bMm bhfdr’ , ‘prIaF df mocI’ , ‘gulfbo’ ,
‘murfdF pUrIaF krn vflf KUh’ , ‘rIJF dI KwzI’ , ‘qfj qy srU’ aqy ‘koDry dI
rotI’ vrgIaF aijhIaF glpI aqy gwd-pusqkF ilKIaF. AuprMq igafnI DnvMq isMG
sIql ny aMimRqsr qoN ‘sIql bfl-sIrIË’ aqy sIql bfl sfihq pRkfÈn lVI aDIn
kivqf, khfxI, nftk, cutkly aqy buJfrqF afid vMngIaF ivwc 250 qoN vwD bfl
pusqkF dI rcnf kIqI. iehnF ivcoN kuwJ iewk dy nF sIql somy, sIql
miTafeIaF, sony df gulylf’ (1949), ‘jfdU dIaF khfxIaF’ (1949), ‘jfdU df
lYNp (1950), ‘prIaF dI rfxI’ (1952), ‘srl khfxIaF’ aqy ‘iek sI julfihaf’
,’ trtr zwzU’ , ‘nIlU qy Ausdf bkrotf’ , ‘icqrf imqrf’ , lfl bfdÈfh, alI
bfbf cflI cor aqy ‘Èyr df QwpV’ afid pusqkF nfl pMjfbI bwicaF ivwc
rcnfqmk-jfg lgfeI aqy AuhnF dI pRiqBf nUM inKfrn dI koiÈÈ kIqI. ‘moqIaF’
(jnvrI, PrvrI, 1930), `cMn’ (apRYl, 1931), ‘bflk’ (jnvrI, 1932), ‘bfl
sMdyÈ’ (jnvrI 1942) ‘skUl’ (agsq, 1946) aqy ‘bfl sMsfr’ (1946) bfl rsfilaF
dI sMpfdnf df kfrj afrMiBaf. ‘bfl drbfr’ , ‘jIvn pRBfq’ , ‘bIbf rfxf’ ,
pMKVIaF, pRfiemrI iswiKaf sMpfidq hox lwgy. iesy pRkfr hMsqI dunIaf, ‘alHV
blHV’ aqy inwkIaF krUMblF bfl rsfly sMpfidq hox nfl pMjfbI dy ilKfrIaF
ivwc bwicaF pRqI cyqnf df aihsfs hox lwg ipaf.
1947 qoN pihlF dy hornF bfl sfihwq ilKfrIaF ivcoN mfstr krm isMG gMgfvflf,
nOrMg isMG, nfnk isMG, aMimRqf pRIqm, drÈn isMG afvfrf aqy blvMq gfrgI
vrgy ilKfrIaF ny vI pMjfbI ivwc bfl sfihq ilKx dI idlcspI ivKfeI prMqU
AuhnF vwloN bfl sfihq qÉlIk dy kfrj Aus iÈwdq aqy pRiqbwDqf nfl nhIN sn
Cohy gey, ijs pRiqbwD nfl AuhnF ny pRoVH sfihwq dIaF dUjIaF isnÌF pRqI
afpxI sFJ aqy iËMmyvfrI ivKfeI. pMjfbI ivwc bwicaF leI ilKx ivwc
pRo[guridafl isMG aqy ajfieb icwqrkfr, pRo[pRIqm isMG vrgy bËurg lyKkF ny
ijhVI pRiqbwDqf df ieËhfr kIqf, Aus nfl dUjy ilKfrI vI ies Kyqr vwl afAux
leI pRyirq hox lwgy. jy asIN igxqI krn lwgIey qF myry vwloN inwjI qOr qy
iekwiqRq aMkiVaF aqy qwQF muqfibk AuhnF bfl sfihwq lyKkF dI ieh igxqI 500
qoN Aupr twp jFdI hY ijnHF ny Gwto Gwt pMjfbI ivwc iewk bfl sfihq pusqk dI
rcnf kIqI hY. bhuq sfry lyKk aijhy vI hn ijhVy cfr cfr, pMj pMj dhfikaF
qoN awj vI Ausy gqIÈIlqf aqy pRiqbwDqf nfl ilKdy af rhy hn. nvIN pIVHI dy
lyKk ies Kyqr vwl ivÈyÈ qOr qy ruicq hoey hn.
iewQy ieh mslf pYdf huMdf hY ik ieMnI vwzI mfqrf ivwc igxfqmk rcnf hox dy
bfvjUd guxfqmk pihlU ikAuN nhIN Aupr ky sfhmxy af irhf? ies nUM asIN ajy
afpxy icMqn df ivÈf bxfieaf hI nhIN hY. aijhy sfihwqkfr vI hn ijnHF ny
bwicaF leI iewk sO -sO pusqkF ilKx df dfavf kIqf hY, prMqU vyKx vflI gwl
ieh hY ik jy AuhnF dIaF bfl sfihq pusqkF df ivÈY vsqU aqy iÈlp dI idRÈtI
qoN jfieËf ilaf jfvy qF bfl sfihwq dI ksvwtI Aupr ikMnIaF ku pusqkF KrIaF
AuqrngIaF? iewQy mYN nYÈnl buwk trwst, ieMzIaf dI Audfhrx dyxI ËrUrI smJdf
hF. ies adfry ny idwlI vrgy mhFngr ivwc sQfipq hox dy bfvjUd vI ijhVf
vzmuwlf kfrj dUjIaF BfrqI BfÈfvF dy bfl sfihwq nUM pMjfbI ivwc qrËmfAux df
aihm kfrj kIqf hY, Auh afpxI imsfl afp hY. ies trst ny Aus bfl sfihwq nUM
pMjfbI ivwc anuvfd krn df bIVf cuwikaf ijs nfl pMjfbI bwicaF dI cyqnf mF
bolI pMjfbI nfl juV ky AuhnF aMdr CupI hoeI sfihqk pRiqBf nUM hlUxf dyvy.
ies sMdrB ivwc mYN do bfl pusqkF, ijhVIaF pMjfbI ivwc hI anuvfidq hn, dIaF
imsflF dyxIaF Auicq smJdf hF. supRiswD bMgflI sfihwqkfr rfibMdrnfQ Tfkur
dI khfxI ‘kfbulI vflf’ bVI sMvydnÈIl aqy mnoivigafnk prqF vflI bfl khfxI
hY. pRoN ieMdy duafrf anuvfidq ies khfxI ivwc mYly kucYly kwpVy pihnx vflf
rihmq kfbulI vflf lyKk dI pMj virHaF dI bytI imMnI nfl iewk jËbfqI irÈqf
joV bYTdf hY. Aus nUM imMnI ivcoN afpxI Aus nMnHI bytI df rUp nËr afAuNdf
rihMdf hY ijs nUM AuhnUM afpxy kfr ivhfr dy islisly ivwc kfbul Cwz ky
afAuxf pYNdf hY. Auh imMnI nUM corI Cupy myvy qy pYsy vI idMdf hY. iewk
jurm ivwc jylH dI sËf Bugqx AuprMq kfbulIvflf iPr afpxy dyÈ qoN klkwqy
lyKk kol afAuNdf hY qF Aus nUM pqf lgdf hY ik imMnI df qF Aus idn ivafh
hY. Auh qrly BrI afvfË ivwc lyKk nUM puwCdf hY,’ kI mYN iewk vfr ibtIaf
nUM nhIN vyK skdf?’ lyKk vloN ivKfeI jf rhI afnfkfnI dyK ky kfblI vflf bVI
Bfvukqf nfl afpxy iZwly kuVqy dI jyb ivcoN iewk kfgË df mYlf ijhf tukVf
kwZky myË qy ivCf idMdf hY. lyKk vyKdf hY ik kfgË `qy iksy nMnHy jyhy hwQ
dy pMjy dI Cfp hY jo kfbulIvfly dI afpxI bytI dI Cfp hY. Aus dI Xfd dI ieh
inÈfnI CfqI nfl lf ky Auh hr sfl klkwqy dIaF sVkF qy myvf vycx leI afAuNdf
hY. lyKk dI bwcI dy koml hwQF dI CUh hI Aus dy Audfs qy DuKdy sIny ivwc
aMimRq GoldI hY, ijs df afnMd kyvl kfblIvflf hI mihsUs kr skdf hY. ieAuN
ieh khfxI iewk jËbfqI khfxI hY jo 12 qoN 15 sfl dy Aumr jut dy bflF leI
vDyry ZukvIN qy sihj suBfivk iswD huMdI hY. ieh bfl khfxI BfrqI bfl sfihq
df gOrv hY.
iesy islisly dI iewk hor pusqk hY pusqk hY ‘zbilAU zbilAU zbilAU[sMGxf
jMgl[kfm. ieh pusqk ihMdI dy cricwq bfl sfihwq ilKfrI zf[hrIikRÈn dyvsry
duafrf ilKI aqy pMjfbI khfxIkfr nCwqr duafrf anuvfidq hY. ies bfl nfvl df
nfiek ibhfrI bFdr Aus nvIN pIVHI dI pRiqinDqf krdf hY ijhVI kMipAUtr vrgI
afDuink sUcnf qknIk pRxflI df pUrf igafn rwKdI hY. Auh jMgl ivwc kMipAUtr
ilaf ky afpxI nvIN vYbsfeIt www[sMGxf jMgl[kfm KolHdf hY qF jo smUh jMgl
vfsI jfnvrF aqy AuhnF dy rihx sihx afid dy mukMml dy vyrvy iekwqr kIqy jf
skx. ieMtrnYt pRxflI dy mfiDam rfhIN aÌrIkf-sfeIbyrIaf dy pÈU pMCI afps
ivwc dosqI krdy hn. purfxI pIVHI df buwZf JumrU irwC ieh sux ky hYrfn rih
jFdf hY jdoN Aus df nOjvfn puwqr JmrU Aus nUM ieh dwsdf hY ik Aus ny rUs
dI sPYd irwC lVkI nfl dosqI kr leI aqy Auh Aus nfl ivafh vfsqy vI iqafr
hY. jMgl dI buwZI pIVHI ieMtrnYt ËrIey aijhy rfbqy dy hwk ivwc nhIN huMdI
pr AusfrU soc df pRqIk Èyr isMG ibhfrI bFdr dI Xojnf qoN KuÈ huMdf hY jo
sfry ivÈv dy jMglF nUM iewk ipMz ivwc bdl irhf hY. KoKl igwdV df bdmfÈ
puwqr jYkfl AurÌ jy[ky[ibhfrI bFdr dy ies nvyN kfrj qoN Kfr Kf ky Aus nUM
nuksfn pucfAux dI sfiËÈ rcdf hY. jYkfl igwdV df vwzf Brf mYkfl vI jMgl
ivwc iewk aijhy ivÈv ivafpI sMgTn dy muwKIey vjoN AuBrdf hY ijs df kMm
jMgl ivwc dihÈqvfd PYlfAuxf hY. Aus df afpxf skf Brf mYkfl Aus nUM
afqmGfqI bMbF vflI jYkt puaf ky jMgl ivwc qbfhI mcfAux leI afKdf hY pr
jMglI jfnvrF dIaF kImqI jfnF lYxf jYkfl dI afqmf nhIN mMndI. jYkfl ibhfrI
bFdr aqy hor mOajË jMgl vfsIaF dI pRyrnf sdkf afpxf duÈt suBfa Cwz ky jMgl
dI AunqI dy kMmF ivwc juwt jFdf hY aqy sMGxy jMgl dy sUcnf mMqrI df drjf
hfsl krdf hY. Auh afpxy Brf mYkfl nUM vI ihMsf df rfh Cwzx leI afKdf hY.
ieAuN kMipAUtrI qfxy-bfxy dI mdd nfl jMgl iewk aiq afDuink iksm dy shUlqF
nfl lYs afdrÈk smfj ivwc qbdIl ho jFdf hY. ieh dovyN pusqkF smuwcy BfrqI
bfl sfihwq ivwc anuidq ho cuwkIaF hn aqy hr BfÈf dy bfl sfihwq ilKfrIaF
leI iewk iksm dI cuxOqI dy rUp ivwc vI AuBrIaF hn.
bfl sfihwq nUM ajoky dOr ivwc ijhVIaF cuxOqIaF drpyÈ hn, AuhnF bfry crcf
krnI bxdI hY. sfieMs aqy qknflojI dy ajoky Xuwg ivwc rfjy rfxIaF dIaF
khfxIaF lwd cuwkIaF hn prMqU iPr vI ieh bVf icMqfjnk pihlU hY jdoN
igafn-ivigafn dI rOÈnI vMzx vflf aiDafpk qbkf hI aMD-ivÈvfsF df iÈkfr hovy
aqy Auh bwicaF aMdr Êlq kdrF kImqF df pRcfrn krn lwg pey qF ieho ijhf bfl
sfihwq nvIN pIVHI df mfrg drÈn ikvyN kr skdf hY? mYnUM ipRMsIpl iqRlocn
isMG hurF vwloN bwicaF dIaF AusfrU qy ishqmMd rucIaF vfly sfihwq dy sMdrB
ivwc sFJf kIqf vfikaf Xfd af irhf hY. afpxy inwjI qËrby dy hvfly nfl AuhnF
dwisaf sI ik iewk sfieMs aiDafpk ieh gwl dfavy nfl ikhf krdf sI “myrI
sfieMs lYb ivwc af jfE, mYN quhfnUM ijs dI kho, afqmf bulf idMdf hF.
mhfqmf gFDI, gurU nfnk, sRI rfm cMdr … quhfzy vwzy vzyry[[[bws, quhfnUM
inÈcf rwK ky iewk Zwkx Aupr AuNglI rwKx dI loV hY.” ieh sux ky ipRMsIpl
sfihb horF nUM ies qrHF lwigaf sI ijvyN Auh ‘aigafnI aiDafpk’ swc dI Bfl
krn vflI qIrQF nfloN vI pivwqr pRXogÈflf df Gor apmfn kr irhf hovy. Blf
aijhy aiDafpk bflF aMdr ikvyN ivigafnk rucIaF aqy ivigafnk idRÈtI dy bIj
bIjxgy? ieh qF ajy afp hI Gor aMDkfr ivwc Btk rhy hn. bflF leI ivigafnk
sfihq hI ies leI loV hY ikAuNik ijhVf kfrj aiDafpkF, mfipaF jF pfT pusqkF
dy iËMmy lgfieaf igaf sI, vuh isry nhIN ciVHaf. bflF dI AusfrI asMqulq qy
Aulfr ijhI ho rhI hY. Auh pVH ilK ky vI iËMdgI dIaF swcfeIaF qoN kohF dUr
bYTy hn. kudrqI vrqfiraF dy KojI bxn dI QF `qy Auh ajy vI pujfrI bxdy jf
rhy hn. asIN sfry duKI hF. bfl BMbl BUisaF ivwc guafcy idwsdy hn. ikAuN?
ikAuNik asIN ajy qwk ivigafnk idRÈJtIkox nhIN apxfieaf. ajy vI sfzIaF
sfrIaF socF qy kMmF df afDfr Drm hY.
bfl sfihwq ivwc idlcspI lYx vfly kuwJ ilKfrI nvyN nvyN ‘pRXogF qy qËribaF’
dy nF hyT ‘bfl sfihwq’ dI isrjxf kr rhy hn. Auh afpxIaF khfxIaF ivwc jMgl
dy bfdÈfh Èyr nUM ÉrgoÈ vwloN afpxf mihmfn bxf ky srHoN dy sfg qy mwkI
dIaF rotIaF nfl ÉfqrdfrI krvf rhy hn. bwicaF leI ies qrHF dy sunyhy dyxy
AuhnF dy jIvn nfl iKlvfV krn vflI gwl hY. ieh pRivrqI Éqrnfk hY ikAuNik zr
hY, kwlH nUM aijhI syDhIx qy byqukI khfxI qoN pRBfivq ho ky CwqbIV ivwc
icVIaf Gr vyKx gey nMnHI Aumr dy bwcy ipMjry ivwc bMd Èyr nfl ieh soc ky
hwQ nf imlfAux lwg pYx ik ieh qF AuhI Èyr hY, ijs ny mwkI dIaF rotIaF nfl
sfg KfDf sI.. jy ieh ÉrgoÈ df dosq bx skdf hY qF sfzf ikAuN nhIN? bfl
sfihwq ivwc Êlq kdrF kImqF dI pyÈkfrI nfl lYxy dy dyxy pY skdy hn. ÉYr[[.
ajoky bfl sfihwq ivwc drpyÈ smfjk msilaF nUM ikvyN aqy iks ÈYlI ivwc pyÈ
kIqf jfxf cfhIdf hY? ieh sMkt vI sfzy snmuK hY. hux qwk ‘pMcqMqr’ ,
‘ihqopdyÈ’ , ‘eIsp’ jF ‘kQfsirq sfgr’ qy ÈyKicwlI vrgy sRoq hI bfl sfihwq
vjoN svIkfry jFdy sn prMqU aj dy ivigafnk qy ieMtrnYt dy Ëmfny ivwc iehnF
sRoqF dI pRsMigkf aqy sfriQkqf ikMnI ku rih geI hY, ies bfry gMBIr sMvfd
dI ËrUrq hY. zF hrIikRÈn dyvsry ny iesy iksm dy msilaF nUM afDfr bxf ky
AuhnF bfl sfihwq ilKx vfilaF nUM iewk vMgfr idwqI sI ik ijhVy awj vI
prMprfgq aqy rvfieqI iksm dIaF khfxIaF ilK rhy hn. zf[dyvsry dI Dfrxf sI
ik sfzy kol jo bfl sfihwq hux qwk AuplbD irhf hY, Auh BfrqI sMdrB ivwc
ikMnf ku AupXogI irhf hY aqy awj ieh ikMnf ku sfrkQk hY. jykr ieiqhfsk aqy
prMprfgq idRÈtI qoN ies ivÈy qy socoN qF bfl sfihwq dy rUp ivwc sfzy dyÈ
ivwc anyk nIqI kQfvF, pOrfx kQfvF aqy lok kQfvF sdIaF qoN hI bwicaF df
mtpRcfvf krdIaF af rhIaF hn. ienHF ivcoN sB qoN vwD cricq pusqkF rhIaF hn
‘pMcqMqr.’ aqy ies qoN bfad ‘kQfsirqsfgr’ aqy ‘jfqk kQfvF’ prMqU awj nIqI
boD kQfvF dI AupXogqf bfry Bfrq ivwc hI nhIN, sMsfr dy anykF ivkisq dyÈF
ivwc vI ikUM kIqf jf irhf hY. ies dy keI kfrn hn. iewk qF ieh ik smfj dy
ivigafnk, qknIkI qy snaqI ivkfs dy Xuwg ivwc bwcy ieMny XQfrQvfdI huMdy jf
rhy hn ik Auh iksy vI gwl nUM sihjy hI pRvfn nhIN krnf cfhuMdy. Éud
pMcqMqrkfr ny vI rfjy dy mUrK rfj kumfrF nUM iswiKaf dyx leI kQfvF df
shfrf ies leI ilaf sI ik Auh mnorMjn dy mfiDam rfhIN nIqI dIaF gwlF nUM
gRihx kr lYx prMqU afDuink Xuwg ivwc lwgdf hY ik ieh mfiDam ieMnf purfxf
ho igaf hY ik bwcy ies nUM gRihx krn leI iqafr nhIN.
dUjy pfsy sfzy keI ilKfrI swjx kyvl Pl, Puwl, grmI-srdI jF vrKf ruwq,
idn-iqhfr, skUlI vsqF, cMd qfry, sUrj, icVI qoqy kF qy kuwqf ibwlI vrgy
jnOrF jF vsqF nUM hI bfl sfihwq leI ivÈf-vsqU dI ksvwtI smJ bihMdy hn.
grmI hovy qF aMb jF qrbUj qy TMiZaF dI gwl hovygI. srdI hovy qF
mUMgPlI-gwËk df iËkr af jfvygf. vrKf hovy qF bwdl qy ibjlI dI gVgVfht, cMd
dI gwl hovy qF mfmy df ibMb AuBr afAuNdf hY. sUrj hovy qF dfdf bx jFdf hY.
ajoky smyN ivwc bfl sfihwq iehnF rvfieqI aqy clMq ijhy iviÈaF qoN dUr qwk
PYl cuwkf hY. bfl kivqf ivwc ieh pRivrqI kuwJ vDyry vyKx ivwc af rhI hY.
socx df muwdf ieh hY ik aijhIaF kivqfvF bwicaF nUM iks hwd qwk afpxy nfl
joVn ivwc smrwQ huMdIaF hn. iehI kfrn hY ik vfr vfr aijhy duhrfAUpUrvk
iviÈaF vflI smwgrI pVHdf pVHdf bwcf Aukq jFdf hY qy Auh aijhIaF ilKqF nUM
ivckfr Cwz ky ikRkt mYc Kyzx leI clf jFdf hY qy jF tI[vI[df irmot hwQ ivwc
PV lYNdf hY. bfl sfihwq pRqI AudfsInqf df iewk vwzf aqy buinafdI kfrn ieh
vI hY ik sfzf ilKfrI vrg bwicaF nUM bdl rhIaF pRsiQqIaF aqy bdl rhy smyN
dy anusfr sfihqk smwgrI dyx ivwc ikDry nf ikDry asPl ho ky rih igaf hY.
bfad ivwc sYmInfrF aqy kfnÌrMsF ivwc ieho muwdy AuBrdy hn ik nvIN pIVHI
dIaF sfihwqk rucIaF nUM vIzIE aqy tI[vI[ny ingl ilaf hY. bwicaF Aupr aijhy
afrop lgfAux qoN pihlF sfnUM lyKk vrg nUM afpxy igrybfn vwl JfqI mfrnI
cfhIdI hY. ieh vI iewk vwzI vMgfr hY ijhVI bfl sfihwq dy rfh ivwc aiVwkf
bxI hoeI hY.
iewQy bwicaF dy sfihwq, swiBafcfr aqy iswiKaf nfl juVIaF sMsQfvF dI gwl
krnI vI axAuicq nhIN hovygI. BfÈf ivBfg pMjfb ny hr sfl pMjfbI dy ÈRomxI
bfl sfihwq lyKk nUM ZfeI lwK rupey ngd purskfr dy ky bfl sfihwq nUM
nËraMdfËI dI dldl ivcoN kwZx leI ijhVf hMBlf mfiraf igaf hY, Auh pRÈMsf df
DfrxI hY. bfl sfihwq nfl juVy hoey lyKkF ivcoN hux qwk igafnI lfl isMG
guwjrFvflIaf, suKdyv mfdpurI, ajfieb icwqrkfr, rfj dulfr, surjIq mrjfrf,
mnmohn isMG dfAUN, jsbIr isMG jws, jsbIr Buwlr, suKvMq kOr mfn, PUlF rfxI,
hrdyv cOhfn, pRym BUÈx goiel, mihMdr isMG mfnUMpurI (aqy iehnF sqrF dy
lyKk smyq) lgBg vIh lyKkF nUM ieh snmfn pRfpq ho cuwkf hY prMqU dUjy pfsy
ies ivBfg ny ‘bfl aqy igafn sfihwq’ Xojnf aDIn keI vrHy pihlF XojnfvF
afrMBIaF hoeIaF sn. msln igafn ivigafn nfl sMbMDq iviÈaF, ijnHF ivwc
sÌrnfmf, BUgol, sfDfrn igafn aqy hfs-rs sMbMDI pusqkF dy mukfbly krvfey
jfx dI iprq virHaF qoN cwldI af rhI hY. prMqU iehnF ivcoN pihly qy dUjy
nMbr qy afAux vfly KriVaF nUM krmvfr 1000 rupey qy 500 rupey dI quwC rfÈI
hI pRdfn kIqI jFdI hY jdoN ik ieMny ku pYsy qF sMbMDq ivBfg nUM iqMn iqMn
cfr cfr kfpIaF tfeIp aqy PotostYt krvf ky sbimt krvfAux Aupr hI Krc af
jFdf hY. ieh rfÈI vDxI cfhIdI hY. dUjf, ies ivBfg kol bfl sfihwq dIaF bhuq
sfrIaF pusqkF, ijhVIaF ivBfg ny lyKkF nUM bfkfiedf syvfÌl dy ky ilKvfeIaF
sn, axCpIaF peIaF hn. mYN afpxI inwjI Audfhrx dyxI cfhF qF 12-13 sfl dy
arsy qoN myrIaF keI bfl pusqkF axCpI sUrq ivwc ies ivBfg kol peIaF hn. ieh
siQqI dUjy ilKfrIaF dI vI hY ijhVy afpxIaF bfl-pusqkF nUM virHaF qoN CpIaF
vyKxIaF cfh rhy hn.
iesy islisly ivwc keI vrHy pihlF pMjfb dy swiBafcfrk mfmly aqy ajfieb Gr
aqy pMjfb sfihwq akfdmI vwloN sFJy rup ivwc cMzIgVH ivKy bfl sfihwq Aupr
iqMn roËf kOmI sYmInfr df afXojn kIqf igaf sI. Aus sYmInfr ivwc pVHy gey
prcy aqy hoeI ivcfr-crcf nUM pRiswD glpkfr aqy bfl sfihwq lyKk gurbcn isMG
Buwlr ny ‘bfl swiBafcfr qy sfihwq’ vrgI vzmuwlI pusqk ivwc pRvInqf nfl
sMpfidq kIqf sI. Aus sYmInfr dOrfn siBafcfrk mfmly ivBfg dy qqkflIn skwqr
ny vwzI igxqI ivwc juVy bfl sfihq lyKkF nUM Brosf idvfieaf sI ik Auh bfl
sfihq qy siBafcfr akfzmI dI qjvIË nUM CyqI hI hox vflI srkfrI mIitMg ivwc
rwKxgy aqy afs pRgtfeI sI ik ieh vfjb mMg pRvfn kr leI jfvygI prMqU lgBg
vIh sfl df arsf hox dy bfvjUd vI ieh vfiedf vPf nhIN ho sikaf. ies nfl
pMjfbI mF bolI aqy ies dy bfl sfihwq dy ivkfs dI gqIÈIlqf ivwc KVoq af
geI. nYÈnl kONsl afP aYjUkyÈnl rIsrc aYNz tryinMg arQfq aYn[sI[eI[afr tI[,
nvIN idwlI vwloN hr sfl bfl sfihwq lyKkF aqy pRkfÈkF koloN 5-15 sfl dI
Aumr juwt dy bwicaF leI pusqkF aqy hwQ ilKqF purskfr ihq mMgvfeIaF jFdIaF
sn. ies adfry vwloN cfr ihMdI leI aqy iewk iewk afsfmI, bMgflI, aMgryËI,
gujrfqI, kwnVH, kÈmIrI, milaflm, mnIpurI, mrfTI, AuVI, pMjfbI, sMsikRq,
isMDI, qiml, qYlgU aqy AurdU leI pRdfn kIqf jfdf sI, ijs qihq ds hËfr
rupey aqy momYNto afid pRdfn kIqy jFdy sn prMqU ies adfry vwloN vI bfl
sfihwq dy ivkfs leI afrMBI ies Xojnf df keI vrHy pihlF Bog pY cuwkf hY.
ies nfl hornF BfrqI BfÈfvF dy bfl sfihwq dy nfl nfl pMjfbI bfl sfihwq dI
ivkfs dr nUM Dwkf vwijaf hY. ies dy ivprIq pMjfbI XUnIvristI, pitaflf ny
pMjfbI bfl sfihwq dy vK vK KyqrF nUM afDfr bxf ky ijhVy Koj kfrj afrMBy
hn, Aus nfl ies Kyqr ivwc aflocnfqmk-crcf iCVn dIaF sMBfvnIaF moklIaF
hoeIaF hn. hux qwk Bfrq dIaF smuwcIaF XUnIvristIaF ivcoN pMjfbI
XUnIvristI, pitaflf nUM ies gwl df ishrf jFdf hY ijs ny pMjfbI bfl sfihwq
Aupr pI-aYc[zI aqy aYm[iPwl vrgy Koj kfrjF nUM mfxqf dy ky ies Kyqr dI
pRmfixkqf iswD kIqI hY. pMjfbI bfl sfihwq dy ilKfrIaF nUM iewk plytPfrm qy
iekwTf krn df iewk pRfjYkt ‘pMjfbI bfl sfihwq lyKk koÈ’ vI ies XUnIvristI
ny iehnF sqrF dy lyKk nUM pMjfbI sfihwq aiDaYn ivBfg dI mfarÌq sONipaf hY.
pMjfb swQ lFbVf (jlMDr), pMjfbI sfihq sBf mohflI aqy pMjfbI sfihq akfzmI
luiDafxf dIaF kfrguËfrIaF df pMjfbI bfl sfihwq pRqI kfPI hF pwKI idRÈtIkox
hY. iehnF sMsQfvF ny bfl sfihwq dy ivkfs ivwc vzmuwlf sihXog idwqf hY.
pMjfbI sfihwq akfzmI, luiDafxf vwloN hr sfl bfl sfihwq dI srvoqm pusqk nUM
‘mfqf jsvMq kOr srboqm mOilk bfl sfihq purskfr’ pRdfn kIqf jFdf hY ijs
qihq lyKk nUM ds hËfr rupey dI ngd rfÈI pRdfn kIqI jFdI hY. pRiswD icMqk
pRo[pRIqm isMG aqy AuhnF dy Brf sR[kulvMq isMG hurF ny afpxy surgvfsI mfqf
sRImqI jsvMq kOr dI Xfd ivwc pMjfbI sfihwq akfzmI, luiDafxf pfs iewk
aYNzfAumYNt dI rkm jmHf krvfeI geI sI ijs qoN hox vflI afmdnI nfl ies
Xojnf nUM AusfrU aqy pfrdrÈI qrIky nfl aMËfm idwqf jf irhf hY. akfdmI df
bfl sfihwq kfrnr, ijs ivwc bfl sfihwq dIaF lgBg 800 pusqkF mOjUd hn, bfl
sfihwq dy KojfrQIaF leI iewk lfhyvMd sRoq mMinaf jf skdf hY. ÉYr …. awj
jdoN pMjfbI BfÈf dy Kqm hox dy ÉdÈy pRgt kIqy jf rhy hn aqy pMjfb dI
rfjDfnI cMzIgVH ivclI pMjfbIaF dI nvIN pOd mF-bolI pMjfbI nUM lgBg pUrI
qrHF ivsfr aqy nkfr cuwkI hY, vrgI hflq ivwc pMjfbI ivwc bfl sfihwq nUM
afDuink qknIkF dy hfx df bxfAux leI vsIilaF nUM qurMq lwB ky amlI rUp ivwc
lfgU krn dI bhuq ËrUrq hY, vrnf swp lMGx qoN bfad lkIr ipwtx df koeI lfB
nhIN hovygf. ies smuwcI ivcfr crcf qoN iswtf kwiZaf jf skdf hY ik jy asIN
afpxy bwicaF aMdr cMgf sfihq pVHn dI rucI pYdf krnI hY qF pRoVH aqy sQfipq
lyKkF nUM ies Kyqr pRqI nËraMdfËI df iqafg krnf pvygf, mfipaF, aiDafpkF
aqy pRkfÈkF nUM ies Kyqr ivwc bxdf srdf Xogdfn pfAuxf pvygf. pMjfbI ivwc
Cpdy bfl rsfilaF aqy aÉbfrF ivwc Cpdy bwicaF dy aMkF aqy kflmF nUM vI
afpxf imafr hor Aucf cuwkxf pvygf. jy asIN aijhIaF ivAuNqF nUM shI qrIky
ivwc lfgU krn ivwc kfmXfb ho jfeIey qF XkInn pMjfbI ivwc bwicaF aqy lyKkF
drimafn iewk aijhI sFJ sQfipq ho jfvygI ijs df lfB smuwcI pMjfbI BfÈf aqy
ies dy sfihwq nUM hovygf.
aMq ivwc mYN iPr ipRMsIpl iqRlocn isMG hurF dI vMgfr, jo ajoky sMdrB ivwc
sfzy bfl sfihwq ilKfrIaF nUM hlUxdI mihsUs huMdI hY, nfl afpxI sur
imlfAuNdf hoieaf afKxf cfhFgf ik awj socx aqy krn dI ËrUrq hY ik ikho ijhf
bfl sfihwq sfzy bwicaF df shI idÈf ivwc mfrg drÈn kr skdf hY? ivigafnk bfl
sfihq dI rcnf eynI sOKI nhIN. ies sfgr ivwc qrn vflf jy qYrfkI dI klf ivwc
mfihr nhIN jF Auh sfgrI CwlF dy suBfa nUM nhIN jfxdf qF inÈcy hI Auh drÈkF
nUM bolidaF Cwz ky lihrF ivwc guafc jfeygf. hF, jy qYrnf af jfey qF ies
vrgf afnMd vI koeI hor nhIN. bfhr kMZy `qy bYT ky kyvl lihrF igxn nfl gwl
nhIN bxnI. klmF vfilAu, jfgo, qYrfk bxo, inqro qy goqy KFdI ies pIVHI nUM
swjrf, sucwjf qy sunwKf sfihq dy ky bcf lvo.
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