KwtIaF imwTIaF XfdF

- blbIr iskMd
 

(blbIr iskMd df jIvn lMmy sMGrsL dI dfsqfn hY. Auh iPLlmsfjL, pt-kQf lyKk, sLfier, icqrkfr qy pqf nhIN kI kI hn. AuhnF ny lMmF smF muMbeI ivc gujLfiraf. vwzIaF vwzIaF iPLlmI hsqIaF nfl AuhnF df nyVlf sMbMD irhf. ‘sIrq’ dy kihx `qy AuhnF ny afpxy sMGrsLmeI jIvn nUM klm-bwD krnf sLurU kIqf hY. AuhnF dI svYjIvnI dI pihlI iksLq afpxy pfTkF dy rUbrU kridaF sfnUM KLusLI hY-sMpfdk)

mYN pMjfb dy iewk sfDfrn ijhy iswK pirvfr ivwc pYdf hoieaf. myrf ipCokV BfvyN pyNzU sI pr ipqf jI dy PLOj ivc hox kr ky vwK vwK sLihrF, QfvF `qy vI irhfiesL krnI peI. myry mF jI bhu-pwKI sLKLsIaq sn. Auh dfnI, mnuwKqf nUM ipafr krn vflI aqy bVy hONsly vfly pMjfbx sI. huMdI vI ikEN nf. iewk qF PLOjI dI GrvflI aqy dUjf pMjF BrfvF dI iewko iewk CotI BYx. nfnf jI vI PLOj ivwc sn aqy AuhnF ny do ivsLv XuwD lVy sn. do iqMn murwby jLmIn dy aMgryjL srkfr ny idwqy hoey sn. nfnf jI dy qlKL qjrby sfzy sB leI sdf pRyrnf sroq bxy.
asIN pMj BYx-Brf sI. sB nfloN vwzy vIr blvMq isMG, dUsry bldyv isMG, qIjI BYx bljIq kOr, cOQI BYx blbIr kOr aqy sLfied myrI vfrI GridaF kol hor nF hI muwk gey sn, AuhnF myrf nF vI blbIr isMG hI rwK idwqf. bfkI vwzy BYx Brf ipMz qfieaf jI kol pVHdy sn aqy mYnUM ipqf jI qy bIjI, ijwQy PLYmlI hYzkuafrtr huMdf sI, nfl lY jFdy. kdy ikqy qy kdy ikqy. sLfied gwl 1942 dI hY, AudoN aMgryjLF df rfj sI, imltrI hspqfl ivwc aksr aMgryjL nrsF jF aYNglo ieMzIan nrsF huMdIaF sn. ipqf jI dI positMg sLfied lKnAU CfAuxI dI hoeI sI, sfzf Gr (kuaftr) lKnAU imltrI hspqfl dy nfl lwgdf sI. bIjI dwsdy sn ik iewk jYnF nF dI mym nrs aksr mYnUM GroN lY jFdI qy keI-keI idn nf moVdI. jYnF kihMdI, “Xyh bybI qo iblkul hmfrf bybI lgqf hY. nIlI nIlI aFKyN, BUry bfl, gorf icwtf. imstr isMG Xyh bybI qo muJy dy do. mYN pflUMgI.”
myrI BolI mF swc-muwc zr geI ik ikqy jYnF swcIN myrf puwq vlYq nf lY jfvy. bws bIjI iekwly mYnUM lY ky ipMz muV afey. ipqf jI ivcfry ipwCy mYWs dIaF rotIaF KFdy rhy.

CwpV…

ipMz af ky rihx lwg pey. mYN sB nfloN Cotf sI. cfry BYx-Brf aqy ipMz vfly vI mYnUM bVf ipafr krdy. lfz nfl koeI ‘ibwlf’ kihMdf aqy koeI ‘ibwlU’ kih ky bulfAuNdf . bcpn ivwc QoVHf QoVHf sLrfrqI vI sI. bhuqf mn-mOjI ijhf aqy sLurU qoN hI msq mlMg aqy jjLbfqI vI sI.
iewk idn PLwtI pocdy pocdy dUjy bflF nfl mYnUM vI toBy (CwpV) ivwc nhfAux df cfE ciVHaf. kwpVy lfhy……dUjy muMizaF dI rIsIN mYN vI mwJ dI pUC PVH ky CwpV ivwc vV igaf. mwJ afpxI msqI ivwc hor qy hor zUMGy pfxI ivwc jfeI jfvy. mYN zrF. Dur aMdr jf ky mwJ ny mfVIaF ijhIaF nfsF pfxI qoN AuWqy nUM kwZIaF qy afp sfrI dI sfrI Qwly pfxI ivwc bYT geI aqy mYN lwgf goqy Kfx. iewk do vfr hwQ AuWqy qy eyDr Edr mfry aqy PLyr hwQU ijhf afieaf. mYN Qwly zuwbx lwgf. eyny nUM kuJ vwzy muMizaF ny dyK ilaf.
“Eey AuWprilaF df ibwlf zuwb igaf!” kihMdy kuJ qfrU muiMzaF ny mYnUM Ptf PLt bfhr kwiZaf. PLyr iZwz ivwcoN pfxI kwiZaf. sfry ipMz ivwc rOlf pY igaf. pihlF qF sfiraF roNidaF roNidaF iJVikaf aKy kmilaf! jy qYnUM kuJ ho jFdf qF!
myrI ‘mF’ ny mYnUM sIny nfl lf ky lMmF hOkf ilaf, “ vy! pihlF mYN qYnUM isr sVIaF mymF qoN bcfieaf, hux qUM CwpV ivwc zuwb cwilaf sI. vy mYN qF luwtI jFdI!”
qfieaf jI ny vI bVy hyrvy ikhf, “bhU jy awj ibwly nUM kuJ ho jFdf qF mYN mlUk (ipqf jI df nfm) nUM kI jvfb idMdf?”

muMzf kmlf ho igaY

sLfied ipMz ivwc sfzf hI afpxf pihlf KUh sI. iewko iewk ipMz ivwc pihlf sFJf KUh. bVI dUr dUr qIk imwtI dy AuWcy AuWcy Zyr lwgy hoey sn. QwilEN pfxI inkl afieaf sI. keI idn lf ky puMnUM qrKfx nyN PLlfeI lwkV dI vwzI sfrI gol cugfT ijhI GVI sI, ijsnUM sfry pfisEN lMby lMby mjLbUq rwsy pfey hoey sn. bhuq sfry bMdy rwsy PLV ky dUr qfeIN KVy…do iqMn rfj imsqrI KUh dy Qwly AuWqry hoey sn. kfPLI iewtF vI ilaFdIaF peIaF sn. mYN Aucycy qOr ‘qy EQy puwj igaf. qfieaf jI ny myrf hwQ PiVaf hoieaf sI.
“ibwilaf awgy nf jfeIN!” qfieaf jI ny qfiVaf. mYN qfieaf jI nUM Boly Bfa hI ikhf, “qfieaf jI ies ivcfrI lwkVI nUM ikEN qusIN sfiraF ny jkiVaf hY. ieh ikwQy BwjI jFdI sI…?” kol KVy sfry jxy hws pey aqy PLyr qfieaf jI ny ikhf, “nhIN kmilaf ies nUM hOlI hOlI asIN sfry KLUh ivwc Auqfr rhy hF. PLyr ies nUM Dur QWly itkf ky ies AuWqy hOlI hOlI iewtF icxFgy qy KUh AusfrFgy. PLyr mOx bxfvFgy, iPLr ies qy hlt lfvFgy.” mYN puwiCaf, “qy PLyr qfieaf jI?” qfieaf jI ny jvfb idwqf, “PLyr hlt gyV ky KLUh ivwcoN pfxI kwZFgy.”
“qy PLyr---qy PLyr qfieaf jI…ies ivcfrI lwkVI dI cOgfT nUM muV ky kdy koeI nhIN dyK skygf? qy ieh ivcfrI sdf leI Qwly hI grk ho jfvygI?” kih ky mYN AuWcI AuWcI rox lwg ipaf. kuJ sMjIdf ho gey qy kuJ hwsx lwg pey. kihMdy, “jdoN df ieh muMzf CwpV ‘c zuwibaf, ies df zmfg TIk nhIN irhf. ies nUM iksy isafxy nUM idKfE…….”

huwky dI guV guV

mYnUM Xfd hY awj vI, sfzy Gr iewk hI pwkf kfmf sI. nF Ausdf sI virafm isMG. jwtF df muMzf sI. awKV…. CotI ijhI Aumry Auh GroN lV ky aijhf sfzy Gr afieaf ik sfzy Gr df jIa bx ky rih igaf. qy PLyr sfzy Gr dIaF iqMn pusLqF Ausdy hwQIN jvfn hoeIaF. Auhdy ivhfr ivc afpxf px sI… Gr `qy afpxf hwk vI smJdf sI aqy pUry rohb nfl rihMdf sI. kI mjfl Gr dI koeI vwzI CotI suafxI Aus dI dfl sbjLI ivc jLrf-mfsf Gwt mwKxI pf idaf kry! psMd nf afAuxI qF pYr dy pMjy `qy rwK ky kOlI sxy dfl ivhVy ivwc dy mfrnI. awgoN qfieaf jI ny kihxf, “virafimaF! kwl qoN awDI bfltI dwuD qUM vfVy ivwc hI pI ilaf kr.”
mYN Aus nUM lfz nfl ‘qfieaf jI’ kihMdf sI. kdy kdy suhfgf mfridaF Aus mYnUM afpxIaF lwqF ivwc ibTf lYxf. kdy kdy mYN hl vfhux dI ijLwd krnI qF Aus hwsidaF kihxf, “Coitaf srdfrf! pihlF hl dy muMnyy ijwzf qF ho jf.” Ausdy leI cfeIN cfeIN cfh-pfxI lY ky jfxf aqy kdy Aus koloN bfqF suxn leI AusdI rjfeI ivwc vV ky bih jfxf. qfeI jI ny gflHF kwZxIaF, “moieaf qyry vI jUMaF pY jfxgIaF. jy aONqrf sfPL suwQrf rihMdf qyrf qfieaf iesdf ivafh nf kr idMdf. AuWqoN awg lwgxf huwkf pIx dI ibmfrI pqf nhIN ikwQoN lf leI?” mYN Ausdy leI hmysLF mGHdy koly pfQI `qy rwK ky lY jFdf aqy PLyr AuzIkdf rihMdf ik kdoN Auh ‘guV guV’ dI afvfjL kwZUgf. eydF hI iewk idn mYN Ausdy leI koly lY ky afieaf, Ausny afpxf huwkf qfjLf kIqf aqy pqf nhIN kI-kI CMgx-mMgx kr ky iclm iqafr kIqf. ikqy acfnk vwCf rwsf KulHf ky gF nUM jf icMbiVaf. virafm isMG vwCy nUM bMnHx clf igaf, pqf nhIN mYnUM kI Jwl ciVHaf, mYN huwky dI nlI mUMh ivwc PLsf leI. lwgf PLUkF mfrn--- mYnUM kI pqf sI sfh aMdr nUM iKwcIdf ey jF bfhr kwZIdf ey. mYN AultI aMdr nUM PLUk mfr idwqI aqy sfrI iclm ivwc buJ geI. DUMaF DuaFKV ho igaf. eyny nUM AuWqoN virafm qfieaf vI af igaf. Aus af dyiKaf nf qf, myrI gwlH’qy cpyV jV idwqI. Ausdy pwQr vrgy hwQ ny myrI gwlH qy nIl pf idwqf. qy PLyr Ausny huwkf vgfh mfiraf. mYN bONdilaf ijhf AuWcI-AuWcI ihckIaF lYx lwg ipaf. PLyr qfieaf virafm mYnUM sIny nfl lf ky vrfAux lwg ipaf-“ sHOiraf kfljf lUhxf sI---mYnUM mfPL kr dyh myry bwcy, mYN qyry ‘qy hwQ cuwikaf---awj qoN qyrf qfieaf ies kulihxy huwky nUM kdy hwQ nhIN lfeygf.”
iewk dm koeI nsLf Cwzxf ikhVf sOKf ey. pqf nHIN ipCly vIh-qIh sflF qoN hwzF ivwc ricaf hoieaf nsLf sI---. cMdry nsLy dI qot hwz pYr qoVx lwgdI, qfey nUM hfloN byhfl krn lwg pYNdI. qfey df isrV qF bhuq msLhUr sI. GridaF nfl iksy gwloN nrfjL hoieaf qF ipCly pMjfh-swT sflF qoN muV afpxy GridaF vwl mUMh vI nhIN sI kIqf. bQyry qrly imMnqF aqy hfVy kwZy sn Ausdy GridaF ny, pr qfieaf ts qoN ms nf hoieaf.
qfieaf ibmfr rihx lwg ipaf. mYN vI ipMzoN sLihr af ky afpxy mfqf ipqf nfl pVHn lwg ipaf. iewk idn qfieaf pwTy vwZx igaf.---acfnk pwTy vwZidaF brsIm ivwcoN AusdI AuNgl qy swp lV igaf. qfey ny Jwt rMby nfl afpxI AuNgl nfloN lfh idwqI, PLyr pwg nfloN pfV ky afpy vwZI hoeI AuNglI qy lIr bMnH leI. PLyr iewk awD vfr sLrfb df qUMbf lf ky pwtI bMnH leI. hOlI hOlI jLihr cVHdf igaf. qfieaf iqwKy qfp ‘c hUMgx lwg ipaf. byhosLI dy aflm ivwc Aus Aucycy qOr `qy mYnUM Xfd kIqf. myry qfieaf jI nUM ikhf- “sohx isaF—jy ho sky qF myry Xfr puwqr ibwly nUM bulf dy—mYN Ausdy hwQF ‘c mrnf cfhuMdF—AuhI mYnUM awg lfvy--!” sunyhf imldy hI asIN sfry Gr dy jIa ipMz phuMc gey. myry Xfr qfey ny myry hwQF ivwc dm qoiVaf. mYN pihlI vfr ieafxI ijhI Aumry iksy nUM mrdy vyiKaf. pihlF hwQIN awg idwqI qy PLyr---PLyr bQyrf BuwbF mfr ky roieaf. pr qfey df isvf qfey nUM svfh kr ky hI TMzf hoieaf.
BfvyN qfey virafmy nUM suafh hoey nUM keI dhfky ho cuwky hn, pr awj vI AusdIaF XfdF myry nfl ijAUNdIaF hn.

mwkI dIaF rotIaF

ipMz dI iewk hor Xfd mlkVy ijhy myry jLyhn ivwc qfjLf ho geI hY. mYN qIjI jF cOQI ivwc pVHdf sF. sfzf ipMz BfvyN Cotf ijhf icVI dy pMjy ijwzf sI pr ipMz ivwc bhuq pVHy ilKy aflHf aPLsrF dy kfrn ipMz ivwc pRfiemrI skUl aqy zfkGr 1907 df hI bixaf hoieaf sI. nfl lgdy keI ipMzF dy pfVHy dUroN dUroN cwl ky sfzy ipMz ivwc pVHn afAuNdy sn. BilaF vyilaF vyly sMn 1930 ivwc myry dfdf jI, puils dy vwzy aPLsr, idwlI dI cFdnI cONk cONkI qoN irtfier hoey sn. sfry AuhnF nUM ‘vwzy Qfxydfr sfihb jF drogf sfhb jI’ kih ky siqkfr idMdy. bVf roab aqy adb mfx sI AuhnF df. ielfky dy nyVly ipMzF ivwc bVf aflIsLfn iqMn mMijLlf rMgly sLIisLaF vflf Gr 1920-25 ivwc bxvfieaf sI, jo awj qfeIN Esy sLfn nfl KVf hY. 1950-51 dI gwl hY. sfzf iewk sIrI huMdf sI, ijsdf pUrf nF qy mYnUM Xfd nhIN, sfry AusnUM ‘moqI’ kih ky bulfAuNdy sn. Auh bhuq hI sunwKf aqy drsLnI jvfn sI. AusdI GrvflI vI iksy qoN Gwt nhIN sI. keI qF AuhnF nUM hfsy-TwTy ivwc hIr-rFJy dI joVI vI kihMdy sn. donF df bVf hI imlfpVf ijhf suBfa sI.
iewk idn mYnUM myry qfieaf jI ny moqI nUM ipMzoN bulfx leI afiKaf. mYN cfeIN cfeIN puwC puCf ky Ausdy Gr phuMc igaf. AuhnF dy idlF vFg AuhnF df ivhVf vI KuwlHf zuwlHf sI. iewk kwcf ijhf cuwlHf aqy svfr ky ilwpIaF hoeIaF kMDF AuWqy gfcxI nfl qoqy qy mor bxfey hoey sn. moqI dI GrvflI cONky ivwc mwkI dIaF rotIaF lfh rhI sI. moqI ny bVy adb aqy ipafr nfl sUq dI bxI mMjI ivhVy ivwc zfhI aqy AusdI GrvflI ny bVy lfz nfl puwiCaf, “Coty srdfrf , rotI KfeyNgf?” mYN ikhf Kf lvFgf. pihlF qF Auh hYrfn hoeI aqy PLyr Ausny afpxy pwlU nfl kYNh df Qfl pUMJ ky do qwqIaF qwqIaF mwkI dIaF rotIaF myrI QflI ivwc rwK ky AuWqy aMb df acfr Dr idwqf. mYN Esy mMjy AuWqy bih ky pUry suafd nfl rotIaF ctm kr leIaF. do gvFZxF pqf nhIN kI Gusr-musr krI jFdIaF sn.
awj vI AuhnF rotIaF ivclI apxwq, sLrDf aqy ipafr df jLfiekf mYnUM Xfd hY, pr Es vyly myrI qfeI ny myry Gr vfps muVidaF hI AUc-nIc aqy jfq-pfq df ivvfd CyV idwqf sI. mYN hws ky Boly px ivwc isrPL eynf hI ikhf sI, “kI hoieaf jy mYN do mwkI dIaF rotIaF AuhnF dy Gr Kf afieaF, Auh dohvyN jIa vI qF sfzy GroN rojL rotI Kf ky jFdy ny, qusIN AudoN kdy rOlf nf pfieaf!”
smF bVf blvfn hY. sfzf ipMz AuWjVdf AuWjVdf qkrIbn AuWjV hI igaf. koeI tfvF tfvF hI Gr rih igaf. qkrIbn pMjfh ku virHaF bfad mYN pRdysoN afpxy jwdI ipMz pwuijaf. sfzf Gr aqy kuJ hfxI qF khfxI ho cuwky sn aqy kuJ hfxI qF myry vFg KLsqf hflq ivwc sn. aOKy-sOKy afpxy sLrIky ivwcoN iewk BqIjy Guwg nfl rfbqf kfiem kIqf. kuJ nvIaF purfxIaF XfdF qfjLIaF kIqIaF. gwlF gwlF ivwc moqI df ijLkr afieaf. Aus ikhf, “cfcf jI, Auh moqI qF hux ipMz dI sLfn bx igaf hY, hux qF srdfr moqf isMG kho. Asdy do puwq amrIkf ivwc zfktr ny. vwzI kfr ivwc pMj-swq sfl pihlF afieaf sI. afpxy ipMz dy skUl aqy hspqfl leI 10 lwK rupey dfn kr ky igaf, jFdy-jFdy ny quhfzy Gr kol afpxI kfr rukvfeI aqy puwiCaf, “ies Gr dI sFB koeI krdf hY?” mYN ikhf- “mYN hI kdy vrHy iCmfhIN JfqI mfr lYnf hF.” cfcf! Es ny Aucycy qOr ‘qy quhfzy bfry puwiCaf ik ijhVf mlUk isMG df Cotf muMzf ibwlf huMdf sI, ijsnUM asIN sfry ipafr nfl Cotf gFDI vI kihMdy sF, AuhdI koeI AuWG suwG hY?” Guwg ivcfry nUM moqI (moqf isMG) df kfrz qF nhIN lwiBaf pr mYnUM pMjfh sfl pihlF Auhdy KuwlHy zuwlHy idl vrgf ivhVf aqy ivhVy ivwc bYT ky KfDIaF ‘mwkI dIaF rotIaF’ dI Xfd qfjLf ho geI.

sLgn

grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF hoeIaF sn. mYN CyvIN jF swqvIN jmfq ivwc CfAuxI dy ivktr skUl ivc pVHdf sI. grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF hoeIaF qF acfnk myrf ipMz jfx df pRogrfm bx igaf. koeI BYx Brf nfl jfx nUM rfjLI nf hoieaf aqy Xfr kwlHy hI qur pey. mF ny bQyrf smJfieaf ik qUM kdy kwilHaF sPLr nhIN kIqf pr mYN nhIN mMinHaf. aKLIr mfqf jI ny 2-4 prONTy acfr nfl bMnH idwqy aqy cfr joVy kwpVy Joly ivwc pf idwqy. afAux jfx dI itkt dy pYsy aqy kuJ jyb KLrcf vI idwqf. vwzy Brf ny sfiekl dy ipwCy ibTf ky CfAuxI dy stysLn qoN gwzI qy ibTf idwqf. vwzy Brf dIaF sfrIaF hdfieqF iewk kMnoN suxIaF aqy dUjy kMnoN kwZ idwqIaF. Bly vyilaF dI gwl hY- pMj-ds rupey bVI vwzI gwl huMdI sI. do hPLiqaF df KLrc qF mYN rsqy ivwc hI cfVH igaf. hOlI-hOlI afpxy purfxy afVIaF dy nfl rl ky pYsy AuzfAuxy sLurU kr idwqy. iewk bfbU nF df bMdf sI nfl dy ipMzoN. Auh cftI ivwc KwtI lwsI qy Bwly pf ky ilaFdf sI. kdy AuWn dI grm pwtI ivwc lpytI kulPLI gwPLy vflI, sMdUkVI ijhI ivwc pfeI huMdI sI. kuJ afVIaF ny do-cfr hwwd awT afny ivwc Kf lYxI. keIaF JolI Br dfixaF dI dyxI. Ausny bohV jF iCCry dy pwqy AuWqy do cfr CotIaF ijhIaF kqrF CurI nfl kwt ky pf dyxIaF qy asF pwql qy puaf ky Kf jfxIaF. KFdy KFdy EhI duwD dI imwTI lwsI bx jfxI. AusnUM vI pwql qoN cwt ky sfh lYxf. bws iewk do vfr Bwly aqy do ku vfr kulPLI Kf ky aqy afVIaF nUM Kuaf ky afpxI vfpsI df ikrfieaf vI bMny lf idwqf.
pYsy muwk gey qF rojL suxf ky ikhf krF, “qfeI jI, mYN hux vfps jfxf hY. skUl KuwlHx vfly hn aqy mYN ikqfbF vI nfl nhIN ilaFdIaF. hfly qF jf ky hom-vrk vI krnf hY.” keI hor bhfny lf ky vI afpxy muVn df sunyhf ijhf dyxf. awj Blk krdy krdy vIrvfr df idn af igaf. afKLr qfeI jI ny ikhf, “cMgf kwlH pihlI gwzI cly jfeIN.”
sLuwkrvfr nUM svyry hI sfiraF nUM iml ilaf aqy afpy afpxf Jolf vI iqafr kr ilaf . Joly ivwc rfh leI prONTy lY ky vI pf ley. PLyr do iqMn vfr qfeI jI dy pYrIN hwQ lf ky ikhf ik mYN cwldf hF. qfeI jI ny isr plos ky ikhf ik ijAUNdf rih puwqrf, iDafn nfl jfeIN, rfh ivwc sLrfrqF nf krIN, jFidaF hI iewk kfrz jLrUr iBjvf dyeIN ik qUM TIk Tfk phuMc igaf eyN. nhIN qF sfnUM iPLkr rhygf. bfhrly drvfjLy qy af ky mYN PLyr pYrIN hwQ lfieaf qy qfeI jI PLyr EhI hdfieqF, “cMgf puwq kuvylf nf kr, ikqy gwzI nf KuMJ jfvy.” cOQI vfr mYN awk ky ikhf, “qfeI kI gwl aYqkIN sLgn nhIN dyxf. qfeI ny ikhf, “hF hF puwq mYN qF Buwl hI geI gwlF ‘c, awg lwgxf cyqf hI nhIN afieaf. qfeI ny pMj rupey sLgn dy idwqy aqy mYN sLukr kridaF suwK df sfh ilaf. PLyr stysLn nUM aYsI CUt vwtI ik gwzI cVH ky sfh ilaf. ies ‘Dwky nfl ley sLgn’ dI nmosLI mYN kdy vI iksy nfl sFJI nhIN kIqI.

PLrmFbrdfrI

myry sB nfloN vwzy vIr jI blvMq isMG jI df bcpn qoN aMqly sfh (Aumr 72 sfl) qIk pVHfeI hI jnUMn aqy iesLt irhf. Auh pihlI jmfq qoN hI klfs ivwc tfp krn dy ajyhy afdI bxy, PLyr jfxoN AuhnF df ieh isrV bx igaf hovy. 1946 ivwc dsvIN pMjfb XUnIvristI lfhOr ivwcoN tfp kIqf, Auh vI iewk Coty ijhy ipMz ivwc rih ky. cfr mIlF df pYNzf rojL qih kr ky skUl jfxf aqy skUl qoN bfad cfr mIl vfps ipMz prqxf. kdy kdy Auh ibnF sfiekl qoN vI skUl jFdy sn. lfltYn dI mwDm ijhI rOsLnI ivwc dyr rfq qwk pVHnf aqy qVky AuWT ky PLyr pVHnf. mUMh hnyry hI skUl leI qur pYxf. kdy kdy Gr dy kMmF dI vgfr vI pUrI qrHF inBfAuxI pYNdI, bVI hI sfdI ijLMdgI. sfdI KLurfk dy bfvjUd vI Auh bulMd hONsly aqy isrVI isdk kfrn afpxI mMijLl qy phuMc hI jFdy aqy dUsiraF leI pRyrnf dy sroq bxy rihMdy. dUr dUr dy ipMzF qIk lok vIr jI dI imsfl idMdy sn. ijvyN kiuhMdy ny ik inwgr lwkV sMg lohf vI qr jFdf hY. asIN sfry Coty BYx Brf vwzy vIr jI df bhuq siqkfr mfx krdy. Ausdy awgy qF kI bolxf sI, kdy Ausdf nF vI lY ky nhIN sI vyiKaf. Auh vI sfnUM sfiraF nUM afpxy bwicaF vFg hI ingrfnI ivwc rwKdf. rwj ky ipafr krdf aqy pUrf roab vI rwKdf. vIr jI dy sdkf hI asIN Coty BYx Brf sfry hI cMgI aqy AuWc pwDrI ivwidaf hfsl kr sky. AuhnF sdkf hI myryy dUjy vIr jI bldyv isMG ny vI ieMjInIairMg dI mfstr izgrI hfsl kIqI aqy izptI zfierYktr afPL ieMzstrI lwigaf irhf aqy mYN mkYnIkl ieMjInIairMg df izplomf hfsl kIqf.
mYN keI vrHy ieMspYktr (ieMztsrI) lwigaf irhf. vwzy vIr jI ny aYm:aYs:sI[, aYm[ey ihstrI aqy aYm[ey[ iPLlfsPLI dIaF mfstr izgrIaF kIqIaF. ieh iqMnoN izgrIaF AuhnF ny tfp pujLIsLn qy rih ky hfsl kIqIaF. afpxy jIvn dy pRoPLYsLnl pVfvF ivwc ikqy pRoPLYsr aqy ikqy PLyr ipRMsIpl rhy. kYnyzf ivwc pYNqI sfl mYQymYitk pVHf ky irtfier hoey. pVHfeI dy nfl nfl vIr jI nUM cMgf sMgIq suxn df vI sLONk sI. klfsIkl sMgIq bfry AuhnF nUM cMgf igafn sI. Auh do iqMn imAUjLIkl ieMstrUmYNt vI ply kr lYNdy sn. mYNzolIan aqy vfieln AuhnF dy psMdIdf sfjL sn. sB qoN vwzI gwl AuhnF dI eynI sfdgI dy bfvjUd ik Auh eyny ieMtYlIjYNt ivakqI sn, Auh aMqly svfs qwk iewk stUzYNt hI bxy rhy, kdy mfstr nhIN bxy. iehI AuhnF dI sPLlqf df vwzf rfjL sI. sLfied iesy leI AuhnF kol bhupwKI igafn df BMzfr sI. Auh krmXogI afpxy igafn dy gwPLy loVvMdF nUM insLkfm vMzdf irhf. mYnUM mfx hY ik ajyhI mhfn sLKLsIaq dI mYnUM aMqly smyN koeI iqMn cfr sfl rwj ky syvf krn df mOkf imilaf.
ies smyN dOrfn asIN Xfr-Brf bx gey. kdy-kdy vIr jI lor ivwc af ky afpxy bwicaF nUM myry bfry kihMdy, “ieh sLurU qoN myrf lfzlf puwqR-vIr aqy KLfs PLrmFbrdfr sI. iewk vfr ieh qIjI-cOQI jmfq ivwc pVHdf hoxf. koeI 9-10 sfl df hovygf. mYN ies nUM do iqMn vfr slyt qy svfl smJfieaf pr ies df iDafn bfhr Puwtbfl Kyzdy inafixaF ivwc sI. svfl ikwQy smJ ivwc afAuxf sI. mYN jfx ky slyt qoN svfl imtf idwqy aqy ikhf ik awCf hux afpy kr. ieh smiJaf huMdf qF krdf, mYnUM ies dy JUT qy pqf nhIN ikEN guwsf af igaf. mYN Puwtf mfiraf qy Auh vI tuwt igaf aqy mYN ikhf hux ijhVI sotI nfl mfr KfxIN eyN afpy qoV ky ilaf. ieh ivhVy ivwc lwgI vwzI sfrI inMm `qy cVHI jfvy aqy nfly zuskI jfvy. PLyr iesny iewk motI ijhI sotI qoV ky ilaFdI.. cMgI qrHF iCwl svfr ky aqy pwqy afid CFg ky myry kol af ky sotI myry hwQ ivwc idwqI. mYnUM iehdI PLrmFbrdfrI qy bVI dXf, ipafr aqy mmqf afeI. mYN sotI prHF vgfh mfrI aqy ies bwcy nUM Guwt ky sIny nfl lf ilaf. sLfied ieh pihlI aqy afKLrI mfr sI iesdI. mYnUM awj vI iesdI ‘PLrmFbrdfrI’ qy nfjL hY. ies ny myrI skI Aulfd nfloN vD ky myrI syvf kIqI hY.”
vIr jI ny moh aqy apxwq ivwc iBwj ky kihxf, “myry sfAU, myry ibwly sLfh PLkIr! hux mYnUM ivdf kr ky hI ikDry jfeIN.”
swc-muwc Es drvysL vIr ny myry hwQF ivwc hI aMqly pRfx iqafgy. mYN Aus vyly Ausdy isrhfxy suKmnI sfihb df pfT kr irhf sI. hfly qyhrvIN asLtpdI sLurU hI kIqI sI ik AuhnF ny afKLrI ihckI leI. bfkI bfrHF asLtpdIaF bfad ivwc AuhnF dy isrHfxy bYT ky sMpUrn kIqIaF.
 

icwqRkfrI

vYsy qF mYnUM icwqRkfrI df Buws bcpn qoN hI sI. pMjvIN CyvIN ivwc hI mYN kfPLI cMgI zrfieMg kr lYNdf sI. ihAUmYn portryt bxfAx dI mYnUM kfPLI muhfrq sI. iewk vfrI myry ies sLONk ny mYnUM kfPLI jLlIl vI krvfieaf aqy kuwt vI pvfeI. vwzy vIr blvMq isMG jI kol asIN iewk sfl iqMny Coty BYx-Brf isLmly ivwc pVHy ikAuNik ipqf jI dI duryzy bdlI ho geI sI. EQy nF qF PLYmlI stysLn dI shUlq sI aqy nF hI EQy BfsLf df igafn, ijhVf EQoN dy nvyN prvfsIaF leI iewk vwzI aOkV df kfrn sI. isLmly gOrimMt skUl zrfieMg aqy aYm[tI df iewk pIrIaz huMdf sI ijs ivwc bqOr hYNzI mYn lwkVI dI dsqkfrI isKfAuNdy sn. myrI zrfieMg bhuq vDIaf sI. ies kfrn mYN PLtf PLt afpxf zrfieMg pRfjYkt pUrf kr ilaf. myrf iewk jmfqI burI qrHF nfl atikaf hoieaf sI. keI vfr AusnUM mfr vI pY cuwkI sI. iewk idn mYN qrs Kf ky Ausdf pRfjYkt bxf idwqf aqy mfstr jI dy dsKLq vI ieMn-ibMn kr idwqy. mfstr jI df nfm rfm isMG sI pr Auh isrPL afr[aYs[ awKr hI pfAuNdy sn. jd mfstr jI ny myry sfQI nUM nvF pRfjYkt kridaF vyiKaf qF AusnUM puwC ilaf ik kI Ausny pihlf pRfjYkt kr ilaf hY? mfstr jI ny jdoN AusdI kfpI cYWk kIqI qF EQy hI isafpf pY igaf. do iqMn PwtIaF pYNidaF hI Auh bk ipaf ik myrf mfzl ibwly ny kMplIt kIqf hY. afp dy dsKLq vI ibwly ny hI kIqy hn. bws PLyr kI sI myrI qF afPLq hI af geI qy mYN klfs Cwz ky Bwj ilaf.
sfzf sfrf hI skUl Kyq ivwc sI. isLkfrI kuwiqaF vFg dUjy muMizaF ny mYnUM Gyr ilaf. BUqry muMizaF ny GsIt ky mYnUM mfstr jI kol lY aFdf. mfstr jI nUM pUrf roh ciVHaf hoieaf sI. do bFkF ivwc myry hwQ jkV ley aqy bVf BMinaf igaf. bVIaF gflHF kwZIaF ik hF, hF, qUM myry dsKLq ikAuN kIqy? dUjy idn vwzy vIr jI afpxy kMm qoN CuwtI lY ky myry nfl myry skUl afey qy imMnqF qrly kr ky smJOqf krvfieaf. iesdy bfvjUd vI myrf icwqRkfrI df sLONk mwTf nF ipaf. PLyr ipqf jI dI bdlI pUny, ikrkI (mhFrfsLtr) ivwc ho geI. EQy kfPLI pMjfbI rihMdy sn aqy mYN iewQoN hI awTvIN aqy nOvIN klfs pfs kIqI. ihMdI, mrfTI, aMgryjLI aqy sMsikRq cfr BfsLfvF nfl nONvIN krn nfl mYnUM iehnF BfsLfvF df igafn hfsl hoieaf. iewQy mYnUM icwqRkfrI bfry bhuq kuJ iswKx df mOkf vI imilaf. iewQy mYN vftr pyNitMg, afiel pyNitMg aqy nyl (nOhF) nfl vI portryt bxfey. hux myrf bhuqf smF icwqRkfrI ivwc bIqdf.
iewk vfr mYN iekwlf hI pUny qoN muV ky vwzy Bfa jI kol isLmly phuMc igaf aqy iewQy hI pVHn lwg ipaf. dsvIN klfs AuhnF dy jLyry sfey pfs kIqI. iehnF idnF ivwc hI ipqf jI dI bdlI PLyr qoN jlMDr CfAuxI dI ho geI aqy asIN sfry BYx Brf muV ky jlMDr iekwTy ho gey. dovyN vwzy Brf qF afpo afpxI jfb krdy sn aqy BYxF dI vI lwgBwg pVHfeI pUrI ho cuwkI sI. hux sB df iDafn myry vwl sI aqy mYnUM rwj ky pVHfAux ‘qy jLor idwqf jf irhf sI. sB ny myry AuWqy afpxIaF afsF lf rwKIaF sn. vwzy vIr jI mYnUM KLUb pVHf ilKf ky pRoPLYsr afid bxfAuxf cfhuMdy sn aqy ipqf jI imltrI aPLsr. bldyv vIr jI mkYnIkl ieMjInIairMg dy KLyqr ivwc pfAuxf cfhuMdy sn . pr mYN klkwqy sLFqI inkyqn ivwc cfr sflf afrt df izplomf krnf cfhuMdf sI. quhfnUM sB nUM qF pqf hI hY ik pMjfb ivwc qF aYgrIklcr qy hI jLor hY. kwly klcr afrt nUM iewQy kOx puwCdf hY? sfry kihx qUM sLudfeI ho igaf hYN. ipqf jI ny ikhf ik ieh sLONk horF sUibaF ivwc hI PLwbdy ny qy qUM BuwKf mryNgf. sfrI Aumr bfkI BYx-BrfvF koloN mMg ky KfeyNgf. kmilaF vFg rMg aqy bursLF df QYlf cuwkI iPLryNgf, kuJ qF akl nUM hwQ mfr. ieho ijhIaF nsIhqF mYnUM sB ny idwqIaF. mYN bQyry hwQ pYr mfry aqy afpxI klf aqy hunr dIaF duhfeIaF idwqIaF pr iksy ny iewk nf mMnI. bldyv vIr jI df ieMzstrI izpfrtmYNt ivwc cMgf rsUKL sI aqy AuhnF mYnUM sonIpq, jo awj kwlH hirafxy ivwc hY, dfKLlf duaf idqf. Bfa jI ny mYnUM smJfieaf aqy ikhf ik qUM EQy iekwly ny hostl ivwc rihxf hY, pVHI vI jfeIN aqy nflo nfl afpxI icwqRkfrI df sLONk vI pUrf krdf rhIN. iewk vfrI mkYnIkl df izplomf kr lY PLyr mYN qYnUM cMgI nOkrI duaf idaFgf. PLyr qUM jo mrjLI krIN, cfhy sfrI qnKLfh dy rMg aqy bursL hI KLrId leIN. gwl kI sfiraF rl ky myrI kUhxI nUM guV lf hI idwqf aqy mYN sonIpq mkYnIkl ieMjInIairMg df izplomf krn lwg ipaf.
myrf iewQy pUrI qrHF nfl idl nf lwigaf. bws iewk smJOqf hI smJo! ikwQy sohl klf dy nrm nrm bursL qy supinaF dy swqy rMg aqy ikwQy qpdIaF BWTIaF aqy msLInF dI Twk-Twk. AuWproN aplfiez mkYink aqy tirgnomYtrI dy nfl nfl mkYnIkl zrfieMg. sfrf kuJ ruwKf ruwKf aqy KLurdrf ijhf, sB kuJ isr Kpfx vflf. bVf aOKf aqy bybws ho ky qflmyl ibTFdf, pr kdy kdy klf df mrdf sLONk mYnUM bfgLI bxf idMdf. do-icwqI ivwc prYktIkl krdy smyN afey idn koeI nf koeI aYksIzYNt huMdf, swtF lwgdIaF rihxIaF. ikvyN nf ikvyN pihly sfl dy Cy swq mhIny kwZy. keI muMzy qF pihly sfl ivwc hI ivwcoN Cwz ky Bwj gey pr mYnUM sfry GridaF dy ipafr aqy hwlfsLyrI ny Bwjx nf idwqf. PLyr mYN dsMbr dy vwzy idnF dIaF CuwtIaF ivwc cfeIN-cfeIN mF kol ds idnF leI Gry afieaf. mF ny vI Edry puwqr dI KLfs Aucyc kIqI. hr qrHF df mn BfAuNdf Kfxf bxf-bxf ky Kuafieaf. myrf vfps jfx nUM AuWkf hI mn nf kry,pr vfps qF jfxf hI sI aqy mYN mn mfr ky vfps sonIpq prq igaf. myrf sLONk dm qoVdf irhf aqy aMq mYN sonIpq qoN mkYnIkl ieMjInIairMg df izplomf hfsl kr ilaf aqy myrf icwqRkfrI df sLONk ikqy ipwCy rih igaf. mYN icwqRkfr bxdf bxdf mkYnIkl ieMjInIar bx igaf.

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