apxy kihMdy huMdy sI - nfnky nfny nfnIaF nfÜ
hI huMdy af qy pyky mF ipE nfÜ. mYN socdy rihxf beI CyqI CyqI CuwtIaF hox
qF nfnkIN jfeIey. jF koeI ivafh ÈfdI afvy, qF mOkf myÜ bxy. mF nUM, pyky
dyKx dI qFG huMdI sI, mYnUM nfnky. Auhny bVI bysbrI nfÜ AuzIk krnI.
kbIldfrIaF vflyL GrF coN inklxf ikhVf sOKf huMdf. myry vwzy mfmy df puwq
sqnfm isMG myrf hfxI prvfxI eI sI. iehdy nfÜ myrf bVf nyhu sI. sfl do sfl
Cotf hoAU mYQoN. sfzy suBfa vI rÜdy imÜdy sI. ieh vI srÌy df hI sI qy mYN
vI. sfzI mIcf imÜ geI. sfry lfz nfÜ iehnUM ibwlf kihMdy sI. myrf iehnUM
imlx nMU mn rihMdf sI. pihlF pihl bwsF gwzIaF afm nhIN sI. sfzy ipMz nUM
bws qF lwgI hoeI sI, pr ieh svyry nON vjy qoN pihlF hI jlMDr nUM inkÜ jFdI
sI qy Èfm nUM muVdI sI. iehdy tYm nfÜ qF GrF dy kMm kfr hI nhIN sI mwukdy.
bIbIaF rotI pfxI qoN vI ivhlIaF vI nhIN sI huMdIaF. pihlF mMzI vfÜy KUh
koÜ dI mihqpur qFeIN do ZfeI mIl qurky jfxf. awgoN mihqpuroN dyKxf beI
nkodr nUM tFgf kdoN qurUgf. eyQy iek do hI qFgy huMdy sn. mUrqI df Xwkf
mÈhUr sI. ieh mihqpur df eI biÈMdf sI. iehdI GoVI vI vwqy eI sI. iehdy
afvdy vrgI hI sI. ivcfrI. pUrf cfrf nhIN sI pf huMdf hoxf. AuWqoN iehny
suafrIaF df lflc kr lYxf. pr ieh vwzf gflVI sI. iehnUM gwl lmkfAux df vwl
sI. bws suafrIaF nUM aYsf gwlIN pfAuxf, AunHF nUM pqf eI nf lwgx dyxf beI
iehny ryl gwzI dy tfeIm nfÜ nkodr qF phuMcfxf eI nhIN. iehI iehdI jugq sI.
hr vfr kMm kr jFdI sI. mUrqI nUM sfry ielfky dy bMidaF dI jfx pCfx sI.
mwlo ËorIN pCfx kwZ lYxI. sB qoN puC puCf ky iehny dyK lYxf beI suafrIaF
ikhVy ipMzF dIaF hn. ijwQoN dI suafrI nf hoxI EQoN dy iksy bMdy dI aYsI
gwl ÈurU krnI, aYsI gwl ÈurU krnI, beI agly dI aeHI qeHI Pyr dyxI. aYsI
CyVI gwl eynIN lmkf lYxI ik Eh nkodr awpVn qk muwkxI eI nf. agly df awgf
ipwCf sB ProÜ dyxf. ivc-ivcfÜy GoVI dI lgfm iKwcdy ny ctkfrI mfrI jfxI.
eyhny kihxf: dyK ky, dyK ky jIx jogIey…. Ea jINdI rih[[[. Blf hovy…… E
sdky qyry jxidaF dy…. Ea qyry mflkF df surgIN vfsf…. ivc ivcfÜy mUrqI ny
GoVI dy sihMdf-sihMdf cfbk mfrnf - KVfk bhuqf krnf. bhuqI vfr qF ÈYNtf
qFgy dy phIey 'qy hI mfrnf. jdoN GoVI koloN qFgf nf eI iKwicaf jfxf, qF
iehny gwl vDf lYxI. suafrIaF df iDafn hor pfsy kr lYxf. afp moirHEN AuWqr
jfxf, lgfm PV ky GoVI nUM iKwcx lWg pYxf qy Ëor nfÜ gwl ÈurU kr dyxI:
DuafnUM pqf Plfnf prsoN mr igaf. Blf bMdf sI. bws bYTf hI sON igaf. koeI
hfey nhIN, bhuVI nhIN. nUMh puwq cfh dyx afey qF pqf lwgf, beI rUh qF AuWz
geI. bws srIr ipaf sI. ijwdF 'rfm nfÜ suwqf hovy. dyviqaF vfÜI mOq afeI
EhnUM. Blf bMdf sI. mYN kihnF, iswDf surgF nUM igaf hoAU. eydF df eI sI
Auh. mUrqI ny Gft-Gft df pfxI pIqf hoieaf sI. inwq idhfVI iehdf vMn
suvMinaF nfÜ vfh pYNdf sI. iehnUM ijhVI suafrI qy gwl cuwkx dI Èwk hoxI,
AuhnUM iswDf gwlIN pf lYxf. bhuqI vfr asIN rylvy Pftk kol phuMc ky gwzI
qurI jFdI dyK lYxI. iPr zyV do GYNty bVy aOKy ho ky kwZxy. lwkV dy bYNcF
'qy bih bih ky srIr afkV jfxf. mUMh cwk cwk aglI gwzI dI AuzIk krnI. mUrqI
nUM kosxf. mUrqI dy Xwky 'qy nf cVHn df aihd krnf. pr iehdy ibn srnf nf.
gMjI nfvyH kI qy ncoVy kI - pf lf ky mihqpur nUM cldy Xwky hI do sI. gwzI
dI kUk dI AuzIk krnI. jdoN ieMjx df DUMaF idsxf jF Ck-Ck krdf suxnf qF mn
`c hulfs hoxf. cfa cVH jfxf, beI smJo hux nfnkIN phuMcy hI phuMcy. keI vfr
ieMjx ny nkodroN pfxI lYxf jF koÜf cwukxf. jF ÈMitMg krnI. iPr nfnkf myÜ
cl so cl. nkodr dy jMkÈn hox df cyqf afAuxf qF, gIq gfAuxf: jMkÈn rylF df
gwzI iek afvy , iek jfvy. aMgryjF vloN 1856 c Bfrq c ÈurU kIqIaF rylF df
ivroD keI pfisEN hoieaf sI. keI dMd kQfvF qurIaF. iehdy qoN zrdy lok dOV
qurdy sI ik Kvry koeI BUq af igaf. koeI ikhf kry aMgryËF ny ryl gwzI bMdy
Qwly dy dy ky mfrn nUM clfeI af . koeI ikhf kry goiraF ienHF rylF c Bfrq
df sfrf DMn vlYq nUM Zohxf hY. ieh vI socx vfÜI gwl hY ik iehny Bfrq nUM
ikMnf ku iekmuT kIqf. ieh svfl aOKf hY ik ryl gwzI myl-imÜfp df sbwb pihlF
bxI ik ivCoVy df. afpxy kihMdy af beI iksy leI mFh bfdI iksy leI suafdI.
pihlF pihl ivCfeIaF rylvy lfeInF ny qF myÜ eI bhuqy krvfey hoxy aF. jF
ienHF krky myÜ CyqI ho gey. EdF dyr nfÜ hoxy sI. ivCoVy df sMklp qF bfad
df hoxf hY. beI ieh BÜI ryÜ ivCoVy vI pFAudI hY. purfxf mÈhUr iPlmI gIq vI
hY: nI twut jfvyN ryl gwzIey, nI qYN rok ilaf cMn myrf. sMn 1913 c jlMDroN
nkodr nUM ivCfeI eys ryl lYn ny vwzy Ìfiedy kIqy sI. nfnikaF dfdikaF ivclI
dUrI Gtf idwqI sI. kMmF kfrF vfiÜaF nUM mOjF ho geIaF sI. pihlF lok jF
tFigaF qy jFdy sI jF qurky. sridaF puwjidaF dIaF bwGIaF huMdIaF sI. hmfqVF
dIaF lwqF. nkodroN jlMDr dy rfh c iqMn tyÈx pYNdy sI - ÈMkr, QfbÜky qy
jmÈyr. Éflsf kflj vfÜf hflt ikqy bfad c bixaf. Éflsf kflj dy pfiVHaF dI
sOK leI. ipMzF dy bhuqy muMzy eyQy hI pVHdy sI. plytÌfrm qoN isrÌ jmÈyr df
styÈn hI swKxf hY. 'kwly sMkr vfÜy tyÈx dy plytPfrm qy hI ÈYWz hY - hor
ikqy nhIN. ÈMkrIaf svrn isMG EdoN ryl mMqrI huMdf sI. tyÈxF 'qy pihly
nÜikaF df iZwz ZolkI vrgf huMdf sI - ienHF dy gwiBEN pfxI inklxf. iehnUM
gyVn leI dohIN pfsIN hYNzl huMdy sI - pwTy kuqrn vfÜI mÈIn vrgy. ienHF nUM
gyVn leI vfhvf Ëor lwgdf huMdf sI. ienHF df aMgryËI nF zIp vYWl hYNz pMp (Deepwell
Handpump) sI. iPr kuwqf nÜky af gey.
hux afm nÜky lwgy hoey ny jF motrF. rOiÜaF qoN pihlF tyÈxF qy pfxI vI vMzy
huMdy sI. ihMdUaF leI ihMdU pfxI; muslmfnF leI muslmfn pfxI. hux vfÜf
jmÈyr df styÈn ikqy bfad c bixaf; AuWnI sO swT dy gyV c. pihly styÈn ivc
styÈn mfstr ny vsoN kIqI hoeI hY. styÈn dI sÌfeI df pwkf pRbMD nhIN. hux
sÌfeI krmcfrI eI hY nhIN. ieh kMm 'btOt' svfrIaF nUM PV ky AunHF qoN krvf
ilaf jFdf hY- srkfr AuWky-puwky sÌfeI dy pYsY dy idMdI hY. sfl dy pMdrF sO
rupey. hux ieh vft vI bhuqI nhIN lwgdI: EdoN eydF lwgxf beI vft inbVdI hI
nhIN. ryl ny sprfvF nUM AuWDovfÜ dy hor nyVy kIqf. nfnky dfdikaF df sÌr
Gwt igaf. sprfvF df kfÊËF c nF Bozy sprfey hY, zfkKfnf jmÈyrKfs, qsIl qy
iËlf jlMDr. mfsk "mF" dI sMpfdk kfmryz kyvl kOr eysy ipMz dI sI. ieh
nkslbfVIaF dI lfzlI sI. eyQoN dy hkIm vI bVy nF vfÜy hoey. eyzy sfry ipMz
c zfkKfnf vI hY nhIN. pr dusihrf eyQy lwgdf hY. rylvy lfeIn pihlF sprfvF
muwZ dI inklxI sI. tyÈx vI eyQy hI bxnf sI. ijhdI ËmIn ivc dI bxnI sI Eh
jwt srvyar nUM gflHo bfÜI ho ipaf. beI Eh ikEN iehdI ËmIn ivc dI lYn kwZdf
hY. srvyar ny tyÈx qF jmÈyr qy sprfvF qy gwBy bxf idqf. tyÈx df nF vI
jmÈyr dy Kfqy pf idwqf. pr iËwd c rylvy lYn Auhdy KUh dy aYn AuWqoN dI kwZ
idwqI. awDf KUh EDr aWDF EDr. nfnky ipMz dy lok dsdy hn ik mINh jf hVHF
nfl jdoN vI lYn tutdI hY, eysy KUh vfÜy QfEN hI tuwtdI hY. mYN gwzI dI
bfrI ivcdI isr bfhr kwZxf. gwzI BwjI jfxI qy nfÜo nfÜ ruwK GuMmI jfxy. mYN
iksy dUr dy rwuK 'qy ingHf itkfAuxI. Auhny hOÜI hOÜI GuMmdy GuMmdy ny nyVy
afeI jfxf qy koÜ dI ÈUMa krky inkÜ jfxf. nfÜo nfÜ gwzI dy phIaF qy ryl lYn
ny rÜ ky sMgIq suxfAuxf: Twk Tkf Twk Twk, Twk Tkf Twk Twk. Twk Tkf Twk
Twk, Twk Tkf Twk Twk. bws eysy Kyl c lwgy df awDf sÌr bMny ho jfxf. mF ny
tokxf. kihxf: isr aMdr kr lY. jF mUMh ipwCy nUM kr ky bYT. ieMjx vwl nf
kr. awK c koÜf pY jfAUgf. Eho gwl hoxI. nfÜy mUMh isr kfÜf ho jfxf. nfÜy
awKF c koÜy dy ink-inky kMkr pY jfxy. ieh bVy rVkxy. awKF cuMnHIaF krky
dyKI jfxf. pr mUMh EDr hI rwKxf. awKF mÜ-mÜ lfl kr lYxIaF. mF ny kihxf:
hux mÜI nf jfh, jKm ho jfxgy. tyÈx 'qy AuWqr ky TMZy pfxI dy iCwty mfrIN.
arsy bfad iehdI jugq vI af geI. jF qF mF dI cuMnI df pwlf mUMh 'qy lY lYxf
jF pwg df lV KolH ky mUMh Zk lYxf. bihxf mUMh ieMjx vl nUM krky hI. koÜy
qy kfÜoN qoN vI bc jfxf qy nËfrf vI mfx lYxf. bxy suafry pfVHy muMzy
juafnI df sbUq idsdy. ieh afps ivc itwcrF mKOl krdy. KrUd krdy. gwzI BFvy
ÉflI huMdI, pVHfkU muMzy drvfiËaF c KVy rihMdy. rylvy lfeIn dy afÜy duafÜy
ipMzF c vsdy lokF df afvfjfeI qoN ibnF vI ryl gwzIaF nfÜ bVf kuJ sFJf sI.
svyry pMj vjy vfÜI gwzI nfÜ AuWTxf. kMmIN-kfrIN jutxf. jF kihxf: sfZy awT
dI gwzI af geI, clo inafixE quro skUlF nUM. jF iPr, lY beI sfZy igafrF
vfÜI af geI, hwlf mfr lE. bIbIaF ny kihxF: CyqI CyqI kMm inbyV lE, nON dI
gwzI afAux vfÜI af. bMidaF kihxf: lY beI afh kMm zyV vfÜI gwzI qoN pihlF
pihlF kr leIey, iPr rotI KfvFgy. inafixaF nUM AuzIkdIaF mfvF ny kihxf: cfr
dI gwzI af geI aF, inafxy Gr muV ky afey nhIN ajy. kdy kdy iksy duKIey ny
jIvn lIlf mukf lYxI. ryl gwzI mohry isr invf dyxf. jy mYN nfÜ nf jfxf qF
mF bfp ny gwzI dy itkt ilaf ky mYnUM dyxy - inÈfnI vjoN. inwky huMidaF ieh
gwl vwzI lwgxI. beI myry koÜ ryl gwzI df itkt hY. smyN smyN dI gwl hY; hux
socIdf hY beI asIN cwlI hoeI itkt nfÜ hI vrc jfeIdf sI. pihlIaF c
afÈkF-mÈUkF leI gwzIaF dy tYmF df vwzf afsrf huMdf sI. ienHF dy ihsfb nfÜ
imiÜaf jFdf. agly ny kihxf: cfr dI gwzI nfÜ mYN PlfnI QF qy imlUgF, qUM vI
EQy af jfeIN. vsl dIaF gwlF hoxIaF jF vsl. nfnikaF dI mMnI hoeI gwl hY ik
koeI pRymI joVf rfq nUM buwkÜ dy inwG c guafc igaf. svyry cfr dI gwzI ny
kUk mfrI qF BfeI nUM jfg afeI. Eh ziraf AuWT ky Bwijaf. DMnbfd kry: bcf
ley eI nI gwzIey, cfr vfÜIey. nhIN qF iek hor imrjf suwqf hI mfiraf jfxf
sI. QfbÜky twp ky jdoN vyeIN AuWqoN dI lMGxf qF bVf afsrf ho jfxf. lY beI
nfnikaF dI hwd ÈurU ho geI. mF ny koeI pYsf dyxf, Évfjy iÉËr nUM mwQf tykx
leI. vyeIN df pfxI eynf sfÌ hoxf, beI gwzI c bYiTaF nUM mwCIaF, kwCU qrdy
idsxy. AuWqy bYiTaF nUM hyTF pfxI c suwty pYsy iclkdy idsxy. ilÈkorF
mfrdy. iksy iksy Bly ryl zrYvr ny gwzI rok dyxI jF iblkul hOÜI kr dyxI.
svfrIaF ny mfro mfr vyeIN c pYsy suwtxy. iek dUjy dy AuWqoN dI ho ho ky.
keIaF bIbIaF ny gwzI c bYiTaF hI Évfjy nUM nmskfrI kr lYxI. rOiÜaf qoN
pihlF ieh puÜ vI tut igaf sI. BlI iksmq ƒ ieh CyqI hI bx igaf. vyeIN df
pfxI eynf sfÌ huMdf sI ik lok pI vI lYNdy sI. hux iehI vyeIN, jlMDr qy
PgvfVy dy gMd nfÜ BrI hoeI hY. AuWqy gfVHI jMmI hoeI hrI bUtI. dUr dUr
qFeIN boa mfrdf pfxI. koÜ dI lMGxf aOKf hY. jdoN sOx BfdoN dy mINh pYxy,
vyeIN cVH jfxI. keI vfrI kMiZaF qwk af jfxI. pulF qoN ibnF nf srnf. ienHF
idnF c ihrnF dIaF zfrF ikqoN af jfxIaF. eyhnF itwibaF c ihrnF kfhI KfxI.
msqI krnI. cuMgIaF BrnIaF. ikqy ikqy KVI Ìsl nUM vI mUMh mfrnf. jdoN gwzI
afAuxI, ihrnF ny KVy ho jfxf. bUQIaF 'qFh nUM cuwk lYxIaF. kMn KVy kr
lYxy. keI vfr aYvyN hI Bwj qurnf. ihrnF dy JuMz QfbÜikaF vfÜy pfsy hI
rihMdy. pfxI twp ky dUjy pfsy kdy nf jFdy. jy koeI Buwl ky cilaf jFdf qF
ipMzF dy kuwqy pfV suwtdy. lMmy sfry puÜ dy ivcfÜy iek pfsy nUM vfDrf krky
QVHf bxfieaf hoieaf sI. pMj swq bMidaF dy KVox nUM. rylvy dy kfimaF jF puÜ
pfr kridaF kridaF nUM gwzI af jfxI, qF ies vfDry c vV jfxf. ieh ihÌfËqI
pRbMD sI. gwzI lMG jfxI qF iPr puÜy pY ky lMG jfxf. vfgI muMizaF leI ieh
Kyz huMdI sI. ienHF dUroN gwzI afAuNdI dyK lYxI. iehdy puÜ 'qy phuMcx qoN
pihlF pihlF Bwjky vfDry c jf vVnf. zrYvrF nUM vI pqf sI ik muMzy ielqI af.
EnHF ny sItI qy sItI mfrI afAuxI. beI ikqy koeI cMgI mfVI nf ho jfvy. iek
vfrI imsqrIaF df muMzf pwiTaf dI BrI cwkI afAuNdf vyeIN vfÜy pul qy Gyiraf
igaf sI. ipwiCEN afAuNdI gwzI nf iehnUM idsI nf iehny suxI. gwzI ny iehdy
cIQVy kr suwty. nfnkIN igaF hfx prvfx Cwz ky afAux nUM icq nf krnf. vwzy
mfmy dy puwq nfÜ myrI juË rÜdI sI. sfzf mn iek dUjy qoN ivCVx nUM nf krnf.
asIN dovyN inafxpuxy dIaF gwlF krdy-krdy juafn ho gey. isnmy c pihlI iPlm
vI mYN qy ibwly ny kwiTaF dyKI sI. pYsy vwzy mfmy, gurmyj, ny idwqy sI.
mfmf kihMdf: jfE dovyN jxy iPlm dyK afE, pr idny idny muV ky afieE. asIN
sfeIkl 'qy jlMDr CfAuxI dy iksy isnmy gey. myry leI ieh ajb nËfrf sI.
pihlI vfrI izwTf. nfnikaF qoN muVn nUM icq nf krnf. mF nUM Gr df vI iÌkr
huMdf sI. nfÜ mYnUM cyqy krfeI jfxf: qYN skUly vI jfxf. jF qYN skUl df kMm
vI krnF. nfnI ny khI jfxf: koeI nhIN cly jfieE; ikhVf roj roj GroN inkÜ
huMdf. sfl bfad qF awgy afey aF. mF df mn afp vI bhuqf kfhÜf nhIN sI
huMdf. iPr bwsF qur peIaF. BIN BIN krdIaF. lokF nUM ienHF df Buws pY igaf.
ryl gwzI dI ÈfhI svfrI nkfr idwqI. bwsF c Dwky Kfxy ÈurU kr idwqy. eys
lfeIn 'qy gwzI c hux muÌqÉory sfD cVHdy ny, jF doDI. koeI ivrÜI ivrÜI
loVvMd suafrI. nfnf qy nfnI kMm vfÜy jIa sI. dsF nhuMaF dI ikrq krn vfÜy.
nfnf mDrf sI. nxk vMnf. nfnI gorI sI. pqlI, lMmI-JMmI. kdoN d yqur gey hn.
mF df jIa pyikEN qurn nUM nf krnf. isafixaF gwl bxfeI hoeI hY ik pykIN geI
qIvIN qy CwpV c vVI mwJ, mrËI nfÜ hI inkÜdIaF huMdIaF. jy axcfhy mn nfl
nfnky GroN qur hI pYxf qF bhuqI vfr nfnk ipMzI koÜ jFidaF nUM gwzI inkÜ
jfxI. keI vfrI ipCy nfnkIN muV jfxf qy kdy kdy ÈtyÈn 'qy jf bihxf. keI
vfrI iksy Bly zrYvr ny lfgy afANuidaF nUM dyK gwzI rok vI lYxI. nfnikaF df
cfa ikqy luikaf hoieaf hY - ivc ivc hwlf mfr ky AuWTdf hY. iPr hAuky ijhf
bih jFdf hY.
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