iËMdgI dy kuJ vrky
pMCI dI awK nf PuMz skx vflf arjn

- ipafrf isMG Bogl

rfmgVHIaf kflj PgvfVf ivc aYP[ ey[ (igafrvIN qy bfrHvIN jmfq) ivc dfKLlf lYx vyly mYN iewCf jLfhr kIqI, mYN sfieMs dy ivsLy rwKxy hn. aYP[ ey[ nhIN, aYP[ aYs-sI[ krnI hY. mYnUM Xfd sI, mYtirk ivc dfKLlf lYx vyly mYN, hYwzmfstr s[ amr isMG ivrdI dI mrjLI qoN Ault, ijLwd krky aKLiqafrI ivsLy zrfieMg qy pMjfbI rwKy sn. sfieMs dy ivsLy nhIN ley sn. hux sfieMs dy ivsLy afp mMg irhf sF. myry nfl hfeI skUl qoN dsvIN pfs krky afieaf rfm srUp sfieMs dy ivsLy lY ky dfKLlf lY cuwkf sI. dsvIN dy nqIjy ivcoN Ausdy Cy nMbr myry nfloN vwD sI. nOvIN dsvIN dIaF jmfqF ivc AusdI qy myrI dosqfnf twkr rhI sI. skUl dy smfgmF ivc mYN qy Auh dovyN mMc Auwqy jf ky kdy-kdy boly sn. Auh aksr aMgryjLI ivc boldf. mYN pMjfbI ivc. Auh ilK ky aqy Gotf lf ky aMgryjLI ivc BfsLx jLbfnI Xfd kr lYNdf sI. mYN iksy kvI dI njLm kfgjL Auwqy ilK ky bol idMdf. mYnUM eIrKLf huMdI, ieh hr cIjL Gotf lf ky Xfd kr lYNdf hY. mYQoN ikAuN nhIN Xfd huMdI? mYnUM ilKqF jLbfnI Xfd nf kr skx dI afpxI ies kmjLorI df aihsfs agly virHaF ivc vI irhf. mYN rfm srUp nUM afpxy nfloN vwD jLhIn kdy nhIN sI mMinaf. igafrHvIN bfrHvIN jmfqF ivwc mYN kflj ivwc Aus nfloN vwD isr-kwZ ividafrQI bixaf irhf. jy Aus sfieMs pVH skdf hY, qF mYN ikAuN nhIN? myrf imwqr jgdIsL, ijsdf ipqf jgjIq sLUgr imwl ivwc ieMnjInIar sI, aYP, aYs-sI[ ivwc dfKlf lY irhf sI. iek hor mMuzf, jo rfm srUup dy nfl hI hdIafbfd ipMz qoN pVHn afAuNdf sI, qy sfzy nfl hI AuTdf bYTdf sI, vI sfieMs dy ivsLy lY irhf sI. pr ipRMsIpl ikrpfl isMG nfrMg mYnUM dfKlf dyx lwgy boly-Cwz sfieMs pVHn df iKafl. afrts dy ivsLy lY. vwD nMbr lYx leI ihsfb rwK lY. qyry ijhy lfiek mMuizaF nUM bI[ey krky afeI[ey[aYs df mukfbly df iemiqhfn dyxf cfhIdf hY. ipRMsIpl sfihb dy mn ivwc myry lfiek hox dI gl sYkMz-mfstr ividaf Bfskr iswDr pf gey sn. ieh pRBfv agly do sfl vI bixaf irhf. so, ipRMsIpl sfihb dI slfh AuWqy mYN, mjLmUlF df iml-goBf lY ilaf. lfjLmI aMgryjLI dy nfl ihsfb, ieiqhfs aqy aKiqafrI pMjfbI ivsLy rwK ley.
pr hux pVHfeI pihlF vFg hoxo ht geI. hux vI ipCly do sflF vFg ipMz qoN hI pVHn leI afAuNdf sF. hux vI ipMz muV ky sbk Xfd krn leI smF Enf ku hI imldf sI, ijMnf pihlF imldf sI. qF vI mYN ienHF do sflF ivc pVHfeI ivc Auh imhnq nhIN kIqI, jo mYN krn dI Xogqf rwKdf sF. hux ipwCy vwl JfqI mfrdf hF, qF kfrn afpxI mfVI afdq ivwc lwBdf hY. ieh afdq sfrI Aumr rhI hY. mYN jy iksy kMm ipwCy pvF, qF bhuq inwT ky, srIrk qy mfnsk ksLt Jwlky, lgfqfr bYTk lf ky, kr skdf hF. ies qrHF ilwKx pVHn dIaF keI kTn muihMmF mYN ijLMdgI ivwc aksr sr kIqIaF. nqIjy bhuq Kfqr-Kfh inkly. pr ies cMgI pRivrqI dy nfl iZl-mwT krI jfx dI afdq vI myry suBfa ivwc sLfml hY. mn ivwc ierfdf bxf lYNdf hF. kMm krky vDIaf Pl pRfpq krn dy sLyKI Bry iKafl vI mn ivwc cwkr kwtdy rihMdy hn. pr bhuq vfr kMm sLurU nhIN krdf. jy sLurU kr vI lvF, qF bxfey ierfdy anusfr inbyVdf nhIN.
so, swcI qy kOVI hkIkq ieh sI ik imzl skUl aqy hfeI skUl ivwc kfiem kIqI afpxI rvfieq qoN Ault mYN kflj dy ienHF sflF ivwc nflfiek qy lf-pRvfh ividafrQI bxdf jf irhf sF. pr kflj mYNgjLIn leI kuJ ilKqF ilK ky, kd kdy kflj dy mMc AuqoN iksy kvI dI ilKI njLm bol ky qy AuNj vI kflj dy jfxy-pCfxy ividafrQIaF vFg ivvhfr krky afpxI hAumYN nUM sMqusLt rwKx df Xqn kr irhf sF. ies gl df aihsfs sI ik myry pfs pYsy nhIN hn. mYN aqy myrIaF BYxF dI pflxf df Bfr nfnikaF AuWqy hY. loV ies gwl dI sI ik jy kflj ivwc pVHn af hI igaf sF, qF pihlF vFg imhnq krn dI afdq kfiem rKdf. imQy hoey insLfny Auwqy phMucx leI lgfqfr pVHdf. pr mYN ieAuN kIqf nhIN. iesdf mfVf nqIjf inklxf sI. do sflF bfad aYP[ ey[ dy XUnIvristI iemiqhfn ivwc myrI isrP sYkMz zvIjLn afeI. ipMsIpl nfrMg inrfsL qy nfrfjL hoey. hux mYnUM nf iksy aiDafpk ny afiKaf ik awgoN bI[ey krn leI dfKlf lY lY. nf myry afpxy mn ivwc josL sI. qF vI keI idn jwkf-qwkf kridaF dfKlf lY ilaf. dfKlf lY ky jdoN vwzy mfmf inrMjn isMG qFGI nUM imilaf qF Auh vI myry dfKlf lY lYx AuWqy KusL nhIN hoey.
ajy do ku mhIny hI pVHfeI hoeI sI ik s[ jgq isMG plfhI, ijnHF ny bI[ey kr leI sI, sunyhf lY ky afey, ‘‘qYnUM jgjIq isMG gogoafxI bulfAuNdy hn.’’ s[ jgjIq isMG gogoafxI pMjfb ivDfn sBf dy mYNbr sn. dYink ‘‘Kflsf syvk’’ aMimRqsr qoN kZdy afey sn. hux rfjnIiqk kfrnF krky AunHF nUM ieh aKbfr aMimRqsr dI QF PgvfVy qoN kwZxf pY irhf sI. AunHF nUM prcf ilKx leI iksy pwqrkfr dI loV sI. mYnUM pwqrkfrI df koeI qjrbf nhIN sI. isrP myry kuJ lyK aYP[ey dI do sflf pVHfeI dOrfn jlMDr qoN Cpdy AurdU ‘‘ajIq’’ aqy pMjfbI ‘‘akflI pwqRkf’’ dy ivsLysL aMkF ivwc Cpy sn. mYnUM aMgryjLI, AurdU qy pMjfbI BfsLfvF ilKx-pVHn dI bhuq muhfrq vI sI.
so, AunHF ny mYnUM Aup-sMpfdk bxf ilaf. ‘‘inkMmy bMdy’’ nUM kMm iml igaf. pYsy df mslf Pyr vI hwl nhIN hoieaf. qnKfh isrP awsI rupey mhInf dwsI geI. Auh vI kdy iewkTI nhIN imlI. kdy vIh rupey iml gey, kdy qIh rupey qy kdy pMj-ds vI. pVHfeI bMd ho geI. rojLfnf ipMz jfxf vI bMd ho igaf. ikrfey AuWqy kmrf lY ky sLihr ivwc rihxf ipaf. awT mhIny bfrF bfrF GMty kMm kIqf. ienHF awTF mhIinaF ivwc qnKfh (tukiVaF ivwc) pMj ku mhIinaF dI hI imlI, pr ieh lfB ho igaf ik myrI aKbfr ilK skx dI kfblIaq dI so jlMDr qwk phuMc geI. ies leI jdoN awT mhIinaF bfad, gogoafxI dy igRPqfr ho jfx nfl, aKbfr Cpxf bMd ho igaf, qF mYnUM jlMDr dy ‘‘pMQ-syvk’’ ivwc kMm krn leI ipMz sunyhf af igaf. ‘‘pMQ syvk’’ qoN AurdUU ‘‘pRBfq’’ ivwc igaf. AurdU ‘‘pRBfq’’ qoN AurdU ‘‘ajIq’’ ivwc igaf. ienHF cfr-pMj sflF ivwc bI[ey vI kIqI, qy aYm[ey pMjfbI vI. pr ienHF do iemiqhfnF leI vI AuvyN bfkfiedgI nfl pVHfeI aqy imhnq-BrI iqafrI nhIN kIqI, ijvyN skUl ivwc krn df afdI sF. arjn vFg pMCI dI awK ivwc qIr mfr ky insLfnf PMuz lYx dI jfc jfxdf sF. iesdf mhwqv vI jfxdf sF. pr insLfnf PMuzdf nhIN sF. aMgryjLI BfsLf ivwc ies iksm dI afdq nUM ‘‘zirPitMg’’ kihMdy hn. byVI nUM lihrF dy hvfly kr dyxf. mlfh afp cwpU nf mfry. byVI ijwDr jFdI hY, jfx dyvy.
aKbfrF ivwc nOkrI kridaF khfxIaF ilKIaF. do vwzy nftk qy iewk drjn dy krIb iekFgI ilKy. ‘‘pMjfbI dunIaF’’, ‘‘pMj diraf’’ aqy ‘‘sfihq smfcfr’’ ivwc aflocnfqmk lyK ilKy. vwzy nftk ‘‘isafV’’ aqy ‘‘afpy kfj svfrIaY’’ aqy iekFgI sMgRih ‘‘idn-rfq’’ aqy ‘‘Dn ipr’’ Cpy gey. ‘‘isafV’’ pMjfb XUnIvristI cMzIgVH dI igafnI dy islybs ivwc pfT-pusqk lwg igaf. pfT-pusqkF ivwc sLfml hox vflf mYN pMjfbI df sB qoN CotI Aumr df lyKk sF. vwzy Coty lyKk mYnUM jfxdy-pCfxdy sn. pRkfsLk myrIaF pusqkF KusL ho ky Cfpdy sn. myry mMgx Auwqy kuJ pysLgI rfieltI vI dy idMdy sn. ‘‘kyNdrI pMjfbI lyKk sBf’’ aqy ‘‘pMjfbI sfihq akfzmI’’ luiDafxf dIaF sfihqk-gosLtIaF, hux dIaF gosLtIaF nfloN, AudoN kfPI gMBIr iksm dIaF hMudIaF sn. mYN ienHF gosLtIaF ivwc prcf ilKx vfilaF ivwc qF nhIN. bolx vfilaF ivwc aksr sLfml hMudf.
CotI Aumr ivwc pVHn ilKx vfly gMBIr ivakqI hox dI bx geI ies Bwl df sbUq vI imldf rihMdf sI. aYm[ey pMjfbI krn leI mYN lfielpur Kflsf kflj ivwc dfKlf ilaf sI. klfs isrP sLfm nUM lgdI sI. mYN rojL nhIN hfjLr ho skdf sF, ikAuNik aKbfr ivwc myrI zIAUtI dupihr do qoN sLfm 9 vjy qwk hMudI sI. qF vI kdy kdy jFdf sF. ijs idn pihlI sLfm nUM igaf, qF pRo[ s[ s: amol ny, jo pMjfbI ivBfg dy muKI sn, mYnUM dyK ky aMgryjLI BfsLf ivwc pRsLn pwuiCaf, ‘‘qMU aYm[ey[ pMjfbI df ividafrQI hYN?’’ mYN nfm dwisaf, qF mYnUM isr qoN pYrF qwk dyK ky boly-’’ qMU swc-mwuc ipafr isMGf Bogl hYN?’’ mYN ikhf, ‘‘qusIN eyny hYrfn ikAuN ho? ‘‘ myrf iKafl sI, qMU pMqflI ku sfl df hovNygf. pMjfbI dunIaF ivwc Cpy qyry lyKF qoN myrf ieh pRBfv bixaf hoieaf sI’’, amol sfihb boly.
aKbfrF dI nOkrI Cwzky mYN afpxy imwqr ig[ Bjn isMG vwloN clfeI jf rhI akfzmI ivwc pMjfbI aqy aMgryjLI pVHfAuxI sLurU kr idwqI sI. pwqrkfrI vFg mYN aiDafpk dy qOr qy vI kfmXfb sF, qy ividafrQIaF df psMdIdf aiDafpk sF. aKbfrF ivwc nOkrIaF krky mYN anuBv kIqf sI, jy ho sky, qF awgoN nOkrI kdy nf krF. afjLfd rhF. kwul-vkqI lyKk bxF, ijvyN nfnk isMG qy gurbKsL isMG pRIqlVI bxy sn. akfzmI ivwc pVHfAux df kMm vI kuJ sfl hI krF. bfad ivwc sMsfr ivwc GMumF-iPrF qy isrP ilwKF. pYsy kmfAux leI jy ilKxf hY, qF aMgryjLI aKbfrF leI ilwKF. aMgryjLI ivwc clMq-mfmilaF AuWqy ilK skx bfry afqm-ivsLvfsL bhuq sI. sfihqkfrI ivwc isrPL nfvl qy khfxI AuWqy iDafn kyNdrq krn df ierfdf sI. ilKx leI vsqU bhuq suJdy sn. rivMdr rvI dI sMpfdxf ivwc inkly iek mfsk pwqr leI ‘‘qlvfr dI Dfr’’ nfvl iksLqF ivwc ilKxf sLurU kIqf, pr ikAuNik prcf do aMk kZky bMd ho igaf, iesL leI myrf nfvl vI ruk igaf. kuJ sflF bfad, zlhOjLI pMdrF idnF dI CwutI ktidaF iek hor nfvl df pUrf KrVf iqafr kr ilaf. pr ieh nfvl vI CpvfAux dI GOl kfrn ax-Cipaf ipaf irhf.
ies sB kuJ df vwzf kfrn qF byVI nUM TIk ZMg nfl cwpU nf lfAux dI BYVI afdq sI, pr iewk hor kfrn twbrdfrI jf Jmylf vI sI. asl ivwc twbrdfrI sfrI Aumr myry pYrF dIaF byVI bxI rhI. ieh byVI Bfrq Br dy lyKkF dI bhuigxqI nUM JwlxI pY rhI hY. pwCm ivwc bhuqy sfihqkfr aqy bOiDk kMm krn vfly hor lyKk afm qOr qy ivafh krfAuNdy hI nhIN. jy krfAuNdy hn qF bhuq pCVky. mYN qF nf isrP mYtirk pfs krn qoN pihlF ivafihaf igaf sF, CwbI sfl dI Aumr hox qwk afpxy iqMnF bwicaF df bfp vI bx igaf sF. ikAuNik mYnUM afpxy bfp df ipafr nhIN imilaf sI, ies krky myrf ienHF iqMnF bwicaF nfl bhuq gUVHf aqy zMUGf ipafr sI. bwicaF nfl Bfvk-ipafr hox krky afpxy twbr qy Gr nfl bhuqf hI juV igaf. jdoN iksy kfnPrMs jF iksy sBf dI gosLtI AuWqy bfhr jFdf, hor lyKk keI keI idn bfhr kwt afAuNdy, mYN CyqI qoN CyqI Gr nUM Bwjdf. jy iksy phfV AuWqy CwutI kwtx jFdf qF nfl pirvfr nUM vI iKwcI iPrdf. ieho ijhy moh-ipafr dy irsLqy qoN ibnF vI koeI lyKk KusL nhIN rih skdf. pr ieh irsLqy lyKk leI BfrIaF rokF vI bxdy hn. sfihqkfrI aqy bOiDk kfrj mn aqy qn dI kfPI ivhl mMgdy hn. mOj ivwc rihx dI KulH mMgdy hn.
ienHF sflF ivwc kdy kdy ieh iKafl vI afieaf, suqMqr lyKx-kfrI dy sLyKL-iclI vfly supny CwzF. pwkI afmdn leI nOkrI kr lvF. do mOky afey vI.
pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf dy Aup-kulpqI, BfeI joD isMMG qoN bfad, s[ ikrpfl isMG nfrMg bx cwuky sn. AunHF ny XUnIvristI dy aYkt anusfr pMjfbI BfsLf qy sfihq dI Koj aqy ivkfs nfl sMbMDq keI nvyN ivBfg KolH idwqy. nvINaF afsfmIaF inklIaF. mYN irsrc skflr dI afsfmI leI drKfsq idwqI pr mYnUM ieMtrivAU leI icwTI irsrc-aisstYNt leI afeI. pr mYN ies afkV nfl ieMtrvIAU AuWqy nhIN igaf ik mYnUM irsrc-skflr dI afsfmI leI ikAuN nhIN bulfieaf igaf? dUjf mOkf idwlI ivwc amrIkn sPfrqKfny vwloN kwZy jfx vfly pMjfbI spqfhk ivwc sMpfdk dI nOkrI sI. mYN drKfsq idwqI. lwgBwg awDI drjn jfxy-pCfxy ivakqI ilKqI tYwst aqy ieMtrivAU leI hfjLr sn. mYN nf isrP cuixaf igaf, sgoN iek amrIkn aiDkfrI afp mYnUM pwuCx leI jlMDr afieaf,qMU kdoN nOkrI AuWqy hfjLr ho skdf hYN? ieh sLfied apRYl df mhInf sI, mYN AusnUM jUn dy pihly hPqy dI qfrIK dwsI. ies ivckfr cwl rhy iksy aMdoln qoN KPf ho ky muK mMqrI s[ pRqfp isMG kYroN dI srkfr ny ‘‘nvF jLmfnf’’ aKbfr Auwqy pulsI-Cfpf mfr ky keI mulfjLm igRPqfr kr ley, qy pRYws sIl kr idwqf. AunHF idnF ivwc hI pMjfbI sfihq akfzmI luiDafxf dI kfnPrMs cMzIgVH ivwc sI. akfzmI dI prMprf anusfr ies kfnPrMs ivwc ivBfgI kfnPrMsF dI lVI ivwc iek ‘‘pwqrkfr kfnPrMs’’ vI hoeI. gurbKsL isMG bMnoafxf ny ‘‘nvF-jLmfnf’ AuWqy pulsI-Cfpy dI inMidaf df mqf pysL kIqf qy mYN qfeId kIqI. kuJ idnF bfad mYnUM amrIkn sPfrqKfn dy amrIkI aiDkfrI dI icwTI af geI, ijs ivwc jlMDr ivwc hoeI glbfq dy hvfly nfl iliKaf igaf ik AunHF nUM aPsos hY ik inXukqI leI kIqI geI pysLksL rwd kIqI jFdI hY. ipwCo idwlI qoN afey iek lyKk -imwqr ny Byq KoilHaf ik amrIkI sPfrqKfny ivwc kMm krdf iek pMjfbI krmcfrI cMzIgVH kfnPrMs ivwc hfjLr sI. Ausny idwlI phMuc ky amrIkI aiDkfrI nUM dwisaf ik ipafrf isMG Bogl kimAUinst hY.
krmcfrI nUM mYN kfnPrMs ivwc dyiKaf vI sI. ipwCoN ieh krmcfrI sfzy imwqr igafnI Bjn isMG df vfhvf imwqr bx igaf sI. igafnI jI nUM imlx afieaf mYnUM vI iml ky jFdf sI.
jdoN 1969-70 ivwc mYN akfzmI ivwc aYm[ey[ pMjfbI dI jmfq pVHfAudI sLurU kr idwqI, qy ieh jmfq vfhvf hrmn ipafrI ho geI, qF iksy adfry ivwc nOkrI kr lYx dI locf mwTI pYNdI geI. AuNJ ieh aihsfs sfrI Aumr hI irhf ik akfzmI ivwc pVHfAuxf iblkul Gfty vflf DMdf hY qy ies DMdy df afdr-mfx vI nhIN, pr ieh gl vI Xfd afAudI sI ik imafn ivwcoN inkl cwukf qIr vfps nhIN afAuNdf hMudf.