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myry qRYlVI nfvl ‘pMjfb sMqflI’ dI pihlI ijld ‘AujfVf’ dy sMdrB ivwc myry koloN keI vfrI svfl puwiCaf jFdf hY ik kI Bfrq dI vMz nUM roikaf jf skdf sI. myrf jvwwfb hmyÈF ieho irhf hY ik hF, roikaf jf skdf sI. iksqrF? aglf svfl ÈurU huMdf hY. jvfb: jy afËfdI ÈhId Bgq isMG `qy Auhdy sfQIaF jmHF suBfÈ cMdr bos dy qrIikaF nfl pRfpq kIqI jFdI.
duÈmn dIaF vMz-pfAU cflF nfl smJOqf krnf buwZy ho cuwky lIzrF dI mjbUrI ho skdI hY, nOjvfnF dI nhIN. jvfnI isrÌ kurbfn hoxf jfxdI hY gozy tykxf nhIN. nOjvfn Bfrq sBf ivwc sfry DrmF dy nOjvfn Èfiml sn, ‘qy ieAuN hI afËfd ihMd POj ivwc vI. Auh sfry aMgryËF nUM juwqI dy Ëor nfl afpxy Gr ‘coN bfhr kwZxf cfhuMdy sn nf ik AuhnF dIaF ÈrqF aDIn. ÈrqF AudoN mMnxIaF pYNdIaF hn jdoN Gr ‘qy kbËf krI bYTy duÈmn dI srdfrI nUM asF acyq qOr ‘qy mMn ilaf hovy. juwqI dy Ëor nfl bfhr kwiZaf jf irhf bMdf afpxIaF ÈrqF mMnvfAux dI siQqI ivwc nhIN huMdf. jdoN koeI bfhrlf quwKxf dyx vflf nf hovy AudoN GridaF dy Kfny akl pfAuxI sOKI ho jFdI hY.
ipwCy ijhy iÈafm bYnygl dI bxfeI hoeI iÌlm ‘The Forgotten Hero’ dy nfiek suBfÈ cMdr bos nUM vfkeI Bulfieaf jf cuwkf hY ijvyN Auh suqMqrqf dy sMGrÈ dy ieiqhfs ivwc ikqy huMdf hI nhIN. kuJ ieho ijhI hflq hI iewk hor nfiek ÈhId Bgq isMG dI hY. BfrqI swqf dy ijhVy nyqf Èrmo kuÈrmI Auhdf nF lYNdy vI hn Auh isrÌ iewk iDr dIaF awKF pUMJx leI hI lYNdy hn. aMdroN AuhnF nUM mhfqmf jI qoN awgy kuwJ nhIN idsdf jF iPr ies nF dI tyk qoN ibnf AuhnF dI isafsq df `qy rotI-pfxI df kfrobfr nhIN cldf.
bMbeIaf iÌlm ieMzstrI df purfxy vyilaF df iewk gfxf hY: ‘ly dI hmyN afËfdI ibnF KVg ibnf Zfl. sfbrmqI ky sMq qUny kr dIXf kmfl’. kI inÈcy hI Bfrq dI afËfdI leI sfnUM koeI jfn kurbfn nhIN krnI peI? jy aijhI gwl sI qF 1857 ivwc kUikaF ny vI ibnF KVg jF Zfl qoN hI ÈFq rihky kurbfnIaF idqIaF sn, AudoN ikAuN nf af geI afËfdI? kI aMgryËF dI dUjI vwzI jMg qoN ipwCoN dI durdÈf hI iksy hwd qk ies afËfdI dI iËMmyvfr qF nhIN? hflfq bMdy nUM isrjdy hn jF bMdf hflfq nUM? inÈcy hI hflfq bMdy nUM isrjdy hn pr afpxI vfrI ivwc bMdf hflfq nUM afpxy hwk ivwc Zfldf hY. jy ieho hI nym hY smyN `qy ieiqhfs df qF bfkI dy afËfdI dy ispfhI Coty ikvyN ho gey?
awj kwlH iewk hor sMdrB vI mIzIey ivwc hY ik nYlsn mMzylf ny vI gFDI vflf rfh cux ky sfAUQ aÌrIkf nUM nslvfd qoN afËfd krvfieaf hY. iblkul TIk Ìurmfieaf jf irhf hY. vjHf ieh hY ik sfAUQ aÌrIkf ivwc kfilaF ‘qy goiraF ny iekwiTaF hI rihxf sI/hY. AuQy gFDI jI vflf qrIkf hI jfieË sI ikAuNik iksy nUM vI dyÈ qoN bfhr nhIN sI kwZxf. pr kI asIN vI goiraF nUM Bfrq ivwc hI rwKxf cfhuMdy sF? hrigË nhIN. qF iPr Bgq isMG vflI nOjvfn Bfrq sBf aqy bos hurF dI afËfd ihMd ÌOj ikvyN glq ho gey? jy Auh ieh kMm sfAUQ aÌrIkf ivwc krdy qF Èfied glq huMdf. pr sfzf qF nfarf hI pUrn svrfj sI jo iblkul TIk sI.
ieh kuwJ gwlF kr lYx qoN bfad ieh socxf ËrUrI hY ik asIN afpxy sUrbIr ÈhIdF nUM dyÈ dI afËfdI ivwc jF afËfd dyÈ ivwc iks mukfm ‘qy rwKdy hF. ‘iewk Bulfieaf jf cuwkf nfiek’ Xfin nyqf jI suBfÈ cMdr bos dIaF kurbfnIaF dI dfsqfn asIN bYnygl dI iÌlm vyKky smJ skdy hF. kI ajokI BfrqI isafsq eynI inwGr geI hY ik sfnUM PokIaF ibafnbfËIaF qoN Ìursq hI nhIN imldI? sfrf mIzIaf, sfrf dyÈ kyvl gFDI gFDI hI krI jf rhy hn. iÌlmF vI ‘qy hor bhuq kuwJ vI. inrsMdyh mhfqmf gFDI sfzy mwQy df iqlk hY pr kI bfkI dy dyÈBgq Coty ho gey?
hux iesqoN aglI gwl mYN pMjfbI lyKk pRIqm isMG afeI[ ey[ aYs dy hvfly nfl krnI cfhFgf. 21 mfrc 1993 dy ‘pMjfbI itRibAUn’ ivwc pRIqm isMG ny iewk lyK iliKaf sI, ‘Bgq isMG dI Xfd ivc’. mYN Aus dy mOilk sMdrB nUM eyQy pyÈ krnf cfhuMdf hF.
“… hr iewk mYijstryt nUM puls tryinMg lYxI pYNdI hY aqy ies mMqv dI pUrqI leI kuwJ smF puls tryinMg kflj iPlOr ivwc ibqfAuxf pYNdf hY. mYN ieh tryinMg 1962 ivwc lYx igaf. pihly hI idn afÌIsrË mYWs ivwc sfzI nËr iewk qsvIr `qy peI jo bVy siqkfr nfl mYWs ivwc ÈÈoiBq sI. ieh qsvIr iewk aMgryË aÌsr dI sI. ies mYWs ivwc bs ieho qsvIr lwgI hoeI sI. mYN jdoN qsvIr dy lfgy jf ky nIJ nfl qwikaf qF sfrf rhws KuwlH igaf. ies qsvIr dy Qwly Aus aÌsr df nF iliKaf hoieaf sI, jy[ pI[ sFzrs. ieh Auh aÌsr sI ijsnUM Bgq isMG ny golI df inÈfnf bxfieaf sI… mYN iewk pulIs aÌsr nfl gwl kIqI. Ausny ikhf, ‘jI sfnUM rfjnIqI nfl koeI vfsqf nhIN pr eys gwl nUM asIN ikvyN Buwl skdy hF ik iewk pulIs aÌsr nfjfieË hI golI df inÈfnf bxfieaf igaf’. … iesy tryinMg dOrfn ikly `c sfnUM ajfieb Gr idKfieaf igaf ijsnUM ‘aprfDIaF df imAUËIam’ kihMdy hn. AuQy gMBIr aprfDF nfl sbMDq aprfDIaF vwloN vrqy gey hiQafr aqy hor sfmwgrI pRdriÈq kIqI geI sI. myrI hYrfnI dI koeI hwd nf rhI jdoN AuQy Auh ipsqOl vI ipaf dyiKaf ijs nfl Bgq isMG ny sFzrs nUM kql kIqf sI. Bgq isMG vwloN clfey bMbF dy Kol vI pey sn. rfjgurU vwloN vriqaf igaf ipsqOl vI ipaf sI. ijhVf Qfxydfr ajfieb Gr idKf irhf sI mYN AusqoN puwiCaf, ‘kI qusIN awj qk Bgq isMG qy Auhdy sfQIaF nUM mujrm smJdy ho?’ Ausny AuWqr idwqf, ‘kfnUMn dI nËr ivwc qF ajy vI ieho hI swc hY’. mYN ikhf, ‘kfnUMn kuwJ vI kihMdf hovy pr Bgq isMG nfl sbMDq vsqF quhfnUM ies ajfeib Gr ivwc nhIN rwKxIaF cfhIdIaF ijwQy ik cor, AucwikaF, zfkUaF `qy afid-kfqlF nfl sbMDq vsqF peIaF hn. Aus AuWqr idwqf, ‘jI asIN qF hukm dy bwDy hF, jy quhfnUM koeI ieqrfË hY qF vwzy aÌsrF nfl gwl kro”.
so ieh dfsqfn-ey-ÈhIdF Aus smyN dI hY. awj dI sUrq-ey-hfl kI hY, ieh jfnxf ajy bfkI hY. ÌYË aihmd ÌYË df iewk Èyar hY:

drbfr-ie-vqn myN jb
iewk idn sB jfny vfly jfeyNgy.
kuC apnI sËf ko pfeyNgy,
kuC apnI jËf ly jfeyNgy.

socxf ieh hY ik sËf kIhnUM imlI aqy jËf kOx lY igaf. kI ÈhId ‘qy aprfDI ieko QF bYT skdy hn? pqf nhIN iPlOr dy Aus kflj ivclIaF vsqF ajy vI AuQy hI hn jF ÈhId nfl sbMDq ajfieb Gr ivwc jf cuwkIaF hn? pqf nhIN sFzrs dI qsvIr ajy vI AuhnF kMDF ‘qy ÈÈoiBq hY jF AusdI QF nmoÈI ny lY leI hY? pqf nhIN ikAuN vfr vfr iewk hor Èyar Xfd af irhf hY:
ieÈk hfiËr hY sUlI py cVH jfny ko.
mOq sy bVHkr sËf ikaf dogy dIvfny ko?

kdy nhIN suixaf sI ik mOq qoN bfad vI koeI sËf huMdI hY. ajy vI hYrfn hF ik srhwd ‘qy ‘ÈhId’ ho jfx vfly POjIaF nUM qmgy ikAuN idwqy jFdy hn? kI Auh kfiql jF aprfDI nhIN hn? jy Auh duÈmn nUM mfrdy hn qF Bgq isMG ‘qy bos kI krdy sn? arsf pihlF jdoN bfhrly hmlfafvr Bfrq ‘qy Dfvf krdy sn qF asIN AuhnF dy rfhvF ‘c gfeIaF KVIaF kr dyNdy sF ijvyN Auh gF-pUjk hoxgy. pr Auh gfvF nUM vwZ ky vI mMdrF df sonf ‘qy aOrqF luwt ky lY jFdy sn. pr asIN aihMsf dy pujfrI hI bxy rhy. muwdqF bfad afËfdI imlI. btvfrf hoieaf. ‘qy Pyr pfiksqfn vwloN hmly hox lwgy. Pyr asF mukfblf krn leI BfrqI POjF ByjIaF. AuhnF dIaF ijwqIaF bfËIaF dy sohly gfAux lwgy. pr pUjf asIN gFDI dI hI krFgy, aihMsf dI krFgy. hkUmq krn leI gFDI ‘qy nihrU dy nfm hyTF Cupnf ËrUrI hY. Bgq isMG jF bos dy nfm ‘qy vot nhIN imlny.
kI srhwd ‘qy mrn mfrn vfly POjIaF nUM qmgy ies leI idwqy jFdy hn ik AuhnF dI BrqI dy kfgËF ‘qy ajokI swqf dI mohr lwgI hoeI hY? dUjy pfsy, sMqflI qoN pihlF’ dyÈ leI mr imtx vfilaF ny AudoN dI swqf kolo mohr nhIN sI lvfeI, ies leI Auh aprfDI ho gey.
aMgryË df kfnUMn qF AuhnF nUM aprfDI khygf hI pr kI afËfd Bfrq dy kfnUMn anusfr vI Auh aprfDI hI hn? jF iPr kI ajy vI Auho hI kfnUMn qF nhIN cwl irhf ajy? Èfied ajy vI Auho hI kfnUMn cwl irhf hY. 1991 ivwc mYN idwlI hI mkIm sF ‘qy ‘sUrj’ AuWQoN pRkfiÈq krnf cfhuMdf sF. mYN keI mhIny prcy df nF rijstr krfAux leI Dwky KFdf irhf pr koeI gwl nf bxI. aÉIr iewk idn guwsf Kf ky mYN Duws dy ky rijstrfr dy kmry ivwc jf viVaf. QHoVI ijhI iebqdfeI grmI qoN bfad rijstrfr TMzf hoieaf qF mYN afpxI idwkq dwsI. sbwb nfl Auh pihlF jlMDr ryzIE styÈn df aÌsr vI rih cuwkf sI. jdoN mYN duwgl ‘qy mIÈy df nF ilaf qF Auhny myry leI cfh mMgvf leI. myry puwCx ‘qy Auhny dwisaF ik dyr ies kr ky ho jFdI hY ikAuNik prYWs dy sfry kfnUMn aMgryËF dy vyly dy hn, Auh ajy qwk nhIN bdly gey. aMgryËF ny Cpx vfly Coty qoN Coty rsfly qy aÉbfr ‘qy nËr rwKxI huMdI sI ik ikqy Auh swqf ivroDI qF nhIN. puwC-pVqfl ‘qy pulIs ieMkuafrIaF df AuhI rUp awj vI kfiem sI. ies rijstrfr df nF sI ikrpf sfgr. so ies Gtnf qoN ieh spÈt ho jFdf hY ikAuN Bgq isMG ‘qy Auhdy sfQIaF nUM awj vI mujrm hI smiJaf jFdf hY.
hux iewk vfr iPr afËfdI dI gwl. dyÈF nUM afËfd krfAux leI vsqUgq hflfq df anukUl hoxf aiq ËrUrI hY. pr iesdf ieh mqlb nhIN ik hflfq dy pwkx qwk sMGrÈ nf kIqf jfey. vsqUgq hflfq pYdf vI krny huMdy hn ‘qy sMjogvws vI pYdf huMdy hn. dUjI vwzI jMg qoN pihlF hflfq ajy pwky nhIN sn pr ienklfbI dyÈBgq AuhnF nUM pkfAux dy afhr ivwc sn, jMqf nUM afpxy nyVy ilaf rhy sn, jMqf nUM aYjUkyt kr rhy sn. aMgryËF df AudoN Bfrq Cwz ky jfx df koeI ierfdf nhIN sI. ies leI Auh afpxy iKlfÌ AuWTx vflI hr bgfvq nUM kucl rhy sn ‘qy Ausdy kfrkuMnF nUM PFsIaF dy rhy sn. pr jdoN hI Auh jMg ivwcoN qbfho brbfd ho ky inkly Auh ÈkqIhIx ho cuwky sn. Aus vyly qF Auh Kud Bfrq coN Bwjxf cfh rhy sn pr afpxI rihMdI KUMhdI iewËq bcf ky inklx df koeI sbwb hI nhIN sI bxdf. iesy leI pfrlImYNt ivwc nvIN nvIN swqf ivwc afeI lybr pfrtI ny 1948 qwk Bfrq Cwz jfx df mqf pfs kr idqf. pr eyDr mfAUNtbYtn eyzf kfhlf pY igaf ik Auh 1947 ivwc hI Bfrq nUM BfrqIaF dy mwQy mfr ky inkl jfxf cfhuMdf sI. kfÈ! kdy Es vyly Bgq isMG, Auhdy sfQI aqy suBfÈ cMdr bos vrgy ijAUNdy huMdy. Pyr nf hI ijnFh df dfa lwgxf sI ‘qy nf hI aMgryË df ik Auh Bfrq dy ieAuN toty kr skdy. AuhnF mrn vrq nhIN sI rwKxy afpxy afp nUM lokF awgy ivCf dyxf sI ik sfnUM kql kr ky sfzI lfÈ ‘qy jo mrËI bxf lvo, sfzy ijAUNidaF qusIN dyÈ dy toty nhIN kr skdy. AuNj eyQoN qk nObq hI nhIN sI afAuxI ikAuNik AuhnF nUM lokF df byÈumfr ipafr hfisl sI.
ies ipafr dIaF isrÌ do imsflF hI kfÌI hoxgIaF. sFzrs dI mOq qoN bfad pulIs kfqlF dI qlfÈ ivwc kmlI hoeI iPrdI sI. Bgq isMG afpxI BYx nfl tFgy ivwc lfhOr ivwcoN dI inkl irhf sI. Auh, afpxy suBfa anusfr tFgy vfly nfl gwlF krn lwg ipaf. gwlF ivwcoN ieh gwl inklI ik grIb tFgy vfly dIaF cfr DIaF sn jvfn ‘qy afmdn bhuq Gwt sI. Bgq isMG kihx lwgf:
‘suixaF kuwJ bMdy iewk gory nUM mfr ky Bwj gey ny?’
‘hF jI pr Auh qF ienklfbI sn’. tFgy vfly ny suDfr kIqf.
‘afho pr mYN suixaf AuhnF nUM PVfAux leI bVf vwzf ienfm rwiKaf hoieaY. jy qUM cfhyN qF mYN ies ivwc qyrI mdd kr skdF’.
tFgy vfly ny Ausy vyly tFgf rok ilaf ‘qy kihMdf, ‘bfAU jI tFgy qoN Qwly Auqr jfAu’.
‘Auyey quiraf cwl Brfvf, mYN qF aYvyN hwsdf sF’. Bgq isMG swcIN hI inMmf inMmf hws irhf sI, afm bMdy nUM afpxf ÉYr Évfh mihsUs kr ky.
dUjI imsfl myry qfey dI hY. 1947 ivwc myrf qfieaf 63 sfl df sI qy ieh gwl do ku sfl bfd dI hY. qfieaf icwtf anpVH sI. Auhny afpxy mMjy dy lfgy kMD Auqy iewk qsvIr lfeI hoeI sI. Prym ivwc mVHI hoeI. ies qsvIr ivwc Bgq isMG, rfjgurU qy suKdyv iekwTy KVy sn, PFsI vyly. myrI Aumr awT ku sfl sI. mYN iewk idn puwiCaf: ‘BfeIaf, ieh qsvIr ikhnF dI af?’ Auhny iewk dm qsvIr vwl vyiKaf, iewk lMmf hAukf Biraf `qy boilaF: ‘ieh sfzy sUrbIrF dI qsvIr af. nhIN jMmxy mfvF ny eydF dy puwq Pyr kdI. vyK, afh eI Bgq ishoN dwq, afh eI rfjgurU `qy afh eI suKdyv. … iehnF iqMnF nUM kuwqy goiraF ny Pfhy lf idqf sI. ieh qsvIr mYN lOhroN KrIdI sI, iehnF dy Pfhy lwgx qoN do ku mhIny ipwCoN’. qfieaf iewk dm AuWiTaf, kMD qoN qsvIr AuqfrI `qy Pyr AuhnUM ghu nfl vyKx lwgf. bs kuwJ pl, qy Pyr AuhdI iewk AuWcI Buwb inkl geI. qfey bfry pRiswD sI ik vwzy qoN vwzf duwK vI AuhnUM nhIN sI ruaf skdf.