mFzvIN Èihr gFDIDfm qoN sO
iklomItr AuWqr-pwCm vwl visaf hoieaf hY. pfiksqfn df vwzf Èihr krfcI ies
Èihr dy swjy pfsy siQq hY. pMjfbI dy iewk pRiswD gfiek df iewk gujrfqI
kuVI gfieaf gIq bhuq cricq hoieaf sI. ijs kuVI bfry ieh gIq iliKaf igaf sI
Auh kuVI iesy mFzvIN Èihr dI sI.
mFzvIN jfx leI asIN svyry pMj vjy AuWT KVy. ibMdr ny cfh bxf idwqI.
nh-Do-ky cfh nfl pMjfboN ilaFdIaF vysx dIaF ipMnIaF Kf ky asIN motr-sfeIkl
ƒ ikwk mfr idwqI. ieh motr sfeIkl asIN blivMdr gryvfl dI iewk jfx-pihcfx
vfly qoN mMgvF ilaf sI. iesy motr sfeIkl qy asIN pUrf kwC gfh mfiraf sI.
mYƒ iewk ikqfb ‘` Xfd afAuNdI rhI ijsdf iewk pfqr motr sfeIkl qy GuMmidaF
afpxy afp ƒ DrqI dy vwD nyVy mihsUs krdf hY.
dsMbr dy afKrI idn sn. TMz bhuq iËafdf qF nhIN sI pr motr-sfeIkl qy lwgdI
sI. hnyry-hnyry asIN Auh ielfkf sfr kr ilaf. ijsƒ asIN keI idnF dy dyK hI
rhy sF. asIN smuMdr dy smfn-aMqr hI jf rhy sF[ nfrIal dy ruwKF dI igxqI
vDdI jf rhI sI. cfnx hoey qoN asIN iewk ipMz ivwcI lMGx lwgy qF mYN
motr-sfeIkl hOlI kr ilaf. ipMz dy bws awzy nyVy swQ ivwc gujrfqI mrd
idKfeI idwqy. AunHF ny AuWcy lwgy, vldfr DoqIaF qy isr qy pwgV ijhy bMny
hoey sn. mYN AunHF dIaF pwgF vwl vyK irhf sF qy Auh gryvfl dI pwg vwl Jfk
rhy sn. mYN iewk iekwly KVy muMzy kol motr-sfeIkl rok ilaf.
“afpny Xyh pgVI aYsy hI lpytI hUeI hY jF ÈIÈy ky sfhmny pUry iDafn sy bFDI
hY? ``
Ausƒ myrI pMjfbI imlI ihMdI smJ nhIN afeI. mYƒ Ausƒ smJ af geI qF Auh bVf
KuÈ hoieaf. Ausny cfa nfl dwisaf ik ieh pwg Ausny pUrf awDf GMtf ÈIÈy awgy
KVky bMnI sI. mYN dyiKaf AunHF ivwcoN bhuiqaF ny tyZIaF-myZIaF pwgF
lpytIaF hoieaf sn. kuwJ dIaF pwgF sohxIaF vI hoxgIaF, sfƒ AunHF dy
suhj-boD dI smJ nhIN sI.
awgy jf ky asIN iewk bws stfp qy cfh pIx leI ruky[ gryvfl cfh vfly nfl
gwlF mfrn lwgf qy mYN awzy dy ipCvfVy ids rhy ipMz vwl gyVf mfrn cilaf
igaf. asl ivwc mYƒ Aus ipMz dI iPrnI qy bxIaF sohxIaF-sohxIaF koTIaF
afkriÈq kr rhIaF sn. mYN iewk gujrfqI qoN afigaf lY ky AunHF dy koTy cVH
igaf. koTy qoN mYN ipMz dI iewk Poto iKcI. myrf anumfn TIk imilaf. Aus
gujfrqI ny mYƒ dwisaf ik ieh koTIaF kYnyzf-amrIkf vsy ipMz dy pirvfrF dIaF
hn. kuwJ koTIaF muMbeI ivwc ibËins krdy ptylF dIaF vI sn. pMjfb ivwc vI
iËafdf afkriÈk koTIaF prvfsI pMjfbIaF dIaF hI hn. donF kOmF df ieh ivvhfr
mYƒ rOick lwgf.
cfh pI ky asIN iPr cwl pey. nrmy-kpfh dI Ìsl vDdI jf rhI sI. bI[ tI kftn
hovygI. KyqF ivwc nfrIal dy ruwKF ivwc iGrI ikqy ikqy koeI-koeI koTI
idKfeI dy jFdI. asIN ihMdosqfn dy Dur pwCmI ihwsy ivwc sF. eyQy ihMdosqfn
aqy pfiksqfn dy sFJy bfrzr dI ryKf smuMdr kMZy af ky Kqm ho jFdI hY. ieh
AuhI ielfkf hY ijwQoN dy mCyry smuMdr ivwc glqI nfl pfiksqfnI Kyqr ivwc
dfKl ho jFdy qy pkVy jFdy hn. iPr vfhgf bfrzr qy dovF dyÈF dy mCyiraF df
vtFdrf huMdf hY.
iek ipMz dy pMjfb vrgy bws awzy ‘qy asIN gurdIp ExF ƒ Pon krn leI ruky.
jdoN asIN aYs[ tI[ zI-vwl jf rhy sI qF iewk bMdf sfƒ siq sRI akfl bulfky
puwCx lwgf, “bfeI jI, ikhVf ‘lfky? “
sfzy kdm iekdm ruk gey. mYN irhf, “bfeI jI sfzf dovF df ielfkf KMnY. mYN
nOkrI dy islisly ivwc awz-kwlH Èihr smfxy rihMdf. ``
“smfxY! Xfr asIN vI smfxy dy nyVy dy hI aF, asIN eyDr mËdUrI krn afey hoey
aF. aOh dyKo afpxf zyrf``, Aus ny huwb ky ikhf qF mYN ipMz vfly pfsy JfqI
mfrI. cfr pMj kfly momI kfgË dI Cwq vflIaF JONpVIaF duafly AunHF dy BFzy
tINzy bflx, cuwly, qy jIa-jMq hfËr sn. gryvfl Pon krn lwgf. Auh iZwloN
jUVy vflf awDKV pMjfbI mËdUr sfƒ dyKky cfa nfl Biraf ipaf sI pr myrI qF
ijvyN Buwb inklx vflI ho geI sI. zflrF dI Bfl ivwc qF sfzy muMzy ivkisq
dyÈF ƒ jFdy hI sn pr mËdUrI krn leI pMjfb vrgI styt ƒ Cwzky jfxf Auh vI
ihMdosqfn ivwc, mYƒ swc nhIN af irhf sI. AunHF ƒ ies qrHF bwdU-mfrF vFg
bYiTaF dyKky mYƒ awzy ivwc, sfzy vwl dyK rhy, gujrfqIaF qoN Èrm afAux lwg
peI. swcmuwc asIN pMjfb ivwc Kyq mËdUrF dI mfVI afriQk siQqI vwl Aukf
iDafn nhIN idwqf. ipMzF ivwc cmfrF qy mËbHIaF dI jUn pMjfh sfl pihlF vrgI
hI hY. iewkf-duwkf muMzy irËrvyÈn df Pfiedf AuTfky nOkrIaF ivwc afey hn.
Kyq mËdUrF bfry myrI iewk khfxI ‘Gisaf hoieaf afdmI` ƒ sYmUal jOhn nuwkV
nftk vjoN sYNkVy pyÈkfrIaF kr cuwkf hY.
sfƒ Auh afpxy zyry vwl lY quiraf. sfƒ dyKky DUxI sykdy kuwJ gwBrU, bwcy qy
iewk buwZf AuWTky KVy ho gey. asIN ‘siq sRI akfl` bulfeI qF Auh ieMJ imly
ijvyN icrF dy jfxU hoeIey. aOrqF qy bwcy vI nyVy af gey. iewk jxI pqIlf Do
ky cfh Drn lwg peI.
“sfzy ipMz pfqVF-KnOrI dy ielfky ivwc ny, asIN eyDr hr sfl nrmf cugx
afAuNdy aF``, bËurg ny ikhf.
“mYN smfxy kflj ivwc pVHfAuNdf hF. quhfzy ielfky dy qF anykF muMzy-kuVIaF
myry kol pVHdy ny``, mYN dwisaf.
“sfzf qF mwlf koeI nI pVHdf. sfl ivwc do mhIny qF pirvfrF smyq eyDr af
jFdy aF. pMjfb ivwc hux nrmf-kpfh huMdy nIN. hor kMmF ivwc qF mÈInF eI nIN
nyVy lwgx idMdIaF``, bËurg ny ikhf.
TMz hox kfrn sfƒ cfh dI ËrUrq vI sI. GuwtF Brdy asIN inwkIaF-inwkIaF gwlF
krdy rhy. bËurg ƒ sfry cODrI afKdy sn.
“jykr qusIN mFzvIN qoN pfsy vwl jfvoNgy qF quhfƒ axigxq Pfrm pMjfbIaF dy
idKfeI dyxgy. smuMdr aqy bfzr dy nyVy-nyVy bVy pMjfbI Brf bYTy ny. ``
jdoN asIN afigaf lY ky qurn lwgy qF iewk bwcy ƒ kYmry vwl Auqsukqf nfl
dyKidaF dyKky mYN sfry bwicaF 1 Poto iKcx vfsqy lfeIn ivwc KVf ilaf. do
cfr vwzy vI ivwc af KVy.
“qusIN aÉbfrF ivwc ilKdy EN? `` hMZy vrqy cODrI ny puwiCaf.
“hF jI``, mYN svIkfr kIqf.
“iPr srdfr jI, Poto nf iKwco. jIE Auie Bfjo juafko. sfzy ipMzF dy nfm vI
nf iliKE``, Aus ny inmrqf nfl ikhf.
motr-sfeIkl qorky ds imMtF qwk asIN cuwp-cfp awgy vDdy gey. iPr gryvfl
boilaf, “blijMdr cODrI dI gwl df guwsf qF nIN lwigaf? ``
“ikhVI Poto nf iKwcx vflI df? nhIN iblkul nhIN. mYƒ qF Aultf KuÈI hoeI ik
ijhVI gwl mYN socdf Auh cODrI vI socdY. sfzI sYNstIivtI myl KFdI aY``, mYN
ikhf.
bËurg dI mihsUs krn dI ÈkqI ƒ dyKky swcmuwc mn qoN mxF-mUMhIN boJ AuWqr
igaf sI. mn eynf hlkf hoieaf ik mYN mfxk dI klI ‘qyry itwly qoN E sUrq
dINhdI aY hIr dI‘ CUh leI. kMn qy hwQ Drky mYN eynI AuWcI hyk lfeI ik KyqF
ivwc kMm krdy bMdy sfzy vwl dyKx lwg pey. aflf-duaflf eynf KUbsUrq sI ik
bMdy df mwlo-mwlI gfAux ƒ jIa krdf sI. mFzvIN Èihr qwk phuMcidaF gf-gf ky
asIN gly Qkf ley. nihr dy iewk pul qoN guËrn lwgy qF gryvfl ny ikhf,
“rokIN, eyQoN smuMdr dI iewk Jlk dyK lY. “ mYN nËr mfrI dUr pfsy nihr bws
smuMdr qwk hI sI. ieh jvfr Bfty dy pfxI nfl hI BrdI sI. suwkI nihr ivwc
QF-QF Coty smuMdrI byVy dy pfxI nfl hI BrdI sI. suwkI nihr ivwc QF-QF Coty
smuMdrI byVy bxfAux leI pRiswD hY. ieQoN ieh inwky-inwky smuMdrI Ëhfj
ivdyÈF ƒ aYksport vI kIqy jFdy hn.
Qwly nihr dy iknfry ‘qy sfDfrx ijhy bMdy byVf bxfAux lwgy hoey sn. myry
mUMhoN inkilaf, “ieh qF Xfr ‘rfm nfly bxfeI jFdy ny? ! “
bIc df rsqf puwCdy-puwCdy asIN Èihr ivcIN lMGx lwgy. ieh muslmfn bhuigxqI
vflf Èihr hY. rlI imlI siBaqf ƒ dyKky myry iKafl 1947 qoN pihlF dy pMjfb
ivwc phuMc gey. AunHF idnF ƒ mihsUs krn leI mYN anykF vfr mlyrkotly Èihr
dIaF glIaF ƒ gfihaf hY.
KYr ies vKq qF myrI sfrI mihsUsx ÈkqI smuMdr df byqfbI nfl ieMqËfr kr rhI
sI. mYN hYrfn sF ik smuMdr vwl koeI ÈfnF mwqf rsqf ikAuN nhIN jFdf! qMg
glIaF ivwcIN huMdy hoey asIN iewk aijhI QF phuMcy ijQy smuMdr vwl jfx leI
aqI cOVI sVk bxfeI jf rhI sI. asIN hOlI-hOlI bwitaF vflI Aus sVk AuqoN
smuMdr vwl Auqrn lwgy. sfhmxy ilÈkF mfrdf mfx-mwqf pfxI sI. dUr qwk pfxI
hI pfxI. dUr bhuq dUr iesdf iewk smuMdrI jhfË. so ieh sI arb sfgr!
smuMdr ƒ dyKx dI eynI BuwK sI ik myrIaF awKF ivwc pfxI af igaf. mYN gryvfl
qoN corI iesƒ pUMJidaF pfqr df Èyar guxguxfieaf.
ibrKF pIly pwqr pOxF hwQ Byjy,
Auz ky imlx igaf iPr sfgr df pfxI.
bIc AuWqy bhuq Gwt lok sn. iewk nv-ivafihaf joVf gozy-gozy pfxI ivwc KVf
Poto iKcfa irhf sI. iewk pRymI joVf kMZy qy lwgIaF pOx-cwkIaF ƒ dyK irhf
sI. pMj-swq dukfnF, PyrI vfly, qy cfr ku jxy afpxy AUTF smyq iekf-duwkf
iPrdy lokF dy ipwCy svfrI kr lYx leI imMnqF kr rhy sn.
“gryvfl, vIr bxky myrI Poto iKwcIN, ipwCy Auh jhfË ËrUr idKfeI dyvy. jldI
kr ikqy jhfË lMG eI nf jfvy``, mYN ikhf.
gryvfl ny Poto iKwc idwqI. jhfË vwloN insicq hoky mYN kpVy Auqfrn lwgf.
“qUM nhfvyNgf? Cwz pry TMz aY. ``
“nhIN, smuMdr ƒ isjdf qF ies nfl bglgIr ho ky hI kIqf jf skdY, mYƒ qYrnf
afAuNdY zuwbdf nI``, mYN ikhf.
“ijvyN mrËI nhfeI jfh ieh qYƒ zboNdf nIN``, gryvfl ny ikhf qy ipwCy jf ky
iewk lwkVI dy KuMZ qy bYT igaf. mYN mYp ƒ idmfg ivwc GumfAuNdf socdf
sI-eyDr krfcI[ iPr ierfn, sfAudI arb, eyDr dwKx-pwCm vwl aPrIkf mhF-dIp qy
ieDr dwKx vwl ihMd-mhF sfgr qy iPr afstrylIaf.
smuMdr df pfxI ÈFq qy sfÌ sI, mYN ikMnI dyr qfrIaF lgfAuNdf irhf. kdy-kdy
pfxI df nmkIlf svfd myry buwlHF qy af jFdf.
jdoN asIN mFzvIN qoN bfhr inkl ky Buj vwl qury, ijQy gryvfl ny svY-syvI
sndIp kumfr nfl mulfkfq leI smF ilaf hoieaf sI, qF mYN puwiCaf, “quhfzI
qbIaq TIk aY? ``
“qbIaq qF TIk aY pr mYN smuMdr ƒ dyKky Audfs ho igaf``, gryvfl kihx lwgf,
“mYN smuMdr keI vfr dyiKaf, ieh qF Xfr bhuq KOrU puwtdf huMdY. mËfl aY
nyVy KVf bMdf suwkf muV jfvy ijvyN awj mYN KVf irhf. mYN smuMdr eynf ÈFq
kdy vI nIN dyiKaY. jy ikqy qUM CwlF ivwc nhfAuNdf qF mËf hI hor hoxf sI.
``
“jdoN afpF afey aF qF jhfË AuWQy hI KVf sI, Auh igaf ikAuN nIN? `` mYN
puwiCaf.
“mYƒ Poto iKcx smyN vI pqf sI ik AuWQy hI KVUgf. jdoN jvfr-Bftf afAUgf ieh
AudoN kMZy qy lwgUgf. jdoN smfn Auqfrky vfps jfxf hoAU AudoN vI jvfr-Bftf
nfl hI vfps jfAUgf. idn ivwc do vfr pfxI df pwDr AuWpr AuWTdY``, gryvfl ny
dwisaf.
asIN Buj vwl df rhy sF. kwC dy ielfky ivwc Kfs krky ies ielfky ivwc
BUgoilk vMn-suvMnqf bhuq hY. kdy kfly phfV, kdy lfl ctfnF qy kdy hry Bry
phfV af jFdy. mINh Gwt pYx kfrn iPr vI hry phfV Gwt sn. sVk kdy AuWpr
AucfeI vwl jFdI qy kdy GftI ivwc Auqrnn lwgdI. zrfeIivMg df mËf af irhf
sI. iPr acfnk hry Bry KyqF vflf mYdfnI ielfkf ÈurU ho igaf. sfƒ sndIp ny
ies ielfky bfry jfxkfrI idwqI sI. ipMzF ivwc plytF dI bhu-igxqI sI. ptyl
pMjfb dy jwtF vrgy lok hn. pr jwtF nfloN pYsf kmfAux dy vDyry mfhr.
bhuqy ptyl mrd arb dyÈF qy kYnyzf-amrIkf ivwc kMm krdy hn. ijnHF dy pirvfr
eyQy hn Auh vI ivhly nhIN rihMdy. 1971 dy pfiksqfn nfl hoey XuwD ivwc
pfiksqfnI ËhfËF ny Buj dI hvfeI ptVI qbfh kr idwqI sI. hvfeI ÌOj dI ryzIE
Auqy kIqI bynqI suxky hËfrF ptyl aOrqF-mrdF ny rfqo rfq ptVI TIk kr idwqI.
hux vI ptyl aOrqF gruwp bxfky qryVy hoey mkfn TIk krn Buj afAuNdIaF hn.
sIimMt qy hor smfn afp hI KrIddIaF hn. ÈfmIN pYsy lY ky vfps ipMzF ƒ clIaF
jFdIaF hn.
1971 dI lVfeI qoN bfad bhuq sfry gujrfqI pfiksqfn nfl lwgdf srhwdI ielfkf
Cwzky af gey sn. ies ielfky ivwc KyqIbfVI ƒ uAuqÈfihq krn aqy srhwdI
ielfky ƒ muV vsfAux dy AudyÈ nfl srkfr ny pMjfb dy jwt-iswKF ƒ AuQy vsx df
swdf idwqf.
iswKF dI ies ielfky ivwc cMgI iejq hY. iewk idn Buj dy ‘jYn Bojnfilaf`
ivwc jdoN Kfxf Kf rhy sI qF hotl mflk ny kol KVky sfzI loV df iKafl
rwiKaf. jdoN asIN DMnvfd krn lwgy qF Auh kihMdf, “srdfr logoN ny BUkMp ky
smyN hmfrI bhuq syvf kI QI pMjfb ky logoN ny lMgr clfkr km sy hmfrI kI
smwisaf qoN hwl kr dI QI. lMgr Auqny idn clqy rhy ijqny idn hmny afpny
imrqk sMbMDIEN kI rsmyN pUrI nf krnI aOr mlby sy afpnf smfn nf inkfl lIaf.
jb hm itk kr bYTy qo hmny Aunko lMgr bzf dyny ko khf. pMjfb sy ijqnf kwpVf
vI afieaf sfrf nXf Qf``, ijMnI dyr asIN Kfxf KFdy rhy Auh afpxy kfAUNtr qy
nhIN igaf.
kwC-Buj dy ielfky ivwc ieh sfzf afKrI idn sI. blivMdr gryvfl ny sndIp qy
AusdI amrIkf pVHky afeI Buj ivwc aYn[ jI[ E ivwc kMm krdI pqnI nfl mulfkfq
krky ivhly ho jfxf sI.
jykr sfƒ pqf huMdf ik hrjIq isMG mFgt vI iesy ielfky ivwc rihky KyqIbfVI
krdf hY qF asIN Ausƒ imlx ËrUr jFdy. jykr sfƒ pqf huMdf ik sfzI Xfqrf qoN
kuwJ arsf bfad hI Ausny sdf-sdf leI kUc kr jfxf hY iPr qF lwK ruJyvyN hox
dy bfvjUd asIN Aus ƒ nqmsk hox leI ËrUr jFdy. hrjIq isMG mFgt- hF Auh ÈÉs
ijsny qkrIbn sfrf isgmMz Prfiez pMjfbI ivwc anuvfd kr sfiraf. ijsny cfrils
zfrivn dy zyZ sO sfl pihlF ilKI ivÈv pRiswD pusqk ‘… ` df pMjfbI ivwc kmfl
df anuvfd pyÈ kIqf. Auh kMm ijhVy ipCly sO sflF ivwc nhIN ho sky sn, bMdf
jFdf-jFdf kr igaf. Auh kMm ijhVy pMjfb df duwD pfxI pIx vfly aMgryËI
pVHfkUaf ny krny sn, gujrfq dy iewk ipMz ivwc KyqI krdf hrjIq isMG mFgt kr
ilaf. Èflf pMjfbI Ëubfn dI Aumr qwk qyrf nfm rhy.
pMjfbI ivBfg, jMmU XUnIvristI,
jMmU.
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