21 aprYl 2002 df idn myry jIvn
ivwc aihm Gtnf bx ky afieaf jdoN myry bUhy awgy idwlI dI pMjfbI sfihq sBf
ny ikqfbF dI BrI hoeI bws ilaf KVHI kIqI. hoieaf ies qrHF ik mYnUM gurbcn
isMG Buwlr dI icwTI imlI ik Bfpf pRIqm isMG myry nfl koeI inwjI gwl krnI
cfhuMdf hY. mYN AunHF nUM Pon kIqf qF AunHF ny mYnUM idwlI afAux df swdf
idwqf ik iksy idn pMjfbI sfihq sBf dy dÌqr pMjfbI Bvn phuMcF. ikAuNik ies
qoN pihlF jdoN pMjfbI sfihq sBf ny iewk Xojnf bxfeI sI ik pfTk vIh pRqIÈq
rkm Byjy qF Aus nUM sfihq sBf afpxy koloN awsI pRqIÈq dI kImq afpxy koloN
pf ky ikqfbF ByjygI. ies skIm df lfhf lYNidaF mYN afpxy pRBfv vfly Éyqr
ivwc iewk lihr qorn ivwc kfmXfb ho igaf sF. iksy qoN hjLfr iksy qoN do
hjLfr rupey iBjvf ky mYN koeI pwcI qIh lfiebryrIaF KuulHvf idwqIaF sn.
ikqfbF myrI ingrfnI ivwc hI afAuNdIaF sn qy sn vI bhuq Auc kotI dIaF. pr
bfad ivwc jdoN cMgf sfihq afAuxo ht igaf qF pfTk dy mn psMd dI QF kuwJ
Pokt mfl vI afAux lwg ipaf qy ies skIm nUM huMgfrf imlxo ht igaf. zf:
krnjIq isMG ny ‘smkflI sfihq’ dy iewk aMk ivwc sMpfdkI vI iliKaf ik pMjfbI
dy lyKkF nUM aqrjIq dI nkl kridaF ies Xojnf nUM sÌl krn vwl Xqn krny
cfhIdy hn. pr ies apIl df koeI Éfs asr nhIN sI hoieaf. Bfpf jI dy swdy
bfry mYN gurÈrn isMG Bfa jI nfl p[ l[ s[ mMc dI sUbf kmytI dI mIitMg ivwc
gwl kIqI qF AunHF ny vI hOslf dy idwqf. AudoN mYnUM ies sMsQf df pRDfn cux
ilaf igaf sI qy mYN ieh smJ irhf sF ik ies dOr ivwc jdoN ik mIzIaf dy
iBafnk hwly ny pusqkF pVHn dy ÈOk nUM iewk dm Korf hI lf ky rwK idwqf hY
qF mYnUM pusqk swiBafcfr isrjx dy Xqn krny cfhIdy hn. Èfied mYN ies ivcfr
dy dUr rs iswty kwZx qoN KuMJ igaf sF. mYnUM cfhIdf sI ik mYN Ausy idn
jvfb dy ky vfps af jFdf jdoN bfQ rUm gey df hI myrf atYcI kys Bfpf jI ny
afpxy cpVfsI rfhIN bfhr kZvf ky rwK idwqf sI. pqf nhIN Aus vkq myrI gYrq
ny ikAuN myrf sfQ nf idwqf.
so mYN Bfpf jI dI ies skIm nUM hF kih idwqI qF iblkul nvIN nkor bws ikqfbF
nfl BrI myry kol af KVHI hoeI. mYnUM ies gwl dI smJ nf lwgI ik bfkI dy
pMjfbI lyKk ies skIm nUM huMgfrf ikAuN nhIN Br rhy jF kI mYN hI smfj syvf
dy nF ‘qy ttIhrI dI qrHF afsmfn tMgF ‘qy cuwkI iPrdf hF. kuwJ vwzy lyKkF
ny ieQoN qwk vI ikhf ik idwlI dy pbilÈr afpxf mfl kwZxf cfhuMdy hn qy
pMjfbI sfihq sBf ivwc AunHF df hI pRBfv hY. KYr mYN ienHF gwlF vwl koeI
qvwjo nf idwqI. iekI apRYl 2002 dy idn asIN biTMzf dy tIcrjL hom ivwc p[
l[ s[ mMc dy bYnr hyT swiBafcfr dy ivÈy ‘qy iewk vwzy smfgm ivwc zf:
surjIq lI pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf df kuMjIvq BfÈn krvfieaf ijs dI
pRDfngI pMjfbI dy isrmOr nfvlkfr pRo: guridafl isMG ny kIqI aqy iesy idn
pMjfbI pusqkF dI p[ l[ s[ mMc dy bYnr hyT pihlI pusqk pRdrÈnI df AudGftn
krky biTMzy qoN ikqfbF vflI bws qor idqI geI. mYN ies lflc ivwc pY igaf sF
ik ies bhfny mYN p[ l[ s[ mMc dy bYnr hyT pMjfb dy ipMzF ÈihrF df Brmx kr
skFgf.
idwlI vfilaF nfl qih hoieaf sI ik pusqkF cflI pRqIÈq kImq nfl imlxgIaF jo
ik awDy muwl ‘qy pfTkF nUM idqIaF jfxgIaF. do ku mhIinaF bfad ieh Èrq Bfpf
jI ny bdl ky pMjfh pRqIÈq kr idqI. pfTkF nUM ikqfbF cflI pRqIÈq kImq ‘qy
dyx lwgy qF ikqfbF dI ivkrI Gt geI. idlI sfihq sBf qy mihlnumf dÌqr ivwc
jF hor ikqy sfzy mulfjLmF leI Tihr df kdy vI Auicq pRbMD muheIaf nf
krvfAux krky myry mn ivwc vI keI qrHF dy suafl AuTx lwg pey. keI vfr mYN
afpxy mulfjLmF dy nfl hI bfhr vrFzy ivwc mwCrF nfl XuwD kIqf. mYN socdf ik
ieh lok qF mYnUM khfxIkfr df drjLf dyx dI QF mihjL iewk cOQf drjf krmcfrI
hI smJ rhy hn. ey[ sI[ dÌqr ivwc kMm krdy sBf dy mulfjLm afp qF ds ds
hjLfr bfrF hjLfr qnKfh lYNdy hn jdoN ik myry nfl kMm krdy krmcfrIaF nUM
myry smyq iksy nUM vI cfr hjLfr qoN vwD nhIN iml rhI. ies qoN ielfvf mn
nUM iewk hor gwl kÈt phuMcfAuNdI sI. sfihq sBf dy smfgmF ivwc ijwQy mYN
hfjLr hoieaf bfkI lyKkF dI jfx pihcfx qF krvfeI jFdI myrf nF qwk vI nf
ilaf jFdf. so mYN afpxy mulfjLmF dI qnKfh vDfAux dI mMg rwK idwqI jo Bfpf
jI ny pihly bol hI pRvfn kr leI. bfad ivwc vI mYnUM mihsUs hoieaf ik ajy
vI DuwpF loaF qy kwkrIlIaF ruwqF ivwc pMjfb dy kony kony ivwc Gum iPr ky
ikqfbF vycdy aqy mhInf mhInf Br GroN bfhr rihMdy myry mulfjLmF dIaF muÈklF
dy mukfbly qnKfhF QoVIaF hn qF do iqMn vfr qnKfhF vDfAux dI mMg prvfn krvf
leI. qy iPr mYnUM akyvF hox lwg ipaf. mYN Gr bYTx df ÌYslf kr ilaf jo isry
nf cVH sikaf. bws iewk qrHF nfl myry nfl icMbV ijhI geI sI. grmIaF dy idnI
ipMzf pUVy vFg AuT KVHdf sI qy srdIaF ivwc TMZ nfl burf hfl ho jFdf sI.
iPr keI vfr rotI pfxI dI vI muÈikl af jFdI sI. ies dy bfvjUd pMjfb GuMmx
df ÈOk ik lok bfhrly dyÈF ivwc GuMmdy iPrdy hn, ijnHF ny afpxf mulk pUrI
qrHF dyiKaf vI nhIN huMdf. mYN bhuq hI QoVy icr ivwc smuwcy pMjfb ivwc
DuMmF pfAux ivwc kfmXfb ho igaf.
pMjfb ivwc do bhuq vwzy swiBafcfrk myly lwgdy hn. akqUbr dy aÉIr ‘qy dyÈ
Bgq gdrI bfibaF df mylf aqy pihlI meI nUM luiDafxy p[ l[ s[ mMc df meI
idvs df rfq Br df nftk mylf. jdoN idwlI vflI pusqkF vflI bws ienHF myilaF
‘qy jFdI sI qF ies ielfky dy nOjvfnF aqy hor lokF ivwc mylf vyKx df AuqÈfh
huMdf sI. bws ny qF jfxf hI huMdf sI. AunHF lokF nUM ikrfieaf bcfAux df
lflc huMdf sI qy sfnUM ies nfl koeI Ìrk nhIN sI pYNdf. pr hoieaf ieh ik
iksy isr iPry ny idwlI cuglI kr idwqI ik mYN biTMzy qo jlMDr jF luiDafxy
qwk svfrIaF qoN kmfeI krdf hF. myry leI ieh bhuq vwzy sdmy vflI gwl sI qy
mYN bws vfps krn df inrnf lY ilaf. idwlI ivwc gwlF hox lwg peIaF ik afmdn
nfloN Érc vD igaf hY jo ik ibwlkuwl TIk sI. idwlI dy pbilÈrjL dy stfk vI
qF KflI hox lwgy sn qy AunHF nUM motI kmfeI hox lwgI sI. pr ies ivwc koeI
Èwk nhIN sI ik pusqkF bhuq QFvF ‘qy awD muwl ‘qy dyx nfl sfihq sBf dy pwly
kwK nhIN sI pYNdf. Èfied Auh lok ieh gwl Buwl gey sn ik asIN jo afpxy Gr
bfr Cwz ky rohIaF dy pFDI bxy iPrdy hF sfzIaF vI koeI smwisafvF ho skdIaF
hn. iek hor gwl ny vI myrf idl iPwkf pf idwqf sI. Bfpf jI ny myrI iewk
ikqfb nvXug pbilÈrjL vwloN Cfpx df kIqf vfhdf qoV idwqf qy ieh ikqfb nYÈnl
buwk Cfp vfilaF nUM aYn iqafr krky dy idwqI. asUl qF Èfied hr iksy dy
huMdy hI hoxgy. Èfied mYN vI bhuqf nhIN qF QoVHy asUl jfxdf hovFgf.
mYnUM guljLfr isMG sMDU df Pon afieaf ik Bfpf jI myry nfl koeI gwl krnI
cfhuMdy hn. sMDU hurF nUM mYN ies dy jvfb ivwc qurMq hI kih idwqf ik mYN
bws CwzxI hY. zf[ krnjIq isMG df Pon afieaf ijs ivwc AunHF ny pMjfbI df
iewk pKfxf pf ky gwl kIqI, “aqrjIq ies qrHF nf kro. swjx CwzIey rMg isAuN
bhuV BI afvY kMm.” myrf aMqÈkrn qF kih irhf sI ik dosqo qusIN qF swjxqfeI
vflI koeI gwl hI nf kIqI; kdy qF mYnUM khfxIkfr df drjf dy idMdy. so iewk
idn dI vI dyrI kIqy bgYr mYN bws idwlI sfihq sBf dy dÌqr ivwc iljf KVHfeI-
“sFBo jI afpxI cldI iPrdI lfiebryrI.” bws ieho qF myry ivwc Gft hY jo mYN
lwK Xqn krky vI dUr nhIN kr sikaf. qy mYN afpxI pYnÈn `coN byikrk ho ky
sfZy cfr lwK Érc ky mihMdrf kMpnI dI iewk gwzI ÉrId leI qy pMjfbI itRibAUn
ivwc afrtIkl ilK ky Byj idwqf, “crKf tuwitaf nhIN.” ies afrtIkl nUM lokF,
Éfs krky pfTkF ny CfqI nfl lf ilaf. GuMmx iPrn dI ieh llHk mYQoN iewk hor
glqI krvf geI jdoN mYN idwlI dy pbilÈrjL dy bihkfvy ivwc af ky idwlI vflI
bws dubfrf lY leI. Aus df iewk kfrn ieh sI ik myry do imwqr BUrf isMG klyr
aqy zUmvflI qoN amrjIq isMG hFs ny ies muihMm ivwc myry nfl Èfml hox dI
iewCf jfhr kIqI sI qF mYN AunHF leI hF kih idwqI pr bfad ivwc Auh hOslf nf
kr sky. ipClf 2006 df sfrf sfl myry leI sMktmeI sI. pRfstyt df aOpryÈn
ivgV igaf ijs krky myrI gYr-hfjLrI df sB ny nfjfiejL lfB AuTfieaf qy
sfiraF ny rÜ ky mYnUM qkrIbn do ku lwK df cUnf lf idwqf. myrf bYNk bYlYNs
Kur igaf pr iksy nUM iehdy nfl kI, bMidaF ny afpxf AulU iswDf kr ilaf qy
ies kOVy qjrby kfrn ies qoN bfad mYN pbilÈrjL qoN vI ipwCy ht igaf. vpfr
mnuwK dy aMdrly mnuwK nUM ikvyN mfrdf hY ieh vI qjrbf hfsl kr ilaf.
ikAuNik gurÈrn isMG Bfa jI dI ishq idn-b-idn hyTF nUM jf rhI hY. iek idn
mYN AunHF nfl blrfj sfhnI pblIkyÈn bfry gwl kIqI qF AunHF ny ieh skIm
mYnUM sONp idwqI. hux ieh pblIkyÈn cflU kr ky mYN bhuq hI kmfl dy anuBv
hfsl kr sikaf hF ik ikvyN ies ikwqy ivwc pY ky lwKF hI nhIN kroVF dIaF
jfiedfdF bxfeIaF jf skdIaF hn. lyKk dI kmfeI ‘qy pbilÈr mihl aqy bMgly bxf
skdf hY. mYN afpxy kuwJ imwqrF dIaF ikqfbF blrfj sfhnI XfdgfrI pRkfÈn dy
nF hyT CfpIaF hn qF amlI qOr ‘qy pqf lwigaf hY ik ikvyN pbilÈrjL dI hr
qrHF nfl cFdI huMdI hY qy duhIN hwQIN lwzU rihMdf hY. ieQy iewk pRYs qoN
ikqfb CpvfeI qF jo kfgjL mYN Byijaf sI, Aus nfloN GtIaf iksm df kfgjL lf
ky mihMgf kfgjL rwK ilaf igaf. lyKk qoN mn mrjLI dy pYsy lY ky mfVf kfgjL
lf ky QoVI igxqI ivwc ikqfbF Cfp ky motI kmfeI kIqI jFdI hY ieh vfh pey
qoN hI pqf lwg skxf sI. lyKk koloN motI rkm vI lY lAu qy ikqfb vI Gwt Cfp
lAu. iek imÈn dy qOr ‘qy mYN jdoN Bfa jI dI Aus lihr nUM awgy vDfAux df
Xqn kIqf qF pihly hwly kRFqIkfrI gIqkfr jLorf isMG nsrflI dI gIqF dI pusqk
‘imwtI dy rMg’ aqy myrI afpxI pusqk zyrfvfd dy prKcy AuzfAuNdI ‘aMnHI Qyh’
ikqfbF Cfp ky muwZ bMinHaf qF do dosqF inrpfl isMG dI agFhvDU gjLlF dI
pusqk ‘DrqI qoN afkfÈ qIk’ aqy iewk amrIk isMG Èyr KF dI khfxIaF dI pusqk
‘ÈIÈf awg qy isqfr’ CfpIaF ijs df pRo: Èfm isMG ny ‘aMg sMg’ ivwc cMgf
noits ilaf. Aus qoN bfad PrFsIsI bfl nfvl nMnHf rfjkumfr aqy gurbcn isMG
dI Buwlr dI sMpfidq pusqk ‘ibKry tfpU’ qy iPr cwl so cwl. hux iewk bhuq hI
hoxhfr bytI hripMdr rfxf dI kfiv pusqk ‘ibn proN prvfjL’ aqy agFhvDU kvI
sqnfm isMG smfxf dI kfiv pusqk ‘rfvx miraf nhIN’ qy ies dy nfl hI bMgfl dI
kRFqIkfrI supRiswD lyKkf mhF Èvyqf dyvI dy khfxI sMgRih ‘iÈkfr’ df dUjf
soiDaf hoieaf aYzIÈn Cp irhf hY. iek hjLfr curfsIvyN dI mF Cp irhf hY.
ievyN hI aFDrf dy qYlgU lyKk kYÈv rYzI df nfvl ‘BU dyvqf’ df anuvfd pRo:
guridafl isMG dy byty rivMdr rfh ny kIqf hY jo ‘DrqI df puwqr’ nF hyT Cp
igaf hY. iksfnI Aupr ilKy gey hux qwk dy nfvlF dy mukfbly ies nfvl dy ivÈy
dI ivlwKxqf ieh hY ik ies nfvl df nfiek ÉudkÈI nhIN krdf blik mohlyDfr
mINh pYx qy afpxy inlfm ho cuky Kyq ivwc hl joV ky supnf bIjdf hY ik ies
mOsm ivwc bfsmqI cOl dI BrpUr Ìsl hovygI. Kuws cuwkI jLmIn ‘qy muV kbjLf
krn dI jfgrqI pYdf krdf ieh ienklfbI nfvl hY. loVvMdF dI bFh PVn df ieh
afpxf hI iewk anMdmeI qjrbf hY jo pwilAuN pYsy Érc krn df iewk prkfr df
BfvyN Ébq hI hY, ijs nfl jIa bhuq lwgdf hY. Bgq isMG dI jnm ÈqfbqI dI
jLuMmyvfrI inBfAuNidaF vI AuproQlI iqMn pusqkF ‘ikho ijhf sI sfzf Bgq
isMG’, ‘ienklfb df sUhf icMnH Bgq isMG’ aqy ‘ienklfb dI lwt lwt bldI sUhI
lft durgf BfbI’ bhuq hI QoVy Érc vflIaF ikqfbF Cfp idwqIaF. iesy qrHF
jLorf isMG nsrflI dI iewk hor gIqF dI ikqfb ‘kwcIaF kMDF dy gIq’ jo ik
ivhiVaF dy duKF dilwdrF dI bfq pfAuNdy gIq hn Cfpx dI blrfj sfhnI pRkfÈn
nUM KuÈI hY. pfTk dI phuMc ivwc afAux vflIaF. pMj, ds, pMdrF vIh, pwcI jF
qIh rupey muwl dIaF ienHF pusqkF nUM cMgf huMgfrf iml irhf hY qy mYN ies
iswty ‘qy puwjf hF awj pfTk afp cwl ky ikqfb dy kol nhIN jFdf. pr jy ikqfb
cwl ky pfTk dy kol afAuNdI hY qF Auh Ausdf suafgq krdf hY. cldI iPrdI
lfiebryrI dI ies muihMm dOrfn iewk pMQ do kfjL hoey hn. qy mYN ies gwloN
Bfpf pRIqm isMG aqy pMjfbI sfihq sBf df DMnvfdI hF ijnHF ny myry leI ieh
rfh KolH idwqf. mYnUM koeI imwqr kihx lwigaf- ‘aqrjIq kI Kwitaf ies kMm
‘coN?’ Aus df mqlb afrQk lfB qoN sI. mYN bhuq hI inmrqf nfl ies df jvfb dy
skdf hF ik khfxIaF ilK ky qF mYN hjLfrF ku bMidaF ivwc mkbUl hoieaf hovFgf
pr ies kfrj ivwc pY ky mY Gr Gr phuMc igaf hF. ikMnf ivÈfl ho igaf hF mYN.
dyKo mYN ikwQoN qwk PYilaf ipaf hF. bhuq hI ingUxy ijhy muwl dIaF ieh
ssqIaF ikqfbF koeI vI qIh rupey qoN vwD muwl ‘qy nhIN bycI jfeygI. ieh
myrf afdrÈ hY ik mYN ies nUM vpfr nhIN bxn idaFgf. myrf koeI supnf nhIN ik
myry kol vwzI koTI aqy kfr hovy. mYN afpxI sfrI ijLMdgI sfihq dy iewk
ikrqI vjoN hI gujLfr dyxI cfhuMdf hF. |