iewk gwl jo myry ‘qy ZuwkdI
hY, Auh ieh hY ik mYnUM hfsy, mKOl df Èok hY. mYN KuwlH ky hwsdf hF, mUMh
mIc ky nhIN. kflj dI nOkrI dOrfn, smF kfÌI iml jFdf sI qy pRo: srdfrf isMG
BftIaf dy cutkilaF df sdf vrq lwigaf rihMdf sI.
mYN hfs ivaMg leI awKF qy kMnF qoN shfieqf iËafdf lYNdf hF qy Ëbfn qoN
Gwt. jdoN kYlgrI dI bws, jF tRyn ‘c sPr krdf hF qF not buwk qy pYNsl kol
huMdI hY qy jdoN koeI gwl ajIb jF idlscp idsdI aY, qF not kr lYNdf hF. keI
vfr inwkI ijhI not kIqI gwl, ivaMg df afDfr bx jFdI hY. gwl bfq jF bolx dI
vrqoN AudoN krdf hF jdo mYN ivafh ÈfdI, pfrtI, gurduafry jF sfihq sBf ‘c
jFdf hF. Aus vyly lokF dy bol kbol, ivhfr, kfrj, rMg ZMg, cusq clfkIaF qy
hrkqF, aqy myry nfl hoeI gwl bfq nUM hfs ivaMg ‘c vrq lYNdf hF. mYN afpxy
ivaMg lyK, ‘vwD Gwt gwl khI geI hovy qF’ ivwc ajyhy pfqr dI Kslq ‘qy cot
kIqI hY ijs nUM sfihq sBf vfly prDfngI mMzl dI kursI ‘qy bTfAuxf Auicwq
nhIN smJdy pr Auh swjx iksy Xog bMdy nUM prDfngI mMzl leI cuxy jfx ‘qy
ieqrfË krdf hY. ÈYkspIar ny TIk hI ikhf hY ik dunIaF iewk styj hY qy lokI
sfry pfqr. lokF dI rihxI -bihxI, kihxI- kQnI nUM mYN iDafn nfl not krdf hF
qy afpxy ivaMg lyKF ‘c nftkI ZMg nfl vrqoN krdf hF. iensfnI suBf doglf hY.
sfzf ivhfr bfhr hor huMdf hY qy Gry hor. asIN aMdroN hor hF qy bfhroN hor.
asIN lokF nUM pRBfvq krn leI keI hwQkMzy vrqdy hF. keI vfr dyKx ‘c afieaf
hY ik hIxqf guMJl nUM lkox leI asIN vwD cVH ky ÈyKI, PVH, vizafeI, pRsMsf
krdy awkdy Qwkdy nhIN. eyho ijhy ivakqIaF dI mYnUM Bfl rihMdI hY qy mYN
afpxy lyK ‘igafnI igafn isMG’ c ajyhy purÈF dI nkfb poÈI kIqI hY.
lokF ‘c hMkfr, hYNkV bfËI, irÈvq, ijhy ivÈy sdf bhfr vFgU idlscp rihxgy.
myry Coty ijhy lyK ‘ivkfAU’ ‘c imAUNspl kimÈnr jo afp rwj ky vwZIKor hY pr
irkÈy vfly qy hor grIbF nUM gMdgI df Zyr dws ky, mYnUM ivaMg leI msflf dy
idMdf hY.
ivaMg mYN ryKf icwqrF vFg nhIN ilKdf. ilKx vyly myry idmfg ‘c BfvyN iewk
hI ivakqI jF siQqI hovy pr Aus ivakqI ‘c jo gux aOgx hn, kI Auho ijhIaF
BfvnfvF, aml, hornF ‘c vI hn. jy hn qF Aus ivÈy dy klfvy ‘c afpF sfr af
jFdy hF qy Auh BMzI prcfr nhIN rih jFdf, sgoN Aus hmfm ‘c afpF sfry nMgy
huMdy hF, qy ies nMgyË nUM lkox dI koiÈÈ qF krdy hF pr hfs ivaMg df sfËo
sfmfn pYdf krky.
mrdF df aOrqF nUM pYr dI juwqI smJxf qy inrfdr krnf vI myry ivaMg df Kfs
ivÈf hY. dMd kQf lyK ‘c mrdF dI sBf ‘c qINvIaF nUM dbfeI rwKx leI kI hIly
kIqy jfxy cfhIdy hn, bfry mrd ivAuNqF bxfAuNdy hn.
ËrUrI nhIN ik ivÈf BKdf mslf hI hovy. myry keI lyKF ‘c sfDfrn qy hlky
Pulky ivÈy huMdy hn, pr hfsf, TwTf, polIaF polIaF tkorF rfhIN ivaMg dI
cfÈnI cfVHI huMdI hY. ‘nrfË krnf” lyK ‘c mYN bImfr pursI krn vfilaF dI Cfx
bIx kIqI hY jo bImfr dI Kbr lYx vyly afpxI hfËrI luafAux hI jFdy hn qy
eyQoN qwk ik suwqy pey bImfr nUM jgf ky puwCdy hn ik kI hfl hY. ies lyK
leI mYN gurbKÈ isMG pRIq lVI dy 60 sfl pihlF dy pVHy hoey lyK nUM ivaMg
meI ZMg nfl pyÈ krn dI KuÈI lY sikaf hF. eysy sbMD ‘c mYN kih idaF ik
AurdU dy pRo: buKfrI, knHIaf lfl kpUr, iÌkr qONsvI, qy pMjfbI dy gurnfm
isMG qIr, sUbf isMG, ky[ aYWl grg horF dy ilKy hoey ivaMg lyK myry leI
cfnx munfry df kMm krdy rhy hn. aMgRyËI dy ilKfrI brnfrz Èfa, aoskr
vfeIlz, mfrk tvyn, qy
KuÈvMq isMG jo aMgRyËI nUM afpxI mfq BfÈf kihMdf hY (qy shI kihMdf hY!)
Auhnf dy lyKF ny vI mYnUM pRBfvq kIqf hY. sfihq dI corI krnf qy siqhkfr
dIaF sqrF nUM hU bhU pyÈ krnf jurm hY, pr pusqkF, aKbfrF ‘c Cpy hoey lyKF
‘coN ivcfr lY ky jy koeI ivaMgkfr afpxI ÈYlI qy bolI vrqdf hY qF ieh koeI
ieqrfË vflI gwl nhIN jfpdI.
ijvyN sMgIq leI Ausqfd Dfrnf pYNdf hY, eyvyN hI hor klf leI vI ieh lfhyvMd
gwl ho skdI hY. jdoN mYN 75 sfl df sI, AudoN myrf imlfp iekbfl arpn (prfeI
DrqI df lyKk) nfl ho igaf jo aPRIkf Cwz ky kYlgrI af visaf sI. Aus ny myry
cutkly sux ky mYnUM ivaMg ilKx leI pRyiraf. Pyr 2004 ‘c ky[ aYWl grg qy
2005 ‘c pRo: pRIqm isMG nfl qfr juV geI qy hlfÈyrI imlI.
knyzf dI iËMdgI ‘c rihMidaF, lokf dI zflr ipwCy dOVF, bwicaF leI smF nf
kwZxf, gurduafiraF dI isafsq, AuWcI nIvIN jfqI vflf EhI pMjfbI suBf, mrdF
dI srdfrI qy hYNkV, Cwzy hoey pMjfb nfl lgfE, pfrtIaF ‘c Èrfb murgy,
aKbfrF ‘c joqÈIaF, bfibaF dy pUry sPy dy ieÈiqhfr, vr dI loV kflm ‘c jfq
brfdrI qy vwtf-swtf bfry, ieh sfry ivÈy mYnUM ivaMg leI msflf idMdy hn.
pMjfb ‘c irÈvq KorI, Dwkf ËorI, aPsr ÈfhI dI ivaMg rfhIN mYN kfPI lfh pfh
qy Kwl lfhI hY.
ivaMg ilKx lwigaF mYN kuwqy nUM kuwqf nhIN kihMdf. pr jy iksy ivakqI df
vrqfvf, cfl clx kuwqy vrgf hY qF mYN Aus dy kuwqpuxy df nkÈf ajyhf bMnHx
dI koiÈÈ krdf hF, ik pfTk hwsy vI qy pfqr dy vqIry qoN jfxU vI ho jfvy.
keI vfr lyK ‘c mYN gwl nUM pUrI vI nhIN krdf pr pfqr dy nf khy bol vI
AusdI soc nUM drsf jFdy hn.
mYN ivaMg lyKF ‘c BYVI krqUq qy koJy vrqfa vfly ivakqI ‘qy guwsf nhIN
JfVdf qy nf hI lfhnq pfAuNdf hF, sgoN Ausdy ichry ‘qy pfey hoey inkfb nUM
cutkilaF qy nftkI ZMg vfrqflfp rfhIN Enf ‘k hI nMgf krdf hF ijMnf ‘k jfieË
qy siBak hY qy bfkI df anumfn lfAuxf mYN pfTkF ‘qy Cwz idMdf hF. myry
bhuqy ivaMg lyKF ‘c iËafdf nftkI ZMg rfhIN vfrqflfp vrqI geI hY. mYNnUM
ieh ZMg ies krky cMgf lwigaf hY ik pfqrF dI afps dI vfrqflfp rfhIN Auhnf
df ikrdfr AuGVdf hY qy pfTkF nUM iPlm vFg Auhnf dy aMdrly bfhrly ichiraF
df igafn afsfnI nfl ho skdf hY.
hr ilKfrI jdoN ilKdf hY qF Aus nUM jfnx dI Auqsukqf huMdI hY ik Aus dI
ilKq nUM huMgfrf imilaf hY ik nhIN. nyqf vI qF svyry AuWTdy sfr aKbfr
Proldy hn ik Auhnf dI Poto CpI hY ik nhIN. jy iksy nfmvr aKbfr ‘c ilKq Cwp
jfvy qy AuWGy rIvIAUkfr vwloN mulFkx ho jfvy qF ilKfrI leI ies qoN vwD
KuÈI hor kI ho skdI hY. pr aKbfr ‘c Cpx qy mulFkx hox qoN pihlF jy ilKfrI
afp mihsUs kry ik AusdI imhnq ajFeIN nhIN jfvygI qF kfmXfbI df ieh pihlf
gur hY. pfTk hI votF pfAux vfilaF vFg hwk rwKdy hn ik ilKfrI dI pRsMsf krn
jF nf, pr jy ilKfrI nUM afpxI ilKq bfry suafd nf afieaf hovy qF ibhqr
hovygf ik Auh nf hI ilKy.
buwq GfVf pwQr nUM qrfÈ ky bVI imhnq nfl buwq GVdf hY. icwqrkfr, pihlF
icwqr mn aMdr, qsvIr dI rUp-ryKf nUM smo lYNdf hY qy Pyr loVINdy rMgF nfl
qsvIr ‘c jfx pf dyx dI koiÈs krdf hY. eyvyN hI mYN afpxI buwDI qy imhnq
nfl ivÈy dI cox krdf hF qy smF bMnHx leI vfrqflfp GVdf hF. Pyr Èbc cox,
vfk bxqr ajyhy lwBdf hF ik Auh hfs ivaMg pYdf kr skx. lyK dI keI vfr
duhrfeI krdf hF qy jdoN mYN mihsUs kr lvF ik myry kol Aus bfry hor kuwJ
kihx nUM rih nhIN igaf qF jf ky suwK dI nINd sONdf hF. |