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ieh gwlF 1998 jF 99 dIaF hoxIaF. jlMDr ryzIE Auqy iewk qrHF idhfVIaF krdf sF. kdy anuvfd krnf kdy qbsrf ilKxf, kdy ‘awj dI gwl` ilKxI qy kdy iksy ivÈyÈ mihmfn df ieMtrivAU kr lYxf … vgYrf kfrj sn. kMmF qoN Qwk ky ryzIE dy bfhrly pfsy ‘rfjU dI dukfn` Auqy cfh pIx leI af bihxf qy AuQy dI afpxf bYg myË Auqy DrI bYTy huMdy sn bfAU qrsym lfl jI … jlMDr ryzIE dy purfxy qbsrf mfstr! rfjU qy iewk hor muMzf Auhƒ mKOlF krdy qy qrsym lfl hwsI jFdf, rfjU qF jfxdf hI sI, iewk idn Auhƒ puwiCaf, “rfjU ieh kOx aYN qyry nfl?” Auh kihMdf, “lY … qUM neIN jfxdf …? ieh supndIp sMDU aY … afpxy aMkl …[ pMjfb dy nfmvr lyKk zf: virafm isMG sMDU df muMzf ….” qy dUjy idn supn sMDU duwD df kwp pIx lwigaf, mYN cfh df kwp lY ilaf. kihMdf, “inMdr qyry lyK bVy sohxy huMdy.” mYN ikhf, “qyrf vI mYN piVHaf BfAU … hrBjn mfn bfry qUM suhxf iliKaY …[ hor ilK ieho-ijhy.” supndIp sMDU df hrBjn mfn bfry iliKaf lyK ‘nvF Ëmfnf’ ivwc Cipaf sI qy nfl hI ‘awj dI avfË` dy sMzy aMk ivwc supn df lVIvfr ieglYNz df sÌrnfmf ‘jfxy-axjfxy sÌr’ vI Cpdf huMdf, jo mYƒ rOick lwigaf sI. qy ieAuN hoeI sI supn nfl jfx-pCfx qy iPr bxI GrylU sFJ qy iPr pwkI XfrI pY geI.
gwlI-gwlI supndIp dwsdf huMdf, “hrBjn mfn …vIr jI … afpxf Xfr aY … Xfr … cwlFgy afpF imlx kdI … ?” hrBjn ƒ kdI nhIN imilaf sF, bs … iewk vfr BIKI iËlHf mfnsf ivwc Auhdf pRogrfm suixaf sI, jF AudoN vyiKaf sI, jdoN jlMDr dyÈ Bgq hfl ivwc pMjfbI gfiek afpxI XUnIan bxfAux leI iekwqr hoey sn qy bixaf kuwJ vI nhIN sI, hrBjn afieaf sI, klIaF vflf icwtf kurqf pjfmf pihn ky qy hfl dy bfhr Gfh dy lfan kol, iewk QVHI Auqy pYr Dr ky KVHf, lokF ƒ iml irhf sI. mYN kol dI lMG igaf, “kI lYxf aYN … bulfky … afpF ƒ kyhVf jfxdf hoxY[ [ nfl aYzf vwzf isMgr aY … kI pqY[ [ ikvyN imlU …[ ?” pMjfb dy isMgrF ivwc afkV bVI CyqI af jFdI aY …[ QoVHI ijhI mÈhUrI hoeI nhIN … qy gubfry vFg Puwldy nhIN …[ . pr ieh myrf vihm hI sI, hrBjn mfn ivwc ieho ijhI inrmfxqf qy hlImI Auhƒ afpxy ivrsy ivwcoN, bfpU pfrs (krnYl isMG rfmUvflIaf) qy ipqf s[ hrnyk isMG mfn hurI ‘bÉÈ` cuwky sn.
iewk idn supndIp afKx lwigaf, “mYN kwlH jfxY hrBjn vIr jI kol… iqafr rhIN … mYN AuhnF nUM(hrBjn) ƒ dwisaf sI ik myry nfl inMdr GuigafxvI vI afvygf …[ qF pqf …[ BfjI kI kihMdy sI? Auh kihMdy …[ supn …[ inMdr ƒ ËrUr lY ky afvIN …[ mYN vI Auhƒ imlxY …[ iqafr rhIN kwlH ƒ E[ ky[ ?” mYN iqafr ho ky rfjU dI tI-stfl Auqy af bYiTaf qy nfl afpxIaF do iqMn ikqfbF cuwk leIaF, hrjBjn ƒ Bytf krn leI. supn kfr lY ky af igaf qy asIN pitafly vwl cwl pey imlx nMU. rsqy ivc supn hrBjn dy gIq lgfeI igaf sI, “afh sux …[ dyK ikwzf sohxf gfieaY vIr jI ny …[ .” Auhny hrBjn dy keI gIq typ ivwc lgf lgf ky suxf idwqy sn, jo mYN pihlF nhIN suxy sn. supn qF hrBjn dy gIqF, klIaF afid df ÉËfnF iekwT krI iPrdf sI. mYN Auhdf hrBjn pRqI eynf ipafr qy ÈrDf dy ky bVf pRsMn hoieaf sF ik ieh Auhdf ikMnf krdf hY …[ kI Auh vI iehdf eynf krdf hoxgy? ieh socky iPkr ijhf vI hoieaf sI QoVHf-QoVf qy ieh iPkr AudoN lwQ igaf sI jdoN asIN srihMd roz GuMmx ngr AuhdI vwzI koTI aMdr kfr vfV leI qy Auh Jwt sfƒ imlx leI aMdroN kfhl nfl afieaf, jwPIaF pf-pf ky imilaf, hwsI jfvy, KuÈo-KuÈ ….
“E …[ cfh ilafE beI … rotI bxvfE …[ [ vIr afey ny myry … ….”
Aus idn hI hrBjn mfn ny ikhf sI, “inMdr vIr, qUM ikqfbF ilKIaF ny, pMjfb dIaF mhfn sÉÈIaqF Auqy …[ pr qUM ajy qIk iewk sÉÈIaq ƒ hfly Buwilaf eI iPrdY …[ pqf kOx ny? Auh ny …[ sfzy bfpU pfrs jI.” ieh iblkul swc sI, mYƒ bfpU pfrs vrgy isrmOr kvIÈr Auqy Koj kfrj krnf cfhIdf sI. mYN AudoN hI hrBjn nfl vfiedf kr ilaf ik kwlH qoN hI ieh kfrj ÈurU hY qy ies pRkfr hrBjn dI hI pRyrnf nfl bfpU krnYl isMG pfrs rfmUvflIaf dy jIvn-kfl qy kvIÈrI bfry do pusqkF ilKIaF geIaF qy sFJF dIaF qMdF hor vI pIzIaF huMdIaF geIaF. jdoN pihlI vfr kYnyzf igaf sF qF supn sMDU vI AuQy pwkf vs igaf sI. imilaf qF KuÈI-KuÈI …[ bfÊobfgI hoieaf khy, “inMdr, jo qUM ikhf krky ivKf idwqf myry vIrf.”
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hrBjn mfn hsdf hY, Auhdy icwty dMd ilÈkx lwgdy hn, dIvfnIaF hoeIaF kuVIaF Auhdy ipwCy-ipwCy dOVn lwgdIaF hn, qy Auh agFh-agFh ƒ dOVdf jfdf hY.
Auh kYnyzf gfAux igaf, jd gf ky styj qoN hyTF afieaf qF iewk JwlI hoeI kuVI ny kfhlI-kfhlI nfl jf Aus ƒ DOxoN PVH ilaf qy Auhdf mwQf cuMmx lwgI. Auhdy nfl dI kuVI ny PtfPt PotU iKwc leI. jd hrBjn ƒ pqf lwgf qF Aus soicaf, “khfxI Érfb ho geI hY, ikDry Poto aÉbfrF ivwc eI nf Cwp jfvy, Pyr kI hovygf?”
Aus hws ky kYmry vflI kuVI ƒ afiKaf, “plIË, mYN quhfzy qoN iewk cIË mMgdf hF, kI qusIN dy idEgy …[ ?”
gÜ ‘c kYmrf ltkfeI KVHI kuVI bolI, “myrI jfn hfËr aY …[ mMg ky qf dyKo sohixE ….”
hrBjn ‘hfsy Bry qrly` nfl boilaf, “plIË, afpxy kYmry ivwcoN rIlH hI kwZky dy idE …[ ? eynf hI bhuq hY …[ .”
kuVI ny Jwt rIlH kwZI qy Auhdy hwQ PVfeI, Auh ‘icwtf hfsf` ibKyrdf qurdf bixaf.
afQx ho rhI sI, hrBjn afKx lwgf, ‘gurduafry jfxY, mwQf tykx, qUM cwlyNgf?
mYN afiKaf, “cMgy kMm ƒ ‘n` kfhdf. clo cwlIey …[ .”
qlfa dI pirkrmf kr rhy sF ik swq-awT kuVIaF ny Auhƒ Gyr ilaf aqy cfeIN-cfeIN- Aus qoN aftogRfÌ lYx dI iËd krn lwgIaF, Auh iKskxf cfhvy, qy kuVIaF, icVIaF vfkx cihkx! Auh gurduafry ‘c Kloqf iJjky, beI sMgqF ny afKxY, kuVIaF nfl gwlF mfrn ƒ iehIE QF eI lwBI hY.
iewk sFvlI ijhI kuVI: “BfjI, afpxf Pon dy idE plIË … dyE afpxf Pon nMbr …[ ?”
hor kuVI: “zIar mfn, qusIN mYƒ bVy cMgy lwgdy E jd gFdy E, lflI lfl dupwty vflI.”
iewk hor kuVI: “quhfzy gIq bVy cMgy ny …[ bVy eI cMgy …[ bVy eI cMgy, sfzI sfrI PYimlI quhfzI ÌYn eyN.”
keI bMdy bVI burI qrHF sMgdy ny, hrBjn sMgdf vI bVI cMgI qrHF hY. Auh sMgdf-sMgdf vI kuVIaF ƒ cMgf-cMgf lwg irhf sI, “awCf jI, awCf jI, guz-guz, QYNikX, guz, sOrI jI iPr, mYN jfxYN, jfxYN, QYNikXU” kihMdf iKsk irhf sI qy kuVIaF vI nfly-nfl iKsk rhIaF sn. iewk kuVI ny AuhdI lfl Èrt kUhxI koloN iKwcI qF Auh iKwJ igaf, qyË-qyË qurn lwigaf, awgy igaf qF sMgqF ivwcoN lokI AuT-AuT Auhƒ imlx lwgy, keI buwZIaF mfvF ny Auhdf isr ploisaf qy keI bMidaF ny hwQ imlfey qy hor ÌYn muMizaF Auhƒ afx Gyiraf.
hwQF ivwc pRÈfid leI quiraf afAuNdf afK irhf sI, “kI krF? cMgI qrHf mwQf vI tyk nI hoieaf, ÈFq mn nfl gurU Gr afieaf sF.” sYr kridaF aYn[ afeI[ aYs[ mUhry, awigEN afAuNdI kuVI bolI, “mfn jI, bVf awCf gIq gfieaf qusIN, gwlF gorIaF dy ivwc toey-asIN mrgy nI Eey-hoey.” kuVI koloN ieh sux Auh iKV-iKV hwsx lwigaf, kuVI awgy bolI, “qusIN kuVIaF dIaF gwlHF ivwc qF toey pYNdy prKdy iPrdy E …[ quhfzIaF afpxIaF gwlHF ivwc vI qy toey pYNdy ny kuVIaF nfloN iËafdf toey ….”
Auhƒ koeI gwl nf ahuVI, hwsdf irhf. kuVI afpxI gwl afK ky awgy qur geI.
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sfzy iewk AuGI khfvq hY ik jdoN gurU ƒ iksy ny puwiCaf sI, “gurU jI Qozy cyly bVy ho gey?”
awgoN gurU ny afiKaf sI, “afpy BuwKy mrdy Bwj jfxgy … mYƒ koeI icMqf nhIN.”
qy pMjfb ivwc vI koeI vylf sI jd ÈRomxI kvIÈr krnYl isMG pfrs rfmUvflIaf dy cyly vI bVy bx rhy sn qF iksy jfxUM-pCfxUM ny AunHF nUM afiKaf sI,
“bfpU pfrsf, qyry cyly bfhly vDgy.”
bfpU pfrs ny afiKaf sI, “bfhlf cMgY … cyly bxOxy hryk dy vws df kMm nIN huMdf …[ qy beI mYƒ qF bfhlf ÌKr aYN, myry vI cyly bx rhy aY …[ bxI jfx.”
iewk mMc Aupr gfAuNidaF bfpU pfrs ny ihwk Tok ky, mfx nfl ieh gwl khI sI, “myrf hoxhfr cylf aY hrBjn isMG mfn KymUafxIaF muMzf. ijhVf gfiekI dy Kyqr ivwc Ëor-Èor nfl gwjUgf …[ pYsy Dyly qy mfx iewËq nfl rwjUgf …[ suhxf-sunwKf muMzf bxky swjUgf … pr gfiekI qy klf qy Kyqr `coN BwjUgf nhIN kdy …[ myrf hrBjn isMG mfn.”
ikhf jFdY beI isafxy df afiKaf qy afAuly df KfDf bfad ‘c pqf lwgdf huMdY, awj bfpU pfrs dI afKI Auprokq gwl swc sfibq hoeI idsdI hY.
hrBjn mfn bfpU pfrs df hoxhfr qy cMizaf hoieaf Èfigrd vI hY qy AuhnF df poq-juafeI vI, AuhnF df hm-iÉaflI vI, qy AunHF dI klf-prMprf df mudweI vI, AunHF dIaF rmËF smJx vflf vI, AunHF dy bol pugfAux vflf qy AunHF dIaF awKIaF df qfrf, puwqr ipafrf qy gfiek inafrf hY. pfrs jI qoN Aus ‘bVf kuJ’ iswiKaY qy iswK irhf hY.
jdoN krnYl isMG pfrs rfmUvflIey df jwQf afpxI kvIÈrI nfl pMjfb dIaF iÌËfvF ‘c rs Gol irhf sI, pRiswDI isÉrF ‘qy sI, ipMz-ipMz aKfVy lwgdy. ipMz KymUafxy jF lfgy-Èfgy vI ikqy pfrs horF df aKfVf lwgdf qF hrBjn dy ipqf s[ hrnyk isMG mfn AuQy puwjy huMdy. pfrs jI horF nfl AunHF dI nyVqf ho geI, iPr jd vI pfrs jI ienHF dy ielfky ivwc gfAux leI afAuNdy qF AunHF dI Tihr ienHF dy hI huMdI. iewQy jd Auh irafË krdy qF hrBjn qy gursyvk AudoN kfÌI inwky sn, lfgy af bihMdy, dyKdy-suxdy rihMdy. pfrs jI dy jQy vwloN gfeIaF jFdIaF kvIÈrIaF dy kIly dovyN Brf AunHF dIaF kvIÈrIaF cyqy kr-kr afpy gfAux lwgy. “ikAuN PVHI ispfhIaF ny BYxo eyh hMsF dI joVI” jd ieh gfAuNdy qF pfrs qy Auhdy sfQI rxjIq isMG iswDvF- cMd isMG jMzI vI KuÈ huMdy, AuqÈfihq krdy, hor kvIÈrIaF ËbfnI cyqy krn leI dy jFdy. iewk idn, ijs ƒ ieh suBfgf mMndy hn, af hI igaf, ipqf s[ hrnyk isMG ienHF ƒ afpxy nfl lY ky pfrs jI kol rfmUvfly afey qy afiKaf, “lY beI pfrsf, awj qoN dovyN muMzy qyry hvfly aY. cyly pf lY ienHF ƒ.”
rsm hoeI, pwgF Byt kIqIaF geIaF qy gurduafry ivwc ardfs kIqI, dyg vMzI geI. hux hrBjn qy gursyvk nyVy-qyVy dy ipMzF ivwc gurpurbF ‘qy lgdy dIvfnF ‘c ipqf jI nfl kvIÈrI gfAux jFdy. jd rlky dovyN bol cuwkdy qF lokIN rupeIey dy ky hOslf-aÌjfeI krdy. inwky-inwky gfAuNdy muMzy hryk df mn moNhdy sn. lok hrnyk isMG ƒ vDfeIaF idMdy, “beI hrnyk isMaHF cMgf gfAuNdy af qyry muMzy, pfrs dy cyly pf qy, Auh qF cMz ky pfrs eI bxf dU.”
1977 ‘c hrBjn dI mfqf sRImqI dlIp kOr sdIvI ivCoVf dy geI. AudoN qwk ienHF dI vwzI BYx suirMdr kOr kYnyzf jf ky vws cuwkI sI. QoVHy smyN mgroN hI Aus ny pirvfirk kys dy bys ‘qy ienHF ƒ vI AuWDr swd ilaf qy AuQy pVHn pf idwqy. hrBjn qy gursyvk ny AuQy jf ky pVHfeI dy nfl-nfl gfAux-vjfAux vwl vI pUrI rucI leI. dovyN jxy smrwQ sMgIqkfr blbIr isMG BMgU koloN sMgIq iswiKaf lYNdy rhy. Zwz-sfrMgI qy qUMbI qF Auh guËfry jogI pihloN hI vjf lYNdy sn, hrmonIam qy kI-borz afid mgroN iswKy. dovyN Brf rl ky ivafhF ivwc qy inwky-moty hor pRogrfmF ivwc jF iPr gurduafiraF dy dIvfnF ivwc gfAux lwgy. bfpU pfrs rfmUvflIaf vI pirvfr smyq kYnyzf af cuwky sn qy AunHF ƒ vI afpxy aijhy hoxhfr cyilaF dI loV sI. ieqÌfk vws ienHF df pfrs jI nfl iPr imlfp ho igaf qy hux ieh pfrs jI dI rihnumfeI hyT jwQf bxf ky gfAux lwgy. hux pfrs jI pfsoN hor cMgyry gux qy gfiekI-kvIÈrI afid bfry; hor bVf kuwJ jfnx-pCfnx leI ienHF kol vDIaf mOkf sI. ienHF df pfrs jI kol cMgf jIa lwgx lwigaf. BYx suirMdr afKy, “myry vIr inwky hn, myry kol afey hn, qy myry kol rihMdy nhIN.” vwzI BYx ieh mihsUs krdI sI ik myry vIrF ƒ mF dI Gft nf mihsUs hovy, ies leI Auh AuhnF df pUrf-pUrf iDafn rwKdI. mF Gft byby dljIq kOr (pfrs) ny vI pUrI kr idwqI. jd Auh Kud ienHF dI pRvirÈ krn lwgI. hwQIN nuhFdI, KuvFdI, ienHF dy jUVy vFhdI. qy ieh dovyN Brf pfrs-pirvfr dy jIaF dI qrHF ivcrx lwgy. sfry hI ienHF nuM KUb ipafr-lfz krdy. bfpU pfrs vwD qoN vwD smF ienHF ‘qy lfAuNdf. styj Aupr Klo ky bolx df ZMg-qrIkf, lokF vMnI dyKxf, bFh dI bflI mfrn, mUMh iswDy rwKx, cyhry pRBfvI bxfAux dI tRyinMg dyxI ÈurU kIqI. ienHF dovF ƒ vwzy ÈIÈy mUhry KVHy kr lYxf qy gfAux jF bolx leI afKxf, jy iksy df mUMh ivMgf huMdf jF koeI hor BYV idsdf qF bfpU pfrs dwsky suDfr krvfAuNdf. bfpU ny ienHF ƒ cMgf cMizaf. jdoN svyry AuTky bfpU afpy ienHF leI cfh bxfAuNdf qF pyr dy aMgUTy qoN PVH ky afKdf huMdf, “Auey beI puwqro, Èyr bwigE, cfh pI lE beI AuTky, irafË krn ƒ bYTo.”
ienHF idnF dI hI gwl hY, AuQy AunHF iewk hfl ivwc BfrI smfroh dOrfn ÈhId Bgq isMG dI GoVI gfeI, bfpU pfrs ny jfdUmeI lYkcr kIqf, ‘GoVI` dy bol sn:
afE BYxo rl-iml gfeIey
Bgq isMG dI GoVI nI
Puwl vrHfE isr qy Auqy,
bwDy sohxy cIry dy
Cwzo prHy ÊmF dIaF gwlF,
Ègn mnfeIey vIry dy
jgHf qyl dI dIp ‘c ijs ny
afpxI rwq ncoVI nIN
afE BYxo rl-iml gfeIey
Bgq isMG dI GoVI nIN …
eynI slfhI ienHF dI gfiekI ik lok kol afx-afx Qhu-itkfxf pey puwCx! bws iPr, pVHn vfly pfisEN jd vI ivhl huMdI gfAux leI tur pYNdy. hux pfrs df jQf iewk vfr iPr ‘cwVHdI klf‘ ivwc sI, bgfnI DrqI ‘qy af ky vI. ieh AudoN ‘KymUafxIey kfky‘ vwjdy sn. bfpU pfrs nfl zyZ GMty dI irkfrz typ ‘ikwsf pUrn Bgq‘ ivwc ienHF afpxI ZfzI klf dy KUb rMg ibKyry hn, bfpU pfrs Aus kYist ivwc ienHF ƒ “mjilsF dy ÈMgfr muMzy, KymUafxIey kfky” afKky sMboDn krdf hY.
ienHF vyilaF ivwc hI bfpU pfrs hrBjn mfn dI AuNglI PVHky Aus ƒ keI QFeI lY ky igaf sI, beI sfzy muMzy dI koeI rIlH-rUlH kwZo. pr Aumr CotI aqy pUrf aiBafs nf hox krky gwl nhIN sI bx rhI. AuQy rih rhy iekbfl mfhl nfl myl ho igaf qy AunHF vI ieho slfh idwqI ik hfly muMzy kwcf hY, hor imhnq kry. AunHF ÈyK hmId sfihb kol sMgIq iswiKaf leI Byijaf. hrBjn iekwlf gfAux leI inrMqr aiBafs krn lwigaf. bfpU pfrs koloN gIq lY ky iqafr krdf. mfhl dy sihXog sdkf iswty vjoN kYist ‘ieÈk dy mfmly` hoNd ivwc afeI, sMgIq gopfl KMnf df sI qy swq rcnfvF irkfrz kIqIaF, swqy bfpU pfrs dIaF. ‘huMdy ieÈk dy mfmly avwly swjxf`, ‘swsI dI mF afKy DIey, ieÈk dI burI ibmfrI`, ‘puƒ dI qsvIr qUM vI bolyN nf`, ‘qYƒ Xfd krF vy rFiJaf hr crKI dy gyVy`, ‘jfxf sI jy prdys ƒ kfhnUM leIaF sI cMdiraf lfvF`, ‘idwlI myrI awzI vwjy Dmk pvy klkwqy` aqy ‘dfl ivwc kflf hY` ieh rcnfvF ijwQy afpxy sfihqk guxF kfrn Auc pwDr dI klfqimkqf vflIaF hn, AuQy hrBjn mfn ny ienHF df gfien eynI smrwQf nfl kIqf ik AusdI gwl awgy-awgy qur peI. kYist aYc[ aYm[ vI[ vwloN sI. hrBjn dI ieh gfiekI suxidaF ieMJ lwgdf hY ijvyN ‘pflI pfxI KUh qoN Bry` gIq gfAux vflf gurpfl isMG pfl nvF-nvF gfAux lwigaf hovy! ies qoN bfad hrBjn dI afvfË lgfqfr inKrdI qy KuwlHdI geI.
1988-99 ‘c crnjIq afhUjf aqy srdUl iskMdr horIN kYnyzf ‘c afpxy gruwp smyq Èoa krn gey sn. mfhl jI ny hrBjn df myl afhUjf sfihb nfl krvf idwqf. AunHF hrBjn ƒ suixaf qy idwlI afAux leI pRyiraf. AuQy hoey myl mgroN CyqI hI hrBjn afhUjf sfihb kol idwlI puwjf qy ‘igwDf pMjfbxF df‘ kYist dI iqafrI krn lwigaf. kYist irlIË hoeI ‘imAUiËk bYNk‘ vwloN, pr burI qrHF Plfp ho geI. iPr 1991 ‘c afhUjf sfihb kol ‘icwTIey nI icwTIey‘ dI iqafrI kIqI, agly sfl typ irlIË hoeI, gIq eynf mkbUl ho igaf ik iewk qrHF hrBjn dI pwkI pCfx sQfpq ho geI, ies qoN pihlF jwsovfl sfihb jdoN kYnyzf pfrs jI kol hrBjn ƒ imly sn, suixaf, qF afiKaf, “kfkf, qUM aYQy bYTf kI krdYN? AuQy af pMjfb ‘c, sfzy nfl myilaF Auqy gfiek kr, qyrI pCfx bxy.”
‘icwTIey nI icwTIey’ gIq BfvyN kfÌI mkbUl hoieaf sI pr lokF ivwc afx ky afpxI gUVHI pCfx sQfpq krn leI hrBjn df kMm hfly bfkI sI.
Aus vyly dUrdrÈn qoN pyÈ huMdy cricq pRogrfm ‘Èfm sMDUrI` ivwc pRogrfm dy pRoizAUsr zf[ lKivMdr jOhl dI shfieqf nfl gIq tYlIkfst hoieaf. dfdIaF qy mfvF gwlF krn lwgIaF, “nI muMzf bfhlf vDIaf gfAuNdY, vYrfg df gIq kuVy, nIN myrIaF awKF `c qF hMJU af gey swc dwsF …[ . aYN gfAuNdY nIN …[ idl ƒ DU ijhI pYNdI jFdI aY.”
mF vwloN afpxy prdysI puwqr ƒ drd Biraf iliKaf Éq sfzIaF afriQk hflqF, QuVHF-aOkVF, mF-puwq, BYx, Brf qy bfpU df ipafr vI drsfAuNdf sI qy mF dy Boly-Bfly iswDy jËbfq vI pyÈ krn vflf sI, so suBfivk hY ik hr sUJvfn idl ƒ gIq Bf igaf.
kYnyzf qoN iksy bMdy df hrBjn ƒ Pon afieaf, Aus dwisaf, mYN quhfzy gIq ‘icwTIey nI icwTIey` qoN bhuq pRBfivq hoieaf hF. myrI mF df myry nfl pMj-swq sfl qoN JgVf ipaf hoieaf sI, bol-cfl bMd sI. mF ieMglYNz rihMdI hY. gIq sux ky Jwt eI mYN afpxI mF ƒ ieMglYNz Ìon kIqf qy afiKaf, “mF mYN qyrI itkt Byj irhF. qUM ijqnI jldI ho skdI aY, myry kol iewQy af jfh. mYƒ muafÌ kr dy myrI mF, mYQoN vDIkI ho geI. hrBjn mfn dy gIq ny mYƒ iswDy rsqy `qy pfieaf. hux ipClIaF Buwl jfeIey. _ iPr QoVHy smyN mgroN mF myry kol af geI, hux asIN rMgI vsdy hF. ieh quhfzy gIq dI bdOlq hI hY.”
lokF pfsoN eynf BrpUr huMgfrf qy ieho ijhIaF gwlF sux ky hrBjn mfn hor hOsly qy AuqÈfh ivwc huMdf igaf.
‘icwTIey nI icwTIey` gIq dy lyKk divMdr KMny vflf dy nF ƒ hor vI cfr cMn lwg gey.
1993 ‘c hrBjn pihlI pfrI pRo[ mohn isMG myly Auqy gfAux leI afieaf. Auh afpxy sfËI vI nhIN sI ilafieaf, AuQoN ikhVf sfËIaF leI pYsy imlxy sn aqy kYnyzf qoN nvF-nvF eyDr afieaf hox krky Èfied Auh pMjfb dy klfkfrF ƒ vI bhuqf nyiVEN nhIN jfxdf, Auhny soc rwiKaf sI, gIq qF do iqMn hI gfAuxy hn, AuQy hI iksy gfiek dy sfËI, sfË vjf dyxgy. jdoN hrBjn gfAux lwigaf qF Aus gfiek ny, (jo pihlF gf hitaf sI) afpxy sfËIaF ƒ ieÈfrf kr idwqf ik iksy sfË nhIN vjfAuxy. jwsovfl buwZy kmly vFg rOlf pfAux lwigaf, “Auey kfkf Auey, rihx dy sfËF ƒ … Auey qUM AUeIN cwk dy … gf … gf …[ gf … gf dy …[ [ AUeIN gf dy golI mfr sfËF ƒ …[ AUeIN gf dy.”
hrBjn ny ibnF iksy sfË dy gIq gfey, ‘icwTIey nI icwTIey`, ‘jwg jMkÈn rylF df gwzI iewk afvy jfvy`, ‘qoiqaF ƒ bfg bVy inMm df mfx krIN nf hIry` aijhy gIq gfey ik lok Aus ƒ htx eI nf dyx. nfl gursyvk vI sfQ dy irhf sI. ies myly qoN bfad Auh mohn isMG dy keI myilaF Auqy hr vrHy gfAuNdf irhf qy jwsovfl nfl pMjfb Br dy vwzy-vwzy swiBafcfrk myilaf Auqy gfAux igaf. ieAuN Aus ƒ ivafhF-ÈfdIaF aqy hor pRogrfm imlx lwgy. Aus pwkf ierfdf hI pMjfb rihx df bxf ilaf, pitafly.
iËMdgI df aihm aqy ÈuwB kfrj, ivafh, 1991 ‘c bfpU pfrs dI hoxhfr poqrI hrmndIp kOr (puwqrI) s[ hrcrn isMG igwl kYnyzf nfl pUrn gur-mirafdf anusfr ho cuwkf sI qy hrmndIp hrBjn leI Auhdy ies Kyqr ivwc kyvl pRyrnfdfiek hI nhIN, sgoN vwzf afsrf bx ky AuqÈfihq kr rhI sI, Auh Aus ƒ kdI inrfÈ nhIN vyK skdI, (bwcy-bytf avkfÈ, bytI sfihr hY)
‘jwg ijAuNidaF dy myly` gIq qF eynf cricq qy hrmn-ipafrf ho igaf ik bwsF, trwkF-trflIaF, tYNpUaF qy tYksIaF qy awgy-ipwCy ‘jwg ijAuNidaF dy myly` Aukiraf awj vI pVH skdy hF. Dun eynI imwTI hY ik QwØikaf-hfiraf bMdf plF ivwc hI vjd `c afx ky JUMmx lwg pYNdf hY. awj Cy swq sfl bfad hrBjn ny ies gIq smyq horF keI gIqF ƒ muV qoN nvyN sMgIq ivwc gf ky hor hMBlf mfiraf hY.
‘Auey huey` kYist qoN hrBjn mfn dI pCfx aMqr rfÈtrI pwDr Auqy aqy dyÈF-ivdyÈF ivwc pwkI huMdI. ‘lflf lflf lflf` ivwc ‘imrËf` df gfien aqy Aus dI vIzIE iPlmFkx Auhƒ gYr pMjfbI hlikaF ivwc vI pRvfngI idvfAuNdf hY.
awj hrBjn mfn df Èumfr pMjfb dy igxvyN coxvyN pMj Cy cricq aqy stfr gfiekF ivwc hY.
AusdIaF kuwl kYistF hux qwk 14 hn. ‘pfpf dI gryt` iÌlm `c ‘qObf Xy mqvflI cfl` gIq Ausdf dfierf hor vwzf kr igaf. nwcx-twpx vfly gIqF qoN ibnF Auhdy gfey gMBIr aqy sMjIdf gIqF dI vI iewQy gwl krnI bxdI hY, ‘icwTIey nI icwTIey`, gIq dy jvfb ivwc puwqr df mF vwl Éq, ‘icwTI qyrI afeI idl pVH ky Audfs hoieaf-iliKaf sI lwgdf nhIN jI nIN mF`- lok-vydnf dI XQfrQk qsvIr hY. ies ivwc mfVIaF afriQk siQqIaF, mjbUrIaF, hyrvy, qVÌ qy gUhVy smfjI pivwqr irÈiqaF df rMg vI Jlkdf hY. gMBIr gIqF dy gfien smyN vI sfdfpx kfiem rwKxf hrBjn dI ivlwKxqf hY. ‘bfbul myrIaF guwzIaF qyry Gr rih geIaF` gIq Bfvukqf dI isÉr hY, bfbul dy Gr guwzIaF Buwl jfx df ivXog ibafnxf ijwQy gIqkfr dI klm df kmfl hY AuØwQy gfiek vwloN rUh nfl kIqI geI pyÈkfrI iewk ivlwKx imsfl kfiem krdI hY. ‘sux qyrI lfzlI dI bfblf pukfr vy-dfj ipwCy dyxf mYƒ loBIaF ny mfr vy`, ‘sfzI afrqI Auqfr cuwky hovogy-jdoN asIN prqFgy`, ‘sfzI kwKF dI kuwlI ƒ awg lf ky`, ‘af vy mfhI qYƒ idl `c vsf ky`, gIq gMBIr gfiekI dy suMdr nmUny qy pwky pRmfx hn.
mF dy ivCoVy df drd hrBjn ny afpxy qn ‘qy hMZfieaf hY. jdoN Auh gf irhf huMdf hY:
ikQy geIaF mF sfzy ihwsy dIaF lorIaF
isivaF ‘coN ikvyN qyrI Éfk ƒ pCfeIey
kdoN qoN sdf dI nINdy suwqIey inmfxIey
kyhI suMnsfn ivc, suMny smÈfn ivc,
ikhI jgHf lwBI qYƒ, rwb dy jhfn ivc
hMJU vI nf ByNt hoey, hoeIaF awKF korIaF
ikwQy geIaF mF, sfzy ihwsy dIaF lorIaF …[ [
qF sroqy dy kfljy hOÜ hI nhIN pYNdy, sgoN hrBjn dy afpxy kfljy vI hOl pYNdy hn. bVI vfr ieh gIq gfAuNidaF Auhƒ bdobdI Bfvuk hoxf ipaf hY, awQrU afp-muhfry ho vih qury hn. iewk QF Ausny ieh gIq gfieaf, jdoN Aus aMqrf boilaf:
kMDF ‘qy AulIky jo qUM GuwgIaF qy mor sI
awj kuwJ hor mfey, AudoN kuwJ hor sI
cuwlHy dy igrdy bihxf,
afps ivwc lVdy rihxf
CotI ijhI GurkI dyxI,
hor qUM kuwJ nf kihxf
imwtI dI kMDolI qy kMDolI ivwc morIaF
ikwQy geIaF mF sfzy ihwsy dIaF lorIaF … …[ [
qF sroiqaF ivwc bYiTaf iewk muMzf DfhIN mfrn lwigaf, swcmuwc hI Aus muMzy dI mF, Ausƒ inwkI Aumry eI ivCoVf dy ky tur geI sI.
Aus muMzy ny ro-ro dy duKI idl nfl hrBjn ƒ afpxI iviQaf Éq ivwc ilK ky ByjI, jd hrBjn Éud Aus muMzy ƒ juafbI Éq ilK irhf sI qF AusdIaF awKF ivcly hMJU Ausdf afpxf drd ibafn rhy sn.
prMprfgq lok gQfvF qy lok klIaF gfAux ivwc Ausdf rMg afpxf hI hY. lok-swcfeI ƒ ibafn krdI bfpU pfrs dI rcnf, ‘jwg jMkÈn rylF df, gwzI iewk afvy iewk jfvy` hrBjn qy gursvyk ny rlky eynI puÉqgI nfl gfeI hY ik Auh ikMny virHaF qoN cwlI afAuNdI (jdoN pfrs jQy ny afp vI gfeI sI) ieh rcnf awj vI qroqfËf lgdI hY. klI ‘hIr`, ‘hux qUM hor iksy dI hogI, nhIN koeI cfrf nIN hIry, roNdf byilaF dy ivwc CzgI cfk ivcfrf nIN hIry` hrBjn dI lok sur vflI gfien ÈYlI dIaF suMdr vMngIaF hn. “rfTf bol vy sulwKxI Ëbfn `coN, mwQy dIaF nf imtIaF vy qkdIrF` aqy ‘qoiqaF ƒ bfÊ bVy inMm df mfx krIN nf hIry` bfpU pfrs dIaF hor keI rcnfvF gf ky AuhnF dy nF ƒ cfr cMn lfAux dI afpxI qrÌoN sÌl koiÈÈ kIqI hY.
jdoN imrËf iPlmfieaf igaf sI qF isafxy sroqy smJ gey sn ik gfien-klf dy nfl-nfl hrBjn mfn aMdr aiBnY-klf vI CupI hoeI hY, jo vkq afAux ‘qy bfhr ËrUr afeygI. ‘jI afieaF ƒ‘ iÌlm nfl pMjfbI isnymf ny krvt leI. ‘idl afpxf pMjfbI‘ ny hor vDIaf idn inKfry qy hrBjn ƒ lokF bqOr adfkfr pRvfn kr ilaf. ‘imwtI ‘vfjF mfrdI‘ ny AusdI aiBnY-klf dI pRmfixkqf AuØwqy pwkI mohr lgf idwqI qy ijhVy nhIN sn mMndy ik pMjfbI isnymy dy idn cMgy af gey hn, AuhnF ƒ mMnxf hI ilaf qy hrBjn ƒ ÈfbfÈ idMdy nhIN Qwkdy.
jdoN kdI Auhdf Ìon afAuNdY qF mn ÉuÈ huMdf hY ik Auh eynf ibËI hox ‘qy myry vrgy inmfxy qy inafxy vIr ƒ Xfd rwKdf hY, hfl-cfl puwCdf hY qy inhory nfl AulFBf idMdf hY, ‘kI gwl hux imlx leI vI ivhl nhIN …[ [ ? ‘qF iPr vwzy vIr koloN muafÌI mMg leIdI hY, nfl hI duaf inkldI hY, “rwb qYƒ hmyÈf rfËI rwKy …[ ."