lwgdI qF Auh myrI nfnI sI pr
bfkIaF dI rIsy mYN vI Aus nUM byby hI kihMdf. Aus nfl gujLfry muZly idnF
kfrn, myry AuWpr sB qoN vwD pRBfv Ausy df hY. Aus ny jMmx sfr mYnUM
guVqI hI nhIN idwqI, sgoN myrf nF myjr vI rwiKaf. kdy kdy Auh mYnUM myjI
vI kih lYNdI.
Ausdf nF hI pMjfb kOr nhIN sI Auh qF pMjfb dI rUh sI. jd qoN mYN Aus nUM
vyiKaf Aus df lwk rqf kuwbf ho cuwkf sI. kdy kdy iswDI vI qur lYNdI pr
bhuqI dyr qwk nF. kihMdy Auh Br jvfnI ivwc bhuq KUbsUrq aqy qkVI huMdI
sI. Gr dy sfry kMm afp hI krdI, DfrF kwZdI, sMnIaF rlfAuNdI qy gohf kUVf
krdI. Bry hoey tokry afp hI cuwkdI. iewk idn Bfrf
tokrf cuwkidaF Aus dI rIV dI hwzI ivwc nuks bYT igaf jo Aus nUM jIvn Br
df kuwb dy igaf.
mYN jdoN pMj vrHy df sI Auh swTF dy lwgBwg hovygI. pr Aus nUM afpxI jnm
qfrIk df koeI pqf nhIN sI. Ausdy ivafh ipwCoN Ausdy ipqf dI mOq ho cuwkI
sI. ijs dIaF sunihrIaF XfdF Auh afpxy nfl leI iPrdI sI. Ausdf ipAu nyvI
ivwc hox kfrn, smuMdrI jhfjL df sPLr Ausdy ijLhn ivwc bYTf sI qy mF nfl
juVIaF keI XfdF vI. Ausdf pykf ipMz KMny dy lfgy hirAuN sI. ijwQy Aus dy
do sky Brf, BrjfeIaF aqy BqIjy BqIjIaF rihMdy. ijnF dy kdy nf imlx afAux
krky ieh irÈqf lwgBwg nF mfqr hI rih igaf sI. Auh jdoN bhuq Audfs ho
jFdI qF pIVHI qy bYT lMbf hOkf BrdI ik “imlidaF dy eI sfk huMdy ny”
Gr Auh kuVqI Jonf pihndI qy vFZy jfx smyN kfÜI sUP df Gwgrf. afvfjfeI dy
sfDn nf hox krky pYNqI cflI iklomItr dI dUrI qy visaf pykf ipMz hI Aus
leI prdys ho igaf sI. Auh afpxy shury ipMz nUM kudys dwsdI jo AuWcy
AuWcy ryqly itwibaf ivwc iGiraf hoieaf sI. iewk pfsy nihr srihMd vgdI qy
dUjy pfsy ryq AuWzdI rihMdI. kdy kdy pyikaF nUM Xfd krdI Auh afpxy bfpU
nfl iÈkvf krdI “ikwQy ndIAuN pfr itwibaF ivwc ilaf suwitaf; koeI
irÈqydfr vI imlx nI afANudf”.
vfh lwgdI qF Auh kdy ibmfr Tumfr huMdI hI nhIN sI jy hoeI vI hoAU qF kdy
zfktr dy nhIN sI geI. Aus pfs hr ibmfrI df nusKf sI. iksy nUM KMG hovy
qF Auh dysI iGAu ivwc KMz qy kflIaF imrcF kfVH ky Kuaf idMdI jF Èihd ctf
idMdI. iZwz duKy qF lUx ajvfiex dI PwkI idMdI. Ëukfm ho jfvy qf dysI
iGAu vflIaF syvIaF. awKF duKx qF Auh hldI aqy rsONq df lyp krdI aqy jy
swt vwjy qF inMm jF PtkVI dI tkor. gwl kI Aus kol hr ibmfrI df dysI
ielfj sI. Auh afKdI “hux dy lok pqf nI ikAu zfkdfrF dy jFdy ny sfzI smoN
ivwc mËflf koeI jFdf hovy” Aus anusfr hux smoN bdl cuwkI sI. lok duwD
dhIN dy CMny Cwz iZwz PUkxI cfh dy ÈukIn ho gey sn. Auh kihMdI “mfr ky
awgy lokF ny mYsF cuMGxIaF, DirVk pIxf, Koaf mfrnf qy pIpf pIpf isaflF
ivwc dysI iGAu df Kf jfxf. hux qF BfeI lok mwKx lwsI vl mUMh eI nI krdy.
qfgqF ikwQoN hoxIaF ny. qF hI qF jY Kfxy kMm nI huMdy” Auh lokF dI izwg
rhI ishq qy JUrdI. qy afpxI ishq df iKafl rwKdI.
hr vyly koeI nF koeI kMm krdI hI rihMdI. aKy ‘bYiTaF qF gozy igwty KV
jfxgy. ijMnF icr cwldIaF ny AunF icr qF kMm krIey’. Auh sfry twbr nUM
rotI vrqf ky Pyr afp KFdI. afp BFvy BuwKI rih jfvy pr twbr dy hr jI df
iKafl rwKdI. sB leI Ausdy asUl sn, Auh rotI vrqfAux vyly ieh iKafl rwKdI
ik Kfx vfly bMdy ny Kfx qoN pihlF cMgI qrHF hwQ Do ky qOlIey nfl sfP
kIqy hn. Auh hmyÈF do hwQF qy rotI idMdI. koeI vI jI juwqI pihn ky Kfxy
vfly eyrIey ivwc ijs nUM Auh ‘cuwlf cONkf’ dwsdI nhIN sI af skdf.
rotI Kfx vflf Kfx vflf iDafn ikqy hor rwKy jF gwlF kry ieh vI Aus nUM
cMgf nhIN sI lwgdf. Auh kihMdI ‘Kfx vyly iDafn Kfx ivwc hI hoxf cfhIdf
hY.’ sfdf Bojn Aus nUM psMd sI. aFzy mIt nUM qF Aus ny jIvn Br Coihaf
qwk nhIN sI. nF hI ieh vsqF Auh Gr aMdr ilafAux dI afigaf idMdI.
svyry AuWT ky Auh duwD irVkdI jpujI sfihb dIaF pMj pOVIaF qy kuwJ hor
ÈbdF df pfT krdI qy ienHF nUM vfr vfr duhrfAuNdI. mwKx kwZx lwgy jF Kfxf
vrqfvy ‘vfihgurU’ kihxf nf BuwldI. afp BfvyN Auh pVHI ilKI nhIN sI pr
Aus ny jIvn nUM guiVaf sI. hr cIjL leI Aus ny asUl bxf rwKy sn. hr
sunihry asUl leI Auh pMkqIaF AucfrdI. ijvy:- cor nUM corI krdy nf vyKIey
mfr pYNdI vyKIey
Auh swc boldI qy swc bolx leI afKdI. afpxI gwl qy XkIn krvfAux leI keI
vfr Auh afKdI “hwQ ivwc irËk af rwb JUT nf bulfvy jF rwb nUM jfn dyxI aF
jy mYN JUT bolF” Auh byhwd dieafvfn aOrq sI. mnuwK qF kI Aus ny qF kdy
pMCIaF df idl vI nhIN sI duKfieaf. kuwqy ibwlIaF icVIaF jnOr sB Aus nUM
afpxf dosq smJdy. qy Aus afÜy duafÜy GuMmdy rihMdy.
vrqfAux vyly Auh sB qoN pihlI rotI kuwqy nUM pfANudI afKdI “ivcfrf drvyÈ
hY.” jy Gr ivwc koeI kuwqy nUM zMzf mfry qF Auh AusdI cIk sux ky afKdI,
“iehdI cIk qF Dur drgfh qwk suxdI af, kuwqf krky mfrnY. jdoN koeI mrn
vflf hovy qF kuwqy nUM sB qoN pihlf pqf lwgdf hY. jdoN kdy rfq nUM ipMz
`c kuwqy rox qF Auh aMdfËf lgfAux dI koiÈÈ krdI ik ipMz ivwc kOx pUrf
vflf hY. mwJF gfvF nUM pyVy idMdI afKdI “guMgy muwK ny ikhVf bol ky
mMgxY”. koeI ibwlI nUM mfr dyvy qF Auh duwKI hoeI kihMdI, ‘ibwlI df pfp
qF swq jnm nI AuWqrdf. jo krU so BrU’. icVIaF nUM dfxy pfAuNxy qy pfxI
ipafAuxf Auh kdy nf BuwldI. ipafsy jfnvrF leI Auh pfxI dI kUMzI hmyÈF
bnyry qy Brky rwKdI. inwky inwky kwty vwiCaF nUM iÈMgfr ky rwKdI.
Aus nUM PuwlF nfl bhuq ipafr sI. Auh do cIjLF jLrUr bIjdI. kvfr- ijs nUM
hr ibmfrI df vYd jF sMjIvnI bUtI smJdI. Auh dwsdI ik “BfvyN lwk pIV hovy
PoVy iPxsIaF hox, vYa bfdI jF hor ibmfrIaF hox, blgm hovy, jKm hovy kmfr
sB df ielfj aY. cfhy kwt ky lf lAu, afcfr bxf lAu jF sbjI bxf ky Kfa
lAu”. jy iewk kUMzy ivwc Auh kvfr bIjdI qF dUjy ivwc dupihr iKVI
AugfAuxI nF BuwldI. Gr dI pCfx leI ijs bnyry qy kvfr, dupihr iKVI,
icVIaF leI pfxI qy jfnvrF leI dfxy hox AuhI Gr pMjfb kOr df sI.
Kfxy nfl Auh hmyÈF kvfr df acfr Kfx dI pRyrnf krdI. pudIny dI hrI ctxI
bfry dwsdI ik ‘ieh hfËmy leI bhuq cMgI huMdI af’. Kfxy qoN pihlF Auh
kUMzI sotf lY ky ctxI jrUr rgVdI. jy nfnI pMjfb kOr vrgIaF mfqfvF awj vI
pMjfb dy GrF ivwc hox qF pMjfb ivwcoN awDy rog KMB lfky AuWz jfx.
ijhVIaF cIjF Xogf vfly pRcfr rhy ny Auh qF nfnI cflI sfl pihlF vI pRcfr
rhI sI.
Auh Èfm svyry Gr ivwc dysI iGAu df dIvf bfldI aqy sfry Gr ivwc DUP
idMdI. AuWcy aMdr ijQy pivwqr bIVF qy grMQ pey sn borI ivCf ky pfT krdI.
mflf Pyr inwq nym krnf Aus leI sfh lYx ijMnf hI jrUrI sI.
Auh iksy dr afey iBKfrI nUM KflI nhIN sI moVdI. BuwKy iqhfey nUM rotI
aqy lwsI lwsI dyxf Auh puMn df kMm smJdI sI. Èrm hXf nUM Auh aOrq df
gihxf smJdI. pfpI mnuwK jo jfnvrF dI hwiqaf krdy jF AunHF nUM mfrdy ny
Aus nUM bhuq bury lwgdy. Auh bfhrI krm kFzF ivwc ivÈvfs nhIN sI rwKdI.
Auh iewk sMGxf drKq sI ijs dI CfvyN myrf bcpn bIiqaf.
pr Aus dy pwqy qyj hnyrIaF ny mruMz suwty sn. Aus dI jvfnI ivwc mr geI
DI Cwqro Aus nUM vfr vfr Xfd aFAudI rihMdI. Aus dy bYiTaF hI AusdI iek
DI ivDvf ho geI. Auh juafeI nUM Xfd kr kr JUrdI. Pyr do puwq QoVI Aumr
ivwc hI rwb nUM ipafry ho gey. Pyr iewk poqf, poqI qy dohqf vI qur gey.
Auh qur gieaF nUM Xfd kr kr awKF Br lYNdI. AuNglF qy bYTI AunHF nUM
igxdI rihMdI. qy keI vfr Aus nUM afpxf jIvn boJ lwgx lwg jFdf. afpxI DI
df rMzypf Aus ny msF ktvfieaf. pr Pyr jd iewk idn AusdI DI vI qur geI qF
Auh bhuq Audfs rihx lwg peI. mYnMU Auh inwky huMdy nUM bhuq ipafr krdI
sI. Èwkr iGAu nfl rotI KvfAuNdI. sB qoN pihlF sB qoN vDIaf cIjLF sONpdI
Auh afKdI “kuVy dohqmfn af …. dohqmfn qF sO bfhmxf dy brfbr huMdY” Auh
mYnUM nhfAuNdI, isr vfhuMdI, mIZIaF guMd ky jUVf krdI aqy AuWqy rumfl
bMndI. jy rfq nUM mYnUM zr lwgdf qF mYN nfnI kol sON jFdf. myry leI Auh
dunIaF dI sB qoN ÈkqIÈflI aOrq sI. sOx qoN pihlF Auh mYnUM bfq suxfAuNdI
qy bfq df iswtf vI jrUr kwZdI
Auh sUq atyrdI crKf kwqdI mYnUM bhuq cMgI lwgdI. Auh ijMnI nrm idl sI
AunI hI hTI vI sI. svYmfx Aus ivwc kuwt kuwt ky Biraf hoieaf sI. myry
nfny ny puwqrF nUM awz krn vyly Aus dI vMzI Coty puwq nfl pf idwqI qy
afp Auh vwzy puwq vl clf igaf. Aus df svYmfx aYnf ËKmI hoieaf ik Aus ny
mOq qwk muVky afpxy pqI nUM nf bulfieaf.
nfnI pMjfb kOr myry nfnky Gr df Durf sI. inwky inwky kMmF ‘c ruwJI
bfhrlI dunIaF qoN byKbr AUrI vFg GuMmdI rihMdI. iewk vfr jQy nfl Auh
nfnk mqy aqy hËUr sfihb dI Xfqrf vI kr afeI sI. AuQoN af ky Aus ny ikhf
“hux myrf jIvn sPlf ho igaf jy mr vI jfvF qF vI kuwJ nI; hËUr sfihb qF
jf afeI”.
Pyr Auh kihMdI “ilaf qyry ivafh dIaF GoVIaF gf dvF AdoN qwk Kbrf mYN mr
eI jfxY” AudoN nvyN nvyN typ irkfrzr afey sn. mYN Aus vloN suxfeI hËUr
sfihb dI Xfqrf aqy afpxy ivafh dIaF GoVIaF irkfrz kr leIaF sn. jo mYN
hux vI sMBfl ky rwKy hoey ny qy iekwlf bih ky nfnI dIaF gwlF suxdf hF.
pr myry ivafh qwk Auh kfiem rhI. Aus ny Kud myry ishrf bMnHvfieaf, Ègn
pfey qy GoVIaF gfeIaF. qy myry ivafh vflI mUvI ivwc Èfml hY. mYN awTvI
qwk nfnky piVHaf. bfad ‘c nOvIN ivwc afpxy ipMz af igaf. jdoN jI krdf
mYN nfnI nUM sfeIkl qy ibTf ky ipMz lY aFAudf. Pyr ivafh qoN bfad myrf
knyzf afAux df sbwb bx igaf. afAux qoN pihlF mYN Aus nUM vI imlx igaf.
15 aprYl 1990 nUM afKrI vfr imlidaF Aus ny myrf isr plosidaF qy awKF
BridaF ikhf “ndI iknfry ruwKVf hF; ilaf ipafr dy idaF Pyr KOry imlxY ik
nhIN. nfly BfeI pRdysF dy mfmly ny” nvMbr 1992 ivwc nfnI pMjfb kOr qy
jwg qoN qur jfx dy sunyhy ny myrf kfljf cIr ky rwK idwqf sI. mYN Aus nUM
Xfd kr kr roieaf. qy Aus bfry khfxI ‘dUr bVI dUr’- jo myrI pusqk ‘kUMjf
dI mOq’ ivwc hY= vI ilKI. Auh myrIaF rcnfvF ivwc aksr pfqr bxky af jFdI
hY. mYnUM lwgdf mYN kdy vI mYN Aus nUM pUrn rUp ivwc icqr nhIN skFgf.
mYN knyzf qoN igaf jdoN vI afpxy nfnky ipMz jFdf hF qF Gr dy hr Ërry
Ërry ivwc AusdI hoNd mihsUs krdf hY. Aus df ipwql dy koikaF vflf inMm df
sMdUk jo myry bcpn df KLjLfnf sI AuWQy hI ipaf hY. myrI nfnI dI rMglI
Xfd, ijs nUM Aus ny pqf nhIN ikMnI vfr Kohilaf qy bMd kIqf hovygf. mYnUM
Auh kdI Buwl skdI hI nhIN.
kuJ lok BFvy mÈhUr nhIN huMdy pr jIvn dy nfiek huMdy hn. jIvn AunHF nUM
puwC ky DVkdf hY. nfnI pMjfb kOr vI AunHf lokF ‘co hI sI. myry pMjfb dI
nfiekf ….
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