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bfpU dsdf ik Auh qF afpxI
ikÈor avsQf qoN hI kvIÈrI ivwc iBwijaf hoieaf sI. ijwQoN qIk myrI surq
jFdI hY AuQoN qoN hI Auh mYnUM kvIÈrI ilKdf, kvIÈrI guxgxfAuNdf, kvIÈrI
dy sfh lYNdf, qy kvIÈrI vrgI lYadfr qy pRvfhdfr iËMdgI jINdf idsdf hY.
afm qOr ‘qy Aus dI kvIÈrI Aus nUM cwkrvrqI bxfeI rKdI: kdy iksy ipMz ‘c,
kdy iksy myly ‘qy, kdy iksy Dfrimk dIvfn ‘c, qy kdy iksy kfnÌrMs ‘qy, pr
ijs idn vI Auh ikqy bfhr nf igaf huMdf, sfrI idhfVI Aus dy hwQF ‘c jF qF
sfDU dXf isMG afirÌ dy gRMQ aqy purfqn ÈfierF dy ilKy hoey ikwsy huMdy,
jF ihMdI, pMjfbI, AurdU dy aÉbfr, qy jF iÌr isafhI nfl rwijaf hoieaf
pYWn. lfKy rMg dy kfgËF AuWqy Aus df pYWn sfrI idhfVI kvIÈrI df ksIdf
kwZdf rihMdf. ivwc ivwc jd Auh ilKx qoN rukdf, qF Aus dy Kwby hwQ dIaF
AuNglF Aus dI dfhVI nfÜ pRym-lIlHf krn lgdIaF aqy Aus dIaF syhlIaF AuWpr
vwl nUM iKwcIaF jFdIaF. arD-mItIaF awKF nfÜ, ieMJ kridaF Auh afpxy mUMh
‘c hI kuwJ buVbuVfAuNdf. eys gwl dI smJ mYnUM keI vrHy bfad, Éud ÈfierI
nfÜ pÜosf-pÜfsI kridaF, afeI ik mUMh ivwc qF Auh kvIÈrI dy kfÌIey myl
myl ky guxguxfAuNdf sI aqy kfÌIaF nUM ÈfierI ‘c rMgx leI jdoN Auh afpxy
mwQy ‘c AuzfrIaF lfAuNdf, qF Aus dIaF BvF df AuWpr vwl nUM AuWT jfxf
sihj-suBfivk hI sI.
pMdrIN-vIhIN idnIN, bfpU dy do sfQI, iewk akihry srIr vfÜf rxjIq iswDvF
qy dUsrf gogVI pyt vfÜf cMd jMzI, pwcI qIh mIl df sfeIklI sÌr qYa kr ky
af Dmkdy. Auh sfeIklF nUM kMDF dy lV lf idMdy aqy sfnUM bwicaF nUM
jwÌIaF ‘c lY ky ipafr krdy. AunHF dy psIny nfl iBwjy kwpiVaF dI gMD hux
vI myrIaF nfsF ‘c AuBr afAuNdI hY.
sfrI idhfVI sfzy vwzy dlfn ‘c kvIÈrI-gfien df aiBafs Clkdf rihMdf. rxjIq
dI bulMd afvfË suxidaF mYnUM ieMJ jfpdf ijvyN hiVHafey diraf df pfxI
iksy bMnH nUM qoV ky kwK-kfinaF nUM roVHI jf irhf hovy. bfpU, kvIÈrI
gfien df aiBafs kr rhy afpxy sfQIaF nUM rok ky lÌËF df ÈuwD Aucfrx
isKfAuNdf aqy afvfË ‘c AuWcfx-nIvfx qy moVy ilafAux df ihsfb-ikqfb smJfa
ky hdfieqkfr hox df rol krdf.
grmIaF dy BÉdy dupihrIN kvIÈrI gfien dy aiBafs dy nfÜ nfÜ kUMzy ‘c
És-Éfs, bdfm, imÈrI, kfÜIaF imrcF, qy cfry mgËF df rgVfa ho ky ÈrdeI
iqafr huMdI ijhVI sroiqaF nUM vI vrqfeI jFdI.
aiBafs Éqm huMdf qF rxjIq horIN sON jFdy. mYN AudoN cOQI, pMjvIN dIaF
ikqfbF nfÜ awK-mtwky mfr irhf sF. mYN suwqy pey rxjIq dy ichry nUM hYrq
nfÜ dyKdf qy socdf ik afvfË df eynf pRbl vihx Aus dy gÜy ‘coN ikMJ
AuWCÜdf hY. rxjIq dI surIlI qy puÉqf afvfË sux ky myrf mn krdf sI mYN
Aus dI buwkÜ ‘c bYT jfvF. mYnUM jfpdf ik rxjIq dI BrvIN avfË Èfied Aus
dI golfeIdfr qy cuMJdfr dsqfr kfrn AupjdI hY. myrf jIa krdf mYN vI rxjIq
vrgI cuMJdfr dsqfr sjfAuxI iswK jfvF. rxjIq vFg AuWcI sur ‘c gfAux dI
qmMnf myry iËhn ‘c vI bycYnI bIjx lwgdI.
Èfm nUM almfrI ‘c peI boql ipafkVF dI AuzIk ‘c ibhbl ho AuWTdI. idn
iCpidaF hI, lfltYx dI icmnI ‘c awg df, aMgUTy ku jyzf, Puwl iKVdf, qy
Aus dI iPwkI iPwkI rOÈnI kmry nUM jgfa dyNdI. myË AuWpr purfxy aÉbfr
ivCx lgdy. sfhmxI kMDolI dy aMdrly pfsy, culHy ‘qy Dry pqIly ‘c bwkry df
mfs guV-guVfAuNdf ijs dI msflydfr gMD aFZ-guaFZ dy drjxF GrF qIkr mfr
krdI. mYN, mYQoN Cotf rCpfl, qy vwzf blvMq syvfdfrF df rUp Dfr lYNdy.
asIN myË sfÌ krdy, glfs DoNdy, ipafË ktdy, ipafË dIaF PfVIaF AuWpr inMbU
incoVdy, boql ‘c itikaf isrkf ClkfAuNdy, aqy afqmf rfm dI hwtI qoN brÌ
dy Gypy qy soZy dIaF boqlF lYx qur jFdy. dsF-pMdrF imMtF ‘c hI bfpU dIaF
awKF ‘c qfry iKVn lgdy. Auh sfnUM bÊl ‘c lY ky Gutdf, cuMmdf qy sfzIaF
gwlHF ‘qy poly poly QpyVy mfr ky srUr ‘c muskrfAuNdf.
sMn swvqMjf dIaF grmIaF bhuqy lokF leI afm vrgIaF hI hoxgIaF pr asF
iqMnF BrfvF dy BivÉq dIaF ienHF grmIaf ny qfsIrF, qsvIrF aqy muhfx hI
bdl suwty. mYN CyvIN ‘c sF, Cotf rCpfl cOQI ‘c qy blvMq igafrvIN ‘c. Aus
smyN Gr dI Ksqf afriQk hflq, ipMz ivwc hfeI skUl dI axhoNd, qy Èihr qoN
ds iklomItr dI bysVk, ryqlI dUrI ny kuwJ ku mhIinaF qIkr sfzy hwQF ‘coN
ikqfbF lfËmI qOr kyr lYxIaF sn. sfzI awD qoN vwD gihxy itkI ËmIn sfnUM
sfzy hfxIaF vFgx hI Gfh Koqx, ÌslF AugfAux qy mwJF dy cryvyN ‘c AulJfAux
leI AuzIk rhI sI. jF iÌr hflfq dy qfxy-bfxy ny sfnUM iksy nihr dy puÜ
‘qy jf ibTfAuxf ijwQy sfeIklF nUM pMkcr lfAuxy aqy KoKf Ausfr ky
afAuNdy-jFdy rfhIaF nUM cfh ipafAuxI sfzI mMiËl ho inwbVxI sI.
bfpU ikAuNik AuWdmI aqy nvIaF lkIrF iKwcx df ÈOkI sI, ies leI Auh sDfrn
qukbMdI vflI rvfieqI kvIÈrI nUM axCoh aqy qfËIaF qÈbIhF ‘c rMg ky Aus df
muhFdrf bdlx ‘c juitaf hoieaf sI. iÌr Aus ny kvIÈrI dI iewko rhfa vflI
akfAU ijhI gfien ÈYlI nUM rwd ky, nvIaF nvykÜIaF qrËF ‘c Zflxf ÈurU kr
idwqf, qF Aus dy kvIÈrI jwQy dI DFk afÜy-duaÜy dy ipMzF qoN pfr qIk vgx
lwgI. iewk idn afpxy jwQy smyq Auh jlMDr ryzIE vfilaF koÜ jf Dmikaf: aKy
myry jwQy dI kvIÈrI ryzIE qoN brfzkfst kro. ryzIE vfly kihx: pihlF afpxy
sfË idKfE. bfpU smJfvy ik kvIÈrI, sfË qoN ibnf gfeI jfx vflI, mflvy dy
ivÈfl ielfky dI mkbUl lok-gfiekI hY ijs nUM ipMzF dy hËfrF sRoqy keI keI
GMty sfh rok ky suxdy ny. pr, ryzIE qoN ipMzF leI kIqy jFdy iewk GMty dy
‘idhfqI pRogrfm’ dy ÈihrI ‘bfbUaf-qbIaq’ pRbMDk, brfzkfsitMg qF kI, bfpU
pfrs nUM ryzIE dy stUzIE df drvfËf idKfAux qoN vI ienkfrI ho gey. pr
mfXUs hoey bfpU ny ihMmq nUM hwQF ‘coN iKskx nhIN idwqf. aÉIr, mogy
ielfky ‘c jMimaF-piÜaf, iewk ‘idhfqI’ bfbU, ÈMBU nfQ ÈyÈ, pRgt ho igaf
ijhVf jlMDr ryzIE dy stfÌ ‘c iksy cMgy ahudy ‘qy ibrfjmfn sI. Aus dI aqy
nfmvr hfsrs lyKk gurnfm isMG qIr dI iËdI isÌfirÈ sdkf jlMDr ryzIE vfilaF
ny jkidaF-jkidaF bfpU dy jwQy nUM ryzIE qoN ds ku imMt leI kvIÈrI gfien
krn df mOkf ‘bÉÈ’ idwqf qF sfËF qoN ibnf, bulMd afvfËF ‘c kvIÈrI df
gfien, pihlI vfr, sMn CpMjf ‘c ryzIE dIaF lihrF ‘qy asvfr hoieaf. ryzIE
qoN kvIÈrI df gfien huMidaF hI bfpU dI kvIÈrI dI DuMm pUry pMjfb dy
ipMzF ‘c lt-lt mwc AuWTI. ryzIE styÈn vfilaF dI myË ‘qy, bfpU dI kvIÈrI
dI ÌrmfieÈ ‘c afeIaF icwTIaF dIaF ZyrIaF lwgx lwgIaF. iewk-dUjy qoN
aMdro-aMdrI qRBkdy ryzIE aiDkfrIaF ny suwK df sfh hI nhIN ilaf sgoN bfpU
dy jwQy dI kvIÈrI hux hr mhIny hI ryzIE ‘qy gUMjx lwgI, ds ku imMt nhIN,
awDf awDf GMtf. AuDr gRfmoÌon kMpnIaF vfilaF dy kMnF ‘c kvIÈrI dI, hnyrI
vFg AuWTI mkbUlIaq dI ÌUk, pqf nhIN iks ny mfr idwqI. ipMzF dIaF swQF ‘c
kloldI kvIÈrI nUM, ryzIEeI lihrF ‘qy asvfr krn qoN bfad, bfpU ny
luiDafxf siQq aYc aYm vI gRfmoÌon kMpnI dy aiDkfrq ivkryqf, ‘Éflsf
tryizMg kMpnI’ rfhIN, hux gRfmoÌon rIkfrzF dy isafVF ‘c bIj ky, Aus nUM
‘jwtI qoN hIr’ bxfAux df mfarkf kr mfiraf. bfpU dI kvIÈrI df pihlf
rIkfrz mfrikt ‘c afAuNidaF hI Auh gRfmoÌon kMpnI dy dsqfvyËF ‘c ‘stfr
afritst’ dy qOr ‘qy AuWBr afieaf. hr ipMz, hr ksby, hr Èihr qy hr
myly-msfvy ‘c bfpU df plyTf kvIÈrI rIkfrz, ‘chuM ku idnF df mylf‘ aqy
‘ikEN ÌVI ispfhIaF ny, BYxoN ieh hMsF dI joVI‘ gUMjx lwgf. ÈihrF ‘c
irkiÈaF AuWpr spIkr lgf ky dvfeIaF dI mÈhUrI krn vfly mnfdIaF nUM qF
kvIÈrI df ieh rIkfrz iewk ÉËfny dy rUp ‘c twkiraf.
rIkfrz afAux qoN bfad, bfpU dI DuMm hux mflvy, mfJy aqy duafby dIaF hwdF
qoN qyËI nfÜ inkÜ ky, pUry Bfrq dy pMjfbIaF qIkr PYl geI. sMn sqvMjf dy
mfrc ‘c, klkwqy dy iksy gurdvfry qoN, hr sfl 13 aprYl nUM mnfeI jFdI
ivsfKI dy Dfrimk jÈnF ‘c kvIÈrI krn leI swdf-pwqr af igaf. jko-qkI krdy
pfrs ny afpxy jwQy smyq klkwqy nUM cfly pf idwqy.
awj-kwlH pMjfb dI isafsq ‘c hnyrI vFg vg irhf, mYQoN vwzf Brf blvMq,
bcpn qoN hI jugfVI aqy joV-qoVIaf sI. Aus ny ijEN hI dsvIN df srtIÌkyt
hfsl kIqf, bfpU Aus nUM ÌIroËpur Èihr ‘c tIn dy trMk-pytIaF bxfAux vfÜy
iewk kfrKfny ‘c Cwz afieaf ijwQoN awQrf blvMq hÌqy ku bfad hI dOV
afieaf. Gr afAuNdy nUM byby dIaF iqAUVIaF vwloN kIqy BrvyN svfgq aqy
BrpUr lfh-pfh qoN ivhlf huMidaF hI, blvMq ny sfzy Gr ‘c peI, iewk
arD-ËMgflI trMkI dI ÌroÜf-ÌrflI ÈurU kr idwqI; ijwQoN lwBI, vwz-akfrI
kfgËF nUM cimakMDUeI nfÜ sIa ky bxfeI, iewk motI kfpI ‘c suwqf, bfpU
pfrs df CMdf-bMdI ‘c iliKaf, kOlF BgqxI df ikwsf, Aus dI surq ‘c lih
igaf. AunHy cOQI ‘c pVHdy, mYQoN Coty Brf rCpfl nUM qy mYnUM afpxy
sfhmxy ibTfa ilaf qy bfpU df ikwsf qrMnm ‘c pVHnf ÈurU kr idwqf. sB qoN
pihlF muwK pfqr rfjf rsflU, afpxy vËIr bIjf mwl dI bIvI, kOlF, dI
suMdrqf ‘qy moihq ho ky afpxy iewk vËIr, qoqy suMdr, nfÜ imÜ ky, kOlF
nUM Bogx dI sfËÈ rcx lwgf. Dn nfÜ BrIaF KurjIaF KwcrF ‘qy lwd ky, bIjy
nUM GoVy ÉrIdx leI arb dy rsqy qor idwqf igaf. Ausy rfq rfjy ny kOlF df
kuMzf jf KVkfieaf: aKy mYN bIjf aF. bfpU dy iewk CMd ‘c Auh qrly krn
lwgf: ‘bIjf bfhr Kloqf iBwijaf bfrÈ df, bfr KolH dy kOlF myrIey! ‘ zrI
hoeI kOlF awgoN kihx lwgI: ‘bfr iks qrHF KolHF EBV bMdy nUM, qUM koeI
Twg, cor, Xfr hYN!’ rsflU iËd kry ik mYN bIjf eI aF, qUM mYnUM pCfxdI
nhIN. kOlF ny Èrq rwK idwqI ik agr qUM swc muwc eI bIjf aYN qF Auh Cfp
JIQ rfhIN aMdr suwt ijhVI mYN qYnUM ÈfdI smyN pfeI sI! rsflU ny, cflfk
qoqy suMdr dI slfh ‘qy, Auh Cfp bIjy qoN ieh kih ky pihlF hI rwK leI sI
ik qyry bfad qyrI Xfd ivwc ies Cfp nfl hI idl lf ilaf krFgf. AuDr bIjf
iewk afjVI qoN arb df rfh puwCdf hY qF afjVI bIjy dI BoÜ-BMzfrI zIl-zOl
dyK ky Aus nUM ieh smJfa idMdf hY ik kOlF aqy rsflU ny sfËÈ rc ky Aus
nfÜ DoKf kIqf hY. afjVI KurjIaF ‘qy dfqI Ìyrdf hY qF AunHF ‘coN sony
dIaF mohrF dI QF roV qy TIkrIaF DrqI ‘qy ZyrI ho jFdIaF ny. ies qoN bfad
guwsy ‘c KOldf bIjf Gr prqdf hY qy afpxI vÌdfr bIvI nUM sfËÈI grdfn ky
GroN kwZ dyNdf hY. Gor qklIÌF ‘coN guËrdI kOlF afiÉr afpxf swc Aujfgr
krn ivwc sÌl ho jFdI hY.
asIN dovyN Brf qkrIbn hr roË blvMq qoN ieh ikwsf suxdy. hOÜI hOlI blvMq
dy sRoiqaF ‘c Aus dy hfxI muMzy vI Èfml hox lwgy. hfxIaF ‘coN iewk dI
BYx dI ÈfdI mhIny ku qIkr hox vflI sI. pqf nhIN iks dI isÌfirÈ ‘qy ieh
ieiqhfisk ÌYslf lY ilaf igaf ik bfpU dy jwQy dI qrË ‘qy hI kOlF df ikwsf
gfa ky brfqIaF df mnorMjn kIqf jfvygf. myrf rol sI rxjIq iswDvF vFg
AuWcI afvfË ivwc afgU bx ky hryk CMd dI awDI pMgqI gfAuxI, qy rCpfl aqy
blvMq bfkI awDI nUM rÜ ky gfAux lwgy. hryk CMd nUM ÈurU krn qoN pihlF
Aus dI ivafiKaf df iËMmf, igafrvIN ‘c pVHdy axdfVHIey blvMq ny cuwk
ilaf. afAux vfÜy mhF smfgm leI hr roË irafË ÈurU ho igaf. sfzy
pihl-plyTy gfiekI ‘Èoa’ dy idn asIN brfqIaF dy Auqfry vflI DrmÈflf `c
awpVy. pYrIN kurm dIaF juwqIaF qy qyV PFtF vfÜy pjfmy.
iewk Cotf ijhf myË hfËr hoieaf. Aus dI iewk lwq nUM iewk zFg bMnH ky,
mfeIkroÌon leI stYNz iqafr kr ilaf igaf. mMijaF AuWpr bYTy brfqI mMijaF
hyT itkfeIaF boqlF cuwkdy qy ipwqÜ dy iewko glfs ‘c Aulwd ky, Aus nUM
awDf pOxf kr lYNdy. nfÜ hI Kloqy ipwql dy jwg ‘c ipaf pfxI glfs nUM
iknfiraF qIk Br dyNdf. Biraf glfs ipafkV dy buwlHF qoN AudoN hI tuwtdf
jdoN Auh Qwly qIk KflI ho jFdf. AuhI glfs iÌr ibnf DoiqaF agly ipafkV dy
hwQF dI cOkI Brn lgdf, qy pihly ipafkV vflf zrfmf duhrfa ky aglyry
ipafkV koÜ hfËr jo jFdf.
hux asIN mfeIkroÌon dy sfhmxy sF. blvMq ny arQfkfrI ÈurU kIqI: Auh kI
boilaf, mYnUM kuwJ vI Xfd nhI. mYnUM qF isrÌ iehI Xfd hY ik jdoN mYN
kOlF dy ikwsy dy pihly CMd dI pihlI hI pMgqI iqwKI avfË ivwc AucfrI, qF
brfqIaF dy hwQF ivwc PVy glfs aihwl ho gey. boqlF ÌrIË ho geIaF. sRoiqaF
dIaF DOxF kUMjF dIaF DOxF vFg sfzy vwlIN iKwcIaF geIaF. axigxq buwlHF dy
joVy iewk-dUjy nUM iqafg ky lmkx lwgy. sYaF awKF sfzy vwl AuWlr ky brÌ
vFg jMm geIaF. CMd Éqm hoieaf, qF vfh vfh dy nfÜ hI brfqIaF dIaF AuNglF
AunHF dy KIisaF ‘c AuWqrn lwgIaF. brfqI mMjy Cwz ky mfeIkroÌon vwl vDx
lwgy. notF nUM myË ‘qy itkfAux qoN pihlF, koeI sfzy moiZaF dy QfpVy
dyvy, koeI isr plosy, qy koeI sfnUM jwPIaF pfeI jfvy. cfr pMj imMtF dy
‘Dwk-muDwky’ qoN bfad brfqIaF dI BIV ipGÜ ky afpxy afpxy mMijaF vwl vg
geI.
mYN qF CyvIN ‘c huMidaF hI vfhvf kwdfvr ho igaf sF, pr rCpfl AumroN
inafxf hox kr ky mfeIkroÌon qoN nIvF rih igaf. iksy nUM pqf nhIN kI
suwJI ik agly CMd df gfien ÈurU hox qoN pihlF do pwkIaF iewtF cuwk
ilafieaf qy rCpfl dy pYrF hyT itkfa igaf. pMdrF ku imMtF ‘c hI sfrf ipMz
DrmÈflf ‘c af Zuwikaf. zyZ ku GMty ‘c notF dI brsfq dy aflm ‘c kOlF df
pRsMg Éqm hoieaf qF sfzy AudfÜy pRsMskF df Jurmt sI qy myË AuWqy ruipaF
df mylf. Gr phuMcy qF blvMq ny ruipaF nfÜ Bukfny vFg Puwilaf KIsf byby
dy mUhry ZyrI kr idwqf. AudoN df iewk ruipaf awj dy qIhF-cflHIaF dI ipwT
lvfAuNdf sI. byby kdy ruipaF vwl Jfky, qy kdy sfzy vwlIN. kuwJ plF bfad
Aus ny bulH sMgoVy qy Aus dy mwQy ‘qy KwKr AuWBrn lwgI: ruipaF dI ZyrI
nUM gusYly aMdfË ‘c prHy DkidaF Auh kVkI: ieh kI kIqY, hrfmIEN? kIhqoN
puwC ky ies kuwqy kMm ‘c pYgy aYN? af jfx idE pqMdr nUM klkwiqEN; krU
QozIaF bUQIaF lfl. Ébrdfr jy awj qoN bfad trMkI nUM hwQ lfieaY. sfzy
iqMnF dy moZy iZÜk gey. awDf GMtf pihlF sRoiqaF qoN KwtI vfh-vfh nfl dÊx
lwgy ichry bfpU vwloN kIqI jfx vfÜI sMBfvI iCqrOÜ dy zroN pIÜy pYx lwgy.
agly hI pl kOlF dy ikwsy vfÜI kfpI trMkI ‘c jf ibrfjI. byby ny trMkI nUM
sMdUk dy hvfly kr ky sMdUk dy drvfËy ‘qy ijMdrf Tok idwqf. bfpU dy
klkwiqEN prqx qIk sfzI kvIÈrI sihmI rhI.
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