AuWqrI amrIkf dy hor vwzy
sLihrF vFg vYnkUvr ivc vI gIq-sMgIq, nftk, iPlm, sfihq, ivigafn, ieiqhfs
afid nUM iDafn ‘c rwK ky hr vrHy anykF myilaF df pRbMD kIqf jFdf hY.
myilaF ivc ijvyN aksr huMdf hY hr iensfn nUM vwKry vwKry anuBv huMdy hn
jo keI vfrI jIvn Br leI afpxI sLfp Cwz jFdy hn. do ku vrHy pihlF vYnkUvr
dy iek myly ivc myry nfl vI kuJ aijhf hI vfpiraf. acfnk myry sfhmxy iek
aijhf ivakqI af KVHf hoieaf ijs nUM dyK ky mYnUM kuJ dyr leI pqf nf lwgf
ik ies nfl iks qrHF imlF, ies nUM kI khF.
‘iQMk vYnkUvr’ nF df ieh mylf sI bI sI (kYnYzIan brfzkfsitMg kfrporysLn)
vloN krvfieaf jFdf hY. hr vrHy ies myly dI iek vwKrI QIm huMdI hY jo
vYnkUvr dy iksy nf iksy pwK `qy iDafn lfAuNdI hY. sfl 2005 dy myly dI
QIm ‘vYnkUvr dy pfxIaF dy kMZy’ (vftrPrMt) sI. do hPiqaF dy ies myly
dOrfn vYnkUvr dy vwKry vwKry QfvF ivc hox vfly pRogrfmF dOrfn swdy hoey
lokF ny vYnkUvr dy pfxIaF dy kMiZaF bfry afpo afpxy anuBv sFJy krny sn.
ies myly ivc sI bI sI ny klfkfr qy ilKfrI vI sLfml kIqy ijnHF koloN
AunHF ny
ieh svfl puwiCaf ik “vYnkUvr dy pfxIaF ny quhfnUM iks qrHF
pRBfivq kIqf?” sLIlf pIkOk nFa dI sI bI sI dI pROizAUsr nUM myrI
kfmfgftf mfrU bfry ilKI kivqf bfry pqf sI qy Aus ny mYnUM vI ies myly dy
sLurU vflI sLfm mihmfn kvI vjoN swidaf.
myly dI sLurUafq vYnkUvr dI stynlI pfrk ivcly akyrIam ivc vwzI pfrtI nfl
kIqI geI. knyzf dy iksy vI sLihr ivclIaF pfrkF ivwcoN vYnkUvr dI stynlI
pfrk sB qoN vwzI hY ijs df rkbf iek hjLfr eykV qoN vwD hY. burfrz
ienilwt dy pfxIaF nfl (ijwQy 1914 ivc kfmfgftf mfrU do mhIny KVHf irhf
sI) iGrI hoeI ieh jgHf iksy svrg qoN Gwt nhIN. idny msq JUmdy idE kwd
ruwKF df njLfrf qy rfq nUM eyQoN idsdIaF, vYnkUvr, vYst vYnkUvr qy nOrQ
vYnkUvr dIaF rOsLnIaF quhfnUM moh lYNdIaF hn. ies pfrk ivc iek Cotf ijhf
icVIaF Gr vI huMdf sI jo hux qkrIbn bMd kr idwqf igaf hY. Aus df ajy vI
kfiem sB qoN vwD idlcsp ihwsf ieh akyrIam hY ijs dy qlfvF ivc rwKIaF
vwzIaF vwzIaF mwCIaF hr Aumr dy drsLk leI jfxkfrI qy mnprcfvy nfl BrIaF
huMdIaF hn.
jdoN mYN qy myrI jIvn sfQx jgdIsL sLfm nUM pfrtI vflI QF ‘qy phuMcy qF
Aus vyly AuQoN sI bI sI dIaF KbrF dy host eIan hnUmYn isMG qy glorIaF
mYkfrYNko Cy vjy dIaF KbrF iswDIaF pRsfrq kr rhy sn. afsy pfsy pfrtI df
mfhOl sI. Kfx leI anykF iksmF df ‘sI-PUz’ qy pIx leI lfl qy icwtI vfeIn.
bhuqy lok Kfx pIx vfly myjLF duafly hI JurmtF ‘c KFdy pINdy qy gwpF
mfrdy sn. afpo afpxI psMd anusfr kuJ lok akyrIam dy vwKry vwKry ihwisaF
ivc pysLkfrIaF vflIaF QfvF vwl vI af jf rhy sn. ieh QF bVy sDfrn pr
PbvyN ZMg nfl mfeIk lf ky bxfey hoey sn. vYnkUvr dy pfxIaF nfl afpxy
qjribaF bfry mYN do vfr pMdrF pMdrF imMt bolxf sI qy afpxI kivqf pVHnI
sI.
myry vfly mfeIk lfgy vwzy sfry borz qy myrf nFa iliKaf hoieaf sI qy sI
bI sI dI msLhUr host glorIaf mYkfrYNko ny qIh ku dy krIb juVy sRoiqaF
nfl myrI jfx pCfx krvfeI. mYN afpxI gwlbfq dy nfl nfl ‘sony rMgI sVk’
aqy ‘sInf pftx dI gwl’ kivqfvF pMjfbI aqy aMgRyjLI ivc suxfeIaF aqy
dwisaf ik myrIaF kivqf dIaF ikqfbF dy nFa - sony rMgI sVk, irsLqy
dirafvF dy qy Xfr myrf diraf - vYnkUvr dy pfxIaF nfl juVy hoey hn. pr
myrI gwlbfq df bhuqf iDafn kfmfgftf mfrU AuWpr hI irhf. kfmfgftf mfrU
bfry mYN pihlI kivqf 1974 ivc ilKI sI qy AudoN qoN lY ky iksy nf iksy
qrHF sfzy BfeIcfry dy ipCokV dI ieh Gtnf myry jIvn df ihwsf bxI rhI hY.
kfmfgftf mfrU dy 75vyN vrHy `qy 1989 ivc vqn prcy df ivsLysL aMk kwiZaf
sI; dsqfvyjI iPlm bxfAux ivc ihwsf ilaf sI; nftk qy kivqfvF vI ilKIaF
sn. mYN ikhf ik sfnUM vYnkUvr df ieh ieiqhfs vI Xfd rwKxf cfhIdf hY. nfl
hI mYN ies gwl qy vI jLor idwqf ik Xfd rwKx df mksd BfeIcfiraF ivc nPrq
jF ivroD pYdf krnf nhIN sgoN ipCokV bfry iek sFJI smJ bxf ky nyVqf pYdf
krn df hoxf cfhIdf hY qFik awgoN qoN asIN ies iksm dIaF glqIaF nf krIey.
gwlbfq Kqm hox bfad kuJ sRoiqaF ny myry koloN svfl vI puwCy. awDf ku
GMtf bVI sMjIdf pr idlcsp gwlbfq huMdI rhI. hOlI hOlI jdoN bhuqy lok muV
pfrtI vwl cly gey qF iek cuwp cfp bYTI aOrq AuWT ky myry kol afeI qy
kihx lwgI, “myrf nFa sLfrlI kUilj hY aqy ijhdf qusIN afpxI gwlbfq ivc
ijLkr kIqf hY, mYN Aus aYc aYc stIvnjL dI dohqI hF.”
jdoN 1914 ivc kfmfgftf mfrU vYnkUvr afieaf sI qF hYnrI hrbrt stIvnjL
torI pfrtI df aYm pI sI. Auh 1878 nUM birstl ieMglYNz ivc pYdf hoieaf sI
qy nON sfl dI Aumr ivc afpxI ivDvf mF nfl knyzf af igaf sI. afpxI jvfnI
dy idnIN Auhny iPlpIn aqy cIn ivc kuJ sfl brqfnvI qy amrIkn bsqIvfd dI
syvf kIqI. vYnkUvr vfps af ky Auh isafsq ivc dfKl hoieaf qy pihlF
vYnkUvr istI kONsl leI cuixaf igaf aqy Pyr 1911 ivc vYnkUvr qoN
kMjLrvyitv pfrtI dI itkt ‘qy mYNbr pfrlImYNt bixaf. vYnkUvr qoN Auh
afpxy smyN df sB qoN vwzf nslvfdI isafsI lIzr sI. Aus dy ibafn eysLIaf
dy lokF ivruwD nPrq nfl Bry huMdy. Auhdf bhuq jLor ies gwl ‘qy lwgf
hoieaf sI ik Auh knyzf nUM qy Kfs kr bI sI nUM isrP icwitaF leI hI rfKvF
rwKy. Auh afpxy bhuqy kMm ivlIam hfpiknsn rfhIN krvfAuNdf sI. kfmfgftf
mfrU nUM do mhIny vYnkUvr dI bMdrgfh dy bfhr KVHf rwKx ivc sB qoN vwzf
hwQ aYc aYc stIvnjL df hI sI. jdoN stIvnjL qy hfpiknsn dIaF kfmfgftf
mfrU nUM bMdrgfh qoN kwZx dIaF sfrIaF cflF Pyl huMdIaF lwgIaF qF ieh
stIvnjL hI sI ijs ny knyzf dI nyvI df lVfkU jhfjL aYc aYm sI aYs rynboa
ilafAux df pRbMD kIqf sI.
aYc aYc stIvnjL vloN gYr-icwty lokF ivruwD kIqy nslvfdI kMmF aqy Kfs kr
kfmfgftf mfrU dy sbMD ivc pfey iGnfAuxy ihwsy kfrn myry leI Auh hmysLF
nPrq qy guwsy df pfqr irhf hY. kfmfgftf mfrU bfry gwlbfq krn lwigaF aksr
Aus df ijLkr afAuxf suBfvk hI hY. ijs ivakqI df nFa qusIN qIhF pYNqIaF
sflF qoN nPrq nfl lYNdy rhy hovo Aus dI iksy irsLqydfr nUM sfhmxy KVI
dyK ky kI khogy? mYN AuhdI vl acMby nfl dyiKaf. Auhny lMbf kot pfieaf
hoieaf sI qy glL ivc kYmry dy nfl iek do hor bYg vI ltkfey hoey sn.
Auhdy icwty ichry ‘qy bVI mfsUm muskrfht sI. awKF ‘c cmk sI. nPrq jF
dusLmxI vrgI iksy sLYa df nF insLfn qwk nhIN sI. isrP dosq muskfn.
“mYN sfiraF dy sfhmxy kuJ nhIN sI kihxf cfhuMdI. mYnUM pqf hY myry nfny
ny kfmfgftf mfrU smyN koeI cMgf kMm nhIN sI kIqf. pr qusIN ijs qrHF
gwlbfq kIqI mYnUM cMgI lwgI”, eynf kihMidaF Auhny afpxf swjf hwQ myry
vwl vDfieaf.
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