ieh Gtnf 1980 dI hY. myry mn
ivwc sfzy supRiswD nfvlkfr guridafl isMG jI dy BfrqI sfihq akfdmI snmfn
pRfpq nfvl ‘awD cfnxI rfq’ nUM nftkI rUp ivwc pyÈ krn dI iewCf jfgI. ies
sbMDI mYN guridafl isMG jI nfÜ gwl kIqI qy AuhnF ny ies dI mnËUrI bVI ÉuÈI
nfÜ dy idqI. mhInf-zyZ mhInf lf ky mYN qy guridafl isMG jI ny ies dI iewk
awCI-ÉfsI nftkI sikRpt iqafr kr leI qy asIN irhrslF ÈurU kr idqIaF. jd
nftk vfhvf iqafr ho igaf qF iewk irhrsl guridafl isMG jI dyKx vI afey qy
AuhnF nftk dI cl rhI iqafrI `qy qswlI qy ÉuÈI df ieËhfr kIqf. sfzy hOsly
bulMd ho gey qy asIN nftk hor vI cfa qy AuqÈfh nfÜ iqafr krn lwg pey. do
ku mhIinaF ivwc nftk iqafr ho vI igaf.
‘awD cfnxI rfq’ pihlf pUrf nftk sI ijs nUM mYN afpxI inrdyÈnf hyT iqafr
kIqf sI. nftk iqafr kridaF sfzf vfhvf Krc ho igaf qy asIN ieh Krcf nftk
itktF Auqy Kyz ky pUrf krn dI skIm socI. asIN do qrHF dIaF itktF CpvfeIaF.
kursI vfÜy drÈkF leI pMj rupey vfÜI qy drIaF Auqy bYTx vfÜy drÈkF leI do
rupey vfÜI. sfry klfkfrF dI izAutI lfeI geI ik Auh afpxI-afpxI ivq anusfr
itktF vycx dI koiÈÈ krn. do-iqMn dukfnF `qy vI itktF rwKIaF.
nftk Kflsf hfeI skUl mfnsf dI KuwlHI-zuwlHI styjN ‘qy Kyizaf jfxf sI qy
asIN ies df prcfr vI pUrf kIqf. sfzy iewk klfkfr bljIq cfhl ny qF
AuqÈfh-vs nftk dy keI sInF dy vwzy-vwzy icwqr vI bxf Dry qy asIN Auh Èihr
dIaF keI mhwqvpUrn QfvF ‘qy rwK qy ltkf idqy. nftk dy prcfr kfrn sfzIaF
vfhvf itktF ivk geIaF jF ies qrHF kho ik asIN vyc leIaF. pr AuqnIaF vI
nhIN ivkIaF ijs nfÜ sfzf sfrf Krcf pUrf ho jFdf. ÉYr sfnUM ÉuÈI sI ik sfzI
imhnq aYvyN ajfeIN nhIN sI jf rhI qy sfzf awD-pucwD Ércf inkl hI afvygf.
Lpr nfÜ dI nfÜ asIN ieh sÉq PYslf vI lY ilaf ik kuwJ vI hovy nftk muPqÉorF
nUM kdficq nhIN ivKfAuxf. ies mMqv dI pUrqI leI mYN myry kflj dy afpxy
cyilaF-bflikaF dIaF do-iqMn vlMtIar-tImF bxfeIaF qy AuhnF dy ieMwcfrj lok
klf mMc mfnsf dy ijMmyNvfr klfkfr bxf idqy qF NkoeI mCHor-mqf kfljIeyt
vlMtIar qYÈ ivwc af ky koeI musIbq nf KVHI kr dyvy.
lAu jI, nftk Kyzx dI imqI af geI (shI imqI purfxf irkfrz ProÜ ky lwBx dI
koiÈÈ kIqI pr iml nhIN skI pr ieqnf avwÈ Xfd hY ik sfl 1980 hI sI qy nftk
rfq nUM Kyizaf igaf sI). ijvyN ik mYN pihlF hI dwisaf hY ieh nftk mfnsf dy
Kflsf hfeI skUl dI styj ‘qy Kyizaf jfxf sI. ies skUl dy ipCly pfsy iewk
vfhvf guËfry-jogI styjN sI qy Ausdy sfhmxy do-ZfeI hËfr drÈkF dy bYTx leI
iewk KuwlHf mYdfn sI (Njo awj vI hY). ies mYdfn dy sjyN pfsy nO-ds Puwt
AuWcI kMD sI, ipwCy skUl df hostl sI qy Kwby pfsy irhfieÈI mkfnF dI ipwT
lgdI sI. styj dy ipCly pfsy iewk bUhy rfhIN styj nfÜ juiVaf iewk vwzf hfl
sI ijs nUM asIN grIn rUm dy qOr ‘qy vrqnf sI. so muPq ivwc nftk vyKx afey
muPLqKory drÈkF leI aYvyN-kYvyN aMdr dfÉl hoxf bhuqf asfn nhIN sI. drÈkF
dy dfKly leI skUl dy do drvfËy sn, iewk skUl df muwK gyt qy dUjf ipwCy
mYdfn dI swjI kMD nfl rwiKaf hoieaLf. nftk Kyzx df smF asIN ‘TIk rfq dy 8
vjy’ df rwiKaf sI qy drÈk idqy smyN dy anusfr phuMcxy vI ÈurU h gey. sfzy
vlMtIar lfTIaF lY ky afpxIaF-afpxIaF izAutIaF ‘qy ‘qfienfq’ ho gey.
drÈkF dI shUlq leI asIN mOky ‘qy itktF vycx df prbMD vI kr ilaf sI. ijMnHF
drÈkF ny itktF leIaF sn Auh sihjy-sihjy afAuNdy rhy qy afpxIaF inÈicq QfvF
Auqy bYTdy rhy. koeI gVbV nf hoeI. kuwJ drÈkF, ijMnHF ny ÈurU ivwc hI ieh
mihsUs kr ilaf ik ibnf itkt aMdr jfxf mumikn nhIN, mOky ‘qy itktF lYxIaF
vI afrMB kr idqIaF. asIN ÉuÈ sF ik sfzI skIm qy imhnq rMg ilaf rhI sI. pr
bhuqy sfry drÈk ajy vI ies afs ‘qy KVy sn ik kI pqf muPq ivwc nftk vyKx df
dfa lwg hI jfvy. Èfied AuhnF nUM afs sI ik jd BIV bhuq ho geI qF prbMDkF
leI AuhnF dy ‘hmly’ nUM rokxf sMBv nhIN ho skygf. pr sfzy vlMtIar vI ‘pUry
tryNz’ kIqy hey sn. blik iek-do gusYly vlMtIarF qoN qF mYNnUM vI zr sI ik
ikqy Auh iksy DwkV drÈk df isr hI nf pft dyx.
hOÜI-hOÜI drÈkF dI BIV vDxI ÈurU ho geI. skUl dy muK gyt ivwc dI qF
byitkitaF nUM lMGxf AuWkf hI muÈkl sI ikAuNik AusnUM iewk vwzf qy AuWcf
drvfËf lwigaf hieaf sI ijsnUM sfzy vlMtIarF ny aMdroN arÜ mfr idqI sI.
drÈk Aus vwzy drvfËy ivwc lwgy iewk imMnI gyt rfhIN hI prvyÈ kr skdy sn.
pr skUl dy ipCly mYdfn dI nON-ds Puwt AuWcI kMD AuWqoN dI morcf mfiraf jf
skdf sI. qy keIaF ny ies qrHF krnf ÈurU vI kr idqf. pr sfzy AuqÈfhI
vlMtIarF ny AuhnF dI koeI pyÈ nf jfx idqI. muPqÉry drÈkF ivcN iewk drÈk
bfhrly pfsy kozf ho jFdf qy Ausdf dUjf sfQI Aus AuWqy cVH ky kMD AuqoN dI
twpx dI koiÈÈ krdf pr aMdrly pfsy KVHy sfzy vlMtIar Tfh kr ky sotI kMD ‘qy
mfrdy qy bcfrf byitktf dVMm kk ky ipCFh jf izgdf. keI vfr muPqÉrF ny
iewkjuwt ho ky bJvF ‘hmlf’ krn dI koiÈÈ vI kIqI pr sfzy vlMtIar ‘POjF’ ny
AuhnF dI iewk nf cwlx idqI.
ies DU-GsIt ivwc sfzf nftk krn df smF af phuMcf. pr nftk kOx kry? nftk krn
vfÜy qF drvfiËaF ‘qy zFgF PVIN KVHy sn. BfvyN mYN iek-do prmuK klfkfrF dI
myk-awp vgYrf krvf leI sI pr bhuiqaF dI rihMdI sI. pr izAutI ‘qy lwgy myry
vlMtIar Ëfbqy qy Bfvkqf df ieqny iÈkfr ho gey ik AuhnF ny pihlF byitkitaF
nfÜ dsqpMjf lYx nUM pihl idqI. qy AuhnF dI ies idRVHqf ny PÜ dyxf ÈurU vI
kr idqf. bhuq sfry muPqKorF ny DVf-DVf itktF lYxIaF afrMB kr idqIaF. bs
qIh-cfÜI aijhy drÈk rih gey ijhVy itktf lYxIaF afpxI hqkL smJdy sn qy
ijhVy itktF lY ky iPlm vI kdI-kdfeIN hI vyKdy sn. AuhnF ivwc iek-do nUM
mYN jfqI qOr ‘qy jfxdf vI sF qy mYN AuhnF dI ‘muPqKorI’ leI AuhnF nUM
ÈrimMdgI vI idqI pr mYNnUM vyKidaF hI Auh kwcf-ijhf hsdy myry vwl ipwT kr
lYNdy sn. AuhnF ivwc iewk nUM mYN ieh ikhf vI ik Auh itkt dy pYsy myry kÜo
lY lvy pr sfzI itkt-muihMm nUM asPl nf bxfvy pr Aus dy cIkxy ipMzy qy pfxI
pfey df koeI asr nf hoieaf.
rfq dy nON vwj gey qy aMdrly drÈk nftk ÈurU krn dI kfhÜ krn lgy. mYN
klfkfr vlMtIarF nUM jf ky myk-awp krn dI ihdfieq kIqI qy bfhrÜI izAutI ‘qy
isrP kflj vfÜy vlMtIarF nUM KVHy rihx idqf. AuhnF ny vI pUrI qrHF zt ky
izAutI inBfeI. hux Auh bfhr KVHy vIh-pwcI muPqKorF df afsfnI nfÜ tfkrf krn
dy smwrQ sn. keI vI muPqKorf aMdr vVn df hINaF nf kr sikaf. smF rfq dy
sfZy nON qoN vI vwD ho igaf. jd nftk ÈurU krn df vkLq afieaf qF mYN
vlMtIarF nUM ikhf ik bfhr KVHy ‘byÈrm toly’ nUM aMdr afAux dI iejfËq dy
idqI jfvy (ikAuNik mYNnUM pqf sI ik bfhr KVHy Auh hor kuwJ BfvyN kr skn
BfvyN nf, pr ‘hU-hf’ kr ky cldy nftk dI sMjIdgI ËrUr BMg kr skdy sn)
rfq dy pOxy bfrF vjy jd nftk nftk Éqm hoieaf qF mYNnUM jfxdf iewk muPqKorf
nOjvfn drÈk, ijhVf afpxy-afp nUM ‘grIbU vYWlI’ aKvf ky ÉuÈ hudf sI, myry
koÜ afieaf qy myry awgy pMj df not kridaF kihx lwigaf, “lAu jI prPYsr
sfihb afpxy nftk dI itkt dy pYsy, mYNnUM qF sfÜf pqf eI nhIN sI beI nftk
ieh-Njy vI huMdy ny!’
qy mYNnUM lwigaf ik ijhVy vIh-pwcI muPqKry mYNnUM aMdr vfVny pey sn AuhnF
sfiraF dIaF itktF df muwl ‘grIbU vYlI’ ny Auqfr idqf sI.
‘itktF Auqy nftk krn’ dy ies qjrby qoN bfd mYN ies nqIjy `qy phuMicaf ik
ies qrHF df kfrj nftkkfr jF inrdyÈk df nhIN. ies kfrj nUM nypry cfVHn
vfsqy bfkfiedf iewk vwKry ZFcy (ienPrf stRwkcr) dI ËrUrq hY. ies mMqv dI
pUrqI leI iewk vwKrI eyjMsI dI loV hY. pMjfbIaF, ivÈyÈ qOr `qy pyNzU
pMjfbIaF ivc, nftk vyKx dI aQfh BuwK aqy iKwc hY qy Auh itktF KrId ky nftk
vyKx af vI skdy hn pr Èrq ieh ik nftk vyKx leI AuhnF vfsqy pUrIaF rMgmMcI
shUlqF hox. ikQy jfx Auh nftk vyKx? koeI Epn iQeytr nhIN, koeI rMgÈflfvF
nhIN. kOx kihMdf hY ik pMjfbIaF ivwc nftk vyKx dI pRivrqI nhIN jF Auh isrP
muPq ivwc hI nftk vyKx dy afdI hn. pMj-pMj koh qoN trYktr-trflIaF `qy nftk
vyKx leI vhIrF Gq-Gq afAuxf nftk vyKx dI pRivrqI df sUck nhIN qF hr kfsdf
hY? nftk krvfAux vfly prbMDkF nUM jybF ivco afpxI ivq muqfbk ds-ds,
vIh-vIh dy not kwZ ky dyxf nftk itktf Auqy vI vyKx dI AuhnF dI rucI vwl
ieÈfrf nhIN qF hor iks vwl hY? myrf ieh pwkf ivÈvfs hy ik jy pMjfb dy
ipMzF ivwc rMgÈflfvF hox qF inÈcy hI pMjfbI lok nftk vyKx afAux. kI
pMj-pMj, ds-ds hËfr dI igxqI ivwc nftk vyKx afAux vfÜy pMjfbIaF ivwc
pMj-swq sO vI aijhy nhIN inklxgy ijhVy itktF Auqy nftk nf vyKx afAux? ies
qrHF kihxf qF mYNnUM AuNj hI pMjfbIaF dI siBafcfrk BuwK dI byadbI lgdI hY.
ies dI mYN quhfnUM iewk hr Audfhrn dyxf cfhuMdf hF.
19 dsMbr 1993 nUM asIN rotrI klwb rfmf mMzI dy swdy ‘qy rfmf mMzI dy
afrIaf hfeI skUl ivwc nftk ‘ikhr isMG dI mOq’ kIqf. rotrI klwb vwloN ieh
nftk itktF ‘qy krvfieaf igaf ijs nUM Aus ny ‘pfs isstm’ df nF idqf hieaf
sI. pfs dI ryNj 100 rupey qoN 500 rupey qk sI. smfgm cuxy hoey kuwJ ‘Bwdr
purÈF’ (islYkitz jtrI) vfsqy hI sI, ies leI kul pMj ku sO kursIaF hI
lfeIaF geIaF sn. nftk df AuhnF ny afm pbilk ivwc prcfr nhIN sI kIqf. asIN
vI sOKy qy prbMDk vI sOKy. sfnUM nftk krvfAux vfÜy iml gey qy prbMDkF nUM
iqafr kIqy krfey nftk. qusIN khogy ies ivwc afm drÈk qF Èfiml nf hoieaf jo
afpxy afp itkt KrId ky nftk vyKx afAuNdf. ies dI vI sux lvo.
koeI mhInf ku bfd rfmf mMzI dI iewk hor sMsQf ‘isksrË klwb’ dy ahudydfr
myry koÜ afey aqy AuhnF mYNnUM dwisaf ik Auh myrf nftk ‘ikhr isMG dI mOq’
dubfrf rfmf mMzI ivwc afm drÈkF leI pr pfsF (itktF) Auqy krvfAuxf cfhuMdy
hn. AuhnF ny pihlF myrf ieh nftk qF nhIN sI vyiKaf pr rotrI klwb vwloN
bxfeI vIzIAu iPlm sQfnk kybl Auqy vyK leI sI. kybl `qy vyiKaf nftk AuhnF
nUM cMgf lwigaf sI qy Auh ies nUM afm pbilk nUM ivKfAuxf cfhuMdy sn. AuhnF
mYNnUM ieh vI dwisaf ik hux qk Auh gfiekF df progrfm hI krvfAuNdy afey sn
qy ies vfr Auh nftkF vfÜf qjrbf krnf cfhuMdy sn. AuhnF mYNnUM mUMh-mLMgI
pymYNt dI pyÈkÈ vI afp hI kr idqI. mYNnUM ÉuÈI heI ik QoVHy ijhy smyN ivwc
hI myry nftk dI ieko ksby ivwc dubfrf mMg ho rhI sI. mYN AuhnF dI pyÈkÈ
ÉuÈI-ÉuÈI prvfn kr leI.
isksr klwb dy mYNbrF ny sfrI rfmf mMzI ivwc nftk df prcfr iPlmF dI qrHF
vwzy-vwzy postr qy borz lf-lf kIqf. qy nfÜ ieh vI idRVH krvf idqf ik nftk
vyKx leI dfKlf isrP ‘pfsF’ Auqy hI hvygf. nftk Kyzx vfÜI QF (afrIaf hfeI
skUl) Auqy vI ieh sUcnf pihlF hI ltkf idqI. : nftk Kyzy jfx vfÜy idn (14
meI, 1994) qk sfrIaF ‘itktF’ ivk cuwkIaF sn qy ijs idn nftk hoxf sI Aus
idn drÈkF df vwzf BfrI iekwT bfhr gyt `qy KVHf duhfeI pf irhf sI, “sfnUM
itktF idAu, sfnUM itktF idAu! asIN nftk vyKxf cfhuMdy hF!’
Pyr asIN iks afDfr ‘qy kih Czdy hF ik pMjfbI drÈk itktF lY ky nftk vyKx df
cfhvfn nhIN, Auh isrP muPq ivwc nftk vycx df afdI hY. asl ivwc gwl ieh hY
ik pMjfbI drÈk qF itktf Auqy nftk vyKx leI iqafr hY pr Aus leI aijhf krn
ivwc koeI awgy nhIN af irhf, nf hI sfzI srkfr qy nf hI nftk qy rMgmMc nfÜ
NjuVI koeI hor arD srkfrI sMsQf. qusIN Aus leI Auh sB kuwJ muhweIaf kro jo
nftk Kyzy jfx leI ËrUrI hY, iPr vyKxf Auh ikvyN nhIN afAuNdf nftk vyKx!
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