34-35 vrHy kYnzf ‘c rihMidaF
mYN kdy vI sfeIkl dI svfrI nhIN kIqI, mgr sfeIklF dy supinaF dI svfrI
myrI nINdr awj vI krdI rihMdI hY. kdI mYN afpxy vwzy Brf blvMq dy sfeIkl
dy ipWCy bYTf huMdf hF qy kdy pMkcr hoey cwikaF leI mYN sfeIkl-murMmqI
dukfnF lBdf iPrdf huMdf hF. kdy myry sfeIkl dI cyn tuwt jFdI hY qy kdy
iksy sfeIkl-stYNz ‘qy KilHafiraf myrf sfeIkl, mYnUM lBdf hI nhIN. cwikaF
dIaF qfrF df tuwtxf qF myry supinaF ‘c vfr-vfr vfprn vfÜf QIm bx igaf
hY. drasl, sfeIkl myrI ijLMdgI nflL myry bcpn ivwc hI juV igaf sI. sMn
1959-60 ‘c mYN awTvIN jmfq ivwc sI, Cotf rCpfl CyvIN ‘c qy vwzf Brf
blvMq mogy dy zI aYm kflj ivwc bfrHvIN df ividafrQI. Zwz-qUMbI dI sMgq
ivwc, kvIsLrI nUM, cwl rhI Dfrf qoN htvyN aMdfjL ivwc gfAux vfÜy sfzy
‘BujMgI jwQy’ dI DFk mogy dy afÜy-duafiÜEN vfvroÜy vFg AuWT ky mflvy dy
kotkpUry, biTMzy, sMgrUr qy luiDafxy dy ielfikaF qIk PYl cuwkI sI.
gfiekI leI ijMnI bwuikMg bfpU dy jwQy dI huMdI, sfzI buwikMg Aus dy
brfbr Zuwkx lwg peI sI. Gr ‘c, kmfeI df qy sLohrq df du-ivwZf KUh igVn
lwgf. gfiekI dy pRogrfmF rfhIN, sfzy Gr ‘c giVaF dy CVfikaF vFg izwg rhI
mfieaf ny, gihxy peI sfzI Erf-Erf jLmIn nUM, idnF ‘c hI pRonotF qoN mukq
kr mfiraf.
ijs idn asIN iqMny Brf qy sfzf bfpU pfrs sbwb nfÜ ipMz huMdy, bfpU sfzy
sIrI nUM ipMz df Brmx krn df iesLfrf krdf. sIrI iswK igaf sI ik murgy
dIaF KfrF qy nhuMdrF dI idwK qoN Aus dI Aumr ikvyN pCfnxI hY. awDy, pOxy
GMty bfad hI, swjI kwC ‘c ‘kV-kVYN, kV-kVYN’ krdf kuwkV aVfeI, sfzf sIrI
sfzy ivhVy ‘c dfKLl huMdf. sfzIaF awKF ‘c iewk dm sO sO vft dy blb jg
AuWTdy, qy sfzIaF gwlHF, Bry-hoey Bukfny bx jFdIaF. kuwkV nUM dyKidaF hI
blvMq kuVqy dy kPL cVHfAux lgdf qy krd ‘qy ryqI Pyr ky kuwkV dy AudfÜy
ho jFdf. hux kuwkV dI DOx Kwby hwQ ‘c jkV ky, igwlf kwpVf incoVn vFg Auh
Aus dI isrI nUM mroVdf, qy imafn ‘coN qlvfr nUM DUhx vFg isrI nUM iKwc
ky, DOx nfÜoN sikMtF ‘c vwK kr dyNdf. qVPL rhy kuwkV dy KMB lgfqfr PVkdy
ijvyN Auh AuzfrI mfrn leI qFG irhf hovy. blvMq sIs-rihq kuwkV nUM, awgy
nUM vDfey afpxy swjy hwQ ‘c EnI dyr pkVI rKdf jd qIk aMnHy-vfh KMB
PVkfAuNdf kuwkV pUrI qrHF inrijMd nf ho jFdf. TMzy ho gey kuwkV nUM nÜky
dy lfgy iewk tokrI ‘c suwt ky, Auh mYnUM jF rCpfl nUM pfxI nfÜ bfltI Brn
df iesLfrf krdf. hux Auh kuwkV dy pONicaF nUM nhuMdrF koÜoN pkV ky
pfisaF vwl nUM iKcdf qy, kuwkV dIaF tMgF ivckfr AuWpr vwl nUM AuWBr
afeI, Aus dy KMBF hyTlI cmVI AuWpr twk lfAux leI mYnUM hukm krdf. cmVI
AuWqy Cotf ijhf cIrf lgidaF hI Auh tMgF nUM ivroDI idsLfvF vwl pUry jLor
nfÜ iKcdf qF cmVI, kuwkV dI CfqI qIk, ‘Purk’ kr ky pft jFdI. hux Auh
pftI hoeI cmVI dy hyT aMgUTy KuBfAuNdf qy sfrI cmVI nUM bunfiex vFg
Auqfr ky, tokrI ‘c suwt idMdf.
sfhmxy mMjy ‘qy bYTf bfpU, aKLbfr smytx lgdf qy pqIly ‘c irwJ rhIaF bFgF
dI gMD suMGidaF hI bYTk ivwcoN pIÜy rMg dI rsBrI nflL BrpUr boql nUM
AuTfa ilafAuNdf. kwc dy glfs ‘c kÜ-kÜ jfg AuTdI, qy ds ku imMtF ‘c bfpU
dIaF awKF ‘c gulfbI asmfn AuWqrn lgdf.
jdoN nUM mYN nOvIN ‘c hoieaf, sfzI gfiekI dIaF DuMmF qrnqfrn, pwtI qy
Kymkrn dy nfÜ-nfÜ duafby qIk vDx lwgIaF. mhIny ‘coN pMdrF-vIh idn gfiekI
dy pRogrfm sfnUM sfzy skUlF qoN inKyVI rKdy. inwq-inwq dIaF gLYrhfËrIaF
qoN qMg afey tIcrF df sfzy vwl vqIrf sKLqI PVn lwgf. hPLqy ‘c iqMn-iqMn,
cfr-cfr idnF dI ÊYrhfËrI qoN bfad mYN qy rCpfl jdoN skUl jFdy qF mfstrF
dIaF iqEVIaF sfzIaF awKF ‘c KuwB jfx nUM iqafr huMdIaF. keI idnF dI
gLYrhfjLrI kfrn ipWCy pY gey hom-vrk dy bhfny mfstrF dy zMzy sfzIaF
qlLIaF ‘c lfsF AuWkr dyNdy. kdy-kdy kMnF nUM mfstrF dIaF AuNglLF qy
aMgUiTaF ivckfr ipsxF pYNdf. hwQF nUM, tMgF dy ipCly pfisEN dI inwkflL
ky kMn PVn ivwc musLikl eynI nhIN sI afAuNdI pr ijEN hI murgLf bxIaF
sfzIaF ipwTF rqf ku hyTF nUM hox df gunFh krdIaF, mfstr df zMzf sfzy
icwqVF ‘qy afx pYNdf. asIN Gr af ky byby dy glL lwg ky roNdy qy skUl
ivwc shI ijLwlq aqy kuwt df ijLkr krdy. byby ny bfpU ‘qy jLor pfieaf ik
jF qF inafixaF nUM pVHno htf ilaf jfvy qy jF gfiekI dy pRogrfmF qoN.
bfpU pfrs nUM pqf sI ik gfiekI sfQoN Auh Gr dI afriQkqf nUM TuMmxf dyx
leI hI krf irhf sI, ies leI pVHn dy nfl nfl gfiekI nUM jfrI rwKx df hukm
ho igaf.
jd qIk sfzI pRiswDI sfzy ielfky qIkr sImq sI, qd qIk sfzI koisLs huMdI
sI ik sLfm nUM gfiekI df pRogrfm KLqm kr ky, sfeIkl dy jLrIHey rfqo-rfq
ipMz phuMicaf jfvy. AunHI idnIN, pMjfb dy sfry sLihrF nUM joVdIaF awj
vflLIaF bhu-lynIaF sVkF eynIaF ipckIaF hoeIaF huMdIaF sn ik awigEN af
rhy tFgy, trwk jF bws kolLoN gujLrn leI awDI gwzI nUM luwkdfr sVk qoN
hyTF Auqfrnf pYNdf sI. ipMzF nUM muwK sVkF nfl joVn vflIaF awj dIaF ilMk
sVkF df EdoN hfly iksy ny ikafs vI nhIN kIqf sI. ies leI lfgy-sLfgy dy
ipMzF ‘c jfx leI, sfzy iqMnF leI rfKvF rwiKaf iewko-iewk sfeIkl hI, sfzy
leI lohy dI bwkI df kMm idMdf sI. jy ikqy dUr qoN swdf af jFdf qF moigEN
bws pkV ky sfeIkl nUM bws dy isr ‘qy svfr kr ilaf jFdf.
sfzy ies iewko-iewk sfeIkl dy mUhrly zMzy ‘qy rCpfl nUM svfr kr ky qy
ipClI kfTI AuWqy mYnUM lwd ky blvMq sfnUM dUr-dUr qIk Gumfa ilafAuNdf.
ieh sfeIkl afpxI bËurgI vwl vD irhf sI lyikn bVf sLrfrqI ho igaf sI.
blvMq dy pjfmy dI mUhrI kdy cyn kvr ‘c AulJ jFdI qy kdy pYzl dI sLfPLt
AudflLy ilpt ky PwtV ho jFdI. pjfmy nUM cyn-kvr qy pYzl-sLfPLt dIaF
ÈrfrqF qoN bcfAux leI blvMq afpxy pjfmyN dIaF mUhrIaF AudflLy syby bMnHx
lwg ipaf. AuDr sfeIkl dI kfTI ijEN ijEN purfxI huMdI jFdI, iqEN iqEN Aus
nUM blvMq dy pwtF dy aMdrly pfsy cUMZIaF Brn df Bus pYx lgdf. kfTI dIaF
cUMZIaF jdoN bhuqIaF hI ‘ivgV’ jFdIaF qF blvMq kfTI AudflLy iewk prnf
lpyt lYNdf.
mUhrly pfsy bYTy rCpfl dy hwQ ‘c iglfPL ivwc lpytI qUMbI PVI huMdI,
sfeIkl dy hYNzl nflL ltkdy kwpVy dy JoÜy ‘c ZwzF, qy hwQF ivwc cmVy df,
iqMn-qhIaf, iewk bYgL pkVI mYN ipClI kfTI ‘qy bYTf huMdf. bYgL dI iewk
qih ‘c sfeIkl dIaF do-iqMn itAUbF dy nflL nflL, iqMn-cfr rYNc, iewk
pycks, bOxI ijhI iewk hQOVI, pMkcr leI silAUÈn qy rygmfr (sYNzpypr), qy
iewk moty blyz vflLf pwky lohy df igwT ku lMbF cfkU huMdf. ivckfrlI qih
‘c iewk aKLbfr ivwc lpyt ky rwKI PlYsLlfeIt aqy tfierF ‘c hvf Brn leI,
lIrF ‘c ilpitaf hoieaf pMp.
iewk idn asIN, sfzy ipMzoN 20-22 mIl dI dUrI ‘qy, bwDxI-iblfspur dy
nyVly iewk msLhUr ipMz lwKf ivKy bfad-dupihr dI gfiekI krn gey hoey sF.
sfzf iKLafl sI ik idn iCpx qoN kfPLI smF pihlF gfiekI bMd kr ky asIN
afpxy ipMz vwl nUM cfly pf lvFgy qy hnyrf hox qoN pihlF pihlF, bfrF ku
mIl dy PLfsly ‘qy vgdI mogf-brnflLf sVk ‘qy jf cVHFgy, pRMqU sRoqy sfzI
gfiekI ‘c eyny gVuwc ho gey ik gfiekI lmkdI hI qurI geI. afKLr jdoN
gfiekI df Bog ipaf qF sUrj horIN DrqI dy puaFdIN cuwBI mfrn dI iqafrI ‘c
sn. lwKy qoN qurn qIkr mUMh-hnyrf AuWqr afieaf sI ijs ivwc hlkI hlkI
TMz, qyjL-ho-geI hvf nflL gihrfeI PVdI jf rhI sI. blvMq ny sfeIkl nUM
QfpI idwqI qy icwkV-BrIaF glIaF ivcdI, ilbVx qoN bcdy bcdy, asIN ipMz
lwKf dI iPrnI ‘qy af inwklLy. srdIaF df mOsm hox kfrn GrF dy dIvy,
lfltYxF, qy lYNp vI koiTaF dy aMdr Cupy bYTy sn. lwKy qoN bwDxI awpVx
leI ipMz ckr nUM jfxf pYxf sI ijwQoN lopo ivcdI huMdy hoey asIN bwDxI
vflI sVk ‘qy cVHnf sI. gfiekI vflI DrmsLflf qoN sfzy nflL nflL af rhy
sfzy pRsMskF ny ckr dy rfh ‘qy af ky sfnUM alivdf afKI qy blvMq ny rCpfl
nUM sfeIkl dy mUhrly zMzy ‘qy svfr kr ilaf. ijEN hI Kwby pYzl ‘qy afpxf
Kwbf pYr Drky Auh AuWprlI kfTI ‘qy hoieaf, mYN CflL mfr ky ipCly kYrIar
‘qy bYT igaf. aflLy-duaflLy vfhvf hnyrf sI pRMqU hnyry df vI afpxf iewk
mwDm ijhf cfnx huMdf hY, jF sLfied awKF df afpxf iewk isstm huMdf hY ijs
qihq Auh, Guwp hnyry ivwc vI DuMdlLf ijhf dyK skx dI sLkqI hfsl kr
lYNdIaF ny. kwcy qy KfiBaF-Bry rfh ‘qy kdy-kdy lVKVf jFdy sfeIkl nUM
kfbU ‘c rwK irhf blvMq sfho-sfh hoieaf sfeIkl clfeI jf irhf sI qy nflL
nflL Aus idn dI gfiekI dIaF qfrIPLF qy rih-geIaF kmjLorIaF dI alocnf krI
jf irhf sI. acfnk hI Aus nUM rupeIaF nflL Aus df Biraf KIsf Xfd afieaf.
–afpF nUM kfPLI svKqy qurnf cfhIdf sI, Auh buVbuVfieaf. –jy Blf koeI
lutyrf afpF inafixaF nUM hnyry ‘c rok lvy qF kI krlFgy afpF! nflLy qF
aglf afpxf sfeIkl Koh ky lY jU qy nflL afh sO, svf sO rupeIey luwt ky
cldf bxU.
iDwbV-DoiVaF qy ryqy-ickwV ‘c ilpty, pMj Cy mIl mIl dy lMmy hnyry sPLr
qoN bfad, asIN ipMz ckr dI jUh ‘c sF. lwKy vflf rsqf aMq ckr dI iPrnI qy
jf ky GrF nflL jf tkrfieaf. AuQoN iPrnI Kwby nUM vI jFdI sI qy swjy nUM
vI.
–AuWqrIN Zolf, kih ky blvMq ny sfeIkl nUM bryk mfry. (mYnUM inwky
huMidaF Gr ivwc Aupnfm ‘Zol’ nflL vI pukfiraf jFdf sI) bryk nflL hoeI
ikrV-ikrV suxidaF hI sfhmxI kMD dy muwZ kuMgV ky bYTy pMj Cy kuwqy iewk
dm hrkq ‘c af gey. AuhnF dy BOkx nfl GUk suwqI rfq kMbx lwgI. iewk motf
ijhf kuwqf swjy pfsy bVI dUr qoN BONkdf hoieaf qIr vFg sfzy vwl viDaf qy
pl hI ‘c ‘kVfk’ dy KVfk qoN bfad cAUN-cAUN krdf prly pfsy nUM dOV igaf.
Auh ivcfrf sfnUM pYdl smJ ky sfnUM burk mfrn leI dOVdf hoieaf afieaf sI
qy axjfxy ‘c hI mUhrly cwky nflL pUry jLor nflL af twkrfieaf sI. Auhdf
cAuNkxf qy dOVnf sux ky bfkI dI kuqIVH vI tONkdI tONkdI Auhdy mgry dOV
geI.
blvMq nUM hux ieh pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf ik iPrnI AuWpr swjy nUM muVnf hY
jF Kwby nUM. –afpxy ipMzoN jdoN afpF aYs QF ‘qy awpVy sI qF Blf aYDroN
afey sI jF aODroN, swjy-Kwby hwQ GumfAuNidaF Auh socx lwgf. mYN qy rCpfl
cuwp sF. kuJ plF bfad, rCpfl nUM mUhrly zMzy ‘qy ibTfeI, Aus ny sfeIkl
swjy pfsy nUM qor ilaf. iPrnI ‘qy ruVHdf sfeIkl kdy icwkV nflL ilwbV
jfvy qy kdy iksy vwt ijhI ‘qy cVH jfvy. hnyry ‘c Kloqy drKLq ijvyN
kflIaF cfdrF ‘c lpyty hoey hovx. iewk kMD mukdI qy dUsrI ÈLurU ho jFdI.
QoVI QoVI dUrI bfad pqlIaF-pqlIaF glLIaF ipMz vfly pfsy nUM jFdIaF njLr
pYNdIaF. ckr ipMz dI iPrnI qoN lopo vwl nUM ikhVy rfh muVnf sI, ies df
sfnUM koeI ielm nhIN sI. do ku imMt bfad iewk Ksqf ijhf rsqf swjy pfsy
iksy ipMz vwl nUM muVdf idisaf. blvMq ruk igaf qy rfh bfry socx lwgf.
–iksy qoN puwCxf pYxY, Auh buVbuVfieaf. pr hnyry ‘c zuwby sfry ipMz dIaF
qF kMDF vI suwqIaF peIaF sn. swjy pfsy vwl muVdy rfh dy nflL hI awD ku
eykV ku dI vft AuWqy do-iqMn sMGxy ijhy drKLqF df JfAulf njLr afAux
lwgf. blvMq ny rCpfl nUM sfeIkl qoN Auqfiraf qy sfeIkl myry hwQF ‘c kr
ky Auh drKLqF hyT inMmI-inMmI jlL rhI awg vwl viDaf. Aus df iKLafl sI ik
ipMz dy ivhlV muMzy drKLqF hyT DUxI lf ky awg syk rhy hoxgy; AunHF qoN
ckr vflf rsqf puwiCaf jf skdf hY. pRMqU imMt ku bfad AunHF drKLqF AuWqoN
igrJF dy krIcx qy PVPVfAux dI afvfjL afeI qy Auh hiPLaf hoieaf sfzy kolL
awpV igaf.
–kI ho igaf? mYN kfhÜI nflL puwiCaf.
–EQy qF Xfr isvf jlLdf aY, mYN qF zrdf mfrf dOV afieaF EQoN.
ho skdf hY msfxF kolL dI gujLrdf iehI rsqf hI lopo nUM jFdf hovy, pRMqU
eys rsqy ‘qy jfxf qF kI sfzf qF eys rsqy vwl Jfkx nUM jI vI nhIN sI kr
irhf. asIN kfhlI nflL iPrnI AuWqy hI awgy vDx lwgy. kuJ kdmF dI ivwQ ‘qy
iewk BIVI jhI vIhI Kwby pfsy ipMz dy aMdr vwl nUM JfkdI idsI. blvMq ny
sfeIkl nUM Aus vIhI vwl nUM moV ilaf. sfeIkl dI ÈUM-ÈUM qy sfzI pYr-cfp
nflL, suMnsfn vIhI dI nINd AuKVx lwgI. hr Gr df drvfjLf bMd sI qy hr
rOsLndfn ‘c hnyry dIaF moorIaF njLr af rhIaF sn. hux vIhI iewk cursqy ‘c
bdl geI qy jwko-qwkI krdy asIN swjy pfsy nUM muV gey. kfPLI kdm qurn qoN
bfad iewk rOsLndfn dIaF morIaF ‘c hlkf ijhf cfnx idisaf. asIN sfeIkl nUM
QMimaF qy rOsLndfn dy hyT bMd Kloqy drvfjLy kolL cly gey. do ku imMt
cuwp rihx qoN bfad, blvMq ny afpxf kMn drvfjLy nUM joV idwqf. aMdr
cuwp-cF sI. blvMq ny afpxI mUhrlI AuNglL dy isry nUM afpxy aMgUTy nflL
joiVaf qy AuNglL dI ipwT nfÜ iewk polI ijhI Twk-Twk drvfjLy ‘qy jV
idwqI. kMn nUM dobfrf drvfjLy nflL joV ky hux Auh aMdr dI Gusr-musr suxn
lwgf. aMdr dI cuwp atuwt rhI. 15-20 ku sikMtF bfad blvMq ny drvfjLy nUM
dubfrf jLrf jLor nfÜ TMgoiraf qF aMdroN afvfjL afeI: kOx aY veI?
-asIN bfeI jI rfhI aF qy rsqf Buwl gey aF.
-kfdHf rsqf? ikwDr cly EN qusIN aYzI rfq gey?
-asIN bfeI jI lopo nUM jfxY, pr sfnUM rfh nI lwB irhf.
agly hI pl drvfjLy dy aMdroN kuMzI dy mroVf Kfx aqy kVwk kr ky KulHx dI
avfjL afeI qy dovyN drvfjLy mlkVy jyhy ipwCy nUM ht ky iewk dUsry qoN
igwT ku dUrI ‘qy cly gey. aMdrly ivakqI ny afpxy hwQ ‘c PVI PLlYsLlfeIt
dI sivwc nwpI kIqI qy cfnx dI iewk iqwKI ipckfrI blvMq dIaF awKF ‘c coB
idwqI.
awKF nUM suMgyVidaF blvMq ny dovyN hwQ joV idwqy: sfsrI ‘kfl jI!
PLlYsLlfeIt hux myrIaF awKF vwl muV ky Coty rCpfl dy ichry ‘qy gwzI geI.
-hfa kI aY qyry kolL kwpVy ‘c lpyitaf hoieaf[[[ PLlYsLlfeIt nUM rCpfl dy
hwQF ‘qy AuWpr-Qwly kridaF Auh boilaf. –ikqy bMdUk qF nI lkoeI iPrdy?
-neHIN bfeI jI, blvMq muskVIN boilaf. -ieh qF qUMbI aY, iglfPL ‘c ilptI
hoeI.
-awCf[[[! kI BIV pYgI aYs vyly muMizE? suwK qF hY?
-asIN bfeI jI gfiekI kr ky afey aF, lwKy qoN.
-ikhVy nwgr qoN aYN qusIN?
-rfmUvflf ipMz aY sfzf.
-ikqy krnYl kvIsLr dy muMzy qF nHIN qusIN?
-hF jI!
blvMq dI ‘hF jI’ suxidaF hI aMdrly ivakqI ny drvfijLaF nUM qih-mfrI cfdr
vFg KolH idwqf.
–sfeIkl kMD nflL lf ky aMdr af jo!
aMdr iewk myjL AuWqy jg rhI lfltYx ivwcoN inwkl irhf kmjLor ijhf cfnx
kmry dIaF motIaF motIaF cIjLF AuWqy zulH irhf sI. lfltYx dy lfgy hI peI
sLIsLI ‘c lfl rMg df qrl pdfrQ dyK ky aqy mMjy ‘qy peI aOrq dy gÜy `coN
vfr vfr inwklL rhI ‘afh, afh’ qoN asIN aMdfjL ilaf ik aOrq bImfr sI.
-iZwly af bIbI jI? prly mMjy ‘qy, iJjkidaF ijihaF bYTdf blvMq, nIvIN sur
‘c boilaf.
-hF, kfkf; iehnF nUM keIaF idnF qoN buKLfr cVHI jFdY[[[ tIky vI lwgy aY
pr ‘rfm nhIN af irhf.
iPr Auh ivakqI AuWT ky ivhVy ivwc clf igaf. jdoN do ku imMtF bfad Auh
priqaf qF Aus dy hwQF ‘c iewk gVvI qy iewk-dUjy ‘c Psfey iqMn ipwqlL dy
glfs dyK ky asIN suK df sfh ilaf.
-cfh qF mYN afvdy leI DrI sI, pr bfhroN TMz ‘coN afey EN qusIN, ies leI
pihlF cfh pIE qy grmYsL ‘c afvo!
cfh dIaF sMgdIaF ijhIaF cuskIaF dOrfn Aus ivakqI ny dwisaf ik Aus ny
sfzy bfp dI kvIsLrI anykF vfr ryzIE aqy myilaF ‘qy suxI sI. Aus ny ieh
vI dwisaf ik Aus ny sfzy BujMgI jwQy dI mihmf vI suxI sI qy Aus aMdr
sfzI gfiekI nUM suxn dI qmMnf vI jfgI hoeI sI.
cfh mukidaF hI Aus ny isr ‘qy prnf lpyitaf qy sfnUM iPrnIEN-iPrnI qor ky
lopo dy rfh ‘qy lY afieaf.
-afh rfh iswDy clI jfxY, iksy pfsy nUM nhIN muVnF! jdoN lopo af jfvy qF
iPrnI ‘qy aYs pfsy nUM GuMm ky agfhF Kwby pfsy nUM muV jfxY.
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kuJ ku mhIinaF bfad iblfspur-hTUr dy nyVly ipMz CInIvflL qoN ipMz dI
pMcfieq df iewk numfieMdf gurdvfry ‘c hox vfly iewk Dfrimk dIvfn leI
buwikMg krvf igaf. dIvfn dy idn ‘qoN pihlI sLfm blvMq ny lohy dI bwkI
nUM puckfiraf. agly hI pl Aus ny twlI nUM Gumfieaf qy srHoN dy qyl df
PMBf twlI aMdrly spirMg AuWqy incoV idwqf. GMtI dI twlI ‘c vwj ky
‘txn-txn’ isrjx vflLI jIB AuWpr jMmI hoeI kflKL nUM Kuricaf. Pyr Aus ny
brykF nUM qyl suMGfieaf, qy cyn dIaF kVIaF AuWpr grIs df pyqlf, pyqlf
lyp kIqf. iewk sotI nUM cwikaf aqy mzgfrzF ‘c Psfa ky, AnHF ‘c jMimaF
hoieaf gfrf JfiVaf. pMp nflL hvf dIaF ipckfrIaF nUM dohF tfierF ‘c dfKLl
kr ky AunHF nUM “tYt” kIqf.
svyry sfnUM svKLqy AuTfieaf, iesLnfn krvfieaf qy lohy dI bwkI ‘qy lwd ky
idn cVHdy nUM iqMn cfr mIl df sPLr qYa kr ky buwtr dy bws awzy ‘c jf isr
kwiZaf. bwDxI awpVidaF nUM sUrj mwQy ‘c vwjx lwgf. agfhF sVk arD-kwcI
hox kfrn, iblfspur qIk df awT nON mIl df pMD suKflLf hI sI. iblfspuroN
KwbI idsLf muV ky ipMz dIvfny qIk awpVidaF, DuWDlL nflL Bry, kwcy rfh
‘qy sfeIkl clfAuNdf blvMq psIno-psInI ho igaf. ivc-ivc inwkIaF-inwkIaF
itwbIaF jF suDf ryqf af jFdf qF asIN sfeIkl qoN AuWqr ky pYdl qurn lwg
jFdy. CInIvflL qoN zyZ ku mIl Aury sfnUM iewk AuWcf itwbf AuWBrdf njLr
afieaf ijs AuWqoN dI sfzy rsqy ny lMGxf sI.
–afh qF sflLf phfV eI AuWigaf ipaY, blvMq buVbuVfieaf. AuhnUM sfeIkl
smyq itwby ‘qy cVHn qy iPr awgy AuWqrn df sMsf vwZx lwg ipaf sI. itwby
df ryqf sLurU hox qIk sfeIkl dI svfrI kIqI jf skdI sI pRMqU blLdy-hoey
dupihry ‘c, lgfqfr sMGxy hox vflLy ryqy nUM pfr krn leI, sfeIkl nUM
ryVHn df kMm kfPLI joKLmI sI. eyny nUM swjy pfsy iewk drKLq hyT Kloqf
iewk nlLkf njLr afAux lwgf. –pfxI pI lIey! kihky, blvMq ny Jtf-pwt bryk
mfry qF mUhrlf icmtf Es QF qoN ‘jrk’ krky judf ho igaf ijwQy ieh hYNzl
vflI sLfPLt koÜ isr vFg juiVaf hoieaf sI. icmtf tutidaF hI mUhrlf cwkf
icmty smyq Kwby pfsy nUM tyZf ho igaf, aqy bfkI df sfeIkl, hYNzl nflL
tMgIaF ZwzF smyq, hyTF nUM gozxI ijhI mfr ky Kwby pfsy nUM luVk igaf.
sfeIkl Cwz ky do ku kdm dI dUrI ‘qy jf Kloqy blvMq dy dovyN hwQ afpxy
afp Aus dIaF ZfkF ‘qy jf ibrfjy qy izwg-cuwky sfeIkl ‘c qUMbI smyq
AuliJaf rCpfl bfhr inklx leI hwQ-pYr mfrn lwgf. prysLfn blvMq stysLn ‘qy
Kloqy Aus musfPLr vFg byvws hoieaf Jfk irhf sI ijs df KIsf kwt ky koeI
jybkqrf BIV ivwc guMm ho igaf hovy. eys itwby qoN zyZ ku mIl dy PLfsly
‘qy sfnUM AuzIk rhy ipMz qF pYdl vI phuMicaf jf skdf sI, pRMqU do PfVIaF
ho gey sfeIkl nUM itwby AuWqy dI ikvyN lMGfieaf jfvy?
aKLIr blvMq ny sfeIkl nflLoN vwK ho gey cwky-icmty nUM cuwikaf aqy bfkI
dy izwgy pey sfeIkl kolL iljf ky, icmty nUM Aus dy DV nfl joV idwqf. iPr
Aus ny JolLy ‘coN prnf kwiZaf qy sfeIkl dy DV qy icmty nUM afps ivwc
prny nflL bMnHx dI koisLsL kIqI. prny nflL bMnHy icmty vflLy sfeIkl nUM
KVHf kr ky ijEN hI roiVHaf igaf, sfeIkl kwtIaF lwqF vflLy kwtrU vFg DVMm
kr ky Pyr hyTF nUM luVk igaf. asIN iewk-dUjy dy zOr-BOr hoey ichiraF vwl
Jfky.
-iehnUM qF hux isrF ‘qy AuTfa ky eI iljfxf pAU! blvMq boilaf.
agly plF ‘c AuWKV ky pfsy hoieaf icmtf rCpfl dy isr ‘qy svfr ho igaf.
bfkI dy sfeIkl dy hYNzl nUM sfeIkl dy iewk pfisEN blvMq ny qy dUsry
pfisEN mYN ies qrHF AuTflL ilaf ijvyN gwzy dy jUlLy dy dohIN pfsIN do
bOlLd juVy hoey huMdy ny. ijEN hI asIN sfeIkl smyq itwby vwl jFdI ryqlI
cVHfeI cVHn lwgy, sfeIkl df ipWClf pfsf kdy swjy nUM Jolf Kf jfvy qy kdy
Kwby nUM. pMjfh swT kdmF qurn qoN bfad asIN dyiKaf ik sfzy mwQy aqy kwCF
psIny nflL qr ho gey sn qy juwqIaF ivwc ryqf Br igaf sI.
-dm lY lIey, mYN hPLI hoeI afvfjL ivwc boilaf.
agly pl sfeIkl ryqy ‘qy ilitaf ipaf sI aqy mYN qy blvMq, lwqF insflLI,
qy DV nUM ipCly pfsy vwl nUM Jukf ky hwQF dIaF qlLIaF nUM ryqy ‘c KoBI,
lMmy lMmy sfh lYNdy, sfeIkl AudflLy bYTy hoey sF. mYN itwby vwl Jfikaf;
itwby df isKLr keI koh dUr Kloqf jfipaf. plF ‘c BwTI vFg BKLdf ryqf sfzy
hwQF pYrF qy lwqF nUM sfVn lwgf. mgr sfzy aMdr AuWT Klox dI ihMmq bfkI
nhIN sI rhI.
pMj ku imMt dy sfh-duafvy qoN bfad, sfeIkl df hYNzl dobfrf sfzy moiZaF
AuWqy sI. agly pMjfh-swT kdm cwlx qoN bfad myrf jIa kIqf ik dm lY ilaf
jfvy.
-cVH jf isKLr qwk ihMmq kr ky, blvMq ny hwlf-sLyrI idwqI. –AuWqy jf ky
dm lvFgy.
rCpfl, tuwty hoey icmty nUM isr ‘qy cuwkI sfzy sfhmxy ZIckF mfrdf quiraf
jf irhf sI. Auhdy moZy ‘qy ltkdI qUMbI iZÜk ky hyT nUM iKsk jFdI qy Auh
swjy hwQ nUM icmty-cwky nflLoN qoV ky qUMbI nUM moZy `qy sUq-QF krdf qF
icmtf cwkf hlorf Kf jFdf. icmty dy Bfr, aqy Aus dy Kwby-swjy Joalf Kf
jfx kfrn, rCpfl dI pgVI Kwby-swjy dohIN pfsIN hyTF nUM iKsk cuwkI sI.
myry aqy blvMq dy buwlH ipafs nflL qMdUr dI rotI vFg KusLk ho cuwky sn.
hPLdy-hPLfAuNdy qy izwgx qoN bcdy afiKLr asIN itwby dy isKLr ‘qy awpV
gey. moiZaF ‘qy itikaf hYNzl CpflL dyxy ryqy ‘qy ZyrI ho igaf aqy asIN
donoN jfxy jVoN-vwZy-kyly dy drKLq vFgUM ryqy ‘qy ilt gey. nfl hI Kloqf
rCpfl sfzI GrkxI sux ky zr igaf. Auhny vI afpxy isr ‘qy itikaf
cwkf-icmtf PVfk krky ryqy ‘qy vgfh mfiraf. ijDroN asIN Grkdy hoey afey
sF, AuDr njLr mfridaF Auh iewk-dm cONk AuWiTaf: mwlo, trYktr afAuNdY
aYDr nUM.
rCpfl df cONkxf sux ky asIN iewk dm AuWT ky bYT gey, qy itwby AuWpr nUM
cVH rhy trYktr vwl dyKx lwgy. nIvyN gIar ‘c ryqy nUM drVdy af rhy,
zuwg-zuwg-zuwg-zuwg kr rhy trYktr dy zrfievr ny sfzy njLdIk phuMc ky
ijEN hI sfnUM qy do-PfV hoey sfeIkl nUM dyiKaf, Aus ny gIar nUM inAUntrl
‘c bdl idwqf. -ikwQy jfxY mwlo? Auh sfzy vwl nUM inMv ky boilaf. swqhIx
hoieaf blvMq ihMmq krky AuWiTaf qy zrfievr vwl nUM viDaf: CInIafÜ jfxY
asIN!
-kI ho igaf sLYNkÜ nUM?
-icmtf tuwt igaf, blvMq boilaf.
-lwdo sfiekl nUM trflI ‘c ihMmq krky!
ieh afK ky Auh trYktr qoN AuWqiraf qy mrI peI ‘lohy dI bwkI’ nUM iekwTI
krn lwgf.
–cuwko muMizE eyhnUM ipCly pfisEN! Auh mYnUM qy blvMq nUM hOslf dyx leI
boilaf.
eyny nUM rCpfl afpxy ihwsy dy sfeIkl nUM trflI dy ipCly pfsy vwl nUM DUh
ilafieaf. zrfievr ny icmtf-cwkf vI trflI ‘c suwt ilaf. –muMizE, cVH jo
trflI ‘c! sfzy vwlIN dyK ky Auh boilaf.
trflI qy trYktr dy ivckfr, trflI dI huwk ‘qy pYr Dr ky asIN trflI ‘c
CflLF mfr idwqIaF. zuwg-zuwg krdf trYktr ryqf AuzfAuNdf hoieaf CInIvflL
vwl AuWqrfeI AuWqrn lwgf. |